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HtTPNf'K tORF.I G7FTTF. TIMi:S. Thursday. Two Yocoms on ..Twice daily Jack and Marie Yrra kaddif up thrir mount aa4 diklributr nripaprr ! LrkingtM hM-holdk. Fach morning hr make thrir rMiBU br wa : and 7:3 witk (trrgonUaa and Journal. Aftrraooitt they diklribulf l at Oregufciaft. Oa Sunday mr inRi hrn the paper are etra aravy the horwa prt the day off and a family pickup driven by a parent or older titter it pretoed inta service. Jack and Marie Jack. 13. is in the 7th prade. He has been in Virginia Gnebs 4-H Livestock Club for S years. In 1972 he took several red ribbons at the Morrow County Fair with his heifer. He started to ride when he was still a baby and has participated in Wrang ler events actively the last four years. Marie. 12. is a sixth grader. She has enjoyed 4-H sewtng and for S vears with Mildred Marie on Smokey Lexington. A.C. Houghton Dinner and By FRANCES ROSE WILSON The Swiss steak dinner and Talent Show given by the A.C.Houghton Parents Club was well attended by the residents of Irrigon and Boardman on Friday evening. The program of the Talent Show included: A number by the 5th grade band ; Girls from grades 5 and singingTbe Candy Man"; Instrumental duet bv Chris Baker and Kathy Farlow; A skit by the 5th grade, "What would you do with a Whale"; "Raindrops Keep Fall Hilling and Lori Sherod ; singers Mylinda Hixson, David Cooiey. and Lori Sherodaccompanied on the guitar by Bernard land; A piano solo by Bobby Peck; Guitar solo, Verna Vollmer; Clarinet duet by Vicky Collins and Kathy Hilling; Comedy skit - "T.T. and Friends", in "Tiptoe through the Tulips". The A.CHoughton student body sponsored the children's play 'Rumplestiltskin", on Feb. 27. It was presented by a drama group from Oregon College of Education. The student body made a profit of $62 by sponsoring the program, which was enjoyed by many. VETERANS' DAY DISCUSSED The Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion feel that Veteran s Day should be returned to Nov. 11 because it is a historical date. Representa tives of these organizations from over the state met recently with Governor Tom McCall to discuss this with him. M G-T Photo) ..Five year pin leaders: Bonnie Clw. Nancy Myers. Beverly Doherty honored at recent 4-H Leaders banquet. 4-H HORSE CLUB lone 4-H Horse Club met in Room 1 at the lone High school last Feb. 26. Plans were made for coming events, such as play day nd a trail ride. The meeting was conducted by Barbara Palmer. Mr. Del La Rue is the leader this year. Horseback. Carry papers in Lex Davidson's Club In 1972 her fcktrt and vest went all the way to the State Fair. She too is active with the Wranglers. Their mother says both Jack and Mane keep try ing, but are still hoping for their first Blue ribbons SnuArv and kay The horses know the way . Mane rides a Shetland named Smokey who is about 9 years old. The Yocoms got Smokey about 4 years ago when it became a problem for the previous owners. Jack had to retrain Smokey and now the pony performs very well. Jack's mount is a quarter horse mare. Kay. The family acquired her about S years ago. She had been ridden very little and Jack really broke her into good shape. Their Active Family The unique paper carriers parents are Joe and Hilda Yocom. They have two older sisters, Debbie 17 and Millie 16, and Jack on Kay carry the newspapers in Mr and Mrs. Warren McCoy, of Irrigon represented District 8 which includes Umatilla and Morrow Counties. McCoy is Commander of Dist. 8 and Mrs. McCoy is an auxiliary member. They were received warmly by the Governor, who was sympathetic to their cause. The feeling is that soon the day would lose it's special signific ance if it is moved to Monday simply to oblige people who want a 3 day weekend. They also visited the Legis lature and the Senate and the State Capitol building, spending the weekend in Salem. On Feb. 26 Mr. and Mrs. McCoy attended the 20th Anni versary' celebration of the VFVV Post in Pilot Rock. There were members of the Armed Forces from over the state in attend ance. Ada Montague returned to Irrigon Monday from Seattle where she visited her son, Ellis Montague for a week. She traveled to Seattle with her grandaughter, Beverly Driver. They stopped in Toppenish, Wash, to visit friends and also visited a niece, Mary Anne in Seattle. Extension Meeting The Home Extension of North Morrow Co. met at the home of Mrs. Warren McCoy on Feb. 22 at 10 a.m. with a potluck luncheon served at noon. The subject of discussion was "Con sumer Protection", which in- 4-H DOG TRAINING March 1. 1973 The Pres. Bonnie Arrington called the meeting to order. Dee Dee Rood read the minutes. We voted for the name of our club. It was "Lick -em". Mrs. Clow picked it. For the rest of the day we studied all of the parts of a dogs i iv (a? ( iVV-1 ! March t. IIT) who aiictul ItcoiHxT High. Joe has been employed by the MCCG at Ux. for y ears. He has worked in several depart ments but now works with tires. He belongs to the tvddfellow at Lex. and the Flks at Heppner, and is master of the Lexington Grange and a member of the Morrow County Rodeo Board. Hilda is active in the Holly Rebekah Lodge and Lexington Grange She has been employ ed by the county schools as a bus driver for the last three years, and presently enjoys driving the Lexington bus. Family Plan The Yocoms are presently enlarging and remodeling their home. They have 25 acres at the southeast corner of Lexington. Hilda says Joe is very enthusi astic about Simmental Cattle and they are trying to get a start with them. They have two half-Simmental half-Hereford heifers and two horses on the acreage now . Talent Show eluded a discussion of laws in food inspection, what a con sumer can do to protect his health in selecting foods, where to wnte if products they buy are not of good quality. There were around 16 women present from Irrigon and Boardman. Information can be obtained from Mrs. McCoy concerning bulletins and helps for young mothers and homemakers. Josephine Buchanan, Ada Montague. Lola Breeding and Mrs. Orville Buchanan traveled to Spray on Wed. to attend the funeral of George Ingersoll, pastor of the Assembly of God Church in Spray. Recent visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Wilson were their son John Wilson of Boise who spent the weekend with the family, and Mrs. Wilson's mother, Evangeline Faeerstrom of Watsonville, Calif. Leon Wilson spent Sat. afternoon at home returning to the hospital in Pendleton where he has been for the past month. Lola Breeding was the hostess for a Jewelry party at the home of Mrs. Wesley Cronk on Thurs. Mr. and Mrs. Jose Busto of Portland were weekend visitors at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Perry Pummel. Firemen 2-c Gerald Mesteth is at home on leave for 2 weeks. He will return to San Diegc where he is stationed in the Navy. body. There are four new members. Dee Dee Rood, Bonnie Arring ton. Jackie Gentry, and Kaeoene Hollomon. This was Kaedene's first meeting be cause the other meetings we had she had been sick so she couldn't go to them. Reporter Jackie Gentry James Marshall VP of First Federal The election of James F. Marshall as Vic President and Treasurer of the First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Pendleton has been announced by S.A Hevel. chairman of the board. Marshall attended high schools in Minnesota and Ark ansas. Upon completion of his military service, he attended the University of Oregon from 1955 to 1S59, receiving the 'degree of Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. His savings and loan experience of eleven years includes duties of chief of operations for a large Minneapolis association, assis tant manager of an association in Mason City. Iowa, and has currently been employed in the Chicago" office of the United States Savings and Loan League's Accounting Division. Active in civic affairs, he has been a member of the Lion's Club and has served on various fund drives, including youth programs. He is a member of the Lutheran Church and has taught a boy 's class in that church. He is expected to arrive in Pendleton and assume his new duties with First Federal about the first of April. T. V. SERVICE By Qualified RCA VIDEO-TECH, INC. 461 A E. Main SU" Henniston an JUST When one of our people says he works for Pacific Gas Trans mission Company, a common reaction is "Pacific who . . . T Yes, we are a "low profile" operation. A few compressor stations, and these signs in strategic places, are about all you ever see of us. We are a $170 million pipeline running through Idaho, Wash ington and Oregon. A pipe that's a yard in diameter and delivers as much energy to California each day as seven Grand Coulee Dams could produce. The product we deliver is natural gas from Alberta. Lois Talks on Lois Winchester recently re ceived an invitation from the lone 8th grade lo talk about the wildlife of the area. Mrs Winchester showed the film, "The Animals are Cry ing" from PAWS. Progressive Animal Welfare Society of Seattle. The 8th Graders viewed the film and then the film was left so that other students might view it. Later it was shown in Heppner Grade School and High School Future Citizens Christina, 16 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy W. Lindstrom, lone. LIMITED TIME ONLY Home steads & Heritages only f5.no. TBJUNED TECHNICIANS AT 567-3882 : - -J 1 ABOUT ALL YOU EVER SEE OF US PACIFIC GAS TRANSMISSION COMPANY y(Dv Spokane, Washington 992C2 'Humane Treatment of Animals' . J fv Mrs. Winchester showed the preserved fool of Freckles, the dog whose leg w as damaged in a trap and whose foot was later amputated. Mrs. Winchester is endeavoring to have that type of lea voring io nave mai i ype fJL Up to Your tail Cr-if0f A loon it what you need to get off the roof, out of the red and in the green. Call on us about a Home en? 180 NE Second Hermiston. AS IE3 I' f:.gifi3c:.3 TRinsLTis-riGrj ei FLEAOE GT.ll' GCLLE37 (500) 034-00G7 DEFOflE DiDGi::3 in this r.nEA trap outlawed in Oregon. Humane literature was left for those teachers who desired it for future use. Mrs. Win chester feels that the lack of humane education is the pnnci -Bn UBj'ua'U'u"H"aiUATa w a aa m I 'I Efentially In Iniprovemsnts? Improvement Loan. urn mm SAVINGS and LOAN ASSOCIATION OCKNOUTON n Ore. "u" : So, while we don't exactly stand out in the crowd, we like to think we are good citizens. Most of our system is hidden in the ground. But, on our way to California we pay $2.1 million a year in taxes to Pacific Northwest counties. More than half of that goes to support local schools. In fact, in some counties we are the largest single taxpayer. The next time you meet one of our people we would like you to remember this ad. It's an introduction to a good neighbor and a solid citizen of the Northwest. pal cause of crime. She said "I was distressed to hear of a cat having lighWr fluid poured on it and t afire because the cat scratched the owner, This httpTx-d in Lexington. Memo LENDER Tel. S67-S468
