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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 26, 1929)
PAGE SEVEN Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Carlson were Gooseberry residents in the citv on Monday doing some Christmas shopping. Mr. Carlson reports a lot of moisture out his way; in fact he has no recollection of a season when anything like as much moisture has fallen in the same short space of time. Rain came first, and then snow to the depth of about six or seven inches that has gradually melted ana soaked into the ground and is about all gone now. The out look for the wheat is good at this time. Miss Gladys Benge, who is an instructor at Mills college, Oakland Calif.,, where she is also taking spe cial work, arrived home on Friday ' to be with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eph Eskelson, during the mid-term vacation. Miss Benge is enjoying her work In the California colleg?, an exclusive girls school, and she likes living in the bay section of the Golden state very much. Elizabeth Phelps, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Phelps, arrived home Monday from Vancouver, Wash, where she is teaching in the grade schools. She will spend the Christ mas holidays with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Phelps' son, Marshall, ar rived home on Tuesday to spend Christmas here. He is employed in the oflice of Brooks-Scanlon Lum ber company at Bend. Robert Turner, son of Mr. and Mis. Frank Turner, arrived from Walla Walla the end of the week to spend the Christmas holidays with his parents. He will not have an enjoyable vacation for the most part because of a tonsllitis opera tion which he underwent on Satur day. Robert is a student at WHit man college, being a sophomore this year. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Christopher son of lone were visitors here on Monday, doing some Christmas shopping. Mr. Chrlstopherson is engaged in wheat farming south west of lone and is rejoicing over the fine prospects at this time. There has been an abundance of moisture In the shape of rain and snow, all of which is soaking into the ground. Miss Luola Benge, teacher In the junior high school at Medford, ar rived home Saturday evening to spend two weeks vacation visiting with her parents, Judge and Mrs. R. L. Benge. Miss Benge was a graduate from University of Ore gon last June, and secured a posi tion shortly thereafter with E. H. Hedrick in the Medford schools. Mr. and Mrs. I. A. Mather ariived at Heppner on Sunday from Eu gene and will spend the Christmas holidays vlBiting at the home of Mrs. Mather's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Mahoncy. Mr. Mather is un the faculty of the University of Ore gon this year, doing research work, and Mrs. Mather la an instructor in one of the Eugene schools. Mrs. G. A. Farrcns was in the city Monday from her home at Hardman. She reported the snow all gone up that way, where there was less of the beautiful than fell in other parts of the county lower down. While the lower country was being treated to fog, their section was enjoying beautiful sunshine. Roland Humphreys, instructor in the Medford high school under Supt E. H. Hedrick, arrived home on Sat urday and will spend his winter va cation season with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Humphreys. Mr. Humphreys reports that he is en joying his work at Medford very much. Reports from the timber belt are to the effect that snow has about all disappeared. At the forks of Willow creek it Is all gone, the warm chlnook wind melting It rap-Idly. i Crescents BAKING : POWDER Jull pound':! 33' Turc and wholesome:! DRINK MORE MILK Wise old Mother Nature made milk for children. Into It she put every thing needed for sustennnee, and in the most easily assimilated form. So, Drink More Milk. Let the children have plenty. It If the cheapest food you can buy. Alfalfa Lawn Dairy WIGHTMAN BROS., Props. Phone 80F8 J. D. French reports no snow at Gurdane so far this season, but the rain has been coming along nicely and range conditions are beginning to improve. Mr. French was in Heppner Saturday and states that it was no easy matter getting to town because of muddy roads a part of the way. At the French ranch all hands are busy feeding sheep. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Olden were Rhea creek people in town Friday for several hours while attending to some shopping and looking after matters of business. Mr. Olden has just recently disposed of the moun tain ranch formerly belonging to his brother, John Olden, to W. H. Cleveland of this city. The land is located in the vicinity of Parkers Mill. Miss Maxine Gentry, daughter of Eugene Gentry of Lexington, at tended the installation ceremonies of Masonic orders at Heppner on Saturday evening, accompanying her father and her grandmother, Mrs. Sarah White. Miss Gentry Is teaching in the schools of Coquille this year, and she arrived home on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Poulson de parted early Sunday morning for Eugene where they will spend the holidays with the parents of Mrs. Poulson. During his absence from Heppner, Mr. Poulson will attend the meeting of the State Teachers association at Portland this week end. Mrs. Bonnie Cochran departed for her home at Portland on Sunday, after spending a couple of weeks in Heppner looking after her property here. Harry Tamlyn and family have leased Mrs. Cochran's resi dence on Court street and have moved there from the Reid apartments. Nils Johnson, who farms out north of Lexington, was looking af ter business in Heppner on Friday. He reports plenty of moisture and roads are quite mipassable out his way as a consequence and it was with difficulty that he made it out to the macadam highway. Dr. and Mrs. Fred E. Farrior were over from Pendleton on Saturday evening to attend the installatoin ceremonies of the Masonic bodies. Dr. Farrior was the retiring High Priest of Heppner Chapter No. 26, R. A. M. They returned home fol lowing the ceremonies. Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Turner and son Donald arrived on Monday eve ning from their home at Salem, to 3pend the Christmas holidays with relatives in Heppner. Traveling from Salem by car, they found the highway in good shape though quite wet a part of the way. The Misses Patricia Mahoney and Marjorle Clark, University of Ore gon students, arrived home from Eugene on Friday. The young lad ies will enjoy the Christmas holi days with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Mahoney and Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Clark. W. H. Instone and Walter Lurk- PHONE or leave orders at Phelps Grocery Co. Home Phone 1102 HEPPNER TRANS FER COMPANY Smile With Ferguson We're Not Trying to Magnify this yarn but we believe this Scotch man takes the concrete belt. He Is suing the Chicago Cubs for dam ages because he fell out of a tree during the World's Series. We're not spinning any "ytirn" when we tell you that U. S. ROYAL CORD tires are best in the long run. From fabric to tread they are built with one object in view: superior ser vice at lower cost. How well U. S. ROYAL CORD tires have accomplished that can best be learned by using them. Try onr oompleU uto repair nrvioe. If we oan't fix It Junk It. Ferguson Motor Co. man were Butter creek stockmen In the city on Saturday evening at tending the Masonic installation. Conditions of the range have been somewhat improved by the recent rains and snow, all of which settled into the ground. ' Mrs. J. P. Conder and sons Jon and Claude arrived from Eugene on Friday to spend the Christmas holidays with Dr. Conder and other relatives here. While the boys are taking work at the University of Oregon, Mrs. Conder is keeping house for them. Wm. Kummerland, ranchman liv ing in Clarks canyon, was looking after business at Heppner on Tues day. He is feeling quite pepped up over the fine lot of moisture, which, combined with the warm spell of weather, is helping his wheat along in good shape. Mis3 Erma Duvall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Duvall pf Lex ington, rarived home Friday from Eugene to spend the Christmas va cation season with her parents. Miss Duvall Is taking a course in dram atics at the University of Oregon. Tom Craig who farms out north east of lone states that the ground is quite thoroughly soaked. He is now trying to do some plowing In one of his Helds and finds the soil too wet for good work. Wheat is fairly jumping. Terrelll Benge, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Benge, is home for the holidays . He is a freshman at Ore gon State college, Corvallis. Clair Cox, son of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Cox, arrived home from Cor vallsi on Friday. He is a freshman at O. S. C. Vawter Parker, who has been taking extra work at University of Oregon, arrived home Saturday from Eugene to spend the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Parker. Miss Virginia Dix is spending the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Dix, arriving home from Walla Walla on Friday. She is at tending St Paul's school In that city. Warde Johnson, who for the past month has been doing portrait work with his studio in Hotel Heppner, left here Sunday afternoon to spend Christmas visiting in Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Swift of Athena are in the county to visit Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Swift and Mrs. Swift's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Copenhaver of Lexington. NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING. Notice is hereby given that there will be a meeting of the stockholders of the Farmers & Stockgrowern National Bank of Heppner, Oregon, (,n the second TueBday in January, 19:j'j (January 14, 1930), between the hours of 9:00 o'clock a. m. and 4 :00 o'clock p. m. of said day, for the purpose of electing directors, and for the transaction of such other business as may legally come before the meeting. E. D. HALLOCK. Cashier. Dated this 17th day of December, 1929. NOTICE OF LAND SALE. By virtue of an order of the County Court I am authorized and directed to sell at public auction as provided by law the following described tract or parcel of land, at not less than the minimum price nerein sot torth, to-wit Southeast quarter of Section 34, Town ship 2 North, Range 24 East of Will amette Meridian. S169.C5. Therefore, I will on tlie 28th day of iecemoer, lua, ai i:au o ClocK F. M., sell at public auction the above describ ed tract or parcel of land. C. J. D. BAT MAN. Sheriff. General Blacksmithing . and Welding Now is the time to Inspect your plow shares and machinery and to have necessary sharpening done and repairs made in prepar ation for spring work. Frank Shively Heppner, Orego; Agent for the Wade Drag Saw n aw j-i - - e i STAR THEATER FRIDAY & SATURDAY, Dec. 27-28: Evelyn Brent and Jack Oakie in FAST COMPANY with "Skeets" Gallagher and Gwen Lee. Sparkling, Smart Comedy, from the stage smash-hit by Ring Lardner and George M. Cohan. ALL TALKING. Also OUR GANG in "Holy Terror" and News Reel. Children 20c Adults, 40c. SUNDAY-MONDAY-TUESDAY, Dec. 29-30-31: Warner Oland in THE MYSTERIOUS DR. FU MANCHU with Jean Arthur and Nell Hamilton. Danger, Mystery, Thrills you'll never forget ALL TALKING. Also Max Davdison two reel comedy WHEN MONEY COMES. Children, 25c-Adults, 50c WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY, January 1-2: Jack Egan and Louise Fazenda in THE BROADWAY HOOFER A modern Jazz epic Rhythmic, Colorful, Diverting, Exotic. All U Talking, Singing Romance of the Gay White Way. 11 Also Charlie Chase in LOUD SOUP, two reel S comedy. Children, 25c Adults, 50c COMING NEXT WEEK: Lon Chaney in THUNDER, January 3-4. BROADWAY SCANDALS, January 5-6. There will be no shows Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday, January 7-8-9. OWING TO UNCERTAINTY OF BOOKINGS WE WILL NOT ISSUE A CALENDAR FOR JANUARY. Watch the Gazette Times for Our Ads. yir WDiTDfreir Dresses are repriced for January Selling In Three Groups $ 11: 50 $Q.50 $jr.90 Our buyers have already selected many of the new Spring styles ... so we have put a new low price on these Winter dresses for your immediate needs, to make room for the new things when they arrive. You will find types for every occasion in this extraordinary collection. . . . gracefully feminine af ternoon and evening dresses as well as more tailored styles with the new softer lines. Every dress is an authentic copy of the fashion successes for this season. The new low prices offer you an exceptional opportunity to buy several dresses at a fraction of what you would expect to pay. Canton crepes, satin and combinations of materials in black, brown and bright shades to wear with Winter coats. Sizes for women, misses and juniors. ur Winter Coats At New Low Prices For January $10.50 18 13 $8 .50 & IMS .50 Three repriced groups of Winter coats offer you an exceptional opportunity to select one of this season's fashion successes at a very small price. Soon the new styles for Spring will be arriving ... so we have repriced these Winter coats to make room for them. Each coat is smart . . . a fashion highlight of this season ... all are generously furred . . . such styles as the higher waistline, the Princess effect, the flared skirt and the tucked straighdine model are included in sizes for women, misses and juniors. J.C.PENNEYC if mm M.