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Receptions Honor Couples McM'urtry's Newly Married 50th There will bf a public reception held on M I from 2 . S p ra. at the Christian Church in Hepporr honoruyj Prte and Mary McMurtry on their 5h iwedding anniversary. All their friends are cordially invited to attend. 25th Wedding Anniversary Party Friends had a toyful wedding anniversary celebration for Mr. and Mrs. Ernie McCabe and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Healy on April 14 at the American Legion Hall. The event marked the 25th wedding anniversary for the two couples. More than 150 gathered for the evening of dancing with the Rollin' West. Mike Benge en Joyed the chance to see so many of his friends on his first night home. After midnight, grand children of Ida Coleman sang Happy Birthday to her. The hooored guests were presented with a money tree. Wedding Announced Ray A .vers announces the marriage of . his daughter, Cathleen Ayers, to John For cum at First Assembly of God Church in Pendleton, at 2 p.m., Friday, April 20tb. The young couple is residing at 205 SE 16 Street. Pendleton. Jean Siewert Marries Jean Siewert and Chris Over ly were married March 16. They honeymooned in Hawaii. They now reside at 4706 West Ruffner, Seattle, Wa. 98199. Jean is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Siewert of Heppner. A reception will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Dick on Sunday, May 20 from 3 S pra, honoring their daughter and new son in law, Mr. and Mrs. James Thomas Clem, Jr. of Mt. Vernon, Oregon. The couple were married recently in Nevada. Friends are cordially invited to attend. TV? Be Married Mrs. Wolff Elected Assistant Director of Blue Mountain Garden Clubs Hoad. She also gave a report on the Litter Control. Mrs. Martin will be a delegate to the National Convention, which will be in Seattle this year. Election of officers was held and Mrs. IIKITNKH (ORE.) GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday, April M, 1173 Babes In Arms First Grandchild Proud Parents v?y WA The Garden Clubs of Blue Moutain District No. 10 had their 1973 meeting at the Community Building in Milton Freewater, on April U. Mrs. Fred Martin, Mrs. Lee Pettyjohn, Mrs. Edith Nicho son and Mrs. Van Hubbard were the only representatives from the lone Garden Club. Mrs. Hubbard gave the report on the programs of this year. Mrs. Martin gave a report on the State Board meeting also on the progress the Native Flora Committee is making on identi fication of flowers on the Boardman Bombing Range Ellen Cambers of Pendleton was elected District Director, Mrs. Wallace Wolff of Heppner, Asst. Director and Miss Alma Itohrman of Pendleton Secretary treasurer. Next years meeting will be held in Prairie City, date and place to be announced later. There will be an Iris Show on May 18 in Stanfield and a Rose Show in Hermiston on June 2. Olive Hughes On the go Olive Hughes is that amazing' Hughes RN will be employed at AVI OWENS ENGAGED Mr. and Mrs. Leland Millman of lone announce the forthcom ing marriage of their daughter, Avin Owens, to Mr. Richard Bower, son of Mrs. Robert Bower of Burlington, Wash. The ceremony will be at 2 p.m., Saturday, April 28 in Richland, Wash. The reception will be held at 7 p.m. at the Millman home in lone. All friends are welcome. FROM SEATTLE Mr. and Mrs. Bob Jones, Lori and Terry of Seattle visited Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Ruhl of lexington and her aunt, Mrs. Gene Gray, Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Gray and Mr. and Mrs. Mike Gray. Mr. and Mrs. Ruhl visited in Roseburg recently with their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Ruhl, Dana and Richie, their new grandson. person who "helps out" wher ever she is needed now after retirement. She recently crowded a week of visiting at Heppner. She arrived on April 14 when her son Tom brought her up from Monroe. They found the winter freeze had frozen her water pipes at her home on Shobe. They worked to get water into the house so she could stay there. Olive said it had been 20 years since the pipes had fozen. She had come up from California with another son, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hughes who had been at Santa Ana during spring vacation. She left Friday to spend Easter at Albany with her daughter, Mrs. Keith Marshall. There was to be a family get-together to celebrate two birth days and a wedding annivers ary. Birthdays are Keith Mar shall's on April 23 and Tony Marshall's on May 1. Keith will graduate this June from the U. of O. Tony is with the state patrol out of Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hughes will have been married 23 years on April 21. After Easter she will spend the rest of the summer at Sutherlin with the Bill Hughes family. Bill teaches driver training all summer and Mrs. Roseburg County Hospital. Enroute to Sutherlin she will stop with the Tom Hughes' at Monroe. Tom usually spends the summer in the Forest Service here. Due to cutbacks, his plans for the summer are uncertain. To bring Mrs. Hughes' friends up to date with Tom's children: Pamela, Mrs. Jim Stroda has a son Christopher 2'4 years. The Stroda 's have 90 acres of barley and Mr. Stroda works at Georgia Pacific at Junction City. Tommy is married, has a daughter, Angela and is a senior at SOC. Like his dad, he played football. The twins Michael and Davie are both in the airforce. Mike is married and they are i!oxi Mississippi. David and his wife are at Denver where David is in nuclear repair. Dr. and Mrs. Ed Schaffiti have learned of the birth of their first grandchild She is Danielle Mary, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N'al Penland, of Beaverton, born April 21 and weighing 7 lbs. 4 ozs. Other grandparents are Mr, and Mrs. Robert Penland and great grandmothers are Mrs. Roy Neal of Lebanon and Mrs. Mary Carter, Heppner. Welcome Daughter Mr. and Mrs. Larry Bellen brock welcomed their first child on March 9. Darcy Jean weighed 9 pounds lu'j ozs. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Don Bellenbrock of Heppner, Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Gilman of Vale and Mrs. Catherine Faircloth of Seattle is the great grandmother. Dennis Dohcrty was passing out cigars around town on Monday to announce the arrival of a brandiew Dohcrty. Benj amin Neal was born on April 22 at 1:24 p.m. in Pendleton and weighed in at S lb. I nt. Proud parents are Dennis and Anne Doherty. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Bernard J. Doherty, Heppner, and Mr. and Mrs. William C. Lindsell. Jr. of Sweet Home. Great-grandfather, Mr. William C. Lindsell, Sr. of Seattle, Wash. Meeting (hungrd The Soroptimist Club board meeting usually held on the 4th Thursday will be held May 2 at noon at the conference room of the First National Bank. EASTER SUNDAY Is the first Sunday after the first full moon after the 21st of March-vernal equinox (midway between equal day and equal night.) The earliest time for Easter record ed is March 22 in 1818 according to Juanita Carmichael. Iloopltcl Patients admitted to Pioneer Memorial Hospital this week were Edith Case; Maida Britt; Linda Panter; and Katherine lloskins, all of Heppner. Tommy Schoolcraft, of Kinzua was dismissed. In Heppner Every Thursday at Lett's Electric T.V. SERVICE Dy Qualified RCA SSES VIDEO-TECH, INC. 461 A E. Mala W Hannlstoa 567-332 Kindergarten 'Happenings' The Heppner Community Kindergarten Parents Club met on April 16 to discuss the rummage sale and kindergar ten graduation. The rummage sale will be on May 4 & 5 at the Fair Pavilion. You may still donate those unwanted items for the sale. There will be some hair care items which were donated by Jeanne Dobbs and a sectional for sale among many other things. The kindergarten graduation will be held on May 30 at the Fair Pavilion beginning at 11 :30 a.m. with a picnic to follow. All children who will be in kinder garten next year are invited to attend along with their parents, We the Women grandparents and any other interested persons. Everyone is to bring a sack lunch. If you have a pre-schooler who will be entering kindergarten next year, please contact Claudia Hughes at 676-5349. It was also decided at this meeting to rehire Dee Jones for another year as kindergarten teacher. The parents' meeting to be held on May 14 at the kinder garten room at the Heppner Grade School is open to parents of children who will attend kindergarten next year. Offic ers for the coming year are elected at this meeting so new parents are especially urged to attend. WAYNE SNYDER underwent open heart surgery April 16 at St. Vincent's Hospital in Portland. Mothers are for Loving Sunday t May 13 GIFTS MARKED PERSONAL find lovely lingerie for every type of mother in our light and lavish collection. From dainty dusters to smooth fitting slips Our Gift displays have fine designs, fashion colors and easy care fabrics. : Elma's Apparel " Remember her with flowers" Soroptimist from England Visits The Soroptimist Club has had the pleasure of three visitors this past year from their Friendship Club in England, The Tamworth "Soroptimist Club. Dr. Margaret Lauder here the first of the week to visit was the 3rd guest. Two members were here last spring. Dr. Lauder flew up from San Francisco where she had visited cousins and was met in Pendle ton Mon. by Mrs. Clayton Sweek and Mrs. Mike Gray. She was Forced to Move rake oa sbt 12 GENTRY. puf wonts x 64 ft. I Set up In Pendleton CALL 276-3611 Dealer an overnight guest at the Sweek home. While touring the Pioneer Memorial Hospital she met and visited with Bob Lowe "over a cup of coffee. Mr. and Mrs. Lowe visited Bob's native England a year ago. At noon she was entertained at luncheon by Mrs. Randall Peterson. Elaine George shared the pleasure of her company at the luncheon. In the afternoon, Mrs. Peterson showed her Morrow Countv from HeDDner ""'l? to Bull Prairie. As they went 0 through "the ghost town" of f Hardman, Dr. Lauder told aooui ine two gnosis saiu to ue at Tamworth Castle in her town. In the evening Soroptimist members honored her at a potluck dinner at the Ed Gonty home. Husbands were also guests. Dr. Lauder told about the area where she lives and her Soroptimist Club. She is a stockholder of Soroptimist House, a hotel in London where visiting Soroptimist and their friends and-or husbands may CIIESLAII YOUNG of Leb anon and Virginia Meek of Portland arrived Thursday to visit here over Easter weekend. They were guests of Mrs. Young's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Heard. On Sunday, the four went to Hermiston to enjoy dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Lund. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. Gene Ferguson. Mrs. Meek showed slides of a trip to Mexico. Mr. and Mrs. Lund and Mrs. Young also made the trip. CARD OF THANKS Thanks to all the good friends who patronized my cafe on Easter Sunday. r Beech er and staff 17-c G-T Want Ads Pay Big Goto Beautiful tleiv Idea Mother's Family Ring DK. MARGARET LAI DER stay. She was presented with Homesteads & Heritages and an owl pin. That evening she was an overnight guest of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Heard. Wednesday morning she accompanied Mrs. Gonty and Doug as they drove to Portland. Dr. Lauder made the trip specially from San Francisco to meet the Heppner Soroptimist members as she returned by plane to Los Angeles to visit more cousins. lone Auction's Tall for Antique Hunters qots JOT5 r300p'w 54 each s,one 20 other styles to choose from prices from $26.00 -1 ' . ttu tkmq tram U tUn f . tt always aMwtbtaf pcial r Slot 8cm: JUL PM. in kajx rr. mirrntu t. sn-uot Never would I have recogniz ed Bob DeSpain in The Crucible if I hadn't known. He played the part of the old man so convincingly that my sister-in-law could hardly believe that he was a young man just out of college. Then there was Jane Rawlins who without her glasses really couldn't see and needed her cane. She was superb. It is such a delight to have adults from the community taking parts in the plays. They carry the younger ones along with them and they all put on some terrific plays. Small world is so trite but a fun small world might sound better for the meeting of Gladys Jones with Ruth Thome at the Soroptimist Area meeting held in Pendleton on a Saturday or so ago. Ruth has Dawns Dress Shop in Pendleton but we lived neighbors for 10 years and our oldests started to school toget her. I was delighted to catch up with news of her family and I introduced her to Gladys. Boy oh. ...Gladys asked if she knew her brother something John son and Ruth said yes and then "you. ...you aren't Gladys John son?" I left them talking. They had graduated from high school together. Twe trunks p for bids at the loae Anctioa m Jue2. Antique collectors and bar gain hunters, take notice! The lone Auction will be held June 2nd at the Willows Grange Hall and it promises to hold several attractions that will be of importance to you. The full day of money-saving sales begins at 10:00 a.m. with the opening of the Country Store. At 10:30 Don Wink calls his first bid on the big variety of new ajid used merchandise. The sale of an tique items, always popular with the crowd, starts at 1:30 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay Kin caid, co-chairmen of the An tique Sale, report there is a good supply of antique items already on hand for this years auction. The articles will be displayed throughout the morning hours on the day of the sale for those who wish to examine them before they are put up for bid. Some of the items are: silver ice cream spoons, a set of Jamber colored depression glass dishes, an oak rocking chair, copper wash boilers with lids, shoe lasts, kerosene lamps, picture frames, tin boxes, sheet music, cow bells, tin lunch pail, crocks, Extension Ladies Tour Legislature f women had the opportunity to 5 5 L An exciting and full day of activities at the Oregon Legisla ture was enjoyed by thirty-four Morrow County Extension women who traveled to Salem by chartered bus, April 18 to learn all about the legislature in action. The group sat in on a committee hearing concerning Fish and Wildlife and Game Commission, heard a dramatic discussion of land use planning on the senate floor, with the bill being passed and referred to the House, attended a tea arranged in their honor by Representa tive and Mrs. Jack Sumner and Senator Jernstedt in the Blue Room, were received by Sec retary of State Clay Myers in his private office where he personally handed each a Voter's Pamphlet for the May 1 voting. Other points of interest in the Capitol were toured, including the bill room and the House of Representatives. All date markers from railroad ties, wooden wringer, foot lockers, and a steamer truck that originally came from Sweden. The smaller antiques are sold at the Silent Auction booth under the direction of Mrs. Pete Cannon. She is assisted by Mrs. Marilyn Rietmann and Mrs. Roy A. Lindstrom. In this type auction, bidders are asked to write their offer on a piece of paper along with their name. The bids are placed in enve lopes alongside the item. There is no chance to see what other bids might be. At 2:00 p.m. the bids are opened and the highest bidder on each article is declared its buyer. In the event two or more people make identical bids, a write-off is held. In this section are: coins, tokens, WW II rations stamps, two silver watches, pens, some odds and ends of depression glass, and much more. Other items of interest to collectors are old canning jars, bottles, and insulators. Try the lone Auction on June 2nd for the item you have been wanting to acquire for your collection. It might be there. ask Senator Jernstedt, Repre sentative Sumner, and Secre tary of State Clay Myers, questions concerning bills, hearings and legislation. .Those enjoying the day at the legislature were: Mabel Allen, Martha Baker, Beth Bryant, Bert Campbell, Gladys Connor, Carolyn Davis, Dorris Graves, Alma Green, Virginia Grieb. Elvira Irby, Jean Jepsen, Delpha Jones, Ann Bergstrom, Phyllis Kroll, Mrs. Maxwell Jones, June Lindstrom, Helen McCabe, Sylvia McDaniel, Faye Munkers. Nancy Myers, Jean Nelson, Shirley Palmer, Sadie Parrish, Mrs. Harold Peck, Pheobe Hayes, Mildred Rhea, Frieda Slocum, Birdine Tullis, Doris Watkins. Ginger Wilkinson, Wavel Wilkinson, Pauline Winter, Rita Wolff, and Gladys Van Winkle. All women attending agreed the day had been both educa tional and fun and experienced the hope it would be repeated. Roses Bedding Plants Full Line Vegetables . - .-i Arrive April 26 C0RNETT GREEN FEED Tel. G7G-9422 RETURN OF THE ON TOP OF JACKPOT JAMBOREE! CHECK YOUR NUMBER FRONT PAGE IF IT MATCHES THE NUMBER POSTED IN OUR STORE. YOU WILL WIN participate any day of the week. No obligation. No purchase required. Bring paper in, check your number with one posted on display board by checking stand. Every two weeks an other $5 will be added to the un claimed balance. 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