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Pomona Grange Officers Installed At Will ows Meeting December l4 By KATHERINE LINDSTROM IONE On Saturday, Decem ber 14, Willows Grange was host to Morrow County Pomona and the subordinate Granges of the county. A team from Umatilla county officiated at an inspiring instal lation service. Installing Master was Vern Crawford of Helix. As sisting were Ethel Ruffman, in stalling marshal; Winnie Holmes, regalia bearer; Ilene Gronquist, emblem bearer; Roy Means, installing officer; Mollie Moran, chaplain; Teresa Tucker, soloist, and Connie Crawford, pianist. Special guests were Roy Means of Redmond, state stew ard and formerly state deputy; Bob Cable, state deputy for Ba ker, and Mrs. Cable and the dep uties from Umatilla and Mor row counties and their wives. Instructions were given in floor work by our visiting guests. Dinner was served to about 60 persons. December 15 Willows Grange met in regular session preceded by a potluck dinner at noon. The following Christmas pro gram was given by Grange child ren and young people. Welcome by Harvey Childers, recitations by Donna and Debbie Palmer, Barbara Palmer, Laurie Childers, Donald and Tom Crawford. Piano solos by Berniece and Deniece Matthews, Bonnie Akers and Lin da Rowell were enjoyed. Christ mas movies were shown. Jolly old St. Nicholas came in during the show with his sack of treats for all. Grange business followed the program. Twenty-five-year pins were presented by Mrs. E. C. Heliker to Mr. and Mrs. Omar Rietmann and Mr. and Mrs. Mar ion Palmer. Melvin Brady, an other 25-year member, was not present. A large cake bearing the 25 year date, with the names Omar, Elaine, Marion, Geneva, and Melvin was cut during the coffee hour. As the Lecturer-elect declined 7 'rCi in m, mi n, i mmwmm Here's Santa with our very best wishes for all. Happy holidays to our customers and friends AKERS MOTOR SERVICE IONE Elbe Margaret Les and Benny the position due to other duties, Mary Lundell was elected Lec turer. Carol Crawford was ap pointed as musician. With Mrs. Lewis Halvorsen as installing officer, the Musician, Pomona, Steward, and Lecturer will give their obligations in January. The Home Economics club will meet on December 19 at the home of Mrs. Lee Palmer for an all day meeting. Rainbow Girls Entertain PTA Assembly No. 89, Order of Rainbow for Girls, presented a very enjoyable program to mem ber's of the lone PTA at the De cember meeting last Wednes day night. Readings were given by Teresa Tucker and Linda Nichols and a piano solo by Linda Rowell. Both grade and high school groups sang selec tions of Christmas songs ac companied by Terry and Lee O'Connor. A skit, "A Present for Ellen," was given by Sue Town send, Cheryl, Karen Hams and Susan Lindstrom. A reading " 'Twas the Week Before Christ mas" was given by Susan. Lea O'Connor, worthy advisor, and Mrs. Lewis Halvorsen, mother advisor, were in charge. During the business meeting with President Joe Hausler pre siding, plans were made to pre pare treats for the community Christmas program, which will be held in the school cafetorium at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday even ing. Ernest Christopherson vol unteered to obtain the Christmas tree. Postmaster June O'Connor has announced that the post office will be open all day on Satur day, December 21, and that mail will be posted locally on Sunday, December 22, but the window will not be open. Tanya Tucker celebrated her eleventh birthday with a party for her classmates on Saturday afternoon. Games were played and then the guests enjoyed birthday cake and other refresh ments. Those attending were Christine McCabe, Kathy Holtz, Debbie McBath, Frances Wiley, Betty Greenup, Cheryl Savage, Darlene Warren, and Jane Krebs. Church Has Special Service The different Sundays of the Advent season have been ob served in the United Church of Christ with several church school classes taking part in the morn ing worship services. The first Sunday the seventh and eighth grade classes participated, fol lowed the next bunday by the S!KWtt0 and sixth, and last Sun- GAZETTE-TIMES Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, December 19, 1963 Sec. 2-4 pages MRS. CAROL WULFF of Wallowa County, winner of the Oregon Wheat Grower League cake baking contest (left), beams proudly on hearing the good news. Shown with her are Mrs. Donna Hardie (center), the Gilliam county finalist, and Mrs. Milton Morgan (right), lone. Wheat League ladies' chairman. day by the third and fourth grades and some of the pri mary group. On December 22 at the 11:00 a.m. service the primary depart ment will take part in the ser vice. At 5:00 in the evening the high school class will conduct the service and light the final candle for Christ. The service is to be a family night worship followed by a light supper in the social rooms. Families are to bring sandwiches and cookies. Hot chocolate and coffee and other snacks viU be furnished. After supper everyone is invited to go caroling. The entire com munity is invited to participate in this service and its activities and it is hoped a large group will go caroling. Children are reminded to bring their contri butions for the Mitten and Sock tree. These mittens and socks will be sent to the Parry Home for Children, which is for boys and girls aged 6 to 13 with deep emotional problems, and to the Children's Farm Home, for older teenagers with problems. There are about 32 children at the Parry Home in Portland and about 100 teenagers at the other home in Corvallis. Leslie Madden, who enrolled at Columbia Basin College on in I i ' 1111 1 I psmm0 if 'I ti l I'l : JLw r-rr3tUi i mxhMUS December 10, spent the week end at home. He accompanied another student, Marvin Pad berg, who spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Padberg. Mr. and Mrs. Berl Akers and Bonnie drove to Portland on Thursday for shopping. Their son Bill, a student at Lewis and Clark, returned with them on Saturday to spend his semester vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Don Linnell spent Monday in Portland on business. Lodge Discusses Remodel Plans Locust Chapter No. 119 met at the Masonic Hall Tuesday night. The members decided to remodel the upstairs hall and stairwell. The work will begin immediately after the first of the year and will be done by donated labor from members. Mrs. James Lind say served delicious refresh ments from tables decorated in the Christmas theme. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Akers and son Dannv left on Tuesday for Portland. Thev will spend a few days in the city, while Danny receives a medical check-up. More lone News Continued on page 5 DEFEND FREEDOM BUY US. 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