Œljr «ruinatun «rralù had been 21. now a player must be under 20 to take part In athletic activities. Roy Bills will be Inelig­ Published every Thursday at Her ible for basket ball as a result of mleton, U m atilla County, Oregon by this ruling .and next year Ernest J. M. Biggs- editor and manager. Cox will not be able to play football. Entered as second class matter December, H O «, at the postofflee at Hermiston, U m atilla County, Oregon Subscription Kates One Tear — --------- -------------- »» »• Six M o n th s.............................. _... | I . M WE BELIEVE IN THE UNITED STATES. Christmas business for 1929 was as good as a year before, according to reports from every part of th< country. Merchants had expected s decline of 16 or 20 per cent. People who made It their business to anal yse economic forces say that one rea­ son why people did not cut down on their Christmas shopping after thi Wall street slump was because the President's business conferences In Washington had restored public con fldence in the soundness of thi Nation's Industries and reassured thi timid ones. If It Is true, it is a good augun for the new year. The President’» purpose In calling business leaden to disclose their plans for the future and In urging Governors and Con gress to accelerate the spending o public funds tor roads, waterways buildings and other public works was the hope that the response' would prove so encouraging as t< allay fear for the future. That turn ed out to be the case. Mr. Hoover recognized the truth o Woodrow Wilson’s famous statemen' that good times and bad times ar usually the result of the mental at tltude of the crowd. Business met of today understand that. If th mass of the people believes thr things are going to go well, an prove that belief by spending mone; as freely as ever, then things do g< well. If the majority Is timid am hesitant about purchases and In vestments, things go badly and w< have hard tim es.. The year 1930 has hardly begun but alroady the outlook seems bright er than It looked a couple of month ago. The public has realized mor> completely and speedily than ha been hoped that the United States 1 still moving stedlly toward its dee tiny, which Is that of a nation 1) which neither poverty nor sufferlni shall befall even the least of its cltl zens except as the Individual hlmsel so wills It. New Student* New students In both high school and grammar school are continuing ‘o increase the school enrollment Since school began Monday. Jack Lee. who was In school here last year, entered high school as a aooho- more. Morris Huff has again entered the third grade here. He was In Rich­ field, Idaho, for a while. A new pupil In the fifth grade is Lowell Hurst, who has recently moved In rom Columbia district. Lowell's for­ mer home was In Chelan, Washing­ ton. Oratorical Contest Word has been received by Frank Shaw, superintendent, that the Oregonian will again sponsor the Iregon division of the National Ora- orlcal contest on the Constitution. Termistön high school will come In district number 6, comprising Uma­ tilla. Morrow, Wheeler, Sherman illllam, Wasco and Hood River coun- iee. The representative from the high .chool is chosen according to a sys- em designated by the local principal, he speech Is to be six minutes long. Contests for the district will then e held and at the end the state Inals will be In the public auditor­ ium Portland. Trips to places of nterest will be the prizes for the vinners, the grand prize being a trip o Europe. Hermiston will enter a ontestant In the contest. Semester Ends Preparations are now being made n the high school for semester exam- nations to be January 16 and 17. 'he second semester will start Janu- ry 20. COLUMBIA NEWS NOTES Lynch were business visitors In Pen­ dleton Saturday. Mrs. Jess Hopper spent the most of last week ut St. Anthony's houplta in Pendleton. Mrs. W illie Whitsett was a dlnnei guest at the Arthur Hall home on Thursday. Thle Rev. Hayes from Portland preached at the Columbia school house Sunday morning and evening. Mr. and Mrs. Will Lindner and family were New Year's guests at the Jake Bieber home in Stanfield. Mr. Pearson returned from Seat­ tle last Friday. Jap Templeton was a dinner guest at the Tom Stewart home Sunday. Dick Upham left New Year's eve for Corvallis where he resumed hit studies at O. S. C. Mr. Lon Dotson was a week-end visitor at his home In Columbia. Claude Haddox spent the last week of the vacation visiting friends at Attalla. Pasco, Touchet and Walla Walla. Donald Laing was a holiday visl tor of Jack Dotson. Mr. and Mrs. Ora Barlow and fam ily are visiting at the home of hei parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tllson. Mr. and Mrs. Archie Conrad spent the latter part of the holidays visit­ ing at the home of her parents, Mr and Mrs. Robinson of Baker. Hotlunches are now being served at the Columbia school. Mr. and Mra. Luttrell were New- Year's guests at the home of hie brother In Lexington. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Norquist and ^ m lly and Mr. and MrB. George Llebe and son were New Year’e guests at the F. W. Lenz home. Mr. and Mrs. Will Lindner and family were Sunday evening guests at the F. W. Lenz home. Mr. and Mrs. Jap Templeton spent the early part of the holidays visit­ ing the Bun Moore family at Athena. Glea Bios spent the holidays vis­ iting at the home of her parents, the Rev. and Mrs. Charles Slas, of Athena. Florence Udey spent the holidays visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Udey. Miss Fannie Todd spent the vaca­ tion at the home of her sister, Mrs. Holt, of Pendleton. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Addleman and amlly were dinner guest* at the R. f. Stockard home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Fisher and Mr. and ir*. Lane were holiday visitors at he Luttrell home. Mrs. Fleher and l.lr. Lane arc children of Mrs. Lutt- ell. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hunt are the larents of a baby boy born Docem- ler 28. Mrs. Keller and children spent the Irst part of the new year visiting llr. Business Is a game of thinking, no teller, who Is takln'3 treatments a’ a bellyaching bazaar. One man wll Tot Lake. half starve to doath In a business fo Annabelle, Elaine, .Teen, Joyce ant' thirty years, and another will bu: lorla Gay Spencer spent the holl i him out and make money the firs month. Ask the first man how II lays visiting their grandparent*, Mr. nd Mra. Tilton of Lostine. happened and he will say, "I sold out Mrs. Jap Templeton I* visiting her st the wrong time; lust my luck." This answer Indicates to many philos­ «later, Mrs. Northcutt, who 1* in a ophers that the human race Is beyond Portland hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Haddox left help. Exchange hursday for Bellingham where they w in t e r fo r •.Til make their future home. s u m m e r. Go Edgar Wallace, the English write Lest Sunday night a chtvaree was to C a lifo rn ia . of detective stories, says he will no I t ’ s as . c o — riven Mr. and Mrs. Carl Haddox at attempt to write an American stor n o m l e a l as he home of her parents. About 60 because be Is not sufficiently familla s ta y in g a t arsons were present. h o m e. with the American language to mak Mr. and Mrs. Snell were given a CIRCLK TRIP his characters talk as Americans do O n e w a y v ia S a l t If American writers were as wise a icw radio for Christmas, by Mrs. L ik e C ity 1 th e o th e r nell's father, Mr. Sylvester. Mr. Wallace they would not try t: v ia P o r t l a n d a n d Mr. and Mrs. Stockard were given San Francisco. F in e write stories about farmers until the; fa s t t r a in s . S top­ baa learned how modern farmer 1 new radio (by their son, Paul. overs going and re­ Mr. and Mrs. Carl Haddox were really act, think and talk. tu r n in g . llnner guests at the T. H. Haddox M A K E R E S E R V A T IO N S NOVI tome Sunday. Causes beyond our control ar Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Heberletn were chiefly horseradish and blah -Condi tlons are hiding places for pcopb piests of Claude Haddox the first i 'art of the Christmas vacation. Mr. ■ who wouldn't turn a hand anyway. ’ebcrleln was clerk and his wife The most popular place today li llrector where Mr. Haddox taught ils first school. over the furnace register. John Jcndrzejewskl and Chsrlle F. C. Woughter, Agt., Hermiston. Oregon Size has nothing to do with sue He. »291. RsssrvslMsl.Hs.il eras or failure. LOW HOUND TM P FAKES TO HL, FMIFI REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK ♦ ♦ .♦ SCHOOL NEWS ♦ « HUNTERS CAFE Good Eats Quick Service Regular Dinners, Short Orders SPECIAL TURKEY DINNER SUNDAY Nellie B. Lay, Proprietress HERMISTON, OREGON The Wisest of All Resolutions Well we only have a Few Days in which we MUST SELL OUT the HURLY GROCERY STOCK, so you had better get in on these bar­ gains as well as hundreds of other Thrifty Hermistonians. 6 cans Malt, East Side for . $2.95 Palmolive Soap, lim. 5 bars. 5c bar 5 Lbs. cf our 45c Coffee . . $1.95 Crystal White Soap, 10 Bars . 39c Vanilla Extract, 4 oz. hot. . . 25c 25c Size K. C. Baking Powder, 2 cans f o r ..............37c 99c Sugar, Pure Cane, 17 lbs. Two Player* Affected Fortunately. only two Hermiston athletes were effected by the change in athletic rulee made at the meet­ ing In Portland of high school prin­ cipals during thevaeutlon. The only ruling that will affect Hermiston at alt Is the one changing the age limit for athletee. Formerly the age limit of Herm laton Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits O ver $50,000 F. B. Swayxe, Pre*. R. Alexander, Vice-President A. H. Norton, Cashier CONSOLIDATED Truck Lines Eggs, 35c - - Chickens, $1.80 Apples Groceries - 3 45-cent pkgs. . . . Empties, 70c - Empties, 20c 40c per 100 76«. 55c per 100 lbs\ Hermiston Transfer, Agts. A u n t Jemima Pancake Flour Phone 31 $1.00 Pure Honey, 2 1-2 lb. cans . 39c ________________ ___________________________ ________________ ___________________________« ________________a Corn, Peas, Str. 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