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The Hermiston Herald
Published Every Thursday at
Hermiston, Umatilla County, Oregon.
Alfred Quiring and Leander Quiring, Publishers.
Entered at the post office at Hermiston as Second
Class Matter, Dec. 1906, Umatilla County, Oregon.
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The Spirit of Hermiston
The spirit of the citizens of any town or city is
what makes or mars the progress of that town or city.
It will result in deteriation or lead on to advance
ment . There can be no status quo.
Hermiston has moved forward during most of its
37 years of history. There were times when progress
seemed only to mark time, but during those years of
depression its spirit never sounded retreat.
Hermiston first saw the light of day with the birth
of an irrigation project. Those were good days, and
a boom through settlement of lands and the building
of the town followed. Settlers and business men
came from near and far. Some had sufficient funds,
some were partly financed, but had experience,
strength, and the lure of adventure. Most of them
had faith in the future and the field of opportunity.
Those were the days of the big red apple boom in
the Pacific Northwest, and this area largely fell for
that delusion. Thousands of apple trees were plant
ed and grown to maturity before the mistake was dis
covered. Apples were beautiful, peaches large and
luscious, and grapes were magnificent, but they
failed to yield a profit. A change had to be made. A
few hard heads had tried dairying and found it paid.
Then came on chickens and hogs and turkeys to
prove out successful year by year. The spirit of the
people promoted the change from the use of the land
for tree fruits to alfalfa and pastures. It was a time
when surrender to the enemies and struggles of pio
neer development could have turned the entire west
end of Umatilla county back to the Indians, jack rab
bits and coyotes.
Instead, the people asked for more land and more
water, and a wider spread. They requested the Rec-
lamation Bureau to study the West Extension—Irri
gon and Boardman—and it was a memorable day,
when at a large banquet, Franklin K. Land, then Sec
retary of the Interior, set aside a cool million for that
project. Spirits revived and new movements for
ward began. The Stanfield and Westland projects,
contemporaries of the East Umatilla project, found
themselves short of storage water. All the commu
nities organized, and in common parlance, went af
ter the McKay Dam, and got the $2,500,000.00 ap-
propriation necessary to construct it. There should
be many lines between these brief statements for you
newcomers to read and for whom this is mainly writ
ten. There was plenty of effort, loads of struggles,
some politics, but we are talking specifically of spir
it, and what you can see and more, and more to come
is due to that untiring progressive spirit. Try to get
it.
In the beginning there was the earth—no people,
no schools, no churches, no roads, no towns, no elec
tric power—just a place to put them. The Columbia
highways, the Diagonal road and Butter Creek high
way were created by home demands. There may be
one vote recorded in all these years against a school
tax or support, and out of this spirit grew the school
buildings and Union High district. The public libra-
ry was another such successful movement. The very
important farm cooperatives and their facilities were
due to the spirit of farmers and other citizens. How
many who now receive benefits from cannery, laun
dry, creamery and lockers, mill and stores, and the
R. E. A., realize the way up these traveled over the
roads to advancement of human welfare?
With that business men went down in their pock
ets one afternoon and donated the land for Tertel-
town, now being so well improved. They dug down
again for the latest housing project of 50 homes. The
city government has just enlarged an excellent water
system to the artesian well and ten miles of mains. A
five mile sewer system has just been completed, and
well laid plans are being made for future municipal
developments. The city park of 76 acres required
much public spirit and local funds. The great Uma
tilla Ordnance Depot was located because of an ef
fort of the old Commercial Club to locate a canton
ment and artillery range during World War I, when
the site was placed before the army board and on the
war maps, to receive attention years later. Along
with all these went to work for the Umatilla Rapids
dam. It was the same spirit that kept that dam on
the map and secured support for that dam and to set
up the date for its early construction. In the forego
ing facts and the forw ard spirit lie the changes from
a vast dessert and silent waters to a vastness for uses
of mankind.
The present rapid growth of Hermiston is due to
the enterprising spirit of its citizens, created in its
pioneer days and caught by the younger men of this
regime. Very few of the old guard are left but there
is a fine regiment of younger men tenting on the old
camp ground. They are not only doing their job well
but nave plenty ahead to lure them on to bigger and
better achievements.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1943.
THE HERMISTON HERALD. HERMISTON. OREGON.
well as many visitors who used to
| live here.
Mrs. Maxine Klein and Paul Jacob-
By Margaret Thorpe
: son of Portland and Beaverton spent
Mr. and Mrs. Max Watkins and son I the week end at the Harter home.
spent the week here visiting her fath Paul is a nephew and Mrs. Klein is a
er, Frank Walker, and her sister, Mrs. sister of Mrs. Harter.
Mabel Bischke. They spent part of
Mr. and Mrs. Pat Healy and child
the week elk hunting.
ren of Portland visited his parents,
A committee meeting was held at Mr. and Mrs. Mike Healy this week.
the Tannehill home Tuesday night to They also visited his sister and fam
make plans for the PTA meetings for ily, Mrs. Buster Rands.
the coming year.
Dave Johnston returned from Alas
The Grange Executive committee ka Friday where he has been employ
met Wednesday night at the McFar ed for the past nine months.
land home to lay plans for Pomona,
The Wilson family spent one day
and installation of officers which is
to be here December 15. The instal in The Dalles this week where they
lation will be put on by the State Of met Teddy for a short visit.
Mrs. Olive Attebury left this week
ficers and the State Master will be
present to tell some of his experiences for California where she will remain
for an indefinite stay visiting rela
on his recent trip to England.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Thorpe showed tives.
pictures in the Grange hall Thursday
Mrs. Neal Bleakney who is a for
night. They will be held every Sun mer Boardman resident is very ill
day and Wednesday evening.
with sleeping sickness.
A surprise birthday party was giv
Francis Harter left Monday for
en by the teachers in honor of Mrs. Salem to attend a teachers meeting.
Ronald Black Thursday night at the The seniors went to Portland with
Black home. The evening was spent him on their annual sneak.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Tannehill has
playing Bingo.
The school carnival Friday night received word that their son Don has
was a great success. Approximately been promoted to sergeant.
200 door tickets were sold. Peter Cas
Darlene Gilstrap is in the hospital
sidy won the bond which was raffled very ill with a ruptured appendix.
off and Leo Skoubo won the $5.00 door
Mr. Abplanalp of Hermiston was
prize. Shirley Peck and Delmer Hug on the project Sunday selling black
of the 5th and 6th grades were crown walnut trees.
ed prince and princess and Eldon Lil
Mrs. Claude Coates, Mrs. Glen Mal
ly and Doris Wilson of the high school lory and son and Mrs. Gillespie spent
were crowned king and queen. Many Saturday in Pendleton.
people from out of town attended as
Miss Francis Skoubo of Pendleton
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George Harkenrider
spent the week end visiting her par
ents.
Mr. and Mrs. Veto Colosso and
sons of Arlington attended the carni
val Friday night. Dick is home from
the navy on a few days leave.
Word has been received that Mrs.
Nick Faler is in the Portland sanitar
ium. She recently underwent an op
eration for hernia.
Mrs. Zoe Billings and daughter
moved into the Fortier house Satur
day.
Mrs. Mabel Allen and Mr. and Mrs.
Rordell left Monday morning for Ta
coma.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gorham spent
the week end at Blalock .visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Wolfe.
Mr. and Mrs. Nate Macimber spent
Friday in Grandview and the wek end
in Pendleton.
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Carlson and
family of Portland have moved onto
the Davis place which they recently
purchased.
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