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THE GAZETTE-TIMK9. HEPPXER. OREGON'. THCRSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1918.
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Governor Withycombe Issues Thanksgiving Procla
mation Galling on Oregonians to Observe The Day
Proclamation
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State of Oregon. Exeoulive Department,
Salem, November 23, 191 8.
HE DARK CLOUDS which hovered over the entire
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irilizcd world en Thanksgiving day iasi year nave
r.-e" -tlv lii'.ed. revealing a clear, blue iky that prom
ises sunshine, prosperity and good will among ua
tions nd individuals.
v Oregon, the volunteer state of tho Uni-m, which has
sieu so freely of i's men. nniney and materials, has the
.i; fjr special cratiScatiaa ever the nchla part' her
.ens played in aeccmelihius the final viotory. We have
a riitht to rejoice this year as never before and to mingle
tuo vuice of music with that of reverent prayer by sing
ing the songs of vlctery; o! home and of thanksgiving.
I'.ut. in rnr happiness, we should not Target that hun
dreds of tlioueriids from the very flower of the allied na- N
thins have made the supreme sacrifice that we might
":r!.y the fruits of victorious peace, and that countless a
;hevs are crippled and maimed fur life. There will be
chairs at ti e Thanksgiving tables this year, and
let us render thanks unto the Supreme Ruler of the Uni
verse that these soldiers of democracy have not suffered
ad disd in vain. Le. us also thank Divine Providence
for guidance ever a Christian course and for endowing
our peepte with a spirit of patriotism and National unity
that has inspired us li porf-irm our share in the re-estab-.
Moment cf world peace and the universal recognition oi'
the brotherhood of man.
Mew, therefore, 1, .Tames Withycombe, Governor ol
the state of Oragenr by virtu? of the authority in iuo
vjssca, following the gmcioiis custom-established ty pre-
vi. ;.s Governors in joining with the President of the Vul
ted Slates, -do Hereby proclaim1 Thursday, November -2 S,
ts Thankss'.vinf; day,- and call upon the people of
Oeee n to suspend their ordinary labers, in order thai .
they may give prayeif.il thanks to Almighty Gcd. whom
vc .v; rship. for the blessings and "liberties and honored
privileges that have been bestr-ved upon us and pn
.I'.iv .f-veat c niraonweaVth.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand
and caused -he great seal of the state of Oregon to be
aKMd, this 23d day of Nuveniber, A. D., 191S.
' JAMES WITHYCOMBE, governor.
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II CECIL NEWS ITEMS
George D. Anderson left Wednes
day for I'klah.
Miss Bernice Franklin did
iness in Cecil on Friday.
bus-
Mr. and Mrs. H., J. Streeter visited
with J. W. Osborn on Sunday.
Pat Farley of the Willows was a
Cecil visitor on Saturday evening. '
Miss Ruth May of the Lone Star
Ranch was a Cecil visitor on Tues
day. Mr. McFadden and family were
hvyi ig hay on Willow Creek on
Thursday.
Jim Kiernan of Butterby Flats was
up to Charley Valentines for horses
on Tuesday.
L. M. Barr late of Heppner is now
'working for C. A. Minor of "The
Last Camp."
1 Miss Georgie Summers was the
guest of Miss Hester Logan of Four
Mjle on Sunday.
E. F. Fairhurst accompanied by
George and Ed Melton autoed up to
Heppner on Monday.
Minnie H. Lowe left for Portland
on Sunday to resume her Bchool
, studies at the Franklin.
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Miss .Irene Douglas returned
from Portland ready to begin her'
, work at the Willows school.
! Mr. and Mrs. Claude Clark of
' Arlington were vUd'.hig friends in
and around Cecil on Sunday.
i Jim Whitney camo dj.vn from
I Heppner oa Thursday leaving for
Portland and other points on Friday.
Cecil has again bee.i awarded
: another hcutr Hag f ir ce'iiiug over
.he lop iu the Fourth Liberty loan
' eiive.
809-Acre Creek Ranch
lVz ruiles of creek. 110 acres under ditch. One half
mile from town. Good house and good out
buildings. A bargain if taken
at once.
$20,000, ON EASY TERMS.
ROY V. WHITEIS
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE
Heppner, Oregon
S!ab and Cord Wood, Utah. Lump
and Rock Springs Coal
' Leave Orders with A. Z. Barnard
ALBERT WILLIAMS
' Mr. and Mrs.
I rcmpaiiied by
j daughter wera
j Thursday.
Oscar
Mrs.
lone
Lundell ac-
Petre and
visitors on
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JANE NOW KNITS
IIEli OWN VESTS.
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U .UTCHAUT miller
SEES PARIS TOWN
'nterestinK letter of Artivity
France Is Written to Lexington
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Gone are the days of camou
flage knitting. Lady Jane has
learned to knit in the last year,
as efficiently as any of her Revolutionary-day
grand mothers, and
she is not going to forget it in a
moment. Therefore, with peace
here, Jane knits a bit for herself,
and here is oho of her Iir.it dainty
ef.'ons tn;:t white knitted uiiro
ra vest and collar, to be worn
with this black duvetyti suit,
which sports oi:e of the new loose
COdlS.
Oirgoii Women Make Home
Convenience..
LPjerty be-nds were bought tfooos.
C';m:i.v, Oregon, without a
:i:i fall because oj the
vaved by t,!;e housewivi.'s in
MiriPff their own ii elrss re
rs nd fire-less cookers.
These were made under the direction
of the home demonstration agent
Fire':c:-s coshers v.e
More
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anrimit.
ma.'iefu'
frl-eref
Lieut. E. Harvey Miller writes the
.ellcwing letter from France, to his
:e.Mier, E. C. Miller of Lexington.
"I have received - some letters
from' you lately. They were all
about six weeks old, but neverthele.iu
vry welcome. We don't get ma 1
.".fie very often, but vhe-i U dos
(ere, it usually comes in a bunch,
fh.t sixteen ieaers in tlie iast hunch.
I'nusual for me.
"Am well, feeling hue. Am still
.in detached seivica. Probably will
he most of the winter. I don't mind
it a bit though, in fact rather llite it.
"You perhaps wonder why we
den t say mere in letters, but censor
hip rules are quite strict.. Can't teil
here yon are what you are duiiiK,
or what you expect to do. Suppasl
lions are as bad as facts. Can't men
tion any towns in connection with
your organization. Can't take pict
ures other than photographs, and a
1 tot more.
"It has been raining a lot here
lately, and the nights are cold. We
,'; have some nice days here once in
h while.
"While the air i full of peace
alk we are plowing right ahead.
From the nature and magnitude of
.he project, we are ou now it doesn't
' lnV o.- 1? tlio war tt-au pynpf'tftd to be
over very soon. I finished up the
job I was on last time I wrote. Our
whole company is on detached ser
vice now. We are independent. We
are on a job out here in the jungles
?,v and we are the liead ginks of
he place. Hare thrre or feiur hun--d
Chinese coolies working tor us,
besides our Negres. Kxpect soma
',ierei:,:i piisonei soon. Kverytliing
is goiiig fine, i was a.v,;y aiitit
t .vo weoks. Just s'ot back' Monday.
Tlicy sent me up rear the front to a
.:,.,; lor o!li. ers. Don't know
what the idea v.!r., uniees they ex
pect to transfer rue from pioneer
Hope so. We had ,. a line
' ;.'-m.d all about, offensive.
d defensive use of gas and gas
Elysses, etc. Would like to spend
more time there but it costs too much
money, and they won't let you stay
over 24 hours, so it's just as well."
I Master Ilerbie and Miss Annie
I livnd of Butterhv Flats returned to
Heppner on Sunday to take up
school again.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Franklin, E.
F. Fairhurst, Misses Bernice Frank-
I tin and Violet Hvnd snent Sunday
with. Mr. and Mrs. Barnes. ,
SERGEANT SHIPLEY WRITES
Sergeant E. F. Shipley, a native
Heppner boy and grandson of Mrs.
W. W. Suiead of this city, writes lib
mother, Mrs. 0. G. Boyd at Parma,
Idaho, under, date of October 8, a
short, but interesting letter, which
Uaa been handed us for publication
try Mrs.' Smead. Ehvyn is in the
j.t ice of Supply department and
:-up;,iymg ior luuu men. wis- letter
follows:
"Well I am back to work again
, after spending my seven days fur
' lough, ,ae;d I certainly had a g ';
time. Went out on a bicycle into
the country, took pictures, loafed
around, town doing nothing. Slept
as long as I wanted to, which was
the best part of the furlough.
1 1 took several more pictures of
the country. Where I went are tiie
i etiateaus of all the rich bugs of the
I iown and it is all. uiie big park.
! "Well the war news certainly
looks good now doesn't it. Germany
and 'Austria calling for peace and
armistice, neither one of which th j
will get until they are beaten to their
i nccs, which won't be long I thin::.
Today's paper ought to have some
thing definite in it I should think.
"Well I guess winter weather ha3
hit U3. It is cold and rainy, wet and
disagreeable. Nothing like Idalt.
weather.
"Sgt. E. F. SHIPLEY.
Cn r 116 Eng., American E. K.
France."
Bennie Boone, of Uncle Sam's
navy is enjoying a furlough and
making a visit to his home at Lexing
ton. Ben lias been In the navy for
In-, past two yeir-i and during lliat
time he has made seven trips across
to France In the convoy service. He
was in Heppner on Saturday shaking
hands with friend's here who were
Slpd to note that he w'cars several
eervh'e s'eipes now. It is quite
evident that the experience Mr.
! Hoone hes had in the service has
I been very beneficial to him end lie
f T ( ain iy presents a fine appearance
in his navy togs.
Mr. and Mrs. Crawford and son
who have been visiting with their
son Wats Crawford near Morgau
left on Sunday for Boring, Oregon.
Jlmmie Wilson of Pendleton was
visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Deos of
the Willows, also his brother,
George at Butterby Flats on Sunday.
There will be an entertainment,
secial and dance held hi Cecil hall by
he Cecil sch ol in aid of the Ked
Cross and Junior Led Cross Dec.
Tth.
Mi;s Lucile Huff who has been
v.isi'.ins with Mrs. i-I.ni'iksen and
A: s. Lundell for the pa ;i few days
returned to her' school at Hardman
on Monday.
R. F. Fraser of lone, representing
the Kansas City Life Insurance Co.,
accompanied by H. W. Vindmayer
of lone, were lilting in and around
Cecil on Wednesday.
Mrs. Peter Nash who has been
spending the past few days with the
Leon family returned homo Friday.
Walter and Bc b Pope did business
in Lexington on Thursday.
The community of Cecil wish to
extend their sympathies to the Logan
families on learning of the death of
thair brother, John Logan, who
died in Stockton, Calif., Nov. 21st. '
' Bob Pope returned home from
Walla Walla on Wednesday ready
to take charge of his brotiier
Waiter's ranch, the latter, contem
plating visiting his sister in Cali
fornia for an indefinite period. Our
good wishes go with Walt.
BARONESS IN TEST
FOR LORDS SEAT.
Barney MeDevitt, who conducted a
tale of livestock and Implements at;
Ills place in Juniper canyon last w eek, j
equipment. Came back by way of . was in Heppner Saturday. He Is con-1
Paris. Had 24 hours in that city, teinnlating retiring from the farming ,
Bciicve me it's all It is cracked up and Httckraising busit.cRs and think,
to be. They say things are quiet very.strongly of romlr.g to Heppner
around there now and everything is! to live. He can make somebody a
kept, dark at night because of-a pos-, good proposition that is looking fir
re constructed at nihility of air raides. These possi- a bwck arm wneat ia-m.
a coat of $t.E0 apiece. The house-' WW' are becoming less all the.
wive? iti t'io clubs estimated that ; time now. W. M. Stauffer has sold his 10
several hundred dollars were saved1 "Sunday we went sight seeing. We j acre Barrett ranch to' Mrs. Ernest
in this way besides the amount of would start out walkvij.' until we got Hlnrichs, who owns an orchord ad
iimo, labor, and fuel conserved. lost, then hail a taxi to take us back joining. The purchasers plan on
Window dieolays in the stores which to our hotel, and then start all over( making their home on tho Stauffer
exhibited homemade cook etove again, each time in a new direction, place. Mr. and Mrs. Stauffer have
fruic driers, besides tireless cookers Saw a good many places of note, such left for Southern California to
and iceless refrigerators, aroused as Eiffel tower, the Arch of Triumph, 1 spend the winter. Hood River
much interest. j the Obelisk promenaded on Champs Glacier.
knl . - iff 4b
The death of her husband,
Lord Rhondda, former food dicta
tor of England, has created a situ
ation which will likely result in a
test case as to whether a woman
may sit in the House oi Lords.
Baroness K tt o n d d a has an
- notinced that she will make the
tesC inasmuch as women now sit
in the House oi Commons. (
Corona Wool Fat
Compound
(FOR MAN OR BEAST)
Thrush, Grease Heels, Horses', Hoofs,
Cows' Sore Teats.
The above and many other afflictions successfully
treated with this ointment. A good article
to have about the barn.
PUT UP IN 50c AND $1,00 SIZE TINS.
Heppner Farmers Elevator
Company
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,if J iron and steel
l are needed for war.
The U. S. Government is calling
for the conservation of meta!
, for war uses.
You can help by making
your old range "do"
a little longer. Have it repaired, if
necessary. If it is past repairing, and
you must buy a new range, get a
Majestic. It will save fuel abso
lutely heat-tight. It will save food
bakes right always. It will save re
pairs its malleable iron frame is un
breakable and its charcoal iron body
resists rust 300 better than steel.
GILLIAM & BISBEE
Caution: If vour Maieafie needs new parts.
get them from us. We will supply yoi, with
genuine Majestic materials
tenor parts, made by seal
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