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HEPPNER GAZETTE Kinzua Family's Relative Killed in Auto Accident By VIRGINIA KELSO KIXZUA Mrs. Vondla Death rase and family of Yclm. Wn., visited from Friday until Sun day with Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Barzee. Mrs. Barzee had return ed Friday from Bates where she took care of the Lyle Zemmer children while their parents at tended the funeral of Lyle's aunt who was killed in an aut omobile accident at Myrtle Point Involved in this same accident were Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Zem mer of Bates and former resi dents of Kinzua. Mrs. Zemmer is in the North Bend hospital with serious injuries. Mrs. Morton Wells of Terre Haute, Ind., arrived Sunday to spend the week visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Clark. Mrs. Wells and Mrs. Clark are sisters. Mr. and Mrs. Man-in Hines returned home Saturday from spending the vacation week at Idaho Falls, Idaho visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Steve Harrison and family. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hastings returned home Saturday from spending the past week at Grants Pass. While there Mrs. Hasting's father, William Hall, passed away. Mr. and Mrs. Bud Bird spent the latter part of the vacation week visiting with relatives at Milton-Freewater. Earlier in 'he week. Bud and Donnie went to Woodburn to attend the drag races. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wham and daughter Vicki spent the vaca tion visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bird at Feather Falls, Calif., and with Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Brown at Oroville, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. James Hulett and sons visited with relatives at Colville, Wn., with Randy staying for a longer visit. After they returned home the Huletts spent a few days in Reno. Mr. and Mrs. Don Slinkard went to Portland to spend the first part of the vacation, going on to Long Beach. Wn., to do some fishing. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Rice and family spent their vacation visit ing with relatives at Redding, Calif., and going on to Reno and Virginia City, Nev. On Friday, Mr. and Mrs. Rice and Linda were in Bend on business. George Culbertson lett Friday of last week for his home in Kansas. He had worked for sev eral months. Mr. and Mrs. Jiggs Bowman and family spent their vacation at Long Beach, Wn., doing some fishing. Enroute home they vis ited in Bend with Mr. and Mrs. Pat Murphy and family. Mr. and Mrs. Don McConnell and family also spent their va cation at Long Beach, Wn. Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Schroe der and daughters moved last Wednesday to Omak, Wn., where thev will make their home. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Rector and son Jeff spent several days last week visiting in Klamath Falls with Mr. and Mrs. Bob Slinkard and son Mike. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kelso re turned home Thursday from sev eral days at Isleton, Calif., visit ing wtih Mr. and Mrs. Howard Burch and daughter Belinda. Vincent Allen and son Bob left Friday for Weiser, Idaho to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Allen. Mrs. Wilma Mabe and daugh ter Sharyl spent their vacation on a trip to Los Angeles and Riverside. Calif., where they vis ited with Mr. and Mrs. James Cloud. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Denton of Brookings visited friends here during the Fourth of July holi days. Bells Welcome Son Mr. and Mrs. Daniel E. Bell became the parents of a son on Sunday, July 2, at the Heppner Pioneer Memorial hospital. The baby weighed 8 lbs., 4 oz., and has been named Robert John. He joins a sister Jeannette Lynn. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kelso of Kinzua and Mr. and Mrs. Willard J. Bell, Sr. of Fossil. Mrs. Stanley Benson is recup erating at Emanuel Hospital in Portland from surgery perform ed on Friday, July 7. Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Mur dock and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Norris spent part of the vacation visiting Reno, Nev., and sur rounding places. They also vis ited at McCloud, Calif., with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Apperson and family. On Friday they went to Post Falls, Idaho to visit with Mr. and Mrs. Rusty Medlock and family and on to St. Maries, Idaho to visit with Mr. and Mrs. Terry Williams and with Mr. and Mrs. Grovner Pointon in Harvard, Idaho. Mr. and Mrs. Slim Rhoton were at Newport the first week-end of July where they visited with Mr. and Mrs. Pierce Maley. Herschel Murdock flew to Pendleton Friday on business. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Jordan and son Timmy went to Mitchell Fri day to attend the funeral ser vices of Tom's uncle, Walt Jor dan. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Norris moved their trailer on Thursday from Prineville to Camp 5. Tom Jordan went to Heppner Saturday to attend the funeral services of Chuck Toll who drowned in the John Day River. Frank Ferrel brought his son Robert home to Fossil Thursday from Good Samaritan hospital in Portland where he had been receiving treatment. Mrs. Tom Jordan and child ren went to Stanfield Monday to pick up her sister, Linda Bill - TIMES. Thursday. July 13. 1867 ings who will visit the Jordans for a while. Spending the vacation week camping and fishing in the Wallowas were Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Sharp, Mr. and Mrs. Al vin Prince, and Mr. and Mrs. Homer Grogan of Weston. Mr. and Mrs. Red Hulett spent their vacation visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Verne Work man at Colville, Wn., with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Groff in Spokane, and with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wolfe at Doer Park. They also visited Reno. Nev. Mr. and Mrs. Mike Todd and son Garv spent the first week of vacation visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Hollomon and daughters at Hermiston. They then went to Grass Valley to assist Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Todd in moving to Fossil. Ken neth Todd has gone to work in the shop at Kinzua. Mr. and Mrs. Myron DeMeritt of Drain visited several days last week with Mr. and Mrs. Frank DeMeritt. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Copeland and familv of Pendleton visited last Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph James and David. IRRIGON NEWS By DONNA EPPENBACH IRRIGON Rev. and Mrs. Her bert Vaughan returned last Sunday evening from a two week vacation trip which took them to Pomona, Calif., to visit their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert M. Vaughan and family. They at tended the high school gradu ation of their grandson. C. Ed ward Vaughan. He will enter Mt. Saint Anthony College in the fall. Thev visited friends, Mr. and Mrs. Henry- Long at Rio Alto, Calif., Mr. and Mrs. Carl Krakcr, of San Bernardino, Calif. They also visited his sister and brother-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam F. Vaughan at Vallejo, Calif. On their way home they went through central Oregon and stopped and fished. Miss Sheryl Witherspoon vas accepted as a student nurse at ! the University of Oregon Med ical school in Portland. She be gan her training June 19 at the Multnomah hospital in Port land. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gayman and Vickie and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Martin and family of Yak ima spent the week-end at Leh man Springs. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Eppen baugh and family spent the week-end camping "at Fly Creek. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sanders and Mrs. Eunice Sanders trav eled to Portland Tuesday. They visited with Mr. and Mrs. Mar lowe Sanders and Mr. and Mrs. Pete Paxson and family of Van couver, Wash. Mrs. Eunice Sanders remained in Portland for a short visit and will go on to Nebraska to spend the sum-1 mer months visiting with her son and family. Mrs. Ellen Reeder returned home this week from a visit with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Duane Reed er and family of Portland. They then all left for a trip to Yel lowstone National Park. Mrs. Jack Gayman went to Stanfield last Wednesday to pick up her mother, Mrs. Nina Piatt of Clarkston, Wash. She will spend the remainder of the week with them. The Irrigon Community Bap tist church is working on a Gold Bond Stamp project in which they will receive an electric wall clock for the church sanc tuary. They are working for 3,150.00 points. Anyone who wishes to donate stamps for the project is asked to contact Rev. Herbert Vaughan. Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Stephens were Mr. and Mrs. James Henderson of Hermiston, Mr. and Mrs. Mart Abkens and daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Jen nings. They all enjoyed birth day cake and ice cream with Mr. Stephens. Bicycle Riders Notice BICYCLE RIDERS upon any street or high way are subject to the same traffic regulations as are motorists except those regulations which by their nature cannot apply to bicycles. Every bicycle ridden during hours when lights are required on autos must be equipped with a white headlight on the front and a red reflector on the rear. It is unlawful to ride a bicycle on Main Street in Heppner between Baltimore and May Street or in any manner to obstruct the FREE PASSAGE OF ANY PERSON ON ANY SIDE WALK, either by riding or parking obstructions. These rules also apply to any person who rides, drives or leads an animal oh a street or highway. This ad is prompted by the heedless acts of bicycle riders at the scene of a recent accident, a recent fire and on Main Street during the Side walk Bazaar. CITY OF HEPPNER Over The Tee Cup By VI LAN HAM Sunday afternoon at 5:00 p.m. was a delightful time for golf ing, temperature- w ts e. Four couples played in the two ball foursome. All scores were fairly low, but Lowell Gribble and Vt Lanham lucked out with a total score of 30. Other pairs playing were Croston Robinson and i Marie McQuarrie; Kav Robin- son and Clint McQuarrie; IVe Gribble and Conley Lanhum. Nine lady golfers from Me Nary Golf Course accepted the invitation to join the Willow Creek ladies for Tuesday morn ing plav and a delicious lunch at noon. Frizes were awarded as follows: Hazel Olson iMeNaryt, and Vt Lanham, low gross: Ed ith Curtiss i McNary) and Hazel Mahoney, low net; Janet Welch (McNary) and Dee Gribble, long drive, and Hazel Olson (Mc N'ary) closest to pin on No. 4. The McNary ladles Invited the Willow Creek ladies for golf on Tuesday, Julv 18, with tee-off time at 8:30 a.m. So, ladies, plan now to go to McNary next Tuesday. Reminder: potluck cook -out Saturday evening, July 15. Time schedule for the evening: open golf from 5 p.m. on: eating af ter golfing Is over. Food plan family names from AL bring salad or vegetable; from M Z bring dessert. Bring own meat for cooking on the charcoal broiler. At the last cook -out a good time was had by all so, golfers, come out for a fun even ing of golf and food, Texan Sentenced On Forgery Count Jack E. Johnson, 41, of Texas, pleaded guilty to a charge of forgery involving a check pass ed in Heppner when he appear ed before Judge William Wells in Morrow county circuit court Tuesday. Johnson was sentenced to three years in the state peni tentiary and was taken there Wednesday by Sheriff C. J. D. Bauman and Deputy Dean Gil man. Johnson was indicted by the county grand jury Monday, the charge involving a check passed at Van Winkle's station here. The Texan, who has been work ing in Washington recently, al so allegedly passed other bad checks in Heppner totaling some sioo. Deputy District Attorney Joe Balfe prosecuted the case and Attorney Bob Abrams represent ed the defendant. Also in circuit court Tuesday, Gordon Griffin, 22, of lone, was charged with violation of parole. He had been placed on parole originally on a forgery charge. Griffin's parole period was ex tended two years by Judge Wells, making five years in all. He was represented by Attorney Abrams while Deputy District Attorney Balfe represented the state. Connors Vacation Along Oregon Coast Mr. and Mrs. Dean Connor and family returned over the week-end from a vacation trip to the coast where they camp ed for a few days near Tilla mook and at Camp Honeyman near Florence. Mrs. Connor's sister, Mrs. B. J. (Rose) Par sons and two daughters accom panied them to the beach from the Parson's home in Beaverton and returned home Tuesday evening. According to Mrs. Connor, the weather grew colder as the week proceeded, with last Wed nesday and Thursday being too cold to be in the water. The Connors stopped for a visit with Mr. Connor's brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Gary Connor, and family at Spring field as they returned home. Couple Reveals Wedding Plans By MART LEE MARLOW HOAKDMAN Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Diedrlch of Deer Is land, announce the coming marriage of tluir daughter Ju dith Lorene to Kov Raymond Obermeier. son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Obermeier of Boardm.tti. The wedding will be at the Shiloh Basin Community church in Goblo, on Saturday. July 22. at 8 p.m. with reception fol lowing in the church annex. Miss Diedrlch Is a 1!H!3 grad uate of Rainier High school, and the groom-to-be ts a llH'C grad uate of Riverside High school, and has attended the Multno mah School of the Bible in Port land the past two years. He plans to return there this fall. Rev. and Mrs. George Neeley and children Rocky, lvv June, Nathan and Melvin left last Ruhl Moves to New Coaching Position At Roseburg High Mr. and Mrs. Dick Ruhl and daughter Dana visited relatives here over the Fourth of July weekend from their present home in Klamath Falls. , On August 14. Ruhl will report to his new position as assistant football coach at Roseburg High school, where he will serve un der head coach Darrell Thorton fot the coming year. Ruhl has coached the past two successful seasons At Henley High school, and this summer has been a diiver education Instructor at Klamath Falls. He will be the offensive back and defensive linebacker coach under Thorton, a graduate of Idaho State University, and will teach health and be nn assistant track coach. After graduating from Heppner High school, Ruhl was a star linebacker and co captain of the Oregon State University football team, where he graduated with a master's degree In VXo. They visited here with Mrs. Ruhl's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clint McQuarrie, and at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Ruhl. week on a two weeks Irlp. Thev went first to Tneoniu. Wn., Hid from there went to Santa I'm. Calif to attend the 10th anni versary of Rev. Noeley's high school graduation class at the Santa Cruz High school. Mrs. W. J. Baker Is a patient In the Pendleton Community hospital where she had eve surgery last Thursday. She will he hospitalized about a week. Mr. and Mrs. W. (5. Seehafer were hosts for a picnic tin the lawn at their home the Fourth. Guests included Mrs. Esther Emmons and Evil l.at'haiuv of l.a Grande, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ball, Sr., Mrs. Glen Carpenter, Mr. and Mrs. Walter W'yss, Mr and Mrs. Ileurv Gantenhem and Mrs. A. F. Fortner. Mr. and Mrs. parrel Rash and daughters Valerie and IVnlse of Portland visited over the holi days at the home of Rash's par ents. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rash. Mrs. Dwight Parker and son Vineo of Salem are visit lug for two weeks at the home of her mother, Mrs. Zoo Hillings. Mrs. Tom Gardiner has been a patient In the Good Shepherd hospital In Hermiston for the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Ray McNeil and daughters ReNae and Shannon spent the holidays In Albany visiting at the home of McNeil's brother and sister In law. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon McNeil. They also went to Newport. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hayes were In Portland Sunday and Monday visiting at the home of their son-ln law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John Baldlno. Mrs. Jack Chronicle and Mrs. Ed Parr of The Dalles were Mon day visitors at the home of Mrs. Chronicle's sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Rollin Bishop. Mrs. Tex Pearson and daugh ter Evelyn Pratt of illllsboro, former residents here, visited friends here one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rash spent the week end In Hood River visiting at the home of their son-ln law and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Getz. Rev. Stanley Ellis, professor of Biblical literature at Western Baptist Sminarv In Portland, was the speaker at both services of Boardman Community church Everybody benefits when go all out for g,'''''''sAra America! consumer-owned rural electric systems are proud of their reputation for provid ing electric service wherever it is needed. Recently, one electric co-op was called upon to erect poles and string lines across two miles of almost impassable marsh to an isolated con sumer. Applying rural electric ingenuity, tho co-op hired a helicopter to set tho 28 poles, weighing 1100 pounds each, and string the two miles of heavy wire. What would have normally been a five-week construction job was accomplished in two days. Even more important, a whole new area hag been supplied with reliable electric service. The power needs of job-producing new industries n Electric Serving Morrow, Wheeler and Gilliam Counties Field Fire Reported Some damage was done to the hav fields of Mr. and Mrs. Har old Peek at their libra t'nvk ranch Friday morning, June 30, when a field fire Ignited from an unknown source. Thev lost a few hales of hay. hut damage was limited within the alfalfa fields. Neighbors reported the fire to the Peeks and through their help and that of the Hepp ner Rural Fire IVpaitincnt, the fire was held under control. Mr. and Mrs. AI NobU Of In- dependence were In Heppner briefly Friday, visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Conley Lanham mid Mr. and Mrs Wei Sherman. Noble nt one time win publisher of the Independence Enterprise, Thev slopped by on their way to IVnilleton, Noble hunts with friends In the Heppner area each fall and Is a rhhI "Chiunher of Commerce" exponent for this country. Sunday. Speaker at the mid week service Wednesday will lx the Key. Alfred Cobb of San Fernando, Calif., and next Sun day Russell Helshiv of Moro will bo the siwaker, and will show u film at the evening mm v let. T 1 1 I I I I I I 1 Here s a Lucky License, worth $50 -all this week! M N M N M H M P8flSD More than 500 other Oregon license numbers this week... from $5 up to $2.500 -a new list of win ning numbers postod every, Saturday at Standard Stations and Chevron Doalors. By the way, what's your (Icons number? CHEVRON DEALERS I I 1 1 I TT1 1 1, Rural Electrics service can be met, residents of tho area electrical Appliances for their farms and home, Additional recreational facilities can bo dcvelood for city dwellers, and our nation's program of rural area development has taken another step forward. Working hard to provide service and develop the economy of our rural ureas is a basic tenet of the rural electric tradition. Today rural electrics servo nn average of .1,3 consumers er mile of line compared with tho 31 consumers )er mile of lino served by commercial power companies. Providing these scattered consumer-members with electric power takes extra cllort and careful management but rural electrics know it's nec essary to keep our country growing . . . And everybody I . -nc (its. n Co-op Th R. and Mrs. Al BoachM and family have pout polled their planned vacation trip until mitun time In August, ho said early this week. They hml eupwied to leave Monday and to be gone until about July 2(1. Since most of the minister In Heppner arc on vacation or art gone for other reasons, thev felt It advisable to remain until later, and other matters In connection with their work nt the Cluisttnn church al so conl rbuted to the decision. POWER CONTROL ELECTRIC MOTOR SERVICE WE REPAIRt Electric Motor Powtr Tool Hydraulic Jack Alonilto Equlpmtnt 421 S. E. 4th FondUtoa Phono 276-5862 1 X I 1 1 ITTTTX new winning U STANDARD STATIONS Q if I i t t rrrrV can purchase 9 NRECA o VjAS
