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About The Hermiston herald. (Hermiston, Or.) 19??-1984 | View Entire Issue (April 4, 1940)
NEWS FROM YOUR OWN STA 'E & COUNTY •a$O Z< Q. - o CREAMERY INS. NEW PASTEURIÂ , VOLUME XXXIII. A N D BUTTER CHURN The Umatilla Cooperative Cream ery of Hermiston has made several improvements the past week and is fast developing into one of the most modern plants in eastern Oregon. The local plant has made several changes during the past year, including the addition of new lockers, ice room and other improvements, according to M. G. Hedwall, manager. Installed this week were a Jensen Vertical Pasteurizer and a Jensen butter churn with a capacity of 1200 pounds butter and 3000 lbs. of cream. The latter is the only type all-metal churn on the market and has been out only about eight years. There are 16 similar machines in the com bined groups of the Challenge Cream & Butter association and the Inter state Creamery association. The latter was operating Wednes day for the first time and was creat ing a great deal of interest among creamery members. The change was made due to the size and condition of the old churn and the increase of business. PAST WEEK BRINGS MORE WET WEATHER April began where March left off, bringing with it some more showers and cloudy skies. Tuesday was the first day that Old Sol appeared in earnest, the sky being clear most of the day. Wednesday, however, gave appearance of again returning to coast weather although no actual rain fell. The following is the report for the past week, according to Charles Tay lor, local weather man. Date Max. Min. March 28 ........................ 62 ... 40 March 29 ........................ 65 ... . 36 March 30 ......................... 65 ..... 40 March 31 ........................ 59 ... . 45 April 1 ............................ 64 ... . 45 April 2 .... ........................ 62 ... . 32 A total of .38 in. precipitation was recorded. ONLY TEN DAYS LEFT FOR REGISTRATION The 17th day of April is the last day voters may register. Anyone having lived within the state six months, and those who become of age before May 17, the date of the pri maries, may register. Anyone who has changed precincts, or who wishes to change his former party registra tion must register in order to vote his preference. There is no registra tion at the polls, or between the dates of April 17 and May 17. F. C. McKenzie of the Oregon Hardware & Implement company has registration blanks in Hermiston, and a registration clerk may be found in Umatilla, Stanfield and Echo, and in Pendleton with the county clerk. There is no charge for registration. POMONA GRANGE TO MEET SATURDAY GRADE SCHOOL TO PRESENT OPERETTA OF ISLA N D LIF E 4-JizïaLdL U M A T ILLA COUNTY PAPER HERMISTON, UMATILLA N UM BER 33 COUNTY, OREGON, APRIL 4, 1940. SPRING PRODUCTION OF SENIOR CLASS TO BE F R ID A Y H ig h School Seniors ‘S k id d in g ’ F rid a y “ SKIDDING" TELLS OF FAMILY TROUBLES UPPER GRADES DRILL HARD GN MUSICALE "King Ko-Ko”, an operetta with a South Sea Island motive, will be pre sented Friday evening, April 12, at the high school gymnasium by the up per grades. The operetta will be un der the direction of Mrs. Alma Greaves. King Ko-Ko (Jack Rodgers), the doughty ruler of the South Sea Is land tribe of Kuku, angered by the frivilous customs of the civilized world which have been introduced to the Island respectively by tourists, an expedition of Harvard professors, and a Holywood cinema troop, has announced to his people that they must return to the good old cannibal ways of their forefathers. The tribe is rebellious but his will prevails and they are inaugurated to their return to the "simple life” by a primitive marriage rite and festival when an American “Clipper Ship” crashes on their beach. The rescuing party brings in six badly bruised but otherwise unharm ed castaways, who no sooner are rest ed and cared for, than they begin to make plans for turning this native paradise into a modern community which will include everything from a Chamber of Commerce to electric lights. The Chief decrees that the castaways shall be put to death. The Americans, each in his own way, try desperately to save the group from the death sentence. Fin- ston Whizzle (Jack B elt), an elec trical supply salesman on his way to deliver an electric refrigerator to the Moguel of Java, makes love to the Chief’s daughtes, ’aGoona (Iva Van Arsdale) hoping that she can get them freed. Johnny Darrell (Robert Connor), pilot of the plane, offers his engineer ing talents to develop comforts and conveniences for the Chief. Bruz (Bob Martin), the 14-year-old son of the president of the Airlines, organ izes a rebellion among the younger native boys, and tries to overthrow the Chief, while Cissie (Laurelei Say lor), his sister, amuses herself by making ice cream in the refrigerator, which is still intact in the plane. Miss Throttlewaite (Ethel Clarke), their governess, offers to sacrifice herself in marriage to the Chief. The climax is precipitated when Ono (Jack Pier son), a young native, tries to abduct Saly Harison (Beaulah Ryland) the pretty school teacher, who is in love with Johnny Darrell. Their efforts all prove in vain and they are about to be put to death when Cissie wanders in with a tray full of ice cream, which she offers to King Ko-Ko. Greatly pleased, he de clares that ice cream is the only good thing that civilization has ever brought to their island, he commutes the death sentence, providing that forever after he be furnished with as much ice cream as he desires. The various love affairs are brought to a happy solution, and all look forward to living a long and simple life, tem pered by a few modern conveniences, on Kuku Isle. Morrow county Pomona Grange meets with Rhea Creek on Saturday, April 6, with a business meeting in the forenoon. Registration for the attendance contest closes at 11 a. m. Lunch will be served at noon, and the lecturer program, open to the pub lic, will begin at 1 :30 p. m. An excellent speaker on rural elec trification, Dr. Carl Thompson, has been secured for the occasion. There are also several interesting and COMMERCIAL CLUB amusing numbers to be given by sub TO MEET TUESDAY ordinate granges of the county. Another business meeting will be A regular meeting of the Hermis called in the evening and the Pomona degree will be conferred on candi ton Commercial club has been sched dates by the Morrow county Pomona uled for Tuesday, April 9, according to George Harkenridtr, president. officers. The group will meet in the Odd Fel lows hall with the Rebekahs serving the dinner beginning at 7:00. Besides the regular business, sev eral entertainment numbers have been A. W. Prann, local business man, arranged. Ten Years Ago filed for Republican nomination for county commissioner at Pendleton Monday. Mrs. C. S. McNaught is taking the census in the city of Hermiston and J. S. West is working in the Colum bia district. The announcement of the promo tion of George H. Jenkins from the position of assistant county agent of Umatilla county to county agent of Coos county has just been received. This announcement also advised of the appointment of E. N. Hauser to -ucceed Mr. Jenkins. City irrigation water adii be turn ed on Friday, April 4. exrnLAtQn POST OFFICE MAKES FIRST QUARTER GAIN A gain of $22.04 in stamp sales over 1939 was made at the local post office for the first three months of 1940, according to Wm. Logan, post master. The sales last year amount ed to $2,043.83, while this year they jumped to $2,065.87. A slight gain was also noted in the money orders written out where an increase of $7.80 was made during the first quarter. A total of $15,783.11 was written out this year in compar ison with $15,775.31 in 1939. The cast of “Skidding” pictured Corpe, Bob Jackson and Henry Som- ion Pierce, Joyce McCulley, Frances above is. from left to right, (front) merer. Back row, Miss Lavina May Follett and Audrey Null. — Courtesy Bulldog Kenneth Bensel, Jack Meyer, Bill Lynch, director, Eleanor Sires, Mar- BULLDOGS DEFEAT ATHENA NINE ON LOCAL DIAMOND Coach Ray Critchfield’s "rained- out” baseballers defeated Athena on the Hermiston park diamond Tues day afternoon 9 to 3, coming from be hind to win handily. The local boys had been unable to practice regularly during the past due weeks but ap peared to be in mid-season form. El wood a n d Crampton, Hermiston pitchers, held the visitors to three lone bingles. The Bulldogs connected for 10 hits with K. Tiller, Crampton and Lowell Tiller leading the parade with two apiece. Others getting hits were Dy er, Pankow, Mulkins and Smith. A return game will be played at Athena on May 7 for what appears to be the only other tilt on the local schedule. The Hermiston lineup: Dyer, If; Cellers, cf; K. Tiller, ss; Pankow, c; Crampton, 3b, p; Mulkins, 2b; Hollo man, lb; Smith, rf; Elwood, p; L. Tiller, 3b; Saylor, lb; Carle, rf. Athena lineup: Davidson, If; She- rard, 3b; Johns, ss; Butler, rf; Rib- bey, lb; B. Zerba, p; Coppuchs, c; B. Moyberg, cf; Bill Zerba, 2b; Grey, cf. DIRECTIONS GIVEN TO DUMP GROUNDS Some people have misunderstood the directions to the new city dump grounds, according to H. A. Pankow, police officer. The directions fol low: Go south on Hermiston Avenue to city limits, turn right, then watch for signs. Place all rubbish down the hill into the hole. Leaving rubbish on the top makes it hard for the next person to dump and eventually makes for unsightly ground. This is the only dump designated, and throwing refuse at other places must cease under threat of prosecu tion. UMATILLA DAM IN NAVIGATION BILL The Umatilla Rapids dam was ad ded to the navigation bill now before the United States Senate, Tuesday, by the committee on commerce. The cost of the dam was placed at $23,- 700,000. The measure will go before the senate in a few days for consid eration. The total amount in this navigation bill as recommended by the committee is $231,000,950, and the Umatilla is one of the three larg est items. This measure eliminates all hydro electric and flood control projects and includes navigation projects through out the entire nation. The commit tee provided that no appropriation should be made for this year, but that the projects recommended should be authorized by congress, to be built over a period of seven years com mencing in 1941. STANFIELD CAMP TO HAVE OPEN HOUSE The Soil Conservation Service will observe the seventh anniversary of the Civilian Conservation Corps at Camp Stanfield on Sunday, April 7, with an “open house” from 2:00 to 4:00 p. m., according to J. R. Chen- ault, camp superintendent. The public is cordially invited to attend the occasion. COLUMBIA V/INNERS CALF CLUB MEETS A meeting of the Columbia Win ners Calf club met Thursday at the P. H. Corman home Thursday with one new member, Donald Ho .ieman, present. It was decided to hereafter meet every other Thursday and to divide the meeting into a business session and a social hour. Also present were H. J. Holeman and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hibbard. HERMISTON GARDEN CLUB LISTS DIVISIONS FOR SECOND ANNUAL SPRING FLOWER SHOW The second annual spring flower show, sponsored by the Hermiston Garden club, will be held Saturday, April 27, in the Hermiston high school gymnasium from 3:00 to 10:00 p. m., according to Mrs. B. A. Doyle, flower show chairman, and Mrs. F. B. Belt, president. Arrangements have been completed and the follow ing rules have been announced: 1. Any amateur is eligible to en ter for competion. 2. Only one entry may be made in each class. 3. Bntrles will be accepted from 8 a. m. until 10:45 a. m. Doors will be closed to entries at 10:45 a. m. 4. Entries may not be removed from building until 10 p. m. It will be possible to remove exhibits the next day from 10 to 11 a^m. 5. Flowers exhibited In sections A, B, C, D, E. F and O must be grown by the exhibitor. 6. Only entries Included in the schedule may be entered for compe tition. 7. The sweepstakes ribbon will be awarded to exhibitor w inning the greatest number of blue ribbons. In case of a tie, red ribbons will be counted. 8. .The Judges will use their own discretion on any class having less than three entries. 9. The Garden Olub will not be responsible for containers or other property. C o n t a i n e r s must be marked with owner’s name on adhe sive tape placed on bottom of con tainer. 10. Exhibitor Is not to touch ex hibit after it has been placed. 11. Entries must conform to the schedule and rules or they will be eliminated at entry table. SECTION A PRIZE LISTED FOR MAGPIE CONTEST BY TURKEY RAISERS The Eastern Oregon Turkey Grow ers, in mailing their contribution for the annual crow and magpie con test sponsored by the Hermiston Rod & Gun club, have requested that the $10 be used as a separate prize to be offered for the one killing the most old magpies. This will be in addition to the regular awards usually given by the club. It has been reported that there has been a large increase of old magpies due to the quantity of snow in other localities and the scarcity of snow in the Hermiston region. The larger birds are proving a menace to tur key breeders. Walter Hamm, secretary of the Rod & Gun club, has the drawings from the biological survey of the de partment of agriculture for a mag pie trap which is inexpensive to make and has been proven highly success ful. In one instance in Wyoming it was responsible for the death of 800 birds in one season. Mr. Hamm will furnish the specifications to anyone interested. NEW FACES APPEAR ABOUT HERMISTON Several changes in personnel of various business houses about town habe been noted the past few weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Emerson have tak en over the Bi»ck & White Beauty Shop while Hugh Neill, former own er, has transferred over to the Herm iston Barber Shop. Bill Shipley, who was employed at the latter place, has moved from here to Seaside where he is now located at J eff’s Barber Shop where he was formerly employ ed. George Scarlett, who for several years has been parts man at Rohr- man Motor Co., has resigned to help his father on a farm recently pur chased neai Umatilla. Jim Boynton, who has been working at Connor’s Cash Store, has shifted over to take Scarlett’s place at Rohrman’s. Les Simmons is the new butcher at Safeway’s, taking the place of Hal Otey who has been transferred to The former is a single Pendleton man and is recently of Lewiston, Idaho. The senior class of Hermiston un ion high school will stage its spring production “Skidding” in the high school gymnasium Friday night, April 5, at 8:00 o’clock. “Skidding” is a three act comedy written by Aurania Rouverol, released through Samuel French of New York, and is under the direction of Miss Lavina May Lynch. This play is the original basis of M-G-M studios’ famous Andy Hardy play starring Mickey Rooney as An dy Hardy and Lewis Stone as Judge Hardy. The story centers around the Har dy family and their trials and tribu lations. The kid brother Andy voic es his opinion on how to run the Har dy family and his father’s politics. The two married daughters, Myra and Estelle, desert their husbands and come trouping home to stay. At the same time Marion, the youngest of the daughters, returns home from col lege and announces her engagement to Wayne Trenton. An emotional cli max is reached when Marion is torn between marriage and in aiding her father, Judge Hardy, in his political campaign. The cast follows: Aunt Milly, Mrs. Hardy’s sister), Frances Follett; Andy, Bob Jackson; Mrs. Hardy, Joyce McCulley; Grandpa Hardy, Henry Sommerer Jr.; Estelle Hardy Campbell, Eleanor Sires; Marion Hardy, Marion Pierce; Wayne Tren ton, III, Bill Corpe; Myra Hardy Wilcox, Audrey Null; Mr. Stubbins, Kenneth Bensel. Musical selections between acts will be played by Bill Penney on the violin, accompanied by Phyllis Sires at the piano. An extensive advertising campaign of “Skidding” has been carried un der the direction of Bil Belt. CENSUS COUNTERS COMMENCE TUESDAY Census enumerators, urged on by a lawyer’s complex, began their work here this week to fall in line with the remainder of the United States in counting up the nation’s popula tion, likes and dislikes, whats and whatnots and numerous other vital questions having to do with the fu ture welfare of our country. Working in this district include: Hermiston, Lillie Ann Bensel; pre cinct 32 outside Hermiston, Grace W. Smith; precinct 33 outside Hermis ton, Donald W. Serrell; Stanfield and precinct outside, Thomas W. Len hart; ’ Tmatilla and 34, Lieuallen Brownell. TROUBADORS PLAY HERE SATURDAY Another of a series of dances be ing held in the Hermiston communi ty park hall will be held Saturday night with the ever-popular Trouba- dors playing. The latter group has added several innovations the past few weeks and are fast becoming one of the leading bands in the country. Popular admission prices will pre vail. __________ La Grande Trip Assured Plans have been completed for the trip to La Grande by the Hermiton union high school band and glee clubs on Saturday, April 13, according to Superintendent W. G. Kersbergen. Tentative plans call for a 6:00 a. m. Neill» Enjoy Anniversary start and a late return that same eve ____ Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Neill of Stan ning. field were surprised Friday eevning of last week on the ocasion of their Census Instruction Given E arners 37th wedding anniversary. Those go Farmers who have received a sam ing from Hermiston were Mr. and ple agricultural census report are Mrs. W. C. Morehouse, Mr. and Mrs. asked to complete them in advance. H. L. Payne, Mr. and Mrs. Levi Reed This will facilitate census taking and er, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Neill, Mrs. save time for both the farmer and Chas. Plourd, Patricia Warner, Glenn the enumerator. Warner and Mr. and Mrs. C. War No More Pheasant Eggs ner. Specimen Iris with own foliage, one stem. Monkey Cirrus Scheduled Class 1. Tall Bearded. Bob Taber and his monkey circus Class 2. Dutch. is scheduled to appear at the Hermis Class 3. Japanese. ton high school on Wednesday, April Class 4. Siberian. Class 5 Any variety of Iris not 10, beginning at 1:00 o’clock. The entertainment is one of a series of classed above. Class 6 Mixed variety of Iris in a national assembly programs sponsor ed by the school. A small admission suitable contadner. charge is made. (Continued on page 5) « A flood of applicants quickly ex hausted the surplus supply of phea sant eggs announced recently by the Oregon State Came Commission. As a result no additional requests can be filled and in fact some who have al ready applied may be disappointed. The surplus supply will be allocated “first come, first served,” according to officials of the commission.
