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PAGE FOUR THE HERMISTON HERALD, HERMISTON. OREGON. T h e H e r m is to n H e r a ld Published Every Thursday at Hermiston, Umatilla County, Oregon. Alfred Quiring and Leander Quiring, Publishers. Entered at the post office at Hermiston as Second Class Matter, Dec. 1906, Umatilla County, Oregon. Subscription Rates One Y ear......................................... $2.00 Six Months ...................................... 1.00 Three M onths......................................... 50 Payable in Advance Office Telephone....................................51 Residence Phorie..................................28R Tuesday. L. W. Dixson left Monday of last week tor Hot Lake. H e expects to retu rn some tim e th is week. Mr. and Mrs. Elm er Dixson were recent visitors a t W alla W alla. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. L u ttrell a r rived from Portland Sunday evening for a v isit w ith friends here. They motored to Pendleton M onday to visit a son. Observed from the highw ay d u r ing the week end— T h at A rilda Fos te r was home from The Dalles; F lo r ence Udey is here from P o rtlan d ; Mr. and Mrs. Gus L inder visitin g a t the W. B. F oster home; A picnic, the first of the season, being held in Columbia park Sunday; Also H. J. Ott and C. L. Upham at th e park testing th e inflam ability of th e sil ver m aple fuzz th ere; Del C hristley plow ing under a green crop in pre paration for p lan tin g corn. IRRIGONNEWS ITEMS 0RE6 PER I A T I ON P ublish I e By Mrs. W. C. Isom ing her son D avid’s second b irth day. Mr. and Mrs. Elm er Paulson spent the week end visitin g th e ir d augh ter and friends in Kennewick. Mr. and Mrs. W illiam Conlon and the Misses Sara Rix and Cecelia Bey- ler spent Sunday v isitin g Mr. and Mrs. Olfa Peterson in Sunnyside. The Petersons form erly lived here. The Redmen Lodge held a picnic lunch for the Pocahontas lodge Sun day afternoon on th e N ugent lawn. Rex Moses is planning on moving his fam ily onto th e Brownell place west of town. Mrs. O. P. Miller and Mrs. E. Mc Kenzie and d au g h ter Jean spent S aturday afternoon shopping in P en dleton. Mrs. Addie Mitchem celebrated her 71st birthday a t her home here May 1st. She Is th e m other of Bill and Slim B ennett of th is city. Mrs. Jen n ie Blackley celebrated her 81st b irth d ay at h er home also on the first of May. She is the m other of Mrs. E. M cKenrie of th is city. Mr. and Mrs. E rvin Chapman and Mrs. C hapm an’s sister, Naomi Brownell, en tertain ed Monday even ing at*a 6:00 o’clock dinner honor ing the senior class and the high school faculty. The members of the senior class are : Mae W urster, Doris Rodenbaugh, Grace Bensel, Patsy Cooney, C atherine Kennedy, Naomi Brownell, Gene H iatt, F ra n k Bensel, C harles Kik, Oliver McNabb, Harold Reeves and H arry Barbouletos. Mrs. H arry H ull and M argaret Brown spent Tuesday in W alla W al la. _______ _______ A nine pound baby g irl was born to Mr. and Mrs. H arry Sm ith T h u rs day, April 27, a t the H erm iston Gen eral hospital. Mrs. Sm ith and little d au g h ter Alma were b ro u g h t to th eir own home Sunday. Both are g ettin g COOPERATIVE METHODS PROFITABLE along fine. Mr. and Mrs. Russell M iller of Another fine example of the value of coopera Boardm an were callers in th is vicini tion is the new Eastern Oregon Turkey Growers’ ty Saturday. and Mrs. W. C. Isom received plant in Hermiston. After months of preparation 500 Mr. baby turkeys from R. V. Jones and planning, construction was started on the new Tuesday, w hich they will brood on building which will be put to use for the first time th e ir ranch east of town. and Mrs. Dan H ill and d augh May 12 when the first breeder stock shipment will be te r Mr. motored to Dale, Ore., F rid a y for loaded. The concern is not the efforts of a single a two days’ v isit w ith Mrs. H ill’s Miss Bessie Dexter, who is By Mrs. Bernice W atten b u rg er man, nor was it built with the capital of a single sister, teaching a t Dale. man. However, it is a case of a group of men, pool Mrs. Seites was a business visitor Mrs. A. E. W atten b u rg er is spend H erm iston Monday. ing their interests, putting their shoulders to the in Mr ing a week in Pasco, W n., visiting .and Mrs. R. A. Becker left on attenburger. wheel, and working toward a common goal. The Sunday for th e ir home in California. Mr. Mr. and and Mrs. Mrs. E arl S. W T. Robertson of profits will be divided among the members so that Mr Dudgeon, an oculist, from San H ardm an spent Saturday at the C. ta Ana, Calif., was a business visitor H. Bartholom ew home. each individual will be rewarded for his efforts. The Swortze shearing crew are here Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. W hipple have re n t shearing a t the Boylen ranch th is ed the Somo ranch and will take im week. m ediate posession. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Boylen and A BOUQUET OF FLOWERS Mr. Dent of Boardman attended family spent Sunday a t the Boylen here Sunday. Residents of Hermiston will have an opportunity services ranch on B u tter Creek. Mr. and Mrs. Jam es A rnberg mo Several boys and girls from Pine to express their appreciation of the efforts of the tored to Pasco, W n., Sunday. City attended the annual track meet Mrs. Hugh Grimm was called to and May day festival a t H eppner Hermiston Garden Club and other individuals dur onument, Ore., last F riday by the last Friday. Those who took prizes ing the past few months by attending the flower M death of her sister, Mrs. Rose Amos. were R ay Ayer, first in baseball The grade school pupils motored throw and th ird in high jum p; Elsie show being sponsored Monday by that organization. to H eppner last F riday to atten d the Rauch, th ird in baseball throw and Although the mere fact that flowers have been rais track meet. They placed third. fourth in a ru n n in g event; Pauline Mr. and Mrs. E arl Leach and Mr. Rauch , second in baseball throw. ed in the back yards of different homes may not Mrs. Earl Isom motored to Pen E. B. W atten b u rg er and Jim La- seem of vital importance to the welfare of Hermis and dleton Sunday. Mr. Isom rem ained .M arr spent the week end at Mt. V er ton, it is the little things in life that make it worth in th e hospital and is expecting to non. undergo an operation for appendici- R obert McGreer spent Saturday while. What is more restful afer a hard day’s work tis Tuesday m orning. The operation ! an() Sunday in Redmond, Ithan to see a well kept lawn, a bed of flowers or a w hich was to have been a week ago | Mrs. Clayton Ayers is ill w ith ton- was delayed and Mr. Isom | sjiitis th is week. well trimmed shrub? In our opinion such endeavors Tuesday returned home for a few days rest. jjrs. John Oliver and Mrs. Blake Mrs. Don Isom, Mrs. Batie Rand, Pierson and children visited Sunday should be encouraged. Mrs. V irginia Chaney and Mrs. evening at the Boylen ranch w ith Fred Dali were jo in t hostesses a t a Mr. Oliver and Mr. Pierson who are party at the Chaney home W ednes- wjth the shearing crew. day of last week, honoring the Pep Mrs. Ruby Miller and Bobby Schil ANOTHER PROGRESSIVE STEP club members. A very pleasant af ler spent Sunday afternoon w ith ternoon was enjoyed by those pres Mrs. John H arrison. The building of the three oil tanks and moorings •nt Mr. and Mrs. Bill Finch spent at Umatilla by the Standard Oil Company is anoth Sunday evening a t the M arion Finch home. er step towards the right direction—the develop Mrs. Robert McGreer and d augh ment of Eastern Oregon. This large oil company by te r Shirley and Mrs. E. B. W atten b u rg er and d au ghter Daylene spent this construction has expressed a faith in the future Sunday afternoon w ith Mrs. Jasper By R uth F isher progress of this territory and may be followed by fu Meyers. ture developments of various nature. It should give Miss K ath ry n Gorham, who has been visitin g a t the home of her SPEED INCREASES the residents of Eastern Oregon a new confidence uncle, Jack Gorham, left for Council and courage. Bluffs, Iowa, Monday. ACCIDENT HAZARD Mr. and Mrs. Phil Jones of Her miston visited the Blanche Jones Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Hutchison family Sunday. In atten tio n and speed are often and dau g h ters Marva and Nadine of A surprise party in the form of the tru e causes of accidents which Pilot Rock and Mrs. L. W. Douglas a weiner roast held a t the sand By Lola H utchison were visitors at the B axter H u tch i dunes, was given Doris Hood on her drivers attem p t to explain by say ing, “ I d id n ’t see the other car (or son home Sunday. 17th birthday. Sunday. the ped estrian ) in tim e to stop” , de H enry Ott and Claude Upham H arold Buell spent the week end Boardman took second place in w ith his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otis were calling on Percy Corman Sun the an n u al May day track meet at clared Secretary of S tate E arl Snell Buell. He returned to Arlington day afternoon. H eppner held Friday, April 28. E r in a recent discussion of t'he traffic Monday w here he is w orking w ith Miss M artha W althers left for nest Tyler, the high point man of safety problem. Missouri last week, called there by Boardm an, won four first prize rib an oiling crew. "Safe d riving” , explained Snell B. E. G etchell and family. G rand the illness of h er mother. bons and several other prize rib “ m ust be efficient driving, and the ma Blue, and Mrs. H. A. Hooker The roads are being graded in the bons. were W alla W alla business visitors Columbia d istric t th is week. John Fisher. Nels K ristensen. Dick first ru le of efficient driving is con W ednesday of last week. Lois H utchison left for Pendleton D ickerhoff and A lbert Baker m otor s ta n t atten tio n to every sign, move ed to H erm iston Monday n ig h t to a t m ent and circum stance w ithin the tend a m eeting held for the purpose d riv er’s range of vision”. of organizing the Cooperative H ard The drivers who explain th a t they ware in H erm iton. Mr. Baker was did not see the object In tim e to elected as one of the directors Several Bibles and four T esta stop before strik in g It are te llin g “ During this week you can only m ents were aw arded at Sunday th e tru th , b ut before such sta te sample the fine products of school a t th e Community church m ents can be accepted as satisfacto Sunday m orning for perfect a tte n d ry explanations It Is necessary to go the Columbia Empire. As ance, a year for th e Bibles and six step fu rth e r and determ ine why long as these products have m onths for th e Testam ents. the driv er did not see the object In Jack K inkade of S eattle visited merit—as long as they pro friends on the project over the tim e to stop safely. duce prosperity and employ week end. T his second step In the investiga Nels K ristensen has purchased a tion w ill, in alm ost all cases, bring ment for us, the people of new 1939 In tern atio n al pick up. this vast area, let’s always out the fact th a t t'he driver was not paying atten tio n to th e circum stan give them first and permanent ces u nder which he was d riving or consideration.’* he was trav elin g too fast for exist ing conditions. By Mrs. Glenn Ostrom Even though evidence indicates th a t the driver swerved his car and Mr. and Mrs. H ary H ull returned home F riday from P ortland where applied his brakes in a fra n tic ef fo rt to avoid th e collision the u n they had visited for several days. Mrs. Max Oraybeal was pleasant pleasant fact th a t he was going too ly surprised W ednesday evening fast to stop rem ains self-evident. when a group of Ladies Aid mem The high percentage of serious ac bers went on th e “ galloping tea.” The evening was spent In playing cidents on the streets and highw ays Chinese checkers and light refresh d u rin g hours of darkness is trac e ments were served. The Mesdames able to the tendency of drivers to Janies Byrnes, O. P. Miller. Glenn travel faster th an driving conditions Ostrom. Alec Ran and George Samp-I ,ugti(y w h e n a driv er fails to ad- | S° \ l " a R 7 ^ i e n t KT hursday In P o rt- >u’ ‘ his perm ' ' ‘ H PINE ( I K NEWS BOARDMAN NEWS THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1»39. American Express Travelers Cheques The seasoned traveler carries AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVELERS CHEQUES and en joys the comfort of knowing they will be ac cepted readily the world over . . . that prompt refund will be made if they are lost or stolen '¡un-countersigned. There is no red tape . . . . a countersignature, for identification, is the only requirement. Issued in convenient denomina tions of $10, $20, $50 and $100 at 75 cents for each $100 purchased. YOU MAY PURCHASE THEM IN NEAT WALLETS FROM Ü FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF HERMISTON ii F. B. SWAYZE, President Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation four tim es a week, should be th e “m usts” in p lan n in g for children. "M usts” because these are th e foods th a t supply the m inerals and v ita mins necessary for the grow th an d The first day of May again calls development of a strong and stu rd y our atten tio n to child health. F or a fram ew ork and good teeth. num ber of years now May Day has been a day set a p a rt— a day when INFORMATION ON the en tire n atio n focuses its a tte n tion upon the h ealth of children. TOWNS SOUGHT Because of th is atten tio n and study, P o rtlan d — T h a t A thena was first the existing needs for h ealth protec tion have never been so clearly o u t named Centerville; th a t Milton was lined as they are today. We know known as F reeport and Helix as Ox th a t the undernourished child, for ford; th a t a postoffee was estab lish instance, is more likely to become the victim of tuberculosis, in fecti ed a t Albee, in 1881, u n d er th e ous diseases, or m aladjustm ents of name of Snipe b ut w as changed to one kind or another, th a t may h an d Alba in 1887 and to its present form icap him for life. in 1907, are some of the in te restin g “ The h ealth of th e child is the d ata about U m atilla county place power of the n atio n ” say our h ealth w orkers today, and w hen one stops names by the F ederal w riters’ p ro to th in k th a t from th e present group ject In the research being conducted of children w ill come th e fu tu re on th e sources, origins, m eanings statesm en, doctors, m inisters, teach and pronunciations of Oregon place ers, th is statem en t becomes more names. significant. This inform ation is often obscure The h ealth of children can be as much of it is pioneer lore w hich measured to a great ex tent by the foods given them . Lack of food or has not been w ritte n down. The the w rong type of food in th e diet Federal w riters’ project w ants to ob is more injurious to the child than tain, for a perm anent record, all to th e ad u lt, because the child is the available d ata on present place grow ing and his foods, w hile serving names, or nam es by w hich places his present needs, m ust also build used to be known. Anyone having for the future. source inform ation concerning geo Milk is the most im portant single graphic names— rivers, lakes, towns, food in the ch ild ’s diet. P lenty of m ountains or any place w orthy of a milk, a t least th ree glasses a day and name— is asked to send it to the preferably a q u art, fru its and vege Federal w riters’ project, Elks B uild tables every day, and eggs three or ing, P o rtland. Oregon. M A Y DAY IS CHILD HEALTH DAY COLUMBIA NEWS UMATILLA NEWS George L Baker j M an ag e r, Colum bia Empire I ndw s t r iAF,lne. ‘ 7 This w e e k a n d e v e r y w e e k , a s k s “IS IT A PRODUCT OF THE COLUMBIA EMPIRE?" land on business. John M ustard took R ail’s place as forem an, Lois Priddy, Delores and Delbert \ an Schoiack spent from F riday till Sunday on a trip w hich took them to Seattle and Vancouver, B.C. Mrs. Fred K nudson was hostess to the bridge club at h er home F riday afternoon. S h X ’ o f°H o W m « 1 w ithin th e distance clearly illum i ; i nated by the head lig h ts of h is car h e | ¡g failin g to keep the car under safe | controi The sudden appearance of _ . ... | » " ° b> ’t on fhe ’ ,re et or highw ay »head places th e driv er among those who “ d id n 't see it in tim e to stop", E fficient d riving makes It neces- “ ry f° r ' he **riVer “ bP P/ T ed ‘° itlng here stop at any tim e w ithin the distance Mrs. W ilb u r Stevens was hostess he know s to be clear ahead of his at a p arty S aturday afternoon h o n o r-! car. H aying * H arvesting The time for reaping the fruits of your labor is almost here. Your machinery for this very important operation should be in the best of condition so that the year’s work that has been put forth in the growing of these crops shall not be wasted by inadequate, wasteful harvesting machinery. John Deere has always played a very important part in the harvesting of crops. See us for genuine John Deere repairs. See us for new John Deere equipment. We have some bargains in used combines, and binders. Several makes. Braden-Bell Tractor & Equipment Be. PEN?LETON - PHONE S18 Stores in Arlington, Heppner, Walla Walla and Athena.
