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HeDDner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon
Thursday, May 15, 1941
IONE NEWS
Hail Damages Wheat
In Morgan Section
By MRS. ELMER GRIFFITH
The storm which Sunday evening
caused a break in the weather after
two days of sultry heat, brought
welcome showers of rain, but also
brought some hail. Ed Buschke at
Morgan lost about sixty acres of fine
wheat, and had damage done to con
siderable more. Frank Holub and
Martin Bauernfeind, nearby, also
suffered damage. Albert Lindstrom's
crop was also damaged.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Swanson of
Portland spent the week end here
with Mr. Swanson's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Swanson.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Howk and
children of Condon visited Sunday
at the P. J. Linn home.
The Women's Topic club will
meet Saturday of this week at the
home of Mrs. Clel Rea.
Student body officers for the lone
high school were chosen at the an
nual election on Monday. Those se
lected are Gene Empey, president;
Roland Bergstrom, vice-president;
Donald Peterson, secretary-treasurer;
Charlotte Sperry, yell leader;
Ernest McCabe, transportation man
ager, and Pete Cannon, athletic
manager.
Baccalaureate services for the
graduating class will be held next
Sunday at 11 o'clock at the Chris
tian church. Rev. W. W. Head of
Cathlamet, Wash., will preach the
sermon.
The junior-senior banquet was
served Friday evening in the dining
room of the grange hall by the H. E.
C. ladies, and later the young people
and their invited friends enjoyed
dancing in the dance hall for a few
hours. Members of the senior class
are Melvin Brady, Claude and Clyde
Pettyjohn, Charlotte Cannon. Ernest
Christopherson, Eileen Sperry, Wal
ter Corley and John Doherty, and
the juniors are Roland Bergstrom,
Elsie Jepson, Charles Doherty, Tom
Huston, Gene Empey, Betty Lou
Lindsay, Bill Eubanks. Jim Led
better and Paul Rietmann. Mem
bers of the faculty and Mrs. Lucy E.
Rodgers were also present. The din
ing room was decorated with white
and green streamers and spring
flowers, and the following program
was presented: Address of welcome,
Gene Empey; response, John Doher
ty; class history, Claude Pettyjohn;
music, Mrs. Barnhouse; class pro
phecy, Clyde Pettyjohn; class will,
Eileen Sperry. Mrs. Rodgers gave
an address.
The senior class enjoyed "skip
day" last Wednesday. They drove
to La Grande where they visited the
college and witnessed a ball game
between E. O. C. E. and Whitman,
and a play given by the Baker high
school. They also visited the airport
and the radio station. On the return
they stopped in Pendleton to see a
show.
Mr. and Mrs. Berl Akers went to
Portland for the week end. They
were joined at Arlington by Elbert
Akers and all attended the gradua
tion on Monday of their sister, Miss
Bertha Akers. from nurse's training
at Emanuel hospital.,
Henry Gorger received word the
first of the week that his youngest
sister, Mrs. E. D. Essenpreis of Ho
quiam, Wash., was seriously ill, fol
lowing a major operation.
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Rowell of Bea
verton are guests at the home of
their son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Harvey Ring. They for
merly lived here.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Gorger spent
the week end in Portland, where they
attended the graduation of Mrs.
Gorger's sister. Miss Hazel Adkins,
from nurse's training at Emanuel
hospital.
Miss Anita Baumgardner of The
Dalles spent the week end as the
guest of Mrs. Frank Engelman.
The members of the Legion aux
iliary entertained with a Mother's
day tea Saturday. Thirty guests
were present. The following pro
gram was presented: Piano solo,
Dorothy Farrens; reading, "A Very
Special Day," Ruby Ann Rietmann,
followed by the distribution of flow
ers; reading, Eileen Sperry; vocal
duet, Patricia and Dolores Drake;
reading, Mary Lou Haguewood; pi
ano solo, Mrs. Erling Thompson;
reading. Alice Nichoson; vocal solo,
Charlotte Sperry. All but Mrs.
Wickard Calls Farm Vote May 31
man and Rho Bleakman at Top,
Thursday.
Wm. Greener attended the anglers
meeting in Heppner Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Robison visited
at the J. J. McDonald home Sun
day. Harold Stevens, Oscel Inskeep and
Adrian Bechdolt were three of the
25 enrollees from Morrow county to
receive questionnaires in the latest
classification.
Mrs. Claude Buschke and sons vis
ited at the Walter Becket home Fri
day morning.
The Rebekahs met Tuesday eve
ning after the business was attend
ed to. Mrs. George Hayden, Everett
Hadley and Marion Hayden enter
tained and served very delicious re
freshments. Mrs. Darrel Farrens, Mrs. Walter
Wright and Mrs. G. A. Farrens vol
unteered to entertain in June.
Mr. and Mrs. Al Billings and
daughter Marlene of Arlington vis
ited Saturday and Sunday at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. McDan
iels, Mrs. Billings' mother.
Dance at Hardman, May 17, with
Bud Lundell's music.
Declaring safe management of the country's large wheat supplies an
important defense measure, Secretary of Agriculture Claude R. Wickard
(above) has proclaimed a marketing quota for wheat and has announced
May 31 as the date of a referendum at which wheat farmers will mark
ballots such as the one shown to determine whether quotas shall con
tinue in effect on the big 1941 crop. Marketing quotas are provided by
the AAA farm program, and enable farmers to safely store their surplus
for use as needed, Wickard said. According to current estimates, U. S.
farmers will have enough wheat on hand after harvest this year to
supply the nation's expected needs for nearly two years.
Thompson are members of the jun
ior auxiliary.
Miss Linea Troedson, a teacher
in the Portland schools, spent Mo
ther's day with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs John Troedson.
Mrs. Claude Huston returned
Monday evening from Eugene where
she spent Mother's day with her
daughter, Jane, who is a student
there.
Mrs. Algott W. Lundell went to
Portland Friday to spend the week
end with her parents.
Little Merle Lundell was three
years old last Saturday, and his
mother, Mrs. Frank Lundell enter
tained a dozen little folks in honor
of the occasion.
of the occasion. Guests were Larry
Rietmann, Ernest Drake, Shirley
McCabe. Janice Gordon, Arleta
Blake, Janet, Johnny and Judy Ma
son, Kenny Brenner and Gerald,
Keith and Richard Rae.
The marriage of Clair Young and
Miss Margery Gilliland of Corvallis,
which occurred Friday evening, May
9 at Salem, was a surprise to their
friends They spent Mother's day
with Mr. Young's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. F. A. Young, and then went
to Victoria, B. C, for a few days.
Other guests on Mother's day at
the F. A. Young home were their
son Leo and wife and little son of
Salem, and another son, Walton, and
his wife and children of Arlington.
Arthur Stefani, Jr., is a patient in
The Dalles hospital, where he un
derwent an operation on his leg.
PINE CITY NEWS
By BERNICE WATTENBURGER
R. E. McGreer and Bobby Ground
void spent the week end in Red
mond. Miss Marie Klages and Mrs. Helen
Ringo spent the week end in Pen
dleton and The Dalles.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Abercrombie
and family spent Sunday in Pasco
and Kennewick.
Mrs. W. A. Moore of Rainier. Ore.,
who has been visiting her daugh
ter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Rus
sell Moore, returned to her home
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Myers and
family and Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Myers spent Sunday in The Dalles.
RANCH FOR SALE, incl.' crop,
summerfallow and equipment. Neal
F. Knighten, Hardman. 10-llp.
HARDMAN NEWS
Wm. Greener Buys
Hayden Ranch
By ELSA M. LEATHERS
A real estate deal of interest that
took place this week was the pur
chase of the ranch of the late George
Hayden by Mr. and Mrs. William
Greener, sale being made by Mrs.
Hayden and son Marion. Mrs. Hay
den and son recently sold their tim
ber to the White Pine Lumber Co.
There is approximately 1500 acres,
and the Greeners will stock the
place with Hereford cattle.
Miss Maxene McDonald visited
at Heppner over the week end with
her grandmother. Mrs. Maud Rob
ison. .
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond McDon
ald have been in town for the last
few days. Mrs. McDonald had the
misfortune to fall and break her
arm at Zornes camp last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Duff McKitrick and
son, and Miss Joait Adkins visited
in town Sunday from Zornes camp.
Frank Howell and son Clifford
brought Mrs. Frank Howell to Hard
man Saturday night and to Heppner
to the doctor. Mrs. Howell will
stay in town with Mr. and Mrs. Sam
McDaniel for the time being. Mr.
Howell and son returned to their
home on Wall creek Sunday.
Ivan Leathers of Monument and
Mit Leathers of .Antone came to
Heppner on Friday to see their fath
er, Nick Leathers, who is seriously
ill at the Heppner hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Britt visited
a short time in town Sunday from
their camp at the Byland place
where he is cutting logs.
Mrs. W. W. Bechdolt is visiting
her son Archie, from Boardman, this
week.
Miss Cecile Bell returned from
Portland Sunday where she had
been for ten days on business. Miss
Jean Bell of Longview, a sister, and
Jimmie Bell, a brother, of Portland,
and Mr. nd Mrs. Jim Beer of The
Dalles, all escorted Miss Bell home.
Mr. and Mrs. Hershal Townsend
of Echo visited Mrs. B. H. Bleak
man Wednesday. Mrs. Townsend is
the youngest daughter of Mrs.
Bleakman and was married only re
cently at Heppner to Mr. Townsend.
While here they and Mrs. Bleakman
visited Mr. and Mrs. George Bleak-
LEXINGTON NEWS
Mothers' Program
Given at Lexington
By MARGARET SCOTT
A Mother's day program was pre
sented in the local Christian church
Sunday morning with a large crowd
present. The grange members at
tended in a body. Sunday school
will be at 10 a. m. next Sunday with
church at 11. George Tucker has
charge of the services and extends
a welcome to all.
Mr. and Mrs. Laurel Ruhl and
Skippy shopped in Pendleton Wed
nesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Klinger are
the proud parents of a son, Robert
Steven, born in Pendleton Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Glover Peck re
ceived word from Portland that
their daughter Dorothy is recover
ing from an attack of measles.
Mr. and Mrs. George Peck spent
the week in Corvallis and vicinity.
Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Gray and Jack
Miller stayed at the Peck ranch.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Daly and
Clark Davis of John Day spent the
week end at the Nettie Davis home.
Mr. and Mrs. Loren Mikesell and
family of Toppenish spent Sunday
there.
The William Van Winkle and
Laurel Ruhl families spent Sunday
in the mountains.
Mr. and Mrs. Armin Wihlon are
the parents of a son, Richard Ar
min, born Tuesday the 13th, in Hepp
ner.
George Tucker entertained a large
group of friends with a chile feed
at his home Thursday evening.
A joint birthday party was held
at the Marshall home Saturday eve
ning honoring Lela Marshall, Ruth
Hannaman, Billy Nichols and Albert '
Edwards. Many lovely gifts were
received and refreshments were ser
ved at the close of the evening.
Merritt Gray spent Monday in
Hermiston and Pendleton.
Laurel Ruhl and Vernon Mun
kers spent Tuesday in Stanfield.
Two carloads of local Oddfellows
motored to Pendleton Tuesday eve
ning for a meeting.
Mr. and Mrs Ed Miller of Her
miston visited here Sunday.
Louis Allyn spent the week end
here from Pendleton.
Ralph Leach visited in Pendleton
last week.
Newt O'Hara is able to be out
again after a recent illness.
Kenneth Wamer and Peggy Hayes
and daughter spent the week end
at the Earl Warner home.
OLD-TIME RESIDENT PASSES
Mrs. Janie Robertson, last mem
ber of the old-time Cecil family,
among first settlers of the Cecil
community, died Monday at Long
Beach, Cal, according to word re
ceived here by her niece, Mrs. J. O.
Rasmus. Funeral rites are set for
tomorrow at Walla Walla, where
Mrs. Rasmus went Tuesday to re
main until after the services.
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something pleasant to eat. It
is a sound investment, one that
pays dividends in health and
satisfaction. You get good food
when you eat here.
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and Official Receipt Given
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