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Page 4 Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, February 23, 1956 Lexington News (Continued From Page 1) a fellowship dinner at the church following the morning service, at which time there will be a dis cussion of a church choir. The deacons will moot following the dinner, and the deaconesses are meeting also, to discuss the pos sibility of a church guild, a wo mans' organization. All are In vited to attend this dinner and the meetings following. The Thespians held the play "Hessie of the Hills" on Friday night at 8 p. m. at the Lexington school auditorium. The play took place in the Southern part of the U. S, with all acts being held on the front porch of the country home. This was strictly a hill billy play. Those taking parts were: Delpha Jones, George Irvin, Jo Irvin, June Cooper, Marj An gel!, Jim Angell, Bill Nichols, Cecil Jones, Ted McMillan, Bar gara Cutsforth, and Patricia Ma jeske. The director Mrs. Serge Coval, and promoters Pat Saw yer and Margaret Nichols. The proceeds of this play will be given to the building fund of the Lexington Christian church and a small bit to the Lexington Cub Scouts. The Thespians thank all those who helped them with their play and the school board for the use of the school auditir- lum. Also in this play was "rags" the dog, who nearly stole the show. Mrs. Bill Parsons and Infant daughter Lisa Gaye have re turned to their home from Pio neer Memorial hospital. Let's don't forget the Cub Scout and Boy Scout banquet to be held at the I. O. O. F. dining room on Wednesday evening at C:30 p. m. Feb. 29th. Mrs. Alvln Wagenblast is em ployed in Humphrey's drug store In Ileppner. Mr. Robert Mathews, grand master of the Oddfellow's of Ore- Congressman SAM COON WASHINGTON, D. C. PROSPECTS ARE GOOD that Congress will pass a road con struction bill this year to com plete our Federal interstate high way system. Both Republican and Democratic leaders seem to have settled their differences on this legislation. Last year, I voted for two high way bills, One of them was President Eisenhower's highway program. The other was that proposed by the Democrats. Both of them were defeated. I am glad the road construction program is being considered, this year, pretty much on a nonpartisan basis. Pay-as-you-go financing for the road program seems very pro bable. The idea of financing it through bond issues has practi cally been discarded. The big problem now, is which gon was a visitor in Lexington Thursday night. Mrs. C. C. Jones and daughter Charlene entertained the Thes plans and Mr .and Mrs. Norman Northrup with a short get-toget her after the. dress rehearsal honoring Mr. Jones' birthday, The cake was a sheet cake decorated with trees and crossed guns. This and coffee were served the party at the Jones home. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Johnson and two daughters from Dufur visited at the Ray Johnson home over the weekend. DK( j D. A. Short, your Telephone Manager for Heppner t x - -3 . 4 v highway users should pay how much. It is pretty well agreed that there will be a onecent boost in the Federal gasoline tax. The tax on diesel fuel would also be raised. Truckers generally favor a one cent boost. The rail roads, the American Automobile Association and others, would like the trucking industry to pay more than this. COMMITTEE WORK goes on during Lincoln's birthday week. At this season and at Jackson's biithday, no roll call votes are taken in Congress. Them is an agreement to hold ud action on controversial legislation. This is to give, first the Republicans, and then the Democrats, a chance to do some speechmaking at din ners ail over the country. I have been appointed to a subcommittee of my labor and educational committee, to con sider and hold hearings on mini mum wage legislation for Guam. American Samoa and Wake Is land. This is important to the people on these islands, and it takes many hours of committee hearings. A HOUSE AGRICULTURE sub committee has been holding hearings on II. R. 8750. This bill proposes that Uncle Sam should pay the cost of flood control con struction on small watersheds. THE FREE POLIO VACCINE progiam for children and expec tant mothers has been extended for another 16 months. President Eisenhower signed a bill into law to continue Federal grants to states for this purpose. $60 mil lian has been earmarked to pay for the program through June 30, 1937. . TO AID FLOOD VICTIMS, three bills indorsed by agency heads have been introduced into the Senate. They provide for a stock pile of portable housing, emer gency free rent in public housing units for flood victims, and an in crease in mortgage ceilings for disaster victims. $25 million for the President's disaster fund and $34.8 million for flood control surveys are in cluded in a supplemental appro priation bill sent to the White House. THANKS TO SO MANY OF YOU for studying and answering the questionnariies I mailed out recently seeking your opinions on matters of public policy. It is so helpful to me to read your comments and to find out your opinions on the important legis lation before us at this session of Congress. My vote for the most prompt man in the second district of Ore gon goes to Mr. William E. Woods, a railroad conductor, who lives in The Dalles. The first questionnaire that came back to me in the mail was from Mr. Woods. Weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs.Archie Padberg were Mr. and Mrs. Allen Springer and son of Hood River. Monument News It is reported that Leo Flower has purchased the Bob Kelly ranch on Cupper creek. Kelly works for Alton McBride of Lone- Creek and plans on moving to Monument where the children are in school. It is understood that all arrangements havp not yet been completed because everyone is trying to get the log ging done bv March 1 after which there will be a layoff of a few aays. Dale Waddill. Robert Gertson and Boyd Decker attended the school masters dinner and meet ing at Prairie City. The floe Mellor family spent baturday evening 'at the C. H. Brandhagen home. The Monument grange is busy on another home talent play which they will put on sometime in March. Maynard Hamilton has been busy the past week laying new linoleum and fixing water DiDes at the George Capon ranch home. There will be a bridal shower Sunday Feb. 26 at the grange hall in honor of Jessie Matteson Scott who was married Feb. 12 at Winnemucca, Nevada. The M. M. M. club met on Thursday afternoon at the home of Helen Brown with May Du Bosch as co-hostess. Others pre sent were Grace Sterritt, Wave Jackson, Ann Erhardt, May Mc- Willis, Delsie Sweek, Doris Capon, Iris Kincaid, Olive Cox, Goldie Rounds, Ida Slocum, Betty Vestle, Theo Owings and Martha Matte son. They plan to see the lanes of the cemetery are graveled and to buy new fiberglass curtains for funeral use in the church. The American Legion and Au xiliary met Thursday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mellor. Those who turned out de spite the snow and cold were Mr. and Mrs. Slim Owings, Rush Crab tree, Wave Jackson, Meade Gil man, Goldie Rounds, Jack Sweek, Martha Matteson. The Rev. Oscar Payne of Coos Bay will conduct Evangelistic ser vices in Monument March 12 to 16. Oi ence. A guest system was initiated to acquaint friends with Bluebird activities. It has been decided that dues will be used to provide two Blue bird houses for the new park. Meetings are held on alternate Thursdays at the home of the leader, Mrs. M. C. Huggett. GAY BLUEBIRDS The new Bluebird erouD of se cond graders' has held six meet ings. The following officers were elected: Kerry Huggett, president bniney fcrwm, vice president Diane Schaffitz, secretary: Sheri dan Wyman, treasurer and Judy Jones, scribe. The Gay Bluebirds is the name chosen. Parliamentary proceduce has been a very interesting experi- 4-H Club News CAMP COOKERY CLUB At our last meeting held at the home of Mrs. Herbert Ekstrom, our leader, we made brownies, cocoa and wrapped weiners in dough and baked them. When our meeting came to or der, our leader passed out some new record books. Stephen Lindstrom, reporter o USE GAZETTE TIMES CLASSIFIED ADS LIVESTOCK MARKET Cattle Hbgs Sheep SALE EVERY TUESDAY 12 Noon On U. S. Hiway No. 30 NORTHWESTERN UVESTOCK COMMISSION CO. JO 7-6655 Hermiston Oregon Frank Wink & Sons. Owners Don Wink, Mgr. Res. 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