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HEPPNER GA2ETTE-TIMES, Thursday, July 31, 1953 Over The Tee Cup By JACKIE LAB HART I can't seem to see anything clearly In the tea leaves this week; for just when I get ready to write about something I have seen, it turns out to be a mirage seen through the Heppner heat waves. So to preserve my sanity, and to play it safe, I shall dis pense with the tea cup for the rest of the summer. Furthermore, the ladles of the Willow Creek Country Club have also decided to postpone our la dies day competition until school starts; so without all the dam sel's daffy doings, I wouldn't have much to write about. We did have a ladles day Tues day (at least a few of us did) but prizes were not awarded. The seven stalwart women were Vel ma Glass, Hester Creswlck, De lores McDowell, Kay Robinson, Ruth Van Winkle and Cathy Col- "No Terms Except Unconditional and Immediate Surrender" By Phil Blakney When your body U at tacked by a germ or virus Infection, it must fight back. If your resistance is low the battle becomes a difficult problem. You cannot compromise with sickness but must ov ercome It speedily and un conditionally. In our phar macy are many weapons your physician can pre scribe. Modern prescrip tions are like powerful bul lets that seek out the en emies to good health. When you are sick, let your phy sician advise you how to fight back. We can provide any medication you may need. e YOUR PHYSICIAN CAN PHONE 6-9962 WHEN YOU NEED A MEDICINE Pick up your prescrip tion if shopping near us, ot let us deliver promptly without extra charge, A great many people entrust us with the responsibility of filling their prescriptions. May we compound yoursf PHIL'S PHARMACY 105 N. Main PRESCRIPTION CHEMISTS "Quotation by U. S. Grant (1822 1885) Copyright 1958 (7W3) lins. One Important announcement tho' before the ol' tea cup takes a coffe break. The John Day la dies have Invited the women of our country club to join in a guest day tournament on their links Tuesday, August 26. Ba ker, La Grande and Pendleton ladles will also be participating and the first tee off will be at 9:00. All gals who are Interested in going, please contact Ruth Van Winkle or Shlrely Loyd. (I understand Shirley has lots of relatives there, so maybe she can work out some sleeping arrange ments for those who want to drive over the night before.) I am going to miss chatting with you during this next month. But when school starts, the wea ther cools down, and things are somewhat back to normal we shall meet again over the tee cup. 3 3 3f 3 3 3f 3 3 Things won't be the same around the Capitol here in Sa lem not for the next thirty days at least. State officials are un der a tremendous strain. Just across the street is Willamette University as you may have no ticed. On to the south Is Wlllam e 1 1 e ' s McCullock Stadium. Through the Capitol's open win dows the boys get quite a breeze & 1 ORE&ON Ji 1959 mui ft BiK.t'Ct floral clock in the world Is planned for International Garden of Tomorrow at Oregon Ctfi-.u nial exposition grounds at Portland next summer. Clock, modeled after one at Christ c!:ur.7!i, New Zealand, will actually tell time, and hands and face alike will be made of grow ing l owers. World's biggest candle will stand behind clock. Garden will cover 81 2 acres. More Vets Farm Units Near Pasco To Go on Sale War veterans are offered pref erence in the purchase of 14 full time ff-m units currently offer ed in the southern tip of the Columbia Basin project near Pas co, Washington, Vere A McCarty, service division manager for the Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs, reported today. Veterans' applications must be filed by August 15 with the Bur eau of Reclamation, Ephrata, Washington, to be Included in the public drawing for the lands. Application forms may be obtain ed in Oregon from county veter ans' officers or the state veterans' department in Salem and Port land. The farm units range in size from 71 to 159 Irrigable acres, and will be sold to winners In the public drawing at prices ranging from $1715 to $2687. Veterans must have served for 90 days or more between Sept ember 16, 1940, and January 31,. 1955, to qualify. They must have had at least two years of full time experience and must poss ess assets amounting to at least $8500 in excess of liabilities, of which at least $5000 must be in cash, or must possess at least $7500 in cash. SPAIN, with its historical cities and hilly countryside, magnifi cently photographed in Techni color in SPANISH AFFAIR. Star Theater, Tuesday and Wednes day. Family Nights. TO SELL 'EM, TELL 'EM- With An Ad Initiative Petition Gets Many Signatures Tabulation shows 60,661 certi fied signatures on initiative pe- 1 titions placing on next Novem- in Salem, November 6 and 7. Speakers will include Dr Jam es B Connant, former Harvard University president who now is surveying American schools for the National Citizens Council for Better Schools. Check Unbonded Car Dealers btate police and Portland po-; al amendment covering the eli lice are cooperating in a drive gibillty of persons to serve in that will crack down on unlicen- the legislature, according to the sed and unbonded automobile Oreeon Education Association. ber's state ballot a constitution- dealers, James F Johnson, state motor vehicle director said Wed nesday. Johnson urged the public against buying from these deal The official count of the sec retary of state's office has just been received by the association, according to Executive Secretary Cecil W Posey. The signatures from the southeast. Just now the erS pointing out that by doing were 12,519 more than the 48,142 breeze carries spine tingling. th hnvpr fnrfplts nil his necessary to aualifv the measure cheers for the New York Foot ball Giants. No less! This is the third season head coach Jim Lee Howell has elect ed Salem for the Giants' pre season training camp. All of the crew had arrived by Friday, hap py with the report that Frank Gifford, great offensive halfback, may Jump his movie contract and rejoin the team. The entourage includes 30 rookies, the largest and most var ied the Giants have had for many years. Veterans, managers, trainers, coaches and publicity men make the total 70. During the Salem camp period the Giants have scheduled two exhibition games in California, August 17 with the 49ers at San Francisco and August 22 with the Rams at Los Angeles, (night). The official professional opener for New York is September 28 at Buffalo, N Y, against the Chicago Cards. SCHOOL PARLEY CALLED More than 300 Invitations have been sent by Governor Robert D Holmes to representatives of la bor, education, civic, business, women's and patriotic groups asking that they attend a confer ence on problems and needs of high school education to be held MR. FARMER - YOU CANT AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT Grain Fire Insurance BE WISE it costs no more to Insure your 19S8 grain crops now and youll be sure of being protected throughout the entire fire and harvest season. With a crop the site the county is producing this year, you can't afford to be without protection. DON'T WORRY INSURE TODAY Turner, Van Matter fir Bryant INSURANCE REAL ESTATE PHONE 6-9652 rights In court. .on the November ballot. WARNING OF "SUMMER ICE" L'3" ,ficlal.l elieV! Warm days fix things for the 60,661 signatures the largest treacherous "summer ice" after numb?r ever placed or, fi e for the first slight shower. The war- state constitutional initiative Q, tho ,, tua 'Certified signatures were filed the shower the more danglrous.for every county tn the state ex are driving conditions, warns the Department of Motor Vehicles. The "Ice" is caused by the rain mixing with accumulated oil and can prove dangerously slippery to unwary motorists. Drivers should automatically slow down after a summer rain because slippery roads mean longer stopping distances. The worst hazard Is the driver who unsuspectingly hits the brakes WOULD RESTRAIN GOVERNOR Appeal has been filed in the Oregon Supreme Court by John W Eacret ' and his wife to re strain Governor Holmes from commuting the death sentence of Billy Nunn to life Imprisonment Nunn was convicted of first de gree murder in connection with the sex slaying of the Eacret s 14-year-old son in Jackson County. Two death sentences have been commuted by Holmes New Press Representative Loyd Topping has succeeded John J Jones as adminstration assistant to Senator Richard Neuberger, Jones resigned to en ter work as a consultant in pub 11c relations In Washington, D C. Senator Neuberger, who said he regretted Jones' resignation and commented on his "entegrity ability and character." RECORD FRUIT SHIPMENTS In the fiscal year ending June 30 shipments of fresh fruits and vegetables In Oregon totaled 39, 410 cars, second only to the 1950 51 figure by about 1500 cars, the State Agricultural Department reported Thursday The shipments included 24,501 carloads of potatoes, a gain of 1,400 over the preceding year. Shipments of all commodities exceeding the 1956-57 total by 1,800 cars. Last year's totals included: on ions, 4,500 cars; pears, 7,100; ap ples, 1,900; filberts, 700; walnuts, 230. cept Wallowa. OEA officials were unable to account for the dis qualification of 115 signatures which they had received from Wallowa county and which were not shown in the official sum mary. Petitions circulated in Morrow county accounted for 307 of the signatures. .1 I WIN YOUR RACE&i UFor Buu'nett Supremacy p Bv Advert!! S3e Dear Friends: Thank you for the help you have given in building up Smith Apiaries. Four years are a short time for the growth of this type of agriculture. During that time a helping hand was always offered when needed. Due to this, Smith Apiaries is now a going concern, growing with Morrow County. Sincerely Ray Smith SMITH APIARIES HEPPNER. OREGON lone News HEPPNER Mrs Carl F Bergstrom left last week by plane for Chico, Calif to attend the graduation of her son, Walter on July 25 from Chico State college. Norman Bergstrom of Brook ings has been helping at the Ledbetter ranch at Lexington during harvest and Mrs Berg strom and children arrived Sun day to visit. HOW TO PROVE YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY THE Worlds greatest 0reaancan Help Citizens of the Other States Across the Fir Curtain Into Oregon! What has happened up till now: Thanks to your help the Keep The World Green project was a huge success; the World has never looked so good. Over 3,000 Oregon Firs were sent to people in every one of the 48 states and to 80 foreign countries by history's first ' Fir-lift So now the tree shipping season is over until next Fall (trees have seasons just like strawberries or apples). You'll be able to send trees again in Novem ber; we'll let you know. Meanwhile, we can all take a breather, cant we? No, we cant Time, tide and the Centennial wait for no man. It's not enough to send out trees, we've got to bring in people. ff PASSPORT TOf OWE fl' I 1 Wsctt&ftM tHtt it woftnM t viat to Oum tot Cfttcnflilltr4tcn Out there, on the other side of the Fir Curtain, are 168,000,000 Non-Oregonians. The majority of those deserving unfortunates have never been to our state. A lot of them would visit Oregon and our glorious 1959 Centennial if they could. What is stopping them? Important: Every Passport to Oregon must be signed by the ;tWorld'8 Greatest Oregonian-you. (Yes, you are and wo 10 gomg u? sena you a cara to prove it). FOLLETT MEAT CO. Hermlston, Ore. Ph J07-6651 On Hermlston McNary Highway CUSTOM SLAUGHTERING WHOLESALE MEATS Well, this may seem hard to believe, but a lot of people out there don't know enough about Oregon or the Centennial-to have ever thought much about coming here. And maybe nobody ever asked them. Have you? One thing is for sure: if you don't invite them somebody else wilL They'll end up visiting California, Texas, or some other dreadful place instead of our breath-taking, Cascade-studded, ocean-fronted Oregon. What are we waiting for? Let's send them '.As wr? 5ilfW How to get Oregon Passports and prove you're the World's Greatest Oregonian: Fill in the coupon below and mail it to us right away. Well dispatch the documents: a pair of Oregon Passports (if you need more for some special mass rescue job let us know) and a card proving you are The World's Greatest Oregonian. Uregon fOSSportS ! rg , jlHTT H.adqut-Oept W20 ' xr,.J oiiuneinnara Brewing Company, Mail Oregon Passports to your relatives, V ' t p--Bo 4286- Ported 8. Oregon deserving friends, and business acquaint, 7 m: going on a vacation or business trip, pass L p 1 3c ! mM- GW you agree I am the World's them W in neon Thpao A m. Njk regnian- Mnd llon " r" Pve it r 1 will prove beyond all doubt that the henrem H Name. are Honorary Oregonians and will more over invite them to attend the OntAnninl rvuwi ..w.r. S City. It i II i Address. . OREGON OSMSi is
