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HtftHtn OAXriTX TIMII. Thursday, february 4 1160 James W Wheeler, Ex-Heppnerite, Diet At Fori Angolci Jsmes W Wheeler. M. of Port Angeles. Washington died Jan uary 23 after an intended 111 nes. Fur. era I services were held January 2 and burial wit In the Mt Angeles cemetery at Port Angeles. Mr Wheeler wit born April 13. 1B73 at ElltJay. Ga. When a vounir boy ne moveu 10 rc vllie. Tenn and later started traveling In the United States and Canada at a collector for a machinery firm. He was married Sept 3. 1911 to Lula W Wllllama In Heppner. They homesteaded land In Sand Hollow and later moved to idano Heppner Again Goes 50-50 For Week's Hoop Play By NEAL PENLAND Coach Clint Asee'a Mustangs played two tlfht garnet and a gain split the weekend by squeezing by Umatilla 38 to 54. but on Saturday night got clip pod by Echo 37 to 52. Friday night both teama atart cd fast but couldn't get more than a two point margin In the first quarter when It ended at 11 to 10 for Heppner. In the second quarter Heppner m n m b rwnA a nn( Iff rvs( nta Umatilla's 13 and at half time """ Y. y . T . rney reurea ana muvin i iwi Angeles In 1913. He It survived by his wife, whole Heppner team being red Lu, 1 daughter. Mrs ' Mtrg.r. i.... J. ... let Kesler: two sons. James W ,Z . . Tr I . . T, .r, nd Alwyn C Wheeler, all of Bob Steagall. Maydays with cooling off but extending their J Angeles; a sister. Bertha other clubRolce Fulleton. John leal to 4H to 31. Heathco. Council. Idaho; three .Kubanks. Harold Krwln. Merlyn ai me start or tne lourtn per- brothers. John and Mark Wheel- Robinson, uvernigni riue ai lod was almost a miss for the L. v.,u ' Tnnr,n nrf ifarv Fetsch. Harold Krwln. Charlie Mustancs when thev could not l.i-Vi... nn-h,,. niv uh Dalv. Cal Sumner. Ribbons and get tne ball past the half way rtm((.h,dr.n an, five great mark but they managed to get grandchildren. iu wiius to umauiiu irrmen dous 23. Valentine to Head Wranglers The Morrow county Wranglers this week named new officers wlih Jim Valentine chmen prrtldent. Others Include Harold Krwln. vice president; One lerve. secretary: "d directors. Dimple Munkrra, Charlie Daly Rule Fulleton. Al rtc and Bub Steagall. Tlie following commlttte Mere alw appointed: AdmUdon to rodeo Lincoln Nash. Bud Wllon Junior race Harold Krwln. Herman Green, Bill Healy. Senior races Bill Smel hurst. Floyd Jones. Ralph Beamcr. Roping Howard Pry ant. Corentt Green. Charlie Daly- Cow riding Bob Steagall, Bud Wilson. Ray Papineau. Girls Texas barrel racing for the top hree contestants for 1900. a tro hv and nrlze money will be awarded by Bl -County Chemical. rolnt system B e v t r I y and Mr and Mrs Harold Peck andj daughter Marlorle of Tom Drlscoll and Dennis Do-Lent to Port Angeles to be with herty led for Heppner with 19 the family. and 15 while Tracy had 17 for the visitors. c n C A.L. On Saturday night the Echo Cougars showed too much fori (Continued from Page 1) Heppner when thev downed the Everett DeMars. chairman of Mustancs 57 to 52. Save Our Sae. Inc.. said the Heppner again Jumped off to organization is made up of vol- a fast start when they dunked unteers who serve witnout pay, 18 points to Echos 13 in the but the time has come to pay first quarter, but in the second for an office, a secretary and a ell behind 31 to 27 at half time. file. He also stated that the way At the start of the second half to repeal the law is to go dir Heppner managed to ect thead ectly to the legislature and ask again for lust a short time then to introduce a bill to get It off fell behind for the remainder of the books. the game but managed to tie I Gene Tay lor, chairman of fl buckles. Harold Krwln, Rolce Fulleton. John Eubanks, Merlyn Robinson. Horse show Fred Heppner Mankln, Kathryn Itager. It was announced the point system will give six points for work days, attending meetings and play-days, rides and parades. In events six points will go for first, four for second and two for third. Play-days for the year will be April 21, Ralph Beamer; May 15. Fulleton and Brlndle; May 22, Don Evans; June 5, Hey Day; June 12. overnight ride; June 19, Dougherty's; June 26, Valentine and Jones. A date for the Daly play day will be set later. the score once in a while. Doherty and Ron Gray led Heppner with 19 and 11 while Steve Spike led the Cougars with 20. Next week Heppner has only one game scheduled and that Is with Stanfleld on the home court Friday night. Chess, Checker Cfub Open to All The Heppner Chess and Check er club met Tuesday evening at the city hall with two new mem bers, Tlmmy Loyd and David Anderson present. The club Is for members of all ages and others who might be Interested In playing are invited to the next meeting, Tuesday at the city hall. MARINE RECRUITER COMING Acting gunnery sergeant Thomas O McGehee, Marine Corps recruiter for this area will visit Heppner Friday, Feb. 12 from 3:30 to C p m. He will be at the Heppner post office. THE JAYHAWKERS are coming! Towering Technicolor Spec tacle. Star Theater, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday. nance committee or. tne local chapter, Boardman, explained the officers hope to have a mem bership of 5.000 to assure meet ing minimum expenses of $800 a month. Ray Engberg, Gladstone, leg islative committee and member of the board of directors, and Henry W Nodurft, Beaverton, also a board member, were pres ent at the meeting. Within the audience of over 100 there were representatives of each community In Morrow county and some communities in Gilliam. Umatilla, Wallowa and Union counties. Dewey West, president of the local chapter, was In charge of the meeting and introduced the speakers. Other SOS, Inc meetings have been held during the past week at Lexington and Weston. HOSPITAL NEWS New Arrival Ta Mr and Mr William L Mrh!l. Heppner, sn I lb 1 i4 fill tx-in Jn 3J. r.afticj Cethrrme Ann l'tirM Paul Pfun. Hp-piw-r. diimlurtt; Virgil Gillette, Heppner. deea-d; Clinton Mc Quarrle, IK-ppnrr. d Untitled; J.rphln Arnold. May tile; VVil- bam Struilurs. Ibipmr; Mr- finU Smith. lone; MiIj' Oln, Heppner: Lu .Marie Renaley. Klnus. Legion Auxiliary Names Officers ISticky Tongues .Justice and Aid March of Dimes Municipal lourr Early Week Winds Cause Little Damage The Mronj;et.t wind .f the A Inter blew mmt tt the day Mndy but a far at can be V-terrnined, they caused little or no damage. ru rain accom panied the storm. The blow, which brought ex tremely heavy winds to the Ore gon coast and caused me dam age In the Msnon rreewau-r area, brought with them the owet barometer reading teen In Heppner for nearly two years. It read an unofficial 29 H. A few tree limbs were broken and several buildings lost sec tions of roofing paper which ould have caused trouble had rain accompanied the storm. Weather reports call for more fairly strong wind with possible rain during the next two days. A plier Eleht llitle 4 11 glrlt of Hep- Albert Leon Parent, excewive '.Kiwi ended up with tUkv ton- rer overhang, $10 fine, I n,i flncert but all fori John Owen Botta. recklest tibial meeting of the Hep- a good caute. Early In January (drlvlng. fine. i Aoilharv hy n1 mped 1 Kogcr Allen Kincald. violation American Legion Auxiliary ' .i, .ni!f restralnlnu order, case tend. , i 3 1 i ; m " r - - -' - Mat held last week with Mrs Kemp DUk. Kt pienldent in rharge. New officvrs were eiec. ted with Mrt Earl Soward being named president; Mrt Turn Sar-fe-eiit. fUM ke president; Mrt Frank Hamlin, second ke pret- Ident; Mr Harry Tambly n. tec- Iretao: M' Jrn Angell, treasur er; Mrt Gene Ferguson. hUtor- Ian; Mrs Durward Tasih. tcr eeant at arma and Mrs Kemp Dick chaplain. District president. Mrt frank (Leona) Wllllama of Athena, and department of Girls' State chair- man. Mrs II G f Marian) wur chlfon were guestt and Mrs Wll Hams Installed the newly elected officers. sent them to the citizens of Heppner during the January drive. The girls are members of the Heppner Kookeaes 4 11 club led by their diminutive leader, Mrt Herbert Cate. Thlt It their sec ond year as a club. Ing. la Portland for the weaksnd were Mrt Darrell Schel and Mrs Robert Pfvlffer visiting their re. sportive parents. Mr and Mrs Jim McLaughlin and four children of Spokane Each 4 H club Is encouraged to were hero for the weekend visit- perform a community service PLEDGED TO SCHOLASTIC HONORARY Robert William Salter, son of Mr and Mrs Hugh Salter of lone, has pledged the Theta Delta Phi Gamma chapter, men's scholas tic honorary at Eastern Oregon College Students Again Ask Clothing Donations The student council at Hep pner high school Is again taking an active part In the annual World Clothlne Week drive to collect clothing an dis asking residents of the Heppner area to gather up usable old clothing and call 6-9138 or 6 9108 for pickup. In a letter recently received bv the student council from Le land D Carmack, he said, "I wish students could see the ex presslons of persons who receive clean, warm and sturdy clothes to replace the tattered rags on their bodies. Then you can rea lize the significance of World Clothing Week." HEC TO MEET Students are also working on . . rr March of Dimes and Heart Fund The Rhea Creek Grange HEC.1 Hennner school Harry E Cool, Former Morrow Resident Claimed ill meet Thursday. Feb 11 at the home of Mrs Harold Wright. There will be a potluck dinner at noon with a business in the 'afternoon, GRANGE SETS MEETING FARMERS UNION SCHEDULES MEETING The Morrow county local of the Farmers Union will hold a reg ular meeting Tuesday, Feb 9, at 8 p m at the Al Bunch ranch. It was announced that Max Bar clay has been appointed the Farmers Union Insurance agent and a district agent from Port land will attend the meeting. Harry . toot, a iormer resiueni , rr.lk France will meet of Morrow county, passed away Sunday Feb 7 starting with a January j in uin, i:30 iKHIuck dinner, ton. He was born November 8, 1879 Among those from Heppner at- In Denver, Indiana and was mar- tending the game Saturday rled to Bertha Jackson in Den- evening at Echo were Mr and ver March 6, 1901. He was a Mrs jack Van Winkle, Mr und lifelong member of the Baptist m,s LeRoy Gardner, Mr and Mrs church. p W Mahoney. Mr and Mrs Low Surviving are his wife, Bertha; ,.11 Cribble. Mr and Mrs Oliver five sons, Alvln and Jim of Chel- creswick, Mr and Mrs Merrltt an, John of Mead, Wash, Del-1 Grey, Mrs J R Huffman and Mr bcrt of Poison, Mont., and tiuen and Mrs Otto Ruhl - . i. I of Joseph, Oregon; lour uaugn- Mr nd Mr, pverett Harsh ters. Mabel Miller, Osburne, man were , Seatti0 for seVeral Idaho; Opal Smith, Grangevllle, (,avg on a buyjnf, trip, Mr Harsh Idaho; Bernlce Dizney, Madras; ' r.rnill th(, nf! f)f th and Maude Cool. Joseph. He also , k , Harshman left leaves 21 grandchildren and U. juneau. Alaska where she great-grandchildren. wln vislt for two weeks at the Attending the services from h of hcr son and daUEhter- this vicinity were, Mr ana mrs , , Mr and Mrs Gay narsh Howard Crowell, lone; Mrs A C Crowell, Cecil; and Mrs Mardlne Patton, Cecil, a granddaughter of Mr Cool. Burial was at Chelan. man. The Lincoln Nash family were dinner guests at the Marion Fal mer home Saturday In lone. Dr and Mrs Lyle Vester of Cardan McCouah of Walla P nce, iiuino v.sueu otl i.iKi.i Walla was in Heppner Monday Friday at the home of Dr and .Hiltini th hnm Mr mid Airs . iv dcnaiuus. Mrs Howard Cleveland and Mr and Mrs Paul Webb. CLOSE OUT OF BRUCE MOTOR TIRE STOCK CASH - PRICES INCLUDE TAX MTO & PASSENGER TIRES 20750.14 Tbla. B 15.95 8750-14 Tblt. WW 17.95 5750-14 Tbls. WW NTlon .... (Sold) 19.95 1750-14 Tbls. Supreme WW 23.95 3800-14 Tbls. Black 17.95 3800-14 Tbls. WW (Sold) 19.95 1 640-15 Tube Type Black 1335 2 600-18 6 Ply 15.65 4670-15 Tblt Black 15.95 5670-15 Tbls. 6 Ply 18.95 2670-15 Supreme WW 20.95 1670-15 Tube Type 15.95 1600-16 4 Ply (Sold) 14.95 3 71015 6 Ply 17.95 1710-15 Supreme 18.95 TRUCK TIRES 2 750 18 6 ply - 32,93 28:17.5 6 ply (Sold) 35.95 1750 15 8 ply 32.95 1 700-15 6 ply - 21.95 2 750-20 10 ply (Sold) 39.95 1750 16 6 ply (Sold) 31.95 1-670-15 6 ply 1700-17 6 ply (Sold) 23.95 13:22.5 10 ply 59.95 1650 16 6 ply (Sold) 19.95 1700-15 Nylon 6 (Sold) 23.95 RECAPS ASSORTED RECAPS 30 (670-15. 710-15. 760 15. 750-14. 800-14 etc.) Some Winter Treads ALL MUST GO $11.95 EACH SALE LIMITED TO TIRES LISTED ABOVE Ford's Tire Service "Tour General Tire Dealer" Mrs Robert Penland left Sun day for a short visit with her parents, Mr and Mrs Roy Neal, Coos Bay. Spending last week with Mr and Mrs Marion Olson and fam ily were Mrs Olson's niece and nephew and sons, Msgt. and Mrs William Rochford, Keith Allen and Allen Eugene. They had Just returned from Germany and were on their way to Fort Law ton, Wash where he will be sta tioned. drives but the Heppner school has always taken a strong Inter est in World Clothing Week and solicits the support of local residents during their club year, accord ing to Esther Klrmls. Morrow county extension agent. Mrs Case contacted Gene Pierce, chairman of the March of Dimes drive In Heppner. and asked If her girls might help. Needless to sav. Mr I'lerce weicomea ineir assistance. We had a regular assembly line." commented Mrs Case, "Two srlrls stamped the Inside envelope with "Postmaster' three girls stuffed envelopes; and three girls put on the pos tage. In two hours we naa me lob completed!" The project not only assisted th- March of Dimes, but also made each little girl conscious of the work performed by this national foundation and en couraged the support of her par ents for this worthwhile cause. 411 cirls that furnished the girl power" Included: Linda Warren. Betty Angell. Melanie Bailey. Kathy Melby, Joyce Nol- and, Claudia Noland, Yvonne Howell and Sharon Greenup. PARENTS OF DAUGHTER Word has been received of the birth of an eight pound five ounce daughter, Denise Rae, to Mr and Mrs Duane Gentry of Milton. Denise Rae was born Friday, January 29. The grandparents are Mr and Mrs Oliver Creswick . ing friends and relatives Shan Applegate, who attends Gonzaga Prep at Spokane was here for the weekend visiting his mother. Mrs Gertrude Apple gate. Marilyn Calvin and Bob Ma- honey are home for the weekend from Pacific University. Bob Huffman of Whitman Col lege was home visiting for the weekend. Terry McLaughlin and Hank Pointer who attend Gonzaga University at Spokane were here for the weekend at Mr and Mrs Don Pointer. Mrs Cy Flack and three daugh ters Donna, Denise and Doreen of Livcrmore, California are here this week visiting her parents, Mr and Mrs A C Ball and other members of the family. Mr and Mrs Florence Becket left for Portland Sunday. Homer Easter accompanied them and will remain there for surgery at the Providence hospital. Mr and Mrs Oliver Creswick and sons were in Walla Walla Sunday to visit their daugnter and son-in-law, Mr and Mrs Duane Gentry and to see their new granddaughter. THE SIGN OF A GOOD TIME, Star Theater, Thursday. Fri day, Saturday, SIGN OF THE GLADIATOR plus LITTLE SAVAGE high adventure and eye appeal. Mormon pioneers in Utah never dreamed of the vast min eral wealth beneath their feet and did not care about mining "We cannot eat gold and silver said Brigham Young. Today- Utah is second on the list of States producing nonferrous met als. N. Main Phone 6-9481 Range-Ready Bull Sale v. . .. r . i a OU Non-Fitted Bulls Sar., Feb. 13 1:00 P.M. Bulls Available for Inspection Feb. 12. SPONSORED BT BAKER COUNTY LIVESTOCK ASSOCIATION at Baker Livestock Exchange For Catalog. Write LeRoy Wright. Secretary or John Os-bora. Sale Chm.. Baker. 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