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
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