Thursday, October 51939
Mrs. Lana Padberg was transact
ing business in the city Monday
from the Rhea creek farm. She re
ported 'that district suffering a heavy
invasion of hunters with the open
ing of the bird season and just to
remind others that promiscuous
hunting is not appreciated on the
premises she went back home pre
pared to placard the place with no
trespassing signs. "The trouble with
so many hunters is that they do not
realize farmers have stock on their
places," said Mrs. Padberg. She cited
the experience of seeing one car load
of hunters stop by the barnyard and
shoot into a band of quail that had
"been in the habit of feeding with
the chickens.
Archie Parrott, one of Oregon's
ace trap shots, was in Heppner the
end of the week, coming from Port
land with Mr. Hoffarber of Tigard
for opening of the bird season. Vet
eran sportsman, Mr. Parrott was a
member of the once famous Parrott
family baseball team that was among
tops of such teams in the nation. He
is connected with a leading hard
ware firm in the city, while Mr.
Hoffarber conducts a hardware store
at Tigard.
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
Baldwin last week end included Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Hiatt of Pendle
ton, parents of Mrs. Baldwin; Mr.
and Mrs. Harlan Devin and family
of Condon, and Mr. and Mrs. David
Eardley of Baker. Mrs. Devin and
Mrs. Eardley are sisters of Mrs.
Baldwin. The latter, nee Miss Lola
Hiatt, was married to Mr. Eardley
. on September 13 at Cardston, Can
ada. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Schoolcraft
and daughter, Mary Esther, arrived
Saturday evening from Casper, Wyo.,
to visit Mrs. Schoolcraft's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Carlson, in
Gooseberry. Mr. and Mrs. School
craft and Mr. and Mrs. Carlson are
leaving this week end for the world
fair at San Francisco.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lindsey were
business visitors in town Saturday
from the farm in the Morgan dis
trict. Mrs. Lindsey didn't care about
the opening of the bird season the
next day, said a covey of quail fed
in their barn lot and that they were
welcome visitors.
Mr. and Mrs. John Turner visited
friends and relatives in the county
the end of the week on the way
home to Baker from a vacation trip
with stops at Seaside and Bend. At
the latter place they visited their
old Heppner friends,' Mr. and Mrs.
Crocket Sprouls.
, Carolyn and Jack Vaughn were
among young people from Bend at
tending the district Young Peoples
Fellowship conference here Satur
day. Having left here recently with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Vaughn, they reported being nicely
located in the central Oregon city.
Gus Wiliamson came to town the
end of the week from his work with
the R. A. Thompson sheep which
had just been brough from summer
range in the mountains. While here
he laid out plans for improvement
of his houses in town to be under
taken this winter.
Among out-of-town notables here
for the opening of the bird season
Sunday were G. D. Owen, timber
man of Harrisburg, Captain Erwin
of the Portland police, and E. F.
Knickerbocker of Honolulu, T. H.,
all registered at Hotel Heppner.
Alice Marian was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Ture Peterson at Heppner hos
pital Monday morning, the 2nd.
Mother and babe are doing nicely,
and Mr. Peterson has been busy
handing out cigars at Central mar
ket, which he manages.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Green of
Portland were week-end visitors at
the home of Mrs. Green's mother,
Mrs. Agnes Curran.
Hunting guest of Lester Doolittle
this week was Dr. Will Wise of Bar
view, uncle of Mr. Doolittle's.
Heppner
Mr. and Mrs. Jess Beardsley of
Condon visited over the week end
with relatives and friends here. Mr.
Beardsley is an old-time railroader,
now running on the Condon branch.
It was while working as brakey on
the local branch that he wooed and
wedded Miss Kathryn Slocum,
daughter of Mrs. Katie Slocum and
sister of Lamont, now "firing" on
the local branch.
Mr. and Mrs. Crocket Sprouls and
Janet arrived Saturday evening
from their home at Bend for a week's
vacation with relatives and friends
here and to enjoy a hunt. Mr. Sprouls
knocked over a nice bag of birds
Sunday and on Monday departed for
the timber in quest of a buck deer,
still thinking strongly of the one he
got in the Arbuckle district last
year.
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Hampton of
Portland were week-end guests at
home of Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Patter
son, visiting also with Mrs. Hamp
ton's uncle, Nelson Bartholomew.
Mrs. Hampton will be remembered
by old-time friends of the family
here as Miss Katherine West.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Huston have
been making some improvements
to their residence in the upper Eight
Mile district. They recently installed
an oil-heated hot water tank in
their bathroom which furnishes an
abundance of hot water for use
throughout the house.
Edgar Parker, assistant at the lo
cal forest office, was among lucky
hunters reported this week. He
bagged a nice two-pointer. Mr. Par
ker left the first of the week to at
tend six weeks' forest school at
Wind River, Wash.
Eleanor Virginia, weighing 7Yi
pounds, was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Edmond Gonty at the maternity
home of Mrs. Corda Saling, Sept.
29. The young lady is the second
child of Mr. and Mrs. Gonty.
Mr. and Mrs. Merle Becket of
Wallowa and Mr. and Mrs. Billy
Becket of Waitsburg, Wash., were
among those from out of town at
tending funeral rites here Sunday
for the late Stacy Roberts.
John Monahan passed through
town the end of the week with his
sheep, headed for the lower country
from summer range in the moun
tains. He reported conditions in the
mountains as very dry.
Three pretty little buck deer
looking just like triplets were brot
to town the end of the week by W.
L. McCaleb, William McCaleb, Jr.,
and Howard Bryant, the trophies of
their successful hunt.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Sturgill and
son from Baker stopped for a few
hours here Tuesday on their way
home from Portland. Mr. Sturgill is
a leading stockman of the Baker sec
tion. . Charlie McElligott, in town yes
terday from the farm west of lone,
reported rain at his place about the
same as it appeared in Heppner
just about enough to settle the dust.
Clifford Carlson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Leonard Carlson of Gooseber
rv. left last Thursday for Eugene to
resume his studies at University of
Oregon for the coming year.
Leonard Carlson of Gooseberry
was among farm community lead
ers here Tuesday for the special
meeting of Morrow County Health
association. ,
Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Griffith had
as guests this week their son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Lionel
McMahon and two children of Eu
gene.
More fortunate deer hunters this
week included Scott McMurdo, Earle
Bryant, George Caskey, Reese Bur
kenbine and R. L. Weir, Jr.
Mrs. P. W. Mahoney went to Pen
dleton Monday to visit for several
days at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. George Hyatt.
Gazette Times, Heppner,
Womens Foreign Missionary so
ciety of the Methodist church will
meet on Tuesday, Oct. 10, at 2:30
p. m., in the basement of the church.
Mrs. Lottie Kilkenny is recover
ing from a major operation at St.
Vincent's hospital in Portland, which
she underwent this week.
Bill Greener came to town yes
terday with a party of outside hunt
ers with several bucks to show for
their successful hunt
L. H. Harlow, manager of Hepp
ner Blacksmith and Machine shop,
checked in from the hunt this week
with a nice buck.
Charles Klinger was in town Mon
day from the north-Lexington farm,
calling on Mrs. Klinger who is ill at
Heppner hospital.
Mrs. Fred Wehmeyer and daugh
ter, Miss Edith, returned this week
from a visit with relatives at Win-
throp, Wash.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Baker, Betty
and Helen Faye, were visiting Mr.
Baker's mother at Walla Walla Sun
day. Merle Baker is seeding this week
for Ernest Christopherson in the
Dry Fork section.
HEALTH MEETING HELD
With Miss Wietjen of Oregon Tu
berculosis association, Portland, as
sisting in the discussions, Morrow
County Public Health association
met at the library Tuesday morning
to lay plans for the coming Christ
mas seal sale. Seal sale chairmen
from several communities were in
attendance as well as Miss Rose
Leibbrand, county chairman. A
delegation was named to wait upon
the county court at the budget
meeting this week end to work in
the interests of retaining county
health nurse service.
FATHER PASSES
E. Harvey Miller left Heppner
Tuesday morning for Salem in re
sponse to word of the death of his
father, E. A. Miller. Mr. Miller, long
a prominent citizen of Salem, was
located in Morrow county for a few
years several years ago, farming in
the Lexington district, and was
widely known here. John and Merle
Miller of Lexington, also sons of the
deceased, joined Harvey on the trip
to Salem.
LADIES NIGHT TONIGHT
Heppner lodge 358, B. P. O. Elks,
will entertain ladies at the regular
lodge meeting this evening, with a
committee headed by P. W. Mahoney
I
3 Sizes to Suit Everybody
LOCALLY BUTCHERED
MEATS
FRESH AND CURED
Central Market
Ture Peterson, Mgr.
iDance
Take a chance
Come and Dance!
Mother, daughter, father, son,
You will all have lots of fun.
The weather may not be just
fine,
Still, you can have a wonder
ful time.
The music: people say it's
grand,
So, come and dance to
MERRILL'S BAND!
SAT., OCTOBER 7
Pavilion, Heppner
Adm. 75c pet couple
Oregon
representing the Heppner district
arranging the program. Next Thurs
day, the lodge will receive Frank
Lonergan of Portland, district dep
uty grand exalted ruler, who will
make his official vLdt at that time.
C. DARBEE IN EAST
Chester Darbee, local depot ag
ent, is visiting in his old home state
of New York, having left the first
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 FERES IT PAYS"
The STAR REPORTER
Friday-Satrday, Oct. 6-7
TROUBLE IN SUNDOWN
with GEORGE O'BRIEN, RAY WHITLEY, CHILL WILLS
This wow of a Western has a clever new twist for threaded through
its plot of gun-play and flying fists is a dramatic mystery story.
PLUS
MILLION DOLLAR LEGS
with Betty Grable, John Hartley, Donald O'Connor, Jackie Coogan,
Dorothea Kent, Joyce Mathews, Pete Hayes
Eight men in a boat . . . rowing for dear old Middleton in a spirited
story of a thrilling collegiate sport.
Popcye the Sailor Cartoon
Sunday-Monday
STANLEY AND LIVINGSTONE
with one of the greatest acting casts ever assembled:
SPENCER TRACY, RICHARD GREENE, NANCY KELLY, WALTER
BRENNAN, CHARLES COBURN, SIR CftDRIC HARDWICKE
The true story of the world's greatest reportorial assignment is
brought to the screen in this thrilling adventure drama that has ap
peal for all audiences of all ages.
Cartoon Newsreel
Tuesday
PAL NIGHT: 2 adults 35c, 2 children 10c.
TELL NO TALES
with Melvyn Douglas, Louise Piatt, Gene Lockhart
The adventures of a nimble-witted headline hunter, told in a man
ner entirely different from current trends. PLUS
The Jones Family in
QUICK MILLIONS
A fast-moving laughfest.-
Also "BIG GAME FISHING"
Wednesday-Thursday, Oct. 11-12
PICTURES OF THE WORLD CHAMPION
SHIP BOXING MATCH BETWEEN
JOE LEWIS and BOB PASTOR
PLUS
THE KID FROM KOKOMO
with Pat O'Brien, Joan Blondell, Wayne Morris May Robson, Jane
Wyman, Stanley Fields, Maxie Rosenbloom, Sidney Toler
Hilarious comedy, rapid-fire excitement, as a fast-talking prize
fight manager takes a farm boy under his wing.
Newsreel
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gorger and Family, lone, are invited to present
this coupon at the boxoffice for complimentary admissions.
STAR THEATER
Heppner, Oregon
Page Seven
of September. He is being relieved
in his work here by Jerry Fehren
bacher of Portland.
An improvement was seen in night
accidents reported during the month
of August this year, compared to
August of last year, Earl Snell, sec
retary of state, announced today.
There were seven fatal accidents
after dark this month, compared to
14 in the same month last year.