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HEWS FROM YOUR OWN STATE fir COUNTY ttih e. mi ; ± x .mn';-£. i t’’ fTTfTtrm naniuagM ^I^ FOUR LOCAL GIRLS POPULAR BRIDES OVER HOLIDAYS FELTHOUSE-POULSEN M iss M ary M a rg a re t F elth o u se, d a u g h te r of Mr. and Mrs. W . W. F e lth o u se of H erm isto n , becam e th e b rid e of Dr. P. L. P o u lsen of B ak er N ew Y ears Day a t a sim ple cerem ony p erfo rm ed a t th e B a p tist p arso n ag e a t B aker. M em bers of th e fam ily w ere p resen t for. th e occasion. Rev. D unham of th a t c ity p erfo rm ed th e cerem ony. M iss F elth o u se a tte n d e d th e local schools and g ra d u a te d from O regon S ta te college. Dr. P oulsen Is a c h iro p ra c tic physician and is p ra c tisin g a t B ak er w h ere th e couple w ill r e sid e follow ing a honeym oon trip . OTT-STRATTON C om ing as a p le a sa n t su rp rise to local frien d s w as th e an n o u n c e m e n t of th e m a rria g e of Miss E d n a O tt, d a u g h te r of Mr. an d Mrs. H. J. O tt of th e C olum bia d is tric t, an d W il lard S tra tto n of Jo h n Day. T h e m a r ria g e w as m ade know n w hen th e y o u n g couple visited a t th e hom e of h e r p a re n ts New Y e a r’s day. T hey w ere m a rrie d in Id ah o Sep te m b e r 30. M iss O tt is te a c h in g a t P rin e v ille and is a g ra d u a te of O regon S ta te college. Mr. S tr a tto n also a tte n d e d O regon S ta te an d a tte n d e d school in P o rtla n d . He is a m in in g e n g in e e r a n d is w o rk in g on a d red g e a t Jo h n Day. DUNNING-KEENAN A t a b e a u tifu l c a n d le lig h t cerem o n y New Y ear's day a t 4 :3 0 p.m a t S t. M ichael a n d A ll A ngels E pisco p al c h u rc h in P o rtla n d , Miss H elen M a rie D u n n in g , d a u g h te r of Mr. an d Mrs. E. H. D u n n in g of H erm isto n , a n d n iece of J o h n D u n n in g of P e n d le to n , becam e th e b rid e of L e ste r M ackenzie K eenan, 3on of Mr. an d M rs. L. W. K een an of P o rtla n d , th e cerem ony b eing read by th e Rev. R ic h a rd F la g g A yers. T he bride, g iven in m a rria g e by h e r fa th e r, w as especially lovely in a gow n of lu s tro u s w h ite s a tin , fa s h ioned on prin cess lines, w ith fu ll le n g th veil of tu lle, edged in lace, a n d h eld in place by a co ro n et o rn a m en ted w ith seed pearls. H e r b o u q u e t w as of J o h a n n a H ill roses, ■white sw eet peas a n d b o u v ard ia. Miss D aisy C line, m aid o f h o n o r, w o re a b o u ffa n t frock of rose color, w ith tu lle s k ir t an d lace bodice. Miss B a rb a ra S tu a r t an d Miss Mary H opkins, bridesm aids, w ore s im ila r fro c k s of soft blue, and c a rrie d bou q u e ts o f orchid sw eet peas an d b o u v a rd ia . J o h n R o b ert K een an , b ro th e r of th e groom , w as best m an. U shers w ere Jo h n M. R ice, Lee S p itz e r, C arl P e terso n an d E a rl S w eetlan d . P re ced in g th e cerem o ny, W a lte r M cK inney san g . T h e c h u rc h w as handsom ely d eco rated w ith w h ite ch ry sa n th e m u m s and palm s. A recep tio n , in th e c h u rc h p arlo rs, follow ed th e w edding. A fte r a n ex te n siv e e a ste rn an d so u th e rn trip , Mr. and Mrs. K eenan w ill re tu rn a b o u t J u n e 1 to resid e in P o rtla n d . B oth Mr. a n d Mrs. K een an a tt e n d ed O regon S ta te college. Miss D u n n in g is an A lpha C hi Omega a n d M r. K een an a P h i Sigm a K appa. DODD-FISCHER A t a b e a u tifu l w edd in g T h u rsd a y n ig h t a t G race M em orial c h u rc h in P o rtla n d , M iss R u th A le x an d er Dodd, d a u g h te r of Mr. an d Mrs. E. P. Dodd of H erm isto n , becam e th e b rid e of D ale D ru ry F is c h e r of M ar- cola. T h e cerem ony, read by Rev. Os w ald T ay lo r, w as by ca n d le lig h t, w ith Y u letid e d eco ratio n s, an d w ith lig h te d w h ite ta p e rs on th e pews. T h e b rid e, given in m a rria g e by h e r fa th e r, w as b e a u tifu l in a gow n o f iv o ry brocaded sa tin , w orn by h e r m o th e r a t h e r w edding in 1905. It w as fashioned w ith fa g o tte d yoke, p u ffed sleeves, sle n d e r g ird le an d fu ll s k ir t, w ith g racefu l tra in . Miss Dodd w ore th e floor le n g th tu lle v eil a n d J u lie t cap of seed p e a rls w o rn by h e r cousin. Mrs. Jo sep h M inor R o b e rts (C a th ry n C o llin s) a t h e r w ed d in g last O ctober. T h e b rid a l costum e w as com pleted by fu ll le n g th w h ite kid gloves. T h e b rid e 's b o u q u et w as of o rch id s an d lilie s of th e valley. Miss Isabel Dodd, s is te r of th e b rid e w as m aid of hono r, an d b rid e s m aid s w ere Mrs. R oberta. Mrs. E. L. (C o n tin u ed on page 6 ) a.ïm .Lïton ■/-/anaLdL OFFICIAL UMATILLA COUNTY PAPER HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, JANUARY 4, 1940. VOLUME x x x in . HIGHSCHOOL HAS THREE BASKETBALL GAMES NEXT WEEK (OXEN DESCRIBES SINKING O f SHIP BY DESTROYER A fte r tw o w eeks of Idleness, Coach R ay C ritc h fie ld 's hoopers w ill get back to w ork In e a rn e s t n e x t w eek, h a v in g a fu ll sch e d u le of th ree gam es. Ione w ill play h ere T uesday, th e B ulldogs jo u rn e y to U m atilla F rid a y an d th e P e n d le to n B ucks In vade H erm isto n S a tu rd a y n ig h t. C o n sid erab le im p ro v em en t has been n o ted In th e team p lay in th e p a s t few gam es a n d it is expected th a t th e B ulldogs w ill w in a fa ir p o rtio n of th e re m a in in g gam es. C ritc h fle ld in d ic a te d W ednesday th a t C ram p to n , P ierso n , T ille r, H ol lom an an d C orpe w ould probably s t a r t th e Ione t i lt , w ith R u g g and G e ttm a n n fo r u tility use. U. S. SHIP PICKS UP SURVIVORS W ar fans, who eag erly search th e d aily p a p ers fo r new s of th e co n flict ab ro ad , w ill be in te re ste d in th e eye w itn ess a c c o u n t w ritte n by E llis L. Coxen to h is m o th er a n d o th e r re la tiv es in H erm isto n . E llis is in th e U. S. N avy an d is e x p e rien cin g all th e ex citem en t of w ar tim es. T h e fo llo w in g is ta k e n d ire c tly from h is le tte r : “ W e w ere steam in g alo n g behind th e G erm an lin e r (C o lu m b u s), es c o rtin g h er o u t of th e n e u tra l zone. It w as som ew here a ro u n d four o'clock w h en a speck of sm oke w as sig h te d o v er th e ho rizo n . Of course, a ll h an d s w en t up to w a tc h it. It w as ju s t a few m in u te s u n til we could see t h a t it w as a w a r ship. "W e k n ew we w ere th e o n ly A m er ican s o u t h ere, so w e fig u red th a t it m u st be a B ritis h — t h a t ’s w hen we really g o t in te re ste d . P re tty soon we could see th e C an ad ian m an-of- w ar tlag a t h e r m asth ead . T he des tro y e r fire d tw o sh o ts across th e lin e r’s bow an d sig n aled a h a lt. “ We cam e to a sto p a t th e sam e tim e. She h ad no m ore th a n stopped w hen we could see lifeb o ats b ein g low ered o v er th e sid e (o f th e lin e r). By th is tim e th e B ritis h d estro y er had come a b o u t, th e crew of th e lin e r had clim bed in to th e ir b o ats an d shoved off from it. I t w as b u t a very few m in u te s u n til th e lin e r slow ly b egan to se ttle a n d fire broke o u t above h e r a fte r decks. “ T he d e stro y e r sig n aled us an d asked if we w ould ta k e th e su rv iv o rs in. So th e p rocess of g e ttin g all th o se people abo ard began. T he sea w as choppy an d th e b o a ts w ere b a n g in g u p a g a in s t th e s h ip p re tty bad and a few of th e s a ilo rs fell in th e d rin k b u t we p ulled th em o u t 0 . K. By th is tim e it w as g e ttin g dusk a n d th e lin e r, w h ich w as ab laze a ll over, w as lig h tin g up th e ocean for m iles a ro u n d . T h a t w as an aw fu l h ig h t— a 21 m illio n d o llar sh ip g o in g u p in sm oke an d slow ly sin k in g . “ Some o f th e crew h ad som e very sad faces b u t o th e rs w ere la u g h in g an d said th e y w ere g lad a n d iproud to be ab o ard a U. S. sh ip . T hey b ro u g h t som e w ine a n d ch am p ag n e as g ifts for th e crew . I w as g iven a q u a rt of w ine an d I gave them c ig a re tte s . T h ey w ere a v ery nice b u n ch of sailo re (som e spoke E n g lis h ). T h e re w ere sev eral w omen in th e crew a n d a few y o u n g boys. “ W hen we got in to New Y ork th e re wag a mess of tu g b o a ts w hich had com e o u t c o n ta in in g new s reel an d n ew sp ap er men. T h ey took p ic tu re s by th e h u n d re d s of th e su rv iv ors. M any of o u r sailo rs g o t p ic tu re s of th e s in k in g sh ip ( I 'll sen d some h om e) an d th ese n ew sp ap er men o f fered as h ig h as $100 a roll fo r film .” Signed. E llis L. Coxen. STATISTICS SHOW HERMISTON IN LOW COST BRACKET TURKEY PICKING RESUMES AT LOCAL PLANT WEDNESDAY PENDLETON MALE CHORUS TO SING HERE JANUARY 19 O p eratio n s began ag a in W ednes day m o rn in g a t th e local p la n t of th e E a ste rn O regon T u rk ey G row ers. F o u r carlo ad s of b ird s w as a n tic i p ated for th e p resen t ru n w h ich w ill pro b ab ly ta k e fo u r d ay s o f p ick in g an d th re e day s of pack in g . A p p ro x i m ately th e sam e crew of 60 pickers w as a t w ork W ednesday. A lth o u g h th e p re se n t ru n was o rig in a lly sch ed u led as th e w indup of th e season, ft Is possible th a t a n o th e r pool w ill be held la te r, acco rd in g to Mrs. Roy P en n ey , se c re ta ry . A lth o u g h th e p rice of tu rk e y s slu m p ed so m ew h at d u rin g th e fin a l d ay s of th e season, th e g e n e ra l con d itio n com pared fav o rab ly w ith fo r m er years. T he H erm isto n G arden club is a n n o u n cin g th a t th e P en d leto n m ale chorus, u n d e r th e d irection of Ted Roy, w ill p re se n t a concert in th e H erm isto n h ig h school gym nasium on F rid ay , J a n u a r y 19. T his p o p u lar g ro u p has ap p eared in m any cities in e a ste rn O regon an d has been e n th u s ia s tic a lly received. T he m ale cho ru s p resen ted a concert in H erm iston la st year. T h e co n cert w ill begin a t 8 :1 5 p. m. a n d an adm ission of 40c a n d 25c w ill be ch arg ed . F u rth e r Info rm atio n co n c e rn in g th e co n cert w ill ap p ear in n e x t w eek’s issue of T he H erald. TAX FORECLOSURE LIST PUBLISHED B eg in n in g w ith la s t w eek’s issue, th e H erald Is p u b lish in g in fo u r con secu tiv e issues a n o tice o f fore clo su re of tax lien s a g a in s t p ro p erty in U m atilla county. Y ears of d e lin quency d a te hack as fa r as 1928 an d a re b ro u g h t up to 1938 in m any in stan ces. T he fo reclo su re list is b ein g p u b lished in th e E ast O reg o n ian and T h e H erald an d is b ein g se n t to ea ste rn p a rt of th e co u n ty th ro u g h box holders. B earded Aces To A p p ear H ere J a n . 1 2 ■ & rw5 V *4 S o m eth in g e n tire ly new In th e w ay of b a sk e tb a ll h as been sch ed uled for th e H erm isto n h ig h school floor w hen th e B earded Aces, re p re s e n tin g th e C ity of D avid of B enton H arB or, M ich., w ill ta n g le w ith th e H erm isto n tow n team n ex t F rid ay , J a n u a r y 12. T he local team w ill be stre n g th e n e d for th e occasion by a d d itio n a l p la y e rs from U m atilla, S tan field an d Echo. T h e B earded Aces w ere o rg an ized in 1937 an d played n n d e r th e nam e of T u c k e r’s B earded Aces. D u rin g th e 1937-38 season th e y played 85 g am es an d lo st 14. D u rin g th e 1938- 39 season th e Aces play ed 124 gam es an d lost 26. T hey w ere th e only beard ed team selected to p lay in th e n a tio n a l p ro fessio n al to u rn a m e n t In C hicago. T h e B earded A c e s.a re all fo rm er college p lay ers and com bine a. fa s t p assin g gam e w ith , su p erb sh o w m an sh ip th a t m ade a big h it w h erev er th e y played Iasi season. P ra c tic e sessions fo r th e tow n team h av e been sla te d on th e follow in g n ig h ts, acc o rd in g to F red Reeves, m a n a g e r: F rid a y , J a n u a r y 5. J a n u a ry 8, J a n u a r y 10. J a n u a r y 17, J a n u a r y 23 an d J a n u a r y 31. P la y ers in te re ste d should be p re s e n t F r i day o r M onday n ig h t in o rd e r th a t a rra n g e m e n ts c an be com pleted fo r th e B earded Aces game. GOOD CHEER SPREAD AT CHRISTMAS TIM E In k eep in g w ith th e s p irit of sp re a d in g good ch eer a t C h ristm as, th e local co m m ittee d is trib u te d 27 C h ristm a s b ask ets th is year. T h e co o p e ra tin g g ro u p th is y ear included th e A m erican L egion and A u x iliary ; th e R ebekah L odge: th e A lta r Socie ty ; th e C ity o f H e rm isto n ; an d th e B a p tist, M ethodist, P en teco stal and U nion ch u rch es, and various In d iv i duals. By pooling th e ir e ffo rts th e b as k e ts w ere u n ifo rm ly n icer th a n th ey w puld have been if done in d ep en d e n tly . Also, sev eral cases of d u p li catio n w ere avoided. T h is w o rth y p ro je c t deserves th e w h o leh earted b a c k in g of th e citizen s of th is co m m unity. T he expression of ‘g r a titu d e by th e rec ip ie n ts w as a jo y to every m em ber o f th e co m m it tee w ho d eliv ered baskets. T h e com m itte e w ishes to express th e ir a p p re c ia tio n to th o se w ho helped and fo r th e g ifts d o n ated . COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETS WEDNESDAY T he H erm isto n C om m ercial club w ill m eet W ednesday. J a n u a r y 10, a t 7 :0 0 p. m. a t th e Odd F ellow s hall, and w ill be served w ith a d in n e r by th e R ebekahs. T h is w ill be th e a n n u al m eetin g fo r election of officers fo r th e e n su in g year. O th e r b u sin ess w ill also be tak en up. Cannery-Laundry Group To Meet A n o tice is b ein g given of th e a n n u al m e etin g of th e H erm isto n Co o p e ra tiv e L a u n d ry & C annery at th e L egion h all on S a tu rd ay , J a n u a r y 20, a t 2 :0 0 p. m fo r th e purpose of e le c tin g th re e d ire c to rs and such o th e r business a s may legally come before th e m eeting. C a th e rin e Som- m erer is se c re ta ry . A re c e n t O regon school d irecto ry issued by R ex P u tn a m , s u p e rin te n d e n t of public In s tru c tio n , rev eals in te re s tin g fig u re s in co n n ectio n w ith th e p er c a p ita cost of h ig h school ed u c a tio n in th e v ario u s cities of O regon. T he re p o rt covers th e school y e a r of 1938-39 for s ta n d a rd high schools. T h e cost per c a p ita of H erm isto n U nion h ig h school w as set a t $99.32. T h e n e a re s t fig u ré for an y o th e r h ig h school in U m a tilla co u n ty w as $124.94, w hile th e o th e rs ran g ed all th e w ays from th is fig u re up to $305.10. T h e assessed v a lu a tio n of th e H e r m iston d is tric t w as $2,033,794.00. TOWNSEND MEETING DATE SHOVED UP NUMBER 40 LOCAL POST OFFICE REACHES SECOND (LASS STANDING INCREASE GRADUAL IN RECENT YEARS T he H erm isto n postoffice has reached th e ra n k o f a second class office, acco rd in g to W. A. L ogan, postm aster. T h e business of th e of fice has g ra d u a lly in creased in th e past several years. In 1937 th e to ta l proceeds w ere in $7,900 w h ile in 1938 th e to ta l w as $8526.83. T he volum e jum ped to $9,473.14 In 1939, su ffic ie n t to give th e office a second class ra n k in g . D u rin g th e p ast D ecem ber m o n th , th e nu m b er of sales of m oney orders w as 713, w h ile d u rin g th e y e a r th e re has been a larg e use of stam p s, p o st al ca rd s an d th e use of m alls fo r a d v e rtis in g purposes. As a second clasH office th e com m u n ity is in line for b e tte r m all services, and It is expected t h a t a n e ffo rt w ill be made for a tw o-m all d aily service. A second class office, If m a in ta in e d for tw o consecutive years, becom es elig ib le for a post- office g r a n t by th e fed eral po stal d e p a rtm e n t. Such a b u ild in g w ould also he av a ila b le for o th e r fed eral use, such as th e a s s is ta n t co u n ty a g e n t, U. S. e n g in ee rs and o th e r em ployees of th e govern m en t. T h e am o u n t g ra n te d to su ch b u ild in g s ran g es from $25,000 to $50,000. If th e progress of th e local office c o n tin u es th ro u g h o u t 1940, th e s it u a tio n w ill be presented to th e con gressm an of th e d is tric t w ho w ill be expected to secure th e ap p ro v al by th e postal d e p a rtm e n ts for fu n d s from congress to c o n stru c t th e b u ild ____ ________ ing. T h e n e x t m eetin g of th e H erm iston T ow nsend club has been shoved up from J a n u a r y 12 to F rid a y , J a n u a ry 5, because th e clu b is c a llin g an ex tr a m e etin g for J a n u a r y 13 to cele b ra te Dr. F ra n c is T o w n sen d ’s b ir th day. P la n s for th e ce le b ra tio n w ill be th e o rd e r of th e ev en in g F rid ay . “ A Jo k e on th e T o y m ak er,” a T h e club m eets in th e Legion hall. m usical play in one a ct, w ill be pre sen ted by th e fire t fo u r g rad es a t th e H e rm isto n h ig h school g y m n as ium T h u rsd a y , J a n u a r y 11, a t 8 :0 0 p. m. T he o p e re tta w as to have been g iven p rio r to C h ristm as b u t due to T h e fin al days of 1939 and th e Illness w as postponed till th e above firs t th re e days of th e new y ear date. b ro u g h t th r e e -q u a rte rs of a n Inch T h e sto ry of th e play h as to do r a in fa ll In th e H erm isto n area. F o r w ith S a n ta p re p a rin g fo r hiis a n n u a l th e firs t tim e th is fall an d w in te r tr ip th ro u g h th e co u n try . W h ile he season, a fu ll head of w ater w as be Is m ak in g la s t m in u te p re p a ra tio n s ing ta k e n th ro u g h th e feed c a n a l in aw ay from th e toy shop, a Fairy to C old S p rin g s reserv o ir. H ereto Q ueen w ith h e r m agic b rin g s the fore only a sm all head had been r u n toys to life. W hen S a n ta re tu rn s to load th e sleig h , he is v ery m uch s u r ning. T h e te m p e ra tu re s for th e week prised and also fin d s h is toys very stayed a t a very even keel ex cep t for w illin g and read y to show him w h a t W ednesday w hen a m axim um of 52 they a re able to do. and a m inim um of 26 w as recorded. T h e p erfo rm an ce Is In te re stin g D u rin g th e firs t six d ay s th e h ig h e s t from b e g in n in g to end and local c it w as 39 a n d th e lo w est 31. izens should not fail to see th e T h e follow ing Is th e re p o rt for y o u n g ste rs perform . An adm ission th e p a st w eek, acco rd in g to C harles price of 25c fo r a d u lts an d 10c fo r T ay lo r, w e a th e r m an : c h ild re n w ill be charged. Max. Min. D ate D ecem ber 28 ...... ....... 34 ... . 31 ___ 37 ... 32 . 35 D ecem ber 30 ....... ....... 39 D ecem ber 31 ........ ....... 38 ... . 35 . 32 J a n u a r y 1 ............ ....... 39 A special m eetin g of th e H erm is J a n u a r y 2 ............ ....... 38 ... . 35 ton Odd F ellow s has been planned J a n u a r y 3 ............ ....... 52 ... . 26 for M onday, J a n u a r y 8, a t th e local hall. T he P endleton lodge w ill e n te r ta in fo r th e evening w ith G ran d M aster O. F. S teele also present. All to a tte n d Odd F ellow s a re asked or o th e r w h eth er m em bers h ere D a rre l S eeliger of O akland, C alif., lodges, and g et acq u ain ted . a rriv e d In H erm iston D ecem ber 21 Lodge m em bers a re inform ed not an d le ft a g a in T uesday of th is week to sta y aw ay because th e y do n o t a fte r sp e n d in g ten d ay s a t th e hom e have th e passw ord. T h e th ird de of hLs p a re n ts, Mr. and Mrs. F ra n k gree passw ord w ill ad m it. been em ployed S eeliger. H e has w ith th e S o u th ern P acific ra ilro a d WILLIAM ULRICH a t O akland, C alif., fo r alm o st th re e W illiam U lrich, 76 y e a rs of age, years. U p h o ld in g hom e tow n h o sp ita lity , passed aw ay la st T h u rsd ay , D ecem D arrel was fined $5.00 an d costs In ber 28, a t H u n tin g to n . O regon. Mr. th e local ju s tic e of peace c o u rt T ues U lrich w as found n ear th e S nake riv day fo r o v erlo ad in g th e fro n t s e a t of e r a t th a t place frozen to d e a th . He w as a n old tim e re sid e n t o f th e H e r an auto m o b ile. m iston and P endleton d is tric ts an d well know n am ong th e o ld er g e n e ra W atch Night Party Enjoyed Miss R ebecca P ierson w as hostess tion. F u n e ra l services w ere h eld S a tu r to 15 frie n d s New Y ear’s eve a t th e hom e of h e r p a re n ts, Mr. and Mrs. day a t P en d leto n . He is su rv iv ed by K. D. P ierson. A w affle su p p er w as tw o sons and one d a u g h te r, Jo h n U l enjoyed, follow ing w hich th e gro u p rich of H erm isto n . F re d U lrich of w atch ed th e old y ear o u t and th e D enver. Colo., an d Mrs. F a n n ie Mey ers of La G rande. new y e a r in. GRADE SCHOOL TO PRESENT OPERETTA NEW YEAR BEGINS W IT H RA IN FALL ODDFELLOWS PLAN SPECIAL MEETING DARREL SEELIGER PAYS V ISIT HERE lone High School vs. Hermiston High Bulldogs Tuesday Hight - Two Games