THU RSDA Y, JA N U A R Y 4,
It ’s A Hit!
Huge Crowds of Buyers Shared the
Offered in Burnham’s Sensational
CLEA RA N CE
But there are still thousands of dollars worth of high quality, nationally
known shoes, coats, dresses, and furnishings for women; hats, coats, pants,
shoes and furnishings for men and boys, as well as piece goods and notions,
going at reductions as low as 50c on t ie dollar, and less in some cases!
Thank You—People of Hermiston & Vicinity
I want to personally thank each and every person who has attend
ed this great sale and helped us to make it the sensational event
that it has proven to be the opening days. But I want to further
invite you to come again and again and share in the super specials
that are still remaining and the new values that will be put out
from day to day until the Sale ends, January 15th.
Mrs. J. S. Burnham.
PINE CITY NEWS
By Mrs. B ernice W a tte n b u rg e r
A crow d of 65 n eig h b o rs a n d
frie n d s g a th e re d a t th e Chas. B a r
tholom ew hom e T h u rsd a y ev en in g to
c h a riv a rie th e ir son an d d a u g h te r-
in -law , Mr. a n d Mrs. O. F. B a rth o lo
mew of S acram en to , C al., w ho w ere
v is itin g th e re d u rin g th.e holidays.
D ancing w as enjoyed by all.
Mr. an d Mrs. Jo h n H a rriso n , son
Jo h n E d w ard , an d C layton K n o tts of
H elena, M ont., h ad d in n e r a t th e
G eorge C u rrin hom e S un d ay n ig h t.
Mrs. C u rrin is a s is te r of Mrs. H a r
rison and Mr. K n o tts.
Mr. and Mrs. B e rt B arn es o f P ilo t
Rock sp e n t th e w eek end a t th e
M arion F in c h home.
Mr. and Mrs. B ert B arnes, Mr. an d
Mrs. M arion F in c h a n d Mr. an d M rs.
E. B. W a tte n b u rg e r sp e n t New
Y e a r’s eve a t th e
C layton
A yers
home.
At 12 o’clock m id n ig h t a n
o y ste r su p p er w as enjoyed by all.
Mr. a n d Mrs. C layton A yers a n d
fam ily w ere New Y ear d in n e r g u ests
a t th e B ill W esterm ey er hom e in
W ash in g to n .
Mrs. Roy N eill sp e n t a few days
of la s t week w ith h e r d a u g h te r, Mrs.
K n ig h to n , in H ard m an . Mrs. K n ig h t
on w as q u ite ill.
Mr. an d Mrs. S. T. R obison of
H ard m an sp e n t W ednesday
an d
T h u rsd ay a t th e C has. B artholom ew
home.
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. W a tte n b u rg e r
a n d fam ily sp e n t N ew Y ear’s day in
re u d le to n w ith M rs. W a tte n b u rg e r’s
s is te r an d fam ily, Mrs. F loyd V an
O rsilale.
Airs. Lois K e n t re tu rn e d M onday
n ig h t from R a in ie r a fte r h e r C h ris t
m as v acatio n . She w as d riv e n hom e
oy h e r fa th e r, R, E. D ibblee a n d s is
te r M rs. Izell Conlee.
Air. and Airs. F ra n k H elm s sp e n t
T h u rsd a y in M ilton.
L . B. a n d A. E . W a tte n b u rg e r
m ade a business tr ip to W alla W a l
la T uesday.
C has. B artholom ew w as a P e n d le
ton v isito r M onday.
Mr. an d Mrs. C has. B artholom ew
an d d a u g h te r a n d so n -in -law ,
Mr.
an d M rs. T ru m a n S eth er, v isite d in
M ilton an d F re e w a te r F rid ay .
Mr. an d Mrs. Roy N eill w ere d in
n er g u e sts a t th e C has. B arth o lo m ew
hom e S a tu rd a y .
Mr. and Mrs. Bob S m ith of I r r i
gon w ere over n ig h t g u ests a t th e
R ussell Moore hom e F rid a y . T hey
had re c e n tly re tu rn e d from th e E a st
w ith a new O ldsm obile an d p lan on
lea v in g for C a lifo rn ia T uesday for
an ex ten d ed v a catio n . Mr. S m ith ’s
p a re n ts w ill accom pany them .
Mr. and Mrs. A rth u r M cG reer
w ere d in n e r g u e sts a t th e R. E. Me
G reer hom e New Y a r's day. Mr. a n d
Mrs. M cG reer a re from C larno, Ore.
(Too la te for la s t w eek)
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Crisp new house dresses, smart wash frocks, striking patterns and wanted
colors, as well as printed and plain co.or silk dresses, smocks and house
coats, are all featured and drastically reduced in this great selling event.
And there are all sizes for women and oirls too. Don t miss these values • ..
Share in them and SAVE!
LOT NO. 1
Regular $1.00
89*
I I LOT NO. 2 I I LOT NO. 3 I I Children’s Dresses
on sale at
1 ! Regular $1.98 II Values to $4.00 I I
11 $1>39 11 $1>98 11 4 3 * t0 $ 1-39
Entire
Stock of
Women’s^
to $25
COATS-
Piece Goods
SILK PRINTS .......... yd.
W e ere
re K
ftn
59c
PRINTED OUTING
36 in. - W ere 23c
J
qq
90
$1.98
W ere $3.50
Now
F leece lin ed - zip p er fro n t
54 in. - W ere $1.10
54 in. - W ere $1.39
H
M en’s W e a r
Imitation Leather Coats
PLAID WOOLENS . yd.
PLAIN WOOLENS . yd.
*
IO?
yd. 19?!
Heavy Wool Mackinaws $ 2 .4 9
Z ip p er fro n t
Now
Lined Jumper, But. Front $ £ .6 9
C orduroy co lla r
Now
Horsehide Work Gloves
B ro th erh o o d - W ere 98c
Striped Pajama Outing
2 y a rd s
Now
Boys’ Polo Shirts ..
B u tto n an d Z ip p er F ro n t
Now
39*
MEN’S 16 and 18 inch HI-CUTS, val. to $5.98—$2.98! Val. to $10— $4.98!
WOMEN’S GALOSHES - 89c — BOYS’ - $2.25 — ARCTICS - $1.40
MEN’S 4-BUCKLE ARCTICS and RUBBERS — $2.29 and $2.49
4 BIG GROUPS OF SHOES FOR MEN, WOMEN & CHILDREN!
GROUP NO. 2
GROUP NO. 3
GROUP NO. 4
GROUP NO. 1
J PRICE
PAGE THREE
THE HERMISTON HERALD, HERMISTON:1
1940.
$2.50 to $4 val.
Values to $3.15
Values to $5.00.
$>>49
$ 1 .9 8
$ 2 .9 8
Mr. a n d Mrs. D uke S ch iller re
tu rn e d from Boise, Idaho, S a tu rd a y ,
and he is w o rk in g a t th e T ony Vey
ran ch ,
Mr. an d Mrs. F red R au ch J r . of
H erm isto n sp e n t S unday a t th e
F ra n k H elm s ran ch .
T h e H elm s g irls a re sp e n d in g th e
C h ristm as v a c atio n a t th e ir hom e on
B u tte r C reek.
B ill W esterm ey er a n d son D ale,
and Miss H azel R ichey a n d Jim Ay-
'ers sp e n t C h ris tm a s day a t th e C lay
ton A yers home.
Mr. and Mrs. R oy N eill an d son,
Guy M oore sp e n t C h ristm as day a t
th e N eal K n ig h te n hom e in H a rd
m an.
Mr. and Mrs. E a rl W a tte n b u rg e r
and son F red d ie of Pasco s p e n t th e
week end a t th e A. E. W a tte n b u rg e r
home.
Mr. and Mrs. B ill M cDade an d
fam ily sp e n t C h ristm a s a t th e B e rt
M itchell hom e in H erm iston.
C h ristm a s d in n e r g u ests M onday
a t th e E. B. W a tte n b u rg e r hom e
w ere Mr. an d M rs. Floyd V an O rs-
d ale o f P e n d leto n , Mr. an d Mrs. A.
E. W a tte n b u rg e r,
Lloyd B allrid g e,
Mr. an d 'Mrs. A lvin S tra in of W a lla
W alla, and Mr. an d Mrs. E a rl W a t
te n b u rg e r a n d son F re d d ie of P asco.
Mr. an d M rs. G eorge C u rrin a n d
son R onald of L ena, C layton K n o tts
of M ontana, an d E arl A bbott and
Mrs. Lizzie A b b o tt of H e rm isto n
sp e n t C h ristm a s a t th e Jo h n H a r r i
son home.
Miss L illy R au ch is sp en d in g
C h ristm as v a c atio n a t hom e.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. B re w ste r a n d
son B illy of K lam ath F a lls is sp e n d
in g th e w eek w ith th e ir d a u g h te r ,
Mrs. R o b e rt M cG reer.
Mr. and Mrs. O. F. B arth o lo m ew
of S alt L ake C ity is sp e n d in g C h ris t
m as v a c atio n a t th e C. H. B a rth o lo
mew home.
Mr. a n d Mrs. T ru m a n S e th e rs an d
d a u g h te r P hebe an d M iss B etty
F in c h of O lym pia, W n., is sp e n d in g
th e C h ristm a s v ac a tio n a t th e C. H.
B artholom ew
an d
M arion
F in ch
home.
Mr. an d M rs. R aleig h E stle an d
son of U m apine v isited M onday a t
the
H a rriso n
and
W a tte n b u rg e r
hom es.
Mr. and Mrs. M ario n F in ch an d
d a u g h te r Joined th e rest of th e fa m
ily g ro u p a t th e C. H. B arth o lo m ew
hom e fo r C h ris tm a s d in n e r.
Miss M arie H ealy, d a u g h te r of
Mr. an d Mrs. Jo h n H ealy, is sp e n d
ing th e C h ristm a s v a c atio n w ith h er
p a re n ts.
Miss H ealy w orks in th e
F irs t N a tio n al B ank in P o rtla n d .
Jam es O’B rien of S alem an d M al
colm O’B rien of La G ran d e a re sp en d
in th e C h ristm a s v acatio n w ith th e ir
m o th er, Mrs. H aro ld W ilkens.
Mr. and Mrs. H arold W ilk en s have
purchased a new Rui<k sedan.
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Portland — Hermiston — Pendleton
LaGrande and Baker
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Hermiston, Ore.
Telephone 681
PORTLAND-PENDLETON MOTOR FR E IG H T INC.
C h ristm a s w ith h is m other, Mrs. W.
J. H aney.
iMrs. F red T h o rn e, w ho re c e n tly
u n d e rw e n t a m a jo r o p e ra tio n in th e
P o rtla n d s a n ita riu m , is recovering,
an d w ill soon leave th e h o sp ita l to
be w ith Mr. a n d Mrs. B e rt T h o rn e
in G resham .
Mrs. F. A. S h elto n p lan s to leave
F rid a y fo r C asper, W yom ing, w here
she w ill v is it h e r m o th er, Mi’s. P e te r
so n fo r a m onth.
S ta n fie ld y o u n g people w ho a re
a tte n d in g school o r te a c h in g else
w here le ft T u esd ay ; R o b e rt R efvem
fo r O regon S ta te ; G a rth C lark a n d
F ra n c e s L ew is fo r L a G rande College
of E d u c a tio n ; Rose H oosier to P rin e
v ille; B lan ch e T horeen to T he D alles
an d th e M isses C laudia G ab riel a n d
M arie T h o rsen to th e ir resp ectiv e
schools n e a r T he D alles; an d Tom
M cC orm ick a n d E le a n o r K a sa ri to
N o rth w e ste rn B usiness college in
P o rtla n d .
T he S ta n fie ld C om m ercial club h a s
set th e ev en in g of T h u rsd a y , J a n u a
ry 11, fo r th e ir a n n u a l " tu rk e y
feed". H a rry W essell, c h a irm a n of
th e d in n e r com m ittee.
G. L. D u n n in g accom panied his
d a u g h te r M a n ila to P o rtla n d la s t
T h u rsd ay and is v is itin g a t th e hom e
of h is so n -in -law an d d a u g h te r . Dr.
and Mrs. Lloyd B uchholz. Miss D u n
n in g w en t to S to ck to n , C al., w h ere
she h as c h a rg e of H om e E conom ics
in high school.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy R ice an d d a u g h
te r B etty A nn re tu rn e d hom e T ues
day fo llo w in g a ten d ay v is it w ith
re la tiv e s in a a d i i e t r T acom a.
STANFIELD NEWS
By M rs. J . M. R ic h a rd s
F o rty new CCC e n ro llees a re due
to a rriv e a t Camp S ta n fie ld from
F o rt B e n ja m in H a rriso n , In u ’nna,
a b o u t J a n u a r y 14. T h is w ill b rin g
th is
co m pany
back
to
n o rm al
s tre n g th , acco rd in g to in fo rm a tio n
received from L t. P a u l B onnew it^,
cam p com m ander.
L t. C laude L eM asters w as tr a n s
fe rred from Co. 554, S ta n fie ld , to th e
CCC cam p A rb o retu m , C orvallis,
J a n u a r y 2. T a k in g h is place h ere is
L t. J o h n H. N oll J r ., S u b a lte rn , from
C am p A rb o retu m .
S tan ley S m ith ,
camip m echanic,
w ho w ith Mrs. S m ith h a s been on a
ten day leave, re tu rn e d to S tan field
S unday.
G eorge C. G ra n t of P e n d leto n has
opened a pool room and co n fectio n
ery in th e b u ild in g fo rm erly occu
pied by th e F a rm e rs S upply Co. Mr.
an d Mrs. G ra n t have h ecen tly moved
h ere from P en d leto n and a re liv in g
in th e B ehm e house on R. R. A venue.
Mrs. Rose H edrick, city lib ra ria n ,
re p o rts a to ta l y early c irc u la tio n of
5902 books and m ag azin es
w hich
show s a n increase of 133 c h ild re n ’s
lo an s over last year. T he lib ra ry has
su b scrib ed to fo u r c h ild re n ’s m a g a
zines th e p a st y ear and have received
d o n a tio n s of th irte e n books. Sylva-
nus S m ith h a s for sev eral y ears con
tr ib u te d th e N a tio n a l G eographic
m agazine and L. J o u a n n a u lt copies
of L ib erty for th e b en efit of lib ra ry
p atro n s.
F lo ren ce and M erle H u tto n m o to r
ed from T illam ook New Y e a r’s day
a n d a re g u e sts a t th e hom e of th e ir
siste r, Mrs. W ilb u r G ifford.
Mr. an d Mrs. C. D. C onnor of P e n
d leto n s p e n t S u n d ay w ith h e r p a r
en ts, Mr. an d Mrs. U. G. S hipley w ho
have both b een ill.
S upt. an d Mrs. F ra n k C. F itz p a t
rick , w ho sp e n t th e ir v acatio n in
R oseburg an d P o rtla n d , re tu rn e d to
S tan field S unday. T he Misses M ar
g a re t Y oung, Jo a n n e L eslie an d M ar-
also R ose C ity v isito rs. Miss D oro
th y T hom sen, because of illn ess in
h e r fam ily, has not re tu rn e d from
Cody, W yo., w h ere sWe s p e n t th e
holidays.
Miss P a u lin e W in k le visited th e
p a s t w eek a t th e hom e o f h e r b ro th
er. A. G. W in k le, w hile en ro u te to
h e r hom e in S a lt L ake C ity.
Mr. and Mrs. E d B row n a re m ov
in g to th e ir new hom e on th e n o rth
sid e of tow n.
L aw ren ce H an ey of P o rtla n d sp e n t
IRRIGON NEWS ITEMS
By Mrs. W. C. Isom
Mr. an d Mrs. W h eeler an d d |
te r of C asper, W yom ng, a re vi
Mrs. W h e e le r’s p a re n ts, Mr. and
F ra n k F red rick so n .
Rev. H arn ess is q u ite ill witljN
fluenza.
Mr. an d Mrs. Ja c k B ro w n in g and
fam ily sp e n t th e C h ristm a s holiday«
w ith re la tiv e s a t C e n tra lia , W n., a n d
re tu rn e d F rid a y .
Mr. and Mrs. E a rl L each a re th e
proud p a re n ts o f a n in e pound baby
boy b o rn a t th e H erm isto n h o sp ita l
S a tu rd a y ev en in g , D ecem ber 30th.
Mr. an d Mrs. R. V. Jo n es re tu rn e d
hom e from P o rtla n d T h u rsd ay .
Mrs. H oaglan is q u ite ill w ith th e
flu.
Don Isom le ft S a tu rd a y fo r B ates,
Ore., w here he w ill be em ployed as
tru c k d riv er.
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OF HOW TO FARM WITH POWER!
SEE THE NEW
FORD TR A C TO R
Have it work in your
own land.
•
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Demonstration
More power and more capacity for work than ANY
other wheel tractor in its weight class.
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HERMISTON, OREGON