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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, September 3, 1 953
Flood Waters Hit
Lexington Friday
As Canyons Erupt
By Delpha Jones
Lexington was well alerted last
Friday when they were visited
with a couple of canyons of
water from cloud bursts else
where In the county The water
came down Black Horse canyon
and as there was quite a little
debris this caught on the lower
bridge and the water overflowed
into the yard of Mrs. Laura Scott
and into Davidson's yard and
filled their basement. It com
pletely destroyed the beautiful
garden and yard of Mr. and Mrs.
A. F. Majeskl and Oris I'adberg
and Emery Burnside, and filled
the basement of William Van
Winkle Jr., destroying much
fruit and other household arti
cles. The other canyon, Clark's
canyon, filled and this came out
near Wagonblast's house, flow
ing on around their chicken
house and barn lot to Willow
creek. This caused Willow creek
to overflow, doing much damage
to the fields on down the creek.
Lexington has been quite busy
with people assisting those who
were unfortunate in the flood.
Bulldozers have been used to
clean the streets, which is now
drving, causing much dust and
dirt. I
The young adult class of the
Chrlstain Sunday school met at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Doug
las Price for their meeting one
day last week. Games were en
joyed, and after the business
meeting fine refreshments were
served to the following guests:
Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Wetzel, Mr.)
and Mrs. Bill B. Marquardt, Carl
Marquardt, Mr. and Mrs. T. E.
Messenger Sr., and Mr. and Mrs.
Don Campbell of Lexington and
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kendall and
Mr. and Mrs. Price from Heppner.
Mrs. L. G .Wetzel and children
Janice and Jules were Hermiston
visitors on Monday.
Bobby Van Winkle, small son
of Mr. and Mrs. William Van
Winkle, Jr. Is a patient In Pio-1
neer Memorial hospital.
Earl Miller and Max Breeding
were visitors at the home of
Earl's parents, Mr. and Mrs, W. I.
Miller in La Grande over the
weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kendall and
(laughters have moved to Hepp
ner into their new home they
have recently completed.
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Mrs. Elsie Peterson and son
Elmer visited another son, Harry
and family In John Day part of
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack O'Harra and
son from Portland, visited a few
days last week with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. New't O'Harra.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Warner have
had as recent house gusets, their
son and family, Mr. and Mrs
Vernon Warner and family of
Portland, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Gillum of Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. James Vanover
have as their guests Mr. and Mrs.
Leonard Stoeer of Dannesborg,
Nebraska.
Miss Phyllis and Beverly Nolan
and Betty Mes.senger were taken
to Pendleton last week where
they boarded a plane for Port
land, where they visited with
friends and relatives, and also
at Oregon City as house guests
of the Ottnses family.
Miss Dona Barnett and Mrs.
Trina Parker have returned to
their home after spending the
summer at their summer cottage
at Camp Sherman on the Metol
ious river.
Mrs. Marvin Leonard was host
ess to a birthday party honoring
Ronnie Strohns birthday. Games
were enjoyed and refreshments
were served the following: Sonny
McFadden, Frank Robinson, Don
nie and Billy Van Winkle, Kenny
Jones, Laura Campbell, Patricia
Dickenson, Johnnie Wagonblast,
Everett Barlow and Jules Wetzel.
Later many lovely gifts were
opened. The cakes were lovely
one being in the form of a
school house, as Ronnie is soon
to start to school and most of the
guests are youngsters who will
be in the first grade next year.
This was made by Mrs. Everett
Barlow and was Indeed a cute
creation, with mint roof and a
bell on the school house, and
the other was a large sheet cake
with whistles on it for each of
the children.
Mr. and Mrs. George Shorn of
St. Charles, Virginia were visit
ing in Lexington last week at the
home of a brother, Buster and a
sister, Mrs. Emery Burnside. One
evening he with his family, and
Mr. and Mrs. George Steagall,
Mr. and Mrs. Emery Burnside and
a daughter, Mrs. Eunice Sturgeon
of Chicago, and Mr. and Mrs. 0.
G. Breeding and Charles Jones
spent the evening at the Wilbur
Steagall home where Mr. and
Mrs. Shorn showed some very
fine and interesting pictures of
that part of the country.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. McMillan
and daughter Mrs. George Irvln
and (laughters attended the fair
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It' the streamliner City of Portland and ita historic route along the Old Oregon Trail for Patti
Throop, Miss Oregon of 1953, who leaves Friday for the Miss America Pageant at Atlantic City.
Before her departure Miss Throop went through the streamliner, inspected the drawing room she
will occupy and tried out one of the leg-rest coach seats. "Very comfy," was her report. She was
sponsored by the Hawthorne Boosters club of Portland.
and parade at Boardman on Sat
urday. Mr. McMillan served as
one of the judges for the parade.
Their daughter Pat was one of
the princesses who was a guest
of Wilma Hug, at which time
they report a most lovely day,
and even enjoyed some swim
ming. German Exchange
Student Here For
Stay At Monument
By Millie Wilson
Manfred Lukas of Germany ar
rived at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Roach last week. He
will spend a year with the
Roaches and attend Monument
high school. The Grange spon
sored a pot luck party Saturday
nijzht in his honor. The young
folks enjoyed square dancing
after which supper was served.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Williams
and daughters of Hermiston
spent Friday and Saturday night
with Mr. and Mrs. Chance Wil
son. On Saturday they drove to
Bend. They were accompanied by
Chance Wilson.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Johns and
daughters of Madras, spent Sat
urday night and Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. Stirritt and Laura
Lee Shank.
Mrs. Earl Sweek and daughter
Carol, were attending to matters
of business in John Day on Tues
day. Arlot Fleming met his mother,
Fay Gay and his daughter Donna
May, both of Eugene in Dayville
August 23. They spent a week
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Fleming
and other relatives in Monument.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Leathers
were business visitors in Bend
Aug. 2G,
Mr. and Mrs. Rov V'awter of
Idaho, spent several days with-
ivirs. vawiers moiner, mis. neien
Brown.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Barnard were
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Gassner last Wednesday
evening.
Last Wednesday Ivorv Jewe
heoame ill while working at the
North Fork Lumber Co.'s mill and
was taken at once to see a doctor
in rnneville. When they came
home he was no better, so they
took him to a doctor in Heppner.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Burnette and
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Savage and
family of Long Creek were visi
tors in Monument on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Martin and
daughters of the Guard Station,
Come To The Fair!
Now's the time of year for
Our Fair and Rodeo!
Clos that house or store;
Take time off and Go!
Lots of fine exhibits of
Every .sort of thing
From sheep, pigs and poultry
To cattle in the ring!
Grains, fruits vegetables;
Tastries and Canned things;
Pictures, flowers, clothing;
Quilts of wedding rings!
This year will surely be
The finest horse show.
The Best-ever big Parade
And fastest Rodeo
Queen Elise and Royal Court
Will all be on hand!
Do come see the show and
Listen to the band-
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C. A. RUGGLES
Phone 6-9625 Box 611
Heppner, Oregon
were business visitors in John
Day last Monday.
. J. W. Pentery, Columbia Power
association accountant of Port
land, was a business visitor at
the Columbia Power Co-Op as
sociation in Monument last Mon
day and Tuesday. From here he
drove to Lapine.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Cardwell
of Bates visited Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Durst last Monday. They
were going to spend a few days
visiting relatives in Round Basin
before returning to their home in
Bates.
Ben Spain, manager of the
Columbia Power Co-op, states
that the electric power line as
far as the sub station near Ritter
was energized Sunday Aug. 30.
Mr. Wonder, Agent for the Daly
Bros, electric pumps, was an over
night guest in town on Wednes
day. Mr. Wonder has installed
several pumps for irrigation up
and down the North Fork of the
John Day river.
An amplidyne-controlled log
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Saturday j
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TO THE POPULAR MUSIC OF
Oakie Asher and His Western Plowboys
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PAV,U0N PER PERSON
MissThroop
carriage drive was demonstrated
at the North Fork Lumber Co.
mill last Friday. This log car
riage drive will increase the
speed and efficiency of a mill.
Darrell Hawes, high school as
sistant teacher and coach ar
rived in Monument last Saturday.
Mr. Hawes will stay with Mr. and
Mrs. Chas. Roach during the
school year.
Mr. Wheeler and son of Hood
River were here to help unload
and assemble the parts for the
Radio system to be installed on
Monument Mountain.
Mrs. Louise Scott was quite ill
at her home on Top this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Walt Bastien took
her to the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Cora Stubblefleid, where she
remained several days. By Sat
urday she was much improved
and ready to make the trip back
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Amis of Day
ville were calling on friends in
Monument on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Leathers
; w Nights I!
FINAL HUNTING REGULATIONS SET
FOLLOWING COMMISSION HEARING
The 1953 hunting and trapping
regulations were set by the Ore
gon State Game Commission on
Friday, July 24, following a pub
lic hearing at the Portland head
quarters of the commission. A
complete printed synopsis of the
regulations will be available for
distribution by the 1st of Septem
ber. Few changes were made in
the tentative rules published fol
lowing the initial public hearing
on July 10.
The buck deer season will ex
tend from October 3 to October
16, inclusive, followed by a hunt
er's choice season from October
17 through October 20. The bull
elk season will extend from Oct
ober 31 to November 22, inclu
sive. An antelope hunt for 400
fortunate permit holders will be
held from August 22 to August 27,
inclusive, in two areas in south
eastern Oregon. License agents
throughout the state have been
provided with applications for
antelope permits. Applications
for permits must be in the Port
land office of the game commis
sion by 10:00 a. m. August 11.
and Mr. and Mrs. Ab Gates were
business visitors in John Day last
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Christensen
of Portland spent a few days with
Mr. Chnstensen's mother, Helen
Brown. They left Tuesday for
their home.
Helen Brown received word
from her son, Lt. Frank Chris
tensen in Shreveport, La., that he
expects to soon receive his dis
charge from the Air Force and so
will be home before long.
DR. EDWARD K. SCHAFFITZ
OPTOMETRIST
Next To Hotel Heppner Entrance Heppner, Oregon
TELEPHONE 6-9465
OFFICE HOURS:
Mon.Tuea. Wed. Fri. 9:00 A. M. to 5:30 P.
Thurs. Sat. 9:00 A. M. to 2:00 P. M.
Evenings By Special Appointment
ANALYTICAL VISUAL EXAMINATION
Broken Lenses Duplicated Glasses Fitted
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11 he held August 13
and tags will be mailed on the
following day.
I mu .11,1 ollf hunt fn the
Lewis and Clark valley was ex
tended to run from November
through December 31. The areas
n Tinuplas and Hood River
counties to be included in the
either-sex deer season were re
duced. Changes were made in
'the boundaries of the Mt. Emily
and McDonald Forest archery
areas.
State-wide upland game sea
sons remain the same except for
a reduction in the length of the
season in Klamath county and a
reduction in the sage grouse
limit.
There's nothing; like a bit of over-the-fence
chatter to learn quick
tricks for making housekeeping eas
ier. Here are a lew that just came
rour way:
Liine your Micneii uiawcib wim
plastic fabric. Keeping them clean
will be simpler. t
Save the paraffin-coated contain
ers from cottage cheese, etc. They
come in handy to tote food for family
f)icnics; then throw them away to
essen the load coming home.
Gaily colored foam rubber blocks .
make wonderful play toys for tots,
and they're equally at home in the
play pen and bathtub, bhould a toss-
ing tantrum come on, no bruises or
1 damage will result they're safe!
I A little baking soda applied with
' a damp cloth to the bottom of a cool
, iron will remove starch that has
stuck.
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