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Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon
Thursday, February 17, 1938
LEXINGTON NEWS
Power Organization
Talked by Grange
By Bertha Hunt
"The grange is entering its most
outstanding years in Oregon grange
history. The benefit to Morrow
county people may be very great,
thru it's six subordinate granges, it's
county Pomona grange, the Morrow
county grange council, conducted by
state grange officials, the Oregon
state grange, convening at Klamath
Falls in June and the national grange
at Portland in November. To this
end Lexington grange will canvass
the community in a membership
drive. A degree team has been cho
sen and will prepar for prompt in
itiation. All seven grange degrees
may be taken this year within the
state. The grange is cooperating
very closely in land use, cropping
practices, soil conservation, live
stock and rural electrification. The
newly acquired grange headquar
ters at Portland is a valuable adjunct
to the organization." Burton H.
Peck.
The Lexington grange was enter
tained Saturday evening by Rev. R.
C. Young of Heppner, who recalled
time when a board floor in a sod
house was a luxury and when one
means of obtaining money was by
gathering buffalo bones from the
prairie to be shipped away by train
and ground into fertilizer.
He noted the peace and content
ment of those pioneer days as con
trasted with the inventions, the
nerve-wracking unrest of today. He
stressed that "civilization" pertains
to "what we use," "culture" to "what
we are," and that while we of the
older generation are sometimes un
nerved by the trend of youth, we
must recognize that they have been
thrust into an environment wholly
different from our own and must
be expected to judge life according-
ly.
Man's inventions have changed
the whole plan of living of all the
people, yet to a very large degree
we are the servants rather than the
masters of those things man has in
vented. Mrs. Alta Brown, lecturer, gave a
brief, well chosen reading in me
morium of "The Emancipator."
Burton Peck spoke concerning
Bonneville power. It is important
that chapters of Peoples Power lea
gue be formed to aid in circulating
petitions to initiate a measure pro
viding for revenue certificates in
Oregon, and for the spreading of in
formation, how power districts may
be formed and Bonneville power
transmitted cheaply to users.
J. D. Ross, administrator, stated
he had applications for 300,000 kilo
watts of power against a total de
velopment of 188,000 k. w. from the
four units authorized. Sherman
county people have formed several
Peoples Power league chapters and
have expressed a desire to cooperate
with Morrow county in power or
ganization.
The Home Economics club of the
Lexington grange met at the home
of Anne Johnson in Lexington. Mrs.
Alta Brown was hostess. A program
of songs, "Mt. Vernon Bells," "Mas
sa's in the Cold, Cold Ground," and
other old favorites, was greatly en
joyed by the group. Mrs. Laura Rice
gave a very interesting report on
"The Importance of Living," by the
Chinese author, Lin Yutang. The
book, "Pepita," by V. Sackville
West, a true story, was ably re
viewed byCarna Campbell. Ruth
Lasich sang "Love's Old Sweet
Song." Dainty refreshments carrying
out the Valentine, motif were served
by the hostess to fifteen club mem
bers and additional guests, Mrs. Sa
ling, Mrs. Frances McMillan, Mrs.
Julian Rauch, Margaret Leach, La
Vern Henderson, Ruth Lasich, Cora
Warner and Ann Johnson; club
members:; Trina Parker, Lorena Mil
ler, Emma Peck, Laura Rice, Ber
tha Dinges, Pearl Devine, Hortense
Martin, Emma White, Maude Point
er, Freda Slocum, Bernice Bau
man, Anne Miller, Laura Scott, Alta
Brown and Carna Campbell. The
next club meeting will be held at the
home of Mrs. George Peck March 10.
Mary Hunt, Dona Barnett, Mae
Campbell and Lorena Miller were
hostesses at a Valentine party last
Saturday at the Christian church
parlors for pupils of their Sunday
school classes. About 30 youngsters
were present Games were played
during the afternoon and valentines
were made for Yvonne Dougherty
who was unable to be present on
account of serious illness. Refresh
ments of cake and ice cream were
served.
Those from here who attended the
funeral of Mrs. James McCabe at
lone Saturday were Mr. and Mrs. L.
A. Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Bar
nett, Dona Barnett, Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Marquardt and Lonnie and
Harold Henderson.
Ralph Jackson made a business
trip to Portland this week.
Mrs. George Allyn was hostess at
a Valentine party for her Sunday
school class Saturday evening at the
Congregational church. Those pres
ent were Rae Cowins, Louise Hunt,
Edith, Jerrine, Albert and Clyde
Edwards and Dean Hunt.
Christian Endeavor met at 6:30
Sunday evening with Glenn Thomp
son as leader, substituting for Erma
Scott. A very interesting and worth
while discussion was held. As Alvin
Kleinfeldt will again hold services
at 7:30, Christian Endeavor will be
held at 6:30 on Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Shaw and two
sons of Hermiston were visiting in
Lexington Sunday. Mrs. Casha Shaw,
mother of Mr. Shaw, returned to
her home at Heppner after spend
ing several days in Hermiston.
Mrs. Ralph Jackson and daughter
Carol and Mr. and Mrs. Vernon
Scott and son Jerry were dinner
guests at the Laura Scott home Friday.
Mr. Larson and Mr. Woodward,
with the traffic department of the
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co.,
were in Lexington Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Bauman en
tertained with a Valentine party at
their home Monday evening. "500"
was played with 7 tables in play,
high score going to Mrs. Edna Tur
ner and Lawrence Palmer and low to
Mrs. Chris Brown and W. D. Camp
bell. Those present were Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Jackson, Mr. and Mrs.
Wm. Smethurst, Mr. and Mrs. W. D.
Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. L. A Palmer,
Mr. and Mrs. Oral Scott, Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Hunt, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Turner, Mr. and Mrs. George
Peck, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Edmond
son, Mrs. Edna Turner, Mrs. Chris
Brown, LaVelle White, Mary Alice
Reid, J. P. Lineberry, Ladd Sher
man and Clarence Bauman.
Mr. and Mrs. John Ryan and son
motored to Baker and visited at the
home of Mrs. Ryan's sister, Mrs.
Bert Staats. Their daughter Patsy,
who has spent the past two weeks
visiting at the Staats home, returned
home with them.
Mrs. Vernon Scott and son Jerry
spent Thursday in Heppner at the
Lee Sprinkel home.
Cliff Dougherty and Irvin Perl
berg made a business trip to Pen
dleton one day this week.
School News
By Wilma Tucker
Lexington will play Condon on
the local floor Friday night, the last
home game of the season. A prelim
inary game will be played between
the Condon and Lexington grade
school teams starting promptly at
7:30.
The evening of February 8 was an
unlucky one for Lexington. The
grade school boys were defeated by
the lone team by 12 points. The Lex
ington girls lost two games of volley
ball to the lone girls. The high
school boys' game was overly ex
citing; the score ran neck-to-neck
throughout. The final score was 23
22 in favor of lone.
The Jack Rabbits were defeated
by the Boardman Yellow Jackets in
a fast moving game on the home
floor Feb. 11. At the half, the score
was 15-8 in favor of Lexington, but
the tide turned and our final score
was 26, Boardman 28.
The student body has decided to
present a mixed minstrel sometime
during the latter part of March.
The grades enjoyed Valentine
parties Monday afternoon.
RAY McCARROLL, the cash reg
ister and typewriter service man,
will be at Hotel Heppner, Monday
and Tuesday, Feb. 21 and 22, with
a full line of portable and standard
typewriters, new and used dupli
cators, used cash registers. Used
adding machines, calculators, will
be brought on application to me be
fore that date. Write to: THE SER
VICE SHOP, 1305 N Ave., La Grande,
Ore.
Enjoy Visit to Old
Penn State Home
J. J. Wightman, daughter, Mrs.
Claude Graham and baby daughter
returned home Saturday evening
from a two months' trip which took
them to Mr. Wightman's old home
near Harrisburg, Pa., and a visit with
his brother Pete, formerly of this
city, and other relatives and old
time friends. On the return they
spent four days at Ogden, Utah,
where they visited relatives' of Mr.
Graham. ,
While in the east they saw many
spots of historic interest, including
the Gettysburg memorial cemetery,
the Franklin memorial and Liberty
hall in Philadelphia. Mrs. Graham
also took a week-end run into New
York where she visited Mr. and Mrs.
Gordon Ridings who showed her
Radio City and other spots o in
terest in the metropolis.
An especially interesting spot to
Mr. Wightman was Hershey, about
4 miles from his birthplace, where
the chocolate king has built up a
$40,000,000 industrial center in the
last 40 years. Mr. Wightman remem
bers that when he was a boy Hershey
was making chocolate dainties for
the local trade, selling them in plain
boxes similar to shoe boxes. Since
that time he has developed Hershey,
situated in one of the garden spots
of America, into one of its finest
show places, including a large in
dustrial school where homeless waifs
are taken at six years of age and
given a home and schooling. The ar
chitecture and everything about
Hershey is the finest, said Mr. Wight
man. The place is laid out in 37 sim
ilar units, each of which includes a
modern dairy to provide milk for
Hershey's milk chocolate. Being in
the dairy business himself, Mr.
Wightman was justly appreciative of
this feature.
Brother Pete also specializes in
dairying, and as an example of the
way things are done in this heavily
populated district, Mr. Wightman
cited a recent installation of con
crete floor and stalls in his brother's
dairy barn. A carpenter was hired
to lay the forms and the concrete
pouring order was let with a firm in
Harrisburg. The concrete, mixed en
route in a large mixer, was deliv
ered ready to pour and a crew of
three men did the work in nothing
flat.
Pennsylvania people are pretty
much up in the air so far as politics
are concerned with Governor Earle
very unpopular in many sections,
said Mr. Wightman. Much grief is
caused by coal bootleggers with
whom the governor has been wont
to sympathize. Actually there is lit
tle to be gained by people buying
from bootleggers, he said, for the
coal they deliver contains much dirt,
being delivered just as taken from
the ground, while the regularly es
tablished coal dealers clean and
treat the coal, making it worth the
additional price. The district is that
famed for Pennsylvania anthracite
coal.
While Mr. Wightman enjoyed his
visit in the east, he was satisfied to
get back home. In some respects the
east is fine, but the general run of
people there live no better than the
people out west, and here one may
throw out his chest without squeez
ing the wind out of somebody else.
LEX CALF CLUB MEETS
The Lexington 4-H Calf club met
at the Adolph Majeske home on Fri
day the 4th with four members pres
ent. Some were sick and unable to
attend. All present gave fine reports
on the chosen subject, followed by
discussions. The ways and means
committee discussed business. A
lovely lunch was served by Mrs. Ma
jeske. The next meeting will be held
at the Julian Rauch home, March 4.
Dick Edmodson, reporter.
3000 acres of early grass for rent.
Ralph Reade, Spray, Ore. 50-6
"I never knew laundering
could be so easy!
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"My electric washer, ironer and water
heater completely banish drudgery!
"I'm so glad I made my home laundry all-electric. For my
equipment does the hard work. I merely boss them and
what willing servants they are. My electric washer removes
dirt in only 5 to 7 minutes. My electric ironer is really
marvelous! All I do is sit and feed my pieces through.
Friends claim that my finished work looks 'professional.
And say, automatic electric hot water service is a blessing
every day. If you want to keep your youth, your health and
save money, too, make your home laundry all electric You'll
find the operating cost small because Pacific Power & Light
Company's rates are so very low!"
For electric washers, ironers and water heaters
SEE ANY DEALER IN
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
or PACIFIC POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
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HELPS
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on an electric iron
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can do 80 of your
ironing sitting
down. No pushing, pulling or lift
ing. And you're through in half the
time you took using a hand iron.
Electric ironers are very reasonably
priced. See them today.
Never, never soak silks unless they're
stained. Silks appreciate mildness in
soap, temperature and handling.
Has your old elec
tric washer outlived
its usefulness ? 'Save
time and wear on
your clothes by re
placing it with a
1938 model. The
new washers are so
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and so beautiful. Many are a
stunning in appearance as the new
electric ranges and refrigerators.
Prices are low terms convenient.
Two inches of standing suds in your
washer are enough for most clothes.
It's certainly a plea
sure to have plenty
of good hot water
on washday without
firing up or remem-
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water heater, you
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JM.
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