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NEWS FROM YOUR I OWN STATE fir COUNTY COLUMBIA NEWS By Mrs. Baxter Hutchison OFFICIAL U M A TILLA COUNTY PAPER VOLUME XXXIV. NUMBER 11 HERMISTON. UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. OCTOBER 31, 1940. Loading a Wheat Barge at Umatilla for Portland Market Mrs. George Liebe became very ill ¿Sunday night and was taken to St. Anthony’s hospital Monday where she underwent an operation for ap pendicitis that afternoon. Reports are that she is getting along nicely. uus JLinuer nas Deen very Ui tor several uays, out tne latest report is teat he was better. m e primary grade of the Colum bia school win nave a Hallowe’en par RIVER TRANSPORT ty rnursday atternoon, while the up per grades have planned a dress-up SAVINGS LISTED day. Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Scallion, who The Umatilla County Farm Bu have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. reau is sponsoring the election of a H. Cable, and also at Heppner for port district for Umatilla county be ten days, lett for their home at San Jose, Cal., Monday. cause this organization is firmly Carl Metteer has traded his farm convinced that river transportation is in this district for a 100 acre ranch near Elgin. The family moved Wed our greatest hope for lowered freight nesday of last week, taking all their costs. A survey conducted by this stock and household goods by truck. Mr. and Mrs. William English organization develops the facts that made a business trip to Salem last the people of Umatilla county are al week. They left here Tuesday and ready saving over $65,000 per year returned Saturday. through river transportation, that Mr. and Mrs. Miles Barager have disposed of their interest in the North this new industry has added an an Columbia farmer’s telephone compa nual payroll of over $150,000 in the ny to Mr. and Mrs. H. C. McCulley. county, is adding over $200,000 to The McCulleys will have the number our tax rolls, and giving employment listed as Baragers in the telephone The picture shows the loading of a wiieat barge at the Pendleton Grain Growers’ elevator at Umatilla. The b.irge will carry 20,000 bushels on to over 100 people full time. book. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Warren vi which there is a saving of $200 in freight costs to the farmers. The tugboat pushes the barge and is able to make two trips to Portland and back Savings By River Transportation sited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vir every six to eight days. The most outstanding savings at gil Warren Sunday. present are on gasoline, diesel, and Coy Dunham and Chester Hunt re turned from a hunting trip Sunday. oil. Today, every gallon of TURKEY KILLING TO SERIAL NUMBERS FOR stove FOOD STAMP PLAN They both were successful in bagging those products used in Umatilla coun deer. O. H. Martin of Stanfield was ty is approximately one cent per gal HERMISTON LISTED START NOVEMBER 4 MASS MEETING TO in their party and also brought home lon cheaper due to river transporta his deer. IN DRAFT PROGRAM tion. Up until July 8, 1940, this sav SE THURSDAY NIGHT Mr. and Mrs. John Knox visited in The local plant of the Eastern Umatilla Sunday at the Joe Westfall ing was available only on water and home. Oregon Turkey Growers is all set for truck shipments. However, on that Plans for a Food Stamp Plan mass Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Wilcox made As a service to Its readers, parti a trip to Soap Lake and Grand Cou meeting of grocers, meat dealers and the first kill of the season scheduled cularly to those young men between date the rails lowered their rate to lee dam alst Saturday returning Sun other food retailers in Umatilla coun to get underway next Monday, Nov 21 and 36 who registered in Uncle meet water and truck competition so day evening. RADIOS POPULAR ty were drafted last week when rep ember 4. A fairly heavy shipment is Sam’s first peace time conscription that the saving now goes to the con Kenneth Sherrow of Seattle spent resentatives of the food .industry met expected with about a three or four program Wednesday, October 16, the sumer, no matter how shipped. It is the week end at the Robert Wood DURING BROADCAST reliably estimated that at least six in Pendleton with Surplus Marketing day run. ward home. He formerly lived at Herald herewith presents the serial million gallons of petroleum products Umatilla. He is now with the Boe Pickers are urged to report to C. Administration officials to discuss the numbers of only those registered in The long awaited draft became a ing company in Seattle. are used in Umatilla county annual government’s food stamp plan which A. Flanigan, picking manager, in or the Hermiston district. A complete Mr. and Mrs. Nye Berry were re reality Tuesday as Secretary of War ly, which in Itself places $60,000 per der that final preparations may be will be inaugurated here on Novem list of all those registered in Uma cent visitors of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Stimson drew the first number from completed. Turkey growers are far tilla county is on file at the Herald year savings in the hands of our ber 1. Cable. Mrs. Berry was formerly people. In addition many millions of Miss Georgianna Briggs of this dis a big glass bowl Tuesday morning. Time of the meeting was set for from downhearted at the price out office for those interested. gallons move through the Umatilla trict. Immediately preceding the first draft 8:00 p m., Thursday, October 31, in look although no record high mark is Jackson David Reeves of Hermis gateway to Southern Idaho, with cor Rev. and Mrs. A. G. Campbell of anticipated. call, President Franklin D. Roose the Elks Building, at Pendleton. It ton was the recipient of serial num responding savings to those people. Portland visited two days last week at the Forrest Moore home. velt spoke several minutes, stating is anticipated that more tan 80 re ber 1 in Umatilla county. The list The movement on wheat from this Kenneth Hooker and Gene O’Brien tailers will be present. from Hermiston follows: area is just commencing. As was the OREGON QUOTA NOT were among those who attended a that “only the strong may continue Purpose of the mass meeting Is to 1. Jackson David Reeves Sunday School class picnic at Sand, to live in freedom and in peace.” case with petroleum in the beginning, correctly inform all retailers on how TO EXCEED 83 IN Sunday. The Baptist minister, Gray- 5. Benjamin Edward Conner (Continued on Page Six) Radios proved popular during the den Loree, accompanied the boys. Food Stamp Sales are to be handled 10. Willis Hutchison Burchett They spent, the time biking and play broadcast that morning, with both in their stores as well as the necess first draft call ¡MRS. RAY C. NULL 17. John Doherty old and young anxiously listening to ing games. 21. Francis Howard Packard Mr. and Mrs. Alva Stone and son each number as it was given out over ary steps to be taken in securing pay It has been estimated by Lieuten 4 3. Thomas Lynn Quick W.lford spent the week end at the A. the air. The first number, 158, ments for stamps accepted. PASSES SUDDENLY ' ant-Colonel Elmer V. Wooten, state H. Cable home. Primarily a program to move ag 72. Addison Claude Willcutt A1 Leonard’s father has returned struck close to Hermiston, as Rex riculture surplus off the farm onto selective service director, that not 109. Elbert Jack Belts Mrs. Hazel Eunice Null passed from Colorado and last week moved Patrick Brumbach, manager of the tables of families suffering under more than 83 of the 135,000 Oregon 111. Reuben William Gettmann his family onto the Joe Dyer place implement department, Pendleton away in a Walla Walla hospital ear men who registered under the select which he recently purchased. Grain Growers, was in the Herald of consumption of wholesome foods, the ive service law October 16, will be in 162. Harold Lee Keller ly Monday morning following a maj Mrs. Alexander, who has spent the plan’s operation in Umatilla county 185. George Louis Scarlett or operation performed October 20. summer here for her health at the fice a short time after he heard his is expected to result in a $40,000 an cluded in the first call for military 194. John Beck number called. Her condition had been reported as Eugene Dunham home, is now stay service. He has based his statement nual removal of surplus through es 221. Elmer D. Sowers ing in Pendleton. very favorably during the week but To Al Quiring, co-editor of The tablished retail channels. As many on unofficial army figures received 224. George William Knapp Mrs. LaVonne Miller, who has been Herald, go the honors of being the she suddenly took a turn for the of the foods on the surplus list are from the 9th corps area army head 229. Hllmer Ervin visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Joe worse late Saturday. first drawn from Hermiston. Others quarters in San Francisco. Udey, has returned to her home at (Continued on page 6) 238. Fred Adolph Rauch Mrs. Null was born October 8, Tillamook. On her way home she whose numbers were selected early In The quota has been reduced on the 296. Alton Thomas Kingsbury 1902, in Atwood, Colorado. The Null visited relatives at The Dalles and at the draw include James Stout, Rt. 1, basis of volunteer enlistments among (Continued on page 4) Wasco. family moved to Hermiston in 1933 Hermiston; Harold Lee Keller, Her Dr. Belt Hunting Victim the men whose names were drawn. Mrs. Virgil Warren is taking treat most of which time they have resided ments in Walla Walla and is making miston; Ira Lee Veteto, Rt. 1, Her The second near serious hunting Volunteer enllstents will be received Examinations Announced in the Minnehaha district where Mr. miston, and others on down the line. a trip every few days. until the men whose numbers were accident in Hermiston occurred Sun Mrs. Ed Hug went to La Grande A complete list of registration num drawn are ordered for military train An exaination on basketball rules Null is a ditch rider. the latter part of last week to spend bers for those who registered in day afternoon when Dr. F. B. Belt She is survived by R. C. Null, her ing. will be given at the local high school a few days with her mother who was Hermiston, and Route 1 and 2, Her received a shot in his left eye. The husband, and two children, Audrey The second call, to be made in De on Saturday. November 16, accord hurt in a car accident. pellet entered his eye and lodged be Mrs. W. A. Mikesell visited with miston, will be found elsewhere in hind the eyeball. Dr. Belt went to cember, will involve 60,000 men, of ing to W. Q. Kersbergen, local super and Erwin. She also leaves her fath Mrs. Joe Udey Wednesday of last this edition. Anyone wishing to find Portland to an eye specialist for ob which number Oregon will not pro intendent. Anyone wishing to take er and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas week. County of Colorado, and four sisters out in which order his number was Mr. and Mrs. James Getchell and called in the draft may do so by com servation. He returned home Monday vide more than 300. Out of the 90,- the examination in order to officiate and four brothers, residing in Calif afternoon by airplane and apparently 000 to be called in January, Oregon’s in basketball is asked to make his in ornia and Colorado. her mother, Mrs. Jack Able, and Claude Luhrs of Echo spent Sunday ing to the Herald office. is none the worse for the accident quota was expected to be less than tention known at the high school as Funeral services were held Thurs .at the B. E. Getchell home. Official information as to the reg except for a temporary black eye. soon as possible. 450. day afternoon at the Central Church Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Morehouse vis istration numbers and the draft is ited at the Forrest Moore home one expected soon. of Christ with Rev. C. Warner offi day last week. ciating. Spending the day at the Baxter Hutchison home Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Hal Cline of Pendleton, Leo PANKOW CHAMPION WEST UMATILLA Curtlege of Portland, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Upham, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. POLICE MARKSMAN PETITIONS P. U.D. Mikesell and Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Hutchison. H. A. Pankow, Hermiston police SALEM «Preliminary petitions to officer, returned Saturday from Eu create a People’s Utility District in gene where he spent the past week NATION TO VOTE west Umatilla and Morrow counties attending the annual Police School of were filed here Wednesday with the NEXT TUESDAY the F. B. I., which Is sponsored by state hydroelectric commission. the League of Oregon Cities. Mr. The district with 6,000 population Next Tuesday, November 5, will Pankow spent a busy week attending and $10,000,000 assessed valuation decide for another four years who the various classes which were would include Boardman, Hermiston, will head the United States, as well taught by various officers of the F. Echo, Stanfield and Umatilla. as the numerous other minor offices B. I. and state officers. Hearings on the petition probably cf the senate, state, county and lo One of the features of the week’s will be held in December. cal officers. The national campaign program was the fire-arm competi i; heading into the final week with tion in which approximately 85 po much debate on all sides, with a con licemen participated. At the conclu SECOND ROAD census of opinion that a close race sion of the contest Mr. Pankow was MEETING HELD will result. notified that he had received the No new developments have appear highest mark of the entire class. ed in the county or locally with the Only one of his fifty shots had en The second meeting in less than a situation much the same as reviewed tirely missed the mark and a ma week by representatives from Irri :n last week’s Herald. This week’s jority were “in the black." gon, Umatilla, Stanfield and Hermis issue contains numerous advertise ton was held Tuesday evening to dis ments from candidates and interest cuss the recent report that rights of ed groups and should be studied care- ; M UN ITIO NS DEPOT way were soon to be purchased for folly by readers. the proposed Stanfield-Boardman POSSIBILITY HERE Sample ballots will be available at cutoff. I/>u Brownell, Umatilla, told the Herald office this week end. of his visit to Portland where he con Considerable news has been float tacted the Federal Road Bureau in ing about the streets of Hermiston regards to the new road. Examiner Here Thursday the past day or two concerning a Many ways to stall the actual con A traveling examiner of operators proposed munitions depot to be locat struction of the road were discussed and chauffeurs is scheduled to arrive ed approximately three miles west of at the meeting with no definite act in Hermiston Thursday, November 7, Hermiston. Should the proposed ion taken as to future developments. and will be on duty at the city libra project go through, it would mean It is planned, however, to send a dele ry between the hour* of 11 a. m. to considerable activity in this region. gation to the next meeting of the However, with no definite informa 4 p. m., according to a recent an state highway commission early in nouncement released from the secre tion available, no detailed account November. will be attempted at thia time. tary of state’s office. UMATILLA COUNTY FARM BUREAU IS PORT BOOSTER F IR S T NATIONAL DRAFT NUMBERS (ALL LOCAL YOUTH Selectina A President > t >
