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Death Claims Monument Man By MARTHA MATTESON MONUMENT Funeral serv ices were held for James Mur dock Stubblefleld at the Monu merit Presbyterian church on Wednesday, October 4. Ho died at his home In Monument on October 1, at the age ol 85 yeais. Rev. Gerald Emerson officiat ed, and Interment was in the family plot in the Monument cemetery. Murd Stubblefleld was born In Barry County, Mo., on June 27, 1882. He crossed the plains by wagon train to Oregon with his parents In the year of 1883. He remained in Grant county the rest of his life, except for a few years when he worked near Baker as a young man. On December 30, 1916, he was married to Mattie Williams of Monument, and they have made their home here since. He Is survived by his widow, Mattie; also one daughter, Mrs. Rota Cupper of La Grande; one son, George Stubblefield, Mon ument; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; other relatives and a host of friends, Serving as pall bearers were Jack Cavender, Jack Sweek, Stanley Boyer, Gus Peterson Jim Croker and Joe Elder. Hon orarv bearers were Kd Round Georce Stirritt. Frank Elder, Moton Cupper, Mead Gilman and Rho Bleaman. The American Legion Auxil iarv held a meeting last Thurs dav nicht In their hall. Young delegates who attended Boys and Girls State last summer eave verv interesting talks, They were Dale Smith, Naomi Dayhlll and Jean Hill. Bob Otta, geologist from Port land State Colleee. was an ov ernight guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs'. Ed Clark last Thursday. On Friday he mnde field trib up Cottonwood with busload of school children from here. Teachers drove to Bend last Monday for their in-service meetings. k- .. 'V'V, hm V SEE US NOW FOR ANTI-FREEZE WINTER TIRES Suburban Caps Sawdust Tires Mud and Snow Stud Tires , JERRY'S SHELL SERVICE 186 E. May 676-8988 - .1,,. iim M,i-,JTCT7 "" THE HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, October 26, 1967 Sec. 2 rr " t II c V I . W ejiiTrntiTiKft in a mortaaae burning ceremony for the Christian Education Building or lone unuea ,nurcn 01 v,urai on Sunday, October 22. were, irom leoi. uoa onsiow, tourco moderator; Ruth Bailev, director of Christian Education; Ray Boyce and Robert Rietmann, trustees. The happy occasion re. solved all indebtedness on the lone church properties. Church Clears roperty Debts With Ceremony The annual Stewardship Din ner of the lone unnea nurin of Christ was held Sunday, Oct tober 22, in the church social rooms. - One of the highlights of the evening was the burning of the mortgage for the Christian Edu cation building, which the church completed , constructing in 1965. According to announce ment by the Board of Trustees, this resolves all indebtedness on church properties. . , Don Bristow, church modera tor, presided over the dinner and introduced the guest speaker, Miss Ruth Bailev. director for Christian Education In the Ore gon Conference. She gave an In teresting talk on the assistance given by the conference to ac tivities or tne local cnurcn. Under the direction of Robert Rietmann. the Board of Trust ees was in charge of the even in?. Slides of the life and work of the church were shown to il lustrate the 1968 church budg et. These were presented by Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rietmann and Mrs. Robert Jepsen. Mrs Roy W Lind- strom provided entertainment for the children. The Board of Deaconnesses, under the direc tion of Mrs. Earl McCabe, were In charge of dinner arrange ments and had decorated the so cial rooms in a fall theme. Grain Growers Set Annual Meet Date Annual meeting and banquet of the Morrow County Grain Growers, Inc., has been sched uled for Monday night, Novem ber 6, Harlan McCurdy, Jr., manager, announces. The dinner meeting will be in the Morrow county fair pa vilion and champion beef will be served as the main course with door pirzes of champion beef also to be given. Further details will be announced later. Partlows Attend Postal Meeting In Puerto Rico Mr. and Mrs. Albert Partlow and Sheryl. Irrlgon, attended the 63rd annual convention of the National Association of Post masters held October 3 to 10, at San Juan, Puerto, Rico. While much of the convention time is devoted to official bus iness and educational programs organized to improve field man agement of the U. S. Postal Sys tem, postmasters attend at their own expense In the Interests of the Postal Depatment. Postmaster General Lawrence F. O'Brien was the major conven tion speaker at the grand ban quet held on Monday, October 9. Other major speakers includ ed Assistant Postmasters Gener al William M. McMillan, Willi am J. Hartigan, John L. O'Mar- Richard J. Murphy, Dr. Leo Sr. Packer, a representative of the Chief Inspector's office and General Counsel Timothy J. May. More than 3,600 postmasters ana their guests attended the San Juan convention in one of the largest civilian airlifts ever organized by U. S. airlines. Enroute to Puerto Rico, the Partlows, accompanied by Mrs. Partlow's nephew. Ronald Berg of Vancouver, Wash, spent four days in Washington, D. C. and New YoTk City. In Washington they visited the Washington and Lincoln Memorials, the CaDitol and White House, National Art Gallery, Archives of America Bldg.. Arlington Cemet e r v. where they saw the Kennedy Memorial and the Tomb of the ml m a; 1 1' MORROW COUNTY winners participated In th Punt Pasi and Kick area competition at Th Dalle Saturday, accompanied by Everett Keithley (center) of Heppner Auto Sale. Seated ar Bill Tew. 9-year-old champ here, and Kerry Harain, 8-year-old winner. Standing are Miks Frock, 11-year-old champion; Jerry Gentry, lO-year-old tltliit; Dana Sweek, 12-year-old winner; and Michael Sweek, 13-year-old champ. None of the boy won at The DaUe although Kerry placed third. If hi performance had equalled hi effort when he won In Morrow county, be would have defeated the champion at The Dalles, but he was 20 feet short of his good mark here. Also accompanying the boy to The Dalles were Mr. and Mrs, Wayne Harsin, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gentry. Paul Tews and Larry Kincaid, chairman lor the co-sponsoring lone Lions. (Lloyd Johnson Photo). Dinner guests on Sunday at the home of Mrs. Amanda Du- vall were her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Waid of Portland, and their son, Jim. They were accompanied by a fripnd. Miss Rpttv I.nnpfnrH Unknown Soldier, and Mt. Ver- also of Portland. non. In New York, they toured China Town. The Bowery, tireen wich Village, Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, Coney Is land, and the United Nations Building. Ronald returned to his home in Vancouver, Wash., from New York, and Partlows flew on to San Juan. Also attending the convention from Irrlgon were Mr. and Mrs. Glen Hoover, retired postmaster and clerk of the Fossil, Oregon, post office. ALWAYS A WELCOMED GIFT A gift subscription to the Gazette-Times. Only $4.50 per year anywhere, with gift cer tificate. 47tfx Flott's Truck Service PHONE 989-8420 For Fast and Dependable FREIGHT TRUCK SERVICE From Portland including Daily Overnight Service Saturdays MOVING? CALL US GENE ORWICK Winners Named Winners of prizes at the can ned foods sale Friday and Sat urday at Central Market have been announced. Mrs. Roy Da vis won the electric mixer, Mrs. Grace Overstreet won the pop corn popper, and Mrs. Clarence Hall won the coffee pot. Forrest Burkenbine, store manager, said that the sale proved to be a very good success with brisk business .throughout. s Morrow County Grain Growers. Inc. Welcome to The Annual Fall Meeting OF THE Morrow County Wheat Growers Ass'ej. rn ZAljJ E 0 Ok WHERE: FAIR PAVILION, HEPPNER WHEN: NOVEMBER 6 1967 TIME: 6:30 P.M. Directors will be elected and reports from the president and manager will be received. General discussion of association policies and future will be the order of business. A banquet-type meal will be served by the Willows Grange at 6:30 p.m. with the grand champion 4-H steer being part of the menu. Valu able door prizes will be given at 6:30, this will consist of packages of another prize steer. You are welcome. Be on time! Walter Jacobs, President Morrow County Grain Growers . , ' xi . 1 V e" r M f i ALLEN TOM Hear Allen Tom pi Of The Dalles iH'resident. National Association j Of Wheat Growers, PRINCIPAL SPEAKER At Noon Luncheon Tuesday, Oct. 31 St. Patrick's Parish Hall Starting at 9:30 A.M. Important Matters to Be Discussed: PROPERTY TAX RELIEF DOMESTIC WHEAT PRICES INCREASE IN SUPPLIES OF NORTHWEST WHITE WHEAT FARMERS: YOU ARE URGED TO ATTEND COMMITTEE MEETINGS AT THIS FALL SESSION All Businessmen and Townspeople Invited to The Luncheon at Noon With Allen Tom as Speaker Ladies of Lexington Altar Society Serving
