Lexington News
By MARGARET SCOTT
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Patterson of
Kinzua are visiting at "the Charles
Buchanan home.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Breshears
visited Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Gib
son in Hermiston Sunday. They
were accompaned by Marie Stea
gall. George Tucker arrived home on
Tuesday after a vacation spent in
Iowa.
Mrs. Huff and son of Hillsboro
are guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Papineau.
Word was received Saturday of
the death of Mrs. Arthur Haskall
of Ridgefield, Wash. She is the sis
ter of Mrs. Laura Scott and Mrs.
Melissa Stonebraker.
Doris Williams .entertained a
group of friends with a Hallowe'en
party at her home Saturday eve
ning. Games were played and re
freshments were served.
George Allyn has been confined
to his home by illness. His school
bus is being driven by Albert Ed
wards. Mr. and Mrs. Mcrritt Gray and
son spent the weekend at Stan
field and Pendleton. They were
accompaned home by Skippy Ruhl
who spent last week at the Gene
Gray home in Stamfield.
The H. E. C. club will meet
Thursday, Nov. 12 at two p. m. in
the grange hall.
There will be a P. T. A meeting
Wednesday Nov. 11 at two p. m.
in the school house. All parents
are urged to attend. ,
Callers at the Vernon Scott home
Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Sprinkel of Heppner and son Dean
of Seattle.
Bldon Parberg. son of Mr. and
Mrs. Oris Padberg and Eileen
Sperry of lone were married in
Idaho Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Whillock and
Sandy left for Portland Wednes
day to spend a few days.
Carla Lee Whillock spent Satur
day night at the Charles Breshears
home.
R. B. (Kelly) Wylie of the Wylie
Monument works of Walla Walla
was a business visitor here this
F.M TFAfTS IN WARTIME
Tractors Are Important War Machines
(First of a Series of Six Articles)
Uy A. P. Peck
Managing Editor, Scientific American
Although the farm tractor never plunges into the thick of a
itche! battle, it is nevertheless a war machine, an indispensable
unit in the production of the food and fibers that make it possible
r- f k rs r-rioA nn ToHav tht farmers of the United States
lJl wai lv. .aiiiv-va vuu
re striving to meet a 25 percent increased demand for these
naterials, with less laDor avauame
nan ever before, yet the tractors
which are so
helpful in so
many phases of
agriculture are
being produced
in ever-decreasing
quantities.
Hence it stands
to reason that
any measures
that can be
taken to pro
mote top effici
ency in tractor
operation and
to decrease wear
in the machine should receive close
Lttentinn Onlv bv such means can
the farmer hope to keep up with
the demand for his products and,
at the same time, be fairly well
. assured that his tractor will last
(or the duration.
There are today some 1,800,000
farm tractors in use in the United
States. Should only a small per
centage of these suddenly break
down, it would be an agricultural
calamity of no small magnitude.
Surely anything that can be done
to prevent such a happening and
to keep all of these tractors in use
will come under tne neaaing oi
"war effort." Therefore, the six
articles of "this series will point
out the various ways in which the
farmer can get the most service
from his tractor, regardless of
make or type. .
Many tractor engineers will tell
you that the most important factor
in tractor operation is the fuel that
you use. Not only does a high
grade fuel give more power than a
low-grade material, but the increase
in power is obtained with a de
crease in wear on the working parts
of the engine. If a tractor that
has been running on kerosen or
A P. Peek
week.
Harman Wallace was confined to
his home by illness this week.
IBRIGON NEWS
By MRS. J. A. SHOUN
Benjamin McCoy has been called
to the army and will report Nov.
10. Warren McCoy who joined in
July is in Chicago going to the
university.
Jack McFall of Fort George
Wright visited his parents, Mr. and
Mru. Charles McFall. He is just
out of the hospital '
The Sweringen, Paul Haberlein
and Foster party got back from a
successful elk hunt.
Mrs. Henderson of Stanfield
spent a week with her sister, Mrs.
Melvin Smith
Miss Frances Weaver spent sev
eral days with the H. W. Grims.
Mr. and Mrs, Ea W. Grims and
son and daughter spent Wednesday
night with the C. W. Grims. The
men are cousins.
Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Herman Duus
and daughter Lavern spent a few
days in Nyssa with Mr Duus'
biother, Vern Duus and family.
Mrs. Johnny Sweringen and little
daughter visited a few days at
Hermiston visiting wth her mother,
Mrs. Foster.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Moore of
Butter creek were callers at the
Caldwells and Smiths Thursday.
Mrs. Hubert Cook with her two
small sons of Cook, Wash, is visit
ing the Wilsons Mrs. Wilson is
her mother.
Mr. and Mrs. Alton of Portland
are visiting at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond Coulters. Mr. Alton
and Don Kenny are hunting elk.
hTe Mike Hinkley children are
quite sick with intestinal flu.
Dor&en Gan is giving a farewejjl
party Wednesday evening for Ger
ald Buell who is joining the navy
The high school will assist.
The Presbyterian aid society met
Thursday for a pot luck dinner to
be followed with quilting.
; M-. and Mr:.-. Ic t :ry Bedws I
returned home Tuesday from
Spray wheie they visited their son
Erncjt and family.
distillate is operated on gasoline,
without any changes in the engine
except colder plugs and adjust
ments of the carburetor and the
heat control on the manifold, an
immediate increase in power up
to 12 percent will be found. This
may not seem much, but it is a
Step in the right direction. If a
tractor engine that was originally
designed to burn distillate is con
verted to high compression (a con
version process that will be dis
cussed in greater detail later in
this series), the gain in power may
become as great as 30 percent.
Recent laboratory and field tests
made by research engineers have
not only conhrmea these conclu
sions regardmg power as affected
by fuel, but have also revealed
some noteworthy facts regarding
the wear on tractor engines when
different fuels are used. In these
tests two tractors were employed,
one operated on distillate and the
other burning gasoline. After more
than 3000 hours of operation for
each engine, they were taken down
and the parts carefully studied and
measured. The distillate-burning
snrrlnA eViAUrpH R0 nprCPflt more
wear on rings, 135 percent more
wear on pistons, 66 percent morei
wear on cylinder walls, 123 per
cent more wear on crankshaft
journals, and 135 percent more
wear on crank pins.
To these figures regarding engine
power and wear the research men
added the facts that the distillate
burning engine showed heavy oil
consumption, that the engine ran
hot, and that many more repairs
were required on tne aistiuate
burning engine than on the gasoline-burning
one.
(Next Week: Taking Care of YouO
Tractor 1
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FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
Bennie Howe, Minister
Sunday, Nov. 8:
Divine worship at 11 a. m. Ser
mon by the pastor.
Church and Bible school at 9:45
a. m, Lucy Rodgers, superinten.
dent.
Evening song and gospel service
at 7:30.
Monday, Nov. 9:
Dr. Silas Fairham, district supt
will conduct quarterly conference
and deliver lecture with the aid of
stereopticon slides.
Wednesday, Nov. 11:
Bible study and prayer at 7:45.
Thought for 'Today: One life
showing the way is better than ten
tongues trying to tell it to you
ALL SAINTS EPISCOPAL
CHURCH
Officiant Ven. Eric O. Robathan
Morning Prayers will be read at
11 o'clock, Sunday, Nov. 8 at All
Saints Episcopal church
ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH
Rev. Francis McCormack, Pastor
Schedule of services:
Heppner: Mass at 9:00 a.m. every
Sunday except 3rd. Mass on 3rd
Sunday at 10:30.
lone: 10:30 a.m. on 1st Sunday.
9:00 a.m. on 3rd Sunday.
Lena: 10:30 a. m. on 2nd and 4th
Sundays.
Week-day mass at 8 a. m. First
Friday, 7:30 a.m.
Confessions: Saturdays, 7:30 to
8:00 p.m. Sundays, 8:15 to 8:55 a.m.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
. Martin B. Clark, Minister.
Bible school, 9:45 a. m.
Communion and preaching 11:00
Christian Endeavor, 6:30 p. m. '
Pre -prayer service, 7:30 p. m.
Evangelistic meeting, 7:45 p. m.
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Sterl D. Spiesz, pastor
Sunday school, 9:45 a. m.
Worship, 11:00 a. m.
Evangelistic service, 7:45 p. m.
Tuesday prayer service, 7:45 p. m.
Thursday Bible study, 7:45 p. m.
All services now being held hi
the building on the corner of GaiJ
and Willow streets.
NOVEMBER GATHERING OF
MUSIC STUDY CLUB HELD
Music Study club met at the
home of Mjiss Li3tla Humpjhreyb
Wednesday night with Miss Fran
ces Wright assisting hostess.
During the business meeting,
conducted by Mrs. Lucy Rodgers,
president of the club, plans were
discussed for the coming vesper
service to be given by the club on
Sunday night, Nov. 15 at the Epis
copal church at 7:30.
The club hopes to present one
vesper service each month during
the winter rotating them among
the Episcopal, Methodist and Chris
tian churches. Congregational sing
ing of old familiar hymns, with pos
sibly a special number by the club
will constitute the evening's pro
gram. The public is invited to at
tend these vespers.
Wednesday night's topic on South
American composers was prepared
by Josephine Mahoney and read by
Mrs. Ture Peterson. Miss Margaret
Wright and Miss Frances Weaver
interpreted a couple of the "South
of the Border" folk dances add-,
ing much to the pleasure of the
evening. Ensemble singing, with
Mrs. J. O. Turner at the piano,
closed the program.
Appetizing refreshments were
served by the hostesses at a late
hour.
GUESTS AT SCHWARZ HOME
Guests at the Henry Schwarz
home from Wednesday until Mon
day were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rot
zein and son Frederick and Miss
Velma Brandon from Salem. Mrs.
Rotzein is a sister of Mr. Schwarz.
Heppner Gazette Times, Nov. 5, 1942 3
CONDITION IMPROVING
Mrs. Henry Schwarz, who has
heen a Patient in The Dalles Hos-
pUaI fr Ae P&St two weks is
considerably improved and is ex-
pected home this week-end.
F0R HiALTH ON
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VISITS DAUGHTER
Mrs. Frank E. Parker returned
Saturday from Portland where she
had been of her son-in-
law and daughter, Mr and Mrs.
Harry Nelson.'
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