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.
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VOLUME XXVIII
NUMBER 2
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY,
SEPTEMBER 7, 1933
: UBSCRIPTION, $1.00 PER YEAR
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Hermiston
also have a Fair Queen?
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FAIR MOST SUC
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COMPETITION OF EXHIBITORS • the first day of school. The •
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MAKE JUDGING DIFFICULT.
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First Place for Individual Farm • out it will be necessary to in- •
Booths Won by Mr. and Mrs.
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Harvey Warner.
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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 •
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❖ largest up to that time.
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Tuesday,
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.