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
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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.
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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.
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FREE TALKING PICTURE TO BE
Robert West.
p Hrrmisfu Hrraln
NUMBER 34
AUTOMOBILE WRECK
CAUSES DEATH OF
WESLEY A. CHANEY
INQUEST
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“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.
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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.
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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.
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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.