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Nothing la clear to the intelligent ne who is prejudiced against un- erstanding. VOLUME XXVIII NUMBER 44 ECHO COMPLETES PROGRAM FOR 4TH OF JULY FETE HERMISTON, STANFIELD JOIN IN ARRANGING PROGRAM. Congressman Walter M. Pierce Who Recently Returned From Wash ington, D. C., Will Speak. The program for Echo’s Fourth of July celebration has been practical ly completed. At • a meeting of the various committees Monday evening all loose ends were gathered in and detail programs for a full day's en- tertainment were drawn up. Start ing at 10 o'clock in the morning there will be something doing every hour until the dance ends at 1 o' clock the morning of the 5th. The Umatilla Project Farm Bur eau and Stanfield Grange are join ing in the celebration instead of al ternating as in former years, be tween Hermiston and Stanfield. From 10:00 A. M. until noon there will be race and sport events around the city square, with prises for contestants. These events are scheduled in the following order: w Greased pole; sack race; women’s egg race; fat man’s race, 200 lbs. minimum; kid's races, 50 yards up to 12 years; 25 yards, up to 10; 50 yards, up to 16, 100 yards for high school students; barrel boxing, pie eating contest; beer drinking con test. limited to 6 contestants; crack er eating contest, tug of war, Her miston vs. Echo; hose cart race and water fight; greased pig. A horse shoe pitching tournament will be open to all. The picnic is to start at noon. An hour will be devoted to lunch and the program will start at 1:00 P. M. with an address by Congressman Walter M. Pierce. Chas. Wicklander, deputy state Grange master, will act. as master of ceremonies. During the picnic one restriction that will be enforced to the letter will be the use of fire crackers. This practice is very dangerous in a large crowd and the committee in charge will prohibit the explosion of any fireworks on the grounds. At 2:00 p. m. Hermiston and Echo baseball teams will clash. Each team is said to be the best in the county. The game is to determine the county championship. Horse races for cowboys and children’s pony races will be put on after the ball game. Exhibitions in a miniature rodeo will be given af ter the game. A new feature on the program will be numbers by the Signal Oil company quartet, sponsored by the Echo Petroleum company, which will be staged at 6:00 P. M. A boxing and wrestling card will be put on in the newly erected arena starting at 7:00 o’clock, in cluding Indian Jack Crim, Klamath Falls, vs. K. O. Warner, Pendleton, in 8 rounds as the main event. The semi-final will be a six round bout between Johnny Higgins of Port land and Frank Monroe of Lake view, who has participated In more fights than any man on the Pacific coast, losing but two. Harold Hos hino bf Pendleton and Bud Hiatt of Echo, and Don Isom, Umatilla, and Jimmie Lenhart, Hermiston, will box four rounds each. One of the features of the evening will be the appearance of Jay H. Upton, candidate for congress, who will come to Echo from a brief stop in Ukiah. Hundreds of dollars worth of fire works will be set off in the evening at 8:30 before the dance opens at 9:30. A feature moving picture will be shown in the evening featuring Con stance Bennett in "Moulin Rogue’’ and Buster Crabbe in "Tarzan the Fearless." EARLY ne Hermisfu Herali DISCOVERY PREVENTS DISASTROUS FIRE. - Early discovery of a fire in Dr. A. E. Marble’s office last week pre vented heavy loss to parties invol ved. Friday morning B. J. Nation was making his final round on nightwatch duty when he noticed a blaze in the back room of Dr. Mar ble’s office. Upon investigation he found the room ablaze and called the fire department. The fire was checked immediately but not before considerable damage had been done by the heat and smoke. ======= HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1934 ************ ‘ BLACK WIDOW SPIDER BITES t COLUMBIA NEWS t By Alice Hammer Gua Linder visited at the Barham home Bunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Arnberg were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rainwater Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Watson visited Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Templeton in Co- dumbia district. Mr. McGilery of Portland was looking after property in Columbia district the first of the week. His place is annex to Mrs. Belscamper. Dorothy Conrad and Victor Addle- man were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Hunt, Sunday afternoon. Dinner guests at the Dave Conrad home Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hammer, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Hammer, Marljane Hammer, Lois Hutchison, Ofie Whitsett, Gloria, Viola, Rosalie, Louise, Dick and Ted Pelletier. Keith Hutchison of Pilot Reck visited at the Baxter Hutch son home Sunday. Cheeter Hunt went to the wheat country Sunday afternoon where he will work in harvest. Victor Addleman and Clem Stock ard visited at the Dave Conrad home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Stockard re turned to Nampa, Idaho, where both are employed. Mr. and Mrs. Barber and family were visitors of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Hughes Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cable went to Pilot Rock last week to pick huckleberries. Mr. and Mrs. Hughes visited at the Barham home Friday evening. The 4-H cooking club of Colum bia district held their meeting at Ethel Barber’s home last week. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Reid, Barbara, and Mrs. Hayes returned from Seat tle last Thursday where they atten- ded the graduation ceremonies at Washieston State. Jim Reid was one of the graduates. V Quite a few 4-H club members attended the county picnic at Pen- dieton Tuesday. Those taking cars were Mrs. Sommerer,Mrs.Hooker, Mr. and Mrs. Dave "Conrad, and Walther Ott. All the cars were loa-, ded with members ’from Columbia district. . . The heavy wind Tuesday caused considerable damage In Columbia district. Branches were broken from the trees and many of the newly planted crops were somewhat dam aged. Carl Hammer was a visitor at the L. Hammer home from Meacham. He returned Sunday. He has been ap pointed Quartermaster of the camp there and takes over his new duties Monday? Mr. and Mrs. Orvil Wright and son Irvin, were week end guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ryland. They returned to thair home in La Grande Sunday evening. Mrs. Herman Leeper of Yakima, who is a sister of Mrs. Harr, and Robert Lorentz of Seattle were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harr over the week end. Mr. Lorentz is a nephew of Mrs: Harr. They also vi sited at the Baxter Hutchison home Sunday. Mrs. Reid and daughter, Barbara, motored to Walla Walla Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Hughes were visitors at the Gus Linder home Wednesday evening. --------------------------- LOCAL WOMAN. • ------- =----------- AUTO ACCIDENT SUNDAY NIGHT Frank Graham, 26, of Elgin, Ore., son of Harland Graham who Is em ployed al Burnham's store, was seri ously injured in an automobile acci dent last Sunday night when the automobile he was driving failed to make a curve near Island City and hit a telephone pole. His companion Al Brummett, 30, also of Elgin was fatally injured and died Monday in the Grand Ronde hospital at La Grande. Harland Graham was called to Elgin early Monday morning where he remained until Thursday morn ing. He reports Frank as recovering satisfactorily. Frank was employed at the Hermiston Hotel early this spring and is known by many local people. Funeral services for Mr. Brum mett were held Wednesday. AMERICAN LEGION NAMES OFFICERS THURSDAY The annual election of officers for the Hermiston Post of the Ameri can Legion was held Thursday, June 21 at the Legion hall. The new of ficers were: Sam Mpore. command- er; Guy Amsberry, vice-commander; O. K. Mudge, adjutant; Logan Todd, chaplain; Pete Castrlc, sergeant-at- arms. Harry Kelley and Sam Moore were chosen as delegates to the state convention to be held in As toria this fall. Alternates chosen, were James Todd and Pete Castric. Garnet Best Is retiring commander. Farewell Social Scheduled. A farewell social honoring Mr. and Mrs. Garnet D. Best, who will leave Sunday for Enterprise, Ore., where Mr. Best will serve as county agent, and Mr. and Mrs. William A. Sawyer, new assistant county agent and family, will be given Saturday night in the Hermiston Union church by members of the Umatilla Project Farm Bureau and the Farm Bureau Auxiliary. The entertain ment will start at 8:00 o’clock con sisting of a short program, includ ing talks. i__ ______ ----------__-==------------- JAY UPTON WILL INVADE ECHO FIRE DEPARTMENT CHAL- UMATILLA COUNTY IN JULY. • ♦ LENGES LOCAL CHIEF. ---------- • • • • • • • • • • • • • ❖ • ❖ • The Echo fire department, claiming to have the best hose cart company In eastern Oregon challenges the Hermiston Fire department to a contest on the Fourth of July. In a hose cart race and tug of war. Ten men to a team and use Echo equip- ment, are the requirements. The Echo team will be glad to show the Hermiston team how to handle a hose cart and put on a practice with them over the Echo course, whenever de- sired. Echo Fire Department. By Joe Middleton. On his first visit to Umatilla county as the nominee of the Re publican party for Representative in Congress from this district. Jay H. Upton of Bend, will come in by way of Ukiah, where he will speak at the cowboy celebration on July 4th at 10:00 o'clock in the morning. Mr. Upton will spend most of the day in meeting the people and con ferring with anybody who may have anything to consult with him about. The candidate will leave Ukiah in time to reach Echo and appear on the platform that evening. He will speak from the arena where the boxing bout is to be staged. Thursday and Friday, July 5th and 6th, will find the candidate in the Milton-Freewater district, and on Saturday morning he will be in Pendleton. He wiill drive from Pen dleton to Stanfield in the afternoon, where he is billed to speak at a joint meeting of the Grange and Commercial Club. On this visit Mr. Upton will be met by County Chairman Lowell Stockman, Secretary Rex Ellis of the Republican committee, and oth er leaders of the party who will ac company him on his travels. Among them will be Tom Elliott, state chairman, and Rufus Bean, member of the Congressional committee for Umatilla county. FORMER HERMISTON RESIDENT DIES AT ENTEPRISE Mrs. W. J. Reece, 64, passed away at her home in Enterprise, Ore., Thursday. June 21, following an ill ness of more than a year. Funeral services were held Sunday and in terment made in the Enterprise cemetery. Mrs. Reece was born in Kentucky in 1870. After her marriage she lived in Enterprise, Ore., for 18 years before moving to Hermiston where they resided for more than two years. A year ago they returned to Enterprise. She is survived by her husband and ten children, Mrs. E. H. Bon ner. Weiser, Idaho; Mrs. Willard Phillips, Nissa, Idaho; Mrs. F. E. Laird, Hermiston; and seven sons, A. M. of Spokane; Lacy, Homer, Wilbur, Wayne, Floyd and Emerson, all of Enterprise. ♦ t ♦ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 4442******* ASSISTANT COUNTY AGENT SAWYER NOW IN FIELD William A. Sawyer, assistant county agent for Umatilla county, succeeding Garnet D. Best who was transferred to Wallowa county as county agent, arrived tn Hermiston Monday and is acquainting himself with the work here. Mr. Sawyer and his family have established their residence in the Dr. Prime house north of Dr. W. L. Morgan’s resi dence on the west side of town. Mr. Best ’returned from Wallowa county today (Thursday) and is ac companying Mr. Sawyer over the project to contact farmers in this territory. Mr. Sawyer was reared on an ir rigated farm in Josephine county under conditions quite similar to those which prevail here. He was graduated from Oregon State col lege in 1931, and since that time has been a Smith-Hughes instructor at Myrtle Point. New Fountain Installed. * * * * *,*,* * * *.* * STANFIELD NEWS By Sophronia Rhea t Mrs. Florence B. Connor re turned to the home of her son in Oakland, Cal., leaving here Sunday morning. Miss Evelyn Starkweather and Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Rogers were vis itors in La Grande over the week end. Bob Rogers and Ronald Walk, who have been working near Pendleton the past few weeks were Stanfield visitors over the week end. Misses Mary and June Alstott of Heppner spent the latter part of the week visiting at the home of their sister, Mrs. Fred Painter. Nye Berry motored to Toll Gate Sunday afternoon. Mr. Berry states that it is very pretty in that section of the country and that the roads are good ail the way. Mr. and Mrs. M. Refvem and fam ily took a picnic lunch and spent the evening at the reservoir Sunday. Carl Molstead and Bobbie Rhea were guests of the evening. Mr. and Mrs. Geo..Wilkerson and Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Tom of Rufus ac companied by Wess Newman of Se attle, were visitors at the Chas. Haggard home Sunday. Mrs. Wilker son and Mr. Tom are brother and sister of Mrs. Haggard. The Bridge Club entertained at a one o’clock luncheon at the home of Mrs. Harle Rogers Friday afternoon honoring Mrs. Florence Connor. The afternoon was spent playing bridge with five tables in play. The ladies were divided Into two groups and dressed in men and ladies old fash ioned costumes. Dr. and Mrs. E. K. McCowan have rented the Florence Connor home and took posession Friday. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Brock and granddaughter, Mary Esther Brock, of Pendleton were visitors at the Curtis Rbaa home Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Brock is Mr. Rhea's sister. Mrs. W. T. Reeves and son Harold accompanied by Carl Rhea went to Pendleton Sunday evening to meet Mrs. Reeves' niece, Miss Gwyneth The Hermiston Drug company has just finished installing a 22-foot fountain, back bar and counter, which will be ready for operation Sunday, July 1. The new equipment is the finest and largest in the city and makes a decided Improvement In Gale of Walla Walla, who will make the interior appearance of the store. an extended visit with her aunt. John and Trevis Hoskins and son Jonathan of Oaksdale, Cal., visited Appreciation Expressed. at the home of the former's brother, Dr. A. E. Marble wishes to thank J. C. Hoskins, last week. Mr. Ben those who assisted in checking the Hoskins and family of Umapine and fire which damaged his place of Mrs. Joe Foley of Butter Creek were business last Friday morning, and also guests at the J. C. Hoskins for the efficient method In which home last week. A. SLOAN DIES. equipment was handled without Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Broughton and Funeral services for A. Sloan, re breakage. Had it not been for the sident of Hermiston for the past I discovery of the fire at such an family and Mrs. Brazeau and son five years, were held Sunday from early hour by B. J. Nation, the of Bobbie of White Bluffs, Wn., visited the Prann Funeral Parlors, with fice and equipment would have been at the home of Mrs. H. B. Foltz the later part of the week. Rev. O. W. Payne reading the final ! a total loss. Mrs. L. L. Hiatt and children of rites. Members of the Odd Fellow Heppner visited at the Ed Brown lodge officiated. CARD OF THANKS. home last week. Mr. Sloan had been In poor health Miss Jennie Albon was an over- We are deeply grateful to the for the past. year, but until recently had been able to make his regular Odd Fellows and many friends for night guest at the home of Mrs. Flo trips to town. He passed away Fri the assistance and sympathy offered rence Connor Thursday. A fter several weeks illness, Mrs. day. June 22, at the home of his during the illness and death of our son and brother. Also for the beau H. B. Foltz has resumed her work sister, Mrs. Wfnnin Huff. at the Twin City Creamery. He is survived by his mother, tiful floral offerings. Emery Sewell Is taking his rodeo MRS. H. C. SOUTHARD, Mrs. H. C. Southard, and a sister, gang to Bonneville to put on a show MRS. WINNIE HUFF. ■ Mrs. Winnie Huff. during the Fourth celebration. Word was received Tuesday that Jack Kenny was somewhat improv ed. Miss Clara Ward visited at the Lee Ward home near Echo a few days of last week. The regular Bridge Club met at the home of Mrs. J. F. Bagan Mon day afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. McCall. Mrs Sloan and Miss Elva Berry attended Eastern Star lodge in Hermiston Tuesday evening. Fourth of July, 1934 FOR COOPERATIVE STATION Mr. Sommerer pointed out that the station. wood be operated on a patronage refund basis and only members in good standing tn some farm organization will be considered as patrons - .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • FRANK GRAHAM INJURED IN C. JACKMAN NAMED OPERATOR Carl Jackman of Hermiston was named as operator for the Coopera tive Service Station which will be1 ready for operation by July 2. This announcement was made this week by H. ’M. Sommerer, manager of the Farm Bureau Co-operative of Her miston, through which the station will be managed. Mr. Jackman has had three years experience with the Shell Oil company and comes highly recommended. He has been employ ed by the Grange Cooperative for the past seven months as Case ma chinery salesman. Due to strike conditions on the waterfront in coast ports, a supply of gas and oil was not received un til Wednesday of this week. Wiring has been completed and pumps in- stalled, but the station will not be In actual operation before next Monday. • • • Mrs. P. A. Power of Hermis- ❖ ton reported this week that she ♦ had been bitten by a "Black • Widow” spider while cleaning • a shed at the back of her house. • The bite was inflicted on her • finger and her arm was para- ❖ lized for three days, she said, • besides being quite ill. She was • not confined to her bed during • this time, however, but grad- • ually Improved. • , Mrs. Power advises that the • spider be killed whenever en- • countered but believes there is • no cause for alarm, as the bite ❖ in most cases is not fatal. It • does cause severe pain and ❖ sickness, however. $44****** • * SUBSCRIPTION, $1.00 PER YEAR ANOTHER RIVER MEETING PLANNED EARLY IN JULY , ( K “PALS Pige 1 After listening to a brief talk by E. P. Dodd, known as an ardent worker for the Columbia river de velopment program, Tuesday night at a meeting In the Hermiston Union church, it was decided to hold an other meeting at a later date to push the cause of the Umatilla rapids dam. The date will be decid ed on after consultation with Con gressman Walter M. Pierce who will be at Echo July 4th. Because the Umatilla rapids dam was Included In the bill suggesting early development of six regional rivers and waterpower projects In a vast waterways program recom mended to congress early In June, It Is believed the time Is ripe to press for the building of this dam and that a local committee should start the movement. A definite date for the meeting will be announced In next week’s issue of the Herald. DROUTH UPS FARM PRICES; FRUIT CROPS NOW NEAR NORMAL CROPS SHORT IN 16 NORTH CEN TRAL AND WESTERN STATES. Grains, Hay, Cotton and Dairy Pro ducta Have Especially Increased In Price. Some improvements in the general level of farm prices has resulted from the droughty conditions aow involving nearly the entire central and western portion of the United States, according to a review of the agricultural situation just released by the office of the extension eco nomist at Oregon State college. Grains, hay, cotton and dairy pro ducts especially have inereased in price because of the prospect tor smaller supplies of these commodi ties. Well-finished meat animals have also tended to increase tn price says the report, but this is counter balanced by lower prices and heavy marketings of poor quality stock from droughty areas. The sixteen north central and western states, in which small grains, hay pastures and ranges have been most seriously damaged, contain about 46 per cent of the na tion’s hay and pasture-consuming animals and about 54 per cent of the hogs. From these states come a large proportion of the total mar ket supply of livestock. Normally much of the thin, unfinished stock arriving at markets are returned to the country for further grazing and finishing but recently, says the re port, demand for these stockera and feeders has been greatly curtailed by shortage of hay and feed grains, both present and potential. Fruit crop prospects cannot be ac- curatels measured as yet, but, ac cording to. the report, United States production does not seem likely to fall much below last year and not more than 10 per cent be low average. The pear crop, estima ted on June 1 at 21,425,000 bushels, Is a little larger than the short crop of last year but about 5 per cent less than average. Although Oregon has an estimated crop of 2.470,000 bush- els, which is about a million bush els less than average, the three Pa cific Coast states are expected to produce in excess of 15 million bushels, or about an average crop. Eastern states have poor pear pros pects. Oregon, on June 1, had a condi tion of apples somewhat better than a year previous and about the same as the 10-year average, but pros pects for the United States general ly are much below average. ------------------ POMONA GRANGE WILL BE HELD AT BOARDMAN JULY 7TH The Boardman Grange will act as host to Pomona Grange members Saturday. July 7th, It was announ ced by the master this week. Peter Zimmerman, legislator from Yam hill county will be the main speaker. Of Interest to Grange members is an old time fiddlers contest which is being sponsored by The Dalles Breakfast club, July 4th, in the civic auditorium in The Dalles. All entrants In the contest must be 40 years of age or over, and must play one number not to exceed three minutes In length. This number shall be some appropriate old time dance tune, such as a two-step, jig. and other similar numbers. A cash prize will be awarded for first, sec ond and third place. The judges will be picked at a later date. Any granger, or other parties in terested in the contest, are asked to get In touch with Hal Howard, care of Lane A Sexton Co., The Dalles, as soon as possible. ′*************% ♦ ♦ ALONG THE CONCRETE ♦ ♦ The boys on the highway oiling crew here say that even the Jack rabbits carry canteens. Now that It rains mud, the next step is to expect glasses of beer. Is Isn’t hard to figure why all the noise Wednesday morning. Every housewife In town had the vacuum cleaner running and was using el- bow grease on the broom. We have heard of Sherman con centrating upon war, but is Ie news when It is cold enough to wear * winter coat on the 26th of June.
