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page two LEXINGTON MRS. HARRY DUVALL. Sunday, May 29, at the Church of Christ, Memorial Day will be ob served. Mr. Sias will present a sermon on "The Christian Soldier," and music will be in keeping with the day. The ten o'clock Bible school is registering a good at tendance and a general pick-up is observed in the services. They are striving to be of greatest service to this community and desire the attendance and cooperation of all. You will find a hearty welcome. Farmers in this vicinity are wear ing broad smiles since the big rain last Friday. A place to unload gas at the rail road station is being made this week by the Morrow Oil Co. Myles Martin and son Willard went to Moro Friday in response to a message stating that Mr. Mar tin's father was worse. Orlo took them to the stage at Arlington. Morrow County Grain Growers, inc., have declared a one cent per bushel as patronage dividend on the 1931 crop, on wheat received from members. Checks were mail ed out this week to them by the manager, J. E. Swanson of lone. Two hundred feet of new hose ar rived Tuesday morning and will be added to the equipment of the Lex ington fire department. Tuesday night of last week the workers conference of the Chris tian Bible school enjoyed an eve ning in the open instead of the us ual monthly pot-luck supper. They met around a huge bonfire and the menu consisted of roasted weiners, buns, salad, cake and coffee. They report an extra good social time. Kenneth Warner, Llewellyn Ev ans, Sam and Jack McMillan, Gar land Thompson and Randall Mar tin returned Friday from a fishing trip spent on Ditch creek. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Breshears was the scene of a happy party last Saturday afternoon. The occasion was the birthday of their daughter Bunny and the party was composed of twenty of her play mates. On account of bad weather indoor games were played. Mrs. Breshears was assisted with the en tertaining by Mrs. Gene Gentry, Mrs. Robert Wilcox and Mildred Hunt The dining room was beau tifully decorated and the birthday cake was decked with seven can dles. Refreshments of sandwiches, cake and lemonade were served to the following little folks: Dean Hunt, Norma Howe!!, Kenneth and Marcella Jackson, Juanita and Lu lu Matlock, Jerrine, Albert and Clyde Edwards, Billie Nichols, Wen dell Fulgham, Eileen Kelly, Lester and Glen Wilcox, Leonard Munk ers, LaVelle Piper, Carl and Billy Marquardt, Ivah Kuns and Bunny Breshears. Mae Gentry is in Portland this week visiting relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hackett went to California last week to be present at the funeral of Mr. Hacketts mother. They spent two weeks at her bedside and had but recently returned home. Phil Hite of Port land has charge of the depot dur ing Mr. Hacketts absence. Mr. and Mrs. Hite are stopping at the Lu cas home while they are here. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Cox of Hepp ner were dinner guests Sunday eve ning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Lucas. Mrs. LaVilla Howell, Clara Hol ey and George Gillis returned last week from their trip to Rock creek. Friday night Miss Holey and Mr. Gillis left for Portland where they will spend the summer. Miss Holey expects to teach this fall at Colton. Mr. Gillis will return to Lexington where he will again have charge of the fifth and sixth grades. W. B. and T. L. Barnett enjoyed a visit this week with their sister, Mrs. Julia Cypert of Everett, Wash. Mrs. Sarah White and daughter LaVerne, Lonnie Henderson and, Clark Davis attended the circus at Pendleton Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hunt and daughter, Louise, Mrs. Fannie Mc Millan and daughter, Naomi, and Rose Thornburg attended the high school graduating exercises last Wednesday night at Pine City. Mr. and Mrs. George McMillan drove up Friday from their home at Cherryville. They left Sunday, taking Mr. McMillan's mother to Portland to see her physician in re gard to the cancer on her forehead. His Bister, Mrs. Geoge Broadley, also went with them. Vera Breshears has returned home from Heppner where she had been visiting with Edna Gibson. Lucille Beymer spent a few days here last week visiting with her grandmother, Mrs. Sarah Booher, The annual meeting of the Mor row County Oil company will be held here June 1 at 2 p. m. Mr. and Mrs. C. U. Pierson visit ed this week with Mrs. Pierson's mother, Mrs. S. . G. Thornburg. They were on their way back to California from Spokane. Other guests at the Thornburg home this week were Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Par kins and son Clifford and Mrs. Ru by Matteson, all of Ritter. A pleasant surprise was given Mr. and Mrs. Galey Johnson Satur day evening when a number of their friends came in and spent the evening. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dinges and Danny, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Miller, Mrs. Maggie Reaney, Olivia Baldwin, Mrs. Caroline Kuns and Ivah and Mrs. Sarah Booher. Lunch was brought by the guests and was served at midnight Jessie French of Heppner was a week-end guest of Erma Lane. Mr. and Mrs. Owen Helms and son Gerald of Echo visited relatives here Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hunt and daughter Louise, accompanied by Ray McAlister and Naomi McMil lin left Monday morning for Eu gene, Mrs. Hunt went down as a delegate to the grand lodge of Re bekahs, held there this week, and with her husband and daughter will also visit friends at Spring Held. Mr. McAlister went as a del egate for the Odd Fellows and Na omi will spend the time at Alpha Delta Pi sorority visiting with her BiHter Eula. A. C. Haag of Salem was a visit or here Saturday at Earl Warner's. BOARDMAN RACHEL JOHNSON Mrs. S. A. Erickson of Portland, mother of Otto Lubbes and W. A. Baker, has come to Boardman to make her home with Mr. Baker. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Paine return ed to their home at Seaside Satur day after a two weeks' visit at the Blayden and Gorham homes. Mrs. Shell returned to Boardman Monday from California where she has made her home for several years. She will live in her house in town. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Highflll of Yakima have rented the O. H. War ner ranch. Mr. and Mrs. Warner have moved to town and are living in the Lyold Sherman house. Mrs. Cramer returned home last Saturday from La Grande where she has been staying with her daughter, Mrs. Gladys Fortler. A number of people on the pro ject are taking advantage of the high water in the river and are getting drift wood from it The river at this time is very high and is rapidly rising. An error was made last week in saying that Glenn Hadley was tak en to Portland to the U. S. Veter ans' hospital. Instead he was taken to the U. S. Veterans' hospital in Walla Walla. On Friday Mrs. Had ley and S. C. Russell motored to Walla Walla to see Mr. Hadley. The doctors have not said what his illness is, but it is not thought to be spotted fever as previously re ported. Services were held in the com munity church Friday evening at which time Rev. W. O. Miller was installed as pastor of the Boardman and Umatilla churches. Rev. Cor- nelison, pastor of the Umatilla In dian reservation, Dr. Pearson of Pendleton, and Rev. Walker of Pi lot Rock had charge of the service. Mrs. Jay Cox and Irene, Dale and Jess left Saturday morning ' for Goldendale where they will join Mr. Cox and then go to Naches, Wash., to make their home wheresMr. Cox will be employed. John Robinson, who has been working for the Stouts for some time, has left there and gone to La Grande. Mr. and Mrs. Moore and family of The Dalles spent Sunday at the Geo. Wicklander home. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Johnson spent Sunday in Wasco. Arthur Porter went to Portland last Monday by airplane and re turned home Sunday. Mr. Porter took him to the Arlington airport where he met his friend and then went on to Portland with him in the airplane. Mrs. Bowman, who has been helping at the Pete Farley home, left Monday for Yakima. On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Pack and Ernabel, Al Price and Billie and Dalas, Emogene and Ted dy Wilson motored to La Grande, While there they saw the Al Barnes circus. Harley Wigglesworth and Mar vin Ransier went to Arlington Sat urday to take the driver's examin ation. The examiner for the examina tion of operators and chauffeurs will be in Boardman June 14 at 7:30 p. m., and June 15, 8 to 10 a. m. Those in Boardman wishing to take the examination are request ed to see him then. He will be at the hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Sauders and Mr. and Mrs. Stanley were dinner guests at the Ves Atteberry home Sunday evening. Mrs. Oscar Ford of Portland came to Boardman Monday where she will make her home. The highway patching crew is stationed in town. The Lexington ball team was de feated by a score of 6-3 when they played the Boardman team here Sunday. Mrs. Ray Brown, Katherine and Mabel returned Friday from Walla Walla where Mrs. Brown and Kath erine had their tonsils removed. Mabel left Saturday to visit with friends at Roosevelt Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Mefford and son spent Sunday at Umatilla at the Franklin home. MANY TO ATTEND 4-H CLUB SCHOOL Reservations for O. S. C. Junior Summer Session Normal; Big Program Is Planned. With reservations for the annual 4-H club summer session already in from 33 of the 36 Oregon coun ties, a high attendance, approxi mately that of a year ago when 725 enrolled, is assured for the two- weeks period on the Oregon State college campus. The dates this year will be June 13 to 25 which is one week later than last year, over lapping the regular adult summer session by one week. Estimates of attendance at first were somewhat under last year but later reports from the counties in dicate that some are sending more than a year ago which will appar ently balance the reduced delega tions from other counties, accord ing to H. C. Seymour, state club leader. Last year there were 725 actual club members present in ad dition to some 75 leaders who as sisted in the school. In line with the general lowered costs, patlcularly of food, the charge for board and room for the two weeks period this year has been reduced from 15 to $13. The girls will reside in Waldo and Kid der halls, as usual, and the boys will live in the men's dormitory. The program calls for about four hours of classroom and field In struction each day except Sunday, but varied so as to meet all Inter ests and avoid monotony. Physi cal recreation is always a promin ent feature of the session with in door and outdoor sports carried out under expert supervision. Assembly programs will again be important features of the club ses sions with prominent officials and business men scheduled for each HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, A Good Cop to Have COML ALONG ISLOV MDUWONT BOTH El? AKXJND day, affording club members an op portunity to come in touch with people in important places of lead ership. Applications for admission to the session need to be in by June 1 to be sure of being acted upon. Those who have not won trips through their work at county or state fairs or other awards and who now seek admission are advised to make ar rangements through the person in their county in charge of directing 4-H club work. HARDMAN MRS. ELLA FARRENS. The schools closed Thursday last. There were four eighth grade grad uates for whom graduation exer cises were held May 19. Mrs. Knighten presented the diplomas to the following: Lily Johnson, Lois Adams, Elmer Steers and Marvin Howell. Miss Montgomery pre sented the girls with a beautiful bouquet of pink carnations and yel low irises. There were no high school graduates this year. Mrs. Laville Hams, Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Johnson, Mrs. C. H. Mc Daniel, Jim Miller, Mrs. Corda Sa ling and O. E. Johnson were busi ness visitors in Heppner during the week. Mrs. Bertha McDaniel and Miss Marjorie Montgomery departed for Portland Saturday where they will spend their vacation. Miss Billy Leathers and Miss Lu- cile Farrens were week-end guests of Miss Catherine Peterson in Heppner. Mrs. Frank McDaniel is spending the week with her husband in the mountains. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Howell and daughter Norma were visiting Mrs. Howell's father Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Farrens and daughter Murl departed for Union Monday for a' consultation with Mrs. C. H. Jessel. Those who served on the election board Friday were J. B. Adams, Harland Adams, Mrs. Wess Stev ens, Mrs. Lotus Robison, and Neil Knighten. Mrs. Walter Farrens and son Ro- land left Monday for Boardman teas, f i FsllriTl)er, Picnic mis v W'.M, Chas. S. "Farmer" Brown XT. Y Charles S. "Farmer" Brown and representatives of Oregon State Agricultural College will address the gathering. There will be games for old and young, a musical program at 2:00 p. m. and Basket Dinner at noon. Coffee, cream and sugar will be furnished free to all by the Morrow County Grain Growers. Public Dance at Legion Hall in Evening HEPPNER, OREGON, where they will visit with Mr. Far rens who is working near there. Dan Brock was calling on old time friends here Sunday and Mon day. He states that he is leaving shortly for Camas, Wash., where it is probable that he will take up his residence. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Steers were in from the mountains election day. Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Burnside were Rood canyon folks coming up to cast their votes. Everett Harshman, Earl Redding, Charles Fraters, Jim and Leslie Brannon were Eight Mile young folks visiting friends here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Clark Stevens and family were out of town visitors here Friday. Billy Reynolds was an out of town visitor here one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. Nell Knighten have moved their household goods to Kinzua where Mr. Knighten has employment for the summer. Miss Edith Stevens has gone to work at Anson Wright's. Carl Leathers, Charlie McDaniel, Jim McDaniel and Leslie Bleak man have moved their sheep shear ing plant to the Tom Mclntyre place in the Burton valley vicinity where they will shear for the stock growers near there. Mrs. Ada Cannon and family passed through town Saturday on their way to Heppner. Wess Stevens left for the Wright Saling place Sunday. Parents, teachers and school children enjoyed an all day picnic in the mountains Wednesday, Rev. S. W. Creasey held services here at 2:30 Sunday. The Misses Anne Crump and Catherine Peter son accompanied him out from Heppner. Miss Peterson made sev eral awards for Sunday School ac tivities. Annie Johnson received a doll for bringing the most new members to Sunday School. Fran ces and Alene Inskeep were award ed for having perfect attendance. Miss Peterson also announced that Mr. and Mrs. Remington will be In Heppner Wednesday, June 1st. She extended an invitation to all Hard man people to attend. G. T. Want Ads Get Results. A Farmers' Picnic to which the Public is Invited will be DONE FHu, Jum)o3 THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1932. 0. S. C. ANNOUNCES STRAWBERRY DAY Experimental Plots to be Open to Visitors June 8; Many Proj ects Will be Seen. One of the greatest centers of strawberry experimental work in the west will be open for public In spection at the annual field day for- strawberry growers at Oregon State college at Corvallis, Friday, June 3. Growers will have opportunity that day to view many develop ments in cultural and varietal ex periments as carried on for many years. Irrigation versus non-irrigation for the Marshall berries will be viewed under field conditions. A four-year-old field and a two year -old field of the new Corvallis variety will be open for Inspection. Topping experiments with the Marshall berry, showing the effect of cutting the tops Immediately af ter harvest compared with later may be viewed, as will an experi ment with double planting as com pared with the usual spacing. Most interest is expected to be shown in the breeding work where close to 35,000 seedlings and selec tions will be fruiting. These will include 12,000 seedlings fruiting for the first time, 23,000 of last year's seedlings retained for the second year, 219 selections from the 1930 seedlings, and 266 selections from the 1931 group. In addition there will be growing on the experimental farm many of the varieties brought here from other sections for test, such as the Redheart, and several others be lieved to hold promise for special uses. Visitors may come to the college farm, one mile west of the Willam ette bridge at Corvallis, either at 10 o'clock in the morning or 2 o clock in the afternoon when groups will be formed. The farm will be open all day, however, from 8 to 5 o'clock. Pest and disease special ists will also be there to answer questions. It is suggested that visitors come with groups being formed by the county agents as far as practical to do so. PINE CITY ALMA NEILL. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Wattenburger attended the show, "The Rainbow Trail" at Hermiston Sunday eve ning. A large crowd attended a gradua tion dance given at the J. S. Moore home Saturday night Everyone re ported having a very good time. Miss Lila Bartholomew and her grandmother, Mrs. O. F. Thompson, went to Bonners Ferry, Idaho, Wed nesday morning. They will attend the graduation exercises of Miss Maxine Allen, granddaughter of Mrs. Thompson. They plan to re turn home Sunday. Mrs. W. D. Neill and Roy Neill made a business trip to Heppner Saturday. Miss Elsie Strain is going to work for Mrs. C. F. Morehead this sum mer. She started to work Monday, The graduation exercises of the Pine City seniors were attended by a very large crowd Wednesday eve ning, May 18, The program was as follows: Processional, played by Neva Neill; selections by the Pine City band; salutatory, Lila Barthol omew; piano solo, Audrey Moore; class will, Elsie Strain; trombone solo, Son Jarmon; class prophecy, held at Lee Vinson; vocal solo. Maxine Confloii onfrminanled bv Clara Cunha; valedictory, Alma Neill; musical recitation, Oleta JNeni, vio lin solo, Mr. Atkins, accompanied by Miss Heath; address, Russell Blankenship; presentation of class, Mr. Atkins; presentation of diplo mas, Mr. Bartholomew; recessional.) Paul Bull was a visitor at the H. E. Young home Sunday. t.w,h RaiHHilse of Harviel, Mis souri, arrived at the home of his half-brother, Charley Moreneaa oai. urday. He plans to stay there all the summer. The hnsphnll eame played be tween. Pine City and Echo Sunday urn a a htr mince.SS for Pine City, the score being 4 to 12 in favor of Pine City. The game was played on the baseball diamond on the hill above the schoolhouse. John Moore and Hugh iseui started to Meacham Tuesday with a bunch of Tom Boylen's horses they are taking to summer pasture. Percy Jarmon was a Dusiness vis itor in Hermiston Wednesday. Several of the Pine City folks at tended the graduation exercises at Alpine Thursday, May 19. Mra Rnrl nnxen and children of Heppner attended the graduation at Pine City Wednesday nigni. one anpnt the niirht at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Ollie Neill and went to Hermiston Thursday to visit her sister, Mrs. Roy Coxen. The primary election was held at the Pine City schoolhouse Friday. QUKSTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR MOTOR LICENSES 21.. When may" your license be sus pended or revoked? Ana. The secretary of state may Im mediately suspend the license of any person without hearing and without receiving a record of conviction of such person of crime whenever the secretary of state has reason to believe: (1) That such person has committed any offense for the conviction of which mandatory revocation of license is pro. vided in. section 18:" (2) That such person has, by reckless or unlawful operation of a motor ve hicle, caused or contributed to an acci dent resulting in death or Injury to any other person or serious property dam age; (3) That such person is incompetent to drive a motor vehicle or is afflicted with mental or physical infirmities or disabilities rendering: it unsafe for such person to drive a motor venicie upon the highways; (4) That such person is an habitual reckless or negligent driver of a mo tor vehicle or litis committed a serious violation of the motor vehicle laws of this state. How may an operator whose license has been suspended regain possession oi nia license card .' Ans. As soon as the period of sus pension has exDired. he mav make sd- plication to the secretary of state for me return oi nis license card and De come reinstated as an operator. 23. How may an operator whose li cense has been revoked regain his right to drive? Ans. After a period of one year has elapsed, he may make application to the secretary of state for a new license. 24. What is the penalty for making a false statement in your application? Ans. This is perjury, punishable by fine or imprisonment and the manda tory revocation of your license. 25. Is it unlawful to operate a motor vehicle on a license or permit which has been cancelled, suspended or re voked, or issued to another person? Ans. Yes. 26. For what reasons may a non-resident operator's or chauffeur's license be suspended or revoked ? Make Each Dollar Earn Its Keep Each dollar working releases $10 worth of credit and credit is our na tion's lifeblood. MONEY is only of value when working. Money spent wisely or in a savings account is working. YOUR NEST EGG here in a Sav ings Account earning interest, will provide ten times as much credit to local business. FirSt National Bank HEPPNER, OREGON Ans. For the same reasons as a resi dent. 27. If you commit an offense In an other state, which If committted in this state would be sufficient grounds for (lie suspension or revocation of a li cense, how might this affect your Ore gon operator's license? Ans. The secretary of state may sus pend or revoke your license upon re ceiving notice of such conviction. NONRESIDENTS. 28. Can a non-resident licensed to drive in another state operate a motor vehicle under such license in this state? Ans. Yes; Dut only so long as ne re mains a non-resident. 29. Can a non-resilent coming from a state not requiring operator's li censes operate a motor vehicle in the stute of Oregon? Ans. Yes; if he is 16 years of age or over he may operate a properly licen sed vehicle for a period of 90 days. Out-of-town visitors Tuesday In cluded Cecil H. Thome of lone and R. F. Wigglesworth of Boardman. NOTICE OF ANNUAL SCHOOL MEETING. NOTICE IS HEREBY GrVEN to the legal voters of School District No. One of Morrow County, State of Oregon, that the ANNUAL SCHOOL MEETING of said Dis trict will be held at the Council Rooms, Heppner, Oregon; to be gin at the hour of 2:30 o'clock P. M., on the third Monday of June, being the 20th day of June, A. D. 1932, and remain open until the hour of 4:30 P. M. of said day. This meeting is called for the pur pose of electing one Director to serve for a period of three years, and a Clerk to serve one year, and the transaction of business usual at such meeting. Dated this 26th day of May, 1932. CHAS. THOMSON, Chairman Board of Directors. Attest: VAWTER CRAJWFORD, District Clerk. NOTICE OF TEACHERS' EXAM INATIONS. Notice is hereby given that the County School Superintendent of Morrow County, Oregon, will hold a regular examination of applicants for state teacher's certificates at her office as follows: Commencing Wednesday, June 8, 1932, at 9 o' clock a. m., and continuing until Saturday, June 11, 1932, at 4 o'clock p. m. Wednesday Morning. United States History, Penman ship. Wednesday Afternoon. Physiology, Reading, Composi tion. Thursday Morning. Arithmetic, History of Education, Psychology. Thursday Afternoon. Grammar, Geography, American Literature, Physics. Friday Morning. Theory and Practice, Spelling, Physical Geography, English Lit erature. Friday Afternoon. School Law, Algebra, Geology, Civil Government, Bookkeeping. Saturday Morning. Geometry, Botany. Saturday Afternoon. General History. LUCY E. RODGERS, County School Superintendent.