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Thursday, Sept. 21, 1939 Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon Page Five Mrs. Betty Hemperly and Mrs. Otto of Seaside were week-end guests at the home of Mrs. Hemp erly"s brother, Joseph Snyder, and with the Snyders attended the Round-Up. Mrs. Hemperly conducts a unique business at the coast re sort city, featuring a line of Chi nese antiquities. Mrs. Hemperly lived in the Orient for many years in which time she assembled one of the outstanding collections of Chi nese antiquities to be seen in the United States. Her museum recently inspired a lengthy descriptive ar ticle that appeared in the Seaside Signal. The matron of Vagabond House, as her museum is known, lived in China for 19 years and in Japan for eight and a half years, and has made many trips beck to the Orient since coming to the United States to reside. Last year, with her husband, she made a tour in Europe on which she visited among other places the beautiful city of Warsaw that so recently has been despoiled by war. At the time of the visit she sent a postal card to her brother here which carried a view of typical buildings in the Polish capital. Among those from here attending the Round-Up last week end were Mr. and Mrs. Henry Aiken, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Vaughn, L. L. Gilliam, Mrs. Earl W. Gordon, L. L. Matlock, Mrs. Josie Jones and Mrs. Jones' son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Stiles of Portland, Dr. and Mrs. Richard Lawrence, F. W. Tur ner, Mr. and Mrs. James Valentine, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Ferguson and Mary Lou, Mrs. Leonard Schwarz, Mr. and Mrs. John Bergstrom, Miss Louise Anderson, Norton King, Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Crawford, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Groshens, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Grabil, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wells. Mrs. Milton Fisher (nee Gladys Lane) and Mrs. D. C. Winney of To coma, Wash., were visitors Monday at the home of Mrs. Fisher's aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Clark. They had been to the Rgund-Up and Mrs. Winney was thrilled with her first visit to eastern Oregon. Mrs. Fisher attended the Heppner schools as a girl and her husband is a dentist in the Washington city. Mrs. T. J. Mahoney, daughter Ruth, and Miss Elizabeth Mahoney were week-end guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Mahoney and on Friday accompanied them to Pen dleton to see the Round-Up. Miss Elizabeth, aunt of Mr. Mahoney's, was especially thrilled with her first view of the big western show. Clifford Sims and son Zan were visiting relatives and friends here Tuesday from their home at Milton. Mr. Sims was at one time connect ed with the old Farmers & Stock growers bank here, has since been in banking work at various places, including the handling of receiver ships at Milton and Arlington. Mrs. Carrie Fisher, sister of Mr. Nys, was a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Nys, from Salem, ar riving Tuesday last week and leav ing for home Sunday. She accompan ied Mr. and Mrs. Nys to Pendleton Friday to attend Round-Up for the first time and was greatly thrilled by the show. Cecelia Kate, weighing ten pounds, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Vawter Parker at Heppner hospital, at 12:05 Monday afternoon. The young lady is the first child of the young at torney, manager of local Federal Land bank agencies, and wife, who have assumed the role of proud parents. All the masculine contingent from the school faculty are leaving to morrow evening for a week-end hunt, going in one party. Included are A. H. Blankenship, supennten dent; Robert Knox, W. S. Bennett, Norbert Peavy, Harold Buhman and Kenneth McKenzie. Ted Thomson departed yesterday evening for Eugene where he will enter University of Oregon at the beginning of the new term to start his third year in law. Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Turner arrived home Friday from a ten days' mo tor trip on which they visited the San Francisco fair and journeyed on south as far as Long Beach, Cal., for a visit at the home of Mr. Turner's brother, Loy M., engineer with the Long Beach water department. While in the bay district they also visited at the home of Mrs. Turner's broth er, Arthur R. Crawford and with the Crawfords took in the city, in cluding trips across both big bay bridges. Return north was made through the big Redwoods, report ed as one of the most enjoyable parts of the trip. Elmer Grifith, Morgan warehouse man, passed through town yester day morning on his way home from a trip to the mountains. He said his hunting trip was being deferred un til later in the season. Reported was the loss of a calf from blackleg in his cattle in the Echo district. Other animals in the herd had been vaccin ated against the disease. Father of Miss Katherine Griffith, Gazette Times lone correspondent, he re ported this young lady leaving at week's end to attend Oregon School of Education at La Grande. Rain or no rain, he would start seeding within two or three days, re ported Bert Palmateer when in the city yesterday from the Morgan diS' trict to attend the county-wide meet ing of grain growers. Mr. Palmateer said the seed was all treated and ready to put in the ground, and just to guard against possible drouth he expected to take a fifty per cent yield policy from the federal crop insurance agency. He was accom panied by Mrs. Palmateer. Mrs. Marvin Dixon of Missoula. Mont., visited this week at the home of Rev. and Mrs. R. C. Young. Mr. Dixon, former educational adviser with the local CCC camp, holds a like position at the Montana city where he has been located since leaving here two years ago. Eddie Thorpe reports that it was necessary for their son Carl to un dergo an operation this week in the course of treatment he has been re ceiving at Doernbecher hospital, Portland, for a serious illness. Mrs. Thorpe is with the son in the city. city. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Potter of Sea side, for many years prominent res idents of Spray, called on friends and relatives in this city Friday on their way to Ritter. Mrs. Potter lived in Heppner as a girl, being a member of the pioneer Minor family. Mrs. W. S. Bennett arrived home Saturday evening after spending the summer in Seattle doing relief sten ographic work in attorneys' offices through the vacation period. Mr. Bennett drove to Seattle after school Friday to get her. Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Crawford drove to Portland Sunday, taking son John and nephew, Don Turner, that far on their way to Eugene where both will be students at U. of O., John as a freshman and Don as a junior. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. B. Cox re turned home Monday from a two weeks' vacation on which they vis ited the San Francisco fair and also at Seattle. The trip to the fair was made in company with Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Morton of Newberg. Mr. and Mrs. Joel R. Benton ar rived the end of the week from their home at Marshfield for a visit with son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jones and 'family. Mr. Benton is former pastor of the local Church of Christ. Miss Edith Wehmeyer, nurse in the government hospital at San Francisco, arrived the end of the week for a visit at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Weh meyer, while on vacation from her duties. T. F. Frentress was transacting business here Tuesday from the farm below lone. Archie Bechdolt came to town Tuesday from the rancn near Hard man. He was looking forward to a deer hunt some time before the end of the season, and opined that he would rest a little easier if Lady Luck didn't delay coming his way quite so long as she did last season. He got his buck last year just fif ten minutes before the season offi cially closed. Guests this week at the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. John Brosnan are son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Micky McGuire of Portland. Mr. McGuire holds the position of registrar for a Portland trade school, in which he and Mrs. McGuire just completed an extensive trip through northwest and coast states. Walter Duncan departed Tuesday morning on the return trip to his home at Hollywood after a ten-day visit with his brother, Harry, here. The Duncan brothers motored to Pendleton Friday and attended the Round-Up, an event that the Holly wood man has not missed for sev eral years. Mr. and Mrs. Orville Cutsforth and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Smethurst passed through town Tuesday on their way to the tall timber from Lexington homes. They took a truck for their camping and hunting equip ment, the better to carry a large supply of freshly butchered beef just in case. Cleve Van Schoiack was in town Tuesday from the Sanford canyon ranch which reaches into the moun tain foothills. Asked if he had staked out any deer, Mr. Van Schoiack averred that he had been too busy. Ferri Prock, Mrs. Austin Devin and Mrs. E. R. Prock motored to Portland Sunday to visit Mrs. Ferris Prock who had just undergone a major operation at St. Vincent's hos pital a few days before. Miss Anabel Turner left the end of the week for Portland where she expected to visit for a few days be fore going on to Bellingham, Wash., to resume studies at Washington Normal school. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Thomson, Jr., and Mrs. Thomson's mother, Mrs. Coppock, motored to Portland Sun day and the ladies remained in the city while Mr. Thomson returned Monday. Ray Drake and Louis Gilliam pulled out Tuesday for the Murder ers creek district in quest of antler less deer for which the season is be ing specially opened in this state refuge. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Parker mo tored to Pendleton Friday morning to see the big Westward Ho parade, it being the only part of the show that they had opportunity to see. Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Noble left the end of the week for an extended visit with relatives and friends at Monmouth and other points in the Willamette valley. T. J. Humphreys, veteran drug gist, returned the first of the week from a three weeks' visit at Hills- boro and other points in the Wil lamette valley. Chauffeur Honest, dependable service, your car or mine, no time limit; write or meet me at home behind bank. Max Schulz, Heppner. Mr. and Mrs. Orville Smith drove to Pendleton Saturday evening in time to see the closing performance of Happy Canyon. A guest at the home of Mr. and George Howard this week was Miss Willetta Stout of Portland, sister of Mrs. Howard. Mr. and Mrs. James Burnside were transacting business in town Monday from the farm in the Hardman sec tion. Jackson Gilliam left the end of the week for Walla Walla to resume his studies at Whitman college. Walter Rietmann was transacting business in the city Monday from the ranch in the lone section. Joe Hayes was in the city this morning from the Lone Rock ranch, The Oregon State Employment Service found jobs for 4932 unem ployment compensation claimants during August, resulting in a min imum saving of $216,707 to the state benefit fund, it was reported by the Unemployment Compensation com mission. The estimated saving is based upon only one month's em ployment for each placement. 0. S. C. has just issued a circular listing 30 state and 80 federal bulle tins pertaining to various phases of dairy husbandry. IUCKER BOXES 1 3 Sizes to Suit Everybody LOCALLY BUTCHERED MEATS FRESH AND CURED Central Market Ture Peterson, Mgr. F. B. NICKERSON Morrow County Representative Mutual Benefit Heath and Accident Association of Omaha Off! ce in Peters Building Heppner SHIP BY TRUCK The Dalles Freight Line, Inc. SERVICE BETWEEN PORTLAND : THE DALLES : HEPPNER AND WAY POINTS Arrive Mon., Weds., Fri. and Sat. Warehouse: KANE'S GARAGE Carl D. Spickerman, Agent "PREVENT FOREST FIRES IT PAYS" ikSTAR REPORTER Friday-Saturday Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation with Peter Lorre, Virginia Field, John King, Joseph Schildkraut further exciting adventures with the little super-sleuth. PLUS FIVE CAME BACK with Chester Morris, Wendy Barrie, Joseph Callcia, Lucile Ball, ' Kent Taylor, John Carradinc, C. Aubrey Smith, Allen Jenkins, Patric Knowlcs Which five came back from the peril-fraught jungle? A drama of courage and cowardice. Cartoon Sunday-Monday DAUGHTERS COURAGEOUS with John Garfield, Claude Rains, Jeffrey Lynn, Fay Bainter, Donald Crisp, May Robson, Frank McIIugh, Dick Foran, Berton Churchill, and PRISCILLA, ROSEMARY and LOLA LANE, GALE PAGE A worthy successor to "Four Daughters" a wander-lust bitten father returns home after twenty years but just in time to cause a merry mixup in his family. Disney Cartoon Movietone News Matinees every Sunday at 1 and 3 p. m. Tuesday PAL NIGHTS EVERY TUESDAY: 2 adults 35c, 2 children 10c THE SAINT IN LONDON with George Sanders, Sally Gray, David Burns, Gordon McLeod Sanders' portrayal of the well dressed detective who poses as an international criminal is masterful impersonation. This is the best detective melodrama of recent months. PLUS COWBOY QUARTERBACK with Marie Wilson, Bert Wheeler, Eddie Foy Jr. The story of a one-man team from the wild and wooly West Cartoon Wednesday-Thursday, Sept. 27-28 TARZAN FINDS A SON with Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, Ian Hunter, Frieda Incscort, Henry Wilcoxon, John Sheffield Fights between wild beasts, antics of trained Simian, charge of elephants ridden by chimpanzees, swimming of Johnny Weissmuller and athletic prowess of young John Sheffield. MARCH OF TIME: Soldiers With Wings Story of the U. S. Army Air Corps Dr. and Mrs. R. C. Lawrence, Patricia and Ann, are invited to pre sent this coupon at the boxoffice for complimentary admissions. To be used before Sept. 29th. STAR THEATER Heppner, Oregon