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Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon, Dec. 30, 1948 Page 3 WHEN WOOL WAS When the branch train crow pots cars alongside a Heppner warehouse nowadays it is for the purpose of loading wheat When this view was taken it ONE-TIME FAMILIAR This scene has been repub lished more than once but it always retains interest. It turns back the pages of history to when Heppner was a real wool The Palace Hotel Some of our readers will see nothing familiar about this pic ture, but to older residents it will be no strange sight The Palace hotel, built in the early '90's, occupied the corner where the Rosewall garage now stands. It was the meeting place of ranchers, traveling salesmen, business men and just folks. Fire broke out in the hotel on July 4 .1918. destroy ing the building and contents and before being brought un der control spread to the blocks to the south and burned out most of four blocks. County Courthouse " w ' "Til ad Built of native basalt rock and trimmed with Wallowa county sandstone, the Morrow county courthouse has long been considered one of the bet ter buildings of that type in this part of the country. lown Crier Calls lone Folks Out To Town Hall Meeting By Eclio Palmatccr , Tlie town cripr and the ringing of the city bell wore heard all over town Monday night an nouncing the town meeting at the Legion hall. Over 70 townfolk at tended the meeting which was conducted by Mayor Garland Swanson. A financial report was given by the treasurer of the money taken In and spent by the city the past year. Civic prob lems were discussed such as wa ter rates, garbage disposal and weed control In the streets and vacant lots and other property. All were In favor of enforcing the city ordinance of keeping their properly free of weeds. Projects such as oiling Third street, the cross streets and a drainage system in the streets were discussed. The hazards of faulty sidewalks was brought up. C). L. Lundell stated that Willows grange Is willing to cooperate with the city council to see what could be done about repairing the walks. Beautifying the park was also discussed. The people voted to make these meetings an annual affair and to attend lly council which meets the first Tuesday of each month. f$i&S5K fetes iA: Ksi KING i 1 n mm was for wool. Old "65" couldn't pull many loaded freight cars up the Willow creek grade but she could take a string of loads out .There were usually a bag- SCENE center. There were times when the sheepmen as far off as the Bums country hauled the.r wool here for shipment to the big market. Buyers from the The Town's Founder People of later generations often ask about the origin cf the town and why it is callei Heppner. By a lucky stroke this picture of Henry Hepp.ie, founder of the town to which he gave his name, was found among some cast olf cuts. It is a block print made from a pic ture when Mr. Heppner was a young man. ounty When residents of the west end of Umatilla county decided they wanted a county of their own. Hon. . L. Morrow van one of the most active men in help ing them to realize their ambi tion. In appreciation of the ser vices of this early-day business man, the citizens of the newly formed county asked that it be named Morrow. Sandwiches, doughnuts and coffee were served after the meet ing. DATES TO REMEMBER Jan. 4 Meeting of the auxil iary at 8 p.m. Jan. 5 Social meeting of the Eastern Star In the afternoon at Mrs. Bert Mason's. Jan. 6 Rcbekah meeting and Installation ol officers, 7:30 p.m. Jan, 7 Demonstration of "Pat tern Alteration" at the Congrega tional church parlors beginning at 11:30 a.m. with pot luck din ner at noon. Dale While, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom White, was seriously Injured in an accident when a pickup in which ho was riding went over a 50-foot bank near Phil Griffin's house Saturday evening. He was taken to The Dalles hospital and the next day to the Emanuel hos pital in Portland. He was oper ated on Monday night for a skull fracture. He has never regained consciousness. Dale, Cecil Pad berg and Fred Painter were on their way to Charles Carlson's to do the chores. Mr. and Mrs. Tom While and Gordon White are In Portland wilh him. Mrs. Prank Nichols of Ordnance was in lone one day last week. She stated that her son Lyle was now home from the hospital and is much Improved. Jack Bailey of Albany was an lone visitor Monday, He and his family spent Christmas at The Dalles, Mr, Bailey has a farm I 'Gave Name to C fa-- s'tA gags car and one or more pas senger coaches for the light draft engine to drag up the branch. leading wool manufacturing centers came here to bid on the clips .numbers of them amount ing to several thousand fleeces. near Albany and also attends , Oregon State college. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Heimbigner and children spent last week willi rclati'.ts in Odsesa, Wash. Mr. and Mrs. McBee of Pendic- 1 tun spent Christmas with her i brother, Fred Buchanan, and I family. Mr. and Mrs. tarl Balch and son Dick of Cottage Grove spent the holidays with their daugmer, Mrs. Clifford Carlson. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carlson I visited Mr. and Mrs. Kmil Carl- ison at Woodburn and Mr. and Mrs. Stewart at Silverton last week. i Charles White, son of Mr. and Airs. Gordon White, is spending his vacation here. He is a stu dent at Pacific university, j Mrs. K. P. Day of Kansas is I visiting her husband during the 'holiday. Mr. Day is the depot 'agent here. I Miss Betty Ball of Arlington spent Christmas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ball. Mrs. Kdna arnell of Portland is visiting at the home of her ! daughter, Mrs. Chas. O'Connor. I Harry Yarnell received word i Monday of the death of his fath- I or. George larnell, of Btckleton. I Wash. Mr. and Mrs. Yarnell and family will attend the funeral services at Bickleton. Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Roundy and children of Kennewick. Wn.. spent Christmas at the John Bry son home. Holiday visitors at the Ray Barnett home were their daugh ter Mary of Seattle and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Taylor of Idaho. Mrs. Barnett went to Seattle with her daughter for a short visit. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Mat ihews lelt Sunday for Roseburg lo attend a Mattews reunion there. Buddy, small son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Benton is in t lie hospital at The Dalles with a throat infection. Miss Francine Ely of The Dal les spent the week end with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Ely. SteWart Aldrich of Seattle spent the holidays wilh his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Aldrich. -Teachers going away for Christ mas were E. S. Siultz to his home in Portland. Miss Mary Lund to Pocatello, Idaho, Miss Mary Bracket! to Rufus. and Francis Ely and wife to Salem. Mr. and Mrs. George Holder man of Corvallis spent Christmas with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Seehafer. The Misses Joan and Snooky Simmons of Kelso. Wash., are vis iting at the home of their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. John Ransier, at Morgan. Mr. and Mrs. Omar Kietmann and sons Clone and Larry left Friday of last week for Portland and (hen on to California where they will visit relatives. Reginald and Alfred Shirley Jr. are spending the holidays with their parents, Rev. and Mrs. A. Shirley. The hoys are students at University of Oregon and Ore gon State, respectively. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Healy and daughter, Jean Marie, of Rock away spent Christmas with her mother, Mrs. Ida Coleman. Eunice Peterson, who has been at the Emanuel hospital in Port land for several months under treatment for rheumatic- arthrit is. Is home somewhat improved, reports her father, Oscar E. Pet erson. Helping Eunice to celebrate her birthday Wednesday evening, Dec. 22, were Hie following: Mr. and Mrs. Pete Cannon, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Iloskins, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin t'l'ad) Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stefani Jr., Shirley Smouse, Barbara Smith, Joyce Salter, Rollo Crwaford, George Griffith, Carl Marquardt, Gene Rlelmanti, Robert and Hill io Joe Rletmann, Pat, Tommy and Ross Doherty, Jimmy and David Bar nett, Harold Snider, Gaylord Sal 1. : - B ter, Wallace Coleman, Bobby 'Drake, John Skuzeski, Louis Carl json, Bob Jepson, and Donald and : Gerald Peterson. Almosl everyone of thee wire ! friends from Eunice's high school ' days at the lone high school. Many lovely gifts were received. The evening was spent visiting and playing games. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Peterson. Miss Mildred Carlson of Eu gene spent Christmas wilh her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Carlson. She came from Eugene by plane. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Kormoyle and cvhildren of Portland visited relatives here Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. Harlan McCurdy Sr. are visiting relatives in Cal ifornia. They spent Christmas with their son-in-law and daugh ter, Mr. and Mrs. Len Oilman. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bergstrom spent Christmas with Mrs. Berg slrorn's father, Artie Jackson, who is a patient in the veterans hos pitay in Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Hardesty of Portland spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dobyns. Christmas guests at the Henry Peterson home were Mr. and Mrs. John Skuzeski of Corvallis and Mr. and Mrs. Ted Peterson and daughter of The Dalles. The Ted Petersons also visited her moth er, Mrs. Marjorie Doherty. Mr. and Mrs. Noel Dobyns and daughter Dorothy spent Christ mas with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Ware, of Olympia, Wn. Robert Jepsen is visiting his sister and brother-in-law, Mr. anfl Mrs. Elmer Newton, at Coos Bay. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Howk and family of Troutdale spent Christ, mas wilh relatives here. Miss June Griffith who has been employed at Prineville and Redmond is visit-ne; her mo' he Mrs. Fannie Griffith. Mrs. Edith Nichoson and daughter Alice flew to "Santa Monica, Cal., last week where they are visiting Mrs. Nichoson's sister and family, Mrs. James t'ossman. Wallace Lundell of Portland is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs Algott Lundell. W. E. McCoy and son Gerald relumed last week from a two weeks' visit in Kansas. Mrs. Sam McMillan underwent a major operation at the Miri- Columbia hospital in The Dalles I Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Hraold Martin jand sons and Lowell Clark of Her Imiston spent the holidays at the i Henry Clark home. I Mr. and Mrs. David Ely and I daughter Lois of Pendleton spent Christmas with his parents, Mt and Mrs. Fred Ely, at Morgan. Mr. and Mrs. John Eubanks and children and Earl, Morgan spent the holidays at the Earl Morgan home in Portland. .Holiday visitors at the Mark- ; ham Baker home were Mr. and j Mrs. Kedrick Baker and family ' and Mr. and Mrs. Amiel Van Bu ren and family all of Kahlotus. Wash., and Mr. and Mrs. H. Jan sen of Vancouver. Wash. The Messrs. Baker are brothers and Mrs. Van Buren and Mrs. Jansen are their sisters. rruT GROWING! Larro contains the full nutrient bal ance hogs need for rapid weight gains. It supplies the right balance of proteins, minerals, carhohydnuvs and other nutrients, General Mills scientists have made actual feeding tests with 593 different hog feed formulas in developing today's Larro 40Tj Hog Concentrate. The ability of Larro to fatten hogs quickly and economically is being provcJ daily by thousands of suc cessful feeders. See us today. Morrow Count Grain Growers, Inc. Heppner - Lexington 40 HOG CONCENTRATE i i Boardman 4-H Beef Club Prepares For Activiiies of 1949 By Mrs. Flossie Co;.ts The 4-H Beef club met at the home of Marie Polts on Decem ber 15 for their first meeting and the following officers were el ected: President, Richard Mulli gan; .vice president, Michael Stai cup; secretary, Gracia Veelle; as sistant secretary, Deloris Carlson; treasurer, Oscar Veelle; reporter, Marie Potts; song and yell lead er, Jack Mulligan. Name chosen for the club was Tumblewyed Beef club. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Taylor and family arrived from Leroy, Minn., and are . living in their trailer house on the Robert Bell farm, of which they will take posses sion when the Bells move to their new home. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zerba, nee r,-.sie jones, 01 renaieion, anu Esther Jones were Christmas din ner guests at the home of the girls' mother, Mrs. Blanche Jones, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Marlow, sons Harold and Darrell ww Christmas dinner gueksts at the home of Mrs. Marlow's aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Knud - son. of Weston. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Marvel and,1 1 The annual Christmas tree and program was held at the school house Thursday evening, Dec. 2,'j. The program consisted of Christ mas carols by the high school girls' chorus, a welcome commit tee of first graders, two plays Santa's Christmas Eve," and "On the Road to Bethlehem. All the school was worked in to the pro- Christmas at the home of the lad gram. The directors were Miss , ies' aunt there. Mr. and Mrs. Spa Mary Lund, Mrs. Earl McCabe, !gle ' returned to their home In Mrs. Algott Lundell. Mrs. Frank- : Salem Tuesday, lin Ely and B. C. Forsythe. Miss I Mr. and Mis. Z. J. Gillespie atrl Mary Brackett was make-up di- son Donald were Christmas din rector and Clifford Aldrich and ner guests at the Claud Coats Fayne Ely were stage managers, home. After the program Santa Clans I Mr. and Mrs. Neil Bleaknev .m fl ea me and gave treats of candy, nuts and oranges to all. 10 Off On AH Tire Purch ases Between NOW and JANUARY 5th at Heppner Motors First Annual Pre-lnventory Sale Wards Riverside - U. S. Royals Heppner Mofcors-Your ffc. . : tl-:.i.ll'J3l - " WnniL'aB9Sr"" - j""- HAS ALL THESE FEATURES TOU V " New Compact Design Famous Meter-Miser mechanism Bigger, colder Super-Freezer Chest Full-width, roller- bearing Hydrator with glass top All-alum' proof shelves Kar.dy basket-drawer for pack, and eggs Mur.y others you should see. . Heppner Appliance Co. ii hildren, Roberta and Gary, of Bickleton, Wash., spent Christ mas at the home of Mrs. Marvel's parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Blann. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. Carl Seely of Bickleton, and Mr. and Mrs. C. Clark of Hermis ton. Christmas evening giies's st the Frank Marlow home were Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Ransier a:id daughter of Orovillo, Cal., who are here spending the Christmas eymoon trip the young couple vacation wilh Ransier's mother. I will make their home here. Mr. Mrs. Nora Ransier, and other rel- and Mrs. W. E. Garner motored atives in Pendleton. j to Hood River Saturday afternoon Mrs. Margaret Klitz spent t0 attend the wedding, Mr. Gar . hristmas with her son Noel Klitz ner being one of the ushers, -nd family of La Grande, return- j Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cole re ing to her work Monday. (turned home Monday evening af- Lyle Tannehill of Eugene was t!r spending ten days in Portland a holiday guest at the no.ne ofjwith relatives. ' . his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde I Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Ely and Tannehill. Mr. and Mrs. Donald family were Christmas dinner Tannehill were also dinner guests I guests at-the home of Mr. Ely's Christmas. parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Ely, Mr. and Mrs. Russell D-Mfi'roat Morgan, and daughter of Klamath Falls' Sunday dinner guests at the spent the holidays with their ' Elvin Ely home were Mr. and parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul De-.Mrs. Dean Ekleberry and family Mauro, and Mr. and Mrs. I. Skou- of Hermiston, also Mr. and MlS. bo. , Chas. Chandler and familv of I n. rtu-uuiiy 01 laeoma. wn., IT 1 itl rr ... i arrived Thursday evening after ;his mother, Mrs. Olive Atleberry, iwho returned with him and will spend the winter in Taeoma. j The operetta. "Red Candler," was presented Thursday evening at the school house auditorium I under direction of the four grade teachers, Mrs. LaVerne Partlow, Mrs. H. Wilson. Mrs. Laura Rowe and Mrs. Zoe Billings. All the prade children huH n nnrt in thic elaborate program which display ed much work on the directors' part. The high school also pre sented a pageant, ' Binh of the Christ Child." Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harwood, Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Spagle and children returned from Kellogg, Idaho, Monday after spending I son Pat stopped for a short visit 1 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. .-.--:- in -J - I- J 6 Model Shown DJ-7 Claud Coats Monday evening, en route home from a visit with their son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bleakney of Raymond. Wash. Isaac Murphy, owner and op erator of Norm's motor count, was married to Nona Nunamaker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roj Nunamaker, in Hood River, De. cember 26, at 2 p.m. at the Epis copal church. After a short hon- ' r.. , i .. isianiieia. 'rom where Talked to some editors who run my column in their papers in states where there's mostly cattle and sheep raising about the dif ferences there might be between farming and ranching. And they told me: "Joe, there's no real difference between cattle men and farmers. We make our living from the land like your folks do; we have the same 4-H Clubs and Granges; the same problems of prices and marketing. "When it comes to recreation, we have the same liking to get to Copyright, K, fa-. t aiser-rrazer Uealer iitil,...,.,.,.111tll.1TI,l,. ,. Hew! Frigidaire DeLuxe Refrigerator f5P 7 cu. ft. Storage Space with Big Super-Freezer Chest New in design. New in conveniences. New in size with more food storage room than ever before in the sama kitchen space. " v ust- More Frigidaire Refrigerators Serv In Mori American Homes Than Any Othw Mcke, Nettie U. Barton Nettie U. Barton passed away December 17 at Riverside, Cal.. following a lingering Illness. Memorial services were held in that ci'y eDcemher 20 .with in terment in Olivewood cemetery. Nettie U. Davis was born at Lexington July 3, 1TO to Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Davis. She attended public school there and gradu ated from the Lexington high school .later attending Pacific university where she studied mu sic. She was a member of the Presbyterian church and the Eastern Star. She was married to Walter C. Barton at Lexington June 22, 1917. Surviving are the husband, a daughter, Shirley Fauteck of Mahnomen, Minn.; a son, Walter C. Barton Jr., and a grandson. Phillip Barton Fauteck of Mah nomen; her mother, Mrs. W. J. Davis, Lexington, and the follow. ing brothers and sisters: Clarke F. Davis, Pendleton; James L. Davis, Lexington; Albert Glenn Davis, Bend; Mrs. Lucy S. Pointer, Seattle; Mrs. Mable Gray, Stan field, and Mrs. Gladistine Mike sell, Toppenish, Wash. Adttrliumuttt I sit ... 61 Joe Marsh 'Farming" Versus "Ranching" gether now and then for a barbe cue and a friendly glass of beer." And from where I sit, that about sums if op. Ranchers may hare different names for things or grow different crops. But all over Amer ica folks who work the land share those common traits of hard work, sober moderation, and good fellow ship, whether they're growing cat tle for beef, or barley for good American beer and ale. 1948, United States Br ewer i Foundation - New Recaps r- rv i
