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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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