2 Heppner Gazette Times, May 7, 1942
LEXINGTON NEWS
Ground Broken at Lex
For New Elevator
By MARGARET SCOTT
The crew is busy breaking ground
for the new elevator.
Repairs are being made on the lo
cal reservoir.
Mr. Burton's sister of McMinnville
was his guest this week. She is on
her way to Salt Lake City.
Mr. McDonald spent the week
end in Portland. Alice Marshall
Stayed with Mrs. McDonald during
his absence.
Bud Marshall is working at the
Nichol's farm.
The town was deserted Friday
with most of the residents attending
the May Day festival in Heppner.
Mrs. Cecil Jackson is visiting at
the Ted McMillan home.
Mr. and Mrs. Gail Williams and
Suzanne were week-end guests at
the John Miller home. A group of
friends were entertained in their
honor Sunday evening with a buf
fet supper of American chop suey,
salad, Bavarian pudding and cof
fee. Elmer Hunt has stopped working
in the Standard Service station and
plans to go into defense work in the
near future.
Roy Shoun of Spray visited Tues
day evening with his nephew, Carl
Whillock.
Mr. and Mrs. Buck Padberg spent
Monday in Pendleton.
Ralph and Marcella Jackson went
to Portland Friday and brought Mrs.
Jackson and Carol home. Carol is
abe to be up vnd around.
Local residents are busy register
ing for the sugar rationing.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wren have mov
ed back into their new house and
Mr. and Mrs. Martin are in Heppner.
Bunny Breshears, Douglas Gibson,
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Crump of
Heppner were Sunday evening
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Whillock.
Monopoly was enjoyed and ginger
bread with whipped cream and col
fee were served.
Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Gray spent
one day last week in Stanfield.
George Wallise spent the week
end in Hermiston visiting friends.
Louise Hunt returned home Friday
from the valley and is confined to
her home with the mumps.
Archie and Billy Nichols spent
Sunday in Hermiston and Stanfield.
All memers of the grange are urg
ed to attend the meeting and party
Saturday evening, May 9, at the
hall. Third and fourth degrees will
be given to the new members.
IRRIGON ITEMS
By MRS. J. A. SHOUN
Mr. and Mrs. Frank French of
Colorado have been visiting with
Mrs. French's sister, Mrs. R. C.
Coulter. After spending a week in
Irrigon they are taking Mrs. Coul
ter back with them for a visit there
and in Iowa. '
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Shoun from
Walla Walla passed through Irrigon
to visit his brother, Andrew and
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bell. They
plan to come back about Tuesday.
Mrs. Rucher and Paula Haberline
were hostesses for a stork shower
given in honor of Mrs. Harold Lentz.
Iris Caldwell and Grace O'Brien
helped with the refreshments of
sandwiches, cool aid and cookies.
Mrs. Lentz received a nice supply
of presents. Mr. Lentz is a soldier
in Australia.
Mrs. Odetta Red Dunn is going
to show colored pictures with ex
planations of them of Bible cities
and objects, May 7, 8 and 9 at 8
o'clock p.m. Everyone is invited.
The Pentecostal church is going
to postpone their services on the
evening of Mrs. Dunn's lectures.
The Rev. Atwood Foster is going
to preach at the Pentecostal church
May 10.
Ernest Bediwell is able to be
home from the hospital. He has
arthritis.
Mrs. Melissa Stamp celebrated her
84th birthday May 4th at the J. A.
Shoun home. Luella Acock and lit
tle Luella were her guests.
Mrs. Wisdom of Hermiston has
been visiting her niece, Mrs. G reev
es. She went home the 4th.
R. Forbes got a bunch of baby
chicks the 5th, and Mrs. B. P. Rand
got a thousand bronze turkey poults.
The C. W. Acocks received 1200
the 30th and are getting them nicely
started. .J
A MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY
OF THE TREASURY
TMC (CCRCTARY Or THC TRCASUftV
WASMIMOTON
TO THE PEOPLE Of CPffiCfll
This week new caapalgn for th
Stamps la undtr way throughout th
Cupalgn.
It 1 urgently necessary that
are now buying War Bond and Stamps.
to individual American of war Bond
lass than on billion dollar rry
On -billion dollars aonth is
to one-tenth th contained lnooaa of
This money is needed to buy th tools of war for your fighting
forces. It will not pay for all of then. Our war expenditures now
are at th rat of about FOUR BILLIQN3 a nonth, and they are growing
dally. But a billion dollars a month direct from th people will
make all-out production posilbl. Without It we cannot do our bt
without it we cannot put forth our full effort.
It is desperately needed for another reason, We can't fight
war and at th (am tin lire and spend a usual. There are not enougk
goods to go around th thing w buy with money. If w go on (pend
ing at th 1941 acale, we'll be robbing th fighting man to add to our
own comfort or pleasure. Belli be driving up th cost of living for
all of us. We'll be imposing dire hardships on our neighbor.
What 1 asked of you 1 ten per cent of your earnings a tith
for Liberty. It la not a tax) It la not vn contribution) it 1 a
loan at interest, for your us and proteotion later.
Tour Oovarnment ask you to cut down your r-psnditures, TO 8A7I
your boys on the firing line and In th training camp, through your
Ocvemment, ask you to save so that they may have what they need to
win YOUR WAR for you America asks you to ears; to SATS TO WIN THI WARj
to buy War Bonds and Stamps up to not less than ten per cent of your
income.
Is Liberty worth it? Is Democracy worth itT la America worth ltT
I think I know your answer.
rop,VICTORY
ktt BUY
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WAR
gjy STAMPS
The above letter was sent to this newspaper by Secretary Alor
genthau in Washington. We publish it in the interest of the War Bond
Quota Campaign and earnestly recommend that all our readers do
their share in the tremendous job ahead of financing the War effort.
PINE CITY NEWS
By BERNICE WATTENBURGER
Mrs. C. H. Bartholomew, Bernice
Wattenburger and Faye Finch spent
Wednesday at the Mabel Hughes
home in Lena, sewing quilt blocks
for a top for Mr. and Mrs. Brosnan
who lost their things in a fire two
weeks ago.
Pine City school was closed Fri
day and the students attended the
track meet and music festival. Fran
ces Finch took first place in ball
throw. Juanita Ayers took third
place in ball throw, and Junior Wat
tenburger took fourth in high jump
and fourth in broad jump.
Miss Helen Knowles of Heppner
spent the week end with Miss Betty
Finch at her home on Butter creek.
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Finch and
family spent Saturday in Pendleton.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Wattenburger
and Mary Foley spent Sunday in
Pasco visiting Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Wattenburger,
Mr. and Mi s. Walter Wigglesworth
and family of Echo spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Burl Wattenbur
ger. Miss Hazel Ritchie spent Sunday
night and Monday with her mother,
Mrs. Mary Ritchie, and sister, Mrs.
Bertha Ayers.
The Jess Mathews shearing crew
is shearing at the Clayton Ayers
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Buck Winters are
moving to Hermiston. Mr. Winters
is going to work as guard at the
ordnance depot. He has been work
ing for Roy Neill for the last four
years.
Lowell Young enlisted in the mar
ines and is stationed at San Diego,
Cal. He says he likes the marines
just fine.
Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Hinten of
Kemmerer, Wyo., arrived Monday
evening for a two week visit with
her father, Roy Neill. Mrs. Hinten
is better known as Alma Neill.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Moore and
daughter of Mountain Home, Idaho,
spent the week end visiting his mo
ther, Mrs. Roy Neill.
Mrs. Letha Harris of Hermiston
is working for Mrs. Roy Neill.
TGEE7
UNITED STATES
WAR
DONDS
AND
STAMPS
my l, lu.t
Ml of r Bond and Si-ring
Nation.
It la th War Bond QMta
you double th rate at which 70
This will wan th sal direct
and Staaps to th anoint of not
nonth.
th National quota,
all Americana.
St i equal
Sincerely,
HARDMAN NEWS
Snow for Four Days
Seen at Hardman
By ELSA M. LEATHERS
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Reed went to
Portland Wednesday, returning Sat
urday of this week on business.
Mrs. Austin Devin took Mr. Devin
to Pendleton Monday to a doctor.
Mr. Devin has been ill several days.
Mrs. Ernest Wyland of Rhea creek
was here Sunday and Sunday night
with them. She is a sister of Mr.
Devin. Mr. Devin is in the St. An
thony hospital.
A nice crowd was present for the
two plays given here Saturday eve
ning. The grade boys and girls sold
candy, with proceeds amounting to
four dollars.
Ollie Hastings, Owen Leathers, Jr.,
Yvonne Hastings were all absent
from school Monday due to sore
throats. Also there is a question of
mumps (will we get them?)
W. H. French was on the sick list
this week.
Hardman and community saw
snow four days this week, while the
lower country had rain.
Mrs. Marie Johnson of Heppner
and Bernice (nee Bernice Stone
man) of Spokane, visited here Tu
esday at the C. H. McDaniel home.
Mr. and Mrs. Ad Inskeep visited
Sunday at the Mr. and Mrs. Vern
Dalzell home on Eight Mile.
MARVIN KLEMME
Republican Candidate for Congress
Paid Adv.
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1QNE NEWS
Robert Hoskins Heads
lone High Next Year
By MRS. EL.MER GRIFFITH
Election of officers was held at
the high school Monday, with the
following results: Robert Hoskins,
president; Barbara Ledbetter, vice
president; Marjorie Peterson, secretary-treasurer;
Darene Biddle, yell
leader; Alton Yarnell, transporta
tion manager; Jim Barnett, athletic
manager.
The junior-senior banquet and
prom will be held Friday of this
week at the grange hall.
The Girls League entertained the
mothers of the high school students
with a Mothers' tea in the gym last
Thursday. The gym was beautifully
decorated with spring flowers and
showed evidence of much effort on
the part of the girls and their spon
sor, Frances Stewart Carlson. The
address of welcome was made by
Betty Lou Lindsay, president of the
league, and the following program
was presented: carlinet quartet, Eu
nice Peterson, Alice Nichoson, Fre
da Ball, and Marjorie Peterson, ac
companied by Miss Yarnell; reading
Charlotte Sperry; song, Freda Ball,
Jean Coleman, Barbara Ledbetter,
Mary Barnett, and Dorothy Berg
strom; play, "Home, What Is It?" Eu
lenna Seehafer, Gladys Seehafer,
Melba Crawford, Elsie Jepson, Dar
lene Biddle and Jean Coleman; vo
cal solo, Montey Patterson; skit, Do
ris Palmateer, Marjorie Peterson and
June Griffith, and a piano solo by
Wilma Dobyns.
Mrs. P. J. Linn, who has been a
patient in Emanuel hospital in Port
land for the last month, receiving
treatment for a burn, returned home
Sunday She is much improved, but
still confined to her bed. Mrs. Wm.
Kaye is caring for her. Mrs. Linn
was brought home by her son, Fred
Griffith, accompanied by her daughter-in-law,
Mrs. Clarence E. Linn.
Mr. and Mrs. George Christian
(Joyce Biddle) of Kelso, Wash., are
Mrs. Belle Leathers, Mr. and Mrs.
C. C. Carmichael of Lexington and
Mrs. Owen Leathers visited Owen
Leathers at the veterans hospital
Sunday. He has improved to the
extent of being up and about some.
It is not known at this time when he
will be able to leave the hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. McDaniel spent
several days visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Allen Billings at Arlington this
week.
Kinard and Oren McDaniel went
to Lonerock Monday, returning Tuesday.
We've got Axis to grind.
Defense Bonds and Stamps.
Buy
lVa Miles N. W. of HERMISTON, ORE. 1 Mile Past Tertle
Town on Umatilla Road.
MAY 12 at 1 p. m.
1 Jersey Cow, 5-year old, just fresh, giving 5 gal. per day.
1 Holstein Cow 8-year-old, just fresh, giving 6V2 gal per day.
1 Holstein Cow, 7-yr.-old, giving 4V2 gal. per day, will
freshen in September.
1 Guernsey Cow, 8-year-old, giving 4 gal. , per day, will
freshen in September.
1 Durham-Guernsey Cow giving 3V2 gal. per day, will
freshen in September.
1 Holstein Cow, 3-year-old, just fresh, giving 3y2 gal. per day.
1 Jersey Cow, 3-yr.-old, just fresh, giving Zxh gal. per day.
1 Jersey Cow, 3-year-old, ready to freshen now.
1 Jersey Cow, 5-yr.-old, will give 4V2 gal. per day when
fresh, about the middle of June.
1 Guernsey-Holstein Calf, 3 months old.
30 White Leghorn Hens, 1 -year-old.
5 Young Calfs. 100 Rabbits, all ages.
2 Aged Horses. 1 McCbrmick Hay Rake.
2 Gilts, ready to breed. 1 Wagon.
1 Deering Mowing Machine, fair shape.
2-Section Spring Tooth Harrow.
2-Section Drag Harrow.
1 Walking Plow, and Other Small Tools.
1 Graham-Paige Car, 1928.
1 Viking Cream Separator, new.
3 Range Cook Stoves, Bedsteads, Chairs, Dishes, Fruit Jars,
and Other Household Goods.
- TERMS OF SALE CASH -
V. R. Runnion, Auctioneer
F. B. Swayze, Clerk
Jim Stout", Owner
here visiting Mrs. Christian's moth
er, Mrs. Vernon Brown, and her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. S. C.
Salter.
Mrs. Elmer Griffith and son George
were shopping in Portland Monday.
They went to the city with Fred
Griffith.
Mrs. Clara Newlin and her moth
er, Mrs. Ellen Reith, went to Seattle
Sunday to visit relatives.
Mrs. Verl Van Zant, Jr., and Miss
Violet Keithley, cousins of Mrs. Wal
ter Bristow, were week-end guests
at the Bristow home. They live in
Daly City, California.
Mrs. Kreuter and daughter drove
over from Bickleton, Wash., Sunday
to bring her father, G. A. Yarnell
for a visit with his son, Harry
Yamell.
Mrs. Samuel Pomerantz and little
son Denny of Los Angeles are guest
of Mrs. Pomerantz' parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Clark.
Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Lindstrom, Mr.
and Mrs. J. E. Swanson, and Mr. and
Mrs. E. R. Lundell surprised M:s.
Oscar Lundell Sunday and helped
her celebrate her birthday, at her
home below Cecil.
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Palmateer and
daughters of Morgan were shopping
in Pendleton Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Crabtree and
Mr. Crabtree's uncle, Fred Linday,
of Salem, visited relatives here over
the week end.
Mrs. Roy Lindstrom came home
over the week end to attend to bus
iness. Mr. Lindstrom returned to
Monmouth with her on Sunday.
Graduation Tims
and Jewelry
Jewelry, the gift of a life
time, is most appropriate to
commemorate graduation, an
important milestone of life.
PETERSON' S
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