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MR. AND MRS. JAMES PAUL RISER (Bonnie Zimmerman)
Zimmerman-Kiser
Wedding Solemnized
In June 8 Ceremony
The United Methodist church
of Heppner was the scene of
the marriage ceremony which
united Bonnie Gene Zimmerman
Bnd James Paul Kiser on Sat
urday afternoon. June 8. Officl
utina at the 2:00 p.m. double
ring ceremony was the Rev,
Melvin Dixon.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. R. C. Zimmerman of Klam
ath Falls and the late Mrs.
Joan Zimmerman, and grand
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. E.
Wright of Heppner. Parents of
the groom are Mr. and Mrs. Earl
C. Kiser of Ponca City, Okla.
Floral arrangements at the al
tar carried out a gold and white
color scheme. Gold pew bows,
made by the bride's paternal
grandmother, Mrs. K. C. Zim
merman of Portland, marked the
bridal aisle.
The bride was given in mar
riaee bv her father. She wore
n princess-style gown of white
silk, styled witn empire waist
line and long sleeves and fea
turing gold embroidery from a
silk saree purchased during her
Peace Corps tour in India. Her
full elbow-length veil was held
by a large white rose, edged in
seed pearls. She carried a bri
dal bouquet of white gardenias
and stephanotis over a white
Bible.
Attending her as matron of
honor was Mrs. Dee Tadlock, a
Peace Corps friend. She was at
tired in a contrasting gold sat
in princess-style gown, with elbow-length,
gloves, and carried
an arm bouquet of white dais
ies with cold centers.
Larry Tadlock, a Peace Corps
friend of the groom, attended
as best man. '
Serving as ushers were Rob
ert Wright. Dean Wright, Mi
chael Wright, and David Wright
all of Heppner, and cousins of
the bride.
Musical selections were play
ed by Mrs. Sam Miller, organ
ist, and Marti Dixon, pianist,
During the ceremony, Mrs. Mill
er sang the selection, "The
Lord's Praver".
Wedding guests were greeted
bv the couple at a reception fol
lowing in the church social
rooms. Serving as hostesses for
the reception were members of
the Womens Society or Christ
ian Service of the church. A
tiered white wedding cake, dec
orated with small gold flowers,
centered the serving table. Mor
al decorations on the table and
about the room were in keep
ing with the gold and white
color theme.
In charge of serving were
Mrs. Gloria Logan of Milwauk
ie, Miss Theresa Wright of Port
land, both cousins of the bride;
Miss Ruth Kiser of Ponca City,
Okla., sister of the groom, and
Pamela Blakely of Eugene. Al
so, Mrs. Robert Wright of Uma
Hermiston, Mrs. Albert Wright
of Heppner, and Mrs. Aaron Bul
tilla, Mrs. Clayton Wright of
lock of Portland, all aunts of
the bride.
Mrs. Betty Orton of Woodburn
served as general wedding co
ordinator, and assisted Mrs. O. i
E. Wright with arrangements.
Following the wedding cere
mony they left for the summer
mountain home of their grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. E.
Wright. For traveling, the bride
changed to a green A-line dress
and matching silk plaid coat.
Both bride and groom have
been attending Oklahoma State
University, where Mr. Kiser was
graduated this year with a
Bachelor of Arts degree in so
cial studies education. The
bride, a graduate of Hermiston
High school, just completed her
sophomore year at Oklahoma
State University.
Both young people served for
two years as volunteers in the
U. S. Peace Corps in India.
Lodge Picnic Planned
Annual summer picnic of the
"lans Soucl Rehekah and Wil-1 Adah; Mrs,
lows won rcnow mum- ? ijihii
ned for Sundav, July 14. Lodge
members and their families will
.lather at Cutsforth Park for a
pot luck dinner at noon, with
.offee, Ice cream and pop fur
nished by the lodges. Those at
tending are asked to supply
their own table service.
HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thunder. July 4, 1968,fsJew Q.E.S. Officers
Installed at Formal
'Ceremonies June 24
Installation ceremonies for
the l!Mi8 ti'J officers of Ruth
Chapter No. 32, Order of the
KaKlcrn Star, were held In the
Heppner Masonic hall Monday
evening. June 24. with a good
attendance of members and
guests present.
Installed as worthy matron
for the romlng year was Mrs.
Earle (Maryt Bryant, and serv
ing as worthy patron will be
Howard Bryant.
The staff of Installing officers
liu ludcd Mrs. Howard Bryant,
installing matron; Paul W.
Jones, installing patron; Mrs.
Inez Huffman, installing mar
hal; Mrs. Paul Jones, install
ing chaplain, and Mrs. C. C.
Carmichael, Installing music
ian.
Other officers who will serve
with Mrs. Bryant are Mrs. Larrv
Prock. nssociate worthy matron;
Dick Wilkinson, associate wor
thy Datron: Mrs. Mariorie Wor-
den, secretary; Mrs. Howard Bry-
ant. treasurer; Mrs. Harold
Becket, conductress; Mrs. Hubert
Wilson, associate conductress.
Appointive offkvrs Installed
were Mrs. wavoi wiminson,
chaplain; Mrs. Inez Huffman,
marshal; Mrs. C. C. Carmichael,
oreanist: Mrs. Claude Garham,
L, D. Tibbies, Ruth;
iirs. Bill Cox, Esther; Mrs. Low
ell Cribble, Martha; Mrs. Jack
Sumner, electa; Mrs. Paul Jones,
warder, and Hubert Wilson, sen
tinel.
Honored guests Introduced
were Mrs. Dick Wilkinson, Ruth
'hapter. associate grand con
ductress of the Grand Chapter
of Oregon, OES; Mrs. Julia Mc
Ewen, Queen Esther Chapter,
Hermiston, chairman of creden
tials committee, Grand Chapter,
OES: Mrs. Herbert Ekstrom. Jr.,
Locu-it Chapter, lone, Estarl
committee member of Grand
Chapter, OES; Mrs. Omar Riet-
mann and Lewis Halvorsen,
worthy matron and patron, re
spectively, of Locust Chapter,
lone; Mrs. Lauree Marvel and
Julius Gimbel, worthy matron
and patron of Queen Esther
Chapter, Hermiston; Paul Jones,
grand scribe, and Harold Beck
et, district deputy of Grand
Chapter, Royal Arch Masons.
The new worthy matron was
escorted to the East by her son,
Jim Cason. Following the in
stallation of incoming worthy
matron and patron, a vocal duet
bv Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Wilson
was presented in their honor. A
past matrons' pin was present
ed to Mrs. Bill Cox by Mr. Bry
ant, and a gift of appreciation
to Paul Jones, retiring worthy
patron, by Howard Bryant.
New oficers were greeted at
a social hour following the
meeting. Pouring were Mrs.
Madge Bryant and Mrs. Oma
Cox of Walla Walla, Wash. The
guest book was kept by Mrs.
Ladd Dick and Mrs. Jim Ca
son. Floral decorations of large
blue and green paper flowers
were used in attractive arrange
ments by Mrs. Howard Bryant.
Each newly installed otticer al
so carried a matching single
flower.
Refreshments were prepared
and served by Mrs. Clarence
Bauman, Mrs. Lowell Gribble
and Mrs. Frank Connor.
Mrs. Monte Tounce and dau
ghter, Katherine, and son, Dean,
of Spanaway, Wn., spent a week
visiting at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Harriet Evans, and
with her grandmother, Mrs. Al
ma Morgan.
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Locust Chapter, OES,
Holds Installation
For 1968-69 Officers
Incoming officers of Locust I
"haDter No. 119. Order of the
Eastern Star, were installed for
the 1!)G8 6!) year at formal cer
monies in the lone Masonic
hall at a 7:00 p.m. ceremony,
"iundav, June 23!
Preceding the Installation
ceremonies, members and guests
:nioved a potluck dinner and
Strawberry feed, which is an an
nual event of the lone O.E.S.
chapter and Masonic Lodge.
Installed as worthy matron
was Mrs. Omar (Elaine) Riet
mann, and Lewis Halvorsen,
worthy patron. Other officers
are: Mrs. James (Doloris) Bar
rett, associate matron; Kenneth
Smouse, associate patron; Mrs.
Hoy W. Lindstrom, secretary;
Roy W. Lindstrom, treasurer;
Mrs. Kenneth Smouse, conduct
rers; Mrs. Herbert Ekstrom, Jr.,
associate conductress; Mrs. Lew
s Halvorsen, chaplain; Mrs.
Rudy Bergstrom, marshal; Mrs.
Charles O'Connor, organist; Mrs.
Ella Burgoyne, Adah; Miss Ter
rie O'Connor, Ruth; Mrs. Her
bert Ekstrom, Sr., Esther; Mrs.
James Lindsay, Martha; Mrs. E.
R. Schaffer, electa; Mrs. Adon
Hamlett, warder, and Charles
O'Connor, sentinel.
Installing officers were all
members of Ruth Chapter No.
32. HeDoner. Presiding as instal
ling matron was Mrs. Howard
Bryant, and installing patron,
was Paul W. Jones, right excel
lent companion and grand king
of the Grand Chapter of Royal
Arch Masons in Oregon.
Completing the staff of instal
ling officers were Mrs. Inez Huff
man, installing marshal; Mrs.
Paul W. Jones, installing chap
lain; and Mrs. C. C. Carmichael,
Installing organist.
Others attending from Hepp
ner were Mrs. dick wiiKinson,
associate grand conductress of
the O.E.S. Grand Chapter of Ore
gon, and Mr. Wilkinson. Also
Harold Becket, district deputy of
the grand high priest; R.A.M.;
and Mrs. Becket; Mrs. Earle Bry
ant, worthy matron-elect, and
Howard Brvant, worthy patron
elect of Ruth Chapter No. 32;
Mrs. Madge Brvant, Mrs. Oma
Cox, Mrs. Larry Prock and dau
ghter, Lori Ann.
Members of the lone Kainoow
Assembly No. 89 served as an
honor guard for both the newly
installed worthy matron and
worthy patron. Gene and Larry
Rietmann dedicated a musical
arrangement, "How Great Thou
Art"; to their mother, and Rain
bow Girls sang "I Believe" in
honor of the worthy patron.
More than 50 attended the
dinner and Installation ceremo
nies. Cindy Ekstrom and Christina
Lindstrom were in charge of the
guest book; Lori Prock and
Vacationers Enjoy
Yellowstone Sights
The Bob Jones and Ned Clark
families are home following a
12-duv vacation trip to Yellow
stone National Park. Both fam
ilies traveled with campers and
en loved camping Mops and
hk'litseelng along the way.
The groups spent about four
days louring the park, where
I hey saw Old Faithful, the Cra
ter of the Moon, and the Te
tons; they also visited Colter
Bay Park at Jackson Hole.
An attractive feature of the
parks and amphitheutrcs. where
colored slides of the area are
shown and nature studies con
ducted to allow the camper to
get full benefit of wild life and
scenery, enabled them to
choose places of interest to vis
it.
An exciting experience for the
vacationers happened when the
families were awakened in the
early morning hours by sirens
and flashing lights and peeked
out the camper window in time
to see a Grizzly bear running
through the camp, pursued by
parK rangers. The near, attract
ed bv the smell of fexni. had
startled some nearby campers
who immediately noiified park
authorities of his presence. The
rangers eventually trapped the
bear and transported him deep
into the mountains, where they
released him.
The Jones family traveled to
Brigham City, Utah, where they
visited tier cousin, Mr. and .Mrs
Don Gillespie and family be
fore resuming the trip home.
The Clark family returned via
the Northern route through Mon
tana and over the Lolo Pass,
stopping to visit the Lewis and
Clark Caverns on their way be
fore continuing homeward.
Club Travels to Park
For Summer Meeting
An outing was enjoyed by
members of the Women's Activ
ity Club of the Rhea Creek
Grange last Thursday when
they traveled to Anson Wright
Park for a picnic and meeting.
Each person barbecued her own
selection of meat and potluck
dishes completed the rest of the
meal.
Mrs. Harold Wright presided
during the business meeting.
Those attending were Mrs.
Dorris Graves, Mrs. Elmer Palm
er, Mrs. Adrian Bechdolt, Mrs
Walter Wright, Mrs. Harold
Wright, Alta Stevens, Mrs. Judy
Stevens, Mrs. Ron Haguewood,
Mrs. Clive Huston, Evelyn Far
rens, Mrs. Ray Drake, Mr. and
Mrs. Leonard Rill, Mrs. Paul
Warren and a guest Mrs. Kenny
Wright.
Couple Enjoys Sights
On 7,000 Mile Trip
To Southern States
Rev. and Mrs. Earl Soward re
turned home Sunday evening,
June 30, after a six weeks va
cation trip covering some 7,000
miles, which took them through
13 states.
The couple left May 15 by car,
traveling to Boise, where they
visited their son Wavne and
family. Traveling on to Okla
homa, they visited relatives of
Rev. Soward near Tulsa. At the
time they were traveling in that
area, several severe lightning
and thunder storms occurred and
at Wellington, Kan., a tornado
hit an area about a half mile
from whore the couple was stay
ing in a motel. They drove
through the ravaged area next
day and saw results of the dis
aster.
In Austin Tex., they visited
their son Marvin and family,
and enjoyed a trip to San An
tonio, where they saw the 1968
World's Hemisfair, which Mrs.
Soward describes as quite fab
ulous. Some exhibits included
the Texas Building whore they
viewed rums on Texan nistory;
the Americana Building, which
resembles a huge theatre with
screens on three sides showing
American history films; the three
dimensional screens which give
tne viewer the sensation or trav
eling in a jet airplane; the Thai
land Building where the visitors
saw authentic jewelry, costumes
and pottery; and several Indian
acrobatic tricks.
Traveling on to Rockwood,
Tenn., near Knoxville, they vis
ited with their son-in-law and
daughter Mr. and Mrs. Vern
(Marie) Greenhalgh and family.
Greenhalg is minister of the
Christian church there and spec
ializes in a hobby of raising or
chids in his own greenhouse. The
Sowards brought about 25 of the
costly plants home with them to
raise. :
In Rockwood they attended the
Willow Creek Club
Hosts Ladies Tourney
Women of the Willow Creek
Country club were hosts to
about 40 golfers from Echo, Me
Nary, Condon and Heppner who
partiilpiiied In Ladles !uy tour
nument activities on the local
course on Tuesday, June 18.
Golfers enloyed a coffee hour
preceding play and were served
luncheon alter the duvs activ
Hies, with Mrs. Terry Thompson
and Mrs. Alan Martin serving
as co-chairmen for the dinner,
Prize winners announced at
the end of the day's play were:
McNary Heulah Churchill, low
gross; Zona Warder, low net;
Ann Powers. K. P.: Opal Lee,
long drive; Zona Harder, least
putts. Condon low gross, long
drive and K. P. went to Dorothy
Close. Echo Jo Llesegang, low
gross; Betty Blackwell, low net;
Abell Hale, long drive; Vee Mc
Clenahan least putts.
Heppner winners were Hazel
Mahoney, low gross; Suzanne
Jepsen, low net; Beverly Gun
derson, long drive; Helen Schnf
fitz. K. P.; and Hazel Mahoney,
least putts.
Three from Heppner
Get U of O Honors
Three students at the Univer
sity of Oregon from Heppner
made the spring term honor roll
at the university, according to
Information from the News Bur
eau there.
The three are Martha J. Do
herty, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Bernard Doherty; Jean Stockard,
daughter of Mrs. Anita Stockard;
and Margaret A. Green, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Green.
To be included on the honor
roll the students must make a
grade point average of 3.0 or bet
ter.
Has Major Operation
Mrs. Edna Turner was trans
ported by ambulance to Good
Samaritan hospital In Portland
on Sunday for emergency medi-
oal observation. Her brother, C. C
Carmichael left early Tuesday
morning to be with her, after a
call from the hospital indicated
that major surgery was sched
uled for 12:30 that day for poss
ible leg amputation, it Is expec
ted that she will be confined to
the hospital for some time.
Guests at the Archie Padberg
home for a week were Padberg's
two grandchildren, Sandy and
Dan, who visited while their
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Archie
Padberg, Jr., went on a week's
vacation trip to Reno, Nev., and
California. They visited Pad
berg's sister, Mrs. Frank Moore,
in Chico. The couple returned
to Heppner Saturday for the
Padberg reunion, which was
held Sunday, June 16, in lone.
Also visiting over the week-end
was Archie Padberg, Jr.. and
son, John, of Boring, and Ver
non Padberg of Beaverton.
Mr. and Mrs. Merle Burken
bine, Nicki and Wayne, and Mr.
and Mrs. Ted Stevens and son,
Steve, all of Alpena, Mich., are
visiting at the home of Burk
enbine's mother, Mr. and Mrs.
Marion Hayden. The travelers
visited at the Reese Burkenbine
home in Medical Lake, Wn., en
route to Heppner and brought
their son. Bob, down for a visit
at his grandparents home also.
From Heppner, the group went
on to Lakeview to visit Mrs. Bur
kenbine's parents. Mr. and Mrs.
John Sundquist. They expect to
return to Heppner Monday,
where they will stay for several
days before resuming the trip
home.
100th centennial celebration and
parade and joined in with the lo
cal residents in dressing in old
fashioned costumes for the oc
casion.
Chris Rietmann gave out the
programs, and Mrs. Leo Crab
tree, Mrs. Larry Prock and Mrs.
Herbert Ekstrom, Jr., served at
the tea table during the social
hour.
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LEXINGTON Mrs. Lee Pad
berg. Mrs. MorrU McCarl and
Mr. George Hermann were re
cent hosts to a party honoring
Mrs. Sid Britt, a new comer to
Lexington.
Other present for the get-to
et-thrr were Mrs. Boh Davidson
Mrs. Wm. J. Van Winkle, Mrs.
Mervln Leonard. Mrs. Dean
Hunt. Mrs. Elden Padberg and
Mrs. George Steagall of Hepp
ner. Mrs. Florence McMillan and
her brother. John Snence, were
recent travelers In Eastern Ore
gon. They visited relatives In Ba
ker and Cove, and Sumpter.
Mrs. A. F. Malcske and Mm.
Florence McMillan were host
esses to the past noble grand's
luncheon at the Maleske home
recently. Those attending were
Mrs. Joe Yocom, Mrs. C. C. Jones,
Mrs. Al Fetsch, Mrs. Oris Pad
berg, Mrs. Joel Engleman, Mrs.
Ed Hunt and the hostesses.
Mrs. C. C. Jones accompan
ied Mr. and Mrs. Berl Akers and
daughter, Bonnie, to Portland
June 19 where rhey at
tended State Grange Session at
the Gresham High school. Mrs.
Jones was a guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry M. Breeding during
the session. At this time ftir.
Akers was installed as State
Gatekeeper of Oregon State
Grange. Mr. Jones motored to
Portland on Thursday and he
and Mrs. Jones returned home
on Saturday.
Mrs. Bob Taylor of Boardman
and Miss Vicky Irvin of Hood
River were overnight guests on
June 19, at the home of their
grandmother, Mrs. Florence Mc
Millan. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Wright
and three children of Twin
Falls, Idaho, were recent visit
ors at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Maiesko.
Another visitor at the Maieske
home recently was their grand
son, Steve Mounts of Portland.
Mrs. Natalie Rauch, who has
been a patient in a hospital in
Pendleton, is staying at the
home of her son-in-law and dau
ghter, Mr. and Mrs. Al Fetsch.
A birthday party was held fol
lowing Holly Rebekah Lodge
meeting Thursday evening, June
20. Birthday cakes decorated in
pink and one in blue were serv
ed from artistically decorated ta
bles. Adorning the tables were
clever scented candles arranged
by the hostess and given as
birthday gifts to the ladies.
Those honored for having birth
days were Mrs. Joe Yocom, Mrs.
Oris Padberg, Mrs. Florence Mc
Millan and Mrs. Kenneth Palm
er. Hostess was Mrs. Al Fetsch.
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Munkers
have had the three children of
Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord Davis as
guests decently.
Mrs. Kenneth (Pete) Klinger
has been a patient In St. Antho
ny hospital in Pendleton, recup
erating from maor surgery.
Mrs. Alonzo Henderson and
daughter Betty of Hood River
were Lexington callers a couple
of days recently, visiting with
friends and relatives.
Voriety ol Activity
Included in Vocation
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Must and
three girl Julie. Junie and Jan
ette, returned from a week'H
visit to Klamath Falls and Med
ford, where they went to visit
Huiit'i father. Carrel Husi, and
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Henderson. In Klamath Falls
while antique Khopplng, Mrs.
Must made a "find" by plckln'!
up a book that she had looked
for for 17 years. In every state
she had been in and by writ
ing letters to several book deal
ers. The hook entitled, "The
Beautiful Storv." by Buel, was
published In 1888 and was pre
sentcd bv the Husts as a gift
to his futher. The antique edit
ion Is a translation of biblical
stories.
On the return trip home,
Hust bowled In the Pro-Am tour
nament at Valley Lanes in Bea
verton. The family also purch
ased a camper trailer Monday
before coming home, Hust was
In Boise for J. C. Penney's store
meetings through last week.
Mrs. Nina Case. Poulabo, Wn.
visited in Heppner at the home
of her son, Forrest Burkenbine
and family, Thursday through
Tuesday of Inst week. Mrs. Case
visited briefly Jn uaverton at
the home of her sister, Mrs. Nor
man Griffin and brought her
mother, Mrs. Jessie Griffin and
her niece, Debbie Cox to Hepp
ner, from where they had been
staving at the Griffin home. On
Saturday Mrs. Case traveled to
Athena, where she visited at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Case.
She returned home Tuesday,
June 25, with the three Burken
bine children, who will visit un
til July 7 at the home of their
grandmother and uncle and
aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Ap
plegate of Lynwood, Wn.
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Thorpe of
Banning, Calif., arrived by plane
in Pendleton Friday, June 21.
lor a week's visit with friends
and family in Heppner while
staying at the home of his son
and dauehter-in-law. Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Thorpe and family,
and at the home of her son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
John Mollahan and family. The
Thorpes are former residents of
Heppner where he was a carpen
ter before retirement,
Spec 4 John Wesley Ray, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Willard O'-
Harra, has returned to duty at
Ft. Lawton, Wn., after spend
ing a 15-day furlough at the
home of his parents. He serves
as a helicopter crew chier.
Stephanie Winters, six-year-
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Gene Winters, traveled to La
Grande with her father re
cently where she remained
for a week's visit with her
grandmother, Mrs. Philip Win
ters, and her aunt, Miss Mar
guerite Winters. On June 23 the
Winters family traveled to La
Grande to en.loy a day of visit
ing and to bring Stephanie
home.
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without adequate first aid sup
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sociation points out that emer
gencies are unpredictable and you
should assemble materials now,
before you need them. At home,
keep them in a special cabinet or
box beyond the reach of small
children. When traveling, keep
your supplies in a moisture-proof
box.
The following items (labeled
clearly and with instructions for
use) should be included in your
first aid kit
Individual package-type ster
ile dressings (2-inch by 2
inch and 4-inch by 4-inch) .
for open wounds or burns.
Roller bandages for finger
bandages (1-inch by 5 yards)
and for holding dressings in
place (2-inch by 5 yards) .
Roll of adhesive tape to hold
dressings in place.
Bath towels and bed. sheets
which can be cut into sizes
necessary to cover wounds.
Triangular bandage (37-inch
by 37-inch) for a sling, for
a dressing, or as a covering.
Safety pins, blunt-tip scissors,
tweezers, measuring spoons,
eye dropper, and wooden
tongue blades.
Splints (4 -inch thick, Vi
inch wide, 12 to 14 inches
long) for broken arms and
legs.
Tourniquet (wide strip of
cloth, or flexible rubber tub
ing 20 inches long) to use
in severe injuries when no
other method will control
bleeding.
Short stick to use with tour
niquet. One bar of mild soap for
cleansing wounds, scratches,
and cuts. Antiseptics gener
ally are not available.
Paper drinking cups.
Flashlight replace batteries
periodically.
Syrup of ipecac (1 ounce)
to induce vomiting.
Essential personal prescrip
tions. A first aid guidebook, such
as the American Medical As
sociation's First Aid Manual.
Other items you should pack
when traveling by auto include a
blanket to keep an injured person
warm or to make a stretcher, and
warning flares to use if your car
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