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Nothing is clear to the intelligent one who is prejudiced against un derstanding. VOLUME XXVIII JURY uosn EIeIq!I o Jo n FINDS DEATH DUE TO CARELESS DRIVING. Funeral Services Held in Irrigon Wednesday, Fredreckson Girls Recouperating in Hospital. HERMISTON DEBATERS WILL CONTEST FOR STATE HONORS ------— In the debate held Tuesday after- noon at Madras, Ore., the Hermis ton debate team again walked away with honors. The opposing team was from Chiloquin, Ore., and furnished a strongly organized team, but they were unable to produce an argu ment strong enough that it could not be torn apart in the rebuttal given by the local team. Members of the Chiloquin team, Loraine Larson and Robert McCain, upheld the negative side of the ques tion, and Edith Clarke and Donald Serell members of the Hermiston team, upheld the affirmative side of the question. It was, "Resolved that the United States adopt the essen tial features of the British Broad casting system.” Prof. Ralph C. Hoeber, of the University of Oregon, acted as critic judge and graded the debate on the following points: Organization and analysis, Hermiston; evidence, Chil oquin; delivery, Hermiston; argu ment, Chiloquin; and rebuttal, Her miston. The Hermiston team’s re buttal is said to have swung the decision in Hermiston's favor. The final debate for the state championship will be held at Cor vallis, May 5th, and will be broad cast over KOAC. The Hermiston debaters will uphold the negative against either the Corvallis or New burg teams, who will have the af firmative side of the question to de fend. Those making the trip to Madras besides the debaters were: Supt. R. H. McAtee, Henry Harger, debate coach, Helen Couture and Wayne Power. The latter two named were on the original team of four debat- ora. Hermiston high school had the honor of winning the State Debate Championship Decue Cup at the University of Oregon in 1929, when Ruth Bensel (Mrs. Walter Pearson) and Walther Ott, won the decision. They were coached by Mrs. N. R. Mueller. WHEATLAND LEAGUE BASEBALL SHOWN AT ROHRMAN GARAGE. 1934 SCHEDULE ARRANGED. Umatilla, Ore., April 2 (Special) —The following schedule has been arranged for the baseball games of the Wheatland League. April 15—Ione at Heppner, Fossil at Condon; Umatilla at Arlington. April 22—-Heppner at Umatilla; Arlington at Fossil; Condon at Ione. April 29—Fossil at Heppner; Umatilla at Condon; Ione at Arling ton. May 6—Arlington at Ione; Hepp ner at Fossil; Condon at Umatilla. May 13-—Umatilla at Heppner; Fossil at Ione; Arlington at Condon. May 20—Fossil at Umatilla ;Ione at Condon; Heppner at Arlington. May 27—Condon at Heppner; Ione at Fossil; Arlington at Uma tilla. June 3—Umatilla at Ione; Hepp ner at Condon; Fossil at Arlington. June 10—Heppner at Ione; Con don at Arlington; Umatilla at Fossil. June 17—Arlington at Heppner; Condon at Fossil; Ione at Umatilla. By "Umatilla” is meant a team composed of Umatilla and Irrigon players. Their home games will be played at Umatilla. HOSPITAL NOTES. James Heliums of Echo is in the hospital this week treating for a badly infected hand. His condition is improving. Mrs. Root of Umatilla is in the hospital this week being treated for a badly injured knee. Her condi tion is also reported as greatly im proved. Richard Jones, Jr., of Hermiston, who has been suffering with a se vere case of pneumonia, has passed through the crisis and is now out of danger. The Misses Belle and Josephine Fredrickson of Irrigon are in the hospital following a recent automo bile accident in which they received several injuries. They are reported as greatly improved. Mrs. Charles Hango of Boardman had her tonsils removed this week. She is reported as doing nicely. --------- - CARD OF THANKS. We wish to thank our friends and neighbors for their acts of kindness, and for the many floral offerings during our recent bereavement. Mrs. Wesley A. Chaney, A. B. Chaney, E. C. Chaney and family, Mrs. Bessie Strader and family, r People may hate one another but the circumstances of the modern world are such that they can’t do without one another.—Aldous Hux ley. HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1934. Funeral services for Wesley A. Chaney, 33, of Irrigon, who died in the Hermiston hospital Monday morning from injuries received in an automobile accident west of Umatilla Sunday night, were held in Irrigon Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock. Rev. Alvin Strader of Wallowa conducted the services and interment was made in the Irrigon cemetery. Mr. Chaney was returning from Hermiston Sunday night after at tending the show, accompanied by his wife, and the Misses Bell and Josephine Fredreckson, when a car driven by Pete McNabb of Umatilla collided with the car he was driv ing when the lights blinded him. Mr. Chaney died from a fractured skull and broken neck but lived un til 3:30 Monday morning. The ac cident occurred about 11:30 Sun day night. Mr. McNabb, Bill Bousquet, Gene Hiatt and another man in the car escaped with minor injuries. Mrs. Chaney escaped with a lacer ated finger and slight shock, but both Fredreckson girls are still in the Hermiston hospital recovering from severe lacerations and bruises about the body. A verdict found by an inquest ju ry was that Mr. Chaney came by. his death due to careless driving on the part of Mr. McNabb. Surviving Mr. Chaney are: His wife,' Virginia Chaney; one daugh ter, Jean; one son, Brice; his fath er, A. B. Chaney, who lives at Irri gon; and one brother and one sister. --- a--- 1 w e s ---- - FREE TALKING PICTURE TO BE Robert West. p Hrrmisfu Hrraln NUMBER 34 AUTOMOBILE WRECK CAUSES DEATH OF WESLEY A. CHANEY INQUEST 310 “These Thirty Years”, a new talk ing picture produced by the Ford Motor company, will be shown at the Rohrman Motor Co. garage Friday evening, April 27. The first show will start at 7:00 P. M. A cast of well-known featured players, taking up the action thirty years ago, carry the story through many romantic episodes. Dave Haines and his aged mother see their farm put on the auction block. During the sale Dave becomes in spired by a "horseless carriage" tearing down a rutted country road at the reckless speed of twenty miles an hour. He sees a great fu ture in automobiles and wants Jed Travers, local livery stable owner, to go into business with him. Jed withholds his decision until Dave proves what his "carriage” can do in a cross-country race with a horse. Success favors Dave. He wins the race—also the hand of May Larcom- be. A son. Bob, who in time has entered the family becomes a prob lem in later life, for he favors play ing above working and spends dad’s money gambling on the stock mar ket. The "crash” of 1929 catches Bob. He loses everything—includ ing his girl, Ann Bailey, who has been disgusted with him for some time. Jed, Dave’s partner sticks by Bob, saves his life on one occasion, and finally inspires him to become the man his father—and Ann— would like him to be. City Officials Entertained. City officials and other interested citizens of Hermiston have been In vited to the fourth regional meet ing of the League of Oregon Cities, to be held In Pendleton, Friday, I April 20, It Is announced by Her man Kehrli, executive secretary of the league and director of the bu reau of municipal research and ser- | vice of the University of Oregon. Mr. Kehrli, accompanied by W. M. Briggs, field consultant for the League, will spend several days touring various eastern Oregon cit ies prior to the session. Rev. W A. Briggs, pastor of the Methodist church, left Monday for Madras, Ore., where he will conduct ; a two weeks evangelistic meeting During his absence a group of young people from the church will conduct the Sunday service at Echo. They are Glenn Pierson, Harold Marble, Myrtle McAtee, Ella Schilling and Laurence Swarner. NEW COLD STORAGE PLANT WILL BE COMPLETED SOON TWO DAYS WILL BE RESERVED FOR PLANT INSPECTION. Machinery Being Installed This Week By Engineers; Creamery Gets New Cooling Room. F. C. McKENZIE NAMED ON COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION F. C. McKenzie, mayor of the City of Hermiston has been named on the Umatilla County Planning Commis sion, according to word received from County Judge Clive S. Ches hire. The purpose of this commission shall be to make a study of the prob lems of the county with respect to residential and industrial districts; traffic conditions*; public parks and boulevards; flood control; subdivis ions, and in general with respect to those matters affecting the orderly growth and development of the county as one large commonwealth. The board will advise with the county court and other county offi cials with respect to their duties af fecting the various municipalities and other political ■ subdivisions of the county in a joint effort to un derstand and solve the common prob lems of development confronting the county. Mr. McKenzie was chosen because of his interest in the development of the county, the communication stated. SUBSCRIPTION, $1.00 PER TEAR PRODUCTION IN HERD IMPROVEMENT SHOWS INCREASE MONTHLY REPORT ANNUAL FOLLOWS CHECK. High Cow in Association for Month One of H. J. Reid Herd; Pro duces 79.1 Lbs. Fat. For the past two months con Cows from the H. J. Reid and F. A. Baker herds topped the list for struction of a cold storage plant has high cows in the Umatilla Herd Im been in progress at the Umatilla Co- provement association tor the month operative Creamery, and it will be of March, the report prepared by completed soon after May 1st. tester Al Kennings, shows. Judy, a Machinery is being installed this 3-year-old grade Jersey, owned by week by engineer H. C. Stringer and Mr. Reid, produced 1388 pounds of his assistant, L. M. Hamilton, work milk containing 79.1 pounds of fat, ing out of Weiser, Idaho, for the and Lowry, a 7-year-old grade Jer Creamery Package Manufacturing sey, produced 1023 pounds of milk, company. The work has been un containing 67.5 pounds of fat. der the management of M. G. Hed- During March, the report shows, wall, manager of the Umatilla Co 31 herds were on test with 422 cows operative Creamery. enrolled of which 48 were dry. The cold storage plant is not part These cows produced a total of I of the creamery plant but will be 302,407 pounds of milk testing out operated separately. A new cooling 10,744.3 pounds of tat. Of these, room has been constructed for the WHEATLAND LEAGUE WILL creamery plant which has 50 per OPEN SEASON IN GAME SUNDAY. 57 cows averaged a production of 40 per cent. cent more floor space than the room High herds of over 20 cows were The opening game of the Wheat- now in use, with an 8-foot ceiling. The old cooling room had no floor land series ai Umatilla with Hepp owned by H. J. Reid, 23 grade Jer insolation and the lumber had be ner as visitors will be run off in big seys, averaging 662.4 lbs. milk with come molded and rotted. A new league style. Manager Woods has 37.4 lbs. fat. In the high herds of feature of the room is a small door lined up some of the best talent in from 12 to 20 cows, the Wm. Lut- tell herd of 15: grade jerseys pro which gives access to the ice plant, this section for his Umatilla Club. Mayor Cherry of Umatilla will duced an average of 678.1 lbs. milk eliminating unnecessary handling. The locker room itself is approx toss out the first ball. Immediate testing 30.1 lbs. fat. High herds imately 28x29 feet, with adequate ly before the umpire opens the play, under 12 cows were owned by Joe space to accommodate 300 lockers, ail spectators and players will stand Dyer with 5 pure bred Jerseys pro which will vary in size. The room at attention and our bugler will ducing 593.0 lbs. milk testing 33.7 is insolated with cork, covered with sound “taps” as a tribute to Wes lbs. fat. The purebred sire with the F. A. Chaney, Umatilla player, who lost asphalt and aluminum. Between the locker room and the his life in an auto accident last Baker herd at Stanfield was ex changed with the W. G. Webber back entrance is a small 10-13 foot Sunday evening. The Wheatland League has been herd at Hermiston, the report room which will be used for a pro duce cooling room. In direct line thrown "wide open” this year, per shows. High herds to date, dry cows in with the loading platform is an llx mitting the six ball clubs to "im cluded, for the first month since port ” players if they choose to do so. 12 room which will be used for pre- A line-up was not available at the beginning of the testing year cooling carcasus before they are this time but Manager Woods says, include: The H. J. Reid, Wm. Lut- placed in the locker room. After the new plant is in opera however, that these, players would rell and Joe Dyer herds with the tion the old cooling room for the see action next Sunday. Brown will same tests as shown above. Also creamery plant will be torn out and probably start In the box for Uma the herds owned by F. A. Baker, 21 a six foot extension added to the tilla, and Cameron and Shesely will grade and- pure bred Jerseys, aver do the receiving. It looks like Har aging a production of 523.0 lbs. present office. The latest refrigeration equip vey, Weir, Blakeley, and Ostrom will milk, containing 28.9 lbs. fat; L. W. ment is being used in the plant take care of the infielding. Kend Owens, 19 pure bred Jerseys, aver which will be open to the public for ler, Thompson, McCoy, Longhorn, aging a production of 637.5 lbs. inspection for at least two days be Rose, and Walpole look good in the : milk containing 29.8 lbs. fat; and fore the plant is tested for opera outfield, and the selections will be by C. R. Smith, 9 Guernseys and Holsteins, averaging a production of tion. The time will be announced made from these players. The local playing field is being 628.1 lbs. milk, containing 25.8 lbs. far enough in advance of the open ing so that all those who wish may put into good shape, and dugouts fat. inspect the plant. After it is in are being constructed, so that field Harold Hatton Elected Coach. operation no inspection will be al conditions should be ideal for Sun lowed, except by those who are day's contest. Harold Hatton, graduate of the prospective customers, it was stated. University of Oregon, has been elec Mrs. H. A. McKeen Dies. ted as coach for the Hermiston Weather Report. Mrs. H. A. McKeen, one time pio Date Max. Min. neer resident of Hermiston, passed Union High School, starting with April 12 .............................. 84 .... 45 j away in Portland last week follow the fall term, it was announced this April 13 .............................. 84 .... 45 ing a major operation. Mr. McKeen week by R. H. McAtee, superinten April 14 .............................. 80 .... 40 preceded his wife in death several dent of the local school. Mr. Hat April 15 .............................. 78 .... 37 years ago, but will be remembered ton graduated from che Pendleton April 16 .............................. 75 .... 50 by many Hermiston people, as hav high school with the class of ’26 as April 17 .............................. 77 .... 37 j ing acted as foreman for Carl Mc one of the best ath'etes ever grad April 18 ............................ 84 .... 34 Naught here. uated from that school. C D Let’s Go! TWO MEN INJURED WHEN TRUCK BLOWS UP Two men suffered severe burns when a Richfield oil truck driven by Ralph Anderson of Baker, ex ploded after having caught fire near Alderdale ferry, east of Arlington, about 11:30 last Friday night. E. T. Messanger of Boardman and a truck driver from Yakima, whose name was not learned, were burned. They were among the many onlookers who were viewing the blaze when the truck exploded, throwing blazing gasoline in all di rections. L. A. Moore of Hermiston, who was motoring to Portland Friday night, was the first to notify offi cials at Messner, of the burning truck which was menacing both highway traffic and railway travel. The truck was a total loss. Travel was held up on both the highway and railroad for several hours wait ing for the big tank to explode. SCHOOL MUSIC DEPARTMENT GIVES ENTERTAINMENT. The musical presented by the high school music department at the Methodist church last Friday evening, under the direction of Eleanor Clayton, was one of the best school performances heard dur ing the school year. Besides the chorus and orchestra work there were instrumental solos, vocal solos and quartet and trio numbers. Exceptional talent has been de veloped through this instruction in the local school that would other wise have no opportunity of expres sion. The program of music was en joyed by nearly 200 people. --------------------- Women Support Dodd Campaign. The women In the Hermiston com munity and many others Interested In the E. P. Dodd campaign for gover nor, met at the home of Mrs. A. W. Christopherson Thursday afternoon to organize a letter writing club. Letters will be mailed to personal friends over the state and literature included. Every voting citizen In Hermiston will be requested to write their friends, favoring Mr. Dodd. Rebekahs Virit Echo Lodge. Members of the Hermiston Re bekah lodge surprised the Echo lodge Monday night by attending their initiation. A pot luck dinner was served and an enjoyable even ing spent. Those going from here included Mesdames Curtis Simons. Frank Cable, Geo. Harkenrider, Geo. Sale, Virgil Smith, Gwyn Hughes, Jasper Templeton, Harry McMillan, Floyd Knerr, Wm. Mikesell, Hen ning, the Misses Nell Reeves, Fran cis Sale, and Jasper Templeton. Teachers-Parents Elect. Officers for the ensuing year were elected Wednesday night for the Teacher-Parent association. Mrs. A. Mosier was elected president; Mrs. Geo. Harkenrider, vice-president; Miss Margaret Elliott, secretary: and Clarence Henning, treasurer Mrs. W. L. Hamm is the retiring president. A very Interesting and instructive talk was given by Mrs. Gerald White on "Summer Playground,” and Mrs. J. M. Norton pleased with piano se lections. ------------------ HOOD RIVER PUBLISHER MAKES "ALL-AMERICAN”. GRICULI EUGENE. Ore.—Hugh G. Ball publisher of the Hood River News, holder last year of the trophy for the best weekly in Oregon and who won In 1932, the Paul R. Kelty award for the best editorial page | has been awarded a place on Pro fessor John H. Casey’s All-American weekly newspaper “eleven,” accord ing to word received here by Arne G. Rae, field manager of the Oregon State Editorial Association. Rall is designated as "editorial writer al right tackle.” The “team” is selected annually by Professor Casey, a member of the faculty of the University of Okla homa. This Is the first time an Ore gon newspaperman has been honored since 1931, when the Hillsboro Ar gus was given a place. The News was awarded the Sigma Delta Chi trophy and the Paul R. Kelty award by the University of Oregon chapter of the national jour nalism fraternity. GOVENOR DECLARES OREGON PRODUCTS DAYS APRIL 20-28 BUY OREGON PRODUCTS CAM PAIGN LAUNCHED. Local Merchants Tie-In With Ad vertising Campaign of State Products. Hermiston Is among the many towns in the state who are tying in with the campaign to advertise Ore gon products, especially during the days between April 20th and the 28th, which have been declared as 'Oregon Products Days" by Gover nor Julius L. Meier. Many local and Oregon manufac tured products are being advertised in this week's issue of the Herald. Some of these appear on page four in connection with a state campaign and other Items in the regular ad space appearing each week for local merchants. It is under the combined auspices of the Oregon Manufacturers' Asso- elation, the Retail Merchants Com mittee of the Portland Chamber of Commerce, and the scores of local Chambers of Commerce, civic and business groups throughout the en tire state, in the most formidable campaign ever launched in the state for boosting Oregon-made goods. The big drive will erystalize itself in a heavy educational and informative sweep over the state during the per iod April 20th-28th, which will be known as "Oregon Products Days.” Robert R. McKeen, general sales manager of the Knight Packing Company, Is chairman of a large committee of manufacturers, assist ed by President Paul Hirsh, and for mer mayor George L. Baker, general manager of the Oregon Manufasur- ers’ Association, Jack Luihn, chair map of the Retail Merchants Com mittee of the Portland Chamber of Commerce, who has designated Ed. P. Casey of the Powers Furniture company, together with a strong committee to represent Portland re tailers, and scores of manufacturers and producers who will serve on va rious committees, such as campaign, finance, public speaking, radio, win dow displays and exhibits. Prac tically all of the 500 industrial lea ders identified with the state organ ization will take an active part In putting the intensive movement over in a big way. Assurances have already come from al! sections of the state that local producers and merchants will participate in the general lisplay of Oregon products, and the education al work will be carried Into thou sands of homes In the effort to reach as many individual buyers and con sumers as possible. “It Is the purpose of this cam paign.” explained General Manager George L. Baker, "to make It state wide. so that every manufacturer will be benefited. A publicity cam paign has been inaugurated, cov ering newspapers, radios, displays, exhibits, etc. (Continued on last page) jeocooocco***: ♦ ♦ ALONG THE CONCRETE ♦ ♦ 049949499999999*9 A high school girl from Board man trying to convince Joe Norton that he should buy a ticket for his wife, at least, to attend the senior frolic Friday night. We did not think it of him, but Joe admitted be was past the frolicking age. Dayton Harris was walking down Main street Sunday morning before most, people were thinking about getting out of bed, eating an all day sucker for his breakfast, and sing ing like a meadowlark. (The title of the song could not be recognized by the air.) Just as a fair warning it has been rumored that the air Is apt to rain shoes, hair brushes and alarm clocks if it happens again while he Is passing the hotel. Tom Gurdane learning how to bark from a dog on Main street. On ly the dog liked the sound of his own volee better and started to howl. Fred Snyder of Stanfield believes that the fellows named Fred are Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ingles of Board- O. K. He answered Henry Sommer man were Hermiston business visi er Tuesday when he addressed Fred tors Tuesday. Mr. Ingles is superin Ober, and then stated his convic- tendent of the Boardman schools. tion.
