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HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday. March 26, 1964 if-.. jsev ' ,. , j: a r ' f 'V. ' i MR. AND MRS. CHRISTOPHER S. (Kit) GEORGE Christian Church Chapel is Scene Of Quiet, Impressive Wedding Ceremony Miss Shirley Lois Van Winkle daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Van Winkle, Heppner, became the bride of Christopher S. (Kit) George, son of Mrs. Elaine S George, Heppner, and Oscar George or Walla Walla, Wn in the chapel of the First Christian church on Saturday, March 14 The double ring ceremony was read at 2:00 p.m., In the presence of relatives and close friends, with the Rev. Charles Knox of ficiating. A tall standard hold ing yellow gladioli and greenery accented by a yellow satin bow and streamers, stood by the altar. Lighting tapers on the altar were John Van Winkle, brother of the bride, and LaVerne Van Marter, III. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a street length dress of pure white silk, fashioned with an A-line skirt, a short Empire Jacket edged in Italian lace and a floating panel accenting the back. Her shoulder length veil of illusion net was held In place by a white satin Dior rose. She carried a colonial bridal bouquet of white rosebuds against a background of fine ruffled lace. Attending as maid of honor was Miss Patricia Van Winkle, sister of the bride. Her dress was of a pale iridescent green, styl ed In A-llne like that of the bride. She carried a small lace and net parasol, holding yellow roses and baby breath. Wedding music Included a vo cal duet, "Hold Thou Our Hands," by Hev. and Mrs. Knox, and a solo, the "Wedding Prayer," by Rev. Knox. Attending as best man was David George, brother of the groom. Ushers were John Van Winkle and LaVerne Van Mar ter, HI. For her daughter's wedding, Mrs. Van Winkle chose to wear a pink crepe afternoon dress, with pink hat and white acces sories, and a white orchid cor sage. Mrs. George, mother of the groom, chose a Eold silk dress with bone colored access ories, accented by a yellow or chid corsage. The newlyweds greeted those attending at a wedding reception in the church immediately after the ceremony. Supervising the arrangements were Mrs. John Ledbetter and Mrs. Bill Van Winkle. Centering the bride's table was a three tiered wedding cake, decorated with white roses and pale green leaves and top ped with two large satin bells edged in pearls and pale green trim. Crystal candelabra held yellow candles, with white spider chrysanthemums placed around their, base. After the traditional cutting of the first piece of cake by the bridal couple, it was cut and served by Mrs. LeRoy Gard ner and Mrs. Herman Green. Lime sherbet punch was serv ed by Mrs. J. E. Hannaman of Prosser, Wn., great grandmother of the bride. Pouring tea and coffee was Mrs. W. C. Van Winkle, Lexington, grandmother of the bride. Mrs. Billy Klinger attended the gift table and Miss Leora Van Winkle passed the guest book. Guests were given yellow rice bags tied with yellow ribbon, and groom's cakes, wrap ped in foil, and tied with yellow ribbon. The couple left for a short wedding trip through Central Oregon, and now reside in Hepp ner. Both are graduates from Ileppner High school with the class of 19G2. Mr. George will be employed by the State Forest Service through the . summer months and will return to his college training at Blue Mount ain college in Pendleton in the fall. The new Mrs. George will continue work as a beautician in Lois' Beauty shop in Ileppner. For going away the bride chose an ensemble composed of a navy blue skirt and weskit with white blouse, red patent accessories and white mohair coat. Her cor sage was of red rosebuds. Attending from out of town were the groom's father and stepmother, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar George of Walla Walla, Wn. Irrigon Churches To Hold Special Easter Services By LaVELLE PARTLOW IRRIGON The Irrigon Baptist and Assembly of God churches will hold a joint sunrise service at the A. C. Houghton football field Easter morning at 6:00 a.m. Special music will be provided by both churches. The Irrigon Baptist church will hold an Easter Breakfast at the home of Rev. and Mrs. George Hash in Hermiston, following the sunrise service at Irrigon. School will bo dismissed at 1:00 p.m. on Good Friday, March 27. Larry Muessig 15,000th Patient When Larry Muessig sus tained a painful cut on his thumb while working at the Wagon Wheel Cafe last Thurs day night, he didn't realize this would bring any honors his way, but it did. Upon arrival at Pioneer Memorial hospital for out patient care he learned that he was the 15,000th patient at the hospital since its opening In June, 1950. Larry, senior at Ileppner High school, didn't say wheth er this helped ease the pain, but at last report he was hav ing little trouble with the cut thumb. Reasonable prices on business cards at the Gazette-Times. Through March 31 only WHILE THEY LAST FREE ROLLER AND PAN LIMIT OF ONE TO CUSTOMER with Purchase of FULLER LATEX INTERIOR PAINT CHOOSE FROM OVER 500 COLORS MCrR COMPANY The Immunization clinic which was scheduled for Wednesday, March 25, has been postponed until Wednesday, April 1, at 1:30 p.m., due to the outbreak of in fluenza In the county. Band to Give Concert The A. C. Houghton school band, under the direction of Bandmaster Al Reeves, will pre sent a concert at the PTA meet ing to be held Monday night, March 30 at 7:30 p.m. Free re freshments will be served follow ing the concert. Jimmy Wilson is confined at Good Shepherd hospital with pneumonia. Boy Scout Troop No. 667 of Irrigon participated in the Scout Circus held at Hermiston by dem onstrating the making of arrows. Those attending were Bob and Bruce Buchanan, Tom VanHorn, Ed and Ron McCorkle, Leon Wil son, Lee Huson, Jim Smittle, Har old Stitzel, Duane Peterson, Tom Stewart, Merle Giersch, Art Olin, David Franke and Jim McGin- nis. Perry Pummel and Kenneth Lamb accompanied the boys. Mrs. J. R. Williams or Van couver spent Monday through Wednesday visiting Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Gilpin and Rusty. The bth street crossing in irri gon has been graded and gravel ed and is now open for travel. Third street has been opened from Oregon to Washington Avenue, and will be graveled in the near future. Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Hadwick of Salem are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Fred Murtishaw. Mrs. Myrtle McNamee and Mrs. Rees Morgan attended a retired teachers meeting in Pendleton Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Reeder of La Grande spent the week-end with their son-in-law and daugh ter, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Stewart and family. Return From Trip South Mr. and Mrs. Albert Partlow and Sheryl and Mrs. Myrtle Markham returned to Irrigon Sunday evening after spending eight days in Westminster, Calif., visiting Mr. and Mrs. Gene Berg and Ronny. Also, they visited Mr. and Mrs. Darrel Richards and Julia Ann and Mr. and Mrs. Skip Cochran, Ramie and Robbie. While in the area, they toured Disneyland, Knotts Berry Farm, Marine Land and Santa's Vil lage. They returned home via Portland, where they visited Mr. and Mrs. Jay Berry, Mr. and Mrs. Russell McCoy and Ronald, Shar on. Barbara Sue and Douglas Jancura. Mr. and Mrs. Walt Agee drove to Walla Walla Friday after noon, March 20, to attend the wedding of their granddaughter, Miss Sylvia Curtis and Milo Stu art Walters. Following the wed ding, the newlyweds drove to Portland, where a reception was held in their honor, and then went on to Westfir, Ore., to visit the bride's folks. Mr. and Mrs. David Gallo of Colfax, Wn., spent the week end with Mrs. Gallo's folks, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Davis and family. Menus at A. C. Houghton school for the week of March 30 to April 3 are as follows: Monday White beans, candied sweet potatoes, spinach and apple- crisp; Tuesday Ham burgers, potato chips, pickled beets and fruit salad; Wednes dayRoast beef, potatoes and gravy, molded vegetable salad and let cream; Thursday Creamer! chlckr on hot rolls, buttered carrots and blueberry cobbler; Friday Soup or clam chowder, sandwiches of tuna or egg salad, fruit and cake. All meals are served with bread and butter and milk. Girls Get Top Senior Honors at Riverside En 111 1 j tin . . i, n 1 l.i ) ! )n. m uiii.r.j-i V. " I, v ' ' . t A : f j f. ' t H p jr-: -! bit ''1 W i SUSAN LORRAINE McCOY VALEDICTORIAN "4, ) ' .: , fc ' . " M , . V -C ' 'i SHARON ANN DONOVAN SALUTATORIAN JUSTICE COURT March 6 John Francis Doher ty, Pilot Rock, disobeyed stop sign, forfeited $15 bail. March 8 James Edward Dun bar, Lexington, failure to dim headlights, forfeited $15 bail. March 10 Thomas Lee Sween ey, lone, no vehicle license, fin ed $25, $15 suspended. March 10 Bennle Quald, lone, failure to file accident report, fined $15, suspended $10. March 14 Robert G. Van Schoiack, disobeyed stop sign, $15 bail forfeited. March 13 Fred M. Hoskins, Jr., failure to drive on right side of highway, fined $15, suspend ed $5. March 15 Charles J. Pnly, dis obeyed stop sign, fined $15. sus pended $5. March 13 Ernest will 1 a n Christopherson, no nntftUr fined $10, suspended $a. Heppner Teacher Involved in Crash Rex English, Heppner High school teacher, was in an acci dent between Canyon City and John Day Saturday night that involved the 1-ton truck he was driving and a pickup truck which was occupied by a man and a woman who lived in that area. The woman, identified as Mrs. Velda Schwick, was killed in the accident. English, alone in his truck, escaped serious injury, and Wil liam Nlsley, companion of the woman in the pickup, also ap parently was unhurt. Three horses in English's truck were thrown from the vehicle and sus tained some scratches and lacer ations. The Heppner man said that he had stopped at the farm place with the load of horses and had started to back out of a drive way, intending to take the horses across the highway to a corral on the other side. The rear of the truck was on the shoulder but did not extend on to the highway, he said. English said that he stopped and could not see a vehicle in sight. Suddenly lights of the on coming vehicle loomed up, and he could see it veering to the highway shoulder. He estimated the speed of the pickup at about 70 miles per hour and recognized that it was headed for the rear of his truck. The impact threw him some 20 or 30 feet from the truck, tore off the bed, bent the frame and threw the horses out. The pickup was demolished, careened down the highway and came to rest in another driveway across the highway. Mrs. Schwick apparently was killed outright. Neither she nor Nisley were thrown from the ve hicle, English said. The Heppner man had made Susan Lorraine McCoy, with a grade point average of 3.50, has been chosen as valedictorian for the 1964 graduating class of Riverside High school. Sharon Ann Donovan, with a GPA of 3.46, received the honors of salutatorian. Susan is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Warren McCoy of Irri gon, and Sharon is the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Don ovan of Boardman. Susan has been active in var ious areas during her four years of high school. She has played volleyball all four years, a mem ber of the high school band four years, and of the GAA, and has held various school offices in cluding secretary of the student body and student band director this year. She was on the annual staff two years, on the school paper staff three yeras, and was chosen as Homemaker of To morrow her senior year. She has been a majorette for the band three years, and this year is teaching baton to other students. She was carnival princess and homecoimng princess her senior year. She also has been in 4-H work for ten years. This week she is in Portland paying with the All State Band concert, hav ing been chosen from the school band. Following gradu a t i o n Susan plans to attend Oregon State University where she will major in secondary education. Sharon has held many school offices during her high school years, and is a cheerleader and treasurer of the student body this year. She was class secre tary her freshman and sopho more years, student body sec retary and vice-president of the GAA her junior year, as well as secretary of the student council. She is treasurer of the student council her senior year. She was Homecoming queen this year, was a carnival princess her sophomore year, and a princess in the Morrow County Fair and Rodeo court last year. She has played volleyball all four years, and has been a member of the band two years. She has been on the annual staff for four years, and is assistant editor of the an nual staff this year. After grad uation Sharon plans to attend Eastern Oregon College and major in secondary education. GOP Meet Invites Party Candidates Republican candidates for of fice have been invited to attend a public meeting sponsored by the party's county central com mittee on Saturday, April 11, from 2 to 5 D.m. at the Heppner High school multipurpose room, Don Turner, county chairman, announces. Among those attending will be Irvin Mann, Stanfield, candi date for state representative from this district; the Rev. Willard Cromwell, Hermiston, candidate for Congress from the state's second district; Howard Belton, Canby, who is seeking reelection as state treasurer; and Tom Lawson McCall, candidate for secretary of state. The four will be principal speakers at the meeting. All local candidates will also be given an opportunity to speak. The public is invited to the informal meeting. Coffee and cookies will be served. the trip with his 4-year-old son, Max. The boy was in the farm house at the time of the accident He had asked to accompany his father to the corral, but English had refused, and he is thank ful that he did. They had ex pected to continue on to Cald well, Idaho, the next day. Money receipt books in dupli cate and triplicate are on sale at the Gazette-Times. lone Postmaster Exam Scheduled An examination for postmaster at lone, $5500 a year, will be open for acceptance of applica tions until April 7, 1964, the U. S. Civil Service Commission an nounced today. Mrs. Charles (June) O'Connor is acting postmaster, having serv ed since retirement last summer of Ruby Roberts, postmaster for more than 40 years. Mrs. O'Con nor will be among those taking the examination. Competitors for the postmaster vacancy must have at least one year of experience (education above high school level may be Substituted for six months of experience) showing that they have the ability to maintain simple records of accounts or that it has given them a know ledge of postal procedures. . Competitors must also show that they are of good reputat ion and that they cam meet and deal with the public agreeably and effectively. Applicants must take a written test. Those who pass will be as signed final ratings oni the basis of this test and on their exper ience, and fitness for the posit ion. They must have resided within the delivery of the post office for one year immediately preceding the closing date of the examination. In addition, they must have reached their 18th birthday on the closing date for acceptance of application. Persons over 70 years of age cannot be appointed. Attends Conclave Sheriff C. J. D. Bauman at tended the Governor's safety con ference in Salem last Wednes day and Thursday. Some 300 were present at the meeting. Eight work classes were organ ized and the sheriff attended sessions on reporting accidents. He said that he expects car in spections to be instituted on the state level at some future date as a safety precautionary measure. lone Lions Induct Six New Members Six new members were induc ted into the lone Lions club at a Ladies night meeting held last Monday night. The new mem bers were installed by Al Lamb, international counsellor, who had the honor of installing, his own son, Wayne Lamb, who was among the candidates. Others are Roy Martin, Franklin Lind strom, Arthur Crawford, Lloyd Morgan and Carroll Miller. President Charles O'Connor was in charge of the meeting. 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