==53 Uhe Hermistun Herald
VOLUME XXVIX
HERMISTON, UMATILLA
NULJÉR 15
COMMERCIAL CLUB
TO ELECT OFFICERS
JANUARY 8TH
J. A. BEARD SENDS LETTER OF
APPRECIATION.
New Road Sign Ordered Erected On
Diagonal; Boy Scout Finance
Committee Named.
A nominating committee was ap
pointed at a meeting of the Hermis
ton Commercial club Tuesday night
in the Hermiston hotel, consisting
of H. T. Fraser, chairman, R. A.
Brownson, J. A. Clarke, W. J. War
ner and F. B. Swayze. E. P. Dodd,
president, presided over the meet
ing and named the second Tuesday
in January as the date for the next
meeting at which time the election
of officers will be held.
The secretary read a letter from
Alfred J. Beard of Pendleton, which
expressed appreciation for the club’s
efforts in obtaining for him, recog
nition by the Carnegie Hero Fund
Commission. The letter follows:
Pendleton, Ore.
October 31, 1934
Hermiston Commercial Club,
Hermiston, Oregon.
Dear Friends:
I wish at this time to extend my
sincere thanks and appreciation to
each of you, who were so instru
mental and worked so diligently In
my behalf, in recommending me to
the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
for the award of a Carnegie medal.
"I feel, and have always felt, that
the act performed by me was one
that each of you would have dupli
cated had the occasion arisen for
you, as it did me. And to you I
give full credit for my having been
recommended for the honor.
"The medal, I shall always cher
ish with the most kindly thought of
your organization, and the cash
award I assure you I particularly ap
preciate at this time as I anticipate
it will provide me with means to
secure expert medical assistance for
my wife, who has been critically 111
during the past eight weeks.
"Again thanking you collectively,
and individually, I am.
Your friend for always,
ALFRED BEARD."
During the regular routine of
business all bills were allowed and
ordered paid.
The president asked for a report
on Boy Scout work in the local
troop and appointed H. M. Sommer
er, H. A. Pankow and AI Quiring as
a finance committee, wihch will
give a complete report at the next
meeting.
The president reported that the
road sign which had been donated
by the Standard Oil company, and
presented by the local agent Sam
Moore, had been placed at the junc
tion of the Wallula cut-off highway
and diagonal road. The president
suggested that the secretary ar
range for the erection of another
small road sign at the junction of
Main street and the diagonal road.
This was also ordered by the club.
W. J. Warner, member of the re-
ricnal advisory board for the In
land Empire Waterways association,
read correspondence received from
the manaring secretary Herbert G.
T'est, asking for cooperation from
ho Hermiston Commercial club in
urthering its program. The club
oted to support the seven point
rrogram, but due to previous fin-
ancial a sistance given toward the
river development, was unable to
contribute in paid memberships.
HOOD RIVER WILL ENTERTAIN
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
The annual Oregon State Horti
cultural Society will hold its annual
meeting In Hood River, December
10th and 11th, in the Knights of
Pythias Hall. A state-wide attend
ance is expected and speakers from
the state of Washington as well as
C--on have been secured.
c s of the program commit-
ee include: John H. Mohr, presi
dent and chairman: A. L. Marble,
committee secretary: A. W. Peters.
’M 1 are, John Duckwall, Dan Pier-
son, Joe Smullin and Roy Kelly.
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
One of the special features of the
smoker which will be staged next
Monday, December 10, is a mixed
battle royal in which five wrestlers
and five boxers enter the ring when
the bell rings. Any one may fight
or wrestle anyone else, or everyone.
When down or off the mat the con
testant is eliminated.
Another special feature will be
the appearance of the world’s fore
most comedy wrestling and boxing
bout. Pedte; vs. Repeat, will be the
performers. They hail from Pendle
ton, and have the reputation of
knowing their stuff,, which consists
of putting on an exciting perform
ance with neither one of the heroes
taking the count of 10 or being pin
ned to the mat.
Besides these special attractions
there will be 20 other events in
boxing and wrestling. It is reported
that some of the boys have been
carrying mild grudges against one
another this year and an effort will
be made to pair such parties off in
order that they may come to a bet
ter understanding.
In past years it will be recalled
that the annual smoker has been a
big feature in Hermiston. The boys
have locked horns with one another
in no uncertain terms, and it is
predicted that the coming event
will be just as exciting as those of
former years.
On January 25th the seniors will
present their annual class play. The
play, "Adam’s Evening,” has been
selected, and will be coached by Miss
Sibert, who has named the follow
ing students for the cast: Fred Hen
sel, Floyd Pierce, George Sale, Ches
ter Dyer, George Knapp, Faith Wil
son, Neva Richards, Edna Turnblad,
Florence Lewis and Sylvia Shutter.
Friday night the high school will
stage a party at the gymnasium. The
parents of the students, and the
alumni are invited to attend. The
program committee has made ar
rangements to have dancing, card
playing and volley ball for enter
tainment.
The grade school honor roll for
the second six weeks period is:
Grade 1—Billy Barlow, Francis
Clarke, Fred Gimble, Irvin McMil
lan, David Pierson, Barbara Chris
topherson, Lois Lamberson
and
Audrey Phelps.
Grade 2—Bobby Connor, Velma
Knapp, Leona Laird, Bob Martin.
Donna Jean Meyers, Erwin Null,
Mary Lou Payne and Goldie Wil
liams.
Grade 3—Alta Barlow, Magdalene
Jackman, Johnnie Lewis, Wayne Mc
Farland, John McMullen.
Grade 4—Doris Follett, Dorothy
Hiatt, Genevieve Blinston, Barbara
Connor, Hazel Miller, Linda Mary
Neary, Aletha Briggs, Lois Laughlin.
Kenneth
Elwood
and
Marjorie
Knapp.
Grade 5 — Oscar Payne, Donna
Taylor and Barbara Follett.
Grade 6 — Barbara Moore and
Maxine Mead.
Grade 7—Allan Clarke, Bob Jack-
son, Wanda Moore, Betty Payne and
Robert Pierson.
Grade 8—Maxine Blinston, Vir
ginia Dyer, Alma Laird. Ruby Lea.
Ralph Marble, Jesse Moore, Geral
dine Mullins, Gladys Pierson and
Glenn Elwood,
The first six weeks period, the
following eighth grade students
were on the honor roll: Maxine
Blinston, Virginia Dyer, Ruby Lea.
Geraldine Mullins.
Mrs. McAtee is assisting the
Girl’s League in making Christmas
presents. About 20 of the girls are
making such things as toys and
aprons for gifts.
O. O. Felthouse has purchased a
large bus to replace the Columbia
bus. The bus formerly used on that
route has been transferred to the
Westland district as a result of the
large number of students coming in
from that section.
Charring Posts No Advantage.
Annual tests made on the "post
farm” conducted by the school of
forestry at O.8.C., again confirmed
previous Indications that charring
Douglas fir posts is worse than nr
treatment at all. Half of the charred
posts set five years ago have giver
away, while about the same number
of the untreated posts set more than
a year earlier have survived.
Most of the treated posta are still
strong, some after nearly seven
yean of service, but this is too short
a time to determine the comparative
L. T. Sharinghousen of Pendle value of the various treatments, say
ton was transacting business In the forestry officials. Posts front
many species of trees are under test.
Hermiston over the week end.
MANY VISITOR IN COLUMBIA
27TH ANNUAL REBEKAH
SECOND POOL SHIPMENT
CONVENTION ELECTS SATURDAY DISTRICT OVER HOLIDAYS
THE CAT’S PAW” PROVES
GREATEST FILM IN CAREER
The comedian, who has just
brought to the screen Clarence Bud-
ington Kelland's popular Saturday
Evening Post serial. "The Cat’s
Paw,” which will show Friday, Sat-
urday and Sunday at the Oasis thea-
tre, inaugurates a new policy with
the release of this comedy. The story |
is the first Lloyd has ever purchsed.
Heretofore, all his comedies have
been filmed from ideas suggested by
himself, and developed by the come
dian and his staff.
In keeping with the trend of pic-1
tures, Lloyd, beginning with "The
Cat’s Paw,” will go in more for
story characterization than for gag ;
comedies. This does not mean aban-1
donment of his main purpose, the
creation of laughs, for in “The |
Cat’s Paw” there are as many
laughs as he ever put into a picture.
But they will be obtained in a more
legitimate way.
Lloyd introduces several innova- |
ions for himself in the Kelland
■tory. He has grown up in this pic-
tire. He is not the adolescent youth
he was n "Movie Crary," nor is he
a sophisticate. One can believe in
Him more, however, for he looks the
part he plays. He is seen In “The
Cat's Paw" as the son of an Ameri
can missionary in China, who has
spent twenty-three of his twenty
seven years at his father’s post in
the interior of China. His bewilder
ment on his return to his native
land is genuine, and the situations
In which he finds himself tossed,
are logical and believeable.
who hope for no other. — Goethe.
(1749-1832.)
COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1934
TURKEY GROWERS MAKE
The Eastern Oregon Turkey Grow
ers’ association made its second tur
key pool shipment, Monday, Decem
ber 3, when it shipped 39.822
pounds of birds. The largest percen
tage of the birds were prime young
hens and prime young toms, with
only 5000 pounds in the mixed
grades.
The third pool for the fall season
will be held December 16th and
17th, as announced through the As
sistant County Agent’s office Wed
nesday. Car shipment included 166
cases of prime young toms, 1265
birds and 23,742 pounds; 79 cases
of prime young hens, 943 birds and
11,080 pounds.
In the freight truck shipment
there were 36 cases, 311 birds,
weighing 5000 pounds.
They are dead tor this life also
Sunbeam Rebekah Lodge No. 180
of Hermiston seated the 27th an
nual convention officers at the meet
ing at Echo, Saturday, December 1,
at which Mrs. Grace Christianson,
state president of The Dalles, was
present. Officers for the ensuing
year were elected and seated by
Henrietta Lodge No. 6.
Officers elected were: Mamie Hen-
dricks, Pendleton, chairman; Elva
Berry, Stanfield, vice chairman;
Faye Ladow, Pendleton, secretary;
Nell Bean, Freewater, treasurer. The
1935 convention will be held In
Pendleton, December 12.
Approximately 90 delegates at
tended the morning session, which
was followed by a pot luck dinner
at noon. Immediately following the
noon luncheon the business session
opened. In the evening a banquet
was served by the Parent-Teacher’s
association at the I.O.O.F. hall.
Approximately 150 were present
at the evening session, which was
open to the public. Numbers on the
program consisted of a skit by a cart
composed of Stanfield ladies; a piano
solo by Reta Cunha of Echo: vocal
numbers by the “Ogles” trio of Pen-
dicton; and a fancy drill put on by
the Pauline Lodge No. 13 of Pen
dleton.
Members of the local order at
tending were Mrs. Curtis Simons,
Mrs. Gerald White, Mrs. Ralph Shaf
er, Mrs. Gwyn Hughes, Mrs. Harry
McMillan, Mrs. Geo. Harkenrlder,
Mrs. Guy Amsberry, Mrs. Virgil
Smith. Mrs. Floyd Knerr, Mrs. Frank
Cable, Mrs. Wm. Mikesell, Mrs. Geo.
Sale and Miss Frances Sale.
FERA Work Starts.
The FERA work started this week
in Umatilla county when fifteen men
were employed in the grading of
loads and streets within the city
limits, and a number were also em
ployed on county road construction.
:L A. Pankow has charge of the
raws working within the city, Wil-
yn Liklader, county^director, said.
He also said that approximately 40
applications had been approved un
der the SERA from this district.
Sign-ups may be made in this divi
sion, either in Pendleton or on Tues
day and Friday of each week, when
Mr. Liklader is in Hermiston.
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NEWPORT FIRM LOW ON
HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION BID
Mr. and Mrs. M. Hutchison and
family of Pilot Rock were Thursday
dinner guests at the Baxter Hutch
ison home. Lois Hutchison returned
to Pilot Rock with them and visited
until Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Rainwater accom
panied by Mrs. Tom Wilson and
Alpha Christley were business visit
ors in Pendleton Wednesday.
Miss Bessie Hammer, R.N., of
Salem, Or., is visiting at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L.
Hammer.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Hooker and fam
ily were Thanksgiving dinner guests
at the Art Carter home in Hermis
ton.
Joe Hawkins of Adams visited at
the Tom Wilson home Saturday
night.
Frances Keller of Pendleton visit
ed at her home over Thanksgiving
vacation.
Mrs. W. R. Struthers and Leonard
Bales motored to the K. S. Warner
ranch above Pilot Rock, where they
were joined by W. R. Struthers. A
delicious dinner was enjoyed at the
George Carnes home.
Florence Udey of Portland Is visit
ing at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Udey this week.
Roy Pearson and family of the
Butter Creek district have moved on
to the Frank Beddow place, former
ly occupied by the H. G. McCulley
family.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Hart of
Gaston, Or., are visiting at the home
of Mrs. Hart's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. C. L. Upham.
Thanksgiving dinner guests at
the Tom Wilson home Thursday
were Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Osborn,
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Rainwater and
family and Childs Barham and mo
ther.
Mr. Barber was admitted to the
Veterans’ Hospital in Walla Walla.
Wn., Tuesday.
A large crowd attended a danc
ing party at the Hutsel home Satur-
■lay night. Everyone had an enjoy-
ible time.
Mrs. R. E. Osborn of Hermiston
was an over night guest of Mrs.
Tom Wilson. Thursday.
A party was given in honor of
tosalie Pelletiers’ birthday at her
home Sunday afternoon. Cames were
played and the little folks enjoyed
cake and candy.
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Gray were
business visitors In Baker, Or.,
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Struthers
of Pendleton, were Sunday dinner
guests nt the W. R. Struther’s home.
aymond Struthers is lue son of W.
R. Struthers.
Helen Addleman was a visitor at
the J. F. Conrad home Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Reid were
Thanksgiving dinner guests at the
A. Christley home.
Mr. and Mrs. McGonigle and
daughter Mary, were dinner guests
at the II. M. Sommerer home Thanks
Late news releases from the Ore
gon State Highway Commission
show that the Newport Construc-
tion company bld 636,572 for low
Weather Report.
■ n 5.58 miles grade widening, sur
Date
Max. idin facing and oil mat surface treat-
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of the
Pendleton-Cold
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December 1 ...................
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December 2 ............................ 52 .... 27 ty.
December 3 ............................ 57 .... 3 7
Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Dawson of
December 4
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Stanfield were Thanksgiving din
December 5 .
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ner guests of their daughter and
Precipitation during the week family, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Harken
was .02.
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UMATILLA NEWS
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By Louise Byrnes
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Stephens and
son Gall, of Yakima. Wn., spent the
Thanksgiving holidays at the home
of Mr. Stephen’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Al Stephens.
Mildred Conlon, a student at Wil
lamette University at Salem, Oregon,
spent the Thanksgiving holidays at
her home.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hull and
Clara Corrigan spent Thanksgiving
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Hull and family at Pomeroy.
The Misses Sara Rix and Rosa
Ricco were Thanksgiving dinner
guests at the William Conlon home
Mr. and Mrs. V. D. Bramer and
son James, Mrs. Ed Bowen. Mrs.
David Walsh. Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Eyrnes and daughter Joan, Louise
Erma and Glenn
Ostrom
were
Thanksgiving dinner guests at the
Paul Walsh home.
Valias and Rolbert Dexter, st >•
dents at the Eastern Oregon Normal
school at La Grande spent Thurs-
day. Friday and Saturday at their
home.
Dinner guests, at the Florence
Tipple
home
Thanksgiving day
were Mr. and Mrs. Harry Seaters
and children. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Guerin and children and Lloyd Os-
trom.
Bert Dexter, who is working In
Echo spent Thursday of last week
with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Bert
Dexter, Sr.
Edith Chapman, who is visiting
her sister and family Mr. and Mrs.
O. P. Miller in Kennewick, spent
Friday and Saturday at the William
Conlon home. She ret rned Saturday
evening with Mr. Miller, who drove
from Spokane to Umatilla.
Miss Helen Fred eckson, grade
school teacher, spent the Thanks-
giving holidays at her home in
Stanfield.
Miss Ina Gilbert, first and second
grade teacher, spent the holidays In
Portland.
Paul Donavan spent the Thanks
giving holidays in Spokane at the
home of his brother.
Miss Clara Corrigan spent the
holidays in Pomeroy and Umatilla.
Beth Cooney, who is working at
Pendleton spent the Thanksgiving
holidays at her home here.
Mr. and Mrs. M. Markham and
children of Irrigon were dinner
guests Thursday at the Jay Berry
home.
Mrs. Ed Bowen of Alberta. Cana
da. Is visiting her sister Mrs. David
Walsh.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bray and Mr
ind Mrs. Boh Pike spent Thinks
giving dinner In Boardman at the
L. Root home.
Miss Alicia Bousquet, student at
■he St. Mary's Academy at The
Dalles. Is visiting her parents, Mr
and Mrs. Art Bousquet.
Mrs. Geo. O’Brien and daughte
f Echo were accompanied as far as
'matilla Wednesday by Miss Allei:
Bousquet.
Llylc Brown and Cecil Tipple were
in Pendleton Friday.
Miss Margaret Powell of Portland
visited her parents. Mr. and Mrs
Clarence Powell, over the Thanks-
living holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Preston Hanson and
son Harold of Touchet, Wn.. spent
Saturday in Umatilla visiting friends
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Tonies and
children Dorothy, Barbara, Eugene
and David motored to Kennewick
Sunday. Eugene remained In Hover
where he is attending school.
Miss Mildred Conlon returned t >
Salem Sunday night where she will
resume her school work.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Kilt and son
Charles and Vernon McCullough mo
tored to Pasco, Sunday where they
spent the day.
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Galley and
children and Margaret Baumann
spent Friday visiting Mr. and Mrs.
O. P. Miller In Kennewick.
The Christian Endeavor gave a
rally Monday at the Community
it- II. State and county officers gave
talks.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Lewllyn of Ar-
lington spent Sunday visiting in
Umatilla.
LEAGUE OF OREGON
CITIES MEETS IN
PENDLETON TODAY
MANY
LEGISLATIVE
PROBLEMS
ARE DISCUSSED.
Cities in Umatilla County Repre
sented; Mayor Jack Allen of
Pendleton Presiding.
City officials and citi-ens of Her
miston interested in civic affairs
attended the regional meeting of
the League of Oregon Cities, held in
Pendleton. Thursday, December 6.
according to Chas. Taylor, City Re
corder. Advance announcement of
the meeting was sent out by Herman
Kehrli, e- ecutive secretary of the
League and director of the Bureau
of Municiral Service at the Univer
sity of Oregon: Mr. Kehrli and oth
er officials of the league were pres
ent to meet with the civic officials
from this distrct. Newly elected of
ficials are especially invited to at
tend the session.
W. J. Warner, city attorney, rep-
resented Hermiston in an official
capacity.
Unusual Interest was shown and
will continue for the nevt three
meetings, since the legislative com
mittee of the I engue will submit a
tentative progran providing for
amendments to the revenue feature
of the Knox law; correction of pre
sent abuses of the Initiative, refer
endum and recall laws; parity be
tween state and local units in ap-
ortionment of tax collections; an
nterim commission to -study prob-
ems of municipal administration
ind finance including sharing of
asoline tax revenues with cities for
troet purposes: collection and fore-
losvre of city liens by the county
heriff.
Other then the report of the legis-
lative committee there was no set
program.
Cities represented at the meeting
were:
Adams. Athena, Boardman,
Echo, Freewater, Helix, Heppner,
Hermiston, Ione, Lexington, Long
Creek. Milton, Pendleton.
Pilot
Rock, Stanfield. Umatilla and West
on.
Final Tax Payment Soon Due.
The final quarterly payment of
he 1934 texes will be due December
5. For each quarter, two-thirds of
no percent interest will be charged,
• fter fin-1 time payment has lapsed.
ADDITIONAL LOCAIS
Mr. and Mrs. II. K. Dean had as
Thanksgiving day dinner guests,
Ir. and Mrs. William A. Sawyer,
ind their house guest Miss Francis
aliatili of Grants Ferry, Idaho.
Uss Mary Petri. Miss Harriett, Olsen
Iiss Thelma Hetherington and Don
hcrwcod.
Thanksgiving dinner guests at the
ionie of Mrs. F. L. Kelley were Mr.
ind Mrs. Seott Cathcart, Mr. and
Mrs. Cecil Kelley and small son of
La Grande, and Mr. and Mrs. Ger-
ild White of Hermiston.
Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Nation and
■on Don of Portland were Thanks
giving day guests at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Nation. Mr. Na
tion, who is traveling special agent
for tlie Union Pacific System, re
turned to Portland Friday evening
but Mrs. Nation remained until
Sunday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Kingsley mo
tored to Portland. Wednesday of last
week and spent Thanksgiving with
their son and family. Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Kingsley. Mr. Kingsley return
ed Friday hut Mrs. Kingsley will not
return iutil the letter part of the
week, because of tie illness of her
son.
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Can you Ima ine Fonny Briggs
without his whistle, or Herb Hed-
wall without his "hello.”
Courtesy of Weston Trader
Not a few old folks have been
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. McAtee mo carried away by the Townsend plan,
tored to Thornton. Wn., last Wed and it does seem preferably to the
nesday where they spent ‘‘ianks- undertaker.
Too often, when human freight is
alvine day with Mr. and Mrs. Or-
villie J. Widman. Mrs. Widman is enroute to destruction, booze helps
Mr. McAtee’s daughter. They also make the cargo.
Some fear la expressed by some
spent some time visiting In Rosalia
and Spokane. They were accompa that the almighty dollar will be re
nied to Oakesdale. Wn., by Mrs placed by the small, flighty dollar.
Sometimes the more a wife misses
Mamie Henning and son Oron who
Vacation in Washington.
epent the heildars with relatives.
her husband
the better he likes it.