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City Council Executes
U. P. Agreement
Br MARY LEE MARLOW
BOARDMAN The Boardman
C llv Council executed an a tree
merit with the Union Pacific
Kailroad at a meeting last week
to operate water and sewer line
underneath the road bods, and
aros the rlcht-of ways.
The recent election was can
ihsed and the winners declar
ed to be sworn In at the Jan
uary meetina of the council. This
included Dewey West, mayor,
and Vernon Russell, Zearl Gil
lespie, and Cecil Hicks as coun
cil men.
Rep. Irvln Mann, R-Stanficld,
and Sen. -fleet Kenneth Jem
htedt, RHood River, held a meet
IriK at the city hall December
2 with people of the area for
the purpose of determinlnR what
special local problems need lea
islative attention and what lo
cal attitudes were on major Is
sues of the state. Out of town
people present Included Rupert
Kennedy of The Dalles, Larry
Lindsay of Lexington, Dick
Krebs of Cecil, Garland Swan
son of lone, and Mrs. Marvin
McDole and Mrs. Luther Cra
mer of Hermiston.
Mrs. Hazel Miller was elected
to a term of three years as dir
ector on the board of the Board
man Rivervlew Cemetery Asso
ciation at an election held last
week.
The annual Mystery Sister
party was held Wednesday of
last week at the Boardman
Community church with the La
dies Aid Society as hosts. Mem
fcrrs of the Women's Activity
Committee of Greenfield Grance
were guests. In charge of the
procram was Mrs. Hazel Miller.
Assisting were Mrs. Seth Rus
sell. Mrs. Leo Root and Mrs.
Ralph Earwood. Mrs. Rollin
Bishop was in charge of the
gifts. Mystery Sisters were re
vealed with exchange of gifts
and new names drawn for next
year.
Ihe program included group
singing of Christmas carols,
reading of the Christmas stoiy
from the Gospel of Luke, Mrs,
Frank Marlow; duet, "Silent
Night", Mrs. Bishop and Mrs.
George Neeley; reading, "Fall
Wardrobe", Mrs. Arthur Allen;
solo. "God Is There", Rev. George
Neeley; solo, "Oh Little Town of
Bethlehem", Mrs. Wayne Kuhn
Eddie Motter, blind gymnast,
presented a program at a Nat
ional School Assembly at River
side High school December 13 at
8:30 a.m. He came highly rec
ommended by Cecil B. Hoilings
worth, supervisor of physical ed
ucation at the University of Cal
ifornia at Los Angeles. He has
ranked among the top three Pa
cific Coast Conference gymnasts
and has gained national recog
nition. Judges, spectators and
fellow gvmnasts were amazed
by the difficult feats of skill
and power executed by him with
professional finesse. He has per
fected a hand balancing pro
gram which he has used for
some years in the entertainment
field.
Mrs. Leo Root was honored
with a surprise birthday party
at her home. Present were Mrs.
Roy Ball, Mrs. Glen Carpenter,
Ms. Zearl Gillespie, Mrs. Ralph
Earwood and Mrs. Frank Mar-
low.
1 Okla., have returned home from
a two month's trip visiting rel
atives. Thev went first to Codv,
Wvo where they visited the
men's sister, Thelma Skinner,
then to Denver. Colo., to visit
an aunt. I'earl Delehoy, and oth
er relatives. Thev then went to
Blue Hill and Shkkley. Nehr.
where they vLsiled more re I a
lives of the men. and Mrs. Pods
hrolhers. Miner and Warren
Nickel. Monroe. Wise., was their
next ntop to visit another sis
ter. Delia Brunkow, and the
Robert Rolls family. Then to
Jefferson Cllv. Mo., to vis!! at
Ihe home of ihe men's brother,
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Rolls, and
lo Oklahoma City. Last stop on
ineir tour was r rlendswood
Texas, where I hey visiled the
mens mother, Mrs. Ida Potts,
and sisters, Mrs. Emma Allmnn
and Mrs. Jess Cornette. They
came home through California
by way of Ihe Redwood High
wav.
Holiday visitors at the Potts
home were their son In hiw and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Delbert
Houston and children Leo. Ar
lene. Donald and Sharon of La
Grande. They all went to spend
Thanksgiving at the home of
Mr. anil Mrs. Howard Bundy In
Richland. Wash. The Potts then
went to The Dalles lo visit cous-
ns, Mr. and Mrs. Dayne Coch
enour and Mr. and Mrs. George
Ramsey. Oliver Potts left last
week for his home In Oklahoma
Cltv.
Mr. and Mrs. Vern Carpenter
and sons Russell and Tommy of
Pendleton were Sunday visitors
at the home of Mrs. Carpenter's
mother, Mrs. Hazel Miller.
Mrs. Everett Struckmeler took
her mother. Mrs. Vera Pettit, to
Portland Saturday to take the
plane to Livermore, Calif., where
she will spend several months
at the home of her son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth Cobb.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rash and
daughter Diane went to Lake
Oswego Sunday to visit at the
home of their son and daughter-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Darrel
Rash.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kuhn have
returned home from a two weeks
trip to Arizona, where they were
called by the illness of Mrs.
Kuhn's father, Frank Wooten,
92, who was in the hospital at
Wilcox, Ariz. He had improved
enough to go home before they
left. They also visited Mrs.
Kuhn's brother, Joe Wooten, at
Wilcox, and her sister, Rosa Far-
rell at Fort Huahuca, Ariz., also
their son and daughter-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kuhn, Jr., at
Tuscon.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Pieper and
children Don, Pat and Dan of
Portland visited over the holi
days at the home of Mrs. Piep
er's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wal
ter Wyss.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Potts, ac
companied by Potts' brother,
Oliver Potts of Oklahoma City,
Lexington Seaman
In Fleet Exercise
Gunners Mate Seaman Mi
chael J. Burcham, USN, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph J. Burcham
of Lexington, participated in
operation "Beef Trust" aboard
the destroyer USS Rogers off the
coast of Southern California.
The last major First Fleet ex
ercise of the year, the eight-day
exercise involved 28 ships and
31 air squadrons, including four
Canadian units.
Designed to prepare U. S. un
its for the conditions encount
ered in Southeast Asia and
throughout the Western Pacific,
the exercise consisted of mis
sile firing exercises , bombing
practice, close air support and
anti-sutmarine warfare.
Cruisers and destroyers fired
their guns at the San Clemente
Island Range and at a target
hull the ex-USS Jesse Ruther
ford, while guided missile ships
tested their batteries against
dmne aerial targets in the Pa
cific Missile Range.
Carrier and land based air
craft flew strikes against the
San Clemente Island Range,
while the entire task force
guarded against two U. S. sub
marines playing aggressors.
Students Given
Fitness Awards
By FRANCES ROSE WILSON
IRRIGON At an assembly held
Ii-cenber 6. five A. C. Houghton
Momentary school students re
ceived Ihe Presidential Physical
nine Award, according to
IVIncliml Mick Tolar. These
awards were from the Presidents
Council on Physical Filness and
Sport and were awarded in rec
ognition of "Outstanding phys
ical ac hievement and exception
al dedication to the Ideal of a
sound mind In a sound body."
Robert Rich arils was presented
Ihe award for the second year.
Arley Hamilton, Donald Russcl,
Dannv Shoemuke and Jerry
Zicllnskl received awards for
the first time.
Church Schedules Sunday Program
I HEFFNEB GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. December It. 196
The school Christmas program
at A. C. Houghton will be De
cemoer 19. at n p.m.
Tech. Sgt. Daryl Hobbs has re
turned home from a tour of
duly In Thailand, where he
spent 13 months. He has been
visiting friends and relatives
here and In North Powder,
When he returns lo the Army
lie will be stationed near Day
ton. Ohio. Mrs. Hobbs. Miuu'e
ana Kooert. who have been llv
ing In Hermiston. will return
with him.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Stewart
and Sharon attended the wed
ding In Portland of Mrs. Stew
art's niece, Dannl Courtnev,
aaugnier ot Mrs. uave Model
lan, to Ron Smith, formerly of
La i.ranue. ihe couple w ill
make their home in Portland
Mr. and Mrs. Don Leiehton
ana lamily were among thu
guests at a familv dinner
Thanksgiving Day, In Portland
at Ihe home of Mr. and Mrs.
Dave Koch. Others attending
were lecn. Sgt. and Mrs. Darvl
Hobbs, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hill
of Umatilla. Mr. and Mrs. Ros-
coe Cook. Gary Dexter and Jer
ry ana Porter Koss of Portland
Mr. and Mrs. David Russel of
Portland recently purchased
acre tract of land on Division
Street from Pete Robbins. Thev
expect to build a home on the
site at a future date.
Bvron Hobbs moved to Port
land recently, where he is em
ployed as a welder at Gunder-
sons. He is presently making
his home with the Roscoe Cook
family.
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Dexter of
Portland are parents of a son
born November 30. He was nam
ed William Burton Dexter. Ho
is the great-grandson of Mrs.
Sedalia Dexter of Umatilla and
the late William Burton Dexter.
Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
Vallis Dexter of La Grande.
They were former residents of
Irngon.
North Morrow County 4-H
leaders met at the Don Leigh
ton home recently. Gail McCar
ty. Morrow county extension
agent, Introduced Mrs. Birdine
Tullis who will be assisting
with 4-H Club work in the coun
ty. Don Leighton announced that
the Livestock 4-H club is sell
ing raffle tickets to raise funds.
First prize will be a Shetland
pony, second prize a turkey and
third prize, a fruit cake.
The Hawaiian Luau dinner
was well attended at the A. C.
Houghton Cafetorium on Decem
ber 5. It was sponsored by the
By MART LEE MARLOW
BOARDMAN The Christmas
program at the rxuruman Com
munity church will be held Sun
day evening, December 22, at
7:30 p.m. Friends are Invited to
a I lend.
Mrs. Hazel Miller was hostess
for Ihe Women's Activity Com
mittee of Greenfield Orange at
her home Wednesday of List
week. Mrs. Arthur Allen was co
hostess. Luncheon was served at
12:30 p.m. Guests Included Bir
dine Tullis of lone, extension
aide for Morrow county, and
Mrs. Rollin Bishop.
It was voted to start the meet
ings at 12:(X noon in the future
Instead of 12:30.
There will be no more card
parties this month at the grange
hull. Hostess for the January 7
parly will be Mrs. c huh War
ren, and for January 14 Mrj.
William Bales.
There were four tables of pi
nochle In pluv at the card par
ty held Tuesday of last week
at the Greenfield Grange hall,
sponsored bv the w omens Ac
tivity Committee of the grange.
Mrs. Rollin Bishop was hostess.
Mrs. Nina Bailey of Arlington
won high score, and low went
to Mrs. Glen Carpenter. Mrs. Ar
thur Allen and Mrs. Dewey
West won Ihe pinochle prizes.
the home of Mrs. King s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Baker.
Wilbur Akers Is visiting for
a month at the home of his sis
ter. Mrs. Hazel Miller. He Is re
cuieruting from major surgery
while In Seattle, Wash.
The Riverside Pirates will par
ticipate In the Christmas bas
ketball tournament with Echo,
Stanfield and Klickitat. Wash.,
lo be held at Echo December 20
21. Mrs. Lee Bcndz was hostess
for a party at her home Sunday
uiiernonn in honor of her dau
ghter Elissa's seventh birthday.
Guests were Jack and Jeff Moy.
er. Carold Ann Donovan, Vickie
Daniels, Kathy Farlow. and Tonl
Moore and Warren Bend.
Riverside Junior Senior High
school will dismiss for the
Christmas holidays December
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JWool Program
Marketing Year
Ends December 31
Mrs. Bernard Donovan, Green
field Grange secretary, and Mrs.
Hazel Miller, grange lecturer, at
tended the Joint installation of
grange officers at the Willows
Grange hall at lone Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ganten
bein were In Portland last week
to attend the annual meeting
of the Oregon Dairy Council at
the Mayflower auditorium De
cember 11. The next day Can-
tenbein attended the United
Dairymen's Association meeting
at the Hilton Hotel, and Mrs.
Ganlenbein went to Gresham to
visit her uncle and aunts, Mr.
and Mrs. Walter F. Robinson
and Mrs. Helen Schwedler, and
her mother-in-law, Mrs. Minnie
Gantenbein.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Bartlett of
The Dalles were Saturday vis
itors at the home of Mrs. Bart
lett's son-in-law and daughter
Mr. and Mrs. Stan Henkle.
Mrs. Bill Getz and sons Stan
ley and Steven are visiting at
the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Rash, this week
while her trailer home is being
moved to Milton-r reewater
where Getz is employed. They
formerly lived in The Dalles.
Mr. and Mrs. Dean King and
sons Rodney and Mark are here
from North Pole, Alaska to
spend the Christmas holidays at
Cars Demolished
In Convoy Wreck
By FRANCES ROSE WILSON
IRRIGON The Irrigon volun
teer fire department responded
(o a cull last Thursday morning
when a transport truck loaded
with new cars overturned at the
Junction of highway 80-N and
730 overpass east of Boardman.
The convoy truck from Eu
gene was east bound when the
driver, Larry Drake, apparently
fell asleep and swerved Into the
ditch overturning. The driver
was not injured but the cars
were all demolished.
Growers were reminded today
that the 11H8 marketing year,
under the wool and mohair pro
gram, ends December 31.
David McLeod, office mana
ger, Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation oflice, ex
plains that this means that pay
1 menta for the current l!H18 y?ar
I will depend on completing all
I details of marketing either wool,
mohair, or lambs by that date.
I Marketing completed after De
cember 31, 18, will become
I marketings in the VMi'J market
ing year, and thus not eligible
for payments until early ly70.
McLeod urges producers to
make sure that all details for
Ihe 19C8 sales are completed by
the end of the year. This In
cludes passing title to the buy
er, delivering the wool or mo
hair to the buyer either phys
icully or through documents
(such as warehouse receipts or
bills of lading! transferring con
trol to the buyer, and having
available all the Information
needed to determine the buy
ers' total purchase price.
Incentive payments under the
wool program are based on the
average national price for mar
ketings during the whole year,
and this can be determined
more exactly if reports on mar
ketings are complete. ASCS,
therefore, is urging that a'l 1DGJ- j
year applications be filed be'ore
Mr. and Mrs. Fete McMurtry
traveled to Portland on Satur
day, December 8, where they
visited with Mrs. Edna Turner,
who had been a patient at
Good Samaritan hospital an, I
was that dav transferred to Al
llson General hospital. They al
so visited with Mc.Murlry's sis
ter. Mrs. Mary Andreusen of Eu
gene, and with their son. Glen
McMurtry, who Is employed In
the Jones Photo Laboratories In
Portland. The group en loved the
Holiday on Ice show al the col
iseum Sunday evening.
January 31. 1069.
Payments for Ihe 19C8 market
ing year will likely begin in
April of next year.
NOTICE
The office of Dr.
Gerald A. Jones will
be closed perma
nently after Decem
ber 24, 1968. A
new location will be
announced later.
young people and the Women's
Missionary Council of the As
sembly of God, as a missionary
project to raise funds for the
groups "Speed-theLight" mis
sionary commitment pledge. La
Velle Partlovv, the young peo
ple's leader, was in charge. Mi
chael Tolar showed slides of Ha
waii which were taken while he
and Mrs. Tolar were there, at
tending the University of Ha
waii.
According to Pastor Herbert
Vaughn of the Community Bap
tist Church, its Christmas pro
gram will be Sunday, Decem
ber 22, in the evening.
Julie Leslie left this week for
San Jose, Calif., to live with her i
mother. She was given a fare
well party by a group of high
school students last Thursday i
evening. A group of her friend's
accompanied her to Pendleton to
see her off when she left by ,
plane Friday evening. I
Mayor Wilson reported that'
Hie city well had been complet
ed and that R. J. Strasser Drill
ing Company had moved their
equipment from the site at the
December meeting of the Coun-
cil.
Because of a lesser flow of
water than had been anticipat
ed, for operation of the hydro-
pneumatic tank, some changes
in design were necessary, which
will call for a ground level tank
storage tank of quite a lot great
er capacity, equipped with
booster pumps.
Advertising for bids on con
tracts to construct the distrib
ution system has been delayed
until these details can be work
ed out.
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Dr. and Mrs. A. D. McMur-
do, accompanied by Miss Mildred
Clowery, traveled by train early
November 28 to Corvallis, where
they spent Thanksgiving day
with their son and daughter-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Scott McMur
do. Enroute to Corvallis they
stopped in Portland for a brief
visit with another son, Charles
E. (Ted) McMurdo.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bartlett and
daughter, Kathleen, left Wed
nesday, December 18, for a
Christmas visit with relatives in
Wellington, Texas. They plan to
visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Ozro Bartlett, and numerous
other relatives living there.
Wellington is located about 100
miles southeast of Amarillo,
where the family plans to make
a visit with an uncle of Bart
lett's who has had recent sur
gery. The couple plans to re
turn to their home about De
cember 30.
Mrs. Glenn Kolkhorst receiv
ed word of the death of her
mother, Mrs. Orpha Crowder on
faunday, November 24, at Amer
ican Falls, Idaho. Funeral serv
ices were held there on Friday,
November za.
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