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IN FORMATS
FIRE CALLS GIVEN
BY C ITY OFFICER
By H. A. Pankow
T oday you may fin d it n ecessary
t o tu r n in a fire a la rm . P ro p e rty is
b e in g destroyed. L ives a re in d a n
g e r. T im e is a v alu ab le asse t to th e
fire m e n . Do you know how to g et
th e c o rrect in fo rm a tio n to th e fire
m en in th e s h o rte s t possible tim e?
'C orrect in fo rm a tio n co n sists m ain
ly of th e ex act place w h ere th e fire
is, supplem ented by th e n am e of th e
person w ho is m a k in g th e call, an d
th e te lep h o n e n u m b er of th e phone
fro m w hich th e c all is b ein g m ade.
T he local fire call telep h o n e n u m
b e r is 2931 to be called b etw een th e
h o u rs of 7 a. m. an d 8 p. m. W h en
th a t p a rty an sw ers, say “ I w a n t to
re p o rt a fire .” T h e a la rm is im m e
d ia te ly s ta rte d . T h en te ll w h ere th e
fire is, g iv in g th e nam e of th e peo
ple liv in g th e re if possible, a n d de
s c rib in g th e sectio n of th e c ity a s
“ n e a r th e school,” “ n e a r th e d ep o t,”
or som e w ell know n place.
D on’t
w aste an y o n e ’s tim e by scream in g
“ H u rry ! H u rry ! - Come q u ic k .” T h en
give y o u r nam e an d p h o n e nu m b er.
T h is is an ideal c a ll— “ I w a n t to
ep o rt a fire at Jo n e s’ house. N ear
th e fa ir gro u n d s. I am M rs. S m ith
c a llin g from .7 7 7 7 .”
S ta y a t th e
phone u n til th e o p e ra to r te lls you
“ T h a t’s a ll.”
T h is gives all th e
in fo rm atio n
needed. S h o rt and concise, an d a l
lo w in g a fa s t rech eck in case th e
nam e h as been m ista k e n w h ere a
s im ila rity in sound s of n am es m ig h t
h a v e m ade a m isu n d e rs ta n d in g , such
as S w a rn e r m ig h t so und lik e W a r
n er.
P h o n e calls g iv in g a fire ala rm
a r e alw ay s h an d le d a s em ergencies.
A ll telep h o n e o p e ra to rs a re in s tr u c t
ed to com plete th ese calls over an y
o th e r. T h is m ay be a good op p o r
tu n ity to rem em ber w hen you do
n o t get as fast telep h o n e serv ice as
you m ig h t expect, t h a t th e o p e ra to r
m ay be h a n d lin g a fire call an d she
m u st m ake you w a it u n til th a t call
is com plete before she lets you o rd er
y o u r groceries.
B etw een th e h o u rs o( 8 p. m. and
7 a. m., dial 0 , o p e ra to r a t P e n d le
ton. Be even m ore c a re fu l in giv
in g h e r th e a la rm , a s she Is 30 m iles
from h ere and does n o t know any
stre e ts , lo catio n s an d v ery few local
nam es.
If you find it necessary to tu r n on
th e sire n located on th e to w er 'at
th e b a n k c o rn e r on th e w est end of
M ain s tre e t, you w ill fin d a s ta r te r
b u tto n on th e s tre e t sid e of th e cab
in e t a t th e base of th e to w er. P ress
th is b u tto n an d hold it in w h ile
c o u n tin g slow ly to 10. T h en stay
th e r e u n til a ifirem an a rriv e s. Give
h im th e needed in fo rm a tio n .
O ne b la s t of 10 seconds is th e call
fo r a fire in th e city , and w h ile a
m an is g e ttin g to th e to w er to h elp
you, th e o th e rs a re g e ttin g th e a p p a
r a tu s u n d e r w ay.
T w o b la s ts of th e sire n is th e* sig
n a l for a fire in th e c o u n try . T he
a p p a ra tu s w ill n o t be s ta rte d
as
th e re is no w a te r p re s s u re to use th e
hose. T h e firem e n w ill go to th e
fire in p riv a te c ars to re n d e r w h a t
a id th e y can.
FELTHOUSES HAVE
25TH ANNIVERSARY
Mr. an d Mrs. O. O. F elth o u se cele
b ra te d th e ir 2 5 th w ed d in g a n n iv e r
sa ry S unday a t th e ir hom e a t a S u n
day d in n e r. C overs w ere placed for
M r. an d Mrs. J . L. W a ller, M rs. L yle
Seine, B arney R obins, a ll of P ro sser,
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. W atso n , d a u g h
te r s N ancy Jo an d P eggy, W. W.
F elth o u se, G ale F e lth o u se an d th e
h o st an d hostess. C allin g In th e a f
tern o o n w ere Mr. an d Mrs. W illa rd
F elth o u se Jr. and Mr. an d M rs. K a
sey, all of W a lla W alla.
Meiners Files For Office
C ounty C om m issioner W ill R.
M einers of th e n o rth P e n d le to n sec
tion filed M onday m o rn in g h is d ec
la ra tio n of can d id acy fo r re n o m in a
tio n fo r his positio n . H e Is a dem
o crat and is co m p letin g h is second
term or e ig h th y e a r in office. Mr,
M einers’ filin g w as th e la s t of th e
in cu m b en ts, a ll co u n ty o fficials,
w hose te rm s ex p ire w ith th e end of
th is y e a r now h a v in g filed fo r re
n o m in atio n .
Dance Scheduled March 23
A n o th e r of a series of d an ces In
th e H erm isto n C o m m u n ity p a rk h a ll
w ill be h eld S a tu rd a y n ig h t, M arch
23. w ith th e T ro u b ad o rs fu rn is h in g
th e m usic. A la rg e sized crow d w as
rre a e n t a t th e dan ce la s t S a tu rd a y
n ig h t.
rz
Q.
VOLUME XXXIII.
LAND USE PROBLEMS
TO BE D IS C U S S E D
AT MEETING FRIDAY
a lm L ito n
4-fa.ïG.LdL
UMATILLA COUNTY PAPER
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. MARCH 14, 1940.
P acific U n iv e rs ity B a s k e tb a ll Squad
NUMBER 30
FLOYD F. KNERR
FOUND DEAD IN
HIS SHOP SATURDAY
M AP TO COME UP
FOR CONSIDERATION
FUNERAL SERVICES
HELD HERE TUESDAY
L an d use p ro b lem s of th e H erm is
to n com m unity w ill be th e to p ic of
discussion a t a m e e tin g to be h eld
in th e A m erican L eg io n h a ll a t 8
p. m. F rid ay , M arch 15, acco rd in g
to M. E. K n ick erb o ck er,
a s s is ta n t
co u n ty ag en t. D rain ag e, so il f e r ti
lity , an d w a te r u tiliz a tio n a re am ong
th e su b jects e ffe c tin g th e a g ric u l
tu r a l econom y of th e co m m u n ity
th a t should be g iv en co n sid e ra tio n
in an y lo n g -tim e p la n s fo r th e d e
v elopm ent of th e are a , acco rd in g to
M r. K n ick erb o ck er.
T h e L and Use *Map w h ich
was
m ade in co n n ectio n w ith th e 1938
C o unty Econom ic co n feren ce w ill be
review ed and if in th e lig h t of p res
e n t co n d itio n s a m ore d e ta ile d map
seents d esirab le in th e
m inds
of
those a tte n d in g th e m eetin g , a com
m itte e w ill be selected to h a n d le th e
d etails.
It is expected th a t m em b ers of th e
co u n ty land use su b co m m ittee from
all p a rts of th e co u n ty w ill a tte n d
th e m eeting. L ocal people serv in g
on th e co un ty co m m ittee a re R. G.
S aylor, E. L. Ja c k so n an d W . T.
Reeves.
Floyd K n err, 50, for m any year*
p ro m in e n t in civic a ffa irs in H e r
m iston, h av in g served on th e c ity
council, w as found dead in h is m a
ch in e shops S a tu rd a y m o rn in g s h o r t
ly a fte r e ig h t o'clock, w ith a sh o t
g u n w ound above th e h e a rt.
The
g u n , b elo n g in g to Mr. K n e rr, w as
found beside h is body c o n ta in in g
one em pty shell.
T h e tra g e d y w as firs t discovered
by A rt B easeley w ho had gone in to
see Mr. K n p rr ab o u t e ig h t o’clock
but found no one th ere. He returnee)
some tim e la te r an d still not seeing
an y o n e he In v estig ated an d fo u n d
th e body lay in g beside a w ork b ench,
He notified F ra n k B tld erb ack wild
w ith o th e rs w en t to the shops.
P a t Folsom , co u n ty coroner, A, C.
M cIntyre, d is tr ic t a tto rn e y ,
an d
, R alp h Jones, d ep u ty sh eriff, all of
^P endleton, w ere im m ediately su m J
tnoned w ho a rriv e d a s h o rt tim e la
ter. An in q u est w as scheduled fo r
M onday aftern o o n .
Mr. K n e rr, frien d s sta te d , w as n o t
s u ffe rin g despondency and h ad le ft
h is hom e a t 7 a. m. as u su a l in seem
ingly good sp irits.
He stopped a t
a local sto re, as w as his custom , a n d
p u rch ased a c ig ar before going to
th e g arag e.
N o th in g u n u su a l w as
noted a t th is tim e.
A t th e c o ro n e r's In q u est M onday
v ario u s w itnesses w ere called before
th e ju ry of six local m en. T he fo l
lo w in g v erd ict w as reach ed a t th e
conclusion of th e in q u e st: Floyd F .
K n e rr m et his d e a th from a g u n sh o t
w ound in flicted by a gun held in h is
ow n han d s.
Mr. K n e rr w as a m em ber of th e
Odd F ellow s an d W oodm en an d w as
a p ro m in e n t fig u re on th e s tre e ts of
H erm isto n .
He was born In S tro n g sb u rg , N eb.,
J a n u a r y 20, 1890, an d s p e n t h is boy
hood th ere.
He moved to B uffalo,
W yom ing, In 1917, and th e n to H e r
m iston in 1921, w here h e engag ed
in business u n til th e tim e of h is
death .
He w as m a rrie d to A lta M ercer of
L incoln, N eb., in 1914, an d to th is
union w ere born six c h ild re n : O li
ver, K e n n e th , Mrs. D orothy Solors,
C harles, B illy an d David. S u rv iv in g
besides h is w ife a n d six c h ild re n a re
one b ro th e r an d a sis te r in N eb ras
ka and one siste r In C alifo rn ia.
F u n e ra l serv ices w ere held T u e s
day m o rn in g a t 1 0 :3 0 a t P r a n n ’s
F u n e ra l P a rlo rs w ith R ev. C. W a r
n e r In ch arg e. B u ria l w as In th e
H erm isto n cem e tery w ith th e Odd
F ellow s lodge in ch arg e. Mr. K n e rr
had been a m em ber of th e Odd F e l
low s fo r 25 y e a rs on F e b ru a ry 4,
an d h ad been w ith th e local lodge
since 1921.
KENNETH MACE'S
BODY RECOVERED
T he body of K e n n e th Mace, 33,
d ro w n ed in th e C olum bia riv e r last
T h u rsd a y a fte rn o o n , w as recovered
n e a r th e U m atilla dock S u n d ay by
Roscoe W illiam s, Bob W alpole, Je a n
M cF aflan d an d C lair C ald w ell, w ho
used a d rag lin e.
Mr. Mace an d M ike H in k ley w ere
in a ro w b o at in th e C olu m b ia be
tw een th e sh o re an d a b a rg e w hen
th # b o at capsized. Mr. H in k le y m an
aged to reach th e sh o re b u t Mr.
Mace becam e e x h au sted an d sank.
He is surv iv ed by h is m o th er, Mrs.
E u g en e Mace of Y ak im a, W n „ a sis
te r, Mrs. Roscoe W illiam s, U m atil
la, a n d o th e r re la tiv e s.
ASBURY CO. TRUCK
DRIVERS ON STRIKE
T ru ck d riv e rs for th e A sbury
T ra n s p o rta tio n Co. a t U m a tilla w en t
o u t on s trik e M onday n ig h t w ith th e
d em an d th a t a w age
in crease
of
82% to 90c p er h o u r be m et. D riv
e rs th a t w ere o u t o n th e ro ad a t th e
tim e of th e s trik e com pleted th e ir
h a u ls b u t refused to leave th e t e r
m in al a fte r th e ir a rr iv a l a t U m a til
la.
It is re p o rte d th a t th e p resen t
wage is below th a t of th e o th e r oil
com panies w o rk in g o u t of U m atilla.
No in fo rm a tio n as to a se ttle m e n t
has been o b tain ed .
T h is P acific u n iv e rsity b a s k e tb a ll1 i St. ! a :i.
1
C ity in th e n a tio n a l in te rc o lle g ia te ,
to u rn a m e n t. H ow ever, th e boys ra n
in to a sn a g in th e ir firs t gam e an d
lost 47 to 26 to Ila m lin e u n iv e rs ity '
HERMISTON FIELD
STATION INCLUDED
IN APPROPRIATIONS
W elcom e new s
to
re s id e n ts in
U m atilla co u n ty is th a t th e H e rm is
ton E x p erim en t s ta tio n w ill be con
tin u ed .
T eleg ram s received S a tu r
day from R u fu s C. H olm an, re p re
se n ta tiv e , an d Chas. L. M cN ary, se n
a to r, s ta te d th a t fu n d s for th e s ta
tion w ere in clu d ed in th e a g ric u l
tu ra l a p p ro p ria tio n bill.
.
W hen n ew sp ap er re p o rts from
W a sh in g to n cam e a few w eeks ago
th a t th e H e rm isto n sta tio n w ould be
d isco n tin u ed , a u n ite d e ffo rt of lo
cal citizen s b ro u g h t th e m a tte r to
th e a tte n tio n of Mr. Htolman and
Mr. M cN ary. An a rtic le c o n ta in in g
all th e a d v a n ta g e s of th e s ta tio n w as
se n t to W a sh in g to n w ith th e re s u lt
th a t a m ore d eterm in ed d riv e w as
m ade.
WARMER WEATHER
SIGN OF SPRING
W arm er day s an d cool n ig h ts p re
vailed in H erm isto n d u rin g th e p ast
week.
E ag er g ard en
an d
flow er
p la n te rs w ere an x io u sly w a tc h in g
th e th e rm o m e te r w o n d erin g w h e th
e r th e tim e w as rip e for sp rin g ac
tiv ities.
O nly .03 in. of ra in w as
recorded d u rin g th e week w h ich w as
a d ire c t c o n tr a s t to th e ex trem ely
w et F e b ru a ry an d e arly M arch.
T h e fo llo w in g is th e re p o rt from
th e office of C h arles T ay lo r:
Max. Min
D ate
............
57 ... . 43
M
arch
7
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M arch 8 .......... ............ 58 ... . 37
M arch 9 .......... ............ 54 ... . 26
McCULLEY-KIRKPATRICK
T h e w ed d in g of Miss E le a n o r Mc
M arch 10 .......... ........... 56 ... . 24
C ulley, d a u g h te r o f Mr. a n d Mrs. A.
M arch 11 .......... ............ 57 ... . 23
E. M cCulley of H e rm isto n , an d D on
M arch 12 .......... ............. 58 ... . 25
ald K irk p a tric k , son of M r. an d Mrs.
E arl K irk p a tric k of P e n d le to n , w as
solem nized T h u rsd a y ev en in g , M arch
14, a t th e hom e of th e b rid e ’s p a r
en ts.
Rev. S te a rn s C u sh in g J r . of
th e H erm isto n
M eth o d ist ch u rc h ,
read th e cerem ony.
T h e b rid e w o re an a fte rn o o n d ress
One of th e liv e lie st C om m ercial
of ro se lace w ith n av y b lu e accesso
ries, an d co rsag e of p in k rose buds C lub m eetin g s in som e iim e w as held
an d b lue d w a rf iris.
T uesday n ig h t a t th e Odd F ellow s
Mrs. A. E. R u g g . th e b rid e ’s sis
h all w ith th e R eb ek ah s se rv in g th e
te r. w as m a tro n o f h o n o r.
R alp h
d in n e r. T h e h ig h lig h t of th e ev en
M cCulley of P e n d le to n , b ro th e r of
in g cam e w hen th e g ro u p passed a
th e b rid e , acted as b e st m an.
An in fo rm al recep tio n follow ed reso lu tio n reco m m en d in g th a t th e
c ity co u n cil p re p a re fo r a bond issue
th e cerem ony.
Mr and Mrs. K irk p a tric k le ft for electio n fo r fin a n c in g th e city p ark
S pokane, W n. F o r tra v e lin g th e to be p resen ted to .th e v o ters of H e r
b rid e chose a b lu e ensem ble w o rn m iston. A lth o u g h co n sid erab le d is
w ith n av y blue accesso ries an d co r cussion w as h eld c o n c e rn in g a p ro
posed g ift of a sw im m in g pool, no
sage of p in k rose buds.
On th e ir re tu rn th e y w ill liv e n e a r d e fin ite in fo rm a tio n w as av ailab le.
A F o u rth of J u ly c e le b ra tio n In
P e n d leto n w h ere th e groom is em
H erm isto n w as assu red w hen
th e
ployed a t th e s ta te gam e farm .
clu b voted to sponsor b u t n o t u n d e r
w rite th e a c tiv itie s fo r th e day.
Seeligers Host At Dinner
Mr. a n d Mrs. C has. S eellg er w ere P re s id e n t G eorge H a rk e n rid e r a p
h o sts to a d in n e r In th e ir hom e S u n p ointed R oy H ale, Ben O’C o n n er an d
ex ecu tiv e
d ay w hen p laces w ere get fo r f o u r L ean d er Q u irin g as an
teen g u ests, a ll of w hom w ere from co m m ittee to h a n d le th e d e ta ils. It
W alla W alla. P re s e n t w ere Mrs. I wag in d ic a te d th a t firew o rk s, fig h t
M. D. D rap er. Mr. an d Mrs. E. B. card an d o th e r e n te r ta in m e n t was
F o ste r and sons Jo h n an d E d w ard , i plan n ed .
Wm. E. L o g an , H erm isto n p o st
M rs. A. E. Z an d ell an d d a u g h te rs
R u th and A gnes. Mrs. M arie M eliah m aster, w as called upon to g ive a
an d ch ild re n L a rry , E llen an d E d re p o rt on re c e ip ts a t the local office.
He stated th a t a lth ou gh stam p sale«
w ard , A rt N am y an d O rval L oney.
T his e lim in a te d P acific
¡".lit. fro n t. A th letic D irecto r R oger
F o lg ate, W arren W a h n e r,
W ayne
H aller, G erald K eller, Roy McCabe,
Coach P ete M iller. Second row , W es
W ILD LIFE GROUP
TO MEET MARCH 21
T he a n n u a l m eeting of th e U m a
tilla C ounty W ild L ife F e d e ra tio n
» in h e held T h u rsd a y , M arch 21.
m e a f f a ir w ill be a tu rk e y d in n e r
in the Odd F ellow s h all w ith th e R e
bekahs se rv in g th e m eal.
S peakers a rra n g e d for a re Jim
G erow, P o rtla n d , w ith th e biologi
cal su rv ey ; Don Moore, who w ill
speak on u p lan d b ird s; C arl E w ing,
su p e rin te n d e n t of n a tio n a l forests a t
P en d leto n , w ill speak on n a tio n a l r e
sources; an d H arold D obbins, assis
ta n t su p e rin te n d e n t of th e p re d a to
ry biological survey, w ho w ill speak
on m a tte rs p e rta in in g to h is w ork.
O th er e n te r ta in m e n t w ill include
wild life p ic tu res. T h e d in n e r w ill
be a t 7 :0 0 o’clock an d tic k e ts a re on
sale a t th e H erm isto n
D ru g Co.,
O’C o n n e r’s and H ale’s C onfectionery.
DODD EXPECTED
TO FILE SOON
A t th e req u est of several c itizen s
an d m em bers of various o rg a n iz a
tions of the west p a r t o f U m atilla
co u n ty to e n te r th e p rim a rie s for
n o m in atio n to th e le g isla tu re , E. P.
Dodd is expected to file fo r th e o f
fice in th e n e a r fu tu re . H e served
tw o sessions a n u m b er of y ears ago,
a n d h as been activ e in public m a t
ters of th e co u n ty in m any w ays. A
m ore d e fin ite a n n o u n cem en t w ill be
m ade before th e e x p ira tio n d a te for
filin g on A pril 1st.
Wilcox Purchases New Home.
Mr. and Mrs. C laude W ilcox have
purchased th e hom e ot E d B a rn e tt
n e a r S te w a rt’s Service S tatio n . T hey
plan to rem odel th e house in th e
n e a r fu tu re .
HERMISTON COMMERCIAL CLUB ENDORSES
BOND ELECTION AT MEETING TUESDAY
w ere ru n n in g a little b ehind th a t of
la s t y e a r, in d icatio n s w ere fa v o ra
ble for a b e tte r re p o rt for th e firs t
q u a rte r a t th e end of M arch.
F. C. M cK enzie gave a s h o r t d is
cussion c o n cern in g
th e proposed
road b u ild in g p ro je c ts b u t did n o t
give m uch hope for an y g re a t a c ti
v itie s in th e n e a r fu tu re .
W.
J.
W a rn e r in itia te d a m otion th a t th e
club c o n trib u te 25.00 for d u es to th e
U m atilla W ild L ife F e d e ra tio n .
W. G. K ersbergen, s u p e rin te n d e n t
of local schools, w as p re se n t and
told of a proposed tr ip of th e b and
to th e M usic F e stiv a l a t L a G ran d e
th e e a rly p a rt of A pril. T h e clu b
voted 220 to help d e fra y expenses
of th e ex cu rsio n . M. E. K n ic k e r
bocker told of th e fo rth c o m in g lan d
use m eetin g s and u rg ed th a t Com
m ercial C lub be re p resen ted . A d el
eg ate w ill be ap p o in ted by th e club
p re sid e n t in th e n e a r fu tu re w ho w ill
a tte n d th e sessions an d re p o rt back
to th e club.
E n te rta in m e n t for th e ev en in g
w as fu rn ish e d by a m ale q u a r te t
eompoeed of Ben O erk ln g . A1 Quir
ing. R. O. S aylor and Jo h n C larke.
. r.i . m a n a g e r ; T r u m a n O s b u rn ,
ap a in I 'd E ile rtso n , F red R a n k in ,
Dick Cooney, Bob C o o n ?/ an d J o h n
ny Seim. K eller an d R a n k in a re
H erm isto n boys.
— C ut C ourtesy O regonian
SPECIAL SERVICES
ARE PLANNED HERE
FOR GOOD FRIDAY
At a m eetin g of th e H e rm isto n
M in isterial asso ciatio n last M onday,
the p re lim in a ry p lan s for a n E a ste r
u tirise service w ere lau n ch e d . T he
rvice w ill be a co o p erativ e a ffa ir
w ith th e local ch u rc h e s p a rtic ip a t
in g and in v ita tio n s a re b eing e x te n d
ed to th e su rro u n d in g com m unities.
F o llow ing th e service th e re w ill be
a b re a k fa st served a t th e U h 'c'J
ch u rch .
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Special services w ill be held Good
F rid ay in p re p a ra tio n for th e E a s t
er season, w ith a jo in t m e e tin g of
local c h u rc h e s a t th e B a p tist ch u rch .
T he m e etin g w ill begin a t 1 2 :1 5 and
la s tin g u n til 1 2 :5 0 d u rin g th e noon
hour. T h e m essage of th e day w ill
be delivered by Rev. Cecil W a rn e r
of th e U nion ch u rch .
F u r th e r
p lan s c o n c e rn in g
th e
E a ste r services w ill be p u blished
n e x t week.
MUSICAL VARIETIES
TO BE FRIDAY NIG HT
T he S p rin g M usic V a rie tie s w ill
be presented F rid a y n ig h t,
M arch
15, in th e h ig h school gym a t 8:00
o’clock, u n d e r th e d ire c tio n of Miss
G w endolyn Ross. Miss P h y llis S ires
is acco m p an ist an d G. C. H u m p h rey s
is band m aster.
Of p a rtic u la r In te re st a re th e o ri
g in a l selectio n s w ritte n by Miss Ross
and Mr. H um phreys.
Jim Jackson
will a p p e a r as soloist.
HARGERTOHEAD
SHOSHONE SCHOOL
H enry H a rg e r, w ho ta u g h t In th e
H erm iston schools from
1930 to
1935, h as re c e n tly been elected su p
e rin te n d e n t of schools a t S hoshone,
Idaho. Mr. H a rg e r is com p letin g
his th ird y e a r as te a c h e r in Sho
shone h ig h school and w as elected
from a lis t of 27 a p p lic a n ts . Mr.
H arg er has ta u g h t school fo r
14
years, re c e iv in g h is B achelor of A rts
degree from th e College of Id ah o In
1924, la te r ta k in g
p o st g ra d u a te
w ork a t O regon S ta te college.
W ith h is a p p lic a tio n for th e sup-
e rin tsn d e n c y , Mr. H a rg e r su b m itte d
a plan fo r h a n d lin g o p e ra tio n of the
h ig h school.
U nder th is h e w ould
have classes of h is ow n fo r h a lf of
th e school d ay and th e class periods
w ould be so a rra n g e d th a t no a d d i
tio n a l te a c h e r to succeed h im In h is
p re se n t position w ould be req u ired .
He w as h ired for one y ear on a 12-
m o n th s b asis a t 22,000.
SHAWS IN AUTO
WRECK M ONDAY
Mr. an d Mrs. G uy S haw an d h is
b ro th e r, Mr. an d M rs. H u g h S haw ,
w ere involved in an a u to w reck en
ro u te to L ex in g to n M onday, In a n
a tte m p t to m iss an oncom ing (ru c k
w hich w as d riv in g n e a r th e c e n te r
s trip e th e S haw m ach in e w e n t Into
th e d itc h a n d o v e rtu rn e d .
N one of th e o c c u p an ts w ere s e r
iously in ju re d a lth o u g h th e c a r w as
dam aged co n sid erab ly . T h e
tru c k
d riv e r w as n o t a w a re of th e a c c id e n t
and did n o t stop.
ROD & GUN CLUB
LEASES NEW SITE
T he H e rm isto n Rod & G un clu b
has leased a 3 0 -acre tr a c t of land
from Jim Beebe to locate th e re c e n t
ly a c q u ired tr a p sh o o tin g eq u ip m en t.
T ra p sh o o tin g h as proven both pop
u la r and p ro fita b le In th e p ast an d
It Is expected to fin an ce th e new
p ro ject e n tire ly from receip ts of th e
trap s.
T he land h as been leased fo r tw o
y e a r^ w ith a n o p tio n fo r tw o m ore.
F in al action on th e m a tte r w as t a k
I t is h ig h ly pro b ab le th a t H erm is en W ednesday n ig h t a t a special
ton w ill be re p resen ted by a base m eetin g of th e clu b In th e H e rm is
ball team th is sum m er.
C onsider ton I-egion hall.
able discussion h as been n oted on
Earl Watson Proud Papa
s tre e t c o rn e rs w ith th e a p p earan ce
M r. an d Mrs. E arl W atso n a re be
of Old Sol w ith in d ic a tio n s th a t su f
ficien t m s te ria l Is a v a ila b le
th is ing c o n g ra tu la te d upon th e b ir th of
y ear for th e fo rm atio n of a fa irly a d a u g h te r born T h u rsd a y (to d a y )
a t th e P e n d leto n h o sp ital.
stro n g a g g re g a tio n .
HERMISTON PLANS
BASEBALL TEAM