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PAGE FOUR LEXINGTON (Continued from First Page) Beach, Margaret Williams and the high school glee clubs and were pantomimed by the grade school students. The P. T. A. benefit card party which was given at the gymnasium Thursday evening was well attend ed. Prizes in five hundred were won by Mrs. Harvey Bauman and Harry Turner, and in bridge by Mrs. J. E. Gentry and Frank Turner. Lexington housewives are seen busily engaged with brooms 'and dust mops, cleaning out the effects of the severe dust st6rm which raged In this vicinity from Satur day til Monday night Borne by a high gale from the southwest the dust swept over the town and sur rounding country in clouds so dense that at times visibility was reduced to a few feet Mr. Sias' topic for the Christmas sermon In the Church of Christ on Sunday morning will be "The Prince of Peace." The program at the church last Sunday night was a very interesting one, and well re ceived, though the storm prevented many from coming. An offering was taken for benevolent work. which will be sent to the home for the aged at Eugene. Offerings of material things, foods, etc., will be made next Sunday for local distri bution. Ruth Dinges, who is a student at Oregon State college, is spending the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dinges. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Munkers en tertained some of their friends at an enjoyable dancing party Satur day evening. Helen Valentine who is attending the University of Oregon is at home for the holidays. Clifford Fridley of Wasco has been looking after business interests here. Mrs. Gold a Leathers is visiting in Portland this week. Mrs. Ralph Jackson entertained a group of youngsters Saturday af ternoon in honor of her son Ken neth who was celebrating his elev enth birthday. Those present were Eugene Majeski, Danny Dinges, Lester Wilcox, Jeanette and Buddy Blakely, Billie Nichols, Mae and Fae Rauch, Gerine Edwards, Carl Shaw and Marcella and Kenneth Jackson Clara Nelson arrived Saturday morning from Corvallis where she is enrolled as a freshman at O. S. C. She will spend the Christmas vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Nelson. Official visitors at the telephone office Friday morning were Mr Murray and Mrs. Kerrin of Pen dleton. Mrs. Annie Plant of Canada is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Sarah Boo her. Mr. and Mrs. Orville Cutsforth, Mr. and Mrs. Shelby Graves and Miss Edith Tucker were Pendleton visitors Tuesday. School Notes Mr. Beach's vocational guidance class listened to Rev. Sias talk on the ministry as a profession last Monday. A strange commotion occurred in the study hall Tuesday afternoon. A large number of students were grouped about Alfred Van Winkle It turned out that he had a beauti ful black eye. Everyone is still try ing to find out how he got it but to date no one has been able to make him divulge the secret. Miss Hammers party for the se nior play cast turned out to be quite a jolly affair. Dancing provided the main diversion of the evening with Ruth Luttrell playing the piano The programs consisted of tiny cards made to represent the curtain for the senior play, "The Man From Nowhere." Those present were Rose Thornburg, Fern Luttrell, Garland Thompson, Vivian White, Betty Doherty, Doris Burchell, Jack McMillan, Mrs. LaVelle White and Mr. and Mrs. James H. Williams. Doris Burchell was elected yell leader at a special student body meeting this week. This was due to the resignation of Bernice Mar tin from this office. The one-act play, "Paradise," has been postponed on account of the epidemic of measles. Galey Johnson, janitor, declares that he has swept enough dust out of the school house after the recent storm to plant a garden in. The high school drew names for Christmas presents. The student body party will be held on Friday when a tree will be trimmed and presents distributed. Believe it or not: Doris Burchell really went to Heppner to get the school census last week. Erma Lane enjoyed taking her driving test so well last Wednesday that she is going again soon. Alma Van Winkle enjoyed herself at the smoker Saturday night Kenneth Peck didn't have his his tory lesson Tuesday. Marvin Cox is taking anti-blush serum. IONE. (Continued from First Page) attending O. S. C. and will spend the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Smouse. The Christmas program of the Union iunday school will be given at the Christian church next Sun day evening. F. Cooke, representative of the Oregon Farmer, has been in town for several days. Work is being done on the road up the canyon toward the ranch of J. S. and Arthur Johnson. Several lone men are at work there. This work Is being done under the Oi W, A. as is the grading in front of the school house and other work about town. R, H. Zlnter has purchased the ranch which has been farmed by Tllman Hogue for several years. Mr. and Mrs. Hogue have moved to the Esteb place while looking for another location. The mlnBtrel and carnival staged by the grade school last Friday eve ning In the gym was an outstanding success both as to finance and also as to quality of entertainment All who saw It are agreed that It is the best performance in the way of grade school programs that has ever been seen in our town. About three hundred people were present. The play was written by the teachers themselves in order to have ma terial to enable every youngster In the school to be in it The receipts for the evening were $185.86 and af ter expenses were paid there was a balance of $135.78 which will be used to cover the cost of the hot lunches being served free to all the grade school pupils each noon. The teachers also wish to acknowledge a gift for this fund from the local American Legion post in the amount of $5. They also wish to express their sincere appreciation to the friends and patrons of the school for the donations of time and food stuffs all of which helped to swell the grand total of funds. The hot lunches are served to an average of sixty pupils each day. The high wind of the past few days ha3 done quite a bit of dam age according to reports brought in from the country. Outbuildings, header boxes and straw stacks are among the things which the wind has upset or blown away. Mrs. Victor Rietmann and Mrs. Earl Blake were hostesses to the Topic club at the Rietmann home on last Saturday evening. Six ta bles of bridge were at play during the evening. High scores were won by Mrs. Bert Mason and Werner Rietmann and low scores by Mrs. Edw. Rietmann and Victor Peter son. Refreshments of creamed chicken and coffee were served at the end of the evening. Mrs. M. R. Morgan gave a dinner at her home last Friday in honor of the birthday of her son, Milton Mor gan, Jr. The affair was a complete surprise to the guest of honor. Those present were Norman Ever son, Joel Engelman, Richard Lun dell, Norman Nelson, Paul Smouse, Earl McCabe, Norman Swanson, Norton Lundell, Leonard Whitlow and Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Lundell. Louis Halvorsen, a student at the E. O. Normal school at La Grande Is spending the holidays with his father, Matt Halvorsen. Miss Lorraine Pope has been ill during the past week and her room at school has been taught by Mrs. Inez Freeland. On Friday afternoon there will be a Chistmas program given in the gym at the school house at 12:45 p. m. Later in the afternoon each room in the grades will have a Christmas tree and party and the high school will have a party in their assembly hall. On Wednesday evening of last week the Heppner high school bas ketball team played the lone high school team in the local gym. The lone boys were defeated by a score of 19-10. The town team of the two places also played, lone winning by one point the score being 19-20. On Friday evening the boys of the high school played at Rufus, the final score being 19-26 in favor of Rufus. Saturday the high school boys' and girls' teams and also the town team of Roosevelt came to lone for games. An exceptionally large crowd was on hand to see the local teams win all three games. Final scores were, girls 17-16, boys 9-12, town teams 21-24. Last Saturday the Farmers Eleva tor company of lone paid the final payment to Henry Collins on the puchase of the warehouses here formerly operated by Mr. Collins. This leaves all of the property of the elevator company free from mortgages or liens of any kind. Wheat League Told How Export Plan Has Helped Vigorous action regarding numer ous matters of state and national policy affecting farming in eastern Oregon particularly, and the state generally to some extent, was taken at the annual convention of the Eastern Oregon Wheat league in its "homecoming" session at Moro early in December. The league was or ganized there in 1926 as an out' growth of the economic conference on wheat growing sponsored by the Oregon State college extension ser vice. J. B. Adams of Moro, vice-president for the past year and chairman of the taxation committee for this convention, was elected president for the coming year, and Mac Hoke, Pendleton, vice-presdent. Charles Smith, Heppner, was reelected secretary-treasurer. Arlington will be the meeting place next year, as the league renews its "swing around the circle" of cities in the wheat belt The meeting was the occasion for what were considered highly sig nificant reports by officials in charge of government managed exports of wheat from the northwest, and fed eral farm credit agencies at Spo kane. Orris Dorman, chairman of the federal exporting board at Port land, reported that close to eight million bushels of grain have been disposed of outside the country since the exporting machinery was set up. He said sales are being made only at world prices and that supplies are not being dumped abroad as some had feared. Sales so far have averaged about a 20 cent "drawback" or subsidy from the government processing fund to give growers a domestic price for this export wheat Dorman said he is convinced the export plan has been responsible for reducing the spread between Port land and Chicago prices by at least 10 cents, and that it has kept the Portland market at least 15 cents above what it would otherwise have been. He believes that this export subsidy method, which is the first plan closely approaching the old grange export debenture plan ever tried in America, is workable even on a more national scale. The league voted to ask continu ance of this export plan as long as necessary to clear out the oppress ive surplus from this area. Careful ly prepared committee reports were adopted by the convention dealing with taxation policies, farm finance and marketing, transportation, and production and handling. Clever handmade gifts at Mahrt's Electric Shop. HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, IHIIHIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII At Heppner CHURCHES CHIRCH OF CHRIST. JOEL R. BENTON, Minister." Bible School 9:45 a. m.: Morning services 11 a. m. C. E. Society 6:30 p. m. Evening services 7:30 p. in. Choir rehearsal, Wednesday, 7:30 p. m. Midweek service. Thursday. 7:30 p. m. The Heppner Church of Christ wishes for you every one, the most Joyous Christmas and a Happy and very Prosperous New Year; es pecially in all things spiritual. "Not what you get, but what you give. Not what you say, but what you live; Giving the world the love it needs, Living a life of noble deeds. Not whence you came, but whither bounds Not what you have, or whither found; Strong for the right, the good, the true These are the things worth while for you." And we wish them all for you all. We have great pleasure in asking you to come and worship with us if you have not a Church home. We are sure you will be interested and helped in our Bible school, and in our services of worship. Please come and test the welcome of this friend ly Church. For the coming Lord's Day the sermon t ipic at the morn ing hour will particularly touch on the beautiful memorial of Christ mas Day, the birth of the Christ, "The Word Became Flesh." And at the evening hour the service will be strongly evangelistic, "The Lifted Christ." Come; we invite you! METHODIST CHURCH. JOSEPH POPE, Pastor. Sunday School 9:45 a. m. Public worship 11:00 a. m. Solo, "The Birthday of a King," Neid linger, Miss Winifred Case, Ser mon, "The Message and Mission of the Christmas Christ." Epworth League 6:30 p. m. The Chrsitmas exercises 7:30 p. m. Choir practice Wednesday eve ning, 7:30. Prayer meeting Thursday eve ning 7:30. A cordial welcome awaits you at all the services of our church. ALL SAINTS CHURCH. The Christmas program will be Saturday evening, beginning with a pot-luck dinner at 6:30, after which there will be an informal program. Santa will be there with a surprise for the children. All are invited. The Christmas services Sunday, the 24th. Church school at the usual hour. Holy Communion with sermon at 11 a m. All our people are expect ed to make this communion at this service. Service at Cecil, 3 p. m. The public is welcome to these services. M. G. Tennyson. Narragunsett Turkeys, Guernsey Bulls Our turkey stock is all hen raised, superb size and quality. Why not head your flocks with toms raised at home, remembering your torn is half your flock? Also nice hens priced to sell. Our Guernseys best of breeding. Choice lot of young bulls priced so every farmer can afford. Why use a scrub? Come and look them over. Now is the time to build up your herd. Alfalfa Lawn Dairy, Heppner, Ore. 41tf. The Misses Ruth and Margaret Missildine are spending their Christ mas vacation with their father, Roy Missildine at the Blackhorse farm The young ladies arrived from Portland the end of the week. Trade and Employment EXCHANGE (Printed without charge. Dis continued on notice.) To trade 2 6-ft. Wheatland discs and 2 Oliver tractor plows for Fed eration seed wheat or anything else I can use. Orville Cutsforth, Lex ington. To trade John Deere tractor and International 16-inch 3-bottom plow for anything I can use. E. L. Smith, Lexington. To Trade Good Guernsey bull for what have you. Arnold Pieper, Lexington. To trade Organ and camp cook stove for anything I can use. Alex Wilson, city. To trade Netted Gem potatoes for hog3 or wheat. Michael Cassi dy, Boardman. To trade Practically unused $150 C melody Buescher saxophone for good bed room or living room suite. W. L. Suddarth, Irrigon. Want to trade for 2nd-hand cream separator. W. L. Copenhaver, Lex ington. Good mule to trade for wheat. Jason Biddle, lone. Netted Gem potatoes to trade for wheat Alfred Skoubo, Boardman. To Trade Young turkoj'S for wood. Mrs. Chris Brown, city. Geese to trade for fresh young milk cow. Lana A. Padberg, lone. To Trade Wood and pigs for wheat W. H. French, Hard man. To trade Cows and hay track and carrier for Van Brunt grain drills. Leo Gorger, Lexington. - One 3-bottom, 14-in. gang to trade for rye or wheat. W, P. Hill, Box 526, Heppner. To Trade 5 head good mules for good horses; aslo saddle mare for work horse. Hoy Bogard, Hepp ner, fone 6F12. To Trade Horse for wheat or wood. Wm. Kummerland, Lexing ton. For trade Dairy cattle for sheep, wheat or barley. Roy Nelll, Echo. HEPPNER, OREGON, LOCAL NEWS Merle Becket John Parker, Har lan Devin, Paul Jones and Clarence and Homer Hayes were the guests of Terrel Benge on Sunday, and joined with their host in a rabbit hunt at the Social Ridge farm. A fitting climax to the day's work of slaying rabbits, was the fine turkey dinner served the boys by Mrs. R. L. Benge, and the young men are sure that their beet work was done at the dining table. J. B. Huddleston and sister, Miss Bess Huddleston, visited in this city Saturday and Sunday. While range conditions have been fairly good In the Lonerock country he thinks it will be necessary to move the sheep down on Rock creek where pasture is better and thus avoid early feed ing. There is just a little snow over that way. Elery Martin, aged 8, son of Myles Martin of Lexington, suffered frac ture of the left arm just above the wrist Friday morning, when he was thrown from a horse he was riding after the cows. The little lad was brought to Heppner for surgical treatment on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Elza Vinson of the Lena district were visitors here on Wednesday. Mr. Vinson thinks lit tle damage was done by the stiff winds in his locality this week, but the dust was flviner in clouds and the experience was disagreeable in tne extreme. Kate J. Youne- lodee. Deexee nf Honor Prot. Assn., meets Friday, Dec. 22, in I. O. O. F. hall at 8:00 o'clock. The Juveniles are all in vited. Each member is asked to bring a gift not to exceed 15 cents. Clara Beamer, Sec. No. 29. Gene Gentry was in town from his Lexington home Saturday and reported everything moving O. K. in his community. A little touch of winter came on Friday, but being past the middle of December, this is to be expected. JTra MamraMi T?1 1. T shopping in this city Wednesday af- tprnnrm Henry Smouse, lone farmer, was an interested visitor at the bank meeting here on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Palmer were Lexington people shopping in this city Saturday. Lowly Spuds Finally Get Place in Vitamin Lists Food research is bringing in creasing respect to the common po tato not only as a source of energy but as a builder of red blood and a protection against common ailments says Miss Lucy A. Case, extension specialist in nutrition at O. S. C. Potatoes are now known to be a good source of the essential vita mins B. C. and G. tha vitamin f! content, however beinc denenrient on quick, short cooking. Professor Henry C. Sherman, national nntri tion authority, says that potatoes are a very important source of vita min C because of the large extent to which they enter into the daily dietaries of many people, and in LAURENCE CASE MORTUARY "Just the service wanted when you want it most" DID YOU KNOW That on Oct. 6, 1933 the largest single shipment of Vanilla Beans ever sent to the U. S. arrived at the Winona plant of the J. R. Watkins Co. 300 red cedar box es of vanilla beans, weighing 29,370 pounds. J. C. HARDING Watkins Products IONE CASH MARKET Fresh and Cured MEATS Butterfat, Turkeys, Chickens bought for SWIFT & CO, Phone us for market prices at all times. Phone 32 IONE, ORE. taanta:tajm88am8t AVERY MERRY CHRISTMAS 5 and a Happy, Prosperous New Year fi to all our friends and patrons WILSON'S A THURSDAY, DEC 21, 1933. practice it is often largely upon po tatoes that the adequacy of the supply of vitamin C in low-cost winter dietaries depends. One might not consider that po tatoes are much like oranges in the diet which some homemakers buy at a sacrifice of other necessary items for fear of a shortage of vi tamin C. Potatoes are eaten much more frequently and in larger amounts than oranges, and doubt less the total amount of vitamin C obtained from potatoes is as much as the amount we take in oranges, points out Miss Case. Potatoes are also valuable for the minerals iron and phosphorus, and as an aid in maintaining the alkali balance of the human body. In low cost diets, where a wide variety of vegetables and fruits is impossible, serving potatoes twice a day Is a desirable practice in attaining good nutrition. Fifteen pounds a week are recommended for a family of parents and two children, in an ad equate low cost diet and this amount may even be increased. Soaking peeled potatoes in water before cooking causes loss of min erals and vitamins. Very little mineral Is lost by baking, steam ing or boiling in their skins, but consderable mineral Is lost by peel ing and boiling, especially if cut small. On the other hand, vitamin C is largely destroyed by cooking longer than 15 minutes. In order to strike a balance, bake, steam or boil potatoes whole in their coats part of the time. Part of the time, peel and cut them and boil rapidly. covered not longer than 15 minutes, or until tender, and use the water in soups, gravies and sauces. i Four More Projects Okehed Under CWA Morrow county's full quota of 119 men are now at work on CWA pro jects over the county, and signs of the improvement work are being noted on every hand. Three of the latest projects to be approved were started last Friday and Saturday, with 10 men each being employed on the road improvement work on upper and lower Rhea creek and the Johnson hill section of the Ione Boardman market road. Telegraph ic approval was received yesterday for $50 to be expended in repairing Heppner library books. A change was made in the local administration force last week end, with Vawter Parker named man ager of county CWA work, and John F. Vaughn named reemploy ment manager. Walter Cochran of lone has taken a position on the office clerical force. Directions for Making Electric Brooder Ready Plans and specifications of a prac tical home made electric brooder may be had free from the agricul- AN IDEAL GIFT ! ! ! for that boy or girl A Small Endowment Policy (and remember, the present low premium will never change) MRS. ANNA Q. THOMSON Insurance Counsellor Why Liquid Laxatives are Back in Favor The public is fast returning to the use of liquid laxatives. People have learned that the properly prepared liquid laxative will bring a perfect movement without any discomfort at the time, or after. The dose of a liquid laxative can be varied to suit the needs of the individual. The action can thus be regulated. A child is easily given the right dose. And mild liquid laxatives do not irritate the kidneys. Doctors are generally agreed that senna is the best laxative for every body. Senna is a naturql laxative. It does not drain the system like the cathartics that leave you so thirsty. Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is a liquid laxative which relies on senna for its laxative action. It has the average person's bowels as regular as clockwork in a few weeks' time. You can always get Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin at any drugstore, ready for use. Member N, R. A. t tural engineering department of Oregon State college. This brooder was designed by experiment station workers in answer to a demand from poultrymen who wished to take advantage of electric heat but felt they could not purchase the many good commercial brooders on the market. Three of these home made brood ers were used on the college farm last spring and gave excellent re sults at modrate cost, reports F. E. Price, who designed the brooder. Mortality ranged from 4.7 to 6 per cent for the six weeks period. These brooders are constructed on a different principle than the usual commercial brooder, using bottom heat. The framework is mostly wood, while screen is used for the floor of the brooder. Eugene. The University of Ore gon last year awarded nearly twice as many degrees to students as it did 10 years ago, figures in the an nual report of Earl M. Pallett, reg istrar, show. A total of 659 bach elor and graduate degrees were con ferred on students last June, while 10 years ago the number was 340, the report states. Enrollment in 1923-24 was 2443, while last year it was 2511. NOTICE OF FIN Alt SETTLEMENT. Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned has filed her final account as administratrix of the estate of Edwin Mathew Wilson, deceased, and that the County Court of the State of Oregon for Morrow County has appointed Fri day, the 12th day of January, 1934, at the hour of 10 o clock in the forenoon of said day, as the time, and the Coun ty Court room in the court house at Heppner, Oregon, as the place, 01 hearing and settlement of said final ac count. NORA WILSON, Administratrix. HOW MANY WILL THERE BE AT YOUR CHRISTMAS TABLE? Figure on plenty of our Cakes, Cookies, Pies or Pastry. Delicious Fruit Cakes. Holiday Form Cake 35c White and Chocolate Angel Food 30c Special Cake Donuts 16c Doz. DO YOUR ORDERING NOW SANITARY BAKERY .Feed Your Laying Hens and Dairy Cows RIGHT to Get BEST RESULTS Heppner Dairy Feed Heppner Egg Mash Mixed and Sold by Jackson Warehouse Heppner, Ore. Office Phone 302, Res. 782 No. I Baled Alfalfa Hay I n C 1 1 I Voga Chocolates Peanut Brittle Nuts M Dates Oranges Apples Let us figure to supply your Christmas s party needs from our fresh stocks t HUSTON'S 1 GROCERY S3 i 1 NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Notice la hereby given that the un dersigned has been appointed by the County Coilrt of the State of Oregon for Morrow County administrator of the estate of Edward T. Burchell, deceased, and that all persons having claims against the said estate must present the same, duly verified according to law. to me at the otflc of my attorney, S. E. Notson, in Heppner, Oregon, with in six months from the date of the first publication of this notice, said date of first publication being December 14, 1933. H. N. BURCHELL, Administrator. NOTICE TO CBEDITOES. Notice is hereby given that the un derslgned was duly appointed by the County Court of the Slate of Oregon for Morrow County administratrix of the estate of Nancy Mathews, deceased, and all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased are hereby required to present the same duly veri fied as required by law, to said admin istratrix at the law office of Jos.. J. Nys, at Heppner, Oregon, within Bix months from the date hereof. Dated and first published this 30th day of November, 1953. ANNA ENLGEMAN, Administratrix, KODAK FINISHING 24-HOUH SERVICE One enlargement FREE with every roll of kodak finishing. All prints (5c) five cents re gardless of size. We make en largements and sell film. DeBUNCE STUDIO Open Evenings and Sundays mnnmitniiniiiiiiiiiiiu Candies for the Holidays f m 8 FRENCH MIXED FANCY MIXED PLAIN MIXED i i i-ieppner