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VOLUME XXVIII
NUMBER
DEMONSTRATION AT
UMATILLA RAPIDS
DAM SITE PLANNED
PRESIDENT S TRAIN WILL PASS
THROUGH AUGUST 3.
Secretary Ickes and Members of the
President’s Cabinet Will Pass
Over Dam Site.
Local interest has revived in the
building of the Umatilla, rapids dam
within the last few weeks sinee it
has been known that President
Roosevelt would land at Portland
and view the Bonneville dam, and go
from there to the Grand Coulee dam.
It has been considered an opportune
time to present the Umatilla rapids
dam project to his attention.
A meeting has been called in the
interest of the project for Tuesday
night, July 31, in the Hermiston
Union church at 8:00 o’clock, to ar
range for a demonstration at the
dam site Friday, August 3, when
the president's train passes through
enroute to Grande Coulee in Wash
ington. E. P. Dodd, energetic worker
for river development, will have all
necessary information and a tenta
tive plan to present at this meeting
for a demonstration at the dam site.
The president’s special train will
take him from Bonneville to Spo
kane and he will pass within a few
hundred feet of the dam site. Secre
tary Ickes and several senators and
members of congress will be with
him. The Chief Engineer of the
Board of Army Engineers and Chair
man of the Public Works Board, and
Secretary of War Dern are headed
this way to Join the president for
the trip east.
Postmaster General Farley was in
terviewed on the subject in Portland
Tuesday, and every possible effort
to emphasize the building of the
Umatilla rapids dam at this time
will be made. Senator McNary was
informed a few days ago that suffi
cient data was now in the possession
of the Board of Army Engineers to
enable them to start work immedia
tely when ordered by the president
or Mr. Ickes, administrator of public
works, and the senator is urging the
appropriation of funds from Wash
ington.
A low dam for navigation and
locks is proposed and since the
president’s cabinet hoard has in
cluded the Umatilla dam in the na
tional public works program it
seems likely that favorable action is
possible at an early date.
Vanskil e Named Director.
N. J. Vanskike, manager of the
"Vigorbilt" Hatchery at Hermiston,
was also named director of the Uma
tilla Project fair board at the same
time W. G. Rodda was elected. Mr.
Vanskike will have charge of the
poultry division.
At a meeting of the board Wed
nesday night of this week Assistant
County Agent W. A. Sawyer was in
structed to secure Judges for all de
partments including club livestock,
home economics, bee, poultry and
livestock open class.
Members of the board present
were L. C. Dyer, J. Jendrzejewski,
Chas. Lynch, Harry Kelley, Lyle
Tilden, N. J. Vanskike and Enos D.
Martin, secretary.
Money Order Fee Collected.
After August 1st, money order
fees will be collected on all money
orders not cashed at the post office
upon which they are drawn, says
H. J. Stillings, local postmaster. It
a money order is written to be
drawn on the Echo postoffice and Is
cashed at Hermiston, the money or
der fee will be deducted from the
face value of the order.
HOSPITAL NOTES
Mrs. Ben Spencer of Umatilla,
who underwent an operation for ap
pendicitis last week, is recovering
nicely.
Frank Carlson of Echo is a medi
cal patient in the hospital.
Mrs. Patricia Glenn, R. N., of Vir
ginia now has charge of the Hermis
ton hospital. Mrs. Glenn has spent
the past year in Washington State
and comes here highly recommend
ed. She fills the vacancy left by the
resignation of Mrs. Lois Woods, R.
N.. who has been employed at the
local hospital for the past year.
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY,
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t STANFIELD NEWS f
By Sophronia Rhea
Pupils of Miss Esther Fredreck-
son. violin and orchestra, and Mm.
Cora Olday’s dramatic class, will
give a free recital at Refvetn’s hall
Saturday afternoon, July 28, at 2:00
o’clock. A group of ladies will mo
del dresses and a talk on styles will
be given. The' Ladies Aid will sell
ice cream and cake following the
program.
The Stanfield school opens Sep
tember 17, with the following teach
ers: T. C. Baker, Hermiston, princi-
pal; Lela Ravenscroft of Elgin, Ore.,
high school: and W. A. Nasshahn of
Cascade Locks, Florence L. Wough-
ter of Hermiston, Katherine Olday
of Stanfield and Barbara Guye of
Pendleton will teach the grades.
Mrs. W. A. Mendenhall and son
Wayne accompanied W. A. Crawford
and daughter, Mrs Bessie DeYoung,
to La Grande Thursday to attend
the Golden Jubilee. The party re
turned home Sunday evening.
Chas. Hoskins of Salem visited at
the home of his brother, James Hos
kins, Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Elliott, Mr. and
Mrs. J. V. Villermoure, Mr. and Mrs.
E. A. Hoosier, and Mrs. Emma Pen
ny were the envlted guests at a sal
mon dinner at the D. Z. Penny home
Wednesday evening.
Miss Viola Krause, who has been
working in Pendleton during the
summer, spent the week end at her
home here.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Evans, who
have been living in Echo for several
months, moved to their home in
Stanfield for an unlimited stay.
Miss Marilla Dunning and her
father were much surprised as well
as greatly pleased one day last week
when Esther Heath of Pasadena,
Cal., Mr. and Mrs. John Heath and
two children, Marion and Helen, of
Portland, Paul Heath and son Scot-
tie, and friend Dan of Seattle, Mr.
and.Mrs. Fred Heath and son Bob
of .Bismark and Mrs. Emma Withe-
row, of Morehead, North Dakota, and
Mr. and Mrs. Windsor Heath and
three daughters of Yakima, all ar
rived for a short visit.
Earl and Raymond Atterbury and
Bud Wessell have gone to Lehman
Springs for a week's vacation.
The Misses Jessie and Elma Scott
of Lewiston, Idaho, and Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Johnson and daughter
Bonita of Rainier, are visiting Ger
ald Johnson at his home on the
Stanfield project.
Edward Kopacz was operated
upon for appendicitis at the St. An
thony’s hospital in Pendleton Mon
day afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Broughton and
family of White Bluffs accompanied
by Mrs. Brazeau and son spent Sun
day at the H. E. Foltz home. Miss
Peggy Broughton remained here for
a week’s visit.
Mrs. Eva Gale and son Louis ac
companied by Mr. Kenyon of Walla
Walla were visitors at the W. T.
Reeves home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Connor and
family left Tuesday for a month's
vacation. The family will pick up
Miss Helen Connor in Portland, and
after visiting in Vancouver and
Tillamook, they will go on to the
coast.
Mr. and Mrs. N. G. Olson and
sons of La Grande and Mr. and Mrs.
C. B. Denning of Albee visited at
the D. R. Starkweather home the
first of the week. Mr. Denning ac
companied Mr. Bobbie and Miss
Evelyn Starkweather to Portland,
returning Tuesday evening, while
Mrs. Denning remained here with
her sister. Miss Arlene Denning,
who has been visiting her aunt
the past few weeks, will return to
Albee with her parents.
Miss Edith Ann Spencer is stay
ing with her grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. Spencer, while her moth
er is recuperating after a recent ap
pendicitis operation at the Hermis
ton hospital. Miss Caroline Smith
is also visiting her grandparents
for a few days.
Carl Martin returned here the
latter part of the week from a short
visit with his mother and relatives
in Pennsylvania.
Mra. Lawrence Frizell of Enter
prise and Mra. C. M. McCall left
Thursday for Silver Lake. Ore., to
attend the wedding of their nephew
Norman Williams.
Mrs. Wm. Fredreckson and daugh
ters, Helen and Esther, were hos-
tesse« at regular Ladles Aid meet
ing Thursday afternoon. Mrs G.E.
Greathouse had charge of the social
hour.
Nye Berry and Bob Refrem were
business visitors in Pendleton Wed
nesday.
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INTEREST IN FAIR
QUEEN INCREASING
AS DATE NEARS
CANDIDATES NAMED BY END OF
WEEK.
Selections Will Be Made“From All
West End County Towns; Dances
Will Start August 1.
JULY 26. 1934
COMBUSTION CAUSES FIRE
IN CHOPPED HAY BARN.
A fire broke out in a chopped hay
barn on the Coe ranch one mile east
of Stanfield Tuesday night at 9:45
and burned the roof off the barn
which stood in a central spot on the
farm, surrounded by farm buildings.
Combustion caused the blaze, which
was first seen by members of the
T. G. Gregory family who operate
the ranch, as the flames shot into
the air.
Fifty tons of hay were ruined at a
loss estimated at $500, which was
covered by insurance.
Men and fire apparatus were
brought to the scene from Echo,
Hermiston and Stanfield, and fire
fighters worked for more than six
hours before the blaze was con
trolled. Fire fighters standing on
the roof of a barn a few feet from
tile hay bin were unable to stand
the terrific heat of the burning hay.
This made it difficult to check the
blaze.
Plans are fast rounding into shape
for the Umatilla Project fair board
series of dances at which a queen
and her princesses will be named to
reign during the fair, to be held at
Hermiston September 21 and 22.
A committee from the American
Legion, Hermiston Post No. 37, will
handle the dances for the fair board
since pressure of business actually
connected with the fair will not al- |
low board members to do justice to
the dance program.
SCHOOL BOARD.PURCHASES
A tentative outline of dates for
the dances calls, for the first such ENGLISH LOOKS FOR DISTRICT .
affair at Echo, Saturday, August 4.
The Hermiston Union high school
This dance will combine itself with
district
board voted to purchase all
the harvest ball held annually by
Byran Brandstetter and his group of English books used by students in
musicians, who will furnish music all four years of high school, and
for this opening fair queen dance. will lent them to students at a min
The program includes other dances imum yearly fee. Students who did
at Irrigon, August 11; Stanfield. not leave their English books with
August 18; Umatilla, August 25; Supt. R. H. McAtee are requested to
do so at the earliest possible date in
and Hermiston, September 1.
A group of musicians from the order that a check may be made on
the number of additional books need
west end of Umatilla and Morrow
ed.
counties will furnish music for part
This arrangement was intended to
of the dances.
The possibility of a spirited con prevent delay and added expense to
parents in the purchase of books at
test in the queen race is seen in the
the beginning of the school year.
manner in which civic organizations
The rental will be small.
are showing willingness to sponsor
candidates. Groups in all towns
Wins Scholarship.
where dances will be held will sub
mit names of girls who will seek
Miss Bette Mortitt, daughter of
honors in the contest and the race Mr. and Mrs. Julian Morfitt of Port
should be on in earnest by the first land. and granddaughter of Mr. and
of next week.
Mrs. A. W. Purdy of Hermiston, has
Balloting for the girls will be been awarded a scholarship for
done at the dances, each paid ad four years of schooling at St. Hel
mission receiving an opportunity to en's Hall in Portland. The scholar
vote. Contestants and their spon- ship award was based upon four
sorers should interview those who years of high scholastic standing at
may attend the dances and ask their tile Cathedral from which Miss Mor
fitt graduated this spring.
support.
FUNERAL FOR TWO
LOCAL CITIZENS
HELD WITHIN WEEK
ACUTE DIABETIS TAKES LIFE OF
HAROLD BRIGGS.
Mrs. Guy Chamness Passes Follow
ing Emergency Operation; Funeral
and Burial at Newberg.
Final rites for two local citizens
will have been held before the week
closes. Services for Harold Briggs
were held Sunday, July 22, and will
be held for Mrs. Guy Chamness at
Newberg, Ore., Friday, July 27.
Both were ill only a few days.
Harold Briggs.
Harold Briggs, 12-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Briggs, passed
away in the Hermiston Medical hos
pital Friday, July 20, following an
attack of acute diabetes. Funeral
services were held from the Metho
dist church Sunday with Rev. O. W.
Payne reading the final rites. The
body was taken to Redbluff, Calif.,
for burial.
Harold had been at Suttle lake
with his father to attend Epworth
League conference and became ill
while there, but he was not thought
to be serious. After he appeared more
distressed a physician was consult
ed enroute home. Harold was un
conscious by the time the car in
which he was riding reached Her
miston. He only lived a short time
alter he entered the hospital. He
had undergone an operation for
a ruptured appendix six weeks pre
vious and had recovered nicely.
Harold, who had completed four
years in music, was in the seventh
grade and was very talented in art,
having made clever posters in his
school work. He was of a quiet,
obedient nature and was a joy to
his parents.
Harold is survived by his parents,
three brothers, Jake, Robert and
Richard, one sister, Aletha, and his
grandmother Mrs. Viola Brtggs and
grandfather, A. Todd, both of Cali
fornia.
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Rachel Sloan Resigns.
Warners To Eugene.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Warner and
family of Grangeville, Idaho, are
visiting in Hermiston this week
while enroute to Eugene, Ore.,
where Mr. Warner will enter the
Eugene Bible college this fall. Mr.
Warner has been interested in the
Grangeville Creamery since leaving
Hermiston more than two years ago.
He disposed of his interest to E. W.
West. While here they are living
in the J. A. Clarke home during the
absence of the family on a vacation
at Everett, Wn. Mr. and Mrs. War
ner expect to leave Friday for Sa
lem and Eugene.
People may hate one another but
the circumstances of the modern
world are such that they can't de
without one another.—Aldous Hux-
ley.
Miss Rachel Sloan of Stanfield
has been released from her contract
by the school board of District No.
14 as teacher of the first grade, to
accept a position at Dufur, Oregon.
The vacancy has not been filled to
date, Supt. R. H. McAtee, says.
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Johnson-Hyden Re-matched.
Dave Johnson and Tiny Hyden,
Chicago CCC boy stationed at Emi
grant Springs, who fought at Board
man July 20, will be re-matched at
a smoker in Hermiston August 7,
sponsored by Joe Quick in the audi
torium.
The complete card will be an
nounced next week by Mr. Quick.
Mrs. Guy Chamness.
Mrs. Guy Chamness died Wednes
day morning. July 25. In the Her
miston Medical hospital following
the second emergency operation per
formed since Friday. Mrs. Chamness
was 31 years of age and had lived In
Hermiston since May, 1933. She
was born in Newberg, Ore., and
had lived in Oregon all her life.
Funeral services will be held in
Newberg Friday, July 27, at 2:00
p. m. Mr. Chamness and his daugh
ter Dorothy and Wallace Chamness
left Wednesday night with the body
for Newberg.
Mrs. Chamness is survived by her
husband, one daughter Dorothy, her
mother, Mrs. Louisa Hobson of
Portland, five sisters and four bro
thers.
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UMATILLA NEWS
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FATHER DOMINIC
O’CONNOR NAMED
TO MARIAN CONGRESS
By Louise Byrnes
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Baymiller. Lu
cille Hower and Bill Hanson were
shaken and bruised when their car
collided with another Thursday of
last week.
Misses Julianna and Mary Pope, FATHER O'CONNOR HAS SERVED
Mra. John Wurster and daughter
IN LOCAL CHURCH.
Annie spent Tuesday of last week
in Walla Walla.
Miss May Wurster is visiting Mr. Recently Completed History of the
Baker Diocese. First Work Of
and Mrs. E. R. Ash in Boardman for
a couple of weeks.
fered West of Mississippi.
Johnny Monahan of The Dalles is
Father Dominic O'Connor, a mem
visiting at the Fred Knudson home.
ber of the Order of Minors Capuchin
Bill Lackman, operator at the
and a bachelor of sacred theology,
Western Union office here, left last
who has been serving in the Her-
week for Spokane. From there he miston church for several years, has
will leave for Elko, Nevada, where
been honored by an appointment to
he will Le employed.
vice president of the first Marian
Miss Yvonne Bousquet returned to
congress which is to take place in
her home Wednesday of last week
Portland, August 12 to 15.
after a visit in Portland.
The story released by Father A.
Mrs. Ralph Davis and son Billy M. Mayer, rector of the Sanctuary
are visiting in The Dalles.
of Our Sorrowful Mother and presi
The Redman lodge gave a fare-
dent of the congress, appeared in
well party Wednesday evening of the Oregon Journal Sunday, July
last week for "Murphy” and "Lucy”
21. It is quoted as follows:
who are planning to go to their
"Father Dominic of Cork, who
home in China soon.
The 4-H club girls and their lea came into international prominence
der gave a picnic on the beach for in 1920 as chaplain of Lord Mayor
the members and their parents last MacSwiney during his 74 days fast
Wednesday evening. After dinner in Brixton prison, England. has
was served there were speches by the been appointed vice president of the
assistant county agent, Wm. Sawyer, first Marian congress which is to
Walther Ott and Mrs. Harriet Ford. take place here August 12 to 15, re
Mrs. Gene McFarland has re placing Father V. F. Kienberger of
turned from Pendleton after a short Detroit, who is being held iu the
East to take charge of the Catholic
visit with her sister and father.
Gene Dexter, John Butson and Hour of the Air, according to Fath
Walt Agee have gone to the harvest er A. M. Mayer, rector of the Sanc
tuary of Our Sorrowful Mother and
fields to work.
Orville Parmley, Harley Tupper president of the congress.
Father Dominic O’Connor, a mem-
and Forrest Stevens of Taft, Ore.,
are visiting at the Dutt Knight er of the Order of Minors Capuchin
and a bachelor of sacred theology,
home.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hartle and was born February 11, 1883, in Cork
family have moved from the Harry- City. Ireland. He was educated in
man residence into the Edward res the schools of the Irish Christian
Brothers, the Franciscan Capuchin
idence east of town.
Mr. and Mrs. Cutting are the par college and the Royal University of
ents of a baby girl born Wednesday Ireland say
He entered the Capuchin order
of last week. Beth Cooney is work
October 1, 1899, and was ordained
ing for Mra. Cutting.
Patty Judy returned last week to the priesthood on St. Patrick’s
from a visit with her aunt In Pen day, 1906. He was then sent by his
superior to the University of Lou-
dleton.
Mr. r nd Mrs. E. A. McMillian and vain, where he received his degree
daughters are home from a visit In tnd majored in history under the
distinguished Professor Cauchie.
Yakima.
With approval of the brigade
Mrs. Ben Spencer is improving af
ter a major operation In the Hermis staff of the Irish Volunteers, he of
fered his services with the 10th
ton hospital.
The Boy Scouts enjoyed an all (Irish) division in Macedonia as
night stay at the beach Friday chaplain to the 1st Royal regiment,
evening.’
the 6th Munster fusiliers, and the
Mr. and Mrs. James Byrnes and | 6th and 7th Dublin fusillera during
daughter Joan spent Saturday and 1916 and 1917.
Sunday In Walla Walla and Touchet.
Returning to Ireland, he took an
Miss Naomi Brownell of Portland active part in organizing Cork
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Ervin
(Concluded on page four)
Chapman.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Walsh and
"STATES” PICNIC WILL BE
daughter Verna Dale spent Sunday
In Touchet. Mr. Walsh returned HELD AUGUST 5TH.
Sunday evening while Mrs. Walsh
All committees have been named
and Verna Dale will visit with
friends and relatives for a few days. for the "States” picnic to be held
Art Bousquet of Condon is visit Sunday, August 5, at the Columbia
park. It is planned as an all day
ing his family.
Many of the Umatilla people at affair with basket lunch at noon.
tended the dances held In Hermis Coffee will be furnished by the as
sociation. A program and sports
ton and Wallula.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Cherry have will follow in the afternoon. Com
mittees in charge of the affair in
purchased a new Chevrolet.
Marvin Hartle spent Saturday and | clude: program, general chairman.
Sunday with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Sommerer; Missouri,
Mrs. J. A. Hartle. He returned Sun ' Mrs. B. Hutchison; Ohio, Mrs. Wal
do Dyer; Indiana, Mrs. H. A. Hook
day afternoon.
V. D. Bramer, who Is working in er; Iowa, J. H. DeMoss; Illinois,
Meacham, spent Surfday with his Mra. B. 8. Kingsley: Wisconsin,
Mrs. J. Jendrzejewski. Refresh
wife.
Don Isom, who is working In the ments, Mrs. H. J. Ott, chairman,
CCC camp in Tollgate spent the Mra. August Linder, Mrs. J. A.
Power; Sports, Walther Ott, Jess
week at his home.
Sid Willmot and Lee Ervin, who Prindle.
are working in Meacham, spent Sun
day at their homes.
Mr. and Mrs. Art Trout and child
ALONG THE CONCRETE,
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Mrs. O. P. Miller and sons, who
Eunice Woughter holding a letter
have been visiting In Spokane for a
month, returned to their home Sun up to the sun as she walked from
the post office to the depot. Eunice
day.
Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Thompson and probably wondered if it contained
daughter Ruth and son Eldon, re a check.
turned home Sunday after a months
During this hot weather some of
visiting with their son and wife, Mr. us are like the Scotchman who seat
and Mrs. Lee. Thompson. While ed his bride In the parlor with a
there Mr. Thompson did carpenter picture of Niagara Falls before her
work.
and turned the water on in the
kitchen. Just a stretch of the emag-
Inatlon Is ell it takes.
Annual Ice Cream Social.
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The annual Ice cream social and
program given by members of the
Hermiston Christian Endeavor so-
ciety will again be staged on the
W W Felthouse lawn. Friday, Aug
ust 17th. Committees have been
named and work Is being started on
the program which will be made up
of local talent.
Early last Friday morning the
president of the Umatilla Project
fair board was seen headed west on
the highway with his son. carrying
a suitease. He evidently had good
luck because he was present at the
fair board
meeting
Wednesday
night. And his thumb wasn’t sun-
burned.