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Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon
Thursday, August 1, 1940
IONE NEWS
Geographic Study
Had by Topic Club .
By MRS. ELMER GRIFFITH
The Women's Topic club met at
the home of Mrs. Elmer Griffith at
Morgan on Saturday afternoon for
the study meeting. Reports were
given on articles from recent copies
of the Geographic magazine. Other
hostesses were Mrs. Henry Gorger,
Mrs. E. R. Lundell, and Mrs. Cleo
Drake. Guests present were Mrs.
Laxton McMurray, Mrs. Harry Yar
nell, and Mrs. Algott Lundell. Mrs.
Garland Swanson and Mrs. Frank
Ross were elected to membership.
Members present were: Mrs. Albert
Lindstrom, Mrs. Erling Thompson,
Mrs. Victor Rietmann, Mrs. Oscar
Rietmann, Mrs. Hugh Smith, Mrs.
C. W. Swanson, Mrs. Dorr Mason,
and Mrs. C. F. Feldman.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Baker motor
ed to Colton on Saturday taking
their daughter, Betty, and Eunice
Peterson down with them. The girls
will spend a week there at the Lu
theran Bible institute.
Alfred and Phil Emert drove to
Oaksville and Garfield, Washington
and spent the week-end there visit
ing relatives.
Alaska Seen as Land of Opportunity
Hindered by Lack of Transportation
The Ladies Aid met in the Con
gregational. Parlors on Thursday.
Mrs. Laxton McMurray was given
a handkerchief shower by the ladies
in honor of her birthday. Refresh
ments were served.
Delbert Emert had the misfortune
to have a hundred acre field up on
Mat's Butte above lone hail out
Friday evening. It was insured.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Gallagher and
son of La Grande were visiting their
daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. E. E. Hummel, the first of the
week.
Mrs. Franklin Lindstrom under
went a major operation in Hood
River on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford McCabe are
the proud parents of a seven and
k half pound boy born in Heppner.
He has been named Ronald Clifford.
Miss Gloria Stender left on the
stage Monday morning for her home
in Salem. She has been visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Louis Halvorsen.
Lyle Allen wrecked his car Sun
day night on a narrow curve above
the Padberg ranch on Rhea creek.
He met the Arthur Ritchie truck
and trailer loaded with wheat and
there was not enough clearance for
both on the narrow road.
Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie McCabe and
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Keene motored
to Portland Saturday. While there
they plan to attend a family re
union. Mrs. E. J. Bristow had as guests
Monday evening her cousin and wife,
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Cooper and son,
and a friend, H. S. Record, all of
Canadian, Texas. They had been on
an extended trip and stopped on
their way home.
Kev. Mollat .Dennis announces
that there will be no church in lone
for the first two Sundays in August.
Rev. and Mrs. Dennis and small son
are leaving for Canada on their va
cation, where they will visit his
parents.
Bill Eubanks and Jim Ledbetter
spent the week-end in Portland, re
turning Monday night
Mildred Carlson left on the stage
Thursday for Portland, where she
will visit her mother, Mrs. Leonard
Carlson. She will also attend the
Lutheran Bible School at Colton for
a week. ,
Miss Irene Knapp of Hermiston be
came the bride of Charles Brinkman,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Brinkman,
of lone, on Saturday, July 27, at
Lewiston, Idaho. The mothers of
both the young people attended the
ceremony.
Darrel Padberg drove to The
Dalles on Sunday to meet his mother,
Mrs. Lena Padberg, and his sister,
Mrs. Opal Cason, who recently un
derwent a major operation in Port
land. Mrs. Cason is recovering nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Long and Miss
Dorothy spent Saturday in visiting
Mary Hill castle and Bonneville
Dam.
"Discounting the enjoyable visit
with the kids and the opportunity
to carry on research, Til never re
gret a penny that it took to see
Alaska," said Mrs. Frank W. Tur
ner when interviewed on her Alas
kan trip from which she returned
last week.
She averred it to be a wonderful
land of opportunity held back large
ly by lack of sufficient transporta
tion facilities; a land of grandeur
and beauty, rich in economic wealth
as well as historic lore. Its people
are the most carefree, happy and in
dependent she has ever seen.
ivirs. lurner saia sne wiii never
forget it was daylight all the time
she was in Valdez, where she went
to visit her son-in-law and daugh
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Huddle -
ston, and more particularly her new
granddaughter who arrived at the
Huddleston home a few months ago
and whom she had not before seen.
Aside from a colorful picture of the
romantic northland, she returned
with remembrances of the Huddle
stons to their many Heppner friends
and appreciation of home town news
that comes their way,
Raymond is employed as engineer
on a 102 -mile sector of the Richard
son highway out of Valdez, one of
three sectors north of that point. T,
H. Huddleston. Raymond's uncle,
worked on the Richardson highway
when it was first started and is
supervisor of the Valdez division,
having three engineers under him,
one. of whom is his nephew. He is
slated for retirement this fall under
age limitation.
On the trip Mrs. Turner did re
search work in lieu of regular sum
mer school work to aid her profes
sion as teacher in the position she
Ned Powell of Cecil was a business
visitor in the city Saturday. For a
number of years Mr. Powell followed
railroading and was brakey on the
local branch a good many years ago.
holds with the Lexington schools
Ideal weather, amiable and informed
travelling companions all along the
way, and the many wonders of na
ture made her research work most
profitable and interesting.
Leaving Seattle, Wednesday, June
26, on the steamer Mt. McKinley,
she had her first experience on an
ocean liner. Steamer accommoda
tions and the meals were excellent.
She was thrilled with the straits of
Juan de Fuca, but as the ship went
through Queen Charlotte sound on
Thursday morning, her one and only
experience with seasickness distrac
ted her attention for the moment to
more immediate surroundings.
Thursday afternoon Taku glacier
was passed and dock was made at
Ketchikan at 8:15 the next morning.
Going ashore with interesting and
agreeable cabin mates, a lady who
had made fifty trips to Alaska and
her daughter, who was going to
Alaska to be married, Mrs. Turner
was especially taken with the pro
fusion of flowers everywhere, the
gorgeous park. Salmonberries and
blueberries were in bloom every
where along streets and highways.
Here also she saw the modern Noah
and his ark who have claimed much
publicity.
North from Ketchikan over the
long passage, Wrangell was passed in
the distance. Through Wrangell nar
rows, where swift water was tra
versed through a narrow gorge, the
boast came almost to a stop, and
good view was had of beautiful cot
tages along the narrows.
Juneau was reached at 4:30 Satur
day. This beautiful, modern city
built on terraces is the home of the
largest quartz mine in the world.
Its Baranof (emphasis on "an") ho
tel is one of the most modern in the
northwest and exceeds in beauty of
appointments anything she saw in
San Francisco, said Mrs. Turner.
Here she learned that she was a
cheechako, native name for sour
dough. She wondered why Juneau
had so many churches until she
learned that the little vestibules in
front of each house were in fact
storm porches. Pricing keepsakes
she found the souvenir market a
little high for her purse. Out from
Juneau is the famous Mendenhall
glacier, upon which is constructed
the government airport.
Icebergs, glaciers and a huge whale
were among interesting sights be
fore reaching Juneau. Views of Mt.
Fairweather, the Sawtooth moun
tains and Muir glacier, were had on
the trip inland to Fairbanks. Al
though the temperature reached
100 degress in the shade while she
was there, Mrs. Turner said that
the soil never , thaws to a depth of
more than two feet. The short,
warm season with abundance of
moisture and good soil induces rapid
growth of vegetation, but it is gen
erally more succulent and less nour
ishing than plants of temperate
climate.
Leaving Juneau Saturday night,
continuous daylight was enjoyed for
the remainder of the northern trip.
On Sunday, June 30, only 4 hours
of darkness was slated and that
period was just . hazy, or twilight.
Colored movies of Alaskan wildlife
were shown on board ship Saturday
night, and depicted was the famous
Kodiak bear, measuring 18 feet from
tip to tip and said to be the most
vicious of animals.
She was greeted at Cordova by
Mrs Irene Sherman, former Heppner
resident and Mrs. Johnson, relative
of the Corks at Monument. Cor
dova's principal industry is fishing.
Leaving Cordova July 1 at 9 a. m.,
she saw the beautiful Columbia
glacier, terminus of 400 miles of
glacial formation into Alaska. Its
color was described as deep blue,
and as occasional pieces of ice broke
from it the sound was said to re
semble thunder. Seeking to learn
cause for the blue color, Mrs. Tur
ner found it to be due to asmos-
pheric conditions which the porous
surface of the ice reflected.
Valdez, home of her daughter, was
reached the same day. While there
her son-in-law took her out over
the Richardson highway, and into
the interior to Copper center. A
million dollars in copper was said
to have been taken from Copper
river before the highway and rail
road war closed down the mines.
She saw the canyon where the fa
mous fight depicted in Rex Beach's
"Iron River" took place. On this
trip stop was made at a modern
road-house (an Alaskan inn, not a
place for dining and dancing) where
an excellent meal was had for a
dollar, which is reasonable as Alas
ka prices go, Mrs. Turner said. Del
phiniums ten feet high were seen,
and masses of red fireweed con
trasted with the many snowcapped
mountain peaks.
Valdez is a beautiful, modern city,
built on a dead glacier. Many rivu
lets cut the glacier's surface and
Mrs. Turner counted 22 bridges from
the city to the glacier's edge. A
live glacier is reached some three
and a half miles from Valdez.
Mrs. Turner left Valdez July 13
on the return, arriving at Seattle
midnight of the 18th. Two days
were spent m Seattle and two in
Yakima, visiting relatives.
O. G. CRAWFORDS LEAVE
Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Crawford left
yesterday afternoon for Ashland
where they will, make their home
after residing here since last fall,
during which time Mr. Crawford
was connected with the Gazette
Times and filled the position as sec
retary of the chamber of commerce.
They were especially active in mu
sical circles and regrets of many
friends have been expressed upon
their leaving.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Pfeiffer of Se
attle arrived Saturday at the home
of their daughter, Mrs. Orville
Smith, for a visit of a few days.
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When you come to Heppner Saturday, be sure to attend the
MERCHANTS' FREE MATINEE
and take home a supply of
Favorite Food
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Favorite foods are the kind that mother used t ocook. . .
She always tried to give you the best. That's what we attempt
to do from the many selections the market affords. For we
know that choice foods, better tasting foods are most con
ducive to good health. SEE US FOR PEACHES.
M. D. CLARK
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Day
Wednesday, August7 from 2 to 5 p.m.
AT THE
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All ladies from far and near are invited to come in
and learn to play the game. All games absolutely free
Instructions reserved for ladies only. No men spectators'
Come in and have a lot of fun at our exuense.
REMEMBER LADIES ONLY NO MEN
HEPPNER BOWLING ALLEY
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