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PAGE TWO HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JAN. 21, 1926. BOARDMAN MRS. A. T. HKREIM, Correspondent. 0. H. Warner has been under the weather for some time. Mrs. W. S. Woodard was pleased to have her brother, Marvin Fletcher, and her eousin, Monte Stevens, who are employed by the Del Monte Pack ing Co. at Salt Lake, come last week for a visit. The Woodards and their guests motored to Portland Tuesday, returning home Wednesday. Sunday school continues to grow. 63 were present Sunday in spite of the smallpox scare. Chas. Dillabaugh returned last week from Portland where he has been for several weeks. Bobby Morgan, son of Mi and Mrs. M. L. Morgan of Pendleton, and grand son of Mrs. H. H. Weston, fell from chair last week and broke his arm. Mrs.' Eva Packard of Portland passed away Monday, January 11, af ter two months illness with kidney trouble. Mrs. Packard was a sister of Mrs. J. T. Healey and had visited here frequently. Her husband passed away in the early spring. A daughter, Florine, survives. Sunny weather brought out many devotees and new recruits on the golf links Sunday. A. D. Chaffee is the latest fan and 'tis said he swings a wicked club. Rachel and Deibert Johnson enter tained at a delightful evening party last Thursday, honoring their cousin Miss Dorothy Johnson who has been visiting here the past fortnight. Pro gressive Rook was played by 20 of the young people. A delicious luncheon was served late in the evening. Ladies Aid met Wednesday at the church. Routine business was trans ected. Rehearsals have started for the aid play to be given soon. "Her Son s Sweetheart" is the title. Mrs. Katherine Mulkey, 7th and 8th grade teacher, was a dinner guest at the C. S. Calkins home on Sunday. Mrs. Royal Rands was the honor guest at a pleasant afternoon party Thursday at the Gorham home with Mrs. Gorham, Mrs. R. S. Davis and Mrs. Brice Dillabaugh as joint host esses. About 35 ladies were present and time passed quickly over bits of needlelwork. A dainty luncheon was served by the hostesses. Lois Messenger was badly bitten by a dog on Saturday. She was taken to Hermiston where Dr. Illsley dressed the wound. L. C. Cooney has purchased some good cows at Hermiston. He and Mr, Lhmondier made several trips there last week. Lee Mead and family were dinner guests Sunday at the Ray Brown home. Smallpox patients are all doing nicely. Leo Root had the most ser ious case. He and two sons were taken out to the Mefford home and the postoffice and living rooms thoro ly fumigated and Mrs. Root is again in charge of the office. She had the disease some years ago. Weather that would make a Florida realtor green with envy has been the lot of this section the past week. All well and good and everybody satisfied provided it doesn't cause a shortage of water next summer. her home last week because of the same illness. Eva Wilcox acted as substitute for Miss Vail. On Friday evening last forty or more friends gathered at the hand some Lexington home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Warner and spent with them a number of delightful hours. The eve ning's entertainment was given over to music, song and dancing. Follow ing a dainty lunch at midnight, so pleasing were the old time steps that the guests with reluctance bade host and hostess goodnight. Mrs. Dee Cox and son Lester have been suffering from mild attacks of nfluenza. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Lucas have as their guest the mother of Mr. Lucas who is from Wasco. Guy Shaw is the owner of a new Ford car. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Slocum expect to drive soon a new Overland coach. The Congregational ladies will have an interesting meeting on Wednesday afternoon when they celebrate the birthdays of several of their mem bers. Mrs. Harvey Bauman has charge of the program. Dr. Kettle of lone made medical examinations of Lexington students last week. Mrs. Breshears has a display of Valentines which will please the young lads and lassies. LEXINGTON THE FLASHLIGHT The new semester was started Mon day with a one hundred per cent at tendance. Three new pupils were en rolled. Velton Owen, formerly of Heppner high school, will finish the school year here. This is her first year in high school. James Stevens who left school during the first part of last semester, has returned. He is a member of the junior class. Har lan Adams, a senior, expects to finish his high school work this term. A bachelor trio his taken quarters Jim McDonald's house. Neal Knighten and Kenneth and "Buddy' Batty decided that living in town was better than riding to school from the I country. The secrets of their do mestic policy have not been divulged, but it is rumored that Neal is the cook. Little "Buddy" was sick Tues day morning. Neal says he was mere ly homesick. We can expect them to be on time every morning now, in stead of on the ragged edge of tardi ness. Laura Williams has been absent from school for two days because of illness. School isn't the same with out her. We hope she will return soon. Mrs. McDaniel is staying with her daughter, Mrs. Zoe Madison, who has been ill for several days. G. A. Bleakman went to Portland Monday to attend a meeting of the state highway commission. Miss Brown and Mr. Wood, teach ers of the Pine City school, were guests of Mrs. Wood at the Hardman hotel Saturday and Sunday. Lucy Williams was elected captain of the girls' basketball team Tuesday. There will be a mothers' meeting at the Hardman grade scho.ol Tuesday of next week. ted and have each held one meeting. At these committee meetings a chair man and secretary of the group was elected ard an outline made of the date needed to be examined by the committee before the conference. This data consists for the main, in figures on production on different crops and livestock products together with prices over a term of years; data relative to competing sections for these crops and the probable market outlook for them. Much interest has been manifested by farmers on the project in this conference, as it is believed by most of the farmers that a new system of farming and mar keting will have to be worked out in the next few years if the project is to be a success. Members of the committees from Boardman and Irrigon are as follows: Dairy committee W. 0. King, chairman; A. P. Ayers, P. M. Smith, of Boardman, and F. W. Reiks and W. T. Wright of Irrigon, members of the committee. Poultry committee J. G. Johnson and Charles Dillabaugh of Boardman, Mrs. F. W. Reiks of Irrigon. Livestock L. D. Saling of Irrigon, chairman; C. S. Calkins and Andrew Andregg of Boardman, members of the committee. Farm Crops Ray Brown of Board man, chairman; Adolph Skoubo of Boardman, Arthur Yergen and F. C. Frederickson of Irrigon. ' Truck Crops H. W. 'Grimm of Ir rigon, secretary; C. T. Saling of Irri gon, B. L. Dillabaugh and Ben Atte bury of Boardman, members of the committee. Beekeepers C. E. Glasjo-v of Ir i:gon, Frank Otto and Robert Mitch ell of Boardman. The dates of this conference will be set soon and all farmers on the pro ject should make every effor. to take an active part in this maet:ng. Re Eating Champ Rep. C. McGregor of N. Y. charged that Washington cooks couldn t make good pies. To prove him wrong a pie-eating contest was staged and here is Congress man Montgomery of Okla., finish ing his third pie. Senior Vice, Harriot Mahoney; Jun ior Vice, Opal Briggs; Secretory, Bessie Campbell; Treasurer, Neva Le Trace; Chaplain, Jennie Her; Partiot- Instructor, Ada M. Ayers; Press Correspondent, Mattie Thornton Smead; Musician, Harriet Mahoney. Mrs. Campbell served refreshments after the business was concluded, and delightful social hour was enjoyed. Press Cor. FIVE ACRE TRACT FOR SALE At Hermiston: house, chicken house, fruit and berries; lots of shade, plenty of water for irriga tion; 1-2 mile from depot on highway. $500 down, balance on terms. Write Wm. DeVore, Box 674, Pendleton, Ore. H. E. Cool, rancher west of lone, was a business visitor here on Tuesday. Hot tomato flip at Gordon's. Used sewing machines for sale at Case Furniture Co. W. R. C. Hold Their Installation of Officers Rawlins Post No. 23, Women's Re lief Corps, held their regular meeting on Wednesday, January 13, nt the home of Mrs. W. T. Campbell. Ada M. Ayers acted as installing officer, the new officers being: President, Bertha Drew Gilman; I WANT YOUR CATTLE & HOGS I buy anything from one head to a carload, or more if you have 'em. Pricea right, deliv ered at Heppner stock yards. R. D. ALLSTOTT Phone Main 753, Heppner, Ore, Buying Ability and Bank Balance Your bank balance has a very close con nection with your purchasing ability. If you maintain a reasonably large balance in your checking account, you always have available funds for making the -purchases that are necessary. A large balnce also make3 your credit good and places you in a position to secure additional funds. Build up your balance here so that you may always have sufficient capital for am emergency and so that your credit will en title you to the loans that you may need. MM- Farmers & Stockgrowers National Heppner BMlk Oregon Umatilla Irrigation Dis trict Economic Conference. A. M. Gillis, Tum-A-Lum company stockholder from Waitsburg, Wash was a visitor at the Lexington yard on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Pomroy, wh live near Kelso, are here for a visit among their many friends and rela tives. Mrs. 0. J. Cox was called to Pen dleton last week on account of the illness of the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Young. Mrs. Wallace Jones received word last week of the very serious sickness of her sister at Vada, Wash. Mrs. Jones left hurriedly to be at the bed side of her sister. Irma Lane and Neva Warner who have been absent from school work on account of mild attacks of tonsil iti3 are recovering. Miss Pearl Vail, primary instructor, was confined to (Morrow County Extension Service News.) A Umatilla Irrigation District Ec onomic Conference will be held at Hermistion the latter part of Febru ary. The date has not been announ ced as yet but will probably be the last week of that month. This con ference will be along the same gen eral lines as those held in seventeen other counties in Oregon the past two years. Farmers and others interested in farming on the Project will meet In commodity groups and study the problems of that group from the pro duction of the crop through to mar keting. 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