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Degree of Honor Picnic at Winchester Cabin In Blue Mountains Scheduled For Sunday By RUTH F. PAYNE i desiring to attend will convei.e Plans have been completed fol 'at ,lle hl)me "l Mrs. Ida Farra at the annual potluck picnic of the 1 12:30 p. m. that day. The comnnt Dcgree of Honor, according to an,('e suggests that each one bring announcement by the committee nt'r own Pate, fork, spoon ami which met Monday afternoon at ' husband! This year, the juvenile the home of Ms. Bernya Shamb-, department of the lodge will par. Iln. The picnic will be held at the,"ciPate in "10 adult P'cnlc, Winchester cabin on Willow, cresk Sunday, July 24 and those Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, July 21 , 1 949 Page 3 Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Rogers returned to their home in Red- Imond Thursday after a visit of several days in Heppner. During their stay they were guests of Mr. and Mrs. David A. Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wilson re turned the last of the week from Post Falls, Ida. where they visited relatives. They did a bit of fish ing in Pend O' Reille Lake during iheir visit. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Johnson have sold their property on Chase street to Mr. and Mrs. Austin Watching The Conflagration F armers LOOK WHAT YOU SAVE! VMS $308.40 394.49 540 Letz Mill (hay chopper) 732.07 Krouse No. 9 Plows for Ford tractors- 2 60-1 Skyline Grinder each 1 12'Cu. Ft. Ben Hur Deep Freezer 1 2 Ec!i 215.29 3 Wade Lime Spreaders each 99.60 1 Spot Spray Unit 22.30 1 Baldwin Gleaner 12' cut combine 3495.61 1 Olson Front End Loader 331.00 1 Siebring Steam Cleaner 435.00 1 B-C Turner Mower 317.00 NOW $196.50 299.00 600.00 185.00 80.00 15.00 2800.00 275.00 300.00 275.00 NOTICE While They Last 25 percent off on all Drapers in Stock as listed below 1 To fit Case 40" x 44 ft. 1 To fit 16' L ft. J. D. 1 To fit 20 ft. J. D. 1 To fit 16 ft. I. H.C. 2 Spout Drapers for Masse Harris 14 ft. Cut 1 Spout Draper for 36 J. D. CHAIN No. 62 Steel No. 52 Steel No. 62 Malleable No. EC62 Roller 23 cents per foot 19 cents per foot 48 cents per foot 1 .63 per foot Umatilla Tractor Co. Pendleton, Oregon (' ' ( f-- Iff I- 4 M-T-&4 "jhtmM I Mont, where they visited Mrs. ,1 : l I aAncnn UUI1J in lliK itivni BWSUII, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Doollttle Cole's sister, Mrs. Burt Ward for retumed Sunday evening from a the past few weeks. They were 10-day visit to Yellowstone Ka-1 met in Pasco by Mrs. Blaine tional Park. Going over, the party ! Chapel. made the trip through Boise, Twin Falls and the Upper Snake Mr. and Mrs Tom Fraters mo tored to The Dalles Saturday to river valley and returned via the spend the week-end with Mr. and northern r"ute through MLssouia, Mrs. Clyde Austin. Mont, and northern Idaho. In Recent guests of Mr. and Mr. Wallace, Iua. the Doolittles spent I Ray Drake were Mr. and Mrs. a brief time with relatives and l Raymond Drake Jr. and family they also visited in Walla Walla jDf Corvallis. Mr and Mrs. Claude jofore cornine home. j Drake of Richland, Wash, arc Mr. and Mrs. Oral Wright and listing at the ranch this week daughters, Lynn and Nancy, of ; while he has a brief vacation Hermislon motored over Monday from his duties as patrolman at night to see the damage done by Hanford. During this time, Claude j,.- fire. Mr. Wright had been I is assisting his father with the informed that all Heppner was wheat harvest, ablaze and when he could not , Dr. and Mrs. Bernard McMurd j So fast did the fire spread ar.d so intense was the heat that any attempts to save the elevaio: properties were abandoned eariy. , various sizes, such as the cluster Hundreds of pepole assembled to seen in this picture by the Hepp watch, collecting in groups ofjner Photo Studio. Devin. The Devins will take oc- and daughter of Lonerock were . Glaesmer and they will continue cuoancy about A . eust 1. Mr. and ! here Thursday.Mr, Huddleston re. on to San Francisco to attend the 'Mrs. Johnson have not announc-1 ceived treatment at the office of j commencement exercises of the camp in Washington, ed their plans for the future other jthan that they will move to Port I land to make their home. I Misses Rita Dell and Carolyn I Johnson are vacationing in Boise, :Ida. and are the guests of their aunt, Mrs. Gerald Booher. Mr. and Mrs. Don Grady and where they wi family returned Friday from I Mrs Walter Woodburn where they were call ed earlier in the week by ihe j death of his father. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Huddleston a i.cal physician for an injuiy to his hand. Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Street Jr. who have been living on the Woodruff farm in Eightmile tor the past several months departed the last of the week for Baker make their home Becket departed Sunday afternoon by bus from Arlington for a 10-day sojourn in California. 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WORLD'S CHAMPION VALVE-IN-HEAD ENGINE FISHER BODY STYLING AND LUXURY CENTER-POINT STEERING CERTI-SAFI HYDRAULIC BRAKES (with Dubl-LiU Rlvetls Brake Linings) FISHER UNISTEEL BODY CONSTRUCTION CURVED WINDSHIELD 5-INCH WIDE-BASE WHEELS with PANORAMIC VISIBILITY (with Extra Low-Pressure Tires) LONGEST, HEAVIEST CAR IN ITS FIELD, with WIDEST TREAD, as well EXTRA ECONOMICAL TO OWN OPERATE MAINTAIN HODGE CHEVROLET CO. San Francisco Dental college class of 1949 of which their neph ew, Stephen Des George, is a member. Mr Becket and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Becket accompan ied her to Arlington. Lt. Col. and Mrs. Edward Bur chell and family, recently of Fort get through by telephone, decid ed to make the drive to investi gate matters for himself. Volunteer firemen were served coffee and crackers throughout the night at the scene of the fiie by members of the Degree ct Honor. Mr. and Mrs Frank Ayers made a business trip to Pendleton Tuesday. Mrs. Harry O'Donnell Sr. un derwent a major operation at St. Anthony's hospital in Pendleton the last of the week. Mr. O'Don nell is in Pendleton to be with her. Miss Sandra Scouten returnea home Sunday from The Dalles ! whara eho Viae haan victinCT hr grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Look, for the past week or 10 cays. Mrs. Lucy E. Rodgers has re turned from La Grande where she has been attending the summer sessions of Eastern Oregon Col lege of Education. Tom Wilson and Jesse C. Payne motored to Redmond Tuesday af ternoon where they will spend the remainder of the week at tending a conference of the soil conservation service. Mr. and Mrs. Harry O'Donnel Jr. returned the last of the week from a vacation trp to California where they visited friends and relatives. Heppner Girl Scouts attending the Home Valley, Wild Mountain include. Nancy Ferguson, Sally Cohn, Sharon Becket, Diane Van Hor.i, Judy Thompson, Meredith Thom son, Sally Palmer, Adelia Ander son, Linda Borman, Darlene Con nor. Kay Valentine, Peggy Wight man and Sandra Lanham. The girls were taken over the firsx Leavenworth, Kan., are visiting j of the week by Frank Connor, friends and relatives in Heppner j secretary of Heppner lodge No. and Lexington for a brief time 358, B.P.O. Elks, sponsors of the prior to sailing for Germany trip.A school bus was hired for the where Lt. Col. Burchell will be purpose, the lodge defraying tne stationed with the U. S. army. E. E. Adkins has returned from a visit to Ritter Springs and has gone to the lone section to wor'.: expense. Mrs. Lorena Cole, Ida Lee Cha pel and Glen Walker returned Monday evening from Townsend, and son Bryce are here from San Mateo, Calif, to visit with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. A. D. Mc Murdo. They arrived Saturday accompanied from Portland by Charles E. McMurdo who remain ed over Sunday with the famiiy Buster Morgan of Monument visited a short time in Heppner Monday en route to Portland on a business trip. Mr. and Mrs. J. Osmin Hager and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Shaw cf Portland have returned from a fortnight's visit to Yellowstone Park. There they met Major and Mrs. Clayton Shaw and son Rob bie, who returned wth them and will visit here for a time as well as in Portland with Major Shaw's parents. Dale Longkilde, young son of Mrs. Zoda Longkilde, received a broken arm while at play last week at the farm of his uncle, Dale Brown. The Longkildes are irom L'kiah and were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Brown at the time of the accident Mrs. Carl Hayes and daughters, Jane and Joan Grey of Don is, Calif, are guests of Mrs. Mabel Burkenbine. Mrs. Hayes will be remembered locally as the form er Mrs. Albert Grey who resided here for several years. Dr. and Mrs. Clarence Howell are here from Palm Springs, Calif, for a visit with friends and rela tives. They arrived Sunday. Mrs. Alma Morgan has return ed to her work at Humphreys Drug Co. after a two weeks va cation. During this time, Mrs. Morgan visted in Monument and T 1,-1 1 - . .1 u ...i.U Mr. and Mrs. Howard Evans. Week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Farra were her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. August Weist and family and an other sister, Miss Christie Weist, of Sunnyside, Wash. Joyce and Janet Washburn are here from Bingen, Wash, for a visit with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs C. N. Jones at their country home in Donaldson canyon. it MAKES A BUSINESS OF BICYCLING Thousands of Seaside's annual vacationists ride rented bicycles enthusiastically as a beach pas time. Energetic Gordon Shaw in 1933 foresaw this popularity-; decided to serve the public's fancy. He quit law school and started his South Prom Bike Shop near the Lewis and Clark turn around. Business grew slowly, but today Shaw must hire assistants to help meet demands for bikes, tandems, tricycles and baby strollers. Shaw, active Seaside Chamber of Commerce official, also finds time to operate his large "Prom" apart ment building. He's a long-time customer of First National's Seaside affiliate, the Clatsop County Bank. J BUILDING OREGON TOGETHER TURNING JUNIPERS INTO DOLLARS In 1930, Vearl and Elsie Lehrman of Bend began making novelties from Central Oregon's juniper trees. With a gift lathe, powered by their washing machine motor, Lehrman turned out colorfully-grained items of his own design. Today their Western Juniper Novelty Co. is in a new building, with living quarters, modern shop and display room. They have mastered the individual istic wood, learned the public's sou venir tastes and developed far-flung sales outlets. "Ours is a product typical of Oregon which First National helped us devel op, Lehrman says. In all parts of Oregon people are working to better themselves - and in the process keep our state growing. We introduce some of them here. In each case they've made effective use of the constructive services of our First National Group banking offices. We believe that by helping individuals toward prosperity, we help build Oregon family by family, farm by farm, business by business. Whether your financial needs are large or small, come in and talk over your situation with us. "Let's Build Oregon Together." HEPPNER BRANCH FIRST NATIAMAI RAM If , Al DADTI1UH Mi iry MEMIII FIDItAl D I POSIT Ss INSUIANCI COIPOIATION MEET JIM THOMPSON, STAR FARMER Jim Thompson of Salem was Star Farmer of America in 1942. In high school he ran t UO-acre ranch, starting by purchasing 50 acres. Sheep, hogs and cow s brought him profits. A prized memento of his Future Farmer of America title is his Oregon Bankers' Assixiation trophy. After FFA days Jim raised beef cattle. Now he's de veloping an orchard and seed crop ranch in Salem's Waldo Hills district. Jim's wife is his schoolgirl sweet heart. Eunice Johnson and there are Donna, 6, and Dickie, 3. Says this topnotch farmer: "I especially ap preciate the help First National gave me as a youngster." sw m s is " ! y:m - w' MAIN at MAY HEPPNER, OREGON