Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, April 3, 1 952
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lone American Legion Post
Celebrates Mortgage Burning
By Echo Palmateer
The American Legion Post 95
celebrated at their hall Saturday
evening by burning the mortgage
on their hall. This was preced
ed by a banquet for the members
of the Post and the Auxiliary and
, their families. Rev. A Shirley
gave the invocation. Robert Reit
mann was toast master and in
troduced Commander Charles
Doherty who gave a speech,
thanking the members and the
Auxiliary for their help in the
remodeling of the hall. He in
troduced Mrs. Mary Swanson, the
hanared guest, who had financed
the hall. He also introduced Mrs.
Echo Palmateer, Post correspon
dent, and presented her with an
award of excellence from the Ore
gon Legionnaire. Mrs. Robert De
Spain, president of the Auxiliary
gave a short talk, Ted Palmateer,
past commander, gave a talk on
the improvements made in the
past 6 years, and Ernest McCabe,
chairman of the dance committee,
thanked the H. E. C. of Willows
graive who served the banquet
and the girls who waited on the
tables. Louis Buschke burned
the mortgage and Robert Hoskins
was Sergeant-at-arms. The tables
were decorated with candles and
daffodils and the room was deco
rated in yellow and gold. The
girls serving were Ann Belle, and
Sue Coleman, Mildred Seehafer,
Maardine Baker. Kav Sherer.
Judy Howton, Grace McCabe. 75Tacoma, Wash, were recent visi-
people were served. tors at the home of their daughter
The 6th annual ball followed i Mrs. Claude Riley.
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Queen Juliana of The Netherlands is on her first official visit to
the United States since becoming Holland's monarch in 1948. With
her husband Bernhard, Prince of The Netherlands, she will spend
a few weeks in this country visiting Washington, New York and
Midwestern and Western places of Interest. ,
The royal couple has brought one of the famous Dutch carillons
as a gift from the Dutch people to the American people in token
of friendship; it will be erected in a national park near Washington.
Left behind in Holland to go to school are their four daughters,
Princesses Beatrix, 14; Irene, 12; Margriet, 9; and Marijke, B. Photo
shows the family enjoying a final tea party together juit before
the parents' departure for America.
the banquet with an orchestra
from The Dalles.
Mrs. Claude Riley gave a birth
day party in honor of her son,
Val, Friday afternoon at her
home. He was five years old.
Those present were Mrs. Gary
Tullis and sons Mark and Tim,
Mrs. Ralph Crum and sons Bobby
and Monte, Elaine Gaarsland,
Gregory and Jeanette Osibov,
Marjory O'Connor, Susan and
Stephen Lindstrom, Arleta Mc
Cabe and Bobby Lee DeSpain.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Madson of
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HEPPNER FREIGHT LINE
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Lexington and Ion
EVERY DAY ,
For Pickup or
Delivery
For pickup, call
Anderson's Builders'
Supply, Heppner
Omar RIetmann, lone
Connecting Carrier for
Consolidated Frelghtways
Mr. and Mrs. Horace White of
Glenwood, Wash, visited his bro
ther T. N. White last week. They
Just returned from a 11,000 mile
trip through Mexico, the south
and eastern states.
The Arnica club met recently at
the home of Mrs. Lloyd Rice with
Mrs. Ray Heimbigner as co-hostess.
The Three links club of the Re
bekahs met at the home of Mrs.
Charles O'Connor with Mrs. Adon
Hamlett as co-hostess. The club
decided to serve a dinner'at their
hall election day, May 16. There
will also be a fancy work and
apron sale. Old Christmas cards
were brought and will be sent to
different organizations. The Re
bekahs will send old clocks and
crochet thread to the T. B. hos
pital. Mrs. Addie Salter returned
home recently from visiting real
tives in southern Oregon and in
California.
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Heimbigner
of Odessa Wash., visited at the
home of their son and daughter-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Heim
bigner recently.
The garden club took in $28.35
at a food sale Saturday and over
$100 on a radio Mrs. Walter Do
byns drew the radio.
Clarence Weitemier and Grant
Fobes of Milton-Freewater were
weekend visitors here.
Confirmation services were held
at the Volby Lutheran Church in
Gooseberry with Rev. Henry Ho
kenson officiating. Those con
firmed were Roy and Arthur
Lindstrom, Herbert and Richard
Ekstrom, Herbert Peterson and
Rudy Bergstrom. A potluck din
ner was served after the services.
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Lind
strom and Mr. and Mrs. Clifford
McCabe and families attended
the play, Cell-abrasions, given by
the prisoners in Walla Walla
Sunday evening.
The entrance of the Co-opera
tive has been redecorated. This
was done by the Maranatha club.
The Eastern Star plan to paint
their hall inside soon.
Mrs. John Proudfoot gave a
birthday party in honor of her
daughter Pamela, March 24. It
was her third birthday. Mothers
and their children present were
Mrs. Ernest McCabe and daugh
ter Pamela, Mrs. Ralph Crum and
Bobby and Monte, Mrs. Gary Tul
lis and Mark and Tim, Mrs. Roy
Lindstrom and Stephen and Su
san, Mrs. Lloyd Morgan and Vir
gil and Bonnie Jean, Mrs. Claude
Riley and Val and Michael, Mrs.
Charles O'Connor and Marjorie
and Terry, and Mrs. Wallace Mat
thews and Denice and Bernice.
Graveside services were held
for Aaron Alvin Agee in the lone
cemetery Saturday afternoon. Mr.
Agee was born in Paris Arkansas
in 1873 and died in Newberg on
March 24. He and Mrs. Agoe,
who preceded him in death a few
years ago, lived in this commun
ity from 1902 to 1925. He Is sur
vived by seven children. Relotives
coming to the services were Mr.
and Mrs Ernest Christofferson,
and Mrs. Ethel Feller from the
Wilamette valley, Mr. and Mrs.
Lester Shaffer, and Mrs. Bill Bid
die of Mikkalo.
Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Crawford
and daughters of Portland arc
visiting at the home of her mo
ther, Mrs. Ida Coleman.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernor Aune and
Joe Barnett of the U. S. Navy of
Seattle spent the weekend with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Barnett.
Gordon and Dale White were
Portland visitors last week. Dale
went for a medical checkup.
The Assembly of God church in
Heppner gave a musical program
at the Co-operative church Tues
day evening of last week. Rev.
Nels Fast, the pastor and his fam
ily led in the music.
The 7th and 8th grades and
their teacher Frank Ellis cleaned
the city park Saturday. They held
a marshmallow roast afterwards.
They did a good job.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hope of Eu
gene spent a few days last week
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Leonrad Carlson. The Carlsons
entertained several friends one
evening in their honor.
Mrs. Donald Ball underwent an
appendectomy at the Pioneer Me
morial hospital In Heppner last
week. She is expected home this
week.
Mrs. Harvey Smith underwent
surgery in the Heppner hospital
last week and is getting along
satisfactorily.
Mrs. Omar Rietmann was ill
last week at her home, but is
able to be about again.
Mrs. Lana Padberg was ill with
the flu last week.
Dates to Remember:
April 4 Extension Unit meet
ing at the L. A. McCabe home in
the afternoon, subject: closet
space in the home.
April 5--4-H dance at the Le
gion hall from 9:00 to 1:00 p. m.
April 6 Heppner Choral Union
at the Lutheran Valby church in1
uooseoerry.
April 8 Garden club at the
home of Mrs. Echo Palmateer.
April 9 Maranathas at the
home of Mrs. Claude Riley.
April 10 Study meeting of the
Topic club at the John Proudfoot
home.
April 10 Services at the Co
operative church in the evening.
April 13 Easter Services begin
ning with sunrise services at
around 5 a. m. on the hill south
of town, and breakfast at the E.
M. Baker home. Childrens pro
gram at 10 a. m. followed by the
morning worship at the Co-operative
church. An Easter Cantata
will be presented there in the
evening at 8 p. m.
The Junior American Legion
Auxiliary met at the home of
Mrs. Norman Griffin March 27
and elected the following officers:
Junior chairman, Virginia Grif
fin; vice chairman, Nina Griffin;
secretary, Ann Baker; treasurer,
Lona White; historian, Linda
Hams; chaplain, Jo Ann Turner;
sorgeant-at-arms, Marlene Grif
fin. Punch and cookies were ser
ved. The next meeting will be
April 10.
Miss Shirlre McGreer, student
of St. Helens Hall in Portland is
visiting at the home of her mother
Mrs. Verner Troedson.
Ross Doherty, student of Whit
man College is home on vacation.
C. E. Brenner has the founda
tion layed for his new house be
low town. Their home was de
stroyed by fire last winter.
Henry Osibov, superintendent
of schools attended a Regional
P-TA meeting in Pendleton last
week.
Alfred Nelson brought a load of
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