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Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon
Thursday, March 30, 1939
IONE NEWS
lone Teaching Staff
Set for Next Year
By KATHERINE GRIFFITH
The lone school board has offered
contracts to the following people:
Mrs. Harriet Brown, seventh and
eighth grades; Richard Gronquist,
fifth and sixth grades; Gladys Bra
shers, third and fourth grades; Fran
ces Stewart, commercial teacher and
girls' athletic coach for high school;
Homer Williams, science teacher and
boys' athletic coach; Mrs. Amy
Sperry, English teacher, and Erret
Hummel, principal. A primary
teacher has not been chosen as yet.
The members of the lone high
school glee clubs presented a mu
sical program entitled "Melody
Cruise" Thursday evening. The stage
was the deck of the S. S. lone and
took the passengers to different
countries where songs and dances
portrayed the life of the people. The
cast included Mrs. Goldstein, Thel
ma Nelson; Percival, her son, Clin
ton Empey; captain of the S. S. lone,
Ernest Christopherson; First Mate,
Phillip Renoe, and Horatio K,
Boomer, Pal Rietmann. Miss Kath
erine Scharf, music teacher, was the
director.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Christopher'
son and son Ersel went to Portland
Saturday and returned Monday.
The Past Noble Grand club of lone
met in Heppner at the home of Mrs.
Norton Lundell Friday. The fol
lowing members were present: Mrs,
Emil Swanson, Mrs. Ernest Heliker,
Mrs. E. J. Bristow, Mrs. E. R. Lun
dell, Mrs. Ida Fletcher, Mrs. Milton
Morgan, Miss Mildred Lundell, and
the hostess, Mrs. Lundell. Guests
were Mrs. Paul O'Meara, Mrs. Clara
Newlin and Mrs. Lee Howell. A pot
luck dinner was held at noon and
Mrs. Bristow was chairman for the
day. The ladies will hold a fancy
work sale and silver tea on April
8 at the Odd Fellows hall in lone.
Miss Frances Stewart, commercial
teacher at the high school, was in
disposed over the week end and un
able to teach Monday.
Gene Newlin is here from Seattle
visiting his mother, Mrs. Clara New
lin. While in Seattle he got to visit
a brother from Alaska who was
there on business.
Robert V. Dygart of Portland is
here acting as relief agent until a
new agent is appointed to take the
place of Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Parker
of La Grande who left Friday after
noon for another position.
Thomas Alfred Tripp preached at
the Christian church in lone Sun
day morning. Mrs. Foster Odom sang
a special number accompanied by
Katherine Scharf.
The seniors gave an assembly at
the school house Friday afternoon
for the enjoyment of the school stu
dents and patrons.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Mason enjoyed
a visit last week with Mrs. Mason's
brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Delzall of Spokane.
Mrs. Laxton McMurray has as her
guest, her cousin, Mrs. A. E. Hinck
ley of Kennewick, Wash., who ar
rived Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Mc
Murray motored to Boardman to
meet her.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Bristow mo
tored to Walla Walla Sunday to take
Roland Wade, a brother of Mrs.
Bristow's, to his home there. They
returned Monday.
The high school will present a
three-act mystery comedy at the
school gym Saturday evening, April
1, at eight o'clock. The play is en
titled "Murdered Alive" and the
students taking part are working
hard toward presenting a good per
formance. Mrs. W. H. Scharf left on the stage
Sunday morning for her home in
Silverton, after visiting her daugh
ter, Katherine, for a week.
Following their business meeting
Tuesday evening, the Eastern Star
held a white elephant sale. Families
of the members were present and a
social hour was enjoyed with re
freshments served.
Mr. and Mrs. James Lindsay and
daughters were hosts to the follow
ing people for dinner Sunday: Mr.
and Mrs. John Bryson, Mrs. Lana
Padberg, Dorothy and Melvin Bra
dy, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Woods, Mrs.
P. C. Peterson, Elmer Peterson, Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Heliker, Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis Ball and family, Mrs. D.
W. Akers, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Schlee-
voight, Mrs. Tillie Johnston, Mr.
and Mrs, Harry Yarnell and son,
William Howard and Cecil Thome.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Woods of Port
land spent Snuday in lone at the
J. H. Bryson home.
Mrs. Wallace Matthews left Wed
nesday for her home at Umpqua.
She has been visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Ely, for some
time.
HARDMAN NEWS
Grade Teachers
Named at Hardman
By HARDMAN HIGH SCHOOL
The grade school board met Sat
urday and sent contracts to Miss J.
Blackman of Klamath Falls and
Miss O. Raimy of Condon, to teach
here the coming year. Miss Blackman
is to have the upper room.
The Birthday club met for a sur
prise party at the home of Mrs. Lew
is Batty in honor of Mrs. George
Hayden Monday afternoon. Mrs.
Hayden is leaving for the mountains
before her birthday arrives.
Mrs. Neal Knighten was a busi
ness visitor in Heppner last Thurs
day. She also went to Pine City
where she visited with her mother,
Mrs. L. D. Neill.
Tommy Graham who is still suf
fering from a badly cut hand, went
to Heppner during the week to have
it dressed. On Friday he went to
The Dalles to see his mother.
Mrs. Roy Robinson, Mrs. Carey
Hastings and two daughters, Mrs.
Sam McDaniel and Maxine, Mrs. Max
Buschke and children and Miss Pat
Bleakman went for a picnic at the
Bernard Bleakman place Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Oren McDaniel and
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie McDaniel went
to Lonerock Sunday for a day's visit
with relatives and friends. Oren
brought back his hounds.
Vera McDaniel, Riet and Creston
Robinson and Marvin Saddler en
joyed a picnic at Glutton falls Sun
day. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Leathers and
Jean took Mrs. Holly Leathers and
Grace home Saturday. They have
been staying here for some time.
It was very careless of the news
gatherers to neglect to mention the
biggest piece of news for last week's
column. And it also shows that the
high school really tries to get the
community happenings and not only
our own. We forgot to say that the
high school had given a dance in the
auditorium on Saturday, March 18,
to which the community was invit
ed. Everyone had a good time, en
joyed the pot luck supper and went
home promptly at twelve.
Mrs. Carl Leathers, Mrs. Holly
Leathers and Grace, Mrs. Roy Rob
inson and Miss Pat Bleakman were
in Heppner Thursday shopping and
attending to business.
Richard Robison has pneumonia
and is in St. Vincent's hospital in
Portland.
On Tuesday Pad Howell went to
help in lambing at Dr. McMurdo's
ranch.
An accumulaion of ticks and sun
burns are the main evidences of
Sneak Day, which was enjoyed by
the high school students Wednesday.
They went to the Devil's Backbone
where Creston Robinson and Irl
Clary prepared an edible dinner of
potatoes, bacon, and eggs. Other
foods supplemented this fare and it's
needless to say that all ate too much.
Miss Pat Bleakman entertained
the Birthday club on Wednesday at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. H.
Bleakman. There was an unusually
large attendance. Refreshments con
sisted of coffee, sandwiches and pie.
Kinnard McDaniel, who is farm
ing Dr. McMurdo's ranch, was here
Thursday and Mrs. McDaniel's
mother, Grandma Allen, returned
with him for a visit.
April 1, 8 p. m. sharp! The four
one-act plays promise to be enter
taining and the dance to be espec
ially good on Saturday night. The
casts have been slightly changed
and Mrs. Max Buschke is taking the
part begun by Miss Murl Farrens.
Mrs. Owen Leathers is to be the
teacher in place of Miss Pat Bleak
man. And Vern McDaniel has the
part formerly assigned to Alene Ins
keep, All is in readiness, and the
high school looks forward to a good
attendance.
The ladies in charge of raffling
of the crocheted table cloth held the
drawing at Miss Pat Bleakman's
birthday party, and number 346 was
the lucky one, with Bert Johnson,
our county judge, as winner. Mrs.
Neal Knighten crocheted the cloth,
and $33.30 was cleared, which sum
will be applied on a piano for the
church.
John Monahan of Condon and
Creston Robinson and Marvin Sad
dler went out to the Robinson cat
tle ranch Saturday.
The weather this week was ex
cellent. One of the common ailments
was sunburn which was gotten on
various picnics during the past ten
days. The ground is mostly dried
up and further snow storms are not
expected.
State Chewing Fescue
Seed Production High
Chewing fescue, one of the grasses
introduced as seed and forage crop
by the OSC experiment station, has
become so popular that approxi
mately a half million pounds of seed
will be produced , in this state this
season, estimates G. R. Hyslop, head
of plant industries at the college.
Production of seed last year jump
ed to 140,000 pounds compared with
40,000 pounds in 1937. Oregon pro
duction is rapidly replacing exports
from New Zealand, and with much
higher quality seed, according to
tests at the state seed laboratory.
Mrs. Lee Beckner and nephew,
Eugene Normoyle, were visiting in
the city Monday from the lone sec
tion.
WILLOWS GRANGE NEWS
Willows Grange
Plans for New Hall
By MARY LUNDELL
On Friday evening, Lexington
grange again proved their hospitality
when twenty members of Willows
grange were graciously received.
Delicious refreshments served by
the Lexington Home Economics club
after the degree work by Willows
team, completed an evening enjoy-
ably spent.
The Saturday regular meeting was
well attended at the Cecil hall. Out
side guest speakers were Mrs. Ev-
erson of lone and Mr. Kinne, repre
sentative of the P. P. & L. Co., of
Heppner. Mr. Kinne gave an inter
esting and enlightening talk on
bringing electricity to the proposed
new hall.
By motion, the ballot concerning
the new building site was reconsid
ered. Grange law provides that the
business of acquiring new property,
moving meeting places or grange
halls, must lay over from one meet
ing until the next before balloting.
Hence the motion for reconsidera
tion. ' During the interim, other possible
sites were investigated by the com
mittee which had not been dismissed.
By proper motion from the floor
and sustained by the grange, the
question of new building site will
be re-ballotted on at the next reg
ular meeting. April 8th. At that time
discussion will be heard and any
new sites submitted will receive due
attention by the voting body. Sites
now under consideration are those
offered by Ralph Akers, near lone;
Elmer Griffith, Morgan, Martin
Bauernfeind, near Morgan; Roy
Ekleberry, Horseshoe Bend; Milton
Morgan, Sr., lone; Mrs. Everson,
lone, and Osborn Estate, Cecil
All members are requested to be
present as this matter concerns you
and the future welfare of the grange
and should merit your interest
BROTHER DIES AT BAKER
Funeral rites were held from St.
Patrick's Catholic church here yes
terday morning for John Mollahan,
brother of P. H. Mollahan of this
city, who was found dead in his
living quarters at Baker last Satur
day. Father Healy officiated and in
terment followed in Heppner cem
etery. Mr. Mollahan's death was said
to have been from natural causes.
He was living alone at time of death.
Born in . County Leitrim, Ireland,
May 1, 1884, Mr. Mollahan came to
the United States as a young man
and was a resident of this county for
several years. He left here in 1925
and had since resided in the Baker
country.
A device consisting of a red re
flector button attached by leather
and elastic band to the back of the
hand will be introduced on the mar
ket soon by a Portland inventor, as
a means of aiding motorists and pe
destrians to signal their presence or
intention to change direction at
night. The device is similar in pur
pose to a reflecting ring also de
signed by an Oregon inventor.
Comne to
"B?URPLE
TOWIKS"
ALL HOME TALENT
Musical Comedy Show
SCHOOL GYM-AUDITORIUM
SAT.,
Apr.
(3)
HELP SEND THE BAND
TO THE STATE CONTEST
ADMISSION: Reserved, 75c; General, 50c and 25c
Reserved Seat Tickets on Sale at Gordon's
PANIC
After the Show
$1.00 the Couple
Proceeds of Dance and Show Go to Help Send the
Heppner School Band to State Contest