U- O. D.
NEWS
Personnel
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Correction of last weeks item—
Dorothy Prahl visited her home in
Ontario, Ore., several days last
week. She visited her sisters Ma VOLUME 38
ry Millbrook, S 1/c, of the Naval
Supply Depot, Oakland, Califor
nia, who was home on furlough.
Another sister, Louise, S 2/c, is in
the WAVES.
Miss LaVelle Hunt, Marjorie
Gordon and daughter Janice, at
tended the rodeo in Stanfield Sun
day afternoon. They made the
trip via ‘horsepower’. LaVelle
says “never again”.
OFFICIAL UMATILLA COUNTY PAPER
HERMISTON. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. OCTOBER 26. 1944.
“Limitless Frontiers”
RED CROSS SEWERS
PROVE EFFICIENT
AND INDUSTRIOUS
:
still far from completed. Al
though many contributions have
been received, many residents still
have not cooperated in the drive.
Rural campaign workers have not
all reported as yet and this may
somewhat swell the fund.
Anyone who has not contributed
to date is asked to leave their do-
nations either with Mrs. Belt or at
The Herald office.
Evelyn Ford was hunting with
friends near Ukiah Sunday. One
of the party was lucky enough to
bag a 5-point.
Dorma Kelly attended the foot
ball game at Pasco Friday evening
when Hermiston played there.
Eleanor Casper spent the week
end in Pendleton.
Motor Transportation
Dolly Ashbeck left for Portland
Saturday, October 21, where she
will join her husband for a two
weeks vacation.
Theresa Frazier spent the week
end visiting relatives in Spokane.
Weather Report from Post
Engineers
With an eye to temperature
changes in the Pacific Northwest,
the. Post Engineer’s Division re-
ports an average maximum tem-
perature of 69.1 the past week,
14.96 higher than for the corres
ponding week last October. This
does not necessarily indicate a
warm winter according to past
records kept by the U. S. Weather
Bureau.
West Area
Sunday guests of Shirley and
Betty Junke were their parents.
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Striker of Was-
co. Oregon.
Gertrude Tichnor is ill this
week.
Luelly Corey was deer hunting
on her vacation last week.
Edith Lieb and Mrs. Spencer.
PASSES AWAY
Edwin M. Barnett, who was tak
en to the Veterans hospital in Wal
la Walla last December, passed
away October 10, at the age of 76
years. His body was shipped to
Lexington, Mo., and buried beside
his wife who passed away in 1920.
He was a Spanish War veteran and
a member of Malabon Camp. Mr.
Barnett was an ardent baseball
fan and never missed a Hermiston
Red Sox game. Even in recent
years he kept up on all baseball
news.
Surviving are two sisters who
reside in Lexington, Mo. They are
Miss Carrie Barnett and Mrs. W.
D. Glascock, who were both older
than Mr. Barnett. The latter had
resided in Hermiston since 1920
and engaged in farming for many
years.
Payroll
Lt. Don Case arrived Saturday
by plane from Seattle on a two
weeks leave. He has been attend
ing school there.
Colleen and Joan Bryson re
turned Monday from a two weeks
vacation in California. While there
they were in Oakland where they
visited their brother-in-law who is
in the Seabees.
TO HOLD DANCE
The Traildusters, west-end coun
ty riding club, will hold a Bucka-
roo dance at the USO club this
Music will be furnished by the A.
Saturday, October 28. at 9:00 p. m.
M. Green orchestra and refresh
ments will be served by a commit
Procurement
composed of Col. and Mrs. A.
Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Erickson of tee
S. Buyers. Major and Mrs. Don
Portland were guests of Mr. and
Mr. and Mrs. L. C.
Mrs. Harry Nelson over the week • Charlson.
Smith, Dr. and Mrs. W. L. Morgan,
end.
j Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Pearson. Mrs.
Training
Claire Mann arrived Monday Jean Wilson and Mary Lou John
from Albany, Oregon. Before com son.
ing here Mrs. Mann was chief clerk
in the training film library at
Camp Adair. She is starting a PASSES AWAY
training film library here. Her
three daughters. Misses Muriel.
Mrs. H. B. Parrent, formerly of
Iris, and Meredith accompanied
her and are attending school in Hermiston, passed away October
24 at Council, Idaho, at the Com
Hermiston.
munity Hospital. The Parrents
Headquarters
Mrs. Rea of Bellingham. Wash.. formerly resided on Gladys Aven
is a guest of Capt. and Mrs. Alex ue and later moved to Ordnance
where Mr. Parrent was employed
ander this week.
Dr. Wiedman and Mr. Frohlich at the Umatilla Ordnance Depot.
Burial was at Riggins. Idaho.
are conducting classes at a Work
The family is well known in Her-
Simplification School this week.
miston.
Guards
Lt. Edmonds. Chief Peterson and Dairy Feed Payment Slips Due
Ray Laird were deer hunting at
Telocasset, Oregon, last week.
The cream receipts and the
Roy Garoutte has been off duty whole milk sales slips for July and
due to the serious illness of Mrs. August must be turned in to the
Garoutte.
office of Frank Hackler, assistant
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Root have county agent, by October 30. in or
been visiting several days with der to get the dairy feed payments.
Mrs Root’s parents at Lewiston. All those associated with this plan
Idaho.
are urged to take note of this mat-
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USO TO ENTERTAIN STRAY DOGS ARE
MENACE AGAIN
Instead of having the pre-war
type of dress-up party for the
children this Hallowe’en time, the
USO staff has announced that they
will have a free show of selected
movies for the grade school child
ren on Monday night at 8:00 p. m.,
October 30, at the USO club. These
movies will consist of short sub
jects of cartoons, sports and mu-
Sic-
The same movie will be shown
for the youngsters at Ordnance on
Tuesday evening, October 31.
Stray dogs are again becoming
a menace in this area, according to
reports rom farmers north of Her
miston and in the Columbia dis
trict. Recently they have become
so bold as to tear open rabbit
hutches and destroy domestic rab
bits in wholesale lots. In one in-
stance all rabbits were killed.
This week they broke into the
hutches at the T. G. Panages farm
and killed a number of rabbits.
Owners of dogs are being warned
that thev are responsible for dam
age done and will be prosecuted.
Arc mneyr gunice
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D AV FLOWER SALE
OCTOBER 27-28
Tickets are being placed on sale
here this week for membership in
the Civic Music Association recent
ly formed in Pendleton. The tick
ets entitle the owner to admittance
to all concerts sponsored by the
group. A series of Artists’ con
certs throughout the winter
months are planned. No single
seats will be sold for the concerts
and admittance will be for mem
bers only.
Memberships will sell for five
dollars, plus $1.00 tax, and tickets
are available locally from Mrs.
Helen Belt and Mrs. Rose Mueller.
The Disabled American Veter
ans will hold their annual "For-
Get-Me-Not Drive" on Friday and
Saturday, October 27 and 28, in all
West End cities, according to Com
mander Floyd Guerrant, Victory
Square, who is chairman of the
sales committee of Chapter 15.
Proceeds from the sale are used to
finance the needs of the D.A.V. re
habilitation service.
By purchasing a forget-me-not
Friday and Saturday people will
help both disabled veterans of
World war 1 and World war II,
states Mr. Guerrant. The work of
selling the forget-me-nots will be
carried on by volunteer women.
ON SALE I
Youngsters Attend Angus Judging
Several 4-H club youngsters,
along with Frank Hackler, assis
tant county agent, attended the
judging of the Angus stock at Pen
dleton Sunday afternoon, October
22. This stock was sold at auction
Monday, October 23.
Townsend Meeting Postponed
There will be no special meeting
of the Hermiston Townsend club
November 2 as the special speaker
found it impossible to get here.
The next regular meeting will be
held November 14. All members
are urged to be present.
Illesi End Cities Announce New
Basketball Schedule for Season
A schedule for basketball games
between schools of the west end of
Umatilla and Morrow counties was
adopted Monday when the School
Masters club of this district met at
Ione. Schedule for the season,
starting December 19, follows:
December 19—Echo at Irrigon,
Umatilla at Ione. Heppner at
Stanfield.
January 5—Umatilla at Echo.
Ione at Stanfield. Boardman at
Heppner.
January 9—Stanfield at Umatil
la. Heppner at Ione. Irrigon at
Boardman.
January 12—Boardman at Ione.
Stanfield at Irrigon. Echo at Hepp
ner.
January 16—Stanfield at Echo.
Irrigon at Heppner. Umatilla at
Boardman.
January 19—Heppner at Uma-
tilla. Echo at Boardman, Ione at
Irrigon.
January 23—Boardman at Stan-
field. Irrigon at Umatilla, Ione at
Echo.
January 28—Irrigon at Echo.
Ione at Umatilla. Stanfield at
Heppner.
January 30—Echo at Umatilla.
Stanfield at Ione. Heppner at
Boardman
February 2—Umatilla at Stan
field. Ione at Heppner. Boardman
at Irrigon
February 6—Ione at Boardman.
Irrigon at Stanfield. Heppner at
NUMBER 11
WOPENpPR CANDIDATES FILE
Mrs. Helen Belt reports that the AS ELECTION TIME
annual War Fund Drive has failed
to progress greatly during the past HEARS ON CALENDAR
week and the goal of $2.200.00 is
,75
Box Factory
Those who are back on the job
after being ill are Ethriel Snively,
who had the flu for a week, C. H.
Bacon who has been ill for about
Women of Hermiston area have
a month, and Less Wilson who had proven to be very efficient and in
an infection in his hand.
dustrious in sewing articles for the
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ragsdale were Red Cross, according to informa
in Walla Walla Monday on busi tion from the local unit. Mrs. J.
ness.
M. Spencer reports, “Since the
Plant Property
sewing unit was reorganized in
Cpl. Ray Henderson is visiting September, the following list of
relatives this week while on fur- articles has been made here and
lough from Camp Haan, Califor- shipped out to hospitals and pro
nia. Ray is a brother of Roy Hen duction centers: 25 bedside bags,
derson and Leila Henderson. The 46 ditty
____ bags, four boys' trousers,
family had a reunion Sunday at two child's sweaters, one 412 x
Irrigon.
412 lap robe and one 4x6 lap
robe.”
Several house slippers have also
been made but are being held for
the time being for samples. House
slippers are easily made of scrap
cotton materials but are done on
sewing machines. Due to lack of
machines, not as many people can
work on slippers and other mach
Electric Shop
ine-made articles. The two mach
The Electric Shop regret the ines at the USO club are being put
passing of John Kilby, Friday, Oc to good use and are greatly ap-
tober 20, at the Post Hospital. Mr. preciated.
Kilby was employed in the shop
Several more robes are nearing
for over two years and is missed completion and will be shipped
by his many friends.
soon. Many contributions for scrap
Willard Stratton is out to get a woolen goods are coming in now
“bigger” and “better" deer this for robes. A need for these is an
week than Ray Laird got last ticipated all winter. •
week. He is near John Day.
Mrs. Spencer wishes to thank
Have you seen the new Radio the Girl Scout groups and their
Shop? While Ray was away hunt leaders who are aiding in these
ing the Electric Shop got busy and orojects. Two groups, led by Mrs.
built a new room and moved his T. J. Means and Mrs. J. A. Shaw.
equipment into it. When he re- are each making a complete robe.
turned there was a large “Wei- Mrs. H. H. Gailey’s group has fin-
come sign on the door and just ished edges on blocks and Mrs.
inside the equipment strewn all I Henry Kopacz’ group has put
over the floor. Consequently Ray strings in dittv bags. The girls
has been a very busy man.
receive credit in their organization
"Tex” Radford was a guest Sun- for this communitv effort as well
day at a birthdav dinner for Millie as the thanks of those for whom
King at Mrs. King’s home north of the articles are made, state their
Hermiston. They had a delicious leaders.
Attendance is still holding up
turkey dinner.
Safety
good at recular Tuesdav afternoon
Fred Erickson is back on the job meetings at the USO club. A total
after being ill with the flu for a of 17 were present this week with
week.
refreshments furnished bv Mrs.
etald
Echo.
February 9—Echo at Stanfield,
Heppner at Irrigon. Boardman at
Umatilla.
February 13—Umatilla at Hepp
ner. Boardman at Echo, Irrigon at
Ione.
February 16 —
at
Boardman. Umatilla at Irrigon,
Echo at Ione.
Stanfield
OTHER ECHO NEWS
COUNTY RACES
DRAW ATTENTION
This week’s Herald looks more
like the Voters Pamphlet and no
doubt next week's issue will be
quite similar, but readers are in
formed that the general election
comes November 7 and everything
will go back to normal. There has
been some misunderstanding as to
voting hours which will be from
8:00 a. m. to 8:00 p. m.
Local politics came to life this
A return contest will be played
between Coach Frank Davison’s week when candidates made
Hermiston Bulldogs and the Ken known their intentions to run for
newick Lions on the local field Fri office. The list is headed by T. C.
day afternoon at 2:30. The Bull McKenzie perennial Hermiston
dogs hold a narrow margin victory mayor. Others are Charles Tay
over the Lions and the Friday con- lor. recorder, and Florine Langen-
test is expected to turn into a first waiter, treasurer. Four holdover
councilmen have filed their inten
class tussle.
The Bulldogs lost their second tions to run, including George
encounter of the season at Pasco Harkenrider, J. G. Pearson. A. F.
last Friday where a heavier and Rohrman and W. W. Felthouse.
more experienced squad took the Two other petitions have been
filed with the city recorder for
measure of the locals.
Sam Moore and R. C. McReynolds.
Several more have indicated their
desire to run for council and no
doubt their petitions will be filed
either today Thursday) or prior to
Friday, October 27, is the final 5:00 o'clock Friday, the closing
day on which a voter who expects hour for filing.
County politics are rather tame
to be absent from his precinct
election day, November 7, or on except for two positions. W. P.
which a sick voter who will be un Graham, republican, is attempt
able to go to the polls, may apply ing to overthrow the regime of the
to the county clerk’s office for an veteran R. E. Goad, democrat, for
the position of county sheriff. Al
absentee ballot.
Mrs. E. B. Casteel, county clerk, though the contest was slow in de
also states that all absentee and veloping, the last few days ' has
sick voter ballots must be return seen both candidates on local
ed to the county clerk's office not streets shaking hands with would-
later than Wednesday, November be voters.
The other contest is between W.
1, in order to be counted.
R. Nugent, retired railroad engin
of Umatilla, and Wm. R. Mein
POLICE ROUNDUP eer
ers who has served for many years
county commissioner. Mr. Nu
HELD WEDNESDAY as
gent is staging a concentrated
campaign for the job and is stress
State Patrol, State Prohibition ing the fact that he has had many
and Chief of Police B. J. Nation years of experience in road and
Wednesday night combined to in- street building, prior to becoming
vestigate a complaint of lawless a railroad engineer. He has been
ness in the colored section of Her a resident of Umatilla county for
miston. Approximately eight per 29 years. Mr. Meiners is stressing
sons were apprehended, varying in the fact that his many years of
crimes for illegal gambling to un faithful service warrants another
lawful sale of intoxicating liquor. term of office. This will probably
The group was brought before be decided by a close vote.
National and state politics are
Justice of the Peace E. P. Dodd
where fines of various amounts now in the home stretch and news-
papers and radios are attempting
were "dished out.”
to keep the campaign before the
public. Luke warm voters are
NOV.2LASTDAY
coming to life and even the most
disinterested voter of recent weeks
is now beginning to ask, “Who’s
Charles Taylor, city recorder, running against who?”
states that Thursday, November 2,
is the last day that prospective LOCAL MAN WINS
voters for the city election may BRONZE MEDAL
register. Anyone who has changed
precincts or has not voted in prev
Word has been received from
ious elections must register, ac
Washington that 1st Lt. Walter J.
cording to Mr. Taylor.
Registration may be done at the Jendrzejewski of Hermiston has
been awarded the bronze star med
office of the city recorder.
al for action at Humboldt bay,
Dutch New Guinea, last April.
PROJECT FARM
According to information re
HAS DELEGATES ceived, a blown-out bridge forced
Lt. Jendrzejewski to leave his ve
and proceed through hostile
An executive board meeting of hicle
territory
with only two men. "Due
the Project Farm Bureau was held
his activities and devotion to du
Tuesday evening to name dele to
his battalion was able to ad
gates for the state grange conven ty
vance the following morning to
tion which will be held November new
positions which he had locat
16. 17 and 18 at the Gorge Hotel.
” the war department reported.
Henry Ott of Hermiston and ed, Lt.
Jendrzejewski is the son of
Fred Cockell of Milwaukie were Mr. and Mrs. John Jendrzejewski
named on the poultry committee of the Columbia district.
and Olyn Hodge is a member of
the dairy committee.
TURKEY PICKING
BEGINS NOV. 10
FIRE DESTROYS
SMALL HOME
A small cottage at the rear of
the H. E. Hanby home, was com-
pletely destroyed by fire early
Wednesday morning. including
practically all of the furniture.
The house was covered by insur-
ance but the furniture was not.
The
house was occupied
by
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- Mr.
and Mrs. Olive and their daugh-
ter.
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Mrs. Pamela Spike was taken
seriously ill Monday at the home
of her daughter. Mrs. Carl Weltzin.
Her daughter, Mrs. Lester Oehler
of Corvallis, arrived Tuesday af-
ternoon to be with her mother.
Brick's Place, restaurant and
pastime. was closed temporarily
Tuesday because of inability to
secure a cook and waitress.
ANOTHER PARER
A new business establishment, menen ees CTFT
Echo Laundry, has been opened in DALL— ->
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the Dorn building by Mrs. Verna 1
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Cunha and Mrs. Cleo Meador. For
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the present no cleaning or press-
Residents are urge
eep sav-
ing will be done as the laundry ing waste paper and al the war
work requires their entire time.
as a drive for both
thewar
A Masonic party and supper will necessity items wi be anno unced
be
given at The
the committee
lodge room
the is
near definitely
future. scheduled
′ vaste P be-
evening.
in Friday
charge .,n
drive
Turkey picking at the local plant
of Eastern Oregon Turkey Grow
ers association will get underway
on November 10 or thereabouts,
according to John Jendrzejewski,
president of the association. The
birds will be used for the Thanks
giving market.
More pickers and plant workers
are needed in addition to those
who have signed up to date. Any
one interested is asked to call Mr.
Jendrzejewski, phone 3424.
NEW LOCATION
Raley Peterson, Pendleton at
torney, writes that his brother,
Charles A. Peterson, and himself
are going to continue the practice
of law under the firm of Peterson
consists of Joe Middleton. Carl fore Christmas
... & Peterson. They are moving their
Weltzin. Fred Dorn and Homer
Mrs. Walter Hamm local chair- offices to a newer and larger loca
Coppinger.
man, is well pleased with results tion in the Kern Building, at 227
William Benedict went to Walla of the last drive and urges that S E. Byers, to the offices formerly
Walla Monday where he will be I everyone save as much paper now occupied by Dr. Easton
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as possible for the forthcoming This location is one block east of
Folsom's Funeral Home.
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