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TURKEY LOADING
STATION WILL BE
PLACED AT CONDON
X. O. T. G.
ASSOCIATION
WILL
SUPERVISE FIRST POOL
Hermiston Pool Dates Set Novem
ber 18 and December 16-17 ; Condon
Loading on November 21.
▲ loading station will be estab
lished at Condon, Ore., this fall un
der the direction and supervision of
the Eastern Oregon Turkey Growers'
association, it was revealed at a
meeting of directors last Friday
night, over which President John
Jendrzejewski, presided. Other di
rectors present were Chas. Keller,
Merrill Potter, L C. Todd and Mrs.
R. G. Penney, secretary.
It was pointed out by the presi
dent of the board and J. C. Leedy,
field man for the Oregon Turkey
Growers' association, that the num
ber of turkeys already signed up and
those brought in from tributary
territory to Condon seemed to justi
fy a loading station there. A demon
stration in killing will be given at
Condon. November 6, by L. C. Todd,
at the expense of the state associa
tion. Mr. Todd will also give other
instructions necessary in the killing
and preparing of birds for shipping
and marketing. '
The first Hermiston pool dates
have been set for Monday, Novem
ber 18, and the second pool for
December 16 and 17. Discussion of
plans for the first shipment was held
by the directors. The receiving date
for the Condon loading station was
set for Thursday, November 21, and
arrangements are being made
through County Agent McKennon of
Gilliam county, stationed at Condon.
John Cornutt, registered federal
grader, has consented to act as gra
der again for the Hermiston turkey
'pool and will also take care of the
grading at the Condon loading sta
tion.
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HERMISTON, UMATILLA
COUNTY,
OREGON.
DIETITIAN WILL VISIT MOORE SENTENCED TO STATE
UMATILLA COUNTY.
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LEGION AUXILIARY NOTES
Mrs. Melietta F. Jensen, ex-
pert dietitian in charge of lab- •
oratories maintained for devel- •
oping and studying uses of •
honey, by the American Honey •
Institute at Madison, Wiscon- •
sin, will visit Pendleton in Uma- •
tilla county, November 12, ac- •
cording to information given •
out by J. Skovbo, extensive bee- •
keeper of Hermiston.
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Mrs. Jensen will be enroute •
to the annual meeting of the •
Oregon State Beekeepers at •
Medford. In the morning the •
beekeepers will conduct their •
business at the Pendleton •
meeting, and the afternoon •
will be devoted to interested" •
housewives.
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The hour and the place of •
meeting will be announced in •
the Herald next week.
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Don Moore, 19, and James Wat
ters, 18, deserters from Fort Stevens,
Ore., were sentenced in Spokane
early this week on a delinquency
charge in a juvenile court trial. The
boys were taken into custody by
Spokane officers last Saturday at
Walla Walla, Wn., in connection
with an automobile theft at Spo
kane.
Moore was a graduate of the Her
miston high school last year.
D. W. Sloan, chief detective, said
the department had obtained con
fession from the pair that they
slugged a farmer near Astoria and
stole his automobile and implicating
them in at least two other car
thefts, in addition to forgeries and
gas thefts.
A. E. BENSEL WILL REPORT
494982909*0**** ON CHICAGO TOWNSEND MEET
MANY PEOPLE VIEW FINE
ARTS EXHIBIT LAST WEEK
A. E. Bensel, president of the Her
miston Townsend club, and delegate
to the national convention in Chi
cago, will report on the convention
at a chicken dinner and banquet giv
en in the Methodist church basement
Tuesday, November 5, at 7:00 P. M.
Last Sunday an overflow crowd
attended the meeting at the Union
church at which time Dr. Town
send’s address was heard over the
radio. Following the address Rev.
C. R. Moore, secretary of the club,
gave a short address and answered
questions on the plan.
MCKENZIE-MAGEE.
MIDDLETON-THOMSON.
Miss Bonnie Ruth Thomson, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Sloan Thomson
of Butter Creek, became the bride of
Joseph Ernest Middleton, son of Mr.
and Mrs. B. B. Middleton, at an at
tractive wedding Sunday at the
home of the bride’s parents. Rev. W.
O. Miller of Umatilla read the cere
mony.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her father, descended the
stairs of the historic Thomson home
as Miss Marjorie Ebert played Men
delssohn's wedding march. Miss
Thomson was charming in a gown
of moss green chiffon wool crepe and
her bouquet was of Talisman roses.
Carrying out the autumn motif, her
attendants wore smart wool frocks.
Mrs. Lawrence Roberts (Wilma Mc
Carty) of Wheeler, Mont., matron of
honor, wore deep green ; Susan
Thomson, sister of the bride, and
Miss Mary Middleton, sister of the
groom, were in blue. Earl Middleton,
brother of the groom was best man.
After a short ceremony a buffet
luncheon was served for 100 guests.
The decorations were of fall flow
ers.
After a short wedding trip Mr.
and Mrs. Middleton will live in Echo.
For traveling the bride wore a be
coming brown ensemble.
The American Legion Auxiliary
met Thursday, October 24, at the Le
gion hall with Mrs. Logan Todd,
president, presiding. Plans for a
pot-luck feed to be held on Armis
tice Day for members of the post and
unit were discussed and a commit
tee consisting of Mrs. Logan Todd,
Mrs. Walter Hamm and Mrs. Peter
Castric was appointed to decide on
this matter.
Mrs. James Todd gave a very in
teresting report of the St. Louis con
vention which she attended as a del
egate from the Department of Ore
gon. At the convention Mrs. Todd
had the distinction of being a guest
at the 40 et 8 banquet at which she
was the only Oregon woman present.
Mrs. Walter Hamm and Miss Pau
line Stoop served as hostesses for
the meeting.
The next regular meeting will be
held Thursday, November 14, at 8 ROGERS TOPS COMEDY FILM
o'clock.
“STEAMBOAT ROUND THE BEND”
The rich humanity and shrewd
native humor which made Will Rog-
i ers America's favorite comedian and
U. 0. PRESS SESSIONS.
one of the country's leading film
University of Oregon. Eugene. Oc stars are again abundantly in evi
in his picture "Steamboat
tober 29—High school paper editors, dence
Round the Bend," showing at the
from their local high school and oth Oasis theatre Sunday, Monday and
ers in the state have been invited to Tuesday.
The plot revolves about the love
convene at the University of Oregon,
story of Ann Shirley and John Mc
for the annual high school press con Guire.
a swamp girl and a river pil-
ference, November 1 and 2. This is | ot, and about the comedy feud be
the first time the group will meet tween Rogers and Irvin S. Cobb who
since 1931, when the meet was tem | play a pair of rivol boat captains.
At first Rogers objects to the boy
porarily discontinued.
■ and girl romanee, but when the
The visiting editors will combine youngsters get into a heap of trouble
work with play, and will be guests and the boy is sentenced to hang for
of the University student body at killing a man. the wise old river
captain comes through with flying
the Friday night football game be colors.
ee
tween the Oregon Frooh and the
University of Washington Babes.
Weather Report.
Max. Min
Other entertainments will include Date
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dinner Friday night, sponsored by October 24
Theta Sigma Phi. and Sigma Delta October 25 ____________ 61 ... 21
Chi. national journalism honorarles October 26 ------------------- 64 — 22
for women and men. and a Saturday October 27 ____________ 77 — 24
morning breakfast for the women October 21------------------- 68 — 44
delegates sponsored by Theta Sigma October 2» ------------------- 45 „„ 31
October 30 ------------------- 33 .... 06
Phi.
“BEST PAPER” THEME AT
HARLEY MICHAELIS LEADING
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
PROMISED DONATIONS FOR H0S-
• REFORMATORY ON DELINQUENCY ATHLETE WALLA WALLA SCHOOL •
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Many people visited the fine arts
exhibit shown in the old Kingsley
building on Main street three days
last week by the Colonial Art com
pany, through sponsorship of the
Teacher-Parents association. Many
modern artists were represented and
four pictures were selected to be
placed in the Hermiston schools. One
was selected for the first and second
grades and one ofr the high school.
The senior class purchased one pic
ture.
Funds spent on pictures were re
Attend Press Conference.
ceived through sale of tickets to the
Hermiston
and Pendleton high
art exhibit. A total of $18 was taken
schools will be represented at the
in.
conference for high school editors
at Eugene this week end, November
CHARLES SEELIGER, SR.,
1st and 2d. Miss Ruth Dodd, editor
DIES AT COLLEGE PLACE, WN.
of the "Bulldog” from Hermiston and
Miss Betty Holt, editor of the "Lan
Chas. Seeliger, Sr., died suddenly tern” from Pendleton, left Thursday
following a stroke Saturday, Octo morning for Eugene. There they
ber 26, at his home near College will be a part ot a general program
Place, Wn. He is the father of the for high school journalism, and will
Seeliger boys who live on the Her be entertained by sororities and fra
miston project. Funeral services ternities on the campus of the Uni
were held Tuesday, October 29, at versity of Oregon. Dean Eric Allen
Walla Walla, from the Catholic of the School of Journalism will be
church at 9:00 o'clock in the morn one of the main speakers at the con
ing. He is survived by his widow, ference.
WALTER PIERCE WILL SPEAK
three sons, Frank, Paul and Charles,
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NOVEMBER 14 AT FARM BUREAU all of Hermiston.
Walter M. Pierce, M.C., of La
Grande, will probably attend a meet
ing of the Umatilla Project Farm
Bureau Thursday, November 14, as
guest speaker. It was announced
here this week.
All Farm Bureau meetings have
heretofore been held in the Union
church. Other numbers of interest
will also be heard on the program.
OCTOBER 31, 1935.
Gladys McKenzie of Umatilla
county and J. Ray Magee, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Magee, were uni
ted in marriage Sunday afternoon,
October 13, at the parsonage of the
Methodist church, in Enterprise, Or.
The pastor. Rev. Carl A. Reetz, per
formed the ceremony, with Sam Ma
gee and Lawrence Bennett as wit
nesses. They will make their home
here for the present.—Record Chief
tain.
Mrs. Claude Kellogg Visits.
Mrs. Claude Kellogg, former Her
miston resident, arrived Friday from
Salt Lake City, Utah, to visit old
friends here. During the summer
Mrs. Kellogg visited New York City,
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Wash
ington, D. C„ where she spent con
siderable time with her sister Mrs.
H. R. Pasewalk. Mr. Kellogg was a
leading figure in the early settle
ment of the Hermiston project and
was active in the reclamation ser
vice for years. At present Mr. Kel
logg is working on the Moon lake
dam project in Utah.
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Harley Michaelis, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Herbert Michaelis, formerly of
Hermiston, is ranked as one of the
leading athletes of the Jefferson
school in Walla Walla, according to
the following news story. Michaelis
attended grade school here and is
known by many Hermiston people.
“Harley Michaelis ranked as the
leading athlete of Jefferson school
when the Boys' Work committee of
the Rotary club held another of its
series of athletic badge tests there
Tuesday. The eighth grade lad chin
ned himself 17 times to lead in pull-
ups and led in the road jump with
a lead of 17 feet 11 Inches, tied
with Bob Humm by tossing the base
ball 207 feet and won the 60-yard
dash in several seconds flat.”
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Donations for the Hermiston •
• General Hospital which were •
• promised when the hospital was •
❖ assured have been called by the •
• committee in charge since the •
• hospital will be opened tor ser- •
• vice within the next two weeks •
• by Mr. and Mrs. Alton Kings- •
• bury.
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These funds may be left at •
• the Herald office or with Chas. •
• Taylor at the reclamation of- •
• fice. The committee is making •
• a special call for these promised •
• donations since necessary equip- •
• ment needs to be purchased. •
• This equipment will belong to •
• the hospital and remain in the •
• custody of the association.
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W. P. LUTTRELL GETS FINE
MERCURY DROPS SUDDENLY
YIELD OF SWEET POTATOES.
TUESDAY TO NEAR ZERO
W. P. Luttrell, dairyman and far
mer in the Columbia district, repor
ted a fine yield in sweet potatoes
this fall with 53 out of 56 hills-
planted, bearing a total of five
sacks. One sweet potato weighed
six pounds, ten ounces, and out of
this same hill Mr. Luttrell dug 15 %
pounds of potatoes.
Sweet potatoes have been grown
on the Luttrell place successfully for
a number of years. Last year 221
pounds of potatoes were dug out of
two hills.
The six pound, 10 ounce potato is
on display in the Herald office win
dow.
For the first time in the history
of the Hermiston project and the
weather records, the mercury drop-
•>ed to six degrees above zero in Oc-
ober. Sixteen above was the coldest
temperature recorded previously in
Octoer, according to Chas. Taylor,
recorder. The drop in temperature
came suddenly without previous
warning and caught many unsus
pecting motorists with frozen radi
ators Wednesday morning.
Attends Seattle Ford School.
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Remodeling Store Interior.
The interior of the Kingsley store
building, taken over the first ot Oc
tober by C. Thompson, of Fossil, Or.,
is being renovated by kalsomining
and painting. A new floor have been
laid this week and general re-ar-
ranging being done. The general
appearance of the interior is being
improved.
R. C. McReynolds, accompanied by
Mrs. McReynolds and Miss Margaret
Hedwall, returned Sunday evening
from Seattle where Mr. McReynolds
attended a four day Ford school for
mechanics and parts salesmen. On * * * * * * * * * * * *
the return trip they visited Mr. Me- t. STANFIELD NEWS t
Reynold’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo
By Sophronia Rhea
McReynolds of Albany, Or. Mr. Mc
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Hoosier and
Reynolds is chief mechanic at the Miss Rose Hoosier were hosts to a
Rohrman Motor company garage.
buffet dinner Saturday night. The
Hallowe’en motif was used, and as
H. B. Darling improves.
each guest arrived they were greeted
H. B. Darling is getting along as at the door by a ghost. Games and
well as can be expected and doctors fortune telling were enjoyed and a
are pleased with his condition, fol number of prizes given. Among the
lowing an operation for the removal guests were Harold Reeves, John
of cataracts from his eyes Monday, Dunn, Boyd Jackson, Faye Geere,
October 21. Dr. C. E. Pethram of Billie Hedrick, Paul Baker, Sophron*
Portland performed the operation. ia Rhea, Carl Rhea, Mildred Pere
Mr. Darling expects to return ho'me grin, Mabel Jane Custor, Cliff Thom
within a short time if he continues as, Esther Fredreckson, Harry Laird,
to improve.
Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Chapin.
A miscellaneous shower honoring
B.Y.P.U. Will Be Organized.
Mrs. F. F. Foster was given last
Miss Florence Porter of Pendle week at the Don Childs home.
ton, graduate of a Bible college in
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Brock of Pen
Hollywood, Calif., will be in Her dleton were visitors at the Curtis
miston next Sunday to assist in or Rhea home Sunday.
ganizing a young peoples society for
Rev. A. R. Hodges of Waldport,
the Baptist church, or a B.Y.P.U.
for Hermiston. A group of young Or., will preach at the Presbyteran
people from Pendleton will also be church, November 3. at 8:00 o'clock
present for which a buffet luncheon in the evening, and everyone is in
will be served in the church base vited to attend.
ment at noon. Miss Porter has her
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Meyers return
appointment to the foreign mission ed from a three weeks' visit in St.
field in South America, and is ready Louis, Missouri, Sunday.
to go whenever the call comes.
Miss Mildred Peregrin, who teach
es
in the primary department in the
Fined for Petty Larceny.
Pendleton schools, spent the week
John Dallman, Hermiston, was
fined >25 and court costs Wednes end here.
day afternoon in Justice P. P. Sul
Miss Mabel Jane Custor of Spo
livan's court, after pleading guilty kane is the house guest of Miss Rose
to a charge of petty larceny. Dall
man was caught taking packages of Hoosier.
meat from the Umatilla Co-operative
Charles Hedrick and Carl Rhea
Cold Storage lockers late Wednesday made a trip to the Texas mine over
afternoon.
the week end.
Miss Marie Thorsen spent the
week end at the home of her parents
on the Meadows.
Miss Twila House spent the week
end visiting her mother, Mrs. B.
Brown.
The CCC camp stationed here is
in life and then absorb everything
possible in the home, church and now carrying a capacity enrollment
school: hence bettering chances for with an additional 90 boys transfer
reaching a glowing success in her red this week from Pennsylvania.
chosen profession.”
A card party was held at the
In the afternoon Miss Mitchell Grange hall Friday night with G. E.
told of her experiences while in Greathouse winning the door prize
which consisted of a red and white
China.
At the noon luncheon Supt. R. H. quilt.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Waterman
McAtee gave the address of wel
come and Maxine Paul responded as of Thorpe. Wn., were week end vis
Girls' League president. Short talks itors at the home of Mrs. Water
were given by Opal Stockard. Nina man’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Rae McCulley, Edna Turnbird and Hoskins.
Maxine Paul. Skits and other enter
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Painter and
tainment was furnished by girls children were Kennewick visitors
from Heppner. Ione, Stanfield. Pen over the week end.
dleton. Echo and Athena.
Billie Hedrick lead the Christian
. The dinner was served in the base Endeavor meeting Sunday evening
ment of the Methodist church by the and Patricia Richards gave a talk
M. E. Ladies Aid. The Hallowe'en on Dr. Grenfell and his work. In two
motif was used In decorating the weeks there will be another meeting
the tables.
with Claudia Gabriel as the main
Miss Esther Sibert, is Dean of the speaker. She will also talk on what
Hermiston Girls’ League and direct Dr. Grenfell has done In China. No
ed arrangements for the conference C. E. will bo held this Bunday, No
Approximately 100 delegates attend vember 2, because of church ser-
ed the conference.
vices.
TEACHER IN CHINESE SCHOOL ADDRESSES
GIRLS’ LEAGUE MEET HERE SATURDAY
Miss Eunice Mitchell, teacher in
a girls’ school at Sul Lam, China,
was guest speaker Saturday, Octo
ber 26, at a Girls’ League district
conference held here. Her morning
address consisted of three main top
ics, "School. Home. Community and
Church, and what we owe them and
what they owe us.”
Miss Mitchell believes that she
owes her splendid health to the
home, and her knowledge of the im
portance of honesty, obedience and
cooperation to her family. She cred
ited the church with her first social
contacts, her knowledge of God,
Christ and the Bible. There she learn
ed to cooperate with people outside
of her own family and also to appre
ciate God's great gift to her life. At
school she developed her social side
and learned history, geography and
the three R's.
Miss Mitchell stated that one haa
to leave her native land to fully ap
preciate ft, as she did when she first
visited China. She closed by saying
"that everyone should have an alm
PITAL FUND CALLED.
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INLAND EMPIRE
WATERWAYS ASS’N.
WANTSUMATILLADAM
HERMISTON
REPRESENTED AT
THIRD ANNUAL MEET.
Umatilla
Rapids
Navigation
Dam
Included in Seven-Point Pro
gram of I. E. W. A.
Hermiston and other Umatilla and
Morrow county towns were repre
sented at the third annual meeting
ot the Inland Empire Waterways as-
sociation at Walla Walla, Saturday,
October 26. Approximately 100 per
sons from 35 cities and towns in the
Pacific Northwest states were pres-
ent. The meeting was concluded in
the evening with a banquet where
Senator James P. Pope of Idaho, just
back from a tour of Europe, spoke.
Delegates to the meeting from
Hermiston included J. A. Clarke,
Enos D. Martin and E. P. Dodd, who
has been an ardent worker for the
Umatilla rapids dam before the or
ganization of the old Trl-State Lea
gue
The seven-point program of the
association which is as old as the
organization itself was reaffirmed
with the chief emphasis in the im
mediate future to be placed on se
curing the Umatilla rapids naviga
tion dam and the improvement of
the Snake river.
The newly elected board of trus
tees include: Idaho—R. S. Erb and
A. L. Alford, Lewiston, and Frank
McCrane, Grangeville; Oregon —
Judge C. L. Sweek, E. B. Aldrich and
Roy Ritner, Pendleton; Washing
ton—B. M. Huntington,' D. Frank
Baker and Harry A. Reynolds, Walla
Walla. An executive committee will
be elected from neighboring cities
in this section to assist Herbert G.
West, executive vice-president, when
Important decisions must be made.
Chief membership emphasis In the
future will be handled by regional
committees organized In each coun
ty of the three states tributary to
the two great Northwest rivers.
Major financial support is expected
to come from appropriations made
by the various county governments,
12 of those nearest Walla Walla
having made provision in their 1936
budget for expenditures ranging from
8500 to 81000 in amount for the as
sociation program.
A budget of 815,210 for the com
ing year was set up.
Marshall N. Dana.
Portland,
chairman of region 11, the national
resources board and chairman of the
Pacific Northwest regional planning
commission, was the major after
noon speaker although other speak
ers of note were heard.
Income of the association from
March 1, 1934, to September 30,
19 3 5, net, amounted to $12,726.79,
according to an audit report. Ex
penses for the same period amounted
to 812,602.47, leaving a balance of
8124.32.
HEPBURN’S BIG ROLE IN "ALICE
ADAMS,” TARKINGTON’S STORY
Striking characterizations high
light “Alice Adams,” the Booth Tar
kington story that won the Pulitzer
Prize in 1922, now brought to the
screen of the Oasts theatre this Fri
day and Saturday.
The drama concerns a girl's gal
lant struggle to rise from the mire
of poverty and social oblivion in a
small Midwestern town, where weal
th is the yardstick of success. The
heroine of the story Is an appealing
combination of fineness, pretense,
romance and courage. Katharine
Hepburn Is starred in this brilliant
role, which parallels the appeal of
her characterization in "Morning
Glory."
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A turkey grower seeking informa
tion at the board of directors meet
ing the other night, asked Merrill
Potter how much an hour relief
workers were getting, and he replied
”1 don't know, I ain’t on it."
The guillotine is being used in
the good old U. 8. Turkeys received
through the turkey pool In a Baker.
Or., shipment showed evidency of
going through that horrible experi
ence of being beheaded. The strong
hand of "no grade” and the voice
of experience soon checked that
practice.
Mrs. Guy Amsberry and “Shorty"
Cable came to no agreement as to
who was suffering the moot from the
cold Tuesday morning. The warfare
is expected to be carried to the front
as the winter season progresses.
By the way! We wonder It the
Legion Poet has contacted the War
Department (Auxiliary) yet? They
may get a pot luck dinner after all.