RATIONING
CALENDAR
The
LABOR PROGRAM IS
MADE TO INCLUDE
MORE INDUSTRIES
)
4n -/^a.’ta.LûL
GASOLINE
“A” book coupons No. 5, good for
four gallons each, expire May 21 out
side the eastern gasoline shortage
area.
SUGAR
OFFICIAL UMATILLA COUNTY PAPER
Coupon No. 12 good for 5 lbs., must
last through May 31. Coupons for VOLVME XXXVI
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, MAY 20, 1943.
NUMBER 40
sugar for home canning available at
local ration boards on and after May
15.
OWACS NAME NEW
COFFEE
1ST LIEUTENANT
TO LEAVE HERE
Stamp No. 23 (1 lb.) good through
May 30.
Upon the resignation of Lt. Irene
Miss Mary Petri, one of the main-
FUEL OIL
Van
Patten,
who
is
going
on
furlough
stays
on the grade school teaching
Period 5 coupons valid in all zones
until this fall. Sergeant Marian
personnel for the past 19 years, has
until September 30.
Gaines was appointed 1st Lieutenant
tendered her resignation to the school
SHOES
and Commanding Officer of the Her
board. Miss Petri has accepted a po- | ACTION TO BEGIN
No. 17 stamp in war ration book one JOB CHANGES TO
miston platoon of the Oregon Women’s
sition in the Portland school system
good for one pair through June 15.
Ambulance Corps. Lt. Gaines has
and will begin her duties there this SUNDAY, MAY 30
MEATS, etc.
been a member of the OWAC since
fall. Miss Petri has made many
Red Stamps E, F. G, H remain val
as its organization.
Locally-needed
industries
such
friends while in Hermiston listing
There will be baseball in Hermiston
id through May. Red stamp J be
been
are
As
yet
no
appointment
has
restaurants,
laundries
and
hotels
among
her
students
many
youths
now
this
year. This short statement will
comes valid May 23.
included along with agricultural and made for 2nd Lieutenant to succeed
in the armed forces.
answer hundreds of questions that
PROCESSED FOODS
THEY GAM
Lt. Constance Luehrs who is leaving
The school board accepted her res- have been asked during the past few
Blue stamps G. H, J remain valid industrial war production activities in
GLADLY.
soon
to
accept
a
position
as
a
Red
the
recently-announced
statewide
em
ignation with regrets and “expressed months by followers of America's
through May.
WILL YOU?
ployment stabilization program of the Cross recreational worker.
their appreciation of her long and favorite pastime. Although the cali
War Manpower Commission, accord
faithful work in our schools, and bre and quality of the sport this year
ing to Larry Haney, local office man OLD TIMERS FAIL
wished her success and happiness in may not be quite up to the standard
AMIICAN LEGION AUXILIARY
ager of the United States Employment
her new work.”
of former years, the spirit and enthu
By Mrt. Bob Woodward
TO
KEEP
PACE
Service for Hermiston.
siasm will be there in greater quanti-
Mrs. H. G. McCulley returned on
Poppy days in Hermiston will be STUDENT HEADS
“L. C. Stoll, area War Manpower
Wednesday of last week from a visit
ty.
Six teams have made known their
With the approach of warm weath Friday and Saturday, May 28 and 29,
at Mountain Home, Idaho, with her Director for Oregon, declared restau
daughter Joyce, who is employed rants, laundries and hotels essential er, activities in the community are according to Mrs. F. B. Belt. Amer
intentions of joining the league, in-
there. Mrs. McCulley had a very in to the war effort several months ago picking up and a “young man’s fancy ican Legion Auxiliary poppy chair
| eluding Echo, Stanfield, Hermiston,
teresting trip as she made a tour of in. the Portland metropolitan area,”
The student body recently held U.O.D., Ordnance Indians and Board
turns to thoughts of love.” However, man. With the cooperation of Col. A.
the project under construction there,
which will be the world’s largest air- Mr. Haney said. “And in effect, the the Herald reporter has noticed that S. Buyers, commanding officer of the election for next year’s student body man Bombers- Play will get under-
stabilization program ordered for the old timers on Main street have Umatilla Ordnance Depot, poppies officers- Gale Davis was elected way Sunday afternoon, May 30, at 2
port when completed.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Reid left Fri this and every other Oregon county is failed to respond to the treatment. will be made available to employees president; Lowell Alford, vice presi-j o’clock with the U.O.D. meeting the
day of last week on a business trip
of the U.O.D. An extensive cam dent; John Lewis, treasurer; La Des- Indians on the Hermiston diamond.
to Spokane, planning to be gone a merely an extension of the job stabi Included in this category are F. B. paign is being planned here.
ca Pieper, secretary, and Opal Null the Bombers playing Echo at Echo
lization program developed by the Swayze, W. J. Warner and E. P.
week or longer.
and Jack Jackson, co-editors of the and Hermiston playing at Stanfield.
Mrs. Myrnie Caldwell left Monday WMC and administered by the USES Dodd who have been taking turns this
morning for Lewiston, Idaho, to spend in Portland.”
Bulldog.
The league will be under the gen
week spending part of the time jn WARM WEATHER
a week visiting friends. The Cald
It was decided to wait until the op- eral sponsorship of the Hermiston
bed
and
the
rest
of
the
time
bemoan-
Commenting
on
the
extension
of
well’s small daughter Myrna is stay
FINALLY HERE
ening of the sports season next fall U.S.O., with Lee Weber in charge.
ing with her grandparents, the J. H. the labor control plan into Umatilla ing their conditions.
before electing yell leaders.
The community as a whole hereby
Among the rules which have been
Reubers, in Stanfield.
county, Mr. Haney said that wasteful
Rebecca Pierson and Ruth Gifford turnover in employment ranks has sends them a greeting and wishes
After several weeks of stalling, it
adopted are: the home team will fur
were overnight guests at the home of been cut ¿o a considerable degree in each of them a speedy recovery.
at last appears,that summer has ar EASTERN JAUNT
nish the umpire-in-chief, all games to
Mrs. Dell Christley Tuesday.
rived. The past few nights have
be on Sunday except when this is im
Sunday visitors a tthe O. L. Hodge the Portland metropolitan area where
been quite cool but are showing a def IS INTERESTING
possible the contest must be played
home were Ted Haynes of Potlatch, the stabilization program has been in CHAMBER GROUP
inite trend towards becoming warm
Idaho, and Lloyd Haynes of Clarks effect for several months. Here, as
during that same week, all games to
ton, Wash., brothers of Mrs. Hodge. in Portland, job changes can be made TO MEET MAY 31
er. Gardens which have been at a
Mrs. Margaret Fraser and Miss begin at 2:00 o’clock. Other informa
Their mother, Mrs. A. L. Haynes who
stalemate for the past month are Clara Bryant returned Tuesday from tion can be secured by contacting Lee
had visited here the past ten days, only when clearance is granted
returned with them to her home in through prescribed channels, with cer The next regular meeting of the showing signs of life. Many have had a five weeks trip to the eastern coast Weber at the Hermiston U.S.O.
The league will be divided into two
Pullman.
tification by means of “certificate of Hermiston Chamber of Commerce will to replant beans and other fickle veg and many points en route. En route
Mr. and Mrs. John Conrad this availability” or transfer slip.
etables due to the heavy frosts of the east they stopped at Grand Forks, halves with the winner of each half
be
held
Monday.
May
31,
at
the
week purchased the farm home of
North Dakota, where they visited with playing for the championship.
Quoting from WMC area chief L. U.S.O. beginning at 7:00 o’clock with past few weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Shulty west of
Mrs. Fraser’s son, Tom. who is un Games in the first half follow:
The report for the week follows:
Umatilla. The Conrads plan to make C- Stoll’s recent directive, Mr. Haney a dinner served by the P & G Cafe.
Sunday, May 30—U.O.D. vs. Ind
Max. Min. dergoing training there for aviation
their home there in the near future.
Date
said that “for some time the War Among the items of interest to be dis
Don Parsons spent Saturday here Manpower Commission has been pro cussed is the farm labor problem and
cadet work. Mrs. Fraser states that ians at Hermiston: Bombers vs Echo
32
............ 63
May 12
with relatives while on a short fur
Tom is enjoying his work immensely at Echo; Stanfield vs. Hermiston Kids
63
42
May 13 ..........
lough from Navy duty. He accom moting voluntary control over the the housing problem here.
at Stanfield.
and seems in fine fettle.
66
37
May 14
All members are urged to be pres-
panied Ben O’Conner to Portland transfer of workers through what is
Sunday, June 6 U.O.D. vs. Bomb-
They continued on to New York
38
.......... 65
May 15
Sunday. Parsons, who has been sta known as employment stabilization ent. Farmers who will be affected
where they visited three weeks with ers at Boardman; Indians vs. Stan
tioned at the Bremerton Yard for plans. The basic purpose of these by the shortage of labor should at-
43
.......... 71
May 16
several months, expects to transfer
another son, Hugh and family. While field at Hermiston; Echo vs. Kids at
34
May 17 .......... ............ 74
to San Francisco in the near future. plans is to see that .workers are tend the meeting to voice their troub-
in New York they visited many in- Echo.
36
May 18 .......... ............. 79
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hammer and placed in positions which will fully les. Non-members of the Chamber of
teresting places. They visited with
Sunday. June 13—U.O.D. vs. Echo
children Dick and Carole left Mon utilize their skills to the best interest Commerce should notify Gene Lear,
at Echo; Indians vs. Kids at Hermis:
Tom again en route home.
day for Berkeley, Cal , where they of the war effort.
secretary, in. order that dinner ar STATE GUARDS
-will, make their home. era
ton: Bombers vs. Stanfield at Board
“The plans just adopted for Uma rangements can be made.
... H. Cable and daughter Doreen,
man.
SENIORS GIVEN
ARE ADVANCED
Mrs. C. L. Upham and Mrs. B. Hutch tilla county spell out those conditions
Sunday, June 20 U.O.D. vs. Stan
ison were in Pendleton Tuesday. Mrs. of transfer which are in the best in CONSOLIDATED
DIPLOMAS
TODAY
field at Stanfield; Indians vs. Echo
Cable, who has been in the hospital terest of the war effort. In general,
Tuesday evening 13 members of Co
there the past two weeks, returned
at Echo and Bombers vs. Kids at Her
they say specifically what workers ASKS FOR PERMIT E, 22nd Bn.. Oregon State Guard.
home with them.
miston.
A
large
class
of
43
seniors
will
re
Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Hodge. Mr. and cannot transfer from one essential
were cited by Capt. V. E. Dugherty
Sunday, June 27—U.O.D. vs. Kids
ceive
their
diplomas
tonight
(Thurs
Mrs. George Hodge and Mrs. A. L. activity to another except with avail-
Planning to establish service for for advancement in rank. Those
Haynes were in Walla Walla Thurs ability certificates issued either by freight deliveries between Boardman named were: 1st Sgt. C. J. Jackson to day) at the annual commencement ex at Hermiston; Indians vs. Bombers at
Boardman and Echo vs. Stanfield at
day of last week on business.
the employer or local USES officials
Stanfield Junction, the manage- | 2nd Lt.; Staff Sgt. G. Prahl to 1st ercises. Charles F. Walker, president Echo.
Jim Stewart has been here the past representing the War Manpower and
of
Behnke-Walker
Business
College,
ment
of
Consolidated Freightways Sgt.: Sgt. W. Carlson to Staff Sgt.;
week from Klamath Falls, called by
has applied for a permit to operate Corp. C. Uson, B. Beebe, C. Wells and will deliver an address on “Now Is
the illness of his mother, Mrs. Tom Commission in this county.”
Stewart, who returned with him on
“The exception to this rule.” Mr. their trucks as common carriers be- J. Bacon to Sgt.; PFC R. Stanton, J. Not Always.”
Wednesday to Southern Oregon.
Individual pictures of the graduat
Haney said, “is that farm workers tween those points, and the privilege Knox and Gardner to Corp., and Pvts,
The Walter Robinson family moved | may transfer from one agricultural of serving the government Ordinance T. Panages. H. Harding and T. Lind- ing class will be found on Page Four
last week to a house on the A. C.
of this issue.
Swarner property. The place vacated activity to anither without the need Depot east of Hermiston. The Depot ner to PFC.
by the Robinsons was recently sold by for a clearance slip or a certificate of is now served out if Hermiston.
A recruiting campaign now under-
Aviation Cadet Gene Rugg sent a
W. P. Trumbull of The Dalles to availability. However, should a work-
In order to expedite delivery of way will continue through June 25. ORDNANCE MAN
telegram to his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Mr. Means, who is to come to Her- ! er presently employed
... in agriculture
...
necessary materials, Commissioner of | Every man not classified 1A who is
A. E. Rugg, that he has been trans
miston in the fall as new principal of
desire to transfer to another type of Utilities Ormond R. Bean has order- interested in building a strong defense IS COMMISSIONED ferred from Del Monte, Calif., to
the grade schools.
Miss Bessie Hammer of Salem came war production work, he cannot do so ed a special hearing, on the matter, unit for his community and state may
Word has been received at the Um Hutchison, Kansas.
Sunday to spend a week here at the without a clearance slip or a certifi and it will be held in the Oregon enlist in the Oregon State Guard.
Mrs. Alta Knerr spent from Satur
atilla
Ordnance Depot of the com
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. cate of availability.”
Building, Portland, on Wednesday.
Regular drills will be held every missioning of Second Lieutenant Roy day until Tuesday in Yakima. Wash.,
Lester Hammer.
May 19th. at 10 30 a. m. These hear Thursday evening at 7:30 in the
Mr. and Mrs. Milo Case of Grand
G. Milliman in the Ordnace Depart- visiting her son and family, Mr. and
ings are always open to the public.
view were week end guests at the
Community park hall.
met of the Army of the United States Mrs. Kenneth Knerr.
GRANGE
OPPOSES
home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Garber-
Mr. and Mrs. Alton Kingsbury were
May 1, 1943.
ding.
Along the Diagonal ... A report JAPANESE LABOR
Lt. Milliman has been stationed at Walla Walla business callers Tues
that the Waller place changed hands
the Umatilla Ordnance Depot since day.
this week ... A new bam under con
Mrs. Herbert K. Iverson and son
At its meeting May 14th. Westland
August of last year, where as ft Mas
struction at the Duff Knight farm.
Grange went on record with the
ter Sergeant in the Regular Army he Dean returned Sunday from a week’s
County Court as strenously opposing
has given outstanding service as Ser vacation trip into California.
GRANGERS AT
Miss Genevieve Blinston spent
any importation of Japanese labor in-
geant Major.
The May meeting of the Blue Mt. that favors, flowers and courtesies
Before his transfer to Hermiston, Thursday in Hermiston visiting
COLUMBIA MEET to Umatilla county unless any such Camp
and Hospital Service Council are extended to the boys while con Lt. Milliman had ten years of varied friends and attending the graduation
laborers were to be used in road
was held last Friday in the officers’ fined.
camps
or
other
places
where
they
and interesting experience in the of her class. Miss Blinston is now
The Columbia Grange met for a
club in Walla Walla with 125 in at
could
be
kept
under
strict
guard.
McCaw hospital, the receiving fa armed forces. He first entered the employed by Western Union in Port
regular meeting Tuesday, May 18.
Mrs. Amy Keys was initiated into tendance. Mrs. Harold Barnett of cility for the wounded from the North military service in 1930 as a member land.
Mr. and Mrs. David Dufur were bal
Pendleton, area chairman, presided Pacific theatre of war. Alaska. Aleu of the New York National Guard.
the first and second degrees.
Mrs. Tom Moore and son, Robert
loted for membership and J. O. Tif
over the meeting which consumed the tians, etc., covers 40 acres and when Four years later he enlisted in the Christian, spent the last three days
The
Home
Economics
club
met
May
fany and Theodore Panages werfe ob
12th with Mrs. Don Allstott in Uma morning hours.
completed will house 1500 patients. Coast Artillery of the Regular Army, of last week in Vancouver, Wash., vis
ligated on Third and Fourth Degrees.
Col. Miller, commanding officer of The wards are confortably furnished and served in Hawaii for two and one- iting Lee Christian and family, Mr.
tilla
at
which
time
Mrs.
Harold
Hard
Visitors from the various Granges
ing. home economics chairman,' an the hospital, welcomed the group and and everything is of the latest and half years. He was stationed at the and Mrs. Warren Rust and infant
were: Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kirkpatrick,
nounced the next meeting would be gave a most interesting talk concern most modern design, fully equipped to United States Military Academy, daughter, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Mr. Frick and Mrs. Mack of the Tilli-
May 26th at the B. C. Zeek home with ing morale of the young boys now be care for the needs of the boys.
West Point. New York, for five years, Reynolds and other friends.
cum Grange, Mr. and Mrs. Eleroth
acting as instructor to the Cadets in
the Westland 4-H Cooking club as ing inducted. The first three months
The
delegation
was
the
guest
of
and Mrs. Hazel Lewis of the State
of their training is extremely diffi
hostesses.
Col. Miller at luncheon. The mess automotive, Diesel, and aircraft en
Line Grange. Mr. and Mrs. Claud
A group from Westland with other cult and finds many of them unable was presented in true army fashion gines. He then attended the non-
Hanscom and Mr. and Mrs. Bert
Grangers from the county visited to cope with the severities. Psycho and thoroughly enjoyed by all pres- commissioned officers' training school
Bloom of the Cold Springs Grange,
Do you have excess cash?
ri
, ... at Aberdeen Proving Ground. Mary-
Columbia Grange Tuesday and spent neurosis is one of the many ailments ent. The
afternoon was devoted to ,
, , . ,
, , ,
i
You will answer, “No.” But
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Shaw, Mr. * and
that
must
be
treated.
____ i , , .
, land, and having been graduated as a
a very pleasant evening.
the fact remains that you do.
a
conducted
tour
of
the
facilities,
each
_
'
_
,
..
.
Mrs. Clyde Kennison, Floyd Laird
Most informative and optimistic re
....
,
, I Staff
Sergeant, continued
to „ serve at |
For almost every wage earner
visiting
the various depart-
... ....
„ ,
and Mrs. Clara Thornburg of West
port on the progress of the council in group
ments
I West Point as Ordnance Property |
these days has an income, in
land, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Attebury, SCHOOL CLOSES
finishing the sun rooms at the McCaw
checkbook or pocketbook, well
Sergeant, and later as First Sergeant
Miss Billy Gabriel and Mrs. Tillery
Ths Blue Mt. Council is composed of the 11th Ordnance Service Compa-
above the cost of his living,
hospital was given by the Red Cross
of Stanfield Grange. This group in THIS FRIDAY
taxes, insurance and debt re-
Field Director. Mrs. Burns. She of 11 counties in NE Oregon and SEny. He has held his Master Ser-
cluded 11 Pomona Grange officers.
payments.
praised Col. Miller and his staff for Washington and those present were geant’s rating since June. 1942.
You never actually “bid”
The program was in cahrge of J.
Hermiston schools will close its their 100% cooperation with the Red representing many organizations and
Lt. Milliman is well known through-
against anybody for a porter-
O. Tiffany and included a quiz on doors Friday afternoon for the
clubs who are busy contributing to out this community, and it is with
house steak, but when you take
garden insects and their control with nual summer vacation. Superintend rooms. 30 have been completed and wards helping furnish the needs and
genuine pleasure and good wishes
the spending of all average
Mr. Eleroth winning the prize. A ent W. G. Kersbergen has announced many new ones assigned. There are comforts of these wounded men.
Americans as a group, it’s a
that his commission is greeted by his
short talk was given by each visitor that the school buses will pick up stu 75 wards at McCaw hospital, each
Those present from Hermiston were associate officers at Umatilla Ord
different story. So it is im
and many good and interesting sub dents at 12:00 o'clock Friday to be one comprised of private ward rooms Mrs. F. B. Beit. Mrs. T. A. O'Grady
portant that excess money be
nance Depot, and friends in Hermis
saved rather than used collec
jects were discussed. Henry Ott on hand at 1:00 o’clock at which time and a sun room. The council is asked and Mrs. Wm. E. Logan; from Echo
ton and Pendleton.
tively to bid up prices. If it is
played a few old time selections on the report cards will be isused.
to furnish ail equipment in the sun were Mrs. Wm. Helmick and Mrs.
spent, instead of saved, prices
violin. Gene Lear was elected alter-
Eighth grade commencement exer- rooms.
Irrigon School Makro Ej-curoim
Carl Weltzin. The June meeting will
soar. . . That's inflation.
state Grange.
cisea will be held at 1:00 o'clock with
Members of the Irrigon high school
These articles include comfortable be held in Pendleton at which time
Ideally, it should be invested
Mrs. Sara Ansen and Mrs. Paul Rev. M. B. Ballinger delivering the chairs, vetees, tables, books, maga an election of officers will be held. junior and senior classes enjoyed their
In Government securities dur
served
refreshments.
The
address
Conrad
Buses will return students zines, drapes, lamps, radios and any Anyone having electric fans, lamps, annual banquet Wednesday night in
ing the Second War Loan.
next meeting will be held June 15 at to their home immediately following thing that might add to the comfort tables or any other articles which Pendleton. Thursday the entire high
“They give their lives . . .
You lend your money.”
the Columbia park hall with visitors the program. This schedule includes of the convalescents. Groups have might be useful is asked to notify Mrs. school made an excursion to Bingham
both the grade and high schools.
Springs for the annual school picnic.
Belt.
OPPLDAY
MISS MARY PETRI SIX TEAMS ENTER
BASEBALL LEAGUE FOR
SUMMER. PLAY HERE
COLUMBIA NEWS
i
Local Delegation Pays Visit to McCaw
Hospital in Walla Walla Friday
What It Inflation?