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NEWS Lest we forget! American Legion Poppy Day, May 26th, at Umatilla Ordnance Depot. We can afford to be generous. At noon hour Friday, May 5, friends entertained at lunch five girls from Headquarters building who are leav ing Umatilla Ordnance Depot within the next month. Farewell gifts and best wishes were presented to Grace Thomas, Trevah Weissenfluh, Ray jean Hendrickson. Margaret Herd and Marjorie Skow. It was a gay occa- sion, complete with good food, ice cream, and short but effective after- dinner speeches. Those present be side the guests of honor, were Jean Hendrickson, Virginia Allen. Beryl Logue, Endora Arego, Marjorie To bin, Mae Wilcox, Barbara Brown, Vi vian McIntyre, Pauline Jensen, Mari lyn Viala, Sgt. Harry Lefstein. Fran ces Baker, Thelma Ross and W. B. Simmons. ) 7 The 4 a^mLùto n OFFICIAL UMATILLA COUNTY PAPER VOLVME XXXVII NURSERY SCHOOL AT ORDNANCE STARTED WITH MANY PRESENT OPEN HOUSE IS SET FOR SUNDAY HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, MAY 11, 1944. As the tempo of the war increases, more emergency shipments will be made from the Umatilla Ord- nance Depot. Available labor is on the decrease ; therefore, this appeal is made to all able bodied men in Hermiston, surrounding towns and their vicinities to register at the Umatilla Ordnance Depot employment office in Hermiston for the purpose of working six hours from 6 p. m. to 12 midnight on Tuesday and Thursday nights of each week. ■ If you can work only one of the nights, do not hesi- tate to register. The fact that you register does not obligate you in case some condition arises that makes it impossible to work the scheduled night. Work will be in the Quartermaster Stor- age Area only, and pay will be $.81 per hour. Register at once at the Umatilla Ordnance Depot Employment office opposite the Rohrman Motor Co., Hermiston, Ore. The Nursery School at Ordnance got off to a good start this week. It is sponsored by School District 14, at the request of Colonel A. S. Buyers, Commander of the Umatilla Ordnance Depot. It is hoped that the operation of this unit, by providing a place for working mothers to place their child Erorn Doty's other son “Bill" ren during working hours, will make • Dear Mom and Dad: more labor available at the Ordnance, I am terribly sorry that I haven't where it is urgently needed. Federal • written sooner, but I have been extra Public Housing is cooperating by fur • busy. For you see I am in the Marsh nishing the building and furniture ■ all Islands, just where I can’t tell you. used in the school. This was granted But I did see plenty and that will by the courtesy of David W. Bliss, ■ have to do for the present time. Maybe manager of the Ordnance Housing • later I’ll be able to tell you some more Project. about this little deal. The unit is established only experi ■ The Japs were tough but we were mentally. The Federal Works Admin • rougher. That should just about ex-1 istration loaned Mrs. Helen Spliid plain everything. The yellow boys and Dr. Nan Parker-Parks, experts on • are good fighters and have to be re child care, to establish the unit. Usual spected at all times. Take it from ly a minimum number of children are one who knows. The conditions out required before opening such a nur here are rugged, but we can take it sery. This requirement has been without too much griping. For we waived at Ordnance and the unit giv took this place and we will take plen en a two months experimental trial, ty more before this is over. Just at the end of which, it will either be watch our smoke in the Pacific from continued or discontinued, depending now on. We are out to put them back upon the patronage it acquires. in their own land. Then we will drive On next Friday’s ballot will appear The nursery is not in any sense of them out of there. Just keep up the the word a charitable institution. It the name of E. P. Dodd of Hermiston prayers and good work and I assure is a place where mothers who are as candidate at large for delegate to you, we will all be together in the working or wish to work, may leave the Republican National Convention. near future, That is my hope and children between the ages of 2 and In the list of candidates at large there prayer each night. 6 years of age during the day shift. are 17 names, seven of which are to Got to g< now, I’ll try to write real The charge is 50c per day, payable be chosen. Of these Mr. Dodd is the letter soon. Take care of yourself. Re j Week in advance, and including only one outside of the Portland area. gards to the crew. Keep the supplies the mid-day meal. The people in If the entire seven are elected in Port coming and well keep the Japs going. charge of the unit now are Miss Bar land, along with two from the Con Love. Your other Son. bara Reed, head teacher, Mrs. Wards- gressional district, the metropolis will worth and Mrs. Alexander, assistants. have nine of the delegation to Chica Firemen If parents living in or near Hermis go, of the total of 15, or a control of L. L. Mohr is spending a few days ton wish a similar service, it can be all actions by the delegation of the in The Dalles on business. entire state in the convention. It is Increase in Personnel of Fire De provided if a sufficient number if only fair that a home town citizen children are in attendance and appli partment: 5 babies born to Mascot, should receive a solid vote here, in West Area Station. Note: Mother cation is made at the school. Umatilla county and Eastern Oregon. A reception and open house will be and babies doing well. He has received publicity from held at the Ordnance nursery Sunday Military Personnel afternoon between the hours of 3:00 many upstate newspapers, and has Captain Arthur E. Walker, MC, and 5:00. Refreshments will be been endorsed by several labor orga transferred from O’Reilly General served and a short program of musiq nizations in Portland and is also rec Hospital, Springfield, Missouri, to and other numbers will be presented. ognized by the Oregon Voter and lead U. O. D. He arrived Sunday, May 7. The following hosts and hostesses ers in Portland as one of the seven 1st Lt. Charles J. Carpinella, MC, will be present to receive the guests: that should win in the primaries. A transferred from U. O. D. to Camp Col. and Mrs. A. S. Buyers, Mr. and good vote at home might put him over. Mr. Dodd’s name will appear on the Cook. California, May 6. Mrs. W. G. Kersbergen, Mr. and Mrs. 1st Lt. Edward J. Clausen, Ord- D. W. Bliss, Mayor and Mrs. F. C. ballot as a Wendell Willkie supporter nance Department, transferred from McKenzie, Mayor and Mrs. Wm. Hun as he filed before Willkie withdrew, U. O. D. to Red River Ordnance De- singer. Capt. and Mrs. Rudolph Purse, but he will be for a liberal platform, pot, to Hooks, Texas. Capt. and Mrs. Dean Afflick, Mr. and and for the best man who will stand Mrs. Lee Quiring, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. firmly on that platform. He is well Plant Property Smith, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Williams, known here for his activities in public Marilyn Rawls was in Walla Walla Mss Mary Lou Johnson and Mrs. Jean affairs, particularly for his long ad Wednesday on business. Wilson. The public is cordially invit vocacy of the building of the Umatil Leora Gibbons was in Freewater la Rapids dam. and desires to hold ed to attend. this week end. some strength politically for the fu W. E. Pearce moved this week from ture development of that project and Ordnance to his new home in Hermis- other developments that may arise in ton. this territory in the future. He is Myra Getcheil is in the hospital af known throughout the state as a for ter having an appendectomy last mer newspaper man, member of the Funeral services were held at the legislature, and candidate in the pri Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Richardson and Methodist church in Echo Thursday maries for governor, and has many afternoon for Jesse S. Arnold, age 54, son visited with Grace Nonne Sunday. prominent farmer of the Butter Creek personal acquaintances in Portland, Mrs. Richardson is Miss Nonne's sis- district, who succumbed to a heart at among stockmen and lumbermen. tack early Sunday morning. Arch Elizabeth Hankins was in Pendle deacon Eric O. Robathan presided at the service, which was followed by the ton Saturday evening on business. Order of Eastern Star service at the Thelma Henderson’s brother-in-law, church and Masonic burial service at Jim Henderson, left Saturday evening Echo cemetery. for further training in California. Mr. Arnold was born March 6. 1890, near Port Royal, Penn. When Mail and Record 14 years old came to Oregon and was Frances Baker, Pauline Jensen and with his uncle, J. B. Saylor, on a But Following the pre-school clinics of Virginia Allen, Headquarters, spent ter Creek farm for several years. He enlisted in the first world war and May 2nd and May 4th, which were Saturday in Pendleton on business. served in the Orient and in Russia. sponsored jointly by the Umatilla Thelma Ross, Mail and Record, is After returning from Russia he ac County Health association and U. S. on leave visiting at her home in Vale, quired a farm on Butter Creek which he has operated successfully since O., two baby shows climaxed the Oregon. then. During recent years he was ac events in commemoration of National Pauline Jensen spent Sunday visit- tive in fraternal circles, and at the Child Health Week. ng in La Grande, Oregon. time of his death was worshipful mas The first show was held at the Her Margaret Herd, Headquarters, will ter of Umatilla Lodge No. 40. A. F. miston U.S.O. on Friday. May 5th, leave next week to take her physical & A. M. at Echo, of which he was a with seventy-three babies entered in life member. He was also worthy pa prior to enlistment in the WAVES. tron of the Hermiston lodge of East the three classes. The audience served Motor Transportation ern Star. as judges and U.S.O. was assisted by Hazel Hartsock has transferred Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Nell Mrs. J. R. Drake, Mrs. Herbert K. from Motor Transportation to Col. Arnold, a daughter, Mary C. Arnold, who is a student in Echo high school, Iverson, Mrs. George Harkenrider, Hoffmann’s office. six brothers. Charles E. Clarence, Ne Mrs. Ralph Richards, Mrs. Gerald Wett Area vin J., and Stuart I. of Buda. Illinois, White, Mrs. Roy Hale and Mrs. W. M. The office girls in the West Vernon J. of Gary. Indiana, and Ar Pearson. entertained Mrs. Annie Laurie at a thur E. of Nyssa, and three sisters, The prize winners in Class I (those dinner party at the home of Frances Edith M. Hayden of Buda, III.. Mary under one year of age) were: first. C. Wolfe of New Jersey, and Lila A. Culver Monday evening. The honoree Driscoll. Princeton, 111. Ilene Kay Van Patten, age 8 months; was presented with a lovely compact second, Dixie Sue Barker, age 3 Other Eeho Newt Items with her initials on it. Mrs. Laurie months! third, Judith Ann Sullivan, recently transferred from the West Echo theatre will be opened by A. age 6 months: fourth. Patricia Doher Hackbarth, the new manager, next ty, age 4 months. Area to Magazine Field Office. Control moved their office from week, the first show being set for Class II was composed of babies Saturday, May 20. Two shows will Building T-53 to Headquarters. be presented weekly, on Saturdays from one to two years of age and the and Sundays. Control winners were: first, Dora Mae Long, Saturday. May 20, has been desig 15 months; second, Larry Galon, 19 Control and Dormitories have reach ed the new goal for Bond Deductions, nated by the council as clean-up day months; third. Michael O. Harris, 21 in Echo. The city will provide a 100 per cent of participation and 15 truck to pick up all accumulations months; fourth. Tommy Houston, 12 per cent of gross pay which has been which are put in containers for easy months. set up by the U. S. Treasury Depart- handling and placed along the curb. went Let’s see how many other de Echo Garden club is cooperating in two to three years, and the winners partments can equal this by next cleaning up the city and urges all were: first, Sandra Wilson, age 2 citizens to have their rubbish ready years: second. Robin Dia Smith, 2% for removal Saturday. (Continued on page 7) (Continued on Page Four) years; third, Karen Kay Houston, 2 i » » NUMBER 39 SCHOOL HOUSES FORTY SENIORS TO Help Win the War! • • • • • • • • ■ Plans and sites are now fully pre pared and located and it appears cer tain that construction of a school building at Ordnance and one in Her miston will begin soon. C. B. Miller, architect of Pendleton, was in Her miston Tuesday night consulting with W. G. Kersbergen and D. W. Bliss and other District 14 officials in regards to the location of the new buildings. At Ordnance the new unit will be located directly east of Ordnance town, approximately between the wa ter tower and the highway. In Her miston the new building will be locat ed across the street south from the high school or north from the Metho dist church. The Ordnance structure will be 124 feet by 56 while the one in Hermiston will be 166 feet by 58. It is thought that bids for construction will be rea dy by. June 15 with construction to start soon afterwards. • ■ • • ■ ■ • ■ HAS BIG CROWD ■ DODD FAVORED EIGHTH ANNUAL AS DELEGATE TO P.E.X. PLEASES LARGE CROWD T etald A record crowd attended the eighth annual Hermiston high school P.E.X. Thursday, May 4, in the high school auditorium. The program, which was under the able direction of Miss La vina May Lynch, presented the girls' physical education classes in the fol lowing program: I. Drill and relays III. English and Swedish folk danc es IV. Dutch Dance V. Tap Dance—Joy Reed and Betty Jean Hartsock VI. The Sports Parade (boys and girls) VIL Shadow Play “Cinderella” VIII. Gypsy Dance IX. Pageant “A Study in Blue” 1. Rhapsody in Blue, violin solo, Hope Reynolds (special ar rangement by G. C. Hum phreys. 2. Mood Indigo, trio. 3. Blue Hawaii—Cleda Nusser. 4. Serenade in Blue — Couple dance. 5. Basin Street Blues — Sylvan Mullins and Mary Elizabeth Ferguson. 6. Blues Serenade- - Trio. 7. Blue Danube — Faith Corey. Ilene Hunt, Louise Hammer and Shirley Wallace. 8. Alice Blue Gown — Muriel Kingsley. 9. Blue of Evening — Chorus Dance. X. Coronation of the May Queen. La Desea Pieper was crowned as Her Majesty, Queen La Desea I. She was escorted by student body pres- ident, Jack Rodgers. Princesses of her court and their escorts were Dorothy Jordan, Dean (Continued on Last Page) An Ideal day Sunday afternoon brought out an overflowing crowd to the George Attebury rodeo near Stan field and visitors and participants alike proclaimed the show “one of the best yet.” Oran Fore of Newhall, Calif., one of several members of the Turtles competing Sunday, rated high for the day. In the calf roping event he tied his calf in 17 seconds flat— considered good time in larger shows. Many of the top ranking cowboys of the United States and Canada were present. The events included bronc riding, calf roping and the usual cowboy tricks and stunts. Even the clown and his pony were there to entertain the youngsters and oldsters alike. A broadcasting system informed the large crowd of the various events. The Traildusters, west end saddle club, was present en masse and rode during the show. POPPY DAYS SET FOR MAY 26 6 27 Friday and Saturday, May 26 and 27, was proclaimed Poppy Day in Hermiston by Mayor F. C. McKenzie in a proclamation issued today. The Mayor called upon all citizens to ob serve the day by wearing memorial poppies in honor of the men who have given their lives in the nation’s , de fense. The proclamation stated: “Whereas, the United States of America is again being forced to crush powerful enemies seeking to establish their tyranny over the world, and “Whereas, the young men of Her miston again are offering their lives in the nation’s service, and “Whereas, the memory of those who have given their lives is cherished by us all and is an inspiration to us all in these grave days, and “Whereas, their service and sacri fice is symbolized by the memorial poppy of The American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary, now therefore “I, F. C. McKenzie, Mayor of the City of Hermiston, do hereby proclaim Friday and Saturday, May 26 and 27, 1944. to be Poppy Day in the City of Hermiston, and urge all citizens to observe the day by wearing the mem orial poppy in honor of the men who years and 10 months: fourth, Joan died for America in the battles of World War I and World War II. Draper, age 2 years and 11 months. The prizes were donated by Pete Berg, Moore * Ripley drug store. Her miston Drug company. Stone’s Food Store, Safeway, Red & White store, Oregon Hardware company and F. B. The annual American Legion Aux Swayze. An audience of almost two hundred interested spectators wit- iliary Mother’s Day Tea will be Sat urday, May 13, at the U.S.O. club nessed this unusual event. from 3:00 to 5:00 o’clock. All moth Show Held At Ordnanee ers of men in World War II as well The baby show at Ordnance as World War I are cordially invited held Sunday afternoon at the F. P. to attend. H. A. Recreation hall. Assisting at An interesting time is being planned this affair were Mrs. Fred Erickson. for the guests. Mrs. A. C. Brooks and Lt. Blumen- thal. The same three classes were used for the contest and the winners were as follows: Class I—first. Sharon Anne Bullington, 5 months; second, Judith Ann Clark, 6 months; The annual graduation program of third, Carol Lynn Munns, 3 weeks; the Hermiston elementary school will Class II—frst, Joyce June Leag, 14 be held Wednesday. May 16, at 2:00 months; second, Clark Richeldorfer, o’clock n the afternoon at the high one year; and third, Marie Mullen. school auditorium. Col. A. S. Buyers 20 months; Class III—first, Lonny of Umatilla Ordnance Depot will de Henson. 2* years: second, Leonard liver the commencement address. Gordon, 3 years; third, Kathleen The grade school orchestra will Sharon Clark. 3 years. play the processional and recessional, Approximately seventy persons at vocal selections will be presented by tended the baby show at Ordnance. the junior high girls’ trio and presen The prizes were donated by the U. O. tation of diplomas will be by W. G, D. Employees association, Henry Sau Kersbergen, superintendent of Her er of the Ordnance Market, and by miston schools. T. J. Means is prin the U. S. O. cipal of the elementary school. Natimi Child Health Week Celebrated With Baby Shews Here Aid Ordnance MOTHER'S DAY GRADE SCHOOL TO RECEIVE DIPLOMAS AT COMMENCEMENT BACCALAUREATE SUNDAY NIGHT A class of 40 Hermiston high school seniors will receive their diplomas at the annual exercises to be held Thurs day, May 18, in the high school audi torium, according to W. G. Kersber gen, superintendent. Baccalaureate services will be held Sunday evening. May 14, also in the auditorium. Both programs will begin at 8:00 p. m. Joseph H. Gaiser, a member of the faculty at the Eastern Oregon Col lege of Education at La Grande, will deliver the commencement address Thursday, speaking on “You and the New World." Rev. W. A. MacAr- thur will deliver the address Sunday, speaking on “Give Us This Day.” At the commencemetn exercises the music will be furnished by the high school band, and choir. The proces- sipnai and recessional, played by the band, will feature “Seniors on Par- ade”, composed by Jack Jackson, pop ular musician of the high school. Oth er music will be in charge of G. C. Humphreys, music director. Henry M. Sommerer, school board chairman, will present the diplomas. Unique is the fact that both the valedictorian and salutatorian of the class are boys this year with John Lewis and Gale Davis winning those honors respectively. Lois Hunt and Martha Jones also ranked high scho- lastically. The list of graduates follows: : Ella Mae Casper, Eleanor Casper, Alta Mae Guerrant, Viola Hammer, Janet Hodge, Lois Hunt. Elizabeth Jones, Martha Jones, Dorma Kelly, Annie Lindsay, L. V. McGraw, Dorothy Nel son. Opal Null, La Desea Pieper, Dar lene Rennecker, Hope Reynolds, Mau- rine Sutton, Iva Van Arsdale, Rachel Weeks, Joan Bryson. Dorothy Jordan, Betty Jean Jackson,Bob Attebury, Courtney Belt, Gale Davis, Robert Greer. Jack Jackson, Dick Kingsley, John Lewis, Virgil Logan, Warren Me Connell, John McMullen, Sylvan Mul- lins, Erwin Null. Jack Rodgers, Tom Todd, Dean D. Scott, Warren Caudle and Clarence S. Scott. FRED FALCONER DIES SUDDENLY Fred Falconer, 62, one of the best- known sheepmen of the Pacific north- west and former president of the Ore gon Wool Growers association died suddenly at his ranch home at Enter prise Wednesday morning. M r. Falconer, born in Iowa, came to Oregon at the age of 21 : at that time the railroad stopped at Elgin and he walked, carrying his suitcase, to En terprise where he was employed on the Makin ranch, later becoming part owner. He then increased his hold- ings in the Wallowa region, in Uma tilla county and in Idaho. Mr. Falconer was well known here and made frequent trips to Hermis- ton. He is survived by his widow and a son, Fred Falconer, Jr., associated in business with his father, and two grandchildren. LAUNDRY STATES PREDICAMENT On Page Four of this issue, Horace Smith of the Hermiston Laundry & Dry Cleaners, explains to the people of this vicinity his predicament in having more work than his business can handle. Until recently the laun dry force has just barely been able to keep from getting snowed under with regular business. The climax came last week, how ever. when the Domestic Laundry of Pendleton announced that it would cease sending a truck to Hermiston. This added load of business also fell to the Hermiston Laundry. Although Mr. Smith is far from discouraged, he will be forced to set up a few regula tions in order to cover as much ground as possible. LICENSE MAN IS COMING MAY 17 A traveling examiner of operators and chauffeurs is scheduled in Hermiston Wednesday, May 17, and will be on duty at the Legion hall between the hours of 10:00 a. m. to 4 00 p. m., according to an announce- ment received by The Herald from the Secretary of State’s office.
