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I ONE NEWS NOTES September birthdays Bucket Brigade Saves Dobbyns Farm Home Heppner Gazette Times, October 1, 19423 By Mrs. Elmer Griffith Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dobyns and Mr. and Mrs. Noel Dobyns narrowly escaped the loss of their home by fire last Saturday evening. The fire originated in the basement of their ranch house in Eight Mile and when discovered by Mrs. Walter Dobyns, who heard the strange noise, it had made such headway that by the time it was extinguished all the overhead woodwork was charred and all in sulation on the electric light wires was burned off. Apparently the fire started in the woodbox beside a stove which had not been used for a long time but the work of the "bucket brigade" saved the building. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Coats of Port land and Mrs. Costs' daughter, Ma rianne Corley, spent the week-end here. Miss Corley is almost recov ered from injuries she sustained in an auto wreck here last spring. They were accompanied by Mrs. Cole Smith of The Dalles, who used to live here. She attended churh here and met many "bid friends. Mr, and Mirs. J. E. Swnnson re turned from Portland where Mr. Swanson has been receiving medi cal attention. Their daughter, Miss Eva, drove them home. " Mr. and Mrs. Clarence E. Linn spent Monday night at the. J. P. Linn home. Private Linn is stationed at Bremerton. The Union Missionary Society will meet this Thursday, with Mesdames H. V. Smouse and Minnie Forbes as hostesses. A dinner was served at the church parlors of the Congregational church Friday evening, honoring the new teachers and their families. Mrs. Ida Peterson's new nurse is Mrs. Pauline Boyer. . G. A. Yarnell of Bickleton, Wash., returned to his home Saturday after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Yar nell of Lexington and Mr. and Mrs. Charles O'Conner. Mesdames Cleo Drake, E. R. Lun dell and Hugh Smith were hostess es for the social meeting of the Topic club at the Masonic hall Sat urday afternoon. Prizes were won by Mrs. Victor Rietmann and Mrs. Harry Yarnell. Invited guests were Mrs. Harriet Brown, Mrs. Eugene Inskeep, ,Mrs. Delia Nance, Miss Dorothy Gumey, Mrs. Werner Riet mann, Mrs. E. M. Baker and Mrs. John Seversen. Guest prizes were won by Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Nance. The district meeting of the East ern Star will be held in lone Oct. 17. Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Gordon and little daughter made a business and pleasure trip to Spokane this week. Mrs. Laxton McMurray returned home Tuesday from Portland where she had a short visit with her son, Major Nolan Paige of Washington, D. C, who was in Portland on offi cial business. REMEMBERED AT PARTY A pleasant social hour was spent at the Methodist church Tuesday evening on the occasion of the monthly birthday party given in hoor of the church and Sunday school members whose birthdays occurred in September. Honorees were Mrs. M. .R. Fell and Charles Daniels. Seated at the birthday table besides the honorees were Mrs. James Gentry, grndmother of "Chueky" Daniels, Mrs. S. P. De vin, Mrs. Eph Eskelson, Miss Bon nie Bartlett, Mrs. Ed Hunt, Mrs. Ale Green, F. L. Cor win and L W. Briggs. Musical numbers were given by Gweneth Glasow and Mrs. Thomas Wilson. Some'te was spent play ing games under the diretion of Ruth Green and Harriet Hager. SERVICES OFFERED I wish to state that, should any of our Heppner fire insurance .agents be called into military or na val service. I will be glad to take care of their expirations for them until their rurn, without ad vantage or remuneration for myself, except actual expenses incurred. Leon W. Briggs ' Continued from First Page ing it possible to keep a steady flow of these items to the places needed. Wa?te Y?.U Needr.d Watte lair, are badly needed for the glycerine they contain in mak ing explosives and all house wives are asked to save their waste fats, strain them in to a coffee can or other large mouthed tin containers. When a pound or more has ac cumulated take it to a meat dealer who will pay for it Waste fat should not be over heated and should be kept in a cool place as much of the glycerine is destroyed when the fat is burned or allowed to become rancid. Fats should be taken . to meat dealers the first part of the week and not on week ends. There is no glycerine in min eral oils and none should be brought in. There is a job to be done by every man, woman andchild in the county during this scrap rally, states County Agent Conrad, who is county salvage chairman. He adds that if our . boys at the front are to be supplied with all mater ials they need for fighting and if farmers are to be assured of repair parts for their machinery every in dividual ' must take the scrap har vest to heart and not let up until every pound of scrap metal, rub ber, and fat is put into channels where it will contribute to the war effort. Scrcp iron goals of 200 pounds . per person have been set for every county but the goal in Morrow county regardless of the number of people or the amount of scrap has been changed to "every pound", says Conrad. ."We did it with aluminum and rubber, let's do it with iron, oilier mi tils, fat, rags and anything that is needed," he concluded. From where I sit . Joe Marsh BIBLE CLUB TO MEET The "Know. Your Biblt" club will hold its regular meeting at the home of Opal Briggs Friday, Oct. 2. All girls rom the fourth grade to the eighth grades have been invited. I MISSED getting my hair cut this morning on account of the scrap collection. When I climbed into the barber chair, Ray says to me: "Sorry, Joe. Ain't got time for you today. We're closing up this morning at ten." And then I remembered. This was the day the town had agreed to drop everything and I mean everytldng and collect scrap for Uncle Sam. Yes sir, the drugstore, the cor ner garage, Sam Abernethy's gen eral store every place in town except the post office closed up tight today from 10 to 5. And you ought to see the result piled up in front of the fire house. One hundred and fifty tons of metal that had been lying around in attics, cellars and back yards of our town since Charlie Jenkins' great-grandfather joined up with the Texas Rangers. That's almost 200 lbs. of metal for every man, woman and child in our town. Just shows you when American citizens go out to' do a job for Uncle Sam they do it right. Judge Cunningham and I were talking about it this evening, sit ting on the front porch and having a sociable beer together. We agreed that the way this town went all out to collect scrap was a pretty good illustration of how Democracy works. No need to crack a whip ... no need to pass a law , . . just self-determined folks working hand in hand to get a job done for their own people. Because from where I sit, that's what we're fighting for the right to work together of our own ac cord. To do the iob because we want to, not because- somebody tells us to. And when the job's done, to relax as we see fit. And the Judge agreed. He point ed out that one of the things that helps folks get together is just what we were doin' now. It's great, after a good day's work, to be able to have a chat and a glass of beer if you want to. No. 48 of a Series Copyright, 1942, Brewing Industry Foundation 1 $fk$i(?0wM!imm CHRISTMAS packages must be mailed before November 1. A few suggestions from our Gift Department Testament, Duffle Bag, Gillette Shaving kit, Billfold, Money Belt, Stationery, Candy, Fountain Pen and Pencil Set, Manicure Set. Appropriate Christmas Cards 5 to 35 cents Buy and Mail NOW! HUMPHREYS DRUG COMPANY MISS CLARY GAINS ENGLISH EXEMPTION Mildred Clary, who entered Ore gon State college at the beginning of the fall term, has proved the exception to the rule among fresh men inasmuch as she has gained an exemption in freshman English. Mildrer passed entrance require ments with flying coolrs. She is majoring in work that will enable her to become a nurse when she has finished college. She is carrying all required sub jects" and working part time in an office, putting into practice some of the experience gained during the past summer while working in the office of Frank W. Turner in Heppner. A G-T want ad will do wonders if you have anything to sell, trade or exchange. Results every time. 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