lone Clubs, Church
Busy with Activities
IONE Topic Club announces
that many magazines with
Christmas ideas are available at
the library. The club met in
November at the home of Mrs.
David Baker with Mrs. Charles
Carlson and Mrs. Norman Nelson
co-hostesses. The program, pre
sented by Mrs. Nelson, concluded
a series of two monthly dis
cussions on "Egypt Yesterday
and Today." Mrs. Cleo Childers
was a guest.
The library board from Topic
Club has held a series of three
workshops to train all Topic Club
members for library work, es
pecially to assist acting-librarian,
Mrs. Iva Bishop. They will
assist Mrs. Bishop who serves in
the lone Public Library on Mon
day and Thursday afternoons
from 3 to 5 and Wednesday
mornings from 9 to 10 when the
library is open for the lone pub
lic school children.
Topic Club will meet Decem
ber 14 at the home of Charlene
MacKenzie with Elaine Riet
mann and Rikka Tews co-hostesses.
The social meeting will
consist of exchange of handmade
gifts and the refreshments are
"potluck" Christmas desserts.
Roll call will be the printed
recipe of each person's Christ
mas dessert brought to the meet
ing. The lone Community church
has gratefully accepted a gift
from Arnica Club. Mrs. Pete Can
non, president, turned a gift
of money over to Ralph Martin
who in turn ordered various
shrubs to beautify the church
property. Arnica club members
and others have helped prepare
the soil and Ralph has just fin
ished planting the shrubs. Not
only has the church been phys
ically improved by landscaping
the grounds, but also the build
ing itself has been completely
repainted on the outside under
the leadership of the lone Com
munity church trustees this fall
with Melvin Melena, chairman.
Work will soon begin on a par
tition to be constructed down
the middle of the back room
of the sanctuary. A plan has
been adopted by the trustees and
Walt Jacobs has accepted the
responsibility of being foreman
for the job. The overall design
is to give two more needed
classrooms to the church school.
Several out-of-town gu e s t s
spent the Thanksgiving holidays
with the Rev. Rod MacKenzies.
Nearly all have come from the
MacKenzies home church in
Berkeley, Calif., but now live in
the Northwest. From Tacoma,
Wn., were Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Cook and son Peter. Mr. Cook
Is on the staff of the Urban
Renewal Program in Tacoma.
From Hillsboro were Mr. and
Biddies to Work
On Christmas Ideas
A demonstration on making
Christmas cards of waxed paper
and cleansing tissues with
pressed leaves and flowers or
cutouts from Christmas cards
will be featured on the program
of the Lexington Co-op Biddies
Monday, December 3, at 1:30
p.m. at the Lexington City hall.
A display of packaged decor
ations wili also be of interest.
Those attending are asked to
bring beads or cross-stitch hob
bies. All Christmas ideas that
nombers bring will be placed on
display.
Mrs. Millard Nolan of the org
anization states that all Hen
house Fair articles will be there
also.
"Bring a new idea and a
friend," she suggests. "Enjoy the
afternoon with us."
Need scratch pads? Get them
at the Gazette-Times.
Mrs. Mervin Cooper and daugh
ter Kathy. Mr. Cooper is an ele
mentary teacher in Hillsboro.
The Coopers brought Miss Nina
Pastorino, a teacher in the Port
land school system. Miss Pastor
ino teaches music, gives group
lessons and leads several
choirs. The MacKenzies' guests
came early Thursday and left
on Saturday.
Kathryn Grace MacKenzie cel
ebrated her third birthday by
having her first party. The
children played games, shared
Kathryn's birthday cake, and
helped open her presents. Those
present were Brian Rietmann,
Kim Lujan, Kathy Ann Kincaid,
Arlene Cannon, and Dee Hed-man.
The Maranatha Club met in
November at the home of Esther
Dobyns with Charlene Mac
Kenzie as co-hostess. Mrs. Bruce
Mercer of Condon addressed the
group on her experiences and
impressions of Layman's School
for the United Church of Christ
which she attended this past
summer for two weeks at Sal;
Lake City. The December 12
meeting for the Maranathas will
be at the home of Mary Lundell.
Pine City
PINE CITY The Pine City
pinochle party was held Satur
day evening at the school house
with Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Aber
crombie and Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Hammon as co-hosts. A delicious
turkey potluck dinner was en
joyed and four tables of cards
were in play. Mrs. Abercrombie
and Mr. Hammon won high, and
Mrs. Leo Ashbeck and E. B.
Wottenburger won low. Pinochle
prize was won by Bert Barnes
and Mrs. Gay lord Madison. The
next party will be December
29, with Mr. and Mrs. Ashbeck
and Mr. and Mrs. Louis LeTrace
as hosts.
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Finch
had as Thankseivins dav euests.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Rood, Hepp-
ner; Mrs. Cleo lietts, Hermis
ton; Bert Barnes, Prineville, and
their daughters and families,
Mr. and Mrs. Verlin Higgin
bothum, Hermiston; Mr. and Mrs.
Eldon Wahner, Stanfield, and
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Coppinger,
Echo. Bert Barnes was a guest
of the Finches last week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Ashbeck and
family, Mrs. Josie Jones and Mrs.
Venice Stiles, Heppner, drove to
Cove Thursday where they en
joyed dinner for the Rhea fam
ilies at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Kirkham.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Porter,
Jr., and family were Thanks
giving guests of Mrs. Porter's
family at Vale.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Rothrock
left this week to spend the win
ter months in Mexico.
Thanksgiving day guests of
Mr. and Mrs. George Luciani
were Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Brown,
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Brown and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wil
liams and family, La Grande;
Mr. and Mrs. John Luciani, Echo;
Marion and Georgie Hibberd and
Jack Brannon of Pendleton.
Mrs. Charles Ramos and baby
son are spending a few days at
the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Burl Wattenburger,
while her husband is in Port
land on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Myers ana
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Myers en
tprtninprf at dinner Thursday for
Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Myers and
Phoebe bartnoiomew.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Drake and
five children of Kennewick, Wn.,
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Warren and
four children and Mr. and Mrs.
R. K. Drake of Heppner. were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas
Drake and family, Sandhollow,
on Saturday for a delayed
Thanksgiving dinner.
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Willows Grange Elects Officers
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, November 29, 1962 Number 39
Paper Still Needs
lone Correspondent
Since Mrs. Lorraine (Don)
Ball found it necessary to give
up her work as lone correspon
dent for the Gazette-Times
when she took a full time job
at the hospital, the paper has
been without a correspondent
in that community.
The paper would like to have
a good coverage in the lone
area, and a number of persons
have expressed with regret
that they are missing the items
from lone.
To the present, the paper has
been unsuccessful in finding
a successor for Mrs. Ball. Any
one interested in reporting for
the community is asked to con
tact the paper (Ph. 676-9228).
In the meantime, lone resi
dents may mail or phone the
paper direct with items.
Saturday Set
For Officer Day
A reminder goes out to all
4-H leaders that Saturday is 4-H
Officer Day in Heppner and they
are encouraged to bring their
club officials to learn of their
duties, say County Extension
Agents Esther Kirmis and Joe
Hay.
The meeting, held at the St.
Patrick's Parish hall in Heppner,
will begin at 9:00 a.m. and close
at noon.
Separate training for presi
dents and vice presidents, sec
retaries, news reporters, and rec
reation leaders are scheduled.
A similar officer day in Irri
gon for North Morrow clubs has
been postponed from December
8 to January 5 because of con
flict with Pamona Grange on
December 8.
Kindergarten Mothers
Sponsor Drawing
Among the attractive drawings
planned for the lone Fall Fes
tival Sunday will be the drawing
for the transistor radio which
mothers of the lone Kindergarten
group have been holding as a
prize in a ticket sale this fall.
The drawing, originally set for
October, was postponed for lack
of an appropriate time, and will
now be a part of the bazaar
festivities.
Tickets have been sold to help
raise funds to carry on the kin
dergarten work, Holder of the
lucky ticket does not have to be
present to win. The group will
also have a booth at the festival.
Notice to subscribers: When
you change your address, please
notify us promptly. The Gazette-Times.
Berl Akers was elected master
of Willows Grange at their meet
ing SatUraav niPht Nnvomhor
16. Other officers chosen are as
iohows: Aivm McCabe, overseer;
Margaret Akers, lecturer; Wate
Crawford, steward; Lee Palmer,
assistant steward; Mabel Craw
ford, chaplain; Mary Lindsay,
treasurer; Dot Halvorsen, secre
tary; Leo Crabtree, gatekeeper;
Geneva Palmer, ceres; Mary
Lundell, pomona; Mabel Ring,
flora; Mary Ann Palmer, L.A.S.;
Marion Palmer, Art Dalzell, Os
car Lundell, executive commit
tee; and Irene Crabtree, mus
ician. The grange decided to hold
January, February and March
meetings on the Sundays follow
ing the third Saturdays. These
meetings will be preceeded by
potluck dinners at noon. Santa
Claus will be at the December
meeting on December 9, when
a Christmas program will be
given in the afternoon.
The home economics club met
at the home of Mrs. Halvorsen
where plans were made for three
dinners coming within the next
two weeks. The December meet
ing will be held at the Grange
hall on December 21 as a Christ
mas party at which time secret
pals will be revealed.
New officers of the club are:
Pat Townsend, president; Dot
Halvorsen, vice president; Irene
Dalzell, secretary; and Mary Ann
Palmer, treasurer.
The newly-elected Grange of
ficers will be Installed at a
joint meeting at Lexington De
cember 8 in an all-day meeting
with a state Grange deputy of
ficiating. Instruction will ba
given to officers following a pot
luck dinner at noon.
Akers to Open
lone Launderette
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Akers of
lone announce plans to open a
coin-operated dry cleaning and
launderette establishm e n t in
lone In the old Brlstow Market
building.
Akers is doing much of the
work of readying the building
ior tne business himself and
opening date Is uncertain. How
ever, the couple expects to have
it in operation by January 1.
Akers operates a garage in lone,
and Mrs. Akers will manage the
new business.
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heads and matching envelopes
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