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NEWS FROM YOUR ¡ OW N STA'E & COUNTY (O LU M B ÏA N EW Î By Mrs. Baxter Hutchison Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Palmer and Mrs. Chapin from Hardman were visitors Saturday at the R. B. Wil cox home. Elmer is a nephew of Mrs. Wilcox. Mrs. Miles Barager was in Walla Walla Saturday and visited Mrs. J. H. Reid at the St. Mary’s hospital. She reports finding Mrs. Reid im proving. > Louise Hammer was an over night guest of Donita Dixon Saturday. Mrs. J. Buhman and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Buhman and daughters Janice and Janette were visiting at the Forrest Moore home Sunday af ternoon. Beulah Ryland has been confined to her home this week due to a severe case of tonsilitis. Mr. and Mrs. Verne Dunham were Pendleton visitors Wednesday. They were accompanied by Mrs. Melvin Follett. Henry Kopacz has purchased a new car. Kelly Hartshoun of Yakima is vis iting here. He is a brother of Mrs. Percy Corman. Mrs. Earl Dallman, who was oper ated upon for appendicitis last week at St. Anthony’s hospital in Pendle ton, is getting along as well as can be expected. L. W. Douglas was home over the week end. Mrs. Millie Canfield and daughter Lillian and Mrs. Pearson, mother of Mrs. Canfield, visited at the C. L. Upham home Sunday afternoon. Mrs. L. W. Douglas had as guests during the annual convention of the Eastern Oregon Christian chuches, Rev. and Mrs. Fishback of Baker. Rachel and Elizabeth Leek were Sunday afternoon visitors at the Eu gene Dunham home. Margaret French of Stage Gulch was a Sunday visitor of the John Knox family. Mrs. Jessie Hooker left Friday by stage for Ontario, Ore., to visit her son. She returned home Tues day evening and reports a wonderful time. Sunday a family reunion was held at her son’s home with grand children and families present. Mon day she was in Payette, Idaho, to see a May day school pageant at which the Nampa, Weiser and Emmett high school bands were present. Mrs. Levi Reeder spent the day Wednesday with Mrs. T. M. Ellis and daughter, Miss Mary Ellis. Mrs. Joe Udey and mother, Mrs. Tom Sink. Mrs. Forrest Moore and Mrs. L. W. Dixson were shopping in Walla Walla Wednesday. Duane Lathrop is spraying Em mett Looney's orchard tnis weak. Mrs. J. E. Schroeder and children of Pendleton spent the week end with her mother. Mrs. Mabel Weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Watson ware callers at the Joe Udey home Thurs day evening. Donald DeMoss was a Pendleton and Walla Walla visitor Saturday evening. The Bachelor Sewing club, led by Anne Sommerer, had a wiener roast in Columbia park Saturday after noon. Mrs. Jap Templeton. Mrs. Sophia Kopacz and Mrs. John Jendrzejewski called on Mrs. Virgil Warren Sunday who has been confined to her home for the past month due to illness. They found her very cheerful. L. W. Dixson was a caller at the Joe Udey home Sunday evening. The DeMoss Turkey farm is send- out their usual shipment of turkeys. This week 250 go to W. A. Mikesell, 250 to Jessie Moore, 300 to Joe My ers at Stanfield and the rest of this hatch to be used on the farm. Rev. and Mrs. Aplet of Elgin were over night guests Thursday at the H. A. Wilson home. They were here at tending the conference at the Union church. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Carson and Earl Carson of Walla Walla were Sunday visitors at the H. M. Som merer home. Mr. and Mrs. Vern Dunham were calling on Mr. and Mrs. Tilford Still ings Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Mikesell had as dinner guests Sunday Mr. ana Mrs. Elbert Hutchison of Pendleton and Mr. and Mrs. Baxter Hutchison. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Corman were calling on Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Good rich Sunday afternoon. Jimmie Wilmer Harpster, 4% months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Harpster, has the measles. Visitors at the R. V. Wilkes home recently were Granvil Wilkes and son of Redmond. H. J. Stillings, while calling on friends in this district Sunday, visit ed at the H. M. Sommerer and Jap Templeton homes. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wells were visitors Sunday evening at the. John Knox home. John Knox Junior, who has been employed at Sunnyside, Wn., for the past several months, came home re cently and is now working for Em ory Coxi Mrs. F. T. Roberts, Mrs. Nellie Mathews and daughter Anna and Mrs. Marvin Wilson, all of Butter Creek, were callers at the Joe Udey home last Thursday. Jimmie Knox is now working at the DeMoss Turkey farm. Mr. and Mrs. William Kik called Sunnday evening at the Joe Udey home. The quarantine for scarlet fever has been removed from the Duane Lathrop home and the children are back in school. Mr. and Mrs. Lou Hooker were visiting Mr. and Mrs. Bqd Hooker over the week end. Word has been received here from Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Cobb, who were residents of this district a number of vears ago. They are now at Burl ington. Kv.. doinw well Tbev state the winter was hard in Kentucky and spring has not yet arrived. U M A T ILL A COUNTY PAPER VOLUME X X X lll. ANNUAL P. E. X. EXHIBITION SET FOR FRIDAY EVENING QUEEN AUDRY I REIGNS OVER SHOW The fourth annual Physical Edu cation Exhibition, better known as the P. E. X., will be staged in the Hermiston high school gymnasium Friday, May 3, at 8:00 p. m., under the general direction of Miss Lavina May Lynch, with Ray Critchfield in charge of the boys’ presentations. Audrey Null will reign as Her Majesty Queen Audrey I, and the princesses in her court will be Elea nor Sires. Marion Pierce , Virginia Todd. Joyce McCulley. Frances Fol lett and Alva Isensee. Escorts will be Kenneth Bensel, David Davis, Al vin Gettmann, Don Pankow, Harry Connor, Bill Corpe, Bob Jackson, Kelly Tiller, Eldon Saylor, Jack My er, Henry Sommerer, Robert Pierson and Allan Clarke. Pages for the oc casion will be Wanda Dunning and Barbara Connor. Helen Mueller and Sally Pearson have been chosen as flower girls and Keith Laas will be the crown bearer. The coronation speech will be made by Kenneth Bensel, student body president. Following the coronation the audience is invited to stay for the May Queen’s Ball, honoring Her Ma jesty and the court. The following is a complete pro gram: I. Class activities: 1. Calisthen ics. boys’ P. E. class', 2. Group folk dances, girls’ P. E. classes: 3. Sha dow dance, Marie Hinkle, Barbara Moore, Joyce McCulley, Donna Say lor, Maribelle Clarke and Mabel Rauch; 4. Pyramids, boys’ P. E. class. II. Sports Parade in Shadow by the combined classes. III. Mother Goose Pageant by girls’ P. E. classes. IV. Spring Dance by boys’ P. E. class. V. Coronation of the May Queen. VI. Annual May Queen’s Ball. HIGH SCHOOL W INS OVER STANFIELD Coach Ray Critchfield’s high school baseball team continued its winning ways this week with a 7-3 victory over Stanfield high school at Stanfield Tuesday afternoon. El wood and Crampton, local mounds- men, held their opponents to two bingles and were never in danger. Timely hitting and excellent base running accounted for the Hermis ton runs. Batteries for the game were: Stanfield— C. Brown and McDermott. Hermiston— Elwood and Crampton, and Pankow. The last game of the season will be played next Tuesday at Athena. COUNCIL ACCEPTS RECORDER REPORT The Hermiston city council Wed nesday night accepted the report of the city recorder prepared by Piepen brink & Kron. accountants and tax counselors, of Portland. The report covered the year 1939 and was ex amined in detail. Fund cash balances were $1.300 greater at December 31, 1939, than at January 1, 1939, and bonded in debtedness was reduced during the year by the sum of $3,500, This would indicate an improvement of $4,500 in the financial condition of the city. The firm of Piepenbrink & Kron commended the records of Charles Taylor, recorder. Egg Contest Prove» Interesting Numerous entrants were listed in the “big egg” contest recently spon sored by the Hermiston Trading Co. Mrs. Carson Lindner won the first prize of $3.00 for a dozen eggs which weighed two pounds, nine and 5-8 ounces. Mrs. E. A. Thornberg won second place with a dozen whith weighed exactly one ounce less than the winner and Mrs. J. R. Harding won third place. State Police Order N ew Ford The Oregon State Police have placed an order with the Rohrman Motor Company, local Ford dealer, for a special Ford coupe equipped with a Mercury 95 horsepower motor. Mr. Rohrman was awarded the busi ness on a competitive bid basis. HERM ISTON, HERMISTON PLAYS AT HELIX SUNDAY IN COUNTY LOOP UMATILLA CO U N TY, OREGON, M AY 2, 1940. TO HEAD CONCERN Umatilla County League Pet. L W 1.000 0 Helix ........ ...... 2 .500 1 Hermiston ...... 1 .500 1 Reservation .... 1 .500 1 ....... 1 Umatilla .500 1 Stanfield -•...... 1 2 .000 Pilot Rock ...... 0 ❖ ♦ The second round of the Umatilla county baseball league was played Sunday with a result that most of the teams are hovering around the .500 mark. Helix ¡3 undefeated to date and Pilot Rock has as yet to chalk up a league win. Hermiston, with one win and one loss, will get its chance at Helix Sun day to go into a tie for first place. C. L. HODGE Other games scheduled include Pilot Rock at Reservation, and Umatilla at Stanfield. Sunday scores were: Hermiston 16, ¡CONVENTION DRAWS Umatilla 6; Helix 7, Indians 4; and LARGE CROWD Stanfield 17, Pilot Rock 0. TROUBADORS PLAY HERE SATURDAY Another gala night of dancing with the Troubadors’ nine-piece swing band has been scheduled for the Her miston park hall for Saturday night, May 4, This series of dances is prov ing extremely popular with large crowds attending. Popular prices of 60c and 15c are being charged. DRIVING SCHOOL PROVES POPULAR The driving school sponsored every Wednesday afternoon for students of Hermiston and others learning to drive by the traffic safety division, State of Oregon, is proving popular. Chauncey Del French, driving in structor, states that four more ses sions are scheduled for Hermiston on the next four successive Wednesday afternoons. Those participating include: Bar bara Connor, Lois Casper, Everette Greeley, Charles Hale, Alva Isensee, Albert “Bud” Isensee, Florence Kow- itz, Carl Longhorn. Mrs. Arietta Wite, H. Elvin Loudermilk, Alice MeGraw, Vivian Morris, Annie Pear son, Bill Penney, Russell Piersol, Emsley Rodgers, Donna Saylor, Carl Shaw, Mrs. Lettie Carter and Ray Shaw. NEW 4-H POULTRY CLUB ORGANIZED The Chatty Chick Poultry club was organized Monday night at the home of Mrs. Mabel Weeks, with Mrs. Theodore Panages as leader. The group will meet every two weeks and discuss problems pertaining to poul try. Officers elected were Rachel Weeks, president; Dorothy Nelson, vice president; Ruth McCulley, secre tary. Other members are Dulcinia Panages and Lucille Melton. BOYS ADVANCED AT HONORCOURT WEDNESDAY NIGHT NEW CHEVROLET SALES AND SERVICE Oscar E. Hoover, executive of the STATION ANNOUNCED Blue Mountain Council of Boy Scouts was present at *he Court of Honor held Wednesday night in the base CONSTRUCTION TO ment of the Methodist church and de livered a short address on “Spirit of GET UNDERWAY SOON Scouting.” A district committee is In keeping with the jump in cen being organized for west Umatilla sus figures and other advancements county with Dr. F. B. Belt as chair man to help form new troops and aid in Hermiston comes the announce ment of the erection of modern Chev these troops with their problems. Scouts advanced to second class rolet Sales & Service at the corner of were Allen Pankow, Frank Harken- Main and Third street just east of rider, Jack Rodgers, Vance Matott, Dr. F. B. Belt’s office. Fred Huber Philip Guillan and Glenn Wilcox. of Pasco is sole owner of the new First class advancement went to Jack structure and C. L. Hodge of Her Jackson, Dick Belt. Jimmie Allen, miston will be the manager. It is es John Allen and Bruce Norton. timated that when completed an ex Merit badges awarded during the penditure of $7000.00 will have evening were as follows: Jack Jack- been made. son, music; Jay Gimble, first aid, Mr. Huber is present owner o f , stamp collection, personal health, similar concerns at Pasco and Ken pathfinding, safety; Bill Belt, art, newick and is opening the Hermiston journalish, music, handicraft, civics, branch because of his faith in the scholarship. future development of this area. The Much credit is being given Julius new firm will be known as the Her The two-day convention of the Gimble, scoutmaster, for his work. miston Auto Co., and will be one of Churches of Christ of eastern Ore the most modern shops in eastern gon. which closed here Friday night, PAST WEEK BRI NGS Oregon. Besides a factory trained proved to be one of the best of its mechanic, service and lubrication men kind held in eastern Oregon for sev ALL TYPES WEATHER will be employed, according to Mr. eral years, according to Rev. C. War The past seven days brought a Hodge, who states that probably sev ner, pastor of the local Union church. large variety of weather including en men will be on the payroll. A Delegates registered totaled 195 with wind, rain and Loth cool and warm complete stock of parts, accessories more present at many of the meetings. weather, with a little dust thrown in and tires will be handled. The 1941 convention will be held The structure, which is being for good measure. A total of .11 in. in Heppner. Te new officers elected built by Longhorn & Sons, will be a rainfall was recorded, according to were: Roy Titus of La Grande, one-story affair 50 feet wide and 82 Charles Taylor, weather man. president; C. Warner Hermiston, feet long, with a show room, wash The records follow: vice president, and Martin Clark, heating Max. Min room, lubrication stand, Date Heppner, secretary-treasurer. room and rest rooms for both men 47 ...... . 66 .. April 25 .......... and women. It will be of cement April 2 ........... ........... 70 .... 37 construction with a stucco front. Ac PANKOW ATTENDS .......... 6s . . 45 April 27 .......... tion is expected to get underway thia 28 .......... .......... 65 .... 49 POLICE CONVENTION April week end. The Tum-A-Lum Lumber April 29 ........ ............ 66 . .. 41 Co. is furnishing the materials. . 62 .... 39 April 30 .......... Mr. Hodge has been with the Pas H. A. Pankow, local chief of po co Auto Co. for the past nine years, lice, attended a convention of law en acting as sales manager for three forcement officers of Idaho, southern BEEF CLUB ELECTS years. For the past two years he has Washington and eastern Oregon at S H O W TEAM been manager of the Kennewick Au Walla Walla Monday evening. About 80 officers were in attendance. The The West Umatilla Beef club met to Co. He states that he has always principal business of the day was to Tuesday evening, April 30, at the of liked Hermiston and is pleased to be perfect blockade systems to appre fice of M. E. Knickerbocker for tfye iSaced in charge of the new business hend fugitives. purpose of electing a demonstration in Hermiston. It is hoped to perfect a permanent team and other business. They chose organization with regular meetings Harry Lewis and John McMullen as to discuss mutual problems and more the demonstration duet and elected COLUMBIA GRANGE efficient efforts in law enforcement. Bob Attebury as reporter. TO GIVE COMEDY One new member was added dur .Athena Golfers Here Sunday ing the evening. The next meeting Hermiston divot diggers will meet Announcement is being made of a will be held May 14 at the office of Athena on the local course Sunday two act comedy, “A Week’s Trial,” Mr. Knickerbocker. morning in a team match. Action is to be presented next Wednesday eve scheduled to get underway at 8:30. ning, May 8, in the Columbia school Birthday P a rty Enjoyed Local golfers are asked to get in Rahma Smith, seven year old beginning at 8:16. Popular prices of touch with Walter Smith. Jim Todd daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon 25c for adults and 10c for children or Ralph Brownson or be present at Smith, was the honor guest at a will be charged. There will be spec 8:30. birthday party held at the home of ial musical numbers. The Y. G. A. of her parents last Monday. Guests Columbia Grange is sponsoring the C. E. Sponsors Banquet were Marilyn Millet, Barbara Will- performance. The Junior Christian Endeavorers The cast of characters follows: cutt, Carolyn Case, Patricia Kerwin, of the Hermiston Union church will Joan Garrison, Ruth Gearhart, Bev Mrs. Merrifield, Mrs. Jessie Corman; sponsor a turkey banquet Wednesday Mr. Merrifield, Childs Barum; Mild erly Snodgrass and Shirley Beard. evening, May 8, in the basement of red, Thelma Knickerbocker; Tom, the Union church. The proceeds of Humphreys Selection Broadcast Lloyd Fix; Bob, Mr. Knickerbocker; the banquet will be used for the “Overture America”, a composi Algernon Fitzgerald, Lloyd Good transportation of pupils to and from tion by G. C. Humphreys of Her rich; applicants for maid’s position— the Vacation Bible school. A Moth miston, was played by Oregon State Magnolia Snow, Doris Panages; Ol er’s day program will be given fol band over KOAC at 9:30 Tuesday. ga Nordstrom. Dorothy Addleman; lowing the banquet. The public is Mr. Humphreys, local band instruct Bridget O’Rafferty. Helen F i x ; invited. . or, has composed a number of songs Aunt Susan, Marjory Burnham; Mrs. several of which are being played by Bruce Harrington, Mrs. Viola Dixon, the high scohol band. and Mrs. Robert Adams, Helen Fix. HRS. THOMAS O'GRADY WINS SWEEPSTAKES AT SECOND ANNUAL SPRING FLOWER SHOW The Hermiston Garden club defi nitely maintained its high standard set by previous flower shows here Saturday night when the annual spring flower show was held in the high school gymnas.um. Visitors from far and near attended the af ternoon and evening sessions and were surprised to see so many local ly grown flowers at this early sea son of the year. Entertainment in the evening was provided by the grade school orches tra under the direction of G. C. Humphreys; vocal solos by Molly Ann Ripley and Jim Jackson; and a series of colored slides shown by Fred Clayter, federal park photo grapher, who was in eastern Oregon at the time and brought to Hermis ton by Cal Ewing under the auspices of the Umatilla Wild Life commit tee. Judges secured for the annual show which was in charge of Mrs. B. A. Doyle, were Mrs. Donald Wair and Mrs. Geo. Mitchell of Pendleton, Mrs. J. Kidell of Walla Walla, and Miss Clara Corrigan of Umatilla. Mrs. Thomas O’Grady of Hermis ton won the sweepstakes ribbon this year, winning first in the three blooms of one variety of narcissus, the class for flowering house plants. NUM BER 37 Second Barge Leaves Umatilla The second barge shipment of wheat was loaded at the new Uma tilla dock this week when the Pendle shadow box arrangement, artistic ton Grain Growers loaded with arrangement of flowers in a metal 12,000 bushel of wheat. The ship ment was intended for Vancouver. container and dish garden. Other winners were: Mrs. E. C. Parent Study Club To Meet Leslie, tall bearded iris; Mrs. Joe The Hermiston Parent Study club Udey, Siberian iris; Chester Kirk will meet Monday night. May 6, at patrick and Mrs. Roy Hale, firsts in the home of Mrs. W. L. Hamm, be Darwin tulips; Mrs. Joe Udey, cot ginning at 8:00 o’clock. The subject tage tulip; Mrs. J. Gimble, breeder for discussion will be “Succeeding As tulip; Mr. Kirkpatrick, parrot tulip; A Family.” This will be the final Mrs. Roy Hale, bowl or vase of tul meeting until next fall. ips; other varieties of tulips, Mr. Kirkpatrick and Mrs. J. Morris. Business Meeting Planned Mrs. Chas. Taylor, last year’s A special business meeting of the sweepstakes winner, won first on a Hermiston Union church will be held bowl or vase of narcissi; Mrs. Ralph in the Union church following the Fowler, mixed variety of pansies; morning worship service on May 5 Mrs. Gertrude Sanders, lily of the for the purpose of voting on a change valley; Mrs. F. B. Belt, other low of the name, “Hermiston Union growing flowers; Mrs. Tom Slattery, Church” to the First Church of columbine; Mrs. Eva Comstock, peo C hrist” nies; Mrs. O. O. Felthouse, oriental Practice Shoot Scheduled poppy; Mrs. Bowker, first in day lily, and bowl or vase of one kind of A practice shoot will be held at the annual; Mrs. W. A. Hineline, flow new trap shooting grounds of the ering tree; Chester Kirkpatrick, Hermiston Rod * Gun club Sunday flowering shrub; Mrs. Klages, lilacs; afternoon at 2:00 o’clock. Anyone interested is requested to be present Mrs. Butterwood, roses. In the house plants division, Mrs. Miss Paul III A t Home Tom Slattery won first in the class Miss Maxine Paul, secretary in the for cacti or succulents; Mrs. W. E. office of M. E. Knickerbocker, has Ixigan, foliage plants. In the men’s been ill the forepart of the week with department, T. A. O’Grady won first an attack of the flu. Miss Betty Gor- ell is substituting for her. (Continued on page <) TOWNSEND CLUB NEWS By MRS. JOE UDEY A full evening of business was transacted at the meeting the 26th. Many important Townsend Flashes were read, direct from congress, in regards to progress on our bill. Last report that 141 congressmen have signed our discharge petition, was read. This is the most important ac tion on the Townsend bill taken by the Senate so far. This week the Senate has accept ed the resolution for immediate study of the Townsend plan and Social Se curity. Senator O’Connor of Monta na says, “One thing is certain. The ways and means committee has no longer any excuse to refuse a hear ing, for when one branch of Congress acts, it is customary for the other to do so.” Reports are that Dr. Townsend will be on the air Wednesday, 5 to 5:15 instead on Tuesday, as before. Tune in KALE, Portland, KIT Yaki ma and KGA Spokane. The next meeting of the club will be May 10 in the Legion hall, and more later flashes will be read. You are welcome. Another Townsend dance will be sponsored, so watch the ad in the Herald.
