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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, February 25, 1 954 IONE NEWS ITEMS and a portrayal of the Washing tons by Mr. and Mrs. Corliss Me Lood; deal solos by Donald Ileli ker accompanied by Gene Riet mann; a vocal solo by Mrs. Timm; piano solos by Gene Riet mann; and a play "The Lovers Krrand" by Mrs. Lloyd Howton and Mrs. Leo Crahtree. Judv Mason received the door prize nd Mrs. Ida Coleman and1 Peter Timm received llh decree pins. IONE School Notes By Chester L. Ward. Supt. The 7th and 8th grades and all the high school students were present at a fine discussion by Melvin Derby, educational sec retarv League Tuesrlay Feb. 23 in the high school library study hall. This discussion came from ques- tionnaries filled out by students Bcardman News By Flossie Coats BOA ROMAN A new 4-H club "The Future Wives" has been organized with Carol Hamilton and Marie Potts as leaders. Of- ncers elected were bandy Knopp, j on Sp,,nI tiu, w president; liosina Jones, vicejjipr miri(, ;lnfi aunt. Mr. and Mrs trip. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Janes drove to Spokane. Wash., Sunday to get their grandchildren Kenneth and Laura Snell, who will be with the grandparents for a while. Mrs. Snell is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Janes. Miss Fav Parks. Lebanon, Ore- eekend here with of the Oregon Temperance"""111 "s,nan J;,nos' vlcp ? Tuesdav Feb. 23 in the i '"'esu tnl ; .Jud-V Part,,w- "" George Sicard. At the grange meeting after earlier. These discussions were on the program several of the mcm-U "iRh scientific basis and were hers told of the early days of the! thoroughly enjoyed by all. .grange. Mr. and Mrs. Hay Drake! County School superintendent, of Rhea Creek grange invited thei Leslie Grant of Heppner spent Willows grange to their grange Tuesdav mominc at the school. idO, uene nms, Treasurer; susan C)l Bob sicard and Cpi. Rus. Partlow and Carolyn Baker, yoll se rox, Larson Air Foee Case, and song leaders; Carolyn Baker, j Wash wero weekcnd company reporter. j at th(1 nom(1 of gi(.ar,ps parents, Mrs. Gilbert Calltf was ca or Mr. nnri trs Conrrro Sioarrl March 12 to put on the 1st and '-'nd degrees for candidates. A potluck supper preceded the meeting and refreshments were -.rrwl after the meeting which consifled of a lame cake doeo- His visits are always appreciated. The lone basketball team for mally won the championship in their league in basketball. At the close of the season they won 18 es and lost none. At Irrigon rated with the eranize insiunia 1 Saturday evening thev were and the numerals 192G-I951 and ; given quite a scare. For three and the name Willows grarifc No. ("72. lone half nuarters Irrieon was in e e."ke was made t)y Mrs. 'the .vionetta Aldrich. won bv a small marcin. The sub district tournament opens at Echo Feb. 25 at 2 p. m. lone will play Umapine that "vomng at 8:30, Pemember Monday March 1 is all grade school night when Ar lead, hot with hopr itetormi Those on the! nation and a good recovery of the "n ing committee were Mrs. Er nest Ileliker, Mrs. Leo Crahtree. at and Mrs. Mabel ('otter Dates to remember: Mar 1 Basketball games the school house. March 2 Auxiliary meeting. March 3 Eastern Star social meeting. March I Extension I'nit meet, ing. March fi Auxiliary food and pie anil entree sale at the Legion hall at 2 p. m. Mav'i Tentative date foi school play. M irdi 21 Girls League dinner for their mothers at 0:30 in the cafetorium. March 25 Speech festival in Boardman. April 2 Athletic banquet and dance. Pev. and Mrs. Wilfred McKay received word that their son, Bart McKay and family were appoint ed as missionaries to Japan and they will be sailing there some Cmo this year He is now teach ing at Chewelah. Wash. They have three children and are giaduates of Northwest Nazarene College at Nampa, Idaho. Carl Linn is a patient in The Dalles hospital. The Junior Auxiliary members met at the home of Mrs. Walter Corley one day last week. Thev sent candv to lington and lone grade schools .will play two games. The first four grades will nut on demon strations between the games and halves. This is for a good cause and the grades will appreciate your support. The proceeds will go for new uniforms for the grades. The grade school basketball tournamet will he at Boardman. March 4, 5, and r. Brackets have not been drawn as yet. In the English department are working on several essay con tests. These will be judged by a local committee later. Local superintendents of Mor row County will meet at a lunch eon at Echo Feb. 2f for the dis--itssion with superintendent Les 'ie Grant of local and county problems. to Hubbard last week by the death of her mother, Mrs. Solo men Zehner. The Califfs are now living in Hood River. House guest at the W. E. Gar ner home is his mother, Mrs. II. R. Plumb, Bend, Oregon. Mrs. Earl Briggs, Mrs. Algy Taylor and Mrs. Bessie Nickerson motored to Pendleton Wednesday of last week. Announcement was made that a Countywide Equalization pro gram is under way with a meet ing being held in the Grange hall Friday afternoon l:3f) p. m. to select a committee from this dis trict to work on this program Tl, , . , . . . . 1 " i s wnii oonovvers naving 10 I Grande office district 6 in charge. The Unit Presented her with a gift. At the meeting it was decided to send cookies to Camp White. Each member is to bring a batch of cookies to the meeting, where thev will hp nirkr-fl fnr chiton.. Camp White and j plans were made for a food sale cooked food sale to be held in the Walter Hayes store Saturday. February 27. Committee in charge will be Mrs. Rollin Bishop, Mrs. ' o Root and Mrs. Marr.irot KlltZ. Mrs. Lulu Stevens left for her home in Portland after several days here with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Zivney. Mrs. Earl Downey left for her home in Seattle this week after Mr. .and Mrs. Ronald Vihhert and three children. Gateway, Ore gon were Sunday dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Dillon. Mr. Vibbert is a nephew of Mrs. Dillon. House guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Marlow for two days was Mrs. Marlow's sis ter, Mrs. Verle Smith, La Grande. FHA Figures Show Farm Income, Costs Both Down in 1953 Completion of vear-end check outs with borrowers having loans of the Farmers Home Administra tion discloses that income and expenses for those farm families in Northeastern Oregon is follow ing the pattern of national trends, In comparing figures for the 1953 year to those for 1952, it is found that the total gross income de clined by 8C;, while farm oper ating expenses declined only 3. Most families must have recog nized the situation and cut down on family livinc expenses will also send cookies to the ca '",'v Mrs was a visitor here last week Pay lleimbigner returned home last week fnm Spokane where he has been with his father Henry lleimbigner. who is ill in the hospital there. lit father improvim?. Mrs. Walter Corley and Mis. Joe Gaarsland and children spent Thursday in Biekleton with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. See hai'or where they he? peel their father celebrate "his birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Thome of March 6 at the Legion hail , Plans were also made for apot Ada Cannon of Heppner j luck supper March 16 to cele- brate the Legion's birthday. Re freshments were served after the meeting by Mrs. Victor Rietmann and Mrs. Walter Roberts. Mrs. Rietmann and Mrs. Earl M.-r-ihn reports his j had charge of the decorations which were in the Valentine motif. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Timm of Pendleton spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Ileliker. a v i-i-K Mrtv nere w in nor son ki .u nnd daughter in-law. Mr and ! 'e costs for the year be trs nn,M n ' lu,t' 11 "as saw. ,v.lltJn, uvrw uc.Y (tuu Willi her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Guv Ferguson. ' Mr. and Mrs. Donald Downey drove o Seattle for his mother Tues day of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Ely and daughter Eileen motored to lone. Oregon Sunday where they were dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs.Borl Akers. Mrs. Anna Skoubo and her sis ter in-law, Mrs. Stella I.ind re. turned from Denmark Saturn, where they had been visitin" relatives since last Ammst io-,t Mrs. Skoubo will remain here for a time. Sunday Mrs. Ralph Skoubo and Mrs. Edd Skoubo with Mrs. Skoubo and Mrs. Lind motored to Portland. Mrs. Lind was met by a daughter who took her on to Salem for a visit. Mrs. Skoubo spent the day in Hood River with her son-in-law and dauhter, Mr. and Mrs. Russell DeMauro. ""'- "'jm iiim- ui-i nit? lciory vate Stanheld are moving into the j the first of March. The Lieuallens innnu, iim .ii.-5. LUli Dl I f i ,i ,i T-.. r - c 1 i , .in ,nuu iuis. jiu Lieuanon oiiunuay dinner guests at the Grosham were here last week and ; '""lie of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mu' will take over the- Victory Cafe licran. Othello u-.ich Payments on all debts were nn 22"?, which resulted in a reduc tion of debts m below the 1952 year. At the same time, the de cline in livestock prices and de preciation of equipment brought their net Worth down l.Vr. As in 1952, it took 54 of the family income to pay the farm operat ing costs. Borrowing from FHA prepare farm plans for their operations each year and keep a record of their income and expenses dur ing the year. From this infor mation, an accurate nictnrn nt their farming operations is ob tained which is of value in find ing out what is in need of im. J provement and determining the neea ior additional financing. Under the FHA program, various types of loans are authorized to farm families who will be carry ing out efficient, family-type farm programs. They must have Mr. and Mrs A r rn,t,i Ilable' 011 reasonable terms, motored to Heppner Friday takin ' f,T,iLTP ' SUpPrt a t. n .. . . J : IIJ -time farm limaram .uis. cruce Lindsay and children i ..... . nnuue over o remain with the James Driscoll children for the weekend while their parents were in Port-hind. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Briggs wero who can secure his credit nn ma. sonable terms from other sources, is not eligible for FHA loans. o Rhea Creek News Mr. and Mrs. Ben Anderson ara spending two weeks in Portland t'nrl Crn,. I .ee iVekner bouse .-.t t10 imner .,.,.. :,;... .... . . , ""-i weens in Poi etl of town. The Thornes and ; Mrs. Vera pm h n'.hw h . "m now Ke on nusiness and pleasure. d places. T.ie Beck-! Black are the nrent i i ri,. .. . L1 and Mrs- C. Harrison of in Stanfield. of Willows grange j the home of Mrs. P.eckners trad r.ers will live The II. K. C was held at Black are the present operators Mr. and Mrs. Omar Rietmann and sons spent the A .c Delmar Huer. son nf Mr 'Casrn.io t .1.0 .,j ', and Mrs. Arnin it,,; . : , ;;" ..: ,a a"u.Mr- ana Airs. r,,. i.kc rdioitT visuect Mr. and -urs. Elmer Palmer on Sunday. ana tammy Barnett. "(,me hebruary 15 from Guam weekend in Pullman, i where he has ' v " "-''"""iiai lilt AL.be, . oner Friday afternoon, Wash., where thev will witness : past year. Hug is on a fifteen da ivith Mrs. Ernest Ileliker and the WashimMon ct-nn mri n, 1 fnrlmwh . . . . " .-. - ..f..,. uit-ii dm seni Mrs. Leo Ciabtree .w .-.i.hiwteu.os Reports were gi,en on the grange hall. The dining room has been painted and pew curtains put up. Mrs, Sam Estob received the door prize. Guests at the Berl Akers home Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. E'vii Ely and family of and Mrs, Wallace daughters, and II, Initiation was American Legion Mr .and Mrs. Pav iv , .,ii6in aic vacationing in Southern Califor nia and Mexico. Floyd Worden is consigning some cattle to a sale in Salem State basketball game. Also i to Hunter Air Force Base Sa going was Dickie Ekstrom. jvannah, Ga. The Boy Scouts and cub scouts1 The Misses Jean :,. , v'Jl' W. a M,e ln. had their first meetings Tuesday, ma Cowan entertained the ' accompan.ed h.m. of last week. They were given I Crusaders at a slumber partv'on I VALBY CHURCH SERVICES literature to study The Boy I rr.day night, with the boys join-! There will sendees a? the S' hoT 1!S mm,n fUr eak. yalby Lutheran chJhGoo Boardman, Mr. There were around 15 boys pre-'! Mrs. Clifford Pool and son re v Rei SvrL.n n'f r Cn,(?UCted Matthews and, sent. The cubs met at the homes' turned home Sunday ffom WhUe Ssenson of Corvalhs. O. Ely. 'of their den mothers, Mrs. Vera:I"'k, Canada where he Mr . held by the ; Port is and Mrs. Garland Swanson , mailed bv the ZZ V'! a.l t.I':? MrS". -Robert Runai Auxiliary on! Mrs. Swanson has resigned and her father . w, hn. t" ' " r.u t . d"1 lr-.ana Mrs. Joseph Me Tuesday afternoon Feb. 16 at j Mrs. Leo Crahtree has taken her lis home from , hi ha itf wh th FtL'11 f Pe"dc,e,on ended their hall wi,, Mrs. Lynn BtK-ke.s. place as den mother. They wil i Mrs. Poo, Mt 'm ' , nP 'r Vl" ! L3"""3' S,aturdaV ght MUton-treewater. president of , meet each Tuesday. accompanied Mrs. Pool on the the Weekend "
