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Umatilla P Air dates J* J* -3-24 >• 7* «í* Z X I . NUMBER 41 V x H O H A racer TAKES GRAND PRIZE AT HERMISTON DERBY T IM E , ONE M IN U T E , FORTY-FIVE SECONDS She Brnmaton iterali* No man has a right to do as he pleases, right. HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, except he pleases to do —C. Simmons. JUNE 2, 1938 SAFETY DRIVING Miss Nora Johnston became the The Umatilla Cooperative Cream The Oasis theatre is offering a SCHOOL WILL OPEN The 4-H livestock clubs are enter ery is adding* a closed truck to its bride of Craig Percey of Hermiston ing 25 head of cattle and 14 head of stage show Tuesday, June 7, featur equipment to be in service in the last Sunday at St. Joseph’s Catholic sheep at the Union Livestock show ing the Colorado Hillbillies. near future. The truck is being built church in Yakima. Wn„ with the which is being held this week, June The Colorado Hillbillies are fea MONDAY, JUNE 6 NEW CLOSED TRUCK FOR CREAMERY MISS JOHNSTON BRIDE CRAIG RERCEY ATTEND U N IO N LIVESTOCK SHOW THE COLORADO HILLBILLIES A T OASIS by O. O. Felthouse and Gus Swanson on a Ford chassis and will be ready for route service soon, according to M. G. Hedwall, manager of the creamery. The closed truck will be kept cool by ice compartments in which but ter will be carried for delivery to patrons along the route. It w ill take the longest of the three routes, carrying from 80 to 90 cans of cream. The truck travels approxi mately 2500 miles eaob month and carries one ton of butter to patrons. The closed truck with the ice com partments will prevent overheating of cream in the summer and freez ing in the winter, aiding materially in keeping the grade high under the compulsory cream grading law. After the truck is put into service cream will be picked up three times a week at the various stations and this service will continue until Sep tember 10, or until the weather cools. The new truck has a door on either side to aid in loading. The creamery is now manufac turing 60,000 pounds (if butterfat per month, and has three trucks bringing cream from patron’s sta tions. ___________ _______ Rev. Father W. E. Smith reading the vows at 3:00 o’clock In the af ternoon. The bride wore a powder blue bolero dress with dark blue ac- essorles, and corsage of gardenias. Miss Marie Salmi, teacher in the local grade school, and Leonard Kohl man of Yakima, were their at tendants. Mrs. Percey has taught in the lo cal school for the past five years, and has made her home with her parents in Bulse, Idaho, during the summer months. Mr. Percey has been manager of the Safeway store at Hermiston for the past year. The couple will be at home to friends In the L. S. Burrell resi dence during the summer months. 2 to 4. The group left Wednesday morning in company with Jay T. Pierson, assistant county agent. Dairy club members attending were George Hartley, Rodman Hart ley, Bud Rugg. Jim Rugg. Gene Rugg, Bernard Corpe, Frank Bensel, Bill Corpe. Kenneth Bensel. Donna Saylor. Bobby Eaton, Ralph Neill, Harold Neill and Bruce Lindsay. Beef club members are Harry Lewis, John McMullen. Kenneth Bensel, Charles Kik and Eldon Say lor. Sheep club members are Lois, Irene and Wilbur Hunt. tured stars of stage, screen and ra dio. Headlining the troupe are Li’l Abner Wilder, famous comedian of motion pictures, and Cal Shrum, master of ceremonies. The Colorado Hillbillies' most recent screen hits are Gene Autry’s “Old Barn Dance,” and "Land of Fighting Men.” Real westerners are these Hillbillies. They ride, fight and shoot as well as doing featured spots throughout each picture. It is the only act of its kind ever to play the swanky Trocadero Cafe in Hollywood. They held a fea tured spot on Rudy Vallee’s pro gram on which they made an In stant hit. The comedy songs and poetry of Li’l Abner Wilder are the highlights of this unique show. In a recent engagement at the Palomar in Seattle, they broke all house rec ords. Li’l Abner also set a record for himself by being called back for 116 encores in one week. Each member of the band is a star performer in his own line. The cast includes such favorites as: Walt Shrum, foreman; Pappy Hoag, old man character; Spade Cooley, Abner’s brother Jughead; Tony Flore, wonder boy of the accordion; Vic 'Luiggii* Spatafore, masterful guitarist and bass fiddle player; Rusty Cline, golden voiced tenor; and Ernest Hoag, prop man. The motion picture the “Old Barn Dance” and short features complete the program, Horae George of the Galloday sta bles of Oklahoma won the *100 grand derby prize in the first derby staged on the half-mile track at the Hermiston Community park Sat urday and Sunday. Home George clicked off the mile in one minute and forty-five seconds, which is seven seconds less than that made by the winner on the Waitsberg. Wn„ track this week end. Swynetra of the Byrnes string, won second money in the derby race, and Afrida of the Steele string, third money. Horses entered in the derby are among those running on the famous tracks in California and New Mexi co, now making the circuit of the Pacific northwest for the smaller shows. Strings of horses represent ed here were: Galloday string, Okla homa; Steele string, Bellingham; Base string, Dayton; Byrnes string, Touchet; Trowbridge string, John Day; Gilliland string, Ukiah; Par ker string, and Bunter string, Waitsberg. Some of the well known C O U N TY STUDENTS jockeys were Belcher, Earl Farrell, Wayne Baze, Bobby Thoms and W IN O.S.C. HONORS Buddy Hayden. Claud McCall of Stanfield, E. P. Fifty-five senior students at Ore Dodd of Hermiston, and Jesse My- rick of Pendleton acted as official gon State college were graduated judges for the racing events. Bill Tuesday with scholastic honors. To Switzler of Umatilla was official be eligible a senior nfust hjave a starter, and also assisted Milo Mc four year grade average of 3.25 or Farland of Umatilla and Glenn better, and must be in the upper 10 Moore of Hermiston in judging the per cent of the graduates In his school. Roy Siegenthaler of Port rodeo events. The show was sponsored by B. E. land was first with an average of 3.87. Edna Iiame, Corvallis, and ■O’Conner and George Corliss. Dorothy Revell, Bonanza, tied for Other Racing Events. second honors with 3.86, followed Winners in the racing events Sat by Margaret Maxwell, Portland, 3.83. urday are listed as follows: Purse *30— 3-8 mile race: First, Frank Douglas Morgan, brother Pike’s Peak, Baze string; Second, of Dr. W. L, Morgan of Hermiston, Lanirap, Steele string; Third, Polly was included in the honor grad Leach, Parker string. uates, majoring in engineering; and Purse *25— 3-8 mile saddle horse John .Orr, Pendleton, home econo race, local horses and horses used mics. in arena: First, Kid, Jane Hawkins, Other Hermiston students grad rider, Joe Hawkins, owner; Second, uating Walter John Jendrze- Mike, Mervyn Evans rider, Troy jewski, were: agriculture; Richard Eldon binder, owner; Third, Judy, Chas. Martin, education; Jack en Dalles rider, Buck Lieuallen, owner. gineering; Edna Ellen Martin, Ott, home Purse *40— 1-2 mile race: First, economics; and Robert W. Hender Tangent Metor, Pete Gilliland; Sec son, agriculture^ _____ __ ond, Dutch Boy, Byrnes string; Third, Short Deck, Art Gilliland. Purse *15 — Kid’s Pony race, ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ riders under 14 years of age, all t UMATILLA NEWS t horses 14% hands high or under: By ERMA BYRNES. First, Bouncing Betty, Bobby Rhea ------- ♦ rider, Jesse Myrick owner; Second. «. Barney, Geo. Hartley rider. Russell Vacation Bible school started Hartley, owner; Third, (tie) riders here Wednesday, June 3rd, with Gene Roberts and Max Richardson. Rev. H. B. Thomas in charge. Purse *24—Cowgirl’s race: First, The Ladies Aid Missionary Socie Kid, Jane Hawkins rider, Joe How- ty met last Thursday at the Milton kins owner; Second, Billy Bee, Eva Sharpe home, with Mrs. Don Harry- Wilcox rider, owner; Third, Fay man as hostess and Louise Jackson Ruble rider, Marvin Childers, as leader. owner. Mrs. Jeff Stephens entertained Purse *30—1-4 mile race: First, the 500 club at her home Wednes Gladwood, Baze string; Second, Dan day afternoon. Malloy, Steele string; Third, Beulah Bob McKenzie of Umatilla and Norford, Bunter string. Ed Skoubo and Herb Parsons of Sunday races — Purse *24, 1-4 Boardman attended the Nurses’ Ball mile race: First, Pike's Peak, Baze at Pendleton last Wednesday. string: Second, Beulah, Gunter Miss Betty McKenzie spent Thurs string; Third, Dan Malloy, Steele day visiting at the home of her string. Purse *30— 3-8 mile race: First, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmore Mc Gladwood, Baze string: Second, Kenzie. Mrs. Fred Knudson entertained Dutch Boy, Byrnes string; Third, the members of the bridge club Sheik, Galloday string. Purse »15— 1-4 mile kiddies’ pony Thursday evening at her home. The Ladles Altar Society met at race: First, Barney, Hartley rider; Second, Billy, Roberts rider; Third, the home of Mrs. George Kendler Tarzen, Tullis rider, Joe Hawkins, Sr., last Wednesday. Mrs. Roy Juetinsen spent the lat owner. Purse *5— Kiddies’ Shetland Pony ter part of last week in Wasco, race: First, Bobby Rhea; Second, Ore., where she attended the grad Ralph Parker; Third, Max Richard uation of her cousin. The pinochle club met at the Er son. A consolation race was run just vin Chapman home Thursday even before the final derby in which was ing. Mrs. William Logan entertained entered all horses which had start ed each day, but failed to place the members of Umatilla bridge either first or second. Purse *40: club at her home in Hermiston Fri First, Polly Leach, Parker string; day afternoon. Mrs. Logan former Second, Brown Alice, McPherson ly lived here and was a member of string; Third, Silver, Gilliland this club. Guests were Meedames Elmore McKenzie, Wm. Conlon, string. Fred Knudson, Joe Springer, Neva Rodeo Events. Pilon. Harriet Ford. Lew Brownell Well known riders entered in the and Miss Sara Rix. bucking were Wayne Davis and Cody Mrs. Ervin Chapman and Miss Sa Dodson of Enterprise, Kenneth De ra Rix were hostesses at a handker pew, Long Creek, Pat Fisk, Ukiah, chief shower for Miss Clara Corri Bob Morris, Condon, Ed Nix, Farley, gan Tuesday evening after the regu New Mexico, and Geo. Roberts, Pen lar Eastern Star meeting. dleton. Thirty riders took part and The Red & White store had a *52 was distributed as mount Memorial day display in the window money for these events. last week. Calf ropers who follow the main Miss Minnie Huntting, Stanfield rodeo shows in the Pacific north school teacher, is spending a few west entered in the calf roping weeks of her summer vacation at events at the derby. Many of them the home of her uncle, A. E. Mc are well known here: Pat Fisk, Farland. Ukiah; Joe Pedro, Ukiah; Kenneth Word was received here of the and Lloyd Depew, Long Creek, Tony birth of a son to Prof, and Mrs. Roy Vey, Echo. Ivan Applegate. Hep Skeen. Mr. Skeen was formerly a pner, Jack Hartman, Pendleton, R. teacher of the local school. L. Witty, Pendleton. Mrs. Annie Edwards returned last Day money Saturday went to week from Portland where she has Tony Vey, first, 25 seconds flat, been for the last four months re *20; L. Depew, second. 25 3-5 sec ceiving medical treatments. onds, *12.50: Pat Fisk, third, 27 Mrs. A. E. McFarland was in Pen seconds, *7.50. Sunday day money dleton Wednesday where she spoke went to K Depew, first, 21% sec before a meeting. onds, *17.50; L. Depew, second, 28 Roy Lash of Milton was a visitor 2-5 seconds. *10.50; Joe Pedro, here Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. George Kendler Jr. third. 28 3-5 seconds, *7.00. Purse money went to the rider and daughter Yvonne spent Satur making the best time in two days: day afternoon In Pendleton. K. Depew, first, 50 seconds. *45; Lawrence and Bonnie Wetheral|l L. Depew, second, 54 seconds. »25; of Arlington visited at the home of Pat Fisk, third. 63 seconds. *10. thtir sister. Mrs. Milton Sharpe, Ropers on Sunday were Pat Fisk, Friday. Joe Pedro. Kenneth and Lloyd De Robert Llngow Sr. and sons Jos pew, Tony Vey, Jack Roberts and and Mrs. Bob Llngow and son of Ivan Applegate. Starbuck visited at the Bill Switxler The derby association expressed and A1 Stephens homes Saturday and Ms appreciation to all those who as Sunday. (Continued on page 4) sisted in putting on the show. Auxiliary Welcomes State Delegates. The American Legion Auxiliary, Pendleton Unit, which will act as hostess Unit for the 1938 American Legion state convention, extends a personal invitation to each auxilia ry member to attend the convention held in Pendleton, September 1-3. Mrs. Betty DeHarte will aot as reg istration chairman and will work Jointly with the Legion registration chairman. The official tea will be held Friday afternoon, September 2, in the garden of Mrs. G. W. Byers. The invitation was issued by the president, Ida Peters. Flag Code Test Winners. Jane Jackson and Gale Felthouse made the highest score in a flag code test given by Mrs. W. L. Hamm of Hermiston the week before school closed. Jane made a score of 84 and Gale a score of 79. Bill Belt won first place on his poppy posters which contest is sponsored each year by the American Legion Aux iliary. Progress in Orchestra. ■ Special recognition was given to two members of the grade school orchestra and to two members of the high school orchestra at the close of the sohool year by G. C. Humphreys, instructor. A prize of *5.00 was given to both Claudine Hale and Ionetta Mulkins. and a prize of *2.50 to both Ethel Clarke and Janice Madden for students making the greatest progress in the orchestra during the school year. Queen of Evensong. Joan Banister of Pendleton, sen ior and retiring A.W.S. president, reigned as queen of knowledge at the annual Evensong ceremony Tuesday, May 31, at the Eastern Oregon Normal in La Grande. Her attendants w e r e Betty Booth, Meacham; Elinor Dawson, Joseph; Bessie Dexter, Umatilla; Irene Klinghammer and Gloria Swan, La Grande, and Wilda McKenzie, Wal lowa. The coronation took place at the commencement ball Friday evening, May 2L Weather Report. Max. Min. Daite May 26 .............. 91 .. 48 May 27 .............. ................ 88 . .. 57 May 28 .............. ................ 77 . .. 56 May 29 .............. ................ 78 . .. 54 May 30 .............. ................ 80 . .. 45 May 31 .............. ................ 79 .. 42 June 1 ................. ................. 88 . .. 42 Precipitation was .02. SUMMER SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS Many boys and girls from west Umatilla county will leave the first of next week for Corvallis to attend the annual two weeks 4-H club sum mer school, many of them going on scholarship^. The school will be held this year from June 7 to 18. Scholarships awarded for last year’s work are as follows: Grace Bensel. Hermiston Herald; Rebecca Pierson, Farm Bureau Cooperative, (Mary Sommerer, alternate, attend ing) ; Dorothy Knox. Farm Bureau Auxiliary; Joyce Sater, Westland Grange, (Alternate to be appoint ed); Mary Margaret Kennedy, Uma tilla Eastern Star; Alma Anson, Stanfield Grange; Jane Jackson and Nina Rae McCulley, (half scholar ship) First National Bank; Esther McMullen and Marie Skovbo, (half scholarships) county; Emma Price, Fruitvale Home Economics club; Ruth Llnebaugh, Umapine Wom en's club; Laura Jean Hampton, county scholarship; Ruth Jordon, Echo Wool Growers Auxiliary; Marie Van Der Ahe, county; Leo Rueber, (Chas. Kik, alternate, a t tending), county Pomona; Kenneth Bensel. Umatilla Project Farm Bur eau; Henry Sommerer, Jr.. Colum bia Grange; Eugene Rugg, West- land Grange; Robert Bensel, Poca hontas, Umatilla; Eugene Enbysk, Myrick Grange.___ ________ Six Legged Pig Mounted. One pig in a litter of seven at the Rby Ford ranch north of town had six legs. It was apparently normal and was doing nicely when on the fifth day the sow rolled and crushed it. The pig is being mounted and if satisfactory will be displayed In a down town window. The extra legs and hips were on the left hip as large as a normal pig’s legs. The farrowing sow was a 10 months old Poland China and Duroc Jersey. More than 30 people saw the un usual pig while it_ Hved. Townsend Club Notice. All members are urged to be pres ent at the regular meeting Friday night, June 3, in the Legion hall, ait which time important business will be discussed. Plans for raising money are being carried out in or der to send a delegate from the local club to the national convention to be held in Los Angeles this summer. The executive board will meet at 7:15 p. m. Friday night in the Le gion ball. STAMFIELD CLUB AIDS IN ADVERTISING ECHO FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION STANFIELD (Special) — Mayor C. R. Esselstyn and Dan Parker at tended (die Commercial club meet ing Thursday night to advertise the Fourth of July celebration to be held in Echo. Wayne Coe has returned to Port land after having spent ten days here looking after his farming in terests east of Stanfield. While 'horses are still used on the Coe ranch they are becoming less In evi dence. In addition to two tractors, which, during the haying opera tions are used for both mowing and buckraking, which have been In stalled to take the place of the der rick team. Thos. Gregory looks after Mr. Coe's farm land here. F. Foster is receiving medical treatment in St. Vincent's hospital In Portland. Elmer Williams and Leo Clark, foreman In Ontario CCC camp ar rived Saturday to spend the week end with their families. They re turned Monday accompanied by Mrs. Williams and Grace, who re mained in Stanfield until the close of school. Zelma and George Sale went to Salem Saturday for a week’s visit at the home of their sister. Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd Buchholz and daughter Barbara and son Lloyd Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Buchholz were guests at the N. D. Bard and G. L. Dunning home Saturday and Sunday. Barbara and Lloyd Jr. re mained for a longer visit. Mesdames H. L. Hedrick. W. T. Reeves. G. E. Greathouse. F. A. Ba ker. F. R. Green. U. S. Richardson, Jay Baker. H. McCormick and Miss Elva Berry members of the Study club attended »he State Federation Convention last week. Mrs. Jay Ba ker was announced as one of the winners in She essay contests con ducted by the state department of international relations. Mrs. Grace Rogers received an an nouncement last week of the btrtfy of a daughter Patricia Gall, to Mr. and Mrs. Manion of Los Angeles. Mrs. Manion will be remembered as Freda Gnavauch. Sally Anson is 111 with pneumon ia at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Anson. Four trucks and 30 boys have re cently been transferred from Camp Stanfield to the newly formed COC camp at Redmond. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mahrt have moved Into the Kurrle home recent ly vacaited by the E. Williams fam ily. Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Connor of Pendleton and Mr. and Mrs. U. O. Shipley spent Memorial day In Pasco. C. E. Miller, manager of the Stan field Trading Post, was In Portland for the holidays. Miss McCoy returned to her home in Portland Tuesday following a week’s visit with Miss Eunice Eg- gleson. Mr. and Mrs. Hans Rynlng and daughter Karin Ann of Seattle will arrive this week to spend several days with Mrs. Ryning’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fredreckson. Mrs. Archie Hessman. postmist ress at Cochran. Ore., arrived Fri day to spend several days at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Fred Loug- hary. Mrs. Hessman was Margaret Laughary before her marriage. A two weeks vacation Bible school will be conducted by Rev. and Mrs. J. K. Griffiths in the Presbyterian church, starting June 13. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Lane and daughter Marie and Mrs. W. G. Wallace went to Parkdale Saturday morning to visit relatives until Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Merrill of North Bend spent the holiday with (Continued from Face I ) * « * * * * « * * • COLUMBIA * ♦ By Lois Hutchison ♦ Miss Bessie Hammer, R.N., of Sa lem, Ore., arrived Sunday and is spending her vacation at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Hammer. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Allen of Port land are visiting Mrs. Allen’s par ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Conrad. Mrs. Belscamper has returned to her home. Nellie Hooker went to Pendleton Monday with her brother Lou Hook er and family for a short visit. Visitors at the B. Hutchison home Sunday afternoon were Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Prann, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Douglas, Edward Shaw and Lois Hutchison. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Coons of Con nell. Wn„ were week end guests at ■the H. Hooker home. Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Wilson were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Getchell. Mrs. Henry Hooker called on the shut-ins in this district Monday and took each a bouquet of flowers. Mrs. Anita Barham received a card from Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Mills of Cenitralia. Wn., announcing the birth of a baby born May 22. Mrs. Mills was the former Miss Gla dys Norquist of this district. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Mikesell made a trip to Pendleton Saturday. A basketball team has been orga nized in Columbia district. Any other team in nearby districts Is chal lenged to play Sunday afternoon. Interested parties may get in touch with John Knox and Albert Shipp. Mrs. Leo Clark and two sons from Stanfield and Mr. and Mrs. Genq Clark and small child of Pendleton were visiting at the Barham ranch Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mre. Gibbs and son of Ukiah were visitors at the L. Ham mer home Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Ora had as visitors over Memorial day Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Reynolds of Vancouver, Wn. Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Moore, Mrs. F. M. Ellis and Miss Mary Ellis ware dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Moore Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Epperson went to Pendleton Memorial day. Last Friday. May 27. marked the closing of Columbia school. The eighth grade graduation exercises were held Wednesday night, fol lowed by a three act play. Elmer Ryland was a business vis itor in Pendleton Saturday. Lois Hutchison was home over Memorial day. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Shaver and family of Baker, Ore., spent Sunday here with Mr. Shaver’s mother, Amanda Shaver. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hammer and Bessie Hammer spent Tuesday in the mountains near Heppner. Rosalie Hammer is spending this week In Weston, with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Neill. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hasse of La Grande were here over the week end. Mrs. Hasse Is Mrs. Duane Lath rop’s daughter. Mrs. L. W. Dlxson returned Tues day from La Grande after spending the week end with her daughter. Patsy Warner spent several days last week with Beulah Ryland. Mr. and Mrs. Leo LaMon of Pen dleton visited at the Lester Ham mer home Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. lis t e r Shaver of Vancouver, Wn., are visiting his mother, Amanda Shaver, nnd will ‘•pend the summer at the Ttllford Stillings home. A reunion was held at the liste r Hammer home Sunday, when all three children and all their grand children were present. Those at tending were Miss Bessie Hahmer of Salem. Mr. and Mr«. Hugh Nelli of Weston. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ham mer and children Dick and Carol of Berkeley. Cal., and Gloria. Viola, Rosalie. Louise and Teddy Hammer, and Mr. and Mrs. Lester Hammer. Mr. and Mra. A. H. Cable made a trip to Pendleton and to Pilot Rock Monday. INSTRUCTION GIVEN ANYONE OVER 15 The first class in a safety driving school will be held in Hermiston Monday, June 6, at the city library, sponsored by Earl Snell, Secretary of State. Local officers will assist in the school which will begin at 6:30 p. m. Anyone Interested may register with Mayor F. C. McKenzie to re ceive this free instruction. The course will be open to anyone 15 years of age or older, and students will be asked to furnish their own cars. If it Is found necessary to or ganize more than one class here, two or more students may use the same car by enrolling in different classes. Everything a beginner has to know to become a capable driver will be taught at the safety driving school. The schools have met with a highly encouraging response in 27 other communities where they have already been held, according to E. L. Van Blaricom, state instructor from Mr. Snell’s office, who will be in charge of the work here. Drivers of some experience will find the school valuable in correct ing faulty habits and improving their technique. Actual practice in driving in traffic will be afforded by the school to those students who have obtained instruction permits from state examiners or who al ready hold drivers’ licenses. "Experience with such schools has shown they have immense value In starting beginners off on the right foot,” Secretary Snell states. “Ex perience has also proved that a driver’s length of service is not nec essarily indicative of his ability. The schools are worthwhile not only In teaching students the fundamentals of good driving, but also In impress ing upon them the fact that good driving is an art which must be ap proached and studied seriously and practiced unremittingly.” This school is a part of the cam paign of safety education sponsored by Mr. Snell to reduce automobile fatalities and accidents lu this state. N IN E GRADUATES OF U M A TILLA C O U N TY The University of Oregon con ferred degrees upon 677 students Monday, one of the largest groups ever to graduate from the institu tion. The total shows an increase of nearly 10 percent over that of last year. Of the total, nine are from Umatilla county. Umatilla county graduates In clude: Edith Clarke. Hermiston; Ivan P. Huff and Jack Q. Hodgen. both of Adams; Andres Karstens, Helix; Charles W. McKinney. Mil- ton; and Lillie M. Esselstyn, Glenn J. Pahl, Charles Erwin, Garland L. Ganger, all of Pendleton. Acent Aide Named. Walter JendrzeJewskl of Hermis ton, 1938 Oregon State college grad uate and outstanding student in the school of agriculture, has been ap pointed by the state board of higher education a*s assistant county agri culturist at Klajnath Falls, Ore. Wool Growers Picnic. The annual picnic for the Wool Growers' Auxiliary will be held Sunday. June 12, at Battle Moun tain Park. All members and their friends are invited to attend. AMSBERRY STORE IMPROVED A T BLAINE The following article was taken from the Blaine Journal concerning the business of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Amsberry who operated the variety store In Hermiston for more than two years. “The Amsberry 5-10-15c Store which has been owned and operated by Mr. and Mrs. Guy Amsberry some nine months, Is to move to it» new location over the week end. where the Amsberrys will be better pre pared than ever to meet the wants of the public in their line. "The Amsberrys purchased the .Martin building some two months ago, but were delayed In making the necessary repairs and altera tions owing to the inability of Ellas Breldford, who was occupying a portion of the building to find a new location. “About four weeks ago, carpen ters started at work tearing out the partition, replacing the plate glass front, and plastering up the rear windows, getting it In readiness to house the very fine stock of variety goods which the Amsberrys have purchased especially for the new store. “The Amsberrys are being royal ly welcomed to their new location by those merchants who will be their new neighbors, as Is demon strated by a page of appreciation advertisements.”
