he Hermistun Heraln
VOLUME XXX
NUMBER 19
RAYMOND WALKER
WILL RE BURIED IN
PENDLETON FRIDAY
HERMISTON, UMATILLA
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COLUMBIA NEWS
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COUNTY,
OREGON,
JANUARY, 2. 1938.
WALTER SMITH TAKES OVER
CITY ADDS FIVE LIGHTS TO
J. S. BURNHAM GROCERY.
STREET
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
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UMATILLA NEWS
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LEGION AUXILIARY
WILL PRESENT HOME
TALENT PLAY JAN. 15
LIGHTING SYSTEM.
By MARMANE HAMMER.
By ERMA BYRNES.
At the December 18th meeting of
Mrs. Nelson and daughter left
Walter Smith of Pilot Rock took
The Umatilla Redmen played the
this week to spend two months In over the grocery and meat depart the city council the Hermiston Echo basketball team on the local
Portland visiting relatives.
ment of the J. S. Burnham store Light & Power company office was floor Saturday night and won by a
Mrs. Baxter Hutchison entertained Wednesday and started remodeling notified that the council had auth- score of 43 to 33.
Monday afternoon at her home in of the interior of the building. A orized the installation of five addi-
Students home from college are
honor of Mrs. L. Hart of Gaston,
tional street lights to be located at Mildred Conlon of Willamette Uni
LOSES HARD FIGHT AGAINST Oregon, who is spending the holidays number of carpenters are now work- i
ing building shelves and calsomine | the corner of Gladys Avenue and versity. Robert Dexter and Alicia COMEDY SEEN IN "THE ROAD
at the home of Her parents, Mr. and
PNEUMONIA.
is
being applied to the walls. A mo- 1 Third, Main between Second and Bousquet of Eastern Oregon Normal,
Mrs. Claude Upham. The afternoon
TO GLORY.
was spent in music and games, and dern grocery store Interior will be I Third, Alley at Second between Devee Brown of Portland Bible In
Interment Will Be Made in the Pen at a later hour delicious refresh seen within
— ■ the
— - next - week,
—
Mr. I Main Street and Gladys Avenue, at stitute, Josephine Connell of Port Rehearsals Started This Week Under
ments were served. Those attend Smith believes.
the railroad crossing on the east land. and Ruth Thompson who is in
dleton Cemetery; Is Son of
Professional Director; Fine
ing the party were the Mesdames
side,
and on Hermiston Avenue and nurses training in Pendleton.
his
Mr.
Smith
is
being
assisted
by
Claude L. Upham, L. Hart and son
Pioneer Family,
Fourth.
Talent Secured.
Barbara Berry has been very ill
Dick. W. Mikesell. Henry Hooker. wife who has worked with him for
The city has increased its lights at the home of her parents, Mr. and
Raymond H. Walker passed away Alpha Christley, A. Cable, Foster, the past twenty years at Pilot Rock.
Rehearsals are progressing splen
Wednesday morning at 10:00 o'clock Tom Wilson, Henry Ott and daugh They are making their home in the from eighteen to twenty-eight with Ms. Jay Berry.
didly
for “The Road To Glory,” a
ters
Edna
and
Marion,
E.
C.
Hughes,
in
the
past
few
months
which
is
an
Mr.
and
Mrs.
James
Byrnes
and
apartments
at
the
W.
G.
Bailey
home
in St. Anthony's hospital in Pendle
J. H. Reid, L. Hammer, Lois Hutchi- for the present.
added asset not only in the possibili daughters Erma and Jean, Mr. and musical comedy in two acts which
ton after an illness of more than son
Mrs. Don Harryman and son Gordon the American Legion Auxiliary will
and the hostess, Mrs. Baxter
The dry goods stock has been ty of more protection by police offi Lee,
three weeks, His death was du: to Hutchison.
Mr. and Mrs. V. D. Bramer and present at the Oasis Theatre on Wed
cers
at
night
but
in
the
safety
of
pe
pneumonia, He was taken to Pen
son James, M. and Mrs. Paul Walsh
Miriam moved to the building formerly occu destrians at night.
Faith Wilson visited
pied by B. S. Kingsley, which has
and children Verna Dale and Merlin nesday, January 15. It will present
dleton last Saturday for special Swarner Thursday afternoon.
Paul were Christmas dinner guests a cast and chorus of over sixty local
been
remodeled
to
care
for
the
large
treatment in an effort to give all
Opal Barber returned home this
at the A. W. Byrnes home in Tou people, coached by a professional di
week from Fossil, Ore., where she stock. Mr. and Mrs. Burnham ex J. M. PACE INJURED IN AUTO
possible medical treatment.
chet.
rector who will be in Hermiston for
has
been
employed.
She
intends
to
pect
to
be
ready
for
business
within
Funeral services will be conducted
Delbert Van Schoiack has returned the next two weeks for this purpose.
soon for Mankato, Kansas, the next week, as soon as re-arrang ACCIDENT IN PORTLAND.
home
after
spending
the
Christmas
at Folsom’s chapel in Pendleton at leave
where she will visit relatives for
The story of "The Road To Glory”
ing is completed.
J. M. Pace will be unable to re- vacation in The Dalles with his cou
2:00 o’clock Friday afternoon.
some time.
is
centered around an election in a
sins.
turn to his home for six weeks or
Mr. Walker was the son of Horace
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Upham aand
Mr. and Mrs. M. M. McCullough
two months due to injuries received and children. Junior, Vernon and mountain province of old Mexico
G. Walker who during his time was Mrs. Hart and son Dick visited at 4-H CALF CLUB RE-ORGANIZED
in an auto accident which occurred Rosemary, spent Christmas in Top with the hero as candidate for gover
a prominent wheat farmer of Uma the L. Hammer home Sunday.
MONDAY EVENING.
nor. There is abundant comedy, fur
while motoring to Portland the day penish. Wn„ with friends.
Mrs. Gus Linder is spending the
tilla county, and also served as coun
nished mainly by one Prof. Buggs-
Christmas
holidays
in
Portland
visit
Robert
Tippie
of
Seattle,
Wn.,
is
before
Christmas
to
spend
the
holi
The Four Leaf Clover Calf club
ty commissioner for 18 years. The
by,
who persistently pursues certain
ing
relatives.
visiting
his
family
here.
was re-organized Monday evening days with relatives. He suffered a
Walker family is known as one of
Hugh Edwards, who is assistant rare numbers in the insect line.
dinner guests at the E. under the new name of Columbia fractured collar bone and pelvis and
the pioneer families of Umatilla C. Christmas
coach at a college near Salem. is
Hughes home were Mr. and Mrs.
The cast of principals are as fol-
county and Mr. Walker has spent Loren Hughes and family, and Mr. Winners Calf club. This club is was confined to a hospital early this spending the Christmas vacation
lows:
with his mother and brother here.
most of his life in Helix, Pendleton, and Mrs. Tommy Colpitts and fami made up of the following members: week, threatened with pneumonia.
Fred Hensel
The contractor, Mr. Rudy of Eu Bob Jackson
ly of Stanfield, and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sommerer, Jr., Otha Whit
Word of Mr. Pace’s condition was
Stanfield and Hermiston.
gene. arrived in Umatilla this week Candidate for Governor of Juanita
sett, John Knox, Clemma Barber, received here early this week by and
For a number of years he was Wm. Barber and family.
started construction Monday, in Margery Moore
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Hughes visited Susan Knox, Dorothy Knox, Mary Bruce Follett who will take care of
Sylvia Shutter
connected with the Standard Oil
stalling a new water system for the
at the Loren Hughes home in Stan- Sommerer, Floyd Whitsett, James
His College Sweetheart
his school bus route until Mr. Pace City of Umatilla.
company and has operated the Walk field Friday.
Bruce Follett
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bensel and Joe Joyce
er Service Station at Hermiston for
Mrs. L. Hart and son Dick, who Barber and Bernard Jendrzejewski. is able to return to his farm north children of Hermiston and "
O.
His College Friend
of
town.
The following officers were elect
several years. He was a member of have been visiting at the Claude Up-
Walters were dinner guests of Mr. Prof. Buggsby
Earl Bensel
the Odd Fellow lodge and has a host ham home during the Christmas hol- ed at the first meeting which was
and Mrs. Jess Connell on Christmas
Who
Pursues
the
Stuff-Stuff
Wednesday
for
their
home
HERMISTON
DRY
CLEANERS
held
at
the
Barber
home
near
the
of friends over the county who of (days, left
day.
.
in Gaston, Ore.
Art Peterson of Willow Creek was Virginia Vamuus .. Mrs. James Todd
Columbia school house: Otha Whit
fer condolence to the family.
OPENED
FOR
BUSINESS
TODAY.
a Christmas dinner guest of Mr. and
The Girl from Wyoming
Elbert Hutchison of Pendleton vi sett, president; Henry Sommerer,
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Mrs. Hugh Van Schoiack.
Pedro
C. A. Jackman
Mable Walker, one daughter Bever- sited at the home of his parents, Mr. vice president; John Knox, secreta
Mr. and Mrs. Les Blakely, Glenn Bell Hop in the Hotel Americana
The Hermiston Dry Cleaners open
and Mrs. Baxter Hutchison. Monday. ry; and Dorothy Knox, club reporter.
ley, two sisters, Mrs. Bernice Lund-
ed for business today (Thursday) Blackely, Mrs. E. McKenzie and
Mrs. Casady and Marion attended
Mrs. Alfred Cable
W. R. Barber was elected to serve January 2, under the management of children Betty, Jean and Bob. were Carita
berg of Seaside and Miss Thelma a fellowship meeting at the Full Gos
The Village Enchantress
Walker of Pendleton; and one broth pel Mission in Hermiston New Years’ as leader of the club for 1936. The William A. Case. A modern $1400 Christmas dinner guests of MrS. far
...... Bill Hamm
next regular meeting of this club plant and complete up to date equip riet Ford and Mrs. Jennie Blakely. Manuel
er, Grant of Hermiston.
day.
Herbert Skovbo
Mrs. Harriet Ford is visiting her Simpson
Rev. R. R. Finkbeiner visited sev will be at the Knox home January ment has been installed which is ca
mother, Mrs. Jennie Blakely, here
An American Promoter
eral people in Columbia district 11. At this meeting the annual
STAR TRIO IS EXCELLENT IN
pable of giving complete dry clean during Christmas holidays.
Monday.
In addition to the cast of princi
work program, as drawn up by a
“BARBARY COAST" AT OASIS
Mrs. M. M. McCullough and pals, "The.Road To Glory” has ten
Mrs. Hugg is ill at her home this program committee consisting of ing service in the shortest time with
less wear and tear on the garments. daughter Rosemary spent a day In
Ruthless days along the "Barbary week.
beautifully costumed song and dance
and
Henry Harpenter is employed at Henry Sommerer, John Knox
An experienced man is in charge Pasco with Mr. McCullough, who Is choruses and some specialty num
gold-mad city are
Coast” In
Clemma Barber, will be read and
the
L.
W.
Dixon
home
this
week.
a service station there.
of the plant and pick-up delivery operating
brought to the screen at the Oasis
Don Isom. Myrnie Caldwell and bers. Taken altogether, it will be
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Mikesell of adopted.
service for Echo, Stanfield. Umatilla, Ernest Tipple of a CCC camp near
theatre in "Barbary Coast.” Sunday Corvallis visited at the home of his
Irrigon and Boardman. as well as Baker visited their paront during two solid hours of entertainment,
and Monday.
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mikesell
Win at Chicago Show.
Christmas vacation.
. just a little different from anything
Hermiston,
will be maintained.
It is a picture well done in every during the holidays.
Rev H B. Thomas of Boardman presented previously in Hermiston.
Miss Helen Jendrzejewski won
Two men are being employed by
Nellie Hooker visited Adila Ry
department with Joel McCrae and
first place on a can of ground cher- Mr. Case, both making their homes and Umatilla is ill at the Hermiston
Miriam Hopkins providing the ro- land Tuesday afternoon.
The personnel of the various cho
General hospital, but Is reported to
ries
and Miss Marie Skovbo won first in Hermiston.
Willard
Hutsell
spent
the
Christ
mance in a story wlth a background
rus
groups will be annpunced next
be
improving.
.
.
.
,
mas
holidays
In
La
Grande
visiting
on a can of pickles, which they en
Lorettta Mae. small daughter of
of trickery, murder and lawlessness.
week.
relatives.
tered
at
the
Chicago
Livestock
Expo
EXTENSION
SOILS
COURSE
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Bob
Pike,
is
»>•
Around the building of America’s
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Liebe and fam
The teachers who are spending
The committee from the Legion’
last frontier after the California ily are 111 this week with the flu at sition show. Both girls received REPEATED IN TWO CITIES.
their vacation at their homes are: Auxiliary in charge of presenting the
their
three
entries
by
mail
Tuesday
gold rush of 1849. Charles MacAr their home.
Miss Rosa Ricco in Prairie City.
thur and Ben Hecht have written a
Clara Corrigan with her father aa Play includes Mrs. Alice Stone. Mrs.
Rosemary Keller visited at the of this week and were informed that
So
popular
were
the
extension
prize money would be sent from the
brother
in
McMinnville;
Miss Guy Amsberry. Mrs. O. K. Mudge,
romantic and glamorous story of a Ryland home Monday.
soils
courses
given
in
Portland
last
Sunday dinner guests at the Bud state 4-H club office at Corvallis. winter, that arrangements have been Yvonne Bousquet at Spokane, Ina
love that flowered and flamed amid
Mrs. James Todd, Mrs. B. S. Kings-
the tumult and treachery of love- Hooker home were: Mr. and Mrs. The jar of pickles and ground cher made to give similar courses this Gilbert in Portland: Miss Marguer
ite Cox In Ontarion, Ore.; Mr. and ley, Mrs. Peter Castric and Miss
ries
were
not
included
in
the
jars
Mr.
and
son
Leland,
hungry adventurers from every cor Gus McLouth
year both in Portland and Salem, Mrs. Kimberling In Eugene with
and Mrs. Lee Putnam and two sons, returned, consequently the supposi announces Dr. W. L. Powers, head Mrs. Kimberling’s father and fami Pauline Stoop.
ner of the globe.
Miriam Hopkins is fascinating as Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hooker and tion was that the prizes were award of the soils department at Oregon ly
Harold Edwards remained in
Swan, who reigns over the crooked Nellie, Mr. and Mrs. Alton Hooker ed on those. Both girls have been State college, who will be in charge Umatilla with his mother.
Paul Donavon. former Umatilla ART APPRECIATION COURSE
roulette wheel in the notorious Bel arid family. Mr. and Mrs. Lou Hook active in 4-H girls’ club activities. again this year. Portland classes teacher
and now a student in South OFFERED OVER RADIO KOAC.
la Donna cafe, run by Louis Chama- er and family, James Ashton and
will start Monday evening. January ern college in California, spent sev
Estel
Employed
As
Salesman.
lis, a man as ruthless as he is pow Mrs. E. A. Ashton. The occasion was
6. and Salem classes Wednesday, eral davs in Umatilla. He was ac
CORVALLIS—A radio art appre
erful. Edward G. Robinson has his Bud Hooker s birthday.
A. A. Estel of Woodward, Okla January 9. Both will continue for companied to Spokane by Yvonne
Bousquet where they will visit Mr. ciation course intended to point out
Art Stormer, formerly with the homa. has accepted a position as 12 weeks.
finest characterization as this "Pub
new meaning in every-day art is an
Donavon’s family.
lic Enemy No. 1” of the Barbary Domestic Cleaners in Pendleton, will salesman with the Rohrman Motor
and demon-
Subjects
for
lectures
nounced by KOAC, state-owned ra
Mrs.
Joe
Tucker,
Mrs.
Tom
Tucker
Coast, and Joel McCrae is splendid assist Mr. Case. He has had years company, local Ford dealers. Mr.
strations will include soil survey and and son Jack. Erma Byrnes, Glenn dio station at Oregon State college.
as Jim Carmichael, a fine, idealistic of experience and will make his Estel comes highly recommended,
land classification, physical charac Ostrom and Robert Brownell atten A series of 12 lectures will provide
young miner, who enters Swan’s life home in Hermiston.
having had years of experience in
teristics and improvement, soil orga ded the show In Hermiston Friday the background tor the course. These
and transforms her by his love.
automotive merchandising. Mr. Es
___ ________
nic matter, irrigation, drainage, ero night.
are to be given by Bernard Hinshaw,
The skillful directorial hand of
tel is a brother of R. D. Estel, prin
SUDAN DESERT SETTING
sion,
soil
fertility,
appraisal
of
soil,
associate professor of art in the gen
PROGRESSIVE
CALF
CLUB
Howard Hawks and the brilliant
cipal of the Pine City school. Jack
and soil management. Enrollment
eral extension division.
pens of Charles MacArthur and Ben FOR WAR DRAMA.
Estel, who acted as linotype oper
may be made through the county ORGANIZED IN FOURTH UNIT.
The lectures will be given every
Hecht are evident throughout the
ator for the Herald last summer, is
agents
concerned.
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A new 4-H club called the Pro Thursday at 3 P. M. beginning Jan
Both British and Turkish ex-army also a brother. All three came here
film, which Is released through Uni-
gressive Calf club was recently or uary 9 A few of the topics of the
ted Artists. "Barbary Coast” is ro- officers aided Paramount in produc- after the severe dust storms in Okla-
HOSPITAL NOTES
ganized in the fourth unit north of lectures are "Getting Into an Art
bust, hearty, thrilling entertain- ing the proper atmosphere. settings home.
Rev. H. B. Thomas of Boardman Hermiston. The following officers Discovery Mood,” “Moods in Light
and minor details of “The Last Out
ment.
Lawrence and Miriam Swarner is receiving medical care in the Her were elected to head the work of and Dark,” "This World of Color”
post,” which opens at the Oasts thea
and "Pictures From Long Ago."
Weather Report.
tre Friday and Saturday. Gary Grant motored to Corvallis where they will miston General hospital and is re this club for 1936:
Max. Min. and Claude Rains share honors in enter Oregon State college.
ported as getting along nicely.
Date
For those who want to take an
Robert Bensel, president; Robert
36 ... 32 portraying the chief characters. Ger
A seven pound boy was born Sat Haley, vice president; Joe Cooney, active part In the course, which is
December 26
Miss Lucile Simons of Walla Walla
39 .... 32 trude Michael and Kathleen Burke who has been visiting at the home urday, December 28, to Mrs. C. S. secretary.
December 27
entirely for amateurs and requires
46 .... 27 have the principal feminine roles
December M
of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Simons for Bartley of Echo. He has been named
Other members of the club consist no special talent, a fee of seventy-
38 ... 33
December 29
of Frank Bensel, Ralph Haley, Eu- five cents per person will bring a
The tone and atmosphere of the the past week, left Monday for Echo, Claude Raymond.
50 .... 33 play are said to be strongly remint- where she visited at the home of Mr.
Mrs. Jess Goff and daughter Bet- gene Rugg. Richard Rugg and Chas. packet of working materials, includ
December 30
38 cent of "Lives of a Bengal Lancer," and Mrs. John Pedro before return- ty are receiving medical care in the Kik.
53
December 31
ing charcoal, colored chalks, instruc
35 but the likeness ends there. Mesopo Ing to Walla Walla.
Hermiston General hospital.
January 1 .....—...... -..... 53
tions for making an easel and draw-
E. Rugg will lead this club.
Precipitation was .69
ing hoard and weekly lesson outlines
tamia and Africa are the countries
ADDITIONAL LOCALS
with references.
in which the scenes are laid. An
exceedingly large cast was required
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Dyer, Mr. and
t BOARDMAN NEWS 1 to successfully reproduce a migra
Mrs. Joe Dyer and Mr. and Mrs. L.
By RACHEL J. BARLOW
tion of Armenians speeding away in
W. Douglas enjoyed Christmas din
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jones and fear of Kurdish irregulars who are
ner at the Douglas home.
ALONG THE CONCRETE
family of Spray were Christmas on a rampage. The time Is during
A group of young people gathered
guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. the world war.
The detailed program for the for cheese industry. S. T. White, state at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. G.
Grant portrays a British officer— ty-third annual meeting of the Ore director of agriculture, is the only Saylor on Butter Creek Tuesday eve
C. W Kruse.
returned
home
Miss Lois Kruse
he is English in fact—in charge of gon Dairymen’a association shows other speaker on the morning pro ning to watch the New Year come
Old Santa Claus boosted the dia-
for the holidays and will return to a detachment. He is captured by two days of educational events sche gram. Other speakers the first day In. Members of the young people’s mond business this Christmas by
her position after a short visit with the Kurds. Release comes through duled for the convention at Tilla are Dr. S. B. Foster of the Federal class and C. E. society of the Her delivering several diamonds to the
her parents.
a stranger who does not disclose his mook January 6 and 7. Disease con Bureau of Animal Industry: B. T. miston Union church and their
Mrs. Gilla Pitchford of Ashland. identity but flees with him. On their trol, dairy products improvement, Simms of O.S.C.: Dr. W. H. Lytle, friends were among the guests who younger set In Hermiston. Four-
Ore., returned to her position in way they come upon the Armenian better breeding practices and the state veterinarian, and Oscar Hagg. enjoyed a very pleasant evening. A we can count on our fingers.
southern Oregon after a week’s visit settlement and a civil British offi economic outlook are the four chief The annual banquet will be Monday short service was conducted by the
Helen Jendrzejewski would lik
at the Kruse home.
cial in charge of it.
evening.
Misses Edith and Margaret Clarke to acknowledge, with thanks.
topics, the program shows.
A family reunion was held at the
Adventures and excitement are re
On the second day’s program will and on the stroke of midnight the ceipt of a box of all day suckers
The session will open Monday
Kruse borne during the holidays. ported to be fast upon the heels of
be Dr. James D Brew of New York: New Year was ushered In to the
morning
at
10:00
o
’
clock,
and
soon
Those present at Christmas dinner each other for the remainder of the
A. E. Engbretson of Astoria; C. L. strains of music played by Edith, She might also add that she would
were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jones and play. In Cairo, where Grant goes afterwards President George H. Ful- Starr, president of the Oregon Dairy Margaret and Allen Clarke.
take a few lessons in transcribin
family of Spray, Mrs. Gilla Pitch for hospitalization, the story takes lenwider of Carlton will deliver the Council: R. C. Jones, extension dai
Miss Marian Henderson and Bob letters of the alphabet.
annual
president
’
s
address.
Carl
ford and son Eldon. Claude Johnson a new turn. There is a great forest
ryman for the western statee, P. M. Henderson left Monday morning for
The New Year will have to hav •
of Ashland. Delbert Mackan,
Mr. fire scene at an Isolated British gar- Haberlach of Tillamook, one of the Brandt, head of animal Industries at Portland where they visited friends.
rison poet where Grant and Rains hosts to the convention, will describe Oregon State college, and L. R. Bob returned to O. 8. C. Wedneeday long legs to keep out of reach of
appear trapped.
the development of the Tillamook Breithaupt, extension economist.
to resume hie studies.
OREGON DAIRYMEN’S ANNUAL MEETING]
PROGRAM LISTS FAMOUS SPEAKERS