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NEWS FROM YOUR) A OWN STATE fr COUNTY COLUMBIA NEWS B y Mrs. B axter H utchison -n etm Liton 4-/e.’ie.LeL CL OFFICIAL UMATILLA COUNTY PAPER VOLUME XXXIV. HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, DEC. 19, 1940. NUMBER 18 A wedding of interest to this com munity occured in Pendleton last Sat urday when Miss Lucille Weeks, daughter of Mrs. Mabel Weeks, be came the bride of Walter Roseman, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Rose- man of Glad, S. Dakota. The service was read at the Methodist parsonage CENTRAL CHURCH OF CHRIST gifts for the “White Gift” should be us brought a new joy into a saddened by Rev. Louis C. Kerby. The bride C. Warner, Pastor wore a beautiful brown and tan en- brought to the church on Sunday. world. Today we are living under -------— B MB - -emble. Only members of the imme To the friends and members of this similar conditions, yet we might DEFENSE PROJECT diate family were present for the church, we take this opportunity of HERMISTON BAPTIST CHURCH know this joy if we would give Christ M A N Y YEARS IN ceremony. The young couple will Grayden D. Loree, Pastor saying, “We wish you a joyous first place. make their home at 308 S. E. Byers IS OUTSTANDING IRRIGATION WORK The title for our Christmas mes Christmas season.” Avenue. Mr. Roseman is employed The regular services will be held According to recent reports coming Sunday, December 22, is Christ sage to be given Sunday morning at as usual. However, the Christmas by Eugene Boylen. J. W. Messner, general manager of from Washington, D. C., two fat con 11 o'clock is “I Came”. “But when program has been canceled due to the The Pumpkin Center Telephone tracts are about to be awarded to mas Sunday. We urge that all will the Westland Irrigation district for the fulness of time was come, God make it possible on that occasion to company held a meeting at the A. H. prevalent illness in the community. approximately 30 years, passed away 'Sable home December 11. Officers Oregon firms provided Oregon con worship in some one of our many sent forth his Son.” Gal. 4:4. Christ in Portland last Thursday, December were elected for the ensuing year and tractors measure up to the jobs. The churches, The Babe of Bethlehem’s came at the appointed time to bring 12, following a lingering illness of other important business was trans story, which was written by John W. Manger. PENTECOSTAL TABERNACLE peace to troubled hearts in a sin several months. Although he had acted. S. E. Graves, Pastor Kelly, Washington correspondent, darkened world. Our Sunday morning sermon will This next Sunday morning we are not been feeling too well for some George Beddow of the East Ore lends weight to the fact the early be “From the Cradle to the Crown,” Sunday evening at 7:30 our Sun gonian staff spent several days in construction of the Hermiston muni and Sunday evening at 8 o’clock. day School will present the Christ having a small program in honor of weeks, he did not suffer until the final week when he failed quite fast. this district and neighboring districts tions depot is being planned. mas program. There will be music, our Lord’s birthday. The Meaning of Christmas.” this week. Owing to a change in arrange According to Mr. Kelly, the first 10:00 A. M., Bible school. “The ments the last few days, Mr. Mess Special music for the morning ser- recitations, tableaux, and a one-act The Farm Bureau pot luck and so- contract to be awarded is for the vice will be an anthem, “The Lord Is play entitled, “Tilda’s Surprise”. The Birth of Jesus.” ner was buried in Portland. Because ; ial meeting held in Columbia club 11:00 A. M., morning worship. of the fact that the date was some rooms Sunday afternoon was not as construction of a magazine depot for Come” by the choir and a duet, “O ) public is cordially invited to attend the Pacific northwest to be located Little Town of Bethlehem,” by Mrs. well attended as was hoped, due no J ust before the message, we will have what indefinite, no Hermiston citi doubt to the great amount of illness in the Hermiston-Umatilla area and C. Warner and B. Gerking. For the I METHODIST CHURCH a short program and treats for all zens attended the services. n the community. However, a fine involving $9,000,000, and the other the children. Stearns Cashing, Pastor Mr. Messner was instrumental in dinner and pleasant time is reported. the cantonment, etc., for the Pendle evening service, an anthem, “Christj •‘And when they saw the star, ' :30 p. M., evening service. The next pot luck with a business ton air base costing approximately Is Born,” by the choir and a solo, organizing the Western Land and Ir “Star Of Bethlehem,” by Allan they rejoiced with an exceeding meeting will be held in the evening, i $1,500,000. Not so certain to go to Clarke, now a member of Northwest great joy.” These words of the an dy. Wednesday, 7:30 p. m., Bible stu rigation Co. in 1908^ He was asso January 15 ciated in this venture by Dr. W. J. „ , , Springs „ , , is . reported . , to . i Oregon contractors is the 7 50-bed j Christian College male quartet. cient Wise Men will be the basis for Cold school Don’t miss any of these services. Stapish of Walla Walla and Elmer be closed until after the Christmas hospital and a group of associate Because of illness, our Christmas the Christmas sermon. With His, We give a hearty welcome to all of Cleaver of Pendleton. This company holidays. Early closing is due to the [ buildings at Vancouver, even though program has been postponed. All message of peace and good will, Jes these services. paid the Hinkle Ditch Co. $150,000 flu epidemic. I Vancouver is in the Portland area. for its interests. It then made a con A new policy adopted recently in Local people working at the turkey tract with H. G. Newport to complete pool will have a reprieve. The. tur Washington is to give, whenever pos LOCAL CHRISTMAS PIONEER PASSES FAIR CROWD AT the present system of main canals. key pool closed Thursday. The next sible, local contractors first chance Mr. Messner served as general pool will begin, it is reported, Jan on building projects within their CHEER FUND TO PUBLIC HEARING manager of the district from that uary 2, when three more carloads of state. Rival contractors from Port turkeys are expected to be shipped. CLOSE THIS WEEK date until about two years ago when P. U. D. DISTRICT land are now in the national capital his health forced him to give up Mrs. Mabel Weeks and family at and are after the ammunition depot strenuous work. Since then he has tended/ a dinner held in Pendleton job, which consists of excavations, Contributions for the Hermiston A hearing called by the hydro Sunday in honor of her daughter and electric commission of Oregon with been a familiar figure on the streets son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Walter concrete beehives (650 of these ig Cheer Fund will be received until Saturday night. To date a total of regard to the formation of the West of Hermiston, also spending much Rosenau, who were married Satur loos), 100 miles of highway, and 30 day. The dinner was at the home of miles of railroad. This is the out $31.00 has been received at the Her Umatilla People’s Utility district was time in Portland. A great change took place in the the bride’s sister, Mrs. R. J. Wilbur. standing defense project of the north ald office to be used to spread joy held Friday evening. The commis There were 29 relatives and close Westland district during the tenure where Santa Claus might not have sion headed by Chairman George friends present at the 6 o’clock din west in the matter of dollars. of his office. He saw a desert waste time to stop this year. Anyone wish Joseph, first considered the prelimi It represents more money than the ner. The beautifully decorated wed ding cake was cut by the bride. nary petitions of voters of the dis land turned into prosperous farms assessed valuation of Morrow coun ing to contribute, either money or in and well planned irrigation ditches. food stuffs, is asked to bring it in by trict, finding them in order. Rev. and Mrs. E. D. Rounds and ty, or Deschutes, or Sherman, or Gil He weathered the storm through sev two children of Spokane stopped here liam, or Josephine, or Hood River, or Saturday. Food and clothing should Arguments for and against organ eral depressions and was ever noted last week for a visit with her par Grant, and more than Crook and be reported to some minister of the ization of the district were presented for his willingness to face the facts. ents, Mr. and Mrs. William English. city. with chairman of the sponsors’ com They were en route to Portland to Curry combined. That gives some With the passing of J. W. Mess The following is a list of this mittee, H. J. Ott, speaking for the ner, another milestone is reached In make their home. Rev. Rounds will idea of the cost of this munitions be chaplain for the CCC in zone 4, dump. district organization. Mm. A. E. Mc the history of Hern^iston. • week’s contributors: which includes Stanfield and other There is an insurance bureau in Previously reported ...»........ 423.75 Farland summed up the testimony of camps near here as well. downtown Washington which has a speakers for the district organiza The Bud Hooker family is ill with A Friend ......................................... 25 tion. Among those speaking for the BURK RETURNS FROM the exception of the baby. All are file on the history of every general Mrs. O. C. Pierce ........................... 50 contractor. This is being quite gen public utility district included the reported to be improving. Tree trimming and any repairs erally consulted by government offi- Mr. & Mrs. J. G. Pearson ....... 3.00 following: Grange Master Myers of EASTERN JOURNEY J. W. MESSNER th at may be needed are being given A Friend .................................... 1.00 Stanfield; J. M. Richards, secretary the Pumpkin Center Telephone lines. Charles Burk has now satisfied his of the Stanfield Commercial club: Miss Snow McCoy ...................... 1.00 It is hoped to eliminate the interrupt SCHOOL PROGRAM lust for wandering and is again back Ben Gerking, manager of the Her ed service of the lines. COLD WAVE HITS Hermiston Food Store ................ 2.50 Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Wilcox spent miston Mercantile, and Mrs. H. Cor at his place of business. He returned TO BE FRIDAY Sunday at Lexington with Mr. and HERE IN EARNEST home Saturday from a two months win of Boardman. $31.00 Total Mrs. William Van Winkle. Mrs. Wil Speaking in opposition to the dis trip which took him to many eastern cox and Mrs. Van Winkle are sisters The Hermiston school Christmas trict formation was the Pacific Pow states where he visited relatives and The Hermiston area had its first and the Van Winkles live at their childhood home owned by their fath severe cold spell during the past week HALE DECORATES program will be presented Friday af er & Light company, represented by friends. Charlie says that he had his er. with the minimum coming Saturday ternoon at 1:15 o’clock, according to George Bragg, vice president and eye open for a prospective spot but Mr. and Mrs. Bob Marvin of Her when the thermometer dropped to 5 STORE INTERIOR didn’t realize until he came home miston spent Sunday with Mr. and Superintendent W. G. Kersbergen. general manager; Homer Beale, dis that he was going to be in the midst above. The day before gave an indi trict manager: D. B. Leonard, mer Mrs. Walter Maffei. Hale’s Confectionery & Sporting The program will be given in three chandise supervisor and Mr. McGil- of proposed activities. Betty Cornutt, who has spent the cation as to what was coming when past three weeks at the John Jendrze- 6 above was recorded. However, the Goods store is resplendent in holiday parts: 1. Several numbers by the vray, rate engineer. His first stop was in Pittsburg 'ewski home, left Monday for Port cold snap let up a little towards the dress these days. A total of 266 band: 2, Numbers by the junior high where he visited relatives. He con Chairman Joseph, at the conclusion land where she will visit with a brother, until her father, who has middle of the week, with a minimum lights were used in making the dis orchestra and glee club: and 3, High of the meeting, stated that the com tinued on to Washington, D. C., New play of boughs and Christmas tinsel. school glee clubs will present the can mission will render a complete re York City, back to Pittsburg, Cleve several days more of turkey grading of 20 coming Wednesday. here, joins her. They will go on to Traffic became considerably dan The setting for the arrangement is port within 120 devs from the date land, Chicago, Kansas City, Omaha, Eugene and spend Christmas with gerous Wednesday evening when a ideal among the various heads of big tata, “Music of Bethlehem." of the meeting. A fair sized crowd and then visited his mother and other her sister before returning to their rain came late in the day and was game animals. The public is cordially invited to relatives in Denver. At the latter was in attendance. home at Riddle place he accidentally met a brother In addition to sprucing up his attend the program. The first and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Maffei were frozen before nightfall. Cars were of George Strohm of Hermiston who business visitors in Pendleton Tues- seen skidding about the streets, mak store, Mr. Hale further enters the third parts of the performance were Heppner Game Is Postponed operates the Troy Hotel there. Mr. »day. ing traveling difficult. Christmas spirit each year with a presented before the Pendleton high The high school basketball team Mr. and Mrs. A1 Moody and Mr. The report follows: half page advertisement in the Her school student body Monday after will not go to Heppner tonight Burk made the trip by train and bus. 3nd Mrs. Ralph Moody of Pendleton Min. Max. Date miston Herald in which he greets all noon where it was enthusiastically (Thursday) for a regularly scheduled were visitors Sunday evening at the December 12 ...... ...... 32 ... . 10 his friends with a Merry Christmas. received. Tom Melton home. game. DAN LINDSAY BUYS Ruth McCulley is reported to be 13 ...... ...... 32 ... . 6 back in school this week. December 14 ...... ...... 23 .... 5 BRICK BUILDING Mr. and Mrs. Henry Garberding, December 15 ...... ...... 25 ... . 19 Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Dixson and Mr. December 16 ...... ...... 25 ... . 17 and Mrs. Elmer Dixson and daugh Dan Lindsay of Lexington is the ters were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Os December 17 ...... ...... 30 ... . 9 new owner of the brick building car Martin at an oyster supper Tues December 18 ...... ...... 37 ... . 20 across the tracks which has beezi day evening at the Martin home east owned by the City of Hermiston for of Stanfield. The occasior was Mr. Martin’s birthday. Mr. Martin’s SCOTT AWARDED the past few years. Mr. Lindsay’s mother was also present. bid of $1450 was high among the 5 Mrs. W. O. Miller of Umatilla 50-YEAR JEWEL five bidders present for the auction spent Mondav with Mrs. R. B. Wil which was held in the office of the cox. She left this week for Portland city recorder. A joint meeting of the Echo, Uma- to spend Christmas with her son Lloyd and will probably make heT t tilla, Stanfield and Hermiston A. F. It is reported that Mr. Lindsay has home in Portland. * A. M. lodges was held Tuesday no immediate plans for the building Mr. and Mrs. Bob Woodward have but plans to rebuild it for business been called several times the past night in the local lodge hall. A high- weelt because of the critical illness of I light of the meeting came when locations downstairs and apartments Mrs. Belle Caldwell, Mrs. Woodward’s James Scott of Hermiston was award- upstairs as soon as the weather is -rnndmother. ed a 50-year jewel pin. Following more suitable. Columbia school closed Tuesdav un- . , _ •il after Christmas holidays on ac-1 the reKular ’"«’«ting, refreshments Early Copy Is Requested ,'ount of the flu. epidemic. were served. Mrs. Mary’ Harr is reported ill at I Recently elected officers of the Correspondents and advertisers of her home. Hermiston lodge are: Worshipful The Herald are requested to get mat Master, Gerald White; Senior War erial in early next week in order hat much of the type can be set ear- den, David Mittlesdorf; Junior War CHRISTMAS CHEER ly m the week. The The paper pap den. J. V. Villermoure: Secretary, H. ; will be FOUND IN HERALD T. Fraser and Treasurer, F. B. Sway-1 published Thursday night as usual, : but the Herald force will enjoy se. Christmas day with relative. ¿ Z Readers of the Hermiston Herald respondents are asked to mail their this week will find numerous small HOLIDAY DANCE news notes not later than Monday Christmas cards from Hermiston -merchants who are taking this means TO BE SATURDAY of wishing all their customers and ' nh'm Scheduled friends a Very Merry Christmas and The first of a series of Hermiston The local meeting of the Umatilla a Happy New Year. This custom is park benefit dances will be held Sat- county agricultural conservation as- becoming more popular each year and urday night in the park hall. The h°.li‘ p r i i ^ ' n " he‘d *n the L<* ion »ubscribers have voiced their approv-1 event has been slated as a pre-Christ- Friday, December 20, at p j o al of past issues. mas holiday dance with the Trouba- P- m. County officer, will be p re - The Herald staff joins these mer dors furnishing the music. The com X t Z 7 ” tKe 1941 PrOrram A" chants in their wish and urges that mittee in charge promises that the ■ c<,mmitt*emen will , | M be eaders take time to read the story hail will be well heated. he^ J of the district content oC each individual card. are Popular prices will prevail. •rged to attend. CONSTRUCTION OF MUNITIONS DEPOT DRAWS CONTRACTORS crru- <hri$lma$X □[ Christmas Blessing: j D ANOTHER PIONEER PASSES THIS WEEK FOLLOWING ILLNESS
