7 he 4n
etald
The U.O.D. Employees' Associa
tion is again contributing cash
prizes for the War Bond Sales Con-
OFFICIAL UMATILLA COUNTY PAPER
test planned in connection with the
Sixth War Loan Drive. The con VOLUME 38
HERMISTON. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. NOVEMBER 16. 1944.
NUMBER 14
test is open to all female employ-
ees. To be eligible for the prizes
LOTS ON MAIN
SIXTH WAR BOND
you must register in the Civilian
To the People
Personnel Office not later than
UP FOR BIDDING
DRIVE SLATED
of this Community
November 25th. All sales to count
in the contest must be to U.O.D.
GI Joe In his Pacific foxhole—
maybe he is your brother, husband,
A. F. Rohrman, chairman of the
employees and military personnel
Lots 19, 20 and 21 in Block 8
sweetheart or friend—is listening in
local drive for the Sixth War Loan,
or their immediate families.
will be sold to the highest bidder
on you today.
stated this week that Hermiston
for cash in hand at the office of
He knows you
Headquarters
have a date with a
bond buyers will be contacted by
Recorder
Chas.
Taylor
Saturday,
Lt. Munch left Tuesday for Sier-
Victory Volunteer,
direct
solicitation. The Women’s
November
18,
at
10:00
o
’
clock
in
a neighbor with a
ra Ordnance Depot.
Service club will be in charge of FEATURES ARE
the morning. The above lots are
War Bond order in
Sgt. Lefstein returned last week BULLDOGS WIN
his or her hand.
the campaign work. A meeting
located on Main street between the
from a 19-day furlough. He visit
The two of you
will
be held at the USO club for PLANNED FOR DAY
Oasis
theatre
and
the
city
jail
fac
may
talk
it
over
at
ed his home in Rock Island, Illi-
all
members
Friday night, No
WAR
ing
south.
your
work
bench,
nois.
LOAM
in your office or in
vember 17, at 8:00 o’clock at which
A Thanksgiving football contest
The bidding for the three 25-foot
All eyes of West End Ematilla
Mrs. Genevieve Davison is now
your home. Will
time materials and instructions county bond buyers will be on
GI Joe pick up
Colonel Buyers’ secretary. Mr. has been scheduled between the lots will begin with $750.00, which
will
be
given.
phrases
like
“I
Stanfield Saturday, November 18,
Davison is coach at Hermiston Hermiston Bulldogs and the strong minimum bid has already been
can't afford it.”
Everyone is urged to cooperate when a Sixth War Loan Bond
Hood River eleven on the latter's received.
High School.
“Why do they have to have more
in the campaign and continue to Auction will serve as a “kickoff"
field. The game will bo played at
money'.'" “We’ll lick Japar with
Plant Property
buy bonds until the war is won.
11:00 in the morning. This will be. SCHOOLBOARD
one hand tied behind our back”?
for the drive which gets underway
Viola Pelkey enjoyed several
GI Joe counts on you to have
doubt, one of the strongest
Monday. November 20. Umatilla
days vacation in Portland last no
enough sense and knowledge of the
teams Coach Frank Davison's war CONSULTS DEAN
’s first alert on behalf of the
facts about the Pacific war to back
week.
SCHOOLS TO HAVE county
riors have faced all season and will
him up in his foxhole. The extra
quota to be raised during the drive
Betty Fleming has received word be the last contest for several sen
$100 War Bond you buy today is a
be held Saturday afternoon at
H. K. Dean, manager of the
SHORT HOLIDAY will
that her brother, Courtland More iors on the squad.
War Bond with the me st Lower. It
3:15 in the lot north of the bowling
gives GI Joe the support he must
Umatilla Field Station, was pres
house, who is stationed in the East
have at the time when he needs it
alley on the Main street of Stan
ent Tuesday night at the regular
Indies has received a promotion.
most. It tells Tokyo you're in the
Next week will find the Hermis field. weather permitting. If the
Coach Frank Davison's high monthly meeting of the grade
He is now a captain.
fight to the finish
ton school children enjoying a two- day is too cold or stormy, the auc
school football team did them
THE EDITOR.
Safety
I selves proud at Heppner Armistice school board. His advice was re
day holiday, including Thanksgiv tion will be held in the Stanfield
Mareille Bennett, daughter of day when the Bulldogs defeated quested in regards to the planting
ing day (Thursday) and Friday, ac high school gym at the same hour.
Royal Conley, arrived Friday from the Morrow county lads 39-0 in of grass on about two acres of land
cording
to Supt. W. G. Kersbergen. R. C. Peters, well known Hermis
just
north
of
the
grade
building.
California for a two months visit. one of the largest scores in many
THANKSGIVING
Two
systems
of
irrigation
were
This
is
according
to custom of for- ton auctioneer, will be on hand to
Fire Department
his stuff" for Uncle Sam.
years in this annual classic. The discussed, flooding and ove head
' mer years, states Mr. Kersbergen. “strut
Chief Mohr and Ed Clark are contest was played before a fine
The slogan for the day will be
SERVICES
SET
sprinkling,
with
the
latter
deemed
The
new
grade
school
building
hunting elk this week. They left crowd, typical of this annual en
“Buy at least an extra hundred
to be the more advisable. Supt. W.
is progressing nicely and it is dollar
by way of Heppner.
bond at this Sixth War Loan
counter.
G.
Kersbergen
was
asked
to
look
The
churches
of
Hermiston
will hoped it will be ready for occupan
Felix Baty is visiting his mother
The first score of the game came into the matter of obtaining equip unite for an annual Thanksgiving cy shortly after Christmas. The auction!" A large number of in
in Canby, Oregon, this week.
quite early when Frank Harkenri- ment and the cost of the various day service at the Baptist church first three grades will occupy the teresting and valuable gifts to be
Guards
given at the auction are coming in
der, speedy end, snared a long
next Thursday, November 23, be new quarters.
Dennis Holland is recovering pass from Bill Schoonover, and details.
daily and those in charge promise,
Principal
T.
J.
Means
told
of
ginning
at
10:00
a.
m.
Rev.
Leland
from a recent illness.
"everything will be in readiness
scampered over for a touchdown.
of a forthcoming war stamp Morse will be the speaker of the
John Bryson, recently of the U. The second touchdown was scored plans
Saturday.”
and
bond
sale
project
which
will
MASONIC
LODGE
morning
with
musical
numbers
to
S. Army, is a new employee.
Hermiston football enthusiasts
with a beautiful play, when Bill
Joel Peterson and Charles Hidy Schoonover ambled over the last get underway in the near future. be furnished by other churches.
will go to Stanfield at 1:00 o’clock
The
public
is
cordially
invited
to
are ill this week.
for the game scheduled between
yard stripe on an end run. The
attend.
Stanfield high school and the Her
Personnel
Hermiston line was working
The district meeting of the Ma miston B squad. Following the
Misses Estie Correa, Dorothy smoothly, giving the backs ample NEW DIRECTORS
sonic lodge will be held in Hermis contest, the Stanfield band will
Prahl and Virginia Richards left opportunity to maneuver their
FIRST TURKEY
ton Tuesday, November 21. The play several musical numbers pri
Saturday morning for Portland for plays.
Most Worshipful Grand Master of or to the start of the auction. A
The
annual
election
of
the
Her
a short vacation.
Dick Belt, lanky back, was the
A. F. & A. M. of Oregon will be pre-view of the prizes may be seen
Theresa Frazier spent the week next to score when he reached in miston Irrigation district brought
here for the session. Other Grand before the auction at a building
end in Walla Walla visiting rela to the sky for a completed pass, out a total of 56 votes Tuesday, one
Lodge
officers will also be pres near the lot.
Wednesday
marked
the
end
of
of
the
largest
votes
cast
in
recent
tives. While there she also visited with Schoonover again on the
picking operations for the first ent.
A cafeteria lunch will be served
a cousin who has been in the South sending end. While Mr. Belt was years. W. J. Templeton was elect turkey
pool of the season at the lo
There will be a banquet supper at the high school from 5:30 to
Pacific for 30 months.
in the scoring mood, he countered ed to a term of three years with 39 cal plant
of
the
Eastern
Oregon
at
6:30
in
the
banquet
room
of
the
Fiscal
again a short time later on an end votes, to 15 for Chas. Epperson. Turkey Growers association. Pack Methodist church. Lodge will con 7:30, open to the public. Good
Emmett Cooney was unopposed for
eats are promised. A picture show
Alice Carmichal, who is a new run.
was completed Thursday, with vene at 8:00 o’clock sharp. There has been lined up for Saturday
employee in Fiscal, came here from
The final score came with Bill the one-year term and received 46 ing
the total pool netting two car loads will be a 3rd degree, plus the pre evening. The first show will be
Avon Park, Florida, and was for Rowell, substitute back, lugging votes.
The counting board was com- in addition to large numbers of sentation of a new electric letter gin at 7:00 with a second showing
merly employed in the Avon Park the ball. The entire forward wall
birds sold to Safeway Inc., and “G” by Oron O. Felthouse. All at 9:00. Both the show and the
Air Base.
played excellent ball throughout. I posed of W. R. Longhorn, chair- other
| Master Masons are invited, A dance are free to holders of War
private firms.
man;
I.
C.
Cox
and
Mrs.
Wm.
Kik.
Zelma Culver has left for with Coach Davison substituting
Turkeys were in excellent con charge of $1.00 per plate will be Bond receipts if the bond was pur
Clarkston, Washington, where she freely in the closing minutes of the J. M. Spencer is manager of the
chased at the afternoon auction.
will make her home. Her daugh contest. This gave the Hermiston district and Charles Taylor book- dition this year but averaged made for the banquet.
somewhat lighter in weight, due
To all others regular admission
ter, Frances, accompanied her and Bulldogs a full sweep of the two- keeper.
ne doubt to the long warm fall.
prices of 20e aad 35c.wil be charg
plans to attend Lewiston Normal. game series played this year."
RIVER TRAFFIC
ed.
THERMOMETER
Sarah Ross has transferred to
Admittance to the rally dance,
the Magazine Area as an Invento ATTEND ANCE AT
LOW THIS WEEK GEORGE W. AGEE TO BE T ALKED
with the Pasco Airbase 12-piece
ry Checker.
dance band furnishing the music,
Payroll
USO HITS PEAK
Measures necessary to maintain can be gained free to owners of
The lowest mark of the year was BURIED TUESDAY
Misses Colleen and Joan Bryson
navigation on the Columbia river bonds purchased at the auction
recorded here this week when the
were honored by a surprise fare-
According to figures recently re thermometer dropped to 15 above
George W. Agee, a resident of during the period of construction block upon proper receipt identi
well party at the home of Hyla
Whether Umatilla for more than 25 years, of the proposed Umatilla Rapids fication. To others, war stamps,
Kensler at Ordnance last Thursday leased by L. C. Smith, chairman of Wednesday morning.
or in lieu of maintaining one dollar a couple, must be pur
evening. Both girls were present the USO Council, October was the there will be a lull before actual passed away November 11 in a dam
navigation facilities con chased at the door from a repre
ed with gifts. Cake, fruit salad, peak month so far this year for at winter really sets in is problemati Portland hospital. Funeral servi through
cal. but most citizens are hoping ces were held Tuesday afternoon sidered necessary for the transfer sentative from the postoffice who
and coffee were served. There were tendance at USO activities.
A total of 6450 persons enjoyed for one more warm spell. The from Prann's Funeral Parlors here, of cargo past the dam during such will be on hand. Those who have
16 guests present.
will be discussed Novem books of fifty cents or one dollar
Elna Thrasher spent the week programs or facilities during that thermometer has been gradually with burial at Boardman with the a ber period
28 in the Pendleton courthouse. stamps started are asked to bring
time. A breakdown in the records dropping for the past few weeks.
Pentecostal minister of Irrigon in
end in Kennewick, Washington.
It will be conducted by Col. Ralph their own books for new stamps
The report, as compiled by the charge.
Thelma Holmquist is attending shows the following attendance:
A. Tudor, Portland district engi to be inserted.
Hermiston,
3200:
Ordnance
2700;
Mr.
Agee
was
born
in
1863,
and
local
weather
man,
follows:
a church convention * in Portland
neer,
U. S. army engineers.
Stanfield
550.
was
an
early
pioneer
of
this
re
Max. Min.
Date
this week.
Invitations to participate have
At the last meeting of the USO
gion. For 20 years he worked for
38
November 8 .......... 63
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Springer are
the state highway commission. been extended grain growers orga
45
November 9 ........... 60
spending a few days in Portland Council, four new members were
elected
to
the
board:
Lt.
Colonel
Since retiring he has resided with nizations, private grain dealers, RECORD ALBUMS
41
10
51
November
this week.
H.
S.
Halstead
of
Umatilla
Ord
the S. A. Moore family of near navigation companies, port com
30
November 11 ........ 57
Stock Control
25
Umatilla for the past three years. missions and the Inland Empire
46
November 12
Gloria Pelkey left Thursday for nance Depot. Mrs. Ione Case of
Through the courtesy of the
He was an honorary member of the Waterways association.
21
November 13
50
San Francisco where she will Echo, Mrs. W. R. Nugent of Uma
Firestone Tire and Rubber Compa
To
be
discussed
will
be
the
best
tilla
and
Gilbert
Smith
of
Stan-
20
Oddfellows
lodge.
14
...........
46
November
make her home.
ny, the USO club of Hermiston re
15
A nephew, Walter Agee, now re methods for maintaining river cently received six albums of clas
field.
November 15 ............
Box Factory
traffic
through
or
around
the
dam
Recent visitors to the USO oper
A total of .10 inch rainfall was sides at Umatilla and he also has
Dick Thomas and Scott Allen
during its construction period and sical and semi-classical records.
ations in this vicinity were Miss also noted.
other relatives near here.
are ill this week.
the proper division of the cost of With the addition of these records,
Vivian
Osborn,
Regional
Supervi
Kenneth Johnson, son of Mr.
constructing
and maintaining such the local club now has a library of
and Mrs C. H. Johnson, underwent sor for USO-Y.W.C.A., and Roger
facilities
between
private interests 25 albums.
an appendectomy at the Post Hos Folgate. Regional Representative
The records may be played at
and
the
government.
of the Office of Community War
pital Wednesday night.
any time at the club or may be
AMM 1/c Loyd Scyler, who is Services. While here, they con-
loaned out to music lovers for their
stationed at Pasco, visited his wife ferred with officials of the Ord-
enjoyment in their homes.
nance Depot, the F.P.H.A., and
Edith last week end.
Guests of Sedalia Dexter last the schools.
THREE AUCTION
week were Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Mr. and Mrs. L. Hammer and stray dogs have been causing con
SALES SLATED
Rucker from Anthony, Idaho. Jack HERALD COMING
Rosalie made a business trip to siderable trouble in her neighbor
The ceiling price order on eggs
is Mrs. Dexter’s nephew.
Pendleton Monday.
hood lately.
have
been
revised.
At
present
the
Mrs. Inez Conrad reports that producer’s ceiling price to the re
Mrs. Charles Laurie is on a ten 1
O. L. Cassaday of Portland is
Three more auction sales are on
day vacation. She will visit her
visiting this week with the W. S. the Stanfield project ditch is be tailer is 59c per dozen for Grade tap during the next week in this
daughter in Portland and other
Due to the fact that Thanksgiv Cassaday and Dell Christley fami ing cleaned near her home.
A; 52c for Grade B; and 46c for area. The first comes Saturday,
Word has been received by Mary Grade
relatives in Oswego, Oregon, and ing always comes on Thursday, lies.
C, and the prices will re November 18, at the Jim Kistner
Camas. Wash.
even if the dates are shuffled at
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Snyder and Ellen Hancock that her husband. main the same until December 12, ranch, one mile northwest of Stan
Charles Bacon recently received times, the Herald will be printed family recently moved to the T. J. Frank Hancock, has been confined 1944: then the ceiling price starts field. Included will be a large
an interesting letter from his son on Wednesday next week. For this Means place located near the J. H. in the hospital since his arrival at the
downward trend until March 1, number of farm implements,
San Diego.
Clayton who is somewhere in Ita- reason correspondents and adver Reid farm.
1945,
when the ceiling price will household furniture, livestock, hay
Mrs. Mary Harr is confined at be 41.6c,
tisers are asked to get material in
38 6. and 36.6c per dozen and other items. The Kistners
Columbia
school
closed
its
doors
Utilities
have sold their farm to a hop grow
one day earlier in order that the Wednesday and Thursday so the her home due to a serious case of for grades A. B, C respectively.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Arbogast 8:00 o'clock deadline may be met
flu.
er from the Willamette valley.
If
the
producer
sells
direct
to
teachers
could
attend
the
Lang
W. L. Dyer received notice to consumer their ceiling price will
and family of Pilot Rock were Wednesday evening.
The second sale is slated Mon
uage and Art Workshop neld in the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Mul-
Stores in Hermiston will be Junior High School building in report for his physical examina be figured by multiplying ceiling day, November 20, at the R. W. and
kins over the week end. Mr. Ar closed fot the day. Customers are
tion to the Selective Service.
to retailers by 1.17 for the Hazel McCutchen place, straight
Pendleton.
bogast is Mrs. Mulkins’ brother.
Mrs. Olyn Hodge received word price
urged to do their shopping earlier
grade
and size of eggs to be sold. north one block from Stone’s store
Mr. Johnston and Mr. Moncrief Thursday that her son, Pvt. Ted
Fred Webber's son had the mis in the week and buy for the extra
Small
sizes
of all grades, ungraded in Hermiston. Included in the
have been chopping hay on the Hodge, had the misfortune to break
fortune to fall off of a small build day.
eggs,
checks
and dirties may sell sale will be a large number of
Panages
farm
for
Olyn
Hodge.
ing and break his arm. He is at
his leg from an accident caused by at no more than
the price for grade household furniture, including a
the Post Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Stratton stepping in a hole. Pvt. Hodge is C large eggs Extra
large eggs of Hamilton piano. R. C. Peters will
Mrs. Sam Parsley left Wednes
visited at the Tom Clark home on stationed at Camp Roberts
grade
A
quality
may
sell 2c above be the auctioneer and Pete Berg,
day for Freewater. Ore., to visit
Supday where they enjoyed
John Jendrzejewski. who has the price of large grade
clerk.
A eggs.
AT
P&G
CAFE
her mother who is ill.
hunting outing.
been confined to his home due to a
The third sale comes Tuesday,
Magazine Area *
Mr and Mrs. Carl Hammer and serious illness, is much improved.
November 21, at the Chas. Epper
Have you seen the remodeling
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. MacDonald, children Carol and Robert and
The Lee Dyer family made a FLOYD COXEN IS
son ranch 114 mile northeast of
job at the Magazine Field Office? recently of Pasco where they op Miss Gloria Hammer are moving business trip to Pendleton Tues
the Columbia school. Included will
VISITOR
HERE
One almost needs an’usher to find erated a restaurant, this week pur to Berkeley, Cal., where Mr. Ham day.
be a two-room cabin, farm imple
his way around!
Olyn Hodge has purchased the
chased the P&G Cafe from Art mer will be employed at the
ments. livestock, some household
Gladys Murrel has transferred Magill and Jack Wyatt, who have Rheemes Manufacturing Co. and Charles Epperson ranch.
Floyd Coxen, Seaman First Class furniture, a quantity of hay and
from the West Area to a Fork Lift operated the concern for the past Miss Hammer will be employed
Mrs. Mary McPheeters was em (SSML), arrived home this week other items.
Operator in the Magazine Area.
ployed at Stanfield the past week. for a five-day delayed order visit
312 months. They took over the with United Air Lines.
Marion Rice is spending a few concern from Mr. and Mrs. Pete
Capt. James Reid accompanied
Mrs. H. G. McCulley and Mrs. with his family and other relatives.
"The Prodigal Son" Coming
days in Portland shopping and Laas who have moved to Lebanon. Dell Christley to Portland last Mabel Weeks visited Mr. and Mrs. He is en route from Washington.
The sound film by this title will
visiting relatives.
W L. Rhodes Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. MacDonald are old week
D. C., to San Francisco where he be shown in the Baptist church
Edith Bowen is a new checker on experienced hands at the restau
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Corman
Little Aleda Joe Martin stays will be assigned to a ship. He has Friday evening, November 17th
Snyder’s shift.
rant business, also owing the Hunt were hosts at Sunday dinner for with Mrs. Henry Wilson during the recently completed a Navy laundry (tonight) at 8:00 o'clock The pub
Sylva Jones, formerly an inven ing Lodge at Mt. Vernon, Hot Floyd Laird and Clara Thornburg. day while her mother works at the school at Washington and is now lic is invited to attend the showing
tory checker, left Saturday for Ida Springs, near John Day. Mr Ma
Mrs. Viola Hammer and Mrs. Depot.
of this feature. This is a Cathedral
ready to "go to work.”
ho where she will join her hus- gill and Mr. Wyatt have not an- Norman Anderson have been visit-
Carl J. Caldwell of Tacoma. Wn.,
Floyd has been in the service production and is not an interpre
bind She was presented with a nounced their future plans but ex- ing in Portland the past week
is visiting at the home of his about six months His family will tation but the story as Christ told
Mrs Clara Anson reports that daughter, Mrs. Bob Woodward.
( Continued on Last Page)
pert to remain in Hermiston
remain in Hermiston.
it.
HERMISTON TO PLAY
AT HOOD RIVER ON
THANKSGIVING DAY
STANFIELD ALL SET
FOR BOND AUCTION
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Columbia Community Activities
Are Reported by Correspondent