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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.
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emergency and so that your credit will en
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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. Each group will put its find
ings and recommendations in writing
and submit them to the general con
ference on the afternoon of the sec
ond day.
Six committees representing six
commodity groups that Will meet dur
ing the conference, have been appoin-
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Roadster $510
Coupe $645
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Sedan $735
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