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HEPPNER GAZETTE LOY HARSIN, Editor Club Hears Pointers On Flower Gardening From Mrs. Rawlins Interest in home flower gard ening grew among members of the Ileppner Mother's club Mon day evening with the interesting presentation of a "Garden Clinic" by Mrs. William Rawlins, mem ber of the lone Garden club and 4-H flower club advisor. Discus sion centered particularly on va rieties of flowers, shrubs and plants which she has found will do well in yards in this climate and soil. The meeting was held in the home of Mrs. Melvin Dixon, with Mrs. Ray Williamson as assist ing hostess. The program followed a short business meeting, opened with members answering roll call by naming their favorite flower. Mrs. Bob Henry was invited to be a member of the club, and guests, Hrs. Loren Lucore and Mrs. Bernard Damon, were intro duced. Mrs. Rawlins referred to the selecting and organization of flowers bordering the yard in a way as to present a pleasing "outdoor picture" continuously through the summer months. "Iris do especially well here," she said, and should be encour aged. Daffodils, primroses, pe tunias, zinnias, phlox, most flow ering shrubs, delphinium, glad ioli nn H mnnv varieties of dah- lins were recommended for planting here. She encouraged gardening as a "family hobby,'' with many members partici pating and enjoying its beauty. Dahlia bulbs from her husband's special collection' were offered as momontos to those attending. The following new officers were installed: Mrs. Harold Laird, president; Mrs. Herman Winter, vice president; Mrs. Dix on, secretary-treasurer, and Mrs. Williamson, program chairman. Mrs. Anita Stockard, past presi dent, extended appreciation to officers who have served the past year. Door prize was won by Mrs. Roice Fulleton. Delicious frozen fruit salad dessert was served during the social hour. Chapter Represented At Friendship Night Six delegates reprosen ting Ruth Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, were guests of Bushee Chapter No. 19, ot Pendleton, last Tuesday night in recognition of Bushee Chapter's annual Friend ship Night. Going' to Pendleton for the event were Mrs. L. D. Tibbies, Mrs. Howard Bryant, Mrs. Dick Wilkinson, Mrs. Inez Huffman, Mrs. Chnrles Stout and Mrs. Lowell Gribble. AL LAMB Candidate For Delegate To National Democratic Convention Al Lamb Morrow County Democratic chairman since 1954; delegate to State Platform Conventions, l'.HKI-G-l; will represent Eastern Oregon Democrats at Convent Ion. Al Lamb is Mayor of Heppner, experienced in public affairs, active in Democratic political affairs for 25 years. Elect Al Lamb, Delegate To Democratic Convention (I'd. Adv. By Al Lamb, Heppner, Ore.) SHOP OUR COMPLETE SELECTION We also have the new colored glass by Westmoreland Humphreys Rexall Drug - TIMES. Thursday, May 7, 1964 KIETY Phone 676-5885 Ray Pettyjohns To Be Complimented Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Petty john of Arlington will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary on May 18. In their honor, Mrs. Howard Pettyjohn and Mrs. Ray Ayers will hold open house in the Pettyjohn home here on Sunday, May 17, from 1 until 5 p.m. All friends and relatives are invited to call to enjoy cake and coffee with the honored guests. Women's Golf Club Elects at Luncheon Four general chairmen, who will be in charge of various ac tivities of the Willow Creek Women's Golf club for the com ing year were elected Tuesday at a combination luncheon and business meeting at the new club house. SnWtnrt ns rhairman tn serve with Mrs. Conley Lanham, who Is expected to return from Europe later this monm, were Mrs. ueari Hunt Mrs. Mervin Leonard and Mrs. Lowell Gribble. Mrs. P. W. Mahoney was elected secretary trpnfiiirpr. Annotated to the han dicap committee were Mrs. Jim Norene and Mrs. Frank Ander son. Organized ladies play will start Tuesday, May 12, with members asked to meet at 11:30 a.m. at the club house, bring a sack lunch and enjoy early alter noon play. Club Has Meeting At Dubuque Home Mrs. Walter Beckett had high score last week when the Friday afternoon pinochle club met at the home of Mrs. Toussent Du buque. Mrs. John Lane, who was filling in for Mrs. Max Harris, had low score. Mrs. Dubuque anu Mrs. Walter Beckett teamed to win the pinochle. Others present were Mrs. Jessie Griffin, filling in for Mrs. Art Watkins, Mrs. Fred Mankin, Mrs. Orian Wright, Mrs. Charlie Beckett and Mrs. Ed Branden burg, who was substituting for Mrs. Hannah Anderson. Social Club Closes Meetings Until Fall Final meeting of the OES Soc ial club of Ruth Chapter, Hcpp ner, until fall was held Satur dav in the Masonic hall. Hostess es for the afternoon were Mrs. Clarence Rosewall and Mrs. Mcr vin Leonard. High score in bridge play went to Mrs. Flora Nye, with second high to Mrs. Inez Huffman. The club will resume regular monthly card sessions on the first Saturday in October. f.' - - .. mi ' 1 I v ft. j V , SURPRISE HER With a Gift of MILK GLASS By Westmoreland Mrs. Hynd to Lead Co-op Biddies Club Election of officers was the main item of business at the May 4 meeting of the Lexington Co-op Biddies at the Lexington city hall. Mrs. Ewing Hynd was chosen chairman for the coming year, asssited by Mrs. Ray Drake, vice chairman, and Mrs. L. A. Mc Cabe, secretary-trr 'urer. Marlene McGill, a member of Mrs. Hynd's 4-H club at Cecil, presented a very interesting knitting demonstration, showing how to cast on, knit, purl ana cast off. Club members worked on yarn poodles that they had started at an earlier meeting. Mrs. Drake was hostess for the meeting, attended by 11 mem bers and two guests. This was the last regular meet ing of the club, which plans to resume again in October. Local Lodge Members Achieve State Honors At Portland Meeting Reports of the State Degree of Honor Protective Assoc. Conven tion were heard at the April 28 session of Kate J. Young Lodge No. 29, from Mrs. Prudy Case- beer, delegate, and Mrs. Bill Farra, state secretary. Eighteen members of the local lodge at tended, with 12 participating in the drill team, which was well received. The convention was held at the Benson Hotel in Port land April 20 and 21. National officers present were Mrs. Edna Dugan, national president; Mrs. Mildred Crunkshank, national secretary of St. Paul, Minn., and Mrs. Clara B. Gertson, national inner watch of Heppner. Gifts were presented the nat ional officers with original verse composed by Mrs. Lucille Par rish, local president. Mrs. Farra who has completed a four year term as state secretary, now has the honorary title of past presi dent, and was elected delegate to the National Convention in Miami, Fla., in August, 1965. Mrs. Theta Stratton introduced Mrs. Gertson, state director and national inner watch of the as sociation, who gave an outstand ing report on work in Oregon. She was presented a bouquet of red carnations from the drill team and a gift from the local lodge. At the initiation ceremony, three members were initiated in to the Heppner order. These were Mrs. Gerald Rood, Mrs. Frieda Malcske and Miss Kerry Moore of Portland. Attending from here were Mrs. Casebeer, Mrs. Parrish, Mrs. Farra, Mrs. Pete McMurtry, Mrs. Don Townsend, Mrs. Rachael Harnett, Mrs. Alice MxCabe, Mrs. John Bergstrom, Miss Marilyn Bergstrom, Mrs. C. R. McDowell, Mrs. Ron Haguewood, Mrs. Alice Luttrell, Mrs. Lincoln Nash, Mrs. Dean Connor, Mrs. Stratton, Mrs. Gertson, and Mrs. Eugenia Hus ton. Drill captain, Mrs. Mary Bry ant was unable to attend, as was Mrs. Ed Gonty, member of the drill team. Wedding in Pendleton Attend by Relatives Mr. and Mrs. Omer McCaleb and daughters, Mary, Barbara and Boverlv. of Portland, were overnight guests at the home of Mrs. McCaleb's motner, Mrs. Mattie Green, Saturday night. On Sundav they joined other relatives at the First Methodist church in Pendleton where they attended the wedding of Miss Joan Green, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Green, Pendleton, to Mr. David Gibb. Attending the wedding from Heppner were the grandmother, Mrs. Mattie Green, also Mr. and Mrs. Herman Green and family, Mr. and Mrs. Cornett Green and Mr. and Mrs. Marion Green and family. The new Mr. and Mrs. Gibb took a short wedding trip to Canada, and will then live in Spokane, where he is in service. Mr. McCaleb and family wiil leave the middle of June for Pittsburgh, Penn., where lie will receive teacher training and counseling work for two months in connection with his teaching position at David Douglas High school in Portland. RUBBER STAMPS made to order, also STAMPING PADS in black, red or green. For busi ness or personal use. Orders filled promptly at the Gazette Times office. Gowns Dating Back Fifty Years Shown At Mother's Tea IONE A large crowd enjoyed the Mother's Tea, held for all mothers and daughters of the community, on Saturday after noon, May 2, in the social rooms of the United Church of Christ. A program prepared by Mrs. Bill Rietmann, Mrs. Carol Miller and Mrs. Roy W. Lindstrom included a welcome and response by Barbara Boyce and her mother, Mrs. Ray Boyce; a piano solo by Susan Jane Jepsen; an exercise by Cathy Cannon, Kathy Holtz, Ann Hoskins, and Jane Krebs; readings by Christine McCabe and Mrs. Milton Morgan. Teresa and Tanya Tucker sang, accom panied by Teresa on the guitar, and Tammy Tucker sang accom panied by her grandmother, Mrs. Cleo Drake. Third graders, Laura Harryman, Christina Lindstrom Jeanette Lujan, D-Ann Barnett, and Cindy Ekstrom, sang sveeral songs for mother. Mrs. Lee Palm er closed the program with a prayer for mothers. An outstanding feature of the program was a fashion show of wedding gowns of the last 50 years. Mrs. Paul Tews provided appropriate wedding music for the models and Mrs. Lindstrom gave the commentary. The old est gown shown was a 1909 white graduation dress by Mrs. Elmer Griffith and modeled by Mrs. Robert Peterson. The 1925 short wedding dress of Mrs. Hen ry Krebs, Sr., was modeled by her daughter, Mrs. Jim West, and a 1928 flower girl dress was shown by Kim Lujan. Mrs. Herb ert Ekstrom, Jr., modeled the 1933 beige lace wedding dress of Mrs. William Bergstrom; Mrs. Robert Rietmann wore Mrs. Mil ton Morgan's 1937 short wedding dress, Karen Nelson modeled a maid of honor dress from 1939, which belonged to her mother, Mrs. Alfred Nelson Jr., and Mrs. James Barnett modeled the 1939 formal gown of Mrs. Ray Helm bigner. Mrs. Marion Palmer showed Mrs. Nelson's 1941 satin wedding gown and Mrs. Carol Miller mod eled the 1945 wedding dress of Mrs. Earl McCabe. Mrs. Henry Krebs Jr. modeled her own gown of seed pearl embroidered satin and carried her original wedding bouquet. Mrs. Roland Bergstrom wore her 1951 wedding gown and her small daughters, Kay and Lori, helped with the train of her dress. These girls and also the twin daughters, Debra and Donn, of Mrs. Lee Palmer car ried some of the trains. Teena Stefani modeled the flower girl dress and Jerry Rietmann tne white dinner jacket of the ring bearer, and Mrs. Bill Rietmann, the imported lace dress of her 1955 wedding dress. Mrs. Leland McKinney model ed her own 1958 wedding ciress made by her mother, Mrs. Lonnie McCabe, Mrs. Gene Rietmann wore her short eyelet embroider ed dress of 1961, Mrs. John Jep sen modeled her 1962 gown, and Mrs. Wayne Hams showed her lace wedding dress of 1963. Refreshments were served from a lovely tea table decorated in red and white. Those pouring were Mrs. Walter B. Crowell, Mrs. Milton Morgan, Mrs. Paul Pettyjohn Sr., and Mrs. Wayne Hams. Corsages were given to the oldest mother present, Mrs. Ida Esteb, and the youngest mother, Mrs. Paul Pettyjohn Jr. a bou quet was presented to Mrs. W. C. Crawford for having tne most granddaughters (10) of any grandmother present. Mrs. Clell Rea was presented a bouquet for having the most sons. Mrs. W. C. Crawford and Mrs. Mary Swanson registered 115 people in the guest book. Va-hooo . . . them are pants! Yup. Pants like these have durn near re placed The Box Social. Lean, lanky western tailoring in colors that sorta step right up and say "Howdy." Red, Purple, Turquoise, Kelly Green. ..yup, downright friendly. About . $s.9s authentic Lady West erners by JjQ0 NEW YORK STORE ills World Delegate Billed Festival Speaker May 13 An attractive Hood River homemaker, Mrs. Riddell (Ath alie) Lage, will give the Exten sion -Unit women of Morrow county a picture of what it's like to be one of over a thousand delegates to a United Nations of women the ACWW (Assoc iated Country Women of the World) Triennial at Morrow county's annual Homem a k e r Festival at the Willows Grange hall on May 13, beginning at 10:00 a.m. The theme of the festival, "ACWW Down Under" is in def erence to the Triennial trip Athalie made to Melbourne, Australia, in 1962. This was the 10th Triennial ACWW conference which is held once every three years, to reinforce mutual con cerns of women in the free world. Communistic countries do not attend. Although differences in language and culture present barriers, women of the world want many things for their children, says this Hood River homemaker. These include, food, health, services, and a chance to live in peace. With the aid of colored slides, Mrs. Lage will show how dele- gates representing more than six million women in 33 coun tries eather in one large assem bly hall to conduct business. All meetings are in English with in terpreters provided for those who need them. Pictures of her travels in Australia and the Orient tour afterwards will be included in the slides. This former president of the Oregon Home Economics Exten sion Council, represented 22,000 homemakers who regularly take part in the Oregon State Uni versity's cooperative extension programs, says Esther Kirmis, Morrow county extension agent. Other special guests at the May 13 festival will be Miss Jessalee Mallalieu, OSU recrea tion specialist, Corvallis; Mrs. L. D. Vinson, District VII repre sentative, Kimberly; Mayor and Mrs. Charles O'Connor, lone; and members of the Morrow county Fair and Rodeo court, adds Miss Kirmis. There will be displays of the several mosaic workshops held throughout the county this year. (Jessalee Mallalieu trained the original leaders), also dresses from the Dressmaking I work- Cominq Events FRIDAY. May 8 Elks' grade school party, Elks' temple, 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. SATURDAY, May 9 Junior-Senior Prom, high school multipurpose room, p.m. to 1 am. SUNDAY, May 10 Mother's Day. MONDAY, May 11 Chamber of Commerce, Wagon Wheel, noon. Order of Eastern Star, Masonic hall, 8 p.m. TUESDAY, May 12 Heppner Home Extension Unit, Ray Drake home, 10:30 am. WEDNESDAY, May 13 PTA, high school multipurpose room, 7:30 p.m. Odd Fellows, IOOF hall, 8 p.m. THURSDAY. May 14 Soroptimists, Wagon Wheel, noon. i "it - ' " a .5 Vfc. t 1 ! I V . I i t i , ' ' " ' i DEMOCRATS REPUBLICANS LET ME HELP ADVANCE MORROW COUNTY W. W. (Bill) Weatherford (Pd. Adv. By Weatherford For Judge Com., Irvin Rauch, Sec, Lexington, Ore.) v j XJ MRS. RIDELL LAGE rtnripA hv Mrs. Rolnad Bergstrom, lone, and the Better Dressmaking workshop taught by Mrs. Ewing Hynd, uecu, com ments the local agent. Installation of new unit of ficer and county committee wo men, a report on the 1964-65 Home Economics Program in the county by Mrs. John Graves, Heppner; an account of the Ore gon Home Economics Council In Corvallis May 5-7 by Mrs. James Pettyjohn, lone; and an agent's report by Esther Kirmis will complete the program. Special music will be furnish ed by the lone school band un der the direction of Carol Miller, notes the local extension worker. A noon luncheon will be serv ed for $1.25 ",by the Willows Grange Home Economics club. Tickets may be obtained from the county committee women in their area or the county agent's office, explains Miss Kirmis. A coffee hour, served by the Rhea Creek unit, will start at 10:00 a.m. A HUG AND A V FOR JOT or wv. miM CARPETS We have a good selection of WOOLS, NYLONS, ACRILANS and HERCULONS. LEES -MONARCH -FIRTH Free Estimates Free Installation M & R Floor Covering and Heating Co. Heppner VOTE! WEATHERFORD COUNTY JUDGE YES! I ASK THE VOTE OF THE PARTY. I GUAR ANTEE TO REPRESENT AND SERVE ALL OF MORROW COUNTY. PLEASE GIVE ME YOUR WRITEIN VOTE. I SHALL RESPECT IT AS A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE. Barbecue Feed Set By Livestock Groups To Honor Greenup Mrs. Ron Currin was hostess to the annual spring business meeting of the Morrow County CowBelles last Wednesday, fol lowing a potluck luncheon. The CowBelles, in cooperation with the Morrow County Live stock Growers, will honor the Morrow County Father of the Year winner, Don Greenup, at an afternoon "Do It Yourself Bar becue" on Sunday, June 7, at the fair grounds. Each family is ask ed to bring one tossed green salad, one loaf of garlic bread, table service and either ham burgers or steaks for their fam ily. It is planned to have the barbecue grill ready for cooking the beef at 5:00 p.m. The Cow Belles and Livestock Growers will furnish coffee, punch, cups and dessert. A beef certificate will be given to the father of the first baby, born closest to Father's Day, within a period of one week be fnro and one week after. This certificate will match each pound with one dollar of the baby's weight. Members planning to attend the executive meeting of the State CowBelles Association in Bend on May 12 are Mrs. Currin, president; Mrs. Raymond French, secretary-treasurer; Mrs. Wil liam Doherty, Mrs. Jerry Bros nan and Mrs. A. C. Lindsay. Mankin Home Scene Of Shower Party Mrs. Cecil Berry was honored with a baby shower Sunday af ternoon at the home of Mrs. Fred Mankin. The shower was given the honoree by girls of the Hepp ner high school senior class. Punch was served with a large sheet cake gaily decorated with the phrase "Shower of Happi ness" and a yellow umbrella surrounded by realistic rain drops. Well-wishing guests included Ginny Moore, Gail Hoskins, Pam Cochelle, Martha Peterson, Mary Johnson, Sharon Brenner, Glenda Hills, Kitty O'Harra, Kathy Rae, Leora Van Winkle and Mrs. Mer rit Gray. KISS AND MOM ' Ph. 676-9148 FOR mm. 4 Heppner Ph. 676-9610 369 S. Main Pendleton
