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DRIVING LESSONS
A complete course in learning to
drive an automobile, featuring at-the-
wheel instruction, will be offered stu
dents of the Hermiston high school,
starting Wednesday, April 17, and
continuing for seven weeks, it was
announced here today.
These classes in safe driving are
sponsored by Earl Snell, secretary of
state, as a phase of his state-wide
campaign for traffic safety.
Anyone 15 years of age or older
is eligible to enroll in the course, no
driver’s license being required. Stu
dents furnish their own cars which
must be driven to and from the class
sessions by licensed operators. Ses
sions at Hermiston high school will
be held each Wednesday at 2:30
o’clock.
At the opening class, the instruc
tor outlines the work of the course,
discusses rules and regulations per
taining to the operation of motor ve
hicles in Oregon and gives pointers
on the general care of the car. This
is the only “lecture” class in the
course, all subsequent work finding
the students at the wheel of his auto
mobile, actually going through the
various maneuvers of driving under
the direction of the instructor. Par
ents and others interested are invit
ed to visit the classes at any time.
The course of instruction takes up
the proper method of starting a mo
tor, the use of the clutch, shifting
gears, backing, turning, stopping and
starting on hills, parallel parking,
driving in traffic, and other phases
of driving. Throughout the course,
principles of safety are stressed on
the theory that the driver who tho
roughly understands the need for
care and thoughtfulness in driving
will be a better, and therefore safer,
driver than one who has not been
trained in this respect.
The safe driving schools have
been under operation slightly more
than two years and during that time
classes have been conducted in 90 dif
ferent communities in Oregon, con
tacting more than 5,000 students.
TENNIS STARTS AT
HERMISTON HIGH
The first tennis competition for
Hermiston high players will be with
Heppner high on the local courts
next Tuesday when five matches will
be played. Stanfield will furnish the
competition Thursday when matches
will be divided between the local and
Stanfield courts.
The only certain starters against
Heppner Tuesday are as follows, ac
cording to W. G. Kersbergen, coach:
Bob Jackson, boys’ singles: Barbara
Moore and Marie Hinkle, girls’ doub
les: and Henry Sommerer and Aud
rey Null, mixed doubles. Players for
the girls’ singles and boys’ doubles
had not been decided by press time.
Ten T ears Ago
Frank E. Shaw, principal, was re
elected for both grade and high
schools, and the following high school
teachers are under contract for next
year, Miss Jessie Brierley, Miss Dora
Stephens and Miss Clara Voyen. The
high school board is considering Wal
lace J. Cochran of Albany for coach,
and Miss Margaret G. Elliott.
Frank Swayze Jr. is visiting at
the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
F. B. Swayze.
Walter Nation, jailer at Pendle
ton, was in Hermiston Sunday visit
ing his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. J.
Nation.
Mrs. William Shaar is ill at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Bains in Walla Walla.
Mrs. W. S. Boynton was taken to
__Mary’s
hospital at Walla Walla
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Friday morning for a major opera
tion performed on her eye.
Carl S. McNaught, F. C. McKenzie
and F. B. Swayze left Monday morn
ing on a business trip to Bend, re
turning to Hermiston Tuesday.
Harry Hammon, who is at present
at San Diego, will leave the 17th for
the Hawaiian Islands.
Ursel Hiatt of Umatilla was in
Hermiston Wednesday letting the en
tire population of Hermiston know
that his city was a member of the
newly organized Umatilla County
Baseball League comprising the cit
ies of Helix, Athena, Mission Indians
and Umatilla.
The line-up for the high school
team follows: Jewell Smith, pitcher,
Dick Hitt, catcher, Enos Martin,
first base, Ed Throop, second, Vic
Addleman, third, Don DeMoss, short
stop, A1 Kennings, left field, Leonard
Nation, center, and Howard Klages,
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VOLUME XXXIII.
COUNCIL PASSES
NEW ORDINANCE
FOR B U IL D IN G S
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U M A TILLA COUNTY PAPER
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, APRIL 11, 1940.
Vice-President Garner—
W ill He Respond to Call
As Presidential Candidate?
sanitary T bwage
DISPOSAL STRESSED
Attention is called this week to a
new city ordinance which was voted
upon and passed at the last city coun
cil meeting held April 3. The ordi
nance becomes effective immediately,
and provides for the sanitary dispos
al of sewage and other wastes in cer
tain parts of the City of Hermiston,
and also makes it necessary for those
constructing new buildings to app y
for permits from the City Recorder.
The new ordinance is effective only
in the area between Fourth street
east and Fourth street west, and
from Ridgeway street on the north
to Maple street and Newport avenue
on the south. Any person, firm or
corporation who fails, refuses or
neglects to comply with the provis
ions of this ordinance is guilty of a
misdemeanor and may be fined not
less than 15.00 nor more than
«50.00.
The ordinance, printed in detail on
another page of this issue, states
that all flush toilets hereafter in
stalled in this area shall discharge
their wastes into a septic tank, and
gives the specifications required to
be those recommended by the State
Board of Health. All toilets and priv
ies now in existence in the area de
scribed shall be required to be made
fly tight and as odorless and sanita
ry as possible. It also provides that
all wastes from kitchen sinks and
bath water shall be disposed of un
derground.
Before any residence or place
where human beings reside may be
constructed or placed, the owner of
the property upon which such build
ing is to be constructed or placed
shall make application to the City
Recorder for a permit showing plans
and specification of the sewage dis
posal in the building.______ _
J.
IF. ALLEN
Funeral services for Jasper Wel
don Allen were held at 2:00 o’clock
Wednesday afternoon at the Baptist
church with Rev. Grayden Loree in
charge, assisted by Rev. C. Warner
of the Union church. Mr. Allen
passed away Monday, April 8, at the
age of 83 years at the home of his
son in the Butter Creek district. He
had been failing in health for some
time.
Mr. Allen w'as born in Mississippi
in 1857. He was married in 1878 to
Miss Ann Duke, to which union were
born two children, John Allen of near
Hermiston and Bart Allen, deceased.
To a later marriage were born four
children: Vernon Allen, Veron Al
len, Opal Nelson of Los Angeles and
Bertie Garrett of Oklahoma.
He also leaves to mourn his pass
ing 11 grandchildren and many
friends. Most of the past five years
have been spent in and near Hermis
ton. He has been a member of the
Baptist church for many years.
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RUEBER-REEVES
On April 6, the marriage of Miss
Nadine Helen Rueber, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Rueber of Stan
field, and Mr. Jackson David Reeves,
son of J. A. Reeves of Hermiston,
took place at the parsonage of the
Central Lutheran church in Eugene.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. P. J. Luvaas.
The bride, attractive in a light
blue-grey suit with black accessories,
wore a corsage of talisman rosebuds.
Attending the couple were Mr. and
Mrs. F. D. Morgan, sister and broth
er-in-law of the groom.
The young couple left immediately
after the ceremony for a short honey
moon. They will be at home tempo
rarily at 41 W. 19th avenue, Eugene.
COMMITTEES FOR
COLUMBIA'S CLUB
HOUSE APPOINTED
M argaret Sourke-WhMe
Picture of John Nance Garner presiding over destinies of United States Senate.
NATIONALLY KNOWN HELIX TOWN TEAM
LISTED AS OPENER
KIBITZER TO BE IN
IN BASEBALL SERIES
HERMISTON SOON
Sam Gordon, the Kibitzer, will be
in Hermiston to deliver three-day
contract bridge lecture-lesson series
on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
April 29, 30 and May 1, in the
American Legion hall. He is being
sponsored by the Legion Auxiliary,
members of which are conducting an
advance sale of tickets.
The subject to be covered each af
ternoon and night of the same day
will be the same.
In this manner,
the holder of a series ticket receives
the complete course by attending
either the night or the afternoon ses
sions, with privilege of review by at
tending both.
Mr. Gordon is the contract bridge
pioneer of the northwest as lecturer,
newspaper columnist, radio and class
teacher. He is author of the Horse
Sense method, a simplified and easy-
to-learn treatment of the game. His
system, which is not new, covers bid
ding, defense, leads and plays pre
sented in the entertaining, simple,
comprehensive manner for which he
is famed.
In spite of the rainy weather and
sun eclipse, the Hermiston town
baseball team went through its train
ing paces this week with indications
that a fairly strong squad will be
available. Approximately 16 players
have been turning out with several
more anxious to get into suit.
The pitching staff, which seemed
to be the big worry at the start,
seems to be getting stronger with
Bob Woodward, Tom Stewart,
Bill
Laas and several others showing to
advantage. It is probable that sever
al pitchers will see action against He
lix here Sunday, April 21, in the
first game of the season.
Suits for the team will be spon
sored by: Hermiston Drug Co., First
National Bank, Shell Oil Co., Turn
A-Lum Lbr. Co., Hale’s Confection
ery, Hermiston Herald, O’Conner's
Cafe, Farmers Supply, Thompson’s
Drug Store, Farm Bureau Coopera
tive, Oregon Hardware & Implement
Co., and Shaw’s Bakery. Negotiations
are underway for a league consisting
of Helix, Stanfield S. C. S., Mission
Indians, Boardman, Hermiston and
probably another team. The next
practice for the Hermiston squad will
be Sunday afternoon.
At the last meeting of the Farm
Bureau Auxiliary held Friday, April
5, an advisory board for the new ciub
house was appointed by Mrs. Percy
Corman, president of the auxiliary.
The board consists of Henry Ott,
Percy Corman and William Mikesell.
Also a committee to take charge of
the rental of the building was ap
pointed as follows, Mrs. Catherine
Jendrzejewski, Mrs. Cary Tucker and
Mrs. Ethel Hughes.
At the same meeting the park
board, consisting of C. L. Upham,
Mrs. Emma Hutchison and A. H.
Cable, met with the above appointed
committees and set the rental charge
for the use of recently finished build
ing.
A big turnout was on hand for the
cleanup day on the same day of the
meeting. A pot luck dinner was
served to 30 people present. Four
teen men were present and much
cleanup work was accomplished.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dean of the
Hermiston Experiment station were
guests of the club. Mr. Dean will
draw up plans for landscaping the
grounds at the park. Mrs. Dean gave
some helpful suggestions to ftiC club
members on the beautification of the
grounds.
Dedication of the new building
will be in the near future. Every
one is asked to watch for the date.
The public will be cordialy invited to
attend this meeting.
The next meeting of the club will
be held Friday, April 19.
STANFIELD FARMER
CLAIMS HOG RECORD
NUMBER 34
PEARSON SERVICE
STATION ROBBED
D U R IN G N IG H T
THIEF GAINS ENTRY
THROUGH W IN D O W
Excitement prevailed Thursday
morning at the west end of Main
street when it was discovered that
Pearson’s Service Station had been
entered during the night and a quan
tity of tires, spark plugs, cigarettes
and other articles taken. This is the
first major robbery here since last
June when Hale’s Confectionery and
Sporting Goods was entered.
Entry was made by breaking four
small panes of glass in a rear win
dow, enabling the thief to release the
latch. From the wash room, the rob
ber broke another glass in the door
leading to the service station proper.
As a safety measure, the lock to the
front door was also broken making
a two way getaway possible in case
of discovery.
Car accessories, tires, tools, brok
en glass and other articles were
strewn about the rooms when the
service station was opened for busi
ness. As close a check as possible
was made, disclosing that 12 tires, a
quantity of spark plugs, several car
tons of sigarettes and other articles
were taken. The entire loot will pro
bably amount to $200.00.
No definite clue as yet has been
discovered. B. J. Nation, night mar
shal, reported that he had made his
regular rounds as usual and had
found nothing amiss when he retired
shortly before 5’00 o’clock. Miss Ve
ra SI >n. Oregonian carrier, passed
the station > , • ■ kft«i and also
stated that she didn’t notice anything
unusual. A car waiting for gasoline
arrived at the scene about this time
and waited there until 7:00. The
owners stated that they did not look
into the station and had heard no
noise,
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Apparently the job was done some
where between closing time Wednes
day night and before 5:00 a. m. in
the morning. Sheriff Eob Goad, L.
Hinchcliff, fingerprint expert, and
state police were at the scene early
Thursday morning but by press time
no definite clue had been discovered.
BREEDER POOL IS
SET FOR MONDAY
Turkey growers in the Hermiston
region will bring their breeder stock
to the Eastern Oregon Turkey Grow
ers plant here Monday for the first
pool of the season, according to John
Jendrzejewski, president. The first
pool is not expected to be very heavy,
probably around 500 birds, but an
other kill on April 24 will probably
be sufficient to fill a car. Birds of
the April 15 kill will be kept in stor
age here until that date.
According to Chester Flannigan,
pickers are requested to show up on
Monday morning. Although there will
not be a very heavy kill, some work
will be available for all of the pick
ers. Operations, however, will go at
full blast April 24 with another pool
scheduled for May 6.
Although the price of turkeys is in
the lower brackets, growers are far
from down-hearted and are anticipat
ing an even bigger crop than last
year.
A. S. Gonseth, who resides seven
miles east of Hermiston on the Stan
field project, is claimant to a some
what unique as well as profitable
record. Mr. Gonseth has seven Ches
ter White sows, six of which are gilts,
which have farrowed 72 pigs recent
ly. He vouches that 69 of the en
SCHOOL GROUNDS
tire lot came alive, with 62 still liv
ing after 10 days. The largest litter
PROJECT CONTINUED
contained 14 pigs and the smallest 9.
Mr. Gonseth farms 60 acres, hav
The beautification work west of
Large
Crowd
Attends
Dance.
ing
them well diversified with alfal
the high school building has been
A record crowd was present at the fa and grain as the main crops.
continued this week with H. A. Pan-
kow supervising a crew of 14 work dance held Saturday night in the
men. A rock wall is being built at Hermiston Community park hall. CONDON GOLFERS
the west boundary of the playing Couples were present from many
VIE HERE SUNDAY
field with leveling work done gener
JOHN THOM
ally. When the project is completed parts of the project. Another dance
Another old settler passed away the grounds will be a pleasing sight. has been scheduled for Saturday,
The first team match of the sea
this week when John Thom answered
The work is being done under a April 20, with the Troubadors play son will be played on the Hermiston
the last roll call. Old John, as he was WPA grant.
course Sunday when Condon will
ing.
familiarly known among friends, was
bring a squad here. According to re
approximately 80 years of age and
ports, the visitors are expected to
had lived in Oregon for 50 years. He
provide stiff competition for the lo M'CRACKEN W INS
was an ardent fisherman and was a
cal players. Anyone interested in
familiar figure on the numerous I
playing Sunday is asked to get in ANOTHER KNOCKOUT
streams of Umatilla county.
touch with Walter Smith or Jim Todd
He was born in Pennsylvania and
so that a schedule for the day can be
Sammy McCracken, pride of Her
moved to Correctionville, Iowa, when
worked out.
miston,
took one more step towards
Bensel,
R.
Jones,
R.
Critchfield,
W.
a small lad. From Iowa he moved! Hermiston won the annual Uma- Pearson, B. Gurdane and G. C.
Action is expected to get underway the lightweight championship of the
to Oregon where he has lived since, j tilla county golf tournament held
Humphreys. This was the first year in the morning and continue until world when he kayoed his opponent,
The past year has been spent in the each year on the beautiful Pendleton that the cup has been offered and play is completed.
John Larson, in a fight card at Ar
Hermiston General hospital.
He Country club course. In spite of the must be won three times for perma
lington Wednesday night. Sammy
passed away Tuesday after a linger intermittent showers which made the nent possession.
Evangelistic Meetings Continue.
had his man on the floor in the first
ing illness. Funeral services will be footing somewhat uncertain, several
Several other contests during the
The evangelistic meetigs of the round for a count of seven and fin
held Friday afternoon at 2:30 at excellent scores were turned in. Team day spiced the program. George Don Church of Christ in charge of J. A. ished him in the next session.
Prann’s Funeral Parlors.
Battling Corpe didn’t fare so well,
standings were picked by taking the nally had the longest drive among Bunn, evangelist, at the Columbia
Mr. Thom was a bachelor but is 10 low scorers of each city entered. the Pendleton group with 230 yards school house which began the first of | however, and lost in a third round
survived by several relatives. Dick This was necessary because of the while Don Fossatti, Athena, had a April, will continue all this week and knockout to Tornado Partlow of
Thom of the Butter Creek district is difference in size of the squads.
235-yarder for the longest drive for over Sunday. Services begin at 8 Boardman,
a nephew and other nephews, John,
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Mr. Morrison and Mr. Donnally, out-of-town players. In the blind p. m. each evening. Bible study at \
Bob and Fred Thom, reside at tied for low gross, each carding a 79 bogey competition, Monk Carden, 10 a. m. Sunday, preaching at 11, FINAL MEETING OF
Haines, Oregon. Fred and Bob came for the 18 holes. The former, how Sprague Carter Sr., Charles Griffin with the sermon, “I was in the Spirit
down Thursday for the funeral.
ever, had a low net, his 14 handicap } of Pendleton, and Ralph Jones and on the Lord's Day.” Rev. 1:10. Sun P. T. A. SCHEDULED
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giving" him a 65 to lead that phase 1 W. Hanson of Hermiston, were in a day evening the topic will be “The |
greatest thing there is in the world."
The last meeting of the Hermiston
of the tourney. Jim Todd of Hermis- five-way tie.
Moore Opens Arlington Theatre
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Parent-Teachers association has been
Other Hermiston divot experts who
Lloyd Moore, owner of the Herm ton topped out-of-town golfers with
Credit Union Sponsors Dance.
| set for Thursday, April 18, according
iston Oasis theatre and Mor-Tone a low net of 75 while Howard Klages, I made the trip to Pendleton and re-
The Hermiston Federal Credit to W. G. Kersbergen, superintendent.
Sound Service, opened the Rio thea- also of Hermiston, was next with a turned home with high score cards
'and with numerous alibis were Wal- Union is sponsoring a dance in the School work for the entire year will
tre in Arlington last Thursday with 76,
The ten Hermiston men responsible I ter Smith, R. A. Brownson, Bud Hermiston Community hall on Sat be on display during the evening, in
a record crowd attending the first
show. The new structure is of the for winning the Pendleton Chamber Beard, B. A. Doyle, Jim Pearson, Ed urday, April 13, with good music cluding domestic science, manual
most up-to-date design and is of Commerce cup, posted for out-of- Bensel Sr., Paul Van Patten, C. J. promised by that group. An admis training and other phases of school
•quipped with all the new develop town players, consisted of C. Simona, Jackson, M. T. M stott, H. Klagea sion price of 40e for men and 10c for curricula.
ladies will be charged.
The public is invited.
J. Todd, W. Hanson, L. Eddy, E. and Dan Gray.
ments in the promotion
HERMISTON GOLFERS BRAVE RAINY WEATHER
TO (OP COUNTY GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP