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
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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.
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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.
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