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U. O. D. NEWS ------------ ! • The Headquarters--- 4atmLüto n Herald Col. Halsted left Saturday on OFFICIAL UMATILLA COUNTY PAPER official business which took him to Ft. Francis, E. Warren, Wyo. Lt. Simpson returned last week VOLUME 38 HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. MAY 17. 1945. NUMBER 40 from Black Hills Ordnance Depot, South Dakota, and Delaware Ord nance Depot, New Jersey, where he attended school the past two months. New officers arriving from Aberdeen Proving Grounds are: 1st Lt. D. C. Jackson, and 2nd Lt. Harold A. Duffy. Motor Transportation— Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gelette were visiting friends in Pendleton and Helix the past week end. Captain Billington returned from Rye, New York, bringing his wife and daughter who will make their home here. Charlotte Corneille made a hur ried trip to Portland Saturday, re turning Sunday. Why the big rush, Charlotte? Otis Jordan made a business trip to Portland this week. Roy Attebury is a new em ployee at the garage. Inspection— Douglas Hughey returned from San Diego, Calif., Sunday where he was called by the illness of his mother. g A party was given during the - lunch hour Wednesday of last week for Annie Cooper who is leaving for Flagstaff, Arizona. Plant Property— Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Loyd are the proud parents of a daughter, Linda Sue, born May 9th at the Post Hospital. William Pearce and Willard ! Stratton were business visitors in Walla Walla Friday. Virginia Herd returned to work this week after vacationing at Ar lington with her relatives. Her sister, Margaret, was also home on leave from the WAVES while Virginia was home. Gerrie Bachelor is spending a few days in La Grande with friends and relatives. Stock. Control— A party was given Thursday evening at the home of Nora Wil- lis in honor of Irene Knowles who is resigning to be home with her family during the summer. After a social evening, delicious refresh ments were served and a gift pre sented to Irene. ....... . Box Factory— Mrs. Viri Wilsen had as guests ' last week her daughter and fam- ) ily of Freewater, Oregon. 1 Mrs. Sedalia Dexter enjoyed Mothers Day dinner with her - daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hill of Irrigon. Utilities— ‘ ? A party was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Peterson for Gordon Willson who is leaving soon for Clatskanie, Oregon, to make his home. Cliva McVicker left for Payette, Idaho, on business. Mr. McVicker Pictured above are members of j Gailey. Donna Jean Meyers, Rosa Cleda Nusser, Gordon Shown, Geer. Arline Brown and Melba McKern. expects to be gone several days. this year's graduating class who lie Hammer, Dan Follett, Doris Verna Lee Frost, Merledene Ren- Kelly. Bottom row: Glen Wilcox, Irene Phillip Aulton left Monday for received diplomas Tuesday night. ' Ann Daugherty, Mary Arnold and necker and John Snyder. Fourth row: Kenneth Johnson, Crampton. Charlene Rowland, military service. Reading from left to right tney j Ruth McCulley. Third row: Robby Connor, Pegge Joy Reed, Betty Marker, Emma Bill Schoonover. Frank Harken- Control— are as follows: Second row: Clayton Buell. Todd. Marjorie Ellen Fowler, Bell Moyer, Dick Belt, Dora Lee rider Vary Elizabeth Ferguson, Lt. Moore was a Walla Walla Top row: George Corliss, Myrla I Harriet Lind. Peggy Sommerer. Vance Matott, Bruce Norton, Alice Paul. Stella Weber and Wilma Lois Elwood and Pauline Roach. visitor Saturday. Personnel— BIBLE SCHOOL OTT BROODER BARTLETTS BUY Mr. and Mrs. Christensen and family of Bremerton, Wash., were THIS NEWSPAPER STARTS MONDAY HOUSE LOST visiting the latter’s sister and fam ily, Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Fitzpat Alfred and Leander Quiring, co Next Monday morning. May 21, rick of Pendleton last week. One of the most serious catas the Daily Vacation Bible School trophes in farm losses in many publishers of The Herald, this Jessie Gurnsey returned this begins. Classes start at 9:00 a. m. years was experienced here late week disposed of their interests week from Orofino, Idaho, where and are concluded at 11:30 a. m. Wednesday night when a 24x90 to Mr. and Mrs. Dan Bartlett who she was called by the death of her father. i All classes meet in the Baptist and foot brooder house on the H. J. will take possession June 1. The Methodist churches, and include Ott ranch in the Columbia dis- | Bartletts have had many years of PROCEEDS GO Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Gilbert visit SALESMEN PLAN all children four years old through trict was completely destroyed by experience in the newspaper field. ed in Pilot Rock Sunday with Mrs. The sale was made due to the high school. It is necessary that fire. Also destroyed were 2100 Gilbert's nephew, Sgt. Wallace IOB SATURDAY TO RED CROSS children be on time for an open White Leghorn pullets and 2100 fact that Leander Quiring is leav Mathews who is home after serv ing thirty-four months overseas With characteristic punch, the ing worship period at exactly nine White Leghorn cockerels, plus the ing May 28 for the armed forces. Quiring will assist Mr. and 1 One of the finest displays of with the 15th air force bomber West end of Umatilla county, o’clock. usual number of brooders and Alfred Mrs. Bartlett with publishing The ! spontaneous good will ever record command. Sgt. Mathews has par which comprises the Echo. Stan Extensive plans have been other equipment. ticipated in 13 major battles hav field, Hermiston and Umatilla dis made, materials are on hand, de ed locally took place at the local A call was put in for the Her Herald.__ ing been in the African and Italian tricts, is leading the county in its partment heads and teachers have miston fire department but the sales yard of the Hermiston Live Project Meeting May 18 campaigns. quota of “E" bond sales, accord been assigned, the time is set; | blaze had gained too much head- stock Commission Co. during their The Project Farm Bureau will Payroll— ing to A. F. Rohrman, chairman. come to the feast of Bible teach j way. An irony of fate is the fact hold regula. Friday’s sale when an 80 their May meeting in Co Claude Landis and Mrs. John The official drive got underway ings. The Bible says (Rev. 22:17), i that insurance on the property lumbia hall Friday evening. May pound Jersey calf, offered for sale, Evans of California were guests Monday of this week and will con “He that will, let him take the | had lapsed. 18. A good program has been was purchased by Jack Davis of of Mrs. Ione Case Monday. water of life freely." tinue for some time. arranged in connection with an Portland, Oregon. He immediate Viola Malloy is a new employee. In the past the various county ly shouted, "Sell him again and UOD EMPLOYEES entertainment presented by mem give Safety— iistricts have not been given quo- MRS. FRASER HAS the funds to the Red Cross.” bers of Troop No. 6 of the Brown Lt. Callis made a business trip as. but Guy Johnson, county The calf was then bid in by SPONSOR DANCE ies in charge of Mrs. Henry Ko to Walla Walla Thursday. ■hairman at Pendleton, has now WELCOME NEWS pacz. Assistant County Agent Pete Berg at $10.00 to be resold Royal Conley s wife has gone to isted the following quotas. Pen- Frank Hackler will also show again in rapid succession. The The Umatilla Ordnance Depot Vallejo. Calif., to visit their ileion, $656.000.00; West end Mrs. Margaret Fraser this week Employees association are an some motion pictures. The meet following people bid in the calf, daughter for several weeks. Mr. Hermiston). $230.000.00: Weston- received a telegram from the War ing will take up the proposition of reselling it again, all for the bene Conley would like to find a good Athena, $160,000.00; Milton-Free- department substantiating news nouncing a war bond dance for showing sound motion pictures at fit of the American Red Cross: Friday, May 25, in the Hermiston cook as his cooking doesn’t seem water, $160,000.00. Jack Davis, Portland, $9.00; received from fellow flyers last future meetings. Everybody is to be “first rate”. Will he be suc Seventh war bond sales and the week that her son, Lt. Thomas G. high school gymnasium. Feature invited to these meetings. There Pete Berg, Hermiston, $10; J. E cessful in finding one? ver cent of the total raised up to Fraser, was a prisoner of War of of the evening will be the presen will be the usual pot luck at 7:30. Troxell, Hermiston, $10: Lewis Fiscal— the afternoon of May 15 are: Pen the German government. Some tation of a $1000 war bond to some Fales, Hermiston. $6.50; E. R. Buz zard, Hermiston, A. E. Steffani, Ella Smith purchased a home dleton. $130,226.50 or 19.8%; West time had elapsed since news was lucky person. The Pasco Naval Jim Preston Writes Father Band has been engaged for the in Columbia district, where she end. $100,823.12, or 43.7%; Wes received that he was listed as Cleve Preston of Hermiston is Ione, $16; Henry Garberding, Her evening, promising the best music in receipt of an interesting letter miston. $10; L. A. McClintock, plans to move this week. ton-Athena. $22,181.25 or 13.8%, “missing in action". available. Hazel Finley was shopping in and Milton-Freewater, $14.093 65, from his son, James Preston, M.M. Pendleton. $10; E. N. Boylen, The telegram received this Admission to the dance will be 2/c, U. S. Navy. He is now sta Pendleton. $10; Ed O’Donnell, Pendleton Saturday. or 8.8%. week read: “The Sec. of War de Rail Transportation— Even though the West end has sires me to inform you that based UOD membership card or 75c each tioned on an un-named island in Hermiston. $10; Wm. H. Steen, John J. Dooley was in Portland an apparent edge in the standings on information received through for non-members. The bond will the Pacific and tells of his exper Milton. $10; O. L. Hodge, Hermis and Astoria over the week end. to date, there will be no let up of International Red Cross your son, be given away at 11:00 p. m. The ience in burying dead Jap sold ton, $10; Ernest French, Pendle Plant Security— efforts. This week end, there will Second Lt. Thomas G. Fraser, was association states, “Everyone Wel iers and other war thrills. He re ton. $10; Adam Blahm, Hermiston. Henry Vohs enjoyed a visit from be a special program on Saturday, a prisoner of war of the German come.” ______ ___ cently suffer a head injury but $10; Lewis Bergevin, Walla Walla, his sons. 1st Class Pettv Officer when the U.O.D. war bond auto government. Germany has been MEN HOSTS TO “missed only a few hours work" $10; Ralph Saylor, Echo, $10; Her Edward Vohs and Pvt. Chester will be in Hermiston to help sti defeated. It is assumed that he Mr. Preston was glad to receive miston Livestock Comm. Co., $10. The total is $171 50. less $9.00 Vohs. Edward has been over- mulate sales. Bond salesmen will has now been returned to mili-1 the news as he had not heard from STAR MOTHERS paid to the owner, leaving a bal seas two and one-half years hav contact all business houses in or tary control. Letter of informa his son for sometime.___ ance of $162.50 or $20.42 per ing participated in six major bat der that no one will be missed in tion follows.” The “He Men" Stars had charge Ruggs Hear From Their Son pound for the calf. This is easily tles in the South Pacific. Chester the campaign. Mr. and Mrs. A. E Rugg this the highest priced calf in local The U.O.D. employees associa men are again cooperating in the of the social hour following the is stationed at Ft. Riley. Kansas. L- L. Mohr, Orville Pedigo and tion is sponsoring a bond dance for newspaper publicity for the cam last meeting of the Order of the week received a long-awaited let history. The Hermiston Livestock Com W. J Riley were fishing on Crook- Friday night, featuring a free paign. Last week. Tum-A-Lum Eastern Star, honoring all moth ter from their son, Bud Rugg. ed River near Redmond. Oregon, $1000.00 war bond. Tickets will Lbs. Co. launcher the first publi ers. and very delicious refresh Machinist 3rd Class, U. S. Navy. mission Co. and Mrs. R. E. Tiller, last week. They report fishing be placed on sale this week end. city. This week Pearson Shell ments were served. A lovely De He is stationed at present some chairman of the local Red Cross, The national E-Bond quota for Service, Rohrman Motor Co.. El gree was put on for the mothers where in the Pacific and has been wish to publicly express their was excellent, but Mr. Mohr had a bit of bad luck when he fell in the 7th War Loan is about four mer Fritzke. Accounting, Inland during the meeting, and each in the midst of activities since his thanks to all of the above people the river. We wonder what he billion dollars, an increase of 60 Cooperative. Moore & Ripley, mother present was given a beau last letter, many weeks ago. He for their unselfish generosity, and states that he is in fine health and especially to Jake Davis whose un per cent over that of the previous Drugs, and Hermiston Tavern. tiful immense peony. saw on the other side! Initiation will be held at the to say "Hello" to his Hermiston selfish act started the little Jersey drive. The bond message can be found (Continued on Last Page) calf on its way to fame, next meeting. May 23rd Interested Hermiston business on Page Seven of this issue. friends. Forty H. S. Seniors Receive Diplomas at Services Tuesday 01 to WEST END LEADS IN SEVENTH WAR LOAN CAMPAIGN TO DATE JERSEY CALF BRINGS HIGH PRICE FRIDAY AT AUCTION MART |
