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HERMISTON, UMATILLA
NUMBER 17
COUNTY,
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OFFICIAL COUNTY PAFEE
DECEMBER 19, 1935
Chris tmas Greeting
COMMUNITY PARK
ASSOCIATION NAMES
' EXECUTIVE BOARO
APPROVAL OF $15.000
PROJECT
MADE LAST SEPTEMBER,
Crew of Men Now Erecting Grand-
stand; Many Other Improve
ments Will Follow.
At the annual Hermiston Commun
ity Park association meeting held
Friday, December 13, in the city
library, F. C. McKenzie, J. H. Reid
and W. J. Warner were elected to
serve as directors for a three year
term. Proposed plans for the im
provement of the 76-acre tract were
made and further selection of direc
tors for a two year term were made
In the persone! of E. D. Martin, J.
Jendrzejewski, J. W. McMullen, and
for the ensuing year, Curtis Simons,
Sam Moore and E. L. Jackson.
An executive committee composed
of F. C. McKenzie, E. D. Martin and
W. J. McMullen will make the sel
ection of a supervisor who will di
rect the operations and improve
ments on the grounds.
The $15,000 Hermiston Commun
ity Park project was approved by
President Roosevelt last September
and confirmation was received here
•bout the 2 2d of the month. At the
time of its approval the park was
said to be the largest project of its
kind in the state of Oregon, made by
the public works officials. The free
grant was made to the association
Which is incorporated under the
state law.
A crew of men is now working on
the grounds erecting the grandstand.
The fund is segregated with $11,-
976 for labor and 3 3,6 6 8 for mater
ials. The labor will be used for level
ing the land, seeding, planting
trees. Installing lights, and construc
tion of buildings. The materials will
be such as roofing for the present
fair buildings, lumber for a grand
stand of a seating capacity of 1000,
and general completion of grounds,
fences and structures as outlined in
the plans submitted the officials.
TRIO OF SONGS FEATURE IN
“THIS IS THE LIFE” FILM
Soon an entire nation will be
humming and whistling three new
songs introduced by little Jane With
ers, nine-year-old featured player in
Fox Film's "This Is the Life,” which
comes Christmas to the Oasis thea
tre.
The songs are "Got a New Kind
of Rythm," “Sandy and Me” and
"Fresh From the City,” all written
by the popular composers, Sam Stept
and Sidney Clare. Clare Is noted as
the writer of the lyrics for "The
Good Ship Lollipop.”
In addition to singing these songs,
Jane also gives a demonstration of
tap dancing that will surprise those
who know her only as the "bad
girl” of "Bright Eyes.” which star
red Shirley Temple, or the "lovable
imp” of "Ginger.”
The three songs, which seem des-
tined for wide-spread popularity, are
introduced amid lavish settings, fea-
turing a chorus of beautiful girls.
E. 0. T. G. HOLD THIRD POOL OF
SEASON TOTALING NINE CARS
The third pool of the season was
held Monday and Tuesday by the
Eastern Oregon Turkey Growers’ as
sociation with four car loads ship
ped, making a total of nine car load
shipments this season. Each pool
carried a small freight shipment of
birds to Portland markets.
The association estimated that 90
per cent of these birds were prime.
A total of 122,422 pounds of birds
were shipped through the pool.
The next pool will be held Janu
ary 6-7, but the Christmas pool just
held is said to be the largest for the
season, since most of the birds were
ready for market. The average price
received for the birds was 25 cents.
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DR. F. B. BELT ESTABLISHES
OFFICES IN HERMISTON
The project at that time was de-
scribed aa 15,000 aeras under the
Maxwell eaaal which is still part at
METHODIST PASTOR RETURNS;
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM SUNDAY
CHURCHES WILL OBSERVE
CHRISTMAS SUNDAY NIGHT
Churches in Hermiston plan to ob
serve Christmas in programs and
pageants during the Sunday services,
December 22. The Methodist church
will have a children’s program and
pageant in the evening as will ths
Union church. The Baptist congre
gation will hold its program at 10:00
o'clock in the morning.
The pageant at the Methodist
church is being directed by Mrs. R.
H. McAtee. Mrs. C. R. Moore and
Miss Margaret Clarke are directing
the program for the Hermiston
Union church which will be given
at 8:00 o’clock Sunday evening.
Dr. F. B. Belt of Portland, who
arrived last Friday, has established
his offices in Hermiston and will
serve as physician and surgeon to
people In the Hermiston territory.
Dr. Belt served on the attending
staff at Emanuel Hospital and was
active in infant welfare clinics. He
is a graduate of the University of
Iowa.
Fire Destroys House.
Dr. Belt expects his wife and
The home of Tom Jensen was de
three sons to join him about Christ
stroyed by fire late Wednesday af
mas.
ternoon and none of the personal
effects were saved. Tom was return
Masonic Building Remodeled.
ing from town when he noticed
The building on Main street form smoke emerging from his house, and
erly occupied by the Kingsley store, upon investigation he discovered the
is being remodeled preparatory to J. interior ablaze.
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S. Burnham establishing his dry
goods store there, after the first of
Irrigon Girls In Revue.
the year. New shingles are being
put on the roof, the interior walls • Vonna Jones and Billie Markham,
will be calsomined and the chimney Irrigon, were included in the cast
moved from the center of the build of the All-College Revue skit presen-
ing to one side. A modern front will ted by the Phrateres, independent
be built after Mr. and Mrs. Burn women’s organization at Whitman
college, Walla Walla.
ham have become established.
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Special Notice.
Bicycle Given Away.
To the Community:
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I wish to express to the people of
this community my sincere appre
ciation for their sympathy and kind
ness during the last few weeks. In
memory of Dr. Alfred Christopher
son, I wish to ask for the commun
ity’s support of Dr. Francis Belt, a
very able and capable medical doc
tor.
Beatrice Christopherson.
A bicycle will be given away at
Moyer’s Men’s Store on the evening
of December 24th, to the holder of
the lucky number. Full particulars
about the bicycle may be secured
from Mr. Moyer at the store.
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Boy Scouts Will Meet.
The Hermiston > Troop of Boy
Scouts will hold its first meeting in
months next Tuesday night, Decem
ber 24th, in the American Legion
hall at the regular time. All Boy
Will Open Cleaning Plant.
Scouts are asked to be present with
William A. Case of Pendleton, Or., patrol leaders Paul Marble and Earl
announced his intention this week of Watson in charge of the meeting.
opening a cleaning and pressing es
tablishment in the building former
Club Elects Officers.
ly occupied by Quick Cleaners, near
Election
of officers was held Tues
the post office building. Mr. Case
expects to be ready for business af day afternoon at the meeting of the
ter the first of the year. He is agent Willing Workers’ Home Economics
for the Davis Tailor Made Clothes. club. The following officers were
elected: president, Mrs. Frank See-
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liger; Vice president, Mrs. Joe Cor
Special Notice.
liss; and Secretary-treasurer, Mrs.
To whom it may concern.
Edna Mulkins.
Any person in this community
having bills or business in connec ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
tion with the estate of Dr. A. W. ♦ LEGION AUXILIARY N0TE8 ♦
Christopherson, can reach me at +4**************
1727 8. E. 21st, Portland, Ore., or
At the last meeting of Hermiston
through the attorney for the eetate, Unit No. 37, held Thursday, Decem
A. G. Christopherson, Broadway ber 12, it was decided to hold the
Building, Tortland, Ore.
annual toy shower on Thursday, De
Beatrice Christopherson,
cember 19, at the Legion hall. The
Administratrix. affair to to be a pot luck supper for
the Poet and Unit, after which the
Auxiliary members will retire while
the Legionnaires hold their regular
meeting. Everyone 1s to bring one
toy; also a covered dish and table
service. The time set is 6:30 p. m.
At the meeting of November 14th.
a motion was made and carried that
the Hermiston district system. The "Dimes for the Disabled” be assess
old Maxwell field, now the city park ed individually from the members.
grounds, was then In alfalfa, and Any member who has not paid her
2000 acres more were offered for dime to requested to leave it with
sale at 360 per acre, one fourth down Mrs. Alice Stone, treasurer, as soon
cash payment, and balance In three as possible. The deadline for dimes
annual payments bearing eight per to January 1st.
Mrs. 8. F. Moore, child welfare
cent Interest, which included water
chairman, to requesting that used
rights.
The original town site of Hermis clothing for use at the state child
ton bad been plotted on the west welfare center be left at her home,
side of the railroad track, and a where it will be packed and distri
store started, along with a few oth buted.
Hostess for the meeting of De
er buildings and the proposition of
piping Minnehaha springs to the cember 12 th were Mrs 8. F. Moors
town for domestic water was set and Mrs. Alice Stone.
It to probable that there will be
forth. The Maxwell Land * Irriga
tion company then owned noverai no more meetings before the first
thousand acres of the land, and a meeting In January, since the holi-
number of people had located on danys interfere. Further announce-
meats will come later.
homesteads and desert claims.
HISTORY OF HERMISTON PROJECT RECALLED
BY 31 YEAR OLD COPY OF OREGON JOURNAL
December 13, 1904, or 31 years
ago to the date of a copy of the Port
land daily Journal found folded in
the morning Oregonian of the date
of December 13, 1935, delivered by
carrier to Harry Connor. He. nor
anyone else knows how this happen
ed. but further Interest In the old
paper was found in a page write-up
of Hermiston.
The article described the new ven
ture of irrigating lands here 31
years ago. by the Maxwell Company
which was over a year before the
reclamation service took over the ir-
rigation plans and commenced to
build the feed canal and the Cold
Springs reservoir.
Cecil Warner Ordained.
Cecil Warner, former resident of
Hermiston, who is now attending the
Eugene Bible College at Eugene, Or.,
will be ordained as a minister Sun
day, December 29, as pastor of the
“Vaught Church of Christ” near Eu
gene. Brother Swander, will have
charge of the ordination service at
7:30 p m. Mr. and Mrs. Warner and
family made their home here for
several years prior to moving to
Grangeville, Idaho, from where they
went to Eugene.
During the absence of Rev. R. R.
Finkbeiner, pastor of the Methodist
church, while attending the Council
of Institute Deans and Managers
held near Chicago, December 6 to
13, N. W. Bloom and R. H. McAtee
conducted the various services of
the church. Mr. Finkbeiner reports
that his time was profitable and
pleasurably spent while attending
the council, and while there he vis
ited the 1935 Exhibit of Art in the
Chicago Institute of Art and also
the 1935 International Live Stock
Show at the Chicago Union Stock
Yards.
Rev. Finkbeiner will deliver the
Christmas message next Sunday
morning, December 22, as part of
the worship service which begins at
9:45. At this time several infants
will be christened and a class will
receive Christian baptism. A num
ber of members will be received in
to ths fellowship of the church. The
Christmas story will be studied in
the various departments of the Sun
day school at 11:00 o’clock.
A beautiful candle light service
will be held in the Epworth League
service at 6:30 in the evening, and
at 8:00 o’clock a Christmas pageant
will be presented under the direc
tion of Mrs. R. H. McAtee. The pub
lic is invited to aattend these ser
vices.
FORMER RESIDENT VISITS ;
MANY MAKE AUTO TRIPS
J. H. Williams of Roseburg, Ore.,
former Hermiston resident visited
friends here Tuesday while enroute
to Pendleton where he has an invi
tation from the Pendleton I.O.O.F.
lodge to be a guest at a special
meeting Tuesday night. Mr. Wil
liams was one of the early settlers
having built the Hermiston Hotel
and lived here until 1914.
A baby boy was born to Mrs. Al
fred Leonard at the Hermiston Gen
eral hospital Wednesday morning,
December 18.
Mrs. Wm. Shaar, Mrs. J. M. Nor
ton and Mrs. Ralph Richards motor
ed to Walla Walla Wednesday.
Miss Elizabeth Windust, George
and Lewis Windust of San Francisco
are spending the Christmas holidays
with their sister, Mrs. D. M. Deeter.
Members of the Luthern church at
Echo will present a special Christ
mas program Monday evening at
7:30, December 23. Rev. E. M.
Butenshon of Pendleton will be pres
ent.
Lewis Fales and family of Browns-
ville, Ore., have moved onto the 80-
acre Tilden place on the north side
following the purchase some time
ago.
M. G. Hedwall, manager of the
Umatilla Co-operative Creamery,
and A. E. McFarland of Umatilla,
one of the directors, motored to
Portland last Friday where they at
tended a meeting of the Interstate
Associated Creameries. They were
accompanied to Portland by Mrs.
Hedwall, Mrs. Joe Udey, Mrs. Roy
Thomas and Miss Effie Bullock. Mr.
McFarland and Miss Bullock re
mained in Portland and Roy Thomas
joined the party on the return trip
to Hermiston.
Among out-of-town visitors here
this week were E. C. Friedley, Pen
dleton; Byran Branstetter, Echo; 8.
J. Devine, Lexington; Mrs. O. M.
Hoosier and daughter Rose of Stan
field; Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Meyers,
Echo; F. E. Luckey, Portland; W.
A. Kauffman. Walla Walla; Chas.
Dillon and son Warren. Boardman;
Chas. Hango, Boardman; and Jaa.
Hutton, Stanfield.
(Continued on page 2)
0. E. 8. Silver Anniversary.
THRIFTY CONDITIONS
IN WEST EXTENSION
IRRIGATION BISTRICT
FARMERS
STICK
TO
TESTED
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
Gains Shown in Alfalfa, Corn, Pas-
ture, Dairy Cattle, Turkey*
and Chickens.
Reports of crops on the West Ex
tension Irrigation project, from Uma
tilla, through Irrigon and including
Boardman, according to A. C. Hough
ton, project manager, show a thrifty
condition of the 4168 acres, includ
ed in this area.
Alfalfa shows a gain from 900
acres and 2325 tons in 1934, to 992
acres and 2742 tons in 1935.
Corn increased from 367 aeree and
9603 acres in 1934, to 405 acres and
10868 bushels in 1935.
Pastures Increased from 1928
acres in 1934, to 1634 acres in 1935.
Dairy cattle increased from 938
head, with a value of 824,612, to
1114 head with a value of 338,173.
Turkeys increased from 2270 with
value at 34361 in 1934, to 2505,
with value at $4964 in 19 3 5.
Chickens increased from 9253,
worth 36252 in 1934, to 9306 worth
85577 in 1935.
Sheep decreased from 2500 to
1600; bee hives decreased from 450
to 256; beef cattle remained about
the same, around 100 head; and
horses increased from 264 to 302.
Hogs decreased from 467 to 363
head. About 100 autos and 20 trucks
remained about the same.
In the vegetable lines, in any of
which there was small acreage, the
amounts were about the same each
year.
Melons fell off from 211
acres to 185 acres; potatoes from
161 acres to 84 acres; and squash
gained.
Clover hay, corn fodder, broom
corn, and grains remained about the
same.
Operations were confined mainly
to dairy cows, turkeys, chickens,
corn, alfalfa, pasture, home gardens
and small diversified produce to
suit the soils and tastes of the farm
er. Better farming, more produc
tion, better prices and more careful
planting of that which to most suit
able to the project is more marked
than ever before.
WOOL GROWERS’ AUXILIARY
ENJOYS PENDLETON VISIT
Fifteen members of the West End
Wool Growers’ Auxiliary attended a
luncheon given by the Pendleton
Auxiliary last Saturday. After a
dainty and delicious luncheon at
candle-lighted tables, auction bridge
was enjoyed by those who wished to
play. Mrs. H. T. Fraser of Hermis-
ton won high score, anad Mrs. Haw
ley Bean of Echo won the consola
tion.
Those who attended were: Mrs.
C. M. Jackson, Mrs. H. T. Fraser,
Mrs. Thos. Campbell, Mrs. E. P.
Dodd and Mrs. Arietta White from
Hermiston; Mrs. Hawley Bean, Mrs.
Arnold Ebert, Mrs. Frank Irvin,
Mrs. Marian George, Mrs. Martin
George, Mrs. Martin Marbut, Mrs.
W. Crary, Mrs. Neil Robertson, Miss
Emma Geiszler, Mrs. Gaylord Madi
son and the president Mrs. Ralph
Corrigal of Echo. Each guest receiv
ed a needle case as a gift.
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ALONG THE CONCRETE
Invitations have been issued by
the Queen Esther Chapter. Order of
Eastern Star, to ita silver anniver
Joe Norton’s familiar voice being
sary celebration Friday, December heard on the street as be greets old
27, In the Hermiston lodge hall, at friends.
8:00 o'clock in the evening.
The only difference
between
Christmas and Xmas to that "Christ"
Weather Report.
Date
Max. Min. to left out of the latter.
December 12
49 .... 37
Christmas trees, dull, glowing
December 13
50 .... 25 lights, and bright reds and green*
December 14 ___________ 40 .... 23 adorn the window* along the con
December 15 .................... 34 ._. 30
crete. to say nothing of the shoppers
December
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33 .... 39
December 17____________ 31 .... 26 with their arms tilled with bundles.
December 18____________ 30 — 27 All wo need to a little snow to make
Precipitation was .03.
the season perfect.
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