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.
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Very best wishes
For the happiest and
Finest Christmas!
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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
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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.
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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-
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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.
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"thanks" Is mailed by 19-month-old
triple amputee In Roxbury,
Mass. who received artificial
llmbe In time to walk for IMS
Christmas celebration.
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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.
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