Joy prevaileth for the night; but
the headache cometh with thee
morn.
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Hprmisfu Hrraln
The cynic is the one who knows
the price of everything and the val
ue of nothing.—Oscar Wilde.
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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.
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R. E. BEAN NAMED FOR
FREEWATER’S POSTMASTER JOB
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Subscription $2,00 A Year.
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Happy New Year!
Wind
MOV.
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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. .
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Businessmen
along
the Mair,
street are dropping out one at a
time this week. Don’t misinterpre.
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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.
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There was .14 of an inch rain dur
ing the week,
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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.