U. O- ID-
NEWS
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The U.O.D. Employees Associa
tion is sponsoring another big
dance March 9th at the Hermis-|
ton High School gym. Your U. O. ------------------
D. Employees Association mem-. VOLUME 38
bership card will admit you. Mu- Tapp*
sic will be furnished by the popu- prAAAre arP
lar Pasco Naval Band. Everyone NAML AKL
come prepared to have a good
time.
The annual U.O.D. Employees
Association membership drive is
now in full swing, Reports so far
are 100 per cent.
Headquarters—
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OFFICIAL UMATILLA COUNTY PAPER
HERMISTON. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. MARCH 1. 1945.
I eren
LIIED
FOR NEW HERMISTON
SERVICE HONOR ROLL
Colonel Buyers and Captain
Kiwanis COMPLETE LIST
Sutch attended the
luncheon in Pendleton Tuesday,
Both were speakers on the pro IS HOPED FOR
gram.
For several weeks and months,
The officers and wives enjoyed
a formal dinner dance at the club work has been going on for the
construction of an Honor Roll to
Saturday night.
Mrs. Buyers and Mrs. Miller en honor the men and women of
tertained at a dessert luncheon Hermiston and vicinity who have
Tuesday at the home of Colonel been and are now in the armed
forces of this nation. The work
and Mrs. Buyers.
Captain Randolph left Saturday has now proceeded to the point of
r ight lor Pueblo Ordnance Depot. lettering the names on the boards
Pueblo, Colo., where he will at which will then be placed on the
tend a conference on Ammunition ; large sign board just east of the
| Oasis Theatre on Main street. All
and Stock Control.
Lt. William Jones arrived from other parts of the beautiful sign
Red River Ordnance Depot in are ready for installation as soon
Texas and will be stationed here. as the names are available.
Rev. W. A. MacArthur who is
Major Simola
and Captain
Walker spent several days in directing the work states that to
date only 187 names have been
Portland last week.
Lt. Simpson left Sunday for secured, which he believes is far
Delaware Ordnance Depot, Ped below the actual number from
ricktown. New Jersey, where he this community. Therefore, that
will attend an Ammunition Reno- list is published below. Each one
reading this should scan the list
vation School.
Beryl Logue enjoyed a visit for names of those you know are
from her sister, Mrs. Helen Rich- in. or have been in the service,
ards of Huntington, Ore., over tho whose home mailing address is
Hermiston, Oregon. If any -names
week end.
do not appear, please write them
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on a postal card and mail them
Inspection—
Herald office immediately.
Veta Montgomery was on leave to the
several days last week assisting in
The Honor Roll should be com-
caring for her son who had a ton pleted by March 15th. The more
silectomy.
names available at the present
Mrs. Manning was called to time will make less work in keep
Salt Lake City this week by the ing the record up to date. Please
death of her mother.
do your part in sending addition
Miss Cooper spent the week end al names.
visiting friends in North Powder,
Oregon.
Dan T. Gray
We may lose an Inspector any
W. R. Bensel
day now! We hear that Felix Ada
F. L. Bensel
mietz has gone into the goat bus
R. K. Tiller
iness in a large way: “Adamietz
Fred Hensel
Goat Farms. Incorporated!” Seems
Chas. E. Bell
as though he got his start when he
Robert V. Bell
won a goat on a wager with Mr.
John A. Bell
Hawkins.
John R. Greer
Eugene H. Hanby
DON’T MISS THE BEST
Harold E. Pace
BAND OF THE SEASON
W. Kirchner
Box Factory—
C. W Dyer
Mrs. C. E. Foss attended a fam
G. W. Dyer
ily reunion in Pendleton Satur-
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day. Three of her sisters, Mrs.
Weeks from Hermiston,
Mrs.
Skeels of Morgan Hill, Cal., Mrs. — ye
Reeder of Yakima and Mrs. Car- GRAVES AUTO
penter of Pendleton were present. I cmpyryrce ex oe
It was the first time they had all ” lillktO Vn no
been together in thirty-five years. |
Daisy Dexter left the Post Hos
Five persons were injured, two
pital Saturday. She is spending quite severely,
early Sunday
a few days at the home of Edith morning near the Hermiston hos
Scyler in Hermiston before re pital when a car driven by Wes
turning to her home.
ley M. Graves collided with two
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Houghton of other cars parked across the high
Irrigon, Ore., are enjoying a visit way from Null’s Garage, where
from their daughter-in-law, Mrs. Mr. Graves is head mechanic. In
Donal Houghton of Denver, Colo. vestigating officers stated the ac
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cident apparently occurred when
Personnel—
the Graves car tried to pass anoth
Theresa Frazier and children er machine.
spent several days in Walla Walla
One occupant, Barbara Patter-
last week.
son. was thrown a considerable
Mr. and Mrs. Vern Daugherty distance but escaped serious inju
attended a meeting in Portland ry. Mr. Graves sustained chest,
last week with Repatriated Sold- neck and shoulder injuries and
iers, returned prisoners of war. facial cuts, as did Mrs. Graves.
All those who were next of kin of Ansel C. Olson received internal
prisoners of war in Umatilla coun injuries and a possible fractured
ty were invited to attend.
skull, and McVeigh Pettillo es
Nadyne McKenzie and LaVelle caped with minor bruises. The
Hunt spent Sunday in Walla Wal- latter two. both sailors, from the
la.
Pasco NAS, were returned to their
Who has more birthdays than station.
the girls in Personnel? This week
it was Nadyne. on Wednesday.
She was presented with a gift. A LOCAL ARMORY
large cake and ice cream were
served. The cake was baked by SEEMS DISTANT
Theresa Frazier.
A GOOD FLOOR AND PLENTY
Rep. C. L. “Buck” Lieuallen
OF ROOM TO SWING
has informed the Herald that the
AND SWAY
possibilities of Hermiston obtain
Fiscal—
ing a new armory are somewhat
Jessie Wilson was on leave sev- distant although some changes in
€ ral days this week caring for her the law might vary the outlook.
daughter who was ill.
At present, should the bill be
Elsie Holmstrom was on the enacted by the people of the state.
sick list this week.
Hermiston would be No. 20 in the
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list of cities which would receive
Utilities—
the new buildings.
James Humphreys is back to
Mr. Lieuallen estimates that
work after being quarantined, due three armories per year could be
to illness in his family.
constructed, making the local
John Grant presided over an unit due in about six years. Mr.
organization meeting of the Luth- , Lieuallen has been instrumental
eran Church of Hermiston Sun- in getting a building for this city,
day at the U. S. O.
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Robert Lowe is again working ... -em., usees
on the railroad after being away CREAMERY HAS
eleven months.
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Mr. and Mrs. Lee Munden are ANNUAL MEET
' he parents of a 9 pound boy, born
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February 18th at the Post Hospi-
The annual meeting of the Uma-
tai Lee is in the Roads and tilla Cooperative Creamery was
—rounds department.
held Wednesday night in the ban-
Joel Wise spent this week at quet room of the Methodist
Enterprise. Ore., attending to bus- church with the Ladies Aid serv-
in ess. . ...
,
! ing the dinner. A fine crowd was
Mrs. Mulkins is on leave this in attendance.
week due to the serious illness of A financial report of the years
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.business and results of the elec-
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tion will be published next week.
RED CROSS
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CHAMBER GROUP
SETS MEETING
A meeting of the Hermiston
Chamber of Commerce has been
called by President George Har-
kenrider for next Tuesday, March
6, at the high schol cafeteria room
beginning at 7:00 p. m. The Re
bekah lodge members will serve
a turkey dinner, it is reported.
Highlight of the evening will be
a visit from a group of officials
from the Portland OPA office
who will be in Hermiston on that
day to confer with local board
members.
Harold G. Rankin,
board chairman, states that a pub
lic meeting will be held in the
high school gymnasium following
the dinner, to which the public is
cordially invited.
NUMBER 29
ANNUAL MEETING OF
INLAND COOPERATIVE
HELD HERE SATURDAY
BUSINESS GAIN
fine crowd was in attendance
last Saturday at the annual meet
ing of the Inland Cooperative held
at the USO club with the West
land Home Economics club serv
ing the dinner. Approximately
200 plates were served at noon,
according to Gug Shaw, manager.
During the entertainment pro
gram. Rev. W. A. MacArthur pre
sented an interesting chalk draw
and Mrs. Harry Newton gave
TRACTOR SCHOOL a ing dialogue.
Members of the home
extension unit presented a short
TO BE FRIDAY
demonstration on chair upholster
ing.
Through the sponsorship of the
Charles Baker, manager of the
Rohrman Motor Co., a Ford-Fer Pacific Supply of Walla Walla,
guson tractor school will be held was the principal speaker. He
at
U.S.O. club Friday, March i told of post war plans of this con-
„ the
.
2, from 9.00 a. m. to 5:00 P- m. cern and the effects on the var-
tractor headquar-
retail outlets. The coopera-
ters will be on hand to give help tive is planning to purchase sev-
ful hints on the operation and | eral manufacturing plants in or
care of the Ford-Ferguson units. der to better serve its members.
A. F. Rohrman is inviting own
During the election of directors
ers of machines from several the following were named: Board
counties to be present. Returned man, Clarence Robertson: Hermis
cards indicate that they are com ton, Wm. Kik; Hermiston, A. E.
ing from Ukiah and other distant McCulley: Echo, W. D. Neill.
points.______ ___ ____
Holdover directors are Henry Ko
pacz. F. L. Huntting of Irrigon,
YOUNG AMERICA and A. H. Cable of Hermiston. An
organization meeting will be held
TO BE SHOWN
soon and officers named.
Employees of the Inland Coop
An hour and a half sound film, erative are: Manager, G. Guy
"Young America", will be shown Shaw: bookkeeper. Miss Rebecca
at 8:00 p. m. Wednesday, March 7, Pierson: repairman, Lester Col-
at the U.S.O. club. The picture pitts; helper. Herb Strong; truck
features Jane Withers in a Twen- ers, Clifford Wade and Roy Smith,
ieth Century-Fox film-set against and cashier, Itoi Rucker.
A report of the audit of the
i background of national Four-H
lub work but shares acting hon- year’s business revealed success-
rs with a 4-H bred champion ful operation. Net earnings for
will. The show is free to the pub distribution for the year 1944
ic. but especially Four-H youngs- were $3,592.46 on patrona pur
ers of the west end of Umatilla chases of $75,662.16. The volume
of business showed an increase of
ountv are urged to attend.
Vivacious Jane with her own about 25 per gent over last year.
The Inland Cooperative began
•ar. f. private aeroplane and her
own bank account is forced to operation about six years ago on
live on a farm with all of the "dis- a “shoe string” and today shows
comforts" cf home. But she learns total assets of $19,746.70 against
about the 4-H club, and soon dis liabilities of only $417.08. indicat
covers that vegetables may come ing a health business.
out ot the earth as well as out of
a can.
PAPER DRIVE IS
A short discussion period will
HERE SATURDAY
follow the show.
Specialists from
Sesees $828888882385
Through the Red Cross the American people serve the men of their Army
avy. Marine Corpa and Coast Guard.
RALPH NEILL
IS INJURED
j JOHNSON LISTED
WAR PRISONER
Cpl. Ralph C. Neill writes his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Neill
of Hermiston, from “somewhere
in the Pacific area war zone" that
he recently had a “slight tussle
with a Jap mortar shell which left
me with a bit of a hole in my left
arm and also a broken arm. The
arm is now in a cast and I feel
none the worse except for the dis
comfort of the thing.”
He has been evacuated to anoth
er island and states that he is re
ceiving fine care. Further infor-
mation is anxiously awaited to
see how he progresses.
Uis many Hermiston friends
vere glad to learn this week that
Major Chester Johnson, son of
Mrs. Rose Johnson of Pendleton
tas been a war prisoner of the
Japanese since the fall of the Phil-
ippiues. Nothing had been heard
or his whereabouts for many
months and it was feared that he
ad been killed. The news of his
ate was ascertained through the
Umatilla county Red Cross.
Chester is well known in Her
miston where he at tended school
tor several years, He was parti-
cularly noted for his literary tal-
ents. starting the first high school
publication here. He later attend
ed West Point, graduating with
high honors.
NEWS ITEM IS
CARRIED FAR
STANFIELD BOYS
NEW USO STAFF
WORKER HERE
Residents of cities of west end
of Umatilla county are again re
minded of the paper drive which
will be held Saturday, March 3. A
car will be loaded in Hermiston,
with trucks coming from Echo,
Stanfield, Ordnance, Umatilla and
possibly other communities. The
Boy Scouts will be instrumental
in seeing that the paper is gath
ered and loaded.
Residents are asked to bundle
or pack the paper securely and
place on the park' strip by 9:00 a.
m. Trucks will go up and down
the srteets picking up the bund
les. If bundles are tied up. they
should be tied both ways.
Cooperation in the paper pro
ject is again urged, states Mrs.
Walter Hanim. salvage chairman,
as the government is stressing
need for this material.
In many parts of the nation, . rr re
former residents of Hermiston are | TAKE EXCURSION
Rev. H. V. McGee, chairman of
quite perturbed concerning a re-
the U.S.O. council, announced this
cent news item which credited | The
The past week was a memorable week that Miss Pauline Bullard
Hermiston with having a post of one in the lives of the Stanfield: of Wichita, Kansas, has been des
Disabled American Veteran which basketball team. Accompanied by ignated by the Y.W.C.A. to be the
voted “never to allow a Japanese their coach, Glenn Norton, and G. new staff assistant in the Her
or a colored veteran" to become G. Smith, Stanfield business man, miston - Ordnance USO arrange
members. Once more The Herald the boys made a four day trip ment. Mis Bullard, who arrived
repeats that the story was never which took them to the coast and the first of the week, will make
published here but originated other points of interest. In addi- her home in Ordnance and will be
elsewhere and apparently has tion to seeing all the sights, the in charge of USO activities in that
very little foundation. It appears boys took time out to play five community.
that a neighboring post was at basketball games, winning from
Miss Bullard comes well rec-
tempting to recruit members in Garibaldi. Taft and Corbett, but comended for this position. She
Hermiston when the proposed res losing to Wheeler and Amity.
is a graduate of Phillips Univers
olution was drawn up.
Of the 10 boys who made the ity and taught in Oklahoma
The latest letter comes from trip, it was the first sight of the for a number of years. For the
Platoon Sgt. Chester Dyer, son of ocean for eight of them. The past four years she has been girls'
Mr. and Mrs. Waldo G. Dyer of waves were acting up for the ben advisor and guidance counselor at
Hermiston. Chester was wounded efit of the boys, according to their the Ft Totten Indian School in
overseas and lately has been in a report. On the return trip they Ft. Totten, North Dakota.
GAS SHORTAGE
San Diego hospital undergoing visited the state legislature, pen
With the addition of another
treatment. He sends newspaper itcntiary, insane asylum and oth- staff person, Rev. McGee stated AGAIN STRESSED
clippings from San Diego papers er interesting points in and around that the present U.S.O. program
containing comments concerning Salem.
would be enlarged to include oth
F. C. McKenzie, chief clerk of
the action.
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communities in this part of the the local war price and rationing
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nr»ATrr>»r mwon/
PROJECT FARM
county. ___
board, has been informed by the
PREDATORY MAN SETS MEETING
Portland office that a further gas
WATER RISES AT shortage is expected. All holders
RETURNED HERE
of B and C stickers will again be
A regular meeting of the Pro COLD SPRINGS
carefully checked and the board
held
ject Farm Bureau will be
will necessarily have to be more
C. L. Upham, secretary of the Friday, March 9, at the Columbia
Umatilla Farm Bureau, has re-1 park hall. A pot luck supper at
Roy McNeal, manager of the strict with extra allotments.
The Army and Navy needs are
ceived word from Harold W. Do- | 7:30 will precede the business Hermiston Irrigation district, re-
De-
byns, assistant district agent, _
_ meeting.
ports that at present there are : ap still on the increase, with only
partment of the interior fish and i Frank Hackler, assistant county proximately 27,850 acre feet in about one-fourth of all gasoline
passenger
car use.
wildlife service, that Mr. Kinni agent, will be the speaker of the Cold Springs reservoir which has available - — for --
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son has been returned to this area evening. A membership and fi a capacity of about 50,000 acre
i
MRS. GLADYS LANE
for predatory animal work. When nancial report of the organization feet. Although the water level is
Mrs. Gladys Lane (Gladys
funds ran low for this type of will be presented. Members and somewhat behind schedule, it is
work. Mr. Kinnison was with friends arc urged to be present.
thought that due to encouraging Fromdahl), formerly of Umatilla,
drawn from this area.
snow reports in the mountains no died at the Deaconess hospital in
Spokane. Wash., February 26. She
Concentrated efforts by the Baptists To Have Special Speaker difficulties will be encountered.
was a daughter of Mrs. Earl Shaw
Farm Bureau and other interest
Christian
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It
is
estimated
that
a
continual
Miss Isabelle Gates,
ed parties resulted in having Mr. Friendliness Missionary, will be flow for the next 60 days will find of Deer Park, Wash., and her fath
er at Walla Walla. Two brothers
Kinnison placed back on the job the guest of the Hermiston Bap the reservoir full to the brim.
also survive, Elton of Deer Park
in this district.
tist church the first week in
and Earl of Belvoir, Va.
Infant
Passes
Away
Monday
March. She is to be the guest
Barbara, month-old daughter of
Hex milton Boy Listed Killed
speaker Sunday morning, March
Teachers Make It 100%
Associated Press reports Thurs 4th. Miss Gates is engaged in Mr and Mrs. Daniel Massengale,
The first group to report in the
day morning listed among Oregon promoting a better understanding pass?d away Monday afternoon
Red Cross campaign
Naval personnel dead. Aviation of the racial questions in the state after a short illness. Funeral ser present
from
Hermiston high
Ordnanceman 3rd Class Curren of Oregon. Her work in Portland vices were held today (Thursday) comes
Francis Stoneman, son of Mr. and has received much attention and at 2:00 p. m. from Prann’s Funer school. Mrs. Ed. Clarke, in charge
Mrs. Mahlon Hutchens Stoneman has guided the thinking of the al Parlors with burial in the local of solicitation there, called Thurs
of Hermiston. No further infor general public on many knotty cemetery. Barbara was a grand- day morning stating that a sum of
mation concerning the case has questions that have to do with child of Mr. and Mrs. Willis Bur $43.00 had been contributed with
the teachers cooperating 100%.
chett.
been obtained by The Herald.
"race relationship’’.
Remember: Paper Drive Saturday, March 3 - ; Make Red Cross Contribution