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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (June 23, 1932)
5AGE TWO HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES,- HEPPNEK, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1932. LEXINGTON MRS. HARRY DUVALU Harold Beach and Dempster Brownell arrived Tuesday after noon from Indiana where they have been attending school at Pur due university. They drove thru in a car, stopping off a few days at Yellowstone National park. Har old will spend the summer here with his mother, Mrs. Karl Beach and Mr. Brownell will go on to his home in Portland. The Lexington Grange agricul tural committee is sponsoring a farmers picnic and field day for June 26. It will be held at the Karl Miller farm, one mile west of Lexington, beginning at 11 o'clock. An outside speaker will be present to discuss wheat production prob lems. A basket dinner will be served at noon. In the afternoon a trip will be made into the wheat country north of town to view the nursery where thirty varieties of wheat are growing. The caravan will then drive through the wheat country and return to the Miller farm. You are invited to come and enjoy the day. Guests last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Cox were Mrs. Cox's mother, Mrs. Susie Gerking of Hermiston, and her sister and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ashur Mon tague and son of Condon, also friends of the family, Mr. and Mrs. Brock, two sons and a daughter, from Goldendale, Wash. Sunday evening Mr. and Mrs. Cox enjoyed a visit from Mr. and Mrs. Ed Huston and mother of Heppner. They attended evening services here at the Christian church. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hackett are driving a new Ford V-8 sedan. It is the first one in this county and was purchased in Heppner. Miss Elsie Tucker left last week for La Grande where she will at tend summer school. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Breshears attended the past masters' conven tion at The Dalles Monday. The annual school meeting of the Lexington district was held Monday afternoon at the school house. Har ry Schriever was elected director to serve for three years and Ralph Jackson was elected clerk. The re tiring officers were Gene Gentry, director, and Dona Barnett, clerk. The budget was acted on as posted. Galey Johnson, janitor, has been busy at the school house since the close of school giving the floors and inside a good cleaning and varnish ing. Sanford Greene, an old time resi dent of Lexington and now of Sa lem, is visiting with his daughter, Mrs. Earl Eskelson in Heppner. They were calling on friends here Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Ray White and daughter Delores DeAnne drove up from their home in Oakland, Cal. They will spend several days here visiting with their parents and oth er relatives and friends. Mrs. Katherine Slocum arrived home last week from Los Angeles. She spent the winter there with her daughtetr Mary. She also visited Heads Presbyterians 1 V 11 Or. Charles W. Kerr, Tulsa, Otda., who succeeds Dr. L. S. Mudge, Phila delphia, as head of the Presbyterian Church in the U. S. with Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Shutt, for mer Heppner residents. Joe Devine returned home Mon day from Hot Lake where he had been since Friday receiving medical attention. Mr. and Mrs. Myles Martin re turned home Saturday from a two weeks' trip spent at the coast. They went by way of Moro and took Mr. Martin's parents with them on the trip. Mrs. Alex Hunt and children spent the week end visiting with Mrs. Hunt's sister, Mrs. Ben Cox. Miss Harriet Pointer of Salem is visiting with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Orville Cutsforth. Guests last week at the Ed Bur chell home were Mr. and Mrs. Ham Burchell, Mr. Demerist and niece Sadie Palmer, all of Sheridan. Mrs. Raymond Jeub (nee Maxine Gentry) of Coquille, Ore., is here visiting her folks. Miss Mae Gentry returned home last week from Portland where she had been visiting for the past few weeks. Mrs. Roy Campbell and two sons went to Banks to visit relatives. They went down as far as Port land with Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Camp bell of Heppner. John Harbke and Harry Duvall made a business trip to Washington Saturday, crossing over at the Al derdale ferry. Bill Barnhouse was a visitor last week end at the S. G. McMillan home. Eula McMillan accompan ied him back to Antone where she will spend several days visiting friends. The young girls club met last Thursday afternoon with JNaomi McMillan. The afternoon was spent sewing and a lovely lunch was served out on the awn. Bert Bowker passed through town Monday with his combine. He was moving it from his Heppner flat ranch to his ranch near Alpine, in preparation for harvest. Vernon Scott returned home on Monday from San Francisco, where he has been attending school. Charles Haskell of Pilot Rock visited several days this week with his aunt, Mrs. Laura Scott Ralph Jackson and Chas. Haskell returned Monday night from a tnree-day nshing trip to Paulina lake In southern Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. Walte C. Barton and daughter Shirley have return ed to their home at Tulalip, Wash. They had been visiting here with Mrs. Barton's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Davis. Kenneth Warner had the misfor tune to cut his foot with a sharp axe, while cutting wood in the mountains last week. Mrs. La Villa Howell and daugh ter Norma and Mrs. Delsie Chapel left Sunday on a trip to Idaho and Montana. Born, Sunday, June 17, to Mr. and Mrs. Eslie Walker, a daughter, weight 8 pounds. Mrs. Ada Estes left lest Wednes day for her home at Warrenton. She has been visiting here with her sister, Mrs. Claude White, for the past two weeks. BOARDMAN RACHEL JOHNSON At the annual school election held Monday afternoon, Mrs. M. L. Mor gan was elected clerk, Claud My ers director and Mrs. Glen Hadley director. Mrs. Hadley was elected to fill the unexpired term of one year left by the resignation of Car roll Kennedy. Mr. Myers was elect ed to the three-year term left by Jess Allen. Mrs. Morgan takes the place of Mrs. Mead who had been clerk for several years but who has now moved away. A number of candidates were up for nomination. Since it is necessary to have a ma jority of votes to be elected at a school election a primary was first held and the two candidates for each office receiving the highest number of votes were then voted on the final ballot 114 votes were cast Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bradley have moved onto the Clarence Ber ger ranch. They have been living in the J. F. Barlow home in town for several months. Miss Linda Hango returned home last week from Eugene where she has been attending the University of Oregon. She is delivering the rural mail while Victor Hango is on his vacation. Ray Barlow went to Hermiston Wednesday where he will be em ployed in Norton's Red & White store. Mildred Allen is now work ing in this store. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Waite return ed to Boardman Tuesday evening after a month's vacation at their home in Troutdale and with rela tives near there. Mr. Waite return- s A F E r Y & yulrirTnnig'rni .Bfflffigl.il - s E R V I c E Make Each Dollar Earn Its Keep Each dollar working releases $10 worth of credit and credit is our na tion's lifeblood. MONEY is only of value when working. Money spent wisely or in a savings account is working. YOUR NEST EGG here in a Sav ings Account earning interest, will provide ten times as much credit to local business. Fir National Bank HEPPNER, OREGON Defeats Brookhart Henry "Chicken-Stew" Field, erst while seed grower, who defeated Senator Brookhart for the G. O. P Senatorial nomination in Iowa. ed to his work as agent at the de pot Wednesday. Mr. Bentley, state examiner of chauffeurs and drivers, was in Boardman last Tuesday evening and Wednesday when a number of people took the examination. The weather during the past week has been very changeable. First several hot days when the thermometer reached 95 degrees, then thunder storms, rain and wind. Last Wednesday this section of the country was visited by a sand storm, the worst for some time Travel on the road to lone was im possible Wednesday, when the sand in the air was so thick that the road could not be seen, except for a few feet ahead. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bates en tertained at a lovely dinner at their home Thursday. Guests were Rob ert Becker and Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Gent of Longview, Mrs. Erickson of Portland, and Mrs. W. A. Baker and children. Mr. and Mrs. Gent left Friday morning for Stanley, Wis consin fora two months visit there with Mrs. Gent's relatives. Robert Becker will spend a three months vacation here with his mother, Mrs. Bates. Billie Price left Saturday for Portland where he will spend his vacation with his grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. George Wicklander and Rev. and Mrs. Miller who at tended the state grange convention at Silverton returned home Satur day afternoon. They came home by way of the Mt. Hood loop highway. The Ladles Aid will hold a cook ed food sale Saturday in Gorham's grocery store. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Barlow and Edith and Lucille of Heppner spent Sunday here with relatives. Arthur Allen and sons Clayton and Jean visited several days last week at the Jess Allen home. Mr. Allen and Clayton returned home to La Grande Wednesday. Jean re mained here for a few weeks stay with his grand parents. Miss Nellie Dillon returned to Portland last Thursday after spend ing the past month here with her parents. She will finish her course at a medical college and plans to entef nurses training in St. Vincents hospital in the fall. Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Marschat and son Larry Jean left Saturday for Fairfield, Idaho, for a visit with Mrs. Marschat's parents. Mr. and Mrs. C. Hubert and daughter of Arlington were Board- man visitors Thursday. Mr. Hu bert is manager of the Arlington air port Mrs. Lee Mead of Union Junction came to Boardman Sunday. Mrs. Mead came to attend the school election. Echo Coats returned home with her Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Gorham and Janet and Mardel were dinner guests Friday evening at the Royal Rands home. Mrs. L. V. Root went to The Dalles Sunday to attend the post masters conventon. She returned home Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Goodwin were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dugan Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Macomber and Syb il motored to Pilot Rock Saturday evening. Mrs. Macomber remain' ed there where she will work in the postoffice for a week. Mr. and Mrs. Royal Rands spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Hood River. Edith Richardson was moved from the Eastern Oregon Tubercu losis hospital in The Dalles to The Dalles hospital Sunday, where she is seriously ill with diabetes. She was taken to the state hospital about ten days ago. Mr. and Mrs. Jaynes motored to The Dalles Sun day expecting to bring Edith home but they found her so much worse than she had been that it was nec essary to take her to the other hos pital. Mr. and Mrs. Cooney, Mrs. Glen Hadley and Stanton, and Mrs. Les lie Packard motored to the Valley Saturday for a few days visit Mrs. Hadley stopped at Oregon City, Mrs. Packard at Molalla and Mr, and Mrs. Cooney at Scio. Mrs. A. A. Agee suffered a sprain ed ankle Sunday evening when she attempted to jump a drain ditch. The sprain was very painful but she is getting along as well as can be expected. The trains have changed "time in the past week. The morning train Nebraskan To Paris Mary Virginia 'Louis, Omaha, Neb., is now in Paris, sent by Gov. Bryan to assist in dedication of Pershing Memorial this month. which formerly arrived in Board man at 11:15 a. m. now arrives at 4;23 p. m. This is the westbound train 21. The eastbound train 20 now arrives at 2:36 p. m., instead of 2:49 p. m. Buster Rands returned home Monday from Toppenish where he took some sheep for the summer, More Irrigation in Yamhill. McMinnville Despite the shorts age of cash on farms, Yamhill county growers have fitted an addi tional 120 acres of land for irrigat ed pastures this year, reports S. T. White, county agent. New irriga tion projects have been established on the farms of R. S. Miller, Wllla mina; O. R. Dale, Sheridan; A. A. Nichols, Dayton; and Miller brothers. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Elza Walk er in Heppner, an 8-pound girl, Sunday night - QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOB MOTOR LICENSES Stopping, Standing and Parkin;. 63. Is it lawful to park on highways outside of business or residence dis tricts? Ans. No person shall park or leave standing any vehicle upon the paved or main traveled portion of any highway outside of business or residence dis tricts when it is practicable to park such vehicle off the paved or main trav eled portion of said highway; provid ed, in no event shall any person park a vehicle upon any highway unless a clear and unobstructed width of not less than 16 feet opposite such vehicle shall be left for the free passage of other vehicles thereon, nor unless a clear view of such vehicle may be ob tained from a distance of 200 feet in each direction upon such highway. 64. Are there any exceptions to the law against parking on the highway T Ans. Such law siia.ll not apply to the driver of any vehicle which is disabled in such a manner tnai it is impossible to avoid stopping and temporarily leav ing such vehicle on the highway, nor to any emergency vehicles when being op erated in any emergency which neces sitates a- violation of this law. 65. where is it unlawful to park a car? Ans. (1) Wltnin an intersection; (2) On a crosswalk; i.ll Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within thirty (30) feet of points on the curb immediately op- fiosue me eiiua ui a ntuciy k'iic, uii ess local or traffic authorities shall in dicate a different length by signs or markings; (4) Within twenty-five (25) feet from the intersection of curb lines, or. if none, then within fifteen (15) feet of the intersection of property lines at an Intersection within a business or resi dence district, except at alleys; (5) Within thirty (30) feet upon the approach to any official flashing bea con, stop sign or traffic control signal located at the side of the roadway ;- (6) Within fifteen (15) feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station; (7) Within ten (10) feet of a fire hy drant ; (8) In front of a private driveway; (9) On a sidewalk; (10) Alongside or opposite any street or highway excavation or ob struction when such stopping; stand ing or parking would obstruct traffic; ill) On the roadway side of any ve hicle stopped or parked at the edge of curb or highway; (12) At any place where official traf fic signs have been erected prohibiting standing and parking; (13) Within a twenty-five (25) foot radius of the intersection of the cen ter of a highway and a steam or inter urban railway crossing. 66. What must an operator do when he leaves his motor vehicle unattend ed in the street? Ans. He must first effectively set the brakes thereon, stop the motor and if on a grade the front wheels must be turned to the curb or side of the highway. 67. What are tne restrictions against following or parking near fire appara tus? Ans. It is unlawful for the driver of any vehicle other than one on official business to iouow any lire apparatus traveling in response to an alarm closer than 500 feet or to drive or park with in the block where fire aDDaratus has stopped in answer to a fire alarm, or within three blocks of a point where a Are is in progress. 68. Is it necessary to stop before emerging from an alley or private driveway ? Ans. The driver of a vehicle within a business or residence district emerg ing from an alley, driveway or building shall stop such vehicle immediately ? trior to driving onto a sidewalk or on o the sidewalk area extending across any alleyway. 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