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THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1944
THE HERMISTON HERALD. HERMISTON. OREGON.
The Hermiston Herald
AT LOCAL U. O.D
Published Every Thursday at
Hermiston, Umatilla County, Oregon.
Alfred Quiring and Leander Quiring, Publishers.
Entered at the post office at Hermiston as Second
Class Matter, Dec. 1906, Umatilla County, Oregon.
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TRAGEDY ON THE HOME FRONT
The tragedy that has just happened in our midst is
one of the many casualties of war. It is sad indeed
that a crew of workers lost their lives in this necessa-
ry service to their country. They died on the battle
field of supplying our fighting forces at the front.
Without such service we would soon be victims of
our enemies, and thousands of other lives would be
lost and our nation reduced to slavery under tyrants.
They are entitled to honor and respect for the duties
they performed, and their families to our kindest
sympathy.
For nearly two and a half years men and women
have been handling powder and bombs in 1000 ig
loos, and this is the first accident. Their security un
der all the exigencies of war with its haste has been
remarkable. Thousands of car loads of high explo
sives have been shipped to the igloos and re-loaded
out to our foreign fronts without great danger and
with hardly warning incidents to the handlers of
these munitions.
Much praise must be given to the designers of the
Umatilla Ordnance Depot. Their wisdom, thorough
ness, and engineering ability, have been proven by a
severe test. The explosion of one loaded igloo did
not affect 999 other igloos nearby, though the reper
cussion carried 150 miles. Unfortunate as this war
tragedy may be, it is a great demonstration of the
care of the government in construction of such plants
and we, in nearby localities, may feel more secure
than ever before. The inspection as to causes will
lead to investigation from the Depot back to factory,
and to greater care in handling these sinews of war,
and a similar accident is not likely to occur again
within the next two and a half years, when we hope
that the cruel w ar will be ended.
We must add, God bless the soldiers who suffer
and die on the home front as well as those on the far
flung battle lines.
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WEST S BEST
HOUSE PAINT
Army Ordnance bombs go out of
style as quickly as women’s hats,”
Captain Maurice R. Vick, young
according to Col. Buyers, command
Ordnance Department small arms ex
ing Umatilla Ordnance Depot.
One of the most hazardous and pert, who recently returned to this
least publicized missions of Ordnance country after 18 months’ overseas du
ammunition depots is to bring live ty, revealed to Col. Buyers, command
bombs up to date by inserting parts ing Umatilla Ordnance Depot, that
You’ll agree that, these days, you
of more recent design than those ori his organization was honored in a way
can’t afford to buy anything but
that
once
cost
debutantes
thousands
of
ginally used by the manufacturer.
the best. And here it is! The West’s
“When bombs go out of style,” Col. dollars.
largest-selling, highest-quality
Instead of being presented to the
Buyers said, “They are not discarded.
house paint—selling for no more
Ordnance experts insert new fuzes, King and Queen of England in formal
than ordinary paints. Be sure you
add til fins of the latest design, and ceremony in historic Buckingham Pal
get it!
generally revamp them to bring them ace, however, King George and Queen
Elizabeth journeyed to an Army Ord-
up to last-minute specifications.
“Incorporated in the blockbusters nance bivouac in Northern Ireland,
now raining down on German air- | The friendly, democratic King and
craft and industrial centers, and on Queen bestowed high praise on Ord-
Jap-held islands in the South Pacific, nance battle weapons, ammunition and
are the very latest inventions, im- automotive equipment and wished
provements and discoveries of Amer- Ordnance combat mechanics “good ,
luck and God’s speed” on their mis-1
¡can science.
“Blockbuster construction and de sion to the Mediterranean theatre of
sign are not changed for frivolous rea war.
“What most amazed me,” Ciptain
sons but solely to increase their dev
astating power. This month-by-month Vick said, “was the range and extent
Ordnance responsibility will continue of the Queen’s technical knowledge.
She walked up to me. We were in-
until the unconditional surrender of
Hermiston, Oregon
I saluted. She extended
troduced.
the Axis enemy.”
and
smiled
a
heart-warming
Bombs kept in storage must be in her hand
spected at frequent intervals so that greeting. Then came the surprise of
any signs of deterioration may be de my life. Queen Elizabeth asked a
tected. Unlike the avocados, which number of questions that would have must have done something to the trench to tighten the nut. He told me
they faintly resemble in appearance, done credit to a sergeant-major. But boys,” Captain Vick recalls. “In 60 afterwards that, after all the nice
bombs will usually keep for an indef the one that completely bowled me days in the combat zone our company things the King and Queen had said
inite period of time, but it is not an over was this: ‘Would you please did not have a single casualty, even about Army Ordnance, he couldn’t let
unknown occurence for them to compare the relative firepower of the though our Ordnance battlefield mech them down."
anics would stay at their work after
Captain Vick is at present assigned
“spoil” if stored under improper or MI with that of the M1903?' ”
MI is the technical Ordnance desig Nazi planes started bombing our posi to the faculty of the Ordnance School,
severe climatic conditions. When this
happens, it is the somewhat delicate nation of the Garand rifle; Ml903 of tions. Only if it looked as though the Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland,
bombs were dropping in their direc where he is passing on the lessons he
task for an Ordnance field service of the Springfield rifle.
“The Queen had apparently heard tion would they throw themselves into learned in combat to student officers.
ficer to see that the bombs are con
about our Army
_ a lot ___
- Ordnance - jeeps
- i a slit trench.
The son of a retired Chicago and
demned and salvaged.
Another touchy little operation and some of the other weapons and | “During one operation I saw a man | Northwestern railroad man. L. E.
which the depot surveillance section automotive equipment we were going leave a repair job he was particularly Vick of Sturgis, South Dakota, his
performs is the inspection of all new to use on the Nazis,” Captain Vick interested in. He jumped into a slit hobby is photography. He was for-
ly arrived freight cars containing live said. “But the hard-hitting Garand. trench only to pop out again to take merly employed as a power engineer
ammunition. Any evidence of dam which first won its combat spurs on a few turns at a nut. Between bombs by the Commonwealth Edison Compa-
age. and the car, loaded with thous Bataan, seemed to interest her most he kept popping in and out of the ny in Chicago.
ands of pounds of potential death, is of all. She referred to it several
hastily shunted behind an immense times as ‘a superb weapon.’ ”
In a few weeks Captain Vick’s com-
50-ft. thick gravel barricade. There it
pany was in the thick of the North
is gone over inch by inch.
African campaign, advancing from
“slit-trench to fox-hole.”
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
CALL 2751 FOR PROMPT DELIVERY
that the undersigned, has been ap
pointed Administrator of the Estate
of Emma Fritts, deceased, in the
County Court of the State of Oregon,
for Umatilla County. All persons
having claims against said estate are
George Harkenrider
Hermiston, Oregon
hereby required to present such claims
duly verified and with proper vouch
ers attached, to the undersigned, at
the office of Alfred F. Cunha, Johns
Building, in Pendleton. Oregon, with
in six months from the date of this
notice, the same being dated and pub
lished the first time this 24th day of
February, 1944.
ELVIN FRITTS. As Adminis
trator of the estate of Emma
Fritts, deceased. Alfred F-
Cunha, attorney for Admin-
istrator. Johns Building, Pen
dleton. Oregon.
(Feb. 24-March 23)
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alwe va headed tn the Mine direction
CAPTAIN VICK,
ORDNANCE DEPT
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of the Ownership, Management. Cir
culation, etc., Required by the Act of
Congress of August 24, 1912, of The
Hermiston Herald, published weekly
at Hermiston. Oregon, for October 1.
1943.
i State of Oregon
I County of Umatilla, ss.
Before me, a Notary Public in and
for the State and county aforesaid,
personally appeared Alfred Quiring
and Leander Quiring, who. having
been duly sworn according to law. de
pose and say that they are the pub
lishers of the Hermiston Herald, and
that the following is, to the best of
true
their knowledge and belief.
statement of the ownership, manage
ment (and if a daily paper, the circu-
lation), etc., of the aforesaid publica
tion for the date shown in the above
caption, required bv the Act of Aug
ust 24, 1912, embodied in section 411,
Postal Laws and Regulations, printed
on the reverse of this form, to wit:
1. That the names and addresses of
the publishers, editors, managing edi
tors and business managers are: Al- |
fred and Leander Quiring, Hermiston,
Oregon.
2. That the owners are: Alfred and
Leander Quilina. Hermiston. Oregon.
3. That the known bondholders,
mortgagees. and other security hold
ers owning or holding 1 per cent or
more of total amount of bonds, mort-
gages, or other securities are: None.
4. That the two paragraphs next
above, giving the names of the own
ers. stockholders. and security hold-
ers, if any. contain not only the list
of stockholders and security holders
as they appear upon the books of the
company but also, in cases where the
stockholder or security holder appears
jupon the books of the company as
trustee or in any other fidueiary re
lation. the name of the person or cor
poration for whom such trustee is
acting, is given: also that the said ■
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• and belief as to the circumstances and
| conditions under which stockholders
| and security holders who do not ap
pear upon the books of the company
i as trustees, hold stock and securities
| in a capacity other than that of a
bona fide owner: and this affiant has
! no reason to believe that any other
| person, association, or corporation
has any interest direct or indirect in
the said stock, bonds, or other securi
ties than as so stated by him.
Alfred Quiring and
Leander Quiring. Publishers.
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this 23 day of March. 1944.
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March 28. 1947.
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