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About The Hermiston herald. (Hermiston, Or.) 19??-1984 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 23, 1943)
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1943. THE HERMISTON HERALD. HERMISTON. OREGON. PAGE FOUR The Girls League of Echo school would like to secure some furniture for use in the room they are fixing up at the school building, and would ap preciate donations. Anyone desiring to help in this matter may get in touch with any of the girls and the furniture will be picked up. I he past comes before us in review .. .memories of peaceful New Years'; memories of rainy New Years', and of New Year's Eves when the wind shrieked like a banshee and sleigh- bells Jangled along country roads; memories of when this town was young. Yes, we have seen many a New Year's com? and go. To the oldest inhabitant, to the youngest, and to all the good folk in between, we say now, as wo have said so often, HAPPY NEW YEAR! Herb’s Grocery {Formerly Peterson’s Food Store] ( Me wer Der got the tur dis cur des »er odi not Fe Ec and old dei in in sid hit being completed. Echo was also suc cessful in the campaign to secure but tons, small cans and copies of Read Mrs. G. H. Frederick, capable and er’s Digest. enthusiastic chairman of Echo Red Cross sewing committee, gives the Twenty members of Echo Garden following report of work completed by club attended the Christmas meeting local workers, as follows: Ambulance Wednesday evening at the home of pillows, 382 made from material furn Mrs. Carl Weltzin. An enjoyable pot ished here, 46 pillow slips, 49 pair luck dinner was served at 6:30. A slippers, and 321 wash rags bought short business meeting was held at with funds contributed by local orga which it was voted to contribute $5 nizations and individuals. From ma to the Christmas fund for the day terial supplied by Pendleton Red room at Pendleton which is being sus Cross 12 pillows, 6 bed jackets, 30 tained by west end donors. Several green pillow bags and 1 pair knitted of the members also offered to pre gloves were made. Twenty-five pair pare Christmas cookies for the sold slippers and 4 nightgowns are now iers. ECHO NEWS ITEMS The Anniversary club met Saturday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Smith. A pot luck dinner was served, Christmas gifts exchanged and the evening was spent playing pinochle. Nine charter member coup les were present: Mr. and Mrs. Roy Smith, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Davis of Pendleton, Mr. and Mrs. Preston Hol- lomon of Hermiston, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Andrews, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Meyers, Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Meyers, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Toler, and Mr. and Mrs. D. Z. Penney. Pierre Dimico, paratrooper from Camp McCall, N. C., who injured his knee in one of his jumps recently, is now at his home in Spokane on sick leave. He visited his sister, Mrs. John Luciani, here last week. He hopes to be able to return to camp soon to re sume training. Echo will have the usual Christmas community program at the city hall the evening of December 24, with the public school presenting Bird’s Christ mas Carol as part of the program. The entire grade school will take part in singing of carols. The cast of the play follows: Carold Bird, Adell Gra ham: Mr. Bird, Bob Meechan: Mrs. Bird, Mildred Penney! Jack Bird, Jim Meechan! Elfrida Clifford. Wilma Brown; Mrs. Ruggles, Mary Lois Cot ton; Sara Maud, Sue Graves; Peter, Kenny Jordan; Peoria, Ellen West fall: Kitty, Charlotte McLaughlin; Clement, Homer Bowman; Cornelius, Billy Ray Marinee; Larry. Lyle Young; five Angels, Darlene Watten- burger, Lilly Crow, Joan Ramos, Jes sie Boyer and Shirley Sunha. Jesse S. Arnold was elected master of Echo Masonic lodge at the annual meeting Tuesday evening. He suc ceeds Roy A. Smith, who has served two years in that office. Other offi cers elected and appointed are: Claude O. Meyers, senior warden! Homer G. Coppinger, junior warden! Nathan D. Bard, treasurer; W. H. Crary, secretary; Carl J. Weltzin. senior deacon: Joseph E. Middleton, junior deacon; Maurice E. Larive, senior steward; Charles L. Gray, jun ior steward; Hawley J. Bean, marsh al; Roy A. Smith, tyler, and Nathan D. Bard, chaplain. Muri Berry, who operates the local HAPPIEST DEU .YE ... /944 — * Another year, another page... time to renew old friendships and that resolution which we make each Our entire business has been built upon friendship. We look upon all our customers as our friends, and are determined to give them the friend liest service possible. It is our aim to wrap up a little friendliness in each transaction. Thanks, friends, one and all, for the privi- lege of serving you. And we want to say right now, as fervently as we can say it . . . HAPPY NEW YEAR SHELL SERVICE Walt Pearson, Prop. Signal garage, was overcome by fumes from the exhaust of a car on which he was working inside the shop Wednesday evening and collapsed, but was able to crawl to the office where a passerby saw him and rendered first aid. He was able to return to work the following afternoon, showing no ill effects of his narrow escape from death. Five local hunters claim a record for bagging the limit of birds while out along the river yesterday morn ing. They encountered a low flight of ducks and all emptied their guns in about 3 minutes. When the smoke I cleared away they picked up 50 birds, exactly the limit of ducks allowed by law for the five hunters. School will close Friday, December 24, for the holiday vacation, and re- open Monday, January 3. ¡winF P 1943 0% Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Middleton left Wednesday for Reedsport to spend the Christmas season with their daughters. They will return about the first of the month. Coach Clayton Norton of Echo high school left Saturday morning for Wall, S. Dakota, to spend the holidays with his parents. Mrs. Bennett is substituting for his class work while he is away. ale J a . A a "At Christmas play and make good cheer For Christmas comes but once a year" ★ ★ ★ year—to serve our customers still LITTERING more fantastically than the jew els of Aladdin’s cave are the Christmas trees in the windows of this town and adjoin better than the year before .... ing farm areas. Everywhere, everywhere Christ mas, and the spirit which Christmas brings. We love this town and its environs. We have NEW YEAR'S GREETINGS TO EVERYBODY HAVE A GOOD TIME ANO DROP IN TO SEE US REMEMBER, YOU ARE ALWAYS VERY WELCOME HERE grown up here and have come to regard our selves as “a fixture.” We have a great many friends, "but not a friend to spare,” and at this time we want to thank them, one and all. YES, CHRISTMAS COMES BUT ONCE A YEAR, SO IT BE HOOVES US ALL TO MAKE THE VERY MOST OF IT. ON THE EVE OF THIS JOYOUS SEASON WE TAKE GREAT PLEASURE IN WISHING ALL OUR FRIENDS THE FULLEST MEASURE OF CHRISTMAS JOY AND HAPPINESS. MOORE & RIPLEY DRUGGISTS Turn-A-Lum Lumber Co. R. A. BROWNSON, Manager
