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THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1944. THE HERMISTON HERALD, HERMISTON. OREGON PAGE FOUR YOUR PROTECTION is our JOB! You never really know the value of adequate automobile , insurance until "after the accident”. If an accident strikes, your Farmers policy* goes swiftly and surely to work—assumes your financial loss—protects your interests. Safeguard your auto and your possessions. Don’t drive without insurance. ROY DUNCAN, AGENT Phone Stanfield 722 FARMERS AUTOMOBILE Inter. INSURANCE Exchange Don Grossmiller received orders to report at Seattle for active naval du ty Saturday and left Pasco Friday for that purpose. He is a second class petty officer in the navy. Informa tion as to the vessel on which he will serve or its destination was not made public. Steve Spike, former Echo postmas ter, is now stationed at West Chester, Pa., in an army school for postal ser vice training. He expects to be trans ferred February 1 to an unknown des tination. Mrs. Spike and son are vis iting her brother at Woodbury. New Jersey, which is not far from the camp where Steve is stationed. Orville Montheny arrived Saturday on furlough for a visit with his fath er until January 26, when he expects to be transferred. He is a corporal in the signal corps and has been re cently shifted from North Carolina to Camp Polk, La. "National Standard Non-assessable Coverage. IRRIGON NEWS ITEMS ECHO NEWS ITEMS Corporal Jack L. Teel arrived here Wednesday for a 15 day furlough from Barksdale Field, Shreveport, La. He says although Shreveport is in the south it has been quite damp and cold there, but it was better in New Orleans where he spent a few days leave. Teel is in an aviation camoflage division of the army engi neers. He plans to go to Harrisburg before his return for a visit with his brother, H. M. Teel. Mrs. Joe Middleton left Tuesday night for a two weeks trip to Salem and Portland. Rodney Esselstyn reports that he will be home January 18 for a fur lough from Camp Farragut where he is receiving navy training. Echo Cougars defeated the Umatil la Vikings in a hard fought basketball battle at Echo Tuesday evening, 26 to 25. Echo held the lead until the final quarter when it see-sawed from one team to the other with Robertson pull ing the game out of the fire for the Cougars. Echo led at half time 16 to 13. Reeves of Umatilla was high point man with 14, followed by Jordan of Echo with 12 points. Echo made 9 field goals, Umatilla 7. Echo com pleted 8 out of 18 free throws while Umatilla made 11 out of 15. Uma tilla’s second string took a 22-16 de cision from the Echo reserves. This win puts the Cougars in a tie for first place in the Little Wheat league with Irrigon. Echo is to play at Ione Friday of this week and Irrigon plays here next Tuesday. Harold Neill, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Neill of Butter Creek, has re turned to Seattle to report for duty in the navy, after a visit here with his sister, Mrs. Floyd Mathers. Neill is an aviation mate 2nd class, who re cently returned from active service in the South Pacific. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Neill are ex pected here the 15th to spend Mr. Neill’s furlough with relatives at But ter Creek and Echo. He is a para trooper who is in training at Shreve port. La. Marian George has returned from an extended visit with her sister in Portland. While there she was pre sented with three years gold service bars by the Oregon Women's Ambu lance corps, in which she holds the rank of major. Mrs. John R. Jordan received a wel come phone call Wednesday from her son. Lawrence (Bud) Jordan, who is in Leatherman hospital at San Fran cisco. Bud. a staff sergeant in the in fantry, has been six years in the ser vice and was at Pearl Harbor during the Jap attack. Since then he has been in the jungles of the south seas most of the time and went through several battles. Cause of his hospi talization is not given but as he stated that he had not been wounded it is supposed he is suffering from jungle fever or some similar trouble. He said it was possible that he might be transferred to the Walla Walla hospi tal soon, in which event he will be able to see his parents for the first time in years. C. H. Esselstyn returned Thursday from Portland after being held up there several days due to icy condi tions of the highway as far east as The Dalles. Echo Odd Fellows lodge installed the following newly elected officers at the regular meeting Monday evening: Walter Wiglesworth, noble grand; George Vincent, vice grand; John Young, secretary and J. F. Spinning, treasurer. R. D. Pashek, Union Pacific station agent at Echo, has been ordered to re port for induction into the armed ser vice January 26. After examination he will return to Echo for a few days during his 21-day furlough before go ing to training camp. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cunha Sr. left Wednesday for Portland where they will remain for a few days and then proceed on to California for a two months visit with friends. The Ray Tolar automobile, which was stolen from Hermiston Sunday, was found yesterday evening at Pen dleton. The thieves apparently aban doned the car after burning out a bearing. There was still some gas but one of the A coupons had been used. By Mrs. Grace Shoun Mrs. Lilly Dosche died suddenly at Gibbon, Ore.. Saturday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. McBain. She has been in poor health since early spring when she had to give up her work as cafeteria cook at the Irrigon school, a position she had held for some time. She lived with a daughter, Mrs. Roy Minnick and family for several years and was well and favorably known here. She is to be burried Wednes day in Pendleton. She was born in February, 1878. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Marlow of Uma- tilla, has purchased the W. C. Isom place. Mr. and Mrs. Isom will move to their new home which they pur chased recently of Pete Borg, located two miles west of Irrigon. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hill and daugh ters were Hermiston visitors Wednes day. Also in Hermiston was Mrs. El mer Rucker. Mrs. Betty Leonard of Portland ar rived to visit the Earl Connells on Wednesday. Mrs. Earl Connell and Mrs. Betty Leonard were Boardman visitors Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Schneider, Mrs. Jack Briwning, Mrs. Otto Meyers and Mrs. Glen Obrien went to Milton-Free water Wednesday. Sgt- Cecil Goodman of a camp in Louisiana and Mrs. Goodman of Port land spent Sunday and Monday in Ir rigon with relatives. Mr. Goodman is a teacher of camoflage and has has been gone for over a year. June Good man of Hood River and Alfred of Stanfield also were here at the same time. Juanita Voile had her hand badly burned Monday. She was filling a class jar with boiling lard when it broke and poured the lard all over her hand, burning it badly. She had it dressed by a physician. Rev. and Mrs. Benentendi of Stan field are having revival meetings in the Pentecostal church here. Mrs. C. W. Acock and son Charles Jr. were Hermiston visitors Tuesday. Mrs. Mabel Slaughter of near Port- lahd arrived Monday to visit her bro ther Paul Slaughter and family. Gus Slaughter, her husband, is in the ar my. This is Your “Battle Flag” HERE AT HOME New Machines Are Hard To Obtain (From The Bulldog) The Hermiston Bulldogs romped to their eighth win of the season Fri SO WE MUST TAKE CARE OF OUR day, January 14, by defeating Uma tilla 33 to 14 on the latter’s floor. Led PRESENT EQUIPMENT. by Schoonover with 8 and Williams with 7, the winners were never head • • ed, although the first half was very close with the lead never greater than • CHECK that air cleaner regularly. four points. The first half was slow in getting • KEEP oil and grease compartments full of good underway with neither team being clean lubricant able to hit the basket. Alford started things rolling with a tip-in, followed • BE CAREFUL where you drive. by Schoonover with another basket. Reeves, Viking forward who made all • CHECK air pressure in tires regularly and keep of Umatilla’s first half counters, hit properly inflated. the basket from the key. The first quarter ended 4-2 for Hermiston. • KEEP rubber tires protected from weather when Things went faster the second quar ter with both teams finding the hoop not in use. four times, but Williams sank a gift • PAINT your machines to protect from rust. toss to make it 13 to 10 at half time. In the second half the Bulldogs pulled themselves together and, led by Wilcox, poured through 11 points while holding Umatilla to two and led 24 to 12 at the third quarter mark. The Hermiston boys kept on going in Pendleton, Oregon Phone 518 the final period until the final gun found Umatilla taking desperation shots and the Bulldogs leading 33 to throughout for the Lions who were tet is hailed as one of the strongest 14. forced to use their first five up until squads in southern Washington and The Hermiston B squad made the the closing minutes. hasn’t been beaten to date this sea evening complete by defeating the The Kennewick Lions started hit son. Umatilla Bees 19 to 3. Sires was high ting the hoop at the opening gun, hav HERMISTON FG FT PF TP for the Bulldogs with 7 points. Rodgers, F ....... ...... 0 8. 0 0 ing six points before the Hermiston HERMISTON FG FT PF TP lads could find the range. The Bull Harkenrider, F ..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 dogs finally scored on a lay-in and Rodgers. F ------ .... 1 Belt, C ............. ...... 2 1 1 5 Harkenrider, F .... 0 0 1 0 followed it up by a free toss. The Connors, F ....... ...... 1 3 0 5 0 0 0 Lions scored as the quarter ended, Belt, C ............... .... 0 Williams, F ..... ...... 2 0 1 4 0 0 2 making it 8 to 3. The second quarter Connors, F ........ .... 1 Johnson, F....... .....1 " 0 0 2 1 0 7 found both teams hitting the rim more Williams. F ...... .... 3 Schoonover, G -...... 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 frequently but the Kennewick boys Johnson, F ........ .... 1 0 0 0 Null, G .................... 0 Schoonover, G .... 4 0 0 8 ! couldn’t miss and stretched their lead 1 8 Wilcox. G ......... ...... 4 0 0 0 0 'to 19 to 11. Null, G ........ ...... .... 0 Pierson, G ....... ...... 2 0 0 4 0 0 6 Wilcox, G ......... - .... 3 Alford, F ......... ...... 0 1 0 1 The half found the Lions still going 0 0 0 and scoring three times before Wil Pierson, G ........ ..... 0 6 8 30 Totals........ .... 12 .... 3 0 0 6 cox broke it up with a long howitzer. KENNEWICK Alford, F FG FT PF TP 1 1 33 The quarter ended with Kennewick 16 Totals ....... 1 1 15 Dalman, F ....... ...... 7 FG FT PF TP still holding a lead of 27 to 17. The UMATILLA 0 7 Kauth, F ......... ..... 2 8 2 0 0 Barbouletos, F ..... 1 last canto found Pierson and Wilcox 0 1 4 Perkins, C ....... ..... 2 0 0 0 hitting the hemp for four each, but Houson. F ........ ..... 0 ---- 1 0 0 2 Wyatt, F ......... Reeves, c .......... .5 0 0 10 the Lions would not relinquish their 0 0 6 Green, G .......... :..... 3 ..... 0 0 0 0 Sham, C .......... lead and went on to win 42 to 30. 6 0 2 Blackman, G —•...... 3 Kinney, G ........ ... 0 0 1 0 2 The loss brought no disgrace on Doyle, G ■■■........ . ..... 1 0 0 Barbouletos B., G .0 0 0 0 the local team as the Kennewick quin 4 4 42 Totals -------.... 19 0 0 0 Tucker, G . ......... .... 0 0 0 0 Stevens, G ........ .... 0 Murphv, G ...... .... 1 0 1 2 0 2 14 Totals .......... .... 7 Braden-Bell Tractor & Equipment Co. Hermiston Transfer Co. WIN STREAK IS ENDED AT SIX “Anywhere for Hire” — LOCAL AND LONG DISTANCE HAULING — The Hermiston Bulldogs’ six-game winning streak was stopped Saturday night by the strong Kennewick Lions winners in 14 starts this year. Th< Bulldogs, although they were neve: ahead, kept the contest interesting Pick-up and Delivery Service for Consoli dated Freightways, Inland Motor Freight, Sunrise Trail, U. P. R. R. Co., and Railway • Express - - Phone 2021, Hermiston Through | WE BOUGHT EXTRA WAR BONOS TH SNOW A# : Every patriotic American will want to display this emblem at home—on his front door or in his window. It is the red, white and blue sticker that says you have done your part in the 4th War Loan. WAR LOAN : 3 Come what may—the trains are going through. That's the job of the engineer and his brother $7. railroaders. You, too, can help win the war... invest in America's ‘ future . . . BUY WAR BONDS. 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