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
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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.
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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