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VOLUME XXV
Stye Bromata iùralb
NUMBER 36
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON,
TTTTTR K T i a
t
m a y
"He that filches my purse, steals
trash. But he that steals my good
name . . leaves me poor Indeed."
7. 1931
SUBSCRIPTION, 92.OO PER YEAR
IMPORTANT MATTERS
BROUGHT BEFORE
FARM BUREAU FRIDAY
DATE SET FOR ELECTION OF
UMATILLA CREAMERY OFFICERS
HERMISTON HIGH
BASEBALL TEAM
DEFEATS PILOT ROCK
NATIONAL MUSIC WEEK
OBSERVED BY LOCAL SCHOOLS
UMATILLA COUNTY
COWS RANK HIGH IN
STATE DAIRY RECORD
RGHRMAN MOTOR COMPANY TO
SPONSOR AUTO SHOW SOON
SCHOOL CALENDAR
CROWDED W ITH
COMING EVENTS
The organizing directors of the
During th^past week there have
A free moving picture show and
Umatilla Cooperative Creamery met
been vesper programs, grade school
exhibit will be held In the Rohrman
at the office of Assistant County
recitals, highychool recitals and art
Motor company place of business
Agent Best, Wednesday evening at
exhibit in observance of national
Tuesday, May 19th, Ford represen
which time it was decided that on
music week. All this has been spon
tatives will be here with special
---------
J Wednesday, May 20, at 2.00 p. m.
sored by the iniisic department, under
equipment for moving picture appar
CREAMERY SIGN-UP GOES 0 V E R there would be an election of perma
the direction Af Miss Daily, and the
nent directors for the organization. ONLY SCORE FOR PILOT ROCK teachers,
IMPROVED a^1!8 and sound attachment and there
ASSOCIATION H A S
SCHOOL EXERCISES CONTINUE
TOP IN RECORD TIME.
will be a continuous showing of
Letters will be sent out to stock
MADE BY FIRST MAN UP.
Saturday avening the grade school
DAIRY
HERDS
IN
COUNTY
two
reel
show
on
“Hidden
Values
THROUGH WEEK OF 18TH.
Discuss Possibilities of Making Abor holders in the districts giving them
students presented a recital and it
and a five reel picture “A Trip
an opportunity to send in names of Klagas Ties Score in Second Inning;
can be said that their training has National Honor Roll Lists Umatilla Through the Rogue Plant,” between All Dates Set for Closing of Schools
tion Free Area in Umatilla County; members whom they wish nominated.
Return Game to be Played at
been very thorough. For some of them Association With 28 Herds; Oregon the hours of 2:00 p. m. and 10:00 p
Report Given on Oil and Gas.
Those two receiving highest num
in Surrounding Districts; Hermis
it was their first public appearance.
Pilot Rock Friday.
m. Comfortable chairs will be sup
Ranks First in Percentage.
ber of votes will be placed on the
ton H~s Class of 21.
Sunday
afternoon
a
vesper
program
Announcement was made Friday ballot for each district, making a
plied for guests.
The Hermiston high school base was presented by music teachers in
evening at a Farm Bureau meeting total of 14 candidates in all. The
Besides
the
moving
picture
there
Among the twelve Oregon cow
The next two weeks will be full
that over 1000 cows had been signed seven districts include Boardman, ball nine won from Pilot Rock in a this locality at the Baptist church, testing associations whose testing will be a display of the latest makes
for both high school and grade school
close
game
Friday
by
a
score
of
6-1.
Lovers
of
music
who
missed
hearing
up for the new Umatilla County Co Irrigon, Umatilla, Stanfield, Colum
year ended January first, the Uma- {of <-ars and trucks together with students throughout the county with
operative Creamery which was ac bia, Minnehaha, Echo and The Mead This team was considered the locals this demonstration of talent can well tilla association took second rank, j parts.
the closing of schools. Exercises for
complished within two weeks and two ows with one director from each dist closest opponent, each having lost be disappointed. Thos taking part
The Umatilla Dairy Improvement •"rke Rohrman Motor company was the Hermiston Union high school
one game this season. If the locals were Mrs. Edgar Hoosier, soloist.
days from the date soliciting started. rict.
association had twenty-eight herds on 1 one of lhe f,r8t three to go ovpr the
win from Pilot Rock Friday they Miss Esther Fredreckson, violin, tie honor roll, which was made up o f .toP with their quota of Ford car wiH'be baccalaureate sermon Sunday.
Assistant County Agent Best gave the
May 10, in the raptist churcu w it u
will clash with Helix at Pendleton Miss Helen Fredreckson, cello. Miss
history of the creamery movement the i n t X
the owners of dairy cattle which pro sales for April.
Rev. Ralph V. Hinkle of the Pendle
from the time the first committee was ! ‘
" "8
^e«mery, wa. present Friday, May 15, to vie for the west Jane Gilson, piano, Miss Golda E
duced 300 or more pounds of butter-
ton Episcopal church speaking. Class
elected from the Farm Bureau group
’ £ „ 7 h " Va'Ue a,“d adVa“ end of the county championship.
Mumma, piano, Mrs. Reese, piano. fat for the year. The Oregon asso
Tops Portland Market.
night will be Wednesday, May 13,
The first and only score was made Mies Eleanor Daily, soloist, and Miss
to investigate the possibilities of a ' ‘X
* cooperative cream
ciation has been in operation since
J. H. Stillings topped the Portland in the high school auditorium, and
by Boyd, Pilot Rock’s first man up, Glea Slas, piano. They will give the
creamery. This committee called the ;
1927 and has made a distinct con-j market on Hermiston hogs and sheep commencement exercises In the high
dairymen together, who selected an 1 B’ E’ Sykes’ experiencd creamery which was permitted through two program at Stanfield Sunday, May
trlbution to the Improvement of the Monday when he received 8 cents for school auditorium Thursdiy, May 14,
errors.
.Neary
tied
the
score
in
the
11, In the Presbyterian church.
organizing committee from their own ™an wh° bas been assisti“K with the
dairy situation ln the county.
j hogs, 8% cents for lambs and 6 Vi «’Ith Arnold Bennett Hnli, president
second inning by stealing second and
group. Articles of association were signup reported 1025 cows listed.
Oregon
ranks
fifth
in
the
United
cents for yearling weathers. Mr. Stil- of the University of Oregon deliver
gaining
the
home
plate
when
Hitt
JUNIOR “PROM” BRILLIANT
worked out by this committee which
States as to percentage of herds in lings took them down the first of the ing the address.
bagged a center fielder.
RILEY THOMPSON
were accepted, and the slgn-up start
dairy herd improvement associations,. week and returned Wednesday. He
Two more men crossed the home SOCIAL EVENT OF SEASON
Seniors receiving diplomas are:
ed. Mr. Best stated that a meeting
Riley Thompson, 98, died at his
according to Roger W*. Morse, dairy'has a farm in the Columbia district Grace Rodda. E d m u n d Briggs,
plate
In
the
third
inning
and
Klagas
would be held soon for the purpose home In Echo last Monday, April 4,
The annual Junior "prom” a bril pecialist of the state college exten near the reservoir.
Mary Brownson, Barbara Root, Har
of laying plans for election of per after a short illness. He was a pio brought two men In with a fly to liant event of the school year held sion service, which is just another
center
field
lacking
about
a
foot
of
riet .Stanfield, Donald D e M o s s
manent directors after which election neer of Echo and a veteran of the
Friday evening in the auditorium, proof that Oregon’s agriculture is
Buy Colonies of Bee«.
making
a
homer,
when
the
ball
Alfred
Swnrnor, Victor Addleman,
the matter of securing a plant will Civil War. His wife preceeded him
was successful both from the artistic not In such a bad way as the people
anded short of the fence.
Tommie Lenhart purchased 75 Enos Martin, Elbert Hutchison, Emo-
be taken up.
in 1918. He Is survived by three sons,
standpoint and attendance. It was of the state have been led to believe
Pilot Rock sluggers proved to be
gene Paul, Alice Beougher, Gladys
It was brought out that the state John Fred and Ottis Thompson, all tough opposition for the boys and under the supervision of class advis recently. The Umatilla Dairy Improve1 colonies of bees and allotted equip
ment association has not only oper-1 "’X thl” T " !
D° We,L He Swarner, Marian Casady, Katrina
or, Miss Elliott.
officials had reached their limit in of Echo.
they will have to do some real play
™
7
Pre"ent 8‘a' Kryger, William Whitsett, Donald
benefltting this community for abor- j Fuperal services were held Wed- ing Friday to come home with the
The hall was decorated with green ated successfully since its beginning *
¿cent-’ Jackson, Harold Marble, Leona Dyer,
tlon testing unless the complete dist- nesday at 2:00 p. m. from the Metho- bacon.
and gold trimmings, the class colors, over four years ago but It has finan-| D° “ e l" for* er°r”7d£ t “
Margaret Bills and Erneat Cox,
rict would cooperate in attempting to di8t church with Rev. O. W. Payne
all worked into an old Spanish effect. ced its own operations and has had
The lineup follows:
Closing school events at Umatilla
nn
n
n
taid
n
f-
,
Iy
returned
to
Hermiston
from
North
make this an abortion free area. This officiating. Interment was made in
The stage, arranged as a balcony, was no outside help from creameries or
Hermiston
pilot Rock
are:
Baccalaureate Bermon Sunday,
requires 60 per cent of all cows to be(tbe Echo cemetary with Folsom Fu- Neary .......... ..... If.
occupied by the orchestra. Cozy nooks other institutionos contributing fi
May
10,
in the church building. Rev.
signed up and when 80 per cent Is neral Service of Pendleton in charge H artin..........
with davenports and easy chairs nancially. These organizations are
Present Cantata “Evangeline.”
A. G, Pearson of the Presbyterian
reached, testing becomes compulsory
one
of
the
enterprises
cooperating
were
arranged
In
the
corners
of
the
’Addeman .... .... 3rd.
through the state law. The Farm
Scouts Hold Vesture Ceremony.
The cantata "Evangeline" will be church In Pendleton will deliver the
hall and punch was served by the vith the state college extension ser
Whitsett .....
Bureau went on record as endorsing
vice.
presented
by the Girl's Glee club of sermon. Mr. Charles F. Walker of
Misses
Jean
Barnard,
Neva
Richards
Tuesday night, regular Boy Scout Pierson........
the abortion free signup and Ed Ben-
the
Hermiston
high school Friday the Northwestern Business College of
Mildred Phelps and Sylvia Shutter
meeting night, was spent around • Klagas .........
Bel, John Lynch and Clint Jackson
evening in the Raptist church at Portland will deliver the commence
Bridge Announcement Party
They were dressed as old fashioned
campfire on the Butte when a ten Stewart ....... .... P..
ment address Thursday, May 14,
were appointed on a committee to
girls.
derfoot vesture ceremony was put on Hitt ..............
A delightful evening of bridge was 8:Oo p. m. It is under the direction Agnes Thompson and Maxine Mc
work this out. A motion was also
of
MI
bs
Eleanor
Daily
and
is
the
last
A special feature Spanish dance enjoyed at the home of Mrs. Frank
introducing Bill Jackson into the Cox ............... .... rf.. .... ... Hemphill
Nabb are the two class members.
made and carried to make it a tuber
was given by members o f the orches McKenzie Monday evening when performance in observance of nation Class night entertainment will be
mysteries of Boy Scout life. About ocure— nermiBion o. Pilot Rock 1.
culosis frqg area. This will include
al
music
week
which
ends
Sunday,
tra. About 100 «ouplcs were present.- Miss Clara Gehnert and Miss Enuna
Tuesday, May 12.
May 11.-
- -4»
all of the west end of Umatilla and 16 Scouts gathered about and told
County Golf Tournament
Thoeny entertained the teachers and
stories
after
the
ceremony,
with
their
Commencement exercises for the
northern Morrow county.
The
county
golf
tournament
will
AUXILIARY
ANNOUNCES
Scout Master O. W. Payne.
a number of friends. Miss Grace
Echo schools will be In the City Hall
High School Elects Officers
A committee which has been in
be held in Pendleton Sunday, May 10,
Jackson won first prize and Miss
Thursday. May 14. when the follow
vestigating the advisability of form
with all county clubs being represen WINNERS OF POSTER CONTEST . Blanche Thorsen of Athena, second.
Annual election of st ident body of ing seniors graduate: Eldon McCut-
Umatilla Hi Elects Officers.
ing a local branch of the Umatilla
ted. Representatives from the local
The American Legion Auxiliary
Before refreshments of Ice cream ficers was l»teld In the Hermiston chen, Brooks Fryrear, Genevieve
The Umatilla high school student club are as follows: A. H. Norton,
Oil and Gas association, an organi
and
angel food cake were served, the Union high school last week with Oliver, Mary Spike, Mildred Berry,
announced
the
winners
of
the
Poppy
zation recently formed at Pendleton, body held its annual election of of Walter Pearson, James Todd, George
guests were given tiny cross word niaJ°r*ty ot ballots cast for Jim Nea- • enza Gaskill, Arnold Ebert, Bert
Poster
contest
this
week
as
follows:
ficers
Monday,
May
1,
with
the
fol
made a report. The committee of
Wagner, Frank Clark, R. A. Brown-
puzzles which, when worked out, re-iry’ Pre8ldent: Ed Throop, vice presi-
three was increased to five. J. H. lowing results: Devee Brown, presi son, Eric Byorkgren, Thos. Tucker, first division, Virginia Dyer. 4th ealed the announcement of the en- dent’ ®ob Henderson, secretary; Hiatt, Rita Correa, Frieda Roberta,
Reid a member of the committee, dent; Beth Cooney, vice president; Sam Nye, D. M. Deeter, Julius Gim- grade: second division, Edward Pe gagements of the two hostesses Miss Floyd McMullen, treasurer, Howard Marie Walzln.
The Pine City exercises are today
explained the work of the association Bernice Byrnes, secretary-treasurer; bel, C. S. McNaught, Ralph Richards, terson, 8th grade. Each winner will Clara Gehnert to Mr. Ernest Hauser,KlaBeB’ ye,) leader. Members of the
receive a check for 82.00 which Is
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as they might apply locally. Gas Is Lyle Brown, business manager; Don W. W. Felthouse and M. T. Matott.
of
Klamath
Falls;
and
Miss
Emma,audltlng
committee
are
Chester
John-
being mailed them at once. There
obtained at present for 5 cents whole nie Ilarryman, yell king; and Louise
son
and
Walter
Pierson
Thccr.y to Mr. Glenn Staggs
Organise Baseball League,
vere no entries ln the high school
sale at southern California points, Byrnes, song queen.
Magpie Campaign Results.
Milton.
In the recent magpie and crow division.
with four cents added for freight and
A baseball league was organized
+ + « + + + ♦ + + campaign sponsored by local people
four cents tax making 13 cents de
this week under the name of “Alfalfa
Poppies will be-on sale In business
♦
A
5
pound
baby
girl
was
born
to
the following results are shown: Old
livered in the tank. Shares are 125
League" and includes Hermiston,
COLUMBIA NEWS NOTES
magpies, 18; young magpies, 807; houses the week of May 24th to 30th, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Smith of Board-
each and 80 to 100 shares would *
Stanfield, Boardman and Echo dist
young crows, 5; magpie eggs, 1155; and also at the Memorial Day exer man Thursday, April 30, at the Her
have to be subscribed here.
ricts. Coach Cochrane will manage
cises.
total paid out of fund, 834.58.
miston Medical hospital.
the Hermiston team. The first league
A Umatilla fair board meeting fol
Church
News
Bernard Jenderzejewski tells
Special Mother's Day services will games will be played Sunday when
lowed with the election of the new story equal to the episode In "The
be held ln the Presbyterian church Hermiston will meet Stanfield on the
board members as follows: John Jen- Virginian." A motherly Plymouth
¡Sunday, May 11.
local diamond and Boardman will
drejewski, Curtis Dyer, Harry Kelley, rock hen not being permitted to ex
Weekly choir practice on Friday play Echo at Echo.
Anyway,
We’re
Burying
Our
Dead—
erclse
her
own
maternal
instincts
Lyle Tilden, Chas. Lynch, J. W. Mc
By Albert T. Reid
J night with Mrs. Anna Compton Winn
decided to take charge of a family
Millin and Wm. Logan.
as director.
New Bulletin Published.
of kittens, thinking possibly that she
Preparations
are
being
made
for
a
“Measuring Hay stacks" Is the
might prove a more competent nurse
Children's day program in June.
title of a new bulletin which has
^!than the mother cat. She, according-
♦
REGULAR
May 17 is set for baccaleauroate been received by the county agent
|,y set about with her clawing and
*
I.O.O.F. NEWS NOTES
* pecking to discourage Mrs. Cat and
¡services to which the public is cor at Pendleton. This bulletin is one
dially invited.
« ¡succeeded In driving her into the
I prepared by the United States de
partment of agriculture and deals
There has been some agitation t o : back*round. Then she proceeded to
On Friday, May lit, the members with complete Information having to
move the Oddfellows home from Port- s,t Mpon the k,ttenB and was wrath-
of the Ladles Aid and their guests do with hay measuring where scale
land to the Umatilla Mission property ful indeed when the kittens were
jmet
In the church parlors for a so weights áre not available. Persons
taken
from
her.
(Believe
it
or
not.)
above Pendleton. Monday night a re
clal afternoon. Each lady very clever Interested may obtain them from the
.............
The turkey hatch In this district
solution which .................
had been received
ly represented the title of some book. County Agent’s office Pendleton,
from the Hood River lodge, was read [la lar*er lh,s year *,nce more *row
'The
entertainment committee provid
putting them on record as not favor- ers are ,ntere8ted ln the industry
ed book and magazine contests which
A Splendid Start.
ing the move.. The home ln Portland and grcat<>r numbers of birds are
were enjoyed by all present.
Is located ln the crowded business be,nR handled by individual growers
Twenty-five Barred Rock baby
Ice cream and cake was served by chirks were presented to Mr. and
district while the proposed new than formerly.
the hostesses. Mri. 8. R. Cooper, and Mrs. John Kopacz as a wedding pres-
location will be secluded and quiet. ’ Walter Norquist spent the week
Mrs. J.-T. Gibson, assisted by Mrs. F. •ent this week by Chas. McLean of
The present site for the home can be end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
A. Baker.
sold for »70,00© and the Umatilla Peter Norquist. Mr. Norquist Iss en-
the Russell Poultry Yards in Corval
The Stanfield Orange met In reg lis. It gives the newlyweds a good
Misslon can be purchased for 850.000 K8Ked ,n construction work at Wal
giving leaway for transfer expense. Aula, \ \ n.
ular seaalon May 4 with 4 0 members start in poultry.
¡present. It was voted to cooperate
The local lodge Instructed Its dele- : A number of young friends of Lois
with the Farm Bureau In attempting
gates to Grand Lodge that they were'Moore surprised her last Sunday eve-
School Fxanination Dates.
to make this an abortion free area.
in favor of the move. Grand Lodge ning, the occasion being her seven
Final e-amlnatlons for the high
will be held in Corvallis the latter teenth birthday. The evening was
Through the courtesy of Mr. Pen
school will be held re- t Tucaday and
part of May.
spent in music and games. Mrs. Moore
nock and Mr. Abplanalp several reels
were shown with the projector owned Wednesday with announcements of
A resolution was received from 8erTed dainty refreshments,
by Mr. Abplanalp. The lecture hour exemptions Monday. The state sev
the Burns lodge favoring an amend-
Mrs. Thomas Stewart was a dln-
(consisted of a short playlet by the enth and eighth grade examinations
ment to the grand lodge constitution rter guest of Mrs. O. B eldam per
¡Misses Dyer Swart and Peeregrln; a-o scheduled for Thursday morn-
making application and entrants to,Monday.
(Mother’s Day numbers, stunts and
the I. O. O. F. home easier, with lessj Mr. and Mrs. Morse Shockey spent
'ng, arithmetic and writing: after
games.
-peeHminartes.
Sunday evening with the H. Hooker
noon, history, spelling and agricul
Mrs. Ernest Izinghay and small
t Two new champions have develop- family.
¡son aro visiting at the home of Mrs. ture; Friday morning, language; af
ed In the Indoor horseshoe racket j Smallpox patients of this district
Longhouy's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. ternoon, geography, civil govern
during the play this week. Jap Tem- are rapidly recovering and no fur-
F. Bogan.
ment and reading.
pleton and Albert Kennings took the ther cases seem evident.
Wayne Coe of Portland spent the
two former champs George Sales and I Rev Reynolds of Stanfield Is a
week end at the Fred Hole home.
Curtis Simons to s cleaning by win- KIIMt of o A Wellg
Mr. and Mrs. II. R. Weasell and
ning two games each. They played
,,,
six pairs, winning twice from each.' * “ ,° ’ ’
son Stanley motored to Walla Walla
Interest 1, increasing with each m ~ ,.
thf Pa*ton »
Sunday,
Mr. and Mra. Wlllfly of WaUa
lns'
' Herald Subscription ft.0 0 * Year
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