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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 14, 1952)
SECTION TWO 1 jjjmw w$Xt tafls Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, August 14, 1952 25 Fires Started By Lightning Monument Area By Millie Wilson Warden C'het Brown reports there has been twenty-five light ening fires in his area this week. Out of the twenty-five, three were real bad ones. One on the Mid dle Fork covered about 200 acres, also the one on Cougar Mountain. While the one Saturday night on Buck Butte on Rudio covered about 150 acres. All these fires were taken care of by state crews and volunteers from ranches and logging crews. Warden Brown wishes to thank all who volun teered their help in subduing these fires. Several cloud bursts and seve ral lightening fires were reported Friday and Saturday. Lightening struck between the woodshed and house at the home of Addie Os borne at Courtrock on Saturday. On Friday a grass fire was set at the L. S. Rauch ranch. Mrs. Mary Lee Lesley, Mrs. Margaret Holmes and Mrs. Anna Lesley spent last week in The Dalles. Mrs. Mary Lee Lesley and Mrs. Holmes received medical treatments while Mrs. Anna Les ley visited friends. Mi, and Mrs. C. N. Wilson were business visitors in Prineville and Bend on Friday and Saturday. M. B. Robinson is home from the hospital in Prairie City where he had spent four days last week. Mrs. Reynolds and her sister Lois Fuzek returned Wednesday from a week's visit in California'. Last Tuesday Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cork and children met Mrs. Lucy Day in Dayville. Mrs. Day has spent the past month va cationing in and near Seattle. The Ladies Aid of the Presby terian church held their meeting last Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Lydia Capon. Those present were Onkla Cork, Janice Cork, Mattie Stubblefield, Mrs. Beardsley and daughter, Mrs. Effie Wedgeworth, How to Be Safe in the Water Y.M.CA. Rules for Water Safety NEVER. SWIM ALONG i 3f ALWAYS' HAVE AN. .OTHER. SWIMMER. WITH YOU. don't GO IN FOR. 'M ATaV COMPETITIVE WATERmftzJ SZU SPORTS WITHOUT Ji l 'JLB&iltfitv (ljffEB KNOW YOUR LIMIT. ATIONS-AND STAY r v 1 1 i n I IN ELECTRICAL STORMS.AVOID SWIMMING, OPEN BOATS, BEACHES, FIELDS OR. TREES. SAFEST PLACES ARE: HOUSES, AUTO MOBILES, UNDER. STEEL h LIE FLA T ON GR OUND. Millie Wilson and Lydia Capon. Devotional hour was led by Janice Cork. , Mrs. Mamie Fergerson received word from her son-in-law in Hut cheson, Kansas that her daughter was very 111 and an operation would be necessary. Mrs. Ferger son left immediately for her bed side. She accompanied her daughter-in-law Mrs. Floyd Fergerson to Dayville. From there she went by bus. The Church'Board sold their old building to the Grange. As soon Cfc 300311 OLIVER SUPERIORS? J L Chance of harvesting a full, even ttand are better when you sow your grain with an Oliver Superior No. J8 Drill. There's no skipping or bunching ... no loss of costly seed. Each wheel section of the Double-Run Force Feed distributes exactly the same amount ... no more, no less. Stop in and check its many seed-saving ad vantages. See the spring-cushioned oil-bath transmission that provides 60 seeding rates ... the 4-square frame that stands years of bumps and strain ... the new neoprene dust seals for double-disc openers. Regular $539.65 18-7 Disc Drill SPECIAL 003 Gilli iam an d Bisb ee Who Has it Will Get It Or It Isn't Made as the building is moved, work on the new church can start. Mr. Charles Direnfeld leaves for his home August 18. The people of Monument are going to miss his able leadership. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Cox of the Gilmore ranch spent Sunday in Long Creek. Mrs. Clyde Jackson was hostess for a "Stanley Party" last Friday. After the party delicious refresh ments were served. Tom Walker, Sadie Walker and Elna Corbin drove to Heppner on Sunday evening. Mr. Walker will attend to matters of business and Mrs. Corbin will receive medical aid. Mr. and Mrs. George Stirritt came from the ranch on Sunday and spent the day visiting in town. Due to the Polio scare, only four children and Mr. Derenfield at tended the youth's camp near Anthony Lake. There were fif teen scheduled to go. Boyd Hinton went for the group last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Beardsley and children were business visi tors in John Day last Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Morton Cupper, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cupper and children, Mr. and Mrs. George Stubblefield and children, Mrs. Ethel Leathers and children and Mrs. Mattie Stubblefield had a picnic on Indian Creek on August 3rd. Roy Cork, Harold Cork, and son, Keith were attending to matters of business in John Day last Mon day. Miss Carol Sweek spent the weekend with Miss Sharon Cup per. Marion Owens and Abe Warn of Dayville had a close call last Saturday. They had landed their small airplane back of the school house. When they took off they failed to gain altitude. They crash landed in Johnnie Stubble field's pasture after breaking the telephone and electric wires. Luckily no one was hurt. They brought one of Morgan's trucks Sunday to haul it to Dayville. The small son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Murry, who had been sick, pa&sed away at Kimberly as they were taking him to John Day for medical aid. He was buried in Canyon City cemetery. Mr. Mur ry is employed at the North Fork Lumber mill at Monument.. Mrs. Anna Lesley and Mrs. Reta Sussi of Long Creek plan to leave August 15th for Medford where they will receive medical aid. Mrs. Boyd Hinton is enjoying a visit with her mother, Mrs. Tom Throope of Daville this week. Swanson Services Held At lone By Echo Palmateer Funeral services were held for C. W. Swanson Wednesday, Aug ust 6 at the Co-operative Church with Rev. A. Shirley, pastor, offi ciating. Phelps Funeral Home of Heppner was in charge and in terment was at the Petteys ceme tery. Mrs. Lucy Peterson of Hepp ner sang Crossing the Bar and Rock of Ages. She was accom panied by Mrs. Earl Blake of Heppner. The pallbearers were Lee Beckner, John Ranier, Omar and Victor Rietmann, Carl Troed son and Louis Bergivin. Relatives attending the funeral from a distance were: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lundell of Portland, Mrs. Anna Nickle and son and daughter, Dayton and Marcia of Sumner, Wash. Guests at the Wilbur Akers home are Mr. and Mrs. James Lawlor and children, Deloris and Jimmie of Kenosha, Wis. and Mrs. F. L. Keams of Siletz. Mrs. Akers is a sister of Mr. Lawlor and a daughter of Mrs. Kearns. Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Martin and children and Phil Emert Jr., left Sunday for the coast where the children will attend Camp Macgruder, a Methodist Church camp at Bar View. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Roundy and children and Susie Wickersham of Keiinewick, Wash, are visiting relatives here. Arthur Bergstrorn, a military police in the U. S. Air Corps at Randolph Field, Texas is on a 20 day furlough at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Berg .stroni. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Talmateer and children and Mrs. Hazel Beers were Pendleton visitors Wednes day of last week. A bridal shower was given in honor of Miss Betty Ball of Her miston in the basement of the Co-operative Church Friday after noon of last week. She received many lovely and useful gifts. The hostesses were: Mrs. Gordon White, Mis. John Eubanks, Mrs. James Lindsay, Mrs. Robert De Spain, Mrs. C. E. Brenner, Mrs. Garland Swanson and Mis. Lewis llalvorsen. Mrs. E. R. Lundell and Mrs. Paul Pettyjohn were hostesses for refreshments after the Rebekah meeting Thursday evening of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Bolman of Bakersfleld, Calif., Mr. and Mrs. Ernest lleliker and Mr. and Mrs. Donald lleliker are on a trip to Canada. The lone Public Library will he open only on Thursdays from 2:30 to 5 p. in. beginning August 11 and ending Sept. 8. Mr. and Mrs. Fayne Ely are visiting relatives in Forest Grove and will attend a wedding of a .cousin, Miss Loretta Hettling. Mrs. Ely was matron of honor. Vester Hams has purchased a new trailer house. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Morgan are spending a few days in Portland. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Bristow are (Continued on Page Four) STAR AU' DAY! TING A letter from the M. C. Merrills of Eugene states that they are planning a huckleberry trip close to Government Camp, and asking that their friends meet them there. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Round are in the mountains looking for huckle berries. Mrs. Eva Bellenbrock of Court rock was shopping in town last Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Croft are the parents of a baby boy born in Prineville July 28. Mrs. Croft and baby are home now and both are doing well. Charles Williams is working for Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cork. GREATER 1952 Wasco County Fair W. E. Hunt Park-Tygh Valley Rodeo - Races - Indians Have Fun Bring The Whole Family! i PRINCESS A 3 atair allay UTJ WtlNMB COMPANY . PORTLAND. ORCOOH MORROW COUNTY FAIR PAVILION HEPPNER Sponsored By T H E -4 4 H O N O R E E Princess RIETA GRAVES Dancing from 10 to 2 to the Music of Pendleton Four and Ray Whitman ADMISSION-$1.25-lnc.Tax SUPPER SERVED
