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About The Hermiston herald. (Hermiston, Or.) 19??-1984 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 24, 1920)
THE IDLE DOLLARS In every community there are thousands of idle and unproductive dollars. Idle dollars may represent value but they have no value to their owners nor the com munity until they are put in motion. Today there is a pleasant and profitable job for every dollar in the land. Homes are needed—homes which will make better citizens, better neighborhoods, a better town - homes which will con tribute indirectly to the welfare of every man, woman and child in this community. Loans for home-building are good investments. You can select your loan and . keep in close touch with it. We shall be glad to furnish further in formation. Tum-A-Lum Lumber Co R. A. Brownson, Mgr phone 111 HERMISTON Published every Friday st Hermiston, Umatilla County, Oregon, in the heart of Eastern Oregon’s great irrigated aitalla fields, by the Herald Publishing Company. M. C. Athey, Editor Entered M second clans matter, December 1900, at tne postomee at Hermiston, Oregon Subscription Rates: One Year, $2.00; Six Months, 31 00 YULETIDE THORN TREE SAVED MERRY CHRISTMAS In keeping with the All a MERRY CHRISTMAS Hermiston Produce & Supply Co Christmas tide, we wish to express our appreciation and gratitude to those who are our friends and pa trons. For it has been your friend ship and good will that has made possible for us the success of this year; and so, at this time we cordial ly extend to you our most sincere wish that health, happiness and pros perity may attend you throughout the coming year. The Herald Publishing Co. STIFLING COOPERATIVES The Oregon Voter, D. C. Chapman, editor, in a recent issue, devoted over seven columns of its pages to an article entitled “Grief of Cooper atives.” Mr. Chapman is a mighty fine fel low, personally, and we are glad that we have the honor of being an ac quaintance. He is capable, ener getic, and prints a splendid maga zine; has a wonderful personality, and injects oodles of it into his articles, but, we are more than sorry to say that his publication favors the capalists, some class them as the “select few,” to the disadvantage of the farmers and laborers. • It seems a pity that a man like Chapman, with his talents, could not be on the other side. He would wield a wonderful power for the ad vancement of the toilers; his publi cation would almost be their Bible, but as it is, the very things the com mon multitudes fight for, Chapman drags down, if it steps on the toes of those whose cause he has cham- pioned. His publication of the above men- tioned article consisted of several tetters of the Oregon Dairymen’s Co operative League, and was printed merely to belittle the organization in the eyes of the public, because it af fects “big interests.” Chapman, The Oregon Voter, “big interests,” are all synonymous. Would you like to know about my garden, which takes so much of my .me and care? Through the center runs a path vith flowers on either side, a bed f Patience and a beautiful bed of ope, a fine climbing Courage and a ittle vine called Cheerfulness, that ■ uns in and out all over my garden. Around the garden is a fence made of Determination, with posts of Per- serverance. This is to keep out the Gumble Vine that grows all about outside and tries to get in. The path in my garden is made of Grit and leads down to a fountain which I sometimes plays tears, with which I water my garden. Outside the garden a tree like the weeping willow grows and sometimes casts a shadow over my flowers, and once in awhile a black bird comes at twilight and sings In the barnchee. it is called the Complaining Bird—it loes not come often. In one corner of my garden is a hot-bed where I raise Smiles because they have to be forced! My gardner’s lame is B. A. Goodman. Later—The Grumble Vine broke ny fence! I have cut it down, but the root is still there. I have mend ed the break in the fence with as much Pluck as I could find, and have been gathering the flowers and ty- ‘ng them together with Good Reso- iutions. Christian Science Monitor Christmas Trees by Million Working Your EST working capital is your health. Health is often gh nsufficient nour- ishment. You will always be well nourished if you eat They are rich, wholesome, pure and nourish- ing. mrc” PVSTFPS FOR THE HOLIDAYS City Meat Market Blooming Glastonbury, Subject of Beautiful Legends of Christmas, Wss Doomed to Destruction. spirit ot My Garden We Wish You HER ALP NE of the most beautiful legends of Christmas Is that of the Glas tonbury thorn. The thorn tree grew at Glastonbury Abbey, In Somerset shire, and was supposed to have de veloped from the staff of Joseph of Arimathea. According to the legend, Joseph came to Glastoubury and while he was resting on a hill, afterward known as Weary All hill, he stuck his staff In the earth. The staff Immedi ately grew green and budded, and at Christmas time It blossomed into beautiful flowers. One chronicler states that during Queen Elizabeth's reign the thorn had a double trunk, but that a somewhat bigoted Puritan, who disliked the tree because to his mind It smacked of popery, started to cut It down, and succeeded In demolishing one of the trunks. A miracle rescued the re maining trunk of thé tree by causing a chip of wood to fly up and hit the Puritan tn the eye, while at the same time he slipped and cut his leg. Later the tree was grubbed up, but a number of smaller trees raised from slips of the original are said to be owned by persons In the neighbor hood. BOXES, OLD CHRISTMAS FAD Ancient Custom st One Time Devel oped Into Demand as Right and Became Nuisance. HE bestowal of Christmas boxes Is of great antiquity, and was formerly the bounty of well disposed persons who were willing to contrib ute something toward the industrious. Later the gift came to be demanded as a right and became somewhat of a nuisance. Long ago the Roman Cath olic priests had masses for every thing, and if a ship went to the West Indies they had a box in her under the protection of some patron saint. Into which the sailors put money or other valuables in order to secure the prayers of the church. At Christ mas these boxes were opened and were thence called Christmas boxes. In England the day after Christmas is known as "Boxing day,” from the Christmas boxes which used to be in circulation, and in the British mu seum can be seen boxes covered with green glaze with a slit in the side for money and presents. ID’S AND DONT’S AT THE P. 0. Christmas Greetings TO THE FOLKS OF HERMISTON No time During the Year is Home Happiness as Apparent as at "Yule Tide1 Spend your Christmas in a home--any home where you are welcome. It is the wish of this company that every family in this community may have a HOME of its own by Christmas Day, 1921. Our Gift to All Customers Complete plans of any design you may select from the greatest collection in existence. A MERRY XMAS TO ALL Inland Empire Lumber Company Phone 331 The Yard of Best Quality h m STRAW. MGR. Exclusive Representatives of National Builders- Bureau SEE HITT CONFECTIONERY STATIONERY -FOR- A Complete Line of GUNS Thoughtfulness on Part of Patrons of Uncle Sam Will Assist Clerks snd Carriers. ONT put off mailing that package until Christmas eve. Don’t neglect to tie It properly. It Is handled at east five times before it reaches Its destination. Don’t forget to write your own re turn address on all parcel post matter. Don’t guess at the postage and give your friends the pleasure of paying “postage due.” Don’t plaster Red Cross stamps on the face of packages or letters; take care not to “seal” parcel post packages with them. It raises the rate. Don’t forget that a little thoughtful ness on your part can help to make Christmas happier for Uncle Sam’s men, his horses and his automobiles. Do mall early, preferably before De- cember 20th, writing on your pack- Hges : "Not to be opened until Christ- mas.” Do your best to use the post offices In the forenoon, the earlier the better. Do write legibly, both the address to which you are sending the gift and your own return address. Do be courteous and “Christmassy” to the post office men who serve you. They are handling thousands of pieces of mall matter. Do be brief at the counter. You keep someone else waiting If you are loaded like an expresa truck, with packages and foolish questions. Plante for Christmas. Other things be g equal. It Is bet- ter to buy planta ne r one’s home than to travel afar. Do tot be tempted, quantities of Norway spruce for Christmas uses— even by cheap oft s, to go miles away, for counting : fares, packing. rather more tn the middle West, expressage aad lost ie. the ultimate where conifers are not common cost Is very likely t be more than If In the woods, than on the east you paid a good dei higher price et ern snd western coasts, where home. Of course it ' happen that they fringe every hillside. But one grower or florist . a large stock the tree most commonly used Is of some one thing si a abort-needle pine found In the an sell st s low rate, but dealers ally hsve un woods of Northern Michigan and understanding with one another es Wisconsin. Early In September pecially regarding holida prices, and the Indians about the lumber for weeks before the bo lay season camps of this region are set to they have been balancing itock with work cutting these trees for the each other, so that the better quality market, and by early November i plants are of an almost fixed value. a little fleet of vessels makes Ita j way down Lake Michigan, a i Christmas tree hauled to the } There are many old and stately cere foremast of each one, that by J this sign all may know that In 3 monies snd many historical events their hoida la a cargo which I i connected with Christmas that are might not tempt a Captain Kidd. 9 well worth perusing, and that give un glimpses of ye ancient times when hut is far more precious thsn J our fathers and our fathers’ forefath- many a one for which good ships 8 have been scuttled. y AMMUNITION Cnrrespnnence Statinern in white and beautiful tints A # anosome Xmas Gift A FULL LINE News stand Cigars and Tobacco Get Your Sissors, Knives and Tools Ground at Knerr’s Repair Shop First Door North of Hermiston Hotel INSURANCE Protect your home, business and your property by securing a policy in a reliable company. C. H. SKINNER, Resident Agent LIFE AUTOMOBILE FIRE urserymen grow large N nothing was prepared. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC AH business establishments handl ing auto accessories, tires, tubes, gas, and repairs, will, after January 1st .1921, be on a strictly cash basis. The hardware stores that handle the above named automobile acces sories. will be on a cash basis also, but this does not include their hard ware stock. This policy is merely in line with that adopted throughout Eastern Or egon and Washington, some time ago. It Is not the desire of the dealers to work a hardship on anyone, but this move has become universal ov er the eastern part of the state, and all of Washington, and Hermiston is the last town to fall In line with this movement. The policy will be strictly adhered to all the Hermiston dealers. BUTTER WRAPPERS Printed to Your Order THE HERALD OFFICE WAXED Carbon paper that will not soil the hands for sale at the Her ald office. If you don’t find what you wan In the classified columns for it. You’ll get it. advertise 8:00 a m Lv. Hermiston Ar. 5:40 pm 8:20 a m Stanfield 5:20P 8:40 am Echo 5:00P‘ 9:40 a m Ar Pendleton LV 4:00P‘ Buss leaves Allen A Knight Pendleton; Cari’s Cigar Store a. Echo; Stanfield Hotel at Stanfiei"’ Lay’s Garage at Hermiston. Buss Line will resume operate Monday, December 6th. ED VOLZ.
