Thursday, Dec. 21, 1939
Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon
Page Three
LEXINGTON NEWS j
Lexington Loses
To Heppner Squad
By MARGARET SCOTT
The local high school basketball
team met defeat at the hands of the
Heppner team in a hard fought
game last Tuesday night on the
home floor by a score of 29-18. The
locaL, team defeated lone on the
home floor Friday night with a
score of 32-14. The grade school
team was defeated by lone 9-7 in
a close, exciting game.
Mrs. George Allyn spent two days
last week working at the Oral Scott
home.
The Merry Thimblers met last
Thursday at the home of Helen Bre
shears. Delicious refreshments of
grape souffle, cookies and coffee
were served.
Erma Scott is reported to be im
proving slowly.
The 4-H Room Improvement club
met at the home of Mrs. Cecil Jones
Saturday and the 4-H Cooking club
met at 'the home of Mary Hunt.
Delpha Jones was a guest of Helen
Breshears Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Steagall and
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Jones were bus
iness visitors in Walla Walla Tu
esday. Mr. Jones departed Wed
nesday for Waitsburg where he is
employed by A. A. Durand, well
driller. Mrs. Jones plans to join him
January first.
Jo McMillan was taken to a Hepp
ner physician Friday to have her
injured finger attended.
Bill Smethurst has purchased a
new car.
Vand Huntley and family of Olex
were Saturday guests at the Grace
Turner home.
Pat and Jo McMillan were guests
of their sister, Delpha Jones, Mon
day night
Wilbur Steaeall is employed at
the Arnold Pieper ranch.
Mrs. Bob Cutler was a visitor in
Pendleton Thursday.
Several local grangers attended
the grange meeting in lone Satur
day at which time the new hall was
dedicated.
The Sunday school Christmas pro
gram will be held Sunday, Dec. 24
at 7:30 p. m. in the Christian church.
The public is cordially invited
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Smethurst, Mr,
and Mrs. Harvey Bauman and Mrs.
OL DAY
RAIL FARES
ajid General Public
Exceedingly low rail fares
over the Holidays Include
travel by Coach, Pullman
Tourist & Standard Pullman
Effective over a wide
territory in Oregon,
Washington & Idaho.
SALE DATES DAILY
December 15th to
January 1st Inclusive
Return by Midnight January 8th
Inquire of your local agent
for fares. You will find it far
cheaper to take the train on
your Holiday trip than to
drive your own car; also saf
er and more comfortable.
C. DABBEE, Local Agent
Phone 132 Heppner, Ore.
Grace Turner attended the Ameri
can Legion convention in Milton -
Freewater last week.
A. M. Edwards and Bert Thorn
burg were business visitors in Land,
Wash., the first of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. George Allyn spent
Sunday visiting at the Will Van
Winkle home.
Orvil Haugh returned Saturday
from Shoshone, Idaho, accompanied
by his brother, Arley. They spent
Sunday in Milton-Freewater and
Walla Walla.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dinges and
son Dan, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Jack
son and son Kenneth, Ladd Sher
man, Clarence Carmichael, Eldon
Padberg, Adolph Majeske and son
Eugene attended a basketball game
in The Dalles Wednesday night.
Dan Way is visiting in Portland.
At the P.T.A. meeting last Wed
nesday Carl Marquardt was pre
sented the Scout cup for the past
year. One of the program features
was a "Professor Quiz" contest con
ducted by Mrs. Lilian Turner. Con
testants were Helen Breshears, Mary
Edwards, Margaret Miller, Iva Way,
Orville Cutsforth and Charles Buchanan.
The local Boy Scout troop motor
ed to Heppner last Wednesday eve-
nine to the installation services of
the Heppner troop. Jack Miller,
Dean Hunt and Kenneth Way re
ceived tenderfoot badges, and Carl
Marquardt received a merit badge.
Those who attended from Lexington
were Scoutmaster Gerald Acklen
Charles Marquardt, and Billy, Carl,
Albert and Clyde Edwards, Joe,
Claude and Kenneth Way, Dean
Hunt, and Jack Miller.
Msr. . Cliff Daugherty has as her
house guest her father, Mr. McKin-
ny.
HARDMAN NEWS
Moisture Plentiful
In Hardman Area
By HARDMAN HIGH SCHOOL
The weather this last week was
warmer, witn a skui oi snow on
Wednesday night, followed by rain.
At the beginning of the week, how
ever, the skies had cleared and the
temperature had dropped, only to
turn cloudy again. With high wind
and stormy skies anything can hap
pen in the weather line.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Stevens and
Bobby and Miss Alta Stevens
were visiting in Heppner Saturday.
Lotus Robison was a visitor in
town on Sunday.
Mrs. Wm. Lee who has been ill
in Heppner, returned home on Sat-
urav. Mrs. Charley Fraters has
been taking care of her home dur
ing her absence.
Mrs. Clarence Rices son Frank
and two daughters, Mrs. Chatha
Ramsey. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson
and her brother, Deb Bellenbrock,
visited wtih her over the week end.
Art Stefani and Tommy Graham
of lone were business visitors in
town on Sunday.
Chas. McDaniel is trapping in
the Eightmile country, and is living
at the old Brannon place.
Miss Alta Stevens returned home
Tuesdav from Condon where she
had been visiting for some time
Shoppers and visitors in Heppner
.1 1 -1 Tff J
over tne weeK ena were mc aim
Mrs. Carey Hastings and children,
Mr. and Mrs. Owen Leathers and
son Junior, Miss Lurline Sparks,
Miss Oleta Raimey and Darrel Far-
rens.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Farrens and
Darrel and Mrs. Harry Owens lett
fnr Portland Monday morning. Mr.
Farrens will receive medical treat
ment.
Mrs. Frank McDaniel and John
and Elwood Hastings were business
visitors in Heppner on Friday.
Frank Young of lone was a busi
ness visitor in Hardman on Friday,
Holmes Gabbert, representative of
the Master Engravers of Portland,
called at the high school on Mon
day, to take orders for commence
ment supplies.
Carl Leathers, Delbert Robinson
and Earl Redding were business vis
itors in Kimberley on Thursday.
Church services were conducted
Sundav afternoon bv the Rev. Eric
Robathan.
The high school pupils and Mrs.
Clary had a party at the high school
Tuesday evening of last week. The
eirls appeared in special costumes.
playing games of various kinds. Re
freshments consisted of candy.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Reed went
to Bates on Saturay to get their
household goods. On the way they
visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Rho Bleakman.
E. S. McDaniel who is a brother
of Mrs. B. H. Bleakman, is seriously
ill in a hospital at Kellogg, daho.
His daughter lives there.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Saling of
Prairie City visited over the week
end, and were guests at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Knighten.
Heppner Gazette Times, Only $2.00 Per Year
Grazing Board Meets
District Official
Sitting with the district grazier,
Virgil Starr of Baker, the board of
directors of the Morrow County
Grazing district met in Heppner Tu
esday and Wednesday of this week
to adjust matters for permittees.
John Krebs of Cecil is chairman of
the board which includes Jack Hynd,
William Kilkenny, Charles Barthol
omew and L. D. Neill.
Adjustments coming before the
board were due largely to a change
the fiscal dating. To date the
period for allotments has run from
January 1 to January 1. This has
been changed to run from July
to July 1. Allotments, which are
made by the grazing board in about
the same manner as the forest ser
vice permits, will run from Jan
uary 1, 1940 to July 1, 1940, at which
time the fiscal allotments will be
made.-
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son
From the bottom of
our heart we wish
each and everyone of
you a right
Merry Christmas!
May it mean the con
tinuation of a valued
friendship.
FRANK W. TURNER
msr W$HS
FOR A
rnj Christmas
S 1939 draws to its end, we add our
voices to the ever-swelling chorus of
"Merry Christmas to you all!"
J. 0. PETERSON
939
has marked the most successful
year in the history of the
Heppner Water Department
The co-operation of users has made this
possible and the water department
wishes to thank one and all and to as
sure yo uof continued efforts to improve
and extend the service.
A Merry Christmas to All
is the sincere wish of
Heppner Water Department
By J. O. Rasmus, Supt.
E WISH to take this opportunity to express our apprecia-.
tion for your prosperity and hope that we may continue to serve
yon iu the year to come. It is our sincere wish that everyone of
you enjoy the joy and happiness of Christmas and the holiday
season.
M. D. CLARK
I The time was spent in singing and