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About The Hermiston herald. (Hermiston, Or.) 19??-1984 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 13, 1942)
The 4/oXmLiton ■P/axa.LdL Admiral William D. Leahy, the OFFICIAL UMATILLA COUNTY PAPER President’s Chief of Staff, in a radio broadcast August 9 marking the first VOLUME XXXV HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. AUGUST 13, 1942. NUM HER 52 anniversary of the Atlantic Charter, saie “this war will probably be long. It will be the toughest, hard OUR DUTY est. most merciless war we have ever SWELL IDEA! fought. It calls for the united power SURE! BUT I‘M ALL FOR — WERE OVER OUF NOW EVERY THE QUOTA PLAN of every American, in uniform and SAVINGS BONDS out of uniform, on the firing line and • MEAN MORE -AND STILL KNOWS THE BONDS! on the production line—I have no MINIMUM IT GOING STRONG! PLANES ANO Columbia Softball League SHOULD CONTRIBUTE TANKS AND GUNS doubt of America’s decision.” Standings TO BEAT THE FOR OUR c President Roosevelt, in a message I ENEMY! WAR VICTORY/ IE W L Pct. read on the broadcast, said “great Co-op ■ .................... 2 0 1.000 progress” has been made in the bat Engineers ................. 2 1 .667 tle of production, but “in terms of Odegards ................... 1 1 .500 what will be required to defeat our Townies .................... 1 1 .500 enemies we have only just begun to “Heezy” has gone fishing. That The county millage for thè fiscal .... ............... 1 1 .500 Echo get into our stride.” Elmer Davis, is just another way of saying that year commencing July 1, 1942, and .000 0 1 P. & H. ending June 30, 1943, which is called Director of the Office of War Infor- M. L. Watson has put the local high Ordnance .................... 0 2 .000 mation, said America’s conversion school building in shape for the the 1942-43 tax roll, will be one and job has largely been completed; the opening of school, September 8. Apparently the Co-op team is plan one-half mill lower than the 1941 emphasis now must be transferred This summer the building received ning to annex the second half honors millage. The six months roll which from finished goods to raw materials a complete renovation. Floors were in the Columbia softball league to covered the first six months of 1942 from which they are made. “We will sanded and revarnished. Concrete prevent any sort of a playoff for the is not considered in making these HONEY/EVERYONE IT’S GOING get them—by full use of existing floors received a couple of coats of championship cup—having already comparisons since so many different! AND EVERY LOYAL a IN OUR FIRM IS TO COST A facilities, and by tapping new, or deck paint and are bright and shin won the first half. To date they are factors enter the picture that a com AMERICAN CAN HELP BONDS WITH AT BY BUYING WAR SAVINGS marginal, or abandoned sources of ing again. All wood work through- still undefeated since the opening of parison is not possible. LEAST 10% OF BONDS REGULARLY . The millage for county purposes supply. We will develop new proces out the building has been repainted. the second half play but several teams EVERY PAY DAY! )( IM LOYAL EVERY PAY — THE COST for 1941 was 8.2 and for the 1942-43 ses, eliminate waste, and work for The gymnasium received especial at are gunning for the leaders and some WILL BE FAR TOO. POP- fiscal year the millage is 6.7 mills. full salvage by every citizen,” Mr. tention. which included a face lift GREATER IF LOOK AT 1 good games are in prospect. \WELOSE!e MY WAR ing for the floor, new disappearing Davis said. The Engineers are a greatly im This reduction was brought about by SAVINGS ‘ Vice Chairman Batt of the War foot light units for the stage, new proved team and will make things in an increase in assessed value of the STAMPS' Production Board, on the same radio I metal basket ball back boards and teresting for the remainder of the county and the elimination of the program, said the public must see to i new window curtains. The commer- schedule. Odegards, Echo and the elementary school tax which is paid it that all waste and scrap metal is j rial and typing rooms received new Townies have broken even in their this year by the state from state collected and “sent to the mills i tables and chairs, while the home eco- last two games and all still have a revenues. The assessed value for the county quickly. There is pleny of iron and i nomics department added an electric chance for the top position. has been increased $1,021,834.54 over steel scrap—that must get back to range and sewing machines. All the 1941 assessment, being a total of the furnaces if the steel needed for lockers in the building were repaint $47,145,037.90. Of this increase the war is to be produced. You and ed and furniture is revarnished. $629,145.00 is on personal property School will open September 8th, I can help by keeping our eyes open.” U. S. Treasury Dept and $394,500.00 on real property. In a general review of the war sit with registration taking up most of Considerable portion of the lino Public utilities had practically no uation. the Office of War Informa- that day. In order that students and tior said June production of military I parents may have some previous time type work of this week's Herald has change, being reduced $1,810.46. The HERMISTON BOY planes fell slightly behind schedule, to consider the curriculum. the offer been done by J. J. Quiring of Chica assessor's office did not use field men go, brother of Al and Leander Quir this year to assess personal property despite the fact that the U. S. made ings are listed here. Grade 9 English I, General Math-1 ing. publishers. Mr. Quiring came but required each owner of personal more planes than any other country with Mr. and Mrs. Sam Neufeldt who property to submit his own assess in the world. The same was true of ematics. World History. General Sci- tanks, of most types of artillery, and enee, Home Economics I. and Shop I. visited at the home of his sister, Mr. ment. The city of Hermiston has an in Grade 10—English II, Algebra, Civil Service jobs paying a mini and Mrs. Al Quiring. The Neufeldts of naval vessels, the OWI said. Be Lee Mohr, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. cause of enemy submarine activity, Biology, Elementary Business, Home j mum of $200 a month for a seven day L. Mohr of Hermiston, is going and Mrs. Al Quiring and Shirley left crease in assessed value of $71,754.71. the office said, it probably will be Economics II. Shop II, and Spanish. week and $160 a month for a six day "great guns” in the Piedmont league Tuesday to visit relatives in Dallas. making a total of $528,320.25. The Grade 11—English III, United week are now available at the Uma I playing for the Greensboro. North | True to family tradition, .1. J. Quir- millage, divided as follows, county well into 1943 before we equal mer chant shipping as of December 7, States History and Civics, Bookkeep- tilla Ordnance Depot, Hermiston. Carolina, baseball club. Lee plays I ing is also a printer, being owner of 6.7 mills, city of Hermiston 12.8. ing. Typing I, Geometry and Span-1 Barracks and mess halls are avail second base and apparently is burn the St. Clair Press, about four blocks school district 14, 7.2 mills. Union 1941. The WPB announced inauguration ish. able for single workers. Rooms cost ing up the league from newspaper re- | from the loop in Chicago. Another High district 9, 10.7 mills, and port Grade 12 English IV, Public twenty-five cents a day and meals | ports. Mr. Mohr senior is fire chief I brother. Elvin, owns a printing plant of Umatilla .5 mill, for a total of 37.9 of a nationwide inventory of used construction machinery to be made Speaking, Journalism, Social and I average fifty cents each. at the Umatilla Ordnance Depot here. in West Salem. J. .1. and Al plan to mill, is a decrease of .4 of one mill through WPB field offices in an ef Economic Problems. Typing II, Short-[ Despite the flow of men to the de leave Thursday night to visit their over the 1941 millage. The assessed Quoting from the Greensboro Dai- I parents in Dallas. value of school district 14 is now fort to place an estimated 500,000 hand, and Chemistry. pot from throughout Washington, $1,414,838.00. being a gain of $185,- pieces of vitally needed construction In addition three years of Physical Oregon, Idaho and Montana, the need ly News: “One big reason the Greens boro Red Sox are leading the Pied- | 334.77 over the 1941 valve equipment into use. A complete in Education is required. Students with for workers is still urgent. ‘mont league pennant chase is young ventory of available equipment will physical disabilities that would make Umatilla county has 12 incorporat The work is steady with no shut Lee Mohr, fast-fielding second sack- be kept up to date at the regional of such training undesirable are ex downs or layoffs. All qualified work ed towns, 8 union high school dis er and one of the most dangerous fices for the information of war cused, by presenting a physicians ers will be given appointments for Harold Louis Brinkham and David tricts, 82 elementary school districts lead-off batters in the loop. Afoot, agencies and private contractors en (Continued on Page Five) the duration of the war and six Mohr probably has no equal in this William Jubb, both 15, were arrested and 5 high school districts. gaged in war work. months thereafter. To be eligible for Class B circuit. Rival managers and here last Friday by Deputy Leland These figures were received from Transportât ion such appointments, applicants must players admit he is the fastest thing Smith and Don McConnell of the the office of D. W. Davis, Umatilla The Office of Defense Transpor- be American citizens, over 18 years on two legs they have seen around the state police on information received county assessor at Pendleton. tation said approximately 4,000,000 of age, weighing over 130 pounds and league this year. His always relia from Lexington police. The boys school children who ride daily in free from serious physical disabili ble fielding has silenced many an had the following story to tell: Mr. and Mrs. Pete Laas are back ties. 93,000 school buses will be affected They stole a Ford sedan at Oregon enemy threat.” by ODT’s order to reorganize all at work this week at the P & G The Civil Service Commission and City and drove to Redmond. There Mohr got his start at The Dalles they stole personal items from a school bus services. The plan calls Cafe suffering with something the United States Employment Ser -- — I for staggered bus schedules and de stronger than just a sunburn. They vice are cooperating in an intensive high school, later receiving instruc bunkhouse and then went on to Ar Approximately 400 employees at nies special bus service for students were cn route home from Wallowa drive to secure many more workers tion from Carl Mays in Portland. lington. At Lexington they stopped wh< have less than two miles to walk lake Sunday, after an outing, when for the depot. All who are interest long enough to steal a set of liceense the Umatilla ordnance depot gather to and from school (with certain ex they were forced from the road by ed should inquire at the nearest Em-1 plates and some gasoline. They ed Wednesday evening at the McCoy Crampton Visits Here ceptions) and where areas are ser a passing truck. Their motorcycle ployment Office where full informa continued on their journey into Her ranch near Irrigon to enjoy a wiener failed to function properly in the tion about the job and how to go to j Willis Crampton, a graduate of miston where they were met by offi roast, swimming, picnic lunch and viced by public carrier mates. other entertainment. The group was ioose gravel, causing Mrs. Laas to work there will be available. Rationing Hermiston high school where he was cers near the hospital. her seat while he brought the lose President Roosevelt set up a three- a popular athlete, came Friday for a The Sheriff of Clackamas county made up of employees from the shops, man committee, headed by Bernard motor to rest without serious dam- Rilderbaele Unrlergors Observation three-day visit with relatives and came after the boys Saturday and re office personnel, guards “and farm M Baruch, to study the entire syn age. Frank Bilderback, popular employ friends here. Crampton is in avia turned them to their home in Oregon ers. Some of the crowd enjoyed Although both Mr. and Mrs. Laas ee at Hale’s confectionery, is in Port tion cadet training at Hamilton Field City where their cases will come up swimming in the Columbia, a few re thetic rubber program. The Presi dent said the cimmittee’s finding will are considerably bruised and scratch land this week undergoing observa- | and is making a fine showing. He for disposal. Thee boys were ar maining in the water as long as four "form a basis for future action not ed, they seem none the worse for the tion at the Coffey Clinic. Frank has was to take a test the first of the rested here last May when they ran hours. A feature of the evening was a only with respect to synthetic rubber incident. been suffering from a back injury, week for glider service. He made the away from home. At that time their softball marathon, the Garagemen but also such matters as nationwide for several years. trip here by plane. fathers came for the boys. taking a 20-19 decision over the Of- gas rationing and motor transporta- fice crew. Other parties and picnics tion." The OPA said it is planning are being arranged for later dates a universal ration book to be put in to the hands of every American, as Five consecutive days of 100 de part, of its machinery to handle ra tioning of many commodities which gree or better weather the past & do not require rationing at present. week somewhat sapped the strength ’ The office said traveling salesmen of many of the workers in this terri will not be permitted more than a B tory but a cooling wind Tuesday eve “In Search of the 4-H”, a radio ation book in addition to their A ning revived the spirits. From last play written by Creston Buzzard of Thursday till Monday the thermome books. Hermiston, will be broadcast over ter rose to the 100 or better mark. Farm Labor Suppig KWRC Friday, August 14, at 8 30 This, however, is far below the re Agriculture Secretary Wickard an- p. m. The performance was broad ounced the Farm Security Adminis cords of the past few years when the cast over the Corvallis station this thermometer went as high as 112 on tration and the U. S. Employment summer and was awarded third place Service will recruit additional work several occasions. in the state playwriting contest. The report for the past week, ac ers tor farmers in areas where there Members of the cast are Francis are seasonal shortages of labor. The cording to Weatherman Chas. Taylor, Capman, Peggy Sommerer, Creston workers will be recruited only after follows: August 5 . ................... 98 62 Buzzard and Wilbur Hunt, all of the farmers and the Employment August 6 102 60 Hermiston, and Jean Aichile of Free Service have been unable to obtain water. August 7 102 63 workers locally. The workers must August 8 100 64 : aid the prevailing wage, to be de- a — ' -coe August 9 ..................... 102 59 termined by the Farm Security Ad- 227 % 1% August 10 100 71 • st ration, but in no case less than August 11 .................... 96 64 ente an hour. If the workers And still no rain! ' from a distance, farmers must transportation costs up to 200 All deliveries must be reduced in I A i es and the FSA will pay for addi- 2 the very near future is the warning I Oregon’s 1100 rural fire protec ral mileage. The workers must be tion crews, organized this year by received Tuesday night by those at re perly housed and work guaranteed 6 the O. 8. C. extension service, are tending a meeting of the office of de at least three-fourths of the time fitting in well with the second fense transportation in Pendleton annual Keep Oregon Oreen cam • • are in the area. Chas. Hodge, local Chevrolet deal Hrman Sites of the Portami office paign, aimed primarily at forest The OWI reported an arrangement er, returned this week from a busi protection but at field and farm was the principal speaker and he as been concluded between the U.S. ness trip which took him as far as safety as well At left Is an stressed time and again that deliver emergency water tank and equip nd Mexico making possible tempo- Omaha. Neb., where he attended a ies must be reduced. Quite a delega ment station of the Irish Bend ary migration of Mexican farm dealers’ used car auction Mr. Hodge district in Benton county which tion was present from Hermiston. V kera into this country to help was in the market for used cars but displays a KOG sign Above I - hat the seasonal farm labor short- found to his dismay that cars were Only one delivery per day is now County Agent Stonewall Jackso ‘ % testing a trailer outfit consisting a » . especially in the Southwest. allowed. Other concerns must cut sold at the auction for a higher price ? / of a 110-gallon tank, a washing The Army announced formation of than what they are being sold for down deliveries as much as 25 per machine engine and 50 feet of w completely airborne divisions, locally. cent. More announcements will fol garden hose. nsisting of about 8,000 men each. low in next week’s issu as to how lo Wages are high and help scarce • be stationed initially at Camp in the middle west where defense cal merchants and business concerns ovai "aiborne, Louisiana. work is in full swing. will cooperate with the new order. CO-OP LEADS IN ASSESSOR DAVIS SECOND HALF OF SOFTBALL SLATE RELEASES DATA ON SCHOOL OPENING SET FOR SEPT. 8 BY SUPERINTENDENT TAX ASSESSMENTS WHOLE BUILDING IS REVAMPED HERMISTON HAS HIGHER VALUE RELATIVES HERE FROM CHICAGO URGENT REQUEST FOR WORKERS AT BASEBALL STAR ORDNANCE DEPOT AT GREENSBORO ___ YOUTHS AGAIN ON CRIME TRAIL MOTOR MISHAP DISRUPTS TRIP DEPOT WORKERS ENJOY OUTING HOT WEATHER POPULAR HERE Rural Areas Ready With “Fire Departments” RADIO PLAY TO BE BROADCAST "" "SA g (g Hi; “Mond wot- HODGE RETURNS BUSINESS TRIP “28 % * 46.7%, DELIVERIES TO BE CURTAILED ,
