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OREGON NEWS ANO COMMENTS The 4 etmiiton etald OFFICIAL UMATILLA COUNTY PAPER HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON, JUNE 4, 1942. VOLUME XXXV VERNON WILLIAMS STATE GUARD TO ORGANIZE UNIT IN HERMISTON GRASSHOPPERS DO DAMAGE ON BUTTER CREEK What 7 ‘au Buy lith WAR BONDS Approximately 50 acres of green The 155-millimeter gun is the mod crops have been destroyed and sever ern Portland, Ore.—The following com version of the old "GPF" of al hundred more acres are being ment from the east should be of vi World War I days. It has a range tal interest to Oregon milk producers VERN DAUGHERTY menaced and damaged by a serious fifty percent greater than the old concentration of grasshoppers in the gun, heaving a 95-pound projectile who are being called upon to join the NAMED CAPTAIN Butter Creek section of Umatilla approximately 15 miles. It is capa- union under the leadership of the county. About 20 acres of the in ble of high road speed and each John L. Lewis organization: one costs $50,000. A federal labor counciliator is try- The first meeting of the Hermiston fested area the damage is so severe that practically all green vegetation ing to decide whether some of Chi- state guard unit was held Tuesday cago’s milk wagon drivers will con- evening with approximately 50 on the desert has already been defo tinue to make a piddling $10,000 a prospective soldiers in attendance. liated. Since the feed is running year, or get a union pay boost to The meeting was under the guidance short on the desert, the hoppers, even $25,623. The Milk Wagon Drivers of Vern Daugherty who has been though they are small as yet, are union (AFL) of Chicago is a closed named captain of the local contin moving to green crops for feed. According to Gene Lear, assistant shop. Ten years ago it signed an gent. The spirit of the gathering agreement with distributors under was high and the enthusiasm shown county agent here, serious concentra which drivers were to get the same indicated that the boys will be able tions of the grasshoppers are also re commission on wholesale deliveries to muster a very capable company, ported east of Cold Springs reser that they received on one-bottle door- j Just by way of initiation, the men voir, south of Hermiston and south Arsenals of America are working step deliveries. Consequently drivers | were marched around the park field of the Umatilla ordnance depot. at terrific speed turning out this long The seriousness of this infestation range, effective weapon for our of some store delivery trucks draw | and bystanders were loud in their bigger paychecks than a U. S. major praise of the maneuvers, stating that cannot be determined at this time ex armed forces. You and your neigh general. On the average, wholesale it was hard to tell that a good per cept in the Butter Creek area. How bor working hand-in-hand in unity make possible the purchase of deliverymen earn $107 per week; centage of the boys have never at- ever, numbers of the hoppers would can an adequate number of these guns indicate that serious crop damage is home deliverymen get $53 weekly. tempted the art of “keeping step”. by buying War Bonds. Put 10 per- Recently the home deliverymen de- The next meeting will be held probable in other districts as soon as cent of your income in War Bonds to manded a raise of $5 per week. The Tuesday evening, June 9, when the the grasshoppers reach maturity. help reach your county quota, every wholesale route men followed with a men will be mustered in. Present . Farmers in the Butter Creek dis- . pay day. call to boost their average to $190 plans call for one captain (Vern , trict are making an effort to control | per week. The distributors said "no", Daugherty), one first lieutenant, one ithe pests. Since Monday they have and began to tell their side of the second lieutenant, seven sergeants been operating four mechanical story through a series of big news- | and seven corporals in addition to the I spreaders over as much of the area BIBLE SCHOOL TO paper advertisements. Most start- privates. The men will buy their | as possible. The control consists of ling statement made to date is that | own uniforms and must furnish ' spreading poison bait which is mixed HAVE SPECIAL by Samuel Dean, president of the | their own ammunition and guns. The just before spreading. Although this area has had con SERVICE SOON Dean Milk Co. A few months ago project is entirely voluntary and no siderable trouble in recent years with Dean decided that the home delivery remuneration is received for their the grasshopper problem, it appears | business is on the way out anyway, services. The plan has proven quite Enrollment at the Hermiston daily and began selling exclusively to the popular in other cities and was start that the damage will be much greater vacation Bible school is picking up this year unless drastic action stores and big users in wholesale lots. | ed to strengthen home defense. taken. each day, reaching a total of over 150 Because of the union’s commission j Permanent appointments are ex- Thursday of this week. Graduation scale, he reevaled on April 29, the | pected by next Tuesday when exercises will be held next Thursday. lowest yearly income of any of his simple ceremony will be held. . In SEWER WORK IS June 11, beginning at 7:30 in the drivers is now $6,172.80 per year. The tensive _____ drills will be started imme- NOW UNDERWAY i Baptist church. A program demon- highest is $10,276.89. The average diately and will be held every Tues- ! strating the work done in the school income of all his drivers is $8,443.56. | day night. ... Construction of . the , Hermiston will be presented and certificates will Under the union proposal, Dean , . Those who have completed then . ,. . records , , to date . , are- .1 be awarded those who have fulfilled went on to say, his lowest paid driver I enlistment Wal-, sewer and improving re, the water sys- • tern is gaining momentum every day the requirements of the school. would get $11.635.20 per year, and I ter M. Pearson. Robert Gordon Bee- Any children who are interested his highest paid $25,623.80. The av be, Allan Charles Langenwalter, and full steam ahead is the order for erage income would be $19,586.80. Frank John Bilderback, Leo May-1 the next few months, according to may still enter the classes but should This is $914 less than a justice of the nard Neal, Vern Everett Daugherty, I Larry DeBlasio, contractor. A small do so immediately in order that they work at present may derive as much benefit from the I'. la- U. S. S. supreme supreme court. The The federal federal la-Jr., Charles Lester Colpitts. David nevid 1 crew of men is .,, at , . Dor conciliator came around to talk Everett Mittlesdorf, Albert Pi ann | but probably will be increased as ma classes as possible. There is no fee | for attendance, the school being un things over ; suggested that home de Stone, Dewey Mythis Schiller, Paul terial arrives. .» , „ __ „ j Anxious residents who are con der the sponsorship of the following liverymen settle for a $2 per week | R. Van _ Patten, Orville Marion Beard. . Austin .. mu raise. Cecil Fleshman. 1:1: Billie Jenks cerned about their lawns because ir churches: Baptist, Church of Christ, Nation, Russell H. Piersol Jr., Ken rigation has been hindered are asked Pentecostal Tabernacle and Methodist to be patient and all possible speed of Hermiston. Transportation will be Vancouver is to have about 40 new neth George Elwood, Lowell Els-, will be made to resume operations. | furnished for those children living in worth Tiller, Alvin Carol Wolke, ships to build in addition to present the country. Jack Leroy Hodge, Charles Bennett contracts: around 50 more will be COUNTY FAIRS Rev. C. Warner of the Central Wilcox. Earl Lionel Stewart, Elmer I built in the Portland district. Each | Church of Christ is dean of the Wayne Mulkins, Fred A Rauch, Rob RECEIVE FUNDS boat will cost $700,000, or $28,000,000 school. There are four departments of business for Vancouver and $35,- ert Louis Dobbs, Ernest Raymond | Holloman, Arthur Eugene Marble, Interest in the 1942 county fair each with superintendents and lead- 000.000 for the Portland district. Rowland, Averial Yeend, Robert Carl was revived somewhat ths week with ers. The teachers are as follows These will be cargo ships; they will Beginners (basement Methodist McReynolds. John Vayne Allen. I the announcement from the state de be smaller than boats now on the way Storzbach, Gordon partment at Salem that Umatilla church): Mrs. Jessie Hineline. supt. Lloyd Edward and faster, much faster. It is said assisted by Eleanora Skovbo, Mrs. Al they will have a speed of 17 knots, Lewis Prahl, Rood L. Ekleberry, Bill ciunty’s portion of this year’s “cut” Quiring, Mrs. Ayers and Thelma Michael Hubble, Roy Charles Hale, will amount to $2019. The money is whereas the boats now building are Holmquist. rated at 10. Contracts are currently Eugene Robert Buzzard, John Ed- raised by a tax of 1/20 of a mill on Primary (shop building) : Mrs. ward Anderson. David E. Hamm, taxable property. being made for engines for these ¡ Grayden Loree, supt., assisted by Daniel --------- Edward McMillan, , Buck Win- A meeting of the ------- ----- ------- „ - _ county board will smaller freighters. Martime com Mrs. Myrtie Withnell, Mrs. Ruth mission, to expedite its bridge of ters, Riley Leeper, John Cecil Sam be held in the near future. Kludsikofski and Mrs. Study. Nye, Thomas Gale Fraser, Walter Ir- - =*=---- ships, proposes a large fleet of the Junior (Baptist church): Rev vin Mead, Frank Harold Stone. Ar- MEMORIAL DAY smaller boats which will not carry | Grayden Loree, supt., assisted by thur Edward Magill, Horace M such a large cargo but will be faster Mrs. Alice Stockard. Mrs. Floyd Sni- Smith, Ernest Boone Gelette, Lee E. IS QUIET HERE and not require as much steel plate. iler and Patsy Warner. Elwood, Cecil John Jackson, Frank On Puget Sound and Columbia riv Hermiston experienced one of the I Intermediate (Methodist church): er will be a program of wooden ships Gale Felthouse. Clarence Alvin Ken- quietest days Saturday in many Rev. S. E. Graves, supt., assisted by Sloan Rhea Spencer, Ermol nison, for coastwise service. The navy, too, Gerald [ months when tired store clerks, ser- Mrs. C. Warner and Mrs. Leslie. is going in heavily for small wooden Sater, Ralph Leonard Lieb, Rev. Ballinger will supervise the Coxen, Robert Burns Darm- ‘ vice station operators and business James vessels, but no official announcement James I men locked up their stores in honor hand work and shop work of the pri- Kelly Roy Tiller. marell, has yet been made. Plus these, the Davis Jr., William Arthur of the men who have lost their lives mary, junior and intermediate de- war department is going extensively Frank partments. Thompson, Charles Gordon Metteer, fighting for our country. into gliders made of plywood, train Robert LeRoy Miller, Pat Neff ers and planes. These airships are tc be built in the midwest, but the Hatch, Daniel Jean Hutchison. Her bert V. Metteer, Joseph Edmond plywood is coming from mills in Ore gon and Washington. It has required Taylor and Donald Wesley Baehne. MM HER 42 CANNING SUGAR CIVILIAN DEFENSE • ORGANIZATION TO Anxious housewives w ho have been BE LAUNCHED HERE worried because of the sugar short- AVAILABLE NOW for rationing age for canning purposes can now - ---- obtain limited quantities by reporting MANY ATTEND to the rationing board at the office of the assistant county agent in Her FIRST MEETING miston. The board is under the di rection of Mrs. R. G. Penney who has At a large sized gathering held as assistants Mrs. H. T, Fraser, Mrs. Wednesday evening at the U. S. O. Fisk. Miss Clara Bryant, Mrs. Gil building, plans were discussed for bert Smith, Mrs. H. E. Rodenbaugh, the organization of a thorough civil Mrs. Bertha Cherry and Mrs. Troy ian defense project for Hermiston. Coleman. Residents of the west end The meeting was under the general may report here for their rationing direction of Sam Moore, Hermiston quotas. coordinator, who introduced Jack Al A total of 17 questions will be ask len and R. G. Bennett of Pendleton* ed each consumer who applies for a Pendleton and county coordinators re card, according to Mrs. Penney. The spectively. questions will determine the amount Mr. Allen pointed out the purposes of sugar the consumer will be allow- of civilian defense and told of some ed. In making application it is ad-of the activities of the organization visable to estimate the amount of in Pendleton. The county seat city sugar necessary for the various fruits has been quite active in these matters to be canned this summer, so that a i and have perfected a well-organized portion of each allotment will be on group. According to Mr. Allen. the hand for fall canning. citizens are cooperating very well and The questions are listed as fol- seem quite enthusiastic about the lows : plan. 1. Names of family. 2. Address of Mr. Bennett dealt in detail with family. 3. Name of individual mak the various functions of the Pendle- ing application. 4. Address. 5. ton organization and told of the var- Amount of sugar applied for (one ious steps which have been taken to pound for every four quarts of fin prepare that city against damage ished canned fruit is the maximum from an air attack. He continually allowed). 6. Have you registered for stressed the fact that the whole mat (Continued on Last Page) ter was very simple provided early precautions were taken. However, various necessary precautions ECHO PUBLISHER the must be taken seriously and obeyed ON RETIRED LIST 100 % to make them effective. Mr. Moore then took the floor and made several appointments by way For the first time in many years, of getting the local organization un the city of Echo will be without an derway. Charles Hodge. Dr. W. L. official newspaper. Mr. and Mrs. W Morgan and F. B. Swayze were who have published the appointed chief wardens on the west H. since November, 1915, this side and A. F. Rohrman and George week announced that they were vol Harkenrider to hold similar positions untarily going on the retired list as on the east side. A junior warden far as publishing the paper is con will be appointed by the senior war cerned. Mr. Crary states, however. dens for each inhabited block in the that he will continue to do job work city. This warden will have a fire and carry on the other duties with watcher, an appointee trained in first which he is now connected. aid, an auxiliary fireman and a mes- The News was established in 1913 senger in his protective group. by Al Carden and was purchased by Dressing stations will be set up by Mr. and Mrs. Crary in 1915. Rising the doctors and nurses. Dr. A. C. costs, war restrictions and inability Willeutt was named for the west side to secure help in the mechanical de and Dr. F. B. Belt to hold the same partment and wishing to get away position on the east side. These sta from the “regular grind” were given tions will be equipped with the nec as reasons for the step. essary dressings and will be operated by the nurses and the ladies who re cently trained for that purpose. Am MILL FIRE DOES bulances will be operated by the $450 DAMAGE Girls’ Ambulance Corps. For the time being, the Hermiston A fire of undetermined origin des- coordinator's home will be used for troyed several bales of straw, a num the central control station. Only the ber sacks of grain and a quantity of wardens’ telephones will be able to empty sacks at the Farm Bureau call the control station, so if you wish mill last Saturday morning The fire to be on this connection you should started between the bales of straw get in touch with your chief warden and grain sacks, and flared into and get appointed an air raid war flames before they were noticed. den for your block. All persons who have had first aid Prompt action by the Hermiston fire department prevented more damage. training should report to the chief Had the flames gained much more warden in their respective districts. headway and broken through the Maps will be drawn for each block roof, it is feared that the entire and will be in possession of the war building would have been destroyed. dens. The police division will be Extra caution will be necessary organized by the local police depart during the summer months to pre ment under the direction of Chief B. vent extensive damage from fire. Dry J. Nation. A meeting for all air raid wardens weather is in the offing, making the will be held next Wednesday evening. danger much greater. June 10, at which time they will de cide on the date for a test of the op- erations of the system. Old Glory Flies Proudly in Australia more than two years of plugging for senators and representatives from those states to induce the navy and maritime commission to “see” wooden vessels and airplanes for the war de partment. Open charge has been made by Senator Holman of Oregon that pow er utilization in the Pacific northwest has been handicapped by the old na tional defense advisory council, the office of production management, and the present war production board — the allegation being that these ag- ancies have hampered war utiliza tion of the vast federal owned power plants of the Columbia (Bonneville and Grand Coulee) as well as upset- ting the future economy of this reg- ion- The senator informed the sen- appropriations committee that these agencies said they did not need Columbia river power, as all the light ietal required (600,000,000 pounds of aluminum ) for the war effort could be produced at TVA. The senator also called attention to the policy of moving new industries behind the Cascades to save them from supposed air attack, and he de clarad that the Shasta dam now be- ing built and the San Francisco war (Continued on Last Page) sa he W. W. FELTHOUSE RETURNS HOME A welcome figure on the streets this week is W. W. Felthouse, who returned home over the week end from an extended visit to Mayo’s clinic in Rochester, Minn. While in the clinic Mr. Felthouse underwent a serious operation but has made re markable recovery. Although still somewhat pale from his ordeal, Willard will soon be rea dy to resume his favorite sport of fishing However, he has been in structed to inform the editor should he hook a big one, so that the latter can come to his rescue. TOWNSEND CLUB TO MEET JUNE 9 i ‘ 3 \ I 1 y. ove - o c: MORE SCRAP IRON NEEDED FOR CAR Farmers and others who have old scrap steel and scrap iron available are asked to cooperate with the war effort in turning it over for use in war production. The scrap steel will bring about $7.50 per ton delivered to the Inland Cooperative in Hermis ton, according to Guy Shaw, manag- 1 er. It is particularly urgent that more material be obtained immediately in order that a car load shipment can be made soon. A quantity of scrap iron and steel is on hand now but | not sufficient to fill a car. COMMERCIAL CLUB TO MEET A regular meeting of the Hermis The regular monthly business ton Commercial club will be held next meeting of the Hermiston Townsend Tuesday, June 9. at which time com club will meet at the pavilion Tues- mittee reports will be given in re day, June 9, according to Mrs. Joe garda to housing plans recently dis- Ye Udeey. Regular business will be 1 cussed. Several matters have been U. 8. troops are marching on tha wharf (top) at an unidentified port in Australia after landing. They cleared up by active committees. transacted in addition to .other fea- are part of the new contingent. Below: Over hill and dale, somewhere In Australia, OM Glory flies at the tures. The group will meet at the U.S.O- Members are urged to be present lead of the U. 8. troops. Cities of tents have sprung up everywhere. building at 12 30 for a luncheon and _ business meeting. and to bring some friends.
