New Years Observed at Home, Away
By KATHERINE LINDSTROM
IONE Mr. and Mrs. David
Rietmann entertained her fam
ily on New Year's Day for din
ner. Guests were Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Swenson, Mrs. Roland
Wade and Katherine, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Atkinson, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Swenson and daugh
ters of Walla Walla, Mr. and
Mrs. Duane Herschell and son
of Kennewick, Mr. and Mrs. Ern
est McCabe and family of Hepp
ner, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Bristow
and Don, Harold and Wayne Riet
mann of lone, and Miss Julie
Rietmann of Newport Beach,
Calif., who has been spending
her vacation here with her par
ents. Mrs. Robert Rietmann had the
misfortune1 to twist her knee and
sprain her ankle while skiing
on Arbuckle Sunday.
Jodie Morrison and Lloyd Mor
gan drove to Corvallis Saturday
to take their daughters Geral
dine and Tass back to school.
They also attended the Oregon
State and Cincinnati game.
Ron Crabtree of Portland spent
Saturday night and Sunday here
visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Leo Crabtree. When he returned
home, he took his son Scott, who
has been visiting with his grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Palmer through the holidays.
New Year's Day guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Cecil Thome were Mr.
and Mrs. William Spohn, Mr.
and Mrs. James Lindsay, and
Mr. and Mrs. William Melena.
Holiday guests of the James
Lindsays were their son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mis. Roy
Pettyjohn and son Jim of The
Dalles. Other guests on Christ
mas Day were their other son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Earl McCabe and Arleta
and Mrs. Lindsay's mother, Mrs.
Diantha Akers.
Leaving on Monday for the
National Wheat League meet
ings in Amarilla, Tex., were;
Milton Morgan, president of the
Oregon Wheat League and Mrs.
Morgan, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Jepsen and Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Jacobs. Jacobs and Jepsen are
both committee members of Ore
gon Wheat League.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Rietmann
spent Saturday with Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Blake on the Hinton
Creek ranch.
Kenneth Smouse took his son
Kenny Lynn, back to his studies
at Oregon State on Sunday. He
returned Monday accompanied
by his mother, Mrs. Anne Smouse,
who has been visiting her daugh
ter, Mrs. Richard Baker and fam
ily. Pierce Injured in Accident
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sherer
spent the week-end at Redmond
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
visiting their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
Pierce and family. Wayne was
seriously injured on Thursday
morning on his way to work,
when his panel truck was hit by
another vehicle and he was
thrown through the window of
the truck door. He received a con
cussion and severe lacerations,
one on his shoulder which re
quired nineteen stitches to close.
He was released from the hos
pital on Saturday.
Oscar Lundell entered the hos
pital in Heppner on Sunday. His
nephew, Garland Swanson, drove
him up.
Mrs. Ella Bleakman, who has
been quite ill, is staying with
her daughter, Mrs. Hers h a 1
Townsend.
Mrs. Victor Lovgren left for
Portland on Thursday with her
son, Dean, who had surgery on
Friday. She was accompanied by
her daughter, Mrs. Robert Peter
son, and they returned on Sun
day. Dean will be absent from
school for ten days or two weeks.
Mrs. James Lindsay will enter
tain the Home Economics club
on Thursday, January 16, for an
all-day meeting. Members are to
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Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Ekstrom,
Jr., and family went to Portland
last Sunday and on Monday their
daughter Jan underwent a tonsil
ectomy. They were guests at the
home of Mrs. Ekstrom's brother-in-law
and sister, Mr. and Mrs.
Roger Steiger and family, while
in the city. They returned home
on Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin McCabe
and family spent the week-end
in lone at the home of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Crabtree.
They took their son, Kevin, home
to Colfax, Wash., after a visit
here' with his grandparents and
left Jimmie and Ashley to stay
for a visit.
Celebrates Tenth Birthday
Cheri Carlson, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Louis Carlson, celebra
ted her tenth birthday with a
party on Tuesday afternoon.
Guests were Nancy Ashurst, Shir
ley Baker, Kathy Crum, Cathy
Cannon, Shawna Ber g s t r o m,
Mary McElligott, and Carol Haus
ler, Julie Zinter and Ann Mc
Elligott sent gifts but were un
able to attend. The girls roasted
wieners and marshmallows over
an outside bonfire at lunch time.
They played games and had af
ternoon refreshments, when they
were joined by Kristine and Jan
Peterson.
Mrs. Herbert Ekstrom, Jr., was
inadvertently left off the guest
list of the bridal shower for
Karen Lundell. Mrs. Roland
Bergstrom, who was unable to
attend, sent a gift.
Mr. and Mrs. Jodie Morrison
and daughters, Tass and Merrie
Jo, returned last Tuesday from
attending the Far West Basket
ball Classic in Portland. Their
daughter, Michelle, who was
Queen of the Classic, awarded
the trophies last Monday night
and then stayed in the city for
a party given by a sorority sister
on Tuesday evening. She arrived
home on Wednesday for a short
vacation with her family before
returning to Oregon State on
Saturday.
Dick DeBisschop, a student at
Oregon State, was guest at the
Morrison home this week.
Guests this week at the home
of Mrs. Edythe White were her
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Anderson and
nieces, Ina and Cathy Anderson,
of Prosser, Wn., and her sister-in-law,
Mrs. Guy Anderson and
Mrs. Anderson's sister, Mrs. Ida
May Spone of Yakima. They left
for their homes on New Year's
Day.
Les Matthews spent the holi
days with his sister at Kuna,
Ida.
The grade school basketball
team, the Baby Cardinals, will
play A and B team games in
Heppner Friday afternoon at
1:30.
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Bristow
spent the week-end in Portland
on business and also attended
the Cincinnati, and Oregon State
basketball game. They were ac
companied by Julie Rietmann,
who took a plane for Newport
Beach, Calif.
Services at Valby Lutheran
church will be held at 11:00 this
Sunday with Sunday School at
9:45. Following church services
a potluck dinner will be held
and the annual business meeting.
THE
GAZETTE-TIMES
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, January 9, 1964 Sec. 2-4 pages
Memorial Services Pay
Respect to Delia Corson
IONE This community lost Telephone Operators Association.
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Mail Orders Should Be Addressed To Mrs. Charlene Weatherford. Olex
one ot its oldest citizens with
the death of Mrs. Delia M. Cor
son, 90, on Tuesday, December
31, at Pioneer Memorial hospital,
where she had been a patient
for 2i months.
Mrs. Corson was born in Miss
ouri on September 8, 1S73, and
came to Arlington on the train
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Reed, when a young girl of ten.
The family homesteader! in the
Ella district, north of lone, where
she attended school and later
taught. She was graduated from
Heppner high school and taught
in lone in a one room school
located near the present city
park on the Rietmann lot. She
later served as clerk on the lone
School Board for many years.
She was married to William
Corson and to this union one
son, Eldred, was born.
Mrs. Corson began work for
the Bell Telephone Company in
1915 as a manual switchboard
operator and in 1925 was promo
ted to agency manager. She was
retired on September 30, 1938,
after 23 years and two months
of service. Much of this time
she was on 24-hour duty. The
telephone company considered
her a "loyal employee, extrem
ely devoted to her work, and
highly respected by other oper
ators with whom she had fre
quent contacts."
Citizens of this community al
so remember her for her wit,
her many kindnesses and serv
ices beyond her regular duties.
She was collection agent for the
company until her death. She
was a member of the Pioneer
County Schools
To Receive line
Testing Program
A Tine tuberculin testing pro
gram has been set for Morrow
county schools, grades 1, 7 and
12, for the month of January.
The program is sponsored by the
Morrow County TB and Health
Association and administered
through the Morrow County
Health Department.
Tine testing is the newest de
velopment of skin testing for tu
berculosis and is a simple, al
most painless test. A reading is
made several days later to de
termine the reaction to the test.
If positive, a chest x-ray is rec
nmmonrtpH as a further check.
This can be done either through
thp natipnt's nhvsi c i a n or
through the x-ray facility at Pio
neer Memorial hospital on tne
first Wpdnpsriav nf each month.
which is also made available
through funds from the Morrow
County TB and Health Assoc
iation. Following is the proposed
schedule:
January 14 at Heppner schools.
January 21 at Irrigon and
Boardman schools.
January 28 at lone and Lex
ington schools.
fnnepnr dins havp hppn dis
tributed to the children through
their schools. A signed consent
slip from the parent or guard
ian is necessary before the test
can be given. Parents are urged
tn take advantage of this pro
gram being given through the
schools.
She was one of the first persons
in the United Mates to receive
Social Security.
Mrs. Corson was a 65-vear
member of Bunchgrass Rcbekah
Lodge, a Past Noble Grand and
over 50 years ago was a dele
gate to the convention in Rose
burg. She was guest in the home
of a wealthy family. The home
later became the public library
of Roseburg.
She was a charter member of
the Arlington Methodist church
and a member of the Heppner
Methodist church since 1893.
She was a devoted worker in
the lone United Church of Christ,
having been a Sunday school
teacher for the adult Bible class
many years.
Mrs. Corson was an ardent
knitter and won many blue rib
bons at the county fair, winning
some this year. She loved to
travel and attended the World's
Fair when she was 89 years old.
Funeral services were held for
Mrs. Corson at the lone United
Church of Christ on Tuesday af
ternoon with burial in the Ar
lington cemetery. Rev. Walter
Crowell conducted the services
and the church choir sang "Be
Still My Soul" Von Schegel. Pall
bearers were Roy W. Lindstrom,
Omar Rietmann, Don Bristow,
Ralph Crum, Ray Barnett, and
Wallace Matthews.
Present for the funeral were
her son and daughter-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Eldred Corson, of Vic
torville, Calif.; one of twin neph
ews and his wife, Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Corson of Portland, a niece,
Mrs. Florence Swanson, of Port
land, and a nephew and wife,
Mr. and Mrs. Blair Corson and
daughter of Lyle, Wn.
Builders Club Meets
Boardman 4-H Builders club
met in Mrs. Miller's garage. We
painted bread boards and used
liquid plastic on them. We also
started working on our broom
racks. The garage was heated by
Vern Minnick's cookstove. Sev
eral sanded on their broom
racks, then we had sandwiches
and hot cocoa.
Ron Baker, reporter
Club Chooses Name
Our meeting was called to
order in regular form, with three
members present. Our new 4-H
club name is called "Lively Five
plus Two." We will have our
next meeting on January 25 at
Jeannine Hunt's home.
Christine Munkers, reporter
Area Bank Debits
Down in November
Bank debits for the Pendleton
area including Morrow, Umatilla
counties decreased in November,
1903, compared to November,
1962, the University of Oregon
Bureau of Business Research has
reported.
Debits for November, 1933,
totaled $37,687,40-1. For October,
1903, the total was $42,367,396,
and for November, 1962, the total
was $10,562,395.
Oregon, with 266 banks report
ing had a decrease in bank
debits in November, 1963 of 5.8
per cent as compared with Oc
tober, 1963 and an increase of
6.6 per cent as compared with
November, 1962.
Total debits for Oregon in No
vember, 1963, came to $2,601,955,
624, and for October, 1963, the
total was $2,762,573,152. For No
vember, 1962, the total cams to
$2,441,298,008.
Money receipt books in dupli
cate and triplicate are on sale at
the Gazette-Times.
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Club Makes Halters
Momliprs rif thp Hnnf and Horn
d.H livnvtnrk rlnh worn shown
how to make rope halters at their
last meeting. It was held De
cember 15 at Don Greenup's
home. Each of the members who
attended made rope halters. They
also planned goals for their
future. If a club completes 18
of 23 goals it will receive an
award. The next meeting is
scheduled for January 22 at 7:30
p.m. at the Everett Harshman
home.
Larry Pettyjohn, reporter
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MjL J f Of Charge
Pvyij1ll Heppner.
Lexington
lone.
WHOLESALE MEATS
CUSTOM SLAUGHTERING
SCHEDULE:
Hogs Tuesday
Cattle Wed., Thurs.
Sheep Any Day
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Ph. JO 7-6651
On Hermlston-McNarf
Highway
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12 or Whole,
lb.
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Fresh
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LB 65e
Fresh Medium
Oysters
12 0l-Jor 55c
Fresh
STEWING
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L"- 25'
USDA INSPECTED
BEEF LB.
CHUCK
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Home Cured pUCOII lb. S3
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Holiday
MARGARINE
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MJB
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3 Lb. $1.75
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15 OZ.
CATSUP
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SNOW'S 15 OZ. CAN
Clam Chowder
3 T" 79e
T-N-T
Popcorn
28 M-Jo' 29e
NO. 1
P0TAT
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SUNKIST NAVEL
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MARBLEHEAD
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