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HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1926. PAGE THREE LEXINGTON The farce comedy, "All a Mistake," presented on Friday evening last by the Congregation Sabbath school stu dents, pleased a goodly number who gathered in the Lexington auditorium. The students taking part deserve much credit for placing the play just at this time when they are complet ing a year's work at school. Their efforts in behalf of the Near East Re lief were assisted by Mae Gentry, Helen Valentine and Mr. Harvey Mil ler (Miss Frederickson at the piano), who gave entertaining musical num bers, and also by Miss Nelson who gave delightful readings. Mrs. James Carty who lives near our town is reported to be very ill in a Portland hospital. Neil White came down last week from his home near Ukiah. He is spending some days with his mother,, Mrs. Sarah White, and other rela tives. He arrived the horse-back way and will transfer a herd of cattle to higher pastures when he makes the return trip. Mr. White says that he and his family enjoy every day of life at their mountain home. Fine air, fine scenery, with the sports, hunt ing and fishing in season, all contrib ute to the attractiveness of their dwelling place. To show how nature grants to them, at the same time, the delights of entirely different seasons, Mr. White relates that but a short time ago his little son, Vivian, gath ered buttercups near the grassy banks of a mountain stream while he, from the opposite bank, pelted the lad with snow balls. Sunday visitors in Lexington were Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Northrup, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Casebeer, from Black horse, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Evans, Wal ter EvanB, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Stone, Heppner. A. R. Fortner expects to leave Fri day for Wasco to accept a position with a mercantile company in which capacity he was formerly employed. Mrs. Fortner and daughters will re main in Lexington until the close of bchool. Rev. Wallace Jones writes to 0. J. Cox that he and his family are now nicely located in their new home at Helix. Rev. Jones states that while his church congregation is not a large one yet it is composed of active workers and he is looking forward to a prosperous year. Miss La Velle Leathers, who com pleted our high school course during midyear, is doing practice teaching at Farm Home near Corvallis. Miss Leathers is specializing in primary work. She has been chosen as in structor for first and second grades at Boardman. The ball game between Lexington and Heppner high school teams on Friday last at Heppner resulted in a Lexington victory by a score of 10 to 1. Lexington will meet lone next Friday at lone, and on Saturday Con don comes to meet Lexington on the home field. Max Muller drove up from Tangent, Ore., last week and spent a short while among Lexington friends. He made his home here for some months during the year past. He is now with the Ferguson Chevrolet com pany at Heppner. Masons who drove on Friday eve ning last to Arlington where they were entertained by members of Ar lington lodge were W. 0. Hill, Her man Hill, E. G. Slocum, Harvey Mc Alister, Jf E. Gentry, and Fred Lucas. Lawrence Slocum drove down with the Masons. The try-out for Lexington students who are to be entered in the coming oratorical contest at Heppner was held in Lexington auditorium Monday evening. The judges who were County Superintendent Helen Wal ker, Miss Donna Barnett and Karl Beach, made the following award: Division E Grades 1, 2, 3, 4: Humorous, "What Tommy Dis likes," Kenneth Palmer. Dramatic, "Little Boy Blue," Er ma Lane. Division D Grades 5-6-7-8: Humorous, "A Telephone Conver sation," Neva Warnor. Dramatic, "Flossie," Beryl An derson. High school, Division C: Humorous, "Hanging A Picture," Ruth Dinges. Division B Dramatic, "A Famine," Erma Duvall. Division A Oratorical: Winner to be selected. Choice lies between Elsie Tucker and Eva Padberg. During Intermission the McMillan orchestra rendered pleasing selections and our student body, led by Mrs. Turner, entertained with song. THE FLASHLIGHT Published Weekly by Hardman Union High School. The Botany class went on their first field trip last Tuesday. They went to Rock creek again this Tues day. Warm weather and a variety of plants make the trips very enjoyable as well as Interesting. The commencement exercises will be held on the seventeenth of May in the high school auditorium. . Lucy Williams will give the vale dictory address and Lee Merrill the salutatory address for the 1926 grad uating class of Hardman. Six surveyors from the road camp near Burton valley journeyed to Port land Friday. They returned early Monday morning. Mrs. Helen Walker, county school superintendent, visited the Hardman schools last Tuesday. Miss Lucy Williams came to Hard man the last of the week. She vis ited school Monday morning and re turned to Heppner Monday afternoon. Mrs. Mahrt entertained at dinner last Tuesday evening. The guests were Miss Nellie Flynn, Miss Beth Bleakman, Mrs. Wood, and Mr. Meid inger. A delicious dinner was served at six 'o'clock. During the evening a radio conceit provided entertain ' ment of an unusual sort. Will there ever be a time when women will be the pollicians and the men the housekeepers If so will , this prove a successful plan? This is the question solved in "Her Honor the Mayor," a three-act comedy to be given May the eighth In the high school, auditorium. Mrs. McNnbb, an indignant suffragist says, "I tell you girls, the more a woman sees of a man, the more she likes a bulldog." Eve joins the cause of woman's right". The political boss bribes the "cullud" hired girl to drug Lester, who is can didate for mayor. Eve dreams she has been elected mayor. Women are making the laws and men are making the beds. Rosalie bribes Eve by promising her a five-pound box of chocolates every day for ten years. Men plea for the right to vote. Her Honor the Mayor is arrested. If you wish to see what happens next come to the high school auditorium at 7:30 May 8th. USED CAR BARGAINS Now Wag 1923 Dodge Touring $450.00 1922 Hudson Speedst'r 500.00 550.00 '20 Chandler Speedst'r 375.00 425.00 1919 Franklin Touring 375.00 425.00 We accept Trades and give Terms. Heppner Garage (Vaughn & Goodman) YOU REPUBLICAN VOTERS Do you want to elect a Republican sen ator? Read about Crossley in the Voters' Pamphlet and vote for him. He can win. (Paid Ad ) The BULLS EYE 'Editor and Central Manaqer WILL ROGERS 7 yaw- r-"i w ( Another "Bull" Durham ad vertitement by Will Rogeri, Ziegfeld Folliei and screen, fur. and leading American humoriit. More coming Watch for them. Congress No. 2 Statistics have proven that only one-half of one per cent of the speeches made in Congress are lis tened to. A great many Congress men speak IN, but not TO, Con gress. But every speech is published in the record. They send the rec ords back home to show "What they told 'em up there in Washing ton." Now the people back home think Congress heard their "Lem" tell 'em this. Now, here is my scheme to stop speech making. A Bill reading as follows : "Congressional ' Record must not only contain speech, but number of members, and names who listened to speech, and why." For instance: "Congressman Post Hole arose to a point of informa tion and spoke at length on, 'Is Locarno a town, or is it a Treaty?' Length of speech, without waiting for applause, four hours, thirty-six minutes; attendance, Gout (Rep. N. Y.) : 'Unable to get out.' Sixty forty (Dem. N. J.) : 'Case of reci procity, he listened to mine.' Low brow (Rep. Mass.) : 'I was asleep, even the good speakers haven't woke me up.1 " Now I claim that will stop some speech making. The minute it gets back home that "Lemmie" is talk ing to himself up there, "Lemmie" will stop talking. You know why they won't listen to anybody up there? 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