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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (June 29, 1961)
Lexington, Outwardly Serene, Bustles with Activity Insidi l-rMniMofl U atr4 on th highway t-t-twt--f inter an l In Sti!ii Mrrtw ruunty In tl iffl t.f th wheat country At m iHruuch the ln It irUrs Ihf hr.jj.un of quM small Iul In r1ny ll U irally luling with It various arth stir rW's Gntrty U rmnwl and i.-ratv .jra!l, ly Mr rl Mm II II Ivik. Thi ktf hih was recently I'UK hMl frm ln llaiful.l. rnl frn fU, i'rT-fi-s ff nil brand, meats and freh jTiHlu In cnnic lion with till bulr-Mi Is tin- LrUliL'ton nm Office whhh Is oiwn S full daa anil a half day t-n Saiurly. There arc rental boxes as well a jreneral delivery and several rur.il routes leave from here weekly. Cene'a t hcv tun Station. tOna Orwhk) alo I a luy ilae, and rarries all Stand.ird product, and In ron-iii-f-linn with HiU business Is a IhmIv and fonder ihc run by Hoot Fox. Ono if tne newer rjulldlngs of the I own i lli parts hhop and office ff rdlorjj Machinery. Thin business rurrle the cloalorslilp for Allli Chalmers, ami Mnwy t-ktonhr kiiop f . r all trntr and tar repair, Thia I twnr and manarcl I v lsl oil Of I Ca Uxfi; and Sons, Mho all rnakr thrlr bome bote. The Ixxlntiun Oil C op U a buy iliir alo M-tAtni; many r-idi-nt In South Morrow County with delivery mt Ut f i-trolouni nlut. They ulrnt rany tires, aci er let. lut-l oil. ar-.d conor a I hardware. The head i.ffn t.f Morrow County Oraln Growers Is alo located In l-ktni'ton. l-evinjrton Implement torn a a tany, cmnm ana teTaiei ny Mcrvln tiled i Leonard l the In tcrnatlonal Harvester Dealer for thl area. The company deals in all tyn-a f International farm machines, farm Irartom and rucks. They also are dealers for alklns and Graham farm equip ment. Goodyear Tire and wane tain Sprinkler systems, a well miscellaneous pumps, apray hit eiuipmeni ana nrnwrr, The company maintains a shop .r repairs and has a well stock ed part department. Last but not list Ik the fine Lexington i an hich. owned and ojeratod by e and Merle t'ortu llson. la open k da vi a week and icrve abort FercuM-n tni( hineu ai well a anordera a well as dinners. Gar Aviation Spraying Dusting Fertilizing Seeding As Close As Your Telephone Instruction Charter Trips Glider Instruction LEXINGTON. Ph. 3-8422 LEXINGTON AIRPORT Ieklncton I iov erned by risor, M jr tn irrl, and a riunet of Wilt.ur S t e a c a 1 1. Adoif Mkke, Coy t'.ir.jU II. t.'ldoti I'adtt-fe. Treasurer. Wm J. VanWlnkle anil Itooordrr Ivn rsy McMillan. Thla croup meet the firl Turulay f ra h month In the new rity ball huh w bu'lt In V.i'A and U made t pink Die Lrlrki. Ttil hall la elec trlially ln-atrtl. and al bouiw the rlty flrr rnirlne which U avaliAMe In only aerond la an wer a rail. AJ It l wen to note that Lexincton bmca a fine water nyMem with a minimum of NO (niundti procure. The water U pumped from a drlllel well to a rrnervolr. making It ihhiI hie for a food atorate, to be available for every day une at well a emoreenrlea. Also In the rlty hall are two romi with ret room-i anl Is loaned or rented to Ixal eonrerm lor meetlnc and ahowera. and la where the rltv. t.tate. county and national elections are held. The Lexington school Is a modern building which houses the fir-d five trades, while those of higher level and high school Mudenta are taken In busaea to either lone or Hrrpner. These younL'sters are picked up and delivered to and from school, where buses then take them to their respective homes. The grounds ore well cared for and have a high storm fence for pro tection of the children while playing and for the grounds. An active Parent-Teacher organiza tion stipMrts the school. The !xington Christian church Is well attended for both Sun day School each Sunday from 10 r. M. to 11 A. M. and church starting Immediately after. There are classes for all nges, and all are most cordially Invited to come and worship. In connection with the church is the Women's Fellowship Group which meets the third Thursday of every month, and this group carries out plans for the potluck dinners, missionary work both at home and abroad and cares for the kitchen of the church. Also this group does many other things for the help of the community. The Odd Fellow Lodge and FOR ALL YOUR NEEDS IN 11 , .1 : h -i R a -"a L COME TO Furniture FURNITURE -AIR CONDITIONING - HEATING FLOOR COVERING -WUNDA WEVE and LEES CARPET f ", ' J) . .... Cose A. HEPPNER L. Case, Owner f:t-tkah have a bail which l aImi umhI a rcmnsunity bui! H e It bou- a moot tntereatinc rlub. wbuh U Hoot Fx'a health club, and mnklki 4 -Aelfe'lit lilt- It U r.iilj In. tit. a boxing ring and nunioroua (thor bly building eiuipment. Thla tartel a a bobby for Fox who later aw the enjoyment It would bring to many If made a public club Many from Ileppner attend thla. which meet three times a week. The n-lxkah Lodge al-rfi holds Its regular meeting In this build ng. This Is an active lodge. carries a roll vt CO members, and meet twice a month. In con neetion with this is a group call ed the Three Links rlub, which Is also active In community af fairs and works fl ie exk1 ot the community as well as the lodge. The Lexington Garden club meets once a month and has roll of 13 memlers. The Lexington Aliar Society meets regularly and has a roll of about 20 active memlwrs. The Lexington Grange meets the second Saturday of every month at their own hall north of Lexington. This is a legis lative group, and has many worthwhile committees and re- orts. This hall Is used for many meetings yearly Including wheat league, farm bureau and co op. Also In connection with this group there Is the ever active II F..C. which keeps the hall well equipped with needed things, and Is In charge of various din ners throughout the county. Another very worthwhile group is the Farm Bureau, which carries on projects mainly of in terest to the farmers. A rather recent development Is the trailer house park which Mr. and Mrs. Jim Dunbar are developing. There Is room for several trailers and they wel come inquiries. Ir connection with Lexington is the airport which is run by Gar Loyva. This is listed under Gar Aviation, and here custom spraying, passenger service, and student training Is a part of the business. The airport was started In 1941-45 when a group of men headed by Clifford Yarnell and Alonzo Henderson saw the need of an airport. The land was pur chased from a Grace Maxwell of California and work started im mediately on runways. From then to now It has developed into a fine business, with sev eral hancrers, and a home and office constructed of pink tile Bricks. At one time fire destroyed a tilane, but that did not most of the building and defeat the interested, who im mediately began more construc tion. At present the runway is 500 feet wide and 3000 feet long, with a cross runway of 500-1600 feet. Also in connection with the retrular flvincr service, there Is a commercial licensed glider pilot in attendance. Gar Loyva wel comes anyone who is interested in any of the lines to stop in and see what they have to offer. ( , . . ..... i U ... y - j . - - ;- - - "7". A - I r roi di v '51' '-4 r . ., . .,..-.. f . pH i - ' p" " . " ,i. W T""' '" (, , .r ALL SAINTS' Episcopal church la Hvpet was d trtryed by th flood in 1903 but was rebuilt shortly after. Added a number el rears later was the psrlih hall, eikible at the right In this photo. Father C Bruce Spncer. who now serves the church, came in October. 1958. (C-T Photo) i' i X- I I " . 7 I . 1 Mil Yu- at, . - .i AMONG the larger churches of the county is The Methodist church of Heppner, which was heavily damaged by the flood of 1903 but restored. Rev. Austin McGhee is present pastor of the church. w If f ' ! Vk k.,...i1.ii , . jr Y t j D U LT ; J 1 1 L MORFOW COUNTY has 19 churches representing some 10 different denominations. This is a view of St. Williams Catholic church of lone. Father Raymond Beard is pastor. (G-T Photo) I YOU'LL SHOPPING Court Street .w HEPPNER THESE Lexington Businesses WELCOME YOU! You're WELCOME At PECK'S GROCERY Groceries Meats Frozen Foods Fresh Vegetables Phone 3-8133 Lexington Padberg Machinery WELCOMES YOUR BUSINESS MASSEY FERGUSON AND ALUS CHALMERS DEALERS TRACTOR AND AUTO REPAIR Phone 3-8145 Lexington O GROCERIES MEAT O LOCKERS CUSTOM MEAT CUTTING A SPECIALTY PHONE 6-9643 Lexington Oil Co-op GASOLINE TIRES ACCESSORIES FUEL OIL GENERAL HARDWARE Delivery Service Stop in and See Phone 3-8115 Lexington Us Lexington Cafe Next To Home It's The Best Place To Eat OWNED AND OPERATED BY Merle and Joe Cornelison " FX is i.j V I Market I il - ' i I ' -P 1 I v v-; i I f "V 'Jr I - i".!' .N , j I - i I riic -r I Just Across From The Morrow County Courthouse FREE PARKING
