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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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