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THE HERMISTON HERALD. HERMISTON OREGON THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1944. HOLMAN hr RESULTS! 1 Open the Door to Home Ownership... COLUMBIA NEWS “Again I thank you for your interest in our problems and for the time and effort you have given in secur ing the results obtained.” J. E. KLAHRE, Gen. Mgr. Apple Growers Ass’n Hood River, Ore. A Record of Accomplishment is far more tangible than vague promises of things to come! Let's K—p Senator Rufus C. Holman ON THE JOB FOR OREGON I RtpublluH Primarlo», May 19* M. Adv. Jerry Sayler, See. “Let's Keep Senator Holman“ Committee, 408 Wilcox Bldg., Portland, 4, Oregon Commencement exercises for class of eight seniors of Echo school will be held Thursday, QUALITY SHOE REPAIRING Will Pay Prompt Attention To Mail Orders LEE’S SHOE SHOP 123 S. E. Court — Pendleton 18. The Rev. Eric O. Robathon of Pendleton will deliver the commence ment address. Four members of the class rate valedictorian capacity, the headed by Leon Reese, who will deliv high er the valedictory address, with a May grade average of 92.9. He is follow ed by salutatorian Bob Meechan with a 92.5 average. Dorothy Madison with 91.8, and Dean Robertson with a 91.5 average. Other members of the grad uating class are Johnny Correa, Ger ald Crow, Russel Graham and Sue Graves. Six members of the eighth grade will graduate: Mark Cotton, Charles Daly, Bobby Hale, Dean Rohde, Ana- belle Vohs and Bessie Young. A baccalaureate service for the sen iors of Echo high school will be held at the Echo Methodist church Sunday evening. May 14. Rev. E. M. Buten- sh m of Pendleton will preach the bac calaureate sermon and Rev. Earl B. Cotton, local pastor, will assist in the as * service. The Girls' Glee club will paper. sing “Praise Ye the Father” and I O. B. Olson passed away Sunday af “God of Our Fathers”. Mary Lois ter a brief illness following a stroke. Dinner guests at the Nathan Thorpe Cotton will play the processional and ; home Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. I. recessional. Other pre-graduation events billed Skoubo and Frances. Mr. and Mrs. Ed are a Spring Formal dance to be giv Kunze. Mrs. Alvin Deulen and daugh en by the sophomores at the City Hall ters. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Anderegg May 5. and a Mother's Day st rvice at and Barbara. Andy Anderegg. Mrs. the Methodist church at 11 00 a. m. F rancis Harter and children, Sgt. May 7. The program for this event Charles Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Paul has been prepared by the Girls' , Smith and Pauline. The dinner was Ltague and will include a sermon by in honor of Mrs. Smith and Pauline’s Rev. Earl B. Cotton, a selection by birthdays. Frances Skoubo spent the week end the sextette, a duet by Mary Arnold and Shirley Coleman, a meditation by with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. I. Skoubo. Mary Lois Cotton. Ernabelle Peck spent the week end Word has been received by Mr. and Mrs. Troy Coleman that their son with her parents. Elaine Fisher of Condon spent the Blair is now in Seattle and he expect ed to be given a furlough for a trip week end with Frances Skoubo. Why defer the pleasures and benefits of Charles Anderegg took a load of home about May 1. Blair has been home ownership when F.H. A. makes it so stationed with an anti-aircraft divi potatoes to Condon Monday. Sgt. Charles Smith left for Boca sion in western Alaska since entering easy to attain? The rent money you have Raton Field, Florida, Tuesday after the service a year and a half ago. paid out in the last five years would have Dorothy Madison. Echo high school noon after spending ten days visiting student, has been selected by the La his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Smith. given you a substantial equity in a fine home Grande Rotary club as one of seven of your own . . . paid for on the easy in graduates to receive a $74.00 scholar ship at Eastern Oregon College for stallment plan. Investigate the F.H.A. plan the year 1944-45. Selections for the in connection with the purchase of a new By Mr*. Bob Woodward scholarship were made on the basis E Mr. and Mrs. Henry Garberding of scholarship ability, character and home from Interstate Homes, Inc., in Her personality, worthiness and need, and returned Sunday night after a visit miston. A small down payment will do it. of three weeks in their native state leadership qualities. Other students chosen were Mable McCoy of Prine Minnesota. Mr. and Mrs. Myrnie Caldwell are See Elmer Fritzke today at the Hermiston ville: Rayette Horting of Halfway: Mary Roberts of Enterprise: Marjo- parents of a son born on May 1st at Hotel. He has information which tells you rie Chandler of La Grande: Allen St. Anthony’s in Pendleton. The baby Mathews of Condon and Hulda Cosner has been named Stephen Micheal. how you may own your own home. Mrs. Caldwell received word last of Union. week that her husband was en route Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Willson, who have resided in the former Stanfield to Pearl Harbor for advanced naval house on Dupont street since last training. Miss Myra Getchell is in the Ord Prosser last Thursday to spend sever Pendleton Monday. summer, have purchased the residence al days with their son who is on leave Eighth grade graduation exercises property of Mrs. Edna Miller in Stan nance Post hospital, having had an from Farragut Naval base. will be held at Columbia school the field and will move to their new home operation for appendicitis on Tues James Getchell left Monday for the evening of May 16 at 8:00 o’clock. The day. this week. Mrs. Grace Foster has received army reception center at Fort Lewis. six members of the graduating class The Tic-a-Tac-a-Too Brownie club A government trapper was in this are Verda Hunt. Patty Parker, Mar have made plans for a Mother’s Day word from her daughter, Mrs. John ian Lister, Albert Liebe, Teddy Shav party at the school gym in the near Swearingen and small daughter Con district Monday to investigate the re er and Kenneth Hooker. future. Mrs. Vincent is leader of this nie, that they are en route from Gulf- port that coyotes have been bother A school picnic will be held at Col port. Miss., to California where her ing chickens and turkeys in the vici group which consists of 19 girls. umbia park on the last day of school. of the Theron Millard farm. Local fishermen report that an oc husband's Seabee unit has been trans nity Henry Garberding and Clarence May 19th, with the community in gen casional trout is caught in the gov ferred. Mr. and Mrs. H. Triplett went to Crampton made a business trip to eral invited to attend. ernment ditch but the usual spring run of the fish has not started. At Butter Creek very good catches are reported from the headwaters, and an occasional trout is found in the irri gation ditches along the lower creek. Jesse Arnold reports catching a 16- inch trout at a drop in his field, and Sloan Thomson had a similar exper ience on his farm. A considerable number of german trout are said to be appearing in the Umatilla river this spring. Brick’s Place, a new pastime, was opened for business Monday in the former Koontz building on Main St. C. H. Esselstyn, owner of the estab lishment. has been about five months remodeling the building and securing equipment under wartime restrictions. A lunch counter is being operated and there are pool, snooker and billiard tables and a bowling alley in connect ion. Quarters have been prepared for a barber shop but so far a barber has not been secured. Mr. and Mrs. Bar- ney Murrell are managers of the bus iness. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Weltzin of Echo at the Pendleton hospital Saturday. The boy has been named Wallace Carl. He is a grand- m of Mrs. Pamela Spike and Mrs. Tena Weltzin of Echo. U.S. Mrs. Martha Scrivner has been LALL spending the nast week visiting rela tives in Pendleton. Echo Theatre is to be opened again as soon as contracts for films are completed and will be operated under the management of A. Hackbarth, who has leased the show house in the city hall building and the theatre equipment from the city. He plans to give two shows a week at present and hopes to start the shows by the end of this month. O. F. Bartholomew of Butter Creek, government soils expert, who has been Ge " 1 stationed at Oakland. Calif., and had been assigned to field work in Arizo na. has been transferred to North Da kota. Mr. and Mrs. Bartholomew and daughter, Nora, stopped over- night at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bartholomew at Butter Creek, as they were en route to North Dakota. It is reported that since Maj. W. M. Marbut was assigned to overseas du- tv Mrs. Marbut and daughter Nancy are residing in an apartment at Van couver where Nancy is attending school. Episcopal services will be held at the Methodist church in Echo Sunday evening at 8:00 o’clock. A large number of employees of the Umatilla Ordnance depot have now received war bonds to cover deduc tions made from their wages two YOUR CHECK will come in the same type of vears ago. Distribution of the bonds started Saturday. Under the payroll envelope used for mailing our bills. You will notice, savings plan money for these bonds was withheld during the period from too, that the check itself is the same size and shape. May 1 to August 31, 1942. Issuance of the bonds was shifted to the Van couver. Wash., headquarters, then to Chicago, and recently transferred The reason for this is that these checks — 75,000 back to the local depot. J‘s. j “Thank you for your efforts in behalf of the turkey producers of our state, as this means a saving to them of several hundred thousand dollars." S. E. HODGEN, Mgr. H-B-C Flouring Mills Co. Portland, Ore. ECHO NEWS ITEMS PAGE FIVE ? th —-Hrk —dm, % 1 .sil . J.5. ■A "It, opti will heck from "Test week! your C " ¡led early ner be ma"-- . AAnONAL BANK —ore untes"------ we) I I : Watch for it! the $300,000 ^rate dividend" w^repaying to our electric customers! Keep U. S. Senator Guy Cordon on the Job! CORDON was selected by Gov. Snell as the man CORDON CORDON CORDON CORDON CORDON CORDON best qualified to take the late Senator McNary’s place. has successfully represented Oregon’s land gi ant counties in Washington, D. C., since 1926. is an authority on tax matters and Oregon resources. He has caused the Federal government to return $15,000,000.00 to the State of Oregon. is practical, down-to-earth, a self-educat ed man; a successful attorney. He is a strong believer in state’s rights and free enterprise. believes the Federal Government should reimburse local taxing agencies for lands removed from the tax rolls, to avoid throwing additional taxes on property owners. helped write the original Oregon Coop erage Old Age Assistance law. is a Veteran of World War I, a former state commander American Legion; his only son is now with the U. S. Air Forces in Italy. WE’VE GOT A GOOD MAN ON THE JOB IN WASHINGTON NOW - WHY CHANGE? VOTE FOR SENATOR CORDON ON MAY 19. Paid adv. Cordon for Senator Comm., Marshall Cornett, Exec. See. By Margaret Thorpe The annual Senior Frolic was held Saturday night in the gymnasium with the Arlington Blue Notes furn ishing the music. The gym was beau- tifully decorated with lights and crepe We are glad to share with our customers in this way the benefits of the extra volume of business resulting from unusual wartime demands for elec tricity at many points on our system. 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