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GOVERNMENT
GERALD M C K E N Z IE
TRAPPER REQUESTED VISITS PARENTS
WADE TALKS
TO TOWNSENDITES
STUDENTS HOME
FOR HOLIDAYS
BULLDOGS WIN
ONE POINT MARGIN
The Umatilla Project Farm Bur­
Many students are home for the
Gerald McKenzie, son of Mr. and
Glenn C. Wade, district organizer
eau held its annual meeting at the Mrs. F. C. McKenzie, arrived from for the Townsend club, and former Christinas holidays from the various
Union church Tuesday evening and Baltimore, Md., Tuesday, to spend president of the local club, talked to institutions of higher learning in
POWER LINE
officers were elected for the ensu­ the Christmas holidays with his par­ Townsendites at their regular meet­ the state. Betty Ralph, who is a TW O GAMES LOST
BUILDING SOON
ing year. All officers were re-elect­ ents. Miss Florence Dove of Port­ ing Tuesday night in the Union senior in home economics at O. S. C, TO HELIX
ed as follows: H. J. Ott, president, land, will also be a house guest at church. After the address, a Dutch arrived last week. Helen and Wal­
A. E. Bensel, vice president, C. M. the McKenzie home during the holi­ auction of an Aladdin lamp and a ter Jendrzejewski, students at O. S.
The contractors of the new power
The Grant Union high school
Jackson, secretary-treasurer.
Kay Turnblad
from
Northwest
days.
dressed turkey was held.
line have leased the old Chezlk
Prospectors came to our fair village
Project leaders were chosen as
Christian
college
at
Eugene.
Edith
Miss Dove is the daughter of Mr.
Entertainment was supplied by
in search of a basketball victory,
building west of the Hermiston follows: L. C. Dyer, dairying; Dr.
and Mrs. J. E. Dove of Portland, the CCC boys, consisting of singing and Margaret Clarke from Univer­ Wednesday, December 22. This date
Creamery from the city council for Theo. Beletski, disease control; J. and on January 4th, at 10:00 a. m. and string instrument music. Re­ sity of Oregon. Edith is a senior in
storage purposes, and are expected Jendrzejewski, rodent control; J. will become the bride of Mr. Mc­ freshments were served of coffee physical education, but Margaret is one long to live in the annal3 of
basketball history, so paste Decem­
W. Rodda, bees and fair executive;
Kenzie at the St. Philip Neri church and cake, and Christmas bags of will not return to school. Margaret ber 22, 1937, In your scrap books.
any day with equipment for begin­
C. L. Upham, park; E. H. Dunning,
McMullen from Eastern Oregon Nor­
ning work. Part of the apartment legislative; H. K. Dean, farm man­ in Portland. A reception will be candy were given to all the child­
The melee Itself was the wildest,
mal at La Grande; Harold Mar­
ren
present,
held
in
the
evening
at
the
home
of
weirdest,
wooliest and worst in the
house across the street may be used agement; J. W. McMullen, poultry
the bride’s parents, the young;
A delegation from the Pendleton ble arrived Saturday from O. S. C. history of the casaba sport. The
.for offices.
and marketing; 4-H club, A. E.
where
he
is
enrollded
in
Mechanical
couple leaving later fot B^lttmsrs. club attended the meeting. It was
Over 100 miles of lines have been Rugg; Henry Sommerer, finance;
Engineering. Mamie Smith from E. Hermiston Bulldogs had ulcerated
McKenzie, junior clerk in the So­ announced that radio programs will
teeth and the Prospector’s powder
staked ready 'for construction and Jay T. Pierson, farm organization;
O. N. at La Grande
Bill Jackson
cial Security Service, graduated now appear over Bakersfield regul­
was damp. Occasionally the Bull­
A.
E.
Bensel,
recreation.
the crews are now working west of
arly Monday evenlpg at 8:45, and from Pacific University at Foreet dog would emit a low growl and
One of the most imporfqpf ^ctjops fren» {he local high school and from
Grove.
Robert
Mullins
arrived
over KWJJ of Portland every morn­
Irrigon on the way to the comple­
taken by tbp orsanW lPH will be an Oregon State college with honors.
Thursday from Mt. Angel college take a dainty nibble Ot ye 014 pros?
ing at 9:00 o’clock.
tion of this work at Boardman.
*
He
spent
some
time
as
an
Instructor
effort to secure a government trap­
near Silverton. Dick and Jack Mar­ pector but never a good bite, while
the Prospector could seldom even
Applications for membership in per for work In this territory. Coy­ in the college working on his mas­
tin, seniors at O. S. C
Ignite the fuse let alone get any
the association have been coming in otes and skunks are increasing In ter’s degree. He is a member of sev­ NOTED STAR IN
eral honorary societies.
hoisting power out of the blasting'
more rapidly since assurances of the number and have become a serious
SPARKLING
COMEDY
equipment.
In short the forwards
construction of the lines have been damage to animals and poultry on
were terrible, the guards were hor­
H. B. Darling Returns
the farms.
made known. Nearly every home
rible, the centess were poisonous
H. B. Darling returned early this
Jay T. Pierson, assistant county
within reach of the lines expects to agent, stated that the program for week from a trip to Montpelier, Ver­
Barbara 9tanwyck and Herbert
and the substitutes were Impossible,
use the electricity and owners are 4-H club work would be varied mont, where he visited his sister and Marshall are teamed for the first
A1 Quiring is reported as Improv­ 2nd the spectators Were bewildered
making preparation for wiring their somewhat from that of last year and his old home in Morrisville which time in the stellar roles of "Break­ ing satisfactorily following an oper­
The end dt the first quarter was
places. Literature on wiring, and that he would begin soon after the he had not seen for 38 years. En fast for Two,” RKO Radio comedy ation for appendicitis last Friday in
Grant
Union 1, Hermiston 0, the
’the uses of electrical appliances is first of the year to organize the route he visited in Chicago, Wash­ romance which starts Sunday at the the Deaconess hospital at Salem.
half ended Grant Union 4, Hermis­
Oasis
theatre.
available at the association’s offi­ plans for 1938.
ington, D. C., Philadelphia, Boston,
Word received here states that he ton 0. The game ended. Grand Union
ces in the reclamation building and
New York, and Montreal, Canada.
Cast as a wilful heiress from the was in a wheel chair Wednesday,
10, Hermiston 10.
is being called for dally. Electrical
Mr. Darling states that at Burling­ South, Barbara Stanwyck falls in and was expected to leave the hos­
In the overtime play-off Hermis­
wiring engineers are in the field
Vermont, and other large cities love with a lazy ne’er-do-well, por­ pital for the home of his parents In ton connected with its one foul try
BOARDMAN
♦ ton,
seeking the business of wiring hous­ ♦
there seemed to be considerable un­ trayed by Herbert Marshall, and Dallas today.
In eleven fouls, called on the visit­
By Maryetta Thomas
es. Customers who do not sign up
employment and people seeking the tries to straighten him out by tak­
Quiring became 111 on Wednesday ors and sank its sixth field goal out
will not be connected with the sys­
ing away his resources of income of last week and by Thursday was
T. Hendricks and J. Alt motored bread lines.
of an astronomical number of easy
tem. The fee of five dollars entitles to Bonneville last Friday on busi­
and putting him “on his own.” How advised to go to Salem for an apen- shots, while the Prospectors found
all members to transformer service, ness.
their determined wills clash, but dltls operation. The operation was one lone shot in the locker and sank
Eastern Star Celebrates.
line to the house and meter.
The Eastern Star, consisting of eventually fuse them In romance, in performed immediately upon arrival a field goal. So the score board fin­
Ed Barlow and Ray Brown, who
Throughout the distances of more have served on the city council over members from Stanfield, Echo and volves the pair in Innumerable at Salem Friday noon.
ally read. Grand Union 12. Hermis­
than 100 miles only three objections a long period, have given notice of Hermiston, held its 28th anniver­ laugh-provoking situations.
The Qulrings may be reached ton 13.
sary Tuesday evening at the Mason­
to easements have been made and their resignation.
A team composed of Inmates of
throgh their parents, H. J. Quiring,
ic hall in Hermiston. A banquet
the land owners have cooperated
Hinelines Established.
an old ladies’ home could have
Dallas, Oregon.
Harlan
Lundell
of
Pendleton
was
very generously to enable the engin­
was served in honor of the occasion
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Hineline are
here Friday on business.
Claude Upham is assisting in the doubled the score on either team.
and a special program of entertain­
eers to place the lines in the proper
now established in their new home Herald office while Mr. Quiring Is There was much sound and fury,
Victor,
Jessie
and
Dante
Petrezel-
ment was given.
places. In the construction of such
but no noticeable results.
on Ridgeway and Fourth which they away.
a system, trees, existing power and lie of Bridal Veil visited their aunt
All in all it could not be said It
purchased recently.
They were
Mrs.
V.
Collossal
of
Castle
Rock,
Operator Examiner Coming
telephone lines, roads and high­
was
an off night but rather a
forced
to
give
up
their
60
acre
farm
HOME EXTENSION
The Examiner of Operators and
ways, railroad and river crossings, over the week end.
grandaddy of all off nights so far
in the Minnehaha district because
Mr. and Mrs. J. Bottemiller and Chauffeurs, will be in Hermiston,
convenience to customers and sav-
as the two teams were concerned.
of Mr. Hineline’s health. They are U N IT MEETING
ings in lines and cost of construc- children of Arlington were visiting ¡»Wednesday, January 5, 1938, at the
Anyway, It could have been worse,
operating a rooming and boarding
City Library, between the hours of 1
tton, must all be considered. If the in town Saturday.
the Bulldogs might have missed one
house. The farm has been leased to
system is properly constructed, bet­
The Home Extension Unit will more shot. The Jittery condition of
Mr. and Mrs. I. Anderson and Mr. and 5, respectively, according to a Mr. and Mrs. Roy VanArsdale.
ter service can be assured and the and Mrs. B. Barthodie of Umatilla recent announcement released from
meet at the American Legion b a ll|^ 0^}, teams was probably due to the
costs of maintenance greatly re­ were visitors here Saturday evening. the Secretary of State’s office. All
at 1:30 p. m„ Tuesday, December players staying up late nights com-
Townsend Auxiliary.
duced. As an instance: the wires
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Peck and those wishing permits or licenses to
28. Miss Frances Clinton, County posing letters to Santa Clans.
and poles have been shifted from children and Mr. and Mrs. L. Uthe. drive cars are asked to get In touch
The Townsend Auxiliary ladies Home Demonstration Agent, will be
tree lines to avoid the heavy cost of and Norine Olsen spent Saturday in with the examiner during these met Friday, December 17th, at the present to discuss meal planning.
Lose to Helix
hours.
trimming and damages to the sys­ Walla Walla shopping.
home of Mrs. C. A. Jackman. They
The meeting is open to anyone In­
The high school basketeers broke
tem from storms and limb interfer­
tacked two quilts and made candy terested and everybody is welcome
E. W. Peck and Mr. and Mrs. L.
even on the courts last week end,
Morrow County Pomona.
ence. The task may be better ex­ Uthe and Shirley Peck left Sunday
bags for Christmas candy. The next to come and bring friends.
winning two and losing the same
Morrow County Pomona Grange meeting will be held December 31
plained when it is known that the for Yakima where they will visit
number. Last Friday evening the
will be held in the hall at Cecil, at the home of Mrs. Perry Arthur.
system, if stretched end to end for a few days.
HARRIS SOWERS DIES
Athena
first and second teams fur­
January 8th. installation of Pomo­ All ladies are urged to be present,
would extend from Hermiston to
Mr. and Mrs. Turner Bond and
nished the opposition for the Bull­
na
officers
and
officers
of
some
of
Hood River. After several months
and to come early in the afternoon.
Harris Sowers, husband of Mrs.
Joe Anderson of Corvallis were vis­
dogs and It proved to be Just a trifle
the subordinate granges will be held
of very busy days, the work of place­
Mary Sowers, mother of O. L, Bar
itors at the home of J. G. Fisher
too much.
on
that
day.
Willows
Grange
will
ment of lines has been about com­ Friday.
low, who visited hero this summer,
Elected to Honorary.
The Athena team was a shade bet­
confer the fifth degree in the eve­
pleted and the engineers regard the
Miss Edith Clarke, daughter of passed away Friday. December 17,
ter In all departments, they out
The
Arlington
Honkers
defeated
ning.
system as one of the best possible,
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Clarke of Her­ following a stroke. He was a Civil
shot, out maneuvered, out ran, out
under all varying conditions, that the Boardman team 27 to 17 on the
miston, has been elected to Pl Lam­ War veteran and was in the veter­
jumped and out roughed the locals
home
floor,
last
week.
The
B
squad
Bert
Martins
Leave.
can be laid out.
bda Theta, women’s educational ans’ hospital at Leavenworth, Kan
also lost to Arlington, 23 to 9.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Martin left honorary, from the University of sas, at the time of hie death. Mrs throughout the game and emerged
The contractors state that prac­
Simon Gent, who has been visit­ this week for Walla Walla where Oregon. Edith Is majoring In physi­ Sowers will come to Oregon to make on the long end of the 38 to 30
tically all local help will be em­
ing at the home of W. A. Baker, they will make their home. They cal education at the university. She her home as soon az her business af­ count.
ployed and preference will be given
left this week for Longview, Wn., have been farming the Lee Savely graduated from Hermiston high fairs are cleaned up. Mrs. A. M.
The game was marred by ex­
to those who have made their home
where he will visit for some. time.
ceedingly rough play, which was In­
place
on
Butter
Creek
which
is
be­
with
honors
and
first
attended
Pa­
Tillson,
mother
of
Mrs.
Barlow,
in, and are citizens of the districts
Mrs. Leo Root was hostess to the ing purchased by Harry Andrews. cific University at Forest Grove for who has been In Kansas City for dulged In by both teams. Both teams
to be served by the system.
Ladies
Aid last Wednesday.
The Martins will go into the poul­ two years before going to the uni­ some time, will return with Mrs have played games without using
. It is expected that, unless unfav­
versity.
L. Lay purchased a new ’38 V-8 try business near Walla Walla.
Sowers some time after Christmas. such tactics and the conclusion
orable weather prevents, the work
seems to be that the referee lost
from
Rohrman
Motor
Co.
at
Her­
will be in full swing by New Years.
control
of the game. This Is the first
miston Saturday.
loss of the season for the Bulldogs
Engagement Announced.
The school board held a special
and they are putting In their best
The betrothal of Miss Margaret election of officers last week with
licks to even the count on the re­
Clarke of Hermiston to Mr. Jack Neil Bleakney elected. W. A. Stro­
turn game at Athena.
Malette of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich­ bel is the retiring officer.
The second teams of each school
igan, was announced Monday night
Mildred Ayers spent Monday at
played the curtain raiser and ap­
at an informal party at the home of Arlington where she took the driv­
peared evenly matched with about
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. er's test.
the same respective amounts of Jit­
Clarke. Miss Clarke graduated from
Barbara Norkoskie, who is at­
ters and occasional flashes of good
the Hermiston Union high school tending school at La Grande spent
work. One excited player heaved
with honors and attended the Uni­ the week end visiting Gene Sund-
the casaba at the wrong basket but
versity of Oregon this last term. Mr. stun. She left Sunday for Lankmor
missed so no murder was commit­
Malette is a senior at Western States where she will visit her parents over
ted. With three minute to play
Teacher's college at Kalamazoo. the Christmas holidays.
they permitted Athena four baskets
Michigan. Miss Clarke will leave
Miss Awilda Bleakney entertain­
almost as fast as they could be run
Monday, December 27th, for Michi­ ed informally Sunday evening hon­
and the final whistle found the
gan to make her home with her oring the Misses Norine Alsen and
score, Athena 19, Hermiston 13.
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Mildred Ayers.
Take Echo Game.
Royce. The wedding will be an
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Brown and
Earlier In the week the Bulldogs
event of early summer or fall.
Kathryn Rake and baby Reo, re­
took a pair of games from Echo. The
Merle Phelps returned to Her­ turned to their home in La Grande
boys game was close the first half
miston last Monday to spend the Thursday.
but the Echo defense cracked badly
holidays with his family. He has
Virginia Compton spent Saturday
In the third and fourth quarters to
been employed with the U. S. Bur­ in Pendleton.
allow the gold team to win 39 to 24.
eau of Public Roads during the
W. A. Strobel, w’ho Is now employ
The girl's team continued Its un-
summer and winter.
ed at Athena, spent the week end
(Contlnued on last page)
visiting at his home.
Lighted Christmas Tree
Present Christmas Cantata.
A lighted Christmas tree growing
Seed Loan Expert Coming.
The high school glee clubs pre­
in anyone’s yard is an asset. The
C. A. Riley, field supervisor for
sented a Christmas cantata to a
Chas. Taylor residence boasts of the the feed and seed loan, will be at
large audience at the high school
one lighted tree and you should not the office of Jay T. Pierson, assist­
auditorium last Thursday evening.
fail to see It as you drive or walk ant county agent, Wednesday. De­
The presentation was a part of the
south from town.
cember 29th, between the hours of
program of the Parent Teachers' as­
1:00 and 5:00 o’clock In the after­
sociation. The glee clubs were un­
New Office Space.
noon.
der the direction of Miss Helen
F. E. Pierson is having an 8x1 6
Peterson of the high school fatuity.
foot room added as office space on
With greater use of artificial
About fifty-five voices were includ­
rhe south side of his auto wracking light and heat in flower growing,
ed in the choruses. The twenty-one
house building, in which he will In­ an elsctrleal company predicts that
piece high school orchestra made its
stall an oil beater. Lee E. Elwood greenhouses will take a skyscraper
Initial appearance on the same pro­
is doing the carpenter work.
turn.
gram.
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