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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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