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OFFICIAL UMATILLA COUNTY PAPER
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VOLUME XXXIII.
E leven y o u n g people o i C olum bia
G ra n g e m et long en o u g h
T uesday
e v e n in g a fte r th e close of th e re g u ­
la r session to in s titu te by co n sen t of
t h e G ran g e, a n d th e y o u n g people,
th e firs t Y. G. A. u n it in th is p a rt
o f U m a tilla co u n ty . Mrs. E m m ett
K n ick erb o ck er w as chosen p re sid e n t,
L loyd G oodrich, vice p resid en t, J e s ­
s ie G oodrich, se c re ta ry ,
M arjo ry
B u rn h a m , tre a s u re r, V erne D un h am ,
ste w a rd , a n d Mrs. Lloyd F ix , re p o r­
te r . L loyd F ix is vice p re sid e n t of
th e U m a tilla c o u n ty Y.G'.A.
M any jo lly social tim es ah ead a re
a n tic ip a te d . D e fin ite p lan s as to
tim e and place of m eetin g s w ill be
decided upon a t a m eetin g to be
h e ld before th e n e x t re g u la r G range
sessio n N ovem ber 21, b eg in n in g a t
7 :3 0 prom ptly.
PARENT-TEACHERS
TO MEET NOV. 16
T he th ir d of a series of w in te r
m eetin g s of. th e H erm isto n P a re n t-
T e a c h e rs a sso ciatio n w ill be held
T h u rsd a y , N ovem ber 16, in th e h ig h
school g y m n asiu m , acco rd in g to W.
G . K ersb erg en , h ig h school s u p e rin ­
te n d e n t. T he m eetin g s a re p ro v in g
q u it e p o p u la r an d good cro w d s h av e
been a tte n d in g .
T h e m e etin g T h u rsd a y w ill be d i­
v ided in to tw o div isio n s. T h e f ir s t
30 m in u te s w ill be ta k e n up by s t u ­
d e n ts of th e h ig h an d g rad e school
in e x p la in in g v a rio u s e x tr a c u rr ic u ­
la r a c tiv itie s . T h e la t te r h a lf of th e
e n te r ta in m e n t w ill be a n
a m a te u r
p ic tu re sh o w w ith M ervin W e rth as
■“ p ro d u c e r.” Color p ic tu re s w ill be
sh o w n of d if fe re n t H erm isto n scenes,
in c lu d in g th e fa ll flo w er show .
T h e u su a l b u sin ess w ill be tr a n s ­
a c te d d u rin g th e re m a in d e r of th e
ev en in g .
STANFIELD NEWS
By Mrs. J . M. R ic h a rd s
Mias S o p h ro n ia R hea, d a u g h te r of
C . C. R h ea, becam e th e b rid e of W a l­
te r Isackson o f E cho in a cerem ony
p erform ed in P asco F rid a y , N ovem ­
b e r 3. O ther, m em bers of th e b rid a l
p a rty w ere Mrs. B rock of P e n d leto n
a n d C u rtis R hea, a u n t an d fa th e r of
th e bride, A n n a O rn d u ff of P o rtla n d
a n d H arv ey S m ith of Ione.
T h e b rid e w ore a teal b lue gow n,
a n d for tr a v e lin g chose a s m a rt e n ­
sem ble of tw eed w ith w ine accesso­
rie s.
Mrs. Isack so n is w ell an d fa v o r­
a b ly k n o w n h ere, h a v in g assisted in
th e R efvem sto re sin ce h er g ra d u a ­
tio n from th e local h ig h school. T h e
g ro o m is p e rh a p s b est k n o w n as a
m em ber of th e p o p u lar T ro u b ad o r
o rc h e s tra .
.
F o llo w in g a w ed d in g tr ip to C al­
if o rn ia th e couple w ill be a t hom e
o n th e B o ttg e r farm n e a r E cho.
Mrs. G eorge B aars of O regon C ity
v is ite d h e r s is te r M rs. Roscoe M ey­
e r s an d siste r-in -la w , Mrs. W . G.
W a lla c e th e p a st w eek.
M r. an d Mrs. G len Jo h n so n an d
M rs. J. F . L ane w e n t to P o rtla n d
F rid a y a n d re tu rn e d T u esd ay .
F ive c a rs of poles an d one of w ire
a r e b e in g received by th e R.E.A . for
u se on th e new lin e w h ich ru n s from
th e e a ste rn b o rd e r of th e p ro je c t
th r o u g h th e w h eat co u n try .
Mrs. M a rg a re t D a u g h try an d h er
a s s is ta n t, Miss L en n a W aid a re j u s t­
ly proud of th e r a tin g of 99.4 given
o u r local post o ffice b y 'In s p e c to r F.
S h e lto n of P o rtla n d .
T he re g u la r sem i-m o n th ly L adies
A id m e etin g w as h eld in th e n ew ly
d ec o ra te d c h u rc h b asem en t
rooms.
Mrs. H om er H ed rick , vice p re sid e n t,
presided d u rin g th e bu sin ess m eet­
ing. Out of tow n sp eak ers in clu d ed
M esdam es J. K. G riffith a n d
B ert
W e s tg a te of P ilo t R ock. Mrs. B yron
B row n w as hostess d u rin g th e lu n ch
h o u r, fo llo w in g th e bu sin ess m e e t­
ing.
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S ta n fie ld h ig h w as re p resen ted a t
th e G irls L eague co n feren ce in U m a­
tilla S a tu rd a y by th e M isses N eva
H ed rick , M arie R h ea, L ena B ow m an.
G race K rau se. V irg in ia G ab riel, V io­
la H ogue, L o rn a G ab riel. F o r th e
a fte rn o o n p ro g ram a s a ilo r’s ta p
d an ce n u m b e r w as g iv en by th e M is­
ses M arie R hea, V irg in ia an d L o rn a
G ab riel, w ith p ian o acco m p an im en t
by N eva H ed rick .
M iss M a rg a re t Y o u n g an d L ew is
H aisch of th e h ig h school fa c u lty
a n d S upt. an d Mrs. M. A. P a rk e r of
E cho sp e n t th e w eek end in P o r t­
la n d .
.
T he G ard en clu b m et a t th e G. J.
E llio t hom e T u esd ay a fte rn o o n . Mrs.
R. P. S m ith an d Mrs. N. D. B ard a t ­
te n d e d th e H e rm isto n G ard en clu b
m e e tin g M onday.
S w ift & Co. a n d a larg e crew of
w orkm en a re o p e ra tin g th e ir sem i-
scald p ick in g p la n t h e re
T hey a re
ru n n in g tw o s h if ts and ship p ed tw o
o r loads of d ressed b ird s th is week.
Mrs. V. J. H ogg w a s h o stess to th e
H arm o n y clu b a t h e r hom e T u esd ay
afte rn o o n w ith M rs. F red G reen as
p ro g ram c h a irm a n .
At th e re g u la r
m o n th ly
S.A.A.
m e e tin g T u esd ay n ig h t M rs. G. O.
F iiith an n o u n ced p la n s for th e y e a r’s
w ork. Mrs. L eslie h ad c h a rg e o f a
s h o r t p ro g ram a n d Mrs. M. R efvem
and Mrs. J a c k L aw ren ce served a t
th e close o f th e m eetin g .
aïmiiton 4/zïaLdL
POMONA GRANGE
ADOPTS RESOLUTION
ON ELECTRIFICATION
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, NOVEMBER 9, 1939.
M a y o r M cKenzie D ials F irs t C a ll S a tu rd a y
NEW DIAL SYSTEM
INAUGURATED ON
SATURDAY NIGHT ’
D IA L S REPLACE
MAGNETO TELEPHONE
YGA ORGANIZATION
FORMED IN EVENING
T he m a jo r
tra n s a c tio n
a t th e
U m atilla co u n ty Pom ona G range
m e e tin g held la s t T h u rsd ay a t th e
H erm isto n co m m u n ity p a rk h a ll w as
a re so lu tio n t h a t r u r a l e le c trific a ­
tio n p ro je c ts be g iven a th ree-y ear
m o ra to riu m on tax es an d th a t tax
v a lu a tio n s on su ch
p ro p e rtie s be
placed on th e b asis of g ross incom e,
o r resale v alu e, r a th e r th a n on con­
s tru c tio n costs.
T he
fo llo w in g
re so lu tio n
w as
re a d :
“ T h e R EA h as been created
to su p p ly e le c tric ity to r u r a l com ­
m u n itie s an d d is tric ts n o t alre a d y
su p p lied , and th e ir serv ices a re lim ­
ited to such d is tric ts : co m m u n ities
th ic k ly se ttle d a n d fav o rab ly located
for e le c tric service fo r th e m ost p a rt
h av e been a lre a d y su p p lie d . . . by
p riv a te com panies, le a v in g th e less
fa v o rab ly located d is tric ts for REA
M ayor F. C. M cKenzie is show n p lacin g 'the f ir s t call of th e new d ia l telephone system w hen th e cu t-o v er
serv ice; co m p etitio n w ith su ch com ­
w as m ade a t 9 :2 0 S a tu rd a y n ig h t. C ouncilm an A1 Q u lrln g w atch es th e o p eratio n . C u t co u rtesy of P acific
p an ies is fo rb id d en , an d u n d er such
T elep h o n e a n d T eleg rap h C om pany.
re s tric tio n s an d re g u la tio n s th e cost
of lin es a n d eq u ip m en t p er m em ber
is ex cep tio n ally h ig h , a n d th e p res­
e n t m eth o d of ta x in g on a v alu a tio n
d eterm in ed by cost of co n stru c tio n
is p ra c tic a lly c o n fisc a to ry .”
Mrs. M in n ie M cF arlan d o f U m a til­
la spoke on PU D o p e ra tio n s, fo llo w ­
T he H erm iston U nion h ig h B u ll­
H erm isto n U nion h ig h school s t u ­
in g w h ich th e Pom ona m eetin g mov­
All sto re s w ill be closed in H e r­
dogs co n tin u ed th e ir
im provem ent
d
en
ts
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ill
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re
se
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t
a
n
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rm
istice
day
ed th a t a co m m ittee be nam ed to m isto n S a tu rd a y in o b serv an ce of A r­
over e a rlie r season p erfo rm an ces and
a t 1:00
m eet w ith co m m ittees of th e su b o r­ m istice day. M erch an ts a re f e a tu r ­ p rogram F rid a y afte rn o o n
alm ost u p set th e h eav ie r W alla W a l­
d in a te g ra n g e s an d m ap a plan of in g week end sp e c ia ls fo r T h u rsd a y o’clock in th e h ig h school gym na-
la Bees a t th a t c ity last F rid ay a f ­
o rg a n iz a tio n .
an d F rid ay in stead of th e u su a l F ri-
acc o rd in g to V . G. K ersb er­
tern o o n . T he fin al score read 7-6
T he public is
One of th e p rin c ip a l sp eak ers of day an d S a tu rd a y b a rg a in s. T h e H e r­ gen, s u p e rin te n d e n t.
for th e hom e team b u t th e B ulldogs
th e day w as Ben W h ite of th e W est- ald w as p u b lish ed a day e a rlie r for in v ited to a tte n d .
w ere k n o c k in g a t th e door of victo ry
F e a tu re d n u m b e rs w ill be given
lan d G ra n g e w h o discussed “O rg an i­ th e co n v en ien ce of "ad sh o p p ers.”
all afte rn o o n .
by m em bers of th e glee clu b s and
zatio n of R u ra l F ire P rev en tio n D is­
A rm istice d a y c e le b ra tio n in th is
G ene M iller, w ho has been a s h in ­
band.
V arious o th e r n u m b e rs a p ­
tr ic ts .”
O th er sp e a k e rs
included
reg io n w ill be cen te red a t H ep p n er
ing lig h t in re c e n t gam es, scored th e
p ro p ria te to A rm istice day ce le b ra ­
Mrs. W itty , an d W a lte r H o lt, co u n ­
w ith no a c tiv itie s sch ed u led for H er-
H erm isto n touchdow n on a fake re ­
tio n w ill be p resen ted .
ty a g e n t. C laude H anscom is G ran g e
m is’on. A la r g e d e leg a tio n w ill t r a ­
verse from th e e ig h t y a rd line. T h e
M aster of U m atilla, cb u h ty .
vel to H ep p n er to su p p o rt th e H e r­
score w as th e clim ax of a d eterm in ed
T he m o rn in g b u sin ess
consisted
m iston B ulld o g s in th e ir a n n u a l t i l t
d riv e from th e m idfield. T he firs t
m ain ly of re p o rts of o fficers of th e
w ith th e ir a rc h riv als. Thfc foot­
cam e on th e 10 y a rd lin e w here th e
13 su b o rd in a te g ran g es of th e la s t
b all gam is th e h ig h lig h t of the
Bees recovered a H erm isto n fum ble.
q u a rte r a c tiv itie s . A pot lu ck d in ­
d a y ’s a c tiv itie s an d w ill s t a r t a t
On a n o th e r occasion
a com pleted
n er w as enjoyed a t noon In th e b ase­
2 :3 0 . T he H e rm isto n
h ig h school
pass over th e goal lin e w as ru led il­
m en t of th e M eth o d ist ch u rch .
band w ill acco m p an y th e p lay ers and
C apt. A rt H ook, w orld fam o u s sea legal w hen th e receiv er stepped over
A new o rg a n iz a tio n w as form ed In
w ill p erfo rm d u rin g th e day.
d
iv
e r hero and a d v e n tu re r, is com ­ th e end zone.
th e e v e n in g k n o w n a s th e Y.G.A.
T h e e n ti r e second h a lf saw th e
Coach
R
ay
C
ritc
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fle
ld
’s
eleven
has
in g to th e H erm isto n h ig h school
O fficers elected in clu d ed : Don S h er­
B ulldogs p lay in g on even term s w ith
im
proved
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ednesday,
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wood, H e rm isto n , p re s id e n t; Floyd,
a team th a t had w on an e a rlie r t i l t
F ix, H erm isto n , vice p re s id e n t; M a­ in g th e season an d now sta c k s up ber 15, a t 2 :0 0 p. m. T he p rogram
by a la rg e r score.
ry F ric k . P e n d leto n , s e c re ta ry ; A r- fa v o rab ly w ith th e H ep p n er crew . As is sponsored by th e n a tio n a l assem ­
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em
ent
blies of w h ich th e local h ig h school
tice A rb uck le, U k iah ,
tre e s;
an d
D ick Bloom , P e n d le to n , stew ard . In ­ over e a rly season play w as th e 7-6 is a m em ber. A dm ission p rice h as
s ta lla tio n w ill be held in D ecem ber. score a t W a lla W a lla F rid a y . W al­ been se t a t 10c.
la W alla B w on th e f i r s t co n test
Six m em bers w ere re in s ta te d and
C ap t. Hook te lls a th r illin g sto ry
h e re by a m uch la rg e r score.
16 in itia te d a t th e cerem o n y in th e
of th e m ystic ocean d e p th s and
Due to th e re c e n t c h an g e to th e
By c o m p arativ e scores, H ep p n er is b rin g s w ith him
even in g . In te rsp e rse d d u rin g th e
d iv e r’s helm ets,
dial telep h o n e system in H erm isto n ,
ra
te
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th
a
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th
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lo­
day w ere
e n te r ta in m e n t
n u m b ers
d ress, shoes, w eig h ts, life b e lts and
th e fire sire n s itu a te d on th e roof of
from th e v ario u s g ran g es.
F o llo w ­ cals b u t n o t en o u g h to m ak e th e o u t­ o th e r d iv in g eq u ip m en t. H e gain ed
th e telep h o n e b u ild in g is b ein g in ­
com
e
c
e
rta
in
.
T
h
e
B
ulldogs
a
re
out
in g th e co m p letio n of business in th e
n a tio n a l reco g n itio n In 1927 when
stalled on th e top of th e bell to w e r
ev en in g , d a n c in g w as enjoyed. A p­ to w in th e ir la s t gam e of th e y ear he fo u g h t a h u g e octopus a t th e b o t­
th is w eek. T he la rg e bell is b ein g
p ro x im a te ly 75 G ran g ers w ere p res­ an d a re prim ed for th e A rm istice tom of th e sea to recover th e body
low ered to m ake room for th e sire n .
fray . Coach C ritc h fie ld w as ra th e r of a se a -fa rin g m an.
e n t d u rin g th e d ay .
Alfter in s ta lla tio n th e s ire n w ill
u n c e rta in as to th e s t a r ti n g lineup
H e h as m ade m ore th a n 7000 trip s
e a rlie r in th e w eek b u t in d icated b e n e a th th e w a te r an d has re tu rn e d c o n tin u e to rin g d u rin g th e 1 2 :0 0
th a t h is boys w ould be a t fu ll 17 bodies to th e surface. H e is a c ­ o’clock noon h o u r by m eans of a
tim e clock w hich w as ordered to be
s tre n g th .
c red ited w ith sav in g 12 people from
p u rch ased a t th e la s t re g u la r m e e t­
d ro w n in g .
C apt. Hook also b rin g s
in g of th e city council.
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First Commercial Club Meeting.
C om pletion d a te of th e fish screen
To ta k e c are of fire and police
of deep sea life.
a t th e head g a te of th e feed can al
calls, a special telep h o n e is being in ­
T h e H erm isto n C om m ercial Club
sta lle d a t P e a rs o n 's Service, n e x t to
has been te n ta tiv e ly s e t a t N ovem ­ w ill m eet n e x t T u esd ay ev e n in g a t
th e bell tow er, w ho w ill ta k e th e re ­
b er 30, a c c o rd in g to E. D. M artin , 7 :0 0 o’clock a t th e Odd F ello w s hall
m an ag er. T h e screen is situ a te d a p ­ In H erm isto n . A tu rk e y d in n e r w ill
sp o n sib ility to th ro w th e sw itch fo r
th e sire n for fire, an d rin g th e bell
p ro x im ately a m ile above Echo.
be served by th e R ebeccas, an d m any
T he p u rp o se of th e screen is to d elay ed m a tte r s w ill be ta k e n up for
W a lte r M. P ierce, O regon re p re ­ for th e police calls. An ex ten sio n
p re v e n t fish from e n te r in g th e c a n a l discussion. A fu ll a tte n d a n c e is ex­ se n ta tiv e . ap p eared re c e n tly before telep h o n e w ill also be in sta lle d a t
and be tu rn e d back in to th e riv er.
pected.
th e co m m ittee w hich is seek in g d a ­ J a c k 's C afe for fire calls a t n ig h t
ta on th e A rg e n tin e T rad e T re a ty , an d also a red lig h t w il be In stalled
w hich is of v ita l Im p o rtan c e to t u r ­ for use in n o tify in g police. T he new
k ey g ro w ers of th e w est. H e spoke telep h o n e n u m b er fo r fire and police
in th e in te re s t of th e tu rk e y in d u s­ c alls is 2931.
STORES TO CLOSE
ARMISTICE DAY;
GAME A T HEPPNER
HIGH SCHOOL TO
PRESENT ARMISTICE
PROGRAM FRIDAY
BULLDOGS ALMOST
NIP WALLA WALLA
BEES LAST FRIDAY
FAMOUS SEA DIVER
COMING TO LOCAL
HIGH SCHOOL SOON
FIRE SIREN MOVED
TO BELL TOWER
FISH SCREEN TO BE
FINISHED SOON
PIERCE ARGUES FOR
TURKEY INDUSTRY
RED CROSS CAMPAIGN TO BEGIN MONDAY
SPONSORED BY HERMISTON GARDEN CLUB
T h e 1939 A m erican Red Cross ac­
tiv itie s w ill begin M onday m o rn in g ,
N ovem ber 13, acco rd in g to Mrs. F.
B. B elt, local ch a irm a n .
T he local
NUMBER 12
dem an d for a ssista n c e to th e s tric k ­
en p o p u latio n s of E u ro p e's w a rrin g
n a tio n s and a lso a need fo r s tr e n g th ­
e n in g its d o m estic o p eratio n s.
M em bership c o n trib u tio n s m ay be
cam p aig n w ill be sponsored by th e
classified as follow s: a n n u a l 61. con­
H erm isto n G ard en clu b u n d e r th e d i­ tr ib u tin g 65, su s ta in in g
610 and
rectio n of Mrs. B elt w ho w ill a p p o in t s u p p o rtin g 625. T he U m a tilla c o u n ­
co m m ittees fo r v ario u s d is tric ts of ty c h a p te r keeps for hom e use 50
th e city .
T h e c o u n ty o rg a n iz a tio n c e n ts of each d o lla r m em b ership,
is headed by J. A. Y eag er of P e n ­ th u s h a lf of th e su b s c rip tio n s rem ain
d leto n .
fo r local assista n c e . T hose w ho re-
F or m an y y ears U m atilla co u n ty new th e ir m em b ersh ip s o r ta k e out
has been o n e o f th e firs t to co m plete firs t m em b ersh ip s w ill receive a
its roll call, an d u su ally sta n d s v ery w indow card to show
th e y
have
n e a r th e to p in p e rc e n ta g e of m em - jo in ed in th e su p p o rt of th e Red
bersh ip s. L ast y ear o n ly Crook, Ba- , Cross.
k er, L ak e an d M u ltn o m ah c o u n tie s'
Mrs. B elt s ta te s th a t th e e n tire
had reco rd s of b e tte r p ercen tag e.
perso n n el o f th e G ard en c lu b w ill be
P a r tic u la r
em p h asis
is
b ein g en liste d in o rd e r th a t an e a rly com­
pfaced on th e m em b ersh ip cam p aig n p letio n of th e H erm isto n q u o ta may
n a tio n a lly th ia y ear because th e o r­ be reach ed . T ow nspeople a r e urged
g a n iz a tio n is faced w ith a grow ing to ta k e p a rt in th ia n a tio n a l pro ject.
tr y an d th e n ecessity of p ro te c tin g j
th o se in te re sts.
L a st F rid a y h e Appeared
before
S e c re ta ry of S ta te H u ll fo r th e p u r­
pose of a p p e a lin g to him in b eh alf
V arious fines w ere m eted o u t by
of th e a g ric u ltu ra l in te re sts, in clu d -
in g tu rk e y , wool and fru its , w hich Ju d g e L. J o u a n n a u lt of S ta n fie ld the
m ay be effected by th e A rg e n tin e fo re p a rt of th e week w hen fed eral
and o th e r S outh A m erican tre a tie s. gam e a g e n ts w ere a t w ork c h e ck in g
up on u n la w fu l p ra c tic e s am ong
m ig ra to ry fow l h u n te rs. Most p re v a ­
len t am ong th e cases w as h u n tin g
ducks w ith u n p lu g g ed sh o tg u n s.
L isted on th e police b lo tte r w ere:
P re lim in a ry w ork In th e H erm is­ Joseph P a t B ren n an . Theo. H en ry
ton re s id e n t C h ristm a s lig h tin g pro­ M cGreer, R o b ert V ernon W a rn e r and
ject w as begun T uesday evening. W illie S y lv ester P a rk e r.
Mrs. J u liu s G im ble w as elected c h a ir­
m an, w ith th e follow ing co m m ittee
Harris Returns To Army
m em bers: Mrs. M. P. C asseday, Mrs.
R obert J. H a rris, son of Mr. an d
R. C. M cR eynolds. Mrs. C h arles T a y ­
lor. M rs F. B B elt. Mrs. T. A. O- Mrs. G eorge H a rris of H e rm isto n ,
G rad y . Mrs. B. A. D oyle an d Mrs. J. re tu rn e d to M issoula. M ont.. M on­
day w here he Is en listed w ith th e
A. C lark e.
P e fin lte p lan s w ill be form ed In 4th In fa n try . U n ited S ta te s A rm y.
th e n e x t few w eeks fo r an ex ten siv e H e h as been hom e for th e p a st 40
days on fu rlo u g h .
lig h tin g plan.
DUCK HUNTERS
DRAW STIFF FINES
CHRISTMAS LIGHT
COMMITTEE NAMED
M a rk in g th e b e g in n in g of a new
epoch for H erm iston telephone cu s­
tom ers, as well as fo r a ll th e r u r a l
line telephone users in th is v icin ity ,
th e old H erm isto n m agneto telep h o n e
office w as replaced w ith a m odern,
u p -to -th e -m in u te dial telephone ex­
c h an g e la s t S a tu rd a y n ig h t.
A t th e sam e tim e, th e E cho a n d
S ta n fie ld telep h o n e ex ch an g es a lso
w ere chan g ed to d ial o p e ratio n .
T he ch an g e-o v er in all th re e ex­
ch an g es w as m ade a t e x a c tly 9 :2 0
p. m. H ere in H erm isto n , J.
A.
M u rray , d is tric t m a n ag e r fo r th e P a ­
cific T elep h o n e and T eleg rap h com ­
pany, headed a group of telep h o n e
o fficia ls and tech n ician s, w ho w ere
on h an d fo r th e cut-over, w h ile
M ayor F. C. M cK enzie a n d
m any
H erm isto n re sid e n ts also p a rtic ip a t­
ed in th e a tte n d a n t cerem onies. To
M ayor M cK enzie w en t th e h o m y of
p la c in g th e firs t call over th e new
d ia l system .
L ines and eq u ip m en t had
been
tested a n d all w as in read in ess a t
th e new office w hen th e sig n al for
th e cu t-o v er w as given. T he old of­
fice w as silen ced by w h a t is te c h n i­
cally know n as " p u llin g h e a t c o ils,”
and th e new d ia l a p p a ra tu s
w as
s ta rte d c lic k in g by rem oving “ picks"
— sm alt th in fib re pieces— from th s
m echanism . T h e e n tire o p eratio n
was so co o rd in ated th a t it took only
a few seconds.
T he new H erm isto n d ia l exch an g e
w ent Into service w ith
263
te le ­
phones, in c lu d in g some 70 r u r a l lin e
telephones. T hese 70 Included
46
new ru r a l, or fa rm e r lin e telep h o n es,
and b ro u g h t th e n u m b er o f te l e ­
phones serv ed by th e H erm isto n ex­
ch an g e to an a ll-tim e h ig h peak.
All of th ese r u r a l line custom ers,
w ho ow n th e ir ow n lin es an d tele­
phones, b u t w ho a re connected w ith
th e H erm isto n exch an g e, had placed
th e ir ow n te le p h o n e
fa c ilitie s
in
(C o n tin u ed on page 4)
WEATHER REPORTS
HAVE UPS-DOWNS
T he m inim um w e a th e r re p o rts of
th e w eek varied from a low 17 to a
h ig h 40, acco rd in g to C h arles T ay ­
lor, w e a th e r observer. T h e low w as
h it N ovem ber 5 w ith th e w arm er
n ig h t com ing on N ovem ber 3. D ay
te m p e ra tu re s h av e v aried to a less
e x te n t w ith th e h ig h a t 65 and low
a t 53.
T he follow ing a re th e rep o rts fo r
th e w eek:
N ovem ber 1 .................. 60
23
N ovem ber 2 ... ...... 53 .... 26
N ovem ber 3 .................. 60 .... 40
N ovem ber 4 .................. 57 .... 20
N ovem ber 5 .................. 56 .... 17
N ovem ber 6 ................. 65 .... 37
N ovem ber 7 ................ 68 .... 48
A to ta l of .01 ra in w as recorded.
STORES TO CLOSE
THANKSGIVING DAY
All business o p e ra tio n s
w ill be
closed in H erm iston on T h a n k sg iv in g
day, N ovem ber
23, acco rd in g to
M ayor F. C. M cK enzie. Much d is­
cussion has been h eard d u rin g th e
p ast m o n th co n c e rn in g th e e a rlie r
day of T h a k sg iv in g as s e t by P re si­
d e n t R oosevelt. T he consensus of
op in io n , how ever, m akes little issue
of th e m a tte r, m any feelin g t h a t
tw o d ay s of c e le b ra tin g w ould n o t
be am iss.
T he u su al fam ily re u n io n s w ill be
a fe a tu re of th e day.
CHARLES LEATHERWOOD
C h a rle s fjeatherw ood, 61, passed
aw ay a t th e H erm isto n G eneral hos­
p ita l M onday m o rn in g a t 6 :1 5 . H e
had been In th e h o sp ital only n in e
days, b u t had been ill fo r some tim e.
H is N ephew , F ay L eatherw ood
of
W ay n ev ille, N o rth
C aro lin a.
had
been n o tifie d of h is illn ess b u t a r ­
rived too la te to see him alive.
L eath erw o o d had a b ro th e r, P a rk ,
a t C oquille, Ore. The fo rm er w as a
b ach elo r and had lived on th e S ta n ­
field p ro ject for 35 yenrs. H e w as
w ell know n am ong old tim e rs and
fo r m any years was associated w ith
J. K. S hotw ell, co n tra c to r.
T h e body was shipped T uesday
n ig h t to W ayneville fo r b u ria l by
P r a n n ’s F u n e ra l P arlo rs.