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Thursday, January 8, 1942 Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon Page Five In a letter received this week by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Tur ner, Robert V. Turner of Portland told of attending the Rose Bowl game in Durham, N. C, New Years day and of running across Mr. and Mrs. "Puff Rice and Barney Doher ty, who, he said, were among the "dozen" Oregon rooters present. He .said fhe plane he took east was grounded at Cleveland, and that he went on to Washington, D. C, from there by train, having been called to the capital in his work with the Federal Land bank. It was his plea sure to get time off to make the trip to Durham, and he said ' the hospitality was certainly grand. Byron Cram spent Christmas with his mother in The Dalles and is now visiting his sisfter in Camas, Wash., and his brother in Portland. Mrs. George Cason has gone to Portland to spend some time with her son Gerald and family. For Sale Cabinet size 11 tube GE electric radio, 3 yrs. old, $35. J. O. Turner. STAR Reporter FRIDAY-SATURDAY LAW OF THE TROPICS Jeffry Lynn, Constance Bennett, Regis Toomey, Hobart Bosworth A story of romantic intrigue in South America. -pius-SIX GUN GOLD "Western action feature with Tim Holt. Also "DONALD DUCK" SUNDAY-MONDAY Robert Louis Stevenson's DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Berman, Lana Turner, Donald Crisp, Ian Hunter, Barton MacLane The most startling story ever told of one man who was two men two lives each one charged with emo tion and pulse-stopping drama! Adult entertainment. Also Football Highlights of 1941 TUESDAY Bargain Night WE GO FAST Lynn Bari, Alan Curtis. Sheila Ryan, Ernest Truex This film was made for laughs and centers around the rivalry between two policemen. "WEDNESDAY, Jan. 14 1 Day Only The Altar Society of St Patrick Catholic Church presents on the stage St. Joseph's Academy Ensemble plus On the Screen The Story of the Vatican - Not onlv is the spiritual significance of St Peter's Cathedral portrayed in this study of the Vatican but also the architectural and artistic treas ures of the museum and the gov ernmental and industrial aspects. Of importance and interest to all. THURSDAY, Jan. 15 1 Day Only GREAT GUNS Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Sheila Ryan, Dick Neson They're draft-daffy, they're drill erious. They're all out to bring you the biggest laugh smash they ever had mlfflmsi Scott McMurdo arrived home early this morning from his jaunt to the Rose Bowl game at Durham, N. C. He happened to hit the same train in Wyoming that Sheriff Bauman was on with his prisoner, and rode with them in Bauman's car from Pendleton. Scott had rail passage to and from Kansas City, but hitch hiked his way from there to Dur ham and back, having no difficulty getting rides. On the way back he struck a regular blizzard at Nash ville, Tenn., and laid over for a while as cars were skidding all over the highway. He had-just got off the bus at the Duke stadium when he bumped into the "Puff" Rices and Barney Doherty. It was a great game, Scott averred, and great hos pitality, and he enjoyed getting to see close ups of Lon Stiner, Jim Dixon, Percy Locey, and the other OSC big guns, who jumped around like chickens with their heads cut off when the Beavers came through. Mr. and Mrs. Sidney C. Zinter of lone just returned from spending Christmas vacation in the new home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert O'Niel a Eugene. They also visited the for mer college room mates of Mrs. Zin ter's, Mrs. Delmar Murphy of Cot tage Grove and Edythe Ernsberger of Eugene. On the return trip they visited Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Crum in Portland and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Cunningham and Mrs. Grace Crum in The Dalles. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey White of Rawlins, Wyo., arrived Tuesday for a visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. V. R. Runnion. Mrs. Runnion re turned home the same day from Sheridan, Wyo., where she was at the sick bed of her mother, and was met at Pendleton by Mr. Runnion. Mr. White is in the restaurant business in the Wyoming city. Max Schulz motored to Portland before Christmas to spend the holi days. He was accompanied by Mrs. Carl Ulrich and sons Alex and Billy, and Mrs. Lee Vauthers and daugh ter, who also visited relatives and friends in the city. Max said he saw the big fire which visited the city during the holidays and also exper ienced the earthquake. Mr. and Mrs. "Puff Rice and Bar ney Doherty were among those pre sent at the transplanted Rose Bowl game in Durham, N. C, New Years day, and are reported to be now on their way home. Bill Kilkenny took the train to Chicago to meet them, expecting to make the trip back with them from that point. Ray Coblantz left recently for Portland where he obtained em ployment in the ship yards. Mrs. Coblantz, operator at Myrtle's Beau ty salon, expects to join him there shortly. Elmer Gentry, brother of Mack Gentry, is visiting his brother and family here for a few days from his home in Spokane. Mr. Gentry farmed a good many years ago in the Sand Hollow district Miss Marjorie Parker expects to leave next week for Portland where she has been transferred to the head office in her work with the First National Bank of Portland. ADDITIONAL IONE NEWS The study meeting of the Wo men's Topic club will be held at the home of Mrs. Garland Swanson on Saturday, January 10. Anyone wishing to take a course in first aid should contact Mrs. Mat thew Gordon before the first of the week. The county nurse will hold classes here if she can get enough interested persons. Cleo Drake discovered a silver fox on the hill across the highway from town Wednesday afternoon and be ing unable to capture it alive, shot the animal Mr. and Mrs. Ted Blake returned Sunday from Portland, where they attended the wedding of Mrs. Blake's brother. RUTH CHAPTER TO MEET The regular meeting of Ruth Chapter No. 32, O. E. S.. will be held Friday, January 9, announces Ella Benge, worthy matron. A WEEK OF THE WAR Continued from First Page OPM Associate Director Hillman announced almost 2,500,000 persons have been enrolled for training for war industry work since July 1, 1940. He asked vocational schools to expand their courses to permit use of all their facilities on a "round-the-clock" basis. Some war con tractors are planning to employ as many new men in the next six mon ths as they have in the last eighteen, he said. AUTOS AND TIRES The OPM banned all sales of new passenger automobiles and the SPAB approved an OPM plan to halt pro duction of these vehicles "within a few weeks." The temporary ban 'on the retail sale, delivery, purchase, or lease of new passenger cars and of new light and heavy trucks will re main in effect until January 15, at which time a permanent rationing program will be put in effect. i OPM delegated to the Office of Price Administration authority to withhold all new tires except for essential health, safety and indus trial services. OPA set up tire-rationing boards in each county of the nation and issued regulations pro viding no tire can be obtained even for "essential" users unless a local board has approved the application and the number of tires sold in each county is within the county quota. New tires were defined as those used less than 1,000 miles. No new re strictions were placed on the sale of retreaded or recapped tires. 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