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Observer, La Grande, Ore., Tuts., Aug. 4, 1959 , Page 5 tern ' - , I' . l; ..'. 'A r' ' , . ': " .v i i . '-'' ' i 1 -i r.V v- ' ' ... T. , - ' . - v .' ' if 7 ' V ' . "v y ?,J ". ;-v i" ;:3 f: - , il-,.. t. ... .. n .- ii. , i, . ,i - in mi, LOCAL EVENTS MRS. L ELAND DEAN WESTENSKOW , Honored At Recent Reception. Wedding Reception Fetes Westenskows Marilyn Faye Jenson and Leland Dean Westenskow exchanged vows in a double ring ceremony solemn ized by President William L. Kill pack at the Idaho Falls LDS turn pie, July 10. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald S. Jenson of Pocatello, Idaho and the groom the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Lemar Westenskow, Imbler. , A reception was held . in the Jenson home following th? wed ding. Tall baskets of gladioli and a mantel spray of gladioli and chrysanthemums were featured in the , decorations. Guests were served in a garden ,setting. Th? tables were covered with white cloths and centered with crystal hurricane lamps containing pink candles. The lamps were sur rounded with pink chrysanthe mums. The bride wore a gown of white embroidered nylon, floor length. A w hile scoop neckline and empire waistline were featured in the style of the bodice. The full skirt was fashioned with a modified train which caught up in back in a bustle with a large bow. Her illu- Smorgasbord Planned Here The local Soroptiniist Club will hold their seventh annual smorgasbord, Sunday, Aug. 9, in Riverside park pavilion with serv ing from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. its arrangement and variety of food, will again be the same. The menu will include baked ham, shish kabob, a variety of salads, deviled eggs, relishes, beans, me 'lons and cookies. The club has served more than 400 persons at the previous smorgasbord. Tickets may be purchased from members or from Mrs. Mildred Tiss at the Radio Music Supply. Tickets for adults are $1.50 and children un der 12 arc 75c. John Skillings, 74 Dies At Salem John Irvin Skillings, 74, of Salem, died Sunday at Salem. He was a retired farmer. Services will be held in the Summerville Chapel Wednesday at 2 p.m. The Rev. K. Mills will officiate. Arrangements are by Dempsey-Snodgrass Funeral Chap el. Burial will be in the Summer ville Cemetery. Mr. Skil'ings was born ot Fair banks. Iowa. June 21. IKK. He had lived and farmed in th? Imbler area for about 50 years. The last 18 years he made his home with his daughter in California, going to Salem in the summer to work in the fruit. Survivors are the widow, Pansy Skillings, California: a daughter. Opal Riggs, Cali'ornia; sister. Pearl Conrad, Wallowa; and three granddaughters, two great grand daughters and many nieces and nephews. There are ibout 1.200 organiza tions in the U.S. which can provide health insurance. sion net veil was held by a cap of seed pearls and sequins. She carried a bouquet of. pink sensa tion roses with ivy. Sue Del Hansen was her sister 'f matron of honor. Carolyn Westen skow, Mrs. Jack Alberts, and Mrs Richard Steele were bridesmaids The attendants were in street- length dresses of misty rose chif fon over taffeta. They had crystal necklaces and crescent-shaped cor sages of white carnations. Lowell Westenskow was his brother's best man. Ushers were Joe Westenskow, another brother, and Richard Steele. The mothers of the newlyweds wore aqua lace over taffeta after noon dresses. Their corsages were pink elf roses surrounded by pink carnations. The bride's table was covered with white and pink net overskirt over taffeta. The wedding cake was in colonade design and was flanked by crystal bowls with white candles. Pink elf roses and tiny chrysanthemums surrounded the bowk. ' Mrs. Gary Faris cared for the guest book. Mrs. Mike Murphy and Mrs. Reub McClune, aunts of the bride and groom were in charge of the gift room. Mrs. Tom Murphy, Janice Nel son and Evalyn Thornock assisted with refreshments. , The reception program featured (vocal music by Mrs. Leath Rob bins and David Anderson with F.valyn Thornock as accompanist. They gave several numbers. Following the honeymoon trip to Yellowstone Park and Jackson Hole, the newlyweds are making their home at Imbler. For her traveling the bride wore a pink sheath dress, with a large flat bow at the waistline. ' The bride is a graduate of Po catello High School and Brigham Young University, and College of Nursing. The groom is a graduate of Imbler High School and is a senior at BYU. He will complete his final quarter in January. Attending the wedding from La Grande were, Mrs. Reub Mc Clune, aunt of the groom, and from Imbler. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Westen skow, Lowell, Carolyn and Joe. Union County Art Guild will meet in the home uf Mrs. Old Cochran, Cove avenue, Tuesday al 6 p.m. Visitors are being welcomed The Neighbors of Woodcraft wil' hold their regular business meet ing Tuesday at 8 p.m. In the Odd pellows hall. Miscellaneous thowtr being Manned by friends in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Sanderson and family. They are the recent fire victims of Summerville. Show er will be held in the IOOF hall at Summerville Tuesday at 8 p.m. Tha Veterans of Foreign Wart Auxiliary will meet Tuesday at 8 p.m. Plans will be made for the annual picnic. All members are being urged to attend. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Loveless and sons, Michael, Timothy and Dan els of Eugene, are in La Grande visiting in the homes of Myrtle Roe, Mrs. Stewart Bunting and Floyd Roe for a few weeks. On heir motor trip from Eugene :hey visited her sister in Salem ir.d the Centennial at Portland They report the mast interest ng feature they saw was the jade center, showing different exports of various countries and what they were famous for. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jenkint, ind Chris, stacey and Matthew, irve returned to the Boy Scout :amp at Wallowa Lake follow ng a three-day stay at home. lenkins is one of the counselors. Tha Christian Women! Fellow hip of the Christian church of j Grande, will hold a 1:30 des- ,ert Wednesday in the church larlor. Ilattie Mitchell, mission iry to Africa who is home on eave will be the guest speaker .'or the day. She Ls spending his week at Cove with the Vouth Camp. Celebrating birthdays today arc va Wagoner, Alicel; Kenneth IX Murphy of La Grande; and Suzanne Meroncy, Caldwell, Ida World War I Widows Clubs .vill hold a potluck picnic at Riv ;rside Park, Thursday at 6:30 p. n. Those attending bring their jwn table service. Rebekah Lodge will meat Wed uesday at 8 p.m. in the Odd Fcl tows temple. Navy Lt. Robert B. Ladridge, son of Mrs. Princess B. Ledridge if Island City, and husband of he former Miss Princess Bond of Garden Grove, Calif., serving iboard the heavy cruiser USS Helena, took part In a fullscale naval review and visit to San Francisco, Calif., July-17 20, after jompleting a major exercise held jff the California coast. The 15,000 men and 26 ships of the First Fleet were revieved by Admiral Herbert G. Hopwood, USN, the Commander-in-chief of the U. S. Pacific Fleet, as they passed under the Golden Gate bridge. The exercise which preceeded Daar Ann: My father keeps hammering at me to do better in school, work hard at a summer job, get in good with people who can help me in the business world. I'm sick of all that jazz. Just be cause he came up th hard. way and has done pretty well, he thinks everyone wants to be a big shot. I'm bored with' his talk about being "tops." It so happens I don't care to get in the rat race where everybody is climbing on every body else's back to get ahead. What's wrong with being an aver age guy?' Please say something about this in the pap-r and maybe my pa will get off my back. Average Ajax. Daar Average: Success wears many facet. To soma it meant Woman's World MAXINE NURMI, Woman's Editor ANN LANDERS Answers Your Problems Adventist Church Holds Missionary Volunteer Meet The La Grande, Elgin, Cove, and Enterprise Seventh Day Ad ventist Churches held un Asso ciated Missionary Volunteer meet ing at the Wallowa Lake Stat-.' Park July 25. N Immediately after church a potluck dinner was served. This was followed by a hike to the falls for the junior group. This hike was led by Wayne Cox and Lester Ruud. The aft-rnoon events started out with a song service led by Elder Ed Harms of La Grande, with Mrs. Duuglas Miller, Enterprise, at the organ. Special vocal num bers were rendered, Mrs. Bob Way and Mrs. Don Way of Elgin sang two duets and Clarence Christian of Enterprise, and Mrs. Leonard Spears of La Grande. Two girls from Elgin, Jackie Way and Nancy Crisp, sang "It Is Love That Makes Us Happy," and led the group in singing the chorus. Lester Ruud, Enterprise, played a selection on his musical saw. Elder R. T. Carter, principal of Gem Slate Academy at Cald well, was the speaker of the after noon. Following supper and a water melon feed. Sun Down Worship was held." Then around a camp- fire stories were told by Robert Lowe of Ketchikan, Alaska, and Mrs. Fred Wagner of Enterprise. It's Here! Ealon's NEW Oregon Centennial STATIONERY WITH THE OFFICIAL CENTENNIAL SEAL IN GOLD IMPRINT Boxed 2.00 HcGLASSOH'S STATIONERY 1104 Adams split-level dwelling, two car in the garage and a country, club memberthip. To others it may mean hard work at a job whote rewards are tatitfaction and the feeling of achievement. One of the ticknettet of our time it the pretture on young people to conform. Tha falta image of "tuccett" hat lured ut into worthipping falta godt. We want to be well fed, well houted and well entertained. External trap ping! too often are the hallmarfci of "tuccett." In my opinion, real tuccett it the ability to plunge into the dark and uncertain wa ters of life, battle the currents and coma up with gleaming tretturet even if It't only an odd thapped thell if this it what gives ttatitfation and tense of accomplithment. Dear Ann Landers: I laughed when I read that letter from Jimmie and Ronnie" the kids who wanted to know if thvre really was a sung called "Does the Spear mint Lose Its Flavor on the Bed post Overnight?" I have an old phonograph record of this number. It belonged to my father and every now and then I p'ay it for laughs. It goes like this in case the kids want to know a few of the lyrics: "If you chew it in the morning. it will be too hard to bite. Can't you see I'm going crazy, won't someone set me right ? Does the spearmint lose its flavor on the bedpost over night?" (Copyright 1924 by Mills Music Inc. Copyright renewed 1952.) Ann, I agree with you; the songs of 25 years ago may have been nutty, but they don't compare with the stuff on the radio today. Have you heard "Poor Jenny"? When they get so hard-up for ideas that they have to write a song about a teenage girl who lands in jail on her first date, then I give up. E. B. Soc 3 36 Blue mt F.oh8hmkeS .. A series of picnics has been ihe order of the day for Blue Mt. Gem Club members since the weather turned tropical during he month of July. Forty members and friends net at Catherine Creek State Park, July 12, for a regular necting and to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the club. A boun tiful luncheon was spread buffet Blue Ml. Gem Club Members Hold .Series Of Picnics the San Francisco visit involved fast-moving aggressive attack carrier teams which struck at simulated mainland targets 'as naval air patrol squadrons and submarines held the defensive roll. Shower To Honor Summerville Pair Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Sander son and sons age, five and six. and family will be honored' with a miscellaneous shower tonight in the IOOF hall of Summerville at 8 p.m. The Sandersons are the victims of a fire at Summer ville last week. Tentative plans are to live in a trailer house on the site of their burned home. This shower is being sponsor ed by friends of the Sandersons and is open to the public. Quartet Will Appear Here On Thursday ine Amnassaaor quartet ot Pacific Lutheran College, Tacoma, Wash., will appear at Zion Luther an Church for a sacred concert this Thursday, at 8 p.m., it was announced this week. The public is invited. There will be no admission charge, but a free will offering will be received. On its eighth annual summer tour, the quartet will include in its program arrangements from familiar hymns, church music classic and well known spirituals. The hymns will include, 'Praise to the Iird the Almigh ty", "O Day Full of Grace", and 'Behold, a Host." The spirituals slated to be sung here include 'Soon ah Will Be Done", "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" and "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot". Classics include "Now Let Ev ery Tongue Adore Thee", Bach; 'Come, Sweet Death , Bach; and 'The Lord Is My Shepherd", Nel son. David Dahl, senior music ma jor from San Francisco, will be featured on the program in a group of organ solos. He will play, "Nun Danket Alle Gott," Karg-Elert; and "Rejoice Now Dear Christians", Bach. On its current three-month trip, the quartet will give over 125 concerts in the states of Washington. Oregon, California, Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming and Montana, and in the province of British Columbia. Members of the quartet are Sidney Shelver, Concrete, Wash.; Gerald Erirkson, Port Angeles Wash.; Paul Carolson, Clarkston, Wash.; and Richard Giger, Can by. style with a cake baked and iced for the occasion by Mrs. Fred tbcrhardt. Ralph Gerards spon sored home-made ice cream. Visitois were Mrs. Eva Bowery, Mrs. Earl Hetrick, Clifford Walk and Marilyn Green, all of Union; Maxine Fanning of Wallowa; Lela Marie and Crystal Ann White of Twist, Wash.; and Dexter Terry White of La Grande. The meeting was presided' ov er by Ralph Gerards, president. Charles Taylor reported on the field trip tour taken with Roscne Furmaii to Juntura and lleulah reservoir area to look for a club lield trip project. Only some petrified wood and fossils were tound but not of a field trip quantity. There were 20 members and two visitors went on the field trip to the Whitney area. Visitors were Mr. and Mr. Richmond lrom Clarkston, Wash. Gerards reported on the Pow Wow held at Prineville which was attended by persons from many areas including Hawaii, .Canada and all the states. The Gerards then went to Bend and saw the Water Pageant held there over the Fourth of July. They return ed home by way of Antelope area where Ralph Gerards found a 35-pound agate along with oth ers. He also reported the Priday Thunder Egg ranch had chang ed ownership again and digging ol specimens would change in the future. . Hizel Green, Clara Koester, Vlrgie Hill and June Waldron shared the birthday march. Wil liam Arnt was awarded the door prize. . On Sunday, July 26, a regu lar meeting and potluck picnic was held at the union City park with 25 members and two visitors attending the picnic. The potluck featured fried chicken and lem onade. Visitors were Mrs. Esth er Hall and Marilyn Green of Union. A report was made to the ef feet that a display at the public library at La Grande is featuring the work of Ralph Gerards in many styles and kinds of finish ed and unfinished specimens. The American and Northwest Federation, convention and show will be held at Portland, Sept. 4. 5, and 6. Blue Mt. Gem Club and several members plan to display some of their work so a discussion ensued with a report there would be many displays by special guests, commercials and the Northwest and Ameri can Federated Societies displays. Reservations are urged for those who plan to attend the conven tion. The Oregon Agate and Mineral Society are sponsors for the centennial convention. Dr. Koester is the local director again this year. The Union County Fair was also discussed and plans made to arrange for a full cement floor in Ihe two booths occupied by the club each year. Ralph Ger ards appointed a fair committee ar follows: Floyd Galloway, Her bert Speckhart, Charles Taylor, Dr. Koester and Roscoe Furman. Decorating committee will in- ciude every one as has been the policy of previous years. A sug gestion was entered that some equipment be displayed this year. The next meeting will be an cut-door picnic dinner Saturday, Aug. 15, at 6:30 p.m. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Baum, Un ion. Members are to bring their own choice of meat and their own table service plus a salad or covered dish. Floyd Galloway reported on the trip they took with Mrs. Ava Diggins to the water pageant at Bend. They returned by the Ochoco route taking in all the rock shops and looking for rock. Frankie Baum reported on a rock trip she and sun, Bobby, made to Vale and Whitney aeras. The rock show at Gooding, Ida., was reported by the Art Carlsons and Dr. and Mrs. Koes ter who attended. ' Mrs. Ray Barnhart was award ed the door prize and the remain der of the evening was spent visiting and viewing the rocks and trays on display by Ralph Gerards, Verne Stowe, Howard Wallis, William Arnt, Roscoe Fur in an and Dr. and Mrs. Koester. PITTSBURGH STO PAINT LASTS LONGER Millar Cabinet Shop Reddy does more . . . Cheaper and Faster in Our Part of The West! The HOMES in our part of the West use 80 more electricity than the National Average. For instance, the cost of living is up 21 in the last 10 years, yet the cost of electricity it down about 25 over thit tame period in our part of the West. ''ft Yes, your eager, efficient helper, Reddy Kilowatt, is ready to work at a flip of the switch -and it's good to know that the greater use of electric ity in our part of the West cosU you approximately 30 less than the na tional averago. ' CALIFORNIA-PACIFIC UTILITIES COMPANY SO DUO S 1216 Adams i. 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