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