Soroptimist Club
Pursues
Youth Programs
The He ppncr Soroptimist
Club's activities this fall have
been varied. Most of the group
attended a regional confr rence
In La Grande In October. Pres
ident Vi Lanham and past-president
Elaine George took lead
ing parts in the opening and
closing meetings of the confer
ence. Mrs. Lanham gave the!
welcoming address and Mrs.
George, who was head of the
Resolutions Committee read the
committee's report Just before
the conference closed.
During October, the club gave
a lively Halloween party for
Heppner's sixth, seventh, and
eighth graders. This club also
acts as sponsors for Mrs. Ginger
iveiinieys Blue Bird group.
Last month a Thankscivinn
Holiday Dance was arranged for
Morrow County youth at the Fair!
Pavilion. A good crowd of col
lege vacationers Joined others in
enjoying dancing to the music
of Condon Air Force Base's
Western Gentlemen. Mayor Bill
Collins, the County Fair Board.,
Sheriff Mollahan, Bill Cox, Bob
uebpain assisted in making the
nance successful. Money cleared
on tne dance goes into the Sor
optimist Scholarship Fund.
This month the club has as-
sumed responsibility for provid
ing Christmas gifts for three
needy families (fourteen peo
ple). For 1970 many more ac
tivities are already being lined
up.
Farm Census Time Again
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Farmers and ranchers throughout the United States will re
ceive 1969 Census of Agriculture forms In the mail during Jan
uary of 1970 and, for the first time, will be asked to fill them out
and mail them back, preferably before February 15. The all
mail system assures greater privacy, economy and efficiency,
according to officials of the U. S. Bureau of the Census. The re
sults, released only in statistical form with no clue to the iden
tity of any individual operator, provide the yardstick by which
American agricultural advancement is measured each five years.
Irrigon Council Fills Vacancy
Local News Items
Mr. and Mrs.
Boardman News
Renton, Wn., are parents of an
adopted son named Shawn Pat
rick. The baby is now five weeks
old. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jones
There were three tnhlpe nt ni. of Heppner are maternal grand-
nochle In play at the card nnr. parents and Mr. and Mrs. Keith-
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ly neia at tne tireenlleld Grange I leJ oi oresnam v.
hall Tuesday of last wpoIt ternal grandparents. Great
sponsored by the Women's Ac- grandparents are Mr. and Mrs
tivity Committee of the grange. C. N. Jones oi Heppner.
.mm oeuoro. was nOSt- ,, pun h KTa.ioht
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High prize was won bv Mr . ......
Arthur Allan j i 1 DUt mis iau Willie numing
wS Albert WarnJ MWe"Jr t0 on D. O. Nelsons stubblefield he
ertxZa;Tt-..rS- W"- shot his first banded goose. The
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" P'nocnie prizes. a SPrial number and ADVISE
Mrs. Leo Root returned h.m J Fish anIW"fe,ice Wash-
last wppIt fmrr, . , a lngton. Meve took me Danu iu
t It the how of h?r ft8 V.S G Ward. Heppner's game
u at the home of her sister-in- ,.j ,u M. th infnrmA-
iaw, Mrs. Georee Mefford in
Rmc ' tlon in. steve is anxiously wan
Ed Barlow has returns h,.M? Lor lnform 10" .u"e
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penalng a week here at the
home of his brother-in-law and
sister, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ball.
He was called here by the ser
ious illness of his other sister,
Mrs. Zearl Gillespie, who Is a
patient in the Good Shepherd
Hospital in Hermiston.
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Highley
banded and what other infor
mation they will tell him.
Mothers Club met Monday
IRRIGON NEWS
Burrel Cooley was elected to
ana sons Matt and Mike were a 3 year term on the board of
vigors at me nome of the Irrigon Community ram
Mefford's sister, Mrs. Leo Root, and Recreation district in the
on their way to Yakima, Wash, annual election held Dec. 1. He
Mrs. i-rank Marlow visited
Friday and Saturday in Pendle
ton at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Clarence Thomas. She also
went to Milton-Freewater to
visit her aunt, Mrs. A. C. Knud-
son, who is in the nursing home
mere.
The next Fellowship dinner at
Boardman Community Church
will be held Dec. 14 at 12:30
p.m. Friends are Invited to at
tend. It is to be potluck.
The Christmas program at
Riverside Junior-Senior High
School will be presented the
evening of Dec. 16 at 8 pm. at
the school. All parents and
friends are invited to attend.
Snow fell a good part of the
day Monday, but melted most
ly as it fell and by evening was
gone. Temperature was about
36 above.
Cafeteria menus for Riverside
Junior-Senior High School for
the week of Dec. 15-19 are as
follows:
Monday pizza, buttered car
rots, filled graham crackers and
fruit
Tuesday beef in gravy, whip
ped potatoes, tossed salad, corn
bread and fruit
Wednesday hot dogs, potato
cnips, buttered corn and cobbler.
Thursday chiliburgers, cot
tage cheese and fruit, pickles
and Jell-O.
Friday Christmas dinner.
Bread, butter and milk
served with all meals.
are
The Hoof and Horns 4-H Lire
stock club held its first meeting
tnis year on December 3. The
new members are Bonnie Mill
er, Patricia Hughes, Krynn Rob
inson, Allen' Burkenbine and
Jimmy Kenny. They elected of
ficers and had a film.
New officers are: president
Gwen Drake; vice president,
Bonnie Miller; secretary-treasurer,
Judy Bennett and news re
porter, Patricia Hughes. The
leaders are Terryl Ash beck and
Jean Bennett Our guest was
Mrs. Robinson who always
comes to the meetings. There
will be another meeting on the
17 of this month to replace the
meeting missed in November.
Patricia Hughes, reporter,
replaces Bill Parker on the 3
member board which is headed
by Orville Buchanan. Mrs. Wil
ma Elgin holds the other po
sition. The dwelling for the district's
park attendant, was recently re
modeled, receiving new shingles,
paint and other needed repairs.
It is presently occupied by Mr.
and Mrs. V. L. Elgin
An extensive development
program is anticipated by the
Corps of Engineers in the park
this year before its operation is
turned over to the district. Lack
of funds has delayed develop
ment for several years, although
some preliminary work has been
done.
The park district, whose
boundaries encompass a . 9-mile
square area, was formed in 1964
and was the first park district
so formed in this part of the
state.
Jon ,Blake of evening at the home of Mrs
Vern Keithley to make wreaths
for those in the nursing home
section of the Pioneer Hospital.
Last year the group made more
than 20 wreaths to decorate the
doors of each room. Last year
one little old man asked if he
could please have a wreath with
pine cones on. it because they
reminded him of home. This
year they plan to wire on lots
of extra pine cones.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Hemen-j
way and Gary and Bill Howard
were over from Pilot Rock to
spend Saturday here. They help
ed their great granddaughter
celebrate her 1st birthday. Tina
Michelle Davidson, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Davidson
and granddaughter of Mr. and
Mrs. R. G. Watkins also had
as her guests that day Dee Dee
Rood and Frnces Peck.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Cox
and family went to Dayton, Wn.,
for Thanksgiving and to attend
the wedding of Mrs. Cox s niece,
Carol Mellor to Ken Messenger.
Diane and Debby Cox were
bridesmaids and David Cox was
candlelighter.
By FRANCES ROSE WILSON
IRRIGON In the December
Council meeting Felix Friend
was appointed to the vacant
Council seat created by Richard
Stanley's resignation. There re
mains one year of the term.
The controversial issue of
charging all who had water me
ters installed regardless of
whether they were being used
or not was tabled indefinitely.
Although the amount of revenue
currently being brought in is
short of monthly needs, there
appears to be sufficient funds
within the department to allow
the situation time to rectify it
self. Several had expressed a
willingness to be assessed the
minimum charge before actual
connection to the system, oth
ers were bitterly opposed to
"paying for something they
were not using." Mayor Wilson
stated that he believed that a
sufficient number of services
would be used to meet the re
quirements in a short time,
without Imposing assessments
which would discourage future
developments.
Other business included a dis
cussion of some funds not us
ed in construction and a num
ber of needed items were listed
to be submitted for approval.
Among these will be plans for
8 more fire hydrants which if
installed, will give the city a
total of 13 and put almost ev
ery building in the city, with
in the area reached by the wa
ter system no farther than 500
feet from a fire hydrant. Under
present pumping conditions the
amount of water available is
comparatively small, having
quick access could save homes
in case of fire, and possibly
lower insurance rates in the area.
Worship at 11:00 with the mes
sage being given the 4th in a
series on "Christmas Gifts". The
gift of love.
The Christmas Program by
the Sunday SSchool will be at
7:30 p.m. as follows:
Vocal solo: Mark Adams, 'The
First Noel"; "Welcome" Mark
Eppenbach; "Baby Jesus" Ree
sa Collingwood; "Beacon Light"
Brenda Eppenbach; "Go Tell
it On the Mountain" - Group
song Beginners and Primary;
"If I Could Shout" Scott Ad
ams. 'The King's Mask" Virgil
Morgan; 'The Wisemen Come"
Laurie Morgan; "Like Jesus"
Monica Eppenbach; "Away In
a Manger" Group song Begin
ners and Primary; "My Prayer"
Tammie Collingwood; "Silent
Night" Group song with the
Congregation.
Motion picture film, with
sound, color, "The Chirstmas
Spirit".
Pastor Herbert E. Vaughan of
the Community Baptist Church
of Irrigon, extends an invitation
to attend the services on Christ
mas Sunday, Dec. 21. Morning
A crowd of about 125 attend
ed the Cantata. "The Night the
Angels Sang" on Sunday eve
ning, at the Assembly of God.
Pastor Herbert E. Vaughan and
the congregation of the Baptist
Church, dismissed their service
to attend the program. Next
Sunday night Pastor John Ken
ney and the Assembly of God
congregation, will attend the
program and film presentation
at the Baptist Community
Church.
Other features of the program
were a skit "The Friendly
Beasts" by the Beginner and
Primary boys. A reaidng by Ver
di Isom to the Nursery class
A solo by Mrs. Dolores Pummel
'The Infant Jesus".
Norman Eppenbach; Financial
Secretary, Naomi Marlow; Sun
day School Superintendent, Mrs.
Elbert Eppenbach; Assist. S. S.
Superintendent, Sylvia Morgan;
Members of the Diaconate; El
bert Eppenbach, Mary Adams,
Faye Eppenbach, Naomi Mar
low, Janice Faye Eppenbach,
Betty Eppebnach. Trustees: El
bert Eppenbach, Elva Sanders,
Wayne Eppenbach. Advisory
Board Members at large: Mary
Adams, El nor a Paxson. Pastor,
Rev. Herbert E. Vaughan an
nounces these are officers for
the calendar year, 1970.
Mrs. Ilda Dillon of Lorane,
Ore., has been here since
Thanksgiving, visiting her son
and daughter-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Vernon Dillon, and other
friends who live in the area. Mr.
Dillon took her home this past
weekend, expecting to return
the first of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Fegert
returned from Idaho Falls,
GAZETTE-TIKi
Thurs Dcembr 18. 1369 7
Four-H Cooking Cutlo II and
III met at the home of our
leader, Mrs. Gladys Hobba. We
elected officers. President, Peg
gy Brandt; vice president,
Greta LeBlanc; secretary, Pam
Schmeder. We decided to have
a baked foods sale Nov. 22 nt
Lee's Texaco.
The members made biscuits
and dseserts with cereal prod
ucts during the meeting. Our
next meeting will be Dec. 14.
Kathleen Evans, reporter .
Mr. and. Mrs. C E. Mcintosh
of lone went to Newberg for
Thanksgiving with their three ,
children: Mr. and Mrs. Eldon
Mcintosh and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Ward and family
and Mrs. Sandra Antrim and
family.
where they spent Thanksgiving
with their daughter and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Corsl and
children, Cheryl, Randy, Melln
da and Christine.
Annual election of officers of
the Community Baptist Church,
was held Sunday after the mor
ning service. The following offi
cers were elected: Church clerk,
Sylvia Morgan; Treasurer, Mrs.
CML COUECT FOR INFORMATION
Headquarters For Complete Overhauling
of Irrigation Pumps and Motors.
REWINDING REPAIRS
COLE ELECTRIC
Tutuilla Rd.
276-7761. Pendleton
A cantata "The Night the
Angels Sang", will be present
ed by the Assembly of God Sun
day School on Sunday evening,
Dec. 14 at 7:30 p.m. Mrs. La
Velle Partlow is directing the
choir. Pastor John Kenney is in
charge of the annual program
with Sunday School teachers as
sisting. Members of the Assembly of
God met for a potluck dinner,
Sunday, in the newly decorated
parsonage basement The occas
ion was to honor members of
the church whose birthdays
were in Nov. or Dec.
The Nativity scene has been
set up for Christmas.
Recent guests over the week
end at the Billy Griffin home
were Mr. and Mrs. Coy Reed and
family of Portland, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Llecht of Umatilla, Jun
ior Morris of Portland, Mrs.
June Early and daughters Lin
da and Leslie.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Murtishaw
have returned to Irrigon from a
10-day trip to Fortuna, Calif.,
where they visited their-.son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Humbert and boys. En-
route home, they stopped at Sa
lem and visited Mrs. Muni-
Shaw's brother-in-law and sis
ter, Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Had-
wick and also Mr. and Mrs. Venn
Gerberding and family. I
Mr. and Mrs. Vera K. Evans,
Irrigon, are parents of a dau
ghter born Nov. 29 at St. An
thony Hospital, Pendleton. She
weighed 7 lb., 10 oz. Has been
named Susan Ann, and joins
five sisters at home. Grandpar
ents are Mrs. Rose Francis, Pen
dleton, Mrs. Llyod Evans, Con
don, and Vern Evans, Heppner.
Mr. Paul Morey spent the past
week in Lexington and vicinity.
Mrs. Myra Peck had spent the
previous two weeks in Portland
with Morey. While in Portland,
Mrs. Peck had a medical check
up and accompanied the Moreys
to see her brother, O. M. Yae-
ger and his daughter, Frances,
in Castle Rock, Wash., and to
Oswego to visit her sister-in-
law, Mrs. Lota B. Callaway and
family. Mr. Morey and Mrs.
Peck visited her sons Bud and
Harold and their families in
Heppner and Don and family
in Pilot Rock and Emma Peck
in Pendleton while in eastern
Oregon.
Thanksgiving vacationers at
the Millard Nolans were their
daughters and sons-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. James Bell of Tacoma
and Mr. and Mrs. Franklin
Miles and family of Clarkston,
Wash. They were dinner guests
of Vern Nolan on Thanksgiving.
Mr. and Mrs. Miles also visited
Mr. and Mrs. James Dunbar in
Lexington.
A two-year-old Angus female
consigned by Gary and Virgin
ia Grieb Lexington, was named
Grand Champion at the 12th
annual Oregon Angus associa
tion Holiday sale on Dec. 6 at
the state fairgrounds in Salem.
This was a one day show and
sale with 42 Angus females en
tered. The Grieb consignment
was one of the top selling fe
males. Tom Shear was in Eugene for
Thanksgiving. While there he
went to the hospital to visit
Betty Brown. He reports she is
in good spirits and doing very
well following surgery. Miss
Brown is the Home Ec teacher
at HHS and expects to be back
on the job after Christmas. Mr.
Shear is Heppner Schools' art
instructor.
M
IS SO CLEAN I CAN
USE COLORS I NEVER
DARED TRY BEFORE"
EAT
Maybe you're not ready to go as far as our white-on-white
living room. Anyway, the point is with our
carefree electric heating and cooling you can now dec
orate with lighter colors to your heart's content.
Confidently you can pick those new pastels you've
yearned for. This is because electric heat is flameless.
And you can't buy cleaner heat for your fine
furniture, your walls, windowsills and lovely draperies.
"Serving Morrow, Wheeler and Gilliam Counties"
Telephone 676-9146