Thursday, 'July 27, 1939
LEXINGTON NEWS
C. E. Social Party
Enjoyed at Lexington
By MARGARET SCOTT
The members of the C. E. society
enjoyed a social gathering at the
Congregational church Friday eve
ning when they played games and
had refreshments of cake and punch.
Those present were Edith, Jerrine,
Albert and Clyde Edwards, Aileen
Scott, Erla Gene, Delbert and La-
vine Underwood, Roberta Miller,
Melba Burnside, Alice and Leila
Marshall, Colleen and Lavonne Mc
Millan, Joyce Pomeroy, Esther
Thompson, James Davis, Eugene Ma
jeske, Donald Campbell, and Billie
Nichols.
Dinner guests of Maude Pointer
Friday were Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Rice
and granddaughter Eleanor, Cecil
Jackson and daughter Carol, Melissa
Stonebraker and Laura Scott.
Mrs. Effie Parkins has gone to
Walla Walla to visit with relatives
for a while.
Mrs. Earl Eskelson and daughter
Zelma of Lonerock were Saturday
visitors at the Bob Cutler home.
Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Fridley of
Wasco were attending to business
interests here Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Fern of Naches
were visiting relatives here Wed
nesday. Mr. and Mrs. Luther Cardwell and
children, Janice and Dick, have
rented the Elmer Hunt residence
for a short time while Mr. Cardwell
completes his work with the high'
way department here.
Ralph Jackson and daughter Mar
cella and Louise Hunt spent several
days last week at Portland, Hub
bard and Salem.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Slocum
arid children, Barbara, Peter and
Frances Ann, were guests at the S.
G. McMillan home Thursday.
Mr. and Hrs. Callie Duncan have
moved into the Christian church
parsonage.
Anabelle McCabe of lone was vis'
iting friends here Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Hendricks
and daughter, Betty Jo, of Astoria
were visitors last week at the home
of Mr. Hendricks' sister, Mrs. Tern
pa Johnson.
Harriet Pointer who is studying
in Portland spent the week end at
the home of her mother, Mrs. Maude
Pointer.
Erma Scott is employed at the
Frank Saling ranch during harvest
and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Scott are working at the Joe Dela
meter ranch below Heppner.
Wanda Pomeroy sent several days
last week visiting in Heppner with
her cousin, Mrs. Lorna Bornam.
Kenneth Peck who is employed
in Kinzua spent the week end at
the home of his parents here.
Mr. and Mrs. Carlisle Harrison and
children of Cascade Lcks spent last
week visiting here with Mrs. Har
rison's parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. A.
Palmer.
Crop Prospects
Improve; Prices
Less Favorable
Some improvement in general
croD Drosnects in the country as a
whole has occurred during recent
weeks, accompanied by somewhat
less favorable farm price trends, ac
cording to information given in a
report on the agricultural situation
just released by the agricultural ex
tension service at Oregon State col
lege. Late crops were helped by fa
vorable weather, but early crops
such as wheat, oats, barley, rye, and
probably hay, will not yield so well
owing to unfavorable growing con
ditions earlv in the season.
The general farm price level in
the country as a whole is scarcely
as high as a year ago, although the
Oregon index is somewhat higher,
The general economic situation con
tinues to indicate relatively stable
demand conditions for farm products,
according to the report, indicating
that farm price trends may depend
considerably upon the supply of the
various commodities.
On the whole, the production of
all crops combined is expected to
fall considerably below the bumper
output of 1937 and even somewhat
below 1938. Total fruit production
Heppner
will probably be above average and
potato production may be about av
erage, judging from present pros
pects. Considering carry-over stocks
as well as 1939 production, supplies
of practically all farm products are
expected to be quite ample, both for
food purposes and for animal feed
ing operations.
The report contains much infor
mation regarding the prospective
supply and current prices of various
farm products of commercial im
portance in Oregon, including wheat
and rye, feed grains, hay, potatoes,
hops, beans, flaxseed, sugar beets,
apples, pears, prunes, and other
fruits, nuts, forage crop seeds and
various animal products. The re
port is available free from county
agricultural agents.
PINE CITY NEWS
Pine City Woman
Has Blood Poisoning
By BERNICE WATTENBURGER
Mrs. A. E. Wattenburger is re
covering from an attack of blood
poisoning in her hand. She has been
quite ill the past week.
Mrs. George Currin and son Ron
ald spent the week end with her
sister, Mrs. John Harrison.
A picnic dinner was held Sunday
at the Roy Neill home. Those pres
ent were Mr. and Mrs. C. W. War
ner and family, M. and Mrs. Ben
Gurhing of Hermiston, Mr. and Mrs.
De Neill and family and Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd Mathers of Stanfield.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wattenburger
and son Freddie spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
A. E. Wattenburger.
Miss Ann O'Sander returned from
Salem to the Roy Neill home where
she is employed.
Guy Moore attended the swim
ming party in Hermiston Friday eve
ning.
Roy Neill left Tuesday morning
for Wallowa where his sheep are on
the range. He is shipping his lambs
to the eastern market.
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Wattenburger
and family were dinner guests at
the Walter Wigglesworth home in
Echo Sunday.
Miss Helen Healy fell and caught
her foot between two boards and
sprained her ankle.
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Finch and
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Ayers and
family attended grange at Lena on
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Neill spent Sat
urday in Heppner.
Nez Perce Deny
Chief Joseph Fame
Washington, D. C, July 27 Chief
Joseph was ready to fight the Uni
ted States rather than be moved
away from beautiful Wallowa val
ley. The Nez Perce war of 1877 is
one of the most historic in the west,
and Chief Joseph led his warriors
from Wallowa valley across part of
Washington, Idaho and Montana be
fore the regulars under Gen. Nelson
A. Miles forced him to surrender.
Just as a house committee in con
gress reported favorably an appro
priation of $25,000 to erect a mon
ument to Chief Joseph at Lapwai,
Idaho., the Nez Perce there say that
Chief Joseph was only part Nez
Perce, that he was half Umatilla,
and they assert that he is not en
titled to credit for the skill in out
guessing the army for months, con
tending that the real leaders were
Chief Lookingglass and Chief White
bird. 29 FSA HOMES COST $48,600
Washington, D. C, July 27 Farm
Security administration which is
building "farmstead" homes, an
nounces that 29 such homes in Ore.
gon cost a total of $48,680. The max
imum cost was $1779, the minimum
$1626. In Washington state 44 homes
have been built for $81,124, the most
expensive being $2199 and the cheap,
est $1504.
One person was injured in a total
of seven automobile-train accidents
reported in Oregon during the month
of June this year, Earl Snell, secre
tary of state, said today. Last June
one person was killed in this type
of accident The safe way to ap
proach railroad crossings is to fig
ure that "aii times are train times,"
Snell said.
Gazette Times, Heppner,
ZORNESVILLE LATEST EVIDENCE OF
PAUL BUNYAN'S INTEREST IN COUNTY
Paul Bunyan has been nibbling
about in Morrow county's woods for
some time, taking out a toothpick
here and there, but it's beginning to
look as if Paul were about to make
this his base of operations.
He of the blue ox and mammoth
axe of mythical logging fame really
hasn't been seen, but members of
the fraternity who swear by all that's
holy that Paul is the greatest being
ever to roam the woods are increas
ing in numbers, and wherever they
go Paul is certain to follow.
Of course combined reverberation
of all the axes now biting into Mor
row county's prize pine timber
wouldn't equal one thud of Paul's
mighty axe, but with the arrival of
Zornesville out on Johnson creek
the cry of "timber" is becoming ever
more common.
Zornesville is a village of 60 peo
ple men, women and kids included.
Its mayor ex-officiois J. W. Zornes,
logging contractor for Bridal Veil
Box & Lumber company, who ad
ministers such rules of sanitation,
fire protection and human welfare
as may be dictated by the forest
service and common sense.
Thus governed, the village lies, a
string of auto trailers and tents
along the creek at the site of the old
Ad Moore sawmill evidenced by
browning dust pile and bits of rust
ed machinery some 3 miles from
Heppner. Grouped in localities with
in the village are the truckers,
woodsmen and sawyers, with famil
ies, each group in their own borough.
The mayor's office lies about cen
ter, occupying a box-shaped board
building covered with tar paper.
Kind of Silk Hose Worn
Means Economy
One of the most persistent "cloth
ing taxes" of the modern home, the
cost of silk hose, may be materially
reduced by a proper selection of
suitable weights for various pur
poses, says Lucy R. Lane, extension
specialist in clothing and textiles
at Oregon State college.
'Selecting appropriate hose, both
for the occasion and for the kind of
shoes worn, is a real economv. she
says. Poor fitting hose also cause
many breaks and runs. If either the
foot size or leg leneth is wrone for
the wearer, early difficulties are
likely to develop.
Factors in the weight of full-
fashioned silk hose are the size of
the yarn, the gauge, and the num
ber of courses. "Two-thread," "three-
thread" or "four-thread" hose means
the number of fiber strands twisted
or laid together to make one yarn.
Most people buy four-thread or
heavier for medium wear and dressy
appearance, and use two -or three-
O Ten Years Ago
(Gazette Times, July 25, 1929)
Miss Reita Neel named queen of
Rodeo to be held Sept. 26-27-28.
Judge Nicholas J. Sinnott to be
buried at The Dalles tomorrow.
Evelyn Hunt, Hollywood actress
policewoman, to assist in safe driv
ing campaign here Saturday.
Earl Hallock, F. & S. bank cashier,
off to Wallowa county on vacation.
Mrs. E. Pavid, early resident, vis
its from home at Berkeley, Calif.
W. T. Craig reports 20-bushel av
erage yield on north Lexington
wheat farm.
lone Albert Nelson's oldest son
breaks arm attempting to crank
combine engine.
R. K. Drake family given fare
well party in Eight Mile.
All Rebekah and I. O. O. F. lodges
of county install new officers.
Phelps Funeral Home
Ambulance Service
Trained Lady Assistant
Oregon
On a visit there last Friday af
ternoon, several young boys were
seen to disport themselves on the
old sawdust pile; family washings
brightly contrasted the green of sur
rounding timber, and there was such
activity as is common to a village on
a warm summer afternoon when the
men folks are mostly absent at work.
Mayor Zornes evidenced justifiable
pride in being the head of such a
town whose whole existence is based
upon his operations, though attest
ing to skepticism over the amount
of government red tape that adds
to the difficulty of making any bus
iness venture pay.
If the mill for which Zornesville
is cutting were located at Zornes
ville, Mayor Zornes said his work
would be much simpler and the risk
lessened greatly. As it is, nine trucks
are employed to carry the output of
the 30 men in the woods over the
32-mile drag, being forced to ne
gotiate a long, hard grade at the
start.
This grade is part of three miles
of road that Mr. Zornes construct
ed before starting logging operations.
He was told that a road couldn't be
put there at all. But having gradu
ated from the old-time school of
logging which knows how Paul
Bunyan performs, he hadn't learned
the meaning of "can't." The road
is there, though the small trucks
hump to drag out 2000 feet of logs
over it at a load. They are doing it,
however, and all the trucks but one
were making two trips a day to the
Heppner Lumber company mill. The
other truck was making three trips,
entailing a good long day of hard
work and lots of dust.
thread for best dress when long
wear is not expected.
"Gauge" refers to the closeness
with which the hose are knit. Hose
of a high gauge, of 48 or more, are
finer or more closely knit and wear
better in the sheer weight than those
of lower gauge. "Courses" are the
round and round rows of knitting
which show on the wrong side and
increase the up and down stretch.
A recent bulletin on silk hose has
been issued by the United States
bureau of home economics, but it is
not free. It may be obtained from
the government printing office for
10 cents.
George M. Gibson
ACCOUNTANT
Made-to-Measure Systems In
stalled Continuous Service
Monthly Statements, Income Tax
Returns, etc.
106 Water . St Phone 545
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WINS CONGRESS TRIP
Mrs. Golden Weber of Troutdale,
first place winner in the Oregon egg
menu contest, has been selected as
one of 20 women in the United
States to attend the World Poultry
congress in Cleveland, and demon
strate her model meal using eggs.
Expenses are being met by the Ore
gon World Poultry congress com
mittee and the Pacific Cooperative
Poultry producers. Mrs. Weber's
menus are not theoretical. After
being left a widow with five small
boys, she cooked in fraternity houses
at Oregon State college until all five
had finished college courses."
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