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HEWS FROM YOUR I OWN STATE fir COUNTY COLUMBIA NEWS By Mrs. Baxter Hutchison Friends here were shocked to learn of the passing of Mrs. H. T. Clark of Canby, Ore. Death occurred several days ago and was due to heart trou ble. Mrs. Clark with her family was a resident of this district a number of years and is well known here. She took quite an interest in community affairs and was for several years president of the Farm Bureau Aux iliary. In her immediate family, be sides her husband, she leaves five children to mourn her death, three daughters, one at Canby, another at Wisenam, Wn., and Mrs. John Dahl- man of Stanfield, two sons, Kenneth, who was still at home, and Hal Clark of this district. About 35 were present at the Grange turkey dinner in Columbia club rooms Saturday night. The evening was spent socially with many games in progress, and a fine time is reported. Mrs. Mabel Weeks and daughter Rachel and son Junior spent Satur day with her daughter, Mrs. R. J. Wilbur in Pendleton. The Jess Myrick residence, that has been under construction since early fall, is now completed. The new dwelling is said to be modern. It is heated by a furnace. Mrs. Charley Bracher of Pilot Rock and Mrs. Paul Bracher were vi sitors of Mrs. L. W. Douglas the lat ter part of the week. Mrs. L. W. Dixson’s daughter Francis who has been visiting here for several weeks, returned this week to her home in Colorado. Mrs. Laura Bardun and two child ren are moving this week to the Bels- camper place. Making a trip to Elgin Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Verne Dunham, Eugene and Coy Dunham, and Miles Barager. Mrs. Eugene Dunham join ed the party at La Grande. Callers at the Forrest Moore home last Friday were Evangelist Evans and wife and daughter, and Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Warner. A number of women from this dis trict attended the women’s meeting of the Extension Service held a t the Legion hall Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Charley Epperson and baby Jerry spent Sunday after noon at the Forrest Moore home. The trees that were removed in Co lumbia park to make room for the club rooms were cut into stove wood last Friday. Everet Shaver did the work with his power saw. The wood will be used at the club rooms. Ruth McCulley is home from school due to flu. . Mrs. W. E. Sandy of Portland has been a visitor at the Elmer Ryland home for the past month. George Metteer and his brother William of Fossil stopped for a visit at the John Knox home the first of the week while en route to Vale for a visit with a sister there. George Metteer is Mrs. Knox’s father. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Mikesell and Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Cable and daugh ter Doreen were Walla Walla visitors Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Sommerer and daughter Sue are reported to be con fined to their home due to flu. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Parker and two sons were dinner guests Sunday a t the John Knox home. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence W arren and two children of Ione spent the week end at the Virgil W arren home. Mrs. Lee Putnam spent the day Saturday a t the Bud Hooker home. Elmer Ryland’s work now takes him to Umatilla where he is shooting a rock quarry for A rthur Riedell, a contractor. Mr. and Mrs. Bud Hooker were Pendleton business visitors Monday. Miss Lucille Weeks of Pendleton was an overnight visitor of her moth er Monday. The flu seems to be making its ap pearance in this district. Three mem bers of the B. E. Getchell family are reported to be ill. H. T. Clark of Canby, Ore., is here. Mrs. Ed. Hug and two daughters were visitors a t the Elmer Ryland b m e Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Colpitts and son Charles were visitors at the E l mer Ryland home the latter p art of last week. Elmer James, who has been em ployed since early fall at the Helix Flour mill, was visiting with his cou sin Baxter Hutchison over night Wednesday of last week. Miss Dorothy Nelson was an over night guest of Miss Rachel Weeks Tuesday.______ ____ LEGION A UXILIARY SPONSORS DINNER r/ Q. OFFICIAL U M A T ILLA COUNTY PAPER HIGH SCHOOL G ttt CLUB TO PRESENT ANNUAL CANTATA CHRISTMAS STORY TO BE PORTRAYED The annual Christmas cantata per formed by the girls glee club under the direction of Miss Gwendolyn Ross, will be presented at the Decem ber meeting of the P.T.A., December 19, and on Friday afternoon, Decem ber 20, at 1:00 o’clock. Both per formances are free. The cantata for this year is entit led, “The Music of Bethlehem” and is by Fred B. Holton. It tells in song, the beautiful story of the birth of Christ and the joy and song which fill the hearts of all men. We are told “Ring On, O Song and Wake the Souls That Dream,” and we hear the glad tidings which urge men to seek the Savior who was born that night in Bethlehem. In “The Lullaby Hymn,” the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus, sings a beautiful lullaby to the Babe in the manger. We are then told of the shepherds who are guided by “The Star of the E ast” to Christ in Bethlehem. “The March of the Magi” depicts the three wise men, who came bringing rare gifts to lay at the Savior’s feet. The chorus sings “Hallelujah” and completes the ado ration by singing the beautiful finale, “The Music of Bethlehem.” The cantata is composed of the following songs: “Ring On, O Song,” chorus; “The King Shall Reign,” al to solo by Ethel Clarke: “The Song of Hope,” trio by Ethel Clarke and Doris and Francis Follett: “The F irst Christmas Carol,” duet by Bon nie Hunter and Mae McGee: “The Song of the Morning,” chorus: “To Bethlehem Draw Near,” duet by Jo hanna and Elamae Casper and chor us; “Let Heaven and Nature Sing,” chorus; “The Lullaby Hymn,” con tralto solo by Mabel Rauch, and chor us: “The Music of the Bells,” solo by (Continued on last cage) FLU EPIDEMIC IS EXPERIENCED HERE The Herald reporter was met with many local items this week but in a majority of cases they were connect ed with the flu epidemic which seems to be running its course here. Sup erintendent W. G. Kersbergen an nounced Wednesday that the sickness was waning somewhat in his insti tution. An absent list of 190 was reported Friday, December 6, but had dropped to 4 7 by Wednesday. Mon day was a bad day at the high school when 63 students were reported ab sent. However, the school had no mono poly on the situation as many of the firms were working shorthanded. In nearly every business house one or two were reported as under the weather. To date no very serious cases have been reported and doctors stated Wednesday that the epidemic was not getting any worse. HERMISTON GARDEN CLUB CHRISTMAS ILLU M IN A TIO N CONTEST • The undersigned hereby indicates his intention of entering the Christmas home illumination contest of the Hermiston Garden Club. Please check in the brackets the division you care to enter. DIVISION I— RESIDENTIAL Town and Rural CLASS 1 — Yard Lighting .................................................... < ) CLASS 2 — Window ............................................................ < > CLASS 3 — Doorway ............................................................ < > CLASS 4 — Inside the Porch ................................................. < > CLASS 5 — Mammoth Effective Display ........................... < (Using 50 or more lights') > DIVISION II— CHURCHES CLASS 1 — Churches ............................... ;.......................... < Frank Davis, a brother of David, recently was employed with the Doug las Aircraft Corporation on the night shift. From latest reports ho is getting along nicely. He io attend ing U.C.L.A. in the afternoons. > — RULES — 1. Displays must be lighted from 5:00 p. m. to 9:00 p. m., on each day of the contest period. 2. This blank must be filled in and returned to The Herald of fice not later than December 19 in order to be eligible to compete for the prizes offered. Contest starts December 20 and ends the 25th of December. :’>. No “flasher” displays are eligible. 4. No entry in more than one class or division. 5. Grand prize winners in former years are automatically elimi nated from winning again. yypra ya»ra ORDNANCE DEPOT SURVEY CONTINUES W ITH NEW HELP CHRISTMAS CHEER FUND GETS BOOST IN IN IT IA L WEEK The survey of the proposed ord nance depot west of Hermiston is proceeding rapidly with an enlarged force working full time. The survey, which is being made by Stevens & Koon, Portland contractors, is ex pected to be completed around Ja n uary 15. Lieutenant Colonel Theron D. Wea ver, formerly a major and district engineer at Bonneville, was here Tuesday to inspect the site of the ¿ re posed depot. He is now located in Washington, D. C., and is serving as chief of the construction division for the war department. His division has general charge of a construction program involving a total expendi ture of $800,000,000. According to Captain Robert C. Williams, construction quarterm aster here, action may begin some time the latter part of January or soon there after. Three station wagons have been obtained from Portland for transportation of surveyors and workmen to speed survey operations. Citizens of Hermiston gave a help ing hand during the week to aid the Herald Christmas cheer fund which will help bring joy and happiness to homes where th at day will be made just a little brighter for youngsters who otherwise might be forgotten. The fund has been boosted to $22.75 and several others have indicated that they wish to help. The fund will be used to purchase candy, peJnuts, orange's,'¿imatl toys and other little presents which go to wards making a merry Christmas for all young folks. The campaign will be handled by ministers of Hermis ton and anyone wishing to turn in names where such help is needed is asked to do so. The fund will be open for almost two more weeks and other citizens who wish to contribute may do so by leaving money either a t the Herald office or with any of the ministers. It is the wish of. friends of the Christmas cheer fund that it might reach as large a figure as possible. Every penny will go towards making some youngster’s Christmas day brighter. The following is a list of those contributing this week: Variety Store .................. $3.00 Hermiston Auto Co. Em ployees ....................... . 8.50 A Friend ................................... 25 Hermiston Herald ............ 5.00 Mrs. F. B. Swayze .......... 5.00 Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Sale 1.00 PROJECT FARM TO POT LUCK SUNDAY Members and their families of the Umatilla Project Farm Bureau will meet Sunday afternoon at the Colum bia park hall for a pot luck dinner. Following the dinner a business meet ing will be held. Slated to come up for discussion will be problems of interest to farm ers and organization matters. $22.75 TOTAL SCHOOL VACATION IS ANNOUNCED Students of Hermiston schools are already looking forward to Christmas vacation which starts Friday, Decem ber 20, and will continue until Mon-1 day, December 30, according to Sup-1 erintendent W. G. Kersbergen. Stu dents will also be excused Wednes day, January 1, but will return to school Thursday, January 2. Although many of the colleges are rnnouncing vacations for the entire period from December 20 til! Ja n uary 2, local school authorities decid ed that it was easier to attend clas ses during the winter months than late in the spring when the weather warms up. NUMBER IT HERMISTON. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. DEC. 12, 1940 VOLUME XXXIV. The Hermiston American Legion Auxiliary will sponsor a turkey din ner at the Hermiston Hotel dining oom Saturday, December 14, from 5 00 p. m. on in the evening. A harge of 50c per plate will be made. The general public is cordially invit- i DAVID DAVIS NOW ed to participate. Mrs. R. H. Piersol, auxiliary presi W ITH U. S. NAVY dent. also announces that the cedar chest campaign will be concluded dur David Davis, son of Mrs. Florence ing the evening. The chest will be Davis of Hermiston, Friday enlisted riven away following the dinneT. with the United States navy at Wal la Walla, Wn., and successfully J. W. Messner Suffers Stroke passed the entrance examination. J. W. Messner of Portland suffer Davis attended Hermiston high school ed a stroke Wednesday and was re where he was prominent in athletics. ported seriously ill. A wire was re ceived by Mrs. Florence Davis from Mrs. Arietta White, stating that Mr. Messner was in the St. Vincent’s hos pital in a state of coma, and that re- ■ avery was very doabtfnL 4-jexmLito n STUART TO PLAY IN SHRINE GAME PUBLIC HEARING OF HYDROELECTRIC Jim Stuart, captain and star sen ior tackle on the University of Ore COMMISSION FRIDAY gon football team, received an invi tation this week to play with the western forces in the annual Shrine football classic in San Francisco on New Year’s day. Big Jim, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Stewart of Hermiston, accepted the bid and is the only Webfoot player I to receive a bid. Three men were chosen from the Oregon State squad. Stuart was a unanimous choice on all-coast teams last year and re ceived several mentions this season. He was listed on one All-American team as a third string tackle. Hermiston football fans will anx iously listen to the radio January 1 to hear of Jim's action in the big game. A public hearing of vast import ance to all users , of electricity is scheduled for Friday, December 13, beginning at 8:00 o’clock in the even ing in the Hermiston Union high school auditorium. The hearing has been called by the Hydroelectric Com mission of Oregon to consider the preliminary petitions of voters of portions of Morrow and Umatilla counties for the formation of a peo ples' utility district to be known as the West Umatilla Peoples’ Utility i District. The proposed district would em P. P. fir L. DOUBLES brace an area of approximately 82 square miles in Morrow county and CAPACITY HERE 394 square miles in Umatilla county. Three new transformers will be in It would include the municipality of stalled at the Hermiston substation Boardman in Morrow county, and the next week by Pacific Power & Light municipality of Echo, Hermiston, company to double the capacity of Stanfield and Umatilla in Umatilla the substation, John A. Clarke, local county, together with unincorporat manager for the company, announced ed territory. The purpose of organizing said dis today. Work on the improvement, which trict as stated in the petitions filed will cost approximately $4 600.00, be with the Hydroelectric Commission of gan Thursday and will be completed Oregon is “the acquisition and-or in about 10 days. The substation construction of power and light faci foundation, which at present supports lities for the generation, transmission, only a single transformer, will be en distribution and sale of self-generated and-or purchased electrical energy to larged. Clarke pointed out that installa residential, commercial, industrial, tion of the new transformers will agricultural and general consumers.” At the meeting Friday the Hydro assure continuity of service for the electric Commission of Oregon will Hermiston area because it will enable the company to supply the entire make a report of its preliminary in power demand of the area from its vestigation and will hear evidence in Pendleton-Pasco 66,000-volt tran s favor of and against the formation mission line in case of emergency at of said district. Considerable interest in the com the Umatilla river hydroelectric plant which ordinarily furnishes a part of ing hearing has been manifested in this locality during the past few the required electricity. weeks. At » recent board meeting of the Umatilla Electric Cooperative as HOT SHOTS PLAY sociation it was voted to go on reo- ord as follows: “The Umatilla Elec HERE WEDNESDAY tric Cooperative association favors a The Hermiston Hot Shot basket P.U.D. on account of a statement by ball team will engage the fast First the Bonneville administration th at a National Bank team of Pendleton on P.U.D. is the only feasible method of the high school floor next Wednesday getting Bonneville power.” The board announced Wednesday evening, December 18. The visitors are reported to have a fast aggrega that all members of the R.E.A. should tion and list a former Hermiston boy, attend the hearing Friday because of its vital importance. Gene Pierce, on its roster. The Hot Shots won a contest and a practice game Monday during the MINISTERS FROWN past week, trimming Sunnyside Mon day night and winning a hard-fought ON SUNDAY SIREN practice game with Domestic Laun Meeting at the Baptist church on dry of Pendleton Wednesday night. Monday, the West End Ministerial The latter game was won 21 to 19 association voted to cooperate and after four quarters of hard battle. participate in the follow-up program of the National Christian Mission Revival Services Announced which will be conducted the last of Rev. Aaron J. Huis of Springfield, February and the first of March. Mo., began two weeks of revival ser It was decided also that the Christ vices at the Hermiston Pilgrim Holi mas boxes would be packed on Mon ness church Wednesday of this week. day, December 23. If you have any The services begin at 7:30 each fruit, vegetables or meats, that you evening and the public is cordially in would like to give to this cause, please vited to attend. have them ready at that time. It was noted at this meeting that the noon siren still continues to be a nuisance on Sunday. RURAL CARRIERS ASK COOPERATION * ( . t 0 dOOO tW ftE , WtWEkLHAT T here Be no children o T With the view of expediting the handling of mail during the Christ mas season, it is desired the patrons of the rural delivery service purchase supplies of stamps In advance and to affix the necessary postage on first class and third class mail (greeting cards in unsealed envelopes) which they leave in their mail boxes. The carriers anil postmaster will greatly appreciate the cooperation in this respect. The stamping of mail by the-patrons before putting in their mail boxes will facilitate prompt handling at the post office and In many cases prevent delay. Meepy folks k k & otteii this lhristmas i ' m a $ kin 6 w H -,p TO MAKE THIS TMEhAPPIESr CHRISTMAS H/E EVER HAP IN OUe COMMUNITY. A REAL CHRISTMAS FOR ALL THE WLICS. SEE 1»AT A S l NGI E EERSONU^FOR&OTT e N. REMEMBER, IM t^PENPINO OH », MUCH INTEREST IS MANIFESTED HERE C’ GRADE SCHOOL TO PRESENT CANTATA The first five grades of the Her miston elementary school will present the operetta, “The Gift of C hrist mas,” at the high school gym Wed nesday, December 1$. at 2 15 o’clock. An admission charge of 15c for grownups and 10c for students will be made. The presentation is expected to draw quite a crowd as the youngsters have worked hard on the numbers. Ted Roy, musical instructor in the grades, is the director.
