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Page Two Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon Thursday, December 1, 1938 IONE NEWS ! Fred Mankin Elected Post Commander By MARGARET BLAKE Mr. and Mrs. James Todd and Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Cable of Her miston were present Friday night at a meeting of the lone post of the American Legion and its auxiliary. Fred Mankin was elected as com mander of the Legion and was in stalled by Mr. Todd. Other officers of the post are the same as last year. Mrs. Elaine Rietmann was elected president of the auxiliary to fill the place left vacant by the resignation of Mrs. Alice Zielke. She was in stalled by Mrs. Todd as were also other officers who were present, namely, Mrs. Ruby Roberts, 1st vice president; Mrs. Vivian Haguewood, historian; Mrs. Beulah Mankin, secretary-treasurer; and Mrs. Amy Sperry, chaplain. Following the meeting refreshments were served by Past President Mrs. Beulah Man kin. Mr. and Mrs. Werner Rietmann departed last Thursday for San Diego, Calif., where they will spend the winter months with Mrs. Riet mann's mother, Mrs. A. W. Lord. They planned to stop in Portland and Eugene for short visits with other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Morgan, Jr., were visitors in Portland the latter part of the past week and were among the interested spectators at the football game there Saturday. Larry and Irvin Ritchie, Clarence Linn and Richard Lundell were week-end visitors in Portland. The school presented a very en joyable evening's entertainment at the gymnasium last Tuesday eve ning. A miscellaneous program whose numbers were nearly all around the Thanksgiving theme was given without any charge to the friends and patrons of the school. Charles McElligott drove to Port land last Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving with his family. He was accompanied by Mrs. Jack Ferris and her daughter who visited rela tives in the city until Sunday. The Auxiliary will meet at the , home of Mrs. Elaine Rietmann on Friday evening, Dec. 9. Erling Thompson spent the week. end at the home of his mother, Mrs. Nicholi Thompson, at McMinnville. Mr. and Mrs. Dan O'Hara of Kin zua spent the holiday with relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Crutcher and children of Brightwood have been visiting at the home of Mrs. Crutch er's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Lindstrom. About fifty people attended the Thanksgiving pot-luck dinner which members enjoyed at the I. O. O. F. hall last Thursday. Bert Johnson spent Thanksgiving with his mother and sister, Mrs. M. and Miss Olga Johnson, in Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Dan O'Hara, Mrs. Ted Smith, Harvey Smith and Rob ert Smith drove to Portland last Fri day, returning home Sunday. Mrs. Jennie McMurray departed Monday for Kennewick, Wash., for a weeks visit with her cousin, Mrs, A. E. Hinckley. Mrs. Mary Burt of Portland was a guest of her sister, Mrs. Henry Clark, last Thursday. Mrs. Ida Peterson has been quite ill at her home but is somewhat bet ter. Miss Eva Swanson came up from Portland where she is attending business college to spend the holi days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Swanson. Ted Blake went to Kinzua Mon day. Gene Grabill has returned home from Heppner where he has been xecovering from a recent operation ior hernia. Mr. and Mrs. John Turner of Ba ker visited relatives here last week. Mrs. Sam Pomerantz and son Den nis of Los Angeles are visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clark. They expect to remain until after Christmas. H O. Ely left Friday for Umpqua where he will join Mrs. Ely at the home of their son-in-law and daugh ter, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Mathews. Mr. and Mrs. Erret Hummel spent the week end in Portland. School resumed Monday after a four-day holiday. The teachers who had spent the week end at their homes were Miss Frances Stewart at Silverton, Mss Catherine Scharf and Richard Gronquist at Salem, Mrs. Harriet Brown at Hermiston, and Homer Williams at McMinnville. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Smouse and Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Troedson re turned Thursday from Portland where they attended some of the sessions of the national grange. Mr. and .Mrs. Clarence Brenner were week-end visitors in Portland. Mrs. P. C. Peterson has returned from Portland where she has been receiving medical treatment. She also took the seventh degree at the national grange along with many others from Morrow county. Miss Catherine Jones, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. J. L. Jones of Glad stone, and Mr. Richard Bollam, son of Mrs. Margaret Simpson 'of Port land, were married in Portland last Wednesday evening. Rev. Jones per formed the ceremony at the apart ment of the bride. Miss Jones was attended by her sister, Miss Gwen dolen Jones and Mr. Bollam by Mr. Stoll. Following the ceremony the party was served, Mrs. Simpson cutting the ices and Mrs. Jones cake and coffee. After a short wedding trip to the coast the couple will be at home in Portland. Miss Jonesi .is a graduate of lone high school and 0. S. C, and for several years has been fashion editor of the Oregon ian. She writes under the name of Jane Allen. She is a sister of Mrs. Earl Blake. The high school will present play in the gym next Saturday night, Dec. 3. It is all its name, "A Crazy Mix-up," implies a good rollicking comedy. Mr. and Mrs, Lee Beckner re turned Monday from San Francisco where they have been visiting their niece and and nephews, Minnie, Eu gene and Harry Normoyle. Mrs. Nora Brown who visited her daugh te at Richmond, Calif., returned with them. Facts for Drivers From the office of Earl W. Snell, Secretary of State. Anyone who has done much driv ing in fog knows the feeling of helplessness which overcomes one when the thick, cottony blanket settles down in dead earnest, and one has many miles to drive. Here are a few facts to remember about fog: iwo-tnirds or the normal year s fog occurs during the months of October, November and December, with November being the worst month of the year. Fog is usually much heavier at night than in the daytime. Ordinarily it occurs on sev eral consecutive days so that the driver in most cases should be ex pecting it The driver's- first reaction to fog should be to reduce his speed so that he will still be able to stop within the assured clear distance ahead. In the daytime, he should have his headlights turned on in the "parking" position, to make his car more readily visible to other drivers. At night, he should drive with his headlights dimmed or depressed, in order that the roadway immediately ahead of the car will be lighted. If the lights are left in ordinary driv ing position, the rays will simply be thrown back into the driver's eyes, as the fog is composed of tiny drops of water "which act like reflecting mirrors. Many drivers like to use yellow or amber auxiliary driving lights during fog. Ordinarily these lights should be adjusted rather low so that they sweep the surface of the highway, since their purpose is to illuminate some surface or object by which the driver can guide his ve hicle. ATTEND FUNERAL RITES Mrs. F. S. Parker and daughter, Miss Kathryn, and Mrs. Cora Craw ford motored to Waitsburg, Wash., Monday to attend funeral services for the late Mrs". Mary Dunlap, aunt of Mrs. Parker, who died at that place Sunday morning. Mrs. Dun lap, aged 85, was a sister of Mrs. Parker's father, the late J. V. Craw ford, and married her mother's bro ther, the late David Dunlap. She was a pioneer resident of the Waitsburg community. Fred Ely of Cecil was transacting business in the city Tuesday. This office is indebted to Mr. and Mrs. Ely for a fine sample of their friers. Farm Economists Forsee Better Income for 1939 Oregon farm income for 1939, as that of the country as a whole, may be moderately larger than in 1938 if present trends continue as analyzed by agricultural economists. This is the word brought back from Wash ington, D. C, by L. R. Breithaupt, extension agricultural economist at Oregon State college, who repre sented the extension service at the annual agricultural outlook confer ence. A brief summary of the agricul tural outlook for Oregon is con tained in the current issue of "Ag ricultural Situation and Outlook" just published and distributed to various offices throughout the state. More detailed discussion of the out look as applied to individual enter prises will be included in later is sues throughout the year as usual. The more favorable outlook for farm income in Oregon is dependent upon maintainance of normal gross volume farm production and strengthening of consumer purchase ing power as is predicted by the bureau of agricultural economics. Farm production expenses are ex- pected to average about the same as in 1938. The outlook is relatively more favorable for farm families produc ing crops that reach the consumer without long storage, except where such quickly used crops are in- creased greatly in volume or where they have experienced prices in 1938 raised by government action. While in Washington Professor Briethaupt acted for the college in proceedings before the Federal Com munications commission on behalf of the state owned radio station, KOAC. He reports that an application has been filed by the college, through counsel, asking the commission to grant a rehearing of .the case of the Salt River Valley Broadcasting com pany which is seeking to use the same wavelength used by KOAC. It is believed that such use would result in serious impairment of KOAC'S service, so the college is asking an opportunity to present evidence before the commission acts on the examiner's report which was favorable to the request of the Ari zona station, KOY. PINE CITY NEWS W. D. Neill and son, Ralph, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Mathers and son, F. M. Robertson and Guy Moore. Mr. and Mrs. Emery Cox of Her miston spent Friday at the H. E. Young home. Mr. and Mrs. Dee Neill received word of a new grandson to Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Neill of Hermiston. Lloyd Baldridge had the misfor tune to break his arm while crank ing a car Monday. The Misses Charlotte, Henrietta and Harriet Helms spent Thanksgiv ing day at the Fred Rauch home. Mr. and Mrs. Pete Wilkins and family spent Thanksgiving at the Corrigall ranch. Mr. and Mrs. Harvev Avers spent Thanksgiving at the home of Mrs. Ayers" parents in Heppner. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Wood of Port land were over-Thanksgiving guests at the home of Mrs. Wood's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Rea. Pine City Homes Fete Thanksgiving By BERNICE WATTENBURGER Bobby Groundvold of Seattle re turned home with Mr. and Mrs. Rob ert McGreer to spend the winter. He entered the Pine City school Monday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Meyers and family left Wednesday for Jerome, Idaho, to spend a week visiting Mr. Meyers' parents through the Thanks giving vacation. Mrs. John Harrison left Friday for a ten-day trip to San Francsco. Mrs. Ollie Neill of Heppner is doing the cooking on the Boylen ranch during her absence. Mr. and Mrs. Robert McGreer and Shirley spent Thanksgiving in Se attle, visiting Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Coshow. Chas. Bartholomew returned home Saturday from Spokane with his sheep for the winter. Miss Marie Healy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Healy, who has been working in the Heppner bank has been transferred to Portland where she began her work Monday. Thanksgiving dinner guests at the Marion Finch home were Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Ayers and family, Bert Barnes and Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Wat tenburger and family. Miss Isabella O'Brien spent this week end at her home. She returned to Portland Sunday. E. B. Wattenburger and Charley McKenzie made a business trip to Condon and Fossil Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Wattenburger spent Thanksgiving in Pasco visit ing their son and wife and new grandson. Tom Boylen of Pendleton spent Monday and Tuesday at his ranch on Butter creek. Mr. and Mrs. Tony Vey and Bobby Schiller spent Thanksgiving in Em- mett, Idaho. Thanksgiving dinner guests at the Roy Neill home were Mr. and Mrs. 20,000 Motorists Get Licenses Early Nearly 20,000 Oregon motorists showed their desire for low license numbers by filing applications for 1939 plates before last Tuesday, when the annual drawing for the choice numbers was held. This field of ap plicants was the largest ever en tered in the drawing, topping last year's field by more than 3,000. Mailing of the new yellow and black plates will begin during the second week in December, so that the plates will be available for use by December 15. All automobiles and trucks must be equipped with 1939 plates by January 1. The Number One plate next year will adorn the automobile of C. H. George of Carlton. Number Two will go to W. R. Ragsdale of Baker, while Number Three will become the prop erty of A. J. Oliver of Cornelius. BUY NOW! Complete Assortment from 1c Up Special 22 assorted Christmas Folders in Box (Envelopes included) A 50c Value for 39c These cards satisfy the most exacting taste. 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