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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 7, 1939)
Page Eight Mrs. Irena Straight Was 50-Year Resident Mrs. William E. Straight, 70, 55 year resident of Morrow county, died at her home on North Church street last Thursday following a val iant fight against a prolonged illness. Funeral services were held from Masonic hall Saturday afternoon with Rev. R. C. Young officiating, assisted by Ruth chapter 32, Order of Eastern Star, of which Mrs. Straight had long been a member. Many relatives and friends were in attendance and the floral tribute was profuse. Interment was in Ma sonic cemetery. Irena Isabel Devin was born in Boliver, Mo., March 3, 1869, coming to Oregon with her parents when 15 years of age. She was married to William E. Straight June 22, 1887, with whom she settled on the farm on Butter creek, which still carries the name, and resided until time of retirement to the home in this city some 15 years ago. Surviving besides Mr. Straight are three children, Mrs. Ola Jones of Lena, Waldon Straight of Portland, and Shirley Straight of Spokane ;a sister, Mrs. Margaret Jus tus of Heppner, and two brothers, M. J. Devin of Heppner and Charles Devin of Eugene, besides four grand children and two great grandchil dren. Mrs. Straight was highly respected and beloved by all who knew her She was imbued with the pioneer spirit of neighborliness and kind ness toward her fellow man as re fleeted from her entire life, and in her fraternal work which included membership also in the Rebekah or der. Chester Macey Came To County in 1881 George Chester Macey, 69, resi dent of Morrow county since 1881, died in this city Monday, following a week's critical illness. Funeral services were held from Phelps Funeral home chapel yesterday af ternoon, with Rev. R. C. Young of ficiating, and interment was in Ma sonic cemetery. Mr. Macey was born in Junction City, this state, Jan. 20, 1870, being aged 69 years, 6 months and 15 days at death. Surviving are four half sisters, Mrs. William Cowins and Mrs. Dick Wells of Heppner, Mrs. Cora Knotts of Pilot Rock, and Mrs. Joseph Ferguson of Los Angeles. Mr. Macey followed ranching most of his life, and for many years resid ed on a small tract just south of town. He was known for his gentle disposttion. 4-H Clubbers Take State Fair Trips The Lexington Calf club judging team, Don Campbell, Irvin Rauch and Gene Majeske, arrived home yesterday from the state fair where they participateed in the state-wide contest the first of the week. The fair trip was received as award for high placement in the recent coun ty fair. County Agent Clifford Conrad brought the boys home and left im mediately on the return accompan ied by Peggy Tamblyn, Mildred Clary and Vern McDaniel. Miss Tamblyn of Heppner is slated to participate in the style revue to morrow morning, modeling her en semble outfit which placed high at the county fair, while Misses Clary and McDaniel of Hardman will par ticipate in a home economics dem onstration contest Saturday morn ing, with their county prize winning demonstration on care of clothing. EXAMINER HERE 14TII The examiner of operators and chauffeurs from the office of Earl Snell, secretary of state, will be at the city hall in Heppner between the hours of 1 and 4 p. m., Thurs day, Sept. 14. All those wishing per mits or licenses to drive cars are asked to get in touch with the ex aminer at that time. MISSIONARY BODY TO ELKCT The Women's Foreign Missionary society of the Methodist church will meet Tuesday, Sept. 12, in the base ment of the church at 2:30 p. m. Election of officers will be held. Heppner mHiiinniiiiiinnmmiinyiininimi At Heppner CHURCHES CHURCH OF CHRIST Martin B. Clark, Pastor 9::45 Bible School 11:00 . Communion and Preaching 7:00 Christian Endeavor 8:00 Evening Church Service 7:30 P. M. Wednesday Choir Practice 7:3:0 P. M. Thursday Prayer Meeting METHODIST CHURCH REV. R. C. YOUNG, Pastor Sunday: Bible School 9:45 A. M. Worship Service 11 :00 A. M. Epworth League 7:00 P. M. Evening Worship 8:00 P. M Tuesday : Boys' Club - 7 :00 P. M. 2nd Tuesday, Missionary Meet ing 2:80 P. M. Wednesday: Choir Practice ..... 7:30 P. M. 1st Wednesday, Ladies Aid Business and Social Meeting 2:80 P. M. All other Wednesdays: Sewing Group meets. Thursday: Prayer Meeting 7:80 P. M. ALL SAINTS' CHURCH. All Saints Sunday school will take up for winter next Sunday morning at 9:45. WINNERS In 4-H Club Fair Duroc Jersey Fat Hog: 1st Bobby Wright; Duroc-Jersey Jr. Sow Pig: 1st Clayton Wright; Poland China Jr. Sow Pig: 1st Leland Edmondson; Poland China Boar: 1st Clayton Wright; Poland China Sow Pig: 1st Clayton Wright; Chester White Fat Hog: 1st Freddy Rugg; Chester White Sow Pig: 1st Rufus Hill, 2nd Leland Edmondson, 3rd Guy Moore; All Other Breeds, Jr. Sow Pig: 1st Le land Edmondson. Fine Wool Ewe Lamb: 1st Pat O'Brien, 2nd Helen Healy, 3rd Billy Healy, 4th Buddy Peck, 5th Gordon O'Brien, 6th Bobby Van Schoiack. Fine Wool Yearling Ewe: 1st Guy Moore, 2nd Leland Edmondson, 3rd Helen Healy. Fine Wool Pen of 3 Yearling Ewes: 1st Gordon O'Brien. Fine Wool Market Lamb: 1st Bruce Lindsay, 2nd Bobby Van Schoiack, 3rd Guy Moore. Fine Wool Breeding Ewe: 1st Guy Moore, 2nd Leland Edmondson, 3rl Alex Thompson, 4th Pat O'Brien, 5th Billy Padberg, 6th Don Peck, 7th Buster Padberg, 8th Guy Moore. Fine Wool Yearling Lamb: 1st Le land Edmondson. Hampshire Ewe Lamb: 1st Marian Miller, 2nd Guy Moore, 3rd Tad Miller. , Hampshire Yearling Ewe: 1st Don Peck. Hampshire Market Lamb: 1st Guy Moore, 2nd Tad Miller, 3rd Pat O' Brien, 4th Guy Moore. Hampshire Breeding Ewe: 1st Marian Miller, 2nd Tad Miller, 3rd Dick Edmondson, 4th Don Peck, 5th Leland Edmondson. Hampshire Ram Lamb: 1st FJ1 wynne Peck, 2nd Marian Miller, 3rd Ellwynne Peck, 4th Ellwynne Peck. Other Breeds and Cross Breeds, Ewe Lamb: 1st Billy Healy, 2nd Jack Edmondson, 3rd Gordon O'Brien, 4th Dick Edmondson, 5th, Leland Ed mondson. Other Breeds and Cross Breeds, Pen of 3 Ewe Lambs: 1st Dick Ed mondson, 2nd Leland Edmondson. Other Breeds and Cross Breeds, Yearling Ewe: 1st Tad Miller, 2nd Buddy Peck, 3rd Jack Edmondson, 4th Leland Edmondson, 5th Pat O' Brien, 6th Dick Edmondson. Other Breeds and Cross Breeds, Pen of 3 Yearling Ewes: 1st Leland Edmondson. Other Breeds and Cross Breeds, Market Lamb: 1st Don Peck, 2nd Guy Moore, 3rd Tad Miller, 4th Hel en Healy, 5th Bruce Lindsay, 6th Jack Edmondson, 7th Leland Ed mondson, 8th Buster Padberg, 9th Billy Padberg. Other Breeds and Cross Breeds, Pen of 3 Market Lambs, 1st Leland Edmondson. Other Breeds and Cross Breeds, Breeding Ewe: 1st Tad Miller,, 2nd Leland Edmondson, 3rd Jack Ed mondson, 4th Dick Edmondson, 5th Bruce Lindsay, 6th Don Peck. Other Breeds and Cross Breeds, Yearling Ram: 1st Don Evans, 2nd Alex Thompson, 3rd Don Evans, 4th Don Evans. Holsteins, Jr. Calf: 1st Gene Ma jeske, 2nd Gene Majeske. Gazette Times, Heppner, Holsteins, Sr. Calf:: 1st Gene Ma jeske. Ayreshires, Jr. Calf: 1st Leland Edmondson. Ayreshires, Sr. Calf: 1st Leland Edmondson. Milking Shorthorns, Jr. Calf: 1st Irvin Rauch. Milking Shorthorns, Sr. Calf: 1st Irvin Rauch. Jerseys, Jr. Calf: 1st Jack Ed mondson, 2nd Kathleen Poulson, 3rd Betty Acock, 4th Leland Edmondson. Jerseys, Sr. Calf: 1st George Voile, 2nd Bil Allen, 3rd Delas Knighten, 4th Chas. Acock. Jerseys, Yearling Heifer: 1st Billie Voile, 2nd Leslie Rucker. Jerseys, Producing Cow: 1st Wal lace Ebsen, 2nd Darleen Biddle, 3rd Juanita Voile, 4th Dick Edmondson. Guernseys, Jr. Calf: 1st Dick Ed mondson, 2nd Sidney Van Schoiack. Guernseys, Sr. Calf: 1st Herman Ebsen. Guernseys, Yearling Heifer: 1st Bernard Doherty, 2nd Jack Ed mondson, 3rd Dick Edmondson. Guernseys, Producing Cow: 1st Bernard Doherty, 2nd Jack Edmond son. All Beef Breeds, Steer: 1st Don Campbell, 2nd Roger Campbell, 3rd Elroy Martin. All Beef Breeds, Yearling Heifer: 1st Gene Cutsforth. Fine Wool Fleeces, Ewe Fleece 1st Donald Peck, 2nd Leland Ed mondson, 3rd Gordon O'Brien, 5th Guy Moore, 6th Pat O'Brien, 7th Helen Healy, 8th Tad Miller, 9th Billy Padberg, 10th Guy Moore, 11th Guy Moore. Fine Wool Fleeces, Yearling Fleece: 1st Tad Miller, 2nd Guy Moore, 3rd Pat O'Brien. Fine Wool, Buck Fleece: 1st Le land Edmondson. Cross Breds, Ewe Fleece: 1st Tad Miller, 2nd Billy Padberg. Cross Breds, Yearling Fleece: 1st Tad Miller, 2nd Ellwynne Peck. Black Faced Ewe Fleece: 1st Mar ian Miller, 2nd Tad Miller, 3rd Guy Moore, 4th Dick Edmondson, 5th Guy Moore, 6th Buster Padberg. Black Face Yearling Fleece: 1st Donald Peck, 2nd Buddy Peck, 3rd Ellwynne Peck, 4th Buddy Peck. Black Face Buck Fleece, 1st Bud dy Peck. Wheat Variety Classes Turkey: 1st Frank Fraters, 2nd Ir vin Rauch. Federation: 1st Irvin Rauch. Fortyfold: 1st A F. Majeske. Arco: 1st Elroy Martin. Rex: 1st Lee Beckner, 2nd A. W. Gammell, 3rd Ben Anderson, 4th C. E. Carlson. White Federation: 1st H. D. Green. Baart: 1st Lee Beckner. Market Classes Soft White: 1st Ben Anderson, 2nd A. W. Gammell, 3rd C. E. Carlson, 4th Julian Rauch. Hard White: 1st Lee Beckner, 2nd H. D. Green. Hard Red Winter: 1st Frank Fra ters, 2nd Irvin Rauch. Barley, 1st Elroy Martin. Peas: 1st Bob Scrivner. FARMERS SHOULD CARRY ON Continued from First Page occurred during the World War per iod; and that it will be possible to cushion the shocks of the readjust ment which will be inevitable if the present conflict continues over any lengthy period and on any large scale. "So, again, I urge our farmers not to be swayed by the developments overseas. Their greatest contribution right now to their own welfare and the national welfare is to carry on just as before." BUY RESIDENCE PROPERTY Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wilkins of Butter creek recently purchased the residence of Mrs. Lois Turner at the corner of Gale and Baltimore streets where the family will reside for the winter. SERVICE HONORED Honoring 20 years of continuous service with Pacific Telephone com pany, Miss Opal Briggs, local man ager, this week was presented with a jeweled pin by L. E. Clyde, district traffic manager. A small mountain tract was re cently purchased by Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Kane from Percy Claude Cox. Record at the clerk's office sites the tract as SWy4SWy4, Sec. 18, Tp. 4 S., R. 29. Oregon Ashbaugh-Redding Rites Event of Week The first of two tollings of wed ding bells that created unusual in terest in the county the end of the week sounded for Miss Lois Ash baugh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clair Ashbaugh, and Mr. Boyd Red ding, son of Lawrence Redding. Their nuptials were consummated at the Methodist church parsonage Saturday evening, with Rev. R. C. Young reading the ceremony in the presence of the other young couple for whom bells tolled Sunday morn ing, Miss Bernice Martin and Mr. James Healy. Both newly married couples left together Sunday on a wedding trip to the San Francisco fair, expecting to visit Crater lake and coast points on the way. Both Mr. and Mrs. Redding are popular young people, graduates of Heppner high school, and familiar in public positions. Mrs. Redding FOOD COSTS LESS 6 DAYS SEPTEMBER 8 SEPTEMBER 14 lull 11 Tall Federal Q9 AQ rllLN 12 Tins 79c CASE OO.lIt POST TOASTIES COFFEE 21b. tin 45c, 41b. tin 85c BEANS Whites MACARONI01 SPAGS.45c OYSTERS .... 3 tins Off 5 oz. Blue Plate Otl V SHRIMPS .... 3 tins Off 5 oz. Ready to Eat 09v PINEAPPLE, 3 tins Off 15 oz. flat sliced UUV Toilet Tissue 6 for Off a Silk quality mOXu WHEATIES, 2 pkgs. OOp Regular size mOX CLAMS 3 tins Off 7 oz. F. A. B. Minced OtM String Beans 3 tins Off a Blue Lake, No. . 2 tins Is MATCHES ctn. Highway J.tC GRAPEFRUIT .. tin 4 Ap No. 2 tins Highway JL vrs CORN 3 tins Off 17 oz. Gr. Northern MfWXs Marshmallows .... lb. 4 fg Fluffiest of all . JLUC KIX 2 pkgs OQ Cereal flOv CALUMET, 10 lbs. f MQ Baking Powder JL At FRESH PRODUCE BUNCH VEGETABLES 2 Bu. 5c Rhubarb try some for a change 3 lbs 10c GREEN PEPPERS, fancy Bell, 3 lbs. 19c SPINACH, new, tender 3 lbs. 19c POTATOES excellent quality 50 lbs 65c LARD, Armour's Star 4 lb. ctn. 45c SPAM, Lunch meat supreme ... . tin 25c BACON Swift's Oriole fancy side lb. 25c Whole or Half Piece Thursday, Sept. 7, 1939 has served as stenographer at the county school superintendent's of fice for several months, while Mr. Redding holds a position with local branch, First National Bank of Portland. Well wishes of many friends extend to both young cou ples. TO THE DALLES HOSPITAL Austin Gentry, who has been critically ill for some time, was taken to The Dalles yesterday by Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gentry for clinical observation at a hospital there. SELL RESIDENCE Mr. and Mrs. T. Babb this week sold to W. S. Bennett the residence on August street in which they have resided for a year while completely modernizing it. AUXILIARY TO MEET American Legion auxiliary will meet Monday evening, Sept. 11, at the home of Mrs. Dick Wells. All members urged to be present. With Cash Sayings There is extra economy in your food buying when you shap for Safeway's cash savings. Your food does cost you less at Safeway. 10lbs.45c Grapefruit Juice Town House 46 oz. Tin 17c COFFEE AIRWAY 3 lbs. 39c NOB HILL 2 lbs. 39c RICE Blue Rose Bead Lb, 45c