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LOCAL STUDE.
ATTEND CONF, ^OF
SCHOOL OFFICERS
E a s te rn O regon College of E d u ca­
tio n , La G rande— N early 100 s tu ­
d e n t body o fficers from h ig h schools
in e a ste rn O regon m et a t th e E a s t­
e r n O regon C ollege of E d u catio n
F rid a y , D ecem ber 8, to discuss v a r­
io u s problem s connected w ith th e
w o rk of these o fficers in th e ir h ig h
schools.
A t th e close of th e co n v en tio n th e
s tu d e n t body officers u n an im o u sly
v oted to m eet a n n u a lly in a H ig h
School S tu d en t Body O fficers’ con­
v e n tio n a t th e E a ste rn O regon Col­
leg e of E d u catio n early each fall.
E v en ts on th e p ro g ram la s t F rid a y
in clu d ed g en eral and sectio n al m eet­
in g s for v ario u s s tu d e n t body o ffi­
c e rs, a b a n q u et, a tte n d a c e a t th e col­
lege* play "Come Seven” , follow ed by
m u sic and o th e r e n te rta in m e n t.
H ig h schools w hich s e n t re p re se n ­
ta tiv e s to the conv en tio n w ere: La
G rande, W allow a, E lg in , H ain es, On
ta rio , Im bler, R ich lan d , M ilto n -F ree­
w a te r, P en d leto n , U nion, H erm isto n
H e p p n e r and E n te rp rise .
S tu d e n ts a tte n d in g th e co n ference
fro m H erm isto n w ere Don P an k o w ,
Jo y c e M cCulley, H a rry C onnor an d
M ario n Pierce.
PENDLETON BUCKS
TAKE FOUR TILTS
FROM BULLDOGS
T h e H erm isto n h ig h school B u ll­
d ogs ra n in to ro u g h w e a th e r th is
w eek end and to o k fo u r g am es on th e
c h in from the snapp y P en d leto n hig h
B uckaroos, tw o A an d tw o B con­
te s ts. Coach R ay C ritc h fie ld ’3 hoop­
e rs displayed a fiery b ran d of b all
b u t w ere u n a b le to cope w ith th e
ta lle r , m ore experien ced Bucks.
T he firs t set of gam es w as played
a t P en d leto n F rid a y n ig h t w ith th e
A team losing 31 to 20 a n d th e Bees
39 to 20. B oth co n tests w ere h a rd -
fo u g h t w ith th e old ad ag e h o ld in g
tr u e , "A good ta ll m an is b e tte r th a n
a good sm all m a n .”
C ram p to n broke th e ice in th e o p ­
e n in g m in u tes w ith a field goal, b u t
P en d leto n soon tied it up an d w ere
a h e a d to th e fin a l w h istle.
T he team s w ent a t it a g a in S a tu r­
d a y n ig h t on th e local floor b u t th e
B ucks took up w h ere th ey le ft off
F rid a y ev en in g an d held th e locals
o n a lone field goal in th e firs t h a lf
w h ile sco rin g 15. T h ird q u a rte r
sco re read 24 to 5, an d th e fin a l h o rn
sa w a 37 to 10 v icto ry for th e in ­
vaders.
B. Corpe, clever H erm isto n g u a rd ,
led th e a tta c k for th e locals in b o th
gam es, sco rin g six p o in ts each eve­
n in g . K eizur ra n u p 11 m a rk e rs for
P e n d le to n F rid a y , w hile C arn ey got
e ig h t S atu rd ay n ig h t for h ig h p o in t
hon ors.
T h e lineups follow :
F rid a y —
Hermiston 20
31 Pendleton
H ollom an 5 ........ F ................... D uncpn
P ierso n 2 ............ F .................. 6 E g g ers
C ram p to n 2 ...... -C .............. 11 K eizu r
T ille r 3 ................G ................. 4 C arn ey
C orpe 6 ................G.............. 4 H odgen
S u b stitu tio n s: H e rm istd n : G e tt­
m an , R ipley 2, R ugg. S m ith . P e n d le ­
to n : P o rte r 4, K elly, S ch m id t 2, Os­
b o rn e. B ow m an, Beck.
O fficials: B uck an d R osenberg.
S a tu rd a y —
Hermiston 10
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OFFICIAL UMATILLA COUNTY PAPER
VOLUME XXXIII.
HIGH SCHOOL TO
PRESENT CANTATA
FRIDAY EVENING
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, DECEMBER 14, 1939.
GLEE CLUBS AND
BAND
PARTICIPATE
V
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T h e com bined glee clu b s of H erm ­
iston u n io n h ig h school w ill p re se n t
"C h im es of th e H oly N ig h t” , a ca n ­
ta ta w ritte n by F red B. H olton, in
th e h ig h schol g y m n asiu m F rid a y
ev en in g a t 8 :0 0 o’clock. Miss G w en­
dolyn Ross, d ire c to r, rep o rts th a t
th e glee clubs w ill be assisted by th e
h ig h school band w h ich w ill play
sev eral n u m b ers d u rin g th e ev en in g
w ith G. C. H u m p h ries d ire c tin g .
T h e c a n ta w ill be composed of 13
n u m b ers w hich follow :
1. “ C h ristm as B ells a re R in g in g ” ,
by th e cho ir.
2. “ H ow B e a u tifu l Upon th e M oun­
ta in s ” , solo by B a rb a ra F o lle tt an d
ch o ir.
3. " B u t T hou B eth leh em ” , w om ­
e n ’s c h o ru s an d a so p ran o o b lig ato
solo by M ary H azen.
4. “ E a r t h ’s W eary W a itin g D one” ,
ch o ir an d a d u e t by V irg in ia Todd
an d F ra n c e s F o lle tt.
5 “ In th e W atc h es of th e N ig h t” ,
solo by E lle n H am m ill.
6. "G ood T id in g s” , d u et, G lenn
W a rn e r an d A llan C lark e.
7. “ G lory to God in th e H ig h e st,”
choir.
8. “ On E a rth P eace,” choir.
In term issio n
9. " L e t Us Go E v en U n to B eth le­
h em ” , solo by Bob Jack so n an d d u e t
by Bob a n d E llen H am m ill and choir.
10. “ Jesu s, O ur L o rd ” , solo by E l­
ean o r S ires a n d w om en’s chorus.
11. "B re a k F o rth In to Jo y ” , choir.
12. " S ta r in th e E a ste rn S ky” ,
te n o r solo by A llan C lark e an d choir.
13. “ T h e Lord is B orn T o d ay ” , by
cho ir.
N u m b ers to be played by th e b and
a re : E. P lu rib u s U num , C h ristm as
M edley, M o nastery G ard en , L ake
H am ilto n
W altz
and
C row ley’s
M arch.
•Bob. Ja ck so n h a s been in c h arg e of
p u b licity w ith A llan C lark e a n d G.
W a rn e r h a n d lin g th e s ta g e e q u ip ­
m ent. M arion P ierce an d V irg in ia
Todd m ade a ra n g e m e n ts fo r p ro ­
p ro g ram s. T h e A C ap p ella robes w ere
m ade by th e H om e E conom ics club.
An ad m issio n p rice of 25c fo r a d ­
u lts an d 10c for stu d e n ts w ill be
ch arg ed to h elp d efray th e cost of
th e robes w hich w ill also be used for
fu tu re ap p e a ra n c e s of th e glee clubs.
DUMPING RUBBISH
IS FROWNED ON
C o unty R o ad m aster W illard Brown
sta te d la st w eek, due to co n sid erab le
tro u b le en co u n te red fro m
persons
d u m p in g ru b b ish and tra s h alo n g
co u n ty ro ads w hich is u n la w fu l, th e
co u n ty co u rt has decided to s tric tly
en fo rce th e ru lin g . A nyone c a u g h t
d u m p in g ru b b ish o r tra s h w ill be
p ro secu ted w ith a m axim um fin e of
$100.
C o n sid erab le d iffic u lty h as been
rep o rted In th e C olum bia d is tric t
w here se v eral co m p lain ts have o rig i­
n ated d u rin g th e p a st few weeks.
37 Pendleton
H ollom an ............ F ................. 5 E g g ers
P ierso n 2 ............ F ................. 3 K eizu r
T ille r 1 .............. C ............... 2 S ch m id t
R u g g ..................... G................ 8 C arn ey
C orpe 6 ............... G............... 6 H odgen
S u b stitu tio n s— H erm isto n : R ip ­
ley, C ram pton 1. W ilcox, S m ith , B en-
R e g istra tio n b la n k s fo r e n trie s in
sel, G ettm an. P e n d le to n : D un can 6,
P o rte r, O sborne 2, iBeck 3, K elley 1, th e lig h tin g c o n test a re b eing tak en
o u t e a rlie r th a n last y ear, In d ic a tin g
B ow m an. H am p to n 1.
an in c re a sin g in te re s t in th is a ffa ir.
M any lig h te d C h ristm as trees have
alre a d y been observed, an d lig h ted
w re a th s in w indow s.
It is hoped th a t each house in th e
city an d co u n try w ill show a lig h t­
T h e H erm isto n Rod ft G un elub ed c a n d le in th e w indow , a w re a th
and th e A m erican L egion P o st w ill nr som e o th e r sign of p a rtic ip a tio n
be jo in t sponsors of a tu rk e y and in th e Y u letid e s p irit, even th o u g h
ham shoot S u n d ay , D ecem ber 17, a t th e h o u seh o ld er does n o t care to e n ­
th e H erm isto n g o lf clu b house. T h e te r th e co n test.
sh o o tin g w ill b egin a t 1 0 :0 0 and
T he co m m u n ity tre e w ill be in
w ill la st till sundow n. G u a ran teed place a t th e w est end of M ain s tre e t
No. 1 tu rk e y s an d h am s have been by th e end of th e w eek, and th e
prom ised by th e sponsors.
lig h ts w ill be s tru n g as soon as pos­
C ard s w ill be in play in th e club sible.
T h e lig h tin g co m m ittee has
bo u se w ith re fre sh m e n ts o b ta in a b le placed a d isp lay in th é w est w indow
th e re .
S hells w ill also be sold on of th e H erm isto n L ig h t ft P o w er
th e grounds.
T he firs t sh o o t held Co. on M ain s tre e t an d th e I. E. S.
p rio r to T h a n k sg iv in g proved q u ite lam p d o n ated by th a t com pany fo r
p o p u la r and an even la rg e r crow d is som e lu ck y c o n te s ta n t u sin g th e ir
expected Sunday.
pow er d u rin g th e holid ay s, w ill also
MRS. DE MOSS' BOOK
INCLUDED AMONG
LIST FOR LIBRARIES
Children Lining Up Against Tuberculosis
II
; 1
H m
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Negro school children receiving tuberculin test to detect possible pres­
ence of tuberculous Infection. Tuberculosis associations are carrying on
such year-round activities through Income received from C hristm as Seals.
FIRST RAINS H IT
FENCE COMPLETED
HERMISTON AREA
A R O U N D COLD
AFTER LONG DROUTH SPRING RESERVE
A to ta l of .52 ra in had been r e ­
corded by C harles T ay lo r, local
w e a th e r m an, up to T u esd ay m o rn ­
ing.
W ith th e a d d itio n a l ra in of
W ednesday prospects a re th a t th e
a n n u a l w in te r ra in s h av e come a t
last. T he c o n tin u e d period of d ro u th
w as becom ing a so u rce of w o rry b o th
am o n g fa rm ers and irrig a tio n ists.
W. A. M ikesell, in c h a rg e of Cold
S p rin g s reserv o ir, re p o rts some in ­
crease in w a te r being ta k e n th ro u g h
th e feed canal. H ow ever th e in ta k e is
s till fa r below cap acity an d a co n­
tin u ed w et spell w ould in crease th e
flow from th e U m atilla riv er.
Snow has been rep o rted in th e
h ills so u th of th is reg io n a lth o u g h
no ex trem ely cold w e a th e r has been
en co u n tered . D u rin g th e past week
.23 w as th e low est te m p e ra tu re re-
corded. T he follow ing is th e re p o rt
as issud by Mr. T ay lo r:
D ecem ber 7 .......... .. 44
23
D ecem ber 8 .......... .. 60
39
D ecem ber 9 .......... . 51
40
D ecem ber 10 .......... ... 54
43
D ecem ber 11 .......... ... 53
40
D ecem ber 12 .......... ... 43
26
D ecem ber 13 .......... .. 42
27
W ith an ad d itio n a l .02 p re cip ita-
tio n W ed n esd ay th e to ta l for th e
week is .54.
GRADE OPERETTA
IS POSTPONED
W ork w as com pleted th is week on
th e fence aro u n d th e Cold S p rin g
reserv o ir, acco rd in g to L. E. W ill­
iam s, who has been in c h a rg e of th e
co n stru ctio n . T he w ork w as done
w ith W PA lab o r w ith as m any as 15
men em ployed a t one tim e. W ork is
now u n d erw ay w ith a sim ila r fence
for th e M cKay dam reserve.
A to ta l of 13% m iles of fencing
w as re q u ire d fo r th e Cold S p rin g
job. J u n ip e r posts, w hich w ill la st
in d e fin ite ly , to taled 4940. O th er in ­
te re stin g
s ta tis tic s
in c lu d e:
286
spools w ire, 400 pounds stap les, 100
pounds nails, and re q u irin g 2900
m an h o u rs for com pletion.
T h ree m ain g ates have been in ­
stalled , one a t th e n o rth side of the
dam . one m idw ay on th e so u th side
and a n o th e r a t th e n o rth e a s t corner.
Several c a ttle crossings w ill also be
in stalled .
T h e purpose of th e p ro ject is to
assu re a safe refu g e fo r m ig ra to ry
fowl and especially for use as n e st­
ing gro u n d s. C onsiderable d iffic u lty
has been e n co u n te red in p a st years
in h u n te rs b ein g u n a b le to d e te r­
m ine th e ex act b o u n d ary lin e of th e
reserve. T h is d iffic u lty w ill now be
av erted.
STANFIELD AREA TO
SEE M A N Y CHANGES
By Mrs. J. M. R ic h a rd s
T he com ing y ear w ill see m any
ch anges am ong th e fa rm ers of the
project. F. A. T obin is b u ild in g a
house on h is new ly acq u ired acreage
east of th e Jam es H oskins farm ;
Em il Z ivney of H erm isto n h a s b o u g h t
Mrs. V elm a T en n y ’s 48 a cre ran ch
w hich w ill be o p erated by Mr. Ziv-
ney ’s b ro th e rs from P o rtla n d ;
Mr.
and Mrs. R. L. ( J a c k ) M antor have
moved to th e F. B. S tu a r t tr a c t east
of to w n ; F loyd S nyder, C. W. C her­
ry and J a c k H a rp ste r a re b u ild in g
new houses on th e ir resp ectiv e farm s;
Mr. and Mrs. W a lte r B rehm , who
re cen tly b o u g h t th e C larence H ilte r
20 a c re s a re rem odeling th e house
and im proving o th e r farm buildings.
A m ong o th e r ch an g es listed are:
Mr. a n d Mrs. O rval M eyers w ill soon
move on th e G len W allace farm , op­
e ra tin g it fo r th e fo rm e r’s fa th e r,
Lon M eyers w ho has re n te d it; th e
J. D. W allace acreag e is now ow ned
by W. B. T u c k e r of Ione, w ho has
moved his fam ily h ere: Mr. an d Mrs.
D ew ing have moved from th e F. B.
S tu a r t farm to an a p a rtm e n t In the
h o tel; th e Siebel fam ilies from n ear
P o rtla n d , w ho b o u g h t
th e P age
ran ch la st sum m er w ill ta k e posses­
sion J a n u a r y 1; Mr. an d Mrs. H a rry
Owens, w ho have o p erated th e Page
ra n ch for th e past th re e years, w ill
move to E cho; and M. A. F o rd has
moved to th e C onley farm re c en tly
be p u t on d isp lay in th e window.
vacated by Mr. a n d
Mrs. G rady
The ch a irm a n of th e co m m ittee, C h risto p h er.
Mrs. J. J. G im bel re p o rts th a t A. F.
R o h rm an h as offered to ta k e c a re of
tr a n s p o rta tio n of ju d g es, an d th a t
h e a rty co o p eratio n has been m et in
every w ay possible in all co n tacts.
R e g istra tio n b lan k s a re co n sp icu­
R ay C rlc th fie ld ’s H erm isto n union
ously placed in m any of th e sto res high B ulldogs won th e ir second s ta r t
up tow n. If you do n o t see them , of th e week W ednesday n ig h t by
ask th e clerk s. D on’t fo rg e t, th ey tro u n c in g H elix on th e la t t e r ’s c o u rt
m ust be sig n ed an d in th e box a t 17 to 13. T he B ulldogs got off to an
th e H erald office by th e ev en in g of ex cep tio n ally slow s t a r t and failed
th e 1 9 th , If you w ould be elig ib le to score a field goal in th e firs t q u a r­
for th e cash prizes and th e I. E. 8. ter, tr a ilin g by a 1 to 3 co u n t.
lamp.
T he second q u a rte r ended w ith
T h e com m itee in c h a rg e of th e H erm iston on th e long end of a 6 to
c o n test h as found
in
th e
e n try 5 score. H elix cam e back to ta k e th e
b lan k s of th e
P en d leto n
co n test, lead a t th e end of th e th ird session,
p rin ted in th e E ast O rpgonlan, th e 11-9. b u t th e B ulldogs cam e th ro u g h
ex act p h ra s in g for th e
idea th ey in th e pinch to score th e w in n in g
have been tr y in g to g et acro ss to lo­ p o in ts in th e fin al canto.
cal e n tr a n ts , and re p eat it h e re w ith :
T he B ulldogs tra v e l to B oardm an
“ B eauty, sim p lic ity an d effective-1 S atu rd ay n ig h t fo r th e la s t gam e be-
ness. ra th e r th a n la v ish n ess.”
j fore th e C h ristm as holidays.
T h e H erm isto n g ra d e school o p er­
e tta , “ A Jo k e on th e T o y m ak er” ,
w hich w as o rig in a lly sch ed u led fo r
D ecem ber 20 has been postp o n ed till
J a n u a ry 12 due to th e f a c t th a t th e
firs t th re e g rad es w ere dism issed
from classes d u rin g th e p a st week.
C lasses w ere dism issed w hen th re e
cases of sc a rle t fever w ere rep o rted
in th e city. A lth o u g h th e re was no
p a rtic u la r fe a r of a serio u s o u tb reak
classes w ere d ism issed by S u p e rin ­
te n d e n t W. G. K ersb erg en as a p re ­
c a u tio n a ry m easure. ¿The in cu b atio n
period for sc a rle t fever is front seven
to n in e day s an d w ith th e week la y ­
off it can be d e term in ed w h e th e r
an y new cases develop.
R u m o rs w ere flo a tin g a b o u t tow n
th e m iddle of th e week th a t 30 or
m ore cases of th e disease had been
rep o rted b u t upon in v e stig a tio n w ere
proven to be false.
REGISTRATION BLANKS FOR LIGHTING CONTEST
INDICATE INCREASED INTEREST IN PROJECT
TURKEY AND HAM
SHOOT PLANNED
BULLDOGS W IN AT
HELIX WEDNESDAY
High School Cantata Friday Evening, 8:00 P.
Mrs. C a th e rin e DeMoss of H erm is­
ton w as honored recen tly w hen h er
book, "B lu e B ucket N u g g ets" w as
included in th e book list of th e
A m erican L ib ra ry association, T h is
is not only fin e reco g n itio n b u t may
prove p ro fita b le as w ell because th e
book m ay be sold to m any lib ra rie s
of th e n atio n .
T he follow ing note w as received
by Mrs. DeMoss from Miss H a rrie t
C. L ong, s ta te lib ra ria n a t Salem ,
th is w eek: “ I w an t to tell you how
d elig h ted I am to see t h a t your
“ B lue B ucket N u g g ets” fo u n d its
w ay in to th e B ooklist of th e A m eri­
can L ib ra ry asso ciatio n th is m onth.
T h a t is th e fin e st k in d of reco g n i­
tion from lib ra rie s, an d w ill m ean a
sale to lib ra rie s all over th e n atio n .
We rejoice w ith y o u .” S igned H a r­
rie t C. Long, lib ra ria n .
LOCAL POSTOFFICE
NEARS 2ND CLASS
T he H erm isto n p ostoifice receip ts
have been in cre a sin g th e p a st tw o
y ears and th e office is now n e a rin g
th e ra n k of second class. It Is ex­
pected th a t w ith a norm al C h ris t­
m as tra d e th e receip ts w ill be w ith in
a few h u n d re d d o llars of th e necess­
a ry am o u n t. I t is th e u su al custom
am ong business houses a n d fa rm ers
to buy th e ir new y e a r su p p lies a fte r
th e firs t of J a n u a ry , b u t If these
am o u n ts w ere purch ased before De
cem ber 31 th is y e a r th e to ta l re ­
q u irem en t for 1939 would be re a c h ­
ed.
M any w ho send o u t m ail or orders
in J a n u a ry o r F e b ru a ry can use up
to $5.00 in stam p s w ith th e ir orders
and could buy these a m o u n ts before
J a n u a r y 1, and assist in th e a d ­
vancem ent of th e local in s titu tio n .
As a second class office it becomes
elig ib le for a fed eral b u ild in g w hich
w ould provide m uch b e tte r fa c ilitie s
to r h a n d lin g th e maU a n d lead to
g re a tly increased services for tow n
and co untry.
LANDSCAPE WORK
AT LIBRARY AND
SCHOOL STARTED
C onsiderable a c tiv itie s have been
noted a t th e H erm isto n lib ra ry a n d
high school d u rin g th e p a st week
w here 24 men a re w o rk in g u n d e r th e
d irectio n of C h arlie H ia tt in b u ild ­
ing rock w alls, la n d scap in g , sidfe-
w alks and m ak in g o th e r im prove­
m ents.
At th e lib ra ry a rock te rra c e
aro u n d th e law n s trip w ill be con­
stru c te d . A co n crete irrig a tio n d itch
and sidew alk a re o th e r im provem ents
planned. H. A. P ankow , lan d scap e
a r tis t, is in g e n e ra l c h a rg e of th e
w ork w hich come as a W PA project.
It is th o u g h t th a t th e w o rk w ill
not be com pleted fo r sev eral m ore
weeks.
SWITZLER INJURED
IN AUTO SMASHUP
Bili S w itzier of U m atilla, county
com m issioner and p ro m in e n t s p o r ts ­
m an, suffered cu ts and bru ises in an
autom obile accid en t
la st
F rid ay
n ig h t n ear K am ela. He w as tak en
to the La G rande h o sp ital w here X-
ray show ed no broken bones b u t con­
sid erab le bruises and cuts. B ill A n­
derson of M ilton w ho w as d riv in g
the S w itzier c ar su ffered slig h t in ­
ju ries. L a te st report« com ing from
St. A n th o n y ’s h ospital a t P endleton,
w here Mr. S w itzier w ? s tak en S u n ­
day, s ta te th a t he Is g e ttin g along
nicely.
T h e tw o w ere re tu rn in g from a
business tr ip to B aker and It is re ­
ported th a t th e cai s tru c k a soft
sh o u ld er and tu rn e d over. T h e m a­
ch in e was badly dam aged, an d la te r
ta k e n to P en d leto n for re p airs.
Mrs. Walker Goes to Arlington.
Mrs. Mabel W a ls e r, fo r m any
y ears connected w ith th e local tele­
phone office, moved S unday to A r­
lin g to n w here she w ill w ork w ith
th e sam e com pany.
P acific T ele­
phone & T eleg rap h Co. Mrs. B. I.
W h itn ey and Mrs. W a lk e r w ent to
A rlin g to n la s t F rid a y to m ake a r ­
ran g em en ts.
Mrs. W a lk e r’s m o th er
w ent to A rlin g to n w ith her.
M., High School
NUMBER 17
COMMERCIAL CLUB
TALKS ON PROBLEMS
AT MEETING TUESDAY
UMATILLA MEN
TELL OF NEW PORT
A d eleg a tio n of U m atilla business
men w as present a t th e re g u la r m eet­
ing of th e H erm isto n C om m ercial
club a t th e Oddfellow h all T uesday
evening. T he R ebekahs w ere -in
c h arg e of th e lunch w ith P re s id e n t
E. P. Dodd presiding.
S everal m a tte rs of im p o rtan ce
w ere b ro u g h t up d u rin g th e evening
w ith th e U m atilla p o rt and th e p o rt
road receiv in g most of th e a tte n tio n .
Lew B row nell w a,e th e sp eak er fo r
th e U m a tilla group and stressed th e
im p o rtan ce of the proposed p o rt and
p o in ted o u t ad v a n ta g e s not only fo r
n earb y cities b u t for th e co u n ty as
a w hole.
T he m a tte r w as discussed a t some
le n g th from th e floor w ith several
d iffe re n t opinions expressed. No d ef­
i n i t e a ctio n w as ta k e n on th e m a t­
te r b u t a com m ittee w as ap p o in ted
by P re sid e n t Dodd w hich w ill stu d y
th e p o rt problem d u rin g th e n e x t
few w eeks. S erv in g on th e co m m it­
tee w ill be H. M. Som m erer, J. G.
P earso n , R. A. B row nson, Dr. W . M.
M arbut, F . C. M cK enzie, J. G. R ich ­
ard s and R. G. Saylor.
T he prospects of H erm isto n h a v ­
ing a second class postoffice w as
b ro u g h t to th e a tte n tio n of m em bers
of th e club. It is possible th a t th e
ra tin g m ay be reached th is y e a r an d
if th is can be m ain ta in e d fo r a n o th ­
e r year, H erm isto n w ill be elig ib le
for second class ra tin g an d a new
office. A co m m ittee w as ap p o in ted
to stu d y th e possibilities.
A n o th e r m a tte r w hich c reated
som e in te re s t w as th e a n n o u n cem en t
th a t fo u r e n g in ee rs from B onneville
have been tra n s fe rre d to U m a tilla
R apids and p re lim in a ry w ork w ill
g et u n d erw ay th e firs t of th e y ear.
O th er topics b ro u g h t u p an d d is­
cussed briefly included h ousing, of­
ficers for th e new year, C h ristm a s
tree, cheap lots an d th e proposed tr ip
of fo u r local businessm en to th e Co­
lu m b ia G orge m eetin g to be held a t
Hood R iv er today (T h u rs d a y ).
MISS DU NN IN G TO
BE NEW YEAR'S BRIDE
C om ing as a p le a sa n t su rp ris e to
m any local frie n d s is th e e n g ag e­
m ent of Miss H elen D unning, d a u g h ­
te r of Ed D u n n in g of H erm isto n , to
L ester M. K eenan, son of Mr. and
Mrs. L. W. K eenan of P o rtla n d . T he
w edding d a te has been se t fo r J a n ­
u ary 1 in th e S t. M ichael and All
A ngels ch u rc h in P o rtla n d .
Both Miss D u n n in g and Mr. K ee­
n an a re fo rm e r stu d e n ts of O regon
S ta te college. Miss D unning was a f ­
filia te d w ith A lpha Chi Omega so ro ­
rity and Mr. K eenan w ith P h i S ig­
ma K appa.
No fu r th e r a n n o u n ce­
m ent as to fu tu r e p lan s hav e been
given out.
Miss
D u n n in g
a tte n d e d
local
schools and g ra d u a te d from H erm is­
ton U nion high school w ith h ig h
honors.
POSTOFFICE TO BE
OPEN SATURDAY
F o r th e convenience of ho lid ay
g ift m ailers th e local postofflie w ill
be k ep t open S atu rd ay afte rn o o n u n ­
til 5 :0 0 o’rlock, according to Wm.
L ogan, postm aster.
T he C h ristm as
m ail h as been a b o u t a s u su al w ith
no noticeable g ain or slack period.
T he postoffice w ill be closed both
C h ristm as and New Y ear’s days.
HELP NEEDED FOR
CHRISTMAS BASKETS
All who desire to help in m ak in g
up th e a n n u a l C h ristm a s b a sk e ts fo r
th e less fo r tu n a te w ill have an op­
p o rtu n ity to do so by b rin g in g
can n ed goods, fr u its or o th e r s u i t­
a b le a rtic le s to th e ir ch u rch on S u n ­
day, D ecem ber 17, or to th e Oregon
H a rd w a re Co. any tim e before F r i­
day.
M any of th e local groups a re co­
o p e ra tin g w ith th e c ity in th is w o r­
th y p ro ject. Do your p a rt to help
som eone else to have a M erry C h ris t­
mas.
Gymnasium