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OREGON NEWS AND COMMENTS 6 The 4 e.’ttn.Lùto n 4/’a.'ta.LcL OFFICIAL UMATILLA COUNTY PAPER VOLUME XXXV VERNON WILLIAMS LAWRENCE JENKINS DISCUSSES CROP PROSPECTS FOR 1942 HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. JANUARY 29, 1942. BOY SCOUTS' RANKS GROWING NUMBER 24 MRS. F. B. PENNOCK PASSES TODAY AFTER HFDMICTON VOTEDC TeRMDION VIER SHORT ILLNESS CAST FAVORABLE BOND ISSUE VOTE Harriet J. Pennock, a long time resident of the Hermiston project, Portland, Ore.- It is the opinion of 1 passed away early today (Thursday) astute political observers around here . at her home after a very short ill- 1 ACTION EXPECTED TO that Oregon’s loss of the aluminum j H. K. DEAN TELLS OF ness. She reached the age fabricating plant was caused by par STATION TESTS GET UNDERWAY SOON years. ty politics as much as anything else. | Mrs. Pennock was born near Val- During the past three weeks both BY GENE LEAR Voters of Hermiston overwhelm periso, in Porter County, Indiana, Boise and Spokane had been putting | ingly cast their ballots Saturday in on March 17, 1864. She has lived in At meetings held in Columbia park up a battle royal for the plant, which favor of sewer and water bonds. her home in Minnehaha district since was to be moved further inland, so | hall and Stanfield Grange hall Tues When the votes were counted Satur- 1908, coming here from Milton. the army said, in order to thwart any | day, Lawrence Jenkins, assistant | day night, the results favored the is She is survived by her husband, F, threat of enemy bombing attack. The farm crops specialist, Oregon State suance of sewer bonds 129 to 13 and B. Pennock, and one son, Norman state of Washington has a solid Dem- | college, discussed small seed crops water bonds 124 to 16. Although the Pennock. ocratic delegation, and has ever since I and hay and pasture improvement, vote was rather light, the trend was Funeral arrangements were not 1933. More than that, both senators with about 35 farmers present. j concisely indicated by Hermiston res made at press time. Mr. Jenkins stated that probably j and all five representatives have al idents who sense the fact that future ways played ball with the adminis- the prices of alfalfa seed for 1942 developments in this area will under TRIPLE MURDERER tration. They have seldom, if ever, would be higher than they were last line the necessity of these projects. failed to support the president on all year because of a less than normal By this vote the city has accepted SENTENCED TO DIE major legislation. And don’t kid your- crop of alfalfa seed in 1941. It was the proposal of the government to self for one moment that the splendid | brought out at these meetings that aid in construction of a sewer system voting record of the entire Washing-where regular crop rotations are be- John Anthony Soto, aged 17, Mon which will cost not to exceed $73,000 ton delegation didn’t come in mighty ing practiced, a farmer should not day received a sentence to die in the and improve the city water system to handy to Congressman Leavy of Spo- 1 try to keep his alfalfa planting for state gas chamber March 20 for the the extent of $53,000. Word received kane when he grabbed the ball and too long. As soon as the stand be- murders at the Cora Tobin ranch Thursday (today) from L. R. Dur went over for a touchdown last week, comes depleted to the point where I here September 25. In addition to kee, regional director at Seattle, Wn„ Incidentally, Congressman Leavy has hay yields are reduced, the alfalfa ! Mrs. Tobin, he also killed her son, again verified a prior offer that the a son, Charles W. Leavy, who has should be plowed up and then either Kenneth Gorsuch, and a nephew, government grant the sum of $60,000 been employed for some time in a top a grain crop grown for a year and Marvin Adams. He was given the of the estimated $73,000 needed for flight job with the Bonneville ad- then reseeded, or reseeded to alfalfa. extreme penalty by Circuit Judge C. the sewer construction. If this plan Harold Dean, superintendent of the ministration in Portland as senior at L. Sweek at Pendleton where a jury is accepted, there will remain only torney. This valuable connection evi- U. S. Umatilla Experiment station returned a virdict of guilty without approximately $13,000 to be raised by dently did not do the congressman - pointed out that records at the sta- the issuance of bonds. leniency. any harm in his successful efforts to I tion showed that varieties of hardy Latest reports from R. H. Corey, Soto received the sentence without land the plant and its payroll of 8,000 ! northern common alfalfa have given Portland surveyor who was in charge apparent feeling and calmly replied men for Spokane. : the best results at the station. Where “No,” when asked if he had anything of the survey recently completed here, it is desirable to keep alfalfa longer Mr. Knudsen, until recently chief to say. He was taken to Salem Tues stated in a letter to Mayor F. C. Mc than four or five years, wilt resis- | Kenzie and City Attorney W. J. War of 0PM, was strong for Spokane in The above poster in colors, now being displayed all over the day by Sheriff Bob Goad. tant and hardy varieties should be ner that it would be necessary to country, announces Boy Scout Week with the slogan “Strong For ■ the start, while Jesse Jones of RFC, planted for this purpose. Mr. Jen- I America. Boy Scouts everywhere in the nation have taken on and drill eight test holes before final who must O.K. all government funds WARNER LISTED AS kins recommended plantings of Ores- j are assuming extra assignments from Uncle Sam to do their part in plans could be sent in for final ac for such projects, was sold on Boise the defense of America. Boys 12 years of age and over who are not tan which is an Oregon produced ceptance. Just as to who will be re- AN OLD TIMER for the site. Boise is also the required Scouts and who wish to share in winning the war by doing these wilt resistant winter hardy variety I sponsible for this job was not indi- “ Good Turns should get in touch with the nearest office of the Bov 400 miles inland from the coast which •CO: "erICA. • of alfalfa. Mr. Jenkins also stated : cated here Thursday. the army brass hats said, “must be.” that as soon as seed is available there The following item was taken from In addition to the above require But just to refresh your memory con will be a new variety of wilt resis the Pendleton East Oregonian in ment, it will be necessary to get sev- cerning the Idaho delegation, Thomas, IRRIGON TO PLAY tant alfalfa that will probably re- PLEDGE DRIVE TO news of 25 years ago. For once W. eral rights-of-way and easements, the junior senator, is a Republican place all our present varieties. To BE COMPLETED J. Warner, popular Hermiston attor- which will not be difficult to acquire HERE TUESDAY and has always been anti-administra date, seed of this variety is not com ney, cannot take offense at being but will require a little time. tion, while Senator Clark, although mercially available. However, it is expected that all The final home game of the regu called an “old duffer”. The clipping According to Sam Moore, local a Democrat, has never been on the Prospects -for growing hairy vetch chairman, “minute men” who have lar basketball season will be played follows: angles will be ironed out in the very New Deal band wagon. As a rule, for seed were discussed and the fact been canvassing the city for defense Tuesday night, February 2, against “W. J. Warner, well known Her near future so that actual construc- Clark has always been off the Demo pointed out that this crop tends to be- bonds pledges, should complete their Irrigon. Several more games are miston attorney, is slated to coach tion of both projects can proceed. cratic 1 reservation. —Prior to the out- come a pest when planted. This is work this week in order that all scheduled in the district playoff in the football team of the Chemawa In- Several contractors have contacted break of the war: Senator Clark was because of hard seeds that do not pledges can be turned in Saturday af- , addition to the contest at Pendleton, dian’school near Salem next season, city officials in regards to bidding on one of the leading isolationists and a several ternoon. according to Portland papers. War the job. j Friday, February 5. bitter critic of the administration’s grow the first year or for (Continued on Page Two) The response to date has been quite The Bulldogs are remembering the ner, several years mentored the Uni- foreign policy. When all these facts generous although it has been rather 13-12 contest played at Irrigon earl versity of Oregon team. He is a JIM REID TELLS are added up, there seems good rea difficult for all “minute men” to con ier in the season and will attempt to brother of Glen Warner, who rose to son to believe that party politics en FORMER RESIDENT Indian OF JAP ATTACK tact their districts 100 per cent. tered into the deal in a big way. Any make the margin of victory more fame as coach of the Carlisle team. DIES IN ATTACK way, we’re glad it’s over: wasn’t the concise this time. ON PEARL HARBOR suspense awful? CO-OP. MANAGERS LEGION AUXILIARY BAND AND GLEE Sergeant Wilmer Inlow, who is well ATTEND INSTITUTE Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Reid of the Col- PLANS CARD PARTY During world war No. 1 the well | known in Hermiston, was killed in CLUBS TO PERFORM district received an extremely uinbia organized prohibition forces who, the December - 8 — attack on Pearl Har- . , interesting letter this week from their Otto Pierce, manager of the Farm . . j . 1:11 — ... . bor. News of his death was received maintained, and still maintain, a very Bureau Co-operative, Ben Gerking, The Hermiston high school band The Hermiston American Legion son Jim and family who are residing potent lobby in Washington, D. C„ here by Mr. and Mrs. Pete Laas, for manager of the Hermiston Mercan and glee club, under the direction of auxiliary is planning a benefit card in Honolulu. He has recently trans successfully brought about national whom he was employed for some tile Cooperative, and Guy Shaw, man G. C. Humphreys, will present a con- party for Monday night, February 9, ferred from the Civil Engineering prohibition through adoption of the time, and by Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Hill ager of the Inland Cooperative, at cert for the public on Friday, Feb- in the high school gymnasium begin- subdivision to the Military Engineer I of Irrigon, where he resided. 18th amendment. The “noble exper ning at 8:00 o’clock, Bridge and ing subdivision and consequently is Sgt. Inlow, according to news dis- tended the cooperative institute at ruary 13, at 8:00 p. m. iment,” as ex-President Hoover called Milton held at the city hall Tuesday The program will be divided into pinochle will be played during the on duty from 6:00 a. m. to 11 00 or patches, met his death in action on it. was in effect for about 15 years, 12:00 at night, although this ar- and Wednesday. They report that four sections: classic, Negro spirit evening. until repealed in 1933. Since 1933 that fatal day when the Japanese the meetings were well attended and ual, patriotic and modern. There will Refreshments will be served at the rangement will not be permanent. made their attack on unsuspecting the dry forces have not been asleep Mr. Reid states that Jap planes were of considerable value. be a small admission charge. close of the evening. at the switch. A campaign for funds j Pearl Harbor. He is survived by his zoomed to 40 feet above their heads 1 father, three brothers and two sis immediately started and has been leaving a path of death wherever going on all these years. Donations ters. possible. Fortunately they all es from 25 cents to $1 and more were caped injury. He has been in flood made each week by the many thou- SAME BUSINESS BUT control work there for the past four sands of white ribbon workers, which months and this experience is prov DIFFERENT NAME now amounts to a very substantial ing quite valuable in his new duties. sum. It is not yet gennerally known, Mr. Reid expresses an opinion that but a real campaign is in the mak Hereafter the Chisholm Grain and seems to be quite prevalent among ing by the dry forces to bring prohi Feed Co. will be known as the Her armed forces in that territory. He bition back once more. miston Grain * Feed Co., according states that they are quite willing that However, it was not the intention to Pete Berg and Kenneth Gregory the Japs come back for a return en of the drys to bring the issue before who have purchased the interests of gagement, only this time they will be the voters for at least another two J J. Chisholm. Fred Hensel has better prepared. In fact, they seem BERLIN quite jeolous there that the fighting years, but the war has changed their been appointed sales manager. GROVAP HOO The concern will continue to oper plans as they see an immediate op- is taking place in the South Seas. The change of attitude on the islands portunity to bring about the desired ate in the same location, handling the ÚNLE52OV result right now. The difference in same lines of feeder supplies. They is almost 100 per cent since December COMEOUTAN® 7, according to Mr. Reid. the plan this time will be to obtain | will feature Umatilla and Columbia | S(A ovt action by the voters or legislatures brand feeds. He is quite proud of his garden which he states has been neglected of the states and not by congression- ' 5H0CT Wil TE- considerably since war has begun. al legislation, as was done in 1918. STONE MANAGER I WILL PLAS However, he states that the crop Every father and mother who has a looks very promising and goes on to boy in uniform will be asked to join ENLISTS IN ARMY list the varieties being raised. in the crusade to put their state in A note of cheerfulness and un- the dry column. Prohibition leaders j George Trainer, who has been man- 1 believe this is the psychological time ager of the Hermiston Stone Food I concern is prevalent throughout his letter. to put their program over as they did store since its opening, enlisted with j during the last war. The folks of the the U. S. army last week. Mr. Train- | rural sections in most states are dry, er recently passed his physical exam- | PROPERTY TAX . ust as Oregon is. If the prohibition ¡nation in Pendleton. PAYMENTS URGED forces were successful in two or three Rodger Olin, who has been em states, the ball should keep on roll ployed in the store, has been boosted BUY ing. Then it would be only a ques to the managership, with Vern Mar Word received this week from the UNITED tion of time until John Barleycorn tin still in charge of the meat de STATES tax department at Pendleton states would be counted out. SAVINGS partment. that under the personal property tax ONDS see AND STAMPS law, passed by the last legislature, Odd FelloiiK To Meet Monday all the 1941 personal taxes unpaid Phil Brady (D) of Portland, a at this time are subject to judgments member of the legislature, and Clar A regular meeting of the Hermis- | being taken. ence Hyde (D) of Eugene, a former ton Odd Fellows lodge will be held Taxpayers paying this tax before member of the house, are being Monday night at the Masonic hall. service is made will save the addi groomed by their friends for the post Business will get underway at 8 00 (WNU Service) tional expense of costs. of state labor commissioner. o’clock. -vrir — of 78 BOY SCOUT WEEK Zecaey 6-/2 An Ultimatum Basketball Doubleheader - Irrigon vs. Hermiston - Tues., Feb. 3
