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.
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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
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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.
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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