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The 4at m Liito n
Christmas greeting from the Com
manding Officer to al) personnel of
the Umatilla Ordnance Depot:
“This third Christmas of the war
has the sun scheduled for its usual VOLUME XXXVIl
short period above the horizon, and the
clouds may make that period seem
even shorter. However, we know that
it has started back on its way north
to brighten and warm our lives. The
war. too, has turned in a more favor
able direction, making this the bright
est and most heartwarming Christ
mas of the three since the 7th of De
cember, 1941.
“It has been, and may well yet be,
a long pull ; let us continue to make it
a strong pull, and a pull all together,
joining in thankfulness for our free
The Umatilla Cooperative Cream
dom to observe another Christmas sea ery has just concluded a very success
son.”
gr! j
ful year, in spite of the various war
evald
OFFICIAL UMATILLA COUNTY PAPER
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, DECEMBER 23, 1943
(O-0P CREAMERY HAS GLEE CLUBS AND
BAND PRESENT
FINE YEAR AS $7000
IN DIVIDENDS PAID
The music department of Hermiston
high school presented a splendid
KEEP
ONmeAack
NUMBER 1»
PVT.BOBEARNIS
SEES ACTION PAUL
IN RAVER
... REPORT
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SHOWS URGENT NEED
WAR BONDS
Among Hermiston soldiers who FOR UMATILLA DAM
rank high in the amount of service
WITH
Christmas program Wednesday night
seen in the present war is Pvt. Bob
in the school auditorium. A large
Harris, son of Mr. and Mrs. George
crowd was present to hear the differ
Harris, who is home on furlough af
ent numbers. G. C. Humphreys di-
CHRISTMAS EDITION
ter 41 months of overseas action. He
rected the entire program.
BRINGS MESSAGE FROM
has been in the service about six years
The band personnel includes: Bob
HERMISTON MERCHANTS
and in that time has seen a consider
The following Associated Press
Alford, Bob Attebury, Marian An
able portion of the globe and many news story was released Thursday—
drews, Lois Brooks, Ilene Blodgett,
The editors of the Hermiston
fighting fronts.
The annual report of the Bonneville
L
rv
• • •
time shortages and the curtailment of Dick Belt, Jack Belt, Lillian Can-
Herald sponged somewhat on a
Much of his most active fighting power administration, released by Sec
number
of
producers.
Manager
Her
field,
Rex
Casper,
George
Coop
fast-dwindling newsprint supply
Mrs. Charlotte Nelson is recuperat
has been in Attu island and other retary of Interior Harold Ickes, urged
and burned a little extra mid-
ing in St. Anthony’s hospital in Pen man Plass announced this week that er, Patricia DeLany, Betty Jean
northern areas. Wounded twice, once early construction of Umatilla dam
night oil this week in order to
dleton after an appendectomy. She is Mrs. Frankie Lane and Mrs. Neva Eldridge, Lois Elwood, Dan Follett,
by a bayonet and another by a snip and other projects to insure an addi
getting along very well, and has the Kensler, office workers, had complet Jo Anne Graves, Bob Greer, Janet
bring to its readers the annual
er’s bullet, Pvt. Harris has experienc tional power supply by 1946.
best wishes of the Depot in her con- ed the task of writing out and mailing Hodge, Marilyn Hudson, Betty Jean
Christmas edition. Many adver
ed all the thrills of warfare. He is
The report, by Administrator Paul
out dividend checks amounting to | Hartsock, Louise Hammer. Viola
valescence.
tisement were brought to the • awaiting several medals, including a J. Raver, said the combined capacity
around $7000.00 for profits over and | Hammer, Rosalie Hammer, Frank
Herald office this year and very • purple heart for wounds received in of Bonneville and Grand Coulee dams
above the market price of butterfat Harkenrider, Lucy Hollomon, Cecil
little soliciting was done, mer
action, a silver star for bravery in is expected to reach 1,316,400 kilo
chants seeking this means of
action, and several bars, including the watts by next spring, and is now
The big Christmas tree at the De- for the first 11 months of 1943. The Hunt, Wilbur Hunt, Jack Jackson, Leo
greeting their friends and cus
Asiatic-Pacific campaign, an Ameri about 1,276,000 kilowatts. The report
pot helps one remember at this sea checks were mailed to 496 producers Keller, Richard Kingsley, Annie Lind
tomers, and wishing them all a
can defense service medal and a for said rough estimates indicate an addi
son that the Spirit of Good Will will selling products to the creamery, say, Betty Lytle, Kay Logan, Virgil
Merry Christmas and a Happy
eign service medal for pre-Pearl Har tional capacity of about 1,700,000
again reign. While there is not peace ranging from a few pounds of cream Logan, Ruth McCulley, L. V. Mc
Graw, Betty Marker, Vance Matott,
New Year.
bor service. Others are a western de kilowatts during the first postwar
in the world, there can be peace in our to large producers.
The three high dividend checks went Bruce Norton, Patsy Peterson, Dora
Readers are urged to read all
fense service bar and a medal for good decade.
hearts and good will among men.
to W. H. Quick and Son, $131-30; Lee Paul, David Pierson, Henry Par-
the messages as each one con
conduct.
Umatilla dam, long advocated by
George Gettmann, $100.68, and Fred dun, Ann Piersol, Irvin Putnam, By-
tains a thought unique in itself.
Pvt. Harris received his original the United States army engineers who
Hernan, $87.20.
ron Ross, Burgess Ross. Ralph Rich-
It was impossible to contact
training at Missoula, Mont., and re built Bonneville, has been approved
The Personnel Branch held its tra
Although the concern did a fine
Reed, Joan Shanks, Roy
all business men and merchants
enlisted when war was declared fol by the rivers and harbor committee of
ditional Christmas party and gift ex business this year because of the high ards, Joy
Sires, Margaret Sommerer, Guy Stew-
and should anyone wish to have a
lowing the attack on Pearl Harbor in the house.
change Friday noon. Isn’t it fun to price of butterfat, actual production
ard, Delores Sturm, Barbara Todd,
Happy New Year advertisement | December, 1941. He will report to
Raver said the Bonneville advisory
see the happiness people get from giv- 12voppeu
dropped off
O-- 7%
• /° or
O- maybe
-CJ even more.
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Peggy Todd, Nancy Jo Wines, Thom
next week they should contact • Vancouver January 2 and expects to board has recommended a program in
ing?
Many farmers have gone out of the as White.
the Herald office.
be stationed there or at some similar volving rapid completion of generat
dairy business for various and sundry
• » •
Glee Club numbers were presented
location for some time. He appears ing units at Grand Coulee, Bonne
reasons and others are selling whole by the following members: Betty
in excellent health although somewhat ville’s tenth and final generator was
West Area is celebrating Christ milk. Farmers are finding it more Ascherl, Bob Alford, Bob Attebury,
shaken by some of his experiences.
placed in service December 14, but the
mas in its own way. Parties are the profitable, in some instances, to sell Lois Brooks, Ilene Blodgett, Faith
board
is pressing for reinstatement,
order of the day.
whole milk than churning cream.
Corey, Vera Cross, Delores Carr, Bet
with adequate priorities of units 7, 8
The association this year again ty Jean Eldridge, Dan Follett, Alta
and 9 at Grand Coulee.
paid off another year of undistributed Mae Guerrant, Mary Gundelfinger,
HH
Charles E. Gill, of the post engin
Mr. Raver’s report stated that the
The Umatilla Ordnance Depot em equity in the plant, proceeds for the Alice Geer, Bob Greer, Nadine Ham-
eers at the Umatilla Ordnance Depot,
facilities of the Bonneville-Coulee
ployees join in wishing the Command- year 1932. Each year, if business mack, Betty Jean Hartsock, Louise bought himself a real Christmas pres
Company E, 22nd Bn., Oregon State system were taxed to capacity during
ing Officer and his Staff and their warrants, the association erases a Hammer, Rosalie Hammer, Marilyn ent this year when he purchased four
Guard,
is sponsoring a dance tonight the year. Reasons included the un
families the best for the holiday sea- year’s equity, last year paying off Hudson, Geneva Hughey, Janet one thousand dollar war bonds this
(Thursday) at the Hermiston park precedented drought conditions and
son.
proceeds of 1931. Members of the Hodge, Martha Jones, Muriel Kings week.
hall, according to Capt. V. E. Daugh added demands by war industry which
concern in 1932 this year were paid ley, Melba Kelly, Rosemary Keller,
Mrs. Lockhart, formerly of the
make it necessary to overload gener
the sum of almost $4000, distributed Harriet Lind, Annie Lindsay. Ruth west area, purchased a $500 war bond erty. The affair will be a benefit ators in excess of 10 per cent much of
The money you can’t spare may according to patronage.
dance
for
the
local
guardsmen
who
McCulley, Fern McFarlin, Barbara this week at the Umatilla Ordnance
save a soldier’s life. Bonds are the
are now planning for activities for the time.
At a meeting of the board of direct Munns, Beverly Norton, Irvin Put Depot.
Raver said industrial progress of
present with a future!
1944.
ors and others interested in the milk nam, LaDesca Pieper. Dorothy Peck,
the
Pacific northwest demonstrated
Capt. Daugherty stated this week
and cream business last Saturday Charlene Rowland, Joan Shanks, Do
during 1943 the importance of a
Item
Is
Corrected
that
an
effort
will
be
made
during
the
Christmas? Ask Mr. Dan Weber, plans were formulated for next year’s lores Sturm, Joy Strecker, Gordon
An item appeared in last week’s next month to increase the member- “strong power market developing
our Foreman of Utilities, what it busines. Present was G. A. Brown, Shown, Maureen Sutton, Marilyn
issue
of the Herald in which it stated ship of the local company. Because program.’’
means to him. For, this week he re sales manager for Interstate Associa Snyder, Peggy Todd, Barbara Todd,
that
Charles
Hodge of the Hermiston many of its members have entered the
ceived a letter dated December 7 from tion of Creameries and representative Shirley Wallace, Nancy Jo Wines, Vi
Auto
Co.
was
contemplating putting armed forces and others have moved
da
Wadsworth,
Donna
Witthöft,
Ma
his son, Bill, Cpl. W. R. Weber of the of the cooperative creameries of Ore-
United States Marines, now stationed gon- He spoke of the trend of some rie Willcutt, Barbara Jean Woodward. in a line of International farm mach- away, the ranks are somewhat deplet-
inery in his new building. In reality ed. However, it is thought that the
at a rest area in the South Pacific. producers going into the whle milk
Mr. Hodge stated that he was con- project is very worth while and needs
Mr. and Mrs. John Jendrzejewski
That letter brought him the glad business.
templating a line of farm machinery backing by the community. Various have received a letter from their
The leal creamery is considering
news that Bill had come through un
and would list the International line plans will be announced shortly after daughter, Mrs. Geo. N. Welter who
scathed the horrible battle of Tarawa the possibility of installing a bottle
as his first choice if given the oppor the first of the year.
now resides in So. San Francisco,
in the Gilbert Islands. Out of 6000 milk and condensed skim machinery.
A traveling examiner of operators
Anyone interested in joining the saying that her husband, 1st Lt. Geo.
Marines who entered the battle, of the Another possibility is the opening of a and chauffeurs is scheduled to arrive tunity. This line, however, is under
1500 Marines remaining alive and un retail dairy store which would be lo in Hermiston Wednesday, December contrast with the Oregon Hardware & company is asked to get in touch with N. Welter, recently had a nice visit
Capt. Daugherty.
with 1st Lt. Walter Jendrzejewski
wounded after those inconceivable cated in the northeast Corner of the 29, and will be on duty at the Legion Implement Co.
“somewhere in Australia." Lt. Wel
76 hours, Bill was one. He wrote, present building. This type of busi hall between the hours of 10 a. m. to
ter says that Lt. Walter Jendrzejew
ness has proved popular in other cities 4 p. m., according to a recent an Dental Office Cloeed For Repaire
" ... It was a bloody mess . . •
ski is looking fine and is back in Aus
and inclosed in the letter Japanese in and is considered to be a profitable nouncement released from the Secre
Dr. W. L. Morgan’s dental office
tralia in a rest camp after spending
vasion money, on which he had written venture for * creamery to undertake. tary of State’s office.
will be closed from noon, Friday, De
six months on the New Guinea fight
the date, 11-22-43. Christmas holds
All those wishing permits or licens cember 24, to Monday morning, Jan
H. C. Biamont, republican of Pen
a special significance, indeed, for Mr. |
■ 4
es to drive cars are asked to get in uary 3, for remodeling purposes. dleton and pioneer resident of Uma ing front.
Weber, and for his three sons.
They are now started with the am
touch with the examiner during these Several changes will be made in room tilla county, Tuesday was named Um
phibious training where Lt. Jendrze
arrangement in Dr. Morgan's office.
hours.
atilla county commissioner, filling the jewski is stationed. He has been in
Members of the cafeteria staff en
vacancy in the county court that has service since July 1, 1941. and haa
joyed several hours of gay yuletide
existed since the death May 23, 1943, been with Gen. MacArthur since
R. D. McDermott, scout executive
entertainment at their Christmas par
of Commossioner Allen Thomson, re March, 1942. He has sent his wife,
of the Blue Mountain Council, with
ty Sunday, December 20. Turkey din
headquarters
at
Walla
Walla,
spent
publican.
who resides at Klamath Falls. several
ner. candlelight, and good fellowship
Mr. Biamont has been a farmer Jap souvenirs, including a woolen
Tuesday in Hermiston and Stanfield
combined to make one of the nicest
most of his life but the last five years blannet, bayonet, water flask and a
confering with scout leaders. He an
parties of the many being given
UR OWN co
nity, like the rest
has been in business in Pendleton. He huge sea shell.
nounced that on the beginning of the
around the depot this season. All
will give up his work and devote his
year, Kenneth Hickenbottom, field
of
the
has
been
shaken
by
the
Lt. Welter is in army transport
concerned reported a fine evening.
entire time to his new duties. “I hope command. Mr. and Mrs. Jendrzejew
scout executive, formerly located in
thunder
of
guns.
This
thunder
echoes
to do the best I can in this office and ski have also received a letter from
La Grande, will have his headquarters
WHY “RETREAT” IS THE TERM” at Pendleton—serving Umatilla, Mor
treat all persons in the county alike,” 1st Lt. Bernard Jendrzejewski saying
in-our
ears
as
we
once
more
celebra
te
(Washington D. C. ALNS)
stated Mr. Biamont.
row and Gilliam counties. This will
he is again in the ground school, but
When Julius Richman of Head make possible a much extended ser
the birth of the Prince of Peace.
this time in the largest transport that
quarters Co., 661 T. D. Bn wondered vice to these counties.
is coming into service. He says he is
this
per
sees
no
irony
in
why the evening formation in the Ar
Hickenbottom at present is attend-
kept
very busy, even the evenings are
my is called “Retreat” he started the scout executives training school
s of war a
e message of
spent in class rooms, including Sun
something. Nobody around his camp at Mendham, New Jersey. Claire Car
day evenings.
knew. He wrote to the American Leg hill of College Place, Wash., is also
Dr. F. B. Belt, city health officer,
ion here, which wrote to the Army attending and will be stationed in Ba
For it is the everlasting hope of Christmas that
has cautioned residents and visitors to
War College, where Katherine Green ker as field executive.
avoid congestion as much as possible
makes
it
such
a
vital
force
in
our
lives.
That
hope
wood, librarian, dug up the tomes and
The council membership has increas
during the next several weeks to aid
advised what the records of Her Maj ed greatly this fall and the member is one of a never ending period of "Peace on Earth?
in preventing a spread of scarlet fev
esty’s forces, British, had to say:
ship now stands at 1200 boy scouts
er, flu and other diseases. Several
While
it
is
true
that
the
columns
of
this
paper
Leo D. Parrott is in the county jail
“It is ordered in Her Majesty’s
new cases of scarlet fever have been in Pendleton following a drunken
and cubs.
Regulations for the Army. p. 253. that
since last Christmas have been dominated by the
reported this week although the mat spree Tuesday night which besides
‘the Retreat is to sound or beat at sun-
ter is still not considered very ser other things cost him all his house
effects
of
the
war
lords
on
our
normal
way
set; after which no trumpet is to
ious.
hold furniture. He was arrested Wed
sound, or drum to beat, in the gar
living-we
know
that
the
pear——— “ "*
The doctor urges that one should nesday by Chief of Police B. J. Nation
living-we
know
that
the
peace-loving
little
rison except at watch setting and Tat
stay away from people with sore following isusance of a warrant for
men of goodwill far outnumber the evil.
too, and in case of fire or other
throat, an early sympton of scarlet his arrest. He was placed under
alarm.’ The word is only the French
W. J. Warner, Hermiston attorney,
These “little” people are the citizens of this
fever. The fever usually breaks out $1000 bond and taken to Pendleton
retraite, signifying the retirement of has returned to St Vincents hospital
about seven days after being exposed. Wednesday night by state police.
community
and
other
communiti
the men from their daily duties or in Portland for more medical atten
The disease is quite serious and many
Parrott is alleged to have taken
perhaps originally to their quarters. tion. Mr. Warner has been failing in it was for these same "little” peopl
times leaves damaging results.
a hand axe Tuesday evening and
This is the only significance of the health for the past year and recently
break up all the furniture in the
word in military parlance, the word underwent a major operation in Port came into this world1943 years at
SARAH CAROLYN WHITE
Parrott cabin, including beds, eedar
RETIRE being always used to express land, following which he returned to
So Christmas belongs to them and not to
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah chest, chair and other valuables. Ho
a backward movement.”
Hermiston. He has not responded too
Carolyn White were held at Lexing is being charged with drunk and dis
Miss Greenwood’s research went readily and it was thought best to re those who plunge the world into darkness.
ton Monday. Mrs. White, who was orderly conduct and willful destruc
farther, into British and French mili turn to Portland for further treat
80
years of age August 9, has been in tion of property.
Let this true spirit of Christmas dominate
tary lore, and finds that in early days ment
ill health for some time.
it was the custom for the rifle and
Mr. Warner narrowly escaped fur your thinking and you can say to all your
Ijoeal Girl Givet Blood
Surviving her are four children:
drum corps to march through the ther complications Sunday. He had
Nellie Peterson. Storekeeper 3c, of
Mrs. Lee Gilbreath, Dayton. Wash.;
friends
as
we
now
say
to
you
eamp streets and for each soldier to planned to go to Portland in a Pen
Claude White, Lexington; Neil White, Hermiston, was among the 70 Coast
“repair to his tent or quarters” and dleton ambulance but the latter mach
Lexington; Gerald White, with armed Guard Spars who gave blood that may
remain there. Later the custom ine was wrecked near Stanfield due
forces, Charleston, So. Carolina. All save the life of a fighting brother
ehanged to a formation while the flag to icy pavement. That evening he
the children were present except the overseas in a mass Christmas present
was lowered. The use of “Retreat” was taken to Umatilla by the local
latter who visited at his mother’s December 14 at Norfolk, Va. After
in this sense was found as far back ambulance and placed on the train.
bedside last September when he came a regular working day, the Spars as-
as 1689 in British documents, and in Word Tuesday was to the effect that
sembled at the District Coast Guard
home on a special furlough.
1779 in the United States which fol he stood the trip nicely but was very
Mrs. Gerald White attended the office in Norfolk to donate their
lowed many British army customs.
tired.
blood.
funeral Monday.
FOR YEAR TALKED
BE AU GMENTED
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ORDNANCE MAN
BUYS WAR BONDS STATE GUARD TO
X MEMBERS
S
NEWS RECEIVED
FROM LOCAL BOYS
LICENSE MAN
COMING DEC. 29
BIAMONT NAMED
COMMISSIONER
SCOUTLEADER IS
Choro is
CAUTION URGED
NEXT FEW WEEKS
PARROTT HELD
MEDICAL CARE
And
hrist
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