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THE HERMISTON HERALD, HERMISTON. OREGON.
CTANFIELD NEWS
By Mr». Rote Hedrick
Time cannot lessen the com fort th a t comes with the centuries-old
words “Joy to the World.”
In them we find a message of hope
and promise especially needed these days. Events cannot complete
ly dim the spiritual renewal we find each year in the Christm as
story. Men come and go, nations rise and fall, clouds may darken
the sky fo r a time, but the Story of Bethlehem is eternal— grow
ing stronger with the passing years.
Dr. F. B. Belt
The Ladies Aid bazaar la st S a tu r
day drew only a small crowd but
about $40 was taken in w ith many
articles left over to sell, according to
the president, Mrs. E rnest G reat-
house.
The Pollyanna club held their
C hristm as p arty a t the home of Mrs.
Carl Rhea Wednesday afternoon with
a C hristm as tree for the small child
ren and a collection of g ifts fo r a
C hristm as box.
Jack House and Byron Brown of
Kennewick were callers in Stanfield
Sunday.
Mrs. John W aller and two small
children visited her mother in P o rt
land the la tte r p a rt of the week.
The C hristm as message will be
given by Rev. J. K. G riffith s a t 11
o’clock following the Sunday School
on December 22, instead of the regu
lar evening service a t the P resb y ter
ian church.
Mr. and Mrs. O ra Thompson were
called to Lakeview last F rid ay due to
the illness of C arl Thompson who su f
fered a stroke. Robert C hristian and
mother, Mrs. Tom Moore, drove them
down.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee C hristian of Ba
ker are rejoicing over th eir new baby
named Melvin Leroy. Lee is another
son of Mrs. Tom Moore.
County H ealth N urse Lucile Luk-
ens seems quite busy in the Stanfield
.district. The Thorne fam ily on the
Meadows are quarantined with scar
let fever. Most of the school child
ren have had their attack of flu or
colds.
The B ert W arren ranch home is
being re-wired and modernized.
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MAY TH E CANDLES T H A T
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o m e s ic k n e s s , p e r
haps, had brought him
b a c k . O ld P e t e r J o h a n s e n
buttoned his th read b are over
coat, blew w arm b reath on
his rough hands and jum ped
to the ground. There was no
railroad detective to grab him
for riding th a t freight train,
because this was the day be
fore C hristm as. All but the
hom eless, like him self, seem ed
busy p rep arin g for the D ay of Days.
F o rty y ears, P e te r reflected, since
he la st set foot in C lark City. It had
been a y ea r afte r the big e a rth
quake; a y ear afte r all hell broke
loose, killing his p aren ts and sis
te r as they sa t a t dinner in the little
house on Vine street.
P e te r rem em b ered : How he had
com e hom e late th a t evening; how
the ea rth began quivering like a
beast possessed; how he had
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MERRY CHRISTMAS
TO ALL___
The scribes of old told the same
story. But it will never grow
old. We add our best wishes
during the Yuletide season.
May we meet you again and
again along the highw ay of life.
May your road lead to happi
ness.
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Although we have been extending to you our C hrirtm as G reetings for a great many years, we have
found in them a continual pleasure, because they give us an opportunity to show in a small way our ap
preciation of your friendship. This year, even more than usual, the practice of wishing you Happiness
Prosperity, and Success at Christm as seems more th an ever appropriate. The troubled times through
which we have been passing have made us even more keenly appreciative of your loyal friendship and
your patronage. Me dedicate ourselves to g reater service to you. to g reater courtesies, to making our
« ‘mmun.ty * “ er p l,ce in Which t0 live- Every per"on in ,h i"
the responsibility and ac-
cepts it gladly.
“ MAC" — R. C. McReynolds
“ R ED ” — A. A. Estle
“ BOB"
Robert C. Woodward
“G U S" — L. C. Estle
“ LARRY” — L. S. Snodgreaa
“JIM ” — Jam es H. Boylen
“ ROHR" — A. F. Rohrman
you and yours th e best of
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P e te r stood alone for a long tim e
w atching the sta r ap p ear.
(Released by Western Newspaper Union.,
Cakes Printed in Germany
A fam ous C h ristm as cake in G er
m any is Aachen P rin ten , from which
the E nglish w ord “ p rin t” is derived.
In the days before book-printing the
idea of im print belonged to the bak
ing business to exp ress
> m aking •
of p attern s in cakes. I
of these
cak es have figures rep
ding the
old gods Wotan and Tho.
Santa May Not Smoke Cigars
S an ta Claus, p erh ap s, do esn 't
sm oke—or he would be b e tte r in-
form eti on th e q u ality of cig ars.
PORTRAY
OUR
WISH
TO
We wish it were possible
to take you and every
friend by the hand and
say— “ M erry Christm as
and a H appy New Year.
New
Y ear of 1941.
searched like a m ad m an through
the ruins of th a t shock-w racked,
fire-swept bungalow. Then, as Clark
City began rebuilding, he had d rift
ed off in a daze to roam up and down
the e a rth —a n e’er-do-well, a hobo!
But alw ays he rem em b ered Linda,
d e a r little sister Linda. In 40 y ears
h er m em ory alw ays cam e back
stro n g er than ev er on C hristm as
E ve, for it w as then th a t they used
to clim b Lookout Hill hand-in-hand
a t dusk, w atching the evening sta r
rise in the heavens.
T hat, p erhaps, w as why he was
back this C h ristm as Eve.
“ Almost dusk now,” he reflected,
trudging along Clark C ity’s busy
thoroughfare. C h ristm as crow ds jos
tled him, for he w as a hapless w an
d e re r with no place to go.
No place to go? Not P eter! Soon
he found his w ay to the old residen
tial d istric t w here Lookout Hill rose
like a sentinel.
“ The sam e old hill,” he told h im
self. “ L ittle Linda! If you w ere only
h ere now to see your big brother!
No—thank God you’re not here, for
your big b ro th er is asham ed of him
self! !”
At the crest P e te r stood alone for
a long tim e, w atching the s ta r ap
p ea r as it had since th a t first night
over Bethlehem . He d idn’t notice
the old lady until she spoke.
“ B eautiful, th a t s ta r, isn ’t it? ”
P e te r fum bled with his grease-
stained cap.
“ Y es’m , it is. E specially from
Lookout H ill.”
“ M any y e a rs ag o ,” she continued,
alm o st in a tran c e, “ m y little broth
e r and I used to w atch th a t s ta r
rise in the heavens each C hristm as
E v e,* 1 until—” (she wiped a te a r
aw a y )—“ we w ere se p arate d som e
how during the big earth q u ak e. He
w as killed, they found out later.
“ E ach C h ristm as E ve ev er since
I ’ve com e back here, ju st to rem em
ber him . I hope h e’s happy up there
in H eav en .”
P e te r w as sta rin g at her, fairly
ready to shriek, for it w as Linda!
No c’oubt about it, now!
He recognized the tilt of her nose,
unchanged by the y e a rs; the fam il
ia r ring of a voice th a t somehow
had failed to graw old. But he held
h im se’f back,
for
P e te r w as
asham ed of him self.
She d id n 't notice him shuffle off
afte r awhile, for Linda w as still
w atching the star.
In the freight y ard s he found an
em pty boxcar and bedded down un
d er som e straw in a corner. A fter
a while he felt the c a r move, and
somehow he w as glad.
“ Yes, it w as L inda,” he sobbed
to him self, “ but I ju st couldn't tell
h er. Thank God sh e 's alive and
happy. And Thank God she re
m em b ers m e on C h ristm as eve as
I w as, not as I a m .”
A fter aw hile he fell asleep.
WINDOWS
C H R IS T M A S
and it is the season to wish
The Pine City ladies met a t theii
club house T hursday fo r an all day
meeting. A quilt was tied for Mrs.
Jasp er Myers. The next meeting will
be Ja n u a ry 9. A pot luck dinner will
be served at noon and all are urged to
come.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Neill spent
T hursday in The Dalles on business.
Ray Ayers, Betty Finch, P a t O’
Brien, all spent the week end a t th eir
homes. They a re attending high
school in Heppner.
Mrs. M arian Finch is called for
ju ry duty Wednesday.
Mrs. M arian Finch, B ertha Ayers
and Dora Moore attended the Lena
G range C hristm as party at the Hast-
line home in Heppner Friday.
* Mr. and Mrs. A. E. W attenburger
and Mr. and Mrs. E. B. W attenbur
g er and family spent Sunday in P as
co visiting E arl W attenburger and
family.
Mrs. Jasp er Myers had a birthday
F riday the 13th, and was pleasantly
surprised when a few friends gath
ered to spend the evening in playing
cards. Those present were Mr. and
Mrs. Ja sp er Myers, Mr. and Mrs.
Russell Moore. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton
Ayers, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. W atten
burger. and th eir families, and Jean
Dorthey. Pop corn and candy was
served.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Ayers spent
Sunday with his brother, Mr. and
Mrs. Clayton Ayers and family.
Mr. and Mrs. M arian Finch spent
Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Hughes of Lena.
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Mr. and Mrs. Sloan Thompson
spent F rid ay evening with Mr. and
Mrs. C. H. Bartholomew.
Mrs. Ray Brew ster of Spokane is
spending a few days with her daugh
ter. Mrs. R. E. McGreer. who has
been ill the past week with the flu.
Rov Neill is also on the sick list.
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Um atilla Electric Cooperative Assn.
’Tis the Season to be Jolly
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YOU ALL.
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By Mrs. Bernice W atten b u rg er
May your Christm as this year be a time of happiness and jollity,
a time for renewing old friendships, a time when everyday cares
may be forgotten and the tru e sp irit of the Yuletide season be
realized. D uring the years we have been a p a rt of th is communi
ty we have formed many friendships, and for them we are deeply
grateful. It is not often th a t we have an opportunity to express
this gratitude, and th a t is why we are happy a t this tim e to extend
to each of you our very sincere wishes for a Merry C hristm as and
a H appy New Year.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER X», 1240
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W ISHIN G YOU ALL A
MERRY CHRISTM AS
AND A
H A PPY NEW YEAR
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May this C hristm as season bless you and yours with all the good
things of life: may success, happiness and health be yours in the
fullest measure.
We appreciate every courtesy you have shown, and we pledge our
selves to m aintaining your friendship during the coming year.
Again we say “ M erry C hristm as.”
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