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4 Heppner Gorette Times, Hepppner, Oregon, ii ro iij many uroups Aia In Giving Lexington School Benefit By Mrs. (Veil Jones Many of the different organiza tions banded together last Friday night and pave a benefit perform ance to remodel the school audi toruim. They took in 131.26. The program was enjoyed by a very large crowd in the school audi torium at S p.m. Preceding this a lunch was served in the school lunrh room where sandwiches, potato salad, coffee and pie were served. The program consisted fil Proves Ability I. Made the best record of all nates for veterans and public bousing. 1. Made the best record of all industrial states for minimum percentage of strikes. 3. Reduced state personal in come tax 40; also raised exemptions. 4. Reduced state business excise taxes 25; both for corporate and unincorporated businesses. 1. Fostered and protected small businessmen in New York State so that new firms increased 130,000. THOMAS FOR PRESIDENT Pvd Air. IWwi E. DtwtT for Prandeat Hdatn, 512 Deku Bldg. Ralph D. Moorea, Or. Suit Mgr. GRAND OPENING HEPPNER CIVIC CENTER PAVILION Saturday, May. IS FARROW'S ORCHESTRA New Floor - Renovated Building $1 for Men - 50c for Women, tax included Sponsored by Junior Chamber of Commerce Dances will be held at the Civic Center pavilion each third Saturday in the month until further notice. We have an exceptionally pleasing selection for you to choose from. Here are a few numbers that are always desirable and acceptable many and varied numbers, among which was a band made up of homemade instruments and played by the band boosters; with Charles Buchanan as director. First on the program was "Amer ica" by the school band: opening prayer. Rev. Hatch; sonjrs by Flue Birds, guardian, Mrs. c hristoph erson; reading. "The Desert Queen." by Kd Grant: 'T'-c O'.d Kord." high and. grade schools; reading. Mrs. S. G. McMillan, the Ladies Aid number: voice solo by Ruth Ann Acklen; cornet ?fllo, Marvin Way, band number; pan tomime, "And the Thunder Crash ed," Three Links club: songs by Campfire Girls; "The Old Family Album," by faculty; saxophone solo by Janet Howton. accompan ied by her mother; songs by al umni girls. Mrs. Herman Wallace. Mrs Homer Hughes, Mrs. Billie DEWEY'S 5 YEAR RECORD as a GOVERNOR and leadership . Took office with the state in the red financially ; reduced state debt by 27 ; and now has a big surplus. 7. Put through best state pro gram for social welfare in the 0 .S. t. Practised modern forestry; carried out strong reforestation program. 9. Developed a farm program to fight cattle and poultry diseases. 10. Social reforms and welfare for the common man coupled with economy and businesslike government. E. DEWEY " DANCE MOTHER is the queen in the home. Her greatest joy is in making it comfortable and attractive for her family. What gift could be more pleasing to her than a piece of beautiful and serviceable furniture! To add a Chair is to add a friend. A handsome Arm Chair or a Rocker will prove to be a friend, indeed! CASE FURNITURE COMPANY May 6, 1948 Marquardt, Mrs, Ronald Ansted and Lavonne McMillan; "The ("ombsters" by Rebekah lodge; piano solo, Betty Lou Messenger; "Scene from William Tell," by high school, a band number; skit. "Teaching Them to Drive" by Lex grange; music by Band Boosters; pantomime by Horizon club girls; reading. Mrs. Hatch, and "Auld Lang Syne" by band. Everyone reports a very fine time and the proceed will be used to some advantage for the school. The local P-TA held their reg ular meeting on Tuesday night with election of officers. Those elected were Mrs. Alonzo Hender son, president; Mrs. Ed McFad den, vice-presidefit; Mrs. A. M. Edwards, secretary, and Mrs. Joe Feathers, treasurer. After election a program was put on by the first and second grades with their teacher, Mrs. Sorlien, in charge. The youngsters sang several songs, after which piano solos were played by Janice Martin and Barbara Grant, and a horn solo by Inez McFadden. Also on the program were horn solos by Pat McMillan and Pat Cutsforth. The next meeting will be held the third Tuesday of this month. Elmer Harris and Richard Schoonover, who have been visit ing at the Frank Papineau home, returned to Wenatchee, Wash., on Monday. Mrs. Elmer Hunt of La Grande spent the week end in Lexington, with her husbandyThe Hunts re cently sold their home to Mr. and Mrs. Groves of Pleasant Point. Mr. and Mrs. George Peck and Miss Dona Barnett and Mrs. Trina Parker visited Tom Barnett. who is a patient in the Hermiston hos pital, Sunday. Mrs. C. C. Carmichael and Mrs. C. C. Jones returned Tuesday night from a few days spent in Portland. Mrs. Jones visited her father, F. A. Merritt, while in the city. The Amicitia club met at the home of Mrs. Orville Cutsforth on Wednesday. Lovely refreshments were served by the hostess, with prizes being won by Mrs. Eldon Padberg and Mrs. Bernard Doner - Mrs. Clarence Hayes is out again after quite a serious bout I with the flu. Mrs. Hayes' mother, : Mrs. Warner, kept the Hayes chil- Tables add beauty. Occasional, Coffee and Card Tables with match ing Chairs. You can't go wrong if you choose a Table. Give her a new Chest for storing valuable blankets, woolens and linens. . . . And over all, a soft diffusing light. Tall Lamps, short Lamps or pin-ups. dren during their mother's ill-, ness. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Breeding are keeping their small grandson from Pendleton for a few days. Mrs. Herman Green was a Pen dleton visitoT Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Yarnell were Portland visitors last week. Mr. and Mrs. Ed McFadden are spending a few days in Portland. Mrs. Maude Pointer of Corva' lis is spending a few days with her son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Don Pointer, and visiting her many friends. The Horizon club girls under the direction of Mrs. Joe Feathers is starting practice on a play, "Blue Jeans Girl." This is a one act play to be given the 14th at a P-TA benefit. Practice is starting on other entertainment. Mrs. Netta Davis has been eon fined to her home by illness the last week. The library has several new books. "A Light in the Window," by Mary Roberts Rinehart; "Ro gue River Feud," Zane Grey's new ISMS novel; "The Great Snow," and "Main Street," by Sinclair Lewis, and several children's books. The library is open on Tuesdays from 4-6 and Saturdays from 2-4. The library is in the small office room of the I.O.O.F. hall. Mrs. C. C. Jones and Mrs Ver non Christopherson motored to Rhea creek Saturday, taking be Horizon club girls who put on a number at Pomona grange. Friends in Lexington were grieved to hear of the passing of Coy Thornburg at a sawmill above town. Coy had many friends in the locality who will mourn his passing. He leaves a brother, Joe, of this city, and a son Vester, also a daughter Rose of Pullman, Wash., and Mrs. Har old Becket of Heppner, a daugh ter also. Funeral services were held at the Phelps Funeral parlor in Heppner Monday afternoon with Rev. Sorlien in charge, and burial was in the I.O.O.F. ceme tery in Lexington. Miss Merle Carmichael had dinner guests at her home in Lexington Sunday, celebrating her birthday. A lovely dinner was served to four guests. Those attending were C. C. Carmichael, Mrs. Edna Turner of Heppner, Mrs. Maude Pointer of Corvallis, and Fred Daniels of Lexington. I Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Ansted ! have moved to a dairy and cattle ranch at Echo. This is a 220 acre place located about 5 miles from Echo. Mrs. Ansted is the former Audrey . Majeski. The Ansteds have been staying at the Majeski I home for the past several months ; while Mr. Ansted worked in Heppner. ! Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Duncan of 1 Yakima visited Sunday at the Kenneth Marshall home. Mrs. Bernard Doherty and Mrs. Bob Davidson returned to their respective homes Sunday after I having spent the .week end in . Pendleton where they had their sons' tonsils taken out. I Mrs. Bertha Smith and Mr. and : Mrs. Barney Muller of Albany i were week-end guests of Mr. and I Mrs. Rodney Smith. I Franklin Messenger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Truman Messenger, will leave Thursday for Pacific uni ; versitv at Forest Grove where he participates in the music in the May festival. Franklin will be a trombonist. ' There will be a band concert at the school auditorium May 11 at 8 p.m. There will be no admis sion. Plans are being made for ""t-of-town talent. Awarding of band letters will be made that ' night also. The Spray baseball team mo tored to Lexington Friday where Harvey Walpole, 57 Found Dead In Cabin At Irrigon Harvey Walpole, aged 57, was found dead in bed Saturday morning in his cabin on the Batie Rand place. He had complained of feeling til Monday. He was not again seen until Saturday morn ing when he was supposed to ir rigate for Roy Marlow. When he did not appear, Mrs. Marlow and B. P. Rand looked for him and found him. The coroner, Dr. Mc Murdo of Heppner, arrived about dark. He said he thought Mr. Walpole had died some time Tu esday. It looked like he had passed away in his sleep. He had spent most of his life in and near Irrigon. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Walpole, were among the first settlers here. He is sur vived by a son, Robert of Red mond, who is here; a brother, Ralph, of Chehalis, Wash. He is here as is also a sister, Mrs. M. E. Rand, and husband of Port land. He was buried in Hermis ton after graveside services at 2 p.m., Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Russell McCoy and children of Kennevvick spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. McCoy. The E. S. Pelton carpenters are shingling the house they are building on the Pelton place for the Ralph Millers to live in. They are farming the Pelton place. The weather has been very much against the melon raiser. The cold weather causes the seed to rot, if it does get up too cold to grow. The Adventist congregation, in cluding Elder Houser of Pendle ton, went down to Boardman for the Saturday services. Roy Smunk of College Place spent the week end with his par ents, the H. H. Smunk's. Darrell Boylen and Herbert Rand went to Spokane Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. James McRae and daughter, Helen Maxine Steagall, and Mrs. Lyle Mulkey spent Sat urday in Pendleton. Ora Thompson, Ralph Minnick and Wayne Swogger went up to Rhea creek Saturday to fish, re turning Sunday without much success. Roy Minnick of Boardman vis ited his daughter. Mrs. Billy Voi le, Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Mart Abken and daughter Glenda went to Wenat chee. Wash., for the apple blos som festival, and on to Seattle. M. and Mrs. Ernest Philly and children also went to Wenatchee for the apple blossom festival. The junior choir and sextet of the Assembly of God church are to be heard on the radio at Pen dleton about 3 p.m., and at Wal la Walla at about 5 p.m., Sun day. Miss Mary Patterson spent a few days in Portland, returning Sunday. She is teaching the Ad ventist school again this week. Mrs. Joy Smith has resigned from the 7th and 8th grade room and Mrs. Percy of Hermiston be gan teaching here Monday. Mrs. Minnie Fraser and chil dren, Jimmie and Maxine, went to Kendrick, Idaho, Friday to vis it relatives. They returned home Sunday. Mrs. Homer Hayes and LeRoy Conner and Robert Kenney at tended the track meet at Her miston Saturday. LeRoy won two firsts, one in 100 yard dash, and broad jump and third in high jump, and Robert Kenney sec ond in high Jump and second in chinning. Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Rand of Portland, Ralph Walpole of Che halis, and Robert Walpole, all gathered at the B. P. Rand home after the Harvey Walpole fun- they defeated the Lexington boys 13-3. Saturday the 15th Lexing ton plays a return game with Spray in their town. EARL T. MEWBRY Secretary "of State Earl T Newbry's pajt record as a legislator reveali that he works just as hard at the public's business as he has at his own. He works just as hard to product) the maximum from the public's dol lars as he did in making a record as a successful orchardist, business and civic leader. Ft btlltt tovmtiunti nit, http Burl T. Ntuibrj Simlmj Suit. Kd. for by "Nmrtfy lot lecratary of Itot. Commit W, Cne Its I. Chm., Il .W Yamhill, Portland , Oregon NEW BISHOP NAMED FOR BAKER CITY Rev. Leo Fabian Fahey, pastor of Sacred Heart church, Haties burg, Miss., has been appointed coadjutor bishop of Baker City. He will succeed Bishop MeGralh who is ailing at present. The con secration of the new bishop-elect is set for May 26 in the new pre late's native parish church, Bay, St. Louis, Miss. The consecration has attached to it a number of unusual fea tures. His Excellency Bishop Fa hey will be consecrated by the same bishop who ordained him a priest, and the ceremony will take place in the same parish church where His Excellency was baptized, confirmed and ordain ed, and where he chanted his first solmn high mass. As yet, no date has been set for the bishop's inauguration at Baker. Plans are under way to send a delegation to the consecration ceremony at Bay, Miss., and also to stage a public reception for him when he arrives in Baker. According to reports, Bishop McGrath is recovering from a eral. Robert left for Hermiston. Rands to Portland, and Ralph Walpole to Centralia that same evening. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Shoun and son Steven of Walla Walla spent from Friday until Monday in Heppner, Spray, Fossil, Con don and Irrigon and on home Monday evening. The Women's Missionary coun cil met at Mrs. Emma Steward's and finished the quilt for the Rebbs missionaries of Alaska. "CLEAN, VIGOROUS PROGRESSIVE" Successful Businessman Veteran Both World Wars State Senator Since 1935 ON THE 21st OF MAT TOTE FOR DOUG McKJLT Hmi AtV - McKay I hrmw CwwHW W. L (Ml PMfipt, Qmmm SI I R. UmmmM StrMt. Mm OrtfM 27,000 new arms to carry Reddy Kilowatt ' "felted THIS GROWING REGION USES MORE AND MORE OF PPIL'I CHEAP ELECTRICITY! Electric rates here are the lowest in history less than hall the national average Pacific Power & Light Company Your Partner in Progress Since 1910 major operation and is progress ing favorably. He will continue to act as head of the Baker dio cese, but the new bishop will as sist him until such time as it is necessary to take over complete ly. Bishop McGrath is rich in the harvest of years. Ordained De cember 21, 18!la, he was consecra ted bishop of Baker March 25, 1919, and he has reigned over the diocese ever since. During this time the diocese has grown and Humphreys Drug Co. Heppner, Oregon THE FACT IS me1- FILM TRAVELS 90 MILES PER HOUR. WHIZZING FILM ENABLES THIS UNUSUAL CAMERA TO BOTH PHOTOGRAPH AND MEASURE DURATION OF LIGHTNING BOLTS FOR GENERAL ELECTRIC SCIENTISTS. G-E LIGHTNING RESEARCH HAS DONE MUCH TD IMPROVE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR INDUSTRIES, FARMS AND HOMES. HAVE yOU SEEN (SREEN HAy"? NEW G-E 'TECHNICOLOR MOVIE TELLS STORy OF BARN HAY-CURING. INTERESTED GROUPS MAY WRITE TO FARM INDUSTRIES DIV., SCHENECTADY, N.V. TUG - GENERAL Hear fl.e fi j v.M,na Show . . . NIC i. 89 People everywhere want more of Reddy Kilowatt, your hard-working, low-cost electric servant. That's why Pacific Power & Light Company's construction program this year is the largest in its history! For example, during 1948 If JMr4 PP&L is instaIliK crossarms to help carry Reddy where he's needed. prospered. It has a total of 26 parishes with 4G priests, both sec ular and religious, active in their various parishes. Transferring & Heavy Hauling Padded Moving Vans Storage Warehouse U. P. and N. P. Penland Bros. Transfer Co. 39 SW Dorion Avenue Phone 338 Pendleton, Ore. 3 P 4 0 PR00F CORD is also NOT SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLAME ITS MADE OFFLAMENOL WIRE, DEVELOPED BY GENERAL ELECTRIC TO IMPROVE THE SERVICE OP G-E LAMPS, RADIOS, AND CLOCKS ELECTRIC Network Monday Nighf . . . Coast la Cud 27,000 additional . .nt-.-e. H, i M nei-- mi m j