The Hermiston herald., January 18, 1940, Image 1

NEWS FROM YOUR I
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OWN STATE &
COUNTY
TOWNSEND CLUB
ENJOYS OYSTER
SUPPER SATURDAY
OFFICIAL UMATILLA COUNTY PAPER
I VOLUME XXXIII.
TURKEY OUTLOOK
RATHER DISMAL
FOR NEXT YEAR
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. JANUARY 18, 1940.
T h e H e rm isto n
T ow nsend clu b
spo nsored a n o y ster su p p er an d free
d a n c e S a tu rd a y n ig h t in th e local
L egion h a ll 'in hon o r of Dr. Tow n
s e n d ’s b irth d a y . D eleg ates w ere
ipresent from B oard m an , P en d leto n
a n d o th e r n earb y tow ns. T h e P en
d le to n clu b fu rn ish e d m usic fo r th e
o ccasion. C heckers w ere also played
d u rin g the evening.
A re p o rt w as g iv en th a t th e P o rt­
la n d and M u ltn o m ah co u n ty clubs
N ot too b rig h t a p ic tu re for t u r ­
h a d sponsored a b irth d a y p a rty on
key g ro w ers w as p ain te d by Noel
J a n u a r y 13 w ith th e ad d ress of w el­
B ennion, ex ten sio n sp e c ia list
in
com e b ein g g iven by M ayor Jo sep h
p o u ltry h u sb an d ry , a t a n ex ten sio n
E. C arson. In tro d u c to ry re m a rk s
m e etin g in A ssista n t C ounty A gent
w ere given by E. W. A lrich , sen io r
M. E. K n ic k e rb o c k e r's office T u es­
m em ber of th e P o rtla n d school
day aftern o o n . Mr. B ennion s ta te d
board. J . C. B en n ett, c ity com m is­
th a t th e re w ere 52.293,000 pounds
sio n e r, in tro d u ced th e sp e a k e rs of
of tu rk e y s in sto ra g e on J a n u a r y 1
th e evening. O. V. Badley, co u n ty
th is y e a r com pared w ith 22,762,000
com m issioner, w as c h a irm a n of th e
last y ear a t th is tim e, an d 23,785,-
p ro g ra m co m m ittee a n d fu rn ish ed
0 0 0 fo r th e five y e a r av erag e on th a t
a n in te re s tin g prog ram .
d a te . M ovem ent in to sto ra g e is ex ­
T he p illo w cases w h ich w ere sold
pected to co n tin u e h eav ily d u rin g
a t au c tio n a t th e m eetin g h ere S a t­
th e m o n th of J a n u a ry . It is a little
u rd a y w ent to F red Lenz. T he m on­
too e a rly to te ll a s to th e n u m b er of
ey w as se n t to th e D eLanos of
b reed er h en s b ein g k e p t over, b u t it
B o ardm an w ho lost th e ir hom e by
looks as if th e re w ould be a n in ­
fire recen tly .
crease in th e n u m b e r k e p t in th e
T h e n e x t m eetin g of th e club w ill
s ta te an d possibly in th e n atio n .
h e F rid a y , J a n u a r y 26. R e p o rts of
T h is, coupled w ith th e a n tic ip a te d
th e o y ster su p p er an d o th e r im p o rt­
red u ctio n in th e n u m b er of p o u lts
a n t m a tte rs w ill be p resen ted and
h atch ed , m ay m ean a larg e su p p ly
discussed. M em bers o f th e new ly
of h a tc h in g eg g s n e x t sp rin g , B en ­
elec ted club counsel a re req u ested
nion believed. H ow ever, th e re has
to be p resen t. T he p u b lic is also in ­
been an d is a good d em an d for
v ited to a tte n d . T he L adies A u x ili­
h a tc h in g eggs an d p o u lts from O re­
a ry w ill serv e a jitn e y su p p er a t th e
gon larg e,
b ro ad -b reasied
B ronze
clo se of th e m eeting.
tu rk ey s.
“H ow to P ro d u ce P o rk M ost E co­
n o m ic a lly ,” w ill be th e th em e of a
d iscu ssio n to be held in A ssista n t
C o u n ty A gent M. E. K n ic k e rb o c k e r’s
o ffice F rid a y a fte rn o o n , J a n u a r y 19,
a t 1 :3 0 p. m. H. A. L in d g ren , ex ­
te n sio n sp e c ia list in a n im a l h u s­
b a n d ry from O regon S ta te college,
w ill be on h an d to discuss feeding
a n d m a n ag e m en t of hogs an d to as­
s is t fa rm e rs in w o rk in g o u t th e ir
h o g problem s.
T he m e etin g w ill be open to a n y
o n e d e sirin g
in fo rm a tio n
alo n g
th e s e lines.
TRANSIENTS HELD
FOR LARCENY HERE
T hom as M ilton V eil Sr. an d his
so n T hom as J r . w ere a rre s te d in H er­
m isto n W ednesday on a c h a rg e of
la rc e n y less th a n $35 from th e R. V.
M cG raw fa rm fo u r m iles e a st of
H erm isto n . T h e a r r e s t w as m ade by
J e s s G ossage. m arsh al of S tan field ,
a n d s ta te police.
A w a rra n t fo r .th eir a rr e s t had
been issued e a rlie r in th e day an d
th e p a ir w as c a u g h t w hile w a itin g
n e a r th e tra c k s for a “ fre e t r i p ” to
e a s te rn points. A m ong th e loot was
a n au to m o b ile ra d ia to r an d o th e r
au to m o b ile p a rts in c lu d in g tools.
T h e tw o w ere ta k e n to S ta n fie ld
t h a t sam e d ay and w ere sen ten ced
to serv e 40 days each in th e co u n ty
ja il.
Ten Years Ago
T h ere w ere a b o u t 32 m illio n tu r ­
keys raised in th e U nited S ta te s th is
p a st y ear, w hich w as a 22% in ­
crease over 1938, an d 15%
over
1936, w h ich wras th e p rev io u s h ig h
y ear. A lth o u g h th e re m ay be a re ­
d u ctio n in th e n u m b e r of p o u lts
h atch e d th is sp rin g , th e re la tio n of
tu rk e y p rices to feed costs m ay be
less fav o rab le th i s y e a r th a n
in
1939 an d esp ecially less fav o rab le
th a n 1938, it w as p o in ted out.
D iseases a ffe c tin g breed ers and
p o u lts w ere discussed a t th e m eet­
in g as w ell as feed in g an d b ro o d in g
problem s. F e a th e r p ic k in g cam e in
fo r co n sid erab le discussion and it
w as (pointed o u t by B en n io n
th a t
th is vice m ay be co n tro lled to a con-
sid erab le e x te n t by allo w in g su ffi
cie n t room in th e b rooder house. A t
least one sq u a re foot in th e b ro o d er
house an d one sq u a re foot on th e
su n porch o r b ro o d e r y ard should be
allow ed p er p o u lt to avoid o v er­
cro w d in g an d fe a th e r p ick in g .
In
a d d itio n , free access to w hole oats
for th e y o u n g b ird s w ill assist in
c o n tro llin g th is vice.
ROTARY CLUB
MEMBERS V ISIT
A g ro u p of six R o tary club m em ­
b ers from
M ilto n -F re e w a te r m et
w ith 18 local b u sin ess men M onday
n ig h t to ex p lain th e R o tary o rg a n i­
zatio n , w ith th e view of sp o n so rin g
such an o rg a n iz a tio n in H erm isto n .
In te re s t in th e o rg a n iz a tio n
w as
m an ifested by a n u m b er of local
men an d a co m m ittee of th re e w ill
be ap p o in ted soon to see w h eth er
such a clu b is w an ted by th e b u si­
nessm en.
Those from M ilto n -F re e w a te r w ere
w ere Lew Y a n tis, p re sid e n t of th e
R o ta ry clu b in th a t c ity , Ted W est-
bu rg ,
se c re ta ry -tre a s u re r.
Gene
S tric k le r, c h a irm a n of th e group,
B ert M iller, H o w ard M ansfield and
F red F u lle rto n .
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RETIRES FROM OFFICE
BENNION TALKS ON
VARIOUS DISEASES
FARMERS TO TALK
ON HOG PROBLEMS
4/ztaLüL
a .ln tL M .o n
W.
M ESSNER
MESSNER RESIGNS AS
DISTRICT MANAGER
J. W . M essner, fo r m any y ears
m a n a g e r an d se c re ta ry of W estlan d
Ir rig a tio n d is tric t, h as resig n ed th e
position to ta k e effect F e b ru a ry 1st.
As m a n a g e r of th e a ff a irs o f th e
d is tric t, Mr. M essner has b ro u g h t
its irrig a tio n system to its p resen t
s ta te of p erfectio n an d service, and
h as seen th e g ro w th of th e p ro je c t
from a few s e ttle rs to h u n d re d s of
p rosperous s e ttle rs now o ccupying
th e once sage b ru sh lan d .
Mr. M essner ex p ects to devote h is
tim e in th e fu tu re to h is ra n c h an d
m in in g in te re sts, still re m a in in g a
re sid e n t of H erm isto n .
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The P en d leto n Male C horus,
u n d er th e d irectio n of Ted Roy,
w ill p re se n t a con cert in th e
local h ig h school g y m nasium
F rid a y evening, J a n u a r y 19.
T he p ro g ram w ill begin a t 8 :1 5
an d is u n d e r th e sp o n so rsh ip
of th e H erm isto n G arden club.
A fe a tu re of th e ev en in g w ill
be a n u m b er of b ass-b arito n e
solos by Dan M otanic, C ayuse
In d ian .
T he adm ission price w ill be
40c an d 25c.
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HERMISTON W INS
PAIR AT ATHENA
FRIDAY NIGHT
T he H erm isto n U nion h ig h school
B ulldogs won a double v icto ry a t
A th en a T uesday n ig h t. T he A squad
won by a 29-18 c o u n t w hile th e B a­
by B ulldogs ann ex ed a 24-12 vic­
tory. T hese v icto ries to some e x te n t
ato n ed for the loss of tw o tilts to
A th en a last year.
H ollom an led th e A squad to
to ry w ith e ig h t .points, closely fol
lowed by P ierson w ith six. H erm is­
ton jum ped to a 9 to 3 lead a t th e
end of th e firs t q u a rte r and held a
17-10 ad v a n ta g e a t h a lfw ay m ark
T he B ulldogs co n tin u ed th e pace in
th e th ird q u a rte r and w ere never
in d a n g e r of losing th e ir lead.
T he box scores follow :
Hermiston 29
18 Athena
MATOTTS SURPRISED
W ITH CHARIVARI
SCHOOL PROJECT
IS D E L A Y E D
IONE COM ING FOR
GAMES SATURDAY
SCHELL LAD M AY
LOSE EYE SIGHT
COLUMBIA GRANGE WINS FIRST PLACE
IN NATIONAL SAFETY AWARD CONTEST
HOME ECONOMICS
CLUB TO MEET
T he H erm isto n H om e E conom ics
club will hold an all day m eetin g
next T uesday, J a n u a r y 23, a t th e
home of Mr. and Mrs. B ert Q uick. A
previous m eetin g w hich w as p o st­
poned because of severe w e a th e r w ill
be held In th e m o rn in g and w ill
have the follow ing su b je c ts fo r d is­
cussion, “ B uying of R eady M ades”
and “T e stin g M a te ria ls."
T he a ftern o o n w ill be ta k e n up
w ith a d e m o n stra tio n by Mrs. D oro­
th y
B ishop, hom e d e m o n stra tio n
ag en t of P endleton.
T he
su b ject
w ill be " U n d e rsta n d in g O ur F a m i­
lies a n d How T hey W o rry U s.”
HARKENRIDER IS
ELECTED PRESIDENT
OF COMMERCIAL CLUB
NEW BUSINESS FIRMS
ESTABLISHED HERE
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P ierso n 6
F ......... 11 B. Z erba
H ollom an 8 ........ F ......... 1 M ayberry
C ram pton 4 ....... C................. 4 K ibby
C orpe 4 ................G................ 2 Jo h n s
T ille r 1 ................G..................... B idler
S u b stitu te s: H erm isto n , G ettm an n
1, B ensel, R u g g 5, C lark e. A thena,
Z erba an d R. K ibby.
Mr. an d Mns. M. T. “ S h o rty " Ma-
T he team jo u rn e y s 'to M ilton-
to tt w ere g e n ial h o sts on W ednesday F re e w a te r n ex t T uesday for a re tu rn
n ig h t w hen a gro u p of ap p ro x im a te ­ co n test.
ly 20 frien d s in v ited them selves to
th e W. J. R odda hom e w here th e Ma
to ^ a w ere v isitin g . T h e g u ests w ere
well arm ed w ith th e u su al “ g ifts .”
A fter sev eral a tte m p ts to elude th e
v isito rs, Mr. M ato tt w as .persuaded
T he W PA p ro ject w hich h as been
to come to tow n w ith th e g ro u p .
u n d erw ay th e p a st few w eeks ab o u t
T a k in g a ro u n d -a b o u t w ay to H e r­ th e h ig h school g ro u n d s h as been
m iston, th e M ato tt c a r ra n o u t of held up u n til f u r th e r d e ta ils can be
gas and had to aw ak en a service ironed out.
No d e fin ite w ord has
sta tio n a tte n d a n t for m ore fuel. All been received from W PA h e a d q u a r­
in all a good tim e w as had by all.
te rs b u t a c tio n is expected to begin
a g a in soon.
A n o th er W PA p ro ject h as been
.proposed for th e s tre e ts and sid e­
w alks of th e city. T he p lan calls
for a n ex p e n d itu re of a p p ro x im ate
Ione h ig h school w ill play a deu- ly $12,000. I t w ill pro b ab ly be a t
b leh ead er in th e H erm isto n h ig h least six w eeks before a n y d e fin ite
school g y m n asiu m S a tu rd a y n ig h t. word is expected.
T he gam es w ere postponed from last
week d u e to th e snow storm . Ione
is rep o rted to have a .stronger team
th a n la st m o n th w hen th e B ulldogs
won a lopsided c o n test.
E dw ard Schell, six -y ear-o ld son of
T he first gam e is sla te d to begin
Mr. and Mrs. E dw ard S chell of H e r­
a t 7 :3 0 .
m iston, m ay lose th e s ig h t of a n eye
due to an in ju ry received last week
Harris Enlists W ith Air Corps.
B ill H a rris, son of Mr. an d Mrs. w hen a ru b b er band w hich he w as
s tre tc h in g
broke
and
b ack fired ,
G eorge H a rris of H erm isto n , h as e n ­
s trik in g him d ire c tly in th e eye. He
listed w ith th e U. S. arm y a ir corps
and w ill soon be assig n ed to a loca­ was ru sh ed to P en d leto n for e x am i­
tio n , pro b ab ly in C alifo rn ia. He re ­ n a tio n b u t it w as decided to tak e
ported a t P en d leto n e arly
in the him to P o rtla n d for tre a tm e n t.
Mr. and Mrs. Schell and E d w ard
m onth. No d e fin ite in fo rm atio n has
w ere ta k e n to P o rtla n d S a tu rd a y
been received to his ex act locatio n .
w here E dw ard en te re d th e D oern-
becher h o sp ital. B ert Q uick, w ho
took them dow n, re tu rn e d th e n ex t
day b u t did n o t have an y d e fin ite
in fo rm atio n as to E d w a rd 's co n d i­
tion. It w as th o u g h t, how ever, th a t
th e re w as little hope fo r sa v in g th e
eye. He w as a firs t g ra d e r In th e lo­
'S afety on H igh w ay an d
R ural cal school.
F. C. M cK enzie w as elected p re si­
d e n t of th e C om m ercial C lub for th e
com ing year a t its re g u la r m eetin g
T uesday noon a t th e H e rm isto n ho­
tel. O th er o fficers elected w ere R.
A. B row nson, vice p re sid e n t, and
Dr. A. E. M arble, se cretary . O utgo­
in g o fficers a re W. J. W a rn e r, p res­
id e n t; F. C. M cK enzie, vice p resi­
d e n t and J. M. B iggs, se c re ta ry .
A. F. R o h rm an . fo rm erly of P e n ­
d le to n , is th e new o w n er of th e
F ord G arag e re c e n tly ow ned by C.
A w ell deserved h o n o r cam e to th e
J . B ielm an. Mr. R o h rm an took pos­
C olum bia G ran g e last week w hen R oads.” T h e la tte r pro g ram was
session J a n u a r y 10.
w ord w as received from W a sh in g ­ sp ired w ith a P ro fesso r Quiz co n ­
O. C. P ierce w as elected p resid en t
test.
o f th e H erm isto n V o lu n te e r F ire De­ to n , D. C„ th a t it had been d eclared
In a d d itio n to se n d in g in th e re ­
p a rtm e n t.
O ther
o fficers elected firs t place w in n e r of th e N atio n al p o rts of th e m eetin g s, o th e r item s
w ere W. W . F elth o u se. se c re ta ry , S afety A w ard, sponsored .by th e n a ­ in s tru m e n ta l In w in n in g first prize
a n d G eorge W a g n er, fire chief.
tio n al g ran g e. C olum bia O ran g e w as w ere a 900-w ord essay w ritte n by
By a score of 21 to 20 th e H e r­ firs t am o n g 33 prizes offered and Mrs. Em il Z ivney, le c tu re r a t th a t
m isto n h ig h school boys' b a sk e tb a ll w ill be aw ard ed $50 in cash.
tim e. L ast sum m er th e G ran g e also
te a m u p set th e dope b u c k e t S a tu r­
F o u r p u b lic m eetin g s sponsored sponsored th e first J u n io r safety pa­
d ay by d e fe a tin g th e fa s t P o rtla n d last fall by th e G ran g e wpre In s tru ­ tro l In th e C olum bia d is tric t.
M ohaw ks. In th e lin e u p w ere F e lt- m en tal in w in n in g th e aw ard . T he
T he p a tro l was o rg an ized acco rd ­
house, N ation, S m ith ,
B rig g s and p ro g ram s d e a lt w ith v ario u s phases in g to sp ecific atio n s of th e secre­
K lages.
of p u b lic sa fe ty and w ere w ell a t ­ ta r y of s ta te an d s ta te police and
P ra c tic a lly 1800 tu r k e y s w ere tended. “ S afety a t th e F a rm H om e” , fu n c tio n s w ith precisio n on the
shipped o u t of H erm isto n M onday. th e firs t of th e series, w as supple- school g ro u n d s an d d u rin g loading
W ith seven d egrees below zero as m ented w ith m otion p ictu res. T h e periods of th e school busses. Sam
th e record b re a k in g
low te m p e ra ­ second, "S a fe ty a t School an d Play-1 Brow n b e lts w ere p reesn ted by th e
tu re . th e past week has been the (g ro u n d .” was n ex t, follow ed by G ilm ore Oil Co. an d b adges by th e
coldest of th e w in ter.
“S afety in th e C o m m u n ity ” and . AAA o f P o rtla n d .
STARS IN OPERETTA
NUMBER 22
P ic tu re d above a re , left, F lorence
A ndrew s, and, r ig h t, M a rg a re t Doyle
w ho played a p ro m in e n t p a rt in the
g ra d e school o p e re tta h ere la s t week.
T hey also perform ed a t th e P. T. A.
m eetin g W ednesday n ig h t.
TURKEY GROWERS
COMPLETE SEASON
HERE THIS WEEK
T he fin a l carlo ad of e a ste rn O re­
gon tu rk e y s w as loaded a t th e local
p la n t th is w eek to w ind up a n o th e r
y e a r’s b u sin ess fo r th e tu rk e y grow ­
ers of th is v icin ity . T he drop in price
d u rin g th e fin a l m onth of th e sea­
son proved a bomb shell to tu rk e y
ra is e rs an d w ith th e raise in th e
price of g ra in le ft a n arro w m argin
of p ro fit.
F rom th e p ro d u ctio n sta n d p o in t
th e p resen t season w as a success. A
to ta l of 50,916 birds, to ta lin g 857,-
999 pounds, w ere dressed a t th e lo­
cal p la n t d u rin g th e v ario u s .pools.
T he b ird s filled 2714 ra ilro a d cars
w hich w ere shipped to v ario u s p a rts
of th e co u n try .
A g r e a t boon to th e com m unity
w as th e h uge p ay ro ll of $7,500 paid
o u t d u rin g th e season to a p p ro x i­
m ately 135 w orkers.
PISHING RESORT
CLEANUP PLANNED
G eorge H a rk e n rld e r, m a n a g e r o f
th e local U nion Oil Co. p la n t, waa
elected p resid en t of th e H e rm isto n
C om m ercial club a t th e a n n u a l elec­
tio n of o fficers held T uesday ev en ­
in g in th e Odd F ellow s h a ll w ith 45
m em bers present. He succeeds E. P .
Dodd w ho h as held th e position fo r
th e p a st few y ears an d w ho refused
to be no m in ated fo r a n o th e r te rm .
O th er o fficers elected a t th e m e e tin g
in clu d e W a lte r P earson, vice (presi­
d e n t, an d L ean d er Q u irin g , se c re ta ­
ry. T h e R ebekahs served a ch ick en
noodle luncheon for th e occasion.
P rio r to th e electio n , Mr. Dodd
gave a brief o u tlin e o f p ro je c ts a c ­
com plished in th e p ast, n a m in g som e
of th e d ire c t acco m p lish m en ts
of
th e C om m ercial club. In conclusion,
he suggested se v e ra l new p lan s fo r
th e com ing year a n d then tu rn e d th e
m eeting over to h is successor.
P re s id e n t H a rk e n rid e r called on
v ario u s m em bers of th e clu b w ho
have estab lish ed b u sin ess co n cern s
in th e city d u rin g th e p a st year. In ­
cluded w ere H orace S m ith of F a rm ­
ers S upply Co., A1 Shaw of S h aw ’s
B akery, Mr. M iller of M iller's T ra d ­
ing P ost, F. M. Cox of Cox’s L u m ­
ber firm , and Mr. G ray o f T um -A -
Lum an d H. K. B eal of B eal’s B lack ­
sm ith Shop.
A new board of d ire c to rs w as
ornied w hich w ill consist of th e
h ree o fficers of th e club an d th e
heads of th e v ario u s com m ittees.
T h is g ro u p w ill m eet once a m o n th
an d th e C om m ercial club w ill m eet
once a m onth as a body. T he new
p re sid e n t an n o u n ced th a t all s ta n d ­
ing com m ittees w ould be held over
for a n o th e r term w ith a few c h a n g ­
es w hich w ill be an n o u n ced later.
An a n n o u n cem en t w as m ade th a t
1940 dues w ere payable to th e sec­
re ta ry or to an y m em ber o f th e f i ­
nance
com m ittee.
O th er
topics
b ro u g h t up d u rin g th e ev en in g in ­
cluded p lan s for a F o u rth o f J u ly
c e le b ratio n ,
proced u re of business
m eetings, road
projects, paricing
re g u la tio n s and th e erectio n of a
new sign a t th e o u ts k irts of th e city .
H aro ld R an k in o f th e E a s te rn
O regon T u rk ey G row ers w as called
upon to g iv e a resum e of th is y e a r’s
business and divulged som e in te re s t­
in g s ta tis tic s on tu rk e y a c tiv itie s in
th is te rrito ry . H e w as aided In h is
ta lk by H. K. Dean of th e e x p e ri­
m en t sta tio n . I t w as in d icated by
m em bers of th e club of th e g re a t im ­
p o rtan ce of th is In d u stry to thds
com m unity.
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A g ro u p of local n lm ro d s and
sp o rtsm en w ill m ake an
a tte m p t
S unday to c le a r up b ru sh , d e b ris an d
o th e r dead m a tte r a t th e Cold
S p rin g s slough an d n e a rb y stream s.
U n d e rb ru sh h a s g a th e re d d u rin g th e
p ast y e a r w hich h as proven a h in d ­
ra n c e both to th e fish a n d fis h e r­
m en.
A nyone in te re ste d to ta k e p a rt is
asked to m eet a t H a le ’s C onfection­
ery S u n d ay m o rn in g a t 1 0 :0 0 w ith
e ith e r an axe, p itc h fo rk , g ru b hoe or
o th e r g ard en tools. O th er necessary
item s in clu d e a lu n ch an d a cup. H ot
coffee w ill be fu rn ish e d .
T he p ro ject is a w o rth y one and
A su rp rise house w arm in g w as
local sp o rtsm en a re asked to coop­ given Mr. and Mrs. P aul Van P a tte n
e ra te .
T uesday ev en in g a t th e ir new hom e
in to w hich they moved la s t w eek.
T he gro u p presented them w ith a
fund to buy b ath ro o m fu rn ish in g s.
T hose c o n trib u tin g an d p re s e n t
w ere Mr. an d Mrs. Don Jack so n , M r.
An e a rly m o rn in g fire S a tu rd a y a t and Mrs. F red H ensel, Mr. an d Mrs.
th e hom e of Mrs. C. E. B aker, on th e E m ory Cox, Mr. and Mrs. H ow ard
e a ste rn o u ts k irts of th e c ity lim its, P a ck ard , Mr. and Mrs. Nell B oynton.
caused a sm all am o u n t of dam age Mr. and Mrs. Ed M cM illan, Mr. a n d
b u t m ig h t hav e proven se rio u s had Mrs. D ayton H a rris, Mrs. Roy A tte-
It got o u t o f co n tro l. P a ssin g m o t­ b u ry , Bobby A tte b u ry , Miss M axine
o rists and n eig h b o rs aid ed in g e ttin g F au st, Miss Snow McCoy, Miss V ir­
th e blaze u n d e r d o n tro l a f te r the g in ia W ells, Mr. and Mrs. E rm ol S a­
c ity sire n had sounded an alarm .
fer, Mr. and Mrs. L ean d er Q u irin g .
An o v erh eated stove w as said to Mr. and Mrs E m il Z ivney, Mr. a n d
be th e pro b ab le cause of th e blaze Mrs. C. J. Jack so n . Mr. and Mrs. M.
w hich dam aged th e roof of an o u t­ G. H edw all. Mr. and Mrs. H arv ey
side b u ild in g .
P ayne and Mr. an d Mrs. A1 Q u irin g .
VAN PATTENS HOSTS
A T HOUSE W ARM ING
BAKER HOME HAS
FIRE SATURDAY
Rev. Loree Attends Conference
Rev. G rayden Lore«» of th e H er­
m iston Baptist, c h u rc h left M onday
fo r O regon C ity w h ere he is a tte n d ­
ing a B ap tist m in is te rs ’ m eeting. He
p lan n ed
to re tu rn
hom e today
(T h u rs d a y ).
Dyer Returns From Eastern Trip
Jo e S. D yer, old tim e H erm iston
re sid e n t, re tu rn e d S a tu rd a y from a
tw o m o n th s tr ip in to th e e a ste rn
sta te s. He w as accom panied by his
d a u g h te r. Mrs. E d g a r P eterso n of
Pow ell B utte. A m ore d etailed re ­
p o rt of th e tr ip w ill be published In
n ex t w eek's Issue.
Hedwalls Near Murder Scene
Mr. and Mrs. H erb H edw all, fo r­
m erly of H erm iston hut now of A b­
erdeen. had rin g sid e seats fo r th e
l a w m urder m y stery w hich has been
fro n t page new s for th e last 10 days.
T hey resid e only tw o blocks from
th e scene of th e k illin g .
Broadcast Program Planned
A ssistan t C ounty A gent M. E.
K n ick erb o ck er and H. K. D ean of
th e H erm iston E x p erim en t S ta tio n
w ill present th e re g u la r KUJ. W a lla
W alla, rad io b ro ad cast S a tu rd a y a f ­
tern o o n a t 1 :0 0 to 1 :1 5 .
Doubleheader - lone High vs. Hermiston Bulldogs Saturday Night - 7:30 p. m.