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VOLUME XXVII
NUMBER 31
ACT OF BRAVERY BY A. BEARD
Large Sign Presented to Club By
Sam Moore to be Placed Junction
Wallula Cut-off and Diagonal.
One of the important moves made
by the members of the Hermiston
Commercial club at ite regular eve
ning meeting Tuesday was to set
Friday, April 7, as general clean-up
day for Hermiston and adjacent
communities.
After hearing a report from the
chairman of the tree planting com
mittee, which had tentatively set
this date as a time for tree planting
in this community, the membership
voted favorably to hold the annual
clean-un on that day. Following this
vote the president, E. P. Dodd, ap
pointed O. O. Felthouse, Geo. Wag-
per and N. R. Mueller on a com
mittee to arrange for the clean-up
work.
Mayor F. C. McKenzie announced
that the city would furnish convey
ance by which all rubbish and cans
might be hauled away, provided it
was placed in boxes and sacks,
making handling easy. These move
ables should be placed in alleys
where trucks will have easy access
to them, the Mayor said.
President Dodd told of the act of
bravery of A. J. Beard last Friday
in rescuing Marshall Newport from
a tunnel on the Newport Construc
tion Co. job on the Wallula cut-off
highway, when he was overcome by
carbon monoxide gas, and collapsed.
Mr. Beard entered the tunnel en
dangering his own life, and placed
Mr. Newport on the rock conveyor.
Mr. Dodd said that this act was wor
thy of a “Carnegie” award and ap
pointed a committee to investigate
the act, and send in a report.
As a pleasant surprise of the eve
ning, a large sign, approximately
21x12, with the lettering "Hermis
ton” on either side,. was presented
to the club by Sam Moore, manager
of the Standard Oil Company In
Hermiston. A vote of thanks was ex-
tended to Mr. Moore. The sign will
be placed tn storage for the present,
but will probably be placed at the
junction where the diagonal road
meets the Wallula cut-off highway,
when that stretch of highway Is
completed.
After reading a communication
from the Stanfield Commercial club
regarding the organizing of the
Mid-Columbia Athletic League, the
president appointed A. H. Norton,
and W. W. Felthouse as a committee
to further investigate the possibili
ties of such a move.
As a final act before adjourn
ment the membership voted to hold
but two night meetings a month;
one the second, and one the fourth
Tuesday beginning at 7:00 o'clock.
BOARDMAN COMMUNITY
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
W. O. Miller. Pastor
Sunday School. 10:15 A. M.
Preaching Service, 8:00 P. M.
Subject, "How Can These Things
Be.” All are cordially invited to
attend.
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LEGION AUXILIARY NEWS
Unit No. 37
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Legion Auxiliary
immigration card party held at the
library last Thursday evening was
well attended. Twelve tables of
bridge and two of pinochle were in
play during the evening.
During the Interchange of bridge
partners, lists of questions which
are asked the immigrants upon en
tering this country were passed
among the guests. Gerald McKen
zie won the prize for the most cor-
reet answers.
F. B. Swayze and Miss My rate
Clayton won high honors for bridge;
Bill Logan, high honors for pinoch-
le: J. M. Norton low for bridge;
Mrs. Kelley low score for pinochle.
Mrs. Anna Castric gave an amus-
ing reading after which Peter Cas-
trie sang a French song.
Lois
Best, community service
chairman, had charge of the
rangements for the affair.
The Unit wishes to thank the
community for the ready response
given.
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HERMISTON. UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THUKSDÄV. MARCH 30, 1933
COMMERCIAL CLUB
ANNOUNCES ANNUAL
CLEAN-UP, APRIL 7
MAY WIN MEDAL.
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ASPARAGUS GROWERS HOLD
ANNUAL MEETING SATURDAY.
The annual meeting of the As
paragus Growers’ association was
held Saturday afternoon, March 25,
In the library. A good representa
tion of the growers was present.
The principal subject under consi
deration was the marketing of this
year’s crop. Several plans were
presented and discussed at length,
resulting in a final decision not to
ship to Kennewick, Wn., as an as
sociation, as formerly.
Details of the new plan for mar
keting can be obtained from the
secretary, H. T. Fraser, or from the
new president, J. W. McMullen,
Crates may be obtained as usual at
the Tum-A-lum.
Officers elected for the year.
were:
W. McMullen, president;
H. W. Grimm, vice president; H. T.
Fraser, secretary-treasurer; C. G.
Hall, and J. Skovbo, directors.
HERMISTON BOY SCOUT TROOP
TO VISIT UMATILLA.
At the regular scout
meeting
Tuesday night plans were made for
a joint meeting with Umatilla
scouts next Tuesday at Umatilla.
Also plans were made for a scout
hike for Saturday when a special
test in Scout cooking will be given.
Since the local troop re-registered
in February it has had an average
of one new member at each meeting,
which is a remarkable record for a
troop with its membership. New
members are: Frank Rodda, Robert
Harris, Marvin Rankin, and Ralph
Marble.
COMMITTEE GUIDES GARDEN
PROJECTS FOR RELIEF.
Auto License Examiner Coming.
HERMISTON BOY NAMED FIRST
EASTERN OREGON SUPT. AND
BY CARBON MONOXIDE
GAS IN TUNNEL
ALTERNATE TO WEST POINT
from Bradford, Vermont,
Rescued by Beard : All Discharged
From Hospital.
Five men were overcome by car
bon monoxide gas, when they en
tered a tunnel soon alter a blast had
been set off, on the Newport Con
struction job on the Wallula cut-
off highway early Friday morning.
April 2 1. They were: Marshall New
port, W. W . Rogers, and J. Watson
of Hermiston;
Max Cray heal of
Umatilla; and A. J. Beard of Pen-
dleton. The men were rushed to the
Hermiston hospital and all avail-
able oxygen tanks In Hermiston and
Chester Johnson received word
this week from Congressman Walter
M. Pierce, that he has been named
first alternate in the second con
gressional district in military aca
demy appointment to West Point.
William Chenoweth of Bend was
named principal, and Arthur King
of Prairie City, second alternate.
Appointments are made subject to a
substantiating examination. T h e
successful appointee will enter the Umatilla
ore obtained.
academies next July 1.
About eight o'clock Friday morn-
Candidates are subject to a rigid ing the men had been setting a
physical examination, Mr. Pierce, blast in a tunnel, and within a very
says, and if such be the case that i few minutes after the explosion
the first appointee should fail to Max Gravi • al and W. W. ‘Rogers
pass that examination the first al- entered to commence work. Max
ternate is next in line. *
Graybeal sensed the poison and call
Chester is a graduate of the Her- ed to the others to get out. He
miston Union high school in the started to run but became paralyzed
class of 1932.
from the hips down and was forced
to crawl on hands and knees the re-
STATE GRAND MASTER ODD
maining distance. Mr. Watson was
nearly overcome when he rushed In
FELLOWS HERE SATURDAY
to the tunnel and rescued Mr. Rog-
assisted by others when
R. H. Jonas, state grand master ers. He
for the Odd Fellows, will hold en he reached safety at the mouth of
campment in the local lodge Satur the tunnel.
day, April 8, at 8:00 P. M. He will
Anxious to take the air hose into
be assisted by Earl Shank of Hood the tunnel
Marshall N e w p o r t
River, who is grand patriarch. Dele- thought he would be safe with the
gates from lodges at Stanfield. No. air hose near his face, and went in-
239; Echo, Overland No. 23; Hard- to the depth of the pit, where he col
man, Lone Balm; Pilot Rock Alta "lapsed. Mr. Beard, who witnessed
No. 165; and Heppner, Willows No. the collapse through a vent in the
66, will be present at the meeting. tunnel, jumped in and placed Mr.
Mr. Jonas makes his home in Newport on a rock conveyor, which
carried both of them to safety.
Prineville, Oregon, where he Is as
Three of the men were uncon
sociated with his son in publishing
scious when brought to the hospital
the Central Oregonian.
but all sooa recovered sufficiently
to warrant hope for their recovery.
Weather Report.
Max < raybeal
was discharged
Date
Max. Mln. from the hospital the next day; Mr.
March 23 .............................. 54.......... 33 Watson and Mr. Beard the first of
March 24 . ............................ 58.......... 31 the week, and Mr. Newport and Mr.
March 25 .............................. 58.......... 43 Rogers were discharged Wednesday.
March 26 ....................
62.......... 24 Each man will take from one to two
March 27 .............................. 59.......... 44
March 28 .............................. 60.......... 42 weeks off duty to recuperate.
CURSES
EMMA F. FLAGG.
Repealists Meet Tuesday.
meeting of those favoring re-
peal of the eighteenth amendment
has been called by Dave Nelson
former county chairman of the Cru
saders for Tuesday night at 7:30 in
the circuit court room at the court
house in Pendleton. .Plans will be
perfected for completing organiza
tion and for placing three candida-
tes in the field for election to the
convention which will be held to
vote on the repeal of the eighteenth
amendment.
A greater campaign, competently
directed, for subsistence gardens
throughout Oregon by which unem
ployed may produce much of their
necessary food by their own efforts
Is underway this season through the
cooperation of the relief council of
the state with the Oregon State col
lege extension service.
A state subsistence garden com
mittee has been appointed by Paul
V. Maris, director of agricultural
extension and secretary of the re
lief council, and It has just issued
10,00o copies of a new leaflet which
contains planting plans and other
information for guiding the inex-
perienced gardener in producing a
score or more different vegetables
on a plot 60 by 100 feet.
March 29 .............................. 60.......... 38
Each county agent In the 28
Precipitation was .35 for week.
counties maintaining them is pre
pared to give local assistance and
UMATILLA COMMUNITY
advice in adapting the recommenda
tions contained in this new leaflet
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
to the particular conditions prevail
W. O. Miller, Pastor
ing in each county.
Junior Endeavor, 9:30 A. M.
While free seed and free fertili
Sunday School, 10:00 A. M.
zer in some instances, are being pro
Preaching, 11:00 to 12:00 A. M.
vided under the terms of money Subject, “The Greatest Question of
granted by the Reconstruction Fi the Age”.
nance Corporation, strict rules have
Christian Endeavor, 7:30 P. M.
been issued to prevent the'abuse of All are cordially invited to attend.
this privilege through issuing seed
•to other than duly registered unem
ployed persons.
"R.F.C. funds are made available
for seeds and fertilizers with the
expectation
that local agencies,
public and private, will cooperate
in such matters as making suitable
garden tracts, tools and equipment
available, and providing irrigation
water when possible," says Director
Maris. "Only persons ‘willing and
able’ to grow gardens are encour-
aged to do so. As unemployed per-
sons receiving relief are not able
to purchase adequate quantities of
vegetables, subsistence gardens will
not compete to any considerable ex
tent with farmers and truck garden
ers who have produce for sale."
Members of the state subsistence
garden committee are W. L. Teutsch
assistant state county agent leader;
A. G. B. Bouquet, professor of vege
table crops; Lucy A Case, nutrition
specialist of Hhe extension service;
O. S. Fletcher, county agent of Lane
county, and J. J. Inskeep, county
agent of Clackamas county.
Mrs. Emma F. Flagg, 70, died In
Pendleton Saturday, March 25. Fu-
neral services were held from the
Prann Funeral Parlors Monday,
March 27, and interment made in
the Hermiston cemetery.
She is survived by one sister.
Mrs. Henry Staples, of Bradford,
Vermont; and one daughter, Mrs.
Chas. Taylor, of Hermiston. She
came to Hermiston five years ago
FIVE MEN OVERCOME
C. M. Bentley, examiner of oper
ators and chauffeurs, will be in
Hermiston, Tuesday, April 4, at the
city library between the hours of
10:00 a. m. and 5:00 p. m.. re
spectively, according to a recent an
nouncement released from the Sec
retary of State’s office. All those
wishing permits or licenses to drive WORKERS
ENTERED TUNNEL
cars are asked to get in touch with
TOO SCON AFTER BLAST.
Mr. Bentley. Examination books
with questions and answers may be
Newport Collapses in Tunnel and Is
obtained at the Herald office.
Girl Injured When Horse Falls.
Miss Edna Turnblad was bruised
and shaken Tuesday night when her
horse sank its front feet into loose
sand, throwing her over its head.
The loose saad resulted from con
struction work on Gladys Avenue
on the city water mains, which had
not settled. Fortunately the hnrse
did not break its legs but was stiff
from the encounter.
PRINCIPALS ASS N. MEETING
A meeting of the Eastern Oregon
Superintendents and Principals asso
elation will be held at the Eastern
Oregon Normal School Saturday,
April 1.
General assembly will be held at
9:00 A. M.. and following a short
program, conferences will begin,
continuing throughout the day, and
closing at 3:30 P. M.
Miss Cornela Tomes, principal of
Lincoln high school in Pendleton,
is chairman and Miss Ruth Melan-
dy, principal Howthorn school in
Pendleton, is acting secretary of the
conference. The nominating com
mittee consists of: R. E. McCormick.
Principal high school Pendleton,
chairman: Roy Conklin, Supt. of
schools, Union; Oren Campbell, Supt
of schools, Wallowa; Troy Walker,
Prin. high school, Baker; and W. H.
Bloom, Supt. of schools, Umatilla.
UNITED STATES CIVIL SERVICE
EXAMINATIONS SCHEDULED.
The United States Civil Service
Commission announces the follow
ing open competitive examinations:
SENIOR LEVELMAN,
$1,620 to >1,920 a year.
LEVELMAN.
$1,440 to >1,800 a year.
RODMAN-CHA INMAN,
$1,260 to >1,560 a year.
Applications must be on file with
the Manager, eleventh U. 8. civil
service district, Seattle, Washing
ton. not later than April 21, 1933.
These examinations are for the
purpose of filling vacancies in the
position and at the salaries speci-
fled, in the States of Idaho, Monta-
na, Oregon, and Washington, and
future vacancies in positions requir
ing similar qualification«, at ap
proximately the same rates of pay.
Competitors will not be required
to report for examination at any
place, but will be rated on their ex
perience and fitness.
Full information and application
blanks may be obtained from the
Secretary, Board of U. S. Civil Ser
vice Examiners, at any first or sec-
ond-class post office in the States
of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, or
Washington, or the Manager, elev-
enth U. S. civil service district, 4′0
Federal Office building, Seattle,
Washington.
April the First
THE wÓT i WOULD HAVE
SUBSCRIPTION, 5200 PER YEAR
STUDENTS URGED TO MAKE
USE HOME READING COURSES.
COMMITTEE FORMS
NATIONAL MUSIC
WEEK PROGRAM
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eu
gene, March 29.—Young people in
Hermiston and throughout the state
who under normal conditions would
be attending the university, state
college, or one of the normal schools
but who have been forced to discon OBSERVANCE SET FOR SATUR-
tinue their formal education are
DAY, MAY 13.
urged In a letter sent out this week
from Dr. W. J. Kerr. Chancellor of Numerous Bands Will Give Concerts
higher education, to carry on stud
on Hotel Steps; Tennis Tourney
ies In their homes through reading
Will Add Color to Day.
courses.
Cooperating in the movement will
National Music Week sponsored
be the State library, State College.
by the Oregon Federation of Music
the University and the Normal
Schools. The project will have as clubs and Oregon Music Teachers
association, will begin the first Sun
its basis well-organized reading
day ia May. the 7th and continue
courses, which will be made up by
through the 13th. The purpose of
faculty members of the Institutions1
the week is to center public atten
of higher education and distributed
tion on music through a coordina
through the office of Miss liarriet
tion of musical activity and to
C. Long, state librarian, at Salem.
spread its influences more widely
The reading will cover in part the
among the people.
work offered in various regular
A committee to conduct the acti
classes.
vities for National Music Week in
“No student should abandon hope
Hermiston has been appointed and
of an education because unable at
Is composed of tne following mem
present to continue as a resident
bers: R. H. McAtee, general arrange
student in one of the higher insti-
ments: Miss Myrnie Clayton, frater
tutions.” Dr. Kerr states in his let- !
nal orders and either organiza
ter. "Many can carry on work
tions: Mrs. James Clayton, recep
which will earn credit and count
tion for visiting musicians; O. W.
toward a degree by enrolling in cor
Payne, church music: Mrs. Walter
respondence or extension courses.
Hamm, community music; Miss In-
"There will be others, however,
gred Boling, grammar school music.
who will not be able to enroll ir
E. B. Knapp, music director for
the correspondence or extension
the Hermiston schools has been ap
courses and pay the fee involved
pointed by Mrs, Walter Denton,
For these, the State Library ha.
state chairman, as general chairman
Initiated a plan making available t<
for Umatilla and Morrow counties.
everyone
well-organized
reading
The ’observance of this program
courses, at no cost beyond the trif
will be held in Hermiston Saturday,
ling amount for postage on
th
May 13, starting with the county
books. To the extent possible, book tennis semi-finals in the morning
will be available in the order de and closing with the finals at noon.
sired."
During the afternoon there, will be
band concerts, orchestra, and nu-
merous other attractions which will
PRESENTED AT OASIS THEATRE bring many out-of-town bands, und
musical talent to Hermiston.
Further announcement with a
It is expected that “Big Broad
cast”, which shows at the Oasi1 complete program will be announc-
theatre Friday and Saturday with r ed at a later date.
matinee 2:30 Saturday, will prove
Kingsley's Store Will Be Moved.
to be the best picture shown this
month.
After a long period of eventful
Bing Crosby, radio ace. witl years of service the B. S. Kingsley
Stuart Erwin and
Leila Hyams store at the corner on Main Is being
screen players, heads the cast of th< brought to a close. The dry goods
production. Kate Smith, the Boe has been sold and Mr. Kingsley will
well Sisters, the Mille Brothers, Cal move his groceries into the build
Calloway and hie orchestra, Vlncen ing formerly occupied by the Bles
Lopez and his orchestra, Burns and sing Hardware store. Mr. Kingsley
Allen and Arthur Tracey (the stree announces that the new store will
singer) head the radio cast.
be a “Cash and Carry” store and in
The picture, it Ie said, does not vites his old customers to eall when
depend for its effectiveness on the they are settled in the new quarters.
mere preeence of names, however, Until then business will be contin
ued in the present location.
but has a definite plot.
BIG BROADCAST” RADIO FILM
It has to do with Crosby’s affair
with Sharon Lynne, which he takes
so seriously that he never gets to
the studio in time to broadcast. He
loses his job, much to the dismay
not only of himself, but of Miss
Hyams, who is rather too fond of
him. But his dismay is even great
er when Miss Lynne marries a bro
ker.
At this point he meets Erwin,
who is also sad—first because Miss
Hyams has abandoned him; second
because a "dame from Dalles” has
taken him for >100,000. But when
he finds that Miss Hyams Is infa
tuated with Crosby, he spends his
remaining >900,000 buying the sta
tion and a network to restore Bing
to his Job and make Leila happy.
This leads
to
further
amusing
consequences, which are straighten-
ed by means of a big broadcast in
which all the stars participate.
To round out what is intended to
be the best program in March, there
is a comedy "Don’t Play Bridge
With Wifie” and a cartoon.
Opens Few Store.
new "Pay’n Packit" grocery |
store will be opened Saturday on the
west side of town, east of the Uma- I
tilla Cooperative Creamery, under
the management of Harry Connor.
Mr. Connor worked with the Farm-
er’s Exchange here 12 years ago,
and was supervisor and manager of
a chain of grocery stores for four
years. For two years he was sales
man for Swift & Company. Mr. Con
nor is well known and respected In
Hermiston, and has been employed
by J. 8. Burnham in his store for
several months. He Is ■ member of
the American Legion.
Miss Rita Dyer, daughter of Mrs.
M. A. Dyer, who has been doing
special nursing
tn Portland this
winter. arrived home the first of
the week and will spend two weeks.
Miss Dyer is a graduate nurse.
Seed Spuds Sold to South.
OREGON CITY —The Northern
Highland Seed Potato growers have
recently sold eleven cars of certified
Burbank seed as a repeat order to
potato growers In California. This
business came as a direct result of
a visit made to the California pota
to growing districts last winter by
J. J. Inskeep, county agent. The
local association is getting satisfac
tory distribution of its stock, work
ing through a Portland sales agent
Alfalfa and Clover Uninjured.
DALLAS—As practically all th
well-established ladino clover ant
alfalfa fields in Polk county cam'
through the winter In good shape,
growers are applying land plaster
or super phosphate to stimulate a ■
heavy production as possible thi
season when prospective supplies o
other forage are greatly depleted by
the severe winter freezing, report .
County Agent Heck.
ALONG THE CONCRETE
What Is the use of the brass ra I
along the bar. Most people who us :
it, can't find It.
Roy Penney may co: inue to re
tain his reputation for
but
we know one argument that he lost,
We saw him carrying a bowl of gold
fish down the
is getting “no better fast” becaus j
his wife must have won that one.
walked down the
When
main street this morning our first
impression was that we were living
back In the old beer days when der
by hat and checked black and
white suits were in vogue. It was
only an illusion, however, because
•Fred Reeves and Eugene Pierce were
only made-up for Junior dress-up
day.