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Camp 5 Women Elect Officers; Plan Christmas Bv VIRGINIA KELSO KINZUA Camp 5 Women's club had its regular meeting last Wednesday at the Camp 5 Com munity hall with Ann Bastian as hostess. New officers for 1964 were elected as follows: Lola Ferrel, president; Shirley Kyle, vice-president; Jean Medlock, secretary; Eva DeMerritt, treas urer; Carol Norris and Joan Michel, sergeant at arms. Shirley Kyle was appointed chairman of the Camp 5 com munity Christmas party for the children, Jean Medlock is to be chairman of the adult's Christ mas party. Ann Bastian is chair man of the Safety dinner which will be held on December 13. Door prize for the evening was won by Joan Michel. Game prizes were won by Jean Medlock, Signe Anderson, Lola Ferrel, and Shir ley Kyle. Mrs. Ralph James, Mrs. Slim Rhoton, Mrs. Perle Anderson and Mrs. Earl Norns were in Con don and Heppner last Friday for Dusiness and shopping. Mr. and Mrs. Scott Reed and family of Mossyrock, Wn. spent the last week-end visiting at the Rusty Medlock home. Mrs. Red Hulett and Mrs. Slim Rhoton were business visitors to Heppner on Saturday. Mrs. Robert Kyle and children went to Madras last Saturday to visit her parents, the Boyd Browns and to do some shopping. Mr. and Mrs. Mike Michel and children were in Hermiston last Sunday for business and shop ping. Mrs. Richard Mortimore and children were in Pendleton last Sunday to visit her sister, Mrs. Nona Leathers and family. Mrs. Leathers is attending beauty school there. The regular Camp 5 card party was held Friday at the Commun ity hall with Mrs. Signe Ander son as hostess to the group. High prize was won by Karen Bastian, low by May James and traveling prizes by Jean Medlock and Barbara Mortimore. Others play ing were Ann Bastian, Joan Michel, Carol Norris, Lola Fer rel, and Shirley Kyle. Special guests for the evening were Vir ginia Sitton and Marilyn Bailey. Mr. and Mrs. Burton Nelson and family of Portland arrived Friday to spend until Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ferrel and Robert. Mrs. Lloyd Shelton and daugh ter Dolores and Mrs. Earl Norris were in Heppner Saturday to get glasses for Dolores. Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Medlock and sons of Heppner spent Sun day with Mr. and Mrs. Rusty Medlock and family. Mrs. Earl Norris and son Ken neth took Andy Randle to Mitch ell Saturday where he took the bus back to his home in Prine ville. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Bell went to Pendleton Saturday morning to spend the week-end visiting their daughter, Miss Florence Bell. Mrs. Harley Shook and Mrs. W. I. Jewell were business vis itors to Heppner Wednesday. Horse Mistaken for Elk It seems that there are hunters who do not know the difference between a horse and an elk. At an overnight enclosure on the Spray-Heppner highway near the Bull Prairie road there were about two hundred head of cattle and four horses. The horses had been tied up and a big camp fire was going but early Sun day morning one of the horses wais found shot, seemingly mis taken for an elk. Someone must need glasses or a picture of an elk. Mr. and Mrs. Frances E. Decker and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Williams of Klamath Falls have spent the past two weeks visit ing with Boyd Johnson. Mrs. Louis Lorengel and son LDee went to The Dalles Wed nesday to keep medical appoint ments. They brought Linda Lor engel and Frank Clancy back with them. Frank left Saturday for McMinnville where he and his parents will make their home. Aliens Have Grandson Mr. and Mrs. Harvey (Butch) Blank of Portland became the Retirement Party Honors Postmasters IRRIGON The Umatilla-Mor row county unit of the National Association of Postmasters of the United States held a retirement party honoring Mrs. Ruby Rob erts, retired postmaster of lone, ana Bill Logan, retired post master of Hermiston. at the Al bert Partlow residence November 10. Mrs. Roberts was not able to attend, due to illness. During the afternoon, the post masters who had attended the National Convention in Hono lulu gave reports on highlights of the convention, and colored movies taken in Hawaii wei shown. Ray Kurz, president of the Umatilla-Morrow Cou n t y Unit of NAPUS, and Postmaster at Umatilla, presented Logan with his retirement gift, which was a large leaf shaped dish, made of monkeypod wood, grown in Hawaii. An identical dish was also sent to Mrs. Roberts. The dishes were purchased during the convention in Hawaii. The lunch carried out the Hawaiian theme. 4-H to Make Favors Meeting of the Thrifty Knitters 4-H club was called to order by our president, Christine Munk ers, at the home of Jeannine Hunt November 18. We opened with the 4-H and American flag salutes. We voted to work with Mrs. Mildred Davidson's 4-H club to make Christmas favors for the hospital. The meeting was ad journed. Jill Padberg, reporter parents of a son Wednesday, No vember 13 at Emanuel hospital. The little boy weighed 7 lbs., 6 oz. and has been named Travis. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Allen of Kinzua and Mr. and Mrs. Hobart Seal of Halfway. Mr. and Mrs. Allen and family went to Portland Satur day to spend the week-end with the Blanks and get acquainted with their new grandson. Mr. and Mrs. George famith were business visitors to Hepp ner Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Baker of John Day were Wednesday over night visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wham and family. The Doubledeck card club again went to Fossil to have their Wednesday night meeting with Mrs. Helen Wright as hos tess to the group. Winner of high lor the evening was Marge Bor ing who also won one of the floating, low went to Virginia Sitton, and the second traveling prize was won by Helen Wright. Grand high went to Vi Slinkard and grand low to Margaret Mc Connell. Others enjoying this evening were Marilyn Bailey, Virginia Kelso, Kathryn Flack, Vonnie Browning, Bonnie Camp bell, Shirley Williamson, and Evelyn Smith. Visiting from Tuesday until Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Grayson Gerard were Mr. and Mrs. Chester Howard and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Howard of Springfield. Mrs. Ernie Wall and son John and Mrs. Robert Kelso were in The Dalles Saturday afternoon to meet Mrs. Wall's mother, Mrs. Victoria Bible of Portland who will visit a while with the Walls. Mrs. Lige Long, Mrs. Delbert Barzee, and Mrs. Vernon Perry were business visitors to Con don Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Burchett and Robbie moved during the week-end to Omak, Wn. where Mr. Burchett is employed and they will make their home. Mrs. Ed Wham and son Kenny were business visitors to Hepp ner Saturday. The Kinzua Womens club en tertained their husbands Friday evening at a potluck dinner at the kitchen. After a sumptuous meal, the group visited and then played games for traveling prizes. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Halverson of Omak, Wn. visited relatives and friends here and in Fossil over the- week-end. Mr. and Mrs. Roger Hollomon went to Heppner Sunday to spend that day and Monday visiting the Jerry Hollomon family. Young People Receive Injuries In Car Accidents By LaVELLE PARTLOW IRRIGON Misses Wanda Mae. Patsy and Barbara Davis, daugh ters of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Davis, were injured in a car accident November 8 around 7:30 p.m., when the car in which they were passengers ran into the back cf a truck that was parked along the road. The driver was part ially blinded by the lights of an oncoming car, and did not sec the truck. The young people had attend ed the wedding and reception of Miss Sandi Davis and David Gallo in Hermiston, and were enroute to Walla Walla to the home of David Gallo, where a second reception was held. The accident occurred two miles east of Touchet. Barbara suffered a back strain but was not hospitalized. Wanda Mae had a shoulder bruise, and Patsy a laceration on the fore head and slight concussion. They were both hospitalized at St. Mary's hospital in Walla Walla, Wanda Mae being releas ed Sunday morning, and Patsy will remain for some time. Also injured in the accident were Angela Gallo, sister of the groom, who sustained a broken pelvic bone, and most seriously injured, but making satisfactory progress, was Gene Gallo, cousin of the groom. HEPPNER GAZETTE -TIMES. Thursday. November 21. 1963 3 Ormand Lesley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lesley, was injured No vember 8, when he was struck by an automobile as he was walking home from a grocery store. Ormand was walking down the parking lane, and had just reached the crossing when the accident occurred. The driver of the car that hit him, Mrs. Eugene McCorkle, was partially blinded by headlights of an oncoming car, and did not see the boy in time to avoid hitting him. Ormand suffered a skull fracture, and both the bones in his lower right leg were broken. He is in Good Shepherd hospital in Hermiston. His right leg, which was broken, was reset for the second time on Monday morning, November 18, and if it fails to hold this time, it will be necessary for surgery to be performed on the leg, and pins inserted. Ormand is making sat isfactory progress, but may be confined for some time at the hospital. When you patronize Gazette Times advertisers, you help make a better paper. Tell them you saw it in the Gazette-Times. Ebert Services Held Services were held November 4 at Hennessey, Geotsch and Mc Ghee Funeral Home in Portland for Carl Ebret, who died Novem ber 1 at the Veteran's hospital in Portland. Private interment was held Wednesday at the Willam ette National cemetery in Port land. Mr. Ebert is survived by his widow, Mrs. Carl Ebert; a son, Donald Ebert of Portland; his mother, Mrs. Lillian Ebert of La Grande; sisters, Mrs. Dick Hungerford of La Grande, Mrs. Inez Williamson of Seattle, Mrs. Natalie Brace of Farmington. Mass.; brothers, Louis Ebert of Portland and Henry Ebert of Ox nard, Calif., and three grandsons. The Rev. Chandler Jackson of the Episcopal church in Herm iston officiated at the services. Barratt is Guest At Grange Meeting Bill Barratt of Barratt Ranches, Heppner, was among guests of honor at an evening banquet November 12 at the 97th annual session of the National Grange in Portland. Secretary of Agriculture Or ville Freeman was present for "Agricultural Day" at the ban quet ' and addressed delegates and guests at the banquet in the Multnomah hotel. Barratt was one of 14 honored guests. Herschel D. Newsom, master of the National Grange said, "Our guests at this day set aside in recognition of the vital importance of the agricul tural economy to our national and international welfare, have made significant and outstand ing contributions through their devotion to and leadership of agricultural progress." n s 7 ; Complete Line of PER30NALIZED for VJEDDINGS ANNIVERSARIES, COFFEE TIME. WELCOME, OTHERS FOR ANY OCCASION Also: Personalized Wedding and Guest Books, Match Books Monogrammed Playing Cards THE GAZETTE -TIMES A Ml Nn n n A n IN IN UAL of Members of I u 11 b i is Mmm ledric C-p. INCORPORATED Fair Pavilion Heppner FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22 Registration 10:30 A.M. Regular Meeting 1 :00 P. M. Public Invited to the Meeting at 1 :00 P. M. GUEST SPEAKER: Jonel Hill Public Utilities Commissioner State of Oregon GRAND DOOR PRIZE: $100 gift certificate to be applied towards the purchase of any electrical appliance of the winner's choice. ALSO Numerous Electrical Appliances Will Be Presented As Door Prizes LUNCH Served by Ladies of Rhea Creek Grange s
