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II -77 a. NEWS FROM YOUR OW N STATE & COUNT a jQ •au»Sn3 *au®*n3 UNIVERSAL à ___ SUNDAY, DEC. 10 F ¿iviqn 0 1° D OFFICIAL U M A T ILLA COUNTY PAPER VOLUME x x x m . P resident F ia u k lin D. Roosevelt h as endorsed the observance of Uni versal Bible Sunday on Sunday, Dec em ber 10. in the following term s: " I t is not w ithout significance th a has' • t th e American 'i j Bible Society 1 chosen for its theme in the obser ** ‘j p j . ’ vance of tyhfversal Bible Sunday thia ♦ year the text from St. Jo h n ’s Gospel which proclaim s tru th as the med RHYTHM BAND TO ium through which men are made F L A Y NUMBERS free. "N ever before in nineteen hundred “ A Joke on the Toyrnaker,” a y ears did men need the em ancipation musical play in one act, and w ritten from error promised in th e simple by Jessica Moore, w ith music by Cf. d eclaration, ‘Ye shall know th e tru th L. Spaulding, w ill be presented by and the tru th shall make you free. th e first four grades a t the H erm is “ Those of us who believe in the ton high school gymnasium W ednes dem ocratic way of life therefore day evening, December 20, a t 8:00 la k e h ea rt and courage from the p. m. An admission price of 25c for fac t th a t the Bible, after centuries adults and 10c for children will be o f circulation, still holds its place as charged. th e w orld's best seller. I believe The story of the play follows: Mr. th a t all of th e differences th a t rend S anta has his toys all ready to load th e world today would find speedy th e sleigh. W hile he Is m aking last solution if men and nations would m inute preparations aw ay from the but re tu rn in all hum ility to the toy shop a F airy Queen w ith her plain teaching of the Sermon on the magic brings th e toys to life. W hen Mount. There indeed are the tru th s Santa retu rn s to load the sleigh, he th a t set men free. is very much surprised and also finds "L et us hope th a t the A merican his toys very w illing and ready to Bible Society will continue its good show him w hat they are ab le to do. w ork in dessem inating the sacred A fter the various dances and sc rip tu re s and pray in the fullness songs, Santa plans to feed his new o f tim e th a t all the world will ac fam ily but w hile he is preparing cept th e unchanging tru th s which food w ith Mrs. Santa, th e F airy th e Book of books proclaim .’’ Queen retu rn s to command th e toys MAN SCHOOL TO PRESENT M U K M . ftA Y DECEMBER» MRS. ANTONE VEY CALLED BY DEATH Mrs. A ntone Vey, 83, prom inent pioneer of eastern Oregon, died in Pendleton Sunday afternoon. She was born in the Azore islands an d came to the United States in the ea rly years of her life. She was m arried 4 7 years ago to A ntone Vey, who died in Jan u ary , 1938. A fter her m arriage she and Mr. Vey settled a t B u tter Creek, 21 miles so u th of Echo where, through shrew d and careful m anagem ent, th ey developed one of the most com p lete and extensive livestock hold ings in the state. They came to P en dleton 36 years ago and had lived continuously a t 2009 W est W ebb St. Mrs. Vey was known as one of the few women who knew the livestock business and who had a complete and thorough knowledge of th a t in d u stry . She was also known for her love for her many friends and her interest in th e w elfare of young peo ple. She was a devoted member of th e Catholic church. Surviving are a son, Antone Vey, J r ., and two daughters, Miss Mamie Vey and Miss Anna Vey. The funeral was held W ednesday from St. M ary’s church w ith the Rev. J. L. McKenna, S. J., officiat ing. P allbearers were Alfred Cunha, A ntone Cunha, Howard Sheehan, Os ca r 9chuitz, Joe Pedro and Charles C ahill. B urial was at the m auso leum. WOOL GROWERS A U X IL IA R Y PLAN CHRISTMAS PARTY The Wool Growers A uxiliary of w est end of U m atilla county will hold a C hristm as party a t the N. D. Bard home a t Stanfield on Tuesday, December 12, a t 1:30. The club has played contract bridge d uring the y ear and the party Tuesday will find th e losers en tertain in g the winner«. D ecorations appropriate to the yule- tid e season w ill be used. Co-hostesses for the party will be: Mrs. Gaylord Madison, Miss Emma Gelszler, Mrs. Hawley Bean. Mrs. Penney, Mrs. A. C. E bert, Mrs. C. E. Easeltyn and Mrs. M arian George, all of Echo; Mrs. F. B. Swayze, Mrs. W alter Sm ith. Mrs. F. B. Belt, Mrs. Jam es Pierson and Mrs Enos M artin, all of H erm iston. F. B. AU XILIA R Y TO HAVE PARTY The F arm Bureau A uxiliary will hold a C hristm as party on Friday, December 15. when gifts will be ex changed. All neighbors and friends a re invited w ith th e little folks as honored guests. Mrs. E dith Cable, Mrs. C atherine Sommerer and Mrs. Mabel W eeks a re on th e refreshm ent com m ittee w ith Mrs. Grace Foster and Mrs. Geneva Bilnston in charge of the program. exmLlto n ■f/z^aLüL HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, DECEMBER 7, 1939. HERMISTON GARUEN CLUB CHRISTMAS ILLUMINATION CONTEST T he undersigned hereby indicates his intention of en terin g the C hrist mas home Illum ination contest of the G arden club. Please check in th e brackets the división you care to enter. Division 1—Residential (Town). Class 1— Yard L ig h tin g Class 2— W indow Class 3— E ntryw ay or Doorway » -L* *■ r t j í Division 2— R esidential (C o u n try ). Class 1— Y ard L ig h tin g Class 2,— Window Class 3— E ntryw ay or Doorway Division 3— Town or Country. Most effective display using not more th an 20 lights. (75 per cent o rig in ality and 25 per cent lighting.) ( ( ( ) ) ) ( ( ( ) ) ) ( ) Division 4— Churches. Displays m ust be lighted from 5:00 p. m. to 8:00 p. m., on each day of th e contest period. This blank m ust be filled in and returned to The H erald office not la ter th an December 19 in order to be eligible to compete for the prizes offered. Contest sta rts December 20. FAIR BOARD TO PAY PREMIUMS IN PULL BEGINNING TODAY The U m atilla P roject fair board' received a pleasant su rp rise th is week when It learned from the county trea su rer th a t receipts from th e sta te dog and horse racing funds would be tw o-thirds larger th a n a t first ex pected. T his increase in funds wifi make It possible to pay premiums In full, sta te s EnoB D. M artin, trea su r er of the board. Persons living in th e Herm iston trad e area who are en titled to prem ium money should call a t Mr. Mar tin ’s office in the reclam ation build ing for th e ir checks. TO W N HOOPERS SLATE PRACTICES NUMBER 16 KIK AGAIN BREAKS INTO PRINT WITH H l£ t i A W A riD CHARLES GETS $ 2 0 0 SCHOLARSHIP PRIZE Word has been received from the N ational 4-H Congress In Chicago th a t C harles Klk, a H erm iston boy and g rad u ate of the U m atilla high school in 1939. has been selected aa one of the five w inners in th e blue aw ard group of the N ational R ural E lectrification contest. T his means th a t Charles will receive a $200 scholarship from th e W esttnghouse E lectric M anufacturing Corporation, according to M. E. K nickerbocker, assistan t county agent. The five Blue Award w inners were selected from representatives from most of the sta te s who previously had been adjudged w inners In their home states and counties. Awards were based on m aterial prepared by th e club members dealing w ith th eir activities In R ural E lectrificatio n In th eir com m unities and on th e ir own farms. C harles’ en try consisted of a large, 6 feet by 6 feet draw ing of the Klk farm stead show ing the present w iring system In the build ings and suggestions for Improve ment, together w ith a 12,000 word thesis on his experiences in the use of electricity. Charles has been a 4-H club mem ber for the past four years. He won state-w ide recognition th is sp rin g by show ing his Angus steer to first in his class a t the Ju n io r Livestock Show at San Francisco. O ther pro jects participated in have been pig club, crops club, and ru ra l elec trifi cation club work. H e Is th e son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. K lk of th e N orth H ill d istrict and enrolled In Oregon S tate college th is fall as a freshm an in the school of electrical engineer ing. It is probable th a t H erm iston will No "fla sh e r” displays eligible. No en try in more th an one class or di be represented by a tow n basketball vision. team th is year alth o u g h no definite plans have been made as yet. One HERMISTON SCOUTS PENDLETON BOOKED im prom ptu practice has been held w ith an o th er scheduled for next ATTEND CONFERENCE FOR TW O GAMES Tuesday, Decepiber 12. Anyone in terested in playing basketball Is In A T FREEWATER THIS WEEK END vited to m eet in the high school gymnasium. The H erm iston high school Bull Ju liu s Gimbel, scoutm aster, Bill Some d efinite organization will be dogs split even w ith th eir games to retu rn to th eir stolid atm osphere. Belt, Eugene Miller an d Ju liu s Gim over the week end, w inning from the m ajor item of the evening. Santa decides his visit w ith the toys bel Jr., of Troop 56, were am ong the Heppner 23 to 19 F rid ay night, and 100 Boy Scouts who m et in Milton- m ust have only been a a dream. DUCK SEASON F reew ater F riday and Saturday for losing to Mac-Hi Tuesday, 22 to 35. Snow W hite and the seven dw arfs th e 17th A nnual Green Bar Leaders’ Both games were played on the home WORST IN YEARS add color to th e story. floor. -- The rhythm band, led by Charles conference of the Blue M ountain The Bulldogs face an o th er tough Council. The program began w ith Seeliger and Stanley Pierce, will The m igratory bird season which schedule this week end, going to play a t the beginning of th e oper a banquet F riday evening in the ended Tuesday, December 5, was the Pendleton Friday to tangle w ith the etta. Florence Andrews, dressed as C hristian church. Buckaroos, and then playing the re most disappointing in many years, S aturday m orning Scouts were di Je rry Brown, and M arjorie Doyle, tu rn game w ith Pendleton on th e according to local hunters. Poor dressed as Sally W ren, will sing w ith vided into p atrols and various topics w eather conditions and the lack of home floor S aturday night. in reference to troop leadership were th e rhythm band. green feed was generally credited Coach Ray C ritch field ’s A and B A list of the ch a racters for the discussed. A feature of th e a fte r squads trium phed over Heppner in for the lack of geese. Even though play follows: S anta Claus, Donald noon program was th e appearance of F rid ay ’s games, the B team w inning th e season was extended 15 days H arper; Mrs. Santa. M arjorie H ugh "B uddy” , the world-fam ous m athe 14 to 9. In th e m ain game of the over last year, th e num ber of birds m atical dog, who adds, su b tracts or es; Susan, Mary D oherty; Bub, Leon evening, Holloman, Bulldog substi taken was far below average. Elwood; F airy Queen and helpers, m ultiplies any problem from the Many geese were seen on the Col tute, led all players by scoring 11 Shirley Simons, G reta H ibbard and audience and barks the answer. um bia w here green feed was avail points. H alf tim e score stood a t 11 In the afternoon a trip was made Joan Garrison. to 6, and a t the end of th e th ird per able but very few settled Inland or Seven Dwarfs; Doc, F ra n k Muel to th e W hitm an mission and in the iod H erm iston was s till leading 22 on Cold Springs leservoir. B right, ler; Bashful, P aul P earson; Dopey, evening each patrol co ntributed to clear days made duck h u n tin g also GLEE CLUBS TO i to 13. Rodney M ittlesdorf; Happy, Bobby the program w ith stu n ts and songs. very poor. F ast breaks for set-upa by Mac-Hi Bhelps; Grumpy. E arl Bensel; Snee- Oscar E. Hoover, d istric t Scout exe proved the dow nfall for the Bull ELECTRIC* POWER zy, Dick Hamm er; Sleepy, E arl Mil cutive from W alla W alla, was In dogs In th e game Tuesday. Mans The combined glee clubs of H er ler. Snow W hite, E lsie Zerber; charge. field, Mac-Hi guard, scored a t will miston Union high school will pre B uster Brown, H enry Kowitz. and had 15 points to his credit a t TO BE CUT OFF sent a C hristm as can tata, “Child of Clowns; M axine H inkle and Lloyd WEATHER REPORT the final w histle. Mac-Hi made 7 Bethlehem ", on Friday, December Dale Blackstone. Johnny Chinam an, The follow ing is the w eather re points before H erm iston got started , An announcem ent com ing from 15, according to Miss Gwendolyn H arry Newton; Plcaninnles, Bea p ort for th e week ending W ednes which lead they m aintained th ro u g h the R. E. A. office sta te s th a t all Ross, musical instructor. Approxi Sm ith and Teddy H am m er; Sailor day, December 6, according to Chas. out th e game. H alf tim e stood at power will be cut on th e ru ra l lines m ately 50 members of the singing Boys. Richard Borthw ick. Robert Taylor, w eather man: between 12:00 an d 2:00 p. m. and groups and 40 members of the band 11 to 19. W illcutt, Marvin Jones. Donald Ben Date Max. Min. 3:00 to 4:00 p. m. on Tuesday, Dec will be Included on the program. The Lineups: sel, Jim m y Stockard and led by S tan ember 12. T his is necessary because en tertain m en t will begin a t 8:00 H erm iston (23) (19) Heppner November 30 ............. 67 .... 27 ley Pierce. Soldier Boys, John Muel Pierson F (2) Snow of changes in the lines required for o'clock in the high school gym na December 1 ................ 59 .... 37 ler, Max Casper, Leonard Holm quist, G ettm an F (4 ) O’Donnell the new W heatland addition. sium. December 2 ................ 55 .... 31 E verett Newton, Robert Wilcox and F u rth e r d etails will be found in Cram pton (2 ) C (2) Drake Soloists for th e evening w ill be December 3 ................ 60 .... 33 led by Charles Seeliger. Corp® (7 ) G (7) W ray th e R. E. A. news on page 5 of this B arbara F ollett, Mary Hazen, Ellen December 4 ................ 58 .... 25 P aper Dolls, Doryce D ufur, Louise T iller (2 ) G Crawford issue. Hamm ill, V irginia Todd, Frances December 5 ................ 45 .... 20 Saylor, Eva McMillan, B arbara Hedg S ubstitutes: For H erm iston, Hol Follett, Eleanor Siree, Glenn War December 6 ........ 55 .... 28 es and Rohma Sm ith. Foreign dolls; loman (1 1 ), Rugg ( 1 ), Wilcox; for C H RISTM A SLIG H T ner, Allan C larke and Bob Jackson. D utch doll, Lois Dean; Irish Colleen, Heppner, Osborn. Skuzeskl, Pinkney, An admission price of 25c for Former Resident Passes. P atric ia K erw in; P arisienne doll, Moore, M erril (2) ad u lts and 10c for students will be BLANKS R E A D Y H erm an C hristianson, 43, form er doll, W anda Montgomery; Q uaker (22) Herm iston Mac-Hi (35) charged to help defray the cost of V irginia G ettm ann; Scotch doll. ly of this locality, passed aw ay in a Holloman FO R S IG N E R S F Doherty ( 2 ) glee club robes recently purchased. Eugene hospital la st week w ith Ja n e Ann O’Donnell; Spanish doll, G ettman F S trickler (3) blood poisoning caused by a badly M arilyn Hughes. (4 ) Tiller C cut knee. He form erly owned the R ichards (5 ) Blanks for reg isterin g in the CAROL SINGERS Rugg Mansfield (15) G farm now belonging to Mrs. C hurch C hristm as lig h tin g contest of the Church Announcement Corrected TO HOLD PRACTICE (5 ) Corpe G A Seventh Day A dventist church ill west of town on the B u tter Creek Congleton G arden club have been printed and S u bstitutes: for Mac-HI. M agra- announcem ent appeared last week highway. He left here in 1932 an d will be placed in the Herald office All singers who are Interested in under a C hristian Science head. This has lived in Brownsville. He is su r der (5 ), Lauler (1 ), Jones (2 ), Y an and oth er stores on Main street for singing C hristm as carols th is year tis (2 ), George, M etzker; for H er •was a p rin tin g error. vived by his widow and one son. contestants to fill in and place In a are requested to meet a t th e Legion miston. Ripley (1 ), Miller (2 ), Ben box which will be in the H erald of hall next Wednesday, December 13, sel, Cram pton (2 ), Pierson (8 ), fice. The com m ittee asks th a t all a t 8:15 to practice. Ted Roy of P en Hamm. Smith. those expecting to en ter will fill out Stearns Cushing Jr., refereed both th e ir blanks as soon as possible to dleton has consented to help for the one rehearsal and singers are urged games. help in the planning of the great to attend. am ount of work th a t falls on the This en tertain m en t has been Radio Program Announced A ssistant County A gent M. E. com m ittee d u rin g the en tire time greatly enjoyed In past years and Large num bers of C hristm as g reet A ppropriate a t this tim e of the K nickerbocker will present another u n til the Judging. These blanks do plans are being made for a larg er year is inform ation concerning best ings. mailed In unsealed envelopes at reg u lar radio broadcast over station not bind th e signer to an y th in g , but group. the third-class rate of postage, are simply are an indication to those a r methods of m ailing C hristm as g reet disposed of as waste each year be KUJ a t 1:00 to 1:15 p. m. Saturday, ranging d etails as to th e planning, ings and packages. The old fam iliar cause they are undeliverable as ad December 9. WRh him on the pro SCOUT DIRECTOR expense, etc. slogan of “ Do it early” applies p a r dressed, due to removal of th e ad gram w ill be Joe Meyers, M aster of The statem en t In some of the pre ticularly to m ailing of C hristm as dressee or oth er cause. Such g ree t the Stanfield Grange, and Jess R ich vious publicity for the contest th a t TO SPEAK HERE ards, member of the same Grange. m atter. Both the postal w orkers and ings are not en titled to the free fo r displays m ust be added to or ch an g P aren ts of Herm iston Boy Scouts ca rrie rs will be aided by such a step w arding privilege accorded those ed does not mean th a t an entirely will be guests of honor a t a banquet Mrs. W illcntt’s Mother Dies. and will relieve th e congestion w hich mailed in sealed envelopes a t the Word was received early Sunday new display m ust be arranged. Some occurs each year during the last first-class rate and. consequently, m orning of the sudden death of Mrs. small change or rearran g em en t of to be held a t the Oddfellow hall a t 7:00 o’clock on Thursday, December week before Christm as. the senders in many cases never Thos. R. Gregory of Medlll. Missou the decorations shown at a home will Senders are asked to w rap and know th a t the greetings were not ri. She was the m other of Mrs. A. keep up Interest In viewing the city 14, according to Ju liu s Gimbel, lo cal scoutm aster. Mr. Hayes, region pack packages carefully and tie se received by th e addressees. This C. W illcu tt of Herm iston. Also su r and country-w ide Illum inations, and al director of Boy Scouts, will be the curely to avoid breakage. It Is possi would not occur If th e greetings had viving a re a husband and three o th prove a ttra c tiv e to th e larg e num guest speaker. ble to assure safe delivery by having been mailed sealed a t the first-class er children. Mrs. W illcu tt visited bers of visitors who “to u r th e light- It is probable th a t a C ourt of Hon- t packages insured. Rates a re 5c for rate. ways" d u rin g the holidays. One of or will also be held. her parents last year. 15.00 valuation; y)c from 15.00 to Mailers are urged to send holiday the greatest pleasures In th e lig h t $25.00, and 15c from $25.00 to $50 greetings a t th e first-class rate ing displays la ts year was th a t sh a r Jackson on Debate Tour. Commercial Club To Meet. valuation. which may contain w ritten messages Bill Jackson, son of Mr. and Mrs. ed alike by residents of th is and sur The H erm iston Commercia’ club Christm as g reetin g cards may be not otherw ise perm itted and may be C. M. Jackson of H erm iston, Is now rounding com m unities who followed will mpet a t th e Oddfellows hall maled anyw here in the United States sealed. Such greetings are dis in San Francisco on a d ebating tour the orderly list furnished the H er Tuesday evening, December 12, a t and Canada for 1 % each providing patched and delivered first and re from Pacific university. Mr. Jack- ald by th e com m ittee, so for the 7:00 o'clock. The dinner will be envelopes are unsealed and no mes ceive other advantages of first class son was recently honored tjy having pleasure of those who put on the dis served by th e ladies of the Rebekah sage Is contained oth er th an “ Merry mail. his name included in th e W ho's Who plays and those who view them, It lodge. A delegation of U m atilla C hristm as" and th e w rite r’s signa Mall and packages should be clear of th e U niversities of the United Is urged th a t exhibits be varied this businessm en Is expected for the ture. ly and accu ite ly addressed. States. year. meeting. GIVE CANTATA I POSTMASTER RELEASE* INFORMATION FOR CHRISTMAS MAIL AND PACKAGES Pendleton Buckaroos vs. Hermiston, Saturday 7:30 p. m.
