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Page Two Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon Thursday, Dec. 7, 1939 IONE NEWS Mrs. Louis Padberg Rites Held at lone By MRS. ELMER GRIFFITH Funeral services were held at the Christian church Tuesday afternoon for Maude Wood Padberg, who passed away at the family home here Sunday morning following an illness of about a week. Martin B. Clark of Heppner officiated. Mrs. E. J. Blake was at the piano, and Mrs. Erling Thompsen and Mrs. W. G. Roberts sang. Pallbearers were Omar Riet man, Bert Mason, Carl Troedson, W. C. Roundy, G. A. Pettys and E. C. Heliker. Many lovely flowers were sent by friends. Maude Wood was born in Idaho in 1881. She came to Morrow county with her family and was married to Louis J. Padberg in Heppner, Nov. 29, 1900. She is survived by her widower, and four children, Earl of Portland, Cecil and Mrs. Ruby Kin caid of lone, and Mrs. Emerald Roundy of Heppner, and four grand children. Also two sisters, Mrs. Lana Padberg and Mrs. Violet Bryson, and two brothers, Frank Wood of lone and H. C. Wood of Portland. Mrs. Padberg was a member of the Christian church. Among out-of-town relatives here for the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Wood of Portland and their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McKenzie of Eugene, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Kruse of Oswe go, Mr. and Mrs. Huston Bryson, Mrs. Opal Cason and Miss Guyla of Portland, and Mrs. Lydia Heaton of Pendleton. The members of lone post, Amer ican Legion, and the auxiliary were entertained by the auxiliary Friday evening with a delicious chicken supper at the hall. Forty-five per sons were present, including nine teen guests from Heppner, and Mrs. Gladys Lemons, district president of the auxiliary, Hugh Bowman, district commander of the Legion, both from Pendleton, and Bob Bur lingame of Milton. The following auxiliary officers were installed: President, Ada Christopherson; 1st vice-president, Ruby Roberts; 2nd vice-president, Edith Nichoson; sec retary, Maude Farris; chaplain, An na Blake; and sergeant-at-arms, Vera Rietmann. Miss Helen Lindsay has been en gaged to assist at the school. She will drive a school bus, transporting two pupils, and will take care of the pri mary pupils between the time they are dismissed and the time the busses leave, substitute for short periods of time for the teachers, and do office work for the principal. Mrs. H. O. Ely, who is a patient in the Heppner hospital following an operation, is reported to be mak ing satisfactory recovery. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Ray and Mrs. Alice Wiles returned Thursday from an extended visit at their former home in Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gorger and baby daughter are visiting relatives in Portland, and attending to bus iness matters. Mrs. Inez Freeland accompanied them to the city. Dixton T. Smith has reentered the veterans' hospital at Walla Walla. The Women's Topic club met Sat urday at the home of Mrs. C. F. Feldman. Able reports on the book, "Jenny Land," by Wagenknecht, were prepared by Mrs. Dorr Mason, Mrs. Victor Rietmann and Mrs. Hugh Smith. The social meeting will be held Saturday evening, Dec. 9. J. A. Troedson, who was painfully injured by a blow on his wrist by an axe, is at his home near Morgan, and is getting along nicely. lone school will close Friday, Dec. 22, for Christmas vacation, and will not reopen until Jan. 2. Among out-of-town relatives here for the funeral rites of Charles Rit chie were Mrs. J. J. Gambill of Eu gene, and her daughters, Musette, Patricia and Barbara Anne. Mrs. Gambill will be remembered by lone friends as Ethel Sperry. Willows grange is planning an af ternoon and evening entertainment December 16, when the new hall will be dedicated. There will be dedica tion ceremonies, installation of of ficers, a bazaar, and in the evening, a free dance. Other granges of the county have been invited to bring their officers to be installed here. "In the first basketball game of the season on the local floor Friday evening lone defeated Irrigon in the grade school game by a score of 13-8, but in the high school game, Irrigon won wilh a score of 18-21. The line up for the high school game follows: lone 18 Irrigon 21 Eubanks 1 F Rucker 2 Palmateer 3 F Markham 3 Brady 2 C Connell 3 Bergstrom 11 G Beuhl 4 Ledbetter S Houghton 9 Peterson 1 S Walters S Voile Referee, McKenzie. New Industries Man Engaged by P. P. & L. H. W. Derry, for the past three years principal industrial engineer for the Tennessee Valley authority, has been engaged by Pacific Power and Light company to help in the general effort to secure new employment-giving industries to util ize natural resources of the Colum bia basin, Ray P. Kinne, Heppner manager, was informed today. Substantial credit for developing 125,000 kilowatts of industrial load for T. V. A. hydro-electric plants is given Mr. Derry by former associates in the Tennessee Valley project. "As manager of Pacific company's new industries department, Mr. Derry's proved ability and wide ex perience will be at the disposal of the communities served," said Geo. T. Bragg, vice-president and gen eral manager, in announcing the ap pointment. "He will approach our mutual problem of industrial devel opment with a broad viewpoint, and is ready to work with each commu nity in whatever way will prove most helpful and beneficial." Prior to his association with T. V. A., Mr. Derry for nine years was in charge of industrial sales for Penn sylvania Power and Light company, operating in one of the most highly industrialized sections of the United States. In 1935-36 he was consult ant for the Third World Power con ference in Washington, D. C. "Mr. Derry's wide acquaintance among leaders in the nation's electro-chemical and electro-metallurgical industries should be of par ticular value in efforts to get some of these important industries estab lished on the Columbia river," said Mr. Bragg. MISSION SOCIETY MEETS Christian Womans Missionary so ciety met yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Spencer Crawford with Mrs. Loyal Parker as co-hostess. The devotional service was led by Mrs. E. R. Huston, assisted by Mrs. Lee Scrivner. Mrs. Frank S. Parker led the program, subject, "Busy Around the World With Christmas." Christmas in China was told by Mrs. Jeff Jones, in Japan by Mrs. Cora Crawford, in India by Mrs. Emma Gemmell, in Mexico by Mrs. Charles Jones and Mrs. Loyal Parker, and on the Congo by Mrs. Charles Bar low and Mrs. Joseph Hughes. Mrs. Martin Clark gave a thoughtful talk on "My Own Christmas." At this meeting plans were com pleted for the annual Women's Day program to be held the evening of December 17. 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