NEWS FROM YOUR
OWN STATE &
COUNTY
COLUMBIA GRANG
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JO IN T S E S S IO N
OFFICIAL UMATILLA COUNTY PAPER
VOLUME XXXIII.
MANY DELEGATES
ATTEND C H U R C H
CONFERENCE HERE
HERMISTON. UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. OCTOBER 19. 1939.
DEER HUNTER HAS
Columbia G range members were
NIGHTMARE WHEN
hosts at a jo in t session held Tuesday
evening, October 17, in the school
RATS INVADE BED
building, having Echo, Stanfield and
W estland G ranges as guests. The
The excitem ent of killing a five-
program opened w ith com m unity
point buck proved a little too much
singing, iollow ed by greetings from
for R. C. McReynolds, popular Rohr
M aster Corman. Each visiting mas BANQUET PROVES
man Motor Co. m echanic, W ednes
day. W hile sleeping in a m ountain
te r was introduced and in tu rn m en POPULAR TUESDAY
cabin he heard an attac k of wood
tioned ag ric u ltu ral product uses in
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industry.
! T he delegates to the eastern divi- rats and in an effort to defend him
Debaters, two representatives from ®io“
Cascade d istric t meeting self suffered a gun shot wound in
.
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»h
"Ho
w
hich
was
held
in H erm iston Tues- the rig h t knee.
each Grange, on the question, Ke-
, J -n,. , .v
.v. ____ day and W ednesday were accorded a
On hearing th e rats, he raised
solved: T h at the success on the farm
fine
and
him self In bed an d in so doing acci
is due more to the farm er th an the gpIendjd di3CUggiang. These repre-
d entally discharged a small calibre
location of the farm ,’ kept a.-0 -m in - gentatjyes came from 14 cities of
pistol. The bullet did not strik e a
u te period popping w ith some ex E astern Oregon. T here were quite
bone and a fte r being treated by a
cellen t argum ents on both sides of a few laymen as well as m inisters. doctor is restin g easy at his home
A lively afternoon of in terestin g here.
th e question.
A fter more com m unity singing, papers and open forum, opend up
He was h u n tin g w ith E arl, Eddie
Mr. Dyer and Mr. Moreland from th e many avenues of th ought and threw and John Bensel, W alt Pierson and
S. C. S. camp a t Stanfield, were in a g reat deal of lig h t upon some of Glenn Ripley in th e m ountains above
the problems and organization which
Heppner. E arl Bensel and Ripley
troduced and in tu rn showed slides,
have resulted from the m erger of the
brought McReyolds to Herm iston.
explaining the work and services
three largest branches of Methodism.
available to farm ers by th e conser In the evening after w hat has been Mack will be laid up for a couple of
vation corps. A dairy film strip , a r described as “ the finest banquet weeks.
ranged for by M. E. K nickerbocker they had ever attended,” a large
and Em il Zivney, was shown.
crowd gathered in the m ain audi- j CONDON GRIDDERS
Two lively contests, nam ely a bal torium for an o th er feast— a feast of [ COMING SATURDAY
loon blowing affair and the um brel the spirit.
E rnest W. Peterson of the Oregon
la, pail, w histle and chair contest,
Coach Ray E. C ritchfield will send
provided grand recreation for p artic Jo u rn al speaking on the subject, his H erm iston high Bulldogs against
“
One
People”
,
pointed
out
th
a
t
those
ipants and volumes of am usem ent for
called M ethodists should realize the Condon on the local field Saturday
th e onlookers. Mrs. Seeliger won
trem endous responsibility upon th eir afternoon a t 2:00 o’clock. A lthough
th e turn-bud vases as first prize in
shoulders as th e world looks to them several of his boys are on th e "n o t
th e “A rticle glance, memory” con in this m atter of C hristian unity. fit for use” list, Critchfield w ill mus
test.
This m erger has effected th e sp irit ter a strong team S aturday in an a t
The Home Ec. club, of w hich Mrs. ual lives of 20 million people or as tem pt to break into the win column.
Doris P anages is president, served a m any as have been effected by the The boys have received considerable
d elig h tfu l lunch of assorted sand political efforts of H itler in A ustria, experience in games to date and are
wiches, in terestin g and tasty cakes, Czech, Sudan and Memmal. Mr. Pe playing a b etter brand of ball.
w ith coffee.
Condon came out on the long end
terson said th a t "Once again God has
Claude Hanscom, Pomona Master, put His finger on the M ethodist peo of a 6-0 score last year and th e Bull
was present for only a few m inutes, ple” and th a t we need to advance. dogs will be out to reverse th a t de
but brought greetings and expressed
Dr. W. W. Youngson, who holds cision. The game will be played on
his pleasure a t holding Pom ona in the position of area secretary and the park field.
H erm iston on Nov. 2 w ith W est- assistan t to the Bishop, spoke from
land and Columbia G ranges en ter the text "No other foundation can HUNTERS FINED FOR
man lay.” He concluded his stirrin g
taining.
About 50 G rangers were present. message w ith th e challenge to lay USING SPOTLIGHTS
men and preachers to proclaim the
gospel of Jesus C hrist to a w aiting
H E PPN E R —J u s tic e
court con
MISS STOOP WEDS
and h u ng erin g world.
vened lae.t week W ednesday evening
The conference closed on a high a t the court house w herein th e case
HARRY R. SMITH
note of enthusiasm for th e program of S tate of Oregon vs. John H enry
of the com ing year. A djournm ent Nye of Echo and H erm iston and Dal
At an attractiv ely appointed in came at noon following the report of las H aight B u rn ett of Stanfield was
form al church wedding in the Union the com m ittee of F indings and Res brought to trial. The defendants
church Sunday, October 15, at 3:00 olutions which is given in p art here: were charged w ith h u n tin g deer
"W e wish to th an k the fine peo w ith a spotlight.
o’clock in the afternoon, Miss P au
line Stoop, daughter of H enry Stoop ple of H erm iston for th eir w onder
Two high-pow ered rifles, one Mar
of Yakima, W n„ became th e bride of ful hospitality and m inistrations to lin rep eatin g shotgun and one .22
Mr. H arry R. Smith, son of Mr. and our every need. To the ladles of Savage rifle were left in th e hands
Mrs. F. R. Smith of Beatrice, N ebras this church for the bounteous meals of th e state, g u aran teein g the ap
so cheerfully served. To the pastor pearance of defendants W ednesday.
ka.
The service was read before an of this church, Brother Cushing, for
They were arraig n ed and fined
improvised a lta r of flow ers by Rev. his efficient leadership and of being *25 each and costs, afte r paym ent
C. W arner, pastor of th e Union the perfect host.
of w hich the guns were retu rn ed to
"W e have enjoyed th is g ath erin g them.
church, in the presence of relatives
together for our first d istric t con
and close friends.
The bride wore a w ine colored ference held since the u n itin g to
WESTLAND GRANGE
crepe dress w ith a brocaded jacket, gether of th e th ree largest branches
of
Mthodlsm.
It
was
once
said:
and a m atching velvet h a t w ith a
HOLDS MEETING
pink shoulder length veil. H er cor ‘E ast Is E ast and W est is W est, and
never the tw ain shall meet.' They
sage was of R ubrum Lilies.
W estland G range held a very in
Miss M argaret E lliott of Hood once said th a t about the N orth and
terestin g m eeting in th e I.O.O.F. hall
River, Ore., was maid of honor and South u n til It was discovered th a t
last T hursday w ith Overseer Harold
wore a blue crepe tailored dress and In C hristian brotherhood there is no
Laird in charge. Pomona Master
corsage of yellow rosebuds and del N orth or South. E ast or W est. We
Claude E. Hanscom and
Pomona
are united in one fellowship, T hank
phinium .
S ecretary S ister Hanscom were wel
The bride was given in m arriage God."
come visitors. P lans were discussed
by her father, H enry Stoop.
for en tertain in g Pomona G range In
Clyde Sm ith of La G rande, Ore., PARENTS STUDY
H erm iston on November 2 a t which
b ro th er of the groom, acted as best
tim e W estland and Columbia G rang
CLUB TO MEET
man.
es w ill be Joint hosts.
The couple will be at home in
t T he next m eeting on October 26
Meacham, Ore., afte r the first of
The P aren ts Study club, under
was
cancelled to allow members to
November.
the auspices of the local P- T. A.,
atten d the sta te conference in a
Out of town guests were: Mr. and will meet Monday evening, October
group. R. C. Casad of Covina, Cal.,
Mrs. Clyde Sm ith and Mr. and Mrs. 23, a t the W alter Hamm home. The
gave a sh o rt ta lk on “ H um an Wel
D uane Sm ith and Darell, La G rande; work is p a rt of the extension pro
fare.” Group singing, readings and
Mrs. Wm. Arnold, E lgin. Ore.; Mr. ject carried on by Mrs. M aris from
stu n ts were enjoyed before refresh
and Mrs. Gene McGoldrick and Jack, Oregon S tate college. She comes to
m ents were served.
Im bler, Ore.; Mr. and Mrs. Earle Pendleton once a month for special
Richardson and Vivian, Dallas, Ore.; instruction.
Mrs. H. M. Sommerer atten d ed a
Mr. and Mrs. V. E. Langley, P o rt
land; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred K ohler m onthly m eeting in Pendleton Mon
and Ja n et, The Dalles; Mrs. Wm. day and will give a rep o rt at the
Nelson, Yakima, W n.; Mr. and Mrs. m eeting here on October 23. Any
L ester Stoop, Donna and Linda, one Interested Is invited to attend.
U m atilla: Mrs. Ida B. Gordon, Ar- The Monday m eeting will deal with
dath and Doris Jane, A rlington; Mr. b etter fam ily relationship.
K atherine Kennedy of H erm iston
and Mrs. J. M. Biggs, P endleton;
and Dick H am pton of Pendleton,
New Fender Man Arrives
Miss E dith Clarke, O ntario, Ore.;
ou tstan d in g 4-H club girl and boy
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Lindley, E n te r
L. S. Snodgrass of F orest Grove from U m atilla county, return ed
prise, Ore.
began work W ednesday at th e R ohr home la st week from a three-day
Four-H Club Winners
A. F. Rohrm an of Rohrm an Mo
to r Co. returned from P ortland Tries-
day evening w ith a new Ford trac-
tor. According to Mr. Rohrm an there
is such a demand for th is new trac-
to r th a t deliveries cannot be guaran-
teed until the factory can catch up
cn orders now on hand.
man Motor Co. to fill th e position re
cently vacated when L. H. Flora
resigned to move to Colorado. Mr.
Snodgrass comes highly recommend-
ed as a body and fender repairm an
by his form er employer w ith whom
he was 12 years. Mr. Snograss has
been factory trained In th e General
Motors P roducts tra in in g school.He
will move his family here later.
NUMBER 9
LO C A L Y O U TH S
TO DEMONSTRATE
AT WORLD FAIR
W ILL BE ELIGIBLE
FOR SCHOLARSHIPS
Joe Cooney, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Em m ett Cooney, and Bob Jackson,
son of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Jackson,
and Mr. and Mrs. M. E. K nicker
bocker will leave W ednesday for San
Francisco where Cooney and Jack-
son will represent Oregon in the Na
tional D airy Production Dem onstra
tion contest sponsored by th e K raft-
Phoenix Cheese Co. Mr. K nicker
bocker, assistan t county agent, has
coached the boys d u rin g th e past
few months.
The boys won the rig h t to com
pete in th e national contest by w in
ning first place honors at the sta te
fa ir in Salem th is summer. T heir
dem onstration consists of dehorning
dairy calves. It will be necessary to
acquire several head of stock while
in San Francisco for the dem onstra
tion. The contest is being sponsored
in connection w ith the exposition.
The contest has been divided in
to eight sections w ith a $250 college
scholarship prize for each boy in
C atharine Kennedy, H erm iston, a nl Dick Hampton, Pendleton, pho each division. A second prize of
tographed a t the Pacific In te rn a tio n il Livestock Exposition. The two $100 scholarship lg also listed. Al
attended the show last week as g u eits of The F irst N ational Bank of though the com petition Is expected
to be ra th e r stiff, the local lads are
P ortland, having been chosen ou tstan d in g 4-H club girl and boy from
confindent in m aking a good show
U m atilla county.
ing.
The trip to San Francisco will be
TOWNSEND FISH
made by auto. The expenses are
MOORE ELECTED
paid by K raft-Phoenix as an aw ard
POND ENJOYED
NEW YELL KING
for w inning the sta te cham pionship
at Salem. Local residents w ill
FRIDAY NIG HT
AT PACIFIC U.
w atch th e paperg for results of th e
contest.
A
large
crowd
enjoyed
the
fun
at
"E g ” Moore, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Sam Moore of H erm iston, was chosen the fish pond sponsored by the club
yell k ing at Pacific U niversity last last F riday night. Several members PROPERTIES CHANGE
week. Moore and Don Wilsor. of joined the club d u rin g the evening. HANDS THIS WEEK
P o rtlan d will handle the icheerlng Delegates from the Pendleton club
section while Grace Boyles is the were present.
Two real estate deals were com
More fun is in store for the pub
new song queen.
lic a t the next meeting, October 27 pleted d u rin g the week which affect
Moore graduated from H erm iston
a t 8:00 p. m. in the Legion hall. An ed two old tim ers on the project. Joe
Union high last sp rin g w here he was
im portant report of the progress of S. Dyer sold his property north of
a popular student. He won three
the Townsend movement will be giv H erm iston to John G. Taylor who
letters in football, played several
will take possession soon. Mr. Dyer
en.
years of baseball and was an Out
The last m eeting of the month is has lived in Hermiston for thirty-one
stan d in g tum bler. The la tte r tra in
bank night, so members are hereby years.
ing will be utilized in his new posi
Mrs. A nna M. Sm ith will move
notified for all those having the
tion.
Townsend bankg to bring them w ith this week end to Riddle, Oregon, a f
“ E g” is a P. E. m ajor and is liv
them to the meeting, or send them ter disposing of her place to Mra.
ing in Mac Hall at Forest Grove
Irene Troyer of Milton. Mrs. Sm ith
in.
w hile atten d in g school.
Dr. Townsend addressed a crowd has lived in this d istric t for 49 year«
of over 5000 people a t Galesburg. and is well known am ong early set
OCTOBER 27 SET AS
III., predicting a marked sw ing of tlers.
sentim ent tow ard the Townsend plan
ANNU A L NA VY DAY in the reg u lar Ja n u ary term of Con
DOGS KILL SHEEP
gress. He states, "A lot of congress
Mayor F. C. McKenzie has been men who voted ag ain st us during the ON HOLLI NG PLACE
notified 'by L. B. S tu art, L ieu ten an t first session now see the error of
J. H. H olling, one mile west of
Commander, U. S. Navy P o rtland, th eir ways, and will give us th e ir
th a t the birthday of Theodore Roos support when our bill comes before H erm iston, lost eight head of sheep
early Monday m orning from dog k il
evelt, October 27, has been selected them ag ain .”
lers. Two dogs were sighted near
by th e Navy League of the United
the farm b ut to date no definite clue
States for th an n u al observance of COLUMBIA DISTRICT has been discovered. The dog k ill
Navy Day.
ing episodeg are proving a menace,
FORMS RURAL LINE
The citizens of H erm iston are re
and farm ers are becoming alarm ed.
quested to observe Navy Day to fu l
Em erald Tilden of th e N orth H ill
A new ru ra l telephone line has
ly ap p reciate the value and need of
d istrict lost a t least 12 grown tu r
an adequate Navy and M erchant been formed In the Columbia d istrict keys on his ranch last week. All
M arine to serve as a stabilizer of and will be known as the N orth Co stray dogs should be reported to lo
lum bia Telephone Co. Poles have
both world and n ational peace.
cal officers.
been set and w iring will begin next
week,
according
to
John
Jendrzejew
-
Corliss Receives Gun Injury
ski, chairm an of the organization. PACIFIC UNIVERSITY
George Corliss was injured T ues
The following are m em bers of the
day when he was shot In the arm line: C harles Keller, secretary, John HAS PARENTS DAY '
while h u n tin g in the m ountains. The Knox, Mrs. Mary H arr, Mrs. Mabel
Among those present a t Pacific
party consisted of Mr. and Mrs. Cor Weeks, John Jendrzejew skl, Donald
U
niversity
homecoming celebration
liss, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Moore and F. DeMoss, M. C. B aragar, Bud Hooker,
A. T hornburg. The Injury is not ex and Mr. and Mrs. Duff K night. The and P aren ts day last F riday were
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Moore and B arba
pected to be serious.
la tte r two will find it a great con ra, Mrs. Dewey Keller, Mrs. C lint
venience as they are ru n n in g two Jackson and Mrs. Mabel M. Ralph.
places of business.
The day was spent In visiting and
OUTSTANDING 4-H UMATILLA COUNTY GIRL
AND BOY ATTEND PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL
Rohrman Gets New Tractor
4/o.ïa.LdL
elniL iton
day program arranged for them by
th eir host.
In addition to daily exposition
visits, high points of the program
were: a group d inner a t the exposi
visit to the Pacific In tern atio n al tion grounds, followed by attendance
Livestock Exposition as guests of at th e horse show, a tour of P o rt
T he F irst N ational Bank of P o rt land. including visits to the Jantzen
land in the fo u rth an n u al Achieve K n ittin g Mills and one of the large
m ent and L eadership contest spon daily new spaper p lan ts; a banquet
sored by the P o rtlan d in stitu tio n .
and dance at the H eathm an hotel,
The en tire group of 74 w inners, th e v isito rs’ h eadquarters; and a
representing every county in Oregon, trip to th e Swan Island A irport, fol
received every courtesy w hile In lo w ed by luncheon a t Simmons' H lll-
Portland and enjoyed the full three- 1 villa, overlooking the city.
g ettin g acquainted about th e u n iv er
sity.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Bap
A feature of Homecoming was a
tist church met for an all day m eet 13-0 victory over College of Puget
ing last T hursday at the home of Sound in a n ig h t game.
Miss C lara G. Hall. The time was
WEATHER REPORT
spent in sewing. A potluck dinner
was served at noon. A nother such
The follow ing Is the w eather re-
m eeting is being planned for this port for the week ending W ednes-
Thursday.
day, October 18, according to Chas.
Taylor, local w eather observer.
Rankins Return From Trip.
October 12 ................. 77
35
Mr. and Mrs. H arold Rankin and
October 13 ................. 78
33
th eir guests, Mr. and Mrs. Andy
October 14 ................. so
35
Jacobsen of Astoria, returned this
October 15 ................. 73
54
week from a six-day h u n tin g trip
............. 68
October IB
43
near E llis ran g er station. They
October 17
66
36
brought back one buck. Mrs. Jacob
October 18 ................. 73
48
sen has been spending the past three
A total of .02 rain was recorded
weeks at th e R ankin home.
W ednesday.
Ladies Aid Group Meets
Condon vs. Hermiston Bulldogs - Saturday 2 p. m.