REPPNER GAZtTTETIMES. Thundaj. rbfuarf I. I96
Pomona Grange Enjoys
Australian Girl's Talk
Morrow county Po m o n a
Grange convened Saturday, Jan
unry 27, nt 10:30 a.m. in lone,
with Willows Grange as hosts.
Officer for the year, who an
swered the roll, were Berl Alt
ers, master; Andy Skllcs, over
seer protem for Barton Clark;
Irene Dulzell, secretary; Charles
C. Jones, treasurer; Oscar Peter
son, steward protem: Orian
Wrldht, jtatekeeper; Margaret
Akers, lecturer; Pearl WriRht,
chaplain; Evelyn Farrens, Ceres;
Ola KiiKKles, Pomona; Nora Tur
ner, Flora; Nathan Thorpe, as
sistant steward protem; Fran
mi Smnuvp. ladv assistant stew
ard. Also Carl Troedson and
Henrv Baker of the executive
board; Oscar Peterson, leglslat
ivp chairman, and Pat Town
send, home economics club
chairman.
Mrs. Cecil Jones, District 6
chairman of the women's actlv.
ities committee, was lntroduc
ed and escorted to the master
edition. Mrs. Akers rCDortcd that
an Interesting lecturer's school
was attended recently in Pen
dleton, with seven eastern Ore.
eon counties represented. Coun
ty Deputy Nathan Thorpe gave
the spcretarv's renort and Mrs
Wrlcht delivered the chaplain's
report. Mrs. Jones expressed ap
Dreclation to all who had as
sisted her as Pomona chairman
the past two years, and Intro
dticed Mrs. Townsend. who an
nounced the women's activities
committee conference planned
for February 7 at 10:30 a.m. at
the Lexington Grange hall, with
a no-host lunch served at noon
by the Lexington HEC. All
chairmen and vice-chairmen are
urged to attend, as well as other
Interested grange women.
Highlight of the program,
which followed the noon lunch
eon served by the Willows HEC,
was the illustrated talk by
Miss Rosemary Wilson, an ex
change student from Epplng,
New South Wales, Australia.
Her host family, Supt. and Mrs.
Ellis Neal of Pendleton, were
welcomed. Mr. Neal gave inter
esting comments on how to be
come a host family for one of
the American Field Service ex
change students.
Miss Wilson showed slides of
her native country, calling at
tention to the geographical
structure of the country, the
type of culture, and various
types of animals and their hab
itat. Members found the expres
sions of speech most interesting,
as she explained words and the
different meanings given them
by the two different countries
Musical numbers were pre
sented by the Lee Palmer child
ren. Mr. and Mrs. Orian Wright
and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Baker
were remembered with 50-year
wedding anniversary gifts, pre
sented by Mrs. Akers. Mrs. Mary
Lundell, a 42-year member, was
presented with an appreciation
gift, following retirement from
active grange work due to ill
health. This was the first year
she has not held an office eith
er in the local, county or state
grange since Joining.
L. C. Smltton, district main
tenance superintendent of the
Oregon state highways, Pendle
ton. was present to explain the
highway spraying problems and
how they are handled.
An HEC door prize was pre
sented to Mrs. Martha Van
St-hoiack. Grange count was an
swered by 8 from Greenfield,
from Rhea Creek. 9 from Lex
Ington and 12 from Willows.
New scarfs for grace stations,
awarded for best percentage at
tendance for 1967. were present
ed to the Rhea Creek Grange.
Pomona will be held in April
at Rhea Creek and 5th degree
will be given.
A lunch was served following
the meeting, consisting of var
ious dishes made from Bulgar
wheat, consisting of hot casser
oles and salad dishes, with rec
Ipes available.
Nisfad is Chosen
On Western Wood
Products Board
rharlps M. Kreider. Brooks-
Scanlon, Inc., Bend, was named
chairman of the District 10
board of governors of the West
ern wood jroaucis association
January 26 In Bend.
The election came in a meet
ing of Eastern Oregon lumber
men to discuss major wood use
opportunities and problems fac
ing the mills. Serving on the
board with Kreider will be Stu
art Sheik. Ochoco Lumber uo.,
Prineville, vice-chairman; and
Allen R. Nistad, Kinzua Corp.,
Kinzua.
Lumbermen gathered to re
view 1967 activities and discuss
the 1968 budget. Outlining in
dustry problems for them were
Wendell B. Barnes, executive
vice-president of WWPA, and
Mortimer B. Doyle, executive
vice-president of the National
Forest Products Association.
Newly elected orticers win
meet with others Just elected
from 16 WWPA districts In San
Francisco March 5-8 for further
deliberations in the association's
annual meeting.
WWPA member companies lo
cated in the 12 Western States
produced nearly 30 ot tne na
tion's softwood lumber In 1967.
Allen Guinn of Kinzua Ur-
noration was appointed to the
aualitv standards committee,
snrl Milo Prindle. also of Kin
zua Corp.. was named to the
forest practices committee.
Agri-Business
Headed Again
By Weattierford
Marlon T. Weatherford was
re-elected president of the Agri
Business Council at Wednes
dav's annual meeting held re
ccntly at the Hilton Hotel, Port
land. A wheat and cattle raiser
from Arlington, weatherford
said he was proud and happy to
serve another term.
Also re-elected were vice pres
idents Wade Ncwbegln of Port
land and Richard Westerberg of
Ashland. Newbegln Is president
of the R, M. Wade Company, and
Westerbero is a dalrv processor.
Newly elected to the office of
vice president was Gordon
Walker, a fruit and nut grower
from Salem.
Riley E. DeLap, vice president
of the First National Bank, was
re-elected treasurer. The organ
lzatlon's new secretary Is Hil
bert Johnson, vice president of
Portland General Electric Com
pany.
In addition, Charles Klzer, a
grass seed grower, and Foye
Trout, general manager of Pa
cific SudoIv Cooperatives, were
elected to the board of direct
ors.
Nearly 120 members of the
Aeri-Business Council were on
hand to hear the luncheon ad
dress bv O. W. Fillerup, execu
tive vice president of the Coun
cil of California Growers, who
praised the Oregon group for its
accomplishments during tne in
itial year of operation.
Agri-Business Council is a
non-profit, member supported
association which was formed
to explain the importance of
Oregon's second largest indus
try, agriculture.
Bond Sales High
In December Here
Personol property taxpayers are re
quired to file a return of taxable prop
erty as of January 1, 1968 with the
Assessor on or before March 2, 1968.
A penalty is provided for late filing.
Inventory
livestock)
owners
some
will again
reduction of
all
for
this
(including
be eligible
property tax
year if the return is filed on time. The
law does not permit the Assessor to
allow the reduction in inventory value
for tax relief under certain circumstan
ces when the personal property report
is not accurately prepared or is filed
after March 2.
Any person who has not had an op
portunity to report by mail or personal
contact may obtain the forms at the
office of the assessor.
Time is getting short. ORS 308.290
makes it the responsibility of the tax
payer to file these reports on time or
incur the penalty provided by law.
ROD THOMSON
Morrow County Assessor
The year-end report of county
and state savings bonds sales
has been received by County
Chairman John Venard.
"Oregon's sale of E and H Sav
ings Bonds last year amounted
to $32,791,679, almost exactly
the same total as for 1966," said
Chairman Venard.
"Those of us who work on the
Savings Bonds Program felt that
1966 was an excellent year in
this state, and we are therefore
especially pleased at the 1967
total, in' view of the summer
long drouth which adversely af
fected the timber products and
agricultural industries.
"Sales in this county for De
cember amounted to $19,500,
compared to $8,422 for the same
month a year ago. Total sales
here for the year 1967 were $93,
821, compared to $99,221 in 1966.
"Total cash value of Savings
Bonds now held by Americans
set an all-time record high at
the end of the year. Holdings
now amount to $51,432,000,000."
National Director Gives
Instruction to Jaycees
New members of the Morrow
County Jaycees received Instruc
tion in an orientation meeting
on Wednesday. January 24, op
ened by President Clyde Allstott.
Allstott Introduced former
Jaycee president, Wayne llarsin,
who reviewed much of the his
tory of the local organization.
He told of some of the early
projects, such as starting the
tennis courts, and the present
ones, including sponsoring Lit
tle League baseball, which has
been kept alive through various
hardships.
Harsin then introduced Ed
Patterson, national director, of
Wallowa. In his talk of orien
tation to new members he
stressed the work necessary to
be done to keep Jaycees active
and alive.
He said the three main pur
poses of any Jaycee ciuo are:
(1) Have a purpose or existence.
He felt the Morrow County Jay
cees had this, and therefore
would never fold; (2) Have abil-
Leaflet Describes
Social Security
Changes in Effect
It y to organize to organize
committees which could net up
different functions, and gave the
Fiddler's Contest as an exam
ple, and . (3) Have self-confidence.
Henry Glsenberg founded the
Javcee organization In about
1921. It is now Involved in 81
different countries, including
the states. In 47 years of exist
ence the membership has grown
to over 300.000 members.
Patterson also said that wife
participation In Jaycee work is
very important. He concluded
his orientation by saying the
primary concern of the organiza
tion is to develop leadership
training. He complimented the
Morrow County Jaycees on past
accomplishments.
Among guests introduced were
the president of the La Grande
Jaycees and another of its
members. They presented a
challenge to the local group to
see which club would take
home the traveling trophy from
the district meeting in Milton
Freewater, to be held February
17. The club with the most man
miles at the meeting will re
ceive the trophy. The Morrow
County Jaycees currently have
possession of the trophy, after
winning it recently in a meet
ing in La Grande.
Wallowa Man to File
For GOP Convention
Chris Wvckoff of Wallowa has
announced that he plans to file
as a candidate In the May pri
mary for one of the delegates
from the Second Congressional
district to the Republican Nat
ional Convention in Miami, Fla.,
in August.
He is a stockman ana gram
farmer. He states that he was
born in Kansas, "blowed out
and moved to Oregon in 1937."
He homesteaded' on the Owyhee
irrigation project In Malheur
county, and moved to a cattle
ranch In Baker county in 1944,
purchasing the present ranch in
Wallowa county in litou wnere
he now resides.
He is a member of the Meth
odist church, a veteran, a mem
ber of the Oregon State Grange
executive committee, and has ta
ken an active interest in schools
and civic affairs.
"I believe in a sound dollar,
individual (responsibility, and en
forcement of law and order,"
Wyckoff said.
Subscription to The Gazette
Times makes a fine birthday or
anniversary gift, or gift for any
occasion. For $4.50 per year it
will reach your friend or rela
tive anywhere in the United
States.
A new leaflet describing the
chances In social security, sign
ed into law by President John
son on January 2, is now on
hand at the La Grande Social
Security District Office, Vernon
Welo, district manager, announ
ced today.
The leaflet. "Recent improve
ments in Your Social becunty,"
is available free of charge, Welo
said, and may be requested by
telephone or mail, or picked up
at the social security office.
The more than 264,000 social
security beneficiaries in Oregon
will he eettiner increases In
their monthly payments, Welo
pointed out. These increases, he
said, will be included in the
checks delivered early in March.
As the new leaflet indicates,
beneficiaries do not need to take
any action aoout tne increase.
It will come to tnem automat
ically.
Another 5.000 residents oi ure-
gon are made newly eligible for
monthly benetits oy tne new
changes In the social security
law, Welo stated. But tney must
make application to the social
security office to get their ben
efits started.
The leaflet describes tne
groups ot people wno win oe
eligible for payments beginning
in March if they apply prompt
ly, Welo said. Among them are
disabled widows . between 50
and 62 years of age; the child
ren of women workers who
have died: the dependent hus
bands and widowers of women
workers who have retired, be
come disabled, or died; and
workers disabled before age 31.
The new leaflet also outlines
the Improvements in medicare,
the program of health Insurance ,
for persons 65 and over. Among
the most important or inese
changes is:
(1) that an oiaer person neea
not pav his doctor's bill Deiore
claiming his medicare payment;
(2) full pavment can now De
made for pathologists' and ra
dioloeists' services to medicare
hospital patients; and w a me
time reserve of bO days oi in
natient hospital care to draw
upon in addition to the 90 days
already provided for each spell
of illness.
Welo ureed persons made
newly eligible for payments by
the amendments to get in touch
with the La Grande Social Sec
urity Office promptly, or with
the Social Security Representa
tives on his next visit on teo-
ruary 8, in tne iiDrary noora,
City Hall, Heppner.
Club Has Work Day
A meeting of the Country
Critters 4-H club was held Jan
uary 8 at the A. C. Hougnran
school library at 7:30 p.m. we
planned for a worK day on Sat
urday, January 20, for making
si cms for our lair, we inaue
.trr?;n selliner candv and have
$29.30 in the treasury. We work
4-H animal nuzzles.
Karen Richards, reporter
Rockhound
Corner
Morrow County Gem and Min
eral club held its first meeting
of the new year Saturday even
ing, January 27, with Mrs. Ed
Gonty presiding. The group
welcomed three new members,
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hunt and Joan
Thompson.
Committees for the year were
named, with Mrs. George Mill
er, federation director, to serve
as program chairman. In charge
of the slide program are Mrs.
Rachel Harnett, Mrs. Miller and
Ed Gontv. Committees for side
walk bazaar and fair booth will
be named later.
Mrs. Miller presented her first
in a series of talks on agates
and their formations. The Mill
ers told of their plans to attend
the Rock and Gem Show at In-
dio, Calif., February 16. Weath
er permitting, they plan to go
south by plane.
A card was received from
Glenn Lee. committee chairman
for the collection of Betty Crock
er coupons. He reported the
club was credited with sending
in a total of 1750, with the to
tal number from all clubs at
past 210,000. These go towards
helping some person in the ed
ucation tield or mineralogy.
Anyone who wishes to contrib
ute towards this cause, or to
wards the milk program for ov
erseas children through the sav
ing of commemorative stamps,
will be welcome to do so.
Mr. and Mrs. Pete McMurtry
invited the club to meet at their
home on February 24.
Refreshments were provided
by Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Anderson.
Interim Minister
To Fill lone Pulpit
IONE In the annual meeting
of the lone United Church of
Christ, held following a noon
potlurk luncheon on Sunday,
Bill Kietmann, chairman ot the
pulpit committee, announced
that Rev. A. II. Hazinrd, re
tired minister presently living
in Pendleton, has accepted an
Interim pastorate here. The con
gregation voted to maintain the
11 a.m. worship hour through
out the summer months and
gave approval to a project of
selling commemorative plates of
the church and Its history.
Officers and committee mem
bers for the next year were sel
ected as follows: Milton Mor
gan, moderator; Robert Rlet
mann, clerk; Mrs. Fred Nelson,
treasurer; Mrs. Bill Rietmann.
assistant treasurer; Kenneth
Smouse, financial secretary.
Fred Martin, Lee Palmer. Paul
Pettyjohn, Jr., Robert Jepsen,
Darrel Wilson and Lindsay Kin
cald will serve as Deacons. Hon
orary Deccons are Omar Riet
mann and Markham Baker.
Mrs. Marlon Palmer, Mrs. Jim
Lindsay. Mrs. Milt Morgan. Mrs.
Dave Rietmann, Mrs. Earl Mc
Cabe. and Mrs. Alfred Nelson
will act as Deaconesses for 1968.
Trustees Ray Bovco, Pete Can
non, Roy W. Lindstrom, Bill
Rietmann, Donald Bristow and
Robert Rietmann.
Mrs. Norman Nelson was re
elected church school superin
tendent with Mrs. Lee Palmer,
Mrs. Darrel Wilson and Mrs.
Lindsay Kincaid on the board
of education.
Music committee members are
Mrs. Bob Jepsen, Mrs. Darrell
James, and Larry Rietmann.
Mrs. Fred Martin is organist and
LUNCH MENU
Heppner High and Elementary
Schools
For week of February 1-9
February 1 Beans and ham,
enrnbread. salad, fruit P'e. milk.
February 2 Tuna and nood
les, rolls, green beans, fruit,
rol'k. ..
February 5 Mor, Jell-O, rolls,
milk, cheese sticks.
February 6 Chill, cornbread,
celery, currot sticks, fruit crisp,
milk.
February 7 Fried chicken,
rlce-a-ronl, fresh fruit, milk,
bread.
February ft Buked ham, bak
ed potato, green beans, fruit,
Jell O, bread, butter, milk.
February 9 Hamburger gra
vy, potatoes, spinach, rolls, cake,
milk.
Irrigon Club Meets
The 411 Community club
meeting was held January 11
at 7:30 p.m. at the A. C Hough
ton cafeteria. The Cooking Kit
tens gave a demonstration on
how to measure flour, sugar and
water. The Busv Nitters were In
charge of recreation, and led us
In some games.
Karen Richards, reporter
Darrell James will direct the
choir.
Keith Rea and Paul Pettyjonn
Sr. will serve on the auditing
committee for the church books.
Council members at large are
Mrs. Ella Burgone and Mrs.
Omar Rietmann.
When you tell the advertiser
that you saw it in The Gazette
Times, you help to make a bet
ter paper for your community.
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RANGE BULL SALE
TRI-COUNTY AND BLUE TAG COMBINED SALE
75 HEREFORD BULLS 75
Horned and Polled Clear Pedigreed
RANGE BULLS BEING OFFERED ARE THE TOPS
FROM THE HEREFORD HERDS OF OREGON
SALE WEDNESDAY, FEB. 7
1:00 P.M.
Fairgrounds, La Grande, Ore.
SHOW AT 9:30 A.M.
LUNCH WILL BE SERVED BY UNION COUNTY CowBELLES
FREE DELIVERY TO CENTRAL POINT ON HIGHWAY
UP TO 150 MILES AT BUYER RISK
AUCTIONEER: SI WILLIAMS
For Further Information Write or Call Homer Abe 11,
Sales Manager, Rt 2. Box 95-B, La Grande Ph. 963-5934
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