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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.