Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current, August 23, 1951, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextHeppner Gazette Times, Thursday, August 23, 1951 Page 3 State Board Rates Hospital High In Cleanliness The county court this week re ceived a letter commending the Pioneer Memorial hospital on the cleanliness kitchen utensils used at the institution. The bacteria count on cups was a low 3, forks, 6 and glasses, 8. The state board of health, which makes peroidic surveys of sani tation conditions at public in stitutions and restaurants, stated that any count of less than 100 is considered satisfactory. BUY YOUR NEW GE APPLIANCE ON NEW, Easy Credit Regulations . COME IN AND SEE THIS DE LUXE, Automatic G-E Range! I ROF COURSEj 1 PER WEEK ' offer down paymsnf You can have G-E "Speed Cooking" with push-button controlsl BIG TR1PL-OVEN is really three ovens in onel PUSH-BUTTON CONTROLS give you five exact speeds! BUILT-IN PRESSURE COOKER converts to fourth sur face unit! AUTOMATIC OVEN TIMER cooks your dinner while you'ro out! HI-SPEED CALROD UNITS give fast, exact heat! HEPPNER HARDWARE 26 N. MAIN and ELECTRIC Authorized Deafer GENERAL ELECTRIC RANGES.. PHONE 2482 ! Monument 4-H Stock Club, Plans Rodeo By Millie Wilson Monument Next Sunday the 4-H Stock Club will again meet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Stirewalts for another Rodeo, They enjoyed the one so much two weeks ago that this time they will take their own saddles and horses and have a real time of it. Charles Roach Sr. will take the 4-H Stock Club to Mt Vernon next Sunday for a judging contest. They will all meet at the Roy Robinson ranch to begin the judging. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Egner and children of Lebanon were week end guests of Mrs. Egner's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Chet Brown. They commented on how green things looked in Eastern Oregon. There was a small grass fire reported from the Ritter area. About three acres of hay and grass land were bumed. But the Ritter crew soon had it under control. Mr. and Mrs. Billie Flowers and children from California were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs, Clyde Jackson. Mrs. Jackson is Mr. Flower's mother. Aubrey Crum killed two large snakes at the Monument look out last week. One was a rattler with ten rattles. It was directly under the tower. It is uncommon to find a rattle snake on top of the mountain. The second snake was the oddest ever seen in these parts. It measured 53 inches long. Its back was slate grey with a yellow stripe just lower than the grey color, then a russet or bronze stripe below the yellow. The un der part of the snake from the head for about a foot was spot ted with black, then the color went to yellow, then a rose pink near the tail. The sagebrush on the mountain is about eighteen inches tall, and the snake would move very fast and raise its head above the sagebrush to look a round. Mr. Crum shot the snake, which is believed to be an Ore gon Racer. These snakes are very rare. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Leathers and children. Deanna and Buzzle left Friday for Portland, from there they will go to Amboy, Washington to visit their daugh ter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Ab Gates. Johnnie Stubblefield has al most finished remodeling his home adding on two more bed rooms. Mr. and Mrs. Earnle Mollne are building a new home on the Spike Miller property north of town and Lindell Broadfoots new home is almost completed. With all the new homes being built, Monument really is growing. Mrs. Rho Bleakman and daugh ters, Rhoene, Laura Lee and Yvonne drove to John Day last Friday for medical check-ups. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Capon and children and Nora Boyer drove to Portland over the week end. The CLAUDIEN'S YOUR FASHION HEADQUARTERS FALL STYLES ARRIVING DAILY COATS-SUITS-DRESSES COMPLETE SELECTION OF ACCESSORIES Cotnp ate FARMERS AUTO INSURANCE . . for Low Cost Premiums . for Broad Coverage Protection .... for Prompt Claims Service . . . THEN you will see why FARMERS is the West's leading writer of Automobile Insurance. AUTO LIABILITY INSURANCE WITH FARMERS COSTS ONLY rtr pm -v Each 6 Months Correal Rates VLW K 1 Plus $5.00 Non-Recurring Fee ipi-Jv t beginning of Policy for $5,000 SI 0.000 Bodily Injury $5,000 Property Damage. Medical Payments, Collision, Comprehensive Fire and Theft at Very Low Cost SAVE MONEY t : f N"' 1 Marvin H. Wightxnan WIGHTMAN Agricultural Service Heppner Capons will attend a family re union of Mrs. Capon's mother's relatives. This is an annual event and draws a large crowd each year. Mrs. Boyer will attend to business matters and visit her daughter Nona Healy while in Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Archie Cox en joyed a visit last week with Mrs. Cox's brother and wife from Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Johnson and son, Sandy, from Bend spent last week with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cork. Their nephew, Ray Jones, who has spent the sum mer with Mr. and Mrs. Cork re turned home with the Johnsons. Mr. and Mrs. Vern Boyer and children of Portland stopped to visit Dempsey Boyer last week They were on their way to visit Mrs. Boyer s mother, Mrs. Frank Mulkey at Long Creek. Mrs, Helen Brown at the Guard Station reports that according to statistics received by her, there were 309 fires in the state of Ore gon up to June 30 of this year. 303 of these fires were man made. Mr. and Mrs. Al Patzer and children drove to LaGrande last week end to consult a doctor. They found it would be necessary for Mr. Patzer to take a weeks treatment before they can re turn home. Mr. Patzer's neck has been bothering him for some time. Mr. and Mrs. Mead Gilman re cently purchased the home of Mrs. Ruth Sweek, here In Monu ment. ' The state highway crew arrived in Monument last Friday. They will re -surface and oil a short strip of road just south of Monu ment They have parked their trailor houses along Cottonwood I Creek in the shade of the trees! in Lewis Batty's field. I Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cupper and children left Monday on their an nual vacation which they will spend in Portland, at the coast' and points in Washington. Mr, and Mrs. Morton Cupper will re main at home and be official chore boys. , Mr. Joe Mellor took his wife to John Day Thurs. and she under, went surgery on Friday. Mr. Mel lor returned home Sunday. He states Mrs. Mellor as recovering satisfactorily, He expects to bring her home by Wednesday. Mrs Louisa Fleming is caring for the children. Mrs. Stella Reynolds and child ren and her sister Lois Fuzek left Monday for a vacation in the Willamette Valley. Mrs. Thelma yilliams com menced work as clerk at Settle and Son's store this week. Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Wilson spent Sunday afternoon visiting Mr, and Mrs. R. W. Shaw at Long Creek. Monument like all other small towns is having difficulty find ing a city dump yard. A special meeting of the City Council will be held Monday evening when they hope to lease a plot of ground from Lewis Batty Sr. and to hire a man to pick up and haul away the garbage. Mrs. Reta Cupper honored Mrs. Lizzie Cupper with a birthday dinner last Wednesday evening. Funeral services for Jack Cou ture's father were held in Con don last Thursday at 10 a.m. Those from here attending were Mrs. Doris Capon and Mrs. Lois Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sweek were business visitors in John Day last Tuesday. ' Mrs. Lula Settle drove to Pend leton last Tuesday for a load of supplies for the store. A business meeting of the M. M. M. Club met Thursday at the home of Millie Wilson. Those pre sent were Clara Strecker, Wave Jackson, Martha Mattesson, Effie McKinney and children, Lydia Capon and children and Lizzie Cupper. A special joint meeting of the school boards was called last Friday to open the wood bids. cnanes t vandetta was award ed the contract to cut the wood for the coming year. Mr. and Mrs. Bud Ene-le and children of Cottonwood returned home last Thursday from Red mond where they had been vi siting the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Cox from the Gilmore Ranch left Monday on a three week vacation trip wnicn win taKe them into Idaho, Nevada and California. They will return to Oregon by the coast highway. Mr. and Mrs. Theron Kincr am having some remodeling and re pairs done on their house and grounds. Mr. and Mrs. Pete Yard. ley are doing the work. Mr. and Mrs. Bart Gavman nnH daughter of Standfield visitPd nn Sunday with Stanley Gayman who is employed with the state highway crew. NEED Letterheads. Phone 882 Transferring b Heavy Hauling Padded Moving Vans Storage Warehouse U.PandN.P. Penland Bros. Transfer Co. 39 SW Dorlon Arenue Phone 338 Pendleton, Ore. CUT YOUR COST OF LIVING... 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