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NEW ROAD CONNECTS INLAND
EMPIRE, COLUMBIA ROUTE.
Rugged Country Traversed and Pro
ject Being Finished After
Many Difficulties.
The Wallula cutoff, last big pro
ject of the state highway construc
tion program, is due to be complet
ed on June 15 and work is being
pushed forward rapidly at the pres
ent time so that the date may be
met. The new route, which will con
nect the Columbia highway with
the Inland Empire, is under con
struction by the state highway de
partment and the bureau of public
roads under the federal aid system,
and will meet the requirements of
modern high speed traffic and an
ticipated increases in traffic.
The total width of the grade will
be 32 feet, topped with 12 inches of
pit run gravel. Two ten-toot traffic
lanes are to be provided by the bir
luminous macadam wearing surface.
The maximum curvature is two
degrees (2865-foot radius). An ad
ditional safety factor Is offered mo
torists by the non-skid type surface.
The maximum grade is 5 per cent.
Concrete Bridge Built.
Two major concrete structures
have been completed in Oregon and
work has already begun on the
third and last one, a half-width
viaduct, which will cling to the face
of a sheer cliff upon which there
was insufficient footing for a full
width grade. This structure will
very nearly overhang the Oregon-
Washington Railroad & Navigation
company’s main line track to Spo-
kane. One of the completed struc
tures is an over-crossing which
spans the railroad tracks at Uma
tilla and is located at the junction
of the Old Oregon Trail with the
Columbia highway. The other is a
concrete and timber bridge over
the Juniper canyon, a deep ravine,
dry for the greater part of the year,
but a destructive torrent for a few
days each spring, which enters the
Columbia river four miles west of
the state boundary.
A concrete bridge crosses the
Walla Walla river at Wallula, the
eastern terminus of the Wallula
cutoff. Oiled macadam roads to
Walla Walla, and north through
Pasco, meet the new road here.
The distance from Umatilla to
Walla Walla via Pendleton is 87
miles, The Wallula cutoff is 27
miles long and from Wallula . to
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Walla Walla, 30 miles, thus the
distance is shortened by this route
approximately 30 miles.
Rugged Country Traversed.
The rugged country traversed ne
cessitated heavy excavation and
deep filling. The excavation was in
creased slightly by the decision to
locate the grade above the water
level of the proposed Umatilla rap-
ids power and development project
However, - the point at which the
heaviest cutting was encountered
was controlled by lack of room be
tween the cliffs ahd railroad track.
During high water the river reach
es part way up the railroad embank
ment. Ninety thousand cubic yards
of material were excavated in this
cut alone, largely solid rock. The
work was rendered more difficult
by the proximity of the railroad,
the highway grade being but a few
feet distant and almost directly
above the tracks at this point. The
upper eight miles of the project
closely parallels the railroad, mak
ing it impossible to blast large quan
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FATHER OF GARNET D. BEST
DIES IN GRANTS PASS.
Garnet D. Best left Hermiston
Saturday after receiving word of the
death of his father, Isac Best, of
Grants Pass, Ore. Mr. Best was born
in Omehee, Ontario in 1861 and
moved to Grants Pass In 1907 since
/ which time he was actively engaged
in civic affairs of that city. Mr. Best
was mayor of Grants Pass in 1925
and 192«. as well as being a direc
tor of the chamber of commerce for
a number of years.
Mr. Beet is survived by his widow
four children. Earl of Montesano,
Wa„ Mrs. Violet Hanks of Portland.
Mrs. Charles Pixley of Grants Pass,
and Garnet of Hermiston.
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HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT
BODY ELECTS OFFICERS.
The Associated Students of Her-
mis ton high school held the annual
student body election last Tuesday
afternoon to decide who should pre
side over the student body next
year. The majority of the contests
were quite close and victories were
gained by slight margins.
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The race for presidency was won
by Miss Edith Clarke, editor of
the Bulldog this year, The contest
was very close, the vote being:
Edith Clarke 36; Fred Reeves 34;
Dale Wells 12. The vice-presidency
race was likewise close, Eugene
Pierce winning that office as fol
lows: Eugene Pierce 30; Melvin
Follett 26; Anna Ray Martin 21;
Edith Clarke 4. Three candidates
were in the field for treasurer, An
na Ray Martin winning by polling
34 votes. Julia Colpitts polled 23
and Edith Clarke had 24 supporters
for the same office. Don Serrell
was elected Secretary with 53 votes
to 26 votes for Eunice Woughter.
The destinies of the Bulldog, high
school paper, will be directed by
Betty Ralph who had 56 votes to
Roy Dallman’s 25. Next year’s so
cial manager will be Marjorie Sha-
"er who won over Don Moore 55 to
25.
Each year two yell leaders, a boy
and a girl, are elected from the as
sembly at large. Next year the ath
letic teams will be cheered under
the leadership of Sylvia Shutter and
Allen Struthers.
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UMATILLA AND HERMISTON
GRADE BOYS TIE IN GAME.
The Hermiston and Umatilla
grade school baseball teams played
an Interesting game from start to
finish on the local field Saturday
afternoon. The final score was 8-8.
The teams were to play 7 innings
which resulted in a 5 to 5 tie. They
then agreed to play two extra in
nings to play off the tie. Umatilla
made 3 runs in the eighth, while
they held the Hermiston boys score-
less. With two outs in the last half
of the ninth inning, Stuart Rankin
of Hermiston knocked a 3 base hit
with two men on bases, and then
scored the tleing run on Rood's
single.
Both teams played exceptional
Donovan
baseball.
Paul
good
coached the Umatilla grade boys
while Clarence Henning had charge
of the local boys.
The lineups follow:
HERMISTON
AB H R
2
5
Rankin, M. 2b .............
5 0 •
Furrer, F.. p .................
5
3
Rohde, C., lb ...............
5 2 1
Rankin, S., c ...............
6 2 0
Rood, G., ss .................
3 0 0
Seeligar, cf ...................
Roberts, C., 3b ..... .......
2 0 0
Knauf, W., If ...............
2 0 0
Rohde, H„ rf ........... -
2 0 0
Marble, R., cf ...............+
2 0 0
Coxen, F., If .................
2 0 1
Moore, E., rf ...............
7 8
Totals .....
UMATILLA
AB H R
1
5
Hiatt, c ...... -........
. 5 0 0
Dexter, W., If ......
- 4 1 Í
Van Scholack, 2b
. 3 1 2
Dexter, E., lb ......
1
Arnold, T., 3b ......
Davis, ss ..............
1
Arnold. D., cf .....
0
Montgomery, L., p
2 1 1
Cooney, rf ............
1 0 0
Berwick, lb .........
2 0 0
Bray, rf ................
8 8
Totals ........
TENNIS TOURNAMENT
THIS WEEK-END ON
HIGH SCHOOL COURT
SIX
Owing to the illnes of the mother
of E. B. Knapp, local music instruc-
tor, all music plans tor the remain-
der of National Music week will be
cancelled.
BREEDING STOCK
NETS GROWERS
$1,050. IN CASH
PORTLAND
TEAMS TO COMPETE FOR BOY SCOUTS ACTIVE AS
FIRM
BUYS
BIRDS
FROM ASSOCIATION.
NATURE BECKONS.
ALLEN TROPHY.
The call of nature has found an 580 Birds, Weighing 7756 Pounds
Echo Racqueteers Seeking to Retain
answer
in the hearts of local youths
Were Pooled in Hermiston at
Championship; Six Teams
for Friday evening the members of
6:00 P.M. Monday Evening.
To Compete.
the local Boy Scout troop, under the
Hermiston Union High school will
play host to the schools of Umatilla
county at the annual county tennis
tournament which is to be held on
the local courts this week end, May
12 and 13.
The star players from Pendleton.
Stanfield, Helix, Umatilla and Her-
miston will gather forces to down
last year’s champions from Echo.
The award for winning the county
championship is the Jack Allen Tro
phy, a beautiful silver loving cup,
which must be won three times to
become, the possession of any school.
The spirit of competition is great
this year, and this fact coupled with
the excellent material which will
battle for the trophy should assure
an interesting tournament.
The tournament begins at 9:00
A. M. Friday morning with boys’
singles preliminaries.
Hermiston
high school will be represented by
Dick Martin in boys’ singles; Dick
Martin and Ed Bensel in boys’ dou
bles; Margaret Felthouse in girls’
singles; and Margaret Felthouse
and Mildred Phelps in girls’ dou
bles.
The Hermiston teams are in bet-
ter condition this year than In
years past and have won the ma-
jority of their practice meets this
year. Martin in boys’ singles has
won from the Stanfield representa
tive and has lost only to Houston,
the Echo ace who took county hon
ors for Echo last year. The boys’
doubles team defeated Stanfield
last Monday 6-2, 6-2, in a one sided
fray. Margaret Felthouse, girls’ sin
gles player has won from Echo and
Stanfield, but in play last evening
fell in a match with Umatilla 3-6.
6-2, 5-7. The girls' doubles team
has won all of its contests, thus giv
ing Hermiston a line-up which will
be hard to beat.
School Warrants for Taxes.
It is requested by the superinten
dent and teachers of the Hermiston
schools that local taxpayers use
school warrants to pay their school
taxes. Teachers are greatly incon
venienced by being unable to’ cash
their warrants and this cooperation
of local taxpayers will be much ap
preciated.
Eighty-five per cent of the first
half of school district 14 taxes may
be paid by school warrants of dis
trict 14, while district 9 school war
rants may be used for full amount
of district 9 school taxes.
direction of Oscar Payne, their
scoutmaster, plan to hold an over-
night camp at the Umatilla Butte.
While there the Hemiston scouts
will be joined by a group from Uma
tilla led by Deven Brown, Umatilla
scoutmaster.
.The boys will return to their
homes Saturday after having made
plans for attending the district
Cam-o-Ral which is to be held three
miles above Pendleton on the 19th
of this month. Boys from the entire
Blue Mountain Council, which in
cludes all of Umatilla and Walla
Walla Counties will be present at
the Cam-o-Ral to take part in the
many activities planned.
Last Saturday Oscar Payne, Earl
Watson, Kenneth Knerr, Paul Mar-
ble, Frank Rodda and Robert Har-
rls of Hermiston accompanied by a
Umatilla delegation attended a field
day program at the Cam-o-Ral site.
Mrs. M. L. Watson accompanied the
group to Pendleton in the capacity
of chauffeur.
EARL OLSON OF BOARDMAN
KILLED IN ACCIDENT.
Earl Olsen, 25, driver of a state
highway truck, died in a hospital
in The Dalles Tuesday night from
injuries received that afternoon near
Condon when he crashed his truck
into a ditch rather than strike a
small automobile carrying two wo
men. His legs wert mangled and ha
suffered internal injuries.
Olsen’s truck was loaded with hot
tar for the highway. The machine
overturned, crushed him under
neath and Covered him with the
scalding mixture.
Earl Olson was the son of Mr. and
Mrs. O. B. Olson of Boardman, Ore.
He leaves a wife and small daugh
ter; his parents; one brother, Ray;
four sisters, Della Pattie, Ivy, Elida
and Norlne, and an adopted sister,
Ivera.
Funeral services will be In Board
man Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock.
He will be laid to rest in the Board
man cemetery.
Will Handle Pendleton Battery.
W. W. Holloway of Pendleton was
in Hermiston Saturday making ar
rangements whereby Jim Pearson of
the Black & White Service station
will handle a special heavy duty
truck battery manufactured in Pen
dleton.
Mother’s Day
The breeding stock of the Eastern
Oregon Turkey Growers membership
was pooled in Hermiston last Mon
day evening. The local growers dis
posed of 580 birds, weighing 7756
lbs. and netted 31050.15.
The local birds brought good pri
ces and were sold as follows: Prime
hens. 413, weighing 5133 lbs., net
ting 37 54.55; 86 Choice hens, weigh
ing 1070 lbs, netted growers $128.-
40; 30 , Commercial hens, weighing
363 lbs., netted 336.30; and 51 Old
Toms, weighing 1190 lbs., netted,
growers 3130.90. Cash was paid for
the birds at the pool.
Lyle Tilden graded the birds and
H. G. Rankin acted as cashier at
the pool Monday evening. Oregon
Savinar of Portland were the suc
cessful bidders on the local pool
which was shipped to Portland im
mediately following receipt.
1933 CANNING SEASON ,
AHEAD OF LAST YEAR.
LARGE NUMBER LOCAL PEOPLE
RENEW DRIVING LICENSES.
Harvey Payne was seriously in-
jured last Thursday morning when
a horse which he was bringing In
from the field kicked him in the
right bide of the abdomen.
It was at first feared that Mr.
Payne might be internally injured |
but at this time he is getting along
nicely, Mr. Payne left the house
about 8 o'clock to bring the horse
in to work, according to available
Information, when the animal sud
denly stopped and as Mr. Payne ap
proached, kicket him. Mr. Payne
was unconscious about an hour and
it was about 9 o’clock before he was
able to reach aid. The Dre. Mar
ble. Johnson and Christopherson
were in attendance.
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A large number of local people
took advantage of getting their
driving licenses renewed when C. M.
Bentley, examiner, was at the Her
miston library all day Tuesday. Ac
cording to the schedule he will
again be in the city Tuesday, May
30.
Nearly 500 thrifty motorists are
obtaining renewals each day, ac-
cording to reports just received from
Hal E. Hoss, Secretary ef State, and
at this rate at least 12,000 persons
are expected to have completed their
registrations under the 50 cent fee
during the four week period end
ing June 9.
The cancellation of all operators
licenses on September 1 that were
issued between 1920 and July 1,
1931, and the subsequent renewal
of all types of drivers licenses each
two years beginning on June 30,
1935, was decreed by the recent
session of legislature. This means
that all persons carrying original
licenses. or duplicates of originals
issued prior to July 1, 1931, must
obtain new cards before September
1st of this year. Under the new
law, which becomes effective on
June 9, these licenses will cost $1,
but under existing laws, this same
license is selling for 50 cents and is
valid for the same two year period,
To obtain a renewal license be-
fore June 9, the applicant should
first read the questions and answ-
ers that he is required to answer on
a simple examination blank. These
questions with their approved answ
ers can be found In the Oregon Mo
torist’s Manual, free copies of which
are available at the City Hall, the
county Sheriff's office, from news-
papers, or by writing to Secretary
Hoss. To finally get the license,
the applicant must see an examiner
who will supply the necessary
blanks and forms for the completion
of the application.
Motorists are cautioned not to
send renewal fees by mail to the
Secretary of State as this form of
registration cannot be accepted un
til after June 9. Hundreds of such
applications are being returned each
day, costing both the applicant and
the state extra postage.
Asparagus canning this season
compared with that of last season
at the Hermiston Cooperative Can
nery is nearly doubled, according to
a statement made by O. L, Barlow,
manager of the local unit. Aspara
gus canning this year began April
21, two days later than last year’s
opening date. During the month of
April of this year 969 No. 2 cans
were filled as compared with the
778 cans filled in April of 1932.
This season's total to date is
2151 cans as compared with a total
of 1204 cans taken care of during
a similar period last year. Last year
however, the local cannery was busy
at this time canning a large quan-
tity of salmon. The salmon canning
has been delayed this year by the MONTHLY REPORT OF HERD
lack of fish on the market. Mr. Bar-
IMPROVEMENT MAKES SHOWING
low expects shipments to begin as
Co-
soon as the high water on the
Accordlng to the monthly report
lumbla recedes.
of the Umatilla Dairy Herd Im
provement Association as submitted
Lynch Improve» Herd.
by the teeter, Al Kennings, 557 sows
Chas. Lynch has obtained from were tested last month. A total of
the E.O.S. Hospital a fine purebred 324374 pounds milk with 14440.3
Holstein bull calf to be used in pounds butterfat was produced. The
building up his dairy herd. This high herd for the month was that of
calf is from a cow which has an ot the E. O. S. Hospital, averaging
ficial record ot over 800 lbs. butter 770.7 lbs. milk and 31.6 lbs. fat.
fat for one year. Mr. Lynch has Second high herd for the month is
some of the best Holstein dairy owned by Louis Keen of Athena,
stock to be obtained, and he is con- This herd averaged 562.6 lbs. milk
stantly working to improve his and 27.0 lbs. butterfat.
The T. G. Gregory herd at Stan-
herd. The addition of this fine bull
calf to his stock Is in line with Mr. field ranks first In butterfat pro
Lynch’s progressive farming pro duction since the beginning of the
testing year. This herd moved up
gram.
into first position with an average
production of 1961.8 lbs. milk and
101.0 lbs. fat, displacing the E.O.S.
Hospital herd which averaged 2383.4
lbs. milk and 94.8 lbs. fat since the
first testing month. The L. W.
Owens herd at Pendleton ranks high
est in the division for herds under
twenty cows with 1302.3 lbs. milk,
The two high cows of the month
belong to the E.O.S. Hospital herd
Chloe, a purebred 7-year-old, Hol
stein is high cow of the association
with 1713 lbs. milk and 75.3 lbs.
fat to her credit. No. 49, a 7-year-
old Holstein is second high cow of
the month, producing 1656 lbs. milk
and 71.2 lbs. fat. These two cows
were the only two mature cows to
make the honor roll In April. Nine-
teen cows were eligible for the hon-
or roll. Herds represented were E.
O. S. Hospital, 12 honor roll cows;
Chas. Lynch, 3 honor roll cows; T.
G. Gregory, Wm. Schable, L. W
Owens, and A. R. Coppock & Sons,
with one honor roll cow each.
The report shows that 5 ,unpro-
ductlve cows were disposed of dur-
Ing the month.
New members to join the associa-
tlon since last month are E H. Dun
ning, F. L. Snyder, Carl Johnston,
and Ernest Walchli.
ECHO WINS FROM
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CLOSE GAME SUNDAY.
Hermiston to Play Mission Next
and Pendleton Meets Echo
Sunday, May, 14.
LEAGUE STANDINGS
2 0 1.000
Pendleton
1
.500
Hermiston
.500
Echo ......
1
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0 2
Mission ...
Results of Sunday’s Games:
At Hermiston 2, Pendleton '5.
At Mission 7, Echo 11.
The Pendleton Buckaroos jumped
into first place in the Umatilla Coun
y Baseball league by virtue of a
5-2 win over the Hermiston play-
ers on the local diamond last Sun-
lay afternoon. While Pendleton was
: bowing its form to Hermiston, the
Echo boys won from Mission 11-7
to tie Hermiston for second place in
league standings and leaving the
Mission nine to hold down the cel-
ar for a time.
The , Pendleton-Hermiston game
was good throughout, the first five
innings being scoreless. The sixth
offered an opportunity for the teams
‘o score, which they both did.
Hermiston gained six hits of Eag-
les, Buckaroo hurler, while the Her-
niston boys chased 11 hits. Both
teams played good ball throughout,
lermiston making but 3 errors to
endleton’s 2.
Next Sunday, May 14, the Her
miston nine will be guests of the
Mission team and will play at Mis
sion while Pendleton will cross bats
with Echo at Echo.
Team members have been practic-
ng at the local diamond every even-
ing and by the end of the season
lans will be seeing some of the best
baseball ever played in this region.
HERMISTON
AB H R
0
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Lynch ............
. 3 1 0
Tippy ...........
. 2 0 •
Hammon .....
2
Woodard, R.
0 0
Mittlesdorf ..
0 0
Kopacz, J......
1 0
Shafer .........
3 0
Woodward, B.
2 0 0
Kopacz, H. ..
Jendrzejewski
1 0
6
Totals
PENDLETON
6 0 0
Nelson, C............................
4 0 1
McKee
5 3
Trayer
1 1
Plugoff
Masters
2 0 0
5 0
Bennett
5 1
Conlin
5 1
Vaughn
3 1
Eagles
3 1 0
Eheler
Ice Plant on Umatilla River.
Sullivan Appointed Justice.
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HERMISTON NINE
DROPS GAME WITH
PENDLETON 5-2
S0M‘1HINGS5
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Seriously Injured by Horse.
According to word received Wed-
nesday by P. P. Sullivan of this
community. Governor Meier has ap
pointed Mr. Sullivan Justice of the
Peace for Hermiston. Mr. Sullivan
fills the vacancy left by J. 8. West.
Music Program Cancelled.
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SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 PER YEAR
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1933
NUMBER 37
WALLULA CUT-OFF
COMPLETION SET
FOR JUNE 15,1933
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Herali
Willard and Pearson are putting
In an'ice plant on the south side of
the steeli
the Umatilla river
bridge west of town. They are utili-
zing one of the big springs which
breaks out of the hillside just above
the bridge for power and water.
PILOT ROCK WINS OVER
LOCALS IN GOLF TOURNEY.
Fifteen members of the Hermis
ton Country Golf club motored to
Pilot Rock last Sunday, losing
match play tourney 13 % to 31 *
D. M. Deeter led the local divot dig
gers with low gross of 81. Othe
scores for the day were:
Gerald McKenzie 82; James Tod
83; Sam
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Moore 84; W. W. Felt
house 84; Dr. Christopherson 8f
M. T. Matott 86; Walt Pearson
Frank Morgan, and George McKen
zie 87; Chester Johnson 88; Jow
Toole, Ralph Richards, and A. H.
Norton 89; and F. C. McKenzie 95
The next scheduled interclu
tournament is the annual count
tournament which will be played a
Pendleton Sunday, June 11.
Fiv ■
teams. Including one from Hermi
ton, will be present to compete fc •
honors.
ALONG THE CONCRETE
“In springtime young men’s tai -
ctes lightly turn to thoughts
(Methinks this be from
love . .
Tennyson, but Cupid says, "See the
back page. I've been around.”)
The editor being on a vacation
we respectfully dedicate all mis-
takes in this issue to the forgotten
man. It you could only hear the
phone ring Friday morning you
wouldn't think we’re forgotten.