4 Heppner Gorette Times, Hepppner, Oregon,
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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.
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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
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THIS GROWING REGION
USES MORE AND MORE OF
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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
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THE FACT IS me1-
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SCIENTISTS. G-E LIGHTNING RESEARCH HAS DONE
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Reddy Kilowatt, your hard-working,
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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
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Storage
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39 SW Dorion Avenue
Phone 338
Pendleton, Ore.
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