NEWS FROM YOUR I
OWN STATE &
COUNTY
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COLUMBIA NEWS
By Mrs. Bob Woodward
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OFFICIAL UMATILLA COUNTY PAPER
VOLUME X X X IV .
HERM ISTON. UM A TILLA
COUN 1, OREOON. A P R IL 3, 1941.
NUM BER 3 J
The chicken dinner given by the
POLICE ENFORCE
F. B. A. ladies at the club house last
TOUCHET TO PLAY
Thursday was well attended and net
ted a sum of $4 7.40, p art of which
TRAFFIC RULES
BULLDOGS FRIDAY
will make up the 4-H scholarship
sponsored by the auxiliary and the
The city police court is now func
balance to go into the fund for in
Coach Critchfield’s Hermiston high
tioning with all violations of city or
stalling a water system in the club
Bulldogs will meet Touchet high
dinances cited to Judge Charles Tay
hcuse.
school on the local baseball diamond
lor. Main street parking lines have ,
A card party sponsored by the Col
umbia Grange Home Economics club
Friday afternoon at 2:30. The visi
been
painted
as
well
as
non-parking
i
was well attended at the Columbia M ILTO N SPONSORS
tors are reported to be a strong ag PROGRAM FEATURES
zones.
City
police
have
been
instruct-
j
club looms Saturday evening, the
gregation and no doubt will make the
ed to more strictly regulate traffic (
prize of an I.E.S. lamp going to Mrs. HERMISTON GROUP
going tough for the locals.
on Main street, both as to speed and I
GIRLS' GLEE CLUB
Jack Allen and an electric toaster to
Mrs. Hooker.
The Bulldogs travel to Athena
Steps for the organization of a Ro parking.
Verne Dunham of Elgin spent the tary club in Hermiston were taken
Tuesday afternoon.
The third annual Spring Music
It has been suggested th at time j
past several days at the Eugene Wednesday noon by a group of 18
Varieties, presented by the girls’ glee
parking limits may soon be set by the
.Dunham home.
clubs under the direction of Misa
JUSTICE COURT IN
Mrs. Lester Colpitts of Reith and business and professional men who city council in order to further re
Gwendolyn Ross, will be presented in
Jim Chetwood of Wallowa visited met in the basement of the Methodist lieve the congestion in this area.
HERMISTON THRIVES the high school gym at 8:00 o'clock
Sunday at the home of their mother, church with R. V. “Nig” Borleske,
Mrs. Elmer Ryland. Mrs. Rodney district governor. This action unites
on April 4. The admission will be,
G arrett, another daughter of Mrs. Hermiston with more than 4,400 cit HERMISTON WINS
children, 10c: high school, 25c; and
Keeping
in
step
with
new
develop
Ryland, who has been visiting here
ments In and around Hermiston, the adults, 35c. Phyllis Sires will act as
from Enterprise, left Sunday with ies all over the world where Rotary COUNTY GOLF CUP
I local justice court has been doing a accompanist for the musical program
h tr husband who was returning from clubs have come to play a leading
a trip to Klamath Falls.
part in the progress and develop
j thriving business the past week. presented in three scenes.
Hermiston divot diggers made it I
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Russell and [ ment of the life of the community.
Scene one is a one-act operetta,
News of the court will be published
two in a row at Pendleton when they
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Tempany and
The new club is sponsored by the again won the county tournament,
in the Herald from week to week in “The Ladies Aid”, a satire of an old-
family, all of Walla Walla, were vis
; order that friends might know what fashioned small-town Ladies Aid
itors at the F. R. Moore home Sun Rotary club of Milton. Rotary has thereby winning a second leg on the
day.
been brought to our city through the Pendleton Chamber of Commerce
meeting. The characters are as fol
their neighbors are doing.
Misses Dorothy Knox and Florence friendly feeling of Rotarians of the I trophy. Hermiston needs but one
On this week's blotter were the lows :
Kowitz were Sunday evening dinner j .Milton club for fellow business and
Mrs. Hydrogen—Ethel Clarke.
I following: Bob Templeton, improper
more win to gain permanent posses-1
guests at the b. E. Getchell home.
professional acquaintances in our sion of the cup.
Mrs. Howe D. Dugh Mabel Rauch
1
angling
methods,
$25.00
and
costs:
Miss Bessie Hammer, superintend-.
Miss Huntaman—Mae McGee
J. E. Paxton, failing to stop on en
ent ot nurses at the State Tubercu-1 city.
Hermiston’s team score was 802, |
tering highway, $2.50 and costs; R.i Mrs. Stout—-Beryl Hunter
iosis Hospital in Salem, arrived Sun- i Rotary clubs in nearby cities are with Athena a close second with 804.
day for a visit at the home of her ! those in Milton, Walla Walla and Echo scored 845 and Pilot Rock was
B. Mitchell, failing to stop a t stop j Mrs. Featherbrain, B. Follett
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Ham Pendleton.
sign,
$2,50 an costs: Orel A. Chap-j Mrs. Snappy—Phyllis Sires
a
man
short
so
the
score
did
not
i
mer. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Neill and
One
of
the
distinctive
features
of
Mrs. Tuffles— Anne Peterson
man,
more
than three in front seat,
count.
daughter Peggy, and Mr. and Mrs.
$3.00.
Mrs. Everpest—Ellamae Casper
Carl Hammer were also dinner guests the Rotary club is that its members [ Low net for outside players went
at the Hammer home Sunday.
Pineapple, her daughter— S. Knox
are welcomed at every other Rotary [
Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Hutchison and club in the world, and the constant to Eddie Bensel of the Hermiston
Miss Dippy—Mary Hazen
SERVICES
PLANNED
team
with
an
85,
minus
a
16
handi
infant daughter of Pendleton visited interchange of these visits between
Polly, the maid— Frances Follett
cap. He was awarded a cup for his
Sunday a t the Baxter Hutchison
Mrs. Tombstone— Doris Follett
business men of different cities tends efforts. The day was ideal for play 1 Pictured above is Bobby Hayes of FOR GOOD FRIDAY
home.
❖ ❖ ❖
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Cronk, accom to break down any feeling of pro and a total of 89 contestants were out Boise, Idaho, who will meet Sammy
panied by Mr. and Mrs. Orville Ven vincialism and rivarly, and to build for the day.
Scene two is presented as “Waltz
The
churches
of
Hermiston
will
.McCracken in the semi-windup of the
erable of Athena were Sunday even a spirit of good will and cooperative
The team will journey to Pasco
again unite in their annual Good F ri Time” and is the one serious scene of
ing guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Udey. friendship to the advantage of all
fight card to be held in Hermiston,
John Miller and the Misses Florence
day service. It will be held in the the program, featuring the girls in
Sunday for an inter-city match.
Tuesday, April 15. The boys have Baptist church on Friday, April 11, formats under an array of changing
Kewitz and Dorothy Knox were af cities.
colored lights. The waltzes presented
ternoon callers at the Udey home.
Those present a t the meeting Wed
fought two previous draws.
at 12:10 noon.
On Tuesday Mrs. Lester Hammer nesday when it was decided to form SUNRISE SERVICES
in the scene are as follows:
The main event will feature Irish
The speaker of the occasion will
and Teddy, Mrs. Carl Hammer and
Wonderful One—Glee Club
a
Rotary
club
in
Hermiston
and
seek
Carol and Dick, and Miss Bessie
John Taylor of Oakland, Calif., and be the Rev. Stearns Cushing Jr. of
PLANNED
HERE
Two Hearts—Glee Club
admission
to
membership
in
Rotary
»
—
———
Hammer visited Mr. and Mrs. Fred
P. J. Lewis, sensational negro fighter the Methodist church who will speak
While Hearts Are Singing— Mabel
Johnson in the mountains near Al International, the central organiza
A committee met Monday evening. of Boise. These two scrappers re on the subject “The Cross and To
bee. Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. L. Ham tion of which all clubs are members, a t the Rev. C. W arner home to make
Rauch
cently fought a 15-round thriller in day”.
mer are sisters.
Chimes of Spring—Sextet
were:
Dr.
F.
B.
Belt,
president;
W.
plans
for
Easter
Sunrise
services
t
o
!
Boise
and
are
anxious
to
settle
their
Special music will be provided to
Mrs. George Norton of Milton and
Kiss Me Again— Ethel Clarke
Mrs. Albert Shaw and son Bob of W. Felthouse, vice president: W. be held at 5:15 a. m. The commit difficulties.
give an appropriate atmosphere for
Sweethearts—Glee Club
Walla Walla were guests at the H Kirchner, secretary-treasurer; Lean tee consisted of young people from
the service. The entire service is be
Wooden Shoes—Glee Club
C. McCulley home Sunday. The lad- der Quiring, M. E. Knickerbocker, the Methodist and Christian churches.[ Numerous preliminaries are being
lined up.
ing planned to be over in 45 minutes
1« are sisters of Mr. McCulley
\\ altzing in the Clouds—Johanna
George
Harkenrider,
Harold
Rankin,
A
schedule
was
made
out
for
the
en
so that people can get back to work
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. McMullen were
;
f " i- Ca. -yr
,
Munday callers at the F. R Moore board members: Stearns Cushing Jr., j tire services which will be announced
on time.
Mrs.
Oscar
Payne
Passes
Love’s Own Sweet Song—,Sextet
home.
Pay Critchfield, Harold K. Dean, W. completely next week.
An open invitation is extended to
You Are Free—Mary Hazen
z
Joyce McCulley spent a few days M. Pearson, Dan T. Gray Jr., W. G.
The services will be open to the
\\ ord was received here this morn everyone to partake in this service
tr s week in Hermiston with Mol'lv Kersbergen, John A. Clarke, Dr. W. public.
Auf Wledersehn—Glee Club
I
ing
of
the
death
of
Mrs.
Oscar
Payne
which is sponsored by the West End
Ar.n Ripley while Mrs. Riplev made
In Shadowland—Glee Club
L. Morgan, C. L. Hodge, L. A ..
of Salem. Rev. Payne was former Umatilla County Ministerial asso
a "rip to Portland.
LOCAL LIBRARY
ly pastor of the local Methodist ciation.
Dale Woodward is spending the i Moore and E. D. Martin.
On the Radio,” the third scene Is
week at the Instone ranch near Lena ' These men, each representing a
church. Funeral services will be
piesented as a Radio Broadcast fea
going last Saturday with his aunt? different classification of business or i OPEN EVENINGS
held Saturday at 10:00 a. m. Rev.
COMMERCIAL CLUB turing station W-l-N-D and the theme
Mrs. W. H. Instone, who with her!
Payne is a brother of Harvey Payne
daughter Constance had spent the profession, were brought together to
song of various programs and enter
day here on business and visiting at be the nucleus of a complete “cross- i Mrs. R. A. Brownson, librarian at of Hermiston. Besides her husband, TO MEET TUESDAY
tainers on the air. Bill Belt wrote the
the Sherman Wells home.
section” of the economic life of the the Hermiston library, stated Wed Mrs. Payne leaves five children, Bet
dialogue for the program and David
Mrs. Grace Foster and son Mark community.
nesday that hereafter the library will ty, Bob, Mary Lou, Charlene and Le
were guests of the Rand family at
A regular meeting of the Hermis Hamm win act as announcer. The
The new club will have its regular ! be open each Monday and Thursday land. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Payne
Irrigon Sunday.
ton Commercial club will be held theme song is composed by Mr. G. C.
weekly
meetings
each
Monday
noon,
i
will
go
to
Salem
for
the
funeral.
evening
from
7:00
to
9:00
o’clock.
Bert Michel painted the roof of
Tuesday evening in the Odd Fellows Humphreys and is entitled, “The
the new Caldwell cottage last week. It has been the Rotary custom ever This schedule will go into effect to
hall with the Rebekahs serving the Broadcast.” Following is the pro.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Woodward went since the first Rotary club was found night, April 3.
RECREATION SOUGHT dinner.
President George Harken gram:
to Umatilla Sunday to make arrange ed in Chicago in 1905 to have week
The change of hours has been
ments for the care of their orchard
The Broadcast— Sextet
rider
stated
Wednesday that efforts
FOR IDLE WORKERS
during the coming season. They re ly meetings where the members might made to accommodate the many new
Give
Me A Moment, Please— Theme
were
being
made
to
arrange
an
in
develop
and
strengthen
a
spirit
of
!
comers in Hermiston, many of whom
port that there are prospects of a
teresting program.
song of Rubinoff, Bill Penney.
fa ir fruit crop, the severe late frosts fellowship and mutual helpfulness,, are employed during the day a t the
With the increasing population of
Sleep—Theme song of Fred W ar
A list of paid up members will be
seeming not to have done much dam and engage in an informative discus-! various offices and at the site of the the community the problems of rec
age as expected.
ing, Glee Club
read during the meeting.
sion on some topic of general Inter- ; L matllla Ordnance Depot.
reation become more difficult. To
Mrs. Carson was a dinner guest est, usually presented by a qualified j
Moonlight and Roses— Theme song
alleviate this condition Rev. Stearns
Sunday at the home of her daughter
of Lanny Ross, Glee Club
speaker.
Mrs. Henry Sommerer.
ENDEAVORERS HOLD Cushing Jr. of the Methodist church P. P. & L . INSTALLS
Your
Eyes Have Told Me So—
Mr. Tanner was emploed at the
spent Monday in Portland conferlng NEW EQUIPMENT
Theme song of Murine program,
Obristley place Tuesday.
CONVENTION
RALLY
- PERSONALS
with church officials about securing
Miss Bessie Hammer, accompanied
Mary Hazen
financial aid to establish a recrea
by her nieces the Misses Gloria, Lou
Pacific Power & Light company
The Waltz You Saved for Me—
A
Christian
Endeavor
pre-conven
tional
center.
ise, V iola and Rosalie Hammer will | Members of the Central Church of
Wayne King’s theme song, the
leave Friday morning on an exten-! Christ 90 & 9 class aided J. R. Hard- j tion rally of Morrow and Umatilla
A plan has been submitted which will install a large-type voltage reg
Follett Trio, Barbara, Doris
sive trip which will include visits to ing with his spring work on the counties was held at the Presbyterian calls for the construction of a build ulator at its substation here to im
Fort Lewis, Tacoma and Seattle, and i
and Frances
prove service to customers on the
to Vancouver, B. C. where they will farm \\ ednesday. The ladies of the church in L matilla last Friday night. ing to house ping-pong tables, Chi system it acquired from Hermiston
Isle of Golden Dreams—Tht -ins
Rev.
K.
C.
Hendricks,
pastor
of
the
i
nese
checker
tables,
and
similar
l«e met b.v Miss Hazel Griffith, friend church prepared a dinner. Mr. Hard
song of the Hour of Charm,
f Miss Bessie Hammer, who will re ing has been in ill health in recent Christian church at Milton, gave the games and work tables for hobby Light * Power company last Septem
ber, according to John A. Clarke, lo
the Follett Trio
turn with them to Tacoma.
address.
Miss
Lois
Messenger
of
groups.
months.
Mr. and Mrs. John Graves took a
(Continued on last page)
cal manager for the Pacific compa
Stanfield was Mistress of Ceremon
There
is
also
the
possibility
of
Dorothy
Pierson,
daughter
of
Mr.
‘ruckload of steers to Portland Sun
ny.
ies.
getting a recreational director who
day, returning Monday evening. ' and Mrs. K. D. Pierson, has been in
installation of the new equipment
They also visited Mr. Graves’ folks bed this week due to illness.
would divide his time between Her
here is part of the program of sys TW IN CALVES ARE
Tennis Team H ' ik s And Loses
living near Portland.
miston
and
Pendleton
to
look
after
The Ladies’ Aid of the Methodist
Mrs. A. H. Cable, Mrs. W. A.
The Hermiston high school tennis this matter. This is part of the tem rehabilitation and service im WELCOME GUESTS
Mikesell and Mrs. Daisy Mikesell church met for its monthly business team won two matches and lost three
provement the Pacific company in
■ade a trip to Walla Walla Friday. meeting at the church Wednesday, at Heppner Wednesday afternoon. church’s program of giving help to augurated on acquiring the property.
those in National Defense work.
Doris, small daughter of Mr. and April 2.
Voltage tests and load surveys have
Mr. and Mrs. Jess Myrick of the
Mrs. Dave Dufur, has been quite ill
Mrs. Pearl Straw of San Diego,
been under way here since last fall. Columbia district, prominent Here
w th an attack of flu this week.
Cal., who has been visiting her
Prom a construction budget total ford breeders, received a pleasant
daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs.
ing $791,224 for 1941, Pacific Pow surprise recently when Panama Lass,
TOWNSEND CLUB Joe
Neary at Caldwell, Idaho, a r
er X- Light company will spend $300,- prized Hen ford cow, presented them
NEWS
rived in Hermiston Saturday to
OOo building new distribution lines with twin calves, both being bulls«
By Mrs. Joe Udey
spend the week with Mrs. Georgia
and
extensions from existing facili- The dam is one of the finest in the
Henderson.
In observance of the eighth anni
I ties in the territory it serves, said Myrick herd and comes from show
Notice On the 11th of April the
Miss Edith Clarke, who recently versary of the Civilian Conservation camp, a more extensive exhibit of en Clarke.
stock.
T. wnsend club meeting will be at the spent the spring vacation here with
rollee work and training activities is
Corps, Camp SCS O-S at Stanfield
Provision for the new voltage reg-
Besides specializing in the Here
Columbia hall, the change was made her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
being
arranged,
including
many
work
is planning an “open house” event
' ulator at Hermiston appears in a ford cattle business, Mr. Myrick also
because of the Legion hall being Clarke, was a speaker last week at
on April 6, from 1:00 to 5:00 p. m. ing models. Other features also are i 121 1,224 allocation for system-wide! owns one of the only thoroughbred
used for the government’s draft a meeting of the Northwest Division
that will give citizens of the sur scheduled, with the intent of giving property improvements. The compa- stallions in eastern Oregon.
room. This will be a social night of the American Health association
rounding territory another favorable everyone attending a thorough ac i ny will also spend $130,000 for re-
"d everyone is invited to come and 1 in Portland. She discussed mixed
opportunity to “see for themselves” quaintance with the objectives and j -(instruction of various distribution j
-a r the program put on by the pro recreation in Physical Education in
BOWLING ALLEY
how enrollees are trained for useful the accomplishments of the local CCC | lines in the territory it serves.
gram committee, and also the guess- junior high schools. She now is an
living, and how they have contribut and Soil Conservation Service orga
TO OPEN MONDAY
'g games. There will be credits instructor in the junior high school
ed to the protection of soil resources nizations.
POST OFFICE IS
nven on these games and a t the end I in Corvallis.
b.v their assistance to farmers.
“ Now that attention is focused so
f the quarter those that have the
Bowling enthusiasts of Hermiston
A party of local people spent an
“Once again we want to make this intently upon national defense ef SHOWING INCREASE
most credits will be entitled to the «-njoyable Sunday in the mountains
and vicinity will be glad to learn that
an occasion of friendly visiting b.v forts, we feel that visitors will be im
t rile. Come and hear this explained I at the cabin of Mr. and Mrs. “Rosy”
the local alleys will be open for bus
farmers and townspeople, and every pressed with the valuable training
The Hermiston post office, com- iness Monday. Although it is ex
at the meeting and get into the fun. j Huffman. The group included Mr.
Refreshments will be served by the 1 and Mrs. J. J. Gimble and Lauree, one Is most cordially invited to a t which enrollees receive as an impor , monly referred to as the barometer pected that the room will be complet
tend,” J. R. Chenault of the Soil tant backlog to national prepared 1 if local business, is showing a stea
social committee at the close of the Jay and Fred, Mr. and Mrs. Preston
Conservation Service announces. “We ness”, Mr. Chenault comments. “The dy increase. The month of March ed before then, the Monday date was
•eeting. Every member is urged to Holloman and Lucy and Raymond.
are trying hard to make thia year’s development of healthy bodies, order also showed approximately a 45 per set as the official opening.
bring friends.
L. A. Moore, proprietor, has in
Mrs. Hartshorne of Pendleton and open house a banner celebration, and
ly minds, skilled hands, and good cent increase over last year, being in stalled first class equipment through
The dance committee announces the host and hostess. In the after
a program of broadest possible in citizenship, which is a basic purpose , line with January and February in
rat Saturday, April 5th, is the last noon Rev. and Mrs. Stearns Cushing
out and offers one of the best bowl
terest is being planned.”
of CCC, is also a sound foundation [this respect. The increase for the ing alleys in eastern Oregon. The
«ance that the Townsend club will Jr. and Charlene drove up and had
In addition to the usual hospitali | for the democracy we are seeking to ' first quarter was approximately 50
gnte in the Hermiston hall.
location is directly east of the new
dinner with the party.
ty In «bowing visitor, through the I defend in this country.”
I per cent.
furniture store on Main street.
ROTARY CLUB IS
ORGANIZED HERE
WEDNESDAY NOON
SPRING VARIETIES
SCHEDULED FOR
FRIDAY EVENING
OPEN HOUSE AT STANFIELD S. (. S. (A M P
TO CELEBRATE 8TH ANNIVERSARY SUNDAY