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PAGE TWO HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1937. 73 Births, 48 Deaths Shown in Complete '36 Mortality Record With the last quarter reports just returned to the clerk's office here for filing, the record of births and deaths in the county for 1936 is now completed. The first half-year rec ord was given in the Gazette Times of January 14. It showed 31 births and 24 deaths. The last half year's record, given herewith, shows 42 births for a total of 73, and 24 deaths for a total of 48 for the year. Births and deaths for the last six-month period follow: BIRTHS July 1, Jerald Eldon to Clell S. and Norma Ann Rea. 15, Robert Donald to Walter E. and Mary Sailing Scott. 17, Son, to Orville Watson and Alta S, Cutsforth. 17. Girl, to Harlan Nelson and Opal Grace Adams. 18, Joyce Carol to Frank Willard and Kathleen JoseDhine uentry. 18. Shirley Ann to Jasper and Llla Bartholomew Meyers. August 1, Jasper Lawrence to Lawrence B. and Nabry Olid Fleming. 1, Beatrice LaDelle to Neal F. and EUiel E. Knighten. 3, Margaret Ann to Henry Merle and Marsraret Blanch Miller. 4, Richard Arlen to Nelson Wesley and Louise Mable Kailey. 12, James Henderson to Jas. Jeffer son and Vivian Lucille Hayes. 15, Russell Briggs to Ray Mark and Loa Ellen Taylor. 19, Homer William to Homer Howard and Doria Margaret Cox. 21, Son, twin, to Cornelius and Mary Louise McLaughlin. 21, Son, twin, to Cornelius and Mary Louse McLaughlin. 28, Gary Joy to Clair B. and Alma May Dougherty. September 5, Clarence Rodger to Clarence Duff rin and Louise Helen McKitrick. 12, Richard Samuel to Wm. Ray and Winifred Ester Barnett. 19, Beulah La Belle to Everett Dudley and Juanita Bernadene Greely. October 1, Arleta Rae to Hubert and Velma Cole. 9, George to Walter T. and Esther Blomquist Johnson. 13, Edna Deloris to Edgar Jas. and Mildred Pearl Morris. 16, Karen Ann to Jas. P. and Opal Lulu Farley. 23, Jerry Walter to Claude and Margaret Irene Buschke. 27, Glenn LaVerne to Eslie Marvin and Gwendolyn Fern Cantwell. 31, Kenneth LaVerne to Clarence E, and Veda May Brenner. November 4, Harriet Winsar to Wm. Blaine Eu gene and Evelyn Lavelle Isom. 8, Ida Fay to Robt. LeRoy and Leola Jtsiuncne liriggs. 15, Vernon Leon to Edward Vincent and Zelma Florence Adams. 17, Murlin Eugene to Miles Eugene ana Aaine .Kiane Stone. 17, Clarice Jean to Wm. Carey and Alice Hastings. 18, Oliver Jay to Oliver Austin and Stella May Devin. 21, Bertha Jean to Elma Ezra and Mary Louise Womack. 21, Shirley Ruth to Clifford Daniel and Winona Rose McCabe. 28, Nancy Lou to Archie C. and Doris May Ball. 28, Jerry Vernon to Vernon J. and Frances Margaret Scott. December 21, Margaret Lynn to Marvin Robert and ClauUien Wightman. 22, La Quita Joy to James Lester Lee and Loye Louise Kirk. 28, Beverly Bernice to Charles Russell and Ellen Luetta McCoy. 27, Patricia Jean to William Elbert and Florence Rose McMillan. 31, Barton Duane to Alvin Lawrence and Genevieve Jeanett Kleinfeldt. DEATHS July 13, Anna May Ekleberry, 4 yr, 9 mo. 29 da. 16, August Johnson, 62 yr. 8 mo. 9 da. 23, Lida Adele Ash, 54 yr. 9 mo. 7 da. August 1, James Lawrence Fleming, infant. 9, Willard Grant Farrens, 71 yr. 9 mo. 26 da. 14, Ruth Cecil Stephens, 40 yr. 6 mo. 17 day. 15, James A. Knighten, 62 yr. 17, William Henry Ayers, 72 yr. 6 mo. 14 da. 23, Oscar Edward Cochran, 65 yr. 9 mo. 29 da. 23, McLaughlin boy, twin, Infant. 23, Arthur E. Ritchie, 62 yr. 9 mo. 16 da. October 3, James Hiram Gentry, 65 yr. 8 mo. 1 da. 4, Elisha Clark Watkins, 72 yr. 4 mo. 18 da. 6, John Her, 82 yr. 9 da. 15, Fred B. Ritchie, 51 yr. 8 mo. 2 da. 29, Daniel Rice, 88 yr. 18 da. November 9, Lillle Belle Young, 63 yr. 8 da. 16, Lillian M. Baker, 61 yr. 9 mo. 18, Ephriam Eskelson, 73 yr. 9 mo. 24 da. 22, Anton Holub, 54 yr. 28 da. December I, James Howell Cox, 82 yr. 4 mo. 13 da. II, Charles G. Blayden, 82 yr. 4 mo. 13 da. 11, Wiley Knighten, 77 yr, 16 da. 30, Edward Everett Jones, 31 yr, 5 da. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Craber were in from Hardman Monday, Mrs. Craber undergoing the ordeal of having her teeth extracted. Mr. Craber was somewhat worried about the ground being crusted, but had not decided to harrow yet. He anticipated that a good rain would relieve the situation. LEXINGTON By BEULAH NICHOLS While driving home early Friday morning Dan Doherty was injured when his car left the road and over turned about a mile north of here. He and his companion, Randall Col lins, were found and taken to Hepp ner by Mr. and Mrs. Lee Beckner of lone who were on their way home from Pendleton. . Mr. Doherty re ceived two lacerated arteries on his head and a large piece of skin was cut from his head, apparently by a piece of the broken windshield. Col lins was uninjured. Lexington grange No. 126 met at the hall Saturday nieht. Rev. Glen C. Wade of Hermiston was intro duced and gave an interesting talk commending the General Welfare act of 1937, likening it to a balance wheel of American economics. The lecturer, Mrs. Norma Mar- quardt, sponsored several musical numbers for the lecture hour. Grange then convened and the fol lowing committees were appointed for the year: Legislative, Bert John son, George Peck, Clarence Bau- man and Lucy E. Rodgers: agricul tural, Harvey Miller, Joe Belanger, Orville Cutsforth and Terrel Benge: co-operative, Fred Mankin, Harvey Miller, Henry Smouse and Charles Marquardt; 4-H club, George Peck, Charles Marquardt and Myles Mar tin: Boy Scout, George Gillis and Harry Dinges; music, Echo Palmateer and Dona Barnett; tableaux. Hor- tense Martin, Elma Scott and Carna Campbell: finance. R. B. Rice. Alfred Nelson and S. J. Devine; building, A. H. Nelson, George Evans, Merle Miller and Orville Cutsforth; exec utive, Oral Scott, Harvey Bauman and George Peck; juvenile grange, Margaret Miller; relief. Emma Ev ans, Pearl Devine and Harry Din ges; home economics, Hortense Mar tin, Bertha Nelson, Emma Evans. Pearl Marquardt, Myra Peck and Tena Scott. Myles Martin was elected stew ard and Merle Miller gatekeeper to fill vacancies. Mr. and Mrs. V. R. Runnion were balloted on and elect ed to membership in the grange. The application af James Peck was received and passed to an investi gating committee for approval. Af ter a lengthy general discussion of financial problems, a committee con sisting of the master, secretary, treasurer, and chairmen of the H. E. C, dance and the building commit tees was appointed to study the sit uation and suggest to the grange the best procedure for future building improvements. Saturday evening, March 27, will be social night for all grange mem bers and their families at Lexing ton grange. Carna Campbell was hostess for the H. E. C. meeting last Thursdav afternoon at her home. Those at tending were Hortense Martin, Alta Cutsforth, Bertha Dinges, Nellie Pal mer, Emma Peck, Myra Peck, Maude Pointer, Cleo Van Winkle, Anne Miller, Lorena Miller, Margaret Mil ler, Emma White, Tena Scott,' Tempa Johnson, Laura Scott, Mrs. Stone breaker, Bernice Bauman, Pearl De vine and Beulah Nichols. The club decided to start work on articles for a chest to be disposed of later in the year. Delicious refreshments were served by the hostess. Students of the lone high school were guests of the Lexington high school Friday evening. The eve ning was spent claying games and dancing and delicious refreshments were served. The guests included Miss Frances Stewart, George E. Tucker, Alexander McDonald, Kath- erine Griffith, Lola Cannon, Mig nonette Perry, Eleanor Everson. Val Jean Clark, Bernice Ring, Tommy Everson, Charlie Davidson. Harold Buchanan, Rollo Crawford, William Davidson, Herbert Davidson, Anna Doherty, Ruth Crawford, Ted Pe- terson, Marie Baker, Jane Huston, Clarence Baker, Bertha Akers and Charlotte McCabe. The high school students will give three one-act plays in the auditor ium Friday evening, beginning at 8 o'clock. The casts for the plays are as follows: "Henry's Mail Order Wife" Abe Smithers, a lonely west ern bachelor, Kenneth Palmer; Hen ry Bubbons, another of the same kind, only more so, Ellwynne Peck; Jim Jones, a cow puncher, Jack Van Winkle; Becky Simpson, a lone ly maiden lady, Wilma Tucker; Mrs. Tucker, the mail-order wife, Edith Edwards; the minister, Lyle Allyn. "His First Shave" Mr. Morton, Kenneth Peck; Mrs. Morton, Edna Rauch; Rerek Morton, their son, Danny Dinges; Clara Morton, the daughter, Bernice Martin; Janet, Derek's girl friend, Joyce Biddle. "She's a McGrill" Mrs. Ruggles, Zelma Way; and her seven children, namely, Doris Padberg, Maxine Way, Thelma Stickney, James McLaugh lin, Billy Biddle, Irvin Rauch and Henry Rauch. The high school students have been divided into two teams to sell tickets for the plays. The losing ltiillitiiliiaMlili' TESTED FOR HIGH GERMINATION Buy the best quality seed and you will have a head start toward a. successful lawn and garden. Our seed is guaranteed to be true to name and type, tested for high germina tion and vigor, free from weed seed, dirt and chaff. The best garden seed-compare prices PEAS 20c lb. CORN 20c lb. BEANS 25c lb. BLUE GRASS 45clb. Gilliam & Bisbee team will entertain the winners at a weiner roast. Mrs. Karl Miller is reported to be quite ill at her home near Jeffer son. Mr. and Mrs. George McMillan, who spent last week with relatives in this city, have returned to their home at Cherryville. George Allyn has returned from a short trip to Portland. Mrs. George Gillis and son Vin cent left the first of the week for" North' Dakota where they expect to spend a month visiting relatives. Mrs. J. G. Johnson has received word that her brother, Butch Hen dricks, who has been ill for the past six months, has recovered suffi ciently as to be able to return to his work. Mr. Hendricks, who lived in Lexington for several years and has many friends here, now makes his home at Astoria. Mrs. Lawrence Beach has returned home from a month's visit with rel atives and friends at Portland, Hills boro and Molalla. Ellen and Alfred Nelson, students at Oregon State college, are spend ing their vacation at the home of their' parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Nelson. Mrs. Carl Allyn of lone spent Mon day in Lexington, visiting friends. Miss Edith Tucker who is attend ing Eastern Oregon Normal school at La Grande, is spending spring vacation at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Tucker. Lawrence Beach is spending the week at his home in Lexington. Mrs. Paul Mortimore and children of La Grande are visiting relatives here this week. MRS. NANCY L. JONES. Passing of another pioneer, Mrs. Nancy L. Jones, who came to Mor row county in 1882 and lived here with her family for thirty years, occurred at McMinnville, March 5, 1937. Her husband, James H. Jones, preceded her in death ni 1907. Since that time she had lived with her daughter, Mrs. Mary Ashbaugh, at McMinnville. She lost one son and three grandchildren in the Heppner flood. Two daughters, Mrs. F. M. Akers of Eight Mile and Mrs. Mary Ashbaugh of McMinnville; a son, Gilbert R. Jones of Yakima, Wash.; 15 grandchildren, 33 great grand children, and one great great grand child survive. Mrs. Jones was born in Scott county, Indiana, in 1847. Contributed. Mack Smith was in town Satur day from Ditch creek where he is supervising the work of opening the Willow-Ditch creek ditch. He re ported a good four feet of solid snow on the level on Ditch creek. 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