Nothing is clear to the Intell'
one who is prejudiced aga*
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derstanding.
VOLUME XXVIII
RALLY STAGED TO MAKE TEN
RUNS IN FOURTH INNING.
Hermiston Leads in County League
and Echo Ties With Athena
for Second Place.
League Standing.
Hermiston ______
Echo _________
Athena ..................
Pendleton ..............
Indians ............. —
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The Hermiston baseball team
staged a comeback Sunday, after
the Indians had chalked up a score
of 11 to 2 In the first four innings
of a game played on the local field
to determine the lead team in the
Umatilla League, by bringing the
final score to 12-14 in favor of
Baseball fans who
Hermiston.
braved the blazing afternoon sun to
watch the game, said it was one of
the most exciting games played on
the local field this season.
Athena tied with Echo for second
place in the league Sunday by a
win over Pendleton, 11-9 in a 12
inning game. Pendleton will meet
Hermiston Sunday, June 3, in the
second engagement of the season
with that team.
The Indians started the batting of
the afternoon but were stopped as
R. Woodward, Henning and Kopacz
caught three high flies in rapid suc
cession. Hermiston did not fare so
well when three men struck out to
retire to the side. Shorty Longhorn»
who started the hurling for Hermis-
ton, held the Indians to no-runs with
his fast underhand ball.
In the second inning Longhorn
scored Jendrzejewskl by connecting
with a two base hit.
Hermiston lagged in the third in
ning when the Indians received
numerous safe hits and the Hermis
ton boys chalked up errors one after
another. Before the side was retired,
five men had crossed the home plate.
Hermiston was held to one run
which was made when Lynch put a
long hit against the fence for a
three base hit, and Bob Woodward
crossed the home plate for the sec
ond counter.
Again in the fourth inning the
Indians continued with their scor
ing, and six men crossed the home
plate. This put them in the lead, 11
to 2, and it looked as though the
game was a walk away for the In
dians. This situation did not last
long because the Hermiston boys ral
lied to save the day by scoring ten
runs during their turn at bat,
bringing them up to one run in the
lead. Shafer and Henning each made
a safe hit. Jendrzejewskl hit, and
scored Shafer, and Henning scored
as Bob Woodward bunted. Ray
\ oodward made a two base hit,
scoring Lynch who made first, and
scored himself on errors by the In
dians.
Sam Moore, who played his first
game with Hermiston this season,
connected successfully with the ball
on a two base hit, scoring Kopacz,
who had singled. Moore was scored
by Shafer on a two base hit. Hen
ning singled but Shaffer was caught
out on third. Martin connected for
a long field hit and scored Henning
for his second run in the fourth in
ning, when an Indian player missed
catching the fly. Bob Woodward
then singled and scored Jendrze-
jewski, ‘ filling the bases again. A
quick throw- caught Bob Woodward
out on second, finishing the event
ful inning.
A fast hit to Moore on second,
one run for the Indians in the fifth,
tieing the score 12-all.
Kopacz replaced Longhorn in the
pitcher's box and held the Indians
scoreless for the next four innings.
In the eighth inning the score was
still tied 12-all, until Jendrzejewskl
and B. Woodward made bases. B.
Woodward stole second and Jendrze-
jewski sneaked home for the decid
ing run of the game. Woodward
also made home and also scored an
other run as his brother, Ray con
nected for a safe hit.
SUBSCRIPTION, $1.00 PER YEAR
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY, MAY, 31, 1934.
NUMBEk .
LOCAL BASEBALL
TEAM STAGES
COMEBACKSUNDAY
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2 Uhe Hermisfun Herali
People may hate one another but
the circumstances of the modern
world nre such that they can’t do
without one another.—Aldous Hux
ley.
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t COLUMBIA NEWS t
By Helen Jendrzejewskl
Everett Rainwater left this week
tor Condon where he will be em
ployed tor the summer.
Carl Hammer was at his home in
Columbia district over the week end.
He returned Sunday evening to
Meacham where he is employed.
Miss Eleanor McCulley of Helix
is visiting at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Archie Rugg.
Mr. and Mrs. Lon Wilson were
dinner guests at the Tom Wilson
home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Loren Hughes and
children, Loren, Jr., Bernice and
Beverly, were week end guests of
Mr. Hughes' father and mother, Mr.
and Mrs. E. C. Hughes. They re
turned to their home in Meacham
early Sunday evening.
Nate Stockard left for Wapato this
week where he will be employed for
the summer.
Dale Wells left for Portland early
this week for an indefinite stay with
his sister.
A delightful time was had at a
weiner roast given at the L. Ham
mer home by a group of young peo
ple Thursday evening. Baseball and
many outdoor games were played,
followed by the roast. Those pres
ent were: Mr. and Mrs. Rainwater, |
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Hughes, Mr. and
Mrs. L. Hammer, Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hammer,
Mr. and Mrs. C. Upham, Mrs. Ry
land, Mrs. Hooker, and Mr. and Mrs.
D. Conrad; the Misses Mary Wilson,
Margaret Rainwater, Mary Hammer,
Nellie Hooker, Lois Hutchison, Adi-
lah Ryland, and Ethel Barber; and
Messrs. John Conrad, Eeverett, Har
old, Ernest and Richard Rainwater,
Floyd and Phillip Wilson.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Bancroft and
children, Lenore and George, Jr.,
were visitors at the L. Hammer
home Tuesday. They are leaving
soon for Moulter, Montana, where
they will make their home.
Mr., and Mrs. Jasper Templeton
were visitors at the L. Hammer
home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Bancroft visi
ted Mr. and Mrs. C. Upham while in
Columbia district.
Miss Evelyn Rueber of Stanfield
was the house guest of Martha Lenz
the first of the week.'
Helen Addleman is employed at
the Lyle Tilden home. ’ 4
Faith Wilson has gone to spend
the summer at the Joe Hawkins
ranch near Helix.
Dorothy Addleman is employed at
Holdman.
Miss Juanita Allen is visiting her
sister aat Nampa, Idaho.
S. H. Struthers is employed at a
ranch on Butter Creek for the sum
mer. * Mrs. Struthers joined him
there this week.
Wesley Knauf is spending his
summer vacation at the Hammel
ranch south of the reservoir.
Miss Evelyn Lindner left for Ar
lington Sunday where she will be
employed in a confectionery and
bakery.
C. E. Social Held Saturday.
Forty young people from Christ
ian Endeavor societies in Columbia
Union were guests of the members
of the Hermiston Union church so
ciety Saturday night at a social af
fair held In the church. The even
ing’s entertainment was sponsored
by Miss Doris Lieuallen, Columbia
C. E. social chairman, who directed
the games and program. Those at
tending included: Irene Beamer, C.
W. Barlow, Marie Barlow, Kathryn
Parker, Ethel Hughes, Heppner; Bill
Macy, Louis Umberger, Pendleton;
Bernice Planting, Mary Elizabeth
Penland, Alice Bowman, Margaret
Wagner, Clarence Planting. Helix;
Thurstaon Foltz, Marian Sturdivant,
Bytha Hoskins and Mary Rhea,
Stanfield; Chas. L. Schatz. Phyllis
Schatz, Dena Lieuallen and Doris
Lieuallen. Adama; Virginia Eager,
Joyce Pinkerton, Athena; Melvola
and Barbara Root, Annie Wurster,
Raymond McNabb, Robert Pike, Roy
Bray. Devee Brown, Margaret Brown
and Mildred Conlon. Umatilla; W.
Lee Dyer, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Du
vall. Opal Barber, Marie Skovbo,
Childs Barham, Rev. C. R. Moore.
Edith Clarke, Pauline Stoop, Vir
ginia and Vivian Dyer, Hermiston.
Jeweler Returns.
Donald Williams, jeweler and
watchmaker, who has been ill for
the pant three weeks is back at bis
Library Hours Changed.
bench this week and is able to take
Mrs. R. A. Brownson, city librar care of his customers. His mother.
ian. has announced summer hours Mrs. Ida Williams, returned from
starting Friday. June 1, as 3 to 5 Enterprise with him and is visiting
o'clock daily, except Sunday.
for a few days.
HIGH PERCENTAGE OF TURKEYS
ON PROJECT ARE TOPS.
Excellent records for high per
centage of turkeys in the top grades
were made during the past season
by members of the Eastern Oregon
Turkey Growers association, accord
ing to information furnished by
Mrs. Julia H. Penney, secretary of
the local organization to J. C. Lee
dy, manager of the Oregon Turkey
Cooperatives, Inc.
John Jendrzejewskl, president of
the Eastern Oregon Turkey Grow
ers Association, hatched out 1258
poults in April and May of last year,
and by good care and management,
was successful in raising 1172 birds
to maturity. Of this number, 954
were killed and dressed for market
and the balance were held for breed
ers.
Nine hundred and nine turkeys,
weighing 14,027 pounds, or 95.66%
graded “Prime” at marketing time.
Four and two tenths per cent grad
ed "Choice” and but fourteen hun
dredths of one per cent were placed
In the "Commercial” grade.
Merril Potter placed 95.32%
Prime; 4.48% Choice, and .2%
Commercial. Logan Todd, S. A. An
derson and others made similar rec
ords. The average for the organiz
ed turkey growers in Oregon was
88% Prime.
The cars of dressed turkeys
shipped from Hermiston were among
the most satisfactory handled on
the California markets by the North
western Turkey Growers association,
according to Mr. Willardson, sales
agent at Los Angeles.
Injured In Accident.
Mr. and Mrs. John Gray and small
son were Injured Monday afternoon
when their car was struck by a
Chevrolet car driven by Mrs. M.
Gardner, on the Butter Creek high
way at the Roy Attebury corner. Mr.
and Mrs. Gray were returning to
their home on Butter Creek from
Hermiston, traveling south, when
Mrs. Gardner came onto the high
way from a west side road, hitting
the Gray car just back of the right
front fender, turning it over into an
irrigation ditch.. The occupants of
the Gray car were badly bruised and
cut, and the boy suffered three
cracked ribs. Mrs. Gardner assumed
full responsibility for the accident.
Installed As Treasurer A.W.S.
Oregon State College, Corvallis,
May 29—Mary Brownson of Her
miston, sophomore in home econo
mics at Oregon State college was in
stalled as treasurer of the Assosia-
ted Women Students by Dr. Kate W.
Jameson, dean of women, at honor
convocation during the recent wo
men's week end on the campus.
Weather Report.
Date
Max. Min.
May 24 ............................. 91 -- 59
May 25 ............................. 88 .... 57
May 26 ............................. 91 .... 55
May 27 . ............................ 100 .. 52
May 28 ............................. 102 .. 57
May 29 ............................. 91 .... 56
May 30 ............................. 73 —• 50
Precipitation on Tuesday was .27.
THUNDER STORM
BREAKS HEAT WAVE
IN COUNTY TUESDAY
MOISTURE TIMELY IN WEST END
COUNTY SECTION.
Does Great Damage at
Heppner and Madras; Rhea
Creek Goes on Rampage.
Cloudburst
The heat wave was broken in
Umatilla county Tuesday afternoon
by a thunder storm which brought
only a little rain but lowered the
maximum temperature 11 degrees
below that of Monday, when the
high mark of the year was establish
ed at 102 degrees.
Precipitation Tuesday, which was
.27, connected any moisture near the
surface to prevent any need of an
immediate irrigation, says Enos Mar
tin, manager tor the Hermiston Irri
gation district. A heavier rainfall
was reported in other sections of the
county. It is said that the maturing
and heading wheat, which has been
drying rapidly because of lack of
rain, will benefit greatly from the
moisture-laden air.
Shortly alter the heavy rainfall
hera a cloudburst was reported at
Heppner bringing a wall of water
down Balm fork” into Heppner,
which reached almost from hill to
hill at times In its course. As it
came down Gilmore and South
Court streets, it poured over the
American Legion swimming pool,
taking away all of the buildings,
the fence and even the railing
around the concrete pool. Many
houses wore surrounded by water
and garages moved from their foun
dations by the onrushing water.
Property damage was reported to be
great.
Rhea Creek overflowed its banks,
washing away hay stacks, taking out
crops, and washed away the Clyde
Wright sheep sheds, a huge struc-
tuie. The Grange ball was moved
from its foundation- and the Rhea
creek bridge considered unsafe for
travel.
No lives were lost during the high
water, but many onlookers barely
escaped injury, reports from Hep
pner say.
MCINTYRE AWARDED SILVER
MEDAL IN BUTTER SCORING
F. H. McIntyre, buttermaker and
foreman of the Umatilla Co-opera
tive Creamery, was awarded a sil
ver medal for butter entered In a
scoring contest at the Oregon But
ter and Ice Cream Maker's conven
tion held in La Grande, Ore., Fri
day, May 25. The butter scored
93.50, or second high for all butter
entered from eastern Oregon.
Sam Robinson of the Pine Eagle
creamery at Richland, Ore., placed
first with a score of 93.67, and Ward
Chadwick of Baker, Ore., placed
third with a score of 93.33.
Judges in the scoring were: L. 8.
Leach, state creamery and dairy in
spector; H. C. Raven, dairyman
from Portland; and R. E. Cavett,
also of Portland.
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GLEN EMERSON MOORE
BURIED AT ECHO SUNDAY
Funeral services for Glen Emer
son Moore. 19, senior at Hill Mili
tary Academy in Portland, and son of
Mrs. Avis Moore Fox, were held in
Echo Sunday, May 27, with O. W.
Payne of Hermiston officiating. He
passed away in Portland Thursday,
May 24. following an operation for
internal injuries received in athletic
activities.
Glen was born on Butter Creek
March 8, 1915, and attended school
in Hermiston for several years be
fore moving to Portland. He is sur
vived by his mother, Mrs. Avis Moore
Fox; his grandmother, Mrs. Fried-
ley of Portland; one uncle, E. H.
Gaunt, and a cousin and very dear
friend. Miss Hilda Pranitis, both of
Portland.
Interment was made In the Echo
cemetery.
RANDS DRAWS DECISION IN
AMATEUR BOXING TUESDAY
Buster Rands of Boardman drew
a decision over Ralph Depew of Pen
dleton Tuesday night in the main
event of an all star amateur boxing
card at the Hermiston auditorium,
promoted by Joe Quick of Hermis
ton. Rands weighed in at 140
pounds and Depew tipped the scales
at 141.
In the semi-finals, Bud Hiatt of
Echo, 125 pounds, faught to a draw
Damage In Other Sections.
Cloudbursts were experienced in with Harold Hoshino of Pendleton,
other sections of the state. At Mad 122 pounds.
ras several cars and an Oregon
In other bouts Bob Shinkle of
Trunk Line freight train were de Umatilla, 150 pounds, won the de
railed and the streets ot Madras i cision over Vic Manchu of Holdman,
were filled with silt and debris. An 150 pounds. Dwight Arnold of Uma
inch of rain fell at Madras within 1 tilla, 122 pounds, won the decision
20 minutes, preceded by thunder and in a re-match with Wallace Cham-
hail. The business section of the ness of Hermiston, 120 pounds. Jack
town was flooded by a foot of water. | Reeves, 160 pounds, won the decis
Temperature Lowered.
ion over Frank Graham, 160 pounds,
The maximum temperature Wed in a curtain raiser bout. A draw was
nesday was lowered 18 degrees be- I
low that of Tuesday, when it was 91 called in the bout between Gilbert
degrees. A cool wind lowered the I Whitsett. 166 pounds, and Cliff
temperature still more Thursday and Mytinger, Pendleton, 162 pounds.
lit is expected to continue cool for All were two minute rounds.
I several days.
June Day Soliloquy
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WORLD,
AFTER
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t STANFIELD NEWS t
By Sophronia Rhea
Miss Cleo Green was operated up
on for appendicitis at the St. An
thony’s hospital in Pendleton Fri
day and reported as doing nicely.
Miss Marian Sturdivant accom
panied Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Sires to
Parkdale, Wn., Monday. Mr. Sires
has several colonies of bees around
Parkdale.
Earl Haney and family ot Walla
Walla spent Memorial Day at the
home ot the former’s parents.
Herb Gillanders has been con
fined to his home because ot illness
this week.
The Stanfield Rebekah lodge held
its regular meeting Monday evening
Miss Elva Berry, who just returned
from grand lodge at Tillamook, gave
a very interestin report.
The Mieses Billie Hedrick and La
Vonne Walk left Saturday evening
for Pendleton where they have em
ployment In private homes.
Mrs. W. T. Reeves entertained a
number ot her friends at a party in
her home Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Katherine Olday and Miss
MJldred Peregrine returned from Cor
vallia and Monmouth the first of the
week after attending senior week
there. Miss Peregrine left for her
home in Spokane Tuesday.
Mrs. F. A. Baker entertained the
members of her Sunday school class
at a tea party Saturday afternoon.
The new members entertained the
old members during the earlier part
of the afternoon. Later all took part
in the entertainment.
Mrs. Lena Sullivan and small son
and Mrs. Grace Rice of Roseburg,
are visiting their mother, Mrs. C. J.
Baker.
Mrs. C. D. Connor acted as host
ess for the Ladies Aid meeting
Thursday afternoon in the church
basement. A radio broadcast in the
form of a broadcast was given.
Mrs. Oatman, who has been visit
ing her daughter Mrs. Claud McCall,
left Thursday tor Portland for an
extended visit.
Miss Lena Wald entertained the
Pollyannas at her home Wednesday
afternoon.
i
J. V. Villermoure is remodeling
the main floor of the fraternal
building and Intends to establish a
second hand ware business.
Mr. and Mrs. Verdon Heliums of
Echo, recently married couple, are
making their home in Stanfield.
Mrs. Heliums was formerly Miss
Rose Matheany.
Miss Lena Neff of Condon is here
visiting her sister, Mrs. Mike Row
ell.
Miss Ruth Rowell and Grace
Rowell are visiting their sister, Mrs.
Sam Ledbetter of Hood River. Ruth
plans to remain for the summer.
The small son of Mr. and Mrs.
Jess Meade accidentally caught his
finger In the cogs of a wringer
and mutilated his hand badly.
Miss Edna Lay is employed by
Mrs. Ina Wessell In Hunter’s Cafe
at Hermiston.
UMATILLA LOANS
TO REFINANCE
FARMERS SMALL
88.9 PER CENT USED IN REFI
NANCING INDEBTEDNESS.
New Loans Obtained to Repay Old
Debts, Which Generally Reduces
Annual Interest Charge.
A total of *760,000 of federal
land bank and Land Bank Commis
sioner’s farm mortgage loans was
made in Umatilla County, Oregon,
from June 1, 1933, to May 1, 1934,
according to the Farm Credit Ad
ministration, of which J. 8. Johns
ot Pendleton Is secretary-treasurer
for Umatilla county.
Of this total, farmers in Umatilla
County used approximately $675,-
700, or 88.9 per cent to refinance
their indebtedness. By refinancing,
farmers obtained new mortgage
loans which they used to repay their
old debts. They generally reduced
their annual interest charges in do
ing so. In a number of cases,
scale-downs ot indebtedness occur
red in connection with the new
loans. These and other advantages
benefited farmers primarily. Sec
ondarily, creditors benefited from
the receipt of cash or bonds in ex
change for obligations they held.
Of the loan money used by far-
mers in Umatilla County for refi
nancing their debts, about 9282,000,
it was estimated, repaid their debts
to banks; $27,400, their debts to in
surance companies; 943,300, their
taxes; 93,000, their debts to mer
chants; 9320,000, their debts to
"others”, or creditors not separate
ly classified, including private mort
gage lenders, mortgage loan com
panies, retired farmers and many
others to whom farmers were In
debt.
A total of about 984,300 of loans
in the county was used for purpo
ses other than the refinancing bor
rowers' debts. Of this sum, $44,800
wi s used for the purchase of land
and equipment, the construction or
improvement of buildings, and for
general agricultural uses, including
the provision ot capital, while $39,-
500, the balance, was used tor the
purchase of stock tn national farm
loan associations, for loan fees, etc.
Throughout the United States ap
proximately 9675,000,000 of land
bank and Commissioner's loans were
made from June 1, 1933, to May 1,
1934. Most of these loans were
made to refinance debts resulting
from the long period of low farm in
come.
Generally farmers pay considera
bly less interest each year on the
new than on the old loans. Land
hank loans made through national
farm loan associations carry an in
terest rate of 5 per cent, but there
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is a reduction to 4 % per cent until
SAFEWAY 4-DAY ANNIVERSARY July, 1938. Loans made direct by
banks carry a rate of 5 * per cent,
SALE DECIDED SUCCESS.
but there is a reduction to 5 per
The four day anniversary salt cent until 1938. The rate on Com
celebrating the 19th anniversary oi missioner’s loans is 5 per cent.
Safeway Stores. Inc., starting Fri Against these rates farmers In most
day, May 25. was a decided success cases had been paying from 5 per
for the local store, ot which Her cent to 8 per cent, but on numerous
bert Hedwall Is manager. This Is loans they had been paying 9 per
the first "birthday sale” the Safe cent. 10 per cent, and even above
way stores have ever held, and com 10 per cent.
Until March 26 the land bank and
memorates the service and growth
of an Idea conceived by M. B. Skaggs Commissioner’s loans were made in
who put it into effect at American cash. Commencing on that date
Falls, Idaho, 19 years ago this they were made mainly in the gov
ernment-guaranteed bonds of the
month.
Mr. Skaggs was at that time 27 Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation.
years of age and a new arrival from These bonds are exempt from all
the east. His foremost thought was Federal, state, municipal and local
to do something to help the commu taxation, except surtaxes, estate, in
nity he had adopted to lower living heritance and gift taxes. They are
costa, which, he had discovered, guaranteed fully as to principal and
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were far higher than in the saat.
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With a few hundred dollars he ----------------- -
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tance his Initial store on the edge
ALONG THE CONCRETE
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of the desert town, surrounded by ♦
sagebrush and sand. He was his
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own architect and carpenter, floor
From the Weston Leader.
layer and painter. Hts next move
was to purchase a stock of supplies,
Will Rogers says no preacher can
the beet brands obtainable, which move people like a car. Even so,
were marketed at a narrow margin preachers were among the first to
of profit, thereby rendering a ser feature knee action.
vice to his community. Throughout
And now the defeated candidate
his Initial work, his main thought
was to help his neighbor to help knows that he can’t be elected by
himself. He had no idea that his bis press agent.
business venture would have more
It is evident that the striking
than ordinary success.
longshoremen are careless as to
Two years later, however, he op whom they hit.
ened his second store at Burley,
One wonders why the digest
Idaho, and 14 months thereafter his
third store was opened at Blackfoot, doesn’t go In tor exploration. It
Idaho.
skips so easily from poll to poll.
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