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
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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