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What’s New? The 4 atm Liito n etald Alfalfa Ceiling Price» OFFICIAL UMATILLA COUNTY PAPER Alfalfa hay has been brought un- der price control in five more states. VOLUME XXXVI HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, JULY 8, 1943. NUMBER 47 Uniform OPA ceilings now cover this important crop—needed for fodder in the wartime drive for more milk—in Washington, Oregon. California, Ne vada, Utah., Arizona, Idaho and New | Mexico. The base price is $20 a ton, in the stack on the farm. This is for ungraded hay. Prices on graded hay Like the baseball player who ran to The Hermiston Indians went back certified by Federal or State hay in third base instead of first, the Her on the war-path long enough on the spectors range between $17 a ton for miston fire department did a good job Fourth of July ti scalp the Echo No. 3 and $25.50 for extra leafy No. of extinguishing the flames of some team 4 to 2. thus throwing the USO- 1. Transportation charges, a dealer small barns on the W. J. Warner pro sponsored baseball league into a tie mark-up of $1.50 per ton, a retailer perty south of town but found out between themselves and the strong mark-up of $5 a ton and baling costs the next morning that the original Ordnance aggregation. of $4 a ton may be added where they It was a pitcher’s battle all the A major real estate is being an call for help had come from a trailer The Hermiston Ministerial associa apply. way Sunday with Henry of the Ind tion. at a special meeting on July 6, nounced this week whereby Mr- and house fire in Cabin City. A third fire Feed Wheat Program ians holding the upper hand over the voted to conduct a union Daily Vaca Mrs. W. M. Shaar dispose of their in started just a short distance east of I veteran Muri Berry most of the day. tion Bible School during the first two The rate at which the 50 million terests in the Hermiston Barber Shop the other two fires. The barns were completely des The Indians got underway early in weeks in August. bushel allocation of feed wheat is dis- to Mr. and Mrs. Vern Daugherty. The the game by taking a 2-0 lead in the The dean. Rev. C. Warner of the appearing resulted this week in modi deal includes the building in which the troyed, the trailer house seriously first inning and, although Echo i Central Church of Christ, wishes to fication of the Commodity Credit feed barber shop is housed and the adjoin damaged and no report was made of threatened throughout the remainder meet all department leaders and wheat program. Discontinued were ing building now occupied by the the third fire. However, one thing is of the contest, the visitors could not teachers, Sunday, July 11, at 3:00 p. sales of government wheat stored in Beauty Nook. The transaction be- quite certain, all the fires had some | connection. The barn fire was the bunch their hits enough to get ahead. I m. This meeting will be held at the Commodity Credit portable bins, and comes effective immediately. Only one game will be on the menu Methodist church and an invitation is Mr. Shaar has been in continuous third similar case in recent months also a program permitting producers next Sunday—between the Indians extended to all who are interested to to redeem farm stored wheat at the business in Hermiston for the past 28 indicating that a firebug might be ac and the UOD squad at the Hermiston attend. Ministers of the various feed wheat prices. Until the 50 mil years and took an active part in the tive here. park to determine the first half churches are assisting in the planning lion bushels are exhausted, sales will barber business until about a year ago Residents with small outbuildings championship. Other teams will rest for the school. continue of feed wheat shipped into when he became ill. Since then he has are urged to keep on the lookout for Following the genera] meeting Sun a county, and county AAA committees been unable to work steady and de- suspicious characters or indications Rev. and Mrs. Walter A. MacAr or play practice games during the may continue to sell wheat from lots cided to sell the business to seek other which might lead to another fire. thur and infant son, Jon, have recent week in preparation for the opening day, the departmental heads will call in storage earmarked for feed. The work more favorable to his health, ly come to Hermiston from Lake Vil of the second half of the schedule their workers together to receive spe cific instructions and to discuss prob price, until further notice, will be one He has not announced as yet what la, Ill., where Rev. MacArthur was an which will take place on July 18. Rumors have been heard that the lems that may be peculiar to that de- cent a bushel higher than the June this will be. assistant pastor while attending the Mr. Daugherty needs no introduc- price, or $1.06 in Umatilla county. Garrett Biblical Institute. He re- Stanfield team will withdraw from partmetn. Several new features are tion in Hermiston as he has operated places Rev. Malcolm B. Ballinger as competition but nothing official has being planned this year, including a shop here for several years. Until 1944 Food Plans pastor of the Methodist church, The been heard. If this does occur they Bible work, music, stories, handwork latter is now a chaplain with the arm will likely be replaced by an Army and recreation. Total planned acreage for the na several months he was located in the team from the Pendleton Field. This project represents a splendid tion for 1944 will be considerably Hermiston Hotel and since then has The Hermiston U.S.O. club broke ed forces. opportunity for the different church Prior to going to Lake Villa, Rev. greater than this year, Oregon farm been working at the Hermiston Bar all of its previous records of attend es of the community to give the youth leaders reported on their return from ber Shop. ance during this past month of June. MacArthur served as pastor at Sher A. W. Behrman, Hermiston jeweler, of Hermiston a Bible-centered train wood, Ore., for two years and at North a regional conference in Denver on the The total attendance for the month ing, presented by an attractive and 1944 food production program. Big has purchased the Shaar home south was 7700 and of this number 3750 Long Beach, Calif. While at Lake efficient method. Incidentally, the increases over 1943 will probably be of Hermiston, including the the house persons participated in some group Villa, which is on the campus of Barney Oldfield of Hermiston tried school will also serve to aid parents needed for dry edible beans and peas, and 13 acres of land. The Shaars activity planned by the local staff. Northwestern University, he was ac- flaxseed, potatoes, soybeans, will be will remain on the place until they According to statistics given by the tive in Boy Scout work and other ac- to steal the thunder of Barney Old to solve the problem of the care of field of racetrack fame Wednesday their children while they are engaged announced soon, in ample time for can find other living quarters. director. Miss Mary Lou Johnson, tivities. Rev. MacArthur, who claims no re afternoon. However, instead of burn- in occupations that are essential to Oregon farmers to make fall planting there were 30 sessions of four classes, plans. Attending the meeting were 10 baseball games, nine dances, 14 lation to Gen. Douglas MacArthur, ing up the track like the Barney Old- the life of our nation. R. B. Taylor of Adams, chairman of presentations of movies, and two so states that he is glad to be assigned field of by-gone days, the local char- the State USDA War Board and cial parties for soldiers in this com to Hermiston. In the short time he e | acter burned up his truck—or rather has been here he has already assum- j what was on his truck. State AAA Committee: Albert L. Gi The following article was written munity. Harold K. Dean saw the contents of rod of Salem, War Board Fieldman; by Paul Dunham, Washington corres Approximately 900 soldiers, 2100 ed duties with the Hermiston Boy the pickup aflame and warned the N. C. Donaldson of Corvallis, AAA pondent, and appeared in his column war production workers and 750 civil Scouts and made many friends. driver who smelled the fire about the Executive Assistant, and C, W. Smith last week. The Hermiston Herald ians enjoyed these events. One hund — same time. He parked the truck near of the OSC Extension Service. takes no responsibility for its authen red persons received information ser the Hermiston Hotel and with the aid Army Ordnance is learning a lot ticity but reprints the item for its ap vice from the local club and 300 per of the fire department soon had the about women it never knew before. Meat Subsidies parent news value only. The article sons availed themselves of the shower | fire under control. The contents of Women are replacing men called to Umatilla county slaughterers will read as follows: facilities at the U.S.O. ! the truck consisted of garbage. the Armed Forces or shipped over- be able to obtain forms and informa The staff wishes to thank the 81 “The south bank of the Columbia The local office of the War Price seas. They are helping to relieve the tion for applying for the RFC subsi river east of Arlington may be select volunteer workers who participated in manpower shortage. They are work dy in the meat price rollback program ed by the army engineers as the site the activities during the month and and Ration board has received the ing side by side with soldiers and old from the county USDA War Board. if another large mystery plant. Some who spent 600 hours, total, in so do- following information from the Port land office: “On and after July 6, er, draft-exempt men in Field Service Application forms are expected soon, where between 150,000 and 200,000 ing. 1943, supplemental monthly reports establishments of the Ordnance De and slaughterers will be notified when acres will be required for the project of ceiling prices of Cost-of-Living J. M. DeBlasio and Son. Yakima partment. Army Service Forces. they are available. Subsidy payments which, it is thought, like the Yakima Commodities priced under the Gener contractors who recently completed A realistic survey of female em will be tied in closely with the slaugh plant, will be erected for the manu al Price Regulation and Maximum construction of the Hermiston sewer ployment has been made available to ter permit and quota program. facture of powder. The site will be Price Regulations which adopt their system, began work this week on the Colonel A. S. Buyers, commanding fairly close to the big ammunition provisions with respect to such re new extensions to the local water sys Umatilla Ordnance Depot, which em R A C C Loan Program dump located just outside Hermiston. A regular meeting of the Project ports need not be filed with the War tem. The contract amounts to about ploys a large number of women. Suspension of the RACC loan pro- “The Hermiston ammunition igloos $20,000.00 and includes only the lay gram has been ordered, pending out- can store the entire output from both Farm Bureau will be held Friday, Price and Rationing Boards.” Here is what battle-tough Army The above has to do with merchants ing of mains and not the pump instal Ordnance personnel experts discov- come of legislation before Congress. the Yakima plant and the proposed July 9, according to President A. H. No new loans will be made, but loans new one. Huge quantities of water Cable. The group will meet at the who sell cost-of-living commodities lation which will be done by the Sar ered: Women have greater finger already made to county farmers to are necessary for such manufacturing Columbia park hall beginning at 7:30 and their association with their local gent construction crew. dexterity than men; greater patience; A six-inch main will be layed from greater enthusiasm. Women will ac- finance increased food production will and the Columbia river answers that with a pot luck dinner. A program board. However, they must continue to keep invoices and other records the Baptist church up to Ridgeway cept 99 percent responsibility, but be completed. requirement. This particular region is being arranged for the affair. All members are urged to attend showing how prices of new cost-of-liv avenue and up Ridgeway to Third they always like to receive a final has only a few inhabitants and the ing were determined. street which will greatly facilitate the O.K. on their work from a man. Meat For Home Use majority of the land is owned by the the meeting. water service to the schools. Also oth- Women want their jobs glamorized Regulations affecting slaughter of government. Wide open spaces are er extensions are contemplated. home-produced livestock provide that needed for such manufacturing, for them. Women do not mind get -1 and ting their hands and faces dirty, but only resident farm operators may both sides of the Columbia river meet —by Mat the lack of beauty shops in the com slaughter for home use without a such requirement” 7177111 771/4/97/777 munity will cause a serious personnel slaughter permit. SOW " ' ' \ \ problem. Women take instructions Custom Slaughter Permits and directions in a far more personal As a further step to control meat Sgt. Wm. J. O’Brien, member of manner than men. Women are pa supplies, regulations have been issued the armed forces somewhere over- triotic without cynicism. W. E. Logan. Hermiston postmas requiring all custom slaughterers of The 1943 goal is a total of 60 per- seas, is richer by a $25.00 war bond livestock to obtain permits. Applica ter, already is telling his patrons to for answering a letter to Mr. and cent women employees in all Army prepare for the Christmas mailing to tions for permits should be filed with Mrs. M. D. Doty of Hermiston. It Ordnance Field Service establish boys overseas. Although Santa Claus EVERY SOLDIER AND EVERY the County War Meat Committee. came about this way. Mr. Doty, who ments. CIVILIAN CAN HELP BUILD is not slated to appear for several i is employed at the U.O.D., placed his AMERICAN WAR POWER. months yet, those wishing to send par Surplus Vegetables name on a box of ammunition during OUR NATIONAL V 15 h cels overseas should plan to do this A program has been set up to pre the lunch hour one day. Sometime la STRONG ONLY WHEN "/ vent distribution problems from caus during the period suggested by the 1 ter, this box appeared overseas and EVERY ONE OF US ing any seasonal loss of fresh vege postal department in order to insure into the hands of Sgt. O’Brien. | GIVES “ THE LAST A tables. Any evidence of surplus veg good delivery. FULL MEASURE” His letter follows: “I guess you are The auction sale held by the City of Mr. Logan states that parcels to etables will be reported by the county wi OF EFFORT. , M/7 wondering where I got your address. Stanfield July 1 was well attended army personnel overseas should be USDA War Board to the State War At this outpost we received some sup and the lots sold at fair prices. In all will then be taken to mailed from September 15 to October Board. Steps Í plies from the States. On one of the | 121 lots were sold, bringing an aver 15, and naval personnel overseas move the ! surplus to where it can be boxes was your name and address. It age price of $20.60 each. Many of the should be mailed from September 15 used. is hard for me to write to you as I purchasers were employes of the to November 15. don’t know if you are a man or worn- ! Umatilla Ordnance Depot who are Grain Storage an. Being a soldier you know just residents of Stanfield. Oregon growers will not have what I am hoping. Due to lack of time, a limited num repetition of the grain storage prob- “Now I want to thank you for the | ber of improved lots were retained by lems experienced last year. Heavy supplies for wc really do need them the City of Stanfield and will be sold movement of wheat for feed and other A recent school election at Stan- out here. It is people like yourself at private sale at less than the cost purposes has cleared a lot of space so field has been declared void and a that keep us going. He continues on of improvements in order to get them that terminal and warehouse storage new vote will be taken Monday, July about his work and in a later letter back on the tax roll, according to appears adequate for the 1944 crop. 12. Coming up for vote will be one to Mr. Doty tells him to make out the Nathan Bard, mayor of Stanfield. Transportation may prove a bottle- director for a one-year term and one bond to a party in New York. Sever neck, however, which the large amount director for a two-year term. Voters al people from the ordnance are writ of farm storage constructed last year are infirmed that the meeting has ing to him. will help solve. been called for 2:00 o’clock at the Stanfield school. A vote will be held at the meeting | Miss Anne Sommerer, daughter of whether the election will continue for Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sommerer of the one hour or six hours. A traveling examiner of operators Columbia district, was married to The Hermiston sewer is now ready Cannery Establishes Neve High and chauffeurs is scheduled to arrive Del Thompson, Technical Sergeant, for operation and individuals are The Hermiston Cooperative Can in Hermiston Wednesday, July 14. of Pendleton at Great Falls, Mont., urged to make their connections as nery has apparently no limits to its and will be on duty at the Legion hall Thursday. July 1, according to word scon as possible, according to Mayor capacities. A week ago Tuesday this between the hours of 10:00 a. m. and received by local friends. The wed F. C. McKenzie. Several instructions concern set a record of 2,251 cans 4:00 p. m., according to an announce ding took place in a private home at are necessary prior to connection, and processed during a single day. but ment received at The Herald from 8:00 o’clock in the evening. residents are urged to obtain their this week Tuesday even this output Mrs. Thompson, who has been em Secretary of State Robert S. Farrell permits at the office of Charles Tay- was exceeded A total of 2.835 eans ployed at the Behrman Jewelry store lor, city recorder, before starting to were “put up” by private canners, ac- All those wishing permits or licen for the past year, expects to remain cording to Mrs. A. E. Rugg, manager. ses to drive cars are asked to get in : in Montana for the time being but A charge of $1.00 is being made for This work will greatly alleviate the touch with the examiner during these will probably return to Hermiston the these permits. shortage of canned goods this winter. latter part of August. hours. SHAARS DISPOSE OF SHOP AND HOME TO HERMISTON BUYERS FIREMEN PUT OUT FLAMES BUT GO TO WRONG PLACE New Methodist Pastor INDIANS AND UOD TO PLAY SUNDAY FOR HALT HONORS IN BUSINESS HERE FOR MANY YEARS VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL TO OPEN EARLY IN AUGUST MEETING SET TO ORGANIZE WORK REV. MAC ARTHUR NEW MINISTER HERMISTON U.S.O IS BUSY PLACE MONTH OF JUNE BARNEY OLDFIELD TRUCK IGNITES MYSTERY PLANT IS TALKED HERE WOMEN PLAY BIG PART IN WORK AT ORDNANCE DEPOT CEILING PRICES LISTING CHANGED WATER SYSTEM IS BEING EXTENDED PROJECT FARM BUREAU TO MEET OUR DEMOCRACY SOLDIER GIVEN BOND FOR LETTER CHRISTMAS MAIL DATES ARE SET ae gu 2 =5 i 1 1 Ay SCHOOL VOTE IS RE-SCHEDULED STANFIELD SALE HAS FINE RESULT dwey t Was""’ A , LICENSE MAN IS COMING JULY 14 CONNECTIONS TO SEWER URGED ORY. MISS SOMMERER RECENT BRIDE
