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4 HEPFNEB GAZETTE -TIMES. Thursday, April 81. 196 Rural Carriers Hold District 8 Meeting Mrs. Graves Back From Trip North By BLANCHE McDANIEL RHEA CREEK Irrigon Women Attend Umatilla Achievement Day Bt mart lee marlow BOARPMAN Members or District 9 of the Rural Letter Carriers Association held Its snrine mooting Sunday after noon in the Acacia Room of the Nomad Restaurant with 31 In attendance. Mr. and Mrs. Har old Baker were hosts for the affair. Baker is the local rural carrier. State officers were present. and the following district offi cers were elected: Wilmer Cook of Enterprise, president: Earl Watson of Hormiston, vice-president; and Baker was elected secretary-treasurer. He is also state first vice-president Other state officers and their wives present included Mr. and Mrs. D. Wayne Stoltt of Grants Pass, president; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dexter of Madras, second vice-president; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mercer of Gaston, secretary-treasurer; Mr. and Mrs. Os car Haucon of Nehalem, insur ance agent. Others present in cluded Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Tan nehill of La Grande. Tannehill was rural carrier here for 20 years, retiring in 1$S5. Special guests were Mrs. Claud Coats, local postmaster, and Mrs. Leo Root, a former postmaster. The state officers reported on the national convention attend ed in Boston. Mass. last year. Plans were made for the state convention, which will be held July 8-9 at the Eugene Hotel in Eugene. Following dinner the Auxili ary went to the home of Mrs. Baker for its meeting. The fol lowing district officers were elected: Mrs. Earl Watson of Hermiston, president: Mrs. How ard Zumwalt of La Grande, secretary-treasurer. Mrs. Baker is state executive committee chair man. Other state officers pres ent included Mrs. Oscar Haugen of Nehalem. president; and Mrs. D. Wayne Stoltz of Grants Pass, vice-president. but was tabled for the present time. The May Day program was discussed with the date to bo announced later. Mrs. Bob Hutehins was host ess for the refreshments. Graves returned homely (0 Inesdav from a trip .,,., her north to Biwe- oum Members of the Roardman Garden club that attended the l Blue Mountain District conven- :tion in I'matilla last Thursday included Mrs. Glen Carpenter. Mrs, Rollin Bishop. Mrs. Ralph Earwood. Mrs. Walter Hayes and Mrs. Walter Wyss. A hridal shower will be hold at the home of Mrs. Harold Rash April W at S p.m. in hon or of Eileen Ely, bride-elect of Marc MoGowan. Hostesses will be Mrs. Bill Getz. Shirley Ear wood and Pat Miller. Friends are invited to attend. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Tannehill of La Grande were week-end visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Allen. Shirlev Earwood spent the week-end in Estaeada visiting at the home of her brother-in-law and sister. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Califf. HARPMAN. Mrs. John last Wednosd which took man. Mont. There she purchased four registered Shorthorn heif ers from the Lovely Ranch at Wilsall, Mont. Enroute home she stopped at Elk River. Idaho, and spent a couple of davs with her brother-in-law and sister. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Brosten. On Sunday evening Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilcox of Hermis ton stopped bv on their wav to Prinoville to do some fishing. He is a brother to Mrs. Graves. The Boardman Tillicum club 1 met Tuesday night of last week at the home of Mrs. Ron Dan iels. Guests were Mrs. Bob , Hutehins. Mrs. Bernard Dono-1 van and Mrs. Carroll Donovan, i The meeting opened with the reading of the "Cancer prayer." Mrs. Ronald Blac! and Mrs. Dewev West are in charge of the annual cancer drive which started April IS. Report was sister. made that about 30 attended Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bundy and daughter Elaine of Rich land. Wash., were overnight vis itors Saturday at the home of Mrs. Bundv's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Loo Potts. Mrs. Ernest Marti and son Charles of Portland were week end guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wyss. Week-end visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Duncan wore Mrs. Duncan's brother and sister-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Ulingsworth and son Raymond, and her sis ter. Cindy Ulingsworth. all of Portland. i Mr. and Mrs. Truman Mes senger, Jr. and daughter Virgin ia of Hermiston visited Sunday at the home of Messenger's uncle and aunts. Mr. and Mrs. Zearl Gillespie, and Mrs. Claud Coats. I Fi',Mn Flv and Marc MeGow- an of Pendleton spent the week end at the home of Eileen's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Ely. . I Visitors last week at the home ! of Mr. and Mrs. Dante Daltoso , were Daltoso's aunts. Anne Busch and Rose Busch of Butte, i i Mr. and Mrs. Huston Lesley returned home last Thursday from a week's vacation trip to Portland and the coast. Their daughter. Mrs. Genevieve Wool ev and two hovs of Portland ac companied them to Grasland. Wash., where thev dug clams and entoved the rain, i Mrs. Betty Gentry. Bob and IVlores of Pendleton were in Hardman Sunday to get a boat and some other things that had been stored here. I Mr. and Mrs. l.es Robinson left for Walla Walla on Sunday to visit her sister, Mrs. Bessie 'Craher who recently fell and in jured herself. They will also visit another sister. Mrs. Edith Stanton, and her daughter Fairy j at College Place. ! Mr. and Mrs. Sam McDaniel 'received word this week that their grandson. Bob Mahon of j Elgin had undergone surgery in a La Grande hospital for a broken nose. He was injured while playing baseball, i Mr. and Mrs. Barton Clark and Nonda were in Portland on ! Friday for shopping and drove on to Salem Saturday to visit with Mr. and Mrs. Vane Walls, i Mr. and Mrs. Tom Springer ; and Dave Springer were in Bend on Saturday to visit a brother of Tom and Dave. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wright j iwere in Portland Thursday and Friday visiting her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh 'Jackson. On Saturday the group motored to Salem and visited with Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Free- j man. Braving the cold Sunday, to take in the drag races at Pilot Rock, were Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Craber. Darrel Harris and son By LaVELLE PARTLOW IRRIGON Several ladies of the Irrigon Home Extension unit drove to Pendleton last Thurs attend the I'matilla annual Aehievetn e n t D.iv. featuring Mrs. William Lu cas, president of Oregon Home makers' Council, as guest speak er. Those attending were Alda Gravbeal, Frances McCoy. Mar guerite Houghton, Marv Adams, Ida Slaughter, Norma Hanschar. Eva Anderson and Marge Shade. The event took place at the Vert Memorial Club Room. Mis. Lucas showed colored slides of her experience representing Ore gon homeinakors at the trien nial Associated Country Women of the World conference In Pub lin. Ireland, last September. Mont. Mrs. Frank Marlow was an overnight visitor in Pendleton . last Friday at the home of her Mrs. Clarence Thomas, i the showing of the cancer film April 5, presented by Connie Erickson of Pendleton. The call to the state conven tion May 4 in Portland was read by Mrs. H. M. Walker. A film. "Lessons in Loveli ness", was shown by Mrs. Roy Part low. The club will hold a rum mase sale April 29-30 in the John. They enjoyed the races but felt thev would have enjoyed them more if they had been bet ter dressed for the cold weath er. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Crewdson The annual -lunior-senior prom recent --tors to Echo, of Riverside High school will , KMcDalnlel nome were be held Saturday April 23. in Mrs Emmett Uav and Carrol the school gymnasium. DavU of Lonwocki and an aunt Cafeteria menus for Riverside ' 0'ftn Uki" High school and. Boardman 'trhrand Dale Van- Vrat1,e Irl fofiows Blokland were home from col- April 2o-29 are as follows. . . . Wp,,k.pnd ! Monday-meat loaf baked po- and "'r;..,: rR"I .. Mrs. Darrel Harris, is still con- office building next to the new -" "-j " ts lnhm. fined at home recuperating irom "- - - nnmiinnn a nrvi m-iiiin tuiane nnri fruit ! " Mrs. Bill l.lttrell, accompanied bv Mrs. Irvln Bardwell. Hermis ton. attended a dinner and con ference of the Mid -Columbia writers last Thursd.i evening, at the Fireplace Lounge of the Columbia Basin College. Mr. Churchill, editor of the Yakima Herald, was guest speaker. His book. "Big Sam", a storv of log ging in Oregon, has recently ' been published. ! Mrs. Chester Collins Is conva lescing at Good Shepherd hos pital in Hermiston. tollowing :surgor. i The A. C. Houghton Bobcats I will plav baseball at Heppner crepe Kridav. Attril 22. 2:00 p.m.. and dents at Stanfield Thursday April 2S, at 1:30 p.m. ! Mrs. J. W. Bunnell, t'larkston. Wash., spent the week-end with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Don Estes and family. I Mr. and Mrs. Howard Fagert drove to Idaho Falls, Idaho lo visit their son-in-law and dau ghter. Mr. and Mrs. Civile Corsl 'and four children. Mrs. Corsi, Molinda and Christine returned to Irrigon with Fegerts for u ;2-weeks visit. Mr. and Mrs. Perrv Pummel and Phil Goodall attended a Po liceman's dinner-business meet ing at Gordon's Cafe in I'ma tilla Tuesday evening. Miss Janet Christiansen left Sunday for Portland, where she was an overnight guest of Mrs. Helen Mulkey, Jerry Mulkey and daughter. Monday, Janet left from the Portland airport for Honolulu, Hawaii, where she will be a guest of Mr. Jim Rag- sdale. the former Sylvia IV-Chnnd. Mr. and Mrs. Howard regert, their daughter. Mrs. Civile Cor si and daughters of Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Mrs Fegert s moth er, Mrs. Addle Polan of I'matil la. drove to Hermiston Sunday evening, where thev were dinner guests of the Fegert s son In law and daughter, Mr and Mrs. Leon Hodges. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. IVaree. Baker, visited at the home ( their son in law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. lVn Estes and family. Mrs. C. A MllUv escaped ser ious intuiy while helping her husband spray grain's In their vineyard. Mrs. Miller was riding on a platform in back of the spraving apparatus, being pull ed by n tractor, and was thrown to the ground, the hind wheel of the tractor, an estimated weight of l.'tOO lb., passing over her bod v. She was taken lo the Umatilla hospital for treatment and x-ray, but had no broken bones. PTA Benefit Well RecoWed The A. C. Houghton PTA sponsored a spaghetti feed at the school cafetorlum Friday even ing, with proceeds going toward a 4-11 and a college scholarship. Following the well-attended dinner, students of the school presented a drama and arts fes tival. The program began with a flag drill bv the Mh and tit It grades, highlighted with a giant flag composed of wide strips of paiH-r. carried bv the stu- and assembled as the students knelt In unison. The audience participated In pledg ing the flag and singing Amer ica, accompanied bv Darrel Pummel. The 4th grade students presented a phssiral fitness rou tine, doing exercises to music, and the "III and Sth grades pre sented a one-act play. Mrs Flovd Hobbs was In charge of the program Menus at A. C. Houghton school for the week of April 2;" 2i are as follow: Monday Hot dogs, spinach, applesauce, oat meal cookies; Tuesday Spag hetti, green salad, french bread, angel freeze; Wednesday Soup, lunch meat and peanut butter sandwiches, cherries and cake; Thursday Beef and gravy over mashed potatoes, green beans, fruit salad; Friday Tuna chow mein. cottage cheese and peach saiad. vegeable sticks and dix ie cups. All meals are served with bread and butter and milk. All parents Interested in Cub Scouts are urged to meet at the A. C. Houghton school inursuay evening ut 7:30 p.m. I A. C. Houghton PTA. will 'meet at the A. C. Houghton I at- etorlum Monday evening. April 2. at 7:30 p.m. Program for the ....... i.,., ..ill u. ,i liaml concert . .. Mill .-' . i.r..u.uii..,l liv Ktudcnls of tile i-li,ul nn.liM- the direction ' rti ti ill- MiHtrcnian. The Irrigon Lions club Invites the public to attend their Ulngo Partv, which will be at the A. C. Houghton Cafetorlum Salur .I,... .....ion,- Anril I'.l. at '! 30 p.m. Proceeds will go toward Ihcj Lions Club building fund. Mer chants In neighboring cities have donated nice prizes to help make the evening n success In keeping with National Christ Ambassador lv. the oung (H'ople of the Irrigon As semblv of God church, will have charge of preliminaries In the Sunday morning service, April 2-1. U'lUirt Isom Is president of the local group. Sunday even ing. Rev. and Mrs. H. V. Kngle gau, missionaries to Africa, will present a missionary service at thtt church nl 7:30 p in. The pub lic is inviteu to nucim. Youths to Direct Church Services Youth lav will be ohaerved at the Heppner Anmbly oC GimI church Sunday. April 24. It Is announced I'V Rev, lllllte At hup. pastor. Teenage young people will b In charge of Ixith Sunday School and morning worship. Sue BlriU of Heppner will present thn morning message at the 11:00 a m. hour, with Rita Pettyjohn of lone nonu leader and high rltoul bovi aervlnit an unbent. Steven Alsup will lx acting 4iitiilnv School nuoerlntendcut. with various other youth lead Inn In nursery, primary and lunlor clan-sen. All friends are Invited to at tend and observe the youth In action Owe somebody a letter? Why not just give them a call? r.'x- '"K Pacific Northwest Bell Pitt ( the Nitionwidf Brl Spttm post office. The next the home April 26. of Mrs. Don Downey meeting will be at Wednesday - ba rbe c u e d hot I wndmK the week-end with . 7, Wednesday Daroecuea not!.. , Aih..rt Wri.ht and dogs, beets, cottage cheese and ,";?' " Mr and Mrs Bob ffPThursdai"s, te?" gfa V.TmashedrSoe French bread and cherry crunch; heads and did some rabbit Frirfav eheese sandwiches, to-, hunting while here. th 'Ws. ; mnkies and fruit: bread. ; Surprised on Birthday as co-hostess, hotter and milk are served with I Three couples from servea ai xa.ju- The Home Economics club of Greenfield Grange met Wednes day of last week at the home of Mrs. Gene P.isley with Mrs. John Phillips Luncheon was p.m. Mrs. Rollin Bishop was a guest. The club voted to assist with the development of the city park in the new townsite. Announcement was made of the Pomona Grange session to be held at Willows Grange at lone April 30. It will be the 40th anniversary of Pomona Grange. Mrs. Arthur Allen and Mrs. Waiter Hayes were appointed to a committee to arrange for a new community bulletin board in the new townsite. Next meeting of the club will be Mav 11. with Mrs. Bernard Donovan and Mrs. Delmer Hug as hostesses. Greenfield Grange met Satur day night at the hall, starting with potluck supper at 6:30 Mrs. John Phillips was assisted bv Mrs. W. G. er. Present from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Tan nehill of La Grande. Metskor mans of Morrow. Gil liam, Umatilla. Wheeler counties on sale at the Gazette-Times, SI .25 each. Others available on order. Heppner surprised Wilbur VanBlokland with a birthday party and cake Sunday evening. Enjoying the evening with Mt. and Mrs. Van Blokland were Mr. and Mrs. Le- hostess, ; Roy Gardner, Mr. and Mrs. Matt Seehaf- Hushes and Mr. and Mrs. Ter rell Benee. I Jim WilheJm of i ited at the Foster !on Saturday. Heppner vis Collins home Yes, tne Gazette-Times can print the form you need for bus! ness or ranch us. Phone 676-9228. The Mothers Club of Board- man Grade school met Thursday aiternoon of last week at the school with Mrs. Carroll Dono van in charge. 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