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IONE NEWS
Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon
lone High School
Elects Student Officers
By KATHERINE GRIFFITH
Election of student body officers
was held at the high school Mon
day, with the following results:
President, Norman Bergstrom; vice
president, Vernon Christopher son;
secretary-treasurer, Eileen Sperry;
transportation manager, Billie Eu
banks; athletic manager, Ted Pal
mateer. Charles McElligott spent the week
end in Portland with his family. He
was accompanied by Ernest Chris
topherson and his niece, Frieda Ball.
Frieda paid a visit to her mother
who is a patient in the hospital at
The Dalles.
. Clifford Yarnell, a senior at Ore
gon State, spent the week end at
the home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Yarnell.
Mr. and Mrs. mil bwanson en-
ioved a visit from, their son and
daughter, Norman and Eva, of Port'
land, and their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Mc
Millan and daughter, of balem on
Mothers' day.
Miss Jane Fitzpatrick celebrated
her birthday Sunday with a dinner
party at her home. Guests were
Dorothy Brady. Vernon and Ernest
Christopherson, Bernice Ring, Har
ry Normoyle and Mr. and Mrs. Al
fred Swales.
Joyce Carlson, who is attending
school in Portland, spent Mothers'
day at the home of her parents, Mr,
and Mrs. V. L. Carlson, in Goose
berry.
Miss Bertha Akers, who is taking
nurses training in Portland, is at the
home of her father, R. M. Akers, for
a two weeks vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Howk and
children of Condon spent Mothers'
day in lone at the home of Mrs.
Howk's parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. J.
Linn.
, Rev. W. W. Head conducted bac
calaureate services for the senior
class of the high school Sunday
morning at the Christian church.
Mrs. W. G. Roberts sang a solo ac
companied by Thelma Nelson. Miss
Nelson also played the processional.
Decorations were by the sophomore
class.
Miss Katherine Scharf has been
absent from her school this week,
suffering from an attack of influ
enza. Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Odom and
daughter Juanita of Salem and Miss
Ruth Kitching of Albany were week
end visitors at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Foster Odom. Miss Kitching is
a graduate of lone high school, and
Miss Odom is a former member of
the graduating class. She is senior in
Salem high. Both young ladies were
guests of Katherine Griffith Satur
day. A neighborhood picnic and closing
day exercises will be held at Mor
gan school Friday. Eighth grade
graduates are Doris Palmateer and
George Griffith.
John Calkins, an old-time resident
of this locality, was shaking hands
with friends here Tuesday.
High school students held their
annual picnic Friday at the Black
burn mill on Rhea creek. Charlie
Doherty, Raymond Lundell and A.
E. Stefani drove busses and all
students and teachers were in at
tendance. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Baker and
sons are visiting relatives in Pull
man, Wash.
Katherine Griffith was consulting
a physician in Heppner Tuesday.
She has influenza.
Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Ely of Morgan
are visiting their daughter and son-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Mat
thews, at Coquille. Mr. Ely expects
to attend grand lodge of the I. O. O.
F. at Klamath Falls.
Robert Davidson, a student at 0.
S. C, spent the week end with his
mother, Mrs. Mabel Davidson.
Rev. W. W. Head of Cathlamet,
Wash., spent a few days here visit
ing friends. He preached the bacca
laureate sermon bunday morning
and held services again in the eve
ning.
The study meeting of the Wom
en's Topic club was held at the home
of Mrs. Victor Rietmann Friday
ternoon. Other hostesses were Mes
dames E. R. Lundell, C. F. Feld
viewed the book, "All This and
Heaven Too," by Rachel Field. The
social meeting will be held on Sat
urday, May 27, at the home of Mrs.
E. R. Lundell. A committee consist
ing of Mrs. Elmer Griffith, Mrs. C.
W. McNamer and Mrs. Lana Pad
berg was appointed to prepare pro
grams for the next six months.
Eighth grade graduates who will
iceive their diplomas Wednesday
evening at the commencement ex
ercises are Ernest McCabe, Eulenna
and Margaret Seehofer, Robert Hos-
kins, Glenn Warfield, Lucile Renoe,
Frieda Ball, Donald Peterson, Bar
bara Ledbetter and Louis Rood.
PINE CITY NEWS
BOARDMAN NEWS
Boardman High
Graduating Five
By MRS. CLAUD COATS
Thursday night will be the com
mencement program. Speaker will
be Rov Shein of E. 0. N. The five
seniors graduating are Janet Gor
ham, Essie Jones, Lyle Tannehill
Ruth Fisher and Edythe Nickerson
Mrs. Wm. Lilly, Mrs. Blanche
Shannon and Mrs. Olive Atteberry
made a business trip to Heppner
one day last week.
George Wicklander and Bud Chaf
fee returned from McEwen where
they have been working in a gold
mine the past month.
Bruce Gaines of Hermiston visited
at the Iva Kunze home on Thursday
of last week.
Mrs. Georgia Langdon of the
Heppner hospital was a week-end
visitor at the Ora Merntt home.
Mrs. Chas. Nickerson was called
to La Grande Sunday by the death
of her brother. The funeral is to be
Monday and Mrs. Nickerson will re
turn to her home here Tuesday.
Forrest Putnam of Hermiston
spent a short time with his grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. McLouth,
last week.
Mrs. W. A. Bunten of La Grande
spent a few days visiting her moth-,
er, Mrs. Ann Chapman, and brother,
Mr. Chapman. Mrs. Chapman re
turned with her daughter to stay
until Friday.
Several local people were shop
ping in Pendleton Friday and Satur
day. They were Mrs. Z. J. Gillespie
and sons, Mrs. Claud Coats and
daughter Eho, Mrs. Chas. Dillon and
daughter Clara Mae, Mardel Gor
ham, Ruth Fisher and Glenn Mat
tery. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Moore of The
Dalles spent Saturday and Sunday
at Mrs. Moore's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. George Wicklander, coming up
for Mothers' day.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Waite of Trout
dale arrived Wednesday to spend a
few days. They will attend the com
mencement exercises.
A. B. Black, bee instructor of O. S.
C, former Boardman agriculture
teacher, called on Boardman friends
two davs this week. Mr. Black is
touring the state testing bees.
Mary Kunze celebrated her 17th
birthdav Thursday of last week
with a party for about twenty young
people. During the evening the
group motored to the sand dunes
for a play.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Berger and
family left on a two weeks' vacation.
They expect to visit Mrs. Bergers
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Brown, and
attend the commencement exer
cises on Thursday in which Mrs.
Berger's brother is graduating.
Jack Gorham's store was entered
last night. The back door was jim
mied. At this writing the amount has
not been estimated. Cigarettes, can
dy, shoes and gloves were the main
articles missed, and a few pennies.
Lewis McDonald and his mother
left for Hardman and the moun
tains last Friday. Lewis and his fath
er are making wood and posts this
summer.
Two Graduated by
ine City High
By BERNICE WATTENBURGER
School will close this week at Pine
City with two graduating seniors
and seven graduates of the eighth
grade. Commencement exercises
were held Wednesday evening at
eight o'clock with Judge Bert John
son as speaker.
The school picnics will be this
Thursday. The high school students
are going to the mountains above
Heppner and the grade school pi
pils are going to the Columbia park
at Hermiston.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Neill attended
the funeral of Harry Tamblyn, Jr.,
in Heppner last Wednesday.
J. T. Ayers of Hermiston was a
caller at his ranch on Butter creek
Monday.
A number of people on the creek
are ill with colds and flu.
The teachers have gone to their
homes for the summer vacation,
Mrs. Lois Kent went to Rainier, Miss
Margaret Weaver to Portland, and
Miss Zella Robbins to Halfway.
Mr. and Mrs. Jonn tieary were
Heppner visitors Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. B. N. Brewster of
Spokane spent Mother's day with
$1000 Given Pharmacy Loan Fund
Oregon State College The Ore
gon State pharmacy loan fund used
to help deserving students in the
school of pharmacy here has been
increased by $1000 as a result of the
will left by the late Lynn B. Fer
guson of Newport. The money will
be available for use next year. The
pharmacy loan fund was established
by the Oregon State Pharmaceutical
association in 1925.
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their daughter and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert McGreer.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wattenburger
and son Frederick of Pasco, Wash.,
spent Sunday at the A. E. Watten
burger home.
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Wilkins return
ed Friday evening from their trip
to the .east.
A bridal shower and basket din
ner were held last Sunday at the C.
H. Bartholomew home in honor of
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rauch, Jr. A large
crowd attended and many lovely
gifts were received.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Stewart of
Seattle arrived Saturday to spend
two weeks with Mrs. Stewarts' par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Moore.
Mr. and Mrs. Emery Cox and
family and Miss Geneva Young were
Sunday dinner guests at the E. B.
Wattenburger home.
Robert McGreer who is buying
wool for a Boston firm, spent Sun
day at his home.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Bartholomew
left Monday for Spokane where they
have their sheep for the summer.
Mrs. Reuben Beers and daughter,
Miss Vera, arrived Sunday from
their home at Silverton for a week's
visit at the home of father and
grandfather, F. D. Cox, pioneer Hin
ton creek rancher. They drove up
and expect to return home Sunday.
Thursday, May 18, 1939
Gooseberry Moisture
Half That Year Ago
With 5.83 inches om moisture reg
istered at Gooseberry from Septem
ber, 1938, to April, 1939, both months
inclusive, Leonard Carlson, official
observer, reports slightly more than
half that recorded for the same
period a year ago, 11.12 inches.
Moisture registered by month in
each period was given as follows:
1928-39: Sept. .28, Oct. 1.15, Nov. .72,
Dec. .56, Jan. .60, Feb. 1.15, Mar.
1.25, April .12.
1937-38: Sept. 27, Oct .87, Nov.
2.13, Dec. 1.95, Jan. .92, Feb. 1.77,
Mar. 1.44, April 1.78.
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