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T H U R S D A Y . M A Y 2, 1 9 4 0. THE HERMISTON HERALD, HERMISTON. OREGON. PAGM FOUR T h e H e r m is to n H e r a ld Published Every Thursday at Hermiston, Umatilla County, Oregon. Alfred Quiring and Leander Quiring, Publishers. Entered at the post office at Hermiston as Second Class Matter, Dec. 1906, Umatilla County, Oregon. Subscription Rates One Y ear.......................................... $2.00 Six Months ...................................... 1.00 Three M onths......................................... 50 Payable in Advance Office Telephone ............................ 2051 Residence Telephone ....................... 2333 ° REGl ° O r <i ^ pEB P U B LI S H E R S? 4VS-S 0 01 A T I ON UMATILLA NEWS By M rs. G len n Ostrom The Umatilla public schools held open house Friday, starting with an hour of class work, then a recess, at 11 o’clock a program was enjoyed by the parents and friends. "Progress of Education” with five different eras were portrayed by different school age groups. The orchestra and chor us of the high school were also fea tured. At 12 o’clock a pot luck lunch eon, to which many parents were present, was greatly enjoyed. In the afternoon sports were the main fea tures with a softball game between the Umatilla high school girls and the Irrigon girls, and a baseball game between the higb school boys and the Lexington team. At 8 o’clock the high school play. “Grandma Goes to Hollywood” was presented, along W HY Continue to suffer from poor eyesight when glas ses of accurate vision, correction and beauty cost so little? SEE DR. DALE ROTHWELL Optometrist & Optician 418 Main St. - Pendleton with a few musical numbers. The class rooms were gaily ar ranged with the artist and scholastic achievements of the students. Mrs. W. M. Stevens and sons Dan ny and Davy and Mrs. J. W. Coons and daughter Sharon spent Tuesday in Pasco. J. J. Smith is home from Portland where he spent one day. Mrs. Smith and son Jimmy remained for a visit. M. M. Jenkins is painting the ex terior of the Meat Market. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Stevens and sons left Wednesday for Gresham to spend the week end and to bring up some more of their furniture. Mrs. Del Jackson enttrtained the Ladies Aid at her home Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Harryman and Mr3. Ostrom were selected for the enter tainment committee to select the hos tesses for the year. Miss Rix, Mrs. Hull and Mrs. Walpole are the pro gram committee. The next meeting will be May 9th at the church for the “Friendship” party with a pot luck luncheon at 12:30. Wednesday four more trailers moved out of trailer row, leaving on ly two. The U. S. Army engineers began work at Pasco Thursday. One crew took the 80-2 barge up the riv er Wednesday. Harry Hpll accompanied Olaf Stangemy on his trip to the John Day country last week. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Spinning of Portland visited here with his fath er and sister last week. V. D. Bramer, who is working in Kinzua, spent from Wednesday till Sunday with his family here. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Warnstrom and children spent Wednesday in Pendle ton. Mrs. Marguerita Hull and friends from Pomeroy visited at the home of her brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hull Sunday. The Umatilla baseball team lost its second game Sunday to Hermiston by a score of 16-6. Miss Dora Jensen of Portland is HAY MACHINERY • • • • • • USED M O W ER S HORSE B U C K R A K E S HEW M O W ER S SW EEPRAKES STACKERS SU LK Y RAKES New John Deere Floating Cylinder Side Delivery Rake GENUINE JOHN DEERE REPAIRS FOR YOUR JOHN DEERE HAY EQUIPMENT How about trying out one of our tractor» with power mower and sweeprake on your first crop of alfalfa. See for yourself how one of these tractors and outfits can help YOU save hay, time, money and labor. See how quickly your first crop goes into the stack. Terms! I’ll say we have terms. What kind of terms do you wish? Braden-Bell Tractor & Eqiipment Ce. Store« in Arlington, Heppner, Walla Walla and Athena. PENDLETON - PHONE 518 visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Bates for a week. Mrs. Elmore McKenzie and daugh ter Jean spent the week end visiting their daughter Betty, who is study ing nurses training at the Doern- becher hospital at Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mann and son Joe moved their household goods to Pasco where they will make their fu ture home. Mr. Mann is employed with the U. S. engineers. Mr. and Mrs. George Kappers have moved from the Bertha Cherry home to the Tucker residence. Virgil Logan and Mrs. Florence Tippie of Portland spent Sunday vis iting here and looking after business interests. Bill Switzler and Harry Roden- baugh spent Sunday at Berrian sta- tion. Glenn Ostrom and Oliver McNabb spent last Thursday in Pendleton. Mrs. Ben Spencer attended the shower for her sister-in-law, Mrs. Jack Reeves, nee Nadine Rueber, in Stanfield Wednesday evening. Mrs. Carl Hall entertained a group of children at her home honoring her daughter, Clara’s 5th birthday. Those present were Gary and Walter Smith, Gordon and Gerald Harryman, Alf red Hauffman, James Bramer. Those mothers present were Mrs. Leland Smith and Mrs. A. Hauffman. BOARDMAN NEWS By Ruth Fisher The senior frolic, an annual affair given by the Juniors honoring the Seniors, was held Friday evening in the high school gymnasium. Among those coming from out of town to at tend were LaVern Baker, Essie Jones and Margaret Jones from La Grande, Edythe Nickerson and Ruth Fisher from Pendleton, and Janet Gorham from Portland. Music was furnish ed by the Troubadors. Te Irrigon orchestra will play for a dance at the Grange hall Saturday night, May 4, the regular Grange so cial night. The Sunday morning service at the Community church consisted of talks by the members of the C. E. who went to Dallas. Several interesting talks reviewing the trip and conven tion were given. Elmer Sullivan, agriculture in structor in the local high school, drove to Corvallis Thursday, accom panied by a group of F.F.A. mem bers, to attend the Oregon state F. F. A., convention there. Those going were Elbert Fisher, Bob Miles, Mar vin Nickerson and Roy Partlow. They returned Saturday night and report an interesting and profitable trip. There is to be a May party at the school house Wednesday. Ivera Ol son was elected May Queen. The Ladies Aid silver tea was post poned to Thursday afternoon because of the school party Wednesday after noon and will be held at the home of Mrs. Tannehill. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. McCutchen of Pendleton attended to business and visited here Friday. Since it has been decided to hold a council and fellowship dinner for the Community church and Sunday School every six weeks, the first of these dinners will be held in the base ment of the church Sunday, May 5, after the services. It is to be a pot luck dinner and all are urged to at tend. SCOTT FO R STATE TREASURER l -V B X i ■ w L E S L IE M . S C O T T « A n AU Oregon M an Republican Primaries May 17, 1940 A d p a id fo r by Soott fo r T re a s u re r C o m m itte e . IRRIGON NEWS ITEMS » » ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ » ♦ ♦ •♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ » » » ••••♦ •sssssssssssssssssss» » » •••» By Mrs. W. C. Isom Mr. and Mrs. Emery Bedwell and Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Bedwell mot ored to Meacham Sunday to visit Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stevers. Mrs. Ryder, who has been in Van couver, Wn., visiting her sister, re turned home Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Vern Caldwell from Portland visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Caldwell Saturday night and Sunday. Mrs. Nora Wilson is on the sick list this week. Mrs. Norma Cross returned to her home at Chelan, Wn., Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Harness from Cam as, Wn., visited their son. Rev. Har ness and family, Monday of last week. Elroy Lamoreaux spent the week end with his family. Barbara Berry from Portland spent the week end here with rela tives. Her aunt, Mrs. Emmett Mc Coy, returned to Portland with her Sunday night. Miss Lucille Vale, county health nurse, was calling in this vicinity Monday. The softball game on the home grounds Monday between Irrigon and Umatilla high school teams was won by Umatilla with a score of 6 to 11. Mrs. J. A. Graybeal is staying with her daughter, Mrs. Dock McCoy. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Rand and Mrs. Batie Rand and two sons David and Herbert were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. James Warner Sunday. Clair Caldwell is busy painting the Chas. Steward residence this week. Marshal Markham was home over the week end. The grade school will motor to Heppner Friday to attend the music festival. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Graybeal left Friday for La Grande where Mr. Graybeal will enter the hospital for medical treatment. The high school play, “Aunt Tillit Goes To Town,” redered Friday night, was enjoyed very much by those present. A fellowship meeting will be held at the Pentecostal church May 8. Rev. Miller, a missionary, will be one of the speakers of the day. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Isom and daughter Donna were dinner guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Isom, Sunday. Ye«—there are new model» and im p o r ta n t improve ments in insurance policie» as well as in motor cars. For e x a m p le , automobile liability insurance recently ha» been liberalized to cover — at no extra charge — hue- band and wife while driving another person’« car. TO SHOW YOU OUR N EW MODELS Notable new plan» in insur ance are available in other lines also — greater protec tion at less coat in many instance» and written with strong c a p ita l stock com panies — your guarantee of security. 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Come to Sunday School, learn of God’s Word, stay through the morning worship hour. The services at the usual hours. • • • P. A. VELVET HALF & HALF THOMPSON'S DRUG PINE CITY NEWS By Mrs. Bernice Wattenburger Mrs. R. E. McGreer drove Mrs. G. Newsome, her house guest, to The Dalles Wednesday. Mrs. E. B. Wat tenburger and daughter Darlyne ac companied them. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Wattenburger and Mrs. Clapp spent Tuesday in Pendleton. Mrs. Lucy Rogers, county school superintendent, visited at the Pine City school Wednesday. She gave the end of term achievement tests. R. E. McGreer and Tom Boylen Jr. made a business trip to Fossil Thurs day. Mrs. Clayton Ayers and Mrs. Mar ion Finch attended the Home Econo mics meeting at the John Brosman home at Lena Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Doolittle spent Sunday at the Roy Neill home. Mrs. Izelle Conlon spent the week end with her sister. Mrs. Lois Kent. They spent the week end sight seeing through the Walla Walla valley and through Pasco. Mrs. Conlon teaches school in Portland. Mrs. Olllie Neill of Heppner and Mrs. Lena Herrmann of La Grande spent Tuesday visiting relatives and friends of Butter Creek. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Ayres and family spent Sunday at the E. 'B. Wattenburger home. Mrs. Roy Neill and Mrs. Winters attended the two day church conven tion in Hermiston Thursday and F ri day. Mrs. Hattie Robinson spent the week end with Mrs. Chas. Bartholo mew. Dee Neill and son Harold called on friends on Butter Creek Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Ayers and son Ray spent Saturday in Pendle ton. E. B. Wattenburger and Glenn Clapp made a business trip to Pas co, Monday. Mrs. R. L. Brewster of Klamath Falls is visiting her daughter, Mrs. R. E. McGreer. AT LAST! N o w A v a ila b le H ere MASSEY-HARRIS Tractor Mower R ake and o th e r fa rm im plem ents. 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