i
Heppner Gazette Times, March 2, 1944 3
Lexington News
Two-county Lodge
Convention Calls
Group to Pendleton
By Mrs. Ruth McMillan
Umatilla - and Morrow - county
Oddfellows met in. district , conven
tion Feb. 26 at Pendleton. Presid
ing officer D. W. Davis of Eureka
lodge -No. 32, Pendleton. "The high
light of the afternoon session was
an address by Grand Master Ray
W. Comstock followed by a series
of 5 minute talks from the floor.
A fine banquet was served at 6:45
by Pauline Rebekah lodge No. 13
with over a hundred members
attending. The evening session was
devoted to work in the third de
gree by the Pendleton lodge and a
flag drill by the same lodge. A
floor drill was given by Pauline
Rebekah lodge No. 13. Judge For
rest L. Hubbard, P. G. M of Oregon
gave a very excellent address.
Echo was chosen as the next host
for the convention and the follow
ing officers were elected: president,
J. I. Young, Echo; vice president,
J. F. Thornburg, Lexington; Miller
Rayburn, Weston, secretary and
Harold Hill, Heppner, treasurer.'
Carl Shaw, member of a glider
division in Virginia was visiting
reatives and friends here Monday.
He was accompanied by his mother,
Mrs. Guy Shaw and his sister-in-law,
Mrs. Hugh Vester Shaw of
Hermiston whose husband is an
aerial gunner overseas.
John Padberg, father of Orris
Something
NEW
n
See Bill Isom
about;
80 per cent
collision on your
car.
B. E. ISOM
Heppner, Oregon
A good cup of coffee is the
perfect complement to a sat
isfying meal. Our food is
good, well cooked, and taste
ful; our service is prompt and
we are pleased to serve you.
j;
. "V.i ...
Due to shortage of help we
remain closed all day on
Thursdays.
Try our meatless meals ev
ery Friday.
HEPPNER
CAFE
Padberg and former resident here
underwent a major operation in a
Portland hospital Friday morning.
Carl Marquardt S 2c, "Seabees",
is here on a short leave from Camp
Perry, Va., to visit his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. ' Charles Marquardt.
Mr. and Mrs., Lawrence Palmer
and Mrs. Bill Van,, Winkle were
called to Salem Thursday by the
serious illness of. their mother, Mrs.
Mary Eskelson. t . . .
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hunt and fa
mily spent Wednesday, in Pendle
ton. They 'took their daughter
Louise over to consult an eye spec
ialist. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Forbes and
son of Irrigon and their daughter,
Mrs. Fred Lenz and son of Pendle
ton were visitors here Monday.
Cliff Doherty sprained an ankle
quite badly when he fell from his
tractor. He was taken to Heppner
to a physician.
Mr. and Mrs. Karl Miller of Her
miston arrived Tuesday for a shoit
visit at the Harry Dinges home.
Mrs. Alex "Hunt who has been
confined to a hospital in The Delles
for several days returned to her
home near Lexington Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Marshall
left for Ellensburg Wash. Monday
having been called by the death of
Mrs. Marshall's father, Robert
Duncan who passed away Sunday
following a stroke.
Rev. H. N. Waddell of lone Co
operative church and Evangelist
Earl Miller will hold services Mon
Wh
-sir- ISi-AAv
; , V V IS'
..;...w....-. ma jrtVfi-lvv.v.;.;.f.Vrtrl-..ivlij:1;
day, March 6, 7:30 p. m. at Lexing
ton Church of Christ. Evangelist
Miller will run a film of the life of
Christ and present several numbers
on the silver steel saw and guitar.
There will also be' other special
music. Everyone is urged to attend.
Lexington high school won 27 to
25 over Stanfield's A string in a
close game Tuesday on ' the local
floor, Lexington grade and high
school lost to Stanfield's B string
with a score of 43 to 14. ;
The brooder house of Mr. and
Mrs. John Pieper two ' miles above
town burned late , Saturday night
with a loss of about 60 baby chicks.
With the prompt help of neighbors
the fire was kept from reading
to nearby buildings..
Ac Edgar E. Peck is home, on
furlough from Enid basic flying
school, Enid Okla. He and his wife
and son Keith are visiting at the
home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
George N. Peck and at the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Ferris at lone. Upon his return to
Enid March 4th, he expects to , be
assigned to a college training de
tachment. This is his first visit
hime in 14 months.
Herman Wallace took his father
Sam G. Wallace back tp Hubbard
Friday after a month's visit here.
They were accompanied as far as
Portland by Mrs. Bill Smethurst
who will visit her husband who is
convalescing at Emanuel hospital
folowing a major operation two
months ago.
erever
ran
In Ireland, in India in Alaska or in Australia wherev
er in the world he is stationed, be comforted by the thot
that where he is, there the Red Cross is also.
This year more than ever before it is important that we
finance the Red Cross generously. This year your dollars
serve your own husbands, brothers, sons and daughters!
Through the Red Cross they help bring comfort and cheer
to homesick youth; food and hope for deliverance to pris
oners of war, and countless other services to lessen the
strain of a terrible war. So we say
Give
This space
Heppner Chamber of Commerce
DISCHARGED FROM SERVICE
James J. Stotts, son of Uriah
Stotts of Heppner, has received a
medical .discharge from the army.
He has been ; out of Alaska for
some time but was hospitalized be
fore returning to his home here
about a month ago. At present he
is in Pendleton for a medical checkup-
'rom where I sit . . .
Ay Joe Marsh
Lem Martin's dog went on a
rampage last week... killed four
of Ed Carey's best hens.
Naturally, Ed was pretty mad.
Went around vowing he was go
ing to get his shotgun and blow
the blazes out of Lem's dog when
he saw him. And Lem says, "Let
him try it and I'll blow the blazes
out of Aim. Ought to keep his
chickens locked up, anyhow."
But Ed and Lem are realty
mighty sensible fellows. And
the whole thing was settled
when Lem invited Ed over for a
glass of beer, and they sat around
No. 77 of a Series
Me
Is
rhis m
v , ;; r-: ; ;T"' TvT X ""f-X" Xv X-X- x . vTTTvTv X vTT -wvX 'ivWJW ;i!
mum mm-mb-
to
contributed by
the
ANOTHER GRANDDAUGHTER
Mrs. Lucy Rodgers received a
telephone call Tuesday , morning
from her son, E. C. Buchanan of
Seattle, 'stating that a daughter,
Barbara June, weight live pounds
13 ounces, was born early in the
day. This is the Buchanan's second
child. The family visited Mrs. Rod
gers here last summer.
chatting ever the quarrel as if It
were a kind of joke.
"Shucks," says Ed, "them
hens didn't amount to much no
how." And Lem says: "Just the
same I'm bringin' you a barrel
o' apples to pay for 'em."
From where I sit, it would be
a lot better for the world if folks
wonld settle their arguments
peaceful-like sitting around
over a friendly glass of beer
instead of going off half-cocked,
and making mountains out of
molehills.
Copyright, 1944, Brewing Industry Foundadot
o o o o
1
1 V.