Thursday, Nov. 30, 1939
LEXINGTON NEWS
Visitors Feted on
Holiday at Lexington
By MARGARET SCOTT
Thanksgiving day was celebrated
by visiting at the homes of friends,
attending the show and, mainly, eat
ing. Out-of-town guests were Mr.
and Mrs. Glen Gale and family of
Portland, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Hayes and daughter of Corvallis;
Hoy Johnson of Burns, Mrs. Lor
raine Kramer and children and Mrs.
Thompson of Ritzville, Loren Mike
sell and family of Toppenish, Mrs.
Iona Galbraith of Dayton, Mr. and
Mrs. Neil White of Ukiah, Elsie and
Ruth Cowins of Heppner, Russell
Wright of The Dalles. Local persons
spent the day at the following
places: Wilbur Steagall and family
at Spray, Carl Whillock and family
at The Dalles, John Lasich and fam
ily at Portland, Ralph Jackson and
family at Laura Scott's, Ted Mc
Millan and family and Adolph Ma
jeske and family at Cecil Jones',
Clair Daugherty and family at Ves
ter Lane's, Elmer Hunt and family
at Grace Turner's, Laurel Ruhl,
Gene Gray at Nettie Davis's, Sarah
Booher and Bob Burnside and fam
ily at Tom Beymer's in Heppner,
Archie Padberg and family and
John Padberg and wife at Oris Pad
berg's, Mr. Acklen, Miss Guthrie
and Mr. Amend at Portland, Thel
ma Stickney at Joseph, George Peck
and family at Portland, and Ralph
Scott and family at Vada Stick
ney's. Miss Sue Ledbetter is visiting here
at the home of her brother and fam-
iiy.
Miss Edith Edwards and Mrs. Ver
non Scott were hostesses for a party
Sunday afternoon honoring Jerry
Scott on his third birthday. Games
were played and refreshments of
cake and jello were served. Jerry
received many nice gifts from his
guests who were Shirley Hunt, Car
la Whillock, Lola Padberg, Carl
Jackson, Ruthann Lasich, Johnnie
Edwards, Bobby Grey, Skippy Ruhl,
Denny McMillan, Clair Hunt and
Glen Walker.
Mrs. Archie Padberg spent Mon
day in Heppner.
Lavonne McMillan was a week
end guest of Laurene Van Winkle.
Mr. and Mrs. Talbot and daughter
Donna spent the week end at La
Grande.
W. F. Barnett is seriously ill at his
home.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Carmichael
returned home Sunday from Port
land where they had visited at the
home of Mrs. Carmichaels' mother,
Mrs. Belle Leathers, for the past
few days. They had as their guests
Monday Mr. and Mrs. Leathers,
brother and sister-in-law of Mrs.
Carmichael, and Mr. Yool.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Johnson were
called to Portland Saturday by the
death of Mr. Johnson's sister.
Oris Padberg has purchased the
Emma Cox home and moved his
household goods there Sunday.
S. G. McMillan returned home on
Thursday from Portland where he
visited friends and relatives.
Mrs. Eula Barnhouse and daugh
ter Jean arrived at the S. G. McMil
lan home Wednesday and plan to
make their home here.
Archie Munkers and Marvin Cox
left Sunday for Los Angeles where
they plan to enter an aviation
school. Mrs. Munkers will move
down later after disposing of prop
erty here.
Denny McMillan was painfully
injured Monday when he fell down
the steps into the basement of the
local pastime.
Jim Wren has purchased the house
owned by Mrs. Kuns and is building
on' an addition to it where he will
make his home. The house proper
is being rented by Bob Bumside.
Mr.Swoab of the Union Pacific
was a business visitor here Monday,
Bob Cutler has been ill at his
home this week.
Church services were held Sun
day morning with Mr. Dennis of
Portland officiating.
Two 4-H clubs have been formed
with Delpha Jones as supervisor of
the Room Improvement club and
Frieda Majeske as leader of the
cooking club. The former club will
hold meetings once a month and
the latter will meet twice a month.
Word was received by Mr. and
Heppner
Mrs. Dan Way of the birth of a
son, Raymond, on Nov. 13, to their
daughter and son-in-law. Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Schoonover. This is the
Schoonovers' second child.
Joe Thornburg has returned from
a visit at the Earl Eskelson home
near Lonerock.
Mrs. James Pointer returned to
her home in Salem Thursday after
visiting with her mother, Mrs. Net
tie Davis.
A 4-H banquet was held at the
grange hall Saturday evening for the
members and their parents.
Ralph Jackson and son Kenneth
were business visitors in Portland
over the week end.
Lewis Allyn is visiting friends in
Portland.
Art Hunt, Lon Edwards and Or-
ville Haigh were business visitors
in Lewiston, Idaho, Sunday. Mr. Ed
wards was a visitor in Lind, Wash.,
the latter part of the week and Lot
Johnson who has been visiting in
Spokane, returned home with him.
As Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Tucker
and grandson Billie were en route
to Portland Wednesday their car
overturned on the highway near
Blalock due to ice on the highway.
The car was badly damaged but the
occupants were not seriously in
jured.
A short Thanksgiving program
was featured at Sunday school Sun
day. The following numbers were
presented: Songs and verse by be
ginners and primary departments,
and Thanksgiving songs and verses
by first juniors.
The Christian Endeavor held a
business and social meeting Sunday
evening. Officers for the following
year were elected as follows: Pres
ident and pianist, Edith Edwards;
vice-president, Earla Underwood;
secretary, Erma Scott; treasurer,
Louise Hunt; assistant pianist, Doris
Scott; prayer meeting committee,
Archie Nichols, Lela Marshall and
Billie Nichols; Lookout committee,
Earla Underwood, Albert Edwards
and Aileen Scott; social committee,
Louise Hunt, Earla Underwood and
Aileen Scott; missionary committee,
Rae Cowins, Erma Scott and Ray
Schenck; music committee, Jerrine
Edwards, Earla Underwood and
Doris Scott; finance committee, Lou
ise Hunt, Lela Marshall, Aileen
Scott and Jerrine Edwards.
The social hour was conducted by
Aileen Scott and Earla Underwood.
Refreshments of cake and punch
were served.
Heppner Leads
In Safety Campaign
Heppner was in first place in the
1939 Cities Traffic Safety contest
for October, it was revealed today
when Earl Snell, secretary of state
and sponsor of the contest, announc
ed standings of the various cities
entered.
Only two months remain in the
contest, November and December,
after which final rankings will be
compiled and winners in each di
vision will receive a set of highway
plaques, suitable for mounting on
standards at city entrances.
Following are the standings in the
four divisions of the contest:
Division I. Portland, first; Astoria,
second; Eugent, Klamath Falls tied
for third; Medford, fourth; Salem
fifth.
Division II. Pendleton, first; The
Dalles, Baker, Corvallis tied for sec
ond; Bend, third; Albany, fourth;
Marshfield, fifth. Oregon City was
not rated this month due to insuf
ficient reports sent to the secretary
of state s office.
Division III. St. Helens, first; Tilla
mook, Ashland, Burns, Coquille tied
for second; McMinnville, third;
Hillsboro, fourth; Grants Pass, fifth;
Silverton, sixth; Roseburg, seventh;
Newberg, eighth; North Bend and
Springfield, ninth. Dallas and Hood
River were not rated this month
due to insufficient reports.
Division IV. Heppner, Gresham,
Milton, Vernonia, tied for first; In
dependence, second; Union, third;
Woodburn, fourth; Prineville, Reeds
port, Milwaukie, tied for fifth; Myr
tle Point, sixth; Forest Grove, sev
enth; Bandon, Beaverton, Gladstone,
Lebanon, Sheridan, West Linn, tied
for eighth; Oswego, ninth; Newport,
tenth. No ranking was given Enter
prise due to insufficient reports.
Get results with G. T. want ads.
Gazette Times, Heppner,
HARDMAN NEWS
Hardman Clubbers
Attend Lex Meet
By HARDMAN HIGH SCHOOL
Those attending the 4-H banquet
at the Lexington grange hall last
Saturday were Mrs. Catherine Mc
Intyre, Mrs. Marie Clary, the Misses
Mary, Anne and Rita Mclntyre and
Mildred Clary. They all reported a
good time and an excellent dinner.
Those who received scholarships to
summer school were the Misses
Mary Mclntyre, Mildred Clary and
Vern McDaniel.
Interesting visitors in town Satur
day were a numbers of gypsies. It is
rumored that others will be along
soon. Their license plates indicated
that they came from Illinois.
We repeat the invitation for the
bridal shower for Mrs. Marvin
Hughes on Friday afternoon, Dec. 1,
at the high school.
Mrs. Catherine Mclntyre and Miss
Molly Mclntyre went to Pendleton
Wednesday of last week. Misses
Anne and Rita Mclntyre came home
with them. They returned to Pen
dleton Sunday.
On Wednesday afternoon before
Thanksgiving, parties were given in
both grade school rooms. Games were
played and refreshments consisted
of candy.
Glen R. Hadley and son Stanton
visited a short time in town Wed
nesday on their way to Monument
to spent Thanksgiving.
Mr. and Mrs. B. O'Rear of Van
couver, Wash., visited at the Owen
Leathers home Tuesday. Mrs. O'
Rear is Mr.- Leathers' niece, who
was formerly Evelyn Leathers.
Miss Rita Robinson and Lewis Mc
Donald spent the Thanksgiving hol
idays at their homes.
The 4-H club executive commit
tee, consisting of Misses Vera and
Vern McDaniel, Lurline Sparks, Mrs.
Clary and Clinton Batty, met last
week and 4-H clubs' were signed up
for clothing, cooking and health.
Mr. and Mrs. Darrel Harris and
Mr. and Mrs. Duff McKitrick were
in town Wednesday.
Mrs. Lucy Rodgers was out Mon
day and Tuesday, giving reading
tests at the grade school. She also
visited at the high school Monday
afternoon.
Don't forget the dance Saturday,
Dec. 2. Music by Ivan Leathers' or
chestra. Mr. and Mrs. Oren McDaniel and
children spent Thanksgiving at Lone
Rock.
Miss Frances Inskeep was a bus
iness visitor in Heppner Saturday.
Arthur and Verne Dalzell of Dry
Fork were business visitors through
Hardman Sunday.
Archdeacon Robathan and Bishop
Wm. P. Remington of Pendleton held
regular services in the church Sun
day. Mr. Robathan's son Eric was
here also.
Special church services will con
tinue each evening again this week
with Rev. Ely holding services.
Miss Grace Leathers of Monu
ment was visiting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Leathers from Friday
until Sunday.
Those attending the dance in Mon
ument from here Thursday night
were Miss Jeanne Leathers, Delvin
and Dallas McDaniel and Darrel
Farrens. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Leathers
and Jeanne spent Thanksgiving vis
iting friends and relatives in Monu
ment. Nelson Knighten took Mr. and
Mrs. Sam McDaniel, Jr., and Max
ine to Top where they visited over
Thanksgiving. They returned home
Sunday. Mrs. Frank Howell and
sons, Clifford and Bill, brought them
home. Mrs. Howell plans to visit for
a few days.
Miss Nona Inskeep and Oscel Ins-
keep spent Thanksgiving in the Dry
Fork country.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rogers of
Kinzua visited over the week end at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
Adams.
Lucille, Jean and Floyd Reed came
down from Spokane Wednesday to
spend the holiday with their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Reed, at the mill
on Rock creek. They returned to
Spokane Sunday.
Misses Lurline Sparks and Oleta
Raimey spent Thanksgiving at their
homes in Pendleton and Condon.
They returned Sunday.
On Mnndav Mr. and Mrs. Vpttia
Leathers arrived at the Owen Leath
Oregon
ers home for a visit with their bro
ther and family. They were accom
panied by Elza Ules, also of Port
land. The weather this last week was
cool with a slight rain Sunday night
and threats of more rain. The frost
Monday night was so heavy that it
looked like snow and remained on
the ground some time after the sun
came up. The temperature was not
particularly low, however.
WILLOWS GRANGE NEWS
By MARY LUNDELL
On November 25th, a number of
members attended the last grange
meeting to be held in the Cecil hall.
An interesting program prepared by
the lecturer, Marjorie Baker, was
presented by the active lecturer,
Vida Heliker. Two candidate' names
were submitted for membership.
The concrete entrance and steps
to the new grange hall are being
poured this week, also the, hardwood
floor is being laid and flues built.
The first meeting will be held in
the lone hall on Saturday evening,
Dec. 9. We trust that a goodly num
ber of members will be in attend
ance on the opening night. On Dec.
16, plans are being arranged to for
mally dedicate the hall, a ceremony
to which grange members and their
friends are invited Installation of
1940 officers of subordinate granges
of the county will be featured on the
same date. This program begins at
2 o'clock and continues through the
evening with dinner served to visit
ing grangers at 6. Installation is also
open to visitors.
The ladies of the Home Economics
club will hold their annual bazaar
in the basement of the hall during
the afternoon and evening of Dec.
16. A free dance is scheduled by the
dance committee for later in the
evening.
Come out and help us to make this
a real red letter day for Willows
grange history.
Intersections were the scenes of
most traffic accidents during the
month of October, Earl Snell, secre
tary of state, said today, but most
fatalities resulted from injuries on
straight pieces of road. Forty-five
per cent of the total traffic mishaps
for the month occurred at intersec
tions, but only three resulted in
deaths. There were 12 fatal accidents
on straight roads.
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned administrators of the
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Page Seven
estate of Dan C. Doherty, deceased,
have filed their final account with
the County Court of the State of
Oregon for Morrow County of their
administration of the estate of said
deceased, and that said Court has
set Saturday, December 23rd, 1939,
at the hour of 10:00 o'clock in the
forenoon of said day in the County
Court room at the Court House at
Heppner, Oregon, as the time and
place for hearing objections to said
final account and the settlement ofl
said estate, and all persons having
objections thereto are hereby re
quired to file the same with said
court on or before the time set for
said hearing.
Dated and first published this 23rd
day of November, 1939.
W. T. DOHERTY,
BERNARD P. DOHERTY,
Administrators.
NOTICE OF SALE OF
COUNTY PROPERTY
By virtue of an ORDER OF THE
COUNTY COURT, dated November
28, 1939, I am authorized and di
rected to advertise and sell at pub
lic auction, at not less than the min
imum price herein set forth after
each parcel:
Los 2 to 7 inclusive, in Block
8; Cluffs 7th Addition to the
Town of lone. Minimum price,
$55.00, cash.
Tract No. 3, DR V-223 in the
Town of Hardman. Minimum
price, $70.00, cash,
Lots" 1, 2, 3, and 4, Block 3,
in the Town of lone, now City
of lone. Minimum price, $10.00,
cash, per lot.
Lot 5, in Block 18 of the or
iginal Town of Lexington, Mor
row County, Oregon, for the
minimum price of $40.00, cash.
The North half (N) of the
Northeast quarter (NE14) of
Section Thirty-three (33), Town
ship 2 North, Range 24 E. W. M.
Minimum price, $40.00 for the 80
acres, cash.
THEREFORE, I will, on the 30th
day of December, 1939, at the hour
of 2:00 p. m., at the front door of the
Court House in Heppner, Oregon,
sell said property to the highest and
best bidder for cash.
C. J. D. BAUMAN,
Sheriff, Morrow County, Oregon.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned was duly appointed by
the County Court of the State of
Oregon for Morrow County, execu
trix of the last Will and Testament
of Anna Natter, deceased, and all
persons having claims against the
estate of said deceased are hereby
required to present the same duly
verified as required by law to the
undersigned at the law office of Jos.
J. Nys, at Heppner, Oregon, within
six months from the date hereof.
Dated and first published this 23rd
day of November, 1939.
KATIE MINERT, Executrix.
NOTICE OF SHERIFFS SALE OF
REAL PROPERTY ON EXECUTION
Notice is hereby given that under
and by virtue of an execution in
foreclosure duly issued out of the
Circuit Court of the State of Ore
gon for Morrow County, on the 14th
day of November, 1939, pursuant to
a judgment and decree rendered in
said court on the 13th day of No
vember, 1939, wherein Johan Troed
scn, plaintiff, recovered judgment
against George Cochran, defendant,
for the sum of $325.00, with interest
from the 8th day of June, 1938, at
the rate of eight per cent per an
num, and further sum of $10.00 and
$50.00 attorneys fees and costs in the
sum of $15.20, and directing me to
sell the following described real
property, to-wit :
Lots nmbered 7 and 8 in Block
numbered 3 in the town of lone,
Morrow County, Oregon.
NOW, in obedience to said execu
tion, I will on Saturday, the 16th
day of December, 1939, at the hour
of 10:00 o'clock in the forenoon of
said day at the front door of the
Court House at Heppner, Oregon,
sell the above described real prop
erty at public auction to the highest
bidder for cash and apply the pro
ceeds on said judgment and accru
ing costs of sale.
Dated and first published this
16th day of November, 1939.
C. J. D. BAUMAN, Sheriff.