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2 HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday, December 27, 1962 IMIMMIHIIIMIIMIIIMHtlllllimilllHIMimmilMIIIIMHIIIIIIIIIflllM 1UU I ..TLi."... HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER PHONE 676-9228 'I he Heppner Gazette, eslabllshod March 30. 1883. The Heppner Times established November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1912. HELEN E. SHERMAN Associate Publisher NATIONAL EDITORIAL WESLEY A. SHERMAN Editor and Publisher NEWSPAPER rimiiMiits ASSOCIATE : W ' ' 1 ' I ij fVi , JU.- i Hi T ft 'l Aw- ', , , , ...Zl Subscription Rates: Morrow and Grant Counties, $4.00 Year; Else where $4.50 Year. Single Copy 10 Cents. Published Every Thursday and Entered at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon, as Second Class Matter. OFFICE HOURS: 8 a.m. tn 6 aim.: Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. , , i.iiiii i " " """" I Ring the bells and sound the horns to welcome 1963! Here's hoping your year will be a most happy, healthy and successful one. B0WLIN6 BITS By JO PETTYJOHN By JO PETTYJOHN NO MOKE bowling until after the New Year. Hope it's a bet ter year, "quote, unquote," for many of the bowlers! The men's teams are through until January 7 when they begin the second half of plav. The women howled last Wednesday which left the standings unchanged and they have one game in the second half of play on January 2. ooo MCGG took one game, and a mii'hlv one, W2 to 891, from Padberg Machinery with Pad berg getting three. Padberg is still in fourth, a half game be hind Turner, Van Marter and Bryant. MCGG is still holding on to sixth place. They did have high team game for the night with a 902 and team member Cherry Hermann placed third in high individual series with a 4(K). She also had high game against Padberg with 171. Padberg is still first in team series with 2518 and had second high team game with an 891. Turner, Van Marter and Bryant won three of four from Echo Hotel. Team member Jean Ann Turner had second high individual game for the night with a 180 and high series against Echo Hotel with a 411. Now for all to concentrate on the last game of this half next Wednesday! Beauty gels head Of 1963! it Give your hair a grand beauty treatment! We shape and curl hair in a way that U most becoming to you. Our beauticians are courteous and very skilled. Call for an ap pointment here, soon. Rene-Shirley-Jo Jean-Carol Ann-Lois IN 10NK Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays Fridays Hi. V22-T2M IN HKrPNKK Motulays through Saturdays Ph. tiT(i 03 BEING CONGRATULATED on his promotion to sergeant first class is Larry A. Cook Jr. (center) in the office of Brig. Gen. Hughes L. Ash, deputy commander, Defense Atomic Support Agency, at Sandia Base, Albuquerque, N. M. Watching the ceremony is Mrs. Arlena Cook, Sgt. Cook's wife. Mrs. Ethel Gambill, lone Native, Dies Mrs. Ethel S. Gambill, 67, a na tive of lone but a resident of Santa Monica, Calif., for the past 21 years, died in Santa Monica December 16, according to infor mation from a sister-in-law, Mrs. Harley D. Sperry of Portland. Snrvlpps wore Wednesday. Dec ember 19, in the chapel of Pierce Bros.-Todd & Leslie Mortuary, Santa Monica. Dr. Wales E. Smith officiated at the services and entombment was in Wood- lawn Mausoleum. Mrs r.amhill was a charter member of Santa Monica Em blem club. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Musette Saunders of 1218 !Mh St., Santa Monica; Mrs. Pat ricia G. Crozier. Sherman Oaks, Calif.; two brothers, Harley D. r ..!.. . ..! i ger, santa wiomca; a sisier, mis. Beatrice Ilutchens, Lakewood, Calif.; two Brothers, Harley D. Sperry, Portland, and Wayne Sperry, Costa Mesa, Cant., ana four grandchildren. Church Observes Christmas Sunday By DELPHA JONES T.KXINP.TON Thp Leximrton Christian church and Sunday school departments had a busy day on Sunday, starting wun the Sunday School program at 10:00 a.m. This consisted of specials from each class up to the high school group. Treats were given following the pro gram. At 7:3(1 n.m. another Christ mas program was held given by tne Kings Teens class ana me clwiir Ilnrlpr 1hr direction of Rev. Soward the choir sang four num bers with a special duet num ber "O Holy Night' by Mrs. Vernon Munkers and Mrs. Bill R M.n-nn.'irdt While the Kinc's Teens class prepared for their play, "Tax Day in Betnienem, reeorilincsi werp nlaveri of music made by Mr. and Mrs. Soward's son, music director in a church in Texas. Thi momhers of the nlav cast were: Narrator, Carl Marquardt; Benjamin, amy Kiinger; manna, Jeanette Ledbetter; Joel, Ken neth Jones; Sarah, Theresa Munkers; John, Richard Wallace; David, Jerry Messenger; Joseph, Carrol Messenger; Ruth, Joyce Peek and Mary, Sue Messenger. After the program those par ticipating enjoyed a short party. Lighting Winner Announced The lighting contest sponsored w thn I.pxincton PTA announ ced the following winners: First, the Hob Lovgren home; second, the Alonzo Henderson home and third, the Vernon Munkers home. The displays were judged Sun day evening. SCHOOL MENU JANUARY 2-4 WEDNESDAY Vegetable beef soup, cabbage salad, peanut but ter sandwiches, cherry cobbler, and milk. THURSDA Y Hamburger gravy on rice, spinach, hot rolls and butter, carrot sticks, fruit, and milk. FRIDA Y Macaroni and p1ippi prd.l Inmstnne pel P r V sticks, fruit, milk, and bread and butter. Sgt. Larry Cook Wins Promotion Chaff and Chatter Wes Sherman Sergeant Larry A. Cook, Jr., was honored in ceremonies re cently when he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant First Class (E-7) in the office of Brig. Gen. Hughes L. Ash, USA, Deputy Commander, Field Comma n a , Defense Atomic Support Agency, at Sandia Base, Albuquerque, N. M. He has been stationed at San dia Base since September 1960 and serves in the capacity of an instructor in the explosives divi sion of the Training (iroup tor Field Command, DASA. During his 16 years of military service, he saw duty as a Navy Frogman in World War II. Since that time he entered the Army and has served in the infantry and artillery and served with the 3d Infantry Old Guard in Wash ington, U. C, irom iDb-iyD. He holds the Bronze Star Medal for Valor, the Purple Heart and the Combat Infantry man Badge. Sergeant Cook is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Cook, Sr., Hoppner. He is marnea to me former Arlena Mowery, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. K. N. Mowery, Hagerstown, Maryland. He and his wife live at 4082A Van Noy Drive, on Sandia Base. They have an 8-year-old daugh ter, Cathy. Phone Patrons Show Increase Of 43 in Year Heppner phones inc r e a s e d some 43 in 1962, raising the total number now serving the area to 93G, according to Pacific North west Bell's local manager, Dale Slusher. The number of phones served by the company in Oregon is 631, an inerpasp of 27.500 durine the year. Long distance calling went up about 7.9 per cent. ioz construction figures hit $31 mil lion. mr3 rnnstruetion dans call for $27.1 million to be spent on phone service improvement ana expansion in the state. "This construction pro g r a m underlines our belief in Oregon's economy, its present business outlook and its long term growth prospects," said T. E. Bolger, vice president and general manager. Looking ahead, Bolger said major undertakings for the com pany in Oregon during 1963 would include completion of the multi-purpose office building in the Portland South Auditorium urban renewal area, a new dial system in St. Helens and a new central office unit in the Eugene-Springfield exchange. Work will also start on a manual-to-dial conversion for Indepe n -dence. Direct distance dailing is pro grammed for Bend, Prineville and Madras customers. Public telephone service in airplanes will be inaugurated in Oregon with the construction of an air ground station in Salem. With this new service, calls can be made between airplanes and telephones anywhere in the country. ON THE TV show, "Tonight," Johnnv Carson, emcee, Tues day was discussing the joys his family had experienced on Christmas day. He said the firms who really "make a killing in Christmas sales are battery man ufacturers because many of the toys under the tree today are battery-operated. It takes "two ordinary flashlight batteries" to operate this gadget, one to op erate that toy, and so on The complaint was voiced that often the purchaser doesn't find out that he needs batteries for the toys until the child opens his presents on Christmas and finds that the batteries are miss ing. We think Johnny has some thing there, all right, and won der how many batteries our own family has consumed at Christ mas time through the years. How about yours? THIS CHRISTMAS, for instance, we dug through a drawer to find a hidden supply of batteries we had stowed for just such an emergency and also dug out a small light bulb to replace one broken soon after the gifts were passed out. We had to search the nooks and crannies to find the right size but came up with it. We'll venture to ssy, by the way, tnat we can predict wun the accuracy claimed by Roger Babson just what some 7o of .he fathers of youngsters will bj doing on any Christmas day. After the presents are opened they will do two things: 1. Put the kids' new toys together. 2. After a few hours (and maybe after helping the children play with them) he will be fixing them. We can't remember a Christ mas when we didn't fix some thing. As a matter of fact, we can just about reserve half of Christmas as "Fix-it Day." This we don't mind, because it is kind of an enjoyable change and somehow maintains a child's faith in his dad's ability to come through when the chips are down. IT MAY BE a broken bicycle light, as it was this year, or the whirligig, that came in the Christmas stocking, on which the spring catch didn't work right. In fact, we got so en thused fixing things that we started in on a back-logged pile including an electric clock that had shorted out some time ago, and even figured out how to fill wife's cologne dispenser (with the tiny neck) with her new Christmas cologne by using a new oil can, an idea, we must confess, that we learned from John Pfeiffer. This Christmas was a good one, though. Some have been a little rough on the fix-it end. There was the time that we made the mistake of buying a young son a "Flying Saucer." Within minutes after the gift was unwrapped, it was on a flight to "Mars" and took a route via the neighbor's big liv ing room window. That was the Christmas that we spent as a clazier, and somehow our mood at the end of the day didn't reflect the true spirit of good will toward men and children, But these experiences are true with all dads, and so, come next Christmas, they must consign themselves to putting the toys together, and then repairing them. BUT THERE are new blessings at Christmas time that over shadow some of these small an novances. Greatest boon to hus bands and fathers with 10 thumbs is the trend of stores to gift wrap everything. Once was a time wnen a ieiiow nau to spread his packages across the bed behind a locked bedroom door and try to do up the gifts for wife and family with an as sortment of wrappings and rib bons. If a miv held his tongue just right, he might get a package done up with a dozen or so wrinkles, but usually the paper came a half-inch from going around the gift or it would be much too long. The temptation in the latter case was to wad it up on the end as tight as possible and cinch it up with ribbon. Alternate was to make a jagged cut with scissors. Dy the time the wrapping chore was done, father didn't emulate the spirit of Santa Claus at all and emereed weary, harassed and perspiring, ready to snap at the nearest offspring. FIRST MAJOR breakthrough was the invention of Scotch tape A man could always hold his DaDer in Dlace by slapping a bit of it on the edge. With rib bon there was always the prob lem of trying to hold the first stase of the knot with one hand while vainly trying to form the rest of the knot with the-remain ine hand. The guy who could accomplish this without using his teeth was expert enough to roll his own cigarette with one hand. But now when the paper is short, a fellow can use enough of this Christmas decorated cotch taoe across the end to cover his blunder. If he minds his Ps and Qs he can make it look a little clever, too. However, the zeal of stores to sell Christmas merchandise has resulted in their competitive wi hnsness to do the eift wrap ping. This has freed the harassed male at Christmas time. You buy a gift in the store and it bios soms forth in resplendent holi dav elegance, complete with rib ons and bows. Gone torever are he long wrapping sessions, and he male population may truly re.ioice. HAROLD LAIRD bit off a little more than he could chew just before Christmas when Nellie Doney came into his store, and he started teasing her with a piece of mistletoe that he hap pened to have. Nellie stepped right up and planted a big smacker on his face betore store full of customers. The bright red glow that emanated from the variety store wasn't from any of the colored Christ mas liehts. It was Harold's face, A couple of days later, from behind the counter Harold ven tured rather timidly, "I still have some mistletoe left. To which Nellie replied, I think once a year is enough." Harold sighed with relief and said, I think so, too. SAY, IF YOU haven't gone up to look at the progress on the new Heppner-Lexington high school, take a little time during the holiday season and do so. The Timber Co. of Hermiston is moving along amazingly fast on the job, and you can now get an idea of what the structure is going to look like. The building is an impressive one. We happened to meet Vic Groshens up there on Christmas day. "This is a real engineering feat," he said, and we agreed. It is a very interesting building and there is a lot of construction there. The massive beams that form the support for the gym roof are something to behold. The new school is going to be a source of pride for southern Morrow county. IF YOU'RE discouraged because winter hasn t yet brougnt enough snow for skiing, maybe you can turn your attention to ice skating. Dr. L. D. Tibbies reports that there is now 23 acres of good ice skating at Bull Prairie. Rhea Creek Unit Learns Weaving Mrs. John Campbell and Mrs. Kenneth Batty instructed mem bers of the Rhea Creek extension unit in Swedish weaving at the meeting in the Rhea Creek grange hall Wednesday, Decem ber 5. The members brought sack lunches and stayed for the all day session. They found that there are many uses of the colorful weaving designs on huck toweling. We Have Been Appointed Franchisee! Dealer For LEES CARPETS IN THE NEAR FUTURE WE WILL HAVE A COMPLETE SELECTION OF SAMPLES DROP IN AND CONSULT WITH US ABOUT YOUR CARPETING NEEDS 1MR FLOOR COVERING AND HEATING CO III"" mwamm9is COMMUNITY BILLBOARD Coming Events LEGION MOVIES Friday night, 8:00 p.m. Legion Hall This week "Once Upon A Time," starring Cary Grant, Janet Blair. Plus one-half hour cartoons. HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL Heppner vs. Stanfield Satur day, Dec. 29. Jayvee game 6:30; Varsity, 8 p.m. Heppner High Gym DRIVE CAREFULLY Over the New Year's holidays. The life you save will make someone's coming year that much happier. MARK THE DATE! Monday, Jan. 14, 1 p.m.: Important Public Hearing on Willow Creek Dam Project. Be Informed! Heppner Elementary Auditor ium. "EYES FOR THE NEEDY" Leave old eye glasses, frames, sun glasses, hearing aids and metallic jewelry in col lection boxes in leading stores. SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE BY C. A. RUGGLES Insurance Agency Heppner P. O. Box 611 PH. 676-9625 Jill AN INVITATION To Dine With Us New Year's Day 1963 Choice Of Dinner Menus: Roast Turkey and Dressing Fried Chicken Steaks - Sea Foods OPEN ALL DAY NEW YEAR'S HOTEL GRILL Ella Sargent INVENTORY CLEARANCE Prices Slashed on Tires ! MUST GO BEFORE FIRST OF THE YEAR Look At These Prices : REG. PRICE CLEARANCE 10-7.10x15 4 Ply Nylon Tubeless $36.09 $19.89 2-7.10x15 Rayon Tubeless 33.04 19.18 8-8.00x14 Rayon Tubeless 33.04 19.18 1- 7.50x14 Nylon Rev. Tubebss 57.60 20.89 2- 8.00x15 Nylon Rev. Tubeless 50.26 37.26 (All Prices Are Plus Recappable Carcass) FARLEY MOTOR CO. LOIS' BEAUTY SHOP Store Hours: Main and Center Sts. 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Heppner Ph. 676-9116 Ph. 676-9418