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HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1928.
Periodical of the Heppner Public Schools
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Mr, Obw Parksr, Stasia? Kinor,
Ellis Thomson, Claranoa Kayaa,
Jobs Parkar, Joa Swindle, Gay
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(WADE HEWS.
The seventh and eighth grade boys
have organized a baseball club and are
working diligently to make it a success.
In order to establish a baseball club
fund. Faye Prock was elected as treas
urer and each member shall place in his
hands the sum of twenty-five cents. The
club now has eighteen members.
Ted McMurdo has been absent from
school a week because of serious illness.
Frank Anderson, who has been absent
for several days with a bad cold, re
turned to school Monday..
Floyd Jones was absent from school
Monday because of illness.
Jimmie Gemmell is under quarantine
at his home here with scarlet fever.
Nellie Clark, first grade student re
turned to school Monday after having
been absent for several weeks with scar
let fever.
The first grade students celebrated
Monday as It was the birthday of one
of the pupils, Jimmie Johnson.
Jessie Tinsley, fourth grade pupil,
moved from Heppner recently and will
attend a country school.
Absent from the seventh grade dur
ing the past week because of sickness
were Marcel Jones, Mary Albee, Gladys
Erwin, Fred Ayers, Naomi Furlong and
Marion Moyer.
Bobbie Clark returned to school re
cently after having been quarantined
for several weeks with scarlet fever.
The seventh grade held Its regular
class meeting on Friday of last week.
A short informal prgram was given
consisting of the following: Reading
by Curtis Thomson, Reading by Gladys
Erwin, Essay by Winnifred Case on the
Life of Nathan Hale, Reading, "Grand
mother's Story of Bunker Hill," by Viv
ian Stout
Eileen Kenny is absent from school
because of illness.
Edward Buhn, third grade student
has moved to Boise, Idaho, with his par
ents and will finish the term of school
in that city.
Nina Cox, who has been sick for sev
eral weeks, has dropped from school be
cause of her long absence. Nina will
continue her school work next fall.
The germination and life of plants
are being studied with extreme interest
by the first grade children. Various
poems are being used to illustrate the
awakening of plant life.
H" CLUB FBOGBAH,
The "H" Club members very ably en
tertained the other students Friday,
March 9, with a pantomine of "The
Shooting of Dan McGrew." Those tak
ing part were Fltecher Walker, Henry
Robertson, Clarence Hayes, Gerald Slo
cum, Howard Evans, Terrel Benge, Ste
phen Thompson, Valoice Bramer, Onez
Parker, Harold Gentry and Homer
Hayes.
Mr. Johnson read the poem "The
Shooting of Dan McGrew" while it was
being acted out Fletcher took the part
of the bar tender, Gerald the part of
Dangerous Dan McGrew, Henry the
part of the stranger, and Howard the
part of the lady known as Lou. The
others took the parts of occupants of
the saloon.
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TOUCH HONOR SOCIETY MEETS
The Torch Honor society composed
of those who have earned either the
torch, two-bar or one-bar pin, which
are awarded for obtaining a certain
number of points from participating
in various school activities, met in Mr,
Johnson's room Thursday, March 8.
The constitution of the society was
read and explained by Mr. Johnson.
The following officers were elected:
President Kenneth Oviatt: vice-president
Margaret Notson; secretary and
treasurer, Katherine Bisbee. Dues are
fifteen cents a semester.
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STTJDEHT BODY MEETING.
President Gerald Slocum called a stu
dent body meeting Wednesday, March
7. At this meetirg letters were award
ed for both boys' and girls' basketball.
Girls receiving letters were K. Bis
bee, R. Doherty, H. Morgan, E. Schulz,
H. McDaid, E. Swindig, and J. AUstott
Boys receiving letters were S. Thomp
son, P. Hisler, J. Farley, R. Turned, H.
Robertson, H. Gentry and R. Thomson.
Mr. Johnson also awarded to the high
school the Upper Columbia Athletic
league football pennant for being the
champions in 1927.
A treasurer's report was turned in by
the treasurer, Stephen Thompson, show
ing an amount of about $45 in the high
school treasury.
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CLASS NEWS.
The World History class has been
writing themes. They wrote one on the
Congress of Vienna and one of the Uni
fication of Italy.
The typing class under Miss Pearson
has been very busy making fancy bind
ers for poetry. Miss Pearson has re
ceived many original contributions.
The Algebra II class is working on
graphs.
, The Caesar class is invading Germany.
Biology students are studying dis
eases such as tuberculosis, influenza,
quarantines, vaccinations, etc.
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BASKETBALL BANQUET.
A basketball banquet Is being plan
ned by the booster club girls for Tnurs-
day, March 15, at 6:00 p. m. Each bas
ketball boy and girl who has played at
any time during the year in a school
game is invited. Committees have been
busy planning "eats" and a good time
is expected by everyone.
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FBOSK BETUBH PASTY.
The freshman return party for the
Heppner high school will be given on
Friday, March 30th.
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PASTY.
The country home of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank E. Parker was the scene of a
very delightful party, given the senior
class on Friday evening, March 9, by
Onex,
His classmates proclaim Ones as a
very competent host, and an exceeding
ly good time was had by all attending.
Music was the form of entertainment
in the fore part of the evening. Ellis
Thomson, picking the uke, was heartily
received, and the radio brought a few
fine numbers from across the way.
Games, dancing, card-playing and
checkers were then enjoyed.
At twelve o'clock, Mrs. Parker served
delicious refreshments of cake, jello,
sandwiches and coffee.
The guests were: Faculty, Mrs. A. I.
Smith, Miss DeLoris Pearson, Miss
Kate Francis Ede, and Philip von Lub
ken: seniors, Mildred Green, Edna
Vaughn, Rosella Doherty, Florence
Bergstrom. Luoile Driscoll, Letha Hiatt
Gerald Slocum, Kenneth Oviatt, Stanley
Minor, Marvin Brannon, Ellis Thomson,
John Conder, William Driscoll and
James Hager; alumni, Grace Buschke,
Velma Fell, Lucille McDuftee, Mary
Patterson, Merle Becket and Crocket
Sprouls.
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LINCOLN ESSAY CONTEST.
The medal awarded by the Lincoln
Watch company of Springfield for the
prize essay on the life of Abraham Lin
coln, was not received by the local Eng
lish department. Therefore the prize
essay has not been judged, from the
many papers entered.
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PENNANT AWARDED,
The Upper Columbia Athletic league
championship pennant was formally
presented before the student body on
Wednesday by Coach Johnson.
The pennant Is of purple and gold
felt, the local high school colors, and Is
fringed in yellow. The name of each
member of the football squad will be
engraved on the back of this pennant
which now majestically adorns the
north wall of the assembly.
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PERSONALS.
Robert Turner is still extremely ill
with pneumonia. This has weakened
him a great deal and it will be some
time before he will be able to be about
Ruth Misslldine accompanied her par
ents to Portland last week to attend
the funeral of her grandfather.
Among those who have been on the
sick list last week are Winifred Thom
son, Evelyn Swindig, Janie Allstott and
Eva Hiatt.
Jerry Brosnan has decided to drop
his school work for the present
REMEDY STARTED.
Mr. von Lubken has started the
quaint custom of having every pupil
who is tardy either morning or at noon
to make up one hour after school for
every tardiness. To date, Valoice Bra
mer and Paul Hisler have been the "ex
clusive" ones who have had to stay in
the past week. There has been a pro
nounced decline in tardiness since this
little system was put into practice.
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BASEBALL.
Mr. Johnson held a meeting Monday
for the purpose of seeing how many
boys were interested in baseball. A
large percentage of the high school
boys attended. Mr. Johnson made a
talk to the boys about training, in
which he said, "All those who do not
care to train will be put out of the
team. If I catch any of you smoking
or carrying cigarettes you will not get
to play." He also stated that he was
going to give the team batting practice
until they were "black in the face."
The boys have not forgotten the
fighting spirit with which thev won
the Upper Columbia league pennant and
are going to work narder tnan ever to
get the baseball championship.
practice starts Tuesday.
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HUMOR.
Miss Murray (giving a lecture to her
domestic science class): "Never throw
away old doughnuts, they make good
napkin rings. A moth ball dissolved in
pancake batter will make a delicious
flavor and keep the pancakes from rust
ing. A coat of shellac on the bottom
of a cherry pie will keep the juice from
leaking out Never open soft boiled
eggs with a can opener.
Jack C. : "I wish I had lived a hun
dred years ago."
Dorothy H.: "wnyr
Jack: "I wouldn't have had so much
American History to learn."
Miss Pearson (In bookkeeping class):
'Can you give me an example of a com
mercial appliance used in ancient
times?"
Foe B. : "Less, the loose-leaf system
used in the Garden of Eden."
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lending cheer to the school rooms now.
Several excursions to Rock creek have
been made by the school children.
Gluttan Falls Is a very beautiful and
interesting spectacle Just now. If we
could store away the tons and tons of
ice there we should not want for ice
cream and cool drinks all the year.
Miss Williams. Mildred and Murl Far
reus were visitors in Lexington on Sun
day. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Smith and family
are moving to the French place north
of town where they will make their
home.
Mrs. Beard and Mrs. Anna Steers de
parted for their home at Klamath Falls
Tuesday.
The flrst grade children are delighted
to have a new classmate, Beulah Steers,
from Klamath Falls.
Mrs. W. H. Smith and baby daughter
and Golda Johnson went to Heppner on
Tuesday to see Dr. McMurdo. Golda is
able to be in school again after an Ill
ness of several days and little Mayine
is recovering from an attack of tonsil
ltis. Harry French has been putting in a
new pump at his fann near here. He
also plans an electric light plant for
his charming mountain home south of
Hard man.
The sewing club girls are making
splendid progress in both divisions.
Miss Williams' girls have one more les
son to complete. The primary pupils
have a very good looking exhibit of
handwork too.
Classmates of Herbert McDaniel,
Murl Farrens and Richard Robison
gave a very delightful party In their
honor on Tuesday evening. The time
was most pleasantly spent in games
and a regular feast of strawberry ice
If you smoke
for pleasure
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beginner class.
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cream and cake followed. We regret
that we must lose these pupils from
our school and hope they wll be with
us again next year.
A number of hardman people attend
ed the dance given at Rhea creek hall
on Saturday,
Mr. Marker was In town this week
looking after the Interests of Road
Contractor Smith. Work on the high
way will begin as soon as weather con
ditions permit.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Saline enter
tained Mr. Meldinger and Miss Williams
at dinner on wednesaay evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bechdolt were in
Heppner on Wednesday for a short time
from tnetr raim nome near Haraman.
NOTICE OF TAX BALE.
The lands Included In the decree
foreclosing the tax liens for the de
linquent taxes for the year 1919 will be
sold, at the front door of the court
house in Heppner, Oregon, at 1 o'clock
P. M , on Saturday, March 2i 1928.
Lists of the lands to ba sold are post
ed in the sheriff's office, on the bulletin
board at the front door of the court
house, and on the bulletin board in the
lobby of the post office at Heppner,
Oregon. A list is also on file in the
district attorney's office.
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