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O F F IC IA L U M A T IL L A C O U N T Y PAPER
VOLUME XXXIII.
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, NOVEMBER 16, 1939.
SAFEWAY OPENS
NEW STORE HERE
FRIDAY HORNING
The Black H ills Passion Play of
A m erica featuring Josef Meier, fam­
ous portrayer of th e "C hristus” , will
ap pear at V ert A uditorium in P en­
dleton under the sponsorship of F irst
C hristian Church for three days,
November 19, 20 and 21, w ith M att
nees each day.
STORE RANKS HIGH
The Passion Play is one of the
oldest of dram atic entertainm ents IN NORTHWEST
and has grown from a crude begin
ning, w ith centuries of trad itio n and
L ast m inute preparations were
developm ent behind it. The Passion completed Thursday nig h t for the
P lay was first presented, in the Old grand opening of the new H erm iston
W orld, by the monks in the year Safeway store. A ctivities have been
1242. It was d u rin g th e seventeenth booming th e last few days in order
century th a t the laymen became a to complete all arran g em en ts for
p a rt of the play. ’
th is week end. H. M. S innett, dis­
Josef Meier, who comes from a tric t m anager from W alla W alla, has
fam ily th a t has long portrayed bibli­ been on hand to supervise th e work.
cal roles and who portrays the most
According to Mr. S in n ett, the lo­
sacred of characters, th a t of the
cal store ranks high am ong the num ­
“ C hristus” in the Black H ills P as­ erous stores of the n o rth w est and
sion Play of America, has succeeded
has the latest up-to-date fixtures
in tra n sla tin g this age old story of
and equipm ent throughout. The
th e Cross into the E nglish language
m eat departm ent has the la test type
and in 1932 formed his own compa­
of refrigeratio n system.
ny of A m erican actors.
The store will featu re th e self-
In the early p a rt of 1939 new ela­
service plan now being extensively
b o rate Passion P lay grounds were
used in the larg er cities. T he 50x100
constructed a t a cost of several thou­
foot floor space provides am ple room
sands of dollars and were opened
for a large stock and the vegetable
w ith a form al dedication on Ju n e 18.
stand lines the front.
T he first presentation of th e Black
Safeway Inc. feels th a t th e fu tu re
H ills Passion Play of America, in its
of H erm iston m erited a modern lo­
spacious new home, took place at'
cation. The new’ building is th e sec­
8 p. m. on th a t date. Increasing in­
ond in a little over a year on Main
te re st of a national character, p a t
street and tends to lend a “ big city”
ronage th a t denotes the wide acclaim
effect to passersby.
w ith w hich it has been received by
The same personnel w ill continue
th e m any thousands from all parts
in the new location w ith the addi­
of the country, since th a t time, and
tion of H al Otey of Pasco, W n„ who
w ith th e grow ing knowledge of the
will handle the m eat departm ent. He
h igh ch a racter of th e perform ance
is
m arried b ut has no children.
and its w onderful outdoor setting, it
HIS striking painting of a Red nation, able to do so, to join as a
F u rth e r details of the opening
is only n a tu ra l th a t the seating ca
Cross nurse keeping the symbol member this year and support
of mercy flying is the keynote of the America's official voluntary relief
pacity of the am phitheatre w hich sale will be found on page 2 and 3
1939 appeal for membership In the agency.
has seats for 8000, w ill be taxed in th e second section of th is issue.
Ruskin Williams, a distinguished
American
Red Cross. Faced with the
m any tim es in the future.
need for strengthening dally Red artist. Is creator of this ideal con­
The Black H ills Passion Play of TELEPHONE CO.
Cross services In 3,700 Chapters, ception of the nurse heroine.
A m erica comes to Pendleton w ith all
The roll call for members will be
and with Its chartered obligation to
its Old W orld traditions and a rtis ­ GIVES NEW SERVICE
aid In some measure in meeting the held November 11 to 30 — Join
distress of the men, women and through your local Chapter. Help
try . It has not lost any of its beau­
children refugees In war-torn coun­ yonr Red Cross help others by be­
ty and power through th e tra n sla ­
The Pacific Telephone & Tele­
tries across the sea, the Red Cross coming one of the millions who will
tion. Mammoth scenes are created, graph company is announcing a new
asks every man and woman In the add their names to the roll of mercy.
blending one into the other, keeping and additional inform ation service
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th e continuity of the sto ry in tact. In for the custom ers of Echo, H erm is­
tw enty-tw o scenes, vivid and color­ ton and Stanfield customers. It Is
LOCAL CHURCHES
ful, th e most realistic and notable hoped th a t th e new service, which is BULLDOGS LOSE
technical displays of th e Black H ills being Introduced as an experim ent, TILT TO HEPPNER
PLAN SERVICES
com pany is th eir lig h tin g effects. will make telephone service more
Costumes are au th en tic color and de­ valuable to users.
ARMISTICE DAY
ON THANKSGIVING
sign. A large mixed chorus will
S tartin g imm ediately up-to-date
sin g th e many beautiful chorals.
inform ation will be available con­
The H erm iston Union high Bull­
A Union T hanksgiving service has
cerning th e following: Motion pic­
dogs lost th e ir last football game at been planned by the Herm iston Min­
ture
schedules
in
Echo,
H
erm
iston
FORDS RETURN
and Pendleton; Road conditions in H eppner A rm istice day by a score of isterial association to be held a t the
FROM TRIP EAST
nearby localities; w eather forecasts; 25-7. T he game, however, was much M ethodist church a t 10:00 a. m.,
school bus inform ation; tim e and closer than the score indicates. Hepp­ November 23 (T hanksgiving D ay).
Mr. and Mrs. John Ford of Route place of local ath letic and social ner scored the final two touchdowns All business houses in H erm iston
will follow the usual custom of clos­
2, H erm iston, returned home F riday events.
with the aid of intercepted passes ing for th e day. Churches cooperat-
evening from a six weeks visit ia
To obtain th is service, th e user
N ebraska, Kansas, Missouri and Ok­ should dial "O” and ask th e opera­ when the Bulldogs opened up in a ing in the m oralng program include
desperate attem pt to score w ith the M ethodist, Pentecostal, B aptist and
lahoma. They found N ebraska, K an­ tor for the inform ation desired.
Union.
sas and Missouri very much in need
count reading 13-7.
The following program w ill be
of rain.
Coach Ray C rltch field 's men play­
p
resen
ted :
FOUR
HORSES
On th e ir way through Oklahoma
ed one of th e ir best gam es of the
Invocation, Rev. S tearns Cushing.
they stopped at Claremore and visit­ KILLED BY TRAIN
season and lost to a heavier and
C ongregational hymn, "A m erica
ed th e W ill Rogers Memorial build­
more experienced team. The line in
The B eautiful.”
ing. In th e center of th e building
p articularly showed up well all af­
Four horses were killed by a rail­
S criptural reading.
is a large life-like bronze sta tu e of
ternoon, bringing down the slippery
P rayer, Rev. C. W arner.
th e noted hum orist. A dozen or road train near the railroad bridge H eppner backs in big league fashion.
Anthem,
mixed q uartet.
east
of
W
estland
Monday.
Two
of
more of his saddles and guns, and
A m ajority of the H eppner scores
T hanksgiving sermon, "A Recipe
many other things of in terest can be the horses belonged to Charles Samp­ came by way of long passes over
son, who lives near there, and a race the heads of the secondary defense. for H appiness,” Rev. Grayden Loree,
found on display.
m inister of th e B aptist church.
T ht Fords had never really appre­ mare and colt belonging to Joe H aw ­
A large crowd of H erm iston back­
Special music.
ciated th e huge pine trees between kins. It is reported th a t the a n i­ ers made the trip to Heppner. O. C.
Benediction.
mals
entered
the
rig
h
t
of
way
Pndleton and La G rande u n til they
H um phries and his band played d u r­
compared thm w ith dw arfed pines in through a gap in th e fence near the ing th e afternoon.
th e Rocky m ountains. They traveled U m atilla river.
TURKEY SHOOT TO
through many states but still rate
Dallman Returns to Pensacola.
BE HELD SATURDAY
Oregon very highly.
Sampson Car Burns Thursday.
Roy Dallman of Stanfield returned
The Charles Sampson car was com­ this week to Pensacola. Florida,
The Herm iston American Legion
FATHER OF JOHN
pletely destroyed by fire between where he is stationed w ith Squad­ and Rod & Gun club will sponsor a
Stanfield and Herm iston last T h u rs­ ron 1, at the Naval A ir S tation. He turkey shoot at the local golf club
CLARKE HONORED
day due to a short circu it in the has spent the past few m onths on bouse Sunday. The two organiza­
wires in th e top of the car. Passen­ his farm in the Stanfield d istrict. He tions will sponsor the shoot instead
The fath e r of J. A. Clarke of H er­
gers in the autom obile, members of is employed at Pensacola as a me­ of th e American Legion as previous­
miston, according to a news Item In
the Sampson family, escaped injury. chanic.
ly announced.
th e S ault Ste Marie, M ichigan, high
A ctivities will s ta rt in th e m orn­
school paper, was honored recently
ing and will last un til th e last tu r ­
for public service to his school and
key is given away.
com m unity. The occasion was his
25th year of service.
“T he easiest person to get along
LOCAL M AN TO BE
w ith and one who is alw ays w illing
HONORED TUESDAY
to do an y th in g for others,” is one of
th e statem ents made concerning Mr.
Plans for the G arden club's second pure cash expenditure. No en try
A delegation from LaG rande lodge
Clarke. F or a q u arter of a century annual ligh tin g contest were dis­
will be eligible th a t is a duplication No. 41, A.F. & A M. will visit H er­
he was tru a n t officer, transported cussed Tuesday evening at a meeting
of th a t shown last year, and no dis­ miston lodge No. 138, A.F. & A.M.
the school nurse, mailed letters, un­ w ith Mrs. Ju liu s Gimbel, com mittee
play of the "fla sh ie r” type will be on Tuesday evening, November 21,
packed packages, books and other chairm an, in charge. H erm iston was
judged because of radio interference. for the purpose of presenting a fifty
articles, and perform ed other Jobe th e ou tstan d in g decorated communi­
As soon as the rules a re form ula­ year button to Samuel A. Anderson
for teachers and the school.
ty last year between Pendleton and ted they wUl be printed In the H er­ of Hermiston.
He started work on a bicycle and ¡The Dalles and the com m ittee's alo­ ald but the foregoing will be of help
The lodges located in U m atilla,
has been furnished three model T gan for the coming holiday displays
to those who are already p la n n in g ! Stanfield and Echo have been invit-
Fords and a Chevrolet since th a t will be "B igger. B etter and B rig h t­
th eir share in thia com mendable en- ed to be present at th is meeting,
time.
er.”
terprlse. A new featu re th is year
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Before his school work Mr. Clarke
Cooperation with other civic bod­ win be a class for church displays.
Radio Broadcast Planned
was a life saver a t the V erm illion ies Is planned and the clnb will dec­
Help In p lanning has been re-! A ssistant County A gent M. E.
life saving station above W hitefish orate a larg e m unicipal tree on a
ceived from Cham bers of Commerce Knickerbocker will present ano th er
point. A large birth d ay cake was down-town corner. This feature, re­
In Los Angeles. P ortland. Hood Rlv- of hla reguIar ra d |o broadcasts Sat-
served by the school on his 75th vived last year, was popular w ith lo­
er, the Salem Ad club and the Gen- urday, November 18, a t 1:00 p. m.
b irthday and he was presented w ith cal people, visitors and transients.
eral E lectric company In Cleveland. over KUJ, W alla W alla. He will In-
a gift In honor of his m any yeara of
Stress will be placed th is year on and will be passed on to those re- , erv,ew Don Sherwood on m atters
service and kindly acts.
orig in ality of display ra th e r than questing It.
pertaining to the Westland Grange.
T
CHRISTMAS LIGHTING PLANS DISCUSSED AT
MEETING OF GARDEN CLUB COMMITTEE
NUMBER 13
EARTHQUAKE FELT
IN HERMISTON
FIRST SHIPMENT
OF TURKEYS LEAVES
A lthough most H erm iston resi­
dents slept peacefully Sunday night
P LA N T
w hile the rest of the northw est was LO C A L
experiencing a mild earthquake,
Mrs. C harles Taylor was awakened
by the temblor. The quake occurred
approxim ately around 11:47.
Mrs. Taylor sta te d th a t she was
first wakened by th e crow ing of
Chinese pheasants, a sign of some
earth disturbance. One rooster was
located in th e ir back yard and gave
voice th a t som ething was amiss. A
slight quiver was also felt.
P rincipal dam age appeared to
have been a t Tacoma, Olympia and
Seattle, but several sm aller tow ns
in the northw est also reported dam ­
ages. N ear-panic developed in mo­
tion p icture th e atres and hotels of
S eattle when chandeliers seemingly
got the jitte rb u g urge.
COMMERCIAL CLUB
RESUMES MEETINGS
The Herm iston Commercial club
held its first m eeting of the w inter
season Tuesday evening in th e IOOF
hall, w ith the Rebeccas serving a
turkey d in n er to approxim ately 50
businessmen. P resident E. P. Dodd
presided d u rin g the evening.
Many tim ely topics were discussed,
including the proposed port road,
housing situation, park plan and the
old favorite, the U m atilla dam. Con­
siderable enthusiasm was displayed
d u rin g th e evening in dicating th a t
the m erchants will support fu rth e r
m eetings by th eir attendance.
No definite action was taken d u r­
ing the evening on any m a tte r but
several motions were passed reg ard ­
ing the appointm ent of committees
to study subjects discussed a t the
meeting.
BASKETBALL BEGINS
AT HIGH SCHOOL
Basketball activities began w ith a
boom at th e H erm iston Union high
school this week under the direction
of Coach Ray E. C ritchfleld. Approx­
imately 30 hopefuls tu rn ed o u t the
first day indicating th a t a live in ­
terest will be prevalent.
Four letterm en are listed am ong
those tu rn in g out, b ut only one of
the four was a reg u lar la st year.
More Inform ation will be available
next week.
The first game of th e season will
be November 2? a t Irrigon w ith the
first home tilt w ith H eppner on De­
cember 1. T he com plete schedule
will be printed next week.
AUTHOR PRESENTS
BOOK TO LIBRARY
Oregon College of Education, Mon­
mouth, Ore.— C atherine Cornw all De-
Moss of H erm iston has presented to
the Oregon College of Education lib­
rary, an autographed copy of her
book “ Blue Bucket N uggets.” Mrs.
DeMoss, then C atherine Cornw all,
studied in the same library and
worked in the same classrooms th a t
are in use today u n til she was g rad ­
uated w ith the class of 1906.
The book, which has been present­
ed to the library, is no dry volume
such as she m ight have studied
there. It is, rath e r, the exciting
story of the lost Im m igration wagon
train which, under th e leadership of
Stephen Meek, set o ut to find a short
cut to the W illam ette valley through
Central Oregon. A gainst th is h is­
torical background, Mrs. DeMoss has
w ritten the invigorating story of
Joe Jennings and B ertha H erron.
Reorganization Group Meets.
The com mittee for school d istric t
reorganization for Morrow county
will hold a public m eeting a t the
school house in th e Pine City dis­
tric t on Saturday. November 25. at
1:30 o'clock In th e afternoon. All
of the patrons of th e school in th is
d istrict and all others Interested In
th e d istrict reorganization law are
urged to attend.
NEXT KILL SET
AT NOVEMBER 27
T he first shipm ent
of
1939
T hanksgiving turkeys was com plet­
ed S aturday a t the local turkey p lan t
afte r a four day run. T hree carloads,
consisting of 5009 birds (77,194
pounds), left th a t day tor market«
in the east. V acationists sta te th a t
Oregon birds are considered a prime
tre a t in many of the fashionable
resta u ran ts In the eastern states.
O perations w ent along smoothly
during the four day picking w ith
approxim ately 100 people employed.
E ighty pickers kept feathers flying
and w ith th e aid of the semi-scald
vat, much faster progress was made.
It is estim ated th a t only a sm all por­
tion of the 1939 crop has been killed
w ith the g reater portion to follow
d u rin g th e next month.
The next kill will commence Nov­
ember 27, according to Jo h n Jen-
drzejewskl, president of the E astern
Oregon T urkey Growers. K illing
and g rad in g will continue as long as
birds are available.
The association is still signing up
new members who wish to have birds
killed at th e local plant. It is nec­
essary, however, for a new member
to make arrangem ents for hlg birds
10 days in advance before his deliv­
ery. This Is necessary in order for
the m anagem ent of th e p lan t to
make the required arrangem ents.
L ittle concern is felt am ong local
growers because of the early T hanks­
giving date. Although It Is thought
th a t fewer birds will be ready for
the T hanksgiving m arket, all birds
will be sold prior to ChrlstmAS.
W eather conditions have been ideal
for the killing operations.
METHODIST CHURCH
ENJOYS SUFFER
A very fine crowd was treated to
an evening of C hristian fun and fel­
lowship a t the church nig h t supper
held Tuesday n ig h t at th e Methodist
church. T he main purpose was to
afford all a b etter o p p ortunity of
g ettin g acquainted. A fter the bas­
ket dinner, each person introduced
himself.
A fter a game around the table,
th e dishes were cleared aw ay giving
a chance for some friendly visiting.
Then a d istric t school p arty v m held
which was enjoyed by all. The next
church n ig h t supper will be held the
first p art of January.
ECHO HIGH SCHOOL
HAS SKATING PARTY
Members of the Echo high school
and several members of the faculty
enjoyed a skating party in the H er­
miston sk a tin g rink Friday n ig h t. A
large and orderly crowd was present
for the occasion, according to Jack
House, manager.
A lunch was served a t th e close of
the evening.
Hensel Celebrates First Birthday.
L ittle Billy Hensel was honored on
his first birthday when Mrs. Fred
Hensel entertain ed M*onday a t the
Ralph home. L ittle folks present
were Carol and Tommy Hedwall,
Sally Pierson, Helen M ueller, Lola
Phelps and Master Bliley. Ice cream
and cake were served afte r th e open­
ing of b irth d ay gifts. M others and
friends present were Mrs. M. G. H ed­
wall. Mrs. N. R. Muller, Mrs. Merle
Phelps, Mrs. W. J. W arner, Mrs, R.
W. A rm strong and Mrs. Hensel.
Old Timer Visits Here.
Tom Haddox of Linden, W n„ an
old tim er on the Stanfield project,
visited in Herm iston one day the
forepart of the week. He was en
ro u te east to spend th e w inter and
stopped here to look up old friends.
Dawson Bicycle Is Returned.
A stolen bicycle belonging to Da­
vid Dawson has been retu rn ed with
the aid of th e local police. The bicy­
Walpole Receives Transfer.
cle was taken two m onths ago while
Bob W alpole, who has been em­ parked near the Oasis th eatre.
ployed at the local Tum-A-Lum Lum ­
House W anning Party Enjoyed
ber Co. for some time, left T hursday
for M ilton-Freew ater where he will
A surprise house w arm ing In the
be connected w ith th e same firm. form of a kitchen show er was given
The move is an advancem ent for to Mr. and Mrs. Earl W atson T h u rs­
Bob and local frien d s are w ishing day evening of last week. Present
were close friends and neighbor*.
him the best of luck.
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