THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1944.
ECHO NEWS ITEMS
THE HERMISTON HERALD. HERMISTON. OREGON.
few days, coming from Portland on a Witten home early this morning,
business trip. They report that their Bruce Ervin, son of Mrs. Witten, was
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a merchant ship, has just returned to Roland, sustained severe burns on his
San Francisco from his first trip | feet and legs and is confined to bed,
overseas, to the Hawaiian Islands.
while Mrs. Witten escaped with slight
Averell
of Mr. ana
and | injuries to feet and arms. Members
—YErer Meyers, son oi
Mrs. M. E. Meyers, who was attend- | of the family, in their nightclothes,
. an
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_ ae_ __ 1 e. • the fire
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ing
pilot training
is : I extinguished
by ___
smothering
now at Buckley Field, Colorado. it with comforters and no damage to
awaiting a new assignment.
the building resulted.
The committee for the Red Cross
A letter from John L. Sheythe. for
dinner to be given by the Garden club mer principal of Echo schools, says
Saturday, February 26, at the Meth that his brother, Martin, was killed in
odist church basement, reports that the Portland shipyards February 14.
the dinner will be served at noon, cafe Martin was well known to many of
teria style, and an attractive menu the young people of Echo, having
will be offered. There will also be a visited here several times while his
cooked food sale with Mrs. Harold brother was employed here.
Liesegang in charge.
Kieth Middleton. an MP of the air
An attempt to start a fire in a force stationed at Buckley Field, Col-
heating stove with gasoline resulted orado, was here this week for a brief
in injury of three persons and some visit with his parents. Mr. and Mrs.
damage to furniture at the Lois D. B. B. Middleton. and left Sunday for
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Portland to pick up a military prison
er, Kieth says it is cold in Colorado
but training proceeds steadily not-
training feature was a trip to the
Mrs. H. G. Cooper writes friends in
| withstanding the weather. A recent
Echo that she broke both bones in her
summit of Pike’s Peak in a convoy to
left wrist and sustained other pain-
UNION STOVE OIL — UNION BURNER OILS
give a taste of soldiering in the arc
ful bruises in a fall at her country
tic.
Before
enlisting
Kieth
was
a
home near Hillsboro about a month
CALL 2751 FOR PORMPT DELIVERY
member of the local state guard com- !
ago. She is now sufficiently recov
pany
and
he
reports
that
the
training
|
ered to have the cast removed from
in that organization was very helpful
her arm.
to him in the basic training period.
Echo Boy Scouts surprised their
He expects to go overseas soon.
leader. F. C. Chastaine, with a pot
Raymond Attebury is home from
luck dinner at the last regular meet
his training camp on a furlough and
George Harkenrider
Hermiston, Oregon
ing, and presented him with a scout
has gone to Marshfield and Klamath
masters pin. There are ten members
Falls with his wife for a visit with
of the local patrol.
relatives.
Mrs. Sloan Thomson has been in
Miss Gertrude Tichenor, who has
Pendleton hospital the past week but
been confined to home by
_ illness since Corpora) Jack Teel of Echo who has
is reported improving and was expect
before Christmas, is reported slightly been stationed at Barksdale Field, La.,
ed home the middle of this week.
improved although still unable to be has been assigned to overseas duty
and is now en route to an unknown
out-
Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Meyers are at
A letter from H. M. Teel states that destination by ship.
their home ranch east of Echo for a
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Simpson
(Helen Davis) were here Monday with
Mrs. D. W. Davis of Pendleton call
NOW —YOU HAVE THE POINTS!
ing on friends. The Simpsons are
Precipitrons that will prevent the
here on a furlough from California tiniest particle of dust, soot, smoke or
where Mr. Simpson is a trainer at the
army war dog station. San Carlos. dirt from entering the households they
Helen’s brother, Lloyd is now a ship guard, and home laundry equipment
cook first class, and is at Seattle that does the family wash with the
awaiting arrival if the vessel to which push of a button are but samples of
he has been assigned by the navy.
Echo Masons and their families new electrical conveniences that await
were entertained at a pot luck dinner users in the post-war world, accord
and card party at the lodge rooms ing to D. B. Leonard, Pacific Power
Monday evening. Winning scores at & Light Co. commercial manager, and
500 were held by George Vincent.
Mrs. Claude Meyers, Walter Young chairman of that company’s post-war
planning committee, who has return
and Mrs. C. L. Gray.
Drilling of a well to increase the ed from Pittsburgh.
present water supply of the city is
Though manufacturing facilities
under consideration by the Echo coun are devoted to war goods, and peace-
cil. Conferences are being held with
Name it . . . Stone’s Markets have
well drillers in the district to ascer time products are still in the blue-
RATION STAMPS
it ... an almost unbelievably complete
tain an advisable location and the ap print stage, post-war development
NOW VALID
selection of meats, poultry and sea
proximate cost, with the intention of plans are now so complete that a five
foods.
Buy
with
the
assurance
that
for
presenting the matter of authorizing fold national increase in the average
you’re getting top quality .... that’s
a bond issue for the project to the home use of electricity has been pre-
Meats, Fish & Fats
guaranteed, or your money back-
voters at a special election. Increased
BOOK 3—Brown Stamps
use of city water in recent years to dieted, he said.
V, W and X expire
gether with an apparent reduction in
Leonard was one of more than 200
February 26.
the flow in the present well necessi representatives of the nation’s major
tate an improvement of the water electric utility companies invited to
____ ___ 4 — ___
BOOK
Red Stamps
supply. ____
_ ._______
A8, B8 and C8 .arid-
attend a post-war power use forum
Fresh Red
February 27.
conducted by the Westinghouse Manu
facturing Co. in the Pennsylvania
city.
New developments in lighting will
RATION BOOK NO. 3
deliver almost double the foot-candles
Fresh Caught
(Brown stamps for purchase of of illumination that pre-war uses of
meats-fats, etc.)
electricity provided. Applications of
February 26—Expiration date of electronics and dialetric heat hold
brown stamps V, W and X.
more miracles for industrial produc
March 20—Expiration date of tion.
brown stamps Y and Z. Each week-
A lesser application of electronics
Large Jumbo
will enable you to open your garage
ly series good for 16 points.
doors with push-button control from
RATION BOOK NO. 4
(Processed foods.)
your approaching car.
A sterilamp will kill harmful bac
February 26—Expiration date of
spare stamps No. 3, good for 5 points teria in sickrooms, safeguard baby’s
Fresh Pacific
•
bottle and increase the days that food
of pork.
March 20—Expiration date cf may be held in the household refrig
green stamps K. L and M. Tokens erator. A versatile ozone lamp will
will be given on and after February be equally adapted to handling fac- -
Kipperd
tory fumes or ridding the kitchen of
27, in change.
May 20—Expiration date of red cooking odors. Floor lamps in your
stamps A8, B8, C8, D8. E8 and F8 in living room will utilize improved flu
ration book No. 4 (meat, butter, fats, orescent lighting.
Boned
Most post-war homes will have com
cheese, canned milk, canned fish, oils)
Each stamp has a 10-point value- plete automatic laundry equipment
Series A8. B8 and C8 valid on Febru- and an economical electric clothes
ary 27; series D8, E8 and F8 valid dryer will dispel the inconvenience of
Roasting Hens
rainy wash days.
on March 12.
Quantities of new household elec
May 20—Expiration date of blue
stamps A8, B8, C8 and E8 in ration trical equipment will become available
book No. 4 (processed fruits and veg five or six months after the close of
Green, Full Pods
Young Fryers
etables, jams and jellies). All valid the war, Leonard predicted. Manu
moinuun
surumme.... mauapanzomauanuszunnsnunznrvqurn.an
starting February 27. Each stamp facturers will first produce 1942 and
what would have been 1943 modela as
has a 10-point value.
February 27—Starting date for use they reconvert their factories to
Just right for creaming-
peace-time pursuits and turn to post-
of red and blue ration tokens.
war blueprints.
SUGAR
....
7-oz.
tin
44c
5 Pts.—Strand Albacore Tuna.......
March 31—Expiration date of sug
.... 16-oz. tin 39c
12 Pts.—Del Monte Sockeye Salmon
ar stamp 30, Book 4, good for 5 lbs.
....... 734-oz. 15c
Large Crisp Heads
6 Pts.—Sea Lassie Salmon.............
Sugar stamp 40, Book 4, valid for 5
pounds canning sugar through Febru
Campbell’s Veg. Soup..... . 1012-oz. tin 13c
4 Pts.
ary 28, 1945.
.... 22-oz. tin 12c
8 Pts.—Rancho Tomato Soup .......
SHOES
..
15-oz
pkg.
14c
4 Pts.—Sunmaid Seedless Raisins
Large Size Sunkist
Stamp No. 18. Book 1, and "Air-
.
16-oz.
glass
14c
2 Pts.—Dew Kist Sliced Beets....
plane" stamp No. 1, Book 3, valid in
.... 19-oz. tin 29c
15 Pts.—Wagon Mam. Asparagus
definitely for one pair each. Loose
.... 15-oz. tin 16c
stamps not accepted.
20 Pts.—Redonda Sliced Peaches
FUEL OIL
14-oz bottle 17c
Large Fresh Bunches
18 Pts.—C. H. B. Catsup.............
March 13—Expiration date of per
.
7-oz.
bottle
13c
6 Pts.—Knight’s Chili Sauce......
iod 3 fuel oil coupons. Period 4 cou
pons valid February 8 to September
30. Not more than 63 per cent of sea
son’s rations should have been used
Fresh Large
REg
to date.
LET US SOLVE
GASOLINE
Grade A, Dozen......
Maison Royal, tasty imitation cane and maple flavor.
YOUR EYESIGHT
March 21—Expiration date of No.
PROBLEM!
10 coupons in A book, 3 gallons each.
Coupons must be endorsed as soon as If your eyes trouble you come here
P. & G. Laundry Soap
received—your protection against the for a thorough examination . . . .
Giant Bar for
black market.
Diamond quality—doubled wax sheets for proper protection.
Modern glasses ground to fit if
TIRE INSPECTION
they are needed.
every 6 months (by March 31).
Over 30 Year« Successful
Ivory Soap
B" every 4 months (by Feb. 28).
Optical Experience!
every 3 months (by Feb. 28).
Medium Bar
every 6 months or 5.000 miles
Blue label—try this for candy making.
DR. DALE ROTHWELL
of driving.
OPTOMETRIST
PRICE CONTROL
Ivory Soap
418
South
Main St. — Pendleton
Refer price inquiries and complaints
Near
But Depot
to
price
clerk
of
your
local
war
price
Giant Bar for
6 Points—Either Velveeta or American.
and rationing board.
FUEL OILS
19*49
Union Oil Company
CONVENIENCES IN
POST-WAR WORLD
TO BE NUMEROUS
STONE’S HAVE THE QUALITY
EATS
:
I
tesai
SALMON
HALIBUT
Fresh Smelt
CRABS
Market Price!
OYSTERS
lb. 39c
lb. 39c
each 45c
HERRING
lb. 30c
CODFISH
lb. 39c
FRUITS and VEGETABLES!
CHICKENS
lb. 37c
NEW PEAS
2 lbs. 33c
RABBITS
lb. 49c
NEW POTATOES
3 lbs. 25c
LETTUCE
2 heads 23c
ORANGES
dozen 59c
BROCCOLI
each 29c
CALENDAR
pint 63C
for variety in LENTEN MEALS
KEEP ON
WITH WAR BONDS
quart
Syrup . .
Wax Paper . 125-ft. roll
Karo Syrup 11 lb.
Kraft Cheese 1 ib. pkg.
Dry Cleaner . . gal.
DIZ WASHING POWDER
package 23c
RATIONING
Cll
Diamond Peanut Butter ............................
jar 35c
Lynden Twistee Noodles...........................16-oz. jar 14c
Valerio Spaghetti..................................... 12-oz. jar 21c
Aunt Polly Soups—Assorted........................ package 8c
French Kettle Spaghetti Sauce ................... 1-oz. pkg 12c
Roeding Layer Pak Figs ...........................6-oz. pkg. 18c
51c
15c
3
15c
22c
89c
[15 pts.]
149
60
3
299
Camay Toilet Soap
Cake 3 for 209
Oxydol Washing Powder
Package 238
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Phone Stanfield 722
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