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VOLUME XXVIII
NUMBER 26
Religion does not consist in do
ing special things, but in doing all
things with a special quality.—Dr.
Glenn Frank, President University
of Wisconsin.
SUBSCRIPTION, 11.00 PER YEAR
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1934.
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INLAND EMPIRE
WATERWAYS ASS’N. |
FORMED SATURDAY
CALVIN L. SWEEK HEADS THE
INLAND GROUP.
Extensive Program to Develop
Columbia and Snake Riven
Decided Upon.
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By Sophronia Rhea
• The card party held at the Grange
hall Wednesday evening was quite a
success. Melvin Johnson won the
door prise which was a hand made
bed spread, made and presented by
the Home Economics club. Mrs. D.
Z. Penney won the pillow matching
the spread. Numerous other prizes
were given for high score in cards.
Nye Berry was guest of honor at
a birthday dinner at the Martin
Refvem home Thursday evening.
The Ladles Aid held its regular
meeting Thursday afternoon. Mrs.
J. M. Richards finished her book re
port on “A Daughter of The Samn-
rai.” by Luglmato, which was very
interesting.
Mrs. Walter Merrill of Pendleton
spent Friday at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Gil-
landers.
Mrs. L. L. Wertz of Woodland,
Wn., who has been visiting her bro
ther F. B. Stuart and wife, the past
few weeks, left Friday to visit her
daughter.
Mrs. G. Kurie of Hermiston spent
a few days last week visiting friends
in Stanfield.
Mrs. Joyce Smith of Irrigon spent
the week end with Miss Katherine
Olday.
The Stanfield Commercial club
basketball game against the Helix
Red Devils was postponed Monday.
Mrs. John Bagan, clerk of district
No. 61, reported a warrant call Feb
ruary 17. All 1933 warrants are in
cluded from No. 617 to No. 669.
Mrs. C. J. Baker left for Walula
the latter part of the week to make
a short visit with her sister Mrs.
Dunn.
Mrs. Melvin Johnson and small
daughter spent the week end in
Pendleton visiting relatives and
The formation of the Inland Em
pire Waterways association was
completed Saturday, February, 17,
at a meeting in Walla Walla when
Judge aClvin L. Sweek of Pendleton
was elected president. The organi
sation is charged with the task of
representing the inland sections In
support of the seven point program
for the development of the Colum-
bia and Snake rivers for navigation
and other purposes. The association
is to be incorporated and will work
through an executive committee and
a congress of delegates to meet ones
a year in the future.
Numerous delegations were in at
tendance at the meeting from towns
In eastern Oregon and Washington,
from Hood River east. Delegates
from Hermiston included H. T. Fra
sier, Thos. Campbell, E. P. Dodd, J.
H. Reid, Pauline M. Stoop, J. A.
Clarke and H. J. Stillings.
When B. M. Huntington fo Walla
Walla called the meeting to order he
said, "We are not here to argue, we
are here to act.”
At a luncheon held earlier In the
day at the Grand Hotel an organisa
tion committee had been named and
this committee went Into session at
once while the meeting listened to
informative talks by W. S. Nelson,
G. Carlson, Captain J. T. Shaver, E.
B. Aaldich, S. E. Notson and others.
Mr. Nelson touched upon the techni t Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Heyden are
cal phases of Columbia river develop the proud parents of a baby boy
ment and emphasized points of im- bors February 19th.
portance given in the army engin ‘ A double wedding anniversary
eer's report. Mr. Shaver spoke of and a double birthday celebration
river navigation on the Columbia was held at the R. G. Penny home
from the standpoint of all operators Sunday. Mr, and Mrs. Wm. Fred
who use the river’and advised the rickson celebrated their 43rd wed
existence of an organization capa ding anniversary, and Mr. and Mrs.
ble of directing the interest of peo R. G. Penny celebrated their 9th
ple in the interior section.
anniversary. Both George and Ed
The report of the organization Fredrickson celebrated their birth
committee, unanimously adopted, days. The party enjoyed a turkey
provided the following set-up for dinner. A large double-decked ang
the association:
el food cake, decorated for the occa
First, by the Incorporation of an sion, was enjoyed. The cake was
association to be known as the In made by Mrs. Lloyd Russell. ’
land Empire Waterways association,
Mrs. H. A. Humphrey and daugh
to be incorporated under the laws of ter gave a cooking school demon
the State of Washington with prin stration here Monday and Tuesday.
cipal offices at Walla Walla, Wb.
Mr. Mahoney of the Standard Oil
Follow Midwest Plan.
company and Mrs. Clark of Hepp
Secondly, that the articles of in ner also assisted Mrs. Mahoney. On
corporation and by-laws should in a Tuesday, Mr. Lamb, a poultry spe
general way follow the outline of cialist of O.S.C., gave an interesting
those of the Mississippi Valley as talk on the kind and choice of poul
sociation and the purpose should be try used for the purpose. Numer
outlined as far as applicable In the ous door prizes were given Tuesday
words of article two of the Mississ afternoon, each prize being some
ippi Valley association articles; and thing that was baked at the school
"that the Inland Empire should be Principal Berkley Johnsen excused
generally defined as the watershed the high school girls so that they
of the olumbia riger tributaries east might attend the cooking school
Tuesday afternoon. This school was
of the Cascade mountains.”
Thirdly, that as immediate prin sponsored by the Crown Flour Mills.
E. J. Meyers went to Portland
ciples and purposes of contact, the
organization should be devoted to Saturday evening with a car load
the seven principles, outlined and of beet cattle.
stated at caucus held in Walla Walla
Mrs. J. F. Rueber entertained the
February 6, 1934, and given wide Misses Margaret Wood, Doris Hutton
publicity.
Anna Hedrick, and Patricia Rich
Fourth, that there shall be two ards, and the Messrs. Merle Hutton
classes of membersips, associate and and Jim McDermott to a St. Valen
active. All associated members should tines luncheon at her home in hon
be entitled to vote for the election or of Miss Nadine Rueber and Leo
of the congress herein defined and Rueber.
should have no other voting rights.
The Commercial Club card tourn
A minimum fee of $1 should be es ament closed Monday night with
tablished and a maximum fee to be good returns and fair play. Mrs.
fixed by the board of directors. Viola Greathouse and D. R. Stark
Each county should be a unit as a weather held high score for bridge.
basis of membership In the congress. Joe Springer of Umatilla and Mrs.
The number of members from each | Ed Morgan of Stanfield held high
county to be a minimum of two and score In five hundred, and Mrs. F.
a maximum of five with one addi B. Stuart and Sam Meade held high
tional member above the minimum score In pinochle. The prizes were
for each 10,000 or fraction thereof framed pictures to the ladies and
of population in excess of 20,000. leather bill folds to the men.
friends.
Congress is Defined.
Fifth, the congress. as herein con
stituted. shall exercise all the pow
ers usually exercised by stockhold-
or members of a corporation, and
the members of of the congress
congress shall be known as active
members exercising all voting rights
except the right of election of the
congress.
Sixth, the congress shall elect an
executive committee, consisting of
three members from each of the
states participating In the final or-
ganlzation. which evecutive commit-
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Wilson Family Will Move.
Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Wilson who
have made their home in Hermiston
for the past two and one-half years,
plan to leave Sunday for Koscuiko,
Mississippi, where Mr. Wilson will
be employed by the Pete Milk Com
pany. Mr. Wilson was in the employ
of this company several years ago
While in Hermiston ho has had
charge or the dairy herd at the Uma
tilla Field Station south of town.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson have made
many friends here who will regret
to see them leave.
NEW UNION PACIFIC TRAIN IN
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C. L. SWEEK
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Residents in the west end of •
• Umatilla county will be inter- •
• ested in the news that the new •
• Union Pacific
stream-lined, •
• light-weight high speed passen- •
• ger train will arrive in Pen- •
• dleton for exhibition at the •
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The train, which will remain •
• until 11:00 p. m.. has a cruis- •
• ing speed of 90 miles an hour • I
• and a maximum speed of 110. •
• It covers 132 feet every time a •
• clock ticks at second intervals. •
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The train’s air operated sig- •
• nal is similar to those used for •
♦ long range fog horns. It emits •
• a single note, not ear splitting •
C. L. Sweek of Pendleton, elected
• but of the greatest intensity. •
$99228******%* president of the Inland Empire Wa
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terways association, formed in Wal
la Walla, Wn., Saturday.
FARM BUREAU CO-OPERATIVE
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WILL PAY CASH DIVIDENDS
At a meeting of the board for
the Farm Bureau Co-operative of
Hermiston Wednesday afternoon, a
resolution was passed accepting the
resignation of S. H. Barnard as
manager of the organization after
the first of March, and favoring
Henry Sommerer as manager. The
resolution also carried a clause per
mitting the payment of the first
year’s two per cent cash dividend.
Members of the board present
were: P. P. Sullivan, president, J.
H. Reid, secretary, H. J. Ott, R. G.
Saylor and J. M. Richards.
BUSINESS SURVEY FOR
AREA NEARLY COMPLETED
DANA WILL REMAIN AS ADVISER
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Contrary to news reports of
Tuesday. Marshall N. Dana will
be retained as regional adviser
under the public works admin-
istration.
Mr. Dana states
upon his return from Wash-
Ington, D. C., that he had
learned that the plans for ad-
visers had undergone a change
and that the work of state ad-
visory boards on non-federal
projects was closed.
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TUBERCULOSIS TESTS TAKEN
IN IRRIGON SCHOOLS
Miss Margaret Gillis, R. N., pub
lic health nurse, representing the
Oregon
Tuberculosis association,
was in Hermiston the first of the
week .arranging for a tuberculosis
skin test which was taken Wednes
day in the Irrigon public schol. The
skin tests were given at the request
of residents of the community and
Miss Gillis was assisted by Dr. A.
W. Christopherson, city health of
ficer of Hermiston. No test was
given, Miss Gillis said, without the
consent of the parent.
If the tests show definite reac
tions, further medical examination
with x-rays is recommended. Miss
Gillis said.
The business survey for this dist
rict is drawing to a close and will
be completed by the latter part of
this week, says Roy Buchanan, su
pervisor for the district comprising
Umatilla, Malheur, Grant. Union,
Wallowa, Baker, Harney and Mor
row counties.
Mr. Buchanan estimates that 600
business firms in this county will
have been contacted by the close of
the survey while the total for the SUB-DISTRICT TOURNAMENT TO
district will be about 2,000. The
BE HELD AT HEPPNER.
survey was made under the auspices
Investigate Bakery Location.
of the Department of Commerce and
(From “The Bulldog")
Representatives of Yeager & Son, 16 men have been employed as
The sub-district basketball tour
who formerly operated a bakery at enumerators In this county — East
nament for District 2 is to be held
Sunnyside, Wn., were in Hermiston Oregonian.
in Heppner on March 2 and 3. The
the first of the week looking into
teams participating in this contest
the possibilities of establishing a DISTRICT DEBATE SET FOR
will be Stanfield, Umatilla, Board
bakery here. They secured the re
man, Arlington, Heppner, and Her
fusal of the Masonic building on SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24
miston.
Main street and will return the last
(From the "Bulldog”)
The winners will compete in the
of the week.
The date for the district debate district tournament at Mac-Hi,
tournament has been set for Febru March 9 and 10.
Rebekahs Will Entertain.
ary 24, at Pendleton.
Members of the Hermiston Re
Although the Hermiston team
bekah lodge will entertain the mem had not expected it so soon, it Is OREGON'S SEVENTY-FIFTH
bers of the Odd Fellow order and doing all possible to be prepared at
YEAR OF STATEHOOD.
their families at a pot luck dinner that time.
Wednesday, February 28th, at 8:00
Some change has been made In
Medford, Ore., Feb. 14—(Special)
o’clock p. m., in the I. O. O. F. hall. the usual routine of debate. Instead
—Preparations for the historical pa
All members and friends are cor of each speaker giving a 15 minute
geant to be presented as one of the
dially invited.
speech, he will now give only a 12 feature attractions during Oregon's
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minute talk. Each speaker now Diamond Jubilee Celebration in
CARD OF THANKS.
gives a 6 minute rebuttal, the sec Medford next June are rapidly gain
We deeply appreciate the sympa ond speaker having the final rebut
ing headway, according to Profes
thy and kindness shown us during tal. It is hoped this new plan will
sor Angus Bowmer of the Southern
the illness and death of our husband prove satisfactory.
Oregon Normal school at Ashland,
and father.
The question for debate is Re author and director of the produc-
MRS. ADELINE SHAW,
solved: That the United States tfon, which is planned to have over
and children.
Should Adopt the Essential Fea 400 people in its cast.
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tures of the British System of Radio
Weather Report.
Control and Operation.
Mrs. W. W. Felthouse returned
Date
Max. Min
The Hermiston team is: Wayne Monday from Walla Walla where
February 15 ...................... 53....... 20 Power and Don Serell, affirmative; she had visited her son Bill, who it
February 16 ................ ... 60........ 28 Helen Couture and Edith Clarke, a senior at Whitman college.
February 17 ...................... 59....... 25 negative.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Kohler and
February 18 ...................... 55....... 23
February 19 ....................
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Dr. and Mrs. A. W. Christopher daughter Janet Maxine of The Dal
February 20 ...................... 57....... 40 son returned Sunday morning from les spent Wednesday and Thursday
February 21 ...................... 54....... 39 Salt Lake City, Utah, where they as the guests of Mrs. Kohler’s sis
ter, Miss Pauline Stoop.
had spent part of last week.
Precipitation for the week .28.
¿ If Washington Returned Today
VIDNT I WARN VOU
AGAINST FOREIGN
ENTANGLE MENTS /
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t PINE CITY NEWS t
By Oleta Nelli
Mr. and Mrs. John Healy and
daughters Marie and son Billy were
business visitors
in
Pendleton
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Boylen and
family of Pendleton were visitors at
the Dee Neill home Sunday.
Those from Pine City who atten
ded the surprise dance given at the
old Taffel place in honor of Earnest
Dummond were Mr. and Mrs. John
Healy, and daughter Cecelia. Mr.
and Mrs. Antone Cunha and daugh
ter Mary. Fred and August Rauch.
Joe Roberts and Dick Carlson.
Mr. and Mrs. Jake Bowman and
son Blair were at the Joe Foley
home Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Helms and
family were in Hermiston on busi
ness Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Evert Arbogast and
daughter Wilma were week end vi
sitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs
John Healy.
Henrietta Helms is now absent
from school with the measeis.
June Way spent the week end at
her home near Alpine.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton L. Smith and
Mrs. E. B. Wattenburger and child
ren, Junior and Lucille, were In i
Hermiston Saturday.
Mrs. Antone Cunha left Sunday
afternoon for Portland.
Mrs. Henry Carr and daughters
Peggy and Joanne from Oregon City
are visiting with Mrs. Carr’s sister,
Mrs. Roy Omohundro.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Young and
family, Earle Wattenburger and
Dick Carlson were visitors at the E.
B. Wattenburger home Sunday even
ing.
A surprise party and handker
chief shower was given in honor of
Miss Oleta Neill Friday evening at
her home. About 50 of her friends
were present. Refreshments were
served near midnight.
The Girls Glee Club from Pine Ci
ty sang at the program at Alpine
February 23, by the Merry Troopers
from Hermiston.
Katherine O’Brien spent Friday
at the home of their daughter, Mrs.
Reid Buseick at Long Creek from
Thursday until Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Myers moved
onto the Pedro place the latter part
of the week and will work for Tom
Boylen.
Miss Neva Neill from LaGrande
spent the week end with her moth
er, Mrs. Ollie Neill. She returned to
LaGrande Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Wattenburger
ind children were in Pendleton
Thursday evening.
Mrs. Pat Camel of Lone Rock
spent the week end at the home of
her brother, T. J. O’Brien.
Mrs. Ollie Neill and daughter Ne-
ra and C. H. Ayers were business
visitors In Hermiston Saturday.
Business visitors from Pine City
in Heppner Wednesday were Mr.
ind Mrs. Frank Helms and daugh-
er Henrietta, Mrs. Ollie Neill, T. J.
"‘Brien, C. H. Ayers, Jim Ayers, C.
H. Bartholomew and Roy Neill.
J. C. Wattenburger called at the
A. E. Wattenburger home Sunday
afternoon.
Earle Wattenburger, Lee Vinson
Hugh Neill, Son Jarmon. Raymond
Lee, and Dick Carlson attended the
smoker In Echo Monday evening
Dick boxed with Russel Jordan.
From the Rimrock.
Miss Brennan’s pupils entertained
he primary room by giving them a
talentine party February 14, from
1:00 o'clock to 3:30.
Lon Wattenburger drove the low
r bus in Earle's place last week.
The pupils In the primary room
tare started an acquarlum. In the
cquarium they have a Japanese
reen snail. It is quite Interesting
to watch Its movements. They also
have silk worms which are spinning
cocoons, and some raw silk.
Hostess at International Banquet.
Oregon State College, Corvallis,
Feb. 21—Shirlie Brownson of Her-
miston, senior In education at Ore-
on State college, has been appoint
'd to serve as both cook and hostess
it one individual table for the In
ternational banquet to be held
March 1 at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon
house.
Dr. Elma Anderson, president of
Linfield college, will be the main
speaker. The banquet la held each
year for the purpose of creating a
feeling of fellowship between the
foreign students and others on the
campus.
ADJUSTMENT OF
FARM DEBT BEING
MADE RAPIDLY
FARM DEBT ADJUSTMENT COM
MITEES REPORT FAVORABLY.
Aid
Greatly in Bringing Debtor
and Creditor to Satisfactory
Agreement.
Farm debt adjustment commit
tees, now organized in every county
in Oregon, are already being high
ly effective in bringing debtors and
creditors on a basis agreeable to
both, according to reports made by
county farm debt adjustment com
mittees to the Oregon Agricultural
Advisory council and the College
Agricultural Extension service.
The mere presence of these volun
tary debt adjustment committees la
proving a bulwark of public senti
ment against severe actions by debt
ors and creditors in a time of emer
gency. Such was the case to a cer
tain extent with the first system of
voluntary committees last year.
This year the committees are still
stronger, and while still without le
gal status. they have the sanction
and support of the state and nation
al officials including, the Farm Cre
dit administration.
Early reports show that most of
the cases laid before the com
mittee may be settled by the chair
man or secretary of the county com
mittee alone by merely analyzing
the situation and pointing out to
both debtor and creditor the possi
ble adjustments In principle, inter
est rates, payments or other features
of the debt. A small percentage
must be heard by the entire com
mittee. and a few find their way to
the state committee. In all cases
common sense is the first and most
Important rule of procedure, ac-
cording to members of the state
committee.
The volume of work this year is
expected to be many times as large
as last year, hence every efort is be
ing made to lighten the burden of
the committee members who work
without compensation. County agents
can assist in giving out information,
having blanks filled out, and ar
ranging for hearings, though the
committees alone are responsible for
decisions.
Around 2000 approved applica
tions to the federal land bank for
loans in Oregon have not been
closed because of the necessity for
adjustment between present credi
tors with debators, usually arising
from the fact that less money can
be borrowed now than the old debts
amount to.
Umatilla Will Hold Smoker.
An amateur smoker similar to the
one held in Hermiston recently will
be staged in Umatilla Wednesday,
February 28, in the high school
auditorium, starting at 8:00 o'clock
p. m. Dave Knight and Mr. Powell
will have charge of the arrange
ments for the bouts. A boxing and
wrestling card was staged at Echo
Monday night when about fifty fans
from Hermiston attended. The main
event was Hughes from Heppner vs.
B. Rand from Boardman, which was
won by Hughes.
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The consumers won their point
with the state liquor commission;
that liquor ought to go down.
Miss Salmi will swear upon a
stack of Bibles that there Is dire
need of a cat at the school house.
A little "rodent” caused her to
make unusual use of her vocal fa
cilities last week, and since then the
pupils have insisted that she Is not
afraid of mice. Oh no!
What a break these bankers and
merchants get when they can close
their business on a holiday and go
fishing—but the local weekly "head-
ache" must be in the mall every
Thursday.
Henry Sommerer startin
ou
this morning with bis violin, his
music, his papers, n' things. The
cup seemed to be missing.
Even the awning at the Safeway
store takes a day oft on Washing-
ton's birthday. At least it is missing
this morning.