HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. ThuwUrf. Ubtumy 20.
Leader Conferences
Scheduled to Discuss
Coming 4-H Programs
"Four II Kitchen Konferemt "
are tuheduled fur all Morrow
and Umatilla county " , ''"''
era. report Mary Speokhart,
county extension agent.
The KonhTrncM ,p held
In four amis and leaders are
Invited to attend the one cliisest
to them. Dati-x and places are:
February 21. 10 a.m.. Mm. John
Wal. hlla home. Hermiston: rrb
runrv 25. 10 a m.. Mrs. W. H
Wolff home, Heppner; M-brtl-arv
26. 10 am.. Mr. Richard
Pilcr' home. Miiton-Freewater;
and February 27. 10 a.m., Mr.
Robert Sulekerman'a home. Pen
dleton. Mis SiHH-khart and Jerry
Brog. Umatilla county extension
agent, and Call MeCarty. Mor
row county Extension agent,
will discus the latest develop
ment In the club program.
Leuder will also have an op
portunity to a-sk questions about
4 H club work.
Card Club Meets
At Keithley Home
A salad dessert with tea and
coffee whs served by Mrs. La
Vern Kelthlev to guests follow
Inn two tables of pinochle at tne
Keithley home lust Thursday
evening.
High score was held by Mrs.
Bob Steagall, second hlRh by
Mrs. Bruce Griffith and the trav
eling pinochle prize was won by
Mrs. John Mollahan.
Other guests plnylnjr Includ
ed Mrs. Skip Ruhl, Mrs. Elwayne
Bergstrom, Mrs. Lyle Jensen and
Mrs. Don Stroeber.
Study Mending Tope
On February 11 the Nimble
Thimble 4 H ciuo naa a scwihk
meeting. We learned how to
with imn.on taoe. We
phiycd games and sang songs.
The next meeting win oe rco
ruary 18.
Kathy Schwarzin, reporter
Blue Birds Greet
Elderly Patients
Pretty Valentine favor v.i?re
distributed to the nutslng home
patients at Woneer Meinurlal
hospital last Friday afternoon
bv member of the Swans, a
MH-.nl grade Blue Bird group,
under the direction of their
leader. Mr. LaVern Keithley.
The favor were provided by
members of the Heppner Sorop
tlmlst club, sponsor of "' B'"c
Bird group,
Birthday Celebrated
At Padberg Dinner
m, nnit Mr Archie Pad hem
't....i .Itnm.r UUI-st Oil
Sunclav l their home, on the
occasion of Mr. Padberg s birth-
l"v- -1
Joining them were Mr. and
....i m, .....I Mm Lincoln Nash
of Heppner. Calling during the
afternoon were nir. anu mi. -
lo Calders and family oi ros.su.
HOSPITAL NEWS
Patients admitted to Pioneer
u..n...riui hnviiitnl rttirlni the
past week, and still receiving
medical care, are me ioiiowimk
William W. Ilinton. lleppner;
Margaret Weaver, lone; Gloria
Dolvcn. Lexington, and Melvln
Connor, lleppner.
Those who received medical
care, and were later dismissed,
were Stephen Daughertv. llepp
ner; Richard Borman. lleppner;
John Stevens. lleppner; Barbara
Harris, Heppner; Mary Eaton,
Condon, and Ted Hall. Spray.
Birth Announced
Mr. and Mrs. James Banks of
Pendleton became parents of
their first child, a son, born
Monday, February 17 at St. An
thony hospital, weighing G lb.,
12 oz. The mother is the former
Kathv Ray. Maternal grand
parents are Mr. and Mrs. Will
O'Harra of Heppner, and pater
nal grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Banks of Pendleton.
HERMISTOIJ
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When you can't locate it or get it dona in Hepp
ner, these Hermiston Business and Professional
Firms will be happy to serve you.
Appliance Repair
HANDY HANK REPAIR
Franchised Westinghouse
Dealer
Bring your appliances in
for repairs.
Make an appointment for
repairs while you wait.
672 Main, Hermiston
Ph. 57-5221
"We Sell the Best and Service
the Rest."
Floor Covering
MEADE'S FLOOR COVERING
500 N. 1st Phone 567-6212
Carpeting Draperies Paints
Floor Covering Wall Tile
We Install everything but
the paint.
Automotive
GRIFFIN GODWIN AUTO YARD
Used cars
Everythlnu In Automotive and
Cur Purl New Used Rebuilds
t WlmleHHle Retnll
The home l one minion
rimit-teHted parts"
Troy Griffin Sam & Chris
Godwin
Hirm.-McNary Hwy. Ph. 567 -mill
Telephone
The Gazette-Times
676-9228
FOR DIRECTORY AD RATES
OR WRITE BOX 337,
HEPPNER 9783C
Furniture, Appliances
Phone 567-6198
254 Hermiston Ave,
WILCOX FURNITURE AND APPLIANCES
The home of the most stylish of furniture and best in
appliances, TV and stereo at the lowest possible price.
We Service All Brands of Appliances, TV and Stereo
Nursing Home
A Christian Center for Christian People
A
. .. 24-Hour Nursing Care
. . . Home For The Aged
. . . Occupational and Physical Therapy
. . . Lowest Rates Possible
Consistent With Quality care
HERMISTON GOOD SAMARITAN CENTER
Church Related Not Church Owned
Call 567-8337 970 W. Juniper
Hermiston
Radiator Service
JONES RADIATOR
SERVICE
o Auto Truck Tractor o Repairing
o Recorlng of Auto, Truck, Tractor
Radiators and Heaters
Serving this area for 15 Years
1315 N. 1st, Hermiston
PH. 567-6916
Radio and TV
LEE'S RADIO
AND TV CLINIC
200 S. W. 11th Ph. 567-8412
Complete Television Service
Rentals And Sales
"Electronics Is our business
not a sideline".
Motorola Sylvania
Tires
ok." tire store-hermiston
Specializing in Brakes, Alignment
and Balancing
Wide Tires, Fiber Glass and Radial Tires
Pickup, Truck Farm Tires
Shocks and Batteries
17 Years Fast, Dependable Service
Garden Club Enjoys
Study of Violets;
Youth Compositions
Mr. Janin Prtw-oll ' an
informative speaker " 'he cul
ture of African violets on rel
ruarv 12 at the regular meeting
of the lone Garden club at the
Drisoll home in lleppner. with
Mm. Kenneth Palmer and Mrs.
Fredrick Martin as hostesses.
Mrs. Drlscoll. an enthusiastic
Saintpaulia lonanlha fancier,
shared her knowledge and ex
perience from growing never.il
hundred plant from leaf cut
lini; to mature bloomer, l-or
continuous bloom, she -minted
out how plant require plenty
of Hunt without direct nun, prop
er watering and fertilization
(with over-watering rauslnr;
crown roti. proper will mixture
of one third Klerlllwd soil, one
third peat mos and one-third
Hand or vcrmlculite. Her plant
display throuiihout the home
delighted those attending.
A surprise feature of the af
ternoon was the appearance of
six Heppner sixth grade stu
dents of Mr. Inez Erwin who
read their original poems and
essay on the conservation
theme. 'The Amazing Seeds".
Poems were presented by Sal
Iv Winters. Marv llealy. Jim
Plovhar. and Richard MiDaniel
Essays were presented by Shan
non Kelly and Anita Davidson.
l-,w.i. unifiitni iL'na tn n-clve one
dollar from the Garden club for
his effort. All compositions win
be entered In the Blue Mountain
District competition, with best
poem and essay in the district
in f..p BfntA rnmnetition.
Mrs. Wallace Wolff Is club chair
man of this protect.
i'iiun momhore risnondcd to
loll call bv telling of their cho
sen bird's feeding habits. Among
birds Included were me num
nir,,. Kirri hlnn horiin. red shaft
ed flicker! bald eagle and kill-
deer.
Mrs. Gar Swanson was ap
pointed chairman of advertising
solicitations for the state direct
ory. The executive committee Is
to set the date for the annual
spring plant sale; Mrs. Kenneth
Klinger and Mrs. Martin are
compiling a list of books per
taining to gardening horticul
ture, arranging, birds, and club
procedure now in private librar
ies of members so that future
exchanges may be made.
Plans to hold the spring meet
ing of Blue Mountain District
No. 10 at Willows Grange hall
on Wednesday, April 23. were
discussed. On the committee in
charge are Mrs. Cecil Jones, Mrs.
Omar Rietmann, Mrs. Kenneth
Palmer and Mrs. Tom Huston.
Mrs. Rilev Munkers was a
guest, and Mrs. Edwin Kessler
received the door prize. Starts
of fern, violets and bulbs were
distributed to those present.
Next regular meeting will be
March 12 at the home of Mrs.
Omar Rietmann. Mrs. Will Sipfle
v : . ...til
oi nermtsuHi win apt-nix
I t'Unrrio 4 rt Oiii P.nrflpnu" AnV-
one interested in attending may
contact a garden club member.
April 1 Deadline
Set on Medicare's
Doctor Bill Plan
FlHnrW mrsnns will pet let
ters this month reminding them
that thev have only until April
1 to sign up for the voluntary
doctor bill insurance under Med
icare.
In the letter, Robert M. Ball,
Commissioner of Social Security,
points out that for many of
those who missed out on pre
vious opportunities to sign up,
the period from now to the end
of March will be the last chance
to get the protection. This in
ninHo nprsnn"! who were born
October 1, 1901, or earlier, and
those who were enrolled, in tne
program earlier, but dropped out
January 1, 1967, or before,
with thp doctor bill insurance
part of Medicare, elderly people
can supplement ineir oasic Hos
pital insurance protection with
ni-ritnntinn that helns Dav doc
tors' and surgeons' bills and a
wide variety - ot otner meaicai
expenses. In 1937, Commission
er Ball points out. It helped
pay some 26 million medical
bills and in 1968, another 33
million bills, mainly for phys
icians' services.
Almost 19 million of the el
derly are signed up for the pro
tection, but about another mil
lion do not yet have the pro
tection. The Social Security Ad
ministration is able to send the
Commissioner's letter to 800,000
of them those who have been
issued Medicare cards showing
that they are covered only by
the basic hospital insurance
part of Medicare.
There are perhaps another
200,000 or so for whom the So
cial Security Administration
does not have current address
es, because they have not yet
applied for the hospital insur
ance under Medicare. Since the
Social Security Administration
has no way to get directly in
touch with these older people,
Ball appealed to sons and dau
ghters and friends to call the
open enrollment period to their
attention, and suggest that thev
get in touch with the nearest
social security office.
The medical insurance part of
Medicare is financed half from
the monthly premiums paid by
the older persons enrolled and
half out of general federal rev
enues. So the protection is worth
twice the amount of the pre
mium the older person pavs.
The basic premium rate is $4
a month, but older people who
are late in signing up pay a
premium that is 10 percent
higher for each full year that
they could have been enrolled,
but were not.
United Appeal
Support Asked
In Morrow County
Support for the Orel!"" t'nit
rd ApiM-al. which einbri'v II
child care BRemies iJiiJ nine
other organizations. ,". .
from Morrow county residents
bv John A. Venard. chairman lor
the Appeal In this county-
Information on the combined
charitable program and re
quest for contributions ha be-n
mailed to many in the county,
and each Is urged to send lilt
donation in the envelope enci-
'd- . .
While the United Appeal is
often a purt of a lonil drive,
which also Includes other com
munity needs, there Is no sum
United Fund In Morrow
The organization Included in
the statewide drive, however.
... .. ... ..i,.h h.-ni'lit to Mor
ale v. - ...,
row county. In proportion, as
thev are to other cuuii.-
the state.
For Instance, care provided
Morrow county children last
year through agencies or the
United Appeal cost $.1.3 d. Ven
ard points out. Also, the county
u.... t- ..n..nn m,,n in military
lias iiJ jr""K - . .
service, and no matter whets
thev are serving, the USO brings
. kit f nfr.riutv relaxa
nt. -mi a ui. v. " ,
tion. It Is one of the agencies
of the United Appeal.
Child care agencies Included
are Albcrtina Kerr Homes. Inc..
Bov and Girls Aid Society,
Catholic Services for Children,
Children's Farm Home, Christie
School. Providence Nursery, ht.
Mary's Home for Boys, Villa
Gerard. Villa St. Rose, Volun
teers of America and Waverly
Children's Home.
Research, assistance and
youth organizations include
American Social Health Associ
ation, Leukemia Society, Inc.,
Mental Health Association ot
Oregon, National Assembly for
Social Policy and Development,
Oregon Council on Crime and
Delinquency Association for Re
tarded Children. USO at home
and abroad. YMCA on Oregon
campuses, and YWCA on Ore
gon campuses.
Last year, $930,516 was dis-
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STATE FFA LEADERS, Indudin, Dold WILjrgh of HjPP"-- SSSTuSi
.51 wLk of th. orqaniiation, which thU week "b't rN ffflT-a miterdom. center, ot a State
ZlZSX Ahrl MItT0S sT.Tmar.ta,rrV5T.nin.n John Mg-dljtf
Fair luncheon, were (from lelt) ,,VV"'KL .,.. rFA oresldent and HalL riqht atate
Maii S.. FFA cretarrr Dajrid HA allCa' r.Tour The .tat. and .Uit FFA
S w.Wn,na ...sioru in Salem laMw
ention. to be held tn A.toria on March 19-21.
Amateur, Dance
Slated at Spray
Saturday, March 1. has been
scheduled as the date for the
annual Amateur and Dance at
Spray, according to announce
ment from the sponsoring Amer
ican Legion Auxiliary.
It will be held in the Spray
school gymnasium at 8 p.m. on
the Saturday night. Admission
for the dance will be $1.50 per
person, and admission to the
amateur hour will be 75c for
adults and high school and 50c
for grade school children.
Music will be by the West
em Gentlemen.
There will be more prizes than
ever before, the sponsors state.
tributed by Oregon United Ap
peal. Of this, about 80 went
to the agencies for the care of
children.
"Morrow county residents con
tributed generously to support
the agencies of the Oregon Unit
ed Appeal last year." Venard
said. "This was not unusual . . .
it Is the tradition of our people
to share with others . . . to be
concerned for those less fortun
ate than ourselves, and to ex
tend a helping hand to anyone
who needs it."
He asked all to send the r
contributions as soon as possi
ble. Any who do not receive a
request through the mail may
help bv sending a donation to
the United Appeal in Morrow
County, co John Venard, Chair
man, First National Bank, Hepp
tier Branch, Heppner, Oregon.
Dennis O'Donnell
Named to Who's Who
i rvrvnnoll nf Hennnor.
Willi" v ,.- trl
a sophomore at Treasure Val
ley Community " r".
..i i.o. Koon 1 sted in Who s
mi iui ' ; . , .
Who Among Students in Amer
ican Junior Colleges, according
to information irom tne kvukkk
news bureau.
A law enforcement major, O'
Donnell Is one of 19 from the
college to be so honored. He and
his wife, the former Peggy Sny
der of Heppner, and their ba
by are living in Ontario. O Don
nell is nephew of Mr. and Mrs.
Harry O'Donnell and his wife is
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
Snyder, all of Heppner.
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FIRST OF A SERIES
The Nation's View
Of Rural America
And Rural
Electrification
The overwhelming majority of Americans assign most of the classic virtues of
life to rural people and rural life. They believe rural people are superior to their
city counterparts - in health, friendliness, community involvement and freedom
from pressure and tension.
The American public also expresses great support for the rural electrification
program and the government resource development program.
These are among the findings of a recently completed independent nationwide
survey of attitudes toward these subjects. The survey, the most extensive of its kind
ever made, was conducted for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
(NRECA) by International Research Associates, Inc., New York.
1 NRECA, an organization representing almost 1,000 rural electric systems
throughout the United States, commissioned INRA to measure public knowledge
and understanding of rural America ... its problems and its people ... in light of
a rapidly changing rural economy and vast rural-to-urban population shifts.
The survey was conducted among 1,400 people, two-thrids of them urban and
one-third rural to reflect the nation's population balance.
luinbia Basin Electric Co-op
"Serving Morrow, Wheeler and Gilliam Counties'