THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1944.
THE HERMISTON HERALD, HERMISTON. OREGON
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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
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