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vs,;t ' i-ii- N crvrwpn.nnv htvutnttct i nr.T. SAINTS' FPisrnpat. " """ 11 I T XV iv v . w Eye-catching new styling is combined in the 1964 Thunder bird with unique luxury features including thin-sheirbucket seats and the auto industry's first retractable seat belts. A longer hood, integrated bumper and grille and rectangular taillights enhance its traditional look of elegance (top photo). New features of its cockpit motif interior styling (bottom photo) include separate instrument pods, a distinctive new command console, and coved rear seats. An optional reclin ing seat for the front passenger includes an extendible head rest for complete relaxation on long trips. A new Silent-Flo ventilation system includes a vent at the bottom of the rear window on Landau and Hardtop models. The new Thunder birds will be introduced in Ford dealer showrooms Septem ber 27. HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday, October 3. 1963 7 Services Held For E. Burnside In Spray Church By BETTY ASHMEAD SPRAY Funeral services were held Tuesday, October 1, in the Spray Baptist church for Emery Burnside who died sud denly Friday, September 27. Mr. Burnside passed away quietly while watching television at his home. His wife had just stepped into the other room for a few minutes and she thought she heard him laugh. When she went in to see him she found him in his chair as though he was asleep. She was deeply shocked as he had not been ill at any time. His survivors are his wife, Cora, four children and 14 step children. Frank Redze of Fossil perform ed the memorial service. Effie, Margaret, Betty, Diane and Linda Ashmead and Mike Kyle traveled to Fossil last Wednesday to visit David Conk lin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Conklin of Fossil. David returned Friday, September 20, after spending 2 years in Tia Piah, Formosa. He is enjoying being home again. Mrs. Zelma Britt had surgery on Monday, September 23, in the John Day hospital. She re turned home this week-end and is making improvement. The Leon Thompsons were week-end visitors of the Rob Ashmeads. They went deer hunting and had good luck get ting three deer. Leon, Sherry and Earl Ashmead all filled their tags. There has been no school on Monday and Tuesday, to allow a hunting vacation and the teachers to attend institute. Harriet Evans of Heppner was visiting her daughter, Mrs. Helen Troxell, and other friends at Spray over the week-end. Albert Frost and family were in Spray over the week-end, visiting relatives and friends. The Frankie Adams were in Spray over the week-end, visit ing with friends and relatives, as well as doing some hunting. Gary Russell left last Saturday, September 28, for Arkansas where he will be stationed. He did not mind leaving as much as missing the first morning of hunting season. Aloha Joynes and a girl friend, who are now nurses at the Good Samaritan hospital in Portland, were visiting at the home of Merle Joynes over the week-end. They came with Ethel and Dean Simmons, who were visiting Ethel's son, Dewayne Simmons and Sharon. , Nancy Tilley and Janet Cecil were home Sunday. While here Janet received a 1957 Chevrolet for her birthday. Glenn Kelsey left Thursday, September 26, for a postmaster's convention in Hawaii for two weeks. He took his two grand daughters, Sue Britt of Terribon and Glenna Fay Kelsey of John Dav with him. The Bob McCrays have moved into town, and are living in one of Lee Joynes houses that he recently purchased from MeUt Frost. Mr. and Mrs. Les Frisley of Menlo Park, Calif., were here visiting the Dutch Roland fam ily for the opening of deer hunt ing season. Mr. Frisley shot his first deer coming to Oregon to do it. When you ten tne advertisers you saw it in the Gazette -Times, you're doing your part to heln make a better local newspaper. IRRIGON NEWS (Held over from last week) Mrs. Josie Buchanan and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Havekost drove to Enterprise recently to visit the ladies' brother, Harold Ahalt, who was a patient at the Enter prise hospital due to injuries sustained while in the moun tains in the Lostine River area. Ahalt was thrown from his Hon da while riding up a steep, nar row mountain trail, landing on his back on the sharp boulders below. Unable to walk, he crawl ed back to the trail, a slow pro cess that took approximately 5 hours. As it was growing dusk, he crawled to a nearby cabin and set it afire to attract attention. He was discovered there by a forest ranger around 11:00 p.m. The ranger went for help, and he and another fellow carried Ahalt on a stretcher to the bot tom of the mountain, where the ambulance was waiting to take him to the Enterprise hospital. They reached the hospital around 9:00 a.m. the next morn ing. Ahalt escaped without any broken bones, but has numerous bruises over his body. He was transferred to the Veterans hos pital at Walla Walla, and is making steady progress. Two Bog Game with Bows Perry Pummel, along with Charlie Young of Hermiston, met with success with their bows and arrows recently. The two men left for the mountains Wednes day .evening and camped in the Mt. Emily area. The next morn ing, Pummel got a spike elk around 7:30, and shortly after wards, Young bagged a 2-year cow. The Complete Food Store is sponsoring a bowling team this year, that competes during the Wednesday morning league play. Those from Irrigon on the team are Mrs. Lloyd Berger, Mrs. Ollis Lathrop and Mrs. John Swearingen. The A. C. Houghton library will be open Tuesday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. for anyone in the community desiring to check out books. As well as books for children, there is also a good adult section in the library. High School Wheat Contest Announced Interest in the production and marketing of wheat, sparked by last spring's nationwide wheat referendum and recent inter national developments, is stim ulating participation in its high school newspaper article contest, the sponsoring Oregon Wheat Growers League reported this week. L. E. Kaseberg, League presi dent, said that closing date for the contest is October 31. "Advantages of Wheat in the Everyday Diet" and "Production and Marketing of Oregon Wheat" are the two subjects selected by the Wheat League for this year's contest. All students in grades nine through 12, with the ex ception of those whose parents are officers of the Wheat Grow ers League or the Wheat Com mission, are eligible. Cash awards will be $75, first, $50 second, $35 third and $15 fourth. The winning papers will be published in a number of Oregon newspapers and farm journals, he said, and the win ning student will be the Wheat League's guest at its annual meeting in December. Entries will be judged, the League president reported, on originality, research, subject matter, spelling and composition, and conclusion or summary. Contest information and rules have been mailed to all Oregon high schools. Further informa tion may be obtained by writing to the Oregon Wheat Growers League, P. O. Box 400, Pendleton. SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST Elwood Boyd, pastor Saturday services, Sabbath school, 9:30 a.m. Church services, 11:00 a.m. "Quiet Hour" radio broadcast over KGO every Sunday, 2 p.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. ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH Rev. Bill Alsup, pastor Sunday school, 9:45 a.m. Morning worship, 11:00 a.m. Evening service 7:00 p.m. Thursday evening, family ser vices, 7:30. THE METHODIST CHURCH Rev. Melvin W. Dixon, pastor Morning worship 11:00 a.m. Church school, 10:00 a.m. 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. ST. WILUAMS CHURCH lone Rev. Raymond Beard Sunday Masses, 8:15 a.m. HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH Rev. Kenneth Robinson, pastor Alfaha Street Church school, 9:45 a.m. Morning worship at 11:00 a.m. LEXINGTON CHURCH OF CHRIST Earl L. Soward, Pastor Sunday school, 10:00 a.m. Worship 11:00 a.m. VALBY LUTHERAN CHURCH Rev. Kenneth Robinson, pastor Sunday school and worship 9:00 a.m. CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS American Legion Hall Arnold Raymond, Br. President Priesthood meeting, 8:30 a.m. Sunday school at 10:30 a.m. Sacrament service at 11:30 a.m. IONE COMMUNITY CHURCH Rev. Walter B. Crowell, pastor Telephone 422-7530 Church School, 9:45 a.m. Morning worship, 11:00 a.m. ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH Rev. Raymond Beard Heppner Weekday Masses, 7:00 a.m. Sunday Masses, 6:30 and 10:00 a.m. CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE J. G. Weller, Pastor Phone 676-5529 Sunday Services: The Church Teaching, 10:00 a.m. The Church Worshipping, 11:00 a.m. The Church Training, 6:45 p.m. The Church KeachliR, 7:45 p.m. (Meeting in Seventh-day Ad ventist church.) Maynard Struthers Assigned at Hood Army Pvt. Maynard J. Struth ers Jr., 23, of Heppner, was as signed to the First Armored Div ision at Fort Hood, Texas, Sep tember 17. A repairman in Company B of the division's 123rd Main tenance Battalion, Struthers en tered the Army in April of this year and received basic train ing at Fort Ord, Calif. He is a 1959 graduate of Hepp ner high school. Square Dancers Set October 12 Meeting Those who enjoy square danc ing as a favorite activity, are asked to be present Saturday, October 12, when the Squared Up Rounders resume meetings at 8 p.m. at the Wrangler build ing at the fairgrounds. The club invites all persons in the area who have an Interest in promoting square dancing. If enough interest is shown, a spec- SCHOOL MENUS Heppner-Lexington High School October 7-11. 1963 MONDAY Sloppy Joes, but tered corn, hot rolls and butter, celery sticks, fruit, and milk. TUESDAY Spaghetti and meat balls, cold slaw, upside down cake, bread and butter and milk. WEDNESDAY Hamburger gravy on toast, spinach, carrot and raisin salad, fruit and milk. THURSDAY Navy beans with butter, baked ham, corn bread, butter and honey, fruit and milk. FRIDAY Split pea soup, toasted cheese sandwiches, tossed salad, fruit and milk. ial class for beginners may be started, as the club is anxious to build up its membership. Mrs. Tom Hughes may be con tacted in the evenings by any one having questions on activi ties of the club. Need scratch pads? Get them at the Gazette-Times. AMERICA'S BEST GRAZING LAND IS SHRINKING! I tlftfev a Fires destry thousands of acres of rich high-country pas 1 1 TOURIST AND RECREATION AREAS THREATENED! ' Every year, fire destroys one-twentieth of our forests-turning VN TO-V ' thousands of hunting, fishing and recreation areas into black- ' ' WanC'' ' ' ' ((m " aoiv I 3f r MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR FLOODS FOUR MILLION ACRES OF TIMBER DESTROYED FOLLOW FIRES! Soil burned bare by forest EVERY YEAR! Forest fires annually burn enough timber fires can't hold rainwater. The rainwater runs off to form a belt 1 Vfc-miles wide Stretching from Anchorage, uncontrollably, builds from streams to torrents Alaska, to Richmond, Virginial to devastating floods. People drown, farms and towns suffer ruinous damage. And most of this need never happen because nine out of ten forest fires are man-caused! Like other American business firms, wo believe that business hcs a responsibility to contribute to the public welfare. 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