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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (July 23, 1964)
X V r; v j . i 1 i:.'rf . , -i . . . t . - V '(I J If I , ' ; Paul Balsiger, Pioneer, Princess Martha rv a i tl rkii looenonorea uies ac i n iid George fUUleer. SO, Mwwrr l IM Little nullrr Crrek area, Ukm up a hum. , teed there In l:t did In 1 1 biiital in The lUIJn Monday, July at. Funeral erioe were al Slnoer and Uhbv Funeral l(.m with Interment t Mie iwtld cemetery. d KUt-r I He t horn in Highland. Ill, rvvember li. 1X7.1. iH-fuiinr hi hhd there and attending Highland public -hl. A oung man ho sened appren luvklup a mi'on maker mvl C4tiw la lantern Oregon in 1SU.1 I to lake ui the homtead. Mr. lUUiger t.trted a wagon i'um(ii-m in lone, nau'r me II a I requirement ftr tho thou anU of hfxii ant mule umh lt Mitk the drv lull In Ium earlv day fur the growing and hanetlng of wheat, and he hand iwed and pl.med the lumlHr to construct mre than V) long tank water wagon In hi small khon. In I'.HU he inarricv! hi chll.l. IuhkI KMfiMeari I.mIi.i Miniri". j of Highland and bmujtht her ip( to the home he ha.l built In line. A windmill on the hill up planted the waler wacnn. he tlunced hi busine to iii-tal-latlon and repair of the wind mill. On rvt-ent l.li ta the TAVL CCORCC BALSIGER He retired from hulnea In 1M7 and moved lo White Salmon, Wn., where he oeriited a cherry oft Imril an huilt a fine home on a luth bluff overlooking the I'olumhla Kiver. In t'..7 he moved to The D.ilU to upend til remainint: var near ni r v l -m l s. "f w - ' hi small h. Nj v t f - - ,i i.,n, . In I'.fcU he married hi child- ' " . . ',." n " ' ' ' ' J , r 1 J hood w.etheart, Lvlia Ma nee. Jk ..J 1 . - I ' h , I; 1 of Highland and brought her ii II - ! Jl J I i J,pi to the home he had built ! U -Vi u r-O- 'M i A windmill on the hill up- I ' 1 T 7 . V 1 I 't ' ll , planted the water wacnn. he ( V J 1 I ' ,S h.ince hi busine to in tal- 4 ' . i - I --"F!!,-i - ' i f i latlon and repair of the w Ind- . 1 v. X I! I '4. r. ,n T i mill. On recent l.lt ta the I .4. ..." ' V ""T I I - -. . I t 1 I - lone enunlrv. uhn hi Htill held I ' t-n - VCji't I . i I l' r4:-; J wheat 1-nd. he it-aM prldefully ' wr- Alfred. I I , w I t, ,n, i-1 t'-f' - 1 I i i- " I H,i''! out the manv lntall.itic -1 He hi a mem ler of the ' i IT V I rp'" v - , ; ! I . J he hi! made whkn v.ti.? still I urance and wa a life member I H i .1 i 4 1 1 Vf j;-ir Ktronc of the loneretational rhurrh. if ' - ' II f f i t y' I' t'r tractors, auiomooi.e in ttroni; oiee contnoutei io ii j I ' K , : " M , ( 1 and machinery replaced mule Ihe choir of the churches he M ' f I ll t -r '! J nd the early wava of wheat attended. Cr - f C 1 ij? :f - K farming. .Mr. Babtcfr became Beside hi wife. Mr. Lydla IT j 7 t.i I , the largest lndeHndent farm Balsiger, he I Kurvived by a mm, A ' i- I X ' N' I machinery Implement dealer In Alfred M. lialsiger. Tlie Dalle; . j j I 1 i ; j the area. and two daughter. Mr. Arlene - ' 1 f j i S "r m,nV 'ear he served In Koehrlnt; of Indianapolis. Ind., I 4 .... -J I I If; j civic official caparttie in lone and Mr. Helen Learned of Alt- e,--..,J.Li... . ii . ... , I and was al.so a musician of note, adena. Calif. fc,,r,' , -f " -Sj Gardner's Father j f?.".. , 1 Taken by Death I 1 .nil. -r T,--'ti "r f : I , " f . L - , V- .- .L-r' BAN DOM SCENES on the sidewalk, taken July 10 and 11 during Heppner'a first annual Side walk Bazaar, are shown here. At top left is the balloon-festooned display of the Lexington Altar Society, selling jewelry, lamps, ceramics and norelties; and at top right are three muu muu-dad ladies of the Lexington Three Links club (from left) Mrs. Ruby CoUey. Mrs. Frieda Majeske and Mrs. Florence McMillan. At left center Bob Henry has a rare breather at the J. C. Penney Co. display with bargains as low as 4c for swim trunks, and at right center Mrs. Elma Harshman and Mrs. Madge Bryant handle the sidewalk sale for Elmo's AppareL At bottom left Randall Peterson shows some of his Jewelry bargains to two potential customers, and at bottom right Mrs. Arnie Hedman makes bargain offers to shoppers at Case Furniture. (C-T Photo) Clarence Gardner. 6-1. The Dalles, father of LeRov Cardner of Heppner, died suddenly last ! week after suffering an attack , while hauling hay on his farm ; in the Dufur area, i Funeral services were Friday afternoon at the Smith and Callowav Funeral Home, The v uaues. Burial was in I'ark Lawn "V , cemeterv. Mr. Gardner had not been ill and his death came as a shock to the family. Although he lived in The Dalles, he had the farm ing interests in me uuiur area He was a member of the Farmers Union, of the Elks lodge ana or tnc tagies longe. Survivors Include the widow, Mrs. Hazel Gardner, The. Dalles: four sons, William C. Gardner of Dufur, Lewis Gardner of The Dalles, Carl Gardner of West Linn and LeRoy Gardner of Heppner: and four daughters. William Bolton of Dufur. Velma wcciure or Prague, Neb., Betty Lee Gallaher and Peggy Ann Gerklng, both of The Dalles. Three Boys Admit Church Burglary f Continued from vu 1) luh leader for four )rat. A member of ?t Tatibk'S Catholic rhurth, the prince lnr In the ihoir and UurM a Million !. and In tatatioii luod. htiitmj the acthltte of the nhliHi M-am-n. khe will ride 'liuke. ft tear old et-ldin! Ihike I a Mirl. half Arabian nl half iiuattrr lioi-w. Although he ha lH-n ridlntf lilin for the I aM two tear, khe lut boiiL-ht him in April and thf tlvr her more opo(turutv pf.otue the hobby, Martha U third In the Do. hertv'a family f kern children. Ivnnl. 22, I Ihe dd.H ait U a reiTiit cr.idoale .f the I'nl -iHV of tireon He I now woikltiii in Poit I a nd and exHt i k in the army In January H".r. u a n-nlor at the I nixrffciiv of Ou t. m and r Ht t to Ixttwne a teacher. Tony. 17. 1 a Heppner Hi-h M-hool M-nlor who das baki-t- hall and I Mudcnt IhhIv vice prehidciit. .Maureen. 13, I a iun lor, an avid reader and like horse. Nancy, 14, I a tilth school rrcliman and I dcserio ed by her princes ulster a the "only real lady-like one Youn;ekt I BHky. 11. whom Martha says I "horse cray," The dance honoring lrlnec Martha I the third of the season starting with Ihe KIckoff dance and the one last Saturday niKht honoring lrinces Dewena Went of Hoard man. An excellent crowd attended the last dance. Ivcmalnlng schedule of dance 1 a follow: HOSPITAL NEWS ratlri't admitted to ll.rfws-r Mi'int-iiil hupiial durlnrf ttk pkt w it k and till rei-lvln( iedk'l cafe lot lot Ihe folhh. Iiiif: Lilly Maiiirt. HrptMier; l-aurrl thud I iln. l4ilrron: t-la IVirrl, Kuuua. and itiih aid Vinson. xlng-ton. IIuim) wh seuet rare, then lunilssetl fMlute Ihe follow. loir IJnda Uuoiiam, Imnahat l.'ail j.i.i, )aki' iittOllW lawietM'e. (iMksil, ami Mike bee. fierd, llcppm-r Mr. and Mr (n ial I J.-nason, Ib-ppner, are parent of a an. Uxn Ntur.lv, Julv l. Wrlfh log 6 It. 1.1 or He ha lieen named Jante lale, and joins thiee btoihrra. Imo of whom are twin Mr. JonauMoi t agricul ture and aliop instructor In Heppner IMeri school. ni'twunnt Mlmeoi.,rari aittdi at TiiiM-t olflc. ItilUtoNS and Men r 1 1 now the t;arett. Your Merchant With Charge Service Account Is KINZUA NEWS Held over from last week) Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kyle and family spent the vacation travel ing to 100 Mile House. British Columbia to visit Mrs. Kyle's sister and her family, the Robert Monicals. They returned via Tacoma where they visited the James Kyle family and then on to the coast stopping at Seaside before coming home. Mr. and Mrs. Slim Rhoton went to Newport last Monday to visit with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Maley and then on to Silver Lake to visit with Mr. and Mrs. Paul Waldvogel. Mrs. Richard Mortimore went to Portland Sunday for shopping, business, and medical care. Mrs. Lloyd Shelton and daughters and Mrs. Earl Nooris went to Heppner Monday to have medical care lor Crlenna. bheiton. Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Graham spent their vacation traveling: to British Columbia visiting both Vancouver and Victoria. Rev, and Mrs. Fermer Plank and daughters returned Tuesday from Andover, Ohio where they naa spent the past two weeks. Mrs. Joe Browning and daugh ter Joan were business visitors to Heppner on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Grover NorrU of The Dalles came Monday eve ning to visit overnight with Mrs. Lillian Searcy and take home their grandson Mike Null of Bremerton, Wash, who had been visiting with Mrs. Searcy. Mrs. Nona Leathers of Pendle ton was married July 5 in Reno, Nevada to John C. Stanefer of Dayton, Wash. They will make their home in Pendleton. Mrs. Stanefer is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Graham. 'League All-Sfars Defeat Condon By Kit Anderson The Willow Creek Little Leaerue AJl-btars tuned up for their dis trict tournnment with a 10-4 victory over Condon on the Heppner diamond Sunday. The All-Stars showed sup e r i o r strength over the Condon club and in doing so, won their sec ond game against the visitors. John McCabe proved to be an outstanding player for the All Stars as he rapped three hits McCabe and La Verne Van Marter allowed the Condon boys only two nits, with Larry Pettyjohn allowing three more Van Marter led a big fourth inning for Willow Creek with 3-run homer. Condon did the most damage in the first when it collected two runs. Score: H Condon 5 Heppner 7 Batteries: Boyer and Visiting last week at the home of Mrs. Lucille Parrish was her sister, Mrs. Tom Fraters of Grass Valley. Mrs. Fraters accompan ied Mrs. Irene Marciel of Pleas- anton, Calif., and Mrs. Celia Needham. her daughter, Ada, and children of Citrus Heights. Calif., who visited friends In Heppner and in the Eightmile area. M; Neighbors "Somebody forgot... 7" McCabe, Van Marter John (6) and Ayers. R 4 10 Carnine; (4), Petty Father and Mrs. C. Bruce Spencer and son Bruce left Wed nesday on a vacation trip to British Columbia, planning to be gone until August l. iney said that they planned to cover most of the island on the trip. Services at All Saints' Episcopal church during their absence will be only at 10 a.m. each Sunday. Bob Ab rams, senior warden and chair man of lay readers, is making arrangements for the services during Father Spencer's absence.1 Mr. and Mrs. Albert Connor had as guests in their home early last week their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Gary Connor, and family of Springfield. They arrived July 12 and stayed through July 14, leaving then for Idaho. While here they also visited his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Dean Connor, and daughter. Gary Connor is a teacher in Springfield. Mrs. Norbert Hershell and children left on a trip to Port land and Montana this week l prior to moving to Tecumseh, Kans. about August 1- Mr. Her shell and family will join her husband there. They formerly operated a bakery here, coming to Heppner In 1957, and he later worked for Fulleton Chevrolet Company and Heppner Lumber Co. He has taken a position in construction work in Kansas, and the family will make its home there. Visiting in HeDoner for ten days at the home of her sister, Mrs. Cy Flack, is Mrs. Roger Steiger and her children. Der- inda and Doug, of Portland. 1 ij 'r" j 4 At p'"' MA i 3 Three minor !oys have admit ted mrtlcipatlon in a burglary of All Saints' Fptscnpal church after being taken in custody by Officer Jim Gordon of Oregon state Kjiice. The burglary occurred while Father C Bruce Spencer vva attending a church camp. Forci ble entry was made through an out.slde door not visible- from th: street, and they broke Into the sacristry where two half-gallon jugs of sacramental altar wine were taken. Three 22 rifles belonging to member of the boys' organi zation of the church were also taken. They were purchased from funds raised by the group for use In the organization s ac tivity program. Father Spencer discovered the entry when he returned Saturday and reported It to the imlitv. Officer Gordon apprehended the boys after obtaining fingerprints that linked them to the incident. The three Involved have been released to their parents but hearings are to be held In juvenile court August 2 Dafo Set For Portland Picnic Sunday. Augut 2. ha been announced a the date for the annual Morrow County Picnic, held each year at Laurelhurt rarK in inianu. according to word received by Mrs. Flaine George. The picnic gives alt ex-Morrow county oldtimers a chance to get together and reminisce, and those still residing here a chance to travel and visit friend and ' relatives In the Portland and surrounding area. Th,. commit, i ice nopes a good number will come and brim? their friends Coffee will be provided hv ih Committee lr nm,nif,.inv the potluck style dinner. host Your Friend! If YOU Keep hit friendship, and build a good record for the NEXT BCD BOOK. Always pay by the 10th of Ihe month. You do not want Ihe adjuat menl Ivpartment collecting I from you. Pay your alow ac count, and keep our I oiler- lor away. CREDIT BUREAU Or Umatilla-Morrow County 306 S. C Court SL P. 0. Box 162 Pendleton, Ore. "Better let me unpack ray fear, mom.' Willow Golf Club Sets Stag Tourney Men of Willow Creek Golf club will meet at the clubhouse Sun day morning at 10:00 for a Men's Stag Tournament, accord Ing to announcement by Don Turner, chairman. Added en ticement will be the awarding of prizes, good food and refresh ments. President Clint McQuarrle i urges ecah memtier to come out and bring another member or guest. s?aflntifx?n7o ALWAYS FIRST QUALITY U FAMOUS SHEETS iSJCIP every litter bit hurts" 9 r w 4 x s , ' 'V j VALBT LUTHERAN CHURCH Rev. Kenneth Robinson, pastor Sunday school and worship y:uu a.m. CHURCH OF THE NA2ARENE J. G. Weller, Pastor Phone 676-5529 Sunday Services: Sunday School, 10 a.m. Morning worship, 11 a.m. N.Y.P.S., 6:45 p.m. Evening Service, 7:30 p.m. ASSEMBLY OF COD CHURCH Rev. Bill Alsup, pastor Sunday school, 9:45 a.m. Morning worship, 11:00 a.m. Evening service 7:00 p.m. Thursday eveninff. family ser vices, 7:30. FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH Charles V. Knox, minister Bible school at 9:45 a.m. Morning worship at 11:00 a.m Evening worship, 7:00 p.m. CYF meeting, 8:00 p.m. Chi Rho meeting 1st. 3rd Thurs., 7:00 p.m. ST. CHURCH Susan Spottovs uys: KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL SCFmA WILLIAMS lone Rev. Raymond Beard Sunday Masses, 9:15 a.m. ALL SAINTS' EPISCOPAL CHURCH The Rev. C. Bruce Spencer, Rector Holy Communion daily (except Mondays) 7:30 A. M., Sundays 30 and 10:00 A. M. THE METHODIST CHURCH Rev. Melvin W. Dixon, pastor Church school, 9:00 a.m. Morning worship 10:00 a.m. ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH Rev. Raymond Beard Heppner Weekday Masses, 7:00 a.m. Sunday Masses, 7:30 and 11:00 a.m. OF LEXINGTON CHURCH CHRIST Earl L. Soward, Pastor Sunday school, 10:00 a.m, Worship 11:00 a.m. Thurs.. 7:00 p.m. HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH Rev. Kenneth Robinson, pastor Alfaira Street Church school, 9:45 a.m. Morning worship at 11:00 a.m SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST Elwood Boyd, pastor Saturday services, Sabbath school. 9:30 a.m. Church services. 11:00 a.m. "Qufr-t Hour" radio broadcast Rev. IONE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST Walter B. Crowell, pastor Telephone 422-7530 Summer schedule: Church School and Morning Worship, 9:30 a.m. CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS American Legion Hall Glen P. Mecham, Br. 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