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NEWS FROM YOUR! OWN STATE & COUNTY 7 / a COLUMBIA HfWS By Mrs. B ob Woodward Mr». A. H. Cable, accompanied by ' M r. anil Airs. George b tro n u i, m aue a a.TmLiiton 4/e.ïG.LaL OFFICIAL UMATILLA COUNTY PAPER VOLUME X X X IV . GOVERNOR SPRAGUE VISITS HERMISTON AND DEPOT SITE HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. MAY 8, 1941. POSTMASTER ASKS Governor Visits Here STANFIELD PLANS NUM BER 38 PINBALL MACHINES LICENSED HERE BY CITY COUNCIL trip to renilleton r nuay ol last week.' Airs. il. j . Utt returned last week! FOR COOPERATION FOR CELEBRATION from the Pendleton Hospital and is much unproved. W. E. Logan, Hermiston postmas Plans are now underway for a July Air. and Mrs. Konjak and Mr. Dun-1 ter, is requesting that patrons of the can of College Place visited last S a t-, 4th celebration to be held at Stan local office cooperate in clarifying urday at the Forrest Moore home. j field and sponsored by the Stanfield Mrs. Rod Garret, visiting a t the j incoming mail. Due to the “boom” Commercial club. Indications are I Ryland home, spent several days this j activities here, the general delivery that many attractions will be pre-I week in Walla vValla. BAND WELCOMES and other mail has jumped according Norma and Doris Getchell enter sented on the final program to in- " ADDED REVENUE ly and much time and effort is lost tained a group of young friends at a HIGH OFFICIALS elude boxing, wrestling, dances, field I SOUGHT BY CITY by insufficient addresses. wiener roast at the reservoir Monday meet, parades, various concessions, | evening. Charles A. Sprague, governor of Mr. Logan asks that local patrons motorcycle trick riding, rodeo and a Mrs. H. G. McCulley has received Oregon, and Lt. Colonel Elmer V. inform those sending mail to Hermis- general good time. word that her brother, Myrle H. By a majority vote Friday night FI oghes, of Pocatello, Idaho, has sailed Wooten, state selective service direc- ton that box numbers, correct names Committees are now busy and it is the City Council voted to allow mer tor, of Salem, paid an official visit and other data be clearly written. If on the S. S. Monterey for Wake Is expected that interesting announce chants within the city limits to in land to be employed there on a de to Hermiston and the Umatilla Ord possible mail should come in care of ments will be made the middle of stall pinball machines on their prem fense program. nance Depot Wednesday. Governor someone else until more bi/ces can be May concerning the program. Lloyd ises. The council previously had re A soil conservation crew fiom Sprague and Col. Wooten were greet installed. Cooperation in this mat Camp Stanfield is employed on the Russell has been elected as general fused all requests to allow the mach ed upon their arrival here by the ter will be greatly appreciated. Christley place. chairman for the celebration. ines in Hermiston, since it was .Toe Behau was a Sunday evening high school band under the direction , against the state laws, but it was a r dii.ner guest at the James Getcheil of G. C. Humphreys. TEXACO CHIEFS home. LARGE CLASS TO gued that in all towns of Umatilla A luncheon in honor of the guests, j GOV. CHAS. A. SPRAGUE Mrs. Catherine DeMoss and Mrs. county as well as coast cities and in PLAY HERE SUNDAY was held in the hotel dining room at FI key motored to Pendleton Wednes GRADUATE HERE the Willamette valley, pinball mach day of last week where Mrs. DeMoss 12:3(1. Present were Capt. R C. IN LEAGUE TILT BACCALAUREATE ines were in operation. addressed three classes of the Pen Williams, constructing quartermas-1 A clas s of 3 9 seniors will receive dleton Junior high school, speaking ter. J. A. Terteling, contractor, M ay-; With the granting of the permis SERVICES SET oi the subject, “Old Fort Walla Wal diplom as at the annual graduation sion the council voted to tax each or F. C. McKenzie and several other Umatilla County League la, and the Home Life of the Whit exercises to be held Thursday even- pinball machine $25 for three months business men of the city. Governor ! mans.’’ Annual baccalaureate services will ing, May 15, in the high school audi- the tax becoming due every quarter. Standing» Mr. and Mrs. James Knox of Pen Sprague seemed quite enthused about: W L Pet. be held at the Hermiston Union high torium . Alfred P. Kelley of Oswego, It was brought out that the tax dleton are parents of a daughter Lin the developments here and inquired da Kay, born April 24. Mr. and Wallula ...................... 3 0 1.000 school Sunday evening, May 11, be department commander of the Amer would bring into the city treasury Mrs. John Knox are the grandpar in detail concerning the various oper- j Hermiston .................. 2 0 1.000 ginning at 8:00 o'clock. Rev. Stearns ican Legion, will make the address of approximately $2000 during the next ations. ents. Cushing, pastor of the local Metho two years. Following the luncheon the group J Texaco Chiefs ........... 1 2 .333 dist church, will deliver the address the evening. Earl Getchell spent three days Umatilla .................... 1 2 .333 According to W. G. Kersbergen, Present at the meeting requesting leave from Ft. Lewis at the B. E. was taken to the site of the Umatil Getchell home. Mission ...................... 1 2 .333 of the evening. superintendent, an interesting pro the privilege of installing the mach la Ordnance Depot. With Mr. Ter The following program will be gram has been arranged and the ines were Roy Hale, Ben Conner and Mr. and Mrs. Guy Fanfhier, on a Helix .......................... 0 2 .000 trjp from Canada, visited Friday with teling and Capt. Williams acting as presented: Musical selection, high public is invited. A complete list Jack Horner, Hermiston business Games Coining Sunday Mrs. Mabel Weeks. The families are guides, the different phases of con Texaco Chiefs at Hermiston, Helix school glee club: invocation: musical and pictures of the graduates will men, and George Stangier of Pendle old friends. struction were viewed and explained. selection, girls’ trio: Scripture read appear in next week’s issue of The ton who has a number of machines a t Wallula, Umatilla at Mission. Frank F u rrer returned to Port ing: musical selection, Mary Hazen: Herald. land Sunday after a few days spent that will be installed. It was argued at the John Knox home. EXERCISES SET address, Rev. Cushing! musical selec that these machines form much Competition in the Umatilla coun Mrs. Wavie D. Carter of Louis tion, girls’ glee club: benediction. amusement for the men about the THOMPSON LANDS ty league tightened up somewhat ville, Kentucky, is a guest at the Bob AT GRADE SCHOOL The public is invited for the occa streets as well as bring revenue to Woodward home, having arrived in Sunday with the revamped Umatilla sion. WHOPPER FISH Pendleton Tuesday morning on the the city for additional policing which squad defeating the Texaco Chiefs on Graduation exercises for the Her Streamliner. Mrs. Carter, sister to will be needed during these boom Mrs. Woodward and better remem miston elementary grade school will the home diamond, W’allula winning NEW CAR AGENCY times. over the Mission Indians and the bered here as Miss Ardis Caldwell, be held Wednesday, May 14, begin Harold Thompson, who very seldom Also present at the meeting were is making her first visit back to Ore rains halting a scheduled Hermiston- ANNOUNCED HERE misses an opening day of fishing ning at 1:30 p. m. The program will gon since going to Kentucky five J. Terteling of J. A. Terteling & Helix contest at Helix. season, received the surprise of his years ago. She was accompanied on be held in the high school auditorium. Sons, contractors, and L. C. Stenger, At the present time Wallula and the trip by Mrs. Earl Greer of Nor A class of 36 will receive diplomas. Frank Pierson has been appointed life Sunday when he connected with Hermiston are still enjoying a no the Hermiston agent for the Dodge a 4 pound German Brown trout on | head of the office personnel, to see wood, Ohio, (the former LaVelle Ste Rev. C. Warner, pastor of the loss record but will find the going venson), who also s visiting her folks the business end of his rod and line. what could be worked out regarding here for the first time since going Central Church of Christ, will deliv much tougher as the season advanc- and Plymouth cars and trucks, ac the furnishing of city water for the east in 193 6. Mrs. Carter will re er the address with music furnished j es. Umatilla, in particular, is a cording to E. C. Olsen of Olsen-Kink He was fishing in the drainage ditch eighty-three houses being built at the main a month, visiting part of the by the junior high school orchestra. Inc. of Pendleton who was in Her north of town along with several time in Stanfield, Umatilla and Ta Ted Roy will be in charge of the mu j greatly improved aggregation. Ford, miston Wednesday making the neces other fishermen when he made his end of Hermiston avenue. The build ing firm was informed that the city j a made-over catcher, performed on sary arrangements. coma, Wn. Other visitors a t the sic for the afternoon. catch. was unable to furnish the pipe line Woodward home Tuesday to greet the mound Sunday against the Chiefs The fish measured 21'/& inches and] Mr. Pierson plans extensive alter Mrs. Carter were Mr. and Mrs. Ken- to these houses since a grant front and had things pretty much his own was in exceptionally good condition. ations at his locaation on Second -ioth Beebe and children of Stanfield, FINAL DAYS OF P.W.A. hiid not been' allowed at the way. Leland Smith, Clyde Caldwell and W street. Further announcements will The German Brown variety were i present time. After considerable dis- Wallula jumped on the Mission In F; Potts of Umatilla, Mr. and Mrs. SCHOOL LISTED planted in local waters about three be made next week. Tiny Caldwell and Maurice Caldwell dians for an early lead and were years ago but to date no great quan ] eussion it was decided to contact the who was on leave from the 41st di The next ten days will be extreme never in serious danger. At the tity has been caught. However, the ) ] P.W.A. again, and also confer with vision of the National Guard at Ft. present writing, Wallula seems the ly busy ones at the local high school. MRS. LORA LOGAN fish caught by Thompson will urge the head of all ordnance depots 'in Lewis. Mrs. Grace Foster announces the Many activities will be crowded in class of the league, featuring an ex many others to continue their quest. the United States who was expected INJURED IN WRECK to be in Hermiston in the next few marriage of her daughter Arilda, to the short time as teachers and stud perienced group of ball players. John Swearingen, son of O. Swear ents wind up another year of work. days. It was brought out that defi The game here Sunday should ALFRED P. KELLEY ingen of Irrigon. The wedding took nite action would have to be taken at prove exciting as the Texaco Chiefs Mrs. Lora Logan, employed at the place in Seattle on April 26. The Exemptions for high school students once since the buildings would soon y ung couple will make their home will be listed Friday, according to have made it known that they do not Stanfield Ranch, suffered a broken TO SPEAK HERE be ready for occupancy. a t Seattle where Mr. Swearingen is Superintendent W. G. Kersbergen. intend to lose to Hermiston this year. leg Saturday night when the car in employed with the Bell Telephone Exams will be given Monday and The Chiefs are considered the strong which she was riding collided with a Alfred P. Kelley, state commander company. er of the two Indian squads. The government car south of Hermiston. Tuesday of next week. of the American Legion, Oswego, FLYING CADETS game will begin at 2:00 o’clock. Next Wednesday the entire stud In an attempt to pass a group of boys Oregon, will deliver the principal ad SOUGHT HERE ent body will go to Bingham Springs on bicycles, the Logan machine met dress at the annual commencement Civil Service Exams Open for the annual all-high school party. head-on with another coming from exercises at the Hermiston Union Graduation exercises will be held The U. S. Civil Service commission the opposite direction. You Hermiston young men who high school Thursday evening, May By Mr». Rose Hedrick The accident happened just above 15. Mr. Kelley is well known for greet Legion Commander Sam Moore Miss Wolfe of Portland was a Thursday night. announces open competitive examina week end visitor at the home of Mr. tions for Junior Stenographer, and the A line on the Hermiston-Pendle his speaking ability. on the street the next few weeks need and Mrs. Lloyd Russell. She is a Junior Typist. These examinations ton highway. PLANS FOR POPPY not be amazed if he gives you special During the first world war, Kelley beauty operator when in Portland. are for the purpose of filling existing saw service as a captain in the U.S. scrutiny, then solemnly feels your J. B. Lawrence, welder a t the Baseball A t Tonrhet Eriday and future vacancies in the Field Ser m.nes on French creek in Idaho, is at DAY PROGRESSING cavalry, and later served in the In shoulder blades for budding wings. the home of his son Jack Lawrence vice in the states of Idaho, Montana, Coach Ray E. Critchfield will take telligence Service. An attorney, Cap It just means that he has received here for some time, recovering from Organization of the corps of volun Oregon and Washington. Applica his high school diamond stars to tain Kelley has appeared before the from Lieutenant Colonel B. H. Hens acetylene poisoning. teer workers who will distribute mem tions must be on file with the Mana Touchet, Wn., Friday afternoon for United States Supreme Court. Be ley a description of the typical flying Mother’s day will be observed Sun day morning at 11 o’clock at the orial poppies here on Poppy Day, ger, 11th U. S. Civil Service District, the final contest of the school year. sides his Legion activities, he is cadet and something about your— Presbyterian church with a special Saturday, May 24, is being complet Post Office Building, Seattle, Wn., Touchet is expected to furnish stiff chairman of the Oswego public school perhaps your five feet ten, your sermon by Rev. B. E. Mitchell. Mrs. ed by Hermiston Unit of the Ameri not later than May 19, 1941. brown hair, your ruddy complexion— competition for the locals. board and active in Scouting. Ernest Greathouse will arrange spe- can Legion Auxiliary. The corps, measures up to the inventory of c.al music. A lovely bouquet will be working under the leadership of Mrs. characteristics that make up the fly riven to the oldest mother present. Don Sykes will make a trip to F. B. Belt, Poppy Day chairman, will ing cadet. Coalinga, Cal., this week to bring be on the streets throughout the day u The wing business is build-up and back some Guernsey cows. He will offering poppies to be worn in honor not even your best friend can tell if also bring Mrs. Sykes’ piano. you have them. T hat’s something Mr. and Mrs. Carl Rhea made a of the World War dead, and to aid trip to Rhea Creek Sunday for fish, the disabled veterans and dependent only army tests can reveal and en families of veterans. but did not have much luck. listment for a three year hitch deter Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Ray and Volunteers are being organized in mine. But, says Commander Sam Marva Jean were visitors in Vancou to teams and each team is being as Moore, if you young fellas have a ver Sunday clean bill of health, and that means Lewis Haisch and Miss Irene signed a location of neighborhood in Swanson were Portland visitors over which to distribute poppies. All will clean and not just freshly laundered, the week end and brought back a serve as unpaid volunteers, meaning college training or its equivalent in Chrysler car. that every penny of the contribution knowledge, are between 20 and 26, Mrs. Glenn Johnson was hostess to made for the poppies will go into and have managed to escape Cupid’s the Pollyanna club Wednesday. As this was the last meeting before sum- ! the welfare fund of the Auxiliary, pot shots, you don’t have to wait for rner vacation, chief business was the » --------- opportunity to knock, you do the •lection of officers. This is a sew- VYOOLEN MILLS TO knocking, and the door is the one mg club. i vz marked: Recruiting Service, U. S. The fourteen girls who will grad- O P F N I Of* A I C T O D F uate from the eighth grade were in- i W M L * 1 Army. If you cannot contact your vited to tea Tuesday afternoon by the local I.egion Commander, full details The original Utah Woolen Mills of tirls’ League. A program and danc- of enlistment may be obtained by ng concluded a delightful afternoon, Salt Lake City, Utah, featuring the visiting or writing headquarters of •fficers installed were. Grace Krause Jack Frost line, will open a local of the Army Recruiting Service, Room I resident, Irene Rueber, vice presi- fice after June 1 in the Wm. Shaar l«“nt, Margaret Murray secretary and 323 post office building. Portland: building on Main street, now being kelma Sutton treasurer. or any of the substations located at The 4-H Cooking club met and iccupied by the Oregon State Em Salem, Eugene, Medford, Ontario. •ected the following officers: presi ployment office. The store will be Pendleton, Klamath Falls or Marsh dent, Minnie Riley: vice president, in charge of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wick Betty Tenney; secretary, Virginia Pi- field. ham but will be actively operated by anso, and reporter, Carolyn Smith. Mrs. Wickham. Mr. Wickham is the Marie Tenney is leader. Ex lb re Again Thursday The 4-H Sewing club also elected district representative for the Utah Minnie Riley, president; Laura Stev- Woolen Mills line and will make The traveling examiner of opera i .is. vice president: and Coralie Man Hermiston his headquarters. ser, secretary, with Mrs. Martha tors and chauffeurs is scheduled to Mr. Wickham, who was in Hermis Riley as leader. arrive in Hermiston again Thursday, On May 1 at the Ayers Cafe the ton Wednesday, stated that his firm May 22, and will be on duty at the uniors and Seniors enjoyed a ban- was part owners of Station KSL, city library between the hours of 10 uet with F. C. Fitzpatrick as toast- Salt Lake, and sponsored programs laster. Music was given by Miss a. m. to 5 p. m., according to a recent Swanson and Miss Messenger and a Wednesday and Saturday nights. The announcement. All those wishing duet, San Antonia Rose, by Guy firm features a complete clothing permits or license to drive cars are ' lark and Betty Lawrence, with line for ladies, men and children, as asked to get in touch with the ex (Continued onMaat page) well as blankets and other dry goods. aminer during these hours. STANFIELD NEWS C a ll f o r U n it y
