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PAGE FOUR THURSDAY. DECEMBER 7. 1944 HERMISTON HERALD HERMISTON. OREGON left Saturday for Minneapolis where Don is to take two months naval training. They have been living at Pasco. Published Every Thursday at Mrs. Margaret Wolf left Monday for Wallowa to visit her daughter, Hermiston, Umatilla County, Oregon. Mrs. Earl Roberts, and her grand- Alfred Quiring and Leander Quiring, Publishers. son, Pvt. Gene Lively, who is home on a furlough before going to a Entered at the post office at Hermiston as Second camp in Maryland. Class Matter, Dec. 1906, Umatilla County, Oregon. Mrs. Asa M. Bowman was tak en to the Pendleton hospital last Subscription Rates Thursday and it was feared an op eration would be necessary, but $2.00 One Year.................................. she is now reported to be improv 1.00 Six Months .............................. ing. Payable in Advance Although Pvt. Asa M. Bowman Jr. is reported by the war depart 2051 Office Telephone .... ment to have been missing in ac 2333 Residence Telephone tion in France since October 3, his father, A. M. Bowman of Echo, maintains that the young man will We Must Have More Fuel On Home Fires show up all right. He has a hunch Business, big and little, it is reported, is in a pessimistic that Asa is either a prisoner or state of mind. This feeling has been growing during the Fall strayed from his company in the months and is now beginning to express itself. The causes are flurry of the rush across France alleged to be due to the growing immense national debt, high and is with some other division. taxes of many kinds, shortage of goods, government regula Word of Pvt. Bowman being miss tions of prices, shortage of manpower and the high cost of in ing was sent to his wife in Calif ornia and through her to his fath efficient employees, and the delay in winning the war. Dur er. Mrs. Bowman and infant son ing the early summer the country believed that the war in plan to come to Echo after the first Europe would be over by September, then by October, and of the year and will reside here at then by Christmas, and now the predictions are not earlier the Asa Bowman Sr. home. than next summer. Reconversion was begun but is now halt Bob Meechan is home in fur ed because of the needs at all the fronts. On the Pacific coast lough from Camp Farragut for a it is reported that three million men have returned to their weeks visit with his mother, Mrs. eastern homes, and home employment and the manpower on Katherine Williams. He has com the coast is threatened. So the new congress will find itself pleted his boot training and will faced with great problems. There can be not let down in the now await assignment either to support of the war whatever the cost, but the home fires must take additional training or go to sea. He will return to Farragut be kept alive and burning with greater vigor through nation Saturday. al domestic legislation or we will find ourselves involved in a A new station agent for the much longer war than the most hopeful have expected. Union Pacific at Echo. Miss Naoma Sall, is now here familiarizing her On Keeping Faith: We Are self with the duties of the office and expects to take over the job In Flanders fields the poppies blow shortly. She succeeds M. D. Par Between the crosses, row on row, ker. who has been transferred to That mark our place; and in the sky Hood River. The larks, still bravely singing, fly Technician 1st grade James Les Scarce heard amid the guns below. ter Murray, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jewett Murray of Echo, has been We are the Dead. Short days ago awarded a citation dated October We lived, left dawn, saw sunset glow, 26 for service in the invasion of Loved and were loved, and now we lie France, which reads: “His 75 con In Flanders fields. secutive days of action from July 28 to October 12, 1944, under con t • Take up our quarrel with the foe; ditions of physical hardship and To you from failing hands we throw danger, has contributed materially The torch; be yours to hold it high. to the success of this command in If ye break faith with us who die its advance of more than 1200 We shall not sleep, though poppies grow miles across France.” The citation was signed by Col. Bruce C. Clarke In Flanders fields. who is commander of the 4th ar We are keeping faith over there now near Flanders Fields. mored division of the U. S. third Many of our boys with failing hands will, too, lie there in oth army. Murray, who entered the er fields, and their prayers will be added that we, too, keep service in November, 1942, went the faith in a lasting peace for the happiness and welfare of overseas in December, 1943. In mankind. • an armored division that is noted for its daring, he has seen real ac tion. His commander, Col. Clarke, rain fell. Mrs. Ray Tolar and daughter believes the safest place his com Mary, who went to Portland last mand could be is moving behind A communication from the head Wednesday, returned home Fri German lines, chopping Nazi com quarters of the European theatre day. Mary was advised by her munications to pieces. His theory of operations of the Ninth air force physician here to go to the city for has paid dividends, the command states that Technical Sgt. James R. treatment for serious ear trouble having fewer casualties in six weeks behind the German lines Jordan has been presented with and is now much improved. than in two weeks of defensive the bronze star for maintaining the Joe Middleton returned Monday warfare on a stabilized front. In B-26 Marauder, "Smokey", in per feet flying condition for 100 mis after spending the week end in one rampage behind German lines, sions without once having it turn Portland. Mrs. Middleton returned after crossing the Mozelle river in Tuesday with her parents. Mr. and September, the fourth division back because of mechanical fail- Mrs. Sloan Thomson. destroyed 121 Nazi tanks, 511 oth ure. According to the communica Marshall Meyers, son of Mr. and er vehicles and 33 large caliber tion, this required minute check ing of instruments, props, fuel Mrs. Claude Meyers, went to Eu- guns, and captured 1903 Germans. lines and hydraulic system. Jordan gene via United Airlines last week At one time this command was 30 who is crew chief on the Marauder for a short visit with her sister, miles behind the main German Murray’s division drove found no mechanical difficulty too Helen, who is attending - Oregon line. tanks into Sens and moved so rap great to overcome in order to keep State college at Corvallis. the plane in tip-top condition as it Mr. and Mrs. Harry Andrews are idly that they caught German of returned from aerial operations ' remodeling and making a number ficers on the streets in their best against targets in Holland. Bel of improvements of their farm clothes. The Germans seized bicy cles from Frenchmen and tried to gium, France and Germany. The house at Butter Creek. ninth air force bomber base is now Mrs. Lennie Smith of Pilot Rock ride out of town, only to be run somewhere in France, moving is visiting at the home of her down by the American tanks. The there after invasion day from a granddaughter Mrs. Thomas Loyd. sudden attack caught German 88s base in England. Sgt. Jordan is a Late reports from Pendleton are with raincoats over their muzzles son of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Jor that the twin daughters of Mr. and and the gun crews nowhere near. dan of Echo. Mrs. Raymond Attebury are get Murray did not say in his letter to There were 13 rainy days in Ec ting along quite well, The little his parents where he is now sta ho during November with a preci girls have been named Marolyn tioned, but presumably he is some where in Germany. pitation of 1.09 inches. Although Coe and Carolyn Coe. Mrs. Nona McFaul was elected temperatures were low. ranging went to Mrs. Earl B. Cotton from 66 maximum on the 5th to Payette. Idaho, Tuesday where her president of the Echo library board 18 above on the 15th, there was no father was seriously ill and was to at a meeting Thursday evening. snow here during the month. Total have a major operation. She plan Mrs. Harold Liesegang was elected precipitation at the Echo station ned to accompany her father to the secretary and Mrs. G. H. Freder from January 1 to November 30 hospital at Ontario and assist in ick treasurer. Miss LeBlond. coun ty librarian from Pendleton, was was 6.61 inches. During the first earing for him. present and outlined plans for co- four days of December, .58 inch of Mr. and Mrs. Don Grossmiller operation with the local board. She expects to visit each branch libra ry in the county once a month as part of a campaign to promote community interest in library ac tivities. Miss LeBlond’s next visit to Echo will be December 9 from 10 to 12 a. m. Full particulars of the meeting to be held at that time will be announced later. The Blanche Attebury beauty shop in Echo has reopened after being closed since September while Miss Attebury was employed at Ordnance. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Coppinger, Mrs. John Luciani and Miss Mary Jane Laurie left Wednesday for Paso Robles, Calif., to visit Ken neth Coppinger and George Lucia ni. who are stationed at Camp Rob erts. Jewett Murray has received word from his brother. Carpenters Mate 1st Class Robbert H. Murray, that he is now with the Seabees in Southern France. The Hermiston Herald KHO NEWS ITEMS Farmers Estimated Income Tax Declaration for 1944 Must Be Filed by December IS Elmer Fritzke— Recounting Service OFFICE HERMISTON HOTEL BUILDING PHONE 2411 — HERMISTON severe illness of pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs. Bennett and son recently moved to Ordnance from their home at the U. Edwards place in this community. Mrs. Kate Luttrell has returned to her home after receiving medi cal care for a heart attack at the Ordnance. Her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Kenneth Lane of Pendleton, is caring for her at her home. Mrs. Gifford and daughter Ruth spent last week end visiting at the Dell Christley home. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Crueste of Bingen, Wash., are the proud par ents of a baby boy born Novem ber 17. Mrs. Crueste was the for mer Buelah Ryland. Mrs. Lee Dyer and Mrs. Fred Berry made a business trip to Wal la Walla Wednesday. The Dyer children, Ruth, Ray mond and John, have been con fined to their home due to flu. Mrs. Keller has returned to her home after receiving medical care at the hospital in Walla Walla. Mr. and Mrs. K. R. Carpenter and Mrs. Draer of Pendleton and Mrs. Foss and Donna of Hermiston were callers at the Mabel Weeks home Sunday. Mrs. Duff Knight, Mrs. McCul ley and Mrs. Castric went to Pen F. B. SWAYZE, President dleton last Wednesday, the first two ladies to attend an extension meeting and Mrs. Castric to have her glasses changed. Mrs. Frank Cook has been con Clark home Thursday evening. from La Grande where they visit fined to her home lately due to an Those present were Mr. and Mrs. ed relatives. injured foot. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Fix have re Jack Mathews. Mrs. Mary Ellen U. Edwards, in spite of his more i Hancock, Honorable Percy H. Cor ceived word from Loyd Fix, who than eighty years, is doing winter 1 man and honorees. attends radio school in New York, plowing for Olyn Hodge. Mrs. L. W. Dixson had the mis that he has recently been in the Mrs. Marian McPheeters is fortune to fall down her basement hospital because of a strained working in the turkeys in Stan steps last Saturday causing slight back. field. Pfc. Keith H. Peverley, who has injuries. Felix Baty returned home Mon Mrs. James Getchell and sons been stationed in Wisconsin, was day after a two weeks stay in Port Jimmy and Jerry have returned sent overseas last week. land where he was called because of the serious condition of his mother. Percy Corman is building a shel ter for the Hodge dairy herd. 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If a farmer has time to raise a hog or two, Farmers who have changed to a modern tend a fruit orchard, grow vegetables and method of farming—the Ford Tractor maybe have a few chickens, he is able to with Ferguson System and Ferguson produce the food for his family’s table and implements—soon realize what a time stock away in the cellar enough food to and back saver this equipment is. Their tide him over for the winter. Otherwise he ■veil-stocked cellars prove the results. probably will spend 25% of his cash in Stop in the next time you are in town. come, for that is what government statis Let us explain in detail all of the other tics show an average farmer spends for food outstanding features of the Ford Tractor Very often the reason he buys all his with Ferguson System. We will show how food over the counter is because old- these features give you the extra time fashioned equipment wastes so much of and energy to raise the food for your his time and saps his energy to a point table—and thereby, save one quarter of where he can’t raise more of his own food. vour cash income. COLUMBIA NEWS A birthday dinner in honor of Miss Helen Zehendner was enjoy ed at the Henry Ott home Sunday. Those present were Miss Zehend-. ner. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Strat ton and daughter, and the host and hostess. Mr and Mrs Henry Ott. Mrs. Robert Bennett has recov ered from a two week period of possessions. Hermiston. Oregon
