You have a date at the election
polls Friday sometime. Don’t let an
other one interfere. Check over a
sample ballot before you go.
VOLUMN XXVI
m W* Al
Me Hrrmistu Heraln
NUMBER 38
AWARDS MADE AT
COMMENCEMENT
CLOSE SCHOOL YEAR
HERMISTON,
TOWNSPEOPLE
SHOULD
POLLS EARLY.
GO
TO
UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY,
Visit Mountain Cabin.
Floyd Knerr. M. L. Watson, and
Otto Pierce visited their mountain
cabin above Ukiah last Sunday and
found that the heavy snow last win-
ter had practically demolished the
frail building. Except in clear pla-
ces in the mountains the snow still
lay three feet deep but where the
ground was bare the wild flowers
bloomed in profusion. The men
said the brave little wild flowers
even dared to force their way
through the edge of the ice-coated
snow and then burst forth into
bloom as the warm spring sunshine
encouraged them. The visitors re
paired the cabin the best they could
and salvaged two lamps that had not
been broken by the cave-in. After
the lamps were placed outside one
of them was broken when a hammer
Mr. Pierce was using flew through
the globe. They plan to return la
ter to complete the repair work.
MANY BIDS RECEIVED
FOR WALLULA GRADING.
Europe would like us to forget
our debt but our veterans won’t let
us.—Northfolk Virginia-Pilot.
MAY 19, 1932
Fair Board Elects.
SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 PER YEAR
MESSAGE OF AMERICAN LEGION
Officers to head the Umatilla Pro
♦
AUXILIARY POPPY.
ject Fair board for this year were
♦
named at a meeting held Friday
The local unit of the Ameri ♦
night in the office of Assistant
can Legton Auxiliary will start
County Agent Best: J. Jendrzejew-
selling poppies the week of the ♦
ski, president; R. C. Todd, vice-pres-
23rd and this little message is ♦
ident; and I Harry Kelley, secretary-
sent out to remind the public ♦
treasurer. Plans for a fair this ♦ that every single poppy repre
fall were talked over but nothing ♦ sents a disabled veteran.
♦
definitely i decided upon.
"BUY ME—I stand for ser
vice. I enable one cent to be ♦
QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT
earned by a disheartened ser ♦
♦ vice man in the hospital who
WILL BE HELD HERE SUNDAY.
♦ needed It, and all you pay for ♦
me goes for service for those
A qualification golf tournament
for whom the war is not yet
will be held on the local course Sun-
over. BUY ME!
day, May 22, to determine players
WEAR ME-—I represent the $
who will represent the local club in
the Umatilla County Golf League ♦ sacrificial blood of the men ♦
who fell In Flanders Field. I ♦
when the final tournament is played
am a Memorial to all who died ♦
at Pendleton, Sunday 29.
in service. In reverence and
An invitation has been given to
understanding, WEAR ME!”
all golfers, whether members of the
Checks were ! sent out this
club or not. to participate in the
week to the winners
1
in the
qualification tournament. A lunch
poppy poster contest.
They
will be served in the club house at
were Herbert Skovbo and Es-
noon. The game will start prompt
ther McMullen, first, and Nina
ly at 9:00 o’clock.
McCulley and Floy Attebury, ♦
second.
♦
“CENT-A-MILE" EXCURSIONS
GROWERS DISPOSE OF
TURKEY BREEDING
STOCK FRIDAY’S POOL
•AH legal voters in the city
Bids for nearly $600,000 worth of
• of Hermiston should go to the ♦
load work in Oregon were received
❖ polls as early Friday morning
by the state highway commission at
was possible and cast their bal- ♦
a long meeting held in Portland
♦> löt in order to make way for ♦
Wednesday, attended by highway
❖ other voters from outlying ♦
contractors from Oregon. Washing
THREE • SENIORS RECOGNIZED • districts who will be unable
ton, Idaho, and California.
ENTIRE LOT CONTRACTED BY
ft get into town until later in
IN FINAL EXERCISES.
The
award
for
the
$202,973
Wal
• the day.
’
♦
SWIFT & COMPANY.
lula cut-off project was the biggest
Awards Presented to Edna Ott, Jim • / The County Clerk’s office in ♦
piece of work of the day. The next
Birds Found to be in Better Condi
❖ Pendleton reports 4 86 actual ♦
Neary, Chester Johnson, and
largest item was a bld of $127,455
• registered voters in east Her-
tion Than Was Anticipated;
for widening and grading the
Jannie Shockey.
miston precinct number 33,
14759 Pounds Shipped.
Brooks-Salem section of the Pacific
which makes it numerically
Twenty-seven seniors were gradu
highway.
Members of the Eastern Oregon
the third largest precinct in ♦
ated from the Hermiston Union high
S. H. Newell & Company, of Port
Turkey Grower’s association mark
Umatilla county, The large ♦
school Saturday night and the school
land was the successful bidder on
eted the last of their breeding stock
registration
will
necessitate
year brought to a close in the gradu
the Wallula eutoff highway, the
Friday, May 13. Birds were received
the cooperation of voters at the ♦
ating exercises held in the Metho-
contract calling for graveling of 8.3
at the warhouse here, and hauled to
poling places in the Corlis ♦
dist church with Dean J. R. Jewell
miles from Sand Station to the state
Kennewick, Wn., where they were
Hotel and the basement of the
of Corvallis delivering the address.
line. An oil wearing surface will be
placed in a freezer and then in a
library in order that the elec ♦
Some surprises were expressed in
laid and two bridges will be con
car and shippd east. The total lot
tion officials may carry on ♦
the presentation of awards.
structed. Work on this highway will
was contracted by Swift & Co. of
their work efficiently.
Each year the Hermiston Com
Kennewick.
Polls open at 8:00 A. M. and
SUMMER SESSIONS AT COLLEGE be completed some time in 1933. The
mercial Club awards a watch to one
read will shorten the distance be
According to Assistant County
close at 8:00 P. M.
student In the high school making ♦
REMAIN THIS YEAR.
tween Walla Walla and Portland 60
Agent Best the grades were better
the most points in scholarship and
miles, and between Spokane and
than was expected for breeding
Summer sessions at Oregon State Portland, 4o miles.
activities over a period of four DISCLOSURE OF HUMAN BONES
stock and laying hens. A total of
college, both junior and adult, will
years. Each “1” received counts
nine car loads of turkeys were ship-
Umatilla county was
allowed
be held as usual this year, as the re $17,000 for money it had advanced
♦ ped out of Hermiston during the
four points; each “2” two points, RECALLS STORY OF LONG AGO.
cently announced curricula changes the state in unemployment labor OVER MEMORIAL DAY.
and each "3” no points. For each
regular marketing season in 1931-
An item in the Pine City news in higher education do not affect
GRADUATING EXERCISES HELD
four received two points are deduct
1932.
some time ago. The Lake county
F. C. Woughter, local agent of the
notes
two
weeks
ago
stating
that
arrangements for the 1932 summer court lost in its effort to have the
ed. This coveted prize was awarded
,
The number of birds sold at the
Union
Pacific,
announces
that
bar
FOR
EIGHTH
GRADE
STUDENTS
to Edna Ott who made 86 points tor the bones of a human body had been session which were made close to a state credit it for $200,000 worth of
Friday
pool were 1141 which weigh
gain round trip excursions fares
scholastic ability and 18 points in found on th Boylen ranch where a year ago. This announcement has road work the county is said to have
ed 14759 pounds. A top price of
For
the
first
time
in
years,
grad
over
Memorial
Day
of
approximate
activities, making a total of 104 cellar was being dug, recalled an in been made by Dean M. Ellwood done, without being allowed to have ly one cent a mile will be available uating exercises were held for the | fifteen cents was received, making
cident of over 50 years ago to the Smith, director of the summer ses
points.
it apply on future contracts there.
May 27, 28, 29 and 30 inclusive, eighth grade classes of the Hermis ! total monies received $2009.
memory of W. B. Beasley, 82-year- sion at O. S. C.
Turkey poults hatched over the
James Neary received the honor
ton schools and surrounding school
with return limit of June'6.
old pioneer resident of Hermiston.
The regular summer session starts OUT-OF-TOWN PEOPLE
| project and In surrounding territory
of having his name put on the lov
districts.
The
program
was
present
As In previous “Cent-a-Mile” ex
Mr. Beasley lived in Pilot Rock this year June 20 and continues to
this spring are reported to be fair
ing cup which was given to the
cursions, these fares will apply be ed Monday afternoon in the high
VISIT
COOPERATIVE
CANNERY.
57
years
ago
and
in
the
fall
of
1879
July 29, while the junior session for
but it Is thought there will not be
school by the class of 1928. Three
school
auditorium
most
of
which
tween stations in Oregon, Washing
as many birds for marketing this
important items are taken into con or In the spring of 1880 a stranger 4-H club members begins a week
A number of people from out of ton, California, Idaho, Nevada. Utah, was put on by the graduates them-
came
through
Pilot
Rock
riding
earlier
on
June
13
and
continues
the
fall as previously.
sideration in making this award,
selves.
County
Superintendent
Yea-
town have visited the Hermiston Co- Wyoming. Montana and some Bri
including scholarship 4 0 per cent, horseback. While in town he ap usual two weeks.
ger
presented
diplomas
to
thirty-
operative Laundry and Cannery the tish Columbia cities, and in addi
Bloom-Dyer.
activities 40 per cent, and student parently flashed a large role of mon
The final detailed catalog for the past week in the interest of the plan tion to the Union Pacific will be four students.
ey
and
when
his
horse
was
found
on
The wedding of Miss Alice Loan
vote 20 per cent. Jim has been in
summer session has just been issued itself and in canning, Mrs. White participated in by other western
One student from
I
Minnehaha dist-
many activities during his four the range', a few days later with the and is ready for distribution show-
riet William Jackson, and three Dyer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L.
from Pullman, Wn., and Mrs. Smith railroads.
years In high school. He was a mem- saddle on its side, the theory was ing the complete list of offerings from Kennewick, Wn., were here
from Columbia district, Eleanor Curtis Dyer, to William H. Bloom of
ber of the torch honor society for held that the rider had been done and the schedules, as well as the
Dawson,
Lionel Moore, and Nila Umatilla, Oregon, was held at the
Saturday looking over the plants
away
with.
A
searching
party
of
three years, and president of the
list of instructors for the session with the thought of starting such
Tuttle were the only out-of-town home of the bride’s parents at 9:00
o’clocx Sunday morning, May 15.
student body. He played basketball, 75 men spent days looking for trace this season. On the staff will be 65
students
present for the exercises.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS
a plant in their districts. Both were
football, baseball, and was a mem- of the man but were not successful. members of the regular faculty at
Hermiston eighth grade graduates The service was read by Rev. W. O.
much impressed with the plan.
ber of the tennis team this year. Al-—Two men were arrested but were the college and 12 visiting instruc
included Carroll Bunnell, John Millar of Umatilla under an arch
Mr. and Mrs. Naab of the Puritan
made of spring flowers. The bride
though some students had a higher released because no evidence was tors brought from other places.
Miss Catherine McBain and Miss Biggs. Mary Burnham, Ellis Coxen,
Dairy of Pendleton were looking
was charming in a quaint wedding
produced
and
the
case
was
dropped.
scholastic standing than Jim, he was
Magdolene Buck who have been Ruth Dodd. Alice Edwards, Marlin
Most of the work offered this
a good student and well deserved the The finding of the bones recalled summer will be in home economics, over the cooperative Monday, and al- teaching school in the public schools R. Gardiner. Zelma Garner, Jane gown which her mother wore thirty-
so Mrs. Cutting of Umatilla and
four years ago. It is fashioned of
this story to Mr. Beasley.
honor.
vocational education, commerce and Mrs. Gillette from Echo making here the past year, left Tuesday Harris, Lois Hutchison, Kenneth ivory colored silk mulle and orna
Knerr,
Lloyd
Lenville,
Edna
Little.
Winners in a regent typing con-
basic arts and sciences, though usual plans for canning asparagus, The morning for Portland and Vancou
mented with lace. The dress, of a
test held in the high school for stu- COLUMBIA SCHOOL EXHIBIT
courses will be continued in indus cutting season will soon come to a ver. Miss Buck will remain in Port Paul Marble, ICarence Myers, Wan- by-gone day, was made on Emupiro
dents in typing one and typing HELD FRIDAY; AWARDS MADE.
land for a short while before going da Needles, Arlene Nunn, Edith lines. She carried a bouquet of blue
trial arts, physical education, in close.
two classes were announced as Ches-
to spend the summer at her home in Markham, Jack Pace, Maxine Paul, sweet peas, baby breath, and talis-
dustrial journalism,. religion and
ter Johnson, typing one, and Jannie
An exhibit of the work done in music.
North
Dakota. Miss McBain plans Charlott Ralph, Barbara Reid, Dora nan roses tied with blue tulle.
TURKEY GROWER HEADS
Shockey, typing two. Chester made the Columbia district school this
a trip over the Panama Canal and J. Richards, Winston Roberts, Alton
The usual summer coaching school
Mrs. Chas. Isaacs of Pilot Rock,
Scisson, Herbert
Skovbo,
Marie
93 per cent and Jannie 85 per cent, year was given last Friday which under the leadership of Paul J. CONDUCT MEETING HERE
by boat to New York this summer.
sister of the bride, acted as matron
The speaker of the evening Dean included 4-H club sewing, construc Schissler, head coach and director
Miss Ingred Boling and Miss Sum- Stephenson, Herbert Throop, Earl of honor, and Ed Bloom, brother of
Herbert Beyers, of Salt Lake City,
Jewell won his audience by the tion work, art, and other phases too of athletics, is scheduled again un
merer left Monday afternoon for Watson, and Wynnton Bunnell.
the groom, as best man. The bride
simple and humorous method he numerous to mention. The display der physical education. The faculty Utah, assistant manager of the Portland, after teaching school here
was given away by her father.
Northwestern
Turkey
Grower
’
s
as
ATHENA
NINE
WINS
used in putting his message across. was attractively arranged by Mrs. will include nearly all the regular
for the past year. They were ac
Immediately following the cere-
sociation, met with the directors of
He was pronounced one of the best Morris, principal, Miss Fannie Todd, coaching staff at the college.
companied by Mrs. Leonard Nation. BASEBALL LEAGUE CUP
mony
an informal reception was
the Eastern Oregon Turkey Growers’
commencement speakers heard here and Mrs. Geo. Staggs.
Perry Arthur of Columbia district
held before the bride and groom left
The work In home economics is association Tuesday evening to dis
in years.
Awards were made in the differ being featured again this year with
spent last week visiting his step-son
(From the Bulldog)
on a wedding trip to California and
ent lines of work at the close of more visiting instructors in that di cuss problems with the growers. Ivan Sutton in Portland.
Western Division. Umatilla Learue Colorado. They will return to Her
PENDLETON TEAM WINS
school which included certificates in vision than any other. For the third Mrs. R. G. Penney, J. Jendrzejewski
Joe Neary of Morage, California,
Team
Av. miston before going to Seattle where
reading circle work presented by year Dr. Henry G. Sherman of Co and Garnet D. Best were named as came last Friday and plans to spend Pilot Rock
Mr. Bloom will attend summer
.833
COUNTY GOLF PLAY.
County Superintendent Yeager. A- lumbia university, New York, will delegate to attend a meeting In two weeks visiting friends and rela Umatilla
.666
school et the University of Wash-
Hermiston
.500
ington. For traveling Mrs. Bloom
come to head the work in nutrition. Portland Monday, May 23, of dele tives here. Mr. Neary attended the Stanfield
Scoring 303 points the Pendleton wards were made to the following:
.166
graduation
exercises
last
Saturday
wore a blue wool crepe suit, a tight
Eighth
grade
—
Lionel
Moore,
Ni
Other visiting instructors will be
country club golfers took the third
gates from other turkey growing when his brother James Neary, was
fitting blue hat, and accessories to
round of the Umatilla county golf ta Tuttle, Eleanor Dawson. Seventh brought from Cornell, Minnesota.
basebaell
Athena high school’s
districts to work out short cuts In graduated. He is a teacher in St. team is county champion and win- match.
grade
—
John
Conrad,
Jim
Stewart,
league series over the Athena
Montana, Oakland and Washington,
Out-of-twon guests included Mrs.
ner of Jack Allen’s trophy, having
marketing.
Mary’s college at Morage.
course Snndav. Pilot Rock with Harold Buell, Dorothy Conrad, Ella D. C.
vanquished the Pilot Rock team E. F. Bloom of Sharon, Wn., mother
27m was second; Athena 269% Shockey, Mary McGenigle, Otha
which represented the western di of the groom; Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Whitsett, Bernard Jendrzejewski.
third and Hermiston 236 fourth.
vision of the county league at Pen
Miss Mary
Bloom, Athena, Or.
dleton May 13, by a score of 9-4.
Dr. H. M. Kanavan was low med Sixth grade—Chas. Buhl, Peter Nor
Hermiston high placed third In Swartz, Kalotus, Wn. Miss Mildred
alist and high point winner of the quist, Pressley Stillings, Lawrence
the western division winning three Peregrin, Spokane, Wn.; Mr. and
match with a score of 73 and 381 Hunt, Mrajorie Moore, Opal Stock
of the six games played. Umatilla Mrs. Chas. Isaac, Pilot Rock, Or.;
ard,
Laura
Conrad,
Frances
Daw
points. Harwood of Athena was
placed second winning four of its
games and Stanfield was fourth Mrs. W. O. Miller, Umatilla. Ore.;
second with 74 and 38. Tom Stan- son, Anne Sommerer,Ethel McCray.
and Miss Eleanor Daily. Miss Myrnie
loselng all but one game.
ton was low medalist for Pilot Rock Fifth grade—Earl Stewart, Junior
Hermiston played the last game Clayton, and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Dyer
with 81 while N. Royer took high Stillings, Donald Shockey, Naomi
of the season with Pilot Rock on the of Hermiston.
point honors with 32%. George Beletski, Della Madden, Robert Daw
local field, but was hopelessly out
son,
Wayne
Tuttle,
Florence
Mc
Wagner led the Hermiston contin-
classed and was taken Into camp
4096*000** ♦
gent with 83 and Shorty Matott was Cray, Max Geer. Fourth grade—
after a hard fought seven Innings
Henry Sommerer, Eugene Wells, El
high point man with 30.
by a score of 6-1,
Hermiston lost
ALONG THE CONCRETE
mer Buhl, Floyd Whitsett, Dorothy
many opportunities to score and to
The final match of the county
Moore. Third Grade—Anna Mae
keep Pilot Rock from scoring by er
series will be played here May 29.
♦
Thickey, Elmer Reynolds, John Daw
rors.
The greatest tragedy to a boy is
The scores by points and medal
son, Cecil Madden, Velda Geer, Aud
Line-up for the Purple and Gold for his mother to send word with
play:
rey McCray, Walter Leibe.
the chaperone of a group of pic-
was as follows:
Hermiston—J. Pearson, 161, 91;
Final Palmer writing diplomas
Hunt, catcher; Stewart, pitcher; nickers that he is not to go in swim-
W. Felthouse, 18. 84; Dr. Prime,
were received by:
Klages. F.B.; Rankin, SB.; Martin, ming.
21, 88; J. Todd, 28, 84; G. Wagner,
Eleanor Moore, Nila Tuttle, Doro
Our "R. C.” Is starting tn get
8.8.; Pierce, T.B.; Prime, L.F.;
29, 83: A. Norton, 25, 90; A. Moore,
only
Moore, C.F.; Bowman, R.F.. Subs., nervous already and It
25. 91; Shorty Matott, 30, 85; Mc thy Conrad, Ella Schokey, Mary Mc-
well
Gonigle.
Thursday
afternoon.
He
’
ll
Cox
and
Harris.
Kenzie, 15, 97; M. D. Orange, 28, 96.
to have any shoe soles left by Fri
were
Improvement
certificates
Pilot Rock—Stanton. 28, 81; Fred
day night at that rate.
Grange Co-op Moves Office.
Hartman. 22%. 82; Dr. Smith, 26% presented to Opal Stockard and
The Oregon Hardware & Imple-
83; D. Royer. 241, 87; Wescott, Frances Dawson.
The office of the Stanfield Grange
ment rompe ny should send out in
Opal
Cold
progress
pins
went
to
29. 82; Reimer, 31, 85; Westgate,
Cooperative has been moved into
structions with Ite leveling plane
the McNaught warehouse formerly
26. 89; W. Smith, 19*. 94; Erwin, Stockard. Francis Dawson. Anne
when it is loaned to mechanics. It
Sommerer,
Dorothy
Conrad
and
Ella
32, 88; N. Royer, 32%. 88.
purchased by the Farm Bureau Co-
should at least have a label on the
operative. The new arrangement
Athena—Harwood, 38, 74; Har- Shockey.
front and back so that It will be
allows for more display room and
rie. 28%, 79; Getssel, 27%,
placed to register correctly. Even
Weather Report.
easier access to stock.
Johnson, 24, 90; Dudley. 26, 81; L.
assistant county agents come to the
Pinkerton. 231. 92; Miller, 21, 93. Date
Max. Min.
assistance of mechanics In such mat
SEEN AROUND SCHOOL
Gray, 26 1, 92; Dell, 25. 91; Mich- May 12 ................................. 88 ...... 40
ters.
ener. 29 1. 91.
May 13 ................................ 85 ... .52
R. A. Brownson Is telling what a
(From the Bulldog)
"peanut politician” is, in his ad this
Pendleton—Bond, 25 %. 82; Ha- May 14
Mr. Harger looking for a ring,
navan, 38 4, 73; Schiller, 33, 78; Ma V 15
and It wasn't to go around the sun. week. Such a politician gets better
May
16
81--..38
Students practicing whistling In the more he is roasted, We have
Mollner, 31%. 83; Thompson, 24.
87 ........ 41
May 17
Mr. Harger’s study hall.
only one hope—that we don't have
86; Byers, 281, 88: Larabee, 36.
Twenty-seven Seniors grasp for to start drawing front page cartoons
May 18
84—.. 46
their diplomas as if they were tak-
80; Rhodes. 32, 85; J. J. Mamley,
There was no rain during the
ing life itself. Even Pete Carson was between the primary and general
se, sir MeNpir,-18, ps.
month
election.
glad to tet his.
Sowing