HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thunder. September M. 1966
4-H Leadership
Role Has Appeal
For Teenagers
With so much competition to
day (or the leisure time of teen
agers, it ts interesting to note
that membership in 4-H Clubs
often lasts up to 10 years, re
ports the National 4-H Service
Committee.
"For example. In the nation
al 4-H Leadership program last
year, the average membership
tenure of 12 national award
winners was nearly 9 years,"
said a committee spokesman.
Lone continuous membership
mav be partly due to the flex
ibility of the informal, educa
tional 4-H profrram. observe
adults working with the youth
who are between 9 and 19 years
old. There are available today,
about 40 different projects or
activities.
The national 4-H Leadership
program is one. It is sponsored
bv The Sears-Roebuck Founda
tion and supervised by the Co
operative Extension Service. Its
purpose is to develop character,
self-confidence and an under
standing of people and the im
portance of responsible citizen
ship. "Nobody is a born leader."
said Charles Freeman, program
leader for a 4-H citizenship ed
ucation and leadership develop
ment group which met recently
in Washington, D C "It lead
ership) has to be learned, and
it can be learned." He mention
ed "skills" and "understanding"
as prime requisites.
The starting place can be any
where in the club. Sometimes it
is with office holding. Needed
is recognized ability in sewing, !
cooking, electrical or mechani- j
cal endeavors, and in other
areas such as health and safe- j
New PTA Leaders
Open New Year
Br LoVELLE partlow
IRRIGON A. C. Houghton
PTA met at the school oafetor
ium Monday evening, with Mrs.
Wanda Witherspoon, president,
presiding.
Other officers who were in
troduced were vice-president,
Mrs. Mildred Baker; secretary.
Mrs. Dolores Hinton. and treas
urer. Mrs. Shirley Ritzer. Chair
men of the various committees
were also introduced.
Program for the evening was
a demonstration of the control
led reading machine and a
taehistoscooe. Refres h m e n t s
served at the conclusion of the
meeting were furnished by
mothers of first grade pupils.
ty.
Adult volunteer 4-H leaders
guide and encourage the young
people to be active in school j
and the community as well as !
in tha ! t K tartw-Writij-r in tha !
leadership program is entirely
voluntary. Boys and girls "en
roll," and at the end of the club
year their contributions are
evaluated by themselves, by the
adult leader and by the coun
ty extension staff.
Awards are offered on a com
petitive basis at three levels:
county, state and national. Each
year six boys and six girls are
chosen from 50 states as win
ners of S500 scholarships. The
highest ranking boy or girl in
the state will be named a dele
gate to the National 4-H Club
Congress at Chicago with all ex
penses paid. Gold-filled leader
ship medals will be presented
to the four top members in the
county.
Right now there are more than
150.0U0 junior leaders helping
younger members with their
projects. All have been trained
in tne leadership program. More
are needed, says the Extension
Service.
Litter spoils scenery, appe
tites and fun. It costs tax dol
lars too, to clean it up. Help
fight litter and keep the North
west clean and beautiful.
Mr. and Mrs. John Voile, who
have spent several months in
Wallowa, were in Irrigon over
the week end with their son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs, Kenneth Morgan and fam
ily.
Sundav evening guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Partlow and Sheryl were his
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. John Partlow and
girls of Portland.
Several Catholic families in
Irrigon have been removing
trees and preparing land on
their property. Plans are to
move the Umatilla Catholic
church onto the site earlv in
October.
United After 35 Tears
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fredrick
son and their 10 children were
together over the week-end for
the first time in 35 years. The
family reunion was at the Fred
Fredrickson, Sr., residence in
Hermiston on Friday evening.
Those present were Mr. and
Mrs. Robert West of GraybulL
Wvo., Mrs. Richard Wheeler of
San Mateo. Calif.. Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Yoho. Spray, Mr. and
Mrs. Russell Woods and family.
La Grande, Mr. and Mrs. Clar
ence Fredrickson and family,
hcho. Mr. and Mrs. Don Kenney,
Irrigon. Mr. and Mrs. John
Fredrickson and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Fredrickson and fam
ily. Roy Fredrickson and Wal
lace Fredrickson, all of Hermis
ton. Week-end guests at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Graybeal
were Mr. and Mrs. Max Gray
beal, Gary and Jerry of Walla
Walla.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Berg
and Ronald of Vane ouver,
Wash, spent the week-end with
her brother-in-law and sister,
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Partlow
and Sheryl. and also visited
another brother-in-law and sis
ter. Mr. and Mrs. James Mills,
Ricky, Randy and Steve of
Hermiston.
Mrs. Mary Adams is a pa
tient at the Pendleton Commu
nity hospital, having undergone
eye surgery last Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. LaVern Christ
iansen and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Cooley, Chris McGin
nis, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Part
low and Sheryl drove to Herm
iston Sunday afternoon and at
tended the wedding of Gloria
Hascall and Steve Partlow. The
wedding was solemnized at
Bethlehem Lutheran church.
Mrs. Donald Leighton is a pa-
Young Golfer
Is Club Champion
At Kinzua Course
(Held over from last week
By VIRGINIA KELSO
KINZUA All matches for the
Annual Mens Club Champion
ship at the local coif course
have been completed and to the
surprise of no one, the young
est member stepped from last
years Junior Champion to club
champion.
David Lovell swept aside all
the oldsters bv playing steady
golf all the wav and served no
tice that he will be hard to un
seat as champion in years to
come. In the final match youth
had to be reckoned with as
Dave defeated Milt Boring over
the IS hole route to become the
youngest member to pick up the
top trophv in the history of the
cluh.
Champions and runners-un
were determined in three other
flights as 3-1 golfers in all com
peted for honors. First flight:
Ernie Wall defeated Jim Hulett.
Second flight: Rollo Loomts de
feated Jiggs Bowman. Third
flight: Mark Jellick defeated Vic
Boylos.
One of the final events of the
year will be staged this Sunday
when Bob Misener puts on his
annual one day Shortstop Tour
nament for men and women
members. Mens play will be ov
er the IS-hole route with the
women turning in 9 hole cards.
The tourney will be followed by
a potluek dinner for all mem
bers at the club house.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Brock of
Priest River. Idaho were here
last Thursday on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Denton of
Brookings visited here with
friends from Tuesday until Saturday.
Ray Cody wishes to thank all
who helped to make this years
L nion picnic one ot the most
successful ever had.
The Friendship Club was en
tertained Wednesday evening at
the Grade school with Naomi
Rice as hostess. High was won
bv Ada Schell. second high by
Rita Conlee and floating bv Sue
Mattison and Dinah Jackson.
Others playing were Sharon
Bell, Doris Stuhblcfield. Carol
Norris, Barbara Mortimore, Bet
ty Murdock, Pat McMlnn and
Roberta Reid.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Oyler were
business visitors to Portland Sat
urday. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hampton
went to Richland. Wash. Friday
evening to bring Mr. Troy Car
ey and daughter Nannette here
tient at St. Anthony hospital in
Pendleton as a result of injur
ies sustained in a recent fall.
The Assembly of God Youth
choir drove to Hermiston Sun
day morning, and furnished spe
cial music for the Hermiston As
sembly's radio broadcast. The
choir sang "The King and I",
Tenderly He Watches Over
You", "Just a Closer Walk With
Thee", and a quartet sang
"Heaven, I'm Going There".
The A. C. Houghton Bobcats
will play a game against Echo
grade school on the A. C. Hough
ton football field Thursday,
September 29, at 2:00 p.m. and
will play Heppner at Heppner
on Friday. October 7, V.w p.m
for the week-end. On Sunday;
Mrs, Louis Lorengel and family
took Mrs. Carev and Nanette to
Arlington where they were met
by Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Mudd
and family.
Miss Joan Browning and Jer
ry Rtx of Pendleton spent the
week-end here with Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Browning and Linda.
Visiting here last weekend
were Mrs. Heinle Bolchek of
Rogue River and Mrs. Frances
O'Connor of Baker. The ladies
were enroute to Baker and af
ter arriving there Mrs. Botchek
suffered a heart attack and was
hospitalized. Mr. and Mrs. Wall
flew to Baker Thursday to visit
with Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Wall
Mrs, Botchek.
Shower Honors Mrs. Gulnn
Mrs. Alan Gulnn was the
guest of honor last Tuesday eve
ning at a stork shower given at
the grade school. The gift tab
le was decorated with storks
and Mrs, Gulnn was assisted In
opening her many gifts by her
daughters. Alana, Shellie and
Kellie, her mother, Mrs. Milo
Prindle of Heppner and her sis
ter Mrs. William Bell of The
Dalles. An earlv American high
chair was presented to Mrs.
Gulnn by the hostesses Mrs. Ar
let Campbell, Mrs. Ha r 1 a n
Schroeder. Mrs. Vernon Miller of
Fossil. Mrs. J. E. Wall, Mrs. Ed
Wham and Mrs. Waylnnd Hyatt.
Mrs. Tom Jordan went to
Mitchell Tuesday to visit with
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Jordan and
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Jordan.
Mrs. Rusty Medlock and Mrs.
Earl Norris went to Bend Tues
day for business, shopping and
medical care for Carol. While
there thev also visited with the
Scott Reed family.
Mrs. James Billings of Myrtle
Creek, visited last Thursday
with the Tom Jordans. She
brought home the three Jordan
children who had been visiting
with them at Myrtle Creek.
Mrs. Frank IVMerltt. Mrs.
Herschell Murdock and Mrs.
Earl Norris were in Heppner Fri
day for business and shopping.
Mrs. DeMeritt also had medical
care.
Mr. and Mrs. Slim Rhoton
were business visitors to The
Dalles Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Sharu
went to John Day Saturday to
visit with Mr. and Mrs. Harry
-
Mr. and Mrs. Wlllard Wilholm
and family of Prineville visited
Saturday with Mr. and Mrs,
John Hawk.
The Hunters Community card
party was held at the Camp 5
Community hall Saturday with
Marie Hulett and Lola Ferrel as
hostesses. This party was spon
sored bv the Camp 5 Womens
club and nine tables of pinoch
le were in play. High was won
by Carol Norris and John Hawk.
Low by Dinah Jackson and Tom
Jordan. Traveling pinochle by
Jean Medlock and Betty Mur
by Ruth Jordan. Bud Bird drew
the winning tickets and Woody
Webb of Kinzua won the cho
chetetl bedspread and Mrs. Ev
an L. Jones of Prineville won
the chocheted dolly.
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Lodge to Assist With Convention
By DELPHA JONES
LEXINGTON Holly Rcbekah
Lodge met lasl Thursday night
for Its regular meeting. Plans
were discussed for the fall dis
trict convention to foe held in
Heppner lit November.
Following the meeting, re
freshments were served jointly
to the Oddfellows and Kebek
aha. Visitors for this meeting
from Sans Souel of Heppner
were Letha Archer, Esther Berg
strom. Opal Cook, Adelle La
Trace, Mrs. Alice Lutrcll. and
Eva Griffith,
Mrs, Bertha Hunt. Mrs, Flor
enoe McMillan and Mrs. A. F.
Majeske were dinner guests on
Monday night of Mrs. Leta
Thomas at her home In Hepp
ner. The occasion was for the
ladles to renew an acquaintance
with Mrs. Grace Hoffman of Eu
gene, when the ladles met on
a trip to the Hawaiian Islands.
Also present was Mrs, Sadie
Parrlsh of Heppner.
Mrs. Jim Johnson in spending
some time in Eugene where she
was called bv the serious HI.
ness of her father.
Mrs. Charles Colley, Mrs, Flor
ence McMillan and Mrs. A. F.
Maleske were Hermiston busi
ness visitors last week.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Jones and,
Earl Miller returned Sunday
from a weeks trip to Vancouver
and Victoria. B. C. Enroute they
visited at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Claude Moreau In Seattle
and Mrs. Bertha Larson In Muk
lltoo. Wn.
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Majeske
spent the week end with their
daughter and family. Mr. and
Mrs, Harvev Wright In Portland.
Dr. and Mrs. H. S. Huber spent
the week end in Gaston, where
thev visited their sons David
and Gary who are attending the
Laurelsvood academy there.
Miss Lisa Cutsforth, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Cuts
forth. Sr.. is attending St. Paul s
schiHil for girls In Walla Walla.
Mrs. Marv Mowe and daugh
ter Linda spent the week end
at the Joe Yocom home from
their home In Portland.
Mrs. Floyd Smith was a pa
tient in the Community hospit
al In Pendleton last week.
Mrs, Alex Hunt of Heppner
and daughter-in-law, Mrs.
George Hermann of Lexington,
are spending a tow days in
Portland where they are visit
ing relatives from Chicago, Ill
inois. Mrs. Janet Crabtree is employ
ed at the Lexington Implement
Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Palm
er spent the week-end at their
summer home In Uklah.
Mrs, Alonzo Henderson of
Hood River spent a couple of
davs last week In I'Xlngton.
Mrs. Mary McMurtry of Hepp
ner. Mrs, Florence McMillan,
Mrs. A. K. Majeske. Mrs. Alon
zo Henderson and Mrs. C. C,
Jones were among those ladles
attending the Ladles Auxiliary
of the Patriarchs Militant In
Pendleton last Wednesday night.
Mrs. Al Fctsch was a Pendle
ton caller on Tuesday,
Mr. and Mrs. C. C, Jones were
business visitors In Hermiston
on Tuesday.
Bertha Hunt was confined to
her home with flu the past
week.
College Schedules
Sewing Courses
Blue Mountain Community
College will offer evening cours
es in tailoring and sewing In
IVndleton, Herm I s t o n and
Boardman starting the first
week In October.
Tatliirlnty rtnwofl n-lll .itun
October 3 at Boardman's River
side High school, and October
7 at Helen McCune school, Pen
dleton. Mrs. Marilyn Owens will
teach both classes.
Classes In Basic Bishop Sew.
Ing will be given at Hermiston
High school starting Wednes
day, October 5, and at Helen
McCtinr school, Pendleton, start
ing October 3. Teaching the
Hermiston class will be Mrs.
Sylvia Smith, and the IVndle
ton class will be taught by Mrs.
Lois Ramlg.
All classes will be held from
7 to 10 p.m. Other evening cours
es will be announced later ac
cording to David Raynalds,
Evening School Director.
Litter Is an eyesore, a tax
drain and a health menace . . .
so deposit litter In a trash re.
oeptatio and helps keep the Pa
cific Northwest clean and beautiful.
My Neighbors
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From sewing to stock-raising, it's the
4-H Club way to "learn by doing" . . .
for a better Club, a better community, a
better country. Through their Head-Heart
Hands-Health program, 4-H'ers pledge
themselves to year-round goals, that they
may be ready mentally, morally, spiritually
and physically for the important tasks
ahead. This community depends on
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