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f) NEWS FROM YOUR I OW N STATE & COUNTY COLUMBIA NEWS By Mrs. Baxter Hutchison rz e .ln tL ito n £ OFFICIAL U M A T ILLA COUNTY PAPER VOLUME XXXIV HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON, JANUARY 23, 1941 NUMBER 23 Mrs. Bert Quick, president of the COMMERCIAL CLUB STEVENS & KOON Hermiston Home Extension unit of the state college, states that the Jan PRESIDENT NAMES GIVEN CONTRACT uary meeting of the unit will be held in Columbia club house next NEW COMMITTEES BY HEADQUARTERS Tuesday. It is hoped that Columbia women will take advantage of the convenience of tnis meeting and The Hermiston Commercial club, in According to an announcement by avail tnemselves of the many helps preparation for a banner year in the John W. Kelly, national correspond of this extension work. Details con history of the city, is being organiz ent at Washington, D. C., Stevens & cerning the meeting will appear else COMMITTEE PLANS ed and the past week saw the appoint where. Koon, Portland contractors, have been APPROXIMATE COST ment of new committees by President An all day meeting of the F. B. A. signed by the U. S. war department SET AT $ 5 ,0 0 0 .0 0 was held in the club rooms last F ri FOR YEAR'S WORK George Harkenrider. The organiza to do the architectural work for the day. The meeting was in the nature tion will take definite lead in com munitions depot near Hermiston. This The Land Use Committee for the Plans for a new city hall for Her of a working bee. Several men ac firm has been on the field during the miston was one of the major topics companied their wives, and in spite west end of Umatilla county met in munity affairs in an attempt to pro mote cooperation and harmony among preliminary survey and with the new of discussion at a meeting of the city of the rain spent their time applying Assistant County Agent M. E. Knick rustic to the unfinished gables of the erbocker's office last Friday evening the various business concerns and aid contract will remain here during the council Wednesday night. The dis clubhouse, while the ladies made two the new establishments which will no construction. cussion lasted until a late hour, and comforters and did mending for two and completed the map and report for doubt come with developments. Locally, activities at the reclama it was decided to take up further act families of the community. A splendid this community. This detailed plan The following is a list of commit tion office are going along at a set ion at the next meeting, January 30. potluck dinner was enjoyed at the ning work is a part of a nation-wide noon hour. The regular business movement being carried on by the tees with the first named to be the pace in preparation for large con H. E. Crawford, architect for the meeting was called to order in the Bureau of Agricultural Economics chairman of the group: struction orders which are expected Tum-A-Lum Lumber company, was afternoon by the president, Minnie at any minute. Three stenographers present to help formulate temporary Road committee: F. C. McKenize, Ott. The next meeting of the F. B. with the cooperation of the Extension have been added to the office force, plans which called for a building ap A. will be February 7, and the pro Service of the Land Grant Colleges F. B. Swayze, J. G. Pearson. and more will be hired as the occa proximately 36 feet wide and 58 feet gram committee will use as its sub in order to develop a method of pro Park and Fair committee: H. G. ject, “First Aid”. This committee is cedure based upon a farmer’s ideas Rankin, E. D. Martin, W. J. Warner. , sion demands. Several new automo in length. The building would in composed of Emma Upham, Edith biles have been placed at the disposal clude storage space for a fire truck Post Office committee: Roy Hale, Cable and Fern Zivney. Anyone in of what constitute his problems, and of local officials which will be in use and an auxiliary truck, three cells MISS CONSTANCE LUEtiRS terested is always welcome to attend. also what steps should be taken to Dr. W. L. Morgan, J. E. Saylor. At a recent board meeting, Miss during the building period. and a “bull pen” for the jail section, C. L. Upham received word Tues remedy the situation. Port committee: Henry Sommerer, day that his only brother, Glenn W. Constance Luehrs of Ontario, Ore- In Oregon a detailed land use re A. F. Rohrman, Sam Moore. office space for city police and re Upham, had died suddenly of heart port has been prepared in at least gon, was selected to fill the position ; CHAMPIONSHIP TO corder if necessary in the future, and Membership committee: J. A. trouble at his home in Richmond, Va. left vacant by Miss Lavina May one community in every county. In a council room. All plans were tem Membership committee (collection l Lynch. Mr. and Mrs. Orville Isaminger of BE DECIDED HERE porary, and may be changed several Pendleton were visitors at the Eug two counties an intensive project is of yearly dues): J. A. Clarke, J. G. Miss Luehrs, a graduate of both ways, but it was the wish of every ene Dunham home the first of the being carried on to complete land use Pearson, Dan Gray. Ontario grade and high schools, at-1 Dean Groth of Pendleton snd Doug member to start action as soon as week. reports in every community. Reports | Agriculture committee: R. G. Say tended University of Oregon from Wilson of Mission will fight it out possible. Mrs. Forrest Moore and Miss will be supplemented and changed Gladys Elwood returned last Wed from time to time as conditions war lor, J. H. Reid, H. T. Fraser. which she was graduated. She has for the championship of eastern Ore The approximate cost of the build nesday from a trip to Seattle. They rant. Public Relations committee: E. P. taught at University High at Eugene gon in Hermiston on Thursday, Feb ing was set at $5000.00, with nearly accompanied Deverde Elwood, Jesse ruary 6. Both boys are well known that amount already on hand in the Members of the land use commit Dodd, R. A. Brownson, Walter Smith, and also at Ontario. Moore and Clair Olsen of Pendleton in fight circles and the winner will building fund. to the Boeing airplane plant where tee in this community are: W. T. H. A. Pankow, Charles Taylor. they are employed. Mrs. Moore states Reeves, R. G. Saylor, C. M. Jackson, Budget committee (hard-boiled): CARBON MONOXIDE probably be matched with Tony Ka- The problem of delinquent city that the boys are comfortably locat Fred Shelton, Carson Linder, H. J. A1 Quiring, H. T. Fraser, Walter hut for the Oregon crown. Sammy water users was again brought up, ed, having been lucky in finding liv POISON FUMES McCracken, Hermiston, will meet Stan and definite action on this matter was ing quarters at the same rooming Ott, H. K. Dean, J. R. Chenault, Dick Hamm. Further organization will follow at CAUSE CONCERN James, Mission, in the semi-final. house and work in the same factory Whiteman and M. E. Knickerbocker. left to the water committee which the next meeting. on the same shift. Other bouts include Kid Irish vs. will meet during the next week to The report follows: The North Columbia Telephone Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Keller had a Bill Herring'. Pete Atkins vs. Mark take decided action. The city record Area 1— Grazing Lands. company held a meeting Tuesday at umatilla lays narrow escape Sunday night when Gorton; “Pinky” Neiil vs. Willie er, Chas. Taylor, had the office rec the C. A. Keller home. Total area involved, approximately they were overcome by carbon mon James. More information will follow ords of the water department at the Mrs. C. L. Upham returned last 105,000 acres. HERE SATURDAY meeting, and the books were gone oxide fumes caused by the burning of next week. Friday evening from a two weeks Ownership represented, in approx trip to her old home in Chicago. On imate percentages: wet coal with the draft shut down. over by the council. The records The Umatilla high school basket the return trip she contracted a se showed that practically all of the Private .................................. 61% ball team will invade the Hermiston They were awakened during the night MARCH OF DIMES vere cold and sore throat, and is ill by the smoke and fumes and took same accounts past due at the pres at. her home. N. P. R. R. Co............. X........ 17% lair Saturday night. Umatilla at DRIVE COMMENCED ent, turns fainting. were the ones that were hard to (Continued on page 4) Mr. and Mrs. Elwin McHarin and present is at the top of the heap in Help was sought and doors opened collect during the past several years, two boys have moved into the J. H. the “B” division of the Wheat League to relieve the situation. Considerable Banks for the annual “March of and it was brought out that definite Reid house just west of tne Reid and boasts a strong aggregation. concern was felt at first and the pair Dimes” were placed locally this week action of shutting off the water on home. The family is from Grand Is TOWNSEND CLUB land, Neb., and Mr. Harin will be em Rugg, who played for the Bull olaced under the doctor’s care. How by Mrs. W. Martin Marbut. chairman those accounts must be undertaken ANNOUNCES DATES Gene ployed on the Reid farm. dogs here last year, is now attending ever, no ill effects were felt the next for this district. The drive is in the during the next few months. Mrs. H. G. McCulley returned school at Umatilla and is playing a day except that both Mr. and Mrs. interest of the President’s Birthday Mayor F. C. McKenzie, who was home from Pocatello last Saturday OF COM ING EVENTS prominent part on the team. morning. Keller were considerable weakened activities in behalf of the campaign starting his 33 years as one of the Coach Ray Critchfield will send his by the experience. The Townsend club dance commit against infantile paralysis as cen city officials, gave a little talk of Mrs. Emil Zivney spent the week end in Portland with her mother who tee announces that an old tme bene strongest team on the floor Satur The incident will serve as a warn tered in the Warm Springs Founda advice and counsel, and of the things it reported better. fit dance will be held in the Hermis day night. Critchfield has been sore ing to those burning coal during the tion. Fifty per cent of the money that should be accomplished during (Continued on Page 3) ton park hall Saturday night, Janu ly in need of capable replacements night with no outlet for the fumes. collected remains in the county while the ensuing year. N. R. Mueller was ary 25. A door prize will be presented for the first five and several close en Care should be taken that stoves are the other half is used for the nation re-elected president of the council to counters have been lost for this rea- not too closely shut down. al campaign. and a large crowd is expected. sqrve for the next two years. Banks can be found at the Hermis The Townsend birthday party held By Mrs. Glenn Ostrom in the Legion hall Friday night was EMPLOYMENT OFFICE ton Trading Co., Safeway, O’Conner’s ROHRMAN BEGINS Substation Capacity Increased Cafe and at the post office. Hermis Mrs. Harry Rodenbough and a great success. Credit was given to ton residents are urged to get behind CONSTRUCTION JOB The Pacific Power A Light Com TO BE OPENED HERE and daughter Doris and Mrs. Frank Mrs. Corman for her splendid pro the movement. Clark were visitors in Walla Walla gram. Hot coffee and doughnuts pany has completed installation of • ~~ last Wednesday. Representatives of the Oregon The Girls’ League of the Hermis were served to over 40 members by three 20 KVA transformers at Her The Rohrman Motor Co. began Mr. and Mrs. A. E. McFarland of the social committee. miston substation increasing capacity State Employment agency have been ton high school will sponsor a silver operations during the past week on Boardman visited Thursda" at the The club meeting dates have again of substation from 300 KVA to 600 in Hermiston this week in prepara tea Tuesday, January 28, between the the construction of a 25 by 50 frame heme of their son and family, Mr. and been changed. The January 31 date KVA. According to John A. Clarke, tion for opening an office here. To hours of three and five at the home structure building on the Messner lo Mrs. Milo McFarland. Max Graybeal was in Pendleton a will be a business meeting at the Leg local agent, the Hermiston substation date no location has been announced of Mrs. W. Martin Marbut. The tea cation recently purchased from Mrs. couple of days last week where he ion hall and from then on the meet now has reserve capacity to take care although it is understood that sever is being given by the girls as their Arleta White. The new building served on the jury. ings will be on the second and fourth of any normal increase in load in this al sites are being given consideration. part in the President’s annuoi “March will house the Rohrman school bus, Mr. and Mrs. Stan. Wolf have The setup here will be in great de of Dimes” and all funds realized will and other equipment. moved into the Connell house recent Fridays of each month. The change area as well as any load that may be ly vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Lyle was made so there would be no con required to meet national defense pro mand during the construction of the be turned in to the local chairman of The vacant lot south of the build the drive. munitions depot. gram. Brown. flict with dance dates. ing will be cleaned''up and will be The ladies of the Asbury Trans utilized for a used car lot. An orna portation drivers were guests at a mental steel and wire fence will sur card party at the home of Mrs. Wil MEN TO ORGANIZE liamson Thursday afternoon. round the entire location. Consider Mr. and Mrs. Joe Stockard were '90 & 9' GROUP able cleanup work has been complet host to a group of their friends last ed and the entire corner has a differ Tuesday evening. They enjoyed 500 Many churches, realizing the lack ent appearance. The old wooden and pinochle. ANNIVER.SARV ON The Garden Club held their regu of organized effort on the part of the structure has been given a prelimi TUP SEVENTH JIM S ßlRTXPAy OH THE. lar meeting at the Community hall men of the church for study and ac nary coating of paint. rdlPMTY SEVENfH SARAHS PlRTHDAV ON Thursday. tual service to the community, are or-1 Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Ostrom have ganizing their man-power. These R F ffl Of «ARCH.FÄAN« e iR fflD A V « Agricultural Committee To Meet purchased a ’37 Chevrolet. SlKTH O * &PNA CEL60QATB5 HER The members of the Junior class groups are known as “The Ninety A meeting of the Grange Agricul were host to the Senior class at a and Nine Men.” pIRTHDAV OH JHE S'XTH tural committee was held Monday at sleighing party on the gravel pit hill Locally the movement will be taken SOCIAL the Farm Bureau mill office. Assis Wednesday evening. After enjoying up at the Central Church of Christ 5UNPAV SCHOOL PICNIC LAST sleighing a weiner roast was held. tant County Agent M. E. Knicker SATURPAy IN The Redmen lodge held their in Friday night when the men of the bocker was present and aided in the church and anyone else interested in stallation of officers Thursday night formation of plans for the new year. with the following installed: Sachem, the movement meet for an oyster sup It was decided to meet every first Art Bousquet: Senior Sagamor, Le per. Activities will commence at 7:30 land Smith: Junior Sagamor, Virgil Monday of the month at the Farm Johnson: Chief of Records, Elmore in the basement. A guest speaker Bureau office. Granges represented will be present from the state organi McKenzie: Collector of Wampum, include Westland, Stanfield and Col Jess Connell: Keeper of Wampum. zation. No charge will be made for umbia. Harrv Rodenbough: Prophet, Max the supper but a free will offering Graybeal: Sanaps, Faye Gardner and will be taken. Bool Growers Auxiliary To Meet A1 Moran. The members enjoyed oyster stew afterwards. Dr. Belt Attends Courses The Umatilla Wool Growers aux Mr. and Mrs. Albert Atchison of Spokane spent Thursday here visit iliary will meet at the home of Mrs Dr. F. B. Belt left Sunday for ing at the home of her sister and bro Morris Coe at Echo Tuesday, Jan ther-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ro- Portland where he is spending the uary 28, at 1:30. Hostesses for the lenbough and family. They were week attending a special post grad occasion are Mrs. Marian George, former residents of Umatilla. uate course in obstetrics. The courses Mrs. Gaylord Madisdn, Mrs. N. D. Mr. and Mrs. Thad Stephens of are sponsored by the University of Pendleton ere visiting at the home of Bard, Miss Emma Geiszler and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Stephens. They Oregon Medical school. He will re Wm. Shaar. An interesting meeting were dinner guests at the A1 Steph turn home the latter part of the is being planned. ens homo Thursday. The three men week. nr® brothers. Dr. Marble To Attend Sessions Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Ostrom. Albert Guernsey Sold To Mrs. Ijolnb Vieg. Leta Mevers, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Dr. A. E. Marble will leave Friday Brown and son Mrs. Jess Connell Hermiston, Ore.— The American "nd Skop. Mr and Mrs. C. A. Binder. Guernsey Cattle Club, Peterborough, for Portland where he will attend the Mrs. Oliver Mrs. Ervin Chapman and convention of the Oregon Chiroprac laughter Frances. Agnes Kennedy N. H., reports the sale of a registered tors association. Dr. Marble, who is and Max Gravbeal were among th< Guernsey bull by Frank Seeliger of a director of the group, will be away Umatilla people in Pendleton Satur Hermiston to Mrs. Emma Holub of from his office January 24, 25 and day. fwrttr Ione, Ore. This animal is Frantilla (Continued on page 2) 2«. Cherie’s Lad 292052. LAND USE GROUP COMPLETES MAP FOR TH IS COMMUNITY f) 4 / Z’LG.LdL NEW TEACHER TENTATIVE PLANS M A D E FOR NEW CITY HALL AND JAIL T UMATILLA NEWS Basketball Saturday Night - Umatilla vs. Hermiston - Two Tilts
