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• 3 7. ( T . .. A . is 1 . ( T - . 1 1 =/OlP MrritIiIII Mirrali Nothing is to the imtonulcom: I Tw VOLUME XXVIII ■ — - — . — NEWS OF TRAGEDY RELEASED BY MOTHER TO MILKMAN, Shot Heard By Neighbors; Mrs. Cameron Taken To State Hospital at Pendleton. Mrs. M. A. Cameron, 33, shot and killed her seven months old baby daughter, Lavonne Lee, with a shot- gun, Friday morning about 8:30, in the bedroom of her home here. Mrs. Cameron had been in ill health for several months but had seemed im- proved during the two weeks pra vious to the tragedy. She was taken to the Eastern Oregon State Hospi tal at Pendleton the same morning. The baby’s body was taken to Portland Saturday where it was buried in the Portland Mausoleum. Mrs. Lucy Higgins of Boise, Idaho, a friend of the family, Mrs. Rachael II. Davis, housekeeper, C. M. Speak- er, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Phelps and M. F. Zutz of Hermiston, accompan- led Mr. Cameron to Portland. News of the tragedy was first re leased through Mrs. Cameron her- eelf when she told Eugene Hanby, who delivered milk to the house that morning, that she had killed her baby. Hanby entered the house to verify her statement and imme diately notified the neighbors and called a physician to the scene. Mrs. Geo. Wagner and Mrs. W. J. Kennings were visiting in the yard next door and had heard the shot but thought it to be a cellar door slamming at the time. To the knowledge of Mr. Camer- on, or the housekeeper, Mrs. Rach ael H. Davis, whose home is in Ash- land, no shells were in the ‘house and the gun used was taken apart and put away in the closet. It was understood that Mrs. Cameron’s knowledge of guns was very limited. Mrs. Davis had left the house for the cooperative laundry early in the morning and Mrs. Cameron had said she would bathe the baby dur- ing her absence. Mr. and Mrs. Cameron have lived in Hermiston for the past three months, while Mr. Cameron was working as an engineer on the state highway department survey crew. Mr. «Cameron left Sunday evening for Boise, Idaho, with Mrs. Lucy Higgins, and will spend two weeks there before returning to his work. COSBY EXPLAINS HATCHERY CODE TO POULTRYMEN At the Umatilla Project Farm Bureau meeting held in the Metho dist church last Friday night, H. E. Cosby, poultry specialist from Ore- gon State college, explained the new hatchery code to poultrymen and turkey growers. He explained how the code provided for a means of checking against hatcheries which turned out inferior, untested baby chicks and poults. No action was taken upon the suggestion that the organization co- operate in a financial way with the Hermiston Rod & Gun club in the control of blackbirds, crows and magpies. Other business coming before the meeting was the election of Uma tilla Project Fair board. H. K. Dean, superintendent of the Umatilla Ex periment Station, and Lloyd Russell of Stanfield, were named as new members of the board, and all old board members were re-elected, These include: R. C. Todd, presi- dent; Harry Kelley, secretary-treas- urer; L. C. Dyer. Chas. Lynch, J. Jendrzejewski, Chester Flannigan, Lyle Tilden, and Roy Attebury. Following the close of the busi ness session refreshments were serv ed by the ladies in the basement of the church. : || NUMBER 36 MOTHER SLAYS INFANT CHILO HERE FRIDAY BULLDOGS WIN TITLE TO ENTER COUNTY PLAY-OFF. The Bulldogs of the Hermiston high school won the right to repre sent the western end of Umatilla county in the play-off in baseball, by winning all games played so far this season. Last Thursday, April 26th, the Bulldogs came along in the fifth in- ning of the game with Umatilla with a batting rally which netted them twelve runs, and cinched the title with a 14-7 win. All season Hermiston batters have contributed with considerable number of hits and runs. The pow er attack has been rather exception al and with., the experienced pitch ing and catching, the Hermiston battery has made a winning team. The biggest weakness in the team Is the fielding, but this is being strengthened and the fans may ex pect a rather air-tight infield dur ing the remainder of the season. The members of the team consist of six seniors aud fans will have their last chance to see them play on the school team this spring. Although Hermiston has ridden rather roughshod over all opponents this spring, they expect much stronger opposition when they meet the winner from the eastern halt of the county for the county cham pionship. This game will be played on the local diamond Wednesday, May 9th, starting at 3:00 o’clock in the afternoon. A cup emblematic of the county championship will be awarded the winner in this game as a permanent trophy. The tentative line-up for this game will be: Steward, pitcher; Rankin, catcher; E. Pierce, first base; Paul, second base; Dallman, shortstop; Reeves, third base; Doyle left field; Moore, center field; and Driscoll, right field. The season’s record so far this season is as follows: Hermiston Opponents Umatilla ...... 5 13 Umatilla ..... 7 14 Stanfield ____ 7 Stanfield ....... 1 • Many Attend Ford Show. Records of the Ford show at the Rohrman Motor company last Fri day night, show that approximately 750 people entered the garage in the evening for the two feature shows. The film was both education al and entertaining In a clean way. Many of the oldest model cars were shown in the film. Mr. Rohrman ex pressed himself as being well pleas ed with tho performance. Dodd Benefit Supper Scheduled. The ladles of the “Dodd for Gov ernor” club will sponsor a benefit dessert supper Tuesday, May 8, at 8:00 p. m. in the Odd Fellows hall. Pinochle and bridge will be in play following the supper. Tickets will be on sale at the Herald office to anyone wishing them. : - _ - — — _.■■■■'_ . SURPRISE PREVIEW AT OASIS THEATRE FRIDAY After the last regular show Fri day night at the Oasis theatre there is promised an unusual treat which is the showing of a special full length feature at no additional coat for those already in the theatre. Latecomers may see all of this pre view If they are in the theatre by 12:15. The regular show “16 Fathoms Deep” for Friday and Saturday, Is said to be * very good action melo drama. It has all the necessary ele ments combined to make a good eve- nine’s entertainment. The story con cerns the thrilling lives of sponge Holdman grange. divers in the South Seas. —= 1 11 - —= 1 = STATEWIDE CAMPAIGN STARTEDWITH BETTER CREAM AS OBJECT ONE OF SERIES OF MEETINGS HELD HERE MONDAY NIGHT. Local Committee Headed by M. G. Hedwall, Cooperative Creamery Manager. As part of the statewide campaign to improve the quality of cream for butter making In Oregon, a meeting was held In Hermiston Monday night in the city library which in cluded ereamerymen and producers from this section in Umatilla coun ty and many parts of Washington. At this meeting a local committee was appointed to direct an advertis ing and educational campaign for creamery operators and producers in this district. Members of this committee include: M. G. Hedwall, manager of the Umatilla Co-opera- tive Creamery of Hermiston; Paul Spreen of the Twin City Creamery at Kennewick, Wn.; Mr. Brennen of Swift & o., at Kennewick, Wn.; H. J. Bean of Echo, and E. L. Jackson of Hermiston. The meeting here was one of a series of ten meetings headed by four leaders of the industry who ex plained the desirability of the pro gram and means of accomplishing the results sought. Officials repre senting the industry here were Dr. G. H. Wilster, Professor of Dairy Husbandry at O.S.C.; J. D. Mickel. Dairy and i Food Commissioner of Oregon ; H. C. Raven and E. L. Mar- tendale, creamery operators in Port- land. G. . A. Brown, manager of In- terstate Associated Creameries, was also present at the meeting. C. M. Duff and Mr. Berges, well known creamery operators in Walla Walla were also present. Mr. Berges Is president of the Walla Walla Dairymen’s association. Garnet D. Best, assistant county agent of Uma tilla county, assisted in arranging the meeting. The Nation..al Creamery Butter makers’ association is sponsoring a national campaign for cream better ment, following more strict regula tions by the federal authorities on butter quality. This movement reach ed Oregon just at the time that the new butter code made some cream grading with higher payment for top quality mandatory on the in dustry. Agencies cooperating In the move ment are the Oregon Dairy Produ cers Improvement association, the state department of agriculture, the Oregon butter committee created by the new code, and the dairy depart ment at the state college. GRADE SCHOOL PUPILS GIVE DECLAMATION AND OPERETTA A splendid school pragram con sisting of oratorical, musical num bers, and an operetta by the pupils of the first two grades, was present ed in the high school auditorium last Friday evening, April 28, under the direction of the teachers. Little tots in the first two grades presented an operetta entitled "New Adventures in Flowerland” which carried the theme of city children who had never seen but few gardens and flowers being taken on a won derful journey to flowerland. Heav ier parts were carried by Alta Byr- nece Barlow as "Mother Nature” as sisted by seventeen other children. Primary pupils taking parts were: Alan Pankow, as Bumblebee; Velma Amsberry, Butterfly; Velma Knapp, Fairy; Peggy Todd, Mary Lou Payne, Beulah Ryland and Magdolene Jack man, city children who were chang- ed into flowers by the fairy; Patty Thomas and Carol Moser as Rain- drops; Clarence Stamper and Viola Pelletier, Sunbeams. Members of the chorus were Bobby Best, Rosalie Pelletier, Bob Martin, Lenore Ban- croft, Bruce Norton and Dan Fol lett. A special chorus composed of pup- ils from the sixth and eighth grades gave several splendid numbers, and a violin duet was given by Geral dine Mullins and Ruth Pierson, ac companied by Marte Skovbo. Two students from each grade participated in the declamatory con test as follows; Eighth grade — Rebecca Pierson and Helen Ralph. Seventh grade—Jessie Moore and Virginia Dyer. Sixth grade—Kenneth Bensel and Francis Follett. Fifth grade—Harry Lewis and Gilbert Dyer. Fourth grade—Oscar Payne, Jr., and Doris Follett. Third grade—Zelma Barnum and Betty Rood. INLAND EMPIRE WATERWAYS The first 'annual meeting of the Inland Empire Waterways associa tion will be held at Walla Walla. Saturday, May 12, in the Chamber of Commerce rooms, starting at 10 A. M. The aim of the association is to gain recognition and secure de- velopment of the inland waterways to the degree that will enable peo- pie in the interior to compete in the world market. The association was formed Feb- ruary 24th when it absorbed the membership and took over the acti vities of the following associations long identified with the Columbia and Snake river developments: Uma tilla Rapids association; Trl-State Development League; Inland Em- pire Maritime Conference. A seven point program was adopt ed by the association which embraces the Snake river from Asotin, Wn., to the mouth of the Willamette river. Next!! UMATILLA TAKES HONORS AT GRAM 44 SCHOOLTRACK MEET COMPETITION HELD SATURDAY ON HERMISTON FIELD. Hermiston Comes in Second With 66 Points ; Echo and Stanfield Next in Line. The Umatilla grade school stu- dents went home with honors from the grade school track meet held on the athletic field in Hermiston last Saturday. April 28. Umatilla had 80 points, Hermiston 66 points, Echo 35 points and Stanfield 32 points. Clarence Henning had charge of arrangements tor the meet, assisted by R. H. McAtee, sup- erintendent of Hermiston schools, Wm. Bloom of Umatilla schools, Vernon Waterman of Stanfield, and Margaret Neary of Echo. The points and divisions were won as follows: Boys Division A. 25 Yard Dash—Rohde, Hermis ton, first; McDermott, Stanfield, second; Correa, Echo, third. Baseball Throw—Miller, Hermis ton, first; Brown, Stanfield, second; Pearson, Echo, third. Broad Jump—Rohde. Hermiston, first; Miller, Hermiston, second; Me Dermott, Stanfield, third. Boys Division B. 50 Yard Dash—Kirby, Stanfield, first; Brown, Umatilla, second; Marble. Hermiston, third. Baseball Throw—Pankow, Her- miston, first; Marble, Hermiston, second, Hiatt, Umatilla, third. Broad Jump—Moore, Hermiston, first ; Kirby, Stanfield, second; Brown, Umatilla, third. High Jump—Marble. Hermiston, first; Kirby. Stanfield, second; Brown, Umatilla, third. Boys Division C. ASSN. SETS ANNUAL MEETING GIRL RESCUED FROM UMATILLA RIVER RECENTLY, BY FRIEND Reporta of what came near being a real tragedy, and what proved to be a most heroic rescue, is said to have occurred recently on the Uma tilla river about one mile below Stanfield. Jenebel Corey. Grace Rowell and Clara Beebe, grade school girls, were playing along the river bank when it gave way. and plunged the Beebe girl into the river. She was unable to swim and had gone down two or three times while Jenebel Corey was going for help. When help did not come immedia tely Grace Rowell went to the aid of Clara. and risked dsnger to her- self In grappling with one who weighed more than herself, The girls struggled and went down two or three times before Grace became too tired to fight her rescuer and was brought to shore. It is thought that the only thing that avoided a double tragedy was the fact that the rescued girl had been weakened by her struggle in the water, aud her endurance failed first, Grace Rowell Is 13 years of age and is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Rowell of Stanfield. Miss Beebe is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Beebe, pioneer settlers of Her- miston. It is understood the matter will be reported to the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission, at Pittsburg, Pa. HIGH SCHOOL NOTES The seniors celebrsted the snnual flunk day last Friday and Saturday by spending the time at Bingham Springs. They swam, hiked, fished, played baseball and did many more interesting things too numerous to mention. Miss Margaret Elliott, class adviser, accompanied them. At a special student body election held Wednesday the following offi- cera were elected for the coming year. Fred Hensel, president; Ed Peterson, vice president; Charlotte Ralph, secretary; Bill Jackson, treasurer; Don Moore, social mana ger; Neva Richards, editor of the Bulldog; Maxine Paul, girls’ yell leader; and Wayne Power, boys’ yell leader. 60 Yard Dash—Hiatt, Umatilla, first; Rodda, Hermiston, second; Henning, Hermiston, third. Baseball Throw—Rankin M.. Her- miston, first; Teft, Echo, second; McNabb, Umatilla, third. Broad Jump—Hiatt, Umatilla, first; Rodda. Hermiston, second; Rankin, Hermiston, third. High i Jump— Hiatt, Umatilla, The schedule for the closing of M., Hermiston, sec- school activities will be of Interest first; Rankin 1 ond; Hearing, Echo, third. to many parents as well as students. Commencement will be held Friday, Boys Division D. 100 Yard Dash—Arnold T., Uma May 18 in the Methodist church tilla, first; Arnold D., Umatilla, sec with J. H. Rae, professor of econ omics at the University of Oregon, ond; Able, Echo, third. High Jump— Davis, Umatilla, as speaker. Class night will be held in the first; Arnold T, Umatilla, second; high school auditorium Wednesday, Able, Echo, third. Shot Put — Abie, Echo, first; May 18. The program will consist of Montgomery. Umatilla, second; Da a “Class on Trial” in which all mem bers of the class will participate in vis. Umatilla, third. of re- Broad Jump—Arnold T., Umatil- proving themselves worthy la. first; Rood, Hermiston. second ; ceiving their diplomas. The baccalaureate sermon will be Davis, Umatilla, third. preached Sunday, May 13, In the (Continued from Page 3) Baptist church at 8:00 P. M. Rev. C. R. Moore, pastor of the Hermis ton Union church, will deliver the sermon. Special music will be tea tured on all occasions. Plo5 I COWS. CHICKENS RoosTERS • " DUCKS HORSES ----- — ---------------I SUBSCRIPTION, $1.00 PER YEAR Essay Contest Closed. The W.C.T.U. essay contest closed last week. The sixth, seventh and eighth grades In the Hermiston and Columbia schools participated, Al- though this wasn’t compulsory, over a hundred children entered the con- test. The prizes were a dollar In in each grade in each school. Those winning were: Sixth grade—Harold Briggs, Her- mis ton ; Joyce McCulley, Columbia, Seventh grade—Ruth Pierson, Her- miston; Maxine Blinston, Columbia, Eighth grade—Marie Skovbo, Her- miston; Marjorie Moore, Columbia. 1 ' People may hate one another but HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1934. Mr. and -Mrs. Bert Mullens, ac- companied Mrs. Wm. Davis and two daughters Norma and Audeen, and Buddy Thomas Wins Wagon. Buddy Thomas, small son of Mr. Mrs. Geo. Wagner to Pendleton and Mrs. Roy Thomas of Hermiston, Tuesday. won the red wagon with 7,225 votes given by the Oasis theatre last Fri day night. Elbert Moore with 6000 votes was the next highest contest- Mrs. J. E. Kimball of Holdman, mother of Mrs. Ben Gerking, for merly of Hermiston, died suddenly early Monday morning at her home. Funeral services were held Wednes day afternoon from the Christian church In Pendleton with Rev. A. F. Van Slyke officiating. Mrs. Kimball was born tn Athe na and had lived in Holdman 29 years. She is survived by her hus band and two daughters, Esther Kimball and Mrs. Ben Gerking of Pendleton, and a host of friends, Mrs. Kimball was a member of the MRS J. E. KIMBALL ===== $ turkeys HOURS Hermiston lost in both boys’ 'and girls’ tennis matchea with Echo Tues day afternoon. The county tourna- ment will be held May 11th and 12th on the Hermiston court with teams from Echo, Umatilla, Stan- field, Pendleton, Helix, and Uma- tilla participating. The Junior Prom will be a spec- ial feature of this week for which the Hermiston auditorium is being decorated In blue and white, senior class colors. The Prom is an annual formal affair of the school and is looked forward to with pleasure Miss Esther Sibert is directing th< prepsrations with Julia Colpitts as decoration chairman; Nevs Rich srds as invitation chairman; and Floyd Pierce as floor manager. The Columbians will furnish music for the dance. "YE OLD FAMILY ALBUM” PRESENTED BY LEGION AUXILIARY SECOND PRESENTATION OF HOME TALENT COMEDY. Characters of Gay 90 s Portrayed in Person As Pages of Album Are Turned. The second performance of “Ye Old Family Album" was presented by the Hermiston Unit of the Ameri can Legion Auxiliary in the Odd Fellows hall last Thursday, April 26. Tha performance was staged some weeks ago and was presented again after many requests had been made for a reproduction. A small member of the family was torced to entertain a guest in the absence of her mother and chose the family album as a means of doing so. As each page was turned in the album a new character picture ap peared in the frame and the history of his or her lite in the gsy 90’s re viewed In the script. All was In the form of a radio broadcast with In terruptions of various programs as the dial was turned. The wedding picture bespoke of two very starry eyed persons sur rounded by veils, flowers and hat, posed. Of course the bride was stand ing with her hand resting on the groom's shoulder. These characters were portrayed by Alice Stone and O. K. Mudge. Mrs. Peter Castric carried out the character of a woman suffragist in her usual clever manner, by giving a reading speaking of all mon with anxious foreboding. Following this scene was the fam ily group with all the children wear ing long embroidered dresses that seemso useless to the moderns of this day. Characters in the family were portrayed by Mrs. Lyle Tilden, O. K. Mudge, Grace Bensel, Lyle and Eloise Tilden, Patsy, Jean. Bobby and Joyce Best, and of course the baby, Theodore Roosevelt. A haughty-looking lot of young men were the Irish quartet. They wore the popular mustach of their time. The group was composed of Joe Norton, W. L. Hamm. O. K. Mudge and Jim Todd. During the picture a solo was sung by Lyle Tilden. Edna Sparks, who was said to run the scales in a remarkable manner, did her utmost to demonstrate. This character was portrayed by Pauline Stoop. Professor Tweedie was a very in teresting character, square-cornered mustache and severe look thrown in; portrayed by Jim Todd. Many prominent members of the family were shown and among these was the opera star. Mrs. Garnet D. Best, in character, sang that once loved song "I’ll Deck My Brow With Roses” with the singing voice used in the gay 9O’s. Two pictures which took down the house were taken on the beach, in costume, by Mr. and Mrs. Guy Ams- berry, and the bicycle built tor two. by Mrs. Geo. Storey and W. L. Hamm. Both were typical of the time and provoked much laughter. One picture which brought back memories of the old mother with her spinning wheel, was portrayed by Mrs. Wm. Logan, at the spinning wheel, with a quartet of old fash ioned girls singing "The Old Spin ning Wheel.” (Concluded on page tour) occcon ♦ • ALONG THE CONCRETE ♦ ♦ Some very fine fish were being landed the first of the week while B. S. Kingsley and Virgil Smith vere talking in front of Smith's rarage. Saturday was another lucky day for C. M. Best. He found a four leaf clover in his yard and says that is not a new experience for him. The only two seniors who lost anything while on the flunk day at Bingham Springs were the two debaters, Edith Clarke and Dou Servil. Could It possibly be the as sociation with absent minded pro fessors that does it? Barbara Wessell was proudly dis- playing local grown peas from their garden back of the restaurant last week. It was a fino looking garden patch, but of late has begun to look a little bedraggeled from too many Members of the debate team. Edith Clarke and Don Serali, with their coach. Henry Harger, plan to leave Friday morning for Corvallis where they will meet the winners of the western Oregon championship In a debate for the state championship. In a radio broadcast debate over KOAC. Saturday evening at 7:45. The opposing tesm Is from the Med ford high school, noted for its win- invasions. ning debate teams.
