------------------------------------------------------------- All Boy Scout, are answer ro ll.c a ll Taesdi Big business Boys! * VOLUME XXV. Q J0 0 9 3 3 0 31139113 Uhr Wrmtsfcm NUMBER 16 1 1 DIES SOON AFTER REACHING i FRANCIS REEVES MARRIES HOSPITAL IN PENDLETON LOS ANGELES GIRL Driver of Chrysler Touring Becomes Confused In Fog Bank; Car T he follow ing clip p in g w as h a n d ­ Turns On Side. ed to us th is week w hich w ill be of in te re s t to local people. Mr. and An unavoidab le autom obile acci­ Mrs. F ra n k R eeves ure form er o w n ­ d en t, v.hlch resu lted in th e d eath of ers of th e H erm isto n H erald and w ill E a rn e stin e Isaacson, 14 year old be rem em bered by m any people here. H erm isto n h ig h school g irl, oc­ T hey w ent to S a n ta Rosa, C alif., u p ­ cu rred last Sunday sh o rtly Cefore on leav in g H erm iston. T he clip p in g m id n ig h t. follow s: A group of young people w ere re ­ “ C ards have reached S a n ta Rosa tu r n in g from P en d leto n w here they an n o u n cin g th e m arria g e of F ra n ­ h ad a tten d ed a show w hen th e cis T ro w b rid g e Reeves, son of M j. d riv er, W a lte r N o rquist, became and Mrs. F ra n k Reeves, form er local confused upon ru n n in g in to a fog residents,, who have beep liv in g in b ank in fro n t of th e P errig o service C ulver C ity for th e p ast few years, s ta tio n , 10 m iles w est of P endleton. an d Miss E lm a E ln o ra Jo h n so n of T h in k in g he w as headed for th e d irt Los A ngeles. T h e n u p tia ls w ere b an k he sw erved q uickly to th e left, q u ietly solem nized in th e presence b u t a fte r seeing his m istak e tried of a few relativ es, am ong them being to rig h t the c ar too ab ru p tly , tu r n ­ Mr. an d Mrs Leroy B aker, b ro th er- in g it th re e -fo u rth s over. Miss Isac- in -law an d siste r of th e ch arm in g cson w as th ro w n u n d e r th e car young bride, whom several S an ta receiv in g a fra c tu re d sk u ll from the R esans had th e pleasure of m eet­ force of the im pact on th e h a rd su r­ in g before h er m arriag e. faced road. She died sh o rtly a fte r T he F ra n k Reeves fam ily w as re a c h in g th e hosp ital in P endleton. p ro m in en t in local fr a te rn a l, ch u rch T he o th e r occu p an ts of th e car, and club circles d u rin g th e residence R ay W oodw ard, Ja c k S m ith , E th el h ire , and have co n tin u ed some of C lark and W alter N orquist, escaped th e ir activ itie s since gong south. w ith o u t in ju ry . F ran cis Reeves is assoi-iated w ith his T he dead g irl is a d a u g h te r of p aren ts in th e p rin tin g b u sin es." Mrs. D an P a rk e r w ho lives about th re e m iles e a st of tow n. T he dead g irl Iq su rvived by h er Named On Debating Squads m o th er Mrs. D an P a rk e r, h er fa th e r Two local stu d e n ts. Miss Ja n e an d tw o b ro th ers. Ja c k an d Donald. W a rn e r, U n iv ersity of O regon, and She w as born a t W allow a, Oregon^, i/jUAlther O tt, O regon S ta te college, O ctober 22, 1916. anq died in PendiB’ ifiv e been announced as on th e fre sh ­ ton, Oregon, D ecem ber 14, 1930, a t men d e b a tin g team s of th e re sp ect­ th e age of 14 years, 8 m onths and ive schools. B oth w ere m em bers of 8 days. th e s ta te cham pionship d eb atin g F u n e ra l services w ere h e ld squad d u rin g th e ir hig h school days. T h u rsd a y aftern o o n a t 2 o ’clock in Miss W a rn e r is th e d a u g h te r of Mr. th e P ra n n F u n e ra l P a rlo rs w ith and Mrs. W . J. W a rn e r an d Mr. O tt Rev. C. W. C u tler o fficia tin g . In ­ i s a son of U r. ajid Mrs. H en ry O tt. te rm e n t w as m ade in th e H erm iston cem etery. ♦ ♦ <• MINNEHAHA NEWS NOTES ’> ♦ r t « Mr. an d Mrs. M. T. M ato tt and ch ild re n and B everly A llen w ere P en d leto n visitors S atu rd ay . B a rb a ra R oot Bpent T h u rsd ay a t The D alles v isitin g w ith h er sister, M elvola, w ho is a p a tie n t in The D alles hospital. Mrs. W. G. Rodda le ft F rid ay for P o rtla n d w here she w ill v isit for a few days w ith h e r sister. B efore re ­ tu r n in g home she w ill go to Alsea and v isit her d a u g h te r V irg in ia. T he pupils of th e M innehaha school a re busy w o rk in g on a C h rist­ m as program to be piven F rid ay evening, D ecem ber 19. Mr. an d Mrs. D onald C hilds of Cody, W yom ing, a re sp en d in g a few w eeks a t th e B ert Q uick home. Mrs. Q uick u n j Mrs. C hilds are sisters. Mrs. R alph R ichardson and son w en t to P o rtla n d Monday. Miss K ate A tteb u ry , w ho is in tr a in in g a t St. A n th o n y 's hosp ital cam e hom e S atu rd ay to spend sev­ e ra l days here. Mrs. H. W. Q uick, Mrs. B ert Quick, Mrs. George M artin an d Mr. and Mrs. Donald C hilds w ere P endleton v isito rs la st T hu rsd ay . Jam es W are of L ebanon and sons C harleg and Jo h n w ere v is itin g in th is neighborhood la s t w eek. They •are form er resid en ts. Dan and D orothy R ussell, g ran d c h ild ren of P. C. A lb rech t have en ­ tered th e th ird g rad e a t th e M inne­ h a h a school. Makes Football Record ALBANY COLLEGE. A lbany. Ore. Dec. 17 (S p ecial)— Jew ell Sm ith, son of Mr and Mrs. M ark S m ith of H er­ m iston. h as been o u ts ta n d in g th e past football season d u rin g w hich he played as fu llb ack on th e college v a rs ity eleven. S m ith w as pro m in en t in alm o st every gam e as th e resu lt of b rillia n t an d sp ectacu lar playing. S m ith Is also tu r n in g o u t for b ask et­ ball and show s co n sid erab le prom ise. He Is a freshm an in L iberal a rts th is year. t FIRE DESTROYS LANDMARK AT IRRIGON TUESDAY PROPERTY A TOTAL LOSS; FEW CONTENTS SAVED Fire Discovered by School Children at High Noon; Valuable Records Locked in Safe. A fire w hich com pletely destroyed th e W aldpool b u ild in g a t Irrig o n T uesday, o rig in a te ^ in th e a ttic and wag th o u g h t caused from a defective flue. T he blaze w as discovered by school c h ild ren a t 12 o'clock noon, an d some of th e fix tu re» w ere rem ov­ ed before th e flam es inveloped th e wooden stru c tu re . The b u ild in g w as lo c a te l on th e left h an d «id« of th e road going so u th an d w as ow ned by R alph W ald ­ pool, of L ind, W n., a d m in is tra to r of th e e sta te of th e late W. R. W ald ­ pool. Mr. W aldpool w as a tte n d in g to th e a ffa irs of h is fa th e r an d th ere had n o t been a fire in th e b u ild in g fo r some w eeks. The loss w as cover­ ed by in su ran ce. V aluable p ap ers an,j records of re ­ sid en ts of th e com m unity w ere lock­ ed in th e safe in tim e to save them . LOCAL STUDENTS ACTIVE IN UNIVERSITY WORK U NIV ERSITY OF OREGON, E u ­ gene, Dec. 17 (S p e c ia l)— T h ere are fo u r s tu d e n ts from H erm iston re g is­ tered In th e U n iv ersity of Oregon fall term . T hey are: M arian H enderson, a fresh m an In sociology, g ra d u a te from th e H erm is­ to n h ig h in 1930. She Is a m em ber of th e fro sh hoi k ey team . F ran ces P earl Sale, a sophom ore in th e school of a r t, a m em ber of th e G re a te r O regon co m m ittee an d th e B ig S ister rom niittee. J a n e W arn er, a fresh m an in th e d e p a rtm e n t of eng lish . a pledge to D elta G am m a, n a tio n a l social so ro r­ ity . g ra d u a te from H erm isto n high. Florence Iltion W o o g h ter, a sen io r In m ath em atics She i* a m em ber of th e S am ara clu b , b o tan y o rg a n iz a ­ t i o n , M ath club. G erm an club. Philo- . tnelete, hobby group, and of th e Mr. and Mrs. W . L. H am m w ere hostesses a t a d in n e r p a rty last F r i­ day evening. Those p resen t were Mr. and Mrs. H a rry K elley. Mr. and Mr» J . E- Ila lly b u rto n an d Mr. and Mrs. J. M. B iggs.' B ridge w as enjoy­ ed d u rin g the remainder of the eve­ 'woman’s athletic'association. ning. BUILDING ORDINANCE PASSED ♦ BY CITY COUNCIL ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ <• ❖ <• ❖ •> ❖ <• ❖ ❖ ♦ P. T. A. ASKS DONATIONS FOR KOT LUNCHES ❖ ❖ <• ❖ ❖ < ❖ ❖ SCHOOL CHILDREN PARTICIPATE <• IN ENTERTAINMENT <• ❖ ❖ Holiday Spirit Feature Of Program; <■ A t th e la st m eetin g of th e city council held W ednesday Dec. 17, an o rd in an ce p roviding for changes in b u ild in g s now w ith in th e fire lim its of th e city w as passed. T he o rd in an ce sta te s th a t any b u ild in g now w ith in th e fire lim its of th e city ot H erm iston may be en larg ed , re- p aired o r changed only w hen perm ission for such ch an g e sh all have been g ra n te d by th e city Vegetable and Canned Food council. F ifteen d o llars w as also do- ♦ Donations Asked n ated by th e council to th e Com- <• m ercial club to be used by th e ❖ The P. T. A. association m et last com m ittee for X m as cheer. ❖ T h u rsd ay aftern o o n w ith a large ❖ ❖ < • ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ num ber in atte n d a n c e for th e pro­ gram given by the school ch ild ren NEW TEXTBOOKS ADOPTED T he p rogram consisted of C hrlst- inas songs and recitatio n by th e first BY OREGON TEXTLOOK ASS N. ind second g rad e pupils; p laylet, 'S afety F ir s t’’ by th e fo u rth g rad e; A num ber of new tex tb o o k s were 'h rls tm a s songs by the fo u rth grade adopted by th e O regon S tath T ex t­ and tw o vocal selections by Miss book Commission a t th e ir Novem­ Dally. b er m eeting, acco rd in g to advice In th e re g u la r business session it rea c h in g S u p e rin te n d e n t E ra n k E. whs announced th a t a food show er S h aw ’s office th is week. The com ­ will be given by the B ap tist-C h ristian m ission m eets every tw o y ears and adips Aid a t tb e home of Mrs. ad o p ts o n e-th ird of th e books used Floyd K n err, T h u rsd ay , D ecember 18, in th e public school of th e s ta te for rom 2 to 5 o’clock. T he purpose of a period of 6 years, hence books r e ­ w hich is to get vegetables and canned cen tly adopted w ill be used u n til 'oods th a t can be used fo r p u p ils’ Septem ber, 1937. Below is show n » 10t lunches th is w in ter. Mrs. A. W. resum e of ado p tio n s an d th e text» ru rn b la d . a re p re sen tativ e of the displaced: lid, asked everyone to cooperate G eography: Atwood & Thom as, w ith them an d make th e show er a E a rth and th e People, for g rad es 4 luccess. an d 5,— B righam & M cF arlane, Es Mrs. A. E M arble and Mrs. E arn - se n tials of G eography, Book 1, foi le a rt w ere appointed on th e a d v er­ g rad es 4 and 5. Book tw o of this t i n g com m ittee for th is show er. sam e series for g rad es 6-7— Book 2 C om m ittees for th e n ex t m eeting of th is series for g rad es 6-7. n J a n u a r y w ere appointed by P resi- R ead in g : W o rk - P la y R eaders, le n t Mrs. J. D. Todd as follow s: Mrs. B asal for 1-2-3 g rad es — Beacon “ lin t Jackson, Mrs. J. Skovbo, pro­ R ead ers for 1-2-3 grades. gram ; Mrs. M cPherson, Mrs. H andby, Briggfa-Curry - P ay n e, Lilteiiature Mrs. F ren ch , Miss W ilk in and Miss fo r J u n io r h ig h , for g rad es 7-8 — O’Keefe, refresh m en ts. H ill & L ym an, R ead in g and L iving, Book 1, g rade 7, Book 2, g rad e 8. H is to ry : Muzzey, H isto ry of Returns From Portland Mrs. C. 8. M cN aught re tu rn e d A m erican People — F ite , U.S. H is­ home S unday frqm P o rtla n d . Mrs. tory . E conom ics: F ay , E lem en ts of E c­ M cN aught hn3 keen In poor h e a lth onom ics — Thom pson, E lem en tary for some tim e and has been In the St. V incent hospital. She is much Econom ics. G eneral S cience: C aldw ell-C urtis, im proved in h e a lth an d hopes to In tro d u c tio n to Science — H essler, rem ain a t hom e in d efin itely . J u n io r Science. W orld H isto ry : E lson, Modern Visit From Lebanon Tim es and th e L iv in g P a st— W eb­ C harley an d Ja c k W are of L eb an ­ ste r, W orld H istory. on w ere v isito rs in H erm iston S at- Social Problems: R obs , Civic So­ u r | i y c a llin g on old frie n d s a n d ciology— Tow ne, Social Problem s. f .qvnSintancqs. The W are b ro th e rs These new.ly adopted te x t books lived In th e W estlan d d is tric t u n til w ill be used for th e first tim e In ab o u t six years ago w hen th ey th e local schools n ex t S eptem ber. moved to L ebanon. T hey re p o rt con­ d itio n s th e re a s general. J. M. Biggs, s ta te com m ander of th e A m erican L egion, d e p a rtm e n t of II. T. F ra z ie r w as In S tan field O regon, le ft M onday for M edford W ednesday in s ta llin g Flam o e q u ip ­ w here be w ill a tte n d to official d u t­ m ent on th e Pago & Son ra n ch ies, He w ent by way of H ep p n er In w hich Is operated by F. R. Cooper. o rd er to a tte n d a m eetin g of th e local Mr. Cooper does extensive d airy in g . post th ere M onday n ig h t. OF NEXT WEEK The H erm iston H erald w ill issue e arly n ex t week on W ed­ nesday in stead of T hursday. S ubscribers w ill receive th e ir p aper a t the usual tim e. It w ill also give th e H e ra lj force an o p p o rtu n ity to enjoy th e holl- C orrespondents and ad v er­ tisers should tak e special note of th is fact in o rd er to get th e ir copy in early to m ake possible th is change. ❖ ❖ ❖ <• ❖ is my av brother. You seo > wasn’C here- wheiv ?u cam e last- . ___ '/ ❖ <• High School Notes T he H erm iston Union high school T orch H onor society held an assem ­ bly T h u rsd ay D ecember 18, for th e purpose of in d u c tin g new m em bers in to the o rg an izatio n and ex plaining th e school public th e reasons for the so ciety ’s existence. The m em bership in th is non-secret society is based on points. A sip h o m ore m ust have earn ed 24 points, a Ju n io r 50 points, and a senior 84 points. If a senior has earn ed 110 points he is given p erm an en t possess­ ion of tile T orch honor pin a lte r g ra d u a tio n . P o in ts a re earned by scholarship a n j by stu d e n t ac tiv itie s. Five points a re allow ed for each one-h alf u n it w ith a g rad e of “ 1,” three; points for a “ 2,” tw o points for a *‘3,” no points for a g rad e “ 4” an d a m inus tw o points for a "5 .” Such e x tr a ­ c u rric u la r activ itie s as w in n in g n le tte r In an y b ran ch of a th le tic s or debate, exoction to stu d e n t body or class officers, or ed ito r of th e school paper c a rry tw o p o in ts; and orchcs tr a , glee club, q u a rte t, yell leador. etc., give one point. T he aim is to induce all BtudentB to become well- rounded m em bers of th e ir high school. SophomoTcs I n i ti a te d 'a t th is meet in g w ere: F lorence P earson, M argaret F elth o u se, Dick M artin ,, and F rank Shaw . T he m em bership, in addition to these, consists o t E nos M artin and M ary B row nson, sen io rs; E d n a Ott H elen W o u g h ter, A gnes R oberts Jim m y N eary an d C hester Johnson ju n io rs. O fficers for 1930-31 are, P resid en t, M ary B row nson; vice- p resid en t, Jim m y N eary; secretary- tre a su re r, Agne* R oberts. In ad d itio n to the T orch H onor society affa irs, m em bers of the society ex p lained the Com m ercial club w atch aw ard an d th e sch o lar­ ship cup. These are a n n u a l aw ards the w atch b eing given by th e local service club for th e stu d e n t m aking (C oncluded on page T h ree) -By Albert T. Reid The Introduction the Hermiston SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 PER TEAR PAPER TO ISSUE WEDNLSDAY ❖ in hrigation district reservoir. HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1930 HERMISTON HIHL K1I I FD SUNDAY IN AUTO ACCIDENT » Approximately 1200 acre feet of water is now APPROACHING HOLIDAYS BRING CHRISTMAS CHEER LAST TURKEY SHIPMENT IS ORGANIZATIONS MAKE FLANS FOR XMAS CHEER HANDLED MORE ECONOMICALLY Church To Present Programs Sun­ day; School Vacation Starts T he B oard of D irectors of t h e , Tuesday Afternoon E astern O regon G row ers m et a t the A ssistan t C ounty A g en t's office la st W ednesday n ig h t, D ccem bor 17, to discuss a ffa irs connected w ith th e last sh ip m en t of tu rk e y s from P . r - m lston. A re p o rt w as su b m itted by Mrs. J u lia P enney of S ta n fie ld , w ho handled th e bookkeeping for ih sh ip m en t, show ed th a t th e shipm ent w as h an d led m uch m ore econom ical ly th u n the previous sh ip m en t, due to increased efficiency in th e actu."! h an d lin g of th e birds. Over 50,000 pounds of b ird s w ere shipped at th is tim o, and a very largo percent of these w ent in th e p rim s and choice grades, as th e birds w ere more m a­ tu red and show ed m ore care in d res­ sing. Attend Joint l ejlon Met ting The Ilc p p n a r A m erican Logion Host held a Joint m eetin g M onday n ig h t w ith re p re se n ta tiv e s from Ione, A r­ lin g to n an d H erm iston. Those at ten d in g from h ere w ere J. M. Biggs s ta te d e p a rtm e n t com m ander, J. D Todd, local post com m and! r, H. W. K elley, J . E. Ila lly b u rto n , II. G. Me Cullcy, O. K. M udge, A1 C layton R ussell H ia tt and Gus F rasolis. Mr. and Mrs. Jam es Jo h n Jr., o P en d leto n ,, w ere d in n e r g u ests S u n ­ day a t th e Dr. F. V. P rim e homo. LOCAL HOOPERS ORGANIZE TEAM ; HI SQUAD PROMISING iWO GAMES SCHEDULED FOE NEXT WEEK High School Wins From Lexingtor Friday; Outclassed By Adams In Wednesday's Game The H erm iston tow n bask etb all team played th e A rlin g to n tow n tean in an evenly m atched gam e last S aturday n ig h t on th e hom e floor Both team s w ere in good working ■ondltlon and p u t up an in te re s tin r contest. T he v is itin g team lost by a score of 15 to 8. F rid a y n ig h t th ey played th e Pen llc to n team i t P en d leto n w hich iroved to be a ro u g h an d ready tam e. T he H erm isto n boys lost by i score of 38 to 12. A nu m b er of o th e r gam os have icen scheduled by M anager E rnest 'o'x, nnd Conch A. E. Bensel prom ses to keep his team in good form or th e rem ain d er of th e season. Im m ediate d ates fo r gam es, a- •iirned in by M anager Cox, a re a ollow s: H ep p n er a t H eppner, Decern )er IP ; P en d leto n a t H erm iston, December 20. The lineup for th e tw o game: w ere: ‘‘R ed ’’ W oodw ard, fo rw ard ; 's>onard N atio n , fo rw a rd ; E rnest ox, c e n te r; E ar! B ensel. g u a rd ; Jack 'm ith , g u a rd ; Roy B ills, A llen Bow- n sn . E lvest Bowm an and Jo h n Pace, .u b stltu tes. L exington boys' b ask etb all team losed out. tho H erm iston high has • ot sho o ters by th e ex trem ely slin Margin on one b ask et on th e H erm ls on floor la s t S a tu rd a y evening. The ante w as fa s t and fu rio u sly con csted from s t a r t to fin ish , w ith H er u tsto a co n sisten tly leading u n til th< net few m inute* of play. The locals b ro k e Into th e seorln; olum n firs t a fte r several m in u tes ol rorelcss play, and a t q u a rte r tim e iq 6 to 2. At th e end of th e half 0 seore read 10 to 9 for H erm iston nd w as u n c h a n c e d a t th e close of ‘te scoreless th ird q u a rte r. be 1 ex in g to n tfb o p sttrs could not e denied, how ever, a n d fought g im e ’y to win by tw o. points. F o r H er- nlston O scar W h ltv ett. Dick M artin R obert Cox, O i'n n H anim an, Jim m y Neary, Ed B riggs and H ow ard Kluges wore th e o ra n g e an d black: nd th e I^ x in tou squad w as com- -■ore,, of E m m ett K uns. A rchie Mun- kers, Dale L in e , L leuellyn E vans. (Concluded on P age ( ) As th e holiday season approaches th ere Is an a ir of expectancy in th e a ttitu d e of th e school c h ild ren as they prcpurc p resen ts for th e ir p a r­ ents. T he w ork Is carried on w ith t h t i r re g u la r school work and gives ’hem pride in p re re n tin g a personal gift to th e ir fam ily. T he pupils dec- m at th e ir ow n tree an d each stu d e n t receives a present. V acate I, for th e H erm iston school* s ta r ts at. 4 p. m. T uesday. D ecember 23 a fte r th e C h ristm as festiv ities are over for in d iv id u al room s. Classes s ta r t in the nt w year Mouday m o rn ­ ing, J a n u a ry 5. All the local chu rch es a re p re p a r­ ing for C h ristm as program s w hich w ill Include tr e a ts for c h ild ren of 'h e ir respective S unday schools. Tho B aptist church p resen t th e ir program Sunday ev ening a t 7 :3 0 an d Old '¡•n ta Chips w ill be th ere in person. T he M ethodist S unday school w ill hold th e ir program S unday m o rn in g from 11 to 12 o'clock d u rin g th e reg- il;-r ch u rch h o u r as Rev. O. W. ayne preaches In Echo In th e eve- :lng. S an ta C laus w ill be p resen t and •teas th e t r ; a t s to th e c h ild ren from inder th e tree. T he B ap tist-C h rlstla n S u n d a y x hcol arc also p re se n tin g th e ir chlld- •en's program from 11 to 12 o'clock sttndary m orning. T h ere w ill be tre a ts or a ll ch ild ren p resen t. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ > > COLD SPRINGS ITEMS * ♦ T he ch ild ren of J u n ip e r a re now ablo to ride all th e w ay to school as the road ts now open from th e re to .’old S prings. A bout a m ile of th is road has been b u ilt by d o n atio n w ork tor th e accom m odation of th e school bus. To Ross Shaw , bus d riv e r, Mr. H lg glnbothan of J u n ip e r and Mr. W illiam s of Cold S prings muy bo 'argiely given th e c re d it for th is w ork. The road Is a t p resen t too n arro w ’o r cars to pass and th e use of th is road by th e tra v e lin g public ln te r- 'eres seriously w ith bus trav el. Should th e co u n ty see fit to w iden the road a th o ro u g h fa re w ould ho open from W a llu la to H erm iston. This Is the firs t y ear tho c h ild ren iv ln g a t J u n ip e r have been ab le to five a t home an d a tte n d school. P revious to th is y e a r c h ild ren ot h a t section have b een com pelled to >oard aw ay from hom e In o rd e r to itte n d school. T he rum ble of th e w heat tru ck s, 'icard Blnce Ju ly , from the g ra y of arly m orning u n til a fte r d a rk , has it la st ceased. T h e Cold S prings varehouse is closed w ith p ra c tic a lly 11 av ailab le space filled. F arm ers -eallzln g th e ad v a n ta g e of th e down rade pull, a re sen d in g m ore w h eat o Cold S p rin g s e a rh succeeding year. T he av iatio n field on Jesse G off’s irm is being freq u en tly used by assin g planes. One n ig h t la s t week wo pianirs sp en t th e n ig h t th ere, au sin g Mr. Goff and L a .V erne ■ ’ra n k lln a n u m b er of h o u rs of c h illy e n try d u ty g u a rd in g th e U. S. m ail. (R illdren of th e Cold S p rin g s school re en jo y in g a four-piece all m etal dayground eq u ip m en t in stalled d u r- ng th e p ast week. A ccording to the teach er. H arvey OeM o's d u rin g th e “ a r t and c ra ft h o u r” each w eek, th e school room m ig h t be m istaken for a room In S a n ta 's house, as th e boys a re busy w ith coping saw , rn»p an d p a in ts in m ak in g wooden tovs w hite th e girlg are q u ite as busy m ak in g oil p ainted stu ffed toys. T he C hristina» p rogram b eing pre­ pared by th e school ch ild ren w ill be -Iyen a t th e school house T uesday ivening, D ecem ber 23, a t 7 :3 0 . Makes Trip In Record Time C. C. S h rlre , well know n aro u n d th is com m unity, re tu rn e d e arly W ednesday m o rning from San F ra n - •isco w here he h as been w orking. He m ade th e tr ip from San F ra n - '■isco to P o rtla n d by c ar In 23 h ours and th e n cam e from P o rtla n d by stage. Mr. S h rlre plans to stay In H erm iston fo r th e C h ristm as holidays and m ay go back by the first of the year.