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PAGE TWO HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JAN. 29,-1931 BOARDMAN IlRa A. T. HEREIM, Correspondent Mrs. Walter L. Johnson of Idaho gave a pleasing program Saturday night before a very small audience, the basketball game at Heppner and the dance at Irrigon taking away many who would otherwise have attended. Mrs. Johnson's se lections were interesting, humorous, dramatic and sad. She was a house guest of Mrs. E. T. Messenger dur ing her stay in Boardman. Rev. W. O. Miller and wife were guests Sunday at the Faler home at a lovely dinner. Mrs. F. A. Fortier was here from Union the past week, coming down to be with her daughter Norma who had her tonsils removed. Mr. For tier drove down Saturday. Doris, the small daughter of Mr and Mrs. Fred may den who are here for the winter, fell from a chair Saturday and broke her arm in two places. The P. T. A. is sponsoring a dance for February 14, which is St Val entine's Day. Plans are also on foot for a program of national or rath er international type, with a repre sentative number given by persons of various nationalities on the pro ject This gives promise of being one of the most interesting pro grams held here for some time. At the last meeting of the P. T. A. talk was given by Mrs. Rodgers, county superintendent, on the sub ject of the evening, "Courtesy." This was much appreciated. At the pro gram which preceded the business meeting a little playlet was given by the small folk of Miss Shellen berger's room, some community singing, a clever clog dance, were also given. After several business matters were taken up, chiefly the organization voting to assist the student body in completing the showers and dressing rooms in the basement of the gym, the crowd went to the cafeteria where the men's committee, consisting of R. Rand, N. Macomber and A. T. Her eim, served a most unusual and or iginal lunch of doughnuts and cof fee. The men were asked to bring a dime and the ladies a critical at titude, and they did. Really, while the lunch adds a social touch it is quite unnecessary, and does entail a needless amount of work. Mrs. Claude Myers picked some beautiful tea roses this week from the yard. They are white with pink centers and were unaware that this was January and not summer. Mr. and Mrs. Howell and daugh ter are here from White Salmon for a visit at the Rands home. Mrs. F. H. Denson spent a few days in La Grande this week. Mrs. A. A. Agee has gone to Pen dleton for a few weeks to care for Mrs. Trumen Messenger. The Mes sengers have a 9 pound boy who ar rived Tuesday, Jan. 27th. Mrs. John Jenkins and Mrs. A. Sundstand left Sunday for Portland for a time, the former to undergo a thorough physical examination while there. Mrs. Jenkins has not been well for several years. Saturday, January 24, was the fif ty-third wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Blayden. Preceding the entertainment Sat urday night L. V. Root, who was president of the fair board last year, asked for nominations for a direct or to succeed Mrs. Nick Faler whose term expired. She was unanimous ly reelected for another term. The fair board consists of L. V. Root, In gaard Skoubo and Mrs. Faler. We have not heard whether Irrigon has elected a new director or not One of the most interesting items of the week is the anonuncement of the arrival of an 8-pound son Mon day at The Dalles hospital to Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Marschat John Brice is here for a time. He was a former resident on the pro ject The electric line has been extend ed to the country as far as Spagles' who have taken advantage of the service. Adolf Skoubo, who now claims the honor of being the oldest original settler in the East End, was much surprised and greatly pleased to re ceive a copy of one of the largest daily papers from Denmark which carried his picture, his biography and a column featuring him as one of the pioneers in Danish library re form. When Mr. Skoubo first came to this country in 1912 he was sur prised at the size and number of li braries here, but what struck him more than anything else was the fact that all libraries carried pro fessional books and books on art and science. As there were at that time but few public libraries in Denmark except in the largest cit ies, he wrote an article to a paper there about conditions here and pro pounded the idea of starting small agricultural libraries in the differ ent farming communities so that the small farmers, farm hands and others who could not get time nor afford to go to agricultural schools could borrow books and get at least the fundamentals in agricultural science. Mr. Skoubo does not know whether the article was printed at the time, but IS years after the idea is materializing, the paper dug up the article, printed it and proclaim ed Mr. Skoubo one of the pioneers of the idea. The Cooney's drove to Condon Sunday and visited overnight with Mr. Cooney's mother who has been auite ill. The Juvenile Grange is planning a play for February 7th. The Flickingers motored to Stan field Monday and visited at the home of Rev. Gibson and family. Board man Sundial Meadowlarks The high school girls visited our room Thursday when we had a phonograph lesson in music. They also came to visit on Friday, during the milk period. We made a Lapland Animal poster. We are taking library books home on Fridays. We have sent for new seat work pads. Anna Ludeman, Editor. Mt Hood News, 3rd and 4th At Janet's suggestion the Mt Hood State decided to sweep and clean up the basement of the gym. Echo Coats, Ruth King and Catherine Mead were appointed on the com mittee. They also decided at the meeting Wednesday to get several entertaining numbers for each meeting. Those appointed are Alice Wicklander, Clara Mae Dillon and Dorothy Rose. The 4th grade fin- shed their Geography booklets and are making a moving picture show. Echo Coats, Editor. Columbia A The 6th grade are making booklets illustrating differ ent steps in the early development of Oregon. High School News The evening of January 30th the Boardman boys will oppose the lone team at Board- man. At Heppner last Saturday night the Boardman boys lost an interesting basketball game. The score was 17 to 14. LEXINGTON NEWS On Monday evening the Umatilla girls' town team defeated the Lex ington girls 28-18. The same eve ning the town team boys defeated the high school. Mr. and Mrs. Joel Benton were calling on people in Lexington and vicinity Monday afternoon. Arthur Ashinhust, who has been very ill with inflammatory rheuma tism, is able to walk about again. Mayor T. L. Barnett has had men busy for the past week improving the streets of the town. Late Saturday afternoon the horse Mae Gentry was riding fell with her on the concrete bridge below the schoolhouse. Mae suffered a cut over one eye and a sprained ankle, as well as a good many other cuts and bruises. Miss Marie Breashears is visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Steagall of Spray. Misses Mary and Patricia Mona han, Vivian Lieuallen, James Mon- ahan and John Farley were visiting Miss Mae Gentry on Sunday after noon. Mrs. Sarah Booher and Mr. and Mrs. Harve Parkins spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Tom Beymer and family. Mr. and Mrs. Gus McMillan have returned from Portland, where Mr. McMillan has been receiving med ical attention. Lexington's new city officers who have just taken their oaths of of fice are, mayor, T. L. Barnett; re corder, E. S. Duran; treasurer, El mer Hunt; and councilmen, Arthur Hunt, Ralph Jackson, Guy Shaw and John Carmichael. Kilkenny over Saturday and Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Lindsay and Charlcf Moon-head were visitors in the Alpine grade school room Friday afternoon. Mrs. Lucy E. Rodgers was a vis itor in both the grade and high school rooms Friday. Frank Kilkenny Jr. spent Sunday in Alpine visiting with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kilkenny. Mrs. Anna Schmidt and son Al fred were callers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Bennett Sunday. A group of people gathered at the Alpine schoolhouse Sunday where the afternoon was pleasantly spent in playing croquet Mrs. Charles Jamieson and Tom Craig were visiting friends in Al pine on Monday of last week. W. J. Doherty, W. J. McDaid and William Ruddy motored to Hepp ner Tuesday where they attended to business affairs. The Misses Audry and Naomi Moore, Mildred, Margaret and Rei tha Howard, Russell and John Moore and Joe Pinnell were among some of the Alpine young folks who attended the party at the Swaggart home near Lena Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rauch were Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jamieson. Other visitors at the Jamieson home Sun day were Mr. and Mrs. Neil Doher ty. Joe Kilkenny motored to Heppner Friday afternoon and on Saturday motored from Heppner to Pendle ton. Miss Camilla Kilkenny and her cousin, Ilene Kilkenny from Hepp- ALPINE. A pleasant party was arranged by Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Rice last Satur day evening as a surprise on their son Edward. A large number of cars gathered at the Doherty ranch early in the evening and drove from there in a group. About sixty guests were present who enjoyed themselves in dancing and pinochle. A deliciius lunch was served at mid night. All who were present report a delightful time. Bert Michel and Miss Mildred Howard motored to Hermiston on business Monday. Mrs. John Kilkenny and daugh ters Ilene and Colleen were visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank MTIINE When you don't get eggs, don't blame the hens DoYourPart Give them a chance to make good. Come in and we will tell you a few of the things it takes to make them produce. Call us for prices on ROLLED FEEDS and ALFALFA HAY HEPPNER TRADING CO. INC. Phone 1482 Free Dullvery In City Limits The new Ford has more than twenty hall and roller hearings EVIDENCE of the high quality built into the new Ford is the extensive use of hall and roller bearings. There are more than twenty in all an unusually large num ber. Each bearing is adequate in size and carefully selected for the work it has to do. At some points in the Ford chassis you will find ball bearings. At others, roller bearings are used regardless of their higher cost. The deciding factor is the per formance of the car. The extensive use of ball and roller bearings in the new Ford insures smoother operation, saves gasoline, increases speed and power, gives quicker pick-up, de creases noise, and gives greater reliability and longer life to vital moving parts. Other outstanding features that make the new Ford a value far above the price are the Triplex shatter-proof glass windshield, silent, fully enclosed four-wheel brakes, four Houdaille doubleicting hydraulic shock absorb ers, aluminum pistons, chrome silicon alloy valves, three-quarter floating rear axle, Rustless Steel, the ex tensive use of fine' steel forgings, and unusual accuracy in manufacturing. TnE Nf.w Fonn Town Sedan LOW PRICES OF FORD CABS $430 TO $630 F. O. B. Detroit, pitta freight and delivery. Bumpr$ and a par tirm extra at smalt coat. You con buy a Ford far a tmall down paymant on a convenient financing plan, $m your Ford dealtr for datativ STAR THEATER SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT ROTICB FRIDAY-SATURDAY, JANUARY 30-31: WILLIAM HAINES in "REMOTE CONTROL" With Mary Nolan, Polly Moran and Chas. King A novelty in Talkies. Radio co-stars in as fast, funny and excit ing a picture as breezy Bill Haines has ever appeared in. It's a Riot! Third episode of THE INDIANS ARE COMING, Oswald, the Rabbit In THE DETECTIVE, Voice of Hollywood. Evenings 20c and 40c ner, spent Saturday visiting with Miss Ruth Bennett MATINEES Saturday at 2:00 P. M., Children 10c Adults 25c Sunday at 2:00 P. M. .... Children 15c Adults 30c Note that we have changed the time of our Mat inees from 2:30 to 2:00 o'clock in order to accom modate those who have to get home early. Only One Showing of Pictures at Matinees. Doors open at 1.30. BE ON TIME. SUNDAY-MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1-2: JOAN CRAWFORD in "PAID" With Robert Armstrong, Marie Prevost and Geo. Cooper. From the play WITHIN THE LAW, by Bayard Veiller. Even finer than "The Trial of Mary Dugan," by the same author. You'll be thrilled by beautiful Joan as Mary Turner, the girl who wanted "an eye for an eye" until Love stepped Into the scene. Also Charley Chase in LOOSER THAN LOOSE, 2 reel comedy. Evenings Children 25c, Adults 50c. """" Don't Forget Our Matinees at 2 :00 P. M., Saturdays and Sundays COMING NEXT WEEK: Feb. 6 and 7. Buck Jones in "MEN WITHOUT LAW." Feb. 8 and 9 Marie Dressles and Wallace Beery in "MIN AND' BILL" Thomson Bros. THRIFT SPECIALS SATURDAY-MONDAY JANUARY 31 & FEBRUARY 2 SALMON BROOMS SANDWICH BRAND i Sewed Enamel Handle Kitchen Northern Alaska Pink SAT..MON. Brm- ' Can8 12C Each 2 for 35c SYRUP xhe Finest Cane and Maple COCOA SAT-MON. 9K hershevs Tin AVV The 'a-lb. 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Neil Shuirman was the backbone of the Heppner offensive with 18 points, and a big factor in the local town team defeating a combined Umatilla and Hermiston team on the Umatilla floor Thursday eve ning. Final score 27-9. The game was played under a handicap by the north Umatilla lads as they "took on" the Heppner team after playing a hotly fought battle be tween themselves. Heppner sup posedly had a game scheduled at Hermiston, but through a misun derstanding Hermiston went to Umatilla instead, and the Heppner boys followed them up. Other mem bers of the Heppner squad were Bob Corrall. Ray Ferguson, Bus Neel, John Farley, Dale Bleakman and Vinton Howell. TUM-A-LUM TICKLER Published in the interests of the people of Heppner and vicinity by THE TUM-A-LUM LUMBER CO., Phone 912 VoL 31 Heppner, Oregon, January 89, 1931. No. 4 EDITORIAL The difference be tween learning to drive a car and learn ing to play golf is that when you learn to play golf you don't hit any thing. A1BEBT ADUSS, Editor. How about it, Frank Nickerson? "You won't make a bricklayer out of me," said one local hen, as she pushed the porce lain egg out of her nest. Two spinsters were discussing men. "Which would you prefer in your hus band wealth, ability, or appearance?" "Appearance," r e ) plied the other. "And the sooner the better. It is time to start thinking of caring for those little chicks that will be hatching out before long. Then 'they must have warm quarters for next year if they are to be mon ey makers. Ask for our plans, or we will design one especially for you. Tom Beymer is haul ing out lumber for re pairing lambing equipment. Kelly's Economy Slack Coal Burner will reduce your heating costs. Call at the yard for details of this burner and the free trial offer. Costs only $10.00 for the ordinary heating stove. Can be Installed in any fur nace or stove. Short Love Story In a city a beautiful girl sued a rich bank er for breach of prom ise and was awarded $10,000. Shortly after leaving the court room she was hit by a car .and had two ribs brok en. The same judge awarded her $10.00 for the broken ribs. Mor al: Never play with a woman's heart if you feel playful, kick her in the ribs. If you want your wife to get a big kick out of life, put some fine cupboards in the kitchen, some shelves in the cellar, and closets and you will have nothing to kick about, because she will always be in a good humor. Daily Service 'ON WAY FREIGHT Between Heppner and Portland and way points. Main line connections East and West. Speedy, Economical Service. $10,000 CARGO INSURANCE John Day Valley Freight line (Incorporated) M VENABLE, Manager. Office 5 E. May St Phone 1S6S S A F E T Y & S E R V I C E The tiny coral insect away down in the depths of the ocean, toils away and contributes its mite to the reef that finally emerges above the sur face. It is a slow process the work of centuries that coral reef. 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