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NUMBER 2
BULLDOGS WILL
OPEN FOOTBALL
SEASON SEPT. 28
LOCALS
Uhe Hermiston Herali
MEET
ATHENA
IN FIRST BATTLE.
Players Prepared for Pace Set By
Coach Hal Hatton ; Few
Lettermen in Squad.
BLACK
Mrs. Sam Moore and Mrs. Alice
Stone will act as hostesses at the
regular meeting of the local Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary Unit, Thurs-
day, September 13, in the Legion
hall.
At the state Legion convention in
Astoria two weeks ago, the Hermis
ton Unit won the state and national
citation and were awarded the mem
bership gavel bell. The bell was
awarded to the local unit because
It reached its membership quota last
year by the stated time, November
11. The gavel award will be re
tained permanently if won three
consecutive years. Because of this
provision the local membership
chairman will commence her drive
immediately.
Plans for the food concession
booth at the fair, September 21-22,
will be made at this meeting.
Next Thursday, September 13,
the Pendleton Unit of the Auxiliary
will entertain the Walla Walla
World War Veterans at lunch and
dinner, and any local members who
can assist -the Pendleton unit are
requested to get in touch with Mrs.
Violet Lleuallen of Pendleton.
By HENRY HARGER
Although any time of the year,
Monday is regarded as blue, and al
though the first Monday in Septem
ber is Labor Day which is general
ly celebrated by laying down "the
shovel and the hoe," the Hermiston
Bull Dogs showed a broad stripe of
iconoclasm September 3, when more
than 25 of them refused to observe
Monday In the usual way, but ra
ther demanded football suits and
showed up on the gridiron full of
pep and eager to tread the mill at
whatever pace Coach Hal Hatton Set
for them. All this despite the day
and the fact that the thermometer
registered well above 90 in the
shade, with no shade.
Such was the beginning, And NELL REEVES BECOMES BRIDE
from the bark of most any Bull Dog OF FRANK MORGAN SUNDAY
one has a mind to approach the
same spirit and enthusiasm will be
At an attractive home wedding
in evidence when the final curtain
is drawn on the football pageant Sunday, September 2, Miss Nell
some tme the latter part of Novem- Reeves, daughter of Mr. J. A. Reeves
ber. However, this bark takes on of Hermiston, became the bride of
the tempo of a growl when Septem Mr. Frank Morgan, son of Mr. C. A.
ber 28th, the daté of the Athena Morgan of Hoquiam, Wn. The cere
game, is spoken. An old score will mony was performed by Rev. Paul
Ashby of Walla Walla, Wn., under
be settled on that date.
But however much the hair may a large white wedding bell on the
bristle at the mention of any one of porch of the Reeves home, which
the eight opponents which the Her was banked with autumn vines and
miston high school has on its sched baskets of flowers.
The bride was charming in a
ule this year, there are a few other
salient facts besides pep and en ¡ powder blue, floor length gown, and
thusiasm with which to reckon. For carried a bouquet of pink and white
example, a majority of about 90 per rosebuds. Mrs. Ben Spencer of Uma-
cent of those turning out have had tilla, sister of the bride, who was
maid’s of honor, wore a delphinium
little or no experience with the pig
blue crepe de chine, and carried a
skin. As a nucleus for a team there
bouquet of asters and pink carna
are five men who sai service on
tions.
Little Edithann Spencer,
the first string to any extent last
year. They are Whitsett, Reeves, niece of the bride, who wore a pink
Stewart, Dawson and Hensel, and organdie frock, was flower girl.
Mr. C. A. Morgan, father of the
only three of them lettermen. Also,
right now a kicker and a passer are groom, acted as best man.
A reception was held on the lawn
much needed but as yet have not
following the ceremony with Mrs. O.
been found.
But despite the fact that the Bull C. Pierce and Mrs. Harvey Payne
Dogs start the season with fewer presiding at the service trays.
For traveling the bride chose a
experienced players than they have
and brown tweed ensemble
green
had for many a year, there is no
reason to be pessimistic regarding with brown accessories. The young
the number of touchdowns that will couple left on a short wedding trip
be harvested this fall. A number of to the Oregon coast visiting Crater
the neophytes are showing evidence lake and the Oregon Caves, before
of football genius. Then, too, rumor going to Corvallis where they will
has it that some of the schools on make their home while Mr. Morgan
the football schedule begin the sea attends Oregon State college to
civil engineering
son with material as verdant as a complete his
spring pasture as well as having course.
Out of town guests included: Mr.
other adverse conditions with which
to contend. So all in all those who and Mrs. F. L. Morgan, C. A. Mor-
are in the habit of betting their gan and Miss Beth Morgan of Ho
quiam, Wn.; and Mr. Robert Carl
money and lives on the outcome of
son of Olympia, Wn.
stand
a
chance
of
battle
a gridiron
making a little profit during the
season, if they consistently wager SOCIAL MEETING PLANNED FOR
their pokes on the home town boys. SATURDAY NIGHT BY F. B.
90 YEARS COVERED IN FAMILY
LIFE OF PATRICIA E. THROOP
Miss Patricia Elaine Throop,
four-month-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Edwin Throop, and grand-
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Shafer of Hermiston, has the honor
of being the youngest member of
the group which covers a period of
90 years. Her great-great-grand
mother. Mrs. Anna Eliza Reese, 89,
was born in Missouri in 1845 of
pioneer stock, her father crossing
the plains during the California
gold rush. Patricia has five living
grandmothers.
The five generations include: Pa
tricia's father, Edwin Throop, 20;
her great-great-grandmother, Mrs.
Ann Eliza Reese, 89, McMinnville;
her great-grandmother. Mrs. Ida F.
Sherow, 64. Portland: her grand-
mother, Mrs. Charles Lynch. 40,
Hermiston, and herself. Miss Pa
tricia Elaine.
Edwin Throop is a graduate of
the Hermiston high school as well
as his wife, and both are well known
in Hermiston.
Saturday evening, September 8,
the Farm Bureau and Auxiliary will
hold a joint social meeting in Co
lumbia park. Plans have been made
for a large weiner roast which will
furnish a large part of the diversion
for the evening. Games and other
entertainment will be enjoyed.
Members have been asked to fur
nish weiners and buns, but coffee,
donated by the Safeway Stores
through the courtesy of the manag-
er, Herbert Hedwall, will be served.
WIDOW
SPIDER
BITE HERMISTON SCHOOLS OPEN
Marriage License issued
The Oregonian carries a notice of
issuance of a marriage license Tues-
day to Richard E. Hitt and Louise
Well, both of Portland. Dick Hitt
Is • graduate of the Hermiston
Union high school, class of 1932.
MELONS
The Hermiston schools opened
Monday, September 3, with one of
❖ the largest enrollments seen in the
history of the school. There are now
136 high school sthdents enrolled,
crowding the seating capacity to its
limit, and in the grades there are
234 students enrolled More stu-
• dents are expected to enter later.
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Four new teachers have been ad-
> 1 ded to the staff this year. These
• are: Hal Hatton, coach; Miss Esther
• Boese of Spokane, first; Miss Thel-
• j ma Hetherington of Roseburg, third;
• I Miss Harriette Olson of Spokane,
.«. fourth; and Miss Anne Kuble of
Wallowa, fifth.
The resignation of Miss Magdo-
lene Buck was accepted a few days
before school opened and Miss
IRRIGATION PIONEERS
Hetherington was elected. Miss Buck
FORM ASSOCIATION
accepted a position in her home
school in South Dakota.
The Irrigation Pioneers associa
Superintendent R. H. McAtee has
tion was organized Sunday, Septem found that the enrollment In the
ber 2, at a gathering of pioneer resi first grade justifies an extension of
dents who had lived on the original age for beginners to Include those
government irrigation projects for who have birthdays on or before the
more than twenty years. The name first of October. These students may
was accepted and officers elected as enroll at once.
follows: Llewellyn Brownell of Uma
Other members of the teaching
tilla, president; Jasper Templeton, staff are Miss Mary Petri, second:
vice president; and Mrs. Wm. Ben- Miss Marie Sahni, fifth; and
sei, secretary.
Miss Norma Johnson, seventh; and
More than a hundred people Clarence Henning, eighth. The high
gathered in Columbia park to en school staff includes: Miss Jessie
joy an afternoon visiting and remin Brierley, mathematics; Miss Esther
iscing. A community sing was lead Sibert, commercial: Miss Margaret
by Mrs. W. A. Sanders and Childs Elliott. English; Henry Harger, his-
Barham. Talks were given by L. H. tory and public speaking; and Hal
Pearson, P. P. Sullivan, J. H. Reid, Hatton, coach and science. Miss
H. M. Sommerer and others. A. W. Meredith Daily has charge of the
Agnew of Portland recalled many music.
interesting events during the build
ing and completion of the Maxwell MISS SYLVIA SHUTTER ELECTED
Siding.
PROJECT FAIR QUEEN
The picnic will be made an an
nual affair and the time was tem
At the final casting of ballots for
porarily set for July in 1935.
Umatilla Project fair queen Satur
day night, September 1, Miss Sylvia
Purchase Second Hand Store.
Shutter of Hermiston received the
The Hermiston Second Hand highest number of votes in the final
Store was purchased this week from count, with 216 votes. Miss Billie
A. M. Smith by Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Markham of Irrigon followed in a
Dowell. Mr. Smith has operated close second with 165 votes.
The attendants erected were: Hel-
the store for the past ten. years and
now plans to go Into the mining en Jendrzejewski, Columbia; Doro-
section on the John Day river. Mr. thy Mudge, Echo; Floy Attebury,
and Mrs. Dowell took possession of Westland : Mary Lee Rhea, Stan-
the store Tuesday and are renovat field; and Bessie Dexter, Umatilla,
Regalia for the queen and her at-
ing the inside of the building. The
Dowells came here from Marshfield tendants will be furnished by the
fair board. They will head the par
last spring.
ade and reign over the fair and ro
deo September 21 and 22, being
Attends Sovereign Grand Lodge.
feted and entertained.
Kerry Young of Hillsboro, Ore.,
former resident of Hermiston stop
Harry Fesler Watson.
ped here Tuesday for short while
McMinnville, Or., Sept. 4-(Spec-
and called on old friends, while on lal.)-Moving a piano brought a fatal
his way to Toronto, Canada, to at heart attack to Harry Fesler Wat-
tend Sovereign Grand Lodge as a son, 4 9, here Sunday. He had lived
Past Grand Master of the Oregon in this vicinity for six years, Sur-
Grand Chapter of Odd Fellows. Mr. viving are the widow, Mrs. Eva Peck
Young will be conferred the "Degree Watson, and two daughters, Miss
of Chivalry” during the sessions, Marjorie Watson, Portland, and Mrs
which is one of the highest honors Jean Gillis. Medford. Funeral servi
bestowed upon a member of the ces were held in Portland Tuesday.
—Oregonian.
order.
Mrs. W. H. Beasley of Her-
mis ton experienced pain and
discombort from a Black Wid-
ow spider bite, Sunday, Sept-
ember 2. Mrs. Beasley was in
the yard when the spider drop
ped on her shoulder and before
she could brush it away, was
❖ bitten in three places. The
spots became inflamed and
formed a kernel. Mrs. Beasley
suffered from pain for three
days.
In the majority of reported
cases the Black Widow spider’s
bite has not proven fatal, but
very painful.
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IF IT HIT ,
THE SCHOOL
HOUSE
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SUBSCRIPTION, $1.00 PER YEAR
CONTINUE
DRAW PRAISE.
TO
PINE CITY NEWS
By Oleta Neill
THREE STANFIELD
PEOPLE INJURED
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Al Bolstad, local watermelon
Those from Pine City attending
grower, received a card this
the Heppner Rodeo were: Mr. and
week from Salem, Ore., prais
Mrs. John Healy and family, Mr. and
ing the fine quality of Her-
Mrs. Marion Finch and family, Mr.
Iston grown melons. Nearly
and Mrs. J. S. Moore and family,
35 carloads of melons have • Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Wattenburger
been shipped to Oregon and • and family, Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Neill MR. AND MRS. ED MORGAN
eastern markets. The card read: • and family, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Wat-
BADLY INJURED.
“Dear Mr. Bolstad:
tenburger, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Ayers
We had the pleasure the
and family, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Bar Attempt to Pass Third Car on Curve
other evening to assist our good
tholomew, Mrs. T. J. O’Brien and
Cause of Accident; Seattle
friends and neighbors, the E.
children. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ayers,
Men Injured.
S. Adams family eat a melon.
Mrs. Stanley Struthers and son Al
"We thought you might be
len. Misses Neva. Oleta and Lenna
In an automobile accident Tues
interested, since your name was
Neill, Ellis Coxen, Frank and Dick day afternoon, September 4, Mrs. Ed
♦ stamped on it. Mr. Adams pur
Carlson, Alvin Strain and Fred and Morgan of Stanfield received broken
chased it at one of the local
August Rauch.
ribs and a cut on her forehead, her
♦ "Buslcks” stores for 45c, and
O. H. Bartholomew was a business husband suffered a fractured left
the melon weighed 27 pounds.
visitor In Hermiston Tuesday.
knee cap and Mrs. C. M. McCall
"Our family lived in south
Mrs. T. J. O'Brien and daughter sustained bruises. The Morgan car
Texas and raised them for 11
Isabella left Tuesday morning for collided with a new V8 driven by
years: melons that can’t be
The Dalles where Isabella will at Phil T. Gardner, 34, of Seattle, on
beat, so while being slightly
tend school this year. Mrs. O'Brien the highway 10 miles west of Pen
skeptical about the average
returned the following day.
dleton. S. A. Woods, 35. also of Se
quality of Oregon watermel
Mrs. Roy Neill and son Guy attle who was with Morgan, received
ons, we did agree yours was
Moore returned Friday evening cuts and bruises about the head and
unusually good; one of the best
from a week’s vacation at Tacoma, face.
♦ we've had.
W p
All five victims were taken to the
JAMES RAMEY.”
Ray Hardman, principal of the
Pendleton hospital. Mr. and Mrs.
Pine City high school, who is from Morgan are still in the hospital. The
Eugene, and Miss Eleanor Barth. others were released after first aid
primary teacher from Salem, are | treatment. Mrs. McCall was taken to
STANFIELD RODEO WILL
staying at the Mrs. Ollie Neill home . her home at Stanfield Tuesday
OPEN SATURDAY AFTERNOON
this year.
night. The two Seattle men who were
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Criteser and enroute to Denver on a business trip
daughter, Miss Flo. and son Delbert for the Pacific Battery Manufactur
The Stanfield Rodeo which Is
and Roy Jarmon of Portland spent ing Co., returned to Seattle.
being staged by Geo. Attebury Sat
the week end at the home of Mr.
The accident happened when Mr.
urday and Sunday, September 8-9,
and Mrs. E. P. Jarmon.
Gardner tried to pass a third car on
on the baseball grounds at Stanfield
Miss Cecilia Brennan, the Inter a curve and ran into the car driven
will open Saturday afternoon with
mediate and assistant high school by Mr. Morgan, who was going west.
bucking, calf roping, wild rides,
teacher, returned to the C. H. Bar Both cars were badly damaged.
steer maverick and wild cow milk-
tholomew home Sunday.
A. C. Voris of Clarkston, Wn.,
Ing.
Miss Frankie Neal Is staying at
Mr. Attebury has secured some the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Wat- took the Seattle men to Pendleton
fine stock from Pat Owens which is tenburger this winter and will at in his car. Mr. and Mrs. Morgan are
proprietors of the Stanfield hotel
known by all riders In the Pacific tend the Pine City high school.
and are very well known here.
Northwest, Professional riders will
Mrs. Stanley Struthers motored to
add much to the show, Mr. Atte- Pendleton Tuesday evening, Her
300 PEOPLE ATTEND FARM
bury says.
son Allen returned with. her.
BUREAU EDUCATIONAL MEETING
In the evening a smoker will be
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Neill and
promoted by Joe Quick of Hermis family attended church at the Union
ton, held in the high school audi church in Hermiston Sunday.
The first Farm
Bureau Educa
torium. Kid McCoy and KO Warner
Mrs. O. F. Thomson visited Sun- tional program was heard Saturday
will clash in the main bout. Winegar day at the home of her daughter. night, September 1, by approxima
will also appear on the card, and he Mrs. E. P. Jarmon.
tely 300 people.
has won over both Warner and Mc
Dr. A. W. Christopherson, city
Mrs. T. J. O'Brien and daughter
Coy.
health
officer, talked on cause and
and
Mrs.
Katherine and son Pat,
effect of infantile paralysis as the
Isabella
Corrlgall
called
on
Mrs.
An
H. M. Gunn Promoted.
first speaker. Dr. W. L. Morgan on
na Schmidt Sunday afternoon.
bacteria of the mouth, enlarging on
H. M. Gunn, teacher in the Port
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Criteser and
land schools, and former resident of daughter Flo and Miss Lida Jarmon pyorrhea and trench mouth. Dr. Theo
Hermiston, has been promoted from and Roy Jarmon called on Mr. and Beletski made a few remarks about
contagious abortion bacteria.
principal of the Ainsworth grammar Mrs. C. H. Bartholomew Monday.
H. K. Dean, superintendent of the
school In Portland, to assistant prin
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Wattenburger Umatilla Experiment Station, dis
cipal at Lincoln school. This came
and E. B. Wattenburger were in cussed bacteria of the soil, partlcul-
about when W. L. Verry, was re
Echo on business Friday.
arly that of legumes, and N. R.
cently demoted to a teaching posi-
Mrs.
Isabella
.Corrlgall
la
staying
Mueller discussed vitamines.
tion.
at the T. J. O'Brien home while Mrs.
Dr. Beletski also discussed the
O'Brien is in The Dalles.
unocelular organisms and the enti-
LAIRD-RUSSELL
ology of an egg.
Miss Virginia Russell of New
Henry Ott, president of the orga-
York City became the bride of Mr. OZARK TRIO COMING IN
nization, presided as chairman.
Mrs. Baxter Hutchison was award
Arthur A. Laird of Echo, at a cere- PERSON TO OASIS THEATRE.
ed the prize for the best looking
mony performed by Rev. W.
The Ozark Trio will appear In
Briggs at the Methodist church Sun- person Sunday and Monday even apple pie, which was a kitchen
apron.
day morning following the morning ings at the Oasis. With them is an
services. Mr. Laird is a brother of eight year old boy who plays the
Graduate Professorship.
Mrs. Addella Bartholomew of Echo. mouth harp.
Gerald McKenzie, graduate of
"Fiddlin' Buckaroo," starring the O.S.C. with the class of 1933, has
handsomest, ridingest, fightingest been granted a graduate professor
of all the cowboy stars, is the film ship under Dr. C. S. Keevil In the
feature. It’s a new kind of western science department at the college.
and a new kind of Ksn Maynard, He will take up his duties within
up, of course, to his old tricks of two weeks. Mr. McKenzie is the
breath-snatching action, but also
son of Mr. and Mrs. F. C. McKenzie,
playing a fiddle and singing songs
worice
and graduated from O.S.C. as an
of the range to his screen
honor student.
heart, glorious Gloria Shea, Fred
makes
Kohler, that master villain,
Civic Committee Appointed.
things hot for Ken.
At
the city council meeting Wed
“The Fiddlin' Buckaroo" is go-
nesday
evening a committee of three
Ing to make things hot. and you II
THREL,FOUR
local business men was appointed by
have
a
thrill-a-minute
—
all
evening
HIVE___
Mayor F. C. McKenzie to serve with
long!
other committee heads to work out
the possibility of forming a corpora
tion which will own a civic and en-
Noted Magician Oregon Boy.
tertainment park. They are: F. B.
"Virgil” the magician who per
Swayze, B. S. Kingsley and H.
formed at the Oasis theatre Wednes
Fraser.
day night is an Oregon man, having
lived in Eugene when a boy. Virgil
Mulkey was a resident of Eugene
some 30 years ago and has toured
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ALONG THE CONCRETE
the world showing his magic tricks
and Illusions.
Mrs. R. H. McAtee has begun to
wonder at her husband’s choice of a
Worthington -Dyer.
brunette for a wife since he has
Miss Leona Dyer, daughter of Mrs. hired four decided blondes as teach
M. A. Dyer of Hermiston, was mar ers In the local school.
ried to Mason Worthington of Port
Rumors of a kidnaping were afloat
land. In Walla Walla, Tuesday, Sep Tuesday night when Pankow and
tember 4. They were accompanied by Nation were called out to look tor
Miss Gladys Swarner and Walther Walther Ott. Walther left work, sup
Ott of Hermiston, The bride Is a posedly on his way home, and when
graduate of the Hermiston high be did not show up a few hours
school and the Decker business col later, the alarm was given. Walth
lege in Portland. The young couple er returned home by his own pro
will make their home in Hermiston pulsion but isn’t telling anything.
for the present.
Bill Whitsett going through town
A group of their friends charivari- with his horses headed for the Pen-
ed them Wednesday night.
dicten Round-Up.
Becoming School Minded
WILL MEET SEPTEMBER 19
At the regular council meeting
for the City of Hermiston Wednes
day evening. September 5, in the
city library, two new members were
named on the eity budget commit
tee to serve for the ensuing year.
The committee will meet Wednes- |
day. September 19, at 8:00 o'clock
in the city council chambers.
The two new members are J. D. |
Todd and C. S. Simons. Other mem
bers are E. P. Illsley, H. T. Fraser,
W L. Hamm. M L. Watson and
Raymond Walker.
LOCAL
WITH LARGE ENROLLMENT
PAINFUL.
CITY BUDGET COMMITTEE
Road improved.
The County Court authorized work
on 400 feet of the road running east
of the H. A. Hooker farm tn Cclum-
bia district. Work was completed
this week and farmers In that dist
rict are pleased with the improve
ment.
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HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1934.
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