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PAGE TWO i — I OREGON STATE NEWS Published every Thursday at Hermis OF 6ENERAL INTEREST ton. Umatilla County, Oregon, by $tfr $ rt uiiaiun ty ra lft THE HERMISTON HERALD, HERMISTON, OREGON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1930 THE WAY OF LIFE Elizabeth, for she had been told that basement, at approximately 1:30. she too, though advanced in years, Last Sunday morning 42 new mem v otild bear a aon. The unborn John bers were taken into the church as a •'That's My Father’’ gave signs of life when Mary came A young professional man took ine in and It was Just then that Mary result of the evangelistic efforts of Pauline M. Stoop and Alfred Quiring, to a country town to call on hi« par uttered the Magnificat in thanks the Meade Brothers. Principal Events of the Week ents. Publishers Epworth League at 6:30. The old couple had raised giving. Evening worship, 7:30. eight children, of whom six arc liv Assembled fpr Information Entered as Second Class Matter When they came to circumcise the ing and doing well. The father runs December, 1906, Umatilla County, baby John all would call him after of Our Readers. BAPTIST-CH RISTIAN CHURCH a small store. Oregon, the father-Zacharias. Elizabeth said W. E. Jones, Minister. “I want you to meet my people,” he should be called John, and when Subscription Hates: 10:00 a. m. Bible school. The con A 19-pound turnip from the C. W. my friend said later. "They are poor, the father was asked they handed test ends this Sunday and neither One Year ........................................ $2.00 Cutstorth ranch near Eddyville la on but I m proud of them. When any him a writing tablet but his speech side knows as yet which is the one talks pes-'lmistlrally about mar Six Mouths ................................... $1.00 display at Gervais. came back Just then and he said winner. riage or human life In general, I like Three Months ...................................... 60 Here’s one for the family breakfast j to renu mber the record of those two * John." The nature and work of 11:00 a. m , preaching service, John were described In the Bene "Forgetting the Things that are Be A pullet, owned by Otto Lebeck, of old folks.” dictos, a song that Zacharias gave hind.” Astoria, laid an egg 9% by 7H Inches. On my way from a summer hotel THE TUEN OF THE YEAE ‘i ™ "J? ‘he PrOpbecy of Douglas county's assessed valuation to a near-by golf course I picked u p 1“ 6:30 p. m.. Junior and Young peo ’ he“ tbC b‘rtb Wa8 ° unou“c- ples Christian Endeavor. Also tho including public utilities, ig $33,494.- a caddyr a bright-eyed youngster of ' S What will 1931 bring? 173. This is an increase of $40,083 thirteen. adult study class. The book of James The year just ended will go down over last year, is to be studied. Are you staying at the Inn?" he In history as one of the hard year, asked. 7:30 p. m„ preaching service, "Let Gertrude Geer, six-year-old daughter economically speaking. Everybody ♦ « us Work While it is Day.” I nodded. of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Geer of near in the United States has felt the CHURCH NOTES * “Have you met the night engin * pinch, not of poverty but of ‘‘hard Cottage Grove, was burned to death. eer?” * * BAPTIST CHURCH A stump fire ignited her dress. times.” Business has been slack, I said that unfortunately my con C. W. Cutler, pastor. Deschutes county’s valuation for tax tacts had been entirely with the day money hard to collect, credits have Sunday school 10:00 a. m METHODIST CHURCH been curtailed, spending has been purposes has passed the ten million start. Morning worship, 11:00. mark for the first time. Including O. W. Payne, Pastor. less, more people have been out of Evening service at 7:30. ’You should meet him," the young work, than at any time since the last public utilities the total is $10,341,224. Friday evening, December 26, ster said proudly. "That’s my great depression which lasted Marshfield will have a municipal father.” prayer meeting in the church. Railroad trains running to some through the year 1921. Christmas tree again this year. Mer- Dr . D. Yarnes, district superin of the English pleasure resorts are It is assumed by those who view Yet there was little actual suffer chants are arranging for placing of the social structure with disfavor tendent, will preach Sunday morning. now equipped with windows of ing in 1930, and the great majority smaller trees along the principal that men work for only two mot Immediately following the services a "health glass” which transmits ultra church dinner wil' e held in the violet rays. of people continued to drive their streets. ives— money or reputation. automobiles, to enjoy themselves in La Grande and the Union Pacific I venture to say that after one has much the same way as they were in system are making plans for a grand laid by a few extra dollars and has the habit of doing. Most of us didn't opening of the new union station there seen his name in print a dozen times buy as many clothes, but nearly all December 27. The depot is of two hese two motives fapidly lose their of us had just as much of the game stories and cost $150,000. power. sort of things to eat. According School taxes amounting to $493,087 Samuel Butler thought It was a to those who study those things, more have been voted by 112 Lane county great mistake that the generations of us went to the movies in 1930 school districts. This amount will be over-lap. He pointed with approval than in 1929. And when the calls raised by taxpayers and will be sup to the example of the moths and caine for help for the unemployed, plemented with other funds. beetles which spin their cocoons, we gave more money, In hard, cash, Elimination of the health unit and surround the new life with enough for charitable purposes, than we had cuts In other departments, making a food to start it successfully in the given In any year since the war, total roductlon of $7616, have been world, and then quietly die and get when everybody was "giving till it recommended to the county court by out of the way. hurt.” It would be much better, he said, the Douglas County Taxpayers league. In short, "hard times" as we have if each one of us could come into the Santa fe here with goodies galore, Astoria had an oil gusher recently experienced then, I* 1930, would world wrapped in twenty thousand on one of its main business inter have seemed like very good times in If you doubt it, come over and see; dollars, which would see us through deed to the great majority of Ameri sections. A truck delivering fuel oil to maturity, unencumbered by any W e’ve pies on the shelf and cakes in the stove, cans, if we have not had six years of lost Its tank and traffic was halted acquaintanceship with parents or re by oil which sprayed the streets and And bread just as good, you’ll agree. such riotous prosperity just before as lations. sidewalks. to distort our sense of values. Such a world would make Just The fine texture and sweet freshness of our Thirty-five road districts of Lane about as much progress as the beetles Nobody can foretell the future, but county have voted to raise a total of we doubt very much whether 1931 products is a Christinas offering to have made in the past ton thousand will come any closer to the old-fash $86,689 to improve district roads. The years. delighted patrons. ioned sort of "hard times" with great amount raised last year was $93,328 We keep going, not so much for Ten districts voted down special tax masses of people everywhere reduced money or fame, but in the hope that to beggary and starvation. All of proposals. our kids can say with pride, “That's the signs visible today point the oth .The Pacific Co-operative Poultry my father." er way. We know that In many lines Producers announced the purchase of business is getting better; we are the Stancllffe property in Roseburg as SUNDAY SO HO CI. LESSON told that it is Improving in almost the site for an egg packing station. every direction. The principal thing Construction will start soon after the International Sunday School Lessot: the matter with our economic situa first of the year for January 4 tion today is the habit of thinking JOHN THE BAPTIST Ben F. Keeney, Lane county as lr terms of hard times, which may sessor, won two third prizes and a Luke 1:68-79 take tho better part of 1931 to over tenth award on his exhibits of Barred Rev. Samuel D. Price, D. D. come. During the coming six months the Rock chickens nt the Chicago coliseum In the long run, however, one poultry show, according to word re es’ona will be on the life of Chrlsi thing is certain. The United States ceived at Eugene, md the Scripture will be from of America will go ahead toward An organisation has been formed at Luke’s gospel. From July to Decern better and brighter times than we Pendleton to combat unemployment her we will study about the Early have ever known, To believe other by some 84 representatives of 17 dif hurch as recorded In Acts and the wise is to believe that the human ferent service clubs, labor organlaa Epistles. race Is going backward, and that ie John the Baptist was six months tlons, churches, welfare societies, definitely not true. older than Jesus. Announcement of lodges end other groups. his coming was made to aged Zach The olty council of Salem has adopt aries, the priest, when he was of ed a resolution providing for a four- fering the incense in the Holy Place GROW LESS—GET MORE May these good wishes hour day for workers on city construc In the temple of Jerusalem. That tion projects end to use men Instead Warm and true; That Is the title of a little pam ». .... ---- .privilege was determined by lot and phlet which has Just been got out der to relisT * *" pract,cab,a’ *“ or" many priests nevor had that distinct- ,on for thcre wprp 8Q many q{ them Bring cheer on Christmas Day for free distribution by the Federal der to relieve unemployment. Lane county received from the state | The 90 year old man could not be- Farm Board. It is worth every far To you. treasurer a check for $37,103.12, which lleve what the angel Gabriel said mer'« whllo to read it. And may the coming year If any proof were needed that the Is the county’s share of the second and was made speechless as a sign l»ss of any crop were produced, the payment of the state market road until after the baby whs born. When Be gay; more actual money (he growers fund. The money will be used by the Zacharias came forth to pronounce With some new joy would get, It Is furnished In the fig county to pay market road warrants. | the benediction on the people who ures which the Farm Board cites. One of the largest eggs to be exhib had been waiting in the court his For each new day. Every farmer realises that when ited In Albany Is from the flock of lips moved but no sound was heard. potatoes are scarce In the market he Mra. E. O. Truax of Dever. The egg, | They “perceived that he had seen a gets a higher price per bushel. What which was laid by a 7H-months-old vision in the Temple." That should many do not realise Is that the price White Leghorn pullet, weighed alx be the objective each tlnio we go to per bushel is so much higher. In ounces and was 8 7-8 by 7 7-8 Inches in I worship In God's house. After the lime of scant supply, that he actually else. annunciation came to the Virgin makes more money on his small erop Chocks aggregating $9821.28, repre- Mary she went to visit her relative than when he grows a large crop. aentlng a dividend of 10 per cent., The potato figures are the ones the wore mailed by A. A. Schramm, super Farm Board uses. In 1928 the United intendent of banks, to the 381 de 1 tates had the largest potato crop positors of the defunct First Bank on record 163 million bushels. The of Joseph. The bank was closed May average farm price for potatoes that 13, 1917. year w?s 66 cents a bushel, and the THS MARKETS total received by (he farmers was 186 Portland million dollars. In 1926 the potato Wheat — Big Bend blnestem, 79c; crop was small—only 321 million bushels. As s result, the average aoft white, western white, 69c; hard price was a full dollar higher than winter, northern spring, western red In the yotr of the big crop, or $1.60 67c. Il-ty—Buying price, f. o. b. Portland: a bushel. The farmers received 337 Alfalfa, $17.50@lS; valley timothy, million dollars for less work and I expense than when they got only $17.50; eastern Oregon timothy, $190 $20; clover, 14; oat hay, $14; oats and five-eights as much. Of course, crop reduction won't vetch. $13.60014. Butterfat—30®33e. work to Increase farm prices unless Eggs—Ranch. 18 0 26c. all. or most of the farmers in a given Cattle—Steers, good. $8.25® 9. district, growing the same commod Hogs—Good to choice, $9.2509.50. ity, agree to cut down their acreage Lambs—Good (o choice, $6.5007.00. One of the result« of the cooperative system which the Farm Board is Seattle Wheat—8oft while, western white, charged by law to Inaugurate. Is a wider exchange of information northern spring, hard winter, western among farmers, and a better mutual red. 08c; blnestem. 76c; Eggs—Ranch. 22 0 31c. understanding, ao that It should be Butterfat—34?. easier In the future than It has been Cattle—Choice steers, $7.750 8.50. In the past, for farmers to agree to Hogs—Gocd to choice, 19 50 0 9 . SO. reduce their acreage In wheat, corn, Lambs—Choice, $6.5006 50, cotton, potatoes or the other staple Spokans crops, to the advantage of all. Fewer acres under cultivation J Cattle— Steers, good, $7.3537.75. larger yields per acre, are th» only i Hogs—Good to- choice, HERMISTON, OREGON Lanibt—Medium to h»o4,;;gi, •ecrets of real farm prosperity. (BY BRUCE BARTON) For your Courtesy, Good Will and Loyalty, Contributing much to our progress, We gratefully thank you this season— A season demanding expression Of joy in the pleasant relation • > Existing between us ar.d you. First National Bank >f Her m t«i< Uapftel, S a rp liu and Undivided »Profit» O .e t $50,000 R. Alexander, Vice-President F. B. Swayxe, Pres. A. H. Norton, Cashier If you want something satisfying, Truly good, Just drop in our place and eat Our home cooked food. Wholesome, hearty, energizing, Well served too; Makes you feel a different fellow When you’re through. Hermiston Hotel Hermiston Bakery Knerr’s Repair Shop “T h e Place o f G ood Eats’’ Remembering, ’Tis Christmas! We find ourselves wishing for a few words that convey, in the true spirit of Christmas, the thoughts that are uppermost in our mind and ex- Friendship' Cleariy our deep aPPreciation your w ill Let us be thankful for the Christmas spirit that helps us to lay aside all business cares and turn our thoughts to those finer things of life. To you and yours we wish a most glorious old- fashioned Christmas and a New Year filled with Happiness. KINGSLEY’S H Z W M IS T O N 'S H O U 8 Z O F Q U A L IT Y A N D S C N V IC C To Our Patrons And Friends We wish you a Merry Christmas, And a Happy New Year too. Our aim is to be of serv ice To the community and you. Hermiston Light & Power Co. WE GREET YOU FROM OUR NEW LOCATION NEXT TO THE MACMARR STORE ON MAIN STREET and wish you A MERRY CHRISTMAS and ......... A HAPPY NEW Y E \R CHAS. G. BURK’S, Inc. Where you can supply your needs at sale prices. We will continue to operate both stores until further notice.
