NEWS FROM YOUR
OWN STATE &
COUNTY
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OFFICIAL U M A TILLA COUNTY PAPER
COLUMBIA NEWS
By Mrs. Bob Woodward
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I VOLUME XXXIV,
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, M AY 1, 1941.
NUMBER 37
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The mothers of the 8th grade grad
uating class at Columbia school met I
Tuesday to discuss plans for grad-|
nation.
A crew from the S.C.S. camp at I
Stanfield is working on the Anderson j
farm, formerly known as the Boylen' AM DA BRIT 1411 MT
place, to repair the damage recently UH KADDII T i U m I
caused by the break in the “A” line ’
canal.
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The Dizzy Dozen Calf club met F A U L T Y S A FE TY
ELECTRIC ENERGY
Wednesday evening at the home of
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their leader, Miss Eva Wilcox.
DEVICE BLAMED
TALK REVIVED
Miss Joyce McCulley is now em
ployed at the Oregon Hardware in
DeLoris Viola Foster, 16, of Hood
Authorization for the construction
town.
Mr. and Mrs. James Barber have River, was killed near Hermiston
of the Umatilla Rapids dam was ap
Sunday
afternoon
by
an
accidental
recently gone to Milton where they
proved Wednesday by the House of
are employed.
discharge of a .22 rifle as she and
Representatives rivers and harbors
Mrs. John Gray and Miss Lucille three other young people were en
committee. It had previously been
Lukens, county health nurse, went to route to a rabbit hunting site. The
Salem last week to bring home Fred
approved by the committee on Com
erick Gray who is quite ill with rheu loaded rifle, without a workable safe
merce. The bill provides $23,700,-
matic fever. He has been attending ty device, was placed in the front
000,00
for a navigation dam includ
the State School for the Blind at seat of the car. Apparently the dis
ing foundations for installation of
Salem.
machinery for generation of electric
Mrs. Miles Barager, who has been charge was caused when the car
in Portland the past two weeks for jolted on the rough road, the bullet
energy.
medical attention, has returned home going through the back of the front
The bill includes projects in every
ard is much improved.
seat striking Miss Foster in the
state in the union except four at an
Mr. and Mrs. Afton McIntyre of chest.
estimated cost of $500,000,000.00,
Wasco visited at the Walter Maffei
In an attempt to rush her to the
home on Friday of last week.
with appropriations to be made by
Mrs. Anna Hoof of Walla Walla hospital, the car became stuck in the
congress for each project as funds
visited Sunday at the Elmer Ryland sand causing the loss of valuable
are needed. It is expected to pass the
home. She was accompanied by Mrs. time. Walter Liebe, who happened
house of representatives, and also
Rod G arrett of La Grande who has to pass by, rushed her to the Hermis
Milton-F reewater A caravan of boosters, including the queen candidates, and the Mac-Hi drum and bugle the senate without much, if any, op
spent the past week in Walla Walla
and who will remain here for an in ton General hospital but Miss Fos corps will be in Hermiston Saturday, May 3, in the interest of the Pea Festival on May 17. Left to right are position.
definite time with her mother, Mrs. ter was dead upon arrival.
Carol Angerman, Donna Hopkins, M argaret Cockburn, Betty Ross Crow and Betty Martin, members of the
The measure is no surprise to lo
Ryland. Other visitors Sunday a t
Included in the hunting party were
cal advocates of the Umatilla Rapids
the Ryland home were Mr. and Mrs. James Alec Crenshaw, 19, of Hood •oyal court, and one of whom will be chosen festival queen at the close of the button sale on May 10.
project, who have kept in touch with
Jim Chetwood and daughter Kather
ine of Wallowa, Mr. and Mr?. Charles River, and Neal Borthwick, both in j
the
of sentiment for
P.E.X. PROGRAM
U. S. DEFENSE BONDS this development
Grey and Mr. and Mrs. Hanley of La the front seat, and Irene Borthwick HERMISTON AND
particular project.
Grande.
and Miss Foster in the back seat. The
FRIDAY NIGHT
AND POSTAL SAVINGS Support of the Umatilla dam has
Guests at the Forrest Moore home latter and Mr. Cranshaw, both of WALLULA HEAD
now many forces which were inact
the latter part of last week were Mr. Hood River, had come with his par- COUNTY LEAGUE
and Mrs. Johnny Fischer and small
The annual Physical Education ON SALE HERE M A Y 1 ive during the past several years.
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son of Sacramento and Mr. and Mrs. ents, Mr. and Mrs. Jess Cranshaw, j
Paul J. Raver, administrator of Bon
Exhibition (P.E.X.) program, spon
W. E. Fischer of Stockton, Cal. Mrs. to visit the E. L. Borthwicks Sunday.1
The United States Defense Sav neville and Grand Coulee has stated
Umatilla
County
Baseball
sored
by
the
combined
high
school
Johnny Fischer is a granddaughter After dinner, the young people de- j
girls’ and boys’ physical education ings Bonds and Postal Savings publicly frequently during the past
of Mr. Moorp.
League Standing
cided on the fatal rabbit hunt.
Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Templeton
classes, will be presented Friday Stamps will be placed on sale in the year that the Umatilla would soon
Pet.
W
L
The two boys propped their guns j
made a business trip to Pendleton on
night, May 2, at the high school aud main Post Office a t the opening of be needed for power within a few
1.000
Tuesday. They were accompanied by between them in the front seat while j Wallula ................ 2
itorium, beginning at 8:00 o’clock. business on Thursday, May 1, as part years, and the board of army engi
1.000
Hermiston
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2
Mrs. John .Tendrzejewski and Mrs. De Loris had her .22 automatic rifle!
The performance each year draws of the national effort to make Amer neers have considered it justified in
.500
Texaco Chiefs ..... 1
W. A. Mikesell who attended a home with her in the back seat. Prior to
the early future.
a record crowd with this year’s pro ica impregnable.
extension meeting in Pendleton as the accident, James had taken a few
.500
Helix t.................. 1
representatives of this unit.
It is also figured as necessary for
gram
expected
to
maintain
the
high
.000
Umatilla .............. 0
Postmaster Wm, E. Logan an
shots at eels near the Umatilla riv
standing. Friday night’s show will nounced today that plans are nearly the defense program on the Pacific
.000
Mission
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er dam and reloaded his gun there.
be divided into five divisions and will completed for this community, along coast. Anither feature of the last
It was his gun which discharged lat
include numbers by the high school with thousands of others from coast move is to provide employment as
Games
Next
Sunday—Wallula
at
er. The accident took place about
band,
freshman and sophomore girls’ to coast, to do its full part at the soon as the defense program slack
By Mrs. G lenn O strom
three miles from Hermiston, near the Mssion, Hermiston at Helix, Texaco
gym classes, a pageant depicting the opening of the savings program. It is ens, and the President has said he
Ray ranch.
Chiefs at Umatilla.
stages of a girl’s life, boys’ gym expected that the mayor and other would approve appropriations for
Joe Tucker is able to return to
The girl’s body was taken to Hood
school after receiving a bad cut on
classes and the coronaton of Queen civic leaders will be among the first any such projects as would aid n a t
The Hermiston Red Sox and Wal
his right hand on a piece of corru- River Sunday evening. She is sur-
Marie Hinkle.
purchasers of savings bonds and ional defense.
gated roofing which he had started , vived by her parents, and six broth- lula maintained their perfect sta rs
The location of the UmRtilla Ord
Miss Constance Luehrs and Ray E. stamps here.
tc throw away. He was rushed to ers and sisters.
ing in the Umatilla county league
nance
Depot here will strengthen the
Critchfield,
high
school
instructors,
Hermiston for medical attention and
The tragedy serves as another this week by defeating Umatilla and
Postmaster General Frank C.
need for more power and better use
are in charge of the program.
t was necessary to take seven stitch-1
.
., . , , ,
,
Walker, in a letter to postmasters
er in his hand
1 w arn”*J? that loaded guns are dan- Texaco Chiefs respectively. Helix
of the Columbia river for transpor
throughout the country, said that the
Joe Cooney has been quite ill at I serous weapons and should be hand- broke into the win column by ekeing
tation. Senator Chas. L. McNary
BUILDING
PERMITS
the home of his parents and is un- \ led carefully.
j out a narrow 5 to 4 win over Mis
help of local postmasters would be “a
and Congressman Walter M. Pierce
able to attend school.
real service to the country”. He
sion on the Helix diamond.
BOOM IN APRIL
have kept a watchful eye for the pro
Roy Roberts and Shirley, and Joyce
transmitted
the
thanks
of
Secreta
Hermiston went to Umatilla Sun
McFarland motored to Monument PETTYJOHNS MAKE
per opportunity to inject the Uma
April proved a banner month in ry of the Treasury Morgenthau for tilla dam into national legislation
day expecting another “after dinner
Sunday where they visited his son
Irf-roy.
the
help
that
local
postmasters
had
APPLICATION FOR
tea” contest and almost came home Hermiston in the building field, ac
For many months reports from
The Pocahontas lodge took in one
on the short end of the score. Uma cording to Charles Taylor, city re already given in the sale of United Washington and other sources have
new member, Mrs. George William- BUS LINE TO DEPOT
States
securities,
and
also
Mr.
Mor-
tilla pounced on Chas. Wilcox, sta rt corder, who is keeping a file of build
son, and re-instated Mr. and Mrs. C.
carried assurance that the news just
ing Red Sox pitcher, and continued ing permits. A total of $26,300 in genthau’s thanks in advance “for the received would reach the public be
A. Binder at the regular meeting
N.
E.
and
Paul
Pettyjohn,
now
op
cooperation
which
he
knows
you
will
Thrusday evening.
the onslaught on W. C. Morehouse permits was issued during the 30-
fore the summer months arrived.
Mrs. George Butterwood and Mrs. erating a bus line from Heppner to in the second frame. However, Fred day period. March showed a total give to this new effort”.
H arry Grammer returned the last of Arlington, and doing business as the Rankin came to the aid of the falter of $6,200 but the month prior to
The new Defense Savings Bond is
the week from Seattle where they had Greyrock Lines, have made applica
LOCAL GOLF CLUB
ing Hermiston team and held Uma that, February, showed a total of similar to the familiar “ Baby Bond”,
spent a couple of days visiting.
tion
to
operate
a
bus
line
from
Her
$14,600.
of which more than five billion dol OUTSCORES ATHENA
tilla scoreless the remainder of the
Several improvements are to be
noticed around town. The Tucker’s miston to the army ordnance depot, contest.
Some of the larger permits in lars worth have been bought by more
hotel, whch includes the Western and undoubtedly daily service will
Members of the local golf club out-
Umatilla has a greatly improved April were the houses being built by than two and a half million Ameri
Union office, the Fred Knudson begin within the next few days.
team and will make things interest Buell Throop of Walla Walla, the cans since 1935.
scored the Athena club members here
home, the Butterwood house on the
This statement was made in
A Defense Bond may be purchased Bunday 21*4 points to Athena's
highway, all have a new coat of
ing for the rest of the season. Mont- W. E. Kennedy building and the
paint. The Butterwood home in town Hermiston today by Ralph H. Mitch
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G arret Carpenter shop.
(C o n tin u ed on la s t p ag e)
11*4. Pen Harris of Athena was low
>• receiving a new screened-in front ell, secretary to the public utilities
medalist for the day with a score of
perch. The Yerxa place, which in commissioner, Ormond R. Bean,
71 for the two rounds. He broke the
cludes three new houses, has been while a Hermiston visitor.
course record when he turned in a
fenced with new’ wire. The new
r
The
Pettyjohns
have
acquired
a
Switzler houses are practically com
card of 33 the second round, three
12-passenger bus, said Mitchell, and
pleted and are all occupied now.
strokes below the par 36.
Mrs. Fred Knudsen was hostess to plan to start service as soon as the
For the home boys, B. Doyle re
the bridge club at the home of Mrs. state issues permit plates to them.
ceive the prize for the closest to the
Harold Regele Thursday evening.
MOVING AG AIN ,PO P? 6H UCKS.fW $ W r
The pinochle club met in the evening
pin and Dan Gray made the longest
at the Fred Knudsen home.
drive. For the visitors L. Pinkerton
SOFTBALL
LEAGUE
<TAV
PUT LIKE- iM tV U$EP T O . I V M
Mrs. Albert Keefer and twins Dav
had the closest to the pin and D. Fos
ie and Diane returned home from the TALKED HERE
im T hehohse ito living insight y - seven
setti had the longest drive.
Hendleton hospital last week.
The railroad business has picked
The two round scores and points
Y
ea
E
S
A
60
MV
6RANPFATMER
MOVEP
HlS
At a short meeting held in the •
ij’i enough that a third switch engine
follow:
Hermiston Glenn Ripley,
nas been put on here with the shift Herald office Wednesday evening, a
FA W
F t o WE EAST IN A
■II, 43, 3 points; Jim Todd, 36, 41,1;
beginning at 12 p. m. Jeff Stephens six team league for softball was dis-1
Eddie Bensel, 4 1, 38, 2; Bud Beard,
THAT WAS OVER A HOWPREP »
FORTS'
it the engneer.
48, 4 8, 0; “ Shorty” Matott, 39, 40,
The depot added a cashier to its cussed. Teams are proposed from
ii i ce this week. The position is tem Hale’s Confectionery, Rotary club, j
1 *4 I J. Jackson, 44, 41, 2: Dan Gray,
army engineers, Terteling’s crew,
porarily held by W alter J. Bullard.
37, 39, 3; Paul Van Patten, 16, 16,
Betty McKenzie returned Saturday and two teams to be chosen either
1; B. Doyle, 42, 42, 2: Howard Klag-
bom Portland where she had spent from Echo, Stanfield, Umatilla, I r
es, 45, 41, 3; A E. Bensel, 46, 48, 3.
since Thursday on business.
C. A. Binder has returned from rigon or Boardman. It is possible
I For Athena Snider, 45, 49, 0: P.
Soap Lake after spending several I that the league can be enlarged to
Harris, 38, 33, 2: Pinkerton, 44, 37,
ays there at the hot lake.
eight teams.
1 ('. Hanlon, 42, 37, 3: D. Fossetti,
Mrs. Lyle Brown was hostess to a
It is hoped that lights can be in
39, 40, 1 *4; Hayes, 46, 40, 1; John
group of ladies and their mothers stalled in the near future for night
son, 42,42, 0; Rarnes, 48, 41, 2:
Thursday afternoon honoring her
' in Norman on his first birthday. play. Another meeting for perma
Gordon, 40, 46, 1; Weigand, 17, 51,
Those present were Mrs. Bill Han- nent organization will be held next
0; Kaputot, 52, 49, 0.
> n and daughters Sybil and Linda. Wednesday, May 7, at the Herald
Mrs. A1 Reed and sons Fred and Son- office.
Mrs. Rav McNabb and Freddie
JUNIOR PROM SET
tnd Diane. Mrs. Vera Dodson and
-in Don. Mrs. Glenn Ostrom and son FISHING SEASON
FOR FRIDAY, MAY 9
arv Dean. Mrs. C. A. Binder. Mrs.
Harl Rensel and sons of Hermiston, OPENS SATURDAY
The annual Junior Prom will be
Mrs. Jess Connell and Skee, Mrs. An-.
• e Edwards and the hostess and son.
held this year on Friday, May 9, in
Margie Enbysk of Pendleton is
In the midst of all the boom acti-
the high school gymnasium. In v ita
•mploved at the Bill Switzler home vities in Hermiston, the opening of
tions will be sent out in the near fu
Mrs. Bessie Wisdom has gone to Ir- fishing season has been somewhat
ture.
’igon.
The Prom is the highlight of social
Mrs. Bertha Cherry who has been clouded. Local fishermen, however,
-ecuperating at her home after a re- are looking forward to the day and
activities each year and considerable
-ent operation at Portland is im- many plan to drop all business and
time is being spent in making this
• roving very rapidly.
seek the open stream and the elusive .
year's event successful. Further in
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finny tribe.
formation will be released soon.
(WNU
ACCIDENTAL RIFLE
SHOT KILLS GIRL
UMAIiLLA RAPIDS
DAM APPROVED
BY HOUSE GROUP
UMATILLA NEWS
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Annual P. E. X . Friday Night, May 2 - High School Gymnasium - 8:00 P.M.