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OFFICIAL UMATILLA COUNTY PAPER
VOLLME XXXV
GAS RATIONING
POSTPONED FOR
ANOTHER MONTH
VERNON
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON, MAY 28. 1942.
LELAND SMITH
APPOINTED NEW
POLICE OFFICER
Goes ‘Upstairs
1
U. S. O. DRIVE
EXPECTED TO
REACH QUOTA
NUM EER 41
FOUR-H GROUP
LEAVES TUESDAY
FOR CORVALLIS
Leland Smith, former police chief
It appears now that the $600 Her-
of Umatilla but recently employed
PORTLAND—From the í nation’s
miston quota in the annual drive for
with the railroad, has been appointed
capital we hear that the tentative
United Service Organizations will be
a police officer here. Under the new
date of June 3 has been set for a
reached this week. Approximately
setup, B. J. Nation, for many years
hearing on the proposed Columbia
$400 had been raised by the middle
night officer, will be promoted to
power authority bill, sponsored by
of
the week with a house to house
Chief of Police but will continue to
Washington’s Senator Bone and Rep
canvass beginning this week end.
work
the
night
shift.
!
Mr.
Smith
will
resentative Martin Smith. It is said
Motorists who are expecting to
James Todd, city chairman. stated
The annual trek of Four-H stu-
that Senator Bone will be heard and make their farewell excursion trip be the day officer and I in addition
that cooperation of Hermiston mer dents to Corvallis will get underway
will
handle
some
of
the
other
duties
the hearing will’then adjourn until this week end in order to get the
chants had been excellent.
next Tuesday, June 2, when 16 stu-
some future time, when opponents of wanderlust out of their systems can pertaining to street and water main-
A donation of $12.00 was received dents from this district will leave for
tenance.
the measure will be heard.’
rest easy for at least another month.
for the fund from Tiney’s Brite Spot the college city to attend classes and
Harry Dent, who has ‘been police
No one appears to know much Plans calling for the card-rationing
where a “kitty” was started some demonstrations for a two-weeks per-
chief
for
the
past
several
months,
has
about the action to be taken and sen of gasoline in Oregon and Washing
months
ago to be given to the first iod. The annual excursion is a re
ators and representatives have dif ton were cancelled early this week by not announced his future plans. It
American to drop a bomb on Tokyo. ward for the efforts put forth by the
ferent views. The house committee . the office of price administration be- is expected, however, that he may be
However, it was later learned that respective youngsters.
on rivers and harbors, for instance, I cause of a “marked improvement” in come connected with the guards at
this was against the government pol
The scholarships, which entitle the
the
Umatilla
ordnance
depot.
A
cadet
at
the
bombardier
school
has designated a subcommittee to gasoline supplies in the last few days
The new arrangement will go into in Albuquerque. N. M., waves all icy so the money was donated to the members to free board and room
meet with a committee of senators in both states—but there is no assur
clear to the ground crew as he U. S. O. fund.
while in Corvallis, are awarded by
for a joint hearing. In the senate no ance this situation would continue for effect June 1.
makes his way through two racks of
A portion of the money raised will local business firms, civic organiza-
member will admit that he has longer than one month,
bombs to nose of bomber. He has be used in Hermiston but a good tions, granges and individuals. Gene
heard of such a joint committee. . Upon receipt of official word, all
passed all tests.
share will be spent wherever there Lear, assistant county agent, will
There is also a rumor that the sen- plans for a sign-up, which was to
are boys in the service, both in the accompany the group to Corvallis.
ate committee on flood control will have gotten underway Friday, were
United States and on foreign shores.
Those attending and the sponsors
give the CPA bill a hearing. It is suspended. However, it is expected
of scholarships are as follows:
now in the senate commerce commit- | + that
•
No-
Mrs. Zoie E. Linder was born
original plans to start gas rat-
Frances Chapman, Pocahontas Club;
tee, Senator Bailey, chairman. ‘ who ioning July 1 will go ahead as sched- vember 28. 1869, in West Unity, Ohio,
Pauline Roach, Eastern Star: Doro
has fixed the June 3 date.
uled. The July 1 plan will probably i and passed away May 23, at the age
thy
Hiatt, Project Farm Bureau;
Following Bone, the Bonneville ad include the entire nation. Instead of j of 72. She was married to August
Bill Hibbard. Project Farm Bureau;
ministration is prepared to make its the rationing cards which were to be Linder in 1916 and came to Hermis-
Wayne Barber, Inland Co-operative;
All merchants of Hermiston, except
statement and representatives of used in the June 1 plan, coupon books ! ton in 1919 settling at the present
A rain that nearly reached cloud- Agnes Riley, Co-operative Creamery;
for
restaurants
and
confectionaries
public power districts are said to will be used for the July sign-up.
homesite in the Columbia district.
burst proportions Sunday afternoon Wilbur Hunt, Commercial Club; Vir
wish to appear pro and con. This
Mrs. Linder joined the Presbyter- will close all day Saturday (Memor in this district caused cessation of
Monday’s cancellation also relaxed
particular measure (one of a dozen the order for a 50 per cent curtail- ian church when quite young in life. ial day) in honor of those who have haying operations which were getting ginia Picanso, Gaylord Madison;
drafts) would permit the Bonneville ment in gasoline deliveries by June 1. ¡ Survivors are her husband, one lost their lives in battle for the Uni underway here. Although it “poured” Charlotte Corneille, Farm Bureau
administration to acquire all of the | and continued the present 33 per cent I daughter, Mrs. Walter Blessing of ted States. Service station operators here for several minutes very little Co-operative; Bob Attebury, First
private utilities in the northwest, cut. Service station operators were ! Portland, three grandchildren, Rus- met Tuesday and agreed 100 per precipitation was reported just south National Bank: Elaine Hogg, St -
field Grange: Dorothy Knox. Col
giving the federal government abso mighty pleased” when the news of sell and Wesley Blessing of Port- cent to close their concerns for the of Stanfield.
bia Grange; Robert Grimps and Zel-
will
day.
Regular
Saturday
hours
lute control over every present and postponement was made official. Ra- . I -----
land ----
and Gordon
Blessing
of -----
San
Considerable damage was reported
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prevail Sunday, according to an ad- in the Butter Creek district where ma Sutton, Westland Grange: David
potential kilowatt.
tioning boards were also quite pleased Jose, Calif., and one great grand-
vertisement appearing on page two ditches overflowed and fields washed Dufur, Pomona Grange: Gordon
as this group just recently completed child, Nancy Blessing, and two bro-
Shown, Hermiston Herald and Legion
of this issue.
Out of the pockets of northwest a difficult sugar ' rationing project thers and one sister in the east.
quite badly. County road machinery
Auxiliary; Creston Buzzard, Cun
No
patriotic
services
have
been
farmers comes 10.3 per cent of the and have not yet quite recovered.
Funeral services were held in the
was somewhat damaked when the ningham Sheep Co.
planned
for
the
day
but
quiet
obser
money they receive for soil conserva
footing washed out.
According to the OPA as the rea- Prann Funeral Parlors Monday at
Creston Buzzard recently received
tion benefits. Senator Byrd produces son for cancellation of June card-ra 2:00 o’clock and burial was in the vance by small gatherings will be
quite
an honor when his play, written
held.
Activities
will
continue
at
full
figures showing that payments in tioning was defined in this announce- local cemetery.
in the state radio play contest, was
pace at the Umatilla Ordnance Depot
Oregon in 1940 (last available sta ment:
“Supplies in Oregon and
awarded fourth place. The story will
due to the war.
tistics) amounted to $3,286,811 and Washington have risen to a level
be presented over K.O.A.C. (Corval-
It is hoped that those interested |
from this sum administration costs where the restriction contemplated
lis) at 7:30 p. m. Monday, June 8.
should clean up and redecorate j
were deducted amounting to $338,468 when they were near the danger
graves in the Hermiston cemetery.
or more than one-third of a million point do not have to be applied at
Several minor changes in the pro Creston is a son of Mr. and Mrs. E.
R. Buzzard of the Columbia district.
dollars.
posed City of Hermiston budget
this time.”
Lt. Gene Pierce, son of Mr. and
The percentages of cost of admin
come
up
for
discussion
Friday,
June
But, anyway, it looks now like
istration range from 0.2 in Sherman gasoline will be available for at least Mrs. O. C. Pierce, is spending sever-
5, when a budget committee, recently
al days in Hermiston this week en
county to 35.6 in Washington county. another month.
appointed by the council, will meet to
route to Camp Roberts, California,
discuss the new setup. Although
Umatilla county, which drew the
where he expects to be stationed for
most payments ($520,221), cost the
I several raises are figured and ex-
some time. He recently graduated
I penses will be heavier in several de-
farmers only 2.0 per cent of that
Organization of
local Oregon
from an officers’ training school at
sum, or $15,311, while Clatsop coun
Lt. Mathilda Russell and Staff I partments, no increase in tax is an- state guard has been completed, ac-
Fort Benning, Georgia.
ty, receiving the lowest payments
Sgt. Claudine Hale received their re-1 ticipated.
cording to Acting Captain Vern
Lt. Pierce has made rapid ad-
($7,956) paid $960, or 12.4 per cent.
Members of the budget group are Daugherty.
spective appointments this week from
A total of 84 men have
vancement since joining the army
Farmers of Washington county,
regimental headquarters in Portland Curtis Simons, J. D. Todd. R. C. Mc- designated their intentions of parti
Miss
Louise
Bensel,
daughter
of
last
July
as
a
private,
reports
He
out of $114,231, kicked back for ad
to serve with the Hermiston unit of Reynolds, J. G. Pearson, Lee Quiring, cipating in the project and tempora
ministration $40,635, the largest sum Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Bensel of North that to date army life has proven the Oregon Women’s Ambulance A. H. Norton and A. F. Rohrman.
ry officers have been named, final
of any county in the state. The lo Hill, became the bride of Mr. Grant quite strenuous but he has enjoyed Corps. Other appointments, which
appointment resting with state of
Harmon,
son
of
Mrs.
Millie
Harmon
every
minute
of
it.
cal administrators of Marion county
are made from qualifications and
fice.
took $32,329 of the $186,121, or a of Enterprise, Sunday at the Central
recommendations of high authori
The first meeting of the group
Church
of
Christ
in
Hermiston
at
a
matter of 17.4 per cent. For the ad
ties, will be made soon.
will be held Tuesday, June 2. at the
nine
o
’
clock
ceremony.
ministration of $118,607 Clackamas
Seventeen complete uniforms have
fairgrounds beginning at 7:30 p. m.
Rev. C. Warner, pastor, performed
county farmers paid $27,475, or 23.2
been
ordered with several more girls
The annual poppy day sale was All members are urged to be present
Hen-
the
ceremony,
and
Mrs.
Grant
per cent. On the other hand Linn
planning to complete their outfits 100 per cent successful in Hermiston, so that work may get underway.
county paid $15,349, or 9.6 per cent derson of Portland, sister of the
The
cooperation
given
by
the
local
soon. - It is expected that about 25 according ti members of the Legion
Matters of clothing, guns and ar
of $160,167, and the adjoining coun bride, was matron of honor and Dar- merchants in the sale of defense members will be in full uniform soon. auxiliary who were in charge of the
tillery will be discussed at the meet
rell
Chenowith
of
Enterprise.
was
ty of Lane paid $20,169 out of $115,-
stamps is certainly gratifying to the
A class in military drill will be i project. One thousand poppies were ing.
222, a matter of 17.5 per cent. Was best man. Barbara, Doris and Fran local chairman, Sam F. Moore. Upon held Monday evening with Lts. Al-ordered for Umatilla and Hermiston
ces
Follett,
sang
“
At
Dawning
”
and
co county paid 5.7 per cent or $6,212
a canvass of the city last Friday, a verson and Avery of the Umatilla and everyone was disposed of, mak-
of $109,638. Jackson county had the “I Love You Truly”. Patsy Warner 100 per cent signup was obtained, in Ordnance Depot in charge. Classes ing a total of $100.00. The committee
played
the
wedding
march.
Ushers
job done for 8.9 per cent, or $6,656
eluding all stores, restaurants and in fire fighting and auto mechanics | in charge wishes to thank all those
< : $75,081, but it cost Josephine coun for the occasion were Bob and Frank pastimes.
are also planned.
who participated, especially those
Bensel,
brothers
of
the
bride.
ty 14 per cent, $3,536 of $25,303. For
The
local
postoffice
reports
that
The
first
project
for
the
group
will
who
aided in making the sales,
Out of town guests included Mrs.
A meeting for the purpose of per
Douglas county the percentage was
stamp sales are picking up every day. be next Wednesday when the various! Hermiston girls who were “live
Millie
Harmon
and
Vadna
Harmon
fecting a workable civilian defense
16 per cent; $12,456 of $77,769. Des
Sales have now reached the goal of members will be typed for blood do- wires" included Ann Piersol, Myrla
organization will be held Wednesday,
chutes farmers contributed 19.8 per of Enterprise, Mr. and Mrs. Darrell several hundred dollars daily.
nations. The county health depart-Gailey ami Kay Logan. Allan Hiatt June 3, at 8:00 p. m. at the U. S. O.
cent of their $39,751, or $7,878. Mult Chenowith of Enterprise, Mr. and
“Take your change in defense ment will be in charge of completing of Umatilla was high point man for
building. Everyone interested in de
nomah had to pay for administration Mrs. Bill Stimmell of Helix and Mrs. stamps.’’
the cards.
I that city.
fense of their own families and
$3,824, or 14.9 per cent of $25,590, Grant Henderson of Portland, and
homes and willing to assist in the ac
which can be compared with Morrow Mrs. Louis Barnard of Walla Walla.
tivities of this organization is urged
county’s 1.9 per cent, $3,197 of $165,- The bride wore a lovely white gown
to attend.
243. And so it goes throughout the of lace and rayon jersey with a fin
gertip
veil.
She
wore
a
corsage
and
Everyone who has had first aid
state.
and nurses training or girls in the
Senator Byrd, still struggling with carried a white Bible. The matron of
ambulance corps are also urged to be
the mystery of the variations, says honor wore a pink gown of rayon jer
present. Carl Chambers and Jack
farmers do not realize that for the sey and also wore a corsage.
The couple will make their home in
Allen, Pendleton co-ordinators, will be
nation as a whole they are paying
at the meeting to help with the or-
more than $40,000,000 from their soil Enterprise where Mr. Harmon has
ganization.
conservation checks to have the law a wheat ranch.
administered. He says it is too much. | After the wedding a dinner was
held at the bride’s home.
2—2,507.900
i../620,800
Wheat farmers of the Inland Em
236,788,900
pire who are worried over what to
yis,588,100
do with their grain—no place to store
117,381 .300
David F. Davis, a graduate of
it and no priorities permitting the
36,562,400
Hermiston high school with the class
building of bins—may yet find a
of 1940, recently wrote his mother,
market, and still later may be riding
Mrs. Florence Davis, that he is now
on synthetic rubber made from their
Members of the Westland Grange
with the navy air corps stationed at
left 40 acres. Senate committee on were pleasantly surprised at their
Chicago and is completing a teacher's
agriculture is to recommend that sur meeting May 22 by a visit from State
training course. He will soon have a
plus wheat be converted into ethyl al Grange Deputy Charles Wicklander
group of students to train in the air
cohol and this into butadiene, which and State Grange Juvenile Matron.
corps.
is actually a plastic but is called syn- Lily Wicklander. Both Mr. and Mrs.
OFFICIAL TREASURY
David was a popular student at
thetic rubber. If the farmers can Wicklander gave interesting talks
DEPARTMENT FIGURES
Hermiston, being prominent in ath
dispose of their surplus wheat in this and their visit was much appreciat
• BONOS SOLO TO DATE, OVER
letics.
manner it is asserted that they can ed.
$5,000,000,000
ICTORY
make $50 an acre and the alcohol can
• NATIONAL 80N0 QUOTA
This Grange has decided to meet
Catholic School Scheduled
>3« JUNE $800,000,000
BUY
be produced at a nickel a gallon.
only once each month until the tire
and gas situation is relieved. Mr.
WAR
I The annual religious vacation
Claude Wickard. secretary of ag- and Mrs. George Brown were wel
school for Catholic children will begin
STAMPS
riculture, says there will be a carry- comed as new members. Defense
I here Monday, June 1, at 9:00 o'clock,
over of 630.000.000 bushels of wheat workers and other newcomers to
un ute tvrucHi nti HMM» ce
according to Alban Cullen, pastor of
July 1, and this year’s crop will Hermiston, who are former Grange
the Our Lady of Angels church. Sis
The above map of the country shows the War Bond The ultimate quota for the nation will be on a basis of
bring a total of 1,500,000,000 bush members or members elsewhere, are
ters Fiorita and Clarissa of the St.
Quota by states for the month of June totalling $800,000,- one billion dollars per month effective in July. This sum
els. Eight million bushels of wheat always welcome at Westland. Re
Joseph academy of Pendleton will
is
necessary
to
provide
for
all-out
production
of
planes,
000
Everybody
every
pay
day
is
expected
to
invest
at
will produce 200,000.000 gallons of member the Grange slogan, “You are
least ten per cent of his income in War Bonds to aid in guns, ships and munitions adequate to arm our fighting i conduct the two-weeks course. Ail
alcohol which can be reduced to 240, never a stranger when you are a
financing America's offensive against the Axis pov rs. men with the tools necessary to win the war.
Catholic children of the Hermiston
000 tons of rubber.
Granger.”
J vicinity are cordially urged to attend.
SERVICE STATION
MEN PLEASED
AWARDS MAKE
TRIP POSSIBLE
AGED PIONEER
| PASSES AWAY
HERMISTON TO
CLOSE STORES
MEMORIAL DAY
HEAVY DELUGE
DOES DAMAGE
BUDGET GROUP
MEETS JUNE 5
LT. GENE PIERCE
PAYS VISIT HERE
APPOINTMENTS
FOR AMBULANCE
CORPS NAMED
STATE GUARD IS
ORGANIZED HERE
MISS BENSEL IS
SUNDAY BRIDE
DEFENSE STAMP
SALES INCREASE
POPPY DAY IS
SUCCESS HERE
DEFENSE MEET
PLANNED HERE
Official U. S. Treasury War Bond Quotas for June
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♦
WESTLAND HAS
GRANGE VISITORS
DAVID DAVIS
IN AIR CORPS