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HERMISTON HERALD HERMISTON. OREGON PAGE FOUR The Hermiston Herald J-Pfstmas Published Every Thursday at Hermiston, Umatilla County, Oregon. Alfred Quiring and Leander Quiring, Publishers. “ J “5-S ca nda Entered at the post office at Hermiston as Second Class Matter, Dec. 1906, Umatilla County, Oregon. Subscription Rates One Year.......................................... $2.00 Six Months ...................................... 1.00 Payable in Advance Office Telephone ............................ 2051 Residence Telephone ....................... 2333 MARION HAYES ! GIVE you «uv word, I was never ■ mire flabbergasted in iny life than the afternoon I found Jennie Muldrow looking through Bill's clos- et. Bill is my husband. I must have made a sound- gasped, maybe —for she turned around with a jerk. If I ever saw guilt on a human coun tenance it was on hers. Then sud denly I had an inspiration. ! laughed weakly. “You gave me a start, Jen nie,” 1 said. "I didn’t know anyone was in here. Were you looking for your coat?” “Yes. I—I was," she stammered. Perhaps it would be better if 1 be gan at the beginning. You see. the bridge club was meeting at my house. Just the usual crowd, two tables. Jennie Muldrow, only a few minutes earlier, had invited us all to a dinner party at her home the week before Christmas That night Mildred Carr phoned me. “Mary," she said, "did you see a pair of brown pigskin gloves any- where? I thought they were in my purse but I can’t find them.” The next day 1 told Mildred 1 couldn’t find the gloves. “Just as I thought,” she answered. “What did you say?” “Mary, I hate to say this, but I'm terribly afraid we have a thief in our midst.” Immediately 1 recalled Jennie Muldrow in Bill's closet, but I didn't mention it. "Why, Mildred!” I ex claimed, “What makes you say . that?” “Well, Betty Hicks lost a compact yesterday. 1 don’t mean she drop To Our Enemies For 1945 To our enemies in war we wish to extend a warn ing greeting for the new year. We are in the most determined fighting mood since the tragedy at Pearl Harbor. Three years ago we were unprepared for the great struggle enforced upon us. Now we have a fighting force of over ten million trained men. We have the largest battle fleet of all nations—larger than all others combined. We have an air force also larger than all others. Our home fires are burning just as strong after three years of bond buying and tax paying, and devotion to war production, and are determined to go the full limit of our powerful nation to win a full unconditional surrender. We invite the war leaders of Germany and Japan to take full measure of our strength and devotion to our cause before continuing the slaughter of their own people and further destruction of their own re sources. We urge them to believe that we Americans do not fight for any of their territory, nor »seek con trol of their governments. Our battles are in defense of our own land and its democratic form of govern ment, and for down-trodden nations who seek free dom. For these things we will fight until the last drop of blood in our veins, and until our resources are sunk in the pits of destruction. This is our defiant message to you, our enemies, on this New Year’s day of 1945. And why are we so devoted, so determined, so vig ilant, and so militant? Because you assailed us with out cause, and so treacherously, and because we be lieve so strongly in our system of civilization. Under our form of government, and in our beliefs in the human rights of the individual before the law, we have, in the short period of 160 years, built up the greatest government on earth. We hold that all men are created equal, and that each man should have op portunity for fullest development, and not be sup pressed by tyranny, despotism, dictatorships, mon archs, and regimentation under the command of a few. We regret that you, with your strange ideolo gies should seek to rule the world, and enforce such enslavement on us. You have, or the rulers before you have, developed strong nations and achieved much which now you will destroy. We denounce you for trying to overthrow the tenets of Christian civili zation which have done so much for humanity, and attempting to establish the cold theory of dictatorial tyranny, a doctrine which has been on the way out for centuries. We come to destroy such principles. Do not think that we would send the brilliancy of our young manhood to fight, suffer and die for agrand- izement and power. They go only to fight for a na tion conceived under God, and the principles estab lished under a democracy and our constitution. If I ever saw guilt on a human countenance it was on hers. I teelings NEU YEAR I | Í I | . Hrasn's Greeting! . . . . That is a very simple time-worn ex pression but it can mean very much. It can contain the sincere warmth of a per sonal message. It can convey a personal feeling of good will and friendship - not just for the short Christmas Season -but for the entire New Year which lies ahead. Our greeting to you does mean all that is implied in the old expressions, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! miller’s Trading Post I ped it somewhere She had it at your house. But when she got home it was gone.” “And that isn’t all. Kitty put a lovely Appenzell handkerchief in her bag when she left home, but this morning it wasn't there.” I stalled to speak but Mildred said quickly, "Now don’t say she was just mistaken, Mary Ellsworth, be cause that isn't all. Guess what Mar tha Fox told me!” This was just rhetorical, so 1 didn't answer. Evi dently Mildred had had a busy morning. "Jennie was visiting Mar tha last night and, when Martha was called to the phone and her back was turned, Jennie pocketed a tie of Raymond's! Martha was facing a mirror but Jennie didn't notice.” “What do you think? Could Jennie be a—-a kleptomaniac?" "I don't know.” 1 answered. I said nothing about seeing Jennie in Bill's closet. I nevei did tell anyone but Bill. He was inclined to pooh- pooh the whole business. The burning question was: Should we go to the Christmas party or not? There was a difference of opin ion about what to do. Martha want ed each one to make up a water- tight excuse and stay at home. Mil dred Carr said ruthlessly, "No. that won’t solve anything Jennie must resign from the club We can t have a criminal in it. She must under- stand she isn't wanted.” The more | determined Mildred became, the less | I wanted to humiliate Jennie So | finally 1 said, "Girls, you can ail 1 do what you like, but I'm going " I The upshot was that all of us ap peared except Mildred and her hus- Î band. Jennie gave us the surprise of our | lives She had a small, beautifully trimmed tree, with attractive look ing packages nestling in the branches. We simply gasped. “Jen- | me! You shouldn't have done this!" She laughed “Really, it wasn't much trouble. In fact. I had a lot of | fun After dinner the presents were dis tributed One by one the missing ar ticles came to light Kitty's face, as she lifted her Appenzell hand- I kerchief out of a dainty velvet case, | was the funniest thing I’ve ever | seen! Haymond Fox unwrapped a ; tie holder from which a tie was hanging, and Bill did the same. Ev erybody was laughing uproariously by this time, yet looking decidedly sheepish, too. 1 was gazing in fasci- | nation at my present—pictures of my children. Just to make it unanimous, she said, there was a gift for John Mul drow “I've been looking high and low for that thing," I heard him say. Released by Western Newspaper Union, BOARDMAN NEWS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1044 □ By Frances Skoubo Funeral services will be held in Heppner Friday for Mike Marshal. C/N Asta Skoubo, Eleanora Skouba from Eugene, C/N Erna Skoubo from Salem and Dagmar Skoubo. student of Pendleton Sen ior High, spent Christmas day with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Adolf Skoubo. Lt. Ted Wilson, stationed in Bakersfield, Cal., Mr. and Mrs. Homer Baker, Mrs. John McClas- key from The Dalles, Mr. and Mrs. Johnston from Portland and Mr. and Mrs. Pat Wilson from Portland spent Christmas with their par ents, Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Wilson. Mrs. Claude Coats and Mrs. Glenn Mallery spent Christmas in Seattle. Miss Katherine Smoke and Miss Marj. Smoke from Oswego spent several days with Mr. and Mrs. Lehman. The Community Christmas tree program was held in the school auditorium Thursday night. A large crowd attended the program. Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Ely spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. O. Ely Christmas day. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Anderegg and Barbara. Mr .and Mrs. Thomas Gardiner. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kunze and grandsons. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mulligan and family, Bill Harring ton and Ralph Wasmer had Christ mas dinner with Mr. and Mrs. I. Skoubo. Word was received from Lyle Robertson from Europe Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Ransier and family from Pendleton, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Marlow, Daniel Ransier from Pasco and Miss Le nora Self spent Christmas day with Mr. and Mrs. Dan Ransier. There was an unsually large crowd at the Christmas dance sponsored by student body Satur day night. Miss Dorathy Roach and Robert Zeppenfeld spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Roach. Dorathy is attending high school in Bremer ton. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Root spent HAPPY new YEAR " I g 4 5 a HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU, FELLOW AMERICANS I I : I i ► <> First National Bank of Hermiston F. B. SWAYZE, President Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Leo Root. Glena Case from Rowena spent Saturday visiting friends here. Ed. McClellan and Glenda motored to Rowena Sunday. NOTICE OF HEARING United States Department of the Interior General Land Office Serial No. 031929 Contest No. 2664 The Dalles, Oregon, Dec. 4, 1944. A sufficient contest affidavit having been filed in this office by James I. Phillips, contestant, against Homestead Entry, Serial : ! No. 031929, made by Ora Harold Thompson, Contestée, and the said contestée having filed a sufficient answer thereto, said parties are hereby notified to appear, respond, and offer evidence touching said allegation at 10 o’clock a. m. on January 16, 1945, before E. P. Dodd, Notary Public at Hermiston, Oregon, and that final hearing will be held at 10:00 o’clock a. m. on February 19, 1945, before the Reg ister at the District Land Office in The Dalles. Oregon. Either party wishing to submit further evidence on the day of final hearing must give the opposite party ten days’ notice. E. P. DODD. Acting Register. 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