Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current, January 18, 1962, Page 6, Image 6

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    ntfftttK GAZETTE-TIMES. Thuidoy. Januarf 11 1K2
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MRS. DUANE ALDERMAN, mother of Heppnor'f New Tear baby ol
1962. la shown with her too. Danny Jx, born on January 4. They
preparing to go home January 8 when photo wm taxen.
(O-T Photo;
Meet Due Monday
On Adult Classes
A meeting of all those Inter
ested In the adult classes to
be sponsored by the Parent
Teacher association Is scheduled
for Monday night at 8 p. m. In
the multipurpose room of the
Heppner grade school.
This will be an organization
meeting for the adult classes,
which will Include typing. Span
ish, the Great Decisions program
and volleyball. Teachers of the
classes will be present.
Sam Gordon bridge lessons, a
part of the adult classes pro
gram, will be on the evenings
of March 5, 6 and 7, It is announced.
Mrs. Natalie Rauch
Has Birthday Party
Twenty five friends surprised
Mrs. Natalie Rauch on the occas
ion of her birthday last Tues. at
the Rauch ramlJy home.
The evening waa spent In play
ing cards and visiting.
Sandwiches, Ice cream and
birthday cake furnished by the
guests were served to Mr. and
Mrs. Dewey Britt, Mr. and Mrs.
Max McCormac, Mr. and Mrs.
William Smethurst, Clayton Ay-
Timothy Rippee
Dies Saturday
Services were held for Timothy
VV. Rippec, 82, Kcho, at the
Heppner Masonic temple at 2:00
p. tn., Monday, with the Kev.
Charles Knox officiating.
Mr. Rippee was born In Ava,
Mo., November 11, 1879 and died
at Good Shepherd hospital, Her-
miston, January Id.
He moved to Heppner in 1902,
returning to Ava, to marry Mar
garet Pivett on December 28,
UM. They farmed in the Hepp
ner area until 18 years ago when
they moved to Boardman where
he continued farming until his
retirement three years ago.
He was a member of Heppner
Lodge No. 6'J. AF&AM.
He is survived by his widow,
Margaret, Kcho; one daughter,
Gladys Connor, Heppner; one
son, Oscar, Condon: five grand
children and 13 great-grand
children.
Interment was In Heppner Ma
sonic cemetery.
Auxiliary Head
Names Committees
The Pioneer Memorial Hmpltal
Auxiliary committee chairmen
have bt-en appointed by the
I'ruup'a new president, Mrs. A
G. lituer. Serving on the exec
uif board with Mr. Ptrper will
be Mm. bvrtha Hunt, vice pre!
ilt'tit: Ml Lets Humphrey, sec
rt iiiry: and Mm, W. C. Koewall,
treasurer.
Auxiliary board members will
Intluile Mr. l William Berg
Mrom, Mr. Bruce Spencer and
Mr. Omar Kletmann.
Mr. Nora Turner and Mrs
Lowell Grlhble will serve as co-
(halnnen of the volunteer office
workers.
Other appointed officers will
be Mr. I. W. Mahoney, member
hip chairman; Mrs. L. E, Ruhl
publicity chairman; Mrs. Hunt,
telephone chairman; Mrs. Omar
IHctmnnn, projects chairman;
Mrn. Kilna Turner, M-wing chair
man. Heppner; Mrs. Vernon
Munkers. sewing chairman, Lex
Ington; Mrs. Cecil Thome, sew
ing chairman, lone; Mrs. Alex
Green, favors chairman, and Mrs.
Dick Borman, nominating com
nilttee chairman.
The auxiliary Is planning
some very worthwhile projects
besides the hospital office work
and sewing, Mrs. neper announ
ces. Ladles 16 years of age or
over are invited to Join and par
tiflpate in the worthwhile work
Membership fees are now pay
able for past members to the
treasurer or to Mrs. Mahoney.
ers, Edna Bailey, Mr. and Mrs.
E. H. Kauch and family of Her
miston, Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Thorn
burg, Mr. and Mrs. Al Fetsch
and family, and the honoree,
Mrs. Rauch.
NOTICE
B.P.O.E. Members
Kitchen Will Close
ON OR ABOUT
JANUARY 28, 1962
PLEASE REDEEM ALL DINNER TICKETS
B.P.O.E. No. 358 HEPPNER
Wright is Chosen
As Livestock Man
Of Year at Meet
(Continued from Page 1)
exceptionally dry year. These
calves weighed over 700 pounds
on March 1 when they are sold
to feedlot operators for finishing.
n audition to 16 head of reg
istered Suffolk ewes owned by
son Kenneth, Wright has a small
herd of 40 Targhee ewes. These
wes lambed out after January
1 last year, weaned off lambs
averaging 97 pounds on May
1.) which included singles and
twins alike with no "cut-backs.
Wrluht Is an advocate of en
silage and he hauls hundreds
of tons of peavine ensilage each
year for his entire herd. Twenty
pounds of peavine ensilage are
fed to the cows each day and
this along with excellent quality
alfalfa hay has contributed to
the high weaning weight of
calves which Is reflected in the
milking ability of the cow.
Active In Community
Active in many county and
community activities, Wright has
been secretary of the Rhea Creek
Grange for six or more years
He is a member of the American
Hereford Association, the Oregon
Wheat Growers League, Morrow
County Farm Bureau and is an
associate director of the Morrow
County Grain Growers. He has
been very much Interested in
youth programs and has pro
vlded steer calves for 4-H and
FFA feeding projects and many
club members have obtained
lambs for feeding projects from
him. He served as leader of the
Rhea Creek 4-H Livestock club.
A year ago he provided the Here
ford steer calf from his register
ed herd that Gary Van Blokland
showed to Grand Championship
at the Pacific International Live
stock Exposition. He sold this
steer calf at weaning time to
Gary for $100. He has a large
fishing pond where trout and
bass have been planted and
many people fish from this pond.
The operator experiment with
new practices to determine their
worth and Is well informed on
all livestock production and
feeding operations. The operation
Is one of the more efficiently
operated in the entire county.
Former Minister Dies
I Itev, Glen White. Portland,
j ininUtrr of fli MethudUt church
in Heppner years ago, died
at hi home in Portland Wed.
m-kday, January 17. according to
word rtvtlvtd ty rncr.Jj here.
Funeral service will be F
Januury at the Mont
Methodikt church In Portian
Interested friend, the home ad
dreni Is law S. K. 7Nth Avenue.
Funeral Rites
Held In lone
For Geo. N. Ely
Three Links Plan
Special Party
hi For January 27
nd. For '
By DELPHA JONES
LEXINGTON Three Links
club met Thursday at the home
of Mro. Cora Warner for Its reg
ular meeting. With Mrs. LaVerne
Henderson presiding, report
were heard.
A card party was planned for
aturiay night. January Z7. at
7:.H) at the Rebekah hall. Ad.
mission will be 73c per person
which includes the evening of
fun. A committee appointed for
the party la composed of Ber
niece Win Ion and June David
son, co-chairmen, and chairman
for the refreshment committee
Is Barbara Cutsforth. It was an
George Nash Ely, who had
made his home at the Odd Fel
lows Hume In Portland since
l'JM, died January 13.. He was
born January 21 1HH1. at Mar-
tihalltown. Iowa, the son of David I nounced that installation of of
C. Ely and Mary Nash, and came ncers would be held Friday night
to lone at the age of five In ' P- m. nd Uat past noble
1886. I grand club would meet at the
On June 22. 1912, he was mar
ried to Josephine Adams, who
lassed away in August, 1916.
To this union was born a son.
Francis Eugene Ely, on July 13,
1914, a daughter, Josephine M.
Ely, In August 1916, and who
pussed away at the age of six
months In 1917.
Most of his entire life was
spent In lone, except for a few
years after 191H when he re
sided in Eastern Washington. He
returned to lone In 1928 and
operated Jordan and lone ele
vators until his retirement In
1946. He moved to Salem in 1956
and then to the Odd Fellows
Home in Portland in 1958, where
he passed away on January 13.
Cecil Jones home on Wednesday,
Refreshments were served late
to Florence McMillan, LaVerne
Henderson. Annie Keene, Catle
Padberg, Darlene Padberg, Hilda
Yocom, Bernice Wlhlon, Delpha
Jones, Bertha Hunt, June Dav
Idson and the hostess, Cora
Warner.
Mrs. Al Winkelman and daugh
ter of lone were In Lexington
Thursday visiting with friends.
Mike Matlock of Spray was
Lexington visitor Wednesday eve,
Mrs. E. E. Peck and daughter
Joyce were In Hermiston on Wed
nesday of this week.
Carol Ann Palmer was a recent
visitor at the home of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Palmer,
Ely was a fifty year member I from her school in Pendleton.
of the lone Masonic Lodge No,
120 and Charter member of lone
Eastern Star, Locust Chapter, and
fifty year member of Morgan
Odd Fellows Lodge and a mem
ber of Bunchgrass Kehekah
Lodge and Royal Arch Masons
of Heppner. He had been City
Recorder for the town of lone
for a number of years before
eaving for the valley.
He is survived by his son,
Francis E. Ely and wife, Flor
ence and a grandson Duane A.
Ely of Salem. A sister, Mrs.
Mamie Bautheues of Custer. Wn.,
two brothers, Fred and Charles
Ely of Portland and a number
of nieces and nephews.
Services were held from the
lone Community church, with
services conducted by the Ma
son's, assisted by Rev. Rod Mac
Kenzie. Burial was in the Mor
gan cemetery.
Out of town relatives attend
ing the funeral were Bob and
Virginia Adams, Salem; Charles
W. Grabenhorst Jr., Salem; Hen
ry C. Grabenhorst, Moro; Mr.
and Mrs. David Ely and Lois,
Hcrmslton:, Mr. and Mrs. Elvin
Ely, Boardman; Mrs. Delmar
Crawford and daughters, Her
miston, and Mr. and Mrs. Fran
cis E!ly and son of Salem.
Friends from out of town In
cluded, Mr. and Mrs. George
Krebs, Portland; Mrs. John
Krebs, Arlington; Larry Cook
and C. D. Bauman of Heppner,
and Ale Huber of Cecil.
Officer McPherson
Moves To La Grande
State Police Officer, Jim Mc
Pherson has resigned from the
State Police force effective Jan
uary 15, according to Sheriff C.
D. Bauman. He and Mrs. Mc
Pherson and their two children
have moved to La Grande where
he has accepted a position with
the city police force.
McPherson came here the
middle of September as replace
ment for William Labhart who
had been transferred to the John
Day office of the State Police
as corporal in charge.
McPherson had been stationed
at the Oakridge office for one
ear but was originally from La-
Grande.
No replacement has been
named to date by State Police.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hunt are
spending several weeks In Cal
Ifornia visiting her parents and
other friends and relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Al Fetsch are
vacationing in Arizona for a
couple of weeks.
Rebekahs Install Officers
Holly Rebekah Lodge met on
Thursday night lor a special ses
sion with noble grand, Bertha
Hunt in the chair, the purpose
being to install the officers for
1962. Presiding as the installing
team were district deputy presl
dent. Florence McMillan and
deputy marshall LaVerne Hen
derson. Installed Into elective
offices were Bernice Wihlon, no
ble grand; Dimple Munkers, vice
grand; Delpha Jones, secretary;
and LaVerne Henderson, treas
urer. The appointive officers In
stalled were, Hilda Yocom, war
den; Donna Papineau, conduc
tor; Merle Cornelison, musician;
Florence McMillan, L.S. N. G.;
Catie Padberg, R.S. V. G.; Cora
Warner, L. S. V. G.; June David
son, outside guardian; Darlene
Padberg, inside guardian. Mrs.
Wihlon announced a contest for
the coming year, for which Hilda
Yocom and June Davidson are
the chairmen. Plans are to give
points for attendance, the un
written work, getting new mem
bers and bring in those that are
not attending. It was also an
nounced that we are saving MJB
bands for a new coffee maker.
Committees were appointed for
the year, alter which the newly
installed past grand thanked all
her officers and members of last
year and presented each with
a token of appreciation. Holly
Rebekah Lodge meets the first
and third Thursdays of each
month at 9 p. m. and all mem
bers are urged to attend this
year.
I mnn I in m tm, m n i
I
DALE MARTIN
Soward Returns
From Extended
Southern Trip
I 0 if
Earl L. Soward, retired Christ
ian church minister, returned to
his home in Heppner Thurs., Jan.
4 after a 10-month stay in
the southern states. He made the
trip by plane from Memphis,
Tenn., by way of Dallas, Texas,
where he had a chance to see
his son and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Marvin Soward of Austin,
Texas, before continuing his
homeward trip.
During October, November and
December, Mr. Soward served as
a supply minister at First Christ
ian church at Jonesboro, Ark., a
city of over 21,000 people and
the home of one of the south's
leading colleges. He expressed
his service there as being "a
most Interesting and challenging
experience, with professors, stu
dents and outstanding leaders
in mv audience."
Most of his summer was spent
at the home of their daughter.
Mrs. Vernon Greenhalgh in Mem
phis, convalescing from major
surgerv in Kennedy Veteran s
hospital there last summer. It
was during that time that Mrs.
Soward made the trip east to
be with him.
Asked how it seemed to be
back to Heppner again, he re
marked, "It is very quiet here.
I would like very much to do
some writing and enjoy my retirement."
Junior Leaders
Hear IFYE
At Training Meet
Oregon's IFYE to Greece, Dale
Martin, will be heard Saturday
by 4 11 members and leaders at
tending the Junior Leader Train
ing Day. The training session
will start at 10 a. m. at the
Heppner Fair annex building, ac
cording to Joe Hay, county ex
tension agent.
Dale, who makes his home
Grant county, spent six months
In Greece living with farm fam
ilies and learning about their
customs on the International
Farm Youth Exchange program,
He will be telling of his travels,
talking about the way people
live and showing some slides
of Greece.
Leadership training which will
be presented during the day will
include the philosophy of leader
ship, what is a 4-H junior leader,
tools of a junior leader, working
with boys and girls, and develop
ing a program of work. Junior
leaders will need to confer with
heir adult leader In develop
ne their program of work.
The training will run Into the
afternoon and those who attend
should bring a sack lunch. The
program will end about 3 p. m.
Rhea Creek Grange
Schedules Speaker
Dale Martin, a returned IFYE
exchangee from Greece, will be
guest speaker for the Rhea Creek
Grange program at a public
meeting iaturaay evening at the
grange hall. "
Martin will speak and show
pictures of experiences he has
had during his recent six weeks
stay in Greece. This is the only
scheduled talk by him in this
area, except an appearance be
fore the 4-H Junior leaders this
week-end. He is a guest this
eek in the Harold Wright home.
A potluck dinner is planned
for 6:30, and the oroeram will
follow. A special invitation is
extended 4-H members and their
parents and any others Inter
ested in attending.
Columbia Polled
Hereford Show Set
TW Columbia Err.plre Pullni
Hereford aioorutlon will hold Its
annual open khow and ale Jan
uary and 5 '" Uvetoek
Exponltton building. Southeatern
Washington Fairground. Walla
Walla, according to Don llohin
kon. The association comprUe the
Mates of Oregon, N ashlngton
and Idaho with breeders from
Eattern Montana also included
for the l'M2 event. The oen
Khow U set for January 24 at
9:30 a. m. with S2ri0 In premium
money. The breeding cattle sale
will be January 25 at 11 a. m.
One hundred fifty head of
cattle are entered In the oten
Khow and 60 bulls and 15 bred
and open heifer, lop quality
Kirk and Koblnaon have enter
ed seven head of cattle, of which
four are In the sale and three
for ahow only. Visitors are In
vited to the ranch as well as to
Kirk and Robinson stall at the
Khow and sale, he said.
HOSPITAL NEWS
Helen Guyton. Fossil, dismiss
ed; Fred Pullen, Lonerock; Jo
dene Snow, lone, dismissed; Su
san Lesser. Heppner, dismissed;
Robert Livingston. Spray; Wilbur
Akers, lone; vern usher. tpray;
Charles Haws, Condon; Debra
Campbell. Lexington: Donna
Marie Palmer, lone, dismissed.
To Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Gray.
Heppner. a 7 pound 10' ounce
daughter, Tawnle Lee, born Jan
uary 16.
Ski Classes Set
Last year's popular learn to
ski" classes will be given again
this winter at the new Arbuckle
Ski area, beginning this Sunday
at 2 p. m., according to Ken Peck,
manager of the area.
The hour-long lessons will
continue for three consecutive
Sundays, and those Interested
are asked by Peck to contact
him by phone at 3-8151. High
school students are Invited to
sign up with Steve Peck at
HeDDner hieh. and those in lone,
with Tim Tullls at the lone high
school.
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On Rermlston-McNcorf
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Death in Lewiston
Takes Former Resident
Word of the death of Mrs. John
Ernsdorf in Lewiston, Idaho, on
January 6 was received here re
cently. Mr. and Mrs. Ernsdorf
were former residents here, leav
ing in 1356. after he had served (
as administrator of the Pioneer i
Memorial hospital and Mrs. Erns
dorf had worked on the nursing 1
staff.
Since Mving In Lewiston. Mr.
Ernsdorf has been employed a
business manager of the city hoa-1
pital there. '
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