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mmm Jin THE ASfi? HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, February 8, 1968 Sec. 2 PROVING TO BE a popular drawing card wherever thev hava nerformsd la the Iona VTA ITUrh en Band. Among coming appearance are the Heppner High PTA meeting February 14 and the Oregon State PTA Convention In May. Thirteen of the 16 members are. left to right Mrs. Henry niBOT, mil. un iraaiT nun) rauner, ran. nero (Barrxiraj reterson, Mrs. Ernest (June) Christopherson, Mrs. James (Lola Ann) Pettyjohn. Mrs. Don (Eunice) McEUigott Mrs. Lee (Pat) Pettyjohn (seated), Mrs. Don (Martha) Peterson, Mrs. Lonnie (Ruth) McCabe. Mrs. Norman (Jean) Nelson, Mrs. Bryce (Louise) Keene. Mrs. Llovd (Nadine) lohnson. Mrs. Tames fCarlnonk West Not pictured are Mrs. Edwin (Ramona) Kessler. Mrs. Jim Dolor is 1 Harnett, and Mrs. Blaine (Delsie) Chapel. (Johnson Photo). I6-Pi iece Kitchen Band Gains In Popularity lone PTA Kitchen Band, con sisting of 16 members, was or ganized in September of 1967 to provide entertainment for the annual teacher's reception. Since then, they appeared locally at the Midland Council PTA meet ing in Heppner and at the Lex ington Grange. Halftime enter tainment was provided by the band at the Donkey Basketball game and at the Athena game, both in lone. The group will perform at the Heppner High school PTA meet ing on Wednesday evening, Feb ruary 11. They will participate in the lone PTA "Spring Kap ers" on March 22 and will trav el to Arlington in April to play for the Women's Society of the Methodist church. On May 1, for the highlight of the year, they will play for the convention of the Oregon State PTA at the Sheraton Hotel in Portland. The sole purpose of the group Is to provide humor and entertain ment. All band members are active members of lone PTA. Each has at least one child enrolled in lone schools. They have a com bined total of 44 school age children or 26 of the total en rollment of lone schools. They represent a total of 61 children and 16 grandchildren. Members include all PTA officers, several executive board members and the president of the Midland Council. As a group, these ladies fur ther represent: 13 ranch homes, 3 lone homes, memberships In all local churches, 4-H Leaders, lone Garden Club, Topic Club, 2 granges, 1 District R-l school board family, 2 local advisory board families and 2 local fac ulty families. Some are also members of local lodges ' and other social groups. Practices are held each Tues day afternoon at the home of Mary Ann Palmer (clothes rod Mrs. Jim Barnett in lone. A to-1 clarinet), Eunice McEUigott tal of 270 miles travel is re-' (ice cream trench horn), Louise quired In order for everyone to attend, The band uniform consists of a red and white checked ging ham waist apron worn over a white blouse and a dark skirt A felt hat is used which can be shaped and decorated to match the mood of the music played. Four different switches are possible western, hill billy, ladies modern and revolution ary war soldier. By adding a red feather, it becomes a "Yankee Doodle hat. The Instruments, besides the piano, are of two types rhythm and melody producing. Each melody producing instrument is a combination of three things: a kazoo mouthpiece, some kind of tubing (curved, straight or coil ed) and a bell shaped object. For tubing, curtain rods, defrost er hose, rubber hoses, rain drain pipe, clothes rods, sink drain traps, vacuum cleaner extens- sions, shampoo hose, a plastic tubing, jointed gasoline hose and copper tubing were used. For bell shaped objects: a plumber's friend, funnels, cream strainer, plastic ice cream con tainers, angel food cake pan, flower pot and measuring cups were used. Objects such as cur tain rings, clothes pins, water faucets and nails were aids for special effects. Rhythm instruments are made of: a wash tub and mop, a lard can and broom, cake rack, sand paper, garbage can, an old fash ioned washboard and a purex jug. Special sound effects are achieved with a bicycle horn, cap pistol, barbecue bell and a toy whistle. The members and their in struments are as follows: So pranos Ramona Kessler (drain pipe bassoon), Barbara Peter son (measuring cup saxophone) Keene (flower pot cornet) and Lola Ann Pettyjohn (curtain rod trombone). Altos include Jean Nelson (hose and pan tuba), Martha Peterson (shampoo trumpet), June Christopherson (cream strainer baritone) and Nadine Johnson (vacu-funnel saxo phone). Rhythm Doloris Bar nett (garbare can drum and washboard), Pat Pettyjohn (lard can and broom cello), Delsie Chapel (wash tub and mop bass) and Ruth McCabe (cake rack and sandpaper guitars) Piano Carleen West and spe cial sound effects Dode Krebs, Music director for the group is June Christopherson, and Mrs. Krebs is manager of the band All requests for appearances should be ararnged through Mrs Krebs. McCurdy and Brock Attend Showing Harlan McCurdy, Jr., manager of Morrow County Grain Grow ers, Inc., and Everett Brock of the machinery division of MCGG attended a two-day showing of International-Harvester equip ment in Los Angeles last week, leaving here January 26. McCurdy remained for a few days to visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harlan McCurdy, Sr., who are in the south for the winter, and with his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Len Gilman. Gilman, who is with the Border Patrol, re cently underwent an operation and is now convalescing from it. He is son of Mrs. Viola Gil man of Heppner. After returning to Oregon, of Northwest Hardware and Im McCurdy attended a convention plement Dealers in Portland Thursday through Saturday. Immunization Schedules Set For Area Schools The first of throe monthly Morrow County Health Depart ment immunization clinics have been schedulod at each of the county schools. The clinics will be under the direction of Dr. L. D. Tibbies, health officer, and Edna Chally, R. N. Kindergart en through grade and high school are lnluded in the pro gram. Signed parental consent slips are necessary before lmmunlza tions can be given. lmmuniza tions available include small pox vaccination, primary and booster: combined Diphtheria Pertussis-Tetanus for children to age 6, series and booster; and Diphtheria, Tetanus, series or booster, ages 6 and over. Salk Polio (by injection) boosters are given only to those who have previously completed the Salk series. Tentative schedule, and loca tions, for the first clinic is as follows: February 13, 8:45 a.m. at Heppner Grade school ele mentary building. February 15, 8:45 a.m. at Hepp ner High school. February 20. 9:00 a.m. at lone Elementary school. February 27. 9:00 a.m. at Boardman Grade school and Riverside High school. February 27. 10:30 a.m. at A. C. Houghton school, Irrigon. If a child has been given mumps vaccine or measles vac cine, the health officer advises that immunizations should not be received for 30 days thereaf ter. Parents of such children signed up for the clinics are asked to please notify either the health department (676-9911). between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 12 noon daily, or the child's school. Margaret and Tom Green, stu dents at the University of Ore gon, Eugene, were among col lege students who visited their parental homes over the week end. They enjoyed a short time away from studies at home with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Her man Green. II I y -. 1 MICHAEL J. BURCHAM Michael Burcham In Naval Operation Gunners Mate Seaman Mich ael J. Burcham, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Burcham of Lexington, is participating In Operation "Sea Dragon" with the U. S. Seventh Fleet aboard the destroyer USS Rogers. Gunner's mates are responsi ble for the firing, repair and maintenance of the ship's guns, Working In the handling rooms below decks, they bring the pro jectiles and powder casings from this storage area to the gun mounts, where other gunners mates load and fire the guns, on the orders of the command ing officer. The senior gunner's mates serve as training and su pervisory personnel and make sure the guns are ready to fire at all times. Gunners Mate Seaman Burch am entered the service in Oct ober, 1966. Oregon Symphony To Give Concert; Students Sponsor The 80-ploce Oregon Symph ony Orchestra, conducted by Jacques Singer, will present a concert at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb ruary 17, In Vert Auditorium in Pendleton, under sponsorship of the Student Association of Blue Mountain Community College. The orchestra is considered to be one of the top 20 sympho nies in the United States. It has progressed professionally in re cent years to the point, accord ing to Maestro Singer, that it can do justice to any orchestral score ever written. The Pendleton appearance will include three compositions: "Symphony Classlque," by Pro- TICKETS ON SALE AT BANK 07 EO Tickets to the Oregon Sym phony concert, which will be held in Pendleton under spon sorship of Blue Mountain Community Council students, are on sale in Heppner at the Bank of Eastern Oregon. Mrs. Bertha Harsln has been visiting for the last 10 days at the home of her son and dau ghter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Harsin and family. The Harsins took his mother to Pen dleton on Saturday where she will visit with another son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Harsin, and family for a few weeks. kofieff; "Czech Suite In D, Opus J9, by Dvorak, and "Le Sacre du Printemps," by Stravinsky. The same program will be played in La Grande at 2 p.m. Sunday, and at the Oriental Theater In Portland Monday and Tuesday nights. Last yeir the orchestra was heard by nearly 80,000 people in 49 concerts, including capac ity audiences of young people at eight special youth concerts. One reason for the orchestra's continued advancement is the remarkably low turnover in per sonnel. Only four or five mem bers of this year s orchestra are new to the group. "An orchestra can be compar ed to an athletic team," explain ed Singer. "When the members of t he orchesrt have played together for a long time, each knows what the others can and will do, and their ensemble playing grows and Improves as a result." Emergency Appeal Issued by CARE An emergency appeal for pub lic support was announced to day by CARE to enable the non- firoflt agency to continue Its re let program In South Vietnam, according to the regional office hero, which cites CAKE officials In New York as estimating $500,- 000 is needed to support its aid program for refugees and other civilian war victims In the next 12 months. The Bank of Eastern Oregon acts as a local agency for CARE here. The Vietnam Relief Fund pro viding $1,548,310 in food and supplies in the past two years is running out, CARE officials state. The Fund is specially planned to relieve the most pressing human needs; food, clothing, health, education and a means of earning a living. Uprooted families who arrive at relocation centers in tattered clothes are given textile pack ages with supplies to clothe a fumily of five, and sewing kits. To help refugees become self supporting, CARE provides hand tools, irrigation equipment and livestock for farmers and tool kits for carpenters, masons, black smiths and other crafts men. To aid education, CARE distributes school kits to child ren and it supplies mosquito nets, soap, vitamins and hospi tal equipment in the fight on disease. CARE aid. administered by seven American representatives, reaches every province of the war-torn country. The agency also sponsors visits by medical and surgical specialists who volunteed through MEDICO, a service of CARE. Lewis McDonald, who had been a patient at Pioneer Mem orial hospital, was transferred by ambulance to St Anthony hospital in Pendleton late Sat urday for treatment Army Sgt. Sherril McDonald, son of Mr. and Mrs. McDonald, has been home on leave during his fath er's illness, but expects to re turn to duty at Ft Bragg, N. C, shortly. FILE FOLDERS, third cut or fifth cut at The Gazette-Times. 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