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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.
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A party was given during the
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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.
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Box Factory—
Mrs. Viri Wilsen had as guests '
last week her daughter and fam- )
ily of Freewater, Oregon.
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Mrs. Sedalia Dexter enjoyed
Mothers Day dinner with her
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daughter and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Dan Hill of Irrigon.
Utilities—
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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
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