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NEWS FROM YOUR OWN STATE s COUNTY E OFFICIAL UMATILLA COUNTY PAPER COLUMBIA NEWS By Mrs. Bob Woodward etald 7Ao VOLUME XXXV HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUN I 1 . OREGON. NOVEMBER 13, 1941 Mrs. J. H. Reid extends an invita tion to the home makers of this dis trict to attend the community cooking class and food program meeting of the Umatilla County National De fense council which is being held Sat Thursday, the twentieth day of November. 1941, urday afternoon at two o’clock in the Hermiston high school. Mrs. Ried is has been appointed a day of Thanksgiving for the chairman of the meeting with Mrs. United States of America by the President thereof, Paul Bracher and Mrs. Glenn Case conducting the demonstrations. the Honorable Franklin D. Roosevelt. Now there Mrs. William Tuttle, former resi INCREASED QUOTA fore, I, Charles A Sprague, Governor of the State of dent of this district, passed away Thursday. November 6, at St. Antho Oregon, do proclaim said Thursday, the twentieth ny’s hospital in Pendleton. Funeral GOAL OF WORKERS day of November next, as Thanksgiving Day for services were held there Saturday with the Rev. Oliver Gill, pastor of Oregon, to be observed as a public holiday. “All out for Red Cross” is the slo the Pendleton Methodist church, of Measured by the statistics of the market-place, gan for the annual roll call which ficiating. the year has been a prosperous one for all our Mrs. Laura Morris left Sunday for started November 11 and will last Fossil where she has accepted a posi people. Production of farms and factories has been tion as teacher in the grade school until the end of the month, accord at high and profitable levels. Labor has been fully there. Mrs. Lois Blahm, who has ing to Mrs F. B. Belt, local chair been visiting here with her sister. man. To fulfill the national organiz employed at wages generally the highest in history. Mrs. Morris, has returned to La ation obligations to the American The fevers of prosperity have driven out the chills Grande. of the late depression. For these present economic Maurice Caldwell spent the week armed forces, to disaster sufferers, end here from Ft. Lewis visiting at to victims of accidents and to ex-ser advantages we should be truly grateful. the homes of his brother, Myrnic vice men and their families, a greatly Nevertheless, the festal quality of Thanksgiving is . Caldwell and his sister, Mrs. Bob Woodward. On Sunday he accompan increased enrollment this fall is nec now clouded by threat of war: “For, lo, the wicked ied Mr. and Mrs. Myrnie Caldwell to essary. bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon Stanfield where they were dinner Today, more than ever, the Red guests at the A. J. Rueber home. the string.” Our usual enjoyment of the season is Cross needs increased support. Red Myra Getchell, Claude Luhrs, Mr. tempered with anxiety, which is felt the more keenly Cross success is measured in terms of and Mrs. James Getchell and small son visited relatives in La Grande member enrolled. Every members re in homes whence the young men have gone into the Sunday. ceives a Red Cross membership card, nation’s military service. The satisfactions which fol Mrs. Alice Smith of Irrigon called a button and a window emblem. A low the year’s abundant harvests are dulled by know at the George Liebe home Wednesday. one dollar donation is necessary for J. H. Reid received word this week ledge of the want and distress endured by fellow of the death of his youngest brother, membership. Contributions of less than one dollar do not entitle the beings in lands visited by the scourge of war. Clement Reid in Spokane. Mr. Reid planned to go to Spokane Thursday contributor to membership or to the In this time of world trial it is most appropriate for the funeral. button but will be greatly appreciat for our people to assemble in their customary places Mrs. Sara Luhrs and children of La ed. Grande are visiting at the Getchell of worship, on the day herein appointed, not alone One half of each dollar contributed home until after the Thanksgiving to thank Almighty God for our material blessings, is retained by the local county chap holiday. but to give thanks that we as a people are sensitive ter while the other half goes for na Constance Instone and Don Evans of Heppner visited at the Bob Wood tional and international service. If to the sufferings of the oppressed in other lands; and ward home Tuesday morning. contributions are over one dollar, to pray that we be not slaves to our own fleshpots, It is reported that the Addleman only fifty cents is sent to national place has recently been sold to T. F. but have the courage to bare the breast and raise the Thompson of Hermiston, who plans headquarters and the remainder re arm, if need be, that the oppressor may be over to make his home there after exten mains in the county fund. sive remodeling of the buildings. thrown. It is fitting also, in the midst of universal It is hoped that many will feel the Earl Getchell, on week end leave desire to subscribe to the higher doubt and despair, that we use this occasion to light from duty at Fort Lewis, visited Sun memberships, namely: Contributing anew the candles of our faith in the Fatherhood of day at the B. E. Getchell home, ac companied by his wife and her par membership, $5.00; sustaining mem God and the ultimate brotherhood of man. ents, Mr. and Mrs. Hood of Board bership, $10.00 and supporting mem In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand man. bership, $25.00. Mrs. Laura Morris has rented her and caused the Seal of the State of Oregon to be af The Red Cross is taking an active house for the winter to Mr. and Mrs. fixed. part in the national defense program Bill Snyder and family. Dave Dufur, who has been quite and is discharging its obligations to Done in the City of Salem this tenth day of No ill. is reported to be feeling better but the members of the armed forces in vember, in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred is not yet able to be at work. Henry Garberding spent the week addition to the day-to-day work of and forty-one. end elk hunting near Dale in the John public health nursing, disaster relief, CHARLES A. SPRAGUE, Governor Day region. Others in the party were first aid, water safety and accident Virgil Hoag of Stanfield and O. V. prevention. Baker. This year the Order of the Eastern Mrs. Glenn Whitney of Grandview ACTIVITIES HUM COMMERCIAL CLUB visited Monday afternoon with Mrs. Star of Hermiston is assisting local Henry Garberding. The two ladies volunteers to solicit for contributions. AT U.S.O. CENTER HEARS POWER TALK were neighbors when the Garberdings It is the hope of these workers that lived at Grandview. Members of the Hermiston Com Mr. and Mrs. John Knox and Hermiston will go 100% for the Red The past week has seen a consider mercial club were treated to an ex daughter Dorothy were in Walla Wal Cross. able increase in activities at the Her planatory talk by S. E. Skelley of la last Saturday. Mrs. Claude Upham and Mrs. Bax POSTAL RECEIPTS miston reclamation building now be Portland, a representative of the Pa ter Hutchison spent Monday shopping ing used by the U. S. O. organization cific Power & Light Co., at its reg in Pendleton. They went to the city INDICATE BOOM for recreation purposes. According to ular monthly meeting Tuesday night with Elmer James who also spent the day there. Miss Mary Lou Johnson and George at the high school with the Rebekahs Mr. and Mrs. George Baker and ACTIVITIES HERE Wallace, who are operating the pro serving the dinner. Mr. Skelley’s daughter spent the holiday in Spo ject, large crowds have participated topic, “Distribution of Electricity As kane. Had the Hermiston postoffice been each day the past week. a Factor in National Defense,” por Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Kennison of Miss Johnson has released the fol trayed by the use of slides, explain Hermiston and Mr. and Mrs. Elbert a private business during the past Hutchison and daughter of Pendleton year, the owner would have made a lowing schedule for the following ing how the various power companies were Armistice day dinner guests at “killing”. According to Postmaster week: Friday, November 14, business in the northwest have connections the Baxter Hutchison home. W. E. Logan, the gain in stamp sales Mr. and Mrs. Ray Feagan and son for the first 10 months in 1941 has girls’ meeting at 7 p. m.; camera which may be utilized for national de club meeting every Tuesday at 7:30 fense. and nephew who have lived at the Garberding place during the summer been $11.648.70 or a total of 150.25 p. m.; story hour for children up to A discussion ensued dealing with and fall returned to their home at per cent. Post office sales from Jan 6th grade, Saturday at 10 a. m. vital problems facing this community Prosser this week. uary 1, to October 31, 1941. were handcraft for high school age to be at the present time. A committee com $19,304.47 as compared to $7,655.77 gin next week; sewing groups in af posed of Art Thrasher, W. W. Felt ALL INVITED TO for the same period last year. ternoons next week; dance club ev house and E. P. Dodd was appointed Almost five times as many money ery Wednesday from 7:30 on and on to check on the various projects in COOKING SCHOOL orders have been written out this Saturday at 2:00 p. m. this region. SATURDAY AT 2 P.M. year as compared to last. A total of 33,304 orders were issued during the Modern methods of vegetable cook 10-month period for the sum of ery save time, fuel, and cost as dem $482,701.43. The figures last year onstrated by Mrs. Paul Bracher and were 7,532 orders for the sum of | Mrs. Glenn Case in the cooking school $58,031.61. October 1941, was a banner month I at the Hermiston high school Satur HUNDREPTH AND day afternoon, November 15, at two in the money order department when SIXTEENTH REGIMENT o’clock. These leaders are doing 7,542 orders were issued. This was 10 ' their bit for national defense and ad- more than were issued all last year. (AMP 5COTT, TENN vocate well-cooked foods for strength The orders totaled $128,765.92. and health. “Even dads will okay vegetables RED CROSS SEWING cooked this modern way,” says Mrs. J. H. Reid, chairman for the cooking CLASSES ARRANGED school. Everyone in the community is in- Three days each week have been vited to the demonstration, which is set aside for Red Cross sewing. This co peratively sponsored by Oregon work will be carried on at the U.S.O. State College Extension Service and building under the sponsorship of lo the Surplus Marketing Administra- cal organizations, the Eastern Star, tion. Miss Frances Clinton, home I Legion Auxiliary, the Ladies Aid of demonstration agent, is directing the both the Central Church of Christ co unty-wide program. and Methodist churches. Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday MRS. SOUTHWARD the rooms will be open from 2:00 to 5 00. Any person desiring to sew may PASSES AWAY call and work with any of these groups. Anyone having a sewing ma Funeral services for Mrs. William chine that could be used for this work S ithward, for many years a resident is asked to take it to the reclama of Umatilla but recently of Pendleton, tion building. were held Sunday afternoon at M>s. Harding Returns From Trip Prann’s Funeral Parlors with Rev. C. Warner in charge. Mrs. Southward Mrs. J. R. Harding returned Wed passed away last Thursday. Burial nesday from Scottsville, Ill., where was in the Echo cemetery. she was called two months ago be Mrs. Southward was born in North cause of the illness of her mother. Carolina in 1902 and was married to Mrs. Addie Clark. Mrs. Clark re W Jiam Southward in Spokane, Wn., turned with Mrs. Harding and will in 1935. She is survived by two child- spend the winter here. She is also ren, one daughter, Mrs. Lois Wolfe of visiting her son, O. M. Clark, of Her-| Umatilla and a son Maurice. miston. RED CROSS ROLL CALL ISSUED HERE BY COMMITTEES Jhanksgiui rurlamatin NUMBER 13 CHURCHES PLAN UNION SERVICE A union church service commem orating the Thanksgiving season will be held next Wednesday evening, No vember 19, in the Central Church of Christ. Plans for the service were made Wednesday evening at a regu lar meeting of the Hermiston minis terial association. The service will be- gin at 8:00 o’clock. Rev. M. B. Ballinger, pastor of the Methodist church, will be the speaker of the evening. The combined choirs and »orchestras of the church will take part in the services. The public is cordially invited to attend the ser vice. HERMISTON WINS ARMISTICE DAY FOOTBALL GAME HEPPNER UNABLE TO STOP BULLDOGS The Hermiston high school Bull dogs made history Armistice day when they maintained their undefeat ed status by soundly whipping Hepp ner on the local gridiron by a score of 45 to 13. The score in no way in dicates how much the Bulldogs out shone their Morrow county rivals as the second and third stringers play STONE S MARKET ed the greater part of the second half, the Heppner scores coming late OPENS DOORS HERE in the fourth quarter when everyone THIS WEEK END except the water boy was in the line- up for the locals. Another major step in the devel- | Hermiston dominated the contest opinent of the Hermiston business throughout, scoring on the ground section was taken this week when a and in the air almost at will. The Stone Market opened for business Bulldogs were held for four downs across the tracks, just west of the only once during the whole game and Labor Temple. George Trainor of did not punt in a single instance. The Spokane, Wash., has been appointed locals completed six passes out of manager of the newest link in the nine thrown. Bernie Cullen was again Stone organization. Mr. Trainor will the shining light of the fray, greatly be assisted at the present by four aided, however, by his inspired team grocery clerks and two meat depart mates. The Bulldogs got off to a rollicking ment operators. start by scoring 13 points before the The Stone building, just recently first quarter was far underway. The completed, is of most modern design Heppner line could not cope with the throughout with all latest equipment. hard-driving Hermiston backs who The room is 40 by 110 feet with hous- had a great day utilizing line ing facilities in the rear upstairs smashes, shovel passes, reverses and apartment for the different ém sneak plays of all description to ad ployees. vantage. Mr. Trainor states that one fea- The half ended with the local team ture of his store is the open parking leading 26 to 0. The second half be lot just west of the store location for gan just where the first left off. the convenience of shoppers. A page Heppner made a valiant stand but advertisement of the opening will be ! could not stop Ray Critchfield's found on Page 3. | charges who were playing one of their best games of the season before a NEWS STORY IRKS large Armistice day crowd. Coaches I Critchfield and Weber began substi FORMER RESIDENT tuting freely midway in the third ses sion, giving all the boys on the bench .Mrs. N. W. Bloom, formet Her ‘a chance to get in the bal gaie. miston resident now residing in Kent, Heppner came to life late in the Wash., writes to The Herald office contest and scored on two quick this week telling of a news item sent thrusts through the line and on a to her by a relative. The item deals clever pass. Both scores were made, on the subject that Hermiston will however, when second and third soon be a tiny green speck in eastern stringers were in the contest for Her Oregon as it always was prior to the miston. construction of the Umatilla Ord By this victory, Hermiston remains nance Depot. It tells further of how one of the three unbeaten A teams in the army chased jack rabbits off a Oregon, sharing this honor with 24-square-mile site to build the mu Myrtle Point and The Dalles. This nitions dump. season has proven one of the bright Mrs. Bloom, however, still feels est in Bulldog history. proud of Hermiston and says she is Several of the boys played their furious at the paper that would print final football game for Hermiston such a story. The Herald office will 1 j and ended their efforts in a blaze of send Mrs Bloom some back issues glory. Pigskins were packed away telling of the other side of the story.' immediately following the contest and attention is now focused on the forth Miss Lewis Is Honored coming basketball season beginning Eastern Oregon College of Educa- November 26 when Pasco, Wash., tion, LaGrande Frances Lewis, comes to the local maple court. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Lew- is of Hermiston, has been recently MISS JENDRZEJEWSKI honored by election to membership in J«XI Alpha Rho Tau, Art Honorary at the RECEIVES BURNS Eastern Oregon College of Education. | Miss Lewis is a senior in the teacher Miss Helen Jendrzejewski, home ec training division at the college. onomics teacher at the La Grande high school, received painful burns Wednesday at the school. The attend ing physician stated that her skin was not injured and it is not believed her eyes were seriously injured. Miss Jendrzejewski was burned when the gas oven, which she started to light, exploded. A student had at- tempted to light the oven previously and either did not know the gas had not been lighted or else failed to turn the cock when it did not light. Miss Jendrzejewski is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Jendrzejewski of the Columbia district. MAJOR SCOTT HERE FOR DEPOT WORK Major Ralph Cook Scott arrived this week at the Umatilla Ordnance Depot to take command of the ord nance work. Capt James M. Piercy, who has been in charge, will be exec- | utive officer and the entire staff con- | sists of seven officers. Maj. Scott, originally from Los An- geles and a reserve officer since the first world war, has been attached to the office of the chief of ordnance. Washington. D. C. Mrs. Scott accom panied him to the work here and they are residing at the Pendleton Hotel until other arrangements can be made. Leonard's Are Proud Parents Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Leonard are announcing the birth of a baby girl born last Wednesday at St. Anthony’s hospital in Pendleton. The little tot bas been named Carloyn Anne.
