THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1943.
HERMISTON HERALD HERMISTON. OREGON.
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it is taken over by Ordnance troops to |
service and maintain.
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“With the Ground Forces, the Ord-
By Mrt Grace Shoun
nance job is a matter of coordinating |
when and where the ammunition, in _ Mrs. Lvle Seamen of Sandy and son
.
....
. . . : Tommy left for home after several
proper size and quantities, is to be weeks visiting with her mither, Mrs.
picked up. but with the Air Force, ' Emma Steward.
much more is required. Bombs, from | The Fred Miller family of Hermis
SO WE MUST TAKE CARE OF OUR
the small incendiary to the hugh block ton were Irrigon visitors Monday.
NON - ASSESSABLE
NATION - WIDE
The Beck sisters of Hermiston spent
buster, are delivered by Ordnance
REASONABLE
RATES
several
days
with
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Geo.
PRESENT EQUIPMENT.
troops to the planes, where the Air Brown, returning home with their
$20,000.00
Liability
80 % Collision
Force crews lift and attach them to parents Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen O’Brien left for
the shackles in the bomb bays of the
HOSPITAL AND DOCTOR BILLS PAID FOR
ships. Ordnance troops have deliver the Milton-Freewater camp meeting
YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS.
CHECK that air cleaner regularly.
returning Thursday.
ed the bombs, with their fins attached Tuesday,
The camp meeting at Miltin-Free
Let
the
State
Farm Mutual protect your rights and
KEEP oil and grease compartments full of good for accuracy, and with nose and tail water finished Friday and all of the
pay
your
doctor
and repair bills. We also handle
fuzes inserted and made reasonably members from here returned the same
clean lubricant.
safe for the air crew by the inclusion day except the E. R. Snyders who got
Fire
and
Life
Insurance.
Ask about our new Triplit
home Saturday.
of an arming wire.
Life
Policy
The Pentecostal people are having
• BE CAREFUL where you drive.
“A few words on the fuzes may be a baptismal at the river Sunday.
Eula Amis arrived by bus from
• CHECK air pressure in tires regularly and keep of interest.” said Col. A. S. Buyers. Redmond
Co-op
to stay with her sister Mrs.
“The contact type of nose fuze, which
Gollyhorn and attend the Ir-
properly inflated.
ART
detonates on immediate contact, is Crystal
SERVICE
rigon school.
the most popular. The firing pin, or
Mrs.
S.
• KEEP rubber tires protected from weather when trigger, is kept in a safe position by rigon. Baker is also visiting in Ir-
THOMPSON
STATION
not in use.
several cams which are in turn held | Horace Mulkey and Archie Hill of
Heppner visited the Dave Steagall
by a screw propeller. The arming family
Phone 2011
Hermiston
Sunday.
• PAINT your machines to protect from rust.
wire prevents the revolving or un
Mrs. Don Kenny and two children
screwing of the propeller until the arrived home Saturday night after
ship is on the target. Upon dropping an extended visit in Portland.
Hazel Steagall is working at Bedwells families were Pendleton vis and children returned Monday from
the bomb the arming wire is pulled the Mrs.
Elrancho Cafe.
itors Monday.
a four day vacation at Hidaway
out. The bomb starts on its path of
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Häberlein visit
and Mrs. Robert Long are leav Springs.
destruction with fuze propeller whirl ed Grandma Peterson in the Hermis ing Mr.
for Jordan Valley, Ore. He is a
Gilbert Smith sold his cream sta
hospital Sunday afternoon.
Pendleton, Oregon
U. S. trapper.
Phone 518 ing. A few turns and the propeller ton Echo
tion and cold storage plant this week
Aldrich
is
very
much
drops off, the cams fall out and the
Mrs. Jas. Shoun and baby daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Ray F. Taylor, resi
moved down from Walla Walla Sun dents of The Dalles for 35 years. Mr.
firing pin is exposed. We all know proved.
Miss Ilene Aldrich is a guest of day. The J. A. Shouns moved her Taylor was in the meat business there.
the rest of the story.
Miss Luella Minnick. She is from here.
Mr. Smith will devote his interests to
“To insure that the bomb is not a Portland.
the Umatilla Ordnance
Mrs. Joy Smith and small son is his turkeys.
MBS STORED AT commanding
Depot said:
‘dud’ there is the additional precau-
The H. H. Whipples have word from visiting her husband's parents, the
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Townsend an
their son Doug who has been in New Sam Smiths.
nounce the birth of a baby girl born
O.D. ACTIVE ON
“Little is heard of the Aviation- tion of a tail fuze. which functions Guinea since December. He is happy
Dale Moore had the misfortune to August 16 at their home. This is
Ordnance section of every Air Force upon impact, The result has been to be back in Australia.
step on a bottle while in the river their second girl. Mrs. Green is as
-L WAR FRONTS group.
comparatively
few
duds.
The J. A. Shouns have a letter from swimming, almost severing his large sisting with the work.
However, the Air Force—like
"The machine guns and aircraft their son. T. Corp. Andrew M- Shoun. toe. He walked home from the river
Betty Jean Gardner of Portland is
the artillery, infantry and every other
cannon and their ammunition are also He is stationed somewhere in Eng and it had bled quite freely until it visiting her aunt Alice Maskyline.
“On the target” and “Bombs away” line branch—depends on the Ordnance supplied and serviced by Ordnance land. He says the climate and crops was dressed Tuesday.
Loren Hughes and Ray McRoberts
were in town Sunday resting from
re expressions that have become well Department for its weapons and am Field Service troops. The Ordnance are similar to that of Western Wash
ington.
the wheat harvest.
own to almost every man, woman munition.
Field Service Depot, which starts this
Mrs. C. F. Sparks returned Tues
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Isackson and
child. But the deadly bombs that
“At the ammunition igloos of this ammunition on its way to designated day from the coast. She brought her
Marie Evans and Bobby Rhea were
By Margaret Thorpe
e blasting Axis targets get their and other Ordnance Field Service de targets, is an essential link in the sister. Cecil Stevens, back to spend
visitors in Stanfield Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Ransier and Mrs.
art at depots of the Ordnance De- pots in the United States, the bombs teamwork that makes the victories of a month with her. Her son Alton Ali
Fred Thorne is a patient in St. An-
món
expects
to
be
called
to
the
army
Frank
Marlow
spent
Wednesday
in
thonv’s hospital. Mrs. F. B. Stuart
irtment. Army Service Forces, which and their accessories are stored, pack our Air Force possible.”
soon.
| Heppner on business.
is a house guest of Mrs. Thorne while
pply the loaded bombs, the fins, ed and shipped to the Air Forces by
Charles Markham is to report to
A Grange party was held Wednes- he is recovering.
ose and tail fuzes.
the depot’s civilian workers. When
Army Signal Corps equipment in Heppner Thursday to join the armed ! day night in the hall. The evening
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Dewing cele
was spent playing cards and dancing. brated their daughter Beryl’s birth
Discussing Ordnance service to the the ammunition reaches the air fields spection personnel is 40 per cent wom forces.
The
Ernest
Bedwell
and
Emery
Doris
Lilly
and
Hazel
Miller
spent
ir Forces, Colonel A. S. Buyers, in the various theatres of operation. en.
day by taking a trip August 16th to
Wednesday in Pendleton shopping.
the Pasco naval base.
Mr .and Mrs. Cecil Hamilton and
T. Sgt. Charles Hedrick. Neva
family spent Friday in The Dalles on Hedrick. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond At-
business.
tebury, and Betty Winn were dinner
A double shower was held at the guests Sunday evening at the George
home of Mrs. Willard Baker Friday Attebury home. Miss Betty Winn and
afternoon honoring Mrs. Mabel Bisch Blanche Atteburv were hosts. Mrs.
ke and Mrs. Angela Koivisto. A large George Attebury’s condition is im
crowd attended and many lovely gifts proving. George returned Monday
were received by both guests.
from a trip to Wallowa.
Mrs. Mabel Allen and Gene re
P F. Evans left Monday for Port
turned home from Weatherby Satur land to see the dog races and thence
day night where they had spent the to Salem to visit his grandson Eddie
week.
Attebury and family before their
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Harter and moving to Klamath Falls where Eddie
family returned home from Beaverton is coach and principal.
Sunday where they spent the summer.
Mrs. Kenneth Nolt came with them
HERMISTON METHODIST
for an indefinite stay with them. Her
CHURCH
husband is in the Navy stationed at
Walter A. Mac Arthur, Minieter
Camp Farragut, Idaho.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harwood
Chaplain James C. Reichard of the
spent the week end in Tacoma. Mrs.
Jenkins returned with them for a Pendleton Air Base will deliver the
visit with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Cruzen of Wal- morning sermon at the Methodist
la Walla spent Saturday at the Geo. church Sunday.
Methodist Youth Fellowship will
Daniels home.
and meet Sunday night at 7:00. All high
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Moore
children and Mrs. Hazel Moore and school and intermediate youth asked
son left Tuesday for Hartville, Mis- to attend. The Young Adults will
souri, where they will visit relatives
meet at 8:00.
before going to Kansas to work.
Mr. and Mrs. George Daniel went
Choir practice Thursday night at
to Walla Walla Tuesday on business. 7:15.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Bischke have
moved to the back Berger apartment.
NOTICE TO DOG OWNERS
Mrs. Bob McLouth and children of
Athena came Friday to spend a few
days visiting at the Gus McLouth
Dogs have raided mv chickens sev
home.
,
en times this year. Shooting them af
Russell DeMouro of Camp Farra- ter they have entered the flock has
gut. Idaho, spent the week end at not proved effective in preventing
home.
losses. The law gives me no protec
tion from such losses nor any ade-
quate means of collecting damage.
In the future I am shooting all
stray dogs wherever found. If you
By Mrt. Rose Hedrick
want your dog shot, bring him around.
A family reunion was enjoyed at I’ll gladly do the job.
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Magnus
JOHN G. BENSEL.
Hughes last Sunday with a large (Aug. 19)
number attending. Mrs. Sheets, a
friend from Portland, also was among
the guests. and some relatives from
Seattle.
Guests at the H. L. Hedrick home
Saturday and Sunday were Mr. and
. :
—
Mrs. Nathan Medley from Tacoma
and two granddaughters Gerry Cole
and Gloria Carter. Mrs. Medley had
worked steadily at the Boeing factory
for two and a half years without one
hour of lost time, an enviable record
and was sorry they could not operate
for possibly three weeks more.
Sergeant Bobby Martin is on a fif
teen day furlough from a training
camp in North Caroline. This is his
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second furlough in 17 months enlist-
ment.
T. Sergeant Charles E. Hedrick is
home on a fifteen day furlough from
Corvallis airdrome.
Jimmy Curl of Pendleton is visit
ing this week at the home of Frankie
Lane.
Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Hewitt and
children from Milton were here last
week end looking for a house to rent.
The new principal to serve Stan
field high school is Glenn T. Norton
Buses are crowded Hotel reservations are
of La Grande and the other teachers
are not yet chosen. However Mrs.
hard co get in some places. We regret this
Harmon and Mrs. Emil Zivney will
condition, and we are doing uur best to
again teach in the upper six grades.
handle essential travelers. If your trip is
In the primary department, Mrs.
essential, call your bus agent, well in ad
Bessie Chapin wil teach first grade,
vance, advising when and where you are
Mrs. Leora Heyden second grade. Mrs.
going He will tell you which ere the
Fern Kruse third grade. Miss Barba
best deys to travel and least crowded
ra Woods of Idaho Falls fourth grade,
schedules. Travel light and be on time.
Mrs. Olive Hendry of Kenmore. Wn.,
fifth grade, and J. W. Hewitt sixth
grade and principal.
Fred D. Miller is janitor of the high HERMISTON DRUG CO
school and Martha Mollsted of the
Phone 2271
grade school. L. Jouannault has been
painting and varnishing in the school
building, preparatory for the opening
September 7th.
Mrs. Fred Loughary returned Mon
HAT|PFa STONE’S FOOD STORES ire not connected with this sale ia any way
union PACIFIC
day from a visit with her son Roy
who left the camp at Farragut. Idaho,
NV eleii and are in no way responsible for any fire sale merchandise
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for radio training school in Chicago,
and her son Tommy of Portland will
leave for the army August 17.
IRRIGON NEWS ITEMS
New Machines
Are Hard to Obtain
State Farm Mutual
Automobile Insurance
Braden-Bell Tractor & Equipment Co
BOARDMAN NEWS
FIRE SALE
NOW IN PROGRESS!
The Fire Stock of Groceries
formerly owned by Stone’s Food Stores
Is Now on Sale
Some of this stock suffered a smoke and water damage
STANFIELD NEWS
However a big percentage is still in good usable condition
MUST BE CLOSED OUT
Entire Stock Immediately
JAR LIDS, Mason
doz
ORANGES . .
doz 20c
SHORTENING, Fluff lb.
TOILET TISSUE 2 rolls
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