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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 24, 1972)
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Nanlo Cx h..n,r in - - . run ;! njH-r.iuir j'ui.ix 4. !ir s. r-s o! tH';.'e t.t!'ru Ko:.". .i.a .i was civor i J:.il: !;r thf f rj t?ie VK AND MRS WU1UV CKI EM V Kk- crrrrfiT A.'Tr griKim cu! tr.e piie o! vkra.i served b Mrs r trie brioe and rad.-tior.oi first c.-.ke. it uas hert W vrj-.ar.. sjr.t of trie crtvrr. and Mr Lj erre ar N'.ir-r. Jr. aunt of t'e brije Pou-iRfi we Mrs in" f Kuil V.-s Sue EKStrotr. and M-s E.irer. enter !! aunt of the brue. ar.d Mrs K.:a Crt-.-r.up aur.t 0: :r.e f rrmtri A:te?ii:n the c.ff taMe e-e Mrs M:tcn Asf.rHck sister of the groom, ar.d Mrs Beta iverijstrorr.. au:r. ot tr.e b-ide A"er.d:r.C tne Guest Book was Nae Liien Gr-enup. sister of t.fe crrNirr. .'.ar Ann and Bnaiet: G-eerup served the prwrr. caKe For c .iir.t av6 . tr.e Dnde chose a fa-r.s.a cuiored par.t suit. xx err. xx-.:r. a cross neiK iat'e a .:: fr.-.rr :ne croon- Fiuiov ::. a xi eii.r. :r:p 10 Idano and Mortana tr.e cou p.e is i:v;r. or tre Ve rancb. kktie-e tr.e crnorti is e-:t ioed ie w..i reside in r'endieton tr.is faU nere b:n will conttr.ye their educatior.s . N,. -. -T7A - o r "' ' " ,,,a,MM,.aiaam.-a1.M ,n, rrnrtHt III' IIMmilMIIIIIM " Thomsons...Same Spot ...and Groceries since 1898 :;. son hi us-d tc; .IS. if. .sons and Groceries jf'ined in Heppner ir 1836 Jarties Thon.MT Sr came from Arthur. Canada wre he had known the Hynds fanaSy Lured bv their tait-s of ti.e new C Teg on coantrv . Ke came and hired on as a sheep herder From the supplement to the Keppner Gazette con;r;ied bv W E Ellsworth! August im Tne Cirange Front Grocery is the orJy exclusive grocery store ir. Heppner. The busin ess xx as originally established in the early spring of 18SC by Eioer & King, wno conducted it for a period of six months, when it uas purchased by the present proprietors. Messrs Thomson and Thomas It is also a fact wortr.y of note that tms is tne only firm, m the city wnich runs its own delivery wagon, a great convenience to its rapidl increasing patron age The firm; is a dealer in groceries, exclusively, and the store is certainly one of the most attractive modern gro cery stores in this section of the state Its shelves are stocked w-ttr. all the leading stapie gooas as well as with delicacies gainer ed from ex -er country and clime. The stock of canned goods is complete and includes all the standard brands and is a lead ing feature Teas, coffees and spices, hue all oi.ner eoods sold are a: bottom prices, and standard goods of everv kind are bandied to tne exclusion of anv'thmg inferior The attractive way m which the stoc-K is disDiaved and Crater Lake, Rain add Excitement and ram were m the air when the group of Heppner H.gr, School students and their cr.aperones arrived at the Oregon Shakespearean Festival in .Ashland Aug 14 The trip h.ghisghted a summer of preparation and planning for the Festival After a 1 1 mile hike to the water's edge the group took a two-hour boat ride on Crater Lake on the way to .Ashland A guide on the trip explained the geoiog.ca! formations of tne lake to the Heppner group as well as tne 21 others wno were m the boa From tne parking lot to the lake, the patr. drops 633 feet The group stayed in the dorms of Southe'n Oregon Coiieae Fortunately, rain only fei, in the outd'Xir theater the firs' r..gn and tfirougn the use of raincoats and blankets, no one had to leave During their tnree days in Ashland, tne Heppner group courteous manner it. which patrons are serv ed are notice ahie facts and warrant us in saymg that this is one of the pieasar.test places m the city to trade The firm is possessed of ample credit with which to conduct their business and tney are constantly adding new goods to their already well-stocked store which is known as one of the leading ir. its line Messrs Thompson i. Thomas enjoy an established patronage among the best people of the city and the surrounding country." Tvpewriters misspelled in those days. too. as in this article Thomson was spelled with a P ' Thomson and Thomas were business associates for about two years. At this time Mr Thomas sold out to James Thomson It was about this time that he added to the building and to his line of merchandise Thomsons then offered dry goods, men's and iadies wear, shoes and hats. The old part of the present building is part of the original store Many in Heppner would like to see tne old store refurbished as it was before IKi Some of tne same display cases are tnere. the old coffee grinder and manv other thmes. Later, brothers George ana Charlie came from Canada and trie store becameThom son Bros James m.arned Aeries Swift of Cecil about They had six children starting with James Jr. who is the Thomson most familiar to The otner mer.t' family are Loui.-e Redmond. Rod o Winifred Cox o; Mary Helen Gibb and Curtis with rs o! the Betket a: Heppner. Heppner. of Seattle the I' S present day shoppers ai Thomson Bros grocery store. to Festival Week a.-. coie to see ail six produc tions of the Summer Season 'Loves Labours Lost." "Henry the Fourth. Par! Two.' 'The Taming of the Shrew." and "Troilus and Cressida." all by Shake speare, and "Trie Cruicabie." by Arthur M.Iler and "Uncle Vanya." by Anton Chekov. Included in the week was a back -stage tour of the outdoor stage and indoor Agnus Bow mer Theater, conducted by a dancer from the Snakespeare Company, and a visit to historic Jacksonville On the tour were Tami Meador. Keliey Woiff. Butch Taylor. Greg Davidson. Cyde Alistott. Liz Arjram.s. Marie Van Matter. Becky Donerty . Keliie K.lkenny. and cr.aper ones Mrs B.li Rawlins. Mrs Mervin Leonard and Mrs Dennis DofVrty Tms was the seventn year Mrs Rawlins has chaperoned a H-ppner group to the Shakespearean Festival Border Patrol a! Minnesota Jim Jr was the first one of the second generation tc enter the business When his tather broke his leg. Jim can home from college to help in the store. Like many of the hometown boys, he married one of the school marms He married Madse Coppuck who came to Heppner to teach Madiie had grown up in a similar kind of store m Montana Her par ents. Mr and Mrs E G. Coppock and four daughters had come from: Montana and settled in Salen. so it was natural that Madge was a Willamette graduate She taught at Oregon State and taught four years in Heppner. After she and Jim were married on Christmas eve l33. she worked in the County Agent's office Ir. those days wnen a woman married she automatically voided her teaching contract. Sne also kept the books tor the store which was doing a tremendous business En. ploy ea in the store were Harry Duncan. Norah Rasmus. Ted Thomson. Ellis Thomson. Curtis Thom son and Winifred Tnomson. About 1W1 Jin: bough! the inventory and had full respon sibility of the store Later tney bough! the building from the heirs They remodeled and mod ernized the building m 1M8 and the Grand Opening was a gaia occasion J:m and Madite have tnree ch.idren. Meredith Walters at Wesiiake Village. Ca whose hushand. Tom is a pharmicist Tney have two children, Russell and Duane Daughter. Bern ice. is with Dun and Bradstreet in Portland Bruce Thomson and his w ife. Pfcvlhs. are just recently back from Germany . where Bruce com pleted his military tour of duty His degree from Port land State is in Business Ad ministration He expects to go back to school this fall to work on his masters All three of their children worked o!t and on in the store This is the oldest business in town that is still operating with the same family Jim's keen sense of humor makes visiting with him a happy habit His store "is his lite' . He likes to hunt and fish but the last few years he really hasn't had time to get out Madge loves her associa stions with the "drag set" through her work as Librarian a' Heppner High School. She likes to garden, l.kes to read and shares Jim s love for getting out info the mountains CINDY LEATHERS. Pen dleton visited her grandpar ents. Mr and Mrs Owen Leathers, in Heppner Wednes day Cindy s grandfather has been ill and sne was over to .isit him. Sundiiv . Cindy and friend Ixiug Fiatt. Pendleton, were back for another stav. MRS MAR T H A V A N SCHOIACK returned Monday from Portland wnere she drove to spend a w eek visiting She visited two daughters and their families in Portland. Mr. and Mrs John Karison and Mr and Mrs. p.obert Damn Sne drove on to Monmouth to visit her daughter-in-1 a w . Mrs Beth Van Schoiack and Jim Van Schoiack I need a place fro puf my new mo bile Home - If you hove a spot next to your home maybe a regular size lot or an acre or two of land in town or in the country-For rent or sale-Please write Nancy Smith, Box 608 - Pendleton, Oregon 97801 - Maybe you could use some extra income. Thanks. open for Women Two Year Enlistment Program A new Women's Army Corps enlistment program allowing two y ear enlistments, became effectiv e in May . Captain Kari Prey. Oregon's W AC recruit ing officer has announced. Under the new enlistment option, young women ages 18 to iW enter the Women's Army Corps "Regular Army As signed " They are assigned to some career field after Easic Training, depending on the needs of the Army. Guaran teed training in many fields is stii! open to young women for three year enlistment time period. Cpt Frev noted that another recent innovation in the Wo men's Army Corps is the Delayed Enlistment Program. It allows young women to enlist and go on active duty anytime up to six months la'er For more information on women's Army Corps oppor tunities contact Serg e a n t Schmadeka at the Army recruiting s'ation or call the station at 27&-'.iT9 "SUPPORT ALTERNATE RES EARTH METHODS TO REPLACE LIVE AN IMALS." VIV-SECTION IS MUR DER. Support Congress man Whitehuret's Billi H. Concurrent Resoiuti o n Write to: William Whitehurst 424 Cannon Bldg. Washington. D. C. The Humanitarian League of Rochester. Inc. H7 Thornton Road Hhev-ter. New York Hal Rovle madr lot of numrv with kik-h hradirii as "Thitnti vou MouMn't know ui.lr l! I could have luM a half a iti on mv dr-k w ith no W.rrruplmnik I could ay mrthin like "Thinf! I woul.in t havr known if I futdn t cleaned off my drk " Ju-t unearthed a charming Thank nu ol a year a;o from Ikmna Palmer She had won the lead rope the Gazette Time save lor a prize at the Wrangler Hire Show No way do we have the Palmers straight let alone those twins After her name she wrote 'one of the twins that sold you tickets to the lone Auction and Ha revue 1 W e w ere sorry w hen someone up the line said they were too old to sell tickets any more ITiarlie thought they were so cute I think he would hke to have bought all they had Things I wouldn't have known if 1 hadn't broken my arm' Warren McCoy. Princess Ivhbie's father, has broken his arm four times Frances Smou.-e is ambi dextrous in a way She can wnte her name at the same time with both hands Then of all things, she can write your name in a normal way with her right hand while her left hand writes it m mirror writing ' Just a lot of people have had broken hones I just can 't get over how the cards keep coming It is reallv great to hear from all of those friends and I do thank vou all for remembering me I must get a card of thanks off to the papers at Pilot Rock. Milton Preewater and Enterprise i PIONEER PONDERIN'GS By W.S Caverhill a .Suesrsiion Governor McCall seems to be feeling the heat generated by too many tourists in Western Oregon Maybe, he should suggest that they spend more time in Eastern Oregon. There is plenty of room here, more variety of scenery, no smog nor fog to irritate, no traffic jams to complicate. Perhaps Governor Tom sho uld say. "Come on. you folks with a wanderlust, but spend half your time in Eastern Oregon where there is still room and hospitality. Mr and Mr Buchanan By Mary Lee Marlow Georgia Susan Ronton be came the bride of Robert Akira Buchanan at an after noon candlelight reremony July 22 at the Boardman Com munity Church The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs CleveK Minton of Boardman, and the groom is the son of Mr and Mrs Orville Buchanan of lrrigon The service was performed by Pastor Neil King of the Boardman Church. Diane Black sang "Stran gers In Every Way", accom panied by Joni tiller. The nuptial music was plaved by Mrs Albert Partlow of lrri gon Given in marriage by her parents, the bride wore a white slipper satin gown in Empire style, trimmed with appliqued roses set with seed pearls around the bodice, on the sleeves and around the bottom of the six foot train Her fingertip veil trimmed with matching seed pearls was borrowed from Mrs. Richard Ryan Jr. of Umatilla She wore pink colored cul tured pearls, a gift from the groom and his family in Japan The bride's bouquet was pink carnations and baby brealh Mrs Ed Wolf of The Dalles was her sister's matron of honor and wore a pale pink dacron gown with an overlay of white lace, fashioned in Empire style with a round scoop neckline. She wore a larger white summer straw hat trimmed with pink dacron sheer streamers fastened with seed pearl trim. She carried a nosegay of pink florrbunda roses and carnations Mrs Larry Wilson of Ingle wood. Ca , sister of the bride, and Susan Lyon of Hillsboro, cousin of the bride, were bridesmaids They wore matching blue dacron gowns overlaid with white lace, with the white summer straw hats trimmed with blue dacron sheer streamers held with seed pearl trim They carried nosegays of blue flonbunda roses and tinted blue carna tions to carrv out the pink and KotuTt blue colors of the bride Joy Hogcland of Dillard and Susan Ilinton of Baker, cou sins of the bride, were the candlelighters and wore matching blue dacron dresses overlaid with white lace, set off with matching white and blue summer straw hats Bruce Buchanan, brother of the groom, of San Francisco. Ca .was best man, and Wayne Buchanan of lrrigon. brother of the groom, and Greg Bedord were ushers Following the ceremony a reception was held in the commons area of Riverside High School Mrs Dale 1 yon of Pilot Rock and Mrs Rex Lyon of Hillsboro. aunts of the bride, cut and served the three tiered pastel-colored layered cake, decorated w ith pale pink and blue flowers and white doves Mrs Bill Hinton of Baker, aunt of the bride, was at the cotfee table. Mrs Jim Hogeland of Dillard. cousin of the bride, and Mitri Wormian of LaGrande ser v e d the punch Linda Lyon of Pilot Rock, cousin of the hnde. wa in charge of the guest tok Shirley Hinton of Baker, cousin of the bride, and Mrs Jim Barnett and daugtiter Dee Ann of lone, aunt and cousin of the groom, tended the gift table After a honeymoon trip to Disneyland and the coast the couple will be living in their mobile home in LaGrande where the groom is employed 2 a signalman by the Union Pacific Railroad Both the bride and groom are graduates of Riverside High School and the groom attended Blue Mountain Col lege at Pendleton and O T 1 at Klamath Falls Special guests from out of town included Mr and Mrs Richard Cinquini and family of Tacoma, Wa . girlhood friends of the groom s mother from Japan Other guests came from Bremerton. Van couver and Edmonds. Wa . and Ukiah. Long Creek. lone. Baker. Dillard, Hillsboro. The Dalles, lrrigon, Pendleton and Pilot Rock. After the Rodeo Show Saturday Afternoon Come To The Episcopal Church Saf.r Aug 26. 5 fo 8 P.M. FULL DINNER Features Delicious PIT-COOKED BEEF ALL YOU CAN IN WESTERN STYLE EPISCOPAL CHURCH PARISH HOUSE Corner Church ond Gale Sts. Adults-$20 Plate Chlldren-$1.50 Come and Bring Your Friends TEH KZUACE IKWtOtZP 9T TOTl BOMX-OWVES BAJrX AS A COkUCVinTr tZMTICi QAUK OF XjJZastem Ui reqon nzrm ion aw mora UXMXZM. rtSElAX. DEPOSIT OUVXAaTCX COEPOIATIOa I'rYiVllVlrmirrYlfmV
