HERMISTON HERALD HERMISTON. OREGON.
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The Hermiston Herald
Published Every Thursday at
Hermiston, Umatilla County, Oregon.
Alfred Quiring and Leander Quiring, Publishers.
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Class Matter, Dec. 1906, Umatilla County, Oregon.
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The Deep Linet of the Cherub
The old man with a long beard and
the scythe of time is about to depart
to that bourne from which no traveler
e’er returns, and the face of a new
year is about to appear over the hori
zon. We are accustomed to welcom
ing the new year as a cherub—young,
vivacious and innocent, and it has
been traditionally a beautiful picture
and sentiment- But this coming year
the cherub enters as if he had been
traveling a long time and the burdens
of his journey show deeply marked
lines on his youthful face.
In most other new year seasons our
general affairs are balanced up and
brought to a close and we start with a
new and clean ledger, with fresh
hopes unhampered by the past. We
usually find a joy in unloading the
burdens of the twelve months gone
and great anticipation in the under
takings of the next twelve unwritten
records of our human endeavors. This
is as it should be. Our greetings of
Happy New Year carry with them a
feeling of joy and hope, and expected
pleasures and achievements that are
the beginning of new life.
These remarks are not meant to be
joy killers, but as reflections of our
days. They are not meant to empha
size the feelings we all have this year,
but rather to call attention to the big
gest job any race or people has been
confronted with at the beginning of
1944. It is no time to relax or daily,
or rest up a bit, or play. There is no
fresh cherub knocking at our door,
with a buoyant smile, but it is the
same old man, with the same old ter
rible job that is facing us through the
mist of tears for humanity. Our joy
must be in tightening our belt, and
shrugging our shoulders with vigor,
and setting our faces grimly and de
terminedly, that this thing shall not
happen again.
With all, there is some joy in fixed
purpose in a cause that is just and
great happiness in the hopes of such
a victory at the end of the road. Our
American way is to have the cherub
face appear radiant with happiness,
and buoyant with hope which though
now clouded, may be seen in our all
out effort to maintain our usual ways
of living.
The New Deal is a slogan to be dis
carded, and why not? The adminis
tration of a decade is heading up its
bureaus and boards with business men
distinctly not new dealers, and it must
hold them by at least, a gesture of
conformity.
The railroad and steel strikes have
sent cheering new year messages to
Hitler and Hirohito. What our ten
million fighting sons will say to this
sort of thing in the future affairs of
the nation will be straight on the nose
of treason.
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* Above the clangor
of the midnight bells
one might hear the
ringing of another
Boll, whose chimes
mean "life, liberty and
the pursuit of happi-
ness.”
In yovr pursuit of
happiness during 1944
we wish for you the
fullest measure of at
tainment.
Central Church
of Christ
Locally we are all set for a good
1944. Many permanent investments
have been made, and public improve
ments completed, and prosperous fi
nancial conditions have been establish
ed during 1943. We have great ex
pectations and sound economic foun
dations which should sustain our cour-
age, and awaken our enterprise and
abilities to go forward.
UMATILLA
NEWS
By Mr». Glenn Oe troni
Dean Newgard spent Friday and
Saturday in The Dalles where he
spent Christmas with his mother, Mrs.
Fred Wagner, and his wife’s parents.
Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Baker. Mrs. New-
gard remained to spend a few more
days.
Ralph Storm, accompanied by Cy.
Ronen, motored to Portland Thursday
where Storm visited his wife and
family, and Ronen received medical
attention and visited his daughter un
til Sunday.
Ilene and Arlene Harryman return
ed to their home in The Dalles after
visiting at the home of their grand-
parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Byrnes.
Christmas day dinner guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Smith and
family were: Mrs. Smith’s father, J.
Smith of Hermiston, her sister. Mrs.
Winnie Stonerook, Mrs- C. A. Ronen,
Jack Hulsopple, Jake Buff and Peter
D. Farley.
Margaret Kinney, student nurse at
St. Anthony’s hospital in Pendleton,
is spending the holidays with her
mother, Mrs. Ruth Kinney.
Mrs. Albert Vieg returned home
Thursday from the Pendleton hospi
tal where she had spent since the last
Saturday. Mr. Vieg and Glenn mo
tored up after her.
Mr. and Mrs. William Conlon left
last Thursday for Newport where
they will make their future home.
They spent Christmas with her niece
in The Dalles.
Mr. and Mrs- Bill Roberts and
daughters of Walla Walla spent Sun
day at the R. E. McNabb home.
Francis Stephens, who is with the
U. S. Seabees, is here visiting at the
home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Al
Stephens.
Jack. Gibson, stationed with tht
navy in the east, visited friends here
as guest at the E. McKenzie home last
Thursday and Friday, en route to San
Diego.
Jean McKenzie, student nurse at
St. Anthony’s in Pendleton, visited at
her mother’s home here Friday.
David Tonies. Seaman 2c, and
friend visited Christmas at the home
of his sister and family, Mr. and Mrs.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1943.
Dale Montgomery.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Brown and child
ren of Rieth spent from Saturday till
Monday visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Jess Connell and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Don McBride and
sons spent- Christmas day in Pendle
ton at the home of her brother and
family. Darrell remained until Mon
day.
Glenn Ostrom left Monday for a
week in Portland where he will re
ceive medical attention and visit at
the home of his sister, whose two
sons are both home from overseas du
ty.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Byrnes and
daughter Joan spent Monday in Pen
dleton.
Don Lane, aviation cadet, who is
The hum of those Liberators high in
stationed in California, is here visit
ing his father, Herbert Lane Sr., for
the sky is ■ portent of progress—*
a seven day furlough.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene McFarland and
glimpse of the reality that, speed the
son Merrill and Mr. and Mrs. Milo
McFarland and Shirley and Joyce
day ! lies beyond the turn of the road.
spent Christmas day in Boardman
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.
Freedom is on the march!
E. McFarland.
Mrs. Jess Myers of Rufus and her
That you may participate in all of
nephew, Bill Myers of the Seabees
stationed in Virginia, spent Tuesday
the good things that 1944 may bring is
here with their niece and sister, Mrs.
Al Vieg.
our sincere New Yesr’s wish for you.
Mrs. Nora Cramer and son Arthur
of Yakima and Art Peterson of Wil
low Creek spent Christmas at the
Al'
home of their sister and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Hugh Van Schoiak.
Mary Margaret Kennedy, student
at Eastern Oregon Normal at La
Grande, spent the holidays with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Kennedy.
Dale Hiatt, student at Oregon State
college, spent the holidays with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ursel Hiatt.
Corns.
Mrs. John Mustard.
Don LaChance left Sunday night
Mrs. Herbert Lane and infant
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Moberly of Spo
for San Diego where he will enter his kane arrived Monday night to visit a daughter returned home last week
basic training in the U. S. Marine few days with her parents, Mr. and from the Pendleton hospital.
First National Bank
...invasion supplies are packed in wood!
ANOTHER WAY THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST IS
HELPING THE FIGHTING FORCES
A billion board feet of finished boxes
and crating are this year’s demands on
Oregon and Washington mills...
Think of it! That’s forty thousand carloads
of Northwest lumber—just to carry ammu
nition, food, repair parts and other vital
war supplies. It gives you an idea of the im
mensity of the job that men in the lumber
industry have faced since the first shot was
fired at Pearl Harbor.
Even more Northwest lumber is being used
constantly for the production of life boats,
landing barges, hutments and other field
structures of all kinds.
It isn’t any wonder that this industry is
considered one of the most important on the
home front today.
Pacific
POWER & LIGHT
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Helping Northwest lumbermen do
their jobs faster, better and
cheaper has been one of our big
responsibilities for over 33 years.
Today, we are glad that this back
log of experience is making shorter
work of the new problems that
come up—not only in providing
dependable electricity to meet war
needs in the lumber industry, but
in machine shops, shipyards, air
fields, army camps and homes.
YOUR BUSINESS-MANAGED POWER SYSTEM
Remember! Any Waste in War is a crina...
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