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Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon
Thursday, Jan. 18, 1940
IONE NEWS
Topic Club Seeks
Funds for Library
By MRS. ELMER GRIFFITH
The Womens Topic club met Fri
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Omar Rietmann. Other hostesses
were Mrs. E. R. Lundell, Mrs. E. M.
Baker and Mrs. Cleo Drake. "Inside
Europe" by John Gunther was the
book reviewed. It contained inter
esting discussions of such persons
as Hitler, btalin and Mussolini.
Members present were Mesdames
E. L. Dick, D. M. Ward, Henry
Gorger, M. E. Cotter, Elmer Grif
fith, Hugh Smith, C. W. McNamer,
Agnes Wilcox, Clyde Denny, C. F.
Feldman, Milton Morgan, Jr., Clel
Ray and C. W. Swanson, and two
guests, Mildred Lundell and Mrs.
Mary Cunningham. There was con
siderable discussion of ways and
means to keep the library open, and
an effort will be made to secure
funds.
The high school basketball team
will play on the home floor on the
following dates: Friday, January 19,
Umatilla Saturday, January 27, Pil
ot Rock; Tuesday, Jan. 30, Lexing
ton; Tuesday, Feb. 6, Heppner; Fri
day, Feb. 9, Boardman, and Tues
day, Feb. 13, Echo.
Miss Lucile Vale, the new county
nurse, will visit the lone school on
Friday of this week for the purpose
of giving immunization for diph
theria and vaccination for smallpox,
and examination of the eye, ear,
nose throat and vision of all grade
pupils. A physician will accompany
her.
All grade school pupils from the
fourth to the eighth, inclusive, have
just completed taking the unit scale
of attainment tests.
The members of the Girls League
will commence the printing of a
newspaper next week.
Rolland Bergstrom, a sophomore,
has returned to school atfer six
weeks absence. He has been suffer
ing from inflammatory rheumatism.
Mrs. Kittie G. Turner departed
for her home at La Grande Friday
evening, and Mrs. Mary Cunning
ham returned to her home at Post
Falls, Idaho, Saturday. Both have
been guests of their sister, Mrs. El
mer Griffith.
Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Ely and fam
ily of Boardman spent Sunday at
Morgan. They came to greet Mrs.
Ely's new niece, the little daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Dean Ekleberry.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernice Crawford
are the parents of & ten pound
daughter, born Sunday in Heppner.
Installation of officers will be held
Tbursfoy,,exertvns aj; Jhe. .Reelyah
lodge. Elective officers are noble
grand, Vida Heliker; vice grand,
Marjorie Gordon; secretary, Lena
Lundell; treasurer, Mary Swanson
Mildred Lundell will be the install
ing officer.
Dorr Mason who has been em
ployed at Salem spent the week end
at home.
A physician was called from
Heppner Sunday to attend Mrs. Ellen
Reith who is ill at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. P. J. O'Meara.
E. R. Lundell has purchased
new package and delivery truck to
use in his oil business.
Mrs. Edward Keller was pleas
antly and completely surprised Tu
esday by a group of friends who
remembered her birthday with
kitchen shower. Ladies present were
Miss Emmer Maynard, and Mes
dames Laxton McMurray, Harry
Yarnell, E. J. Swanson, E. J. Blake
W. J. Blake, Minnie Forbes, Delia
Corson, Fred Nichoson, J. H. Bry-
son and Dale Ray.
Fellowship meetings, with pot
luck suppers and choir practice; will
be held at the Congregational
church every other Thursday eve
ning. Preaching service will be each
Sunday morning at 11 o'clock.
Officers elected by the Union
Sunday school are, superintendent,
I. R. Robison; assistant superin
tendent, Mrs. J. A. Troedson; sec
retary, Charlotte Sperry; treasurer,
Mrs. Minnie Forbes. Class teachers
have not yet been chosen.
The grange dance Saturday night
was well attended, and a good time
reported.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford McCabe
have moved into the J. P. Louy
house on Main street.
Mrs. Dorr Mason and little daugh
ter Judy are visiting in Heppner at
the home of her sister, Mrs. Harold
Buhman.
A daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Lonnie McCabe at Heppner
Tuesday morning.
Mrs. C. F. Feldman, chairman of
the library board, announces that
the library has just received 250
new books, most of them for young
people.
" SliS,.-Louis Sergevin left Tuesday
afternoon for Stockton, Cal. She
went in company with her sister
from Haines, and the two will visit
a sister who is ill.
The little son of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Botts, who was so seriously
injured last week by fire, is report
ed to be improving, and is thought
to be out of danger.
The H. E. club of Willows grange
will have an all day meeting at the
grange hall Friday of this week
There will be a pot luck dinner at
noon. The men are asked to bring
their hammers and saws so they can
work on the building.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clark return
ed Tuesday from Portland. Their
daughter, Mrs. Alfred Swales, ac
companied them home.
Mrs. Erret Hummel was honored
at a shower at the J. E. Swanson
home Tuesday afternoon. Other hos
tesses were Mrs. Ernest Heliker,
Mrs. Garland Swanson, and Mrs.
John Eubanks. About 40 guests
were present, and the honoree re
ceived a variety of lovely gifts. Re
freshments of chicken omelet and
coffee were served.
Among Gooseberry folks in town
Tuesday were Mr. and Mrs. Algott
Lundell, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Carlson, Mrs. Henry Baker, Mrs.
Henry Peterson and Mr. and Mrs.
O. E. Peterson. They reported sev
eral inches of snow still on the
ground, but melting slowly, and the
roads somewhat soft, but threaten
ing to get softer.
To trade for livestock 1931 A-
Ford, 4-passenger coupe, A-l con-,
dition. R. B. Rands, Boardman. 46o.
Boardman School
Planning Minstrel
By MRS. CLAUD COATS
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Ransier and
Daniel were in Pendleton on bus
iness Sunday.
A fire shower was held in the
grange hall for Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Delano on Wednesday evening.
Marvin Ransier left Monday eve
ning for Tacoma, Wash., where he
will join the "Flying Cadets." Mr
Ransier has been working near
Pendleton, for the past few weeks,
ard "is the- ao-of 3.5r. ar.dfMswi EJ
F. Ransier.
The Boardman Yellowjackets met
defeat for the first time in a league
game this year on the Irrigon floor
Friday, Jan. 12. The final score was
11-19 in Irrigon's favor.
Watch for the date of the coming
minstrel to be given in the school
auditorium in the near future. This
is for the benefit of the Boardman
community church.
Ed Barlow, who works on the
state highway had two fingers on
his right hand mashed when a rock
hit them against the shovel handle.
He has been receiving medical care
in Hermiston.
J. M. Allen made a business trip
to Pendleton Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Barlow and
Mrs. Claud Coats were in Pendleton
on business Saturday. Mrs. Bar
low consulted a doctor while there.
The Christian Endeavor has or
ganized a choir which is to sing
each Sunday night at the regular
church service. Practice is held ev
ery Monday evening at 7 o'clock.
Mrs. J. F. Barlow and Mrs. Wil-
lard Baker, both of whom have been
ill for some time, are reported to
be improving.
Clyde Tannehill received word this
morning of the serious illness of his
mother in Los Angeles, Cal. He and
Mrs. Tannehill and son Keith left
immediately for the southern city to
be at her bedside. Their ' stay is
indefinite.
Beuloh B. Smouse
Buried Here Sunday
Funeral services for Beulah B.
Smouse were held at the Christian
church in Heppner on Sunday, Jan
uary 14, at 2:30 o'clock, with Rev.
Cecil Warner of Hermiston officiat
ing. Mrs. Smouse died at her home
in Portland on Thursday afternoon,
after an illness of one year. She waa
born in Warsaw, Missouri, but spent
the greater part of her life in Lex
ington and Heppner. She attended
Lexington high school and was
graduated in ii)Z6. one was married
to Archie Nichols of Lexington on
May 26, 1923. She worked as the
telephone operator in Lexington
and Heppner for several years. She
was an honor student at Oregon
State college in 1937-38.
On September 8, 1938, she was
married to Kenneth J. Smouse of
lone. Since November of that year
they made their home in Portland.
Besides her husband, Kenneth J.
Smouse, she is. survived by her
son Billie Nichols of Lexington; her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Tucker
of Stanfield; five sisters, Mrs. Paul
Mortimore of Pocatello, Idaho; Elsie
J. Tucker of Umatilla; Irene Tucker
of Ontario; Mrs. Bradley Castle of
Lexington, and Wilma Tucker of
Stanfield; three brothers, Homer
of Heppner, Wilbur of Heppner and
Woodrow of Stanfield.
Frank Turner spent the week end
in Portland and Salem on business.
He left Friday morning and return
ed Sunday.
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