U. O. D-
NEWS
The 4 n
What’s happened to the Employees
Association? We usually start some-
thing and then it drops from sight.
This is one organization that should
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be kept going. Haven’t any of you ‘ OLUMa XXXV ll
any ideas, It is about time for anoth-1
er dance or picnic—however, we
should have more members. As soon
as things get organized it is the in- |
tention to hold an election, thus giving
all of you an opportunity to put in of
fice representatives of your own di
visions. Other Depots have had un
usual success with such an associa-
tion. Let’s make ours among the top
of the list.
/aXaLd.
OFFICIAL UMATILLA COUNTY PAPER
HERMISTON,
UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, AUGUST 19. 1943.
NUMBER
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ADTUII DDATUEDC TA
AK I Í1UK UKVIIILK IU ECHO AND U. O. D. UMATILLA BOND
TOPLAY SUNDAY GROUP TO DANCE
BRING LARGE CIRCUS FOR SECOND HALF The Umatilla bond committee, HOHDIT. SETT.,
TO TOWN MONDAY
TRLRTWERErSA FREAK ELECTRICAL
STORM HITS SUNDAY
which recently functioned so whole-
A rejuvenated Echo baseball team heartedly prior to the bond auction
Plans are now being discussed for AND DOES DAMAGE
defeated the Hermiston Indians Sun
I the forthcoming Labor Day celebration !
____
here, is continuing its efforts by
day afternoon on the local diamond. sponsoring a benefit dance at the to be held in Hermiston Monday, Sep-
The win gives Echo the right to play | Umatilla high school Monday night. tember 6. The affair will be under
the U-O.D. team for second half hon- All proceeds over the expenses in- the general sponsorship of Carpenters
ors.
Echo win
Sunday,
Pretty nice to leave on a vacation
,
.. Should ...
.
curred will be placed in a fund to be Local 933, of Hermiston, and other
playoff
would
then
be
necessary
be- used for future bond selling or other local groups, The day’s program will
as a 1st Lieutenant and upon your re
Although many events please pa
A freak electrical storm hit this
be held at the Hermiston park area Sunday afternoon, causing con
turn find you have been promoted to trons, Arthur Brothers are particu tween the same two teams for league war activities.
a Captain. Such was the fate of our larly proud of their exceptionally honors as the U.O.D. squad were win
Rod Esselstyn’s orchestra of Echo with a dance scheduled for the eve- siderable damage to power lines,
former Lt. Sutch who is now passing well-trained herd of elephants. Critics ners of the first half.
will furnish the music with tickets on ning, featuring old-fashioned waltzes. transformers and other electrical
Sunday’s game brought out several sale for $ 1.00 per couple.
The sale of bonds will be stressed equipment. Mrs. Julia Penney and
have raved about superb perform
cigars. Congratulations!
during the festivities. The program son Bill of Stanfield can give first
ances of these pachyderms wherever kinds of baseball with Echo finally
winning 11 to 7. The Indians have
will consist of many types of races, hand information concerning the
they have been exhibited.
Mrs. Lottie Ransdell is leaving
been blowing hot and cold throughout
including sack, potato, horse racing, storm as a bolt of lightning struck
Arthur
Brothers
extravaganza
will
Wednesday (which is tomorrow, isn’t
the latter half, going strong one Sun-
greased pig, greased pole climbing, just a few feet from where they were
pitch
its
tents
on
Monday
morning.
it?) for Baker, Oregon, as a represen
day and then everything going in the
and other contests. Special speakers
standing watching the ‘fireworks.”
tative of the Women’s Auxiliary of August 23. at the city park in readi opposite direction in the next game.
are also being invited for the occasion. Although they escaped with nothing
ness
for
the
first
performance
at
2:00
in
Hermiston
took
one
more
step
the American Legion. This is a state
improved
as the season ad-
Special prizes will be given for the more than quite a scare, some damage
p. m. Doors will open at 1:00 p. m. i Echo has
.
.
convention and having attended one to
permit patrons to visit the side vanced and now fields a strong team. the proper direction towards becom- oldest couple present, for the family was done to their wiring and a radio
of these affairs in the past I rather
Sunday’s game will start at 2:00 ¡ng a city this week. B. Haneline and coming the longest distance, and oth-
shows and the wild animal cages. The
in the house was also damaged.
Kenneth Gibbs, city employees, Wed- ers.
imagine Lottie can look forward to a
o’clock.
evening performances will begin at
The storm approached from the
nesday were busy putting up street
wonderful time.
8:00 o’clock with doors opening one
south and circled Hermiston to the
markers. The project was originally
hour earlier.
east. A strong wind came up from
started by the Hermiston Rotary
Miss Doris Rodenbaugh and Eugene
Arthur Brothers are the first out-
the northeast direction and citizens
club but the signs were made and
Hiatt are about to take the final step. door circus to visit Hermiston in a
were reminded of the storm which
painted by the manual training class
John G. Bensel, prominent chicken
I asked Doris just when the big event number of years. The city park was
struck here about six years ago, blow
es at Hermiston high school.
would occur and she blushingly said selected i norder to provide a central raiser in the North Hill district, is
Funeral services for Mrs. Ideila
ing over large trees, buildings and
East of the tracks, markers have
in the very near future. We think it location. Clever arrangement by cir beginning to wonder if he should re
Starr Wiglesworth were held Friday,
otherwise wreaking havoc. The ex
been placed on the first seven streets
will be either Wednesday or Thurs cus engineers enables them to mount main in the chicken business. Stray
August 13, from Prann’s Funeral pected “blow” failed to materialize,
and on the west side on the first six
day. Gene is in the Navy and is home huge canvas inside the city park dogs have made a mecca of his ranch
Parlors with burial in the Hermiston
however, and continued north.
avenues. The signs will greatly faci
I grounds.
during the past several months and
on furlough.
cemetery. Rev. C. Warner, pastor of
Lightning struck in several places,
litate newcomers in finding their way
Elephants are but one of the vast have killed hundreds of his chickens. about town and will aid in giving di the Central Church of Christ, was in destroying three transformers for the
charge of the services.
Lt. Purse is leaving Wednesday for | array of wonders on display with this Monday night a stray killer again en rections.
Umatilla Electric Cooperative and one
Mrs. Wiglesworth was born Janu for the Pacific Power & Light Co.
Santa Anita where he will go for | circus. Capt. Van de Walls fighting tered his flock and killed 73 more
birds.
ary
15.
1871,
in
Maryville,
Mo.
She
military training, Just what this ¡ black mained lions: Olvera Troupe
The former concern lost two trans
Mr. Bensel states that he has had
passed away at the age of 72 after a formers on the Meadows and one on
means I’m not sure but I understand and Sing Let Sing troupe of Chinese
enough
loss
and
in
this
week
’
s
issue
long
illness.
She
was
married
to
R.
from Capt. Hicklin who is there now ■ wonder workers, and internationally
the Fred Andrews Sr. ranch. The
F. Wiglesworth November 7, 1936.
that it is very “tough”. It seems that famous equilibrist are other thrilling is publishing a notice that he intends
latter company reported their loss at
They have resided here for the past Echo. The P. P. & L. Co. automatic
they go through a regular Buck Pri- attractions of the show world who to kill all stray dogs in the neighbor
A delegation from the Hermiston 10 years.
hood.
vate’s routine “squads right, squads will be in action: plus, of course, all
switch east of town was blown open
Legion auxiliary left Wednesday for
Surviving are Mr. Wiglesworth:
left, about face, etc.” Not much fun | the thrills of the circus,
Baker where they will attend the state two sisters, Mrs. Rosetta Dorsey of by the lightning and the city was
we’ll wager but quite a necessary part_______
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convention of that organization. Mrs. Big Fork, Mont., and Mrs. Fanny blacked out for about five minutes.
of a military man’s life. Hope it isn’t
The R.E.A. power crew was kept
Helen Belt, state historian of the Fallen, living in California: two bro
too bad, Lt. Purse. Maybe these of-
American Legion Auxiliary, will act thers. one residing in California and busy all evening answering calls to
ficers will regain their “girlish fig
various farms where damage was re
Floyd Pierce, son of Mr. and Mrs. in that capacity.
one in Kansas.
gers”.
ported. A bolt struck a pole east of
Mrs. Belt was accompanied by Mrs.
0. C. Pierce, has returned from Alas-
the Henry Lindner place and at the
ka where he has been employed for Hattie Hamm and Mrs. Ethel Clark,
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Lear were honor
Duff Knight farm an electric fence
On Heroirm
the past year on the new highway, who will serve as delegates from the
control transformer was torn from
Killed in action. What connotations guests last Friday evening at a fare- Alcan, now under construction there. local unit.
the building and tossed as far as the
flash in the consciousness when such well get-together sponsored by the He made the trip out from White
Umatilla Project Farm Bureau at the
line would allow.
words precede a soldier’s name?
Horse by plane, arriving first at Van-
Frank Hackler, recently of Prine-
Columbia grange hall. Mr. Lear left couver
A small twister struck near the
No greater gift than his life can a
and later at Seattle, He con-
ville, began work this week as assis
Sunday for Redmond where he as
Fred Hensel place north of town up
tinued on to Portland where he was
man give to his fellow countrymen.
tant
county
agent,
replacing
Gene
sumes the position as county agent. A
rooting several large trees. They fell
joined by his wife and baby.
No higher tribute can a nation offer
Lear who has been promoted to the
pot luck dinner was served with a
on power lines and considerable work
The Floyd Pierce family and Miss
its fighters than what is given when
The new Umatilla Chief of Police county agent post at Redmond. Mr.
varied program of entertainment fol
a man’s name is placed in the list of
Marion Pierce, also of Portland, came is none other than Don Alstott. for Lear left Sunday to assume his new was necessary to put them back in
lowing.
condition. A span of secondary wire
the dead. For heroism needs not a
this week to visit at the O. C. Pierce mer Hermiston boy, who has resided duties.
J. H. Reid was program chairman
was broken by the trees.
medal as a necessary banner of its
home. Mr. Pierce states that the in Umatilla for the past several
Mr. Hackler has been assistant sec-
of
the
evening.
H.
J.
Ott
played
two
For the public in general the storm
being; nor does it require the brief
Alaska country is much to his liking, months. He has recently been em retary to the AAA organization at
plaudits of an admiring audience sit violin solos, followed by a contest- with an abundance of fishing and ployed with the U. P. railroad but ac Prineville and comes well recommend provided quite a show. Some were
Winners were Mrs. F. S. Green and
ting solemnly through a rote speech
hunting available. He says, however, cepted the Chief of Police position ed to Hermiston. He will move his wishing that the storm had been sched
uled for the evening as it would have
by a man who has had a walk in hell. Mrs. Baxter Hutchison and Miss Mar that he had little time for either about two weeks ago.
family into the residence now occupied
ian Ott and Mrs. Georgia Henderson. while
been much more spectacular.
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I While in Hermiston Mr. Alstott was by Mrs. Lear and family as soon as
there as the road
is being
rush-1
The living heroes know who are the
Mrs. Willard Stratton presented a
greater heroes, where lies the real
ed to completion with little time for ¡employed by B. I. Whitney, stock buy- Mr. Lear can find housing facilities
violin solo, accompanied on the piano
glory. Those who give their lives in
pleasure.
er for the Grandview Packing Co.
| at Redmond.
unselfish service to their country by her sister, Miss Marian Ott.
A. H. Cable, president of the Um
write in immortal letters of the noble
atilla Project Farm Bureau, spoke
ideals of that country.
highly of the work Lear has done on
Sunday approximately 25 members
But active service on battle fronts the project during his two years here.
of the Traildusters and their friends
is not prerequisite to heroic effort. He was followed by H. J. Ott, John
gathered at the ranch home of Mr-
Nor must one necessarily be in uni Jendrzejewski, J. W. McMullen, F. S.
hr
and Mrs. Oscar Martin east of Her
form. The merchant marine is an Green, C. M. Jackson and Mrs. Hogue
miston for an afternoon and evening
outstanding example of civilian hero of Stanfield. Mr. Lear has been es
of
real Western hospitality. Trail-
ism. incomparable, destined for noble pecially active in 4-H club work and
dusters rode horseback from the sur
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history, for the merchant marine has three members of this group express
rounding towns and farms, and some
the most dangerous civilian task of ed their appreciation of Mr. Lear’s
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fine horses and outfits were tied to
the war, and its men are heroes, every efforts.
the Martin’s corral fence.
one of them, before ever they ship for
Lear in turn voiced his apprecia
A hearty supper of sandwiches,
the first time in dangerous waters. tion of the cooperation he has received
coffee, doughnuts and watermelon was
There comes to mind a poem, written here. He especially mentioned Miss
ov*r%, 1
served in the front yard to the guests
by a dabbler in verse, who incidental Marian Ott and Mrs. Frank Guiwits,
who earned the right to answer the
ly, is an employee of the U.O.D.:
his office assistants. He also intro
call of “Come and get it!” by helping
duced the new assistant county agent,
Merchantman’s Uniform
with the chores. The get-together
broke up later in the evening, and the
Here’s to the merchant sailorman Frank Hackler of Prineville, who with
Mrs. Hackler were guests for the eve
full moon made the six or seven mile
who’s always sailed the seas,
ride home very enjoyable.
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He stands with God and man alike ning.
It was the unanimous sentiment of
and never enters pleas.
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Traildusters that more occasions of
He makes no talks to ladies’ clubs nor
0,
the same nature were to be
I forthcom-
on the radio,
ing in the near future.
All he asks are laden ships with
orders where to go;
At a beautiful wedding ceremony
He sails them over bloody seas to des
Thursday
nicrning at 11:00 o’clock,
tinies untold
Which might be hot with love of Miss Margaret McMullin, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. McMullin, be
life or deep in ceaseless cold.
— The above article is by Clyde Berry, came the bride of Corp. Elton G.
A. F. Rohrman, owner of the Rohr
Brutscher, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. J.
one of our U.O.D. Guards.
man Motor Co., Wednesday night
Brutscher of Weston. Rev. C. War
treated the Hermiston firemen to a
ner performed the ceremony at the
dinner at the Temple Lunch with Guy
How many former “Big Time” ath Central Church of Christ which was
Cronk in charge of the menu. A to
letes have we among our empoyees? beautifully decorated with gladioli and
tal of 16 firemen and Fire Chief O.
I’ve heard of a few. Guess what! U. S. flags.
C. Pierce answered the dinner bell.
Captain Simola was formerly a
Mrs. Brutscher is a graduate of
Mr. Rohrman was prompted for the
champion wrestler for the University Hermiston high school with the class
above splurge by the manner in which
of Oregon. His nick name was “Bull” of '35, later graduating from Eastern
the firemen prevented further dam
Simola. He doesn’t look very big. and Oregon College of Education. She
age at the Rohrman Motor Co. during
we have never heard him bellow but has taught school for four years. The
the recent fire. The dinner was in
that’s the name and thus it sticks. groom is now stationed with the
appreciation of the excellent work
However, we would advise you to call armed forces at Luke Field. Arizona.
turned in by the boys.
him Captain. Believe he prefers it
The couple was attended by the
to “Bull”.
Buhmann three-year-old twins, Jan
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FIRST BIG SHOW
IN MANY YEARS
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SIGNS PUT UP
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WIGLESWORTH
FUNERAL HELD
LOSER FROM DOGS
LOCAL LADIES
AT CONVENTION
PIERCE IS HOME
LEAR IS HONORED FROM ALASKA
AT GRANGE MEET
FRIDAY EVENING
NEW ASSISTANT
AGENT ARRIVES
DON ALSTOTT IS
UMATILLA CHIEF
ENJOY OUTING
ut.
MARRIAGE VOWS
EXCHANGED HERE
FIREMEN GUESTS
OF MR. ROHRMAN
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It looks as if the new hospital and
other buildings in that vicinity will
be completed before long. A salesman
who was here to see Harry Nelson the
other day was amazed at the changes
that had been made at the Depot since
he was here last. He hasn’t called
here since a year ago this month. It
takes someone like that to make those
of us who come to work every day
realize just how many improvements
ice and Jeanette, neices of the bride.
The latter carried a Cascade bouquet
and wore a dress of white sheer.
Mrt. Pearl Ward Dire
The death of Mrs. Pearl Ward of
Bend has been reported here. Her
passing away was unexpected as she
is reported to have been in fine health
prior to her collapse while out on the
lawn. The Wards formerly resided
here and etili own property in Her-
miston. Funeral services were hold
One of the featured lions used by
Eric Van Der Wall in the presentation
in the massive steel arena with Ar
thur Bros. Big Three Ring Trained
Wild Animal Circus which will arrive
in Hermiston on Monday, August 23.
intent of immediate destruction
and Van Der Wall, smiling, turns
them away with no other weapon than
a common ordinary kitchen ehair and
a small stick or wand- wand it must
be and a magic one because it certain-
ly works magic in the training of
grounds at the city park.
these animals. Arthur’s Military
The Big Thrill of the ci reu« is when Elephants share the wild animal
these snarling fighting denizens of the spotlight and they are surrounded by
jungle leap at the trainer with the a sterling program of artiste such as
the World Famous Olvera Troupe:
Ryan’s Equestrian Revue; Elnore the
Queen of the Flying Trapeze; The
Henry Troupe of Acrobats; The Max
Craig Due; Manuel the King of the
Slack Wire; The Guitterez Troupe of
High Wire Walkers; all appearing in
person to bring you the real thrills
of a fine circus performance.
Two shows are presented daily in
thia mammoth Big Top at 2:15 and
8:00 p. m.
SALE OF DAMAGED
GOODS STARTED
O. D. Randall, head of a salvaging
concern. Is announcing this week that
all goods recently damaged when the
interior of Stone’s store was gutted
by fire will be sold to the general
public as fast as possible in order to
clear the store for remodeling purpos-
es. All goods have been marked down
because of the damage done by the
fire and water.