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About The Hermiston herald. (Hermiston, Or.) 19??-1984 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 27, 1934)
Troubles are often the +4, which God fashions "S., things.—Henry Ward A VOLUME XXIX N. , j Uhe Hermistnn Herali .8 HERMISTON Pleasure is the last resort of the desperate. Happy people do not need to be amused.—Thomas Carlyle. SUBSCRIPTION, $1.00 PER YEAR UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1934 T HERMISTON YOUTH SERIOUSLY INJURED IN AUTO ACCIDENT CASTEEL HEADS STATE CLERK AND RECORDER GROUP THREE OTHERS PAINFULLY I. UMATILLA COUNTY CLERK HON J URED IN CRASH. ORED BY ELECTION. Victim Suffers Slight Concussion at the Base of the Brain; Other Casualties Reported. Appointed Clerk in 1931 and Elected for the Four Year Te n in 1932; Formerly from Kentucky. An automobile accident about 2:00 o’clock Wednesday morning re sulted In the painful injury of three men and serious Injuries to another. The car was a V8 pick-up truck owned by Geo. Wagner of Hermis ton. and driven by Art Beasley. Other occupants of the car were Ed Kauffman, who is suffering from a slight brain concussion, Dick Jones and Ed Parrish, all of Hermiston. The party was returning from Echo when Beasley lost control of the car at the point where the high way crosses the Irrigation ditch southeast of Hermiston, and crashed into the right concrete guard. As the result of the impact the car skidded into a ditch on the left hand side of the road, hitting a locust tree, which swung the car around until it faced the highway again. Both front wheels were missing and the right fender and door were jam med into the engine. The victims were picked up and brought to Hermiston. Kauffman was unconscious and had a severe cut on the back of his head. He was rushed to the Pendleton hospital, where he remained in a semi-con scious state until Thursday. He is now reported out of immediate danger. Beasley is confined to his home with a badly lacerated knee and Tarrish was taken to Pendleton Wednesday by his son, suffering from cuts and bruises, and shock. Jones was badly cut about the face. E, B. Casteel, Umatilla county clerk, was elected president of the tate county clerks and recorders' association at the end of its second Jay session December 19, at the an nual meeting in Portland. Mr. Casteel has been a resident if Umatilla county since 1906, at rhich time he came west from Ken tucky and landed a job with the J. •. Smith Livestock company. He was orn in the mountains of Kentucky, aurei county, April 28, 1887. The irst school he attended was made of logs and had puncheon floors and home-hewn benches. The pupils all studied out loud. Other Casualties. Qn Christmas eve another local casualty occurred when Ed McMil- .. . Ian turned his model T Ford over on the highway opposite Walker's Ser vice Station at the junction of the diagonal road and the state high way. McMillan and his wife were re- . turning to town to do some Christ mas shopping and made too wide a ,, . turn at the corner, hitting the curb. Both occupants of the car were shaken and bruised but escaped without serious injury. The car was slightly damaged. TOSITTOFS AS ENUMERATORS PEN IN FARM CENSUS WORK. A. R. McCall, editor of the Elgin Recorder, at Elgin, Ore., has been pointed Supervisor of the Agricul- t”ral Census for the 3rd district of Oregon, which takes In the counties of Umatilla. Union. Wallowa, Grant, Baker, Harney and Malheur. The field work on this census will start January 2d and until then the force of enumerators Is being or ganised, Mr. McCall says. Positions as enumerators are open in each of these counties, who will be paid on a basis of so much per schedule, the amount depending upon the density of the farms In the various enumer ators districts. The work has been planned, he says, so the average man working as an enumerator can earn four to five dollars per day. Each employee engaged in this work is under oath to not divulge any information. Mr. McCall says, about any individual farm operation. Such employees are liable to a pen alty of both fine and imprisonment for violating their oath of office. None of the information gathered can be divulged to any tax official or anyone outside the officers of the census office. Anyone interested in these ap pointments may get in touch with Mr. McCall by writing him at La Grande, Ore., in the Post Office Building, Room No. 222. Farmers may also obtain sample copies of the schedule by writing Mr. McCall. JOHN HENDRICHS. John Hendrichs. 73, passed away at his home in Clarkston. Wn., last week after an illness of three weeks Mr. Hendrichs was the only surviv- lag brother of Mrs. A. Buhmann of Hermiston. Mrs. Buhmann was with her brother when he died, and Mr. Buhmann and his son Clarence mo tored to Clarkston to "attend the fu neral Friday. December 14. They returned to Hermiston late Saturday night of the same week. E. B. Casteel, Umatilla county clerk, who has been elected presi dent of the State County Clerks and Recorders association. TEACHERS SPEND VACATIONS AT THEIR RESPECTIVE HOMES. The grade school teachers of the Hermiston school are spending the Christmas holidays at their respec tive homes or with friends. Norma Johnston is visiting her parents at Emmett, Idaho; Esther Boese, her sister in Spokane, Wn.; Thelma Heth erington and Mary Petri are visiting friends in Portland; Harriett Olsen to Spokane; Marie Salmi to her home in Marshland, Ore.; and Ann Kuble to Spokane. Members of the high school staff who are vacationing are: Margaret Elliott went to her home at Knappa, Ore.; Esther Sibert is visiting her parents at Elberton, Wn.; Henry Harger to Homedale, Idaho; Coach Hal Hatton and Mrs. Hatton to Pen dleton and Eugene to visit their par ents; and Miss Jessie Brierley Is spending the holidays with her mo ther here. Sppt. and Mrs. R. H. McAtee are spending the greater part of the hol- days In Hermiston. Buys interest. FEDERAL STAMP AND CHECK TAX OUT JANUARY 1ST PORTLAND. Ore., Dec. 24(Spec ial)—J. W. Maloney, Collector of Internal Revenue, stated today that the federal tax of two cents on bank checks would not be effective after December 31, 1934. "The Revenue Act of 1934 pro vided for the repeal of tax on bank checks, drafts or orders for the pay ment of money, drawn on a bank, banker, or trust company, at the close of business December 31, 1934," stated Collector Meloney, "but information received at this of fice indicates that many attorneys nd other interested parties have the impression that other taxes im posed by the Revenue Act of 1932 were repealed on June 30, 1934. "I would call particular attention to the fact that the increased rates of stamp tax on issues and transfers of capital stock, the stamp tax on deeds of conveyances, the tax on safe deposit box rentals and the tax on all admissions selling for 41 cents or more will be in effect as provided under the present laws, vntil July 1, 1935. The only taxes which have been repealed are the axes on candy, soft drinks, and the e of boats." After coming west at the age 19 and working for the J. E. Smit Livestock company. Mr. Casteel wa GOUNDRY-PAULL. employed by the Carnes fercanti G. T. Goundry of Hermiston and company at Pilot Rock. He bought an interest In the firm in 1909, sold Mrs. Carrie M. Paull of Dufur, Ore., this interest in 1915 and formed the .ere united in marriage on Christ- .as eve at the home of Mrs. Mat firm of Casteel & Stanley. In 1911 he was elected mayor of iortimer, Mrs. Paull’s daughter, Pilot Rock and served two terms. In lev. W. L. Dillinger of Dufur offi- 1912 he was elected president of the iated at the ceremony. Pilot Rock Commercial association, Present at the wedding were two serving two terms in this office amilies with four generations repre- also. Then in 1918 he was chosen ented, who were also guests at a chairman of the Umatilla County urkey dinner on Christmas day. Republican central committee and Mr. and Mrs. Goundry arrived at heir home about 5:30 p. m. Christ held office for two years. mas day, after leaving many friends Elected Clerk. Mr. Casteel was appoiinted coun w ho wished them happiness. Mr. ty clerk November 28. 1931, and in oundry has resided on a farm on 1932 he was elected for the four- the North hill district for a number year term. The present county clerk of years. who has now been honored by being NEW 1935 FORD V8 WILL BE Skull Fractured in Fall. chosen president of the state asso- elation, is married and has six child IN HERMISTON DECEMBER 29 As the result of a fall on the con ■ --------- ren. He belongs to the Masonic crete sidewalk here last Saturday Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Rohrman ac lodge, chapter, commandery and evening, Geo. Bellow, Jr., is in St. companied Mr. and Mrs. N. R. Muel Shrine: the Eagles, the Elks and the ‘nthony's hospital, Pendleton, with a ler to Seattle, Wn„ Wednesday, Kiwanis club. His hobbies are base fractured skull. The injury was the where Mr. Rohrman will attend a ball, football and politics. a - .k of a scuffle between Beddow meeting of Ford dealers for this nd Earl Bensel, when the former district, on Thursday. The following COUNTY COURT ENDORSES fell back and struck his head on the day Mr. and Mrs. Rohrman will mo concrete. He is recovering but will SALE OF HEALTH SEALS tor to Portland to pick up a new be confined to the hospital for some 1936 V8. The new model will be on The sale of Christmas Seals helps time. display at the Rohrman Motor com prevent an economic loss to Uma pany in Hermiston, Saturday, De tilla county. When a man. woman Granted Secretarial Diploma. cember 29. or child is stricken with tuberculo Miss Isabel Dodd, daughter of Mr. sis, It generally means an expense and Mrs. E. P. Dodd of Hermiston, Weather Report. to the county. Through the sale of was granted her secretarial diploma Date Max. Mln. Health Seals, tuberculosis preven from the Baldwin Secretarial School December 20 .........-........... 56 .— 39 tion, diagnosis, and care is provided in Portland early this week, during December 21 ........................ 58 .... 40 and public health In general Is safe her visit in Hermiston over the December 22 ........................ 52 .— 39 guarded. The County Court endorses . Christmas holidays. She has accep December 23 ........................ 50 .... 40 the sale of seals and urges the loyal | ted a position in the treasury de December 24 -------------- 51 .... 41 cooperation of the people of Uma partment at the state house in Sa December 25 ....................... 47 .... 33 tilla county. lem, after declining to accept a po December 26 ........................ 51 .— 31 Signed by CLIVE S. CHESHIRE, sition as instructor in the Portland Precipitation for the week was ..07. Judge of Umatilla county Court school. BULLDOGS WIN FROM IONE FIVE HERE FRIDAY NIGHT IACK OF EXPERIENCE EVIDENT IN LOCAL SQUAD. Second String Defeats Visiting Ione Reserves; Bulldogs Will Meet Pendleton, January 5th. The Bulldogs defeated the Ione five in the second basketball game of the season for the locals last Fri day night 9-7, and Coach Hatton's second string defeated the visiting reserves 5-27 in a double header game the same night. During the first half of the game Hatton’s Bulldogs seemed to be un able to break through the Ione de tense, and failed to draw the visit ors out on the floor. The score was tied 2-2 at the end of the first quar ter and again 7-7 at the close of the third quarter. Ione had the edge at the close of the second quarter when the score stood 3-4. After the intermission for the half, the Bulldogs came back with their fighting mettle on and began to break through the Ione defense and made tries for the basket. The locals showed fine training but lack of experience which will undoubt edly be smoothed out with more practice. The score remained tied until a few minutes before the final whistle, when Knerr scored a basket from the floor, giving the deciding points in the score of 7-8 in favor of Her miston. The Bulldog squad this year is composed mostly of underclassmen but with more experience, show promise of dash. The first game was lost to Irrigon earlier in the week by a four point margin. The Bulldogs will meet the Pen dleton squad January 5, on the local floor. The Hermiston line-up: Crampton, C; Knapp, F; Driscoll, F; S. Rankin, G; K. Knerr, G; and Sisson as substitute. CARD OF THANKS. We wish to express our thanks for the many floral offerings and the help given us by our kind friends and neighbors in the loss of our son and brother. MR. AND MRS. GUS TONIES AND FAMILY. BLACKHAWKS WILL PLAY FIRST GAME HERE FRIDAY The Blackhawk town team of Hermiston will open the basketball season Friday when the five meets the Ione team on the local floor. The town team has been showing promise of some good material for a fast team with several players from last year’s high school team on the string. Among those turning out for prac tice are Jack Downing, Ed Bensel. Bob Yeager, Morris Pierson, Allan Bowman, Clarence Henning, Dayton Harris, Don Moore, Eugene Pierce, Dwight Mahoney, McKenty and Ep person. The game will start at 7:30 p. m. DR. T. K. JOHNSON MOVES TO NORTH POWDER, OREGON. Dr. T. K. Johnson, who has prac ticed in Hermiston for the past four years, left last week for North Pow der, Ore., where he has established residence. Mrs. Johnson will follow later this week. Dr. Johnson is well known here for his interest in the relief of hum an suffering and work among many families in the community. It has been reported that his work there will connect him with the railroad company. School Opens January 3. ----------- -% =- - — STORY’S TONE CARRIED JOHN DO YOU HEAR. OÜR CHURCH BELLS Seventeen Silver Fox pelts were shipped to New York markets this week by Emerald and C. W. Tilden. The Tildens have twenty foxes which they keep for breeding stock. OSC WINTER TERM STARTS JAN. 2; FALL TOTAL 2577 China, Portland, Ore., Dec. 26—Christ mas week sees a volume of Register- Your-Buby cards flowing back here from Washington, D.C. Efforts of the State Board of Health, the Cen sus Bureau and the State Emergen cy Relief Administration, which opened a short campaign December 6, are now concentrated on seeing that the parents of every baby less than a year old have a card and mall It. "In order to reach Oregon’s possi ble total of 15,000 returns in this campaign, every parent who is eli gible must sign a card and drop it into the mail,” said Dr. Frederick D. Stricker, secretary of the board. "This is important for the future of each baby and all babies. "The campaign, like many other projects carried out at this time, salvaging some labor that would otherwise be idle and using it to do something useful to society. In the particular case of this campaign, we are trying to reform a condition in which it has been found that all over the United States only a part of the births which occur are offi cially recorded. As nearly as we can estimate, Oregon runs about 90%.” Any one who wants a card or cards will obtain it immediately by writing a postal card to the State Board of Health, 816 Oregon Build ing, Portland. Pupils of the Hermiston school will resume their studies and regu lar classes Thursday, January 3d. it was announced by Supt. R. H. Mc Atee this week. Another Year Silver Fox Pelts Shipped. CORVALLIS—Students of Oregon State college now scattered through- out the west for the holiday season, will return January 2 for registra tion for the winter term, which con tinues through the firs’ months of the year. Either new or old students can begin at the start of any term without serious disrup ion of previous course plans. A total of 2577 students were en rolled for the first term, an Increase of 32 percent compared with the fall term a year ago. Of these 2363 came from the 36 Oregon counties, everyone of which was represented Nineteen other states sent 187 stu dents to the college, while three came from Alaska, two from Hawaii, six from Canada and one from VOLUME INCREASING. Truck Damaged by Fire. A stock truck owned by Pete Sceloria, operating between Boise and Portland, was damaged by fire caused by a short in the wiring, Wednesday afternoon. The fire was discovered while on the highway be tween Stanfield and Hermiston, and was extinguished by the Echo fire department. The damaged truck was brought to Hermiston. Turkey Weight Correction. In the story of the turkey pool ap pearing in last week’s Herald the smaller figures should have read cases instead of birds. The correc tion follows: 464 cases as Prime ....... 64,794 lbs. 47 cases as Choice ....... 6,494 lbs. 6 cases as Com........... 867 lbs. REGISTER-YOUR-BABY CARDS ni (Copyright, W. N. VJ OUT IN NEW FILM. A thorough and workmanlike job has been done in translating Alex andre Dumas’ "The Count of Monte Cristo” into a talking picture, the one at the Oasis theatre Friday and Saturday. Robert Donat, a young English ac tor previously seen on American screens only In a small part In "The Private Life of Henry VIII," plays the central role magnificently. It sometimes Is an advantage to an ac tor to be unknown. In such a case as this the audience, knowing little or nothing about the player, sees him as the character portrayed, and there are no conflicting associations with previous characterizations. Mr. Donat, accordingly, as Ed mond Dantes, mate of a French bark In the year 1815, is able to en ter the picture rather inconspicu- ously, without fanfare of prepara tion and without being recognized as the star, and his rise in mpor- tance as an actor in the eyees of the audience parallels the development of the character. Elissa Lendl Is satisfactory in the lending feminine role, end the en tire supporting cast, which includes e score of featured players, has been chosen with fine judgment. CHRISTMAS SPIRIT PREVAILS AS HOLIDAYS PASS PROGRAMS PORTRAY THE REAL MEANING OF CHRISTMAS. Community Awake to Family Needs; Young People Take Active Part. The Christmas spirit prevailed In the community over the week end and business houses report that they had a better trade than any year tor the past three years. People pur chased Christmas gifts, many of which were tor families where there a was not a bountiful purse with , which to fill the cupboard and the, childrens stockings with toys. The real spirit of a "giving" Christmas was manifest in the Hermiston com munity. as well as in many thous ands of other towns throughout the state. A drama "The Dust of the Road” was presented at the Methodist church Sunday evening by Mrs. De Sota Davis and Mr. McDowell of Echo, Monroe Swarner and Harold Marble of Hermiston. The drama was the story of a man who had be trayed a trust given him by a friend to keep until his son was of ago. The image of Judas appeared to him and offered him thirty pieces of silver which bore the Roman seal, and explained how he had sold his soul for money. Judas had also ap peared to the man’s wife after she had turned away an old man from the door who appeared shabby and cold. By repenting and deciding to pay the money to the rightful own er, the Christmas day of the two were made happy and joyous. Musical numbers which added much to the program were present ed by the Misses Esther and Helen Fredreckson of Stanfield; three num beri by the choir, and a guitar and accordian number by the Jeppe brothers. ' A Christmas program was also given Sunday night at the Hermis ton Union church, which was open- ed with a reading by Mrs. Waldo Dyer on “The Origin of the Christ mas Tree." The choir sang "Bethle hem City,” and Wanda Moore read the scripture. A welcome was given by Deloras Jackman of the primary department, and the group sang three songs. Alta Byrnlce Barlow sang the "Lullaby”; Ethel Clarke gave a reading "Bethlehem”; Mag- dolene Jackman also read “Jolly Old St. Nicholas.” The girls of the junior depart ment sang "Star of the East,” and Geraldine Mead read “True Giving.” The boys class under C. A. Jackman presented a play "The Boy Scout’s Christmas." A short skit was given by the young people’s class with the ae- ompaniment of an instrumental quartette composed of Margaret and Allan Clarke, violins, Edith Clarke, clarionet, and Herbert Skovbo, base viol. Mrs. J. A. Clarke acted as ac companist. Monday night about forty young people went caroling to spread the Christmas cheer. They were enter tained by Rev. 9389336597363 _______ _ Briggs later In the evening. •* * ; Attends Teacher’s Convention. Supt. R. H. McAtee left Wednes day night for Portland where he will attend the 35th annual Oregon State Teachers' association conven tion which opened today. He also plans to visit his brother Bernard McAtee tn Camas, Wn., before re turning. $.................................................... • ALONG THE CONCRETE ♦ Coach Hatton getting so excited it the basketball game last Friday that he spilled all the contents of his first-aid kit. Lester Flannigan purchasing a bag of peanuts to present to his teacher. Clarence Henning, as a Christmas present, and all wrapped up In white paper, tied with red string. Margaret Clarke meditating deep ly over the purchase of a tls on Christmas eve. Emogene Paul waiting for busses over the week end. Each one seemed a little later than the last one.
