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i NEWS FROM YOUR I OWN STATE fir COUNTY UMATILLA NEWS By Mrs. Olean Ostrom MORAN-MONTGOMERY At an eleven o’clock service Christ- ias morning in the Catholic church, Miss Veta Moran, (laughter of Mr. and Mrs. A1 Moran, became the bride if Leonard Montgomery, son of Mr. .»nd Mrs. George Montgomery, with :he Rev. Father Reardon reading the services. The bride in a dark green suit with Hatching accessories, was attended by K atharine Kennedy, and Jim Mor an, brother of the bride, acted as best man. Many friends and relatives attend ed the wedding after which a recept ion was held at the home of the bride’s parents. A beautiful wedding ake and punch and coffee were served. Mr. and Mrs. George Montgomery gave a wedding Christmas dinner for the couple in the afternoon. The young couple will make their home here for the present. OFFICIAL UMATILLA COUNTY PAPER VOLUME XXXIV. HERMISTON, UM A TILLA COUNTY, OREGON, JANUARY 2, 1941. PAST YEAR BRINGS MANY EXPERIENCES TO LOCAL RESIDENTS AUTO TRAGEDY CASTS GLOOM OVER CITY AT CLOSE OF VEAR DATES LISTED IN ORDER OF EVENTS The last papers of the fifty-two is- i sues of the year 1940 came off the ! press last week, and this week we are i attempting to pick out just a few of ' the interesting headlines and stories that appeared in each issue of th e 1 year as a short resume of the year’s j happenings in Hermiston and su r rounding communities. January 4— The following four lo- ' cal girls were popular brides over the j holidays: Miss M argaret Felthouse | to Dr. P. L. Poulsen, Miss Edna Ott MUSTARD-NYE to Willard Stratton, Miss Helen Dun The Episcopal church in Pendleton ning to Lester M. Keenan, and Miss was beautifully decorated with Ruth Dodd to Dale Fischer; Local Christmas greenery and lights for the post office reaches second class stand wedding of Miss Dorothy Mustard, ing. laughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Mus- January 11— Temperature drops to ard, to John Henry Nye, son of Mr. n;ne above with five inches of snow and Mrs. Sam Nye of Echo. The Rev. | on gvound: Miss Jacqueline Burd be- w issenback performed the ceremony j Comes bride of James Reid. at 5 o’clock with the immediate fami- January 18—J. W. Messner re y and friends present. signs from management of Westland The bride wore a print green silk Irrigation district; George Harken- frock and was attended by her sister, rider elected president of Hermiston Margie Mustard, and Bob Spike act Commercial club; Edward Schell ed as best man for his brother-in-law. loses sight of one eye through injury The young couple left immediately received when rubber band backfires. for the coast where they spent their January 25— R. C. Todd celebrates honeymoon, and are making their 75th birthday anniversary; Connor’s home in Hermiston. Cash Store makes ready for new home in Oregon Hardware & Imple Mr. and Mrs. Bob Meyers and ment building; Frank M. Caverhill W ORLD’S BEST BACKS; Fifty-two years ago, when Collier's Weekly liece Leta Meyers of Pasco, returned appointed as district manager of Drat started picking All-America teams, the men who received the famoui to their home Saturday after spend Westland Irrigation district. All-America gold football were all from three or four Eastern colleges February 1—'Junior Garden club ing Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Now they’re from every part of the country. Thio year's Collier’s All- organized in Hermiston; Plane trip Switzler. Amerloa back-field, shown above, doesn’t find an Eastern school repre Je rry Morrison of Portland spent fails to save life of little William sented. They are: upper left; Albert, quarterback, Stanford; upper Christmas with his mother, Mrs. Han- Kenneth Gregory; Snow deficit in right; Kimbrough, fullback, Texas A. A M.; lower left; Harmon, half ‘on. She returned with him to spend mountains feared by irrigationists; back. Michigan; lower right; Franck, halfback. Minneaata. All school teachers sign contract for a few days. Mrs. D. Brown of Portland is another year. February 8— Dr. F. B. Belt moves spending the holidays at the home of into new quarters of telephone build her father, Earl Shaw. SURVEY EXPECTED JUSTICE BEAN IS Mr. and Mrs. Fred Knudsen re ing; Rod & Gun club votes to find turned Saturday from Portland new site for trap shooting equipment. TO BE COMPLETED REPORTED AS LOW February 15— Thomas A. Camp where they had spent Christmas at bell succumbs from heart attack: Oth the home of friends. notices were A. Buhman BY JANUARY 15 Justice Henry J. Bean of the Ore Mr. and Mrs. John Kinney, Mar er funeral (C ontinued on last page) gon supreme court, father of Hawley garet and Frank, returned Thursday According to Captain R. C. Wil- J. Bean of Echo, is reported in a ser night from Portland where they had spent Christmas with friends. Ted ATTENDANCE IN [ liams, constructing quarterm aster in ious condition in a Salem hospital. Hatfield worked a t the Conoco sta ; charge of the Ordnance Depot here, Justice Bean, who is 87 years old, has tion during Mr. Kinney’s absence. stated Thursday that the survey of been ill for several months and was Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Chapman and SCHOOL NORMAL I the site west of Hermiston is progres taken to a hospital Thursday where ■laughter Frances spent Christmas lay with Mr. Chapman’s parents, Mr. According to Superintendent W. sing in fine shape. It is expected he underwent an operation for an in and Mrs. D. C. Chapman in Pendle G. Kersbergen, attendance at local that the surveying operations will be testinal ailment. ton. completed by January 15, the goal Latest report here was received Mr. and Mrs. Harold Regal and schools is again at normal, the flu set some time ago. epidemic having disappeared during Wednesday and his condition was re- (Continued on page 4) Further instructions have not been j pOrted as “fa ir”. the holidays. Approximately 96 per » » — -------- - cent of the students were present at received locally from Washington, D. C., however, some news concerning /Messner Eiineral A t Baker classes Thursday morning. The final funeral services for J. W. Of interest to the students are the the depot is expected soon. By Mrs. Baxter Hutchison Messner were held in Baker Tuesday, semester examinations next week. The conducted by the Elks Lodge of Bak first semester is slated to end next JACK SM ITH JOINS er. The body was cremated in P o rt Friday. ARM Y THIS WEEK Dr. George Jordan and Miss Juan- land and a funeral was conducted by ta Kroschel of Albany arrived here the Masons. The ashes were then Saturday evening for a visit with his BASKETBALL TEAM Jack Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. taken by R s . Veatch of Portland, mother, Mrs. L. W. Douglas, and his Walter Smith, left Tuesday night for i an o|,| mining friend of Mr. Messner, brother Otis Jordan and family. They TO MAKE TRIPS Los Angeles where he will be sta- i an,i be came through Hermiston and will visit other relatives and friends at Pilot Rock, and return to Albany tioned at Hamilton Field until fur- was accompanied to Baker by G. J. The Hermiston high, school basket ther orders. He enlisted that same . Casper. Interment was in a crypt Wednesday. Corporal Don Baumgardner of ball team will take to the road dur day and received immediate orders to ! in the Baker Mausoleum. Camp Murray spent the holidays here ing the next few days and play three report at the above encampment. at the H. J. Ott home where he was Jack, who has been employed at Mr». Morgan Wins Permanent formerly employed. He left Sunday games on foreign soil. The team has for Portland to visit his brother Rus been undergoing considerable treat the Hermiston Trading Co. for sever Mrs. Wm. L. Morgan was awarded sel who is in training there. Russel ment over the holidays and reports al years, enlisted for a three year a free permanent this week by Ruby’s Baumgardner is also well known are that a strong team is taking term and will be connected with the Beauty Salon. Mrs. Morgan’s name here. shape. radio aircraft division. He has prom- was drawn from a bowl containing Mr. and Mrs. John Peck, who have Friday night Coach Critchfield ised to write soon telling of his ex- j the names of all customers of the been occupying the Laura Morris will take his courtsters to Umatilla, periences. place, have moved to Pendleton. I beauty salon. Rodney Rogers, Jesse Moore and Saturday to Heppner and Tuesday to Opal Stockard left for Portland last Ione. Friday. Miss Stockard, who has -pent a week here with her parents, was returning to her school work at TURKEY GROWERS Portland. The boys attended a . Christian Endeavor meeting. Rodney RESUME KILLING is president of the Columbia Union Christian Endeavor and went as a The plant of the Eastern Oregon representative of this district. The boys returned home Monday. Turkey Growers was a busy place Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Fix of Rose again Thursday morning. January 2, Lodge and Eldon Fix of Springfield following a layoff of several weeks. Tame Saturday before Christmas to ■■-pend the holidays with the boys’ This in all probability will be the last parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Fix. They pool of the year unless some grower -eturned to their homes Sunday. decides to make a late shipment. Mrs. Grace Foster and son Mark It is expected that about two cars were visiting the George and Batie will be loaded this week for shipment, Rands families at Irrigon Sunday. Mrs. L. W. Douglas accompanied the destination not known at the pres her son Dr. Jordan and Miss Juanita ent time. This will conclude killing Kroschel to Pilot Rock Monday to activity until the breeder pool some visit her daughter. Mrs. Marvin H ut time in May. chison and family. They returned here Tuesday. Mrs. Minnie Lindsey is visiting at HOLIDAY WEATHER the Willis Struthers home. She came for the holiday season. IS IDEAL HERE Dinner guests Christmas day at he Weir Casady home were Mr. and I Mrs. J. H. Reid and daughter Barba The holiday weather brought little ra, and Mrs. Christley and son Dell. in the way of severe inconvenience Spending Christmas at the A. H. Cable home were Mr. and Mrs. W. A. and both Christmas and New Year , Mikesell. and Mr. and Mrs. Alva were without snow. This was some Stone and son Wilfred of Heppner. what in contrast from reports of oth Mr. and Mrs. E. Slocum and two er parts of the state where severe son» of near Vancouver, Wn., are storms were experienced. visiting at her mother’s home. Mrs. The report for the week according Amanda Shaver, during the holidays. Thursday of last week Mrs Carl to Mrs. Charles Taylor follows: Hammer and her father, J. P. Bun- Date Max. Min Irick of Oakland. Cal., who is visit 44 December 26 . 30 ing here, left for Olympia, Wn. to 27 50 3$ «ee her husband who is employed December 23 43 30 there. They returned Saturday. Spending Christmas at the Ben Fix December 2» .... 42 ... . 23 home were Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Fix, December 30 43 27 Eldon Fix. George Ganger. Jack December 31 ....... 47 ... . 27 Southwell. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Guad- January 1 20 ...... 39 (Ton tinned on page 4) COLUMBIA NEWS NUMBER 20 VOLUNTEER HELP GIVEN AT SCHOOL ACCIDENT TAKES HEAVY TOLL HERE SUNDAY MORNING A true spirit of cooperation is be- Funeral services for Marvin Ran ! ing manifested at the local high school in order to continue the class kin were held Tuesday afternoon in the Hermiston Methodist church with es which have been taught by Miss Rev. Stearns Cushing in charge. The Lavina May Lynch. Mrs. N. R. services were j Muller and Rev. Stearns Cushing are j one of the donating their help to teach part of largest e v e r the classes while other members of J held in Her- the faculty are taking care of the re-1 m*ston w'th a I mainder of Miss Lynch’s work. large c r o w a This arrangement will be main- una*3' e f° Ket tained for about two weeks or until \ lnto t*le 'ocal such time as is necessary to obtain a ! chuich- full time instructor. Her **“ • salary » will ■»’" Marvin was continue during the ¡me the donated Instantly killed Sunday morn- help is continued. ing in a tragic auto accident “ MARV” W ILLIA M J. LOGAN, which also took the life of Mrs. Mabel Lynch of Keyser, W. Va., and placed LOCAL PIONEER, IS three persons, Miss Lavina May Lynch, Virginia Wells and Elbert BURIED AT EMMETT “Eg” Moore in the Pendleton hospi tal with serious injuries. William J. Logan, 83-year-old The body of Mrs. Lynch was sent Umatilla project pioneei, passed away at 6:00 o’clock Thursday morn to Cumberland, Maryland, where she ing, December 27, in the Hermiston will be buried in a family plot. The condition of those in the hos General hospital after a lingering ill ness of several months. He was cri pital were reported Wednesday even tically ill, however, for just several ing as getting better by Dr. F. B. Belt, attending physician. Absolute days prior to his death. ly no visitors are allowed to see the Funeral services were held Satur patients at the present time. day afternoon at Prann’s Funeral Although the exact story of the Parlors, with Rev. C. W arner of the Central Church of Christ in charge. reason for the accident will probably The body was taken to Emmett, Ida never be known, the following is giv ho, where burial was made in the en after a careful review of the facts. family plot there. The party composed of Virginia Mr. Logan was born near Toronto, Wells, Elbert Moore, Lavina May Canada, June 25, 1857. He moved to Lynch (occupants of the back seat), Holstein, Iowa, in the year 1882 Mrs. Mabel Lynch and Marvin Ran where he was engaged in farming kin (driver) left Hermiston Sunday fon several years. He was masried mofning at 9:00 o’clock bound to Elizabeth Jane Milligan of Hamil Toll Gate to take advantage of the ton, Ontario, Canada, February 14,1 snow reported to make skiing excel 1887. lent. The family moved to Boise, Idaho, The car was just three miles out in 1890. In 1901 they moved again, of Hermiston on the Pendleton high this time to Emmett, Idaho. Here he way when it approached a Mode! A was actively interested in community sedan driven by Paul Alfred Walters affairs, serving as Justice of the of Spokane, Wn. The latter machine Peace, deputy game commissioner and was traveling in the same direction as city councilman. During their as the Rankin car. Due to the fact stay in Emmett, Mrs. Logan passed that the morning was cold, the inside away. of the Rankin car was considerably In 1917 he moved his family to steamed up and the driver had made Hermiston where he has since en several attempts to clear the wind gaged in farming. Mr. Logan had shield for better vision. been a member of the Oddfellows The sun was just coming over the lodge for more than 40 years and had horizon and glared the windshield to always been interested in community such an extent that a truck driver betterment until his age made it coming upon the scene of the acci necessary for him to retire from pub dent a few minutes later remarked lic work. He was a familiar figure that it was practically impossible to on Hermiston streets until illness pre see because of the glare. This, ad vented him from coming to town. ded to the fact that the inside of the He is survived by three sons: W. E. Rankin car was steamed up, very Logan of Hermiston, R. B. Logan of probably made his vision decidedly Olympia, Wn., and Dr. A. V. Logan poor. of La Grande, and also six grand The Rankin car was traveling children. at not an excessive rate of speed, ac cording to the truck driver, and came upon the Walters machine which was traveling at a very slow speed. Ran kin pulled his machine sharply to the left to avoid smashing into the Model A. However, when he pulled to the left a truck, loaded with cattle, and driven by Fred Price of Cayuse, ’ loomed up from in front. In a des perate attempt to avoid a collision, Rankin sought to cut in between the ' two machines, putting the light car into the ditch and crashing head-on into the truck. Price and his young son who was with him, were unin jured. Mrs. Lynch and her daughter, Miss Lavina May Lynch, were thrown from the car while Miss Wells and | Moore remained in the rear seat and Rankin was pinned by the wreckage in the front seat. Both Rankin and Mrs. Lynch were killed instantly. Miss Lynch, 27, English teacher in the local high school, suffered head injuries, fractured right forearm, fractured right thigh, dislocated and fractured left hip, dislocated and compound fracture of the left ankle. Miss Wells, 22, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Wells and em ployed at the local creamery, received severe head injuries, a fractured jaw and fractured right thigh. Moore, 21, .son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Moore, received a fracture of the right thigh and a kidney injury. The three are taking the whole affair in excellent spirit and hopes for their recovery are bright. All three machines involved in the (Continued on last page) Nineteen Forty-one??? I
