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Uhe Mermistun Aerali VOLUME XXX NUMBER 25 RADIO INTERFERENCE ELIMINATION SOUGHT HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FEBRUARY 11, 1837. COMMERCIAL CLUB AMUSEMENTS MANY FIRE DESTROYS MILK HOUSE NAMES COMMITTEES AT P.T.A. BENEFIT The amusements to be offered by the Parent Teachers’ association for a hot lunch benefit party Thursday. February 18, are many, and of suf ficient variety to furnish anyone at- tending with a good time, The en- tertainment will start at 8:00 o'clock in the evening in the high school gym. be Other than a program games, anagrams, horse show, mono- poly, bridge, pinochle and ping pong tables for those who wish to parti- cipate, Prizes will be given for the various activities and refreshments will be served at the close of the evening. All money taken in will be used to furnish hot lunches to children who are unable to have lunch at home. Admission will be twenty-five cents per person. The program will consist of two phases on this occasion. The first part will be discussion of what con stitutes a good high school accord ing to present day standards. The work of the high school consists of curricular and extra curricular work. There would not be sufficient time to explain the offerings in both fields in the one program so members of high school extra-cur ricular bodies will explain what each organization tries to accomplish and the history of the activities in this school. The second phase of the meeting will be a card party and other en tertainment as mentioned above. Committee members include Mrs. Geo. Harkenrlder. Mrs. Guy Amsber- ry, Mrs. O. L. Barlow. Mrs. David Mittlesdorf and Mrs. G. W. Ripley. Mrs. E. D. Martin is chairman of the refreshment committee. UMATILLA WINS THREE GAMES FRIDAY HERMISTON HOST TO BASKETBAIL TOURNEY A tire of unknown origin des- The Hermiston Commercial club The Hermiston Hi Bulldogs won troyed the milk house and the north their second tilt with the Mac Hi B at a live meeting Tuesday evening end of the barn on the John Conrad at the Hermiston Hotel laid out its squad Monday night on the local ranch in Columbia district early floor with the score 16 to 6. Keller TITLE CONTENDERS The plans for the coming CITIZENS ASKED Tuesday morning of this week. of the Hermiston team scored 9 of CLASH FEB. 25-27 meeting was opened at the dinner Neighbors came to the assistance of the 16 points against Mac Hi. Play table at 7:00 P. M., and was con TO COOPERATE the Conrads after the alarm was ing with a new ball that was hard tinued until 10:00 o'clock, with The sub-district basketball tour given and the fire was checked, but to handle, accounted tor the low nament Elimination of radio interference thirty active members present. tor the west district of Uma not before it had destroyed the milk President Hedwall submitted a waa discussed at the meeting of the score in the tangle of Hermiston B tilla county and Irrigon will be held The part of the barn, house and Hermiston Commercial club Tuesday list of committees and appointments squad with Stanfield high school. in Hermiston, February 25-26-27, school bus arrived on the scene just Stanfield won the game 3 to 7. night where the support of the citi for approval, which was accepted by in the new high school gym. Teams con as the fire was gotten under the club without a single objection. Heppner, ancient rival of the competing in this tournament will zens of Hermiston was asked in do trol. Considerable damage was done All members appointed agreed to ing away with this disturbance in Bulldogs, will clash with Hermiston be from schools at Irrigon, Umatilla. to equipment. Saturday night for the last home Hermiston. Stanfield and Echo and radio reception by requesting that serve and carry out the purposes of their respective committees. In ad game of the season, except for the the winner will compete in the dist their electrical appliances be check dition to committee work, other MARY HARKENRIDER sub-district tournament which will rict tournament at Arlington to be ed. be held here February 25-26-27. held March 5th and 6th. From there The worst offenders of radio re matters were discussed. The large gymnasium is again ex the winning team will carry on at PASSES HERE As a feature of the olub meeting ception are small electrical applian pected to be packed to capacity for the state tournament at Salem, ces used in the average home and Tuesday, February 23, the Boy Scout the difficulty causing this interfer troop of Hermiston will be guest of March 17-18-19. Mrs. Mary Harkenrlder, mother the tournament games. ence is usually small and easily re honor, and will be presented in a The tournament committee met at Umatilla Wins. of Mrs. Ralph Richards and George moved. These are man-made causes Court of Honor following the dinner Hermiston, Thursday of last week, Harkenrider of Hermiston, who has Friday night Umatilla brought at which time Hermiston officially which must be eliminated, while hour. Other entertainment will be been visiting here since the first of three basketball teams to Hermis- accepted the invitation to be host to causes from natural elements must furnished by the scouts. It is hoped December, passed away suddenly ton. The grade school team, and the tournament. Supt. W. G. Kers- that a representative of the Blue be endured to a certain extent. Wednesday morning of heart di high school girls’ and boys’ teams bergen was appointed manager. Some of these household applian Mountain Council of Walla Walla sease. She was 76 years of age and won from the three respective teams ces which often cause disturbances will be present to take part in the Until this year Hermiston has not had made her home in Estacada, the Hermiston schools. The been in a position to ask for the are sewing machines, hair driers, program. Ore., for the past 57 years, since from largest crowd of fans ever to wit electric pads, vacuum sweepers, or tournament but the construction of The matter of an exhibit at the coming from Elbing, Germany. ness a basketball game In the new a new gymnasium, one of the lar any device that is operated by a state fair this fall was brought up Funeral services and interment when the gymnasium was present brush type motor. Sometimes it is a by William Rodda, representative of and best in the southern in will probably be held in Portland local high school squad took its gest loose connection, floor lamp or elec the Farm Bureau, The matter of a land Empire, has made that possible. the last of the week but arrange Each first defeat In the new gym. Incidentally it is also credited with display at the state fair will be pre- tric iron. ments had not yet been made. high school team game was lost by the sudden wave of basketball in These disturbances may be stop sented to the county agent, the two Surviving are the husband, Frank one point. terest among students and towns ped if the head of each household assistant county agents and various Harkenrlder of Estacada, Ore., who The Hermiston Bull Pups lost the people after being out of the game and each business house and repair organized bodies. Tom Fraser was was a'so visiting here; seven daugh first preliminary game 11 to 22. shop will cooperate by asking that again appointed as a member of the altogether last year. ters, Mrs. Julius Paulson, Estacada; Davis of Umatilla marked up as Present records would Indicate a test be made of their equipment Umatilla Project Fair board to rep Mrs. A. A. Paulson and Mrs. W. J, many, points as all of the Hermiston that Umatilla. Echo and Hermiston for radio interference to locate any resent the club. Paulson of Portland; Mrs. Honeg- boys’ scoring put together. In the are the most likely candidates for possible leak and then do what they The club indorsed the movement ger of Multnomah. Ore. Mrs. Ralph second game the local high school the coveted first place with Stan can to eliminate that interference. to correct interference in radio ser Richards of Hermiston; Mrs. R. H. girls lost a thriller by one point field and Irrigon forced to lower Then, and only then, can a clean up vice. The club also approved the O’Neil of Bucoda. Wn. and Edith margin after leading throughout the ratings. However, either team may of man created radio Interference in suggestion of Supt. W. G. Kersber- Harkenrlder, also of Bucoda; and game. The first half ended 11 to 10 get “hot” and push a more highly Hermiston be possible. gen that the business houses dress one son. George Harkenrider of for Hermiston, and were leading by touted neighbor into the ditch. Some of the best equipment for lo their windows with appropriate dis Hermiston. one point a few seconds before the As a preliminary to the champion- cating and centralizing radio inter plays during the three day sub-dis end of the game when McMullen ship game, the two girls’ teams ference is now available for use in trict basketball tournament here fouled. Cooney for Umatilla then with the best season records will BLUE KEY HONORS the community through the Her February 25, 26 and 27. ROBERT TOWNSEND dropped both shots through the battle for the valley championship miston Light & Power company Committees and appointments are HERMISTON BOY hoop for two points, and to win the in their class. NEW HERD TESTER which has offered a courtesy ser as follows: game. After the last game has been vice in this line to anyone who will Road Committee-—F. C. McKenzie, Corvallis. Ore., Feb. 8 (Special)— After winning 63 to 7 from Stan played there will be a dance in the call and request that a check be R. G. Saylor, N. R. Mueller, W. W. Robert Townsend of Oregon City Bob Henderson, son of Mrs. Georgi* field earlier In the week, the Bull- gym for students of the competing made on the electrical appliances In Felthouse and J. H. Reid. Henderson of Hermiston and senior arrived Sunday to take over the du- dogs encountered strong competi- high schools and patrons of the shop. their ties as tester for the Umatilla Herd Finance Committee — Roy Hale, / in agriculture at Oregon State col- tion from the Umatilla boys. The tournament. J. A. Clarke, manager of the com Moore and Vane Boynton. lege, was pledged to the Blue Key, Improvement association to fill the boys’ game was a repetition of the pany, has stated that this courtesy Lloyd Stan Atkin, superintendent at Wm. senior men's honor society Thursday, vacancy left by the resignation of girls Membership Committee game. The Bulldogs led 11 to Irrigon has volunteered to Install a service will be given to anyone re Shaar, O. O. Felthouse, A. F. Rohr now employed Al Kennings who is January 21. Election to this socle- 3 in the first quarter. 12 to 7 at questing it. A list of the applica- man, R. A. Brownson and Dr. Will- public address system for the dura ty is considered one of the highest at Davis, Cal. halftime. 17 to 14 at the end of the tion of the tournament which will tlons will be kept on record and had four years cutt. Mr. Townsend has honors available to senior men. third quarter — to lose the game 20 pos- calls will be made as early as . enable officials to announce scores, Calendar Committee—Al Quiring, Henderson graduated from the experience in Smith-Hughes work in to 21. sibe by the company employes. The Walt and substitutions as they occur. Pearson and W. G. Kersbergen. the Oregon City schools and has been Hermiston Union high school with In the boys' game, Keller inter the instrument used is installed in tit Gerwyn Jones of Walla Walla has Annual Commercial Club Dance employed as herdsman for the large the class of '32. His activities were cepted a pass under his own basket company car and determines the gen Committee—Sam Moore, Harry Kel- listed as vice president of the stu dairy farm at Dufur, Ore. and drppped it through for the first been secured as referee. eral locality in which the interfer L. C. Dyer is secretary for the lo goal. He fouled and Hiatt made the The High School Bulldog will ap ence appears and then may be tak- ley, H. A. Pankow and M. G. Hed dent body and president of the As sociated Men’s halls. cal association and has taken an ac point. Keller made three more noints pear in a special tournament edition en out and used to centralize the wall. Budget Committee — Chas. Taylor, tive interest in dairy herd improve- with a goal and free throw. Cramp- with pictures of teams and names of cause in individual appliances. Tbos. Fraser and Wm. Warner. Union Church Fellowship Meeting. ment work on the project for a ton was charged with hacking anti players, just before the tournament L. A. Moore of the Mor-Tone River Development — E. P. Dodd, Davis of Umatilla added two more opens. Sound Service has cooperated with Enos Martin, Walter Smith, F. B. An all day fellowship and busi number of years. points. Macken then heaved a long the light company by . repairing all Swayze. Harvey DeMoss and Roy ness meeting will be held at the one to Crampton who dropped It in Three Trucks In Wreck. equipment and will continue to do Penney. Union church Sunday. February 14. from under the basket. The score COMMISSIONER so in the future. Also L. M. White. Boy Scout Committee—F. B. Belt, A basket dinner will be served im oil trucks were involved In stood 11 to 3 making it look good who operates the Radio Louie Ser Guy Amsberry, Thos. Fraser, H. A. mediately following the morning a Three near Umatilla early Tues- for the Hermiston boys as the quar- HALES PASSES vice & Supply shop here, has offer- Pankow, Melvin Follett and Harold service and the business meeting day wreck morning without any of the dri ed his services in making checks, Thompson. will be called to order around the vers being injured, but with con ter ended. J. O. Hales, Umatilla county com As the second quarter started nei This has indicated the desire of Tree Planting Committee—E. P. dinner table. Regular meetings have damage to one of the ther team could get underway. The missioner since 1922, died Sunday business houses to assist in every Dodd, Harold Dean, J. T. Pierson, not been held for the past two siderable trucks. C. A. Moll of Pendleton was Bulldogs added only one point in at 2:45 a. m., at his home in Pen way in this campaign. months due to unusual weather con driving the vehicle going east when this Jim Pearson and Dr. Marble. quarter with Shaw dropping in dleton. after an illness of one month. All causes of interference may not ditions which prohibited members Entertainment Committee — Geo. it crashed into another truck which a foul shot, Umatilla added two Mr. Hales was known in the west be eliminated bv filters but may be Harkenrlder. Curtis Simons, John from attending. was being towed onto the highway field goals. end of Umatilla county as friendly easily stopped. Filters may be used Clarke and Walter Hamm. A new by a third truck with a trailer. Fred T. Cooney dropped in a one hand In his Interest in its welfare. on more than one electrical appli entertainment committee will be ap Hood Relief Offering. Villey was driving the towing truck ed flip from the side after the half Mr. Hales was born in Taylor ance. pointed every two weeks. The local Methodist church will and Arnold Lambert the other truck. time rest. Montgomery fouled and county. Iowa, in 1869 and came to Local officials are doing every take up an offering Sunday, Febru Neither Moll nor a passenger riding Rankin made the point, following Oregon at the age of six. His father. thing possible to check radio inter ary 14th, for the 200 flood-stricken with him were injured even though it up immediately with a basket to Americus Hales, was the first Uma ference and are asking first of all SAWYER LEAVES churches of the Methodism in the the motor was pushed back under give the locals a six point lead. W. tilla county homesteader who began for the cooneration of local citi Ohio and Mississippi river valleys. the cab of the vehicle. Roberts and Cooney followed with wheat farming and continued It de zens in renuesting that a test be FOR BURNS Friends in the community who do a goal each, while Barbouletos made spite discouragement. John Hales. made and then doing everything to not have an opportunity to aid the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Hales, still C. E. Heard, co-publisher of the good a foul shot. W. A. Sawyer, assistant county work of the church rehabilitation stop anv noise from this source. If The last quarter was the heart- farms the land on which Americus your radio is noisy when you are us agent here for the past two years, program are invited to present their Umatilla County Chronical, a week- foul Hales homesteaded near Adams. ing your vacuum sweener then it is left Saturday for Burns. Ote., where sacrifice through the local M. E. ly paper in Pendleton, was a busi breaker for the Bulldogs. shot by Hiatt and a basket each by Mr. Hales married Miss Grace bothering your neighbor’s radio, he took over his duties as county church. ness visitor in Hermiston Thursday. Barbouletos and W. Roberts tied the Morrison, also of a pioneer family. and switching It off will not stop agent in Harney county. Mr. Saw score at 19. Keller pulled the team In 1892. and they lived on the Hales yer expects to return to Hermiston the noise. Into the lead again by making good ranch until they moved to Pendle- February 20th to spend a few days. a foul shot, only to have Barbouletos ton. They first resided at Douglas J. T. Pierson, recently with the FOINTY CNOW PLOW Resettlement again sink the ball for the one point Court and shortly after. in their Administration, at lead and game as the whistle blew. residence which they built on River York. Nebraska, will succeed Mr. CLEARS ROADS drive. Sawyer here. He has not arrived Lineups for Friday’s games: Besides his widow. Mr. Hales is in Hermiston but is expected with- survived by a daughter. Mrs. Elmer County rotary snow plow equip in a short time, Mr. Pierson is a Herm. Grade School Uma. ment was used on the roads in this graduate in dairy husbandry from F (3 ) Cooney McCormmach, and a son. John. An By PAULINE M. STOOP they are deliciously sweet scented. Hinkle (3) section Thursday night of last week the University of Nebraska and has Martin F (11) Davis other son, Orval, died In Infancy. I should be the last one to min The Cosmos bloom early and free to clear the roads making it quite had extensive public service exper imize in any way the pleasure of Knerr (6) (3) E. Rugg He leaves three brothers, P. T. C ly in a profusion of flowers. Why possible for farmers to reach town ience. Prior to being in the rural garden making. Or get the feel of the couldn’t that plot where they were Smith G (1) Priddy Hales and E. E. Hales of Adams and without much difficulty. All school rehabilitation work Mr. Pierson was soft earth as the first crocuses peek Madden G Moran A. N. Hales of Seattle; a half-broth last year south of the house at the bus routes were cleared and all assistant market milk administrator through the ground at the first hint Substitution»—Her. Grade, Hamm, er, Bert Kirby of Adams and a half- edge of the garden plot, be made sister, Mrs. Alma Hunt of Madison. points of connection were made by at Omaha, and before that had a spring. Soon the soft Chinook into a profusion of tall blooming Hinkle. Martin. Wilcox (2), Smith; Wisconsin. He leaves, also five the busses Friday, according to O. long connection with the cow test of Uma., R. Rugg (2), Lane. sun's winds and the slant of the flower. The Delphinium is a beau grandchildren. Allegra, Orval and O. Felthouse and J. M. Pace. ing association work of the Nebras rays will dry the wet earth to a tiful hardy plant and could be Marshall McCormmack, and Robert Herm. Girls Uma. High winds had caused the snow ka Extension Service. moist warmth. moved from the corner space by the Swarner F Cooney and Jacqueline Hales to drift making some side roads im The office in the reclamation The garden lover will forget the tool shed to add its handsome blue Sisson F Byrnes passable for a short tim. The day building will be open during week disappointments doubts, delays and flowers to the picture. The Gallardía Dawson C T. Shepherd following the first heavy snow three days and Miss Florene Brace will COMMUNITY DATE of this absorbing enterprise as the I produces a beautiful flower on long Wells weeks ago. County Judge Chambers give all information possible until C VanSlyke seed catalogue is leafed through strong leafless stems and colors MdMullen G M. Shepherd sent road equipment to the west end Mr. Pierson arrives. CALENDAR with intent to select new varieties from clear yellow to crimson and Skovbo of the county to clear roads, and Priddy of flowers to increase the color and, yellow tipped petals. It blooms con- school busses for the local school TRIANGULAR charm of that flower bed on the east tinuously and makes a fine cut Herm. Boys Uma. were not forced to cease operation Community activities which are slope. to replace the Shasta Daisy I flower. The Larkspur is a splendid Keller (8) F (2) Hiatt altogether, but made the route prac DEBATE SOON border that went out with the un- free-flowering plant with large Rankin (7) F (5) Barbouletos scheduled for the next few weeks tically on scheduled time. usually cold winter, to use a rich blossoms set closely on the spike. I Crampton (2) C (4) Davis will be listed in the column below. The Umatilla. Hermiston and and brilliant velvet blood red or recall seeing It grow voluntarily Macken G C. Roberts This column will be a regular fea Townsend Meeting Again. G G. Montgomery high school debate teams crimson color Flaming Velvet Pe- among the rocks and Blue Lupin in Knapp (2) There will be a meeting of the Pendleton ' gully between our home place Her. HI. Boys- -Rainwater. Shaw ture each week and individuals are hold a triangular debate at the tunia with the Dainty Lady of large the Hermiston Townsend Club No. 1 wil flowering single fringed, semi and Dry Creek. (1); Uma., W. Roberts (6), T. asked to turn in date schedules in Hermiston school bouse Saturday Tuesday, February 16 at 8:00 P M.. afternoon. dwarf and free flowering, as the the order that it may be kept up to date Cooney (4). February 27th. Mr. Mosh- The wide range of charming col- regardless of weather, in the Union berger has charge of the local de background for the window boxes to prevent any conflict in activities. Church. All members are urged to bate squad and is preparing to de on the north porch. It might be ors found among the Hollyhocks be present as important matters are fend last year’s county champion well to try the new miniature type I cannot be passed by. because they PURCHASE WEST February 12—Annual meeting Farm make such an unusual picture again- to be discussed and the new consti- Rose Gem Petunia as the box bor I st the woodshed and garage to hide UMATILLA RANCH tution adopted. Every member ship. The debates are open to the der. Bureau Co-op. contrasting in color and varie public and there will be no charge. its bareness. Neither can Golden please bring a small gift for the February 12-—Grange Co-op. annual ty with the larger and more bril I Rod be overlooked. And the Mari Fish Pond. The quilt will be given McKinney and Blairs who have meeting in the evening. liant blooms. Yes. that plan is in School Boy Injured. so bright and interestingly farmed away and refreshments served. in the Columbia district for February 13—Heppner B. B. here. triguing and the seed should be golds marked, held out proudly on strong Jimmy Allen. grade school boy. placed In a box near the window the past year and a half, have February 18—P.T.A. Hot Lunch Weather Report. suffered injuries to his leg Monday soon if the plants are to be large stems. Let’s see. it will never do to bought the 102-acre Wm Switzler Benefit Entertainment. Date Max 1 Min while coasting on a snow slide on enough to transplant when the soft. hide them so they will be placed at place west of Umatilla. They expect February 23—Combined Commercial the edge of this profusion of bloom to move onto the place as soon as February 4 _________ 40 " 15 the school grounds. Another boy warm winds come Club and Boy Scout Banquet at ing flowers far enough away not to February 5 . ....................... 45 ... ■■ 25 received a slight cut on the lip but Here are those Dwarf Double the weather permits. Hermiston Hotel February « ......................... 3« ... - 13 returned to school following treat- Golden Globe Nasturtiums that do i be shaded from the warm sun, be The farm is known as the old February 25-26-27 — I Sub-District February 7 41 .. - 21 ment by City Health Officer Dr. F. so well here ideal for that bare1 cause they love sunlight. Turner place, McKinney and Blair Basketball Tournament. February 35 .. 20 | B Belt. Superintendent Kersbergen corner near the Double Pinks, where There are many more that are plan to plant alfalfa and some of February 26- Freshman Class party. February » 24 _ 4 has discontinued the use of the snow the sun’s rays reach them They | better known here by flower lovers the acreage to cherry and apricot February 24 .. 11 slide due to the fact that two other are without runners, too. we reflect. | but here we have mentioned the orchard. E. P. Dodd of Hermiston March S—Senior Class play. Precipitation was .01. and no boys were slightly bruised last week |uniformly dwarf and compact, and stronger, more hardy varieties that was the real estate agent In trans March 19—Portland Bible Institute snow. Concert, M. E. church. I in a pile-up. of deep golden yellow. It says that I love to see growing In profusion. acting the deal. DOUBTS FORGOTTEN IN SPRING FLOWER GARDENING AS ABSORBING ENTERPRISE Basketball-Bulldogs vs. Heppner Here Saturday