Thursday, May 29, 1941
Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon
Page Three
Mrs. Duvall's Father
Passes at Umatilla
J. W. Waid, 89, 35-year pioneer of
this section and father of Mrs. H.
L. Duvall of Lexington, passed away
at his home in Umatilla last Thurs
day. Funeral services were held at
that place Sunday with commitment
in the Echo cemetery. Mrs. Duvall
was with her father at time of pass
ing and with her family was pre
sent for the final rites.
James Washington Waid was born
at Savannah, Term., October 4, 1851.
When a small boy he moved with
his parents to Aurora, Mo., where
he lived for several years. He serv
ed with the Texas Rangers in 1874,
married Theresy E. Cox at McDow
ell, Mo., August 6, 1875, and would
have celebrated his 65th wedding
anniversary had he lived until the
coming August.
To the union were born six chil
dren. The oldest son, Joseph E.,
died in 1910. Mr. Waid. came with
his family to Oregon in 1906 and
settled on a homestead north of
Lexington. A few years later he
sold out and went to Stanfield where
, he had resided ever since. He ac
cepted Christian faith when a young
man and was a lover of his home
and family. He enjoyed unusually
good health until about two years
ago when he began to fail. He passed
away at his home Thursday evening,
May 22, aged 89 years, 7 months and
18 days.
He leaves to mourn his loss his
wife, three daughters, Miss Lenna
Waid of Stanfield, Mrs. Lula White
of Ukiah and Mrs. Amanda Duvall
of Lexington; two sons, Claude and)
Vernon of Stanfield; four brothers,
R. L. Waid of Yakima, Wn, J. F.
Waid of Billings, Mo., P. L. Waid of
Bristow, Okla., and W. J. Waid of
Liberty, Mo.; one sister, Mrs.. Janie
Gibson of Jay, Okla.; six grandchil
dren, three great grandchildren and
a large number of other relatives
and friends.
Funeral services were conducted
in Stanfield Sunday afternoon at
the Presbyterian church by Rev.
Cecil Warner of Hermiston. The
many floral tributes were mixed
with a profusion of red, his favorite
color. The church quartet sang "The
Old Rugged Cross," "Face to Face,"
and a solo, "That City Four Square."
Four grandsons and two nephews
were nallbearers: Kenneth and Lloyd
Waid of Stanfield, Vivian White of
Ukiah, Ralph Wickersham and Les
ter Tuhbs of Portland, and Cecil
Gibson of Yakima, Wash. Burial
was in the Echo cemetery with Fol
soms of Pendleton in charge.
GOOD NIGHT
Sleep on beloved, sleep, and take
thy rest;
Lay down thy head upon thy Sav
iour's breast;
We loved thee well, but Jesus loved
thee best,
Good-night! Good-night, Goodnight!
HARDMAN NEWS
Hardman Folk Honor
Miss Lurline Sparks
By ELSA M. LEATHERS
IONE NEWS
lone Street Oiling
Gets under Way
"WHfT
DO U KNOW"
Miss Lurline Sparks was honored
the last day of school, Friday the
23rd, by the school children, rela
tives and friends, with a very love
ly kitchen shower. There were
about 85 persons present. Ice cream
and angel cake were served. Miss
Snarks has taught two very suc
cessful years in the grade school as
Drincirjal. and will teach the coming
year. She will be the bride of Del-
vin McDaniel, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Kinard McDaniel of Lonerock.
Miss Rita Robinson returned to
her home Saturday after spending
the winter in Heppner high school.
Miss Robinson was one of the grad
uating class.
Mrs. Carey Hastings and girls
were week-end visitors at the Vic
tor Johnson home in Heppner. They
returned home Sunday with Mr.
Hastings who is shearing with the
Henry Happold crew.
Mr. and Mrs. Hershal Townsend
visited the past week with Mrs. B.
Bleakman, before leaving for ' La
Grande to spend the summer.
Mrs. Marion Saling and children
and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Bleak
man brought Mrs. John McDonald
some on Saturday, after she had vis
ited for a day or so in Heppner.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Steers and
son Elmer attended the auction sale
for the band in Heppner Saturday
and brought home several things
they had purchased there.
Glen Hesseltine visited at the Sa-
bin Hastings home Monday from
Emmett, Idaho. He is a cousin of
Mrs. Hastings and they hadn't met
since 30 years ago when they both
lived in Iowa.
Mrs. Floyd Adams was honored
with a birthday party at her home
Thursday afternoon. Present were
Mrs. Jim Burnside, Mrs. Blaine Cha
pel, Mrs. Elmer Palmer and chil
dren, Mrs. Jim Hams, Mrs. Harold
Stevens and Bobby, ffnd Miss Alta
Stevens.
Miss Ruth Eversole and Miss Ce
cile Bell left for their homes Satur
day morning. Miss Eversole's fath
er came for them from Shedd. Miss
Bell will stay at The Dalles with
relatives for a time.
Mr. and Mrs. Max Buschke and
children moved to Bull prairie Sun
day, where they will be stationed
this year while working on the Um
atilla national forest. .Mr. Buschke
has been a lookout for a number
of years stationed at Tamarack. Mar
ion Saling who' has been at Bull
prairie quit this year to be a guard
at Hermiston, which is year around
work.
Mr. and Mrs. Darrel Farrens and
Delvin McDaniel took Miss Lurline
Srjarks to Pendleton Sunday.
Mrs. John Adams of Portland is
visiting at the Floyd Adams home.
Mrs. Flovd Adams met her at Ar
lington on Monday. Word was re
ceived here of the passing of the
wife of Belva Adams, brother of
Floyd, at Walla Walla. Sympathy
is extended bv Hardman friends.
Ad Inskeep and daughter Nona
accompanied Mrs. Inskeep and
daughter Alene to Pendleton Mon
day, where they took the train for
Tulsa. Okla. They will visit a sis
ter of Mrs. Inskeep, Mrs. Alice Jones
through the summer.
By MRS. ELMER GRIFFITH
Work has begun on the job of
oiling Main street in lone. Prepar
ation of the streets is being done
by the county, and the state high
way deparment will do the oiling.
All of Main street will be surfaced
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Heliker return
ed Friday from Portland.' Mr. Helik
er's physician found his foot so
much improved that an operation
was deemed unnecessary.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ely of Morgan
spent the week end at Portland and
Hillsboro. At the latter place they
visited at the home of their daugh-
er, Mrs Lester Hoke, and their
grandson, Allen Hoke, accompanied
them home.
as well as the street leading to the
highway by the power station, and
the street leading to the Gooseberry
road will be finished as far as the
bridge over Willow creek.
School closed here Friday, with
a picnic . on Willow creek for the
grade school children, and most of
the teachers have left. Miss Frances
Stewart, commercial teacher in the
high school, and Miss Gladys Bra
shears, third and fourth grade tea
cher, have resigned their positions.
Miss Eva Swanson is m Salem
where .she is employed. Her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Swanson took
her to the Capitol city, and visited
their son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Elmo McMillan.
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Ely and
children, Francine and Fayne, of
Morgan, spent several days visiting
in Portland and Estacada, returning
the first of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Troedson spent
the week end at White Salmon, Wn., 1
where they were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Paul G. Balsiger.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Burton of
Prosser, Wash., spent the week end
here at the home of Mrs. Burton's
mother, Mrs. 'Lana Padberg. The
Burtons were married May 10. Mrs.
Burton was formerly Opal Cason.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Roundy and
baby daughter of Condon are guests
of Mrs. Roundy s aunt, Mrs. J. H.
Brvson. '
. Mrs. Thelma Corley and daughter
Marianne were here for commence
ment when Mrs. Corley's son Waltei
received his diploma. Mrs. Cole
Smith of The Dalles came with her.
Mrs. Bert Mason left here by auto
Thursday afternoon. She was ac
companied as far as Spokane by
Mrs.. C. F. Feldman, and there was
joined by her sister, Mrs. Charles
Dezell. They drove to Maynard,
Iowa, to attend the funeral of their
aunt, Miss Emmer Maynard, whose
bodv was shipped from here. Mrs.
Mason plans to remain in Iowa with
relatives for several weeks. Mrs.
Feldman returned home Saturday.
Miss Katherine Griffith made a
brief visit at her home in Morgan
this week end. She drove up from
Monmouth with Dr. Santee, guest
speaker at the Condon commence
ment, and' a party of friends.
The J. H. Bryson home was the
scene of a large family party Sun
day.- The guests were Mr. and Mrs.
Leslie Roundv and daughter, of Con
don; Mr. and Mrs. Huston Bryson
of Portland; Mr. and Mrs. Chester
Burton of Prosser, Wash.; Earl Pad
berg of Portland; Clarence Roundy
of Heppner; Mr. and Mrs. Terrel
Benge and children of Lexington;
and Mrs. Lana Padberg, Arley Pad
berg, Mr. and Mrs. Darrel Padberg
and baby, Louis Padberg, and Mr.
and Mrs. H. 0. Kincaid arid four
sons.
Morgan folks who are sending the
children to lone school nevertheless
enjoyed a school picnic and pot luck
dinner on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Lindstrom of
Morgan visited this week at Bright
wood with their daughter, Mrs. War
ren Crutcher and family.
The social meeting of the W omens
Topic club met Saturday afternoon
at the Cleo Drake home, with Mrs.
Drake, Mrs. Victor Rietmann. Mrs.
Algott Lundell, and Mrs. Clel Rea
as hostesses. Six tables of bridge
were in play, and guest prize was
won by Mrs. Fred Mankin, high by
Mrs. Ted Blake, and second by Mrs.
Omar Rietmann. The next study
meeting will be on Friday the 13th
of June at the home of Mrs. Harry
Yarnell.
W. G. Palmateer has gone to Es
tacada to spend the week end with
relatives.
Locust chapter, O. E. S. held its
annual strawberry supper at the Ma
sonic hall Tuesday evening. Mem
bers of the Star and Masons and
their families were guests. ,
LEXINGTON SCHOOL NEWS
Principal for next year will be
John Jenkins, who was head of the
schools at Rufus. In the grades,
Mrs. Edna 4 Turner will teach first
and second grades, Mrs. Juanita
Carmichael, three and four, Walter
Sehold from E. O. C. E. has been
given contract for the fifth and
sixth, and Mrs. Lilian Turner will
teach the seventh and eighth grades
for the 15th consecutive year. High
school teachers have not been se
lected as yet.
APPRECIATION
I wish to express my gratitude to
my many friends and relatives for
their kindness during my recent ill
ness.
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For Distribution
The 1941 Oregon brand book, con
taining the thousands of brands that
were re-recorded in 1940, is now
readv for distribution to livestock
owners of the state. The book is
available through the state depart
ment of agriculture, animal division
There is a one dollar charge, which
is the cost of compiling and printing.
This is the first brand book pub
lished in Oregon since 1918. It con
tains some 6,000 brands, mostly those
used on cattle, horses and sheep.
Poultry markings are recorded also.
Through courtesy of the Oregon
Cattle and Horse Raisers associa
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ization in good standing will receive
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