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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.
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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.