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NUMBER 8
TWO COUNTIES ARE
REPRESENTED IN
ROAD MEET HERE
SECONDARY HIGHWAY IMPROVE
MENTS SOLICITED.
Committee Hopes to Impress State
Highway Board of Need for Re-
surfacing Diagonal-Lexington Road
The biggest and most Important
road meeting in years in Hermiston
took place at the Hermiston Hotel
when delegates to the number of
fifty-three assembled from Heppner,
Lexington# Butter Creek, Columbia
. district and Hermiston to discuss,
with all members of the county
-courts of Umatilla and Morrow
counties, the matter of permanent
improvement of the Diagonal-Butter
Creek-Lexington highway.
This road has been designated as
a state secondary highway and has
been graded and graveled and some
parts given a light coat of oil, but
the heavy traffic that has developed
on all parts of it is destroying the
road bed and making the road prac
tically impassable. That it must be
rebuilt and given a heavy treatment
of oil, was the concensus of opinion
expressed by all the speakers at the
meeting. The present methods of
maintaining the highway have prov
en ineffectual and the state is in
great danger of losing a large in
vestment It oiling and other better
ments are not provided by the state
highway commission in the very
near future. Oiling must be done by
early summer.
The members of the Morrow coun
ty court were Judge W. T. Camp
bell, and commissioners. Frank Par
ker and George Pike, and all spoke
earnestly in support of the proposed
improvement. County Judge Fay
Hodges, and commissioners, J. O.
Hales and William Meiners were all
in attendance and spoke highly in
favor of the road and all members
of both courts gave warmest assur-
anees that they would visit the state
highway commission and urge the
construction asked for and continue
to hammer on the matter until It
was ordered and completed.
Vice President, R. H. McAtee of
the Hermiston Commercial club, pre
sided. Visitors, in addition to the
members of the courts who addressed
the meeting were Frank Saling. Ray
McAllister, R. H. Lane and W. F.
Barnett of Lexington; Roy Neill,
Ralph Saylor, Allan Thomson and
Wm. Doherty of Butter Creek; S. E.
Notson and Jasper Crawford of Hep
pner; H. J. Ott and J. H. DeMoss of
Columbia district; and W. W. Felt
house. E. P. Dodd, F. C. McKenzie.
O. 0. Felthouse and H. T. Fraser of
Hermiston.
After the discussion, and acting on
the suggestion of Umatilla County
Judge Hodges, it was decided to pre
pare a brief of information and argu
ment to be presented to the State
Highway commission by the county
courts at an early date, and a rep
resentative committee consisting of
E. P. Dodd and F. C. McKenzie of
Hermiston. Ralph Saylor of Butter
Creek, Frank Saling of Lexington;
L. E. Dick of Heppner, and Henry
Sommerer of Columbia was appoint
ed to hold a meeting Tuesday, Oc
tober 22, and prepare for a presen
tation of the case before the state
highway commission at a very early
date, This committee has announced
that it will welcome suggestions
from all interested sources as it de-
sires to compile all facts pertaining
to engineering, traffic service, ec
onomic features, and the importance
of the road in the general state and
federal highway system.
This road begins at the junction
of the Diagonal road with the Wal
lula cut-off seven and a half miles
northeast of Hermiston. Because of
this connection, which is within ten
miles of the Oregon-Washington
state highway system of Washing-
ton, leading through the Yakima
valley to the Sound country and
also to Spokane and all eastern
Washington and north Idaho terri
tory, the road becomes an inter
state highway. From this point of
connection the road two miles east,
links up with the Pendleton Cold
Springs highway, and also westerly
to Portland over the Wallula cut-off
and the Columbia highway.
From the point of the Wallula
cut-off southward the road leads
through Hermiston and thence to
Blitter Creek three miles south and
on up Batter Creek to the Percy
Jarmon ranch and thence through
Morrow county wheat fields to Lex-
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PLUMMER
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COUNTY,
IN FUNERAL SERVICES FOR HARRY
OREGON BY 4-H TEAMS
The Hermiston 4-H club can
ning demonstration team and
an agricultural demonstration
team on bees by a team from
Tillamook county were re
sponsible for Oregon 4-H club
bers retaining the Plummer
trophy, a large American flag,
by making an average score of
better than 97 on demonstra-
tiods given at the Pacific In
ternational Livestock Exposi
tion in Portland.
The Hermiston team, com
posed of Helon Jendrzajewski
and Margaret Clarke, scored 99
plus. Acting as judge of the
demonstration was R. Marston,
state club leader of Wyoming.
A. E. BENSEL WILL REPRESENT
TOWNSEND CLUB AT CHICAGO
A. E. Bensel, president of the Her
miston Townsend club, was elected
as a delegate to the national con
vention in Chicago, October 24 to
27, at a meeting of the club Tues
day night. Mr. Bensel plans to leave
Monday for the convention city,
Thirty new members were taken
into the club Tuesday night which
brings the total membership up to
322, the largest In comparison to
the size of the territory, In this sec
tion of eastern Oregon.
On October 27th, starting at 1:30
o'clock in the afternoon, this club
will join with thousands of other
clubs in the United States in holding
meetings simultaneously with the
closing hours of the national con
vention.
The meeting was opened, by com
munity singing. Three songs which
applied to the Townsend plan, and
composed by Mary Ellis, Mrs. Joe
Udey and A. E. Bensel were sung.
A reading was given by the Beasley
boy and a motion song by Peggy
Smith.
Hospital Negotiations Revived.
Negotiations were again opened
this week by E. F. Ness of Portland
for the securing of the old Shotwell
building here for use as a hospital.
Correspondence from Mr. Ness says
that he hopes to close the deal to
purchase the building and if so will
again visit Hermiston in the near
future.
Father Demonic O’Connor Dies.
, Word was received here today of
the death of Father Domonic O’Con
nor, in Bend, Oregon. Father O’Con
nor was visiting his uncle at Bend
and passed away while sleeping
Wednesday night. No further de
tails were received.
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
High School Honor Roll.
Seniors—Barbara Reid, Charlotte
Ralph, Maxine Paul, Bill Jackson.
Junior—Dorothy Conrad, Helen
Dunning, Irene Kennings, Maxine
Mackan and James Power.
Sophomore—Lois White, Vera Sis
son, Rebecca Pierson, Nina Rae Mc
Culley. Frances Lewis, Jane Jack-
son and Laura Conrad.
Freshmen—Eleanors Steiner, Ger
aldine Mullins, Jesse Moore, Ruby
Leo and Glenn Elwood.
Teachers, students, alumni and
parents enjoyed the first high school
party of the season held last Friday
night in the local auditorium. Vol
ley ball was played in the early part
of the evening while later on danc
ing and cards were enjoyed. The
Follet orchestra furnished the mu
sic. The door receipts amounted to
three dollars and fifteen cents.
The student assembly was enter
tained by the freshmen last Wed
nesday morning when the freshmen
initiation began. First the class
marched around the room garbed In
paraphanalia consisting of short
dresses and green ribbons for the
girls, and short pants, old shoes,
girls’ purses, green ties or hair rib-
bons for the boys. Then Maxwell
Englert, Carl Clark and Don Alstott
favored the group with a song. Sev-
eral girls also sang, Marvin Rankin
played a harmonica solo
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to complete
the program.
The high school is looking for-
ward to the support of the commu-
nity on October 18 when it meets
Athena on the local field.
The final initiation ceremonies
were held last Thursday night. The
boys wore girls' clothes and vice
versa. • The evening began with the
usual mounting of the stairs while
blindfolded- end progressed through
soda and vinegar, the electric shock
and cat's eyes (skinned grapes) to
flourish off with eider and cookies.
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OREGON,
Pilgrim Holiness Evangelist.
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OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
OCTOBER 17, 1935.
STORES WILL CLOSE FOR GAME
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Final tribute was paid to Harry
McMillan Tuesday afternoon at fun
eral services held in the Methodist
church at 2:00 o'clock, with Rev. O.
W. Payne of Brownsville, Or., form
erly pastor here, conducting the
service. McMillan passed away at
St. Anthony’s hospital in Pendleton
Saturday morning following an ill
ness of several months duration.
Members of the Odd Fellow and
Rebekah lodge attended the services
in a body, and the Odd Fellows con
ducted services at the grave in the
Hermiston cemetery. Pall bearers
were Gwyn Hughes, Geo. Harken-
rider, H. A. Pankow, Curtis Simons,
Gerald White and Geo. 'Wagner. Mr,
McMillan had been a member of the
I.O.O.F. lodge for seven years and
was a past grand master.
He was born at Emerado, North
Dakota, March 28, 1890, and was the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew McMil
lan. He came to Hermiston with his
parents in June, 1913.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Ruby McMillan, and one sister Miss
Lila McMillan of Eugene. Or.
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Business houses will close •
• Friday afternoon between the •
• hours of 2:45 and 4:00 in or- •
• der to permit attendance at the •
• football game between the Her •
• miston Bulldogs and the Athe- • UNDER DIRECTION OF REGIONAL
• na high school team. In other •
• years it has been the policy of •
OFFICE AT PULLMAN.
• the stores to close during foot- •
❖ ball games.
• Locust Seed Being Gathered in Na
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tion-Wide Program to Produce
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Rev. R. V. Steelhead of San Aca-
clo, Colorado, who opened revival
American Legion Auxiliary Notes. meetings at the Pilgrim Holiness
Hermiston Unit No. 37 held in church Thursday night, October 17.
stallation of officers on Thursday
evening, October 10th, with Mrs. L.
PINE CITY NEWS t
A. McClintock of Pendleton as in t
By Oleta Neill
stalling officer. The following of
ficers for 1936 were installed:
Mr. and Mrs. Reid Buseick and
Mrs. Logan Todd, president; Mrs. daughters Barbara and Donna and
Guy Amsberry, vice president; Mrs. son Robert of Long Creek spent the
week end visiting Mrs. Buseick’s
Raymond Walker, 2nd vice presi parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Watten-
dent; Mrs. Alice Stone, secretary burger.
Jack Lamont and Harry Hadfield
treasurer; Mrs. J. P. Sage, histor
ian; Mrs. James Todd, chaplain; and of Portland spent the week end at
Frank Helms home hunting
Mrs. O. K. Mudge, sergeant at arms, the
pheasants.
Members of the local post and of
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Estle and fam
Pendleton Unit were guests. Dis ily from Oklahoma were over night
guests
at the R. D. Estle home Mon
tinguished members of the Legion
Auxiliary present were: Mrs. L. A. day night.
Mr. and Mrs. Emery Cox and fam
McClintock, district president for ily spent Friday evening visiting at
the Auxiliary; Mrs. A. W. Christo the Walter Wigglesworth home in
pherson. past district president; Mrs. Echo.
Mr. and Mrs. Burt Young ot The
Edna Coppinger, president of Pen
Dalles spent the week end on But
dleton Unit; James Todd, district ter Creek.
commander for the Legion, and J.
Mrs. Frank Helms and daughters
M. Biggs, past Legion Department were business visitors in Echo and
Hermiston Saturday.
Commander.
Mrs. WM. Rodda and Miss Grace
Following the ceremony, refresh
ments were served and the evening Rodda and Andrew Harvey were
dinner guests at the Frank Helms
was spent in dancing.
home Sunday.
The next regular meeting of Her
Mrs. T. J. O’Brien returned home
miston Unit No. 37 will be held at Saturday evening after visiting her
husband
who is ill in the hospital
the Legion hall on October 24, at 8
Portland.
P. M. sharp. At this meeting plans in Mr.
and Mrs. C. H. Bartholomew
for the year’s activities will be returned home from Spokane Sunday
made.
evening.
R. D. Estle, E. B. Wattenburger
The Unit regrets loosing one of Its
active members, Mrs. L. D. Tilden, and Emery Cox went deer hunting
Sunday. They returned without
who has moved to Portland.
• any deer.
John Healy returned home from
St. Helens Monday evening.
Armistice Day Turkey Shoot.
Burl Coxen. R. A. Phelps. Lester
The Hermiston Post of the Ameri Gamble, Tom Kenny and Ambrose
can Legion is planning a turkey Chapin of Heppner hunted pheasants
shoot on the morning of Armistice on Butter Creek Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Neill attended
day. A football game will be
a Townsend picnic in Heppner Sat
played in the afternoon between urday.
Touchet. Wu„ high school ahd the
Mr. and Mrs. John Harrison and
Bulldogs on the local field. In the son Johnny and Mr. and Mrs. Burl
evening the Legion will sponsor a Wattenburger and family attended
dance. Out-of-town Legion and Aux the show in Hermiston Friday even
ing.
iliary guests will be entertained at a
Miss Cecelia Brennan and Miss
pot luck dinner in the Legion hall. Norma Gibbons spent the week end
visiting Miss Gibbon’s mother, Mrs.
Boulder Dam Stamp Issued.
Gladys Forties at Boardman.
A recent issue of the beautiful
Weather Report.
Boulder Dam stamps were received
Date
Max. Mln.
at the local post office and were
October 10
75 .... 35
eagerly purchased by local stamp
October 11
75 .... 30
collectors, according to Acting Post
October 12
73 .... 47
master Harvey DeMoss. Inspector J.
October 13
64 .... 48
R. Freeman visited the local office
October 14
64 .... 48
this week and gave a rating of 91.
October 15
65 .... 33
October 16 ......................... 66 .... 37
CARD OF THANKS
Precipitation was .32 during the
In this way we express our deep week.
appreciation to members of the Her
miston I.O.O.F. lodge, and to our
J. O. Swearingen of Irrigon, Chas.
friends for every act of kindness Dillon and son Warren of Boardman,
shown us during our bereavement. F. D. Brace, Irrigon and Guy and
MRS. RUBY MCMILLAN. Claud Nelson of Patterson, Wn.,
MISS LILA MCMILLAN.
were visitors here this week.
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RIVER ARTICLE ATTRACTS ATTENTION OF
OUTSIDE HERMISTON HERALD READERS
As evidence that the recent article
by E. P. Dodd on the economic justi
fication of a dam at Umatilla has
reached and attracted attention of
people outside the immediate terri
tory of the dam site, is contained in
a letter to Mr. Dodd from David W.
Gibson of Portland, Or
"I read with some interest In a
recent issue of the Hermiston Herald
an article which was written by you
in connection with the Umatilla rap-
ids dam project and with which I
am in full accord. You could express
it in no better way than the way in
which you have expressed it. "The
Hermiston was taken by Heppner Umatilla rapids dam Is the key pro
in the game last Friday for a score ject,” as regards the development of
of 11-0. Jack Reeves received a bro the Columbia river both above and
below the mouth of the Snake river.
ken finger during the game.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
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SOiL CONSERVATION
WORK EMPLOYS A
CREW OF 34 HERE
MC MILLAN HELD TUESDAY
150 DELEGATES EXPECTED TO
Millions of Trees.
ATTEND GIRLS’ LEAGUE MEET
Early this week the employment
of 34 men at Hermiston and Echo
brought the soil conservation nurse
ries crew strength in the northwest
to over three hundred. C. H. Hatton
of Portland is directing the work
here which was organized by R. W.
Prentice of the Soil Conservation
Service, U. S. Department of Agri
culture at Pullman, Wn., who was
here last Saturday. Crews are at
work gathering locust seed here, and
other tree seed in seven other sec
tions of the northwest, namely:
Lewiston, Walla Walla, Kennewick,
Pasco, Pomeroy, Sunnyside and
Clarkston.
All local men are being put on
this work which is being carried for
ward rapidly under the direction of
the regional office at Pullman as a
part of the nation-wide program to
produce 600 million trees for use on
soil conservation projects in all parts
of the United States.
In addition to the tree seed collec
tion to produce stock supplementing
commercial production, the soil con
servation nurseries are dedicated to
a program including grass seed col
lection from some 25 species not pro
duced commercially and experimen
tation and seed testing to determine
the most valuable species for use in
the soil conservation service pro
gram.
Work will continue here as long
as the weather permits.
A delegation of not less than 150
is expected to attend the Girl’s Lea
gue conference here Saturday, Oc
tober 26, from high schools at Stan
field, Echo, Umapine, Heppner, Pilot
Rock, Umatilla, Helix, Boardman,
Irrigon, Weston, Athena. Pendleton,
Milton-Freewater and Hermiston.
The delegates come from a section
of the Oregon District of the Tri
State League, which has been divid
ed into two sections.
The session Saturday morning
will open at 9:00 o'clock in the high
school auditorium with Miss Eunice
A. Mitchell as guest speaker. Miss
Mitchell, who has taught for the past
ten years in a girls' school near
Canton, China, will give an illustra
ted address. Supt. R. H. McAtee will
give the address of welcome. The
conference theme will be “Accounts
Receivable and Accounts Payable.”
At 12:00 o’clock the discussion
groups will adjourn to enjoy lunch
served in the basement of the Meth
odist church.
The afternoon session will open at
1:30 with Miss Mitchell giving a
travel speech at the close of which
all guests will be shown through the
art exhibit on display that week at
the old Kingsley building on Main
street.
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HUNTERS FLOCK TO BIRD
PARADISE ON THIS PROJECT
HEDWALL-WAHL.
Miss Lenore Wahl became the
bride of M. G. Hedwall of Hermis
ton at a quiet wadding ceremony
performed by Rev. Graficous, pastor
of the Presbyterian church at New
port, Ore.. Sunday afternoon, Octo
ber 13, at 5:00 o'clock. Attending
the pair was Miss Louise Wahl, sla
ter of the bride, and members of her
immediate family Mr. and Mrs.
James Larson and son Ronald, were
present.
Mr. and Mrs. Hedwall spent Mon
day in Newport and returned to Her
miston Tuesday evening.
Mr. Hedwall Is manager of the
Umatilla Co-operative Creamery here
and Miss Wahl has acted as book-
keeper for that association for the
License Examiner Coming.
past three years.
C. M. Bentley, examiner of opera
They will be at home to their
tors and chauffeurs, will be in Her
friends at the Osborn Apartments.
miston Saturday, October 19, 1935,
at the city library between the hours
New Ford V-8 Displayed.
of 10:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m., respec
Saturday,
October 19, is the date
tively, according to a recent an
nouncement released from the Secre set for display in Hermiston of the
tary of State’s office. All those wish new Ford V-8 for 1936, states A. F.
ing permits or licenses to drive cars Rohrman of the Rohrman Motor Co.
are asked to get in touch with Mr. Every member of the community is
cordially invited to come in and see
Bentley during these hours.
the new model. In addition there will
************ also be shown a slide film with
recordings telling graphically
f STANFIELD NEWS t sound
about the new cars and trucks. These
By Sophronla Rhea
will be run continuously Saturday
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hunlock and evening.
son are here visiting his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Morgan.
Mrs. Florence Connor was hostess
at a pot luck dinner Monday at her
home. The afternoon was spent ♦
ALONG THE CONCRETE
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quilting for the aid.
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M. E. Sturdivant of Pendleton, +49444444*****%*
who has been visiting at the J. F.
Lane home, returned to his home
Gladys Smith risked coming home
Sunday.
Truman Yates, a former resident from Portland last week adorned In
of Stanfield, is here for the hunting a new leopard skin coat—and the
hunting season open too.
season.
Mr. and Mrs. Welsch and children
Hunter Kills Horse! These words
of Astoria are visiting Mr. and Mrs.
R. G. Penney and family. Mr. Welsch were circulated about the project
is employed by Swift & Co. in As this week but the poor horse simply
toria.
laid down in an irrigation ditch and
J. Henry and Mr. Miggie were
drowned.
here from Portland visiting at the
Chas. Hoggard home while hunting
We might suggest that the con
last week end.
Guy Pound and son Marshall of crete walks along Main street be
The Dalles visited Mr. and Mrs. cut down to eight feet to allow 45
degree angle parking. Wouldn’t It
Chas. Hoggard Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. George Barr ana allow room for about twice the num
children of Oregon City are visiting ber of cars to park than now adorn
her father, J. D. Wallace.
Clyde Kennison attended the ban our fair city street.
quet given by the Sperry Flour Co.
A good plan Is to make sure all
in Walla Walla Tuesday evening.
Harold Reeves and Floyd Woods "Just Married" signs are attached
left Monday for Ukiah to hunt deer. to the car belonging to the newly-
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Reeves and weds. Mrs. Darling drove home the
Curtis Rhea and daughters Mary Lee other night and imagine her em-
and Josephine, attended the Stock barassment when she found such a
show in Portland last week.
The Sunday evening meeting at sign adorning her car. And no tell
the Presbyterian church this week ing who saw it.
will be in celebration of the 25th
M. G. Hedwall firmly believes that
anniversary of the founding of this its a good idea to always keep a
church, on Oct. 19. Everyone is
urged to come. The church especial good executive secretary (bookkeep
ly Invites all new comers In the com er) in your home.
When you get a cold just remem
munity to attend and get acquain
ted. It Is hoped that former mem ber that the little germ may have
bers from nearby communities will wanted to get away from it all.
Many more hunters than in prev
ious years flocked to the “Bird Para-
dise" on the project here at the open
ing of the wild game bird season, and
all have bagged the limit. Among
hunters visiting here, and registered
at the hotel, were: J. W. Myers and
E. R. Moller, Hood River; E. M.
Hinds, Geo. F. Schults, C. C. Piny-
rlhuh, R. W. Potts, all of Portland;
C. A. Brown, Spray; T. L. Fields.
Wasco; Glenn Baker and Ben Nor
man, Portland; J. Peters, C. J. Swin
dell, R. W. Nissen, J. H. Niles, all
of Portland. H. Pursol of Pendleton
and W. J. Peters of Portland were
also here hunting this week.
"At present I am residing In Port
land but my interests remain to a
great extent In eastern Oregon, and
particularly that section of county
where the Umatilla river meets the
great Columbia and I hope to be able
to do a little missionary work in
and around here, especially as re
gards the great hinterland which
lies beyond the Cascade and partic
ularly that section of this region
which is so closely Identified with
the Umatilla rapids project and
whose future happiness and pros
perity depends so much on it.
“All I ean say is keep up the good
work and I feel that perseverance
will soon bring us the results which
we so earnestly desire.”
be present.
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