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Uu Mrt. Bob Woodujard
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Ott drove To
Hood River Friday of last week where
they attended the Farm Bureau Fed
eration meeting at the Columbia
Gorge Hotel.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey DeMoss were
expected home Wednesday from Ida
ho, where they have spent the past
week visiting.
Mr. and Mrs. Judson made a busi
ness trip to Walla Walla Friday of
last week.
Mrs. Catherine DeMoss made sev
eral trips last week to Grandview
where they are marketing their tur
keys.
Mrs. J. H. Reid's brother, Mr. and
Mrs. C. P. Coe of Plaza, Wn., visited
here Wednesday of last week. They
were accompanied by a sister, Mrs.
Archie Park of Longview, who re
mained for a visit at the Ried home.
She expects to leave for her home
Friday.
Will Rogers of Lebanon was a Sun
day night guest at the home of his
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Mr. Rogers
brother, Roy
Rogers,
lived in this district several years
ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Duff Knight left
Tuesday evening for Portland where
they will spend the holiday with rel
atives.
Mrs. Carl Hammer, Mrs. Hugh
Neill and Miss Gloria Hammer spent
Monday shopping in Pendleton.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Reeves and
small daughter were Sunday evening
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Myrnie Cald
well.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Hammer made
a trip to Milton-Freewater Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Easton of
Boyd, Oregon, are visiting at the Bob
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OFFICIAL UMATILLA COUNTY PAPER
HEHMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON, NOVEMBER 20, 1941
VOLL ME XXXV
PROSPECTS BRIGHT
FOR WINNING YEAR
ON MAPLE COURT
LARGE TURNOUT
GREETS COACHES
Sr Ur Chankful
Thankfulness means a sense of gratitude for
things that have eased our way of life and a willing
ness to express it. We may also be thankful that we
may have been spared unfortunate circumstances
and be glad that even in our depths we may look up
wards with that eternal hope that is so closely akin
to gratitude to the Giver of all. With thankfulness
and hope we are able to appreciate the blessings and
rise above the obstacles.
Suppose we do as some and assume the attitude of
ingratitude. They have no spirit of thankfulness for
the thousand and one things that should brighten
their lives and seem to attempt to impersonate Old
Scrooge. Just try it once and make yourself sour,
mean and unappreciative, and get a real experience
in the devil’s way of existence.
Perhaps most of us cannot do this, but there are a
few, and to these we ask that you forget the high
spirit of thankfulness, the grace of gratitude, love of
your fellow man, and try to be just so mean, miser
able and selfish that the gates of hell cannot keep
you out. Then in the depths of your self imposed
corruption and weariness of evil doing, look about
for that grain of mustard of faith, listen to the tones
of hope—for they are everywhere.
Try to touch the wings of gratitude (for it is omni
present) and slowly, perhaps, from such a dismal
conception, you will begin to realize that thankful
ness is the road to God. Take a thought of all the
beauties of living in a world supplied with all the
blessings for mind, body and soul which the Creator
has left at your own doorstep and you will have true
thankfulness.
E.P.D.
NUMBER 14
WORK TAPERS OFF
AT ORDNANCE SITE
On barren land and desert sand
silent igloos stand.
• V To The cradle
bombs to guard our ❖ DURING PAST WEEK
land.
• •
THE DRAMA OF THE
DESERT"
crush at last that cruel
• •
• • And hand.
❖ • Our won.
goal is reached. our task is •
V
We’ve built them one by one.
ENTIRE PROJECT IS
NOW 88% COMPLETE
Work at the Umatilla Ordnance De
pot
is gradually reaching the com
Through cold, clear nights and
pletion stage with only the loose ends
burning sun.
But still our battle isn’t won.
needing final attention. With the ma
jor portion of construction, the build
We’ve yet to fight on land and
ing of 1000 igloos, out of the way, the
sea,
crew
has been reduced to 2200 work
That menace of humanity.
ers, including both field and adminis
If duty calls where'er I be.
tration employees. Major Harry R
May I answer, “Here, take
Schuppner, constructing quartermas
me.”
ter,
stated Tuesday that the work
Leland E. Watson
from here on would consist mainly of
minor details.
The past week saw the final igloo
U.S.O. PROJECT
waterproofed and backfilled with the
installation of large steel doors as the
PROVES POPULAR
final step. Approximately 400 doors
WITH YOUNGSTERS
have been set into position at the
present time and the remainder will
The past week has seen steady in- be installed as fast as they arrive.
creases in atendance at the reclama Only Block 5 has been totally com-
pleted and turned over to Major
tion building where the U.S.O., in co- Ralph Cook Scott, in command of the
operation with W.P.A. recreation set- i ordnance work. As time goes on. Ma
up is sponsoring a recreational pro jor Scott will take over the duties of
gram which is proving popular with the various fields as they are com
Bill
Bueknum,
Kenneth
Ellwood, Car
youngsters of the community. How pleted. It is thought that these oper
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Longhorn
and
Jim
Naughten.
Be
after the Thanksgiving holiday which
ever, in addition to the younger group, ations will run well into January.
they will spend with Mr. and Mrs. sides this squad there are at least 30
many parents are taking advantage
Kenneth Beebe in Stanfield.
others turning out and it will be a
Of interest at the present time is
of facilities offered.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Mikesell and scrap for recognition in the next few
the installation of a lighting system
daughter, Mrs. A. H. Cable and Dor
A sewing program has been organ- which will surround the entire pro
een drove to Portland Wednesday and weeks.
ized with classes every Tuesday, Wed ject. Lights and reflectors will be so
Due to the fact that the first game
will spend the holiday with their son
nesday and Thursday afternoons at placed that they will illuminate a
and brother, Oscar Mikesell and is just a week away, Pasco here next
2:00 o’clock. Various organiations co- 1 good portion of the territory just out
family.
Tuesday, Coaches Critchfield and
operating are the Legion Auxiliary, side the fence but a guard on post in
The H. G. McCulley family planned
to spend Thanksgiving at Milton with Weber are drilling the boys extra LOCAL CITIZENS
4-H
YOUNGTERS
Eastern Star and Ladies’ Aids of the side the fence will not be visible from
hard. A fair percentage of the group
relatives of Mr. McCulley.
Methodist and Central Church of the outside. In addition to this a reg
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Keller were are in fine fettle following a success ASKED TO REGISTER
PRESENTED PINS
Christ.
ular boulevard of light poles are be
in Pendleton Tuesday.
ful football campaign and need little
Handicraft classes are being held ing installed along the major drive-
The McGilvray place on which the conditioning. However, stated Mr. FOR EMPLOYMENT
FOR ACHIEVEMENT
John Knox family have resided the
every Tuesday and Thursday at I 00 ways inside the project.
,
past six years, was sold this week to Critchfield, the boys are having some
All residents of the Hermiston, About 125 4-H club members, par and 7:30. Wood burning is proving
Some statistics dealing with the per
Van Orsdale of Butter Creek. Mr. difficulty forgetting that they are not
cent of completion follow: railroads,
and Mrs. Knox plan to move to town on the gridiron and seem pretty rough vicinity interested in employment ents and leaders attended an achieve
the youngsters making Christmas 78 per cent complete, or a total of 24
in about two weeks.
in their maneuvers.
should register at the Hermiston of ment meeting in the basement of the presents for their friends.
John Knox, Jr., and Bob Haines |
miles; highways are all gravelled and
went to Seattle last week where iney
they - The following schedule has been an- fice or renew their cards, Don Rob Methodist church at Hermiston on
useable but will not be oiled until
expect to find employment. Mrs.1 nounced by Supt. Kersbergen with
November 13. Mr. J. A. Yeager, coun- RED CROSS QUOTA
next suing: sewage disposal 44 per
Knox received a letter from the boy» most dates calling for action of both bins, manager of the Pendleton and
ty school superintendent, presented
cent: the entire project is calculated
this week in which they tell of vis ' V A and B squads: November 25 Pas Hermiston offices of the Oregon State
| the first year pins to all those who SEEMS ASSURED
ing the Shipp family, former resi-
'
.
Employment Service, said today.
to be 88 per cent complete. Consider
dents here. They report that Albert co here. Nov. 29, Kennewick there.
Robbins urged that the Employ had completed their first year’s pro
able effort is now being pushed on the
Shipp, injured over a year ago while December 3, Pendleton here; Decem-
ject. Mr. Yeager pointed out the ben-
Mrs. F. B. Belt, chairman of the lo- administration buildings and perman-
working on the Pendleton Round Up ber 5, Helix there: December 13, ment Service be supplied with the ad efits from 4-H club work and encour-
cal drive for Red Cross funds, stated | ent residences for officers of the ord-
grandstand, is now in a wheel chair, Heppner here: December 17, Paseo dresses and telephone numbers of
and the doctors say he will never
those eligible for work, He pointed aged club members for next year to Wednesday the cooperation of local | nance department.
walk again. They also have visited there: December 19, Pilot Rock there, out that whereas the employment continue their club work and to as- I townspeople had been almost 100%.
New lieutenants who have reported
with the Whitsett boys, who former- January 2. Mac Hi here; January 8, peak at the J. A. Terteling job had sists their parents in fulfilling the | The Eastern Star has been in charge
recently for duty with the permanent
ly lived in this district, and send the Irrigon there: January 9, Pilot Rock
news that Atha Whitsett is to be mar- here; January 13, Helix here: Jan passed, the supply of outside labor | “Food for Defense" goals as set up of the Hermiston campaign.
organization are Lt. Robert T. Barnes
had ceased and that re-hiring to take for the county and nation. The bal- | Mrs. Belt is anxious to complete signal corps, and Lt. John C.
ried at New Years time.
uary
16,
Heppner
there;
January
27,
Mr. and Mrs. John Knox and Dor-
care of the turnover for the remain- ance of the achievement pins were the drive in order that all funds may
othy, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Knox and Mac High there: January 31, Kenne- der of the job would depend upon lo- presented by Miss Frances Clinton, be turned in to the county chairman Vaughan. Also due to arrive soon is
Lt. Walter Noland who will report
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Furrer plan to wick here: February 3, Irrigon here:
cal workers. Those interested in Home Demonstration Agent, and Gene as soon as possible.
sometime in December. Major Scott is
spend Thanksgiving at a family re- February 11, Pendleton there,
t
..
. to ...
- of , ..¡part-time
as turkey picking Lear, the Assistant County Agent,
union at the Hubert Meteer home in
busy acquainting himself with the
In addition
this schedule
16
,
, work
Toivntend Club Tn Meet
Those who were given completion
ill j should
also
register.
Sunnyside, Wn.
„
. . , .
Along the Diagonal . . Mr. and Mrs. games, approximately four more
An important meeting of the Town- project. His duties will increase just
1 “We are very anxious to build up awards were as follows
as rapidly as those of Major Schupp
Upham and Mrs. Foster calling Sun- be arranged. The district playoff will a file of local workers who will be
First year: Marianne Winsted, I send club will be held at the pavilion
ner decrease.
day afternoon at the Leonard home, be held February 15 to 20.
available throughout the winter and Mary Upton, Mary Doherty, Lillian Tuesday, November 25, at 8:00 p.m..
. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Rogers helping
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It was stated on the project Tues
Canfield,
Dena
Casper,
Florence
An-
according
to
Mrs.
Joe
Udey.
All
।
for an expected up-swing of employ
with repairs at the Bud Hooker home. IEEPLpEv I APCE
day
that at the present time no new
- . . hunters patiently watching for
-AKE
ment next spring at which time the drews, Ruth Jones, Margaret Kin- ¡members are requested to be presenti additions have been made to the orig
ney,
Betty
Goff,
Iva
Sutton,
LaVerne
and
the
public
is
welcome.
Import-
¡
geese . the Caldwell’s new hunting UNEARTHED BONE
roads will be oiled and other finish
inal contract and that no other work
dog. Flipper.
work will be done at the Umatilla Colpitts, Millicent Putney, Diane Put- ant bulletins and flashes from Wash- was in sight at the present time. The
will
be
read.
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on
Page
Two)
ington,
D.
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CAUSES CONCERN
positions on the various crews now
ALMOST, BUT NOT
seem to be well filled with sufficient
QUITE, SO STORK
men available in all departments.
The comely stenographers and off- |
This was interpreted to mean that
ice girls at the Umatilla Ordnance
ARRIVES IN AUTO
workers who are remaining in this
Depot are hearing all kinds of tales
region with the hope of more employ
following the discovery of a portion
A bl ight future is predicted for the of a prehistoric skeleton of undeter
ment immediately should seek green
newly-born daughter of Mr. and Mrs. mined origin by construction crews |
er pastures elsewhere.
Clarence J. Buhmann of Hermiston. on the job Sunday The large bone, |
%
At least the future should hold a con- over three feet in length and weigh- '
TOWN BASKETBALL
si derable amount of travel for the ing 70 pounds, was scooped from the |
ACTIVITIES BEGUN
little tot. All this because she was bottom a concrete aggregate pit by
born while enroute to Pendleton last a power shovel. The girls are no little
F riday.
Practice sessions for the Hermis-
worried for fear of future develop-
Mr. and Mrs. Buhmann started for ments.
ton Townies were begun this week
Pendleton in their own car, but tire
| with a fair sized turnout. Another
The bone, a drumstick, is in excel
trouble forced them to abandon it. A lent state of preservation without be
practice has been set for Friday
helpful relative loaned them the use ing petrified despite the fact that it
night in the high school gymnasium.
of an automobile which developed en- has certaily been several thousand
| Although it is a little early to make
gine trouble before reaching their years since such mammals roamed
predictions as to the strength of the
destination.
organization, it is thought that a fair
this region. Smaller bones have also
The stork, refusing to wait any been discovered by amateur geologists
ly strong combination will be as
longer paid a hurried visit with “Dr.” early this week.
sembled.
Buhmann as attending physician. All
A schedule for the coming season
The pit in which the bone was dis
three, the little baby, mother and covered has yielded approximately
is now being arranged. It is possible
father are reported as getting along 1 12 million yards of concrete aggre
that a league composed of Irrigon
nicely.
Boardman, Umatilla, Hermiston and
gate and is 25 feet deep, 1500 feet
Stanfield may be formed. A meeting
long and 1000 fet wide. Speculation
to discuss such a league will be held
PROGRAM PLANNED as to the origin of the bone has been
in the near future.
widespread. Some claim that this type
FOR CHRISTMAS
of animal dates back to the ice age
while others claim that animals of
CHECK ARTISTS
Choral groups at the high school this size roamed this region many
ARE PAROLED
are busy these days rehearsing for years later. J. B. Perry, local farmer
the annual Christmas program to be residing near the depot, claims that
Mr. and Mrs. W. F.
held this year on December 18, ac- jack rabbits of that size were plen
eral months ago were arrested here
ording to G. C. Humphreys, director. tiful many years ago.
after they had passed several bogus
Five choral organizations and one in-
The object of concern, which has
hr
checks, Saturday were given a parole
strumentai group will participate.
been labeled “bone of contention”,
by Circuit Judge C. L. Sweek in Pen-
The high school band has estab- has been placed in the office of Ma
dleton after serving a greater portion
shed quite a record with its perform jor Harry R. Schuppner, construct
of a 90-day sentence.
ances during the past month and it ing quartermaster. It later will be
They had pleaded guilty to a charge
will be the goal of the glee clubs to turned over to some Oregon society
of obtaining money by false pretenses.
uphold this standard.
interested in its study.
XondxavebO"na Thar remain” ünex
“We are going to have a pretty fair |
ball club,” stated Coach Ray E.
Critchfield Tuesday as his proteges
were going through a stiff workout
in the high school gym. One of the
largest basketball turnouts in history
greeted Coaches Critchfield and Web
er this week and considerable weeding ;
will be necessary to reduce the squad
to a workable size. Two teams will ¡
represent the Bulldogs in most dates
lined up to date, according to Supt. |
W. G. Kersbergen, who is handling I
the game schedule.
Mr. Critchfield's “pretty fair” es
timate is interpreted by most fans to |
mean that Hermiston will have ar. ex- 1
ceptionally strong quintet this year.
Five lettermen reported for practice, 1
namely Lowell Tiller, Ray Holloman, j
Lester Wilcox, Gene Miller and Irvin
Null. This group will be augmented
by such hopefuls as Bert Cullen, of
football fame, Francis Foss, Owen Me |
Cracken, Jerry Coxen, Bob Miller, |
Let Us Give Thanks
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First Basketball Game of Season - Pasco vs. Hermiston - Tuesday, Nov. 25