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Newspaper Page TextHeppner Gozette Times, Thursday, October 1 1, 1951 Third Lexington Child Polio Victim By Delpha Jones Johnnie Wallace, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Wallace was rush ed to St. Mary's hospital In Walla Walla Friday suffering from polio. This is Lexington's third case this summer. At present Johnnie is getting along as well as can be expected. The Camp fire girls are sponsoring a box for him. The Busy Dozen met at the home of Mrs. Kenneth Nelson last Thursday. The afternoon was spent In sewing and visiting after which lovely refreshments were served. Those attending were: Mrs. Delwin Nelson, Mrs. Tad Miller, Mrs. Stanley Kemp, Mrs. Bob Kilkenny, Mrs. Irvin Rauch, Mrs. Gene Cutsforth and the hostess Mrs. Nelson. Miss Dona Barnett, Mrs. Trina Parker, Mrs. Ina Nlckols and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Marquardt re turned home Sunday from Port land. While there Mr. Marquardt underwent minor surgery on a hip. Miss June Steagall, and sister Pat and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Breshears and Howard Crowell were The Dalles visitors Satur ft1 4. IF YOUR - unur reel c jht nwvu I LLLJ MkTTHK ' W'Wfcu. AA.1. irs TIME TO BATT TYPE EASY TO INSTALL ZONOLITE Pour In Type Still Plenty of Time For OUTSIDE PAINTING Use Tlie Best Fuller's Pure Prepared OUTSIDE WHITE PAINT 181 ONLY I- -11 LUMBER I We Like To Help People Build PHONE 912 day. Mr. and Mrs. Truman Messeng er and daughter were Lexington visitors Sunday from Ordnance. Mrs. 0. G. Breeding and son, Paul, and Mrs. Bert Breeding and son Fred, were Walla Walla vi sitors Tuesday where the boys each received a check-up from their recent bout with polio. Mrs. Roger Campbell and small daughter have returned to their home from Pioneer Memorial hospital. The infant isthe grand daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bloodsworth and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Campbell. Mr. and Mrs. New't O'Harra had as their guests one night last week their daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Darnielle of The Dalles. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hoffman and 2 children of Caldwell, Idaho are visiting his sister and family, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Barlow. Mrs. W. E. McMillan and dau ghter Pat were LaGrande visitors over the weekend where Pat went for a check-up after surgery there a couple of weeks back Mr. and Mrs. Bert Breeding had as their guests at dinner last Sat urday, Mr. and Mrs. 0. G. Breed ing and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Breeding of Stanfield, and Dewle Irvin. This was in honor of their son, Pfc Floyd Breeding, who is home on furlough. He is to leave Tuesday for camp. . r. - - - - - - If your home has been a broiling hot-box all sum mer il your higher-and-higher fuel bills don't help to chase winter chill and draughts away then you'll find insulation a real in vestment a real money saver. WE CARRY ZONOLITE EXPLODED MICA AND U. S. G. BATTS & BLANKETS 85 of Heat loss is through the ceiling . . . Insulate to day! Gal.lN5'S h'4M vH Fires Take Heavy Farm Toll mmigmi m - .....;,..,.. , ' it s This scene Is repeated every five minutes on some American farm. Here a barn goes up In flames. On another farm it is the home, and all too frequently, it is the entire farmstead. Losses totaled $105,000,000 and 3,500 people died in fires on farms last year, and the same pattern of destruction and death is, being repeated in 1951. The National Fire Protection Association, spon sor of Fire Prevention Week, Oc tober 7-13, says the tragic thing about this heavy loss of life and property is that 90 percent of all farm fires can be prevented by eliminating ordinary hazards. Here are the principal causes of farm fires, according to the NFPA: 1. Careless smoking habits. Don't smoke in barns or in bed. Don't throw away a burning match or cigarette. 2. Dirty and defective chim neys and heating plants. Repair promptly and clean at least once a year. Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Peck and family have moved to Hood River. Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Edwards are living in the Edwin Tucker house. Lexington played Helix at Helix last Fri. with Helix being victorious. The score was 26 to 12. Making the points for Lexing ton was Earl Miller, senior. Lexington will play Umapine at Umapine this Friday. The Columbia grade school football squad met the Lex grade school on the local field Tuesday afternoon with a score of 16 to 19. Columbia being victorious, Booster night will be held Fri day night at the local grange beginning at 6:30 p.m. with a pot luck dinner and a program fol lowing, with Mrs. Clark who is affiliated with the juvenile AT Claudiens They're Here FOR FALL SUITS BY David Gaines Brevisize Coals-Suits BY Ricemor HATS BY GAGE Always The Finest Fall Fashions At Claudien's 3. Flammable wood, shingles. When re-roofing, use fire retard ant roofing material such as asphalt shingles, asbestos or metal which resists flying sparks. , 4. Defective wiring and appli ances. Check capacity of the sys tem, before adding a range in the kitchen or another motor in the barn. Keep electric motors and fuse boxes clean. Make repairs promptly. Replace frayed exten sion cords. 5. Lightning. Protect main buildings with lightning rods and inspect periodically to be suip connections are tight. . Flammable liquids. Don't store gasoline or kerosene in or near main buildings. 7. Rubbish. Don't store rags, papers or magazines in closets, attics or barns. Clean out and turn in for salvage. 8. -Spontaneous ignition. Don't put damp hay in the mow only properly cured hay. Keep oily rags in metal containers. Grange of the state as speaker. Mrs. Delia McMillan of Corval lis is visiting at the Earl Warner and Fannie McMillan homes. She came to Lex with Maude Painter who is visiting a son, Don Painter and family. Mrs. Carrie McMillan and Ver non Warner of Portland were guests last week at the Warner home. Word has been received by Mr. and Mrs. Les Wyman that his brother-in-law, Robert Cato, was seriously injured when a red wood tree fell across the cab of the caterpillar he was operating. Mr. Cato, a former Heppner resi dent, was woods foreman on a logging job near Ukiah, Califor nia and is hospitalized there.Ac cording to last reports he is re covering satisfactorily. Longest of the Lot Chevrolet looks longest, Chevrolet is longest ... a swank and sweeping 197 inches over-all that tops any other car in the low-price field. Size up Chevrolet's greater length, and you'll find it hard to settle for less. Most Road-Hugging Weight Gives you more road-hugging, road-smoothing weight . . . a hefty 3140 pounds t in the model illustrated that no com parable car in the field can match. Get the feel of this big car, and you won't settle for less. (tShipping weight.) Widest Tread in Its Field Here's the steadiness of the widest tread in the field . . . 58W inches between centers of rear wheels. Once you've known the better readability of Chevrolet's wider tread, you wouldn't settle for less. America's Largest and Finest Low-Priced Carl in mi p K ' n m iiiW Willi pii LiPiwlpfe- t 1 iff k n fA B IlBvira fill!! II Wm fFxJfK H fMWk i Hodge Chevrolet Company Hop-Hi III LITES By Don Blake & Eleanor Rice The newly organized drill team has elected officers for the year. Eleanor Rice is the President, Billle Jean Privett, Vice Presi dent; Loree Stager, Secretary Treasurer; Nancy Adams ap pointed Program Chairman. The Vice President of this year will automatically become the Presi dent of next year. It was planned to have the first drill at the Umatilla home game, but it has been postponed until the Grant Union Game. By that time all of the girls will have their uniforms. The second issue of the He hisch, the school paper, will be printed Thursday evening. This paper is printed by the students every two weeks. The Hehisch Staff is: Editor, Don Blake; Asst. Editor, Marjorie Pierson; News Editor, Eleanor Rice, Feature Editor, Nancy Adams; Manager, Rieta Graves; Circulation, Sally Palmer. Mr. Knight, the English teacher, is the advisor.. . Ronald Currin, Dean Graves, Eddie Brosnan and Jack Mon agle, an alternate, composed the 4-H judging team which won first place at the Pacific Inter national Show. The boys competed against 44 teams of five different states. They were awarded a trophy but they will only be able to keep it one year. If it is won by the same group three times the tro phy will be given to them to keep. Ronald Currin gave a short speech in front of the student body about their trip. The second rally of the football season will start at 7:00 p.m. in front of the Tum-A-Lum, Thurs day night. The game , is with Umatilla. o lone Extension Unit At Ransier Home The lone Extension Unit met at the home of Mrs. John Ransier Friday of last week. Mrs. Omar Rietmann and Mrs. Ransier were leaders on the subject Accessories for the home. They had an excel lent exhibit and gave some good information. Mrs. L. A. McCabe was elected chairman and Mrs. Ransier, vice chairman to fill the vacancies of Mrs. David Rietmann and Mrs. W. R. Wentworth who resigned. There were 10 members and 2 guests present. Refreshments were served after the meeting. o NEED Letterheads, Phone 882 Finest Comfort Features Luxury of Body by Fisher . . . cradled ease of unitized Knee Action . . . smooth control of Center-Point Steering! 11 Local Women Attend Sorority Meet Iota Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma held its first meeting of the year on Saturday. September 29, at the home of Mrs. Roy Raley, 233 S. E. 4th St. Pendleton. The business meeting was preceded by a one o'clock luncheon. Because of the absence of the president, Mrs. Edward Elliott of Umatilla, Miss Fannie Mc Grew of Milton-Freewater, first vice-president, presided. Mrs. Raley, chairman of the directory committee presented the year books after which the years pro gram was discussed and accept ed. The theme of the year is "In ternational Appreciation, A Means of Furthering Human Re lationship". Those attending from Heppner were the Mesdames Velva H. Bechdolt, Ethel Lyngholm, and Lucy Rogers. Many disastrous fires are caused by operating too many lights ox appliances from a single outlet This overloads the circuit and generates heat For safety use only two lamps or one heavy ap pliance per outlet. Always use heavy-duty cord with heavy appliances. Make Every Week FIRE PREVENTION WEEK Complete Insurance Service C. A. RUGGLES PHONE 723 Biggest Brakes of Any Low-Priced Car Big, powerful Jumbo-Drum br&es-largest in the low-price field! Use the car's own momen tum to increase stopping power. 7W,!lS""m,X tjr 1 Join the Shift to No-Shift POWER tflitte. Automatic Transmission Sensationally smooth! Excitingly easy! It's a new experience in driving, the modern way to drive. Costs little more-or even less than many a car with standard gearshift! 'Combination of Powerglide Automatic Transmission and 105-hjh Engine optwnul on Dt Lux models at extra cost. Among te Heppner people 'at tending the Pacific International Livestock Exposition at Portland this week were Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Worden. Turkey Dinner AT Lexington Grange Hall Saturday, Nov. 3 Served 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Public Invited Adults ,. $1.25 Children 75 Cards Afterwards Safety IN YOUR HOME Overloading Circuits Is Dangerous! HEPPNER Dm StylHn D Lux 4-Doer Sodas fCoiiNiwofeM of ifanoW qu'pamrf and Urn IA hahd It oVmoW o availability at MtarM.) Way Ahead with Valve-in-Head The trend's to valve-in-head. And Chevrolet's had it for nearly 40 years! 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