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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, June 22, 1950
Volume 67, No. 14
Free Dance
County Fair Pavilion
The big pavilion at the Mor-1 Monument will play oldtime mu
row County Fair grounds has ' io whilp at the othr end th,.
been completed and in honor of
tne event will be opened Satur
day evening, July 1 with a big
free dance to all who have con
tributed to the project, announces
Orville Cutsforth, chairman of
the fair board and sparkplug for
the building enterprise.
For this big special event two
orchestras have been retained.
One will play modern tunes and
the other will furnish the type
that causes folks toJiave a rip
roarin' time doing the oldtime
dances the quadrille, the two
step, the polka, etc. A partition
has been run about midway of
the floor so that each dancing
group will have a space 60x90
feet. At one end of the building
the Rimrock Serenaders from
When the Farmers Turned Builders
One of the Mixing Crews
To keep, the spreading crew
busy it required' two concrete
mixers, one on ether sde of the
A Section of the Big Floor
Here we see the inside crew
headed by a half a dozen or so
experts, The work moved so fast
On the Chow Line
Av.,.t iha mnct iinnnrtini
About the most important
branch of the floor-laying partv
was the chow line, which proves
that the men can't get along
without the women, even if they
Wranglers Put On
Classy Rodeo At
Annual "Hey Day"
The Wranglers featured their
fourth annual Hey Day ot the
Rodeo grounds Sunday afternoon.
A Darade on Main street started
the day at 1 p.m., with the events
of the rodeo starting at 1:30 p.m.
Highlight of the show was the
first presentation of the quadrille
team consisting of four couple3
which was organized recently by
the club president, Merle Becket.
Winners of the various events
were as follows: Bending race
Bob Gammell, first; Jack Sumner,
second and Oscar George third.
Calf roping Jim Valentine,
Don Evans with Cornett Green
and Bill Picker tied for third
place.
Walk, trot and run race Chris
tine Swaggart, Bill Smethurst,
Oscar George.
Junior boot race Larry Fetch,
Sandra Lanham, Christine 5w$
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Farrows orchestra from Long
Creek will play the modern branu
or maybe it's vice versa.
Now remember: If you worked
on the building, or if you sub
scribed money, materials, furni
shings anything but your good
will you will be admitted free.
Your good will subscription will
cost you a dollar for admission.
Cutsforth was stumped for a
piano. Mrs. Frank Turner heard
about his predicament and sent
him word that she had an in
strument she would donate. Be
ing a man of generous tenden
cies he accepted the gift and
promised Mrs. Turner she would
be admitted free to the dance.
That's hoW it works.
building. The work was stream-
lined so that no workman or
group of workmen got in the way
of other groups.
that the "sidewalks superinten-
d t ,, had t kee on the move
or get trampled on.
have difficulty at times getting
along with 'em. The "head man"
js taking & whi,e
some of his co.workers look on
(looks like Don Heliker and
Henry Peterson right back of
him).
gart.
Musical ropes for men, Bill
Picker, Bob Gammell, Oscar
George.
Musical ropes for juniors
Christine Swaggart, Gary Jones,
Geraldine Swaggart.
Musical ropes for women Kay
Monahan, Faye Cutsforth, Betty
Smethurst.
This event was highlighted by
the entrance of "Sally," who was
portrayed by Bob Ciammell with
a rone wig, skirt, bandana and
all but Sally lost out in the
race.
Quarter mile race Betty
Smethurst, Bill Picker, Bob Stea-
gall.
Winners in the jiarade were
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Munkers for
the best matched pair; Paul Beck
et for the best dressed junior
cowboy, and Janice Beamer for
the best dressed junior cowgirl.
Pr zes for the parade were spon
sored by the Western Stores, Turn
A-Lum Lumoer company
Mrs, AKha Kirk.
and
To
Ranchers Suffer
Damage as Result
Of ThunderSform
Crops Flooded on
Rhea Creek Due To
Heavy Downpour
A flash storm assuming the
proportions of a cloudburst struck
in the Rock Creek area south of
Hardman about 6 p,m. Saturday
and the results were more or
less serious for ranches alonj
the creek bottoms. The bulks of
the storm appeared to follow the
ridge lying between Rock Creek
and the heads of McKinney and
Board creeks. Had it struck in
full force on either side of the
ridge the damage in certain
spots would have been much
greater.
Members of the Royal Arch
Masons on their way to the
Wightman ranch encountered
some difficulty in getting over
the new grade between Hardman
and the mouth of Chapin creek.
About midway of the grade the
runoff from the storm was run
ning over the highway to a
depth of about eight inches. The
highway grade held firm and
cars and trucks were able to
cross the stream. Rock creek at
places was raised almost to a
level with the highway grade.
Ranches along Rhea creek
down suffered a considerable
damage, particularly to crops.
Grain and hay in the valleys
were beaten down and left cov
ered with mud and debris.
Fences and bridges also came in
for damage but it has not been
learned if there were any live
stock losses alone these creeks.
iewis cason reported the loss
of a barn and possibly a cow on
nis kock creeK ranch. The A. C.
Ball, Floyd Jones. Jim Haves.
Slocum and Wright places were
reported as navmg taken some-
tning of a beating from the
storm.
A second storm passed over
this part of the county Tuesday
evening, brineine much lichtninp
and thunder and a heavy shower
of rain over a much wider terri
tory than Saturday evening's
storm. Wednesday was clear hur
there was a chill wind most of
the day and at 3:30 n.m. todav
the sky is overcast and rain is
imminent.
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Services Held For .
Albert Wilkinson
Services were held at 2 o'clock
p.m. Saturday from the Phelps
huneral Home chapel lor Albert
Isaiah Wilkinson, 58, whose death
occurred Wednesday, June 14, in
the Blue Mountains above Bing
ham Springs. Glenn Warner,
pastor of the Heppner Church of
Christ, officiated and interment
was in the Heppner Masonic cem
etery. Death was self-inflicted. Wilk
inson was in the employ of
Emery Gentry of Weston, spend
ing considerable time in the
mountains looking after cattle.
A forest ranger found the life
less body and reported his find
to the authorities.
He was born July 5, 1891, in
Morrow county and spent prac
tically all of his life here, going
to Weston about four years ago
to work for Mr. Gentry,
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Soroptimists Busy
Gadding Around
Attendance at installation
parties has called a few members
of the Soroptimist club of Hepp
ner out of town recently.
Wednesday of last week Mrs.
W. O. George and Mrs. John
Saager drove to Baker for the
induction of the new officers of
that club. Tuesday evening Mis.
C. C. Dunham and Mrs. O. G.
Crawford were in La Grande for
a similar program. Dr. Amanda
Zabel of La Grande installed the
officers for the Soroptimist Club
of Baker, Mrs. Crawford installed
for the La Grande club, and Fri
day evening Mrs. Etta Cunning
of Baker will be in Heppner to
induct the officers ot the local
group.
Several Soroptimists will be
here for Friday night's paitj
from Baker and La Grande. The
evening's activities will begin
with a dinner at 7 o'clock at the
W. O. George home. An informal
affair has been planned closing
the evening with square dancing
The Degree of Honor will hold
its annual picnic at the country
home of Mr. and Mrs. John Berg-
strom Sunday afternoon, June
25. This will be pot luck but
coffee and ice cream will be
furnished. Members are reauest
ed to bring their own silver
ware. Members without means ot
transportation are to meet at
r arra s at 12 noon so that those
having space in their cars can
take them along.
Bob (Jammell walked away
with the prize for the all around
cowboy for the day, and Betty
Smtt hurst received the prize for
the best all around cowgirl.
Topping the day off was a
jackpot roping event, with Ar
chie Murchison taking first place
and Jim Valentine second.
Jack Francis did the announc
ing, and with Mrs. Francis trav-
eled a good many miles to be
nere,
STORES TO CLOSE
Business houses of Heppner
will be closed between the
hours of 10-11 in. Friday out
of respect to Janes G. Thom
son, veteran merchant of the
city, whose funeral is scheduled
for 10 o'clock at the All Saints
Episcopal church.
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Several Patients
Occupy Rooms As
Hospital Opens
Morrow county's fine new hos
pital, the Pioneer Memorial, did
not open its doors to an empty
house Sunday night. Two pa
tients already occupied rooms
and it was but a matter of a
few hours until a third patient
arrived. Mrs. Merle Burkenbine
was the first to arrive at the
hospital, at approximately 6:50
p.m. At 11 p.m. Mrs. J. G. Banatt
was brought iii Mrs. Barratt
had been 111 at her home several
days and showing no signs oi
improvement ner pnysician aa
vised that she he taken to the
hospital. About noon Monday
Judge Barratt, fho also had
been ill several aays, was taKen
to the new building on the hill.
Then followed George Currin,
who needed medical attention.
The following rooming saw
Mrs. Buell Harshman of Monu
ment in the maternity ward
where at 7:54 her baby boy, Gary
Buell, was born.
Another patient is Mrs. Rudolph
Steinke of Arlington who is re
ceiving medical attention and
who may now have company.
Latest arrival at trie hospital
was Mrs. Wayne iswogger of
Heppner who at 3:20 this morn
ing gave birth to a seven pound
four ounce boy.
Visiting hours at the hospital
are 3 to 4 in the afternoon and
7 to 8:30 in the evening.
The hospital is urgently in
need of blood types. Two major
operations are scheduled for next
Monday, either of which might
call tot blood transfusions. There
will also be four minor opera
tions at the hospital that day.
Those desiring to give this as
sistance are urged to go to the
hospital at once for blood tests.
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Miss Helen Doherty has return
ed to her home in Vallejo, Cali
fornia after a week's visit here
with her mother,' Mrs. Catherine
Doherty and other relatives.
Another recent guest at the
Doherty home was Mrs. Robert
Miller, (nee Besie McCabe) of
La Grande. "
Vacation Time Finds Many People Coming
And Going Here And Elsewhere
By RUTH PAYNE
Dr. A. D. McMurdo returned
Saturday from a twelve day trip
to Charlottesville, Va. where he
attended a class reunion at the
University of Virginia. Dr. Mc
Murdo went first to San Fran
cisco where he was joined by his
brother, Col. Hew B. McMurdo,
for the trip east which . took
thirteen hours from California to
New York. Dr. McMurdo reports
a very enjoyable time visiting
with old friends and classmates.
Mrs. Lucille Ayers entertained
Thursday afternoon with a party
complimenting her mother, Mrs.
Walter Farrens, on the occasion
of her birthday. Present were
Mesdames Ella Bleakman, Delia
Tash, Lucy Wright and Elsie
Ayers.
Mrs. James Campbell and son,
Fred of Portland are guests at
the home of her brother-in-law
and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Terrel
Benge In the Social Ridge sec
tion. Saturday, Mrs. Benge and
her guest motored to Adrian,
Idaho where they visited their
father, Clyde Cartwright over the
weekend.
Terrel Benge and William Rich
ards flew to Spokane during the
weekend to attend the grain-
growers convention which is be.
ing held in that city this week.
Mrs. Ted Plerson and daughter,
Marjorie and Mrs. Paul McCoy
and daughter, Linda, returned
Tuesday evening from Portland
where they spent a few days on
Business and pleasure.
Mrs. Chris Brown is a patient
at St. Anthony's hospital in
Pendleton having been taken
over the last of the week.
Mrs. Ida Grimes returned Mon
day evening from Portland where
she spent a week looking after
business matters. She was
brought to Heppner by her son,
Louis Pyle and his dauehter
They were accompanied by Ro-
gena waggoner who has been in
the city visiting with her uncle
and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. John
McRoberts.
Mrs. Jack Merrill and children
left Sunday for their home in
Portland after spending a week
nere with her parents. Mr. ana
Mrs. E. R. Prock. Mr. Merrill mo-
tored ud after them.
P. W. Mahoney spent Monday
and Tuesday in Condon attend-
ing circuit court. .
Mrs. Edmund Hlr and son
Phillip were here from Toledo
the last of the week to visit
with her sister, Mrs. Rose Francis.
Phillip will remain here for the
summer with Mrs. Francis while
Mrs. Hirl attends summer school
at Monmouth.
Mr. and Mrs. Buster Rands
were over from Boardman Mon
dav shonoine and lookine aftr
business matters in Heppner.
Mrs. Tress Mcvuntock ""t ihe
Services for J.G. -
Thomson Sr. To Be
Held Friday A.M.
Retired Merchant
Died at Home Here
After Long Illness
Services will be held at 10
o'clock a.m. Friday, June 23 at
All Saints Episcopal church for
James G. Thomson Sr., 78, who
passed away at his late resi
dence on South Court street Mon
day after a lingering illness. Re
Elvon L. Tull will read the ser
vice and interment will be made
in the Heppner Masonic ceme
tery. Phelps Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
A native of Arthur, Province
of Ontario, Canada, Mr. Thom
son was born June 5, 1872. At the
age of 25 he came to Heppner,
accompanying Jack Hynd, form
erly of Cecil and now of Pendle
ton. The two young men follow
ed their brothers, Will Hynd and
Charles Thomson, who came 10
this then flourshing sheep and
cattle capital in 1894. Like many
other young men coming into the
county in that era, Mr. Thomson
took a job as a ranch hand and
followed this pursuit for several
years before entering the dry
goods business in Heppner. His
first venture was with a man by
th namn of V.winir. T.afpr hit:
hrnthAr PhnrlAc nurhacai1 tha in. '
terest of Mr. Ewing and the store
became Thomson Bros., the name
still in use. A second brother,
George, joined the firm and with
the passing of the brothers, Mr.
Thomson absorbed their interests
and carried on until ill health
forced him to retire. A sale a
few years ago cleared out the
dry goods stock and since that
time the store has been operated
as a food market, the building
being altered two years ago into
one of the more modern store
rooms of the city.
Mr. Thomson was married to
Agnes Mary Curtis in 1907 and
to this union six children were
born, all of whom survive. They
are James G. Jr., Roderick S.,
both of Heppner, and Curtis M.
Thomson of Cotulla, Texas;
Louise Becket and Winifred Cox
of Heppner, and Mary E. Gibb of
Seattle, Washington. There are
also 13 grandchildren.
Mrs. Thomson preceeded her
husband in death July 25,-1947.
first of the week for Monmouth
where she will attend the summer
session of Oregon Normal school.
Mrs. Rose Francis returned the
first of the week from Portland
where she visited her son, Joe,
who underwent an operation at
a hospital there earlier in the
week.
Rev. Glenn Warner and Mr.
and Mrs. Homer Eglund motored
to Cove Sunday taking a group
of Junior Christian Sunday school
members to the summer camp.
Those going to camp included
Judy Bargar, Ida . bue btratton,
Uelorls Easter, Kooena Hannan,
Joyce Washburn, Bonna and Ca
rol Elliott, Margaret Hughes,
Velma Eglund and Janet Keith-
ley.
Morgan Connor has returned
from Corvallis and will spend
the summer in Heppner.
Mrs. Juanita Massey and cnu-
dren are spending this week in
Naches, Washington with her
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Marvin Morgan. From
there, Mrs. Massey will go to
Tacoma. Upon her return, she will
be assistant in the tax collect
or's office at the courthouse.
Mr. and Mrs. George N. Perry
of Pendleton were Friday visitors
in Heppner.
Rev. and Mrs. Jackson Gilliam
and daughter, Anne, of Hermi
ston visited in Heppner Friday
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
E. E. uilliam. Kev. and Mrs.
Gilliam expected to go to Cove
the first of the week to assist
with the Episcopal summer
church school which is being
held there at this time.
Mesdames Clara B. Gertson, A.
J. Chaffee and Ethel Ziemantz
motored to Pendleton Monday:
Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Chapel
and daughter, Ida Mae, of the
Rood Canyon section were dusi
ness visitors in Heppner Tues
day.
Kenneth Haslam of Pendleton
was transacting business in
Heppner Tuesday.
Miss Marjorie Sims who har
just completed a year s teaching
in the Hillsboro high school was
a visitor last week at the home
ot ner uncie ana auni, ur. ana
Mrs. A. D. McMurdo. Miss Sims
I expects to leave New York on
June 28 on a student tour to
Madrid, Spain and will attend
'summer classes there. The group
or suuiems win mane me trip
by air.
' Mr. and Mrs. Walter Becket,
Mr. and Mrs. Clive Huston; Mr.
.and Mrs. F. E. Parker and Mr.
and Mrs. Ben Anderson ..enjoyed
a picnic Monday evening at the
artesian well
Mrs. Margaret Phelps is locat
ed at Zenith, Washington where
she has accepted a position as
la nurse's aide in the Masonic
'nome.
Burkenbine Baby
First Arrival At
Pioneer Hospital
Nikki Charlene Burkenbine
may never become president of
the United States but she will
have one distinction she was
the first baby born in the Pioneer
Memorial hospital. Nikki arrived
ahead of the scheduled opening
of the hospital by a few hours,
making her bow to this grand
old vale of tears at 7:20 p. m.
Sunday, June 18. The hospital
officially opened at midnight
For being the first baby born
in the new hospital, Nikki re
ceived the layette and other
gifts posted by business people
of Heppner under the sponsor
ship of the Jay Cee-ettes. Being
of a very tender age she is not
fully aware of the significance
of all this finery but her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Merle Burkenbine,
are duly proud of the honor and
the gifts and she no doubt will
find it a pleasure to look back
to June 18, 1950 when the time
is about June 18, 2000 and say,
"My folks tell me that I was
the first baby born n Morrow
county's fine new Pioneer Mem
orial hospital."
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Masons Forced To
Abandon Mountain
Retreat Ceremony
A heavy rain breaking over the
area about 6 p.m. Saturday
caused the Royal Arch Masons
to change their plans and return
to the safety and comfort of the
lodge hall in Heppner to hold a
special initiatory service instead
of the open air ceremonial to
nave been held at the Wight
man place in the Blue moun
tains. The storm broke as the
Masons were preparing to set
the tables for the fried chicken
dinner which was one of the
features of the gathering. Com
panions had taken food and
paraphernalia to the site and
were preparing to go ahead
with the plans when the storm
broke. After a few minutes of
the pelting rain it did not take
long to decide to return to town,
for it was wet and plenty, it
might be added.
Some 40 Companions from
Pendleton and numerous visitors
from other chapters were in at
tendance. The Pendleton chapter
put on the degree.
The guest list was headed by
Herbert D. White, Most Excellent
Grand High Priest of Oregon,
Portland.
People Urged To
Have Blood Typed
Blood typing for emergency
cases is a matter of concern to
the management and staff of the
Pioneer Memorial hospital and
it is suggested that people who
did not visit the blood bank unit
on the occasion of its visit here
last week go to the hospital for
a test.
It was explained at the cham
ber of commerce luncheon Mon
day that those who gave blood
last week have been typed and
that the hospital will be furnish
ed information regarding the
donors. It was also . explained
that it is desirable to have fresh
blood for emergency cases and
with a catalogue of blood types
on record at the hospital it would
be but a matter of a few minutes
to locate the type that might
be needed.
It may require some time to
educate the people in hospital
routine but securing blood types
and building up a blood bank
for any emergency are some of
the first steps in establishing
a successful institution.
Anyone desiring to take the
blood test should get in touch
with Administrator George Wa
dill without delay.
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LEAVE FOR MIAMI
Mr. ond Mrs. J. O. Turner left
earlv Tuesday afternoon, driving
to Pendleton where they would
leave their car in storage and
fplnne the City of Portland for
Chicago on the first lap of a
lourney that will take them to
Miomi, Fla., where Mr. Turner
goes as a delegate from Heppner
lodge No. 358 to the grand lodge
convention of Elks. The Turners
have planned a tour which prac
tically circles the United States.
They will spend two or three
days in each or seven or eight
of the larger cities Lnicago,
New York, Philadelphia, Wash
ington. D. C down to Miami on
the east coast and several of
the more important cities in the
south as they come back to Los
Angeles and on home.
Mrs. A. G. Pieper has returned
from Portland where she has
been for the past three weeks
helping her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. E. R.
Holliday, with the children dur
ing the opening of the new
Holliday bakery. This is an at
tractive and modern shop located
on S. E. 92nd near Foster, next
door to the Lents postoffice. The
young people invite their Mor
row county friends to call on
them when in the city.
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Mr. and Mrs. Marlowe Need
ham. Gaylord Ingram and Frank
Fraters motored to John Dav
Saturday to spend the week end
with friends
Council Awards
Street Contract at -
Monday's Meeting
Salem Man Puts
Equipment to Work
Tuesday Morning
It didn't take the city council
very long to make up the offi
cial mind about awording the
contract for proposed street work
Monday evening when the bids
were opened. There were but
two bids, which shortened the
work some, but the underlying
cause for speed was in the dif
ference in the bids.
The bidders were Russell Ol
son of Pendleton and the D. F.
McKinsll company of Salem.
Olson's bid was for $7,750 and
the Salem concern bid It In at
$4,255.
A total of 4100 lineal feet of
grading, surfacing and repairing
will be done under the contract,
broken down as follows: River
side Avenue, 2700 lineal feet;
South Main, 400 lineal feet;
Chase street, 700 lineal feet, and
Gilmore street, 300 lineal feet.
The city is furnishing the
crushed rock, having contracted
with the Rock crusher which is
now operating at the Bill Barratt
ranch east of Heppner. The
contractor is to furnish all the
material.
The successful bidder moved
his equipment in Tuesday morn
ing from near Arlington where
he had been on a state highway
job. A scarifier was put to work
on the Riverside avenue stretch
to scarify and grade the old
pavement, approximately 1350
lineal feet. This street, badly
damaged .by the flood in 1949,
will practically be rebuilt.
On South Main, Chase and
Gilmore streets, it will require
light grading of dirt fill on the
former and light grading of rock
fill on the latter two.
Taking advantage of the type
of equipment in use on the street
work, Heppner lodge No. 358,
B.P.O.E., engaged the McKinsil
company to level off the lodge's
property from the rear of the
building to Chase street to make
a parking lot for the use of mem
bers. In an effort to comply with a
state law and to abte a practice
by car drivers that has bordered
on a nuisance for some time, the
council instructed the police de
partment to enforce the "No U
Turn" rule on Main street. Four
blocks comprising the center of
the city have been posted and
Chief Gomillion is now on the
alert to catch violators of the
rule. Turning around on Main
street, which happens to also be
a state hignway is a violation
of driving laws and offenders
will be punished according to the
terms provided by the statute.
John D. Furlong,
Pioneer of County,
Buried Sunday
Family and friends were shock.
ed to learn Friday morning that
John D. Furlong had ended his
life. Death, which was apparently
instantaneous, occurred approxi
mately at b:l0 a.m. when he
fired a bullet into his right
temple while alone in his little
home on North Chase street. It
had been his usual practice to go
over to his brother Scott's home
at about 7 o'clock each morning
and when he did not show up
Friday morning Mrs. Scott Fur
long decided to see what was
the matter. She approached the
house but did not go in and
returning home spoke of . her
anxiety to Creed Owen, who hap
pened to be there, and he said
he would go over and investi
gate. Funeral services were held at
2 o'clock p.m. Sunday at the
Phelps Funeral Home chapel,
with Rev. Elvon Tull reading the
Episcopal service. Interment was
in the Heppner Masonic ceme
tery. John Dennis Furlong, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Furlong,
early Morrow county residents,
was born March 22, 1878 in the
state of Iowa. He came with his
parents to Oregon when a young
boy and lived most of his life in
the vicinity, ranching in both
Morrow and Grant counties. He
got his early experience in the
stock business when his father
joined O. E. Farnsworth in the
operation of a sheep ranch on
Rhea creek. Retiring from ranch
ing a few years ago he came
to Heppner to make his home.
Surviving are two brothers,
Will and Scott Furlong, and one
sister. Mrs. Frank Ayers (Elsie),
all of Heppner. Mr. Furlong was
never married.
HAVING LAWN SOCIAL
Folks with a taste for straw
berry sundaes, cake and coffee
have ample opportunity to satiate
their appetites Saturday evening.
The ladies of the Methodist
church are giving a social on the
church lawn from 6:30 to 9 fea
turing the aforementioned pro
ducts. In addition they will offer
some entertainment numbers at
8 o'clock.
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Mr. and Mrs. Carl Berestrom
jof lone were shopping in Hepp-