HEPPNER GAZETTE -
Jessie A. Smith
Dies Suddenly
At Home Here
Mrs. George (Jessie Anna)
Smith died unexpectedly at her
home in Heppner Wednesday,
May 25. She would have been
75 years of ace on June 3.
Funeral services will be Sat
urday, May 28, 2:00 p.m, at
the Methodist church, with the
Rev. Al Bosch ee officiating. In
terment will follow in Heppner
Masonic Cemetery, with Swee
ney Mortuary in charge of the
arrangements.
Jessie Anna Carter was born
June 3, 1891. in Ruby Valley,
Nevada. She was the daughter
of John and Anna Holt Carter.
When a very small child, she
came with her parents to Mon
ument, where she grew to
womanhood. She was married
to George Smith In Monument
on June 30. 1910. They made
their home there until moving
to Heppner In 1944, where they
have resided since.
Mrs. Smith was an active
member of the Heppner Meth
odist church and of the Worn
ens Society of Christian Serv
ice. Survivors include her hus
band, George; two daughters,
Mrs. Sylvia McDaniel. Heppner;
Mrs. Helen Jones, Glen Burnie,
Maryland; one son James R.
Smith of Pendleton; one broth
er. Melvin Carter of San Fran
cisco, Calif.; six grandchildren
and sewn great-grandchildren.
Illness Takes
Maud Robison, 84
Memorial services were held
Monday. May 23. for Mrs. Maud
Alma Robison. 84. in the Swee
ney Mortuary ChapeL The Rev.
Al Boschee officiated at the
2:00 p.m. service. Vault inter
ment followed in Heppner Ma
sonic cemetery-
Mrs. Robison died in Pioneer
Memorial hospital on Friday,
May 20, after being in ill health
the past year. She was a mem
ber of Sans Souci Rebekah
Lodge and of the Christian
Church. She had lived in south
Morrow county and in Heppner
most of her liie.
The daughter of Wesley Boo
her and Jennie, Stevens, she was
born in Dakota City, Nebraska,
October 7, 1881.
Survivors include one daugh
ter, Mrs. Debbie McDaniel of
Hardman; two sons, Gerald Boo
her of La Grande and Rich
ard Robison of Heppner; three
grandchildren and seven great
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TIMES. Thursday, Mar & K
iss V. Benson
Honored at Party
Br VIRGINIA KELSO
KINZUA Miss Vlckl Benson
was the guest of honor at a
bridal shower Sunday afternoon
at the grade school. The many
lovely gifts were arrayed on a
table centered with a bride doll
flanked with white wedding
bells. The individual tables
were also centered with gaily
dressed dolls. Bingo was play
ed with prizes being won by
Norma Stephens. Ada Schell,
and Pat Mi-Minn.
Vicki then opened her gifts
assisted by Betty Robinson and
Becky Schroeder. after which a
specially decorated cake was
cut by Mrs. Stanley Benson and
served with ice cream to the
guests.
Hostesses for the occasion
were Dorothy Walker. Hildred
Hines, Lucille Bird, nad Mar
garet McConnell.
Miss Benson will be married
on Saturday. June 18, to Ken
neth Miller of Fossil at the
Kinzua Community church.
Visiting here and attending
baccalaureate Sunday evening
were Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Mudd and family and Mrs. Troy
Carey and daughter of Rich
land. Wash.
Spending the weekend in
Spray with Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Chapman and attending
the Spray rodeo were Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Rector and son Jeff.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Oyler and
Miss Midge Murray.
Mr. and Mrs. Arden Tripp and
family spent the week-end in
Redmond visiting with Mr. and
Mrs. Jerry Sargent and Mr. and
Mrs. Zolen Tripp and family.
When they came home they
brought Jimmy Sargent with
them for a few days visit.
Mrs. Robert Reavis and Mrs.
Jack Ball were business visitors
in Heppner Thursday. While
there they visited at the Pio
neer Memorial hospital with
Mrs. Lucille Clark who had
surgery there last Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Catlin
of The Dalles were recent vis
itors with Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Sitton.
Visiting with Mr. and Mrs.
Leslie Mallaroy this past week
were Mrs. Mallaroy's parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Reichelt
and Ronald of St. Maries. Ida
ho. Business visitors to The Dal
les on Thursday were Mrs. Paul
Oyler and Miss Sharon Kelso.
Everett Stewart went to Long
Creek Thursday to attend his
son's graduation from high
school. Mrs. Stewart and the
family will move to Kinzua this
week.
The Doubledeck card club
was entertained at the home of
Margaret McConnell on Wed
nesday evening with Virginia
Sitton as hostess. High was
won by Vi Slinkard, low by
Vonnie Browning and floating
by Helen Wright and Vi Slink
ard. Others playing were Ada
SchelL Marge Asher, Kathryn
Flack, Marj Boring, LaVina
Connor, Lily May Nistad, and
Virginia Kelso.
Visiting at the Sam Howell
home last week-end were Mr.
and Mrs. Louis Miller and Dor
othy of Kimberly, Mr. and Mrs.
Clifford Howell and Paddy of
Monument, Mr. and Mrs. Roger
Ashmead, Lora and Sarah of
Mayville and Doris Ashmead of
FossiL
Mr. and Mrs. Red Hulett went
to Walla Walla last Sunday
where they participated in a
bowling tournament.
A special meeting of the
Camp 5 Womens club was call
ed by President Betty Murdock,
on Wednesday. It was voted at
that time to cook and serve a
buffet dinner for the Eastern
Oregon Logging Co. Safety As
sociation at a time to be an
nounced later. Chairman for
this is to be Lola Ferrel.
The Home Extension meeting
was held Wednesday evening
at the Camp 5 Community Hall
with Chairman Betty Murdock
in charge. Seven were present
to hear the lesson on wills
which was presented by Betty
Murdock and Carol Norris.
Mr. and Mrs. Hap Gregg of
John Day were Saturday guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Sharp.
They also visited with other
friends at Camp 5.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Norris, Mr.
and Mrs. Gordon Fulton and
daughter Sandra of Fossil were
in Bend Saturday as delegates
to the Northwest District Coun
cil Mrs. Rusty Medlock and Ran
dy were in Heppner Wednesday
for business and shopping.
The Home Extension meeting
on "Wills" will be held this
Thursday, May 26, at the grade
Cleaners
Mrs. Zehner Gets
Br LoVELLE PARTLOW
IRRIGON Mrs. Elmer Zehner
was specially honored at the
Grand Council Fire in Stanfleld
Friday evening, when she was
presented with the "Waken
pin. the highest National Camp
Fire award given to a group
leader. This award is given on
ly to leaders who have served
five years and who have given
distinctive service and coopera
tion to their council over and
above their leadership and cre
ative program guidance.
Mrs. Zehner has been a lead
er for five years in Oregon Trail
Council and has been a contin
uous member of Camp Fire
Girls since Joining as a young
girl. She has volunteered her
valuable servcle to Day Camp
for three years as a counselor
and has served as Blue Bird
Training Chairman on the West
District Committee.
The presentation was made
bv Russ Piersol. "Dad of The
Year" for the West District.
I Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hill left
! Monday morning for Portland,
j t visit their granddaughter.
! Rhonda Cook, who is convales
i cini: at Doernbechor hospital
following surgery. Thev also
i visited Rhonda s folks. Mr. and
I Mrs. Koseoe Cook and family,
! and another son-in-law and
daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Dave
i Koch nnd family,
j Mr. and Mrs. Mao MvCov and
I Judy of Vancouver were week
j end guests at the home of his
I mother. Mr. Ruth McCoy, and
! also visited manv other friends
and relatives. They attended
I the PTA picnic while here.
, Graduation Next Week
Riverside High school Bacca
i laureate will be at the River
side High school Sundav even
ing. May 29. at 8:00 p.m.. and
High school Graduation will be
Wednesday evening. June 1.
8:00 p.m.
A. C. Houghton 8th grade
graduation will be at the A. C.
Houghton Cafetorium Thursday
evening. June '2. at 8:00 p.m.
Speeches and talks will be by
students of the graduating
class.
Menus for A C. Houg hton
school for the week of May 31
June 3 are as follow: Monday
No school, due to Memorial
Day; Tuesday White beans,
hot rolls, tomatoes, fruit, cheese
cake; Wednesday Meat loaf,
mashed potatoes, pickled beets,
pudding; Thursday Spanish
rice, crapefruit, cottage cheese
and peach salad, fluffed Jello;
Friday Tuna and noodle cas
serole, buttered carrots, dixie
cups, graham craceker cookies.
All mesls are served with bread
and butter and milk.
Mrs. Kenneth Taylor, Kenny,
Denny, Dianna and Carolyn left
Irrigon Thursday for Portland,
where she visited her brother-in-law
and sister, Mr. and Mrs.
Dave Warlick and family and
other relatives and friends, be
fore departing Saturday from
the Seattle-Tacoma airport for
Okinawa, where they will Join
S Sgt. Kenneth Taylor, who will
be stationed there approximate
ly two more years.
Mr. and Mrs. Alva Whitaker
of Scappoose, were week-end
guests of her sister, Mrs. Vera
school. The meeting is to start
at 7:30 p.m. and everyone is
urged to attend.
Visiting this week with Mr.
and Mrs. Allen Nistad and Car
ol is Mrs. Nistad's mother, Mrs.
Victor Dahlberg of Boise, Idaho.
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Conlee
spent from Thursday until Sun
day at Seaside where they at
tended the State Convention of
the BPOE Elks. Gene Conlee
spent this time visiting with his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Conlee on Pine Creek.
Mrs. Omar Stubblefleld re
turned home during the week
end from a week spent visiting
relatives in Los Angeles, Calif.
She was met In Portland by
Mr. Stubblefield.
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Cooley. Thev drove to Wallowa
I lb I ftt&'lKt.m I. amf
toured Oxbow and Brownlee
nam ana the Haines museum.
They reported running Into
snow In the mountains.
The annual A. C. Houghton
PTA picnic was held Inside the
cafetorium Sunday, due to in
clement weather; however. It
warmed up In the afternoon to
permit the Softball game be
tween the boys and the "dads"
and also games for the young
er folk. The PTA furnished
coffee, punch and ice cream for
the potluck dinner.
Rocky Bransford of Hormlston
wns a Saturday overnight guest
of Sheryl Part low.
The Irrigon Kindergarten con
cluded a 3-month session and
had a graduation" exercise at
the school Friday evening, when
diplomas were presented to the
youngsters. The children- pre
sented a program for their par
ents, reciting many nursery
rhvmes in verse and song.
Much of their handwork accom
plished during the kindergarten
was on display, and the even
ing concluded with refresh
ments. Mrs. Max Hellberg of
Board ma n was their Instructor.
Ladles of the Veterans of
World War 1 Auxiliary 379
met at the old Irrigon school
cafeteria last Wednesday for a
potluck dinner and accompany
ing workday. The ladles work
ed on afghans to be taken to
White City Domleilliarv. Mem
bers present from Hermlston
were: Viva Ltndley, Julia Pen
ney. Fdna Rlckert. Kstella Ac
ton and Stella Noble. Members
from Stanfleld were Freda Bush
and Dora Howe, Members from
Irrigon were Minnie Hoadley.
Minnie Sklles, Mary Stephens
and Sylvia Morgan, and the
following Irrigon ladies volun
teered their services for the day:
Sedalia Dexter, Marguer it e
Houghton. Itol Rucker and Eva
Anderson.
Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Peterson
of Castle Rock. Wash., and Mr.
and Mrs. Gearhart Stephenson
of Centralla, Wash., were week
end guests of Mrs. Marguerite
Houghton.
Mrs. Burrell Cooley. David
and Robert, accompanied her
folks. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bel
ler of Hermlston, to Kansas City.
Kansas, where they will spend
two weeks visiting relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Crosby of
Redmond. Wash., were week
end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Rees
Morgan.
Mrs. John H. Kenney Is con
valescing at her home after un
dergoing malor surgery at St.
Anthony hospital in Pendleton
last week.
Rnrroii ronli'v accompanied
Jerry Mulkey of Portland to
Spokane Sunday, where Mulkey
competed in tne drag races, ana
won the trophy for the day.
Kfr Ruth McCov was hon
ored on her 81st birthday with
a gathering at ner nome or ner
children and grandchildren.
Present were her sons and daughters-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs.
Mac McCoy and Judy of Vancou
ver Wash . Mr. and Mrs. Ben
McCoy and Terry, Mr. and Mrs.
Warren McCoy, Susan. Mine
and Debbie of Irrigon; a dau-
oh tar Mrs Frank Stewart, of
La Grande; Mr. and Mrs. Ver
non Stewart, Imgon ana Doug
las Stewart, La Grande.
Fifth trraHa students of A. C
Houghton school made a con
servation tour of several Irrigon
farms Wednesday.
iovral xtlldpnts from A. C.
Houghton elementary school
participated in a tracK meet, ai
Heppner Monday.
Mile Mrfov son of Mr. and
Mrs. Warren McCoy, is home on
leave alter being saiionea at
the Naval Base at Norfolk. Va.
His next duty station will be
in Japan.
Mrs. Frank Stewart, ner son
Warren Stewart, and grandson
Douglas Stewart, all of La
Grande, visited during the week
at the home of ner son ana
daughter-in-law and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Stewart,
Advertising Pays!
Council Grants 14
Building Permits
At the Anrll meeting of the
city council, the Heppner of
ficials agreed that they should
run a small ad In the Gazette
Times to Inform people about
the ordinance requiring build
ing permits for alterations and
remodeling when these pro
jects exceed a cost of $l(X).
At the meeting of the coun
cil May 2. the city dads had
evidence of the value of ad
vertising. There were 14 appli
cations for building permits.
Seldom at a regular council
meeting are there more than
two or three.
All the permits were grant
ed. They are as follows:
Dean Gllman. 870 K. Fair
view Way. concrete driveway,
S-'SS; Claude Buschke. lOti fc.
May, new stairway and ent
rance to Gilliam and Blsbee
building, $250; Gerry Rood.
410 Riverside, remodel front
worn. $1ThX)- Mayor W. C Rose
wall. N. ' Court, repair
driveway, build tool shed,
$S00: Heiman Winter. RIO K.
Falrvlew, new sidewalk anil
patto, $300. Glen Ward. 523 S.
Chase remodel basement, $AX).
Anita Stockard, 215 N. Gale,
siding on house, $l,ifc; Ktta
Parker, Main Street building,
coalng roof. $235; Matt
Hughes. 4tiO Morgan, new
shingle roof. $T00; J. F. Sween
ey. 230 i: Matlock, remodel
bathroom, $"00,
Happoll F-stato. 273 E. Can
non, repair foundation, recover
kitchen drains and counter.
$350; Tom Marlatt. new retain
ing wall. $i:; Mary D Bailey.
Water and Jones Streets, new.
roof. $300; Loren Lueore, 675
Hager. remodel kitchen and
service entrance. $450.
HOSPITAL NEWS
Those admitted to Pioneer
Memorial hospital during the
past week, and still receiving
medical care. Include the fol
lowing: Burt Winters, Heppner;
Jordan Wallace, Fossil; Lee
Hams, lone; Alvln Vinson. Lex
ington; JUI Padberg, Lexington,
and Mary McMurtry. Heppner.
Those who received care, and
were later dlscissed. were the
following: Jerry Crawford. Olex;
Michael Sanders, lone; Robert
Peck. Heppner, and Settle Do
herty, Heppner.
Sharon and Tom, and also oth
er relatives and friends.
Mrs. Reed frnm th Qtf
Adoption Agency will be a
guest speaKer at the Thursday
night Lions Club meeting. The
Lions Club
Cafe In Irrigon.
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Lexington
Dies at Aqe 94
Word was received on Tues
lav of the death of Mrs. Klla K.
Baldwin, mother of Mrs. Al
Lamb, at her home In Newbcrg.
She was !M years of age. but had
been enjoying good health.
Service are planned for Sat
urday, May 2S. at a funeral
home In Newberg, with Inter
ment at Burna Isla.
Mrs. Baldwin was bom De
cember 10. 1871, at Diamond
Grove, Missouri, and moved lo
Oregon In 1S74 with her parents,
eventually settling In M"ti
mmifh H.r iifirent went Wil.
liam J. Kmmltt and Rebecca'
Jane Buchanan. She graduated
from Oregon Normal School In
18;t5, anil taught school In Ore
gon for 25 years. She married
Samuel II. Baldwin In lH2 lie
preeeeded her In death In 1KW.
Surviving are her mm, Dr.
Wallace K. Baldwin, Eugene,
and daughter, Mrs. At Lamb,
Heppner; also six grandchildren
and nine great grandchildren.
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Lambs Take Trip
During Vacation
Wayne ljunb enjoyed vUltlng
with relatives in Oregon and
Washington and sight neelng at
the coast while on a two week
vacation from hlx work at the
First National Hank.
Accompanied by hU mother,
Mrs. l Lamb, they visited
Wayne's brother-in-law and al
ler. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cunn
ingham 'n Ontario; hla brother
and sister In law, Mr. and Mr.
Albert Lamb In Seattle. Wn ;
with Mrs. Lamb'a brother. Dr
W. Baldwin, Eugene, and her
mother. Mrs. Ella Baldwin in
Newberg. and with other grand
parent. Mr. and Mr. Alva
Lamb, In Salem.
They also apent some time
along thn Oregon coast.
Mrs. Lamb received word of
the unexpected death of her
mother on Tuesday, following
their visit with her at her home
last week.
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