Thursday, April 6, 1939
Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon
Page Five
Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Clark returned
home Sunday from a fortnight's visit
at the home of their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Riggs,
at Cottage Grove. While below Mr.
Clark was privileged to see the "Tall
Firs" of Oregon ride over Califor
nia in the coast championship bas
ketball games. He is an ardent boost
er for university athletes, since both
his sons-in-law, Mr. Riggs, and Gor
don Ridings, now with Columbia U.
coaching staff in New York, are for
mer wearers of university team uni
forms, Mr. Riggs in football, and
Mr. Ridings in basketball. Mr. Clark
said this year's national basketball
champions are undoubtedly one of
the greatest casaba tossing aggrega
tions of all time.
Mrs. Edwin P. Hoyt, sons Edwin,
Jr., and Dick, sister; Miss Loye De
Vore and Bob Sherwood of Port
land are spending Easter vacation
with relatives and friends in this
county, being guests at the J. G.
Barratt home. Mrs. Hoyt is the wife
of the manager of the Portland
Oregonian, and Miss Loye teaches in
the Portland schools. Both attended
grade and high school in Heppner,
being graduated in 1919. Sherwood
sustained, a painful injury Monday
when an accidental shot from a .22
went through the end of his right
index finger, while hunting squir
rels. He was treated at a local phy
sician's office.
Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Wehmeyer re
ceived word this week from their
son, Stephen, who had been given a
guard station at the world's fair in
San Francisco while stationed there
with Uncle Sam's army, that illness
had caused him to be transferred to
Fort Lewis, Wash. He was just re
covering from an attack of flu, and
orders were that he must spend
three months in the open.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Burnside were
in town Tuesday from the farm near
Hardman. They reported that their
son, Ted, and family had just moved
to the lower ranch, and Mr. Burn
side was having some difficulty hold
ing up his end of the chores due to
slow recovery of a hand that was
recently smashed up when a heavy
pump fell on it
W. H French, in the ctiy yester
day from the farm south of Hard
man, reported the mercury dropped
to 8 below freezing Tuesday night.
Snow is rapidly disappearing, re
maining only in banks mainly on
the north slopes, and the terrain is
drying out quite fast, he said.
Mrs. Crocket Sprouls and Janet
came over from Bend the end of the
week for a visit with relatives and
friends. Mr. Sprouls was recently
transferred from The Dalles to Bend
in his work with Standard Service
stations.
Mrs. Charles Valentine was a
business visitor in the city Tues
day from the farm near Lexington.
FLAG CODE
QUESTIONS
John W. Kelly and Vernon Wil
liams, veteran newspaper reporters
who have seen much service in the
nation's capital, were visitors in the
city Monday. They are setting up
an Oregon news bureau at Wash
ington and while here signed up the
Gazette Times to give the service
to its readers.
W. L. Blakely returned this week
from Portland where he spent a
month and a half assisting with the
heavy movement of wheat at the
river terminals. He said the wheat
loading was exceptionally heavy
during this period with many foreign
ships taking on cargo.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Cason were
visiting in the city Friday from their
home at Salem, calling on Mr. Ca
son's mother, Mrs. Ada Cason, and
sisters, Peggy and Patricia. Mr. Ca
son travels out of the capital city
for a wholesale coffee house.
Homer Hughes, son of Mrs. Grace
Hughes, is home from the hospital
in Portland where he underwent
treatment for an affected foot. Or
thopedic surgery was used to help
correct the member. He is now get
ting about with crutches.
Allgott Lundell, Ivar Nelson and
Clarence Warren were among far
mers of the Gooseberry section ap
pearing before the county court
yesterday to oppose a proposed
change in routing the lone-Gooseberry
road.
Mrs. Lena M. White and daugh
ter, Mrs. Dean Cheek, of Caldwell,
Idaho, are visiting with daughter
and sister here, Miss Mary White.
Mrs. Cheek was formerly Miss Fran
ces White, and is Miss White's twin
sister.
The Christian Womens Missionary
society of the Christian church met
yesterday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Lee Scrivner with a large at
tendance and a fine program.
Mrs. Casha Shaw plans to leave
Sunday for Vancouver, B. C, to
visit a sister she has not seen for
many years.
LEAVE FOR TEXAS
Mr. and Mrs. Vawter Parker and
Mrs. Parker's mother, - Mrs. Julia
Barry, left by car this morning for
Ontario from where Mrs. Parker and
Mrs. Barry expected to take the
train for Texas to visit for two
months at Dallas and vicinity.
Among other relatives there, they
expected to visit aunt and uncle of
Mr. and Mrs. Parker, Mr. and Mrs.
Garfield Crawford. Mr. Parker ex
pected to attend to business in con
nection with his office of secretary
of national farm loan associations
while away.
AUXILIARY MEETING OFF
Morrow County Wool Growers
auxiliary announce that the regular
meeting this Friday will not be held,
11. Who is the commander-in-chief
of the army and navy of the
United States and of the militia of
the several states when called into
service of the United States?
12. In most cases what do the pro
visions of State Flag laws cover?
13. What is the badge of Ameri
ca's greatness and the emblem of
her destiny?
14. What can you say of one who
lives under the American Flag and
is disloyal to it?
15. What is naturally to be expect
ed of all who know the American
flag?
16. What is the significance of the
salute to the Flag?
17. Where do men hold their hats
and where do women hold their
hands when they salute the Flag?
18. How does the hoist (width)
of the Flag compare with the fly
(length) of the Flag?
19. (a) Between what hours should
the Flag be displayed on buildings
and on stationary flagstaffs in the
open?
(b) What are the only cases when
the Flag is flown at night?
(c) On what occasions should the
Flag be displayed (a) everywhere;
(b) in different states?
20. How should the Flag be raised
and lowered?
the street from a sideroad, alley or
sidewalk, are among the chief con
tributors to collisions between bi
cycles and automobiles, Secretary
of State Earl Snell declares. Bicy
clists who make sudden turns with
out signaling, who cling to moving
vehicles or who ride two abreast
on the highway also become involved
in many mishaps.
Motor vehicle registration for the
first two months of this year indi
cates that there will be more pas
senger cars, light deliveries, trucks
and motorcycles registered in Ore
gon this year than last, according
to Secretary of State Earl Snell.
Busses are the only general classi
fication of vehicles to show a slight
decline in registration.
UNDERGOES OPERATION
Word was received by Heppner
friends that Mrs. Chas. B. Cox un
derwent an operation at Emanuel
hospital yesterday. No report had
been received since. Mr. and Mrs.
Cox went to the city Saturday, and
Mr. Cox, the postmaster, remained
in the city to be with Mrs. Cox.
Bicyclists who ride without lights
at night, and who ride swiftly into
O Ten Years Ago
(Gazette Times, April 11, 1929)
George W. Sperry, Mrs. Edward
Adkins, Dennis Spillane, pass in
week.
Mitchell Thorn, local P. P. & L.
manager, wins first in company's
district speech competition.
F. F. Wehmeyer arrived Monday
from Dayton, Wash., to take posi
tion of local forest ranger.
Heppner defeats lone, 4-0, in
Wheatland league opener last Sun
day. Batteries: Heppner, Drake and
LaMear; lone, Ford and Wallace.
Completion of new city reservoir
near. Concrete top poured yester
day. R. W. Turner arrived home Fri
day evening from trip to Holy Land.
Heppner banks report total com
bined business of $1,458,454.37 for
quarter.
Parent-Teacher association adopts
resolution favoring swimming tank.
Phelps Funeral Home
Ambulance Service
Trained Lady Assistant
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Fender Work
Frame Straightening and Wheel Aligning
a Specialty
If your tires show excessive wear, have them
checked at once. Free inspection.
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