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Heppner Gazette Times, ThursdayOctober 17, 1957 Lexington News By Delpha Jones Jean, Doug and Mike Griffith, children of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Griffith of Ephrata were visitors at the-C. C. Jones home on Wed nesday enroute to Spray where they were called by the death of an uncle, Jay Griffith. Mr. and Mrs. George Irvin at tended the funeral services for Jay Griffith last week In Spray. Mr. and Mrs. Archie Nichols were business visitors In Pendle ton one day, last week. Miss Dianna Steagall visited her parents and family, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Steagall over the weekend from her work In Port iand. La Verne Null of Hermiston vis ited his sister on Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. McFadden. Mr. Dale Waddill has been a business visitor In Portland one day this week. Mr. and Mrs. Omar Laney and children have moved to Arling ton where they will make their home. The high school will miss Rosetta who is a sophomore, and Hoyt, who is a junior, and also Buddy will be missed by hi classmates and friends in the 7th and 8th grades. Mrs. T. E. Messenger Sr. is vis iting her daughters, Mrs. Bill B. Marquardt and family, and Mrs. Carl Marquardt and family, and "Sometimes One Pays Most For the Things One Gets For Nothing" By Phil Blakaey The butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker, all are eager to give you free medical advice. Grandma God bless her, knows plenty of old fashioned remedies that she used to treat any sickness. Unfortunately, although some are helpful, most home treatments tempor arily mask troubles that only the skilled diagnosis of a physician can uncover. Painful symptoms may be relieved, only to re -occur lcter when a cure is more difficult You actually save money and sickness time when you depend on your physician and the specific medicines he prescribes. YOOH PHYIICIAN CAN PHONI 6-9962 WHEN YOU NIBD A MEDICINE Pick up your prescrip tion If shopping near us, or let us deliver promptly without extra charge. A great many people entrust us with the responsibility of filling their piesartptlona. May we eompound youraf PH.L'S PHARMACY 101 N. Main PRUCaiPTION CHEMISTS Quotation by Albert -Enstein (1879-1955) Copyright 1957 (10W3) sons Franklin and Jerry, from her home in Mitchell. Jerry Is spend ing some of his leave from the Marines in Lexington at the Franklin Messenger home. Mrs. Vernon Munkers was a Pendleton visitor on Friday as were Mrs. LaVerne Henderson and several others. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Jones and children and Mrs. B. J. Doherty were Milton-Freewater visltirs on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. George Irvin mo tored to Halfway, Ore. on Tues day where they attended the fu neral services of an uncle, Al Irvin of that city. Mrs. W. E. McMillan motored as far a3 Bak er with them where she visited a sister-in-law, Mrs. Fred Spence. The Amicitia club met at the home of Mrs. Roy Martin on Tues day night. There were 12 mem bers present with the following new members bein taken in: Mrs. Iris Campbell, Miss Betty Oberst, Mrs. Billy Kemp and Mrs. Ev onne Lovgren. There were two visiting guest yualcrs, Mrs. Bob Mathews and Mrs. June Cooper present. Those winning prizes were Lavonne Bloodsworth high, second high Mildred Davidson, and traveling Betty Oberst. Re freshments were served. Eileen Padberg and Gladys Van Winkle entertained with a coffee hour on Tuesday at the Davidson home for Mrs. David son's birthday. Mrs. Elsie Fox of Wenatchee, was a Sunday guest at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Allyn. The Women's Fellowship group met on Tuesday afternoon at the church with Mrs. Norman North rup acting as president. Mrs. George Allyn gave the devotion als on Loyalty. The program con sisted of a song by Inez O'Neal accompanied by Charlene Jones, "Give Us This Day". A report on the last potluck dinner was giv en, and the silver services that has been donated the church was shown. It was suggested that the secretary write the children's home In Boise and ask what was needed there for the Christmas box that the church sponsors each year at Christmas. Gifts will be brought in November for the home. There was lengthy discus sion on a silver tea to be spons ored by the group and held at Thanksgiving time. The date set on was Nov. 22, Friday afternoon from 2 to 4 p.m. There will be a silver tea and a short program held throughout the afternoon. A committee was appointed which consisted of Dona Barnett as food chairman, Edith Mill, decorating, Delpha Jones program, and June Cooper advertising. It was an nounced that the group is saving coffee bands for a coffee maker and any one having bands may turn them In at the church pars onage or at the local stores. This will be greatly appreciated as the group is anxious to get the cof fee maker. Mrs. Bill B. Marquardt and Mrs. Carl Marquardt served refreshments to the following women: Mrs. Northrup, Mrs Geo. Allyn, Mrs. June Cooper, Mrs. O. G. Breedin, Mrs. Ina Nichols, Mrs. Edith Miller, Mrs. Faye Munkers, Mrs. May Campbell, Msr. Delpha Jones, and a guest for the after, Mrs. T. E. Messen ger Sr. Mrs. Don Hatfield attended a reunion of the St. Anthony's nurses alumni at St. Anthony's hospital in Pendleton on Satur day evening. A banquet and short program was enjoyed. Mrs. A. F. Majeske accomp anied Mrs. Al Fetsch to a Luther- Burton Pecks Tour Texas and Southwest (This the second of a series of articles by Burton Peck who re cently completed a 9000-mile trip) On arriving at our cousin's home near Wellington, Kansas we noticed that the farms were much better tilled than many other section we had passed through. These cousins, while good farmers, pride themselves in raising registered shorthorn cattle and have taken Important honors at Wichita and in Okla I homa. They also provide many of j the calves for the 4-H clubbers. Many 4 acre tracts are fenced I with hedges of Osage orange j trees of long standing. It was explained to us that in early days 1 fencing was unobtainable so the Big (foliar swings with Ho use warmer service You get a bargain package of modern, comfort able heat when you use our Housewarmer service. Safe, clean burning Standard Heating Oils are economical every drop turns to pure heat And it's easy to pay for Standard Heating Oils with our budget plan. The total cost of your oil requirements is divided into 10 monthly payments no interest or carrying charges are added. STANDARD HEATING OILS 7 & your House warmer for information on any Standard Oil Company of California product. L. E. "Ed" DICK, HEPPNER, PHONE 6-9633 L. E. "Peck" LEATHERS. IONE. PHONE 8-7125 an conference in Walla Walla on Monday and Tuesday. The Lexington Altar society met at the home of Melba Miller last week with Mary Ann Barc lay acting as co-hostess. Refresh ments were served. Mrs. Lorene Ledbetter and Mrs. Don Hatfield were Pendleton vis itors on Wednesday. J trees were put to that use. After Inspecting the farm buildings, the crops and cattle herds, an other cousin, George Peck, arriv ed to meet us. Our next journey was down through Oklahoma, past Wichita Falls where James spent several years with the army; on to Bryson, Texas home of Mitzie's brother, the FrancSs Helms. This country is mostly graz ing land, but with oil pumps op erating on hills and in valleys. The second night here we attend ed a gathering of the Helms clan In the city park at Jerman. It was a beautiful setting of oaks, elms and sycamore trees under electric lights. A feature of the park was a table some 150 feet long spanned by a seat on either side all made of cement. There were about 40 people present. Some sizable tracts of mes quite bush are being killed by using herds of goats to brouse and bark the trees and when dead they are bulldozed into piles and burned, while the plow prepares the ground for wheat or oat raising. We were given a farewell din ner at the home of Marion Grey in Graham, Texas. During the! t ; " Ui.M I Geraldine Morgan, secretary; and Judy Morgan, news reporter. The members this year are Jo Ann TEEN-AGE STITCHERS The meeting was called to ord er by last year's president Judy Morgan. It was held at the home of Jean Martin Oct. 5. Betty Carl son is again our leader and we really appreciate her help. There were five members present and our visitor was Miss Beverly Brad shaw from Heppner. We oigan ized our meeting. The purpose of the meeting was to elect new officers and to dis cuss what we are going to do in the future. The new officers are as' follows: Jo Ann Turner, pres ident; Jean Martin, vice pesident; Turner, Jean Martin, Linda Hams, j jU(jy Morgan in a circular and a straight skirt The next meeting will be held at the home of Geraldine and Lona White,' Dalene McDonald, Geraldine Morgan and Judv Morgan. At the next meeting demon strations will be shown on how to make round and square col Judy Morgan, reporter lars, how to stay stitch and mark ! KFFD OREGON GREEN a pattern, and how to put a hem M-LH unuuuii meal it rained so hard that the streets ran full of water from curb to curb. ' ! Next day we moved westward toward Hobbs, N. M., another' point of James' sojourn with the army, and Carlsbad. HITCHIJ' POST IS AVAILABLE FOR HE PARTIES I BANQUETS CALL 205 BOARDMAN RECORDED MUSIC ONLY Orchestra Available for Special Occasions AND (EARN V I r I r I r I r W I . LM Till i wi mm w fflfl DD3 MR L3D i DY CAW v DIGGING! 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