Thursday, October 6. 1938
LEXINGTON NEWS
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Auto Accident Fatal
to Former Lex Visitor
By MARGARET SCOTT
Eber Hanks received word that his
brother-in-law, C. R. Rist, was
killed in an automobile accident in
Chico. The Rist family spent several
weeks at the Hanks home this sum
mer and made acquaintances with
several local families.
Pendleton, visitors last Friday were
Mrs. Frank Edmondson, Mrs. Har
vey Bauman, Mrs. Vernon Scott and
Miss Edith Edwards. -
Local people motoring to Port
land this week were Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer Hunt, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
Miller and George Peck.
Louise Hunt was confined to her
home by illness Monday.
Harold Townsend returned to his
home here after finishing his work
at Cecil.
Earl Warner motored to Corvallis
this week to get Mrs. Warner who
has been visiting relatives there for
the past several weeks. He was ac
companied by his sister-in-law,
Mrs. Lou Broadley, who plans to
make her home in Corvallis this
winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Slocum
and son Peter were guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. S. G. McMil
lan Wednesday.
A hunting party which arrived in
town this week from St. Paul con
sisted of J. R. Jackson, Ralph Da
vidson, Carl, Claude, Bill Smith and
Curtis Coleman. Ben Boone of Rose
burg arrived in town Monday and
with Ralph Jackson motored on to
the mountains to join the first party
of hunters.
Mr. and Mrs. Geore Mantis and
two daughters from Hamilton were
visiting at the home of Sarah Thorn
burg over the week end.
Mrs. G. J. Ryan visited with her
mother, Mrs. Webb, in Oregon City
a few days last week and reported
that Mrs. Webb is as well as could
be expected.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Jones were
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clair
Daugherty Sunday,
Mr. and Mrs. Tyler of Boardman
visited with the Earl Forbes family
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Majeske
were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Rauch, Sunday.
Freda Majeske was hostess at a
surprise birthday party for Ted Mc
Millan at the McMillan home Sat
urday night. Games of pinochle and
monopoly were played Refresh
ments of sandwiches, cake, jello and
coffee were served. Those present
were Mr. and Mrs. Ted McMillan
and children, Patty and Jo, Eugene
Majeske and children, Eugene, Au-1
drey and Patty, Mr. and Mrs. Clair
Daugherty and son Gary, Mr. and
Mrs. Cecil Jones, Mrs. Bob Grabill,
Mr. and Mrs. Hoag and son, Earl,
Mr. and Mrs. Alec Hunt and Ebb
McMillan.
The Pioneers' Reunion will be
held October 22 in the Leach hall
as in previous years. A basket din
ner will be held at noon and in the
evening. A program will be given
in the afternoon and there will be
dancing after supper. In getting the
hall ready for reunion it was found
that many of the chairs were miss-
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ing. It will be greatly appreciated
if those who have borrowed chairs
will return them as soon as possible.
Umon Sunday school will be held
at the Christian church Sunday at
ten a. m. Evening services will be
held at 8:15 in the Congregational
church. C. E. will be held at 7:15
p. m., with Erma Scott as leader.
Lexington grange held its Octo
ber meeting Saturday night. On ar
riving at the hall it was found the
big lighting plant was out of com
mission. This was soon remedied by
a substitution of gas lanterns. The
extensive program sponsored by Mrs.
Laura Rice, lecturer was well re
ceived by the audience. Supper was
served, consisting of deerburger
sandwiches and apple cider, with
County Agent "Joe" flipping the
burgers. After lunch a short busi
ness session was held. District Dep
uty Chas. Wicklander was present
as a grange guest as were Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Parker from Rhea Creek
grange. B. H. Peck.
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Nichols of
Puyallup, Wash., were visiting here
Monday afternoon. Mr. Nichols is a
brother of Mrs. Barnett, Mrs. Sarah
White and T. H. Nichols.
C. F. Trimble of Multnomah is
here with view to taking the work
of the churches here and at lone. He
held services at the Christian church
last Sunday morning and at lone in
the evening.
School News
Jerrine Edwards
The freshman return party was
given in the gymnasium Friday,
night. Games were played and re
freshments were served. Everyone
had a good time.
Adams defeated Lexington at the
football game on the local field last
Friday by a score of 33 to 25. It was
a very exciting game and a battle to
the very end.
On Friday afternoon, the local
football team will go to Stanfield
for a game
The school students are looking
forward to October 20 and 21, when
school will be dismissed for teach
ers' institute.
The cast has been chosen for the
play, "The Blundering Herd," which
will be given on November 18. The
characters are as follows: Peggy
Houston, heroine " and owner of
Longhorn Ranch, Doris Scott; Gor
don Rogers, hero and a likeable
young man from the East, Kenneth
Jackson; Walrus, foreman of Long
horn Ranch, Dan Dinges; Pappy, a
permanent fixture on the ranch,
Donald Peck; Timothy Tynan, a
scholar looking for adventure, Jim
McLaughlin; Zip, a boxcar traveler,
Henry Rauch; Shoo Hi, the Chinese
cook, Warren Dodge; Ruth Bell, a
neighbor of Peggy, Maxine Way;
Miss Herring, a spinster from the
East, Wilma Tucker; Sylvia Mitchell,
Jerrine Edwards; Mildred Garrett,
Lavelle Pieper, both wards of Miss
Herring.
MILL CLOSES
The Scritsmeier mill on Rhea creek
closed operations, for the season the
end of the week, and the brothers
in charge, Lee and Harold, arrived
in Heppner Saturday. The former
expected to visit here for a time
while Harold went on to his home
at Portland.
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Mrs. Neal Knighten
Undergoes Operation
By Hardman High School
Mrs. Neal Knighten was operated
upon Wednesday at the Emanuel
hospital in Portland. Mr. Knighten
and her mother, Mrs. L. D. Neill of
Pine City, are in Portland with her.
The Pine City high school in full
force all eleven pupils and Mr.
Clark and Miss Robbins, drove over
on Wednesday for a Softball game
with the Hardman high school. With
Creston Robinson as catcher and
Marvin Saddler and Tommy Graham
as pitchers, our high school made
a good showing, but not quite good
enough, for the score was 17 to 14 in
favor of Pine City. Each team con
sisted of 5 boys and 5 girls, and good
sportsmanship was evidenced thru
out the game. G. I. Clary umpired.
Interesting episodes were when
Marvin Saddler stopped Lily Rauch
between first and second, and when
Helen Healy and Irl Clary fell for
each other on third.
Mrs. Ethel McDaniel took her son
Cecil to Heppner Wednesday to have
some dental work attended to.
The "Let's Talk" session Wednes
day evening was one of the best
ever held. Frances Inskeep, Marvin
Saddler and Mrs. McCutcheon dis
played an unexpected amount of wit
and wisdom in the many parliament
ary entanglements, which would
have annoyed many a chairman, but
Vern McDaniel kept her head thru
it all. Between the "Community
Sings" and "Let's Talk," there was
an unusually good program put on
by both clubs: "By the Seaside" by
Yvonne Hastings "Gypsy Girl" by
Donald Robinson; two solos, "I Only
Want a Buddy" and "I Want to be a
Cowboy's Sweetheart'' by Junior
Leathers "Daniel" and "Voice With
a Smile" by Mildred Clary, and "It
Happens Often" and "Real Baseball"
by Marvin Saddler. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Robinson at
tended to business and shopping in
Heppner Monday.
Junior Leathers was the only one
on the spelling honor roll in Mrs.
Brannon's room last week.
On Wednesday Victor Lovgren
went hunting while Mrs. Lovgren
and children visited at the Owen
Leathers home and with them at
tended the Pine City-Hardman soft
ball game.
Mrs. Stanley Robinson and Dorris
are living in the Neal Knighten home
for the present.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Robinson at
tended the sale at the Fred Fulgham
ranch near Lexington Wednesday.
Mr. Robinson bought two horses and
some farm machinery.
G. I. Clary and Pad Howell were
in Heppner Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Harshman
spent Thursday evening at the home
of Mrs. Ethel McDaniel.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam McDaniel pur
chased the J. W. Stevens home and
moved into it during the week.
Slim Emert of lone was calling
on various persons in town Wednes
day. He is engaged in hauling his
winter's wood.
The high school is working on two
45-minute plays which will be given
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in the near future. "The Wedding
Present" is to be given by Rita Rob
inson, Tommy Graham and Irl Clary.
"The Trysting Place" will be given
by Vern McDaniel, Frances Inskeep,
Mildred Clary, Tommy Graham,
Glen McCutcheon and Irl Clary.
The grade school will also put on
two very short plays. Please watch'
for further notices.
Creston Robinson got his deer a
big 240 lb. 8 pointer Monday morn
ing. Jim Stevens and Owen Leathers
are home again from their guard
stations. They may, however", be re
called if we have electric storms or
a long period of dry weather.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Stevens and
Esten came over Sunday from Ham
ilton to pack up their belongings
which they had stored in their home
which they sold recently to Mr. and
Mrs. Sam McDaniel.
The J. H. Brannons are glad to an
nounce the arrival of a 7-pound
baby son.
ATTENDS SALE
Roy Robinson was in town Mon
day from the mountain ranch, ex
pecting to go on to Brownstown,
Wash., on Tuesday to attend a large
sale offering 225 head of purebred
Herefords and a lot of purebred
horses. He expected that he might
add some animals to his fine herd
which has filled a popular demand
for blooded cattle during the sum
mer and fall.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. James Bran
non at the Corda Saling home in
this city Sunday, a son.
"First National Bank West of the Rockies"
The First National Bank
of Portland, Oregon
Condensed Statement of Head Office and 42 Branches
as of September 28, 7938
RESOURCES
Cash on Hand and Due
from Banks $25,729,246.87
U. S. Bonds 30,807,998.26 $56,537,245.13
Municipal Bonds and Warrants 6,400,812.08
Other Bonds 5,430,827.05
Loans and Discounts 39,996,661.83
Stock in Federal Reserve Bank. 180,000.00
Bank Premises, Furniture and Fixtures. . . . 2,652,509.39
Other Real Estate., -38,326.81
Real Estate Sold under Contract 96,340.27
Customers' Liability Acceptances 32,352.23
Interest Earned 509,134.49
Other Resources . i 67,663.69
TOTAL RESOURCES .$111,941,872.97
LIABILITIES
Capital $3,000,000.00
Surplus 3,000,000.00
Undivided Profits 976,870.68
Reserves 1,716,641.18 $ 8,693,511.86
Acceptances 32,352.23
Interest Collected in Advance 282,698.43
Other Liabilities 82,420.51
Deposits 102,850,889.94
TOTAL LIABILITIES $111,941,872.97
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Sixth and Morrison
East Side
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Union and Russell
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Denver and Kilpatrick
80th and S.E. Stark
82nd and S.E. Foster
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ENTERPRISE
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HOOD RIVER
KLAMATH FALLS
LA GRANDE
LAKEVIEW
MALIN
MARSHFIELD
M E D F O R D
MERRILL
MOLALLA
MORU
NEWBERG
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PENDLETON
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