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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 27, 1969)
60 Years Together And For 60 years Charlie and Mar vel Jones have lived In the house up Shobe Creek. They went to live there after they were married Nov, 14, 1909 at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miller at Eightmlle. They were honored on their 60th Wedding Anniversary on Nov. 9 with a reception at the home of their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Marcel Jones hosted by their three sons, Mr. and Mrs. Marcel Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Jones and Judge and Mrs. Paul Jones. Grandchild ren serving the punch and cake were Mrs. Jon Blake, Mrs. Leon ard Petersen, Mrs. Gary Jones and Mrs. Ronald Jones. Their husbands also acted as hosts. The three daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Jones were unable to at tend. Guests that weekend at the home of Judge and Mrs. Jones were their three children, Mr. and Mrs. Gary Jones, Holly and Guy of Hood River, Mr. and Mrs. John Blake of Renton, Wn., and Ray Jones who is attending BMCC. Their niece and family, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Petersen, Lennette and Randy of Estaca da were also guests at the Paul Jones home that weekend. Charlie Jones was born in Clifton, N. C, on April 7, 1882 and came to Oregon looking for work in 1902. Marvel Miller was born in Ashland on Sept. 5, 1889, dau enter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miller. Her father was among the first white children born in Oregon. They met at Eightmile, All six of their children were born in the little white house on Shobe Creek. Paul, who is now County Judge and is as sociated In ranching with his brother Marcel, Floyd, who ranches on Hinton Creek and three daughters, Mrs. Norkan (Vallis) Washburn of Spring field, Mrs. Charles (Lois) Gray beal of Ukiah, Calif., and Loma Mae Jones of Indianapolis. She is director of the National Of fice of United Christian Mis sionary Society. They have 16 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. There has been a son or daughter or grandson or granddaughter in the Hepp ner school system continuously from Sept. 1917 to June 1969. They first rented their ranch land, later bought. They have 120 acres. Things have changed at the ranch. Mrs. Jones' sense of humor prevails as she laughs about the pitcher pump freez ing every winter. Before the pitcher pump they carried wa ter from the wash house a short distance from the house. The water was heated in the reser voir of the old Home Comfort wood range. They always had 5 or 6 cows and 200 chickens. They built the house over in 1944. While they had their own power plant the highline didn't come in until 1947. They recall that Heppner had 10 saloons In those early days counting the brewery. There were board sidewalks and the streets were dusty or muddy. Farming ' Mr. Jones used horses in his operations until 1938 when he replaced his 45 head of horses with a new tractor. Mrs. Jones said that was a proud as well as a sad day. Sad because that was the day they auctioned off the horses. She says if she had a hobby it would be horses and dogs. She likes animals and en joys watching Lassie. A team of 9 horses pulled the 2-bottom plow now 2 D-6 trac tors do the work. They joined the Christian Church in 1914. They had belong ed to South Methodist before that. Their family has always been active in the church. The first school their children attended was the old building on the hill between the present elementary school and the hos pital. Mr. Jones served on the school board for 10 years and School Lunch Menus Presented Through Courtesy of Heppner Branch FIRST NATIONAL BANK or OJtiooi Beppoer Elementary and High Schools Monday, December 1 Mac aroni and cheese, Spinach, car rot sticks, cake with topping, rolls, milk. Tuesday, December 2 Coney Island cole slaw, potato chips. Jell O with fruit and topping, milk. Thursday, December 4 Slop py Joes, corn, celery sticks, upside-down cake, milk. Friday, December 5 Tuna sanJuk-he. tomato soup, pota to saLid, fresh fruit, milk. jJ ' THIS DELIGHTFUL picture was Mrs. C E. Jones. Friends are likeness of their picture taken Annivesrary reception. (Below). was a longtime director of the now Morrow County Grain Growers earlier known as the Heppner Elevator Co. Mrs. Jones taught Sunday School for years at the church and was treasurer for the Christian Womens Fel lowship for a long time. Traveling . They have made four trips back to Norths Carolina,, 3 of them driving and one by plane, They drove with members of their family to Toronto for Christian Church Convention They enjoyed a flight to Ha waii for the Farmers Union Good Cook When asked if she had a fa vorite recipe of all her family, Mrs. Jones said she thought of her White Cake recipe but ac tually all of her family doesn't claim it as a favorite. Even so they are begging her to make it for Thanksgiving this week. She usually makes it for Christ mas, too. She makes it not on ly from scratch but because she learned to make it before the time of electric beaters she stirs it by hand! She took it to the county fair only once and got a blue ribbon for it. She has made it over a little but she got the original at a cooking school held in what is now the din ing room of the hotel from Mrs. Claude Gray's sister-in-law's mother, Mrs. Humphreys! Marvel Jones' White Cake 1 cups sifted sugar V2 cup shortening 1 Table spoon to be butter V-t tsp. salt 2 cups cake flour sifted be fore measuring 3 tsp. double action baking powder 4 egg whites Distinctive Hair Styling Long or Short We'll Give You A New Hairdo by our experts can work wonders for you. Hair Stylists Dolores Brown and Pat Jensen have joined our staff. In lone Wednesday and Friday Phone 422-7234 Lois Beauty Shop Still Smiling! C-r -vi taken GO years ago of Mr. and quick to point out the amazing recently at their 60th Wedding 1 cup cold water tsp lemon Extract 1 tsp. vanilla Method: Cream sugar, short ening and salt together until fluffy. Add flavorings. Sift flour and baking powder together three timees and add to cream ed mixture alternately with wa ter beginning and ending with flour. Add egg whites beaten until stiff but not dry. Bake layers at 350 degrees, loaf cake at 325 degrees. Mrs. Jones always uses a sev en minute frosting with lots and lots of coconut. Democrat One time when Al Ullman was in the county, Mr. Jones had his picture taken with him as the "oldest Democrat in the county"! Golden Age Club Dinner Tuesday Golden Age Club will hold potluck dinner and social eve- ning at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, De cember 2 at the Episcopal Par ish Hall. The club meets month ly on the first Tuesday evening and all members are invited and urged to attend. SP4 Roger Leonnig 543-62-2613 has been moved to 106 General Hospital in Japan. His parents write that in his last letters he wrote his stitches and tubes had been taken out. The doctor had told him if he gets along al- rierht he would be able to be moved to the States in about 10 davs. He has had surgery on his lungs three times. He is in good spirits and looking for ward to coming home. In Heppner Monday thru Saturday Phone 676-9603 NlllllllllllllllllllllllllMllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltlllllllllllllllltllllllllllllllllllllU uniiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiu Delta Kappa Gamma Miss Bernlce., Conolv. AlDha Rho State president, Mrs. Dor. othv Elliott, past state Dresi- dent and Miss Fannie McGrew, Iota past president were honor ed truests when the Iota ChaD ter of Delta Kappa Gamma of Alpha Rho State honor society tor women leacncrs mei in ren dleton. Mrs. Velva Bechdolt of Heppner Is president of Iota Chapter and presided at the DOT'S JOTS This year our No. 2 grandson's birthday falls on Thanksgiving This weeK he will be 7 years old. He says the funniest things and yet is so serious. One time he told his Sunday School teach er that he woulldn't have to fin Ish his Father's day gift be cause his dad was in Jail! Then last summer after listening to one of the AMA non-smoking commercials, he said, "Yes Sir that smoking Is pretty bad but it's only next to the worst". His Dad said, "Well Gard, if smok ing is only next to the worst.. wnais worse? ins answer "Picking your nose"! Some folks will agree with him! Small World Had a delightful time talk ing to Charlie and Marvel Jones on being married 60 years. In the course of the conversation it came out that her family liv ed in Albany at the same time my mother's family arrived there in 1902. My mother was a McClain and there were a lot of them. She had 8 brothers and two sisters and then two Mc Clain uncles and their families came out from Nebraska at the same time. Mrs. Jones was then Marvel Miller. She says she re members her folks talking ab ut the McClains. I'm hoping my Aunt Peggy, the only one liv ing in my mom's generation, will remember the Millers. She gets the Gazette-Times and I'm hoping will read this. HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE! T ill lyfiy The traditional Thanksgiving Turkey carved by Father and served in bountiful abundance with all the trimmings to all the family, is just one of the many high points of Thanksgiving Day. Traditional, too, is the thoughtful pause to remember and be especially grateful for the many blessings that increase day by day. We join with you and yours in of fering a fervent "Thank You" for the privilege of this day. Meets in Pendleton meeting in the banquet room of the Ranch Kitchen on Nov. 16. Sixty-nine members from Boardman, Heppner, Pendleton, Hermlston, Pilot Rock, Stanfield, Milton-Freewater and Irrigon were present. Those attending from Morrow County were: Ruth Bent ley, Gladys Hobbs, Joyce Smith from Irrigon; Zoe Bill ings, LaVern Partlow, Bernice Struckmeier from Boardman; Jane Rawlins, Rachel Dick. Vel va Bechdolt from Heppner and Gladys Ely from lone The International Convention will be held in Portland in Aug ust of 1970. Mrs. Elliott is chair man for the convention. Christian Church Has "What is Faith" was the theme of the Heppner Christian Church Harvest Dinner, Nov. 20. Turkey was accented by the many delicious side-dishes brought by the members of the church. Rev. Don Johnson gave the message "What Is Faith". Spe cial music was presented by Mr. and Mrs. Dick Struckmeier of The Dalles and also by the Heppner Church Choir. The high school youth presented a skit entitled "Queer Thanksgiving." Members were Linda Cooper, Lynda Baker, Teresa Wright, Douglas Johnson, Andrew John son. Clarence Baker read He brews 11:1-16. The Harvest offering goal was set at $2,700, $1,900 of this was obtained. It is anticipated that this figure will be increas ed as further offerings come In. The money is to be used for taxes, Ins., payments, repairing and repainting as necessary and 10 tithe to be shared in the Lords work in Osaka, Ja pan. It will be sent to Bro. Mar tin Clark in Japan. The Deaconesses' were in charge of the dinner. Florence Nolan general chairman. Opal John Maatta, Jr. Joins University Singing Group John J. Maatta, Jr., of Hepp ner, is a member of the Oregon State University Madrigal Sing ers. They presented their fall concert Nov. 20 at the univer sity. Maatta is a Junior in the School of Agriculture. Under the direction of Prof. Karl Moltmann of the Depart ment of Music, the choral group sang a varied selection of Eng lish, Italian and German mad rigals, both sacred and secular. Harlry Wright was taken to the Veterans Hospital at Van couver, Wn., as an emergency patient Monday suffering with heart disease and severe anem ia. Clarence Baumitn took him down. Mr. Wright is an old tim er in Heppner and has been sick for some time. Harvest Dinner Cook, dinner chairman with Irene Nolan, Florence Nolan, Edna Peck, Clara Gertson, Clar ice Baker, Adelle LaTrace, Joan Britt and Nathaline Riddle work ing in the kitchen. Five Rainbow girls serving were Patty O'Hara, Peggy Tay lor, Diane McLachlan, Carla Weatherford and Delvina Tur ner. Maude Craber and Mabel Chaffee had charge of the so liciting, Peggy Johnson and Joan Britt, decorations, Lorcine Griffith and Clarice Baker, the program. There were 75 present to enjoy the dinner. Out of town guests were Mrs. Pettet, Boardman, Mr. and Mrs. Ever ett Struckmeier, Boardman, Ron Ingle, Hermiston, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Soward, Lexington, Grace Martin, Fossil and Mr. and Mrs. Dick Struckmeier, The Dalles. Invited guests were Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Heard. COMING The evening unit of the Heppner Home Extension will meet Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. W. H. Wolff. Mrs. Wolff will give the lesson on Foods and Customs of New England. i4 I y sj- iilVi MALICE i Tours., November 27, 1969 Men Serve At Church Breakfast A hale and hearty early mor ning breakfast was served to the men of the Lexington and Heppner Christian Churches, Sunday. Business of the morning was discussion on the possibilities of purchasing a short order grill operating on bottled gas. Prices and various occasions where It could be used were mentioned. It was decided to take care of further business matters at the Joint Elders meeting once a month. Marcel Jones. Clarence Baker and Harley Sager prepared and served the breakfast. Others present were Homer Hughes, Don Johnson, Bill Marquardt, Carl Marquardt, Frank Turner, Robert Hughes. Randy Hughes, Andy Johnson and Jim Mar quardt. Mrs. Marvin Jones and her son Michael were visiting here last week from Maryland. Mrs. Jones is the daughter of George S. Smith who makes his home with another daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Mc Daniel. The Jones' came to Pendleton by Jet where they were met by her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. James Smith. Sunday guests at the McDan iels were the James Smiths from Pendleton, Mrs. Ralph Case and children, Pasco, and Mrs. Jones and Michael. Mrs. Jones and Michael re turned to Maryland last Thurs day. FLOWERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS 233 N. Main Elma's Flower Shop Phone 676 9426 After Hours Call 676-9767 or 678-5849
