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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
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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.
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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. .
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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.
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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.
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JAY UPTON WILL INVADE
ECHO FIRE DEPARTMENT CHAL-
UMATILLA COUNTY IN JULY.
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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.
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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.
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STANFIELD NEWS
By Sophronia Rhea
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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
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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
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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.
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• 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.
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SUBSCRIPTION, $1.00 PER YEAR
ANOTHER RIVER MEETING
PLANNED EARLY IN JULY
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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.
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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.
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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.