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PAO» PIT» THE HERMISTON HERALD. HERMISTON. OREGON. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1940 À KNUTE ROCKNE LIVES AGAIN ON SCREEN hristmas May the best of everything be yours this C hristm as is our sincere wish. W hat happier thought to share w ith you at th is season— » Burnham & Burnham W E CAN’T SAY MORE T H A N ..................AND A M ERRY CHRISTM AS & H A PPY NEW YEAR Authorized Gamble Store Wm. H. SABIN, Owner M S I B Hermiston, Oregon U S MAY YOU HAVE ALL TH E ¡ I J ! JOYS f OF AN OLD TIM E CHRISTM AS Inland Coope.ative More an ! nr re sincere every year is our realization how much you an ! oth r friends like you have contributed tow ard our success, and we pledge ourselves to renewed efforts to even g rea ter service in the future. UMATILLA CO-OP CREAMERY One of the most unusual screen stories in recent tim es will make its local debut a t the Oasis th eatre when W arner Bros.’ new film, “ Knute Rockne— All American,” s ta rts Wed nesday, December 25. I t is a film life story of one of Am erica’s g reatest and wisest heroes — K nute Rockne. The picture traces Rockne’s life from his early child hood in Norway to his trag ic death in 1931. H is life was full of excite ment, despair, love and trium ph. The film, w ith P a t O’Brien cast as the N otre Dame football wizard, faith fully p o rtray s those elements and keeps alive the tru e ‘sp irit of Rockne.’ His vigor, his astute philosophy, the g reat team s he built, the developing of the famous ‘Four Horsemen’ are all told with a skillful blending of power and subtlety in ‘‘Knute Rock ne— All American,” O’Brien is said to have given such a realistic p o rtray al of the real “ Rock” th a t K nute’s closest friends were amazed at the sta rtlin g likeness in even the sm all est gesture. The brillian t supporting cast con sists of Gale Page as Bonnie, K nute's wife; Donald Crisp as F ath e r Calla han, P resident of N otre Dame, and Ronald Reagan in the g reatest role of his career, th a t of the renowned George Gipp. The players th a t por tr a y the roles of the “F our Horse men” have all seen action on the gridiron. “ Knute Rockne— All A m erican” is more th a n ju st a g reat life story, it is a guide to something we should never forget— the tru e sirit of Amer ica. IRRIGON NEWS ITEMS By Mrs. W. C. Isom The Irrigon and Boardm an G rang es held a oint installation of officers a t the school auditorium last Wednes day evening, December 11. Mr. and Mrs. Jam es A rnberg visit ed Mr. and Mrs. Ray Lam oreaux a t A rlington last Sunday. Miss Ju n e Stevens left Wednesday for Portland to spend a few days. E arl Leach, who is now employed at Scott, spent S aturday night and Sunday with his family. Mr. and Mrs. F ra n k Allen left i Sunday fo r Tacoma, Wn., where Mr. I Allen will work a t carpentering erect- | ¡ng barracks. A short program and Christm as tree will be held a t the P resbyterian Church Sunday morning. The Pentecostal church will have a program and C hristm as tree Sun day evening. _ ______ A Burder Ckrisfmas T WAS midnight on Christmas I having Eve. Seven-year-old Jack, baffled the sandman since eight o’clock, tossed back the covers and crept down stairs. Now, at long last, he would learn the truth about Santa Claus. Man or myth? Chim ney sweeper or a lovable old red-nosed gentlem an? When the clock struck one Ja ck I w as still sitting patiently in the chair by the fireplace, w atching the em b ers glow and wane. Tinsel on the nearby C hristm as tree glistened. It ! w as all very exciting, but w here was K ris Kringle? The noise Ja ck heard a m om ent la te r m ight have bean Santa but it d idn’t come from the chim ney. Quickly the boy jum ped back in th e shadows w hile he h eard the din ing room window raise slowly. A gush of cold air, heavy footsteps, and then Jack heard the window close. F rightened, he crep t forw ard un til he could see w here blue moon light filtered into the dining room. T here Ja ck saw —not Santa Claus but a m asked burglar, sy stem atical ly looting the silverw are! Seconds la ter his softly slippered feet carried the lad u p stairs into his p are n ts’ bedroom . The boy shook his father. “ D ad !” he w hispered loudly, eyes blazing. “ Dad! Wake u p !” “ G rru m m p h ,” cam e the sleepy answ er. “ A b u rg lar, Dad! Wake up! Call the police!” Not w aiting, Ja c k reached for the bedside telephone himself. His m oth e r still slum bered. “ O p erato r?” he asked. “ Send the police over to our house right away! T h ere’s a b u rg lar d o w n stairs!” By th a t tim e it w as out of J a c k ’s hands. His p aren ts w ere wide aw ake now, clinging to th eir hero As you gath er with your loved ones th is C hristm as, we send our sincere greetings, and wishes for your success and happiness. Your thoughtfulness during the past year, your friendly courtesies we count as splendid things in our life. Not all the gain in any bus iness can be entered in a cash register, or w ritten in a ledger, and we are deeply appreciative of your friendship— our most treasured possession. May we be better neighbors during the coming year. Dr. W. Martin Marbut it comes from the heart, ju st as the privilege of wishing you a Merry Christm as is always a pleasure for us. Chisholm Grain & Feed We review the past years, and count our blessings again. Our g reatest asset has been your friendship, and we take special plea sure in this greeting as a small token of our appreciation of you and your good will. Tum-A-Lum Lbr. Co. C H R IS T M A S G R E E T IN G / TOWNSEND CLUB NEWS B y Mrs. Joe Udey A very im portant meeting is to be held at the Legion hall December 20, a t which tim e the yearly election will be held. The dance committee gives a vote of thanks to each 3tore in Hermiston for th eir donation which were given as a door prize at the last dance. Miss Florence Kowitz won the lucky num ber and Mrs. H enry Hooker won the ! hand-made pillow cases. Since the w eather has turned so cold the dance committee will an nounce theii plans a t a later date. A F lash from W ashington, D. C. Dr. Townsend has ju s t completed his plans for getting congressional action on the Townsend bill a t the Ja n u a ry session. A rriving from Chicago a few days ago he immediately went into a series of conferences with lead ers in the Senate and House of Rep resentatives. Details of procedure weie threshed outu and it is general ly conceded th a t our bill will receive early consideration. Townsendites are encouraged and willing to fight on fo r this g reat recovery. The Christm as Story is every new because MAY YOU HAVE ALL TH E CHRISTM AS H A PP IN E SS - SUCCESS H EALTH - PRO SPERITY Is our wish to you. Thompson Drug Store Estie s Beauty Shop Connor’s Auto Repair JOYS OF AN OLD TIME Jack reached for the telephone him self. son and listening. During the next two m inutes they heard a sta rk d ra m a —dow nstairs the dining room window opened and closed. In the distance, growing ever n ea rer, was the hum of a m otor which they knew would be the police car. They h eard it stop outside. Then cam e a shout, “ Stop th ief!” A brief scuffle, and they knew the b urglar w as captured. N ext m orning Ja ck was aw akened by his father. “ Son,” he began, eyes twinkling, “ I forgot to ask last night how you happened to h ea r th a t b u rg lar.” Ja c k blushed. “ I w as dow nstairs, Dad, waiting for S anta Claus. W anted to see if he really does come on C hristm as ev e.” His fath er laughed heartily. “ But J a c k ! ” he protested. “ Don’t you know th a t Santa Claus never com es when little boys and girls are w atching? I ’ll bet he’s been here by this tim e, though. L et’s go se e !” D ow nstairs J a c k 's su rp rise w as di vided between two equally fascin at ing subjects. Around the C hristm as tree w ere m ore presents than he'd ev er seen before, including a brand new bicycle! But off to one side was a jolly looking, blue-uniform ed policem an. “ Sonny,” the copper began. “ T hat b u rg lar you cap tu red last night was •Lightning P e te ,’ a m ost notorious house b re a k e r.” J a c k ’s jaw dropped. “ Best cf ail,” the policem an con tinued. " th e re 's a $500 rew ard for his cap tu re, and it all belongs to you. H ere's the check.” Ja c k could barely say “ Thank you,” so am azed was he. “ I guess,” he finally mum bled, " th a t Santa C laus is w earing a blue uniform this y e a r.” And we mean ju st exactly th a t— “ Merry Christm as.” May the fire on your hearth glow more brightly because of the happiness your friendship has brought to us in the past. P e t e & G la d y s, E a ts (R eleased by Western New spaper Union ! Shepherd Village Plays Bethlehem Les Baux in F ran ce, a village of | shepherds, puts on one of the m ost i d ra m a tic C h ristm as celebrations in > the world, and has done it yearly for over a thousand y ears The peas an ts act out the whole Bethlehem story with real oxen. Thousands of visitors com e every C hristm as eve to see the event. C h ris'm a s in Sweden Sweden ce leb rates h er C hristm as ¡ D ecem ber 24 with fish and rice por- I ridge. As humble as the shepherds who watched o'er th eir flocks, we add our Best Wishes during the holiday season. We sincerely hope th at your every hope may be realized in the coming year. H e r m is to n D a ir y H. L. PAYNE, Owner
