HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JAN. 4, 1934.
PAGE THREE
Lloyd Burkenbine, son of Mr. and I Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Bloom return
Mrs. A. E. Burkenbine, who has ed home on Sunday night from Pen
been critically ill for several days dleton and Umatilla,, where they
suffering from appendicitis, was re
ported by his father this morning
apparently to be making progress
toward recovery. The lad's condi
tion for a time called for close at
tention day and night, but some re-,
lief was shown yesterday as his
temperature was normal most of
the day, rising to just above 100
degrees in the evening, but dropping
to normal again by 2 o'clock this
morning.
A wedding of the past week of in
terest to Heppner people was that
of Miss Alice Bleakman, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. George Bleakman,
and Mr. Harry Peterson of lone.
The marriage took place at Van
couver, Wash. The young people
arrived at Heppner on Saturday
and for the present are at the home
of the bride's parents. Mrs. Peter
son is a senior In high school here,
and will continue her studies until
the end of the year to be with her
class at graduation.
Honoring Mr. and Mrs. Jas. G.
Thomson, Jr., who were married at
the Christmas tide, a no-hostess
dinner was served at the apartment
of Mr. and Mrs. George Mabee on
Saturday evening. Other guests
present were Mr. and Mrs. John
Turner, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Bald
win, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Oviatt,
Mr. and Mrs. Crocket Sprouls, Mr.
and Mrs. Hubert Gailey, Miss Char
lotte Woods, Clarence Hayes and
Phillip Mahoney.
Jas. Helms was in town a Bhort
time Wednesday forenoon. He
states that the soil out his way Is
wet down to a depth of about two
and a half feet, and he hopes for
a continuance of precipitation. It
would not hurt to have the ground
wet to bedrock once more. There
has been on run-off this fall and
winter and as a result the ground
has been pretty well soaked.
More winter .weather prevailed
about Lenxigton at the close of the
year than visited Heppner. Alfred
Nelson, who farms north of the
wheat city, was in town on Satur
day. The chinook had reached his
place but the six or seven inches of
snow was only beginning to feel iti
effects at that time. It has pretty
well disappeared now, melting and
going into the ground.
Glen Hadley was in he city Sat
urday, coming up from the farm
home on the Boardman project.
Among other things he was inter
ested in obtaining typhoid inoccula
tion service for the community be
cause of the prevalence of several
cases of the disease on the project.
Among those afflicted were report
ed Mrs. W. O. King and two chil
dren. The Misses Audrey and Hazel
Beymer, daughters of Mr, and Mrs.
Tom Beymer of Hinton creek, re
turned to their school duties Satur
day, the former going to Eugene
where she is taking advanced work
at the university, and the latter to
Portland, where she is taking in
struction in beauty work.
Al Rankin returned home the
first of the week from an over-the-holiday
motor trip to California
which took him as far south as
San Francisco. Mr. Rankin, genial
Hotel Heppner manager, reports an
enjoyable trip, as he succeeded In
keeping just a jump ahead of the
storm all the way home.
Two prominent wheat ranchers,
A. E. Miller and Gordon Banker, of
Heppner spent the week end at El
lensburg, Wash., at 605 East Sev
enth St., Mr. Miller visiting his
daughter, Delma Miller. While
there they looked after business in
terests, says the Ellensburg Rec
ord of recent date.
Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Smith enjoyed
a holiday visit with , relatives at
Portland and Oregon City. They
visited with their son, Austin Smith
and wife at Portland, and with Mrs.
E. A. Wyland, sister of Mrs. Smith,
at Oregon City.
J. O. Turner and Vawter Parker,
of the local CWA set-up, motored
to Condon on Thursday evening to
attend a regional meeting and gath
er information concerning a "new
deal" for the relief work now being
adopted.
Miss Charlotte Woods,' formerly
a teacher here, departed for her
home at McMlnnville on Saturday,
after having spent the week with
friends in Heppner. Miss Woods
is teaching at Cloverdale this year.
Miss Jessie Palmiter of Portland
was a week-end guest at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Cox. Miss
Palmiter who taught for several
years in the local schools, is now
teaching In the Oregon City schools.
Wm. Tucker thinks the Black
horse section where he resides has
the most moisture this winter he
has known in his 35 years of resi
dence there. The soil is wet down
from 22 to 36 Inches, he reports.
E. D. Piercey and family, for
merly residents of this city, were
visitors here over Saturday, guests
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Gilliam. Mr. Piercey has a run on
the railroad out of The Dalles.
Mr. and Mrs. James Gentry re
turned the end of the week from
visit of a few days at Weston with
their son, Emery and famly. and
their daughter, Mrs. J. F. Daniels
and family.
Miss Ruth Turner, daughter of
Harry Turner of Sand Hollow, de
parted Monday evening by train
for Portland. She was returning
to Corvallls to resume her studies
at O. S. C.
Attorney P. W. Mahoney returned
on Saturday from a business trip
spent a wees viaiuug wim lemuves.
Mr. Bloom took the train at Pen
dleton for Spokane, where he spent
a short time visiting at the home
of his mother. Cold weather with
snow prevailed at Pendleton during
their visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Rhea Luper of Port
land were guests at the home of
her brother, Emil Groshen and wife
over the New Year holidays. They
also enjoyed visiting with friends In
Heppner.
Gordon Bucknum spent the holi
days at the home of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Bucknhm, ar
riving from Mt. Angel where he is
a student at the Mt. Angel academy.
tMr. and Mrs. Gerald Slocum, who
visited with the parents of Mrs.
Slocum at Flora, Wallowa county,
during the holidays, returned to
Heppner the end of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Buhman ar
rived home on Tuesday from the
Willamette valley, where they spent
the vacation season with the rela
tives of Mr. Buhman.
Henry Rauch, in town last Fri
day, reported that the chinook then
prevalent at Heppner had not yet
reached his section in the north
Lexington district.
J. O. Turner made a trip to Pen
dleton on Tuesday in the Interests
f CWA work, of which he is at
present one of the administrators
in this county.
Oscar K e i t h 1 e y was in town
yesterday from the farm home in
the lone section, saying hello to
Heppner friends while transacting
business.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Wheelhouse
and Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Smythe of
Arlington were week-end guests at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Bar
ratt. Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Gemmell and
children and Mrs. Emma Gemmell
motored to Helix Sunday for a visit
with the family of Chester Gemmell.
For Sale Bourbon Red turkeys.
The early maturing, quality turkey
hens and toms, reasonable. Daisy
Butler, Willows (Ewing Sta.) 43tf.
L. L. Matlock departed for Port
land Saturday night to spend a part
of the holiday season visiting with
relatives in the city.
Miss Beth Bleakman, primary
teacher in Heppner school, spent a
few days in Portland the past week,
visiting with friends.
John Parker departed for Eugene
Monday to register as a student of
the university at the beginning of
the mid-year term.
Guests at the country home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Barratt over the
week end were Mr. and Mrs. Glenn
Storie of Portland.
Wanted 2nd-hand lumber, good
condition, vicinity lone. Also few
White Leghorn cockerels. S. C.
Salter, lone. 43-45p.
Dr. J. P. Stewart, Eye-Sight Spec
ialist of Pendleton, will be at the
Heppner hotel on Wednesday, Jan.
10th. Adv.
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Duvall visited
in the city for a short time Tues
day, coming up from their Lexing
ton home.
JANUARY CLEARANCE SALE.
All Winter Hats, Coats and Dress
es greatly reduced for this January
Clearance. Curran Hat Shoppe.
BOARDMAN
By RACHEL J. BARLOW
CLAIRE PLATTE WESTON.
Death again has entered our com
munity and taken oue of our loved
ones.
Mrs. H. H. Weston passed away
at her home here Friday evening,
December 29, at 8:15 o'clock, after
a lingering illness of over two years
much of which time she was bed
fast. Claire Platte Morgan, daughter
of John and Mary Jane Morgan,
was the youngest of five children.
She was born in a covered wagon
along the Platte riven presumably
in the state of Nebraska on June
1, 1861. Her parents brought her
to Portland in the spring or 18M
and she was educated and lived
there until 1904. She was united In
marriage to William J. Harter in
1898 and resided In Adams county,
Wash., for 19 years. Three child
ren were born to them, two aaugn'
ters and a son. The son died In in
fancy and Mr, Harter passed away
in 1919. Mrs. Harter moved to
Boardman in 1920 where she had
since made her home. She was
married to Harold H. Weston in
1922. She was a lifelong member
of the Sellwood Presbyterian church
In Portland and a member of the
Rebekah lodge since 1898. She is
survived by her husband, H. H.
Weston, and two daughters: Mrs.
Breta Morgan of Boardman and
Mrs. Arvilda Bleakney of Echo, and
8 grandchildren. Her husband and
both daughters were with her when
she passed away.
Funeral services were held in the
community church Tuesday after
noon and final commitment was in
the Portland crematorium. Rev,
W. O. Miller officiated and Miss
Lois Messenger, Mrs. ClaXid Coats
Ray Barlow and J. F. Barlow sang
"There Is a Fountain Filled with
Blood," "In the Sweet By and By'
and "God Be With You."
In the passing of Mrs. Weston
Oregon lost a real pioneer. Sh
was born on the plains in a covered
wagon, came to Oregon by ox team
and went by flat boat from uma
tilla to The Dalles and on to Port
land by ox team.
Are the
Li x?
PERMITTED BY
lAN Tfl INDICATE
ANYTHING BUT BELLS -
worker in community affairs as
long as her health would permit
and she was loved and respected
by her host of friends whom she
leaves to mourn her passing.
J. R. Benton of Heppner was a
visitor in town last Friday.
Mrs. Ella Shell returned home
Saturday from Umatila where she
spent the Christmas holidays at the
McFarland home.
Mr. and Mrs. John Graves and
famliy of Lexington spent the week
end here at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Ward Graves.
Marvin Ransier spent last week
at his uncle's home in Echo.
Mr. and Mrs. John Copeland and
son and Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Mef
ford who spent last week In Hepp
ner returned to Boardman Satur
day evening, accompanied by Mr.
and Mrs. Al Macomber and family.
Mrs. Gladys Fortier and Norma
returned to Eugene Friday after
spending the holidays here with rel
atives. The town basketball team defeat
ed the Arlington team by a score of
16-22. 8he game was played In the
local gym last Friday evening be
fore the dance.
A good sized crowd attended the
dance given by the Alumni asso
ciation. Good music was furnished
by the "Irrigon Merrymakers."
E. Carrick has moved into the
small house on the Faber ranch.
A number of folks attended the
dance New Year's night at Arling
ton. Mr. and Mrs. Nate Macomber
were hosts at a lovely New Year's
dinner, having as their guests Mr.
and Mrs. John Copeland and son,
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Barlow, Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Mefford, Mr. and Mrs.
Al Macomber and family and Mr.
and Mrs. L. V. Root and Vernori.
Eldon Wilson spent the week end
and New Year's here with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilson.
Eldon Is employed at the Perkins
Motor company in La Grande.
Miss Margaret Galley, primary
teacher, is very ill in the Salem hos
pital with typhoid fever. This is
the fourth case of typhoid fever on
the project, but the source of con
tamination has not been found.
Mrs. W. O. King, Ruth and Bobby
King are also ill with the fever at
their home here.
Mr. Parry was seriously injured
last week while helping haul logs
trom the river. The log was being
lifted and swung about and struck
him in the face above the nose.
Mr. Parry was in the hospital at
Hermiston for a
week but was
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brought home last Saturday.
Miss Gladys Wilson returned to
John Day last week after spending
Christmas here with her parents.
Elmer Harnden of Portland was
a Boardman visitor Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Harter
and son James of Kahlotus, Wash.,
attended the funeral here Tuesday.
PINE CITY
By OLETA NEILL
Miss Elsie Strain, formerly of
Pine City, and Floyd Van Orsdall
of Pendleton were united in mar
riage Sunday night "at eight o'clock
by Rev. Glieser at his home in Pen
dleton. Mrs. Van Orsdall is a sis
ter of Mrs. E. B. Wattenburger with
whom she lived and attended the
Pine City high school for three
years, graduating with the class of
'32. Since then she has been work
ing in Pendleton. The people of
Pine City unite in extending to Mr.
and Mrs. Van Orsdall their hearti
est congratulations.
Mrs. O. F. Thomson and Mr. and
Mrs. Asa Thomson visited at the
E. P. Jarmon home Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Coxen and son
Gerald of Hermiston spent Sunday
at the home of Mrs, Ollie Neill.
A fairly good sized crowd attend
ed the dance at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Marion Finch Saturday
night
Miss Mable Buttkey who has been
visiting with her relatives in Pen
dleton the past week returned' to
W. D. Neill's Monday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Wattenburger
and children were dinner guests at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter
WiggJesworth in Echo Monday.
Roy Neill and T. J. O'Brien start
ed the New Year by butchering
hogs.
C. H. Bartholomew was a busr
ness visitor in Lexington Tuesday.
Miss Neva Neill returned to nor
mal school at La Grande Monday
afternoon. She has been spending
the vacation with her mother, Mrs.
Ollie Neill.
The snow which fell Christmas is
nearly all gone now and the hills
are looking fairly green.
Harold Neill who has been spend
ing the vacation with his sister,
Mrs. C. W. Plourd, near Pendleton
returned home Monday.
Mrs. Ollie Neill and daughter Ne
va and C. H. Ayera were business
visitors in Hermiston and Echo Sat
urday. The Misses Opal and Shirley Jar
mon and Roy and Son Jarmon left
Monday afternoon for Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Wattenburger
I visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
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VOUR. LIFE - AND TO PAY
COMPLIMENT TO A LADY
W. J. Wattenburger in Echo Thurs
day. Mrs. O. F. Thomson, Mr. and Mrs.
Sloan Thomson and daughters, Su
san, Ruth and Mary and Mr. and
Mrs. Asa Thomson visited at the
C. H. Bartholomew home Friday.
LICENSE RUSH HEAVY.
The Morrow county sheriff's of
fice dropped everything else Satur
day to take care of the big last-minute
motor license rush. People from
all parts of the county were includ
ed in the almost constant stream of
applicants.
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HARDMAN
By LUCILLE FARRENS
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Burnside en
tertained a number of guests at a
bountiful turkey dinner at their
home in Rood Canyon on New
Year's day, honoring the host's re
spective cousins and brother and
sister. Present were Mr. and Mrs.
L. J. Burnside, Mr. and Mrs. Harlan
Adams and children, Mr. and Mrs.
Everett Harshman, Mr. and Mrs.
Victor Lovgren, Mr. and Mrs. Verl
Farrens, the Misses Loes and Char
lotte Adams, Genevieve Morgan,
Dolly and Lucille Farrens, and the
Messrs. Burton Burnside, J awes
Stevens, Delbert Carmen, Forest
Adams, Roland Farrens and the
hosts.
Owen and Neva Bleakman spent
several days of the Christmas va
cation visiting friends and relatives
here. Owen and Neva are attend
ing Heppner high school this year.
Allan Phares and Everett Harsh
man were business visitors in Hepp
ner last Saturday.
. One hears many remarks these
days about the unusual spring-like
weather this county has been treat
ed to this time of year. The only
disagreement is the mud, arising
from the slight snow fall before
Christmas. Crops in the outlying
vicinity are reported to be coming
on rapidly under existing condi
tions. School opened Tuesday with most
of the students back. Mr. DeMoss
was unable to return due to Illness
and the board of directors hired
Mrs. Perl Howell as his substitute
until he will be able to resume his
work. Mrs. Bill Johnson, primary
teacher, was accompanied home by
her mother, Mrs. Nell Montgomery
of Portland who will make an in
definite visit with her daughter.
A number of the children were pre
vented from attending, especially
enjoying the holidays due to so
many cases of measles. The high
school did not close for vacation,
only for Christmas and New Year's
days, due to the closing of school
so early in the spring. By way of
COFFEE
"BOASTER TO CONSUMER"
AIRWAY 3 LBS. 55c
NOB HILL 3 LBS. 73c
DEPENDABLE, 2 LBS, 55c
BEANS
Small whites or
Mexican reds
RICE
Blue Rose Head
LBS. ..63c
P. N. BUTTER
Maximum Brand
2 Lbs.
TOBACCO MATCHES
16-oz. P. A., a fj fkfi Hiway, every AQ
few left at I tCone a lite, Ctn. flOC
SUGAR 100 $ii 80
Pure cane, extra fine LBS.
SOAP
CANDY
General Food quality.
Mixed, Kisses,
P. & G., Harmony,
Crystal White
Jelly
20
BARS
75c
PER
LB.
Salad Oil
"Buy
and
Fresh extra large
ranch eggs
2 d.,35c
EGGS
SAVINGS for FRL, SAT., MON., Jan. 5-6-8, Incl.
I C "COr- " "A J
recompense the high school itu
dents and teacher inaugurated the
unique plan of serving themselves
"unusual" foods during noon hour
of their "would be" vacation days,
such as pomegranates, fish egg,
limes, German and Swiss cheese,
salt fish, figs, dates, various nuts.
Mrs. Anna Heiny, teacher of tha
Matteson school, spent Saturday
afternoon visiting Mrs. Irl Clary,
the high school teacher here.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Johnson and
Rita Dell were visiting friends and
relatives here on New Year's day
from their home at Heppner.
Mr. and Mrs. Verl Farrens enter
tained at a card party in honor of
their sister and sister-in-law, Miss
Genevieve Morgan, at their home
here on New Year's evening. Pres
ent were Misses Genevieve Morgan,
Dolly and Lucille Farrens, Loes and
Charlotte Adams, Mary Ellen Ina
keep; Marvin Brannon, Forest Ad
ams, Elwood Hastings, Delbert Car
men, Mrs. Frank McDaniel and Mr.
and Mrs. Verl Farrens.
Ossel Inskeep is visiting at the
home of hi3 parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Ad Inskeep.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hams, Herman
Neilson and Mr. and Mrs. Blaine
Chapel were Rood canyon folks en
joying New Year's dinner together
at the Chapel home.
The dance given by the I. O. O. F.
Saturday night was quite well at
tended and everyone reports a most
enjoyable time.
Tilden Williams, Sr., represented
the Rood canyon section in town
Saturday, coming up to attend a
meeting of the local order of Odd
Fellows of which he has long been
a member.
Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Leek enter
tained a number at a big New
Year's dinner.
Miss Mary Ellen Inskeep and
brothers Ossel and Jim recently re
turned from an enjoyable two
weeks' motor trip to Salem, Wal
lowa, Portland and other valley
points. Although the roads made
it difficult travelling they were for
tunate in not meeting with any accidents.
SYRUP
KARO for every
purpose. Light
or dark.
10
LBS.
75c
10i!s45c
COCOANUT
Fresh shipment long
moist sweet threads
plM9c
23c
COCOA
Hershey's Bulk, in
cellophane bags
Beans
15c
19c
LBS.
the bulk
save''
PER GAL. 79c
PER QT .... 20c
FRUITS :: VEGETABLES
"Fresh" "Healthful" "Nutritious"
Onions w Lls. Parsnips s Lbs.
Carrots 19c Beggas 19c
Hi-onfToc LSe- size' doz- 33c
UiangeS Med. size doz. 19c
Phone
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to Portland.
She was an active and willing