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It matters not how long you live, but how well. VOLUME XXXI NUMBER 44 ■ hhmb PILOT ROCK PEOPLE LOSE DWELLINGS IN CLOUDBURST FLOOD 'Xir Hrnntahnt Urrali* Umatilla Project Fair September 22-23-24 o »• n- HERMISTOH, UMATILLA COUNTY, ELWOODS CELEBRATE GRASSHOPPER BAIT GOLDEN W EDDING FORMULA GIVEN OREGON, JUNE 23. 1938 SAYLORS CONSTRUCT NEW FARM CO-OP. NEW BUILDING M A Y ORGANIZE ECHO PROMOTES OLD- FASHIONED FOURTH OF JU L Y CELEBRATION Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Elwood will Grasshoppers are becoming more Construction started Tuesday on A mass meeting of all farmers in celebrate their golden wedding an noticeable in some sections and a concrete building to rise in the 25 the district from Echo to Boardman nlversary Sunday. June 26, at their poison bait is being recommended foot street front east of the variety and including Willow Creek dist home two miles north of Hermiston by Jay T. Pierson, assistant county store, being built by Edgar Saylor. rict, will be held in the Union where they have lived since August agent. Bran used as a base, con The building will be 25 by 65 feet church in Hermiston, Wednesday, 1935. They will hold open house taining lubricating oils, have prov will be used for a dry goods and June 29, at 8:00 p. m. The purpose DAMAGE ESTIMATED from two o'clock until five in the en as effective as baits containing and men’3 clothing store. J. T. Tobin of of the meeting is to organize a coop afternoon and invite their friends to molasses and water or water alone. Pendleton is the contractor, and ex erative association to handle farm EVENTS OUTLINED AROUND $100, 000 call. SEA oil, 20 to 30, Is used, and never pects to complete the building with supplies of various kinds. BY COM M ITTEE in six weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Elwood came to oil ten or less. Paul Carpenter, Extension Econ The building will have a modern omist of Oregon State college, will The formula calls for four pounds A cloudburst sent a five-foot wall Hermiston three years ago the first Echo business men have promised of water surging through Pilot Rock of August from Kingman. Kansas of white arsenic to 100 pounds of plate glass front with a 16 foot stor be present to assist with organiza at 3:30 p. m. Wednesday, causing One month after Mr. and Mrs. El bran, or if sodium arsenic is used age room in the back. tion of the association, and to dis people in the west end of Umatilla old-fashioned. Mr. Saylor was manager of the cuss plans for financing, and form county a rousing damage estimated at more than wood were married, June 25, 1888, three pounds to the 100 pounds. $100,000 and making 250 residents at Hugton. Kansas, they returned to Other poisons are crude white arse Umatilla Electric Cooperative asso by-laws and articles of association. Fourth of July celebration this year. Kingman, 200 miles distant by ox nic or paris green. The bait is ciation until the first of June and A general discussion of policy will There will be foot races, broad- temporarily homeless. jumps and various sports in the is well known here. Mrs. Saylor has also be held. Rains totaling 1.07 inches fell in team drawing a covered wagon. La scattered over the infeeted area. Information pertaining to the morning and a basket dinner at less than an hour, draining into ter they moved to Oklahoma where One advantage of using this for had experience in the merchandising noon when the granges in the coun Bast and West Birch creeks which they made their home for 20 years, mula is the fact that the materials line in.Seattle and other cities, and purpose of the new cooperative or ty will assemble to hear a guest met at Pilot Rock. Bursting the returning to Kingman. They drove are available everywhere and may will assist her husband in conduct ganization will be given at the speaker. meeting. Every farmer in the dist be safely stored In a dry place. The ing the business. banks, the creeks roared toward the a car to Oregon in August, 1935. A baseball game will be played ricts mentioned in this article will Their children are Lee Elwood of Farm Bureau Cooperative carries all town, met, then threw their water benefit by attending this meeting to during the afternoon which may be deep into buildings which had been Hermiston, Mrs. Dewey Keller, Her materials needed for this formula. HENDERSON MARRIES help organize this new cooperative. the league playoff game. Echo has miston, and Clarence Elwood, re hastily evacuated. Refreshments will be served at the held one of the top positions in the cently of Montevista, Colorado. Nearly every building in the bus ALICE WELBES league this season. close of the meeting. W O M EN LEARN OF Their granddaughter and grandson, iness district was damaged and only An array of fireworks has been Gladys and Deverde Elwood, have a few homes escaped damage. These scheduled between the time of the COLD PACK METHOD Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Welbes of made their home with them since were located on a hill. Property prize fight and the opening of the Gresham, Ore., announce the mar MISSIONARIES TO owned by Mr. and Mrs. Walter they were children. All will be dance, which will be a pleasure for riage of their daughter Alice Vir present at the golden wedding an Women who attended the meeting Smith of Hermiston was damaged, JA M A IC A SPEAK anyone to see. Tuesday at the home of Mrs. W. A. ginia to Mr. Robert W. Henderson, the poultry house washing away and niversary. Mayor C. H. Esselstyne and Troy Saturday, June 18, at 8:30 o’clock Hineline learned that freezing af the barn tipping from its founda Coleman are general chairmen for in the evening at Grace Baptist A picture of the work yet to be fords one of the simplest methods tion. The residence was on higher celebration and are supervising done in Jamaica and of the work al the of preserving foods. Demonstrations church in Portland. BENEFIT SOCIAL ground and escaped damage. the sale of buttons which Is being The bride is a graduate of Oregon ready accomplished by Lieut. C. Vin were given by Mrs. Lucy Case, foods carried out as a means of securing Hans Nielson, a rancher, tele specialist of Oregon State college, State college and has taught home cent Hall, independent missionary financial support for the celebra phoned about 3:00 o’clock Wednes DECLARED SUCCESS economics in the Monmouth high in the Church of Christ, and retired tion. who showed the fifty women in at day afternoon "run for your lives, school for the past year. She is af U. S. A. two years ago, was The Farm Bureau program and how to double wrap meat filiated with Alpha Gamma Delta officer there’s a flood on the way,’’ and Boxing Card Completed. givt:'. Sunday night at the Union w*ithin 30 minutes thjt town w»s auction sale conducted at Columbia in double wax paper, preserve vege sorority. church by Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Cald tables by dry or brine pack, and pre The boxing card for the Fourth emptied, and the flood had struck. school house last Friday evening Henderson is the son of Mrs well. The Caldwells will leave in pare fruits for freezing by use of The water surged > uwn the street proved an unusual success despite dry sugar or syrup. Georgia Henderson of Hermiston October for the island of Jamaica of July celebration has been com and into the rear of business build clouded skies and scattered showers and graduate of the Hermiston high after they have secured their own pleted and contracts signed by the Miss Case was assisted by Miss school. manager, Charles Reese, for all but ings. Air pressure in basements He received his degree in support in America. The receipts for the evening to the minor preliminaries. Following forced floors to bulge and then col taled in the neighborhood of $50, a Frances Clinton, county home dem agriculture at Oregon State college The island of Jamaica is 150 miles lapse as the water poured over them. substantial addition to the club onstration agent, and Mrs. Hineline. thi3 spring and is nbw employed as long and 44 miles wide, being cros is the card to date: Main event. 10 rounds — Eddie Miss Case told the ladies that research assistant at the experiment sed by the Blue Mountains, rising A door covering the entrance into house building fund. the basement of the bank building The auxiliary members wish to with the rapid rise in the use of station at Moro, Ore., where the to 7,423 feet. It is inhabited by Spina, Portland, 135 pounds, vs. Hall. Seattle, 137 pounds. from the sidewalk, was blown open express their hearty appreciation frozen fruits and vegetables, there couple will make their home. whites, negroes, Indians, Chinese, Johnny Semi-final, 6 rounds— Don Crowe, at least 15 minutes before the wa first, to the business men of Her has developed a demand for more in Mrs. Henderson and her sister, halfbreeds, and has been under the Vancouver, Wn., 155 lbs., vs. John ter surged through the building miston for their splendid coopera formation on packing, freezing, and Mrs. C. E. Baker, attended the wed English rule since 1665. O'Leary, Seattle, 140 lbs. Mrs. Henderson returned The Caldwells are in Elgin this ny Four A suitcase found back of one of tlon; second, to the Troubadoures storage of these products. Although ding. round bout— K. O. Warner, week assisting with a vacation Bible Pendleton, the stores was opened and returned for their excellent music; third, to the steps involved in freezing are Sunday night. school before going to Portland and Reith, 155. 155, vs. Battling Lucas. to the owner whose name was found everyone who in any way contribu simple, there are a few fundamental rules that should be followed if the coast points. Contributions may be inside. The owner reported that the ted to the success of the affair. Four round bout— George Powell. The next meeting of the auxiliary results are to be successful, Miss W ILL PARTICIPATE mailed to Guy L. Drill, first Christ Pendleton, suitcase had been lost for years, be 135, vs. Tommy Arnold, Case stated. will be held Friday, July 1, at the ian church. Salem, Ore., for the lieved to have been stolen. Umatilla, 135. IN WORLD'S FAIR club house. Mrs. Georgia McClintock of Pen work in Jamaica. __________ Two houses were washed from Preliminaries will be announced dleton was among those present, and their foundations and smashed later. also women from Umatilla, Hermis Five 4-H club boys in the west Weather Report, against store buildings, while sev The main event will feature Teachers Elected. ton, Stanfield and Echo. end of Umatilla county plan to par eral small shacks were carried down Max. Min. fighters who are well known on the Bulletins on preserving fruits and ticipate in the Golden Gate Exposi Date the canyon. Miss Dora Moore, who has taught world’s fair at San Francisco June 16 ............. ............... 81 . .. 5 8 Pacific coast. Spina is Portland’s Communication and lighting faci in the Pine City school for the past vegetables by freezing may be se tion next year when it opens in April June 17 ............. .............. 68 . .. 50 fighting Italian. He has been mak lities were temporarily crippled. The two years, has been employed to cured from the agricultural exten Jay T. Pierson, assistant county June 18 ............. .............. 65 . .. 50 ing some great fights this winter water system was damaged, and teach history and geography in the sion department at Oregon State agent, went to John Day Wednesday June 19 ............. ............... 65 . . 51 and has wins over some of the best residents made hurried arrange Hermiston junior high school./ Her college. to locate stock for the boys to feed June 20 ............. ............... 85 . .. 45 feather and light weights on the ments to truck water 20 miles from home room will be the seventh out in preparation for showing at June 21 ............. ............... 93 . .. 58 coast. He has boxed such fighters grade. Jack Hodgen of Adams, Townsend Convention Report.' Pendleton. June 22 ............. .... ......... 88 . .. 67 as Chalky Wright, Buzz Brown, the junior livestock show. graduate of the University of Ore Farm lands in the vicinity also Frankie Monroe, Pablo Dana. He Precipitation was .84. The boys who are planning to The Hermiston Townsend club in gon this year, has signed as physi were damaged and owners struggled has stopped Manuel Plaza, Ross Du- vites the public to its next meeting show are Leo Rueber, Kenneth Ben- cal education instructor in the high back from surrounding hills where magulies, Ross Calder and many July 1, to hear reports of the na sel, Charles Kik, Eldon Saylor and Felthouse Builds Residence. tbjey had taken refuge, to survey school for the coming year to re tional convention given by H. R. Harry Lewis. A car load of stock others. He is a short stockey little place Frank O’Neill. the wreckage. W. W. Felthouse completed con fellow with a wallop In either hand Hartley, president and delegate of will be sent from eastern Oregon the club. The meeting will be held and will include the stock from this crete pouring for his second resi and is one of the toughest kids in Heppner Flood Remembered. dence constructed In Hermiston the boxing game today. Spina is at 8:00 p. m. in the Legion hall. At section. Stanfield Boy Bies. within the last few months. The out to win the match on the Fourth Cloudbursts have done much dam the last meeting it was reported house will be constructed over a as he has a promise of a chance to Irvin Couch, 16, son of Mr. and that 3 6 new members had been School Election Monday. basement 24 by 30 feet and will meet one of the best lightweights in Pilot Rock district in times past, Mrs. I. J. Couch of Stanfield, passed signed, making a total membership the most disastrous being the one away Thursday morning at St. An of 172. The club also went on rec The annual school election for have five rooms. Mr. Felthouse has the country if he can defeat Hall. which drowned between 200 and 250 thony's hospital in Pendleton, fol ord as giving the Hermiston Herald district No. 9 will be held Monday, three other houses which he rents Johnny Hall has defeated such people at Heppner, June 14, 1903 stars as Kermltt Stewart, Zackle injuries received Wednesday and Mayor F. C. McKenzie a vote of June 27, at the high school building in Hermiston. The property" damage was around lowing for the purpose of electing one di Schell, Jimmy Dean, Eddie Norris, morning when he was thrwn from thanks. The Herald for publishing half a million dollars. A 20-foot a horse. He suffered head injuries Senator O’Connell's radio message, rector for a two year term and one and many other boys. He is a fast, wall of water came down Willow and did not regain consciousness. and Mayor McKenzie for his coop director for a five year term. The lightweight with a knockout creek and washed everything before Funeral arrangements had not been eration in raising the American flag polls will open at 2:00 p.m and * BOARDMAN * clever punch in each hand, is a good ring it. _______ _______ hold until 7:00 p. m. general and knows all the tricks. He By Maryatta Thomas on the opening day of the Townsend made. is rugged and can take the punches. national convention. Phyltss Studdle Is visiting her Hall has been boxing for five years Myrtie Martin Married. OKLA. REPORTER grandmother, Mrs. N. Faler, for a and in that time has taken part in Jane Hawkins Wins. Eldon Saylor Improves. Miss Myrtle Martin, daughter few days. more than 100 fights. He has lost W IN S NEWS AW ARD Eleanor Skoubo, who has attend Jane Hawkins, daughter of Mr. but seven fights by decision, has Eldon Saylor, son of Mr. and Mrs, of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Martin of Wal and Mrs. Joe Hawkins of Adams, R. G. Saylor of Butter Creek, who la Walla, formerly of Butter Creek ed 4-H club summer school at Cor scored better than 30 knockouts and New York, June 22— Mrs. Edna rode her horse “ Kid” to win a ladie’s underwent a tonsil and adenoid op district, was married to Jess Ham- vallis, returned home Friday. won the balance by the decision Eaton Wilson a farmer’s wife of free for all in the fourth mile and Mrs./G. Russell motored to Odell route. last Thursday in Portland mill of Stanfield, at Burns, Ore., Friday Ripley, Okla., has been Judged the eighth mile races, at the Portland eration on business. is reported as Improving. Complica Monday, June 20. Miss Martin has best country newspaper correspon Hunt club 48th annual meet last tions Shannon spent the week developed when an abscess was been employed as beauty operator end Eldon City Street Oiling. dent of 1938, it was announced last week. She won two blue ribbons found, visiting from Pilot Rock. in the Hermiston Beauty Shop for believed to have been the week by Wheeler McMillen, editor and a pair of $16 riding boots. Jane cause of high fever and illness at in the past year. .’ xj I s and Lowine Combstock, Vir The Roger Construction Co. is ginia Ruder, Burr Clark and Murton completing street oiling this week ial director of the Country Home won in the races at Hermiston last tervals during the past winter. El Osborn of Baker spent Sunday visit by putting a surface on Gladys ave Magazine, which sponsors the an month on her horse “Kid”. don is with his aunt and uncle at Hedwall on Fair Board. ing at the H. R. Parsons home. nual award to cross-roads writers. nue and Ridgeway avenue to Third 7011 Holgate in Portland. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Peck are vis street. Second street and Third M. G. Hedwall has been named by Mrs. Wilson, who writes a column street are being surfaced from Main the city council to represent the iting in Wallowa. o f farm and community news for the Turner Called as Pastor. E. Gorhmley of Pendleton, who to Ridgeway. The work will be City of Hermiston on the Umatilla weekly Gazette In .nearby Stillwa ♦ PINE C IT Y ♦ with the Utah Woolen Mills, completed this week as authorized ter, helps her husband operate their The Full Gospel Mission recently Project fair board. Hedwall is man travels a visitor In town Friday. By Mrs. Bernice Wattenburger by the City of Hermiston. The Rog 270 acre dairy farm, togther with held Its annual election and busi ager of the Umatilla Cooperative was John Yonger and Bob McCutchen their four sons. She ie described School election was held Monday ness meeting. Albert B. Turner was Creamery and active in civic af left Thursday for Athena where er Construction company has nearly completed the oil surface on the six by Otis W ilt, editor of the Gazette, at 2:00 o'clock. Mrs. Fay Finch unanimously elected as pastor for fairs. N. R. Mueller has resigned they are employed. _______ miles of diagonal road to the Junc as the pride of his staff. And what was re-elected clerk ftor one year another year, and the name of the from the board. Norma Gibbons and Mr. and Mrs. tion at the Wallula cut-off hlgih- correspondent isn’t, he says, "whose and Russell Moore director for a church changed from Full Gospel J. F. Barlow motored to Eugene Frl way. ______ ____ ______ copy doesn’t have to be penciled and three year term. It was voted to Mission to Pentecostal Tabernacle. Tatoo Ink Available. Turkey growers will be glad to day where Barlows will visit and who always finds something of hu keep the high school at Pine City Rev. Turner announces that he ex man interest in the farm communi for the coming year. It was also pects to have the Skondeen Musical know that tatoo ink is now avail Miss Gibbons will attend summer THE ADVENTURES school. ty ” voted to hire a second high school Evangelists of Key West. Florida, able at the office of Jay T. Pierson, Eldon Shannon has returned with them for a special series of assistant county agent. The ink is to Mrs. As the national winner Mrs. Wil teacher. her work In the Oasis Service sta OF T O M SAWYER Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Bartholomew meetings beginning Sunday, June in two ounce bottles and may be tlon after a vacation of several son received $500 in cash, and a free trip to New York. Washington, spent the week end at home from 26th. Watch the paper for further purchased at cost. Tatoo markers weeks. The typical American boy— he may be repaired by leaving them at and White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., Spokane. They returned Monday announcements. Mr. and Mrs. 8tevens of Hermis doesn’t sing, he doesn't dance, he's the assistant county agent’s office. night, to look after his sheep inter where she will be a guest at the ton spent Sunday in Boardman. nobody’s prodigy, and he doesn’t convention of the National Editor est. Warren Dillon, Ed Skoubo and suffer— comes to the screen at last. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Ayers and ial Association. SWe al+i wfll be Virginia Compton spent Sunday In He is Tommy Kelly, the 12-year- Interviewed over a coast-to-coast family, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Finch Umatilla. old unknown from the Bronx, who. NBC network by James W. Barrett, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Virginia Compton left for her wholly unknown, totally inexper director of the Press-Bureau Radio Strain. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Young home at Hllgard after visiting on ienced. was selected from among and family, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Wat Bureau. the project. more than 25,000 American boys as Mrs. Wilson sums up her Journal tenburger and family, all of Pine Mr. and Mrs. G. Wicklander Jr. an Ideal Tom Sawyer for the Tech City, and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Van istic creed briefly: have moved onto the Ed Kunzie nicolor production of “The Adven place In town. tures of Tom Sawyer," which comes “I am interested in writing the Orsdall of Pendleton spent Sunday A date ringed with red in the The 8. 3. Charles L. Wheeler, with The regular Boy Scout meeting to the Oasis theatre Sunday. good things about my neighbors and enjoying a picnic in Pasco, Wn. history of Pacific Northwest trans Captain Arthur H. Riggs, master of was Miss Barbara Buseick of Long held Monday night, with one "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” have not written of their scandals. portation will be July 9, 1938. On the Oregon Steamboat Men’s asso Thp duty of the country correspon Creek, who has been visiting a week that day the first ocean ship will ciation and veteran member of the boy passing the tenderfoot test. was, in its essence, an autobiogra with her grandparents, returned Dale Hnsselll was appointed Senior phy of the early life of Mark Twain, dent. I think, is to sell her neigh Monday. Her parents have been in move inland through two mountain Columbia River Pilots’ association, Patrol leader. embellished with anecdotes and ex borhood and not to sell it short.” ranges for a distance of 200 miles on the bridge, will leave Vancouver Portland for a week. The Ladles Aid started a quilt at aggerations from the author's fer from the Pacific ocean to The July 9 at 3 A.M. A naval escort Frank Ayers of Hermiston was meeting Tuesday afternoon. tile Imagination. Dalles. Indeed. It will be an event will be furnished by the Coast their Annual Turkey Growers Meet. visiting on the creek Monday. The Boardman Daily Vacation It is a triumph of marvelous en of climax for the nation, for it will Guard Cutter Onondaga, Comman Mias Charlotte Helms returned Bible school will close Friday, fol tertainment and one of the finest, The Eastern Oregon Turkey Grow be in dedication of the Mid Colum- der Higbee, and U.8.8. Eagle, Com things that has ever been done. In era’ association held its annual Saturday evening from Spokane to bla-Boiirfevlile Seaway, the longest mander Sass. The army will be lowing a ten day session. Mrs. C. Barlow and daughter black and white It would be a great meeting last Saturday afternoon In spend the summer at home. river ship channel In the Union of represented by the Corps of Engin The fine rain over the week end Chloe, Mrs. 3. Russell and Mrs. J. In technicolor It Is su the auditorium building on the fair States. eer boats, Robert Gray and Feather. Allen motored to Pendleton Satur picture. perb. The subject Is one that lendv grounds. John Jendrzejewski was re will save a good many acres of new Through arrangements of the The first center of celebration day. Itself to color and some of the shots elected president anad Merrill Pot alfalfa. Mr. and Mrs. Bantan Clark of Port of The Dalles with the McCor will be at BonneYil?» darn, where Mr, and Mrs. C. Tannehill re are breathtaklngly magnificent, es ter as a director. Regular business mick Steamship company, the 8. 8. the marine cortege will arrive at turned Saturday from State Grange pecially those where Tom and Becky was transacted and a financial re Rhea Creek spent Monday afternoon Charles L. Wheeler will leave Los 9:30 A.M. and Initiate activities of where they have attended sessions are lost in the cave. It is said to port given by the secretary Mrs. at the Pine City school meeting. Mr. Clark was principal of Pine City Angeles harbor June 29, and San a program, which will be broadcast at Klamath Falls. be the first time a cavern with its Julia Penney of Stanfield. Francisco July 2, with an allocation over a coast-to-coast radio network. Mr. and Mrs. A. Kingsbury of stalactles and stalagmites has been school last year. of 1500 tons of cargo to be deliver At 10:30, the merchant, naval and Hermiston were on the project Mon shown In natural color. Moreover, Word was received that Miss Dora STOCK STRAYED E. Moore who taught at Pine City ed at The Dalles at rates identical army craft, followed by an argosy day. the pictorial effects of the quaint Mrs. Ed Barlow has finished her settings of the small town and the Strayed from U. I. Wilson the past two years, has a contract with those applying to Portland. of river boats and barges, will move ranch — one fie .-bitten gray mare, to teach in the Hermiston high When she discharges at The Dalles toward The Dalles, arriving at 3 P. work as mall carrier and Mr. Tan- background of the Mississippi the steamship will sail tor the Cal M. At 4:00 a parade will be held. nehil has returned to his Job. welgi. about 1200 lbs. Gone from school. against which the oolorful and In ifornia ports with cargo, bearing This will be followed by a ceremo Echo Coats, who has been work Mrs. Lacy O'Brien and family ranch .'or three months. Reward. teresting characters play out their U. I. Wilson. Columbia Diat., Her took in the circus in Pendleton Sun the same rate as applying from ny. the program of which will be ing for the past week at the Ed Bar- drama, are all heightened by the Portland to these California ports. broadcast. ( Continued on page *) miston. Oregon adv. day use of color. I OUTSTANDING EVENT IN COLUMBIA RIVER TRANSPORTATION SET FOR SAT., JULY 9TH
