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PAGE TWO HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1930. IONE MRS. JENNIE K. McMURRAT. Correspondent Mr. and Mrs. Lee Beckner motor ed to Spokane Saturday, returning Sunday. While In the Washington city, they were guests of Mr. Beck ner's brother. The baseball game Sunday be tween the lone team and the Cay use Indians attracted a large crowd of fans. The final score was 9-7 with the victory going to the pale faces. Miss Eva Balsiger. a senior at the U. of O., has sucessfully passed her swimming tests and has received her life saving badge from the uni versity. She is now studying for the state examinership. Miss Bal siger and her swimming pardner have the honor of making the high est final grades in their class 94 and 95. lone was fortunate last summer in having Miss Balsiger here to instruct our children in swimming. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Howell and two daughters were week-end guests at the Ernest Heliker ranch home. Clifford Yarnell of the seventh grade won third place in the county spelling contest held Saturday morning at Heppner. The beauti ful pennant presented to the school winning that honor is on display in Mrs. Harriet Brown's room. In the Mrorow county declama tory contest held Saturday at Hepp ner, in a humorous selection, Gene . va Pettyjohn of lone, District 35, won fourth place in division 1. In division 2, Donald Heliker won first place in the non-humorous selec tions. In the humorous, first was taken by Winnie Brown. In divi sion 3, non-humorous, second place was won by Maxine McCurdy. In the humorous, fourth place went to Helen Lundell. Donald Heliker and WMnnie Brown will represent the lone school in the tri-county contest to be held in Heppner April 19. Bethel Blake, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Blake, is quite ill with influenza. Many of our people are suffering with colds and "flu." Brother Low of the Pentecostal faith arrived Saturday evening and this week is conducting services in the mission on First street Every one is invited to attend these meet ings. The Swedish Lutheran people had services in their church at Goose berry Sunday, both morning and evening. The morning service was in the Swedish language and the evening was in the English. Rev. Sakreson of Portland delivered the message. During the afternoon of the same day an interesting mis sionary meeting was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholi Thompsen. There was an interesting mission ary meeting at the Congregational church last Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Alice Peterson led the meeting in her pleasing and efficient way. Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Morgan re turned Saturday from Carlton, where they were called by the death of Mr. Morgan's nephew, Harold Morgan, a boy of seventeen years. Mrs. Carl H. Brown has been named census enumerator for three enumeration districts, namely: 25-9, the city of lone, 25-10, lone precinct, and 25-4, Cecil precinct. Last week she completed the work in lone. Miss Edris Ritchie spent the week end with relatives in Portland. George Ritchie, Jr., has given up his work on the state highway, and has gone to Portland to be with his mother. Miss Leona Pjtchie of Portland visited briefly in lone the first of last week. Mrs. Delia Mobley who is chief cook on the Murry ranch, spent the week end with Mrs. John Bryson. Miss Kathryn Feldman, who was forced to miss one term of her school work because of illness, is now quite well again and has re turned to the University of Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. I. R. Robison re turned Saturday from a business trip to Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Pieffer of Wal la Walla spent one day last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Barnett. Mrs. A. A. McCabe has been spending a few days on the ranch. Miss Jessie McCabe is recovering from a severe attack of the "flu." Mr. and Mrs. H. Hatcher, former residents of lone, were calling on old friends here last week. They were traveling by auto and were on their way to Idaho to visit rela tives. It is reported that while in town they looked over the Montan don estate with a view to buying. Mike Rowell was in town a short time Wednesday of last week. He states that Mrs. Howell is very ill with rheumatism. Mr. and Mrs. Rowell are former ranchers of this section who now make their home at Boardman. The Wheatland baseball league was reorganized at a meeting held last week at Arlington. W. Riet man and Jack Farris represented lone. If present agreements meet with the approval of all the teams, the season will open April 20. The league will include eight teams: Heppner, Wasco, Fossil, Condon, lone. Arlington, GoUlendale and Hermiston-Umatilla. W. Rietmann is manager of our team, and Jack Farris is secretary. All those who attended the base ball benefit dance Saturday night report a good time although the attendance was not large. The boys cleared about $29.00 from the lunch counter and $35 from the dance. Fire of undetermined origin was discovered on the roof of the J. H. Bryson home on Third street, late Wednesday afternoon of last week. The roof was burned from the main part of the house and considerable damage was done by water. The loss was fully covered by insurance. The adjuster arrived promptly and settlement was made. Clark and Linn are already at work repairing the damages to the building. Dur ing the time that the repair work is under way, Mr. and Mrs. Bryson are living in the Lana Padberg house on Second street lone journeyed to Condon last Friday and lost the first game of the season to the Condon nine. Ow ing to car trouble some of Ione's regulars did not arrive in time so Condon had an eight-run lead which was impossible for the locals to overcome. The final score was 18-0. Next Friday lone plays Arlington on Ione's diamond. This, we as sure you, will be a good game. Let's have a good turnout and give the boys plenty of support so they may emerge victorious. Mrs. Fred Nichoson is quite ill with influenza. Her small daugh ter, Alice Katherine, has been very ill, but is now much improved. Albert Shaver of Bend was look ing up old friends in lone last week. Mr. Shaver came to move the well drill owned by his brother Charley, to the Bend country. The two broth ers are preparing to run two out fits. Lowell Clark accompanied Mr. Shaver on his return to Bend, and will work on one of the drilling crews. A son was born Sunday, April 6, to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Buchanan. Mrs. Buchanan and baby are at the home of her mother, Mrs. Hannah Ahalt, on Second street. Mrs. Ted Troge and Mrs. Louis Balsiger motored to The Dalles on Wednesday of last week. Arthur Ritchie received a painful injury one day last week. Arthur was endeavoring to crank a tractor when it "kicked" and the crank hit the young man in the face, cutting an ugly gash across the cheek just below the eye. The accident hap pened on the Doc Holboke ranch, ten miles from Heppner. Kenneth Blake went to Portland, returning the first of last week ac companied by his wife and Mrs. S. E. Moore and her daughter, Mrs. Wrex Hicock. Mrs. Blake, who has been in the city for medical treat ment, is much improved but is still not able to do her home work. The grading crew at Morgan is getting into full stride on the east side grade. Considerable heavy blasting has already been done on the rocky knobs in the old road. Lawrence Funk came over from Wasco one day last week and loaded Buy Seiberling Tires and forget your tire expense for a year. OIK PRICKS ARE RIGHT Greasing, Washing Polishing Promptly done COHN Auto Co. Fhone 62 a car of Mother Earth at Morsil. This famous soil is known as muck sand and is used as a mixture in pavement Mr. Funk was accom panied by Mrs. Funk and daughter, Gerald ine. H. O. Ely has bought the creek ranch adjacent to the south sub urbs of Morgan from S. J. Palanuck. This place consists of 200 acres. It is also reported that Mr. Ely has bought the Benedict house in Mor gan. William Palmateer took stage at Morgan last week for the valley. He will visit with his two daugh ters who live at Monmouth and Dilley. Mr. Palmateer is not in the best of health and while absent will consult a specialist Wid Palmateer went to Portland last Sunday. He was accompanied by Arthur Reed as far as The Dal les. Both of these gentlemen are veteran mule-skinners on the east side grade and accomplish perfect results without profanity. Mr3. Dema Youngmayr has been re-elected as teacher in the Morgan school for next year. If the Cecil district continues to transport its pupils to the Morgan school as it has been doing this year, it will be necessary to employ a second teacher. Mrs. N. E. Pettyjohn has been quite ill. Work has been started on the ad dition which R. E. Harbison is building on his house in Morgan. Vera Moen and Mrs. Willard Far rens and her little granddaughter, Cecil Farrens visited Friday in Morgan at the home of Mrs.- Far ren's daughter, Mrs. Martin Baurn feind. Miss Edith Stallard, county nurse, spent three days of last week ex amining the grade children in the lone school. On Tuesday she was accompanied by Mrs. Lucy Rodgers, county school superintendent, and on Wednesday by Drs. C. W. Barr and J. H. McCrady of Heppner who made the dental examination. At the regular meeting of the city council last week, permission was granted the Shell Oil company to build a wholesale distributing plant on block 21. Mrs. J. E. Grimes has received the announcement of the marriage of her son, Louis B. Pyle, and Miss GRAY HAIR IS EASILY DARKENED Tells How She Did It With a Home Made Remedy. Mrs. E. H. Boots, a well-known resident of Buchanan County, la., who darkened her gray hair, made the following statement: "Anyone can darken their gray or faded hair, and look twenty years younger with this simple remedy, which they can mix at home. To half a pint of water add 1 ounce of bay rum, one small box of Barbo Compound and ounce of glycer ine. These ingredients can be pur chased at any drug store at very little cost. Apply to the hair every other day until the gray hair is darkened sufficiently. It does not color the scalp, is not greasy and does not rub off. It will make a gray-haired person look twenty years younger." (Adv.) Flora Lee Mercil at Portland, Thursday, April 3. The young peo ple are making their home in Ver nonia. Mr. Pyle's work is at the Keasy. He is a civil engineer and is engaged in railroad work at that place. Portland Cooperative Handling Oregon Wool The Pacific CooDerative Wool growers of Portland has been rec ognized as the exclusive unit for the marketing of Oregon wool this year, by the National Wool Market ins cornorntinn. the pnmmnditv nr. ganization sponsored by the Federal Farm board to develop wool coop erative marketing on a nationwide Dasis. The policy of the national organ ization is to limit the numher nf units for the handling of wool and mus eliminate excessive competi tion and duplication of effort Fa cilities provided by the Pacific Co operative Wool growers are regard ed adequate for the needs of Ore gon. In addition the Pbi-Wc will attract a large volume of wool from surrounding states Washington, Idaho, California and Nevada and has a total of eierht million nnnnrio of wool under marketing agree ments at tnis time. SO i Now Try ALL 'ROUND PERFORMANCE So many owners say that one of the greatest things about Oldsmohile is its superb all 'round performance. And these owners know. They know from long experience in driving Oldsmohile over all rouds, under all condilions. But why not check this important quality for yourself to substantiate what owners have told you? Get behind the wheel, and put Oldsmohile through the hardest tests. Try it on the hills. See how smoothly, cugerly, and capably it takes every grade. Try it on the straightaway and note the remarkable smoothness with which Olds mohile gains and maintains its speed. Then try Oldsmohile in congested traffic. See how comfortable it is lo drive under the least comfortable of condilions. Having tested Oldsmohile in every phase of performance, von will know whyOldsmohilcowncrs speak of their cars with such real appreciation. And you will know tliut hereisacur you can depend on to serve you capa bly and faithfully always. TWO-OOOU SKDAN $895 f.o.h. f sinning, Mich, Spare tire and bump ere extra OLDSMOBILE 'BUCI Ol N A I MOtOkl FERGUSON MOTOR CO. Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Fryrear were upper Rhea creek farmers vis iting in this city on Saturday afternoon. HEPPNER MAN HONORED. Gilbert H. Cummings, who for many years lived in Heppner and a man of prominence In the finan cial district of San Francisco, Cal., has become associated with the Goldsmith Financial service of New York with headquarters in San Francisco. Mr. Cummings is widely known as a market specialist and will devote his activities to increas ing the investment facilities afford ed clients of the Goldsmith service. For Sale t-room modern house with bath, lot 50x100 feet, opposite lone school, title clear. Will sacri fice for $285 cash. Mrs. B. Randall, 1635 Grande avenue, Phoenix, Ariz. 3-5p. For Sale For 30 days at a bar gain, 320 acres, 170 seeded to wheat, balance in summerfallow. J. D. Moyer, Heppner. 3-5. For Sale Rhode Island Red eggs for setting, high egg-producing strain, 50c per setting. Ralph But ler, Cecil, Ore. 51ti Agent Wanted We sell. You de liver. Write 304 Broadway Bldg., Portland, Ore. 2-4. Lost Gypsy ear ring and one let ear ring. Finder please leave at Gazette Times office. 2-4, For Rent or Sale 480 acres land. 350 acres farm land, balance pas ture; 6-room house; barn for 8 horses; outbuildings; well water and 2 springs; good garden spot; 4 fields fenced. Close to Heppner. Box 43, Heppner, Ore. 50tf. FOR SALE Combination daven port and bed, leather upholstered, at a bargain. Inquire Garette Times. For Sale Ntt of NWVi and SWV4 of NWVi Sec. 13. Also SE of NE4 Sec. 14. All In Twp. 5 S. R. 27, E. W. M. 160 acres timber. Price $700. Clear title. Chaa. Griggs, Danville, Wash. 50tf. For Sale 50 tons alfalfa hay. See Art Parker, Heppner, Ore. 45tf. Is your hot water HOT? If not call Gibb the plumber, Peoples Hardware Co., phone 702, residence phone 1412. No job too big or too small. Prompt attention to all calls. TUM-A-LUM TICKLER Published In the interests of the people of Heppner and vicinity by THE TUM-A-LUM LUMBER CO., Phone 912 Volume 30 Heppner, Oregon April 10, 193a Number 15. EDITORIAL We have heard that Napoleon was five feet two in height, but we are not Informed as to his "Tickness" This little guy was so great he could eat eggs with his knife, or wear a plug hat when straws were in style. Well, readers, there are few of us great enough to get away with it to any success. Which leads us up to what we wanted to say. If your house is out of style, or needs fixing, there is no need to buy a new one because we are the best hands at remodeling you ever saw. A new porch, re modeled kitchen, new rooms added, or any thing at all that needs doing over is our business. AX.BEBT ASKHra, Manager, Editor. The husband was wearily pacing the floor with the crying child and the mother asked from the bed: "What is the baby cry ing for, dear? Does he want the moon?" To which came the reply, "No, I think he is cry ing for the milky way." Can't put it off much longer there is gar den to be fixed, flowers to plant, spring is gal loping along, and sum mer is coming. Gosh, but it is hard to work in the spring. "Veil, Abie, how is business?" "Awful. Even people vot can't pay is buying nothing." Henry Crump is do ing some repair work on the Catholic church. M. D. Clark is put ting in some concrete steps this week at his residence near the court house. She came into the police station with a picture in her hand. "My husband has dis appeared," she sobbed. "Here is his picture. I want you to find him." The inspector look ed at the photograph. "Why?" he asked. How are the chick ens? Will they have a place to lay around in this winter? A chicken appreciates good living quarters and will grow and lay accordingly. We have plans for homes for cows, chickens, horses, cars, tools, people, and other critters. It is about the time of the year to put up fly screens. 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