Nothing is clear to the intelligent
one who la prejudiced against un-
derstanding.
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VOLUME XXVIII
Uhe Herminfun Heraln
NUMBER 48
PRESIDENT ASKED
; TO MAKE BRIEF
‘ STOPJIT RAPIDS
GUMPS AT UMATILLA DAM SITE
POSSIBLE.
Bonfire Will Designate Point of
Sapida; Many People Ex­
pected to Gather.
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY,
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GASOLINE FIRE AT WALKERS
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SERVICE STATION CHECKED
STANFIELD NEWS
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By Sophronia Rhea
Rev. and Mrs. J. P. Gibson and
Jane returned home from Albany
where Rev. Gibson attended Synod
the past week. The Gibsons came by
way of Mt. Hood loop road and left
Margaret to visit Mrs. Harry Cul­
bertson In Parkdale while Miss
Marion Sturdivant who has been vis­
iting her sister accompanied them
home.
The first Issue of a mimeograph­
ed newspaper will appear in Stan-
Held this week, edited by Melvin
Johnson. The paper will be publish­
ed once a week and Mr. Johnson will
carry it as a sideline while managing
the Stanfield Grange office here.
Miss McKay of Scapoose, Ore., has
been visiting her daughter Mrs. E.
K. McCowan, for the past week. She
returned to her home Tuesday.
■ Mr, and Mrs. Ernest Welchli are
the proud parents of a baby boy
born Thursday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Ward and
daughter Clara returned home from
an eight day visit on the beach at
Rockaway and Seaside. They also
visited Mr. Ward’s old home near
Hubbard. The Wards were accompa­
nied home by Mrs. Clyde Boss and
daughter Wanda and Wendell Ba­
ker of Portland.
Mrs. J. F. Rueber met with her
4-H cooking club girls at the Grange
hall Monday afternoon. Demonstra-
ions were given in making vegeta-
le salad: The next meeting will be
at the home of Miss Florence Hut­
ton.
Mies Marie Rhea left Monday
morning' for -'Portland where she
will spend an extended visit with
her aunt, Mrs. C. H. Rhea.
Rev. and Mrs. J. F. Gibson and
children Jane, Tom and Bob have
gone to Ukiah to spend « three
week’s vacation with John and Da­
vid Who are employed at a highway
As a result of renewed interest
created in the Umatilla rapids dam
project and the report that the presi-
dentini train will leave Bonneville
dam in timo to reach Umatilla rap­
ids by 9:00 p. m. Friday, ths people
of Hermiston and surrounding towns
have planned a demonstration at
the dam site when the train passes.
A huge bonfire will be built in in
effort to attract the president’s at­
tention when passing the six mile
rapids and water falls with their
foaming whiteness that can be seen
at night from the nearby railroad as
It passes up through Wallula can-
yón.
The Hermiston Boy Scout trooop
will be responsible for the fire
building which will be placed on a
rock ledge near the rapids, w
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Telegrams have been sent to con­
gressmen and members of the presi­
dent’s cabinet on board the presi­
dential train urging that the atten­
tion of the president be brought to
the rapids and if possible asking
that bis train hesitate at that point.
Definite word has not been re­
ceived from officials but under any
circumstances people will gather at
the Umatilla dam site around a huge
banfire Friday night as the train
reaches that point. When definite
information has been obtained word
will be passed along quickly a
E. P. Dodd has received letters camp.
from Senator C. C. Dill and Con- “Miss Blanche Thorsen left Wed-
gressmen Knute Hill and Walter M. nesday • for Portland.
Pierce which state that they will be I Clyde Kenison, Wayne Menden-
aboard and call attention of the hall and C. M. McCall left Wednes-
president and members of the cabi- day for Portland to combine busi-
net to the Ilmatilaa rapids. They nana and pleasure.
have all been supplied with a special
Miss Katherine . Olday returned
short brief of argument and state­ home Monday from Portland where
ment bearing on the present status she just finished a course at sum­
of Umatilla rapids, and other chan­ mer school.
nel work between Umatilla and
Mrs. Emma Penny returned home
Celilo.
Tuesday after spending several days
’Members of the president’s cab­ at the home of her son Roy Penny.
inet river commission who recently
Mrs. Edna Despain has returned
placed the Umatilla dam in the na­ to her home after having worked
tional program will be with the for Mrs. Wm. Daughtery during the
president.
past year.
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Mrs. G. E. Greathouse is ill at her
BOXING CARD SCHEDULED
home with the measles. • *
Ray Laugh ary is ill with a severe
TUESDAY. AUGUST 7
case of whopping caugh.
A basing card featuring a re-
Miss Neva Redrick left Tuesday
match: of David Johnson vs. Tiny evening for Pendleton where she
Hyden-will be seen at the Hermis­ win be employed in the Dr. Brown
ton auditorium Tuesday, August 7. home.
Johnson is a 190 pounder from
Miss Helen Fredreckson left Sun­
Boardman and Hyden is a 192 day for Seattle where she will at­
pounder, Chicago CCC.
tend the second term -of summer
Other features will be a semi- school.
roundup, three rounds, between Cliff
Orville McCullough of Keller,
Mytinger, Pendleton and Ralph De­ Wn., is visiting at the home of hia
Pew, Pendleton, which will be a father.
grudge fight. The special event will
Miss Mary Lee Rhea has been
be Shorty Williams of Hermiston vs. chosen as a candidate for queen of
Wildcat Turner, Boardman.
the Umatilla Project fair September
Other bouts are: Emol Sater, Her­ 21-22, She was elected Thursday
miston vs. Red Thompson, Hermis­ evening at the Commercial club.
ton; Bob Shinkle, Umatilla vs. Tuffy Missi Anna Hedrick was second, and
Cole, CCC. As a wind-up a battle Miss Bytha Hoskins, third.
royal will be staged.
Mrs. F. 8. Green gave a party at
Joe Quick is promoter and Logan her home Thursday afternoon an­
Todd referee.
nouncing the engagement of her
daughter Elaine to Mr. Earl Smelcer
THE DALLES BIDS FOR
of Stanfield. The wedding will be an
1935 LEGION CONVENTION.
event of August.
Host in 1922, The Dalles poet of
the American Legion has again ex­
tended an invitation to associate
posts of the department of Oregon,
seeking their support of a bid to
entertain tbe organisation of World
War veterans again next year. Ral­
lying to the slogan, "Hi, Pals! The
Dalles—Thirty-Five!",- The Dalles
post, accompanied by its drum and
• bugle corps and enthusiastic dele­
gations of other north central Ore­
gon poets, will invade Astoria, the
1934 host cits. In force in late Aug­
ust. Intriguing the
convention
guests with, stories of the lure of
- the mid-Columbia petropolis.
"Homer F. Harriman. The Dalles
post commander, and Ed J. MeMa-
hon, chairman of the committee en-
gaged” in the campaign to secure
next year’s big annual legionnaire
party, cite that the department of
Oregon is made up of 99 posta. Eas­
tern Oregon is dne to entertain tbe
convention in 1934, and it cite* that
The Dalles is the moat centrally lo­
cated of any city, east of the Cas-
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Vint in Everett, Wn.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Clarke and
family returned Tuesday night from
Everett, Wn., where they spent ten
days in a eamp on the shores of lake
Stevens. The lake is but a short
drive from Everett and they visited
friends and relatives in the city.
Mr. and Mrs. J. 8. Royce of Sault
Ste. Marie, Michigan, grandparents
of Edith and Margaret Clarke who
visited here in May, were still in
Everett and spent a greater part
of the time with the family. Mar­
garet had been in Everett for the
past four weeks.
Adventists Build Church.
Members of the Hermiston Seven
th Day Adventist church accepted a
donation of an acre of land north­
east of town from F. B. Swayze, up­
on which they are building a church
Excavation for the basement has
been made and the concrete will be
poured soon. The church will bo
28146 feet and possibly a frame
structure.
While gasoline was being trans­
ferred from the 680 gallon capacity
General Petroleum oil truck into
the 550 gallon supply tank at the
Walker Service Station Tuesday by
Walter Gill of Pendleton, flames
shot from the air circulation pipe
which is on the east side of the sta­
tion. A car driven by Mrs. P. H.
Corman was parked in front of the
station at the time.
Efforts of men at the station to
check the blaze were unsuccessful
until members of the city fire de­
partment arrived.
Virgil Smith
covered tbe pipe with a heavy quilt
and Roy Bills applied chemical from
a fire extinguisher taken at the
Oasis theatre.
The fire occurred about 11:45
Tuesday morning and had It not
been checked in time to prevent an
explosion, thousands of dollars in
property damage would have result­
ed.
BLOOMS WILL LEAVE FOR
ALASKA SATURDAY, AUGUST 4
After attending summer school at
the University of Washington in
Seattle, Wn., Mr. and Mrs. Wm. H.
Bloom returned to Hermiston Sat­
urday evening to prepare for their
trip to Nome, Alaska, where Mr.
Bloom will be employed as superin­
tendent of schools. Mr. Bloom mo­
tored to Spokane, Wn., on busi­
ness Monday but plans to return
Friday before they leave Saturday,
August 4, for their destination.
Mrs. Bloom is spending the week
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L.
C. Dyer.
Mrs. Bloom and her parents mo­
tored to Pilot Rock Sunday where
they visited her sister, Mrs. Chas.
Isaac who returned with them. Mr.
Isaac came for her Tuesday.
Mr. Bloom has acted as superin­
tendent of the Umatilla schools for
the past four years. Nome now has
a population of 2500.
Social Worker Here.
Mable M. Holms, field financial
secretary for the Pacific Protective
society, was in Hermiston Thursday
morning making her annual visit
through eastern Oregon. The society
embraces the Albertina Kerr Nur­
sery, the Louise Home and Juvenile
Hospital In Portland, The field sec­
retary says there are more girls In
the Louise home this year than at
any other time in the history of the
institute. This is due to the un­
settled conditions in the home, she
believes.
Weather Report.
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SIXTY YEARS OF LIFE SPENT IN
NEWSPAPER PROFESSION.
Aided in Many Major Developments
During Younger Days; Among
Projects, Salt Lake Cut Off.
Richard L. Rowe, father of Ed­
ward M. Rowe, and June Rowe
Sanders, settlers since 1911 on the
project, died early Wednesday morn­
ing, August 1, having passed his
eighty-fourth birthday.
Mr. Rowe was born in Blooming­
ton. Iowa. He graduated from Cor­
nell College, Iowa, and shortly
thereafter entered the newspaper
profession in which field he was to
labor for nearly sixty years.
Since 1903 he specialized in sta­
tistical editorial writing, serving on
newspapers throughout most of the
United States and Canada. Among
major developments to which he ad­
ded early impetus were the Welland
Canal, the Port of Newark, New
Jersey and the Salt Lake Cut-off.
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TOUR OF UNITED STATES
Otto Raymond Smith, 13, and Ed­
ward Zedeker, from New York and
Dayton, Ohio, respectively, who are
touring the United States this sum­
mer, had their model A Ford re­
paired at the Rohrman Garage the
first of the week. The boys were
cousins and the trip is being finan­
ced by the former's parents, who
are telegraphers, in order to keep
the boy occupied during the sum­
mer. They had visited a month in
Miami, Florida, and had driven the
entire distance from there to east­
ern Oregon without having their
car lubricated.
The boys visited relatives in Cali­
fornia and other states. They were
forced to wire home for financial re­
imbursement when they reached
Hermiston.
F. H. MCINTYRE WILL GO
world are such that they can’t do
without one another.— Aldous Hur-
ley.
SUBSCRIPTION, $1.00 PER YEAR
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FIDAC SOCIAL AND PROGRAM
ENJOYED BY LARGE CROWD
A Fidac program and social was
enjoyed by a large number of Ameri­
can Legion Auxiliary members and
their friends Thursday evening. July
26, on the lawn at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. James Todd.
Mrs. L. C. Todd enumerated the
purposes of the Fidac organization
which will hold its annual confer­
ence in London this year. Mrs. Todd
explained that the organization was
formed to promote peace and good
will between the eleven allied na­
tions and maintains one service or­
ganization in each country to pre­
serve the cause. The American Le­
gion Auxiliary presents one program
a year, Mrs. Todd said, to keep the
spirit alive, and to educate school
children in the Fidac cause.
Musical numbers were chosen as
nearly as possible to represent the al­
lied nations and since the conference
is to be held in London this year
refreshments of tea and wafers were
served.
The first English songs were sung
by Miss Golda Mumma, "Drink to
Me Only With Thine Eyes." and
"Believe Me With All Those En­
dearing Young Charms." To portray
the French sentiment Mrs. Geo.
Storey sang “Roses of Picardi.”
A quartet of boys, Wayne Sage,
Bobby Smith, Gilbert Dyer, and Da­
vid Hamm represented Belgium sing
ing “In Flanders Field" and “Rose
of No Man's Land.” For Italy Mrs.
Henry Harger sang “In Italy” and
"My Sun.” She was accompanied by
Mrs. W. L. Pearson.
Miss Mumma sang "The Desert
Song" for Morocco and the songs
representing the epics in American
history were: Indian, Mrs. Julius
Gimble singing "The Land of the
Sky Blue Waters” and "Redwing";
Negro, Joe Norton singing "Old Man
River” and Mrs. Lyle Tilden sing­
ing "The Dark Town Strutter’s
Ball.”
As the program closed the stirring
notes of "The Star Spangled Ban­
ner” sounded, to bring the audience
to their feet insalute.
Members * of the committee ar­
ranging the program were Mrs. L.
C. Todd, Mrs. Sam Moore, Mrs. Har­
ry Connor, with Mrs. W. L. Hamm
and Mrs. J. M. Norton assisting
with the music.
TO ELLENSBURG, WN.
F. H. McIntyre, buttermaker for the
Umatilla Co-operative Creamery for
the past two years, will leave for
Ellensburg, Wn.. about August 8,
where he will be employed by the
Yakima City Creamery company
which recently purchased the plant
at Ellensburg.
Mr. McIntyre was awarded a sil­
ver medal on his butter entered at
the Oregon Butter & Ice Cream
Maker's convention at La Grande.
May 25, which scored 93.25, second
high for all butter entered from
eastern Oregon.
’ People may hate one another but
the circumstances of the modera
AUGUST 2. 1934
RICHARD L ROWE
DIES AT HERMISTON
WEDNESDAY, 84
BOYS 13 AND 16 MAKE
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Return from Coast Trip.
Mr. and Mrs. T. Claude Baker and
family returned this week from a
trip to Portland and Seattle. While
In Portland they visited relatives
from the east and also Mrs. Baker's
mother, Mrs. Geo. R. Varney. In
Seattle they took their daughter
Betty to the hospital for an exami­
nation which proved to be quite sat­
isfactory as the doctors said her
condition had Improved greatly, and
she will be permitted to remain'at
home this winter. Betty suffered
from infantile paralysis when a
small child. As they returned they
visited Supt. and Mrs. Alfred Ray
at Mabton and Dr. Kirk Brown at
Grandview, Wn.
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COLUMBIA NEWS
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By Alice Hammer
Tbe Farm Bureau Auxiliary held
a lawn party at the Columbia park
Friday evening, July 27. The fol­
lowing program waa given: Amer­
ica, community singing led by
Childs Barham:
Reading,
Mrs.
Clark; Song, "Asleep In The Deep",
sung by Childs Barham, accompan­
ied by Mrs. Carl Hammer; Musical
selections by Cub Wranglers; Song,
“In The Garden of Tomorrow", by
Lois Hutchison, accompanied by
Fern Lindner; Recitation, Mrs. Wal­
do Dyer; Musical selections. Melvin
and Bruce Follett; Humorous skit,
Maxine and Genevieve Bllnston. The
program was given under the direc­
tion of Mrs. A. H. Cable. Those on
the refreshment committee were:
Mrs. Upham, chairman; Mrs. Tom
Wilson and Mrs. Wm. Mikesell. The
entertainment committee was head­
ed by Mrs. Jackson Harr, with Mrs.
J. H. Reid and Mrs. A. H. Cable as­
sisting. There was a large crowd in
attendance and everyone had an en­
joyable time. After the program,
games were played, under the di­
rection of Mrs. McCulley and Mrs.
Bllnston. Later In the evening re­
freshments were served and a silver
offering taken.
R. L. Addleman and daughters.
Dorothy and Helen, and Opal Stock­
ard drove to Milton Saturday. Doro­
thy and Helen remained there to
work in the fruit and Mr. Addleman
and Opal returned home.
Jerry Skein was a Pendleton visi­
tor last Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. LaMan and child­
ren, Juanita, Eldora and Edwin,
were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs
Lester Hammer Tuesday. They re­
turned to their home in Pendleton
later In the evening.
Miss E. M. Waits returned to her
home in Los Angeles last week after
visiting her sister. Mrs. Carmen.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Upham Were
visitors of Mrs. Barham Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Conrad and
son John were dinner guests at the
L. Hammer home Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Carman wore dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Carson
tunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Hughes and
Mr. and Mrs. Loren Hughes were
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Will
Barber Sunday afternoon.
Marijane Hammer left for Pen­
dleton Tuesday evening whore she
will visit her cousin, Juanita La
Mon, for two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lynch and
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Luttrell went to
Benton City Sunday afternoon, re­
turning later in the evening.
Dell and Alpha Christley returned
from Portland last week.
Carl Hammer and a truck load of
CCC boys were in Hermiston Mon­
day morning.
The Hermiston 4-H Calf club held
a meeting at the home of their pres-
Ident, Lois Hutchison, Sunday af­
ternoon. After the regular business
meeting, they played games and re-
freshmen ta were served.
Mr. and Mrs. Clark Cable of Pilot
Rock were guests of Mr. and Mrs
A. H. Cable Tuesday. They left
early Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Oliver Knotts and son Le­
land are working in the fruit at
Milton.
SEVEN UMATILLA
PROJECT FAIR QUEEN
CANDIDATES NAMED
FUST
FAIR QUEEN
DANCE AT
ECHO SATURDAY.
Votes Given for Each Paid Admis-
y. aion to Dance; Communities
Sponsor Candidates.
Fair queen candidates who will
reign as queen and princesses at ths
Umatilla Project fair Friday and
Saturday, September 21-22, wore
chosen this week from ail towns in
end of Umatilla county.
eternal organizations in
Sach community named their choies
a contestant. Dorothy Mudge was
Echo; Billie Markham,
Mary Lee Rhea, Stanfield:
Dexter, Umatilla; Floy Atte-
Westland; Sylvia Shutter,
Hermiston ; and Helen Jendrzeje-
ieki Columbia.
' "The first of a series of fair queen
dunces will be given in Echo, Satur-
day, ‘August 4, in conjunction with
the annual harvest ball, with music
furnished by Branstetter's orches-
tra. Votes Will be issued with each
paid admission by either gentlemen
or ladies.
A spirited contest is anticipated,
especially after contestants havs had
an opportunity to Interview those
who may attend the dances and soli­
cit their support. All queen candi­
dates will appear at the dances in
order that voters may make their
acquaintance.
The queen and her royal court
will be entertained and feted dur-
Ing the fair and will reign at the
fair grounds from a seat of honor
the, west
Civic and f
ot
chocen from
Irvisonn
Deale
bury,
slor.iermiston Post No. 37, is
inne the• -dances for the fair
board rsince last minute pressure of
business actually connected with
the fair will prevent fair board mem
bers from carrying on the dance
program. The second dance will be
given at Irrigon, August 11, and
other dances at Stanfield, August
18, at Umatilla, August 21, and st
Hermiston, September 1.
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JASON LEE COVERED WAGON
WILL VISIT HERE AUGUST 4.
A covered wagon representing
somewhat the one in which Jason
Lee came to the Oregon territory,
left the Boston Commons in tbe ear-
ly part of June, and is visiting each
historic spot that the early father
of the countryt visited on his first
trip into the wilds of Oregon.
The wagon will arrive in Pendle-
ton, Friday, August 3, when a cele-
bration will be held at the Metho­
dist church in tbe afternoon and
evening.
The wagon will pass
through Hermiston some time Sat-
urday morning on its journey to
The Dalles where another big cele-
bration is planned. Rev. W. A.
Briggs, pastor of the local church,
hopes to have the wagon atop at the
church here for a short while for
inspection of those interested.
A delegation from Hermiston may
attend the celebration In Pendleton
The Columbia 4-H Calf club held Friday.
their meeting at the Jendrsejewek
home Tuesday afternoon. After the
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meeting, cake and Ice cream wer<
served.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Reid and Bar
bara returned from Portland Sun
lay evening, accompanied by Wal
lace Reid. Mr. Reid's son.
The Columbia 4-H Cooking clul
held Its meeting at the Geer horn
Thursday afternoon. Yelda Gee
and Edna Ott demonstrated the
method of deviling eggs.
flemma Barber returned home
Sunday afternoon from Meacham
where she has been visiting her
aunt and uncle tor the past week.
Marguerite Rainwater was a din­
ner guest at the L. Hammer homo
Tueusday.
John O'Neill is working on tbe
Tom Wilson ranch.
Mrs. Tom Wilson and family and
Francas Rainwater west with Mr.
and Mrs. R. •. Osborne to Echo
Tuesday evening.
Helen Couture, who baa been em­
ployed near Pendleton the last
month has returned home to stay.
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L. C. Dyer toting hia young grand-
son around as a proud grandad
should. He did look a little awkward
and inexperienced at the job, how-
ever.
Chas. Klinger dame over from
Lexington the first of the week in
what we thought we heard him say
was a model T Ford.
He was
loaded ready to leave. When
we had a chat with him and all
that could be seen was the radiator,
steering wheel and tail light. Mr.
Klinger says ho and his wife raise
some fine turkeys on their farm but
that they can’t get away long
enough to attend tbe annual turkey
tour each year In Anguat. That la
a matter for the turkey growers’
association to look into.
Ws believe like the Negro who
walked into a restaurant and asked
what the blue eagle stood for. The
waiter said it stood for the return
of prosperity, and then the Inquisi­
tive customer asked what the NRA
stood for. The reply was "I don't
know, but from my experience it
.Jim Couture Io visiting friends In
the Willamette valley..
means Not Right Away.” “