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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. After this was over, all ad
journed to the high school building
to enjoy refreshments of sandwich
es, punch, ice cream and wafers.
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