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RATIONING CALENDAR (Clip and keep far handy reference) GASOLINE—“A” book coupons No. 6. good for four gallons each out side the eastern gasoline shortage area. SUGAR—Coupon No. 13 became OFFICIAL UMATILLA COUNTY PAPER valid June 1, and will be good for five pounds through August 15. Coupons HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, JUNE 3, 1943. NUMBER 42 15 and 16 are good for five pounds VOLUME XXXVI each for home canning purposes. Housewives may apply to their local boards for additions rations if nec- essary. COFFEE—Stamp No. 24 (1 Lb.) became valid May 31 and is good A large group of wardens, firemen, through June. ambulance corps girls, rural fire FUEL OIL—Period 5 coupons val fighters, etc., was present at a meet- id in all zones until September 30. ing Wednesday night at the U.S.O. SHOES—No. 17 stamp in war ra when County Judge Carl Chambers, tion book one good for one pair head of the county civilian defense or- through June 15. Stamp No. 18 (1 ganization, and Earl Esselstyn, coun pair) will become valid June 16. ty director, were present. MEATS, ETC.—Red stamps J and Mr. Esselstyn began the evening’s Price Administrator Prentiss M. By W. E. O. Criger K good through June 30. L becomes g Ph% program by explaining the importance Brown announced this week that first The Hermiston sewer system is . —aerati valid June 6. of filling out the insurance blanks for returns of the application of war ra ina virtually completed and will be ready PROCESSED FOODS—Blue G, H for use early in June. The system civilian defense workers, and how to tion book III show a surprisingly r? and J. stamps remain valid through consists of almost five miles of pipe fill them out. Sam Moore, head of large percentage of errors which will June 7. K, L and M will continue line, with 71 manholes, 22 cleanouts, civilian defense in Hermiston, assist cause delay in the distribution of the piip ... good through July 7, ed in filling out the forms. ration books. three pump lift stations, 652 connec • • • Mr. Esselstyn asked the aid of the “Registration by mail is on trial.” tion taps (tees), and an ideal, com local organization in the emergency price administrator Brown said. “The More Canned Goods For Civilians pact and efficient disposal plant that of an airplane crash in this vicinity. OPA adopted the direct mail method Civilians will gain 30 million cases can serve considerably more than the Most important of all. he said, was of registration to make registration of canned fruits and vegetables as a present population. to give the correct information as to easier for the public. Public coop result of reduced government require When the system is in operation, a location of the crash, and to report eration is necessary for its success. ments, the War Food Administration person who wishes to make a con either to the mayor of the nearest has announced. The reductions are nection should apply to the city re “Application forms that have been town or to Sam Moore. Also import filled out incorrectly must be return mainly for corn, peas, spinach, to corder for a permit. He will there A total of 36 Umatilla county 4-H Despite showers that threatened matoes, snap beans, fruit cocktail, be given the distance from the man students left this week for Corvallis throughout the afternoon, baseball got ant was to immediately place a guard ed. Ration books cannot be sent to sweet cherries, peaches, pineapple and hole to his tee connection tap. When aboard a school bus owned by O. O. under way Sunday as all teams in the at the scene of the crash to keep away applicants who do not follow the in pineapple juice. Since the 1943 pro the pipe connection is made, it will be Felthouse. Fifteen of this number USO-sponsored league played their souvenir hunters. Pieces or parts of structions. This will cause delay in duction is not known, current point inspected by a city inspector. House were from Stanfield and Hermiston. first games. A few skeptical fans the wrecked plane might be the means delivery of the ration books, and it values for these items will not be im- connections into the service line are Classes will convene for two weeks braved the threatening storm to take of finding the cause of the crash, he will add to the load on post office mediately affected. employees and the thousands of vol to be made by a Icensed plumber, in under the direction of Oregon State a short peek at the teams and few of said. The evening was concluded by the unteer workers throughout the coun • • • accordance with the state's board of college authorities and various county them left before the game ended. The showing of three educational films on try who are giving their time and May Use OU Stoves health and building code laws. agents. The local group was accom afore-mentioned skepticism was due the correct method of putting out the energy so generously to ease the bur Householders may use their oil Basement and floor drains and roof panied by Gene Lear who will return to the fact that the league is purely different types of bombs, and what to den of war time rationing. cooking stoves this summer regardless drains should go into a dry well and to Hermiston this week end. amateur, with none of the teams at do in case of a gas attack. “Make sure that the actual signa of the availability of coal or wood- not into the sewer line. No septic Those going from Stanfield and tempting to import outside help. The ture of the head of the family, or fired stoves, OPA has announced. tanks nor cesspools should be per Hermiston and the donors of their boys are all playing for the fun and other person who has applied for the The present restriction, denying fuel mitted to flow into the line and should scholarships were: JoAnn Graves, recreation that is afforded by our na books, is at the bottom of the form. oil rations for domestic cooking and be by-passed by the service line. Hermiston Chamber of Commerce; tional pastime and although better This handwritten signature on the water heating if adequate “stand-by” The minimum grade of a service line Jim Hogg, Gaylord Madison; Mary baseball has been played in these application form certifies that all the equipment is available has been lift McCourt, Umatilla Coop. Creamery; parts, no one has ever enjoyed it should be 1%, or one-eighth inch fall Good fortune rode with the Mora statements made on the application ed because of the shortage of all fuels. per foot. Packing houses, creamer Andy Lamont, Umatilla Project Farm more than the six teams did Sunday. H. Smallwood Jr. automobile early are true. If the signature is cyped, • • • The tightest game of the day was Sunday morning about 2:30 when the ies, canneries, and other manufactur Bureau; Frances Stevens, Inland Co- or printed, or if no signature at all Pay Off Farm Debt ing enterprises where grease and oils operative; Lois Hunt, Farm Bureau staged on the local field where UOD machine crashed into the rear end of appears, the application cannot be Increased revenue from crops and Cooperative; Ruth McCulley, Colum and the Indians battled it out to a are produced or in evidence, a special a Dodge dump truck on the highway accepted. livestock should be used to pay off grease trap should be installed. Gar bia Grange; Doris Jones, Umatilla 13 to 14 score. UOD being the winner. between Hermiston and Stanfield. Al “Look at the back of the form for farm debt, said Secretary of Agri The Hermiston Kids, a group consist though the Smallwood car was almost ages, grease racks and service sta Project Farm Bureau. the OPA mailing center address. If culture, Claude R Wickard recently. Lila Scalf, Hermiston Herald and ing mostly of high school sophomores demolished, no fatal results were ex tions should have special arrange the mailing center is in the same city, He emphasized that the payment of American Legion Auxiliary; Alida (assisted by Junior Quiring and Kid ments to dispose of their grease and perienced. Occupants of the Small the application will only need a two- outstanding obligations, along with oils. Grease and oil will destroy the Picanso, Stanfield Grange; Gordon Weber) were taken into camp by the wood automobile were Miss Lorna cent stamp. If it is not, place a three as large an investment as possible in bacteria and wreck a sewer system Shown, Pacific Power & Light Co.; Stanfield aggregation 16 to 6. This Jean Gabriel. Mrs. Virginia Gabriel war bonds, is a sound protection for Billy Gilbert. Stanfield Dairy Club; game was a comedy of errors with Refvem, Marcel Nusser and the driv cent stamp on the application before in a short time. the future. Irene Hunt. First National Bank; perhaps not more than 2 earned runs er. The two girls were quite badly it is mailed.” It is desirable that commercial • • • A sample form properly filled ap Martha Jones, Hermiston Grain & on either side. Battery trouble seems hurt and were taken to the Hermis laundries have soap traps installed. pears on Page Four of this issue. A serviceman on a leave or furlough Rayon. Nylon, silk, pieces of elastic, Feed Co.; Dorothy Sturm, Westland to be all that keeps the Kids from ton hospital by ambulance where it is of at least three days hereafter will presenting a fairly strong outfit. and hair nets should be disposed of Grange. reported that they are getting along be provided with a cimplete applica In the third game. Echo vs. Board- nicely. as garbage and burned—don’t put tion form for obtaining rationed them into the sewer line. Ordinances man Bombers, errors were the down The truck was driven by Delbert E. food before he leaves camp. He will will likely be created governing the fall of the Bombers who fell victim Wisdom and with him were Miss Jean give the application to the person who 14 to 9 to the Echo club that has a Walker, Miss Bonnie Walker and Bud above-mentioned details. provides his meals, who will submit sprinkling of that school’s very fine Drugan. They were also considerably Hermiston will have a system andI Gene Lear and a group of Four-H it to the local board for food certifi plant far superior to that of the av- Mrs. R. E. Koon this week renewed high school team of the past year. youths returned from Union last week shaken from the impact but not ser cates within fifteen days after the (Continued on Last Page) Baseball fans can look forward to iously injured. State police are check end with considerable her subscription to the Herald for hardware” furlough ends. another year, accompanied by the fol- some interesting games in the future, ing on the cause of the accident. won in competition with livestock lowing letter: “Mr. Koon and I will and it is hoped that these games will from many parts of the country. The Teachers Can Take Summer Jobs always be interested in any news be well patronized. The primary pur boys also did right well in showman- School teachers will not be, pre items which concern Hermiston or its pose of the league is to furnish recrea ship. vented from taking jobs at higher people. Our sojourn in your midst tion for both the players and the spec Prize winners included: Vern Hunt, pay under WMC regulation No. 4, senior heifer, first and grand champ Mrs. R. G. Penney, chief clerk of was brief but very pleasant, and we tators. so if you like baseball, turn out the “hold the line” order, nor will they will always carry happy memories next Sunday and root for your favor Carl McNaught, one of the original ion; Irvin Hunt, third, heifer calf; endanger their regular positions by the local rationing board, has an- of our stay in Hermiston in our ite. You may be sure of seeing plen citizens of this area, passed away Gordon Shown, sow. farrowed before forking during the summer vacation nounced new hours for the Hermiston ty of runs, hits and errors. hearts.” last Saturday, with funeral services July 1. 1942, junior gilt, first and in war plants, agriculture, or necess office beginning Monday. June 7. The Mr. Koon was a member of the Next Sunday’s schedule follows: held Tuesday at the Portland Crema third, boar, any age, first, champion ary civilian services, said Paul V. office will be open every day from McNutt, chairman of the War Man- 10:00 a. m. to 3:00 p. m. except Wed- firm of Stevens & Koon, original en- UOD vs. Bombers at Boardman; In torium. Mr. McNaught is well known sow and boar, sow and litter, third, ______ — ------1-. nesday when it will be open from gineers on the scene prior to the con dians vs. Stanfield at Hermiston; by all the old timers of this commu light feeders, third, hog showmanship, power Commission recently. 10:00 a. m. to 8:00 p. m. On Satur- struction of the Umatilla Ordnance and Hermiston Kids vs. Echo at Echo. nity as he played a prominent part in first, and heavy fat steer, fourth. Creston Buzzard, senior gilt, third, the settlement of Hermiston and sur days the office will be open from Depot. During their stay in Hermis Price Support For Butter ton they constructed the duplex just hog showmanship, sixth, beef show rounding community, for many years Dairy farmers have been, assured 10:00 a. m. to 12:30 p. m. west of the American Legion hall. being very active in Chamber of Com manship. third, heavy fat steer, third, that wholesale prices of butter will state Mrs. Penney stated that the Mrs. Koon took an active part in com- light fat steer, first; David Dufur, merce affairs. continue to be supported at a level office has set the new hours and they i munity affairs while residing here. The McNaughts left Hermiston junior gilt, fourth, light feeder, equivalent to 46 cents a pound, Chi are not optional with the local group. Dr. F. B. Belt, who has been tak- about 12 years ago and since then fourth; Jim Hogg, Stanfield, light cago basis, until June 30. 1944, by the She also urged that the Wednesday erRRRc w pmgr TC fat steer, second, beef showmanship, WFA. The support was pledged last evening hours be reserved for those ----- —-"-Am- - "A- —P ing an enforced vacation the past have resided at Wecoma Beach. Mr. sixth. McNaught and his father, J. F. Mc three months, returned to his office December at the time farmer were who cannot possibly get in during Monday to resume his practice. Dr. Naught. were the original owners of called upon to meet 1943 production other days as there are many who Belt suffered a severe case of pneu the Maxwell Land and Irrigation Co., goals. cannot get away from their work Mrs. Charles Friday is announcing monia about three months ago and selling later to the United States during the other office hours. the opening of the Jack and Jill Kin since then has been quite weak from government. Mileage From Scrap Tire» Mr. McNaught is survived by his dergarten at her home June 14. Par the experience. To obtain additional mileage from widow, two sons, Joseph and Allan, ents who wish to enroll their youngs tires that can be made serviceable * Mrs. Be't expects to leave soon for At a recent meeting of the Her ters should make arrangements as Camp Wolters, Texas, to visit her son and one daughter, Mrs. Nancy Por- with the addition of reliners, the Of- miston Townsend club, it was voted ter. Both the sons and son-in-law are soon as possible as the limit will be Pvt. Bill Belt who is stationed there. fice of Rubber Director has excluded ' to hold meetings once each month. now in the armed forces. only 15. reusable tire carcasses from rubber scheduled for The next session The date line reads June 3 but to The classes will stress pre-school scrap going to reclaiming plants. Be Tuesday. June 8. and thereafter will date the weather refuses to warm up activities and prepare youngsters for cause of this order some half-million be held the second Tuesday of each otherwise unusable tires can be placed and be summer. Memorial day week the opening of school in the fall- month. end was cloudy with occasional show in service through the Defense Sup The Townsend pavilion has been ers. The nights continue cool, still plies Corp. rented to Bert Michel who will spon- hampering the growth of many gar The Pendleton Field baseball team osr dances there throughout the sum- den crops. will come to Hermiston next Tuesday Fuel Ration Change Simple mer months. The club has placed night to tangle with Lee Weber’s The report for the week is as fol- Any upward adjustment in next new benches in the hall for better Kids on the local diamond beginning Mrs. Walter Hamm has been named year’s fuel oil ration for owners of lows: seating capacity. at 5 30. Little known of the Max. Min. chairman of the salvage campaign for small homes will be made without a Date strength of the visitors but it is un- this district and expects to begin im special application or extra forms, May 26 56 85 BURNHAM-GIDDENS derstood that the squad boasts some mediately on an active drive to col OPA has announced. The adjust May 27 55 83 good ball players. lect fats, silks, rayon and Nylon. Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Giddens ( Mary ments, to correct excessive cuts for May 28 43 78 The Kids, although they were Burnham) who were married here Hamm indicated Wednesday that she consumers heating small house's, will May 29 52 75 thoroughly shellacked at Stanfield May 20, are now residing at Walla will name chairmen in other west end be made automatically by war price May 30 68 50 Sunday, are determined to improve Walla Air Base where Mr. Giddens is cities to head drives in those centers. and rationing boards with the regular May 31 70 54 with each successive practice and I a Staff Sergeant in charge of the Mrs. M. H. Carter of Pendleton is application for renewal of fuel ra- June 1 48 . 67 make up in enthusiasm what they quartermaster’s office. He has been the county chairman. tions: lack in polish. stationed at Walla Walla for over a • • • year. Mr. and Mrs. Giddens were Lumber For Farms married here May 20 at the home of To relieve lumber shortages on the her mother, Mrs. J. S. Burnham. The farm for all repairs except those to couple left immediately following the farm dwellings. WPB has set aside The Hermiston city council and the ceremony for a short honeymoon. Mr. Mrs. F. B. Belt, chairman of the a total of 500 million board feet of The interior of the Baptist church Giddens is from Plainview, Texas, lumber for delivery on an AA-2 pre recently-named budget committee will poppy sale in the west end Umatilla parsonage has now practically been | ference rating during June, July, meet Tuesday, June 8, to draw up a county, stated the first of the week Miss Cooney Honor Student completed and an open house will be August and September. Farmers who budget for the coming year The fol that a total of 3,200 poppies were sold lowing are members of the budget Miss Patricia Cooney, daughter of held Sunday from 2:00 to 6:00 p. m. in Stanfield, Hermiston and Umatil cannot obtain lumber with present and Mrs. Emmett Cooney of Anyone wishing to inspect the resi- Mr. ratings, should apply to the county group: H. H. Gailey. Sam Moore. Lee la last Friday and Saturday. A to Second Lt. Roy G. Milliman of the i Umatilla, received the B. S. degree farm rationing committee for cer Quiring, Curtis Simons, Otto Pierce. tal of $350.00 was collected on those Umatilla Ordnance Depot, commis- dence is welcome. The entire project has been done | from Marylhurst college this week, days. tificates to purchase lumber for main C. J. Jackson and Walt Pearson. sinned- recently from master sergeant. Several items of importance are Mrs. Belt and her various commit- (U- S. army photograph; East Ore by volunteer labor and most of the | Miss Cooney, an honor student, has tenance, repair, and new construction materials have been donated. Light been employed as a laboratory tech- necessary to the food production pro slated to come up for discussion at tees wish to thank all those who gen- gonian engraving. > the meeting, i erously contributed to the cause. colored firtex has been used inside. ' nician during her senior year. gram. HERMISTON SEWER SYSTEM SOON READY FOR CONNECTIONS New Hermiston Disposal Plant DEFENSE MEETING IS INSTRUCTIVE DISPOSAL PLANT OPERATIONS TOLD RATION BOOK THREE IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR LOCAL SIGNUP MUST BE MAILED MIDNIGHT, JUNE 10 FOUR-H STUDENTS BASEBALL OPENS LEAVE FOR O.S.C. SUNDAY IN SPITE VIA SCHOOL BUS OF SHOWERS AUTO CRASH IS ALMOST FATAL YOUTHS WIN AT UNION SHOW MRS. KOON WRITES FROM PORTLAND RATION BOARD HAS NEW HOURS LOCAL PIONEER PASSES AWAY DR. BELT BACK AT HIS OFFICE PLANNED JUNE 14 TOWNSEND CLUB HAS MEETING PAST WEEK IS RATHER COOL Promoted HERMISTON KIDS TO PLAY TUESDAY SALVAGE HEAD IS NAMED BUDGET GROUP POPPY SALE NETS PARSONAGE IS NOW COMPLETED
