Troubles are often the +4,
which God fashions "S.,
things.—Henry Ward A
VOLUME XXIX
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.