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Heppner Gazette Times, December 13, 19455
Week's Happenings in lone . . .
Mrs. Echo Palmateei
A conference of state grange of
ficers was held at Willows grange
hall Tuesday, Dec. 4 with the fol
lowing state officers present: mas
ter, Morton Tompkins of Dayton;
lecturer, Mrs. Garnet Ruekman of
Imbler; secretary, Mrs. Bertha Beck
of Portland; H. E. C. Mrs. Agnes
Flint of Corvallis; juvenile matron,
Mrs. Hilda Reiker, North Bend;
youth, Mrs. Edythe Bohnert, Cen
tral Point and state deputy, Mr. G.
House of Gold Hill. A program
was held in the afternoon and at
night with a potluck dinner at 6
o'clock. The four granges of Mor
row county were represented, Lex
ington, Greenfield, Rhea Creek and
Willows.
The Maranathas had an all day
meeting at the church parlors Sat
urday with a potluck dinner at
noon and a Christmas party and
exchange of gifts in the afternoon.
At the business meeting the fol
lowing officers were elected for the
year: Mrs. Markham Baker, presi
dent, Mrs. Marion Palmer, vice
presii' ant ar. 1 I 'rs. Bsmke Harris
ecre li.ry-trc asurer.
Orvllle Bucanan who is in the
army, is nome on furlough visiting
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bu
chanan. Orville has been stationed,
in Texas.
The social club of the O. E. S.
met at the home of Mrs. Ella Dav
idson Dec. 5.
Willows grange will hold its reg
ular meeting Saturday night with a
Christmas party. The HEC of the
grange filled 25 Christmas pack
ages and sent them to the Veter
ans hospital at Walla Walla.
Robert Rietmann came up from
Fullerton, Calif, last week and is
returning this week. Those with
him are Larry Ritchie and G. A
Pettys.
Mr. and Mrs. Werner Rietmann
left for California to visit Mrs. Riet
mann's mother at Huntington Beach.
Mrs. Mary Austin spent the
week-end at Richland, Wash.
Pete Cannon of Portland visited
his mother, Mrs. Ada Cannon over
Grangers Grow Social Crops
that benefit
all Oregonians
DIRECT ELECTION of U. S. Senators and
the legislative right of Initiative Referendum Recall
are tools of a democMcr held bjr all Oregonians.
It was not always so.
Oregon's representatma to the U. S. Senate at one
time were selected by the State legislature. The Grange
aided in changing thai to direct role of the people . .
Initiative, Referendum and Recall are legislative rights
belonging to all Oregonians largely through concerted
efforts of the Oregon State Grange.
Projects of this natate ate as vital a part of Grange
activities as better agriculture itself. That is why 28,000
progressive farmers belong to the Oregon State Grange
why membership continues to grow why the Grange is
a dominant force for social progress.
Information about the purpose
end accomplishments of the Ore
gon State Grange is contained In
a booklet "Lef s Look at the
Record". Contact your local
Grange for copy, oc write direct.
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the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Laxton McMurray
left Monday for Salem to find a
place to locate.
David Baker and Rose Marie
Gorger were married Monday at
Pendleton Both are well known in
this community.
Mr. and Mrs. John Gerdes are
spending the winter at La Grande.
They were both hurt in a recent
automobile accident.
Mr. and Mrs. Edmond Bristow
and Joel Engelman spent the week
end at Baker.
Mrs. Elmer Griffith who has been
quite ill at her home at Morgan is
reported to be improving.
The little Eckstrom baby was
quite ill last week but is well now.
Visitors at the Lana Padberg
home last week were her daughter,
Mrs. C. W. Burton,, Cpl and Mrs.
Robert Cason and Mr. and Mrs.
Rudy Misitch. Robert ajnd Mrs.
Misitch . are Mrs. Burton's son and
dauhter.
Rev. Joe Stevens has been chosen
as pastor of the First Baptist
church of lone.
Mrs. Victor Rietmann returned
home the first of the week from
Portland.
Rev. and Mrs. H. N. Waddell and
children went to Dufur Sunday
where Rev. Waddell preached the
morning and evening sermon at
Christian church. A fellowship din
ner was enjoyed at noon. They also
saw the O'Brian triplet babies who
had just arrived by plane Satur
day from Georgia.
Rev. O. Wendell Herbison of
Heppner preached here Sunday
morning in the absence of Rev.
Waddell.
Mrs. Markham Baker took her
Christian Endeavor class to Hepp
ner Sunday night to the young
fSj TO OREGON FARUlDS
people's meettng there.
The lone high school basketball
teams went to Richland Wash.
Tuesday evening but were defeated
in both games.They played Arling
ton Friday night at Arlington with
the following scores, second team,
lone 15, Arlington 10; first team,
lone 17, Arlington 20. The games
Saturday night at lone resulted as
follows: second team, lone 15, Ar
lington 17; first team lone, 16, Ar
lington 21. The lone town team de
feated Heppner town team 27 to 23
that night.
Miss Gladys Seehafer, cadet
nurse from Pendleton spent the
week-end at the home of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm Seehafer.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Rietmann
and children went to Walla Walla
Saturday and brought Mrs. Etta
Bristow back' with them.
Several from this vicinity attend
ed the wheat league at Pendleton
last week.
The city dads of lone have been
doing some work on the streets,
filling up the holes and cleaning
off the weeds.
Gene Engelman has recently re
ceived his discharge from the navy
and is home with his family in
Portland.
James Trueblood has received his
discharge from the army and is
home in Spokane.
The Rebekahs will have a pot
luck supper at their hall at 6 p. m
Dec. 14. .
The school administrators of
Morrow county were entertained at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. C.
Forsythe, bee. 5, with the following
present, Supt. George Corwin, Mrs.
Marie Clary, Mrs. Lucy E. Rodgers,
Heppner; George Linn, Boardman:
Le Grande Cherry, Lexington and
LeRoy Darling, Irrigon.
The study meeting of the Topic
club met at the home of Mrs. B. C.
Forsythe Friday, Dec. 7 with 12
members and one guest present.
A very interesting report was given
by Mrs. Forsythe on the book,
"Sometime Again" by Maj. George
L. Hall, now assistant dean at the
University of Oregon. Major Hall
U a friend of the Forsythes and
was stationed in Alaska during the
war and the book was written
about his experiences there. Fol
lowing the meeting refreshments of
cake and coffee were served by the
committee, Mrs- Forsythe, Mrs.
Noel Dobyns and rJiis. Harry Yax
nell. Darlene Biddle returned ham
Madison, Wis. where she has been
visiting for sometime.
Grace Gadeken, assistant home'
demonstrator will hold a meeting
at the Congregational church par
lors Tuesday, Dec. 18. This will be
an all day meeting with pot luck
dinner at noon. "Retouching Fur
niture" will be demonstrated and
each one is requested to bring a
small piece of furniture.
Mrs. Leroy Turner received word
that her husband had arrived in
the States. He is in the Marines and
has been in the Pacific many
months.
INSURANCE MEN HERE
Creston R. Maddock and William
Hoxley of Portland were Heppner
business visitors Wednesday. Mad
dock is Portland district manager
for the Loyalty Group insurance
organization and Hoxley is special
agent for the concern. W. V. Craw
ford, office manager for Loyalty, is
at present confined in a Portland
hospital where he underwent a sur
gical operation. He is doing OK,
Maddock reports, and expects to be
back on the job shortly.
ristmas
Ji asuals
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We build for tomorrow with the books we give our children today
All will welcome one or more selected from our
Large Assortment
For the Small Child Linen Books . . The Tall Mother
Goose and Nursery Tales . . Animated Books-Let's
Find Skipper, Ha Ha Farm.
For the Older Child Bambi . . Bambi's Children . .
My Friend Flicka . . Robin Hood . . Fun With
Chemistry . . Books of Christmas Stories The
Night Before Ch'ristmas . . The Little Match Girl
. . . Wee Robin's Christmas . . Bibles King
James and American Standard Version in Leather
Binding . . Egermeier's Book of Bible Stories . .
A Fortune Atlas . . Joy of Cooking . . one of the
new books of fiction The White Tower . . a book
of Oregon The Last Mountains.
Humphreys Drug Company