lone
George Griffith, Cecil cattle
rancher, fell from the top of a
haystack, struck the side of
the truck bed, and sustained a
fractured hip Wednesday
morning, Jan. 2.
Me was alone at the ranch 8
miles north of lone at the time
of the accident.
Mrs Griffith had left earlier
to take her daughter, Char
lotte, and mother, Mrs. Fran
ces Griffith, to their home in
Portland. Griffith was dazed
by the injury but was aware he
hud to reach the house
because the temperature was
well below freezing. It took
him 40 minutes, crawling and
dragging himself, to reach the
safety of the house, about 50
yards away.
Opening the door and reach
ing the telephone presented
further obstacles, but he
managed to place a call to
Charlie O'Connor in lone who
responded to his call for help.
An ambulance was summoned
from Heppner to take Griffith
to The Dalles General Hos
pital. (le was placed in traction.
His wife reports that early
indications are that he will
probably be immobilized for
six weeks or more.
Mr and Mrs. Clyde Craw
ford and children, Harry,
Tom, and Lori, of Eugene
visited with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs Art Dalzell, during
the holidays. They also visited
Clyde's uncle, Wate Crawford.
Ron Lindner, Hermiston,
visited his brother and sister-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Dick
Lindner, recently. Ron just
completed four years in the
Navy. He now plans to attend
Blue Mountain Community
College.
Mr. and Mrs. Milo McMil
lan. Salem, were in lone
visiting wi Mr. and Mrs.
Adon Hamlett and Mr. and
Mrs. Gar Swanson.
Charles Nelson. U.S. Army,
has been promoted to rank of
SIM Nelson, son of Mr, and
Mrs Norman Nelson, has
been stationed in Darmstadt,
Germany, since last April
soon
Beecher's Cafe
Akers Motor Service
Jordan Elevator Co.
Bristow's Market
B & C Repair
Chuck reports he has joined
a ski club at his base and has
visited some of the nearby ski
areas. He is also teaching a
first aid class to some high
school students at his base.
Before Christmas, he sang in
the chorus when it presented
"The Messiah."
John Edmundson, lone
Schools principal, announces
that due to the improved
supply of electrical power, it is
now possible to resume com
munity use of the gym one
night a week beginning Jan.
16. The gym will be open as
follows: 7-8, families; 8-9,
secondary students and a
dults; 9 10, town team basket
ball. Everyone using (tie gym
is asked to wear gym shoes
with clean soles to protect the
newly finished gym floor.
Pastor Bill Arthur of the
United Church of Christ will
lead a study and discussion
group Jan. 17 at 8 p.m. in the
church basement. The book,
"Satan is Alive and Well on
Planet Earth," will be used
for discussion. Copies may be
obtained at Bristow's.
Kristin Nelson, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Nelson,
was recently elected to mem
bership in Phi Kappa Phi
National Honor Society. Kris
tin plans to graduate from
Oregon State University in
June. Hr major is commun
ity nutrition.
Several area college stu
dents have returned to school
following the holidays. Among
them were Kristin Nelson,
Keith Nelson. David Warren,
Debbie Warren. John Riet
mann. Gregg Wilson. Dick
Snider, Clint Krebs. Earl
Pettyjohn. Marianne Petty
john, ('heri Carlson, Shauna
Bergstrom, Carley Berg
strom. Jim McEIligott. Tom
McElligott. Ann McEIligott,
Melissa McEIligott. Christina
Lindstrom. Peter McElligott,
Mary McElligott, Kathleen
McEIligott and Joe McElligott.
Home Games
Jan. 4 Echo
:Jan. 12 Arlington
Jan. 26 Helix
Feb. 1 Umapine
Feb. 9 Helix
"Feb. 23 Wheeler
All lone basketball teams
will be in action this weekend.
The Junior High travels to
Arlington Thursday, The
game starts at 2 p.m. The girls
team hosts Heppner at lone at
6:30. Friday, at 6:30 p.m. the
Junior Varsity and Varsity
play Echo at lone. Saturday,
lone travels to Echo.
An immumization clinic will
be held Tuesday, Jan. 8, in the
morning in the elementary
school audio-visual room.
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Ball
(Cindi Connor), Pendleton,
spent Christmas day visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Clair Walter and
Mr. and Mrs. Don Ball. Jay is
working at the post office in
Pendleton.
Steve Lindstrom, Norfolk,
Va., spent the holidays with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy
W. Lindstrom. Steve reported
the plane fare has more than
doubled since the energy
crisis. He works for Hampton
Roads Sanitation District in
Norfolk.
Captain and Mrs. Tom
Heimbigner, Columbus Air
Force Base, Mississippi, were
in lone for 10 days visiting
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Heimbigner. Tom re
ceived his promotion to Cap
tain last July.
Duane, Shelley, and Errol
Connor, Burns, spent their
Christmas vacation with their
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Clair Walter. They will return
Jan. 6.
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John W. Jepsen
Murray's Rx Stables
Rod Murray lone. Oregon
Bank of Eastern Oregon
Morrow County Grain Growers
Mike Collins was a visitor at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Don
McElligott last weekend.
Coach Del LaRue is con
ducting his PeeWee basketball
program again this year. Boys
from grades 1 through 5 are
eligible to participate.
The sophomore class will
sponsor a movie, "Ocean 11,"
Saturday, Jan. 19, 7:30 p.m.,
in the cafetorium.
The lone Junior High bas
ketball team traveled to
Arlington, Jan. 3. The B team
won 34-12. Scoring for lone
were Stefani 16, Krebs 6,
Rietmann 4, T. Sherer 4,
LaRue 2 and Snider 2. The A
team lost 23-42. Leland White
led the scoring with 14,
followed by Keene 7 and
McCabe 2. In an earlier
encounter with Arlington, the
B team won 24-16 and the A
team lost 25-37.
The lunch menu for lone
Schools for Jan. 14-18: Mon
day, spaghetti and hambur
ger, salad, garlic bread, fruit ;
Tuesday, stew, cinnamon
rolls, pear and cheese salad;
Wednesday, meat loaf, baked
potato, vegetable, dessert;
Thursday, beef gravy and
rice, salad, hot rolls; Friday,
sandwiches, soup, and des
sert. The lone Schools Long
Range Planning Committee
will meet Mon., Jan. 14, in the
school library at 8 p.m. All
committee members are
urged to be present as the final
report will be adopted.
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Jan. 12
We're behind
Former lone
dies at The
Funeral services were held
Dec, 31 at Spencer & Libby
Funeral Home, The Dalles, for
Victor Gustav Peterson, 75,
who died Dec. 27 in The
Dalles.
He was bom March 25, 1898
near lone.
Surviving are his widow,
Alice M.; a daughter, Sally
Fasulo, Fullerton, Ca.; two
sons, John, Chicago, and
Allan, Lewiston, Idaho; broth
ers Henry, lone, and Richard,
Portland; a sister, Esther
Dobyns, Eugene; and six
grandchildren.
The Rev. Don Corley, Con
gregational Church, offici
ated. Mrs. Jessie Underhill
was organist and Charlie May
Cliff Aldrich
benefit is
continuing
The drawing for the 8-track
tape deck as a benefit for Cliff
Aldrich sponsored by lone
Post 95 American Legion will
be held Jan. 12 at the halftime
of the lone-Arlington basket
ball game, according to Her
man Bletell, commander.
Aldrich was severely
burned when a storage tank on
which he was working, ex
ploded. He spent several
weeks in Pioneer Memorial
Hospital.
Tickets for the drawing can
still be obtained from any
member of the Legion. They
will also be available at the
game until 8 p.m.
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Away Games
Jan. 5 Echo
Jan. 1 1 Wheeler
Jan. 25 Helix
Feb. 2 Umapine
Feb. 16 Arlington
Feb. 22 Umapine
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Independent Garage
Chas. O'Connor, Insurance
Rietmann's Hardware
lone Lions Club
HKPPNERORE. fiAZETTE-TIMES,
resident
Dalles
sang "The Lord's Prayer."
Burial was in the Odd Fellows
Cemetery, The Dalles.
Casket bearers were Herb
ert Peterson, rtobert Peter
son, Harold Rietmann, Bob
Bietmann, Bill Rietmann and
Wayne Rietmann.
Attending the funeral from
the lone area were Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Peterson, Mrs.
Vera Rietmann, Mr. and Mrs.
Dave Rietmann, Omar Riet
mann, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. Rob
ert Peterson, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Rietmann and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rietmann
and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Wayne Rietmann, Gene Riet
mann and Harold Rietmann.
JAY SUMNER EARNS
Ph. D DEGREE
Jay Sumner, a graduate of
Heppner High School in 1957
and Oregon State University,
recently was awarded a Ph. D
degree in management from
UCLA.
Sumner dissertation was
titled "Examination of the
Usefulness of Probability Lat
tice Sampling for Household
Surveys."
Sumner has been employed
for 10 years at Rand Corpor
ation in Santa Monica, Ca.,
where he is presently doing
research in public education
and in urban planning.
Hazel Hamlin, Heppner, is
home following knee surgery
at Pendleton Community Hos
pital, Dec. 24. Mrs. Hamlin fell
Dec. 22 and broke her hip.
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Mitchum on
child rearing
David Mitchum, psychiatric
social worker for Mental
Health Services, addressed
the Mothers Club on child
rearing at the Jan. 7 meeting
at the home of Nancy Calvert.
Mitchum's talk, dealing
mainly with discipline, was
stimulating and informative,
according to Nancy Brown
field, club historian, Interac
tion developed between speak
er and audience as the
mothers related their ex
periences. During the business meeting
members elected to work with
the Pioneer Memorial Nursing
Home as this year's civic
project. Ethelyn Jones was
appointed to learn the needs of
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the nursing home and the
areas in which the club could
be of service.
Final arrangements were
made for the annual progres
sive dinner to be held Satur
day, Feb. 16, for members and
their husbands.
HOSPITAL NEWS
Patients admitted to Pio
neer Memorial Hospital this
week are Diana Becket, Hepp
ner; Margaret Anna Rothe,
Heppner; and Mary Machado,
lone.
Charles Peck, Lexington
was dismissed; and Madge
Thomson, Heppner was trans
ferred. 111 fel$l
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