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PAGE SIX LEXINGTON NEWS By RUTH DINGES. On Wednesday, April 29, Lexing ton P. T. A. will hold the last meet ing of this school year. The pupils of the school have been practicing lor some time on the program which they will give at that time. Refreshments will be served after the meeting. Mrs. Harry Schriever, accompan ied by her daughter Jean and son Byron, has returned from Portland, where she has been visiting rela tives. Lexington Grange met April 18, in the Leach Memorial hall. After an interesting program, prepared by the Lecturer, candidates from Rhea Creek and Lexington were in itiated into the first and second de grees of the order. At the begin ning of the program the audience sang "America." The remainder of the prgoram consisted of a reci tation by Louise Hunt, a recitation by Kenneth Jackson, a duet by Ruth Dingea and Mae Gentry, a recitation by Donald Peck, a recita tion by Billy Nichols, and an ad dress by J. O. Turner. Twelve can didates, three from Rhea Creek and nine from Lexington, were initiat ed, after which supper was served and dancing was enjoyed. Both Rhea Creek and. Willows granges were well represented at the meet ing. Miss Gwen Evans returned Satur day from Spokane where she has been visiting relatives for the past two weeks. Mrs. Ed Hackett returned on Fri day from Aberdeen, Wash., where she has been visiting relatives. Miss Alice Montgomery spent last week end visiting in Portland. W. F. Barnett left on Saturday night for Protland whre he re mained over the week end. Mrs. Minnie Leach McMillan, ac companied by her son James Leach and her daughter Opal Leach, has returned from Tucson, Arizona, where they spent the winter. Miss Erma Duvall left Sunday for Eugene, where she will visit friends. On Tuesday evening Holly Re bekah lodge met as usual. A short program was given, after which Mrs. Trina Parker was presented with a Veteran Rebekah jewel, she having been a member of the lodge for twenty-five years. Mrs. Parker is also a charter member of the or ganization. A high wind which blew all day Wednesday did a good deal of dam age around Lexington. A large tree on the property of W. R. Munkers was blown down and fell across the highway. Several other trees fell, and several buildings, some of which knocked down telephone wires. CHARLES HERBERT CURTIS. Charles Herbert Curtis, son of Hermon H. and Matilda A. Curtis, was born at Susquehannah, Penn sylvania, on May 11, 1874, and died of pneumonia following an opera tion at Marshfield, Oregon, April 16, 1931. The first few years of Mr. Curtis' life were spent in Pennsyl vania. While yet a small lad of 17 years he left his home and came to Oregon, spending several years near La Grande. Later he came to Morrow county where he married Miss Ada Rhea, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Rhea. To this union a daughter was born, who with her mother was drowned in the Hepp ner flood June 14, 1903. A few years later Mr. Curtis was married to Lilian M. Herren, the daughter of Mrs. W. W. Smead of Heppner. For years Mr. Curtis had been engaged as a salesman, representing Well man, Peek and company, whole sale grocers, and the Western Meat company, both of San Francisco. Funeral services were held at Marshflfleld at 2:30 p. m., Saturday, April 18. Services were conducted by Dr. D. T. Robertson, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of which Mr. Curtis was a member. His widow accompanied the body to Heppner. Interment was In the Ma sonic cemetery at 4:30 o'clock, Sun day afternoon. Commitment ser vices were conducted by Heppner lodge No. 69, A. F. & A. M., Mr. Curtis having been a member of this order at Marshfield. A quartet composed of Mrs. Walter Moore, Mrs. Charles Smith, M. D. Clark and F. W. Turner, sang, and Joel R. Benton, pastor of the Christian church, offered a prayer. There were many beautiful floral offerings at both services, showing the high esteem in which Mr. Curtis was held. FOR SALE Harvesters: Model 3, 15-ft cut, level land Internation al Harvester. Run three seasons. In excellent condition and a real buy at $700.00 CARD OF THANKS. We wish to thank our many friends for their kind words of sym pathy and for the assistance given us at the burial services, in our be reavement Mrs. Mabel Curtis, Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Boyd, Roy Glasscock, Mrs. Lena White, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Smead. FRUIT MAY BE NIPPED, Andy Cook reported a half inch of ice at his place above town Sunday night He was afraid that the heavy frost might have nipped his fruit He pulled some onions Sunday eve ning for delivery at local stores Monday morning, and having a pre monition, covered them securely with a blanket His wife thought the precaution unnecessary, he said, but his hunch of a cold snap proved correct when next morning he found the blanket to be frozen stiff, though the water in which the on ions were placed was not affected. SCHOOL BANQUET SLATED. The Junior-Senior banquet, an nual event of the final weeks of Heppner high school, is scheduled for Saturday evening In the base ment of the Christian church. Elab orate plans have been made under the direction of Miss Jessie Palml ter, home economics Instructor, and the event Is being looked forward to by members of the two classes as one of the major school events of the year. Edna Ferber's CIMARRON, Star Theater, Sunday and Monday. Davis School Recognized In Junior Red Cross Work In carrving out a program of cor respondence exchange work be tween schools of the United States and foreign countries as outlined by the Junior Red Cross, Miss Audrey Beymer, teacher of the Davis school near lone recently received a com plimentary letter from Geo. T. Ber ry, assistant national director of the organization. An excerpt from the letter reads: "The portfolio was so very fine that we showed it to almsot all of the members of the staff. Some booklets we have received from time to time have been very much more elaborate, but the simplicity of the Davis portfolio, and the beau tiful sentiments expressed in the letter from the teacher and the chil dren makes the booklet one of very great value to the' accomplishment of Junior Red Cross ideals. There is something very inspiring about the portfolio, and I am sure that that spirit will be caught by the for eign children who receive your ma terial. We took the liberty of copy ing your own letter to be used as a sample of the kind of greeting we like to see teachers exchange. I hope you will have no objections." HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1931 EARLY BREEDING IS BEST FOR BEEF John Day Preparing To Entertain Cowmen Due to conflicting dates the an- ual convention of the Oregon Cattle and Horse Raisers' association was set up one day to fall on May 21st and 22nd at John Day. Grain fed steer steaks, sour dough bread, and black coffee for the buckaroo breakfast; saddle horses at the hitching racks; and honest to goodness blacksmith shop in town; and everything else for the old cow man and soda fountain bridge parties and scenic tours for the ladies all topped off by the barbequed banquet give this con vention the earmarks and brands of one of the liveliest in some time. Speakers with national as well as statewide reputations have signified their intentions of being on hand to round out the business side of the meeting. The chamber of com merce and the Lions club are plan ning right now to show the visiting cow men that the town of John Day is one of the biggest little towns in eastern Oregon. BENEFIT CARD PARTY. At the meeting of the American Legion auxiliary on Tuesday eve ning, it was decided to give a bene fit card party the evening of May 5. Tickets will be 25 cents each. COMING TO The Dalles and Pendleton MELLENTl SPECIALIST in Internal Medicine for the past eighteen years DOES NOT OPERATE Will be in The Dalles on Monday and Tuesday, May 4 and 5, at The Dulles Hotel, and in Pendleton on Friday, May 8, at the Dorlon Hotel. Office Hours: From 9 to 2 p. m. in Pendleton and 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. in The Dalles. ONE DAY IN PENDLETON AND TWO DAYS ONLY IN THE DALLES. No Charge for Consultation Dr. Mellenthin does not operate for chronic appendicitis, gall stones, ulcers of stomach, tonsils or ade noids. He has to his credit wonderful re sults in diseases of the stomach, liv er, bowels, blood, skin, nerves, heart, kidney, bladder, bed wetting, ca tarrh, weak lungs, rheumatism, sci atica, leg ulcers and rectal ailments. Remember above date, that con sultation on this trip will be free and that this treatment is different. Married women must be accom panied by their husbands. Address: 4221 West Third Street, Los Angeles, California. Red Smith Tractor Truck Combine REPAIR MAN Complete set of tools. Repairs on the Farm. CALL OR INQUIRE KARL L BEACH Lexington, Ore. iitiiimiinimiiiHiiniiHHiiHiiHiiiniii At Heppner CHURCHES CHURCH OF CHRIST. JOEL R. BENTON. Minister. Mrs. Wm. Poulson, Director of Music. Bible School, 9:45 A. M. Morning Worship, 11 o'clock. Christian Endeavor, 6:30 P. M. Evening Worship, 7:30 P. M. Mountain Movers. Jesus loved the mountains. In their fastnesses, He fought His greatest battles and achieved the most glorious victories of His life. The climax of His struggle to "destroy the works of the devil" came when He ascended Mt Cal vary and placed "final judgment forever on the Prince of this world." This idea of moving mountains is always associated with the problem of evil; and the triumph, through Divine Grace, of humanity over the power of evil; by real faith in God. But it is not that we should pros trate ourselves before any moun tain of evil, or whatever, as though it were an expression of the will of God. But, we are to seek to ex plode and clear away the mountain by asking and expecting and be lieving for, great thing3 from God. Many "Mountain Movers" of ser ious obstacles are seen in the annals of the Old Testament. By a ven turous faith in God they did great things. They were not afraid to at tempt the seemingly impossible. They staggered .not at the promise of God through unbelief. We read the inspiring account of their ex ploits in the eleventh of Hebrews. This same Mountain Moving spir it was a chief characteristic of the Christian Church for the first three centuries of the Christian era. They believed that all things were possi ble with and thru God. They had not learned to "wink" at the evils of their day. At every great crisis in history the Church of Christ has sent forth an army of Mountain Movers to overthrow organized evil, and to give a new birth to New Testament Christianity; to overthrow war and be done with it; to heal and fuse di vided Protestantism by substitut ing for dividing prejudice, the bless ed tie that should, (but which does NOT), bind our hearts in Christain love. The problems of this hour call again and again for an army of "Mountain Movers" of the New Tes tament kind. Come with us, if you have not a Church home, and help in moving some of the mountains of this day, out of the way of the forward move of New Testament Christianity. For the coming Lord's uay the sermon subjects are: At the Morning Worship, "Be Saved." For the Evening Worship, "Does Christianity Pay?" "If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, re move hence to yonder place and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible to you." Matt. 17-20. METHODIST CHURCH. 9:45 a. m., Sunday School. 11 a. m., Morning worship hour. Message, "The Chariots of thd King." 6:30 p. m., Epworth League. hymn writers. 7:30 p. m., An evening with the hymn writers. "The angel of the Lord encamp- eth round about them that fear Him and delivereth them." Ps. 34-7. You are welcome to all these ser vices. We trust the morning mes sage will be of help to you spiritu ally. If you love the hymns of the church, then be present at the eve ning service and we believe you will appreciate them in a new way. GLEN P. WHITE, Pastor. ALL SAINTS' EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Rev. Stanley Moore, Missionary-in-charge. Church School at 9:45. Morning prayer and sermon at 11. Young People's Fellowship at 6 o'clock at the Rectory. "Whoso loveth Instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth re proof is brutish." Prov. 12:1. Give the wife a rest occasionally and EAT amid cool and pleas ant surroundings at the ELKHORN You'll find the season's choicest offerings in vegetables, poultry and fruits. BREAD, PIES, PASTRIES Made in our own elec tric oven. Visit Our Fountain for cool drinks and de licious Ice cream dishes ELKHORN RESTAURANT ED CHINN, Prop. Results of Eastern Oregon Experi ment Station Work Recorded in New College Bulletin. The oft-argued question among stockmen as to whether beef heif ers should be bred to calve at two or three years of age is no longer a question. The earlier age is the best according to actual data gath ered as the result of combined feed ing and breeding tests run at the Eastern Oregon branch experiment station at Union over a period of from four to six years, and which have just been concluded. In additon to the breeding angle the experiments included compari sons between light and heavy win ter feed and between different kinds of feed. Conclusions from these tests re ported in Station Bulletin 271, "De ferred Breeding of Beef Cows," which is just off the press, are to ,the effect that it is more profitable to have heifers calve at two years of age than three. Although the first calves are smaller and the heifer is lighter for the first few years, by the age of four years the early calving heifer has given 36.15 greater returns than the one bred at three years. That the effects of early breeding are not changed by light or heavy feeding in winter was also brought out in the tests. Straw at the rate at Vi pounds to each pound of hay was found a satisfactory combina tion, as was silage at the rate of two pounds to one of hay. Feeding the heifers two-thirds of the hay they would eat was found distinctly more profitable than a full ration. Heifers wintered on straw and alfalfa, beginning to calve as two- year olds, showed a profit of $49.44 per head, while heifers fed a full ration and bred to calve as three- year olds showed a loss of $36.10 per neaa, or a difterence of more than $85 a head in favor of the early Dreeding and light feeding. Copies of this report are obtain able from county agents or from the college, upon request. Pigs for Sale. Fred Casteel. ltp Lawver And iuat h you want this divorce, Mose? Mose It onlv cost me a string n' fish to get married, suh, but, please Gawd, Aji'd give a whale to git rid of her. MORE PEOPLE VISIT IVEIX. On Sunday another large crowd of people visited the hole being drilled into historic Wells Springs in search of gas and oil, reported Louis Padberg, on whose land the test hole is located, while in town Monday. Another geologist, said to have visited every major oil field in the United States, was among those present, Mr. Padberg reported. This geologist verified statements of oth er geologists that favorable indica tions at Wells Springs surpass those of any undeveloped field in the country. The drill was still going through solid rock at 360 feet Mr. Padberg said. Frank Egan is on the local run again as engineer. He has been working out of The Dalles for some time, and expects to be on the Heppner branch only temporarily. Miss Mildred Clowry has return ed from her eastern visit. She was recently called to Chicago by the illness of her father who died short ly after she arrived there. Mrs. John Iler suffered a fall re cently which badly injured her hip, and she is a patient In Heppner hospital as a result. No bones were broken. T. J. Humphreys and daughter, Miss Evelyn are visitors in Pendle ton today, where Mr. Humphreys was called by business. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Olden were visitors in Heppner from the Fair view farm Tuesday. 1928 Model W Case Hillside Com bine, all reconditioned and ready to take the field. 1927 Model W Case Hillside Com bine, thoroughly overhauled and ready to take the field. Run 3 sea sons. Terms. PEOPLES HARDWARE CO., 6tf. Heppner, Ore. Reliable Man Wanted to call on farmers in Morrow County. Won derful opportunity. Make $8 to $20 daily. No experience or capital re quired. Write today. Furst & Thomas, Dept. F, 426 Third St., Oakland, Calif. Montgomery's Beauty Shop All beauty work done; Marinello scalp treatment; Contoure facials, Real istic permanent waves. Telephone for appointment, phone 1412. 4tf. "Mother, we heard a nuarter in church last night," said the little boy. "Daddy liked to hear them sing. "Didn't you?" asked mother, curi ously. "Well." exDlained the tot. "T like quartets best when they're eight or nine singers. Colonell NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned was duly appointed by the County Court of the State of Oregon for Morrow County, administrator of the estate of Samuel T. Humphreys, deceased, and all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased, are hereby required to present the same Lieutenant Colonel Paul Lambert Priest, of Bronxville, N Y.. just four months ol4 has been appointed military aide by Governor Ross of Idaho. DON'T FORGET We can give you a real grease job or fix that blowout in a hurry. Have You Tried the New Standard Gas? GEMMELL'S Service Station P. M. GEMMELL, Prop. "Our Service Will Please You; Your Patronage Will Please Us" properly verified as required by law. to said duministrator at the law omce of Joa. J. Nya. at Heppner, Oregon, with in six months from the date hereof. Dated and first published this 23rd day of April. 1931. THOMAS J. HUMPHREYS. 6-10 Administrator. STAR THEATER SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, APRIL 24-25: "THE DUDE WRANGLER" ' With George Duryea, Clyde Cook and Lina Basquette. A hilarious story of a "Pansy" cowboy. Fast frolic of fun, wise cracks and convulsing comedy thrills. Also cartoon comedy, IRISH STEW, and 4th episode of THE SPELL OF THE CIRCUS. Evenings 30c and 40c. Matinee Saturday 2:00 p. m., 10c and 25c. SUNDAY AND MONDAY, APRIL 26-27: EDNA FERBER'S "CIMMARRON" With RICHARD DIX, IRENE DUNNE, ESTELLE TAYLOR and Forty Thousand Others. The Oklahoma Run! Glamor and Splendor! Courage and Val or! Romance and Tragedy crowded Into blazing days of battle and nights of love and adventure. A panorama of days when giant forces shook the Earth as Civ ilization was born from a Wanton Frontier. Edna Ferber's mighty story spread in tumultuous pageant across the screen. Matinee Sunday at 2:00 P. M., one showing only. 15c and 30c Evenings, 25c and 50c. Also Cartoon Comedy. TUES., WEDS., TIIURS., APRIL 28-29-30 JACK OAKIE in "THE SOCIAL LION" With Mary Brian, Olive Borden and Skeeta Gallagher. The big chln-and-grin boy making laughs and love, in Octavus Roy Cohen's roaring romance. And Screen Song, I'M FOREVER BLOWING BUBBLES. 20c and 40c COMING NEXT WEEK: Bill Boyd in THE PAINTED DESERT, May 1 and 2. EI Brendnl and Marjorie White In JUST IMAGINE, May 3 and 4. Adolphe Menjou and Lellu Hyams in MEN CALL IT LOVE, May 5, 6 and 7. NOTICE OF STREET VACATION. Notice ia hereby given that American Legion. C. J. D. Bauman. and Archie I). McMurdo, having Hied with the un dersigned City Kecorder of the City of Heppner. Oregon, a petition requesting the Common Council of said city of Hcppntw. to vacate the following por tions of Streets in said city of Hepp ner, to-wit: That portion of Balm Streeet. ly ing between Court Street and Jail (or Giimore) Street in said city ALSO that portion of Jail (or Gil more) Street, lying between South Center Street, and Balm Street in s.iid city. Notice Is further given that all per sons having objections to the vacation of said street ure hereby required to file the same with the undersigned on or before Monday the 18th day of May 1SI31. and that said petition will be pre sented and heard by the said Common Council at the Council Chambers at lleppner. Oregon, on said lxth day of May. 1931. at the hour of 7:00 o'clock P. M. of said day. Dated and first published this 23rd day of April. 1931. E. R. HUSTON. City Recorder court room of said court In Heppner Oregon. All persons having objections to said final account must tile the same on or before suld date. Date of that publication Apr. 16 1931 aa . . . , MARY v- ROOD. ' Administratrix of the Estate of Harry Rood deceased. Complete Funeral Services In our New Home $50 and Upward A respectable burial without charge to those who cannot pay, from Cases' Chapel NOTICE OP FIN AIi ACCOUNT. Notice is hereby given that the under signed. Administratrix of the Estate of Hurry Rood, deceased, has tiled her final account with the County Court of the Stale of Oregon for Morrow County and that said Court has set as the time and place for settlement of said account Monday, the first day of June. 1931, at the hour of Ten o'clock A. M. in the WE WANT YOUR PRODUCE Market prices paid for livestock, eggs, poultry, cream. Phone for Prices lone Cash Market Dealers in Fresh and Cured Meats Phone 32 IONE, OREGON HUSTON'S iiiiiiiiiiiiiuiintttiiii ' iimiMiiii.M,,,, mi , , minim,,. GROCERY "'" """ "" 1 """ 1 Miiiimiii 1 , E. R. 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