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.
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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
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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
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.
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.
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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.