He who ean come
through
the
fire will not fade In the sun—An-
dent Hindu Proverb.
VOLUME XXVIX
A1Iq!I 0 Jo 'fl
NUMBER 16
WHEAL LEAGUE
URGES NEW FEDERAL
EXPORT PROGRAM
x ueßng he
p Hermistu Heraln
SCHOOL SMOKER DRAWS
FULL HOUSE MONDAY
CHANNEL WORK
ON COLUMBIA
RIVER IS SET
POSTPONED.
Dance at Irrigon called
for Saturday night, De
cember 15th,
in the Air
Bible,
SUBSCRIPTION, $1.00 PER YEAR
HERMISTON. UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 13, 1934.
EASTERN STAR
ANO MASONIC
ORDER ELECT
A complete boxing and wrestling
amateur card was staged Monday
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evening in the auditorium in the
OCCUPANTS OF CAR NARROWLY
first smoker of the school year put
on by the Hermiston Union high
ESCAPE INJURY SATURDAY A. M.
UNANIMOUS ACTION FOLLOWS school students. A full house greet
ed contestants as they went Into $400,000 PWA APPROPRIATION
Irvin Couch, his wife and three MRS. C. GARNER ENTERS 25TH
ADDRESS BY SHUMWAY.
children, narrowly escaped Injury
each bout, with loud cheers.
YEAR AS SECRETARY.
AVAILABLE NEXT YEAR.
Saturday morning, December 8, as
Fred Hensel and Don Moore, who
Exporting of Wheat From Portland were made up In Negro character,
they were coming into town from
Brings Large Returns to
performed in a manner befitting the Cooperation of Organizations In their farm in the Westland district. Mrs. Bell Shesely Succeeds Mrs. Hat
tie Hamm as Worthy Matron;
Mr. Couch was driving a Durant
impersonation, which amused . the
Farmers Report Shows.
Pacific Northwest Bring
installation in January.
car
and
had
started
down
the
grade
crowd of fight fans for several min
Quick Results.
ARLINGTON, Ore., Dec. 8—Re- utes.
onto the steel bridge which spans
An Interesting thing about the
establishment of tho Northwest
The battle royal was one bad mix, WALLA WALLA, Wn.—Announce the Umatilla river, when a car driv
Wheat Export corporation’s activi but Ellis Coxen and Archie Fry, ment has been made from the Uni en by Laurel Carr, moved into view election of officers for Queen Esther
ties at Portland as a necessary sup came out on top and put on a good ted States district engineer’s office on the south side of the road, near Chapter, O. E. 8., is that Mrs. Cath
ryn Garner was elected to her
plement to the beneficial results show. Others taking part, who were in Portland that the $400,000 PWA the bridge approach.
coming from the AAA production eliminated, included Jack Tillery, appropriation for the channel im
As a matter of precaution Mr. twenty-fifth year as secretary. Mrs.
control plan, was strongly urged Don Moore, Jack Reeves, Jack Daw provement program on the Columbia Couch applied the brakes, and one Garner is known in lodge circles
upon Washington officials by the son, Bill Harris and Woody Whit river between Celilo and Wallula side failed to hold. This caused the all over the state through her work
in the Eastern Star.
Eastern Oregon Wheat league In its sett.
will be available next year. Com car to skid to the side of the road
The election was held Thiesday,
annual meeting here.
Not more than two bouts either in pletion of the open river work will where It landed standing on end.
Unanimous action by the league boxing or wrestling, were called permit barge operation where today The occupants were thrown through December 11, with Mrs. Bell Shesely
followed addresses by A. R. Shum wins, with most of the decisions nly river steamers are plying. This the top but none were seriously in succeeding Mrs. Hattie Hamm as
Worthy Matron. Mrs. Margaret 3.
way. president of the North Pacific named draws.
provides an improved Columbia riv jured.
Grain Growers cooperative, dealing
Contestants participating in the er as far East as Umatilla, Oregon
The Carr car went into the ditch Fraser was re-electer treasurer.
with surplus wheat disposal, and by wrestling were: Bobby Quick vs. to date.
Other officers elected were Miss
on the north side of the road but
George E. Farrell, chief of the wheat Ralph Marble, 100 lbs.; Fred Hensel
Elva Berry of Stanfield, A.M.; J. V.
The brief asking the $400,000 ap was not damaged.
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section of the AAA, who told of fu vs. Hugh Driscoll, 152 lbs.; Gilbert
Villermoure, W. P. ; Claude McCall,
propriation was filed August 22 and
ture plans of his division.
Dyer vs. Johnny Allen, grade school; this announcement was made Nov FOUR SAVE SELVES FROM FIERY A. P. ; Mrs. Grace Fredricks, C.;
Mrs. Beulah Simons, A. C.
Shumway said the subsidized ex Bob Garner vs. Frank Jeppe, 127 ember 26. That the appropriation
Installation will be held in Janu-
porting of 28 million bushels of lbs.; Kenneth Knerr vs. Alton Sis has been granted is evidence that DEATH IN EARLY MORNING
wheat from Portland this last sea son, 145 lbs.; Bill Harris vs. Clar repeated urglngs from Granges and
VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec. 8 ary.
son cost the AAA funds only six ence Myers, 152 lbs.; Woody Whit Chambers of Commerce of the three (Special)—Trapped In their second
million dollars, while it admittedly sett vs. Archie Fry, 160 lbs.; Jack Pacific Northwest states are being tory bedroom by flames that broke
Masons Also Elect.
returned farmers, not only of the Reeves vs. Don Moore, 170 lbs.
out in their home at 4:30 A. M., Dr.
heeded.
Last week at the regular meeting
In boxing, bouts were staged be
northwest but throughout the coun
An outstanding development from and Mrs. R. G. Gale, their maid and on Tuesday the Masonic Order elect
try, more than $75,000,000 in bet tween Delmar McCracken vs. Ed
the standpoint of the Inland Empire young son, Jerry, narrowly escaped ed officers. Dr. A. W. Christopher
tered prices.
win Isensee, 115 lbs.; Dale Carson
Waterways Association, which filed with their lives.
son. W. M.; C. O. Simons, S. W.;
“After such a record one would vs. Bill Jackson, 142 lbs.; Jesse the brief asking the appropriation
Throwing open the door at the Chris Seitz, J. W. ; F. B. Swayze,
think that the plan would be con Moore vs. Glenn Elwood, grade and which directed the barrage of head of the cellar stairs Dr. Gale Treasurer; H. T. Fraser, Secretary.
tinued without argument, but the school; Bernard Jendrzejewski vs. letters and telegrams on the PWA was met by flames and smoke filled
Appointive offices were filled as
opposite is the case,” Shumway de Frank Furrer, 130 lbs.; Wayne Pow from the Northwest, is the perfect the whole upstairs.
follows: Dave Mittlesdorf, S. D.;
clared. "Washington officials have er vs. Frank Rodda, 100 lbs.; Bobby ing of regional committees in sever
Jerry, who slept across the hall H. M. Sommerer, J. D. : O. O. Felt
been proceeding on the assumption Jackson vs. Allen Clarke, grade al districts of Washington and Ore from Dr. and Mrs. Gale, jumped out house, S. 8.; R. A. Brownson, J. S,;
that all northwest wheat will be school; Johnny Dawson vs. Billy gon to handle its membership acti of bed and got lost in the smoke.
A. W. Prann, Marshall: F. C.
needed in this country to supple Nation, grade school; Victor Will- vities. This plan was first put into
By the time Dr. and Mrs. Gale lo
Woughter, Chaplain; Thos. Camp
cutt
vs.
Floyd
Pierce,
135
lbs.;
John
ment depleted livestock feed sup
operation in Whitman County in cated him and the nurse there was bell, Tyler. Mr. Campbell was also
Conrad vs. Darrell Seeliger, 150 lbs.;
plies.
not
time
to
dress.
Wrapped
in
blank
Washington, where Mr. O. E. Bar
Cox vs. Guy Jeppe, 150 lbs.
"While steps were being taken to Richard -----------------------
bee, Pomona Grange Master, called ets the four groped through the named trustee for a three year term.
try to get all agencies concerned to
a meeting of key men from subordi smoke and ran through the flames
George Upthegrove Injured.
cooperate in putting the surplus to
nate Granges. The regional group to the rear stairway. The front Basketball Referee's Qualifications.
stairway was burned away.— Ore
such use with fairness to the grow
So strong was the wind at Crowu plan developed.
Al Kennings and Clarence Hen
gonian.
er as well as the consumer, dealers Point, on ths Columbia highway, in
ning of Hermiston took examina
Since then it has extended to The
turned to Ce nada and are now bring the afternoon of December 9th, that Dalles, Oregon, where a similar com-
tions In Pendleton, Saturday, De
Mrs. Gale is a sister of Mrs. Geo.
ing low grade feed wheat aerosa the it picked George H. Upthegrove of mittee was formed. «Others are be
cember
8, which la given by the
border and paying only 10 per cent Portland up bodily, carried him ac ing organized in various other dis Wagner of Hermiston, and Dr. Gale County School Superintendent J. A.
practiced
in
Hermiston
a
few
years
of its vall o as tariff instead of the ross the highway, and crashed him tricts, especially at Arlington. Ore.,
Yeager to determine the qualifica
ago.
42 cents n bushel collected on mill against a stone wall. He suffered and in Yakima County, Wn.
tions of basketball referees. Anyone
ing wheat.”
head cuts and a fracture of the left
passing the examination becomes a
Speaking before the Mississippi
Edward Houghton Pledged.
Meanwi !e there exists a surplus arm. Mr. Upthegrove was a resident Valley association November 26,
certified basketball referee, and the
Corvallis, O.S.C., (Special)—Tau two Hermiston boys were the only
in the no thwest this year varying of Hermiston about 23 years ago and Secretary of War Dern at St. Louis
accordin to different estimates will be remembered by many of the declared: "The sensible and con- Beta Pl, national honor society in applicants from the west end of
from twe’ze to more than seventeen old timers. He was treated at Port servative solution to the problem of , engineering, pledged ten men re Umatilla county. The examination
cently in Apperson hall. Among the Is one of the resuirements of the
million i shels, the wheat league de land sanitarium.
freight rates is the immediate com
pledges was Edward Houghton of Oregon State Athletic association
cided. The existence of this sur-
pletion
of
a
great
national
system
of
rl s I” again served to Increase +44*449*9**999* waterways that, so far as possible, Irrigon, junior in electrical engi regarding referees.
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
•
neering. Membership in Tau Beta
the <:• rand between coast and Chica •
will give everyone of its regional
go pri ca to unjustified proportions. +6444*****%*999 areas an outlet, to the sea end the Pi is based on scholarship and lea
JOHN GRINER.
“hr- vay urged the league to
At the last meeting of the bigh benefit of water haulage, which is dership in engineering, and pledges
John
Griner,
former project resi
are
chosen
from
the
upper
one
1cpr -mstant vigilance over the in- school board the members decided to
the cheapest form of transporta eighth of the junior class.
dent and prominent turkey raiser,
tercr’ of the Pacific Northwest provide a place for high school par
passed away at his home in Toppen
min Trowers, pointing out that ties during the season in which the tion.”
Bob Fletcher Ill.
thipn ‘3 a disposition among some of auditorium is not rented for basket
ish, Wn., Friday, November 30, ac
Fred Ober improves.
the rational planners to insist that ball. When Mr. McAtee announced
PENDLETON—A bite from an in cording to word received here this
this nrea will have to cut Its wheat the willingness of the board to help
Fred Ober returned Saturday from sect thought to be a spider, has week. Mr. Griner and his family
prod stion to normal domestic de- the students in this way a show of Pendleton where he was recuperat caused an attack of blood poisoning
mand, which would mean cutting hands indicated much appreciation ing from a foot injury received for R. W. (Bob) Fletcher who Is lived on Butter Creek for a number
acreage at least 40 per cent.
for the board’s recent decision.
some time ago while working in the confined to his home on Jackson of years. He is survived by his widow
and a step son, Berton Wilson.
street.
F’um way has had close contact
Miss Sibert reports that the typ Farm Bureau Co-operative mill.
with the AAA program as a member ing classes are coming out of a
of he national wheat advisory com slump, which was evident two weeks
mi “ee. He recently spent six weeks ago, but as yet they are not making
in Washington, D. C., in connection the encouraging progress as at the
with his duties in this capacity.
beginning of the school year. In the
first year class Lois Hutchison, Bill
O D SAYINGS BROUGHT OUT IN
Jackson, and Ruth Dodd are leading
)
the class In speed. However, Hugh
‘ BY YOUR LEAVE” FEATURE
THIS 15 SANTA
HELLO FOLKS THIS
Driscoll and Woodrow Whitset are
CLAUS TALKING
the
most
accurate
members
of
the
5
STATION
J-0-Y
The old saying "what’s sauce for
the goose is sauce for the gander” class.
HELLO
ON TOP Of THE
Those leading the second year
is said to be exemplified with in-
WORLD
’ cresting variations in "By Your class are Helen Addleman, Bill Lind
ner
and
Neva
Richards.
Chester
Dyer
Leave,” RKO-Radio's new romantic
comedy featuring Frank Morgan, is at the head of the bookkeeping
Genevieve Tobin and a strong cast. class. However, Hugh Driscoll and
Playing at the Oasis theatre Satur Robert Gardner are doing excellent
work from the standpoint of accur
day and Sunday.
A husband, nearing that age when acy.
The Senior play will be given Jan
he fears that he is losing his attrac
tion for women, proposes a marital uary 31, instead of January 25, as
holiday. He feels that he must have first announced.
LETS PLAN TO
The first high school party of the
(M VEPENDINO on
a last fling to restore his vanishing
MAKE THIS THE
school year was held at the audi
ego.
YOUR HELP
It doesn’t occur to him that his torium last Friday night, which
HAPPIEST
AND
YEAR MORE THAN
wife may take advantage of the opened with an hour of games, fol
JOLLIEST
lowed by games cards and dancing.
holiday in similar fashion.
EVER FEFORE
Social Manager Don Moore arranged
CHRISTMAS
What doesn’t prove sauce for the
for a full evening of entertainment
gander comes dangerously close be
(M
SURE
YOU
WILL
FOR EVERY
which was enjoyed by the high
ing just that for the goose. The hus
HELP
ME
TO
SEE
THAT
school students, faculty, and friends.
ONE
band proves a dismal flop as a Ro
NOT A SINGLE Une
meo, but the wife meets a romantic
Parent-Teacher» Meeting.
young explorer who Is all for taking
8oy OR GIRL WILL
her away with him.
Mrs. Mosier reports that an enter
GE EORGOTTeNu
Supporting Morgan and Miss To taining program has been arranged
CHEER OS.
bin are Neil Hamilton, Marion Nix- for the regular P.T.A. meeting to be
on, and Glenn Anders.
held, December 1*. Students in the
first four grades will present a
Each day, at milking time, Her- Christmas program. Rev. C. R
•hey Goodwin, Ridgeway (Mo.) far Moore will give an address in which
mer. honks his automobile horn and he will discuss science and tte
his cows trot to the pasture gate.
They are dead tor thia life also
who hope for no other. — Goethe.
(1749-1832.)
COLUMBIA RIVER GREATEST
WATER SOURCE.
Spokane, Wn.—Dr. Elwood Mead,
United States commissioner of recla
mation and staunch friend of the
Grand Coulee project, in Associated
Press reports of the National Recla
mation association's conference in
Salt Lake City, is quoted as saying,
"The Columbia River is the largest
and most dependable water supply
of the whole region. Its flow last
year was more than all the other
arid rivers combined and it all ran
to waste.”
"While this happened there were
thousands of farmers being disloca
ted by the drought, discouraged and
disheartened by dependence on rain,
and seeking security that goes along
with irrigated farming.
"Four thousand of those migra
tory people have shown up in the
Yakima valley of Washington since
August this year. Over 1000 of
them are in Idaho. Provision should
be made to care for these dispos
sessed worthy people because of
their needs and because of the needs
of the west.”
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AMERICAN LEGION POST
HOLDS SPECIAL MEETING
L. L. Pettlnger, commander of the
Pendleton Let 'Er Buck Post, was
the main speaker at a special meet
Ing of the Hermiston Post No. 37,
Thursday, December 6, which was
dedicated to ex-service men. Mr.
Pettlnger was introduced by Sam
Moore, local commander, and ex
plained all branches of the organi
zation.
Other speakers included R. G.
Penney on national defense, and T.
Claude Baker, on child welfare, both
of Stanfield. Fifty Legionnaires
were present from Irrigon, Umatilla,
Stanfield and Hermiston.
During the regular business ses
sion the local post voted to hold its
annual New Year's dance, which
was predicted to be the biggest
event of the season.
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FATHER OF C. C. MASON
DIES AT AGE OF 87
C. C. Mason returned the first of
the week from Portland where he
attended the funeral of his father,
Franklin Mason, who passed away
Tuesday, December 4, at the age of
87 years. He was buried in the Mt.
Scott cemetery In southeast Port
land, December 8.
Mr. Mason came to Hermiston
early in 1918 and retired from busi
ness activity at the close of 1929.
He has made his home with his
daughter Mrs. Howard Avery in
Portland since that time. He visited
his son here this summer until the
first of October.
He is survived by C. C. Mason of
Hermiston. J. E. Mason, Colorado;
Mrs. Avery of Portland; and Mrs.
Esta Carpenter of San Francisco,
and four grandchildren.
License Examiner Coming.
C. M. Bentley, examiner of opera
tors and chauffeurs, will be in Her
miston, Saturday, December 15th.
at the City Library between the
hours of 9:00A. M. to 5:00 P. M.,
respectively, according to a recent
announcement released from the
Secretary of State’s oflfce. All those
wishing permits or licenses to drive
cars are asked to get in touch with
Mr. Bentley during these hours.
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HERD IMPROVEMENT
ACTIVITIES INCREASE
DURING NOVEMBER
BANG'S
DISEASE
TESTING OR
DERED WITHIN FEW DAYS.
Two High Cows Owned by F. A.
Baker and C. A. Lynch; Average
Production Compiled.
There has been much activity in
the Umatilla Herd Improvement as
sociation during November as is
shown in the report just completed
by Al Kennings tester. Total and
average production of herds in the
association have been compiled and
will be published next week.
The record of activities in the as
sociation shows that three culls
were sold for beef; six cows were
sold for dairy purposes; three cows
died and one cow was loaned out.
Alpha Christley is building a model
bull pen to accommodate two bulls.
Maud Dyer and J. Omohundro have
discontinued testing.
Assistant County Agent William
A. Sawyer has advised that testing
for Bang's disease will begin in a
few more days.
The two high cows in the asso
ciation during November are owned
by F. A. Baker of Stanfield, 7-year-
old St. Mawes Annette, a pure bred
Jersey, producing 1065 lbs. milk,
which tested 61.7 lbs. fat; and by
C. A. Lynch of Hermiston, 3-year-old
Jersey-Holstein, producing 1308 lbs.
milk, which tested 58.8 lbs. fat.
High herds including dry cows
were: 82 Grade Jersey and Guern
seys. owned by T. G. Gregory of
Stanfield, averaging 457.2 lbs. milk,
and 26.2 lbs. fat; 17 grade Jerseys,
owned by Wm. Luttrell, averaging
759.9 lbs. milk, and 38.4 lbs. fat;
9 pure bred Jerseys owned by L. C.
Dyer averaging 411.3 lbs. milk and
26.6 lbs. fat.
For the nine months since the be-
ginning of the testing year, high
herds to date include:
Over 20 cows: H. J. Reid, 36 grada
Jerseys, averaging 7446.5 lbs. milk,
and 242.0 lbs. fat; T. O. Gregory,
grade Jersey and Guernseys, aver-
aging 4917.8 lbs. milk. and 237.4
lbs. fat.
From 12 to 20 cow«: Wm. Lut-
trell, 17 grade Jerseys, averaging
5428.6 lbs. milk, and 244.6 lbs. fat;
L. W. Owens, 20 pure bred Jerseys,
averaging 5141.0 lbs. milk, and
236.4 lbs. fat.
Under 12 cows: Enos Martin, 7
mixed breeds, averaging 6151.3 lbs.
milk, and 291.6 lbs. fat; L. C. Dyer,
9 pure bred Jerseys, averaging
4640.0 lbs. milk, and 2 4 9.3 lb*, fat.
A total of 33 herds were on test,
enrolling 500 cows, of which 68 were
dry. The total production in milk
was 218,789 lbs., and In butterfat,
11,190.7 lbs. There were 49 cows
making an average production of 40
lbs. fat. The average production,
including cows in milk and cows
dry, was 437.6 lbs. milk and 22.4
lbs. fat.
There were fifteen cows listed on
the honor roll.
ALONG THE CONCRETE
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GOVERNOR MEIER ENDORSES
CHRISTMAS SEAL SALE.
Endorsement of the Christmas
Seal Sale, now In progress through-
out the state, has been given by Gov
ernor Meier in a public statement
issued today. The statement reads:
"I am glad to call the attention of
the people of Oregon to the Christ
mas Seal Sale. Since 1915 this has
been an annual event by which the
Oregon State Tuberculosis Associa
tion has carried on its activities. The
money derived from these seals has
gone Into public health education,
into free clinics for those unable to
pay for medical attention, into re
search projects and into a crusade
for public support for the preven-
toin of this dread disease.
"The splendid forward steps
which have been made in our state
tn tuberculosis cure and control are
evidence that every cent Invested tn
Christmas Seals has yielded a fine
return In health and happiness.
"The contribution asked from
each one is not large and I hope all
those who can possibly do so will
help out cheerfully and generously.”
There may not be much to do tn
a small town, but you hear enough
to make up for it.
All George Wagner’s pick-up
Ford truck needed Tuesday morning
to resemble a mad buffalo, was the
horns. It came down the street a
puffin’ and a biowin', worked up to
a great state, all because the fan
belt came off.
H. G. Rankin knocked on the door
of Alma Hitt’s Shop the other eve
ning before entering when ha saw
four ladles inside, talking.
Santa Claus is due here any time
now unless he follows the example
set by Shaster of the Inlaws and gets
stuck in a chimney.
A radio philosopher who broad-
casts over KHQ, Spokane, says that
married men are known to live longer
than bachelors, and advises bach
elors to get married so that they
will not bo bachelor’s any more. We
are contemplating writing to inquire
about Old Maids,