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NEWS FROM YOUR OWN STATE & COUNTY atmiiton OFFICIAL UMATILLA COUNTY PAPER COLUMBIA NEWS By Mrs. Bob Woodward 4ia.taL<L VOLLME XXXV HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUN Y. OREGON. SEPTEMBER 25. 1841 ______ NUMBER 6 Mrs. H. J. Ott, president of the Farm Bureau Auxiliary announces that there will be no meeting held on October 3, due to poor atendance. Only three members were present at ■ the regular meeting last Friday af ? ternoon. All members are asked to attend the next memeting to be held October 17 for the annual election of officers. The committee for the day will be mesdames Blahm, Christley sr GOVERNMENT GRANT and Wilcox. BETTER MORALE IS The recent issue of the R.E.A. AWAITS SIGNATURE Newsletter announced the third an DECIDING FACTOR nual meeting of the Umatilla Electric Cooperative Association will be held The school problem in Hermiston is An igloo an hour! This unbeliev on October 10 at Hermiston Park Hall gradually solving its difficulties. Be able fact was established during the at 2:00 p. m. All members are urged 24-hour period from 9 00 a. m. Wed to attend and take part in the annual ginning next Monday, it will be pos nesday till 9:00 a. m. Thursday at the election of directors. Reports of the sible for any child in the Hermiston progress of the association for the school district to attend classes. It Umatilla Ordnance Depot. The rec past year will be given and Mr. Gen had been hoped that all youngsters ord, which is an all-time world mark dron, assistant administrator of the could be entered this week but late was made with one minute to spare. Bonneville admininistration will be arrival of desks slowed up the pro The new mark is 10 igloos higher present with answers to the ques tions concerning the Bonneville sys cedure. Sufficient room space and than the previous high mark of 14 es tem. A General Electric roaster is to teachers are now available, awaiting tabi ¡shed September 9 at the same be given as a door prize. only the arrival of more seats. i$ pi construction job. Mrs. Myrnie Caldwell accompanied ... During this week, students have The greatest factor in building 24 Mrs. Ruth Dyer of Hermiston on a been enrolled so many each day, util shopping trip to Walla Walla last igloos in a 24-hour period can be izing every desk upon arrival. Ap Saturday. traced to the better morale and team Henry Sommerer, Jr., left Satur proximately 350 students had been work among the workers at the site. day night for O. S. C. at Corvallis notified to appear by Thursday of Other items which entered into the where he enrolled in the school of ag this week. However, shipments of BULLDOGS DEFEAT NEW CITY BUDGET NEW CHEVROLET riculture, having been recently award setting of the world record were: in ed the Sears-Roebuck 4-H scholar more desks have already been made WALLA WALLA 'B' WILL ADD NO TAX crease of pouring forms, increase in DISPLAY FRIDAY ship. Bernard Jendrzejewski also left and will be installed upon arrival. number of workers, igloos being lo Saturday for O. S. C. LEVY INCREASE At the present time there are 302 cated nearer the “batching” plant and Miss Myrthena Martin, a teacher students in high school in comparison IN INITIAL FRAY The new 1942 Chevrolets will be on the workmen becoming more adept at at the Columbia school a few years display at the Hermiston Auto Co. On Page 6 of this week’s issue of their jobs. ago, was a Sunday evening dinner with 181 of last year. The increase Coach Ray Critchfield’s high school Friday, according to Charles Hodge, guest of Mr. and Mrs. Baxter Hutch in the grade school will be much the Herald will be found the detailed During the 24-hour period 18 car- grid team won a 6-0 victory over the manager. Distinguished styling, char- budget report of estimated expendi ison. Miss Martin is teaching at larger, with the total number of stu loads of cement were used, with Walla Walla B aggregation at the Boardman this year. new massiveness, tures and revenues for the City of acterized by dents expected to reach the 1,200 fig 3,662.3 cubic yards of concrete pour Mrs. Jessie Hooker, who is at pres Washington city last Friday. Both according to marks the new model, Hermiston. The budget was prepared ed. Several interesting averages were ent making her home with a foster ure. Superintendent W. G. Kersbergen teams looked strong in spots but in Mr. Hodge. son near Tacoma, spent a week here by City Recorder Charles Taylor and made during the same period. One visiting friends and looking after this week received word from Con dicated that considerable polishing is Design highlights are a new grille passed by a special budget committee, single drum mixer with one drag line necessary before either squad will be property interests. gressman Pierce that the school grant treatment with integral parking Mr. and Mrs. Earl Getchell are for Hermiston had been made and strong contenders. Cullen, smooth lights, new enlongated front fender, together with the city council. Sev poured an igloo in two hours and 26 eral items were changed from the minutes. Two single drum mixers visiting at the B. E. Getchell home, working Bulldog back, lived up to while he is on a 15-day furlough from now only awaits the signature of the pre-season dope and clearly dominat which sweeps back into and opens original drawing. and two drag lines poured an igloo in Ft. Lewis. president. No sum was stated in the with the front door and modern in- The highlight of the entire budge is one hour and 10 minutes. One dual ed the field, scoring the only touch Miss Nina Rae McCulley left Sat telegram but it is thought that the terior appointments. that, although several items have been drum mixer with one drag line poured urday for Eugene to take up her amount will remain at $42,000,000. down on a line plunge. raised from the 1941 figures, there an igloo in one hour and 34 minutes. studies at the University. She plan Coaches Critchfield and Webber will be no increase in taxes for the ned to stop enroute at Portland and No information was received as to this week are drilling the boys in CONNOR BUYS OUT It requires one single drum mixer how soon the president would sign the Salem. new year. This brought about mostly and one drag line one hour and 12 Bulldogs STANFIELD STORE tackling and blocking. The Mrs. Lester Hammer, Mr. and Mrs. necessary papers. I by the increase in property valua minutes to pour a footing. It requir looked especially weak in these de Carl Hammer and Carol, Ted, Dick tion in the city. ed an average of 15 minutes to move partments at Walla Walla. Some nec and Viola visited relatives in Milton AKITTA NT COUNTY essary changes are also being made Harry Connor of Hermiston Sun- Several departments where in equipment from one igloo to another. Sunday afternoon. H. G. McCulley and E. Hubble day completed arrangements where-creases were made include: extra po- This average is taken from the time in the line. made a trip to the Arbuckle Moun AGENT'S OFFICE The team goes to Waitsburg Friday by he takes over the interests of Wm. | lic force, road improvement, library. the last bucket is poured to the time tain region this week for stacker the first bucket is poured on the next. CHANGES HANDS and journeys to Heppner next week Behm’s grocery store in Stanfield. and street lighting. poles. The above figures were released Mr. and Mrs. James Getchell spent end. The first home game will be Mr. Connor will take possession im- On Friday, October 17, taxpayers the week-end in La Grande and on a mediately following several altera are invited to the council room in the Thursday afternoon from the office with Pendleton October 11. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Lear and son, hunting trip in that vicinity and I city library to make further sugges- of the Constructing Quartermaster. tions and improvements. brought home the first deer reported J e r r y, newly-appointed assistant | tiens and changes. ENGINEERS URGE Mr. Connor now has stores in Ar here. . county agent here, mare a short 8'01 HERMISTON BUCK Mr. and Mrs. Bop Woodward and lington, Hermiston, Stanfield ad Pen- children spent Sunday at the fishing I in Hermiston Wednesday. They were | DAM CONSTRUCTION dleton. Mr. Connor states that his ACCESS ROAD TO accompanied by Walter Holt, Uma-1 grounds at Celilo Falls. HUNTERS RETURN stores are all located in cities that are Mr. and Mrs. W .A. Mikesell and tilla county agent. Mr. and Mrs. M. | BE EXTENDED Mrs. A. H. Cable made a trip to E. Knickerbocker, who have been lo WITH VARIED LUCK Immediate construction of dams, I experiencing “boom” activities. Pendleton on Tuesday. cated here for the past 212 years, locks and other works which would Mark Foster and John Knox, Jr., NIGHTS ARE COOL spent the first day of the deer hunt left this morning (Thursday) for cost nearly $60,000,000 on the Co Paving of the access road to the When bigger and better bucks are ing season in the vicinity of Meach their new post at Canyon City in lumbia and Snake rivers in Oregon. AS SUMMER FADES Umatilla Ordnance Depot will be killed, Ed Hug very likely will kill am. Elmer James spent the week-end Grant county. Washington and Idaho was urged | completed this week-end, according to them. Hug returned this week with hunting out of Pilot Rock. Myrnie Mr. Lear has been acting assistant Monday by army engineers in Wash Ross Newport, one of the builders. another huge animal to uphold the Caldwell and Sam McCracken hunt county agent at The Dalles in Was- ington, D. C. Major-General Thomas Heating stoves are being groomed The contracting firm has received reputation he gained last year when ed in the Arbuckle Mountain region eo county for the past 212 years and I M. Robins told the house rivers and for the winter months because the orders to extend the original contract on Monday. he won the “Big Buck” contest here. Mrs. A. H. Cable and daughter, also served one year with the AAA in harbors committee that the develop- nights are getting cooler and the days another 4300 feet to the first guard According to Dan Follett, meat cut Doreen and Mrs. W. A. Mikesell were Heppner. He is well acquainted with ment would promote the economic se- shorter. Sunday and Monday nights leaving Thursday for a week’s visit the Boardman and Irrigon territory. curity of an area containing unlim- the thermometer dropped to 36 de- house, making a fine road from the ter at the Umatilla Cooperative bridge to the southeast corner of the Creamery, Mr. Hug’s buck dressed at Vancouver, Wn. grees, according to the records of munitions site. Mrs. Ruth Thrasher and Mrs. He is a graduate of Oregon State col ited stategic resources. out 214 pounds. The committee already has approv- Charles Taylor, local weather man. James Brake of Wallula were Satur lege. Workmen at the depot are looking Next in line came Ray Holloman, The report for the week follows: day visitors at the W. R. Struthers Mrs. Lear is the former Ruth ed construction of the Umatilla dam forward to next week when the high one of Coach Ray Critchfield’s foot- home. 50 September 17 .... 75 Cherry, a daughter of Superintend on the Columbia at a cost of $22,700,- way will be made available. ball players. Ray bagged a 181-pound .... 64 51 ent Cherry who headed the local 000. Robins said four other dams on September 18 buck. Emery Cox returned early in September 19 43 67 schools here several years ago. She the Snake, to cost $31,000,000 ought Chief Undergoes Operation the week with an antlered deer weigh September 20 67 39 to be undertaken at the same time. is a former school teacher. 70 36 Chief of Police H. A. Pankow un ing 160 pounds. Mr. Follett stated The committee is holding hearings September 21 22 .... 73 36 September derwent an operation in the Pendle that the early season run was not preliminary to introduction of legis R.E.A. GROUP TO 79 39 ton hospital Wednesday afternoon. quite as heavy as in former years but lation to authorize navigation im September 23 MEET OCTOBER 10 A total of .39 in. precipitation was Mrs. Pankow reported Thursday expected to gain momentum late this provements throughout the country. The measure will carry no appropri recorded Thursday evening, Septem morning that he was getting along week. Another member of the Follett clan ation. ber 18. nicely. Manager R. L. Wooley of the Um broke into the hunting limelight this atilla Electric Cooperative associa year when he upheld the Follett rep tion announces the third annual meet utation by killing a buck on his first ing of the group to be held October hunting trip. Dan, Jr., is only 14 10 at 2:00 o’clock in the Community years old but made his kill like a vet park hall. eran. Among other business will be re ports on progress of the local assoc STONE MARKET TO iation during the past year. Present will be Mr. Gendron, assistant to the OPEN STORE HERE administrator of Bonneville, who will address the gathering. Work was commenced over the JOHN B week-end on a 35 x 112-foot building WEATHERMAN AUTOS COLLIDE for Stone Markets just west of the STEARNS CUSHING Labor Temple. The contractor is AT ROAD CROSSING OUT ON PROBATION “Chuck” Mardis of Walla Walla who has a large crew of men at work. A wreck early Saturday morning | The building will have a fir-tex inter The former Rev. Stearns Cushing. completely wrecked an auto belonging ior. The rear of the structure will be Jr., of Hermiston Tuesday was given to Arthur Carter, an employee at the two stories high with the upper rooms Hermiston Experiment Station. Mr. a 5-year probation term by Judge C. utilized for living quarters. L. Sweek in Pendleton. Mr./ Cushing Carter was traveling south to his It is expected that it will require work when he met a west bound car | pleaded guilty Monday to a charge another month to complete the work. -------- — • —---- of contributing to the delinquency of at the intersection just south of the Charles Taylor residence. .... 1 a minor. The judge further stated SHOOTING GALLERY Occupants of neither of the cars that Cushing was not to return to were injured. I matilla county during the proba TO OPEN SATURDAY -------------- we =------------- tion period. Mr. and Mrs. Cushing and two SKOVBO BEGINS Another means of diversion for the TUMN daughters were in Hermiston Mon BUILDING WORK many people on Hermiston Main day and Tuesday. He is employed with street will be opened this week-end the Keith Brown plywood factory in Longhorn & Son this week began when L. J. Spickard will make avail Salem at the present time. construction of a 24 x 50-ft building able a shooting gallery located be- for Jens Skovbo near the Skovbo Ap tween the Dr W. L. Morgan building League Plans Made iary. The structure will be built en and the Hermiston Food Store. The Members of the Epworth League tirely of wood with a paper roof. It concern will be operated by F. M. Mc cabinet of the Methodist church spent is expected that the work will be Clure. Sunday afternoon and evening at Sac- completed with in a short time. Targets will consist of both sta- ajawea park. Plans for the year were Although definite arrangements tionary and movable objects with var formulated under the guidance of have not been made, it is thought that ious types of prizes going to the ex Rev. Ballinger. the building will house a alundry. pert marksmen. HERMISTON SCHOOL PROBLEMS SOLVED HERE THIS WEEK World Record? One Igico Every Hour! On Probation V’ 6 I 2 7 a Vil IGLOO PER HOUR NEW RECORD AT ORDNANCE DEPOT
