County OEA Picks Ron Daniels;
Gazette Editor Backed for Award
By LAVELLE PABTLOW
IRRIGON Donald Olmscheid,
President of Morrow Cou n t y
OEA, presided at the O. E. A.
meeting held in lone Monday,
February 25. A coffee hour was
held from 4:30-5:00, followed by
committee meetings.
Tha Pnhllp Relations Commit
tee has submitted Wes Sherman,
Gazette-Times editor, as this
county's candidate for "Com
munication Citation Award," as
they believe his accurate and
objective news coverage has
been helpful to education in this
area. Following the business
meeting, a turkey dinner was
served.
Walter Palmberg spoke for the
evening, representing the Blue
Mountain Community College.
He indicated that the college
would have a college transfer
program, and would offer voca
tional and technical subjects.
Officers elected for next year
are as follow: President, Ron
Daniels of Boardman; first vice
president, Violet Lanham of Hep
pnerj second vice-president, Inez
Erwin of Heppner; secretary,
Esther Herrick of lone; treasurer,
Mick Tolar of Irrigon.
Fire Station Levy Passes
Irrigon citizens voted 39 to 17
in favor of a serial levy passed
for the purpose of building a
new fire station. Tentative plans
for the new building are for a 3
stall building that will house 3
fire trucks, building to be made
of steel construction. The build
ing will face North Main, and
will be located North of the Post
of tice.
The A. C. Houghton Boy Scout
Troop No. 167 held a Court of
Honor Tuesday evening, Feb. 26,
with eight scouts receiving
awards. Bob McRae passed the
Board of Review in Hermiston
for Star Scout honors.
Landfill Workday Successful
The City of Umatilla furnished
equipment and operators for the
workday at the landfill Satur
day.A sign has been erected In
dicating the proper place to
dump, which is on the west end.
A penalty will be imposed on
anyone apprehended dump! n g
on the prohibited areas.
Mayor Chester Wilson, express
es his appreciation to everyone
who responded to the call to
work, as well as to those who
wore responsible for getting
equipment on the scene. Those
who will be using this disposal
area are reminded that it is be
ing operated for their conven
ience and it is to the advantage
of all concerned to use the de
signated dumping area and obey
rules posted on the site. Users
are especially cautioned to re
frain from setting fire to refuse
in the area.
Mrs. Bill Sehmeder left for
New Zealand Friday, clue to the
Illness of her father. Mr. and
Mrs. Schmeder's daughter, Ann,
freshman at EOC, met her folks
In Pendleton Thursday afternoon,
to be with her mother before
she left the States. Friday, Mr.
and Mrs. Sehmeder and Ann
drove to Portland, and Mrs.
Sehmeder took a jet leaving Port
land at 7:30 p.m., which arrived
in New Zealand the next after
noon at 1:30 p.m. Stopovers for
the flight were at Honolulu and
the Fiji Islands. It has been
exactly 18 years since Mrs.
Sehmeder has seen her folks in
New Zealand, having left there
on March 3, 19-15, to come to the
States with her husband. The
Schmeders met while Sehmeder
was stationed in the Marine
Corps in New Zealand. Besides
An, they have four other child
ren, Robin, Glen, David and
Pamela.
Mrs. Louella Acock, recently
a patient at St. Anthony's hos
pital in Pendleton, spent a few
days at the home of her son and
daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Dean Acock, and is now conval
escing at her home.
Ricky, Randy and Steve Mills
of Hermiston, spent the week
end visiting their grandmother,
Mrs. Myrtle Markhum.
A2c and Mrs. Gary Pittock
and daughter Patty of Boise,
Ida., spent the week-end here
visiting Mrs. Pittock's folks, Mr.
and Mrs. John Swearingen and
Gerry. Swearlngens and Pittocks
spent Saturday visiting Pittock's
aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs.
Pittock and Swcaringen's aunt
and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Merle
OF ALL FAILURES in business arc from
the ranks of NON - ADVERTISERS.
Only 5 per cent of those who fail are
Advertisers.
-DUN Cr BRADSTREET
Van Wey, all of Richland, and
Mr. and Mrs. Mart Abken in
Kennewick. The Abkens formerly
operated the Complete Food
Store in Irrigon.
Mrs. Leslie Smith is convales
cing at home after spending two
weeks in Good Shepherd hos
pital. Mrs. Smith was in a dia
betic coma for 24 hours, but is
now! morovine.
The Women's Miss i o n a r y
Council had charge of the morn
ing service at the Asembly of
God church, with Mrs. Walt
Agee, president, in charge.
Miss Hazel Stitzel spent the
past two weeks in Arlington,
caring for the year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Lewis. Little
Irwin Ray has been ill with
tonsilitis, but is improving. Mrs.
Lewis formerly taught 3rd grade
at A. C. Houghton, and Is pres
ently teaching 2nd grade in the
Arlington grade school.
The Baptist church sponsored
a skating party for their young
people Monday evening at the
Kennewick skating rink.
"Facing Widowhood" was the
topic for the Ladies' Home Ex
etnslon Meeting held Thursday
afternoon. The luncheon was
served by Mrs. Warren McCoy,
Mrs. Paul Slaughter, and Mrs.
George Sawyer.
Mrs. Milt Biegcl, Mrs. Louis
Shade, Mis Joe Coleman and
Mrs. Paul Slaughter spent Tues
day in Pine City attending a
project leaders course in "Furn
iture Restoration." The course
was taught and explained by
Esther Kirmis, county extension
agent. The four ladies attend
ing the Pine City meeting will
serve as project leaders for the
Irrigon ladies at their next Home
Extension meeting to be held
March 14. The meeting will be
gin at 10:30, and a luncheon
will be served at a cost of 50c.
Menus at A. C. Houghton Ele
mentary for the week of March
11-15 are as follows: Monday
sauerkraut and wieners, buttered
corn and cinnamon rolls; Tues
dayhamburgers, potato chips,
tomatoes, lettuce wedges, pick
led beets and cherry bubbles;
Wednesday beef and noodles,
spinach and fruit salad; Thurs
dayturkey loaf, sweet potatoes
and gravy, cranberry sauce and
surprise dessert; Friday baked
potatoes, cottage cheese and
pear salad, buttered peas and
fluffed jello.
Riverside Takes 2nd in Tourney
Thursday, Friday and Satur
day found a host of Irrigon
people attending the District 7
Basketball tournament at the
Pendleton Armory. Rive r s i d e
won their Thursday afternoon
game against Crane, and won
from Weston Friday night, plac
ing them in the finals Satur
day night, where they lost to
the Athena Scotties. The Pirates
placed second in the tournament,
and received a beautiful trophy.
Saturday afternoon the A. C.
Houghton Bobcats won over
Athena grade school in both
games, score for the "A" game
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ending at 35 to 25 and the "B"
game 23 to 20. Accompanying
the Athena team were Coach Dan
Tucker and Principal of Athena
Grade school, Wayne Olmscheid,
brother of Donald Olmscheid,
Principal of A. C. Houghton. Fol
lowing the game, A. C. Hough
ton served lunch to the teams.
Lexington News
By DELPHA JONES
LEXINGTON Mr. and Mrs.
Gene Cutsforth returned this
week from a trip to Denver, Colo.
Keith Peck, son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. E. Peck, spent the week
end recently with his parents.
He was on short leave from
Fort Lewis where he is stationed
Several families from Lexing
ton attended the basketball
tournament in Pendleton last
week. Some of those going were
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Peck, Mr.
and Mrs. Eldon Padberg, Mr.
and Mrs. Dean Hunt, Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Marquardt, Mr. and
Mrs. Kenneth Klinger and Mr.
and Mrs. C. C. Jones.
Guests of Mrs. Florence McMil
lan over the week-end were her
daughters and families, Mr. and
Mrs. George Irvin, Valda, Vicky
and Bill of Rufus, and Mrs Bob
Cool and children Pearl, Waide
and Irene of Pendleton.
Mr. and Mrs. Newt O'Harra
were Pendleton visitors one day
this week.
Eugene Sawyer of Portland
was a Lexington caller on Sat
urday. Earl Miller of Hinkle was a
week end visitor at the C. C.
Jones home.
Mrs. Wilbur Steagall and
daughter, Mrs. Jerry Dougherty
and daughter Cindy were busi
ness visitors in Pendleton one
clay last week.
Altar Society Elects Officers
Mrs. B. J. Doherty entertain
ed the Lexington Altar Society
at their regular meeting on
Tuesday of this week. New of
ficers took their places for the
coming year, with Mrs. Kenneth
Turner as president, Mrs. Robert
Steagall, secretary and Mrs. Bob
Kilkenny, treasurer. Those pres
ent for the afternoon were Mrs.
Wilbur Steagall, Mrs. Emma Bre
shears, Mrs. Jerry Dougherty,
Mrs. Don Pointer, Mrs. Rosella
Lindsey, Mrs. Bill Doherty, Mrs.
Bob Davidson and Mrs. Vern
Viall. Refreshments were served
later in the afternoon.
Ladies Day at the Lexington
Christian church was enjoyed
with Mrs. Willard Cromwell a
most interesting speaker. Mrs.
Cromwell is from Hermiston. Af
ter the services a coffee hour was
enjoyed in the social rooms of
the church.
Much work has been complet
ed on the church building this
last week. Vinyl tile has been
laid in the social rooms and
kitchen and new folding door
in the classrooms. The work is
mostly completed and was done
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Thursday. March 7. 1963
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GAZETTE-TIMES
HEPPNER, OREGON
Feedlot Building
Told in Bulletin
You don't have to be a oro
fessional engineer to build and
mechanize a feedlot. But. it helps
co nave the advice of one, be
cause feedlot mechanization re
quires use of several engineered
syscems: Livestock handling,
feed distribution and feed pro
cessing, All of these svstems should
be engineered for best possible
coordination, say experts. And if
the feedlot is on a farm, it should
be engineered to fit into the
overall farm operation.
A bulletin written by an agri
cultural engineer tells how to
build and mechanize a feedlot,
how to coordinate its operations
and how to fit it into other
farm activities.
Free copies of "Your Feedlot"
are available to Oregon resi
dents at county extension offices
or from OSU bulletin clerk, Cor
vallis. mostly by volunteer labor.
March 19th is the day ol the
Women's Fellowship Group
meeting. At this time there will
be an election of officers, and
Mrs. Effie Ritchy of Milton-Free-
water has consented to be the
speaker for the day. She will
show slides of the International
Church Convention in Los An
geles and tell about her trip.
Everyone is cordially invited to
attend this meeting.
Don't forget Lex PTA on March
12th at which time Doctor Bur
man and Dr. Gish of the Oregon
State hospital in Pendleton will
speak on Children's problems
and how parents can help them.
The meeting starts at 8 p.m.
Don't forget the Smorgasbord
at the Lexington IOOF hall on
Saturday, March 16th. Starts at
5:30 and lasts until 8.
Mrs. Wilbur Steagall and
mother, Mrs. Emma Breshears
were The Dalles visitors on Sun
day. Mrs. Edward Hunt was a caller
in The Dalles on Thursday of
this week.
Mrs. Florence McMillan and
Mrs. Vic Groshens and sons
were callers on Thursday in
Rufus at the George Irvin home.
Charles Lattourell of Cascade
Locks spent the week-end with
his nephew and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Armin Wihlon.
Lexington Grange members
are reminded of the March meet
ing at the Grange hall Saturday
evening, March 9.
BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. Harold McArthur, pastor
American Legion Hall
Sunday Afternoons:
Sunday Schoool, 2 p.m.
Church Worship, 3 p.m.
IONE COMMUNITY CHURCH
Church school, 9:45 a.m.
Morning worship, 11:00 a.m.
Choir rehearsals,
SEVENTH-DAT ADVENTIST
Elwood Boyd, pastor
Saturday services
Sabbath school, 9:30 ajn.
Church services. 11:00 a.m.
"Quiet Hour" radio broadcast
over KGO every Sunday, 8 p.m.
THE METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. Melvin W. Dixon, Pastor
Church school, 9:45 a.m.
Morning worship, 11:00 a.m.
Choir rehearsals. Thursday.
7:45 p.m.
ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH
Rev. Bill Alsup, pastor
Sunday scnooL 9:45 a.ra.
Morning worship, 11:00 a.m.
Evening service 7:00 pjn.
Thursday evening, family ser
vices, 7:30.
VALBT LUTHERAN CHURCH
Rev. Kenneth Robinson, pastor
Sunday school and worship,
9:00 a.m.
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
Rev. M.Carlton Sober, Pastor
Sunday school 10:00 a.m.
Worship 11:00 a.m.
Nazarene young people's soc
iety 6:45 p.m.
Evening service,-7:30 p.m.
Meeting in Seventh Day Ad-
ventist church.
HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH
Rev. Kenneth Robinson, pastor
Alfalfa Street
Church school, 9:45 a.m.
Morning worship at 11:00 a.m.
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Charles V Knox, minister
Bible school at 9:45 a. m.
Morning worship at 11:00 a.m.
Evening worship, 7:00 p.m.
CYF meeting, 8:00 p.m.
Chi Rho meeting 1st, 3rd
Thurs., 7:00 p.m.
ST WILLIAMS CHURCH
lone
Rev Raymond Beard
Sunday Masses, 9:15 a.m.
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS'
American Legion Hall
Ralph J Richards. Br. President
Priesthood meeting, 8:30 a. m.
Sunday School at 10:30 a.m.
Sacrament Service at 11:30.
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ALL SAINTS' EPISCOPAL
CHURCH
The Rev. C Bruce Spencer, Rector
Holy Communion daily (except
Mondays) 7:30 A. M., Sundays
7:30 and 10:00 A. M.
LEXINGTON CHUBCH OF
CHRIST
Walter Smith, pastor
Sunday school, 10:00 a.m.
Worship 11:00 ajn.
ST PATRICK'S CHURCH
Rev Raymond Beard
Heppner
Weekday Masses, 7:00 a.m .
Sunday Masses, 7:30 and 11:00.
All Moore business forms
available through the Gazette
Times. You need not go out of
the county to get the forms you
need.
Systematic saving is a good example of this! Regular
deposits in your account add up to what you want most.
The practice of thrift pays off in happiness!
OPEN AN ACCOUNT TODAY!
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have a bowl of milk and a warm
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provide the money and materlali
Church World Service tendi over
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GREAT HOUR OF SHARING AT
YOUR CHURCH ON SUNDAY.
MARCH 24th.
FIRST
THINGS
FIRST
Piano practice
now. Baseball later.
A good lesson to
learn. Most of the best
things of life call for
prior effort and purpose,
but the results are
very worthwhile!
ASSOCIATION
PENDLETON
HEPPNER, OREGON