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Page Two Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon Thursday, June 8, 1939 IONE NEWS New Books Given to lone Library By KATHERINE GRIFFITH A copy of the book, "The Old Sheriff," by Lafayette Hanchett, was presented to the lone library by the author who resides in Salt Lake City. Another new book on the shelves is "Ramona" by H. H. Jack son. The state library has sent one hundred books to the library, which include a majority of juvenile books. Dixon T. Smith who has been a patient in the veteran's hospital in Walla Walla for more than a year, returned to his farm home here on Saturday. Mrs. Smith and the chil dren, who spent the winter in Walla Walla, returned with him Mrs. Franklin Ely and small chil dren departed Friday for Portland to visit relatives. They expect to take in the Rose Festival while in the city. Miss Mignonette Perry returned to her home in Morgan on Saturday. She is a sophomore at Pacific uni versity at Forest Grove. The Women's Topic club will meet at the home of rs. Clyde Denny on Friday afternoon, June 9. Election of officers and a report from the library committee will oc cur at that time. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Rietmann and family were guests at the Victor Peterson home in The Dalles on Sunday. They took home Johnnie Peterson, who had been visiting at the Henry Peterson home and the Walter Dobyns home since Memorial day. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Blake and Mr. and Mrs. Ted Blake spent Memorial day at Hidaway springs with a party of about thirty other young people. Mrs. Inez Freeland is visiting in Portland. Harvey Smith is suffering from an attack of influenza resulting from a wetting he received at Mc Kay lake when he fell in the water while fishing on Sunday. Beverly June McMillan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmo McMillan of Salem, is visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Swanson. Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Ely and fam ily of Boardman were Sunday guests at the home of Mr. Ely's parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Ely of Morgan. They left their daughter Maxine here for a week's visit. Eleanor Everson is visiting her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Everson, at Salem. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Swales and Mrs. Henry Clark returned Monday night from a visit in Portland. Eileen Sperry left on Monday night for a visit in Portland with relatives. Mrs. Bert Mason departed Sun day for Corvallis where she went to get her son, Bert, Jr., a student at Oregon State college, and bring him home for the summer. Bert, Jr., has the position as fire lookout at Wheeler station for the summer. Mrs. Mason was accompanied by her aunt, Miss Emmer Maynard, and her friend, Mrs. Knight, who were going to the coast for a short vacation. Several people from this com munity attended the church ser vices and pot-luck dinner at the Swedish Lutheran church in Goose berry on Thursday. The Masons and Eastern Star members and their families enjoy' ed an ice cream and strawberry supper at their hall on Wednesday evening. Harry Normoyle has gone to Cal ifomia for the summer. Gifts and Donations To OSC Total $60,460 Gifts, donations and special grants estimated to have a monetary value of $60,460, all exclusive of federal emergency funds, have been made to Oregon State college this past year, college officials have an nounced. In addition, scores of books and other contributions to the library. relics, specimens, pieces of art, pio neer objects and numerous other articles donated to the Horner Mu seum of the Oregon Country, and other innumerable donations on which no monetary value can be placed have been received. With the $41,985 granted by the National Youth administration for employment of needy students and the $8,630 grant of the Works Pro. gress administration tor general campus and farm improvement, the total amount received from gifts totaled $111,075. The school of agriculture receiv ed the largest amount, $23,708, near ly all of which were funds for con ducting research in more than dozen specialized fields. Donations to the school of forestry totaled $14,093, to the school of science $9,710, to the school of engineering $5,460, and to the school of phar macy $2,487. A total of $3,148 was donated toward student welfare and loan funds. Good Increase Seen n OSC Summer Term A substantial increase in the en rollment for the first and second summer sessions at Uregon btate ollege over the total registration of 881 for the two sessions last year is indicated by inquiries received by Dr. M. Elwood Smith, director. The first six-week session is from June 19 to July 28 and the second period from July 31 to September 1. Class periods will be lengthened in the second session so that a stu dent may earn 9 term hours, as in the first session, making a total of 18 term hours for the summer. A total of 226 courses will be of fered in 33 departments in the first session and 52 courses in 12 depart ments in the second session. A not able group of visiting instructors will supplement the regular summer staff. Ihe two-week, intensive course for athletic coaches will be offered in football, basketball, baseball, track and field and training and conditioning at OSC from June 19 to 30. A six-week geology field course in central Oregon will be held for advanced and graduate students in geology while advanced field work in zoology and botany will be offered at the Institute of Marine Biology at Coos Head June 12 to July 21. Eight hundred twenty-seven cars with defects were involved in traf fic accidents in the state of Oregon during the first four months of 1939, Earl Snell, secretary of state said today. These defects ranged from faulty brakes and improper light; to defective steering gears and other mechanical faults. Resorts and hotels want to please you. They want to have accommodations waiting for your arrival. By telephoning ahead, you can discuss, agree, confirm. This year, more than ever, it pays to telephone ahead. ( You are cordially invited to visit the Bell System exhibits ) at the Golden Gate and New York World's Fairs. ) north end of Curry county, reports County Agent R. M. Knox. Al though raised in captivity the foxes knew their way around well enough so that 15 lambs were killed on one farm. Agents of the biological sur vey were called in to attempt to trap the animals. One fox was run down with dogs and killed by farm ers, after which loss was stopped in that vicinity. LENA NEWS FOXES CAUSING DAMAGE GOLD BEACH Black foxes which have escaped from fur farms have been causing considerable damage early this spring in the Mrs. J arm on Goes to Hawaii for Visit Mrs. Lupe Jarmon who has been living at Bakersfield, Cal., left this week for Hickamfield, Hawaii, to visit her son Robert JaiWn and family. She plans to stay until Sep tember. Mrs. Jarmon and family! lived on Butter creek for many years. Marion Finch and Clayton Ayers were Pendleton callers Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Wattenburger, Dona Buseick and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Lamarr spent Saturday in Pasco visiting Earl Wattenburger and family. Mr. and Mrs. Lamarr got work in Kennewick. Mrs. Marion Finch and daughter attended the quilting at the John Brosnan home Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Ayers and Mrs. Beulah Helms and daughters spent Sunday in Pasco getting strawberries for canning. Mrs. George Currin and son Ron ald spent Sunday at the John Har rison home. Miss Marie Healy is spending a few days in Heppner visiting rela tives. Mr. and Mrs. Burl Wattenburger were trading in lone and Heppner Thursday. . A number attended the dance at Lena Saturday evening. August Rauch returned home from O. S. C. Friday. This was his second term at college. Miss Mable Rauch, Malcolm O' Brien and Guy Moore left Monday for 4-H club summer school at Corvallis. Misses Shirley and Opal Jarmon from Portland are spending a few days at the Sloan Thompson home. Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Myers and family spent Monday in Pasco and Walla Walla. Twenty-six Oregon counties went through the first quarter of 1939 without reporting traffic deaths, fig ures compiled by the secretary of state's office reveal. These counties are: Baker, Bentonv Columbia, Crook, Deschutes, Douglas, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Hood River, Jeffer son, Josephine, Klamath, Lake, Lincoln, linn, Malheur, Marion, Morrow, Sherman, Tillamook, Un ion, Wallowa, Wasco, Washington and Wheeler. Traffic accidents reported in the state of Oregon at the end of April totaled 10,624, figures compiled by the secretary of state's office re vealed. Persons injured this year totaled 1,951 compared to 1,967 last year. Deaths totaled 90 this year, 17 more than for the same period last year. 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