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HERMISTON LOSES
BASEBALL OPENER
TO RESERVATION
Convention Speaker
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The second annual Hermiston
Union high school activities day
banquet was held Friday evening in
the Odd Fellows hall with the Re
bekahs serving a turkey dinner.
Present were students winning var
ious honors and monograms, school
faculty, school board and several LOCAL ERRORS ARE
others. Superintendent W. G. Kers- A ID T O DEFEAT
bergen acted as toast master during
the evening and Coach Ray E. Crit- COUNTY LEAGUE STANDINGS
0 1.000
chifeld and Miss Lavina May Lynch
Res. Regulars - ... 1
0 1.000
presented athletic awards.
Umatilla ........... ... 1
« 1.000
, Interspersed during the evening
Helix
........... .... 1
.000
1
were vocal solos by Jim Jackson
Hermiston ....... ... 0
.000
Eleanor Sires and Allan Clarke, and
1
Stanfield CCC .... o
two violin numbers by Bill Penney.
1 .000
Pilot Rock ....... ... 0
To Bob Jackson went the major
award of the evening when he re
Games Played Sunday
ceived the trophy for the student
Helix 9, Stanfield CCC 7.
ranking high in scholarship and stu
Reservation 13, Hermiston 5.
dent activities. Mr. Jackson is vale
Umatilla 11, Pilot Rock 4,
dictorian and Zelda Curtis is salu-
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tatorian of the senior class. Jack
ARTHUR C. BATES
Games Coming Sunday
Meyer ranked third and Joyce Mc
Hermiston at Umatilla.
Culley fourth among the 1940 gra
C H U R C H M EETINGS
Stanfield at Pilot Rock.
duates.
Helix at Reservation.
BEGIN T H U R S D A Y
Bob Dawson was presented an
award for the outstanding football
Action got underway Sunday in the IN H ER M ISTO N
player and Raymond Holloman won newly organized Umatilla County;
a similar award for basketball. Med Baseball league with several inter
The annual convention of the
als for outstanding achievements esting games played. Reports state Eastern Oregon Churches of Christ
went to Gale Felthouse in dramat that the attendance at all three tilts opened this morning at the Hermis
ics; Bill Belt, journalism; and Bill was very satisfactory with indica ton Union church, with the theme,
Penney, Phyllis Sires and Eleanor tion that baseball will be enthusias “Ambassadors for Christ.” Kenneth
Sires, music. Special recognition was tically received. A large crowd was C. Hendrick is president of the con
also given the girls’ sextette which present at the Mission-Hermiston ference; Martin ClaA, vice president
has performed notably during the contest at the park field.
and song leader; C. Paul Moore, sec
past school year.
Bus Pierce pitched Helix to a 9 to retary-treasurer; Cecil Warner, host
Monogram winners for those par
7 win over the fast stepping Stan pastor, and Art’.iur C. Bates, conven
ticipating in three sports were: Ken
field boys on the StsBifield diamond. tion speaker.
neth Bensel and Bill Corpe. Double
A full program has been arranged
'He allowed only six hits while his
award winners included: Lavester
teammates were garnering 12 from for both days of the convention with
Mulkins, Eugene Rugg, Bob Miller,
the offerings of Kenzler and Adkins. outstanding speakers on the program.
Bob Smith, Bob Pierson, Lowell Til
Both teams played fairly good ball Morning sessions open at 10:00, af
ler, Gilbert Dyer, Ralph Crampton,
for an early season game, making ternoon sessions at 2:00 and evening
Kelly Tiller, Raymond Holloman,
meetings at 7:30.
The banquet
Alvin Gettman, Henry Sommerer only three errors each. Batteries in Thursday night is one of the high
cluded: Helix— Pierce and Persons!
and Dale Elwood.
lights of the two day meeting.
Those winning an “H” for compe Stanfield— Adkins, Kenzler and Fou
The convention will close with the
st.
tition in one sport were: Ted Ripley,
Friday evening sessiop.
The
Hermiston
management
failed
Jack Meyer, Bob Dawson, Alfred
Buell, Tom Fraser, Eugene Miller, to provide a peace pipe for the vis
Elmer Blahm,
Charles Pearson, iting Reservation Regulars and con D E P A R TM EN T HEAD
Charles Knerr,
Russell
Piersol, sequently the Indians jumped on the PAYS A N N U A L V IS IT
Harry Connor, David Hamm, Allan locals for a five run lead in the first
Clarke, Charles Hale, Don Cellars, inning and continued to make life
Mrs. Wm. Horsfall of Marshfield,
Don Pankow, Eldon Saylor, Bernard unhappy for the remaining eight in
Corpe, Harry Lewis, Carl Longhorn, nings. Hermiston considerably aided department president of the Ameri
Bob Jackson, Barbara Moore, Marie the cause by bobbling 10 times in the can Legion Auxiliary, was the g :est
of honor at a dinner of the local unit
Hinkle, Mable Rauch, Phyllis Sires field.
Woodward started on the mound Monday evening. She was accom
and Audrey Null.
Coach Critchfield, in passing out for the locals and held the Indians in panied by District President Mrs.
the letters, indicated that prospects check for two innings folowing the Gladys Lemons of Pendleton.
After a delicious dinner with 21
were bright for a winning football initial onslaught. He was responsi
team next September. Spring practice ble for only one run in the fateful present, an impromptu program was
was held for the first time this year first when his fielders dropped two presented by the junior girls. Mrs.
with several candidates showing to fly balls and one grounder in the in Russell Piersol, local president, open
field. Sollers and Gimble led the the ed the meeting and after reports of
advantage.
local batters with two hits apiece. the various committee chairmen, the
The former connected for a lusty meeting was turned over to Mrs.
S T IL L IN G S MAKES
home run in the sixth with the bases Horsfall.
empty.
Her address dealt mostly with the
SECOND S H IP M E N T
The Indians carried plenty of pow year’s program of the Legion and
er in their bats and hit safely 10 Auxiliary. She stated that the Ore
W. T. and H. J. Stillings, hog times, one going for four bases after gon Auxiliary is over 6000 strong
raisers in the Stanfield district, sold a fielder muffed a fly ball Shellal, and ranks fifth in the nation to fill
another truck load of hogs Tuesday Indian pitcher, allowed only four hits the quota of membership. This was
which netted a check of $667.00. The in the last five frames.
her 90th Unit which she has visited
shipment of 50 hogs weighed 11.010
Umatilla went to Pilot Rock and since she took over the office in Aug
pounds and was sold to the Kenne took a 11-4 decision behind the hurl ust. The state convention will be
wick Packing Plant through Henry ing of Brown and Boylen, with Akers held this year at Seaside.
Garberding, local buyer. The price of behind the plate. Umatilla is expect
$6.10 per hundred is considered fair ed to have one of the strongest teams
by Mr. Stillings who states that in the league.
market has gone up slightly in re
cent weeks.
K IB IT Z E R HERE
i
Ten Years Ago
Gerald and George McKenzie, who
have been spending their spring va
cation at their home here, returned
to Portland Tuesday to resume their
studies at Columbia university.
Ted Stewart, former Hermiston
boy and son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Stewart, was married in El Paso,
Texas, a few years ago.
Fire destroyed the roof on the S.
L. Carson home Friday afternoon.
Elvina Baker, aged 82 years,
passed away at the home of her son,
C. E. Baker, Monday morning, April
21, after several months of illness.
A family gathering was held at
the Walter Mead home of this city
Thursday honoring his eldest sister,
Mrs. J. M. Dollarhide of Everett,
Wn.
George W. Joseph, candidate for
republican nomination for governor,
will be in Hermiston Thursday, May
1, and deliver an address at a Farm
Bureau meeting.
C. C. Conley will open his jewelry
store and watch repairing establish
ment in the building now occupied by
the Hermiston Light * Power com
pany, next to the post office.
MacMarr Stores Inc. have leased
from the Oregon Hardware * Imple
ment company the building formerly
occupied by Hurly’s Grocery for one
year. They will take possession of the
building May 1, 1930.
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NEXT M O N D A Y
When Sam Gordon, the Kibitzer,
talks bridge to an audience, one of
the first things he tells them is that
players can use as many words as
they like to talk about their opera
tion, but only 15 words are allowed
to be used to talk about their hands.
Those 15 words make up the bidding
vocabulary. They are one, two,
three, four, five, six, seven, clubs,
diamonds, hearts, spades, notrump,
pass, double and redouble.
The numbers are used to tell about
the amount of tricks expected to be
taken. The colors tell about the
trump suit desired. Notrump denies
desire for any trump. Pass says
partner has nothing more to show.
Double says: “Partner, we can beat
them.” Redouble says: “No, they
can’t.”
Mr. Gordon will present a series of
contract bridge lecture-lessons with
illustrated hands at tables on April
29 and 30, and May 1, in the Legion
hall. Advance sale of tickets for the
series is being handled by members
of the sponsors, the American Legion
Auxiliary.
Johnton Sentenced To Jail
Olaf Johnson, perennial guest of
tha law, was sentenced to 50 days in
jail Tuesday in the local justice of
peace court. He was picked up by
state police for drunkeness on a pub
lic highway. He was taken to Pen
dleton Tuesday.
W . P .A . PROJECT
GETS APPROVAL
IN W A S H IN G T O N
Word was received this week by
Mayor F. C. McKenzie that the pro
posed WPA project for street im
provement has been approved in
Washington and now only needs an
“OK” from the Portland office. The
grant amounts to $11,136.00 and spe
cifies general improvement including
streets, sidewalks, curbs and other
repair work.
Action is expected to get under
way in the near future, according to
Mr. McKenzie. It is planned to rent
some machinery from the county for
road work. The first job listed is
the removal of dirt near the Union
church and filling of low spots on
Madrona street near the James Todd
residence. Other improvements will
follow immediately after.
Property owners wishing new side
walks or curbs can obtain free labor
by notifying city officials. The own
er must furnish materials only with
labor supplied by the WPA grant.
A N N E SOMMERER
W IN S SCHOLARSHIP
Word has been received by Anne
Sommerer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Sommerer of the Columbia
district, that she has been chosen as
the winner of the annual Union Pac
ific scholarship for outstanding work
in 4-H club work. Miss Sommerer
has been especially active the past
year, leading several clubs besides
serving in other capacities.
The scholarship consists of $100
to be spent at Oregon State college.
H ER M ISTO N H IG H
DEFEATS STANFIELD
Coach Ray E. Critchfield’s base
ball team hopped on Stanfield on the
local diamond Tuesday afternoon for
a 15-5 win The game resembled
somewhat a skating party, with the
rain making footing considerably un
certain. Elwood toiled on the mound
for the locals, holding the visitors to
six hits, while his teammates piled up
a 15 run score.
Two more games remain on the
Hermiston schedule, both away from
home.
CO URT OF HO NO R
SET FOR M A Y 1
According to Julius Gimble, scout
master, a Court of Honor for local
scouts will be held Wednesday, May
1. in the basement of the Hermiston
Methodist church at 8:00 p. m. Os
car Hoover of Walla Walla will be
present to take charge of the busi
ness. Following the meeting a dis
trict committee will be organized.
The Court of Honor is open to the
public.
ROHRMAN ROBBERY
SOLVED QUICKLY
Something new in golfing competi BY COUNTY POLICE
tion will be attempted Sunday when
a tournament composed only of local
players will be held. Action for the
men is slated to get underway at 10
a. m. with the women following soon
after. Competition among club mem
bers has been keen in recent weeks
and records are expected to fall in
the near future.
Prizes will be awarded for the
longest drive and closest to the pin
on No. 8 hole. These are listed for
men and women.
All those interested in a pot luck
dinner are asked to come prepared.
The pot luck will be served after the
tournament.
BUSINESS HOUSES
HAVE FACE L IF T IN G
The past few weeks has seen a
great change of several fronts of lo
cal business houses on Main street.
O’Conner’s Cafe started the ball
rolling several weeks ago with a gen
eral repaint and repair job. Vene
tian blinds have been installed and
the interior redecorated.
Imitation brick fronts for the Her
miston Barber Shop, Farmers Sup
ply Co. and W. J. Warner’s law of
fice have greatly enhanced that part
of the business section. The appli
cation was made by the Clow Roofing
and Contracting Co., and makes a
pleasing sight. Woodwork is also
being repainted.
Hale’s Confectionery & Sporting
Goods has been completely renovated
both inside and front. A new firtex
ceiling has been installed and other
improvements made. The front has
been repainted. Other firms are
planning to follow the example set by
these firms.
MORE RA IN S ARE
A ID TO CROPS
The past week brought some warm
weather interspersed with wind and
showers. Farmers were particular
ly pleased with the shower Tuesday
night which proved a boon to spring
crops which are progressing nicely.
Conditions generally seem to point to
a fine crop this year.
The following is the weather re
port according to Charles Taylor, lo
cal weather man.
Max. Min.
Date
April 18 ........ ............ 78 ... 40
April 19 ........ ............ 71 ..... 37
April 20 ........ ............ 70 ... . 46
April 21 ........ ............ 71 ... . 31
April 22 ........ ............ 77 ..... 33
April 23 ........ ............ 73 ... . 50
April 24 ........ .... ....... 67 ... . 47
A total of .19 in. rainfall was re-
corded.
Auxiliary To Honor Mr». Kelley
Mrs. Laura Kelley, who will leave
soon to join Mr. Kelley at Ontario,
Oregon, will be the honor guest to
night (Thursday) at a regular meet
ing of the Hermiston Legion Auxil
iary. Mrs. Kelley has been a contin
uous member for 15 years and will
the ever useful alarm clock. A group be missed by the organization. Mrs.
of Boy Scouts will be detailed to help Kelley will be given a handkerchief
during show hours.
shower.
An attempt is being made to se
cure the county Wild Life exhibit as
Mi»» Well» Ha» Operation
an educational feature, through the
Miss Virginia Wells, daughter of
cooperation of Roy Hale and the Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Wells, un
Hermiston Rod & Gun club. Pendle derwent an appendicitis operation at
ton, Milton, Walla Walla and Grand St. Anthony’s hospital in Pendleton
view, Wn., nurserymen have been in Saturday morning. Latest reports
vited to make nor-competitive dis are that she is progressing nicely
plays, and much material for the and will be able to return home
floral decoration of the gym has been probably Tuesday. Mrs. M. G. Hed-
donated.
wall is working at the Umatilla Co
Chairs will be provided for visitors operative Creamery during her ab
and every attempt will be made for sence.
the comfort of guests. Entries are
invited from the general public.
Young People Attend Convention
Schedules are available at stores in
Those attending the State Chris
Hermiston. The flower shows of the tian Endeavor convention in Dallas
Hermiston Garden club are attract the past week end from the Hermis
ing attention within and even outside ton Union church were Betty More
the state and the whole hearted co house, Vera Sisson, Ralph Neill,
operation of the community will help Patsy Warner and Mrs. C. Warner.
the club maintain the high standards They left Thursday morning and re
of the shows already staged.
turned Monday evening. They report
The work of the Junior Garden approximately 100- delegates pres
clubs in Hermiston and Columbia ent at the sessions.
will be much more complete than the
fine display put on last fall by the Concealed Weapon Bring» Arrett
Earl Greene, a resident of Hermis
youngsters. The schedule for these
groups includes arrangements, break ton for about a year, was arrested
fast trays, dolls’ tea tables, and many Tuesday by B. J. Nation, city mar
other interesting subjects. The en shal, and state police for carrying a
tries in this group will attract much 32 automatic pistol on his person.
attention and will show the work Greene is on parole for larceny from
done during the winter under the Wheeler county. State police took
him to Pendleton that same day.
guidance of Mrs. Emil Zivney.
SECOND ANNUAL SPRING FLOWER SHOW
PROMISES TO BE OlFSTANDING EVENT
The second annual spring flower
show of the Hermiston Garden club
will be held in the high school gym
on Saturday, April 27, from 2 to 10
p. m. Committees, under the leader
ship of Mrs. B. A. Doyle, chairman
of the show, are busy with last min
ute arrangements, and response from
exhibitors and the general public has
been most encouraging.
A silver tea will be held in the af
ternoon from 3 to 5 and from 7 to 9
in the evening, to help defray the ex
penses of the show. During the af
ternoon members of the club will be
on hand to welcome visitors and
answer questions, and in the evening,
hostesses will be accompanied by
their husbands, who will endeavor to
interest men visitors in the joys and
civic benefits of gardening. A pro
gram committee is busy arranging
for entertainment for the evening,
when a good attendance is expected,
many believing the flowers are even
more beautiful under artificial light,
and also for those who cannot see the
show in the afternoon.
An innovation this year will be the
commercial displays of local merch
ants who have taken space to show
wares pertaining to gardening in
many phases, from labor and time
saving devices to seeds, from lawn
mowers to hand lotions and sunburn
cures, as well as attractive garden
clothes, portable radios, sprays, and
GOLF T O U R N A M E N T
PLANNED SU N D A Y
FOR LOCAL PLAYERS
TH E FT IS SECOND
IN RECENT WEEKS
The second robbery in less than
two weeks and the third since last
June visited Hermiston early Wed
nesday morning when Rohrman Mo
tor Co. was entered. Crime, in this
instance, again did not pay and the
robber was safe in the arms of the
law before noon the same day.
Entrance was gained through a
rear window, the robber using a
plank to climb into the building. Af
ter taking $15.43 from the till, most
of the grease pumps and other items,
the culprit loaded his loot aboard the
Hermiston Light & Power Co. truck,
which was stored there for the night,
and struck out the rear door for dis
tant parts.
B. A. Doyle, who was returning
from a delivery about 4:00 a. m.,
saw the truck back out of the garage
but thought it was a member of the
crew on a hurry up call. Upon op
ening the garage that morning, how
ever, the theft was discovered.
The sheriff’s office was immedi
ately notified and the remaining
story is an example of the swiftness
and sureness of present day law en
forcing officers. A brief summary
follows;
Truck sighted near Arlington, in
wrecked condition. Upon checkup,
word is obtained from road watch
man that a man was seen hobbling
from scene of wreck into Arlington.
Outgoing telephone calls were check
ed from Arlington, revealing a long
distance call made into Portland. De
tectives there checked the number,
finding no one at home but obtaining
name of the party. A call to the
state office at Salem, revealed own
er of car and license number.
This information was called back
to officers at Arlington, who spotted
said car on the street. After a few
minutes of watching, arrest was
made of the robber when the owner
of the machine attempted to contact
him. He was immediately taken to
Pendleton where he is being held in
jail. The robber was employed with
the Glow Roofing * Contracting Co.
which installed the imitation brick
fronts on business houses on Main
street Sunday and Monday.
F IN A L DATE FOR
BREEDER POOL SET
The first carload of turkeys of the
breeder pool was completed Thursday
at the local plant of the Eastern Ore
gon Turkey Growers. The final dates
to clean up the breeders have been
set for April 30 and May 6, accord
ing to C. A. Flannigan, picking man
ager. He asks that all pickers be
present at both dates.
Turkeys will be available at the
local plant for private sale, accord
ing to John Jendrzejewski. Someone
will be at the plant from 12:00 to
1:00 o’clock Friday at which time
birds may be obtained. If the de
mand is sufficient, similar dates will
be arranged.
ESTIM ATE SHEET
D EA DLIN E NEAR
Farmers are urged to fill out and
sign farm estimate sheets as soon as
possible and return them to the office
of M. E. Knickerbocker, according to
Verne Dunham, who has been sta
tioned there for the past month. May
1 has been set as the deadline and
those interested should make special
effort to return their sheets.
Mr. Dunham will be at the assis
tant county agent’s office until that
date and farmers are asked to come
in if help is needed.
FORMER RESIDENT
SUFFERS IN JU R Y
Herbert Shesely of La Grande,
formerly a resident of Hermiston,
suffered a severe injury last week
when he fell from the roof of a gar
age which he was painting. He re
ceived a fractured spine. He was
taken to the St. Joseph hospital
where he was put in a cast.
Word was received early this week
by Mr. and Mrs. Dave Mittlesdorf
that Mr. Shesely is resting easier and
has been able to have company since
Sunday.