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.
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Class Matter, Dec. 1906, Umatilla County, Oregon.
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I A T I ON
P u b l is h
W H IT H E R
ART
THEY
BOUND?
During the past few weeks a decided increase has
been noted in highway wanderers commonly known
as hitchhikers. In driving down the road many of
them wave the accustomed thumb for a lift. They
are traveling in all directions, seemingly without a
goal or destiny—just to be on the go.
In years past this mode of travel was confined
more to a class generally described as bums. But to
day it has become very popular and people from all
walks of life are “thumbing” their way down the
highway. Now it is not only just that group known
as beggars, but well dressed men, boys, women, even
families who line our highways.
Many editors about the country heap coals of fire
on this type of traveler and denounce them from
every angle. In spite of the fact that we do not fav
or assisting each of the wanderers along the way,
our sympathy is touched when we see their plight.
This week we noted a small family—mother, father
and two very young children—standing in the sun
waiting for some Good Samaritan to come along.
Our first thought was to criticize them but what if
we were in the shoes of that father. Perhaps his
home was taken away, without a job, no money.
Perhaps he has a promise of some relief in some sec
tion of the country. Why should we criticize him
for attempting to reach that place?
The problem is reaching a point where something
may have to be done. It is a question that will take
much consideration from all angles.
They are going and coming—whither art they
bound?
Unbeknownst to most residents of this territory,
we have a real writer in our midst. Mrs. Catherine
De Moss has recently had a book published which is
■drawing considerable comment in the short time it
has been off the press. “Blue Bucket Nuggets” is a
story which is both interesting and educational. Mrs.
De Moss is to be congratulated on her endeavor.
T h e H. A. W ilson
fam ily w ere
S u n d ay d in n e r g u ests a t th e B. E.
C-etchell home.
By L ots H u tch iso n
T h e Colum bia G ran g e enjoyed a
picnic on th e sp acio u s law n s a t th e
T he o v erh ead g ard en s p rin k le r in H. .1. O tt hom e S unday. A b ask et
stalled by th e O regon S ta te college d in n e r w as serv ed a t noon, topped
ex ten sio n serv ice at th e H u tch iso n o ff w ith p len ty of ice cream and
g ard en as an expel Im ent. co n tin u e s (cake.
to be q u ite a so u rce of In terest. V is
Mr. an d Mrs. Geo. M id d lestad t
ito rs th is week w ere Mr. an d Mrs. and fam ily of R u p e rt, Idaho, stopped
W a lte r H am m . Mr. an d Mrs. Chas.
F rid a y for a v isit a t th e Geo. Liebe
S chissler of R apid C ity, So. D akota, (hom e. Mr. M id d lestad t is Mrs. Lie-
| be's b ro th e r.
T h ey w ere on th e ir
and Mr. an d Mrs. T iller.
COLUMBIA NEWS
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O nce in a blue moon, w e hear a re m a rk
about our John D eere Tracto rs, w hich runs
som ething lik e this, “ A w , I don’t lik e those
tractors. I don’t lik e the sound o f th e m .”
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N ow , fa rm in g friends, le t’s get together on
’this. I f you w a n t som ething to listen to w hy
not buy a radio . T h e John D eere T ra c to r Co.
has a t its disposal resources, equal to those o f
any large com pany and could and w ould b u ild
a fo u r or six c y lin d e r tracto r, i f they could
equal the econom y and s im p licity o f th e ir
present designed tracto r. But th e ir engineers
and those o f other com panies have been un
able to do so.
I f you have not seen these tractors a t w o rk,
you have surely missed a m ig h ty d isplay o f
d ra w b a r horsepower.
A fte r seeing a dem onstration o f these tra c
tors on a heavy load, m any farm ers have
w a lk e d aw ay w on d erin g how and w here they
d e riv e d a ll its pow er and traction.
A sk us fo r a dem onstration and see these
{ tractors perfo rm .
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THURSDAY, JU N E 22, 1939.
THE HERMISTON HERALD, HERMISTON, OREGON.
PAGE FOUR
Braden-Bell Trader & Eqiipment Be.
PENDLETON • PHONE 818
Store* in Arlington, Heppaer, Walla Walla and Athena.
H llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllii
w av hom e from a v isit in P o rtla n d
w ith his m o th er, Mrs. I.o uisa M id
d le sta d t.
L y n n S h av er h as re c e n tly p u r
chased th e old T a b e r place a n d has
moved o n to th e place.
D ale R o b e rt W oo d w ard h a s th e
m easles.
C arl H am m er w en t to A th en a F r i
day to w ork in th e pea h arv est.
Mr. an d Mrs. C arl H am m er have
b o u g h t th e tw e n ty a cres from W . B.
F o ster, fo rm erly ow ned by D an P a r
k er.
M r. an d Mrs. Dan H u tc h iso n a re
now located a t th e C has. E pperson
hom e. T hey w ere u n a b le to find a
su ita b le hom e in H erm isto n .
Mrs.
H u tc h iso n is Mr. a n d Mrs. E p p e r
s o n 's d a u g h te r.
Mr. H u tc h iso n ia
th e new b a k er a t th e H erm isto n b a
kery.
G e ra ld in e M ullin s sp e n t an a f t e r
noon re c e n tly v is itin g M axine B lins-
to n .
R oy R o g ers is b u ild in g h im self a
b ro o d er house th is w eek.
Bobby E a to n is v is itin g h is daddy
a t F re e w a te r a t p resen t.
D avid B lahm v isited a t H ep p n er
la s t w eek w ith h is s is te r, Mrs, H a r
ley M atteso n , and h is b ro th e rs, R ay
a n d H en ry .
N in a R ae M cCulley w en t to C ra te r
L ak e T h u rsd a y w h ere sh e w ill be
em ployed.
Mr. an d Mrs. V ern o n
S cott of
L ex in g to n an d tw o c h ild re n J e r ry
an d Ja c k w ere over n ig h t g u ests a t
th e A dam B lahm hom e la st S unday.
Mrs. B. E. G etch ell an d M rs. H.
G. M cC ulley and M rs. H. A. H ook-
ere w e n t to M ilton fo r c h e rrie s la s t
w eek.
Mrs. A lfred M ontgom ery of U m a
tilla sp e n t th e week end w ith Mrs.
P ercy C orm an.
M r. an d Mrs. Leo C lark of S ta n
field. an d d a u g h te r from P o rtla n d
s p e n t an ev en in g th is w eek w ith
Mrs. A n ita B arh am a n d son C hilds.
W a lte r H. Goom, nephew ’ of Mrs.
M abel W eeks, v isited a t the W eeks
hom e tw o day s la s t w eek. H e is a
v e te ra n of fo reig n w a rs, and w as re
tu r n in g from a h o sp ita l to h is hom e
in S elah, W n.
M. W. H u g h es le ft la s t w eek for
A th en a w h ere h e w ill w ork in pea
h a rv e s t. H is fam ily w e n t also.
M r. and M rs. P. J. R ohde and
fam ily v isited a t th e B a x te r H u tc h i
son hom e S u n d ay . M r. an d M rs. E.
B. H u tc h iso n of P e n d le to n , E d w ard
S haw an d L ois H u tc h iso n w ere also
v isito rs.
Mr. an d Mrs. Ed K oulse of Salem
w ere h e re la s t F rid a y v is itin g old
frien d s. Mrs. H oulse sp e n t h e r g ir l
hood h e re an d is th e d a u g h te r of
Mr. an d Mrs. F. P. P h ip p s,
w ho
moved to Salem a b o u t tw elv e y e a rs
ago.
F le ta H a lle y b u rto n of Soap L ake,
W n., v isited h ere la s t w eek w ith h er
p a re n ts, Mr. an d M rs. U. E d w a rd s
an d h e r sister, Mrs. A. R. B linston.
an d fam ily.
M arion O tt, S usan K nox and A nn
S o m m erer re tu rn e d hom e F rid a y a f
tern o o n . All re p o rt a w o n d erfu l
tim e a t 4-H sum m er school.
M rs. A m an d a K ow itz an d c h ild re n
V ern a an d H e n ry , an d Mr. a n d Mrs.
Gene D unham w ere v isito rs a t the
G eorge L iebe hom e S unday.
L ittle A lb ert L iebe
is g e ttin g
a lo n g nicely. T he s titc h e s w ill be
rem oved from his leg tn a few days
and he w ill soon be up and aro u n d
a g ain .
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. W ilso n ’s tw o
d a u g h te rs w ho live a t D enver a r r iv
ed h ere last F rid a y for a visit.
M ary W ells, d a u g h te r of Mr. and
Mrs. Tom W ilson of O lym pia, W n.,
v isited frien d s h ere la s t w eek. Mr,
W ells w as w ith her.
IRRIGON NEWS ITEMS
By Mrs. W. C. Isom
Rev. H arn ess and Mrs. Tom C ald
w ell a tte n d e d th e fu n e ra l of Mrs.
M eacham a t U m atilla Sunday.
Jo h n P o lle w as q u ite serio u sly ill
la s t week b u t is b e tte r now.
Mr. an d Mrs. E lm e r E a rla n d of
P o rtla n d an d Mrs. A nna C ork of
Hood R iv er v isited th e Isom fam ily
S a tu rd a y n ig h t. Mrs. C ork is a sis
te r-in -la w of Mrs. E a rla n d an d a
niece o f M rs. W. C. Isom. T h ey le ft
e a rly S u n d ay for S alt L ak e C ity.
Mr. an d Mrs. R ussell McCoy and
tw o d a u g h te rs, Mrs. E m m e tt McCoy.
Dave G ray b eal and Mrs. J. A. G ray-
beal m otored to Im b ler, Ore., S a tu r
day. Mrs. J. A. G ray b eal rem ained
to v is it h er son, Lee G ray beal, and
tw o d a u g h te rs. T h e McCoys r e t u r n
ed S unday.
T h e tie g an g w h ich h a s been s ta
tio n ed h ere sev eral days, moved to
Ju d so n S unday.
W ord w as received h e re th e la s t
of th e week from P rof. R alph Jones
s ta tin g th a t th e d ay
before th e y
w ere to leav e for C alifo rn ia. Mrs.
Jo n es w as ta k e n ill and u n d e rw e n t
a m a jo r o p eratio n a t St. M ary’s hos
p ita l in W alla W alla, an d is g e ttin g
alo n g as w ell as could be expected.
Mr. Jo n es Is a t h is p a re n ts ’ hom e a t
F re e w a te r.
At th e a n n u a l school m e e tin g held
M onday a ftern o o n . Roy M in nick w as
elected d ire c to r fo r th e th re e y ear
term . H arv ey W a rn e r w as re -e le c t
ed c lerk fo r o n e y e a r
CURRY SHEEPMEN
FORM CO-OP POOL
GOLD BEA CH — C u rry co u n ty
sh eep men a rra n g e d to m ark et close
to a q u a r te r of a m illio n p o u n d s of
th e ir wool u n d e r a co o p erativ e pool
in g p lan , re p o rts C o u n ty A gent R.
M. Knox, w ho assisted In g e ttin g
th em to g e th e r to w ork o u t a pro
g ram . C are of th e wool a t » h earin g
tin te to In su re h ig h e s t q u a lity possi
ble is b ein g em phasized.
Sheep men w ho h av e been w o rk
in g w ith O regon S ta te college v e te r
in a ria n s in th e c o n tro l o f a se rio u s
disease now b ein g stu d ie d h ere, re
p o rt m a te ria l b en efit fro m th e use
o f th e E n g lish seru m as com pared
w ith o th e r tre a tm e n t o r no tr e a t
m en t a t all.
R unning the Gantlet an
Old Military Punishment
“Running the gantlet” is a punish
ment known among soldiers, school
boys and savages. The victim runs
between two lines of executioners,
who hit him with whatever the sen
tence allows.
The phrase dates back to the days
of trial by ordeal. In those times of
rough justice, relates a correspond
ent in Pearson's London Weekly,
only the officer class had the priv
ilege of defending themselves—by
means of a duel. The accusers
would form up in line, and the ac
cused man would slowly pass along
it. Anyone among the accusers who
believed the man guilty would draw
his glove or gantlet over his face;
an insult which could ba settled only
by a duel. It the challenger won
the accused was guilty.
So to “run the gantlet" meant tak
ing ona’s life into one's hands. We
still use it in a similar sense—
though not quite so literally.
The lower classes were not so for
tunate. A suspected person some
times had to grasp a red-hot bar,
and if the hand healed within a. cer
tain time he was presumed innocent.
This was trial by Are. At other
times (and particularly if the ac
cused was a woman) trial by water
was chosen. In this case the vic
tim was bound and thrown into a
pond or nearby stretch of water. If
she floated, well and good; if she
didn’t—it was just too bad.
Grain W ill Go Through
Sw eat in Shock or Bin
Experienced wheat growers know
that grain will go through the sweat
in the shock, stack, or bin and that
harvesting methods make stacking
unnecessary.
Grain always goes through a
sweat, and for many years farmers
thought it was necessary to stack
the grain and allow it to stand for
several weeks to allow time for it
to go through the final ripening proc
ess.
Not many years ago grain stack
ing was common in the central west
and eastern states. The grain was
usually allowed to remain in the
shocks for about two weeks before
it was stacked. Then stacks were
often built in sets of four, allowing
about six feet of space between each
pair. The threshing machine was
then set between the stacks so that
bundles could be tossed into the
feeder from both sides.
But stack building in America
was never developed to the fine
point reached in European coun
tries, where the skill of stacking is
handed down from father to son.
There the stacks are flared from
the bottom to several feet above
the ground so that water running
off the smoothly thatched top falls
on the graund several inches away
from the base.
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COLBERG’S CAFE
T h e re is so m eth in g ab o u t th e Col-
b e rg ’s C afe t h a t se ts it a p a r t from
o th e r e a tin g places and m ak es it
h ig h ly sa tisfa c to ry .
T h e e x trem e c a re and th o u g h t th a t
goes in to ev e ry th in g , th e cooking,
s e rv in g a n d service, cre a te s a n e a t
in g place to be v isited re g u la rly .
H ere good food is com bined w ith
m o d e ra te prices. P ro p e r food w ell
chosen a n d w ell cooked is an abso
lu te e ss e n tia l to good h e a lth .
W e a re pleased to d ire c t special
a tte n tio n to o u r re a d e rs an d u rg e
th em to d ro p in th e n e x t tim e they
w a n t a real good san d w ich o r meal.
All food is cooked w ith e le c tric a l
a p p lian ces a t C olherg’s Cafe.
GREENACRES DAIRY
T h is m odern u p -to -d a te d a iry is
one of th e b est k n o w n in th is com
m u n ity . “ A b o ttle of m ilk is a b o t
tle of h e a lth " is an expression of to
d ay t h a t is q u ite in ord er. M any peo
ple can p o in t to th e ir pure h e a lth
ful m ilk an d say th is. S erve m ilk
‘Robin Hoods’ in Poland
a t m eal tim es and betw een m eals too
A race of “ Robin Hoods” lives in to th e w hole fam ily. O rder e x tra
Poland. The tribesmen are called m ilk today from th e G reen A cres
Gorals, and they live in the high D airy a t R iv ersid e, phone 117 8-W.
Tatra ranges of the Carpathian
M ilk c o n siste n tly used b u ild s up
mountains, south of Cracow. De
scendants of Janosik, a robber chief h e a lth and vigor In th e fra ile s t body,
tain of the Middle ages, they marry colors pale ch eek s an d rev ita liz e s
only among their own people. They w asted nerves. In m a k in g th is re
are tall, fine looking people, and view of th e le a d in g firm s in U m a
their costumes are among the mqst tilla co u n ty we w ish to p o in t o u t and
picturesque ever devised. In the co m p lim en t th e G reen A cres D airy
old days they were brigands, but a n d c o n g ra tu la te th e people upon
also deeply religious. They raided
the wealthy landowners in the val h a v in g them here.
leys on the south side of the Car
pathians, but practiced rigid hon
esty among themselves and toward
their countrymen on the Polish
plains to the north. Young men had
to prove their strength, agility, and
markmanship before they won the
honor of joining the raiding parties.
The Gorals preserve all the customs
of their forbears, but they have
abandoned brigandage.
MRS. ADDIE MEACHAM
F u n e ra l services w ere h eld a t
3 :0 0 p. m. S u n d ay fo r Mrs. A ddie
M eacham of U m atilla. She passed
aw ay J u n e 15 a t th e hom e of h e r
son, E. M. B e n n e tt of U m atilla, a t
th e ag e o f’ 71 y ears, 1 m o n th a n d 15
days. C. W a rn e r, p a sto r of th e H er
m isto n U nion ch u rc h , had c h a rg e of
th e services.
Mrs. M eacham had been a re s id e n t
Kinds of Rope
The rope used for general pur of G ra n t an d U m a tilla co u n ties for
poses about the farm is hemp rope. 15 years. She w as th e m o th e r of
As most of it is made from Manila n in e c h ild re n , th e fa th e r and tw o
hemp imported from the Philippine c h ild re n h a v in g preceded h e r in
islands, it is generally known as d e a th . Seven ch ild re n su rv iv e, in
Manila rope. Cotton rope is some c lu d in g tw o sons, E. M. B e n n e tt and
times used for halters or ties. In L. L. B e n n ett, resid e a t U m atilla,
making rope, the fibers are first
spun into a cord or yarn, being B esides th e loved ones, a h o st of
twisted in a direction called “right frie n d s m o u rn h er passing.
hand.” Several of these cords are
then made into a “strand” by being
twisted in the opposite direction, or
"lefthand." The rope is finally made
up of three or four of these strands
twisted “righthand,” and is known
as a three or a four-strand rope,
depending upon the number of
strands used. The four-strand rope
is constructed on a core, and is heav.
ier, more pliable, and stronger than
the three-strand, in any given size.
How Crown Jewels Were Saved
According to an account written
by Sir Walter Scott, 1819, the crown
jewels of Scotland in 1652 were pre
served from the English by the clev
er scheme of a Mrs. Granger and
Lady Ogilvie, wife of the governor
of the castle where they were then
stored.
Mrs. Granger passed
through the English lines with an
attendant carrying in her lap the
crown wrapped up in a bundle of
clothes. Her servant carried, ap
parently, a bundle of flax for her
spinning, which actually contained
the scepter and the sword.
The
English permitted the passage
through the lines on representation
that the women were to visit a rela
tive. For many years the jewels
lay where they were buried, but
were removed to Edinburgh castle
in 1707.
BUY A GOOD USED
CAR FROM THE ADS
In Thi* N e w sp a p e r
GLAMOUR OF OLD
WEST GLORIFIED
IN NEW PICTURE
A cross a v a st p an o ram a of p rim i
tiv e sp len d o r, sev eral th o u san d feet
above sea level u n d e r a b u rn in g su n ,
a so lita ry stag eco ach c a reen s a n d
rocks b ehind six g a llo p in g horses.
E v ery m ile b rin g s th e coach a n d its
odd a ss o rtm e n t of p assen g ers clo ser
to a w a itin g band of m u rd e ro u s
A paches, led by G eronim o, fie rc e st of
them all.
T h is is th e ten se a n d th r illin g b ack
g ro u n d of W a lte r W a n g e r’s " S ta g e
co ach .” a fr o n tie r d ra m a of th e
1880’s w hen In d ia n s s till roam ed th e
sag e b ru sh , w hich s ta r ts a t th e O asis
th e a tre S unday, w ith C laire T revor
and J o h n W ay n e in th e s t a r r i n g
roles. M iss T rev o r, a p p e a rin g as
D allas, a g irl of sh ad y re p u ta tio n
w ho h a s been d riv e n from T o n to by
a se lf-rig h te o u s g ro u p of w om en, a n d
W ayne, im p e rso n a tin g K id R ingo,
a n o th e r social o u tc a st, a re p assen
g ers on th is coach. A m ong th e o th
ers in th e m otley g ro u p a re a g a m b
le r of m y sterio u s o rig in s, a so ttish
doctor, a tim id w hiskey d ru m m e r, a
h ig h -b o rn lady ab o u t to have a b a
by, a pom pous b a n k e r w ho h as a b
sconded w ith h is b a n k ’s fu n d s, th e
stag eco ach d riv ers.
T he jo u rn e y of th e coach beg in s
a t T onto, A rizona, w ith L o rd sb u rg ,
in N ew Mexico, its d e stin a tio n . T he
L o rsb u rg set w as erected in sid e a
sta g e in o rd er to o b ta in u n u su a l
lig h tin g effects fo r th e ten se scenes
h a v in g th e ir clim ax a t th e end of
th e fa te fu l s ta g e Journey. A n o th e r
sp e c ta c u la r set w as erected for th e
scene sh o w in g th e fra n tic d ash of
th e stag eco ach w hen A pache w a r
sig n a ls a re seen in th e n e a rb y h ills.
T h e re is a riv e r cro ssin g ah ead ,
w here th e sta g e d riv e r p lan s to g e t
fresh h orses and a d d itio n a l am m u
n itio n . T he coach w inds th ro u g h a
m o u n ta in pass an d dashes dow n a
canyon to th e riv e r— b u t th e re la y
sta tio n is in flam es and its a tte n d
a n ts have been m u rd ered by In d ian a.
It is s h o rtly a fte r th is scene sw eeps
across th e screen th a t th e s ta g e
coach is su rro u n d e d by th e w ild
Aipaches an d th e U n ited S ta te s c a v a l
ry comes to a th r illin g rescue.
U N IO N CHURCH
ENJOYS PICNIC
T he H erm isto n U nion c h u rc h e n
joyed a fin e d ay in a union service
an d picnic w ith th e H ep p iier a n d
L ex in g to n ch u rc h e s a t th e R oy N eill
hom e on u p p er B u tte r C reek la s t
S unday. A p p ro x im ately 150 w ere in
a tte n d a n c e .
T h e re g u la r services w ill be held
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