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U. O. Ib NEWS The 4atmiiton 4/AiaLdL During the past week the West Area has made a new record. The ca* pacity of cars handled in this area is 90 cars per week. This week we VOLUME XXXVll handled 150 cars. Delbert F. Fitzpatrick transferred from the Dormitories to the West Area. RED CROSS WAR FUND GOAL IN SIGHT AS Bill Leasy transferred from the West Area to Motor Transportation. CAMPAIGN CONTINUES Since the first of March eight new employees have been added to the West Area personnel. OFFICIAL UMATILLA COUNTY PAPER HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, MARCH 9, 1944. Ralph Marble Wins Awards 8588% Geo” RURAL AREA TO BE CANVASSED The West Area wishes to thank the Firemen and Guards who have been The Red Cross 1944 War Fund working an extra four hours in the West Area to help relieve the car sit campaign is progressing nicely in this area, according to Mrs- Roy Tiller, uation. chairman of the committee which is Miss Frances Culver has returned hard at work attempting to reach a to work at the depot after an absence quota twice as large as in former years. To date around $1000.00 has of two months. been donated but this figure is still Volley ball and table tennis have far short of the quota, according to taken a back seat during the lunch Mrs. Tiller. The house-to-house campaign in the hour and more and more of the West Area employees have been playing city is almost completed but many as yet have not been contacted. Anyone Pictured above is a group picture of the crew of the bomber, Geranimo, soft ball after lunch. who has not had the opportunity to headed by First Lieutenant Ralph W. Marble, son of Dr. and Mrs. A. E. Lt. Simpson has received a promo give towards the present drive can Marble of Hermiston. Lt. Marble was recently honored by being awarded tion to 1st Lieutenant. Congratula do so by mailing contributions to the Distinguished Service Cross and only last week was further honored Mrs. Tiller, or leaving them at the by being the recipient of the oak leaf cluster award. The above crew some tions! First National Bank or The Herald weeks ago completed their 25th bombing mission and have been extremely busy in the past several weeks. Local friends are anxiously awaiting more 1st. Lt. Joseph E. Callis has arrived office. The campaign in the rural area is news of the Geranimo and are vouching for the fact that it will do its at the depot from Philadelphia Ord nance District, Philadelphia. Penn., expected to get in full swing the lat part in the present conflict. Lt. Marble is in the center of the back row. ter part of this week under the co for permanent duty. chairmanship of H. J. Ott and Mrs. We are glad to have Fredrick A. H. Cable. It is planned to con Lightle back with us after being off tact every farm resident in this area. Although the contributions to date work for a week with the flu. have been quite generous, particular ENGLAND—The Flying Fortress You just can’t keen a good man Carl F. King and Elmer Moyer | stress must be placed on more gener both have taken their physical exam ous giving due to the heavy demands down. Pvt. Bill Belt, son of Dr. and “Hard Luck” almost had to bring inations for the Navy and expect to of Red Cross facilities during war Mrs. F. B- Belt who made news head back three bombs from the Berlin dis time. lines a few years ago when he an trict raid Saturday when they stuck be called shortly. To give some indication of the value nounced his candidacy for United in their shackles, but Sgt. Austin Rob Worth Hindman has been absent of the Red Cross, excerpts from a let States president in 1964, now heads erts kicked them loose, one by one, for the past week due to a bad case of ter from Eddie Bensel, son of Mr. the list of the staff which publishes right over the target. Roberts, a waist gunner from Her- the flu. Mr. Johnson has also been and Mrs. A. E. Bensel, are printed be the Torch and Sword, a mimeographed low: sheet printed at Fordham University I miston. Ore., and Sgt. Delbert Burns ill for the past week. “Now for my tour of this United where Bill is stationed with the U. S. of Eureka. Kas., the other waist gun Mary Gelette was called to Monta Kingdom. I flew to England by com- army. An excellent editorial, “The ner, noticed just before their ship na to her home Saturday evening due mereiai plane and took a train to Lon- Fate of ASTP”. is printed in the lat- reached the target that the ball turret was revolving continuously in one di don where I stayed at a Red Cross est issue. to her mother being quite ill. club. I then proceeded to see the The little paper is very newsy and rection. Investigating, they discovered Tur- town. . . ” Accident Record typical of Bill Belt’s work (he was “I saw some swell plays and musi editor of the Hermiston high school ret Gunner Sgt. George Benedict of The Safety Division of the Umatilla Ordnance Depot announces that the cales and a lot of movies and had a Bulldog while attending school here). | Bedford. Mich., had passed out after Depot has established another all-time wonderful time. The Red Cross sure Local friends are glad to see him in his oxygen mask froze. Roberts and low accident frequency * rate. The has been a wonderful thing over here similar work with the armed forces, Burns revived him and then saw the three bombs still hanging in their ------- -------- last time accident frequency rate for for us. It really comes as close to be- shackles. the month of February dropped to ing American and home as anything Roberts made his way along the — 12.70 per million man hours of expos can be. They sure deserve all the catwalk to the bomb bay and kicked ure, a rate more than 30 per cent support they can get. was them loose while “Hard Luck The above paragraphs are typical lower than the previous low rate at still high over Berlin. tained in the month of October 1943, of others received where soldier boys The American Legion and Auxiliary are experiencing the value of the Red when it dropped to 19.84. Carvers Buy Homesite Here will hold their annual pot luck birth The employees of the Depot can Cross organization. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Carver this The committee in charge urges, day party on Thursday, March 16, be justly feel proud of this new record ginning at 7:00 o’clock. Refresh week purchased several lots just east when they consider the fact that this “Let’s all do more than our part.” ments of birthday cake and ice cream of the Hermiston hospital on which is lower than the rate established from will be furnished by the committee. they plan to build a new home in the January through October 1943, by in GEORGE WILLIAM SCARLETT All members and friends are cor-near future. Mr. and Mrs. Carver stallations performing duties similar George William Scarlett, the infant dially invited to attend and help the are the parents of Loren Carver who to theirs. son of Mr. and Mrs. George L. Sear- Legion celebrate their 25th birthday, last week opened a barber shop here. Mrs. Edith Seyler of the Box Fac lett, passed away in the local hospi Sgt. Bill Harris Hosne Pulley Acquitted By Jury tory Crew underwent an operation on tal Sunday, March 5, following a very Sgt. Bill Harris, son of Mr. and A verdict of “not guilty” was re March 7th at the post hospital. Her brief illness. He was born January husband. Lloyd Seyler, A-M.M. 1st 8, 1944. Funeral services were held turned in the case of State Police vs. Mrs. George Harris of Hermiston, ar Class, from Pasco, Wn., is here on at the Prann Funeral Parlor at 2:00 E. E. Pulley last Friday. Mr. Pulley rived home Sunday morning on fur o’clock on Tuesday afternoon with C. was tried on a charge of driving lough following 26 months overseas leave. Warner officiating. Burial was in while under the influence of intoxi service. He has seen many parts of cating liquor. In a similar case, the the world and experienced much dur- Effie McFall is enjoying visit the Umatilla cemetary. He is survived by his parents, Mr. same jury disagreed on the trial of ing his army life. An attempt will from her daughter, Mrs. Geo. Finner. and Mrs.' George L. Scarlett and Jim Shearer. The case will be tried be made to tell of some of his travels of Fort Worth, Texas. one sister, Clara Louise; his grand- again at a later date. next week. Mr. and Mrs. Will Snively are vis- parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Mulkins Hing their son Willard, who will soon and Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Scarlett, all be inducted into the armed forces. of Hermiston; Great Grandparents, Mrs. Belle Scarlett, Indianapolis, Ind.. The Electric Shop reports that they Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Nodel, Toledo, have moved shop No. 2 from the north Ore, Mrs. Addie Arbogast of Irrigon; area into one comer of the shop here, three uncles, a/c F. L. Mulkins, Mus which makes the electric shops an ef tang Field, Okla., William L. Scarlett ficient centralized unit. New testing now in the Aleutians and Pvt. Miller panels and work benches are some of Scarlett of Camp Abbot, Ore. the new improvements. Mr. Stratton believes that their working efficiency has increased 50 per cent. New employees for the shop are Lora Harritt and John Berkey. Wel come, “newcomers”, we hope you will Mrs. O. M. Kerr of Walla Walla like it All employees of this shop will soon be sporting new uniforms and a graduate of Whitman College which are to be white with red let has taken over the classes which Rev. W. A. MacArthur handled for the tering “U.O.D. Electric Dept” first semester and which Mrs. Geor- Mrs. Elizabeth Gwinn was called to gea Sutch has taught for the past six Walla Walla by the death of her weeks. Mr. MacArthur was forced to mother. Our deepest sympathy—and give up the classes due to a stretch of poor health and press of other work. we hope you will soon come back. Mrs. Sutch volunteered to help until Pfe. Harlow H. Cossitt of Abline a successor could be found. For a time it looked like the volun Field, California, is visiting his par teer setup would be permanent but ents, Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Cossitt Mrs. Kerr’s appearance on the scene Mr. and Mrs. Gene Gatlin, Mr. and saved the status of “temporary” ap Mrs. Bill Lewis and W. H. Switzer pointment •visited friends and relatives in Cald well, Idaho, last week. PAPER EDITOR HERMISTON MAN SAVES FORTRESS T.ECTON GROUPS TO CELEBRATE HIGH SCHOOL HAS 1:1 J L AT AUCTION Mildred Jennings of Benicia, Calif., formerly of Inspection Division, came back to the 'old stomping grounds' for The first farm auction sale in sev a brief visit last week. eral weeks has been scheduled for Tuesday, March 14, at the Henry Barbara Graham is leaving Satur Shafer ranch 2* miles southwest of day for California to be with her hus- Hermiston on the Butter Creek high hand. Bernard Graham is to be sta way. R. C. Peters will be the auc tioned at Camp Roberts. tioneer, and Pete Berg, clerk. Mr Shafer is listing the items in The Roving Reporter—I suppose an advertisement on Pag 3 of this is (Continued on Page •) sue. Red Cross men and w omen are with troops on fifty -three conti- nenUl and insular battlefronts, and have gone into the theatres in many instances right along with the invasion Iurte», or else hare followed soon after. Above is Miss Barbara Sweetland. American Red Cross worker, chatting with a email native boy. “somewhere in India.“ American Red Crass for the Office of War Information. TEACHERS ARE NAMED FOR NEXT YEAR BY BOARDS The principal business of the March meeting of the board of directors of school district No. 14 was the election of teachers. This district is in a pe culiar situation as was the case in the two preceding years. The Umatilla Ordnance Depot indirectly exerts con siderable effect upon the number of teachers. If the amount of employ ment decreases or increases the num ber of children of school age chang es in proportion. A goodly number of these children live on federal reserva tions and are the responsibility of the national government in so far as school is concerned. At this time it is difficult to esti mate how many such children there will be and whether the Federal Works Agency will make satisfactory arrangements or not. After discuss ing the question at length, all regular elementary teachers were offered con tracts for next year, but teachers who were employed for extra rooms, not normally maintained by the school, were not at this time re-elected. The high school board had previous ly notified all high school instructors of re-election. The elementary board incorporated a sizeable raise in the notices of re-election. High school trustees have not as yet set a definite salary schedule. POSTAL RATES TO BE HIGHER W. J. Logan, Hermiston postmas ter, has been notified by the postal authorities that after March 26 a new schedule of rates will be in effect. In many instances the rates have taken a jump in price. The following is a list of those stamps which will be ef fected : Rural routes will be 3c each ounce. Local drop letter rate will remain at 1c each ounce- Post card rate remains at 1c. Parcel post will increase 3 per cent. Money order. 1c to $2.50, 10c: $2.51 to $5.00, 14c; $5.01 to $10. 19c; $10.01 to $20.00, 22c: $20.01 to $40.00, 25c: $40.01 to $60.00, 30c: $60.01 to $80, 34c: $80.01 to $100, 37c. All registered, insured and C.O.D. mail will be increased. Air mail inside continental U. S. and Alaska will be 8c per ounce; over- seas air mail to armed forces will re main at 6c per * ounce. MAJOR MARBUT TO GO ACROSS News has been received from Major and Mrs. W. M. Marbut of Barnes General hospital in Vancouver, Wn., that Major Marbut has received an overseas assignment and will leave soon for some unknown destination. Major Marbut has been stationed at Vancouver for the past three years. Major Marbut was a physician in Echo and later in Hermiston for a time prior to entering the service. The Marbuts still own a home in Her- miston. U. s. NAVY MAN CLAIMS BRIDE Miss Jewell A. Townsend, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Townsend, and Clarence E. Faulstich, cox-, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry E. Faulstich, were married March 1st. Mrs. Faul stich was a member of the class of 1943 of Hermiston high school and is a stenographer for Federal Housing. She will remain here for the duration. Cox. Faulstich has been on duty in the South Pacific and his ship, the U. S. S. Curtis has been in three ma jor battles. He has gone to join his ship, a new one, for an unnamed des tination. Although the young couple have known each other for three years, the wedding was a complete surprise to relatives and friends, who wish them much happiness. NUMBER 30 PROJECT FARM PLAYS HOST COUNTY GROUP AT DINNER MEETING SPEAKERS TALK ON MANY TOPICS One of the largest and most inter esting farm bureau meetings in some years was held Tuesday night at the Columbia park hall when the Project Farm Bureau was host ba regular monthly meeting of the directors of the County Farm Burgau. The ladies auxiliary served a bountiful dinner to a gathering of about 100 members and guests. The program arrangement was handled by A. H. Cable, president of the Project Farm Bureau. Following the dinner, the meeting was turned over to Lowell Steen of the county organization who acted as prgram chairman. Among those in troduced as speakers was Mac Hoke of Pendleton, state farm bureau president. He told of the necessity of retaining key men on the farms- men who can operate tractors, manage activities and otherwise are responsi ble for keeping the farms going. He stated that there is a national law that farm laborers cannot be paid more than $200.00 a month or more than $2400.00 for a year’s service. Another interesting speaker was Bob Burlingame of Milton, a member of the county selective service board. He told of the many difficulties fac ing the draft board and trouble aris ing from their attempts to keep their quotas filiad. He explained the pro cedure to be followed in drafting farm labor and the necessity of same. Cecil Yates, also of Milton and for mer county farm bureau president, explained the new Farm Bureau Ac cident Insurance policy. He stated that many farmers are taking and planning to take advantage of this low-cost insurance. Mayor F. C. McKenzie of Hermis ton was called on for a short talk. stating that close harmony should ex ist between farmers and townspeople in order to receive maximum benefits for all concerned. Gas rationing also came up for some discussion while Mr. McKenzie, chief clerk of the local War Price and Rationing board, had the floor. F. B. Swayze of Hermiston also stressed the necessity of cooperation of the rural residents and those re siding in cities. He stated that bus iness life in town greatly depends on rural support and also that farmers receive benefits from services of the town. R. L. Woolley, manager of the Umatilla Electric Cooperative, also gave a short talk. Gaylord Madison of Echo and Clint Jackson of the local farm bureau rep resented their districts at the meeting. It was announced that the county farm bureau is planning to publish a farm paper to be released monthly, with the first issue to appear about the first of April. - — • — — VOTERS SHOULD REGISTER SOON Voters for the coming primaries and election may register at the Ore gon Hardware * Implement Co. on Hermiston Main street. Anyone who has lived in the state six months and 30 days in the precinct and who is an American citizen may register. Any one who has previously registered and has changed his residence to another precinct must also register to be eli gible to vote. The primaries will be May 19 and the registration closes for the primar ies 30 days before that date. Fraser Graduates March 12 Mrs. Margaret Fraser has received a graduation announcement telling of exercises March 12 at the Douglas Field, Arizona, flying school. Listed among the graduates is her son, Lt- Thomas G. Fraser, Army Air Corps. Corp. Felt house Leaves For Duty Lt. Fraser has completed the various Corp. Gale Felthouse left Thursday stages of flight training in rapid or for Salt Lake City where he will re der and now awaits assignment for port for duty with gunnery troops fol flying duty. lowing a 10-day visit in Hermiston with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Canning Candy Proves Valuable Felthouse. Corp. Felthouse told the Claude VanArsdale, manager of the Hermiston Rotary club of some of his Cooperative Cannery and Laundry, experiences at the regular luncheon stated this week that many are tak Thursday noon. ing advantage of the canning facili- ties of his concern to send candy over- Classifieds Make Headlinas seas to boys in the service. Mrs. Wal It isn’t often that the classifieds ter Hamm has become quite expert in rate front page notoriety but in this this art and anyone wishing informa- week’s issue can be found four refrig tion is requested to contact her. Can erators in the For Sale columns on the ning arrangements may be made by Classified page. This in itself is real contacting Mr. VanArsdale at the cannery. news.
