THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1938.
&hr tirrtniatnn Srralfi
Published every T hursday a t H erm le-
to n , U m atilla County, Oregon, by
P au lin e M. Stoop and A lfred Q ulrlng,
Publishers.
B ntered as Second Class M atter
December, 1908, U m atilla County,
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Oregon.
reason, tem p o rarily set asid eT
W ith two score of en g in eers w ork
ing a t th e dam site, m aking p rep a r
atio n s to ‘‘go w ith a b an g ,” w hen
th e ord er cam e; w ith all new spapers
g ra n tin g th a t th e project was ‘‘in
th e bag ” ; w ith m em bers of congress
assured and giv in g assu ran ce th a t
th e re could be no d oubt th is tim e;
why all th is was allow ed to happen,
and th en spread th e black cloud of
d isappo in tm en t and discouragem ent
is beyond th e ken of o rd in ary c iti
zens.
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One Delay More.
The president has seen fit to
w ithhold ap p ro p riatio n for im m edia
te construction of th e U m atilla ra p
ids dam. In his sta te m e n t he did not
discourage co nstruction of th e dam
b u t was q u ite in d efin ite as to when
sam e could be accom plished.
He questioned only th e feasibility
of u sing PWA funds from th e a l
lotm ent g ran te d by congress. He did
not refer to th e use of any o th e r
fund u n d er th e n atio n al recovery
ap p ro p riatio n . T h a t may follow.
A fter all th e a p p a re n t approval
by th e ad m in istra tio n and congres
sional delegations from th e three
N orthw est states, and th e stro n g
support of all the arm y engineers
and th e people of p rac tica lly the
e n tire north w est, th e announcem ent
is very disappointing. It is alm ost
dum bfounding.
We may raise the question of
politics, or secret influences, or
sectional objections, b u t th e m erits
of the project have been for some
UMATILLA NEWS
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By ERMA BYRNES.
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Gene H ia tt, L eonard M ontgom ery,
Ben Ju d ay , Raym ond La Chance and
M arceillus Bray retu rn ed last W ed
nesday from Seaside, Ore., w here
they have spent th e past two weeks
a t th N atio n al G uard camp.
Mr. and Mrs. V. D. B ram er and
son Jim , and Mrs. G lenn Ostrom
spent W ednesday in W alla W alla.
B etty McKenzie and
V irg in ia
Compton spent S atu rd ay an d p a rt of
Sunday v isitin g th e la tte r ’s fa th e r
a t H ilgard.
G lenn Ostrom, V ane H ia tt and
M aurice P rid d y sp e n t W ednesday in
th e m o u n tain s near P ilo t Rock fish
ing.
Dale H ia tt, son of Mr. and Mrs
U rsel H iatt, was operated
upon
W ednesday aftern o o n for a m astoid.
He is reported doing nicely.
Josephine Connell, d au g h te r of
Mr. and Mrs. Jess Connell, and Lyle
Brow n, son of Mr. and Mrs. Scott
Brown of Boise, Idaho, w ere m ar
ried in W alla W a lla F rid ay . They
w ere atten d ed by Mr. and Mrs. R ay
mond McNabb.
Mrs. H ans R y n n in g an d d au g h ter
K aren Ann sp en t T h u rsd ay v isitin g
a t the H a rry H ull home.
D anny H ill, who is w o rk in g in
Redmont,. visited his (wife a t th e
During These Hot Summer M onths
T R Y SOME
High Grade Chocolates
& Candy Bars from
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Refrigerated Candy Case
B ert D exter home over th e week
end.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe M ann and Chase
McCoy sp en t th e week end in P o rt
land on business.
Eva P eterson and a g irl friend,
who are a tte n d in g sum m er school at
Cheney N orm al sp en t th e week end
v isitin g a t th e Otto P eterso n home
here.
Mrs. U rsel H ia tt, who has been in
P endleton w ith h e r 3on Dale, has
retu rn ed home.
Mr. an d Mrs. Jam es B yrnes and
Jo an , Mr. and Mrs. V. D. B ram er
and son Jim spent S unday m otoring
to W allow a Lake.
Mrs. Vieg and A lbert V ieg left
S atu rd ay for a two w eeks’ v acation
v isitin g in Seattle.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bolton spent
S atu rd ay in P endleton. T hey w ere
accom panied home by O liver Mc
N abb and Raym ond La Chance.
Mrs. P aul W alsh and children of
The D alles are v isitin g a t h er p a r
en ts’ home, Mr. and
Mrs. Jam es
Byrnes.
Mr. and Mrs. Logan Ostrom and
four ch ild ren of F lath e ad Mine.
M ontana, sp en t S unday and M onday
v isitin g Mr. and Mrs. Glen Ostrom.
T hey le ft Tuesday m o rn in g for
P o rtlan d and o th e r coast points
w here th ey w ill v isit for tw o weeks
before re tu rn in g home.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom S lattery an d
son David. Mr. and Mrs. Bill South-
wick, and M aurice P rid d y sp en t th e
F o u rth of Ju ly in th e m o u n tain s
fishing.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill B oulton spent
Sunday a t Coulee dam.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd H ull of P om
eroy spent Sunday and M onday vis
itin g Mr. and Mrs. H a rry H ull.
Mr. and Mrs. U rsel H ia tt and son
A lan spent M onday in P endleton.
Mrs. Roy Ju stin so n spent S a tu r
day evening in W alla W alla.
Mr. and Mrs. M ilton S harpe and
son Jim sp en t th e F o u rth in A rlin g
ton.
Mr. and Mrs. Don H arym an and
sons J e rry and Gordon spent Mon
day a t th e Gus Tonies home in Hold-
man.
Miss Bessie D exter, who is a t
ten d in g sum m er school in L aG rande
spent th e week end
v isitin g her
p aren ts, Mr. and Mrs. B ert D exter.
E arl Cherry, who w orks in H epp
ner, visited his p a re n ts h ere over
th e week end.
Mr. and Mrs. D enny E stepp and
ch ildren. Mr. and Mrs. Leland Sm ith
spent th e F o u rth of Ju ly in K inzua.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack C herry and son
E arl spent S unday and M onday in
th e m o u n tain s fishing.
Mrs. E lm ore M cKenzie an d B etty
le ft T uesday n ig h t for P o rtlan d
w here they w ill spend several days.
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Tomato Juice
Red & W hite - l ’s
6 for 4 5 c
Flavor Jell
R & W
4 for 19c
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WHITE LAUNDRY SOAP
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BR1MFULL CH EESE.............. 5 lbs.
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PEARL SHORTENING.................. 4 lbs.
JEWEL SHORTENING................... 1 lb.
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By Maryetta Thomas
Basil C ram er and Don T annehill
retu rn ed from E m m ett, Idaho w here
they had been w orking.
Jo h n and Bud C haffee and Nor-
valle S hannon retu rn ed W ednesday
from E n te rp rise w here th ey have
been for a week.
Mrs. C. Coats and d a u g h te r Echo
and Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Barlow and
Essie Jo n es retu rn ed W ednesday
from E ugene w here th ey have been
visiting.
R uth K unze retu rn ed T hursday
a fte r a sh o rt v isit in P o rtlan d .
L ester an d Clifford
T horpe of
G aston a re v isitin g a t th e N. Thorpe
home.
G eraldine H ealy left T hursday
for P o rtlan d w here she w ill visit
over th e week end.
E arn ab le Peck re tu rn e d F rid ay
from T he D alles w ith h er m other
and siste r who m otored down F ri
day.
H. R. P arso n s m otored to Spokane
S atu rd ay an d w as accom panied on
th e re tu rn trip Monday by Mrs.
Parsons.
Mr. and Mrs. F. G ruber and H erb
Brown le ft for Mica, a f te r v isitin g
a t th e P arso n s home.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Myers of S tan
field spent S atu rd ay v isitin g Mrs.
B. S hannon who re tu rn e d to S tan
field w ith them .
R uth F ish er, who is employed in
Pendieton, sp en t S a tu rd a y v isitin g
her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. E. W ilson of La
G rande sp en t .the week end v isitin g
on th e project.
Mr. and Mrs. A ret Allen and sons
Clayton and Gene m otored to La
G rande S atu rd ay w here th ep spent
the week end.
Mr. and Mrs. J. G orham and
d au g h ter M ardell an d C lara Mae
Dillon le ft S atu rd ay for Moscow
w here they spent th e holidays.
Dallas W ilson and E stelle Simms
of P o rtlan d spent th e week end vis
itin g Mr. W ilson’s p aren ts.
Dave Jo h n sto n sta rte d w ork at
A rlington M onday.
Cecilia P artlo w of P o rtlan d was
v isitin g h ere o ver th e holidays.
LaV erne Baker, who is w orking
in P endleton, spent Monday v isitin g
her parents.
Mr. an d Mrs. M. P. Bears and
d au g h ter of Odell, and Mr. and Mrs.
S. Siparley stopped a t th e S. Russell
place on th e ir w ay home from Cas
cade Locks th is week.
Mr. an d Mrs. R. G iilb reth and
fam ily of T he Dalles and Mr. and
Mrs. F. G ilbreth oi P o rtlan d , and
Mr. H ecker of P o rtlan d , sp en t the
week end v isitin g a t th e P. Dem ar
row place.
Mrs. L. Louise and sister Celeste
It is claim ed for conditioned air and niece of Chicago visited a t th e
th a t it reduces th e n um ber of heat V. Colloso place.
p ro stratio n s in sum m er and the
n um ber of colds In w in ter.
A baby k angaroo a t b irth is no
bigger th a n a mouse.
By MRS. J. M. RICHARDS
S p o tlig h t Special!
July 8, 9 & 11.
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Your Friendly Home Owned Store
STANFIELD
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Several p arties of S tan field peo
ple and th e ir friends from elsew here
spent th e F o u rth
at
B ingham
Springs. Among them are Blanche
Thorsen, Clyde K enison. Mr. and
Mrs. M artin Refvem an d fam ily,
Mary Nudo. Mr. and Mrs. G ilbert
Sm ith and fam ily, Mr. and Mrs. Carl
R hea, Sophronia Rhea, Mary R hea,
H arvey Sm ith of Ione, Jo h n Moore
of P ine City, Josephine R hea, Mr.
and Mrs. A1 G regory, Mr. an d Mrs.
K enneth G regory, M arie Lane and
B etty G regory, Mrs. W. G. W allace,
Mrs. M arg aret D aughtry, R ita S tu r
d iv an t, P a tty M cAlister, Mr. and
Mrs. Don C hilds and fam ily, Mr.
and Mrs. D. Z. P enney, Mr. and Mrs.
Glen Johnson, La Vern
Thorsen,
B erdina Bowman and Connie T h o r
sen.
V isitors a t th e Tom Moore home
over the F o u rth include Mr. and
Mrs. C harles Reynolds and son of
V ancouver, W n., Lee C h ristian of
A ustin an d R obert C h ristian
from
P ilo t Rock.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton K eller and
fam ily of Longview, W n., arriv ed
S atu rd ay to spend a few days a t the
E. Ezell and L. L. L o u th an homes.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd R ussell, who
have been in W yom ing an d o th er
w estern sta te s for th e past th ree
m onths, retu rn ed F rid ay and spent
th e week end a t th e Roy Penney
home. They w ill leave th e la tte r
p a rt of th e week for a two weeks
stay in w estern Oregon. Billy P en
ney w ill accom pany th em on th e
'trip to th e coast.
At the Ladies Aid m eeting T h u rs
d ay aftern o o n , Mrs. Don Sikes was
elected to head th e sew ing d e p a rt
m ent.
Mrs. Homer H edrick
and
.Mrs. Don Sikes presented a p a trio
tic program . Mrs. L. Jo u a n n a u lt
and Mrs. Mamie B o ttg er w ere hos
tesses.
T he next Regular m eetin g
has been designated as th e m other
and d a u g h te r m eeting.
D uring th e sum m er m onths the
S tanfield G range observes th e 4th
Tuesday n ig h t as an open social
m eeting. At the Ju n e m eeting Mes-
dam es R. G. A tteb u ry , A. S. Pow er
and Em m a Penney arra n g e d for a
program w hich consisted of music,
a playlet, read in g s and ta lk s on c u r
ren t subjects.
A fter th e program ,
ice cream and cake was served by
th e com m ittee. Ju ly 2 8th w ill be
observed as 4-H club n ig h t when
th e members of th e sew ing, cookery
and hom em aking clubs w ill provide
a program and refresh m en ts.
The
re g u la r business m eeting of the
G range will be Tuesday, Ju ly 12.
In last w eek's news item s. Mrs. J.
B aker's nam e w as In ad v erten tly
om itted from th e list of those who
assisted d u rin g th e vacation Bible
school.
Mrs. D. R. S ta rk w e a th e r and
d a u g h te r Evelyn of T he Dalles v isi
ted S tanfield friends T h u rsd ay an d
Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan D un n in g of
P endleton and her sister Mrs. Alice
V eitch of P o rtlan d w ere a t th e G. L.
D unning home Monday.
Mrs. N ath an Bard w ent to P o rt
land W ednesday.
She was accom
panied by h er niece an d nephew .
B arb ara and Lloyd Buchhols who
have been v isitin g a t th e Bard an d
D unning homes for th e peat m onth.
Mr. and Mrs. Jns. Meade and son
Raymond have gone to Yakima for
an Indefinite stay. Mr. and Mrs.
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Has your house furnish
ings insurance policy
b e e n in c r e a s e d to
include your new pur
chases and gifts?
P r o p e r in s u r a n c e
protection is essential.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF HERMISTON
F. B. SWAYZE, President
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Jess Meade w ill occupy th e Meade
home d u rin g th e absence of his p ar
ents.
Mrs. Jo h n R ueber honored her son
H enry a t a su rp rise b irth d a y p arty
S atu rd ay n ig h t, Ju ly 2, a t th e ir
home on th e project. A bout th irty
frien d s enjoyed a social evening a f
te r w hich ice cream e an d cake was
served.
Members of th e T allyho co n tra ct
club m et a t th e G. E. G reathouse
home F rid ay n ig h t for a bridge d in
ner. H osts and hostesses w ere Mr.
and Mrs. Jam es Lane, Mr. and Mr«.
M artin Refvem, Dill P enney and
Mr. and Mrs. G_rea£i»use.
aehes by u sin g th e ta b le ts according:
to d irec tio n s on th e package.
To
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pressure, see y o u r doctor. G et in
te re stin g booklet alo n g w ith y o u r
free sam ple o f ALLIMIN today and
try these DRUGLESS ta b lets for
yourself.
adv.
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Thom pson’s D rug S tore an d receive
a free sam ple of ALLIMIN Essence
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