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NEWS FROM YOUR I OWN STATE Cr COUNTY COLUMBIA NEWS Bj/ M rt. Boh Woodward a. arunLlton -/-/ q . ï . g .L c L OFFICIAL U M A TILLA COUNTY PAPER VOLUME XXXIV. HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. MAY 22, 1941 NUM BER 4») -he executive committee of the ONE HOUR PARKING RED SOX LOSE Farm Bureau Auxiliary met with Mrs. Baxter Hutchison Sunday a fte r ORDINANCE PASSED TO WALLULA IN noon. Present were Mrs. Henry Ott, Mrs. C. L. Upham, Mrs. Otis Buell, BY COUNCIL FRIDAY LEAGUE CONTEST Mrs. H arr and Mrs. Foster. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Belchee, who In order to take care of the heavy have recently moved to Hermiston Umatilla County League from Sherman county to be employed traffic on Main street and to stop the Standings on local construction work, visited at present long time parking of automo the Joe Udey home on Thursday of Vi L Pctg. biles and other vehicles on this street H. T. FRASER LEAVES lart week. The families are old DELEGATES COME Wallula ................ 5 « 1.000 the city council passed an ordinance friends. Mission Indians - 3 2 .600 M A N Y FRIENDS at its regular meeting Friday night Henry Garberding made a business FROM DISTANCE Hermiston ............ 2 2 ,5M trip to Portland the first of the limiting the parking to one hour. The Funeral services for Hugh Thomas Texaco Chiefs 2 3 .400 week. Rotarians, one hour limit on Main street is be Approximately 100 Fraser, for more than 34 years iden Mrs. A. T. Kaufman of Umatilla their wives and guests gathered in tween First and Third streets, or Umatilla ................ 2 3 .400 and Mrs. Ethel Jones of Pendleton tified with business life in Hermis Helix ....................... 0 4 .000 the Hermiston high school halls from the hotel corner to the Stand spent Friday at the Sater home. ton, were held Tuesday afternoon in Mrs. H. G. McCulley and Mrs. H. I Tuesday night for a charter presen- ard Service station corner, and is ef Texaco the Methodist church with Rev. Games Next Sunday A Wilson entertained Thursday at tation banquet. During the evening’s fective between the hours of 8:00 Chiefs at Helix, Hermiston at Mis- Stearns Cushing Jr. reading the the McCulley home in honor of Mrs. program, the Hermiston club, recent o’clock in the morning till 6:00 James Getchell. ceremony. Mr. Fraser passed away sion and Umatilla at Wallula. The J. A. Clarke family of Her ly organized, was given a charter o’clock in the evening except Sundays ’ quite suddenly Saturday morning a f In one of the best games of the and holidays. from Vincent “Nig” Borleske, dis miston were dinner guests at the ter he seemingly was greatly im present season, the Wallula railroad Chief of Police H. A. Pankow has Forrest Moore home Sunday. trict governor of Dist. 101. A turkey ers trounced the Hermiston Red Sox proved from his recent illness. He . ulie Kahle, granddaughter of the dinner was served by the Hermiston ordered signs to be placed on the Henry Wilsons and visiting here from on the local diamond Sunday after- !>ad been a patient in St. Anthony’s streets notifying the motorists of the 1 Denver, Colo., is recovering from a , Rebekah lodge. noon, 9 to 6. The winning runs came hospital in Pendleton for about three ordinance, and stated Wednesday The evening’s entertainment wras severe case of tonsilitis. in the ninth when a walk, an terror, "’eeks. that this new ordinance will be en Mrs. Jack Reuber of Stanfield has I sponsored by the Rotary Club of In point of service Mr. Fraser was WILLIAM JACKSON a single and a home run accounted been a frequent visitor during the i Milton.Fl.eewatel. who have been forced as soon as the signs are put the oldest merchant now in business past week a t the home of her daugh- , for three runs. up. The signs are expected to a r William Jackson, son of Mr. and te: Mrs. Myrnie Caldwell. helpful in organizing the local group. Morehouse, on the mound for the in Hermiston, having established the ! jj The Townsend executive council | Delegates were present from Prosser rive in a week or ten days. C. M. Jackson, will graduate Red Sox, was nicked fairly hard all Oregon Hardware & Implement Co. Loading zones will also be marked j f met at the William Kik home Sunday and Walla Walla, Wn., Pendleton, om Pacific University this June. in 190? in partnership with E. E. afternoon. Milton, Freewater, and letters and on designated corners and are effect Mr. Jackson entered Pacific Univer afternoon but kept them fairly well I.ittler. This firm was dissolved in scattered. It took the Red Sox four ive during the same hours but the sity in the fall, 193 7, from Hermis- A well on the Bob Woodward place ^legram s were received from many 1911 when F. C. McKenzie purchased thi- week. The well, to be 50 feet: other clubs as far as Havanna, Cuba. limit has been set for only 15 min ton Union high school. While attend-1 innings to get at Miller, W’allula the Littler interests. Mr. Fraser and pitcher, but then found him for sev utes. Also the parking of automo de< d , will supply a water system for a call to order and a general wel- ¡ng Pacific he gained recognition as Mr. McKenzie have been partners biles and trucks in the alleys of the president of the student body, presi eral base hits. The score was tied " d S iftS " ? 1 ~ F- since that time. main business block has been limited dent of his freshman class, Alpha going into the last frame, when the mother of Mrs. John Knox, spent - President of the Milton-Freewater Mr. Fraser was born in the prov- Zeta fraternity, and McCormick Hall, j visitors came through with some ince of Nova Scotia, Canada, May few days this week at the Knox j club. Group singing was led by to 30 minutes. timely blows. This ordinance has been under home. She was accompanied by her i “Polly” Anderson of Walla Walla. the men’s dormitory’. He was a mem 24, 1874. His boyhood was spent in The battle of the century took place Canada and later moving to Butte, smab grandson, Hubert Metteer. Musical numbers were presented by consideration for a number of months ber of various journalism, forensics, and has been commented on by many and service honoraries as well as at Mission where the two Indian Montana. From there Mr. Fraser next Monday evening at the office of b a r r e n Walker, cello, Leon Williams, M E. Knickerbocker, assistant coun-1 violin, and accompanied by Mrs. Low- as a favorable move to relieve the Blue Key. Mr. Jackson also took an ! teams engaged in a civil war. Mis came to Hermiston where he has congested condition on Main street. active part in the Index, the student R*on to°k the contest 10 to 4, thereby since made his home. ty agent. Reports are to be given ell Steen. by several club members. W. J. Warner made the address of The congestion caused by stopping of weekly paper and was manager of the 1 edF*n£ out Hermiston for second He was married to Margaret B ry Mr. and Mrs. Myrnie Caldwell at the U. P. stages on Main street was school book store for two years. A ,,Iaee honors- Umatilla continued its tended the high school commencement welcome in the absence of Mayor F. also discussed and action will be ta k pre-law major, he plans to do grad- j in n in g ways by trouncing Helix on ant in 1903. He leaves his widow and two sons, Hugh Fraser, auditor exercises in Stanfield Tuesday even C. McKenzie. Mr. Warner stated that | the latter’s diamond. Vane Hiatt, on for the Anaconda Mining Co. of ing. the new club should prove quite an en up later on this matter. The com uate work in this field. the hill for Umatilla, kept the Helix New York, and lives Mr. and Mrs. Fred Berg of Uma asset to Hermiston and was a wel plete ordinance is published on page in East tilla were Sunday afternoon guests five of this issue. sluggers well in hand, pitching the Orange, N. J., and Thomas of H er come addition. Flags were presented a t the Duff Knight home. GARDEN CLUB TO 1 full route. miston who this year graduated from Illness is quite prevalent in the to the Hermiston club by Glenn neighborhood the past week with Strickler, special representative of LOWER LIGHT RATES high school. Also surviving is one FEATURE COLORED many suffering from severe colds Rotary International. Bill Kirchner, ARMY PERSONNEL grandchild, Nancy Fraser, daughter and attacks of flu. Emsley Rogers Hermiston club secretary, accepted EFFECTIVE TODAY PICTURES FRIDAY of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Fraser. is quite ill with whooping cough. Ru __________ / NOW QUARTERED Mr. Fraser, affectionately known Miss Laura Burroughs, flower a r by Hooker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. the flags. President F. B. Belt of Rounding out its latest rate reduc rangement specialist, of the Coca Co AT DEPOT SITE as “Tom” by his many friends, will Bud Hooker has chicken pox. It is Hermiston made a few remarks stat reported that there are several cases ing that the new Rotary members tions, which are effective May 2 2, la Co. will be in Hermiston Friday, be greatly missed on Main street. His of Doth diseases in this district. Pacific Power & Light company filed May 23, to present a program of friendly greetings and cheerful re would attempt to live up to the stand- Captain R. C. Williams and his Mr. and Mrs. John Knox, Mrs. a new power service schedule Wed various phases of flower arrange large corps of co-workers are now marks have been a boon to passersby M rtteer and Mrs. Wesley P a rk e r! ards “f Rotary. visited in Walla Walla last Friday. Mr. Borleske, familiarly known by. nesday to give substantial savings to ment using color pictures to illus housed in the barrack buildings at for many years. Tom was never too Miss Frances Clinton of Pendleton many friends as “Nig” gave th e , anufactul ing and industr‘a l estab- trate her work. The entertainment the site of the Umatilla Ordnance busy to say a freindl.v word or to was a caller at the H. G. McCulley , addl.egs of the evening- H’e stressed ' lishments usin* 30 kilowatts or more, is sponsored by the Hermiston Gar Depot. Final moving operations give a word of advice when opportu home Tuesday. den club which is inviting all those Lou Hooker of En- | the fact that the job for grownups to- accordinK to John A. Clkrke, local Saturday afternoon. nity presented itself. were completed Mr. and Mrs. Lou Hooker of En He served as councilman in earlier interested to attend. terprise visited Tuesday at the Bud day was to prepare the youth for the manaffer- The new location is quite an im Hooker home. Their small son, Ed battles that lie ahead. Opportunities days of Hermiston, and for many h is eRtimated that the new indus- This will be the second annual pro provement over the cramped quarters ward, has spent the past week here. are still plentiful today but he ad- trial rate wil1 save about *70.000 a years was secretary of the Masonic gram of this sort. A similar event in the Hermiston Irrigation district Mr. and Mrs. William Zacharias of lodge. Always interested in city and Pi ndleton were Sunday guests at the vised that these opportunities most : year to OreKon and Washington cus- proved quite popular last year. The building. An enlarged personnel is often can be found at home. Rotary ' tomers who are affected. Willis Struthers home. entertainment will be held at the ; busily engaged handling office de- project advancement, he was a mem Annual savings to residential, high school gymnasium with the high ; tails of the huge project. ber of the Hermiston Commercial Mr. and Mrs. Willis Struthers International, which is represented v:.- :ed Wednesday afternoon at the by clubs in almost all the principal commercial and farm customers as a club since its inception. hool band present to entertain the The offices of Stevens & , Koon, ho'.e of his brother, Stanley Struth- Honorary pall bearers for the nations of the world, has for its aim result of the reductions announced visitors. The Coca Cola Co. will fea survey contractors, are still located ers on Butter Creek. Genevieve Blinston went to Port a better understanding of mutual last month are estimated at $410,000 ture free “cokes” and the Garden in the upstairs of the irrigation funeral were Carl Chambers of Pen. for the two states. land Sunday to visit friends. club will sell sandwiches. problems. building and in the Legion hall. No dleton, Fred Andrews of Echo, Roy A soil conservation crew from aiyiouncement has been made as to Neill of Echo, Lew Brownell of Uma Democracy must be defended Camp Stanfield are doing work on tilla, A. P. Garner, J. H. Reid, F. C. th< Lester Hammer place this week. against invasion from many angles. PRACTICE SHOOT Former Resident Passes Wednesday when they will move to the ordnance Woughter, H. M. Sommerer, E. P. depot. The first cuttings of hay were put Dictatorship must not and shall not Dodd, George Strohm, William Frederick J. Klinehan, 68, Tilla- up on several local farms this week. prevail. He ended his talk by making SET FOR SUNDAY Shaar, Frank Bilderback, W, W -------- mook dairy farmer, died in a hospi- a plea for better understanding and Bible School Classes Planned 7. W. Waid of Stanfield Passes Felthouse and O. O. Felthouse. Ac A practice shoot will be held at the tai at Tillamook last Wednesday. He News was received just at press more cooperation to obtain the ideals grounds of the Hermiston Rod & Gun was born in Iowa, and established tive pall bearers were Ralph Saylor, A committee on plans for the com time of the passing of J. W. Waid on which democracy is founded. Curtis Simons, E. L. Jackson, A. F club Sunday afternoon at 2:30. All his dairy ranch on going to Tilla- Charter members of the Hermiston members and anyone else interested mook. He leaves his widow, Lena; munity vacation day Bible school met Rohrman, Ralph Richards and C. M. ar. old time resident of Stanfield. at the Baptist church Monday even Mr. Wade was near the 90 mark and club are Dr. F. B. Belt, W. W. Felt- in trap shooting are urged to bring a son Roy of Tillamook: three daugh- ing to discuss the forthcoming clas Jackson. hah been failing for the past few house, Bill Kirchner, Lee Quiring, their guns to enter the friendly com- ters, Mrs. Hazel Hickey, Mrs. Mabel Burial was in the Hermiston ceme ses. The school will be held the first months. Mr. Waid passed away late Harold Rankin, M. E. Knickerbocker, petition. L. Rowland and Mrs. Gladys Thur- two weeks in June and transportation tery. this afternoon, and a complete ac George Harkenrider, Stearns Cush will be a good opportunity to “warm , low, all of Portland: a brother, John will be provided for those living out ing, W. G. Kersbergen. Dr. W. L. up” favorite weapons. count will be published next week. W. Klinehan of Madiera. Cal., and of town. Further announcements will MISS BROWNSON ------------ e » » -------------- Morgan, Dan Gray, Enos Martin, near future three grandchildren. appear in the Herald soon. Walt Pearson, Harold Dean, Charles HERMISTON ROTARY CLUB PRESENTED CHARTER TUESDAY SPIRIT OF THE POPPY Hodge and John Clarke. IMPORTANT TO AMERICA S SECURITY HERMISTON GOLF Wearing of a memorial poppy on TEAM W INS OVER the coat on Poppy Day, Saturday, PASCO SUNDAY May 24, might seem to have no con nection with national defense, but to A “padded” Hermiston golf squad Mrs. F. B. Belt, national defense chairman of Hermiston unit of the turned in a 34 to 8 victory over Pas- American Legion Auxiliary, the spirit co Sunday on the local course- Four of the poppy is important to the se- <’,ayers from Athena were added * curity of America. the local team *n order to iorm tne " .More important even than a ir - , competition for the visitors who also planes, tanks and guns is the patrio- were considerably strengthened with tic spirit of the nation”, she said to outside golfers. The day was too day, while helping the Auxiliary pre windy for much sub par golf, al pare for the observance of Poppy though several good scores were Day. “The British army lost all of turned in. Pen Harris of the Hermiston squad itf equipment at Dunquerk but Eng- land has not been invaded. The and R- Ness of the visitors were G ’eeks overcame and hurled back the awarded prizes for the longest drives. Italian invaders, vastly superior in H arris also won the closest to the equipment. What is inside the heart pin and low medal scores for the lo cf a soldier counts more than the cals while J. Heater won similar type of gun in his hands. The human prizes for the visitors. element is of decisive importance, The following is a list of players even in mechanized warfare. with the local man named first: Jim 'The poppy, which we will wear Todd 84, 0 points, Heater 74, 3 r Saturday in tribute to the men points: Pen Harris 74, 2, McGahey, who gave their lives fo*r America 23 77, 1; Critchfield 87, 2, Nuss 92, 1: years ago. carries an inspiring mes- Fossatti, 88, 2, Makle 94, 1: K'ag»- sage for America. It tells of high- 83, 3, Gall, 90,0: Matott 79, 3, Hull est patriotic sacrifice. It brings 86, 0; Doyle 87, 2*4, Beste 88, U : memories of the days when life it- Jenkins 89, 3, Purdy 91, 0: Jackson -• f was not considered too much to 81, 2, O'Conner 85, 1; Van Patten give for America, and when the na 93, 3, Newsome 97, 0; Hanlon 79, 3, t a l i was united in a spirit of patrio Behrman 114, 0: Ed Bensel 89, 2*4, t i " m which brought quick victory over Stone 95, *4 ; Brownson 88, 3, Jones the enemy. 99, 0; Chenault 87, 3, Yedica 94, 0. Pacific Graduate FUNERAL SERVICES HELD TUESDAY FOR PIONEER MERCHANT WED IN CALIFORNIA Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Brownson an nounce the marriage of their daugh ter Shirlie to Mr. George Earl Wil iams of Los Angeles on May 16th in the chapel of the Episcopal church in Englewood, Cal., in the presence of relatives and a few close friends. The Rev. Mr. Hinkle, a former pastor of the Church of the Redeemer in Pen dleton, officiated. Mrs. Williams is a graduate of the local high school and also of Oregon State college where she was affiliated with Chi Omega. Mr. Williams is superintendent of agents of the Los Angeles branch of the Aetna Insurance Co. After May 25 they will be at home to their friends at 626 Cahvenga Blvd., L or Angeles, Cal. ASSAULT CHARGE RESULT OF FIGHT Del Burch, worker at the site of the ordnance depot, pleaded guilty to an assault and battery charge before Justice of Peace E. P. Dodd Wednes day night. He was accused of enter ing the P. & G. Cafe Tuesday night and without any provocation began to strike N. L. Hays while the latter was sitting in one of the booths. The affair raised quite a rumpus for a time before order was restored. Burch was fined 20 days in jail and 15 costs. A commitment was issued Wednesday evening and he was taken to the county jail to serve sentence.
