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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 25, 1973)
lli ri'M It MIU:.l t.mTTr.-TlMrS. Thursdav. IMuber :i. ISTJ Grace Rose is 94 Sunday ,0WE H IMIUOTIIV KKfcBS Mrs Grace Hose of (Veil mil observe her SMth birthday, tK-t ia Grandma Grade, as she is called by her friends, make her home uith Ihe Logan brothers. James and John She was employed by them for many years as cook and houM-keeper. She said she is retired now but she still likes to do u hat she can to look after the boys " 'The boys" are not quite as young as the phrase suggests. Jim is 70 and John is 68. but nevertheless, to Mrs Kose they are the boys Jim and John, both bache lors, have farmed the wheat ranch located about seven miles west of Cecil all their lives Their father, Leon URn. farmed it before them. Grace IVII was born in 187V in Maquoketa, Iowa, a small town in Ihe lar eastern pari of the state When she was 18. she married James Rose The couple had one daughter, Iena. and four sons. James Jr., Bert, Tom and David There followed grandchildren, great-grandchildren. and great great grandchildren. Mrs Hose offered to figure the exact number of each, but said it would "take a little time " Mrs. Rose came to Cecil in Was a w idow to cook for the Hynd Ranch. She stayed there for three vears Then in 1 she was hired to cook for the harvest crew at the Logan Ranch. She thought it was going to be a temporary job When harvest was over, she packed her suitcase and ry, 3 .W Mj i v ' i sr.r - e fir Mrs. Grace Rose, known as "Grandma Gracie,' celebrate her 94th birthday Sunday. Oct. 28. will prepared to leave, but the Ugan brothers asked her to stay on S. 34 years later. Mrs Hose is still looking after the household Grandma Gracie is a person ot small stature Without aid of a yardstick, an estimate is she i lHit ' 1"- An estimate will not be made of her weight, but sopping wet she ought to top 80 pounds! She is very spry Her stens are quick and sure Her eyesight is ) keen she still makes pieced quilt tops She display ed one that she had just finished. Hie quilt was made of 2"x6" rectangular pieces. She admits her hearing is not sharp as she would like "My hearing aid is not working very good, but I am going to get a new one soon." Her sense of humor has not dulled one whit with the passing years Her brow n eyes sparkled as she told this story on herself. "One time Harold Ahalt tan employee of Logan's watched me catch a frying chicken to cook for supper. I had to run it down to catch it because we didn't keep them in a pen. He told me that I was the only woman he knew that could run a chicken down. I had to correct him. I told him that I could run down two chickens. Then I look in after the second one One was never enough for the crew. I alw ays had to have two." During the 1950s and '60s there were several small children in the Cecil area. A highlight of the year for them was Halloween, because Mrs. Rose would have a great store of goodies when they called at her house for tricks or treats. Popcorn balls, cookies and homemade candies would be waiting for those brave enough to pass by the mon strous, scary, jack-O'lantern she would set on the front yard gate post. Mrs. Rose said she didn't mind having a birthday but she wished she didn't have to get older. Her main desire now is to keep well so that she can continue to look after "the bovs." Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Jensen and four children of La Grande visited Sunday with Mr. Jensen's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Nash. aaa it t t JcJVL : v Tn n nVi Tonight 7 - 9 pm Gals Pants reg. $9. 50 -$15, now $6.50 Gals Western Blouses $5 Sport Coats - $10 Belts -$1.50 Pants Knits Reg. $22, now $10 Work Pants (small sizes) $2 HopSack Straight Cut Pants $3.50 Super Slim Pants $2 Sweat Shirts $3 Suits $15 Gene Crow ell has returned to the Yakima Firing Center after spending his two-week Army leave with Ins parents, Mr and Mrs Howard Crow-ell. Gene did some hunting and was successful in getting a deer A steel building is being erected in back of the Larry nH'k home It will be used as a garage and utility building A firm from Portland is doing the construction The Hunchgrass Rebekah Lodge met at the home of Mrs Clell Rea. Oct. 18 District IVputy Mrs Pete McMurty, Mrs Frieda Slocum. Mrs Maude Pointer and Ksther Hergstrom were guests Irom the Heppner lodge The next meeting of Hunchgrass Re bekahs will be held one day earlier than Ihe scheduled regular meeting to accom modate those members who wish to attend the Rea meeting. It will meet on Wednesday, Oct 31. at Mrs Dave Rietmann's home. Word has been received of the death of Harold Clark of San Jose Mr. Clark is a cousin of Mrs. Clell Rea and Gar Swanson He had spent many summers in lone working in the harvest. The funeral and burial were in San Jose Mrs Gar Swanson recently entertained with a coffee hour for Mrs Maude Pointer of Corvallis. Mrs Pointer is the mother of Don Pointer of Lexington and a sister of Orville Cutsforth of Heppner Mr. and Mrs. Clair Walter drove tolioise Oct. 21 to visit w ith their daughter, Mrs. Evin Osburn. Mrs. Osburn had been flown by helicopter from Burns to Boise during the early morning hours on Sat urday for emergency surgery. She is now reported in satisfactory condition. Mr, and Mrs Ray lleim bigner were visited by their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs Andrew M. Vincent Jr.. from Portland, for the weekend Thev also had sur prise visitors, Mr. and Mrs. Fdward Meyers, Spokane. The Heimhigners and Meyers had been neighbors 30 years ago when both couples lived in Idaho. They have seen one another at infrequent time intervals since then, but the visit Sunday had not been an expected one. Mr. and Mrs Art Dalzcll were visited by her daughter and family. Mr. and Mrs. Hyde Crawford. Tom. Harry and Lori, and a guest. Jeff Brooks, all of Kugene. for five days last week. While here the Crawfords and Dalzells went hunting and were successful in getting their deer Pastor Bill Arthur reported his parents have safely left Israel where they were visi ting w hen the war broke out in the Middle East They are now enroute to the United States. Mrs. Margaret, Hurst of Arlington visited her daughter and family. Mr, and Mrs. Bill Rietmann, over Ihe weekend She had Ihe pleasure of w atching her grandson, Mark, score two touchdowns at Ihe lone-Culver football game. Damn Padberg. son of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Padberg, had the cast removed from his leg Monday. Joan McElligott and Glen Griffith were drivers of ve hicles that had a minor collision on Mair Street, Oct. 16. There was estimated $200 damage to the McElligott car and a creased rear fender on the Griffith car. Eddie Patton of Cecil in curred scalp and facial lac erations when he fell while trying to fix a light fixture. Seven stitches were required to the scalp wound. The mishap occured Oct. 17. lone her mother and family. Mr. , and Mrs Millman. Mrs. Rower is Ihe former Alvin Owins. Mr. and Mrs Rod Murray ' and Mr and Mrs. Mark Murray have purchased Ihe Jim Pettyjohn place on Rhea Creek Mr. and Mrs. Mark Murray and their two children will move onto the place and temporarily live in the trailer house that is there now Mark will continue working at the store. Rod will do Ihe farming chores. The Mobile Cancer Detection Unit" from Portland was in lone. Oct. 18. It utilized the facilities of the United Church of Christ to set up its program. Mrs. Lee Palmer and Mrs. Kred Martin assisted In Ihe morning. Mrs Helen McCabe and Tanya Tucker helped in the evening Mrs Milton Morgan worked in Ihe after noon About 30 women look advantage of Ihe services sponsored by the American Cancer Society. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Connor gave a birthduy dinner for their son. Greg, and his cousin. Jody Jensen. La Grande. Other guests were Mr, and Mrs. Lyle Jensen. La Grande, and Mr. and Mrs. Lee Palmer. lone. Mrs. Jim Pettyjohn, former lone resident now living in Pendleton, was surprised at her home Oct. 13 when friends and relatives came for a housewarming party. She was presented with gifts for her new home at the Hillcrest apartments. Those going from lone were Mrs John Jepsen, Mrs. Helen McCabe, Mrs. Lonnie McCabe and Mrs. Bryce Keene. Also attending were Mrs. Lyle McKinney, Mrs. David Wright and A.J., Mrs. Jack Hynd. Mrs. E.R. Schaffer. Mrs. Beth Hynd and Nancy Pettyjohn Kerry Peterson from Moun tain Home Air Force Base was home for the weekend to visit his family. Mr. and Mrs. Don Peterson, and to attend the lone Homecoming activities. Lunch menu for Schools. Oct. 29-Nov. 2. Monday : Macaroni and cheese, salad, hot rolls and jelly and fruit. Tuesday: Beanie-wienies, apple salad, corn bread and jelly and cake. Wednesday : Spookwilches, macaroni salad, flying sau cers, bat hats and witches brew. Thursday: Beef and noo dles, salad, bread and butter, finger food and dessert. Friday: Noodle soup, sand wiches and cookies. Milk served with all meals. The regular monthly meet ing of the Dealin' Dozen Pinochle club was held Oct. 18 at the home of Mrs. Marvin Padberg. Three tables were in play. High scorer was Sharon Harrison. Low scorer was Diana Hams. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bower arrived Oct. 15 to visit It's Moonlight Time 7-9 Free Coffee & Doiuits Paneling Many colors, 4x8, $3.99 and up Light colors, 9 only, take all, $2.50 each Ceiling: Tile, damaged, 6 cartons reg. 16c sq. ft. sale 10c sq. ft Colored Nails, reg. 85c 69c Plastic Nails, reg. $1.45, - $1.05 PETTYJOHN'S Farm & Builders Supply j T - mm Mi. If." ii m Joyce llollomon at a large computer recently installed in the First National Bank, Heppner Branch. ' Dick Calvert watches Judy Nash run a bank calculator Nov; baling a? First National is more modern and efficient than ever before. 4 Shirts Assorted Styles $3 1 Boys Pants, Assorted Styles, $2.29 Cowboy Boots reg. $32.95 sale $18.95 Gardner's Hen's Weir Recently, the Heppner branch of First National decided to put its checking and sav ings accounts on computer. Why? So that our customers can benefit from the most up-to-date banking available. And if you like you can receive the new First Numbered Statement which lists all your checks in numerical order for quick, simple balancing of your account. Another feature of our system is our selection of First Beautiful Checks which are now available to you at nominal cost. You can choose from eight different check designs, including a scene of a colorful grain harvest, Oregon's beautiful coast, its majestic mountains, and more. Heppner Ph. 676-9218 t At First National serving you is the most important thing we do. That's why we like to make banking as pleasant . . . and as convenient as possible for you. ' You'll find we're still the same friendly bank we've always been, only now we've added more efficiency to our banking service. Stop by soon. Wed like to eettoknow JZt J HEPPNER BRANCH FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OREGON The Store of Personal bemce l
