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OFFICIAL UMATILLA COUNTY PAPER
VOLUME XXXV
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VERNON WILLIAMS
HERMISTON HIGH
COMMENCEMENT.
EXERCISES MAY 21
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, APRIL 30, 1942.
DE BLASIO FIRM
TO BEGIN WORK
SOON ON SEWER
Ready for Japs
Equipment for the construction of
the Hermiston sewer and water im
provement projects arrived Thursday |
with additional machinery and men
expected the first of the week, ac
cording to Mayor F. C. McKenzie.
J. M. deBlasio, Yakima, Wn., con-
tractor, has announced that he ex
pects to rush the job through as fast
as possible in order to interfere as |
little as possible with irrigation and
other work.
Plans are now completed for the '
disposal plant which will also be con- j
structed immediately.
TERTELING LOW
BIDDER ON WORK
AT ORDNANCE
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TY
4e,
NUMliER 37
SUGAR RATIONING
FOR INDIVIDUALS
SET NEXT WEEK
Unofficial but rather reliable
ports have it that the firm of J. A.
Portland, Ore.—The war horses of
I Terteling & Sons of Boise, Idaho,
the Democratic party are after the,
constructors of the Umatilla Ord
scalp of their state chairman. When
nance Depot, have been granted a
the secretary of state released the
new contract “under five million dol
list of candidates who had filed for |
lars” for additional facilities at the
the legislature it was found that 21
Sugar rationing registration will
Commencement exercises for the
local ordnance depot. Just exactly be carried on in the Hermiston com
seats, over one-third of those to be
graduating
class
of
Hermiston
Union
what the work will consist of has not munity May 4, 5, 6 and 7. The rat
ejected, had gone by default because
been learned.
no Democratic candidate had taken high school will be held Thursday |
ioning will be done by the teachers of
J. A. Terteling & Sons are now the Hermiston elementary school and
the trouble to seek the nomination. It night, May 21, in the high school
completing an airport job at Walla the place of registration will be the
is supposed to be the job of the state auditorium, according to Superintend-“
Walla and it is understood that this Hermiston high school shop building.
chairman to see that every local elec ent W. G. Kersbergen. Baccalaureate
crew of laborers will be transferred The hours will be from 9:00 a. m. to
tive office has a candidate. The services will be held Sunday evening,
back to Hermiston for the new work.
Democrats thought they had an ex May 17, with Rev. C. Warner of the
4:00 p. m.
•
It is expected that verification of
cellent opportunity to capture the Central Church of Christ delivering
Any member of the family 18
Dressed
to
kill
is
Johny
Boyer,
the above contract will be received years old or older may secure ration
lower house this year but they can’t the’ address of the evening.
I 2%2-year-old son of Capt. R. D. Boy- within a few days.
Prof. John Miller of the Eastern
do it with a handicap of 21 seats to
cards for the entire family. How
| er, stationed in Honolulu. Johnny
start with. The Republicans only Oregon College of Education will be
ever, no family may secure a ration
put
on
this
war
paint
in
readiness
failed to file for nine seats. So a the principal speaker for the gradua
for the Japs in case of another sneak
card for a member of the family not
tion
exercises.
As
has
been
the
cus
drive is now to stage a write-in cam
raid.
living
at the family home. Such
paign which the “powers that be” tom in recent years, Henry M. Som
family members should register
merer
will
present
the
diplomas
to
hope will result in a candidate for
Already in full-scale cooperation where they live. People boarding and
each legislative seat on both tickets the graduating seniors. Musical se-
Friday evening, May 1. is the date
with America’s war program, Union rooming should also register as their
lections will be presented by the high ; set for the sixth Annual Physical Ed-
next fall.
Pacific Stages further intensified its ration cards will be needed to enable
school glee club.
| ucation Exhibition, generally known
participation by revising its sched their landlady to secure sugar for
Members of the graduating class as the P. E. X. Each year it proves
ules to meet additional wartime re
A bill introduced by* Senator Mc are: John V. Allen, Owen R. Anson, to be one of the outstanding events
A car load of breeder hens and quirements. The new schedules, to their use.
All registration will be conducted
Nary authorizing RFC to finance Genevieve Alspach, Florence Ascherl, of the school year and draws a huge toms will be loaded this week at the be effective May 1, were announced
on
the four days mentioned and at
local
plant
of
the
Eastern
Oregon
construction and operation of distil Chris Dee Brice, William R. Beard, crowd. The program is under the
this week by bus company officials. the stipulated place. People living
leries, specifically in the northwest, Johanna Casper, Carl Wilbur Ben general direction of Miss Lavina Turkey Growers, according to C. A.
East bound buses will arrive in
is a sort of scattergun. Essentially, nett, Dorothy Corkrum, Bernard May Lynch with Ray Critchfield in Flanigan, plant manager. Picking Hermiston at 7:00 a. m.. 3:59 p. m., nearer the Hermiston elementary
has been in progress all week with a
the measure proposes these distiller Louis Cullen, Don B. Cellers, Vern charge of the boys’ part of the pro- short-handed crew. Additional help and 9:44 p. m. West bound buses school than any other school will reg
ister at Hermiston. People living
ies to produce industrial alcohol, but E. Daugherty, Fay Lorraine Dodge, gram.
is needed in the picking department, will stop in Hermiston at 9:37 a. m., nearer other schools will register at
it goes beyond that. It would permit Patricia Mary Ellen Emert, Barbara
The first group on the program according to Mr. Flanigan. The 3:17 p. m., and 11:22 p. m.
their respective communities.
the production of starch, allow the May Follett, Francis E. Foss, Myra wll be Rhythmic Exercises by the first car load will be shipped to Los
The revision of schedules was
The following three questions are
adulteration of gasoline, assist in the Naomi Getchell, Robert B. Grimps, girls’ P. E. classes and 48 girls are Angeles.
necessitated by the tremendous answered in order to clarify the sug
7
The
pool
will
be
continued
May
manufacture of synthetic rubber. In Thelma Winifred Holmquist, Charles listed to take part.
amount of military travel, and by the ar rationing:
the main, however, it would salvage Lee Roy Hale, Raymond E. Hollo- j The Blue Danube will be danced and 8.
country’s fast-changing population
Each person may have in his pos
tons of waste material.
man, Elvin E. Harig.
distribution picture.
by Barbara Connor, Wanda Dunning,
session 2 pounds of sugar without
Every pulp and paper mill in the
Lorene Holling, Albert G. Isensee, Dorothy Jordan and Genevieve Al-
having any stamps withdrawn from
northwest is pouring into the rivers William E. Jones. Florence Louise spach.
his war ration book when it is given
and bays a stream of chemicals that Kowitz, Dorothy Ann Knox, Henry
to him.
Girls from the 3rd period P. E.
the management knows can readily Elvin Loudermilk, Marion Eileen Mc
You may have in your possession
be onverted into industrial alcohol. Girl, Robert L. Miller, James Paul classes will give a demonstration of
Initial steps toward the organiza
in
excess of this an amount up to 4
Several executives of these plants Naughton, Anne Peterson, William Kick Ball.
tion of an ambulance corps will be
Not only are more houses needed to pounds, but, for each of these 4
Karen
Glenisky
and
Leona
Davis
have communicated with the senator, Roy Abner Penney. Dorothy J. Pier
taken Monday night at 7:30 at the care for the influx of workers in
pounds. 1 stamp, which representa 1
recommending that something be done son, Mary Frances Perry, Richard ' will tap dance. The 5th period girls’ U. S. O. building when members of
Hermiston but it now looks like if it pound of sugar. will be withdrawn
P.
E.
classes
will
then
give
a
dem
to turn this waste material into Marvin Palmer, Charles Frank Pier- |
the Pendleton group will explain the will be necessary to build an addition
from your book, so that you will be
something wanted for war purposes. son, Emsley W. Rodgers,• Pauline] onstration of setting up exercises, project to those interested locally.
to our city jail. Tuesday night sev on the same basis to start as your
tumbling
and
pyramids.
There are thousands of tons of fruit Evelyn Ryason, Kay Joyce Ritchie,
The plan is sponsored by the Oregon en inebriates were crowded into Her
neighbor. One stamp represents 1
either littering the ground or not of Phyllis Mary Sires, Donna Margaret
Next on the program is a Shadow Women’s Ambulance Corps and has
miston’s newest up-town building. pound of sugar, which is at present
marketable size but excellent material Saylor, Olleene Mae Strecker, Elea- | Dance, and following it, is the Sports proven extremely popular in Pendle
Although accommodations were not
f - the nuking of alcohol. Govern- ! noia Aielgaard Skovbo and Lester Parade.
ton under the direction of Capt. all first class, the boarders slept first a two weeks’ supply for an individ-
«al.
ment owns wheat that can be con-1 Joe Wilcox.
The Firefly Dance will be given by George.
rate.
What must I do about the sugar
verted and farmers of Oregon can
Members
must
be
18
years
of
age
various girls from both the combined
City Recorder Charles Taylor above this amount which I have on
use their surplus for alcohol. With
or over. Anyone interested is cor makes a daily trek to the jail to dis
girls’ P. E. classes.
hand now?
a rationing of gasoline in Oregon (it
The finale of the program will be dially invited to attend the meeting pose of the cases.
You must declare it when you reg-
will become nation-wide later) the
the coronation of the May Queen Monday evening.
(Continued on Page Five)
senator says a percentage of alcohol
Donna Saylor, as Queen Donna I.
mixed with gasoline will stretch the
Word has been received from W. Princesses and their escorts are Pat
motor fuel. This has been done, but W. Felthouse and W. J. Warner who
ty Emert, John Allen; Johanna Cas
never on an extensive scale and only left last Saturday for Mayo’s Clinic
per, Bob Miller; Phyllis Sires, Charles
ir an emergency. Provided the bill in Rochester, Minn. Mrs. Felthouse
Ray Critchfield's Hermiston high
Hale; Kay Joyce Ritchie, Bernard
becomes law and RFC will advance received a telegram from Willard
The Hermiston unit of the Ameri- school basebailers lost their final
Cullen; Genevieve Alspach, Ray
the finances, the next task would be Tuesday that he would undergo a
The West End Umatilla County
He Homon; Lorene Holling; Don Cel- can Legion Auxiliary is acting as game of the season Tuesday after
to obtain neccessary equipment. The serious operation Thursday after-
lers; Barbara Follett, Lester Wilcox; hostess at a Mother’s Day tea to be noon when the Pilot Rock team nosed Ministerial association has set the
measure is intended to conserve su- noon. Gale Felthouse of Hermiston
held on Saturday, May 9, from 2:30 out the Bulldogs in the 10th inning, period from May 26 to June 6 for the
Thelma Holmquist and Bill Beard.
gar, now being transformed into in and Bill Felthouse of Walla Walla
p. m. untili 5 p. m., at the U. S. O. 4 to 2. The affair turned out to be annual Hermiston daily vacation
Student
body
president,
Bill
Pen
dustrial alcohol, by substituting pulp left late Tuesday evening for Roch-
a pitcher’s duel with a few bad Bible school. Classes will be held in
ney, will escort Queen Donna I and building.
waste, grain and fruit.
ester to be with their father.
All mothers with sons now in the breaks spelling defeat for the locals. the Methodist and Baptist churches
will
make
the
coronation
speech.
Mrs. Warner received word from
service of our country, and mothers
This was the final contest of the with Rev. C. Warner as the Dean of
The additional aluminum capacity Mr. Warner Wednesday stating that Queen Donna I’s little four-year-old of veterans of World War I are cor- season for the Hermiston squad.
the School.
bearer!
brother
will
be
the
crown
planned for the northwest will be he had registered for examinations
dially
invited.
It
is
hoped
that
all
Superintendents of the various de
produced in eastern Washington and but as yet had undergone no check- Shirley Quiring, daughter of Mr. and eligible mothers in Hermiston and
partments are: Intermediate, Rev. S.
Quiring,
Mrs.
Al
Quiring,
and
Sylvia
not on the west side of the Cascades ups. The many friends of Mr. Felt
surrounding communities will at-
E. Graves; Junior, Rev. Graden
as had been considered, It is ex house and Mr. Warner are anxious daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leander tend.
Loree: Primary. Rev. M. B. Balling-
Quiring,
will
be
the
flower
girls,
and
plained that for various reasons the ly awaiting news.
er: Beginners, not named as yet.
pages for the occasion will be Helen
most suitable place will be on the
Stewart At Pearl Harbor
Bill Laas of Hermiston will report Churches represented in the school
Albin and Viola Hammer.
Columbia river at Grand Coulee dam
Word has been received by Mr. and in Walla Walla May 4 for induction are Methodist, Baptist, Pentecostal
As entertainment for the Queen’s Mrs. Tom Stewart of the Columbia into the U. S. Marines.
where there will be ample power to
Bill has
court, the girls’ P. E. classes will district that their son Tom, is now passed all prior examinations and and Central Church of Christ.
reduce clay to aluminum ingots and
give a demonstration of the American stationed at Pearl Harbor, scene of selected the marines as his field of
these pigs can be sent readily to the
fabricating plant now in course of
Hermiston merchants have been Flag, at which time an octette under the Japanese attack at the outset of war endeavor.
construction near Spokane.
His report states that he has vol-
very helpful in cooperating with the the direction of G. C. Humphreys the war. Apparently to date he is
enjoying his experience.
One of the determining influences fire department following an order will sing a patriotic number.
unteered for early foreign service.
in deciding on Grand Coulee for new last week banishing all trash burn
aluminum activities is the scarcity of ing within the fire zone. Fire Chief
The 1942 mattress program for
steel for towers and copper for trans B. A. Doyle stated Wednesday that
Umatilla county opened this week
mission lines. Despite the need of the merchants deserved much praise
with a two-day leader training school
aluminum for airplanes, the priori- for their efforts.
at the Columbia hall in Hermiston
ties must be observed, and to conserve
with Miss Lucy Lane, clothing spe
Only in a few instances have in-
these metals as much as possible the fractions been reported and it is
cialist of Oregon State college, and
proposal is to place the plant where hoped that these can be remedied
Mrs. Myrtle Carter in charge of con
the requirements will be reduced to soon. The general remark by the
struction work. Nine leaders attend
the minimum. In other words, the business men was, “Well, sir, we are
ed this school and will assist in the
aluminum plant (or plants) will be rapidly becoming a city when we have
making of 177 mattresses and 170
located right at the dam. practically to pay to have our trash hauled away.
comforters in the Hermiston center.
at the switchboard, instead of 50, 100 But I guess it’s the price you pay for
Umatilla county has signed for
or 200 miles away where the commu- | growing up.”
730 mattresses and 680 comforters to
nities would like to have them.
be made by 568 families. The work
• * •
is a completion of the mattress pro
Hunt Awarded Certificate
Capacity of the Grand Coulee alu-1 Brattleboro, Vt.—Having proved
gram of 1941 which was delayed due
minum enterprise is not announced, | himself capable of doing satisfactory
to part of the cotton not arriving in
S
but the war program calls for such a Holstein calf club work, Wilbur Hunt
the county. On hand for the work is
s
tremendous number of airplanes that of Hermiston, has just been warded
39.200 pounds of cotton, 7,300 yards
it is expected to equal or exceed the a certificate of merit and has been
of ticking and 6,750 yards of percale.
production of the Aluminum Compa given junior membership in the Hol-
A series of two day training schools
will be conducted during May by
ny of America at Vancouver, Wash., stein-Friesian Association of Amer
which will be turning out 160,000.000 ica, Bratleboro, V’t. He was recom
Myrtle Carter, 1 home demonstration
pounds a year. This is the largest mended for these awards by the
agent, in each of the six centers in
the county. Umatilla county centers
plant in the Pacific northwest. The State 4-H club leader. All privileges
and chairmen in this area are Mrs.
proposed plant at Grand Coulee dam of the association except voting have
is to be in addition to the aluminum been given to him until he is 21 years
H. G. McCulley, Hermiston, and Mrs.
Ed Brown. Stanfield.
industry soon to be in operation at of age.
Spokane and which will use 185,000
kilwatts, the same amount the Bon-
George Ray Rack In Jail
Charlen Hoggard Pannen Aieay
-.eville administration is serving Al
George Ray of Hermiston is back
Charles Hoggard, long time Stan
ia at Vancouver. Defense plant in the county jail following a brief
field resident, passed away in The
corporation will finance the Grand furlough during the past week, Ap-
There’s many a happy smile and cheer from these U. S. soldiers (left) as they look on Australian soil Dalles Tuesday. April 21, after an
Coulee project, as it has arranged to parently he could not stay away from from their transport ship. They are now fighting under command of Cenerai MacArthur. Kight: In the lore extended illness Mr. Hoggard was
do for the aluminum plant near liquor following his release from the of the sea a "pollywog” (one who hasn't crossed the equator) should be hazed by a shell-back as the ship a merchant in Stanfield for 18 years.
Troutdale, which will use 97,500 kil- county jail recently and appeared on passes the imaginary line. No exception was made on this Australian convoy. Here Neptunius Kex and his He is survived by his widow and one
court are In ccstumes, officiating.
watts.
the streets of Hermiston under the
brother, William, of Athena. Burial
Continued on page 5)
influence of intoxicating liquor.
was at The Dalles.
BACCALAUREATE
TO BE MAY 17
ANNUAL P, E. X.
TO FEATURE NEW
ENTERTAINMENT
TEACHERS TO
ACT AS CLERKS
BUS SCHEDULE
TO BE CHANGED
TURKEY POOL IN
PROGRESS NOW
AMBULANCE
CORPS PLANNED
DRUNKS FILL UP
LOCAL CABOOSE
MEN REPORT AT
MAYO CLINIC
MOTHER'S DAY
TEA PLANNED
ROCKETS WIN IN
EXTRA INNINGS
VACATION BIBLE
SCHOOL PLANNED
BILL LAAS JOINS
U. S. MARINES
CHIEF PRAISES
LOCAL FIRMS
MATTRESS WORK
GETS UNDERWAY
Merrily They Sail to Continent ‘Down Under’