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OFFICIAL U M A TILLA COUNTY PAPER
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, JU LY 18, 1940.
VOLUME XXXIII.
The contract bridge club were en
tertained at the home oi Mrs. M.
Refvem Monday. Mrs. Frankie Lane
held high score.
Jess Gossage was using a new weed
burner along our streets Monday. It
was recently purchased by the city
council.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Jackson and
small son Jerry left Monday for a
week’s visit with relatives in Port
LARGE NUMBER OF
land.
G. L. Dunning, who has been en
joying a visit at the home of his ELK TAGSAVAILABLE
daughter, Mrs. Lloyd Bucholz in
Acting in the interest of conserva
Portland and at their summer home
near Estacada, returned here Mon tion of big game, the Oregon State
day night. Miss Marilla Dunning, Game Commission at a recent meet
teacher in the high school at Stock-
ing reduced for the first time the
ton, arrived also.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Childs and Don blacktail deer limit to a single buck
na and Dicky returned Saturday with forked horns or better. Prev
night, having spent their week’s va iously, hunters were permitted two
cation at Hidaway Springs.
Lieut. John Noll returned from a bucks.
The commission declined to auth
four weeks trip to Indiana. He ac
companied the troop train containing orize another open season on antler
94 new enrollees for CCC camp 554, less deer or does, either in Grant
Stanfield.
Mrs. Byron Brown and daughters county Or in Klamath and Lake
The entire Willamette
and her mother, Mrs. Bailey of Her counties.
miston, are spending some time at valley will again be closed to all
Bellingham visiting relatives.
China Pheasant and upland bird
Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Bard were
among the U. P. visitors entrained hunting.
A total of 2,000 tags for cow elk
for their special picnic at Grand Cou
lee on Sunday, and report a grand and 1,500 tags for antelope will be
time.
issued. Cow elk may be taken only
July 25 will be termed Albany
College day at the Stanfield Presby in a certain portion of the area open
terian ladies aid and a special pro to bull elk hunting.
No formal applications for big
gram is under way. Mrs. Inez Mc
Cormick will sing “After I Close My game tags will be required. Those
Garden Gate,” by Maurice Gunski,
and Miss Neva Behme and Miss Ne desiring tags should send in their
va Hedrick will sing “The Barefoot names and addresses, the kind and
Trail.” Two skits, “The Letter” and number of their hunting license, to
“A Man Arrives” will be given by gether with a check or money order.
President Franklin Delano Roose
Stanfield girls. Miss Frances Madi If a number exceeding the quotas set
son of Echo will read her prize-win is received in the office of the Game velt, who for many months has kept
ning essay on Madame Marie Dorion. Commission by August 1, a drawing the nation in suspense as to whether
he would break a long-standing tra
Mrs. Will Reeves will give a short
history of Albany college and will will be conducted. Otherwise the ap dition and run for a third term, was
serve refreshments. It is hoped that plicants will be taken care of in the nominated Wednesday night at a
many neighboring towns will be rep order in which applications are re noisy democratic national convention
resented.__________ _______
ceived. Tags once issued cannot be at Chicago. It fell to the lot of Sen
transferred.
ator Lister Hill of Alabama to place
Hunting seasons ordered by the
commission follow:
Bull elk—Clatsop county, noon, TURKEY GROWERS
By Mrs. Glenn Ostrom
August 24, to sunset, September 2.
Antelope—September 29 to Octo DISCUSS DISEASE
James Byrnes and grandson Jim
Bramer and Mrs. Tom Slattery spent ber 6, inclusive. Fifteen hundred
The Eastern Oregon Turkey Grow
Wednesday in Walla Walla where tags to be issued in Lake, Malheur
Mr. Byrnes attended to. business and
ers’
association gathered for the an
Mrs. Slattery visited her husband and Harney counties. All tags is nual meeting Saturday afternoon at
sued
for
antelope
will
be
good
who is in the Veteran’s hospital.
the local company plant with mem
Ladies Aid meeting was held at throughout the open area.
China Pheasants—The same area bers present from all parts of the
the home of Mrs. Alec Rau last
Thursday. They decided to not in Western Oregon closed to phea project. John Jendrzejewski, incum
hold meetings again until September sant hunting last year will again be bent, was re-elected to the office of
12 at the home of Mrs. Byrnes with closed this year. Eastern Oregon chairman, as was Merle Potter as a
Mrs. Harryman as hostess.
member of the board. Various prob
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hull and Mr. open except for Wheeler, Jefferson lems of breeders and numerous ques
and Mrs. Jerry Smith spent Sunday
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tions were discussed.
in Pasco where they attended a pic
Coming up for considerable men
nic honoring Bob Meyers.
Mr. and Mrs. Russel Belshaw and C IV IL SERVICE
tion was the malady which has been
children stopped in Umatilla Monday
causing some trouble. It was stated
on their way to Pasco where they EXAM SCHEDULED
that the disease is now practically
will make their home. The Belshaws
eliminated with few losses reported.
lived here last winter while he was
The U. S. Civil Service Commis
employed with the government.
V. D. Bramer, who is working in sion announces a post office substi
Cox Receivet Appointment
Kinzua, spent the first of the week tute clerk examination for the pur
at his home here.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cox left Mon
Albert Vieg attended the picnic for pose of establishing an eligible regis
Bob Meyers in Pasco Sunday. Leta ter from which selections may be day night for Washington, D. C., to
Meyers returned with him and spent made to fill existing and further va
the evening visiting, returning to her cancies as they may occur in the po take up his new appointment in the
home in Walla Walla by train.
census bureau department. They ar
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hull left sitions of substitute clerk in the post rived in Hermiston Saturday from
office
in
Hermiston.
Tuesday for Pacific City where Urey
Applications must be on file at the Klamath Falls to visit his parents,
will be guests of Miss Clara Corrigan
at her cabin on the beach.
office of the' Manager, 11th U. S. Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Cox, and her par
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Ostrom and
son Gary spent Sunday afternoon Civil Service District, 450 Federal ents, Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Dawson. Mr.
visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Dale Office Building, Seattle, Wn., not Cox received the call to Washington
later than the hour of closing busi
Montgomery at Holdman.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Bates spent ness on July 31, 1940. The date and through his recent passing of a civil
Tuesday in Goldendale. Mrs. Bates place of examination will be shown service examination.
remained to visit for some time with
her mother and Mr. Bates returned on the admission cards furnished ap
plicants after close of receipt of ap
the same day.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Enbysk of plications.
Pendleton visited Monday evening
Further information is available
with his sister and brother-in-law. from the postmaster here. The ex
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene McFarland and
amination will be held in the high
son Merrill.
Little Dona Smith returned to her school building but the date has not
home Wednesday after spending from been announced.
Sunday with her grandmother and
aunts in Arlington.
Woodward Catches Fowl
Mrs. Howard Smith and daughter
Donna spent Thursday in Walla Wal
Bob Woodward, crackerjack Red
la.
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Sox baseball player, found it impos
sible to participate in the Wallula
SLEEPING SICKNESS
game Sunday but played his baseball
Saturday when he caught a “fowl”
AGAIN PREVALENT
ball through his car windshield.
While driving in the Columbia dis
Several new cases of sleeping sick trict a China Pheasant hen flew
ness among horses on the project through the glass. Although sever
have been reported during the past al small children were in the back
week, according to M. E. Knicker seat, no one received serious cuts.
bocker. Although it is quite late in
the season for vaccination, Mr.
Home Ec. Club Hat Meeting
Knickerbocker suggests that various
Members of the Columbia Grange
steps should be taken to prevent Home Economics club met last Fri
spread of the disease. Mosquitoes are day, July 12, at the home of Mrs.
known to be the main carriers.
Emil Zivney. All members are be
Several owners have reported ing urged to enter the Grange White
deaths.
Satin sugar contest with rules listed
in the Grange Bulletin. The next
SECOND HAY CUT
meeting is planned with Mrs. Lloyd
Goodrich at the home of Mrs. Percy
NOW UNDERWAY
Corman.
N O M IN A T E D !
GAME COMMISSION
RELEASES NEWS ON
1940 GAME SEASONS
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UMATILLA NEWS
Although the winds of the past
few days have somewhat hampered
hay stackers, the work has been pro,
pressing nicely on the second crop.
The stands have been good generally
about the .project with conditions fa
voring another cut soon.
The hay crop is somewhat in ad
vance of previous years.
Auxiliary Social Pottponed
The Farm Bureau auxiliary ice
cream social which was set for Fri
day. July 19, has been postponed un
til further notice. The step was tak
en in cooperation with health officers
to stop all public gatherings. The
regular meeting of the club will be
held Friday afternoon, July 19.
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HAROLD RANKIN
TO HEAD LOCAL
FAIR ASSOCIATION
INFANTILE DISEASE
CAUSES ANXIETY
Harold Rankin, prominent Hermis IN THE COUNTY
ton turkey breeder, was elected pres
ident of the 1940 fair to be held in
Hermiston September 26, 27 and 28.
Other officers include Percy Corman,
vice president: M. E. Knickerbocker,
secretary, and E. D. Martin, treasu
rer. A committee on entertainment
features is composed of Raley Peter
son of Pendleton, Roy Attebury,
George Harkenrider and Leander
Quiring.
A committee consisting of Harold
Rankin, M. E. Knickerbocker and E.
D. Martin will revise the premium
lists and report to the next meeting
of the directors, set for July 26. Im
mediately after this meeting the copy
will go to the printers with the lists
ready for distribution around the
middle of August.
Various details of the coming show
were ironed out at the meeting Fri
day with indications that the 1940
fair will bring out several new fea
tures.
BURNHAM'S SLATE
HUGE FIRE SALE
the name of President Roosevelt on
the ballot for nomination.
Taking advantage of the crowd’s
uproarious enthusiasm, backers of the
third term movement planned to rush
through the preliminary details and
draft President Roosevelt on a unan
imous ballot. The movement seemed
extremely popular.
WALLULA DEFEATS
HERMISTON TEAM
The local Red Sox baseball team
ran into stiff competition Sunday and
failed to help the cause any by com-
numerous errors in the field.
The final count showed Wallula in
the lead 15 to 2. Fred Rankin start
ed on the mound for Hermiston but
wildness and several costly errors
caused him considerable worry in the
first two innings. Merle Berry
pitched for five innings, and was re
sponsible for the only Hermiston runs
when he connected with a mighty
home run to score a runner ahead of
him.
No further games are listed on the
Red Sox schedule to date but it is ex
pected a few more tilts will be ar
ranged.
Junior Garden Meetings Pottponed
Meetings of the Hermiston Junior
Garden club and the Columbia club
have been postponed until further
notice due to advice received from
health authorities. The Hermiston
club was scheduled to meet at the
Belt home Saturday afternoon, July
20, and the Columbia dub was to
meet at the David Blahm home
Thursday, July 25.
NUMBER 48
Mrs. J. S. Burnham is announcing
a gigantic sale of goods recently dam
aged by fire, smoke and water. Fire
insurance adjustments have been
made and arrangements have been
completed for the opening of the sale
at 10 a. m. Saturday, July 20. Listed
among the goods to be sold is new
fall merchandise such as blankets,
shoes, clothing, dry goods and furn
ishings, some of which had not been
removed from the cartons.
The store will be closed all day
Friday in preparation for the event.
INSTALLATION TO
BE JOINT AFFAIR
The Hermiston American Legion
and Auxiliary will have joint instal
lation exercises tonight (Thursday)
in the local Legion hall. Sam Moore
will be installed as commander, Vern
Daugherty, vice commander, and
Glenn Ripley, adjutant.
Auxiliary officers are: Mrs. R. H.
Piersol, president; Mrs. Pete Cas-
tric, 1st vice president: Mrs. Wm.
Bensel, 2nd vice president; Mrs. W.
L. Hamm, secretary-treasurer: exe
cutive board, Mrs. Glenn Ripley, Mrs.
Wm. Logan and Mrs. C. J. Jackson.
Appointive officers are: historian,
Mrs. Ripley; chaplain, Mrs. Wm.
Shaar, and Mrs. Wm. Kik, sergeant-
at-arms.
BELT ENJOYING
SCOUT EXCURSION
NOTED DOCTOR
TELLS OR MALADY
Considerable anxiety has been felt
locally following information from
Pendleton that a nine-year-old girl
had passed away from infantile par
alysis and two other cases reported.
This was followed by the closing of
the Pendleton swimming pool and the
banning of public gatherings at
which children might participate.
Rumors were prevalent in Hermis
ton that several new cases had been
reported here but these proved to be
unfounded. Although little fear has
been felt locally concerning the spread
of the disease, several gatherings
have been postponed as a precaution.
The Plunkett Minstrel Show, which
was scheduled to appear here Tues
day night, called off its performance
following a conference with health
officers.
Infantile paralysis still remains
one of the largely unsolved diseases,
and one of the latest public state
ments on the matter appeared in the
Health News, issued weekly by the
New York state health department,
over the signature of Paul B. Brooks,
reported as an authority on the di
sease.
Written in language everyone can
understand, it follows:
“Speaking of infantile paralysis—
you know, it’s one of the interesting
things about communicable diseases
the way a disease, sometimes, will
take on what you might call catch
ingness. Yes, I can remember well
when, once in a great whHe, a young-
ster’d come down with it and, of
course, we wouldn’t recognize it ’til
they developed a paralysis of an arm
or leg or something. We didn’t know
anything about the cause of it—did
n’t have all this laboratory stuff to
help us. Well—we didn’t think of it
then as catching and, so fa r as we
could see, nobody else got it.
“Then, the next thing we knew it
had lighted up and we began getting
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CLOUDY SKIES
BRING RELIEF
The past few days have been
cloudy with some sort of change in
weather expected, although to date
threatening skies have failed to ma
terialize. The warmest nights of the
summer were recorded this week
when a minimum of 73 was noted
Friday night. Thursday, July 11,
saw a maximum of 102.
The report for the week, accord
ing to Charles Taylor, follows:
Date
Max. Min.
July 10 .......... ......... 96 .... 55
July 11 ..........
.. 55
July 12 .......... ......... 97 .... 73
July 13 .......... ......... 92 .... 61
July 14 .......... ......... 96 .. .. 58
July 15 .......... ......... 94 .... 59
July 16 .......... ......... 92 .... 69
July 17 ...........
.. 60
Bill Belt, son of Dr. and Mrs. F.
B. Belt, writes from Wallowa lake
that he is enjoying his stay with a
number of Scouts from various parts
of eastern Oregon. The camp itself
is situated about one mile above the
lake near the power plant, on a tract
of land on which the organization
has leased for 99 years.
The camp personnel is divided in
to three sections, each with a leader,
and a governing staff of leader
Scouts. Bill is a canteen dispenser, HERMISTON OASIS
craft instructor, advancement direc
tor, editor of the camp paper and SPOT ESTABLISHED
also camp cartoonist. In addition to
One of the most favorite spots of
this he acts as a counselor and hike
Hermiston from now on will be the
leader.
Bill expects to return home about corner of Main and Second streets
where City Officer H. A. Pankow
August 1.
and Hogan Miller have installed a
drinking fountain. The fountain it
HORSE INSPECTION
self should be as nearly perfect as
possible from construction stand
TO BE AUGUST 3
points if helpful suggestions mean
anything.
A large group of sidewalk
Announcement has been made that
the horse inspection scheduled for politicians watched the installation
the Pendleton Roundup grounds by and offered all types of aid.
The fountain will, however, prove
the U. S. Army Remount Service
beneficial
to shoppers and townspeo
will be held August 3 beginning at ple.
9:90 a. m. F. W. Koester, Major
(Cavalry) QMC., states that his de
partment plans to purchase horses WESTLAND GRANGE
for the army and expects to get a
quantity from this district. County ARRANGES PICNIC
Agent W. A. Holt is working with
The Westland Grange will have a
Mr. Koester.
According to information received pot luck picnic supper Thursday,
from Mr. Holt, several previously July 25, on the lawn of the H. R.
announced specifications have been Hartley residence. All Grange mem
somewhat liberalized. The age of the bers, their families and friends are
horses may be from 4 to 8 years and invited to be present. The supper
need be only 15 hands instead of 15 will be served at eight, to be followed
hands. 1 inch. Further information by a short musical program and
is available at the office of M. E. games for those who wish to partici
Knickerbocker, assistant county ag pate.
Mrs. Margaret Seeliger is in charge
ent. Several local breeders are ex
pected to participate in the project. of program arrangements.