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OFFICIAL UMATILLA COUNTY PAPER
VOLUME x x x i n .
WAITSBURG COMING
FOR T IL T HERE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, OCTOBER 5. 1939.
Promising U. of O. Tackle
LARGE GROUP
NUMBER 8
CITY OF HERMISTON
MAKES PAYMENT
ON W A TE R DEBT
The U m atilla county nursing
ATTENDS FIRST
staff had a very busy and in te rest
ing summer. Many visits were made
P.T. A. MEETING
in behalf of clinics, corrections and
tuberculosis. Among other inform a
Over 100 persons atten d ed the
tion gleaned from reports from th a t
first P aren t - Teachers association
office included: Corrections accom
m eeting held at the H erm iston Union
plished d u rin g th is period were, 8 COACH JUGGLES
high school gym nasium F rid ay eve BUILDING FUND
tonsilectomie3. five dentals, one ear
ning. The tim e was sp e n t in get
treatm en t, one pair of glasses in LINEUP THIS WEEK
tin g acquainted, a sh o rt program INCREASED $ 1 0 0 0
P endleton; four pairs glasses, sever
The H erm iston Union high school
and refreshm ents.
al teeth corrections in H erm iston;
Included am ong the bills passed a t
players are ch an tin g “T hird tim e is
Included on the en tetraln m en t the city council Wednesday n ig h t
8 tonsillectom ies in Echo, and two
charm ” for th e ir th ird encounter of
was a g irls' trio composed of B ar was an item of $3500 charged to the
tonsillectom ies in Pilot Rock.
th e season against W aitsburg on the
bara and Frances F o llett and E lea w ater fund to pay off the 6 per ce n t
A puppet show gave four perform
local field F rid ay afternoon a t 2:00
nor Sires, accompanied by Bruce W ater Bonds dated October 1, 1911,
ances in U m atilla county, two in
o'clock. Coach Ray E. C ritchfield
F ollett on th e banjo. Solos were due October 1, 1941, w ith the serial
Pendleton w ith 650 attendance, one
has been ju g g lin g his en tire team in
rendered by E leanor Sires and Jim num bers 25 to 50 inclusive. This
in Milton w ith 600 attendance, one
order to find a scoring com bination.
Jackson. Bill Penney played a vio leaves a balance of $9500 of city
in Stanfield w ith 155 from Stanfield
Several of the rough spots have been
lin solo.
and 50 from Echo. It was a splendid
w ater bonds, w hich has been reduced
ironed out d u rin g th e week and it is
Corsages w ere presented to the to th a t am ount from the original
program on dental education and the
hoped th a t the Bulldogs m ight break
teachers w ith bouttonieres for the bonds of $25,000.
children not only enjoyed it but re
into scoring te rrito ry ag ain st W aits
men. Mrs. Glenn Ripley was the re
ceived many helpful points from it. burg.
Paym ents to reduce this indebted
ception chairm an. Mrs. W. G. K ers
Included am ong other activities
ness began in th e year 1935, w ith
Some indication as to th e stren g th
bergen
and
Mrs.
R.
A.
Brownson
were talks in various schools, field
paym ent o? $2000; 1936, $3000;
of the in v a d y s m ight be gained
poured d u rin g the tea hour.
visits, am bulance work, tuberculosis
1937, $4000; 1938, $3000; and the
from a score of Connell 19, W aits
work, clinics, inspections and m any
1939 paym ent of $3500, according
burg 0, played last week. Connell is
o th er forms of health instruction.
WATSON fir SIMONS
to the records of Chas. Taylor, city
a com paratively small in stitu tio n
T he work of th e county health
recorder.
but it may be blessed w ith a “ won
ARE SUCCESSFUL
u n it has been greatly appreciated by
d e r” team accounting for th e win.
Also included in the bills passed
residents of the county.
However, W aitsburg has always
was
a w a rra n t draw n on th e gen er
Big Jim S tu art, g raduate of H. U.
M. L. W atson and C urtis Simons
been stiff com petition for th e locals H. S. in 1937 w ill hold down a s ta r t the local high school where he play
al fund for $1000 to apply on a
ed for four years. Coaches have nom retu rn ed Saturday n ig h t from a building fund for some tim e in the
ANTELOPE DRAW
and it is expected th a t a real b attle
ing tackle berth in the U niversity of inated him for all s ta r honors.
day’s h u n tin g trip to th e Arbuckle next few years. T his am ount brings
will be the result.
BIG GAME HUNTERS
Oregon lineup a g a in st Pacific coast
M
ountains d istrict. Each h u n te r re
He
played
a
bang-up
game
in
the
The Bulldogs ran into ano th er
com petition this year. Jim is a soph T rojan tilt last S atu rd ay and will turned w ith a 4-point buck which the building fund up to $2300.00.
stone wall last Friday, losing a 38-0
omore a t the univ ersity and weighs play a t P ortland S atu rd ay ag a in st weighed 147 and 146 pounds respect
The atte n tio n of big game h unters tilt w ith Kennewick on the local
around 220 pounds. He is a cred it to the Stanford Indians.
ively. It was th e first kill for Si NATIO N APPOINTED
th is coming week end wil be direct field. The H erm iston eleven s ta rt
mons and he felt q uite proud of his AS REGULAR GUARD
ed tow ard bagging an antelope w ith ed stro n g and threatened to score
buck.
th e opening of the special three day early in the game but w eakened un
FOUR-H CLUBBERS
M A N Y PHEASANTS
Some of th e glory, however, was
season in certain sections of Lake, der the continued b atterin g of the
Myron “ Babe” N ation, son of Mr,
stripped
from his achievem ent when and Mrs. B. J. N ation of H erm iston,
M alheur and H arney counties on F ri heavier Kennewick boys.
PREPARE STOCK
KILLED
OPENING
it was found th a t his deer w as blind has recently been appointed as a
day, October 6. W hile the securing
A change has been made in the
•in one eye. Now his friends are ac
of a trophy is the aim of most of the publshed schedule. H erm iston will FOR P. I. SHOW
WEEK BY HUNTERS
regular guard a t th e sta te prison a t
cusing him of taking an u n fair ad
h unters, last year’s hu n t dem onstra play Condon here on Saturday, Octo
Salem. N ation has been w orking a t
vantage to sneak up on his buck
ted th a t the m eat of an antelope was ber 21, instead of Friday, October
the prison the past few m onths on a
A ctivities on Main stree t early from the blind side.
A m bitious local 4-H club w orkers
p alatable in spite of the impression 20. T his change was necessary be
p a rt tim e basis but recently was n o t
Sunday
m
orning
rem
inded
old
time
held by many th a t it was not.
cause of a m isunderstanding w ith are busy this week prep arin g th e ir
ified of a steady position.
The num ber of perm its is lim ited Condon who could not come on the anim als and corn products for the residents of early boom days w ith t SCARLfcTTS RETURN
He came home over the week end
cars
lined
on
both
sides
of
the
stree
t
to 150 each for M alheur and H arney originally scheduled date.
an n u al Pacific In tern atio n al L ive
to
h u n t pheasants and visit a t th e
counties and 300 for Lake county.
A nother change in the reg u lar stock exposition a t P o rtlan d to be by 5 a. in. S pirits were high as FROM EASTERN TRIP
home of his parents. He was accom
h
u
n
ters
from
ail
sections
of
the
P erm its are still available for all schedule has been announced by W. held th is year from October 7 to 14.
panied by* George A lexander, prison
th ree counties although as the sea G. K ersbergen, superintendent. The The en tries are being groomed under sta te gathered for th e opening gong,
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. S carlett of sup erin ten d en t, and Secretary of
half
an
hour
before
sunrise.
Some
son approaches, th e dem and is in two games w ith W’alla W alla B ag the supervision of M. E. K nicker
U m atilla and son George and Bill of S tate E arl Snell. They hunted in th e
coSgiusion resulted wheu h u n te rs dis Hermiston returned Tuesday
creasing. The perm its are being is gregation have been sw itched. Un bocker, assistan t co unty agent.
from
agreed as to tim e to begin h u n tin g . a 11-day trip to Indianapolis and H erm iston area and also w ent to
sued by the office of the gam e com der the new arran g em en t W alla
The Baby Beef club will have sev
Pendleton. They retu rn ed to Salem
mission in P ortland in the order W alla w ill play here next Friday,
S tate police inform ed the h u n te rs W est Baden Springs, Ind., where
en anim als en tered : Eldon Saylor,
Monday.
th a t applications are received. Any October 13, and H erm iston w ill play
th a t it is unlaw ful to h u n t upland they visited relatives. They also
two A ngus and one H ereford; K en
one desiring a perm it should forw ard a retu rn game th e re on November 3.
birds such as pheasants, quail and stopped a t various points of interest
neth Bensel, one A ngus; John Mc
HIGH SCHOOL TO
the fee of five dollars together w ith
The Bulldogs are g ettin g stronger Mullen, one S horthorn and one H ere H ungarian p artrid g es between su n along the way.
inform ation as to the num ber and as the season advances and it is ex
set and half an hour before sunrise.
The S carletts had the unique ex CLOSE OCT. 16-17
ford, and H arry Lewis, one Hereford.
kind of his h u n tin g license.
pected th a t th e team will break In Most of these anim als have been ex H u n tin g m ust cease prom ptly a t perience of h aving a puncture while
sunset, w hich is approxim ately a t d riv in g a t a fast rate of speed but
to th e win colum n soon.
hibited previously and are expected
H erm iston Union high school s tu
5:30 th is week. Some h u n ters were escaped w ithout accident.
COLUMBIA GRANGE
to score a high ra tin g a t the P o rt
dents
are receiving the sad news thia
under th e impression th a t they could
ROLLER SKATING
land show.
week th a t classes w ill not be held
SPONSORS FINAL
h unt a h alf hour a fte r sunset which
on Monday and Tuesday, October 16
CAFETERIA OFENS
The champion corn team of K en is erroneous.
PROVES POPULAR
SAFETY PROGRAM
and 17, In order th a t teachers may
neth Bensel and H enry Sommerer Jr.
It was estim ated th a t approxi A T HIGH SCHOOL
atten d the an n u al in stitu te to be
will en ter in th a t division. O ther mately 250 h u n te rs were on the
Roller sk atin g for youngsters has
held a t B aker on those dates. G rade
The th ird and final of a series of been inaugurated by Jack House a t corn exhibits from th is locality w ill grounds Sunday and Monday, which
The H erm iston school cafeteria school, however, w ill not be dis
be
entered
by
F
ra
n
k
Bensel,
Eugene
safety program s will be given F riday th e local rink each Saturday. The
is about a 25 per cent increase over opened for business th is week under missed.
evening at th e Columbia school. The youngsters will be coached in the Rugg and Joe Cooney.
last year. At least 50 per cent more the supervision of Mrs. L. S. Burrell.
Some explanation Is due to explain
en tertain m en ts a re being sponsored a r t of sk atin g by experienced sk a t
In the hog division H enry Som-
birds were checked out th an last T he project is non-profitaible and th e variatio n . Recently passed laws
by the Columbia G range in the in ers. The plan has proven popular m erer will have a pen of four f a t
lig h t school lunches are served to sta te th a t teachers m ust atten d the
year.
terest of creating a spirit of traffic in form er years.
stu d en ts and teachers a t a nom inal an n u al in stitu te s when held In th e ir
Poland Chinas; F ra n k Bensel, pen
safety am ong children.
fee. Three or four dishes are u su al own counties or adjoining counties.
Mr. House is announcing a new
Mercantile Store Redecorates.
A Professor Puzzlew it contest on arrangem ent whereby an y group may of four Chester W hite hogs; John
ly found on th e menu.
However, if the in stitu te is held
questions pertaining to road rules, re n t the hall for an en tire evening McMullen, pen of four Duroc Jersey
Ben G erking, m anager of the
The plan has proven popular in fu rth e r aw ay th e choice is optional
safety in driving and pedestrian for exclusive use. Any interested hogs; C reston Buzzard, pen of four H erm iston M ercantile Cooperative
past years, especially for stu d en ts and is decided by vote of the in stru c
laws w ill be staged. The com mittee groups are asked to get in touch Poland Chinas, and Joe Cooney, pen
who cannot go home for noon meals. tors. The m ajority rules in th e
store,
is
p
ain
tin
g
his
shelves
and
in charge includes Lloyd Goodrich, w ith him. The rin k is being kept of four Poland Chinas.
choice. T he high school teachers
generally
sp
ru
cin
g
up
his
place
of
Childs B arham and Mrs. Ben Fix.
open each nig h t w ith special prices
voted
to go w hile the grade in stru c
The group will leave for P o rtlan d business. The shelves are being HUNTERS COOL OFF
No adm ission is charged and th e prevailing for couples each Sunday
tors voted in the negative.
this week end accom panied by Mr. painted white, and o th e r improve DEER A T CREAMERY
public is invited to attend.
evening.
K nickerbocker.
ments are being planned.
CHORUS BEGINS
ALTAR SOCIETY
E xactly a h alf hundred deer have
CLOUDY SKIES
been brought to the U m atilla Coop WORK FOR WINTER
PLANS FOR SALE
MENU FOR WEEK
erative Cream ery during the past
A group of 20 singers have sig n i
few weeks by h u n ters of th is section.
The A ltar Society of H erm iston is
The past week brought several
The largest kill to d ate officially fied in ten tio n s of ta k in g p art in th e
m aking preparations for a rum m age (ja yg of cioudy w eather w ith th e sun
weighed in belonged to Bob F ollett. recently organized chorus, according
and food sale the la tte r p a rt of Oc breaking through occasionally ju st
His buck dressed in a t 241 pounds to Jack Sm ith, president. T he firs t
tober. Offered w ill be antiques, old to rem ind residents th a t it still is
reg u lar practice was held W ednes
U m atilla county's allo tm en t for its riety of oth er fields. Munro p o in t and was killed in the Toll G ate dis day evening. The group will meet
china, clothing, fu rn itu re , costume some tim e before the w in ter snows
tric
t.
dresses, warm ooats. treasures pre will set in. The nights have been N ational Youth A dm inistration high ed out th a t work of th a t sort, w hile
each W ednesday n ig h t in the Legion
It is expected th a t several more
served in families for generations ra th e r cool w ith 33 degrees register- school aid program s was ten tativ ely benefiting the students, will also be
hall.
will
be
brought
In
th
is
week
end.
increased to $1728 for the 1939-40 of invaluable aid to the schools.
and suddenly thought not to be ed on September 29 and 30.
An in v itatio n for new members
school year, sta te NYA A dm inistra
treasu res a t all. The slogan is "All
E lig ib ility rules th is year a re gen
has been extended till December 1
The follow ing is th e rep o rt for
th e best and the w orst In th e land.” the week, according to Charles Tay tor Ivan G. Munro announced today. erally unchanged; stu d en ts in ten d TOWNSEND CLUB TO a fte r w hich tim e no new members
T he allo tm en t is $724 more th an ing to apply to th e ir own school
V isitors who are not interested in lor:
will be added.
for last year and w ill mean em ploy principals for em ploym ent m ust be HAVE FISH POND
th e rum m age sale will be able to
Date
Max. Min.
ment for about 42 stu d en ts, as com American citizens between 16 and
tak e p a rt In th e food sale w hich w ill
Septem ber 28 ............ 76 .... 46
The H erm iston Townsend club STANFIELD BOOSTER
pared w ith 34 la st year.
ru n coordinately.
24 years of age, m ust be able to
Septem ber 29 ............ 79 .... 33
A lthough stu d e n ts th is year will show they need assistance, and m ust will sponsor a fish pond a t the Leg N IG H T POSTPONED
Septem ber 30 ............ 79 .... 33
approxim ately th e same as last have the ab ility to carry the ex tra ion hall F riday night, October 13.
WOOLLEY TO ATTEND October 1 ...................... 69 _ 54 earn
(betw een $3 and $ 6 ), Munro declar work along w ith norm al program a of Each member will bring articles to
A Booster N ight program of the
October 2 ...................... 59 .... 49
the value of 10c to put in th e pond.
ed th a t th is year g reater em phasis studies.
STATE T A X HEARING
Stanfield
G range o riginally sche
October 3 ...................... 73 .... 46
R egular business will proceed the
will be placed on th e educational
M unro revealed th a t the allo t
duled for Tuesday night, October 10.
A total of .04 in. rain fall was re
fish
pond
en
tertain
m
en
t.
value of the work for w hich they are ments were made on the basis of the
has been postponed to Tuesday, Oc
R. L. Woolley, m anager of th e REA corded.
The public Is invited to the m eet
paid. NYA project work In high county's high school enrollm ent,
tober 24, due to th e lllnes of Mrs. J.
system, left T hursday for Salem
schools should co rrelate closely w ith taking into consideration its special ing.
M. R ichards, lecturer. Mrs. R ich
Cushing Honored on Birthday.
w here he w ill atten d t i e hearings of
the stu d en t's program of studies, he economic problems to b rin g it Into
ards has been 111 the past few days
the sta te tax commission b eg in n in g '
Rev. S tearns Cushing was the said.
Harris Home on Furlough.
balance with counties in w hich the |
and it was felt th a t the m eeting
Friday. V arious m atters p erta in in g honor guest Tuesday evening when
Am bitious stu d e n ts will be em need is more and less acute.
Bob H arris, son of Mr. and Mrs. shuld be postponed In order th a t she
to ru ral electrification will be dis- members of the Epwoth League sur- ployed in school libraries, as cleri
All tax-exem pt secondary schools George H arris, is home on a 60-day m ight be present.
C’tssed. W. J. W arner, attorney, will prised him w ith a pot luck dinner cal and sten o g rap h ic assistan ts to in the county are eligible for p a rti
furlough from the 4th In fan try , at
Mrs. Richard« Is Stanfield corres
also be present a t th e meetings.
a t the Cushing home. Rev. Cushing teachers, cooking an d serv in g meals, cipation In the NYA program , and
F ort MiRsoula near Missoula, Mon- pondent for th e Herald and conse
Mrs. Wooley w ill accom pany her made a short talk in connection w ith as laboratory assistan ts, in building qiiotas will be gran ted to all schools tana. He will retu rn to his post fol-
qu en tly th e weekly notes from th a t
husband to Salem.
j his passing of the 31st milestone.
and construction work, and in a va- applying. Munro declared.
lowing the end of his furlough.
d istric t are missing In this issue.
NATIONAL YOUTH ADMINISTRATION RAISES
ALLOTMENT FOR UMATILLA COUNTY STUDENTS
Football - Waitsburg H ere - Friday 2:00 O’clock