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Troubles are often the tool 197 which God fashions us tor to”? © Uhe Hermiston Heraln VOLUME XXIX HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY, COMMENCEMENT $96494444294683 EXERCISES PLANNED FORMANYGRADUATES TELLS EXPERIENCES AMONG CHINESE. FLOYD McMULLEN Boardman won over Hermiston in the baseball game last week with a score of 1-2. Some very fine play ing was exhibited by both teams. In the tennis meet Stanfield last Wednesday, the scores were as follows: Girls' singles 3-6, 6-4 and STANFIELD WILL GRADUATE 7-5; Girls’ doubles 2-6, 6-1, and 6-2; Boys’ singles 6-3 and 6-0; Boys’ ELEVEN FRIDAY. doubles 4-6 and 5-7; and Mixed doubles 6-4 and 6-0. Others Will End High School Days Mullen salutatorian. A complete program will be pub- ENTERTAINS DISTRICT GROUP. lished next week. _ Members of the Hermiston Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary en THE POPPY SYMBOLIZES joyed a pleasant Mother’s Day din A SOLDIER MEMORIAL. ner and program at Pendleton Mon- .ay evening, at which members of the Pendleton Unit were hostesses. is . public memory and Jold Star mothers present were Mrs. How long — ------------- how enduring national gratitude? Emma Morris of Pendleton, and Mrs. This question will be answered here J. S. West, formerly of Hermiston, Saturday, May 25th. It will be ans but now of Pendleton. Besides the twelve members from wered in bright red poppies worn over the hearts of all who remem Hermiston there were guests present ber and are grateful to those who from Milton-Freewater, Heppner, sacrificed their lives in the nation’s and La Grande. Included among the visitors were Mrs. Rita Palmer of La defense seventeen years ago. The women of the American Leg Grande, past department president; ton Auxiliary will distribute the Mrs. Beatrice Christopherson of Her- flowers on the streets. They remem- miston, district president; Mrs. Har ber. Some of their own lie in the riett Gammell of Heppner, past dis poppy-studded battle cemeteries in trict president; Mrs. Effie Ritchey, resident of the Milton-Freewater France. Ever since the war they have been devoting their energies Unit, Mrs. Wilkins, vice president of to aid those left dependent, to help he La Grande Unit; and Mrs. Anna those who came back disabled, and Gastric. president of the Hermiston to carry on in peace for the cause Unit. Various entertainment numbers of American democracy. And on Poppy Day they will give their ser vere given by each Auxiliary Unit vices so that the rest of us may show -epresented. Hermiston presented that we, too. remember. 1rs. Anna Castric, president of the Wearing the poppy is the indivi ’Termistön Unit, who gave a read- dual act of tribute to the World War ng, and Velma Amsberry in an acro- dead. Everyone can wear a poppy. atic dance. The Auxiliary women will offer Those going from Hermiston be- tides Mrs. Christopherson and Mrs. them In exchange for a contribution for the welfare of the war's living Castric were Mrs. Wm. Shaar, Mrs victims. No price is asked for these W. L. Hamm. Mrs. O. K. Mudge. little flowers, shaped by the hands Mrs. Alice Stone. Mrs. Lyle Tilden. of disabled veterans, A dime, if that Mrs. Guy Amsberry, Mrs. Raymond is al! the person is able to give, or Walker, Mrs. Harry Connor, Pauline a tea dollar bill, if that amount can 3toop and Velma Amsberry. be contributed, it is all the same. The same symbolic' poppy will be given in exchange. The money which goes into the coin boxes of the poppy workers on Poppy Day will all be expended In the welfare work of the Legion and Auxiliary during the coming year, the bulk of it right here in our own city. Thus the little poppy will give us an opportunity to prove that our memory and gratitude for the sac- rifices made for America during the war still endures by enabling us to Health Meeting Here. A county health meeting of direc tors from Umatilla, Hermiston. Echo and Stanfield, and all Interested var- ties will he held in the American Legion hall at Hermiston. Friday, May 17. at 2:00 p. m. Miss Whit- lock, county health nurse, will out line and organize the work in this district. Directors on the health board tn this end of Umatilla coun ty Include Mrs. R. G. Penney of Stanfield. Mrs. A. C. Ebert of Echo. more, and aiding those yet within Mrs. McKenzie of Umatilla and Mrs the reach of humas help. A. W. Christopherson of Hermiston. HONORED BY A memorial to Flovd McMul len, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. McMullen of Hermiston, in the form of a first aid car to be used bv the Salem fire depart ment was approved Monday, May 6, b the city council of Salem. The estimated cost of $2.000 will be met by public subscrintion. Floyd, a Willamett university student, lost his life while fight- ing the state capitol fire April 25. . . e -------- - STANFIELD WILL GET CCC 4. "si* ì RECLAMATION CAMP SOON The bureau of reclamation has approved CCC camps at Ontario, Vale, Nyssa, Stanfield and Klamath, according to reports received here this week. An application was made tor work te be done on the Stanfield irrigation project in January, 1935, but no information had been re- ceived from Washington. F. A. Baker, secretary of the Stan leid irrigation district, reports that no communication has been received from Washington by his office. n Wins In Spelline Contest. The Morrow County Spelling Contest was held in Heppner, Ore., May 3, in conjunction with the May Floods, famine and Chinese bandits are common experiences for Rev. Day Festival. Lavell Pieper of Lex John D. James and his family, shown above. With Rev. James are Mrs. ington won first in the lower divi James and their two children, Paul 13. and Ruby May, 15. After 23 sion group and Joyce Biddle of years’ experience as a missionary in China, Rev. James has returned Lexington won first in the higher to this country and has been telling his experiences, in churches of division. The typing contest, held prior to many denominations. The entire family takes part in the service, play ing a number of stringed instruments and singing in three languages, this date, was won in the novice di English, Chinese and Norwegian. The group will appear Friday eve vision by Alma VanWinkle and Fern ning at the Full Gospel Mission, of which Mrs. Grace Trumbull is pastor Luttrell of Lexington. Miss Van Winkle and Miss Luttrell scored GRAND MASTER POOLE VISITS COMMUNITY PARK GOLF COURSE first and second respectively to win not only individual honors but also HERMISTON I. 0. 0. F. LODGE the team award. GREENS SOON COMPLETED If work on the Hermiston Com munity park continues to progress, the golf course greens will be com- nleted in a short time. A few golf ers have made the rounds of the four greens the past week and are pleased with the prospects for one of the "inest courses in this section. The committee reports that mem berships are coming in dally, and these dues also incide membership in the park asociation as welt. The -ommittee is composed of Mrs. A. W. Christopherson. Mrs. Sam Moore and Mrs. W. M. Pearson. Westland Grange Initiates. OCAL DISTRICT PLACED FIRST N COUNTY TRACK MEET. Hermiston-Stanfield Section nlaced first in the county grade chool track meet held in Pendleton aturday afternoon. Section stand- ngs were: Pendleton, 44 points: Milton-Freewater, 8112: Athena dis- rict. 701% : Hermiston-Stanfield 82; Pilot Rock section, 24. The following represented section 4: Lester Wilcox, Richard Rugg. Jesse Moore, Ralph Marble, Donald Pankow, Glenn Elwood, Marvin Ran- ‘in, ElFort Moore. Robert Christian, Oren Henning, Virginia Wells, Del la Madden. Helen Johnson. Tuanita Quick, Audrey Null and Dorothy Pierson, from Hermiston; O’Dotinel, Davis, Hiatt, Caldwell, Tippie, Coon ey and Kennedy, from Umatilla; Pierson, Jordan, Thompson, Roberts, : Hayner and Tafft, from Echo; Geer from Columbia, and Rhea from Stanfield. _________________________ _ 1 to be amused.—Thomas Carlyle. OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER USEFUL MEMORIAL. Grand Master Chas. Poole, visited the Hermiston I.O.O.F. lodge Mon lay night. May 6, at which time the second degree was conferred upon Robert Yeager and Eugene Hanby, f Hermiston, by the Stanfield de- Tree team. Members of the Board- nan, Echo, Stanfield and Pendleton odges were present. An Interesting and Instructive slk was given by the grand master nd by T. B. Bomboy of Pendleton, pedal district deputy for Umatilla nd ‘Morrow county. Other talks ere gi ven by D. W. Davis of Echo, nd Geo. Harkenrider of Hermiston, oth district deputies. desperate. Happy people do not need MAY 9, 1935. HIGH SCHOOL NOTES Pendleton won the tennis cup May 16: Hermiston Exercises previously displayed in the window of the Hermiston Herald, on Satur Are Set for May 23. day, May 4. They now are the cham pions of the county in everything ex Commencement exercises are being cept Girls’ doubles. Maxine Paul and conducted in this section of the Julia Colpitts of Hermiston won county as the end of school approa- that match. ches. Stanfield schools are holding exercises Friday, May 10, In the Hermiston took Echo in a baseball o high school auditorium at 8:00 p. m. Marie Thorsen will be valedic- game held on the local field May 6 torian of the class and Bytha Hos After a hard battle, the Bulldogs made a run in the last half of the kins salutatorian. last inning. This brought the score Baccalaureate services were con up to 2-1. These teams will meet ducted Sunday, May 5, by Rev. O. W. again on the 13th of May to decide Payne. who is the champion in this end of Members of the graduating class the county. are Anna Correa, Irene Fedler, La vada Nudo. Bytha Hoskins, Ruth The local girls won over Stanfield » Rowell, Maria Thorsen, Edna Lay, in the game held on the opponent's Cleo Green, Charles Hedrick, Stan field May 1. The final score was ley Wessell, Raymond Attebury and 2-1. Leo Rueber. The Irrigon schools will bold At a Junior class meeting last commencement exercises Thursday, Thursday, the following Junior Prom May 16, in the gymnasium at 8:00 committees were appointed: Ceiling, p. m., and Dr. E. T. Allen, Prof, of Alton Sisson, Earl Watson, Richard — ............. — " col- Cox, Archie Fry, Guy Jeppe, Jack Biblical Literature at ' — Whitman lege, will be the speaker. There Reeves, Paul Marble and Charlotte two graduates Billie Markham and Ralph; Walls, Mary Burnham. Alice Bessie Wilson. Edwards, Harold Throop, Bill Nel The Irrigon band will make its son, Barbara Reid and Bill Jackson; first official public appearance at Furniture: Ruth Dodd, Herbert the graduation exercises. It is com Skovbo, Dale Carson, Fred Rankin. posed of 25 new members and is di Carrie Lage and Oliver Knerr; and rected by Stan Atkin, superintend- Stage and Windows, Elva Stamper, ent. Eleanor Dawson, • Kenneth Knerr, Commencement exercises for the Hugh Driscoll, Harold Rainwater, Boardman schools will also be held Frank Jeppe, and Clarence Myers. committees began work on the May 16, with the following members These 1 of the senior class receiving diplo hall Monday during Activity Period mas: Zelda Carpenter, Margurette under the supervision of Miss Mar Harford, Elsie Wilson, Imogene Wil- garet Elliott, class advisor. Mackanson, Freda May Richardson, Delbert Mackan, John Healy and .Tack Dawson returned home Mon- Fred Slanger. 4 day. May 6, and is recovering rapid- -M. C. Jacobs of Whitman college N Iy. He expects to return to school will be the speaker for the commen: cement exercises at Umatilla to be held May 16. Baccalaureate will be The "Student Body nominating given Sunday, May 12, and class , committee appointed Monday by night program Tuesday, May 14. Fred Hensel, student body president Members of the class are: Margaret Is : as follows: Fred Hensel, Ed Pater- Baumann, valedictorian, Helen Bar- son, . Edna Turnblad and Woodrow bouletos, salutatorian, Josephine Whitsett. This committee Selected Connell, Lena Rose, Louise Jackson, the following nominees for the offi Jack Cooney, Lewis Dexter, Boyd cas: President, Bill Jackson and Hower and Robert McKenzie. Kenneth Knerr; Vice President, Har old Throop and Eleanor Dawson Secretary, Margaret Clarke and Opa Hermiston Exercises. Stockard; Treasurer, Barbara Reid Members of the senior class of and Bonnie Lamberson; Social man the Hermiston high school will ager. Maxina Paul and Bill Harris graduate Thursday, May 23. Mem Editor of the Bulldog, Ruth Dodd bers of the class are: Helen Addle- and Mary Burnham; Yell Queen. man, Juanita Allen, Genevieve Burn Nina Rae McCulley and Marie Steph side, Julia Colpitts Martha Lens, enson; Yell King, Wayne Powei Florence Lewis, Margaret McMul and Jim Jackson. len, Mildred Phelps, Mary Rodda, Students will have the opportun Neva Richards, Sylvia Shutter, Mir Ity of nominating other candidates iam Swarner, Edna Turnblad, Faith at the meeting Thursday. The elec Wilson, Jack Dawson, Bruce Follett, tion will be held May 16. Fred Hensel, Geo. Knapp, Billy Lind ner, Morris. Mullins, Don Moore, Athletic letters have been ordered Floyd Pierce, Clement Stockard, Geo. all eligible students and these Sale, Tom Stewart, WoodrowWhit- for will be presented before school Is sett, and Ed Peterson. out. Edna Turnblad will be valedic- torian of the elass and Margaret Mc- PENDLETON LEGION AUXILIARY Pleasure la the last resort of the The Westland Grange held its regular meeting Monday night at the Westland school house. Initiation in the third and fourth degrees was put on by the officers and drill team from the Cold Springs Grange. Those initiated were Mr. and Mrs. Carson Linder, Albert Kennings, Lauretta Mulkins and Lewis Seeliger. About 65 members and visitors were present. Refreshments of sand- wiches, cake and coffee were served and dancing enjoyed. This report was turned in by Mrs. Frank Seeliger, lecturer. LARGE DELEGATION ATTENDS LA GRANDE LEGION MEETING Approximately 400 delegates at tended a joint district meeting of the American Legion held at La Grande Wednesday night at which State Commander Joe Chamberlain of Corvallis was present. Other of ficials present were Al Greenwald, chairman of the organisation group of the Sons of the American Legion, of Portland, J. M. Biggs and Fred Kiddle of La Grande, both past de partment commanders. Sam Moore, commander of the Hermiston Post, James Todd and Gny Amsberry were delegates from Her- mlston. One of the highlights of the meeting was reported to be a shirt- tail carving by Commander Buck Knight of the La Grande Post, who won a wager over Commander Pet- tinger of the Pendleton Poet. Anderson Presented Jewel. t UMATILLA NEWS By Louise Byrnes Anticipation of the construction of warehouses on the Columbia river is being heard here by the Pacific Con tinental Grain Corporation, and by the North Pacific Grain Growers. The waterfront property has been leased by the Shaver Forwarding company which proposes building gas and oil storage tanks to supply trucks. Lloyd Ostrom, Maurice Caldwell. Everett Ervin, Herbert Lane and Dwight Arnold, who are employed on the tie gang east of Arlington, were at their homes here Sunday. Blanche Pike has returned from a visit with her sister, Mrs. Esther Rudy at Coulee Dam. Mr. and Mrs. William Roberts of Walla Walla spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Wurster. W. R. Nugent is making plans for an open «tr pavilion to be built on the Staymore Auto Camp west of town. The Umatilla baseball team is still topping the Irrigation League with their defeat over the Hermiston team at Hermiston Sunday. The winning score was 10-5. At the same time Echo defeated Stanfield 7-3 at Echo. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Gailey accom panied by Yvonne Bousquet and Paul Donavon motored to Pendleton Sunday. The Misses Margaret Brown and Josephine Connell, and Lyle Brown and Donald Harryman motored to Wallowa Saturday evening. Mrs. Jess Connell and daughter Josephine spent Wednesday In Port land. Miss Phylis Long accompan ied them home. Mr. and Mrs. M. M. McCullough and daughter Rosemary left Monday for Portland to be with Mr. McCul lough's brother Wesley of Yakima, who is ill there. Mrs. James Byrnes and daughter Louise and grandson Gordon Lee spent Monday and Tuesday in Pen dleton on business. Engineer Nickerson and Clark Robinson of the U. S. Army Engi neers have returned to Portland af ter completing their work here on the Umatilla rapids dam survey. Christian Endeavor was contin ued on through church time Sunday evening so that the delegates who attended state convention at The Dalles April 25 to 28, could give re ports on the lectures and sessions they attended. Miss Catherine Kennedy was hon ored at a surprise birthday party at her home Friday evening. Guests were members of her room at school Those people representing Umatil- la school in county tennis tourney at Hermiston Friday and Saturday were: Josephine Connell, girls sing les who won from Helix but lost from Hermiston representative; Dor othy Tonies and Margaret Brown lost to Hermiston girls doubles; Er ma Byrnes and Delbert Van Scho- iak lost to Pendleton in mixed doub les; McLloyd McCullough, winning from Stanfield, lost from Echo oppo nents; and Oriin Lane and Clifford Roberts lost to Pendleton boys doub- “Mr. and Mrs. M. M. McCullough and daughter Rosemary spent Thurs day in Athena. Umatilla grade pupils who parti cipated in the county track meet at Pendleton Saturday were Jeanne Me Kenzie. Faye Roberts, Patsy Cooney. Tom O'Donnell, Eugene Hiatt, Ardis Caldwell, Ralph Davis. Catherine Kennedy and Hazel Tipple. REPORT RECOMMENDS CONSTRUCTION DAM AT UMATILLA RAPIDS FAVORABLE STEPS TOWARD DAM CONSTRUCTION MADE. H. G. West in Washington Promoting Interest: Oregon Re or esentati ves Will Be At Hearing. A notice sent out Friday, May 3, by Colonel Thomas M. Robins, corps of engineers, confirms the belief that definite steps are being taken to- ward the progress of the Umatilla rapids dam. Others are that Oregon representatives at Washington are supporting the river improvement program as carried out in the fol lowing telegram received from Sen ator Steiwer by F. B. Swayze and E. P. Dodd of Hermiston: “I have examined Umatilla rapids ' report received by chief of engineers today. Report commends against pen river improvement above Uma- ilia and recommends if and when river improved above Umatilla it be done by dam to raise water 310.5 feet at cost of 323,240,000. The higher dam was considered and re jected. Although more power eould be produced with higher dam engi neers report cost not justified. Low dam backs water up to month of Snake. Will appreciate your advis ing me it it is desired to communi cate with river and harbor board with regard this report and if I can be of assistance in transmitting ar- uments or briefs you may desire to submit. I have arranged with chief f engineers to appear before board when report Is under consideration to urge Immediate constructiou of dam at Umatilla rapids." Report Misinterpreted. The report from Washington ap- pearing in daily papers Tuesday re lating to navigation on ths upper Columbia, la believed to have been due to a misunderstanding of the subject as the rejected feature the writer referred to merely rilates to open channel work, not to the con struction of a dam at Umatilla rap- Ids. 8. A. Anderson of Hermiston, past master of the La Grande, Ore., Mas onic lodge, will be presented with a past master jewel at the eastern Oregon, Idaho and Washington dist rict meeting to be held there Satur day. May 11. This meeting will be the third of such district meetings, Boy Scout Cubs to Pendleton. the two former being held at Baker A baseball team made up of Cub and Pendleton. At a joint meeting Boy Scouts from Hermiston and Echo here Tuesday night ‘representative will play the Pendleton team Sat members were present from Stan ALEXANDERS WILL CELEBRATE urday afternoon. May 11 at the field, Echo and Umatilla. The third Round-Up park diamond. Rev. W. A. degree was conferred upon Gerald 55TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Briggs will accompany the boys White. A social time was enjoyed Mr. and Mrs. R. Alexander of Pen from Hermiston. ______ __ ______ following the business session. dleton will observe their 55th wed ding anniversary May 13th at their home in Pendleton. They will also observe the 85th birthday of Mr. Alexander, on the same occasion. Mr. Alexander was born near Stuttgardt, Germany, May 12, 1850. He came to America at the age of 18 and began work tn a store in Last year just about Baltimore. After two years he went Say Bill, could i Say, if youwal to Memphis, Tenn., and from there use your lawn-mower ? to San Francisco. In 1874 he opened dinner? StoP, a store for himself in Baker, Ore., at this also owned a branch at Union. In 1877 he moved to Pendleton where he conducted a general merchandise I Suppose business for 50 years. Mrs. Alexand Will one or I'll have to er was born at The Dalles in 1860. you guys kic Her maiden name was Pauline Ep- make the over that , Inger. They were married at Baker, oàYderi aS grease gun: Ore . and made their wedding trip usual _ by the old fashioned stage coach to Pendleton. Mr. Alexander was initated Into the order of Odd Fellows at LaGrande and received his fifty year Jewel several years ago. He also bas fifty j year jewels from the Knights of IE Pythias and Elks, and has been ! many years a member of the Wood men and the Masons, being a Shrln-i er. The Pauline Rebekah lodge in, Pendleton was named for Mrs. Alex- ander. They are both in excellent health. Mr. Alexander has been first vice president of the First National Bank of Hermiston for the past 28 years. They have two daughters, Mrs. E. P. Dodd of Hermiston and Mrs. Ber tha Collins of Portland, and one son. Roy Alexander of Pendleton. Backyard Activities Mine is busted — this time I was pulling into Fish Lake. OK boy,didwecac. a ral chicken tountO Weather Report. Date 2 May (Copyright, W M U) Mey 5 May May 7 May 8 West to Washington. H. G. West, secretary of the in- land Empire Waterways association, is being sent to Washington to wort on the subject of channel improve ment and Umatilla rapids dam con- struction. This is being done with the view of taking every step possi- ble towards securing construction of the dam. Finds Inadequate Channel. The report in part as sent out by Colonel Robins finds "that improve- ment of the Columbia river above Umatilla by open river methods would provide an inadequate chan nel for through commercial naviga tion to Snake river points, and would not be advisable as a first step in the i.comprehensive develop- r ment of the waterways under con sideration. Any further improve- ment of the stretch of the Colombia river in question should be made by construction at Umatilla rapids of a lock and dam with normal pool elevation at 310.5 feet above mean sea level. The estimated coot of this lock and dam is 323,240,000. ‘‘You are further advised that you have the right to appeal from the above conclusions to the board of engineers for rivers and harbors, a permanent body sitting at Washing- ton, D. C., to which all examinations and survey reports of this character are referred. Parties desiring to do so may be heard on appeal by the board, either orally or in writing. Written communications should be addressed to the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors, Munitions Building. Washington. D. C., and should be mailed in time to be I the possession of the said board within 4 weeks from the date Of this communication." King Will Head Echo School W. E. King, principal of Griswold high school at Helix, has been chos en superintendent of schools at Echo and will have charge of both the high school and grades. H. P. Eche yer. assistant principal at Helix, suc ceeds Mr. King. t**............................. $ ♦ ALONG THE CONCRETE • Have you noticed how Tom Fraser and B. 8. Kingsley strut around the last day or two? The former has a little the edge on the latter be cause he is a brand new granfather, while Mr. Kingsley is second hand. If Old Uncle Sam starts arrestine ail senders of dime chain letters he will beve to enlarge his Jelle. Max. Min. When the jury hangs the prisoner 72 ... .. 40 73 .. .. 30 don't. 87 ... .. 35 H. J. Stillings working over time 81 .. .. 48 In order to put up dime chain let- 7 4 ... ten Who said it wasn't worth a . ......................... . 76 - . ................................ 79 .. 32 dime? ................................ ............................. ................................ ........................._.... ..................... ..........
