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THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1944 THE HERMISTON HERALD. HERMISTON OREGON PAGE SIX HERMISTON HERALD so safe that we could not vision the | home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Middleton F. J. Irvine observed his 60th birth terrible carnage that has been visited | honoring Mrs. Charles Hibbard ( Mar- day with Mrs. Irvine on Mother’s Day Published Every Thursday at i ian Luciani). Thirty-five guests were at the Pendleton home of their grand- on our modern civilization. Hermiston, Umatilla County, Oregon present. Refreshments were served. daughter. Mrs. Howard Shepard. Oth Are we any wiser now? Will we Mr. and Mrs. Troy Coleman enter ers present were their daughter, Mrs. Alfred Quiring and Leander Quiring be wiser when this dark curtain of tained a number of young people at Alma Howard of LaGrande. Mrs. Ir Publishers history is dropped on the hellish dra dinner at their home in Stage Gulch vine Howard of Pendleton and Mr. ma? Will this require a great strug Saturday evening, honoring their son and Mrs. W. J. Helmick of Echo. An Entered at the post office at Her- gle in the soul of democracy? We Blair, who left Sunday evening for especially enjoyable feature of the miston as Second Class Matter, Dec. trust that the punishment for com Camp Hahn, Riverside, Calif. Blair event was the receipt of letters from their grandsons. Irvine Howard and 1906, Umatilla County, Oregon. placency and lack of vigilance, and planned to spend a short time in Salt John Wiglesworth. who are in service Lake City visiting Charles Fitch, his overseas. Irvine is in New Guinea, failure to realize the importance of old radio pal. Subscription Rates where he says it rains all the time, Mrs. Gene Hanby (Shirley Jar and I our American way of life is to us and is in England, a country One Year ............................. $2.00 mon), Miss Alice Molton and Mrs. that John to the rest of the world under our him of the Willamette Six Months ....................... 1.00 Wes Blessing were here this week for valley, reminds but he would be happy to have form of government, will be sufficient a short visit with relatives. Mrs. Han Aamkes for centuries. We hope that wisdom by, who visited at the Sloan Thomson both feet on Echo soil right now. Eight seniors of Echo high school will grow more and more from the home, left Wednesday for Philadel ontcooud: sacred ashes of our war dead who phia for an indefinite visit with her received diplomas at commencement who is an instructor in the exercises Thursday night. Awards PusLssuErs 4ss gave their last full measure that we husband, were made to Jerry Crow and Doro naw department. might be free, and true to the deep Barney Doherty shipped a band of thy Madison as the most representa principles of democratic form of gov sheep Sunday to summer range in the tive students, the latter receiving a Vnder the Sod and. Dew They Wait ernment. Wallowa district and another band scholarship at Eastern Oregon College of Education. Scholastic awards were We will soon observe Memorial Day When we conduct our memorial ser Wednesday. to Leon Reese, valedictorian, Echo’s municipal showhouse, which made again. As our nation grows older the vices let us be humbled by the thought Bob Meechan, salutatorian, and Dean has been closed for several months, shrines of our fallen soldiers grow that what we do is so small in com A scholarship to Oregon Saturday under the manage Robertson. college was awarded to Robert more numerous, and, as we are en parison to what they did and are do opened ment of A. Hackbarth. Shows will be State gaged in the greatest of all wars the ing now every day on our far flung given weekly on Saturday and Sunday son and one to Pacific University went to Reese. Other members of the solemnity of the day grows heavier. battlefronts. Under the sod and the evenings. senior class are Johnny Correa, Rus Warren M. Carter, former school sel Graham and Sue Graves. There are certain things about this dew our million heroes wait for us to superintendent of schools at Joseph, Memorial day that we cannot fathom. do our duty in Freedom's name. The Rev. Eric O. Robathan of Pen who will head the Echo school system Until this war we thought we had next year, was in town Tuesday. He dleton delivered an address on “The fought a war to end all wars: that has rented the house now occupied by American Way of Life”. Music for M. E. Larive and will bring his fam the program was provided by the our freedom had been established by girls’ sextette and Roy Smith sang a ily here later in the summer. the blood of our forefathers; that lib solo. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Burks have erty was securely enthroned and that Less than 50 per cent of the regis moved from the Tum-A-Lum building Members of the eighth grade grad our great democracy was entrenched tered vote was cast at the primary to one of the Bard cottages in the east uating class are Mark Cotton, Charles Daly. Bobby Hale, Dean Rohde, Anna beyond all dangers. We felt that no election in Echo precinct. Of the 121 part of town. who went to the polls, 82 were bel Vohs and Bessie Young. more would our sons be called to die voters Elmer H. Schmidt, local station republican and 39 democrats. Dewey Mrs. Lester Oehler of Corvallis and for the preservation of our sacred received 23 write-in votes for presi- agent, is in Spokane for a few days, Mrs. Stephen Spike of Portland are dent and Warren headed the field for where he will take his physical exam visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. rights. ination in selective service. G. H. How badly were we mistaken. Be vice president on the republican tick Frederick is substituting as agent Carl Weltzin and with other relatives et. One lone republican wrote in fore Pearl Harbor how little we Roosevelt for president and Wallace during his absence, and Miss Joseph in this vicinity. Seaman 2nd class Raymond Atte- thought that our memorial services for vice president. Holman lead Morse ine Grubaugh of Ordnance is on the bury, who has been home on a fur shift as operator. this year would include thousands of 52 to 20. and Cordon was 6 votes night Out of town relatives and friends lough for the past week, left Saturday newly fallen heroes, and flowers for ahead of Sprague. Mrs. Donald Grossmiller and Mrs. of Mrs. Flora Bell Malcolm who were for San Pedro, Calif. He is assigned thousands of fresh mounds for the William Gorrell were hostesses at a here for her funeral Thursday were to a navy repair ship which is soon same old cause of freedom. We felt stork shower Saturday evening at the Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Malcolm and to go into active service. son Robert of The Dalles; Mr. and Marion Mathers of Salem and three Mrs. Ralph Singer of Waitsburg. Wn.; children and his mother. Mrs. Lena Mr. and Mrs. Fred Singer of Walla Mathers, who were here to attend the Walia; Delbert Malcolm and daughter commencement exercises and visit Barbara Ann of Pendleton; Mrs. relatives, will return home the last of Fred Earl of Mission; Mr. and Mrs. this week. James Stonesipher of Waitsburg: Mr. Blair Coleman will leave Sun and Mrs. L. Piper of Dixie, Wn.; Mrs. day Pfc. for Camp Hahn, Riverside, Calif., J. S. Greenlay. Dr. Lina Staats and o after spending a furlough here with daughter. Mrs. Ray Fayne. all of Pen his Mr. and Mrs. Troy Cole dleton. and Mrs. Gilbert Thomas of man. parents. You never really know the value of adequate automobile will go to California by Hermiston. Rev. Earl B. Cotton offi way of He Salt Lake City. insurance until “after the accident”. ciated at the church service, and Mrs. Mrs. Maudie Coppinger, who has F. C. Chastain and Roy Smith sang. If an accident strikes, your Farmers policy* goes swiftly and A Rebekah service was held at the been visiting her son, Homer Cop surely to work—assumes your financial loss—protects your cemetery by Henrietta Rebekah lodge. pinger at his farm east of Echo, left interests. Pallbearers were Walter Wiglesworth. for Seattle Tuesday on receiving word Gaylord Madison. Will Reeves, Claude of the serious injury of her grand- Safeguard your auto and your possessions. Don't drive Stamper. John Romondo and Lonzo son. Reginald, in an auto accident. without insurance. According to the phone message the Graves. young man. son of Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bartholomew, ROY DUNCAN, AGENT who spent a week at St. Martin Conpinger, suffered a skull fracture Phone Stanfield 722 Springs. Wn.. returned home this and badly mutilated face in the acci week. Mrs. William McCarty re dent. FARMERS AUTOMOBILE Jack Pearson, son of Mr. and Mrs. turned with them from The Dalles tatar- INSURANCE Eachang. and brought her grandchildren, Billy E. P. Pearson, was in Echo Thursday Young and James Roberts for an ex- , to attend commencement exercises. He "National Standard Non-assessable Coverage. tended visit at the McCarty ranch on is now a member of the merchant marine. Butter Creek. ECHO NEWS ITEMS J ;> Evening AAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAA 1 1 : -------A------/-------/------/-------/------------- 1 HERMISTON BAPTIST CHURCH mon topic, “He Was in the House.” H. V. McGee, pastor Church School, 10:00 a. m. Morning worship, 11:00 a. m. Ser mon topic, “The Messenger’s Ques tion.” Baptist Youth Fellowship, 7:00 p. m. Evening worship at 8 o’clock. Ser- They keep fighting- You keep buying WAR BOMDS BERRY HALLOCKS and CRATES 01 All Kinds Inland Cooperative Hermiston, Oregon fr ANeel AUCTION Sale! ▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼Y Afternoon 2:00 , | of Hermiston $ "W S ‘ First National Bank YOUR PROTECTION is our JOB! $ s • • % 2 Saturday, Max 27 3 at the store of MOORE, Furnisher of Homes S No Deliveries S ¡> ;> except by Special Arrangement TERMS: 60 - 90 day con tract on purchase over $50.00. One- third down. DINETTE SETS — LAWN CHAIRS PLATE GLASS MIRRORS MEDICINE CABINETS TENTS — TARPS BABY BUGGIES — BASSINETTES BABY BEDS — HIGH CHAIRS BEDROOM SUITES — RUGS MATTRESSES — BOX SPRINGS BEDS — ROCKING CHAIRS OCCASIONAL CHAIRS UNFINISHED CHAIRS - TABLES ETC. 3 $ Hundreds of Furniture Bargains! NOTE Prior to the Auction Sale we are slashing the prices on many items. I. C. Peters, Auctineer To be sure of getting what you want - don’t wait: it may be gone before the sale. GET OUR PRICES NOW! NOTE AGAIN: We are continuing our service work on refrigerators, washing machines, radios, oil stoves, Pete Berg, Clerk AAAAÀAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA oe n • w Mer ofen w N • wo -w Mr- woe we water pumps, ranges and other ap pliances.
