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Page Two Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon Thursday, Dec. 29, 1938 IQNE NEWS Community Program Enjoyed at lone By MARGARET BLAKE A community Christmas tree and program were enjoyed by a very large audience at the school house last Thursday evening. A miscel laneous program was prepared by the teachers and other people of the community had done their bit to make the affair a very successful one. An exceptionally beautiful tree was brought down from the moun tains by Fred Manki'n. Treats for four hundred were prepared and distributed. Those in charge wish to express their thanks for the very willing help and cooperation given them. Mrs. Lena Ray is here from The Dalles where she has been working. Mrs. Martin Bauernfeind has been in the Heppner hospital threatened with pneumonia. Mrs. J. C. Calandra and son Don ald are visiting . Mrs. Callandra's mother, Mrs. Ida Fletcher, from their home in Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Peterson and sons, Johnny and Allen, of The Dalles arrived Sunday to spend a few days with relatives. Miss Eva Swan son who has been attending business college in Port land is spending the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E, Swanson. Miss Bertha Akers is at the home of her father, R. M. Akers, for a short visit She is training at the Emanuel hospital in Portland. Mrs. Sam Pomerantz and son Den ny departed for Portland Monday night enroute to their home in Los Angeles. Henry Clark accompanied them to the city. Miss Margaret McDevitt is spend ing her vacation from her work in the Bend schools at the home of her brother-in-law, . M. J. Fitzpatrick. Mrs. Ella Davidson had as her guests on Christmas, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Dick and Mr. and Mrs. H. D. McCurdy and their families from Heppner. Mrs. Lee Beckner has been a pa tient in the Heppner hospital since last Wednesday, suffering with a severe cold. Mr. and Mrs. John Blake, Roy Blake and his daughter Phyllis came over from their homes in Kinzua last Saturday.. Roy Blake and daugh ter returned home that evening while Mr. and Mrs. John Blake re mained to spend Christmas at the home of their son, Earl Blake. Mr. and Mrs. Earle B. M. Wright and sons returned to their home in Baker Monday evening after spend ing Christmas with Mrs. Wright's mother, Mrs. T. E. Grabill. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Keithley have moved to Rufus. Mrs. Inez Freeland has returned home after spending several months in Portland. Willows grange enjoyed a Christ mas program and entertainment at their hall in Cecil last Friday eve ning. After the program of recita tions, a candle lighting ceremony and pageant Santa Claus appeared with treats. Dancing was enjoyed and supper served. Miss Val Jean Clark, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clark, was married to Alfred Swales of Salem in Walla Walla on Saturday, Decem ber 24. Mrs. Sam Pomerantz, Miss Linea Troedson, Lowell Clark and Robert Rietmann attended the wed ding. They are at home in lone. Mrs. Dorr Mason and baby daugh ter came home from Heppner Sat urday. Mr. and Mrs. Faye McNabb were here Tuesday from their home at Lyle, Wash. TINE CITY NEWS Pine City Man Weds at Hermiston By BERNICE WATTENBURGER Word was received of the mar riage of Mr. Russell Moore, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Moore, to Miss Dora E. Moore of Rainier. Miss Moore has taught in the grade school at Pine City for two years and is teaching this year in junior high in Hermiston. Cecil Warner, pastor of the Christian church, performed the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith acted as best man and maid of honor. They left Friday evening for a honeymoon trip to Seattle and coast points. Mrs. John Moore and son Johnny attended from Pine City. Christmas dinner guests at the Sloan Thompson home were Mr. and Mrs. Marion Finch and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Myers and fam ily, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bartholo mew, O. F. Bartholomew from Salt Lake City, and Mr. and Mrs. Tru man Sethers and daughter of Taco ma, Wash. Dinner guests at the E. B. Wat- tenburger home were Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Strain of Pilot Rock, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Van Orsdal and Miss Elizabeth Slanger, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wattenburger and sons of Pasco, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Wattenburger and Charley McKenzie. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Neill and son, Guy Moore, were Christmas dinner guests at the Ralph Scott home in Lexington. Mrs. H. E. Young and children went to Pendleton to see Mr. Young who is in the hospital. Dinner guests at the A. E. Wat tenburger home were Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wattenburger and son Freder ick of Pasco, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Strain, Lloyd Baldridge, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Wattenburger and chil dren. Mr. and Mrs. George Currin and son Ronald of Lena spent Christmas at the John Harrison home. Willows Grange Has Busy Season The Christmas program and social in the grange hall at Cecil Friday evening, Dec. 23, was well attended and an enjoyable time was had by all. The program consisted of mu sical numbers, readings and songs by the young folks of the grange; a candle-lighting ceremony by Ge neva Palmer, Helen Lindsay and Dorothy Brady. The last number was a pageant which used a chorus of ten carolers and eighteen other characters, besides a large number of small children who were the Christmas guests. Old Santa Claus ap peared at the close of the program to the lively tune of "Jingle Bells" and with the help of "December," "Christmas," the "Christmas Cooks," "The Givers," the "Holly Girls" and the "Tree Trimmers," all of whom were characters in the pageant, he dispensed treats of candy, nuts and oranges to everyone present. Morrow County Pomona grange meets at Irrigon on Saturday morn ing, Jan. 7. At 1:30 p. m. there is a lecture program to which the pub lic is cordially invited. In the eve ning the 5th, or Pomona degree, will be conferred by the Pomona grange officers. Willows grange Home Economics club met at Cecil for an all day pot luck dinner meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 21. The club ladies made plans and did work preparing for the Christmas program and social on Friday night. An exchange of Christ mas gifts was made by those attend ing the club meeting. The next reg ular meeting of the club will be at the home of Roxy Krebs at Cecil January 20, 1939. The novelty quilt made by the Willows grange club members has been finished and was awarded to Mrs. Ralph Ledbetter as first prize, since Mrs. Ledbetter's 16-inch block contained 2016 pieces, the largest number of pieces of any block sub mitted. Second prize, a D. M. C, needlework instruction book, was presented to Mrs. Marion Palmer who had 1327 pieces in the 16-inch block she submitted. The total of all pieces in the quilt top was 16,961. COPELAND-BENTON Richard Benton, formerly of this city, took Miss Kathryn Copeland of Pendleton as his bride at ih&t place in nuptial ceremonies last Sunday. Mr. Benton came from Marshfield with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joel R. Benton, and all visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jones here. The bridegroom was accompanied to Pendleton by his parents and Howard Furlong, who was best man. MA RDM AN NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Walter LaDusire came from their home at Hilgard for Christmas at the home of Mrs. LaDusire's parents, Mr. and Mrs. R, W. Turner. Mr. and Mrs. John Turner spent Christmas with Morrow county rel atives and friends from their home at Baker. Hard man People Celebrate Christmas By Hardman High School The community Christmas pro gram was the one big event of the week, for it was put on by organi zations and was very well attended. The program was as follows: "Joy to the World," everybody (Commu nity Sing); prayer, Yvonne Hast ings and Joyce Buschke (Sunday school); Pantomime, Mrs. McCut- cheon's Sunday school class (Sun day school); recitation, Norvin Ad ams (Let's Talk) ; piano solo, Vera McDaniel (Community Sing); Drill, Mrs. McCutcheon's pupils (first four grades); recitation, Junior Leathers (Let's Talk); "Oh, Come All Ye Faithful," everybody (Community Sing); vocal duet, Vera and Max ine McDaniel (Christian Endeavor); piano solo, Mildred Clary (Commu nity Sing); musical reading, Mrs. McCutchean, accompanied by Mrs. Neal Knighten (Rebekahs); "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear," every body (Community Sing) ; "The Dear, Dear Children," a play by Eva Rob inson, Elsa Leathers, Frances Leath ers, Frances Inskeep, Jean Leathers, Mildred Clary, Vera McDaniel and Marie Clary (high school and Let's Talk); "Holy Night, Silent Night," everybody (Community Sing). The Odd Fellows did their part in a different way, which was appre ciated. They gave a box of candy to each grade school pupil, pre-school child, or old person in the commu nity. The Birthday club had worked on a one-act play, under Pat Rob- ison but it had to be called off be cause of illness in the cast. Imme diately after the program pies were auctioned off to get money for the general upkeep of the church. Mar' vin Saddler was auctioneer, and all were pleased with the sum realized. Games were then played under the direction of Mrs. McCutcheon dur ing the first part of the evening, after which everyone danced, with the music furnished by local musi cians. Marvin Saddler is the Chris tian Endeavor social chairman with Rita Robinson, Pat Robison, Vera and Vern McDaniel and Marie Clary on his committee. The various pro gram chairmen were, Elsa Leathers for Let's Talk and Sunday school, Rita Robinson and Mildred Clary for Christian Endeavor, Muriel Mc Cutcheon for her room and Com munity Sing, Vern McDaniel for the high school, and Marie Clary, gen eral chairman. The program started promptly at 7:30 and the party end ed just as promptly at 11. Mr. and Mrs. Neal Knighten and children and Glenn McCutcheon ate Christmas dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Scott at Lexing ton. The grade shcool had a Christmas program on Friday. All of the moth ers were invited. After the program the children exchanged gifts. Floyd Adams spent Christmas in Heppner with the family. During his absence Marvin Saddler ran the ranch. Wednesday afternoon the cast of "The Dear, Dear Children" and oth ers met at the high school supper room and all ate dinner together. Those present were. Mrs. Roy Rob inson, Rita and Creston, Mrs. Ow en Leathers and son Junior, Mr. and Mrs. G. I. Clary and Mildred and Irl, Mrs. Carl Leathers and Jean, Vera McDaniel and Frances Ins keep. On Thusrday Kinnard McDaniel, Mrs. Mclntyre and Rita went to Pen dleton after Misses Anne and Molly Mclntyre to spent the Christmas holidays at home. Mr. and Mrs. Foster Collins re turned home from Portland Thurs day, where Mrs. Collins had her ton sils out and Mr. Collins his teeth pulled. On Friday afternoon the high school had their Christmas tree, af ter which they played games. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hams wrecked their car near Hardman Wednesday evening when returning from Hepp ner. Mrs. Hams was at the wheel when the car turned in the middle of the road and a logging truck hit it sideways. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Reid of Swiss Home, returned to Hardman to visit friends and relatives over the Christmas holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Stevens and son were Christmas day guests at the home of Mrs. Stevens' parents, Mr. and ' Mrs. Arthur GemmelL While there his back was injured and he had to go to a doctor for treatment. Mr. and Mrs. Hubert McDonald and two children .were visiting friends and relatives here Monday. They drove over from their home at Weston. Mrs. Percy Bleakman and Miss Ho Merrill came home for Christmas, arriving several days in advance of the holiday. On Saturday, Percy and their small son joined the oth ers. On Monday, the Bleakmans left for Lakeview where they are now living. On Monday evening, the citizens, big and little, old and young, went uninvited to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sam McDaniel, , Jr., where newly-married Mr. and Mrs. Ray mond Reid were spending the eve ning. After a little noise and more kidding, everybody went to the hall where treats were passed around and dancing enjoyed by all. Harold Craber drove up from The Dalles to spend about a week at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Craber. Also a guest at their home is Mr. Craber's brother Fran cis who came up from the valley. The Odd Fellows gave a Christ mas party in the I. O. O. F. hall on Friday night. There were many non members invited for the evening, and all had a good time playing cards and other games, followed by refreshments, consisting of candy and nuts. Ed Moreland was taken ill sudden ly Monday and Max Buschke and Ad Inskeep took him into Heppner to a doctor. At this writing he is at home and is much improved. Mr. and Mrs. Clay Clark and Mary Jean, Miss Rosanna Farley and James Farley, Jr., were Christmas guests at the parental home of Mr. and Mrs. James Farley, coming .from Hood River. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Morton, Ar lene and Jack, were Christmas vis itors at the Chas. B. Cox home, com ing from their home at Newberg. They returned "home Monday. Dick Benton Weds Pendleton Girl (Pendleton E. O.) At a lovely home ceremony yes terday, Miss Kathryn Copeland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Copeland, became the bride of Ricn ard Benton, son of Rev. and Mrs. J. R. Benton of Marshfield. The groom's father read the ceremony. The bride was most attractive in a smart suit of blue wool, with cross fox trimming, worn with orchid corsage bouquet, and with wine col ored accessories. Miss Maxine Cas teel, maid of honor, wore a black two piece frock, with black hat, and corsage of gardenias. Howard Fur long, of Heppner, was best man. The vows were said before the fireplace, which was diarmingly decorated in white chrysanthemums and white snap dragons. A wedding dinner followed the ceremony. After a wedding trip, Mr. and Mrs. Benton will reside here. LeGrand Guild from Snohomish, Wash, where he is connected with the soil conservation service, spent Christmas with Mrs. Guild here. Mrs. Guild expects to return with him to make their home at Snohomish following the vacation period. 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