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V HEPFNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. April II. 1968 Special Services To Observe Easier (Continued from pace 1 will Include singing of soecial Easter songs. Easter services at the Assem hly of God church will follow tho regular Sunday School classes, meeting at 9:45. At the 11:00 a.m. service, a special Faster cantata, 'The Wonder of Easter . will be presented by the choir, under direction of Mrs. Elvln Brltt. The Rev. Kobert Wolfe, pastor, will speak on a special Easter theme. Father Raymond Beard of St. Patrick's and St. William's Catholic churches will conduct a midnight Easter mass on Sat urday night, following an Eas ter vigil service at 11:00 p.m. Hecular schedule will be follow ed for masses at 7:30 and 11:00 on Sunday morning at St. Pat rick's in Heppner, and 9:15 a.m. at St. William's in lone. ' ' l i U k LA WALTER C BERGSTROM Bergstrom Given Job Advancement Walter C. Bergstrom of San Jose, Calif., son of Carl P. Berg Strom of lone, has recently been Riven a promotion with the Del Monte Corporation. Bergstrom's new appointment is to the position of superintend ent of Del Monte's large food processing plant in San Jose. He joined the world's largest fruit and vegetable processing company stiortiy alter graduat ing from Chico State College in 198. Alter completing an 18 month trainee course with the company, he has served in var ious levels of management since I'JtiO. in 19U6 Bergstrom attended a four-month concentrated exec utive course held at Del Mon te's home office In San Francisco. He and his wife, Maryanne, reside in San Jose with their two children, Marlys and Kyle. lone Lions Club Elects Officers Herb Ekstrom, Jr., was elect ed president of the lone Lions club at the regular meeting of the organization Monday night. He will succeed Dave Baker, president for the current year. Other officers chosen are: Lindsay Kincaid, first vice-president; Robert Drake, second vice-president; Joe Balfe, third vice-president; Ray Boyce, secre tary-treasurer; Charlie O'Connor, tail twister; James Barnett, lion tamer; and directors (one-year; Harold Snider and Lloyd Mor gan; (two years) John Jepsen and Hon Bisnop. It is planned to install the of licers for the ensuing year at a meeting in June. Next regular meeting will be held in Heppner at 8 p.m. on Monday, April 22. Oscar Peterson gave a talk on developments toward thermal nuclear plants and compatible irrigation at tne meeting. Daniels Explains School Budget (Continued from page 1) value that the budget will re quire because of the difficulty of knowing what the assessed valuation of the county will be. The new method of land ap praisal will have a bearing on this. Daniels said that It Is requir ed that the ballot on the budg et election must show the per centage to $1000 of property in true cash value that the budget will require. However, since it is very doubtful that the coun ty s valuation win be determin ed by that time, the ballot may necessarily overstate the figure, This may give the voter a wrong impression, he said. The election will be at the time of the regular school elec tion on May 6. Also at the Chamber meeting, rormer County Judge Oscar Pe terson reported on ' a recent meeting at Richland concerning development of. nuclear energy. Peterson has long been inter ested In the possibility of ob taining thermal nuclear plants in north Morrow county, propos ing that water used at the plants be used in the dual ca pacity for irrigation. o 1 a - - ; .. . .. . Hall Participates On TV Panel Program David Kail, son of Mr. and Mr. Gene Hall, Heppner, op peared on the television pro gram "Youth and Agriculture," on channel 2, which was seen In this area on Saturday afternoon. Hall appeared on the panel pro gram with other Oregon FFA of ficers as the group wag Inter viewed by the panel moderator. He Is a senior ut Heppner High school and was recently elec ted to the office of state reporter for the KFA organization. Hall traveled to Sulcm Inst Tuesday to assist with the state FFA paper. The program was taped Thursday evening In Port land, While In Portland, Hall at tended an FFA executive meet ing held at the Imperial Hotel on Friday and Saturday. McLeod Places At Mac-Hi Meet Bill McLeod was the only trackman from Heppner who placed at the 32nd Annual Car nival of Speed at Milton-Free, water on April 5. He placed third in a field of 33 in the mile with a time of 4:52.3, and with a time of 2:09.5 earned a sec ond place in the 880. In this event 40 competed. There were 24 schools that at tended and with such school as Pendleton, Baker, Walla Wal. la High, Hermlston, and Mac-Hi. competition was tough and only the top competitors In each event came out on top. Heppner placed twelfth in the meet with seven points. HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS did a syncopated number with a Mexican theme while Jumping rope in uni son at. uie neppner scnoou pnysicai education program lasi Wednesday night Student Fitness Shown in Spring Gymnastics Event McDaniel Services Announced Here Services far an early Morrow county resident, James H. Mc Daniel, 84, were held in Febru ary at Weddle Mortuary In Stay- ton, according to Information received by relatives In this area. He died at Stayton Mem orial hospital February 13. His parents were pioneers, coming to Morrow county irom Indiana and settling in the Burton Valley area in me eariy lauus. His wife, Bertha, Is a retired teacher from the Stayton school district. While living in Morrow county she taught at Alpine ana iiaraman and he engaged in farming. They moved to Stayton 34 years ago. He was a retired Stayton Canning company em ployee. Survivors include the widow, Bertha; one brother, Frank of Stanfield, and one sister, Mrs. Nellie Lindburg of Spokane, Wash. Also nieces, Mrs. Elvira Irby, Heppner, and Mrs. Pat Townsend, lone, and a number of nephews and cousins living in this area. The couple visited here and in Hardman frequently I during past years. Applegates Announce Birth of Daughter Mr. and Mrs. Russell Apple gate of Poulsbo, Wash., are an nouncing the birth of their sec ond child, a girl, born Friday, April 5. at Harrison Memorial hospital in Bremerton. The little girl weighed 6 lb. 7V4 oz., and has been named Bernadine Jo, and joins an older sistei, Michelle, at home. Mrs. Apple- gate is tne lormer Carole Burk- enbine. Maternal grandparents are Mrs. Herb Case, Poulsbo, Wash and: Keese Burkenblne, Medical Lake, Wash. Great grandparents ot the baby are Mr. and Mrs. Marion Hayden and Jessie Grif fin all of Heppner. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs Rupert Applegate of Poulsbo. Girl Suffers Burns In Home Accident Mary Kay Hughes. 16-vear old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Hughes of Lexington, re ceived emergency treatment at Pioneer Memorial hospital Sat urday for first and second de gree burns suffered in an acci dent at her home that morn ing The accident occurred when a pan ot not cooking grease on the stove caught fire and the Scores of Heppner elementary and high school students par ticipated in a spring Gymnast ics Program in the high school gym last Wednesday night, and a large audience of parents and townspeople were surprised at the demonstration of physical fitness. Sponsored by the Girls' Ath letic Association, the event was designed to raise funds for more physical education equip ment that is needed at the schools. Parents saw exercises in coordination, agility and physical ability that left them with the Impression that any new equipment bought will be put to good use. The gymnastics event was planned and directed bv Mrs. Dorothy Agee and Dean Naff ziger, physical education in structors. It differed from the us ual athletic event in that all students of the classes involved participated. fifth graders opened the pro gram with square dancing, and then sixth, seventh and eighth graders gave a rhythmic exer cise in ball bouncing, perform ing in unison. Sixth, seventh and eiehth era- ders followed with some fancv steps in rope jumping on a mass oasis, also in unison, and a group of high school eirls per formed rope skipping in a Mex ican number, using large som breros as props. Mass exercises were perform ed by seventh, ninth and tenth graders, and then sixth graders participated In scooter races showing physical skill and agil ity in tne event. Seventh graders and hish scnooi students participated in a "tinikling" event, a Filipino aance, using Dam boo poles in another rhythmic number. High school bovs. John Me Cabe and Matt Murray, cave a wrestling demonstration, and several boys and girls took part in events on tne trampoline. balance beam and parallel bars. Hign school boys concluded the program with a demonstration on ropes. Accompanying the various numbers was the school band. Churches Plan Sunrise Service By FRANCES ROSE WILSON IRRIGON A Community sun rise service Is planned for Eas' ter morning. Rev. Vaughn, pas tor of the Baptist church, will speak. It will be held at the football field of A. C. Hough ton school at 6 a.m. Everyone is invited to attend. Both the Assembly of God and the Baptist churches have plan ned an Easter breakfast to be served at the respective church es after the sunrise service. The Womens' Missionary So ciety met in the basement of the Baptist church on Thursday. Slides were shown of Thailand and other Asian countries. The ladies cut quilt pieces in their work session. Leonniq Completes Barber Training ROPer T.pnnniar enn rf TVTi QnJ girl, attempting to remove the Mrs. Ron Leonnig, completed his pan to the outside, tripped and training at Moler Barber College foil cm inn tho Un 1 nu rl s tt, . - , fe Fossum is Advisor On Venezuela Job Ray Fossum, local electrician, left San Francisco by plane April 5, for Venezuela, where he will be a visiting technical ad visor on generator installations at a hydro-electric dam nearing completion on the Caroni River, 350 air miles from Caracas. The dam is being constructed by Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana, (CVG), with the as sistance of Kaiser engineers. Prior to coming to this area four years ago. Fossum had many years experience in heavy construction including eight years of generator installation on the Columbia, Snake and Missouri rivers. He will return to Heppner within six months, while Mrs. Fossom will remain here. ieii, spilling tne not liquid on her hands and arms. She was taken to the hosoi tal for treatment, where she re- mained until the middle of the week. Butter Creek Club Studies Electricity The Butter Creek 4-H club met last Thursday evenine et the home of our leader. Mrs. Bill Healy. Thirteen members of our electricity club and the leader Jerry Myers, and two guests were also present. The meeting was conauciea Dy Melvin Ash beck, president. A report on swine was given by Calvin Ash- Deck ana jonn Luclani. Patty Healy and Melvin Ash beck will be going to the Jun ior Livestock Show June 5 in The Dalles. Jerry Myers and members of his electricity club will give the demonstration at the meeting on April 17 at Steve Rhea's home. John Luciani, reporter in Portland, and was nresentprf his state barber license on Tues day, April 2. He was a 1967 graduate of Heppner High school. ieonnig is now employed as an apprentice with his brother. Ronnie, who manages the Col lege Hill Barber Shop bv the OSU campus, 2011 Monroe Street. Cor- vallis. SCHOOL LUNCH MENUS Heppner High School and Elementarv School Monday. April 15 Potatoes and gravy, cabbage salad, rolls, fruit crisp, and milk. Tuesday, April 16 Spaghetti, not Dread, spinach. Iruit. and milk. Wednesday. April 17 Navv Deans ana nam. lettuce wprice. piums, corn preaa ana milk. Thursday. April 18 Mor. Jell-0 salad, rolls, pudding and milk. Friday, April 19 Peanut but ter sandwiches, soup, cake, sal ad and milk. A Dutch auction was held during two noon hours this week at the A. C. Houghton school. It was conducted by the stu dent body and the proceeds, which netted $20.16, were con tributed to "Operation G-I". The Paul Slaughters, who re cently sold their ranch and moved into town, are moving to Elgin this week. They have farmed for many years in the community and have been ac tive in civic affairs. They will be greatly missed. The 4-H Community Club held its third annual plant sale this week in front of the Complete Food store. Plants and shrubs sold, it is hoped, will result in more attractive places about town and emphasize the 4-H motto "To make the best bet ter". Mrs. Glen Hoover attended adult art classes in Arlington recently. Margaret McDermitt. from Blue Mountain Communi ty College, was the instructor. Classes were held Tuesday even ings in the Arlington High school. , LEXINGTON Bob Steagall is a patient in Pioneer Memorial hospital, where ne underwent surgery on Mon- aay. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Harrison were hosts for a birthday dinner on Sunday, honoring her sister, Patricia Kelthley of Heppner, and his father, Carlyle Harrison of Cascade Locks. Other guests I were Mr. and Mrs. Everett heith- ley and Judy uentry, Mr. anr Mrs. Vern Keithley and family, all of Heppner, Mrs. Ida Grabill of lone, grandmother of Mrs. Harrison, and Mrs. Carlyle Har rison oi cascaae Locks. HOSPITAL NEWS Patients who were admitted to Pioneer Memorial hospital during the past week, and are still receiving medical care, are i the following: frank S. Parker. Heppner; Jeanne Lovgren, Hepp ner; Mary Kay Hughes, Lexing ton; Bob Steagall, Lexington; Jam Lee, Heppner; Shirley Pe terson, Heppner. and Eva De- Meritt, Kinzua. Those who received medical care, and were later dismissed, were the following: Ellis Mc- Roberts, Kinzua, and Frances McLeod, Heppner. r 1 "fM'f , , a) irtii THE GREAT 68 tin "J Buy now . during our flrt big ul of tho year, jl Savo on brand-now, quality tiros. Full lizo, full stronath to aivo vau full valuo for vour monov. ft' J Trade at home where dollars have more sense. Rev. and Mrs. Paul Tesch and family traveled to Spokane. 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