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VOLUME XXX
NUMBER 18
HERMISTON, UMATILLA
HERD IMPROVEMENT
ASSOCIATION HOLDS
ANNUAL ELECTION
TESTING
YEAR
CHANGED
TO
BEGIN IN JANUARY.
Many Inquiries Made for Dairy Cat
tle Through Association Tester;
Demand for Guernseys.
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STANFIELD NEWS
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By Sophronia Rhea
College students home for the holi
days are Clara and Margaret John-
son, Bytha Hoskins, Marie Thorsen,
Twila House, Stanley Green, Ed and
Earl Attebury and Edith Dunn.
Mr. and Mrs. Loren Miller of Port
land are visiting Mrs. Miller • par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Greathouse,
during the holidays.
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Alumni teams will play the high
school teams in basketball in the
gymnasium Friday evening. Both
boys and girls will play.
Boyd Jackson left Friday for his
home in La Grande where he will
spend the holidays with his mother.
He teaches in the high school here.
Mr. and Mrs. Nye Berry of West
on stopped a short while at the M.
Refvem home Wednesday while en
route to Hermiston to spend the
holidays with Mrs. Berry’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Briggs.
Mr. and Mrs. John Becker of Vma-
pine are visiting at the home of his
parents. Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Temple.
Mrs. Florence Connor left Friday
for Portland to spend the Christmas
holidays with her son.
REASONS GIVEN FOR DECREASE
INCREASED NEXT YEAR
IN LOCAL BEE COLONIES
George T. McNealy of Patterson,
was in town today. He raised 1500
turkeys this year and is now laying
plans for increasing the number in
1936 to 6000. He will increase his
facilities for handling such a large
flock at once and will add some new
modern equipment.
In the same locality, Ernie Crof
ton, who raised 2000 birds this year
will increase his facilities for a large
number, and Guy Nelson, who was
a beginner this year, will make ad
ditions this winter and early spring
for an increased flock.
From Plymouth to Patterson on
the north bank of the Columbia river
has been proven a first class dist
rict for turkey production. The citi
zens in that locality are hoping for
further highway and river develop
ment and also for irrigation of a
strip of land along the north bank
froth the Umatilla dam to Carley,
amounting to several thousand acres
of fine land along the Columbia.
W. G. Rodda, one of the best
known bee men in the state, was in
town yesterday. He deplores the loss
in the bee population of this local
ity due chiefly to the reduction in
alfalfa acreage, but he also states
that the loss in honey pasture is due
greatly to the uses of ditch banks
and other waste land areas, which
usually produces sweet clover and
other such plants, for pasture. Sweet
clover has grown here on lands part
ly sub-irrigated, but cannot be pas
tured heavily, and re-seed itself and
produce much bloom.
Other pastures such as white clov
er mixed with blue grass is not pro
ving a substitute for alfalfa. The
introduction of ondino and straw
berry clovers in pastures will in
crease bee forage and the return of
alfalfa which is shown to be increas
ing throughout the territory, will
add again to the possibility of in
creased bee culture. Mr.Rodda states
that at one time there were 6000
colonies of bees in Umatilla county
where now not over 3000 colonies
are cared for.
This locality and county is known
as one of the beet bee regions In the
Northwest, anad in spite of the loss
In production, still maintains its
reputation.
COLUMBIA NEWS
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By MAR1JANE HAMMER.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hammer enter
tained Thursday evening in honor of
their wedding anniversary.
Faith Wilson of Enterprise is
spending the Christmas vacation at
the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Wilson.
Helen Couture of Portland is
spending the Christmas holidays at
the Wells home. She is a former resi
dent of Columbia district.
Mr. and Mrs. Alpha Christley
were Pendleton business visitors
Monday.
C. R. Royse and family of Condon
spent the week end at the W. M.
Harvey home. Mr. Royse is superin
tendent of schools at Condon.
The Blue Ribbon Calf club held
a meeting at the home of Lois Hut
chison Monday.
Ruth Wilson of Longview, Wn„
spent Christmas at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wilson.
Edna and Walther Ott, students
of O.S.C., are spending the Christ
mas holidays at the home of their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ott.
Mr. and Mrs. Loren Hughes and
family of Stanfield were Sunday din
ner guests at the Wm. Barber home.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Hart and son
Dick of Gaston, Ore., are spending
the holidays at the home of Mrs.
Hart’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. L.
Upham.
Walter Jendrzejewski of O.S.C. is
spending the holidays with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Jendrzeje
wski.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Arnberg were
Christmas day dinner guests at the
Baxter Hutchison home.
Mr. and Mrs. Trumbull and son
Bob of Hermiston were Christmas
dey dinner guests at the W. S. Cas
ady home.
Mrs. J. H. Ryland and daughters
Adila and Beulah were business vis
itors in Pendleton Monday. Mr. Ry
land returned with them to spend
the Christmas holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hammer and
family were dinner guests at the L.
Hammer home on Christmas.
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Appreciation Expressed.
We take this opportunity to ex-
press our appreciation to all those
who have so generously contributed
financially and in other ways to aid
in the establishment of the Hermis
ton General Hospital. Many contri
butions in the way of equipment,
produce, meat and labor have been
made and words cannot express our
gratitude.
We invite you to inspect the Her
miston General Hospital at any time
and will be glad to make your ac
quaintance.
Mr. and Mrs. Alton Kingsbury.
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STUDENT BODY PLANS TO
SPONSOR SMOKER.
meeting
will be held
8 VFM.
OKMNX
PLEASE.
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ICY PAVEMENT CAUSE OP
MANY ACCIDENTS
The glare of ice the last few days
extended from Vancouver, B. C., on
the north, to Medford, Ore., on the
south, and eastward to the Rocky
mountains. Many accidents have been
reported but not many fatalities.
Stages and trains ran late, and
on the North Bank highway traffic
waas forbidden entirely Christmas
day. On the Columbia, only most
necessary traffic was allowed to
pass. The temperatures ranged from
27 to 32, and fog and gray skies
generally prevailed. East of the
Rocky Mountains, snows and zero
weather were reported.
Locally, the only persons injured
are George M. Wurster of Butter
Creek, who slipped and fell and seri
ously injured his right arm, and the
Oregon Journal reported that J. M.
Pace had been injured in Portland
but no details were given.
DR. E. K. McCOWN BURIED
IN SCAPPOOSE CEMETERY
Dr. E. K. McCown of Stanfield,
who passed away Wednesday night
of last week at his home after a
week’s illness from pneumonia, was
buried in Scappoose, Wn., Saturday.
His brother Dr. Arthur McCown of
St. Helens and Robert McCown, and
his mother, who were here during
his illness, accompanied the body,
and Mrs. McCown to Scappoose. He
is also survived by two married sis
ters.
Dr. McCown graduated in medi
cine at Louisville, Ky., shortly be
fore the World War and served with
the medical corps in France. He also
worked with the government Indian
service in Arizona and at the Hot
Lake Sanitarium near La Grande,
under the late Dr. Mark Phy. He
died at the age of 43 years.
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DECEMBER 26, 1935.
ovv****** TURKEY INDUSTRY WILL BE
The Hermiston high school will
sponsor a smoker about the middle
of January. This feature event will
be held in the Hermiston auditorium
under the direction of Coach Hat
ton. The proceeds of the smoker
will be used to help balance this
year’s budget.
The card will include about 20
wrestling, boxing and mixed bouts.
444444499******9 In past years the smoker has been
• LEGION AUXILIARY NOTES ♦ a big success.
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Weather Report.
Hermiston Unit No. 37 held its
annual Christmas party and toy Date
Max. Min.
shower on December 19. at the Le
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gion hall. Jointly with the Legion
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Post. A pot-luck supper was held at December 21 ---------_____ 28 .... 26
6:30 p. m.. followed by a Joint December 22 --------- ......... 28 .... 25
meeting of the post and unit.
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Toys received were boxed and dis- December 24 -------- ____ 31 .... 24
triuted as Christmas cheer among December 25 ....... — ____ 33 .... 29
local families: some also being sent
Precipitation was .15.
to Child Welfare headquarters in
Portland. A committee consisting of
So Dumb!
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Mrs. 8. F. Moore. Mrs. O. K. Mudge
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and Mrs. A. H. Cable was in charge
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of the affair.
The next
January 9.
OREGON,
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At a meeting held recently at
Hermiston the Umatilla Herd Im
provement association elected offi
cers for the ensuing year and chang
ed the testing year to begin in Jan
uary. Officers elected were: C. A.
Lynch, president; L. W. Owens, vice
president; L. C. Dyer, secretary
treasurer; W. P. Luttrell and A. W.
Turnblad, directors.
Effective December 1st, an addi
tional one cent per cow will be char
ged members, to be paid the State
Industrial Accident Commission.
Al Kennings, tester for the asso
ciation, reports that during Novem
ber buyers for more than fifty head
of dairy cows have sought his aid
in locating dairymen who want to
sell cows. Oue grade Jersey bull was
sold for beef and several inquiries
made for purebred Guernsey bulls.
Three cows were culled and beef
ed and one cow was bought for
dairy purposes during November.
With 31 herds on test and 490 en
rolled in the association during No
vember, a total production of milk
was 232,942 and butterfat was 12,-
094.3 lbs, of which 73 cows produc
ed an average of 40 pounds of fat.
The average production of milk
was 475.4 lbs. with 24.7 lbs. fat.
High producing cows in the asso
ciation were “Spot" a 5-year-old
grade Holstein owned by T. G. Greg
ory, producing 1713 lbs. milk, con
taining 77.0 lbs. fat, and “Hart" a
7-year-old Jersey-Holstein owned by
W. P. Luttrell, producing 1533 lbs.
milk, containing 68.9 lbs. fat.
High herds, including dry cows,
are: 44 purebred and grade Hol
steins owned by C. A. Lynch pro
ducing 838.5 lbs. milk and 29.6 lbs.
rat; 16 grade Jerseys owned by W.
P Luttrell producing 633.0 lbs.
milk and 35.9 lbs. fat; 8 purebred HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING
Jerseys owned by L. C. Dyer produc PLANS ARE ADVANCING
ing 517.5 lbs. milk and 30.9 1bs.
fat.
The contract between J. M. Quinn
High herds to date, dry cows in
cluded. for the nine months since and the Union High School district
the beginning of the testing year in- No. 9. has been signed by Mr. Hock
elude: C. A. Lynch, 44 purebred and ley, engineer for the PWA at Port
grade Holsteins, 8105.7 lbs. milk land and are now In the hands of
and 283.0 lbs. fat; T. G. Gregory, R. H. Corey, engineer for Oregon
78 grade Jerseys and grade. Guern- and Washington, for final approval.
seys, 5232.2 lbs. milk and 263.3 lbs.
fat' W. P. Luttrell, 16 grade Jer- These necessary matters will soon be
seys, 5561.8 lbs. milk and 287.7 lbs. completed, it Is expected by the
fat L W. Owens, 19 purebred Jer- board, and it is hoped that work on
ask 47710 Ibs. milk and 224.8.1b8 the new building will be commenced
fat; B. B. Eastridge. 12 grade Hol soon after New Years.
steins and grade Guernseys, 6843.7
T. N. Hartsook of Hermiston, has
lbs. milk and 262.8 lbs. fat; L. •
Dyer, 8 purebred Jerseys, 4556.8 lbs. been appointed clerk of the works,
and he will represent the school
milk and 257.2 lbs. fat.
board and the architect during the
construction of the building.
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COUNTY,
NEW O.S.C. PWA INFIRMARY
TO BE THREE-STORY BRICK.
CORVALLIS—Work is to be star
ted immediately on the new three-
story brick infirmary on the Oregon
State college campus, the contract
for which was let at the last meet
ing of the State Board of Higher Ed
ucation. William and L. L. Quigley,
Portland contractors, received the
contract on their low bid of $91,215.
The new structure, to be erected
across the street northwest from the
commerce building, will provide a
long-needed student health center to
replace the antiquated structures
now housing the health service and
infirmary. It is to be of brick and
concrete construction, with a ground
floor, a second “main” floor, and a
third floor fitted with beds.
This is a PWA project, with all
money being provided from federal
funds, partly as a grant and partly
as a loan. Bonds for the loan are
to be retired from building fees re
ceipts.
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Boys Will Form Federation.
All the boys of Hermiston Union
High met in the English room
Thursday afternoon, December 12,
to discuss plans of organizing a
boys’ federation. Various boys from
different schools described other
similar organizations. It was decided
to let the matter rest for the pres
ent in order to give the boys time
to talk the matter over.
At the same meeting Coach Hat
ton described the proposed Letter
men’s Club and gave the boys an
idea of its functions and purposes.
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PINE CITY NEWS
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By Oleta Neill
A large crowd attended the Christ
mas program at Pine City Friday
I evening. The program consisted of
an operetta "The Toys That Had to
Wait,” presented by the primary.
Also a number of recitations by pup
ils from the Alpine school.
Mrs. Gladys Fortier and Mrs. Jo
sephine Ranad of Boardman and
Miss Marian Henderson of Hermis
ton attended the program Friday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Neill were
business visitors in Heppner Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Emery Cox and Low
ell young were business visitors in
Hermiston Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Young left
Tuesday morning for La Grande
where they are spending their vaca
tion visiting relatives.
James O’Brien returned home Sat
urday from Salem to spend his vaca
tion with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
T. J. O’Brien.
Miss Oleta Nelli, who is attending
normal school in La Grande, and
Miss Neva Neill, who Is teaching in
Stanfield, came home Saturday to
spend their vacation with their mo
ther Mrs. Ollie Neill.
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Wattenburger
and family were Pendleton business
visitors Saturday.
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HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
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The sophomores and juniors of the
Hermiston Union high sponsored
the annual assembly program in the
high school auditorium Friday after-
noon last week, under the direction
of Coach Hal Hatton, junior class ad
viser.
The program was done in the form
of an amateur radio program, with
Mr. Hatton acting as master of cere
monies. Several clever numbers were
enjoyed by members of the student
body, faculty and parents, as well
as alumni members who were home
for the holiday vacation. The pro
gram was as follows: Several Christ
mas carols by a vocal quartet con
sisting of Helen Dunning, Bonnie
Jean Follett, Opal Stockard and Jane
Jackson; an instrumental trio of
cowboy music Darrell Seeliger. Har
old Laird and Raymond Knapp; a
clever Christmas recitation by Jane
Jackson; a medley of Christmas car
ols by Virginia and Vivian Dyer;
violin selections by Bonnie Jean Fol
lett and Nina Rae McCulley a tap
dance number by Bonnie Lamberson
and Coach Hatton; New Year’s reso
lutions of members of the student
body and faculty read by Mr. Hat-
ton; and several others.
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
UMATILLA PROJECT
FAIR BOARD MAKES
PLANS FOR 1936
INCREASE IN BOARD
MEMBER
SHIP ADVISED.
Larger and Better Fair Grounds
Facilities Incentive to Increaaesd
Competition at Show.
The district fair board held a meet
ing last Thursday evening and plans
for the coming year were discussed.
It was thought advisable to in
crease the membership to eight or
ten members instead of the present
number of five. The board is consid
ering the extension of the territory
and interest of the coming fair.
Since the facilities for holding a fair
will be greatly increased by the
plans of the new park board, a much
larger fair is possible.
The production of hens, dairy
cows, turkeys and other various
farming industries is increasing and
will support larger and more con
tested exhibits. In addition, a race
track will be added and a good race
meet here at fair time can be ar
ranged. Greater interest is taken in
all breeds of horses and more tn
racing stock than in others. There
are a great many fast horses within
50 miles of Hermiston, and a good
track will be a drawing card.
Because of the new fair grounds
anad race track the fair board be
lieves the occasion will be one next
fall for celebrating and every effort
that seems advisable and possible
will be made to hold a larger fair
than ever before. The present board
is J Jendrzejewski. president, H. T.
Fraser, vice president, E. D. Martin,
secretary, and Bert Haneline, R. G.
Attebury, Lyle Tilden and L. C.
Dyer, directors.
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CHRISTMAS SEAL SALE DRIVE
SURPASSES THAT OF LAST YEAR
The Hermiston district surpassed
its quota for last year in the annual
Christmas Seal Sale, according to
announcement made by Miss Emo-
gene Paul, who directed the drive in
Hermiston. The annual seal sale is
making it possible for the Umatilla
Health association to remember ten
people who are being treated in the
State Tuberculosis hospital at The
Dalles.
"The annual death toll from tu
berculosis is approximately 70,000
men, women and children — more
than twice as many persons as are
killed in auto accidents. In 1934
Oregon lost 357 people from tuber
culosis. One and one-half times as
many young women as young men
between the ages of 15 and 24 are
the victims. Jt causes an annual
economic loss to the nation of near
ly one billion dollars.
“The work financed by Christmas
Seal funds is varied, but it is all
directed toward three chief aims:
first, the discovery of unknown cases
of tuberculosis; second, securing
treatment for them; and third, edu
cating the public in basic facts about
the disease so they will know how
to protect themselves from it.
By buying these seals you are
helping to carry on this large pro-
gram.” __ ____ ____________
Miss Margaret Elliott, who will
coach the senior play. “The Brat,'
announced the cast Friday after-
noon, and practice will begin imme
diately after Christmas vacation.
The cast is as follows: Eleanor Daw
son. as Mrs. Forrester; Bill Jackson
as her son MacMillan; Harold
Throop, a younger brother Stephen;
Deverde Ellwood. Bishop Ware, bro
ther of Mrs. Forrester, and his wife
Jo Ellen Mopps; Carrie Lage as Dor
othy. small daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Ware June Richards as Jane Depew
a debutante; Ruth Dodd as Angela,
a debutant; Herbert Skovbo as the
butler, Timson; Mary Burnham, as
Marriage License Issued.
Margot the housekeeper', and Max
A marriagae license was issued
Mrs. August Linder Of Columbia ine Paul as "The Brat.
The play was written by Maude
yesterday in Pendleton to Martin district is spending the holidays in
Fulton.
Joseph Lenz of Hermiston and Eve Portland with her daughter, Mrs. W.
lyn Erma Rueber of Stanfield.
The Hermiston Hi student ody
L. Blessing.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS
will be host to members of the al-
umni at a dance in the Hermiston
Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Hedwall en
auditorium Friday night.
tertained on Christmas day. Cov
ers were laid for G. F. Hedwaall.
Among Hermiston high school Margaret and Herbert Hedwall and
alumni who will probably spend the Mr. and Mrs. R. C. McReynolds.
Christmas holidays with families and
Visitors from
Pendleton
and
friends here are: Enos. Dick and
Anna Ray Martin, Bob Henderson, farming vicinity this week were
The Christmas story was told in Christmas program was also pre Walter Jendrzejewski, Walther and John Holmgren, R. J. Campbell and
programa at the different churches sented Sunday night under the di Edna Ott, Lawrence, Gladys and son Thomas, Roy Rew, Wm. Enbusk
in Hermiston and surrounding towns rection of Mrs. C. R. Moore, Miss Miriam Swarner, Edith Clarke. Fred
W. Hockenschmidt, J. E. Harvey
Sunday evening in pageants and Margaret Clarke and Miss Opal
Reeves, Burke Doyle. Art Chamness, anad Lisle Boynton.
children's programs. Beautiful and Stockard.
colorful decorations prevailed not,
Ernest Cox is visiting his parent
A medley of Christmas carols was Bill and Margaret Felthouse, Betty
only In the churches but in the busi played by the orchestra composed of Ralph. Ruth. Eva. Florence and Hel Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Cox, during th ■
ness houses along the street, and a Edith, Margaret and Allen Clarke, en Woughter. George Sale, Neva holidays from Corvallis.
genial and happy spirit seemed to Marie, Albert and Herbert Skovbo, Richards. Marjorie Burnham. Lois
be prevalent.
which was followed by the reading
“The Christmas Pageant" which of the Christmas story from Luke by Grace and Don Jackson. Morris and :*******........................... :
Glenn Pierson. Eleanor and Ed
was presented at the Methodist Chas. Duvall.
church Sunday evening included the
ALONG THE CONCRETE
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Briggs. Don Serell, Mary Brownson. ♦
Little
Carolyn
Barlow
gave
the
children in the primary and junior
Shirley Brownson, Catherine Mc •
welcome
number
just
before
the
department and members of the Ep
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worth League. Mrs. R. H. McAtee “Mother Goose Christmas Play" was Mullen and Gerald McKenzie.
So far no one has accused prosper-
had charge of the pageant and Mrs. presented by the primary depart
The annual Christmas assembly ity of speeding while rounding that
Alfred Quiring arranged the music. ment. Parts were taken by Ethel
Clarke as Mother Goose. Magdolene was held in the auditorium Friday corner, but L. A. Moore may be
Solo parts and special music was Jackman as Mary. Billie Barlow as
given by Miss Golda Mumma, Mrs. Jack Horner. Louise Saylor as Baby Mrternoon in honor of the home com: pinched for speeding around a corn
alumni. The program was
Alfred Quiring, a trio composed by Bunting. Deloras Jackman as Miss Ing
sponsored by the junior and sopho er on his bicycle.
Mrs. R. R. Finkbeiner. Mrs. J. S. Muffett, Francis Clarke as Little
It Is not surprising to discoveer
under the direction.ot
Burnham aand Mary Burnham, and Boy Blue. Bennie Bensel and Bernice more classes
Hal Hatton, junior class an that the coming-up generation Is so
a lullaby sung by Emily Finkbeiner. Smith as Jack and Jill. Ruth McCul Coach
visor
A committee appointed last
The main characters were port ley as Old Mother Hubbard and El Week had prepared two large Chris 1 explosive, when this generation of
rayed by Emily Finkbeiner who was don Saylor as Santa Claus.
mas trees, one in the assembly hal babies have been nursed on gaso-
Mary. Julias Gimble, Jr., as Joseph
and one in the upper hall, as well line.
Other
numbers
were
given
by
and Rebecca Pierson as the angel.
Gertie Giggle says hanging mistle
| Alta, Carolyn and Billie Barlow who as other Christmas decoration. The
The pageant opened to the strains sang a Christmas carol; Betty More- committee consisted of Ruth Pede:
of carol singing as the ten candle i house a reading; Opal Stockard a chairman, Helen Dunning, and Earl toe on a chandelier Is just a form
of Dutch courage.
bearers entered carrying gifts to the j Christmas story; “Star of the East”
Watson.
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Christ Child. Then the Kings came, by Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Clarke, with
Father Time kills all of us finally,
The drivers of the local, school but those who know how to kill
each bearing gifts, and the angel orchestral accompaniment: and the
their
busses
were
presented
with
had heralded the arrival of the portrayal of the "Fullfilled Propb-
time occasionally get even wit i
prophesied Messiah, and brought the ecy” by the junior girls Donna Say drivers' badges last week-
him.
message that Joseph and Mary and lor. Marybelle Clarke. Ethel Clarke,
Members of the Hermiston high
Kind-hearted Lady—Aren't yo
the babe were to flee before King Alta Barlow. Magdolene Jackman,
Herod.
, Wanda Moore and Joyce McCulley. faculty are carrying out their plans the same man I gave a mince pie to
for
the
holiday
vacation,
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Portrayals were beautiful through- | Allen Clarke played the violin ac
Atee will be here, and perhaps will Thanksgiving Day?
companiment for the fins) song.
out the pageant.
Tramp—No lady. He's dead.
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At the Hermiston Union church a Add Hi School Notes
CHRISTMAS PROGRAMS PORTRAY STORY
OF CHRIST CHILD’S BIRTH INEBETHLEHEM