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The Hermiston Herald
Published Every Thursday at
Hermiston, Umatilla County, Oregon.
Alfred Quiring and Leander Quiring, Publishers.
Entered at the post office at Hermiston as Second
Class Matter, Dec. 1906, Umatilla County, Oregon.
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Change of Managers
The Hermiston Irrigation District changed man
agers this week. Mr. Martin who has served for 17
years, steps out and Mr. Spencer takes over.
Enos D. Martin, who has served so long and so
well, will be greatly missed. He knows the miles of
system from feed canal to small turnouts and the
difficulties of distributing water to withering gar
dens, young alfalfa and drying pastures, as well as
to larger fields. He knows also the dispositions of
the various users and the necessary diplomacy to
keep peace, and to meet the various requirements.
It will be many days, though in new work and away
from the familiar scenes, when he will cease to won
der, when the telephone rings, as to what farmer is
calling now; or when he awakens in the morning
that his first thought will be the feed canal, the res
ervoir, the A canal, the B line, the Maxwell ditch or
some of the long pipelines.
The position of manager of our water system is
very important. These days we think much of the
Ordnance Depot, the war, and the hundreds of new
people about. When these are a part of history, and
perhaps the igloos are buried in dust, our main re
source will still be the life streams through the head
gates that produce butterfat, meats, vegetables, eggs
and turkeys. Those streams are necessary to nearly
a thousand homes with trees, lawns and flowers, in
town and country, and necessary to our permanent
existence here. The temporary boom will soon pass,
but our irrigated lands and the water system must
be preserved and directed properly through the
years to come when we return to normal conditions.
Mr. Martin’s successor is a good man, chosen for
experience, and will do well and we hope that the
water users will give him the best aid possible in the
conduct of his duties, which particularly to a new
man on a job like this will be difficult.
We wish Mr. Martin the best of success in his new
field, and we welcome Mr. Spencer and assure him
our support. Exit Martin, enter Spencer.
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.THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1943
THE HERMISTON HERALD, HERMISTON. OREGON.
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to keep land.
the Plow
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BRADEN-BELL TRACTOR &
EQUIPMENT CO.
Pendleton
Phone 518
mostly marking time recently. Alas
ka’s climate, cold winds, six feet of
snow in a night, and similar draw
By Mrs. C. D. Whitney
backs are not to his liking, he says.
Mrs. Cora Longwell has been con-
Miss Agnes Caldwell was hostess of fined
to home over the week end with
a birthday party given at her home a severe
and Mrs. Willis took
For
Wednesday night honoring Delpha hei place cold
as librarian Tuesday.
and Patty Markham and Ruby Forbes
Otis McCarty of Butter Creek has
whose birthdays are the same day.
Those present for the occasion were returned from Portland where he un
La Velle Markham, Lois Markham, derwent a major operation several
Clara Frazer, Juanita Voile, Billie weeks ago. He has been convalescing
Norcross, Joe Wilson, Bill Voile, Bill at the home of his son. Otis McCarty
King. Bill Rutledge. Lee Munden, Jr., in that city since leaving the hos
| Leonard Aldrich, Don Miller, Elton pital. He reports feeling much bet
Frazer, Bob Larson. Clifford Rucker, ter although still weak.
Word comes from Mr. and Mrs.
HIGHEST PRICES ON MARKET
i Dick Gau, Kenneth Forbes, Clark
Stephens and the honorees and hos George J. Mitchell of Nyssa that their
tess. A very joyful evening was son Pete, former Echo boy, is now
spent by all playing cards, chínese in the western Libyan desert still fol
checkers and truth or consequences, lowing Rommell. He says the Amer
and refreshments were served. The ican fighters wonder what Rommell
— CALL OR SEE US FOR DRESSING DATES —
three girls rceived sevrai nice gifts. will do when he has no place left to
retreat to.
Leslie Rucker has joined the navy
The Sather family of Echo is beat- |
I and will report to duty January 20.
School started Monday after a week ing gas rationing and the milk short-1
age with the aid of a jersey cow. The
and a half of Christmas vacation.
Irrigon people greeting the New animal not only provides them with
Year in at the dance in Stanfield two gallons of milk a day, but when
| were Mr. and Mrs. Lester Sikes, Mr. feed runs low she is hitched to a two
and Mrs. Dave Stiegal, Mr. and Mrs. wheeled cart and hauls home a bale
Stanfield Oregon
Carl Haddox, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hill, of hay. This novel rig threaded the
traffic
on
Main
street
the
other
af
| Mr. and Mrs. Don Kenny, Mr. and ternoon with six-year old LaVerne
Mrs. Al Evans, Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Sather handling the reins and the
Larson. Leota Ciairage. Lois Mark- father,
Alvin Sather, walking along- !
| ham. Patty Markham, Doreen Gau,
Billie Norcross. Kathleen Paulson, side to oversee the jaunt. The cow companied by her twin nieces, Ilene o’clock pot luck dinner followed by a
| Agnes Caldwell, Bill Voile, Leslie paid no attention to motor cars but | and Arlene Harryman, left Saturday evening spent in dancing old time
stubbornly resisted any attempt to I for their home in The Dalles after dances. Frank Allan and Mrs. Barta
1 Rucker. Bill King, Lee Munden, Cub guide
her off the direct route home 1 spending the holidays with her par- Blair furnished the music.
Gollyhorn, Leo Haddox. Dick Gau, with her
load of hay.
ents. "
Mr. and Mrs. James Byrnes.
Burr Whipple, Ray Coulter and Bill
I John Oliver, who has served as city
Roscoe Williams, who is employed
Rutledge.
Miss Clara Frazier took care of the marshall of Echo since the resigna in Portland, spent the week end here
Kenny and Stiegal children New tion of Ben Gaskill last summer, with his family.
Year’s eve while their parents were handed in his books Tuesday evening
The Masonic lodge is having con
and the mayor-elect, A. C. Ebert, ap crete walks constructed to their lodge
away.
Jack Neilan in his place.
Mr. and Mrs. Art Rathke and child pointed
building. E. Whisman and Al Steph
Mrs. R. D. Wilson has received ens
ren of of Umatilla and Mary Lou
did the work.
Denman were Sunday visitors at the word of the death of her mother, Mrs.
Word was received here by friends
Frank
Erickson,
at
Shenandoah,
Io
C. D. Whitney home.
that Norman Worthley has enlisted
Our military forces must depend
Mrs. Rudolph Roda received word wa, last Wednesday. She had been ill in the navy and his rating is chief
a
long
time
and
Mrs.
Wilson
made
for
upon aerial photographs for an ac
that her husband is missing. He had
petty
officer.
Worthley
taught
the
to Iowa last August to see her.
curate mapping of enemy territory.
been gone from the United States a trip
Echo Cougars defeated Lexington 7th and 8th grade and boys coach So the aerial camera is a vital ne
three weeks. Mrs. Roda teaches the
here
in
1938
and
since
1941
has
been
4th, 5th and 6th grades and short Tuesday evening 53 to 14, to retain teaching in the Medford Junior High. cessity for our scout observation
planes. These cameras cost up to
hand in high school. Her husband their standing as unbeaten in the
Shirley and Joyce McFarland re $8,000 each and will make excellent
has been stationed for the past six Little Wheat high school league this turned
Sunday
from
Boardman
where
asor
Bron
mel
was
high
for
Echo
months in Florida until he left.
with 22 baskets: Way of Lexington they spent the holidays with their pictures from tremendous heights.
Jerry Hahn from California stopped scored 6. Referee was Swenson. The grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. E.
at the Whitney home Sunday on his next league games will be with Uma McFarland.
way to Spokane. He is a friend of | tilla January 12 and Ione January 14.
Harold Laird, who is in the navy,
Ted Haukason who was here a year
have also been scheduled at stationed at Pasco, spent Monday
ago and was Mr. Whitney’s boss over Games
Hermiston January 6 and Hermiston here with his mother, Mrs. Gus Fran-
the gold dredge working on the river here January S. The Cougars have solus.
here at Irrigon. Mr. Haukeson asked won seven straight games this season,
Mr. and Mrs. Jim McDermott and
him to stop in and tell the Whitneys four league contests and three prac-
Mrs. Rex Moses spent Monday after-
hello for him and to see how they tice games.
noon in Pendleton.
were.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Byrnes and
Ora Tompson has taken over Cald
daughter, Mrs. Glenn Ostrom and
well's garage. He has been employed
son Gary, spent Monday morning in
at the coop garage in Hermston the |
Stanfield with his aunt and husband,
past year.
Bv Mrs. Glenn Ostrom
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Grimm received Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hiatt re Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Stockdale.
Mary Shannon returned to Spokane
a letter from their son Eldon last
turned from Baker after spending a Friday after spending the holidays
A poor map may mean the dif
week. He is in New Guinia.
it was reported in this column in week visiting their daughter, Mrs. with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. ference between victory and defeat.
So help your Boys towards victory
Shannon.
last week’s news that Gary Saylor David Earley and family.
James Guerin, who is attending
Joan Byrnes returned Friday from with your purchase of War Bonds.
was missing. That statement is un
true as it was just a rumor which school in Huber, Oregon, spent the a five day visit with Mona Picker in Join the Payroll Savings Plan at
your office or factory. Let’s “Top
was started here. The high school re week end here with his father after Hermiston.
The Pocahontas lodge held a watch that ten percent.”
ceived a Christmas card and letter visiting his sister in Spokane.
U. S. Treasury Department
Mrs. Paul Walsh and children ac- party Thursday evening with a 6:00
from him Monday. He is at the San
Diego base in California.
Mr. and Mrs. James Shoun of Wal
la Walla are parents of a daughter
born Saturday. It is the second
grandchild of Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Shoun of Irrigon.
Rev. and Mrs. Harness were here |
for a few days. He was formerly a !
pastor here.
IRRIGON NEWS ITEMS
We Are in the Market
Live Poultry
of All Kinds
Cash on Delivery
Perry Bros.-G.G.Smith
WAR BONIS
UMATILLA NEWS
ANNOUNCEMENT
(ioide» U'eddiop Celebrated
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert R. Jones, |
whose home is 623 S. 20th Ave,, Ya- 1
kima, Wn., celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary at the home of
their nephew, R. Vernon Jones of Ir- |
rigon on New Year’s day. 1943. They
were entertained with a turkey din
ner served at 6:00 in the evening. The
table was beautifully arranged with ,
imported china and silver set off with
the glow of soft candlelight which
was used as center piece.
Just immediate family were pres- ,
ent, including the double nephew R.
Vernon Jones and wife Ruby and
daughter Lucile, the grand niece of
the celebrated couple, Gilbert Jones
is a brother of Vernon Jones’ father,
and Mrs. Gilbert Jones is a sister of
Vernon Jones' mother.
A remarkable thing in this family
is that three Jones brothers including
Gilbert Jones married three sisters,
including Mrs. G. R. Jones, of the
Ashbaugh family, and one of the
Jones girls married an Ashbaugh boy.
A total of four double marriages be-
| tween the Ashbaugh and Jones fami
lies.
Fifty years ago near Heppner. Jan
uary i, 1893. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert
Jones were married at Mrs. Jones’
parental home. They were united by
the brother of Gilbert Jones, justice
of the peace, who was later the father
of R. Vernon Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Jones have
resided in Yakima. Wn.. for over 30
I years, going to Yakima in 1909. They
are still a very active couple. Mr.
Jones is a carpenter and is still ac
tive and working at his trade. Prior
to going to the Yakima country they
resided at Irrigon. Later they sold
their home to R. V. Jones. This win
ter they returned to help or repair
the same house they constructed 40
years ago. in which after completion
they celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary
ECHO HEWS ITEMS
Uy Mrt. W. H. Crary
December was an exceptionally wet
month for this district, the total pre- |
cipitation being 2.36 inches with
another .32 inch being added the night
of December 31. Eight inches of snow
fell during the month but prevailing
westerly winds soon melted it. Pre
cipitation recorded in December, '41,
was only 1.31 inches. Maximum tem
perature for the month was 61 above
on the 16th. and the lowest was 20
above on the 7th.
Blair Coleman arrived Sunday to
spend a IS-day furlough with his
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Troy Coleman
of Stage Gulch. Blair, who is in the
anti aircraft division, has been sta
tioned in western Alaska. He made
the trip to Seattle by boat and the
remainder of the way by plane He
says his camp has not been too busy.
The Farmers Supply Company takes
pleasure in announcing their removal
to larger quarters located on Main St.,
Hermiston, next door to the Laundry,
which they will operate in conjunction
with their Furniture and Appliance
store
We wish to thank all our
customers for their patronage
ward to the continuance of
friendly relations
Please accept our invitation to visit
and inspect our new store after Janu
ary 8, 1943
The Farmers Supply Co
Hermiston, Oregon