East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-05-18
HERMISTON PLANS
FOR FARM CENSUS
6kKyECE$ AND ARE As
SIGNED DISTRICTS
MANY Fac1Ac< and Parties Marx Cos
ing 01 srihood Year; Otaler Inter
es1ing News and Pers0nzi NOteS

Il
III HERR MISTOS. May Is-The Her
Tuiston branch Of the National COun-
Gil of Defense held a meeting last
night in the CIVIC club rooms n
which n Was arranged To take q farm
census sf all the crops. stock and
equipment On the UmatiIIa project
and those with automobiles volnn-
teered their services and were as
signed different districts IN which 70
take this census. The question OF
closing business houses during Ger
tain dags or half davs Of the week
80 as TO supply more labor on the
farms WAS under discussion. but l.
Was decided 30 wait until the neces-
sify arose The meeting was large
and enthusiastic. and extra crop pro
duction and other serious questions
were carefully discussed
Mrs Minnie Brown Was taken TO
iaS; Authony-s hospital SATURDAY aft
ernoon suffering Fasth a severe at
tack of stomach trouble. --latest ad-
vices from the hospital state rha.
she is improving slowly.
Dr. j A Campbell has disposed Of
I his dental practice 20 Dr. Prank v
( Prime Of Portland who will take
charge June J. Dr- Campbell has
not vet decided just where he viii
/ locate. but viii PROBABLY make ap-
plication 10 be admitted to the den
tai corps Of the L. 3 army.
Lasx Week of SrasOol
This u the last week Of school and
picnics and parties. along with the
final exams mark the closing Of the
school year.
The high school commencement
exercises viii he held on Thursday
and Friday evenings at the high
school auditorium The program for
Thursday evening was as follows
Piano solo. Mrs. r. A Chezik; read
ing. Miss Pearl sullivan; vocal solo. !
Carroll Reeves; Stunt. "A Bird in the |
Hand is Worth Two in the Bush.
Pearl Sullivan Ruth Chamberlain. I
Mzrgret ShotWeIl; vocal solo. Mrs. !
John n. KenDedy. TriA. Margre; 4
Shotwell Georgia skinner. Ruth 1
Cham berIain: Class Prophecy. Cleo
Fisher: vocal solo. Alfred Groom :.
Glass Will Harry Chapmans due.
Georgia skinner. Ruth Chamberiain.
vocal solo Gladys seroggs-Haw-
thorne.
Prof W r. Davis OF Whitman Col ]
lege wlf deliver the address TO the /
graduates on Friday evening
The following compose the grad 1
uatfng class: Ruth Eloise Chamber
lain. Harry L Chapman. Cleo Gladys
Fisher. Alfred Groom Alice Marion 1
Prann. George J. Prindle. Carroll p. I
Reeves. MarErst Joanna shOtwen |
Georgia Skinner. Pearl Patricia sui
Iivan-
Personal NOtsz OF Interest-
Mrs Herbert d Newell and sma.'
son. Herbert. Jr. are spending few
days with relatives and friends in
Pendleton-
Miss Ethel Eperson Of Vancouver.
Wash. is a guest at the home Of her
sister. Mrs p. y. Siscel-
Miss Alice Hudson. teacher in the /
Columbia school. left Saturday after
noon for her home near Pendieton 20
spend the summer vacation.
Mrs Laura Starcher. mayor Of
UmatiIia. was visitor here yester-
day.
Mrs. z. X Sprague was taken 20
st Anthony's hospital at Pendleton
Monday for an operation fsr the re-
Hef Of gail stones.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Fulton were
brief visitors. here "wednesday.
DIT. Frank Y. Prime and family
will occupy the Ross Newport cottage
during the summer Mr.. and MIS-
Newport will spend the next few
months in Madras where the New
port Land & Construction Company
will have several large contracts