- Hermistu Heraln
There
signs of betterment
more tangible than mere hope —
Thomas W. Lamont.
The greatest fundamental influ
ences in our lives are romance and
religion.—Cecil B. DeMille.
7.
VOLUME XXVH
NUMBER 23
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2. 1933
SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 PER YEAR
x
HENRY E. HITT
VICTIN GUNSHOT
WOUND; WEDNESDAY
CORONER’S
JURY
DECLARED
DEATH ACCIDENTAL.
Body Found On South Slope of Her
miston Butte; No Funeral Ar
rangements Made Today.
The body of Henry E. Hitt, 45,
prominent Hermiston business man
and sportsman, was found late Wed
nesday night on the south slope of
the Butte one mile northwest of
town, with a bullet wound through
his head.
Mr. Hitt left his place of business
alout mid-afternoon on a hunting
and target shooting exposition say
ing he would return late in the day
to relieve the man in the store.
When he failed to return at the ex
pected time a small searching party
was sent out but were unsuccessful
In locating him. The party returned
and a general alarm was given
which sent many of his friends and
associates on the search that lasted
for several hours.
The body was found some time
between 8:30 and 9:00 o’clock p.
m. near a tench on the south slope
of the Butte, with a rifle by its side.
A coroner’s jury this morning de
clared death accidental. The inquest
was held at the Prann Funeral Par
lors where the body had been taken
after Bob Folsom, coroner’s deputy
from Pendleton, had arrived at the
scene. The jury was composed of
Grant Walker, Floyd Knerr, J. M.
Norton, H. T. Fraser, N. R. Mueller,
and Earl Carson, all of Hermiston.
Mr. Hitt came to Hermiston from
Jefferson, Oregon, more than 20
years ago, and has been one oft the
town’s most outstanding citizens.
He has taken a leading part in all
civic affairs and directed Red Cross
work -whenever his services were'
'needed. He has represented this
community in all game interests and
has always planted fish and game
on the project. He is known through-
out the state as a great sportsman,
and hie pool hall and confectionery
haa served as a sportsman's head
quarters at all times.
As a Mason, Mr. Hitt was a good
member, and transferred his mem
bership from the Jefferson order to
Hermiston February 24, 1923. He
was also a member of the Elk lodge.
His widow, a daughter, Dorothy
of Portland, and a son, Dick, of
Lebanon, survive him. Funeral ar-
rangements had not been made to-
day.
BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
AND RESULTS
Upper Columbia Athletic League
1933 Season
Hermiston 22
Irrigon 32
Umatilla 49
JANUARY 25
Stanfield 27
Irrigon at
JANUARY 26
Hermiston
Umatilla at
JANUARY 28
Stanfield
Hermiston at
JANUARY 28
Boardman
Irrigon at
JANUARY 31
Stanfield
Boardman at
FEBRUARY 1
Umatilla
Umatilla at
FEBRUARY 3
Boardman
Stanfield at
FEBRUARY 4
Irrigon
Irrigon at
FEBRUARY 7
Umatilla
Boardman at
FEBRUARY 11
Hermiston
Umatilla at
FEBRUARY 11
Irrigon
Hermiston at
FEBRUARY 14
Stanfield
Boardman at
FEBRUARY 14
Irrigon
Stanfield at
FEBRUARY 17
Hermiston
Irrigon at
FEBRUARY 17
Boardman
Boardman at
FEBRUARY 21
Stanfield
Umatilla at
FEBRUARY 21
Hermiston
Hermiston at
FEBRUARY 23
Umatilla
Stanfield at
FEBRUARY 24
Boardman
Any of these dates may be
changed by mutual consent
JANUARY 24
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of the two teams.
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♦
STANFIELD NEWS NOTES
A large and appreciative audience
witnessed the presentation of the
Ladies Aid play, "The Family Fail
ing” which was given Friday night.
Mrs. Cora Olday directed the pro
duction. She was assisted behind the
scenes by Mildred Peregin, Cather
ine Olday, Bob Rogers, and Fredrick
Olday. Vivian Cronter as Mrs. Dale
succeeded in having a heart attack
whenever convenient or when she
chose to outwit her spinster sister,
Irene, Billy Hedrick, who was her
ambitious guest. The parts of Betty
and Dean, her lover, were ably tak-
en by Myrta Martin and Frank
Laird, Nora, the aged maid, who
limped about the house carrying
Betty's wedding gifts, and Peter,
her faithful lover, were imperson
ated by Elva Berry and Joe Meyers.
Their appearance on the stage never
failed to bring a ripple of laughter.
Cecile, Betty’s friend, was played by
Sophronia Rhea and Philip Craig.
Mrs. Dale, favorite enemy, by Harry
Laird. The acting was cleverly done
and each part fitted well.
Preceding the play several music-
al numbers were received.
The Harry Dunn ranch on the
Meadows will be farmed by Frank
Walker of Pendleton. Mr. and Mrs.
Walker are now living on the place.
An hour of music will take the
place of the regular Sunday morn
ing sermon at the Presbyterian
church February 5. Chorus numbers
vocal solos, violin and piano selec
tions will be given.
Saturday evening, the W. G. Wal
lace home was the scene of the third
of a series of bridge dinners given
by Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Starkweather
and Mr. and Mrs. W. G Wallace.
Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Sires, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hood, Mr.
and Mrs. James F. Lane, Mr. and
Mrs. Harle Rogers, Mr. and Mrs.
Miles C. Barager, Mrs. Harry Rees,
and Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Heyden.
On Friday evening the farm
home of Earl Rugg, three miles
northeast of Stanfield was complete
ly destroyed by fire. Mr. and Mrs.
Rugg had gone to town early in the
evening, Neighbors discovered the
blaze and succeeded in removing
household goods from the lower
floor, but nothing was saved from
the upper floor. The place Is better
known as the Severance of Knapp
farm. The Ruggs moved here from
Pend leton last fall.
Miss Berry was hostess to the
Monday Bridge club at the home of
her sister Mrs. M. Refvem. Mrs.
James Lane scored high and Mrs.
Adolph Hayden second high. Besides
the members the following guests
were present: Mrs. Cora Olday, Mrs.
James Lane, Mrs. Adolph Hayden,
and Ernest Sires.
Harry Rees, who was taken to St.
Anthony’s hospital last week, is re-
ported to be slowly improving.
Mr. and ‘ Mrs. Marlon Martin and
family of Ukiah have moved into
the Lane house east of Hoosier's
garage.
and IIrs. Bert Sherry will
M
laz'e c Thursday for Enterprise where
they will make their home.
W. P. Trumbull and son Bobbie
went to Portland Friday, returning
Friday afternoon.
ley. Or., Monday because of the
death of Mr. Parsley’s mother.
Mr. and Mrs. John Shaw have
taken apartments above Kinney’s
confectionery.
The regular Grange meeting will
be held Monday, Feb. 6. Several
candidates will be obligated. Motion
pictures, program numbers, and re
freshments will be special features.
E. L. Sewell of Elgin. Or., will
farm that portion of the Dunning
ranch known as the hillside acreage.
The board of directors of the
Grange of Stanfield-Hermiston held
1 mecting Saturday night at the
home cf the chairman J. M. Rich-
arda. Members of the board include
L. L. Mossie, A. S. Power, C. M. Mc
Call, F. B. Stuart, and Mr. Richards.
The H. E. club is sponsoring a
benefit card party in the Grange
hall Friday evening. Bridge, “500”,
pinochle, and other games will be in
play. Door prizes as well as high
and law score prizes will be given.
The main door prize is a quilted
appli ue spread. This affair is open
to the public.
Mr. and Mra. Earl Rugg are tem
porarily located on the S. R. Arch-
ar place. They plan to rebuild on
.h Ir ferri 1 replace the house re-
cently I timed.
The Study club met at the E. A.
Hoosier »home Thursday. Mrs. W. a.
Wallace presided during the busi-
T. M. Richards
nera r.ee
had charge of the literary program
continuing the study of Oregon
writers. Mrs. Richards gave a short
sketch of the life and writings of
James Stevens.
Mrs. Roy Wright of Portland was
a club guest. The next meeting will
be held at the home of Mrs. F. B.
Stuart with Mrs. T. A. O’Grady as
program chairman.
Umatilla town team won the bas-
Stanfield town
ketball game
team Saturday night, in the score
of 21-31.
Senior Play Postponed.
As a tribute of respect to the late
Henry Hitt, the senior class play
which was to have been presented
Friday night, has been cancelled,
This announcement was given out
by Supt. McAtee,
WIFE OF MISSING MAN
ENTHUSIASM WAXES HOT
FRESHMEN LEAD IN HIGH
FORMER TEACHER HERE.
IN ATHLETIC LEAGUE
SCHOOL HONOR ROLL
Upper Columbia League Standing
Team
W L
Per.
Umatilla
. 3 0 1.000
Irrigon ..
. 2
.666
. 1 i
.500
Stanfield .
2
.333
Hermistono
0 3
.000
The freshmen of the Hermiston
Union high school figure in the hon
or roll for the third six weeks, hav
ing the largest number of members
named on the list. The names of
those appearing on othe roll are as
follows:
Seniors—Glen Pierson and Mary
Ward.
Juniors—Edith Clarke, Anna Ray
Martin,
Marjorie Shafer,
Betty
Ralph, Dale Wells.
Sophomore—Florence Lewis, Neva
Richards, Mary Rodda, Edna Turn-
blad.
Freshmen-—Eleanor Dawson, Bill
Jackson. Rosella Matott, Wanda
Needles, Barbara Reid, June Rich
ards.
Henry J. Hasbrauck of Peters
burg, Alaska, who has been missing
since December, was the husband of
the former Miss Ellen Hill, instruc
tor in Latin and girl’s basketball
coach in the Hermiston schools sev
eral years ago. The story in detail
follows:
"Word received here from Alaska
indicates that hope has been aban
doned for finding Henry J. Has
brouck, 41, of Petersburg, Alaska,
alive. Mr. Hasbrouck was a former
resident Portland. He left Peters
burg December 27 to trap on Peters
burg lake, and no trace has been
found since.
“He was a veteran of the World
war, serving in France for 10
months with the 111th engineers,
36th division. He has a wife, Ellen.
and two small daughters, Mary El
len and Ruth Christine; five broth
ers, Edwin and Leon of Petersburg,
Fred of Grayland, Jack of Simpson’s
camp and Harold of Elma; a sister,
Angie Cartner, and his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. R. E. Hasbrouck, of Olym
pia.”—The Journal.
The Upper Columbia Athletic
League pennant race tightened this
week when Umatilla came to first
place with wins over Boardman and
Stanfield. Irrigono slipped to second
place registering a win over the lo
cal Black Hawks and losing to Stan
field. Although the Black Hawks are
in the cellar at the present time
they still have a chance to end the
season near the top of the list.
Last Saturday night the Hermis
ton team journeyed to Boardman
where an exciting rough house was
held. Boardman’s superior line plays
baffled the Hermiston sharpshooters
and won the game 25-8 for Board
man. Steel hammer starred for the
winning team. Those playing for the
Black Hawks were G. Hammon and
Howard Klages, forwards; Hugh
Roberts, center; Everett Hammon
and Wait Jendrzejewski, guards.
Build New Residence.
Substitutions included Al Quiring,
A new California bungalow is
Chas. Wells. Chester Johnson, and
being constructed on the A. W.
Bob Yeager.
Purdy ranch In Columbia district.
Girl’s Team Sores.
Construction started last week with
The local girl’s town team scored
Julian Morfitt, son-in-law to Mr.
Purdy, and Otto Miller and Emil its second victory of the season Wed
Bettinger, all of Portland doing the nesday night when it won from a
carpenter work. When completed the Umatilla girl’s team 20-18. This
house will have 5 rooms; a living game was most exciting throughout,,
room, bedroom, kitchen, breakfast with the local girls forging into the
nook, bath, sleeping porch, with a lead to win the game at the last
basement and furnace room. The moment.
Purdy’s have been living in a tem
Bulldogs Shaping Up.
porarily constructed building which
The Bulldog quintet is preparing
will now be used for a garage.
to meet the Echo basketeers in the
C. M. Bentley, examiner of oper
ators and chauffeurs, will be in Her
miston, Tuesday, February 7th, at
the city library, between the hours
of 10:00 A. M. to 5:00 P. M„ re-
spectlvely, according to a recent
announcement released from the
Secretary of State’s office.
All those wishing permits or 11-
censes to drive cars are asked to get
ln touch with Mr. Bentley during
these hours.
local auditorium tonight (Thurs
day.) Earlier in the season Echo
won over the Bulldogs 12-8. Both
teams have developed considerably
rince that time and should be fairly
even. Saturday evening Coach Coch-
ran and his team will play Ione at
Ione.
Unable to hit theirstride in eith
er game played last week end the
Bulldogs fell before the Umatilla
live 21-25 and the Boardman team
held the best of a 24-18 score at the
cud of a hard fought game.
Co-op, Meetings Scheduled.
Locomotive to World's Fair.
Auto License Exams Again.
One of the first locomotive en
gines ovor driven over the Northern
Pacific railway by Ed Prann, father
of Mrs. II. E. Shesely, will be taken
to Chicago where it will be shown
at the World's Fair, later to be
placed in a museum. This informa
tion was sent to Mrs. Shesely recent-
Purchase Farm Home.
ly. The engine was one of the first
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. McPherson to cross the Rocky mountains and
have purchased the farm known as
was constructed in 1873.
the old Fred Prann place west of
town and will move there in the
Benefit Dance Postponed.
near future. The farm has 5-acres
The Masonic benefit dance set for
and is located on Hermiston avenue.
As soon as house renovations are Saturday night, February 4th, has
completed
the McPhersons will been postponed. Dates will be an-
nounced in the future.
move.
The annual meeting for the Farm
Bureau Co-operative of Hermiston
has been scheduled in the afternoon
of Friday, February 10, and the an
nual meeting of the Grange Co-op
erative will be held in the evening
on that same day in Stanfield.
LEGION AUXILIARY NEWS
Unit No. 37
At the regular meeting of the
Unit last Thursday night six condi-
dates were initiated. The new mem
bers include Mrs. Anna Carson, Mrs.
Clara Stone, Mrs. Adelpha Kelley.
Mrs. Lota Kelley, Mrs. Anita Moore,
and Miss Myrnie Clayton.
Various Interesting standing com
mittee reports were given including
an announcement by Mrs. Marie
Todd that the history is now com
plete, to date. A letter on legisla
tion was read by Mrs. Stella Shaar.
legislative chairman. Mrs. Joan Sag a
was appointed by the president as
chairman of the committee for "sick
call and relief" and Mrs. Leah Long-
horn as sewing chairman.
An essay contest on Americanism
DEBATE ON TAXATION WILL BE
and National Defense is being con
ducted among the students of the
HEARD AT LIBERTY MEETING
freshman histoory class and the win
A public discussion of taxation per will receive an award given by
will be held at the Liberty party the Unit.
meeting Saturday evening at 8:00
Poppies have started blooming in
o’clock in the Hermiston Union the Veterans’ hospital according to
church. Members of the high school the secretary. Poppy making Is look
debate team, which is under the di ed forward to by the boys, especial
rection of Henry Harger, will dis- ly those who have to remain there
cuss the subject, "Resolved that ' month after month. It is their one
more than one-half of all state and j way of earning a few pennies.
local revenue should be derived |
The ne t meeting on Thursday.
from sources other than tangible | February 9, will be a joint meeting
property.”
with the Legion at the Masonic hall
with a "pot luck” supper of sand
Annual Creamery Meeting.
wiches, pickles, cake and coffee
The annual meeting of the Uma- served after a short program. Cards
tilla Cooperative Creamery will be are not being sent out, but come.
held Saturday, February 4, in the
Methodist church starting in the MYSTERY NCVEL BECOMES
morning and oentinuing all day. A MYSTERY PICTURE.
free lunch will be served at noon In
"The Old Dark House”, which hat
the basement of the church by the
been adapted from J. P. Priestley's
ladies of the Methodist Ladies Aid.
famous mystery novel by the same
name, will be on the Oasis screen
Baby Chick Pool Uncertain.
Saturday, Sunday and Monday,
No definite plans were made at a
The picture is filled with thrills
poultry meeting held last Friday af
and suspense, No one can tell just
ternoon in the library for a baby
what is going to happen. As a re
chick pool. Sufficient orders were
suit there is illusion, which gives
pooled, however, to make a 10,000
one an opportunity to exercise the
order to the local "Vigorbilt" Hatch-
imagination. Unlike some othei
ery.
mysteries of the breath taking va
riety the tragedy is always threat
Elected to National Honorary.
ening but never eventuates.
Oregon State College, Corvallis,
The atmosphere of eerie mystery
Jan. 31.—Walther Ott of Hermiston, centered in an isolated old English
junior in agriculture at Oregon State farm house, is maintained In every
college, recently was elected to character, some of whom look capa
membership In Alpha Zeta, national ble of most fiendish crimes. Just
professional agriculture fraternity, what happens In this foreboding
The annual initiation will be held house on that wild night when a
group of strangely assorted men and
February 1,
Members of Alpha Zeta are elect- j women are marooned there by a ter
rifle storm Is sufficient to raise the
ed from the junior and senior classes
hair on one's head. However, in
on a basis of scholarship, leadership
spite of its grim setting, there Is a
and character.
contrasting of comedy and lightness.
This mystery proves to be differ
Americans Read Newspapers.
ent from many of Its predecessors
The American people spend twice in the fact that though weird from
as much time reading newspapers as start to finish It Is without a single
they do magazines, says the Ameri murder even though there are many
can Newspaper Publisher’s associa occasions when sudden death looks
tion after a survey. They peruse like the only thing that can happen.
newspapers five times as much as
Boris Karloff as a mute mad ser
they do books. Wc read newspapers vant is said to give one of the best
on the average of forty-five minutes portrayals of his screen career.
a day.
Members in the excellent supporting
cast are Gloria Stuart, Melvyn Doug-
las. Lillian Rond and Charles Laugh-
ton.
O
Included in the supplementary
program are "Call of the North,"
i comedy, and a Krazy Kat cartoon.
Six More Weeks of Winter?
Athletic Director Appointed.
ND HO6
WILL NEVER
Oregon State College, Corvallis,
Feb. 2.—Although the board of con
trol has taken no action so far this
week toward getting a new football
coach, it recently appointed Carl
Lodell. graduate manager here foi
the last ten years, to take up Paul
Schissler’s duties as director of ath
letica. I aide Il’s official title will be
chairman of athletics which officr
he will hold for the balance of the
school year. Appointment of a head
football coach to succeed Coacl
Schissler, recently resigned, Is not
expected for some time.
Weather Report.
Max. Mln
Date
January 26
45..
20
January 27
52 ....33
January 28
44
22
19
43......... 29
January 30
48....... 27
January 31
49 ..... 32
February 1........................
41......... 31
Precipitation was .35
Attend Conference.
Garnet D. Best, assistant county
agent, W Holt rouonty agent, and
Chas. Smith, county agent for Mor
row county, left early this morning
(Thursday) for The Dalles where
they will attend a district confer-
ence for county agents.
TREE DESTRUCTION
CONDEMNED BY
COMMERCIAL CLUB
COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO PRO-
MOTE TREE PIANTINO.
Club May Give Minstrel; $15 Voted
Toward Boy Scout Work; Paper on
Trees Read by President.
The regular meeting of the Her
miston Commercial club was held
Tuesday night in the Hermiston Ho
tel with nineteen members present.
The president, E. P. Dodd, an-
nounced that a tree committee
would be appointed some time in the
near future to try anil prevent the
willful destruction of trees on the
project and to promote the planting
•f new trees.
A committee consisting of W. J.
Warner. J. A. Clarke, and J. S. Burn
ham wns appointed to 1 ok into the
advisability of putting on a min
strel show in order to raise funds
for the club treasury.
The membership voted $15 to
ward the local Boy Scout troop.
Mr. Dodd's paper reads as follows:
“On the south side of the old Max
well field Is a row of stumps. Just a
mile long. Just lately these yet
bore splendid locust trees, towering
40 feet high and blending their
branches in successful resistance to
the southwesters that once so often
wantonly swirled the dust into the
doors and windows of homes and
along the streets of our town. Shunt
ing the forces of the wind skyward
more and more, year by year, since
twenty years ago when McNaughts
planted these monuments to human
comfort and landscape beauty, these
great trees lie a victim to depression
and careless thought.
"And in many more spots where
early-day spirited citizens planted
trees the same wanton hands have
been at work -work of destruction
that ignorance and gross careless
ness makes irreparable.
“It seems but yesterday when the
winds swept in full blast across
these desert plains. Sand was piled
by eddies about our buildings. Dust
filtered through every
crevice In
doors and windows. On Main street
40 mile gales zigzagged and slammed
the doors of business houses. Let
those of us who were here then and
aro here now compare the difference
between the smoothness of floors
and neatness and cleanliness of
shelves and goods, now, and the
gritty, sand strewn interiors of those
early treeless days. How ditches
were filled; crops destroyed; fence
posts polished; young trees burned
and highways filled, And recall if
you will, when and
how these
changes were brought about.
"That long row of hedge trees
Just southwest of Main street was
(Continued on last page)
ALONG THE CONCRETE
The Herald’s worries would be
over if every patron would pay his
sub in advance on the very day it
expires, the same as A. F. "Daddy"
Bensel does. Mr. Bensel says that he
makes it a "habit” to pay promptly.
May more such habits be developed
Can you beat It? Chas. McKenzie
has a turkey hen, hatcher in April,
that had nine eggs to her credit O'
January 27th.
Some girls take up interior deco
ating and others (majority) speda
ice In exterior decorating. Grat
Jackson has taken up the forme ■
and has been splashing paint an !
kalsomine all this week.
Chas. Burke has gotten a Iitti
behind on his seasons. He has bee i
sledding all week as a means c '
transport ion In moving to his ne' '
location.
What could e more embarrassit
than to Le a half hi ur late to wor ;
all the boss i .
and then have
u have for otten
order to tell hit
your key.
talking to H. F.
Someone wa
Hanby about his ( a
hat was dan -
aged by fire last weel while youn :
Hanby was driving it. The follow-
Ing conversation was rerheard:
‘Pyrene' in
"Didn’t you
there?”
"No,” replied
i
Mr. Hanby, "1 be-
lieve her name was Irene.”
One of our esteemed citizens han
ded City Chief of Police Pankow a
book of Oregon Motorist's Laws Sat
urday. He left the motor of his
parked car running while he dashed
into the Oregon Hardware.
"Mill” Longhorn, the city's most
'eligible bachelor, thought be was
shot when the exhaust on a passing
car blew out directly behind him.
From all appearances “Milt” would
make a good pole vaulter.
I