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NEWS FROM YOUR!
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OFFICIAL UMATILLA COUNTY PAPER
(State Cap
IE XXXII
POLITICS
LULL IN
HALE ROBBER IS
SALEM— Political activity In Sa
lem is at a standstill. There are (AUGHT WITH GOODS
still several major appointments to
be made by Gov. Charles A. Sprague, HI HIS POSSESSION
but he is taking bis time studying
~.aaf$A
them.
Of most interest at the present
time is appointment of a successor
to Arthur K. McMahan as a member
of the state liquor control commis
sion.
McMahan resigned many weeks
ago but no successor has been chos
en.
Other appointments pending arq
of the various members of county re
lief committees, which since the last
legigslature are known as Public
Welfare committees.
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HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. JU NE 29, 1939.
Mrs. Sm ith N ot Coming.
The proposed visit of Mrs. U. G,
Smith of Tangent, state president of
Garden clubs, was called off at the
last minute. She had originally
planned to be here Saturday, and
plans had been completed for a re
ception. No future plans were re
ceived by Mrs. F. B. Belt, local club
president.
CALM LY ATTENDS
SHOW IN HERMISTON HOT WEATHER IN
The arm of the law didn’t have to PROSPECT HERE
N u wl BER. 43
SECOND SAGE FIRE
THOUGHT SET BY
PASSING AUTOIST
ANNUAL DAIRY ■ PASTURE
DAY TO BE HELD SATURDAY
FLAMES SPREAD
RAPIDLY IN W IN D
COUNTY FAIR NEW
NAME CHOSEN FOR
HERMISTON SHOW
OREGON STATE
MEN TO APPEAR
ON P R O G R A M
A second sage fire, exactly two
weeks from the first, caused consid
reach very far this week when Jack
Rogers (alias Davis) virtually walk
The annual Umatilla Project Fair
Local residents who have been erable excitement Wednesday noon.
Plans have been completed for the
ed into a trap set by local officers. wiping their brows the past few The fire was started by a carelessly held in Hermiston each year will
annual
dairy and pasture day to ba
thrown
firecracker
by
a
passing
mot
He was arrested Tuesday evening af days should be pleased to note that
hereafter be known as the Umatilla held Saturday at the Umatilla Field
ter attending a show in Hermiston. temperatures have been running orist. A license number was obtain County Fair. This was established
Rogers hails from Clymer, Pa., and cooler than last year except for ed and efforts are being made to lo Monday night at a meeting of the Station. Present at the meeting will
be a group of professors from Oregon
is 26 years of age.
county board in Pendleton. It is ex State college who will be returning
Wednesday’s 101. Contrary to pop cate the offenders.
Local officers had received word ular opinion, the mean temperature
The flames spread rapidly from the pected that a larger show will re form the National Dairy Science as
Tuesday of the license plates seen of May was four degrees warmer highway and extended west to the sult with an extensive increase in
sociation meeting at Pullman.
M isbranding Trick D isclosed—
here the night of the robbery, The than in 1938. The mean of 1938 road leading to the experiment farm 1-H display.
Original plans called for a tour of
One of the “most flagrant exam license plates had been discarded was 61 while 6 4 was recorded this past the Harold Rankin home. The
Members of the board who voted
ples of misbranding the department and replaced by a set stolen from a year, according to Charles Taylor, entire area between these two points to rename the fair includes Mrs. Lon various farms where different types
has come across in several months” Pendleton car. The car bearing the local weather man.
and the A line and feed canal was Etter of Pilot Rock, Charles Smiley of pastures as well as dairy manage
ment practices could be viewed and
has been unearthed and disposed of latter numbers was spotted Tuesday
The following is the weather re- burned. One corner of the cemetery of Fruitdale and Thomas Fraser of discussed but due to the fact that
by the state department of agricul evening on Gladys Avenue by Night
was
damaged
by
the
flames.
Hermiston.
port for the week of June 22 to¿ 28.
ture.
Officer Bert Nation.
A meeting of the fair board has this group of men could only be
Prompt action by helpful neigh
1938:
Harry Franklin Gardner was ar
Aid was called in from Pendleton
been
called for tonight (Thursday) present for a short time it was de
bors and the Hermiston fire depart
Max. Min.
rested near Albany charged with ¡and County Sheriff R. E. Goad, State
ment probably saved further damage to decide the details of the Hermis cided to concentrate on the work be
June 22 ...............
88 ... . 67
ing done at the experiment farm.
misbranding food flavoring. He had Sergeant “Shorty” Foster and other
when
the fire burned all around the ton show.
June 23 . .................. 95 ... 64
Farmers will have an unusual op
been selling “lemon extract which officers answered to the call. With
Rankin turkey house. The sage is
June 24 . .................. 96 ... . 64
portunity to meet and talk with all
he said was triple strength.
the aid of H. A. Pankow, Hermiston
getting
quite
dry
and
flames
and
June 25 . ................ 95 ... . 65
HOG STEALERS
of the members of the Corvallis dairy
Department investigators said that day officer, the officers waited for
smoke could be seen for many miles.
June 26 .............. . .. 93 ... 60
instructional staff. Those in attend
instead of triple strength the stuff the car owner’s return. It was
ARRESTED
HERE
An
alarm
was
sounded
in
Hermis
June 27 . ............... . 93 ... 59
ance
will be Professor P. M. Brandt,
was not even single strength, and around midnight when he approach-
ton.
June 28 . .................. 97 ... 60
J
head of the department of Animal
was of no value whatever in flavor ed the car, and he surrendered to
Collis
McGraw,
19,
of
Chicago,
Approxi
tely
150
acres
was
cov
The following is the report for
Husbandry, and Professors Jones,
ing foods.
the officers peaceably, although car- this week:
ered WedK, , y. Although no im Bernard Hewgley, 18, Fairview, and
Ewalt and Wilster of the Dairy De
Gardner was fined $50 and costs, rying an automatic pistol under one
Leon
D.
Waldrlch,
3
2,
from
the
east,
mediate
damage
resulted
the
ever
Max. Min
partment.
and 55 small bottles and three 10- arm
present danger of sand blows will be were arrested in Hermiston Tuesday
June 22 ......... ...... . .. 89 ... . 51
gallon jugs of the fluid were seized.
He had in hig possession a part of
by
local
officers.
The
trio
was
re
Farmers and their families will
greatly
aggravated.
The
fire
two
June 23 ......... ........... 86 ... . 54
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the rifles, ammunition and money
weeks ago began near the highway ported to have stolen a hog from A. assemble at the Field Station at 10:-
June 24 ......... ........... 77 ... . 52
Supreme Court Building-•Remodeled-- stolen from Roy Hale’s store June
on the Beebe place and extended west E. Thompson of Riverside, near Pen 30 a. m. From then until noon a
June 25 ......... ........... 82 ... . 46
The state supreme court building, 19. Rogers is being held in the
short tour will be made of the dairy
to the experiment station and south. dleton.
June 26 ......... ........... 87 ... . 49
oldest of the capitol group, will be Pendleton jail on a larceny charge,
According
to
the
officers,
the
men
barn, pasture trials, and other fields
This
covered
a
total
of
approximate
June 27 ......... ........... 91 ... . 55
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remodelled during July while the
ly 1000 acres and did some damage had stolen the hog Saturday and had of particular interest to farmers. At
June 28 ......... .......... 101 ... . 56
killed it and hid it in the Umatilla noon a picnic lunch will be held on
court is on vacation.
MYRON NATION TO
to a stand of Indian rice.
The work will cost $25,000. Be-
A n y»
river near Stanfield.
After butch the station lawns. Visitors are asked
WORK STARTS ON
fore the new state library building AVORK A 5 ( j U A R D ,
ering it the next day they set off to to bring cups and table service. Cof
CUSHING RETURNED look for work in the pea harvest fee will be furnished by the West-
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was completed a few months ago,
NEW EXTENSION
the library was on the ground floor
fields.
q$ land and Columbia granges.
AS LOCAL PASTOR
Myron “Babe” Nation, son of Mr.
of the court building.
Tire trouble held them up in Her
and Mrs. B. J. Nation of Hermiston,
Professor Jones will iscuss the Im
Work has been commenced on the ^Rev and Mrs. Stearns Cushing Jr. miston where they were caught. A
On the same floor was the attor will begin work the first of the week
portance of winter succulents In the
new
extension
of
the
rural
electric
ney general’s office and the superin as a guard at the state prison in Sa
portion of the pork was found In dairy ration. He will be followed
line by the contractor, T. Y. McClel and daughter Charlene returned to their possession. They are being
tendent of public instruction.
lem. Nation had put in an applica
by Professor Wilster, who will talk
Hermiston
Tuesday
evening
after
lan. A crew of men is digging holes
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field in the Pendleton Jail.
tion only a week prior before his ap
oh the new cream grading laws. Pro
spending
the
past
week
In
Forest
on the Butter Creek section, and of
P ilo t Rock W om en H onored—
pointment.
fessors Brandt and Ewalt will dis
fices have been opened in the Con Grove and Salem. The Cushings at
Y. P. RUTHERFORD
Two women who remained at their
cuss some of the recent findings of
He has been employed the "past solidated building in Hermiston. tended the meeting of the Oregon an
telephone switchboards during a four years with the Union Pacific
nual conference of the Methodist
Funeral services were held in Ar the National Dairy Science associa
flood were awarded Vail medals for Railroad as night clerk. Billy Na William Trommerhousen of the REA church. The conference was a high lington Sunday in the Methodist tion.
bravery, the presentation by Gov. tion, another son of B. J. Nation, is was here Monday to check over the light In history as it brought togeth church for Y. P. Rutherford, who
Details for the day have been in
Charles Sprague in his offices here. working at the railroad job at the lines and H. S. Burden, of the firm er the three groups of Methodism in died Thursday at his home at Stan charge of H. J. Ott, Don Sherwood,
Barr & Cunningham, engineers, also
The women were Mrs. Maud Gil present.
Oregon.
field. Rev. Robert Berger of Board- H. K. Dean and M. E. Knickerbock
spent Monday and Tuesday here.
bert, chief operator, and Miss Erline
The
spiritual
tone
of
the
confer
er.
man
officiated.
It is expected that the entire work
Gilliland, operator, who were credi
ence was kept high by the fine devo
Yancy Parker Rutherford was
RUBY
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M
IL
L
A
N
will
be
completed
within
60
days,
ted with warning the people of Pilot
and the several sections of the ex tional addresses of Bishop Brown, the born May 13, 1861, in Shelby coun UMATILLA COUNTY
Rock that a cloud burst was on the TO SELL OUT STOCK
tension will be energized as soon as new resident officer of the area. Mr. ty, Ind. He married Alma Morris,
way June 22, 1938.
Cushing served again on the secre September 6. 1883. They came West
the wiring of houses is completed.
PIONEER EXPIRES
The Vail medal is in honor of the
tarial staff and on the committee on to Washington in 1891 and In 1913
Miss
Ruby
McMillan,
who
has
op
founder of the American Telephone
Christian citizenship. Mr. Cushing moved to Arlington, where they lived
erated a dress shop in Hermiston for SATURDAY BAND
and Telegraph company.
For the second time this year the
was returned to the Hermiston pas a number of years. They later mov
the past two years, will sell out all
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Wattenburger home has been sad
ed
to
Boardman
and
from
there
to
torate
for
anoither
year.
CONCERT
ARRANGED
her stock and fixtures at a sale be
R adio Used In F orest W ork—
Stanfield. Mr. and Mrs. Rutherford dened by death. William J. Wat
The state forestry service is exper ginning Saturday, In order to clear
celebrated
their 55th wedding anni tenburger, 78, prominent pioneer of
OASIS
THEATRE
HAS
The
second
of
a
series
of
Saturday
imenting with short-wave radio as out all of her merchandise. Miss Mc
versary
September
6. 1938, at the Echo, died of heart disease Sunday,
Millan has remarked all of her mer night band concerts by the Hermis
a means of fighting forest fires.
AMATEUR
PROGRAMS
home of their daughter, Mrs. Greta five months after the death of his
ton
Union
high
school
band
will
be
Installation of 13 sets in various chandise. An ad telling of the par
wife.
Blain, at Bingen, Wn.
presented Saturday night on the high
parts of Curry county gives fighting ticulars appears in this issue.
Mr. Wattenburger was in Pendle
The Oasis Theatre of Hermiston
He is survived by his widow, Al
school
lawn.
The
first
concert
was
Miss McMillan has not given any
forces a more mobile range, and will
has inaugurated a program whereby ma of Stanfield; two daughters, Mrs. ton Saturday and successfully passed
allow CCC crews to be rushed to indication as to her future plans but given several weeks ago and proved amateurs of Hermiston and adjoin Blain and Glenna Wristen, Brent the test for hfs driver’s license. Sun
danger areas much faster than in will not re-enter the dress business. very popular with music lovers.
ing territory will be featured every wood, Cal., a son, Frank of Stan day at 2 a. m. he awakened his
The program will begin at 8:00
the past.
Wednesday night. This plan was field; six grandchildren; nine great daughter, Ina, and complained of
o'clock and with the warm evenings
State Forester J. W. Ferguson has GOLF MEMBERS TO
used several years ago and proved grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Azee difficulty In breathing and asked
a large crowd is expected to he on
predicted a brilliant future for the
quite
popular.
Lemon, Seattle, and two brothers, that the doctor be called. He lived
MEET FRIDAY NIGHT hand. G. C. Humphreys directs the Those
new method of fire control.
Interested in appearing on Chris of Pe Ell, Wn., and Verl of about half an hour after Dr. Marbut
band and Is attempting to keep his
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the programs are asked to sign for Raymond, Wn. All were present at arrived.
Members of the Hermiston golf musicians in trim for next winter.
1939 F u el T axes H i g h e r -
While members of his family
in advance so that details ran be ar the funeral.
Secretary of State Earl Snell esti club will meet Friday night on the
knew Mr. Wattenburger was subject
ranged.
Pallbearers
were
Geo.
Wicklander
LaHue R aises E x cellen t W heat
mates an income to the state from local course for a round of golf and
of Boardman. Harry Weasel of Her to a heart attack, his sudden death
M. O. LaHue of Helix was in Her
motor vehicle fuels taxes greater by a pot luck dinner. Play will begin
miston and Roy Kunsman, Frank came as a severe shock to them and
COUNCIL MEETS
$600,000 than that taken in in 1938. any time after five o’clock and the miston Thursday displaying a "bou
Marvel, Charles Wetherell and Hen to his many friends. Slncfc the death
quet” of Federation wheat raised on FRIDAY NIGHT
A survey shows that already this dinner will follow.
of his wife, Lizzie. January 27, he
ry Schleveen of Arlington.
year taxes have been $4,386,260,
If enough interest Is shown it will his ranch. Long, full sized heads in
Relatives from out of town attend has constantly mourned her. He ac
an increase of $252,991 over the be made a regular feature, meeting dicates that he will have a good
At a regular meeting of the Herm ing the services were: Mr. and Mrs. companied his daughter. Miss Ina
yield in spite of the dry weather.
“take” for the same period in 1938. each Friday evening.
iston city council Friday night the Clifford Walker of Klickitat. Wn.; Wattenburger, to Oakland, Calif.,
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granting of a two-year franchise to Mr. and Mrs. Jim I/ewls of Yakima; where she teaches school, and visit
Liquor Commission Show s P ro fit—
the Hermiston Light & Power Co. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson of Castle Rock, ed the San Francisco fair with her.
The state liquor control commis
was passed for the first reading. The Wn.; Mr. and Mrs. Wittle of Seat returning to Echo June 21 with Miss
sion allocated $2.188,846 to public
proposed ordinance Is being publish tle; Mrs. Hulett of Lebam. Klint Ina and Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Essel-
assistance during the first five
ed in this week’s issue of The Herald. Rutherford of Nalpee and Claude atyn.
months of this year, a report shows.
Mr. Wattenburger leaves five
Other business discussed Included Blane of Portland
During May alone the commission
daughters, Mrs. C. B. Green of Stan
the clearing of titles of numerous
made a net profit of $199,413.
field; Mrs. H. H. Stapish of Detroit,
PRIDDY- VAN SCHOIACK
lots In Hermiston. This step will be
Most of the Fourth of July cele brushers will also be played. A fea taken In order that title Insurance
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Mich.; Mrs. M. E. Esselstyn of Pen
Of interest to local friends was
Heavy Hop Crop P redicted—
bration In this territory will be cen ture of the afternoon will be a foot may be obtained.
dleton and Mrs. Harry Andrews and
the marriage of Miss Lois Priddy and Miss Ina Wattenburger of Echo; two
Warm weather following a long tered this year at Echo where a race between the mayors of Pendle
Delbert Van Schoiack, both of Uma brothers, S. W. Wattenburger of
ton and Echo.
rainy spell has decreased the threat
E. L. Jackson R e-elected
tilla, at Walla Walla, Wn., Satur Lakeport, Cal., and A E. Watten
to hop crops from mildew, county well rounded program has been pre
Harold Hoshino. Pendleton, and
E. L. Jackson was re-elected as a day at 2:00 o’clock. Mrs. Van Scho-
Inspectors have reported. A survey pared. Activities will begin at Billy Genova. Portland, will meet in
burger of Butter Creek: a sister.
shows promise of one of the heaviest 10:00 o'clock and will close with a a 10-round special boxing event In director of Hermiston Union high ick is employed at O'Conner’s Cafe Mrs. Ollie Neill of Heppner; 11
hop crops In recent years, with a dance and a feature picture show in the evening.' This bout is creating >sch°o1 “ thp annual e,ertlon he,d on while Mr Van Schoiack works for the
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the evening. No celebration of any quite some interest among fight Monday. A very small vote was cast Sand & <jraVel Co. at Umatilla
fairly good price predicted.
The couple Is residing In the
type has been planned in Hermiston. fans. Several preliminary fights whch might Indicate that local clt-
Mayers R eturn from V acation Trip.
izens are well pleased with the pres- 1 Cronk apartments In Hermiston.
Sports
and
races
for
children
and
have
been
arranged.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Mayer re
SHAW BAKERY
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adults and a jitterbug contest on
A public fireworks display has ent affairs of the school organfza-
turned to their respective positions
Journal W riter Stops Here.
TRUCK HITS POLE
wheels will feature the morning been planned in the evening. A 7- tion.
this week following a two weeks va
program at Echo. A community pic- plece orchestra has been scheduled School Busses A wait Opening Bell
commercial
cation trip spent In various parts of
Hyman
, » editor
s
The Hermiston Bakery truck was nic at the school yard, sponsored by to play for a dance In the evenings
of the Portland Journal, stopped at the country. They visited with rela
overturned Tuesday evening a short the Orange, will be held at noon. Dr. of July 3 and 4. A double feature
As far as the Hermiston school ¡the Herald office a short time Mon- tives in Lebanon and Portland, and
distance this side of Boardman. John Carl Thompson of the Bonneville picture show will be shown In the busses are concerned, the opening ,]ay. He Is on an annual tour of fished In East Lake and the Des
Henry Nye. driver, was not serious dam staff and several other speak Echo theatre.
bell can be sounded any time now. tf,p country getting crop statistics chutes. The fishing was quite good
ly injured, but suffered some bruis ers have been obtained
The day’s program Is being spon Oren Felthouse. owner, has given his an(] other information for the Jour- at the lake. They encountered some
Echo and the Mission Indians will sored by the Echo Boosters club. It vehicles a new coat of paint and re nal. He reported that the wheat snow In the trip over the mountains
es and dislocated an ankle.
The track, however, was consider clash in a baseball game In the af Is planned that quite a delegation paired them otherwise. A bright crop was better than expected and to Dunsmuir. They visited the fair
ably damaged by contact with a tel ternoon. A softball tilt between from here will attend during the orange color make a glistening ef that tha alfalfa In the Heppner dis at Ban Francisco where they spent a
Pendleton Coca Cola and Echo Hage- day.
ephone pole.
fect In the sun.
trict
•hort time with Mrs. ■. P. Dodd
HANY LOCAL CITIZENS TO ATTEND
FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION AT ECHO