Election, Report on Grange
Program at Lexington
By DELPHA JONES
LEXINGTON - The Lexington
Grange held its regular meet
ing on Saturday evening, No
vember 10, starting with pot
luck refreshments. The meeting
was presided over by Overseer
Karl Miller in the absence of
the Master. The business of the
evening was the election of of
ficers with the following elec
ted to office: Alvin Wagenblast,
master; Cecil Jones, overseer;
Barbara Cutsforth, lecturer; John
Wagenblast, steward ; Ralph
Richards, assistant ste w a r d ;
Pearl Devine, chaplain; Jean
Nelson, treasurer; Armin Wihlon,
secretary; Gerald Jonasson, gate
keeper; Marion Jonasson, Ceres;
Ardith Hunt, Pomona; Nora
Turner, Flora; Laura Richards,
lady assistant steward; Kenneth
Smouse, executive committee.
Following the election the
grange was fortunate to hear
a fine report given by John
Wagenblast who recently re
turned from the FFA conven
tion in Kansas City. Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Hunt and Mrs. Ger
ald Jonasson were taken into
the Grange as new members.
Coffee was served at the close
of the meeting.
Vernon Warner of Portland
visited over the week-end with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Warner.
Mrs. Armin Wihlon is spend
ing several days in Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Jones and
son Kenneth were business vis
itors in Portland on Monday.
Mrs. A. F. Majeske and Mrs.
Florence McMillan returned Sat
urday from a trip to the Hawai
ian Islands, sponsored by the
Grange organization. They left
Portland October 30 and return
ed November 10.
Three Links club met at the
home of Mrs. Archie Munkers
on Thursday of last week. Plans
were made and a committee ap
pointed to work on the next
planned card party, December 1.
Reports on the past card parties
and the turkey dinner were
made at this time. Refreshments
were served later by the hostess
to Maureen Devins, Cora Warner,
Catie Padberg, Annie Keene,
Bertha Hunt, Ardith Hunt, June
Fields, Delpha Jones, and La
Verne Henderson. A guest of
the afternoon was Mrs. Effie
Crow, sister of Mrs. Annie Keene
who is visiting here from Can
ada. Howard Warner from Calif
ornia visited Friday with his
brother and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Warner.
Mrs. Wilbur Steagall was a
Portland visitor last week, re
turning with her daughter who
is home prior to her wedding on
November 17. Miss Steagall has
made Portland her home for the
past few years where she was
employed.
The Lexington Bridge club
met at the home of Mrs. Velma
Glass last Thursday for their
weekly meeting. Those present
were Elsie Cole, Eileen Padberg.
Lorine Ledbctter, Mildred Da
vidson, Lucia Cutsforth, Hester
Creswick, Lois hunt and the
hostess. Winning prizes were
Velma Glass, high; Elsie Cole,
second high; and Eileen Pad
berg, low.
Sp3 Keith Peck from Fort
Lewis, Wn, visited his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Peck over
the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Morris McCarl
and children were Harrisburg
visitors over the week-end witli
his mother.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Breeding
of Stanfield were Lexington
callers Friday.
Dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Joel Engleman of lone on Fri
day were Mr. and Mrs. C. C.
Jones.
Among those attending to bus
iness matters in Pendleton last
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week, were Mrs. Johnnie Led
better who was visiting her hus
band who is a patient in St.
Anthony's hospital there, Mrs.
Dean Hunt, Mrs. Morris McCarl,
Mrs. Bertha Hunt, Mrs. Gene Ma
jeske, Mrs. Ray Papineau, and
Mrs. John Edwards. Mrs. George
Stegall was also visiting her son
Tommie who is a patient in St.
Anthony's hosDital.
Mrs. Cora Allyn returned to
her home on Saturday from a
stay in Pioneer Memorial hos
pital In Heppner. Her daughter,
Mrs. Elsie Fox from Wenatchee,
Wn., is coming to stay with her
mother for a while.
The Brownie troop met at the
parsonage for their regular meet
ing on Thursday afternoon.
The high and junior high Sun
day school classes motored to
Richland on Monday where they
enjoyed some roller skating.
Those going were Billy Klinger,
Jeanette Ledbetter, Teresa Mun
kers, Gene Wallace, Matt Hughes,
Chris Munkers, Norita Marquardt,
Mr. and Mrs. Bill B. Marquardt
and Rev. Walter Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Mun
kers were Portland visitors last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Soward had as
houseguests this week-end her
sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs.
Alva Berbee of Prineville. Mrs.
Berbee is principle of the Ochoco
grade school In Prineville.
Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Hender
son were business visitors In
Walla Walla on Friday.
Mrs. Kenneth Palmer and
daughter Carol Ann were Port
land visitors last week.
Women's Fellowship group
will meet next Tuesday at the
home of Mrs. Roy Campbell.
Mrs. Bertha Hunt visited last
week-end with her sister and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Percy Con
nor of The Dalles.
FTA Sponsors Food Sole
The Lexington PTA met on
Tuesday night for their regular
meeting at the school auditor
ium. The main business of the
meeting was a planned food
sale at Peck's Grocery starting
at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Novem
ber 21. This project is to raise
money for the Christmas treats
and it is hoped to make enough
that they will not have to solicit
this year as in the past. Also
it was decided to sponsor the
contest again for the Christmas
decorations, with plans being
the same as last year with
first, second and third prizes.
Those entering will register as
before. This was a city and rural
plan last year. The literary pro
gram was a most instructive
talk by Oliver Creswick of Hepp
ner on the Willow Creke Dam
project. Refreshments were serv
ed later in the cafeteria.
Don't forget the food sale by
the PTA Wednesday, November
21, at Peck's Grocery!
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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, November 15,
I0NE NEWS
IONE Mr. and Mrs. Bryce
Keene were hosts to a family
reunion Sunday in honor of
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Crow, Cas
cade, B. C, and Dr. Campbell,
Terre Haute, Ind., at the Keene
home. Families enjoying the
dinner and visiting were: Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Keene, Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Campbell, Mr. and Mrs.
L. A. McCabe and two daugh
ters; Mr. and Mrs. Jim Pettyjohn
and four children, Mr. and Mrs.
Alvin McCabe and three sons,
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Campbell
and three children, and Mr. and
Mrs. Leland McKinney, Umatil
la, and threa children.
New 4-H Horse Club
Meets; Name Officers
The first meeting of the new
"Two Tracker" 4-H horse club
was held at the Floyd Jones
home. Leaders of the new club
are Floyd Jones and Mrs. Frank
Anderson. There are ten mem
bers. Officers which have been elec
ted are Marcia Jones, president;
Charlie Anderson, vice-president;
Sharon Hams, secretary; David
Wright, news reporter, and Dean
Wright, recreation leader.
Record books were distributed.
The meeting dates are to be
chosen at the next meeting.
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Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Nash
were dinner guests at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Palmer, lone.
The dinner was in honor of
Lee's birthday.
Wm. H. Padberg is visiting his
daughter, Eva Griffith, for a
few days since Sunday.
Guests present were Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Bergsrtom, Orville Wiess, Joe
Hay, Mrs. Flyod Jones, Dianna
Wright and Mike Bergstrom. Re
freshments were served by Mrs.
Jones.
The next meeting will be at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Wright.
David Wright, news reporter
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Needs In Africa
The Rt. Rev. Alfred Stanway,
bishop of African Tanganyika,
was a distinguished visitor here
at a luncheon meeting at All
Saints' Episcopal church on Sat
urday, November 3. He ad
dressed the group of inter-denomination
guests on the rapid de
velopment of modern Africa and
the progress Christianity is mak
ing there.
At a breakfast meeting earl
ier in the day, Bishop Stanway
addressed bovs nnri men nf St
Alban's Acolvte and Servers
Guild at their first meptinrr nf
the year. He remarked on the
resemblance of scenery in and
around Heppner with his native
Australia and parts of Africa.
Anions narnrlnYirnl situntinns
seen in Africa these days, he
commented, were the monstrous
road buildinc eouinment wnrk.
ing beside a field in which a
native farmer nlnws with n
water buffalo and a forked stick;
the treading of water wheels in
the midst of modern irrigation
and flood control districts, and
the alternate scenes of feast and
Told By Bishop
famine. He appealed for more
help to bring the gospel, modern
medicine and hygiene to prim
itive Africa, where one dentist
often serves several thousand
people, hospital shacks care for
humanity with diseases we have
never heard of, and the written
word to a country with 40 dif
ferent tribal dialects.
Luncheon was served by the
All Saints' Episcopal Church
women, under the direction of
Mrs. LaVern Van Marter.
Among those present to wel
come Bishon Stanwav wpro Rv
and Mrs. William Alsup, Church
of God; Rev. and Mrs. Mel Dixon,
Methodist church; Rev. and Mrs.
Kenneth Rnhinsnn Hnnn nnH
Valby Lutheran churches; Rev.
una mrs. canton soDer, JNaz
arene church; Rev. Fr. Raymond
H. Beard. St. Patrick's Tnthnlm
church, and Rev. and Mrs. C.
Bruce Spencer, All Saints' Epis
opal crurch.
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