NEWS FROM YOUR
OWN STATE &
COUNTY
77 e.
COLUMBIA NEWS
By Mr*. Bob Woodward
atm Liton 4 / q . ï . g .L o L
OFFICIAL U M A T ILLA COUNTY PAPER
VOLL M E X X X IV .
H E RM ISTO N '.
U M A T IL L A
C O U N T Y. OREGON. JU N E 5, 1 0 4 !.
N U M B E R «2
Herbert Beyers of Salt Lake City,
anager of the Northwest Turkey
RED
SOX
BATTERS
HAVE
FAIR
AVERAGE
HELIX TO PLAY
Growers association, was the guest
■- Mr. and Mrs. John Jendrzejewski
One
reason
the
Hermiston
Red
Quiring
7 3 4 .428
last Friday evening. Mr. Beyers was
DOUBLEHEADER
Sox are not at the top of the list in
en route to western Oregon on busi
Keller
.. 27 11 6 .407
ness for the association.
HERE SUNDAY
the Umatilla county baseball league
Phifer
........ 8 3 2 .375
Mrs. Duff Knight and Mrs. Afton ,
is that the team batting average is
Brandon
..
24
8
6
,S33
McFarland of Umatilla left recently,
not as high as last year.. Due to the
Umatillu County League
Liesegang
10 3 2 ,30o
on a vacation motor trip to Lake-
increased activities with the coming
Standings
Sollars
29 8 6 .275
vjew and other points in southwes-
iijakikimA
of the ordnance depot, it has been ex
Wallula
; 0 1.000
tern Oregon. They will be gone A W A R D WINNERS
Harris
..... 26 7 6 .269
about 10 days.
|
_
tremely difficult to have practice ses
Mission Indians
5 2 .714
Crampton ....
4 1 2
.250
DRIVER SENTENCED
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Reid of, LISTED BELOW
sions and batting averages have suf
Hermiston Red Sox 3 3 .500
Moorehouse
.
14
3
3
.214
I ortland were week end guests at the i
______
fered consequently.
Texaco Chiefs ....... 3 4 .428
FOR INTOXICATIO N
Woodward ....... 19 4 5 .210
J. H. Reid home.
Hermiston and surrounding terri
Cook, second sacker who was with
Umatilla
2 5 .285
Rankin ......... 26 3 6 ,115
Mrs. Jessie Hooker and brother, tory willl again send quite a conting
Randelle Nielsen, approximately
Helix ...............
0 6 .000
Tiller ............. 1 0
1 .000
Jack Coons of Connell, Wn., spent ent of 4-H club members to the an the club earlier in the season, leads
25 years of age, was killed and his
the list with an even .500 average.
Thursday here. Mrs. Hooker plans
Wilcox
...........
1
0
2
.000
tc return to her home here in July. nual summer sessions at Oregon Keller, short stop and utility pitcher, Auberton ......... 4 0 1 .000
Gaines Played Sunday
companion, A1 Droze Jr., was slight-
Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Hutchison and State college. The two-week classes leads in number of hits with 11. The
Hermiston 9, Umatilla 4; Wallula
injured Thursday night in an au-
Beard
6
0
4
,000
baby and Elmer James of Pendleton will open Monday, June 9, and will entire list, including Sunday’s game
20, Texaco Chiefs 2; Mission Indians tomobile crash just south of Hermis-
Knox
4
0
2
.000
v.sited at the Baxter Hutchison close Friday, June 20.
with Umatilla, follows:
14, Helix 5.
ton near the O’Grady tourist cabins.
Mackellie ......... 8 0 4 .000
home Sunday. Other guests in the
The following is a list of those go
AB H G Pet.
Games Next Sunday Mission at
men are ^rorn Colville, Wn., and
afternoon were Mr. and Mrs. C. L.
(Attention, Ball Players — The
Cook ............. 1
6 3 .500
Upham, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Mike- ing from this territory and their
above list has been compiled by Clar Wallula. Helix at Hermiston (Dou- were e"’l>loyed at the site of the
and M and Mrs. A. C. Cable sponsors:
Johnson ..........
1 1 .500
ence Crampton and all discrepancies bleheader). Umatilla at Texaco Umatilla Ordnance Depot.
and Doreen.
Berrv ......
1 1 .500
State police officers reported after
Edithanne Spencer, Pocahontas
ihould be taken up with him.—Ed.) Chiefs.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Parsons and
an investigation that the car, driven
laughter Glenda of Tacoma spent the club, Umatilla: Sara Wurster, East
holiday week end at the Bob Wood ern Star, Umatilla; Peggy Sommer- ANOTHER PIONEER
The Hermiston Red Sox broke in by Droze, was traveling west and
GOOD WEATHER
ward home. They returned to Taco er, Farm Bureau Auxiliary; Glen
to the win column again Sunday by struck the first cement bridge east
ma Sunday afternoon accompanied Wilcox, Umatilla Project Farm Bu
taking a hard fought contest from a of the east city limits of Hermiston.
CONDITIONS BOON
by Mrs. Myrnie Caldwell who will reau; Johanna Casper, Umatilla Pro PASSES SATURDAY
greatly strengthened Umatilla squad, The car caromed off the concrete
spend two weeks visiting in that city
ject Farm Bureau: Irene Borthwick, OF HEART ATTACK
TO CROPS HERE
9-4, on the local diamond. The visi down the highway and struck another
and Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Keller and Legion Auxiliary, oni-half, and the
tors threw a scare into the Red Sox , machine, driven by Gilbert Leo Stein,
Mrs. Sophie Kopacz were Sunday af Hermiston Herald, one-half; Fern
A. P. Garner, familiarly known to
Due to favorable April and May by scoring three runs in the first in-1 2250 Chemeketa street, Salem, en
ternoon visitors at the Jendrzejewski Bray, Happy Hour Cooking club, his many friends as “Dad”, passed weather conditions, crops on all the
ning with the aid of two walks, a hit route to Rieth.
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Stein and their 19.
George Caldwell of Astoria and Umatilla: Grace Bensel, First Nat away quite suddenly Saturday even irrigation projects in this territory and a wild throw.
month-old
baby were unhurt but
arl Caldwell of The Dalles visited ional Bank of Hermiston; Lauree ing while talking with friends at the will have much better stands than ex-
Brandon, on the mound for Uma
at. the Bob Woodward home during Gimble, Hermiston Commercial club; Hermiston Hotel. Mr. Garner, who j pected six weeks ago. Because of tilla, had things pretty much his own their car was damaged to some ex
the week end.
Irene Hunt, Inland Co-op. and Uma was 85 years of age, enjoyed good frequent rains and a more humid at way for three innings but in the tent.
Rodney Rogers, who has finished
Mr. Neilsen _was the son of Mrs.
the year’s teaching duties at Pilot tilla Co-op. Creamery, one-fourth health until the time of his death, mosphere, irrigation requirements fourth weakened somewhat and with
Verne
Neilsen of Colville, Wn.
being
a
familiar
figure
on
the
streets
each,
and
Farm
Bureau
Co-op.,
one
have
been
much
less
than
usual.
Rock, is employed at the Bingham
the aid of some wild throws in the
Mr. Droze was taken to St. Antho
during the past few months.
Springs summer resort for the sea- half.
The Western Land district and infield allowed three runs to score.
$en.
Mr. Garner had lived an industri Stanfield district have drawn very The Red Sox continued the onslaught ny’s hospital in Pendleton. He was
Minnie Riley, Echo Wool Growers
Robert Lorentz and family of Seat
ous
life until recent years when he little on McKay creek water and the in the next frame, scoring three more released Monday and sentenced to six
Auxiliary;
Clemma
Barber,
Stan
tle came Saturday for a visit with
retired
from the dairy business here. supply of storage is now considered tallies, and two more in the sixth. months in jail and fined >100 for
field
Grange;
Dulcinea
Panages,
his aunt, Mrs. Mary Harr. They re
turned to Seattle the following morn Westland Grange. Creston Buzzard, He began his work in the employ of safe until after the middle of August.
Fred Rankin, who pitched the first driving while intoxicated.
ing upon receiving word that their Columbia Grange: Zelma Sutton, J. the Mexican government, later com Cold Springs reservoir has sufficient seven innings for Hermiston, struck
This was the third automobile fa
home had been broken into and
C. Penney Co., Pendleton; Coralie ing to this project where he was a for the season under conservative out ten batters, but was in trouble tality in Umatilla county this year.
robbed.
a few times because of wildness. Ran
Mrs. Annette Barham has been in Mansker, C. C. Anderson, Pendleton; concrete foreman from 1906 to 1920 useage.
quite ill health for the past several Ruth McCulley, Tillicum Grange; during construction of the irrigation
First and second crops of alfalfa kin is improving with every contest NEW OFFICERS
weeks. Mrs. Ethel Hughes is assist Theodore Panages, Columbia Grange system.
are considered safe with a good and should be valuable for the re ARRIVE AT SITE
ing at the Barhani home during her Home Economics Committee.
In
1920
Mr.
Garner
purchased
a
chance
for a reasonable third in all mainder of the season. A newcom
illness.
More 4-H club members than ever dairy ranch south of Hermiston cases. Corn and other grains will be er, Auberton, pitched the last two in
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Cook and
The Umatilla Ordnance Depot per
daughter of Portland spent Memor before are planning to attend this which he operated until several years matured and the usual gardens and ings and struck out five batters, hav
ial day at the George Liebe home. year s two-week club summer session ago. In recent months he resided at berry crops are assured with good ing plenty of speed on the ball. He sonnel has been strengthened recent
Mrs. Liebe and Mrs. Cook are cou at the college, according to prelimi
will be used in one of the games ly by the addition of three more of
the Hermiston Hotel where he was cultivation and care.
sins.
ficers. These include Capt. J. F.
The weather report for the past against Helix Sunday.
G. C. Conlee came from Baker to nary lists received from the various able to visit with many of his old
In other games of the league. Wal Key, Sierra Madra, Calif., Lt. W. D
visit his sisters, Mrs. Conner and counties by H. C. Seymour, state club cronies and swap stories of by-gone week, according to Charles Taylor,
Mrs. Orchards from McMinnville leader.
lula continued merrily on in the lead Alexander, Boulder City, Nev., Lt. V.
days. Mr. Garner was a very able weather man, follows:
who have been at the John Conrad
this time trouncing the Texaco Chiefs G. McLeod, Hoff General Hospital
talker
and
his
stories
of
early
day
While
the
preliminary
lists
show
home.
Date
Max. Min. 20 to 2. The Mission Indians re Project, Santa Barbara, Cal., and Lt.
Mrs. Emmerson of Arlington re close to 2300 signed up now, the developments were exceedingly inter
$lay 28 .............
67
51
mained in second place by defeating H. W. Sexton, The Dalles, who will
cently visited Mrs. Amanda Shaver. usual reduction will mean -an actual esting.
May 29
64
45
Helix 14 to 5.
Mrs. Shaver has been ill but is much attendance of more than 2000, says
arrive here Saturday.
He
was
a
Mason
and
a
Knight
May 30 ........... .
improved.
67
41
The doubleheader here Sunday will
A dire need for more houses for
Seymour.
Templar.
Surviving
are
a
son,
Dr.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miceals Jr.
May 31
..... ....... 73 .... 55
be something new in Hermiston in re employees at the site lias been felt
and daughters Carol and Linda of
Housing plans have been complet Louis Garner of North Bend, and a
June 1 ...... .......... ...... 77 .... 42
cent years. The first game will get during the past few weeks. Some
Pilot Rock spent Saturday with Mr ed, with the engagement of all of the daughter, Mrs. Florence Davis of
June 2 ................ ...... 79 .... 50
underway at 1:00 o’clock with a short talk was heard late last week that
and Mrs. Willis Struthers. Mr. and halls and 30 sororities and fraterni Hermiston. His wife preceded him
June 3 ................
81
47
Mrs. J. A. Witten and son of Echo ties to house the boys and girls. The in death in August, 1939.
intermission between the two con •I. A. Terteling & Sons contemplated
A total of .20 ¡n. rainfall was re- tests.
were Sunday guests at the Struthers
building more houses similar to those
Funeral services were held at the corded.
boys will live in the big men’s dormi
home.
just
west of Hermiston. However,
(Continued
on
last
page)
Mrs. B. E. Getchell, Mrs. James tory and in 10 of the fraternities and
this plan has not been definitely
BUILDING PERMITS
C-etchell and Mrs. Otis Buell were
(Continued on Page 8)
shopping in Pendleton Tuesday.
adopted and it may be that tents will
COUNTY ALLOTS
ZOOM IN M AY
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Boyd were bus
BIBLE SCHOOL IS
be issued for those without perma
iness visitors in Pendleton Saturdav MISS IN A LENHART
nent
houses. Shady trees about the
SUM
FOR
LIBRARY
of last week.
POSTPONED HERE
project will be utilized for shelter
Mrs. H. G. McCulley, Mrs. H. A. PASSES SUNDAY
According to Mrs. Charles Taylor,
Wilson and Mrs. H. J. Ott represent
The shortage of houses in town re
The county court Wednesday al
The proposed Daily Vacation Bible lotted a sum up to >200 for the in in charge of building permits in the mains acute. Requests for shelter
ed the Columbia district at the school
office of City Recorder Charles Tay
f or leaders of the mattress making
school which was to have begun Mon
project of the Farm Security Admin
Funeral services for Miss Ina day, June 2, has been postponed to stallation of an air conditioner at the lor, a total of >54,540.00 in building are heard at every turn. It is hoped
istration which was held at the For Marie Lenhart, formerly of Hermis
Hermiston library'. The amount will permits was issued in the month of that with the arrival of warmer wea
estry warehouse in Pendleton on ton, were held Wednesday at 2:30 the second and third weeks in August be taken from the emergency fund May. This figure is reported to ex ther, tents may be utilized to a great
due to sickness prevalent here at the
T uesday and Wednesday of this
er extent.
week. Other ladies attending from the p. m. in the Drawing Chapel of Hol present time. Several cases of whoop which was urged by the late Thomas ceed that of many cities of much
Hermiston area were Mrs. Emery man and Lutz with vault interment ing cough were reported late last Fraser while a member of the coun larger size. Hermiston has exper
ty budget committee.
Cox, Mrs. Seeliger and Mrs. Casper. in Rice City cemetery. Rev. Earl
ienced a building boom in the past CUPID STRIKES AT
week and it was thought better to
Construction was started this week Horsell officiated at the service.
The announcement of the allotment few months but is anticipating much
postpone the gatherings of young comes through Mrs. Fraser who was
ORDNANCE DEPOT
on the new Townsend club hall locat
Miss Lenhart passed away Sunday people.
greater activities in the near future.
ed on the Diagonal, road about one
In
Pendleton
Wednesday
to
make
ar
hospital.
She
According to Mrs. Taylor, the May
o'ble east
of Hermiston.
more
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....wwaae n A
IIIW
1C UC- de | morning
~ at a Portland
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...
Further announcements concerning rangements. The air conditioner will
The climate apparently agrees
tilled account of the building plans l was born June 3, 1909, in Rainier,
figure included the 83 houses con
were not available at this time, but Oregon, and has resided in Portland the school will be published soon in be a welcome addition to the library structed by J. A. Terteling & Sons with a good majority of the workers
the Herald.
will be officially announced by the
here.
at the Umatilla Ordnance Depot. In
west of Hermiston.
for the past 8 years where she was
club at a later date.
tact, two of the numerous romances
Mr. and Mrs. John Graves went to employed at the New Heathman Ho-1
which have sprung up among the
rand Coulee on Memorial day and tel as a waitress. Before going to
ranks have culminated in marriages
returned with a truck load of furni Portland she was employed as wait
ture for Mr. and Mrs. Mikel who ress in the local hotel dining room
during the past week. The “malady”
have moved into a house near the
is said to be catching and an alert
Myrick place. Mr. Mikel is employed for a number of years and has since
vigil
will be kept in the next few
a' the Munitions depot.
made several visits to Hermiston.
weeks for other outbreaks.
Mr. and
Hugh
White of Was-
She is survived by ncr
her parents,
parents
, . Mrs.
,
. ” ........
” “■ ’ —
Those failing prey to cupid’s darts
Maffeei hlme.
Wa‘ter ’ Mr’ and Mrs’ Milton A’ Lenhart, one
this week were Miss Marion Wilier
Along the’ Diagonal: A stranger S‘Ster’ June Lenhart, and seven
of Grants Pass and C. H. Drake of
we didn’t get his name) inquiring : thers, Charles U., Otis W., Uria
Pomeroy, Wn. They were married at
for directions to his grandmother’s ! Phillip R., Thomas W., Alonzo
old home, the Spencer place. . . . Pas and James H. Lenhart. Thomas of
Couer d’Alene, Idaho, Saturday. Mias
sers-by admiring the prbfusion of Hermiston left Sunday for Portland
Louise Shorey, Portland, and Leland
b.ooms in the Christley yard. . . W. A
Bragington of St. Marys, Idaho, were
Mikesell driving a handsome new to help with funeral arrangements.
married at the same place Friday
r hevrolet coupe. . . The John Conrads
It was at first reported that Miss
and will reside in Umatilla. The
just as handsome new Mercury.
Lenhart s mother had passed away,
Drakes will be at home to their
but was later corrected.
friends in Hermiston.
FOUR-H MEMBERS
TO LEAVE JUNE 9
FOR CORVALLIS
M ONEY ALLOTTED
FOR DEPOT ROAD
MATTRESS SCHOOL
DRAWS FROM HERE
The works project administration
___
has
authorized
allotment
of
>24,696
»
.
...
,
*
A group of local ladies attended a
Or°dnancCtDn 7
7
Ï " * “ ' mattr*M Schoot held in Pendleton
... Ordnance Depot road, according to Tuesday and Wednesday of this
X
CC
aHV W C°hna t
Tht C' — ’ ™
X ^ e n X k ' c X t X " 3 W,re| £ the
— r
°f tHe mat-
The wire stated that the allotment 7
called for excavation, gravelling,
Laving, construction of bridges and
•eidental work. Operations will pro-
d at the discretion of the state
WPA headquarters, according to
Judge Chambers.
The announcement comes as wel-
me news to those making the trips
to the ordnance site as the present
toad is fast becoming extremely
t.fficult to drive.
lhe various districts in the art
mattress making. Those attending
wH, fc, Baders jn th„ project, hp)<) »
the different localities.
Those going from here were Mrs.
H. J. Ott. Mrs. A. E. McCulley, Mrs.
H. A. Wilson, Mrs. Emory Cox, M rs.!
H. H. Casper and Mrs. Chas. Seeli
ger. Mattresses in this community
will be made at the Columbia park
hall and will start June 16 if cotton
AUTO (RASH IS
FATAL TO COLVILLE
MAN THURSDAY
DON SERELL TO
LEAVE JUNE 16
The first Hermiston youth to be
called for a year’s training under the
selective service is Donald Serell who
has been employed for the past year
in the Hermiston post office. He will
leave June 16 with a group of 13
Umatilla county youths for Portland
where they will report at the Mult
nomah county armory for induction.
Gene Pierce, formerly of Hermiston
but now employed in a Pendleton
bank, is also a member of the group
The latter has been appointed leader
of the contingent.
It is not certain that all 13 mem
bers will be inducted into the array
as past records show that a good
percentage of draftees fail to pass
the rigid physical examinations.