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Sans Souci Hosts " Assembly Officers At Dinner Meeting San Souel Rcbi'kah Lodge No. 33 wan hunt to a b:M p.m. tur ki'V dinner In the Wagon whee dinlns room on Friday. Sentem Nt 20, with Mrs. Blunche lmtl ol Portland, Mate Kt'bckah As somlily president, and Mrs, Lelk'h Wllkens of Aloha, marsh al of the Kebekuh assembly, as honored cui'sts. All members were in formal gowns and up on leaving, a heavy downpoui of rain presented problem In Ct'tting across the street to the IOOF hall for the regular meet ing which followed. Mrs. Jo Huston, noble grand presided over the meeting and welcomed Assembly officers and other dignitaries present. Mrs. Imcl was formally Introduced foi her official visitation. Olh ers making fraternal visits were Mrs. Wllkens, assembly marsh al; Mrs. Opal Cook, outside guardian of the assembly; Mrs Frieda Maieske, good of the or der chairman; Mrs. Altha Kirk, state committee member on V N. Pilgrimage for Youth; Mrs. Dimple Munkers, deputy pres ident or District A). Mrs. Oral Scott and Mrs. Ev alyn Farrens, both Sans Soucl members, were Introduced as having a continuous member' ship of over 50 years. Mrs. Cook was commended as being elected chairman of the 1969 district association meeting to be held In Heppner. An ex hibition banner drill was exemp lified by several members dis playing the emblem of the de gree, bringing words of compli ment from Mrs. Imcl upon Its banners, also decorations In the hall and for her motto and slo gans depicted on the walls. The commission of Mrs. Munk ers as district deputy was read, and honors of this degree wore extended to her. Mrs. Sally Young of Hermiston invited members to attend the association meeting of District 19 scheduled for the next day Jn Stanfield. A humorous addendum, com plete with gold crown, honored Mrs. Imel, after which Mrs. Hus ton presented the lodge gift to her. Following the close of the meeting, Mrs. Imel was surpris ed with a decorated birthday cake served by the hostess com mittee, Mrs. Mattie Green and Mrs. Betty Rood. Before departure of the guests two members of Willows Lodge, IOOF, R. G. McMurtry and Ran dall Peterson arrived with "spe cial" initiation and token awards for Assembly officers and committee members. Presi ent Blanche assured the brother Odd Fellows that this recognit ion would hold a special place In her memory book, and com plimented the Heppner lodges for their active organizations. New Officers Chosen For Bookworm Club Heppner Bookworms club re sumed its fall schedule of pro grams and meetings with a pot luck dinner meeting September 10 at the country home of Mrs. W. W. Weathertord. The evening's business Includ ed election of new officers to serve the club during the com ing year. Chosen as president was ' Mrs. Weathertord; Mrs. George Currin was elected vice president, and Mrs. Herman Winter was chosen secretary treasurer. Mrs. Gene Ferguson will serve as book checker for the group. Guests at the dinner meeting were Mrs. weathenora s two daughters and Mrs. Harold Becket. Program for the evening was presented by Mrs. Harold Erwin and included slide pictures of her recent European trip. Book worms club members had pre sented Mrs. Erwin with a check with which to buy film prior to her trip last summer. The house of Mrs. Gene Fer guson was the meeting place for the club's program on Tuesday evening, September 24. Members enjoyed the compa ny of Mrs. Leta Thomas, former member of the club, who was a guest for the evening. A book review was presented by Mrs. Herman Winter, who reviewed "Not So Simple," by Oregon Senator Mark Hatfield. The book is a biography of his background and career and con tains his personal philosophy of government. Couple is Married " In Family Ceremony In the presence of close fam llv member Margaret Jean (Mickey) Blrdsong and Douglas Grlbble were united in marriage on Saturday, September 2H, at All Saints' Episcopal church In Jleppner. The double ring ceremony was performed at 6:15 p.m., by Justice of the Peace Lowell Gilbble, father of the groom. Attendants Tor the couple were Mrs. John Gochnuuer, Heppner. sister of the bride, and Stuart Gribble, brother of the groom. following the ceremony fam ily members gathered at the Grlbble home for a reception honoring the newly married couple. Assisting Mrs. Gribble with the arrangements wns Mrs. Stuart Grlbble, sister-in-law of the groom. The bride Is the daughter of Mrs. Hal Whitaker, Heppner, and Wlllard Davis, Speurman, Texas. She is currently enrolled for her senior year at Eastern Uregon college in La Grande, where the couple will make their home, Gribble has pluns to re-enter college for the win let term. Church Laymen Attend Retreat at Camp Adams Br EVA HAMLETT IONE Robert Jepsen. Don Brlstow and Fred Martin attend ed the Laymen's Retreat held at Camp AUuma the week-end of September 23. The main topic of the retreat was a study of the young people. Gene Horn from the Portland Council of Churches was the main speaker, and his topic was on the hippie situation in the Portlund area, with which ho has peon associated. lota Chapter Helps Scholarship Needs Iota Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, International Honor Society for Women Teachers, held its first fall meeting in the Vert club room, Pendleton, Saturday evening, September 21, Because of the illness of Pros dent Velva Bechdolt, Mrs. Glenn Skold presided at the initiation of Mrs. Elmer Alkio, Mrs. Gen eva Johnson, Mrs. Iva May Leln bach, Mrs. Alberta Pahl, and Mrs. Clara Schmidt. One of the purposes of Delta Kappa Gamma is to promote education through scholarship grants. A thank-you note was read from Miss Carolyn Rogers i of Hermiston, who Is a recent recipient or. a sixj scnoiarsnip. She is a senior at Eastern Ore gon College at La Grande, and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Rogers of Hermiston. Jeri Cullum, a recent recip ient, has chosen to teach in the Cleveland High school In Wash ington. D. C. Since this metro politan area has a 92 negro population Miss Cullum felt she wanted to help meet the chal lenge of prevalent racial un rest. lone High School Officers Elected Classes at lone High school electf' officers on September 6. Those chosen are as follows: Seniors Earl Pettyjohn, pres ident; David Marick, vice presl dent: Sharlene Hamlett, secre tary-treasurer; Teresa Stefaii, student council representative. Juniors Linda Pettyjohn, president; Kris Peterson, vice president; Joy Beggs, secretary; Kristin Nelson, treasurer; Barb Boyce, student council represen tative. Sophomores Carley Bergs trom, president; Chris McCabe, vice president; Marianne Fetty john, secretary-treasurer; Jeri Snow, student council represen tative. Freshmen Clint Krebs, presi dent; Cathy Crum, vice presi dent; Marlene Magill, secretary treasurer; and Herb Ekstrom III, student council representative. Pierces are Greeted With Housewarming Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Pierce gathered in their honor for a surprise housewarming party in their new home on Sat urday night, September 28. About 22 guests signed the guest book, presented to the couple by the Rev. Melvin Dix on, as a gift from those attend ing. Those who assisted with ar rangements for the evening were Mrs. Lynn Pearson, Mrs. Charles Cline and Mrs. Bill Farra, who served ice cream, cookies and coffee to those attending. The Pierce family is now liv ing in the former residence of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Winters or. South Alfalfa Street. Paul Hisler, Jr. Goes to Fort Knox Paul Hisler, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hisler, Sr., left early this week for Fort Knox, Ky., where he will be on six months' active duty with the National Guard, taking training with the use of heavy machin ery. His parents took him to The Dalles Sunday where he left for Portland by bus. He flew by jet airplane to Fort Knox from there. The young man, a graduate of Heppner High school with the class of 1966, will return here after the training and will re main in the National Guard for a period of six years. He attended Blue Mountain Community College for two years following his high school graduation. Victor Rietmann has returned to the Hlersche's Nursing Home after a three week's stay In the Pendleton Community hospital Mr. and Mrs. Harold Clark of Sun Jose, Calif., stopped for a brief visit with relatives on their way home from Canada. They vicited the Clell Reas, Garland hwansons, Adon HamletU and Carlton Swanson. Mrs. Fred Martin was a guest of the Pendleton Garden club on Its 30th anniversary reun ion at the Vert Auditorium In Pendleton. Mrs. Martin is the director of Blue Mountain Dis trict No. 10 of the Oregon Fed eration of Garden Clubs. She was accompanied by her hus band. Mrs. Bill Melena has been moved from Hiersche's Nursing Home In Pendleton to the Pres byterian Nursing Home in On turio. The Melenas have sold their home in lone, and he has moved to the Adrian Manor Apts. in Ontario. Leonard Me lena of Pullman, Wash., was here to help his father move. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Crabtree visited Mrs. Stella O'Meara in Harrington. Wash. From there they drove to Colfax to visit their daughter, Mrs. Alvin McCabe, and family. They helped their grandson, Jimmy, celebrate u belated 6th birthday. Mrs. Robert Jepsen s 5th and 6th grade Sunday School class spent Saturday, September 23, water skiing at McNary Yacht club. Ray Heimblgner gave in structions to those who wanted to ski. The group helped Jimmy Boyce celebrate his birthday. The students in the class were Barbara Palmer, Kathy Holtz, Sherl Wilson, Cindy Martin, Leah White, Tom Hamlett, Clay West, Joe Rietmann, Arlinda Aldrich, Skye Krebs, LeRoy Rea, and Jimmy Boyce. Other adults along were Mr. and Mrs. Ray Boyce, Darrel Wilson and Rev. Mike Luedde. Mrs. Fred Nelson attended the State Conference of Women's Fellowship at Tillamook. Her mother, Mrs. S. C. Ramsdell, ac companied her and after the conference they spent a few days at the coast before return ing home. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Halvorsen. Frank Halvorsen and Susan Lindstrom drove to La Grande to visit with Joe Halvorsen,. Joe and Leland McGill left : La Grande that evening for Fort Knox, Ky. They will have four months of National Guard train ing. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Morgan and Mr. and Mrs. Earl McCabe drove to Portland last Tuesday. They returned in the Morgan's Doat. which he brought ud to at KOCK. Robert Drake and Rollo Craw ford drove to Reno and Lake Tahoe for a short vacation. They returned oy way ot Portland and drove Milton Morgan's car home. College Students Enroll The graduating class of 1963 as set a new record for lone High school. One hundred Der cent or tne class is attending college. Neal Christopherson, tt.erry reterson, ana cnuck Nel son are attending Oregon State university; willa Johnson, Tim Lloyd, Janet Palmateer, and Janice Snider at Eastern Ore gon, Terrie O'Connor at Univer sity of Oregon, Chris Lovgren at Biue Mountain, Maureen Mc Elligott at Portland University. Kathy Keene at Western Bus- ness College, and Jim McElli- gott at St. Louis University. Other lone students returning 10 college are Koaney Linnell and Virgil Morgan to Blue Mountain College, Mark Halvor sen, Susan Lindstrom, and btephen Lindstrom to Eastern Oregon, Lee O'Connor, Dick Hynd, Cherilvn Smouse. and Cheryl Lundell to University of Oregon, Tom Heimbigner to Portland State, Pat McElligott to Portland University, Karen Nelson to Northwestern Business College, Bermece and Deniece Matthews to Oregon College at Monmouth. Mrs. Anna Smouse returned with Mrs. Fred Nelson and Is visiting at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Kenneth bmouse. The lone Kitchen Band was the featured entertainer at the Potato Festival In Redmond, on September 21. A truik was fur nished and they rode In the pa rade, and also pluyed at the barbecue. The women In the band who also attended the fes tival were Jean Nelson, Nudine Johnson, Ruth McCabe, Lela Ann Pettyjohn. Grace McKlnney, Louise Keene. Eunice McElli gott, Pat Pettyjohn, Martha Pe teison, Barbara Peterson, Dolor- is Burnett, June Christopherson, Lou Crum and Dime Krebs. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Nelson and family drove from Redmond to Salem Saturday and visited with Mrs. Nelson's mother, Mrs. C. S. McElhlnney. Sunday they took Chuck to Corvallis and lo cated him In Cauthern Hall, then continued to the coast. On their way home Monday they stopped In Portland at the Terwilliger Plaza to visit Mrs. A. H. Nelson, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. George Moss (Linda Rowell) and family have moved to Reno, Nev. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Rice and daughter, Kim, are visiting friends In Reno, Nev. While thev are gone Mrs. Mable Seely of Pendleton Is staying with Mrs. Bonnie Rice. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Ring and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kowell re cently attended the funeral ser vices for their nephew. Clayton Ledbetter, in Hood River. Mr. Ledbetter's home was In Anch orage, Alaska. He was killed in an air crash. Mrs. Edris Lindstrom Is back at her home in Portland after visiting friends in Salt Lake City, Utah. Mr. and Mrs. Joel Engleman entertained Mr. and Mrs. Walt Roberts last Thursday evening. The occasion was Mrs. Robert's birthday. After dinner she was surprised with a decorated birth day cake. Later in the evening Mrs. Blaine Chapel and Cassie dropped in to wish her a happy birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay Kincaid and girls took their trailer and visited some old ghost towns of El Drode and Malheur City. Over the week-end they were joined by Mr. and Mrs. George Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Engelman of Portland visited his sister, Mrs. Victor Rietmann, and oth er relatives over the week-end. Jack McFall from the office of the Director of Education, and Jerry Martin, lone school counselor, talked to the senior class, the junior class, and the parents of the seniors last Wed nesday. McFall showed slides of the state campuses, some of the housing available and a typi cal weekly schedule of classes. Students and parent had many questions to be answered. There will be a visitation from Blue Mountain College in the near future along these same lines. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Palmer and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sherer left Friday for Ozark, Mo., to vis it their father. Noah Pettyjohn. Miss Candy Louden of Balti more, Md.. was a recent visitor of her grandfather, John Jepsen. iter mother, Mrs. jonn iouoen, was the former Elsie Jepsen. This was Candy's first trip to the west, and she was auite ex cited to ride horses, to see the Indians, and see how people llv ed here. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jepsen took her to the coast and to Mt. Hood, and various otnei places of interest. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Beggs and family spent the week-end In Boise, Idaho, visiting with Beggs parents, Mr. and Mrs, Oliver Beggs, and with his sis ter, Mrs. Shirley Ilogden. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Pettyjohn took their grandchildren, Kim ber. Kelly, and Christie Petty john, and Jeff and Craig Hams, on a camping trip, lhey spent the week-end at Anson Wright Memorial Park. Mrs. Mildred Bradbury has returned to her home in St. Lou Is, after spending; a week with her daughter, Mrs. Mike Luedde. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lundell and Mr. and Mrs. Merle Lundell and family spent Sunday here visiting E. R. Lundell and oth er relatives. Lloyd Johnson spent Monday In Portland attending a Group Leadership Conference. This conference Is a part of the Ore gon small school program. Mrs. Lee Pettyjohn and dau ghter, Marianne, attended the Columbia Basin Quarter Horse Show in Hermiston on Saturday. Marianne placed second in each of the youth barrels, poles and stake races. She won 5th place ribbon in the Youth Western Pleasure. In the registered bar rels she won a beautiful trophy for first place, riding her stal lion "Barreds Lad". The Junior High football team defeated the Stanfield team lasl Thursday, 34 to 12. Friday the high school football team de feated Arlington 46 to 26. Both teams have won three games with no losses. Jim Swanson had the misfor tune to tear some ligaments loose in his knee at the foot ball game with Arlington. He will temporarily be out of foot ball until it heals. Word has been received of the death of Inez E. (Clark) Pom- erantz, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry E. Clark. Inez was born March 7, 1907, at lone. She Is survived by a son, Dan iel E. Pomerantz, of North Ho!- HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. Octob 1 19CI McDaniel Service Held in Pendleton Funeral services were held in Pendleton on Saturday, Septem ber 23, at Burns Funeral Home for Mrs, Delvln (Lurllne) Mc Daniel, former resident of this area. Mrs. McDaniel. 55. died Wed nesday, September 25, at St. An thony hospital In Pendleton fol lowing a long Illness. She and her husband resided on Birch Creek, near Pendleton. She was a former teacher in the tiara- man school and made her home In the Klnzua area for many years. She and her husband also lived In Heppner lor a lime while they operated a service station. Among the many relatives In this area who attended services were Mr. and Mrs. Carey Hast ings, Mrs. Grace Buschke, Mrs. Elma Harshman, Mr. and Mrs. Klnnard McDaniel, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Stevens, Mr. and Mrs. Har old Stevens and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Batty. lywood, and a sister, Mrs. Har old (Val Jean) Martin, and a nephew, Gregory C. Martin, rf Hermiston, and one aunt, Mrs. Dorothy Olster of Portland. Mrs. Pomerantz lived and passed away Sept. 26, 1968, at her home in North Hollywood, Calif. Her husband. Sum, preceded her in death Jan. 5, 1962. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Chris topherson drove to Corvallis ov ei the week-end to take some things to their son, Neal. NpmI Is staying with his sister, Mrs. Ted (Sherrl) Bohan, and attend ing college. DATES TO REMEMBER: October 9 School bonfire and rally. October 10 PTA October 10 Junior High foot ball game, Echo at lone. October 11 lone High school game, Echo at lone. Attack Tokcs Brother Ed Hlemstra left early Wed. nesday for Kettle Falls, Wash., following word of the unexpect ed death of his brother, Arthur Hlemstra. The deceased has been principal of the Kettle Falls schools, and was helping put up bleachers when he was stricken with a heart attack. Ho and his family formerly liv ed at Corbctt. Mils Mabel McCabe of Calif ornia Is visiting relatives in the area while staying at the home of her niece and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Eubanks, and fumily In Arlington. Mrs. Eu hunks and her aunt visited last Wednesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernie McCabe In Heppner. First in Series PUBLIC CARD PARTY Saturday, October 5 Lexington IOOF Hall 8:00 P.M. Sponsored by Holly Rebekah Lodge Pinochle Only Grand Prise at End of Series of Six Cam Prizes each Party Refreshments SI Per Person Everyone Welcome Flatt's Truck Service PHONE 989-8420 For Fast and Dependable FREIGHT TRUCK SERVICE Daily Overnight Service From Portland Including Saturdays MOVING? CALL US EW, BRILLIANT COLOR 7 IN EVERY ROOM I Jm At tho new SALEM 745-785 Commercial S E. Phone: 503) 363-2451 RESTAURANT WITH 24-HOtJR COFFEE SHOP T H E Antique hunters or bottle collectors caught trespassing on the Blaine Chapel property near Hardman will be prosecuted. ATTENTION ART STUDENTS Of the Blue Mountain Art Classes In the Ileppner-Ione Area Let Us Help You with Your Art Supplies r l DAMS ARTS 4 STATIONERY Alex G. (Ax) Adams and Helen Adams Phone 567-8019 Hermiston, Oregon Heppner-lone Painting Classes Start Thursday, October 3, 7 p.m. We Have an Adequate Supply of Typing and Accounting Materials GM (A quick tour of some of the thoughtful new features the 1969 Chevrolets offer that other cars in Chevrolet's field don't.) Headlight washers You push the windshield washer knob and hold it, and your headlights come clean. Fluid is diverted to two jet nozzles at each light lens. (Outer lights only on duals.) The spray removes up to 80 of accumulated dirt. The feature is standard on 1969 Corvettes. It comes with the hidden headlights available on Camaro, Caprice and Kings wood Estate Wagons. It is available on all other models except Corvair. Heated glass In a moment your rear win dow will self-defrost. Because we've built onto it a network of tiny ceramic strips capable of heating the entire sur face. Fog and frost disappear quickly and quietly. You just flick a switch. The heated rear window is available on the 1969 Caprice Coupe and Impala Custom Coupe. Pushbutton tire chains You press a button on the instrument panel and the rear ires get a shot of "liquid tire hain." You spin your wheels once, wait a moment, and you're off with traction you wouldn't be lieve possible on slick ice, or packed snow. Available on all 1969 big Chevrolets. Steering wheel lock 'When you own a car as de sirable as the 1969 Chevrolet, vou don't take chances. When you leave it, you lock it Not just the doors. You lock the ignition, steer ing wheel and transmission lever, too. Our new lock on the steering column takes care of all that. Standard on all 1969 Chev rolets, Chevelles, Chevy Novas, Camaroa and Corvettes. Sorry, car thieves. Power steering plus The 1969 Caprice, Impala and Camaro are available with a new type of power steering. Variable-ratio power steering. What it does is give you faster steering with fewer turns of the wheel. Variable-ratio power steering Is particularly helpful in short, full turns. And parking becomes un believably easy. You'll see. Walk-in wagons The tailgate swings open like a door on most of our 1969 station wagons. Which in itself is no big deal. But wait, there's more. We've built a concealed step into the rear bumper. You simply step up, over, and in, j (The way we build our wagons, you can do it without bumping your head, and without acrobatics.) Walk into a wagon soon at your Chevrolet dealer's. 7 69 Impala Custom Coupe Putting you first, keeps us first. GENE ORWICK
