Publish* d every Thursday at Her­
miston, U m atilla County, Oregon by
J. M. Biggs, editor and manager.
Bntered aa second elaas matter
December, 190S, at the poatofftce at
Hermiston, U m atilla County, Oregon.
One of the nicest th in g s a petty
thief can do fur the motorist Is-to
carefully place your gas tank cap In
the front of your car so when you
are ready to leave you step on It.
calling your attention to a dry tank
We know for we found our car h.
that condition a few n igh ts ago-
we were happy over the incident, bu*
short seven gallons of gas.
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STORIES
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B y F a rm e r Sm ith-
The Rabbitvdle school bell stopped
ringing on Febuary 21st and Miss
Rabbit, the teacher, arose from her
seat and said "Today we will have a
short session and felebrate Washing­
ton’s Birthday
Bobbie Rabbit, you
may come to the board."
Bobbie did as be was told and thse
looked at h it teacher.______
"Please write ‘cat*.’* Bobbie wrote
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Another reason why the long skirl
»1.00 skirt fad should be tabooed— mee
will have to walk with their head:
lower than ever, causing d isfigu re­
ment of the spinal column.
FEBEDAL AID FOB THE SMALI
BUSINESS MAN
W hat we need Is more Ole Olson'i
•in the farm and less Ole-o-margarine
"Even as we laud the splendid e f­ in the stores—Hermiston is a dairy
forts of these leaders of Industry," ■enter, and the cow makes the butter.
said Dr. Julius Klein. A ssistant Sec
retary of Commerce, speaking of thf
Have you noticed all the crackling
business conferences In W ashington noises the past two days? That It
"let us not lose sigh t of the unnamed the New Year resolutions breaking.
hundreds of thousands of ‘little fel­
lows' in the business world . . . . the
For 1930. Say dam— not die.
corner grocer, the sm all town drug­
gist. the hardware dealer In a mod­
est way, the woman sellin g ‘notions,'
the restaurant proprietor w ith a >
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
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neighborhood trade . . . .These sm all­
er merchants with their Innumerable-
stores where business, In whatever
To Washougal.
volume, constantly proceeds, fprmi
Miss Agnes L ittle returned to
the backbone of our American bust W ashougal. W ashington. Tuesday
ncss organism.'*
night to resume her duties as teacher
That was a splendid tribute to r In the public school there.
class of citizens among whom are
many who have been feeling lately las New Sedan.
as If they and their kind did not
George Newell is driving a new
count for much In the scheme of Bulck sedan that he bought
Iasi
things. W hat w ith chain stores week.
opening up everywhere to compete
w ith the local merchant, and the at In Pendleton.
tentlon of the public centered on
Mr. and Mrs. Roy H utchinson left
what the "big fellow s” are doing, no Tuesday afternoon to spend
New
wonder many a sm all grocer or drug­ Years In Pendleton w ith friends.
gist has felt as If It were no use to
try to keep on going, that th en Young Daughter.
w asn’t room In the world any more
On Monday of th is week, a 7 and
for his kind of a business, or at least ine-half pound girl was born to Mr.
for him as a business man.
ind Mrs. Frank Furrer of Herm is­
It Is one of the most encouraging ton.
signs of the times that the Federa
government recognizes the Import
ance of the local merchant and that
a man of Dr. K lein’s ability and In
fluonce should stand out as the
spokesman for the small business es
tabllshm ent. The Deparment of Com
mtree has been m aking a study o
the reasons for the failure of loca
merchants In several communities, a
the first step toward helping Inde
pendent business men to hold theii
trade and share In the nation’s pros
perlty.
"Facts and their efflclew
application,” says Dr. Klein, "are th,
Indispensable road workers on th'
highw ay of success.” And he am
his assistants have discovered thn
most of the failures are due to Ignoi
■ nee of facts about their own bual-
ncss. Only about five or six per cent
of the failures of neighborhood stores
are traceable to chain store com peti­
tion; many more are due to careless­
ness In credits and collections, to In­
accurate bookkeeping, to Inability to
grasp the essential points of good
m erchandising and to inexperience.
CAT.
"Pretty good.” said Miss Rabbit.
- “Pretty good nothing—its PER­
FECT I" snapped Bobbie.
“That’s correct, my dear, you must
stand up for what you know is right
in this world."
Finally Miss Rabbit rang the bell.
“We will have our George Washing­
ton hour," she said. “Theophilus Rab­
bit, you may come up and say a few
words about George Washington.”
Theophilus started to go on the plat­
form. Suddenly he slipped and fell
sprawling on the floor. All the Rab­
bits began to titter.*
"My dear children,* began Miss
Rabbit, “thrs should be a lesson for you
alL George Washington laughed at
difficulties as people laughed at him.
When he fell down, he got up and
kept on going. Come, Theophilus, and
lets hear what you have to say."
The Rabbit began: “When George
Washington wanted to make the flag
of the United States of America he
went to Betsy Ross and asked her to
help him. He said we should have a
six pointed star on our flag, but she
said we could make a five pointed star
with one cut of the scissors.”
There was a loud clapping as the
speaker stepped from the platform.
“Of course you know, dear chil­
dren," said Miss Rabbit, “that the stars
and the blue on our flag come from
the stars in a blue heaven, and the
bars from the beautiful rainbow. It
is indeed a wonderful and. very beauti­
ful flag, Can any one tell us more
about it?”
J “It has never been defeated I" saM
Billie Rabbit.
"Finel” exclaimed Miss Rabbit
Removing Egg Stains
Egg statins on allver l i r a removed
trllli wot suit, others with precipltnled
chalk or whitening mixed with u little
ammonln. After the stnlns have been
removed, wash amt polish the silver.
New Residence for Princo of Wales
? * reftt work* and “ >• fact-
discovered and their Im plications are
available to everybody who w ill ask
the department o f commerce for
Tills la Fort Belvedere, nt M i - r I-’ i Wider, Ih r ed, which the prince of
Woles Is hnvInR fitted np ns 111.' n • re I h - . v T - pince v a s built In the
time of Cromwell hut la being r.-id«-
•cii. ’¡'lie i>* ,-t* will Imve ids private
airdrome elnss by.
We Must Vacate in Ten
Days. Biggest Slaughter
on Groceries in History
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The Wisest of All Resolutions
of Hermiston-
M ail Orders Filled in order
Received.
PRICES DISREGARDED!
CIGARETTES, Carton . . . $1.19
It w ill u ltim ately mean more to you than any other resolution
you can make If you firm ly re&Olve to save more In 1930. Or to
start saving If you have n o t^ a yet formed th is most valuable of
habits.
We welcome savings a c c e n ts, which may be started with on«
dollar, and pay 4 per cent interest.
First National Bank
of Hermlatoi
Capital, S u rplu. and Undivided P ro fit* O re . $50,000
Buy Malt by the Case QC
QC
East Side Malt, 12 cans. .. W J .O J
F. B. Sway«, Pres.
ASSIGNEE’S SALE
Of Hurly’s Grocery Stock
C O N S O L ID A T E D
Truck Lines
Eggs, 35c
9 Bars Palmolive Soap . . . .
12 Cans Milk, large cans .
50c
$1.00
2 1-2 Lbs. of our 45c Coffee $1.00
Mt. Hood Soap Chips 10 Lbs. $1.00
B. Alexander. Vice-Presidmi
A. H. Norton, Cashier
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Em pties, 10c\
Em pties, 20c I
Chickens, $ 1 .8 0
A pples
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Groceries -
5 5 c per 100 lbs.\
40c per 100 lbs.
Hermiston Transfer, Agts.
Crystal White or P. & G.
Naptha Soap, 10 Bars . . . 39c
Phon. 31
Vanilla Extract, 4 oz. bot. . . 29c
3 lb. Can Royal Club Coffee
lib . Can Peanut Butter . $1.45
25c Size K. C. Baking
Powder, 2 cans f o r ..............39c
FREE CANDY for you or your
Children with every purchase.
WEBBER’S CLEANERS
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USED CAR PARTS
FOB ALL MAXES OP CABS
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Hermiston Auto Wrecking House
E. F. PIERSON, Mgr.
WE BUY USED GAM
HERMISTON
We are pleased to announce that the Hermiston Bakery is
again operating under my direction, and that a strictly
sanitary condition will be maintained at all times. We
will be pleased to please you. Ask your Grocer for Her­
miston Bread.
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W. R. HOWE
BATTERY SERVICE
WILLARD
BATTERIES
FIRESTONE TIRES
BAKERY
BLACK ft WHITE 6 Aft AGE