Thursday, February 24, 1938
Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon
Page Five
J. B. Edminster of Tenino, Wash.,
visited this week at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. R. C. Phelps, leaving yes
terday for home. He accompanied
Mr. Phelps, an old-time friend, from
Tenino last week end when the lat
ter returned from attending funeral
services for Mrs. IJdminster. Mr. Ed
minster is a printer by trade and this
office acknowledges a pleasant visit.
Mrs. M. B. Haines was present in
the city yesterday for funeral ser
vices for her husband, the late M.
B. Haines. She expected to leave to
day for Portland with Mrs. C. W.
McNamer taking her to Arlington
"by car to catch the train there.
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Nikander re
turned the end of the week from
Portland where Mr. Nikander at
tended sessions of a merchandising
school. They were accompanied by
Miss Opal Briggs and Mrs. Albee.
Mrs. Leo Gorger who has been
critically ill at Heppner hospital for
several days is reported to be mak
ing good progress toward recovery.
Mr. Gorger has been in town most
of the time to be with her.
Fred Hoskins, No. 1 Morrow coun
ty basketball fan, went to Hermis
ton Tuesday evening and witnessed
the 25-15 shellacking that the Her
miston high team handed Mac Hi's
hoopsters.
Otto Rietmann was in town , yes
terday from the farm north of lone.
He reported a good rain in his sec
tion Tuesday night, adding to the
abundant moisture supply in his
district.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Buffington (nee
Nora Hughes) came up from their
home at Portland to attend funeral
services, Monday, for Mrs. Buffing
ton's nephew, the late Tom Healy.
Mrs. W. A. Baker and Mr. and
Mrs. John McEntire were among
Boardman people here Monday to
attend funeral services for the late
Tom Healy.
J. O. Kiricaid was in the city Mon
day from his farming operations in
the lone section. He was well pleased
with favorable growing conditions of
the season.
D. C. Isom arrived Sunday from
Brownsville for a visit at the home
of his brother, Blaine E. Isom. He
expected to return home this week
end.
Mr. and Mrs. James Farley of Wil
lows were among the many out-of-
town folks attending last rites for the
late Tom Healy held here Monday.
Mrs. R. M. Rice returned the end
of the week from Eugene where she
was with Dr. Rice's mother for sev
eral days in the latter' s illness.
A. R. Rayburg was in the city
Monday from his home at Walla
Walla, visiting at the home of his
brother-in-law, E. L. Morton.
Rod Thomson came over from
Athena where he is employed with
Union Oil company to take in the
Elks celebration Saturday.
Miss Isabel Fortner of Wasco is a
house guest at the home of her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F.
Lucas, for several weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Stevenson
of Arlington were in the city Sat
urday attending events in connection
with the Elks celebration.
Grant Olden was a visitor in the
city yesterday from the Rhea creek
farm, reporting the country the wet
test he had ever seen it
Mrs. William Driscoll is visiting
at Okanogan, Wash., at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Howard Zimmer
man, who is quite ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mankin were
business visitors in town Tuesday
from the farm in the lone section.
Mr. and Mrs. John Turner came
over from Pendleton Saturday to
attend the Elks celebration.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Palmateer came
up from the Morgan farm Monday
to transact business.
Mr. and Mrs. Merle Becket were
here Saturday from Wallowa, attend
ing the Elks celebration and visiting
relatives and friends.
Clyde Buxton, exalted ruler of Ba
ker lodge, was in the city Saturday
for the celebration staged by the
local Elks lodge.
Logie Richardson made a hurry
trip to Portland Monday in answer
to word of the death of a sister-in-law
there.
Wilbur Lee, head sawyer at Kin-
zue Pine mills, was among out-of-
town visitors for the Elks celebration
Saturday.
Gerald Slocum and father-in-law,
Mr. Hansen, were in town Monday
from the Slocum ranch in the Ritter
section.
Mr. and Mrs. John Troedson and!
son Carl were business visitors in
the city Monday from the north lone
farm.
Edwin Hughes was a business vis
itor in the city yesterday from the
Lena ranch.
James B. Iremonger of Fossil took
in the Elks celebration here Satur
day. Heppner to Face Off
With Lex Tomorrow
As a fitting climax to the season,
the Heppner basketball quintet plays
its last game on the local floor to
morrow night against the neighborly
rival of long standing, the hoop squad
from Lexington. Both schools are
members of the Upper Columbia
Athletic league, but their competitive
games with each other have no bear
ing on conference standings as Hepp
ner is a representative only in the
western division of the league, and
Lexington in the eastern.
Friday's contest places on the court
the two cellar teams of their re
spective divisions. Each has won
one conference game, Heppner de
feating Fossil, and Lexington taking
Stanfield. The locals, for the first
time this year, are favorites to win a
game. At the, first of the season, the
outcome of a game was questionable,
because no one was certain as to the
brand of ball Heppner could play.
As the season progressed, the Mus
tangs slumped into a losing streak
that was broken only by an occa
sional win, emerging victorious in six
of seventeen games. Heppner play
in their last two games has been
much improved, and local school
fans have advanced that this is prob
ably indicative of the game the Mus
tangs will offer Lexington.
Lexington, although the under
dog, is a most formidable one. Like
Heppner, the Jackrabbits have been
none too successful in their season's
play, but as the year passes, so Lex
ington improves. A short time ago,
Boardman, one of the top notch
clubs of the eastern division, barely
nosed out a 28 to 26 win over the
Jacks in one of the wildest games
this year. Lexington led 15 to 8 at
half time, but a concentrated second
half attack gave the Yellowjackets
the win.
The nine-milers haven't the same
starting line-up they did in early
season. Two changes have been made
with the ousting of Rauch at cen
ter, and Danny Dinges, stock ball
hawker, at the guard position.
Tomorrow's game is scheduled for
8 p. m. at the high school gymnasium.
Threat at Woo I men
Removed by Bridges
Harry Bridges, Pacific coast long
shoremen's union leader, this week
removed his threat against wool
growers by retracting his statement
that bags of wool not stamped with
sheep shearer's union label would
not be handled by longshoremen.
Local growers received notifica
tion of the retraction in a letter
from the Commission of Public
Docks at Portland quoting a letter
from Mr. Roth, president of Water
front Association of the Pacific
Coast, to Mr. Wing, secretary-manager
of California Wool Growers as
sociation, which said:
"At a meeting of the directors of
the Waterfront Employers associa
tion of the Pacific Coast, held on
Feb. 10, a resolution was adopted
authorizing me, as president, to in
form your association and all inter
ested parties that all wool delivered
to Pacific coast docks will be han
dled by the ship operators, irrespect
ive of any threats to the contrary
which may have been made by union
officials. This action means that all
ship operators on this coast are uni
ted in a program which will insure
the handling of your cargo by water.
"Since our meeting, the matter has
been discussed with Mr. Bridges by
the Committee of 43 in San Fran
cisco, and at a meeting held yester
day Mr. Bridges assured the com
mittee that any wool delivered to
Pacific coast ports would be handled
by longshoremen, irrespective of
whether it bears a union label.
"In view of Mr. Bridges' assur
ance that the cargo will be handled,
and the firm position taken by the
operators, we sincerely hope that
your association will take steps to
prevent its diversion from the wa
ter carriers."
PURCHASE RESIDENCE
Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Mahoney mov
ed this week into the former Chas.
W. Smith residence on Baltimore
street which they recently purchas
ed. They previously resided in the
Jones apartments.
3000 acres of early grass for rent.
Ralph Reade, Spray, Ore. 50-6
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General Painting, Paper Hanging
Interior Decorating
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whereas the diesel tractor used only twelve gallons at an average cost of
TYi cents per gallon. You will note that this indicates a saving of $3.30
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James Beamer.
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Pendleton
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