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6 Heppner Gazette Times, February 25, 1943 BOARDMAN NEWS By Margaret Thorpe The FFA held their annual con vention at Boardman Saturday Helix won first in parliamentary procedure contest; Pendleton won first in the speaking contest. Schools represented were Helix, Condon, Dufur, Pendleton. Red mond and Boardman. The high school girls serve creamed pota toes, chicken noodles and pie to60 people at noon. Twenty-four hour traffic count was taken at the intersection at the new highway turn off Thurs day. Elmer Messenger had charge of this work. Over 400 cars went through in the 24 hours. From 2 to 5 in the afternoon, was the heav iest traffic reported and the least was from 3 to 5 in the morning. A show was held Friday night called "Stardust." The next show will be next Saturday night. The picture will be Bob Hope in "Caught in the Draft." Grange met Saturday night with initiation and regular business as the program for the evening Ladies Aid met Wednesday at the home of Mrs Baker. It was an all day meeting and the day was spent tying quilts. Election of officers as follows: Mrs. Walter Lay, presi dent; Mrs. W. A. Baker, vice presi dent; Mrs. Marion Van Meter, secretary-treasurer, and Mrs. Fisher, missionary chairman. Newcomers to the Boardman pro ject are Mr .and Mrs. Henry Cuney and two children, Dolores and Theodore of Oswego. The children are in the second and third grades. Mrs. Ella B lay den came from Weiser, Ida. where she has been visiting for some time. Mr. Connyers has been quite ill with the flu and nearly pneumonia. Mrs. Walpole attended a Ladies Aid meeting in Umatilla Tuesday. The trains have changed schedule this week. The east bound train is due at 1:37 p. m. and the west bound train is due at 12:25 a. m. Mrs. Arthur Allen returned from Huntington Wednesday night. The basketball team went to Ar lington Friday night and played the last game of the season. The boys were defeated with a score of 21 to 31. Mrs. Francis Harter and Mrs Nora McCarten went to Heppner Satur day to get information on filling out blanks for the No. 2 ration book. Nick Faler spent the week in Portland where he went to attend the funeral of his brother-in-law, Will McNeil. Miss Golden, Miss Anderson and Mrs. Colter spent the week-end In Portland and Miss Merchant went to McMinnville for the week-end. A. McFarland and W. A. Baker ' went to a cooperative meeting in Hermiston Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Tannehill and Mrs. Art Allen went to The Dalles Saturday. Guests at the Elvin Ely home Saturday were Mr. and Mrs. Dean Ekleberry and children of ermis ton and Mr .and Mrs. Clifton Dav idson and children' of Wenatchee. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Tannehill, Mrs. Lilly and Mrs. Shannon went to Pendleton Thursday. Mrs. Alvin Deulen and infant daughter Rosemary returned to their home Friday. They have been staying with Mrs. Kunze since com ing home from the hospital. Dale Ford went to Portland Fri day night to spend the week-end with his father. He went down with Albert Partlow who is working there. Walter Johnson .formerly of Castle, is now relief foreman at Irrigon. Two Valentine parties were held at the church. Sunday night 20 Junior Endeavorera exchanged val entines and enjoyed games and re freshments. Monday night 23 Senior Endeavorera held their party. Hardman News . . . By ELsa M. Leathers When the logging men were com ing , in from work one day 1m week from Chapin creek and Rock creek they encountered 47 deer. The deer were coming down to bare ground and some were quite poor. Walter Wright and Darrel Far rens attended the Horse and Cat tlemen's association meeting Sat urday at Spray and the forest sec vice also was represented The Rebekah lodge initiated Mrs. Oren McDaniel, Miss Ollie Has tings and Elmer Steers into their order on Tuesday. Refreshmertte were served. .Mr. and Mrs. Sam McDaniel, Sr. visited in Heppner this week with Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Merrill. Ralph Jackson moved his cattle from Kaler Basin this week to Lex ington Jay Grifl&th accompanojed the cattle staying over night at Hardman. Mrs. William Maness returned from Portland where she has vis ited the past ten days. Vera MsDaniel visited her mo ther. Mrs. L. H. Robinson, Satur day while she was spending a few days in Heppner from Portland. Robert Rogers and Irvn Allen returned from Spokane where both were rejected from the service. Everett Hadley returned home Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. McDaniel met him in Heppner. Mary Inskeep Wacken and small daughter came from Salem Wed nesday to be with her mother, Mrs. Ad Inskeep who is critically ill. Jay Stone spent several days at Spokane this week. Mrs. Al Lovgren entertained in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Loy Mc Ferrin who left Reeds mill and moved to Steve Thompson's ranch on Rhea creek. All of Reed's mill and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Greener were invited. Mrs. Allen Billings and daughter of Arlington visited over the week end here with her mother, Mrs. C. H. McDaniel. Mrs. Jennie Elder of Bremerton Wash, visited Mr. and Mrs. William Greener this week. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mahon and Mrs. Nellie Hotman of Heppner visited Mrs. Hubert Mahon Sunday. Ollie Hastings took sick suddenly and was rushed to a doctor on Thursday. It was learned that she had a slight attack of food poison ing. IRRIGON NEWS By MRS. J. A. SHOUN Clarence Amis arrived home from Portland Sunday. He reports his daughter Glenna improved. Harvey Warner arrived home Sunday from the hospital in Walla Walla His mother, Mrs. Lillie War ner visited him Sunday. Carl Caldwell of Tacoma phoned to Tom Caldwell from Eugene tell ing of a family reunion on Mon day on the 87th birthday of his mother, Mrs. Belle Caldwell. She has spent many years in Irrigon. ; Walter Grider has been quite ill with pneumonia, but is improving. Jack McFall spent a week's fur lough with his parents the Charles McCalls and friends. He returned to his army base at Fort George Wright near Spokane. Marshall Markham left for Port land Sunday after a short stay at home here. The Roy BediweHs spent 1he wells near Hebo. Mrs. Jeanette Bell and Mrs. James week-end with the Ernest Bedi Shoun and little daughter and her cousin Audrey Jean visited the J. A. Shouns Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Shoun and small son visited the Shouns Wed nesday. Mrs. Luella Acock and little dau ghter visited Mrs. Sarah Stamp and the Obriens and Aliens Thursday. "The Hobgoblin House" was giv en before a large audience Friday evening. The Ladies Aid met Thursday at the home of Mrs. Ernest Stephens J. R. Anderson has changed jobs pot to a job with an oil company from a guard at the Ordnance de in Umatilla. I (J At.R unmon corrals eppoer H Starting at l:30 p. m., Saturday UARY We will offer at Public Auction Between 7 27 5 and o head H ererar Stock ows consisting of Thirty-two head of two-year-old heifers ready to calve Forty-two yearling heifers due to calve later on -- and two good yearling Hereford bulls. Other cows and calves on sale not mentioned. Anyone having livestock to sell may enter them in this sale. From 1 5 to 20 head of milk cows. ToiTlfinlSS CAS HI V. R. RUNNION HARRY DINGES Auctioneer Clerk