THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1943.
THE HERMISTON HERALD. HERMISTON. OREGON.
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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!
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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
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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
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* 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.
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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.
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For Christmas comes but once a year"
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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