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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 22, 1960)
Kmxn GAirm nxti. TwdT. fx! Monument News If MAITKA MATTCtON A lrlll thcmrr was Mi Sat urday afternoon t the Legion Grange hall for MlM Lora Ann Vinton, who will become the bride of Floyd Vaughan during rtiruiinii time. Thrre were around 25 present. The hotec were the senior and Juniors of the Home Economic data. She received many lovely preems. Lor a Ann 1 the youngest daugrv ter of Mr. and Mr. L. D. Vin aon. innihor Invelv shower wit held at the Cottonwood school house for Lora Ann Vinson Sun day afternoon at which were the e-... .ni rnitnnwood friends and relatives, Floyd Vaughan U the aon of Mrs. Bill denser ana in late Lete Vaughan. Miss Betty Obrest left last week for Portland for medical aid as ahe fell on the skating rink and hurt her back. Mrs. Bezold Is teaching In Bena place on the high achool staff. Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Farrens and children spent Saturday In Pendleton on business. Mrs. Mary Wright of Rhea Creek visited her mother. Mrs. Wave Jackaon, last Sunday. Charles Roach drove to Union, Ore., Saturday to aee hla daugh ter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Du Bosch and daughter. Charles returned home Sunday with hla wife who had been vis iting at Union a week. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Matteson spent Monday In Heppner on business and had dinner at the home of their son, Dale Matte- Mr. and Mrs. Frank Howell came home Sunday evening, aft er spending two weeks visiting relatives In Portland and Van couver. , Maynard Hamilton. Jim Crok er and H. D. Hlnton were busi ness callers In John Day Tues-' day. Mrs. Stella McCarty. daughter Elaine and Miss Billle Bleakman drove to Heppner Wednesday on business. Mrs. Wave Jackson accompan ied Miss Betty Obrlst to John Day Wednesday on business. Mrs. Ansel Martin and two sons of Prineville came over Wednesday afternoon to visit her father, Ernie Johnson, and the Martins, returning home Friday and taking her Dad over with Cike the music of the curoh, may your Christmas be blended with gladness and HASKELL Cr HASKETT, Inc. Radio & TV Sales & Service "We hold the kef to your TV problems" IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIllllllll IIIIIIIIMIIII HEPPNER Phone im,iiiiiiiiHiiiiiHimiuiii hw fur the -k end. While there Eif.: U4 jr.rd:ral rtiW- Mr. and Mr. Pvk Martin and children drove to prineville Frl day, eomlr.f home Wednedy evening. Mr. Stcll McCarty and Mr Netle DvU drove Netle' bro ther. Bud Lewi, to Fle. M". (....... niuM utit-r he t'K the plane lk to Florida to M service camp. He hid bt-rn here due to hi mother bring III. , n,l Mml Fred Shank drove to Maura last week to attend his aunts runerai. Mra, Frma Fetpenwn of Jfhn Day visited Tuesday with her mother. Mamie Fergenmn. Mr. label Neal and Mr. D-.t-tie Smith drove to John Day Monday on business. Henry Martin spent the past week In Prineville working with the state forestry officer. Pearl Martin, Helen Brown. Clyde Cavender. Mattle Stubble field met at the home of Ellen Stubblcfleld Friday afternoon where they filled the Christmas sacka for the church program, which was held Sunday evening A good crowd was out to watch and take part. Saturday night Santa came to the Legion Grange hall where there were about 40 children be sides the grown folks. An ex change of presents to each and biff notluck supper was held, then those who wished to piny carus uiu m. Around 75 were In attendance. Clarence Jakeupson, Pearl Martin and daughter Margaret Arnv in Hermner Monday for medical checkups. Mr. and Mrs. John Covington drove to Prineville Saturday tak- ing their son over wt care. . Lee Leathers Is In tne neppncr hospital with some broken ribs, due to a umo mi " - tree while he was eating his lunch and leu on rum. wmw as employed at the Klnzua Mill Co. Maynard Hamilton now n the big fir tree In his front yard trimmed for Santa Claus. The tree Is now over 40 feet tall and he has over 1,000 lights on It, while under the tree Is the Na tivity group. On the other side of the walk Is good old Santa Claus In his sled loaded with presents, and driving all six of his reindeer. Then some of us remember the sets of bells that were put on the horse's collars AUTO PARTS 6 - 9232 (S3) HOSPITAL NEWS IU.-I r.UUf. Ilrppnt-r; turnt-tt. LrU?". dimU-1; Ed;sli SJrfcisaun. l-ie, tldMt: llutli lltlnjr. Kir.u; Klhy !:. Ileppner, din.lwd; Mars arrt Wrlffi. H p' r. dimi e1; Kter Peterson. I-ne, !l mld; Unroll Laird. Ilej.jmer. dNmiMd; Cleo Drake, bne; Huth Marlatt. Heppner. doom ed; Audlne Itergtrrn. Heppner; Airy Midilen. Loner.rk. whi n hooked up to led or wag on He ha wt t.f them hook ed up and run by power, on the imrih. Merry ChrUtmsa to all! Hospital Board Vacancy Exitts The county court will apoInt new board mem her for the Pioneer Memorial Hospital board of director o take the place of Pelpha Nelson, Lexington, whose term has expired Dec. 1. Mr. Nelson ha Indicated that she does not want to serve longer. Other officers for the year on the boarl are Gona Leonard. Lex ington, president; Garland Swanson, lone, vice president; Jack Van Winkle. Heppner. sec retary. Clarence Rosewall Is the other board momlMt, Christmas Seal Returns In On Schedule Christmas seal place mats and napkins will be used by many of the restaurants in Morrow county to remind patrons of the current Seal Sale. Returns for 10 to date ap pear to be equal to previous years. A total of $1,004.05 has been turned In to Mrs. L. E. Dick, Jr., county chairman. Contributions reported from the various communities include $74.00 from Bonrdman, where Shirley Earwood is student chairman; $75.00 from Irrigon, from Julia Colson, student chair mnnt $211.50 from lone, with Mrs. Garry Tullis again chair m.m: $107.65 from Lexington, where Bob Frink Is heading the rtrlvo- and S5 17.90 received in Heppner by Mrs. Harry T. O'Don nell, chairman. Mrs. Ruth Coy la nilnlr chairman of the irrl- gon-Boardman area; the drive there Is handled by typing class es under her Instruction. Mnet of the moneys received from the sale of Christmas seals remains In the individual coun ties. 6 is sent to national head quarters for research, and 20 goes to state headquarters for use In Oregon. In Morrow County X-ray equip ment has been purchased in pre vious years and donated to the hospital. Free miniature chest X-rays are made on the first Wednesday evening in each mnnth nnrl manv MoiTOW COUntV residents avail themselves of this service. Since the Seal sale Is conduc ted by the Morrow County TB and Health Association for the benefit of all health services as well as TB, the Association pro motes public health measures, assists the office of the county nurse, and has established a nursing scholarship fund. GRAVESIDE SERVICES FOR ROSS INFANT Graveside services were held at the Heppner Masonic cemetery Tuesday for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Ross, Heppner, who passed away Dec. 17. Elder David Bauer of the Seventh-day Adventist church officiated. VT-wtisSli! to our Many Friends and Customers THE FRANCES PENDLETON. J. V. Basketeers Win One, 34-29 Lose One, 37-27 y NEAL FENLAND Ih-ppner Hiw'h Junior Horse men pH the weekend play with the Grant I'nlon JV o.ual. Fri day nljjbt. Heppner took the vie i.,rv hv a bore of 31 to 20 and i Saturday nlfht gt turned bark 37 Id 77. Friday ni-'hti gme wa a Mt taw battle all the way. The blceest margin of the gam came in the third period when Heppner rd by 9 point at one time. Throughout the first three per I.kIs. both team were fighting all the way with one team being ahead and then the other. At half time there wa a five point margin In favor of Heppner with thi score 18 to 13. In the third period Heppner extended Its lead with the help of Leltoy Gardner and Archie Ball who tallied for wven of Heppner' 12 points. In the final stanza Heppner slacked off while Grant started a rallv but fell short of the goal needed to turn the Heppner team down. Kit George and Gardner led the Heppner team with 9 point and Shan Applegate had 7. For Grant Union. Andy Contort h had 10- Saturday night the Grant JV squad turned the Heppner quin tet back with the score of 37 to 27. Heppner was behind most of the game but at the end of the first quarter, was only trailing by one point, 7 to 6. In the second period, Grant Union extended its lead by four points. The final period was the big r.onrtr for the Grant cage squad went to town when' they came up with 16 big ones. Andy Conforth was again the big gun for the Grant offense when he came up with 9 points in the fourth period and 16 for the game. Shan Applegate led the Heppner team with 7 points. FRIDAY'S GAME HEPPNER 34 GRANT 29 2 7 6 10 2 Gardner 9 3 6 9 Gibson Ball Nelstead Georee Southworth Sintay Conforth Applegate JJJlt feci iv. Subs Heppner, Cox, Howard, 7 Lenz Grant Gaare, i; mnn. Grant 6 7 8 8 a SATURDAY'S GAME HEPPNER Gardner Ball Neistead George 27 GRANT 6 Gibson 3 Southworth 2 Sintay 5 Conforth 7 Lenz Applegate Subs Springer, 4; Cox, Ayers, Lesser, Howard. Grant Griffith, bm it n, x, Gaare, 3. Heppner 6 10 4 Grant 7 13 1 16-37 Justice and Municipal Court Jim Odeben Lamb, no oper ator's license, fined $5.00. Timothy Charles Mahan, tres pass, fined $25.00. Donald Dwaln Haevischer, trespass, fined $25.00. George Franklin Strawn, tres pass, fined $25.00. Jim LaRoy Galyen, trespass, fined $25.00. Charles Henan Udell, tandem axle overload, fined $21.00. Thomas Gale McCall, failure to tag deer, fined $10.UU. Thomas Nelson, drunk on pub lie street, fined $20.00. As the Holiday Sea son approaches It Is a pleasure to express our sincere gratitude for the cordial relations we have enjoyed with you during the year. SHOP, Inc. OREGON Tom WIIi Family Moving To voncouver Mr, and Mr. Thorn J. Well sre nw!r t Vs"-""-, Wah.. where h lll be Utct w:ih ih lirt Vanrourr I'Ivwcmk! "c- t.nry. Well will mum M du- tie the first of the er in w r.i-w jMlton. He ha reignrd from the county road department uher he ha been employed klnco fcrlllng the Wishing Well. They have purthad a home In Vancouver and Mr. Well will Join her husband a mn a their home and property her have bten old. They will retain their Interest In the Wishing Well and the golf cure, selling only their home and adjacent jirterty. Silver Thaw Made Hazardous Walking, Driving Those persons who remained In the Heppner area Saturday night waiting for better driving condition Sunday to avoid Sat urday's heavy fog. did not find much Improvement Sunday. The silver thaw was worse be tween Cutsforth corners and Butter creek, according to state police. Officer Labhart reported that between 5 and 11 a.m. he ti(t not think one car made the hill from Lexington to Cutsforth Corners without slipping on tne road and ft-w made it around the corner from the other direc tion. Good Samaritan, Orville Cutsforth and his helpers spent most of the day helping stranded motorists, even using his tractor to pull a loaded truck out of the ditch. The highway sanding crew found they could not negotiate the hill without putting on chains when they went out to spread sand to make the road passable. It was reported that one to one and a half Inches of Ice covered the road. Several minor accidents were reported to police from the Hep pner area. Mrs. Oscar Peterson was taken tn the hosDltal with a broken arm following a fall outside the home of her son near lone, early Sunday morning. Harold Laird was admitted to Pioneer Mem orial hospital with four broken rlhs rereived in a fall on the street Saturday night. Both were dismissed later this week and are at home now. A ear driven bv Elwood Hunt, Heppner, struck the parked car of J. O. Hager, glancea on ana struck another parked car be longing to LaVern Keithley. The accident cocurred on Main Street Sunday morning. i otrpnii hns it that before the Crucifixion the berries of Christ mas Holly were white instead of red as now. oi rea as now. n - v - , - CAAVCSlOE ftlVlCES rCS RITCHIE INaut Civr.ide KTWert t lb lUfdman rrmrtrry ,Uv f-r the !Mn! daughter Ol Mr. nd Mr. PMd femm Hep ,nrr. who p-l a ay le. U Matereal grandparent are Mr and Mr. Ofrn McDanlel. The Kev. Chsrle Kn' officiated. Morrow County Man Attends Farm Bureau Meeting In Denver Fifty Oregon farmer boarded the train In Portland Saturday. Dee. 10, for a week long con vention of the American Farm Bureau Federation In Denver. Colorado. The delegate will rep resent almoct all of Oregon's 32 cuntle when the entire dele cation arrive. Twenty Oregon Ums will be traveling by other mean but will make an over all delegation of more than 70 representative at the conven tion. The grup will Join the Wash ington delegation and Idaho farmer for the trip to Denver and the northwest delegation Is expected to reach several hun dred before arriving In Denver. Oregon's two official voting delegates to the AFBF confab are Gerald Deterlng. President, and Wiley Clowers. Madras, first vice president. Mr. Ben Robinson. Union county will serve on the field crops committee of the AFBF. The Oregon delegation will headquarter at the Oxford Hotel In Denver. Harold Beach will represent Morrow county. lX AT t Will tf jn T ' l W (l you tave thal r Christmas. A TURNER, VANMARTER Cr BRYANT INSURANCE CO. ikww".'''"'""" To a worlds grown weary with suf fering and sacrifice, the dawn of a Christmas Day should be a symbol of hope for a Peace Everlasting . . . for "Good Will to Men." May the real significance of Christ mas be in evidence throughout the M pntire waaiv " 1- Jt Iff -ilk v f.lA PECK7S GROCERY W. E. Brown Die At Rcdlandi, Colit. William Id jr. r. n ritru tndu.try for .tied raddenly r.wd4y- al hU homt. TTo Uda it. h age of b. ,.. i Mr. Frown . relJer.t of Red land f -r 41 ,r" In Sin Bemardm. but hen ls wa one year old. h! faml.)" move, to Heppner. Oregon. m here be attended school. and hU fither were engge. I In wheat farming until VM) when he moved to KeJlmd and en tered the citru buMneM In hkh he wa Joined In liter year by hi aon. Mr. Brown farmed In the Blafkhorw area near Heppner and sine moving U Itedland. h. had continutl hi Interest In Morrow county, and wa a Ga-rette-Tlmes ubsrlb-r. In addition to !U son. he leave five sister. Mr. Clara Donald of San Bernardino. Ml Mollle Brown. Mi Carolena Brown. Mr. Minnie Evans and Mrs. Emma Hab?rman. all of Itedlands; and two grandchil dren. Lynn and Dick Brown of Redland. BONCERS MOVING The Pioneer Memorial hospital board has accepted the resignat ion of Harry Bongers as hospital administrator effective Jan. 15. Bongers will become administra tor of the 73 bed Pioneer Mem orial hospital at Prineville. Mr. and Mrs. Bongers moved here from The Dalles In June, 1957. He had been assistant man ager of The Dalles General hos pital before accepting the posit ion here. A mm