The Hermiston Herald
W V K R Ä FIZ D FARMS
fcAY — OFFORTUNITIZa
A SS
VOL. X X m
— NUMBER 4 * —
HERMISTON, UM BELLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1929
DEPUTIES WOUND ALLEGED
GLADIÒLI BLOOMING ON
FARM SOUTH OF TOWN NOW
JOINT PICNIC AT
STANFIELD JOLT 4
DECIDED SDCGESS
LEGION REPORTS CONCESSION
BOOTH AT UKIAH SUCCESSFUL
Motorists driving past the J. E
Mason farm south of town are Im
pressed by the rows of blossoming
gladioli. Nearly an acre of the
bulbs were planted by Mr. Mason
this spring and now are beginning
to bloom profusely.
W hite and
feHOOTENG OCCURS EARLY W ED- EXTENSION OP BUBAL MAIL
deepening shades of pink an<, rose GRANGE AND FARM BUREAU
I ROUTES TO BEGIN JULY IS form a mass of flowering beauty. The
NESDAY MORNING
SPONSOR CELEBRATION
eight is somewhAt unique in this
UmstilCa ad Irrigon R ural District« community and is well worth view
W tuAad Man in Hospital at Pendle*
ing.
to bo Covered by Local
robber in C apture bere
t
¡ tí¿
Carriers.
The etension of the rural delivery
n)l routes from the local postoffice
to Include the districts of Umatilla
and'Irrlgon will go Into effect next
Tuesday, July 19, according to local
postoffice officials.
The carrier on route 1 will start
on the westward route leaving the of
fice at 9:30 o'clock. Mail will come
to ¿he subscribers on what is now
route 2 about an hour and a half ear
lier while delivery on present route
w ill be approximately that much
Tatar. The carrier for route 2 will
leave the office at 9:30 o'clock and
gQ to Umatilla and Irrigon, getting
back about 3 o’clock in the afternoon.
sunshine
IDEAL FOR COWS
S U B S C R I P T I O N , 1 2 .0 0 P E R Y E A S
RECLAMATION OFFICIAL IS
VISITOR ON LOCAL PROJECT
A substantial sum was rallied from
concessions booths operated by the
local American Legion poet at the an
nual Cowboys' conventln at Ukiah
July 4 and 6, according to H. W.
Kelley and Harry Pelky who were
IIS DIRECTOR OP RECLAMATION
In charge of the enterprise. A large LOCALS WIN BY 9-4 SCORE
crowd was present at the celebration,
ECONOMICS
FROM ARLINGTON ON JULY 3
an Interesting two days of entertain
ment being provided for the visitors
according to reports. Several Her-
Conference H eld ; Committee W ith
A dditional Players Drafted From
Parade, Program, Sports and Dance mlstonians attended the show.
ton in Critical Condition;
W en in Stolen Car.
BLUE GRASS
LIGHT
A
POWER HEARING IS
POSTPONED UNTIL SEPTEMBER
Provide Amusement for Large
Crowd.
Other Teams to Make up
DEATH COMES TO LA CROSSE,
N ine.
V isitor Makes Tour of
Project.
W N. MAN SUNDAY AT IRRIGON
George Kreutzer, director of recla
Postponem ent Comes a t Request of
Aithur Shafer of Portland, alleged
Hermiston's
championship ball mation economics, was a visitor in
With
pleasant
weather,
a
large
and
robber, la In a Pendleton hospital
Counsel for U tility, Accord
enthusiastic crowd and plenty of en- C, K. Overhulse, Former Superintend- team journeyed to Arlington July 3 Hermiston July 4 and 5 to meet with
M a serious condition as a result of
and won a game from Arlington by the committee appointed several
tcralnment for everyone, the third
g u n shots In the leg fired by Walter
in g to N otice.
dent of Schools at W eston,
a 9 to 4 score. The locals, finding weeks ago by the settlers of the Uma
annual
intercommunity
picnic
and
Nation when Shafer resisted
themselves minus a few players when tilla Project to carry on an economic
celebration Jointly sponsored by the
Succumbs.
"hands up” order by drawing a gun
At the request of the counsel for Stanfield Grange and the Farm Bur
they
arrived, solicited the aid of study of project problems. This com
early Wednesday morning.
Curtis.
the utility, the hearing in the mat
several
Wasco and Condon players mittee is composed of H. J. Ott.
eau of Hermiston was pronounced a
Goodwin; alto of Portland, and
er of the investigation of the rates, decided success , Stanfield was host
Clarence K. Overhulse, 51, of La to make up a team and proceeded to chairman, E. L. Jackson and F. L.
Shaefer’s companion in the affair.
charges and sdrvlce of the Hermiston for this year’s celebration July 4 and Crosse, Wn., died Sunday evening at run up a 9 to 0 score until the last Jewett.
Successfully eludied fire from the
bight A Power comany has tjeen
Mr. Kreutzer arrived the evening
the auto park near the bridge fur Irrigon where he had been living ‘half of the ninth inning when Ar
deputy’s gun. only to be captured at
again postponed to a date to be later nished a suitable setting for the af for the past month. Death came sud lington came through with four runs of July 4. He met in conference with
Umatilla a few hours later in the
set, according to word from the of fair. The weather was warm but denly Just after Mr. Overhulse had The game was scheduled as one of the committee Friday morning at 9
morning.
fice of the secretary of the Public
not uncomfortable for a cool breese come from the river where he had the events of the two days’ celebra o’clock in the Reclamation office and
Service commission. It is intended was blowing most of the day. The been bathing. Funeral services and tion In the neighboring town.
The shooting occurred about a
after a short discussion there, the
to re-assign the matter for hearing crovid, nearing th e thousand mark, burial were held at La Crosse Wed
mile north ef town where deputy
members of the commitoe wih Mr.
M. T. Matott umpired the game
early In September.
Aherlff B. J. Nation accompanied by
Kreutzer were conducted by Enos
was amply provided for In the shade nesday afternoon.
A notice received last week Indi of the huge tnees on the bank of the
his son, Walter Nation, had followed
D. Martin, project manag'sr, over dif
Mr. Overhulse who was superin
cated that the hearing was <•- have
the oar, a roadster which is said to
ferent parts of the project where ad
tendent of schools In the Washington
been hfeld at the city hall Tuesday,
verse conditions and serious prob
Have been stolen from the water-
At 10:30 o'clock In the morning, town last year had been in Irrigon
July 9.
master at Baker. The action of the
lems confront the settlers of the dis
the junior parade started, proceeding but a abort time, having come here
trict. Upon the return from this tour
pair, upon entering Hermiston about
through the main street and out to for his health. He was for four
2:30 in the morning aroused Nat
the party had lunch at the Hermls-
MINNEHAHA NOTES
the park. The parade was headed ^ears ouerflntendent, io)f sr' oclr at
ion's suspicion. He heard them first
on hotel and from 2 to 5 in the af
by a decorated float carrying Uncle Weston and had many friends in
74*
In the alley back of H itt’s confec
ternoon they were in conference at
Mr. O. K. Mudge returned from Sam and an attractive Misa Liberty Umailla county.
tionery and upon Investigating, saw '«UFT. SHAW DISCUSSES
the reclamation buildup.
FRO Portland and the beaches last Sun surrounded by a, bevy of little misas»
He was a native of Nebraska, it«'. -
Although the outcome of the in
one of them leaving the alley. Later
He
day where he had spent a week visit with flags. Floats representing dif lng been born In Clay couty.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEET MON vestigation cannot be determined as
the car came down Gladys avenue
POSED SCHOOL PROGRAM
ing relatives and celebrating the ferent phases of 4-H club work were wag a graduate of he University of
yet. It is generally felt that Mr. Kreu
And upon seeing the lights from the
Fourth.
He was relieved at Hinkle very attractively and interestingly South Dakota and bad taken addi
DAY NIGHT
tzer was favorably Impressed by the
Nation car, they backed up And
by Mr. Jack B. Crawford whose home decorated. A group of boys on dec tional work at the University of
Failures, R epeating • ( Grades,
statement of the settler's committee
starred north over the north. wn.
is in Weiser, Idaho. Mr. Mudge Is a orated bicycles brought up the rear California. Stanford and Oregon
load. The other car followed thejn,*
and his attitude deemed to he
telegrapher for the railroad at Hin The crowd followed the parade to State college.
Dropping Out of School, Evi-
E nthusiasm ChAructerues M eeting; sympathetjc toward plans for better
facing at a speed of 55 miles jut
kle.
Surviving him is his wlCe, Mrs. C.
the picnic grounds where a short pro
dences of Failure.
hour. Nation, knowing of the tir o ' >t, * »
ing conditions.
Flans for Better Show Going
gram was held before the noon lunch. K. Overhulse of La Crosse; two
i t the top of the hill, anticipated
Following the conference here Mr.
daughters,
Inez
of
Sisters,
Oregon
The
program
was
opened
with
a
Mr. And Mrs. Loren Hughes and
Forward Rapidly.
Kreutzer, accompanied by W. G'. Ide
that the car would be ditched
and
Geraldine
of
Malta,
Montana;
musical
sélection'
by
an
orchestra
u
u iiu iT U
n and
nu
h
a s . 4
, Hughes'
ssu gu cn
p
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children
Mr
parents
■¿¿‘Pufip failures, * repeating
of aad
of Portland, manager of the Oregon
The offioers, upon reaching
brother were ¿Moto a t the T. M. n'Bd* «» •» 8taP«eld people
Thia one son, Boyd, a student at the Uni
grades,
dropping
out
of
school—
State Chamber of Commerce, matte a
» a c e . got oat of the ear, ordering
was
followed
by
the
singing
of
the
versity
of
Oregon:
his
moher,
Mrs.
Colpltts home In Stanfield. They
Heads of the committees for the ytglt to , he Westland Irrlgatldu dla-
the men to halt. One Jumped from these are generally evidences that the
have been traveling along the coast. Star Spangled Banner. The Invoca Elizabeth Overhulse of San Jose. 1929 Umatilla Project Fair acheduled trlct and th|e Stanfield district,
the stolen car and started to run. school ss falling down on Its Job."
Last Sunday they visited with Miss tion wag given and a short address Calif., and three brothers and fouv for October 4 and 5 have been select
Nation shot a couple of times toward This was the statement made recent
Velma Colpltts at the M. T. Matott of welcome by Jesse Richards, Mas staters, all of whom reside in Cali ed and work progressing rapidly on
the ground but the robber fell over ly by Superintendent Frank E. Shaw,
On F ish in g Trip.
home and she and Miss Grace Jack- ter of the Stanfield Grange. R. G. fornia.
the premium list which will probably
Floyd Knerr left the first of the
a fence, making his getaway for the discussing what might be looked for
Penney,
secretary
of
the
Orange,
act
Mr.
and
Mrs.
0.
C.
Pierce
of
Her
son spent the evening vislttng at
be ready for publication within a few week on a fishing trip at Diamond
as a constructive program in school
time being.
the T. R. Colpltts home in Stanfield. ed as chairman of the day, Introduc miston are old friends of the Over weeks. A meeting of the board of
Lake. He returned later in the week.
Deputy Nation’s version of what activities at Hermiston during his
ing the speakers and the various hulse family.
directors was held Monday night and
tenure of office as head of the sys
occurred then 1» as follows:
musical
numbers
on
the
program.
W. G. Rodda Is the bee Inspector
plans for the fair were discussed en V isit From Burns.
Mr. Shaw Indicated that the
"Just then I heard Walt say not tem.
FORMER RESIDENT HERE
for Umatilla county and the various At noon the crowd enjoyed picnic
thusiastically.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Cheek of Burns
present-day
plan
for
eliminating
lurches
¿preatl
on
tables
u
n
d
e
th*)
to draw that gun or he’d shoot, and
duties of his office keep him on the
J.
H.'
Williams,
former
prominent
were
visiting at the home ofMr. and
these
losses
involves
more
careful
The
following
heads
of
committees
I »turned to see him draw a gun on
go most ot the time. One of the Im shade of the trees in the park. Hot resident of Hermiston and for 6 years were selected: Superintendent of live Mrs. J. T. Dowell this week. They
Walt.' W alt Jumped back beside the classification of pupils, and some di portant duties is to inspect ttte colon coffee, «old lemonade and tec cream
¿air and I made a grab for the man versification in the courses of study ies for foul brood and this work wiere furnished by the sponsoring or postmaster here, was back in town Stock exhibits, H. J. Ott with L. C. were looking over the project.
visiting with friends and attending Todd chairman of the dairy division,
from the other side and he swung and methods of teaching the pupils. alone saves the bee keepers many ganizations.
to business matters this week. Mr. Albert Kennings of the sheep. J. E. ! A t The H ospital.
"The school is organized society's
Shortly
after
1:30,
the
main
pro
the gun on me. I struck his arm and
thousands of dollars each yeah Mr.
Williams
is now local-ed at Elgarese. Hallyburton of the hogs, Will Log-! Mrs. M. W. Sims was in the local
major
provision
for
Its
self
peserva-
thfe shot went between my legs. 1
Rodda made a trip to Pendleton July gram of the day was opened by Mr. Oregon.
an of poultry and M. T. Matott of i hospital last -week receiving medical
Penney
of
the
Grange.
A
harmonica
gfappled with him. Walter Mt him tion and advancement,” said Mr.
in connection with the work and
attention. Shie left for her home
Shaw.
"It's
main
function
is
to
give
rabbits.
quintet
led
by
Roy
Penland
of
Pen
over the head with his gnn and he
also took 11 crates of herrtes.
Tuesday
evening.
A. J. Upham,
the
child
acquaintance
with
the
NOTICE
TO
WATERUSERS
J. G. Pearson was named superin
dleton brought forth much applause
lunged out of the car hitting me on
tendent of the farm crop exhibits and father of C. L. Upham, la undergo
with Its rendition of old time melod
the shoulder and finally breaking tools of learning gnd-tralnlng in their
The Harry Quick farm boasts a ies And modern tunes. A tiny lad
¿ ^ y ^ r o m 'm e .T e ^ t a T u d ^ o 'r ^ T d i^ V ? .!
"V i o^ nece“ lt’r
Mrs. C. M. Best superintendent of ing treatment at the hospital this
producing herd of 25 cows and they with a cornet proved an able enter
This notice is to caution all water women's exhibits. II. E. Hitt will week.
dropped my gun In the scuffle and involve the practice of the many
use a miking machine. They are
tainer and succeeded In getting a users against allowing any dead have charge of amusemets and the
Walt took after him calling "halt." things that are a part of being a good
raising about five acres of corn which
citizen.
_
great deal of applauae from the au chickens, turkeys or In fact dead local American Legion post will take Home From Beaches.
l i t wouldn’t stop so W ait fired biting
Mrs. George Briggs and Mias Elea
"Three things are
miai for the they intenA tp usd fof ensilage and dience.
His performance was doub- animals of any kind to be thrown In over the concessions for the show.
bias in the leg twice. He got into
nor Briggs returned the first of the
their excellent stttdd Indicates they ïy remarkable In view of the fact to canals or pipe lines on the project
doing
of
this
big
Job.
First,
an
ef-
the weeds and brush away from the
H. K. Dean was placed in charge of
will be well repaid for their labors. that he had been studying but four
serious diseases can be communlc- the educational exhibits and E. L. week from a short visit at the Oregon
car lights and hid. We found him flclent teaching staff: second, ade-
Mr.
Bert
Quick,
a
son,
is
an
Interest
atetd in this way to other flocks and Jackson In charge of the 4-H club beaches. Miss Marian Briggs, who
months.
Just at break of day, brought him quote buIldlngB, books and equip-
has been teaching In Medford, Oregon,
ed and able assistant.
ment,
and
third,
a
definite,
compre
herds.
The main speaker of the day. T.
in to the doctor and sent him to Pen
exhibits. Jens Skovbo will act as has returned to hor home in Hermis
hensive educational program.
signed:
B. D. MARTIN,
A.
Rinehart
of
Hermiston,
was
In
dleton in the ambulance."
superintendent, of the honey division.
f
(
"The present day educational pro stlncts.
Project llianager. J. M. Biggs was named publicity head ton where she stayed while her
troduced by Mr- Penney and gave an
8lnce he was still armed when he
Much is bow being said about
mother auji sister were on their vaca
gram
doesn’t
stop
at
imparting
B. J. NATION.
appropriate address. H e stressed thd
crawled off in the brush, the officers
and will have charge of all the adver
al and character education In the
Deputy Sheriff. tising connected with the show. L. tion.
hesitated to approach him In the knowledge to the pupil, but proposes
.importance of the struggle for inde
schools, and dsflnlte places on the
pendence and freedom that hag been
dirk, but called to him Instead say to instill In him a desire to put hl
C. Dyer was named superintendent In
program are being assigned to tljls going on throughout the ages cit
Has Guest From San Diego..
ing that they would take him to newly acquired information to good
From Woodburn.
tharge of the grounds.
Mrs. E. W. West has as her guest
sort of training. Most high schools ing the examples of the Magna Charts
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Pelmulder of
have the wouad dressed. He refused use. and to give him ample oppor
The
board
of
directors
Is
going
for
now her mother, Mrs. W. C. Roach
also recognize this obligation for of and Bill of Rights In English history
tunity
for
practice.
This
means
that
to supwsr so they loft him while
Woodburn, former residents of this ward In the preliminary work of the
of San Diego. California. Mrs. Roach
fering vocational guidance, and this
and the later Declaration of Inde community, are visiting at the home show determined to make the fair this
they drove to Umatilla to warn of the public school system has the three
will probably spend the summer
field of service is bearing some fruit.
fold
task
of
(leaching
facta
creating
pendence which marked the beginn of their daughter. Mrs. Dewey Payne. year as great a success as possible
ficers to he on the look out for the
months In Hermiston.
"The modern school health pro ing of a monumental epoch In Amer
A ea. When they returned, the the desire for Improvement, and mod
Mr. Pelmulder is in the gladiolus They have begun early and are enlist
gram is a service now rendered that ican history. He traced the familiar
•ounded man was ia a severely ifying the behavior of Its pupils.
business near Woodburn....................... ing ths co-operation of everyone on
Weakened condition and called for * "Putting It in other terms, a child the American people have come to re but brilliant trend of events from
attending school gets a clearer pros cognise as on equal footing with the the first beginnings of the nation for the crowd. M. T. Matott was in the project to Insure the best possible
AM.
results nqjit October.
Prior to the shooting episode, the pective ot his whole environment, de teaching of the tool subjects. This through the crisis of each war per charge of this feature and 'awarded
H. J. Ott Is president of the Fair
two had robbed a store at Stanfield velops s valuable attitude as to his re is no doubt due to the fact that there iod— the Revolutionary epoch, the the prizes to the winners in each
board
with J. M Biggs serving as
Is
an
ever
increasing
appreciation
of
lationship
with
his
fellow
associates
and approximately |4A worth of mor-
civil war and finally the late war event.
secretary. The other members of the
chandtée Including eigers, cigarettes and forms habits of Increasing re the Importance of having a sound struggle.
In the evening a big dance Iq the
body in which the mind may do its
and* other loot was found in the sponsibility.
Musical numbers by the orchestra Stanfield hall given by the Grange hoard of directors are E. L. Jackson.
"Children differ greatly In their work.
followed Mr. Rinehart’s address. S. provided a fitting close to the day's Curtis Dyer, L. C. Todd, W. H. T»gan
rate of learning. S ch o o ls are now
"The teaching staff must be not H. Barnard of Hermiston, secretary celebration. The music was furnish and H. K. Dean.
measuring the achievement of their only well prepared by training and of the Umatilla Farm Bureau Co ed by the Rose Gray ball room or
NOTICE
At B aptist-C hristian Church.
pupils, making each child’s assign experience, but also be able to create operative, was Introduced to the au chestra of Pendleton.
Monday, July 15. installation of of ment in accord with his needs and
a desire for Improvement on the part dience and gave a.short talk on co
Much
of
the
credit
for
thie
success
Services at the Baptist-Christian
ficers I. O. O. F. AU Odd Fellows abilities and providing means for each
of their pupils,
operation as It applies especially to of this year's celebration Is dug to church Sunday. July 14. Bible school
urged to he present.
pupil to proceed more nearly nt his
’Teachers must be hlgh-typs citl- the Farm Bureau and organizations the Joint committee who worked out 10 A. M. Morning worship, 11 A.
I. O. O. F.
natural rate of speed, than has for sens, and felt aa a part of the adult of a similar naturs. He enumerated the plans for the picnic and helped
M. Theme. The Journey of a Day
merly been the practice.
mmualty life.
the several definite accomplishments to carry them through to a close. Christian Endeavor 7 P. M. Topic,
"Schools do many things besides
**A emmuntty should make every ef that have been realised since the In- Those from the Stanfield Grange The Christian Sunday. What It Is» for
W EATHER REPORT
teaching reading, writing and arlth- fort to hold its good teachers, there ceptlon of the Farm Bureau some were A. 8. Power. Mrs’ Mabel Rich and Why. Young people's Junior
tie. Regular claaswork is the maj by creating more permancy In the six years ago
According to Chas. Taylor, observ
ards and R. G. Penney who with the and primary. Come and enjoy the
or portion of the school program, but teaching staff.
ât. For weak ending July Id:
, . , -
Several musical numbers and en cooperation of the Farm Rureu com- fellowship and share in the discussion
High Low much Is now being done both In and
The housing should be adequate cores by the Fr»^erlckson trio, com mlttge consisting of S. H. Barnard, of this Imortant qijestlon. Union
*H o, IW» /swr PAUL aEVeae.BUT
Thursday, July Ch............... 99 51 out of the classroom In behalf of the to guarantee a healthful and pleasant posed of piano. vtoHn and cello, were Mrs. F. M. Gnlwits and C. M. Jack- services at 3 P. M. In the Methodist
r A n a e o B u s iu e s tu A u .M j.u o r
child.
Frlday. July 5......
19 d l
environment for every pupil: and to- enthusiastically received. The pro son helped to make the celebration church. Topic, Faith la a Source of
a u o B o m eae o , o u m is q a i l n s m -
Saturday, July I ------
"ThA so-called extra-curricular ac permit efficient administration of gram ended with the singing of a genuine success.
59 <1
l o p A r r e a more eusiwESs»»or
Stanfield proved Joy.
We had a good service last
Sunday, July 7-------
15 63 tivities are bow occupying a rather the school program.
America.
SOME QAV HE lin a LEA.au ABOUT
to fce an excellent host city and noth Sunday night. Let these union ser
A o v e a n s iM , a h o TH eu mc U
y. July • -------
93 47 promlnest place In the schools These
"Text hooka and educational equip* • Sport events of various kinds. In- ing but praise was heard of the vices have your support. Sermon by
Q U IT SALUXXUO AWD START
July • ------
9« 59 have g o w z up largely on account of ment should he the best available, eluding boxing and races were held, manner in which the visitors turn A. J. Ware, pastor of the llapllst-
M A tu u a u o u a v t
for Increased opportunity considering the school district's abil- during the latter part* of the after-1 all the communities In this et»«l of
July 1«
56 55
Ch ristin church. A cordial welcome
Ml rain.
drrdoping the serial and civic le n ity to pay."
noon and furnished much enjoyment the county were entertained.
to all.
SCHOOL HEAD TALKS
iO F VITAL PROBLEMS
COMMITTEE HEADS
NAMED FOR FAIR
Mr»