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Newspaper Page TextNEW S FROM YOUR] O W N STATE fir CO UNTY ol V* W O R K PROGRESSE O N C O L U M B IA PARK C O M M U N IT Y H A LL T he F a rm B u reau a u x ilia ry m et F rid a y , F e b ru a ry 16, a t th e C olum bia p a rk h a ll for a re g u la r w ork day. A pot luck d in n e r w as served a t noon for e ig h t m en a n d ten ladies. T h e m en w orked on th e club house w h ile th e lad ies q u ilte d on a p atch - w o rk q u ilt. W o rk day s have been h e ld a t in te rv a ls d u rin g th e p ast few m o n th s and an y o n e in te re ste d in h e lp in g to com plete th e b u ild in g is ask ed to g et in to u ch w ith th e b u ild in g co m m ittee composed of Mrs. A r th u r B lin sto n , Mrs. H e n ry O tt a n d Mrs. M iles B a rag ar. I t is hoped to hav e th e b u ild in g co m p leted by th e m iddle of M arch. T h e n e x t w ork day is sch ed u led for F rid a y , M arch 1, w ith a p o t lu ck d in n e r a t noon. Mrs. D ora M ikesell w ill be p ro g ram c h a irm a n for th e d a y w h ile Mrs', G eneva B lin sto n , M rs. Jessie C orm an an d Mrs. N ellie T u c k e r w ill be in c h a rg e of th e re fre sh m e n ts. TOWNSEND CLUB NEWS By MRS. JO E UDEY Over 100 m em bers a tte n d e d th e c lu b m e etin g and p a rty d an ce held la s t F rid a y n ig h t lu th e H erm isto n L egion hall. T he local club has ta k e n in 83 new m em b ers in tw o w eeks and expects to in crease th e list. T h e n e x t m e etin g is scheduled fo r F e b ru a ry 23 a t w h ich tim e a ll T o w n sen d b an k s sh o u ld be tu rn e d in. Tw o le tte r s w ere read F rid a y n ig h t e x p la in in g th e new T ow nsend b ill. A lth o u g h th e p rin c ip le of th e new T ow nsend bill is sim ila r to th e fo rm er, sev eral ch an g es have been m ad e as to a c c u m u la tio n of m oney to p ay to th o se over 60 w ho w ith d ra w from g a in fu l occu p atio n . T h is new b ill re a d s u n d e r g ro ss incom e it w ill ap p ly o n ev ery sa la ry 8250.00 p er m o n th an d all business. T h is gross incom e o f tra n s a c tio n s is in no w ay a sale s tax . W e a re u sin g th e term “ gro ss incom e ta x ” in place of th e term tra n sa c tio n tax. T h is c h an g e w as m ade a fte r a n u m b er of co n feren ces w ith tax a t t o r neys an d a c c o u n ta n ts, a ll of w hom w ere of th e opinion th a t it w ould be e x tre m e ly d iffic u lt p ro p e rly to d e fin e " tr a n s a c tio n ” , since th e re is li t t t l e or no leg al d e fin itio n b eh in d it. T he gross incom e ta x is w h a t th e H a w a iia n Islan d s a re u sin g and a re o u t of debt. Dr. T ow nsend a n d a ll m em bers of h is o rg a n iz a tio n feel su re of g e ttin g m ore c o n g re ssio n a l su p p o rt w ith th is chan g e. • M ore im p o rta n t in fo rm a tio n w ill be given a t th e m e e tin g F rid a y n ig h t a n d you a re in v ited . IR R IG O N DEFEATS HEPPNER HERE F o r th e firs t tim e in th e h isto ry of th e W h e a t leag u e a n A d iv isio n ch am p io n bowed to th e B d iv isio n ti tl is t in th e p layoff for th e loop ch a m p io n sh ip . C oach L yle E d d y ’s Irrig o n high schoo l C om ets tu rn e d th e tric k T uesday n ig h t on th e H e r m isto n floor w hen th e y d o w n ed H ep p n er 33 to 25. T h e gam e w as played h ere to be on a n e u tra l floor. S co rin g in th e firs t q u a r te r wa3 e x a c tly even, 5 to 5, b u t Irrig o n edged ah ead in th e second period to hold a h a lftim e lead of 14 to 12. A t th e th re e q u a rte r m ark th e score stood 21 to 20 b u t Irrig o n in creased th e m a rg in th e fin a l period. T he score: 25 H ep p n er Irrig o n 33 O’D onnell M ark h am F 7 Snow H o u g h to n 9 F 1 D rake C Jo n e s 18 8 Crawford B u eh l G 7 P in c k n e y G Conn el 6 S ubs: Irrig o n —R u c k e r; H ep jjn er — M errill, S ch iv e n e r 2. R eferee: Ja c k Lloyd. Townies Defeat Bulldogs T h e h ig h school team w as d e fe a t ed F rid a y ev en in g , F e b ru a ry 16, by th e local tow n team . T he score w as 30 to 18. T h e h ig h school played th e gam e to keep in sh ap e fo r th e com ing to u rn a m e n t. T h e tow n team p layed th e J a c k A llen team of P e n d le to n th e sam e n ig h t and H erm isto n lan d ed on top by 10 p o in ts. 32 to 22. aXmLlton a rt O*e 4 / afitiLdL UMATILLA COUNTY PAPER VOLUME xxxni. H e rm is to n H ig h J u n io r Class P la y C ast FOUR-H MEMBERS AWARDED TICKETS TO SUMMER SCHOOL C IT Y ACQUIRES N E W D U M P IN G GROUNDS LADIES GUESTS AT COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETING TUESDAY PARK PROSPECT IS UP FOR DISCUSSION LEADERS CLUB T O A T T E N D _M E E TIN G T h e H erm isto n p ro je c t w ill ag a in be well re p resen ted in th e a n n u a l 1-H sum m er school sessio n s to be in J u n e in C orvallis. A m e e tin g of th e v ario u s club lead e rs w as h eld in th e office of M. E. K n ick erb o ck er, a s s is ta n t co u n ty a g e n t, W ednesday ev en in g a t w h ich tim e re p o rts w ere g iven from v a rio u s o rg a n iz a tio n s. T he lead e rs also discussed th e m a tte r of a tte n d in g th e annual co n v en tio n of clu b lead e rs to be held th is y ear a t U nion on M arch 8 an d 9. It is probable th a t se v eral w ill go from here. T he fo llo w in g is a lis t of F o u r-H sch o larsh ip w in n e rs an d th e o rg a n izatio n s d o n a tin g th e a w a rd s: P o c a h a n ta s of U m a tilla to F ra n k B ensel an d R ic h a rd R u g g , a lte rn a te . E a ste rn S ta r of U m a tilla to A g nes R iley, U m a tilla , no a lte rn a te . S ta n field G ran g e to L a u ra S tev ens, S tan field . No a lte rn a te . C olum bia G ran g e to Owen A nson, S tan field , an d C resten B uzzard, H e r m isto n , a lte rn a te . F a rm B u reau A u x ilia ry to Joyce M cCulley an d M ary S om m erer, C ol u m bia, qs a lte rn a te . U m atilla P ro je c t F a rm B u reau to Jo h n M cM ullen, H e rm isto n , an d G lenn W ilcox, H e rm isto n , a lte rn a te . U m atilla P ro je c t F a rm B u reau to Lois H u n t, C olum bia, and D onna S aylor, B u tte r C reek, a lte rn a te . A m erican L egion A u x ilia ry to Lo is C asper, M in n eh ah a, an d Ire n e B o rth w ick , H e rm isto n , as a lte rn a te . T h is is o n ly a h a lf sch o larsh ip . T h e fo llo w in g p a r t sch o larsh ip s w ere won a t th e s ta te fa ir: Joe Coo ney, 9-1 2 ; K e n n e th B ensel, % , and H e n ry S om m erer J r., NUMBER 27 HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FEBRUARY 22, 1940. M em bers o f th e cast of “ T he P o o r I re c to r; M arion O tt, S usan Knox, house. Bill B elt, Tom F ra s e r and R ich ” , J u n io r cla.ss play to be p re- Mabel R auch and B a rb a ra Moore, G ilb ert Dyer. G eorgia L in d n e r w as sented F rid a y n ig h t, are, from le ft B ack row : Dave H am m , G ale F e lt- ab se n t w hen th e p ic tu re w as ta k e n . — C ut C ourtesy B ulldog to rig h t, ( f r o n t) : M erviti W e rth . d i-j 'TH E POOR R IC H ' TIT LE OF PLAY OF JU N IO R CLASS T h e J u n io r class of H e rm isto n u n ion h ig h school w ill m ake its d r a m atic d eb u t n e x t F rid a y , F e b ru a ry 23, p re s e n tin g “ T h e P o o r R ic h ,” a th re e -a c t fa rce by P risc illa W ay n e and W ay n e S p rag u e. M em bers of th e cast h a v e been p ra c tic in g d ilig e n tly d u rin g th e p a st weeks, “ T he P oor R ic h ” c e n te rs aro u n d th e life o f th e C a rp e n te r fam ily , Sam and S arah , an d th e ir son, Tom C a rp e n te r, played by B ill B elt, is m arrie d to L ouise, G eo rg ia L in d n er. T hey prove to be an o rd in a ry y o u n g couple, deeply in love. A t th e C a rp e n te r fa rm , S a ra h , ab ly p o rtra y e d by B a rb a ra Moore, and Sam, in th e p erso n of G ale F elth o u se a re a w a itin g th e re tu rn of a n o th e r son, Bob (T om F ra s e r, a n d h is f i a n cee, L ila B riggs, play ed b y S usan K nox. L ila is th e d a u g h te r of J. H am ilto n B riggs, a m illio n n a ire . L u c in d a M org an , t h e gossipy n eig h b o r, M abel R au ch , is su rp rise d a t th e effected a ir s o f th e C a rp e n te r hom e. T h e h ire d m an, D avid H am m , as Ole L arso n , is tra n sp o se d in to th e v alet, an d N ora S m ith k in s, M arion O tt or th e h ire d g irl, becom es th e v ictim in S a ra h 's a tte m p t to im press th e ritz y new d a u g h te r-in -la w . T h in g s begin to h ap p en w hen Bob an d L ila, and J a k e (G ilb e rt D y e r), frien d of 30 y ears befo re, a rriv e O w ing to th e fa c t th a t th e s ta te h ig h w ay d e p a rtm e n t p u rch ased th e site of th e old c ity du m p g ro u n d for a g rav el p it, it w as fo u n d n ecessary to lo cate a n e n tire ly new lo catio n fo r th is purpose. T h e c ity fa th e rs have a cq u ired th e old F ric k g rav el p it n o rth w e s t of th e c ity . U n til it is possible to g e t th e co u n ty road b u ild in g m a c h in e ry it w ill be necess a ry to use th e place as is. T h e p lan s a re to im prove th e road in to th e p ro p e rty an d so lay it o u t th a t it w ill be easy to dispose of refu se d ire c tly in to th e p it. E ffo rts w ill be m ade to m ake it possible to dispose of refu se in to th e p it w h ere it can from tim e to tim e be b u ried a fte r all co m b u stib le m a tte r has been b u rn ed . C o o p eratio n o f citizen s is asked in th is m a tte r. To reach th e g ro u n d s go w est on on th e scene. H erm isto n av en u e to th e end. tu r n rig h t an d go to "the end of th e fence on th e le ft of th e ro ad acro ss from th e Jo h n B ecker plpace. T h e re tu r n le ft an d proceed to th e p it. D um p in to th e p it o r shovel it in. Ì SCHELL F U N D IS OVER SUBSCRIBED C o n trib u tio n s to w a rd s th e h o sp i ta l expenses of Sonny Schell, w ho re cen tly lost an eye in a ru b b e r baud accid en t, am o u n ted to a p p ro x im a te ly l i t . 00 d u rin g th e p a st w eek, b rin g ing th e to ta l a m o u n t ra ise d to 834. A sum of 835 is needed for th e op e ra tio n w hich w ill be p erform ed soon w hen a g lass eye w ill be in serted. W ord h as been received d u rin g th e p ast w eek th a t th e co u n ty Red C ross division w ill be h e lp fu l in ob- t a i r i n g »he needed m oney so th a t th e p re se n t a m o u n t w ill be su ffic ie n t fo r th e a c tu a l expenses. If th e re is a n y m oney le ft a fte r all expenses have been ta k e n care of th e re m a in der w ill be placed fn th e b a n k in S o n n y ’s nam e. Mr. and Mrs. S chell w ish to th a n k th e people o f H e rm isto n for th e ir c o n trib u tio n s. T h e fo llo w in g Is a list of those w ho hav e d o n ated d u r in g th e p ast w eek: J . H. G alley, F. R. Moore, W . G. W ebber, Jo h n Mc M ullen, Mrs. G eorgia H en d erso n , M. P. C asseday, A. P . G a rn e r, Mr. and Mrs. R oy B row n, R u th G u illan d , U n ion ch u rc h fund and Roy T ille r. Inland Cooperative to Meet. T h e a n n u a l m e etin g of th e In la n d C ooperative of H e rm isto n w ill be held S a tu rd a y , F e b ru a ry 24, a t 2 :0 0 p. m. in th e A m erican L egion h a ll in H erm isto n for th e p urpose of e le c tin g seven d ire c to rs an d to tr a n s a c t such o th e r business as m ay be necessary. BULLDOGS ELIMINATED FROM SUB-DISTRICT TOURNAMENT BY PENDLETON AND MAC-HI G R A IN GROWERS IN C . ESTABLISH AG ENCY Rex B rom beck, m a n a g e r of th e P en d leto n G rain G row ers Inc. of P en d leto n w as in H erm isto n T u e s day m ak in g a rra n g e m e n ts fo r an agency for th e M cC orm ick-D eering sponsors In te rn a tio n a l Co., w hich tru c k s an d F arm -A ll tra c to rs . E d die Bensel h a s been ap p o in ted local re p re se n ta tiv e w ith h e a d q u a rte rs a t th e O regon H a rd w a re & Im p lem en t Co. Mr. Ben-sel w ill h a n d le local dem o n s tra tio n s an d sales. Clarence Buhmanns Have Twins. Mr. an d Mrs. C laren ce B u h m an n of S tan field a re th e p a re n ts of th e firs t tw in s bo rn in P en d leto n in 1940. T w in d a u g h te rs a rriv e d Mon d ay a t St. A n th o n y 's h o sp ital, one w eig h in g fo u r p o u n d s, six ounces, th e o th e r fo u r pounds, fiftee n o u n c es. Mrs. B u h m an n w as fo rm erly C a th e rin e M cM ullen of H erm iato n She ta u g h t th e p rim a ry g ra d e in th e S tan field school in 1937 an d 1938 Leap Year Dance Is Planned Auxiliary Program Given. A Leap Year dance w ill be held in the Herm iston Com m unity park ball on Saturday, March 9. Music w ill be furnished by the Troubadors w ith various novelty numbers to be presented. T he A u x ilia ry of th e H erm isto n A m erican L egion post sponsored p a trio tic p ro g ram in th e local h ig h school T h u rsd a y , Feb. 22. W a sh in g to n 's b irth d a y . R. G. P en n ey of S ta n fie ld w as th e p rin c ip a l sp eak er T he H erm isto n B ulldogs w ere eli m in ated from f u r th e r co m p etitio n in th e s u b -d is tric t play o ff T u esd ay n ig h t w hen th e P e n d le to n B uckaroos doubled th e score on th em , w in n in g by a 54 to 27 m a rg in . T h is d efeat coupled w ith th e loss to M ac-Hi M onday n ig h t closed th e books for th e B ulldogs. P en d leto n an d Mac Hi played W ed n esd ay n ig h t an d w ill play ag a in F rid a y n ig h t fo r th e ch am p io n sh ip . H erm isto n b a ttle d gam ely TTues- day ev en in g b u t w as no m a tc h for th e ta ll, ra n g y B ucks w ho held a 13 to 8 lead a t th e end o f th e firs t p er iod an d from th e re on added p o in ts w ith re g u la rity . T he h a lf tim e co u n t read 30 to 13 an d a t th e th r e e -q u a r te r m a rk . 45 to 21. E g g ers an d L. Beck w ere h ig h men for P en d leto n w ith 15 a n d 13 p o in ts resp ectiv ely w h ile H ollom an co u n ted n in e fo r th e B ulldogs. T h is gam e m ark ed th e close of th e season for th e locals who w ill now dev o te th e ir tim e to sp rin g sp o rts. T h e sco re: 5 4 P en d leto n H erm isto n 27 13 L. Beck P ierso n 4 F 15 E g g ers H ollom an 9 F 4 S ch m id t T ille r 3 C 7 C arney R ugg 6 G H odgen Corpe 1 G — G e ttm a n 2. Subs: H erm iston Pen- B ensel 2. C ram p to n , C larke. d let on— -Porter 1. Duncan 6. Keizur 6. Osborne, G ill 2. Bowm an. R. Beck U M A T IL L A RAPIDS D A M A G A IN LOOMS W IT H N E W B A C K IN G A ccording to re p o rts from W ash ing over A ssociated P ress w ires th e U m atilla R apids dam is now u n d e r c o n sid eratio n before th e com m ittee on com m erce in th e U nited S ta te s S enate. T he U m atilla R apids a p p ro p ria tio n is said to have been added to th e O m nibus riv e rs and h a rb o rs bill. T h is O m nibus bill w as passed by th e H ouse of R e p re se n ta tiv e s w ith o u t the U m a tilla fe a tu re last Ju n e. W hen th e hill w e n t to the sen a te th e com m erce com m ittee ad d ed over 8200,000,000 fo r o th e r p ro je c ts and th e m easu re w as n o t ta k e n before th e sen a te before a d jo rn m e n t. I t is now proposed to b re a k up th e larg e bill in to fo u r m easures. One is for sm all p ro jects in th e o rig in a l O m nibus b ill, w h ich h as now been in creased to in clude o th e r sim ila r It ems, one of w hich is th e U m atilla. A n o th e r bill w ill in clu d e la rg e r n a v ig a tio n p ro jects; a n o th e r is for pow er p ro je c ts and a fo u rth fo r flood co n tro l. If th e U m atilla is re ta in e d in th e O m nibus bill it w ill soon go before th e se n a te a n d if passed by th a t body w ill be re fe rre d to a con ference co m m ittee of both houses, w ith a very re aso n ab le c h an ce for fin al approval. T h e o th e r th re e b ills w ill have to pass both houses an d sta n d th e fire of m uch a rg u m e n t before fin a l d e cision. A ccording to p ress re p o rts congress is expected soon to d ro p its re cen t e ffo rts to red u ce a p p ro p ria tio n s and w ill fav o r p u b lic w orks p ro jects r a th e r th a n re lie f m easures. T he M ac-Hi P io n eers w on th e f i r s t gam e in th e s u b -d is tric t to u rn a m e n t playoff M onday n ig h t by d e fe a tin g the B ulldogs 31 to 19 on th e hom e floor. T he c o n test proved very e x c it in g in places. T he P io n eers opened th e sco rin g w ith a g ift shot. H erm isto n follow ed and took th e lead w hen H ollom an san k a field goal. Mac-HI cam e back w ith a goal from th e field an d from th e re on th ey piled up a 11 to 2 firs t q u a r te r lead. T he second q u a rte r found a f ig h t ing pack of B ulldogs s c ra p p in g to get back in th e b all gam e. Led by R aym ond H ollom an an d A lvin G ett- inann th e locals boosted th e score to w ith in tw o p o in ts of th e In v ad in g P ioneers. T h e h a lf tim e score stood 13 to 11 for th e visitors. T he second h a lf opened w ith a series of b a sk ets. W h en th e sm oke had clea red aw ay a few seconds l a t er th e B ulldogs found th em selv es in th e lead 16 to 15. T h ey held th a t one p o in t m a rg in o n ly fo r a sh o rt tim e and th e n th e P io n eers ag a in took over. F ro m th e re on th e v isito rs piled up a b ig lead and w hen th e fi nal w h istle blew M ae-H i led 31 to 19. Raymond Holloman and Kelly T il ler were high point men w ith six counters each. K elly left the game In the middle of the fourth quarter w ith four personals. M ansfield of (C ontinued on page 6) A re g u la r m eetin g of th e H e rm is ton C om m ercial club w as held T u e s day ev en in g in th e Rebecca h all w ith th e w ives of m em bers as h o n o r guests. A good sized crow d w as p re s ent to enjoyed a m ixed p rogram o f a d in n e r, e n te r ta in m e n t and b u si ness. Jim Ja ck so n , son of Mr. and M rs. E. L. Ja ck so n , favored w ith th r e e solo n u m b ers an d Bill P enney, so n of Mr. an d Mrs. R. G. P enney of S ta n fie ld , played sev eral n u m b ers on th e violin. B oth boys w ere accom pa nied on th e piano by Miss P h y llis Sires, d a u g h te r of Mr. and M rs. E R. S ires of S tan field . P re sid e n t G eorge H a rk e n rid e r p re sided d u rin g th e business m e e tin g and called on v a rio u s com m ittee re ports. W a lte r S m ith , c h a irm a n of th e p a rk board co m m ittee, told of th e fin d in g s of h is g ro u p and sta te d th a t th ey h ad considered th re e w ays of fin a n c in g th e p a rk p ro je c t: s u b sc rip tio n , d iv id in g th e p a rk in to sec tio n s an d by bond issue. T he la t te r plan w as th e only feasib le w ay t h a t th e fin a n c in g could be accom plished, acco rd in g to th e com m ittee. C o n sid e rab le d eb ate follow ed th e re p o rt w ith th e w om en Jo in in g in th e d is cussion. No d e fin ite p lan, how ever, w as adopted a n d no m otion w as a d vanced. Dr. F. B. B elt a n d W a lte r H am m told of th e W ild L ife o rg a n iz a tio n an d su g g ested th a t th e C om m ercial club re ta in its m em b ersh ip in th e fed eratio n . It w as b ro u g h t o u t t h a t J a c k A llen of P e n d le to n is recom m ended by th e U m a tilla g ro u p for m em b e r-a t-la rg e in th e s ta te se tu p . T he la t te r w as p u t to a m otion a n d ca rrie d and a le tte r w ill be w ritte n a n d se n t to fits» g o v ern o r u rg in g h is ap p o in tm e n t. E. P. Dodd ta lk e d som e on p o litic s and v a rio u s o th e r m a tte rs of p a r tic u la r in te re s t a t th e p p re se n t tim e. Mrs. F. B. B elt told o f th e w o rk of the G arden club an d s ta te d t h a t a sp rin g show is p lan n ed . In tro d u c e d to th e club w e re M rs. J. H. G alley of th e H e rm isto n T ra n s fe r Co. a n d Dr. W . M artin M arb u t. T h e la t t e r expressed th e view t h a t a sw im m in g pool in H erm isto n w ould be w ell su p p o rted . M E R C A N T ILE STORE SHOWS GOOD G A IN WAGNER-GRIMES T h e follow ing n ew sp ap er clip p in g w as se n t to T he H e ra ld th is w eek from P u llm a n , W a sh in g to n : G eorge C. G rim es, lo n g tim e re s id e n t of P u llm a n , an d Mrs. A lice W a g n e r of H e rm isto n , w ere m a rrie d S a tu rd a y , J a n u a r y 6. a t L ew iston a t fhe M eth o d ist p arso n ag e, w ith Dr. J o h n C au g h lin o ffic ia tin g . T h e couple w ere a tte n d e d by th e b rid e ’s s is te r and b ro th e r-in -la w , Mr. and Mrs. G eorge H a rris of L ew iston. Mr. a n d Mrs. L o ris W in n an d Mr. and M rs. K ester G rim es w ere also in a tt e n d ance a t th e cerem ony. See “Gone With The Wind” Miss E u n ice W o u g h ter and Miss H elen W o u g h te r, d a u g h te rs of Mr. and Mrs. F ra n k W o u g h ter, sp p n t F rid a y to T uesday in P o rtla n d w h ere they saw th e m otion p ictu re, "G one W ith th e W in d ” a n d also a tte n d e d th e co n cert of N elson E ddy in th e a u d ito riu m S a tu rd a y n ig h t. T h e g irls re p o rt th a t th e p ic tu re Is fo u r h o u rs In le n g th b u t is well w o rth seeing. T h e a n n u a l m eetin g of th e H e r m iston M ercan tile co o p erativ e was held la st F rid a y in th e b asem en t of th e U nion ch u rc h w ith a good sized crow d p resen t. Ben G erk in g , m an ager, gave th e a n n u a l re p o rt w ith A. W. T u rn b la d , c h a irm a n of the board of d ire c to rs, in c h a rg e of th e m eetin g w hich in clu d ed m u sical se lectio n s as well as business. T h e an n u a) re p o rt show ed a su b s ta n tia l g a in for th e y ear, w ith th e Examiner To Be Here Feb. 29 sto re a g g re g a tin g over 821,000 in A tra v e lin g e x a m in e r of o p e ra to rs sales fo r th e y ear. Mrs. M innie Mc and c h a u ffe u rs Is scheduled to a r F a rla n d of B oardm an and W m . K ik o f H erm isto n , w hose te rm s as d i riv e in H erm isto n T h u rsd a y , F e b ru rec to rs had ex p ired , w ere re-elected . a ry 29, and w ill be on d u ty a t th e c ity lib ra ry betw een th e h o u rs of 11 a. m. to 5 p. m „ acco rd in g to a C IT Y W ATER GETS recen t a n n o u n c e m e n t released from th e S e c re ta ry o f S ta te ’s office, Ail PERFECT R A T IN G those w ish in g p e rm its o r licenses to d riv e c a rs a re asked to get in to u c h H erm iston w a te r u sers m ay be w ith th e e x a m in e r d u rin g th ese proud o f th e ir d r in k in g w a te r. A re hours. c en t re p o rt from th e H y g ien ic L ab o ra to ry , O regon Board of H e a lth , a t P o rtla n d s ta te s th a t H erm isto n w a te r is tops fo r d rin k in g purposes and te s ts zero for b a c te ria l c o u n t T he re p o rt w as received by H. A. P ankow , city w a te r m a ste r. W hile sam ples of th e w a te r w hich a re ’ »nt in a t in te rv a ls hav e alw ay s ra te d low ih b a c te ria l c o u n t. the last re p o rt w as th e firs t tim e th a t a p erfect ra tin g w as o b tain ed . Swarner Makes Visit To Relatives A lfred C. S w a rn e r re tu rn e d hom e T uesday of th is week from P o rtla n d . C o rv allis a n d A lbany w here he v is it ed h is uncle. C harles B ear in A l bany. his son H e rb e rt and w ife a n d son Jim m ie in C orvallis, an d Mr. a n d Mrs. R nm ar S tein. T h elm a S w a rn e r and L aw ren ce S w a rn e r, all of P o r t lan d T he la tte r is s till co n fin ed in th e E m m anuel h o sp ital.