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NEWS FROM YOUR ”1 - a g / 1 / » • ino. 17QtmL^ton 4ja.taLdL OFFICIAL UMATILLA COUNTY PAPER COLUMBIA NEWS By Mrs. Bob Woodward VOLUME XXXV HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUN'Y. OREGON. Al :i >T 28. 1941 NUMBER 2 A crew of men were working on “L” line the first of the week using eight teams of horses to move dirt which keeps washing into the ditch since the recent break in the “A" line, which loosened the soil along that section. They expected to finish about noon Wednesday. Fred Lenz and son, Fred, took a load of hogs to Portland Monday and, returned Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hammer and | children have recently moved to the Lester Hammer home and have rent- | eu the house on their own property which they have resided in the last | several months. Mrs. Hammer is em- ployed in town at the Union labor office with her husband, who is bus iness agent for the Union. Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Wilcox return ed Monday of last week from a week- IRRIGATION WATER GRID PROSPECTS WALTER M. PIERCE end spent in Portland where they at tended the Spanish-American war SHUT OFF FOR WEEK ARE IN DARK AT PRAISES WORK OF veterans’ annual gathering at Laur elhurst Park and visited their son, THIS EARLY DATE DEPOT OFFICIALS C’aude Wilcox. They also visited in H. A. Pankow, city water superin Salem with Mrs. Wilcox’s mother tendent, stated Thursday that due to and father. Just how strong the Hermiston Walter M. Pierce, Oregon congress Bob Hooker, who has been in Boise, the rains of the past week there will high school football team will be this man from this district, was loud in Idaho, for several years, has return be no city irrigation this week-end. year is very doubtful at this writing, LOCAL MERCHANTS ed here and will be employed at the his praise of the efficiency and speed PARENTS URGED TO munitions depot. Shrubs and lawns are in fine shape although it is reported that a greatly INVITE FAIR GOERS of work at the Umatilla Ordnance Henry Garberding and nephew, ACCOMPANY TOTS for this time of year and will not increased attendancee will also strengthen the football squad. Coach Depot following a visit to the site Bill, made a trip to Prosser and Sun suffer. PROCLAMA TION nyside Sunday. Bill, who has spent Ray E. Critchfield will issue suits who is The Umatilla County Health Un Wednesday, Rep. Pierce, the summer here, returned to his Another announcement will follow Tuesday, September 2, with grid home in Sunnyside Monday evening. it in cooperation with the Hermiston spending a short vacation in Oregon next week for next week's schedule. I, F. C. McKenzie, mayor of ♦ practices scheduled to get underway Mrs. Foster and son, Mark, visited schools is offering a free immuniza during a recess of congress, was the city of Hermiston, do here ♦ immediately. the Rand families near Irrigon Sun- tion clinic at the Hermiston high greatly interested in the work at the FAIR PARADE TO by proclaim Thursday, Friday Coach Critchfield will have an as day. school during registration week, Sep depot and spent a busy few hours 28 and Saturday, August sistant this year in the person of Lee Visitors at the Udey home on Sat- and 29, 1941, as official Uma urday were Mrs. Udey’s sister, Mrs. tember 2, 3, 4 and 5, from 10 to 12 making a tour of the project with START SATURDAY Weber, recently of Junction City. He C. B. Hearing of Wasco, and Mrs. a. m. and from 1 to 3:00 p. m. for tilla County Fair dates. has had previous experience at Es Hearing’s daughter’s Mrs. Eldon the purpose of vaccinating and schick Major Harry M. Schuppner, Captain AT HIGH SCHOOL In behalf of the city of Her tacada and Eugene. Nishen of Wasco. ' Mrs. Clarence testing children of all age groups and J. N. Piercy, E. P. Dodd and other miston, I extend a cordial invi ♦ The schedule for the year follows: land, and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Brown tation to all residents of Uma The annual Umatilla county fair Sept. 18, Walla Walla B, there; Dunn and daughter, Maxine, of Port- and giving diphtheria immunization officials. to pre-school and school children up of The Dalles. tilla county and surrounding Rep. Pierce pledged his cooperation parade will start promptly Saturday Sept. 26, Waitsburg, there: October territory to visit and enjoy this Mr. and Mrs. Martin Lenz of Stan to and including eight years of age. in an atempt to secure federal aid morning at 10:00 at the high school, 4, Heppner, here; October 11, Pen field and Mrs. Laura Pardun and Parents are urged to atend the clinic for the oiling of the access road to according to Guy Shaw, manager. dleton, here; October 18, Condon, fair. daughter, Ella, were Sunday dinner with their children. Either the par the depot and also for school funds. Mr. Shaw stated today that late en Signed, F. C. McKenzie. here: October 25, Open: November guests at the George Liebe home. ents verbal consent or a signed con He will return to Hermiston Satur tries were coming in and that pros- Walla Walla B, here: November 7, • • • • • • ❖ • • • • • • • Ted Hatfield of Umatilla was a sent slip is necessary to have the vac day morning at 10:30 and will confer pects for a good parade had greatly All gtores in Hermiston will close Open: November 11, Hermiston at visito he Joe Udey home on Mon cination, schick test, or immunization with school officials and also with from 1:30 to 2:30 Eriday and Sat brightened. Heppner. day urday in order to let employees at various boards of the irrigation dis- The caravan will start at the high Mr. and Mrs. Lester Hammer and done. In charge of the clinic will be: Dr tricts. The meeting will be at the school promptly at 10:00 a. m., pro- SCHOOLS TO OPEN tend the fair. Dick, Carol and Ted made a trip to F. B. Belt, Hermiston Health Offi high school building. Welcome is the theme word for Pendleton on Tuesday. ceed south to a route which has as yet I Hermiston business houses and res not been determined. It is expected | MONDAY, SEPT. 8 Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Parsons and cer, and Dr. R. H. Wilcox, County idents for the coming week-end. This daughter, Glenda, of Tacoma, who Health Officer. Assisting the doctors | NEW RESTAURANT that a sound car will be available to are on a week’s vacation, arrived at at the clinic will be the nurses of the 1 issue of the Herald has been spon announce the route of the parade Sat- ) the Bob Woodward home Monday eve Umatilla County Health Unit aided OPENS THURSDAY The stage is all set for the opening sored by local merchants and serves urday morning. ning. They had earlier visited Grand of school Monday, September 8, ac as a cordial invitation to all residents Dodgers advertising the cash Coulee and through central Wash- by Mrs. Thomas Fraser, Mrs. Glenn Another new eating establishment awards have been printed and anyone j cording to Superintendent W. G. of eastern Oregon to atend the third ington. After visiting relatives and W. Ripley, Mrs. Russel Piersol, Mrs. friends here, they will spend some Dan Gray. Mrs. Clara Bryant, Mrs. was opened today (Thursday) when interested is asked to prepare a float. Kersbergen. Registration will get un Umatilla County Fair. time at The Dalles before returning Jim Todd and Mrs. F. B Belt. Mins. Wm. Teeters of Electric City Awards will be given in the commer- j der way next Tuesday, September 2, On pages four and five of this is he me. They spent Wednesday in Pen and will continue until Friday, be sue will be found advertisements by stu- Because of the influx of new opened for business in the brick cial. social and children ’ s divisions. A I dleton. tween the hours of 9:00 a. m. and the individual business men who have dents in Hermiston schools, and building west of the railroad tracks. total of $50 in prizes will be given. Mr. and Mrs J. H. Reid made a 3:00 p. m. . crowded housing conditions through- Mrs. Teeters has had considerable cooperated, in addition to the regular Judges for the parade will be Mrs. business trip to Walla Walla on Wed The following is a list of teachers advertisers which are found on the out this area, the control of commun experience in the restaurant business, Jess Richards of Stanfield, Mrs. An- nesday. Mr. and Mrs. Myrnie Caldwell icable disease becomes one of the most coming here from the Grand Coulee drew Jacobsen of Pendleton and E. P. as announced by Mr. Kersbergen: various other pages. First, Miss Arloine Simon; second, The stage is set for the opening were guests at a dinner at the home acute problems, where the health of dam. Dodd of Hermiston. of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack the people of Hermiston is concerned. Miss Mary Petri; third, Miss Blanche tonight (Thursday.) The Umatilla The restaurant will cater to all Rueber in Stanfield Monday evening It is for this reason that immuniza- types of trade. Harmon; fourth, Miss Gertude Brad- county fair is an outgrowth of the in honor of Mrs. Caldwell’s cousins, COOLING RAINS ley; fifth, Miss Ruth Johnson; sixth. Umatilla Project Fair held in Her offered, before tion clinics are being Miss Angelina Bender of Chicago, Miss Eleanor Tischler: seventh, Mrs. miston annually for the past 30 years. and Melvin Rueber of Portland who children are grouped together in the STANFIELD SCHOOL BRING RELIEF were visiting relatives in Stanfield close contacts of the school room. It Alma Greaves: eighth, L. S. Burrell. The fair will continue until Saturday the first of the week. is through person to person contact TO OPEN TUESDAY The high school staff follows Miss night and fair-goers are assured of A total of .48 rainfall Monday and An item in this column two weeks that communicable diseases are trans Lavina May Lynch, English and excellent entertainment. Department Tuesday brought pleasant relief from ago stated that Miss Barbara Reid mitted. Superintendent W. A. Thomas of the heat. The weather during the Physical Education: Miss Constance workers reported this morning that was to be employed locally. This was Science has developed certain im the Stanfield school system stated past few days has been ideal and Leuhrs, Home Economics and Phys their divisions were filling up rapidly. in error. Miss Reid is employed at Granger, Wr. munizing agents to control smallpox Thursday that classes will open next workers at the munitions depot are ical Education; Mervin Werth, Soc Considerable anxiety has been felt that Along the Diagonal: Frequent car and diphtheria. Cases of smallpox Tuesday, September 2, with an esti enjoying the fact that dust has ceas ial Science; Miss Ethel Clark, Eng exhibitors would not find time to par > avans of army trucks rolling by ev have been reported in Oregon within mated enrollment of 300. This is al ed to blow for a short period at least. lish and Latin! Ray E. Critchfield, ticipate. ery day since last Saturday ... ev the past six months, and a case of most double the enrollment of last The dairy cattle division is again Physical Education: Miss Helen The following is the report for the eryone speculating on “where from” diphtheria has been reported in Her year. Four rooms outside the school week, according to Chas. Taylor, Thomas, Commercial; G. C. Hum- listed as a highlight, with entries an and “where to.” miston within the past month. To building will be utilized with volun Weather man: phrey. Music; Lee W. Weber, Math ticipated from any parts of the coun ty, in addition to Walia Walla and oth- have these diseases is inexcusable in teer teachers until such time as funds August 20 ....... ematica and asisstant coach. 97 PERRY SETS NEW this day and age. 97 will be made available. August 21 Considerable effort has been made er outlying districts. Horse racing, with betting, will fea- A satisfactory vaccination for HIGH IN TRAILERS The teachers who will donate their August 22 93 during the past few weeks to obtain (Continued on last page) services for the present are Mrs. El August 23 ---- .... 86 federal aid prior to school opening, ture the entertainment Friday and eanor Dudley, Mrs. Adolph Heyden August 24 82 but it now appears that it may arrive Saturday. Tentative plans call for A friendly contest in the number 74 and Mrs. Roma Thomas, with two August 25 at a later date. School officials are horse racing to continue over into of trailers accomodated has been WEDDING PLANS Monday, Labor Day. 73 others still needed. August 28 endeavoring to meet the difficulty. thriving during the past few months. The street parade Saturday is J B. Perry of the Westland district ARE ANNOUNCED scheduled to get underway at 10:00 forged into the lead this week when a. m. The drum and bugle corps con he reported 114 trailers and tents now Local friends will be pleased to test will begin at 1:00 to be follow located on his property. He stated hear of the approaching wedding of ed by horseracing, interspersed with that more are coming in daily. Miss Etna Holmquist, daughter of other features. Anyone having a higher figure Mr. and Mrs. Fred Holmquist, and The official fair will close Satur- than the above is asked to report to Bruce Follett, son of Mr. and Mrs. day night with a gala dance, with the Herald office. By all rights some D. D. Follett. The couple plan to be Eddie Gipson and his 13-piece or- sort of an award should go to the be married Sunday, August 31, at 1 DEFENSE chestra furnishing the music. Gipson winner. 2:00 o’clock at the Hermiston Bap- is well known in the west for his tist church. BQND5 WOPKERS dance music and his appearance here Rev. Grayden Loree will officiate | COMMERCIAL CLUB is rated as a real treat. at the ceremony with the Follett trio HOLDS MEETING singing several songs. The young JAMES A. FEE couple plan to make their home in a A meeting of the Hermiston Com little house on the D. D. Follett farm. | PASSES AWAY mercial club was held Tuesday eve ning in the Odd Fellows hall with the FEW HERMISTON Judge James A. Fee, 86, former the Hermiston Hotel serving the din judge of the sixth judicial district ner. George Harkenrider, president, STORES PLAN TO (188-1895), and one of the most presided. prominent members of the Oregon Several matters of importance were OPERATE MONDAY bar, died Tuesday morning in St. discussed, including school matters, Anthony’s hospital in Pendleton. He While the rest of the world is tak access road improvement, county fair ing it easy Monday ( Labor Day). suffered a fall July 7 and never fully and others. A committee was appoint Hermiston merchants will remain at recovered. ed to chick on local stores as to clos- their tasks attempting to fulfill the Judge Fee was born in Wisconsin, ing hours during the fair. but for many years resided in east needs of the thousands of workers in ern Oregon. He was well known by this vicinity. All work will be shut timers in this district. PIERCE TO SEEK down at the Umatilla Ordnance De pot during the day but it is expected ANOTHER TERM Barnett Rehn ns From Hospital that the local streets will be crowded Ed Barnett. Spanish-American war most of the day, veteran, who has been receiving treat Walter M. Pierce. La Grande, east- Several “blowouts" are being ar- | ments in the Walla Walla hospital, ern Oregon representative in con ranged by various groups for that returned home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. cress will seek election next year. day. The carpenters have rented the R. B. Wilcox made the trip to Walla his fact was disclosed during his park hall for the afternoon and eve Walla after Mr. Barnett. The latter’s sit to Hermiston Wednesday. ning, the iron workers are planning i first qUMtion after returning to Her Rep. Pierce seemed to be in hia an entertainment and various other miston was if there would be any - - .¡al robust health and seemed to be parties are in the making. , more base ball games. He is an ar j ite enthused over the boom activi- There’11 be a hot time, in the Old dent booster of the Hermiston Red t es in Hermiston. Town. Labor Day. Sox. ANNUAL UMATILLA COUNTY FAIR OPENS FRIDAY MORNING HEALTH (LINK OFFERED FREE 10 LOCAL STUDENTS All In Step
