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Rucker Services Held on April 6 In Hermiston Bt LaVELLE PARTLOW (Held over from last week) IRRIGON Funeral services were held at the Hermiston Methodist church Saturday af ternoon. Aoril 6. for Elmer L. Kucker, a resident of Irrigon for ou years, wno aied April 4 aner n exienaea illness. Interment was at Desert Lawn Memorial cemetery In Irrigon. Mr. Rucker was an active mem ber of the Golden Age club, and attended the Methodist church in Hermiston. Among out-of-town relatives who attended the services were his children, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kucner or Arlington, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Rucker, and Mr. and Mrs. Milton Amos of Kel logg; Mr. and Mis. Les Rucker of St. Anthony, Idaho; and grandchildren, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Keiss, Mrs. Bill White of Kellogg, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Rucker of Pasco, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Schuning of Pendleton, Mrs. Al Mohr of Walla Walla, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Amos of American Palls, Ida., and many other rel atives. The annual PTA "Dlme-a-dlp" dinner was held Thursday even ing, with the PTA netting $129.00 from the dinner and tal ent show which followed. The talent show was a big success, with a large variety of numbers, Including selections from the As sembly of God junior choir, nov elty musical, reading, magician and minstrel numbers. Burt Dexter of Tacoma and his unt, Mrs. Laura Danielsen of Camas, spent the week-end here with Mrs. Sedelia Dexter and Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hill. Mrs. Burl Courtney and child ren of La Grande spent the week-end with her sister and brother-in-law and family, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Stewart, Shar on and Tommy. The Assembly of God church has organized a boy's softball team for their Sunday School members between the ages of and 9 and 13. The team is coach ed by Terry McCoy, and games are played on Saturday after noons with teams from Umatilla, with teams from Umatilla, Hermiston and Stanfield. The regular business meeting of the Sewettes 4-H club was held at the school house Tues day. Topic for discussion was the proper method of giving demon strations. Following the business session, the eight members present participated in an Easter egg hunt and other games. Mrs. Dave Koch and Denise of The Dalles spent Saturday and Sunday with Mrs. Koch's folks, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Jay Berry of Port land and their grandchildren, Barbara Sue and Douglas Jan cura of Seattle, spent Saturday through Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. Albert Partlow and Sheryl and Mrs. Myrtle Mark ham. They were joined by Mr. and Mrs. James Mills, Ricky, Randy and Steve of Hermiston on Sunday afternoon, and the group picnicked at the river and afterwards went boating. Mr. and Mrs. Herb Villines, Linda, Denise and Ronny of La Grande spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Warren McCoy and family. Mrs. Villines is Mrs. McCoy's sister. SOG 2 Mike Califf, who has been taking specialized Sonar training at Key West, Fla., join ed his wife and son here Satur day. Califf flew by jet to Port land, and from there flew to the Pendleton airport where his family met him. A family reun ion was held at the Elmer Zen ner residence Sunday, with the following persons present: Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Zehner, Melody and David, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Andrews and son Kenneth of Portland, SOG 2 and Mrs. Mike Califf and Michael, Mrs. John Califf and son Johnny, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Edwards, Debbie, Patti and Gary of Pendleton. Stanfield grade school de feated A. C. Houghton Elemen tary Thursday by a score of 22-11. A. C. Houghton was ahead 11-5 until the last inning, when Stanfield came through with 17 runs to cinch the game. The April PTA meeting has been changed from April 15 to 30. The entertainment for the evening will be a concert by the junior band. No admission will be charged. A. C Houghton OF ALL FAILURES in business are from the ranks of NON - ADVERTISERS. Only 5 per cent of those who fail are Advertisers. -DUN b BRADSTREET Irrigon Council Acts On Important Matters By LaVELLE PARTLOW IRRIGON During the city council meeting last Tuesday evening, the following persons were named to serve on the bud get committee: Dan Hill, Mrs. Bill Graybeal, Mrs. Coy Reed, Mrs. Milton Huwe, V. L. Elgin and Sam Snyder. The council voted to send a resolution to the Morrow county courthouse, requesting that the North Morrow county fair build ings which will be inundated by the raising of the John Day Dam, be relocated in North Morrow county. Two ordinances were adopted, Ordinance No. 5, regulating the parking of trailer houses and trailer coaches within Irrigon, and Ordinance No. 7, a fran chise ordinance granted to Uma tilla Electric Cooperative Assoc iation. This ordinance provides for the City of Irrigon receiving a franchise fee equivalent to 3 of the gross operating revenue accruing from the sale of electric light and power within the corp orate limits of Irrigon. The council passed a resolution de claring that all property with in the city limits lying north of Washington Avenue be zoned for industry and recreation. A public meeting was set lor April 18, 7:30, at the new cafe torium, to discuss the feasibility of installing a public water sys tem in Irrigon. ine Duaget meeting will be held April 25, 7:30 in the band room in the old school. Churches Observe Easter The annual Easter sunrise ser vice was held on the football field, with the Irrigon Baptist and Assembly of God churches participating. Rev. George Hash conducted the service, and Rev. John Kenney gave the sermon. A quartet and quintet provided special music. Following tne sunrise service, the group from the Baptist church drove to Hermiston, where a ibreakfast had been pre pared at the Hash's residence. The group from the Assembly church breakfasted at Carrie's Cafe in Irrigon. Special church services followed. North Morrow county 4-H council was held at A. C. Hough ton school Tuesday evening, with Joe Hay, County Extension agent, Kurt Gantenbein, presi dent of the council, in charge of the meeting. Mrs. John Swear ingen is secretary of the council. Following the business meeting and committee reports, a picnic was planned for July 14th at McNary Park, for the council, all 4-H members and their par ents. During the evening, Joe Hay showed two films, one on proper behaviour in dating, and the other on "Going Steady." Mrs. Elmer Rucker and Mrs. Milton Amos spent Sunday in Arlington with Mr. and Mrs. Louis Rucker and family. Approximately 60 child r e n turned out for the annual Easter egg hunt Saturday afternon. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Taylor and family of Mountain Home AFB spent the Easter holidays in Irrigon visiting relatives. Chest X-Rcry Here April 26 The Chest X-Ray unit will be at A. C. Houghton school Friday, April 26, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. No charge will be made for the x-rays. Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Mc Giverson and son Tom and Mrs. May Young, all of Vancouver, B. C, spent Friday to Monday will play at lone Friday, April 12, at 2:30 p.m. Because of a legal technicality, the fire district election of Feb ruary 8 has been declared in valid. Therefore, the citizens of Irrigon must vote again on the special levy for construction of a new fire station. The special lew will amount to about 7.4 mills for the period of 3 years. Mr. and Mrs. Mac Mccoy, Jimmy and Judy, Chase McCoy and daughters Barbara, Pat and Kittv. Mrs. Doris Moler and children all of Long Beach, ar rived in Irrigon Sunday to spend a week with Mrs. Ruth McCoy, Mr. and Mrs. Warren McCoy and family and Mr. and Mrs. Ben McCoy and family. Mrs. Orland Evenson, Anna Marie, Rosella and Orland Jr. of Burbank Heights, spent the week-end here with Mrs. Even- son's aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Van Horn and Tommy. with Mr. and Mrs. Jorgensen and family. Mrs. Young is Mr. Jorg ensen's sister. McCoy Families Hare Reunion A family reunion was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. War ren McCoy, Susan, Mike and Debbie, Monday evening, with the following rela 1 1 v e s and friends attending: Mr. and Mrs. Mae McCoy, Jimmy and Judy; Chase McCoy, Barbara, Pat and Kitty; Mrs. Doris Moler and children, all of Long Beach, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stewart of La Grande, Mrs. Eva Bowery of Ta coma, Mr. and Mrs. Ben McCoy and Terry, Mrs. Ruth McCoy, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Stewart, Sharon and Tommy of Irrigon. All of the children of Mrs. Ruth Mc Coy were present, and all the grandchildren except one, War ren Stewart of La Grande. Mr. and Mrs. James Mills and sons of Hermiston were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Partlow and Sheryl and Mrs. Myrtle Markham Easter Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. John Swearingen and Gerry spent Easter week-end In Boise, visiting Mr. and Mrs. Gary Pittock and baby daughter Patty Lee. George Kenny is convalescing at his home, after spending Sat urday and Sunday in the Uma tilla hospital, as a result of in juries sustained when he was thrown from his horse Saturday morning. Menus at A. C. Houghton for the week of April 22 through 26 are as follows: Monday Sauer kraut and wieners, peaches and cookies; Tuesday white beans, spinach, fruit cobbler; Wednes day beef and noodles, green salad, pickled beets, pumpkin custard; Thursday tried chick en, mashed potatoes, green beans and pudding; Friday creamed tuna on hot rolls, but tered peas and carrots, tomato juice, gingerbread and cream. A. C. Houghton lost a baseball game to lone Grade school Thursday, by a score of 5-4. The game was played at lone, and following the game the lone Grade school served cookies and punch to the Houghton students. Mrs. John Moreland, Mrs. Leon Bentley, Mrs. Ellen Caudle and Don Olmscheid attended an elementary school principal's regional conference of the East ern region at La Grande over the week-end. The group par ticipated in a panel "Taking a look at the Private Kinder garten." Don Olmscheid was elected secretary of the organi zation. Benefit Dance To Aid Lovgren By CHARLOTTE WALKER HARDMAN, RHEA CREEK A benefit dance is planned for Saturday night, April 20, in Hardman to help in medical ex penses for Dean Lovgren. Friends and relatives in the area are encouraged to come for a good time, as well as help in a worthwhile cause. Honored on 88th Birthday John Stevens celebrated his 88th birthdav April 11 at his home in Heppner. A dinner hon oring the occasion was served to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Stevens, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Stevens and Jojean, Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Mc Daniel and Alta Stevens. Easter Sunday guests at the home ol Mr. ana Mrs. uiaine Chapel were Mr. and Mrs. Roy Thnmas nf Walla Walla. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Engleman and Frankie of lone, Wilbert Knignton, Mrs. Dolly Fraters, Mr. and Mrs. Eslie Walker and Bonnie. Mr. and Mrs Thnmas KtavpH overnight. Mr. and Mrs. Roger Graham anH Shawn nf Redmond visited Mrs. Nona Leathers and family on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Graves drove to Pasco and Milton-Free tor last Tnpsdav. Mr. and Mrs. Les KODinson went to Hermiston recently and vicitoH at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kinard McDaniel. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Kippee pi Condon spent the week-end m their cabin at Reed's Mill. mil Koku11 nf Rnardman vis ited at the Eslie Walker home a few days. Mr. and Mrs. uecu Mcuamei and family came up irom Asn DR. PREM NARULA, an associate in the department of surgery at . the University of Oregon Medical School, works under sterile conditions with cultures used in research supported in part by grant from American Cancer Society's Oregon division. Funds for grants come from Cancer Crusade conducted annually in ApriL land Thursday night. They went to Lone Rock Saturday, and left again Sunday morning for Ash land. Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Chapel, Cassie and Eslie Walker went to Pasco one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. Walt Hill and family of Pendleton were recent visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Graves. Mrs. Bob Stevens went to Pen dleton Sunday with Mrs. Bill Brinda, Larry and Billy. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mankin and Mrs. Mankin's mother, Mrs. Grace Wood, made a business trip to Pasco, Wn., Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Jim DriscoLL son Tim, Simon Winters, and Bill Driscoll were dinner guests at the A. R. Fortner home in Board man on Sunday. Week-end guests of Mrs. Lucy j ti r f It AH, . .9 r -1, t''" ' i 5; ' rM I M'4' " Hi I ' " ' 'T ill The day your newspaper cost $1.50! Peterson was her daughter, Ruth, and her roommate, Diana Ken nedy. Both girls are employed in Portland. Carole Anne Anderson and Sandy Richards accompan i e d Jim Cason home from college in Portland over Euter week-end to visit parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Richards, and Mrs. Earle Bryant. Also at the Bryant home was another son, John Cason, a student at Pierce Junior college in Los Angeles, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. James H. Myers, Sr., Pocatello, Idaho, are visiting this week with their daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Myers. Boxboaid for making signs and decorations at the Gazette Times, available in white and colors. That was the day it carried no advertise ments. That was the same day business dropped off 80. No one was advertising a clearance sale on fashionable dresses. No one was advertising a new improved vacuum cleaner, or electric shaver, or outboard motor. The day your newspaper cost $1.50, there was no communication between buyer and seller. For that's exactly what advertising does. Advertising, whether it be a newspaper advertisement, a radio or television com You The PublicCan Best Help Make A Better Paper By Patronizing The Advertisers And Telling Them You Saw It In The Monument Girl Weds in Fresno By MARTHA MATTESON MONUMENT Miss Elaine L. Reynolds, daughter of Mrs. Stel la McCarty of Monument, be came the bride of Ronald Allen Dulaney on Monday, April 15, in Fresno, Calif. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Dulaney of Fresno, Calif. Attendants for the ceremony were Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Du laney of Kimberly. The couple will make their home at Hanford, Calif., where he is employed by the Armstrong Rubber company. Miss Elaine Reynolds was guest of honor at a bridal show er last Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. John E. Gienger. Miss Reynolds had just grad uated from Portland Beauty School. She was presented many nice gifts from the 20 guests present. Hostesses were Mary Ella Neal, Vonne Bleakman, Sherry Neal and Laura Ann Vaughan. Mr. nad Mrs. Roy Arlot Cork and children of Prineville spent Easter week-end with her mother, Mrs. Edna Moore, and sister, Mrs. Stanley Boyer and family. Darrell Dulaney and two daughters and Miss Elaine Reyn olds left Saturday evening for Fresno, Calif. Mrs. Dulaney and one daughter have spent the past three weeks in Fresno with relatives and will return with her family later this week. Easter dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lippert were Ralph Hawk of the Basin and Mrs. Francis Noland and four children. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Williams and Mr. and Mrs. Jennings and children spent the week-end at Pasco, Wn., with relatives. Easter Sunrise service was mercial, a billboard or a pamphlet at your doorstep, is communication to people to in vite them to enjoy a product or service, to go to church, to select a school, or to coma to Oregon to live. Today, advertising keeps you and your family and 175 million other Americans in formed of products, services, values and prices. The result is that there are more and better products at lower cost to you. Your newspaper costs only 5$ to lOt. Don't you think it pays to be advertised at... Thorn. April 18, 1963 Page S GAZETTE-TIMES HEPPNER. OREGON SCHOOL MENUS Heppner- Lexington April 22-26 MONDAY Spanish rice, ereea beans, carrot sticks, ginger bread and applesauce, bread and but ter, and milk. TUESDAY Chill beans, celery sticks, hot rolls and butter, fruit and milk. WEDNESDAY Hamburger gravy, mashed potatoes, pickled beets, fruit, milk and bread and butter. THURSDAY Vegetable soup, meat sandwiches, upside down cake, cabbage salad and milk. FRIDAY Macaroni and cheese, tossed salad, cake, fruit, milk and bread and butter. held Sunday morning at 6 a.m. on the Monument Hill. Then the children had their egg hunt af ter Sunday School. Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Matteson came Wednesday evening from Alturas, Calif, to get their child ren, Martha and Ralph, who had spent a week with their grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Mat teson and aunt, Jessie Scott. They left for their home Thurs day. L. D. Vinson Is now employed here by the state forestry service. Guests at the Elmer Matteson home last Thursday evening were Frank Elder, Mrs. Sam Scott and two sons, Robert and Robin. The group enjoyed a birthday dinner in honor of Mr. Elder. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Howell of Mt. Vernon and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Howell and sons of Spray visited over the week-end here with their floks, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Howell. AZETTE-TIM
