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ezmrer=l _O.he Hermistun Heraln A little work directed to a good en 1 la better than a great deal of we rk directed to a bad end.— Bert- ra id Russell. moiont '• y ======================================================== VOLUME XXVIII NUMBER 2 HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1933 : UBSCRIPTION, $1.00 PER YEAR ———T------ -- INTEREST RUNS HIGH IN UMATILLA PROJECT FAIR BIGGER AND BETTER EXHIBITS ANTICIPATED. Work On Conditioning the Fair Grounds Begins This Week; Concessions and Sports. Everyone is talking about the Umatilla Project Fair to be held Friday and Saturday, September 15- 16. Many inquiries have been made by prospective exhibitors in the dif- ferent divisions listed in the prem- lum list, which indicates more in terest being shown for a bigger and better fair this year. An extra can vas top will be hoisted to accommo date all school exhibits which can not be taken care of in the space of fered in the main exhibit building. Work started on the grounds Wed nesday of this week and all who can possibly give time for the work are asked to be on the job any day be tween the present time and the op ening of the fair. Attractions are many this year including a rodeo with bucking con tests, bareback riding, calf roaping, goat roaping. Concessions will fur nish rides for the kiddies, as well as grown-ups; a horseshoe tournament will be in progress both days; a sports program Saturday from 1:00 to 2:00 p. m. promises to be inter esting with a greased pig race, nail driving contest, dog race, climbing greased pole contest, and a tug-of- war. All this is to be terminated each evening by a dance sponsored by the American Legion at the city auditorium. There will also be spec ial features at the Oasis theatre, both days of the fair. The Irrigon high school band will furnish music and there will be air- plane passenger flights. The tentative rodeo program fol lows: Event No. 1—Bare-backing; hors es, mules and steers. Event No. 2—Slow race; draft horses only. Event No. 3—Boy’s pony race; Boys under 15 years. Event No. 4—Calf roping; best time wins. Event No. 5—Bucking contest. Event No. 6—Goat roping; first tie wins. * * * * * * * * * * * * DO YOU WANT A QUEEN FOR f STANFIELD NEWS t By Sophronia Rhea Miss Faye Greene returned to Paa co , Sunday where she will resume her work in the hospital after hav ing had her tonsils removed and spending two weeks at homo. Miss Helen Fredrickson moved to Umatilla Saturday and made neces sary preparations to begin teaching Monday. A great many Stanfield people were present at the Wallula celebra tion Monday. Everyone enjoyed themselves very much and the speakers were especially interesting. Mr. and Mrs. M. Refvem and Miss Jophronia Rhea went to Walla Wal la Wednesday evening by way of Wallula highway, to attend the gen- eral Red & White meeting. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Chapman sold their place of business and are now living at the home of Mrs. Chap- man’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Richards. Miss Marjorie Hutton returned to 3t. Anthony’s hospital after spend- ng a few days at home last week. Woodrow Gifford, Clifford Hills, and Virgil Krause were the C.C.C. boys of Wallula home for Labor day vacation. Ezra Hazen was In town visiting old friends Saturday. Miss Evalyn Thorsen has comple- ed her work in Hermiston and has returned home for a short time. Miss Thorsen plans to attend school in Portland this winter. Miss Blanche Thorsen has gone to The Dalles to start teaching. Mrs. E. W. Rhea and son Hugh and daughter Mary Lou, drove over from Redmond the latter part of the week. Mary Lou returned home Tuesday and Mrs. Rhea will remain with her son for an unlimited time. C. C. Rhea was a visitor at the home of his sister, Mrs. W. E. Brock in Pendleton over the week end. G. L. Dunning accompanied his daughter Marrllla as far as Salem where he will remain for a few days. Miss Dunning will go to her school in California. Misses Evelyn Starkweather and LaVonne Walk, and Bobbie Stark- weather left for Portland, accom- anied by Ronald Walk of North Powder the latter part of the week. Miss Elaine Green is spending a ew days at home over-seeing the ranch while her folks have gone to portland. Miss Laura Gregory returned lome from Portland Tuesday with Wayne Coe. Miss Gregory took In the Gresham Fair. She also visited in Vancouver, Wn., while away and risited Old Ironsides while in Port land. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Hoosier left Triday for Portland. Mr. Hoosier vili consult a physician while there and plans to have his tonsils re- moved. Mrs. James Hoskins Is visiting in Pendleton this week. Mrs. Ellnore Potter of Seattle gave her mother, Mrs. M. C. Bara- gar a rather pleasant unexpected surprise when she arrived late Mon day evening. Mrs. Chas. Haggard's father, Mr. Thomas of The Dalles, was a Stan- Competition Keen. Competition promises to be keen Held visitor one day last week. Mrs. C. H. Ferris and family have in every division. Roy Attebury and moved back to Stanfield for the Chas. Lynch of the dairy division winter. --------T 9*--------- report that inquiries are being made ly people who have never before made an entry at the fair. In the poultry and turkey division Lyle Tilden reports that many new grow ers are exhibiting this year because of the fact that their flocks have Three new instructors have been been vaccinated, which eliminates given positions on the grade teach any possible spread of disease. Old ing staff this year. Miss Nora John coups are being repaired and new son of Emmett, Idaho, a graduate of ones built to accommodate exhibi Albion State Normal is home room tors. teacher for the sixth grade and will Mrs. Wm. Hineline says that dem do departmental work in the sev onstration teams will furnish all enth and eighth grades. Miss Marie equipment except a table and stove. Salmi, a graduate of Monmouth, She also says that the same article teaches the seventh grade and will may not be entered In more than also assist in the departmental work. one class. Miss Edith Tucker, a graduate of John Jendrzejewski has reported Monmouth and the University of that five farm booths have been Oregon, teaches the fifth grade. spoken for and with the fair coming earlier in the season this year the Thirty boys reported to Coach exhibits should be of fine quality. Coehran last Wednesday for foot- Mrs. H. J. Ott, superintendent of the flower division, says that there ball practice. Of this number seven are some beautiful flowers on the are members of last year’s squad. project this year which will make a Orchestra and a mixed Glee club splendid exhibit. Another encourag ing feature is the fact that no frost are the music organizations to be is expected before the fair opens to carried on In the high school this spoil the freshness of the flowers. year under the direction of Mrs. Mrs. Ott requests that all exhibitors James Clayton, during the activity reserve a booth Thursday night in period. The Torch Honor Society met and order that the displays may be ar ranged early Friday morning. Ade elected officers for the ensuing year | quate space will be reserved for dis Wednesday. They are: Edith Clarke, president; Betty Ralph, vice-presi play. The usual splendid display is an dent; and Anna Ray Martin, secre ticipated in the honey division, of tary-treasurer. Miss Brierly will be which J. Skovbo is superintendent. their adviser. • = The "first day” enrollment In both the high school and grades has Move to Portland. Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Clark left exceeded that of previous years. In Sunday for Portland to make their the high school were 128 registered, home. Mr. Clark has been employed and in the grades 231. at the Rohrman Motor Co. for the During the first week of school past two and a half years, but he now has a position with an electric Helen Woughter has been assisting company in Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Mr. McAtee with the general office Clark lived on the Clara Hall farm work. southwest of town during their so journ here. Mr. Clark is a sister Class officers were elected and of Mrs. J. R. Harding, who lives in advisers appointed during the first ScnooNonrs the Westland district. (Concluded on page four) • THE PROJECT FAIR? • • • • • • • • • • > • > • ♦ • ❖ • This question has arisen. Do you want a queen for the Umatilla Project Fair? She would be elected from the Hermiston Union High School and the election would be conducted in such a way as to make it worth while for the candidate. The time is short so bring your Ideas In to the Herald office or before members of the fair board. Heppner has a Rodeo Queen —why shouldn’t Hermiston also have a Fair Queen? . ♦ MORROW COUNTY FAIR MOST SUC CESSFUL IN 6 YEARS HIGH • • SCHOOL CROWDED SEATING SPACE. ---------- • The largest enrollment ever • I • experienced In the history of • • the Hermiston schools is being • | • seen this year with 128 high • • school students, and 230 grade • • school students registered on • COMPETITION OF EXHIBITORS • the first day of school. The • • high school seating capacity is • MAKE JUDGING DIFFICULT. • 122 seats and unless a greater • I • number of the students drop • First Place for Individual Farm • out it will be necessary to in- • Booths Won by Mr. and Mrs. ❖ stall more seats. • ❖ Enrollment in the local • Harvey Warner. • schools has been increasing • IRRIGON, Ore., Sept. 4 (Special) • each year. Three years ago 189 • —The North Morrow County Fair ❖ students were registered in the • held here Friday and Saturday, Sep • grade school, which was the • $49099999***%* tember 1-2, was the most successful ❖ largest up to that time. • of any fair held here in the past ❖ School opened Tuesday, Sep- • CHILD SERIOUSLY INJURED six years. Much larger exhibits in • tember 5, this year. • every division were on display and ❖ • • ♦ ❖ ******* • • • WHILE CROSSING HIGHWAY with few exceptions everything was A near tragedy occurred Monday of the very best quality. Competi REGISTRATION NECESSARY two miles west of Umatilla, when tion was so keen in the live stock little 10-year-old Elaine Percival, and farm crops exhibits that diffi FOR EMPLOYMENT. laughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney culty was experienced in deciding All labor employed on projects Percival of Madras, Oregon, was on the placing of the ribbons, but struck by a speeding automobile as County Agent Smith of Morrow which are being financed by the she was crossing the highway. She county and Assistant County Agent federal government must be taken received a compound fracture of the Best of Umatilla county placed the from a list of applicants on file at right leg and other severe bruises. ribbons to the satisfaction of the the Re-employment Bureau in Pen dleton. with offices in the Elk’s Mr. Percival, who is county clerk exhibitors. f Jefferson county, was returning First place in the farm booth ex Temple. Any local people wishing from his vacation and had stopped hibits was won by Mr. and Mrs. to make an application for employ the car along the hihgway while Harvey Warner; second by Mrs. ment on these federal projects may Mrs. Percival crossed to the other Fred Relks; third by Mr. and Mrs. do so with Max Dudley of Pendle side of the road to transact business W. C. Isom; and fourth by Mr. and ton, who will be in Hermiston Tues it a farmhouse. Little Elaine slipped Mrs. Robert Smith. All exhibits day, September 12, at 9:30 A. M. in rom the car unobserved, and was spoke highly for the farm products the city library., or at any time at the re-employment bureau in Pen crossing the highway to join her grown on the project. nother when she was struck. Mrs. Storey of Arlington judged dleton. All persons who will be employed The child was rushed to the Her- the 4-H club work and the domestic niston hospital and is reported to art division. Mrs. Lucy Rogers, in these projects must be on file at e doing nicely. She is a greatniece county school superintendent of Mor the re-employment bureau in Pen f Mrs. W. F. Boynton. row county, made the statement dleton, which office includes the that the 4-H club exhibit was the district in the west end of Umatilla DOROTHY DOHERTY NAMED largest and the best ever displayed county. Contractors on all federal projects, including federal road at the fair. QUEEN FOR HEPPNER RODEO. The Irrigon High School band work, Stanfield project work, agri cultural experiment station or fu Miss Dorothy Doherty of Alpine played a few numbers before the as ture Umatilla Rapids or Bonneville sembly Saturday afternoon previous ras been elected queen of the Hepp- projects, will he required to obtain 1er Rodeo, September 8-9. The last to the demonstration. It was men from the list registered at the eries of dances were held Saturday stated that the present band was Pendleton office. ---------- -e = light when the voting was snappy, originally started as a 4-H club with Queen Dorothy holding the band but had grown so in size and NEXT ISSUE OF HERALD WILL developed in ability until it had be ead all evening. Queen Dorothy's attendants are come a community and high school BE BIG FAIR EDITION Miss Edna Lindstrom of Ione, Miss organization. The Herald will reach all readers Mrs. A. E. Bensel and Mrs. Gui- Margaret Bronsaan of Lena, Miss on Thursday morning of next week luth Mae Doherty of Rhea creek. wits of Hermiston judged the do in the form of a big fair edition. In These girls were sponsored by the mestic science division, and also as order that the paper may reach all various granges and each was well sisted in judging the individual readers in time to carry all infor farm booths. In every instance those supported. in charge were well pleased with mation about the fair we are pub lishing a day early. their placings of premiums. WALTER NATION NAMED Advertisers and correspondents The dining room was well pa )N DETECTIVE SERVICE. tronized both days of the fair, and please note the change In publica the Saturday night dance drew the tion day in order that all news may Walter Nation, son of Mr. and largest crowd ever seen in years be appear in this issue. Mrs. B. J. Nation of Hermiston, has fore. been appointed to the detective ser Hop Picking to Start. Officers- and others connected Hop picking in the O. Lockridge vice for the Union Pacific system in with the fair have every reason to Portland, Oregon, and took office believe that the 1933 fair was "big hop yard will start Monday, accord August 31st. Mr. Nation worked as ger and better.” ing to information given out this deputy sheriff under Gurdane for week. Mr. Lockridge has a much Umatilla county for a number of larger yield for a first-year crop J. W. Spencer Transferred. years and for the past few months J. W. Spencer of Umatilla, who than was anticipated and has en has been employed on the Pendle bas been night skipper on the Uma gaged fifty pickers to take care of ton police force. tilla ferry for the past four years the crop. Mr. Lockridge’s venture Mr. and Mrs. Nation moved to has been transferred to The Dalles in hop raising is the first attempt Portland August 31st and Mr. Na where he has practically the same ever made on the Hermiston project tion took over his duties that same duties. Mr. Spencer is a member of and his nine-acre tract shows prom ise of giving a large yield. evening. the Hermiston Herald family. $C • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ----- FOR 4492******%%* • t COLUMBIA NEWS t ♦ By Florence Udey Theodore Teufel, who has been visiting at the J. H. Reid home, left Sunday for Seattle where he will re- sume his school work. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Coons, wheat ranchers of Hooper, Wn., ar rived Monday at the H. A. Hooker home where they visited with Mr. Coon’s sister, Mrs. Hooker. They left Tuesday. While here Mr. and Mrs. Coons attended the Wallula cut-off celebration. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Upham were dinner guests at the John Paxton home, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Udey and daugh ter Florence, and Ralph Shafer drove to Arlington Sunday where they picnicked with Mrs. Udey's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Sink of Wasco, and Mrs. Mary Belchee. Mrs. Belchee will be remembered as a former resident of Columbia. Mrs. August Linder, Gordon and Russai! Blessing came back from Portland Sunday. Gordon will stay here and work in the hay. Russell returned to Portland Tuesday where he is employed in the Montgomery Ward store. Mr. and Mrs. Will Jep and fami ly of Pendleton were visitors at the S. Epperson home Wednesday. Mrs. Leon Norquist and family of Wallula were visitors at the F. W. Lenz home Monday. C. L Wallace of LaGrande was a business caller at the Joe Udey home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Will Jep and fami ly of Pendleton have moved onto the old Fisher place recently occupied by the Ben Jones family. Childs Barham has been occupied this week repainting and retopping his old Ford. Dave Prudhomme, who has been visiting at the Joe Udey home through the summer, left Friday for Portland where he will resume his School work. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Norquist and family of Wallula were visitors at the F. W. Lenz home and the Geo. Leibe home Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Tuttle and family, who have been running their wheat ranch at Holdman, are moving back to their ranch this week. Mrs. Far ris and family, who have been liv ing on the Tuttle ranch, have moved to the Frank Beddow homestead. Walter and Bernard Jendrzejew- ski are attending the State Fair at Salem this week. Mrs. Knapton, who has been vi siting in California, arrived Monday at the home of Mrs. Laura Morris, where she will visit for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Baxter Hutchison were visitors at the W. A. Mikesell home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Upham atten ded the Morrow County Fair at Ir rigon Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Blinston and fami ly, who are living on the Barager ranch, spent the week end visiting relatives and friends in The Dalles. Juanita Wells, who has been vi siting at the Peter Norquist home in Centralia, Wn., arrived home Monday. She accompanied her un cle, Jack Horton, chief of lands in the forest service, of Portland. Mr. Horton visited with the Wells and then left for Pendleton. J. E. Hallyburton and Harold Warner of Pendleton left Thursday for The Dalles where they attended "The Old Fort Dalles Frolic". From there they went to Portland. Mr. Hallyburton returned home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hallyburton and Mr. and Mrs. Blinston and fam ily picnicked at Cold Springs Mon day. Dr. and Mrs. Amil Hoff of Belling ham, Wn., were visitors at the J. H. Ryland home last week. Mrs. Hoff is a nurse in the Metropolitan Com pany hospital. Mrs. Olllver Knotts was a busi ness visitor in Spokane, Wn., over the week end. Faith Wilson, who has been spending the summer at the Joe Hawkins ranch in Adams, returned home Wednesday. Mrs. Hawkins and daughter Jane and Mrs. Boyn ton accompanied her. Jane visited for a few days at the Tom Wilson home before going home. Dr. and Mrs. Ivan Killgore and sons Floyd and Austin of Seattle, were visitors from Thursday to Sun day at the home of Mr. Killgore’s sister, Mrs. Tom Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Ryland and family were visitors with Mrs. Ry land's parents in Wallowa last week. Gus Hägglund of Ukiah and Mr. and Mrs. Jess Evans and family of Pendleton were visitors at the J. H. Ryland home Sunday. DANA ADDRESSES 2000 PEOPLE AT CUTOFFCELEBRATION PORTLAND MAN SAYS NEW DEAL IS NECESSARY. Governors Send Regrets; Many Her miston People Hear Stirring Address. Many Hermiston people attended the Wallula-Umatilla highway cele bration at Wallula Labor day, and heard the main address delivered by Marshall N. Dana of Portland, re- rional public works administrator. The following was taken, in part, 'rom the Walla Walla Union. The new deal plan “is going to vork because it is economically ound and humanly necessary. Al- hough It represents an extreme pro .ram, desperate situations demand lesperate remedies and we of Ameri ca, confronted by the challenge of economic emergency, have respond ed with no proposal for dictatorship r military autocracy, but by con- titutional measures voted by more han 124,000,000 Americans, led by i man whom providence gave for his hour to show that America has lot been cast off. In these ringing words Marshall N. Dana of Portland, stirred the rowd at the dedication of the Wal- ula cut-off Monday afternoon. Dana’s was the principal talk at his well-attended celebration. Added Service Given. "This road cost approximately • 800,000 and gives added service to the 801,000 automobiles registered n the northwest. Figure the increas d benefit to these autos at *1 each ind the road is paid for. The bene- it, however, spreads to all the ether automobiles in the country. Noland Presides. Harry B. Noland, Walla Walla, president of the eutoff association was chairman and made brief in troductions of the speakers. Dr. S. B. L. Penrose, veteran president of Whitman college, gave the invoca- ion, dedicating "this path of peace along this mighty river.” Telegrams of regret were read from Governor Clarence D. Martin of Washington, and Governor Julius L. Meier of Oregon, and from Lacey V. Morrow, director of highways of Washington. W. H. Lynch, Port- land, district engineer of the bur eau of roads. E. B. Aldrich of Pendleton, mem ber of the Oregon highway commis- don, represented Governor Meier, This highway speaks for itself,” he remarked. He then spoke of the new Green Flag highway from Canada to Mexico, which passes through Spo kane, Walla Walla, Pendleton, Can yon City, Burns and on into Calif ornia, cutting off 200 miles on the road to San Francisco and 400 on the road to Los Angeles. On Sep tember 15-16 the commission will let the contract for grading the last link and by next year the highway will be completed. Mr. and Mrs. R. Alexander left Friday for their home in Pendleton after spending some time with their daughter, Mrs. E. P. Dodd, and fam- ily. ____ g*************2 ♦ • ALONG THE CONCRETE ♦ » 40999999*9***%* Have you heard the latest gossip? No! Well, there may be a reigning Queen at the project fair. F. R. Moore brought a pair of glasses Into the jeweler yesterday to have the lenses put back in. He said that he and his sister-in-law got Apprehended for Petty Larceny. Into an argument and she did not Jimmie Magee of South Bend, In have time to remove her glasses. diana. was taken into custody by city night marshall B. J. Nation, G. D. Best: Yes. I must hurry and get in the mall. last Sunday after he had broken in to the A. Swarner home while the Mrs. G. D. B. : That's right, I have a package to mail. family was attending church In the evening. Five dollars had been ta Did you hear about the big bio - ken from a purse. He was turned out In town Tuesday? A tire ble over to state police Monday. out on Main street. Legion Auxiliary to Meet. The regular meeting of the Her miston Unit will be held Monday, September 11, at the home of Mrs. A. W. Christopherson, which will be In the form of a cup shower. Each member Is requested to bring a cup which will be used to supply the kitchen In the new club house. I guess there would not be so many divorces If marriage coul ’ change the disposition of two spoil ed brats. The bald man has some comfort — he can think about what a hit ho would make with women It he only had some hair.
