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. IIFITNFIi " it stands still, paint it! "The pursuit of happiness" means different things to dif ferent eople, hut to four Lex ington women happiness Is a worm Kurd," a dented milk can, an antique coffee pot itliut a lid, or a kraut board In need ot a "refill ishlng" Joh. But to these ladies, these Items are Ihmu-tUul-r e a 1 happinessle cause when the) are found, bought, borrowed, or created it means they can continue their favorite hobby: tole painting. " no's driving this week?" is a common question anions Eileen Padberg, Mildred Dav idson, dena Leonard, and Phyllis Piper who take pain ting lessons weekly in Milton Freewator. "Ifs a long drive," they admit, "but we would rather be spending our time driving than in a psy chiatrist's office." Their teacher is Mrs. Jim Alexander from Milton-Free-water, and the classes are held in a little room at the back of The Hobby Slack, a creative supply store there, owned and operated by Mr. and Mrs. Jim Corwin. "He sure to give our teacher plenty of credit," one of the ladies said, "because she's really a good one!" Tole painting is oil pain ting, with the emphasis on one-stroke application. This requires the painter to often use two, three or more colors on one brush at the same time to achieve the look that is strtved for. Different shaped brushes are used to fit different patterns. Since patterns are an ex pensive part of the supplies, to cut down on costs the lad ies share patterns. When buying books, they each try to get a different one so that the patterns can be ex changed. Wrapping paper, cards, comics, and coloring books are also sources, ("...and good ones, too!") that can be used for patterns. Sometimes patterns are cho sen to fit a particular item, other times, the item is cho sen for a pattern in mind. There are four major steps from beginnings to comple tion of a project. First, the project must be cleaned thoroughly with different sol vents to remove anything that the- paint might not stick to. If it is a board, it must be sanded to take out all rouch sports, and the bad holes fill ed with wood putty, and then re sanded. No all boards are) in bad condition: some are even bought new, and then made to look old! After the painting is finished, the item is varnished, "...which is the real secret." Their projects are varied, but something new is always being added. Visits to gar age sales, rummage sales, junk yards, and second-hand stores are common occur ances. "We can always fix it up and use it again," is their excuse for being so interested in the "junk." Irrigon Rec By Frances Rose Wilson IRRIGON - The summer recreation program which started June 12 at A.C. Hou ghton School in Irrigon has been well attended. The last two weeks will consist of swimming lessons at the Her miston pool, according to Principal Mick Tolar. Swim ming began Monday July 24 and will run through Aug. 4. They will tx. held every morn ing from 10:30 to 11:15. The fee for ttie 2 weeks will be $8.00 per child and transportaion will be provid ed for both Irrigon and Bo ardman students of elemen tary school age. Thirty child ren had been expected for the swimming sessions and more than 70 registered. Trophy winners in the ping pong tournament held Friday at the school, were Dale Brandt first place and Ler ry Wilson second. Honorable mention to Donald Richards, Robert Leckenby. MUOR AND MRS. CHES TER WILSON and Lerry, re turned to Irrigon after a 2 week vacation in Calif. They visited their daughter Car mine Wilson in Santa Cruz and Evangeline Fagerstrom and Mr. and Mrs. David Bau er and family in Watsonville, who are Mrs. Wilson's mot her and brother in law and sister. Carmine accompan ied them on a weeks tour thr ough the Mother Lode gold country, visiting Sonora, Col umbia, Calaveras Big trees Park and Yosemite. The si-sht-see Shuttle Buses were of special interest as they would carry people through rut the valley. Cars were ban ned in certain areas of the lOKE i. tlAriTE TIMES Thursday. Julv '.T. WJ Here, a Christinas uttern to be nudi early. Getting more than one the real art of Tole Painting One-stroke application when Antique, then varnish and the The projects have ranged from new and old boards, stools, boxes, cans, bottles, canisters and bowls, to kraut boards, coffee pots, milk cans, clocks, and watering cans. "Something we paint makes a good gift because it is home-made," the women say. Many of the items they ' Program going great Park to eliminate traffic con gestion. On the return trip Darla Fagerstrom, a niece travel ed with the Wilson's to Port land where she took a plane to her home in Juneau, Alas ka. She had been visiting at the Bauer Home. The Wilson's visited his sisters, Lois Land, Portlanc and Mrs. Wayne Walker in North Bonneville, Wash., be fore returning home Wednes day. Bruce Buchanan, returned home from Mountain View, Calif, to attend the wedding of his brother, Robert Bucha nan. MR. 4 MPS. DON ADAMS and sons and Mr. and Mrs. Burrel Cooley and sons, va cationed together in Pentic ton, B.C. Canada. They also visited points of interest in Washington including, Lake Chelan, Sun Lake and the Coulee Dam. Vera Cooley recently re turned from Oklahoma wnere she visited her mother, El nora Arbogast. PERRY PUMMEL, Irrigon flew from the Pendleton Airport to Kearney, Nebras ka, on Friday toattend a Pum mel family reunion. Over 150 relatives from several states were at the reunion. On the return trip he visited with relatives in Denver, Colo. Rev. and Mrs. Charles Mar shall, Debra and Alan of Deer Park, Wash, were visitors at the W.F. Coy home, last week, visiting Mrs . Marshall's brother, David Fitzgeraldand family. Mr. Fitzgerald was home on a 10 day leave from the Army and left Fri day to return to Vietnam. is being traced. Plans have color on a brush at one tune is painting. project is complete. decorate are very useful-not everything is for decoration. The group first started painting about four years ago under the watchful eye of Mrs. Gus Nikander.Heppner. "She is the one who really got us started," one of them adds, as she traces another pat tern to continue her favorite pastime. THE ELBERT EPPEN BACH FAMILY gathered at the Eppenbach residence in irrigon for a Sunday after noon dinner honoring E-3 John Eppenbach, who was home from Ft. Ord, on a 10 day .eave. Attending were Mr. md Mrs. Don Eppenbach, Ir rigon, Mr. and Mrs. Norman eppenbach, and family., Uma tilla, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Eppenbach and family, Her miston, Mr. and Mrs. John Marlowe and family, Kenne wick, Mr. and Mrs. Gary Bai rd, Pendleton and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Matlack and laughter of North Powder. John Eppenbach left Monday to drive to Ft. Eustis, Va., where he will be stationed. MR. & MRS. FLOYD hobbs, jyl and Becky, re cently returned from a va cation trip in Oregon, Wash, ind Canada. They traveled to Klamath Falls, where they visited Mr. and Mrs. Allyn Hobbs and saw their new granddaughter for the first time. Then after traveling up the Oregon Coast to Port land, they visited Mr. and Mrs. Byron Hobbs. They saw the Rain Forest in Nor thern Wash., before taking the ferry from Port Angeles to Victoria, B.C. On the return trip they came by way of Seat tle and traveled to the Grand Coulee Dam before returning home. Three Irrigon couples combined lorces to celebrate their wedding anniversaries. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Ste wart and Mr. and Mrs. Per ry Pummel were observing their twenty second anni versary and Mr. and Mrs. Don Eppenbach their eighth. They PHOPEKTY TAX FAX If you have a question con cerning real or personal pro perty please state all the facts as briefly as possible ami m il it to your ( OUN i . ASSESSOR uml r the name "PROPERTY TAX FAX', Please ask onh one question Hr sheet. Then watch this column for the answer. question; I am a war veteran having served with thelnitedStates Armed Forces, and have been certified by my county health officer ami my duly licensed physician as having disabili ties of -10 wr cent or mure. I have filed with the county assessor and am entitled to a property tax exemption It my total gross did not ex ceed $2,300 during the last calendar year. Do these to tal gross receipts have a re lationship to whether the in come Is taxable under the Oregon or federal income tax laws? What about joint in come with my wife? ANSWER: No. Your Income is the income earned by you or paid to you. The term "Joint Income" as it applies to a veteran's exemption, would mean only that income to whi ch the veteran and another person would have a joint rig ht. Social security is not a joint income, cut rather is a combination of separa te incomes. For instance if a veteran receives social se curity benefits of $247.50 a month which is comprised ol $163 for "his" payment ami $82.50 for his wife's bene fit only $165 is the income of the veteran. Cont from pg. 3 District 10 Mrs. Van Hubbard (lone Club) 2nd lor Horticulture Es say titled "Pansies". Susan Marshall, 2nd instate for Conservation Poster. Susan is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Doug Marshall, and a student at Sherwood School Pendleton. Her prize was $10.00. Mrs. Charles Dallas, Dis trict Director was presented a State Life Membership by the State Federation of Gar den Clubs, Inc. for her long and outstanding service to Garden Club activities and projects. Those attending from lone were Mrs. Fredrick Martin; Mrs. Van Hubbard, Rev. and Mrs. Ed Cutting. Future Citizens Kocky John and Rusty Jake, 5 years old; and Toby Dale, l'2. sons of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Rodriguez, Irrigon. all went out to dinner in Pendleton, Saturday evening. MR. & MRS. VESTIE ELGIN flew to Burlington, Iowa, to attend the funeral of Mr. El gins father, which was on Saturday. They returned home Tues. Among guests here to at tend the Robert Buchananand Georgia Hinton wedding, were Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Aune and family of Seattle and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Barnett and De Ann of Pendleton. De Ann was in charge of the gift table. A visitor of Rodda Maddox was her sister, Ruth Moody, of Winifred, Montana. Mrs. Maddox took her to Lewis ton, Idaho, where they both spent the weekend. Mrs. Gayle Shoemaker spent several days in Port land recently. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Berg and Ronald, were visitors at the Al Partlow home over the past weekend. MOVING?? Local or Long Distance Free Estimates Call Gene Orwick 989-8586 or Condon 384-2292 Agents lor United Van Line. vm Retired Army Colonel Passes Edward Lafayette Hurchell, Oregon State Traffic Admi nistrator was burled July 12 In Corvallls. He died July 9 in Good Samaritan Hospi tal, Portland followinga heart attack at tits home In Corval lls . Services were held at M' Henry Funeral Home In Corvallls followed by burial with full Military Honors at Oak Lawn Cemetery. Fat her Gerald M. Ileal) of Be loit. Wis officiated at the services and Interment. Mr. Hurchell, son of Ed ward T. Hurchell and Anna Mae Rainey, was a retired Army Colonel. He served in World War II, Korea and Vi etnam where he was Com manding Officer of the Army's Aviation Maintenance and Recovery Activities. His decorations Included three Legion of Merit and awards from other nations In which he served. Horn at the family home near Lexington, he graduated from Lexington High School and In 1939 from Oregon St ate University where he was Editor of the Barometer for two years. Mr. Hurchell and Kather ine Healy were married in 1935. After traveling thr oughout the world as mem bers of the Army they re turned to Corvallis last year following his retirement. Besides his widow, he lea ves two sons; Major Larry E. Burchell, Ft. Richardson, Alaska; Major Gail P. Bur chell, Ft. Greeley, Alaska; both graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Po int; a daughter, Mrs. Bar bara Ann Stubbs, Alexandr ia, Virginia; brother William E. Burchell, Grants Pass; sisters Mrs. Grace Graham, Salem; and Mrs. Doris Ro binson, Anchorage, Alaska; and nine grandchildren. Those who wish may mike contributions to the Oregon State University Fund. Havest Profit, Production and Protection . . . Boardman Ily Mary Lee Marlow Denver Grlgsby. manager of Boeing's llourdman Pro ject, and Ellon Weeks, as sistant mniagcr, us well as members of the Itoardmun City Council ami the Hoard man Planning Commission were very Impressed with what they saw In Seattle, Saturday and Sunday a I the open house of a new nimlul.tr housing development spon sored by the Deartnient of Housing and Urban Develop ment. Mayor Dewey West Jr. stat ed that he thought the tyi of housing they saw would certainly lend Itself to the growth and development of Boardman. Mr. Weeks said Monday that there were four differ ent manufacturers of modu lar home components, one of them being the Alcoa Alumi num Company which builds the core unit of a home Hut contains the bath and kitchen plumbing and the stairwell between the floors. The rest of the house Is built around It. Aluminum Is used for the siding and window sills. Another manufacturer, the Levitt Company, builds the whole thing In sections and puts It together. The group saw several different appr oaches with the view of re ducing the price of homes for better quality. Included In the group, most flying home from Pasco, were besides Mayor West, Mrs. West, Ronald Black, Zearl Gillespie, Wally Hen drix, Vernon Russell, Cecil Hicks and Joe Tatone of the city council, planning com mission members and gues ts, Mrs Ronald Black, Henry Gantenbeln, Mr. and Mrs. Rue Kennedy, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Allen, Harold Baker, and I.M. Docken; also Bill Nelson, builder, were in the group. A FOUR WAY TIE IN the top spot of the Men and Boys' Sweepstakes at Willow the Rewards The success of today's highly mechanized farm de pends to an ever-increasing degree on the safety prac ticed by today's modern farmer. When safety is your constant companion, you run a more efficient and pro ductive farm. As a modern farmer, you put heavy dependence on the proper operation of costly, often specialized equip ment. Be sure it is safe to use . . . keep all machinery in tip-top shape. Accidents are fewer when our farm area and build ings are neat, clean and in good repair. And even your youngest farmers-to-be should practice safety. The best way for them to learn is by following your good example. Safety is a full time job. Practice it all year around, and you'll never stop harvesting the benefits. Morrow rain rowers Your Friendly Local Cooperative Lexington, Oregon views Modular Homes Run Coif Course over the weekend. Hon Russell. Doug Trudeuu. Ralph SkoulHi and Don llarHT ull had a low net of 50. Carl Wicklander had low grows. In the "rose ami thorn" contest Sunday evening first place winners were Ron ami Eileen Daniels, second went to llruee ami Barbara Rus sell. Wayne and Hetty Kuhn had low gross. Pastor Neil King took anot her group of students from the Huardman Community Ch urch to Camp Morrow near Waniic this week. Freddie and Donnu 7""'r Paln went as counselors. Others in the group were Linda Wal ker. Jack Donovan, Mary Lou Lindell, Hecky Zlemer and Cynthia King. THE H'JARDMAN GARDEN CLL'H met Monday night of last week at the In of Mrs. Rullm Ilishop with Mrs. Roy Ball as co-hostess. The following officers were in stalled by Hazel Miller: Mrs. Hall, president; Mrs. Walter Hayes, vice-president; Mrs. Mrs. Ralph Farwood, trea surer. Mrs. Bishop read an arti cle on birds, "Thr' My Gar den Gate." Hazel Carpen ter liad a poem read written by Mrs. Rose Blunt of Kirk caldy, Alta.. Can., "A Little Shack On The Prairie", in 1925. Mrs. Blunt is now 98 years old and her poem was recently printed in a Cana dian paper. Mrs. Hayes had an article read by Mrs. Ball, "My Get Up And Go Has Got Up And Went." Mrs. Miller received the prize in a game and Mrs. Marlow the door prize. THE BOARDMAN TILL1 CUM CLUB met last week at the home of Mrs. Tom Hilling with Mrs. VemonRus sell co-hostess. The club planned a traveling food sale for July 29. County INC. U ki The next meeting will U a potlui'k dinner and swim ining lr'.V home ol Mrs. lull Nelson Aug. . The Decorations, K"Sk'I singing group of 22 y""s people ti omthe Emanuel liap list Church in Pasco, under the direction of Hob Stewart presented a concert in the Hoardman City Park Sunday evening. There Were about 100 present. MRS. JERKY PECK was called lo Seottsdalc, ArlX. last week In the serious 111 liess ol her father, t ol. (Ret.) Robert lleald. Mi s. Elvin I ly Is apatient in the Community Hospital ill Pendleton where she had major surgery last week. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hall visited in Pendleton last Thu rsday at the home of Hall's son and daughter-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Hall Sat unlay the lull's went to Yak ima, to visit at the home of his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Gleh Ball Mr. and Mrs. Max Lings elicit, Pasco, visited at the home' of Mr. and Mrs. Wal ter Wyss Saturday. Mrs. Frank Marlow return ed home Sunday evening from a visit of several days in Medlord at the home of her son and daughter-in-law , Mr. and Mrs. Harold Marlow. MRS. MARY BAILFY will be leaving the lloppner area soon to stay with her twin sister, Mrs. Maggie Rey nolds, Astoria, who recently suffered a stroke. Mrs. Rey nolds lias visited in Heppner several times and is well known among some of the people here. PC
