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Highways To Health Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon, January 16, 1947-5 By ADA R. MAYNE GIVE PHTNES A BREAK Remember way back wien dried fruits were duty foods? Mother stood over us and made us eat our prunes no matter how much we hated them for being tough and flavorless. Old-fashioned ways of drying and packing turned out fruits that were hardly delectable. Today, fruit drying methods have improved until a modern prune wouldn't recognize his shriveled old cousin of bygone days. Plump glossy prunes, bright golden apricots and pea ches, and giant raisins are in valuable for satisfying the hun ger for fruit and longing for color and attractiveness during long winter months. Dried fruits are a good source of iron, and prunes, apricots and peaches are rich in vitamin A. Their high food alue should earn them a place on every table and their naturally high sugar con tent makes them a desirable dessert, what with sugar so scarce. And come right down to dollars and cents cost it's worth remembering that one pound of dried fruit represents 3 to 7 pounds of fresh fruit as it comes from the vine. There is no waste from spoilage either. That's real value, Isn't it? For tops in flavor we can't TO CLEAR NOW Two Snow Suits, water repel lant Size 2 and 3. Were 1 1 .75 Now 7.85 Little Boys 3-piece Wool Snowsuits Two size 3, 10.851 Now 7.25 Three Girls 3-piece Wool Snowsuits Sizes 3 & 4, 10.85. Now 7.25 Two 2-piece Snowsuits Size 3 & 4, 8.85. Now 5.90 One Coat & Legging Set Size 6, 17.50 Now 11.50 Three Childrens Coats 9-10-12,12.00. Now 8.00 Two Junior Miss Coats Size 9, at a reduction. 13 off Closing out few Ladies & Childrens Dresses, 1-3 off NORAH'S SHOP think of anything more deli cious than plump juicy prunes swimming in cream. To prepare dried fruit, wash carefully and soak over night in water to cov er. Add a piece of lemon or or ange peel, cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes in the water in which they were soaked. Stir ring and boiling tend to result In a ragged texture which spoils the appearance of the fruit Serve warm or cold, with cream and a sprinkling of nutmeg. Prune whip is a children's fa voite, and with creamy custard sauce it will hold its own in any dessert parade. We offer both recipes both quick and easy to make. Prune Whip 34 cup stewed, pitted prunes 12 cup sugar 18 tsp salt ltbsp lemon juice 5 stiff-beaten egg whites Press prunes through sieve or cut very fine; add sugar and cook until sugar dissolves, stir ring constantly. Add salt and lemon juice and fold into egg whites. Pour into lightly greas ed baking dish and bake in moderate oven 350 degrees, for 30 minutes. Chill and serve with custard sauce. Serves 6. Custard Sauce 2 cups milk 2 whole eggs or 4 egg yolks 18 tsp salt 4 tbsp sugar 12 tsp vanilla Scald the milk in top of double boiler. Beat together slightly the eggs, sugar and salt. Add hot milk to egg mixture, mix thor oughly and return to top okdeu hie boiler. Cook over hot water, stirring constantly until the mixture coats a spoon. Add van illa and serve hot or cold over prune whip. Serves 6. Kookic GI Gets Pointers From Combat Vets at USO V 1 4 .7 m. m ST' 2" :,,74 LATE IONE NEWS The lone P-TA will hold its regular meeting January 22 at the schoolhouse. There will be an interesting program and re freshments. The lone council meeting was held Tuesday evening, Jan. 7. The following took oath of of fice: Mayor, Garland Swanson; recorder. George Ely; treasurer, Echo Palmateer; councilmen, Rod Wentworth, E. R. Lundell and Omar Rietmann. The other MARCH OF MMES DAHC Saturday, Ian. 25 Willows Grange Hall, lone THE OFFICIAL 'MARCH OF DIMES' DANCE Music by ELY'S ORCHESTRA Supper at Midnight Adm.: $l per person, Tax Inc. This is for a worthy cause. All proceeds go to the Infantile Paralysis Fund WHEN the "Kid Brother Army" came into playful conflict with , two war-wounded veteran! during ! rough, tough gin rummy game ' at the USO-YMCA. the Praesidio, : San Francisco, Cal., rookie Private j John D. Teal (center) of Gorden- dale, Ala., found out soon enough that his companions had the edge on him not only in military point scores, but in rummy scores as well. Racking up the points are Sgt William P. Sterch, 36, of Hoole- hua Molokai, Hawaii (left), and Private Pint fla.. Pk c T3 A " ' - JUI I tu, flCVU. S3, of Las Vegas, New Mexico, both under treatment at th Let terman General Hospital, Whether veterans or rookies, however, all GI's know the USO as an excellent place to relax from military duties or hospital routine. To serve the "Kid Brother Army," hospitalized veterans and GI's on foreign service, the USO is now campaigning to raise $19,000,000 for its activities in 1947. IRRIGON NEWS . . . Mr. and Mrs. Mart Abken spent Friday in Kennewick. Mrs Hazel Steagall took care of the store during their absence. The telephone men of Pendle ton spent Thursday and Friday putting in telephones. They now have twenty new telephones in. E. A. Stephens went to Ar lington Sunday to visit his mo ther, Mrs. Mary Stephens. The Wallaces are to begin preaching, playing and singing Tuesday evening at the Baptist Community church. Everyone is invited. The Lexington basketball teams played the Irrigon teams Friday evening. Both teams won over the Irrigon teams. The grade score was 12-1, and high school, 29-9. Mrs. Ida Holden and Mr. Ches ter Miller were married Tues day evening in Walla Walla. They are living on the farm east of Irrigon. Pendleton's St. Joseph basket- rouneilmpn are J H. Rrvsnn P J. Linn and A. C. Swanson. L. J. Padbere is a Portland visitor. r ... .... n imrsi INSUGANCE 19 THE BEST BUY OF ALL - HANG ON TO YOURS HS7 I H Sr"? NEW THIS WEEK- For correct information contact your near est VETERANS ADMINISTRATION office. Two Silhouettes, 53c Dinah Shore Sooner or Later, 53c Dinah Shore Columbia Album- Music of Jerome Kerns 5.10 Signature Album Eddie Haywood, 4.97 SAAGER'S PHARMACY How to teach a voice to "smile" VOTCR l A I y-'J1 'jm V t V,"" . , . ' J t . , U J ll.-l 1?in a. 7 mH0 W-.-niisWii lfcwM8wasMsMWiayaaalilMMal FORD EU10T0RS by U1AIL We have just completed one of the most modern Ford parts departments in the northwest and can ship or mail orders any model Ford, motor from a Model A to a 1947 six cylinder or V-8. When you need Ford parts mail or phone your or der to us. Whether it is a wheel nut or complete cylinder assembly . . . We are as close as your telephone. R0SEWALL MOTOR CO. Phone 1092 Heppner, Oregon -! w mm-- Jj jj .fifJai m i u mi m win 1 11 ball te.-.m played the Irricon A team and was defeated. The Ir rigon froshrr.cn were defeated by the St. Joseph's team. The I'matilla town teams Snth won over the Irrigon town te:in.s Wednesday evening. Sgt. 1 c James Guerin arrived home Monday from Hawaii on emergency leave. His is here with his mother, Mrs. Bill Gray beal and will leave Tuesday night for Spokane to be with his sister Katherine who is ill there. The Ray Cosner house caught fire on the roof Tuesday eve ning but was extinguished be fore much damage was done. They did not have to move out although it caused a lot of ex citement for awhile. C. A. Houghton was a Hepp ner visitor Tuesday. Francis B. Nickerson of Hepp ner was in Irrigon Monday, look ing after the March of Dimes program. Carl Thompson has been quite ill with pneumonia. He is improving. Mrs. Ora Thompson has also been quite ill but Is better, a Is also Fred Adam. The Artnm family all went to Pendleton Sunday. The Assembly of Cod church got their oil furn.ieo Saturday and have It insu'.Ird In the basement. The Assembly of God church are having a fellowship meet ing Wednesday with most of the churches in eastern Oregon to be represented. The Home Konnomics group met in the church basement Wednesday. Mrs. Lyttle of Cor vallis talked on "What Makes Us Act as We Do." Miss Kather ine Monahan of Heppner also was present. The next meeting will be February 12 at the C. A. Houghton home. New construction throughout the nation for December totaled 909,000,000 ,M' and for the year amounted to $10,131,000,000, re ports the regional office, U. S. department of commerce. pM ATI p. m - j Speaking naturally is lesson one in becoming a tele, fihone operator . . . and literally thousands of girls have learned it during the last year in the biggest operator training program in our history. Girls in training get a thorough grounding at regular pay ... a basic course that lasts anywhere from three to six weeks. - f On special practice boards like this a trainee is given hundreds of practice calls . , . everything from the sim plest local rail to a complex string of diem. She learns to meet various situations . . . learns poise and skill and confidence. Even when she becomes a full-fledged "voice; with a smile", she can call on a friendly supervisor for help on unusual calls, when she needs it. In the weeks to come, girls now in training wit! take their places at switchboards, and as fast as additional equipment becomes available, thousands more will be trained to handle your calls. For we intend to do every thing we can to bring the rabidly growing Pacific Coast an even better telephone service than ever before . . . just as soon as is humanly possible. An ever-improving telephone service at the least cost consistent u ilb good wages and working conditiom for our employees and a reasonable return to the thou sands of peoplt who bate invested in tb business. ThePacificTelephone and Telegraph Co. West Willow Street Telephone Heppner 5 Worth Waiting For! You, too, are going to get a lot more than you figured on when the day comes that none of us has to wait for needed electrical equipment, and your dealer can deliver those appliances you've been wanting. For the new electric ranges, dishwashers, ironers, and refrigerators . . . now rolling off production lines ... are a lot more beautiful and efficient than ever before. They'll mean extra hours of leisure and comfort. And not only VMSPM that ... they're going to cost a lot kas to operate than you figured on . . . for PP&L electric rates are only half the national average. Yes, the new electric appliances ARE worth waiting and saving for; Pacific Power & Light Company 36 years of public service immmtmaesssiEssssmsss Again in 1946 F ST IN CAR PRODUCTION IN TRUCK PRODUCTION IN COMBINED CAR AND TRUCK PRODUCTION! AGAIN at the close of 1946 XX when America's need for new motor cars and trucks is most urgent the Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors leads all other manu facturers in automotive production. This means that Chevrolet is first in passenger car production rirsf in truck production first in com bined passenger car and truck production . . . despite the fact that all Chevrolet plants were closed com pletely during the first three months of 1946! Naturally, Chevrolet hopes to be able to build more and more of these fine products which America is buying so eagerly the only motor car giving BIG-CAR QUALITY AT LOWEST COST the only truck giving BIG-TRUCK QUALITY AT . LOWEST COST-the complete Chevrolet line which stands out as the lowest-priced line in its field! Meanwhile, it stands to reason youH get bigger value and quicker delivery by purchasing the product of America's largest builder of cars and trucks Chevrolet I Remember... LARGEST PRODUCTION means QUICKEST DELIVERY of your new car. Place and keep your order with us for a new Chevrolet and ost biflueat value M well a earliest possible delivery 1 CHEVROLET LOWEST-PRICED LINE IN ITS FIELD! Hodge Chevrolet Co,