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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 25, 1958)
HEPPNER GAZETTE -TIMES, Thursday, December 25. 1953 O'Harra Students Present Recital By DELPHA JONES Mrs New't O'Harra and her piano students entertained with a Christmas party and recital on Sunday afternoon. The following students took part In the recital, Arleta McCabe, Linda Halvorsen, Marilyn Morgan, Kristin Nelson, of lone, Sheila Luciano of Echo, John, Jack and Donna Hatfield of Lexington, Joyce Peck, Ther esa and Christine Munkers, Bar bara Bloodsworth, Marceita Mess enger, Marianna Huber and Mary Kay Hughes of Lexington, Chris and Mark Brown, Vickey Barrett, Lynn Burkenbine, Carol Burken bine and Marlene Fetsch of Hep pner. Parents of the children ser ved punch, coffee and cookies. MERRY CHRISTMAS t t t ! t t t To you go all our Very best wishes For the happiest and Finest Christmas! hH Charles & Helen Ruggles Heppner, Oregon it ndebendent f AGENT I YOUR Insurance Mr and Mrs Geo Irvin enter tained Mr and Mrs Jim Angell and family and Mr and Mrs Bill Nichols at dinner at their home on Sunday. Mrs Bob Davidson and family, Mrs B J Doherty and Becky, and Faye Thornburg were Pendleton visitors on Friday. While there they met Beverly Davidson who came In on the bus from Calif ornia where she has been atten ding school and staying with an aunt. Mr and Mrs George Irvin and daughter, Vlck and Earl Miller were Pendleton visitors on Sat urday taking Judy Darnielle there where she caught a bus to Reno, Nevada where she'll vis it her parents and sister, Mr and Mrs Burt Darnielle and Betty. Mrs Dorothy Zita and 4 child ren of Connecticut arrived at the home of her parents, Mr and Mrs O W Cutsforth one day last week. Mrs Zlta and family came to Pendleton by plane and was met by Mrs Cutsforth. Dick Zita arrived In Lex Sunday night from Connecticut having driven out to Join his wife and family. He was accompanied by a brother, Don c Jg A REAL OLD-FASHIONED s; Zlta. Mr and Mrs Gar Leyva and sons are spending the holidays In Lakevlew, Ore. O W Cutsforth was a Seattle business visitor last week. Hugo Leyva has arrived home from Missouri where he is at tending school to spend the holi days with his parents, Mr and Mrs Gar Leyva. Joan Patrick Is visiting at the home of Mr and Mrs Geo Her-' mann from her school at EO College in LaGrande. Linda Hams of lone spent the weekend in Lexington where she visited Charlene Jones, and Dora Sue and Beverly Davidson. Mrs Amy Sperry is spending the holidays with her daughter and family in Asotin, Washing ton. Miss Marlene Galyen is spend lng the holidays with her parents in Ontario. On Wednesday night the Lex lngton grade school presented a Christmas pageant "The Story of the Tree". There was a chorus group made up of grade school students under the direction of Mrs C C Carmichael with a play cast telling the story of the tree. At the same time the high school presented a skit "A Christmas Gift for Uncle Charlie" with the follow ing cast: Hank Pointer as Uncle Charlie, Dora Sue Davidson as Mina, Charlene Jones as Lucy, Tom Pointer as Andrew, Stanley Schoonover, as Harvey, Jim Stea gall as Tim, Linda Van Winkle as Mary. Following this the grade school band played Jingle Bells. The following students make up the band, Janet Palmer, Billy Klinger, Roger Schoonover, Leora Van Winkle, Robert Ma thews, Jeanette Ledbetter, Kirk Mathews, Dan Wardwell, Linda Thornburg, and Theresa Munkers. After the singing of Christmas carols, Santa Claus appeared, and presented the youngsters of the community with socks filled with candy. Mr and Mrs Robert Matthews and children are spending the holidays in Oregon City and Newport. I;PP M CL. e(vo (Cvai Did you ever notice that the pret tiest homes around the communi ty at Christmas are the ones dec orated liberally with the green things of the season? Their festive appearance is obtained easily with proper display of such things as evergreens, berries, seed pods, and pine cones. These simple decorations are readily available to most everyone at no cost and to use an old ex pression: "The woods are full of them." A trip into the country to gather them can also be turned into a pleasant excursion for the whole family and a brief rest period from the "getting ready" for Christmas company, parties, and holiday af fairs. One word of caution, however: Don't kill trees or bushes. Prune carefully when selecting your ever greens. The Christmas tree whether large or small should be the cen ter of the decorations. Place your tree in front of a window, so that its bright, cheerful glow can be seen from within and without. Dec- IPPt CONNOR'S DRE5S SHOP Frank & Gladys Connor JH THE GOOD ' oio-momom Jf -4-. G ELECTRONICS SERVICE GLENN WAT Christmas Rose Is Hallowed By Legend The delicate beauty of the Christmas-rose (helleborus nlger) la hallowed by legend. A poor shep herd girl, the story goes, wept bitterly as she watched the Wise Men on their way to the Christ Child bearing rich gifts when she had nothing. An angel appeared. Upon learning the reason for the girl's distress, the angel caused the ground to be carpeted with shining white flowers. The young shepherdess gathered some blos soms. When she presented her gift, the Infant smiled and as His ringers touched the white flowers, the petals became tinged with pink. orate the tree with balls of red, silver, blue and green, strands of popcorn and various decorations , that are saved from year to year. Be sure to hang a rope of ever greens, a spray or wreath on your front door these signify to many who pass your home that you are celebrating this joyous season. A rope of evergreens requires approxlma'ely four or five yards of rope. The place you plan to use it will determine the exact length. Next, you'll need several short lengths of wire, short sprays of evergreen, balls, bows, red berries or bells. Place a bunch of ever green against the rope and fasten in place with the wire; repeat un til the rope has been completely covered. The rope may be draped over the door frame, mantel, or along the stair rail. Pick out other spots where additional decorations, like berries, balls or bells will add to the effectiveness of ovtr-all appearance. . .. ICTMnMHMBMM KINO SIZE . . . Letter of "thanks" Is mailed by 19-month-old triple amputee In Roxbury, Mass. who received artificial llmbe In time to walk for IMS Christmas celebration. HOLD IT! We want to thank jon for j oar patronage (his past yoar and wish you an old fashioned Merry Chrlstmai. Wil son's Mens Wear THE STORE OF PERSONAL SERVICE Holiday plants require special eare If they are to look their best. Just like human beings, they need bright light or sunlight, in the day and a proper amount of water. Wilting, leaf yellowing and burn ing, leaf drop and premature loss of flowers can be caused by under watering or over-watering plants. Thorough watering is important as soon as plants are dry, but avoid leaving plants standing in water. Puncture the tinfoil or heavy paper on pots at the drainage hole to pro vide necessary drainage. Here are some further sugges tions: Lower the night temperature to prolong the life of blooms. Mini mum night temperature for poin settias and Christmas begonias should be 60 degrees. The desir able night temperatures for aza leas, Christmas cactus, chrysan themums, cyclamen, Jerusalem cherry, Kalanchoe, ornamental peppers, potted bulbs and cut flowers are between 50 degrees and 60 degrees. High room tempera tures hasten the maturity of flowers and shorten their life. Avoid sudden temperature changes and drafts. Keep both plants and cut flowers away from radiators and heat registers and out of drafts. Poinsettias are espe cially sensitive to sudden temper ature changes. They should never be left near a window sill as drafts will cause leaves to turn yellow and drop. Farm Land Values In Oregon Climb To All-Time High Oregon farm land values have risen steadily for four years and now stand at the highest level on record, reports Mrs Elvira Hor rell, extension agricultural econ omist at Oregon State College. Values of farm land in the state rose 2 percent this fall and now average 5 percent above a year ago, Mrs Horrell said. This Is 50 percent above the 1947- 49 postwar average. Oregon failed to keep pace with farm land values over the nation, however, Mrs Horrell found as she studied reports from the U S department of agricul ture. National farm land values rose an average of 3 percent this fall. Most of the national gain was centered along the Atlantic Coast, the USDA reports indica ted, where cities continue to crowd into rural areas. Florida led all states In rate increase with an average gain in farm land values of 5 percent this fall. Three states New York, Utah, and Idaho failed to show any gain in farm land values, how ever. Real estate observers report ing to the USDA this fall gen erally agreed there are now few er farms but more farmland buy ers on the market than ever be fore, Mrs Horrell said. This sit uationa generally strong de mand and a limited supply has been characteristic of the land market for several years, she added. Demand for farm land may have been even more pronoun-1 ced this fall, it was also reported by the observers. This coupled with the recent upturn in the general economy that revived concern about further inflation, has helped pull farm land prices upward, Mrs Horrell felt. As to what's ahead, outlook economists expect market prices of farm real estate to continue to climb, Mrs Horrell reported. However, the economists feel the upward push may slow down la ter, especially in the last half of 1959 if farm income sags. BEST IMS tne Holiday And Our THANKS For Your -FRIENDSHIP AND PATRONAGE LOTT'S ELECTRIC - RANDY AND BERNICE LOTT The J1I m Is iHII the bW . . . SMART MONEY WHERE TO ,l GO AFTER READINQ TUF ADT IhJ THIS NEWSPAPER. S r Yi I WE EH NORAH'S SHOP ..4. ChRlStlTlAS TO EACH OF OUR LOYAL FRIENDS FROM ALL OF US AT - Central Market & Grocery THE McQUARRIES AND THE BUNCH