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VOLUME XXVII
NUMBER 22
WIFE PRECEDES
HUSBAND FOUR
DAYS _ IN DEATH A
MR. AND MRS. SHAWVER BOTH
IN POOR HEALTH.
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Body of Wife Held; Double Funeral
Will Be Held Friday Afternoon
In Prann Funeral Parlors.
Mrs. Win. Shawver, who passed
away Friday night, January 20, pre-
ceded her husband in death by just
four days. Mr. Shawver had been
taken to the hospital early Friday
and his wife seemingly gave up af-
ter being relieved of the responsibili
ty of taking care of him had brought
during his three months of illness.
Mr. Shawver’s condition was report
ed as critical and he passed away
early Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Shawver’s body was held and
a double funeral service will be read
Friday at 2:30 o'clock in the Prann
Funeral Parlors, with H. O. Gibson
of Yakima, Wn., emulating.
In
terment will be made in the Her
miston cemetery, and J. M. Norton,
H. L. Propst, J. S. Burnham, Geo.
Wagner. I. C. Cox, and P. F. Ward
will act as pall bearers.
Mrs. Shawver, who was 58 years
of age, had been in poor health for
many years. Mr. Shawver, age 61,
has been suffering for the past year
but had been critically ill for the
past three months. When informed
of his wife’s passing, Mr. Shawver
seemed contented to have her go
first because he realized that she
was unable to look after her needs
if left alone.
Mr. and Mrs. Shawver came to
Hermiston in August, 1917, and
have made their home here, saying
many times during their stay how
well they liked this locality. They
came from Texas where they left
most of their immediate family.
Mr. Shawver has one niece, Mrs.
Florence Shuck of Yakima, Wn.,
surviving. Four sisters and two
brothers survive Mrs. Shawver. They
are: Mrs. K. H. Hall of Hermiston;
Mrs. Annie Robertson, Mrs. Maggie
Marmon, and Mrs. Huldah Widner,
all of Texas; and two brothers,
Bedford and William Smith, also of
Texas.
Mrs. Ruby Steiber of Yakima,
Wn., daughter of Mr. Shawver’s
niece, will be here for the funeral.
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Baptist Conference Held.
A conference and special meeting
was held in the Baptist church Tues
day afternoon and evening by Dr.
Harden and Miss Louise Hunder,
state workers. During their stay
they were the guests' of Rev. and
Mrs. James E. Cain.
BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
AND RESULTS
Upper Columbia Athletic League
1933 Season
FEBRUARY 21
Hermiston 22
Irrigon 32
Umatilla 49
Stanfield 27
Irrigon at
Hermiston
Umatilla at
Stanfield
Hermiston at
Boardman
Irrigon at
Stanfield
Boardman at
Umatilla
Umatilla at
Boardman
Stanfield at
Irrigon
Irrigon at
Umatilla
Boardman at
Hermiston
Umatilla at
Irrigon
Hermiston at
Stanfield
Boardman at
Irrigon
Stanfield at
Hermiston
Irrigon at
Boardman
Boardman at
Stanfield
FEBRUARY 21
Testien’
FEBRUARY 23
"evmatem.at
FEBRUARY 24
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JANUARY 24
JANUARY 25
JANUARY 26
JANUARY 28
JANUARY 28
JANUARY 31
FEBRUARY 1
FEBRUARY 3
FEBRUARY 4
FEBRUARY 7
FEBRUARY 11
FEBRUARY 11
FEBRUARY 14
FEBRUARY 14
FEBRUARY 17
FEBRUARY 17
Any of these dates may be
changed by mutual consent
of the two teams.
The greatest fundamental influ-
ences in our lives are romance and
religion.—Cecil B. DeMille.
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1933
POWDER MAN IS KILLED
WHEN ROCK STRIKES NECK.
Fred Johnson, about 50, was
killed late Saturday afternoon when
a loose rock became detached from a
ledge above and crashed down,
striking him on the neck. His skull
was fractured and his neck broken.
Johnson was employed as powder
man by the Newell Construction Co.,
on the Wallula cut-off highway and
was preparing a blast of powder in
a ledge when the rock fell. He was
brought to Hermiston to the hospi
tal and later his body was taken to
the Prann Funeral Parlors. The body
is being held here while efforts are
being made to reach relatives. Let
ters on the man showed that he was
probably from Kent, Wn.
UPPER COLUMBIA ATHLETIC
LEAGUE FORMED BY FANS.
A group of basketball enthusiasts
met at Umatilla last Thursday night
and formed the Upper Columbia Ath
letic League which includes teams
from Irrigon, Boardman, Umatilla,
Hermiston
and
Stanfield. Wm.
Bloom, superintendent of the Uma
tilla schools, was elected as general
manager for the league, and ten
basketball games were scheduled for
the season.
The first game cn this schedule
was played at Irrigon Tuesday night
when the Hermiston Black Hawks
met the town team of Irrigon, losing
by the score of 22-28. The Black
Hawks will play a return game with
Irrigon here tonight (Thursday)
and another game Saturday with
Boardman there.
John Steelhammer of Boardman,
Bloom, and W. J. Cochran of Her
miston were the coaches present at
the meeting.
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COMMERCIAL CLUB NIGHT
MEETING DUE TUESDAY, JAN. 31.
The next night meeting of the
Hermiston Commercial club will be
held Tuesday, January 31, in the
Hermiston hotel. According to the
president, E. P. Dodd, there are
some important matters to come be
fore the meeting and all members
are requested to be present.
Mr. Dodd has named the members
of the highway committee as fol
lows: W. J. Warner, F. C. McKen
zie, Raymond Walker, O. 0. Felt
house, and J. G. Pearson.
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Grade Basketball Team Wins.
The Hermiston grade schoo 1
basketball team defeated the Uma
tilla grade school team by a score of
14 to 7 In the Hermiston auditor
ium last Saturday afternoon.
Umatilla started scoring with a
free throw. Hermiston made a field
goal a little later that put then in
the lead. Close guarding by both
teams accounted for the low score.
At the end of the halt the score
stood 6-3 in favor of Hermiston.
Umatilla opened the second half
with a rush and went into the lead.
Both teams kept interest up by
lighting for the lead.
Baskets scored by Rankin and
Neilson during the fourth quarter
gave the Hermiston boys a safe lead.
The following boys played for
Hermiston: Bobby Neilson, Harry
and Claud Rohde, Bert Little. Stu
art and Maurien Rankin, and ‘Hugh
Pankow. The two teams meet again
at Umatilla Feb. 4.
Wm. Bloom coaches for Umatilla
and Clarence Henning for locals.
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Injured by Gunshot.
Frank L. Beavert of Irrigon,
World War veteran, was brought
to Hermiston Saturday after his
left hand had been badly mangled
from a gunshot. It was necessary
¿o amputate one finger on his hand. |
UPPER GOLUMRIA
ATHLETIC LEAGUE
OPENS SEASON
BLACK HAWKS DEFEATED BY
IRRIGON IN FIRST GAME.
Umatilla Score Game on Bulldogs;
Locals Will Play Double Header
. At Boardman Saturday.
Upper Columbia League Standing.
Team
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Irrigon ...........................
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Umatilla ..... ...........
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Hermiston ....... ..........
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Stanfield ....... ................. 0
Boardman ................
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Hermiston's pennant seekers in
the Upper Columbia Athletic League,
the Black Hawks, met defeat in
their opening game at the hands of
Irrigon' town team on the Irrigon
floor last Tuesday evening by a 23-
32 score. The Black Hawks outplay
ed the Irrigon five throughout the
first half, the score being 20-13 in
Hermiston’s favor. During the sec
ond half the Irrigon team gained
strength and had tied the score 20-
20 by the end of the third quarter.
Hermiston was able to hold the
Irrigon team to a 23-24 score with
but a few minutes to play, when the
Irrigon sharpshooters dropped in
four goals in rapid succession from
long range. Hermiston will meet the
Irrigon team in a second game to-
night on the local floor. Wednesday
night the Umatilla town team de
feated the Stanfield five 39-27 to
tie Irrigon for first place in the
league standings.
Bulldogs Lose.
The Hermiston high Bulldogs
spent a poor week end losing both
games played. Friday night Pendle
ton high downed the locals 33 8 at
Pendleton. Inaccurate shooting and
lack of pep Saturday night on the
Bulldogs part, coupled with strong
resistance
from
Umatilla high,
proved too strong for the Bulldogs
when they lost to Umatilla 10-6.
The same evening the Hermiston
town team turned the tables on the
Umatilla aggregation in an exciting
game when the locals won 32-22.
Saturday evening the Bulldogs
and Black Hawks will pack their
bags and go to Boardman where
they will meet two of the strongest
teams in this section.
CHAS. G. BURKE WILL MOVE
TC EAST SIDE OF TOWN
Construction of an additional
room, about 20x14, was started this
week on the small building formerly
occupied by Swift & Co. cream sta
tion. Chas. G. Burke is having the ad
dition made and will move his stock
from his present location, on the
west side of town, where he has op
erated his general mercantile store
for the past three years.
Mr. Burk occupied the building
to which the addition is being made
ten years ago when he first went
into business, where he operated for
four years. Mr. Burke says that a
jeweler by the name of Jensen own
ed the building at that time, but
that it is now owned by G. W. Stlce
of Wapato, Wn.
Work is being done by Geo. Har
ris and August Swanson. Mr. Burke
plans to move Into the new location
by the first of February and invites
his old customers to call upon him
there.
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ANNUAL CO-OP. CREAMERY
MLEIIIG SCHEDULED IN FEB.
The annual meeting of the Uma
tilla Cooperative Creamery will be
held at the Methodist church Satur
day. February 4, at 10:00 A. M.,
according to notices sent out by the
manager, Monte Hedwall.
Election of directors from Umatil-
la, Columbia, and Boardman dis-
tricts will take place at this meet-
ing. Non-member dairymen arc cor
dially invited to attend this meet
ing and patrons of the creamery
may invite any person interested.
Lunch will be served at noon. The
program will be carried through as
quickly as possible and unless abso
lutely necessary the meeting will be
adjourned in good time.
SCOUTS MAKE FINAL FLANS
FOE FATHER-SCN TANQUET
The regular Boy Scout troop meet
ins Tuesday evening proved to be
more than an ordinary meeting. The
new assistant scoutmaster, Melvin
Follett, had charge of the first half
of the meeting and much Interest
was shown in r 11 the work.
Special interest is being shown in
the celebration of "Anniversary
Week” plans which begins Feb. 8
and continues until Feb. 1.4, closing
with a big Father-Son banquet and
“award” night. Numerous badges
will bo awarded.
Fathers are asked to please keep
the date of February 14th open,
Car Damaged by Fire.
starting at 7:00 P. M. Detailed an
The Chevrolet sedan which H. E.
nouncements
will be made later.
Hanby uses on his milk route, was
badly damaged by fire Sunday. Eu
Weather Report.
gene Hanby was driving up the high
Max. Mln.
way toward Stewart’s Service Sta Date
32.......... 20
tion when he noticed the fire in January 19 ..............
the rear of the car. Before the blaze January 20 ....................... 24........... -2
could be extinguished the cloth cov January 21 ....................— 4 2......... 11
46.......... 19
ering and wood base in the seats January 22 ............
. 47......... 29
was badly damaged. It is thought January 23 .........
52.......... 29
the fire started from the exhaust January 24 ............
46.......... 20
pipe. The car will be repaired and January 25 ..........
ready for use again in a tew days. Precipitation was .05 for the week.
SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 PER YEAR
HIGHER EDUCATION
TAKES BIG EXPENSE
APPROPRIATION SLASH
SALARY REDUCTIONS INCLUDED
IN CURTAILMENT.
Board's Biennial Report Shows Cuts
Now Made or Ordered Total
Third of Funds.
That higher education In Oregon
has already gone far with economy
in state affairs by reduction in ex-
penditures of about 22 per cent in
the past two years, and will cut
still further to more than 31 per
cent on the basis of prospective in
come from present authorized sour
ces, is shown In the biennial report
of the state board of higher educa
tion recently issued for distribution
to members of the legislature, state
officials and libraries.
The published report provided for
by law contains 151 pages and in
cludes the report of the board for
the system as a whole, the report
for the University of Oregon submit
ted by Dr. Arnold Bennett Hall,
president there during the 1931-32
biennium, the report of Oregon St ite
college by Dr. W. J. Kerr, formerly
president there though now chancel
lor of the system, and the rep nt of
the normal schools submitted by J.
A. Churchill, director of elementary
teacher training.
Average annual reduction for the
past two years amounts to $1,161,-
291 as compared with the average
expenditures for each year of the
1929-30 biennium, the report shows.
Curtailments effected by the board
included salary reduction through-
out the system already In effect
ranging from 5 to 15 per cent,
which involved ravings at the rate
of $182,000 per year.
In order to meet further shrink
age in income from present author- |
ized sources, additional curtailment
for the system aggregating $830,-
000 are outlined by the board in its j
report, part of which will be made i
up by further reducing salaries so
that the total cut under the 1931-
32 base will range from 9 to 27 per
cent. Additional drastic savings in
the salary account are being made |
by heavy reduction in number of '
staff members made possible through |
consolidation of certain depart-1
inents, decreased enrollment, and |
complete elimination of some former
activities.
Continuing appropriations restric
ted to branch experiment stations,
extension work and similar pro
jects in agriculture and home eco
nomic:-—the only state income out
side of the millage now coming to
higher education—will be automa-
tically reduced through shrinkage
In county appropriations which are
matched by the state, the report
points out.
(Continued on last page)
Marking tire Social Calendar
AND SUES A
WEEY UATER IN
JUNE ANO IN JUWV
SAM PERKINS HAS
A PIRTAPA UUSI.
SARAH, 6 T THE SECONP
O2 THIRD SUNDAY IN P
AUOUST FOR The
SUNDAY SCHOOL
PICNIC/ ILL MARE
IT- VTLL PROSABLV
RAIN - IT USUALLY
Mrs. Vera Norton and Mrs. Lillie
Bensel, committee on Americanism,
are forming plans for a "get-to
gether” meeting to be held Thurs
day, February 9. They are being as
sisted by Miss Myrnie Clayton,
music chairman.
According to the secretary. Mrs
Anna Castric, the new song books
entitled. “Legion Airs” have ar
rived. It contains all the old popular
war songs and the official Legion
Department songs.
Mrs. Beatrice Christopherson was
elected as a member of the Board of
Health for Umatilla county, director
for Hermiston, in Pendleton Wed
nesday.
ATTEND TWO WEEKS CANNING
3CH0CL AT CORVALLIS
Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Barlow re
turned Saturday from attending :
canning school at Corvallis which i
directed each year through the ex
tension service at O.S.C. The firs
week was devoted to instruction 11
fruit and vegetable canning, Mr
Barlow said, and the second week to
fish canning. The largest enroll
ment was In the former classes.
E. Wiegand, head of the Horti
culture department at the college,
directed Instruction, assisted by
Thos. Omsdorff
Mr. Parlow said that the many
representatives of both small and
large canneries exchanged ideas. He
said he discovered the reason for the
portable cannery in Josephine conn
ty being able to process cans for
1 1-2 or 5 cents per can. The small
cost is due to the fact that the can
nery Is a portable affair constructed
on a four-wheel trailer, which elim
inates all overhead costs. The cans
were obtained for relief work at a
very low cost.
Mr. and Mrs. Barlow manage the
Hermiston Cooperative Cannery &
Laundry.
Mikesell Makes Honor Roll.
OREGON CTATE COLLEGE, Cor
vallis, Jan. 25— Oscar Mikesell of
Hermiston, a student at Oregon
State college and a member of Alpha
Gamma Rho, national social frater
nity for men, was one among the
small group of students on the scho
lastic honor roll for the fall term.
Straight “A” averages for fall
term vere earned by six under-
graduate and seven graduate stu
dents who completed not less than
12 hours of academic work. Ninety-
two students made the honor roll
with an average of 2.50 or above in
at least 12 hours, based on an "A”
average equalling three points.
Poultry Meeting Scheduled.
A poultry meeting will be held
Saturday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock
In the library. All poultry men in
terested should attend this meeting
as many interesting subjects will be
discussed. Included In this will be
a discussion of whether to enter the
baby chick pool.
LEGION AUXILIARY NEWS ♦
Unit Ko. 37
$
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Joint installation was held Wed-
nesdry by the Rebekah and Odd Fel
low lodges, followed by a social
hour. Mrs. B. J.- Nation and Virgil
Smith acted as installing officers.
Rebekahs installed included: Mrs.
Virgil Smith, N.G.;
Mrs. Walter
Mead, V.G. ; Mrs. Gwyn Hughes,
Treas.; Mrs. B. J. Nation, F.Sec.;
Miss Nell Reeves, Sec.; Mrs. Gerald
White, C.; Mrs. Harry McMillen. W;
Mrs. Geo. Harkenrider, O.G.; Mrs.
A. w. Christopherson, I.G.; Mrs. W.
A. Mikesell, R.S.N.G.;
Mrs. Curtis
Simon, L.S.N.G.; Mrs. M L Watson,
R.S.V.G.; Mrs. Ceo. Sale, L.S.V.G.
Odd Fellows installed, included:
Harry McMillen, N.G.; F. M. Gui
wits, V.G.; Gio. Harkenrider, W.:
Earl Carson, C.: W. R. Longhorn, R
Sec.; Otto Pierce, F.Sec.; Curtis Si
mons, Treas.; Miles Beasley, Chap
lain; H. O. Thompson, R.S.N.G.;
Eugene Vale, L.S.N.G.; Earl Bensel
R.S.V.G.; Dr. A. W. Christopherson
L.E.V.C.; Carlton Lynch, I.G.; Her
bert Thompson. O.G.; Gerald White
R.S.8; Uria Lenhart, L.S.S.
A number of out-of-town visitor:
were present.
The final pool for the Eastern
Oregon Turkey Growers' association
will be held Friday, Feb. 3, accord
ing to Garnet D. Best, assistant coun
ty agent. It is expected that this
shipment will be small as it Is more
of a cleanup pool.
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REBEKAHS AND ODD FELLOWS
Final Turkey Pool Feb. 3.
(5ALLY BROWNS.
' B1Q1HDA) COMES
ON THIRTEENTH
JOINT INS) J RATION HELD BY
Leaves for Roseburg.
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Mrs. Francis Houseolder left Wed
nesday afternoon for Roseburg, Or..
after the news of the death of her
brother-in-law, Kenneth Houseolder,
had reached her. Mr. Houseolder
was killed when the plane In which
he was co-pilot, crashed into a tele-
phone pole, and then Into a vacant
house, as it attempted to take off
the field at Eugene. Or., Tuesday
afternoon. Mrs. Houseolder said that
with Kenneth's death, the second
boy In the family was taken, as his
brother, Ed, died three years ago
following an appendicitis operation.
Use the Classified Column.
It Brings Results.
20TH AMENDMENT
WINS U.S. ADOPTION;
OUSTS “LAME DUCKS”
36 STATES
SPEEDILY
RATIFY
AMENDMENT.
Proclaimed In Force After Secretary
of State Files Formal Record;
President Takes Office Jan. 20.
(From Monday’s Oregonian)
After ten years of trying, and 100
of waiting, the United States mod
ernized its political machine today
by eliminating defeated officials—
the "lame ducks” — from govern
ment.
A 20th amendment was written
into the constit ition .declaring that
after this year both the president
and the newly chosen congress shall
take office the January following
November’s election, and that the
old-time short session, which for so
long has clogged the political ma
chinery with its in flectiveness,
hall be nell no more. The present
ne is the last.
Thirty-si:: states of the union rati
ied the amendment In less than one-
enth the time ft took to convince
ongress that the country demanded
ibolltion of this lumbering antiqui
ty.
Missouri completed the ratifica-
ion. seizing the distinction of bein
36th approving state by a wide-
awake maneuver. Its house was to
meet at 2 o'clock to act on the
amendment already ratified by the
Missouri senate. The Massachus
etts house was to do exactly the
same thing but had the one-hour
advantage of being in the eastern
time zone. The Missouri sneaker
rounded up his members for a 10-
o’clock-in-the-morning session and
the job was done in next to no time.
Though actually part of the con-
titution from today on, the amend
ment will be proclaimed in force un
til the secretary of state receives the
36th formal record of state action.
By its own terms it will not take
affect until October 15. Had it been
in force last October, Franklin D.
Roocevelt would be in the White
House today.
Congress will meet every year on
lanuary 3. The president will take
ffice every four years on January
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Claud McCall of Stanfield says
the depression Is over. One of his
cows gave birth to a pair of twin
calves the other day.
"Skeeter” (Floyd) Tierce getting
cocky at the basketball game Sat-
urday; making a big noise by flip-
ping his suspenders.
Music at the basketball game Sat
urday night was furnished by fans
In the rooting section. Cuds of gum
emitted notes scaled from the flute
to the base drum. Along with this
were dark haired, self-conscious
maidens; shy side glances; a crash—
is a foot went through a wooden box
that supported two absorbed young
men.
Some of our local citizens still
have nickles and dimes that ring
when they hit the concrete. A try
out was being held In the entran:
to the Oregon Hardware We did no
observe long enough to see who
came out winner.
Some well-meaning soul has see
fit to eliminate the "lame ducks
from the panorama of public, af
fairs- as such a movement ha
placed the death knell on the fill
buster and killed all opp rtunity ft •
oratory of the old cl is, he It r •
solved by all liberty -loving Ameri
cans to report the matter to th )
Humane society.
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According to Japanese press dl
patches, the greet Chinese wall ht I
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been attacking Japanese forces wit »
such severity and without reaso i
that the Mikado’s forces have lie i
forced to destroy the descendants • ′
those who built the wall out of se ′
protection.
It isn't the wisest plan In t »
world for the minister, answering 9
the name of Rev. Jones, to leave his
coat hanging along side other con a
that are for sale out of the chure 1
Thrift Shop. Mrs. Turnhlad is a
good saleswoman and can point out
the merits of a preacher’s coat, even
If it isn’t a frocktail.