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OFFICIAL UMATILLA COUNTY PAPER
VOLVME XXXV
VERNON WILLIAMS
PORTLAND The mid-winter Press
conference held last week in Eugene,
brought forth some very interesting
discussions. Many vital problems are
now confronting editors and publish
ers of weekly newspapers in Oregon
which they will have to meet. Among
others, representatives of the army
and navy intelligence units addressed
the conference, which was well at
tended considering the severe weath
er those traveling to the meeting had
to contend with. The military let it
be known that all war news, especial
ly the movement of troops, etc., which
would give aid to the enemy to “ta-
boo.” So, hereafter for the duration,
if you don’t see such news and many
other items in your home town paper
don’t blame the editor. He is coop
erating 100 per cent. Another fore
gone conclusion is that the publisher
will be compelled to advance the price
of subscription and advertising rates
of his paper if he is to stay in the
business. Mounting costs of news
print, labor and all other materials
have forced such a move. Another
hard blow to the publisher is the can
cellation of some national advertising
accounts caused by the priorities di
version of the goevrnment which has
prohibited the manufacturing of
many new articles, such as automo
biles, frigidaires, etc., for the dura
tion of the war. Heretofore such
manufacturers have been substantial
advertising accounts in weekly pa
pers. All in all, the publishers will
have a mighty tough row to hoe for
many months to come. Now is an
excellent time for large and small
business interests of each community
to give support to their home town
paper through advertising. People
have more money to spend now than
they have had for years. They are
sure to buy if merchants will carry
the message to them through adver-
tisi ng. This isn’t a sales talk this
writer is trying to put over to readers
of the Herald, but, on the contrary,
just a plain case of facts. The peo- |
pie of Hermiston and surrounding
communities know the Herald has al
ways supported the community and
its interests. So let the many good
turns rendered in the past by your
home town paper, deserve in return,
some good turns now.
Quite a few dignitaries attended
the Press conference. Gov. Sprague
delivered the main address. Inciden-
tally, a few of his lieutenants milled
around among the publishers, keeping
their ears cocked for any political
opinions which might be expressed,
but there was little political talk. The
able, efficient, politically wise Peggy
Phillips, secretary to Earl Snell, was
also on the scene and no doubt picked
up some valuable information for her
boss. Scouts for other potential can
didates were in attendance, but the
publishers turned a deaf ear to any
talk except their own business prob
lems. Alice Barber, hill-billy column
ist for several valley dailies, stole the
show with her humorous tak, which
"wowed" the conference. The gratify-
ing success of the conference was due
in no small part to the excellent man
agement by Harry Schenk, manager
for the Oregon Editorial association.
• • •
Another good sized job the publish
ers were called upon to do, is to can
vass their towns, listing small manu
facturers who might be in a position
to turn out defense materials. The
military is of the opinion that there
are many small plants and shops in
Oregon which could be manufactur
ing parts for war supplies. Portland
is to have a permanent exhibit of de
fense needs which small manufactur
ers are urged to look over with a
view of contracting to supply some
of our war needs. Here is a real op-
portunity for many communities in
Oregon to get in on defense work and
it should not be overlooked.
TIRE RATIONING
TO BEGIN SOON BY
WEST END BOARD
HERMISTON, VMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. JANUARY 15, 1942.
NUMBER 22
Hermiston Union High Basketball Squad
HERMISTON VOTERS
TO VOICE OPINIONS
AT BOND ELECTION
AVERAGE CITIZEN
TO BE MINUS TIRES
Umatilla county will have three
tire rationing committees located at
and
Pendleton,
Milton-Freewater
Hermiston to administer the tire
sales restriction measure now being
enforced by the government. The
west end board consists of N. R.
Mueller of Hermiston, and Claude
Meyers and Kate Stanfield, both of
Echo. This district is comprised of
the district from Cold Springs south
to the county line with headquarters
of the local board at the office of the
assistant county agent at Hermiston.
At a recent meeting of this com
mittee the following inspectors’were
chosen: Walt Pearson, Hermiston:
Harry Gurdane, Umatilla; Muri Ber
ry, Echo, and J. W. Gossage, Stan
field. It will be the duties of these
men to judge the necessity of new
tires of those applying.
Umatilla county is apportioned a
certain quantity of tires and tubes
each month. All dealer stocks are
frozen and can be sold only upon a
certificate issued by one of the tire
rationing boards. Sale of tires are
restricted to certain professions as
regards cars and to certain lines of
business as regards trucks.
In general the person qualified to
purchase tires may secure an appli
cation blank from any business house
handling tires and present this to the
board. His present equipment will
then be examined and if certified by
the examiner and if tires of the size
required are available, a certificate
will be issued. Application blanks
are now available. A person receiv
ing a certificate may purchase the
tires required at any business house
handling tires. No charge will be
made for the examination or for the
issuance of a certificate.
The cars eligible under the tire ra-
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HERMISTON WINS
TWO FROM HELIX
SEWER AND WATER
PROJECTS PLANNED
"TAUHs
.16',
Pictured above is the H. H. S. Bull-
dogs’ basketball team. From left to
right are: (top row) Jerry Coxen,
Richard Rugg, Francis Foss, Gene
Miller, Ray Holloman, Kenny Elwood,
(Bottom row) Bernard Cullen, Les-
ter Wilcox, Lowell Tiller, Bill Buck
num, Jim Naughton, Carl Longhorn
and Coach Ray Critchfield.
Since
this picture was taken Gene Miller
has joined the army and Francis Foss
and J. Coxen have dropped basketball.
—Cut Courtesy The Bulldog
BOY SCOUTS TO
GATHER PAPER
U.S.O. BUILDING
DEDICATED HERE
TUESDAY EVENING
FARMERS URGED TO
SAVE SCRAP IRON
Hermiston housewives who have
been faithfully gathering old news
papers, magazines and other scrap
paper during the past week, will be
interested to learn that this will be
picked up within the very near fu
ture. Melvin Follett, assistant Scout
master, will head the drive and is
now arranging with the various
stores to give available space where
paper may be left.
In any case, housewives who have
been fretting because their back
porches and basements have been lit-
tered with waste paper can rest as-
sured that the situation will bè
cleared up within a few days.
ELEANOR STEINER
LOSES RIGHT EYE
The Hermiston Bulldogs have found
In one of those odd accidents which
one team they can defeat and conse
are
always hard to explain, Miss El-
quently made it two in a row over the
Helix Grizzlies by taking a 24-19 de- eanor Steiner of Pendleton lost her
cisión on the local court Tuesday eve- right eye Sunday. Miss Steiner and
ning. Coach L. S. Burrell’s grade I Hugo Pankow Jr. were just leaving
team won a 24-4 contest in the pre church services and entering their
i ar when she accidentally bumped he'
liminary.
The Bulldogs missed innumerable head on the door. The impact broke
lay-in shots in the feature contest but her glasses and a piece of glass pierc
far outshone the visitors in their floor ed her eyeball.
Following a quick examination, she
game.
The Bulldogs eked out a narrow 13 was flown to Portland but an opera
to 12 victory at Irrigon last Thurs tion Monday failed to save her sight
in the right eye. Miss Steiner, who
day night.
is a daughter of Nick Steiner of Her
miston, attended local schools and
HAY PRICES ARE
graduated from righ school two
years ago. She was May Queen in
MUCH HIGHER
her senior year.
For the past few years she has been
Hay prices in the west end of the
a nurse in Pendleton.
county have been steadily advancing
in the past few weeks. Due to fall
rains the loss in the second and third
cuttings was quite heavy, cutting the
production considerably. Fall sales
averaged around $7 and $8 per ton
but have now advanced to $13 and $15
per ton.
At the present time there is little
hay for sale by producers although
considerable hay has been purchased
in the Butter Creek area.
The Hermiston recreation building
can now officially be called a United
Service Organiation center following
dedication services held here Tuesday
night. Miss Mary Lou Johnson, rep
resenting the U. S. O., accepted the
building from Don T. Orput, recrea
tional representative in Oregon of the
Federal Security Agency.
Dedication ceremonies were broad
cast over KWRC, Pendleton radio
station, with a fine reception report
ed from many sections of eastern Ore
gon. Manager Henry Hogue of Pen-
dleton was personally in charge of the
broadcast here.
The following is a short resume of
the program: A 35-piece band from
army headquarters at Walla Walla
gave a half-hour concert featuring
martial airs. Rev. C. Warner pro
nounced the invocation. Mayor F. C.
McKenize gave the address of wel
come, giving a short outline of the ac
tivities in Hermiston during the past
year, stressing the need of a recrea-
tional center.
Major Ralph Cook Scott of the
Umatilla ordnance depot made a few
appropriate remarks, stressing the
value of a meeting place for enlisted
men and civilians. Col. Jeffries of the
troops stationed in this area express
ed his appreciation of the courtesy
being shown “his boys" and pledged
that the enlisted men would do their
part in whatever was in store for
them in the future.
Boyd Neustel, ordnance worker,
told of the value of a recreation cen
ter. Private Willard Bandow, repre-
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A request has been issued for scrap
iron of all sorts to be used for defense
purposes. Farmers interested in the
move have planned a pool of this ma
terial to be held in the near future at
the Inland Cooperative. Prices quot
ed F.O.B. Portland are as follows:
cast iron, $17.50 gross ton: scrap
steel, $9.00 gross ton.
More news concerning the pool will
be released next week. However, far
mers are urged to gather all available
material which will be picked up in
the near future.
MORNING ROBBERY
TAKES SMALL LOOT
The Richfield service station across
from the Hermiston depot was broken
into sometime early Monday morning.
Included in the loot was a quantity of
inner tubes, cartons of cigarettes and
a penny slot machine. Entrance was
gained by prying off the side door of
the station.
Dale Draper, manager of the sta
tion since the death of H. V. Gifford,
could offer no clues to officers. The
cash register was not molested and
a revolver, lying by the cash register,
was not taken.
FIREMEN TO MEET
FRIDAY EVENING
All Hermiston firemen and re
serve firemen are asked to meet Fri
day night at the high school at 8:00
o’clock. Further instructions will be
given concerning emergency calls.
A list of reserve firemen was pub
lished in a recent issue.
American Eagles
SCHOOL MONEY IS
RECEIVED HERE
A welcome envelope was received
by school officials here this week
when the second installment of the
original sums allotted for school pur
poses was received. This money must
be used only for school operation and
cannot be spent for equipment and
repair.
In the grade school the original al
lotment was $20,160, of which figure
the following amounts have been re-
ceived: $6,720.00 and $6,480.00. In
the high school the original figure
stood at $11,340.00, of which sum the
following amounts have been re
ceived: $3,780.00 and $3,480.00.
Just what more funds will be avail
able cannot be ascertained at this
time but it is expected that the full
one-third amount will not be given.
COLUMBIA NEWS
DR. MORGAN CALLED
BY FATHER'S DEATH
Dr. and Mrs. W. L. Morgan left
Wednesday for Hoquiam where they
were summoned following the death
of his father, Clarence Morgan. Mr.
Morgan was 65 years of age and had
been in ill health for some time. He
visited here on several occasions.
No arrangements for the funeral
had been made before the Morgans
Here are a few more “don’ta” left for Hoquiam. Dr. Morgan's den
which your home town editor has to tal office will be closed until Monday
follow in order to cooperate with the morning.
military Don’t publish any weather
-eports, or advance reports. Don’t NINA RAE MCCULLEY
write anything discounting the Japs
as fighters. It will be a long hard MAKES HONOR ROLL
war. Don’t publish wild war rumors
or stories, which is bad for civilian
University of Oregon—Excitement |
morale. And don’t publish any mili over the present national emergency
tary news which might be of va’ue failed to bother students at the Uni
to the enemy. The publishers were versity of Oregon, or perhaps made
asked to apply thia voluntary censor- them more serious minded, for 177
-hip to their own news columns, as it made the “honor roll" for the past
is not the desire of the military to term.
apply ■ strict censorship unless abao-
Included on the "honor roil" was
Nina Rae McCulley of Hermiston.
Qualified Hermiston voters will go
to the polls Saturday, January 24, to
decide whether this city favors the
immediate construction of a proposed
sewer and disposal plant and an im
proved water system. The voters will
be asked to approve or disapprove the
issuing of $45,000 sewer bonds for
the purpose of paying a part of the
cost of the construction of a sewer
age system and the issuing of $35,000
water bonds for the purpose of pay
ing a part of the cost of additions and
extensions to the existing waterworks
system.
In the case of the sewer system, it
has been estimated that the cost will
not exceed $73,000. The difference
between this figure and that of the
bonds to be voted on will be paid by
the U. S. government under the fed
eral works administration. It would
cover the cost of the construction of a
disposal plant, sewer mains, necessa
ry equipment and other incidentals.
In the proposed water improve
ment, the cost has been estimated at
$53,000. This project includes the
construction or purchase of a well,
pumps, chlorinating plant, water
mains, equipment and accessories. A
legal notice presenting more of the
details of the bond election appears
on Page 4 of this issue.
,
In each case the proposed bond fig
ures have been set approximately
$10,000 higher than deemed actually
necessary with the understanding
that the full amount will not be used
unless needed. The regional office of
the Federal Works agency has rec
ommended that the government grant
$60,000 toward the sewer system
which would leave only about $13,000
to be paid by the city in bonds.
Only voters who are registered with
the city recorder are eligible to vote
at the forthcoming election. All vot
ers not already registered should do
so on or before Monday, January 19.
Anyone who voted at the last city
election is eligible to vote and need
not register now.
Election will be held at the public
library between the hours of 8:00
a. m. and 8:00 p. m. Judges will be
Mrs. George Harkenrider, Mrs. B. J.
Nation and Mrs. Paul Bracher, and
clerks, Mrs. Roy Hale and Mrs. Ger-
ahi White.
By Mrt. Bob Woodward
CHRISTLEY-CASSIDY
‘POSE THEYRE
MIGRATIN© TO
ENGLAND OR
O0sS1A ?
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(WNU Service)
The wedding of Miss Marian Cas
sidy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Weir
Cassidy, to J. Dell Christley, son of
Mrs. Emma Christley, took place Sat
urday evening, January 10, at the
Christley home. The Reverend Mr.
Carlson of La Grande read the ser
vice by candlelight before the large
living room windows which were
arched with everygreens and decorat
ed with chrysanthemums.
Given in marriage by her father,
— I the bride wore a wine colored after
= noon frock with a corsage of white
gardenias. Her only attendant. Miss
Ruth Gifford, wore a blue frock with
a corsage of pink roses.
Virgil R. Wilkes was best man and
small Allen Wilkes lighted the can
dles for the service. Thirty-five
guests were present for the ceremo
ny and the informal reception which
followed.
After a short wedding trip the
couple will be at home at the Christ-
ley place, Mrs. Christley, who has
for several years been employed with
the Cooperative Service station in
Hermiston, plans to continue with her
work there.
Mark Foster and mother. Mrs.
Grace Foster, were in Irrigon Satur-
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