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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
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ment to have been missing in ac
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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.
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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.
The fifty-seventh wedding anni
versary of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Cook was celebrated at the Tom
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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
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Stop in the next time you are in town.
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Let us explain in detail all of the other
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Very often the reason he buys all his
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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