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HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, DEC. 17, 1936. PAGE THREE IONE By MARGARET BLAKE Fire of unknown origin razed the building . recently vacated by the Tum-A-Lum Lumber company last Friday evening about 5:30. When discovered the fire had made such headway that no attempt was made to save the building but efforts of the volunteer fire "fighters were turned to protecting surrounding buildings from the blaze. It is un derstood that all of the merchandise of the lumber company had been removed except some paint- and a very little lumber. The loss to the Tum-A-Lum was covered by insur ance. They owned the building though they were on a deal to sell it. I. R, Robison went to The Dalles last week where he, underwent an operation for the removal of his ton sils. , Mr. and Mrs. Paul G- Balsiger de parted Monday for the east where they will spend the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Paul Koehring and children in Indianapolis, Ind. Mrs. Koehring is their daughter, Arlene In January Mrs. Balsiger will join her sisters and brothers at the home of their mother, Mrs. Mange, of Oak Park, 111., at which time all members of the family will be present for the ' birthday anniversary of their moth er who is ninety years old. W. A- Thomas has gone to Port land where he will spend the holi days with his daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kendall spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs, George Tucker. They are uncle and aunt 6f Mr. Tucker and had been 1 visiting ' a , daughter at Hermiston, Thev will go from here to their home in Louisiana. A. M. Zink departed Sunday night for t Portland where he will spend the winter. The turkey supper, bazaar,"' pro gram and dance put on by Willows grange in their hall at Cecil was a decided success, everything being disposed of and those present enjoy ing ah exceptionally pleasant eve ning. . V , ' On next Saturday night the grange will initiate several. candidates. At the close of the , evening the men of the grange will entertain the ladies with a program and supper. This is the penalty .imposed on them for losing in a recent- attendance and membership contest held by the or ganization. 4 Mr. and Mrs.- J. H. Blake stopped here for. a short time Thursday en route from Freewater to Kinzua. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. McCabe re turned Monday evening from a ten day vacation in Washington. Frank Fraters of Eight Mile' was in town Tuesday. Carl W. Troedson returned Satur day from a trip to Sweden. . Bob Botts returned last Thursday from Washington where he had spent several months. Mr. and Mrs. George Tucker were business visitors in Pendleton last Saturday. ' Mrs. Ted Smith and son . Phillip and Harvey Smith returned home from Portland Thursday where they had been with Ted Smith who has recently undergone a serious opera tion on his hip. They report that he is doing very nicely. Mrs E. C. Heliker received a let ter from Mrs. Verona Daniels re , cently in which she tells of a trip she is taking in the east. She has been visiting a son' who teaches in Harvard university and was to visit in New York City Washington, D C, Chicago and San Francisco be fore returning to her home at Elk- ton. Mrs. Daniels was in lone for some time when her son Clarence was a teacher in the local' high school. Friends have received Christmas erpptinffs from Mr. and Mrs. John Draeer who are located in Indo China where Mr: Drager works for the Texas Oil company. v Miss Eva Swanson wno is attend ing 0. S. C. this winter was recent ly pledged to Alpha Xi Delta, na "tional women s social sorority that campus. . The Reno family have moved from the Boyer ranch on Rhea creek into the Grimes house here in town. Norton Lundell returned Satur dv evening from the Heppner hos pital where he has been recovering v from his recent accident. .Though able to return home he will have to be auiet for some time. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Biddle spent a day or two of last week in Pendleton. Mr. and Mrs. Garland ' Swanson have as their house guests, Mr. and Mr. Win Hedlund of Salem. Mrs. Hedlund was Clara Miller and is a sister of Mrs. Swanson. The young people were married a few days ago at Vancouver, Wash. Mrs. Viola Lieuallen, matron, and Harlan McCurdy, patron, of Locust chapter, O. E. S., . entertained the officers and new members of the chapter with a dinner at Lucas Place in Heppner Tuesday evening. The boys' basketball team suf fered defeat at Boardman last Fri day night Frank Lundell was in The Dalles Tuesday. ' , The December committee of the Women's Topic club sponsored Stunt Show which was given at the high school gym last Friday night as a benefit for the library. . A program of skits and musical numbers was greatly enjoyed by the audience and a little over $50 was netted for the library fund. The tumbling act put on by the primary grade youngsters was especially enjoyed. Vocal solos by Miss . Helen Ralph, Mrs. Foster Odom and Mrs. Ture Peterson, one piano duet by Mrs. E. J. Blake and Mrs. Cleo Drake and another by Dorothy and Sybil Howell, guitar solos by Frank Botts and Alexander McDonald,, a piano solo by Miss Lorraine Reed, a vocal duet by Lois Ring and Bobby Drake, and an ac cordion solo by Paul Rietmann were musical ' numbers presented. The sewing II class had a style show in which the students modeled wool dresses which they had made. Don Heliker and Bob Botts pleased the audience with their cowboy duets. Skits were put on by the high school, Willows grange, Rebekah lodge, Mis sionary . society, Legion , auxiliary, Women's Topic club and the Decem ber committee of the, Topic club. Mrs. Corson gave a reading and the Legion exhibited a cartoon. Alto gether the show was a good one and the committee is grateful for the support given them. A large concourse of friends gath ered at the Christian church last Friday afternoon to' pay last respects to Mrs. Olive Sparks whose untimely death at The .Dalles last Tuesday afternoon came 'as a shock to the community. Alvin Klenifeldt of Heppner conducted the service and interment was made in the Heppner Masonic cemetery. Mrs. Adolph Newlin is visiting her sister, Mrs. Paul O Meara. D. 0. Deulin of Heppner was a business visitor here Tuesday. for the past week is reported im proving. ' The Ledbetter boy has been able to return home from , The Dalles, greatly improved. Mrs. Mabel Ranney who has been visiting her brother, E. Ash, is re turning to her home ' in Wichita, Kansas, on the new streamline train. Mrs. Victor Myers is visiting at Kinzua where her husband is em ployed in a saw mill. Miss Marie Ledbetter spent Sat urday in The Dalles. on by nearly 360 National Farm Loan associations in the four northwest states. The ballots were counted in Washington, D. C, and the result announced by Land Bank Commis sioner A. S. Goss last week. Mr. Shoultes succeeds B. D. Thompson of Granger, Wn., and will also serve as ex officio director of the 12th district Intermediate Credit on HARDMAN By LUCILLE FARRENS A large group of friends was en tertained at the home of Ad Inskeep Friday evening, the occasion being the 16th birthday anniversary of Francis Inskeep. Delicious refresh ments were served. Mrs. George Samuels arrived here Saturday for a week's visit with rel atives and friends. Mrs. Gladys Corrigall drove over with her, re turning to Echo the same day. Mrs. J. B. Adams spent a few days in Heppner this week. 4 Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. Chas. McDaniel mo tored to Heppner Monday. ' W. H. Gallagher made a business trip to Portland over the week end. Mrs. Roy Robison spent the week end at her home near Lonerock. The children stayed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond McDonald while she was away. Leon Chapin, Case Adams and Ed Warren were . visiting in Heppner Monday. Mrs. Tom Mclntire and Mr. and Mrs. G..A. Farrens were transact ing business in Heppner Friday. i Archdeacon rimkle held services at the local church Sunday evening, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fraters visit ed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jim, Brannon Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Neal Knighten and Lewis Batty motored to Pendleton Monday. Duff McKitrick spent the week end with home folks. He is working for the Wright brothers on Rhea creek. , corporation and Bank for Cooper atives. One member of the joint board is yet to be appointed by the governor of the Farm Credit admin istration, also for a three-year term beginning January 1. The board is composed of three elective members representing the three divisions of FCA borrowers and four who are appointed. BOARDMAN .. By LA VERN BAKER Funeral services were held at the community church Sunday for Mr. George Blayden. He died after an illness of a few weeks, at his home Friday, December 11. Interment was in the Boardman cemetery. 'W. A. Baker was called to Baker last Wednesday morning where his father was not expected to live. W. C. Baker passed away at the Baker hospital Thursday, Dec. 10. Mrs. Baker, Willard and La Vern went to Baker for the funeral which was held Sunday. Interment was in the cemetery there. Mr. Baker was an old G. A. R. veteran., A basketball game between Her miston and Boardman high schools was played last Tuesday at Her miston. It was an overtime game and proved very exciting. Hermis ton won with a score of 26-22. The grade school teams also played, with Hermiston winning. In the town team game, Boardman won by a large score. ' A shower was held at the Ed In gles home last Thursday, honoring Mrs. Ed Barlow. A large crowd at tended. Mrs. Harvey Ide, a sister of Mrs. Barlow, was here for the oc casion. A basketball game between lone and Boardman high school and grade school teams was played Friday eve ning. Boardman was victorious in both games.. . The F. F. A. boys' play was pot poned until Wednesday, Dec. 16. The town team met the lone town team on the Boardman floor Mon day evening, the local team winning by a score of 28-22. , Adolf Skoubo is planting trees at the state parks. , Herman Bush, the small son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Bush who, has been ill at the Hermiston hospital Shoultes Elected Land Bank Director Of interest to local farmers who are National Farm Loan association members is the announcement that Harvey R. Shoultes of Chehalis, Wn., has been elected as a director of the Land Bank of Spokane for a three-year period beginning Janu ary 1. 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