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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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years; third, Karen Kay Houston, 2
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NUMBER 39
SCHOOL HOUSES FORTY SENIORS TO
Help Win the War!
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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.
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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
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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.