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Worn en A Unxlne Nunnl server, La Grande, Ore., Friday, Acg. 15, 1958 Page 3 North Powder By VIRGINIA HENDERSON Judy Rowett and Sue Green are employed at Clubbs ice cream shop in Baker. -o- Mr. and Mrs. Roy Dempsey and Tom spent Sunday ,at the Leon fid Henderson home. Lightning struck the hillside near the Heber Glenn ranch buildings the evening of Aug. 9, setting a sagebrush fire which threat cned Glenn's wheat acreage for some time. Volunteer fire men from North Powder respond ed to fight the blaze. , Combining operations on the f.ampkin ranch were delayed for ijne and one half .days last week liter they picked up and ran through the machine the carcass of a-dead elk. , Mr. and Mrs. Willard Fordice, Keith, Donna, Merna and .Sandra and Judy Rowett attended a re union of the W. B. Fordice and Colo family's at Wallowa lake on Aug. '10. Relatives from Pendle ton, Milton, Clarkston,. Lewiston, Asotin, Spokane, Flora and Enter prise attended. They hope to ftake it an annual affair in the future. . ' Keith Fordice arrived from Fort Ord, Calif., on Saturday to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Willard Fordice, and other rela tives and friends. He will re turn to camp on Aug. 20. , Mr. and Mrs. Jim Lee and daughters, of Baker visited with his mother, Mrs. Amy Lee on Sunday. They were eiiroute to An thony Lake to spend a week's. va cation. ... 1 o ' Mrs. Roger Loeruiig, of Muddy Creek .and her-brother, Ross Wil liams,' of Baker, spent Saturday with their aunt, Mrs. Amy Lee. Mrs. Loennig has just returned from Sari Bernardino, where she visited her father Ralph Wil liams who is very ill. The Wil- Friday 8 p.m.,. The Past Chiefs will meet in the home of .Lida Oneal, 1010 Second Street. -Saturday '' 7. p.m., Whirlaways annual pot luck supper and dance will be he)d In the Union City Park or if bad -weather,., in the""" Sportsmen Club.: Bring own Stable.' service and covered dish.-. 9 p.m., Rockwall V Grange is spqnsoring a fire benefit1 dance at the grange hall. "Proceeds will go to Mr. and Mrs. George Crous er arid family. Refreshments will be served. . 1 8' p.m., Teen-age dance will be held in the La Grande Armory. AH' teen-agers of this area aie being invited to attend. Sunday ' ' , 1 p.m., Jr. Old Timers and fam-flies.-will hold their annual Wes tern picnic at Riverside , Park. Bring own table service, fried chicken and covered dish. FOR GLASSES See DR'. C.VOTAW OPTOMETRIST Call WO 3-4974 1120 Adume La Grind Quality Diamonds CAN BE BOUGHT FOR LESS AT Laurence's Jewelry Adams & Depot iMh&2 Its Going : To Happen Lay-Away for Christmas & Birthdays 10 Off on all dolls laid away A 1IK 16-30 ... o,ca(. w i'lbli t V) 01-14 WO 3-3161 News Briefs Mams' were former residents. o Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wilson and children have as visitors, her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Goodrich from near Seattle. o .Mr. and Mrs. Charles Taliafer ro of Fremont, Calif., are visiting her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Walter McGralh. Mr. and Mrs. Matts Nice and Ruby Sloan, returned on Sunday from Boise, where Matts had un dergone major surgery. Mrs. Sloan returned to her home at Blackfoot, Idaho. ' o Mr. and Mrs. Zen Cutting of Mills City, are visiting Mr .and Mrs. R. B. Henderson and fam ily and his mother, Mrs. Roxie Cutting. They and Mr. and Mrs. Henderson went to Jordon Val ley on Tuesday to look at farm real estate. o Mr. and Mrs. Frank Guaglianone and children of Stockton, Calif., have been visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Schubert and children! ' o . Deane, Henderson fell from the roof of the shop at his home on Tuesday. Both of the bones in liis right arm were broken. . " , o 'Mr. and Mrs. Charles Isaac were hosts to a birthday dinner at their home on Aug. 7, honoring Rodney Henderson. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Henderson and children. o Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hyde, of Yuba City, Calif., are visiting at the home of Bernicc McCa'nse, where Mrs. Hyde is caring for her father, Lon West, while Mrs. Mc Canse visits with her children in Richland, Wash. Lloyd Hyde will be employed at the Ed McCanse ranch during his stay here. o. Nolan Higley and . Monita, of Burns, were here on Saturday. He kgot a load of grain- from the Lampkin ranch to use for seed grain. Calvin Christman is confined to the Baker hospital following an injury in the hills where he was building logging roads. While walking near, a dozer, he was struck by the cat tracks when the cat accidentally bumped a stump causing it to swerve striking him in the back and cracking some upper vertebrae. 1 o ', Keith and Bruce Culver have returned to their homes after vacationing with relatives. Keith spent a week with Mr. and Mrs. Rryce Powell and children, at John Day. Bruce visited at the Orville Rohner home at Wing- ville. Jean Rohner spent the week at the Clifford Culver home. o , . , Jim an Jerry Kesselburg, have returned to their home in Ta- coma after spending the summer i t the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ar-thui'- Powell. Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Mc Canse Jr and daughter of Rich land, Wash., are vacationing with his mother, Mrs. Bernice McCanse o Mr. and Mrs. Emil Miller at tended a steak dinner and busi ness meeting held by the Gen eral Petroleum corporation, at the Baker hotel, Aug. . o Jim Nice has returned to the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Nice after spend ing a week's vacation at the coast, with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Nice, of La Grande o Maizie McClure is employed at Miller's lunch in Baker. ' 0 : Mr. and Mrs. Roland Gorham and children of La Grande visit ed his father, Arthur Gorham, on his birthday, Aug. 7. Their son Randy, who had been visiting his grandparents, returned .home with them. -DOLL-LAY-AWAY SAVE MOW! sat. llibliil First Christian Church Setting For Glenn, Wiseman Wedding Vows By ARLEEN CAMPBELL In a First Christian church cere mony on Friday, Aug. 1, Miss Joanne Hester Glenn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Keith Glenn of Sum merville, became the bride of James William Wiseman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Wiseman, of La Grande, in a late afternoon ceremony. Officiating for the oc casion was the Rev. Gene Rob inson, pastor of the First Chris tian church of La Grande. The church was decorated with the bride's wedding colors of yel low and while. Baskets of pas tel gladiolus with yellow as the predominating color blended with the yellow candles at the altar. Providing the organ music was Mrs. Don Swart of Enterprise and the soloist was Mrs. Forest Mas ters, of La Grande, who sang "The Wedding Benediction" and "The Wedding Prayer." The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a floor lenuth bridal gown of embroidered im ported Swiss organdy. The scal loped neckline and hem was ac centuated by the bouffant loveli ness expressed in the romantic lustle over taffeta. The finger-tip illusion veil was held by a crown of silk leaves edged in seed pearls. Simplicity was expressed by the bride in wearing a single strand of pearls which was a gift from the groom. Her all white bridal bouquet was of stephanotis with an embedded or chid. The matron of honor was Mrs. Leland Bolen of Summerville, and 'he bridesmaids were Mrs. Jack Rye, and Mrs. Buddy Downs, both of La Grande. They were dressed similar to the bride in waltz-length gowns with a wide yellow hem, sash and matching slippers. They carried nosegays of yellow and white gladiolus centered by rose buds. Their head bands were of yellow daisies. Flower girl was Miss Ann Wiseman, niece of the groom, in a floor length dress of yellow net over taffeta. Best man to the groom was Gary Wiseman, brother of the groom, from Alameda Naval Air Base in California. Ushers were Jack Rye and Dwight Gilstrap of La Grande, classmates of the groom, and James F. Thompson, an ar my buddy, from Roberts, 111. The bride s mother wore an af- 4-H Club News NORTH POWDER (Special) The local 4-H youngsters enrolled in 4-H clubs in Baker county are in full swing for the Baker county 4-H fair, being held at Baker this week. The following members of the North Powder Livestock club are showing the following animals. Mina Geils, fat hog, fat lamb and a goat; Leona Young, fat lamb: Gloria Gray, ewe lamb; Judy Isaac, fat lamb; Wanda Pratt, a pen of three fat lambs; and Shirley Powell, Hereford Beef steer. Linda Young's fat lamb be came sick and she is unable to show it. The fat animals will be sold at auction on Saturday night. The Shady Lane Cookers, com posed of Judy Isaac, Kay Flower, Wanda Pratt, Karen Arnoldus and Jan Peters, Jim Peters and Dickie Reeves will all exhibit cakes, ex cept Jim and Dickie, who will ex hibit muffins. The Stitch and Chatter club is composed of three different groups. The Sun and Fun group and what they will exhibit in cludes Kay Flower, dress and ped dle pushers; Mina Geils, dress, peddte pusflers, blouse and jack et; Wanda Pratt, dress, shorts and blouse; Karen Arnoldus, dress and duster; and Jan Peters, dress and-peddle pushers. Each of these members " is required to make a dress. Judy Isaac is the only one of the group in Charmingly Yours. She will show a skirt and matching apron. Judy Shadwick will show in the Just Sew Girl group. In the Busy Bakers group under the leadership of Mrs. Margaret Geils, Judy Monoghan, Sherry Griffith, Pat Rowett, Leona Young and Mina Geils will each exhibit cakes. The Home Economics clubs held a joint meeting in the home of Mrs. Herman Peters on Aug. 9. Mrs. Doris Roy, Baker County Demonstration agent, met with the girls and advised them on judging cakes, and gave tips on modeling their sewing projects. The evening of Aug. 11, they joined the Muddy Creek clubs for a tea honoring their mothers. The program was a style review of their 4-H sewing. Needlepoint BY BUCILLA Beautiful Designs Super Values Big Savings HOBBY SHOP 1113 Adami North'n Stamps w M ' ' f t 'rl 7 .Jr '."J PfV-8 MR. AND MRS. JAMES W. WISEMAN ' (Photo Album) ternoon gown of taffeta and lace in old rose .with a small hat .ot rose and blue sequins. The groom's mother chose a navy blue silk print, with white accessories. Both mothers wore corsages of yellow rose buds. The wedding reception was held at the farm home, of the bride's parents in Summerville. The green lawn boardered by huge irees and dotted with baskets of gladiolus and boxes of colorful petunias, was the background for lhe lovely bride and the groom as they accepted congratulations from their many friends and rel atives. Adding to this charm ing scene was the refreshment table covered with white lace ov er yellow and holding the beau tiful four-tiered wedding cake decorated with white and yellow roses. , Mrs. Roscoe Kingsley, of Port- In 1 And Around .Town ; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Zumvvalt had as their guests Thursday, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dempsey and Randy, of Spokane, who are in La Grande visiting relatives and triends. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Woodward and Mrs. Walter Smutz were in Baker Wednesday to attend the funeral services of Sterling May, a prominent business man, who was killed in an auto collision at the outskirts of Baker'on Sat urday night. Mrs. May is the niece of Ernest Woodward. Others attending from La Grande were, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Bean and daughters, Linda and. Mrs. Rosemary Burton. Mr. May was the father-in-law of John E. Bean, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Bean, now living in Provo, Utah. r- Mr. and Mrs. Ray Crosscn and family accompanied by his moth er, Mrs. Ruth Crossen, have re cently returned from a, trip through Washington. They visit ed the Lee Crosscn family at Se lah, Wash. Mrs. Ruth Crossen stayed at Puyallup, Wash., visit ing with her brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. D. L Crossen, while the rest went to Port Angeles and Seattle. mi l T Hand, sister of the groom, cut and .served the cake. Pouring cof- lee was Mrs. Douglas Wright, of San Bruno, Calif., aunt of the bride. Serving at the punch bowl was Mrs. James DeMastus, - of Hereford. Assisting was Mrs, Jean McKenzie, of Summerville. In charge of the guest book was Miss Mary Newcomb,-of Summer ville, and receiving gifts was Miss Beth-Ann Wright of San Bruno, Calif., cousin of the bride. The newlyweds honeymooned to Payetle Lake in Idaho. For travel ing the bride wore a red Irish lmen suit with white accessories and the white orchid from her bridal bouquet. The bride attended Imbler high school and Eastern Oregon College. She is employed as a Icachcr at the Park Rose school system in Portland. The groom attended, La Grande High school and two years at Eastern Oregon College. , He served two years in the armed forces and has since been employed by Getlings-Lynch Motor company of La Grande. Mr. and Mrs. Wiseman are at home in their trailer house at Summerville until Joanne's school duties and .Jim's entrance in Portland State College will call them to Portlands ' OuUof-lown , guests included Gary Wiseman, brother of the groom, Jrom Alameda Naval Air Base in California; Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Wright, aunt of the bride and daughter, Beth Ann, of San Bruno, Calif.; Mrs. Don Swart, of Enterprise; Mrs. Pearl Hudson, of Lyons; Mrs. George Malile, of West Linn; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Furuyoma and son Eu gene of Nampa, Ida.; Mrs. Charl es McCullough of Weston; Mrs. James DeMastus, of Hereford; James F. Thompson, of Roberts, 111.; Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Knapp, sister of the groom from Ukiah, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. Rosco Kings ley, sister of the groom, from Portland; Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Wiseman, brother of the groom, and daughters Ann and Peggy from Caldwell, Idaho and Mrs. Velma Eraus, of Caldwell. Happy B APPY BIRTHDAY Aug. 15 . Maggie Arnold Elaine Bewley Imbler Mason Morris, Baker Mrs. Christine Nielson IJKE HOLSUM. BREAD S TASTES'SO Two RN A Members Install New Dish Lockers In Hall The business meeting of the Royal Neighbors of America was held at the 100F hall Monday eve ning with Mary DeVore presiding. Many were reported on the Mrs. Johnson Elected Head Of Extension Union County Home Extension Advisory Committ.ee met Monday, Aug. it, to elect ofheers for the 1958-5!) term of office. Mrs. Chris Johnson of North Powder was elecled as the new chairman to replace outgoing chairman, Mrs. Dean Puckett, Cove. Mrs. Lyle Rogers, La Grande, was elected as Vice Chairman, and Mrs. Wayne Jones, Route 1, La Grande, as Secretary-treasurer. Standing committee chairman for the new administration are as follows: ACWW Mrs. Virgil Yar ington, Elgin; Research Mrs. Herman Gaertner, La Grande; 4-H Club Mrs. Elton Berry, Uni on; Publicity Mrs. Wayne Jones, La prande; Citizenship Mrs. Steve Hippe, Elgin; and Health and Sarely Mrs. Lyle Rogers. La Grande. At this lime the County Com mittee discussed plans, for the coming Unit Officer's Training meeting to be held Wednesday, Aug. 27. Wolf Creek Group Plans Threshing Bee Concession NORTH POWDER (Special) The Wolf Creek Home Ec. club met at the grapgehall on Wed nesday afternoon with Mrs. Guy Smith as hostess. There were 12 members present. Most of the afternoon was devoted to mak ing plans for the refreshment booth, which they will conduct at the second annual threshing bee to be held by Glenn Nice at the Harry Nice farm, Sept. 7, begin ning at 10:30 a.m. The following committee was appointed to be in charge of plan ning and buying the food for. the booth, Mesdames Frank Gulick, Guy Smith, Henry McClure, Wil liam Nice, Willard Fordice and Bernice McCanse. The theme and decorating committee for the county fair booth are to meet and complete their plans. The September meeting' will be an all day meeting at the home of Celesta Nice. At this time the booth for the bee will be prepared. All arc to bring a sack lunch for an all day meeting with dessert and drinks to be served by Mrs. Nice. Refreshments were served. Three members of the Community service committee met after the meeting to work on this project. Teen-Age Dance Will Be Held In Local Armory A Teen-Age dance is planned for Saturday, Aug. 16 in the La Grande-Armory, from 8 p.m., un til 12 p.m. Dancing will be to music by a record player. Mrs. Wesley Brownlon an nounces that a commitlee of par ents has been appointed and that they are setting up a plan to chaperone each of the dances to be held in connection with this youth program. " THE OANMOORE HOTEL , All Transient Guests. All those who come, return. Rates not high, not low. Free Garage, TV's and Ra dios'. We have a reputation for cleanliness. Reservations by LD phone refunded on request upon arrival, 1217 SW Morrison Portland, Ore, I - O'SOOP sick list but improving. Ella Koeter announced the new lock er which she and Fannie McFar- land built and painted had been installed and all the dishes were put in. A vote of thanks was given these two ladies for their line job of carpentry. The re port of the audit was read and accepted. Gladys Huff, district deputy, reported that Salem camp has challenged La Grande in secur ing new juveniles for the re mainuer of the Banner campaign and urged all members to work toward winning the camp prize Contributing to the birthday kitty were Clara Leavitt, Rebah Huff, Arthur Huff, Jr., Lucille Courtney and Julia Siller. The lodge and social club will lold a picnic at Riverside park, Aug. 27 at 6:30 p.m. with the social club committee in charge they will furnish the meat dish es and the rest will be potluek In charge will be Beulah Taal, chairman, assisted by Matilda Tsiatsos, Kate Talbolt and Myrl Thompson. There will not be a lodge meeting at the hall Aug 25, due to the picnic. Grange Plans Benefit Dance At Elgin Hall The memcbrs of Rockwall Grange are giving a fire benefit oance Saturday, Aug. 16 at 0 p. in., in the grange hall at Elgin. Refreshments will be served. The proceeds from the dance will be given to the George Crouser family. 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