Retirement More Tine fcr Lots of Things
' HKPPNKR (ORE.) GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday, January 18,1973
Retirement from 22 yean of
working at the iieppner Post
Office under her husband
Postmaster' leaves Bobbe
Driscoll more time for lots of
things-knitting, cooking, read
ing, playing bridge and caring
for her African Violets.
"I still get up and get Jim's
breakfast but sometimes I go
back to bed and sometimes I
Just sit and read the morning
paper instead of dashing off to
work with him at 7 a.m. I am
really living the life of Riley."
She worked the split shift that
averaged about 5 hours a day.
Her starting wage per hour 22
years ago was $1.35 which was
considered very good. As a
postal clerk she put mail into
the boxes and dispatched the
mail. When she first started
they were dispatching the mail
to trains. The mail truck made
connections with trains 17, 18
and 20 at Arlington.
Sometimes the mail didn't get
in until noon because the truck
had to wait for the train to come
in. Through the years she has
worked with Don DuBois,
Francis Orwick, Don Gilliam,
Nancy Dickson and Floyd
Sayrcs. Flossie Watkins will
take over her duties, Lorraine
Ball will take Flossie's place.
They will work longer hours. No
new employees will be added.
The Postal clerks on the split
shift kept changing much to the
Postmaster's concern so finally
his wife persuaded him to let
her try. She took the test after
working the job for six months.
She went with Hubert Wilson
over to Condon and they took
the exam at the same time.
Sorting Today
Now the mail is sorted in
sectional Centers. The mail has
increased she says, "especially
the junk mail". No new equip
ment hits been added. The Post
Ned Clark has
3-way birthday
celebration
To celebrate Ned's birthday,
Mr. and Mrs. Clark went to
, Pendleton and enjoyed a
Chinese dinner at the SkyRoom
Saturday evening. The family
had birthday cake on his
birthday Jan. 8. The cake with
chocolate frosting was served
with ice cream and hot fudge
topping.
On the Sunday before ( the
birthday, his folks,' Mr., and A
Mrs. Barton Clark took the Ned
Clarks, Patrick, Matthew,
Kathleen and Jim to another
birthday celebration, out -to
Winn's Chinese Nooldle feed at
the Elks.
Heard about the latest diet?
There are only 3 things you
can't put in your mouth-a
knife, a fork and a spoon.
Office has the same cancella
tion machine. The thing that
speeds the mail is getting it in
every day i nd early. During the
Christmas flood of several
years ago, there was no mail for
two or three days. When it did
come in, the entire crew went to
work about 2 o'clock In the
morning.
Her Violet
Her African Violet farm
started 15 20 years ago when
her sister, Mrs. Isabella Davis,
then of Condon now of Portland,
gave her three plants, pink,
white and a purple. By leaf
propagation, she has extended
the original three to 50 or more.
When she gets a start from a
friend who doesn't know the
name, she calls it by that
person's name.
Her favorite bloomer is Sheer
Delight, a purple that once
bloomed life years without
stopping.
She has sold some of her
violets at plant sales or bazaars
but prefers to give them away.
Violet Culture
She usually fertilizes her
violets once a month except
through the summer rest. They
bloom September to Christmas
and rest from March to June.
Water from the bottom when
the top of the soil gets dry.
Propagation
Cut a leaf and leave a 1"
stem. Let it heal for S or 4 hours
by leaving it on the counter.
Cover a glass of water with
aluminum foil and slit it for the
stem. Replenish the water as it
evaporates. When the stem has
V roots transplant to sand.
Keep it damp. When it makes
new leaves, transplant to a
larger pot.
Always in Iieppner
The Driscolls have always
lived in Heppncr since they
were married in 1940 except
when Jim was in the service.
They have a daughter Janice,
Mrs. Darryl Bruning, Pendle
ton; Tom at Poulsbo, Wa. and
Tim a pharmicist in Portland.
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Violets, violets everywhere and now s,he has more time to grow
some more. Bobbe Driscoll pinches off a leaf from one of the 50
African Violets.
Aunt Fannie Dies
Funeral services will be
held for Frances McMillan,
94, of Lexington on January
20 at 1 p.m. at the Lexing
ton Church of Christ. In
terment will be in the cem
etery at Lexington. .
MR. AND MRS. DON STAN
GEL were over from Wasco
this weekend. Don checked
out of the National Guard at
Pendleton. He will .attend
the unit at The Dalles. This
past week, he has prepared
their lot in Wasco for their
new 24 x 60 mobile home.
No matter the number of
names on your Christmas card
list, the first one you get is from
someone you missed.
Poor Pooch
Chuck's
Custom
Upholstery
is now offering Service
to the Heppner Area
on the 2nd and 4th
Friday of each month
For Appointments
phone toll free
27G-0232
611 SW Frazer
Pendleton
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Freckles has found a friend, Lois Winchester. She took him in and
soaked his right hind foot in epsom salts water. The foot had
apparently been caught in a trap. The close-up shows how the foot
was cut to the bone.
Later Lois had the foot amputated by the veterinarian. She is
seeking a home for the dog who is getting around amazingly well on
his three feet.
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W.S.C.S. Slates
Special Day
The Women's Society of
Christian Service of the Metho
dist Church has slated its
annual observation of a Day of
Prayer and Self-denial for
Wednesday, January 24. Rev.
Cutting will lead the group in a
special devotional service.
The women will gather for a
simple luncheon in the church
basement at noon. This year's
luncheon will be prepared by
Mrs. Wright, Mrs. Farra, Mrs.
Cutting and Mrs. Weatherford.
New Officers
The Heppner W.S.C.S. met
under the direction of its 1973
officers on Jan. 3 when Mrs.
Dorris Graves presented a
stimulating program on India.
Mrs. W.W.Weatherford is
president, Mrs. Carl McDaniel
Vice-president, Mrs. Pearl
Wright secretary, Mrs. Edwin
Cutting treasurer. Other offices
are held by Mrs. Louise Wood,
Mrs. Ida Farra, Mrs. Ola
Viola
Grace Graham
Mrs. Viola Grace Graham
died Saturday, Dec. 16, 1972
at her residence at 1254 N.W.
Eighth Street, Salem. Ser
vices were at Barricks Fun
eral Home in Salem with bur
ial in Kings Vallejr Cemetery..
Mrs. Graham was born at
the family home near Lexing
ton, the daughter of Edward
T. Burchell and Anna Mae
Rainey. She graduated from
Lexington High School and at
tended Oregon State College.
She was married to John D.
Graham on April 30, 1939.
He died in January 1966.
She is survived by a son
John M. Graham of Seattle,
Wash., and daughter, Mrs.
John (Pamela) Schalde of
10813 Hazel wood Dr., Lemo
ore, Calif., brother, William
E. Burchell of Grants Pass,
sister, Mrs. Doris Robinson
of Anchorage, Alaska, and four
grandchildren. Her brother.
Colonel Edward L. Burchell,
died in July in Corvallis.
Mrs. Weaver
Home
Mrs. G.C.Weaver of lone
returned home Monday after
spending two weeks in Silver
ton. She was there to babysit
her grandchild, various pets
and a business so that her
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. L.K.Ferguson could
spend 10 glorious days in
Hawaii. While in the area she
also spent a day in Portland
with another daughter, Mrs.
Frank Fleming, and a day in
Salem visiting her son, David
Weaver. She said it was a grand
trip and the only unfavorable
thing about it was the drive
home Monday in dense fog.
Communication
is Topic
for1973
Study Group
John R. Killinger Jr.'s
"To Meet-To Touch-To Know:
The Art of Communicating" is
the textbook chosen for a
Sunday . evening study group
open to anyone interested. This
group will meet from 7:30 until
9.00 at the Methodist Church
with Rev. Edwin Cutting as its
leader. The initial meeting was
Sunday Jan. 14, however those
interested may join any week
and can catch up in the textbook
readings. The studies will
continue through February and
March.
QOTS
JOTS
A note from that delightful
person, Bonnie Culp from up
In Canada: "The night your
temperature dropped, ours
did too. It has been 30 to 38
below every night this week.
Not much warmer in the
day.
Did you get your dog for
Christmas? What kind? Toll
about it in the paper. Happy
New Year. We sure enjoy the
paper."
Bless you Bonnie. I Just
happen to like to talk about
our dog, Pepper. He is now
legal. He is wearing license
No. 232. He has about decid
ed that he's our dog but we
can't blame him when once
in awhile he goes down to
see the three little Cole boys.
Bonnie Clow savs she will
give another Obedience
Class this spring if enough
people indicate an interest. I
want to take it so I'll know
what commands to give to
Pepper. He's had training
and I'll have to take the
course so I'll be as smart as
he is.
He gets along fine with
our great big yellow cat.
Daffy. We miss you. Wish
you all would move back to
Heppner.
Viewpoint
When Joyce Bergstrom was
at Prineville last week for
the assessors meeting, she
was impressed with the play
that the Viewpoint overlook
ing Prineville got. She came
home thinking that if it was
such a good thing for Prine
ville, Heppner should have a
VIEWPOINT TOO.
. Of course that's a mighty '
viiew when you're driving
up Heppner Hill but there's
no1 pull out so people can
drtve off and stop and look.
, I remember when Marcel
and Paul Jones were Conser
vation Men of the Year, Mar
cel brought us back into
town by a side road and way
up there on top was a spot
with a tremendous view. You
could look up Hinton Creek,
up Willow Creek and down
Willow Creek all from the
same spot. Then way over
on the right was the highest
peak in Morrow County, Ma
dison Butte, 5711 feet.
I'm with Joyce, we could
use a Viewpoint too.
At Paul Tews'
, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Olson
of Leonard, N. Dak., have
been visiting their cousins,
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tews,
Bill, Natalie and Rcndi. On
Thursday they went to Pen
dleton where they visited oth
er cousins, Mr. and Mrs.
Mike Zimmerman.
Engaged
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Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
McCabe announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Lisa
Jean, to Dallas Dean Har
sin, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Wayne Harsln of Forest
Grove. A summer wedding
is planned.
If a man takes off his hat in an
elevator, it means he has good
manners, and hair.
Friends Plan
Anniversary
Friends of Mr. and Mrs.
Weldon Witherrite will host an
Open House in honor of their
25th wedding anniversary Sun
day Jan. 28, between 1:30 and
3:30 p.m. at the Witherrite
home on Butter Creek. The
couple requests that there be no
gifts.
Soroptimists
in Jail Today
Following luncheon at the
Wagon Wheel today, members
of the Heppner Soroptlmist
Club will tour the Morrow
County Jail. Sheriff Molla
han will speak to the mem
bers on the needs of the Jail.
At OSU Game
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Nel
son went to see the WSU and
OSU basketball game last Sat
urday at Corvallis. While
they were there, they helped
their daughter, Kristin, cel
ebrate her 21st birthday.
OES Initiates
Two new members received
the degrees at the January
meeting of Ruth Chapter No. 32,
Order of the Eastern Star. A full
complement of officers, presid
ed over by Mrs. Ruby Becket,
Worthy Matron, and Marion
Hayden, Worthy Patron, con
ferred the degrees upon Mrs.
W.W.Weatherford and Miss
Jeannine Hunt.
Despite the below-zero temp
erature, Miss Hunt drove from
Pendleton for the occasion, and
returned there later in the
evening.
Also driving from Pendleton
for an official visit were Mrs.
Don Weld, member of the
Cancer Research Committee of
the Grand Chapter and Past
Matron of Bushee Chapter, and
Mr. Weld, Past Patron of
Bushee Chapter. Mrs. Weld
explained the objectives of the
Grand Chapter's program.
The social hour following the
meeting was featured by a
beautifully decorated cake
furnished by Mrs. Roy Quack
enbush and Mrs. Delbert Piper.
First Aid Course
Offered
One of the requirements in the
new Federal Safety Law is that
you and-or your employees
must have a knowledge of First
Aid. We understand this had
been interpreted to mean a
basic First Aid Card. MCGG
and the County Extension Office
have made arrangements for
one class in First Aid at this
time. The class involves two-4
hour evening sessions and is
limited to 24 people per class.
Anyone interested can call the
Extension office or MCGG.
Childbirth Class
Next Week
in Hermisfon
Learning how to make child
bearing easier will be taught
in the Child Birth class start
ing in Hermiston January 23.
The class will be held atWest
Park Elementary School li
brary at 550 West 7th (right
behind the hospital). The
class runs for eight weeks
and begins at 7 p.m. The
cost is $20 plus text. It will '
be taught by Gladys MorrU
son,RN.
This is not a sitting type
course but there will be a
combination of lecture and
exercises.
Anyone interested in taking
the course may arrange for
transportation with Ann Do
herty at 676-5050.
Shakespeare
Study To
Begin Tonight
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PHOTOGRAPHER'S HOURS
10-1 AND 2 - 5
JHeppnerL
Promptly at 7:30 tonight any
persons eager to "get with"
Willfam Shakespeare should
bring their open ears and open
minds to the Weatherford home
at Lexington. This will be the
first of a series of studies
arranged by a group of
A.A.U.W. members who had a
planning session at the Dennis
Martin home last week. Mrs.
Bill Rawlins will lead these
informal, non-credit, studies.
Correlated With Ashland
The planning group deter
mined to focus on the six
productions that will be offered
at the Ashland Festival this
summer. As usual, Mrs. Raw
lins will be attending with a
group of young people. A second
group of adults from this area,
some of whom will participate
in these studies, hopes also to
attend. Arrangements for the
Ashland trip will be worked out
by May 1. Tentative plans are
for the week of June 17 - 23. The
excursion will also include
several side-trips such as a look
at historic Jacksonville. ,
Study Schedule
It was decided to meet for
study and discussion on the first
and third Thursday evenings
during Feb. Mar. and April and
just one evening in May and in
June. Persons may drop in and
, drop out as they wish ; however,
it will be helpful if those
attending will read the play to
be studied or listen to a
recording of it before each
meeting. The plays will be
considered in the following
order: Jan. 18, The Merry
Wives of Windsor; Feb. 1 and
15, Henry V; March 1 and 15,
Othello; April 5 and 19, As You
Like It; May 3, August
Strindberg's The Dance of
Death; June 7, Ben Jonson's
The Alchemist.
Hesfa-Boivman Wedding In Portland
Jimmy, 17 years old;
and Robert, 4, sons of Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Kin
zer, lone.
lone
Garden Club Has January Meeting
Ruceles, Mrs. Effie Johnson,
fwm Mrs Elsie Leathers.
The January meeting of the
lone Garden Club was held at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Cutting. Refreshments were
served by hostesses Lorie
Hubbard and Helen Martin.
There were 13 members
present.
Mr. Cutting gave a program
ui culture and care of house
plants. He listed 7 major
requirments for proper care of
house plants. The list was
headed by light and followed by
temperature, ventilation,
humidity, water, fertilizing and
potting.
The garden club was thanked
for cookies presented shut-ins at
Christmas time. Vida Heliker
reported on the 12th Nite ,
burning of the Christmas trees.
She said Bill Reitmann engin
eered the fire. Four of the
garden club members were
among those attending. The
Rev. Bill Arthur gave a short
talk and appropriate prayer.
Cup cakes were served and
carols sung. As it was 10
degrees above zero the wea
ther didn't exactly cooperate -but
members and guests
present reported a good even
ing. The plant identification
committee of the Native Flora
project is to have their next
meeting Feb. 6th. A 6 hour
course from Blue Mt. College is
to be given on plant identifica
tion. The course is in two 3
hour sessions - a week apart.
Pruning of the oark trees was
set tentatively for sometime
between the 19th and 26th of
Feb. depending on the weather.
There will be a potluck lunch at
Vida Heliker 's on tree pruning
day. Feb. meeting will be at
Norma Rhea's Feb. 14th.
Augustana Lutheran Church
in Portland was the setting for
the Dec. 8 wedding of Miss
Robin Kathleen Hesla, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles M.
Hesla of Portland to Joseph Lee
Bowman, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Homer L. Bowman of Kinzua.
The double ring, candlelight
service was performed by
Pastor Eugene Kindshuh before
an altar decorated with
arrangements of white mums,
'yellow gladioli and Baby's
breath.
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, wore a gown of
ivory lace and an elbow length
veil. She carried yellow roses,
stephanotis, and Baby's breath.
Miss Nancy French of Port
land was maid of honor and
wore a long, moss green jumper
with a long-sleeved ivory
blouse. She carried three long
stemmed yellow roses tied with
ivory satin ribbons. Brides
maids were Mrs. Leonard
Hanke and Miss Lynn Hesla,
sisters of the bride, and Miss
Sara Bowman, sister of the
groom. They each carried a
single, long stemmed yellow
rose, tied with ivory satin
ribbon.
Miss Cynthia Bowman, sister
of the groom, was flower girl,
carrying a basket of rose petals
with Wendall Robinson carry
ing the rings qn a white satin
pillow.
Richard Allen of Monmouth
was best man and ushers were
Bruce Zimmerman and the
grooms brothers.Victor and
Ron Bowman.
Wedding music was played by
Mrs. Eugene Kindshuh with
Manfred Robinson of Portland
singing "We've Only Just
Begun".
Miss Margi French was in
charge of the guest book, while
Miss Mary Miles presided at the
gift table.
Mrs. Hesla, mother of the
bride wore blue with Mrs.
Bowman, mother of the groom
wearing orchid. Both had
rorspges of yellow roses.
The reception was held in the
social rooms of the church
where the three-tiered wedding
cake centered the serving table.
The cake was a banana cake,
frosted in cream color with
yeallow daises. The layers were
separated by pillars and the top
had the traditional bride and
groom.
After the young couple shared
the first slice of cake, it was
served by Mrs. Kenneth Hilles
land, Mrs. Henry French, and
Mrs. John Vannice. Serving
coffee were Mrs. Eldon Jester,
Mrs. George W. Miles and Miss
Elaine Looney. Mrs. Robert
Hesla and Mrs. Marshall Hesla
presided at the punch table.
The couple drank their wedd
ing toast from Champagne
glasses inscribed with the
names Robin and Joe. After
wards they left for a trip to the
Oregon beaches with the bride
wearing a pink pant suit.
Both Robin and Joe graduat
ed from the University of
Oregon Medical School in
Radiologic Technology and both
are employed at the Medical
School as X-Ray technicians
with Joe working in the Cardio
Vascular Lab. They will make
their home in Portland.
Their wedding date was also
the 86th birthday of Robin's
grandfather and there was a
birthday cake for him at the
reception.