Church Officers Elected;
Start Fund For Organ
By EVA HAMLETT
lONK The annual meeting of
the United Church of Christ wan
held Sutuluy. January after
a H)tlutk dinner, preceded by
the morning ervice. Report of
i ho officer and the various com
mittees were twHl.
The following officer wero
elected for the coming year:
moderator. Mlltoii MurKan: vice
moderator. Robert Rietmann;
clerk, Judv Kea; treanurer, Mur
llyn Rietmann; financial wire
tarv. Kenneth Smouse; deacons.
Darrel Wilson and I'aul I'etty
John, Jr.; deaconess, Margaret
Morgan, and Lucille Rietmann;
trustees. Uoy W. Lindstrom, Al
fred Nelson. Jr., and Bill Riet
mann; church school superin
tendent, Jean Nelson; board of
Christian education. Betty Riet
mann; music committee. Allison
Luedde, Anna Lee Jamea. Sue
Jepsen; auditing committee,
Paul Pettyjohn, Sr., Larry Riet
mann, council members at
large, Suzanne Jepsen, and
Scott WiUon.
The members voted to start
an organ lund, and anyone may
rHa this fund. The
present organ Is a reed organ,
and due to me age nu wem,
uni a iLyt iho tart thpre Is no
one available to fix this type
of organ, members felt this fund
necessary for the future in the
event a new organ was needed.
AX?1
The choir of the United Church
of Christ gathered for its annu
al party at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Fredrick Martin following
regular rehearsal on Wednesday,
January 23. New members hon
ored were Mrs. Allison Luedde,
Mrs. Katherine Lindstrom and
Darrel James, director. Other
members present were Mrs. Paul
Pettyjohn, Sr., Mrs. Kenneth
Smouse, Mrs. Fred Nelson, Mrs.
Lindsay Kincaid, Mrs. Norman
Nelson, Mrs. Darrel James, Mrs.
Mary Holtz, Donald Bristow and
Larry Rietmann. Guests of the
choir were Mrs. Ella Burgoyne,
Roy Lindstrom and Lindsay Kin
caid. .
Mrs. Harold Beggs returned
home Tuesday, January 21, al
ter spending several weeks in
B iUno Minn with her mother,
Mrs. Blanche Zaffke, who has
beeen seriously 111 nut is now
improving. Mrs. Beggs saw
while she was there they had
42 inches of snow and 30-degrees
below zero weather.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl McCabe
spent last week in Portland fur
medical attention.
Guest at the Louis Carlson
home is 2nd Lieut. Kermit Eriek
son of the United States Air
Force. Lt. Erickson worked for
the Carlsons during the summer
months for the past few years
and is well known to those liv
ing in the Gooseberry area and
to some in lone. He will visit
here for three weeks then will
go to Spokane, Wash., for a
course in survival training.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy A. Lindstrom
and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Linds-
nnnn, cmrarnl Havs in Port
land last week on business and
also visiting their mother, Mrs.
Edris Lindstrom, who has been
in the hospital, but is now "u"
ii nnrl Paula, and Troy stayed
,. tho Palvin Shermans in
Heppner. John and Tena stayed
at the nome oi mr. unu ivn.
Garland Swanson.
Mr. and Mrs. James Pettyjohn
spent several days in Portland
last week. Another Portland vis
itor was Rollo Crawford.
Kenneth Smouse and son,
Carl, drove to Corvallis to at
tend a Smouse reunion on Jan
uary 23, at the home of Dr. and
Mrs. Richard Baker (Shirley
Smouse) and family. Others at
tending were Mrs. Anne Smouse,
of Portland, Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Sir.oue of Whittior. Calif.. Mr.
and Mrn. Orlo Martin ol Mm.
and therllvn Smouse of Corvitl
IU.
hip Mm rt.ivmond I. nn-
ddl drove to KugeiM? Tues
day taking their granddaughter.
Michelle Slack, home. Mr. Lun-
d.ll returned Saturday Put .mil
Lundell will remain for a while
u-uli her daughter. Mr. Fran
cis Stack and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bckus
drove to Portland Thursday, HI
duv morning, Mr. liegg attend
ed an USA A redisricting com
mlllee meeting.
Women Fellowship of tiie
United Church of Christ met lit
the home of Mrs. Lindsay Kin
cnld, Thursday, January 23.
I'hin.M.n mmlMra were oresent.
Business was conducted by the
chairman. Mrs. Roy Lindstrom.
Mrs. Fred Nelson, program
chairman. Introduced the suffer
ing and need of the people of
Blafra. Mrs. Fredrick Martin
read recent letters received from
U. Ihenyl Anyaso, and his cous
in, and his brother in wartorn
Blafra. The group recommend
ed that Mrs. Martin present the
plea for help for the Anyaso
family to the church congrega-
nnH nmmn) n container fol
contributions. The next meeting
u,m h Kohmarv 27 at the home
of Mrs. Norman Nelson.
Mr. and Mrs. Keiin rein :
u .,-,. ,i iMirnnto f a babv boy
born Saturday. January 15. in
Portland. The young man
; .-u ..J aimp ulna nnnnds ana
wtriKHu ...... r-
had been named Brian Keitn.
He is the grandson of Mr. and
m mon Mnrcrnn and the
great-grandson of Mr. and Mr
wane vrawiuiu. .,
The Junior High basketball
team played at Stanfield on Fri
day afternoon. The B string was
... . i oi te 1Q nnn the A
Ui'ieUIL'U iw ---- -
string more than made up tor
the loss by deteaiinu bwiukw
,.,tt: the hieh
school basketball team played
at Umapine. The Jayvee team
r. .ui. o,o a to 3. and the
varsity won 80 to 53. Saturday
evening they played Umatilla
on the lone floor. The Jayvee
score was Umatilla 61 and lone
30. The varsity defeated Uma
tilla 70 to 54.
Coming events:
Jan. 31 National flsst-niuij '
M-llWi, ......
Jan. 31 Jr. High basketball.
Umatilla here, 2 p.m.
Jan. 31 High school basketball,
Echo mere
1 High school basket
ball, Helix here
6 Assembly at school,
iToctom Oregon Col
lege Singers, 9:00 a.m.
6 Jr. High basketball,
Echo here
7 Assembly, IFYE
"Korea", 2:45 p.m.
7PTA Card Party, 8 p.m.
g High school basket
ball, McEwen there
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Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, January 30, 1969
Mrs. Ball Leaves
Postmaster Work;
Serves 23 Years
Sec. 2
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Club Gathers
At Lovgren Home
By DELPHA JONES
LEXINGTON The Arnicitia
Club met at the nome 01
Bob Lovgren January 15 toi
rrn cr.t timrfl Mrs. ElQ-
en Padberg, Mrs. Bob Davidson,
Mrs. George Hermann, Mrs. U.
W. Cutsforth, Mrs. Gene Cole,
t r-omrholl Mrs. Mel
Bover, Mrs. Roy Martin, and the
hostess, Mrs. iivs. i..
were won by Mrs. Hermann,
hth Mr Davidson, second
high! and Mrs. Padberg, low
tjt u (Dotoi Tflinper has
returned to Lexington after a
stay in St. Anthony hospital in
Pendleton. ,
Alvin Wagenblast was called
to The Dalles one day recently
by the serious accident to nis
father. Mr. wagenoiasi was
fined to a hospital there suf
fering from injuries revived in
a holdup at the 9th St. Thnft
wav Store, where he is employ
ed as night watchman. He was
severely beaten and in serious
condition. . ,
Elden Padberg and son, Lee
Padberg, and Claude Buschke
were business visitors in Port
land recently. .
Mrs A. F. Maieske has been
confined to her home recently
because of illness.
Barbara McCarl, daughter of
Mr and Mrs. Morris McCarl, was
confined to her home from in
juries received while sleigh rid
in 0
Verniee Hendrickson of Tule
lake, Calif., is making her home
with her son-in-law and dau
!,... -Mr nnH Mrs. Joe Yocom,
and ' family. She has been
spending some time with her
House Damaged
In Friday Fire
By VIRGINIA KELSO
,r,,, A flora firp at the
Camp 5 residence occupied by
cl""i-. Hortoiu family did
tne r,iii-ji. "" . - tVl
UIa Hamncrp tO tne
consiueiauic v,... --
house but no aarrmtte ""
i nunA CTonnQ. The lire ao-
nnrentlv started about 1 a.m. on
r 7 " 1-r
januaryxi. , .
The Bartows nave i-".
a house in Kinzua.
lviro Rnvmond Reid
and family and Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Mitchell and family
moved recently to Fossil where
they will make their homes
Tom Jordan weni iu "wk
i 1 where he
brought home Mrs. Jordan who
had been a pauem i "w-t-
1 1 tnf CaUPFH lldVSi
x-v ci;b-orrl hrniiPnt JVirs.
Slinkard home January 19 from
the Heppner nospuai
had been receiving ucoi...w.
home Sunday
from being hospitalized at Hepp
ner were Jonn neisun, 'V"'
Stubblefield, and Mrs. Mike
WGuyt- Van Arsdale went to
Portland recently where he
entered the hospital for tests,
returning home January 17. Mr.
Van Arsdale went to Joseph Jan
uary 17 to attend the funeral
services of her grandfather, Wil
bur Reece. She brought her son,
i , xtrHV hor from jos-
jeph where he had been v,s t-
By MARY LEE MARLOW
nnipmuv Fliwuie M. Ball
Roiinln-.iin uostmaster for the
pust 15 years, retired from that
Kovltion January 9. Mrs. Bull
I I ...ItU li.A l.w-al IMlKt Of-
fir for over 23 years, having
worked as clerk since wim-m-k...
iu.it until her annointment
as acting postmaster January 1,
1954. uixin the retirement of
Florence L. Root. She received
her rM'rmanent appointment
March 9. 1955.
Mrs. Ball was Instrumental In
moving the post office to the
t..,o In Mnn-h. 1906. and
was In charge of the dedication
program which was neia my
13, 1906. Congressman Al UU-
nm.o t ha Hiriirntorv ad
dress, and Ron Daniels. Morrow
county school superinienui-m,
gave the nistory oi uie im.cn
.. nffirw llsn tineaking was
Jav B. Chrlstensen, assistant to
the regional director in auaiuc,
Wash. The U. s. navy perauii
nel presented the color guara.
Tvoioroa V. Hinlon. wife of
r-i . . uintnn hn hepn aDDolnt
V 1 , V m ii iwi.i
eH nctine Dostmaster of the
Boardman post ottice upon uc
rot rement or flossie m. dbii.
xira uinion has lived in Board
man the past 3Vi years. Born In
Lewiston, Idaho, she spent her
childhood in Leavenworth, Wn.,
nnar U'on:ilphM. and has been
n rranoninn the nast 20 vears.
v''-y r.,,.," C o, i
coming nere irom ukihii. si"-- i.-
the mother of three oaugniers,
k-athv a li 8 graduate oi mv
..ih iii.rh chonl uhn is at
tending the Pendleton scnooi oi
Beauty: Judv, a Kiversioe jun
ior, and Georgia, a freshman
a.. Dnorimnn mother inter
rtll.V uumini ...w-.... ---
ested in enrolling children in
the 12-week session of kinder
garten to start February 10 at
the A. C. Houghton elementary
school in Irrigon, should contact
cfhooi nt 022-3321 or Mrs.
Burrell Cooley at 922-3375 for
further information.
ct; uhn Hawaii Jr.. came
. ' , V I. ' I J V i-i I 1 1 - '
home from a years' service in
i)jnfnim on a ctlrnrlKP visit to
V 1, 1 1 1 " 1 1 1 mi " " ,
nnH Mrs John
Ills pa cilia, I
Hascall, receniiy. uci a
day leave he will return to Viet-
nam lor anotner six niuuui
service.
t- u?ni.t mnvor nnrt Ver-
D.r-n oonnpilmen. were
sworn into office at the regular
meeting ol tne uoaraman yny
Council recently. Two otner
roril Hicks and
ry i r-ill,icolo wore not DreS-
.t'cli L umLi-iiiti , i it.
ent, and will he sworn in imci.
Hospita
By RHONDA SARGENT
I Held over from last work I
KIN'.UA Mrs. Karl Norris
and Mrs. Frank iKMcrltt went
to Heppner last Tin-sd.iv where
Kva entered Ploiii'er Memorial
hospital for treatment.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Terry
went to Heppner last Wednes
day when they both entered
Pioneer Memorial hospital for
treatment.
Guv Van Arsdale went to Pen
.li., in lntl Thursday on bust-
n4 on m Pnril:iiiil Hiirlni?
the wei'k-end where he entered
a hospital lor meaicai care.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Norris went
to Prlnevllle Saturday where
both of them had medical care.
In Heppner Friday on business
were Mrs. Roy Keller and dau
ghter Linda and Mr. and Mrs.
Don Nickclsen.
Care Given
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Wright
went to Portlund Inst Thursday
on hus ness. returning
r'rldnv llftiTIIOon.
nt. Mr manlcv Benson
went to Portland Friday on bus
iness and to visit with Mr. ami
Mrs. Kenneth Miller ana boo
Todd. They returned home oat
iron V
Mrs. Steve Conlee entertained
nN.nn of fnumrstera on Satur
day afternoon. January 14. when
her son. Robbie, was lour yrui
old. The children played games,
I Dnlthla nimn his ClftS.
then had birthday cake and Ice
cream. Those enloving mis vr
tv were Robbie, Clndl Bowman
, l..l ...A Dronou McMllin. WWl
Vlltrll nun -in A
dv and Terry Mitchell. Mike and
Marcl Luper, Andrea. Angie. and
Anrlron Jackson, u Kin mi"
r- n a rv.u nna Pnnlec. Rob
V il J ' OHM . . v -.
ble Hulett, Becky Ostrander, tv
.yn Lu.nvW IM-i.hMth Dev. fur
.i.kMn. and Meiba Mitchell
ii. .n,i m r rtolwrt Kelso
ill. . 1 1- - -
went to Portland Saturday after
noon where they were overnight
gucMs of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Bell
and family.
!. Mn Rli-hard MnrU-
more went to Portland Monday
where Mrs. Mortlmore entered
Kmanuel hospital for nurgery en
Tuesday, January 14.
ti. Mr Tom Jnnlan went
4,1,. n
to Heppner Sunday when Mrs.
Jordan was hospltalled for
medical care.
Mr. and Mrs. Vic Sargent of
Nampa, Idaho, were overnight
Idi Wni1oirlav n( Mr.
unci Mrs, Dick Sargent and family-.
.. -
Mrs. Jlggs Bowman cim-nani-.i
..hi, a hlrthil.'iv mirlv Sun-
a.., fi..rn,uin at tha eraile
i.., ..t .a...... -
school for her daughter, Clndl.
...I.n .m-lltf fIVA 1-Im Ulfl. 1I1L-
Vll' " - ' - J L t A
children played games, ni-iit-u
tf-i...n ........ i,.,r ffifttt and then
were served a carousel birthday
rake. Ice cream, ano ornnne
(uiiv. Thixse attending were
Kevin Muwv. Marcl and. Mike
Luper, Brenda and Chert Mc
Minn, Noren Watts, Robbl Con
n,.n rtvlnr Viva Muzzv. r.V
K.'n i nner. Pat McMinn. Mavis
Oyler. VI Slinkard, Sara Bow
man. and Linda Rice.
Nlflu lilrhir 1 11 8CW
Ing club met at the home of
their leader. Mrs. Doyal Hub
bell, last Thursday evening. All
members were present and they
worked on projects started be-
nulled refreshments for the
group. The next meeting wui
be Thursday, January o,
D.m.
llicr r i ii-ii. ------ -.-
tertalned last Wednesday at the
Camp 5 Community Hall with
Carol Norris a hostess for Ruth
Jordan. High went to 4 aroi nor
ri, low to Sue Mattison, and
pinochle to Clndl Weaser and
Kme Merry Nelson. Others play
ing were Sharon Smiley. Bi
bara Mortlmore, Terrv Totid. Na
omi Rice. Patsy McMinn. BH-ky
WriL'ht. Doris Stubblelleld, anu
Deenn Reid.
The U. S. Jaycees Annual
M.x-tini? will be held In St.
Louis. Mo.. In 1970. This will
mark the organizations
anniversary. In the city where
it was founded In 1920 by Henry
Glessenbler.
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a- a t.Tt.o Allon T.ovp and
1V1I. I1U ivxia. . --
Lorraine Love visited at
u nf ,haii nnplp and aunt.
Mr. and Mrs. Zearl Gillespie, the
c.... t f Tonnnrv on their way
liiBi u " .; , - ., .
from Juneau, AiasKa, io men
home in Logan, Utah They al
so visited with Mr. and Mrs. Roy
E. Ball. I
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Vaughan
f uoforo Palif . recentlv vis
ited for a week at the home of
Mrs. Vaughn's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. U. seenaier.
fng to parents;" Mr. and Mrs.
Dick RggC6.
Frank DeMeritt went to Hepp
ner January 18 to bring home
Mrs. DeMeritt who had been re
ceiving treatment at the Hepp
ner hospital for some time.
Reo. Mann Named
To Policy Committee
n in,;n Mann Stanfield.
Ill- (J. uuii ;
has been named one of six leg
islators to serve on a commn
i MinMjtii oolipipe for ac
lee w caiawiio.. -
creditation of post-high school
institutions in the 13 western
states.
rrun rtAmmHtpn ie heinff form
ed pursuant to a resolution
i v.,, tUa ufudom Cnnfer-
UHcu u.y i, '"-J""" .
ence of State Governments
meeting in Los Angeies iecent-iy-..
... a.
tation policy for vocational-
technical scnoois ana commun
ity colleges was urgea ai m
.ifnn hv Senator Ernest
Dean of Utah who will be chair
man of the committee oi legis
lators, governors and educators.
Club is Organized
i .. a ursc tho first meet-
i..f thQ Pine r.itv Commun
ing .... " tM at the
itv cluD, wnicn was
William Heaiy numc- "-y
of officers took place, ray
: ! aintorl nrPKident: Vir-
ittlli, waa t,v-fcv i -
uiooir v pp Dresioent,
tiiiici uiw,--fc, . .
nalv secretary; jonn
dcaiutc -' , - r. .
i cgropant-at-arms rat-
LiUUlaiii) -- .
tv Daly, demonstration chair-
man: and sanaj djo, nc..
oortor Plans for the new year
' inrllldint? a
were uii-wo-3-, --- ,
cr,rin ridp and The Dalles
stock show. The meeting was
then adjourned ano Mrs. n.?,
oorvpH refreshments.
The next meeting will be held
at the Charles Liaiy nome on
r,.l...i m H at R n.m.
Sandy Black, reporter
Sewing Club Meets
m, Mimkln Thimhlp 4-H club
met January 7. We finished our
pin cushions. We planned our
events for the coming year. Wo
also played a game and sang
a song, then had refreshments.
The next meeting is at Mrs.
Priimn' homp
Kathy Schwarzin, reporter
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