Image provided by: Hermiston Public Library; Hermiston, OR
About The Hermiston herald. (Hermiston, Or.) 19??-1984 | View Entire Issue (June 18, 1942)
THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1942. THE HERMISTON HERALD. HERMISTON. OREGON. however, against any offensive ac Brookley Field, Mobile, Alabama, for tion by the Japs. parts unknown on May 26, according Miss Josephine L. Rhea of Stan to a message received by Mrs. Elmer field and Eddie Liesegang, son of Mr. Thompson from Luther G. Mosley, and Mrs. Edw. Liesegang of Echo, post chaplain. Charles enlisted in the were married Monday at Lewiston, air corps in May, 1939, and is now a Idaho. They were accompanied to sergeant. Lewiston by , — Mr. •.---- and ----- Mrs. Walter ------- -' A card from John Dovich, grade Isackson. The Liesegangs expect to teacher and band nstructor in Echo reside in the Bard apartments at schools, says he is now at home in Stanfield for the present. Makoti, N. Dak., and expects to en- Mrs. A. C. Ebert returned Satur- joy a vacation there until he is called day from the Pendleton hospital into the service. Leaving here when where she went the day before to school closed, he encountered snow have a broken wrist set. The injury storms through Montana. In the Da- was sustained when she fell on the | kotas there has been plenty of rain stairway at her home breaking a bone and wheat crops are promising, in her wrist and suffering severe cuts I Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Howell of Boi- and bruises. se, Idaho, stopped in Echo Friday to J. R. Jordan and James Murphy cal) on friends. They were en route were here Sunday for a visit with to Yakima and thence to Seattle Mrs. Jordan. They have completed where Mr. Howell will visit his bro planting spring crops on the farm | ther in the navy. west of Stanfield and are at present It is reported that Katherine Mitch- employed at the ordnance depot. j ell, former Echo school girl, is to be The children of Roger Jordan vis- | married soon to an officer of the air ited last week here with their grand- corps who is at present stationed in mother, Mrs. Celatha Jordan. They Juneau. Alaska. Her brother, Pete attended a Catholic school at Colton, Mitchell, is in the air service at New Wash., the past year. Their father, Jersey. Roger, recently graduated from an of- ; Concrete foundations for the new ficéis' training school and is drilling city water system pump are now be- recruits at Camp Roberts, Calif. ing prepared by the contractor. The Charles E. Cunha, son of Mr. and pump was ordered in January but Mrs. Antone Cunha of Echo, left all the parts did not reach here until ECHO NEWS ITEMS Although the budget for the Echo schools for the ensuing year calls for more expenditures than the past year, the tax levy is about $3000.00 lower than last year. This results from there being more cash on hand due to refunds from the sinking fund and the double tax payment in effect this year. Mr. and Mrs. Dorval Oleman of Tacoma are visiting at the Tony Cun ha home during their vacation. They plan to return home June 29. Homer G. Coppinger was re-elect ed director of the Echo school district at the annual meeting Monday and W. H. Crary was re-elected clerk. The board for the ensuing year con sists of Troy Coleman, chairman, Joe Middleton and Homer Coppinger, di rectors. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bowker of Seaside and Mrs. Bowker’s sister, Mrs. M. B. Bartram of Englewood, Calif., are here for a week’s stay at their home. They report there is lit tle indication of war conditions at Seaside except that being on the beach at night is prohibited. All the branches of civilian defense and the army are continually on the alert, Estimated Expenditures and Revenues Estimate Jan. 1, ’42, to June 30, '42 Actual for Budget July 1, ’42 to for the June 30, ’43 1st 3 Mos. 6 Mos. POLICE DEPARTMENT— $ 4,200.00 Police Salaries .............................. 700.00 Deputy Salaries ................................ Auto Expense Allowance: 250.00 Police Supplies .................................. 300.00 Jail Exp., Heat & Lt., Meals, etc. TOTALS -...................................... $ 5,450.00 $ 25.00 $ 70.00 225.00 90.00 24.00 36.57 39.00 12.60 60.00 ACTUAL F or Year Ending December 31 1940 1941 100.00 75.00 160.00 15.00 50.00 48.85 $ 1,861.34 75.00 50.02 $ 1,615.45 25.00 30.00 43.24 $ 1.349.89 • $ 1,000.00 $ 2.250.00 700.00 180.00 150.00 200.00 $ 3,325.00 190.00 $ 2,100.00 68.00 $ 2,100.00 10.00 347.09 248.44 33.74 $ 3,480.00 $ 4,110.53 27.10 30.80 $ 2,225.90 47.57 56.69 $ 1,104.26 $ $ SOCIAL WELFARE— Health Officer ................... $ 120.00 60.00 50.00 $ 30.00 6.76 $ 60.00 60.00 50.00 $ $ 230.00 $ 36.76 $ 170.00 $ $ 420.00 150.00 85.00 $ 105.00 $ 210.00 79.00 43.00 90.00 78.00 500.00 $ Boy Scouts ........ ............. School Band and U S.O. .. TOTALS ......................... PUBLIC LIBRARY— Librarian ...................................... Heat and Light Books and Magazines .... Janitor .............................................. Building and Grounds Expense ... TOTALS ......................................... PUBLIC WORKS— Street Maintenance ........ Street Lighting ..................... Refuse Disposal ................... Capital Outlay—Equipment City Dump Ground ......... TOTALS ........................... 150.00 985.00 $ 3,000.00 900.00 100.00 136.00 8.47 22.50 10.15 177.12 135.93 $ $ 216.97 219.25 5.00 $ $ 441.22 240.00 $ 53.27 $ BUILDING FUND $ 1,000.00 EMERGENCY $ 7,465 00 $ 266.06 WATER DEPARTMENT— $ 1,800.00 $ 384.63 Superintendent .............................. 2.860.00 186.23 Labor and Supplies ..................... 1.200.00 269.13 Electric Power and Light ............ .. 150 00 86.40 Office Supplies ................... .......... 480.00 120.00 Clerical Help .................................... 50.00 25.48 Incidentals .......... — Superintendent Auto Expense .... 1,000.00 Bond Retirement ............................ 1,460.00 Interest and Reserve ....................... Surplus Reserve .............................. $ 9.000.00 $ 1,071.87 TOTALS ........................................... GRAND TOTALS $32,649.00 $ $ $ 4,000.00 ACCIDENT INSURANCE 225.00 250.00 45.00 9.00 529.00 $ 16.00 14.93 180.00 $ 42.00 143.00 600.00 240.00 60.00 177.71 131.75 52.99 65.04 20.00 50.00 50.00 $ 1,402.00 500.00 90.00 50.00 $ 1,240.00 ................................................. 33.00 129.00 600.00 240.00 60.00 46.55 66.85 16.25 60.00 $ 600.00 Relief $ 39.00 134.00 600.00 240.00 60.00 46.68 101.63 31.65 60.00 102.47 75.00 60.00 144.00 450.00 180.00 48.00 100.00 70.00 60.00 70.00 FIRE DEPARTMENT— Members' Wages Equipment and Supplies Storage Fire Truck .... Phone ................................ TOTALS ....................... $ $ 1939 5.00 25.00 28.00 640.17 $ $ 3,926.66 $ $ $ 286.00 340.27 90 00 19.50 735.77 $ $ 120.00 5.02 50.00 66.10 241.12 $ 380.00 95.96 32.17 54.50 127.23 689.86 $ $ $ 250.00 106.87 90.00 19.25 466.12 120 00 34.95 50.00 15.00 219.95 360.00 110.89 33.60 38.58 162.02 705.09 12.42 $ 2,156.16 $ 250.00 217.00 90.00 $ 557.00 $ 120.00 60.29 50.00 $ 230.29 $ 360.00 85.27 189.68 35.68 $ 670.63 $ 1.022.61 690.52 7.75 22.50 $ 564.52 862.86 4.00 208.95 $ 1,210.00 $ 1,743.38 $ 2,040.88 $ 1,766.41 $ 120.00 S 196.58 $ 162.18 $ $ 500.00 $ 350.00 $ 350.00 $ 1,000.00 $ 3,524.00 $ 100.00 $ 173.25 600.00 600.00 10.00 746.51 723.85 6.00 $ 690.60 172.23 $ 1,000.00 2,989.73 1,067.13 144.50 240.00 22.25 115.00 5,000.00 200.00 $ 1,200.00 600.37 933.19 38.05 $ 1,200.00 819.93 878.15 113.37 27.80 14.77 4,500.00 380 00 3,500.00 780.00 810.00 $ 3.880.00 $10,778.61 $ 7,679.41 $ 7,306.22 $15,315.00 $20.807.19 $15,638.23 $15,208.83 $ 600.00 1,500.00 570.00 50.00 240.00 20.00 90.00 Allowance for Delinquent 1942-1943 Taxes .......... -................................ $ 2,000.00 TOTAL REQUIREMENTS ESTIMATED REVENUES— . Delinquent Taxes ...................... State Liquor Apportionment Licenses, Fees and Fines Road Fund Apportionment Auto Permits .............................. Other Miscellaneous Revenues Water Department Revenues recently, the delay being due to in Portland to spend a week with her About one-fifth of all farm dwell- ability to secure shipment of the mo sister, Mrs. Don Parker. | ing fires are caused from sparks tor and fittings from the east. lighting on roofs. Clean. sound wood Bud Parrish, who came here re shingles are difficult to ignite but cently from Alberta. Canada, is now employed at the Echo Flour Mill. I dry moss or old warped shingles It took seven and a half years for _ 1 make ideal places for fires to start. a letter mailed at Echo on Decem Cleaning moss from roofs now and ber 22, 1935, to make the trip to Se replacing old or broken shingles is attle and back. The letter, which was | an effective type of fire prevention, Prevention rather than cure will be L. Hamilton, Meadow Sanitorium, says King. Seattle, arrived at the Echo office the biggest factor in cutting down Some of the most common types of Sunday with the endorsement, “un- Oregon’s farm and rural fire loss, claimed, return to writer." Mrs. Lit- | says Art King, extension specialist farm fires are caused by too much sey now lives at Enterprise. at Oregon State college, who has moisture. Storing hay before it is There will be ample room in the dried out, or water leaking through Echo mill warehouse for all of the been in charge of organizing some a barn roof onto stored hay will 1100 rural fire control units through- sacked wheat of this district of the cause heating and spontaneous igni- 1942 crop, according to Manager C. out the state. Reese. Shipment of all of the gov Nearly one-third of all fires in tion. If, because of a wet season, ernment owned grain is now being proper curing and drying of hay is made and this will clear considerable farm dwellings start from stoves or difficult or impossible, it is safer to | chimneys, according to the state fire space in the large warehouse. Des tination of the wheat is not known as marshal. While most of these fires stack such hay in the field than to it is merely billed to Umatilla for di- i probably occur during the winter, take chances by putting it in the barn. version:. is The, grain, in greatest damage by such , fires sacks, emptied into which cars is for all ship- . _ is done , While liberal quantities of salt ad- ment and the sacks returned to the in summer. Regular removal of ded to damp or undercured hay may growers for use again this year. soot and the repair of cracks and Charles Reese reports that approx- leaks in chimneys, and protection for retard fermentation, there is no in imately three-fourths of a million walls and woodwork near stoves or dication that reasonable amounts of pounds of local wool passed through , .. ... . .. , salt will prevent spontaneous igni- the Echo Mill warehouse this season, stovepipes will prevent this type uf tion. It is, by no means, a substi- Marian George left Saturday for' fires. tute for good curing of hay in the field, King adds. Most of the fire fighting units are also taking precaution against fires In accordance with the provisions of the “Local Budget Law” (Sec that start in dead grass or weeds and tions 110-1201 to 110-1215 O.C.L.A.: as amended), notice is hereby giv spread to farm buildings. Mowing en that the Budget Committee of the City o Hermiston, Oregon, has a ten-foot strip around each building, prepared tn compliance with the "Local Budget Law” Budget Estimates or better yet, plowing fire guards for the ensuing fiscal year July 1, 1942. to June 30, 1943.. All persons around the farmstead, are effective preventive measures. are hereby notified that on Friday, the third day of July, 1942, at 8:00 P. M., in the council room in the Public Library Building, Hermiston, Oregon, the following Budget Estimates for the ensuing fiscal year end Grapes $6 and Salmon ing June 30, 1943, for the City of Hermiston, Oregon, may be discussed with the City Council, the levying board for said City of Hermiston, $3 Per Pound in London Oregon, and any person subject to the proposed tax levy or tax levies will LONDON.—Exorbitant prices are be heard in favor of or against said proposed tax levy or tax levies or being charged for what before the war were considered only moderate any part thereof. The estimates of expenditures, the estimated receipts luxuries. Today grapes were selling and the estimated taxes to be levied as prepared by the Budget Commit for 30 shillings (about $6) a pound, tee, and adopted June 5, 1942, are as set forth in the accompanying while fresh salmon sold for 15 to 21 statements. shillings (about $3 to $4.20) a pound. Home grown pears were selling three shillings six pence to four shil- ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES lings (about 72 to 80 cents a pound. GENERAL GOVERNMENT— Mushrooms bring eight shillings Mayor ...................................... 120.00 $ (about $1.60). Most prices quoted 600.00 Mayor, Clerical Help . are about 1,000 per cent above the prewar figures. 288.00 Council ..................................... Lord Woolton, food minister, to 1,200.00 Recorder .................................. day announced that beginning Mon 360.00 Attorney .................................. day, the maximum retail prices for Treasurer ............................... M 00 dates will be seven pence (about 15 200.00 Stationery and Supplies cents) ; for raisins, sultanas, cur 160.00 Notices and Advertising rants, dried apples, prunes and figs 120.00 9 pence (about 18 cents) a pound, Telephone and Telegraph and dried apricots, peaches, and 70.00 Travel Expense pears 1 shilling (about 20 cents). 105.00 Election Expense 200.00 Audit .................................... Teacher Invents Device 20.00 League of Oregon Cities 50.00 Surety Bonds .......... 50.00 Sundry Expense ...... MANSFIELD, OHIO —Dan B Ha ber, a junior high school mathe matics teacher here, invented a me $ 3,639.00 chanical grade averager that is a POLICE DEPARTMENT— great time saver. Police Salaries ............ $ 4,200.00 “A Russian adding abacus—cen Deputies ................. 700.00 turies old in principle—that I saw in 250.00 Supplies. Police ........... a hotel in Odessa in 1938 gave me 300.00 Jail— Heat, Light, Meals the germ of an idea for the averag ing machine,” Haber stud. The machine is so simple that a $ 5,450.00 fourth grade child can operate it, FIRE DEPARTMENT— but development of the calculator 600.00 Members Wages took months of mathematical gym 500.00 Equipment and Supplies nastics and planning. 90.00 Storage Fire Truck It is operated by means of a 50.00 Phone ............................ "puncher” placed in a slot opposite the grade to be averaged The ma chine computes averages for from $ 1,240.00 1 to 24 degrees with the result ap SOCIAL WELFARE- pearing in a small traveling “win Health Officer ................................... ........................ $ 120.00 dow.” 60 00 Relief 50.00 Boy Scouts ........................................ ........................ RURAL FIRE UNITS GIVEN ADVICE ON FIRE PREVENTION sent by Mrs. Mat tie Litsey to Mrs. NOTICE OF 1942-43 BUDGET MEETING DETAILED BUDGET REPORT OF GENERAL GOVERNMENT— $ 120.00 Mayor .................................... 288.00 Council .................................. 1,200.00 Recorder ............................... 360.00 Attorney ........-..................... 96.00 Treasurer ................................ 200.00 Stationery and Supplies ...... 160.00 Notices and Advertising ....... 120.00 Telephone and Telegraph ....... 70.00 Travel Expense ....................... 10500 Election Expense ..................... 200.90 Audit . Capital Outlay (lot purchase) ..... 20.00 League of Oregon Cities—Dues .... 50.00 Surety Bonds .................................... 50.00 Sundry Expense ............................... $ 3,039.00 TOTALS PAGE FIVE $34,649.00 CITY OF HERMISTON BUDGET $ PUBLIC LIBRARY— $ Heat and Light ................................... ......................... Books and Magazines ......... .............. ........................ ........................ Building and Grounds ....... PUBLIC Street Street Refuse 420.00 150.00 85.00 180.00 150.00 ( $ 985.00 $ $ $ $ 8 5,000.00 240 00 1,000.00 1,690.90 4,174.10 WORKS- ................... $ 4,000.00 Maintenance -................ 900.00 Lighting ........................ .......... Disposal ........................... ........................ 100.00 ACCIDENT INSURANCE ....................... BUILDING FUND ...................... PUBLIC PARK INDEBTEDNESS ............. EMERGENCY ................. WATER DEPARTMENT— Superintendent ............ ..................... Labor and Supplies .................................. Electric Power and Lights Office Supplies ........................ ........... Clerical Help ............... Incidentals - ................................................... Contingent Reserve for Bonds and Interest 90.00 300.00 1,075.00 $ 9,000.00 $17,865.00 LET US DO YOUR PRINTING 1,200.00 150.00 480.00 50.00 2,460.00 $10,000.00 TOTAL ESTIMATED REVENUES $27,865.00 AMOUNT NECESSARY BY TAXATION I 6,784.00 TOTAL REQUIREMENTS ESTIMATED REVENUES Delinquent Taxes State Liquor Apportionment ....................... Licenses and Fines ............................... Road Fund Apportionment ....................... Auto Permits .... Other Miscellaneous Revenues Water Department Revenues Estimated Available Cash Balance July 1, 1942 . .. I. Charles Taylor, do hereby certify that the above estimate of expenditures and revenues for the fiscal year July 1, 1942, to June 30, 1943, budget allowance and ex penditures for the first three months of the current year and expenditures for the years 1939, 1940 and 1941, have been compiled from the records in my charge and to the best of my knowledge are true and correct. CHARLES TAYLOR. City Recorder. Hermiston. Total Estimated Revenues THIS $32,649.00 2,000.00 $34,649.00 1,500.00 90.00 4.500.00 PlG BANK’S Unicef Invest your mowey in United States WAR SANCS BONDS AND STAMPS! » 400.00 300 00 1,075.00 9.000.00 Free Estimates All Labor Guaranteed 10,000.00 THE CITY HAD NO INDEBTEDNESS AS OF JUNE 5. 1942. (June 11-18) OUT OF TOWN 1(1 PRINTERS PAY NO TAXES HERE 2,860.00 GRAND TOTAL Allowance for Delinquent Taxes 400.00 Estimated Available Cash Balance July 1, 1942 LONDON—An official spokes man announced that British par ents, for the first time, would be allowed to send expense money to children evac uated to the U. S. Remittances up to $12 a month may be sent to any child under 16 and $40 to adults who left the country in charge of children and are still responsible for them. * 9.000.00 4,500.00 $ British Now Can Send Children Expense Cash $ 1,800.00 2,500.00 $ 230.00 $27,865.00 RAY LOOS VELDT Licenced Plumber $ 6,784.00 TOTAL TAX LEVY ..................... We. the undersigned Chairman and Secretary of the Budget Commit- tee of the City of Hermiston. Oregon, hereby certify that the foregoing is correct as made by the said Budget Committee June 5, 1942. J. D. TODD, Chairman LEANDER QUIRING, Secretary Httmbing & Heating Contractor Phone 2381 Hermiston
