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2 Heppner Gazette Times, September 30, 1943 I ONE NEWS NOTES Freshmsn Class Inducts 112 'Rooks9 At Annual Initiation By MBS. OMAR BIETMANN The high school staged their freshman initiation party Friday evening. A dass of 12 which was larger than usual was initiated and the balance of the evening was spent in dancing. Those initiated were Laurel Palmateer, Rosemary Doherty, Betty Jepson, Betty Bak er, David Burnett, Alfred Berg strom. Harlan Crrwford, Billy Joe Eietmann, Eonald Hunkers, Dfeivid Gordon, Donald Ball ' and Bob Drake. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Christof fersor; . and daughter Gloria and cousin Iva May Fellows of Canby were lone viritors last werk when they were the guests of Mr. and Mrs.. C. P- Peterson. Mrs. Rcgina Miller and daughter Lena returned to their home in Salem last week after visiting for some time a,?j the Garland Swan son home. Mrs. Miller is the mo ther of Mrs. Swanson. Topic club study meeting met at the home of Mrs. Algott Lundell, Saturday, Sept. 25. A very inter esting leview of the book, "The Robe" was given by Mesdames El mer Griffith, Echo Palmateer and Lundell. There were 14 members present. Mrs. Raymond Lundell be came -a member of the organization. Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Davies of Portland spent Tuesday. Sept. 22 in lone at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Laxton McMurray. Mr. Davies is the superintendent of the Congre gational conference of Oregon and was on a tour of inspection of Congregational church property in Oregon- The Ralph Aldrich family has moved from the Jack Bailey ranch to the Willard Blake house in town. Misses Mariann Corley and Max ine Cole and Mrs. Eldon Padberg (Eileen Sperry) of Portland accom panied Miss Eulana Sechafer on a vidt to her home last week end- The young women are all employed at Willamette Iron & Steel works in Po-tland. Chris Peterson of Bickleton Wash, was a week-end guest at the home of his brother P. C Peterson. Mr. and Mrs- H. E. Yarnell were Sun day dinner guests at the Peterson hra The Yamell and Peterson families were neighbors in the Bic- kelton country many years ago, be fore coming to lone. Mrs. Vera Warfield suffered a heart attack Frilay afternoon of last week. Her condition necessi tates complete rest and her mother, Mrs. S. R. Stone of Pasco arrived Saturday evening to assist ini her care. Miss Jane Hur;ton, a graduate of lone high school and the Univer sity cl Oregon bus been elected to teach in the local high school. Mrs. Franklin Lindstrom under went a mjg;- operation pt Pendle serious. Miss Betty Bergevin is one ton last Thursday. Her condition is one of her special nurses:. Mrs. Robert Buchanan was hos tess for a surprise birthday party i'cr Mrs. Donald Hcliker on Wed nesday, Sept. 22. Others present were Mesdamec Alvin Bunch, Phil ip Renoe, John Darst, Howard Eu banks. Roy Lindstrom, Darrell Pad brg and Miss Helen Lindsay. Frank Engleman returned S?tur t'ay from a visit with his daughter Mrs. Esper Hanson of Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Paul G. Balsiger of White Salmon Wash, were lone visitors the first of the week. They were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Al fred Troedson. Mr., and Mrs. Henry Gorger and daughter Metty returned on Wed nesday of last week from Portland where they entered their son Billy in the Columbia Prep school. Mrs. Walter Roberts was guest of honor at a lovely birthday dinner Sunday given by her sister, Mrs. Victor Rietmann at the Rietmann home. Those present were Mr. and Mrs- Hugh Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Blake, Mr. and Mrs- Walter Roberts and the hosts Mr. and Mrs. Victor Rietmann. Mr. and M!if. M. J. Fitpatrick have been visiting their daughter and son-in-law, Pfc and Mrs. Rich ard Lundell at Boise, Ida. for the past two weeks. Word has been received from Long Beach Cal. that Miss Opal Finn and Roy Todd were married Sjt. 2. Mrs. Todd formerly lived at lone with her sister, Mrs- Peter Timms. More Wool Clothing In Sight for Winter By VfPB Order Dressing well in wartime won't be quite so much of a problem this fall and winter as last, thanks to some orders from WPB, states Lucy R. Lane, clothing and textiles spec ialist at Oregon State college. Several million woolen and wor sted garments and blankets will be released to civilians this winter as a result of a program arrived at by WPB and the war department that i;;, reducing by 50 percent army procurements of some of the prin cipal worsted and woolen products during the last four months of this year. - Some slide fasteners will also be made due to a recent WPB order which permits the resumption of their manufacture from distress stocks of carbon steel Moreover, women's and girls', children's and toddlers' fall and winter dresses and suits, coats, blouses, and other outer clothing will cost no more than last fall and in some cases less. This is in accor dance with an OPA order, says Miss Lane. There'll be more shoes for civili ans, too. WPB has permitted a 25 percent increase in cutout of shoes for boys, misses and children, and infants, as well as greater produc tion of men's work shoes. WPB is also following tests made by the national bureau of standards on two sole-treatment oil compounds de signed to lengthen wearing quality of shoes. be "instructed in all the arts, scien ces and other studies in accordance with the1 requirements of the act. of Congress." DIAMOND BIRTHDAY NEARS OREGON STATE COLLEGE The exact seventy-fifth anniversary date of Oregon State college will be celebrated here Wednesday, Oct. 27, with a special convocation and other ceremonies. The detailed pro gram will be announced soon. The Oregon legislature "designated and adopted" Corvallis college as the "agricultural college of the state of Oregon" and the recipient of land grant) funds on Oct. 27, 18G8 and provided that students sent there NEW GRANDSON Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Turner have been advised that a son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Turner Sept. 19 at Emmanuel hospital in Portland. The young man will ans wer to the title of Stephen Robert. VISITED BROTHER HERE Frank Baird of Newberg was a week-end visitor in Heppner, com ing to see his brother, William Baird, who is a patient at the Mat tie Gentry nursing home. To buy, sell or trad, use the G-T advertising columns. Don't Forget PUBLIC LIABILITY and PROPERTY DAMAGE INSURANCE Is Still Imoprtanr F. W. TURNER COMPANY Is the Place To Get It Phone 152 A DAUGHTER IS BORN A seven pound daughter, Rita Ann, was born Saturday, Sept- 25 to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Weitzel in Portland. The mother is the former Mildred McCliutock of Heppner and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. MeClintock of lone. The father is with the armed forces, presum ably enroute to the 1 European theatre. Take Your Grocers' Tips on Balanced War Time leds mr AM One of the important war jobs that you can do is keep your family strong by making sure that they get the food they need . . . because healthy Amer icans build a strong nation. Fresh Vegetables Fresh Fruits Extra Delicious Steer Beef Milk and Cream Central Market 3 i :r 5 '' "Wr -li 'i: v'T 'i"?T:vS : JT' m 1 jm VI ti I J M V . f M 11 Mi l i 1111 1 ill . If 4i 4 4 ruif.l 3IVfef;Vl II tmm Ihi I Iv" i 4 r tiro VIJf&M. MJIJ ill j, J mpp RETREATING soldiers burn every thing behind them. They realize it will take years to rebuild communi ties . . . decades to regrow forests. They must lose natural resources to win the war. IN AMERICA, we are not retreat ing, yet hundreds of thousands of acres of growing timber are burned annually. Most forest fires are the result of carelessness, or incendiarism. Both types can be stopped before they start. REMEMBER, Timber is one of our most important of war materials . . . it replaces metal sorely needed for actual fighting tools and fills myriad other uses. We need our forests to help "keep 'em flying." FOREST FIRES IN AMERICA HELP THE AXIS do your bit and see that your neighbor does his in keeping fire out of the woods. if h&tiw DC ninrrm -i$L- ' he mm -m "W,W,i.-u.-, Ji Kinzua Pine Mill Co IIMmpW