NEWS FROM YOUR
OWN S T A ’E &
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TOWNSEND CLUB
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U M A T ILLA COUNTY PAPER
VOLUME XXXIII.
NUMBER 35
HERMISTON. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON, APRIL 18, 1940
By MRS. JOE UDEY
(ONDON DEFEATS
L O C A L GOLFERS
ON HOME COURSE
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A large crowd attended the Town
send dance at the new club house in
Columbia park last Friday night and
all enjoyed a happy time. The Town
send club sends a vote of thanks to
the Farm Bureau Auxiliary for their
fine cooperation. At this meeting
Mrs. Frank Silva of Stanfield by mis
take took someone else’s coat instead CURRIE OF CONDON
of her own and would like to make
SHOOTS LOW 36
the exchange. Phone 2606.
A flash from Washington, D. C.—
Condon golfers outplayed the local
“Senator Downey of California ad divot-diggers here Sunday afternoon
dressed the senators on the Town when they scored 29 points, against
send plan. There were present at roll 25 points for the Hermiston Golf
call 84 out of the 96 senators. Many club members. This was the first of
advised that they would be glad to the invitation golf matches played
hear Downey as long as three weeks on the local course this season, and
on the Townsend plan, rather than gave Condon revenge for their de
the three hours which he took on feat last year.
April 8.
A. Currie of Condon turned in the
“While Mr. Downey was inter lowest score of the 36 golfers on the
rupted by four or five senators, there course, getting a par 36 for the first
was not a single critic openly against round and a 38 for the second, for
the plan. Instead senators offered a total of 74 points. For the locals,
helpful suggestions, trying in all Walt Pearson and Ralph Jones tied,
ways to cut the old red tape and have each with a total of 78 for both
the bill discussed.
rounds.
Prizes for the longest shot of the
FIRST TURKEY POOL day for the visitors was won by C.
H. Hollen, while W. Pearson won it
OF BREEDER STOCK
for the locals. E. Bensel of the local
club won the prize for getting the
EXCEEDS ESTIMATE
ball closest to the pin on the shortest
The first turkey pool of the sea hole and T. Jackson won the same
son was held at the plant of the prize for the visitors.
Individual scores and points for
Eastern Oregon Turkey Growers in Hermiston
follow:
Hermiston Monday when growers
J. Todd, 39, 40,
; R. Jones, 38,
disposed of their breeder stock. The 40, 0; M. Matott, 41, 41, 0; E. Ben
kill more than doubled the original sel, 37, 43, 1; R. Brownson, 48, 40,
estimate when 1272 birds were de 1%; G. Ripley, 42, 46, 0; C. Simons,
41, 44, 2; W. Pearson, 39, 39, 2; B.
livered to the plant. The total weight Hansen,
40, 42, 1; B. Beard, 40, 44,
totaled 19,592 pounds, according to 2; R. Critchfield, 43, 38, 3; L. Ed
dy, 45, 48, 2(4; B. Doyle, 46, 42, 3;
Mrs. R. G. Penney, secretary.
The next pool has been set for J. Pearson, 46, 43, 3; P. Van Patten,
April 23 and 24, with another sched 43, 43, 0; C. Jackson, 43, 41, 3; B.
Gurdane, 45, 47, 0; J. Chenault, 42,
uled for May 5 and 6. It is expected 44, %.
that the total poundage of the three
Scores for Condon:
G. Guild, 39, 37, 2%: A. Currie,
pools will run pretty close to 75,000
36, 38, 3; G. Eaton, 39, 39, 3; E.
pounds.
40, 37, 2; B. Hollen, 45, 43,
Birds killed Monday will not be Morton,
1(4; Dan Thoubence, 41, 38, 3; H.
shipped at the present time but will Holland, 45, 41, 1; Bill Hollen, 38,
be held in storage until April 24 42, 1; W. Parish, 41, 40, 2; T. Jack-
son, 45, 41, 1: E. Callart, 44, 44, 0;
when a car will be loaded.
N. Hoffman, 48. 48, (4 ; Carrol Hol
len, 47. 43, 0; F. Hollen, 48, 45, 0;
PROPER TIM E TO
H, Devin, 42, 42, 3; P. Perrenoud,
48, 46, 0: J. O’Roarke, 43, 41, 3: H.
PLANT Z IN N IA S
Klages, 40, 44, 2(4.
In keeping with the Garden Club’s
decision choosing the zinnia as the
official flower for the city, informa
tion is released as to the best meth
ods of growing the flower. It is
hoped that not only members of the
club but all citizens plant as many
blooms as possible.
The following is a condensed para
graph as to instructions: This is the
proper time to plant. They require
rich soil, plenty of water and full
sun. If the soil is enriched and cul
tivated, irrigated and the seeds plant
ed within 24 hours after irrigation
they will be up in six or seven days.
When four inches high they should
be thinned to about 8 or 10 inches
apart. They can be transplanted but
do better if they are planted where
they are to remain.
Hermiston, the Zinnia City.
YOUNGSTERS PLEASE
W IT H 'K IN G KOKO'
A splendid performance of the op
eretta “King KoKo” by the Hermis
ton Junior High was enjoyed by a
good sized crowd Friday evening.
The plot centered about King Ko-
Ko, portrayed by Jack Rodgers, who
issued a decree that his people must
give up their modern ways and re
turn to the ways of their cannibal
forefathers. To start this he ordered
a native marriage festival during
which his daughter, La Goona, play
ed by Iva Van Arsdale, rebels. In the
ensuing action an American “Clipper
Ship” crashes on their beach. They
immediately plan to modernize the is
land with Bob Connor, an air pilot,
and Jack Belt, a salesman, as leaders.
Many laughs were brought forth
when the governess (Ethel Clarke)
les-ns that they are doomed to stay
on the island and gives way to her
feelings toward Bruz (Bob Martin),
the spoiled wealthy child, and gives
him a much needed thrashing. When
the chief decrees that the Americans
must die when Ora (Jack Pierson),
is rejected as a suitor. La Goona,
and Sally Harrison, a school teacher
played by Beulah Ryland, try to save
their lives by helping one another in
their love affairs. This fails, howev
er, and they are saved only from an
inevitable death by Cissie (Laurelei
Saylor), who has used a refrigerator
w to make some cocoanut ice cream
which is much to the liking of King
Ko-Ko. Finally, amid mouths full of
ice cream. Ko-Ko commutes the death
sentence and the entangled love af
fairs end happily.
DOUBLE WEDDING
OF INTEREST HERE
The double wedding of Miss Wan
da Roberts and Leon “Gus” Estle,
and Miss Loretta Mulkins and George
Scarlett, came as a pleasant surprise
to their many friends in the Hermis
ton vicinity. The ceremony took place
at Weiser, Idaho, last Wednesday in
the Methodist parsonage.
Mrs. Estle is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. S. T. Roberts of the But
ter Creek district and is a graduate
of the local schools. Mr. Estle is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Estle of
near Umatilla. He is employed at the
Rohrman Motor Co.
Mrs. Scarlett is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Wayne Mulkins of the
Westland district and is a recent
graduate of Hermiston high school.
Mr. Scarlett is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
A. M. Scarlett of near Umatilla. He
is associated with his father on a
farm there.
PLANS ANNOUNCED
FOR V A C A T IO N
B IB L E S C H O O L
At a joint committee meeting of
representatives from the various lo
cal churches, preliminary plans for
the annual Daily Vacation Bible
School were formulated. The group
organized a general committee with
Rev. Grayden Loree as chairman and
Mrs. Cecil Warner as secretary. Af
ter deciding to use local leadership
this year, Rev. Stearns Cushing Jr.
was named dean of the school and
the following were elected as depart
ment heads: Mrs. Warner, superin
tendent of the Intermediate division;
Rev. Loree, Junior; Mrs. Maxine
Cushing, Primary, and Mrs. Will
Hineline, Beginners. Assistants and
helpers will be named later.
The dates of the school are set for
the two weeks of June 3 to June 14.
It is a cooperative school for child
ren from four years of age through
the high school age.
A similar project proved popular
last year.
ASPARAGUS SEASON
GETS UNDERW AY
Canning of asparagus by local
canners is in full swing at the Coop
erative Cannery, according to Alton
Sisson, manager. The season is
somewhat in advance of former years
but the crop is developing in fine
shape. Special arrangements can be
made with him at the cannery.
A full schedule for canning dates
appears each week on the Coopera
tive page 5.
HERMISTON SENDS
GROUP TO MEETING
Miss Lucille Forsythe, Miss Effie
Conner, Miss Violet Ann Nestell,
Mrs. Georgia Henderson and Miss
Mary Petri represented Hermiston
at the district conference held Sun
day by the Business and Professional
Women of Oregon. An invitation to
the “Cow-women of eastern Oregon
from the Cavemen of Grants Pass”
was accepted to hold the state con
vention May 17, 18 and 19 at Grants
Pass.
TO HOLD MISSION
REV. JOHN J. STANLEY C. S. I’.
The pastor and parishioners of
Our Lady, Queen of Angels parish
are making ready for the mission
which will be given in the parish
church in Hermiston this year from
April 21 to 28, with the Paulist
preacher, the Rev. John J. Stanley,
C.S.P. of New York and Portland,
conducting the exercises. Father
Stanley is one of the younger men of
his order, the Congregation of St.
Paul, now preaching missions, and
has just completed a very successful
year of work on the coast.
He will open the mission with a
sermon on “Beginnings” to be
preached at the Mass on Sunday
morning at 9 o’clock. On Sunday
evening he will talk on “Journey’s
End” and other sermon topics are as
listed: “The Betrayal” ; “Not Built
with Hands” ; “Where Danger Lies”;
“A Giver and His Gift” ; “The Per
sonality of Christ” ; “A Spectacle to
the World” ; and “Conclusions”. All
evening services are at 7:30 and in
addition to the sermon, an interest
ing feature of the evening will be a
period devoted to the “Question Box”,
during which time, Father Stanley
will answer all the questions on re
ligious and moral problems submitted
by the congregation.
Short sermons on practical prob
lems will follow the morning Masses
on week days, at 7:30 o’clock. The
Rev. Alban Cullen, pastor of Our La
dy, Queen of Angels extends a cor
dial invitation to all, both Catholics
and non-Catholics, to make the mis
sion.
Party Held at Methodist Church
A group of young people and
younger married couples were hon
ored at a party at the Methodist
church Tuesday evening. The motif
of the party was in keeping with the
current census-taking. After an en
joyable time of games, contests and
fun, refreshments of ice cream, cake
and coffee were served. It is planned
to have another party for this group
in the near future.
Hodge Renovates Robison Home
C. L. Hodge, new manager of the
Hermiston Auto Co., has recently
completed rebuilding and redecorat
ing his newly purchased home at the
corner of Sixth and Locust streets.
The contract was let to Longhorn &
Sons who in turn sub-let the paint
ing, plumbing, wiring and other
work. The result is a bright, mod
ern house.
Business Meeting Planned.
A special business meeting of the
Hermiston Union church will be
held in the Union church following
the morning worship service on May
5 for the purpose of voting on a
change of the name, “Hermiston
Union Church” to “The First Church
of Christ.”
Extension Unit To Meet
The Hermiston Home Extension
Unit will meet Tuesday, April 23, at
the home of Mrs. L. S. Burrell. Mrs.
Dorothy Bishop will be present and
will discuss the subject, “Vegetable
Plate Dinner.” The session will com
mence at 10:30 and will last until
3:30, according to Mrs. Bert Quick.
Leaguer» Go To Pendleton.
The members of the Epworth
League of the Methodist church will
journey to Pendleton Friday evening
for a sub-district party. The Epworth
Leagues from Milton, Heppner and
Hermiston will join with the Pendle
ton group. After a pot luck dinner,
Columbia school board met and de
the evening will be given to a recrea cided to hire the same teachers for
another year. Mrs. Emil Zivney,
tion program.
principal of the school, and Miss
Marjory ABurnham will remain but
Columbia Winners Calf Club Meet» Miss
Myrthena Martin has accepted
A meeting of the Columbia Win a school at Boardman.
ners Calf club was held last Thurs
The Townsend club gave a dance
day at the home of Betty Cox, daugh in the Columbia community building
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Emery Cox. last Friday night . More than 100
attended and a grand time
Teams for demonstration and other people
was reported. A hand painted pic
business was accomplished.
ture was auctioned off. Alfred Lentz
of Pendleton was the lucky one. Al
Pomona Grange To Meet.
so a quilt went to William Kik.
The Umatilla County Pomona Around 825 was realized from the
Grange No. 26 will meet with Cold affair and will be used toward send
a delegate to the St. Louis con
Springs Grange on Thursday, May 2, ing
vention in June.
at 10 a. m., according to a recent an
Mrs. Nora Hartley of Walla Wal
nouncement received from Mrs. Ber la. and Mrs. Sadie Board way of Ya
kima were visitors of Mrs. Jessie
tha Hanscom, secretary.
Hooker last Saturday. They are sis
ters of the late Henry Hooker.
Felthouse Prove» Lucky Angler
J. H. Reid underwent a ma
W. W. Felthouse, fisherman extra jor Mrs.
operation at St. Mary’s hospital
ordinary, came in Saturday with the in Walla Walla last Thursday. She
finest catch of the opening day. He is reported to be getting along nice
landed 13 beauties in the Stanfield ly.
Marian Ott received word from
ditch for probably the best catch that
Miss Clinton who is in the West In
was reported locally.
dies. She states it is lovely there
with lots of flowers and sunshine.
Irrigon Grange To Dance.
I. J. Babbitt of Troutdale is in this
The Irrigon Grange is sponsoring district this week settling up the Gill
an old time dance Saturday, April 20, estate. The Gills resided here quite
at 8 p. m. The ladies of the commu a number of years ago. They located
at Troutdale, but both have passed
nity are asked to bring sandwiches away in the last two or three years.
and cake, according to Mrs. H. W. Ora Tompon lives on the Gill farm
here now.
Grim, member of the grange.
COLUMBIA SCHOOL TEACHERS RE-ELECTED;
TOWNSEND CLUB DANCES IN NEW HALL
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woodward
and children visited Mrs. Woodward's
sister, Mrs. Kenneth Beebe and fam
ily of Stanfield, Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Buell and sons
Harold, Alfred and Clayton drove to
Lyle, Wn., Sunday, where they met
and had dinner with their daughters,
Mrs. Fred Dixon and Mrs. Wilson
Johnson and their husbands who
drove up to Lyle from their home in
Portland. The Buell family lived at
Lyle before coming to Hermiston.
Grandpa Buell, who is 86 years old,
came home with them for a visit.
They also visited the Arthur Roberts
family, former residents of this dis
trict, while there and found them
well and doing fine.
Mr. and Mrs. Miles Barager spent
the week end in Yakima where they
met their son and his wife from Seat
tle. Mrs. Barager states they had a
lovely trip and the acres and acres of
pear trees in full bloom were very
beautiful.
Margaret French of Stage Gulch
was visiting at the Mabel Weeks
home Sunday. James Knox was al
so a visitor there.
Joe Kesler is working for Charles
Keller.
Mrs. Frank Sylvia of Stanfield
called at the Joe Udey home Monday.
Charles Weeks Jr. has been ill for
a few days but is much better.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Maffei spent
Tuesday of last week in Wasco visit
ing their parents and friends.
Keith Hutchison of Pilot Rock
(Continued on page 5)
UNION CHURCH
CONFERENCE ISTO
BE HELD NEXT WEEK
The Churches of Christ of eastern
Oregon will meet in the Union
church in Hermiston for their annual
convention next Thursday and Fri
day, April 25 and 26. K. E. Hend
ricks, pastor of the church at Milton,
is president of the group.
Arthur C. Bates, pastor of the
church at Klamath Falls, will be the
convention speaker and will deliver
an address in every session of the
convention excepting one.
The meetings will open Thursday
morning at 10:30 with a women’s
conference and the convention pro
per begins at 2:00. Two banquets
will be served, the first on Thursday
evening at 6:00 at which time N. .A.
Davis, a banker at Walla Walla, will
be the speaker. The other will be
held Friday evening with Clyde
Flemming, pastor of the Pendleton
church, as speaker. Banquets and
all sessions are open to the public.
Each evening service begins at
7:30, following the banquets, Friday
morning at 10:00 and afternoons at
2:00, according to Rev. C. Warner,
pastor of the Union church.
REGISTRATIONS
SHOW LARGE GAIN
Recent registrations in precincts
32 and 33 in Hermiston sends the
total for the two to over 1000 voters.
Since the books were opened in
March, closing April 16, 222 new
registrations were made. This num
ber includes changes of precincts and
party. The new registrations ran
about three to one Republican and
Democrat, respectively, with one In
dependent and one Socialist.
The two precincts were already
among the largest in Umatilla coun
ty and are now probably the largest
in the state in number of voters. It is
probable that before another election
year the area will be divided into
three or four precincts for the con
venience of voters and to speed up
the count.
STUDENTS MAKE
LA GRANDE TRIP
About 75 members of the music de
partment of Hermiston high school,
comprising the band and girls’ glee
club, journeyed to La Grande Satur
day to take part in the annual music
festival sponsored by the Eastern
Oregon College of Education. The
trip was made by bus, leaving at 7
a. m. and returning last that night.
The band and glee were featured
on the program Saturday afternoon
folowing a series of vocal contests.
The girls' sextet sang “Indian Love
Call,” Eleanor Sires sang “To the
Land of My Own Romance”, and the
glee club rendered “Honey Chile.”
The band opened with “His Honor
March,” followed by “The Traveler
Overture” and “Spanish Dance, I.”
On Friday evening a contest for
bands of this region was eld with Ba
ker, Mac Hi and Union coming out
on top. Hermiston did not enter the
contest.
INTEREST SHOWN
IN C O M IN G SERIES
Much interest is being reported in
the coming series of contract bridge
lectures and supervised play by Sam
Gordon, the Kibitzer, who will be
here on April 29, 30 and May 1,
sponsored by the American Legion
Auxiliary in the Legion hall.
The trouble with most players, he
says, is that they try to learn and
play the game the hard way. They
end by knowing too many things that
are not so. All they are expected to
do is to tell each other what their
hands contain in the simplest possi
ble manner.
Enumerator To Call For Blanks
Mrs. Lillie A. Bensel, census count
er in Hermiston, announces that she
will be around soon to pick up blanks
which she has left at various homes
during the past week. She expects to
complete her work Monday and is
anxious that all papers be finished
by that time.
Stanfield Plays Here Tuesday
The Stanfield high school baseball
team comes to Hermiston Tuesday,
April 23, for the first of a home and
home arrangement. The Bulldogs
have not been practicing regularly*
due to the extremely light schedule
but will be in shape by Tuesday.
HERMISTON MEMBER
OF UMATILLA COUNTY
BASEBALL LEAGUE
IN D IA N S 'P L A Y
HERE
SUNDAY
Hermiston will be a member of the
newly organized Umatilla County
Baseball League which will be com
posed of Helix, Pilot Rock, Umatilla
Reservation Regulars ( Mission In
dians), Stanfield C. C. C., Umatilla
and Hermiston. The league was form
ed Monday evening in Hermiston
with representatives present from the
towns entered.
Considerable enthusiasm was dis
played at the meeting, indicating that
baseball is -again regaining some of
its prestige.
Opinions expressed
were that the various teams will re
ceive home town support to the full
est extent.
A home and home schedule was
drawn up, giving each team eight
games beginning with Sunday, April
21. Hermiston will meet the Umatilla
Reservation Regulars on the local
diamond Sunday afternoon at 2:00
o’clock. The Indians are always an
interesting team to watch and re
ports are that they are represented
by a strong contender this year. They
won a practice game with the Stan
field nine Sunday afternoon.
The previously arranged practice
game with Helix was called off in
order to get league action underway.
Helix will play at Stanfield and
Pilot Rock at Umatilla in the other
league games Sunday. The latter tilt
may be reversed as to home team in
order to get some action in the other
part of the county.
Hermiston players who will prob
ably see action Sunday include Wood
ward, Beard, Rankin. Harris, Sollars,
Crampton. Mittlesdorf, Hartley, Al-
stott, Jones, Houghton, Melton and
several others. An admission price of
25c will be charged.
The complete schedule will be. pub
lished next week.
TROUBADORS PLAY
HERE SATURDAY
“Swing and Sway” is the theme of
the evening for the dance in the Her
miston park hall Saturday night
with the Troubadors’ nine piece band
furnishing the music. The series of
dances are proving popular with the
one held two weeks ago drawing a
capacity crowd.
Popular prices of 60c and 15c are
being charged.
ECHO HIGH TO
PRESENT PLAY
Members of the junior and senior
classes of Echo high school will pre
sent “Little Clod Hopper” Tuesday
evening, April 23. The play depicts
the modern version of the same title.
A short demonstration giving por
tions of the play will be presented
Saturday evening on Main street in
Hermiston.
HEPPNER TENNIS
TEAM W INS HERE
The Heppner high school tennis
team came to Hermiston Tuesday
with large racquets and took the
measure of the local court artists 4
matches to 2. Several contests were
exceedingly close and some good ten
nis was offered. Heppner won the
boys doubles, one mixed doubles and
both singles, while Hermiston cap
tured one mixed doubles and the girls
doubles.
A return match will be played lat
er.
SPRING FLOWER
SHOW SCHEDULED
The second annual spring flower
show, sponsored by the Hermiston
Garden club, will be held in the high
school gymnasium April 27, accord
ing to Mrs. B. A. Doyle, flower show
chairman. Plans are developing rap
idly for another interesting display,
with committees hard at work on the
details.
The Garden club invites all flow
er lovers to bring displays. Special
divisions have been announced in the
schedules which are available at the
Hermiston Drug Co., the Herald of
fice snd Thompson’s Drug Store. De
tailed Information will be published
next week.