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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, October 1 8, 1951
Volume 68, Number 31
C, of C. Request
Brings Action on
Highway Tests
The recent reauest hv tho
chamber of commerce that the
state highway commission re-
classify several local highways
to allow full length trucks to
travel them, brought immediate
action by the highway group.
Last week, highway officials
obtained the services of an oil
tanker and a test run was made
over the Lexington-Buck's cor.
ner road. The purpose of the test
run was to determine whether
the highway and curves was suf
ficiently wide to allow full legal
length to travel it without en
dangering other traffic. Prelimi
nary word from the checkers was
that the change probably would
be allowed, however a definite
decision must await action by
the highway commission.
Tests were also run on the
Heppner- Condon, Ruggs-Spray,
and Kimberly-Monument high
ways which have been restricted
as to truck length. Indications
were that the restrictions would
be lifted on the Condon and the
Kimberly-Monument sections of
state highway, but that some im
provements would be necessary
on the Ruggs-Spray road over the
mountain before chafes in-present
restrictions could be author
ized. Definite word on these roads
also awaits commission decision.
The local chamber requested
the tests three weeks ago when it
was brought to their attention
that the restrictions were work
ing a hardship on several truck
ing companies. Tank trucks with
trailers have been forced to go
down-river to Heppner junction
even though they might be haul
ing in from the Pendleton or
Hermiston area. The group felt
the Lexington-Hermiston road
was straighter than the one down
Willow creek and based their re
quest on that assumption. Truck
weight was. not a major factor,
overall length being the reason
for the state restrictions.
Some lumber trucks hauling
into Heppner from the Condon
and Monument areas have been
forced to operate without trail
ers to conform with state road
requirements.
While no change in the Ruggs.
Spray road classification is an
ticipated because of the test runs,
it was intimated that the cham
ber will use the information gain
ed to request the state highway
commission to make the neces
sary improvements on that sec
tion. 0
Nursing School to be
Started at The Dalles
The first school for practical
nurses in Eastern Oregon will be
be opened November 1 by The
Dalles general hospital. It is be
ing sponsored by the vocational
department of the Oregon state
board of education.
The one -year course will pre
pare women for practical nurs
ing work under the direction of (
a doctor or professional nurse 1
either in a home, hospital or oth- j
er institution or public health
agency. Applicants must be 18
years of age
of age and meet certain
physical and educational require
ments. There is no tuition charge for
the course, however students
must provide their own uniforms,
books, etc. During the first four
months she will be provided
room, board and laundry and ,
will later be given a hourly wage
when assigned to hospital ser
vice. Women interested are advised
to contact The Dalles general
hospital for full information,
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Mrs. Frank Turner and Mrs.
Earl E. Gilliam returned the last 1
of the week from a business trip
to Portland. I
Company Explains Dial Telephone Delay
The Pacific Telephone and
Telegraph company answered a
recent request of the Heppner
Khumhir nt .nmmfrv Mnnrtav.
when a letter was read from the
comnanv reeardine the Dossibil-'
ity of dial telephone installation
in the Heppner office.
The chamber had requested the
rhanpp n more modern eauirj-
ment as soon as was possible, but'
the telephone company stated
that immediate installation was
impossible, but assured the group
that thev will make every effort
to prevent further deferrment of
the planned change to dials.
Heppner Mustangs Gallop to
Their Fourth Victory, 48-0
A smooth Heppner grid ma
chine, blocking and tackling with
machine like precision, method!
cally cut down the Umatilla Vlk
' in2s for an easy 48-0 victory. This
win, their fourth in a row, after
an early season lose to Maupin,
was acquired by bone-crushing
blocking and tackling.
The Umatilla Vikings, who to
observers, looked in poor play
ing condition never had a chance
against the Morrow County pow
erhouse. Coach Whitbeck has this state,
ment to make about his teams
performance "Never have I seen
a Heppner team look so effective
as our boys did Friday. Their of
fensive blocking and tackling was
something to watch."
Scoring was done in the fol
lowing manner: John Wagner
opened scoring on a quick open
ing play over his own right guard
for a 2 yard thrust. Roy Taylor
failed in the conversion, which
was his only misplay of the after
noon. The next score came as Wen
dell Connor, who is fast becoming
0 terrific offensive threat, danc
ed across from 3 yards out. Tay
lor kicked the extra point. Jack
Sumner legged it across from 6
yards out on the next offensive
thrust. The conversion was on a
line bu?K""by W. Connor for a
lop sided 20-0 half-time score.
The second half offered more
of the same with Gary Connor
and Roy Taylor playing "keep
away" with a Umatilla halfback
and the ball, which came from
Smith on a pass settled in Tay
lor's arms for a touchdown. The
Hiway Improvement
Set Near Boardman
A bulletin from the state high
way commission announces that
it had received bids on October 11
for the construction of an 80 foot
reinforced concrete grade separ
ation structure at the junction of
the Old Oregon Trail with the
new Columbia river route about
1 miles southeast of Boardman.
This structure is designed to
separate traffic at this junction
point and reduce travel hazards
on these two high speed through
routes.
Mrs. Etta Howell
Passes in Portland
Funeral services were held for j
Mrs. Etta-Howell in Portland, day for Hebron, Indiana where
Saturday October 13. Interment ' she will spend the winter with
was in Lincoln Memorial Park j her niece, Mrs. Al Hiatt and Mr.
Cemetery. Mrs. Howell died in! Hiatt The Hiatts have been vi
Portland October 11 and is sur- siting relatives here for a short
vived by her husband Lee, two 'time and are taking Mrs. Mc
daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Huit of j Daniel home with them!
The Dalles and Mrs. Sybil Cun- Mrs. Walter Depuy and dough
ningham of Portland, her mother
Mrs. Mary Sowers of Portland and
two brothers, Floyd Barlow of
Portland and C. A. Barlow
or.
Washougal, Washington, and
four grandchildren. Mrs. George
Snider from lone is a neice
Mrs. Howell spent most of her
life in this vacinity.
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Weekend guests of Mrs. Adella
Bailey were . her grandmother,
Mrs. Cinda Ainsworth of Grand
Junction, Colorado and her
brothers-in-law and sisters. Mr.
and Mrs Victor Johnson and three
sons and Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hills
bury of Castle Rock, Washington,
Mrs. Lucy Peterson and daugh'
ters, Ruthie, Alice and Martha, ters were over from Condon Sat
left Saturday afternoon for As- urday to see her mother, Mrs.
toria where they will spend a Grace Nickerson.
week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Wells returned Sun-
Mrs. Frank Spittle. The Spittles
will observe their fiftieth an-
will observe their fiftieth an-
niversary this week. i
Mrs. Owen Leathers of Kinzua
was over for the weekend to visit
her sister, Mrs. Francis Bailey at
Rugg Junction. The ladies were
shopping in Heppner Saturday. ;
Mrs. Mary Wright is in Monu-
ment this week to visit her sis-
ter, Mrs. Ida Bleakman, and
other relatives.
The letter from D. A. Short,
manager of the Pendleton office
stated, we appreciate lyour anx-
iptv and sure v wish it had been
possible to change the existing
central office equipment in Hepp -
ner to modern dial service. It has
(been our desire and we have
pyanned to change all our ex-
changes to dial as soon as it was'
possible but conditions beyond
our control has made it impos-
sible to make these changes on
schedule."
Short stated that the Korean
war has made it increasingly dif
ficult to obtain the necessary,
reverse combination, a pass from
Taylor to quarterback Smith on
a clever play, added the point
and 27-0 score.
Jim Smith, star Heppner quart
erback scored on a 4 yard quart-1
erback sneak to make a 33-0
score. Bill Hughes and Keith Con
nor combined to make a gaping
hole for Smith s six points. Tay
lor kicked the extra point and
the score was 34-0
Heppner's sixth tally came as
fullback Jack Sumner Intercepted
a Viking aerial with one hand,
and aided by blocks from Tay
lor and G.- Connor, sprinted 44
yards. Taylor again converted for
a 41-0 score.
The final score came on a
spectacular 84 yard run by half
back Bud Wagner. Roy Taylor
bucked across for a final 48-0
score.
The reserves who played nearly
half the game turned in a very
creditable performance although
unable to score.
Next week finds the Heppner
squad traveling to Fossil for a
Saturday, October 20 game with
the Falcons of Wheeler High.
Coach Whitbeck expects to use
next years squad the larger share
of the game if possible.
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County Civil Defense
Assignments Studied
Tentative civil service assign
ments for Morrow county i were
studied in Heppner Monday Oct
15 when two men from the state
civil defense office met with the
county civil defense director.
The state workers, Robert Sond-
strom and George Emigh,- went j
uvea iuc ijuuiaa xui muuuw wuaijr
with the local director? to - see
lt , aiict!n Htm'
the capabilities rttoVwunSi"8111 Barratt: 1st vice pres.; I board of directors of the Hepp
Mnrrnw onnntv has been asked ' Kenneth Peck; 2nd vice pres., ' ner t. Chamber of Commerce to
Morrow county has been asked
sn ViQirn 1Q t-kJt11rta rOCAftrAB1 tWm
ganize one-quarter of a. mobile u 'i
welfare team, which will involve w- Cutsforth; Member of Resolu-
ic .rec mnwi. racnm t ons Committee, . Henry Baker;
unKrpersoJs " mbIIereSC 'Alternate, Kenneth Peckf
It was pointed. out last month' The State Convention of the
by the state civil defense di- Oregon Farm Bureau Federation
rector, Jack- Hayes, that the will be held in Salem November
quotas set for the various counties 26-30.- The National President,-
is part of a new plan for develop-
ing the hard core of a defense
organization. It will be the basis
for disaster relief operations any
where in the state.
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Mrs. Sam McDaniel left Thurs-
ter, Karen, Mrs. Bernard Doherty
and son, and Mrs. Gertrude Ap-
plegate made a business trip to
Walla Walla Friday.
Oscar George left Sunday for
Reno, Nevada to spend a brief
vacation. In Baker he will be
joined by Mrs. George who has
been there attending the Soropti
mist convention which began
Friday They expect to return to
Heppner in about a week. ,
Mr. and Mrs. John Saager are
the parents of a baby boy. Mrs.
Saager went to Portland last
week and returned with the week
old, 8 lb. 4 oz. boy. He has been
named Monte Daniel.
Mrs. Richard Hayes and daugh
day from Walla Walla where she
has been a patient at Walla
Walla General Hospital follow-
ing her recent automobile ac-
cident. Mr. Wells drove over
after her.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Snyder hare
returned from Portland where he
was a patient at St Vincent's
Hospital. During their stay in the
valley they visited with a niece
j at Mollala.
equipment for the changeover,
making it almost impossible to
get a definite date when the mod
emization program can be put
into effect.
He also called attention to the
fact that a new building would
have to be built to accommodate
the equipment, and that new
government restrictions on build
ing may add further delays
from this angle.
Short said he is endeavoring
to secure further information that
may allow the company to set
tentative date for the change.
MoiTOW County
Farm Bureaus
Elect Officers
The Morrow County Farm Bur
eau held their regular meeting
at the Rhea Creek Grange Hall,
Monday evening, October 8. The
main topic under discussion was
the 'Farm Family Policy Sur
vey". Nels Anderson discussed
this document and gave some of
the results of the meeting which
the P.M.A. committee had to dis
cuss this. As a result of the dis
cussion and previous study a
motion was carried that the fol
lowing letter be sent to our Con
gressmen and the Secretary of
Agriculture: "She Morrow Coun
ty Farm Bureau in regular ses
sion on October 8 discussed the
'Farm Family Policy Survey'
that was prepared by the Depart
ment of Argiculture and conclud
ed that their were two major ob
jections to this survey: (1) The
recommendations came from the
top down instead of the policies
being developed by- the' farmers
through their own: farm" organi
zations in cooperation with" the
members of Congress) whos are
sincerely i interested ' in' thelong
time interests of farmers and who
are" determined to fit a sound
farm program lnto'our free enter,
prise system. (2). We. consider "it
unethical to submit such lengthy
document during the farmer's
busiest season and allow such a
short - time . for study,
It would
be 'utterly impossible for any.
farm 'organization to properly
analyze this document and make
the necessary recommendations
in the length of time given when
it took the Department of Agri
culture 'several monthsTto'pre-
pare jt '
I The following officers were
elected 'for the coming -year
Nute' O'Harra; Sec.-Treas. Mar-
Alien a. Kline win speaK ai tnis
convention.
The lone Farm Bureau Center
held their regular meeting at the
Leonard Carlson home on October
10. The Farm Family Policy Sur
vey was discussed and the Re
assessment of Property, and par
ticularly the taxation on dwell
ings. A committee of Henry Baker
and Leonard Carlson were ap
pointed to investigate this matter
further.
The following officers were
elected for the coming year: Pres,
Donald Heliker; Vice President,
David Baker: Sec.-Treas., Mrs.
(David Baker; Voting Delegate,
Henry Bauer
Following the business meet
ing the Carlsons showed the pic
tures which they took on their
recent trip to Alaska which were
very much enjoyed. The next
meeting will be held at the Mark.
ham Baker home on November
14 with a pot-luck supper at 6:30
p.m.
The Lexington Farm Bureau
Center held their regular meet
ing at the Gene Majeskl home
on September 26. The main topic
of discussion was having the
Social Security Act exclude farm
ers from paying Social Security
on their employees.
The following olltcers were
elected for the coming year:
Pres., Gene Majeskl; Vlce-pres.,
Gene Cutsforth; Sec-Treas., Mrs.
Gene Majeske
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William Miller, Portland, tra
velling mechanic for the Soil
Conservation Service paid a busi
ness visit to the Heppner dist
rict Monday.
Mrs. Mary Van Stevens went to
Portland the first of the week.
during her absence Mrs. Joe
Wright, was In charge of the
flower shop.
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Hengsler
and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ellis of
Gresham are guests this week of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hamlin.
...Miss Marlene Porteriield has
returned from Seattle where she
was the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Rudy Bruns.
Dr. and Mrs. A. D. McMurdo
had as their guests Sunday Mrs.
Lynn Smith of Los Angeles, Mrs.
E. M. Hulden of Arlington and
Miss Lulu Hager.
Mrs. Ira McConkle (Rose
Hayes) of Milton was in Hepp
ner the first of the week to visit
relatives.
Portland Deer Hunter
Dies Of Heart
Attack Near Heppner
Lester B. Sanford, 5504 S. E.
Gladstone, Portland was found
dead Monday morning by his
hunting partner, C. J. Thomsen of
Boring.
Sanford did not return to camp
Sunday evening and was reported
as lost. Monday morning Thom
sen went to an area where he had
heard some shots around 1:30
Sunday afternoon and found a
dead deer. He searched farther
and came upon Sanford's body.
Examination of the personal
effects found on Sanford's per
son indicated he had been both
ered with heart trouble and Dr.
A. D. McMurdo, county coroner
surmised that overexertion fol
lowing killing the deer coused
his death.
The body was brought to Hepp
ner b sheriff C. J. D Bauman,
Dr. McMurdo, state police officer
William Labhart and Oliver
Cresswick.
Dr. Clifford Wagner
Moves To Heppner
Dr. Clifford M. Wagner, who
during recent months, has been
serving patients in Heppner by
plane from his Portland office,
has moved into his new building
in Heppner and will reside here.
.Although, the building and
residence: is not yet completed,
Dr. Wagner is . using some of
the rooms'as an office. Mr, Wag-
ner and their young son will move
to, Heppner as soon as the build
ing-is finished,
Dr. Wagner has introduced Dr.
Harrys Irvin Jr. to the Portland
'practice and that office has been
entirely turned over, to him.
ELECTED C. OF C. DIRECTOR
C. J. D. Bauman,- Morrow coun
ty sheriff was elected to the
fill the'unexpired term of Merle
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f erred to Portland.
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HOSPITAL NEWS
NEW ARRIVALS To Mr. and Mrs
Larry Rekstein, Heppner, a baby
boy born Oct. 16, 7 lbs., 8 oz.
To Mr.' and Mrs. John Proudfoot,
i ione, a Doy ovm vcu id, iu iua,
12 oz.
MEDICAL Mrs. Lena Hisey, Hep
pner, dismissed
MAJOR SURGERY Mrs., Cora
Foshee, Spokane; M,rs. Elizabeth
Pearson Fossil.
OUT PATIENTS Keith Rhea,
lone; Dorothy L. Noel, Reedley,
Calif.; Kenneth Schunk, Heppner.
DISMISSED Matt Stumper.KIn
zua; Mrs. Larry Culver. Heppner;
Marvin McNeill, Kinzua.
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Guests this past weekend of
Mrs. Mattie Green were Mr. end
Mrs. Omer McCaleb and daugh
ter, Mary, of Reedsport and Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Green and family of
Pendleton.
Mrs. E. R. Huston and Mrs.
Mattie Green were hostesses Fri
day for a luncheon at the Green
home. Others present were Mr.
and Mrs. Ben Anderson and Mr.
and Mrs. Clive Huston.
William Aldrlch. former Hepp-
neritte now residing in Salem, re
turned to his home Monday after
spending a few days hunting in
this area.
U. P. Wins Safety Award
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The twelfth annual E. H. Ilarriman Memorial Gold Medal
for safety won by Union Pacific is being presented in the above
picture to A. E. Stoddard, left, president of the railroad, by
P. J. Lynch, vice president of operations, at the company's
Omaha, Neb., headquarters. On behalf of V. P., Mr Lynch ac
cepted the medal, awarded for the railroad's 1550 safety record,
from the American Museum of Safety at . dinner at New York
City's Hotel Ambassador.
Heppner-Nye Junction
Road Due for Paving
Fund Raising Party
Planned to Aid
Hayride Finances
A card party, planned to raise
money to help defray expenses
for the annual Soroptimist club
teen-age Hallowe'en Hayride has
been set for Monday evening at
the Episcopal Parish house.
Bridge, pinochle and canasta
have been planned for the eve
ning, and a dutch auction is al
so set to provide additional en
tertainment.
Eleanor Gonty is in charge of
ticket sales for the event which
is open to the public.
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P-TA Plans Friday
Chili Supper
Members of the Heppner Par
ent-Teachers Association have
planned a chili supper to be
held at the high school follow
ing the Heppner-John Day foot
ball game, Friday, October 26.
Chili and pie ala mode will be
served in the school lunch room
from 5 to 7 p.m. Mrs. Al Fetsch
and Mrs. P. W. Mahoney are in
charge of food, and Mrs. Frank
Connor will be in charge of ser
ving. o ,
South Heppner 4-H
Club Reorganizes
Distinction of being the first
4-H club to be reorganized for
the new clib year goes to the
South Heppner Livestock- club,
led by Harold Peck and Jim
Hayes. Thirty boys, girls and
parents met at the Rhea Creek
grange hall Sunday afternoon,
organizing both-agricultural and
home economics clubs for that
community. The new club year
begins November 1.
The officers of the livestock
club are Shirley Peck, president;
Patsy Wright, vice president, Pat
ricia Peck, secretary; Judy Thom.
pson news reporter and Janet
Wright, song leader. Other mem
bers are Jimmy Hayes, Mickey
Van Schoiack, Carol Ann Ander
son, Connie Mae Anderson, Mar
jorie Peck and Ned Clark. Carol
Ann, Connie, Marjorie and Ned
are new members in this club.
Projects carried by this club
will be fat and breeding beef,
sheep, swine and dairy. Meetings
will be held the second Sunday
afternoon of each month. The
first meeting will be held at the
Harold Peck farm on November
11. Boys and girls interested in
joining this club are Invited to
attend this first meeting.
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Mrs. Rufus Piper and Miss Blta
Graves motored to puiiman, wn.
Friday to spend the weekend with
Mrs. Piper's sons, Loren and Mel
vln, who are attending Washing
ton State College this year and
to attend the football game Sat
urday between California and
Washington State.
Among those who went to Port
land to attend the football game
on Saturday were Mr. and Mrs.
P. W. Mahoney, Mr. and Mrs. Les
Wyman and Mr. and Mrs. Don
Greenup.
Rhea Creek Road
May Get Aid
The Morrow county court has
receiver notice from the state
highway commission that it
plans fo pave the 21.3 miles of the
Heppner-Nye Junction road that
remains unimproved.
The court was asked to approve
the project which will be con
structed with funds made avail
able to the state from the Fed
eral Aid highway fund and is
included in the 1952-53 program.
The cost is set at $507,000.
While a good part of the, new
unimproved section from Lena
to Nye Junction is already grad
ed and prepared for the surfac
ing, the state is planning a com
plete reconstruction of the sec
tion from Vinson to Nye Junction.
This road will be widened and
straightened to bring it up to
standard. The whole distance Is
to be surfaced with asphaltlc
concrete paving.
Members of the county stated
that they expected work on the
project would be started next
year.
The court has also learned that
the Rhea creek market road from
Ruggs to Jordan has been ap
proved by the bureau of public
roads for Federal secondary as
sistance. Under this program
construction work will be done
with state and federal funds and
future upkeep will be taken care
of by the county. No definite word
of state approval has been re
ceived, nor has any date been
set for Btart of the project
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Former Heppner Man
Dies At Walla Walla
Word has been received here
of the death of Paul Webb, Sr.
in a Walla Walla hospital early
Wednesday morning after a long
illness.
He was born In Portland Aug
ust 7, 1881, the son of Nathaniel
and Eliza Webb. He pioneered in
Morrow county and from 1900
to 1918 had a sheep ranch In
the Heppner district Here he met
and married Minta Pettyjohn on
September 19, 1915. He belonged
to the Walla Walla lodge B.P.O.E.
He is survived by his wife,
Minta, one son, Paul Jr. of Walla
Walla, three daughters, Mrs. Gor
don (Mary) McGough, Mrs. How
ard (Ruth) Cleveland of Heppner
and Mrs. Harry (Helen) Morse
jr. 0f Walla Walla.
and nine
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
Friday from the St. Paul's Epls-
copai church In Walla Walla.
Busy Stitchers Club
Organized at
Rhea Creek Grange
The Busy Stitchers club was
organized Sunday, October 14, at
2 p.m. at the Rhea Creek Grange
Hall.
Officers elected were Sally Pal
mer, president; Judy Thompson,
vice president; Shirley Peck, secretary-treasurer
Patsy Rill was
chosen for news reporter, while
Patsy Wright was elected Song
Leader. Sally Palmer and Patsy
Peck were chosen to serve on the
entertainment committee for the
club.
Mrs Walter Wright, leader for
the Busy Stitchers club, assisted
the members with selecting pro
jects for the year.
Mrs. Maud Casswell, Home
Demonstration Agent, discussed
the Room Improvement club
project and announced that this
club will be organized at the first
Clothing club meeting. She also
announced that the Busy Stitch
ers club was the first Home Eco
nomics club organized here fdr
1951-52. According to Sharon
Rill, news reporter, the following
club members enrolled In Cloth
ing IV: Sally Palmer, Patsy
Wright and Patsy Peck.
Sharon Rill, Janet Wright, Shor
ley Peck and Judy Thompson se
lected Clothing IH for their
year's work. Connie Anderson and
Marjorie Peck are taking Cloth
ing I.
The first meeting for the Busy
Stitchers club will be November
3 at the home of Mrs. Elmer
Palmer,
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Recent guests of Mr. and Mrs.
W. B. Barkla were Mrs. Ole Dav
enport of Newport, Washington
and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Daven
port of Spray.