COLUMBIA NEWS
The
4i atmLüLo n #(zald
By Mrs. Bob Woodward
An all day meeting of the Hermis
ton Home Extension unit was held
Tuesday at the home of Mrs. R. B.
Wilcox with ten ladies present. Be
ing the first meeting of the fall and
winter series, the morning was devo
OFFICIAL UMATILLA COUNTY PAPER
ted to the business of organizing the
club. In the afternoon, Mrs. Myrtle
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, OCTOBER 29, 1942.
NUMBER 11
Carter, home demonstration agent, VOLUME XXXVI
who was present from Pendleton,
gave a very instructive demonstration
and led the discussion on “Home Dry
Cleaning”. Mrs. Charles Wilcox and
WASr
Mrs. John Graves were appointed as
project leaders for the November
meeting, the subject of which will be
“War Substitutes.”
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Dixson spent
Monday in Walla Walla where they
When you see white rats in the
Although there is very little evi
visited the Elmer Dixsons.
Hermiston Herald window over the
dence hereabouts, the fall election is
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Woodward and
week end or during next week, don’t
just around the corner, falling on
olyn were in Pendleton
daughter
page
the
Pied
Piper,
but
just
stop
and
Tuesday, November 3. Apparently
Monday
NOV, 9-10-11
take a look at the rodents. You’ll get
the war has overshadowed all other
ox and daughter Jean
Georg.
an interesting object lesson in the
usual business, including activities of
came Monday from Oakland, Oregon,
Buy U.S.WAR RONDS
The following information was re-
to visit at the home of his. brother, R.
value of proper nutrition. The Uma
candidates as well as arousing the
The appearance of another mild
ceived
this
afternoon
by
the
Herald
B. Wilcox.
tilla County Nutrition Council has
general voting public.
boom in Hermiston became a possibi
A visitor at the Glenn Parsons from Mrs. Julia Penney, chairman made arrangements to display these
Locally the voters will elect a may lity this week with the announcement
home this week is Miss Gertrude Zak of the local rationing board, re rats obtained from Oregon State col
or,
city recorder, city treasurer and in Portland by the federal public
of San Francisco. Don Parsons and garding gasoline rationing in this
lege after carrying out a nutrition re
six councilmen. As usual there is housing authority that bids will be
Miss Zak spent Tuesday in Walla territory:
search problem, featuring primarily
Walla.
very little competition on any of the called soon for a $1,500,000 housing
“All car owners (passenger cars) the school lunch, but of importance
Mrs. F. B. Belt, chairman of the tickets with the following names ap project for civilian workers at the
Mrs. Henry Garberding has been
must
secure
an
A.
book,
(motorcycles
confined to her home the past week
Hermiston Red Cross,., wishes that pearing on the ballot: Mayor. F. C. Umatilla ordnance depot. Allocation
for adults as well.
a D book) in order to secure their gas
suffering from a severe cold.
For three weeks three pairs of rats anyone having used furniture to do McKenzie; recorder, Charles Taylor; of 450 units of “row housing” has
Betty Jean Reuber of Stanfield mileage rationing. Blanks for this have been fed proper and improper nate for recreational rooms at the treasurer, Florine Brace Langenwal-
been made, and plans and specifica
spent the week end here with her sis- purpose will be available at all ser
tr, Mrs. Myrnie Caldwell. The Cald vice stations and garages. On Nov lunches with noticeable results. The Pendleton air base to get in touch with ter; councilmen.: W. W. Felthouse, tions will be completed soon for the
wells spent Sunday evening visiting ember 9th, 10th and 11th, there will rats receiving diets of jelly sandwich her. Mrs. W. A L.ogan or Mrs. R. H. Dan Gray, George Harkenrider, B. call for bids.
at the Ed Kendall home in Umatilla.
es of white bread, non-enriched. cook Piersol. A plea was made recently Haneline, W. L. Morgan and Alfred
Selection of an 80-acre tract adja
Henry Wheeler suffered a broken be a registration at school sites later ies. apple, and cokes have lost weight and some citizens have stated that Quiring.
cent to the depot has been completed,
leg Sunday while attempting to break designated where these blanks proper and are irritable, while the rats en they have some furniture available
and R. L. Morin. Portland architect,
a colt for riding. Wheeler is at the ly filled out and accompanied with joying peanut butter sandwiches on but have not notified the local Red
has been commissioned to draw plans
home of his sister, Mrs. Mabel Weeks. the registration cards of the owner of
Cross.
for the development. As to the exact
Mark Foster accompanied a group the car. will be registered and an A. 100 per cent whole wheat bread, ap
The cause is a worthy one and war
of Irrigon men to the hills Sunday on book issued. Those wishing supple ple, cookies, and milk are fine and
location of the site has not been di
rants the cooperation of everyone.
healthy.
a deer hunting trip. A. H. Cable and
vulged but is generally understood to
mentary
gas
will
ask
for
supplemen-
W. A. Mikesell spent several days
Myrtle Carter, home demonstration I
, ",
be south of the underpass, across the
this week in the mountains and Tiny tary blanks to be filed with their agent, who is chairman of the Uma- j
Staff Sergeant Ralph Marble son new highway, and extending east and
Caldwell left Tuesday for several days boards, after the A. book has been
tilla County Nutrition Council, has |
hunting in the John Day country.
of Dr. and Mrs.
Marble, came •west.
issued.
arranged the three exhibits for the
The “row houses” will contain four,
this week to spend a 15-day furlough
Mrs. Edward Shaw and son Ray,
“All truck owners must secure various sections of the county. Milton,
who have spent the past month here their War Necessity Certificate from
with relatives and friends in Hermis- six and eight units each, something
A. W. Behrman. Hermiston jewel ton. Ralph is now stationed at Mac- similar to the structures now being
with her parents, the Baxter Hutchi the O.D.T. and present it to the local Hermiston and Pendleton.
sons, left Sunday to return to her
er, was a member of a group of Uma Dill Field, Florida, and is putting in constructed in Portland and Vancou
ration board after November 12th to
home at Fort Collins, Colorado.
tilla county inductees which left Pen much time in the air. He is connect ver for shipyard workers. Federal
Mr. and Mrs. William Phillips secure their books.
dleton Monday night for Spokane, ed with the bomber squadron and public housing officials stated in
“All owners of tractors and other
spent Wednesday near Pendleton vis
Wash.,
to undergo examinations for states that he likes his work fine,
Portland that the Hermiston depot,
iting her sister.
gas using equipment must fill out an
entrance into the U. S. army. After
He may receive an additional 10- now employing about 1.600 men. ex-
Mrs. C. L. Upham ’ ‘ft Saturday application for ‘Non Highway Ration
a thorough physical examination, day furlough in order to be with his pected a peak employment of 2,400.
of last week to sp
several days Mileage Rationing Program’ blank
Bob Russell of Hermiston was the however, he was rejected for army brother Paul, who last
visiting her son Dick Upham and
Information as to the quality of
week suffered
family in Portland and her daughter, and secure books from their local ra first hunting casualty of the season duty.
painful injuries while employed at houses, other buildings, and other de
tion board.
Mrs. Helen Hart at Gaston, Ore.
among local sportsmen when he re
He returned to Hermiston Wednes the Umatilla Ordnance Depot. Paul tails is not available at the present
“Further details.will be given in ceived a bullet wound in the shoulder
Along the Diagonal—Potato dig
day night to continue his work at the is getting along nicely and expects to time but is expected in the near fu
ging. . . Farmer Holdman hauling a next week’s issue.”
Sunday evening while hunting above jewelry shop.
couple of loads of squash from the
come home from the Pendleton hospi ture. Lt. Col. Ralph Cook Scott, com
Ukiah with a group of local men. Ac
other side of town . . . Boys out look-
manding the ordnance depot, is away
tal in the near future.
ing for scrap iron. . . A new porch on
cording to a member of the party.
this week and cannot be reached for
the Phillips’ house. . . Asters and dah
Bob was coming through a thicket
more details.
lias in the J. H. Reid’s garden troup-
when he was mistaken for a buck by
A committee contacted local school
ing their colors for a last valiant
one of his fellow hunters.
stand against Jack Frost. . .and, by
authorities this week to discuss edu
An
offee
representative
from
the
It was some time before he could
the way, that gentleman left his call
cational facilities. No definite ar
For the first time in many years,
rent administrator’s office in Pendle be rushed to the Pendleton hospital
ing card this week—but definitely!
rangement was made, however.
ton will be in Hermiston at the recla and he lost considerable blood. Late a hunter's dream of paradise will
Bids were opened Saturday evening-
mation building on Tuesday. Novem reports indicate, however, that he is come true in this region when all sea- at the council chambers by City Re-
se 's will be open from Qstober 28-31, corder Charles Taylor for the con
ber 3, from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m. A getting along nicely.
including deer, elk. migratory water struction of a sewage disposal plant '
great number of people do-not realize
fowl and chínese pheasants and hun- and sewage lift pumps for the city of
that the renting of rooms in their
garian partridges. The bird season, Hermiston, with three bds received.
homes or even trailer spaces must be
The annual Stanfield high school registered. These people are inform
both upland birds and migratory wa
Low bidder was Benjamin B- Shel
It was a year ago Friday, October
carnival will be held Saturday, Octo- ed that every housing accommodation
terfowl, opened October 15, and the don of Corvallis with a figure of
30,
that the ground was broken for
ber 31, in the high school gymnasium. of any type must be registered by No
former will close Sunday evening, $35,000, which was tentatively ac
the U. S. O. club at the city park in
The school is sponsoring a queen’s vember 15.
Lon Harper, who for some time has November 1. The season on ducks cepted by the council. C. M. Merrill Hermiston. At that time, Miss Opal
contest with candidates from each
Persons who have not registered resided on the Butter Creek turn one and geese will continue open until the Co. of Portland was second with $39,- Boynton, program director of the Na
class as follows: 7th grade, Betty with the rent administrator can save mile west of Hermiston but who re evening of December 23.
100 and the Tri-State Construction tional Board of Y. W. C. A., and Miss
Jean Rueber; 8th grade, Mildred Mol- themselves a trip to Pendleton by con cently disposed of the place to Clar
Deer and elk hunters are now in the company of Portland third with a bid
Florence Boester, regional supervisor
stead; freshman. Eleanor Seaman; tacting the office next Tuesday at the ence Keys, this week is announcing a hills with the deer season overlapping of $39,812.
for
U. S. O., were present to assist in
Sophomore, Berneice Hughes; junior, reclamation building.
public auction sale to be held on the the elk season four days. Deer sea
The Sheldon bid has been submit the ground-breaking ceremonies. Un
Sunshine Stevens; and senior, Mar
ranch Tuesday, November 3, begin- son will close Saturday evening. Octo ted to federal authorities in Seattle til the structure was completed, the
jory Skow. The queen will be crown
ning at 1:00 o’clock. Listed in the ber 31, while the elk season will con- for approval.
first of January, 1942, the U. S. O.
ed in a ceremony taking place at 7:30.
sale dodger are nine head of cattle, tinue until sunset, November 30.
staff operated in temporary quarters
Jack Rice is master of ceremony. Mar-
calves, hogs, purebred red yearling
in the Hermiston Irrigation building,
ion Seibel and Helen Wilson are
Shorthorn bull, shoats, farm machin
Activities were begun in the new club
crown bearers. Letty May Nickols is
Superintendent W. G. Kersbergen ery, hay, chickens, household goods
January 2, and a formal dedication
the flower girl.
I attended an annual meeting Monday and many other items.
was held January 13th.
Following the coronation ceremony and Tuesday in Salem of the city
Bob Runnion will be the auctioneer
A traveling examiner of operators
U. S. O. came to Hermiston prima
there will be a short program, includ- superintendents of Oregon and re- and B. I. Whitney the clerk. Terms
Jack L. Hodge, 20, son of Mr. and and chauffeurs is scheduled to arrive rily for service to war production
ng a parade of costumes for the cos turned with many new ideas for of the sale are cash, according to Mr. Mrs. Oyln L. Hodge of Hermiston, in Hermiston Thursday, November 5,
workers and their families. It «has
tume contest. Bingo, ball-throwing, school work. Highlight of the discus Harper.
enlisted this week in the U. S. marine and will be on duty at the city library also served all members of the armed
string pulling, mouse game, cake sion was the fact that high school
corps reserve for general service between the hours of 10 a. m. and 4 forces whenever they were present in
walk, night club, fish pond and the students, especially juniors and sen
Check Forgers Arrested Here
through the marine recruiting station p. m., according to a recent announce- the community. From the first of
penny pitch are only a few of the iors, should be given pre-induction
ment released from the Secretary of January to the first of October, ap
Glen Thomas Hobson of Corvallis. at Walla Walla.
games to be enjoyed during the even training in order to relieve the army Mont., and Robert L. Eaton of Her
Hodge is now en route to the mar- State’s office.
proximately 33,000 people have been
ing. At 11 o’clock the door prize, a of this work.
miston were arrested by local police ine corps base, San Diego, for seven
All those wishing permits or licen- in attendance at the local club. This
$25.00 War Bond, will be given to the
Other thoughts brought out were Saturday en charges of obtaining weeks’ recruit training. He attended ses to drive cars are asked to get in
holder of the lucky number. Follow military drill in the high schools, pre- money by false pretenses. The men Washington State College before touch with the examiner during these last month of October has been one
of the most active months in the life
ing this, a picture will be shown in flight aviation training and added were turned over to county officials. signing up in the “leatherneck” corps. hours.
of the U.S.O. club as it will have seen
the auditorium. “Charlie McCarthy. physical education work. Just what
a-total of more than 5000 people
Detective”.
definite steps will be taken in Her-
within the building.
Tickets are now being sold which miston have not been decided, but
The first anniversary will be cele
permit the buyer to vote for the some change in curriculum will be
brated
at the club by a gala halloween
ueen and give a chance on the door made.
masquerade dance on Friday evening.
prize.
There will also be a halloween party
By F . C. McKenzie
Fulton, Capt. James Lawrence, Alex-1 was very interesting, especially in for all grade school children Satur
(The following article concludes an ander Hamilton, etc. Once Trinity | Harlem in a blaze of color on Sunday day afternoon at four.
account of an extended jaunt recent church was the tallest building in afternoon.
Monday was spent on other drives
ly completed by Mr. and Mrs. F. C. New York and people climbed its tow through
the city and visiting some of
The thermometer dropped to 25 de- McKenzie which took them to many er to see the city. Now it looks like the big department stores—also the
a pigmy among the skyscrapers im Museum of the City of New York.
The Stanfield Gamble store, with grees Sunday night and all indica interesting points along the way.)
Our next trip was to the City of
Our next trip was to the City of mediately surrounding it. In the
W. H. Sabin as owner, this week is tions point to an early winter. A light
Washington, D. C. where Gerald took
announcing on page two a formal rain Monday somewhat warmed the New York. Some town! We had cemetery many of the grave stones us in his auto to visit the various
At the meeting of the Westland
pening of an “Oregon Trail” furni atmosphere but the thermometer again relatives in New York who were well are dated as early as 1740 and are points of interest. Our first impres
ture store for Friday evening, Octo- dropped Tuesday and Wednesday acquainted with the city and in three nearly obliterated by the elements of sion of Washington was that it is a Grange October 23. Guy Shaw read a
beautiful city, possible the most very interesting letter from Don
ber 30. The Stanfield high school nights. Duck hunters are now oiling days they showed us more of New time. •
Heart of
'
We went to the top of the Empire beautiful that we had ever seen, Sherwood at “Deep In The
band will furnish music for the occa their guns for the first cold, foggy York than we could have seen alone
Many of the buildings are of white Texas”. (Hello Don. 1 We miss you
in three weeks. Our first trip was State building which is 1250 feet high marble
sion and other features are also morning.
surrounded by green
The report for the week, according by ferry accross to Staten Island, and has 102 floors. It happened to be and parks. Where in New lawns
puanned, including free remembran
York too The Grange).
a
clear
day
and
we
had
a
wonderful
to
Chas.
Taylor,
recorder,
follows:
passing
near
the
Statue
of
Liberty
Pomona Grange will meet at Cold
ces.
view
New York and environs for City the buildings are extremely high,
Date
Max. Min. of which we had a good view. We al more of
According to Mr. Sabin, the Friday
than fifty miles in each direc- in Washington they are extremely Springs Grange November 5. Any
October 21 ........ ........... 74
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so saw Ellis Island and Governor’s tion. Among the sights were many wide and deep and this is because no member wishing to go is asked to
opening is for grownups only as the
October 22 ....... ........... 78
41
Island which is exclucively a military ships loaded and at anchor in New building must be higher than the please contact Floyd Laird.
children's Christmas party will
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74
York harbor and Hudson river wait- Capitol.
October
23
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49
headquarters.
The Grange Home Economics club
held at a later date.
The Pentagon Building, which is
October 24....... ............ 66
27
Coming back from Staten Island ing for convoy and the ship Norman now being built across the Potomac will meet with Mrs. Clarence Kenni-
dy lying on its side. •
October 25 ___ ............. 68
25
you get a wonderful view of the sky-
We then went to Rockefeller Cen from Washington for the War Office son on November 11.
Mrt. J, G. Pear ton I g Hogtegg
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October 26
29
line of lower Manhattan, showing the ter and attended an opera in Radio has already cost $73.000,000.00 and
The next Grange meeting will be
Mrs. J. G. Pearson was a charming
October 27 ..... .......... 57
massive skyscrapers of the financial City Music Hall which is the largest is not completed. When finished it November 13 when lection of officers
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hostess at an impromptu party Mon
district. It is an awe inspiring sight. and perhaps grandest showplace in will be the largest office building in will be held. ( Don and Harold will be
the world. It is more than a mile
day evening, given in honor of Mrs.
Local Boy» Enìiot
We next visited the Trinity church the world. We had to stand in line around it. The Capitol building, at excused). Everyone else should be
Ann Durfey and her mother, Mrs. Ku
Vern Daugherty and Alvin C. Wol- at Broadway and Wall street in the to get in and the building was crowd which we twice visited the Senate present.
ed on Saturday afternoon.
bel who are visiting here from Spo ke of Hermiston will leave Monday heart of New York’s financial dis
Sunday morning we attended Mass while in session, was most interesting.
kane. The evening was spent at from Walla Walla for some point of trict. The original church building at St. Patrick’s Cathedral which is
Gnu Rntioniiiff Mfctirig Hrld
Other buildings which we went
playing pinochle and bridge, after preliminary training in the motorized was dedicated in 1697 and later des the leading Catholic church in New through wore the Senate building, the
N. R. Mueller and Mrs. Julia Pen
which dainty refreshments were tank corps, U. S. army. Vern is now troyed by fire. The present building York City and one of the grandest Supreme Court building with its aus
cathedrals
in
the
world
Over
15.000
tere
grandeur,
the
magnifeent
Libra
ney
of the Hermiston rationing board
High
honors
at
bridge
went
served.
employed at the Hermiston Auto Co. was dedicated in 1790 in the pres attend Mass each Sunday in this ca ry of Congress and the awe-inspiring
attended a war price and rationing
to Mrs. J. R. Huffman and high hon and Alvin, formerly worked at the ence of George Washington. Many thedral.
Lincoln Memorial. The Mellon Art
ors at pinochle went to Mrs. Gwyn Hermiston Food Store, but recently notable men in American history are
Sunday afternoon was spent in the Gallery and Smithsonian Institute board meeting in Pendleton Wednes-
Hughes. The guests of honor were has been employed in the shipyards buried in the cemetery surrounding Metropolitan Museum after which we were other highlights of the trip. I day. The matter of gasoline ration
ing was discussed but no official in
went on a bus ride up Fifth Avenue
presented with gifts by the hostess. in Portland.
this church, among them being Robt. and back on River Drive, all of which
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formation can be released as yet.
RATIONING BOARD
RECEIVES ORDERS
FOR CAR MILEAGE
VOTERS TO CAST
CHOICE TUESDAY
FALL ELECTION
WHITE RATS TO
APPEAR IN
HERALD WINDOW
REGISTRATION TO
BE
GOVERNMENT WILL
BUILD ROW HOUSES
ADJACENT TO AREA
DEFINITE S!TE
NOT YET CHOSEN
PLEA MADE FOR
MORE FURNITURE
MARBLE HOME
ON FURLOUGH
BEHRMAN CALLED
BUT REJECTED
BOB RUSSELL IS
BULLET VICTIM
RENT MAN TO BE
HERE TUESDAY
HUNTERS' DREAM
SEWAGE DISPOSAL
COMING TRUE
BIDS OPENED
STANFIELD HIGH
PLANS CARNIVAL
ANNIVERSARY TO
BE CELEBRATED
LON HARPER TO
HAVE AUCTION
SCHOOLS GIVEN
ADDED WORK
HODGE LEAVES
WITH MARINES
LICENSE MAN TO
BE HERE NOV. 5
McKenzies Visit Many Interesting Places, But
Glad to Return to Home in Hermiston
HEAVY FROSTS
GAMBLE STORE TO REPORTED HERE
FEATURE OPENING
GRANGE ENJOYS
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