HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday. May 21, 1959
97 Year Old Former
Morrow Womon
Subject of Story
A long time Morrow county
resident, Mrs E A Gemmel, 97
years of age, was one of three
elderly women who were the sub
ject of a special story In the Sa
lem Capital Journal titled "Life
Keeps Its Spice for 3 in the Twi
light," The article told how Mrs Gem
mel, who now lives in Salem
with her son and daughter-in-law,
Mr and Mrs Paul Gemmel,
enjoyed life even at the age of
97, She still takes care of her
own room and clothing, does a
little sewing and crocheting, and
never missed voting since she
was old enough. She enjoys writ
ing letters.
Mrs Gemmel spent many years
of her life in Morrow county
prior to moving to Salem to
make her home.
School Changes
Continued from Page 1
should continue to serve grades
1 through 4.
2 The combination secondary
and elementary school plant
should be converted to an upper
elementary attendance center.
The renovation and minor re
modeling program in progress
should be continued and direc
led into making this plant as
functional as possible as an upper-grade
plant to serve the com
munity until new facilities may
be planned and constructed on
a new site.
Hardman It is our recommen
dation that this elementary at
tendance center be discontinued
as soon as enrollment no longer
justifies Its existence.
' A county-wide transportation
survey report was also presented
at the meeting and its findings
played a major part In the a
bove report.
Bishop Barton to
Confirm 11 Friday
The Rt Rev Lane W Barton,
Bishop of Eastern Oregon, will
be in Heppner for the sacrament
of confirmation at All Saints'
tfnisronal church Friday, May 22
at 7:30. It will be preceeded by
a potluck dinner to start at b
o'clock.
Members of the confirmation
class are John Pfeiffer, Jr, Mark
and Chris Brown, Alvln Ayers,
David McBeth, Tanna Valentine,
Mr and Mrs William O'Harra,
Harold Gray, Robert Abrams and
Gerald Bunch.
Fulleton Girls Win '
Jr Rodeo Prizes
Three Heppner girls, Ruby
Ann, Diana and Becky Fulleton,
daughters of Mr and Mrs Roice
Fulleton of Heppner, came home
from last weekend's John Day
Junior rodeo with a handful of
prizes. Several other county
youngsters also participated.
Ruby Ann won a buckle for
first place in pee wee horse
manship which is for the age
below 4-H. and her sister
Becky won second in this divis
ion. Dianna won lirst prize in
thP 4-H obstacle race, second in
the stake and barrel race, sec
ond in musical tire and in 4-H
horsemanship, and third in the
cowgirl race.
lone Community
Church Issues Call
For New Pastor
By ECHO PALMATEER
A Congregational meeting of
the members of the lone Com
munity church was held Sun
day afternoon, May 17 to hear
the report or the pulpit commit
tee. Fredrick Martin, church
moderator, opened the meeting
with a reading, "Consider tne
Prpaeher" : Robert D e S P a 1 n,
chairman of the pulpit commit
tee recommended Roderick Mac
Konzle as Dastor of the church.
A vote was taken and was un
animous to issue a call to Mr
MacKenzie as pastor of the
church. It will take about 15
days to receive a call for him
whether he will except or not.
It was also voted to start the
summer schedule with May 31
and church and morning worship
will start at 9:30 to 10:30 A M
throughout the summer.
Roderick MacKenzie of Berk
ely, California and a senior at
Pacific School of Religion there
delivered the sermon at the Com
munity church Sunday morning.
He came by plane Saturday and
upnt hack Sunday. He was a
guest of the Lewis Halvorsens
while here.
A dinner was served at noon
at the church to around 90 peo
ple.
Lebanon Rodeo
Dates June 5, 6, 7
Morrow county resident and
cowboys have been invited to
attend the Lebanon rodeo to be
held June 5, 6 and 7 In con
junction with that city's annual
Strawberry Fair.
The show is RCA approved and
Chrlstenson Brothers are the
stock contractors. A special fam
ily day Is set for Friday with
a whole family admitted for
$2.50.
Classes Take Part
In Science Fair
The 1959 science fair which
was sponsored by the Heppner
high school Beaker Breakers was
held at the multipurpose room,
May 13 and 14.
F.Yhihits were classed as phys
ical or biological and were re
ceived from all classes in the
high and grade schools. Hepp
ner business and proiessionai
men served as Judges and first,
second and third prizes were a
warded. This was the first time such
a program has been presented
in Heppner.
Justice and
Municipal Courts
Earl Lee Papineau, defective
brakes, $10 fine.
Marlon J HavemaiT, no oversize
permit, $10 fine.
Connie Lee Cornelison, viola
tion of basic rule, $10 fine.
Jerry E Nelson, Illegal U-turn,
$5 fine.
MEETING PLACE CHANGED
Ruth Chapter OES will hold
election of officers Friday even
ing, May 22. The meeting will
be held at the IOOF hall rather
than the Masonic hall because
of construction.
Centennial Year Historical Feature
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IT WAS A LONG LONG TRAIL, back in 1910 when a family from Morrow county wanted to take
Jaeilon trip to Bitter Springs and this is the way one family did it In this "covered
. ac. A .h HmBr on its wav over the mountains were Boyd Logan (now
dead) holding his daughter who is now Mrs Ray Barnett ol Heppner; and Mrs Logan (now
Mrs Heraan Havekost) holding their baby son William. The family left the ranch near
t ;, nn, Leinaton and took another three days to get to Ritter. Thta pic
... " . Mra .A and it was taken at the corner of Willow and Gale streets
in Heppner. The white building on the right Is where the Masonic hall now stands and the
Humphreys Drug store building shows behind the big tree which stands about in front of
the present Gazette -Times building.
Mrs Frank Davidson received
word last week of the death of
her mother, in Baker, Oregon.
Penney's
4-H Tour Slated For
Maryhill Museum
Morrow County Empire Build
ers, older 4-H youth organizat
ion, will four the Maryhill mu
seum on Sunday, May 31, accor
ding to Esther Klrmis, Morrow
county extension agent.
The Maryhill Museum, the for
mer home of Samual Hill, rail
road builder of the Northwest
is situated on the Washington
side of the Columbia river across
from Biees.
Heppner young people will
meet at the N C Anderson home
at 9:30 A M on that day and
oroceed to Lexington and lone.
Lexington people will meet at
the Chevron station and lone
people at the Milton Morgan
home.
Everyone is to bring their own
picnic lunch.
WEEK-END
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HOSPITAL NEWS
New Arrival To Mr and Mrs
Bon Stcnkamp, Heppner, a 6
lb lOVa oz girl born May 18,
named Cynthia Marie.
Pat ents Ed La'irace. Hepp
ner, dismissed; Ila Jane Allen,
Heppner, dismissed; Margaret
Leo, Arlington; Cleo May Mar-
lin. Condon, dismissed; Marg
aret Hamm, Heppner, dismissed;
Oma Roark, Heppner, dismissed;
Angela Miracle, Fossil; Tracy
Whiteman. Boardman; James
Hams, Hardman, dismissed; Guy
Stolvenburg, Spray, dismissed; J
R Wood, Fossil; Mary Healy,
Boardman; Roy B Shoun, Lexington.
BRINDLES HAVE GUESTS
AT CATTLE ROUNDUP
Guests the past week at the
Robert Brindle home were his
parents, Mr and Mrs M C Brin
dle, his brother, Roger Brindle
of Colfax, Wash. Also his uncle
Wade Mays of St Helens, Oregon.
While here they helped with the
spring roundup of cattle, and
branding and marking of the
calves. During the day Mrs Phil
ip Blakney and children, Mrs
Fred Prussing and children, Mrs
Tim Moore and children, Mrs
Harry Bongers and son all of
Heppner and Miss Carla Rulkens
of The Netherlands called to see
the work, as Miss Rulkens was
new to the experience.
MRS DUVALL HAS
GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER
Mrs Harry Duvall has received
word of the birth of a baby girl
to her grandson and wife, Mr and
Mrs Loren Wlckersham of Port
land. The little Miss has been
named Amanda Jane. Mrs Du
vall drove to Portland Wednes
day to get acquainted with her
namesake and first great grand
child.
LEGION TO ELECT
The Heppner American Legion
post will hold election of offi
cers Monday night, May 25.
HELD FOR OFFICERS
Two men were arrested in
Morrow county during the past
week and held for officers in
other counties. Clair Eugene
Ransom has been turned over
to Union county officers where
he Is wanted on two charges of
larceny; and Charles Edwin Wil
son was turned over to the sher
iff of Benton county, Washing
ton to face a charge of grand
larceny by check.
Mr and Mrs Bill Turner, Dar-
lene and Ted were in White
Swan Monday and Tuesday of
last week visiting friends and
Mrs Turner also attended a show
er. Mr and Mrs J H Clift.and
children of Pendleton were din
ner guests at the home of Mr
and Mrs Bill Turner on Sunday
Mr and Mrs Robert Dobbi were
in Dallas Oregon on Thursday
to attend the funeral of her
cousin, Dr T P Staates.
Mr and Mrs A C McCracken
of Eugene were visiting last
week at the home of their daugh
ter and son-in-law, Mr and Mrs
Joe Stewart.
Joe Stewart was in Portland
Friday to attend a Credit Union
meeting. His daughter, Alyce
Faye accompanied him home
Saturday evening to spend the
weekend.
Mr and Mrs Ted Marvel of
Dufur, Oregon were Sunday vis
itors at the Alfred Troedson
home.
Mrs W C Collins was in Eu
gene over the weekend where
she attended the Junior Week
end festivities at the University
of Oregon, with her daughter
Judy.
Mrs Frances Palmer of The
Dalles and former Heppner resi
dent, visited over the weekend
at the homes of Mr and Mrs
Harry Bongers, Mr and Mrs
James J Farley and. Mr and Mrs
Frank Anderson.
Mr and Mrs W C Hastings left
Saturday for a three week trip
to Alice, Texas to visit their
daughter and her husband, Mr
and Mrs Howard Henry. Mr Hen
ry will graduate from the A and
I College at Kingsville, and Mr
and Mrs Hastings plan to at
tend the graduation.
James Healy stayed Sunday
night at the home of his bro
ther, Patrick Healy in Pendle
ton and left Monday morning
by plane for Oklahoma for an
extended business trip.
Among those attending the
Quarter Horse Show and sale in
Walla Walla last weekend were
Mr and Mrs Floyd Jones, Mr
and Mrs C N Jones, Mr and Mrs
Rod Murray, Mr and Mrs Bill
Smethurst, Mr and Mrs Dean
Gilman, Mr and Mrs Ralph
Beamer, and Mr and Mrs Homer
Hager.
Mrs Elbert Cox was in The
Dalles for the weekend visiting
at the home of her daughter and
jon-in-law, Mr and Mrs Cecil
Mullins.
in the valley they also visited Mrs LeRoy Gardner and Mrs
at the home of Mr and Mrs Lewis Bud Collins were in Portland on
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Mr and Mrs Frank Anderson
were in Madras Thursday and
Friday. Mrs Alex Thompson ac
companied them to Bend and
stayed at the home of Mr and
Mrs Bradley Fancher, former
Heppner residents.
Dr and Mrs C M Wagner and
family visited the Laurelwood
Academy, a Seventh Day Aven
tist boarding school in Gaston.
Oregon over the weekend. While
Cason, former Heppner residents,
who live near Beaverton. On the
way home they stopped at Van
couver and visited with the
Robie Roblson family. Mr Robi
son is a patient at the Veterans
Hospital in Vancouver.
Mr and Mrs John Williams
were in The Dalles on' Sunday
for the afternoon. Mike Koenig
and Ladd Dick accompanied
them.
Mrs Michael Healy of Board
man is, visiting at the home of
her brother and sister-in-law, Mr
and Mrs Joseph J Hughes.
Wednesday. Evonne Howell ac
companied them.
Mr and Mrs Jim Valentine and
Mr and Mrs Ralph Beamer were
in Redmond last week for the
Oregon Quarter Horse Show. On
Sunday they stopped in Prine
ville and had dinner at the home
of Mr and Mrs Malcom O'Brien.
FROM THE Himalayas to the
China Sea the great adven
tures of the famous Flying Ti
gers CHINA DOLL plus
Western. Star Theater, Thursday-Friday-Saturday.
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SILVER TEA SET
SUNDAY AT LEXINGTON
There will be a silver tea hon
oring Mrs Emma Breshears, re
tiring Lexington postmistress.
Sunday. Mav 24 from 2 to R
o'clock at the Lexington Rebekah
hall. It is being given by the
VFW Auxiliary and the Lexing
ton altar society.
The tea had originally been
scneauiea lor May 31.
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Banquet-Party To
Honor 8th Graders
The 8th grade class of Hepp
ner grade school is being hon
ored with a banquet and party
Tuesday, May 26 at the Elks
club dining room at 6:00 p m,
sponsored by the mothers of the
class.
Notices have been sent home
with the students giving the de
tails. Those that have not con
tacted Mrs E E Gonty or Mrs
I J C Sumner are asked to do so
soon.
Mr and Mrs Robert Scrtvner
and Diane of Portland visited
over the weekend with his par
ents, Mr and Mrs L B Scrivner.
DAUGHTERS GET HONORS
Miss Judy Thompson, daugh
ter of Mr and Mrs Stephen
Thompson of Pendleton and a
student at Oregon State College,
was recently tapped for Mortar
Board, senior women's scholastic
honorary.
The Thompson's other daugh
ter, Jan, a sophomore at Pen
dleton high schol, recently was
crowned queen of the track and
baseball court.
Mr and Mrs Merle Ferguson
of Aurora Oregon visited at the
L B Scrivner home for two days
last week.
Mr and Mrs Fred Payne of
The Dalles were weekend vis
itors at the home of their daugh
ter and son-in-law, Mr and Mrs
LeRoy Gardner.
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