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10NE NEWS NOTES Bull Elk Visits Eight Mile Fields By Mrs. Omar Rietmann Residents of upper Eight Mile were surprised at seeing a bull elk roaming the stubble fields. Deer have been seen at several places in the open country but this is the first elk reported so far out of the mountains. Mrs. E. M. Baker underwent a minor operation at the Heppner hospital early last week. The Willows Grange H. E. club meeting will be at the home of Mrs. H. E. Yarnell Friday, Feb. 19. It will be an all day meeting with pot luck dinner at noon. The lone grade basket ball tetam played Heppner at lone the after noon of Feb. 10. lone won 22-17. David Bamett received a hip in jury in the Heppner game that put him on crutches for a while. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Swanson ae csompanieid by their daughters, Mrs. Elmo McMillan and Miss Eva Swanson were Pendleton visitors Thursday, Feb. 11. Delbert Emert shipped another four loads of cattle to Portland last week. Mrs. Richard Lundell left Thurs day evening to visit her husband who is stationed at Boise. Mrs. Jack Frost returned from a visit to Portland Thursday. Mr. Frost is the foreman of a bridge crew working on this section of the branch line. E. J. Bristow has returned to work in his store after a week and a halfs absence due to illness. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Carlyle of Walla Walla made a two day visit with their former neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Rice last week. Mr. and Mrs. Carlyle lived on the Fisk ranch for several years. Mrs. Ella Davidson received word this week that she has another great grandson, Gerry Earl born to Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Pryear of Clarkston, Wash. Mrs. Pryear is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Art Ries. Mrs. Davidson now has four great grandchildren, two boys and two girls. Mr.- and Mrs. Lloyd Rice and small son returned from The Dalles Sunday. Miss Freda Rice returned to her home in San Francisco the end of the week. Her parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Rice took her by car to The Dalles and she went by plane from there to San Francisco. The fellowship meeting at the Pentecostal mission Feb. 15, was well attended considering the gas rationing and the, distances some of the members had to come. Be tween 60 and 70 were present. Among those from other churches were Rev. Stirl Speisz of Heppner, Rev. Shelby Graves of Hermiston, Rev. Edward Edmund s of Stan field, Rev. Paul Peterson of Prairie City, and Mrs. Mobley of John . Day. The next meeting will be in Pendleton in March. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Inskeep en tertained the lone school faculty with a valentine party Friday eve ning. Those present were Mrs. Har riet Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Selmer Severson, Mr. and Mrs, Charles O'Connor, Miss Georgia Currier and Miss Dorothy Gurney. The President of the Rebekah assembly, Miss Madeline Rossner, will make her official visit in lone March 20 when the district meeting will be held. lone high school basketball team won from Fossil 48 to 26 Saturday night Mrs. Howard Eubanks returned Saturday from Pendleton where she had an abscess removed from her hip. Robert Cason Is spending a few days with his grandmother, Mrs. Lana Padberg. Bob is awaiting his call to service in the marines. Early gardners had better be ware according to Bert Mason our loca weatherman. He reports 58 years ago snow began falling on Valentine day and continued to fall until there were 51 inches. History sometimes repeats itself. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lindstrom were hosts at a dinner party hon oring Mr. and Mm Elmer Griffith Heppner Gazette Times, February 18, 1943 3 on their 25th wedding anniversary, Sunday Feb. 14. It was also- Mr. and Mrs. Lindstrom's first anniver sary. Mr. and Mrs. Griffith were presented with a chest of silver for the occasion. Other guests: Mr. and Mrs. Otto Lindstrom, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gorger, Betty and Billy, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hawk, Allen and Lois, of Condon, and June and George Griffith. The O. E. S. social club met at the Masonic hall Tuesday Feb. 9 to cut out blouses from Red Cross material. Election of officers was held. Those elected were: Mildred Morgan, president; Dorothy Smith, vice president; Marjory Baker, secretary-treasurer. The Past Noble Grand club will meet at the home of Mrs. Omar Rietmann on Friday, Feb. 26 The February Topic club social meeting will be at the Masonic hall Feb. 27 at 8 p. m. with hostesses, Vera Rietmann, Mary Swanson, Ella Blake and Ella Smith. Mrs. Vida Heliker returned Feb. 12 from a visit to California. Phil Griffin received word that his son Norman Griffin who was reported missing is a prisoner in the Philippines. BOARDMAN NEWS By Margaret Thorpe Mrs. Henry Phelps began work ing in the U. O. D. Monday morning. , Mrs. Clarence Robertson returned from Kinzua Sunday where she had spent the past week with her son Lewis while recuperating from three broken ribs which she broke when she slipped on the ice when the weather was bad. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Hardwicke of Weldona, Colo, left for The Dalles after spending two weeks at the Henry Phelps home. Mrs. Hard wicks is a sister of Mrs. Phelps. Mr. Hardwicke will be a signal main tainer there. Buster Rands returned home from Boise, Ida. Tuesday. Mrs. Art Allen left Thursday for Huntington to visit a few days with Mr. Allen. Mr. and Mrs. Zeral Gillespie and two sons motored to Pendleton Tuesday. Effie Bullack went to Pendleton Tuesday. Friday was valentine day at school with the different rooms having their own individual parties and exchanging valentines. Several mo thers attended the first and second grade party, also several pre-school children attended. The annual Mother and Daughter party was held Friday night in the school house. Small tables were decorated with candles and place cards of red hearts on lace. The candles were put to good use due to the fact that the electricity was off until the program was about half over. The school bus took a load of students to the basketball game at Stanfield Friday night where the Boardman team won. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Melcher went to Yakima Wednesday to vis-, it relatives. A principals' meeting was held at Boardman Friday with the follow ing principals in attendance: Lucy Rodgers and G. A. Corwin, Hepp ner; T. R. Burton, Lexington; Ladd Sherman, Irrigon; Mrs. Nance, lone; and Francis Harter of Boardman. Mrs. Mefford and Mrs. Vemon Root and son arrived home from Athena Friday night. Mrs. Warner has been notified that her sister at Seattle is very ill. There was no school Monday due to a teachers' meeting at Pendleton. Robert Fortner is in Grass valley getting a load of household goods. Earl Cramer left Saturday for Condon where he tags sheep when the weather permits. Elbert Fisher who has been work ing in the shipyards in Portland was inducted into the army Tues day. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Fisher and graduated from the Boardman high school in 1941. His brother Ray is located in Eng land. Nick Faler left ' Saturday for Portland to attend the funeral of his brother-in-law, Will McNeil. Flossie Coats is spending a few days with her mother, Mrs, Flor ence Barlow. Russell Miller went to Stanfield for a load of grain for the grange Saturday. Mrs. Roach and Mrs. Gladys Ford went to Hermiston Saturday., Mrs. Jack Gorham is operatiing a magazine counter in the store. FORMER HEPPNER MAN LIKES NORTH AFRICA A communication received this week by relatives in Heppner from Sgt. Ellis Thomson states that he recently arrived in Africa with the AEF after a safe voyage. Sgt Thomson writes that he is enjoying the citrus fruits, which he describes as wonderful, had a fine trip across and likes the people of that comer of the world. CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to the many friends and relatives for their kind messages of sympathy and floral of ferings during our recent bereave ment. Laura Driseoll and family. A G-T want ad will do wonders if you have anything to sell, trade or exchange. Results every time. Don't Rush Us! We want to keep your old shoes working ... so that your allot ted three pairs will do you. But PLEASE do not be impatient We will repair your shoes at our earliest possible moment. Thank you GONTY'S VISITED HUSBAND Mrs. William Blake spent the week-end in Portland where she met her husband, member of the signal corps. "Bill" has been in training at Chehalis but has been trans ferred to Snohomish, Wash., for ad vanced work. VISITING IN PORTLAND Mr. and Mr. L E. Bisbee and Mrs. Mary Thomson left Sunday for Portland to spend the week. USED FARM MACHINERY PRICE CEILINGS Price ceilings have been estab lished by the OPA for used farm wheel tractors, combines, corn pick ers, com binders, and motor or tractor operated hay binders. The maximum price for any of the five items above as sold by a farmer or auctioneer must not ex ceed (a) 85 percent of the base price if sold within one year after sale new, or (b) 70 percent of the base price if older. Dealers can charge as much as 95 percent of the base price if a machine has been reconditioned and carries a written guarantee for a minimum of 30 days. r' -"'I Jfc,,wJ """" J .. ... K'Tav. THIS, TOO, IS A r t t ----My n, lasii f orce and the task is War. Under the busy fingers of the long distance operators flow messages that move troops, locate and assemble supplies. ..that help to build ships, guns, tanks and planes. To handle the gigantic volume of long distance calls, we could use more equipment if we could get it. But that would draw upon critical war materials that are needed at the fighting fronts. So we earnestly ask you to co-operate by making, lo war-busy centers, only long distance calls that are , absolutely necessary. Thank you for your belp and your understanding. For Victory ... Buy United States War Bonds Tllrt PACIFIC' TEIF.PIIONK AND TEI.KKIIAPII COMPAN1 4 West Willow St Telephone 5 By Government: Order! No Canned Goods may be sold the week beginning February 21 and ending February 28 . . . All Stocks of Foods put up in cans or jars have been frozen for one week in preparation for the "point system" of ration ing. . It will be a wise thing for you to buy ahead when you do your shopping this week-end. Heppner Red & White Store