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HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1936. PAGE THREE Lgnl EupptiiiEali Guests at the John Brosnan home on Butter creek Sunday were Mrs. Alice O'Daniel, Mrs. Lee D;ake, Mrs. Ed Williams, Mrs. M. A. Leach and daughter Jane. These ladies are from Pendleton and following their visit at the Brosnan home they drove to Heppner and visited a short time with Miss Lulu Hager. They were accompanied to Heppner by Miss Zilpha Correll of Tucson, Ari zona who, with her mother and sisters have been visiting at the Broanan home several weeks. Miss Correll went to Pendleton with the ladies and is a guest at the Leach home. Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Huston re turned Sunday from Portland and Willamette valley points where they enjoyed a ten-day visit. They spent a few days at Eugene with their daughter, Mrs. Mark Taylor, and also visited Mr. Huston's niece, Mrs. Jesse Shaiiley, at Albany. In Portland they visited relatives of Mrs. Huston. Ed says he got caught up on rain while away but the show ers did not hinder their enjoyment of travel and visiting. A. A. AlbTight, who conducts a commission business bearing hie name at the Union Stock Yards in Portland, was a business caller in Heppner Friday. Mr. Albright has been buying stock in this district for some time and Is making an ef fort to procure more Morrow coun ty animals. He was accompanied to Heppner by Eugene Chase, rancher of the Dufur district. Charles McElligott, farmer of the big wheat district south of lone, was transacting business in the county seat Friday. Crop prospects in that locality are very fair this season, although the grain has not ripened as fast as normally, due to the mild weather. Mr. McElligott is of the opinion that the average yield in his district will be about IS bushels to the acre. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Notson and children and Mrs. S. E. Notson drove to Portland Monday for a visit at the Robert Notson home, Mrs. Sarah C. Parker left Satur day for La Grande to spend a few weeks with her sons, John and Amos Parker. She was accompan ied as far as Pendleton by her granddaughter, Katherine Parker. Guests at the Charles B. Cox home the past week were Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Burroughs. Mr. Bur roughs is Mrs. Cox's brother. The visitors left for Portland Sunday morning, accompanied by Mr. Cox, who was on his way to Eugene. Fol lowing a few days In Portland they will return to their home in Berg dough, Idaho. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Beach of Lexington drove to College Place Wednesday evening where Mrs. Beach will remain for a visit with her mother, Mrs. M. Thompson, and her sister, Mrs. V. G. Spies of Chi cago. Accompanied by her hus band and son, Mrs. Spies is making the first visit home in several years. Gene Ferguson drove to Portland Saturday evening and returned Sunday, bringing Mrs. Ferguson and the children home. He was accompanied to the city by Earl and Howard Bryant. Howard is taking an apprenticeship in elec trio welding and attending night school in Portland. Merle Beckett is spending his vacation from the First National Bank of Portland, Heppner branch, renovating the house recently ac quired from Mrs. Frank Shively. When the renovating is completed Mr. and Mrs. Beckett will make their home there. Guests for a short time at the Vawter Parker home Saturday were Mr. and Mrs. Russell Morgan. Mr. Morgan is an auditor in one of the state departments and makes reg ular visits here. Mrs. Morgan had just returned from a visit to Texas. Want Ads For used iceboxes or coal ranges see Pacific Power & Light Co. Will trade W. L. roosters or pul lets for used cement mixer. Small or medium size preferred. Walter Jepson, lone. 19-20 Wanted Job cooking In harvest Casha Shaw, Heppner. Wanted Ruxtell axle for Model T Ford. Write S. C. Salter, lone. 19-20p For Sale or Trade White Hot nolnt ranee. Mrs. Walter Corley lone, Ore. 18-19p For Sale or Rent on low terms: 280-A wheat and pasture farm good house and barn; well water; pond and spring for Irrigation; or chard; Juniper canyon. Barney McDevitt, Lexington. 18-Zlp For Sale 8 milk cows. Sarah C White, 3tt miles north of Lexing ton. 18-21p FOR SALE One Case 14 ft. com bine. See Hunt Bros., Lexington or J. O. Turner, Heppner. For Sale Use your bonus; In come property, small pown, pay for Itself. Box city. To Rent Small apt, private bath furnished, July and AuguBt Bon nie Cochran. For Sale 110 grade black-faced ewes. Willard Farrens, lone, Ore, tf Cream colored Palomina saddle stallion, wt. 1175; service at ranches any place In Morrow, Umatilla or Grant counties. Write iarom ma son, Lexington, or Joe Brosnan, Heppner. Maternity and convalescent cases cared for In my home. Mrs. J. a. Cason. Oscar Keithley was a business vis itor Monday from his ranch north of lone. Mr. Keithley, identified with the farming interests of the Eight Mile section for many years, has been following dairying the past three years on the Woolery place one mile north of lone. Mrs. Frank Anderson was In from the Eight Mile farm Sunday attend ing to business matters and making arrangements for threshing opera tions, which are scheduled to begin Monday. Haying is on at the An derson place this week. Mrs. Euphemia Sanderson of Summerville, Ore., is a guest at the W. T. Campbell home this week. Mrs. Sanderson came to attend the golden wedding anniversary of her sister and Judge Campbell and re mained for a visit Harvest preparations are under way at the J. O., Harry and Sam Turner ranches in the Sand Hollow wheat belt Cutting operations will be under way Monday morning, ac cording to the plans of the brothers. Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Briggs and Miss Opal Briggs will leave Monday for Portland to spend a week oil business matters. L, W. expected to find time to look in upon the re publican state committee meeting. Guests at the Marvin R. Wight man home over the week end were Mrs. L. A. Humphreys, Mrs. Ethel McCrow and Bobby Lauer, mother, sister, and nephew of Mrs. Wight man. The visitors live in Portland. Camas Prairie was represented in Heppner Tuesday by Mr. and Mrs. Foster Collins. Crop condi tions in that section would be helped materially by a good rain, states Mr. Collins. I Registered at Hotel Heppner this week were Walter Moore of Pendle ton and R. H. Lovelace of Spokane, representatives of the Spokane branch of the federal land bank. Frank Fraters of the Gooseberry section was In Heppner Monday enroute to Pendleton to get some harvest extras preparatory to start ing threshing operations. Dr. and Mrs. A. D. McMurdo re turned from Portland Monday. The doctor reports the recent medical convention one of the best he ever attended. Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Turner and Mr. and Mrs. John Turner were Sunday dinner guests at the Harry Turner home in Sand Hollow. Numbered among Heppner peo ple motoring to Pendleton Sunday were Dr. and Mrs. R. C. Lawrence and Mrs. Agnes Curran. ' Mrs. Gladys Corrigall of Butter creek was visiting friends and at tending to business matters in Heppner, Friday. Bert Johnson, republican nomi nee for county judge, was transact ing business around the courthouse Monday. J. G. Thomson, Jr., and Mrs. Thomson drove to Portland Sun day to spend a few days in the metropolis. Among the representatives of the Dry Fork district in Heppner Friday were Mr. and Mrs. Henry Baker. . Bob Simons, who is connected with the Kinzua railroad out of Condon, was a Heppner visitor Mon day. Mr. and Mrs. V. L. Warren were Dry Fork residents transacting business in Heppner last Friday. J. O. Turner took delivery on a Chevrolet sedan from the Fergu son Chevrolet company Friday. Lee Scrivner and family spent a few hours in town Friday from their home in Democrat Gulch. Bill Greneer, sawmill man of up per Rhea creek, was transacting business In Heppner Friday. Carl and Ed Bergstrom were Eight Mile farmers transacting business in Heppner Friday. S. C. Salter, lone poultryman, was transacting business in the county seat Monday. Irwin Padberg and family spent a few hours In town Friday. BOARDMAN By LA VERN BAKER Mr. and Mrs. G. Sturm and fam ily have moved to Quinton and the Ed Kunze family have moved Into their house. H. B. Tomas left for Eugene last Monday to attend, Presbyterian synod. Helen Doney returned home from the hospital Tuesday morning. Mrs J. F. Gorham brought her home. Ed Kendell has been working on the Coyote section and staying with Lewis Doney the past week. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Black and Ralph returned home from Astoria last week. They brought-Dorothy Luoma home with them. Word has been received that the former Gladys Wilson has a new baby girl. Mr. and Mrs. George Shane and family were visiting Robert Wilson Monday. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Strobel re turned from Idaho last week. They brought Maxine and Donald home with them. Since then Donald has been working on the Coyote section Wm. Kennedy passed through Boardman Tuesday. He was one of the founders of Boardman. Paul Smith was cornered last week by his bull and had his legs Injured. He will be confined to his bed for about ten days. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Kruze spent the week end in Cheney and Spokane visiting relatives. Mr. and Mrs, Frank Jones visited Lois Kruze over the week end. Vernon Root and Nate Macomber each purchased a new Chevrolet this last week. Mr. and Mrs. Bilt Consldine went to Yakima last week to sell 22 doz en brooms. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Barlow were dinner guests at the Tannehill home Sunday. LEXINGTON (Continued from First Page) The Increase in population and in crease in the sheep and goat herds has produced a very serious prob lem In this country which I'll tell of later. Until a year or so ago there were only the boarding schools to take care of the Navajo children. Un der the present plan there have been many day school plants established-over the reservation to care for the lower grade children. This entire country is of desolate nature and one can hardly realize that people eould live here. Surely no white family could exist long where many of these Navajo peo ple do. Before I tell you of our school, I'll tell you a few interest ing things about these people. They ,are nomadic, going from place to place wherever water and grass can be found for their herds. They have always reckoned their wealth by their sheep, goats and native jewelry. When Uncle Sam asked them to lessen their herds it was a severe blow to them. They cannot understand just why they should do so. When a girl marries she brings her wealth with her and it always remains hers If at any time she wishes a divorce all she has to do is set the man's saddle outside the door when he is away. He will not enter the home again. The soni-in-law must never look upon his mother-in-law's face; to do so is very bad luck. They prac tice all sorts of weird dances and pow-wows for the sick or for other reasons. They have their harvest and thanksgiving dances. In case of sickness a medicine man is call ed who chants and sings, often does the sand-painting chant to try to cure the sick. If there is a death, many times the entire hogan (house) is burned. Nowdays many of the Navajos move the sick to an empty hogan and then if death oc curs, burns the hogan. These peo ple, in view of the fact that water is very scarce, are not as dirty as one would Imagine. Their ancient way of bathing was by means of the " sweat-house," a small hogan in which hot rocks are placed. The patient stays in company with the hot rocks until he perspires suf ficiently to wash his body. Sick ness is common among these peo ple but not as prevalent as among the village Indians. The average family is 5, although there are many larger families. They all live in one room together and in the winter and spring all the baby lambs are taken in also. The wo men weave rugs and the men make jewelry, using the native stones such as petrified wood and blue turquoise. The Navajos are sun worshipers, they eat nothing before breakfast. They hold dances for prayer for rain. All hogans must face the east in honor of the sun. I want to tell you about their attitude toward twins. Twins are unwelcome be cause since the children come in twos it is the sign that the world is coming to an end and a certain number of children must be born before that time so the Gods are sending them in twos to hurry up the ending. The customs of the Pueblo In dians are different from those of the Navajos. They are self-governing, more advanced In many ways, happier, and each tribe has a dif ferent language, habits, legends, religions, etc. The Catholic peo ple have a strong hold in these vil lages although there are many prot estants among them. All revert more or less to their ancient wor ship of nature. These Pueblo In dians have gardens, fields of corn, chickens and many babies. The women make beautiful pottery from which they eke out a small living. I forgot to tell you that the Nav ajos hold many animals sacred and will not kill them. The bear is very sacred. They are superstitious of the fish or chicken and will eat neither of them. The coyote is bad luck. The meanest thing you can call a Navajo is Muke, the Nav ajo word for coyote. Now back to our school work. It Is the purpose of the government in its new plan to give the boys and girls such work as will better fit them to be better citizens in their own section of the country, not to compete with white men in white men's industries. In view of this, the Burke Vocational school has a program suited particularly to tho Navajo. It consists of schoolroom work featuring the three R's, shop work based on needs of the reser vation, such as simple hogan fur niture, wagon building, sheep rais ing, tanning hides, blacksmithing, auto mechanics, construction of simple houses, some dairying, bak ing, band and orchestra, physical education, silver smithing for the boys. The girls are taught nurs ing, homemaking, sewing, cooking, laundry, weaving, -child-care, etc., with great stress on health for both There are 40 employees to carry out this program and the work takes many more than 8 hours to give these children all the care and at tention they need. However, they are quick to learn, obedient, and very lovable when you learn to know them. After all, much credit must be given these desert people, for un doubtedly they have thrived and lived under circumstances under which white people could not have existed. We can learn much from them in art crafts as well as pa tience to let time take care of the future instead of worrying about it Whenever you see it rain while the sun shines, just think of the For Top Prices SHIP YOUR LIVESTOCK to Albright Commission ; YARDS Co. NORTH PORTLAND. ORE. Salesmanship, Service and Satisfaction They're Fresh! Our products come directly from gardens and orchards in the Yakima valley. Our stock in cludes APPLES, APRICOTS, CHERRIES, PLUMS, BEETS, BEANS, CORN and other fresh fruits and vegetables. PLACE YOUR CANNING ORDERS NOW The berry season is nearly over and it is time to be looking forward to the larger fruits. Place your orders with us for canning fruits. HEPPHER FRUIT & PRODUCE CO Navajo who smiles and says, "We are blessed with another Navajo beby," for where it rains and shines at the same time it is a sure sign." At the business session which followed the program, Bert John son, chairman of the legislative committee, discussed the reduction of freight rates and other transpor tation matters. Joe Belanger, county agent, discussed the control of wind erosion. The report of the Pomona delegate to the state grange was read and approved. The reso lutions committee, Frank Parker, Mr. Kick and H. V. Smouse, pre sented the following resolution which was read and adopted: Whereas, Kelly spring on Williow creek has been for many years the principal watering place on the road from Heppner to Ditch creek, therefore, be it resolved, that Mor row County Pomona grange r spectfully requests the city of Heppner to install a fountain at or near Kelley spring for the use of the travelling public. Mr. Baker, master of Greenfield grange, gave some further informa tion concerning the state banking bill. Other speakers were Mr. and Mrs. Edmunds, members of Pion eer grange at Vancouver, Wn.; Mr. and Mrs. Atteberry of Stanfleld grange, Miss Helen Gill and J. O. Kincaid. At the evening session four peo ple were initiated into the fifth de gree by the Lexington degree team. The remainder of the evening ses sion was given to a discussion of a co-operative marketing association for Morrow county. The Lexington Home Economics club held an all-day meeting at the home of Mrs. A. J. Chaffee in Heppner last Thursday. The day was spent quilting and a pot luck luncheon was served at noon. Those present besides Mrs. Chaffee were Mrs. Walter Blackburn, Mrs. E. A. Kelly, Mrs. George Bleakman, Mrs. Oral Scott, Mrs. R. B. Rice, Mrs. Harvey Miller, Mrs. A. Troed son, Mrs. George White, Mrs. S. J. Devine, Mrs. Martha Wright Mrs. Harvey Bauman, Mrs A. H. Nelson Mrs. Belles, Frances Troedson, El len Nelson, Beulah Nichols and Charlotte De, Chenne. Mrs. George Peck and Beulah Nichols were hostesses Friday af ternoon for a miscellaneous shower at the home of Mrs. J. G. Johnson honoring Mrs. Edward Burchell. About thirty guests were present and Mrs. Burchell received many lovely gifts. Several farmers in this commu nity started harvesting the first of the week and many others expect to begin by the end of the week. The Bpring wheat is reported to be making a fair yield while the fall sown grain is not turning out as good as was expected. Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Hendricks, Mrs. Rose Forbes and Miss Doris Burchell who spent last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Johnson returned home Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hunt have moved into the Elmer Hunt house Ethel and LeRoy Haskins of Spokane are visiting at the home of their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Edwards. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Scott spent the week end in Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Scott are in Portland where they went last week to consult a physician about Mr. Scott's eye which was injured some time ago. It was found neces sary to have the eye removed. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Slocum have returned from Lehman springs a. " St a 1 3 5 a a !? 5' S. t) o B 3 OS. r o 3 1 nH s o f 2 3 b p 0t) I 3 3? " P rr 0 B" S s "log o to 3- - & - J n S 0 M, O 1 1 " BP 5 1 . . t ST 21 3 a c p s ft 2 w 3! o o c 5 CD , 01 w P I? I p E 5 H r m m 7 in CO O where they spent the week. Elvin Ely of Morgan was a bus iness visitor in this city Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Duvall were called to Nyssa Friday by the Ill ness of Mr. Duvall's brother. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Shaw and sons of Hermi3ton were calling on Lex ington friends Sunday. Mrs. C. W. Valentine has re turned home from Portland. She is reported to be slightly improved in health. Mr. and Mrs. Eslie Walker have moved into the Arthur Hunt house. FRESH FRUITS and Vegetables give Springtime zest to our menu. 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