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LEXINGTON NEWS
Church Belfry Fire
Subdued at Lexington
By MARGARET SCOTT
A fire broke out in the belfry of
the local Christian church Sunday
morning and was believed to have
been started by sparks landing in
the piled up leaves around the bel
fry. Due to the quick action of the
fire department and the cooperation
of volunteer firemen, the flames
were extinguished before much
harm was done and Sunday school
was resumed.
A luncheon was held at the Con
gregational church Friday afternoon
in honor of Miss Roberta Robinson
a leader in Sunday school work,
and Mrs. Mildred Reeher, president
of the women's conference in the
Congregational church in Oregon.
A good crowd was present and the
talks given by the visiting ladies
were enjoyed very much. In the
evening a group of local people in
company with Miss Robinson and
Mrs. Reeher attended another meet
ing in lone.
Mrs. Henry Rauch is ill at her
home.
Mrs. Atla Cutsforth and children
and Mrs. Mary Ross and children of
Heppner were visitors at the Harold
Townsend home Saturday.
Rae Cowins spent the week end
in Heppner.
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Trimble left
Sunday to spend the week at their
home in Multnomah.
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Edwards, Mr.
and Mrs. Harvey Bauman and Mr.
and Mrs. Harvey Miller attended a
dinner given for the Veterans of
Foreign Wars at the Lee Beckner
ranch south of lone Sunday.
Coy Thornburg has returned home
from his work at the Lawrence Slo
cum ranch above Heppner.
Sharon Becket of Heppner spent
Friday at the home of her great
grandmother, Mrs. Sarah Thornburg.
Friends here have received the
announcement of a baby son born to
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Vinson April 14.
Guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. S. G. McMillan over the week
end were Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Miller
of Umatilla and Mr. and Mrs. R. H
Hechtner of Walla Walla.
Joe Bond and a party of friends
from Sunnvside were visiting in
town Sunday.
A group of friends gathered at a
surprise birthday party Saturday
evening at the W. E. McMillan home
in honor of Mrs. McMillan and
Adolph Majeske.
Guests at the Wm. Barnett and
James Leach homes last week were
N. A. Leach and daughter, Veva,
and J. R. Leach of Portland. Sunday
visitors at the Barnett home were
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Redding of
Eight Mile.
Mrs. R. D. Allstott of Hermiston
visited last Wednesday at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Archie Pad
berg. Mrs. Florence Beach returned
home Tuesday evening after spend
ing the winter with her sister in
Beaverton.
Pendleton visitors from here last
week were Merle Carmichael, Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Warner and Elmer
Hunt.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Gray and son-
ip-law, Laurel Ruhl, were business
visitors in Portland last week.
Mrs. Lara Bowen is the new depot
agent here.
Business visitors in town Tuesday
were Jess Dobyns and the East Ore
gonian representative, G. C. Beddow,
from Pendleton.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Smethurst
were called to Portland Monday
evening by the death of Mr. Smeth
urst's father.
Harry Duvall has returned home
from Pendleton where he has been
serving on the grand jury.
Gene Miller returned home Wed
nesday from the Heppner hospital.
Mrs. R. B. Wilcox of Hermiston
visited with relatives here last week.
School News
By Jerrine Edwards
Mr. Campbell attended the in
stitute in Spokane.
lone defeated Lexington in the
first game of Softball this season,
which was played on the Lexington
field Friday afternoon.
The high school girls attended a
Boardman where they attended an
other play day.
Casts for the two one-act plays
which the student body will present
in the near future have been select
ed. The P. T. A. will give the third
of three plays. The cast for "Here
Comes the Bride" includes Ellen
Padberg, Donald Peck, Wilma Tuck
er and Joyce Biddle. The cast for
"Skinflint" includes Zelma Way,
Erma Scott, Elroy Martin, Eugene
Majeske, Jerrine Edwards and May
Rauch.
Lavelle, Elmer and Marciele Pie
per are absent from school with
whooping cough.
Mrs. Ralph Scott motored to Wal
la Walla Saturday, taking a group
of girls over for the Girls' League
conference. Those attending with
Mrs. Scott were Zelma Way, May
Rauch, Wilma Tucker, Joyce Bid
die and the advisor, Patricia Jewell.
PINE CITY NEWS
Mrs. Bartholomew
Has Leg in Cast
By BERNICE WATTENBURGER
Mrs. C. H. Bartholomew had the
misfortnue of hurting her leg and
knee cap again. She is having it
placed in a cast.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert McGreer
spent the week end in Redmond.
Mrs. A. E. Wattenburger left on
Tuesday for Long Creek to spend a
week with her daughter, Mrs. Reid
Buseick, and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rauch spent
Sunday in Pendleton.
Tom Boylen of Pendleton spent
Monday at his ranch on Butter creek.
The Lena Home Economcs club
met at the Marion Finch home Wed
nesday. Mr. and Mrs. George Currin spent
Saturday visiting the John Harri
son family.
Mr. and Mrs. John Brosnan of
Lena visited Friday at the Harrison
and Finch homes.
The grade school gave a party in
honor of the high school last Friday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. James Daly were
business visitors in Heppner Sat
urday. Mabel Rauch was employed at the
Robert McGreer home over the week
end.
Fred Rauch, Sr., and Fred, Jr.,
were business vistors in Pendleton
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Clark of Red
mond are spending a week with
their son and wife, Mr. and Mrs.
Barton Clark. Barton Clark is su
perintendent of the Pine City school
There was one fatality for every
motor vehicle accident of all types
in Oregon last year, yet there was
one death for every four accidents
involving pedestrians over 65 years
of age, according to Secretary of
State Earl Snell.
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For 1939 Season
Irrigation farmers of Oregon who
depend upon water stored in res
ervoirs have little to worry about
this year so far as irrigation supplies
are concerned, but those who obtain
their water direct from streams will
have a short irrigation season in
most sections of the state unless
unusually heavy precipitation occurs
during the late spring and summer.
Such in general is the water fore
cast for the state of Oregon recently
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meetings throughout the southern
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snow survey and irrigation
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This is the fourth consecutive year
that these district meetings have
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cooperating agencies have gathered
to compare data and arrive at a
combined estimate of stream flow
prospects.
Snow surveys this season showed
that at high altitudes the snow still
showed a water content in some in
stances up to last year's unusually
favorable supplies, and in most cases
up to average.
In the medium and lower moun
tain elevations, however, the un
usually warm March took the snow
off so rapidly that seasonal flow of
the secondary streams is likely to
be very much shorter than last year.
Relatively speaking the Umatilla
and Walla Walla river basins are
better off this season than any other
section of the state. This is in con
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west slope of the Cascades in Wasco
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state, including Wallowa, Union, and
Baker counties, is relatively better
off than either the central or south
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secondary streams is concerned.
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49 heavy duty scales in business
places throughout Oregon during
March. Of these, all but 14 were
sealed as giving correct weight to
the public. Twenty-one gasoline
pumps were condemned for repairs
by division operatives, while 603
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