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HEFPNER GAZETTE Miss Huxoll Bride Of D. VanSchoiack At May 13 Ceremony The marriage of Miss Joyce Ann Huxoll and David John Van Schoiack was solemnised at a doubl-; ring ceremony Satur day, May 13, at the Hope Pres byterian church in Stanfield. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Hux o'l of Stanfield, and parents of the groom are Mr. and Mrs. Andy Van Schoiack of Hermis ton. and formerly of Heppner. Officiating at "the candlelight ceremony was the Rev. Jack iaff, with vows exchanged be fore an altar decorated with baskets of pink roses and white gladiolas. Given In marriage by her father, the bride wore a gown of white satin with lace bodice in empire design with attached train, made by the mother of the groom. Her bridal bouquet was of pink roses and carnations. She was attended by Miss Judy Heard of Hermiston, maid of henor. Miss Vickl Woodward of Adams, as bridesmaid. Both wore identically styled gowns of ccral satin in empire lines, and carried pink roses and carna tions backed by white lace. Best man for the groom was Alvin Obrist of Hermiston; ush ers were Michael and Jim Van Schoiack, brothers of the groom. Assisting during the reception were Mrs. Steve Fenton. sister of the grocm; Mrs. Michael Van Schoiack, sister-in-law of the gioom; Mrs. Sid Van Schoiack of Hermiston, aunt of the groom; Mrs. Wavne Grove, aunt ot the bride; Mrs. A. J. Gulli ford, grandmother of the bride, and Mrs. Frank Barclay, grand mother of the groom. The bride is a graduate of Stanfield high school and at tended Blue Mountain Commun ity college two years. The groom attended Heppner sc h o o 1 s through his junior year, trans ferring to Hermiston for his senior year, where he graduated in 1966. He is presently in the U. S. Army. The couple is now making their home in Olympia. Wash., while the groom is stationed at Fort Lewis. Two Attend Fraternal Congress in Portland Mrs. Bill Farra and Mrs. Clara B. Gertson represented Kate J. Young Lodge No. 29, Degree of Honor Protective Association, at the Oregon State Fraternal Congress, 39th annual conven tion, in Portland, on Saturday, May 20 During the afternoon session, Mrs. Gertson presented her re port as chairman of the resolut ions committee. An impressive memorial service closed the session given by Degree of Hon- oi members. Mrs. Gertson was also among the special guests introduced during the evening banquet, as national treasurer, as state dir ector of Degree of Honor, and as past president of the Oregon State Fraternal Congress in 1964. Also introduced was the Degree ot Honor State President Ruby Btll of Klamath Falls. Guest speaker of the evening was Rob ert B. Duncan, former U. S. Congressman of the 4th Dist rict, who spoke on "Health and Research of the Federal Govern ment." About 250 guests attend ed the banquet, 32 of whom were Degree of Honor members. While Mrs. Farra was attend ing the sessions, her husband accompanied their niece, Mrs. Dick Delaney, on a tour of OMSI, and were very much im pressed with what they saw there. Bridge Players Place High At Tournament Mrs. Bill Collins and Mrs. Jim Driscoll reaped a real har vest in master bridge points from their attendance at the Baker-La Grande Sectional Dup licate Bridge tournament held May 19 and 20 at the Sacaja wea Hotel in La Grande. They were third over-all in the open pairs competition for the tourn ament and finished first in their section one day and second in the section the next day for a total of seven master points each. Forty-two couples com peted in the open pairs. Mr. and Mrs. Driscoll, Mrs. Collins and Mrs. Ed Dick at tended the tournament and al so were in La Grande to take part in Mother's Week-end fes tivities at Eastern Oregon Col lege. High School Library Open Summer Hours For convenience of teachers, students and others who wish to make use of books and ma terials in the Heppner High school library, Mrs. Madge Thomson, school librarian, has announced a summer schedule when the library will be open, Mrs. Thomson will have the library open from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. on Wednesdays. June 7 and 21, July 5 and 19, and August 2, 16, and 30. On the alternate Wednesdays, it will be open evenings from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., for convenience of those who may be working during the day time. - TIMES. Thursday. Jun 1. 1967 Senior Girls Feted At Soroptimist Tea Prior to Graduation Heppner High school senior girls, their mothers, women faculty members and wives of the men faculty responded to invitations of "the Soroptimist club Sunday afternoon. May 28, and enjoyed its annual Senior Tea. Guests were greeted at the home of Mrs. Wavel Wilkinson between the hours of three and five o'clock. The attractive re freshment table carried out the senior class colors, pink and bur gandy, in its centerpiece of iris and peonies, flanked by pink tapers. Individual favors of small cer amic plaques featuring an out stretched hand toward a star carried out the class motto, 'To Reach the Unreachable Star," backed with personal name en gravings. Colored polaroid pic tures were taken of each girl and her mother by the photog rapher. Bill Johnson, and pre sented to them. Piano background music by Mrs. Emilt Groshens provided entertainment throughout the afternoon. Presiding at the punch bowl was Mrs. Glenn Smith, and Mrs. Elaine George poured the coffee. Guests were greeted at the door by Mrs. Conley Lanham and Mrs. Wilkinson. Helping about the rooms were Mrs. John Pfeif fer, Mrs. Bill Collins, Mrs. Bill Johnson, Miss Terry Lineeeum, Mrs. Charles Wilcoxen, Mrs. Wes Sherman, Mrs. Clara Gertson, Mrs. Etta Parker, and Mrs. Mar jorie Worden. Bank Employees Honored at Dinner Prior to Transfers Members of the staff of the First National Bank and their wives and husbands were guests at a going-away dinner at the Wagon Wheel Friday evening, May 26. for Wayne Lamb and Dennis Roach. Lamb, who is beginning a traveling assignment for the bank, will leave the Heppner branch June 9 and plans to take a two-week vacation before starting his new job. Dennis Roach, who has been agricultural representative for the bank in Morrow and Uma tilla counties, will be moving to Prineville as assistant manager of that branch. He has been in training here for five weeks. Heppner manager John Ven ard presented gifts to the hon orees on behalf of the bank. Jaycettes Organize Concession Work Concession work now under way at the Little League games and concession work to come at the Morrow County Rodeo made up the main subject of discus sion for Jaycettes at their May IS meeting at the home of Mrs. Darrell McLachlan. Mrs. Jerry Holiomon presided at the meet ing and Mrs. Clyde Allstott was co-hostess. Members talked about pros pects for securing electrical con nections for cooling equipment to provide cold pop at future games. New member, Mrs. Ron Gray will be in charge of working with Jaycees to plan a project for the Sidewalk Bazaar on July 7 and 8. Jaycettes will meet again June 15 at the home of Mrs. Ver non Nolan. Friends Give Shower Party for Bride-elect Violet and white summer flowers decorated the basement rooms of the Heppner Christian church Thursday evening, May 25, when a group of friends hon ored Theta Stratton, bride-elect of Bob Lowe, with a lovely bri dal shower. About 45 guests watched the honoree open her many beauti ful gifts; they enjoyed an even ing of visiting and shared an appropriate game. Delicious re freshments of cookies, punch and coffee were served. Special guests for the even ing were Mrs. Stratton's sisters, Mrs. Ray Stratton of Unity and Mrs. Cedric Herberger of Mt. Vernon. Mrs. Lincoln Nash, Mrs. Earl Soward, Mrs. Mary Bryant and Mrs. Carl King were hos tesses. HOSPITAL NEWS Patients admitted to Pioneer Memorial hospital during the past week, and are still receiv ing medical care, include the following: Harvey Stover, lone; Harold Hill, Coos Bay; Mary Luther, Fossil. Those wno received medical care, and were later dismissed, were the following: Rose Lar kin, Heppner; Annie Cook, Con don; Richard Borman, Heppner; Ginger Majeske, Lexington; Ronald Harris, Condon; Sylvia Wells, Heppner; Sherley Burk enbine, Heppner, and Bill Greenup, Heppner. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Vinson of Heppner are announcing the birth of a daughter, Tammy Ma rie. She was born Sunday, May 28, weighing 8 lb., 14 oz. She joins a brother, Mark. Grand parents are Merna Lane, Hepp ner, Wilbert Lane, Walla Wal la, and Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Vinson, Lexington. Metsker maps of Morrow, Gil liam, Umatilla, Wheeler counties on sale at the Gazette-Times. Travelers Visit In Kinzua Homes By VIRGINIA KELSO KINZUA Mrs. Zella Rady of Wcisor, Idaho, and Ale and Mrs. Ronald Emort of Lakeside, Mont., were house guests this past week of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Benson and family. Visiting this past week with Vincent Allen and sons were Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Allen of Welser, Idaho. Coming Friday to attend graduation were Mr. and Mrs, Harvey Blank and family of Halfway. Mrs. Lester Halvorsen return ed to her home at Omak, Wn., Friday after having visited rel atives here and in Fossil the past week. William Lorengel of Netarts arrived last Tuesday to attend the eighth grade graduation of his grandson Ldee Lorengel and to visit with Mr. and Mrs. Lou is Lorengel. Mr. and Mrs. John Meadows and family visited relatives in Klamath Falls on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Don Slinkard went to Baker Monday, return ing home Tuesday. Mrs. Frank DeMeritt and Mrs. Earl Norris were in Heppner last Tuesday on business and for Mrs. DeMeritt to have medical care. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Van Ars dale went to Milton-Freewater Friday on business and to visit with Mr. and Mrs. Dick Reece and family. Weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Norris were Mr. and Mrs. Rusty Medlock and sons Mike and John and Billy Mes serschmidt of Post Falls, Idaho. When they returned home Mon day they took their eldest son Randy, who had been staying with Mr. and Mrs. Jiggs Bow man and completing the school year. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Morti more went to Bend Saturday where Richard was a delegate from Local Union No. 2916 to the Central Oregon District Council. The second delegate was Bud Fulton of Fossil. Mrs. Earl Norris went to Pas co. Wash., Wednesday to meet Mrs. Lowell Sharp and Mrs. Herschel Murdock who returned by train from Minneapolis, Minn. Mr. and Mrs. Preston Medlock of Elgin visited with friends here over the week end. They were Saturday night guests of Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Murdock. Dick Rico of Mossy Rock, Wn., visited Friday and Saturday with the Jiggs Bowman family. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Perry went to Mt. Vernon Saturday to spend the long week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Brooks Hall. Mr. and Mrs. Rod Hastings and Steve were business visit ors to Heppner on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Browning and Linda went to La Grande Saturday to spend the week end with Mrs. Mae Watson. Lin da will stay in Pendleton for a couple of weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Roe. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lynch went to Fall Creek to spend the Memorial week end. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Benson went to Weiser, Idaho Saturday to spend the week-end on bus iness and to visit with rela tives. Mr. and Mrs. Grayson Gerard of Terrebonne announce the ar rival of a baby girl on May 15. She weighed 7 lb., I3 oz., and has been named Marcie Lor ene. She joins a brother and a sister. Grandparents are Mrs. Ida Harvey of Kingston, Idaho, and Mr. and Mrs. Grayson Ger ard of Veneta, Ore. Mr. Gerard is a former teacher at the Kin zua school and Mrs. Gerard was the county health nurse. There will be a community potluck dinner next Saturday evening, June 3, at 6 p.m., at the Kinzua Community church I annex as a going away dinner to honor the Alan Guinn and Harlan Schroeder families. Ev eryone is invited to attend and please bring two dishes of food. Mr. and Mrs. Don Seitz of Portland visited with friends here Sunday. Daily Vacation Bible School will start Monday, June 5, and all youngsters are urged to at tend. Heppner Boosters Support Projects Heppner Boosters club has voted to help with two projects for the benefit of the schools, Principal Dick Carpenter of Heppner High school announc es. The board of directors of the club voted on May 23 to pur chase library books in the amount of $25 each for Hepp ner Elementary and Heppner High school. They also voted to donate $125 for a trampoline to be used in the physical educa tion program of both schools. Carpenter said that a small amount of student body funds of each school will supplement the donation for the trampoline to complete the purchase. Purpose of the Boosters is to support the total school pro gram, and not only the athletics program. Al Boschee is presi dent of the Boosters. Spec.4 Gary Van Blokland, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Van Blokland of Heppner, will be seen on a nationally distribut ed Army re-enlistment poster according to word received by his parents. Pictures for the poster were taken in October and Gary recently sent a samp le which is now on display at Van's Variety. He is stationed at Ft. Belvoir, Va. Building Gone; Leveling Starts All evidence of the building that for 77 years occupied the mvrthwest comer of the Main and Center street intersection vanished last week. The wreck ing job was completed and lev eling was started to prepare the site for a new service station to be built there. But while the structure Is gone, memories linger on. and a number of persons have called or written to tell more about the building. O. M. Yeager wrote frem Casth Rock. Wash., to say that the structure should prop erly be called the "McKarlaml Pullding" because it was built b the MiFarland familv (first Mustang Trackmen Tally 14 in State Heppner High's track team, with only five men in the state meet in Corvallis over the week end, came through with II points and a remarkable show ing against other teams. They were tied for 13th In the A 2 division. Steve Wagenblast took third in the discus with a toss of 144'9". Linn ditchell of Riddle was first in the event with a distance of 152'10". Tim Smith was fourth In the two-mile run with a time of 9:58.9. Jim Barkley of Sclo was first in the event with a time of 9:48.6. Dave Hall added to the Hepp ner scoring with a fourth in high hurdles. His time was 13.2. Lee Musser of Brookings won tht event in 14.8. Also competing for Heppner were Jim Jacobs In shot put and Bill McLeod in the 880. Central Linn topped the scor ing in the meet with 48 points. Siuslaw was second with 46 and Elmira was third with 25. Hep pner's 14 points tied the Mus tangs with Madras, also with 14, and these two were the only eastern Oregon A 2 school's ranking this high. Vale had 9 points. Sherman 8. Enterprise 8, Grant Union 6, Nyssa 6, and Bums 3. Schools above Heppner in ad dition to the fLrst, second and third were Pleasant Hill 24, Tail 21, Brookings 20, Central 19, Riddle 16, Rcedsport lti. Newport 1G. Junction City 15. Nestucca 15. Tied with Heppner and Madras at 14 was Amity. Governor Proclaims Forest Fire Season All Oregon forests and range lands within established protec tion areas, except the extreme northeast portion of the state, were brought under fire season regulations Saturday, May 27, by proclamation of Governor Tom McCall. Under the closed fire season regulation, State Forester J. E. Schroeder explained, permits are required for any person burn ing debris or slash within or near any forest land. All log ging operations will be requir ed to provide tools suitable for fighting forest fires. Smoking precautions and spark arresters on machinery are required to prevent the start of fires. Per mits are not required under this law to enter onto forest land, he added. Girls Place High In Junior Olympics Meet in Arlington Names of 7th and 8th grade girls who placed in the Junior Olympic events at Arlington on baturday, May 20, nave been re leased by Mrs. Clint Agee, girls' physical eaucation instructor at Heppner Elementary school. In the Softball throw, ages 10 to 11 (midget), Susan Healy was first; ages 12 to 13, Pattl Luciani placed second; ages 14 to 15, Terry Pettyjohn, third. In the shot put Terry Petty john scored a first. High jump winners in the 12 to 13 age group were, first, Susan Healy and third Ava Lynn Green; in the 14 to 15 year group Alene Boyajian won first place and Marsha Young second place. Third place winner of the running long jump in the 12 to 13 age division was Marianne O'Donnell; she also placed third in the 75 yard dash in her age group. First place In the 50-yard low hurdles for 14 to 15-year-olds was Alene Boyajian. Heppner teams took two third places in the 220-yard relay competition. Winning third among 12 to 13-year-olds was a team of Ava Lynn Green, Patti Luciani, Melinda Leonnig and Diana Wright. Third place team in ages 14 to 15 was made up of Alene Boyajian, Julie Ayres, Terry Pettyjohn and Glenda Van Winkle. Jamie Smith won third in the ages 14 to 15 heel and toe race. COLE ELECTRIC Motor Rewinding INDUSTRIAL - COMMERCIAL FARM AND HOME Pendleton 276-T761I name not given to establish n stere there. Mis. (iiis (Mary i Mekander said that the buttling was envied in 1SD0. She Is a sister of Allen Case, former furniture More own er In Heppner. Their father, M. L. Case, bought the building In li'Jti, and operated a store there. Allen and Gus Mekander started a Marshall Wells store in the building In l'.Mti. The Mekatulers t Hk over the structure there years ago during the settlement ot the Case estate. Miss I,on llager. sister of Mrs. A. 1). McMurdo. lived In an a pat Uncut in the building for some 30 vears. She wttrked In he office of lr. A. IV MeMurdo during much of that time. Cornerstone of the building has been placed in the museum, mid the mantel of the fireplace that was In the second story town has been loaned to the museum. Mrs. Nina Snyder called to re port that the Masons used the upstairs for a meeting hall for n time and also that Sirs. Noiah Rasmus a; one time had a dress shop theire. adding two more tilings to the wide variety of u.-es of the building. State Conservation Man to be Honored At Antelope Ranch The l!K"; state winner of the Oregon Wheat Growers League Conservation Man of the Year Contest will be honored June 8. The event will take place on the farm of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Forman of Antelope In northern Jefferson County, commencing at 10:30 a.m. A complete tour of the ranch will be made by those attend ing, observng nil of the conser vation practices that won Charles Korman this honor. There will be a free lunch nt noon sponsored by the Trout Creek Soil Conservation District and the League. There will be a few short talks during the luncheon period. Following the tour, Mrs. Beverly Forman will give a rock cutting and polish ing demonstration. The tour will end at S:(0 p.m. Forman's oieration.s consist of 3800 acres with 1000 In cultiva tion. Everyone Is urged to attend this annual event. Forman Is a firm believer in conservation and his farm demonstrates very well the hard work he has done to protect his soil. The humidity law requires further that logging, sawmill ing, or other Industrial opera tions using power-driven ma chinery in western Oregon will close down when the relative humidity drops to 30 percent. In a high wind 35 percent is the stated minimum. Operators are nlso required to provide and maintain instruments for this measurement of the amount of moisture In the air. Forest fuels have been under going a rapid drying during this extended period of fair and warm weather. Conditions have reached a point where extra pre cautions are necessary against the start and spread of fire. Al ready a number of fires have occurred at widely scattered points in Oregon's lower-elevation forests. Convalescence of Mrs, Claude (Margaret) Buschke continues to be encouraging. She was to move this week to the apart ment near Providence Hospital where she will live for about three more weeks. Mrs. Pat Brindle will be with Mrs. Busch ke as companion and nurse. Ad dress of the Buschke's Portland apartment is Hollywood Lanai Apartments, 4718 N. E. Broad way, Apt. 4718. Hi- We Stock Film for ALL PHOTO NEEDS We Hare a Selection of Outdated Film at Vi Price usrsrays Rexall H3rog 217 N. MAIN Canada's Expo '67 Described in Talk "Montreal wan literally torn apart for Kxpo '07." '1 his was the way Richard lioblllard, San Francisco, a Can adian Immigration offletv, des cribed the feverish preparations that Cani.da has been making for Its World's Fair this year. He spoke before the Heppner Mor u.w County Chamber of Com merce Mav 22 and showed a fum of the work hi progress In Montreal. Canada has had only five years to prepare for the miyii' molh event, he said. An Island In the St. Laerence River was expanded from 313 acres to 1000 aces by aaudtlll. With di lays, people started referring to "Fah ('!'' and "Ex po 70," KohlUard said. But a new subway has been built, new ho tels ami motels have been con structed. Montreal now can ae commodate 300.1XX) persons per night antt trailer sites can ac commodate another 400.0(H) per month. "The City of Montreal has gone to great pains to control prices." the speaker said. Over c'larglne of rent subjects the owner to a $3,000 fine. Once In the Expo gates, the visitor has at his disposition more than 200 free shows. Hut to see It all, the speaker said, a person would have to attend ewry duy for 3' months. More than UO countries have exhibits. West Berlin's has been acclaim ed the most outstanding, and the U. S. pavilion Is said to he second best. An $18 million eltvtle rail way has been built around the perimeter of the grounds, but a mini raii ruts neen built at a cost of $10 million to take vis itors to high points of Interest Meiinwl lie every city In Can mla has programs' and events to observe their Centennial year. The Canadians seem to have thought of everything for their Expo '67. Even those who have to wait In line should enjoy it They will be furnished enter tainment while they wait. President Herman Winter in t reduced the speaker. A REGULAR SAVINGS PLAN WILL HELP WITH OPEN AN ACCOUNT TODAY Accounts Now Insured to $15,000 FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION BOX 848 GET PROCESS Don't WAIT Enjoy Those Holiday Pictures NOW I HERE Helen Knoppcnberg, Early Day Pioneer, Dies in Portland Helen V. KnaptienborK, 0(1, died Tuesday, May 23, In Port land. She was born Julv 2 1S71. In a log cabin at Monu ment, (irunt Couutv, ami lived all of her life In Oregon. She was the daughter of Isaac Vllott anil Surah Jane Mlnkler who were donation land claim set tlers on the Willamette River lit 1818. She was married iVecmbcr 23. 1KKJ, to Joseph A. WiMilery ami lived most of her life in Mor row county. There was a fam ily of four daughters. Mr. Wool erv died March 5, I'.HtM at lone. She married Joseph T. Knappen berg who dletl In 1!M, Mrs. Kmiiipcnberg was a member of the Sous and Dau ghter of Oregon Pioneers, the lUmeh (irnss Chapter of the Ite beccn Lodge of lone. Came I la Chapter No, 27 O.K.S. of Port land, ami St. Michaels ami All Angels Kplscopal church, Port land. Survivors are daughters Mrs. Autlrev W. Dve. Seattle: Mrs. Ve I m n let a Wxc llemieiiln. 111. and Mrs. Josephine W. Conway, I'ortlanil; a sister, Airs, l.etllo Farnsworth of The Dalles, granddaughter, Mrs. Margaret Prlebe, Seattle, and two Kreat grandchildren. Funeral services were Satur day. May 27, at the A. J. Rose and Son Chapel and Interment at Illghvlew Cemetery In lone. The family suggests rememb rance be made In the name of the Oregon Heart Association. POWER CONTROL ELECTRIC MOTOR SERVICE WE REPAIR! Eloctrtc Motors Power Tools Hydraulic Jacks Alemtta Equlpmont 421 S. 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