RATIONING
CALENDAR
The
RATION BOOK NO. 2
June 30—Red stamps J, K, L, M
and N expire. Each weekly series
good for 16 points.
July 7-—Blue stamps K. L and M
good through this date.
SUGAR
August 15—Stamp No. 13. book
No. 1, good for five pounds, expires VOLUME XXXVI
at midnight. Stamps No. 15 and No.
16 in war re ion book one valid for
5 pounds of sugar each for home can
ning.
COFFEE
June 30—Stamp No. 24, book No.
1, good for one pound, expires at mid-
night.
SHOES
October 31—Stamp No- 18, book
No. 1, valid for one pair of shoes
through
stamps
interchangeable
among family living in same house-
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F l EL OIL
Effective June 21, occupancy of
September 30—Period 5 coupons privately built and financed war
valid March 20 through September 30. housing in 14 Oregon cities and towns
Heating coupons—one unit, value ten including Hermiston was resti icted
gallons; ten units. 100 gallons.
solely to war workers who have come
GASOLINE
into thase areas since July 1, 1941.
July 21—“A” book expires. No. 6 George W. Copien, Regional Represen
stamps in “A” books valid through tative for the National Housing Agen-
this date.
oy. in Seattle, announced in explain
TIRES
ing the new regulations adopted to
Cars with B books must have tires preserve such housing for workers es
inspected every 4 months: cars with sential to the war effort
C books, every 3 months; cars with
Copien stated that any builder of
A books, every 6 months.
privately-financed war housing con
structed under priority assistance ap
Don’t Travel Unnecessarily
plied for on or after February 10,
To relieve crowded trains and bus 1943, can accept as tenants only those
ses, the public is asked not to make war workers whom he believes to be
unnecessary trips. ODT has defined I eligible, but must fill out a form
trips for the following purposes as ' (NHA 60-8) citing proof of their eli
non-essential: (1) To other cities to1 gibility and mail it to the NHA Re
visit friends; (2) Home for the week I gional Office in Seattle. Use of war
end: (3) Sightseeing:
(4) To the housing in this category is sharply re
theatre, races, or other places of stricted to in-migrant war workers—
amusement: (5) Any social travel or workers who have come into the area
travel for pleasure; (6) Travel mere since July 1, 1941.
ly for the sake of going somewhere.
Builders of privately-financed war
housing for which priority assistance
was applied for prior to February 10,
I
Victory Tax Collections
The Victory Tax. which to date has are not obligated to follow this meth
been withheld from wages and salar od of tenant selection, nor to prove
ies, above exemptions, at the rate of compliance with the terms of their
5 per cent, will be included in the 20 priority assistance. These builders
per cent withholding plan provided have the right to house war workers
for in the current tax payment act, who are not necessarily in-migrants.
However, in view of the critical
on or after July 1.
housing shortage in the 14 areas, the
Cas And Tires For Farm Machiiies National Housing Agency has re
To assist grain farmers in harvest quested full cooperation of these
ing 1943 crops, the War Food Ad builders. They are asked to use the
ministration has made arrangements same method of selecting tenants
with ODT and OPA to assure owners which applies to housing built under
of custom-operated machinery, suffi- priorities applied for on or since Feb
cient gasoline and tires to run their ruary 10. If they are unwilling to
equipment, especially itinerant com do this, when they are asked to at
bine operators who will soon be work least fill out a special occupancy re
port from (NHA 60-9) when a dwell
ing in the wheat harvest.
ing has been sold or rented, and re
turn it to the NHA Regional Office
Apply For Fuel Now
Occupants of oil heated homes in Seattle as notification that the
she uld apply now to their ration house is no longer available.
Copien stressed that the new re
boards for next year’s fuel oil allow
ances to assure adequate supplies be strictions on war housing occupancy
fore winter, declares OPA. About one- are necessary to assure that ample ac
third of the coupons in each consum comodations for in-migrant war
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er's ration sheet will be valid on July
1 to enable householders to get deliv
eries, even months, in advance of
cold weather.
WAR WORKERS MUST
OCCUPY NEW HOUSES
IS NEW REGULATION
HERMISTON ONE
OF 14 NAMED
Barbed Wire Available
Approximately 20,000 tons of barb
ed wire with extra long barbs, made
for military purposes, will be used to
meet a shortage of barbed wire on
farms, according to WPB. The ac
tion is part of the office of civilian
requirements program to make need
ed supplies available to farmers. The
wire shortage was aggravated by the
recent mid-western floods which
wa=hed out many miles of fence.
Used Car Gas Ration
The purchaser of a used car may
qualify for a gasoline ration to oper
ate it, even though he is unable to get
a tire inspection record from the
previous owner, if he can satisfy the
local board that (1) No tire inspec
tion record ever was issued for the
vehicle. or, (2) The buyer had been
unable to get the record from the
previous owner after diligent attempt.
Lamber For Farms
Five hundred million board feet of
softwood lumber have been made
available for farm needs by WPB and
WFA under certain conditions. Pre
ference ratings may be no higher
than AA-2. ratings may not be as
signed for lumber to be used in con
struction or repair of dwellings, or in
construction subject to the provisions
of conservation order L-41, farmers
apply on form GA-231, lumber deal-
ers on form GA-202. This order is
good through September 30, 1943.
STANFIELD SETS
AUCTION SALE OF
REAL ESTATE
ezmiston
OFFICIAL UMATILLA COUNTY PAPER
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. JUNE 24, 1943.
BERTHA LEICHT
PASSES AWAY AT
IRRIGON SUNDAY
INJURED FLYER
NOT HERMISTON
BOY AS THOUGHT
Funeral services for Augusta Ber
tha Leicht of Irrigon were held Wed
nesday afternoon at Prann’s Funeral
Parlors in Hermiston, with burial in
the Echo cemetery. Rev. C. Warner
of the Central Church of Christ was
in charge of the services. Mrs- Leicht
passed away Sunday at her home in
Irrigon where she operated a small
grocery store, service station and cab
ins.
She was born December 30, 1888, in
Ottenhousen, Germany, coming to the
United States in 1914. She was mar
ried the same year to Paul Franz
Leicht in Flagstaff, Arizona. Mr.
Leicht passed away March 21, 1940.
Mr. and Mrs. Leicht settled in Ore
gon in 1927 and the family home has
been in Irrigon for the past 15 years.
Surviving Mrs. Leicht are three
children, Mrs. Nellie Netter, Aurora,
Oregon: Mrs. Ruth Unniker, Tuttle,
Wash., and Frank Leicht Jr., U. S.
Navy, and four grandchildren.
Considerable anxiety was felt in
Hermiston during the past 10 days
following a report by Sam Hayes over
his Breakfast News Broadcast that
Lt. Robert Pearson had been injured
while on flight combat in New Gui
nea. He told the story where Lt.
Pearson was shot in the legs and his
co-pilot was injured in the shoulder.
But by combining their efforts, the
men landed their plane safely with
Pierson using his arms and the co-
pilot his feet.
The first report did not give the
home address of Lt. Pearson and a
later broadcast gave his home as
Houston but some thought that the
broadcast stated Hermiston. How
ever, to make certain, Mrs. K. D.
Pierson, mother of Bob, wrote to Sam
Hayes to find out for certain.
Mr. Hayes sent Mrs. Pierson a
script of the broadcast which very
definitely gave Lt. Pearson’s address
as Houston, Texas, and spelled the
name “Pearson” instead of “Pierson”.
SKOVBOS OBTAIN
PORTLAND HOME
Mr. and Mrs. Jens Skovbo have
purchased a home in Portland and
will move there in the near future.
Mr. Skovbo expects to remain in Her
miston part of the time as he still has
his bees and camp here. They have
been residents of the project for many
years.
Mr. and Mrs. Skovbo will vacate
their present property by July 1. They
have disposed of their home and eight
acres to Mr. and Mrs. Johns of the
Umatilla Ordnance Depot. The Johns
now reside in Tertle Town.
BOND -
RUXING
U. S. Treasury Department
HERMISTON KIDS
WIN HERE SUNDAY
Behind the stellar pitching of Bill
Schoonover and some fancy fly chas
ing by Frank Harkenrider in left
field, the Hermiston Kids took a 11-0
decision from the Boardman Bombers
on the local diamond Sunday after
noon. Schoonover had the soldiers
eating out of his hands for seven in
nings, allowing inly two measly bing-
les. Bob Woodward, the old reliable,
took over the mound chores the first
of the eighth and allowed nary a hit
for the remainder of the game.
On the other hand. Hermiston kept
pecking away at the ball all after-
noon and on timely hits when runners
were in scoring position.
Sunday will find the Kids running
up against the league leading U.O.D.
team on the local diamond. Other
games are the Indians vs. Bombers at
Boardman and Echo vs. Stanfield at
Echo.
SAYLOR RESIGNS
SCHOOL MEETING DIRECTORSHIP
TO BE MONDAY
The annual school meeting of High
School district 9 will be held Monday,
June 28, at the school house between
the hours of 2:00 and 7:00 p. m. The
meeting has been called for the pur
pose of electing one director for five
years and one director for four years,
and the transaction of business usual
at such meeting.
Names appearing on the ballot will
be H. M. Sommerer for the five year
term and J. J. Gimble for the four
year term. Mr. Sommerer is at pres
ent chairman of the board of direc
tors.
A total of 30 votes were east at the
District 14 (grade school) meeting
Monday. Elected were R. A. Brown
son for a one-year term as clerk and
Leander Quiring as director for a
three-year term.
The City of Stanfield is announc
ing an auction sale of real estate for 1
Thursday, July 1, with two sales
scheduled, at 3:00 and 7:00 p. m. A
total of 100 home sites will go to the
highest bidders. Anyone interested in
Father Alban Cullen" of the Her
the lots is invited to check the legal
miston Catholic church this week
description at the office of N. D.
made the following announcement,
Bard, mayor, or Nettie E. Sloan, re
“As from Sunday next, June 27 (in
corder. R. C. Peters of Hermiston
clusive), mass will be celebrated in
will be the auctioneer.
Our Lady of Angels, Hermiston, at
Terms of the sale have been an
8:00 a. m. and 10:00 a. m.”
nounced as follows: “10 per cent down
Members of the congregation are
on day of sale, 10 per cent when con
tract issued. Balance monthly pay asked to take note of the change of
ments to suit purchaser.” Many of hours.
the lots, to be sold in units of one to
16 lots, will include water, lights,
sidewalks and shade trees. The lots
will be sold free from all encumbrance.
Would-be purchasers are invited to
check on the lots prior to the sale
with sealed bids also accepted at the
offices of mayor and city recorder.
CATHOLIC MASS
HOURS CHANGED
Directors of the Farm Bureau Co-
operative of Hermiston recently ac
cepted the resignation of R. G. Say
lor of Echo. Mr. Saylor operates sev
eral farms in the Butter Creek dis
trict and gave press of personal busi
ness as his reason for resigning. No
successor has been named for Mr.
Saylor, who was also secretary of the
organization.
Members of the board are as fol
lows: Minnehaha-Butter Creek dis
trict, R. G. Saylor (resigned); W. A.
Baker of Boardman, president: R. V.
Jones, Irrigon, vice president: J. D.
Christley, Hermiston: A. C. Heyden,
Stanfield: F. S. Green, Stanfield, and
H. J. Ott, Hermiston.
TOWNSEND CLUB
HALL DAMAGED
Pranksters, with a very crude idea
of a practical joke, have “had them
selves a time” in recent weeks in the
Townsend club hall one mile east of
Hermiston. They have not only bro
ken into the place but have broken
windows, torn down pictures and made
fires with them in the middle of the
floor, driven nails into the floor and
otherwise doing damage.
The Townsend club is offering a
$50.00 reward for the apprehension
and conviction of any person connect
ed with the destruction of property.
Art Thompson of the Farm Bureau
Cooperative Service Station staff was
notified this week that he had placed
fifth in the state for automobile poli
cías written the past week for the
State Farm Mutual Insurance compa
ny.
The recent Financial Responsibility
Stabilizing Price of Vegetables
A program has been started that Law for automobile drivers created
will maintain fair and equitable re quite a boom for insurance agents.
turns for the canning industry, at the
same time preventing increases in
consumer prices of green peas, snap
beans, sweet corn, canned tomatoes
and other primary tomato products.
Through the cooperation of the as
It includes (1) No increases in the
ceiling prices of canners; (2) The sistant county agent. Gene Lear, vac
Commodity Credit Corporation will cination of horses for sleeping sick
absorb part of the processing cost, ness will get underway on the project
caused by approved increased wages, this week. J. R. Fuller, veterinarian
to permit processors to obtain net re of Walla Walla, came today (Thurs
turns from 1943 operations in line day) to begin the work.
Anyone interested in having horses
with the average net return during
representative pre-war years', for mi vaccinated, is asked to get in touch
nor vegetables, increase will be re- with Mr. Lear at his office in Her
miston.
flected in higher ceiling prices.
VETERINARY IS
SCHEDULED HERE
KEEP EM ROLLING
AB, 1943 style, is war on wheels.
Men,
weapons and materials vital to victory
must he moved swiftly, safely and without delay.
Rut each day accidents at grade crossings in
America injure or kill 19 motorists and delay 38
trains a total of 22 hours—a drain on manpower
and time that a nation at war simply cannot afford.
Will you, as a patriotic driver, enlist in the
nationwide campaign now under way to stop
these accidents? Here's how you can help:
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Be extra careful — wartime careful—
in all your driving.
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Be especially alert when approaching a
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Be rare the way is clear before you
cross the tracks.
LOOK. LISTEN and LIVE!
Help keep ’em rolling for victory!
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NUMBER 45
RATIONING RULES
ARE EXPLAINED BY
PROGRAM OFFICIALS
STAMP BOOKS
ARE IMPORTANT
In spite of the fact that the ration
ing program has been in force during
the past several months, considerable
difficulty is being experienced by
many in regards to the use of the
various stamps. A great deal of lax
ity has been reported by store keep
ers and officials of the program in
the use of the different stamps and
regulations have been drawn to cor
rect the mistakes.
Ration books are a very important
cog in the management of household
affairs these days. The books should
be carefully handled so that their in
tent can be fully realized.
A summary of the regulations is
being printed this week to aid in the
proper use of the stamps.
BLUE STAMPS — These coupons
for the purchase of processed fruits
and vegetables should be detached in
the presence of the salesperson at the
time the groceries are paid for. In
The
Portland-Pendleton
Motor the case of delivery at the door, these
Transport Co. is now operating its stamps must be detached by the deliv
own delivery truck under its own op ery boy. They should not be removed
erating rights in and about Hermis from the book by the housewife and
ton. This equipment and operating handed to the maid to be tendered up
rights take the place of the equipment on delivery. Neither should the house
and operating rights formerly owned wife remove them in advance and
and operated by the late I. W. Geer. hand them over separate from the
The company has announced that book. They should remain intact in
its transfer and freight service will the book.
be the same as in the past with local
RED STAMPS—These stamps for
hauling and storage facilities. Rob the purchase of meats, fats, oils, etc.,
ert Geer, who has had several years are bound by the same regulation and
experience in the transportation bus should be handled in the same man
iness, will be retained here as agent ner as Blue Stamps.
SUGAR AND COFFEE STAMPS
for this district.
— The same procedure is required in
purchases of these articles. Detach-
led coffee stamps may, however, be
mailed In with orders for coffee from
those concerns which accept such mail
The Farm Bureau Cooperative Ser orders.
SHOE STAMPS —Where a pur-
vice Station is making a new addition
to its shop quarters in order to give chase is made in the shoe store or de
more space for repairs and storage. partment, the proper stamp should be
The addition is 20 by 30 feet with a removed by the salesperson. The ex
ception to this is where shoes or other
cement floor overall.
Rowland Yeend, manager, is plan rationed footwear is ordered by mail,
ning several other changes about the such as from a mail order house, in
which case the stamp may be remov
station,
ed from the book and sent in with the
purchase order. It may be wise to
register the letter.
GASOLINE — The purchaser of
gasoline must not remove his stamps,
but hand his book to the filling sta
Miss Frances Dodds arrived Satur
tion operator, who is required to re
day, June 19. as vacation relief per
move the stamps. Purchaser must
son at the Hermiston U.S.O, while write in ink the license number of his
Jean Wilson and Mary Lou Johnson ear on the back of the coupon. Many
are on their summer vacations. Miss
motorists do this far in advance as a
Dodds fame recently from Ashland safeguard in case book is lost or mis
where she was doing U.S.O. work. laid. Purchasers are required to see
The nine previous months were spent that this is done.
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in Bremerton, Wash., where she was
FUEL OIL—Stamps for oil heating
also serving on the U.S.O. staff.
apparatus are to be given up at the
Miss Dodds comes well qualified, time of delivery. They may not be
having had extensive training and ex withheld and no delivery should be
perience in recreation work for child made until it is determined that suf
ren and adults. Miss Dodds is espec ficient fuel coupons are in hand for
ially interested in the girl scout troops the amount ordered.
here as she was at one time girl scout
director in the east. She is a western
product, however, as she is a local
resident of Tacoma. Washington.
NEW EQUIPMENT
IS ADDED HERE
NEW ADDITION AT
CO-OP STATION
U.S.O. RELIEF
DIRECTOR HERE
HEAVY RAINS DO
SOME DAMAGE
DOUBLE WEDDING
SOLEMNIZED HERE
WEDNESDAY NITE
EVERY DRIVER CAN HELP
LOCAL SALESMAN
RATED FIFTH
etald
The local Baptist church was the
scene of a beautiful candlelight, dou
ble ring, double ceremony before an
altar banked with lilies and pink and
white flowers, at 9:00 o'clock Wed
nesday evening, June 23, when Miss
Alberta Johnson, daughter of Mrs.
Winifred Carter and W. L. Johnson
of Boise, Idaho, and Mr. Vivien Scott
Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs L. Brown
of Portland, and Miss Rosilie Denton,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willis Den
ton of Fullerton, Nebraska, and Lt.
Robert Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Johnson of Princeton, Minnesota, were
united in marriage. The Rev. H. V.
McGee performed the ceremony.
Miss Johnson was given in mar
riage by her father while Miss Den
ton entered on the arm of W. M.
Pearson. Both brides wore identical
dresses of white lace and satin with
short trains. Finger tip veils with
pearl coronets were worn by both
brides who carried cascade bouquets
of white roses and stephnatis.
Miss Virginia Johnson acted as
maid of honor for her sister with Mrs.
W. M. Pearson serving Miss Denton
as matron of honor. Both girls were
dressed identically in yellow chiffon
and carried cascade bouquets of yel-
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The past week has seen some ex
cellent weather with occasional show
ers. One shower of heavy proportions
fell Monday night, causing considera
ble damage to farm crops, especially
to cherries. Considerable hay is still
reported down in the Butter Creek
district. A total of .59 inch of rain-
fall was reported by Charles Taylor
r the week beginning June 16.
The report follows:
Date
Max. Min.
June 16
. 88
50
June 17
. 86
60
June 18
. 76
54
June 19
. 74
48
June 20
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42
June 21
68
53
June 22
74
50
LARGE CATCH OF
FISH IS MADE
One of the largest and finest catch
of fish brought into Hermiston in
recent years was displayed Tuesday
morning by Sam Moore, Sam Nye,
Frank Pierson and Art Thrasher. The
men made a trip into Canada, making
the catch in a lake near the Beaver
Lake Lodge, 15 miles north of Kelow
na, British Columbia.
The fish are known as Kamloops
Trout, particularly known for their
fighting ability. The men brought
back 125 fish, all of nice proportions.
Needless to say, the catch was the en
vy of every fisherman in Hermiston.