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OWN STATE &
COUNTY
OFFICIAL U M A TILLA COUNTY PAPER
COLUMBIA NEWS
By Mrs. B axter H utchison
VOLUME XXXIII.
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BLUE RIBBON ASPIRANT
HERMISTON SCHOOL
BELLS TO R IN G
TUESDAY, SEPT. 3 ’
UMATILLA NEWS
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NUMBER 1
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Frank Keller from Jonesboro, Ar
kansas, is here on his annual visit
❖ 13 YEAR OLD GIRL *
with his brother Charley Keller and
family. Last Saturday the Kellers
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COYOTE
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spent the week end in Portland visit
ing Mrs. Frances Keller.
<• Kathleen Poulson, 13-year- •>
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Cable and
❖ old daughter of Mrs. Fred Doll, <•
daughter Doreen and Mr. and Mrs.
❖ of Irrigon, surprised her moth- ♦
Russell Piersol and daughter Ann
❖ er and neighbors Tuesday morn- ♦
made a trip Sunday to La Grande,
❖ ing when she brought home a ♦ H. S. REGISTRATION
Baker and to the Columbia mines, FOR ALL CHILDREN
where Mr. Cable’s parents had min
❖ coyote that she had bagged just *
ing interests years ago. The mines TWO TO SIX YEARS
❖ a few minutes before.
❖ HELD NEXT WEEK
are located near Sumpter.
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Kathleen had seen the coyote ♦
Mrs. William English has returned
The Umatilla County Health Unit
Hermiston schools will open Tues
❖ the morning before when she ❖
home from a two weeks trip to Salem is sponsoring a pre-school clinic with
❖ had rounded up the cows, but ♦ day, September 3, for the school year
and to the coast.
th«*, aid of the Hermiston P. T. A.,
❖ did not have a gun with her. ♦ of 1940-41. The opening date is in
Mrs. E. G. Stokes of Jarbigie, Ne
vada, visited Mrs. Mary Harr Tues Pre-school Round Up Committee and
❖ She had borrowed a gun from ♦ accord with many of the schools
Hermiston’s Health Director, Mrs.
day of last week.
❖ her uncle the next morning and ❖ about the country, although some are
Thursday of last week Mrs. Wil Thomas Fraser.
❖ brought home both, the cows ❖ commencing at a later date this year.
lard Stratton of John Day drove over
The clinic will be held in the Amer
❖ and the coyote.
♦ Registration for local high school
for a visit with her parents, Mr. and ican Legion hall Tuesday, August 2 7
❖
This exciting experience is en- ❖ students will be held during the week
Mrs. H. J. Ott, and her sister Mar from 9:00 to 12:00 a. m. Physical
ion. She plans on doing some can
❖ vied by many experienced hunt- ♦ of August 26 to 30, according to
ning at the local cannery while here. inspections and immunizations will be
❖ ers, but little Kathleen bagged ♦ Superintendent W. G. Kersbergen.
Hop picking will start at the Dix- offered to all children by local doc
❖ her coyote with only the second •> The office will be open from 8:00 to
son hop yards August 26 when 250 tors and Dr. R. H. Wilcox of Pendle
❖ shot in her life, since she had ♦ 11:30 each morning for that purpose.
pickers will be on hand to harvest the ton. Dental inspections will be made
❖ never shot a gun but once be- <•
Only three changes are listed in
30 acres of excellent hops.
by Dr. W. L. Morgan.
❖ fore.
❖ the teaching personnel in both the
Carl Hammer is employed at Wal
Royal Hawaiian, five-salted beauty, shown here Is one
The
purpose
of
this
clinic
is
to
la Walla on the new tin can factory
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❖ high school and grades. Miss Violet
horses i . F. Brown. Jr., Portland, w ill enter In the 79tl> Oregon state Fair
help the parents lay a good founda
that is being built at that place.
Nestell has resigned her position as
night horse show at Salem, starting la b o r Day. Pictured w ith the owner up.
Miss Elma Dunham returned Mon tion for their child’s future health.
The stlffest com petition In years Is promised for the 1940 horse show.
instructor in the Commercial depart
FOOTBALL
DATES
day from Wallowa Lake.
Physical inspections, dental inspec
ment.
New teachers in the grades
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin McKnight tions and immunizations will be giv
ARE SCHEDULED
are Miss Esther Ann Fandrey in the
spent the week end in Weiser, Idaho, en.
N. L. BENNION TO
GRANDSTAND FOR
visiting their parents.
first grade and Miss Eleanor Tisch-
This clinic service will be offered
Mr. and Mrs. George Wilcox and
ler in the sixth, and Miss Teresa
Coach
Ray
Critchfield
is
expected
¡ROUNDUP
BURNED
daughters and Mrs. Frank Gorrel at this time for all children between DISCUSS POULTRY
this week end in Hermiston to begin Breslin, commercial teacher in the
who have been visiting at the Wilcox the ages of two and six years.
preparations for a heavy football high school.
PROBLEMS
AUG.
29
THURSDAY
NIGHT
home, left Saturday by way of Bend
In addition to the clinic, two films
schedule for the season. According
The complete staff follows: high
and the McKenzie pass for their are expected to be shown starting at
home near Roseburg.
to
Superintendent
W.
G.
Kersbergen,
school—-Miss
Lavina May Lynch.
Fire
which
may
have
been
incen
10:00 a. m. The picture “Feet”,
N. L. Bennion, extension poultry-
B. E. Getchell received word Tues
the following schedule has been ar English and Physical Education;
diary
Thursday
night
destroyed
the
shows
structure
and
arrangements
of
man,
will
be
the
principal
speaker
at
day to report for work on the rail
Miss Sarah Effie Conner, Mathema
ranged :
road at Denver. He will leave this the arch, the first mechanical use of a poultry meeting to be held at 1:30 Pendleton Round-Up grandstand, the
Hermiston vs. Connell, Wn., here tics and Home Economics; Miss
week.
the feet, the points of a good shoe p. m., Thursday, August 29, at the covered wagons, buggies, surries,
Gwendolyn Ross, English and Music;
The Misses Maxine and Norma and the harmful effects of improper reclamation building, Assistant Coun buckboards and prairie schooners September 20.
Hermiston vs. Waitsburg, Wn., is Mervin Werth, Social Science and
Jean Dunn, nieces of Mrs. Joe Udey, shoes, and good feet as an asset. The ty Agent M. E. Knickerbocker . an stored beneath it. The loss was
arrived last Saturday for a visit at
scheduled for September 27 at Chemistry; Miss Teresa Breslin,
placed at $15,000.
the Udey home. They returned to other film is “Posture”, showing good nounced today.
Waitsburg, but it may be possible to Commercial; Ray E. Critchfield, ath
The
fire
stirred
to
flight
over
the
posture,
both
standing
and
sitting,
their home at Olympia, Wn., Wed
Mr. Bennion, who has done much
change
this to Hermiston as a feature letics; and G. C. Humphries, band.
nesday.
seats
and
boxes
and
the
infield
a
the part played by the muscles in de work with local poultrymen in the
Grade school: first grade, Miss
Mrs. T. M. Ellis is spending a termining whether it shall be good past, will demonstrate the grading of crowd of 1500 persons watching the for the Umatilla County Fair.
October 4 is vacant.
Esther Ann Fandrey; second, Miss
week in Hermiston with Mrs. Levi or bad, how to correct poor posture, pullets at housing time, and also give early innings of a softball game be
Hermiston vs. Walla Walla B here Mary Petrie; third, Miss Blanche
Reeder. Her daughter Mary is at and the importance of good posture"
some pointers on their feeding and tween the Pendleton Elks and the October 11.
the Hermiston General hospital.
Harmon; fourth, Miss Gertrude
in
physical
well
being.
Sioux
City
Colored
Ghosts.
At
least
management.
Verne Dunham and Coy Dunham
Hermiston vs. Heppner there Oct Bradley; fifth, Miss Lucille For
nine
persons
suffered
injuries.
The local people who have helped
made a trip to Ukiah the first of the
Transferring pullets from the free
ober 18.
sythe; sixth, Miss Eleanor Tischler:
week for wood.
the Public Health Nurse in making
But, “the show must go on; we’ll
Hermiston vs. Pendleton there Oct seventh, Mrs. Alma Greaves, and
Mrs. Ernest Rainwater, former arrangements for this clinic are Mrs. dom of the range to confinement in take care of the crowds,” said Bill
resident of this district, was here last Thomas Fraser, Mrs. R. H. Piersol, laying houses requires skill if ad
ober 26.
eighth, L. S. Burrell.
week visiting friends.
verse conditions of production and Switzler, Round-Up president, follow
Hermiston vs. Walla Walla B
Considerable repair work has been
Mrs. Mabel Weeks and her daugh Mrs. W. L. Morgan and Mrs. Wm. cannibalistic habits are to be kept to ing the disastrous fire.
there November 1.
done about the buildings during the
ter, Mrs. R. J. Wilbur, who is visit Logan.
Pouring
of
concrete
for
the
first
a
minimum.
Because
many
growers
Hermiston vs. Heppner here Nov summer months. Besides the usual
ing here, spent Saturday in Pendle
have experienced trouble when pull section of the Round-Up’s new grand ember 11, Armistice day.
ton.
waxing and polishing, screens have
The Townsend council met at the LONG CREEK SMOKER ets start to lay, there have been stands, began Tuesday morning and
been installed in the high school
Joe Udey home Tuesday evening.
many requests for a discussion of V. W. McCormack, of McCormack & NATION RECOVERS
building to combat the fly nuisance.
Mr. ’and Mrs. Forrest Moore were SATURDAY NIGHT
Foley, announced that by Wednesday
this subject.
Both buildings are pronounced in tip
Pendleton visitors Monday.
70 men, working in four shifts, will WASHINGTON CAR
Local boxing enthusiasts are look
A big turn out Saturday night at
top shape by the janitors, M. L. Wat
be employed day and night to rebuild
the club house is reported by the ing forward to the Long Creek Smok COUNCIL APPOINTS
son and B. Haneline.
the grandstand.
Townsend club who gave the dance. er to be held Saturday night, August
B. J. Nation, night officer, was no
For the information of high school
A Pendleton orchestra furnished the 24, at Long Creek, to again see Dean BUDGET COMMITTEE
tified by the Washington state high students who will register next week,
music.
GAMBLE'S STORE
way patrol Monday night that a car a list of subjects are printed below:
Mrs. John Knox and daughter Dor Groth of Pendleton in action, this
othy and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Knox at time against Joe Haddad of John
The city council met Wednesday
had been stolen from Adolph Ham
Ninth grade—Latin I, Manual
tended the funeral of an uncle of Day. Both boys weigh 160 pounds. night and appointed A. H. Norton, TO OPEN HERE
burger of Wallula. After the night Training I, Home Economics I, Eng
Mrs. John Knox at Fossil last Thurs
Also Sammy McCracken, local boy A. F. Rohrman, J. D. Todd, R. C. Me
shift early Tuesday morning Nation
day. Miss Susan Knox, who has
lish I, Physical Education I, Vocal
Announcement has been made that motored to the Wallula-Umatilla
been visiting at Condon, returned who took Jackie Armstrong of Cen Reynolds, Curtis Simons, Roy Hale
Music, Band, General Mathematics,
tralia, Wn., for a count of ten in the and J. G. Pearson to meet with city a unit of the Gamble Stores will open highway where he found the car Algebra, General Science.
home with them.
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third round at the Heppner fight council and pass on the budget for in Hermiston some time after the parked on the top of the hill near the
Tenth Grade— Latin I, Biology,
card of the Browning Amusement the year 1941. The meeting will be first of September. The local store airport. Upon looking around that
company, will again see action Sat held on the regular second meeting will be listed as locally owned, the vicinity he found Jack Adams of Manual Training II, Home Econo
urday night, against Johnny Stubble of the council next month, September manager to be an authorized dealer Portland, crouching under the over mics II, Junior Business Training,
By Mrs. Glenn Ostrom
of the Gamble products which list head crossing near Umatilla, who Physical Education II, Vocal Music,
field.
19.
such items as automobile accessories, readily admitted taking the car from Band, English II, World History.
Three other four round bouts are
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Spencer returned scheduled the same evening.
Eleventh grade-—American Histo
toys, and numerous other minor ar Wallula.
Troubadort Play Here Saturday
last week from Pocatello, Idaho,
ry and Civics, English III, Vocal Mu
ticles.
Adams
was
brought
to
Hermiston
where Mr. Spencer had been em
The popular Troubadors dance
The store will be located on Main and lodged in the local jail. A Wash sic, Band, Typing I, Chemistry, Phy
ployed on the railroad. Harry Gram- CREDIT UNION
band will furnish the music Saturday
street in the location formerly used ington state patrol and deputy sher sical Education, Shorthand, Plane
mer also returned at the same time.
night in the Hermiston park hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Springer re ELECTS OFFICERS
by Connor’s Cash Store. The build iff from Pasco arrived about noon Geometry.
turned home the last of the week
This is another of the regular semi ing has been leased and preparations that day to take him to Pasco where
Twelfth grade— Tpying II, Public
from Portland. They left Sunday for
The Hermiston branch of the Fed monthly dances sponsored in the lo are now underway for occupation by he will be taken care of by the State speaking, English IV, Social and Eco
Seattle where they will visit at the eral Credit Union recently held a
nomic Problems, Shorthand, Chemis
of Washington courts.
the new store.
cal hall.
home of their daughter and family,
try, Bookkeeping, Vocal Music and
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Mahoney and business meeting at which time E. H.
Dunning was elected president. Busi
Band.
two daughters, for a week.
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Mrs. Frank Clark sent Friday in ness for the past year was discussed i
Portland shopping and visiting Mrs. and plans made for the new year.
LARGE GROUP ENJOYS
Agnes Cramer.
Other officers
include
Fred |
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Switzler re
PICNIC HERE SUNDAY
turned Friday from Portland where Reeves, clerk and treasurer, and the
board of directors consists» of Mr.,
they spent a couple of days.
"'wHlB.THfc Fl I2ST FÀIÊ Ÿ IN D OF ùONt-A
Allan Hiatt returned Thursday Reeves, H. J. Ott, Guy Shaw and
WEtL.V/E JUSTMAPt
t WRIT Too WAS IN I9IO a NP iO M i NOW, with
A very enjoyable picnic party was
from Condon where he spent a week Wm. C. Kik. M. G. Hedwall, former
ihmient missed ONE
UP OUß MINPS 1Ö
held by relatives and friends Sunday,
NOTHIM ö DOT
visiting his aunt and uncle, Mr. and
president, has resigned because of
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win T hat vsW>o*t
August 18, on the front lawn of the
Mrs. Harlan Denvens.
■W TA HERE 6=
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hanson and two other business.
0RP0ST7j£Z"—
F. E. Earnheart home. All were out
daughters and Don Hower spent Fri
of town guests, numbering forty-four.
day in Pendleton.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Walsh of The Dalles is em RECORDS OF DAIRY
R. O. Earnheart and Miss Lulu Earn
ployed here as brakeman in the CATTLE EXPLAINED
heart of Pendleton, Mr. and Mrs.
yards.
Glenn Ostrom and Lyle Brown
Chas. Cook and three boys, Dick,
Assistant
County
Agent
M.
E.
were host to a surprise party honor
Chas. Jr. and Scott of Pendleton,
Knickerbocker
met
with
the
Columbia
ing their wives Thursday evening at
Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Evans and son
the Ursel Hiatt home. Sunday was Winners Dairy club Tuesday evening
Mark of Klamath Falls, Ore., Mr. and
Mrs. Brown’s birthday and Tuesday and showed the club members records
Mrs. Ostrom’s. Guests were Mr. and of dairy cattle in Oregon, and ex
Mrs. Frank Evans and children Jack,
Mrs. Harry Rodenbough, Mr. and
Billie and Doris of Pendleton, Mrs.
plained
them
to
the
members.
The
Mrs. Frank Clark, Margaret Brown,
Oakley Newman and daughter Dar
Mr. and Mrs. Ursel Hiatt, Mr. and meeting was held at the home of
lene of Enid, Okla., Mr. and Mrs.
Mrs. Brown and Mr. and Mrs. Os Lewis Wilson, a member of the club.
FATHER. WH 1
trom.
Wm. Schmidtly and children Ted and
Mrs. H. A. Wilson served refresh
Mrs. Clarence Powell returned to
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i ^<2H IASTVEAP ,
Carrol of Loury City, Mo., Mr. and
ments
to
those
present
after'the
meet
her home in Ballock Island last week.
Mrs. Theo. Evans and two boys Gene
anp hi $ mthep T he Y ear .
Gary and Walter Smith returned ing.
yöuee just
and George of Pendleton, Mr. and
with them to visit with their grand
Other club members present were
¿£>J aatogallÿ
Mrs. John Myer of Pilot Rock, Mr.
parents.
Theodore Panages, Dulcenia Panag
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Coming as a surprise to local peo es, Clifford Panages, Billy Hibbard,
and Mrs. John Meutzer of Pendleton,
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ple was the marriage of Dorothy Dye
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bowers and four
A LESSON IM
) had ' i M ,
o f College Place and Herbert Lane, Peggy Sommerer, Glen Wilcox, and
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children, Alma, Billie, Carol and Kar
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son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Lane, at the leader. Miss Eva Wilcox.
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en, of Pendleton, Mr. and Mrs. Mark
W’alla Walla Friday. Mr. and Mrs.
\ inuulv
Loran Montgomery, the bride’s sister
Lallue of Helix, son Ivan and daugh
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and brother-in-law, accompanied the
ter, Mrs. Olga Hicks and two child
HM6C0W
Mr. and Mrs. Leander Quiring and
young couple. They will make their
MUCH r i
ren Dianna and Dorthea of Helix,
daughter Sylvia left Tuesday night
home here for the present.
TAlLtgJ
Miss Rose La Hue of Pendleton, Mr.
Mrs. Bertha Cherry returned last for Dallas, Ore., where Mr. Quiring
Thursday from Vendura, Cal., where will assist in publishing the Itemizer-
and Mrs. L. Redding of Lexington,
she has been visiting her father.
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Earnheart and
Mr. and Mrs. Leland Smith, El Observer this week. A call for ur
two
song Junior and Robert of Her
gent
help
came
from
this
plant,
more McKenzie and son Robert and
miston.
daughter Jean spent Friday evening where Quiring was formerly em
All those present were related in
in Pendleton where they visited Mrs. ployed, when its foreman was strick
McKenzie who is in the hospital en with appendicitis. The Quirings
some way except Mr. and Mrs. Red
ding of Lexington.
are expected back next week.
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