Morgans Back from National Meeting
By KATHERINE LINDSTROM
IONE Mr. and Mrs. Milton
Morgan returned late Monday
from a trip to Chicago and other
midwest points. Leaving by
plane last Saturday, they spent
two days sight-seeing in Chicago
and then left for Peoria, 111.,
where they attended the second
National Conference on Wheat
Utilization Research held at the
Hotel Pere Marquette on October
28, 29, and 30. Among sponsors
of the meet were National As
sociation of Wheat Growers and
Western Wheat Associates and
other participating agencies of
USDA.
Outstanding speakers in the
fields of agricultural economists,
research chemical engineering
and development, chemical and
nuclear engineering (regarding
the control of insect infestation
in wheat), and cereal products
laboratories were heard. They
covered subjects on the indust
rial uses and milling research
of wheat food uses, chemistry
of wheat, and viewed the prob
lem of foreign trade in wheat.
The Morgans were very inter
ested in a tour they made of the
Northern Utilization Research
and Development Division, which
is one of foud laboratories de
signed to expand, improve and
develop the utilization of Amer
ican farm crops through science
and technology under the U. S.
Department of Agriculture. This
plant studied the cereal grains,
the oilseeds, and new crops.
Among things they saw was a
very tough paper made with a
ten per cent addition to the
formula.
Ralph McEwen of Pendleton,
director of the Oregon Wheat
Commission, and Floyd Root of
Moro, past National Wheat
League president, were the only
other Oregonians present at the
conference.
After leaving Peoria, the
Morgans went to Kansas City,
where Mrs. Morgan saw the
former home of her father, W. C.
Crawfrod, and visited relatives.
They also went to Clinton, Kan
sas, where relatives of Mrs.
Morgan held a family reunion
in her honor.
Lt. Gerry White left on Friday
for Seattle, Wn. to visit his sis
ter and brother-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. John Wheiling. From there
he will return to an Air Force
base in California. Gordon White
accompanied his son to Seattle.
Mrs. Marion Palmer entertain
ed with a birthday party last
Wednesday afternoon honoring
Mrs. Dale Ray. Those invited to
enjoy the event were: Mrs. O. L.
Lundell, Mrs. O. E. Lindstrom,
Mrs. E. R. Lundell, Mrs. W. C.
Crawford, Mrs. Cecil Thome, Mrs.
E. M. Baker, Mrs. Lee Palmer,
Mrs.ElmerPalmer, Mrs. Clell Rea,
Mrs. Garry Tullis, Mrs. G. Her
mann, Mrs. Paul Pettyjohn, Mrs.
Harold Sherer, and Mrs. Ray's
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Bill Bra
sheers of Lyle, Wn.
Mrs. Charles O'Connor, post
mistress, was sent to Grass
Valley by the Postal Department
to observe operations in that post
office last Wednesday and
Thursday. While there, she was
a guest at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Don Smith.
Movie Proved Successful
The Topic club held a success
ful movie night at the school
cafelorium on Sunday evening.
All proceeds of the affair will
go to the1 lone Public Library,
which the club sponsors. The
committee in charge was Mrs.
Roy W. Lindstrom, chairman,
Mrs. Gene Harryman, and Mrs.
John Proudfoot. They were assis
ted in serving homemade des
serts after the show by Mrs.
Norman Nelson, Mrs. Charles
Carlson, Mrs. Verner Troedson,
Mrs. Elmer Griffith, and Mrs.
Paul Tews. The club wishes to
thank all those who donated
their help and to those attending
for their fine support of the pro
ject. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Pierce
and Robin of Redmond spent the
week-end at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Sherer.
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Crabtree and
son moved to Portland on Sun
day, where Ron will attend
school.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl McKinney
and Alan of Hermiston spent
Sunday visiting the Marion
Palmers in their new home.
Baptismal services were held
during the morning worship ser
vice at the United Church of
Christ for Greg Allen Rietmann,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Riet-
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mann. The baby's grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hurst, and
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs.
Ron Anderson, and family of
Arlington were here for the oc
casion and were dinner guests
at the Rietmann home after
church.
Freak Accident Hurts Lady
Mrs. Lewis Ball received
severe injuries from a freak acci
dent last Monday evening. She
was getting out of her car, leav
ing the motor running, to go
back into the house for a mo
ment, when she stumbled some
way, (evidently catching hold of
the gear shift as she fell), and
set the car in motion. The tire
ran over one leg and partially
over the other, leaving some
very bad abrasions and bruises.
She also required five stitches on
one leg, probably cut by the
edge of the door as she fell.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Baker and
Mrs. E. R. Lundell drove to
Kennewick, Wn., Monday to at
tend the funeral of a cousin,
Newton Markham, aged 73. He
was the son of Mr. and Mrs.
A. M. Markham, old time farm
ers in Clarks Canyon, where he
spent his childhood. Death oc
curred at Kennewick on Novem
ber 1 and memorial services and
burial were in that city on No
vember 4.
Darcie and Donna Rea of
Portland are visiting at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Halvor-
sen, while their father, Richard
Rea is hunting and Mrs. Rea
is in California visiting tourist
attractions at Carmel, Monterey,
and San Francisco with two
friends from Portland.
Mrs. Lana Padberg went to
Portland to visit at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Clarence
Kruse. Mrs. Kruse drove up to
get her mother, who has been
hospitalized for some time.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Barnett of
Portland were visiting his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Barnett,
this week-end. Sam did some
bird hunting while here.
Les Madden spent several days
visiting relatives here from his
work in Portland.
McCabes Move to Colfax
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin McCabe
and family have informed their
parents here of their new address
at Colfax, Wn., where Alvin will
be manager of the parts depart
ment in a John Deere store. They
have lived in Heppner for some
time.
The Rebekah lodge members
are making plans for a pinochle
party for the public at their hall
on Wednesday atternoon, No
vember 13, at 2:00 p.m.
Mrs. Otillia Hunt of Heppner
has been spending the week with
her sister, Mrs. G. Hermann,
while recuperating from surg-
erv performed last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Prock are
moving this week to Pendleton,
where Prock will be employed
in a bank.
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family of La Grande drove to
lone this week-end and were
guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Jepsen and family,
while visiting friends here.
Room mothers and assistants
helped give Halloween parties
in each of the grade school
rooms last Thursday. That even
ing there were the usual num
ber of little goblins and witches
about town for the traditional
"trick or treat." No serious dam
age was done or pranks
played on citizens this year.
Daughter Born to Kalisters
Friends rere have received
word from Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kal
ister at 1243 McKinley, Rock
Springs, Wyoming, of the birth
of their third child, a girl, weigh
ing 8 pounds 6 ounces. She was
born November 1 and joins a
brother, Scott, and a sister, Shar
on. Mrs. Kalister is the former
Dorothy Dobyns, daughter of
Noel Dobyns.
Jim and Merrilee Jacobs and
Pat and Maureen McElligott
were hosts for a Halloween barn
dance on Saturday evening at
the Jacobs home. Guests were
the eighth and ninth graders.
Janet Palmateer and Leon Ma
gill won prizes as the outstand
ing "twisters."
Mr. and Mrs. John Jepsen
have returned from a ten day
trip, which took them via Reno
to San Francisco, where they vis
ited relatives in the Bay area
and Jepsen attended the Nat
ional Pest Control Convention.
Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Martin
spent from Tuesday to Saturday
visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. R. A. Horton at Dallas and
their son and daughter, Melvin
and Jean at Oregon State. They
also visited Ralph, who is now
on the staff at Thilan's Flower
Shop in Oregon City. He is living
with his aunt, Miss Marie
Martin, and they will shortly
move from West Linn to Oregon
City. While in the valley, Mrs.
Martin attended a meeting of
the State Board of Oregon Fed
eration of Garden clubs in Salem
on Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy W. Lind
strom were in Pendleton Satur
day evening to attend a recep
tion honoring Paul Sorensen,
Grand Sentinel of the Grand
chapter of Oregon, O.E.S., held
in the Hawthorne school. Guests
were present from all over the
state of Oregon and a few from
Washington. An Indian theme
was used in the decorations and
for a most enjoyable program. .
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Smouse
spent Friday and Saturday in
Corvallis attending the 25th re
union of Ken's class of 1938.
They visited their son, Kenny
Lynn, and went to the tOSU
Stanford game1. They drove home
on Sunday.
Harland Lundell of Boise drop
ped in to see his parents, Mr.
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He is shown at left above. Other player is unidentified.
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Livestock 4-H Club
Reorganizes for Year
The November meeting of the
Blackhorse Livestock club was
called to order by Jimmy Bloods
worth at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Roger Campbell. Flag
pledges were led by Nancy
Campbell and Nancy Doherty.
Nominations for new officers
were called for. Maureen Doher
ty was elected president; Nancy
Campbell, vice president; Jimmy
Bloodsworth, secretary-treasurer;
Nancy Doherty, news reporter,
and Debbit Campbell, recreation
loader. Our adult leaders are
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Doherty.
Four-H membership cards were
passed out and the meeting was
adjourned. We played games and
refreshments were served.
Our next meeting will be De
cember 1 at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Bernard Dohrety. Our
guests were Joe Hay and Davie
Campbell.
Nancy Doherty, reporter
and Mrs. O. L. Lundell on Tues
day, while in the area on bus
iness. Rays Host Rirthday Party
A birthday party honoring
those born in 1884 was celebrated
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Dale Ray on Thursday evening.
Honorees were Mrs. Ray, Mr. and
Mrs. O. L. Lundell, Mrs. Arvilla
Swanson, W. C. Crawford, and
Mrs. E. R. Lundell. Others
present were, Mrs. Crawford, E.
R. Lundell, Dal Ray, Mrs. O. E.
Lindstrom, and Mr. Mrs. Bill Bra
sheers of Lyle, Wn. Pumpkin
pie and coffee were served af
ter bingo and cards were en
joyed. Guests at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Verner Troedson are
Mrs. Troedson's uncle and aunt,
Mr. and Mrs. George Brewster
of Redmond, and Mr. and Mrs.
William Carroll of Can Fran
cisco. They arrived on Friday.
John Swanson came home on
Thursday from the University of
Portland to visit his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Garland Swanson.
Mrs. George Griffith, accom
panied by her grandfather,
Frank S. Parker, of Heppner, was
called to Portland on Sunday by
the death of another grandfather,
Henry Mitchell, who was 85
years old. Mr. Mitchell was a
resident of Wallowa county for
many years and just recently
moved with his wife to Portland.
Services will be held in Portland
and in Joseph.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Rietmann
were week-end visitors in Port
land. While there they enjoyed
a program of the Kingston Bros.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmo McMillan
of Salem were here for the week
end. They brought Mrs. Mc-Mil-lan's
mother, Mrs. Mary Swan
son, home from her visit in Port
land and Salem.
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Morrow County Grain Growers, Inc.
FARMER OWNED and CONTROLLED
LEXINGTON, OREGON
Dear Members:
The annual meeting of this association will be held in Heppner,
Oregon on Monday, November 1 8, beginning at 6 p. m. in the Fair
Pavilion. The meeting will immediately follow a dinner at which the
champion 4-H Steer will be served by the ladies of the Rhea Creek
Grange. Dinner will be served promptly at 6 p. m.
Valuable door prizes will be given, some at 6 p. m. and others
later. A whole 4-H steer will be divided into 10 door prizes as well
as two hogs and other valuables. Come and get in on the prizes.
Three directors are to be elected, filling the places now occu
pied by Elmer Palmer, Walter Jacobs and E. H. Miller, Jr. Seven
associate directors are also to be elected. Company policy will be
discussed and such other business as may rightly come before such
a meeting will be taken care of.
Come and bring your neighbors.
Sincerely,
Paul Jones, President
Morrow County Grain
Growers, Inc.