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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.
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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
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13
Umatilla
..... 7
14
Stanfield
____ 7
Stanfield
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• 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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.”
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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.