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m • y Uhe Hermistn Herali which God fashions us for b. things.— Henry Ward Beecher. VOLUME XXIX NUMBER 21 BEAVER STEAMER HITS ROCK IN COLUMBIA CHANNEL FOURTEEN PERSONS REACH SHORE IN SAFET Y. Wreck I lay Be Salvaged by Owners; Other Steamers Lost in Channel HERMISTON CLIFFORD JENKINS NAMED THE DALLES, Jan. 14 (Special) —The upper Columbia river claimed anotoher steamboat Monday, the fourth In the past four years, when the river steamer Beaver atruck a rock in Canoe Encampment rapids, nine miles below Boardman. Fourteen persons reached shore safely after the boat was beached on the Washington side of the river after a thrilling run. The Beaver carried 11 in its crew ind throe residents of The Dalles, W. ? Nelson, manager of the cham ber of commerce; L.’ Barnum and Roscoe Roberts, all members of the chambers committee working on de- velar ment plans for the upper river. Others from The Dalles made the trip to Umatilla by boat, butdlsembarked there and returned by automobile. According to Captain William Horats, the Beaver struck a sub- merged rock while attempting to run through a new channel in the rapids recently charted by United +4+4**********4 HIGH SCHOOL NOTES • States army engineers. The boat ♦ passed through the channel safely $44************ on the up-river trip. The senior play cast is working The Beaver, Its nose wedged in a hard on its three act comedy. sandy beach on the Washington "Adam’s Evening,” which is to be shore and its stern in 40 feet of given Thursday, January 31, at the water, may be salvaged if it can be Oasis theatre. "Adam’s Evening,” promises to be raised before ice starts moving in the river, Captain Horats said. The one of the funniest and most enter- cargo, 2500 sacks of wheat taken tuning plays ever produced in Her- on at Umatilla, will be a total loss. miston. It is chuck full of thrills and The wreck occurred at 11:45 A. romance and laughs are guaranteed. M. Members of the crew and passer In order to more comfortably pers rowed to the Oregon shore in accommodate adults at the evening a lifeboat and were taken to Board- performance, an afternoon matinee will be given for grade school child man in automobiles. The steamer Hercules was wreck- ren, to which no adults will be ad : cd. In Five Mile rapids east of The mitted. Matinee prices will be 15c; Dalles about two years ago and later evening prices, 20c and 35c. broke up. The Umatilla also struck The high school Bulldogs will play a rock in Five Mile rapids, but was a basketball game with Umatilla at l eached at The Dalles, later salvag ed and returned to service. The Umatilla, Friday night of this week. steamer Cowlitz lies at the bottom The grade school hoopsters will also of the river near Crates point, tour meet the Umatilla grade school team miles west of The Dallas.—Ore- on the local floor, and the Black- hawka, town team, will play the Ir gonian. rigon town team. The Girls’ League is assisting the WINTER WEATHER KEEPS ladles of the Methodist church in a program and Mother's and Daugh CROWD FROM SMOKER. ter's banqust, Thursday night of One of the best amateur boxing this week, which will start at 7:00 cards which has been presented here o'clock. The organization will bene . in recent months, was staged in the fit from the proceeds. auditorium Tuesday night" of this Cross English tests were given to week under the direction of Joe Quick, of Hermiston, as a benefit every student of the high school for the Blackhawks, local town bas this week. Last year was the first ketball team. A small crowd wit year for such a test, which is simi nessed the fights, due to winter lar to college entrance English ex aminations. weather conditions. Bob Shinkle of Umatilla staged Leslis Mopps entered the sixth the best scrap of the evening, when grade as a new student from Uma he bested Clift Mytinger of Pendle ton, in a five round main event. tilla this week. Shinkle won the first four rounds Hot lunches were served to school while Mytinger won the final. The children Wednesday noon of this decision went to Shinkle. week for the first time during the Jack Coffmann of Pendleton se school term. The Masonic lodge here cured a technical knockout over Vic presented the hot lunch committee Mander of Umatilla, as did Harold with a check for $10 which was Hoshino of Pendleton over Art designated as a fund to be used for Chamness of Hermiston. The latter students who could not otherwise fight and the Shinkle-Mytinger bout have hot lunches. Sixty school child will be re-matched on a card next ren were served Wednesday noon. month, February 8. All students will study literature Dwight Arnold of Umatilla and Mervin Evans of Hermiston fought this semester, with the issuance of to a draw, and Harry Hammon won books this week, at a rental of 50 a technical knockout over Gilbert cents which covers any possible Whitsett. Both boys are from Her damage to the books. The original cost of each book is 82.50, which miston. saves the student considerable dur ing the year. These books were pur STATE PATRIOTIC CONFERENCE chased by the school board at the ON NATIONAL DEFENSE. beginning of the school year, Supt. McAtee, said. A state conference on national defense will be held by the Ameri Ag. Journal Staff Member. can Legion Auxiliary and Daughters Arnold Ebert, son of Mr. and Mrs. of the American Revolution Satur A. C. Ebert of Echo, has been named day, January 1*. at the Multnomah as a member of the Agricultural Hotel in Portland. The conference Journal ataff, on the Oregon State hours will be between 10:00 A. M college campus. The Journal, a new and 4:00 P. M. quarterly magazine published by the The meeting will be presided over Agricultural elob, appeared on the by Mrs. Gunn and Mrs. Weatherford. campus this week. Floyd McDonald State Regent of the D.A.R. All meet of Pendleton Is editor; Ebert, mana ings will be held tn the assembly ger; David Philpott, Coquille, assis room at the hotel, except the lunch tant manager; Albin Norquist, As- eon which will be in the ball room. toria, advertising manager, and Bob Mrs. Winne and Mrs. Richardson Weir, Corvallis, circulation mana- will be luncheon speakers. ger. to be amused.—Thomas Carlyle. UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1935. Governor Martin Takes Oath. WHEELER COUNTY AGENT. The following news story from the Fossil Journal, announces the appointment of Clifford Jenkins as County Agent of Wheeler county. Mr Jenkins is a brother of Geo. Jenkins, former assistant county agent for Umatilla county, stationed here. “With the arrival of Clifford C. Jenkins at Fossil Monday, Wheeler county has, for the first time in many years, the services of a county agricultural agent. “Through a cooperative arrange ment, Gilliam and Wheeler counties have been made a district for the purpose of conducting county agent work in the two counties. R. M. Me Kennon. Gilliam county agent, is now district agent for the two coun ties and Mr. Jenkins is assistant dis trict agent for both counties. How ever, according to Mr. McKennon, the work of the assistant county agent will be largely confined to Wheeler county, while Mr. McKen non will continue his work as usual tn Gilliam county. "Mr. Jenkins has spent the past year as assistant county agent tn Baker county where he was very successful. He is a graduate of Ore gon State college and has had con siderable farm experience. “Arrangements have been made for office space in the Wheeler coun ■ ty courthouse. Mr. Jenkins Is now living in Fossil and Is starting his work here this week.” Pleasure is the last resort of the desperate. Happy people do not need ■ t ARMY ENGINEERS NOW ON DOLOMIA CHANNEL SURVEY W. H. RUCKER IN CHARGE OF UPPER RIVER SURVEY. Survey Crew Here Under Wm M. Freer; Part of Crew Will be Transferred to Pasco. Major-General Charles H. Martin, democrat who took the oath of of fice from Chief Justice J. U. Camp bell of the state supreme court in the inaugural at Salem, Ore., Monday, January 14. Approximately 3000 people gathered from all parts of Oregon to greet the new governor and first lady of Oregon, at an in formal reception held Monday eve ning. WOOLGROWERS MEET IN HEPPNER, JANUARY 14-15. William A. Sawyer, assistant county agent of Umatilla county, and New Madden of Hermiston, at tended the two day session at the annual convention of Oregon Wool Growers association which opened in Heppner Monday, in the high school auditorium. J. Omohundro and Gay lord Madison, also of Hermiston, attended the first day session. Fred A. Phillips, president of the association of Baker, opened the con- clave with a short address, which was followed by a welcome given by C.J.D. Bauman, president of the Lions club of Heppner. A response was given by Herman Oliver, presi dent of the Oregon Cattle and Horse Raisers’ association of John Day. The problems of the association were discussed during the session which was terminated in a big dance in the Elk's temple. A crew of army engineers which just completed a survey on the Snake river, arrived here Sunday, January 13, and is working with the crew now surveying the channel from Umatilla to Arlington, under the supervision of Wm. M. Freer. The survey has been authorized for the proposed 3400,000 channel improve ment from Celilo to Umatilla. W. H. Rucker of Portland, in charge of the channel survey being made on the upper Columbia, who was in town Thursday, says that part of the crew here will be trans ferred the first of next week to Pasco, to complete a channel survey ¡room Pasco to Umatilla. M. A. Nickerson, will have charge of the survey crew here. Another crew of 16 men is being supervised by Wm. C. Cowgill, while making a survey from Arling ton to Celilo, and H. E. Bailey is now directing operations of two sweeping crews working at Blalock Rapids below Arlington. Local headquarters for the engin eers are in the Reclamation build ing. KRAUSE-MITCHELL. Miss Bertha Veola Mitchell, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mitchell of Yakima, Wn„ became the bride of Mr. Ralph Krause of Hermiston, ■on of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Krause of Stanfield, at a wedding performed at the home of Rev. Ferry, pastor of the Presbyterian church in Yakima, Wednesday afternoon, January 16. After a wedding dinner at the home of the bride’s parents, the couple left on a trip which included Vancouver. Portland, Salem and oth er coast cities. They plan to be at home in Hermiston Tuesday, January 22. Mr. Krause has been employed at Move to McMinnville. the Grange Co-operative here for the Neal Boynton left Tuesday for Me past three years and was formerly Minnville, Oregon, where he has of Stanfield. purchased a 25-acre turkey ranch. Kärry Kelley trucked his furniture Special on Test Apparatus. and belongings to the Willamette Don Jackson, son of Mr. and Mrs. valley point Thursday. Mr. Boyn E. L. Jackson of Hermiston, who has ton has been associated with Mr. been employed by the Rohrman Mo- Kt Iley for the past two years while toor company here for the past year raising turkeys here, and is rated as a fine turkey raising farmer. This and a half, has accepted a position season he was successful In raising as specialty man on test apparatus 2700 birds to maturity. Later Mr. for the Sunset Motor Company at Boynton will be joined by his wife The Dalles, Oregon. Jackson is a who has been with her sister in graduate of the Hermiston Union high school in the class of ’31. Portland for the past six months. BOWMAN ACQUITTED MONDAY MANY PAY LAST RESPECTS EVENING BY JURORS TO HERMISTON PIONEER. Daniel C. Bowman. 55-year-old Mission merchant, of Pendleton, whose rifle caused the death of Fred Lampkin, co-publisher of the East Oregonian of Pendleton, was acquit ted by a jury Monday, January 14, in La Grande, Ore., and was a free man again. The shooting occurred November 9th while the men were a part of a hunting party on the Toney Vey ranch near Starkey. The circuit court jury spent a little less than three hours in bring ing in a verdict of not guilty, after seven full days' of hearing testimony and arguments for and against Bowman's conviction on a first de gree murder charge. The vote was ten to two for acquittal. Circuit Judge J. W. Knowles, In his instructions to the jury, outlined six possible verdicts they could re turn: First degree murder, first degree murder with recommendation of Ute imprisonment, second degree murder, manslaughter, Involuntary manslaughter and not guilty. - --------------------------- Final tribute was paid to a Her miston pioneer of 22 years, Wednes day afternoon at the funeral of Mrs. Margaret Neadeau, who passed away early Monday morning, January 14. Death was due to a heart attack and was said to have come while Mrs. Neadeau was sleeping. She was 65 years of age. Rev. W. A. Briggs and O. W. Payne conducted the services which were held in the Methodist church at 2:00 P. M. Banks of beautiful flowers showed a tribute of love and respect for the deceased, who had been a faithful worker in the church and a loving mother. Mrs. Margaret Neadeau was the wife of Peter Neadeau, and the mo ther of Mark Neadeau of San Fran- cisro; N. Neadeau of Pendleton; T. Neadeau of Hermiston; Mrs. Rose Sampson of Reith; and Mrs. W. G. Ferguson of Portland. She also leaves three sisters, Mrs. Eróla Gray of Seattle; Mrs. Emma Jennings of Nebraska; and Miss Dosia Dimmick, also of Nebraska. P. T. A. HEARS FINE Interment was made in the Her miston cemetery. Pall bearers were PROGRAM WEDNESDAY NIGHT M. Fuller, J. H. DeMoss, A. C. Swar- At the regular meeting of the ner, E. Duvall, H. J. Ott and E. E. P.T.A. held Wednesday night in the Rainwater, all of Hermiston. high school auditorium the Boy Scouts, Hermiston troop, presented a ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ demonstration in first aid work, fol lowing an instructive talk on Scout ♦ LEGION AUXILIARY NOTES ♦ ing given by Scout Master O. W. 4440249******* At the last meeting of the Ameri Payne. Scouts presenting the work were Earl Watson, Ralph Marble, can Legion Auxiliary, Thursday, Marble, Albert Moore, Jesse Moore January 10, plans were made for a series of card parties in the Legion and Kenneth Bensel. hall. Beatrice Christopherson was Pupils of the fifth grade under named grand chairman, and dates the direction of Miss Anne Kuble, for the parties were set as follows: presented an illustrated action pic Thursday, January 24; Thursday, ture of the Livingston massacre, and January 31; Wednesday, February musical numbers were given by pup 6; and Thursday, February 14. ils of Miss Norma Johnson in the Auction bridge and pinochle will sixth grade. A violin duet was given by Ruth Pierson and Lauretta Mul both be played and scores will be carried over until the final party, kins. at which time prizes will be award During the business session a ed. However, it was planned to check of $10 was presented to the give a door prize each night. Hattie organization by the local Masonic Hamm was named to have charge of lodge to make up a fund which will the scores. furnish hot lunches to school child Playing will start promptly at ren who would otherwise be unable 8:00 P. M. at all parties and re to secure them. An expression of ap preciation was given by the presi freshments served at a later hour. dent, Mrs. Albert Moser. Jim Neary Injured. Jim Neary, son of J. J. Neary of Hermiston, who is employed at the Dorion Hotel in Pendleton, suffered a fractured limb Sunday, January 13, while taboggonlng. He is now in St. Anthony's hospital and is repor ted doing nicely. Townsend Pension Meeting. A meeting of interested parties in the Townsend Old Age Pension pro posed act will be held in the Pen dleton Library, at 1:00 P. M. Jan uary 19, according to announcement received here this week from L. E. Keiser. An Interesting program has been planned. If You Think It’s Cold—Listen In YOU KNOW WE HAP Y/E5 SIR, ! RMEMBER ONE WINTER IT WAS 50 COLD OUR WELL FROZE SOLD ANP. WE HAD TO MELT SNOW TO HAVE WATE R THAT WINTER A CAT. WHAT AND TAIL FROZEN CLEAN OFF. THAT WAS THE WINTER Of SEVENTY-F002 | D WHEN I WAS A BOY ANO TAKING THE MIL T0 THE Ol‘(HEESE FACTORY, WELL PON MX WORo WHEN I 60T THERE, F THAT MILK WASN’T FOOZEN SOLO SPECIAL PROGRAM ANTICIPATED SOON FOR DAIRYMEN DECEMBER REPORT SHOWS HERDS BEING CULLED. Fifty-five Cows Within Association Average 40 Lbs. During Dec. Testing Month. Included in the regular monthly report of the Umatilla Hord Im provement association was the an nouncement that a program of spe cial interest would bo given during the next regular Umatilla" Farm Bureau meeting which will be given in the near future. j The December report, as compiled by Al Kennings, tester, also states, that nine 5536985696594 three cows sold for dairy and four cows were purch members for dairy purposes. Spot, 4-year-old grade Holstein, owned by T. G. Gregory of Stanfield, and Mary G., a 4-year-old grade Guernsey, were the two highest pro ducing cows within the association during the month. The former pro duced 1426 pounds of milk, testing 62.7 pounds of fat, and the latter produced 1568 pounds of milk, test ing 62.7 pounds of fat. Thirty-two herds were on test, with 494 cows enrolled, of which 69 were dry. Total productions for these cows was 219,687 lbs. milk, and 11,280.2 lbs. fat. Fifty-five eows av eraged 40 lbs. fat. The average pro- duction, including cows in milk and cows dry, was 444.7 lbs. milk and 22.8 lbs. fat. High herds of over 20 cows Is owned by T. G. Gregory, which in cluded 75 grade Jersey and grade Guernseys, producing an average of 520.7 lbs. milk and 28.0 lbs. fat; High herd or from 12 to 20 cows is owned by’Wm. Luttrell, which in- eluded ‘16 grade Jerseys, producing an averag, or 653.6 lbs. milk, and 31.8 lbs. fat: High herd under, 12 cows is owned by L. C. Dyer, which includes 9 pure bred Jerseys, pro ducing an average of 450.8 Ibe. milk and 331.6 lbs. fat. v î For the ten months since the be Weather Report. Date ' Max. Min. ginning of the testing year, high January 10 ........................ 34 .... 30 herds to date, including dry cows, January 11 ................... »... 45 .... 31 are: T. G. Gregory herd of 75 grade January 12 .......................... 46 .... 25 January 13 .......................... 38 .... 27 Jerseys and Guernseys, averaging January 14 .......................... 39 .... 30 I 5,438.5 lbs. milk and 265.4 ibe. fat; January 15 .......................... 25 .... 8 J. H. Reid herd of 81 grade Jerseys, January 16 ............... »....... 88 .... 60 averaging 5,144.9 lbs. milk and Precipitation for the week was 263.3 lbs. fat: Wm. Luttrell herd of 16 grade Jerseys averaging 6,083.3 .10, with one inch of snow. lbs. milk and 278.4 lbs. fat. L. W. Owena herd of 20 pure bred Annual League Institute. Jerseys averaging 5,141.0 Ibe. milk The annual mid-winter Epworth and 260.1 lbs. fat; Enos Martin herd League Institute will be held at Ar of 7 mixed breeds, averaging 6.550.” lington on February 8 to 10. The lbs. milk snd 312.3 lbs. fat; L. C. dean for the institute this year is Dyer herd of 9 pure bred Jerseys, Rev. W. A. Briggs of Hermiston. Of averaging 5,518.2 lbs. milk and ficers and teachers will come from 306.1 lbs. fat. all parts of the Cascade district. The Twelve cows were listed on the different Leagues to be represented honor roll. . are: Pendleton, Hermiston, Heppner, Fossil, Arlington, The Dalles, Was Receive New Equipment. co, Hood River, Odell, Dufur, Mad The Rohrman Motor company, ras, Bend and Arlington. local Ford dealers, today installed In their shop a new 1935 N-S Storm Call for Warrant». boring bar. According to EC. Mc: r School District No. 14 calls all Reynolds, shop foreman, this mas,- warrants up to and including No. chine will enable the shop 1203. Interest ceases January 10th. out quicker jobs at less i dgenne. OTTO C. PIERCE, Clerk. This new piece of equipment will, re-bore all makes of automobili “THE GAY DIVORCEE” CALLED gines, without removing the enginer, from the car. It incorporates a cen-i SCREEN'S 1ST MUSICAL COMEDY. terIng device, by means of which "The Gay Divorcee,*' RKO-Radlo's the boring can be centered from ei- current musical comedy hit is de ther the bottom or the top of the clared to be the first "true musical cylinder. comedy" ever presented on the screen. Studio officials, it is said, exhaus ♦ ALONG THE CONCRETE • ted every possibility to accurately • • capture the giddy, headlong speed 4494**********9 of the plot, which, as a stage play Dave Mittlesdorf said he saw a starring Fred Astaire, played 238 boy leading a horse on a bicycle, the performances In New York and six months in the Palace Theatre, Lon other day. Guy Cronk wearing one rubber. don. Old Man Winter caught Mr. Creak Hit numbers of the original play unawares and had run away with have been retained, including the one rubber. Does anyone know a celebrated "Night and Day” number, good remedy for chilblains in one to the music of which Astaire does his famous "Dance of Moods.” There foot. C. D. Ellis walking half the dint- Is also Astaire’s sensational wild dance of joy and abandonment, ance to work one morning this wherein, having at last won the la week. His car stalled one block dy of his dreams, he celebrates by front homo. Mrs. Edna Mulkins of the West- leading her In a daring Waltz over tables, chairs, davenports and what land district reported the first wild flower find, Friday, January 11, In nots. "The Gay Divorcee" Is showing at the new year. The tiny blue flower the Oasis Theatre Friday and Sat was blooming In the pasture. So far the find is » record tor 1935. urday, Project — • • le ‘urn. , «0 2***. . . . . . . . . . ** " * I
