THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1944
HERMISTON HERALD HERMISTON. OREGON.
PAGE TWO
COUNTYCOURT
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Claims allowed by the County
Court at the November, 1944. term
for the month of October. 1944.
except certain claims allowed by
stai ute. Also a concise statement
of the proceedings of said court as
entered of record:
F. Roher, Court House
$ 5.00
Amelia K. Steele, Sheriff
154.80
Alta M. Joerger, Election . 118.20
Roberta Erwin, Election . 109.70
Portland-Pendleton Motor
Transport Co., Court
"Eren n </rn is •• days of "hl.
House ..........................
2.63
II e are some ti:.. » blessed n th
Frazier Book Store, offices 36.05
gifts oj i¡ad:’
Susie Waite Miller, Elec­
AY the blessings of
tion ..............................
20.80
ISS LETTY read the inscription
over a life-size picture of the R. E. Goad. Sheriff, Jail &
God be with you, 1
594.88
Court House ......... ....
manger scene.
46.80
The sight of bright tinsel decora­ Dulcina Lee, Sheriff ........
our friends, and with all
tions, the sound of carols, and the Dorothy Von Arx, Sheriff .. 36.50
smell of holly and fir on the crisp Donna Johnson, Recorder 48.75
air between stores filled her with a Pendleton Water Comm.,
of us... in our souls and
nostalgia that almost unnerved her.
Court House and Health
Unit ..............................
23.80
She had intended to shed twenty
upon our hearths. We can
years of her life like a worn cloak, The Herald, Co. Court ..... 45.60
forgetting that she had spent her Frazier Book Store, offices 67.68
offer no more gracious
best days making a heaven on earth A. A. Shick, Cir. Court .....
.45
for her crippled mother so that her Larson Printing Co., offices 20.90
knight had wearied of waiting. Now Burroughs Add. Mach. Co.,
greeting this Yuletide.
she was going shopping for a family
Sheriff & Assess..........
29.10
that had never been hers except in The Taylor Hardware Co.,
her thoughts, a plain little girl with
Sheriff & Court House .
8.28
pigtails and freckles, and a sturdy Koeppens, Sheriff ............
3.91
small boy with pudgy hands and Domestic Laundry, Sheriff
1.48
round expectant eyes.
Western Union. Sheriff ....
7.61
She wondered what Larry Haines East Oregonian, offices ..... 346.32
was doing. Poor Larry! She wished Dora Judd, Clerk .......
15.60
she might have said “yes” to his Doris M. Shafer, Recorder 21.45
persistent wooing. The girl with West Coast Printing & Bd.
whom he had run off had not both­
85.00
Co., Recorder ...................
ered to make a decent home for Dunlap Stationery, offices
9.70
him. Finally they had moved from
Burroughs Add. Mach. Co.,
town and Miss Letty had quite lost
8.80
Treas.............................
track of them.
42.28
Recalling that she had come to D. W. Davis, Assess............
town to pretend, she made a fren- E. E. Walden, Assess.......... 119.70
7.70
Baslees, Assess.....................
Lumber
Oregon
Yard,
9.64
Court House
Western Soap Co., Court
27.25
House
The Taylor Hardware Co.,
18.99
Court House ...............
Robert T. Hogg. Court
40.82
House ..........................
J. N. Allen Supply Co.,
46.00
Court House
Gillanders & Burroughs,
11.32
Court House
Pac. Power & Light Co.,
81.65
Court House
IT IS INDEED A PLEASURE
Vaughan’s Electric, Court
3.13
House ..............................
Right now, on the eve of
Ind. City Scavenger, Court
New Year's, when 1945 is
3.00
House
The Herald. Clerk ............. 17.00
ready to make its bow. it
Jimmie McNair Plumbing
• is indeed a pleasure +o ex­
Serv., Jail ........................ 23.85
4.00
Jack W. Gröndahl, Jail .....
tend hearty greetings and
1.94
Jack Allen Supply, Jail ....
good wishes to the people
.45
W. J Clarke, Jail ...............
"Letty,” he said, “it’s Larry!”
W. C. Mason, Watermaster 101.81
of this community.
O. W. Cheedle, Watermas­
zied dash to the toy department.
We are at your service
17.50
ter ................................
She began to buy recklessly, getting
80.45
Biggs
Printing
Co.,
election
—always.
into the spirit of her game.
25.35
I’ll find someone to give them to, The Milton Eagle, election
3.00
Roberta
Erwin,
election
she thought. Maybe I can borrow a
couple of children from an orphan­ Pendleton Water Comm..
1.05
Health Unit .....................
age just for Christmas.
On the way home she stopped to Pac. Power & Light Co., 10.33
Health Unit .................
buy a tree and some bright decora­
tions. At the grocer’s she gave an Northwest Cities Gas Co.,
3.05
Health Unit ................
order that made that good man's
Larson
Printing
Co..
eyes nearly pop out of his head.
1.35
Health Unit .....................
Leaving the store behind, loneli­
Pac.
Power
&
Light
Co.,
ness swept over her.
The house
17.58
Health Unit ................
would be dark when she got home.
Maybe the fire would be out, too. Jean McPherson, Health
4.75
Unit ............................
She peered into the gathering
Pac.
Power
&
Light
Co.,
dusk. Somebody was there wait­
2.10
Health Unit
ing for her on the front veranda of
Pi
THE STAR IN THE EAST
Down through the ages has come the
story of the shepherds tending their
flocks at night, awed by the Star in
the East.
During this sacred season, mellowed
by the thought of those who cannot be with us, we
have abundant reason for gratitude. We have come
a long way since the dark Christmas of 1941. The
Star in the East shines brighter now.
That this may, indeed, be a Merry Christmas for
you and yours is our ardent wish.
CHPUCHID FATHERS
Our Jan of Aniels Church
"...and on earth peace,
good will towards men."
•
And to each of you who
read this message that
enraptured happiness
which comes only at
CHRISTMASTIME
Dr. I. G. Sohiman
• Christmas is here. And
once more we find ourselves
at a loss for words to ex-
press how we feel about
your loyalty to us during
1944. But we know you will
understand.
We wish for you and your
family the best of Merry
Christmases, and the best
that thia happy season can
bring in both material and
spiritual blessings.
GAMBLE STORE
Wa. I. Sabin, Owner
STANFIELD, ORE.
M
ji Merry
Christmas
Marble
Hermiston Laundry &
Dry Cleaners
the rambling old mansion. She has­
tened her steps. A man stepped for­
ward out of the shadows, a child
clinging to each hand.
"Letty.” he said, "it's Larry!"
"Land sakes!” she exclaimed.
"You gave me a turn. Come in out
of the cold.”
She hustled them indoors, and
turned to take a good look as she
switched on the lights. It was in
deed Larry, older and grayer, but
trim and neat in a navy uniform.
There stood her dream children, a
plain little girl with pigtails and
freckles, and a sturdy small boy
with pudgy hands and round eyes
brimming over with tears.
"I want my Mummy,” he sobbed.
“His mother is dead,” explained
Larry.
“I thought, Letty." said the man,
“that maybe you could look out for
them a little. See, I’ve joined the
navy. I’ve got to go and I hate to
leave Letty and Jackie to almost
anybody."
Miss Letty gulped and sat down
suddenly in the rocker, gathering
the little fellow into her arms.
“Gifts of gold," she murmured,
“at Christmas.”
"Many's the time I've dreamed of
seeing you like that," he said, reach­
ing for one of her hands. She no­
ticed how thin he was. How thin the
children were, too. and how inade­
quate their clothing. "I haven't got
much. Letty," he began, "but what­
ever I've got is yours if you want
it.”
Still holding the small figure in
her arms, she rose to open the door
to the kitchen. The house radiated
warmth and good cheer. "Fine,"
she said gently “Welcome home,
children. We’ll have baths and sup-
per, and then weil trim the tree.”
Larry’s eyes caressed her. "May­
be, if I could get the license we
could be married before I go off."
“Maybe we could, Larry.”
His arms were suddenly around
her and the child, his lipa warm
against her cheek. Little Letty
clapped her hands.
“Such a Christmas we are going
to have I" she cried.
“Even today,” quoted Miss Letty,
remembering the inscription, “as in
days of old, we are sometimes
Messed with gifts of gold ”
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—
IilIII iwumir.
There is something in the very season of
the year that gives charm to the festivity
of Christmas.
-WASHINGTON IVING
• Whether Christmas be
white or green, we hope it will
be full of charm for you and
yours, with an abundance of
all the good things that are
part of happy Yuletide . . .
Hermiston Mercantile Cooperative Grocery