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A WEEK OF THE WAR atmL&lGn "A Week of the Wnr" summarizes ek .nad . “co.l bi officiai' quinces through Saturday, Detembcr 12. OFFICIAL UMATILLA COUNTY PAPER An estimated 660,000 essential war w irkers in the Detroit area have been VOLL ME XXXVI HERMISTON,UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON, DECEMHER 17, 1942 NUM ft ER 18 held at their jobs by an agreement announced by Montague A. Clark. Michigan Director of the War Man- power Commission. The agreement— intended to prevent labor pirating and dislocations caused by shifting of Rent average in Hermiston is con Postmaster W. E. Logan stated workers to higher-paying jobs—lists siderable lower than in other parts Wednesday that the windows of the 34 categories in which employees may of the county a recent survey, com postoffice will be open Saturday af not leave their jobs without specific pleted by Raley Peterson area rent ternoon for the mailing of packages governmental authorization. Presi director-attorney, revealed. The rent jand stamp sales but not for money , dent Roosevelt’s executive order set al business in Umatilla county, ex orders and other official business. ting up the new War Manpower Com- cluding the trailer camps and federal The change of hours will help to mission under the chairmanship of housing projects, is more than $1,250,- speed up the heavy Christmas rush. Paul V. McNutt had provided that, Much interest is being displayed in 000. Mr. Peterson states that there I The busy season for the postoffice Approximately 385 members of the when the effective prosecution of the the annual Christmas program to be are 3796 living units in the county I clerks apparently has arrived much Umatilla Cooperative Creamery will war required it, all war workers be presented Friday evening. December receiving $1,276.292 annually in rent earlier this year than usual. Appar be made happy just prior to Christ hired, rehired and recruited through 18, at 8:00 o’clock at the high school als. ently many citizens have heeded the mas when a gift in the form of a di the U. S. Employment Service, and auditorium by the band and glee In Pendleton there are 2321 units warning to mail all packages earlier vidend check will be mailed to them. had prohibited employers from re- clubs. The Christmas message will for which $901.200 is the annual than in former years in order to as Manager Herman Plaas and his of taining workers more urgently need be portrayed by instrument and voice charge—or an averaage of $32.00 a sure delivery before Christmas day. fice personnel are now preparing the ed in a more essential occupation. Mr. and will come in the form of various month. The county average is about for mailing with a total of Monday was one of the biggest days checks ' McNutt said the new program em Yuletide pantomimes. G. C. Hum $28.50, and Hermiston’s average is to be distributed to the in the local office in some years with $2,661.98 ' braces the allocation of manpower to phreys, school music director, will be $21.00. huge stacks of mail and packages various members for the business of the Armed forces, war industries, ag in charge of the entire program. piled about the room. the first six months of 1942. The riculture, and other essential civilian Friday, the 18th, is the day to win The program, which will be pre- creamery received a total of 213.196 activities, the efficient use of labor sented in two sections, follows: a turkey at the U.S.O. cooking school. pounds of butterfat during this same for war industries, the mobilization of The time is at 2:00 p. m., and place SECTION A — BAND period. the country’s labor reserves, the at U. S. O. building in Hermiston. 1 America. The payment, however, also has its transfer of workers from less essen An entire Christmas buffet dinner serious side. Due to war time activi Overture, Silent Night, Gruber. tial activities to more essential acti — turkey, dressing, cranberry sauce, 3. Santique De Noel. Adam (Cornet ties and other war work, numerous vities. and the providing of labor The following is a list of the dif- and fluffy pumpkin chiffon pie—will farmers have curtailed their dairy needed for essential agriculture. He Solo by Lucy Hollomon). be prepared by Mrs. Georgea Sutch. ferent classifications given out by the activities, many going so far as to (a) Theme from Andante Canta- annoucned the establishment of a Bu For the twosomes, she will do a de At a meeting of the West Umatilla Office of War Information: sell their entire herds. The first six reau of Selective Service—to include bile, Tschaikowsky: (b) Chanson Due 1-C, Registrants who have been in- lectable Christmaas feast from sav County 4-H Leaders’ association this months of 19 41 saw a total of 254,900 Morceau, Shumann: (c) Liebestraum, the Selective Service system and to be ory veal chops cooked in sour cream week, plans were made by the lead ducted into, enlisted in, or appointed headed by Selective Service Director Liszt. to frozen Christmas pudding, on a ers for holding achievement meetings pounds of butterfat with dividends to the armed forces. 5. Christmas Song Medley, Arrang- | Hershey—within the new WMC, and two burner electric plate. and club members were selected to re amounting to $3,186.25. This makes | 2-A. Registrants who are necessary said that by the end of 1943 one out ed. The roasted, stuffed turkey will be ceive summer school awards, if sum a decrease over last year of 41,704 6. Romanza. Sicilietta, Von Bion, or essential in their civilian activity. pounds of butterfat and $524.27 less of every five men in the civilian la given to the holder of the lucky num mer school is held in 1943. 7. March. Boy State Commandery. I 2B’ Registrants who are necessary dividend checks. Dividends are in bor force, instead of one out of every The leaders decided to contact the paid at the rate of 1 ‘ c per pound of | or essential to the war production ber, and admission is free. nine, as now, would be in the armed Burrell. A gumdrop tree and gingerbread three West Umatilla county granges butterfat. program, excluding agriculture. services. SECTION B—CHORUS 2-C, Necessary or esesntial men in house centerpiece for the buffet table to see if they would want to sponsor The three largest producers for the The w MC and the Selective Ser 1. Pledge of Allegiance, Special. has been made by the girls’ handcraft the achievement meetings for all club first six moths of this year and who agriculture. vice system are helping the country’s 2. Star Spangled Banner, Keys. The 3-A, Registrants with dependents, claass of the U. S. O. Two hand members in their districts. are hereby placed on the honor roll plants draw up manning table forms 3. Silent Night, Gruber. engaged in less essential industry or made and decorated candle holders granges have been actively support are: E. L. Borthwick with 3.977 lbs. to enable the employer to plan for 4. 1st Pantomime, Christmas In less essential agriculture. will add a gay touch to the table for ing club work for many years and it of butterfat and receiving a dividend his future labor needs and give the ' Bethlehem: Chorus, Christmas Lulla is partly through their efforts that 3-B, Registrants with dependents, two. check of $49.71; George Gettmann government information upon which by, Anonymous. Make a date for Friday afternoon club work has attained its present with 3,940 lbs. of fat and a dividend engaged in an activity necessary to to base the orderly withdrawal of 5. 2nd Pantomime. The Three Wise the war production program. to meet your friends at the achievements. at 2 00 check for $49.25: and W. H. Quick, workers who must be released to the Men; Chorus, The Three Kings, L’- 3-C. Registrants with dependents U. S. O. Cooking School. Maybe it The leaders selected the following with 3,287 lbs. of fat and a. check for armed services. Secretary of Labor Arlesienne Suite, Bizet. will be your lucky day. and you ’ ll win engaged in essential agriculture. club members for summer school $41.09. Perkins reported 3,200,000 women 6. 3d Pantomime, Medieval Christ 4-A, Registrants who before induc the turkey! scholarships: John McMullen, Jo Ann Mr. Plaas stated Wednesday that employed as factory wage earners in mas: Chorus, Crusaders’ Hymn, Tra tion have become 45 years of age, Graves, Jim Hogg, Dick Kingsley, it had been suggested that dairy pro mid-October, as compared with 2,700,- ditional. since they registered. Virginia Borthwick, Peggy McCourt, ducers trade their dividend checks for 000 in'Octobei- 1941, and said that in 7. 4th Pantomime, A Soldier’s 4-B, Registrants who are deferred Andrew Lamont. Ruth McCulley, Lila defense bonds and stamps. The the same period total factory wage Christmas; Cohrus (Girls’ Voices) specifically by the law itself. Scalf, Doris Jones, Agnes Kennedy, creamery force and office personnel workers increased from 11,400,000 White Christmas. Berlin. 4-C, Registrants who are aliens not Alida Picanso. Alternates: Iva Sut are now under the 10% payment al to 12.700,000. Under-Secretary of 8. 5th Pantomime, Negro Christ acceptable to the armed forces or who The Senior Girl Scout troop ‘ of ton, Iva Van Arsdale, Velma Knapp, lotment plan and producers would do War Patterson said the average work mas: Chorus, Po’ Little Jesus, Negro waived their rights to become citizens Hermiston under their leader. Miss Mary McCourt and Fraces Stevens. well to cooperate with the creamery week should be raised in all wage and Spiritual.. to avoid military service. Constance Luehrs. accompanied by The leaders selected club members workers. non-war industries from the present 9. Finale, Adeste Fideles, Ancient 4-D. Registrants who are ministers the older members of the Interme who have been doing good club work Mr. Plaas. who assumed manager average of 42.8 hours to an overall Air, sung in Latin by Full Chorus. of religion or divinity students. diate troop will sing Christmas carols and members who have not attended ship of the creamery November 1, does average of 48 hours. Band Personen! 4-E, Registrants who are conscien between 6 and 8 o’clock, Sunday, De summer school recently. Several club not seem too discouraged by the fact Bob Alford, Lowell Alford. Marian tious objectors available only for ser cember 20. members were given consideration and that November of this year hit the Agriculture During the week the girls will sell records were good enough to entitle low spot in butterfat for many years. An executive order of December 7 Andrews. Bob Attebury, Dick Belt, vice in civilian work of national im portance. Christmas candles to the housewives them to recognition but they were not He stated Wednesday that the for gave full control over the nation’s Jack Belt, Lillian Canfield, Jerry 4-F, Registrants who are mentally, Coxenn, Patricia DeLaney, Lois El in town. There is no set price on the old enough to be selected. This is not mer manager, Monte Hedwall, board food program to Secretary of Agri culture Wickard. Mr. Wickard is to wood, Kenneth Elwood, Merle El- morally, or physically unacceptable to candles and purchaesrs may pay any- a complete list since others may be members, creamery force and the the armed forces. thing they desire for the candles, If selected later. Many of the older many indvidual members should be (Continued on Last Page) control all phases of the food pro 4-H, Registrants who are 38 to 45 the lighted candle is placed in the members were not selected because congratulated on the fine business gram—requirements, production, dis years of age. (New class.) front window on Sunday night the they had gone to summer school last the cooperative has enjoyed in recent tribution, priorities and allocations, girl scouts will stop in front of the years or years previous. years. Future endeavors will strive purchase and procurement. To per window and sing Christmas carols. to regain the lost ground of the past mit effective use of these controls, After the carrolling, the girls will few months and to build up the dairy the order provided for the procure entertain their mothers and other herds to the former capacity. ment from WPB of farm machinery, Forms and instructions for making guests at a Christmas party at the supplies and equipment necessary to appeals for more gasoline and mileage A campaign to clean up the rats at U. S. O. carry out the program, the power to for farm trucks and pickups have order civilian rationing of foods been promised the county farm trans the city dump and other places infest From information from OPA meat through OPA, the determination of portation committee by the Office of ed by the varmints will be launched restriction order No. 1. farmers are policies and proceduces for the feed Defense Transportation, Portland, in in the near future. There has been considered non-quota slaughterers. considerable interest displayed in ing of people in foreign countries, the the near future. Bud Rugg, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. All non-quota slaughterers may not issuance of directives relating to the Jens Terjeson, chairman of the the movement to rid vacant buildings deliver during a quota (3 months) E. Rugg, was honored last week when C. A. Miller, who is also employed importation of food, and the issuance county farm transportation commit and swampy places so city officials period more controlled meat, which in he was chosen on the Pendleton high of priority schedules for domestic tee, has announced that a meeting of have taken up the project. Any at the Umatilla Ordnance depot and cludes beef, mutton, veal and pork, school all-opponent eleven. The selec transportation of food. the committee will be held some time one having trouble with rats or have came recently from Nebraska, this than was delivered in the same per tion is rated quite high because Pen dleton is a member of the Blue Moun The functions, personnel, and pro soon. At this meeting the policy and information which would aid in the week made arrangements with George iod of 1941. tain league and the Bucks generally perty of certain agricultural bureaus procedure to be followed for making job are asked to contact Mayor F. C. Stangier of Pendleton for a lease of A quota slaughter is defined as: meet first class football teams in this the Associated Oil service station McKenzie. and divisions concerned primarily appeals will be decided. Charles Daley of Pendleton and across the sereet from the Legion ( 1 ) Persons who slaughtered during section of the country. with the production of food will be The local rationing boards have the first nine months of 1942, cattle, Bud was a star halfback on Coach consolidated into a food distribution been authorized to issue coupons for Harold Dobyns, assistant district hall. calves, sheep, lambs or swine with an Lee Weber's high school football ag Harry Jeppe has operated the sta agent of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife administration, with Roy Hendrick emergency gasoline until January 31, aggregate liveweight in excess of gregation. tion for the past several months. son. present AMA Administration as 1943, according to the Office of De Service will lend their assistance. 1.500,000 pounds, or (2) Any person director. fence Transportation. Farmers who who slaughters in any quota (3 mos.) Secretary Wickard said prospects must make appeals should wait until period such animals in excess of 500,- are good for meeting 1943 food re definite plans have been made by the 000 pounds. Quotas for these slaugh county transportation committee. The quirements, but in order to meet those terers for civilian use for the last requirements the U. S. must use ful forms will then be available and as quarter of 1942 are as follows: Pork, Of much interest among the Her ly and economically its production sistance given at the office of Gene 75%; sheep and lambs, 95 % : veal, miston younger set is the marriage facilities and distribution system and Lear, assistant county agent in Her 100%; and beef, 70%. Sunday of Miss Virginia Wells and exert economy in the consumption of miston. These restrictions are the only ones Elbert Moore at the Methodist church foods. Some foods may be scarce, he that are known to apply relative to at 2:00 p. m. Miss Wells is the said, but “no one will need to go marketing and production of meat at daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sherman hungry”. The executive order will present. There are no restrictions on Wells and Mr. Moore is a son of Mr enable the Agriculture Department to a producer relative to marketing live and Mrs. Sam Moore, Rev M. B. set up a national “assembly line" in stock unless it is slaughtered. Ballinger will perform the wedding the production and distribution of Company K of the Oregon Women's ceremony. food vitally needed to win the war Ambulance Corps were hostesses to Mrs. Connie Hatfield. cousin of the and the peace. girls employed at the Ordnance De bride, will be the maid of honor, and Lend-Lease deliveries of American pot at a Christmas party and dance bridesmaids are Miss Barbara Moore. foodstuffs for shipment to other Uni-1 Wednesday night. December 16. The Miss Claudine Hale, Mrs. Bill Gor- ted Nations, as reported by the De-girls enjoyed the party and exchange partment, increased 93,000.000 pounds of gifts after which invited men Anyone who doubts the fact that rell. Miss Betty Jean Esselstyn, and during October, bringing the month’s guests arrived to participate in a the school boys of today are able to Bill Gorrell will act as best man. deliveries to 645,000,000 pounds and Christmas dance. work and are willing to help when Mrs. Mary Helene Coxen will play . 1the wedding march with Miss Vivian the total since the program was start- | Thursday evening the Ambulance the chips are down, should visit the ed to nearly 8.000,000.000 pounds. The | Corps members were guests at Board- local plant of the Eastern Oregon | singing appropriate music. — i „ , ., , shortage , . I Mr. Moore with his fa- AMA delivery report showed increas- ¡ man's community Christmas party Turkey Growers. A . decided „ , is ssociated , . ■ i early i • in ther ... as Standard Oil distributor hero ed deliveries of eggs, dairy products. ' and dance. of , pickers was experienced ,, and Miss Wells is employed at the Monday evening sixteen members meats, grains, and other products. the week, but by urgent request of | U.O.D. The couple will reside in Her- of the corps successfully completed E. L. Jackson, board member, and Lend-Lease mixton. an advanced aid course given by Mr. Miss Lavina May Lynch of the high In the three months ended Decern- ' Lowe from the Ordnance Depot and school faculty, approximately 15 boys Christmas Eormal Is Mondan ber 11, Lend-Lease assistance to the assisted by Miss Constance Luehrs, are making the feathers fly at the | The annual Christma formal will nations Allies totaled $2.367,000.000. member of the corps. plant. I be held in the high school gymnasium In hard times and good, in peace and war, American farmers art The President told congress this rep- | After the new year a new program The picking activities are now in Monday, December 21 The dance is real production patriots, declares the U. 3. Department of Agricul resents an increase of more than one- , has been made for the corps which full swing. Operations will cease, given each year for students, parents, ture. Prices haven’t always been good during the past 12 years, but third over the previous quarter and will include guest speakers, advanced however, next Tuesday for the Christ-1 alumni and friends. Miss Lavina May fanners have kept the nation ’ s pantries full. Today farm prices are more than four times the Lend-Lease military drill, squad competition and mas holidays but will resume again on : Lynch stated Thursday that Christ 2 percent above those of 1929 — but farmers are producing more than total for the quarter preceding Pearl the establishment of a first aid sta- Monday, December 28. according to mas trees used as decorations would 25 percent more than in 1929, an all-time record harvest Harbor. tion in town. C. A. Flanigan, plant manager | be sold following the dance. RENT AVERAGE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS LOWER HERE PROGRAM SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY EVENING BAND AND GLEE CLUBS TAKE PART TOP THAT POSTOFFICE TO REMAIN OPEN /3% D) “FEARs DIVIDEND CHECKS COME AT OPPORTUNE TIME FOR MEMBERS CREAMERY SHOWS LOSS IN VOLUME FREE TURKEY TO BE HAD FRIDAY AT LOCAL U.S.O. CLASSIFICATIONS OF REGISTRANTS ARE LISTED HERE SCHOLARSHIPS TO BE PRESENTED SOON BY GRANGES GIRL SCOUTS TO CAROL SUNDAY TRUCK APPEALS TO BE HEARD WAR DECLARED ON RAT ARMY FARM SLAUGHTER OF STOCK SET MILLER LEASES GAS STATION RUGG CHOSEN ON ALL-OPPONENT 11 WEDDING BELLS TO RING SUNDAY He’s A Production Patriot AMBULANCERS GIVE DANCE SCHOOL BOYS AID AT TURKEY PLANT Hindman
