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VOLUME XXIX
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY,
NUMBER 48
DISTRICT VOTERS WIL
DETERMINE FATE 0
HI SCHOOL BUILDING
BOND
ELECTION
FOR
CALLED
TUESDAY, AUGUST 6.
Present Construction Urged Because
of
Crowded
Conditions
and
Available PWA Funds.
)
Whether Union high school dist
rict No. 9 will have a new high
school building will be determined
Tuesday, August 6, by the voters of
the district. From all indications, if
the voters come to the polls at the
Hermiston school house the bond
election will be carried. If they treat
the subject with indifference the new
school structure may not be built.
The present school building is
now overcrowded, by natural in
crease of farm population in the
district. There is held to be great
need for a good gymnasium and
likewise for a large auditorium. The
opportunity to secure a direct grant
from the government of 45 per cent
of the total costs is an incentive to
build now while this public fund is
available, and would result in a
great saving to the taxpayers. The
bond Issue is proposed at $40,000,
and the cost of the building and
equipment at around 870,000, total.
The new building will be fire
resistant with exits from all floors to
the ground levels. The front half
of the building sets in the street and
is one story in height, while the rear
half sets in the athletic field and is
14 feet below the street level. This
makes it possible to have entrances
to class rooms, study hall, corridor,
library, offices and rest rooms from
street levels. The gymnasium has a
ceiling height of 14 feet and runs
through two stories, the floor being
at, or near, the level of the athletic
field. In the gymnasium will be a
spacious stage with dressing rooms
at either side, and under the stage
will be dressing rooms and shower
baths. By the combination of audi
torium and gymnasium convenient
sealing capacity for 300 la provided
posite ends from the stage, while a
seating capacity for larger occasions
of 940 is provided, by the use of fold
ing chairs taken from storage rooms
under the bleachers.
Building materials will be mainly
home sand and gravel which will
aid largely in the economy of the
structure, as well as permanence and
security. The heating and fuel rooms
are in a separate unit at one end
of the main building and the plant
will heat every room noislessly and
efficiently. The entire structure is
planned with thoughts as to conven
ience, safety, economy of construc
tion and operation, health and a
sense of artistic beauty.
Any qualified voter who was on
the county assessment rolls as of
March 1, 1934, is entitled to vote.
Also anyone who furnishes satis
factory evidence of stock, shares or
ownership in any corporation, firm
or co-partnership listed on said tax
rolls are entitled to vote.
Brother Arrives Unexpectedly.
Joseph Costa, 17-year-old brother
of Gilbert Costa, who has lived here
for several years, arrived on the pro
ject some four weeks ago, and had
been working at the P. P. Sullivan
farm, not knowing that his brother
was living here. Through unexpec
ted channels Joseph learned that his
brother was living tn Columbia dis
trict and the two brothers were uni
ted after seven years. Joseph had
hitch hiked from Bloomfield, Con
necticut. He had been working at
the Sullivan farm for more than two
weeks.
Weather Report
Date
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License Examiner Coming.
C. M. Bentley, examiner of opera
tors and chauffeurs, will be In Her
miston Saturday. July 27th, at the
City Library between» the hours of
N
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EXPECT
' 1ST
Jo
A
loads of watermel-
one are expected to be placed on the
markets by August 1st, according to
inspectors who are testing the mel
ons, pronouncing them in good col
or and few of them ripening. W. P.
Beamer brought the first melons to
market today. Al Bolsted is the lar
gest grower on the project, having
50 acres in melons. Glenn Macken
has 15 acres planted to melons and
others have from one to three acres.
Boardman growers report the crop
not up to last year's standard and
the crop generally over the north
west has been reported as lower
than the average. This would indi
cate that a better price will be main-
tained.
Last year Bolsted alone shipped
between 20 and 25 car loads of
termelons from the Hermiston pro-
‘ject, besides the many melons that
were trucked to markets.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS
SCHEDULE OF COMING EVENTS
IRRIGATION PIONEER PICNIC
July 28
STATES PICNIC
August 4
TURKEY TOUR (E.O.T.G.A.)
August 17
HEPPNER RODEO
August 22-23-24
PENDLETON ROUND-UP
September 12-13-14
STATE FAIR, SALEM
August 31—Sept. 7
NORTH MORROW CO. FAIR
September 20-21
UMATILLA PROJECT FAIR
September 27-28
RIGHT-OF-WAYS SECURED
ON NORTH HILL ROAD
Engineer Parker of Salem who
was negotiating tor right-of-ways
on the North Hill road from Rohr-
man's garage to the Wallula cut-off
highway this week, has secured all
right-of-way titles to the Wallula
cut-off highway. This would indi
cate that bids for the construction
of the proposed straightening of the
highway from Stewart’s corner to
the bank building on Main street,
and then direct north to the Wallula
cut-off highway will be let this fall.
Most of the land in that section
belongs to the Hermiston Irrigation
district, the state and some privately
owned.
NEW JEWELRY STORE
LATEST ROGERS COMEDY
PERMED LAUGH HOLIDAY
Will Rogers' fans all
over
the
country are waiting for the laugh
holiday that will give them their
avorite star in "Doubting Thomas,”
coming Friday and Saturday to the
Jasis theatre, in which Will por-
rays the funniest role he has yet
attempted, in a picture that is a
augh cyclone by itself.
Rogers portrays the role of a sim-
ile, home-loving sausage manufac-
.urer, whose home-life is suddenly
ossed into a turmoil when an ama-
eur impresario, Alison Skipworth
(who played the same role on the
stage) persuades his wife, Billie
Burke, that she has been suppressed
all of her married life and that she
really belongs to the stage and her
public.
Rogers' son, Frank Albertson,
finds that his sweetie, Frances
Grant, has also become stage-struck
Father and son have their troubles
after wife and fiancee appear in an
amateur charity show which will
force all theatre audiences to hold
n to their seats.
Rogers finally effects a cure that
will make America’s ace humorist
more loved than ever.
Sterling Holloway Is a scream as
the bungling sound-effects man for
the amateur play.
In Nurses Training at Baker.
A. W. Behrman of Kennewick,
Wn., is opening a first class jewelry
store and watch repair shop in the
Hermiston Herald office this week.
He will be open tor business Friday,
July 26th, and a complete and expert
repair department including repair
service will be available to the peo
ple of the community.
Mr. Behrman has been associated
with his brother at Kennewick and
also has a brother in the jewelry
business in Walla Walla.
States Picnic August 4.
A prize will be given to the rep
resentative from the state giving
the best program at the states pic
nic to be held Sunday, August 4, in
Columbia park, H. J. Ott, president
of the organization said today. A
good representation Is expected to
attend from each state. The custo
mary basket lunch will be served at
noon with coffee furnished by the
organization.
Boardman Has Relief Cannery.
BOARDMAN, Ore., (Special)—A
cannery owned by Morrow county is
now in operation at Boardman and
at present is canning fruit, vegeta
bles and meat for those on the re
lief rolls. Mrs. Claud Coats, Claire
Caldwell and A. B Chaffee are in
charge of the canning. The manage
ment hopes that in the near future
the general public will be allowed
to use the cannery on the same ba
sis that the Hermiston co-operative
cannery is operated.
Miss Mignon Davis, granddaugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Garner,
who Is In nurses training in the Ba
ker hospital, was visited this week
by her mother, Mrs. Florence Garner
Many Improvement» Made.
Davis and Miss Margaret White, who
ia visiting her mother here from
A number of Improvements have
Berkeley, Calif., Mignon attended been made to homes here recently.
high school here and inter gradua Among them was the addition of a
ted in Portland
room 26x12 on the south side of the
Earl Bensel residence. The addition
Morrow County Fair Sept 20-21. of a room on the Geo. Harkenrider
The North Morrow County fair | residence was recently completed.
will be held September 20th and I The W. W. Felthouse home has been
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*. given a coat of paint and reshing-
21st this year at -- Boardman.
accord-
ing to announcement made this led, and a basement Is nearly com
week. The premium lists will soon pleted under the building occupied
be available at the post office In by the Hermiston Drug store. Part
Boardman and a large representa- of the fountain refrigeration equip-
tive display is
expected
for
this
QUALIFIED VOTERS AT
PRETTY HOME WEDDING
BOND ELECTION.
UNITES COUPLE SUNDAY.
All persons who have been in the
state six months, and in Union High
School District No. 9 for ' 30 days be
tore the election, who are
i
over 21
years of age. and who are on the
county assessment rolls as
i of March
1, are entitled to vote at
: the bond
election August 6. Also all who
furnish satisfactory evidence of
stock, shares, or ownership in any
corporation, firm or co-partnership
listed on said tax rolls are entitled
to vote. The election board will
have a copy of the assessment rolls,
and if the name is not on the rolls,
it will be necessary for the voter to
show that a mistake has been made,
before being entitled to vote.
The beautiful country home of
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Guderian on
Birch Creek near Pilot Rock was the
scene of an attractive wedding Sun
day afternoon, July 21, at 2:00
o’clock, when Miss Marjorie Shafer,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Shafer of Hermiston, became the
bride of Ralph Fix, son Of Mr. and
Mrs. B. H. Fix, also of Hermiston.
The bride, who was given in mar-
riage by her father, was lovely in a
floor length dress of white net and
lace. She carried a bouquet of pink
roses and sweet peas. Mrs. Edwin
Throop, sister of the bride was her
only attendant, and she wore an an
kle-length dress of pale yellow net
and carried a bouquet of gladioli.
The bridal party took its place to
the strains of the wedding march
played by Mrs. John Blair of Her-
mlston.
An impressive double ring cere-
mony was read on the lawn by Rev.
E. M. Butenshon of the Lutheran
church, in the presence of thirty
relatives and friends.
Following the ceremony
tractive wedding cake was cut by
the bride and dainty refreshments
were served by Mrs. Harry Guder
ian, aunt of the bridegroom, assis
ted by Mrs. Ted Guderian and the
Misses Georgfanna Lockwood, Bar-
bara Guderian and Mary Jane Gud
erian.
Mr. and Mrs. Fix will make their
home on a farm in the Columbia dis
trict.
The Guderian farm was the child
hood home of the bride’s mother.
and the home where twenty-five
years ago she became the bride of
Ralph Shafer.
The bride is a graduate of the
Hermiston high school. receiving
her diploma in '34, and the groom
attended school at Stanfield. Both
are well known in Hermiston.
LESTER P. FRAKER BURIED
IN PENDLETON TUESDAY.
Lester P. Fraker, pioneer of Pen
dleton, and active In the staging of
the early Pendleton Round-Ups, died
Sunday at 4 a. m. at St. Anthony’s
hospital.
Mr. Fraker, who was a half broth
er cf the late W. J. Furnish, was
bcrn in Pendleton October 8, 1877.
He lived in the Holdma 1 country
for 30 years and is survived by the
following: Mrs. Edith Fraker, his
widow, of Holdman: Lloyd Fraker,
of Pendleton, his son; Mrs. Margaret
Slater, Miss Ethel Fraker, both of
Tacoma, and Mrs. Mary Howard of
Corvallis, sisters.
Many friends gathered Tuesday
for the funeral held at 10:00 a. m.
PROGRAM PLANNED FOR
at the Folsom chapel with Rev. R.
PIONEER PICNIC SUNDAY.
Murray Jones, pastor of the Presby
terian church, officiating. Pall bear
Mrs. Gertrude Sanders, assisted by ers were Bob Goad, Charles Lemons.
Mrs. Chas. Taylor, have planned an William Meiners, Joe Hawkins, Thad
interesting program for the annual Hargett and less Goff
Irrigation Pioneer’s picnic to be held
Sunday, July 28, in the Columbia CHIROPRACTORS MEET IN
park. Walther Ott will have charge
STATE CONVENTION AT BEND
of the sports.
All parties who are able to fur
Dr. A. E. Marble of Hermiston at
nish transportation are requested to tended the annual state chiropractic
leave their name and all informa convention at Bend, Ore., over the
tion with F. C. McKenzie in Hermis week end, and reports one of the fin
ton at the Oregon Hardware & Im est and most educational conven
plement Co. Also anyone who does tions he has ever attended in recent
not have transportation to the pic
nic grounds are asked to leave their
The program was arranged by Dr.
names with Mr. McKenzie.
Randolf Ketchum and Dr. Roy Ren-
Basket dinners will be enjoyed at olds of Bend. Following each busi
noon and the program will begin im- ness session Dr. Marble said, the
mediately following the dinner hour. convention delegation was shown
Contrary to a recent report issued the wonderful scenery adjacent to
in the press, the Irrigation Pioneer Bend. The 1936 convention will be
picnic will not be held in conjunc held in Portland.
tion with the Townsend club picnic.
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Miller, who
live near Umatilla, were happily sur-
prised Thursday, July 18, when very
dear friends drove to tn ir place
from Heppner and Lexington to
spend the day. The party consisted
of Mr. and Mrs. Gus MeMilian, Mrs.
Minnie Leach and daughter Opal,
and Mrs. James Leach of Lexington,
and Mr. and Mrs. Claude Hill of
Heppner.
A card from Mrs. A. W. Christo
pherson this week states that they
are having a marvelous trip but that
it is terribly hot. They have visited
Glacier and Yellowstone parks, and
expected to visit Sioux Falls, S. D.,
and the Mayo Clinic at Rochester.
Minn., this week. Dr. and Mrs.
Christopherson left a week ago with
Dr. Christopherson's parents from
Portland and expect to be away a
month.
A group of neighbors and friends
gathered at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. D. D. Follett Tuesday night to
celebrate Melvin Follett’s birthday.
The group gathered and then motor
ed to Cold Springs reservoir where
they enjoyed a swim and • picnic
lunch. Among them were: Mr. and
Mrs. Follett and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Connor and family, Joe
Crampton and son Willis, Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Mikesell, Mr. and Mrs.
Wm. Lindner and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Alfred Cable, and Ed Peterson,
and Geo. Mikesell and Mr. and Mrs.
R. R. Mikesell and two children
Winifred and Jack of Vancouver,
HERMISTON WILL HAVE
Wn.
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
JULY 25, 1935.
Californian Praises Project.
The following statement was re-
ceived from H. Dewey Brown of Mo-
desto, Calif.: "After enjoying a
week’s visit with my brother and
family, Ray C. Brown at Irrigon, I
find the fruit and produce compare
very favorably with that grown at
Modesto (our home), the heart of
the fruit and dairying industry of
central California. Your fruit, ber
ries and vegetables are of excellent
size and quality and are rich in fla
vor. The alfalfa is splendid.
"Future dams constructed on the
Columbia river will bring cheaper
electric power, an abundance of irri-
gation water and a greater home
market for perishable fruits and
vegetables."
t STANFIELD NEWS
UMATILLA PROJECT FAIR
BUILDINGS BEING MOVED
HIGH PRODUCING
COW REACHES 74.2
BUTTERFAT MARK
555 COWS ENROLLED AND ARE
ON TEST.
Herd Improvement Association Boasts
of 36 Herds; Lowest Test on
2-Year Old 42.0.
“Beanie” and “Boots” were the
two high producing cows in the
Umatilla Herd Improvement asocia-
tion for the month of June accord
ing to a report issued by Al Ken
nings, tester. They are owned by C.
A. Lynch and J. H. Reid respective
ly. "Beanie” is a 6-year-old Jersey-
Holstein, producing 1281 pounds of
milk containing 74.2 pounds butter
fat, and "Boots” is a 4-year-old grade
Jersey, producing 1047 pounds milk
containing 71.1 pounds butterfat.
A. R. Coppock and son of Adama
is again enrolled as a member of the
association, the report shows. Other
activities in the association show
that five cows were culled for beef;
six cows were sold for dairy pur-
poses; one "T.B.” reactor was slau-
ghtered; and one bull was dehorned
and ringed.
There were 36 herds on test dur
ing June with 555 cows enrolled, of
which 35 were dry. The total milk
production was 369,083 lbs. and
16424.7 lbs. in butterfat, with 112
cows averaging a production of 40
lbs. fat.
High herd of over 20 cows is
owned by C. A. Lynch, and is 47
pure bred and grade Holsteins, pro
ducing 1003.0 lbs. milk, and 34.4 lbs
fat. High herd of from 12 to 20 cows
is owned by W. P. Luttrell, and is
18 grade Jerseys producing 580.2
lbs. milk, and 31.7 lbs. fat. High
herd under 12 cows is owned by B.
B. Eastridge and Is 11 grade Hol
stein and grade Guernseys, produc
ing 861.8 lbs. milk, and 34.2 lbs fat.
For the first five months since the
beginning of the testing year, dry
cows included, high herds to date in
average production are as follows:
Over 20 cows, C. A. Lynch, 3898.4
lbs. milk, 135.1 lbs. fat; T. G. Greg-
ory, 2486.8 lbs. milk. 119.9 lbs. fat;
From 12 to 20 cows, W. C. Luttrell,
2794.1 lbs. milk, 141.1 lbs. fat; L.
W. Owens, 2566.8 Iba. milk, 114.8
fat; Under 12 cows, B. B. Eastridge,
3636.8 lbs. milk, 137.0 lbs. fat; L. 3.
Dyer, 1877.7 lbs. milk, 102.6 lbs.
fat
There were 18 cows listed on the
honor roll in June.
In preparation for the Umatilla
Project fair which will be held Sep-
tember 27-28 on the new Commun-
ity Park grounds, the fair board is
moving the dairy barnes, poultry
display building and the main dis
play building to their new location.
The dairy and poultry buildings have
been wrecked and the lumber sal
vaged.
Plans for the fair are going for
ward and a few changes have been
announced. Mrs. W.L. Hamm is n
carge of the Women’s department,
Mrs. N. R. Mueller will superintend
the Home Ec department and Mrs. C.
M. Jackson the needlework. Mrs. W.
A. Hineline will have charge of the
4-H club gir’ls department.
The premium books will be out at EASTERN OREGON TEACHERS
least 30 days prior to the date of STRANDED ON BUSS TOUR.
the fair.
HEPPNER, July 20 (Special)—
There
were four eastern Oregon girls
STATE LEGION CONVENTION
among 13 from this state, Mae Do
herty and Phyllis Pollock of Hepp
IN THE DALLES AUG. 14 17.
ner, Elta Dale of Helix and Miss Me
The Dalles, Ore., July 24-One of Daid of Hermiston, among the 650
the most ambitious programs ever ar teachers from 40 states, stranded in
ranged for the entertainment of del Colorado, when the "omnibus col
egates and visitors to the annual lege." a traveling summer universi
state convention of the American Le ty, suddenly suspended operation be-
gion will be presented in this city cause of financial difficulties.
August 14, 15, 16, 17.
Dr. William M. Goldsmith of Wl-
The convention will open official chita, Kan., head of the expedition,
ly at noon on Thursday, August 15, called the teachers together and told
with the arrival of National Com them his funds had been attached
mander Frank N. Belgrano. Jr. The and that he was unable to continue
convention celebration. however, with the trip.
will begin at 8:00 o’clock Wednes
The young women from eastern
day night, August 14, with the pre
Oregon, together with a Miss Pen
sentation of a gigantic spectacle of nock of Rock Springs, Wyo., are now
World War service on land and sea.
“on their own,” traveling In a sedan
Soldiers, sailors, legionnaires and ci
belonging to the college, and are
vilians to the number of 500 will
making a tour of the west Instead of
take part in this spectacle, which Is going east, as they had planned.—
to be staged on Amotan Field, The
Oregonian.
Dalles High school turf covered and
flood lighted football ground.
The spectacle is planned to follow
the life and training of World War
ALONG THE CONCRETE
recruits from their entry into ser-
vice until their participation in
front line warfare.
Among the sensational features of
Roy Thomas doing a 40 yard dash
the spectacle will be the crashing of In 10 seconds flat Saturday morn
an airplane on the field as the ell ing while bystanders rooted for his
max of a representation of a stu small son Bobby, who was running
dent aviator's first solo flight. This down the street toward home Bobby
airplane has been especially con didn’t quite win out.
structed for the spectacle, with a
Ralph Krause has been graying
wing spread of 24 feet and a length gradually the past two weeks trying
over all of 35 feet. The machine ac to figure out the instructions which
tually will fly over the field and will came with the German mowin tn i-
crash from a height of 75 feet to chine at the Grange.
Four boys on bicycles playing fol
the ground below. Details of the
method of control and the safety of low the leader, lead by Young Long-
born and followed up by Yoing
the pilot when the machine lands
Robertson .... A healthful discon-
closely guarded by The tent makes for progress .
A
By Sophronia Rhea
Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Kenlson and
daughter Stella Trumbull spent the
last week with Frank Dunn and Mr.
and Mrs. Sampson in Spokane. They
returned home by way of Dayton.
Wn., where they visited Mr. Keni-
son's sister-in-law Mrs. Moyer and
Mr. and Mrs. John Spellinger.
Clinton Kelley of Corvallis, who
is instructor in chemistry in Seattle
University, is visiting at the home of
Stanley Green.
The Tuesday Bridge club met at
the home of Mrs. G. E. Greathouse
Tuesday afternoon. Refreshments
were served late in the a‘ternoon.
The Christian Endeavor society
will hold a novel meeting at the
Hope Presbyterian church Sunday
evening at 8:00 o’clock. Miss Marian
Sturdivant wii lead the meeting and
Miss Esther Fredreckson’s orchestra
will furnish the misic.
Dr. and Mrs. Hagge of Missouri,
who have been touring the western
states visited here at the home of
Dr. Hagge’s sister, Mrs. Theo. Mar
tin and brother Fred Hagge, over
the week end on their way home.
The Wm. Lay family left Tuesday
evening for Wallowa where they
plan to make their home.
Mrs F. B Connor has returned
from Portland and will make her
home here.
Dr. and Mrs. E K. McCown, who
lived In Mrs. F. B. Connor's house,
have taken apartments In the Frater
nal building.
Mr. and Mrs. David Rees and the
former's mother. Mrs. Evelyn Rees
of Medford. Ore., are visiting friends
and relatives In Stanfield this week.
Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Thorne of
Gresham. Ore., who have been on a
ten day tour through Canada stopped Dalles voiture of the 40 et 8, spon-
childs sorrow is aa Intense and pain-
at the home of the former’s brother
Fred Thorne.
sors of the World War drama.
ful as It ia brief.