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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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