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Page 8 Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, April 31952 Monument Has High Wafer By Mille Wilson The North Fork of the John Day river really went on the rampage last Tuesday night. Several ranches were flooded and fences were washed out. Beardsley's swinging bridge was turned up side down. The approaches of the Cottonwood Creek bridge were washed out and Mrs. Mary DuBosch was marooned at her ranch home. Mrs. Earl Sweek was forced to move her chickens and car to higher ground. The North Fork Lumber company's mill was surrounded by water and work was stopped until it subsided. Word was received by Mrs. Earl Barnard that Mr, and Mrs. M. C. Morrill had arrived home safely in Eugene. While here and at Heppner, Mrs. Merrill was quite ill. She states she is better In the lower altitude. Mrs. Anna Lesley returned from Pendleton last Monday. She states that her son Bill Lesley, has purchased a Service Station in PnnHlntnn Mr nnrl Mrs T c. ley will move this week. Buddy Batty and friend Shorty Baily came from Merrill last Wed nesday. They were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Batty. Buddy states he will raise potatoes this year. Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Throop of Dayville, their daughter Dorothy Swank and friend, Lola Craig of The Dalles were dinner guests last Thursday of Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Hinton and daughters. Pomona Grange has been post poned from April 5th to April 12. Mr. and Mrs. Via Throop of Eureka, California were over night guests of Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Hinton last Friday. Mr. Throop is Mrs. Hinton's brother. Grade School girls of Monu ment won the trophy for Volley ball at the tournament held at Long Creek last Saturday after noon. The competing teams were Long Creek, Spray, Monu ment. The trophy was presented by the Long Creek shool. - Gilbert Batty spent Spring Va cation at home with relatives From here he went to Seattle to attend the wedding of a friend before returning to Corvallis. Mr. and Mrs. Compton Moffit of Hines were overnight guests of Mrs. Boyd Hinton last Saturday. Chuck Van Detta brought his wife and infant son home last Monday from the hospital at John Day. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Batty and daughter moved to their home at Hardman last Sunday. Mrs. Mary DuBosch and Mrs. Mary Lee Lesley were attending to matters of business in John Day last Friday. Mrs. Harry Capon and children drove to Portland last Saturday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Releken. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Stirewalt and children were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Hinton and (laughters last Monday. Mrs. Lewis Noal and Mrs. Arlot Fleming were attending to mat ters of business in Heppner last Monday. Mrs. Neal had an ap WORKING 'FOR YOU! savings Deposits mode on or beforo Aorll 10th earn , , .... wrilttn to Mature in Interest from April 1 st. . tt,r y,an. Money in the bank is not "idle money" when you open a savings account at The First National Bank of Portland. Here your money works for you every day at the increased rate of 2, regardless of the size of your account. Remember, There's No Substitute for a Bank Savings Account. ..so start saving today at The First National and earn interest from 1 i, ff. 1ST NATIONAL BANK OF PORTLAND run HMO omon roGemiif fttaetr DpoK pointment with her dentist. Mirinda Musgrave was out of school last week on account of Chicken Pox. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Flower and Mrs. Clyde Jackson took Mr. Jackson to Heppner to consult a doctor last Thursday. Mr. Jack son has been in ill health for some time. Dick Williams has been sicl; for the past week. Melvin Round took him to Prineville on Thurs day to consult a doctor. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Enright took Mr. Enright's mother, Mrs. Chrys tle Enright to Ontario for medi cal aid last Saturday. Miss Alone Hinton returned from Portland by bus last Satur day. She was met at Rock Creek Junction by Vernon Peterman. Miss Hinton says Criss Hamilton is still a mighty sick man. Mrs. Lois Bleakman and Mrs. Edith Batty were hostesses for the ladies of the H. E. C. last Wed nesday at the Grange hall. Eight ladies were present. Refreshments of ice cream, cake, and coffee were served. Boyd Hinton came home from Portland last Wednesday. He re turned to Portland Thursday and was accompanied by Henry Durst. The high water has done much damage to the farmers fences and bridges along the river. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mc Laughlin of Pendleton were call ing on friends in Monument last Saturday. They stayed over and attended the Grange Play in the evening. They were overnight guests of Mr. and Mrs. Chance Wilson. From here they expected to go to John Day, Burns and Ontario. Mrs. Wave Jackson returned from Heppner last Sunday. She returned to Heppner the same day as Mr. Jackson, who is a patient In the. Heppner hospital, is in a very critical condition. The Grange play "Comin' Round the Mountain" was en joyed by one of the largest crowds ever assembled in Monument's gymnasium. Most everyone stayed for the dance after the play. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rickard and children spent several days in Portland attending to matters of business and visiting relatives. Major Victor DuBosch, of Fair child Air Base in Washington, spent the weekend with his wife, Mary, at their ranch home south of town. The DuBosch's are al most marooned since the high water took their bridges and fen ces out. Major Du Bosch re turned to Ills base on Sunday. o EXAMINER COMING A drivers license examiner will be on duly in Hoppner Tuesday, April 15, at the court house from 9:30 to 3:30 according to an an nouncement from the secretary of state's office. Persons wishing licenses or driving permits are asked to got in touch with the examine; well ahead of closing time to assuie completion of applications. o Mr .and Mrs. W. G. Bailey of Vancouver, B. C. have returned home after a visit here with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs, Frances Bailey. They plan to re turn to Heppner to make their home if business arrangements can be made satisfactorily. 0 of r Annum on 'JO C.rtificait. of D.poiit HEPPNER BRANCH hurann CerporgNoa I II I Gilliam Cattlemen To Meet April 10 Thursday, April 10 is the date set for the second annual field day of the Gilliam County Beef Cattle Improvement Association, which will be held at the fair grounds in Condon. The event Is scheduled to get underway at 10:30 a. m. with four demonstra tions, which are a result of the feed test project. The demon strations, 1. efficiency, 2. rate of gain, 3. grading; resulting in the fourth demonstration, indexing, will point out the value of the Information gained from the feed test in applying it to im provement of beef herds. Following a lunch at the Con don Memorial Hall, starting at 12:15, several speakers will be featured. Carl V. Roubieek, Regi onal Coordinator, Beef Cattle Re search, U. S. D. A., will explain work relating to the Condon pro gram being carried out in other areas, as well as the value of ef ficiency testing in improving beef cattle quality. W. Ervie Williams, president, Portland Union Stock yards; Dr. Ralph Bogart, Geneti cist, Oregon State College; Rich ard Lowe, Condon, feeder and C. K. Barker, president of the Im provement Association, will have remarks relating to the feed test and its value. Open house will be held at the barns at 2:45. Livestockmen will have the opportunity of compar ing bulls that have varied as much as one pound per day gain with ten cents difference in cost of gain per pound, between the best and the poorest. Bulls on feed in the Gilliam County test this year come from herds in Gilliam, Umatilla, Sher man and Morrow Counties. Frank Anderson, O. W. Cutsforth and Harvey Smith are Morrow county ranchers with bulls on test at the Condon project. All interested livestockmen are invited to attend the field day. """""" o Mrs. Bernice Gunderson left on Tuesday for her home in Seattle after a few days' visit here with Mrs. Fern Groves. Hero from lone Tuseday were Mrs. Echo Palmateer and daugh ter, Mrs. Pete Cannon, Mrs. Art Stephani, Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Ely and Mrs. Roy Lindstrom. Dr. and Mrs. Edward Schaffitz made a trip to Portland 'on Mon day, returning the same day. Jeff Carter, J. C. Penney mana ger, was in Pendleton this week for a few days. Mrs. Ralph Aldrich of Seattle formerly of lone, is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Step hens on Rhea Creek. Mrs. Aid rich expects to return to Seattle next week and will be accompan iod by her mother, Mrs. Esther Wilson, who has been a patient at Pioneer Memorial Hospital for the past several weeks. Mrs. Joe Jewett of Baker was a visitor in Heppner Thursday and Friday. Connie Ruggles, a student at Whitman College in Walla Walla is spending her spring vacation with her parents Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Ruggles. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Reid were here from Ocean Lake the last of a week for a brief visit at ihe home of their daughter, Mrs. Er nie Winchester. Erna Lynn Win chester who had been spending a fortnight at Ocean Lake accom panied them home. The Reids also visited in Lewiston, Idaho where Mrs. Reid's sister is seri ously ill. Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis Chaffee en tertained Mrs. Clara Gertson at dinner Tuesday evening in honor of their houseguest Mrs. H. S. De Chonne of Spokane. I'ENDLETON IiEITNtfli FREIGHT LINE Arrives at Heppner. Lexington and lone EVERY DAY For Pickup or Delivery For pickup, call Anderson's Builders' Supply, Hoppner Omar Rletmann, lone Connecting Carrier for Consolidated Freightways FOR CUSTOM AERIAL SPRAYING SEEDING, DUSTING & FERTILIZING Call on us the year 'round. Coverage guaranteed, experienced and insured pilots. Day or Night Phone Lexington 38422 LEXINGTON AIRPORT Gar Leyva, Manager FARM BUREAU OKs FEDERAL PLAN OF REAPPORTIONMENT FOR STATE The Morrow County Farm Bu reau meeting was held at the Newt O'Hara home in Lexington on March 25. There was a good attendance at this meeting and a great deal of interest shown In the subjects that came up for dis cussion. ' A resolution favoring the? Fede ral plan of reapportionment was adopted. This calls for reappor tionment of the legislature so that each County would have one senator and the representatives to be apportioned according to popu lation. There is a great deal of agitation in some parts of the state for Reapportionment ac cording to population only. Ac crding to the population plan the number of legislators from East ern Oregon would be cut by quite a margin. According to the popu lation plan Morrow county's rep resentation would be cut in half while they would gain slightly according to the federal plan. The interim committee oh reappor tionment appointed by the last legislature will hold a hearing in The Dalles, April 18th at 10:30 a. m. The County Farm Bureau at this meeting and other members are urged to attend. The method of districting the county and making voluntary re appraisal of the farm lands as carried out in Gilliam County was explained by Orville Cutsforth. A resolution was passed to request the county assessor to divide Mor row county into districts and that a chairman be appointed in each district to work towards voluntary reappraisal of the agricultural land in Morrow County. Kenneth Peck outlined the pro gram for the membership drive which will be conducted May 5 10. He wants several two-man teams to work during that week to secure new members. A prize of $100.00 to be used as expense money to attend the American Farm Bureau Convention in Seat tle in December was authorized to be paid to the winning team. Anyone who is interested in helping out during that week and winning this prize should contact Kenneth Peck or the center presi dent. Following the membership drive a victory meeting will be held. The date and plans for this meeting will be announced later but there will be fun for everyone George Dewey, Director of in formation and commodities of the Oregon Farm Bureau, was present and gave a short talk on some matters from the state level of Farm Bureau. He announced that the next regional meeting will be held May 8 at Lexington, Further announcements regard' ing this meeting will be made later but some of the State Of ficers will be present as well as members from Umatilla and Gil liam counties. The next meeting will be held Tuesday April 22 in the Parish house at the Valby Lutheran Church in Gooseberry. 3-PIECE BATHROOM SETS Complete with Cast-Iron Enameled Bath Tub $163.50 And Up Here BAKER Plumbing & Heating Res. Phone 2733 Heppner IB (0 B Hep-Hi HI LITES By Eleanor Rice and Donald Blake This year the Hehisch staff de cided to elect officers for next year, this spring instead of next fall. This new staff will publish the last paper of the semester. The following officers were elected Monday: Assistant Editor, Lynn Wright; News Editor, Loree Sta ger; Feature Editor, Mary Ann Jensen; Sports, Terry Thompson; Manager-Circulation, Mary Ruth Green and Clarice Hastings. Mar jorie Pierson, Assistant Editor this fall, will automatically become next year's editor. Twenty-eight high school stu dents have turned out for tennis this spring. Mr. Peterson, the seventh grade instructor, will coach this year's team. The annual spring band con cert will be on Thursday evening, April 10th. Mary Ann Jensen is in charge of the sale of tickets. The F. F. A. has recently set up a letter-awarding system which will include this year's members. Only one-fourth of the clubs members will be eligible for a letter and they will be awarded on scholarship, leadership, club projects and other club activities. SPECIAL SERVICES SET A Union Good Friday service has been scheduled for 7:30 p. m. Friday, April 11, at the Christian church. J. Palmer Sorlien, pastor of the Methodist church will be the speaker. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Pierson and daughter, Marjorie, motored to La Grande Sunday to spend the day with their daughter, Rose Marie, who is attending Eastern Oregon College of Education. -PRINTING All Kinds-Fast Service. --BUSINESS FORMS Shop Records, Carbon Forms, Etc. --SALES BOOKS Imprinted on Order-Blank Books Carried in Stock --WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENTS Complete Selection-Excellent Service --STOCK FORMS Many Legal Forms in Stock. -SIGNS Standard Wording in Stock, or Special Order. -RUBBER STAMPS Made To Order-Fast Service. JUST PHONE 882 Heppner Gazette Times County Heolth Ass'n Elects Officers The Morrow County Tuberculo sis and Health Association met Wednesday evening April 2 at the home of Mrs: Mervin Leonard in Lexington. The budget for the coming year was discussed and drawn up and officers were elected. They are president, Mrs. Robert Pen land; vice president, Mrs. Mervin Leonard; secretary, Mrs. Don Hatfield; treasurer, Mrs. C. C. Carmichael; seal chairman, Mrs. Howard Bryant. Plans were formulated for the year's work with the seal sale being the big project. HOSPITAL NEWS New Arrivals To Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wright, Hardman a baby boy nborn March 28. weight 9 lbs. 2 ozs., named David William. To Mr. and Mrs. James Edmondson, Kinzua a baby boy born March 31, weight 8 lbs. 1 oz., named Ricky Lee. To Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bates, Condon, a baby girl born April 2, weight 7 lbs. 11 Ms ozs., named Shirley Fay. To Mr. and Mrs. Edward Tuck?r, Heppner, a baby boy born April 2, weight 6 lbs. 13V2 ozs. To Mr. and Mrs. Bud Peck, Heppner a baby boy born April 2, weight 11 lbs. oz. named Robert Dean. To Mr. and Mrs. David Raskin, lone a baby girl born April 3, weight 7 lbs. 1 oz., named Mary Beth. Medical Robert Ferrell, Kin zua; Mrs. Mattie Green, Heppner, dismissed; Nels Justus, Heppner, dismissed; Mrs. Sarah Aldrich, lone; Mrs. Katherine Doherty, Heppner; Clyde Jackson, Monu ment. Minor Surgery Taggie Green up, Heppner, dismissed; Billy Davis, Heppner. Major Surgery Mrs. Matilda Jepsen, lone; Miss Cecelia Carty, Heppner. Out-patient Miss Billie See hafer, lone. NEED Envelopes, Phone 882 o O FOUR BOYS WINNERS Four Heppner boys were proud owners of prizes this week be cause they were good guesser?. Terry Thompson, Deane Graves, James Farra and Stephen Green were winners in the BB guessing contest held last month by Andre sen's Sporting Goods store. First prize was, logically, a BB gun. Terry's first prize guess was within 70 of the number of shot in the jar. o - Norville Osborne of Astoria was a weekend houseguest of Mr. and Mrs. LaVerne Van Marter, Jr. Mr. Osborne is employed by the Forest Service on the coast. Don Turner of Portland, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Turner was a visitor in Heppner this week. Mrs. Toby Minton of the Paci. fic Telephone and Telegraph Co. was in Portland last week to at tend a chief operators meeting. Mrs. W. B. Barratt of Salem Is visiting at the home of her son Garnet Barratt in Heppner. She plans to stay for two weeks visit ing old friends in the area. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Scrivner and Diane of Portland are visit ing at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Schrivner. Mrs. John Williams and son were Portland visitors Friday amfc 'Saturday. Mrs. Wilbur Osterloh and sons Walter and Ronnie of Baker were guests Thursday and Friday at the home of her brother and fam ily Mr. and Mrs. Robert Penland. UULflJ-P-tLO-g. 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