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SECTION TWO flllltttttlr Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, February 28, 1952. Social Gatherings Hold lop Position Among lone Events By Echo Palmateer Pinochle and bridge were played at the social meeting of the Topic club at the Omar Riot mann home Friday evening of last week. Those winning prizes were, in pinochle, high, Mrs. Har lan McCurdy Jr., and Charles O'Connor, low Mrs. Charles O'Con nor and Victor Rietmann. Mr. O'Connor, also won 300 pinochle. In bridge, high, Harlan McCurdy Jr. and Mrs. Victor Rietmann, low, Mr. and Mrs. Noel Dobyns. Mrs. Rietmann also won Jack high. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Omar Rietmann, Mrs. C. W. Swan son and Mrs. Gordon White. The Three Links club of Bunch Grass Rebekah lodge met at the home of Mrs. Ed Buschke at Mor gan Friday Feb. 22 with Mrs. Cecil Thome as eo-hostess. At the meeting conducted by Mrs. Lewis Ball, chairman, it was de cided to remodel the kitchen in their hall. Mrs. Ernest Heliker was chosen chairman of the com mittee to have charge of this. Rq freshments were served after the meeting. A social meeting was held after the regular Rebekah meeting on Thursday evening of last week. Refreshments were served from a table decorated with red carna tions and blue and white candles. The hostesses were Mrs. Berl Akers, Mrs. Lewis Ball and Mrs. Merle Baker. John Hughes recently visited his niece, Mrs. Eva Bellenbrock at Court Rock. Mrs. Fannie Griffith returned home from Portland Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Harr of Blackfoot, Idaho, are visiting relatives here. The ladies of the Maranatha club and the Ladies Aid met at the Cooperative Church Thursday of last week and quilted on a quilt belonging to the Marana thas. A potluck dinner was ser ved at noon. Several men worked at the parsonage that day. Several from here attended the Elks annual in Heppner Satur day. Ronald Baker, student at the Washington State college spent the weekend at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Baker. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Buschke left Monday to visit at the home of their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and- Mrs. Alex Peck at Al bany. Clarence Weitemeir of Milton spent the weekend at the O. L. Lundell home, where he visited his wife. The Farm Center of the Farm Bureau met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Heliker Feb. 19. The center was assigned the pro ject to work on the apportionment for the legislature. Recommenda tions will be reported to the county farm bureau. Henry Baker gave a very interesting talk on the national wheat league meeting at Denver. Mr. and Mrs. Baker returned from Denver last week. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Heliker. Mrs. M. E. Cotter was a visitor in The Dalles one day last week. The Auxiliary of the American Legion met at the home of Mrs. Robert DeSpain the evening of the 19th. Anecdotes were given on Washington and Lincoln and questions on flag etiquette were answered. All members are urged to attend the District Conference in Heppner March Cth. Depart ment officials and the district president, Mrs. Vernon Kennedy of Pendleton, will be present. The Legion Post met the even ing of Feb. 20 and made plans for the annual dance March 29. They are planning on sponsoring a baseball team. Mrs. Frank Engleman and G. A. Petteys attended the funeral of their uncle, George Ganger 82, at Pendleton Friday. Mr. Ganger was a resident here many years ago. He w3s the father of the late Mrs. Henry Clark, and also, an uncle of Mrs. C. W. Swanson and Mrs. Edith Nichoson. Ttecent visitors at the Wm. Eagle home were Mr. and Mrs. James Fanning, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Kilpatrick, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lamb, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Pendry and Art Krebbs, 'all of Oakesdale, Wash. The Arnica club met at the home of Mrs. Gary Tullis Wednes day afternoon Feb. 20, with Mrs. Darrell Padberg as co-hostesses. Court whist was played and those MAYFLOWER'S New Book of Recipes FREEI This 42-page book of thrill ing, new tested recipes is yours for the asking. Just send your request with your name and address to the address listed below. WOOL FABRICS in rich colon, refleciing the growing influenct of lh California fashion market, lake tht Spring fashion spotlight from coast lo coast. This ihoriio ecat in Stroock't luxurious clipped i'.saso features Calirose one of the 60 new "Wool in California" colors. The Sunshine State'i de signers show their influence, too. in the coat's imaginailre styling, emphasized in the deep shawl collar and rounded cutaway lines. Fr HERMISTON Phono 3571 winning prizes were, high, Mrs. Adon Hamlett, and low, M,rs. Ted Palmateer. Mrs. Roy Lindstrom received the door prize. George E. Lyons, Grand Master of the I. O. O. F. lodge of Oregon made his official visit to the Mor gan lodge Thursday evening and the lone Friday evening of last week. He was accompanied by his son and the Grand Marshal, Geo. H. HaHett, all are from Portland. The school has been having regular fire drills in keeping of safety first. The record time in evacuating the building was 40 seconds. Since the good weather the slides and bars are being used more. Another load of sawdust is badly needed for the grounds. Adon Hamlett was a business visitor in Klamath Falls, last week. The school recently purchased two new Singer sewing machines. The Garcia s, a Latin-American a team of two girls and a boy en tertained the pupils at the school Friday, Feb. 22 with dances, songs, and music. These enter tainments are made possible by ; U1C At aHV..llCll UUIUUl .wut.nuij, There will be two more, one on March 21 and April 3. Lee Gra bill, the world's greatest magi cian, will perform March 21 at 3 p. m. and in the evening. Leslie Grant, county' school superintendent, met with the non high school and thenon-operating districts at the lone school Wed nesday of last week. Mr. Smith, Mr. Anderson and Lyle Johnson of the Oregon State system of Higher Education were also here Wednesday and talked to the seniors about entering col leges this fall. The Irrigon band played here last week. Kenneth Smouse has consented to be moderator for the panel dis, cussion "What Should Our At titude Toward Competative Extra Curriculum Activities Be". This will be at the speech festival here March 12. The school board and a citizens' committee met at the school Wed nesday Feb. 0 and made up the budget of $95,710. Patrons are urged to study the budget which is posted and be at the meeting March 13 at 2 p. m. The voters should come and voice their opin ions either approval or disap proval. Relatives from here who at tended the wedding of Beverly Joanne Clark, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas V. Clark, and Eu gene W. Wiglesworth, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter R. Wiglesworth, in Echo Sunday were Mrs. Roy W. Lindstrom, Stephen and Susan, Mrs. Elmer Griffith, Mr. and Mrs. George G. Griffith of Morgan. Mrs. Griffith is the great-aunt of the bridegroom, and Mrs. Lind strom and Mr. Griffith are his cousins. Henry Osibov, superintendent of schools, states that an immuni zation clinic will start here on March 4 for school and pre school children. Dr. A. D. McMurdo and the county nurse, Miss Martha Tapanainen of Heppner will give shots for diphtheria, small pox, tetanus, whooping cough and ty phoid. These are all free except the typhoid which is 50 cents. The other clinics meeting will be April 1 and April 29. Mrs. Franklin Ely, 5th and 6th grade teacher, spent the weekend in Pendleton, where she attended a class room "conference and a banquet Friday at which over 200 teachers attended. Saturday she attended a luncheon for the Delta Kappa Gamma ot the home of Mrs. Corrine Landreth. Mrs. Henry Osibov and children are visiting at the home of her parents in Hood River. Donald Corson of Victorville, Calif., left Sunday after visiting his grandmother, Mrs. Delia Cor son. Donald works in a cement plant at Victorville. He was ac companied by Arthur Hubbard who operates a filling station at Abelanto, Calif. Wate Crawford returned home Sunday after spending a few days in Portland visiting relatives. T. N. White is a patient in The Dalles hospital. Mrs. White, Mrs. Gordon White and son Charles, and daughter Lona, and Dale White visited him one day last week. Creston Black was a patient in The Dalles hospital last week. He underwent an operation on his elbow to remedy an old injury. Lona White, daughter of Gor don White received painful injur ies Tuesday of last week when she caught all her fingers in a folding stool. She was taken to a physician in Heppner. No bones were broken, but she will loose some finger nails. The lone Basketball team won both their games at Pilot Rock and lost both at Heppner last week. The grade school team and the girls' volleyball teams also lost to Heppner. Carl Troedson gave a dinner In honor of his parents 51st wedding anniversary Sunday at his home. Others present were Mr. and Mrs. Francis Troedson of Hermiston, Mr. and Mrs. Verner Troedson, Mr. and Mrs. John Mclntyre and son of Boardman. Henry Clark and granddaughter, A 1 e c i a Swales, Walter Rietmann from here and Warren Stender of Her miston. Gerald Peterson, student at the Pacific Lutheran college near Tacoma, Wash., spent the week end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Peterson. Dates to Remember: Basketball tournament at Uma tilla Feb. 27 to March 1. Feb. 29 Card party at the grange hall at 8 p. m. March 3 P-TA at 8 p. m. March 4 Legion meeting at the hall at 8 p. m. and Auxiliary at the home of Mrs. G. Hermann in the afternoon. March 5 Cleanup day meeting at the Masonic hall with a lunch eon at noon. March 6 A school of instruc tion at the Masonic hall. Mrs. Louise Orving, Associate Conduc tress of Portland will be present. March 7 Extension Unit meet ing at the Co-operative church is an all day meeting. Subject Al tering ready made clothing. 10:30 a. m. to 3:30 p. m. A sack lunch. March 8 Cardparty at the Ma sonic hall at 8 p. m. March 7 Play at the school. Continued From Last Week Mrs. Wm. Smethhurst, Mrs. E. M. Lundell and Mrs. Cleo Drake were hostesses at the Eastern Star meeting Tuesday evening of last week. Mrs. Laura Irving, Associate Grand Conductress will visit the chapter March 6. A clean up day was set for March 5. James Savage Is reported being with the air corps In Texas. Mrs. Wm. Seehafer recently at tended a grange lecture school in LaGrande, she was accompanied by M)rs. Lewis Halvorsen. Guests Sunday at the L. L. Howton home were Mr. and Mrs. Jack Shimek and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Maler and daughters of Lind, Wash. Mr. Shimek is a nf phew and Mrs. Maler is a niece of Mr. Howton. Mrs. Fannie Griffith left for Portland Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lindstrom and children spent Monday in Milton. Clara Ann Swales of Hermiston spent the week end at the home of her grandfather, Henry Clark. "Stubble Busting" CUSTOM WORK With Our New Hinge-Type Machine SEE OR CALL McClintock's Machine Shop HEPPNER VIONK lU llll IT T , n rn n ,1 r irniniimnwiM Saturday, March 1 Read what one owner has to sav about his John Deere Model "R" Diesel: "Pulling a 20-foot Surflex Tiller, we cover 130 acres in a 14-hour day with an average fuel con sumption of 1.45 gallons per hour." Figure it out, that's 20.3 gallons out of the 22 gallon tank better than six acres worked for every gallon of fuel used. Amazing economy? 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