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are out oAashlon. 1, ,6” 4° Aerzteml er has fewer relatives to get on the o .0* 71 1. — *,* LOIE ■ (I $ . •** • — • -2 —* * • g■ 8” ■ EEEE • • ■ • • ■ . VOLUME XXIX NUMBER (I 41 ? •* • ’ ■ • •) • AI ■ ■ ■ - a ms sr= and . are the consumers.—Springfield Un- ----- - ----------------------------------- = ==========================================================================-=======-======================-========-=--======-====bV========!====== HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4. 1934. SUBSCRIPTION, $1.00 PER YEAR ____ -I OREGONWHEATLEAGUE OPPOSES PROPOSED RAIL RATE INCREASE CONGRESSMAN PIERCE GIVEN POLICE OFFICERS WARN PUBLIC ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME HERE • ❖ AGAINST PEDDLERS. ---------- • • BULLDOGS HOLD ATHENA SCORELESS IN OPENING GAME AUXILIARY HEADS DISTRICT IN MEMBERSHIP DRIVE ************ t IRRIGON NEWS t By Mrs. W. C. Isom NOME DISASTER HELD PAINTED MORESERIOUS THAN IN REALITY Congressman Walter M. Pierce • Due to the recent exposure • The Hermiston Unit of the Ameri Miss Josephine Campbell, who has was given an enthusiastic welcome ❖ of peddlers who have misrepre- • can Legion Auxiliary heads all Units been staying at the Tom Caldwell by more than a hundred people here • sen ted merchandise to people • in District No. 6 in reaching its home for some time, left for her Monday night when he appeared as • of Hermiston, the city police of- • quota of 45 memberships, according home Monday. a speaker in the Hermiston Union • ficers are asking thaat the peo- • to a letter received today from Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Barnes had Mr. church building. His audience inter ❖ pie of Hermiston request the • Mable MCInturff, state membership Barnes’ sister and family from El FARM COMMODITIES ARE HIT IN est was held throughout his address ❖ peddler to show a “License to • VISITORS FAIL IN ATTEMPTS TO chairman. Thirty-six memberships gin. Ore., as guests in their home W. H. BLOOM RELATES STORY as he told of his work and experi • Peddle in the City of Hermis- • were sent in Monday and the bal Thursday night. FREIGHT RATE INCREASE. CONVERT PASSES. AS EYE-WITNESS. ences at Washington during the • ton.” If the document is not • ance of the quota Tuesday. Miss Rhoda Shellenberger, prima special and regular session of cong • shown the presence of the. pedd- • Any Unit in the district obtaining ry teacher, was taken seriously ill Request Made to Interstate Com* ress. Locals Will Meet the Ione Team Oct. the greatest percentage of members the first of last week and was taken 400 People Left Homeless, but No ❖ 1er in the community should be • merce Commission ; Northwest 12th: Hermiston Takes Fumb Suffering Seen ; Aid Comes Mr. Pierce said that at the time ❖ reported immediately to the ci- • and dues by the first of October will to Portland where she was operated Will Mobilize Support in Fight. he became one of the committee on ❖ ty police. ling Honors Saturday. Quickly from Outside. • be awarded a gavel bell and navy on for appendicitis. She is improv agriculture he was the only member • plate, and the membership chairman ing rapidly. Any article of merchandise • When the whistle blew ending the will receive a special prize award. The Eastern Oregon Wheat league west of Missouri or north of Kansas. ❖ made by the individual or farm • W. H. Bloom, superintendent of Mrs. O. Coryell is substituting in through its state officers, has joined Later a member was put on by the • produce grown or raised by the • Athena-Hermiston football game in In the event the Unit should go over the Umatilla schools for four years the school room during the absence before going to Nome, Alaska, in other agricultural bodies included in citrus interests in California, he • individual may be peddled with-e a scoreless tie the Bulldogs were the top first, of all Units In the of Miss Shellenberger. the Northwest Farm Rate council said. He told how the triple A act • out first purchasing a license • digging themselves out of a hole as state, a membership cup will be August, had just arrived in that city Relief work started Monday and in determined opposition to proposed was intended as a basis of recovery • from the city. • a result of an Athena punt being awarded. The local Unit's standing those who are employed are busy with his family when the big fire downed on the two yard line. But will not be determined before the Increased freight rates on farm for agriculture, and how later the ❖ practically wiped out the business By cooperating in this way • improving the school grounds. and residential district. He relates products from this region, accord corporations organized under this • with the city police officers, a • had the game continued there is latter part of the week. Frank Markham is the envied boy the story and circumstances of the ing to word just received from C. W. act were instrumental in moving the little doubt that the Hermiston elev Credit for this award goes to Mrs. of all his school mates, having gone • number of undesirable tran- • Smith, state secretary of the league. thirty million bushel wheat surplus en would have been able to get out Guy Amsberry, chairman of the fire in the following letter. Mrs. ❖ sient peddlers may be kept out • with a party of hunters last week of the pinch, not that they had been A surprise request recently pre from the northwest territory. membership committee, Mrs. J. M. and returning with a two point deer Bloom is the daughter of Mr. and ❖ of the city. • crawling out of tight places many sented to the Interstate Commerce Mrs. L. C. Dyer of Hermiston. On the tax question Mr. Pierce • • • • • • as his trophy. Commission for a widespread in expressed himself as being opposed -- - - • -- • • • • • • times during the game, but rather Norton and Mrs. J. G. Sage. Chas Wilson and Blanche Walker Nome, Alaska crease in freight rates on farm com to a sales tax in any form, and as MARK M. SMITH BURIED that during the four hard fought ........... who have been working in the fruit modities from this territory brought favoring a reduction in tax exempt ; Sept. 19, 1934 quarters they had demonstrated at Yakima for some time, returned Dear Al: ♦ LEGION AUXILIARY NOTES • quick opposition from the agricul securities. their ability to cope with the visi IN PENDLETON SATURDAY. 4440499******** to their homes Saturday. tural organizations. Smith reports. tors. "Apparently the papers "outside" "I am back of the President’s pro- Mr. and Mrs. Frank Leicht mo Funeral services for Mark M. As a result of preliminary meetings, gram one hundred percent,” Mr. have been picturing this as a terri As a result of the game ending in At the regular meeting of the Amer tored to Corvallis last Sunday. the council rate specialist and attor Pierce said, "and the full and com Smith were held in Pendleton Sat a tie, the answer to the inquiry of ican Legion Auxiliary Unit held in ble disaster, and it is really serious. Mrs. Nellie Nelson and two sons. However, there has been no actual ney, Arthur M. Geary of Portland, plete development of the finest, most urday, September 29, at the Metho who played the better ball is ren the Legion hall last Thursday, Sep Grant and Dudley, from Mt. Vernon, tember 27, standing committees for suffering from hunger or exposure, was sent to Washington to attend perfect power stream in the world, dist church, with Rev. W. S. Gleiser dered most difficult. Each side could Wn., visited Mrs. Nelson's mother, and there were no deaths or serious the first presentation of the rail the Columbia." Mr. Pierce referred officiating. Many friends of the cite a number of facts to give it the coming year were appointed by Mrs. Fred Reiks from the 19th to injuries. We feel extremely fortu road’s case before the Interstate to the President’s two obsessions as family were present from Hermis claim to the honor, and any imprac the president. Mrs. Anna Castric. Child Welfare — Bonnie Storey; the 27th of September. Commerce Commission on October 1. power and navigation which have ton, Pilot Rock and Butter Creek tical observer would have to admit nate that it did not happen during Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kupers from the winter when supplies could be At that meeting Mr. Geary presen been borne out in his program of de district to pay their final respects. that the Athena boys showed evi Hospital and Sick—Mattie Kingsley; ted a resolution from the Farm Rate velopment of streams in the Pacific Those acting as pall bearers were dence of excellent coaching. They Publicity—Marie Todd; American Helix and Mrs. Ward from Umatilla brought in only by plane or dog H. T. Fraser, Robert Woodward and used their minds and bodies during ism and Fidac—Mildred Tilden: were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred team. There is enough food in town council, urging the commission to Northwest. Constitution and By-Laws—Alice Reiks Wednesday night. to last two or three weeks, longer If direct a non-suit of the railroad’s Roy Buchanan of Pendleton, coun H. A. Pankow of Hermiston, A. W. the 40 minutes they were in action. Mrs. O. Coryell and mother, Mrs. necessary, and we have been told petition. He also urged that hear ty democratic chairman, introduced Rugg, Hugh Currin and R. Porter of However, looking over the statis Stone; Poppy—Hattie Hamm; Mu Laurenson, Mrs. O. Barnes and Will that boats with supplies from Dutch ings on the proposal be scheduled other visiting candidates whose Pilot Rock. tics compiled during the game, a lit sic—Vera Norton; Community Ser Scarlett motored to Tollgate Sunday Harbor and Seattle have been dis in Salt Lake City, Spokane and Port names will appear on the democratic Others attending the funeral from tle edge might be conceded to the vice—Dorothy Todd; Membership— land, in order that western farm ticket in the November election. Hermiston included Mr. and Mrs. Bulldogs, although at that figures Inez Amsberry; Legislative—Joan for a day’s outing. patched, so there is no cause for Mr. and Mrs. Russell McCoy came alarm. shippers be able to present their Among these candidates were: William Struthers, Mrs. Stanley often lie. At any rate, Hermiston Sage; National Defense—Rena Wa terman; and Historian—Beatrice down from Tollgate Friday evening. "The fire broke out in the Golden case in full. Jack E. Allen, candidate for sena Struthers, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Up made seven first downs to five by Christopherson. Mrs. McCoy will remain until the Gate Hotel at about ten o'clock Mon Mr. Geary’s analysis of the rail tor from the 19th senatorial district ham, Mrs. Ralph Richards, Mrs. B. Athena. Adding up the total yard A pot-luck dinner will be served CCC boys of Co. 1309 are moved to day morning, September 17th, and road’s voluminous petition indicates which comprises Morrow, Umatilla S. Kingsley, Mrs. H. T. Fraser, and age made from downs, gives the at the next regular meeting Thurs Cottage Grove, Ore. by three-thirty the same day, the that increases would effect practi and Union counties. Mr. Allen is Mr. and Mrs. Stater. Bulldogs the larger score, while Ath Don Isom visited his parents over main section of town covering ten cally all commodities which north- also mayor of Pendleton. ena had the better record in running day. October 11, at 7:00 p. m., fol the week end. blocks in length, five of which were western' farmers ship East in any Church Elects Officers. back punts. The ball was in the lowed by installation of officers by Bruce Shangle of Milton, candi- Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Houghten mo four blocks wide and the other five the district president, Beatrice considerable volume. Specific in tortai district. territory of each team about equal Officers for the Methodist church tored to Portland Friday. creases listed by Mr. Geary include: were three blocks wide. All of the Guy Johnson, candidate for repre were elected Sunday, September 30, lengths of time, but the local boys Christopherson, who is a member of School was closed Thursday while following were destroyed: 46 busi wheat, 3c per 100 lbs.; livestock, sentative from the 23d district; Ra- the local Unit. came more nearly scoring than the following a pot luck dinner held in teachers were attending institute at ness houses, two banks, ths theatre, 10% where present rate is 25c or ley Peterson of Pendleton, president Mrs. . Beatrice Christopherson, Heppner. the basement of .the church. These ether team, working the ball up to five lodge halls (Artic Brotherhood, higher; fruit and fresh vegetables, of the Young Democrats organiza Athena's 12 yard line where they president of district No. 6. motored officers named included: G. M. Pier- Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Isom were Eagles, Moose, Odd Fellows and Ma 3c; dried fruit, 10% with maximum tion in Pendleton, and candidate for lost it on downs. to Heppner Tuesday night to install son, superintendent; Mrs. E. E. dinner guests of their daughter and sonic), six hotels, two bath houses, of 5c; hay, 10% with maximum of representative from the 23d district; On numerous occasions the Ath officers in the Heppner Unit. She Rainwater, assistant superintendent; family, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Kendler, U. 8. Jail, Post Office, U. 8. Court 4c. ena boys took to the air, but virtu was accompanied by Mrs. J. M. Nor at Umatilla Wednesday. Dave Erwin of Pendleton, candidate Monroe Swarner, secretary; K. D. House, U. S. Customs office. Coast The proposal for such rate in for county treasurer of Umatilla Pierson, treasurer; Mrs. F. E. Earn- ally all of their passes were incom ton and Mr. and Mrs. Guy Amsberry. Mrs. Emmett McCoy has been Guard, Alaska Road Commission, creases comes at a time when the county. hart, organist; junior superinten plete, one of them being beautifully Mrs. Amsberry, who is membership quite ill with intestinal flu but is Interstate Commerce Commission has J. W. Lenhart, who is candidate dent, Mrs. W. A. Briggs, with Mrs. intercepted by Moore. Hermiston chairman for the Hermiston Unit, some better. Her daughter, Mrs. J. U. S. Commissioner’s Court, City Hall, Fire Department, Central not yet passed upon previous re for Superintendent of Public In R. H. McAtee, assistant; Primary completed two lateral passes for but announced at this meeting that her Berry of Umatilla, was with her sev Heating Plant, U. S. Reindeer office. quests of northwest agriculture that struction, is from Umatilla county superintendent, Mrs. A. E. Marble; slight gains. The visitors suffered Unit had gone over the top in mem eral days last week. Northern Air Transport, Roust Air present rates but be reduced rather and also spoke in behalf of Horace the more penalties, while Hermis bership, reaching its quota of 45 Miss Esther Boese, assistant. Earl Leach, Ray Sparks, Chester way office, doctors' offices, books, than increased. While that request Walter of Benton county, as candi Tuesday of this week. The next meeting of the board ton took the fumbling honors. Wilson and Wayne Caldwell left — • — has hung-flre for years with the date for Secretary of State, and for and equipment, two dental offices, But all In all the Bull Dogs show will be held October 22. Friday on a two days hunting trip four law offices and all law librar- railroads urging more delay, the lat Walfred Shuholm of Multnomah ed up well. Although most of them Return* from Idaho, in the mountains about 25 miles les, and the Chamber of Commerce ter are now pleading for speedy dis county, candidate for Commissioner were having their first experience Legionnaires Visit Pendleton. Guy Cronk returned last week above Ukiah. Earl will visit his building. In order to save the re position of their plea for a raise in of the Bureau of Labor. in actual playing, the type of ball Several Legionnaires from Her they played tended to conceal this from a trip to Emmett, Idaho, where father, Cloyd Leach, while on the maining buildings, dynamite was rates. Barney Anderson of Pilot Rock, he buried his father, J. H. Cronk. trip. used on several, but was not success Mr. Geary believes that the ulti who is a candidate for County Com miston attended installation of offi fact. Moore played an outstanding While there he saw relatives whom Clarence Wood spent the week ful until the damage had mounted mate objective of the railroads in missioner was present and said a cers of the Pendleton Post Monday game, time and time again smash he had not visited for 30 years. His end with the home folks. to three million dollars. Several the present move is to do away with few words in behalf of Congressman night. R. B. Taylor of Milton, com ing through the line or going ar brother Lee, and sister, Mrs. Oscar Earl Steward visited with Mr. factors made it difficult to check mander of district No. 6, acting as competition among railway, water- Pierce. ound end for substantlaal gains as Hackett and a cousin and his wife, and Mrs. Harvey Warner Saturday. the flames. There was a high wird installing officer. Members of the well as displaying good head work. way and highway carriers by hav Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Timmerman, Frank Brace and son Bobby and from the north east; all of the build ing all such transportation placed ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Hermiston Post present were Sam Also, during the second quarter Jen- all from Nebraska, returned to Her Frank Leicht left Friday on a hunt ings were constructed of wood; they under the regulation of the Inter ♦ HIGH SCHOOL NOTES • Moore, commander, Jim Todd, L. C. drzejewski, substituting for Moore, miston with Mr. Cronk and visited ing trip in the mountains. were built close together; the streets state Commerce Commission. He carried the ball four successive times Todd, Frank Pearson and Art Blins- for a week. While here they made Mrs. Byrnes and daughter Verna were narrow; fire hoses and equip says there is evidence that coast to *************** for a 25 yard gain and two first a motor trip Into the mountains. of Umatilla visited Mrs. W. C. Isom ment were burned; and finally, the Miss Merldith Daily, music in ton. coast steamship lines may join the (Concluded on page four) Wednesday afternoon. structor, reports that 17 students pump house itself was swept to the roads in the proposed increases. Mr. and. Mrs. Emery Shell moved ground. have turned out for orchestra this Local county meetings of the to Umatilla Monday of last week Both native and public schools, Eastern Oregon Wheat league may year. Recently the members re where they are employed on the Me the churches, a large apartment ceived the Jenkin ’ s Music books be called soon if found desirable in Farland ranch for the winter. Soup building owned by the Hammond mobilizing support for the fight which were ordered for the class, ------------ e = i — Mining Company, the hospital, two against the rate increases, says Mr. and have been making excellent pro "GIFT OF GAB” WILL SHOW AT warehouses, the building of Indian gress in the new work undertaken. Smith. (Continued on last Page) OASIS SUNDAY AND MONDAY. Thursday and Friday of this week Return from Coast Trip. Miss Margaret Elliott will hold try- The rise of an auctioneer to the Frank Rhodes of Boise, Idaho, outs for the Junior play. "Hold Ev position of the nation's best-known :******................... *$ who is a brother of William Rhodes erything" is the play that has been ALONG THE CONCRETI • radio announcer and reporter Is the ♦ of the Columbia district, visited at selected. It is a three act comedy • • theme of Universal's colorful and the Rhodes home last week as he with a cast of 14 members, 8 girls tuneful picture "Gift of Gab,” which 94944444444* * * • • returned from Oregon and Washing and 6 boys. The play will be pre Frank Brace of Irrigon drove 50 will be at the Oasis theatre Sunday ton coast points. He was accom sented October 15. miles into the mountains to hunt and Monday. panied by his daughter and son-in- deer last week without his gun. Last week a misleading statement The picture boasts 30 radio, stage HCO law, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. King, and Members of the party said he made was turned in regarding community end screen celebrities. It offers a by his sister, Mrs. Marvin Krueger, in excellent cook until his snoot got "play within a play,” a satirical who joined her husband in Portland football tickets. These tickets ad vet and drinped Into the stew. mit only one person to the game. If murder skit being acted out as It is where they will make their home. Clark Wood, editor of the Weeton a man who buys a ticket is unable also acted out In a broadcasting sta On the coast trip they visited a sis Leader, says that the Literary Di to attend, his wife may use it. tion. ter, Mrs. Roy Davis at Centralia, gest has lost 27 million subscribers In the screen play, as actors, are since they ceased printing his edi Wn., whom they had not seen for The Ione football game has been Edmund Lowe, Gloria Stuart, Alice thirty years. William and Frank postponed until October 12th. torial quibs. What a national calam White, Hugh O'Connell, Sterling Rhodes came to Umatilla county In ity. The Umatilla County Teachers’ 1882 with their parents, Mr. and Holloway, Graham McNamee, Victor AI Quiring, ye Herald co-publisher convention was well attended last Mrs. Allen Rhodes, and Frank Moore and Henry Armetta, among has thoughts that dwell upon ro others. Rhodes had not visited here for 27 Friday. Mr. McAtee reports that mance these days. Sh-h! Its a secret, all of the Hermiston teachers were years. The audience will have an oppor but Al Is to be married October 14. present. tunity to see the Inside workings of It’s near the red letter day on the JOSEPH JAMES POULSON. a nationally famous radio station calendar. (October 12, Columbus The regular six weeks high school as the picture progresses. Joseph James Poulson. 85, pioneer examinations will be given next Day.) Appearing in the murder skit are of Wallowa county, passed away at week. Never stand on a thin dime. Some the home of his daughter. Mrs. Us Bela Lugosi. Karloff, Roger Pryor, one might tell you it is like Wool In the ticket selling contest which Chester Morrie, Douglass Montgom ions Poulson in Enterprise Wednes worth —"Nothing over ten cents.” ery. Binnie Barnes, June Knight and day, September 19, following an ill ended Tuesday, the juniors and soph After being married for a year Paul Lukas. ness of several months. Funeral omores won. The freshmen and In specialty numbers are Ruth Et- and a half the Chas. Duvall family services were held at Wallowa seniors will present an assembly ting, Phil Raker, Gene Austin, Alex have discovered that It is not ecoo- Thursday, September 20, from the program In the near future to pay ander Woolcott, Helen Vinson, Winn nomical to clean the soot from under Christian church. Mrs. Otie Hor the penalty for losing. Bill Jack- Shaw, the Beale Street Boys, the the oven In the kitchen range more ner and Mrs. Sadie Wood of Hermis son reports that so far 117 student Downey Sisters, Gus Arnheim and than once a year. Otherwise, it takes ton. who are Mr. Poulson’s daugh- body and 40 community tickets have | been sold. ters. attended the funeral. his orchestra and Candy and Coco. more fuel. Alphabet
