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Have you purchased that 4th War Loan bond? U- O. D- NEWS The 4etmLáto n Fourth War Loan Bond Drive Launched The Fourth War Loan Bond drive has been launched by the Umatilla VOLUME XXXVII Ordnance depot and all bonds bought for cash will be credited toward the total purchase of the depot. In addi tion, this is an excellent opportunity for divisions to get in and push for 100 per cent participation in the pay- roll deduction plan. “If you can’t shoulder a gun, you can shoulder the price of one.” So, let’s get behind this bond drive and really put it “over the top.” BULLDOGS I > etald OFFICIAL UMATILLA COUNTY PAPER HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, JANUARY 20. 1944. HERMISTON COURT TEAM WINS PAIR OF CONTESTS THIS WEEK WIN OVERTIME TILT TURKEY PICKING AT LOCALPLANT IS COMPLETED This week will see the windup of all activities at the local plant of the Eastern Oregon Turkey Growers. Picking was completed early this week with packing operations in its final stages. The plant will be closed until the opening of the breeder pool in the spring. Some indication as to the amount of work done at the Hermiston plant can be found in the following figures released by Mrs. Julia Penney, book- keeper. During November, 1943, a total of 4,588 birds were processed for a total poundage of 83,491. In Decem ber the figures were 13,576 birds and 239,942 pounds. During the first of January 10,473 birds have been killed for a total of 201,382 pounds. Grand totals for the three months operations are 28,637 birds and 524,- 815 pounds. Lt. Lynch, QM Officer, returned from Seattle Sunday night where he spent ten days at the Seattle ASF De Coach Frank Davison’s basketball pot. charges proved they could play ball under fire Wednesday night when the A handkerchief shower and lunch boys won a hard-fought 36 to 34 con eon was held Saturday by the West test at Athena in the second overtime Area office employees for Miss Fran period. The two teams were tied up ces Culver, who will leave for Cadet at 32-all at the end of the regular Nurses training at St. Mary’s Hospi playing time. In the first overtime tal in Walla Walla, Wn-, soon. Fran session each squad sank a field goal, ces, accompanied by her mother, Mrs. making the score 34-all. The second Frances Culver, visited the hospital period found Bob Alford sinking a last Thursday. crucial two-pointer for the win. Belt, elongated Hermiston center, Miss Sue Breding, who recently led the attack with 11 pointers, ably transferred from the Procurement Di assisted in the scoring department by vision, is now a member of the West Connor, Alford and Wilcox. Area staff. Tuesday evening the Bulldogs won The office force of the West Area over Boardman high on the local floor has now added table tennis to its list 37 to 16 after a first half scare. The of recreational activities for the noon Yellowjackets played the Bulldogs on Miss Wanda Joyce Townsend, hour. Miss LaVelle Markham seems even footing, leading 10-9 when the to be the star player at the present half time whistle sounded. Coach daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley but has quite a bit of stiff competi Davison apparently injected some Townsend of the Columbia district, tion. (Anyone want to challenge our score medicine during the intermission became the bride of Donald DeMoss, period as the Bulldogs literally “went son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. DeMoss on team?) to town” in the last two frames. Belt January 1st. Owing to Mrs. Townsend’s having Lo and behold! We have found ta and Alford were high for the locals been called to the bedside of her moth lent among the West Area employees. with 10 points each. er, who is critically ill in Elgin, the Box scores follow: Some of the more enterprising girls of the office: Gayle Westmark, Nor BOARDMAN FG FT PF TP marriage announcement has been de ma Getchell, and LaVelle Markham 1 1 5 layed. Harter, f ................. 2 Mr. and Mrs. DeMoss will take 2 2 entered the UOD Amateur contest 0 Jones, f ................... 1 over the operation of the DeMoss Saturday night at the U.S.O. Behind 2 7 1 Baker, c ................... 3 the blonde and black wigs and whisk 0 1 0 Turkey farm located about five miles Ball, g ..................... 0 0 2 2 northeast of Hermiston. ers, ragged overalls, and dresses, big Lily, g ..................... 1 shoes and whatnot, the girls were 8 16 2 Totals ...............7 hardly recognizable, but. their master- HERMISTON FG FT PF TP piece (yes’) of hill-billy entertain 0 0 Rodgers, f .... ....... 0 0 ment won them third prize besides the 0 3 Connor, f ................. 1 1 fun they had in presenting it. Nice 0 10 Belt, c ..................... 5 0 Funeral services for Earl W. Long going, girls! Null, g ...................0 0 2 0 1 2 was conducted in the Prann Funeral Schoonover, g ........ 1 0 My, one certainly doesn’t know 0 3 parlors Tuesday. January 18, with Harkenrider, f ........ 1 1 what odd substitutes the more desper 0 4 Rev. H. V. McGee officiating. Williams, f ............ 2 0 Mr. Long was born in Emporia, ate people use these days to overcome 4 1 Johnson, g .............. 1 2 Kansas, on March 23, 1902. He was the shortage. Take the gum shortage 2 10 Alford, f ................ 5 0 for instance. Last week Lt. Snyder 1 1 employed in Hanford as a railroad Pierson, g .............. 0 1 was shocked to find a plug of "Mas Totals .............16 5 7 37 engineer, where he met an untimely death last Thursday in the pursuit of terpiece” chewing tobacco on Gayle his occupation when two locomotives Westmark's desk. This had previous FG FT PF TP collided at Hanford, Wash. ly been in Norma Getchell’s posses ATHENA 8 4 Hodgson, f .............. 3 2 He leaves to mourn his passing his sion. It has been questioned now as Zerba, f ................... 4 0 2 8 mother, Fanny Long of Colorado to whether or not the women will also 9 Springs, his wife Isabele and three Sheard, c ................ 2 5 0 take the men’s place in chewing tobac 6 children, Lorraine, 12: Shirley Ann, 1 Thompson, g .......... 3 0 co, the same as they have replaced 1 1 8; and Dora May, 11 months: togeth Gray, g ........... - ..... 0 1 them in many other things. ( Lt. Sny 2 er with three brothers. John, Arthur Wood, g ................... 1 0 0 der did not know the tobacco was to Spurgeon, g ..)■■....... 0 0 2 0 and Glen, and five sisters, Mrs. Lau be used in the hill-billy skit in the Totals ............ 13 8 10 34 ra Nash, Mrs. Hazel Cottenhem, Mrs. amateur contest Saturday night.) HERMISTON FG FT PF TP Muriel Nelson. Mrs. Pearl Tait, and 1 7 Mrs. Edith White. Connor, f .................3 1 Anyone wishing to make a bond 6 1 Alford, f ................ 2 2 purchase for cash see his formean or 3 11 NEW Belt, c ..................... 4 3 his officer or his supervisor, or go to AT 0 3 Wilcox, g ................ 0 0 the Employee Relations section of the 2 6 LOCAL CANNERY Schoonover, g ........ 3 0 Personnel Branch. Any denomina 4 3 Null, g ..................... 2 0 tion of bond will be purchased and re 2 1 Williams, f ............ 1 0 turned to the employee order it. Let Mr. and Mrs. Claude (Dick) Van- Totals ............ 15 6 14 36 Arsdale have taken over the manage us put U.O.D. over the top in the Fourth War Loan Bond drive. ment of the Hermiston Cooperative Laundry and Cannery, effective the Employeet Receive Award» first of this week. The concern has For Suggestione been operated for the past year and Awards were made to employees of a half by Mrs. A. E. Rugg during the depot for suggestions of merit in which time the business has increased At the annual meeting of the Her the form of checks. Those employees by leaps and bounds. receiving such recognition were A. J. miston Cooperative Laundry and Hazel Clevenger will be employed at Cannery held Saturday at the U.S.O. Hess, Smiley Bean, Nancy Putnam, the plant, working with the cooker. building the following directors were Russell McCoy, Frederick W. Schoon over, Anna Schwartzenberger, Jack elected: Mrs. B. E. Getchell, Mrs. O. RED CROSS TO Kilby, Alexander Gibb, and J. C- H. Buell. Mrs. H. J. Ott, Mrs. Claude Wise. Service, Medical, Quartermas Upham, Mrs. A. E. Bensel and Mrs. ter and Magazine Areas were repre F. M. Guiwits. Reports of the year’s business showed a large increase in sented in these awards. The annual election of officers of volume over former years. An all time high record of 162,000 the Umatilla County Chapter of the Amateur Show Play» To Full cans were processed during the year. American Red Cross will be held Mon Haute At U.S. O. In 1942 a total of almost 70,000 cans day evening, January 24, in. the Red The Umatilla Ordnance Depot Em were processed, making the 1943 vol Cross Production Rooms in Pendleton. ployees Association Amateur Show ume almost 2 % times greater than the Anyone interested in the work of the played to a packed house at the U.S.O. Red Cross is cordially invited to at year previous. last Saturday night. Everyone en Various repairs and improvements tend. joyed himself to the fullest extent in were made during the year, including Mrs. F. B. Belt and A. H. Norton witnessing the talent displayed by the the building of new ventilators, ce are Hermiston representatives. participants. ment cooling vats, cement blanching First prize of $15.00 went to the vats, cement floor in the store room, KNOW YOUR CITY Musical Duo, presented by Joe McCoy office remodeled and other minor and Charles Griffin. Second prize work. Mrs. A. E. Rugg has been went to the satirical sketch, “I Want manager the past year. ORDINANCE NO. 107 a Divorce”, presented by D. R. Web Rule 7—If at any time a meter box er. Mrs. O. A. Peterson, and Harry should get out of repair, it shall be Nelson and amounted tc $10.00. Third the duty of the superintendent to no prize of $5.00 went to the Entertain tify the owner or his agent, whose du ment “Ozark Style”. Judges for the ty it shall be to make such necessary occasion were Col. A. S. Buyers, Capt. The war department this week no repairs. H. C. McGuire, Lt. H. E. Avery, Andy Rule 8—If such repairs are not Swingley, L. C. Smith. A. G. Jackson, tified Mrs. Rosa Webb of Route One, and W. B. Carlson. A repeat perfor Hermiston, that her son, Pfe. James made within ten days from the date of such notice, it shall be the duty of mance will be presented at the Ord R. Webb, is missing in action No particulars have been received the superintendent or other employee nance Recreation hall on Saturday as to the area in which he was fight of the city under his charge to shut evening, January 29. ing. A letter telling more details will the water off until such repairs are made. follow the telegram. (Continued on Page Six) MARRIAGE IS REVEALED HERE ••• MANAGER NAME OFFICERS ORDINANCES ONE MORE W TO NAME CITY Quite a number of names have been received at the Herald office for the group of 83 new houses located west of Hermiston—but in the city limits. Entries will be received until Wed nesday. January 26, at which time the new name will be chosen. The Herald is offering a prize of $10.00 for the name chosen. REV. BALLINGER RATED CAPTAIN Rev. M. B. Ballinger, pastor of the Hermiston Methodist church prior to enlisting in the U. S. army as a Chaplain, was promoted to the rank of Captain January 5. Capt. Ballin- ger is still stationed at Camp Shelby, Miss., but expects overseas assign ment soon. He seems to be enjoying his work but misses his Hermiston friends. He writes: “I read the Herald from be ginning to end—even the Want Ads —and thus keep posted as to what is going on in Hermiston.” GILMAN M. PIERSON Gilman M. Pierson was born at II- leaplos, Ill., October 9, 1866, and passed away at his home in Hermis ton January 19, 1944. Funeral services will be held Fri day afternoon at 2:00 o’clock in the Hermiston Methodist church with Rev. W. A. MacArthur officiating. Mr. Pierson was the son of David and Clestia Pierson. At the age of 20 they moved to Grafton, Nebraska, where on October 12, 1887, he was united in marriage to Edith Oakley. To this union five children were born, one dying in infancy. In 1910 he moved his family to Ap pleton, Wash., where he farmed un til 1928 when he came to Hermiston where He has since resided except for five years spnt at Hillsboro, Ore. In Hillsboro in 1937 they celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. Mr. Pierson united with the Metho dist church at an early age and was active in the work of the church as long as his health permitted. He leaves to mourn his passing his widow, Edith Pierson, and four sons: Winfred M. of LaGrande, Sylvan O. of Longview, Wn., Kenneth D. of Hermiston and Rev. Waldo W. of Seattle, Wash. Eighteen grandchild ren and three greatgrandchildren also survive. __ e . D. M c M illan Funeral services for E. D. McMil lan of Lexington were held Wednes day with Rev. C. Warner of Hermis ton in charge. Mr. McMillan is an old pioneer of that district and well known by many residents of this area. He located in Lexington in 1886. He passed away Sunday. Burial was in Lexington. NUMBER 23 FOURTH WAR LOAN DRIVE IS LAUNCHED THIS WEEK HAMMS RECEIVE LONG-AWAITED NEWS FROM SON Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hamm were greatly relieved this week to receive word from their son, Pfc. David Hamm, who is with the Marine Raid ers, Commando group. His attach ment was among the first to land on Bouganville, about November 1. He writes that he now knows what the jack rabbits around here felt like when “David” was on the loose with his trusty .22. Since Christmas the boys have been receiving one hot meal a day. They have been experiencing earthquakes quite regularly at Bouganville, the largest in the Solomon Island group, has several active volcanoes. He states that Garth Clark, Guy Clark, and Bud McCourt, all of Stanfield, are near him on Bouganville and that all are in fine shape. He asked his par ents not to worry. A radio broadcast heard since the arrival of the letter indicated that the marines who origi nally landed on Bouganville have been taken to a rest camp. PVT. JOHN H. NYE NOW OVERSEAS One of the quiekest overseas as signment among Hermiston youths was received recently by Pvt. John Henry Nye, one of Hermiston’s young est business men. He enlisted with the Marine Corps November 14, 1943, and was sent to San Diego November 18. His overseas orders came less than a month later, January 12. Mr. Nye’s family resides in Hermis ton, the Nyes having purchased the former Roy Hale residence shortly before he entered the armed forces. Mr. Nye is in partnership with Sam Moore with the local bread route and associated with his father in the op eration of Hale’s Confectionery and Sporting Goods. Mr. Nye’s address is Pvt. John Hen ry Nye, Co. H, 2nd B.N. 23rd, 4th Div., San Francisco, Calif. WEDDIN G RITES ARE REVEALED LADIES SOLICIT HOUSE TO HOUSE With hard-working committeemen soliciting every business house in Her miston, the Fourth War Bond Drive got off to a flying start Tuesday morning of this week. By press time a total of $23,806.75 in bonds had been sold, according to the general chairman, A. F. Rohrman. With their cry “Buy Extra War Bonds” the solicitors found the business houses nearing a 100 per cent participation in getting the sticker “We Bought Ex tra War Bonds” placed in the win dows. Committeemen doing the soliciting of business houses included Sam Moore, R. C. McReynolds, George Harkenrider, H. H. Gailey, Lee Quir ing and L. A. Moore. Other members of the bond committee are F. B. Sway ze and L. C. Smith. Mrs. Helen Belt will be in charge of the residential districts in Hermiston. Mr. Rohrman stated Thursday, “According to the U. S. treasury de partment the “Buy Extra War Bonds” drive is necessary to bring the war to a hasty and victorious conclusion and also to help ward off inflation.” Activities during the next few days will be centered on the residential areas in Hermiston. Mrs. Belt, who will be in charge of this phase of the drive, had the following to say Thurs day: “Some time during the next two weeks, you will be greeted.by two very loyal American women of your com munity. They are not conducting an FBI investigation, but merely dis charging their duties as patriotic Americans in assisting you to dis charge your patriotic duty. “They will be assisting you to in crease the value of your dollars, giv ing you a $4.00 credit for a $3.00 in vestment, with the best security your country can ffer. Help them to a speedy and 100 per cent victory by buying all the bonds you can possibly afford. Help Umatilla county to be first in its quota of $1.674,000. “The women assisting in the local Fourth War Bond Drive are: Miss Clara Bryant, Mrs. Frank Bilderback, Mrs. Sam Moore, Mrs. Ed. Lynch. Mrs. Jim Todd, Mrs. O. O. Felthouse, Mrs. R. Huffman, Mrs. Curtis Simons, Mrs. Roy Tiller, Mrs. A. F. Rohrman. Mrs. T. A. O’Grady, Mrs. Harold Ran kin, Mrs. Pete Berg, Mrs. H. K. Iver son, Mrs. L. C. Smith, Mrs. Alma Greaves, Miss Helen Thomas and Mrs. David Mittlesdorf. Of interest to their many local friends is the announcement of the marriage of Miss Bertha Marie Bar ker to Grafton William Keel in Walla Walla Sunday at 12:00 o’clock. The ceremony was performed in the Bap tist church. Mrs- Keel is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl King of Hermiston, while Mr. Keel has been associated with the City Buy» Fire Equipment Union Oil Co. here for the past 2‘ Mr. and Mrs. Guy Shaw received a The city of Hermiston this week years. The young couple will reside pleasant surprise this week when augmented the fire fighting equip in Hermiston. their son, Corp. Lee Shaw, and his re ment by the purchase of two gas and MRS. EMMA FRITTS cent bride arrived for a 15-day fur smoke masks and four firemen axes. Mrs. Emma Fritts was born in the lough. Corp. Shaw and Mrs. Shaw The new equipment has been needed state of Missouri in 1872, and passed were married January 17 at Caldwell, for some time. this life January 17, 1944. She was Idaho, at a beautiful candlelight ser married to Wm. Fritts in Pendleton vice at the home of the bride’s par in 1896. He preceeded her in death ents. To the People in 1908. To this union were born five Rev. Wm. Clay McCormick of the of this Community children, two of them proceeding her Christian church performed the dou YOU CAN AFFORD IT in death. ble ring ceremony. You can afford to buy Extra War Mrs. Fritts had been a resident of Mrs. Shaw (nee Dorothea Bell) is Bonds during this Fourth War Loan Oregon for approximately 60 years, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Drive. Everyone in this community and of Eastern Oregon since 1893. Bell of Caldwell, Idaho. Mrs. Shaw knows incomes are higher than Those who survive her are one son. formerly resided in Hermiston. Corp. ever before — w[ BOUCHí EXTRA WAR 80NOS Elvin Fritts of Hermiston! two Shaw has been stationed at Tucson, that both work ers and farm daughters, Mrs. Grace Taylor of Ea Arizona, for the past several months have more gle Creek, Ore.. Mrs. Kate Daugher and expects to return there at the TH ers cash than ever before. Every ty of Portland, one brother, Elmer completion of his furlough. one knows that Gambe! of Portland, and two sisters, more than one Mrs. Leah Thompson, living in Calif member of hun dreds of fam ornia and Mrs. Jessie Codding of ilies are income Washington, D. C. earners— and everyone knows that Services were held Thursday at 2 increases in wages and salaries have far outstripped rising prices, p. m. at the Prann Funeral Parlors and increased taxes. You can afford Henry Kopacz this week was dis and burial was at Echo. to buy Extra War Bonds. playing several large ears of corn As a matter of fact, you can’t raised on his ranch southeast of Her Licence Man I» Scheduled Here afford NOT to Buy Extra War Bonds. If you spend your money A traveling examiner of operators miston. The largest ear measured 13 for needless, scarce goods, you are and chauffeurs is scheduled to arrive inches long, egiht inches in circum increasing prices . . if you want to help win the war you can't af in Hermiston Wednesday, January 26, ference at the base and six inches in ford NOT to buy War Bonds. If and will be on duty at the Legion hall circumference 12 in. from the base. you want to help that boy in the service, you can't afford NOT to between the hours of 10:00 a. m. and There were 20 rows of corn of fine buy Extra Bonds and if you want a 4:00 p. m., according to a recent an proportions. ‘ilt-edged investment for your own uture security, you can't afford Mr. Kopacz now regrets the fact nouncement released from the Secre NOT to buy Extra War Bonds. that he only planted 2* acres of this tary of State ’ s office. Don't Just do the expected—buy All those wishing permits or licens type of corn. The crop had only two All the Bonds you can. THE EDITOR. es to drive cars are asked to get in irrigations, the first about May 22, touch with the examiner during these the time of planting, and the last on July 20. hours. WAR LOA CORP. LEE SHAW HOME ON VISIT HENRY KOPACZ HAS BIG CORN
