Heppner gazette-times., May 18, 1967, Page 4, Image 4

HEPPNER GAZETTE
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Ruth Chapter Honors
Two Grand Officers
At Special Reception
Ruth Chapter No. 32. Order of
the Eastern Star, opened tts
doors to many visiting dignitar
ies Monday evening. May S,
when members entertained at a
reception and Friendship Night.
Two members of the chapter.
Mrs. Dick Wilkinson and Mrs.
Dean Hunt, were extended spec
ial honors.
Mrs. Wilkinson is serving as
chairman of the ESTARL
Funds Committee of the Grand
Chapter of Oregon, and Mrs,
Hunt holds the office of Grand
Representative of Tennessee in
Oregon. Both have also been
past worthy matrons of the lo
cal chapter.
Decorations carried out the ap
propriate theme of "May Day."
Decorating the west alcove in
the Masonic hall was a large
replica of the ESTARL stamp
placed against a contrasting
deep green background. At the
secretary's station was an out
line of the two states of Oregon
end Tennessee, connected by
five colored streamers. Adden
dums and gifts were presented
the honored guests by the chap
ter officers. Presiding was Mrs.
Tom Hughes, worthy matron of
Ruth Chapter.
A special welcome was ex
tended Worthy Grand Matron
Marjorie Jones of Bend; Grand
Historian and Past Grand Wor
thy Matron Florence Jaeger of
Condon, and Past Grand Patron
Paul Sorcnsen, of Pendleton.
Other dignitaries, besides Mrs.
Wilkinson and Mrs. Hunt, in
cluded Grand Committee mem
bers. Grand Representat Ives,
worthy matrons and patrons
from other chapters. Included
were Esther Stratton, member of
the ESTARL Funds committee.
The Dalles: Julia McEwen, mem
ber of Grand Credentials com
mittee, Hermiston: Florence Van
Gaasbeck, member of Home En
dowment Fund Committee, Arl
ington; Grace Ewing, chairman
of Kni?hts Templar Eye Foun
dation committee, Portland; Dot
Halvorsen, member of Knights
Templar Eye Foundation com
mittee, lone; Carl Myers, mem
ber of By-laws committee, Con
don; Ruth Dahlstrom, grand
representative of California in
Oregon, La Grande, and Myrtle
Winslow, grand representative
of Maryland in Oregon, Pendle
ton. Worthy matrons present from
visiting chapters were Lois Fihn,
La Grande; Ruth Jenkins, Pen
dleton; Margaret Cooksey, Uma
tilla; Bernice Harding, Hermis
ton; Jan Friedley, Helix; Hazel
Helger, Pilot Rock; Annie
Schaeffer, lone: Jean Van Win
kle, Arlington, and Roberta My
ers, Condon. Worthy patrons in
cluded John Jenkins Pendleton;
Clarence Helger, Pilot Rock;
Louis Halvorsen, lone; Carl My
ers, Condon, and Tom Hughes,
Heppner.
Over 80 guests were registered
during the evening, including a
representation from Arc a d i a
Chapter, FossiL
Two vocal numbers by Mrs.
Sam Miller provided musical
enjoyment during the program.
Accompanied by Mrs. C. C. Car
michael, she sand Joyce Kil
mer's familiar "Trees" and an
18th century number, "Nobody
Saw" by Loewe.
Extending greetings from the
grand officers were Mrs. Jones
and Mr. Sorensen; Mrs. Ewing
spoke for the grand committee
members; Mrs. Harding for the
worthy matrons, and Mr. Jenk
ins for the worthy patrons.
The guest book was kept by
Mrs. Roy Quackenbush. Honor
ary servers at the refreshment
table were Mrs. Harold Becket
and Mrs. Paul Jones, who serv
ed as worthy matrons the years
the honor guests began serving
terms of office in the chapter.
Guests were served dainty sand
wiches and cookies, with punch,
tea and coilee during the soc
ial hour.
Helen Graham Sets
June Wedding Date
Mr. and Mrs. Claude R. Gra
ham are announcing the com
ing marriage of their daughter,
Helen Ann, to Michael Patrick
Walsh, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.
V. Walsh of Wyckoff, N.J. Mar
riage ceremonies will be per
formed Saturday, June 10, at
2:00 p.m. in All Saints' Epis
copal church, Heppner.
Miss Graham has been em
ployed for some time at the
First National Bank of Arizona
at Phoenix, and her fiance is a
student at Arizona State Uni
versity, where he Is majoring
In elementary education. She
was a graduate of Heppner High
school and of Oregon State Uni
versity. KINZUA NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Roe of Pen
dleton spent the week-end here
visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Browning and Linda.
Mrs. Robert Kelso and Mrs.
Robert Helms of Richmond left
Tuesday morning for Grants
Pass to attend the Rebekah As
sembly as delegates from Blue
Mountain Rebekah Lodge No.
68.
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Pendleton Visitors
Attend Inspection
Of Degree of Honor
Kate J. Young Lodge No.
Degree of Honor Protective As
sociation, hold its annual In
spection night Tuosdav, Mav 9,
at S:00 p.m. in the ' Christian
Church social rooms. Several
guests were present from Mag
nolia Lodge No. 3-i, Pendleton.
Spring flowers and a bouquet,
sent by Grace Hiatt, state sec
retary, of Portland, decorated
the rooms.
Mrs, Alice McCabe, local pres
ident, presided over the meet
ing. Mrs. Clara B. Certson, nation
al treasurer and state director,
served as inspecting officer.
Mrs. Hazel Case and Mrs. Rita
Rose, both of Magnolia Lodge,
assisted with the initiatory cer
emonies. Following the ritual work,
brief talks were made by Mrs.
Gerlson and Mrs. J. W. Farra,
local financial secretary and
past state president. The drill
team, under the direction of
Mrs. Mary Bryant, captain, put
on a drill for the entertainment.
As a closing for the drill, three
numbers were sung, "Wings of
a Dove," "Whispering Hope" and
"Mother of Mine,"
The local lodge presented Mrs.
Gertson, Mrs. Farra and Mrs.
Gladys Lemons, president of
Magnolia Lodge, with gifts of
appreciation Mrs. William Cun
ningham was honored as "mo
ther of the year". Mrs. Farra
presented here with a gift and
also read a Mother's Day poem
in her honor.
Mrs. Gertson spoke to mem
bers of both lodges, encourag
ing them to work toward the
coming district convention to
be held here In October. Her
talk was closed with a Mother's
Day poem.
Refreshments of angel food
cake with lemon sauce, mints
and coffee were served from a
table attractively centered with
an arrangement of spring flow
ers, with Mrs. R. G. McMurtry,
Mrs. Ed La Trace, Mrs. Earl
Soward and Mrs. Theta Stratton
as hostesses.
Attending from the Pendleton
lodge were Mrs. Lemons, presi
dent; Mrs. Ruth Baxter, Mrs.
Lillie Hoover, Mrs. Rita Rose,
Mrs. Esther Gillett, Mrs. Lois
Chadwick, Mrs. Edith Cooper,
Mrs. Hazel Case, Mrs. Mary B.
Lecklider. Mrs. Ellen Hocken-
smith, Mrs. Loretta Braun and
Mrs. Cecile Rugg of Pilot Rock.
Alsup is Called
To Alaska Church
Rev. Billie Alsup, Jr., of the
Assembly of God church in
Heppner, has received a call to
be pastor of the church In
Ketchikan, Alaska.
Rev. and Mrs. Alsup and their
seven children will have their
first Sunday worship in Ketch
ikan on June 25. According to
Rev. Alsup, they would like to
leave as soon as a -new pastor
is found by the congregation
here, but will make Sunday,
June 18, their last Sunday if a
replacement is not able to take
over before then.
The Alsups called their Hepp
ner stay "the most pleasant time
of our ministry". They have
been here almost five years,
coming here after serving sev
eral different Oregon towns for
the first nine years of his min
istry. Ketchikan, a city of about
8,000 population, is primarily
one of lumbering and fishing
industries. Rev. Alsup recently
spent a week becoming acq
uainted with the church congre
gation there and a nearby out
station which he will serve. The
family expects to travel by
highway to Prince Rupert and
then take a six-hour ferry trip
to Ketchikan.
Rev. Alsup has served as a
juvenile counsellor for the coun
ty during his stay here, has
been active in the South Mor
row County Ministerial Associ
ation, and has been very instru
mental in developing growth
and activities in the local
church.
Lutheran Churches
Set Vacation Schools
Hope and Valby Lutheran
churches will hold identical Va
cation Church Schools in their
respective churches from Mon
day, June 5, through Friday,
June 9. Serving as superintend
ents are Mrs. Paul Tews at Val
by and Mrs. Donald R. Peder
son at Hope.
Both schools will run half
days and will include children
who are age four through erade
eight.
Anyone in the communitv is
eligible to attend, and informa
tion can be secured from either
superintendent.
Meeting Set Tonight
For Band Parents
An Important meeting of the
Heppner Band Parents club has
been called for this evening
(Thursday) at 7:00 p.m., at the
high school library, by Arnold
Melby, band instructor.
Among business which will
be discussed will be music
scholarships which will be
awarded for the coming year,
and the election of officers for
the parents' organization.
Carl Jacobson, of the TT. S.
Marine Corps, left last Monday
for Seattle to visit relatives,
after spending some time here
with his grandmother, Mrs. Myr
tle Cloud, and with his aunt,
Mrs. Ken Methvin
Fifth $30 Winner
In 'Who's Who'
Mrs. Roy Quackenbush, judge
for this week's "Who's Who"
contest, reached in the box of
entries and pulled out the slip
of Mrs. Ken t Alice Methvin
Tuesday Afternoon.
Mrs. Methvin correctly identi
fied Mrs. Lorna Borman as the
"Who's Who" of the week and
listed all IS clues. Therefore,
she won this week's prize of t0
from the Gazette-Times and lo
cal merchants.
Clues used to identify Mrs.
Borman. who is bookkeeper and
clerk nt J. C. Pennev's, wore:
Morton. Minn., vacation, pink.
Pick, Lori sewing, rocks, 11
ytars, bowling. Ford. Lynda,
Thursday, part time clerk, rock
garden, bookkeeper, Hager, Dyrk,
Rebekah.
This was the fifth successive
week that the winner has cor
rectly named all clues, found in
ads of local merchants in the
current week's paper.
Another set of clues Is includ
ed in th s week's paper, and the
' Who's Who" rules are listed in
a display ad, together with par
ticipating merchants, elsewhere
In this ptpcr.
Entries to be eligible this
week must be deposited before
3 p.m. Tuesday afternoon In
boxes at Peterson's Jewelers,
Gonty's, Murrays Rexall, or the
Wagon Wheel.
Musical Variety
Entertains PTA
Musicians of the junior high
school entertained their parents
with a singing and instrumen
tal program on Wednesday ev
ening, May 10, in the junior
high auditorium.
Mrs. Emile Groshens, elemen
tary school music instructor,
presented the three sixth grades
singing a cheery Mexican song,
which included clapping and
other novelty effects.
Seventh and eighth grade
singers followed with "Spring
Back" using a special "time
machine" devised by junior high
"engineers" to take them back
in history to the beginning of
the United States and then back
period by period, singing the
songs of the times.
Groups of students presented
entertaining pantomi m e s ap
propriate to the songs and times.
Band students of the seventh,
eighth and ninth grades cli
maxed the evening with a per
formance of a wide variety of
band pieces displaying the var
ious Instruments. Final number
was an elaborate composition of
Western themes and rhythms.
Brnd director Arnold Melby
complimented the band mem
bers on their playing and pre
dicted they will produce a fine
high school band.
Parents and teachers remain
ed in the auditorium following
the program for a short PTA
meeting.
A nominating committee for
the grade school PTA reveal
ed that no one has been found
as yet to act as president of that
organization for the coming
year
Mrs. Wes Marlatt who will be
vice-president, gave a report on
the state PTA convention in
Pendleton attended by several
officers of both Heppner PTA's
and by Mrs. Ed Dick, who
chairmaned a workshop.
Bill Weatherford was installed
president of the Heppner high
school PTA to serve with Dave
Barnett, vice-president and Mrs.
Paul Warren, secretary-treasurer.
Mrs. Wes Marlatt was install
ed vice-president of the grade
school PTA; Mrs. Don Munkers
will continue her term as secretary-treasurer
of this group.
Mrs. Henry Krebs, Arlington,
presented a Gold Oak Leaf
award t.5 the two Heppner PTA
organizations on behalf of the
state PTA in recognition of
membership achievements here
this year.
Mrs. Betty Bothwell. From Se
attle he will report to Camp
Pendleton and then is schedul
ed to leave June 20 for service
in Vietnam.
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Auxiliary Plans
For Poppy Day
"May is the month for re
membering for remembering
those who have Riven their lives
for America for those who con
tinue to give their lives for our
country for remembering those
who still live, some paralyzed,
many on beds of pain. May the
bright red poppy of our Amer
ican Legion Auxiliary bring to
them the assurance that we do,
and always will, care."
The above quotation was In
cluded in a recent devotional
by Marie 11. Wllklns, depart
ment chaplain for the Oregon
American Legion Auxiliary, in
caning attention to this years
annual Poppy Day sale.
Residents of this area will
have the opportunity to con
tribute to aiding the veterans'
relief work, as well as to hon
or all war dead, by buying and
wearing a bright red poppy,
the official flower of remem
brance. Friday and Saturday, Mav 26
and 27, have been declared as
Poppy Days, and the familiar
bright flowers will be available
then on the streets of Heppner.
Mrs. C. J. D. Bauman is serving
as this year's local chairman for
the two-day sale und window
display.
Schools Out Early
Monday Afternoon
Heppnet Grade and Hich
schools will close early on Mon
day, May 22, it is announced by
their respective princ i p a I s.
Grade school students will be
released nt 2:50 p.m. and the
high school will be out at 3 p.m.
Buses will leave at 3:00.
The early closure is planned
so that teachers of both schools
may participate in a workshop
of the Morrow-Umatilla Inter
mediate Education DIs t r i c t.
Teachers from all the schools in
the two-county district will be
present to learn more about ed
ucational aids available at the
center in Pendleton.
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RECEIVING a diploma as honorary admuuiona officer at th U. S.
Military Academy. Woat Point U Mrs. Conloy (VI) Lanham.
Making th presentation it Lt. Robert NichoU ot Portland, army
recruiting oillcer and loimerly ol Heppner. (G-T Photo).
Mrs. Lanham Gets West Point Award
"Honorary Admissions Offi
cer" to theU. S. Military Acad
emy , West Point, is the new
title for Mrs. Conlev lVt Lan
ham, counsellor and teacher nt
Heppner High school.
She was presented a diploma
testifying to this Saturday by
Lt. Robert Nichols. Portland,
army recruiting officer. This
Whs in recognition of the recent
training she had taken on a trip
to West Point to acquaint high
schixd students with application
procedures to the academy. The
service academies are currently
undergoing an expansion pro
gram. Lt. Nichols, formerly of Hepp
ner and a brother of Mrs. John
Mollahan, came here to make
the presentation. He has served
In Vietnam and had attended of
ficer candidate school after leav
ing here. He graduated with the
Heppner High School class of
1M2.
Mrs. Lanham made the trip
east with other teachers and
counsellors and said that it was
a wonderful experience. How
ever, they were at the academy
.
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"Serving Morrow, Wheeler and Gilliam Counties"
for only 48 hours. It did give
her an Insight on procedure for
counselling Mudonts Interested
In applying for West Point.
As to the diploma, Mrs. Lan
ham was pleased with It but hc
felt the trip was a reward in
Itself.
Mr. and Mrs. John Pfelffer
have been In Portland from Fri
day of last week until Wednes
day of this week on a business
trip.
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Electric appliances make it simple to prepare spe
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Jump From Horso
Injures Patti Holt
I'ntil Holt, dmiKhtcr of Mr.
i, ml Mr lllll llenly nnd it Noph
oinorc nt Heppner High nrhool,
Mifferi'il n hmlly broken nnkli
Filday nhiMimnn. May 12, In a
f.ill from her homo.
I'ntil had Ju-l rinlslieil taking
her lioi-e around the barrel nt
the llenly ranch tiud lemied
down for a rewarding put when
the horse Jumped to net off
ill uln,
A veteian rider, 1'iittl landed
on her feet, hut hard enough to
bienk the Hiiklc,
Patty wax In tl I'enilleton hos
pital over Ihe week end it ml re
turned home Sunday with a full
leg cast She will he In bed for
Miiie tune and hu had consid
erable pain with her Injury.
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