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====== The Hermiston Herali VOLUME XXVII NATIONAL MUSIC WEEK PROGRAM FEATURES OUTLINED AT LEAST SIX HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY; OREGON, THURSDAY, NUMBER 36 SCHOOLS WILL TAKE PART IN MUSICAL. Joint Umatilla-Morrow County Music Jubilee Featured on Last Day in Week of Observance. A complete program for national music week has been outlined by a committee headed by E. B. Knapp, music instructor in the local school The concerts will start Sunday, May 7, and continue each day through the week with a big final concert Saturday, May 13, follow-' ing the tennis tournament which will be held here that day. Nineteen schools have been , in- vited and at least six of these will take part. Some have not been heard from to date. The program as outlined appears below: Sunday, May 7— LOCAL SUPPORT OF UMATILLA FUNERAL SERVICES FOR RAPIDS ASSOCIATION GOOD CHAS. J. COOK, SUNDAY. A committee consisting of H. J. Stillings, A. F. Rohrman, and Alfred Quiring solicited memberships in the Umatilla Rapids association this week obtaining 42 who will support the movement. Those who cannot give financial support will be taken in as honorary members. Other mem berships are $1.00. George A. Hartman was elected new association president at a re- organization meeting held some time ago in Pendleton. Mr. Hartman is working on proposed activity with the view of building the Uma tilla rapids project as the first unit of modern day Columbia river de velopment. Local memberships obtained in clude: A. H. Norton, F. B. Swayze, D. M. Deeter, Ina Wessen, Wm. Shaar, W. L. Hamm, W. W. Felt house, Roy Penney, Harry Connor, Geo. Harkenrider, Frank Woughter, R. A. Brownson, Dr. A. E. Marble, Dr. T. K. Johnson, Mrs. Leila Phelps A. F. Rohrman, W. J. Warner, H.M. Sommerer, B. 8. Kingsley, Dr. A. W. Christopherson, Dr. W. L. Morgan, Frank Pierson, H. J. Stillings, Al Quiring, Pauline M. Stoop, J. S. Burnham, H. L. Propst, J. M. Nor ton, Chas. Burke, Lloyd Moore, F. Knerr, Herb Hedwall, J. L. House, F. C. McKenzie, H. T. Fraser, Thos. Campbell, Bert Mullins, Felix Roum ageaux, J. A. Clarke, R. C. Thomas, Mrs. C. C. Durfey, and Jim Pearson. 10:00-11:00 A. M.: Sacred music at Methodist, Baptist, Union, and Christian Science churches and Sun day schools. 2:00 P. M.: Sunday musicale with high school chorus and orchestra, as sisted by Rose Liebbrand, viola and flute; Esther Fredreckson, violin: Helen Fredreckson, cello; and Golda Mumma, piano; Edna Ott, and Ber AGED OREGON PIONEER nice Mudge, violin. Mondav. Mav 8— FOLLOWS WORLD HAPPENINGS 2:40 P. M.: Orchestra concert and open house. High school music de partment at the music cottage. 7:00-8:00 P. M.: Concert at Stan field. Hermiston community orches- tra, Stanfield string quartet, and selected numbers, Tuesday, May 9— 2:40 P. M.: Band concert, high school pep band and brass quartet. 7:30 P. M.: Community singing at the Methodist church and high school vocal recital. Wednesday, May 10— 1:00 P. M.: High school assembly music program. 2:40 P. M.: Grade school hour of song and stunts. 3:00 P. M.: Concert at Umatilla. 7:30 P. M.: Recital. Thursday May 11— 2:40 P. M. : Band concert, Her miston community band. Recitals by pupils of local music teachers. In spite of the fact that Richard Beasley, 87-year-old Oregon pioneer, has been confined to his bed since last November he is able to keep in touch with the doings in the out side world, through frequent visits from his many friends. Mr. Beasley says of the present world condi tions “I do not wonder what is to become of me but what the outcome will be for my children.” He says that this depression is the worst, he has experienced in his long stay stay here. Mr. Beasley keeps a happy dispo sition and has greatly improved in health in the past few weeks in spite of severe burns received on his arm when he accidently overturned an electric heater. He welcomes the visits of his friends at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Geo. Wagner. DELEGATION Friday, May 12— 2:40 P. M.: Afternoon concert by Hermiston community orchestra. 7:30 P. M.: Community talent re cital featuring American Legion Auxiliary, community chorus, Aug- mented band, and high school or- chestra. Community singing led by O. W. Payne. Patriotic songs by the high school double sextette and au- dience. Saturday, May 13— 9:00 A. M.: County tennis tour- nament. 1:30 P. M.: Open air band con- cert, Hermiston Hotel. 3:00 P. M.: Massed band concert, Hermiston fair grounds. Bands from Pine City, Umatilla. Athena, Her miston, Ukiah. Fifty or more pieces expected if weather is favorable. 5:00 P. M. : Luncheon for band smen at music cottage. 7:30 P. M.: Joint Umatilla-Mor row county music jubilee. Athena. Pine City. Umatilla and Hermiston bands; Pine City high school and community orchestra: Hermiston H. high school orchestra: the string wood octette: Western Umatilla county orchestra (45 piece) playing Sousa's “Black Horse Troop”; Her- miston chorus (30 voices) and boys' glee club. Grand Finale — Massed bands playing "American Independence" and Sousa's "U. S. Field Artillery Marches." • ♦ LEGION AUXILIARY NEWS Unit No. 37 ♦ ♦ A district conference will be held Monday, May 8, in Pendleton at the Library with Mrs. Alice George, state Auxiliary president, and Jack Aiken, state Legion commander, as guests. On Friday, May 12, a Mother's day party will be given honoring . the mothers of the Auxiliary, at the home of Mrs. J. M. Norton at 2:00 o’clock. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Christopherson. The members will finish making poppy for the graves of local veterans. from eagle VALLEY INSPECTS CANNERY A delegation from Eagle Valley, Oregon, visited Hermiston Wednes day going through the Hermiston Co-operative Laundry and Cannery in anticipation of forming such an organization there. The intention would be to carry it out later on a commercial canning scale. O. L. Barlow, manager, explained the system upon which the local plant is operated. An independent cannery burned in the Eagle Valley locality a year ago and has never been rebuilt. Members of the group included Phil Fortner, county agent for Ba ker county, Henry Sass, Wilber Feilds, J. Hamblin, and F. I. Van Patten, father of Paul Van Patten, employe of the Umatilla Co-opera tive Creamery. Funeral services for Chos. J. Cook were held Sunday afternoon at 3:30 from the Prann Funeral Parlors with Rev. W. E. Jones reading the ser vice. Interment was in the Her miston cemetery. Chas. J. Cook was born in Bel mont county, Ohio. July 14, 1855, and died April 27, 1933, at his home in Hermiston, Oregon. He had been a resident of Hermiston for thirteen years and assisted his son Harvey for many years with the janitor work at the school. He was forced to give up active work last fall because of illness. He leaves his widow, Mrs. Alice Cook, two daughters, Mrs. Mary Nesselroad of Hardy, Arkansas, and Mrs. Irene Hosifield of Lenwood, Cal.; and five sons, Wm. Cook of Cleveland, Ohio, Dave, and Floyd of Prescott, Arizona, and Harry and Harvey of Hermiston. FRIENDLY COMPETITION EN- ENJOYED BY ODD FELLOWS Members of the Hermiston order of Odd Fellows motored to Pendle ton Monday night where they en joyed friendly competition In put ting on the initiatory degree for the Pendleton order. Those going from here include: W. R. Longhorn, Geo.’ Harkenrider, Walter Mead, Gwyn Hughes, Miles Beasley, Paul Miller, M. L. Watson, H. A. Pankow, Harry McMillan, Frank Gulwits, Otto Pierce, Earl Carson, T. O. Lockridge, H. O. Thompson, Earl Bensel, and Wm. Logan. • = — ■— SHIRLEY BROWNSON NAMED ON PROGRAM COMMITTEE INFLATION BILL GIVES PRESIDENT POWER ON CURRENCY ADMINISTRATION ANXIOUS FOR IMMEDIATE OPERATION. — Inflation Rider Will Allow Presi- dent to Expand Currency and Credit $6,000,000,000 Latest news reports say that the house Wednesday approved the Roosevelt currency inflation and sent its parent, the big farm relief bill, to conference with prospects of a presidential signature by Satur day night. The inflation rider, which now has complete congressional approv al, will allow President Roosevelt, among other things to expand cur rency and credit by as much as $6,- 000,000,00o, besides altering the gold backing of the dollar by as much as 50 cents. It seems that the administration is anxious that the legislation be expedited so so that it can be placed in Immediate operation for the aid of farmers, hundreds of whom are threatened with loss of property. The inflation rider to the big farm relief bill gives the president the power to inflate currency and credit, but there has been no defin ite statement made to date by the executive that this will be done. Bankers and financial writers are making no assertions until definite action has been taken and there Is no way of knowing just how this program of inflation will be carried on through the federal reserve bank. HOST TO CONVENTION SESSION. work. Delegates Attend C. E. Convention. Approximately deventeen delega tes from the Columbia Christian En deavor Union attended the state convention of that organization in Eugene last week end. Miss Edith Clarke was a delegate from Hermis- ton. The group motored down in a Lest we forget—Poppy Day will body leaving last Thursday and re soon be here. turning Monday, GIVEN BY CITY POLICE. INTEREST IN RENEWALS. A warning was sent out this week by B. J. Nation, night man for the city of Hermiston, and for mer deputy sheriff located here, ur ging motorists to remove the keys from the switch and lock their cars before they are left parked on Main street. Mr. Nation says that motor ists will assist police officers great ly In preventing casualties if they will take this precaution. Mr. Nation says that "a number of prowlers have been seen about town recently and if car owners will observe this precaution it may prevent a get-away in case of a rob bery." He has known cases where a car has been left parked with the key in the switch, he says. An indication of the great inter est Oregon motorists are showing ia the renewal of their drivers’ licen ses and in the savings accomplished by registration prior to June 9th, is the increasing demand for free cop ies of the Oregon Motorist's Man ual. Hundreds of requests are be ing received weekly by Hal E. Hoss. Secretary of State, from renewal ap plicants who wish to study the questions and approved answers be- fore taking the required examina- tion. “Every possible effort is being made to simplify the procedure necessary under the existing law to obtain a renewal license," declares Secretary Hoss. "After a study of the Motorist’s Manual, the appli cant should be able to complete the MRS. HITT WILL OPEN LADIES written quiz and the visual acuity READY-TO-WEAR SHOP HERE tests in approximately 20 minutes, Driving tests are not required on Plans are underway for the op renewals unless the applicant is 70 ening of a ladies ready-to-wear shop years of age, or older, or is physi- In Hermiston about the last of next cally impaired," Mr. Hoss points week with Mrs. Alma Hitt as pro out. prietor. Mrs. Hitt is in town mak Only five weeks remain before ing all preliminary plans for her op the new motor vehicle laws become ening which will be in the building effective, at which time the drivers' east of the Hotel. She plans to han licenses will sell for twice the pres dle ladles ready-to-wear, lingerie, ent price. The fee under the new a baby department, and a small enactment will be *1, as against 50c stock In men’s garments. Formal now being charged. Motorists must announcement of the opening date have their licenses renewed, if is sued to them prior to July 1, 1931, will be announced later. Mrs. Hitt will make her home in or forfeit their driving privileges. September 1st has been set as the one of the E. W. Mack houses. dead-line for the existence of these old-type licenses, according to the LUNCH ROOM WILL CATER new law. TO LADIES TRADE Those drivers wishing to study the questions and answers In the Improvements are being made In Motorist's Manual before taking the the Shaar building by J. House who exams can obtain free copies of the plans to open a lunch and tea room booklet by writing directly to Sec that will cater mainly to women's retary Hoss, calling at the county trade. Mrs. Sadie Wood will act as sheriff's office, the city hall, or at hostess. Mr. House hopes to have newspaper offices. Examiners' sche the place open for business in two dules, which show when and where weeks. H. E. Shesely is doing the the tests are given in the 60 indi decorating and R. E. Osborn the vidual cities and towns covered by travelling examiners, should be ob carpenter work. tained when asking for a Manual, Alphonso Hard Dies. Ott Attains Scholastic Honors. Alphonso E. Hard of Echo, aged 74, died at his home Saturday morn ing. He came to Echo in 1911 and is survived by his widow and three children, Mrs. William Price of Echo, Mrs. LaVerne Murphy of Port land and Mrs. George Jefferson of Echo. Five other children preceded him in death. The funeral was un der the direction of the Bomboy Fun eral home with Rev. O. W. Payne officiating.—East Oregonian. Oregon State College, Corvallis, May 4—Walther Ott of Hermiston, junior in agriculture at O.S.C., was placed on the scholastic honor roll for winter term, according to the second term grade report recently Issued by E. B. Lemon, registrar, Ott is one of the few students to attain this honor. His scholastic av- erage was higher than 2.50, while the highest that can possibly be achieved is 3. or straight "A". Attorney General Dies. The Good Samaritan Ronald Rew Chosen. DeMolays Visit Hermiston. OREGON MOTORISTS SHOW William S. Levens, assistant at- torney-general for the state in the prosecution for the trial of Llewy- lyn A. Banks and his wife, died sud- denly from heart disease in a doc- tor’s office Tuesday, May 2. Mr. Levens had been conducting the prosecution's examination of Jurors until Tuesday morning when his assistant and long-time friend, R. C. Moody of Medford, replaced him. — • = - Quilt Show Sponsored. The Methodist Ladles Aid will sponsor a quilt show Friday after- noon, May 19, from 1 to 5 o’clock, and Saturday, May 20, from 1 to 9 o’clock. Both old and new quilts will be displayed and anyone hav ing quilts they would loan for dis play may leave them with Mrs. O. O. Felthouse or Mrs. A. E. Marble. The show will be held in the base ment of the Methodist church. Home made ice cream and cake, and candy will be served during the aternoon. A small admission will be charged. 1* I. Vh. s. tr SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 PER YEAR "LOCK YOUR CAR” IS WARNING The Hermiston Union church will be host to visiting delegates at one of the triple sessions of the 17 th annual eastern Oregon convention held May 25-26. The other two ses sions will be held at The Dalles May 15-16, and at Baker May 23-24. Visiting delegates will have nights lodging and breakfast provi ded by members of the church. • Directors of the convention are A. F. VanSlyke of Pendleton and C. F. Swander, state secretary. A com plete program will be published at a later date. Ronald Rew, son of Mr. and Mrs Roy Rew of Pendleton, who is a sophomore in prelaw at the Univer sity of Oregon, was one of the six men formally initiated recently in to-Alpha Delta Sigma, national pro fessional advertising honorary so ciety on the campus Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Rew are among the family of Herald readers. --------------------- The Pendleton chapter. Order of De.Molay, officers and second degree team exemplified the second degree before the Masonic chapter at Her- miston Tuesday night. There were approximately 60 present to wit ness the work. A social hour was en joyed following the regular chapter MAY 4, 1933 HERMISTON CHURCH WILL BE Oregon State College, Corvallis, May 3—Shirley Brownson of Her miston, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Brownson, and a junior in education, has recently been ap pointed chairman of the program committee for mother’s week end. A full program of entertainment has been arranged for the hundreds of mothers expected here. Special events will include dramatic pro ductions, an art exhibit, a dance re cital, sorority song contest, honor convocation, banquet and numerous breakfasts and dinners in different living groups. I ===== Science Lecture Broadcast. Radio listeners in Hermiston and vicinity will have the opportunity next Saturday evening at 8 o'clock to hear an authorized Christian Science lecture on the timely sub ject "Christian Science Meets Hu manity's Needs," by Gavin W. Al len, C.S.B., of Toronto, Canada, a member of the Board of Lectureship of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Bos ton, Mass. This lecture, to be delivered un der the auspices of Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist, in the City Au ditorium at Portland, will be broad cast over station KEX, 1180 kilo cycles. Leveling Being Done. BOUNTY SHEEPMEN SUFFER A HEAVY LOSS SATURDAY 10,000 SHEEP REPORTED LOST IN COUNTY. From Ten to Thirty Per Cent Losses in All Bands; Rain Benefits Farmers. Losses of 10,900 head of sheared sheep is reported by Umatilla coun ty sheepmen who were heavy loser: as a result of the cold weather Sat- nrday, April 29, when the mercury umped no higher than 44. The sharp winds and rain caused the leath of thousands of sheep which sickened from the cold. These esti nates were obtained from sheepmer over the county. From ten to thirty percent losses were felt in all bands in the county whether large or small. The heavi- "St losers were Tom Boylen, Jr., and Eugene Boylen, who lost betwee 2,000 and 3,080 sheep which wer sheared about two weeks previous ’ hey were stationed at Lena, a Munley and in Maloney’s lane wher he storm came. Shearing was a bou tali completed in most of the bands ind as a result there were man bands which fell victims to the cold. The A. J. Vey bands west of Echo ost 4 00. Dave Johnson at Stanfield lost 3000 and Joseph Cunha was ¡iso among the losers, Mrs. Mary edro did not lose any sheep, Rain fell here almost continuous- y from Friday night until Monday, ind despite the losses caused by the timely and will old the rain greatly. benefit the Adds Refrigeration Service. Two Urge refrigeration rooms lave been added to the Consolidated Truck line warehouse operated by Geo. Wagner. The inner room will be used for cold storage while the small outer compartment will serve is a cooler for freight shipments luring hot weather. Mr. Wagner al- o handles produce for the Kenne- wick Creamery Co. Weather Report. Date April : 27 April 28 : Max. Mln. April 29 : April 30 : May 1 May 2 May 3 Rain has fallen almost steadily here since last Friday night which has amounted to 1.19 precipitation. F. B. Pennock and son Norman ♦ who recently moved their garage in ALONG THE CONCRETE te the building one block south of the bank building, are having the ground leveled about the place this week, preparatory to planting a It has been said that a republi > laws. A driveway will be gravelled is land in which everybod leading into the garage. knows what to do and nobody ha authority to do it. The situatic Open Fort» Meeting. has altered now. Nobody kno. The attention of all the members what to do and they are willing of the Open Forum club is called let the president do it. Eugene Pierce was looking out to the fact that Walter Warner of Wasco will be here Friday, May 5, for the "Bulldog" mascot Saturday. And what a Jew he turned out to at the regular meeting. He have Interesting Information all be. He purchased the burly-looking fellow for thte small sum of fiftee i members will want to hear. cents. The boys should see that the little fellow christened properly. Ott Candidate for Track Team. Eyebrows are being plucked. Oregon State College, Corvallis. May 4—Walther Ott, former Her Headaches are being endured as t! • miston high school student, is a result of strenuous shopping tour . candidate for the Oregon State var The hair dresser is arranging col sity track team. He is specializing fures. and what a lot of other pr paratlon Is being made for the in the high jump event. Meets in which Ott is expected to nual formal "junior prom.” The only way we see out of tl > appear are: April 29—Oregon relays at Cor- present difficulty for Uncle Sam to furnish the people with a 50-cet valile. May 8-—Washington dual meet at dollar to pay debts with and a 10 cent dollar to buy groceries with. Corvallis. A vacation is a vacation but whe 1 Maq 13—Invitational meet at Cor valila (Pacific, Linfield, Wiliam taken In the spring the grass Is a ette, Monmouth, Albany, O.S.C. var ways a little greener over the hi' We’re taking our webfoot equipme: sity and rooks. I May 19—Oregon dual meet at with us on this trip iu case we g cold feet. Eugene. George Wagner and Art Beasle ’ May 30—Northern division con- have put up their new “Beer A Ic ’ ference meet at Pullman. sign. Nothing like having cold sto. • CARD OF THANKS. We wish to express our apprecia We may hear more about "what’s tion for the many acts of kindness the world coming to" if Clark at the shown by our friends and neigh Rohrman garage expounds on the bors daring our recent bereave subject of horsemen and gas tanks. ment. Also for the many beautiful He was seen directing a horseman floral offerings. today as he stood between two gaa Harvey Cook, tanks, and was informed that the The Family. steed was well filled and well shod.
