COLUMBIA NEWS
By Mrs. Bob Woodward
The Farm Bureau meeting at the
Columbia park hall last Saturday
evening was very well attended and
a pot luck dinner served by the Aux
iliary members was enjoyed. The pro
gram for the evening was very inter
OFFICIAL UMATILLA COUNTY PAPER
esting as well as entertaining, and
p.ans for the organization during the VOLUME XXXVI
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON, JANUARY 14, 1943
NUMBER 22
new year were discussed. It was de
cided that the regular meeting would
be held at the hall on the second Fri-
day of each month with a pot luck
supper as the social feature of each
meeting.
The Hermiston American Legion
A. M. Thrasher, manager of the
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Dixson, who
auxiliary has launched a campaign to
Pacific Power & Light Co. office
left here a few months ago to move
gather all available worn out silk
here, Monday was elected president of
to Walla Walla, are being welcomed
hosiery which is vital for war pur
the Hermiston Commercial club at a
back to the community. They have
poses. Needed items include silk,
meeting held at the U.S.O. with the
recently purchased the Hammill place
rayon and nylon hosiery and the only
Igloo Inn serving the dinner. Sam
and plan to stock it with dairy cows.
requisite is that this material should
Moore. Standard Oil distributor, was
They are also planning to remodel
| be clean.
named vice president, and Gene Lear,
the house and to erect a new barn,
A “silk hosiery
box has been
By Rev. M. B. Ballinger
assistant county agent, was elected
A fine business and social meeting
and will add other improvements in
Miss Mable Marsh, a missionary of. placed in the Hermiston Drug Co.
secretary.
was held in Columbia park clubhouse
cluding an electric milking machine the Woman’s Society of Christian ! and all materials should be left there.
The club voted to meet every two Saturday evening, January 9, by the
and separator.
Service of the Methodist church to This is another way that residents
weeks for the next few months and ' Umatilla Project Farm Bureau with
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Phillips, ac Malaya, gave an account of the Jap-can cooperate in the war effort
" members
L
to raise Commercial club dues to 45
and ....
visitors present.
companied by Mrs. Grace Foster anese invasion of Malaya and the |
$5.00 a year.
The first interesting feature of the
made a business trip to Pendleton on battle of Singapore during the morn- '
levelling was the bounteous pot luck
Tuesday.
ing worship service at the Methodist •
dinner served by the auxiliary mem
D. W. Davis, county assessor of church here last Sunday morning.
bers. After a friendly social conver
Pendleton, was in this district Wed- Miss Marsh stated that on December*
sation, the meeting was called to or
n day on business.
8. 1941, about 4:00 o’clock in the
der by President A. H. Cable, who
W . J. Warner, Hermiston attorney,
Mrs. George Phoenix is now em morning, they were awakened in Sin
The half way mark of the present introduced Sam Hunter, membership
in receipt of a clipping from the
ployed äs messenger at the U.O.D.
gapore by the bombing and soon
school
year will be reached here this i chairman of the Farm Bureau Fed-
Mrs. R. B. Wilcox returned Friday learned that Pearl Harbor and Man December 29 issue of the Los Angeles
Friday, according to Superintendent eration. Cecil Yates. Ray Tompkins
< f last week from Salem where she ila were also being bombed and that Evening Herald telling of the ex-
and Harry Kline, all of Milton, and
Governor
Earl
Snell,
who
became
his brother, Glenn Scobey -
,. , W. G- Kersbergen. The second half Gaylord Madison, member of the Ec-
had spent several days with her the Japanese invasion, which the had ploits ., of
...
,
,
,
Oregons
23rd
chief
executive
Wed-
will begin Monday with no major
Pop W arner, when he was coach
,
ho local Farm Bureau.
mother. Mrs. Joe Ekelson, who was been expecting but not' not so soon, . I ~
nesday in inauguration ceremonies at changes in the schedule.
of
the
Georgia
football
team
in
1895.
.
.
,
„
,
,2
,
,
quite ill.
A fine report of the State Farm
had arrived.
t ,
.
. ,
i a joint session of Oregons 42nd leg-
Enrollment is maintaining a very
1 he occasion of the article was com-
,
Mrs. Myrnie Caldwell and daugh
Bureau convention was given by Mr,
..... ...
-
islature at Salem.
Miss Marsh was evacuated from paring of the 1942
even
figure
with
the
usual
number
edition of Geor-
ter Myrna accompanied her mother. Singapore just before its fall to Java.
Madison. The convention was held
going and coming each week.
gia’s football team with that of War-1
Mrs. Jack Reuber of Stanfield to
in the Columbia Gorge Hotel recent
thence to . Australia and then to ner’s aggregation 47 years ago.
FOLLETT PAYS
Pendleton on Saturday.
ly.
Mr. Madison related that Dean
San Francisco. She described how
ERA NUIS ELMER SATER
“Pop" was Georgia's first football
Schoenfeldt, upon a visit to Germany
Miss Betty Jean Reuber of Stan the Japanese bombed the boats as
Fransis
Elmer
Sater
passed
coach and received $350 and expens
away several years ago, learned of how al
field was a week end guest at the they attempted to leave the harbor,
es for the season a far cry from
at his home here in Hermiston Wed- cohol was being distilled in rural
Caldwell home here.
and how the boat on which she and the approximate $20,000 he got in
Flight Officer Bob Follett. who nesday morning, January 13th. Mr.
areas to use up cull produce. Regu
Mr. and Mrs. John Graves and | the other missionaries were sailing
graduated January 4 from the flight Sater had been in ill health for some
his
last
head
coaching
position
at
larly it was collected and sent to re
children spent New Year’s day at miraculously escaped destruction. As
Temple University. Mr. Warner is training school at Roswell, New Mex time, but his passing was not expect fineries and on to great city factories
the home of his sister, Mrs. Orville they sailed out, the Tokyo radio sta-
now retired and living’in Palo Alto ico, is the newest Hermiston man to ed. Funeral services will be held in
Cutsworth at Lexington.
tion announced that their boat had but his teachings are still carrying receive his wings. The D. D. Follett the Methodist church Saturday af where it was made into rubber, etc.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Connor of been destroyed. The captain of the
Mr. Madison said the collection was
family motored to Pendleton Sunday ternoon at 2:00 o'clock with Rev. M.
Hermiston were Saturday evening boat remarked that it was the third on, as Coach Wallace Butts of Geor
made similar to our cream truck sys
morning
to
get
Bob
off
the
train
and
B. Ballinger officiating.
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Myr- time Tokyo had reported the sinking gia, 47 years later, is using the War
tem, a tank truck called regularly and
later took him to Umatilla after a
ner single wingback system.
Mr. Sater was born at Prairie City, tests were made of the crude alcohol
nie Caldwell.
of their boat.
two hours visit here. •
Oregon,
on
January
31,
1879.
the
son
Kenneth Bradshaw, son of Mr. and
and a check was left. Mr. Yates ex
Miss Marsh also told how Japan
Flight Officer Follett has been of Mr. and Mrs. F. II. Sater. Later
Mrs. J. B. Bradshaw left last week had asked the Christian churches for
plained that a similar system could be
away from Hermiston about two he moved to Cassville. Missouri, and
for St. Mary’s, Cal., where he will
very easily worked out on a coopera
years. He will be stationed at then to Weiser, Idaho, where he was
many missionaries in 1870, and that
finish his flight training.
tive plan in our section of Milton as
since the churches were unable to
Ephrata, Wash., for another three engaged in extensive sheep business.
Mrs. Pete Castric, teacher at Col- supply missionaries. Japan rapidly
well as other sections. He said in
months of training.
Mr. and Mrs. Sater came to Oregon Milton alone 2500 gallons of crude
umbia school, was confined to her became an atheistic nation. She re
The following “communique” was
in alcohol could be produced a day on a
in
1920
and
moved
to
Hermiston
home this week with a foot infection peated the statement made by John received at the Herald office from
1933.
12 month basis, by using cull cherries,
and Mrs. Dave Dufur substituted for R. Mott in 1911, that “if we do not Superintendent W. G. Kersbergen of
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Min
1 prunes, peaches, apples, peas, and
her.
send 10.000 missionaries into Japan, the Hermiston schools Wednesday:
nie Sater. and four children: Ermol, grains.
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—0.
(myi.;. : it _____ e.......
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Parsons were we will have
to send 100,000 bayon “This is the season for colds and
Lowell. Omega and Joyce, all of Her
Farm organizations and commercial
in Pendleton last Saturday evening. ets.”
influenza. The January school at
miston; three brothers, Dr. C. J. Sa
Miss
Marjorie
Mallon,
who
is
em-
Mrs. Clyde Hebert went to Pendle
Miss Marsh has been a missionary tendance usually suffers from this ployed at the Umatilla Ordnance De- ter, Albion. Ida., Cloyd Sater, Med clubs, it was brought out, should get
behind this workable plan, tnd there
ton Tuesday to spend several days of the Methodiat church to Malays cause. It is, therefore, necessary to
ford, Ore., and Lester Sater. Ripon, by help America produce rubber.
with her mother who is in ill health. since 1910. Three years she was sta strictly enforce the state law dealing pot, became the bride of Sgt. James
Alma
Cal.;
and
four
sisters,
Mrs.
At the meeting it was announced
Along the Diagonal: We were very tioned at Singapore, one year at Pen- with the attendance of students who D. Harrison of Dothan, Ala., last
Guthrie, Eugene, Ore.. Mrs. Ethel that the Hermiston Herald would
disappointed today to learn that we and, and the rest of the time she has have been absent because of illness. Wednesday at the home of Mr. and
Kroessin, Clatskanie, Ore., Mrs. Em- again be available to Farm Bureau
have been missing the reading over been a teacher at Kualalumpur, the The law requires that any student Mrs. O. C. Scott at Groveland, Ida.
ma Jones, Los Angeles, Cal., and Mrs. members by paying their $1.50 before
Officiating
was
Rev.
W.
C.
Barclay
station KOAC. Corvallis, of Mrs. capital of the Federated Malay states. who has been absent three days or
Edith Allen. Tacoma, Wn.
March 1.
Catherine DeMoss’ book, “Blue Buck She was one of 800 teachers employed more must secure a permit from the of Blackfoot, Idaho. Mrs. Harrison
returned
to
Hermiston
the
first
of
the
It was decided to have a regular
et Nuggets,” presented as part of by the church in the schools of Mal city health officer or other, licensed
monthly meeting beginning with a
iheir daily program the past two aya, and which are now closed be- doctor before being re-admitted to week to resume her work here.
Miss Dorothy Pierson of Hermis-
pot luck dinner, the second Friday
weeks . . . holiday greetings by cable cause of the Japanese invasion.
! school.
ton
was bridesmaid and Sgt. Irvin
evening of each month.
gram from Elmer James in North
“
Parents
are
requetsed
to
secure
Miss Marsh does not know what to
Gene Lear showed a very interest-
Africa and Maurice Caldwell in think of the future in Malaya. For such a permit before returning child Scott, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. C.
“The proof of the pudding”, that ing picture of particular interest to
Australia . . . lengthy letters from the present she is travelling over Am ! ren to school if they have been out of Scott, was best man. Refreshments
were served after the cerembny by old saying goes. Not only will home-1 experienced farmers,
their sons overesas brightened the erica visiting Methodist churches and school three days or more.”
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Mrs.
Scott, Both the bride and the makers see tea dainties made, but al- |
Christmas season for the John Jen- Women’s Societies of Christian Ser
bridesmaid wore blue wool suits. The so have a chance to ample them af TYIN THVITPiA me
drzejewskis and B. E. Getchells.
vice.
• V
bride wore a corsage of roses and terward at the tea to follow the sec- —hmar* - * - VI *
TAX
sweet peas and the bridesmaid wore ond U. S. O. Cooking school to be
at 2:00 p.
IS
held Friday, January
roses and carnations.
TOWNSEND CLUB
Sgt. Harrison and Sgt. Scott are m. at the Hermiston U. S. O. build
NEWS
ing.
SEATS OFFICERS
Information received at the Her stationed at Pendleton.
The Umatilla Electric Cooperative
By Mrs. Joe Udey
Biscuits, their variations: pie crust,
aid office this week is to the effect
and yeast dough are the bugaboo of association, which operates rural elec
j Official installation of new officers that a tax auditor from the state in
many a housewife, especially a brand tric lines in Umatilla and Morrow
This is to notify these members f Queen Esther chapter, Eastern come tax division will be in this
new one. Mrs. Georgea F. Sutch of county, has been invited to partici
who sent in their club dues, that they Star, was held Wednesday night. area from February 1 to 6, being at
will receive their new membership
the Herald staff will show how very pate in a national meeting to focus
card as soon as our secretary. Mrs. Mrs. Frankie Lane was installed as the court house in Pendleton. Any
simple it is to make light, fluffy, ten- attention on the increasingly impor
Leo
Davis,
who
was
arrested
this
one
seeking
information
concerning
Guiwits, returns from Pendleton 'worthy matron and Jess Arnold as
and coffee tant role of rural electrification as an
der
biscuit
where she is employed.
| worth patron. Mrs. Lucille Mittles- his income tax or anyone needing help week by Hermiston city police, has
aid to wartime food production, R. L.
The dance committee announces a dorf was the outgoing worthy matron. in making out his returns is urged to admitted breaking into the following
Woolley, manager, announced today.
will
A
parado
of
kitchen
fashions
very large crowd attended the “hard Mrs. Audry White was the installing contact the auditor on these dates.
places: the Charles Taylor residence,
time” dance last Saturday night at
Featuring nationally prominent
follow
the
demonstration.
The
Farm
Bureau
mill,
Farm
Bureau
ser
There
will
be
no
charge
for
these
the Townsend pavilion. At 11 p. m. officer and Mrs. Beulah Simons, in
SI
•
ik i . many of them leader in the
newest
crisp
cottons
and
saucy
ray-
vice station. Miller's Second Hand
services.
a giand march was called and the stalling marshal.
Store and Burnham’s & Burnham's. ons to make you glamorous all day public power field, the meeting has
udges picked N. J. Van Skike and
Others installed during the even
tional Rural
Mrs. Brown as winners. Mr. . Van ing were:
Although the deeds were mostly com long will be modeled during the tea en called by the
relation, with
Skike was surely dressed in rags, but
hour.
mitted
in
search
of
money,
he
found
associate
matron
:
Nell Arnold.
; appy, and Mrs. Brown was dressed
session
to
be
held
January
19 ami 20
very little of this loot. Merchandise
mostly in grain sacks and bed tick- Miles Baragar. associate patron ; STANFIELD BUSY
in St. Louis, Missouri. It will be the
items
taken
have
been
mostly
recov
conductress;
Inez
ing. Both represented the hard times Rachel Jackson.
first annual meeting of the NRECA,
to the “T”, which caused a lot of fun McCormick, associate conductress:
ered.
formed several
an organization
Margaret Daughtrey, postmistress
all around. After the judging the Nettie Sloan, secretary: Hattie H.
It is thought by police that he had
crowd asked for a speech, so Mr. Van
months
ago
in
the
interest
of the ru
at
Stanfield,
reports
that
her
office
Skike read a poem which represented Hamm, treasurer: Roberta Hodge, sold $4,847.16 in stamps during 1942. several accomplices on the jobs and
ral electrification movement.
are
continuing
their
search
to
clean
All
members
of
Co.
E.,
Hermiston
chaplain:
Eleanor
Dudley,
marshall;
himself. (The poem is omitted here
All of the 800 REA-financed rural
because of lack of space, but will be Ehlo Refvem. organist: Juanita Gai A total of 10.30" money orders were out the ring.
state guard, are urged to be present
published hext week.) Following the ley, Ada: Katherine Sommerer. Ruth: sold for a total of $137,020.42. A to
at a special meeting at the park hall electric systems in the country have
been asked to send representatives to
poem, those present pledged their al
tal of $2,568.75 in bonds and $320.60
Emmett Steiner W i ites of W ork
next Tuesday evening, January 19,
legiance to the flag of the United Dena Tillery, Esther: Clara McRey in stamps was sold during the month
Nick Steiner received word from according to Captain V. E. Daugher- the meeting, although official dele
nolds,
Martha;
Anne
Sommerer.
Elec
States of America, followed by the
his son Emmett this week stating i ty. Special information and further gates and alternates are to be named
nearly 200 people singing “America". ta: Lucille Mittlesdorf, warder and of December.
She also reports that a trophy from that he was in best of health but was | instructions will be issued at this only by the systems that have joined
Everyone enjoyed this program and Belle Sheseley, sentinal.
NRECA, according to Mr Woolley.
it sure sounded good to hear them all
the Battleship Oregon will be given working very hard. PFC. Steiner is time.
sing “America”. The prizes were
|
who
said the local co-op is a member.
to anyone purchasing a defense bond stationed somewhere in the Pacific
Capt. Daugherty also announces
then given, a cake to Mrs. Brown and
Vestland Grange Meets
The
theme of the meeting, "power
area.
before
January
31.
that five blasts of the city siren is |
a pie to Mr Van Skike.
for
food
”, was explained in a letter
The dance committee wants to an
At its last meeting. Westland
not a call for a fire but rather a call
received
by the local co-op from Con
nounce at this time that the pavilion Grange reported that $7.80 was sent
to arms of all state guardsmen in this
is again managed by the Townsend to the State Grange radio publicity
gressman
Clyde T. Ellis of Arkansas,
area to meet at the park hall imme
club and that they intend to keep it
general
manager
of NRECA, who ex-
diately.
under good order at all times, and program. Bernice Harding was de
tended
the
invitation.
clared
chairman
of
the
Home
Econo
ask everyone who wants a good time
“A rare opportunity exists for
to join in these dances every Satur mics club and she reported that the
AirentK Are Lifted By Police
service to our nation at war through
day night. Also they wish to thank club had decided to hold its annual
everyone who is helping to make these
dinner at the Frank Seeliger home on War Plant Worker Buys Bonds
The following arrests were made inci eased use of electric power in
dances a success.
for
Warrior
Husband
January
29.
The
next
club
meeting
by
city police during the past week food production processes”, Congress
The committee intends to sponsor
a masquerade ball Saturday, Febru- will be January 20 at the Guy Shaw
Harry
A. Smith, drunk; Leo Davis, man Ellis said. "We must recognize
Although she has two children to
ary 13. and asks everyone to get home with Clara Thornburg as hos support
burglary; John Scott, drunk on high and harness the boundless energy of
on her wages as a power
their costume made for this big tess. The worthy lecturer promises press operator
at a war plant, Mrs.
way: Leon Henderson, drunk Lewis electricity. We must then strive to
dance.
Mabel W. puts 18% of her pay every
an interesting program for the 22nd.
Brown, drunken driving: Allen Da remove the shackles that have re
week into War Bonds through the
vis.
reckless driving Mervin DePoe, stricted the use of this power, so that
Payroll Savings Plan.
make our
Mrs. W. thinks of every bond she
fighting: Robert W. Glass, drunk: we may be permitted
Mayor Makes Business Trip
buys in terms of what it can do for
Warren DePoe, creating a disturb- fullest contribution to victory.
Our Job Is to Save
soldier husband out in Australia.
"This is a common cause around
F. C. McKenzie returned Wednes her
ance; Helmer Fromdahl, drunk; Tra which
‘‘Already,” she says, "I’ve bought
representatives of every REA-
day night from Portland and Salem Jim a Garand rifle and a gas mask you can stretch yourself a bit more
Dollars
vis Ow »ns, drunk: Harold Whitford, financed system can rally. The job
where he had gone on matters per- in War Bonds. I feel I'm helping to make a few "sacrifices"—and reach drunk : Samuel George, drunk; Frank of making your system totally effec
Buy
taining to the construction of the bring him back safe and sound!”
Uncle Sam's goal of 10% for War Pierce. drunk; Lawrence Blodgett, tive as a national weapon of war, of
potent
You Can Spare 10%!
Bonds every payday! Sign up today obtaining money under false pre making your cooperative
War Bonds
Hermiston sewer and disposal plant.
Maybe you can’t save as much as with the Payroll Savings Plan where tense: Gerald Sampson, drunk; Allen I' riking force for the preservation of
Mr. McKenzie recently began another
Every Pay Day
(Continued on Last Page)
13% of your salary in War B inda. But you work!
term as mayor of Hermiston.
Davis, larceny.
MISSIONARY TELLS SILK HOSIERY
IS REQUESTED
OF EXPERIENCES ON
MALAYA BATTLEFRONT
New Governor NEW
officers
NAMED FOR CLUB
JAP INVASION
SPREADS HAVOC
UMATILLA PROJECT
FARM BUREAU HAS
BUSINESS MEETING
MADISON TELLS
OF STATE MEET
-
POP WARNER IS
AGAIN IN NEWS
FIRST SEMESTER
ENDS THIS WEEK
SHORT VISIT
PARENTS URGED
TO COOPERATE
ORDNANCE GIRL
RECENT BRIDE
SECOND COOKING
SCHOOL JAN. 22
EASTERN STAR
AUDITOR
SCHEDULED
JOIN IN "POWER
FOR FOOD- MEET
BURGLARY JOBS
ARE ADMITTED
POSTOFFICE AT
STATE GUARDS
TO BE ON CALL
18% OF HER PAY GOES
INTO WAR BONDS
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