Thursday, May 16, 1940
Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon
Page Five
Crops are coming along better
with the advent of warmer weather,
in the opinion of V. L. Carlson, who
was looking after business matters
in Heppner Saturday. Fireweed is
also doing well, Carlson says, but
this will mature soon and dry up,
leaving the grain to draw on the
moisture. Barring unforseen wea
ther conditions, Morrow county will
have a lot of good grain this season,
the Gooseberry man avers.
M. R. Mathew, better known all
over eastern Oregon as "Big Mat,"
was calling on the retail trade in
Heppner Saturday. Mathew, resi
dent of The Dalles, has probably
covered the district east of the Cas
cades longer than any other travel
ing representative now on the road.
He speaks to everybody for he
doubtless has met the populace in
the course of his many calls here.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Huston en
joyed a week's visit with their son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Mark M. Taylor, who came from
Salem Wednesday, May 8. Mr. Tay
lor is chief examiner of drivers and
chauffeurs in the office of the sec
retary of state. The Taylors re
cently moved from Eugene to Salem.
Tracy Moburg was a week-end
visistor in Heppner from his home
in Seattle. Returning home Sunday
he was accompanied by Mrs. Mo
burg and their small daughters, Kay
and Myra Lee, who visited for two
weeks at the home of Mrs. Mo
burg's sister, Mrs. W, S. Bennett.
Guests at the P, W. Mahoney
home Sunday were Mrs. Mahoney's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Hyatt
of Pendleton. Mrs. Hyatt remained
over Monday and Tuesday while Mr.
Hyatt returned to his clothing bus
iness in the Umatilla county seat.
Edgar Parker left Wednesday
morning for Portland to take up
duties in the information and edu
cation division of the forest service.
Parker had been holding the posi
tion of assistant ranger in the Hepp
ner office for the last 14 months.
Henry Aiken, Harlan McCurdy
and E. O. Ferguson were Heppner
men motoring to Pendleton this
morning for the cowboy breakfast,
a regular feature of the annual con
vention of the Oregon Horse and
Cattleraisers association.
Lee Scritsmeier is spending a few
days in Heppner this week on bus
iness connected with the Scitsmeier
mill. Lee is located in Portland
where he is assisting his father in
the management of their properties.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Amort and
children of Portland visited over
Saturday night and Sunday, visiting
Mrs. Amorts relatives, Mrs. Rebecca
Patterson and Mr. and Mrs. B. R.
Patterson.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Casteel of Sa
lem were Sunday visitors in Hepp
ner, enjoying a visit with old-time
friends.
M. L. Case drove to Ritter Tues
day taking Miles Mulligan there
for treatments at the baths. Case
will return the end of the week and
Mulligan will remain for several
weeks.
Grass is plentiful and crops have
a fine start in the Lonerock coun
try, according to Joseph N. Hayes,
who spent the week end in Heppner
on business.
Lorena Miller was elected clerk
of School District No. 12 to succeed
Ruth Lasich, resigned, at a school
election held in Lexington Friday,
May 10.
Mr. and Mrs. Ladd Sherman have
selected the name of Maryland for
the little girl who joined their
household May 7. She is the second
child, both being girls.
Range and crop conditions are ex
cellent in the Juniper canyon area,
according to Michael Fitzpatrick,
who was transacting business in the
city Saturday.
Eddie Chidsey, resident engineer
with the state highway department
and stationed near Condon, was
visiting Heppner friends Thursday
evening.
J. Bradley Castle has taken over
the trash hauling business formerly
conducted by Bob Reid.
Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Ely and Mr.
and Mrs. Burl Akers were in Hepp
ner Wednesday on business.
BRUCE SPALDING VISITS
Bruec Spalding, former Heppner
boy and now district attorney of
Polk county, paid the old home town
a brief visit Monday in the interest
of his candidacy for the office of
attorney general. He seeks the nom
ination on the democratic ticket.
Bruce attended school in Heppner
when his father held the pastorate
of the Methodist church. After fin
ishing high school he entered Wil
lamette university, graduating with
an A.B. degree. He later completed
a course in law at Willamette and
has been practicing his profession
for 10 years, now serving his second
term as Polk county district attor
ney. Mrs. Orville Smith and son Jim
my, who visited at Naches and Seat
tle for two weeks, returned to Hepp
ner Saturday. Mrs. Smiths parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Pfifer, brought
them from Seattle, and remained
for a visit of several days.
Miss Marjorie Parker was a week
end guest at the E. M. Hulden
home in Arlington. She attended
the high school prom there Satur
day evening.
E. M. Baker, who was confined a
few days at the Heppner hospital
with an attack of pleurisy, was able
to return to his home near lone
Saturday.
Dr. J. P. Stewart, Eye-Sight Spe
cialist of Pendleton will be at the
HOTEL HEPPNER on WEDNES
DAY, MAY 22nd.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Woods of
Portland are spending the week in
Heppner at the home of Mrs. Woods'
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Rea.
BUY YOUR
SLAB WOOD
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Special Summer
Rate
$4.00
DELIVERED
$3 at Mill
HEPPNER
LUMBER CO.
Phone 20F2
RALPH H.
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BAKING DEMONSTRATION
On the dates shown below a spectacular
MONARCH Range demonstration will be
held in our store ... A standard model
MONARCH will be fired
without a chimney
connection right on
our sales floor. You are
invited to witness this
mystifying performance.
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34-pe. let of "Modern "oB
Pattern" Silvei Ware.
34-pe, set of "Indian Tree
Pattern" Dinner Ware,
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Your choice of this gift ware offered with each Monarch
Range purchased during our . , .
Monarch Banner Days Range Sale
Future Farmers do
Numerous Shop Jobs
Members of the local club of Fu
ture Farmers of America have taken
a real interest in shop work during
the school year, as indicated by the
list submitted this week. The work
has covered a wide range of articles
includinjg household articles and
farm vehicles. In the course of the
year the boys have turned out nine
wheel-barrows, three horse trailers,
four book cases, one step ladder,
three tables, seven bulletin boards,
one writing desk, one utility push
cart, one garden roller and one
blackboard.
Officers for the ensuing year are
Bill Padberg, president; James Ken
ny, vice-president; Lura Stephens,
secretary; Ralph Taylor, treasurer;
Bill Scrivner, reporter, and Dean
Gilman, bulldog.
SCOUTS LEAVE MONDAY
Morrow county Boy Scouts will
leave Monday for Herren creek to
establish camp for a week. There
will be about 20 boys in the camp,
according to Martin Clark, scout
leader for the Heppner troop. O. E.
Hoover, director of the Blue Moun
tain council, will be present Thurs
day and Friday and on Friday eve
ning will conduct a court of honor.
The public has been invited to this
function.
Let G. T. Want Ads help you dis
pose of surplus stock.
Heppner Blacksmith
& Machinery Co.
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
D. H. JONES, Mgr.
Expert Acetylene and Electric
Welding, Blacksmithing
Calkins Leads the Field in Weeder Again in
The New REC-LA-MATOR Weeder
With approximately a foot more clearance and
20 percent more strength. . . . The Standard weed
er is also available at dealers. . . . Ask your dealer
about the change over of V-Belts and Pulleys
replacing sprockets and chains for your combine.
OMAR RIETMANN, lone, Ore.
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Evenings
10c and 25c
Matinees
Tuesday
PAL NIGHT: 2 adults 35c; 2 children 10c
SAINT TAKES OVER
with George Sanders, Wandy Barrie
Travelogue "Seattle, Gateway of the Northwest"
Wednesday-Thursday, May 22-23
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Heppner, Oregon