THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1944
THE HERMISTON HERALD. HERMISTON. OREGON.
PAGE FOUR
The Hermiston Herald
Published Every Thursday at
Hermiston, Umatilla County, Oregon.
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First Lieut. Vernon Smith writes
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Smith, that he is now on the third
| army front with field artillery in
A number of Echo Boy Scouts Germany. He says there are many
with Rev. Earl B. Cotton as leader interesting things he could tell
attended a scout court of honor at about the battle front but censor-
Ordnance Tuesday evening and . ship forbids. He does say that his
brought home top honors. Homer station when writing was in a ra
Bowman was awarded star rank vine where shells were bursting
and Dean Rohde won first class overhead all day. The mud, he
says, is hip deep, but he has plen-
scout rank.
The Echo Methodist Sunday ty of K rations and is able to keep
School will present a program at ' warm.
A community institute for Echo
10:30 in the forenoon of Decem
ber 24 at the church, and in the I is being planned by a committee of
evening will join with the school I representatives of the Echo Farm
in putting on a community Christ Bureau, school, church and other
mas tree program.
local organizations. The commit
At the annual meeting of the lo tee met Monday evening at the
cal Masonic lodge Tuesday even parsonage and decided to hold the
ing the following officers were institute on the first or second Sat
elected for next year: Claude O. urday in February. An effort is
Myers. W. M.; Homer G. Copping being made to secure some out
er. S. W.; Carl J. Weltzin, J. W.; N. standing speakers of the state for
D. Bard, treasurer; W. H. Crary, the program. Exact date and pro
secretary and Joseph E. Middleton, gram will be announced later. The
S. D Other appointive officers general theme in mind by the com
will be named at the next meet mittee is “Better town, better
farms,
better
schools,
better
ing.
Victor J. Benoe, supervisor, and churches.” Those present at the
Mrs. Lena E. Bowers, assistant, of committee meeting were Gaylord
the 1945 agricultural census, will Madison, Claude Meyers, Carl
be in Echo soon to contact anyone Weltzin, Mrs. Troy Coleman, Joe
interested in this work. They will Middleton, Wm. Helmick, Mrs.
conduct a three-day training per John Jordan and Rev. Earl B. Cot
iod for the enumerators selected. ton.
The census taking is to start Jan
An Echo Garden Club Christmas
uary 8.
party is to be given Monday even
The former Wattenburger acre ing, December 18, at 8:00 o’clock,
age in Westlawn has been pur at the home of Mrs. G. H. Freder
chased from Mr. and Mrs. C. B. ick. Gifts are not to exceed $1.00
Greene by Mr. and Mrs. Ben Gas in value.
kill. Mrs. Nona Taack, who was
purchasing the property under a Christmas Letter In
contract, has sold her equity and
plans to leave Echo. The Gaskills Popular Song Titles
have sold their city home on Du
pont street to Walter Leal of Her “Dear Mom”:
miston and expects to move soon
“I just kissed your picture good
to the new home.
“The very thought of
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Niles of Liv night.”
ingston, Montana, left for their you" makes me wish “I could hide
home Friday after visiting here for inside this letter” and send myself
a few days with Mrs. Niles’ sister, right home to you, but I guess “I’ll
get by”, “I’m making believe” we
Mrs. G. H. Frederick.
ECHO NEWS ITEMS
are “Together”. “1’1 be home for
Christmas” if they “Don't fence
me in".
Gee, it sure will be good to see
"That old gang of mine”. The first
thing I ll do “When I put on that
old blue suit again" will be to
walk down "No. 10 lullaby lane”
to “Marie's” house. We’ll head
for "Chicago” on “the A-train”
and dance to “The one o'clock
jump”. Well, Mom, “The boogie
woogie bugle boy” just played
“Taps” so I’ll say “Good night,
sweetheart".
'Always” “Yours"
“Jim".
UMATILLA
NEWS
By Mr». Glenn Oetrom
Mr. and Mrs. Vane Hiatt return
ed Saturday from Longview and
Portland where they spent a cou
ple of days visiting.
Dale Hiatt of the navy, who was
en route to his new base in Seat
tle from Jacksonville. Fla., stopped
here Saturday and Sunday with
his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Ursel
Hiatt.
Mr. and Mrs. James Byrnes and
daughter Joan spent Saturday in
Pendleton shopping.
Mrs. Ken Arnold entertained
the pinochle club at her home
Wednesday evening. Guests were
Mrs. Dean Newgard. Mrs. Gene
Hiatt. Mrs. Oliver McNabb, Mrs.
Melvin Eller, Mrs. Glenn Ostrom.
Prizes were won by Mrs. Newgard
and Mrs. Eller.
The Pocahontas lodge initiated
three new members at their reg
ular meeting Thursday night. New
members were Mrs. Theodore
Chapman, Mrs. Loretta Scarlett,
and Miss Rae Hunsaker. Refresh
ments were served later from a
beautifully decorated table with
ons
the Christmas motif used. Several
speeches were made and two num
bers from the lodge glee club were
presented which members are
composed of Ruth Cowan, Lulu
McBride, Margie McNabb, Joan
Byrnes, Alma Alstott, Blair, and
Erma Ostrom.
Mrs. Albert Vieg returned Sat
urday from Fresno, Calif., where
she had spent about eight days.
Her sister returned and will make
her future home with her.
Mrs. Alice Hanson spent the
Everywhere, everywhere, Christmas
week end in Spokane visiting her
husband. While there she was i
tonight!
“godmother” to the christening of ,
ey a Hesaeeel
g
-lraaet-4
.
Christmas
in lands of the fir-tree and
friend’s daughter.
pine,
Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Baker spent
Sunday in The Dalles at their
Christmas in lands of the palm-tree
home.
and vine;
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Lane and
Christmas where snow-peaks stand
daughters spent Saturday shop
ping in Pendleton.
solemn and white,
Harry Seeley spent the week
Christmas where corn-fields lie sunny
end in Arlington with his family.
and bright."
- —-
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Miller and
—Phillip Brooks.
family of Pasco were Sunday visi- j
tors at the Lloyd Mille home.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Presnell and
Maxine, Mrs. Lillian Presnell, and !
Albert Presnell of Pasco spent
Saturday night and Sunday visit
ing at the M. B. Eller home.
The community Christmas tree
and program will be held Thurs
day night.
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Van Seay E. McNabb home.
shopping in Pendleton.
of Pasco spent Sunday visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Knuffman and
bon Hower
nower and
anu Glenn
uienn ■ Ostrom
Don
with Mrs. Mary Wurster at the R. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse spent Monday were in Pendleton Monday.
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