HEPPNER (ORE.) CAZETTE -TIMES. Thurmdory. Morch IS, 19T3
Elks Honor Old Timers
Seeks to meet
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nan ai capped RyntxriiAJONES
J.-rrv Calavkn. Service Co- Lexington Grange will meet
ordinator of Developmental on Monday at 30 p m. starting
PisaoihUe (or Morrow and
Lexington Grange Meets Monday Futuro citizens
Umatilla Counties was in
Heppner Wednesday. He is
hoping to meet all develop
mcnUI diMibled persons, which
includes those with cerebral
palsy, epilepsy and the mental-
retarded, of any age.
There are programs being
developed in the two counties to
aid these people. Mr. Calavan is
most anxious to meet with
families to explain the pro
grams to them. One program
currently being worked on is a
Sheltered workshop. Such a
facility would provide an oppor
tunity where-by occupational
skills could he learned so that
these people could be gainfully
employed
He may be reached at 414'
SW lilth in Pendleton or call
276-6.174 or 276 2226.
with a pot luck dinner. The
program is set for 7 30 with the
lone Grand Squares, under the
direction of Darrel Wilson, as
the program. !pecial music Is
planned. At the meeting the
Charter will be draped for
Beulah Mankin. Meeting will
start at I p.m.
Mrs. Florence McMillan was
visiting her daughters and their
families Mr. and Mrs. Bob Cool
and Mr. and Mrs. G.E.Irvin in
Pendleton.
These Elks have been mem
bers for 50 years or over: front
row. Ed Bennett. Walter Haves,
Rollo Solvester of Woodburn.
LaVeroe VanMarter Sr., Back
row: Pat Mclntyre, Ralph
Jackson Hermiston, Harold
Cohn and Emile Groshens.
Rescheduled
The Committee on Women's
Activities met on Tues. at the
home of Mrs. Wilbur Steagall.
Plans were again made for the
buffet dinner, which had to be
postponed because of weather.
The date now is set for March 25
at 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Cards may be
enjoyed following the. dinner
from 2 $. Prizes will be given.
Proceeds will be used for
building improvement. Those
present were Florence Mc
Millan, Helen Nelson, Jean
Nelson, Frances Smouse and
Carl and Delpha Jones.
Mrs. Archie M tinkers, Edna
Munkers. Mrs. Lewis Halvor
sen, Mrs. C.C.Jonea and Mr.
Florence McMillan attended the
U N speak-off at the Oddfellow
hall in Pendleton Sunday. They
were happy to see Cassandra
Chapel and Greg Davidson
there as contestants.
family were Mr. and Mrs.
G E.Irvin and son Bill and
Wade Sawyer of Pendleton.
Card Party
The 4th in the series of S card
parties was held Saturday nite
at the Rebekah hall. Prizes
were won-Esther Bergstrom
Hi; Sara Adkins, low; Mike
Palmer, low; Louis Halvorsen,
Hi; and Clair Walters, travel
ing. The last in the series will be
the first Saturday in April.
Lexingtons Honor Their Namesake
O
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By the flag : Harold Cohn who
had been the member the
longest in attendance Old
Timers night and Rollo Sol
vester who had come the
farthest.
GUESTS AT
MRS. FURLONG S
House guests over the week
end at Jessie Furlong's were
her granddaughter and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Gentry'.
Scott and Steve of Vancouver.
Wash.; her sister, Mrs. Fred
Stark of Portland; a niece and
her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Don
Lone and dauehter. Terah.
Gaston, Oregon; and a nephew.
Mark Carlson of Portland.
LIMITED TIME ONLY Home
steads & Heritages only S5.00.
Lexington is a well-known
city in our county. Can you
name 17 other Lexingtons in the
United States?
In the City Hall of Lexington
is an interesting framed docu
ment w hich was issued in 1934.
back in pre-World War II days.
It reads:
"We the undersigned com
munity executives of the Lex
ingtons of the United States
send these greetings to the
gallant Commander, Officers
and Crew of the U.S.S. Lexing
ton. Assembled at the Hotel
Lexington. New York on the
evening of June 5, 1934 they
were honored guests of the New
York chapter Empire State
Society and Sons of the Ameri
can Revolution. May this
friendly message keep ever
fresh in your minds and ours the
undying glory of the name
Lexington and the distinguished
place it holds in the history of
our ereat country."
Eighteen Lexingtons
Executives of 18 Lexingtons
signed below these greetings.
They represented Lexingtons in
Massachusetts. Virginia,
Georgia, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Kentucky, Iowa, Indi
ana, Michigan, Mississippi,
Missouri, Nebraska. Oklahoma.
Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, Wash
ington and Morrow County,
Oregon where Thomas L. Bar
nett's signature is given.
U.S.S.Lexingtoa
The first aircraft carrier in
the U.S.Navy was the Langley,
a converted coal ship, which
went into service in 1922. The
next two carriers, the Lexington
and Saratoga, were built on
battle-cruiser hulls. They joined
the fleet in 1927. In June 1942.
the Navy's decisive victory in
the vital battle of Midway
Island cut Japan's margin of
superiority. When World War II
ended in 1945, the Navy had
become the most powerful fleet
ever. It had 3.400,000 men and
women and 2.500 ships, includ
ing 24 battleships, 35 aircraft
carriers, 77 escort carriers. 92
cruisers, 501 destroyers, 406
destroyer escorts, and 262
submarines.
From Gresham
Mrs. Jack Mounts and Mrs.
Harvey Wright and children of
Gresham visited the week at the
home of their parents Mr. and
Mrs. A.F.Majeske. Mr. Ma
jeske is a patient in Pioneer
Memorial Hospital.
Donate ta U N Trip
Three Links Club met at the
home of Eula Bloods worth on
Thurs. It was decided at this
time to give $25 00 to the UN trip
and to have a card party
luncheon In April. The proceeds
to be used for the endorsement
fund, scholarship fund and eye
bank. Date to be announced
later. Present were Catie Pad
berg, Irene Padberg. Frieda
Majeske, Florence McMillan
and Delpha Jones. Frieda
Majeske won the door prize.
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Van
Winkle and daughter and
Glenda Kay VanWinkle visited
at the Wm. J. Van Winkle home
over the week end.
OIRISTKE O'BRIEN small
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Burke
OBnen is a patient in St.
Anthonys Hospital in Pendleton.
Christee is the granddaughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Majeske
and Mr. and Mrs. A. F.
Majeske.
.Mike, 6; Dyann, 4;
and Jerry and Jimmy, l'j,
and Mark S mas., children of
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Bros nan,
Heppner.
Also attending the Portland
Drag Raceway this weekend
were Frank Spivey, Max
Woods, Mike Nelson and Rusty
Bird.
Mrs. Marvin Way and son
went to Goldendale, Wn. one
day last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Yocom
attended the funeral services
Wed. in Pendleton for Excel
Yocom an uncle of Mr. Yocom
and Mrs. Eddie Gunderson.
Mr. and Mrs. C.C.Jones and
Florence McMillan attended a
birthday dinner Saturday at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart
Smith of Hermiston, honoring
Mr. Smith on his birthday.
Others present besides the
Camp 5 Womans Club Choose Projects
Wednesday of the month. It was Carol Norris. Wanda Dunlap
decided to have the Camp Five and Marguerite Stanton.
Community Card Party on
March 24 instead of March 10. Mrs. Jack Sitton
Alaska Visitors
Mr. and Mrs. Garth Merrill of
Anchorage, Alaska who have
been spending the past few
weeks with Mr. and Mrs.
Herschel Murdock became the
parents of a girl Mar 3 in John
Day. She has been named
Teressa Rene and is Mr. and
Mrs. Merrill's first child.
NEW LINE TO RUGGS
By SHARON BELL
The regular meeting of the
Camp Five Women's Club was
held March 7 with President Pat
Van Arsdale in charge. Barbara
Grindstaff was the hostess.
There were six members pres
ent. It w as voted to use the Gold
Bond points and to drop the
saver project. It was voted to
drop games, prizes and re
freshments at the first of the
month and to have a social and
craft meeting on the third
Mr. and Mrs. Burl Murdock of
Willow, Alaska arrived last
week and have been guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Herschel
Murdock.
took her
Pat Van Arsdale will post the mother, Mrs. Cora Burnside of
scholarship rules at the High Spray, to r-enoueion aunaay.
School. Pat Van Arsdale and Mrs. Burnside entered St.
Terry Todd will be chairmen for Anthonys Hospital Sunday
a dance and a date will be set evening where she will undergo
later on. W anda Dunlap will be eye surgery Tuesday.
chairman of the fund event for
the month of April. Door prize Mrs. Bob Hire and son
was won by Wanda Dunlap. Raymond and Mrs. Don Nickel
Drawing for prizes were won by sen went to Redmond Saturday
, m aj-T w for shopping and business.
Mrs. Lilly Mae MisLad left
this last week to spend a week
visiting her mother Mrs. Anna
Dahlberg in Boise, Idaho.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Williams
and family went to Prineville
Friday where Guy had medical
attention. They returned Saturday.
The Wilson Construction
Company is completing a por
tion of the 69 kv Ruggs Line for
Columbia Basin Electric Coop.
Wilson Construction was
awarded a basic contract of
$44,450. to complete the hole
digging, set poles and string
wire on the 11 miles of line. Four
bids were received and the bid
ranged from the $44,450 basic
bid to $66,991 for Carlson
Construction Co. of Baker.
Columbia Basin had drilled
and shot the holes, most of
which were rock, and framed
the poles. The anchors were
also set by the Coop employees.
Wilson Construction is owned
by Matt Wilson, former line
superin'endent of Columbia
Basin Electric in
years when the firs
built by the Coop.
the earlv jT
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Houseceaning'i
Spring
Water and Electricity are
Heppner I
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Kinzuans Attend
Cirrus & Races
Mr. and Mrs. Bill McMmn
and daughters went to Portland
Friday evening to attend the
wedding of Miss Vicki Wham
Saturday evening. They were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dick
Copeland. Mr. and Mrs.
McMinn also attended the
Portland Drag Raceway and
the Shrine Circus.
Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Mitchell
and daughters went to Portland
Friday morning and were
weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Floyd Tipton and family. While
there they attended the Port
land Drag Raceway and the
Shrine Circus.
Pole setting is pictured here on the new Columbia Basin Electric
69 kv Ruggs Transmission Line. The new line will greatly improve
service to the rural areas near Ruggs and Hardman.
Wilson Construction crews are shown at work on the 69 kv Ruggs
line for Columbia Basin Electric Coop. As pictured, most of the hole
digging is "rock."
LIMITED TIME ONLY Home- LIMITED TIME ONLY Home
steads & Heritages only 15.00. steads & Heritages only 15.00.
THE RIPPING KNITTERS
met March 7, 1973 at Janette
Piner's home.
The minutes were read and
approved.
Valerie Bolander sewed up
her slippers.
Some of the other kids are
almost done with their first
projects.
The flag salute was also said.
News Reporter,
Frances Peck
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poor companions. Remove
Fuses or Turn Circuit Breakers
Off before washing wails at
outlets and switches or
cleaning ovens and appliances.
Columbia Basin
Electric Co-op
Serving Morrow, Gilliam,
and Wheeler Counties
Ph. 676-9146
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Oregon Blue Book off the Press
4H Clubs members are B-U-S-Y
in
J n )
Mrs. Larry O'Neal and Chad
went to The Dalles Tuesday and
were guests of Mrs. Georgeann
Larson until Friday. Bobby
Larson returned home with
Linda and will be here till
Wednesday.
NEWS FROM THE
COUNTY EXTENSION
OFFICE. HEPPNER
New Bulletins and leaflets
available at your local county
extension office, Gilliam
Bisbee, Heppner are:
ALFALFA ANALYST: 1973
spray program for stone fruits
SPRAY PROGRAM FOR
STONE FRL'ITS IN OREGON,
and Farm Building Plans to
include: Horse Barn & Hay
Storage for 1-2 horses; Trench
Silo-Concrete Construction;
Dairy Barn. ..Pole-frame Con
struction; Loose Housing Lay
out for Dairy Cows; Fertilizer
Storage Building-40' Rigid
Frame; and 2-Stall Horse Barn.
In Home Economics, new
bulletins are: Choosing a Mo
bile Home, Focus on Nutrition
Planning Main Meals; Focus on
Nutrition - Cooking Informa
tion; Focus on Nutrition-E very
one Needs Breakfast; Super
Snacks That Count. E-Z Ways
With Fruits and Vegetables;
Ideas for Cornmeal; Rice is
Good for Family Meals. Stop by
and look over the bulletins, or
call 676-9642.
Word
from Japan
Toni Toll brought in this letter
from a student in Tokyo who
will be living with the Tolls this
summer on the cultural ex
change arranged by the Exten
sion service at Oregon State.
His writing is very legible and
in very good English. He wrote
one Japanese word
"Hajimemashite" which he
says in "English is "how do you
do?"
'. . Multi-year
Struckmeier
leaders: Everett
19 years, Pat
Pettyjohn 15
Bergstrom 13,
12.
years. Donna Kon 12, Margie Shade
Mildred David- honored at recent 4-H Leaders
Banquet. c.T pnoto
Dear Toni Toll:
Tokyo
The 1973-74 edition of the
Oregon Blue Book, featuring an
aerial view of the golden
pioneer atop the Capitol, is off
the presses and is ready for
distribution and public sale,
according to Secretary of State
Clay Myers.
Twenty thousand copies of the
Blue Book were printed, about
half of which, under Oregon
Law. will be distributed free to
school, libraries and govern
mental agencies, while the
remainder will be sold to the
public at $2.00 a copy.
Myers noted the Legislative
Section of trie Blue Book has
been expanded in this edition to
include House and Senate
committees named at the be
ginning of the session last
month.
The Agencies, boards and
Commissions Section has been
completely reorganized to re
flect the major governmental
changes, such as creation of the
Department of Human Re
sources, effected in the 1971
session, Myers said.
Myers said special effort was
made to make this edition as
current as possible. He noted
that it includes, for example, a
Marion County district judge
who was sworn in only a week
before publication.
Editor of the Blue Book was
Assistant Secretary of State
George Bell, who also edited the
two previous editions. Assitant
editor was Linda Koellmann.
The Blue Book was printed by
Daily Journal of Commerce,
Portland.
THE RIPPING KIMTTERS
met February 28, at Tammy
Howard's home in Lexington.
The president wasn't able to
attend so the vice-president
Tammy Howard called the
meeting to order.
The minutes were read and
approved.
Mrs. Howard furnished re
freshments. Doris Pfeiffer and Melba Fish
were guests.
News Reporter,
Frances Peck
STUDY GROUP
MEETING DATES
The Extension study groups
this month will be discussing
the Emerging Values of Youth
at their meetings. The lone
group will meet at lone Grange
Hall on Wednesday, March 14,
at 10:00 ajn., Pine City will
meet on March 14 at 10:30 ajn.
TWO TRACKERS
HORSE CLUB
On March 6, 1973 the Two
Trackers 4-H horse club held a
meeting at the dorm building
with 9 members present. We
discussed a traveling food sale
to be held in April. Judy Healy
had finished our scrap book
cover and brought it to the
meeting. Some of the members
brought their horses so we did
some practicing. At our April
meeting we plan to ride to the
Floyd Jones ranch. Refresh
ments were brought by Janice
Spaulding and Judy Healy.
Reporter,
Nancy Miller
at the Jerald Rea home on
Bombing Range Road and
Boardman will meet at Mabel
Allen's home on March IS at
SNAPPY SNIPPERS
The Snappy Snippers sewing
club held a meeting "t the home
of their co-leader, Mrs. Peter
son March 6. After refresh
ments were served by the
hostess, Mrs. Tews showed us
how to apply collars and sew
darts. Unique invisible zippers
were demonstrated by Mrs.
Peterson.
At the February meeting, the
club discussed taking a trip to
Pendleton during Spring Vaca
tion. Work was begun on sewing
and locker organizers as a 4-H
project.
News Reporter,
Natalie Tews
I was so glad to receive your
letter yesterday. I am going to
answer your letter right away.
Now I will tell you something
about myself and my house. I go
to Komaba Toho Junior High
School and I'm in the 7th grade
considered as a "Freshman".
My height is S feet 2 inches. I
have black hair and black eyes
and weigh 110 pounds. We live in
an eight-storied apartment
house in the center of Tokyo and
our rooms are on the seventh
and eight floors. There is a
railroad, a big street, some
buildings and a lot of small
houses around my house. There
aren't any mountains, rivers or
fields near my bouse. Some
times mother and I go on a
picnic in the suburbs of Tokyo.
10:00 a.m. Dave Mitchum will Good-bye for now,
also be featured as a guest Your new friend,
speaker at the Boardman meet- Masato Ishimawa
ing. Guests and members are Please remember me to your
cordially invited. family.