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PtgsG Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, Nowmbtr 8, 1956 Mustangs to Meet. Echo Here Monday In Final Game The Heppner high school Mus tangs will play their final foot ball game of the season next Monday when they meet their traditional rivals from Echo on the rodeo field. Game time is 2 p. m. The game shapes up to be one of the best of the season, as both teams have made a fairly poor showing for the season anS each is out to wind up the year with a victory. About 200 Attend Hallowe'en Hayride About 200 teenagers from the seventh grade through high school attended the annual hayriae given Hallowe'en night by the SoroDtimist club. The Heppner students met at the school where they were taKen bv trucks to the Rhea creek grange hall for dinner, skits and dancine and games. In the skits Mr. Snyder's and Mr. Willis' eighth grades split the firs and second prizes of $7.50 and $5.00. The junior class was awarded the third prize of $2.50. The youth committee of the club was In charge of the hay ride with Mrs. E. E. Gonty as the chairman and Mrs. Joe Hughes, Mrs. C. E. McQuarrie, Mrs. Elaine George, Mrs. John Pfelffer, Mrs. James Hager, Mrs. W. C. Collins, Mrs. Floyd Adams, Mrs, Grace Nlckerson, Mrs. Roice Fulleton and Mrs. Oliver Creswlck, assist ing. Members of the Rhea Creek grange and Invited guests as sisted with the serving, chaperon ing and entertaining during the evening. T.. Am fX FISHING WAS GOOD last week at Adams Lake, British Columbia as this collection of whoppers testifies. Bob Peterson of lone re turned with these big ones which he caught on a six pound spin ning outfit The four biggest trout are Dolly Vardens. the others Kamlops. The largest, being held by Peterson, measudes 3iy2 inches and weighed 15 pounds. The lake is located near the home of the Vic Lovgrens, former residents of this area. . (GT Photo) SON BORN Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Daly of Heppner are parents of a son, David Charles, born Oct. 19. He weighed 5 lbs., 11 ozs. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. James Daly of Heppner and Mrs. Elizabeth Jerrard of La Grande. Film On Elks Blind Program Available Still available free to commun ity groups In this area Is the Oregon state Elks color movie "Out of the Darkness" which tells about the state Elks' pre-school nursery program for blind child ren. It is narrated by Johnny Car penter, well known Oregon radio broadcaster. Copies of the movie may be booked through the local Elks representative, Jack Van Winkle, phone Heppner 6-9725. o EXTENSION UNIT TO MEET NOVEMBER 13 The Heppner Extension unit will meet at the home of Mrs. Gene Ferguson Tuesday, Nov. 13 at 10:30 a. m. The project lesson will be "Oregon sweets" and leaders are Mrs. Al Fetsch and Mrs. Fer guson. Luncheon will be served. Any homemaker interested In attend ing the meeting is welcome. Mr .and Mrs. Harold Cohn left today (Thursday) for Portland where they will attend a wool growers meeting. HOSPITAL NEWS Npw Arrivals To Mr. and Mrs, Thomas Driscoll, Kinzua, a 5 lb. 15 oz. boy born Oct. 31, named Michael Joseph. To Mr. and Mrs. Edgar East, Lexington a 6 lb. 8 oz. girl born Nov. 2, named Katherine Marie. To Mr. and Mrs. James Mallon, Heppner, a 7 lb. 3 oz. boy born Nov. 2, named Cary James. Medical Elbert Yokum, Kin zua, dismissed; Faye Prock, Hepp ner, dismissed; Jim Cowins, Heppner; Elaine Umphrey, Con don, dismissed; John Younce, Spray, dismissed; LaVonnie Gam mel, Heppner; Verna Tate, Con don, dismissed; Ethel Hunt, Fos sil; Reba Grabill, Heppner, dis missed; Mary Shipley, Kinzua; Erie Kennedy, Condon, dismissed; Kenneth Knighten, Mayville, dis missed; James Worlein, Kinzua; Minnie Didier, Condon, dismis sed; Alonzo Edmundson, -Hepp ner; Denward Bergevin, lone; Jessie Pattee, Condon; Cara Lee Corbin, Heppner; Terry Peck, Heppner. Minor Surgery Betty Knudson, Heppner; James Howton, lone; Grace Turner, Heppner. Major Surgery James Thom son, Heppner. Farm-City Week Banquet Planned A farm-city banquet honoring the Morrow county grassman of the Year, Alvin Wagenblast, Lex ington and the conservation men of the year, Norman and Alfred Nelson, Lexington, will be held Monday, Nov. 19, at 6:30 p. m. at the American Legion hall under the joint sponsorship of the chamber of commerce and the Heppner Soil Conservation dis trict, it was announced at the monthly meeting of the soil dis trict Tuesday afternoon In the bank building. Charles W. Smith, former county agent here and assistant director of extension service, Oregon State college, will be the guest speaker. Newt O'Harra, Lexington, chair man and John Wightman, mem ber of the board of supervisors, were named to represent the dis trict at a state soil district meet ing in Eugene Nov. 29 and 30. The monthly progress report showed three irrigtaion dams constructed on the Joe Kenny, Mrs. Annie Healy and AsHbeck and Luciano ranches on Butter creek; 28 acres of land leveling on the John Hanna and Charles Monagle ranches, Hinton creek and E. B. Wattenberger ranch, Pine City; 7,470 feet of stream channel control on the ranches of Monagle, George Currin, John Hanna, Alfred Lovgren and Van Schoiack brothers ranches and 1000 linear feet of diversion dit ches on the Con Doherty ranch, Guardane. Attending the meeting were O'Harra, Wightman, Don Peter son, Raymond Lundell, lone; Raymond French, Tom Wilson and N. C. Anderson, Heppner. o Mr. and Mrs. Ray Smith and family visited with friends in Prairie City over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rosewall were in The Dalles today on a business trip. UMATILLA -MORROW COUNTY Cattlemen's Association ST AN NUAL Thursday, November 15 AT NORTHWEST LIVESTOCK COMMISSION COMPANY Hermiston, Oregon a FEEDER CATTLE, CALVES AND YEARLINGS DIRECT FROM PRODUCER Shipping Fever Vaccinated, Sorted In Car Lots Immediate Shipment - Truck or Rail FOR INFORMATION CONTACT NELS ANDERSON, Heppner GARY THOMPSON, Phone 4880, P. O. Box 256, Pendleton DON WINK, Phone JO 7-6655, Hermiston 35 Attend Annual C of C Elk Dinner Chamber of Commerce mem bers were hosts Monday night to their wives and other guests for the annual elk dinner at the Cuts forth cabin. The elk was furnished by Orville Cutsforth and Mr. and Mrs. Phil Blakney were in charge of the dinner. About thirty five attended. Grain Growers Meeting Tuesday The annual meeting of the Mor row County Grain Growers will he held next Tuesday. Nov. 13 at the Lexington Grange hall start ing at 10 a. m. Members will elect two direc tors and seven associate direc tors with Paul Jones and John Graves having been nominated to succeed themselves for the di rectors positions. They are run ning for a three-year term. Lunch will be served at noon and during the afternon a film on farming will be presented. Bible School Sets High Sunday Goal The teachers of the Christian church Bible school have set a goal of 1354 for next Sunday, it was announced this week. Every member is urged to be present and friends of the church who do not attend elsewhere are invited to attend and help reach the goal. The Sunday services will close the successful evangelistic series of meetings conducted by Mr. and Mrs. Carty. They will show col ored slides of the Belgian Congo at the union missionary meeting to be held Sunday at 2 p. m. at Valby Lutheran church. -Mrs. Carty spent a number of days in the Congo while on her round-the-world trip in 1955. John Williams New Empire Manager, Grabill Moved Up Robert Grabill who has been manaeer of Empire Machinery Company In Heppner and its pre decessor, Braden iractor co. ior 20 years, has been named assist ant to the company's president, Jack Whiteman, and will move to Pendleton shortly to take over his new duties. Named to replace Grabill as manager of the Heppner store is John Williams who has been in the Heppner branch since 1950. He came here from Pendleton. Grabill will take over some of the duties of the president and will be in charge oi inventory con trol of machinery for the entire imDlement chain of six stores. He will move his family to Pendle ton snortiy. UNICEF Drive Nets $35 In Heppner The Episcopal Sunday school this week expressed its apprecia tion to the people of Heppner and to the mothers who supervised the group of children who worked for UNICEF Hallowe'en cam paign to raise money for the Uni ted Nations childrens fund. The 35 youngsters collected $35, Mrs. Jack Loyd, chairman announced. The chairman also expressed thanks to Hager's Dairy for the donation of milk cartons which were used by the youngsters for coin collectors. FORMER MORGAN RESIDENT BURIED AT ARLINGTON Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Troedson ' attended funeral services for Frank Marvel WednesdaV at Arlington. The service was held at the Methodist church with the Rev. Alfred Boyer officiating; Mr. Marvel was well known m the Morgan community, having lived there for several years. After leaving Morgan he went to Roosevelt, then moving to Golden dale about two years ago where he resided with a son. He died in the Goldendale hospital fol lowing an operation. He was 84 years of age. Present for the services were Mr .Marvel's three sons, two bro thers, Charley and Rae arid one sister. One brother and one sis ter were unable to attend because of illness. , o P-TA TO SEE FILM A film, ' A Desk for Billy, will be shown at the Heppner PTA meeting Wednesday, Nov. 14, it was announced this week. Parents are also urged to at tend classes with their children next week during the open house set for three days during Ameri can Education Week. Justice And Municipal Courts A. M. Fergeson, speeding, for feited $30 bail. James L. Bennett, speeding, fined $75. o Mrs. Louise Ritchie, who has been living in Los Angeles for most of the past six years, has returned to Heppner to make her home. Mrs. Herman Gresn and Mrs. Mervin Leonard traveled through the County last Friday to deliver Christmas Seals sale supplies to local chairmen in Lexington, Irri gon and Boardman. The annual sale of Christmas seals will be gin November 15, under the di rection of Mrs. Jack Angel, Mor row County T. B. and Health As sociation chairman. 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