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Thursday, November 9, 1939 Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon Page Seven Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Mahoney mo tored to Portland Friday afternoon, accompanied by Mrs. Mahoney's mother, Mrs. George Hyatt of Pen dleton, Mrs. Muriel Van Marter and Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Crawford. Mrs. Van Marter visited her son, La Verne, while in the city, being a guest at the home of her sister, Mrs. Oscar Borg. She found La Veme making progress in his illness at Emanuel hospital. Other members of the party attended the U.'S. C O. S. C. football game, visited rel atives and friends, and all returned Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. H. D. McCurdy mo tored to Portland Friday and took in the U. S. C.-O. S. C. football game there Satrduay afternoon, and that evening went on to Forest Grove to attend homecoming festivities at Pacific university, where their daughter, Miss Maxine, is a stu dent. They were accompanied by Miss Rachel Forsythe and Miss Mar garet Doughty, local teachers. Miss Forsythe attended a violin recital in the city while Miss Doughty at tended the Pacific homecoming. All returned Sunday evening. Henry Gorger of lone was a bus iness visitor in Heppner yesterday. He announced plans have been de ferred for building a new house on the farm to replace the one that burned early in August, pending favorable condition in the building materials market. Following the fire the family moved to lone. He does n't like the idea of commuting to the ranch each day, and thinks that fact will hasten constuction of a new house. Henry Peterson was in town yes terday morning from the Goose berry farm before leaving with C. J. D. Bauman for the veterans' hos nital at. Walla Walla where he will undergo treatment for a chronic illness. He finished seeding the new wViont. or mi before leaving, and the work was a little too much for his back. His many friends hope for speedy recovery. Shelton Burres, cattle and wheat operator of the Condon section, is visiting in the city today, calling on W nld-time friend. W. U Mccaieo rcmnrtpH that seeding of the new crop was generally completed in his section. He was reserving 400 acres but believed pre sent prospects not very favorable for either fall or spring seeding A V. Stefani was transacting bus iness in the city Friday morning v0 farm in the lone section He had just returned from The rioiloc from where he was accom panied by Mrs. Stefani who had been confined in the hospital there for a month by illness. He had about finished seeding the new wheat crop Es. Hummel. lone school super intendent, was in the city Monday armmnanied bv two lone high scnoo boys who were recently injured while playing football. These Doys Bill Eubanks, re- ceived treatment at a local doctors office, and each showed good un provement. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Duvall and Mr, anA Mrs R. B. Rice departed bat urday afternoon on a motor trip to K-Qcae ruv Mo., where they ex pected to visit relatives for three or four weeks. Mico Kathrvn Bisbee, Clackamas county health nurse, is visiting at the home of her parents, r, auu Mrs. L. E. Bisbee, while recuperet ing from a tonsilectomy. Misses Leta Humphreys and Rose Leihtoand motored to Portland the first of the week, expecting to spend the week end at Eugene for U. of O. homecoming activities. Joe Snyder motored to Arlington Sunday, taking his mother-in-law, Mrs. Garrigues, that far on her way to Portland for a visit with relatives. Mrs. Minnie Furlong arrived last week from her home in Portland for a visit with relatives and friends. Fred Wehmeyer, ranger in charge of the local forest district, left Tu esday morning bv stage for Vista. Calif., where he exrjected to visit his father, whom he had not seen for thirty vears. The local office is in charge of Edgar Parker, assistant. who returned the end of the week from six weeks ranger school at Wind River, Wash. Chester Darbee. depot agent, re turned home Tuesday morning from a month's trio to the east coast and his old home in New York state, having visited many points of inter est including the big worlds fair in New Yprk. Jerry Fehrenbacher of Portland, who relieved at the de pot in Mr. Darbee's absence, has re turned to the city. Russell Pratt, former Shell 01 company manager, visited with friends here Tuesday evening while on the way from his home at Salem to Ontario. Mr. Pratt is now con nected with the state public utility commissioners office. Jimmy Green, 4-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Cornett Green, is re ported to be progressing nicely from a severe attack of pneumonia. The crisis was passed Friday after use of an oxygen tent and he has shown rapid progress since. Seen among Morrow county foot ball fans at the O. S. C.-U. S. C. football game in Portland Saturday were Fred Hoskins and Merle Cum mings. Womens Foreign Missionary so ciety of the Methodist church will meet Tuesday, Nov. 14, at 2:30 p. m. at the home of Mrs. William Camp bell. Lee Scritsmeier. Rhea creek mill operator, motored to Portland over the week end, visiting relatives and taking in the big football game. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hall are visit ing at the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Florence, coming from their home at Oak Grove. Dr. J. P. Stewart. Eye-Sight Spec ialist of Pendleton, will be at the HEPPNER HOTEL on WEDNES day, NOVEMBER 15th. Mrs. Anna Natter, pioneer resi dent who has been quite ill at her home, is reported as somewhat im proved. Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Noble are vis iting in the Willamette valley for a week. Food sale by Methodist ladies in Case's store window, 1:30 to 5, Nov. 18. 35-36 Jpks Coats was a business visitor in the city yesterday from Hardman. Experiment Station Has Big, New Report The experimental program for ag riculture in Oregon has been based on economy of production, conser vatinn of soil resources, and mar Wetini imm-ovement, according to Ralph S. Besse, vice-director of the experiment station, in introducing the latest biennial report ot tne ag rieultural experiment station. This report, just off the press, is entitled "Agricultural Research Serves to Relieve the Tax Burden," and is issued as station bulletin No. 3Rt) free to Oregon citizens. The 136-tage. profusely illustrated bulletin reports on the progress be ins made with hundreds of agricul tural nroblems which are classified according to the particular agricul tural industry concerned. For ex ample, all of the projects dealing with livestock management are grouped in one section, as are all those dealing with field, torage, and seed crops. Statistical reports for the bien nium, which follow the much more complete reports on experi mental progress, show that state tax funds now provide for only a little more than a third of the cost of ag ricultural research at present con ducted at the experiment station. Federal appropriations account for 46 per cent of the total funds used for agricultural research in Oregon, state appropriations 37 per cent, fees and sales 16 per cent, while one per cent is financed by gifts. AAA Head Coming To Wheat League Meet at Condon Wasco R. M. "Spike" Evans, ad ministrator of the AAA, will attend the twelfth annual convention of the Eastern Oregon Wheat league at Condon December 8 and 9, accord ing to definite- assurance received by H. D. Proudfoot, president of the league. While high officials of the United States department of agriculture have previously attended the wheat league meetings, including Harry Brown, assistant secretary, last year this will be the first time that the AAA administrator has been pres ent. . Also on the program will be N. E. Dodd, director of the western division of the AAA, as well a specialists in production and econ omics from Oregon State college and elsewhere. Adding to the national import ance of this year's convention is the fact that at least a dozen wheat growing states are sending delegates in connection with the national con test on wheat acreage compliance sponsored by the Eastern Oregon Wheat league this year. Results of this contest are now being compiled, after which national and state awards will be made at the con vention. Faced with prospetcs of the larg est attendance in history, people of Condon have rallied to the support of the convention and are giving as surance that ample accommodations will be available for everyone, re ports Ed Nelson, chairman of the arrangements committee. Nelson is reauesting, however, that reserva tions be made in advance, so far as possible, so that there will be no last minute confusion uj, getting everyone placed. The Condon gram growers organ ization is cooperating by offering thre prizes for those who attend the convention from the longest distance. The annual banquet on Friday night, always a highlight of the con vention, will be presided over this year by Earl Snell, secretary of state, as toastmaster. Snell, long an Ar lington business man, has attended a number of the league conventions. The principal address at the banquet will be bv President Bruce Baxter of Willamette university, considered one of the finest speakers in the en tire state. attend a farm chemurgic council meeting in Spokane. Dr. Herrick and Dr. T. L. Swenson, director of the western regional laboratory, ex pressed keen interest in the work in processing farm products being car ried on at Oregon State under Dr. Wiegand's direction. Baker. Corvallis. Marshfield and The Dalles have clear records so far as traffic fatalities are concerned for the first five months of the 1939 Cities Traffic Safety contest, Earl Snell, secretary of state and spon sor of the contest, announced today. For the period May through Sep tember these cities have reported no traffic deaths for 1939 or 1938. They are the only muncipalities in the second division of the contest with such records, Snell said. Final stand ings in the contest will be based on the improvement shown in total number of accidents, injuries and fatalities for this year compared to 1938. OUT OF TOWN PRINTERS PAY , NO TAXES HERE LET US DO YOUR PRINTING Research Coordinated Says Bureau Chief Close coordination of the work of the new million-dollar western re search laboratory near Berkeley, Calif., with the established activities of the state experiment stations is the objective of H. T. Herrick, assist ant chief of the bureau of agricul tural chemistry and engineering, ac cording to his statements to repre sentatives of the Oregon State col lege experiment station, while in this state recently. E. H. Wiegand, head of the de partment of food industries at the college, conferred with Dr. Herrick in San Francisco and accompanied him through Oregon on his way to New 1940 Zenith and Philco Radios ARE HERE LATEST IMPROVEMENTS LOWER PRICES Portable M O O C RADIOS... 4 1 UP Radio Repair and Service BRUCE GIBB Phone 1382 F. B. NICKERSON Morrow County Representative Mutual Benefit Heath and Accident Association of Omaha Office in Peters Building Heppner SHIP BY TRUCK The Dalles Freight Line, Inc. SERVICE BETWEEN PORTLAND : THE DALLES : HEPPNER AND WAY POINTS Arrive Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday Warehouse: KANE'S GARAGE Carl D. Spickerman, Agent "PREVENT FOREST FIRESIT PAYS" leSTAR REPORTER Special Holiday Notices: IT TT C mrvnthaTI TJollir of Star TVw-ntpr FriffAV Niffht. 8 T. TTL. American Legion Armistice Program, Star Theater, Saturday, 10:30 a. m. Football, Heppner vs. Hermiston, Rodeo Field, Saturday, 2:30. Friday-Saturday $1000 A TOUCHDOWN with .Too. E. Brown. Martha Rave. Eric Blore, Susan, Hayward. It's a mouthful of fun! Joe and Martha are "that way" about each ....... n 1 ! il I other in this hilarious gridiron classic or xne season: Also: THE BILL OF RIGHTS (in technicolor) Football Thrills Community Sing Sunday-Monday BEAU GESTE with Gary Cooper, Ray Milland, Robert Preston, Brian Donlevy, Susan Hayward, J. Carroll Naish, Donald O'Connor This magnificent production is packed with entertainment . . . the greatest of all outdoor action-dramas of the silent era becomes a thundering triumph of modern film art. We suggest this feature can best be enjoyed if seen from the beginning. Shows starting Sunday at 1 p. m., 3:20 p. m. and 7:30 p. m. Cartoon Newsreel Tuesday STOP, LOOK AND LOVE with Jean Rogers, William Frawley, Eddie Collins, Minna GombelL Cora Sue Collins Delightful domestic comedy plus NIGHT WORK with Charles Ruggles, Mary Boland, Billy Lee, Donald O'Connor Charlie has to change from a Casper Milquetoast to a Bulldog to please Donald's tough steeplejack grandfather. PAL NIGHT: 2 adults 35c, 2 children 10c Wednesday-Thursday, Nov. 15-16 FOUR FEATHERS (in technicolor) with C. Aubrev Smith. John Clements. Raton Richardson, June Duprez This spectacle has rarely been surpassed the color is perfect many of the shots ot the desert, tne JNiie, ana Dauies oeiweeu mo British and the Fuzzie-Wuzzies and camel riding Dervishes beggar description. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Griffith (Morgan) are invited to present this coupon at the boxoluce tor compumcniary buhusiui. To be used before Nov. 17th. STAR THEATER Heppner, Oregon