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4 HEPPNER GAZETTE -TIMES, Thursday, September 13, 1962 MANY OF THOSE attending the 2 are shown in this photo. Ed principal speaker. He is third was named after Ed's father. Houghton School Has 132 Enrolled In Eight Grades By MRS. ALBERT PARTLOW IRRIGON Don Olmscheid, A. C. Houghton elementary prin cipal, reports 132 students have registered for school, as follows: First grade, 19; second grade, third grade, 14; fourth grade, 14; fifth grade, 18; sixth grade, 12; seventh grade, 22; eighth grade, 17. Nominations for stu dent body officers will he held September 13. There will be no school Friday, September 14, due to the Pendleton Hound-Up. There will be a 1'TA meeting in the school gymnasium Mon day evening, September 17, at 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Chester Wilson, Jimmy and John went to Portland Wed nesday evening for Jim's periodic check-up at Shrinor's hospital. While in Portland, they also vis ited Mrs. Wilson's brother, Wayne Fagerstrom, who is con ducting a youth crusade at the Northeast Assembly of God church. Mr. and Mrs. Lamb have re turned from a week's vacation at Prove, Utah, where they were guests of Miss Esther Barboul elos. While there, they toured the campus of Brigham Young University and Temple Square at Salt Lake City, and heard an organ recital presented in th( Tabernacle. Mrs. Lamb re ported one of the elders asked them to to help dispel the rumor that there were no nails In the Tabernacle he told them there were not many nails, but there were a few. The Lambs said they slept through the eann (luake which occurred at Logan, Utah, and when they visited Miss Harbouletos' sister there the next day, they learned the quake was so severe the sister had been thrown out or bed. The Lambs came home through Silver City, Idaho, and took time off to go through Ghost Town. The boys, Dennis and Duane. stayed with Mrs. Lamb's brother in Vale while their folks were away. Mr. and Mis. Guy Riddle went to Vancouver, Wn., Tuesday and staved overnight with their daughter and family, Mr. and Mis. Hob Richmond. The next day they all drove to Salem to alletul the funeral of Mr. Riddle's mother. Mr. and Mrs. Hob Rich mond and Jimmv were week end guests at the Riddle's home over Labor Dav. 4-H Knitters Get Ribbons Irrigon 411 youth did very well al the State Fair this year, with two girls in Mrs. Hill Schmcder's knitting club placing in the Intermediate knitling A class. Jeniece McF.lroy brought home a blue ribbon, and Shirley Jackson a red one on pastel sweaters showing a buttonhole or eyelets, pickup stitches, and croclict stitches for finishes. Two hoys in Mr. and Mrs. Andy Skiles' woodworking club placed in iunior woodworking using hand tools, with Hvron Ilobbs winning a blue ribbon and Tom Olin n red one. Butch Jones Married Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell Jones, K. V. Jones, Penny and Rruee drove to Hi'iiil. Saturday to at tend the wedding of their son. Maxwell ( Hutch 1 Jones. Jr., and Jenice Oatnian. The marriage took place in the First Christian church. Hutch's sister, Penny, was a bridesmaid, and his broth er, Hruce, was a candle lighter. The newlyweds are seniors at Fasten) Oregon College of Fdu- Wc Will Deliver Your Processed Meat WHOLESALE MEATS CUSTOM SLAUGHTERING SCHEDULE: Hogs Tuesday Cattle Wed., Thurs. Sheep Any Day Folletr Meat Co. Hermiston, Oregon Ph. JO 7-6G51 On Hermiston-McNary Highway Lexington y. 'Js 'HOD i inj9T'H5 Irrigon school reunion in the old high school building September Houghton, who has been associated with the Telstar project, was from the leit in the back row (dark suit). A. C. Houghton school cation in La Grande, and plan to finish their education. Gary DeChand, who has spent the summer here, has returned to Portland and will attend Ben son Poly-Tech High school there. Mrs. Nellie Welch of Palo Alto, Calif., has spent the past two weeks with her sister, Mrs. Pearl Force, and her nieces, Mrs. Vir ginia Matlack and family, and Mrs. Wanda Davis and family. She left for her home in Calif ornia on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wright of Parkdale, were week-end guests of the Earl Isoms. Sun day afternoon, Isoms and Wrights drove to the mountains and camped overnight at Emigrant Springs, returning home Monday. Mrs. Wright is the former Effie Renfro, and taught school in Irrigon several years ago. She is presently teaching at Park dale. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ehenger, Karen and Paul have returned from vacationing in Portland, where they visited friends and went through the zoo, and at the coast. The Baptist junior-high Sun day school class had a swim ming party and picnic at Mc Nary reservoir beach, accom panied by their teacher, Mrs. George Hash, and by Mrs. Jack Cayman. Rev. and Mrs. George Hash May Southwell, !3- y e a r o 1 d daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Alan Southwell, pastor of the First Baptist church in Pendleton, on Thursday. Mary and David Kenney, daughter and son of Rev. and Mrs. John Kenney, have return ed to Costa Mesa to attend Southern California college. Da vid spent the past summer here, and Mary was here for the past two weeks. Mary graduated from the college last spring, and will take extension work in practical teaching. David is in his junior year, also preparing for school leaching. Air. and Mrs. Harvey Warner look their daughter, Linda to the Pendleton airport Wednes day to take a plane back to Springfield, Mo., where Linda will attend her second year at Evangel college, majoring in Secretarial Science. Linda was employed at Umatilla Ordnance Depot during the summer. Mrs. Itulhie Vrontakis, Linda's sister, came to Irrigon last week-end, and returned to her home in r.ugene on Wednesday. Miss Sharon Olson of Umatilla went home Willi Iiuthie and plans to spend two weeks with her in Eugene, Miss Penny Jones spent Fri day, Saturday and Sunday at the state fair in Salem, where she exhibited the dress that won the grand champion award in both construction and style revue at Morrow county fair in (be sen ior division (15 an clover). Be sides exhibiting (lie dress at tin state fair, Penny modeled it in i style revue that was held on Sunday. Hill Coolev was hospitalized with pneumonia at the Uma tilla hospital from Friday through Tuesday. Ml I I GILLIAM HDWE. 10G E. May Talk by Houghton Features Irrigon School Reunion The Irrigon High school re union, held in the school cafe teria Sunday, September 2 was declared a smashing success by the 90 alumni and their families attending. Assembling around noon, the group renewed old acquaintan ces and viewed an array of snap shots from "days gone by." Harvey Warner, Irrigon's coun ty school board member, offered thanks over the meal which was served at 2:00 p.m. Following the potluck a varied and interesting program was presented, with La Velle Partlow presiding as mas ter of ceremonies. After a session of group sing ing, which included "School Days" and some of the Irrigon school songs, recognition was given to each class represented. Recognition for the alumni trav eling the farthest distance went to Ed Houghton and his son, Tom, who came from Chathan, N. J. Recognition of the class with 1007c attendance went '.o Batie Rand, class of 1920. Batie was the only one graduating that year, and also the last per son to be graduated from the old school building. Various alumni gave accounts of amusing incidents which oc curred during their high school days. A trio, Zepha Warner, Dolores Pummel and LaVelle Partlow, sang, "United Then," in memory of departed alumni. Highlight of the clay was a talk by Ed Houghton, who has recently attained recognition with his participation in the Tel star project. Ed supervises the Bell Labs Group which devised a microwave power monitor, part of the satellite communica tions equipment. He told of some of his experiences in the Telstar program. Ed mentioned that it was es pecially rewarding to those working with Telstar to know they were not working on some thing that would destroy the world, or be used in a national warfare, but rather, the JTelstar project is planned to promote internal lonal peace. Ed also em phasized the fact that graduat ing from a small high school is no hindrance to becoming successful in any branch of life one chooses, irrigon's A. C. Houghton school was named for Ed's father. Chairmen appointed for next year's reunion to be held the last Sunday of August were: Donna Isom, general chairman: Carta Leighton, publicity; Mable Rand, food preparation and clean-up; Verdi Isom, program. These chairmen will select their own committee members. Conduct your life so they won't laugh at the inscription on your tombstone. GOOD SELECTION OF RIFLES SHOTGUNS GOOD STOCK OF SCOPES, CLEAN ING KITS, GUN OIL, AND ALL HUNTER'S SUPPLIES. USED GUNS RIFLES SHOTGUNS FOR SALE & BISBEE CO. Phone 676-9433 Bakers Host Many Out-of-town Guests At Nuptial Gatherings Mr. and Mrs. E. Markham Ba ker have been hosts at their lone home to several pre-wedding and DOSt-wedriincr social uathprincs f relative to the marriage of their daughter, Mardine, to Donald A. iLarsen at the lone Community j church Sunday afternoon, Sep tember 2. Prior to the wedding rehearsal on Saturday, a buffet dinner was served in honor of the bride and groom, their attendants and fam- ilies and others directly related to the rehearsal. Included in the ; group were Mardine and Don; ' Mr. and Mrs. Al Larsen and 1 Irene, parents and sister of the groom from Methow, Wn.; Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Baker and I daughters Sheila and Colleen, (Hermiston; Mr. and Mrs. Duane Baker and daughters Diana and Tamara, Sunnyvale, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Pierce, Red mond; Mr. and Mrs. Art Nor dang, Greg, Susan and Martin, Tekoa, Wn.; Rev. and Mrs. Rod MacKenzie and Mrs. Glenn Biehl, lone; Mr. and Mrs. Ted Jacob son, Seattle, Wn.; Miss Georgia Umphenour, Shelton, Wn.; Miss Marty Tripp, Cook, Wn.; Miss Bonnie Lillegard, Portland; Miss Karen Lundell, lone; Rod Finkle, Spokane, Wn.; Wayne Thronson, Bellevue, Wn.; Rajinder Kapur and Robert Jackson, Wenatchee, iWn., and Herb Hahn, Portland. Several of the immediate rel atives and friends were over night guests at the Larsen home following the rehearsal. Preceding the wedding Sun day afternoon, the Bakers en tertained at a buffet dinner for overnight guests and those com ing considerable distance for the day. Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Henderson of Sumner, Wn., grandparents of the bride; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Henderson and Carole, Tacoma, Wn; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hoov er, David, Linda and Jan, Pen dleton; Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Ba ker and daughters of Hermiston; Mr. and Mrs. Ted Jacobson, Seattle, Wn.; Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Nordang, Pateros, Wn.; Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Oliver, Gerry, Anitra and Maxine, Puyallup, Wn; Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Beery, Enumclaw, Wn.; Miss Mabel Hatcher, Pull man, Wn.; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Moore, Pendleton; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Graves, Wenatchee, Wn.; Bill Siceloff and Mr. and Mrs. Siceloff, Pullman, Wn. Many gathered again at the Baker home after the wedding activities were completed at the church for an informal evening and buffet supper. Several of the Washington and Cali f o r n i a guests stayed overnight, return ing to their homes on Monday. One son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Duane Baker and daughters extended their visit, staying with his parents and with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. F. V. Ison in Milton-Freewater, before re turning to their home in Sunny vale, Calif., where Duane is an engineer with the United Tech nology Corporation. They also motored to Hermiston, Pendleton, Walla Walla and Portland to see other relatives while in the area. The newlyweds, Mr. and Mrs. Don Larsen, are now making their home at 508 N. Jefferson, Moscow, Idaho. Sandra Rhea Honored With Bridal Shower The D. O. Nelson home was the scene of a luncheon and bridal shower for Miss Sandra Jean Rhea, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Rhea of Lexington, on Saturday, September 8. Co-hosc-ess with Mrs. Nelson was Mrs. Max Barclay, entertaining 23 friends and relatives of Miss Rhea at an 11:00 a.m. luncheon, followed by a shower of lovely bridal gifts. The coming marriage of Miss Khea to Harry D. Kelley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Kelley of Coos Bay has been recently announced, for Saturday, Sep tember 22 at 8 p.m. at the First Methodist church in Hermiston. Guests for the luncheon shower Teachers Welcomed with 'Baked Cake' Theme at PTA-Sponsored Reception Welcomed with the gay theme, "We Knew You Were Coming, So We Baked a Cake," teachers o Lexington and Heppner schools were greeted on a happy note at the annual PTA-s ponsored teachers reception at the Catho lic Parish hall Friday night. Imitation frosted loaf cakes, centered with summer flowers, decorated the tables, featuring the colors of pink and white. As each faculty member was intro duced during the reception, girls brought a small cake centered with a lighted candle to the teacher. Sheri O'Brien, Linda Orwick, and Kathy and Karen Blake made the presentations. Master of ceremonies for the reception was Harlan MeCurdy, Jr., He introduced school board memebrs, Darrel Reisch, special services director; Mrs. Bob Kilkenny, Lexington PTA presi dent; Gordon Pratt, high school principal; and Hillard Brown, grade school principal; and Mrs. Altha Kirk Honored At Rebekah Meeting Sans Souci Rebekah lodge re sumed fall meetings in the IOOF hall Friday evening with Noble Grand Jane Payne presiding. The charter was draped in an impressive ceremony for Ben Anderson, a member of the lodge for many years. Relatives present were sisters-in-law of Mr. Anderson, Miss Esther Berg strom and Mrs. John Bergstrom, and nieces, Mrs. Carolyn AH stott and Miss Merilyn Berg strom. Communications were read from the Assembly President by Secretary Elsie Ayers, who also read several letters of interest from various members. The district deputy president's commission was read and honors were extended to Mrs. Altha Kirk. Mrs. Payne presented Mrs. Kirk with a lovely necklace and earring set in behalf of the Sans Souci members. Vice Grand Rachel Harnett and Noble Grand Jane Payne qualified for the assembly seal of perfection by giving the un written work in open lodge. Mrs. Harnett was hostess for the social hour following closing ceremonies. came from lone, Heppner, Lex ington, Hermiston and Pine City. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Eaton of Boise, Idaho, were in Heppner Friday to recall places and people of history of the early 1 1900's, when he was growing up here, the son of the Rutus Eatons, pioneer residents. Sept. Women's - Children's L. E. Dick, Heppner PTA presi dent. Each of the principals intro duced teachers on his staff, and moments of merriment were add ed with impromptu humorous comments by some of the teach ers as well as by the principals. The meeting had opened with invocation by the Rev. Melvln Dixon, pastor of the Methodist church, and the Heppner High school girls trio, composed of Pam Cochell, Virginia Moore and Ginny Lou Turner, sang two selections, "If I Knew You Were Coming, I'd A Baked a Cake," and "Getting to Know You." Mrs. Dick Paine (Judy Cochell) was accompanist. Mrs. Dick blended her message of greeting with humorous com ments about teaching in Hep pner in former years and then stressed some of objectives and purposes of PTA as well as plans for the year here. She said that the program would be flexible to meet the needs and interests of parents and teachers, as re lated to the school children, as the year unfolds. She announced the various officers and commit tee heads of the local organiza tion for the year, and then con Mr. and Mrs. 217 N. 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