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NEWS FROM YOUR I OWN STATE & COUNTY 7Z a O-tmLiion 4/ o X g -L o L COLUMBIA NEWS OFFICIAL U M A T ILLA COUNTY PAPER VOLUME ..X X IV . Bn Mrs. Bob Wooduiard C onstruction on th e new Tow nsend building began in e a rn e s t W ednes day a lt e r la s t m inute legal problem s had been solved sa tisfa c to rily . The s tru c tu re dim ensions of w hich a re j 3b by 6u fe et, is being erected ju s t i 1 e a st of the W ilkes place on the U la' | > | a / > / • | \ J k J H ERM ISTO N. U M ATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. JU N E 12, 1911 HERMISTON TO HAVE RECREATION g o n a l ro a d , a n d is to be s u r ro u n d e d P o r tla n d P o lic e to H e a d lin e J u ly 4 P ro g ra m (A A U \I I I I N by a small park, making an ideal so-! * ■»WwltHI l cial center for the club and is to be known as the Townsend Home. All labor is being donated by club mem PLAY GROUPS TO bers, with W. R. Struthers being in charge of the carpenter work, but BE ORGANIZED because he has been called to other work, Mr. Lenz will direct the con Ray Edwards, supervisor of W.P struction for the present. The build ing which will not be completed un A. recreation, and Mis. Annette til fall, will be used as an open air Lang, supervisor W.P.A. nursery, pavilion during the summer, and will both of Salem, and Ray Goates, co be available to the public. ordinator for the recreational acti Mrs. Florence Sink, mother of Mrs. Joe Udey, who was taken to St. vities in Pendleton, were in Hermis RED SOX W IN Anthony’s Hospital in Pendleton last ton Wednesday making preliminary Thursday evening in a very serious plans for a recreational program DOUBLEHEADER condition following several days of here. A meeting was held a t the illness, is reported much improved. high school with representatives of FROM HELIX NINE Mrs. Udey visited her mother at the various groups present. hospital on Tuesday. How large a program will be set Bill Garberding of Sunnyside, Wn. Umatilla Comity League came Monday to spend the summer up here is still somewhat uncertain Standings with his uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Henry but it was made evident at the meet Garberding. W L Pet. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Barber of Mil- ing Wednesday that the need in this .000 Wallula ................ 8 0 1 community was quite urgent and ton visited Monday at the home of .625 Hermiston Red Sox 5 3 her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Gray. that help from the state organization .625 Mission Indians ... 5 3 Beverly Jo Woodward is spending would be forthcoming. Mr. Goates, two weeks at the Instone ranch near .500 Texaco Chiefs ..... 4 4 Lena, having gone Tuesday with her who has offices in Pendleton, will be .250 Umatilla ................ 2 6 aunt, Mrs. W. H. Instone, who with in charge here but will be aided by .000 Helix ..................... 0 8 her daughter Constance visited that additional personnel. day at the Woodward home. Miss While the group was in Hermis Constance remained in Hermiston to ton, they were shown the Hermiston Games Played Sunday visit relatives. Hermiston 4-3, Helix 1-0; Wallu- park and were quite pleased with the Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Douglas of 6, Mission 5 (12 innings); Texa- Pilot Rock visited Sunday afternoon setup there. The green grass under at the Baxter Hutchison home. the trees will be ideal for playground co Chiefs 18, Umatilla 5. Bernard Jendrzejewski is home for facilities. A man to take charge of Games Coming Sunday the summer vacation from O.S.C. Hermiston at Texaco Chiefs; Mis Henry Sommerer drove to Corval activities will arrive here within a lis Sunday taking his daughter P eg short time and will immediately take sion at Umatilla; Wallula at Helix. gy to 4-H summer school and Miss steps to organize a program. Includ Anne Sommerer, who arrived home ed among activities will be a morn The Hermiston Red Sox climbed . ■ - from the college last Friday, return ed to be in charge of one of the hous ing softball league for younger boys, back into a tie for second place Sun es on the campus during the summer ping pong, tennis and other sports. day with a double win over the low school session. Other Columbia young The need of a swimming pool was ly Helix nine on the local diamond. Pictured above is Sammy Mc folks leaving Monday for Corvallis again stressed at the meeting Wed Mission Indians almost spoiled Wal weTe Ruth McCulley, Irene Hunt, nesday. Cracken of Hermiston who will head lula’s perfect record but finally lost Dulcinea and Theodore Panages and Mrs. Lang presented a program of a 12-inning thriller 5-6 a t Wallula. line the Fourth of July boxing card Preston Buzzard. Mrs. Myrnie Caldwell returned a morning nursery for pre-school The Texaco Chiefs jumped all over at Stanfield. McCracken is matched Tuesday evening from Tacoma. children. Competent instructors will Umatilla, winning 18 to 5 on the In with Jackie Burns of Heppner, and Sister Mary Florita and Sister be sent to Hermiston from the state dian diamond. indications point to an interesting Julia Antionette of Baker City, who bout. A full card is being arranged Hermiston still has a good chance are conducting a religious school in office who will organize this phase Hermiston, were Sunday breakfast of the recreation program. Activi to get into the playoff of the (two for the evening. guests at the John Jendrzejewski ties will include story hour, organiz top teams, although the road looks home. ed play, noon lunch and other fea very rocky. The Red Sox must play AMERICAN LEGION Sunday dinner guests of Mrs, Sophia Kapacz were Sister Mary tures. Suitable facilities for this the Texaco Chiefs and Wallula while fflorila, Bister Julia A« tjinwtt e, setup were discussed and it was de the Mission Indians must play Uma SPONSORS COURSE Father Cullen, F ather Riordan and cided to postpone active plans until tilla and the Texaco Chiefs. Mrs. Atkins of Hermiston and Mr. more convenient arrangements can Fred Rankin and Gerald Keller, The Hermiston American Legion and Mrs. John Jendrzejewski. be made. two pitchers for the Red Sox here is issuing a final call for registra Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Cable were in The general plan of this type of Sunday, pitched superb ball, allow tions for the forthcoming course in Pendleton Tuesday evening and visi ted Mrs. Florence Sink, who is in the program is that the state office fu r ing only two weak singles in each first aid work which is being spon hospital there. nishes the playground supervisors contest. Rankin, pitching the first Mr. and Mrs. Charles Epperson and the local communities furnish game, didn’t allow a clean hit during sored by the disaster relief program. Qualified instructors will be sent to were in Pendleton Monday and also facilities and equipment. the seven innings as both hits that Hermiston to instruct the classes. called on Mrs. Sink. were allowed might have been hand Along the Diagonal—H. J. Ott Any adult who is interested in this driving a new V-8 sedan . . . Mark led for outs. His curve ball was work is asked to register at the of Foster hunting a coyote . . . Joe Udey CORLISS SERVICES working Sunday and had Helix well fice of Dr. F. B. Belt or a t the Her out looking for the water . . , t h e 1 ald office. As soon as 20 or more Myrnie Caldwells driving a new car. HELD HERE M ONDAY under control. Keller, who pitched the second have signed, classes will begin. The ■ Funeral services for Mrs. Mildred game, had a no-hitter in sight until Fourth of July is just around the LLOYD J. RUSSELL ■ Florence Corliss (C. A.) were held the final frame when two Texas corner and a good knowledge of first aid will be very essential. I t is NEW COMMANDER Monday afternoon at Prann’s Funer- leaguers spoiled his performance. urged that those interested register --------- al Parlors with Rev. Stearns Cush- at once. Clarke Member of Quarbet Lloyd J. Russell, Stanfield resident ing Jr. in charge. Mrs. Corliss, who but who plans soon to move to Her- had been ill for some months, reach- The Northwest Christian college miston, was recently elected comman-j ed the age of 72 years. male quärtet and their business man Scout Meetings Discontinued der of the local post, American Leg-! She was born December 4, 1869, ager, Walter Fiscus, were dinner According to Julius Gimbel, local ion. Mr. Russell replaces Sam ¡n Delphi, Indiana. She had lived on guests Tuesday at the home of Mr. scoutmaster, meetings of Hermiston Moore who has held the post of com-j the project for abont 12 years and and Mrs. J. A. Clarke. Allen Clarke scout troops' will be discontinued un mander for the past year. was well known about the communi is a member of the quartet which til further notice. Due to the vari Commander Russell served with ty. She had been a long time mem started a two months tour of five ous vacations and hot weather, it is the Headquarters Detachment, 319 ber of the United Presbyterian western states. The quartet plans to difficult to have a full attendance Engineers, 8th Division, during the church. give a concert in Hermiston July 17. during the summer months. World War. He saw service in Mrs. Corliss is survived by her France and after the signing of the husband. C. A. Corliss; two daugh Armistice, was attached to the staff ters, Mrs. A. J. Pheney of Los Ange of Gen. McKinstrey, Chief .of W ar les, and Mrs. H. L. Tomlin of Con Damage Board. cord, Cal.; two sons, Joe D. and In March, 1919, he became a mem George E. of Hermiston: two sisters, ber of the American Relief adminis Mrs. M argaret Moore and Mrs. F an tration, serving with Herbert Hoov nie Moore of Orchard, Neb., and er for 18 months. seven grandchildren. Mr. Russell plans to open an in surance office in Hermiston in a few REV. C. WARNER weeks. T r iu m p h a n t RETAINED HERE SECOND WRECK AT CANAL CROSSING The second automobile accident in ¡event weeks occurred Wednesday night when a car driven by Mrs. C. H. Nelson, accompanied by Mr. Nel son, struck the bridge railing at the canal crossing just south of Hermis- ton on Highway 30. Mrs. Nelson re- ceived severe head injuries and Mr. Nelson suffered numerous cuts and b" Following jT ,h the -H , Mr. W Nel »I accident, son stated that their machine left the road in an effort to miss a car from the opposite direction which was considerably over the center stripe. The Nelson machine went out of control in the loose gravel and crashed into the cement bridge rail- i ng. Mrs. Nelson was taken to the H er miston General hospital where she was given treatment. The Nelsons reside in Athena and were en route to Portland. At a recent meeting of the Central Church of Christ, Rev. C. W arner was extended an invitation to serve indefiniteiy as pastor of the church. Heretofore, the church has called j pastors for one year and the invita- - tion to Rev. W arner is deemed a great honor. On June 1, the W arners began their sixth year with the local con-1 gregation. --------- HUGGINS SHOWS TO OPEN HERE MONDAY EVENING SPONSORED BY LOCAL LEGION POST The Huggins Shows, well known I throughout the United States, will 1 open a week’s stay in Hermiston I Monday under the sponsorship of the ! Hermiston post, American Legion. C. H. Carter, publicity man, stated I Wednesday that arrangements would | be made with local merchants where- (by free tickets will be available for STANFIELD PLANS TAKING SHAPE FOR . . . . _ _ _ ___ _ JULY 4 CELEBRATION I the show.. Probably the most spectacular ex- The Stanfield Commercial club hibition to come before the public j has completed preliminary plans for gaze is the human cannonball. Hug a two-day celebration July 4 and 5, gins' shows present this spectacle which will be highlighted with a nightly as a free feature. Disregard parade the fourth, an address by ing life and limb in breathless plung State Treasurer Leslie M. Scott, a es through the air, the fearless balloon ascension and parachute Greggs becomes a human projectile (jump, sports events and “thrills and to be shot from a roaring, blazing spills” by the Portland police motor- high powered cannon. | cycle corps. If it is the little things in life that The Portland motorcycle corps count then the Huggins’ Model Shows consists of a team of 20-well-trained really count for they present a flea acrobats in trick riding, specialties, circus which is both educational and etc., virtually unequalied in perform amusing. Fleas actually dressed in ance any place in the nation. They costumes perform remarkable feats are internationally known, and were Another feature of note is the obtained for the Stanfield celebration motor drome where a lady dare-devil only by booking them some months furnishes thrills and sometimes spills ago. while driving a motorcycle at tap Pendleton and other points are be speed. ing invited to enter floats or acts in And if you are looking for rides the parade and anyone desiring to do there will be the ferris wheel, mer so may contact the chairman, Lloyd ry-go-round, loop o’plane, Lindy loop Russell, telephone Stanfield 8 43. All and other rides. are cordially invited to participate. A musical revue has also been p ro The complete two-day program is vided for. This consists of many as follows: dancing and singing girls whose tal- July 4 lents will be appreciated by all whs 10:00 a. m.—-Parade, floats, three see and hear them. bands, drill teams and other feat The shows will be here for a solid ures. week. 11 a. m.— Address by Leslie M. Scott, state treasurer. I 12:00 noon—Basket Junch, free IGLOO BUILDING coffee. BEGI N5 AT DEPOT 1:30 p. m.— Portland police motor cycle corps, two and a half hours of Actual work on the construction of spills and thrills. igloos at the site of the Umatilla 7:30 p. m.— Fight card, eight Ordnance Depot got under way this bouts. week. No particular ceremony was 9:30 p. m.— Dancing at Stanfield. connected with the launching of the July 5 huge task of building the 750 mag 1:00 p. m.— Portland police motor azines for the storage of ammuni cycle corps, two and a half hour pro tion. The large crew of office p er gram, all acts new with specialties. sonnel and field workers ds busily en 3:45 p. m -Baseball game, Uma gaged in the various details of the tilla league contest. task at hand. 9:00 p. m.— Dancing, Stanfidld Occupation of the houses in “Ter- and Hermiston. tel Town” was begun during the past week and it is expected that they Wedding Bells Ring Again will be filled in the next few weeks. Of interest to their friends in Workers are arriving daily from Hermiston is the news of the mar other projects and the field crews are riage of Miss Millie Backen of Port rapidly increasing in number. land and Horace Smith of Hermis Up town activities are maintain ton last Saturday at Lewiston, Ida ing a rapid clip with the opening of ho. Mrs. Smith is employed in the a new restaurant and other busines offices at the munitions depot and ses expected within the near future. Mr. Smith is connected with the Farmers Supply Store here. They will make their home in Stanfield LOCAL COUPLE for the present but plan to move to MARRIED SUNDAY Hermiston soon. □ Coming as a surprise to their many friends, is the marriage of Miss Dorothy Ferguson, daughter of Mrs. C. T. Heiser, Gervais, Oregon, and Wayne Lindner, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Lindner, Hermiston. Mrs. Lindner operates Ruby’s Beauty Sa lon here and Wayne is a salesman for the Hermiston Auto Co. Word received the first of the week from the newlyweds was to the effect that they were on a short honeymoon to Crater Lake, Lake- view and coastal points. They were married at 5:30 Sunday morning at Weiser, Idaho. They are expected home this week end. dance hall is BUSY THESE DAYS JACK FROST store OPENS WEDNESDAY ____ The Utah Woolen Mills, featuring the Jack Frost line, opened its doors! for business in Hermiston Wednes- «lay with Fred Wickham as local representative. The concern features a complete line of men’s and wom en’s wearing apparel as well as ear robes, blankets and other dry goods. Saturday night the store is giving away two lifetime blankets and a car robe. NUM BER 11 IWNU i,,. The Hermiston park hall is ano ther concern which is feeling the in crease of activities in this territory due to the building of the Umatilla Ordnance Depot. Numerous «lances have been held there in recent weeks with an even more crowded calendar coming up. Saturday night the Troubadors will play at a carnival dance at which time noisemakers and balloons will add to the fun of the evening. Next Wednesday, June 18, the Troubadors will play at a union dance as a bene fit for the Union Teamsters Local 900. Although the dance is for un ion members, they will be permitted to bring non-union guests.
