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Joy prevaileth for the night; but the headache cometh with thee morn. -he Hprmisfu Hrraln The cynic is the one who knows the price of everything and the val ue of nothing.—Oscar Wilde. 13 . n _ ----- , — - — 0 •• : 2 VOLUME XXVII NUMBER 21 COMMERCIAL CLUB ■ ELECTS OFFICERS FOR ENSUING YEAR E. P. DODD ELECTED TO PRESI DENCY FOR TENTH TIME. Report From Northwestern Turkey Show Given; Club Will Not Award Watch to Student This Year. In the final meeting for the year 1932 Tuesday night, the Hermiston Commercial club elected E. P. Dodd as president* J. S. Burnham, vice president, and Sam Moore, secretary treasurer, as officers to head the or ganization for the coming year. Other business coming before the members was the discussion of whe ther the organization would continue to make the watch award to the Hermiston Union high school stu dent making the highest scholastic record during the year. It was voted to discontinue the award. The members present voted to meet for noon luncheon every Tues day in the month except the last Tuesday, which will be an evening meeting. President Felthouse read a report from the Eastern Oregon Turkey Growers’ association listing the birds which received awards at the North western Turkey Show at Oakland, Or., two weeks ago. The Commercial club helped in sending the birds, in a financial way. The report was fa vorable considering the fact that competition was keen. The show is one of the largest in the world with a total of 272 dressed birds on dis play, and 601 live birds. Out of 24 dressed turkeys entered by local growers, 18 placed, according to the report. . It was suggested that the club try to secure Walter M. Pierce and other prominent state officers to appear before the club at some future date. Following the election of the new officers the president made some en couraging remarks. He also stated that this term in office, if completed, would make his tenth as president of the Hermiston Commercial club. Retiring officers included: O. O. Felthouse, president; Ben Gerking vice president; and Alfred Quiring, secretary-treasurer. STUDENTS OF COLD SPRINGS SCHOOL GIVE XMAS PROGRAM The residents of Cold Springs and vicinity enjoyed a Christmas pro gram given in a splendid way by the students of the school in that dist rict last Friday evening, December 23. The program was under the di rection of Mrs. Catherine DeMoss. Following the program Santa ap peared and distributed treats to all children and young people under 20 years of age. He also distributed presents from the tree which was ladened with presents most of which had been made by the pupils with aid of coping saw and paint brushes, and fabric crayons. The school attendance is unusual ly large this year owing to the pres ence of two highway construction camps in the district. The following program was pre sented: Songs by the boys’ and girls' chorus; Recitation by Oliver Kerr. Greetings. “Peace on Earth,” by a three-part chorus of older pupils. Primary girls singing "Little Lights for Jesus,” and “Away in A Manger.” A recitation by Ivy Parsons, "The Brightest Tale of Christmas”: A pantomime and reading, “A Christ mas Legend,” presented by Jane Higgenbotham. Faye Allen, ' Marie Hanry, and Rosalie Shaw. A play, "A Truly ChCristmas" with Betty Goff and Warren Higgen botham as characters; Next a Christ mas medley and recitation “What .Happens Every Year.” given by Her bert Allen. Two recitations followed, one “Santa's Whiskers” by Warren Hig- genbotham, and the other “If Santa Claus Was Paw,” by Francis Shaw. The program closed with a play entitled “Mrs. Santa Comes Into Her Own.” Stores Closed Monday. All the business houses in Her miston will be closed Monday, Jan uary 2. 1933. This makes a two-day holiday the same as at Christmas time and it will be necessary to lay in supplies sufficient for these two days. HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1932 OREGON FOUR-H MEMBERS SOUND A NOTE OF GOOD CHEER PENDLETON QUINTET WIN $2055 AT CHICAGO. WILL MEET LOCALS EARLY IN 1933 INDICATIONS ARE THAT OPPOSI TION WILL BE STRONG. O Change Made In Locals Offensive Play Making Development Slow; Surprise Due for Fans. • e R. E. BEAN NAMED FOR FREEWATER’S POSTMASTER JOB we = --- PAGEANT OF AMERICAN HISTORY PORTRAYED IN FILM “The Conquerors,” a pageant of American history, will be shown on the Oasis theatre screen Thurs day, Friday, and Saturday. Starting with the panic of 1873, the film re views the ups and downs of finance and Industry through the various collapses, including the present. It points out the fact that America al ways arises greater than before. Some of the rather unique fea tures of this picture are seeing and nearing Woodrow Wilson talk. This was made possible by the re-record- Ing of a phonograph record; and the symbolic representation of the dif ferent economic crises. Interest in the film lies in the successive pictures of periods of American history rather than the story. The horse and buggy age, the advent of the bicycle, the railroad, the automobile, the airplane are all depicted, apparently with careful at tention to detail as to costumes, ar chitecture and the popular music of each era. Against this historic background move Ann Harding and Richard Dix in a romantic story of American life. Other well known names in this cast are Edna Mary Oliver, Guy Kibbee and Skeets Gallagher. To complete this program there Is an excellent two reel comedy, "Two Lips and Juleps,” and a Krazy Kat cartoon. Let the New year enter with a fanfare of trumpets—greet him with shouts and laughter—he’s a better, brighter, hap pier New Year for all. We hope that the joy we derived from serving you in 1932 will be duplicated in 1933. ----------------------------- --------------------- :— MIDNIGHT MATINEE AT OASIS FORD SALES CONTINUE ON NEW YEAR’S EVE INCREASE DESPITE TIME OUT The Oasis theatre has announced that the management has arranged for a special double-feature program, with free paper hats, serpentine and squawker balloons for a midnight fun-frolic Saturday, New Year's eve. The main feature “My Wife’s Family” is a side-splitting English comedy and is scheduled to start five minutes after midnight. However, personos coining in any time after the regular Saturday night show is ended at eleven o’clock are to be en tertained with short subjects and comedies until one minute before twelve when the house lights will go on and the New year will be ushered in more or less officially. It looks like the fun lid is going to be blown sky-high. Since 1927 when the Model T car was discontinued, Ford passenger car sales led those of all other makes according to a tabulation by the Ford Motor Company, reported today by A. F. Rohrman, local Ford dea ler. In this period from January, 1927 to and including October, 1932, the latest month for which reports have been compiled, Ford sales total 4,0 01,3 8 4, as compared with 3,705,- 827 for its nearest competitor and total sales pf all makes of 15,183,- 842. Ford's share of all business in these six years was 2 6.4 per cent. This record, it was pointed out, was made despite the fact that Ford production was halted twice during this six-year period in preparation for the Model A and the V-8 Ford cars. Manufacture of the Model T was discontinued in May, 1927, Ford being out of the market until De cember of that year when the Model A was announced. Ford again was out of the market for the first five months of 1932 until volume de liveries of the new Fords began last June. — • =- Influenza Cases on Increase. In a report given today by Dr. A. W. Christopherson, local health of ficer, it is evident that the influenza cases in this vicinity are on the in crease this week. More than 200 cases are known by local physicians. Whole families are known to have been ill at one time but as yet no cases have proven fatal. George W. Head, a resident of Portland, passed away at the home of his sister, Mrs. F. B. Stuart, in Stanfield, Friday, December 23. Mr. Head had been in poor health for some time but had been employ- | ed as watchman on the Hawthorn bridge in Portland, up to the time j he came to Stanfield the week pre vious. His body was taken to Snohomish, Wn„ where it was laid to rest be side his wife who preceded him by several years. ORRIN H. WARNER Orrin H. Warner, pioneer resident of Boardman. Or., passed away Sun day. December 25, at the age of 70 years. He had been in poor health for more than a year. Funeral services were held in the Boardman church at 2:00 P. M. Tuesday with Rev. Miller officiat ing. Interment was made In the Boardman cemetery. A complete obituary will be pub lished next week. ——— • =------— Subscription $2,00 A Year. ' Happy New Year! Wind MOV. — • =- GEORGE W. HEAD RETIRED NEWSPAPERMAN WILL MAKE HOME HERE. Oregon 4-H club members ranked high n achievement at the Nation al Club Congress in Chicago, reports H. C. Seymour, state leader at O.S.C. Six Oregon members and one club, in competition with entries from 40 states, won five first places, one sec ond, one fourth and three fifths. Counting the scholarships and trips won. the money value of the awards totalled $2055.50. The largest single awards were a $300 scholarship at Oregon State college won by Alice Welbes, Mult nomah county, from a fruit jar man ufacturing firm, and a trip valued at $1000 won by Helen Clark, also of Multnomah, from a big Chicago mercantile firm. R. E. Bean, who is now rounding out his twelfth year as county com missioner, has been recommended by Representative Robert R. Butler for appointment to the postmastership at Freewater, a position vacant since last June. In his letter Mr. Butler says: "I am hopeful that your appointment will be conofirmed by the senate during the short session and will call the matter to the attention of our own senators.” Mr. Bean has resided at Freewa ter since 1903 and has taken an ac tive interest in community affairs. For 13 years he was agent for the Union Pacific railroad at that place and then went into the Hardware business. He farmed for seven years and for the past 12 years has been county commissioner and manager of the Freewater Times. He has served as secretary-treasurer of the Milton- Freewater Apple show every year since its organization—East Oregan- ian. . a ~ SUBSCRIPTION. $2.00 PER YEAR SEPT Pendleton will bring her high school basketball team to Hermiston to play in the first week of school after the Christmas holidays. Early season scores seem to indicate that Pendleton has a very strong team. Lop-sided scores were run up against St. Joseph’s Academy and the Pilot Rock teams. Both of which are al ways strong contenders. The Bulldogs so far have not indi cated a great deal of strength. The offence has been changed from a fast-breaking system to a short pass type. This has necessitated a very slow development and the team will probably not reach the peak till the middle of the season. There will be a number of sur prises for the fans, when the first game takes place. Bowman, last year's center, seems to have lost his position to Moore, a new man. Moore lacks experience, but is more agres sive and has the ability to hold onto the ball. The line-up has also been •hanged in other spots, which is said to have.strengthened, and helped it materially. -------------------- Oil» -------- ------------ Cable-Mikesell Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Mikesell of Columbia district announce the mar riage of their daughter, Edith, to A. H. Cable of Pilot Rock. The mar riage took place in Pendleton Tues day, December 27, at the court house with Judge Schannep pronouncing the ceremony. Mrs. Cable is a graduate of the Hermiston Union high school and also of the Oregon Normal school at Monmouth. She has taught for the past four years and will continue her teaching in her school near Pi lot Rock for the remainder of the year. Mr. Cable is a farmer near Pilot Rock and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Cable, pioneer residents of that district. The young couple left immediately following the ceremony for a short honeymoon trip to Port land. They will make their homo at Pilot Rock. WALT NATION NAMED ON PENDLETON POLICE FORCE Walter Nation, who has been act ing as deputy in the Sheriff’s office for the past three and a half years, has been named on the new Pendle ton police force, and will take of fice the first of the year. Ir. Na tion is the son of Mr. and Mrs. B. I. Nation of this city. R. L. Rowe, newspaper'editor, and economic special writer for newspa pers, Chambers of Commerce, and banks, is now with his son Edward Rowe in Columbia district and will make his home with him. Mr. Rowe has had writing contacts with 110 cities in the United States and Can- ada, and some in Mexico, with con tinued duplications. He has had 160 assignments in 40 states and prin cipal provinces of Canada, covering a total of 300,000 miles in his tra vels. Mr. Rowe has an interest in the farm on which Mr. and Mrs. Walter ’anders live and will make his home here with his son, Edward, and the ’anders family. --------e =- ECHO MAN IS ONE OF FEW TO PASS TEST FOR ARMY. O. F. Bartholomew was successful in passing the physical examination or flight training in the army 1-st Friday at Vancouver, being one of aight among 29 applicants who passed the test. The examination war at Pearson field and was con ducted I y Major Mitchell of the 321st observation squadron. Bartholomew's name will be ad ded to the list of those eligible for appointment but it may be several weeks before an appointment is made. When appointed he will have to go to a California training camp for instruction in flying. He says the tests were very severe, re quiring almost perfect physical con dition to get by. Particular stress was laid on eyesight, nervous con dition and blood pressure.-—Echo News. ---------- -oe- GOVERNMENT LOANS FOR PURCHASE OF CHICKS Poultry associations and commit tees in various parts of the country are working with the manager ol the new Agriculture Credit Corpor ation. for their particular district, on plans whereby loans could be made to poultrymen and farmers by this Credit Corporation for the pur chase of baby chicks. J. S. Vanskike, of the local “Vigor blit” hatchery hopes to have these contract blanks in the near future Some of the requirement! outlined in the applications for loans provid Ing they are granted or considérée at all are: “Information concerning loans and application for loans to be avail able from county agents, local banks, hatcherymen, feed dealers and jmith-Hughes Vocational Teachers.” “Size of loan— The relation be- wcen the size of loans and the num ber of chicks required to safely li quidate these loans is approximately as follows: 2000 chicks, $350 loan; 100o chicks, $200 loan; 500 chicks, $100 loan; 400 chicks, ,$75 loan; 300 chicks, $50 loan. Security for loans—Chattel mort gages on the chicks and other items to secure the loans to be required, including mature laying flock, other livestock and feed. The different possible income 'rom the average poultry flock which nay provide funds to liquidate these loans are: Broiler sales 10 to 14 weeks of ige; pullet sales 3 to 6 months of age; egg sales from pullets after 6 nonths and mature flock all year, ale of mature fowls. No loans will be allowed for pur- hase of chicks between June 1 and November 1. Period of loans—Half of the loan should be payable at the time the broilers are sold, the remainder to he paid 9 months from the date of he purchase of the chicks or sooner it the option of the borrower. CO-OP, CANNERY, LAUNDRY SHOW ADVANCE IN 1932 18000 MORE CANS PROCESSED DURING YEAR. Both Departments Free of Debt; 145 Families Use Laundry; 41.845 Cans Processed. The Hermiston Co-operative Laun dry & Cannery which was incorpor ated during the year, gives a splend- did report for the past year, under the management of O. L. Barlow. Despite the depressing times the year has been quite a successful one for both concerns. The laundry has been in operation for the past five years and the can nery for the past three summers. The amount of produce processed by the cannery has increased each year, but this year an increase of approximately 18000 cans has been made over last year’s canning rec ord. The cannery has paid off a debt of 3200 this year to the Umatilla Project Farm Bureau leaving it free from indebtedness. The Farm Bur eau advanced finances in order that the cannery might be opened. During the years of operation the cannery business has increased un til it will be necessary to add more equipment before another season opens, in order to take care of the customers efficiently and profitably. Since the first of 1932 the laun dry has paid off a debt to the Uma tilla Project Farm Bureau in the amount of $376.65, besides addine another machine and laundry trays to the equipment. The laundry schedule at present has 145 families using the laundry regularly besides a few extras that drop in to wash occasionally. The patrons feel that it is less costly and much easier that: doing the family laundry at home. Below is a list of the canned in 1932: products Asparagus ......................... 10,373 can- Tomatoes ......................... 8,860 cans Beans ................................ 7,699 can Corn ............................ 3.635 can Peas ................................... 3,131 cans Carrots .............................. 100 cans Greens and Beets ........... 522 cans Fruit ................ 2,705 cans Meats and fish ................ 4,820 can- TOTAL ......................... 41,845 cans Honored at Wedding Dinner. The wedding dinner of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hammer was celebrate on Christmas day at the home o' Mr. and Mrs. Lester Hammer. The house was appropriately dec orated in red and green with a large red Christmas bell in the center o. the room. A bouquet of the Calif ornia Toyon berries decorated the beautifully appointed table where covers were laid for eighteen. Invited guests were: Mr. and Mrs. David Conrad and son Johnnie; Miss Bessie Hammer of Salem, Ore.; and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Johnson and sor Hulett of Touchet, Wash. Mrs. John son is a sister of Mrs. Lester Ham mer. Mrs. Carl Hammer is the former Miss Alice Bundrick of San Francis co, Cal. She is a graduate of the Richmond high school and the Good rich Academy of Cosmetology. t*************2 • ♦ ALONG THE CONCRETE « • 94994440*****%$ Businessmen along the Mair, street are dropping out one at a time this week. Don’t misinterpre. -------- e = that statement! It is only for a Iitti > Robert Butler Improving. holiday with that well known visit Definitely hopeful press reports or “flu.” from the bedside of Congressman Some peonie will be able to enjoy Robert R. Butler of Oregon were is- sued today. He has been critically the Blankety Aspirin company broad ill from pneumonia for two weeks cast when they say, "We hope you improvement in the lung condition had a very Merry Christmas.” and general symptoms was noted to- It is about time for merchants to lay. start making those exchanges in Weather Report. Date Max. Min 50 .21 34 49 . 50 36 51 35 ........ 57... 26 38 27 62 . .26 28 24 47 . There was .14 of an inch rain dur ing the week, December December December December December December December 22 23 24 25 Christmas gifts. Did you ever stop to think that you have to “die to win” In life In surance. Too bad we haven't the lives of a cat. It you see a merchant counting ar ticles in his place of business, you had just an well move on because you will not be very highly enter tained. Perhaps after next week the atmosphere will have cleared.
