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Boardman Mayor Proclaims Heart Month Campaign By MARY LEE MARLOW BOARDMAN Mayor Dewey West has designated February as Heart Month in Boardman in a proclamation signed at the city hall. Throughout Heart Month, the Oregon Heart Association will conduct the 1964 Heart Fund drive here. During Heart Week, February 17-23, members of the Mothers Club of Boardman grade school will visit their neighbors to collect Heart Fund cational material on the heart contributions and to leave edu and blood vessel diseases. Pointing out that these dis eases account for more deaths In Oregon each year than all other causes combined and are the major cause of disability, the mayor called upon all cit izens to support' the campaign with generous gifts and volun tary services. The text of the proclamation follows: WHEREAS the heart and blood vessel diseases including heart attack, stroke and other compli cations of hardening of the art eries, rheumatic fever, high blood pressure, inborn heart de fects and many other cardio vascular ailments, account for more deaths in the U. S. and Oregon than all other causes combined, and are the leading cause of disability; and WHEREAS the cardiovascular diseases are responsible for over 50 of all deaths in the 45 to productive years of life, and 64 year age bracket, the most thereby cause immeasura b 1 e suffering, economic hards h i p and loss to our business and In dustry; and WHEREAS Heart Fund dollars make possible a continuing battle against those diseases through programs of research, education and community ser vice carried forward by the Ore gon Heart Association an affil iate of the American Heart Association, THEREFORE I, Mayor of Boardman, proclaim February, 1964 to be Heart Month in this area, and call upon all citizens to support this most worthy health drive with their generous contributions and voluntary ser vices. Kinzua Employee Loses Four Fingers In Mishap Club Makes Donations The Boardman Tillicum club met at the school house last week, with Mrs. Don Downey as hostess. The group was shown a film on glass blowing, which had been shown to the Board man Grade school earlier in the day. ! The club voted contributions to the project Hope, the arthritis Foundation Building Fund and the March of Dimes. The annual Sweetheart Dinner for members and their husbands will be held at the home of Mrs. H. M. Walker February 16. Com mittee in charge will be Mrs. Walker, Mrs. Dewey West and Mrs. Ray Gronquist. Mrs. Ronald Black, Mrs. West, Mrs. LaVern Partlow and Mrs. Walker were appointed as a com mittee to meet and make out yearly reports for the club year 1963-64 to send to the state fed eration. Club members went out to dinner at Hermiston the even ing of February 3. By VIRGINIA KELSO KINZUA In a freak accident last Wednesday morning, Billy Joe McMinn lost four fingers of his left hand. Bill was pushing a loaded lumber cart at the Kin zua Corporation factory when he slipped and fell. He threw out his hand to catch himself and his hand went into a saw, sever ing three fingers and mangling the fourth so badly it had to be removed. He was given emergency care at the First Aid Station and taken by company ambulance to Pioneer Memorial hospital, Heppner, where the surgery was performed on his hand. Bill and Mrs. McMinn returned home Sat urday. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Norris went to Prineville Saturday to visit Mr. Norris' mother, Mrs. Lulu Norris, and to have medical care for Carol. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Kyle and family went to Madras Saturday to visit Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Brown. While there they purchased a new Ford station wagon and went on to Portland Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. James Walker, Sr., went to Portland Sunday for Mr. Walker to keep a Monday appointment for a checkup. Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Allen and family spent the week-end in Portland visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Blank and son. Mrs. Louis Lorengel and A new employee of the Kinzua Mercantile is Harvey Stover of Pendleton. He replaces Burl Mc Neilly of Pendleton who left to take a job with the City of Pen dleton. Guests last week-end of C. D. Moore were Mrs. Moore and Mr. and Mrs. Rondal K. Moore of Milwaukie and Mr. and Mrs. Dale Ellis of Portland. The oc casion of Mr. Moore having a birthday prompted a birthday dinner at Jeffmore Hall. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Catlin moved last week from the house on the schoolhouse hill to the one known locally as the old parsonage. Others moving last week were Mr. and Mrs. Bill McMinn who moved into the house recently vacated by Mr. and Mrs. James Foyen. Cheri Cross-Jim Stinkard Wed In a single ring ceremony per formed by a Justice of the Peace in John Day Saturday, Miss Cheri Cross, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Vaughn of Monument became the bride of Jimmy Ray Slinkard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arne Slinkard of Kinzua. The bride wore a white brocaded sheath dress with black access ories. Attendants of the couple were Mr. and Mrs. Bob Slinkard. After a short wedding trip to Klamath Falls, the young couple are at home in the Hyatt Apart ments in Fossil. Frank Ferrel went to Portland Wednesday for a medical check up, returning home Friday. While there he visited the Bur ton Nelson family. Mr. and Mrs. Slim Rhoton went to Condon and Heppner Wednes day for dental care for Mrs. Rho ton. daughter Linda and Mrs. Troy Carey were in The Dalles Fri day to have a checkup for Linda. Mrs. Zella Prindle entertained the members of her bridge club Wednesday afternoon at her home. Winner of high score was Joline Guinn with Mrs. Prindle winning second high. Others en joying this afternoon were Dru Huck, Marie Wall, Meridel Wham, Grace Coleman, Mary Miller and Babe Reed. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Flack left Sunday for Spanish Fork, Utah, upon receiving word of the death of Mr. Flack's sister, Mrs. Sally Hill. They expect to return Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. Alan Guinn were business visitors to Portland Fri day. Mr. and Mrs. Don McConnell and children went to Spokane Friday evening where they at tended the week-end wedding of Mr. McConnell's nephew, James McConnell to Miss Barbara Rip ley. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Hollomon and daughter Kaedene of Hepp ner were Sunday and Monday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Hollomon. Mr. and Mrs. Clay Phillips were business visitors to Hepp ner Wednesday. Chuck Clapper and Larry Wil liams of Pasco, Wn., were week end visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Jiggs Bowman and family. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Copeland of Portland spent the week-end here with Mr. and Mrs. Paul Muzzy. Mrs. Milo Prindle, Jr., spent last Monday in Heppner where she visited with Mrs. Maurice Brown. Mrs. Harold Noel and Ernie Noel of Prineville were week- HEPPNER GAZETTE -TIMES. Thursday, February 6, 1964 3 end visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hill and family. Miss Shelley Guinn celebrated her 12th birthday Saturday by having friends in for dinner and a slumber party. Those helping Shelley celebrate were Jackie Sitton, Sharyl Mabe and Dolores Shelton. Mr. and Mrs. Mike Michel and family were in Madras Saturday for business and shopping. Mrs. Virginia Kelso was hos tess Wednesday evening to the members of the DoubleDeck pin ochle club. At the close of the evening high prize was awarded to Marilyn Bailey, low to Helen Wright, and floating prizes to Vonnie Browning and Margaret McConnell. It was decided to dis pense with grand low prizes so all who were entitled to grand low received a fitted sheet. These were Kathryn Flack, Marilyn Bailey, Vi Slinkard, Bonnie Campbell, Virginia Sitton, and Vonnie Browning. Others present were Lily May Nistad, Marge Boring, and Evelyn Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Perry re turned home Monday from Long Creek where they had spent the week-end with their daughters and their families, the Roscoe Rush's and the Elmer Nessel- rodts. Members of the Kinzua Teen club had an outing Sunday that was a money-making venture for the club. They picked up bottles along the roads to make money to buy a second pool table for the teenagers. Afterwards they all met at Service Creek for a wiener roast. The advisor, Mrs. Betty Benson, wishes to thank Virgil Davis, Wayland Hyatt, and Delbert Barzee for furnishing much needed transportation. Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Chap In left last Thursday to join the Raymond Fergusons and the Ellis Erwins of Spokane, former Heppner residents, for a month's vacation in Phoenix, Ariz. Seven tables of pinochle were in play at the card party held recently at the grange hall. High scores were won by Mrs. Arthur Allen and Mrs. Walter Corley, low went to Mr. and Mrs. Sid Ferguson, and the pinochle prizes were won by Otto Munger and Mrs. Leonard Bedord. Hos tesses for the evening were Mrs. W. G. Seehafer and Mrs. Guy Ferguson. The next party will be Feb ruary 7, with Mrs. Bernard Don ovan and Mrs. Walter Hayes as hostesses. Mrs. Earl Briggs was honored on the occasion of her birthday last week when a group of ladies held a canasta party at the home of Mrs. Charles An deregg in Pendleton. In the group from here were Mrs. Ed Kuhn, Mrs. W. G. Seehafer, Mrs. Ervin Flock, Mrs. A. R. Fortner, Mrs. Walter Wyss, Mrs. Ray Brown, Mrs. Ray Gronquist, Mrs. Bernard Donovan and Mrs. W. A. Simcox. Others present in cluded Mrs. Hugh Brown and Mrs. Nate Macomber of Pendle ton, and Mrs. Robert Wilson of The Dalles. school in La Grande February 5-6. They will be accompanied by Marilyn Bergstrom of Rhea Creek Grange. Mrs. Herman Burg and son Stevie accompanied her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Brueckner, home to Minneapolis, Minn, for a three week visit. Bobbie Thornhill, five month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Thornhill, was a patient in the Good Shepherd hospital in Herm iston last week, suffering with asthma and bronchitis. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Higliera and children Karen and Jeffrey or K.ennewicK, wn., were Satur day visitors at the home of Mrs. Higuera's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Bed ord. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Marlow went to Pendleton Sunday to visit at the home of their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Marlow. They also visited at the homes of Mar low's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. William Thurman, and his nephew, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Thurman. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Carnegie of Portland were week-end vis itors at the home of Carnegie's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Briggs. Mrs. Dean Ekleberry of Rufus was a week-end visitor at the home of her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Ely. Other visitors were the Ely's grandchildren, Renee, Ricky and Rena Ely of Hermiston. College students home for the week-end included Jim Hoffman, Clark College, Vancouver, Wn.; Dorothy Rash, Pacific Busin?ss College, Portland; Keith Gron quist, University of Portland, and Johnnie Partlow, EOC, La Grande. The Mothers club of Board man Grade school took in $82.15 for the March of Dimes at the Dime-A Dip dinner at the school house last Friday evening. In charge of the dinner were Mrs. Harold Baker, Mrs. Vernon Rus sell and Mrs. Delmer Hug. A large crowd attended the affair. Mrs. W. G. 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