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IIEPPNEI GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday, february IT. 13 lOlTY Students on Program Of Soroptimist Club; U.N. Speech Heard Siwaklng talent f two Hepp ner Hlh ethK Junior cirls, Kathy Melhy end Nomli Clark, were featured on the urogram of the SoroptlmUt club at Its luncheon meeting last Thursday noon. Mrs. VI Lanham announced Kathy as the local winner of ihla year's KX)F United Nations cay content. Her winning cs say. rhoen In very close stu dent competition, was entitled U. .N.The Family of Nations." The well written essay save meaningful presentation of I ho Importance of the United Nat Ions working together as a fam ily unit, with responsibilities and duties for each nation, much like members in a real family. Kathy will represent Heppner In the speakoff In IVndlelon in March, when a student will be rhoen from the Umatilla Mor row area for the summer tour to the United Nations in New York City. Nonda Clark, another compe tent speech student, presented an Interpretive reading. The Cremation of Sam Magee." and followed with the humorous rcadine. "The Raggedy Man." A visiting senior girl. Sheri dan Wyman. was introduced as a guest. The Soroptimist club has re cently re-eived commendation from the National SoroptimLst Foundation for meeting its quota as a KXKr contributor to the Foundation Fund. The last two $100 contributions were made in the memory of two charter club members, Mrs. Leta Thomas and Mrs. Grace Nlck erson. This brings the local total to the full quota of $300. Northwestern Regional meet ing was announced for April 22, 23 in Spokane, Wn, and Mrs. Charles Starks. president, urged members to plan to attend. Th finh has been delichted to have recent communication with its sister club. Tamworth Club in Tamworth. England. A letter of greetings and picture of the club mem oers nave mn if rtkivaA fmm thp nresident. Mrs. Nanette Biddle. It Is hoped to re sume regular correspondence again between members of the two clubs. Mrs. Lanham, youth chairman, announced that selection will be kio month on the citizen- shin essav contest for senior high school students. Heppner Unit Plans Cherry Dessert Sale Cherry desserts, in a variety of appetizing pastries and com binations, will be on sale by members of the Heppner Exten sion Unit at a special sale on George Washington's birthday. Tuesday, February 22. The afternoon sale will be held at the Western Auto Store, beginning ats2p.m. , NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS Until Further Notice, We Will Be Closed on Saturdays Regular Hours are as Follows: Sundays. 11:00 am. to 8:00 pan. Mondays through Fridays. 7:30 am. to 8:00 pan. EVERYONE ALWAYS WELCOME Johnnie's Cafe Lexington, Oregon Johnnie and Hazel Jackson tJ ramc AIRPLANE SPRAYING CO, Owned and Operated By PAUL N. HANSEN Will be back again this year for the weed spraying season, to offer assistance to the ranchers of this area with your weed spraying problems. MARGARET MARKS Margaret Marks Named to National 4-H Club Meet Four Oregon 4-H youths were selected as delegates to the Na tional 4-H Club Congress in Washington. D. C at the close of the state "Know Your Gov ernment Conference" last Tues day in Salem. Selected from the 67 state del egates attending the conference were Jim Werth of Wlllamina. Polk County: Margaret Ann Marks of Fossil. Wheeler Coun ty; Neal Brown of Portland, Multnomah County, and Betty Jo Silbernagel of Jefferson, Mar ion County. Werth. a freshman at Oregon State University, has completed nine vears in 4-H worn ana plans to be a forest entomolo gist. He Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Werth. Miss Marks, also an OSU freshman, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie J. Marks. She has been in 4-H 10 years. Miss Marks is a graduate of Heppner High school with the class of 1965 and attended Wheeler County High school. She has been president of the Oregon Junior Hereford associ ation, a princess at the Pacific International Livestock Show and the Wheeler County Fair. She lived in Heppner with the Bob Abrams family while at tending school here. Rmu-n an 11 vear 4-H mem- kor ia a hnin: maior at Lin- field College and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Brown. Miss QilKrnatrpI is n freshman in home economics education at OSU and has been in 4-H 10 years. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Silbernagel Selected as alternates for the trip were Sally Wenz of Klam ath Falls, Linda Danielson of MUton-Freewater, Jerry Reyn olds of Prineville and Jim Parks of Union. The National 4-H Congress will be held in ApriL State Treasurer Robert Straub, who addressed the closing ses sion, told the delegates that ed ucation was the most vital pro gram of the state government. "The weakness of our fiscal system is that too much of the support for the major programs come from property taxes," he said. "This creates a feeling of uncertainty in ed u c a 1 1 o n. ' Straub said that the income tax should carry more of the bur den because it is a more fair tax. Earlier, Secretary of State Thomas McCall said that one of the primary problems facing the state was reorganization of the administrative branch of state government, "Nobody gives a hoot about it," he said. "But people will say a governor wants to be a dicta tor if he advocates turning the board of control into a cabinet system." The delegates, two from each county, spent three days in Sa lem "meeting with legislators, agency directors and. adminis trative officers to learn more about the inner workings of state government AERO Comiiuj Clients COMING EVENTS FRIDAY, February Baktball HrPer at Wan- tonka High. The Dalles, llebekah Lodge. lOOr HalL SATURDAY. February It 69th Elks Annual, registration from II anv. Heppner Tord show room; Initiation. 1 pm.j ladles card parties. IiM P-"-Eptscopal parish hall dinner :30. high school caltterta; dancing from t:M. Elks' Tenv Pl SUNDAY, rebruarr M PfeUter-Saling Wedding. All Saints' Episcopal church. 4 pjn. friends invited. MONDAY. February 21 Heppner-Morrow County Cham, ber erf Commerce, noon, Wag on Wheel. . , Ruth Assembly, Order of Rain bow for Girls. Masonic HalL 7 pm. TUESDAY. February 22 Shrove Tuesday Pancake Lunch oi. Episcopal pansn nau. n om. to 2 pan. Cherry roods Sale by Heppner Extension Unit. 2 pan- West- m luls Stora. FFA rarent-Son Banquet o:30 pan high school caletortum, Daree el Honor. Christian church basement, p-m. uirnNrtnAT. February 22 SoroptlmUt club, Heppner CriU. noon luncheon, special ipw er. IFYE David Schaad. FRIDAY, rebruarr 25 Basketball Burns at Heppner. s atiirday. Fsbruarr 26 Basketball Grant Union of John Day at Heppner. Elks Lodge to Host 69th Annual Social; Good Crowd Expected a ...v. i ut tendance tf members and guests of Heppner Elks Lodge io. is expecieu nrn- this week-end to enjoy the fes tivities nf the 69th Elks' Annual. through the dav and evening of Saturd iv, February 19. Registration will begin at 11 a.m. in the show rooms of Hepp ner Auto Sales, next aoor to me Flics' Temple. Initiation of new members will be at 2 p.m.. with officers of the Condon lodge presiding during the initiation ritual. Ladies will be entertained at a social period from 1:00 to 1:30 p.m. in St. Patrick's parish hall, followed by card parties of bridge, pinochle and yahtzee un til 4:30 p.m. Dinner will be served at the Heppner high school cafeteria at 6:30. with everyone returning to the lodge hall for dancing lo Miller's orchestra. Women on Tour To Hawaiian Islands Mrs. Virginia Turner Is enjoy ing a few days vcationing in Hawaii, traveling with a group that left Portland by plane Monday on a chartered tour. lien malrlniT the trift is MfS. Oliver Adams of Portland, moth er of Mrs. Don Turner of Lex ington. The group will take in all maw sichts of interest on the Islands during the 10-day tour. Reception Next Week To Honor Martins An open house reception Is planned by the family of Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick T. Martin of lone to honor the couple on the occasion of their 25th wedding anniversary, on Saturday, Feb ruary 26. All friends in the surrounding area are invited to call at the Martin home between the hours of 2:00 and 5:00 p.m. The fam ily requests no gifts. Fellowship Night Set for Methodists The Rev. Melvin Dixon, pas tor of the Heppner Methodist church, expects to return to the pulpit for this Sunday's serv ices, after recent surgery and continuing recuperation. Sunday evening at 6:30, a pot luck supper will be served in the observance of family night. The Missions Commission, un der the chairmanship of Mrs. Orian Wright, will present the color movie, "A Cry in the Night." This worthwhile fellow ship meeting is open to the pub lic, and all members and friends of the church are invited to par ticipate. Those who come to the sup per are requested to bring a hot dish and salad or dessert, and their own table service. Visitors at the home of Mi. and Mrs. Frank S. Parker during the week-end were their two sons and daughters-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Vawter Parker of Hood River and Mr. and Mrs. John Parker of Portland. When you patronize Gazette Times advertisers, you help make a better paper Tell them you saw it in the Gazette-Times. PILOT ROCK ELECTRIC e Electrical Contracting Licensed and Bonded e Industrial and Commercial e House Wiring e Electric Heating FREE ESTIMATES REASONABLY PRICED Ph. 443-6011 i 3 f-J-r, iC-' i " X. ! rr K HONORED GUESTS were served a aty and attroctivelf P"P KeroUceUr. and Lout. Carlson. W," School Officials Are Dinner Guests Of lone Homemakers "Experience is a great teach er." girls of the lone High Fconomles clas found as they planned, prepared end served an auraeue mu appetizing dinner in their cate torium. Monday, reoruary i. Their honor guests were mem bers of their own school advis ory board and school adminis trators. This is the first year a home economics course has been of fered lone High school girls, and is proving to be a very popular one. Instructor Is Miss Becky Case. Menu for the planned dinner Included baked pork chops su preme, fruit salad, peas and car rots, baked potatoes with sour rroam rnffee Or DUnch. and cherry or lemon meringue pie. Girls present to neip serve were Bonnie Akers. Kathy Keene. Mary Nichols. Donna Pointer. Willa Johnsoa Sharlene Hamlett, Bonnie Hynd. Bernlece Matthews. Bonnie Morgan. Ter esa Tucker and Linda Rowell. Other members of the class, but not present, were Joan Burch am. Bettv Hausler. Linda Nich ols and Jeri Lee. School administrators present were David Potter, superintendent- FVorott llntsti'ln lone school principal; Don McElli- gott. vice cnairman oi county hnarrl Thiwp nwteTit on the lone advisory board were Bob Rlet mann. Mrs. Dorothy Krebs, Jim Barnett and Louis Carlson. Albert Vieg Dies, Service in Portland Funral services for Albert D. Velg, a former resident here, were ield Wednesday, February 16, at Mikesworth's Funeral Home, Portland, according to word received here from Port land relatives. Mr. Vieg died Sunday, Febru ary 13, in a Portland hospital, after an extended illness. He had been employed by Union Pacific Railroad In Portland since 1957. Besides his wife, Leta In Port land, he is survived by several relatives in the Rufus and Uma tiUa areas- Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Nash, Mrs. Alice Luttrell and Mr. and Mrs. Dean Connor and children went to Portland and Beaverton for visits over the week-end. Mrs. Luttrell visited Mr. and Mrs. Johnnv Williams in Port land, and the rest of the group went to Beaverton to visit Mr. The only thing that looks low-priced on a Pontlac Tempest is its And that's removable. Take it off, and there's just a pure, unabridged Pontiac: crisp, Wide-Track style and handling, A handsome interior. Plus the effervescent performance of a new, overhead cam 6 engine that puts out with all the spunk of an 8, yet saves like the traditional 6. And of course, being a Pontiac, Tempest allows you the luxury of choice with options in engines, transmissions, suspensions, COME IN AND TAKE ON A TIGER AT YOUR PONTIAC FARLEY MOTOR CO., MAY & '. ! i - -I i Shrub Planting Slated at lone Shrub p!d tiling ceremony, cul minating a project of the lone Garden club that resulted In the award of a $) prle from the Richfield Oil Company, will be held Thursday. February 24. at lone, Mrs. Fredrick Martin of the club announces. . The ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. at the Christian Educa tion building of the lone United Church of Chrbt where shrub will be planted as a result of the award. Bob Swan of Mllwaukle. pub lic relations representative of the oil company, will be present, as will Mayor Jim Barnett. to gether with a trustee from the church, and other officials. Most of the shrub planting will be done earlier on Wed nesdaybut the ceremony will be Thursday. The garden dub earned the award a year ago as winner of one of the state's 17 districts. On the planning committee of the club for the shrub planting are Mrs. Phill Emert. Mrs. Fan nie Griffith. Mrs. Ernest Chris topherson, Mrs. Edith Nlchoson. and Mrs. Martin, chairman. Mrs. Charles C. Jones Is president ot the club. Williams Playing With College Band Bulch Williams, a freshman at Eastern Washington State College, Cheney, is a member of the EWSC Symphonic Band which began Its winter tour Tuesday, February 15. Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford A. Williams of Lexing ton, plays second trombone in the 60-pkce band, dirercted by William L Maxson. The tour followed a concert at EWSC Monday night. Concerts were scheduled the next three days at RltzvlHe. Moses Lake, Othello, Pasco. Richland, Walla Walla, Lewlston, Clarkston and Colfax. and Mrs. Bob Parsons, daughter and son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Nash. While there, Mr. and Mrs. Connor Joined Mrs. Bob Bergstrom and Randall Peterson in attending the gift show. Ran dall was accompanied by his mother, Mrs. J. O. Peterson, on the trip to Portland. Care of Day Lilies Types of Gardens Discussed at Club IONE Mrm, R'h Jones showed pli lures and dlwussed the divid ing, planting, culture snd rate of the beaullful d.iv Ullea now in the nickel, t the lone t.sr ilen tlub meeting on Thursday, Febiuarv K. at I he home of Mm. Omar Hietmamt, Mm Garry Tul lis was altlng hostesn. Another Interesting number on the program was a lelier from Mrs. Nels Anderson telling something of rx.tli flower and vegetable gardens In Afrbe lUlns supply plenty of moMme and the warm rllmate provides a gi! grwing season. I'l.mls are largely of a tropical na ture. Members and guesls answered roll call by naming their fav utile tvpe "f garden. Two new memtn-rs were welcomed Into the club. Mrs. Jim Johnson f Islington and Mrs. tvmald Me Carly of lliprner. Mrs. Hob Hen ry of Heppner was a guest. The tree and shrub planting project. onored by the Gar den Club at the lone United Church of Christ Building, was changed from February W to February 2.1 and 24 Workers are asked to bring a k lunches. This project was financed by money awarded the Garden Club by the Richfield Oil Co. Foun dation for e?;eellent work done previously by the tree planting committee. On February 21 a representative from the Richfield Co. will be In lone for the final ceremony. Coffee and cake will be served by the wives of the church trustees assisted by Gar den Club members. The next Garden Club meet ing will ho held on March 8 with Mrs. Jene Winters and Mrs. Wallace Wolff as hostesses. The theme of the program Is "Our Feathered Friends." with Mrs Tom Huston as leader. The club voted to start the meeting promptly at 2.00 p m. wlh a des sert luncheon and program fol lowed bv the business meeting. Mrs. F. T. Martin, district chair man, will tell some of her ob servstlons made when visiting Morrow and Umatilla Clubs of District No. 10. The Garden Club would like to rail to the attention of lone citizen Clean Up Week, which Is coming up soon. Vacant lots should he cleaned, yards and streets made presentable, and garbage barrels should ne Durn ed out regularly and mH per mitted to overflow. The City Council should not be compelled NOTICE TO PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXPAYERS Personal Property taxpayers are required to tile a return as of January 1 1968 th At' seseor on or before March 2. 19G& A penalty Is provided for late filing. Inventory owners (Including all livestock) will be eligible for a reduction of property tax for this year If filed on time. Any person who has not had cm opportunity to report by mail or personal contact may obtain the forms at the office of the assessor. Time is getting short. Get your Personal Prop erty Return in now. 1) practically everywhere. And like all Pontlacs, Tempest also has a standard safety package with Items like seat belts to buckle-front and rear. (That ought to do for no We'll tell you the rest when you get here.) Wide -Track Pontiac DEALERS A GOOD PLACE TO BUY USED CARS, TOO. CHASE, HEPPNER, OREGON Practice on Speeches llee's Busy Puddle 4 II Hub met at the home of Gary Thorn ss at 7; IS ! m. on Frl.ruarv 10 Msg pledgee were led lV Clint Krebs. It was decided by the group to have a work session every Saiurdsy for an hour, we practiced one minute ee-he. The rest of the time was spent on home Improvements. Th de lav of our braiding projects wai due to the absence of Mrs Kr,,,,, ... Clint Krebs, reverter Club Orders Jackets Country Critters 4 II club held a meeting et the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leon RHwr. Irrlgn, on FcUuarv . Memliers tried on sample Jackets sent tf our club bv the 4 II Supply House In Chicago. We ordered our 4 II jackets from profits made on our turkey raffWv Judy Snyder and Karen Rich ards were to give the project talk at the Community 4 II mis-tlnir on February 10. Itefreshments were served by Robert Joe lUUcc. Ksrrn Richards, reporter to make members f the com munity do their duty In keep ing the city Kn ltrac live. ALUMINUM SIDING FATIO COVERS AWNINGS CARFORTS DOORS WINDOWS MARQUEES All Shapes All Mod Is GUARANTEED Al-r-UCATION 27 YEARS Experience la Aluminum Products BLUE MT. ALUMINUM CO. 1024 SO. SECOND WALLA WALLA. WASH. Phone J A 5-2990 Collect Phone IAS 9343 ROD THOMSON Morrow County Assessor "-si ' m price sticker.
