Thursday, November 9, 1939
LEXINGTON NEWS
Lex Young People
Observe Hallowe'en
Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon
By MARGARET SCOTT
The Christian Endeavor members
enjoyed a party at the Archie Nich-'
ols home Halloween night. Ghost
stories were told and old time danc
ing was enjoyed, after which re
freshments of cocoa and sandwiches
were served. Those present were
Edith, Jerrine and Albert Edwards,
Jimmie Davis, Lela Marshall, Col
leen McMillan, Mary Buchanan,
Earla Underwood, Doris and Aileen
Scott, Thelma Stickney, Lenabelle,
Ruby and Kenneth Forbes, and Billie
and Archie Nichols.
The Lexington and lone football
teams played to a 26-26 tie on the
local field last Friday. This was the
last game of the season for the
Jackrabbits.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Carmichael
and Ivan Amend attended the O. S.
C.-U. S. C. football game in Port
land Saturday.
The Merry Thimble rs club met at
the home of Margaret Leach Thurs
day. Delicious refreshments of jello,
cake and coffee were served. The
next meeting will be at the home of
Vera Whillock.
Miss Dorothy Guthrie, Erma Scott
and Jerrine Edwards attended a
Girls' League conference in Umatilla
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Duvall and
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Rice left Sun
day morning for a trip to Missouri
to visit relatives and friends.
A. M. Edwards ih drilling on the
John Lane ranch in the Blackhorse
district. He recently completed an
artesian well for A. E. McFarland
on the Boardman project. This well
spouted nine feet above the ground
surface.
The H. E. club had an all day
meeting last Thursday at the home
of Nellie Palmer.
Important: The Ladies Aid bazaar
will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 15,
instead of the 29th as previously
stated.
A. M. Edwards and daughter Edith
were business visitors in Lind, Wn.,
Tuesday.
Lorena Miller entertained with a
party for the younger members of
the community Hallowe'en night.
Mr. and Mrs. S. G. McMillan and
sons Sam and Jack, Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Warner and Mrs. Lou Broad
ley attended the funeral of William
Barnhouse in John Day Friday. Mr.
Barnhouse was the son-in-law of
Mr. and Mrs. McMillan.
Pat Carty of Juniper was a visitor
here Monday.
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Callie
Duncan Sunday were Mrs. Green
of The Dalles, Mrs. Metcalf and
daughter Erma of Wapato, Wash.
Guests at the home of Laura Scott
Monday were Mrs. Arthur Haskcall,
her daughter, Mrs. Ed Northrup
and three children, her son, Lewis,
who make their homes near Van
couver. Mrs. Haskcall is a sister of
Mrs. Scott and Mrs. Stonebreaker,,
Guests at the Scott home Sunday
were Mr. and Mrs. Jim May and
daughter Verna of Freewater.
Bert Burnside of Heppner was
visiting at the home of his brother
Bob Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Randall Martin and
baby are now making their home
at the old Stevens ranch located be
low the Myles Martin place. They
were formerly living in Moro.
Arlington visitors ounaay were
Florence, Pat and Jo McMillan, Del
pha and Cecil Jones, Ruth Trickel
and John Spence. Mrs. Trickel of
North Powder, a sister of Mr. Jones,
and Mr. Spence of Baker, an uncle of
Mrs. Jones, were guests this week
at the Jones home.
Golda Leathers has returned to
the Ladd Sherman home after vis'
iting relatives in Hardman.
Mrs. Archie Munkers had the mis'
fortune to break a small bone in her
wrist while skating Saturday.
Wilbur Steagall has been trans
ferred back here from Ukiah in con
nection with his work wtih the state
highway department.
Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Henderson
and son spent Monday at the Claud
White ranch.
Saturday dinner guests at the Ted
McMillan home were Cecil and Del
pha Jones, Ruth Trickel and Eliza
beth Edwards. 1
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT
Whereas it has pleased our Heav
enly Father to call to her Eternal
Home our beloved Sister Irena
Straight, who was a faithful member
of Ruth Chapter No. 32, Order of
Eastern Star, and
Whereas, there is a vacancy in
our Chapter and in the homes of her
loved ones, that will never be filled;
Be it resolved, that Ruth Chapter
extends its sympathy to her family
and relatives in their hour of be
reavement, and records its sorrow
in the loss of a sister.
And be it further resolved, that a
copy of these resolutions be present
ed to the family, and copies be giv
en the local newspaper for publi
cation, and spread upon the min
utes of our Chapter.
HATTIE WIGHTMAN,
EMMA EVANS,
C. J. D. BAUMAN,
Committee.
IRRIGON NEWS
New House Being
Built at Irrigon
By MRS. W. C. ISOM
Emery Bediwell has purchased the
lots formerly owned by Lee Grabiel
and is building a small house on
them.
Rev. and Mrs. Reichert from Mil-ton-Freewater
held special services
at the Pentecostal church Sunday
afternoon. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Leach of Uma
tilla visited relatives here Sunday.
L. A. Larson who resides on the
Ray Olmstead pleace west of town
suffered quite a severe loss when a
stack of alfalfa which they were
going to thresh for seed, was de
stroyed by fire caused by spontane
ous combustion. The damage was
estimated at $1500.
Mr. and Mrs. James Arnberg vis
ited in Milton-Treewater and in
Stanfield Sunday.
Ray Sparks who is working on
Rhea creek south of Heppner spent
the week end here with his father.
The Irrigon grange held a business
meeting at the auditorium Wed
following officers were elected: Roy
nesday evening of last week. The
Minnick, master; Ed Adams, lectur
er; Obe Swearingen, overseer; Mrs.
Swearingen, chaplain; Mrs. Hough
ton, secretary; Pat Hunting, treas
urer; A. C. Houghton, gatekeeper;
Fred Doll, steward; Bert Dexter, as
sistant steward, and Mrs. Frank
Brace, lady assistant steward.
The Pep club gave a pinochle par
ty at the auditorium Friday night.
About 20 guests were present and
a very pleasant evening was enjoyed.
A birthday party was given at the
home of Mrs. Carl Knighten Sunday,
honoring her son, Deloss, and his
cousin, Kermit.
Marshal Markham, Emmett Mc
Coy and Benny McCoy hunted in
the Kamela vicinity Saturday, re
turning home he same evening
with two large elk.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Grabiel were
Pendleton visitors Sunday.
Governor Sprague
Homecoming Guest
Oregon State College Governor
Charles A. Sprague has accepted an
invitation to be the main speaker
at the annual O. S. C. homecoming
banquet here the night of Novem
ber 18. The banquet will follow the
football game between University of
California and Oregon State.
Everett Hansen, Marshfield, gen
eral chairman of homecoming, has
a large committee at work prepar
ing a series of events of interest to
alumni beginning with the tradi-?
tional rally and Rook bonfire Fri
day night and continuing through to
many organization gatherings Sunday.
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BOARDMAN NEWS
Boardman High
Slates Play, 10th
By MRS. CLAUD COATS
"Ted Drops in," a three-act com
edy drama, will be presented by the
Boardman high school in the high
school auditorium Friday, Nov. 10,
at 8 p. m. The play centers around
Miss Betty Carlton, owner of Maple
Point farm; Ted Lansing, a city
slicker posing as a dairy farmer,
and his helper, Lonnie Cramer. Of
equal importance is Miss Sally Bel
ton, a coy and pretty neighbor who
finds Mr. Cramer very "wonderful."
Plenty of laughs are furnished by
Judy Jefferson, negro cook for the
Carltons, and Charlie Crowder, who
gets no place in a one-sided ro
mance with Winnie Carlton, Betty's
younger sister. But when Joe Kane,
influential figure in the county,
strikes a cruel blow at the Cartlons,
the thrills and excitement really be
gin. Everyone be in the auditorium
Friday night to enjoy the laughs
of a real comedy, the excitement of
a horse race, the joys of romance,
and the thrills and chills of mys
tery and drama. The cast of char
acters is: Ted Lansing, Roy Partlow;
Betty Carlton, Echo Coats; Lonnie
Cramer, Ralph Skoubo; Sally Bel
ton, Clara Mae Dillon; Charlie
Crowder, Russell De Mauro; Winnie
Carlton, Mardell Gorham; Joe Kane,
Elbert Fisher; Judy Jefferson, Ruth
Kunze.
The Misses Angela DeMauro, Ger
aldine Healy, Phyllis Wilson and
Page Three
Elaine Fisher, with the instructor,
Miss Esther McGrew, attended a
Girls' League convention in Uma
tilla Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Brandon of
Irrigon moved on to the Wilson
place, recently vacated by Frank
Walker and family.
N. A. Bleakney and Mr. McLouth
left for Ontario Wednesday, where
they took Strawberry Clover seed
to be cleaned.
A. E. McFarland left Thursday
for Portland where he attended a
creamery meeting Fridey and Sat
urday. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Barlow made
a business trip to Pendleton Thurs
day. Dinner guests at the Roy Ball
home Sunday included Mr. and
Mrs. Long of Umatilla, Mr. and Mrs.
Archie Ball of Heppner and Elmer
Ball of lone.
Mr. and Mrs. George Wicklander
and George, Jr., were in The Dalles
on business Monday. '
Oscar Powell returned last week
from The Dalles where he had been
the past month with his parents. At
present he is staying at the Paul
Smith home.
Mrs. Mollie Earwood is here from
Caldwell, Idaho, to spend the win
ter with her son, Ralph Earwood,
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Z. J. Gillespie, sons
Donald and Lynn, and Mrs. J. F,
Barlow spent Tuesday in Heppner
on business and calling at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Barlow.
A E. McFarland and I. Skoubo I Let G. T. Want Ads help you dis
were business callers in the county ' pose of surplus stock.
seat Monday. Mr. McFarland was
attending the county grazing meet
ing. Mrs. E. W. Peck, Mrs. Mike Healy,
Mrs. R. B. Rands and daughter
Nancy were business callers in Pen
dleton Monday.
Glen Mallery, Roy Partlow, Neal
Bleakney, Dale Russell and Lyle
Tannehill attended the football
game at Walla Walla Saturday, be
tween Linfield college and Whit
man. Mr. Mallery is a graduate of
Linfield college in McMinnville.
Don Tannehill and Jack Olson
were in Portland over the week end
While there they attended the foot
bal game between U. S. C. and O.
S. C.
Elmer Sullivan and Russell De
Mauro attended a F. F. A. banquet
in Helix last Friday evening.
ESSAY CONTEST SET
Oregon Historical society has re
leased rules governing its 1939 C. C.
Beekman essay contest for which
generous cash prizes are being of
fered girls and boys between 15 and
18 years of age attending school in
Oregon. "Marie L'Aguivoise Dor
ion," Indian woman who accompan
ied the overland expedition of the
Astoria party, has been announced
as the subject. The four prizes in
clude first, $60; second, $50; third,
$40, and fourth, $30. Complete infor
mation on contest may be had at
the Gazette Times office or at the
office of the county school superintendent.
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WITH A CAST OF 135 WOMEN, including
Norma Shearer, Rosalind Russell, Paulette Goddard and
V ) Virginia Weidler
WITH NOTHING ON THEIR MINDS BUT MEN ! COMES TO THE
Star Theater Sun.-Mon., Nov. 26-27
Win a free ticket to this play hit that tells on the ladies
RULES:
1. Supply the name of the author who wrote each of the following quotations and the name of the
literary work from which each was taken.
2. A score of 5 will be given each correct author and each correct title. The 25 people receiving
the highest scores will receive a pass to see THE WOMEN. All entries will be dated in the or
der in which they are received so that if more than 25 high scores are achieved, the first 25 will
be the winners. Get your entry in early.
3. All entries must be left at the Star Theater Box Office or mailed to Star Theater, Heppner,
Oregon, not later than November 19th, 1939. All entries must be made on this contest blank.
Additional copies may be obtained at the Theater Boxoffice.
Example Title Author
0. How hard it is for WOMEN to keep
counsel. Julius Caesar Shakespeare '
NOW YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN:
1. For she knifed me one night
'Cause I wished she was white
An' I learned about WOMEN from her. '
2. To say why gals act so or so
: Or don't, 'ould be presumin'.
Mebby to mean "yes" and say "no"
Comes nateral to WOMEN.
3. Oh WOMAN! In our hours of ease,
Uncertain, coy and hard to please.
4. Til we are built like angels,
With hammer and chisel and pen,
We will work for ourselves and
A WOMAN, forever and ever, Amen.
5. WOMEN are such expensive things!
6. In that day seven WOMEN shall take
hold of one man.
7. Let us have wine and WOMEN, mirth
and laughter,
Sermons and soda water the day after.
8. She is beautiful and therefore to be
wooed;
She is a WOMAN and therefore to be
won.
9. Man's love is of man's life a thing apart;
'Tis WOMAN'S whole existence. '
10. My only books were WOMEN'S looks
And folly's all they've taught me.
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