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Pajw . THE GAZETTE TIMES. Heppner. OR.. Thursday. June 26. 1975 Jw- IT' ft LEXINGTON NEWS Delpha Jones I .... . 1 r 77 l 3 rl i A.' I Liv I ' h ' -.t r il MMHMiianHMr' -' - I I..,-1 m -aft Viefiioiiies3 refugees living on Oorrov; Couniy farm ""Many thousands of fine Vietnamese are still in refu gee camps hopefully awaiting sponsorship by American families". Larry Lindsay said, when he was explaining that his family brought five adults and ten children from Camp Pendleton to the Lind say Ranch north of Lexington. The Lindsays are sponsor ing this family group all of whom are related to Father Vincent Minh who has been stationed a' Portland's Holy Redeemer Parish for two years Another brother has alo been in Oregon since ( "hnstm.i and is attending the University of Portland where Father Vincent Minh was enrolled in a doctoral pro Bum The ten children include a laly girl ot three months, a ht'le girl lour years old and two boys and six girls between eleven and seventeen y ears of a.:c Some of the girls are already attending a 4 H sevv iiil' Kri(i The eight older children haxe been pulling rye n. tin- LiwK.iy field- The two ma rr ict! couple are working n the ranch Mr Lindsay and a visiting nun Irnni Baker are tutoring 'he Ernup in English. They n it line progress. These I MORROW COUNTY FAIR and RODEO I w t uj h l i j Honoring Princess J Saturday JUNE 28 Donna Rea 9 p.m. to 1 a.ra. j I Mus.Cy DEPOT II S if I S ; t 1 ADMISSION: 'vr j I I Iff -'s,v " ; i , ' I I Adults - $2iO C 11 i I L Children under 12 - $1.00 L " ! i BORROW COUNTY I FAIR PAVILION, HEPPNER This is part of the group of Vietnamese living with (he Larry Lindsay family. These young people are very talented and sing in three languages. Vietnamese. French and English. migrants are natural linguists and also talented musicians Father Vincent Minh has rx-en assisting with the refu ge program throughout Ore gon. Whenever he has visited the Lindsay Ranch he has had many telephone calls for help Irom various camps. Besides the large Catholic Conference eltort. many other denomina tions have made fine efforts to help these people Larry Undsay says that the Luther an Church has been outstand ing in assisting with many lanulies The Catholic Sentinel of June 2o. published by the lliocese of Bilker, carries a strong statement about spon sorship: "The government's procedures for processing the rcluKce hae recently been streamlined, and thousands of lamihcs are now eligible to leave the camps in which they have ficen hung fur weeks Betore they are able lo enter the mainstream of American mcr. him ever, they must have an assurance ol sponsor ship "SKisiirsliip involves only tlx- assurance that housing will be available and that sti)xi!l and guidance will be provided the refugee during his or her first months in a community. With the avail ability of government funding, refugee sponsorship should be largely self -support mg The Morrow County Vietna mese have been in Heppner each Sunday since their arri val early in June and make a uonderlul addition to the congregation at St. Patrick's. They traveled lo Baker where they met Bishop Connolly and Marguerite Reed. Diocesan lircclnr ol Immigration and lieliigcc Sm'ices. They have met some business people here and m Pendleton Twenty -mie-ycar -old Mary is employee) at St Patrick's Rectory and will be a help to Father Julin O'Brien with household (lulus l( Hts I'l I'll Nil The lone Grand Squares, square dance flub, will hold then annual dance and picnic at Cutslorth Park. Saturday. Juni'JK beginning at fi Hip m Anyone wishing to attend is asked to bring something for the (Mil link dinner which Im-Kiiis at fi to Beverages will lie prov uled Dancing in the 4 II dining hall at the park will follow the dinner. Relatives tn this area have received word of the death of 1 Arthur W. Campbell. Terre ' Haute. Indiana on June 14. He is survived by his wife, Wanda and two daughters. Patricia Mas-rose and Doris Campbell, two grandchildren of Terre Haute; one brother. Roy. Lexington: two sisters. Annie Kenne of Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Hermiston and Effie Crow of Grand Forks B C. Canada, and nieces and nephews in this area Arthur, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.T. Campbell was born in Lexington on April 24. 1899. He attended school in Lexington. Heppner. the University of Oregon and the University of low a. He majored in chemis try, working as a research chemist until he retired. Dr. Campbell will be remembered by many around Morrow County and was the speaker at the graduation exercises in lone and Heppner High Schools in 1M!. Three Links Club met at the home of Irene Padberg on Thursday of last week with Klsie Fox as co-hostess. Plans were made for the Sidewalk Bazaar booth and other activities for the sum mer The next meeting will be at Kula Bloodsworth home in July Present for the afternoon were Leila Palmer. Florence McMillan. Gladys VanWinkle. l-eila Messenger. Ruth Robin son. Eula Bloodsworth. Calie PadlK-rg. Delpha Jones the hostess and co-hostess. The door prize was won by Calie Padlierg After the serving of refreshments the group senl some time in the yard and garden Venice llendrickson has as a visitor this week Amber Rinch.irt of Ukiah Mildred Yocoin is employed in I lei mislon Mr and Mrs William J. Van inkle were Grcsham visitors tins weekend Mr and Mrs. Ijrrv Mc NaN.of Red Bluff. Ca .school It tends of Mrs Yocom. visited at the Joe Vocom home last week Mr and Mrs Gene Majeske and Ins mother. Mrs. A F. M.iH'ske. went to Portland on Friday where the senior Mrs Maieke is visiting with her daughter and son in law. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mounts and family. The Gene Majeske's went on lo Lincoln Beach to see their daughter, Debbie. Donald Majeske is visiting his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Majeske. for a few weeks from his teaching at IX-er Park Holly Rebekah Lodge met on Thursday for the last meeting of the summer, as they vacation during July and August. It was voted at this lime to raise the dues to $i beginning the first of Jan. I76. Plans were made for initia tion in September or October. The birthday party for the quarter was held with 12 sisters receiving gifts. Hostess was Mrs Bloodsworth who was assisted by Catie Pad berg. It was announced that the school reunion polluck dinner will he held at the dinning room of the hall instead of the school grounds. The hall will be opened early for those wishing to leave food. Mrs Kenneth (Carolyn i Howard is a patient in Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Hepp ner. Visitors at the CC. Jones home over the weekend) were Bonita Si ills of Yakima. Wa . a sister of Mr Jones: SSgt. and Mrs Wayne Miller and family of Spokane. Wa. They and Karl Miller. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Jones and Micheal, and Mr and Mrs. C ('. Jones motored to 1-iGramle on Saturday where they atlemlcd a l.iniily gel together of the William Gilkison family, pio mrr settlers of Baker Co Sunday. Mr and Mrs V I Miller of Sea view, Wa were callers ciiroufc home from the reunion Also attending the reunion were Mr. and Mrs Dale Jones and son Bobby of Camp 5 mmm, .fi jy il.ii.ii ii mn I I jui m-i. ' - i mm ni jll .in f tmrrm .ftV3 . mm.. m r . h s s, j i fs, f ; , '-,' . i ' .-.'. . - ' f' i I-W, 'Wk..--J tmm " N- zV 'jNrS I . .. Officer Flranur Gilinaa looking over a Imal rrmodrlinK projrrl. Ready to remodel? W&e ready to help. We know how it is. The carpel has seen il$ better days. The kitchen is a cook's nightmare, And you'd sure like to adJ on that extra bedroom you've been talking about for so long. Dut the dentist bills and the much-needed car repairs come first, right? Well, we understand that at First National Bank. That's why we'd like you to know about FirstLoan. The Daily Vacation Bible School program was held Friday evening at the church with alt the classes hav ing a part. Following this A Bon Voyage party was given honoring The Rev. and Mrs Nickander w ho left on Monday for a vacation in Finland. Mr. and Mrs Carl Mar quardl motored to Canity where they attended the Christian Business Men's Convention. Iilita Marquardt is spend ing the week in Portland visiting (liarma Marquardt who is attending school there, Charma and guests were visitors with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Bill B Marquardt on Friday evening, Mr and Mrs. Striilhers vacationed at Cornucopia. Hallway and Mason Dam last week. Mrs. Bill Smith was In charge of the post ollice during Mrs. Slrulber's absence. FIREWORKS Thursday Nite July 3 lone Memorial Field Sponsored by lone American Legion Post No. 95 Donations will be gratefully accepted American Legion Auxiliary Concession Stand Goodies Swimming Pool will be open rms MtssAcc sroisoKD r toon none ownco Mm as IIFPPNFR IONF. First Loan is a simple consumer loan. That means you pay interest only on the amount you actually owe. Only as long is you owe it. So you save on interest every time you make an early payment. In fact, you can pay oh the entire loan ahead of schedule and reallv save money. On the other hand, if your monthly payment is not made on time, there is no late charge. You simply pay a little more interest for holding the money longer. FirstLoan. When you're ready to remodel wc can't think of a better way to help. If you'd like to know more about FirstLoan, Mr and Mrs Bill li v in ol Pendleton, are visiting his grandmother Florence Mc Millan tins week Cora Warner of Corvallis spent several days last week at the Amanda Dtivall home and with Mr, and Mrs Roy Campbell Mis Bill Smith visited this week with relative in Ku- gene. Mr, and Mrs. Rick Mar quardt. Council. Wa are the piii enls ol a son. Fl ic Oliver, 8 lbs in oz,. horn June at Good Shepherd Hospital in llennistnu. Maternal grand parents are Mr. and Mrs Harold Biggs. Paternal grandparents are Mr, and Mis Bill Marquardt Great grandparents are Mr and Mrs T K Messenger Sr. and Mrs Not ina Mai quai dl. all of Lexington. Mr and Mis, Alouzo Hen derson. Hood River, were Irxinglwi callers last week Little League Farm Teams lone vs Arlington 6p.m. OF astern Oregon MFMIiKII FFDKR M. DFPOSIT INSl RAM interest stop by your nearby branch of First National Dank of Oregon. FirstLoan. It really is a better w ay to borrow money. Xi U like to F7I 1 get lyvu. Heppner ill: II FIRST NATIONAL BANK Or OREGON Pomona Grange will meet at Greenlield Grange Salur day. June :H, al Ii :t0 p in. Don't lorgel cakes for the cakevvalk during the Social hour A program is planned by the lecturer I Hu ns Grav es The Til (Dimly picnic will he held al Hal Rock Park during the day ol the :wth The Lexington School Re union will he held this Satur day. June W, al the Lexington school grounds A pot luck dinner will he held in the IOO F ll.ill Word has been received that one of our well know n siiN'i inleiidenls w ill Ik Willi us. Col and Mrs William D Campbell (OltliFCTION Inadvertently omitted from the list of local graduates from the University of Oregon was Deborah K, Campbell. U S. in curriculum and instruction, elementary education, Lex ington. 7-9 a commikitt ikstici ARLINGTON K CORPOR ATION to know llrinch
