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PAGE FOUR HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES. HEPPNER. OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1930 IONE MRS. JENNIE E. McMURRAY. Correspondent Each number given Friday eve ning in the declamatory contest was enthusiastically received by an ap preciative audience. Each contest ant did splendidly but the following were chosen to represent our grade school at the district contest to be held here next Saturday evening, March 22: first division, non-humorous, Maxine McCurdy first, Billy Eubanks second; humorous, Helen Lundell first, Harold Buchanan sec ond; second division, non-humorous. Donald Heliker first, Carl Lindeken second; humorous, Winnie Brown first, Walter Bristow second. The judges were Mrs. Vura Cochran, Mrs. Carl Brown and Mrs. Dema Youngmayr. Mrs. Lillian Pidcock of Portland visited recently with her sister, Mrs. John Farris. Miss Hildegarde Williams and Mrs. Harriet Brown motored to Pendleton Saturday, returning Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. Cole Smith drove to Sunnyside, Wash., Sunday for a day's visit with Mrs. Smith's two brothers, R. M. and Richard Elder, and their families. The wheat growers meeting held Saturday night in the school audi torium was well attended. Bert Johnson was the principal speaker. Mr. Johnson is chairman of the committee for lone which was ap pointed at the Lexington meeting the week before. The cooperative marketing con clave was held Tuesday evening at the school house. The attendance was good and the interest keen. The purpose of this meeting was to com plete the local cooperative organization. Following the Tuesday evening meeting of wheat growers, the jun ior class of the high school served supper. The money received will be used to help defray the expenses of the senior banquet Dr. C. C. Chick and Miss Blanch Bristow of Hood River were over Sunday guests with friends in lone. Dr. Chick was called here to pre scribe for Henry Parker of Lexing ton who is seriously ill. Mrs. Esper Hansen returned Sun day to her home in Portland, after a pleasant week's visit with rela tives here. She was accompanied as far as The Dalles by her two sisters, Mrs. Ruby O. Roberts and Miss Fern Engelman, and her two brothers, Gene and Joel. At The Dalles she was met by her husband and brother-in-law. Sunday afternoon a small fire was discovered on the roof of the house owned and occupied by Mrs. Emily McMurray. The fire bell rang and the volunteer fire fighters responded immediately. The blaze was extin guished without much trouble. A small hole was burned through the roof. The greater damage was done by water. Mrs. McMurray carried insurance on the building but not on the furniture. Mrs. Walter Cochran of Arlington motored up Friday night to attend the declamatory contest held on that date. She was accompanied by her two sons, Delbert and Jimmy, who remained for an over Sunday visit with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Cochran, and by Mrs. Josephson who is teacher of the fifth and sixth grades in the Arlington school. On last Tuesday evening the Am erican Legion and the Legion Aux iliary were most delightfully enter tained in the Lee Beckner home. After the routine of business, the evening was spent in dancing, and at the close delicious refreshments were served. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. John Farris, Mr. and Mrs. Blain Blackwell, Mrs. Harriet Brown, Mrs. Walter Corley, Mrs. John Grimes, Miss Maude Knight, Miss Irene Anders, Mr. and Mrs. Cleo Drake, Art Turner, Hank Ad ams, Carl Troedson, Elmer Coch ran, Mrs. Helen Farrens, Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Sperry and A. E. Feller. W. P. Mahoney of Heppner has bought the creek ranch at Morgan which Jim Hardesty sold to John Harbke last fall. This place con nects with Mr. Mahoney's other large holdings of grazing lands and is already being used as a base for about 2000 sheep. A crew of bridge builders is busy at Morgan cutting out the chords and the need beam under the highway bridge and shoring the structure with an inside set of piers. This change has been needed right from the beginning for, besides, be ing a menace to life and limb for nearly ten years, it has also been a serious obstruction to the move ment of farm produce and machin ery. Its first construction in such a manner was a strange affair and is a mournful story all by itself. Mr. and Mrs. Al Troedson who are visiting with relatives at Guys Mills, Pa., are in regular communi cation with their many friends at Morgan and continue to report enjoyable experiences and pleasant journeyings in the state. Winter weather, as here, has interfered with pleasure trips to some extent but they have a large schedule map ped out for warmer weather. They will visit Washington, D. C. Their daughter, Frances, is in school at Guys Mills. W. L. Workman of Marshfleld, son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Harbison, has bought the Sunny- side greenhouses at Cottage Grove. This is an extensive plant consisting of ten large greenhouses and a ten room residence. Mr. and Mrs. Har bison's children are all in business in western Oregon and they intend making them a visit in the near future. H. O. Ely who is wintering at Monmouth with his wife and daugh ters, is up visiting with his sons and attending to business affairs. His daughter Edith is doing well at the normal and. Margaret is in Monmouth high school. Hal is a true son of the big open spaces and will be glad when school is out so that he can return and commune with nature in her various Morrow county forms. Mrs. Bert Palmateer was called to Estacada about two weeks ago on notice of the serious illness of her mother, Mrs. Githens. Grandma is now much improved, and Bert and Theodore went down last Fri day to bring Mrs. Bert back. I. R. Robison motored to Port land Tuesday where he goes to transact business. He was accom panied as far as the city by Mrs. Hallick Stange who was returning to her home in Longview, Wash., after a pleasant visit here with old friends. Mrs. Kenneth Blake, who has been quite ill for the past five weeks, has been moved to the Port land sanatorium for treatment. She was taken to 'the city on Friday. On Sunday Bergen Ledbetter and children drove to The Dalles to spend the day with Mrs. Ledbetter who is a patient In The Dalles hos pital. Mr. Ledbetter found his wife much improved in health. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Swensen and children and Roland Wade of Walla Walla were guests for a few hours Saturday at the E. J. Bristow home. Mrs. Adelia Godfrey of Portland is quite ill witn innuenza. Jvirs. Godfrey spent the winter with her daughter, Mrs. Bert Mason, of this place, and only recently returned to her home in Portland. Peterson brothers shipped out a load of horses Saturday night. Mrs. Perry Bartlemay and young son returned Sunday to her home at Mays. Her brother, Milton Mor gan, took her as far as Arlington by auto, and from there she con tinued her journey by train. The revival services in the Chris tian church closed Sunday evening. C. L. Fesler was alone in the work for the first two weeks but during the last week Teddy Leavitt was here to help. A large delegation from Heppner was in attendance Sunday night. From here the two evangelists go to Bend to conduct a series of meetings. W. E. Bullard returned home Monday from a motor trip to var ious points in western Oregon. The marriage of Miss Grace Chandlerand Rood Eckleberry was solemnized in The Dalles Sunday, March 9. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Chandler of Cecil, and the bridegroom Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Eckle berry of Morgan. All join in wish ing the young couple much happiness. Mrs. John Cochran who last week underwent a major operation i Yakima hospital is making a satisfactory recovery. Mrs. Wrex Hickock who has been here several weeks caring for her mother, departed Tuesday for her home in Portland. Mrs. Moore ac companied her daughter to the city, going down to consult her physi cian. The two ladies made the trip with I. R. Robison. L. P. Davidson returned Monday from a business trip to Portland. Mrs. Tempe Rhodes of Everett, Wash., was a Friday night guest in the L. P. Davidson home. Vera Moen has received notice of the death of her grandmother, Mrs. James Howe, who resided at Kansas Citv, Kan. The lone town basketball team and the Heppner town team played a game on the local floor Wednes day evening. Cyclone Sally," a play by the stu dents of the Lexington high school, was presented in the lone auditor ium Thursday evening. Part of the proceeds went to the lone school. Mrs. Harold Ahalt and daughter Joyce of Rhea Siding are guests at the Hanah Ahalt home on Second street The Parent-Teachers association of Boardman are sponsoring a dance in the high school at that place Saturday evening, March 22 for the benefit of Ada Wilbanks who is totally blind as the result of an automobile accident she was in some time ago. Miss Wilbanks who now resides in Boardman is a former student of the lone school, and it is hoped many of our people may accept Boardman's invitation j to attend this dance. Charley Ely of Marshfleld is here visiting his brother, George, and calling on old friends. Mr. Ely made the trip back to our beloved Morrow county with his brother Hal who is up here looking after busi ness. The lone student body cleared 8.60 on the cafeteria dinner which they served at the school house last Friday evening. lone was well represented at the grange meeting held Saturday night at Cecil. All those who attended report a very enjoyable time. One morning last week as Wilcox and Denny were rilling the tank of their tractor the gasoline ignited from the lantern they were using, and had it not been for the quick action of the two men the results might have been serious. As it was only the cab was burned from their tractor. The date and place of the high school elimination declamatory con test at which our students will com pete is March 29, at Lexington. FRESHMEN HOLD PARTY. Nearly 100 Heppner high school students gathered at the school gymnasium Friday night to enjoy a party staged by the freshmen for members of the other three classes of the school. Most of the students took active part in the playing of games. 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