Thursday, April 21, 1938
Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon
Page Three
LEXINGTON NEWS
Mrs. Evelyn Lane
Succumbs to Illness
By Bertha Hunt
Funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon for Mary Evelyn Lane
from the Lexington Christian church
with a lage concourse of relatives
and friends paying tribute to one
who had long been an esteemed res
ident of the community. Mrs. Lane
died Sunday following a prolonged
illness.
Alvin Kleinfeldt of Heppner,
Christian minister, officiated with
Lexington Rebekah lodge in charge
of services at the grave. Phelps Fu
neral home had charge of arrange
ments. Mary Evelyn Fuqua was born in
Eight Mile, this county, Sept. 11,
1888, the daughter of Milton Cayce
and Martha Ann Fuqua. Both par
ents and a sister, Rosalie Del, pre
ceded her in death. She was united
in marriage to Reuben Howard Lane,
Oct. 8, 1908, and to this union three
children were born. They are Wil
liam Vester and Kenneth Dale of
Lexington and Erma June Johnson
of Portland. Other surviving rela
tives are a sister, Ola Ward of Lex
ington; nephew, Dallas Ward of
Minneapolis, Minn.; niece, Mrs. El
don Winkley of Corvallis, and sev
eral cousins. She was a member of
the Christian church and of Holly
Rebekah lodge of Lexington.
Lexington Home Economics club
met in regular session at the home
of Mrs. Joe Devine with Norma
Marquardt and Maude Pointer act
ing as hostesses, Thursday, April 14.
After a short business session, the
afternoon was spent playing games
and with a program consisting of a
duet by Trina Parker and Mrs. Rice,
"Spring Hope," and a solo by Mrs.
Parker, 'Tve Done My Work," by
Carrie Jacob Bond, accompanied by
Carna Campbell at the piano. At the
lunch hour a farewell gift and bas
ket of flowers were presented Mrs.
George White who leaves soon to
make her home in Hermiston. Those
present were Emma White, Norma
Marquardt, Pearl Marquardt, Ann
Miller, Cora Saling, Laura Rice,
Bernice Bauman, Margaret Leach,
Lorena Miller, Delia Edmondson,
Tina Scott, Alta Cutsforth, Trina
Parker, Carna Campbell, Pearl De
vine, Martha Wright, Maude Point
er, Cecile Jackson and Laura Scott,
The next meeting will be held at
the home of Mrs. Frank Saling, May
12. The county health nurse will
furnish the program.
Harriet Pointer accompanied by
her friend, Feren Knight, both of
Dufur, spent the week end at the
home of Mrs. Maude Pointer.
Kenneth Jackson is confined to
his home with chickenpox.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Shaw and sons
of Hermiston visited in this com
munity Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Whillock and
and daughter Carla spent Easter in
Spray at the home of Mr. and Mrs,
A. W. Anderson.
Mrs. Tempa Johnson returned
home Sunday from Corvallis where
she has been at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Paul Nichols, for the
past three weeks.
W. B. Tucker motored to Umatilla
Friday. Mrs' Elsie Tucker returned
home with him to spend the week
end.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Duvall mo
tored to Stanfield Sunday to visit
Mrs. Duvall's parents, Mr. and Mrs,
Waid.
Arnold Sprauer motored to Mount
Angel Saturday to spend Easter with
his parents.
Wm. D. Campbell, Ladd Sherman
and J. P. Lineberry, teachers in the
Lexington schools, attended the
schoolmasters' meeting in lone Mon
day evening.
G. J. Ryan motored to Oregon
Citv Fridav. Mrs. Ryan and two chil
dren, Jimmy and Patty, who have
been visiting relatives there for the
past two weeks, returned home with
him.
Joe Thornburg left for San Fran
dsco Saturday night. His mother,
Mrs. Sarah Thornburg, who has been
snendine the winter in California
with her daughter, will return home
with him.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rauch mo
tored to The Dalles Sunday to bring
their daughter Edna home from the
hosoital where she recently under
lock also accompanied them to
Lexington where she visited for sev
eral days at the home of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Slyvannus Wright.
Ruth Cowins of Heppner, who is
attending business college in La
Grande, spent Saturday and Sun
day here at the home of her grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Allyn.
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Johnson, Mrs.
Minny Zachert and Kate Luttrell of
Portland and Mr. and Mrs. Clay
Phillips and daughter Jessalyn were
here to attend the funeral of Mary
Evalyn Lane.
A 9-lb. daughter arrived to Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Fulgham of Lexing
ton at the home of Mrs. Corda Sa
ling in Heppner on Tuesday.
Lexington grange dance Saturday
evening was well attended.
In a communication from State
Master Ray W. Gill, he says "I have
been greatly gratified by reports of
the grange growth throughout the
state. The reports made to the na
tional secretary for the last quarter
of 1937 was a perfect report and
showed the highest membership
Oregon has ever had, 22,523 mem
bers." B. H. Peck.
An enjoyable Easter program was
presented by the Christian and Con
gregational churches, Sunday. It
opened with song, "In the Garden,"
by congregation, followed by: pray
er; "An Easter Card " Shirley Hunt;
"An Easter Garden," gardeners Gene
Cutsforth, Wesley Fleener, Norman
Ruhl, Vernon Padberg, Charles Pad-
berg, flowers Betty Smethurst, Dor
othy Cutsforth, Audrey Majeske,
Lorine Van Winke, Jo McMillan,
LaVonne McMillan, Faye Cutsforth,
Marlene Miller, Barbara Slocum,
Carol Miller, raindrops, Patsy Ann
Campbell, Bobby Gray, Kenneth
Cutsforth, Loren Miller, Vernon
Gale, sunbeams Vesta Cutsforth,
Claire Hunt, Gene Miller, Patty Ma
jeske, butterfly Elizabeth Edwards,
Easter bells, Marjory Miller, Betty
Walker, John Edwards, June Van
Winkle, Juanita Padberg, Fritz Cuts
forth; song, "In the Cross of Christ
I Glory," congregation; "The Story
of the Cross," junior department, Ed
mund Fulgham, Dean Hunt, Colleen
McMillan, Louise Hunt, Roberta
Miller, Aileen Scott, Billy Scott, Ar
chie Padberg, Clyde Edwards, Jack
Miller, Albert Edwards, Gerry Cut
ler, Mje Marquardt; senior class
chorus; duet, Rae Cowins, Jerrine
Edwards; song, "I Gave My Life for
Thee,' congregation; benediction,
Rev. Benton will hold preaching
services at the Christian church
Sunday morning at 11 o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. Loren Mikesell and
daughter Delores of Toppenish, Wn.,
spent Easter Sunday with relatives
in this community.
hike Tuesday afternoon for the pur
pose of Oregon Points.
The grade school pupils are taking
achievement tests this week.
LEAVES FOR POMEROY
Earl T. Fulkerson, engineer with
soil conservation service here for
the last two years, left the end of
the week for Pomeroy, Wash., where
he takes a like position. During his
residence here Fulkerson not only
made a good record with his work
with the conservation service, but
also made many friends in the com
munity whose good wishes go with
him to his new field.
Local School Team
Wins From Condon
Garnering four runs in the sixth
inning and another in the last and
seventh frame, after making one
counter in the fifth inning, the
Heppner high school baseball team
gained a 6 to 5 win over the Condon
school squad here last Friday after
noon. Trailing 5 to 1 in the sixth inning,
Doug Drake, Heppner pinch-hitter,
clouted a timely home run into deep
left field, sending two runners home
ahead of him. Two more runs by
Coxen and Williams on Condon er
rors put Heppner in the lead.
Worden and Drake, Heppner pitch
ers, held Condon batters to four bits.
Drake relieved Worden in the sev
enth after the latter had fanned nine
Blue Devils before giving up several
hits.
Losing their first game to Ar
lington, Heppner will take on Her
miston tomorrow at the Bulldog
field in an attempt to put a second
game in the win column.
Lawrence Redding was a visitor
in town Monday from the Eight Mile
farm.
School News
Much time last week was spent in
preparation for the "Open House"
which was held Friday evening. The
first hour on the program, from 7:30
till 8:30, was used to demonstrate to
the parents and visitors present how
the first four hours of the schoo!
day are spent. During that time,
typical classes were held in' minia
tue. After that, half an hour was
allowed the visitors to inspect the
various rooms. The program in the
auditorium was an interesting and
rather long one. Before the close of
the program, the drawing for the
junior set of china was held, Mrs,
Louis Marquardt being the winner,
Maxine Way and Wilma Tucker
represented the first year typing
class at the district typing contest
held at Heppner April 16. Although
they didn't bring back any of the
prizes, they feel that the experience
was a good one and "well worth
while.
Coach Sherman and five of the
boys, Bob Campbell, Clayton Davis,
Don Campbell, Ellwynne Peck and
James McLaughlin, attended the
track meet at Arlington Saturday,
Peck carried off third in shotput and
first in broad jump; B. Campbell
took first in discus, and Peck first
in javelin wtih a new record dis
tance of 132 feet and 4 inches. Peck
was high score man of the meet
with a total score of 13 points. Lex
ington high school placed 2nd in the
meet.
Miss Reed announced Monday the
names of the girls whose displays of
Home Relations work were chosen
by the judges, Mrs. Sherman and
Mrs. Cutler, as the prize winners,
The display of Wilma Tucker won
first and that of Zelma Way second,
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