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FERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1933
NUMBER 46
SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 PER YEAR
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UMATILLA PROJECT
FAIR DATE ADVANCED
TO SEPTEMBER 22-23
FAIR BOARD PLANS NEW FEA­
TURES FOR 1933 SHOW.
Conflict Seen With Round-Up In
Previous Date; . Suggestions
Welcomed by Board.
At the meeting of the Umatilla
Project Fair board Tuesday night
in the office of Assistant County
Agent Best all indications pointed
to the possibility that this year’s
fair would have rodeo, greased pig,
and greased pole features along
with the many other forms of
amusement. Although no program
was definitely decided upon the dis­
cussion followed along these lines.
It was necessary to change the
date of the fair from September
15th and 16th to the 22d and 23d,
because of a conflict with the Pen­
dleton Round-Up date which had
been advanced one week. This
throws the local fair date a little
in advance of that of previous years
but the board feels that this will be
advantageous because of the early
season which is general over the
county.
The fair board is soliciting and
welcoming suggestions in ways of
improving the fair program for this
year. Its next meeting will be July
18 in Best’s office.
Board members present at the
meeting included R. C. Todd, presi­
dent, Chas. Lynch, Roy Attebury,
Lyle Hilden, and L. C. Dyer.
FATHER OF MRS. C. M.
JACKSON LAID TO REST
J. L. McPherson, 83 year old Pen-
dleton, pioneer, and father of Mrs.
C. M. Jackson of Hermiston, passed
away at his home in Pendleton last
Thursday, July 6. Funeral services
were held Saturday at 2:00 P- M.
in the Presbyterian church with
Rev. A. O. Pearson officiating, as­
sisted by Rev. A. F. VanSlyke. In­
terment was on Olney cemetery.
Mr. McPherson came to Pendle­
ton in 1903 where he was employed
by the O.W.R.&N. supply depart­
ment. He was later transferred to
warehouse foreman where he served
until his retirement at 70 years of
age.
Mr. McPherson was a member and
elder of the Presbyterian church.
He is survived by the following
children: Miss Daisy McPherson of
i oadleton; Mrs. ( M Jackson of
Hermiston and Harvey Mc. uerson
of Portland. Six grandchildren sur­
vive: Bill and Bob Jackson; Don­
ald, Marjorie, Harold and Jean Mc
Pherson; two sisters, Misses Mary
and Annie McPherson of Lancaster,
Pennsylvania, and a brother, Har­
vey McPherson of Los Angeles, Cal.
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t STANFIELD NEWS t
By Sophronia Rhea
Miss Moody returned to her home
in Boise, Idaho, after spending a
few days’ vacation at the W. A.
Mendenhall home.
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Wallace oc-
companied by J. D. Wallace spent
the forepart of last week in and
about Oregon City. They called at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. V. J. Hall
while there. The Halls have a nice
'ittle farm near Independence. Or.
Claud Cox of Heppner was a busi­
ness visitor in Stanfield Friday
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Reynolds of
Portland, who were recently mar­
ried, stopped over night at the J. F.
Laughary home. The Reynolds are
on their way to New York on a
honeymoon trip. Mrs. Reynolds is
Mrs. Laughary’s niece.
Mrs. C. D. Connor and children
Leonard and Deloris, accompanied
by the U. G. Shipley family, left
early Tuesday morning for Lostine
where they intend to spend a few
days.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Lane and small
daughter Marie of Parkdale arrived
at the W. G. Wallace home Tuesday
evening.
Mrs. F. B. Connor entertained
eight ladies at a one o’clock lunch­
eon at the Hi-Way Cafe Saturday.
After the luncheon the ladies went
to Mrs. Connor’s home and spent
the afternoon quilting.
Mrs. Ernest Greathouse, Glen
Wallace, Wm. Reeves, and Miss
Lena Wald entertained at a bridal
shower Friday evening honoring
Mrs. Vernon Waid. After a short
entertainment gifts were presented
which was followed by serving de­
licious refreshments of cake and ice
cream.
Mr. Yeo of Gladstone, Oregon,
visited Stanfield recently and is
here.
contemplating opening a drug store
J. B. Kenny left Thursday for
Portland where he visited a few
days before going on to Camas. Wn.
The I.O.O.F. lodge members at­
tended installation at Echo Wednes­
day night. This week Echo will re­
turn the visit to the local lodge.
Clyde Kennison is noble grand and
Geo. Armstrong vice grand.
Rev. J. F. Gibson conducted
cervices in Pilot Rock Sunday morn­
ing and at Ukiah Sunday evening,
returning home Monday evening.
Members of the bridge club were
entertained at the John Bagan
home Monday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Martin were
Walla Walla visitors the first of the
week.
Trevis Coleman, a prominent
wheat farmer east of town, plans to
start combining Wednesday.
Scouts Leave for Camp Rotary.
PENDLETON GETS
BRANCH OF PORTLAND
U. S. NATIONAL BANK
DEPOSITORS
ON
HAND EARLY
TO GIVE PATRONAGE.
Bank Officials Present for Opening
Are Pleased With Initial
Showing.
Giving to Pendleton its first com­
plete banking facilities since Octo­
ber, 1932, and establishing the larg­
est banking connection ever en­
joyed by Pendleton and surrounding
territory, the Pendleton branch of
the United States National Bank of
Portland opened Wednesday morn­
ing at its Main street location oppo­
site Hotel Pendleton.
An hour before the regular open­
ing at 10:00 a.m., deposits were
made at the bank, and results are
most gratifying, says A. L. Powers,
manager of the bank.
"We are most pleased with de­
posits," says Mr. Powers, "and are
glad to extend service of the United
States National to Pendleton.”
While the present quarters of the
bank are temporary, they are- at­
tractive and received most favorable
comment from the hundreds who vi
sited the bank. The lobby was filled
with bouquet after bouquet of beau-
tiful flowers, sent by well-wishers.
Here from the United States Na­
tional Bank in Portland for the
opening of the branch are: Paul S.
Dick, president; John N. Edlefsen,
rice-president; H. L. Stiles, assist-
ant cashier; Harry A. Davis, and
Frank J. Holmes, Jr., of the public
-elations department, and J. W.
Wick, of the branch installation de-
artment. Besides Mr. Powers, lo­
cal manager, assistants here are
John F. Huxtable, of the public re-
ations department of the bank in
Portland; H. W. Dickson, Rulon
Smith, Miss Kathryn Feetz and
Flossie Sloan. Bank officials state
chat any increase in personnel will
mean the employment of more lo-
al people.
Banking hours for Pendleton’s
lew bank will be from 10 a.m. to
3 p. m. on week-days, with the ex­
ception of Saturday, when the hours
will be from 10 a. m. to noon.—
East Oregonian.
Five Boy Scouts from the Hermis­
ton Troop left Sunday for Milton
where they will spend a week at
Camp Rotary. Clarence Henning
and Al/Quiring took them up and
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were accompanied on the return
trip by Devee Brown of Umatilla WATER IN COLD SPRINGS
who is scout master of the Umatila
RESERVOIR NOT CONDEMNED.
troop. Scouts going included Bill
Jackson, Earl Watson, Oron Hen­
Despite reports that the water in
ning, Frank Rodda, and Lester
the Cold Springs reservoir has been
Flannigan.
condemned there have been no cases
Operated for Ruptured Appendix. of typhoid reported to the city
health officer. Dr. A. W. Christoph-
Leona Laird, six year old daugh­ erson, this germ being the most
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Laird, of likely contamination in water. The
Hermiston was operated on for a city water is tested once a month
ruptured appendix Tuesday at the and the final bacteriological analy­
Hermiston hospital. Although the sis shows an A condition which is
child had been ill only twelve hours the highest possible score.
previous to the operation, the ap­
pendix was found to be ruptured
MÒRE INFORMATION ABOUT
and a considerable amount of Peri­
STATE DRIVERS’ LICENSE.
tonitis had developed. Her condi­
tion seems greatly improved but it
The realization that all drivers’ will be several days before she has
licenses issued before July 1, 1931, passed the crisis.
will be automatically cancelled by
NIHATS 1H‘ IDEA ?
Prohibitionist Will Speak.
law on September 1st has awakened
AMNO10
PREAY
Judge Sumers of Missouri will
active interest in many motorists,
reports Hal E. Hoss, Secretary of speak at the Methodist church Tues­
State. The most common question day, July 18, at 2:30 P.M. on the
asked at his office is ‘‘What must subject, "Why I Do Not Favor the
Repeal of the Eighteenth Amend­
PLAyIN’FIRE V
I do to get a new license’”.
Anticipating that this informa­ ment.” He is said to be a forceful
OEPAYTMENTVI
tion will be more in demand as the and dramatic speaker. Judge Sum­
ers
and
a
Mr.
Hall
will
present
a
TH 7
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expiration date on all old licenses
draws near, Mr. Hoss has issued a play, "The Aftermath” in Milton
that same evening at 8:00 o'clock
brief formula for obtaining a new-
and anyone wishing to attend may
type license.
find the location by inquiring after
First, the applicant must obtain they reach Milton.
the standard application blank from
the Secretary of State or from local
Will Attend Conference.
examination headquarters, state po­
Delegates for the Epworth League
lice, or sheriffs office.
summer
conference
left today
Second, he must fill out the form (Thursday) for Suttle Lake where
in full and sign it in the presence the sessions open Friday. Those go­
of a notary public or other person ing include Miss Myrtle McAtee,
authorized to administer oaths. All Miss Marjory Mullens, Roberta Mul­
state examiners are notaries public lens, Maxine and Clarke Paul and
and will perform this service with­ Rev. W. E. Briggs.
out charge.
Third, the applicant must file the MANY PRIZES WON BY
completed form before September 1,
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS.
either by leaving tt with an exami­
ner or by sending it to the Secretary
Eugene, Ore—Prizes and scholar­
of State at Salem. In either case, a ships totalling more than 13,000 in
payment of $1 must accompany the cash were awarded to 61 students at
application.
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-the University of Oregon during the
Each of the requirements are pro­ year just past. Funds for these were
vided by law and no license can be donated by friends of the institution
issued unless all are complied with, who have interest in various fields
of education.
it was stated.
ORGANIZED HUNTERS BAG
THREE COYOTE PUPS.
Last week two sheep were killed
and three injured while in a pas­
ture on the Umatila river just north
of the steel bridge west of town.
These sheep belonged to E. P. Dodd
mother coyote and her pups had
and it was later learned that a
been ravaging over the countryside
making raids on chickens as well
as sheep. Arrangements were made
with Harold W. Dobyn, assistant
leader of the United States Biologi­
cal survey, to organize a hunting
party which went out Tuesday noon.
The party was made up of local
men who bagged three of the pups.
The mother coyote escaped and ano­
ther hunting party will go out Sun­
day to scout for her. Two of the
pups were routed out on the west
side of the river and one on the
east side.
Dobyns was contacted through
Garnet D. Best, assistant county
agent.
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LOCAL POST OFFICE WILL
CLOSE WINDOW SUNDAY
Beginning Sunday, July 16, the
Hermiston post office will not be
open Sunday morning as in the
past, according to an announce­
ment made by H. J. Stillings, acting
postmaster.
The local rural carriers have al­
ways delivered mail at the window
on Sunday morning, a service no
other office in the state has had.
The city mail will be put up on Sun­
day morning in the boxes and the
lobby will be left open all day Sun­
day. Mail will be put up for all
trains at 6:00 o'clock Sunday eve­
ning.
This action has been forced by
the 15 per cent pay cut for all
postal employes, and a later nine
day furlough cut without pay. The
service at the local post office will
not be curtailed in any way for the
six weeks days.
PROGRESSIVE FIDAC DINNER
PLANNED BY LEGION AUXILIARY
The next meeting of the Ameri­
can Legion Auxiliary, July 27th,
will be a progressive Fidac dinner
party for Unit members only. Each
house visited will represent a coun­
try where refreshments will be in
keeping with the customs of that
country.
Members are requested to make
reservations with Mrs. Minnie Nor­
ton or Mrs. A. W. Christopherson.
The dinner will begin at the home
of Mrs. James Todd.
Auto License Examiner Coming.
C. M. Bentley, examiner of oper­
ators and chauffeurs, will be in
Hermisten Tuesday, July 25, at
the city library between the hours
of 10:00 AM. and 5:00 PM., re­
spectively, according to a recent an­
nouncement released from the Sec­
retary of State's office.
ACCIDENT NEAR
ROARDMAN FATAL
TO WRESTLER
PROMINENT
WRESTLERS
JURED WHEN CAR OVERTURNS
Driver Thought To Have Fallen As­
leep at the Wheel; Companion
Killed Instantly.
Billy Severe, 230-pound wrestler
of Kansas City, was killed instantly
Thursday morning at 3:30 when
his car left the road and turned
over at a point about seven miles
west of Boardman. Walter Podolak,
a traveling companion, and cham­
pion weight lifter and wrestler of
Syracruse University, was severely
injured and barely escaped being
killed. He suffered a severe injury
to his left arm and hand, and num­
erous lacerations to his head and
body.
The two athletes had participated
in wrestling matches in Walla Walla
Wednesday night and were driving
to Portland when the accident oc­
curred. It is believed that Mr. Pad-
olak fell asleep at the wheel.
The attending physician at the
Hermiston hospital believes that Mr.
Pololak will recover but states that
his arm and hand injury may close
his career as a wrestler and weight
lifter.
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LOCAL THEATRE MANAGEMENT
SELLS UNION SHOW HOUSE.
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By Florence Udey
Mrs. Mull and daughter of Pen­
dleton are visiting at the home of
her mother Mrs. Wells and her bro­
ther O. A. Wells.
. Mrs. Joe Udey and daughter Flor­
ence visited at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. O. A. Wells Tuesday.
Mrs. Floyd Lynch was a visitor at
the Carman home Sunday.
Mrs. August Linder was a visitor
at the Barham home Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Orvil Knotts visited
in Pendleton and Pilot Rock Mon­
day.
Rev. W. -A. Briggs, new pastor of
the W. E. church in Hermiston, vis­
ited in the Columbia district Sun­
day afternoon.
Mrs. Tom Stewart returned home
Saturday from a three week's visit
with her son Ted Stewart in Texas.
Wm. Rhodes sprayed orchards in
Columbia district during the week.
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Watson were
visitors at the Joe Udey home Wed­
nesday.
E. J. Allen, who has been employ­
ed at the Jackson Harr ranch, left
for Pendleton where he will be em­
ployed on a wheat ranch.
Mrs. Hughes, who has been visit­
ing her daughter, Mrs. H. E. Mc­
Culley. left Thursday for Portland.
Mrs. Buella Hoyt and son Harry,
who are visiting with Mrs. Hoyt's
sister, Mrs. W. A. Mikesell, spent
the week end visiting Mrs. Minnie
Norton.
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Cable and Mr.
and Mrs. Oscar Mikesell, who have
been on a short fishing trip, re-
turned to the W. A. Mikesell ranch
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Mikesell left
Friday for Salem, where they will
make their home.
Mrs. John Jendrzejewski and
daughter Helen were visitors at the
C. L. Upham home Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. McCulley of Hold­
man were on the project Sunday
looking for a location.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Norquist and
family of Wallula were visitors at
the F. W. Lenz home and George
Leibe homes Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Lindner anil
two nieces were visitors at the F.
W. Lenz home Sunday afternoon.
Dorr Garrison of Stanfield was a
visitor at the Joe Udey home Sun­
day afternoon.
Martha Lenz left Sunday for Wal­
lula where she will visit for a few
days with her sister, Mrs. Leon Nor­
quist.
A transaction was completed the
first of July for the sale of the
theatre at Union. Oregon, to J. M.
Joes of Texas, it was reported this
week by Lloyd Moore, manager of
the Hermiston Oasis theatre. Mr.
Moore has operated the Union show
house for approximately
two
months. He is now showing once
a week at Arlington, Fossil, Uma­
tilla and Echo with portable equip­ WALLOWA LAKE CONFERENCE
ment operated by Roy Bills. Ed­
mund Briggs Is now operating the PEP RALLY HELD WEDNESDAY.
machines In the local theatre,
A pep rally was conducted at the
which is of the latest sound equip­
Hermiston
Union church Wednes­
ment.
day evening for the young people of
Hermiston and Columbia district by
PROJECT FARM BUREAU WILL Paul Mortimer, president of the
Wallowa Lake young people's con­
MEET FRIDAY, JULY 28TH.
ference, and Miss Dorothy Smootz,
The Umatilla Project Farm Bu­ both of LaGrande. The conference
reau will hold a meeting in the program was explained and pictures
Methodist church Friday, July 28, of the Turner annual summer con­
starting at 8:00 o'clock. The first ference were shown.
Delegates will be sent from the
fifteen minutes of the meeting will
be devoted to business. Following local groups to the conference which
this the members of the 4-H club starts July 30th and continues
girls cooking and canning clubs will through the week.
Approximately 3 8 young people
present a program. Refreshments
attended the meeting which was fol­
will also be served by the girls.
A complete program will be pub­ lowed by a social hour. Miss Smootz
lished next week preceding the was the guest of the Misses Wilma
and Pauline Stoop and Mr. Morti­
meeting.
mer was the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
C. M. Jackson, Sec.
O. L. Barlow for the night. From
here they went to Milton to conduct
a rally.
FIRST PENDLETON
PUBLIC MEETING
TO CONSIDER ACT
EXPLANATION OF ADJUSTMENT
ACT EXPECTED.
Mainly as Act Applies to Wheat;
Called for July 14-15 in County
Agent's Office in Pendleton.
The first public meetings for con­
sideration and explanation of the
new Agricultural Adjustment Act as
applied to wheat have been an-
nounced by the office of the Uma­
tilla County Agent for July 14 and
15. The meeting at Pendleton will
be held July 14 on the 3rd floor of
the Elks' building beginning at 10
A.M. The Wesfon meeting will oc­
cur at the Community Hall on Sat­
urday, July 15, and will begin at
10 o'clock also.
The purpose of these meetings is
to explain as fully as is possible the
many features of the Agricultural
Adjustment program as it will be
applied to wheat. In view of the
fact that farmers wishing to take
advantage of the provisions of the
act must sign an agreement this
year, it would seem wise for every
farmer to attend one of these
meetings to help him decide his
course of action when the sign-up
is undertaken later. No one will
be asked to sign anything at these
preliminary meetings.
The Agricultural Adjustment Ad­
ministration in Washington, D.C.
has called upon the state extension
services to handle the educational
ind preliminary organization work
connected with putting the wheat
plan into effect. It is In this con-
nection that the Umatilla County
Agent, as a representative of the
United States Department of Agri-
mlture and the State Agricultural
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We are convinced that bicycle
•iding is in vogue since Bill Warner
ias taken It up. “Bill’ must be try­
ing te reduce—expenses.
What a terrible predicament to
be In when it is impossible to find
someone’s youngster to take to the
circus—as an excuse.
An experiment in the salesman-
ship at the Ford garage was tried
ut successfully this week. A truck
was demonstrated. The prospect
talked favorable. But the catch in
the whole deal was that when the
check was delivered the customer
was Informed that the truck had
already been sold. What a headache
when there is only one truck to be
purchased. Times must be picking
up to fool a salesman like that.
It doesn't seem to Mat-ter ’n
what part of the world Jimmy
Experiment Station Field Day.
Mattern lands—luck is with hisn
The Annual Field Day of the Pen­ He will make it around the world
dleton Field Station occurred at 2 yet.
P.M. Thursday, July 13. The sta­
George Wagner and Jarvis Dur-
tion is located between Havana and
Adams on the south side of the fey holding down a spot along the
highway. Every farmer in the coun­ concrete in the cool of the early
ty was invited to participate In this morning while passing the time of
day. Those two know their tempera­
event.
Among the particular points of tures.
Interest were the varieties of win­
If papas and mammas missed
ter wheat which withstood the ex­
tremely low temperatures of last their fond offsprings Monday after-
winter. These were a part of 400 noon there was only one place to
different varieties of wheat which look for them. On the circus lot.
are now growing at the station.
| Other things that the farmers were
The world economic conference
interested In are the experiments of may be making history but it is
plowing methods. Yields on fallow history that repeats itself when
prepared with disk plows show no world powers try to come to an ag­
apparent differences as compared reement.
with other types of soil preparation,
and the disking Is considerably
It is no wonder the concrete was
cheaper. Then there were other hot Tuesday morning from the way
tillage trials, rotation experiments Tom Jensen hot tooted it Monday
<>t many kinds, peas, alfalfa, and night keeping time with the two-
several kinds of grasses, including piece circus band. The attention of
crested wheat. Refreshments were spectators was even drawn from the
served during the program.
announcer with the snakes to Tom’s
maneuvers.
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Weather Report.
The performance on the circus
lot Monday night may have been a
two-man show but It was worth the
price of admission. Of course it may
have been even better from a birds­
July lo .............................. 86......... 53 eye view standing on the wood pile
July 11 ............................ 95........ 56 where the stag Une increased as the
July 12 .................
98........ 57 show went on. Ring-side seats were
only a nickle.
Precipitation was .10 (or week.
Date
Max. Min.
July 6 ........................... 96........ 47
July 7 ...................... .
9# ...... 48
July 8 .............................. 97...... 65
July 9 .............................. 93 ....... 54