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====== dhe Hermistun Heraln —— VOLUME XXVIII —Tor-- 20121 ------ T NUMBER 39 HIGH SCHOOL DAYS CLIMAX FOR 31 GRADUATES FRIDAY HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, TEACHERS PLAN INTERESTING STORES WILL CLOSE MEMORIAL SUMMER VACATIONS. Many of the teachers who taught in the local school last year left this week for their homes to spend the summer vacation in various ways. Miss Mary Petri and Miss Margaret Elliott plan to leave June EDITH CLARKE NAMED MOST 19 from Portland on a University of Tours trip which will take them to OUTSTANDING STUDENT. Chicago and the World's fair, Wash Scholarships to Kinman Business ington, D. C., Niagara Falls, New York City and many other eastern College Awarded to Jessie Klages points of interest. The tour employs and Everett Rainwater. instructors and credit is given. Miss Elliott left Tuesday for her home The largest class in the history in Knappa, Ore., and Miss Petri will of the school was graduated from spend the next month in Portland. the Hermiston Union high school at Miss Esther Sibert left Thursday commencement exercises held at the for La Grande where she will visit Methodist church last Friday eve friends before going to her home in ning. Miss Edith Clarke was award Elberton, Wn. Later in the summer ed the honor of having her name she will motor to Yellowstone Park placed upon the cup as the most out with her parents. standing student in her four years Miss Norma Johnston left Wed of high school. The cup was present nesday night for Seattle where she ed by the class of ’28 and bears the will spend some time before going following names: Jack Smith, Wal to her home in Emmett, Idaho. ther Oss, Morris Pierson, Victor Ad- Mrs. L. A. Moore plans to spend dleman, James Neary, Richard Mar the summer in Hermiston. tin and Edith Clarke. Miss Marie Salmi left Thursday During her high school days Miss morning for her home in Marshland, Clarke has been a leader In all acti Ore, Later in the summer she plans vities. She was president of the stu to make a trip to California. dent body this year and a' member of As yet Coach Cochran has made the debate team winning the eastern no definite plans for the summer. Oregon debate championship and Clarence Henning will attend competing for the state champion summer school at the Cheney Nor ship cup. Besides being active In mal in Washington. the Torch Honor society, glee club Henry Harger plans to remain in and orchestra, Miss Clarke made a Hermiston for the summer. straight "1” average. Miss Magdolene Buck and Miss Scholarships in the Kinman Busi Catherine McBain left Tuesday for ness University at Spokane, Wn., Vancouver, Wn., where Miss Buck were awarded to Jessie Klages and will visit with Miss McBain for Everett Rainwater. The valedictory some time before leaving for her address was given by Miss Clarke home in South Dakota. and the salutatory address by Miss Miss Rachael Sloan plans to leave Anna Ray Martin. in a week or two for Seattle where The main address was g ven Pie she will visit friends and may at- Dean J. V. Hoyte of the school of tend summer school. business administration at the Uni Supt. R. H. McAtee plans to spend versity of Oregon. He spoke on the mos^Of the summer in Hermiston. "A B C’s of Success,” In which he sighted the opportunities offered a LIQUOR CONTROL BOOK student in the present day, who is willing to take advantage of them. PUBLISHED BY LEAGUE. Music was furnished by an Instru EUGENE, Ore.— An analysis of mental trio from Stanfield composed of Miss Helen Fredreckson, cello, liquor control legislation, carefully Miss Esther Fredreckson, violin, and condensed and arranged in a handy Miss Jane Gibson, piano; also by a pocket size cardboard leaflet, has mixed quartet composed of Mrs. been prepared by the League of Ore James Clayton, Mary Burnham, Al gon Cities and sent to all city mar Quiring and W. L. Hamm. Supt. R. shalls and police officers, it was an H. McAtee introduced the speaker nounced here today by Herman Kehrli, executive secretary of the and presented the awards. The senior class presented Miss league and director of the Univer Margaret Elliott, class adviser, with sity of Oregon bureau of municipal a gift as a token of appreciation tor research and service. The booklet lists IS possible vio her work with the class for the past lations under the state liquor con two years. W. J. Warner, president of the trol act, two regulations of the state board of education, presented di liquor commission, and five viola- plomas to the following seniors: lattone under the model city ordi Edith E. Clarke, Eunice Woughter, nance drawn up some time ago by Margaret Hedwall, Dorcas Throop, the league, and made available to Ella Schilling, Margaret Keikkala, municipalities. The model ordinance Mildred Myers, Allan Settle, Roy is now in effect in a majority of the Dallman, Anna Ray Martin, Pauline cities of the state. Copies of the booklet may be ob Lewis, Helen Jendrzejewski, Evelyn Lindner, Thomas Wells, Betty tained from the office of the league, Ralph, Norma Davis, Marjorie Shaf room 105 Friendly Hall, Eugene. er, Jessie Klages, Donald Serell, Redman Tribe Give Benefit. Burke Doyle, Melvin Follet, Eugene The Redman's lodge. Tribe No. Pierce, Everett Rainwater, Clark Paul, Fred Reeves, Irene Attebury, 49 of Umatilla, sponsored a benefit Arthur Chamness, James Lenhart. dance Saturday night in the gymna Goldie Shutter, Dayton Harris and sium at Umatilla at which they gave a fine exhibition drill. Mem Ruth Lindner. — bers were dressed in Indian cos tumes and a closing ceremony form District C. E. Social Saturday. ed a circle about the chief who A district Christian Endeavor so smoked the pipe of peace with a ci cial will be held in the Hermiston vilian selected from the crowd. The Union church Saturday evening, drill was very colorful and was lead starting at 8:00 o’clock, with Miss by M. M. McCullough and Clarence Doris Lieuallen, county social chair Shaw. Jim O’Connell is sachem of man directing the entertainment. the lodge. -s e == Members of societies in Umatilla, Stanfield, Columbia, Heppner, Pen ************ dleton, Adams and Helix will attend • ADDITIONAL LOCALS • the social as well as young people 44444644$**** from the local society. Members Mrs. Carl A. Nissen of Topeka, who have not received cards notify Kansas, is visiting her sister, Mrs. ing them of the social are invited to Claude Baker, this week. She ‘plans attend anyway. to leave next week for Portland where she will visit her mother Mrs. SPECIAL SCHOOL MEETING. G. R. Varney. Mrs. Nissen's husband is assistant to the Dean of Grace Episcopal Cathedral of Topeka. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to Mr. and Mrs. T. Claude Baker and the legal voters of School District Mrs. Carl A. Nissen who is visiting No. 14 of Umatilla County, State of at the Baker home from Topeka. Oregon, that a SPECIAL SCHOOL Kansas, motored to Helix Wednes MEETING of said District will be day where they attended the com held at the School House, on the 18 mencement exercises. Mr. Baker’s day of June. 1934, ata 2:00 o’clock niece. Vanita Patton, was salutator- in the afternoon, for the following ian of the senior class objects: Mrs. Walter Pearson left Tuesday The election of one Director for night for Portland and Vancouver three year term, and one clerk for with Miss Catherine McBain and one year term. Miss Magdolene Buck. She will visit Dated this 23rd day of May, 1*34. in Vancouver for two weeks. Mise ATTEST: McBain will spend the summer with R. A. Brownson, District Clerk, her sister andMiss Buck will take a E. D. Martin. Chairman Board of trip through California before going • • • • • ♦ • • • • • • DAY. --------- All places of business will be closed Memorial Day, May 30, as has been the custom here for several years. Supplies suf- ficlent to take care of family needs over Memorial Day should be purchased on Tues- day. A program will be given at the Methodist church at 10:00 A. M. Wednesday, spon- sored by the American Legion. to ker home in South Dakota. MAY 24. 1934 FORTY PER CENT VOTE CAST IN LOCAL PRECINCT • • • • • • • • FAVORITES GO TO FRONT OVER • UMATILLA AREA. • • Martin and Dunne Win in Nomina • $644449**$**%* RITES SATURDAY FOR MRS. K. C. CALBECK. Funeral services for Mrs. Kather ine C. Calbeck were held Saturday, May 26, in Portland at 2:00 p. m. at the Portland crematorium chapel with the Rev. E. F. Leake, pastor of the First Christian church offi ciating. Mrs. Calbeck lived in Her miston until 1918 and will be re membered by many local residents. Mrs. Calbeck was born on Prince Edward Island, March 20, 1862, and died Wednesday at her home at 4315 Southeast 30th avenue, follow ing a short illness. She leaves three daughters, Mrs. Flossie Whipple, Spokane; Mrs. Lo rena C. Reese, Los Angeles; Mrs. Harriet Seremal, Milwaukie; a bro ther. A. C. Crawford, Gig Harbor, Wn., and a sister, Mrs. R. E. Gad- nail, Boston. She was married to Maynard F. Calbeck, June 26, 1890, at Prince Edward island, and came to Hermiston, Ore., in 1908. She has lived in Portland since 1918. AMERICAN LEGION WILL OBSERVE MEMORIAL DAY The Hermiston Post of the Ameri can Legion will observe Memorial Day, Wednesday, May 30, by having a program at the Methodist church at 10:00 A. M., and a ceremony at the cemetary. Rev. W. A. Briggs will deliver the main address of the day and music will be furnished by members of the American Legion Auxiliary. A line of march will be formed outside the church lead by a firing squad and Boy Scouts. Graves of war veterans will be decorated and a salute fired in their memory. Stillings Appointed Postmaster. H. J. Stillings, acting postmaster here for the past year, was included among the postmasters In Oregon receiving nominations from the senate Wednesday. Seven other post masters were named in the news re lease from the Oregon News Bur eau. --------------- Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Barnum and daughter Zelma left the first of the week for Portland where Mr. Bar num attended to business affairs. They returned to Hood River where Mrs. Barnum and Zelma remained to visit friends. Mr. Barnum return ed to Pendleton. tion for Governor; Folsom Has Majority for Recorder. Only forty per cent of the voters in the two Hermiston precincts, 32 and 33, turned out to vote at the polls in the primary election last Friday. In the two precincts 1040 voters were registered and only 358 ballots were cast. Harry Kelley of Hermiston of Hermiston, democratic candidate for the nomination of county commiss ioner, carried his home precincts by a three to one vote, but lost by a ■substantial majority En all other precincts except Athena and Uma tilla. Congressman Martin carried the precincts for the democratic nomina tion for governor and Senator Dunne had a majority of nearly 94 over his nearest opponent, Sam H. Brown. The closest race in the county was that for the republican nomination | for county recorder, Jack Folsom having a lead of 56 votes over Anna M. Harthrong. R. E. Bean has been given the republican nomination for state senator; J. H. E. Scott and Carl Engdahl the two republican nomi nations for representative, while Guy Johnson and Raley Peterson were nominated by democrats. J. O. Hales, county commissioner, was given an overwhelming vote for re nomination and Barney Anderson was nominated for county commis sioner by the democrats. Dr. J. A. Best, republican candi date for state senator had no oppo sition and the same thing is true of Bruce Shangle for the democratic nomination for senator and of Jack Allen, democratic nominee for joint senator. Scout Hike Postponed. O. W. Payne, scoutmaster of the Hermiston troop, announced this week that the overnight hike sche duled for this week end, had been postponed until a later date. He requests that all scouts be present at the next meeting to discuss plans for future hikes and coming scout rally. Cheat Fire Checked. A cheat grass fire which started near the golf course on the west side of the river Monday afternoon about 3:00 o’clock burned over ap proximately 150 or 200 acres before it was checked early Tuesday morn ing. An east wind was blowing and unless fire fighters had checked the blaze the Art Chamness farm would have been in danger. .........— 1 ■ ■■-- ------- Decoration Day - ---- • = - Directors. People may hate one another but the circumstances of the modern world are such that they ean’t de without one another.—Aldous Hux ley. SUBSCRIPTION, $1.00 PER BUY A POPPY SATURDAY; HELP MISSION INDIANS COMING TO HERMISTON SUNDAY A WORLD WAR VETERAN. • • Members of the American Legion Auxiliary will sell pop- pies Saturday, May 26. and every citizen is urged to buy a poppy. Funds from this sale go to disabled soldiers, many who have no other means of obtaining a livelihood. The Girl Scouts will assist In the sale and the little red poppies may be found in any store in town. Do your part, buy a poppy! • League Standing. • Team Won Lost • Hermiston 3 2 • Echo 3 2 • Pendleton . ............. 3 2 • Athena ........................ 2 2 • Indians ........................ 1 4 • • The Mission Indians are coming • to Hermiston Sunday afternoon to • battle with the Hermiston baseball • • players in a game which will de 4444*4******% *• cide the league standing. Three teams are now tied for first place, Hermiston. Echo and Pendleton, and FUN AND FEATHERS FLY Sunday’s game will have a decided bearing upon the Umatilla League AS “LOVE BIRDS” FIGHT. leadership. Pendleton will tangle You have roared with laughter at with Athena on the same day. Hermiston received a sudden set the screen antics of Slim Summer ville and Zasu Pitts, but you have back last Sunday afternoon at the never seen them in anything as fun hands of the Echo team when Echo ny as "Love Birds”, their latest scored 16 runs against Hermiston’s comedy which will show at the Oasis two runs. The Hermiston players started the theatre Friday and Saturday. The riot starts in an Ohio town, scoring in the second inning when later taking them to the sandy Ray Woodward, who leads the Her wastes of the great American Des miston batting average, connected ert, where, although they are arch with a three base hit. scoring Ko enemies, they are thrown together pacz, who was on second base. Echo started the fireworks in the in a tumble-down ranch house, miles away from nowhere. How same inning when Eddie Liesegang, they are the innocent bewildered young high school player, Inspired cause of a wild gold rush into the the team with a home run, bringing desert is only one of the hilarious in one man. They continued their hitting by scoring four more runs situations of the picture. Mickey Rooney, the screen’s out in the third Inning. Hermiston's second run was made standing boy actor of the screen plays the biggest and most original in the fourth when Dick Martin role of his young career as the sacrificed, scoring Ray Woodward. All four Hermiston pitchers were goody-good Gladwyn. There will be another surprise put on the mound to hold the strong show Saturday night. Everyone in hitting Echo team, but were unable the theatre for the regular second to stop them. Sunday's game with the Indians show will see the surprise picture is going to be a thriller, and a large free. crowd Is expected to turn out to — « i see the game. Hermiston lost to the Visit From Michigan. Indians in the first league game of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Royce, grand the season, and are going to exert parents of the Misses Edith and Mar everything they have to win. —w e » garet Clarke, arrived last Friday morning from Sault Ste. Marie, GRADUATION EXERCISES FOR Michigan, and will make an exten ded visit at the home of Mr. and EIGHTH GRADERS HELD. Mrs. J. A. Clarke. They expect to Graduation exercises for 27 eighth visit at their old home in Everett, Wn., and at other prints in Wash grade students were held Tuesday ington before returning to Michi afternoon In the high school audi gan in October. Mr. and Mrs. Royce torium with most of the program find crops much more advanced here put on by the students themselves. A welcome was given by Irene than they are in Michigan where the grain is just being seeded. Sault Knapp; a violin duet by Ruth Pier Ste. Marie is located on the north son and Thelma Swarner; songs by ern peninsula and is one of the lar a selected group; piano solo by gest shipping centers In the states. Pansy Williams; and a vocal solo by More tonnage is carried through the Jano Jackson. Rev. W. A. Briggs four lock canal connecting Cana gave a talk to the class, and this dian traffic with the great lakes was followed by the presentation of than through any other canal, in diplomas by Supt. R. H. McAtee. Members of the class receiving cluding Panama. • d diplomas were: Frank Rodda, Win nie Hensley, Effie Nelson, Thelma WEATHER REPORT. Swarner, Irene McKenzie. Bobby Date Max. Mln. Follett, Vera Sisson, Sofia Keikkala, May 17 77 51 Raymond Knapp. Frances Dawson, May 18 77 43 Audean Davis, Loretta Furrer, Pan May 19 ......................... 78 50 sy Williams, Stuart Rankin, Jane May 20 ........................ 76 36 Jackson, Frances Lewis, James May 21 ......................... 82 32 Jackson, Irene Knapp, Marie Skov- May 22 ........................ 91 37 bo, Harold Laird, Esther McMullen. May 23 ...................... 97 57 Edward Hall, Florence Johnson, Leo nard Butts, Rebecca Pierson, Helen Ralph and Billy Hamm. Exercises for the Columbia dis trict were held last Thursday, May 17, with Rev. C. R. Moore deliver ing the main address. A splendid program was put on by the students directed by Mrs. Laura Morris and her daughter. Pauline Morris. Members of the class were: Laura Conrad, Nina Rae McCulley, Law rence Hunt, Marjorie Moore, Elea nors Steiner, Ethel McCray, Geor gia Lindner. Ann Sommerer. Leona Williams and Helen Beamer. • • • • • • • • • • • • • Cold Storage Locken Rented. Lockers are being let in the cold storage plant recently completed in connection • with the Umatilla Co- operative Creamery plant, and pa trons have started using them. The refrigeration in the cold room was turned on Wednesday. A majority of the 399 lockers have been let. A chart has been drawn by M. G. Hed wall, creamery manager, showing the locker space arrangement, and pa trons may select a locker by looking at the chart. Instructions for the proper use of the lockers will ap pear on the cooperative page next week. Will Close Memorial Day. • 2 ) 2 The Farm Bureau Co-operative will be closed all day Memorial Day, which comes on Wednesday. May 30. All patrons are request ed to keep this in mind In order that they may purchase sufficient supplies to run them for two days. YEAR TENTATIVE PLANS MADE FOR 1934 PROJECT FAIR JOHN JENDRZEJEWSKI ELECTED PRESIDENT OF BOARD. September 8-9-10 May Be Dates for Show; Enos Martin Elected Sec. retary; Superintendents Named. The first Umatilla Project Fair board meeting of the year under the new board was held Wednesday May 23. In the office of assistant County Agent Garnet D. Best. The oard accepted the resignation of R. C. Todd as president and elected ohn Jendrzejewski to fill the vacan cy. They also elected Enos Martin as secretary-treasurer, to replace Harry W Kelley, and Mr. Todd as vice president. The board outlined a tentative program for the next fair and sug- zested the dates of September 8-9- 10, one day for fair displays and judging and two days of rodeo. The board did not make these plans per manent but will alter dates accord ing to plans for the Pendleton Round-Up and other celebrations which will be announced later. R. C. Todd accepted the job as superintendent of the farm crops display which will be mode in the woman's building. Other superin tendents and chairman named were: Publicity and premium list, Harry W. Kelley of Hermiston, and Lloyd Russell of Stanfield; Dairy division, Chas. Lynch and L. C. Dyer; Poul try division, Lyle Tilden and Ches ter Flannigan; Grounds and rodeo, Roy Attebury. Boys' and girls' 4-H club work will be in charge of club leaders and members. " You qinio Success. Twelve children were entered in the *10 tonsil clinic held Wednes day, May 23rd, by Dr. A. W. Chris- top hereon. City Health officer. Dr. Christopherson was assisted by Miss Laura Dunn, R. N., of Umatilla, and by Mrs. Beatrice McKentie, R. N., of Hermiston. This clinic was con ducted to provide tonsilectomy at a price within the reach of everyone. A number of other parents have re quested that further clinics be held in the near future and accordingly another tonsil clinic will be held Wednesday, June 20, and another some time In August. Adults are In vited to join this clinic and are re quested to make appointments well in advance of clinic dates. Mary Jane Sheridan of Seattle, former resident of Hermiston and Stanfield, arrived on the project Monday and visited with Mrs. Jas per Templeton before going to Echo where she was the guest of her aunt. Speaking of embarassing mom ents, Mrs. Walter Hamm tells of ex periencing one—in fact several— last Friday night. She was unable to get Into the Methodist church to hear the main address at the com mencement exercises, but went in later to congratulate members of the class. She walked up to whom she supposed was the speaker and told him how sorry she was that she had not been able to bear his address, and told him the circumstances. He expressed his regret at her misfor- tune and said had he known he would have talked louder. Imag ine her embarassment when Mr. Hamm none too gently informed her that she had not addressed the main speaker but the preacher. Calling all carat Calling all cars! But the only one that could be seen on Main street was the Hanby streamline silver streak. Mrs. H. E. Shesely now spends a great deal of her time studying the children's section of the wish book. Satan will take over the world in September, according to the Pro phet of Zion. For the first time, we find ourselves feeling sorry for Satan.—Weston Leader. Has anyone missed s dog? G. W. Halley told a friend yesterday that ho was “going to the butcher shop and see if I can't sella dog." One consolation tha defeated can didates have is that they were sure of one vote.
