HEFPNER
GAZETTE-TIMES
Hcppncr, Oregon 97836, Thursday, December 8, 1966 See. Z
Freeland Service Calls
Rietmanns To California
Service Family Home from Spain
By KATHER1NE LINDSTROM
ION K Mm. Omar Kletmann
received word on Sunday morn
ing f !' death o( her broth
er, Eugene I.. Frceland of Al
pine, Calif. Mr. Frecland pann
ed away unexpectedly on Sat
urday, December 3, hln 7lst
birthday.
Funeral service were held
Wednesday, Dc-ctnhcr 7. at
Benlmugh Mortuary, In Alpine,
Calif., with the Masonic onler
assisting.
Mr. ami Mm. Kletmann left on
Tuesday lv plane from Portland
to attend the services. Their Hon
and daughter In low, Mr. and
Mrs. Cene Itletmann took them
to Portland.
Survivor Include his widow,
Vera of Alpine; one son, Eugene
L. Kni-land III. Kaneho Santa
Fe. Calif.; one daughter, Mm.
Kite White, powav, Calif.; I Wo
grandchildren, and one ulster,
Mrs. Elaine Kletmann, lone.
The Frceland family were for
mer resident of the Heppner
urea before moving to Sale
and later to California.
em,
Also In Portland for Holiday
on ice were Mr. anu rirs. nor-
man Nelson and I hucK and
KrlMtln. They were accompanied
by Susan Jane Jepscn.
Hev. anil Mrs. waner n. v row-
ell and Don Hrlstow
of the lone United
Christ, attended the recognition
service for Hev. Richard Trotter,
new minister of the Condon
United Church of Christ.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne llama
and his mother, Mrs. Vester
Hams and Cheryl drove to Se
attle last Monday to take their
habv, Leslie, to the University
of Washington Medical school,
where she was to remain a
week for treatment and observation.
EnUrtatnad
r.uests of Mr. Ida Coleman
the nnst week have been Mr.
Church Youth
A lovely preChrlslmas
was given
Mrs. Frank Ward of Kunu.
Idaho has been here visiting
her mother, Mr. Mary Kmert.
She came to attend the wedding
nf her nW-cc. Nancy Pettyjohn
to Ccorge Miller of Moro at the
Cotulon United Church of Christ
on Saturday, Novemlier 2ti.
Milton Morgan I lew to Chi
cago last week to attend meet
Ings of the drain and Feed
Dealers Convention.
Robert Drake returned on
Monday from a few days In
Portland.
Mrs. Omar Kletmann enter
tained Uunchgrass Kcb e k a h
Lodge last Thursday evening.
The October. NoveiulH-r, and De
cember birthday of member,
Mrs. Paul Pettyjohn, Sr., Mrs.
Edith Niehoson. Mrs. K. C. llcl
iker, and Mr. Arvllla Swanson,
were honored. Hostesses were
Mrs Harvey King and Mr. Clco
Drake.
Mrs. Marlon Palmer had a
iTOiin ol irienil in lor limner
party
on Friday evening
bv Mrs. Robert Jensen for mem
ber of her church school class.
The boys and girls were taken
to the Jepscn ranch home by
Mr. Jepscn and Mr. Donald
I.lnnell. The evening wa spent
plavlng Karnes and practicing
for the part the vougstcrs were
to take In the Hunting of the
second Advent candle during
the worship service of the Unit
ed Church of Christ on Sunday
morning. Some of the guests
talked on the ham radio. Those
attending the party were Me
lanle Hall, Cassv Chapel, Bill
Jepscn, Freddie Sherman, Mark
and John Kletmann, Marcle Lin
nell, Doris McCabc, Christina
Mndstrom, Nancy Pettyjohn,
and Cheryl Hams
Mrs. 1-ec Palmer had a cof
fee party for Mrs. U'e Petty
John on her birthday last Mon
day afternoon. Those coming to
offer Ix'st wishes and to visit
were Mr. Dclbcrt Kmert, Mrs.
Marv Kmert. Mr. Harold Sher
er, Mrs. Phill Kmert. Mrs. Mar
Ion Palmer, and Mrs. Frank
Ward of Kuna. Idaho.
Francis Troedson. who had re
cent major urgerv at the Vet
eran' hospital In Portland, had
additional urgerv on Thursday.
He wa reported to be a little
Nettle lllngst of St. Paul. Minn,
and Mr. Martin Moen of But
tle Lake, Minn., who are sister
of Joe Caarsland. The ladle
moderator visited In Seattle and then met
Church of Mrs. Coleman In Portland at the
home of their niece, Mr. Pete
Crawford and family for Thank
sgiving, before coming to lone.
Thev left by train from Pasco
on Saturday.
Announcements from the lone
schools this week Include a
Junior hlc,h school basketball
game with Heppner at lone on
Friday afternoon and high
school ball games with Pilot
Rock at lone on Friday even
ing. The annual lone school Chris
tmas program has been chang
ed to Thursday evening, Decem
ber 22.
The elementary and high
school students enloycd a na
tional asscmmbly film and nar
ration on Africa bv George Wll
helm. The trip, originally plan
ned to Inst six months covered
two year. He showed excellent
film on the life of the lions.
6th Graders' Sale
Aids Alaska Family
I Mrs. Krwln' sixth grade class
at Heppner High school held a
cup cake sale Friday to earn
money to help a family In
I Hooper Bay, Alaska. The child
i ren learned of the needs of the
family through I-eora Van
Winkle svho Is a VISTA volun
teer In Hooper Bay.
1 According to Mrs. Erwin, this
particular family with a num
iber of children had had Its
I home hum twice In two years
! as a result of heating stove
fires and had lost all of Its po
'sessions. They desperately need
clothing and other Items.
The children found that 'It
.took considerable money to pay
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Ur lilt" jnlUK' VII OMjpana
by donna efpenbach
(Held over from last wceki
IHRIGON Mr. and Mr. Daryl
Hobba and family are home on
leave. They are visiting hi par
ents, Mr. and Mr. Floyd Hobbs
and family.
Daryl wa stationed In Ma
drid, Spain, for the past four
year. He showed glide and
gave a talk at the A. C. Hough
ton school. A dinner wa given
In their honor, and for Mrs.
Sedalla Dexter on her birthday.
Mr. and Mr. Ben McCoy and
Terry traveled to Vale for the
Thanksgiving week-end. They
stayed with her parents, Mr.
and Mr. George Eddy.
Mr. Vera Cooley, Mr. and
Mr. William Cooley and dau
ghter traveled to Scappoose to
visit her brother-in-law and lis
ter. Mr. and Mr. Whlttiker.
Mlsa Sheryl Wltherspoon was
home from Blue Mountain Col
lege to spend the holidays with
her mother. Mrs. Jlggs Lathrop,
The Riverside Pirates ended
their football season In a tie
for 8-man football State Cham
pionship Saturday. The game
was well attended.
Carlo l-elghton was in Pen
dleton for medical treatment
and visited at the home of
Jeanne Edwards.
Danette Lelghton and Karen
Richards marched In the Vet
erans Day Parade in Pendleton
as part of the Ta Wa Pit Kin
campfire group.
Week-end guests at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Don Lelghton
were Mrs. Don Stocks, Donnie
and Sherrie and Mrs. Glenn
Joachim and Kathy.
Mr. and Mm. Norman Eppen
bach and Mark returned Sun
day afternoon from Grants Pass,
where they spent the Thanks
giving holidays with her moth
er, Mrs. Naomi Marlow.
I.vnn Hohhs Is home for a
30-day leave from the Air Force.
He was stationed at Lowry Air
Force Base, Colo., and will be
stationed next In Alaska. He is
the son of Floyd Hobbs.
Mr. and Mrs. John Cook of
Albany were here to see Mrs.
Bobby Stewart. They stayed at
the home of the Richard Stan
leys. Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Cook of
Portland were recent guests at
the home of -Mrs. Cook s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hill.
Bobby Buchanan is confined
to the Good Shepherd hospital
In Hcrmiston. He was Injured
during football practice at Riv
erside High school. He has a
broken ankle.
Mr. and Mrs. William Schmed
er and family were Thanksgiv-
un Sunday evening nononng nur neuer on aunoay, accoroing lunney conecicu. ini-y np mwi
husband on hi birthday. Guests Iword received bv relatives here, pleased to earn about $22 on
Ing guest of their son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Steven of St. Helens.
Mr. and Mrs. Steven returned
home with them and Mr. Stev
en went on to Pendleton for
elk hunting.
Mr. Fred Murtishaw wa re
leased from the Good Shepherd
hospital last Monday, after a
weeks confinement following
eye surgery.
Mrs. Margie Khade and Mrs,
Don Lelghton made a trip to
The Dalle recently.
Mr. Earl Isom and Mrs. Don
Id Eppenbach were Saturday
shoppers In Yakima, Wn.
Mr. and Mrs. warren Mccoy
attended the League of Oregon
Cities Annual Convention, No
vember 20-22, at the Hilton Ho
tel In Portland, where he rep
resented the City of Irrlgon.
Mrs. McCoy attended some of
the entertainment sessions es
pecially planned for the wives
of the delegates.
Mr. and Mrs. Joy Stand ertr,
Cindy, Danny, Marei, and ba
by Jennifer, Long Beach, Wash.,
were Thanksgiving guests at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ow
en Leathers, Heppner. Marcl
Leathers, age four, remained
with her grandparents for a vis
it and will return home at
Christmastime.
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Shingle
decker, Richard and Randall of
Walla Walla, stopped at the
home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. William Graybeal. They
were en route to Portland for
Thanksgiving at the home of
his sister. Mr. and Mrs. Dave
Brownlee, former residents of
Irrlgon.
Mr. and Mrs. Max McKay and
Douglas went to Leh man
Springs for the Thanksgiving
holidays. Doug is home from
Oregon State College. Their
erandson. Rlckle Larson, of Port
land accompanied them. While
there they also did some elk
hunting.
lone Post Office
Announces Schedule
Mrs. Charles O'Connor, lone
postmaster announces a sched
ule of week-end hours which
the post office will use in serv
ing the public during the com
ing Christmas rush weens.
For Saturday, ueeemner iu,
no change; on baturday, De
cember 17, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
Sunday, December 18, windows
will not be opened but mail
will be sorted. Mail will go out
at 8 a.m. on Sunday, December
18.
Visitors th wk of Not ru
ber 27 to December 3 at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Randy
Lott were her nephew and wife,
Mr. and Mrs. Bill McGee, and
Stephen and Sandra of Port Or
chard, Wash. Bill worked in
Heppner two summers for Mr.
Lott and Is now with the tele
phone company in Port Orchard.
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SHE'S NOT DRESSED
FOR WINTER!
. . . and neither is your home if you don't
have those repairs done for the cold winter
days ahead!
Old Man Winter Is Coming-Are You Ready?
Here are soma things you should do which will make you
mora comfortable and -save you money for winters to
come.
1. INSULATE CEILINGS
AND WALLS WITH
ZONOLITE
2. WEATHERSTRIP
DOORS AND WINDOWS
3. REPAIR ROOFING
4. INSTALL STORM
DOORS AND WINDOWS
5. CALK DOORS
AND WINDOWS
6. INSTALL FLEX-O-GLASS
WINDOW MATERIALS
Ask About Our Prices On Wepco
Storm Doors and Windows
Tum-A-Lum Lumber Co.
Heppner, Oregon
Ph. 676-9212
present were Mr. and Mr, ti
mer Palmer, Mr. and Mr.
Ralph Richard, Mr. and ' Mrs.
Harold Wright. Mr. and Mrs.
( lell Rea, and Mr. and Mrs. Lee
palmer and girls.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Crabtree
Mcnt Sunday in Walla Walla
as guest of Mr. and Mr. Ivan
( hard. Other guests were the
( rabtree's daughter and family,
Mr. ami Mrs. Alvln McCabe and
boy of Colfax, Wash.
Card Party Supports Library
The Topic Club held a sue
ivssful card party at the Ma
sonic Hall on Saturday evening
with nine tables of pinochle in
play. Ladles high was won by
Mrs. KUIon Tucker and mens
high by Roy W .Llndstrom. Low
prizes were won by Tanya
Tucker and Perry Mailer, and
Mrs. Lindsay Klneald wun the
MA) pinochle prize. Mrs. Ken
neth Smouse won the door prize.
Hostesses for the party were
Mrs. Paul Tews, Mrs. Omar Riet
mann, Mrs. Elmer Griffith, and
Mrs. Charles Carlson. The club
wishes to thank all those who
attended the affair or donated
to the fund, which will be used
in the club's support of the
lone Public Library.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Nash of
Seattle visited at the home of
their niece, Mrs. Lee Palmer
and family the first of last
week,
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Pettyjohn
Sr. left for Portland on Friday
for a few days vacation. Bar
bara Bishop rode down with
them.
Mrs. Stella O'Meara returned
on Saturday from an extensive
visit with relatives at Harring
ton, Wash. Her nephew and
wife, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Rlcth
drove her home.
Mr. and Mrs. William Mele
na have returned from Portland,
where Mr. Melena underwent
surgery.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Palmer and
family spent the week end in
Portland as guests of her sis
ter, Mr. Hnd Mrs. Bob Parsons
and family. They also had the
pleasure of attending the Hol
iday on Ice show. Anita stayed
at home with her grandparents,
the Marlon Palmers.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Helmblgner
and ton of Yaklms were week
end guests of his brother and
sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Helmblgner,
Mr. and Mrs. Jodie K. Mor
rison returned on Sunday even
ing from a few days in Port
land. Mr. and Mm. Harry Ring and
family of Payette, Idaho, and
Mr. Larrv Fletcher and family
of Portland were recent guests
of their parents, Mr. and Mr.
Harvey Ring.
Mrs. Margaret Soott left on
Tuesday for her home In Oak
land, Calif, after a visit here
with her niece, Mrs. Delbert
Emert.
their sale, and will spend it on
postage and on ngntweigni
Items that a family would
need In everyday living.
Mr. and Mrs. Orrlll CuUforth
have spent the elk season hunt
ing whenever possible from their
cabin at Cutsforth Park with
friends and relatives. According
to Mrs. Cutsforth their luck has
been generally good with every
one getting a share of meat,
although with the recent rains
the elk retreated Into the brush
and were harder to find. Among
the elk killed during the sea
son were a five-point and a. six-point.
PAY YOUR BILLS
WHEN DUE
and
KEEP YOUR CREDIT GOOD
Pioneer Service Credit Information is most valuable
No commissions charged on collections
All money Is paid direct to creditors
Pioneer
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SINCE 1926
The Merchants' and Professional Men's Organization
HANDBILLS WITH ACCOUNTS FOR SALE
OREGON IDAHO UTAH NEVADA DIVISION
Division Office: Eugene, Oregon
WATCH FOR THE GREEN AND BLACK
FOR EVERYONE ON YOUR LIST
Electric gifts are always welcome
at Christmas - and for years to come
There are Ideal electrical gifts for
everyone on your Christmas shop
ping list. Each has a special way of
saying "Merry Christmas" because
an electric gift is so useful . . . will be
used daily for years and years.
There are so many appliances
from which to choose. And they're
priced to fit every budget.
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school, consider a portable iron.
That young gentleman will be extra
proud of his new electric shaver . . .
and his not-too-tough skin will never
miss the cuts and nicks from an old
fashioned razor!
The younger boy? An electric
train, of course. He'll play with it al
most as much as does Dad.
Visit your appliance store
for a world of ideas
Make it a point to visit your favorite
appliance or hardware store soon.
You'll see so many exciting gifts
. . . and probably get some ideas for
your own Christmas hinting! x
DID YOU KNOW?
Twenty per cent of all deaths take place away from home, or from the city
where the funeral Is to be conducted. By first calling this mortuary, a consid
erable savings to the family can be realized.
One collect call to this firm, no matter when or where death occurs, is all
that Is necessary for you to be relieved of a multitude of details.
Making complete arrangements In advance is encouraged by this firm.
676-9600
Heppner, Ore.
MEMBER NATIONAL FUNERAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION-
The man of any house will be
proud as punch of a new electric
meat carver. Or some electrical tools
for his home shop. How about an
electric vibrator to relax his tense
muscles? Maybe a new electric
shaver? .
Always the perfect gift for
that busy homemaker!
There are over 100 electrical appli
ances for the homemaker. Consider
such practical gifts as an electric
skillet . electric coffee maker . . .
electric floor polisher... electric
mixer. . . electric griddle... or an
electric knife and scissor sharpener.
For luxury, treat her to an electric
hair dryer . . . that handsome lamp or
electric clock she wants... or an
electric sun lamp. For a really big
Christmas, what could be better than
an electric clothes dryer . . . electric
washer . . . new electric refrigerator
or freezer ... an electric range ... or
electric sweeper?
The younger set really "goes"
for practical electrical gifts
Who said parents don't understand
teenagers. Not the lucky youngster
with an exciting electrical gift under
the Christmas tree.
For example, a new record player
is bound to make a hit with every
teenager . . . and all their friends, too.
That young lady will simply adore an
electric hair dryer (and may even let
Mom use it, too). If she's away at
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There's an electric blanket for
Grandmother ... a baby food warmer
for a new mother . . . electrical ap
pliances for all your relatives and
friends. Whatever you select, you can
be certain an electrical gift will be
appreciated. That's because they're
so practical and last for years to
come. It's the smart, modern way to
say "Merry Christmas!" ;
Columbia Basin Electric Co-op