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About The Hermiston herald. (Hermiston, Or.) 19??-1984 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1944)
e 4 NEW The Don't Forget—Hermiston Park December 23rd, Saturday night. The big UOD Christmas dance. Special features for enter tainment and a good time for VOLUME 38 everybody. If you don’t have a badge, borrow 50c and come any- Hall, ? way. YULETIDE PROGRAMS TO BE FEATURED IN HERMISTON CHURCHES 4atmLüton etald OFFICIAL UMATILLA COUNTY PAPER HERMISTON. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. DECEMBER 21. 1944. tamoang Headquarters Archie G. Buyers, Hospital Ap prentice 2/c, son of Colonel and Mrs. A. S. Buyers, arrived Friday to spend a short furlough with his parents. He expects to leave Thursday for Columbia University where he will attend the U. S. Na val Reserve Midshipmans School. PUBLIC INVITED Major Simola was in Portland on official business several days TO PARTICIPATE this week. Captain and Mrs. Sutch left The annual Christmas program Thursday for Seattle. They ex- of the Methodist church will be pect to be gone two weeks. held Sunday night, December 24, Captain Purse was in Portland at 7:30 p. m. The primary group over the week end. He was ac will give their part of the program companied by Captain McGuire, under the direction of Mrs. Lydia Captain Randolph and Lt. Warren. Quiring, which will include read The latter two attended the ings. songs, and the like. Shriners Convention. The second half of the program Personnel is under the direction of Mrs. Max Uadyne McKenzie, LaVelle Piger, and will include all mem Hunt, Esther and Essie Jones, all bers of the junior and senior de spent Wednesday in Walla Walla. partments of the church school. Dollie Duckett is a new em “Christ to the Nations” is the title ployee in Personnel. She was for of this section, in which Mrs. Piger merly employed at the Union Pa has arranged the various Christ cific Depot at Ordnance. mas carols in order of the original Control country, and through the use of Mrs. Eileen Brown and Martha flags will show the influence of Jones spent Saturday in Walla Christianity in these countries. Walla. The church choir is assisting in Fiscal this program, which includes solos, Three cheers and a vote of duets, trios, and mixed chorus. thanks from the Personnel of the Treats will be given out to all entire depot goes to the girls in the children present, and every at Fiscal who this week worked four tempt will be made to complete successive shifts. 32 hours, to get the program at 9:00 p. m. so that the payroll out so the checks will families may return to their homes arrive before Christmas. We think for any Christmas Eve functions it’s swell of them! The fiscal girls: they may have arranged. Chimes Hazel Finley, LaVada Barnes, Al in the church tower are through va Hunt, Ruth DeBoie, Jessie Mar the courtesy of Willard Stratton low, Jessie Filsen, and Elsie Holm of U.O.D. strom. Walt Carlson stayed on the COURT TEAM IS job, too. The Hermiston Baptist church LOSER AT PASCO Plant Property Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mathews and choir has arranged a number of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Clark spent Sat special Christmas numbers for the urday evening shopping in Pendle Sunday morning worship service. This program of music will be the ton. The Hermiston high school bas culmination of several weeks of Payroll ketball team tasted defeat for the practice. The Christmas story will Mrs. Emma Chastain is on the be read from the Scriptures and a first time this week, but continued sick list this week. merrily on the victory trail by an Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Schull and message for the times will be giv nexing three more wins. Coach daughter Jean of Wasco, Ore., en by the pastor. Everyone is in Frank Davison’s proteges have far were guests of Misses Betty and vited to join in this service of outshone opponents in a majority Shirley Juhnke over the week end. worship at the eleven o’clock hour. of the contests played to date, ex The Sunday School will present cept for the 33 to 27 defeat re Hyla Kensler and Delores Mo- ran were guests of Mary Ellen their annual Christmas program ceived at the hands of the strong Sunday evening from 7:30 .to 9:00. Pasco five last Friday at Pasco. Hancock Friday night. Each department of the church West Area The Washington lads got off to has school will have a part in this pro a good start and were leading at Charlotte Montgomery transferred to the West Area from gram. the end of both the first quarter the Medical Department. and at half time. However, the The annual Christmas program, Bulldogs fought back in the third Motor Transportation 311a Smith from Personnel has centering around the theme, quarter to tie the score at 23 all, been assisting in the office this "White Gifts for the King,” will but could not match the Pasco be presented Sunday evening at sharpshooters in the final frame, week. Arthur Davis is a new em- 7:00 o’clock at the Central Church At Boardman Saturday night, of Christ. The white gifts are to the Morrow county boys fought p.oyee. Captain Billington, Royal Stan be sent to the Turner and Beaver bravely against a taller and more ton, Hank Miller, George Brown ton homes this year. experienced Hermiston five and The program will consist of for a time made stiff competition. and Willis Reuber were in Han Christmas carols, recitations, and However, the Bulldogs soon found ford on business last week. Mary Gelette is on leave while a worship service and will be pre the range of the small gymnasium her son is here on a furlought from sented by the children’s division. and romped on to 43 to 22 victory, the Navy. with the second team seeing a The garage is boasting of the Following is the Christmas great deal of action. new electric lift installed on the chedule of Masses in Our Lady of Tuesday night at Columbia high door to the “Lube" rack. Angels Parish: Hermiston, High was Bill'Schoonover night. He We now have UOD bus service Mass and Benediction at midnight; celebrated his last game prior to to Irrigon and Umatilla. Pilot Rock, Solemn Mass at mid- leaving for his pre-induction phy Rail Transportation night; Echo, Solemn Mass at 8:00 sical by sinking 24 points, ably as The new traffic manager at Rail a. m.; Boardman, Solemn Mass at sisted by Dick Belt with 15. The Transportation is George A. Lock- 8:00 a. m.; Ordnance, Solemn Mass remainder of the team also en ie from Everett. Wash. Mr. Lockie at 9:30 a. m.; and Umatilla. High joyed a scoring spree and when formerly worked at Paine Field. the fog had lifted, the Bulldogs Mass at 9:30 a. m. Utilities had won another contest, this time Dan Hill “the oil man” reported MRS. GRAVES by a score of 61 to 26. for induction into the army in The third win of the week came Portland this week. Wednesday night at Pilot Rock PASSES AWAY Fred Weber will spend a short with the second stringers winning vacation visiting his home in Mon from the Pilot Rock first team, and Mrs. Virginia L. Graves, age 29, the third team winning from the tana. Obern Standerfer, former em wife of Lt. Francis L. Graves, Pilot Rock second team. ployee who recently received a passed away at the U.O.D. hospi The Bulldogs will go to Rich medical discharge from the navy. tal last Friday morning at 6:30. Lt. land Friday for one of the most visited the machine shop Tuesday. Graves is Post Medical Adminis- important contests of the year. The Mrs. Omohundro and Mrs. Cut- | trative Officer. Mrs. Graves, who (Continued on Last Page) ting are on the sick list this week. | was born in the Hawaiian Islands, Seems as though the Box Facto- had been ill only a very short time ry is doing a landslide hospital and her passing was quite unex OLYN HODGE BUYS pected. business! ANOTHER DAIRY Mrs. Charles McFall, who has Rosary was held at the Chapel at been in the Post Hospital, is re- 7:00 p. m. Sunday with funeral covering nicely and has returned services Monday afternoon at the Olyn Hodge, owner of the Her i Hermiston Catholic church, with miston Dairy, has completed ar to her home. Charles Bacon was also able to Rev. Father Cornelius conducting rangements whereby he takes over leave the hospital Friday. j the services. Monday night Lt. the entire stock and equipment of Emery Mace, who has been ill : Graves left with the body for Co the Birch Creek Dairy of Pendle with the flu for a week, is back on lumbia. Missouri, where last rites ton. As much of the equipment will be performed. Columbia is that can be used will be moved to the job. Miles Barager is now in the Post the former hime of Lt. Graves. Hermiston with the local dairy Hospital. "taking over” the former custo Irrigon Church Plans Program Springsteen's crew is working in mers of the Pendleton firm. Mr. the Box Factory this week. The annual Christmas program Hodge states that the Hermiston Magazine Area of the Assembly of God church in Dairy now serves many of the Mr. and Mrs. Casimir Baranow Irrigon will be held Sunday even Pendleton stores with fresh pas- ski left Wednesday for Astoria, ing. December 24. beginning at teurized milk. Oregon, where they will spend the 7:30 o'clock, according to Mrs. Lil- With the new increase, the Her- Christmas holidays. Ue B Warner. Everyone is cor miston Dairy is now one of the (Continued on Last Page) largest firms in this entire region. dially invited to attend. GOVERNMENT MOVES INCOME DECLARATION TO JANUARY 15TH 110 the angel Sail unto them LAW AFFECTS MOST FARMERS pot (000 tidings of great jop which shall be to all people. Jor unto pou is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Zord. And this shall be a sign unto pou; De shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger And Suddenly there was with the angel a multi tube of the heavenly host praising Sod, anb saying Slorp to Sob in the highest, anb on earth peace goob will toward men. Y uke 2 10:14 SGT. S, RAN MAKES JOURNEY AROUND WORLD CHRISTMAS GREETING EDITION SENDS WISHES TO MANY SUBSCRIBERS ♦ ♦ ♦ ❖ ♦ ❖ The annual Christmas greeting edition of the Her miston Herald this year not only will be sent to all the subscribers in this vicinity and surrounding territory but will find its way to many cor ners of the globe wherever Hermiston boys and girls are serving in the armed forces. A total of 1550 papers are printed every week, with ap proximately 75 going to mem bers in the armed forces. Anyone wishing to send a co py to a relative, may obtain one at the Herald office. Much time and effort has been spent in preparing the edition this year. The pictures and greetings have been pre pared with the cooperation of the Western Newspaper Union. The thoughts con tained therein are very appro priate and worthy of read ing. The Herald editors and their families add their best wishes to those expressed by Her miston merchants and busi ness men and women. NUMBER 19 ❖ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ❖ ♦ ♦ BEST WISHES Harold Rankin, chairman, and F. C. McKenzie, chief clerk, Her miston War Price and Rationing Board, wish to take this means of sending all the residents of this area best wishes of the holiday season. They wish also to thank the residents for their cooperation during the past year. Other members of the board are: F. E. Hackler, Thelma Harkenri- der, H. H. Gailey, Ramon Beatty, L. C. Smith, W. W. Felthouse, Cur tis Simons, Tom Tucker, Mrs. Har ry Nelson, Mrs. Daisy Best, Lee Quiring, Mrs. Hattie Hamm, F. B. Swayze, Sam Moore, Gwyn Hugh es, George Harkenrider, Mrs. Jul ius Gimble. Mrs. Betty Cooney and Mrs. Roy Hale. Pfc. Kuhn In Italy Pfc. Charles E. Kuhn, Rt. 2. Hermiston, an ammunition bearer, is fighting with the 363rd Infantry Regiment in the current Florence- Bologna offensive in Italy. The regiment is part of the 91st “Pow der River" Division with Lieuten ant General Mark W. Clark’s Fifth Army. The 363rd entered combat in Italy last July 4 north of the Cecina River on the right flank of the 34th “Red Bull” Division, to which it was then attached. Probably the first Hermiston boy to completely encircle the globe while serving with the armed forces is Sgt. Stuart Ran kin, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. G Rankin of Hermiston. He recent ly landed on .the west coast, about 27 months from the time he “shoved off" from the Atlantic coast. Upon his return to the States he went to Salt Lake where he met his wife and 20 months old daughter. Carole Jean, who did not know her Daddy as she had never seen him. Sgt. Rankin, who has not seen another man from Hermiston dur- ing his travels, entered the armed forces in October, 1941. He was sent overseas in September. 1942. going to England. He then spent 18 months in the European thea- tre of war, seeing Sicily, Italy, Egypt, and other places. Being attached to the medical corps, Rankin was then trans ferred to the Asiatic theatre, spending nine months in India. He estimates that he has travelled about 25,000 miles and has changed his watch a total of 24 times, at one time spending two successive Tuesdays. Of course, the biggest thrill of his homecom ing was his little daughter, but he is overjoyed by receiving a delay en route visit now and may receive a furlough when he reports Jan uary 16. STUDENTS SELL MANY WAR BONDS Hermiston high school students went to work with enthusiasm in the recent sixth war bond drive, with a total of $20,185.00 in bonds sold during the campaign, accord ing to Supt. W. G. Kersbergen. The students purchased many of the bonds themselves out of earnings saved. This total greatly added to the total number of bonds purchased by Hermiston townspeople. Joseph D. Numan, Pr., Commis sioner of Internal Revenue, has reminded individual income tax- payers that Congress has changed from December 15, 1944, to Jan uary 15, 1945, the final date for filing Declarations of Estimated Income Tax, either original (as in the case of farmers), or amended, and paying of installments of es timated tax for the calendar year 1944. Among the taxpayers affected by this change in dates are: farm ers who exercised their right to defer filing declarations last April 15; others who have already filed 1944 declarations but desire to change their estimates by filing amended declarations; all persons who owe the final installment of 1944 estimated tax. If a taxpayer who would other wise be required to file an origi nal or amended Declaration of Es timated Tax by January 15, 1945, files his annual income tax return for 1944 (on Form 1040) and pays all tax due by January 15, his re turn will serve as both a return and declaration and he need not file the 1944 declaration. Also, if a taxpayer files his fin- al 1944 return (on Form 1040) and pays the tax due on it by January 15, he need not pay the final in stallments which otherwise would be due on his estimated tax. A bill from the Collector for the final installment of 1944 estimat ed tax may be ignored by a tax payer who files his annual return (on Form 1040) and pays the tax due on it by January 15. These changes will enable a taxpayer, if he desires to do so, to wind up all his 1944 income tax obligations by January 15, but it does not affeet the filing of his 1945 declaration which will be due March 15. Also, taxpayers who do not file their final 1944 returns by January 15 must do so by March 15. GTS FOR YBWKS PLAN RECEIVES FINE SUPPORT The American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary wish to thank all those who contributed gifts and money for the “Gifts for the Yanks Who Gave" program. Besides the gifts donated the cash receipts were as follows: Echo, 9.98; Stanfield, $16.43; Hermiston, $123.38; Umatilla converted its cash into gifts valued at about $20.00, making a total of over $169.00. The total value of gifts when ready for shipment was about $225.00. It is with a feeling of pride and with a great deal of satisfaction that these two organizations make the final report of a program en trusted to them by Eddie Cantor. The American Legion and the Auxiliary have been honored by being asked to undertake this great task of providing gifts for the sick and wounded service men and women and the members are very grateful to those who contri buted so generously and made the program a success. The Legion and Auxiliary also wish to thank the Hermiston Transfer and the Portland-Pendle ton Motor Freight who handled the “Gifts for the Yanks" free of charge. It is cooperation and gen erosity such as were shown in this program which make any un dertaking a success. FRIDAY LAST DAY SCHOOL CLASSES Pvt. Rogers Completes Training Private Emsley W. Rogers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy C. Rogers of Hermiston, has completed training Superintendent W G. Kersber- and has been graduated from the gen announces that classes will be Chanute Field Army Air Forces dismissed at 4:00 o'clock Friday Training Command in Illinois. afternoon and will not be resumed While attending this school he re until 9:00 a. m. Tuesday. January ceived instruction in the electron 2, giving the students and teachers ics course, and in various technical slightly over a week for vacation. operations vital to the mainten No school activities of any kind ance of planes. are slated during that period. the country’s fighting
