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Page 6 Heppner Gazette TIMES, Thursday, April 24, 1952 State Leader Due At County Festival Miss Eleanor Trindle, State Ex tension Loader, will bring "greet ings" from the Extension State Office at Corvallis to Morrow County Festival, May 6, according to Maude C. Casswell, Home De monstration Agent. The Lexington Extension Unit is the hostess for the Festival. The decorating committee axe: Millie Evans, Mrs. R. Miller, Mrs. Edna Munkers, Mrs. John Graves, Mrs. Vernon Munkers, and Mrs. Lester Cox. Mrs. John Graves, chairman of extension unit, announces that the care of children at the Festi val has been given special atten tion. An all day nursery will be provided for the children. They may have lunch at the nursery, The commitee in charge of the nursery are: Mrs. Lewis Wetzel Mrs. Earle Kendall and Mrs. Ken Palmer. Other groups taking part in the Festival are Rhea Creek Unit will register; Lena Unit will , exhibit ready-made mixes; lone Unit will exhibit draperies; Pine City Unit will ex hibit slipper chair; Boardman will exhibit gift wrapping; Heppner Mother Club will exhibit child care; Irrigon Use of Home Acces sories will exhibit and a special Hobby exhibit. Special guests that have been invited to the festival will include members of the County Court and wives: Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Barratt Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Russell Miller; Miss Martha Tapanainen, County JNurse; Mrs. Robert Penland, co editor Heppner Gazette Times; Mr, and Mrs. N. C. Anderson, county agent; Glenn Klein, 4-H delegate to flew Zealand; and Mary Van fatevens, Heppner; Lucy Rodgers county treasurer; and Mr. and Mrs. Leslie E. Grant, county scnooi superintendent. o Catholic Convention Held at The Dalles Attending the annual Deanerv conference of the Confraternity of ennsuan Doctrine held at The Dalles, April 21st., were Father McCormaek, local Director, John Ernsdorff, Chairman of Study Club organizations in the Parish, Mrs. Agnes Curran, Mrs. Pearl O'Donnell local Secretary, Floyd and Katherlne Sayers, Mrs. Ber nard Doherty, Mrs. Marie Stea gall, Piii and Verna Howell, Blanche and Dariine Wise, and Mrs. Charles Monagle. A delegation of High School students attended. At a special session under the direction of the Diocesan Director for youth in the Diocese Michael Lanham gave a talk which won honors for the local unit. The keynote address was given by Most Rev. Joseph P. Dougherty, Bishop of Yakima, Wash. Most Rev. Francis P. Leipzig was pre sent too and addressed the con vention. Bishop Leipzig will be In Heppner May 7th to adminis ter Confirmation. This will be his first visit to Heppner since he was made Bishop. o Frank Rumble of Helena. Mon tana was a visitor in Heppner and Pendleton over the weekend. Twentv thousand young pine trees will be planted in the Old Wall Creek burn on the Heppner Ranger District of the Umatilla National Forest this spring ac cording to Forest Supervisor C. M. Rector. A planting crew of 5 men under the supervision of Kenneth Keel ing, timber management assist ant on thelleppner district, start ed planting trees Wednesday morning on the old Wall creek burn which covered an acreage of 20,000 in 1928. Previous tree plantings on the burn total ap proximately 3.r,uuu trees, adoui 10 days will be required to plant the 2 year old ponderosa pine REPLANTING STARTED THIS WEEK ON OLD WILLOW CREEK BUKN . FLOWERS for all occasions MARY VAN'S FLOWER SHOP Weather Research Board Checks Findings Directors of the Tri -county Weather Research met at Arling ton last Saturday, according to Ralph Crum, chairman, and among business taken up by the group was the matter of raising funds to meet the last two pay ments due on this year's con tract With the Water Resources Development Corporation. Surveys showed a below-nor mal rainfall for the area this year, but directors felt from avail able Information, that it could have been even less had not the generators been operating during recent months. It was announced that Water Resources Develop ment corp., is opening an office in Pendleton which will be head ed by Don Weibe who stated that efforts are being made to have all generators ready for opera tion for any storms that may pass. The board is making plans for the annual meeting of the Tri County group for June 5 at Con don. It is hoped to have Vincent Schaeffer, General Electric re search chemist, here for the meet. The next regular meeting of the organization is set for May 2'i at a location to be announced later. Crum also said the next hear ing of the state interim committee committee on Weather research will be at the Multnomah hotel In Portland April 2G. o 250 Take Part in Rhea Creek Riot More than 250 persons partici pated In the Wranglers annual Rhea Creek riot held each spring at the Floyd Jones ranch on Rhea Creek last Sunday. The annual affair started with a potluck dinner held at noon which was followed by a series of special events and rides which continued through the day. There was such a full program of events during the day, participated in by so many individuals it was im possible to get a list of winners of the many events. Sponsors of the Riot were the Frank Andersons, Ralph Beamers, Howard Bryants, Cornet Greens, Floyd Jones, Paul Jones, Homer Hagers and the Jack Loyds. o VALBY LUTHERAN SERVICES Services will ,1)0 held at the Valby church in Gooseberry Sun day, April 27 at 11 a. m. accord ing to Leonard Carlson, They will be conducted by Rev. Enoch San deen of North Bend. o Mr. and Mrs. John Henner of Haines were Sunday guests of the Rev. Earl L. Soward family. The two men had been school mates and this was a surprise visit. The Henners left later in the day for Portland. seedlings which were raised the Forest Service Nursery at Bend, Oregon. Tree planting on timber land that is inadequately stocked with young growth is a part of the Forest Service program of main taining National Forest lands at maximum productivity from the standpoint of watershed, timber and forage. o 5-County School Meet At The Dalles Saturday General school problems and principles involved in school measures that will be on the bal lot in the November election will be disclosed Saturday at five county Citizens Educational con ference to be held at the civic auditorium in The Dalles. The conference will be under aus pices of the Oregon Education association and Oregon Con gress of Parents and Teachers. Educators, school board mem bers and all other persons inter ested in educational problems will be welcome to attend both the morning and afternoon ses sions of the conference, but should have reservations for the noon luncheon, to be served at the Community room. Registration will begin at 9:30 a. m. and George Lindsay, con ference chairman, will call the meeting to order at 10 a. m. and outline the purpose and plan of the conference. Adjournment is scheduled for 3 p. m. The keynote address will be given by Senator R. D. (Bob) Holmes, Gearhart, of Clatsop county, chairman of the senate education committee. The conference area will in clude Wasco, Sherman, Hood River, Morrow and Wheeler counties. Mrs. George C. Ward of Shaniko is chairman of the in vitations committee, and Mrs. Verne Hanna, Dufur, heads the arrangements committee. o Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stark and daughters, Loreta and Debbie Jo, returned to their home in Hay, Washington Tuesday after spend ing a week here at the home of her sister, Mrs Scott Furlong and with her father, J. C. Owens. Other weekend guests of the Furlong's were Mr. and Mrs. Con Adkins of McNary. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hughes had as their guests during the Easter weekend their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Keith Marshall and family of Amity; and their son, Tom Hughes and his daughter, Pamela, of McMinn ville. Mrs. Tom Hughes who is employed in a bank at McMinn ville was unable to accompany her husband to Heppner because of her work schedule. Mr. Hughes is a student at Linfield College and expects to graduate in June. He Is majoring in Thyslcal Edu cation. E. R. Settles and son. Jay, re turned Sunday evening from Mil waukie where they sjx'nt the weekend with Mrs. Settles and their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Padberg, Jr. Mrs. Settles is remaining in Mil waukie for several weeks. . Weekend visitors of Mr. and Mrs, Alvin Casebeer were their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Hill and children of Beaverton. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shurte of Hawthorne, California visited at the Henry Schwarz home two days last week. Shurte is the son of Mrs. Schwarz's neice and he lias just returned from duty in Korea. Heppner Elks Make Two Recent Donations Two donations were recently voted by members of the Heppner Elks lodge, both going to worthy causes. The group added S2.")0 to the fund being raised in the Lexing ton area which will be used to purchase new uniforms for the school band, and sent $50 to the Heppner public library for the purchase of new books. The library donation will be used to purchase books for the juvenile section and replace some of the warn out favorites. The lodge has offered this gift for several years. STAR THEATER, Heppner Sunday shows continuous from 1p.m. All shows except Sunday start at 7:30 p. m. Ticket office open eyery owning until 9 o'clock. Phone 1472. Thursday-Friday-Saturday, April 24-25-26 RED BADGE OF COURAGE Audie Murphy, Bill Mauldin. Stephen Crane's Civil War story, in the opinion of Time, has been translated into one of the best war films ever made. Tlus GUNPLAY Popular Tim Holt In his latest saga of the sagelands. Sunday-Monday, April 27-28. FLAME OF ARABY Maureen O'Hara. Jeff Chandler, Susan Cabot, Lon Chancy, Buddy Baer. Color by Technicolor. High adventure among the desert legions of Arabia. Tuesday-Wednesday, April 29-30. LOVE NEST June Haver, William Lundlgan, Frank Fay, Marilyn Monroe, Leatrice Joy. A fresh modern romance of a guy who married his landlord! Played strictly for laughs. Thursday, Friday. Saturday, May 1-2-3 x THE SEA HORNET Rod Cameron, Adele Mara, Adrian Booth. Chill Wills, Jim Davis, Ellen Corby. Gerald Dryson Adams' story of the merchant ship Sea Hornet shapes up as a pleasant blend of suspense, action and romance Plus THE OLD FRONTIER A Monte Hale Western Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schwarz had as their guests for Easter, their son and family Mr. and Mrs. William Schwarz of The Dalles. Mrs. Thomas Wilson left Satur day for Walla Walla where she joined her brother and they con tinued on to Idaho for a visit with their family Frank W. Baker, owner of the Baker Plumbing and Heating Co., attended the Masters' numbers meeting In Pendleton Friday evening. A dinner at the Temple Hotel preceded the business ses sion. Mrs. John Roscoe and daughter, Kathy, are here from Kellogg, Idaho to visit with her mother, Mrs. Floyd N. Adams and sister, Miss Nancy Adams, Mrs. Roscoe arrived Sunday with Mrs. Adams who met her in Spokane en route home from Wenatchee, Wash. Rev. and Mrs. Elvon L. Tull re turned Sunday evening from La Grande where they attended a three day convocation of the Episcopal Churches of Eastern Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Nelson and two daughters of Portland were weekend visitors at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Parker. Mr. and Mrs. Clive Huston were in Pasco for the weekend with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. a.nd Mrs. Herman Parker. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Pierson and daughter, Mrs. Henry Rauch, mo tored to Hormiston Sunday after noon taking his mother, Mrs. Anna Pierson, that far on her re turn to her home in White Salmon Wah., after a fortnight's visit here. Mrs. Pierson will stay a few days in Hermiston with an other son, Frank Pierson, before continuing on home. HOSPITAL NEWS New Arrivals To Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Harris, Heppner, a 6 lb. 15 oz. boy born April 23. Medical Bob Christian, Hepp ner, transferred to Veterans hos pital Portland; Don Fredrickson, Heppner, dismissed; W. G. See hafer, lone, dismissed; Ronald Peck, Lexington, dismissed; Floyd Caughie, Kinzua; Blanche Gear- hart, Heppner, dismissed; Stella Devin, Heppner; Lorena Cole, Heppner. Minor Surgery Karen Maid ment, Condon; Maryjane Osibov, lone, dismissed; Kenneth Ander son, Heppner, dismissed. Major Surgery Shirley Adams, Kinzua, dismissed;' Alex Hunt, Lexington; Anne Palmer, Condon, dismissed; Thomas Allen, Hepp ner. j Mr. and Mrs. John Ernsdorff left this week for Kansas where they were called by the serious illness of her father. Mrs. L. Humphrey returned to her home in Portland Tuesday afternoon after a weekend visit at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Marvin R. Wightman. She ac companied Tom Michos to the city. Dr. P. F. McMurdo of San Fran cisco, California visited from Tuesday to Saturday at the home of his brother, Dr. A. D. Mc Murdo. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Anderson of Monroe, Wash., spent the week end in Heppner with Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Hildebrand. Darlene Hilde- brand returned to Monroe with them and will remain until after school is closed. Word was received by local re latives of the serious illness of Mrs. John Hughes of Salem. Mrs. Hughes underwent an operation for brain tumor at Providence Hospital in Portland Thursday night and is reported in a critical cqndition. Mrs. Hughes lived in Heppner for many years prior to her residence in Salem. M. R. Wightman is spending several days this week in Idaho Falls, Idaho on business. Wight man attended the convocation for the Episcopal .Church in La Grande over the weekend and continued on to Idaho from there. Departing houseguests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Davidson are her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Caleb Butts of Baker and her brother and sis ter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Butts and daughter of Baker. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Drake were in Spray Sunday to watch the lone-Spray baseball game. Mrs. Fay Bucknum was over from Echo Monday to spend the clay with Mrs. Ted Pierson. biq, UNION PACIFIC Where the Union Pacific goej : ; ; there's vacation landl Glamorous cities ; ; . friendly little towns . ; . the old home place. 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