Thursday, July 27, 1939
Chester Brown and Chester Chris
tenson were visiting in the city Sat
urday from Monument, where Mr.
Brown and family are moving their
'home. Both men are employed at
the big new CCC soil conservation
camp at Monument which they re
ported to be nearing completion.
The camp will be comparable to the
to the one here, Mr. Brown said.
Mrs. Ellis Hendrickson, who has
been visiting for several weeks at
the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Jeff Jones, from San Leandro,
Cal., expects to leave for home the
end of the month to join Mr. Hen
drickson on a vacation motor tour.
Returning later to Oregon, they will
pick up their son Alvin who will
remain until that time.
Bert Palmateer, in the city Satur
day from the Morgan farm where
"harvest is in progress, reported the
yield fair and exceeding early ex
pectations. He said the report of the
fierce badger at his place, given in
these columns last week, was not
exaggerated.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Tamblyn, Miss
Peggy and Harry Wells returned
Sunday evening from a vacation trip
on which they visited in the San
Francisco bay region and took in
the Golden Gate International ex
position. They report an enjoyable
time.
J. J. Nys drove to Portland Sun
day, taking his daughter, Miss Mar
garet, to her home there after a
-week's visit her?. F. B. Nickerson
accompanied Mr. Nys on the trip.
They returned Sunday night, re
porting the weather mighty hot all
the way.
J. Logie Richardson returned
Tuesday evening from a two-weeks'
trip which took him to San Francisco
to see a newly-arrived grandson.
While in the bay region he visited
Carmel-by-the-Sea and numerous
other places of interest.
Mr. and Mrs. George Hayden were
in the city Tuesday from the mill
south of Hardman, Mr. Hayden re
porting that things were progressing
nicely at the mill which he has been
rebuilding while cutting lumber at
the same time.
Mrs. Gordon Ridings departed the
. end of the week after visiting for
several weeks at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Clark.
She expected to join Mr. Ridings in
Portland and visit at Eugene and
the coast.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Daniels and
Mrs. Daniels' son, Harold Armstrong,
and Mrs. Dennis McNamee com
prised a motor party leaving Sunday
on a trip to the middle west, expect
ing to visit Denver, Col., and Kan
sas City.
Tress McClintock was a business
visitor in the city Tuesday from the
farm in the Dry Fork section. His
farm was among those stricken by
the recent cyclone and he was re
lieved of the necessity of harvest
ing. Elmer Hamrick was a visitor to
Redmond Sunday, reporting a very
hot trip. He is making fine progress
toward recovery from burns received
when he fell on a high power line
at lone several months ago.
Carl Felker returned home Sun
day from a week's vacation at Port
land and resumed his work as teller
at the bank. Mrs. Felker and baby
daughter remained below tor an
other week.
Miss Phvllis Jane Pollock is vis
iting at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Jones while on
summer vacation from her teaching
position at Woodland, Wash.
R. P. Parrish, lookout at Snow
laid nff work this week
by a serious attack of flu. He is be
ing relieved by Owen Leathers.
Hanson Hughes returned the end
of the week from a week's vacation
spent in Portland.
Heppner
Mrs. George Caldwell and Mrs.
Dave Adams of Portland visited here
over the week end with their hus
bands who are surveying the Bridal
Veil Box & Lumber company tim
ber. Also employed with the crew is
Bob Weston, long-time employee of
the Bridal Veil company. The Port
land ladies accompanied Mr. and
Mrs. Cox who reside in the city.
Mrs. G. I. Clary and two children,
Mildred and Irl. returned Wednes
day from a five -weeks' trip to Cali
fornia and the San Francsico fair.
The Clarys visited friends and rela
tives during the trip. While in the
Bay city, Mrs. Clary attended the
meeting of the National Educators
association, July 2-5.
Arnold Sharp, local baker, was
called to The Dalles yesterday in
response to word of the critical con
dition of his sister-in-law, Mrs.
Olds, who had just undergone a ma
jor operation. Mrs. Olds assisted in
the bakery here for several weeks
before returning to her home at
Grass Valley recently.
Miss Lola Cannon, Hardman girl
who attended school in lone and
was valedictorian of the 1939 grad
uating class, has been awarded a
two year scholarship to Pacific uni-
versitly. Miss Cannon plans to enter
the Forest Grove school this fall.
MID-SUMMER SALE of Hats,
Coats and Suits. Special stock of
cotton voiles and silk dresses to sell
at $1.00 while they last. , CURRAN
READY-TO-WEAR. tf.
Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Bob Reid
are assisting at the hotel in the ab
sence of Mrs. Daniels and Mrs. Mc
Namee, who are on vacation.
Will accept small place close in
on trade for 6-acre tract with large
house and all improvements. Mrs.
Rosa Eskelson. ltp
Mrs. Harold Stiles of Portland is
visiting at the home of her mother,
Mrs. Josie Jones.
Want middle aged woman to stay
with elderly lady. Mrs. Tom Beymer.
Bob Keller is cruising out of Ditch
creek for the forest service.
Ten spring pigs for sale. W. H.
Cleveland, phone 8F11. 20-21
Dressed friers at 50c. Mrs. Earl
Evans.
Traffic accidents in Oregon dur
ing the month of June caused an
economic loss of $1,035,000, accord
ing the Earl Snell, secretary of state,
who based the figure on statistics
used by the National Safety coun
cil. The economic cost of an acci
dent consists of property damage,
hospital and medical treatment to
injured, wage losses, insurance costs
and calculated values of persons
killed. In this system accident costs
are compiled on a basis of $45,000 per
person killed.
Slab Wood
$4 Cord for Green
$5 Cord for Dry
-delivered anywhere
within three miles . .
anywhere in county
reasonable.
3 at Mill
Good Wood
Good Measure
Heppner Fuel Co.
Phones: Office 152; Res. 1122
Gazette Times, Heppner,
Selective Cutting
For Kinzua Aided
Lawrence Pagter, national forest
administrator in charge of state and
private forestry, passed through
Heppner Monday with Carl Ewing,
supervisor of Umatilla National for
est, and assistant Clyde Overby, on
the way to Kinzua. The officials
were interested in selective logging
lots that are being laid out for the
Kinzua Pine mills.
R. U. Cambers, forester, is in
charge of the work that will assist
the Kinzua mills in complying with
the selective cutting agreement
made with the forest service.
Oregon, Washington
Cars Lead at Fair
Oregon and Washington led by a
wide margin all other sections of the
nation in automobile registrations
at the San Francisco fair in a 40-day
period from May 20 to June 30, ac
cording to a report issued by the
travel department of the Oregon
State Motor association.
The two northwest states provided
32.07 per cent of 17,040 cars entering
the fairgrounds from various sec
tions of the nation, it was pointed
out. Oregon alone contributed 15.2
per cent, or 2,581 automobiles. No
California cars were included in
the count.
Cars from, ten western states made
up 55.2 per cent of registrations. All
states west of the Mississippi sent
75.7 per cent of the total national
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Central and eastern states, which
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The eastern states, in which resides
43 per cent of the nation's popula
tion, sent only 1615 automobiles, or
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Besides the cars from various
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Only two more nights, Sat and
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Friday-Saturday
BOY FRIEND
with Jane Withers, Arleen Whelan, Richard Bond,
Warren Hymer, Douglas Fowley
Stop the presses . . . sound the tocsin . . . call out the guards . . .
Jane's got a sweetheart!
PLUS
ON TRIAL
with John Litcl, Margaret Lindsay, Janet Chapman
The cast of actors, turning in fine performances in this adaptation
from Elmer Rice's sensational stage play, makes every minute
worthwhile.
Leith Stsvens and Orchestra
Sunday-Monday
JAUREZ
with Paul Muni, Bette Davis, Brian Ahcrno, John Garfield, Claude
Rains, Joseph Calleia, Donald Crisp
Historically correct, this broad -canvassed film, beautifully pro
duced and acted with honors, highlights the fight to bring democracy
to Mexico in 1864.
Tuesday
RETURN OF THE CISCO KID
with Warner Baxter, Lynn Bari, Cesar Romero, Henry Hull, Kane
Richmond, C. Henry Gordon, Robert Barratt
Another colorful chapter in the saga of O. Henry's lovable cab
allero . . . the Cisco Kid is back and his yen for romance gets him
involved in adventures that make for pleasant entertainment.
Wednesday-Thursday, August 2-3
BROADWAY SERENADE
with Jcanctte MacDonald, Lew Ayres, Ian Hunter, Frank Morgan,
Rita Johnson, William Gargan, All Shean
The scren's number one lady of song in another of her
number one musicals.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Ferguson and children, Heppner, are invited
to present this coupon for complimentary admissions.
To be used before August 4th.
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Page Five
Heppner Eleventh
In Safety Contest
Heppner stood eleventh in the
fourth division of the 1939 Cities
Traffic Safety contest for the month
of June, it was announced today (by
Earl Snell, secretary of state and
sponsor of the contest
Standings for cities entered in this
division were as follows Bandon,
Enterprise, Reedsport, Sheridan,
Union and West Linn, tied for first;
Woodburn, second; Oswego, third;
Forest Grove, fourth; Gladstone, In
dependence, Vernonia, tied for fifth;
Milton, sixth; Beaverton and New
port, tied for seventh; Milwaukie,
eighth; Myrtle Point, ninth; Leb
anon and Prineville, tenth; Gresham
and Heppner, eleventh.