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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 4, 1937)
t HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOV. 4, 1937 PAGE FIVE LmiD Hupp B. A. McDowell was treated at a local doctor's office Tuesday for a dislocated left shoulder received at the C. A. Warren ranch on Dry Fork where he was working. The injury was sustained when he reach ed up protect himself against a telephone wire under which he was driving a tractor, the wire jerking the arm out of place. An internal hemorrhage was also suffered. He was taken to the home of Mrs. Phil Griffin in this city. M. E. Duran was among farmers of the Lexington district transacting business in the city Tuesday. He re ported having been busy burning straw on his fields preparatory to fall seeding which he expected to start soon. His section of Blackhorse was favored by recent rains which visited the county, although more moisture would be welcome. Mr. and Mrs. Neal Bleakney from Boardman spent several hours in the county seat Monday on business. Mr. Bleakney called at the judge's office to find out about the new weed control set-up and reported the noxious weed situation to be quite bad on the project. Young full-blooded R. I. Red and Barred Plymouth Rock riosters for breeding, from stock equalling leg horns for egg production. This stock sells from hatchery for $3. My price is $1.50 & $2. Mrs. Victor H. Myers, Boardman, Ore. 35. Viola Herm of Yakima county, Wash., and William F. Botts of Mor row county, were united in marri age at the courthouse Tuesday by J. 0. Hager, justice of the peace, following issuance of license at the clerk's office. For the dance at lone, Nov. 20, Willows grange dance committee sponsors, promise all members of the orchestra will be on hand. They express regrets that this was not the case at a recent dance sponsored by them. Lyle Tilden, turkey grader from Hermiston, spent several days m this vicinity this week looking over local birds. Several flocks here about will turn out some fine birds this year, he says. Margaret O' Conner Glavey was transacting business in town Tues day from the Rhea creek ranch. Fa vorable growing conditions on the range are prevailing at present, she reported. James Carsner was here Tuesday on business from the ranch near Spray. He got his buck deer this season as is his annual custom with good hunting grounds close at hand. Bill Greener came in from the ranch south of Hardman Saturday, being interested, among other things, in securing information from the county agent on killing gophers. X Mrs. Mary Lindsey was transact ing business in the city Tuesday from the Morgan vicinity, being in terested in a number of social events scheduled by Willows grange. Donald Peterson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Peterson of lone, under went an emergency operation for ruptured appendix at Heppner hos pital Tuesday evening. American Legion Auxiliary will hold the regular business meeting Monday evening, Nov. 8, at the home of Mrs. Harold Cohn. All members are urged to attend. W. Dixon has returned to his home in Seattle after a two-months sojourn with his son, Marvin Dixon, CCC educational adviser, and fam iiy. Mrs. Frank Alfred spent the week end with Mr. Alfred, coming up from The Dalles where she is assist ing in state relief work. The Women's Foreign Missionary society of the Methodist church will meet in the basement of the church Tuesday, Nov. 9, at 2:30 p. m. Ervin Anderson was a business visitor in the city from the lone vicinity Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Marquardt were visiting friends in town Sun day from the north Lexington farm. Harold French, and Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Hughes of the Lena district were callers in town yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Pruyn and Mrs. Mary Thomson spent a few days in Pendleton this week. Mrs. Archie Padberg was a busi ness visitor in the city Saturday from Lexington. W. H. French was in town Tues day from Blue Mountain farm south of Hardman. Mr. and Mrs. W. Y. Ball left this week for a week's vacation in Port land. Frank Rumble left this week for Missoula, Mont., for a two weeks visit. For sale or trade, Chev. coupe, '31 model in good condition, at a bar gain. See Ruth Aiken at Lotus Robison ranch, 1 mi. below Rugg on Rhea creek. 30tf. C. A. MINOR VISITS C. A. Minor of Mt. Vernon, and Mr. and Mrs. Phil Brady, son-in-law and daughter, of Mitchell, were vis itors in the city Friday. Mr. Minor consulted a physician while in the city, having received injuries from a fall while hunting a few days be fore that contributed to his feeling of illness. He reported that he is starting a new nidustry with the as sistance of two grandsons, Minor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Brady, and the other the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Minor. This industry is the making of pottery for which locally acquired materials are used. He foresees a bright future for this industry. While visiting at the home of his son, Ellis, in the Ozark region of Missouri re cently, Mr. Minor was granted an audience with Grace O'Neill, artist, at her castle on the bank of a nearby lake, who asked to see him after reading one of his poems. The art ist's castle was a veritable museum of antiques, worthy of several days' time for thorough inspection, said Mr. Minor. A chair in which he was privileged to sit was valued at $5000. Miss O'Neill herself was a very gra cious and charming hostess and the visit proved enjoyable and profitable. U. S. Geological Survey Director Lived Here as Boy Another Heppner boy who has risen to high place was revealed in the current issue of Pacific Power & Light Company Bulletin, which reported: Dr. W. C. Mendenhall, director of the U. S. Geological survey, visited the Portland office Sep tember 28 to confer with Lewis A. McArthur on problems in con nection with the topographic map ping program of the United States. Also present at the meetings were Messrs. Canfield and Piper of the Portland office of the geological survey. Dr. Mendenhall, whose head quarters are in Washington, D. C, is a former Oregonian. He lived in Heppner as a very small boy and later attended the old Portland high school on Southwest Morri son street. HEARING OF PUPILS GOOD IN COUNTY More Handicapped by Poor Eyesight; Work on Typhoid Promised at Boardman Hearing of Morrow county school pupils was revealed to be generally good, with a larger number handi capped by poor vision than by poor hearing, reports Miss Althea Stone man at the completion of two months of special health work in the coun ty under sponsorship of Morrow County Public Health association and the county court. In determining those pupils of poor hearing, audiometer tests were given all pupils in the county from the fourth grade through the high school. Loss of hearing above 6 percent in one or both ears was revealed in but 18 cases, while only five were placed in the handicapped class where loss of hearing in one or both ears was 20 percent or more. Folowing up the local tuberculo sis clinics, Drs. Odell and Newmeyer at the Eastern Oregon Tuberculosis hospital flouroscoped fifty individ uals of whom three were x-rayed. No active lung envolvement was found. Some had made a complete healing of infected glands and with one exception others were making satisfactory progress. Miss Stoneman reports that the state board of health through Dr. Bostrum has promised to clear up the typhoid situation at Boardman. The STAR REPORTER A WEEK OF HITS! FRIDAY- SATURDAY DEVIL'S SADDLE LEGION with Dick Foran (the singing cowboy) and Anne Nagle plus Jane Withers in WILD AND WOOLY with Walter Brcnnan, Pauline Moore, "Alfalfa" Switzer, Jack Searl, Barton Churchill SUNDAY-MONDAY 2 Days Only!! M-G-M's FINEST ACHIEVEMENT! I QAEffKI IV lUISl Mlilll-RMIIiil ' HERE AT i ipitlv last at I M I DA Oil! AD TUESDAY Kay Francis in Flirting With Death," Episode CONFESSION . 10 of Jungle Menace with Ian Hunter - Basil Rathbone It's the Big Night- WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10-11 (Big Game Nights) THE RITZ BROTHERS in LIFE BEGINS IN COLLEGE with Joan Davis, Tony Martin, Gloria Stuart, Fred Stone, Nat Pendleton Also: "Football Champions" News of the Day Community Sing of Football Songs STAR THEATER He has been doing this work for years, in fact all kinds of public health work. He recently attended a parent-teachers meeting at Board man where he was invited to speak on typhoid, and cited that 25 cases of typhoid had been known in Board man in the last 25 years, resulting in three known deaths. Noted Books Given To U. of O. Library University of Oreeon. Euffene. Oct. 30. A presentation of 25 volumes of fine printing was made by John Henry Nash, noted typographer, to the University of Oreeon librarv at the dedication ceremonies held re cently. All of the books were nrinted at Dr. Nash's private press in San Jjrancisco. They include some of his recent works, which are recognized by typographical experts as among the finest in the world. Outstanding volumes are: Milton's "Paradise Lost and Paradise Re gained," printed for the Limited Edi tions club in 1936; the "Life of Jessie Benton Fremont," 1936; and Pren tice Mulford's "California Sketches," printed for the California Book club in 1935. The Tom Beymer family has re turned to the county from Redmond and have again taken up residence on the farm on Hinton creek. DMA DSepaiir Tubes Tested Free Latest Equipment SEE THE New ZENITH FARM RADIOS ESTIMATES GIVEN ALL WORK GUARANTEED BRUCE GIBB Mr. and Mrs. D. Cox were in town yesterday from the Hinton creek farm. Sunday Dinner A Specialty Private Dinner Parties Arranged MERRILL'S CAFE NO DEVASTATING COLD STARTING with the The "CAT" These cold mornings make Caterpillar owners appreciate its independent starting system, making possible a Die sel engine designed for minimum wear and fuel economy. See a footballer trotting on the side lines; horses practicing before the race; airplanes "reving" their engines before the take-off. It's the conditioning period known as "warming up." "Caterpillar" Diesel en gines use it. The starting engine (strict ly independent) turns the big engine over to break the oil film, runs it against comprssion, but without fuel until it is warm. Thus is the "Caterpillar" Diesel condi tioned for starting cylinder tempera tures are sufficient oil is flowing to vital parts before the engine starts. BRADEN-BELL Tractor 6 Equipment Co. Morrow County's Own Store