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r/ a NEWS FROM YOUR I OWN STATE & COUNTY COLUMBIA NEWS By Mrs. Baxter Hutchison eln iL ito n 4/e.ïe.L<L OFFICIAL U M A T ILLA COUNTY PAPER VOLUME xxxrv ANNUAL FOUR-H ACHIEVEMENT DAY TO BE F R ID A Y HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FEBRUARY 6, 1941 NUMBER 25 Mr. and Mrs. Fred Garberding B U IL D IN G BOOM a. d children of Grandview, Wn., and Bin Miller spent Sunday at the Hen H ITS HERM ISTO N ry Garberding home. Mr. and Mrs. Roland Holdman D U R IN G PAST WEEKS and Mrs. Otis Buell and Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Getchell were Pendleton The building program in Hermis visitors Tuesday. ton is getting well under way. Pres Mrs. Carl Hammer made a trip to Fcrtland last Friday where she was ent operations are confined to sever met by her husband who has finish SUM M ER SCHOOL al new structures and a number of M U N IT IO N S DEPOT * i » » ed his work at Fort Lewis. They re remodeling jobs. Many town lots 8?: o turned home late Saturday night. WINNERSJLISTED have been purchased with a view to A C T IV IT IE S BEGIN A. H. Cable was in Pendleton B building homes. Tuesday evening attending a Farm The annual 4-H achievement pro f w The long awaited "break” in the Bureau meeting. Several contracting forms are in gram for the west end of Umatilla munitions depot construction job west . «à: Mrs. Percy Corman’s sister from the community with plans under the Portland is here due to the illness of counuty is slated for Friday evening, of Hermiston took one step nearer to / 5 A WA t JY / FHA loans to meet the growing de February 7, at 8:00 o’clock in the the father, Henry Carr. the actual cntract this week when mands for housing. Mr. and Mr3. Verne Dunham were high school gymnasium, it was re news was received here by Captain dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Mel vealed today by members of the 4-H There are no empty houses at R. C. Williams that negotiations v i n Follett Saturday evening. present, and very few rooms for rent. for services papers had been signed Mr. and Mrs. Lester Hammer and Leaders' association for this com Several of the larger farm houses M rs. Hugh Neill and daughter Peg munity which is sponsoring the pro by the war department and J. A . are available for room and board, gy and Carole Hammer were Pendle gram. Deviating from the usual pro Terteling & Sons, contractors, of ton visitors last Friday. and as rapidly as possible the entire cedure, no guest speaker has been ob Boise, Idaho. Although this does not Mr. and Mrs. Bud Hooker and community of the west end of the mean that this firm has been given children were dinner guests Sunday tained for this occasion, but instead, county, including Echo, Stanfield, at the Victor Stockard home. The a motion picture entitled “Plows, the contract for construction, it is Umatilla and Hermiston and the dinner was given to celebrate the Planes and Peace” will be shown. considered now only a matter of a farming areas, is preparing within birthdays of Mrs. Hooker and Mrs. This picture was prepared and re- short time before the actual contract Stockard. the range of its possibilities, to ac is announced. centl.v released by the Agricultural i Mrs. Rebecca Knight called on commodate the expected population. Mrs. Belle Caldwell at the Bob Wood Adjustment Administration of the U. A representative of the Boise firm Some homes and farms, with shade S. department of agriculture and ward home Monday evening. came to Hermiston over the week end trees and suitable spots, are arrang Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Warren of deals with national defense. This will lone were week end visitors at the be the first showing in this part of ing to provide trailer space. Sever to make preliminary preparations and Virgil Warren home. al visitors have been here to locate also made a trip to the site of the munitions depot. Mr. Terteling is Mr. and Mrs. Martin Lenz of the state. As another feature of the camp cabin sites. Stanfield were callers at the Henry program, County Agent Walter A. expected back tomorrow to remain on R. E. Koon, resident engineer of Garberding home Sunday. Holt will show some pictures dealing the job. the firm of Stevens & Koon, has a Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hooker and with the history of club work in Uma Information received here by Cap children of Boise, Idaho, were here tilla county. Beside* all the Boy Scout» in the country—a membership of 1,500,000 dozen men at work building two court tain Williams was to the effect that over the week end visiting relatives right now—all America will have an opportunity to hoar President apartments on East Main street. Al Refreshments will be served after and friends. Roosevelt, Honorary President; W alter W. Head (right), President, and Quiring is building a new home on the engineer’s estimate on the cost of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Earnhart and the program by the 4-H Leaders’ or Or. Jams* E. West (left). Chief Seoul Exeeutlv* of the Boy Scouts of the munitions depot is $7,547,661.00. a lot adjoining his present residence. daughter and his mother were Sun ganization. It is planned to announce America, mark the Slat anniversary of the Movement In the United Among other specifications of the day callers at the B. E. Getchell also winners of scholarships to the (Continued on Last Page) States, ever the NBC (Red), CBB and MBS networks, and many leeal main contract is the clause that the home Sunday evening. stations net affiliated with the networks, on Saturday, February S, at contractor shall complete the project Mrs. Max Graybeal and Mrs. Vir 4-H annual summer school held in r:BB p. m , 1S T ; SiSO 0BT» IlS S MBT aad 4<M PBT. gil Johnson and daughter Maxine of Corvallis each June. Award winners within twelve months after the act U M A T IL L A CO O P Umatilla were afternoon guests at this year are as follows: ual contract award is made. Indica the Bob Woodward home Monday. CREAM ERY HOLDS Scholarship Winners tions are that it may be necessary to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Getchell spent W ALTER GREENE Farm Bureau Auxiliary—Peggy C U N H A A P P O IN TED use as high as three shifts to com the week end at the home of his par A N N U A L M E E T IN G ents. Earl has returned to Camp Sommerer; Ruth McCulley, alternate. TO SUCCEED BABCOCK SEVERELY H U R T plete the huge job In a eyar's time. Murray. His wife remained here. Umatilla Project Farm Bureau— Contrary to preliminary reports The annual meeting of the Uma Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Perkins and Johanna Casper; no alternate; and IN LEGISLATURE IN A U TO 5M ASHUP tilla Cooperative Creamery was held that the Idaho firm was loaded down Mr. Perkins’ mother were Sunday af John McMullen; Wayne Barber, al ternoon visitors at the Eugene Dun- Wednesday in the Methodist church with other contracts, it was stated ternate. nam home. Alfred Cunha of Pendleton was basement. Manager Monte Hedwall here that Terteling & Sons are not Walter Greene, 20, son of Mr. and Legion Auxiliary and Hermiston chosen Tuesday by the county court Visitors at the Baxter Hutchison Mrs. C. B. Greene of near Echo, suf was in charge of the program of the working on any other defense pro Mime Sunday afternoon were Mr. Herald—Irene Borthwick; no alter to succeed the late Major Omar L. fered serious injuries Tuesday even day which included a dinner at noon. ject at the present time and will con and Mrs. Bud Hooker, Mr. and Mrs. nate. centrate their efforts here. Babcock in the legislature. The C. L. Upham, Mrs. Grace Foster, Mr. Happy Hour Cooking Club of selection was made from a list of ing about 7:30 when his auto failed The morning was taken up with an and Mrs. H. B. Schulty, Mr. and Mrs. election of directors for three dist to negotiate the curve on the Hepp W. A. Mikesell, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Umatilla—Fern Bray; Edithanne names considered: Two were from ner road at the end of Hermiston ricts: Umatilla, Lewis Fales; Colum C O M M E R C IA L CLUB Hammer and Viola, and Teddy Ham Spencer, alternate. the Milton-Freewater district, W. S. Avenue. Greene suffered a com- bia, H. J. Ott, and Boardman, A. E. mer and Mark Foster. Hermiston Commercial Club—Lau- Caverhill and W. P. Langley; thieettkmntf • ftbetOTS above the left knee, McFarland. The terms aiv for two- TO MEET TUESDAY M oan'd Mrs. B. B. GetcMP-^’W d • from Pendleton, Dr. I. U. Temple, Mrs. Jack Abel of Echo were dinner ree Gimble; no alternate. year periods. IN LODGE HALL Columbia Grange—Creston Buz Alfred Cunha and Mrs. O. L. Bab a fracture below the left knee, a guests at the Otis Buell home. The concern has shown a steady fractured right wrist, a fractured Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hammer were zard. cock, and one from Hermiston, E. P. left shoulder and a fractured skull, increase in business in recent years business visitors in Walla Walla the Columbia Grange Home Economics Dodd. «Many important items are slated to besides numerous minor lacerations. with the 1940 gross of $190,487 be first of the week. Committee—Theodore Panages. appear on the program of the Her It was reported in the corridors of Myra Getchell was the honor guest The automobile, which was practi ing considerable higher than the Pins and Achievement Cards at a birthday dinner at her home the courthouse during the period of cally demolished, gave gruesome evi $165,152 of 1939. In 1939 a total miston Commercial club next Tues First year pins—Eileen Hunt, Lu- selection that the two members of day evening in the Hermiston Odd Sunday. Those present besides the dence of the crash. Apparently the of 625,061 pounds of butter were Fellows hall. The Rebekahs will family were Miss Bonnie Hunter, cile Holeman, Clifford Panages, Dav the court present were divided be produced but this was raised to 656,- driver was confused by the fog and Claude Luhrs and Claude Stamper of id Dawson, Mary Louise Whisman, tween Alfred Cunha and E. P. Dodd, icy windshield and failed to see the 648 in 1940, a gain of 31,587. The serve the usual dinner at 7 o’clock. Echo, Robert Buell and Mr. and Mrs. Rosemary Keller, Irvin Hunt, Becky James Getchell. and that William Switzler, who was bend in the road in time to slow down expense per pound of butter dropped President George Harkenrider stated this week that activities of the club Spending the day at the Baxter Teeters, Laurili Saylor, Reta Hartle, ill in Portland, had wired his support Hutchison home Tuesday were Mr. Opalmae Shown, Lucy Holloman, of Dodd, but not being present his his machine. He crashed into the from 5.6 to 5.1 during the past year. will hum during the next few months Due to market conditions and other trees nearby. This is the eighth acci and Mrs. Marvin Hutchison of Pilot Thelda Milam, Lorene Holling, Car- factors, farmers received an increase and groundwork will be started a t Rock, Merrill Reeher. a sister of the ley Teeters, Alice Geer, David Dufur, vote could not be counted. The final dent at this corner in recent years. Hutchison brothers, from San Fran nod went to Cunha after due consid of almost 4c per pound of butterfat the meeting Tuesday. Greene was taken to the Pendleton In addition to the regular program, cisco, Mrs. Florence Pearson, a niece Earl Barber, Vernon Sutton, Bob eration. hospital following the mishap. He during the past year. In 1939 the of Pendleton, and Mrs. L. W. Doug Attebury, Donald Holeman, Don Ken some entertainment is being planned. This gives the full legislative figure was 25.29 but was increased las. nedy, Bill Hibbard and Raymond delegation of two senators and two has been making his home for the to 29.07 in 1940. F. K. Haskell, Townsend club speak Mrs. Frances Jones of Spokane Patch. past 8 months at the home of his un er, will also appear on the program. representatives to Pendleton. Strong cle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Harry who spent the past week at the home Second year achievement cards— support from the cities of Umatilla, irf her half-brother. Bob Woodward, Endeavorers Go To Pendleton Donna Beck, Elamae Casper, Nancy Stanfield and Hermiston was given Andrews. left for her home Monday. MRS. VAN SKIKE A. H. Wilson is confined to his Lee Clark, Vivian Morris, Frances Mr. Dodd because of his experience in A group of 18 Hermiston Christ ho-ne due to illness. Teachers To Be Elected Monday (Continued on Last Page) the legislature. ian Endeavorers went to Pendleton PASSES A W A Y Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Wilkes and children and Mrs. C. A. Shown and The regular monthly meeting of Saturday evening to attend a Rain daughter spent Sunday at Fossil. Al Shaw Undergoes Operation the board of director of Union high bow banquet given by Columbia Mrs. N. J. Van Skike passed away Mr. and Mrs. Verne Dunham were JAMES W . W A R N E R , A1 Shaw, proprietor of the Her- school district 9 will be held Monday Union. Approximately 75 young quite suddenly Wednesday morning dinner guests at the Percy Corman IR R IG O N RESIDENT, miston bakery, underwent a serious I evening, February 10, at 8:00 o’clock people from Milton, Pilot Rock, Lex after an extended illness although heme Friday evening. operation in the Pendleton hospital' in the high school building. Matters ington, Heppner, Umatilla, Board- she had been bedfast only a short BURIED S U N D A Y Wednesday. His condition was consid- of importance are to be discussed in- man, Stanfield, Athena, Pendleton time. Funeral services will be held ered satisfactory Thursday eluding hiring of teachers. and Hermiston were present. Saturday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock James W. Warner, a resident of By Mrs. Rose Hedrick at the Central Church of Christ with near Irrigon since 1919, passed away Rev. C. Warner in charge. Burial The Stanfield library board met at quite suddenly last Thursday after a will be in the local cemetery. the library Saturday with Mrs. Her short illness with heart trouble. Mr. Mrs. Van Skike was born April 8, bert Gillanders presiding. John Heck Warner, who was 7 9 years of age, 1877, in Quincy, III. She came west man, the senior member, was named had been an active worker until the ar president succeeding Mrs. F. A .! final few weeks. Funeral services when about 20 years of age and was WELL IN THOSE DAV5 WE THOUGHT A/0TH/N6 OF N6ADN6 PcWN THE Baker, who had served for many married to Newton J. Van Skike years. Mrs. William Reeves was were held Sunday in the Full Gospel TEN, FIFTEEN MILES W ITH THE TEMPERATURE T en to fifteen PELOM zero , 1 June 9, 1907. The family has lived church at Irrigon with Rev. E. C. elected vice president and Mrs. Mabel in Walla Walla and then in Umatil 5HU6XS,NCM-A-PAVS IF THE LEATHER <3ETS D0WN AROUND THE. Richards took the place of Ernest Harness in charge. la county since that time. There are .Sires who resigned. Mrs. Blanche Mr. Warner came to the northwest ZERO M ARX YtfU-.CAN 'r $EE A OUT SKAT/N6, 1HEVR.E ALL (N , Jouannault is another member and no children. in 1865, settling near Walla Walla. Mrs. Gillanders as secretary-treasu She is survived by her widower, rer. Those named are subject to the From this time until he moved to THE W ARMIN6 HOUSE- dOST A LOT OF and one sister, Mrs. S. J. Smith of approval of the city council which Hermiston he spent much of his time Dayton, Wn. will meet February 7. SOFTIES- in pioneering in various parts of the The Commercial Club reelected all continent. He made seevral trips in The Van Skike’s have operated the its officers. Nathan Bard, F. C. Fitz Vigorbilt Hatchery in Hermiston for patrick, Jess Richards and Gilbert to Alaska. the past several years. Smith. He was born in Union, Mo., on The good roads committee headed January 9, 186 2. His boyhood days by Clyde Kenison and Martin Refvem COLORED SINGERS took their cars Tuesday filled with were filled with much activity and people to petition the county court adventure. TO APPEAR HERE for oil. He is survived by his wiiow, Mrs. Whit Mauldin was brought home Harvey C. Warner, one son, Walter The Cotton Blossom Singers from February 1 from a two weeks stay R. of Buffalo, N. Y., and one daugh the Piney Woods School, Piney at St. Anthony’s hospital and he is ter, Mrs. B. P. Rand of Irrigon. He Woods, Mississippi, will give an en steadily improving. Robert Refvem is now at Oakland. also is survived by three brothers and tertainment of Negro Jubilee songs Gal., working for the United Air one sister. at the Hermiston Methodist church Lines. He flew down there last F ri Monday, February 10, at 8:00 p. m. day. No admission price will be charged Lewis Haisch, Lois Messenger,i PRACTICE SHOOT Miss Irene Swanson, Billie Gabriel I but a free will offering will be taken. and Marie Tenney attended the 60th TO BE S U N D A Y The group is composed of five col «anniversary of the C. E. in Pendleton ored girls who will sing negro spirit Saturday night. All report a good The Hermiston Rod & Gun club uals, give dialect readings and the time. and anyone else interested will par leader of the Cotton Blossoms will A lovely afternoon of bridge was enjoyed Monday at the home of Mrs. ticipate in a practice trap shoot at tell something of the work of the Nathan Bard. Four tables were in the grounds Sunday afternoon at school in the Black Belt of Mississip play. The guest table included Mrs. 2:00 o’clock. This date holds good, pi and of home missionary work in Fllen Troyer, Mrs. Edna Fisk, Mes- however, only if weather conditions general. lames Ogren and Stolz. Mrs. Ernest are favorable. Rev. Stearns Cushing, pastor of Greathouse held high score. The val Nimrods have been aching to get entine motif was used and cake and the local church, recommends the out ev»T since th e snow m elted sev evening’s program and invites the e ral weeks ago. general public to attend. STANFIELD NEWS Scouts to H ear P resid e n t CONTRACT F O R NEGOTIATION OF SERVICES LET
