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He who can come through fire will not fade In the sun.— tient Hindu Proverb. VOLUIIE XXIX the Uhe Hprmirfu Hrraln NUMBEN UMATILLA YOUTH DIES FROM AUTO ACCIDENT INJURIES HERMISTON * * * * * * * * * * * * t UMATILLA NEWS t They are dead for this life also who hope for no other. — Goethe. (1749-1832.) UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1934 SUBSCRIPTION, 11.00 PER YEAR MURDERED MISSIONARIES PRE-CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES BULLDOGS LOSE FIRST HOOP FRIENDS OF JAKE QUIRING OPEN THIS WEEK GAME TO IRRIGON TUESDAY t IRRIGON NEWS t By Louise Byrnes By Mrs. W. C. Isom Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Stam, Ameri Christmas festivities opened this In the first basketball game of Mrs. Phil Jones of La Grande John and Robert Smith returned spent several days visiting at the W. can missionaries who were murder week and will continue through the season Tuesday night, the Her home Tuesday from the east, each ed in the Wuhu, Anhwei Province of Christinas day, with caroling, par miston Bulldogs went down to a de bringing through two used cars. T. Bray home. . Mrs. E. McKenzie and daughters China, last week, were friends and ties and entertainment in various feat by a four point margin at the They report the roads in bad condi Betty and Jane spent Saturday in acquaintances of Jake Quiring of forms. Members of the Epworth hands of the Irrigon team, at Irri- tion in some places. Chicago, brother of Al Quiring of League will sing carols as they drive gon. Portland shopping. Rev. Weibel from Pendleton, a GUARD RAIL DRIVEN THROUGH Hermiston started the scoring and Presbyterian Sunday school repre Miss Effie Bullock accompanied by Hermiston. Mr. Quiring sang in a about town Saturday night. The her aunt Mrs. Ella Shell of Board quartet with Mr. and Mrs. Stam in Christian Endeavorers are having a lead the way until the last two min sentative was in Irrigon, Monday CENTER OF COUPE. utes of the first half, when the Irri and Tuesday, assisting with the man and Miss Minnie Hunting went 1930 at the Shultz Mission, while party Saturday night. Thursday night of this week the gon boys found the basket. At the work on the old church building. Loran Caldwell, a Companion, Was to Boardman, Saturday evening a student at tbe Mbody Bible Insti American Legion and Auxiliary met half the score stood 13-10 in favor A number of local men are work where they attended the Grange tute. Aso Injured; Funeral Services The young missionaries were kill for a pot luck dinner in the hall, to of Irrigon. meeting. ing on the Pentecostal church which Held Today. Mrs. Fred Knudson returned from ed with swords in the ancient Chin assemble and pack Christmas cheer The outstanding basket shooters is 22x42 in dimensions. ese manner, according to an eye- boxes. UMATILLA, Ore., Dec. 19 (Spec Portland this week. Ernest Stephens left for Pendle on the local team were Willis Cram The junior department of the pton, making 13 points, and Hugh ton, Thursday, where he has obta ial)—Gene Tonies, 16-year-old son George Harvey of Portland, form witness of the execution. Mothers of the little missionary Methodist church met Monday night of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Tonies, died erly of Umatilla, spent the week end Driscoll, scoring five points. On the ined employment. He has been visit community were lavishing care and of this week tor a party in which late Monday afternoon as the result in Umatilla. Irrigon team Caldwell tied Cramp ing his family the past two weeks. of 'n juries received when the Chev Mrs. Myrtle Wilson made a trip Olaf Stangeby and Ted Carroll attention upon little Helen Priscil they enjoyed packing Christmas ton for scoring honors, tossing in la Stam, three-months-old daughter boxes for the Farm Home at Corval rolet coupe he was driving crashed went to Dayton, Wn., Saturday. the lucky 13, while Leach ran him to La Grande, Thursday. of the murdered missionaries. The lis. through the guard rail on the west Mrs. J. O. Daniel of Pasco, Wn., Miss Myrta Bardgewell of Bloom a close second with 9 points. ap: roach of the lower bridge here ville, Win., is visiting at the E. Mc child’s grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Christmas programs at the church is visiting her daughters, Mrs. C. F. In a preliminary game, a heavier C. E. Scott, visited the province from es will be given Sunday night it has Sunday, December 16. Sparks and Mrs. Cecil Stevens. Kenzie and Jenny Blakely homes. Irrigon grade school team ran over Tonies was driving the car and O. Caryell, who is now stationed John Powell has returned from a nearby mission, Tsinan, and the been announced. The Methodist the Hermiston grade school team by had Loran Caldwell, another youth, the St. Anthony’s hospital where he fate of little Priscilla will be decid hurch will present a sacred drama, a score of 21-5. A field goal and a at the CCC camp at Disston, Ore . ed by them as to where her homo The Dust of the Road,” Sunday with him. The car struck the guard has been quite ill. arrived home Wednesday morning evening. In the morning a combined foul shot made good by Oran Hen tor a tew day’s visit with his fam rail at the west approach of the Jess Connell returned to his home will be. During the night before the exe ervice Is planned to open at 10:00 ning. and two foul shots by Ralph ily. Mr. Coryell is now working in bridge, causing two heavy planks to here after being in The Dalles for cution both Mr. and Mrs. Stam were /clock, at which time Santa Claus Marble, accounted for the Hermis the hospital as a first aid orderly. be driven through the radiator, in a few days. ton points. to the seat between the boys and Mr. and Mrs. Batie Rand were Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bullard are tightly bound with cord and were will vist the primary department. Al Kennings of Hermiston refer not permitted to lie down. In the Special music will be featured at through the back of the seat Into the parents of a baby boy born at the St. Christmas shoppers in Pendleton eed the game. gasoline tank. Saturday. Anthony’s hospital, Sunday, Decem morning the outer clothing was re he morning service in the Hermis moved from the young missionaries, ton Union church, with the main The Hermiston Blackhawks are The plank tore the driver’s leg ber 16. Elmer and Otto Beneflel and Chas. muscles off and injured him inter- The Bridge club met at the Jack and they were paraded through the program n the evening, starting at being coached into shape by A. E. Steward motored to Walla Walla streets of the village of Miashe :45. Each department of the Sun- Bensel and with a week more of In Thursday and spent the night with nally. Caldwell received a badly Cherry home. torn hand and lost one of his fing At the Stated Communication of while their captors shouted to the lay school will present a number tensive practice will be ready for the Ernest Beneflel family. n the program and the choir will the season. ers. A. C. Houghten and R. V. Jones Eastern Star held Tuesday evening populace to come and see the for eignere killed. rive two anthems. Gene was born at Walla Walla, new officers were installed. were business visitors in Pendleton, Leaders addressed the crowd that Best Typists Chosen. At the Baptist church a Christ \/n., December 30, 1918, and came M. M. Graybeal went to Los Vegas, Thursday. V ith his parents to Umatilla at the Nevada, where he will be employed. gathered at the execution grounds, mas entertainment will be given at Mrs. Sparks left for California. Miss Jessie Klages, Hermiston ’clock Sunday morning. age of ten. For the'past few months John Pound, small son of Mr. and telling them that the foreigners were, 11:00 o --------- high school graduate, who Was Saturday, for a visit with her son. — % =- — l e had been attending school at Mrs. Otto Pound, has returned from aiding the Nanking government and Clair Caldwell and the Smith awarded a two month’s scholarship Hover, Wn. He leaves, besides his the St. Anthony’s hospital in Pen- helping build roads, and that there AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY at Kinman’s Business University in Bros., are doing some prospecting fore they must die. 'arents, two sisters, Dorothy, 15, lleton. Spokane, was one of seven girls cho for gold along the river. IEMEERSHIP GROWING. and Barbara, 7, and a brother, Dav The school basketball teams mo Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Thompson and sen for their typing ability to work id, 10. laughter Ruth spent Monday in MR. AND MRS. N. W. BI0CM WILL At the last regular meeting of in the Spokane Savings & Loan tored to Echo Friday night for two CELEBRATE 50TH ANNIVERSARY Hermiston Unit, American Legion Bank in Spokane, during the holi games with the Echo teams. Funeral services will be held endleton. Thursday at the high school auditor The grade school children were A liquor store agency has been Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Bloom, pio Auxiliary, the membership chair day rush season. Miss Klages’ mo ium and interment will be in the granted to Ursel Hiatt here. neer residents of the Hermiston Ir man, Mrs. Guy Amsberry, reported ther, Mrs. H. W. Klages of Echo, ex very busy Friday and Saturday sell Mountain View cemetery at Walla A. A. Croisant spent the week rigation project, will celebrate their that the local Unit now had a mem- pects to spend part of the Christmas ing Red Cross stamps. Walla. Mr. and Mrs. Marshal Markham end in Ione visiting old friends. 50th wedding anniversary next Mon ership of 49. Among the new mem holidays with her daughter and - ro Mr. Croisant was the principal of day, December 24. They were mar bers are Mrs. S. L. Carson, Mrs. H. sons, Donald and Edward, who are and Snow McCoy motored to Yakima w ILL DELIVER CHRISTIAN the local high school here and also ried at Arcanum, Ohio, in 1884, and M. Sommerer of Hermiston, Miss also in Spokane. She will leave the Wn., Wednesday. Mrs. Russell McCoy returned home at Ione a number of years ago. Christmas. honeymooned in Cincinnati. Mrs. Helen Fredreckson of Stanfield, day after SCIENCE LECTURE SUNDAY. --- ------— e =---- ------- from The Dalles, Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. M. M. McCullough Bloom recalls that they made the transferred from Pendleton, Mrs. John Ellis Sedman, C. S., of Los and children accompanied by Lloyd trip in one of the worst blizzards Ravenscroft of Stanfield, and Mrs. “PECK’S BAD BOY” RICH Mrs. Bessie Wisdom and son Bish Angeles, Cal., who is a member of Ostrom, motored to Walla Walla she had ever experienced, betöre or Louis Osvald of Portland, sister of op, who have been visiting relatives IN HEART TUGS the Board of Lectureship of the Mo Saturday. at Dayton the past two months, re since. Because of the weather con Mrs. A. W. Christopherson. ther Church, The First Church of Mr. and Mrs. Al Moran and Mr. ditions, Mr. Bloom had to take a Miss Lzura Wallace and Mrs. T. Suggested by the "Peck’s Bad turned home Tuesday. Christ Scientist, in Boston, Massa and Mrs. Paul Walsh were in Pen freight car and engine in order to Claude Baker, also of Stanfield, Boy” stories that delighted readers Mrs. Myrtle Markham was a Pen chusetts, will be registered at the dleton, Saturday evening. get to Arcanum, which was the on.y were present at the (meeting last a generation ago, the Fox Film dleton visitor Thursday. Frank Walker of Boardman was Hotel Pendleton Sunday, December Miss Clara Corrigan and Mrs. available means of transportation. Thursday. coreen production of that name will 30th. Harry Hull were in Walla Walla, The annual Legion-Auxiliary be at the Oasis theatre Friday, Sat In town Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Bloom came to the Mrs Ruell, a charity worker, was Mr. Sedman will deliver a lecture Saturday. Hermiston Project in 1918 where Christmas party will be held at the urday and Sunday, with a matinee on Christian Science in the auditor The Umatilla high school boys’ they had purchased 17 acres of land I egion hall tonight (Thursday) with at 2:30 Sunday.. Jackie Cooper and a guest of Mrs. Chas. Steward Tues ium of First Church of Christ, Sci and girls’ basketball teams, motored in the Columbia district. Here they a pot luck dinner. Thomas Meighan are in the princi day night. entist, Pendleton, Ore., Corner of to Ione, Friday night, where they lived until two years ago when they Mrs. B. P. Rand visited her par pal roles. Main and Lewis streets, at 3:00 P. | were both defeated. After the game moved into town. ents Thursday afternoon. MEMBERS OF SPEECH CLASS Jackie, as Bill Peck, believes him M., on that day. the visiting teams were entertained Mrs. Fred Reiks was in Pendleton They have one son, Wilbur K., of self to be the son of Henry Peck, PRESENT PLAYLET. This lecture is a gift presented to by the Ione high school. Seattle, Wn. widower, but Is actually the latter's Thursday on business. • the community by First Church of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Unicker return Friday night the Umatilla Red- (From The Bulldog) adopted son. He Is happy with his Christ, Scientist of Pendleton. men’s basketball team met Board The public speaking class was en foster father until the arrival of 'd from St. Helens, Saturday, where Weather Report. Therefore, it is free to the public man on the local floor, where they Date Max.Min. tertained with a play "Thursday Aunt Lily and her small son Horace. they have been visiting relatives Evening", given by members of that and no collection will be taken. came out victorious. December 13 .... .................. 38 .. . 34 body, December 7. The play was These two set out to alienate father or several weeks. Anyone who desires to hear such a Mr. and Mrs. Burwfck spent Mon M. M. McCullough left Monday on December 14 .... .................. 50 .. .. 35 voted a success by the audience. The and son, so that Horace may usurp lecture will be welcome. a business trip to Pendleton, and December 15 .... .................. 52 .. .. 30 cast consisted of Fred Hensel, a Bill's place in the Peck household. lay at the Russell Miller home. R. V. Jones, Russell Miller and .................. 41 .. .. 30 young business man, Floy Attebury, They nearly succeed. December 16 ************ Dayton, Wn. his wife, Rosemary Serell, Floy’s W. C. Isom were delivering turkeys €) December 17 .... The story is said to reach Its cli it Hermiston this week. mother, and Florence Lewis, Fred's Wedding Anniversary Near. December 18 .... .................. 47 . .. 35 mother. J COLUMBIA NEWS t max on a note of profound human ................... *1 .. . 35 The play was under the direction Mr. and Mrs. Alpha Chrlstley Diwember 19 By Alice Hammer Minnehaha News Notes. Precipitation for the week was of Marie Stephenson, Neva Richards understanding and with high dra Wm. Rhodes is ill at his home in will celebrate their fiftieth wedding and Bill Jackson. matic effect. Mrs. R. V. Allen returned home anniversary on Christmas day this 61. Columbia district this week. Tuesday after spending several J. H. DeMoss picked out 215 tur- year. They have lived on the pro months in the valley and on th< kies from his flock this week, which ject for a number of years, on their coast. farm in Columbia district. were shipped through the pool. Dayton Harris is home from Cali Charles Wells from Hood River fornia where he has been with his ALUMNI FLAN TO RETURN FOR CCC camp is home for Christmas brother Howard Harris in Los Ange vacation. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. les. Marijane Hammer and Harold and Mr and Mrs. E. J. Davis of Free- (From the “Bulldog”) Everett Rainwater were Sunday din ater were callers at the W. A. Christmas holidays start Friday, ner guests at the Tom Wilson home December 21. and end Thursday. neline home on Friday. in honor of Faith Wilson’s birthday. January 3. Most of the teachers An enjoyable time was had at the arnival dance at the Westland Will Barber returned from the will stay in town this time. Miss chool house Saturday night. Walla Walla veterans’ hospital Fri Sibert and Miss Elliott will go to r , . ■ their homes In Elberton, Washing day where be has spent the past ton and Knappa, Oregon, respect 7 2 a? +0**999*9***%%* two weeks. His health is improved. ively. Mr. and Mrs. Harger will re • HIGH SCHOOL NOTES « main in Hermiston, while Mr. and Mrs. Dave Conrad was a visitor Mrs. Hatton will divide their time -4*62888***%%% at the J. F. Conrad home Sunday. between Pendleton and Hermiston. Following the Ione - Hermiston Marvin Hardy returned to Her Miss Brierley plans to stay here, as basketball game the Girl’s League miston Saturday from Denver, Col do Mr. and Mrs. McAtee. Mr. Mc ill serve refreshments to the play will go to Portland to attend ui ado. He is employed at the H. J. Atee ers In the basement of the school a meeting of the Oregon State i. home. Vachers’ Association. house. Arrangements have beei -1 Wells was a dinner guest Many alumnis of H. H. S. who ar® made to serve 37. Neva Richards b ttonding college, are evnected home lin st on home Monday. 5010 chairman of the committee which for the holidays. From Oregon State 1813 consists of Sylvia Shutter, Faltl r- i . Il inwater and will come Betty Ralph, Anna Ray Wilson and Mildred Phelps. da liters M rguerite and Francis Martin. Dick Martin. Marraret Felt- After the refreshments the boys nd son Richard left for Portland house Marv Brownson. Edna Ott. will go over to the gymnasium F ’ rday They returned home Tues- Walther Ott. Lawrence Swarner. "ladvs Swarner, Bob Henderson, and where a party In honor of the Ione ening Walter Tendrrejewski. Fred Reeves team will be staged. Arrangement Mrs L Addle: an and Helen and Fdith Clarke will be back from have been made for dancing and ' nd Victor were visitors at the J. F. Pacific University: Helen Woughter and Gerald McKenzie from Oregon: card playing. Conrad home Thursday evening. Burke Doyle from University of Thursday afternoon a delightful from Will Barber and family spent Washington: Jessie Klares Christmas program was given in the Kfnman Business University of Spo- Sunday at the Hughes home. high school assembly. The girls kane; Bob Cox from Albany: Cath Faith Wilson is staying in town erine McMullen from La Grande chorus sang some special selections. at the Osborn apartments this week. Normal, and Marjorie Burnham from Other numbers on the program were Mrs. Telrlch of Portland is a Ellensburg Normal: Floyd McMul readings by Leah Harris, Rebecca guest at the E. E. Rainwater home len from Willamette: Glen Hammon Pierson and Vera Sisson. Faith Wil this week. Mrs. Telrick is Mrs. Rain who is attending Bellingham Nor son played a plano solo. water’s mother. mal. is unable to be here. Mr. McAtee reports that Mac-HI, Eugene Ruggs was a visitor at the A party will be held after the Ione Pendleton. Heppner, Umatilla and Tom Wilson home Sunday after- game Friday night for alumni, stu- Hermiston will take part in the de- dents, parents and visitors from Ione. bate conference this year. BOOR i — • — K , 61 4a CHRISTMAS TURKEY POOL RECEIVES MANY PRIME BIRDS TOTAL OF 72,158 LBS. SHIPPED; 64,793 LBS. PRIME. Growers Raise Top Grade Birds; Last Pool Brings Good Market Price. For two days this week, Sunday and Monday, turkeys poured in at he Eastern Oregon Turkey Growers’ association pool to make up the two •ars and freight shipment that went ut early Tuesday. The largest per- entage of prime birds yet shipped this season was taken in at this pool, or which growers received a sub- tantial market price. Of the 72,155 pounds pooled, 464 vent as primes, totaling 64,794 ounds, 47 as choice, in 6494 lbs., ind 6 as commercial, in 867 lbs. Ap- roximately $275 in birds was sold ocally to Christmas trade. Growers received a final payment of 21‘c per pound for birds ship ped in the second November pool. The next pool will be the second week In January but the date has not been definitely set. During this marketing season it as been estimated that around 21,- 000 pounds of birds have been bought by independent dealers outside of the association, most of which went top grade. As an example of the high grade if turkeys raised on the project, elley-Boynton pooled 51 young liens, and out of the lot 50 went is prime birds. The total marketed by them was 763, leaving 453 yet to market. ROUTE 1 MAIL WILL BE AVAILABLE SUNDAY. James Todd, carrier for Route 1, Hermiston, has announced that resi dents on that route may receive their mail Sunday by calling at the post office. Mr. Todd is making this arrangement due to the Christmas last-minute rush of mall. %.................................................. **$ ♦ ALONG THE CONCRETE ♦ ♦ • ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ The low price on eggs now makes the hens blush instead of cackle. Poultry raisers are advised not to become alarmed in the advent of a change In color of their flocks. They who are often at the looking glass seldom spin-ster. Dad Finley tackling a DeLaval salesman with his well known slo gan "Have you signed the Old Age Pension Bill Petition?” Eugene Pierce proudly displaying the stamp on his sweater which read "Prime Young Tom.” He must have been hanging around the turkey pool. Whenever the bridge club meets it’s the absent member who gets the most slams. (This isn’t ours but it’s pretty good) The following letter, we are told was received not long igo tn t! War Department, and this is an act copy: Adjiten General of the Army. Washington, D. C. Dear Adjiten General, Sir My husband was induced Into the surface 18 months ago and I ain't received no pay since he was gon 2. Please send my el one a four months old bal y s ny only support and I kneed • lay to buy food and keep us in clo he«. I am a poor woman and al! I ave is gone. Both sides of my par- nts are very old and I can't expect anything from them as my mother las been In bed for 13 years with one doctor and she won’t have an- ther. Do I get "nv more than I am olng to get? Please send me a let- ter and tell me If my husband made application for a wife and child and olease send me a wife's form to fill out. I have all ready written to the president and got me no answer and If I don’t here from you I will write uncle sam about you and him. Yours very truly, (Signed) Mrs...... P.S. I am told that my husband sots In the YMCA every night with the piano playing in his uniform. I think you will find him there.
