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FOUR The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Ore., Thursday, March 10,
with Justine
County snowmobilers had a pretty skimpy winter, but now '
that spring is approaching, lots of them are catching up with 1
their fun in the white stuff.
Isn"t it exciting to know that
sending stories from Saudi Arabia for this paper's readers? We ,
shall all look forward to gaining some accurate information
1 about this remote Moslem area.
We wouldn't dare try to predict
Mar. 14, but we can say that serious gardeners (ai '. beginners, 1
. too) should gather at the Degree of Honor Hall at "?-30 to learn
about garden pests from Harold Kerr, no matter what the i
'weather is like. Surely home gardening is becoming morej
important each year of these
Did you hear the Methodist church bell pealing last Saturday ;
I night after the Chuck Holt-Carolyn Davis wedding? Probably ,
(never was a Heppner wedding
attended the lovely ceremony and
happily safe.
It is so good to learn that a
(working on "You Can't Take It
home-grown director, Marsha
(guarantee a great production.
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Sev eral couples have come from Hermiston and Pendleton to
rbuy old books during the local library sale. We hope not all of the
collectibles leave Heppner before the sale ends at 9:30 p.m., j
i Mar. 17.
We heard a little talk about folks being fined on Mar. 17, one ;
week from today, if they forget
Patrick by the wearing 'o the green. We have positive word that
' there will be no fines imposed at
p irty at St. Patrick's, however.
eshadowing things to come
1 story.
1 seems that Bridey Clancy, who had swabbed floors in a
i Dub.in bank for some twenty years, got lucky and won $75,000 on
the sweepstakes,
..nous friends crowded around and begged, "What'cha
gonna do now, Bridey? Buy a mink coat and a new car? Go
traveling? Really live it up? Sure you'll be throwing up your
job!"
"That I won't." promised Bridey. "I've grown to like me job.
But this I'll say: Me attitude ain't going to be the same! Lord
help that fat vice-president if he gets in the way of me mop ! "
Piper,
Mrs. Delbert Piper of Lex
ington and Mick Tolar of
Irrigon have been named
. mien of the 1977 Spring
,.e Thons for Cystic Fib
rosis, according to Pat Straub,
Breath ot-Life Campaign
chairman. Tb C-F Bike-A-Tf
n will be held prior to May
Obituaries
Joseph Robbins
Joseph Robbins, who work
ed as a real estate broker from
1919 until he retired in 1969
with holdings approaching $2
million, died in a Portland
hospital Sunday at age 85.
F . ral will be at 2:30 p.m.
Thursday in J. P. Finley & Son
Nell: 3 Anderson
Nellie Grace Anderson, 88,
Hcppm r, died Thursday, Mar.
'), iii Heppner.
She was born Nov. 5, 1888, in
Cuerry Co., Neb., the daugh
ter of Charles and Alice
Proctor Sorber, and had been
a resident of Morrow County
since 1915. She was living in
lone at the time of the
Heppner flood of 1903.
Mrs. Anderson was an ac
tive person of varied interests.
She was a talented artist, an
avid gardener and bird lover
and in earlier years owned
and operated a dress shop and
a beauty shop. She was a
member of All Saints' Epis
copal Church.
Graveside services were
conducted Monday, Mar. 7, at
2 p.m. at Heppner Masonic
Cemetery, with the Rev. Ken
neth Miller of All Saints'
Episcopal Church officiating.
1 Acenev Mortuary was in
-.-large (' arrangements.
Mrs. Anderson is survived
by one daughter, June Mcln
nes, Menlo Park, Calif., three
grandchildren and four great
grandchildren. Donations may be made to
Pioneer Memorial Hospital in
her memory.
Micheal Drager
Michael E. Drager, 17,
Drain, Ore., was killed Mar. 3
in an auto accident 15 miles
east of Arlington in Morrow
County.
The body was forwarded by
Sweeney Mortuary to the
Smith-Lund Funeral Chapel in
Cottage Grove for services
and interment.
Drager was one of two
persons killed in a vehicle
which collided with a truck
parked on the shoulder of
Interstate 80N.
Weatherford
Ray and Nona Grace will be ,
the weather foi "t Monday,
inflationary times.
so well policed. Everyone who;
traditional reception felt very
community theater group is(
With You." Having a competent,
Sowell Matthewson, should help!
to honor the great Irish Saint
the Irish Stew Dinner and card (
here is just one wee Irish ,
Tolar plan Bike-A-Thon
31, the exact date to be
announced later.
The route will be two miles
in length and riders may ride
as many miles as they wish.
Riders find people to sponsor
them for a minimum of 10
cents for each mile they ride.
Participants who collect and
Mortuary, with private en
tombment in Lincoln Memor
ial Park.
Mr. Robbins was born in
Rock Island, 111., and went to
work for the Rock Island
Railroad at age 12 after his
father was killed in a railroad
accident.
During World War I he was
the successful bidder to the
U.S. Army to supply sheep to
Fort Lewis, Wash., from his
ranch at Heppner. He also
acted as a sheep broker for
several other Heppner-area
ranchers.
He married Mamie Dexter.
At one time he owned land in
11 Oregon counties and in
seven Western states and
Canada, predominantly tim
ber and mineral land.
Mr. Robbins operated a
diamond brokerage out of his
longtime office in the Davis
Building on SW 3rd Avenue
and was known as Diamond
Joe.
He is survived by his wife,
Anna Mae; two sons, Donald
K. of Lake Oswego and Ken
neth D. of Portland; seven
grandchildren, and three
great-grandchildren.
STEEL FABRICATION
AUTOMATIC WIKt hfctD TYPE WELDING v$
MACHINE WORK
HYDRAULIC HOSE & FITTINGS
Now in business
MILLER & SONSy
8-6 Mon-Sat.
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A no-host dinner was held at
Beecher's Cafe on Monday,
Feb. 29, in honor of Mr. and
Mrs. Kenneth Smouse on their
35th Wedding Anniversary.
Guests included Carl Smouse;
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Cuts
forth, Heppner; Mr. and Mrs.
Students collect litter
If you see young children
picking up litter, they are
working toward making their
town a nicer place to live in
and to visit. The first through
fourth grade youngsters of
Heppner Elementary School
are gathering litter before and
after school, mostly as they
travel to and from their
homes, all this week, Mar. 7
through Mar. 11.
Mrs. Irene Swanson and
Mrs. Justine Weatherford of
the Heppner Garden Club
turn in $25.00 or more will
receive an "I Did It" T-shirt,
according to Mrs. Piper.
Cystic fibrosis is inherited,
incurable and the number one
genetic killer of children. It is
estimated that one in 20, or 10
million Americans carry that
C-F gene, usually without
knowing it. Current research,
funded by the Cystic Fibrosis
Foundation, is seeking a prac
tical test to identify these
carriers.
Thanks to improved therapy
An old favorite style of cooking has been
revived as "Crock Pot" cooking. But you don't
need an expensive crock pot on The Earth Stove!
Just use a dutch oven or other heavy pot, set the
thermostat and leave home for all day if you wish.
Your dinner will be done to perfection
and your home will be
you return. Open
The Earth Stove
and enjoy your
dutch oven treat
while you view
the open fire.
Come in and see it burning and cooking at
Mentzer & Elliott
4th & Elm
123 W. Linden (In old
Eva Hamlett
Hear & Their
Cecil Jones, Lexington; Mr.
and Mrs. Marion Palmer, Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis Halverson,
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Morgan,
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lindstrom,
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tews, Mr.
and Mrs. Leo Crabtree, Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Pettyjohn, Sr.,
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talked to each grade about this
campaign at school last week.
The children made interesting
comments and asked some
good questions at each grade
level.
Mrs. Swanson left a poster
Engagement
Mr. and Mrs. Charles
O'Connor, lone, announce the
engagement and forthcoming
wedding of their daughter,
Theresa Kay, to Duane Higel,
and constant research, many
C-F patients are now living
beyond infancy to their teens,
and even into young adult
hood. That same therapy is
relieving, and often curing,
children suffering from other
related lung diseases.
Anyone who would like to
help with 1977 Bike-A-Thons
should contact Mrs. Piper in
Lexington at 989-8404 and
Mick Tolar at 922-3615 for the
Irrigon area.
Like to cook
crock pot style
while you heat
your home?
You can on
The Earth Stove!
warm when
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422-7557'
and Mr. and Mrs. Norman
Nelson.
Mr. and Mrs. Clark Wilson
and sons have moved into the
Mary Swanson home on 3rd
Street, formerly owned by Mr.
and Mrs. Don Shimp of Her
miston. Wilson is an electric
ian and is employed at the
Kinzua Mill in Heppner.
Mr. and Mrs. Herb Ek
strom, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis Thompson flew to New
Orleans, La., on Sunday, Feb
27, to attend a Cenex con
vention. Some of the high
lights of the convention were
in each room to remind the
children of this first Litter
Awareness Campaign. The
room that gathers the most
litter will be recognized in a"
newspaper story by the Gazette-Times.
announced
son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Higel of Kuna, Ida.
The young people are both
employed in Boise, Ida.
A May wedding is planned
at All Saints' Episcopal
Church in Heppner.
Reception
Mr. and Mrs. Don Query and
Mr. and Mrs. Don Pointer are
giving a reception in honor of
the marriage of their children,
Catherine and Mark, on Sat
urday, Mar. 12, from 5:30 to
7:30p.m. at the Heppner Elks'
Lodge.
All friends and relatives are
cordially invited.
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going on a tour of the nitrogen
plant in Donaldsonville (about
60 miles from New Orleans),
and the many tours of the city
of New Orleans, including the
famous Superdome. They ar
rived home on Wednesday,
Mar. 2, and reported very nice
weather and an enjoyable trip.
Richard Ilamlctt and Ed
Heaps of Portland spent the
weekend at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Adon Hamlett.
Coming Kvents
The Willows Grange will
hold a card party at the
Grange Hall on Mar. 12 at 8
p.m.
Mar. 10 Cardinal Club
meeting at cafeteria, 8 p.m.
CWA of the Willows Grange
will meet Mar. 18 at the home
of Mrs. Lewis Halverson with
Mrs. Larry Prock co-hostess.
DO YOU BUY
OR WAIT?
Be Discriminatory.
Lebush Shoppe's Dutch
Auction adds some
suspense to buying stylish
fashions.
The auction racks will be marked down
Do you buy that favorite
dress on Wednesday or
chance losing it to get the
lower price on Saturday?
On the auction racks, you'll find -
Pant suits , Short dresses
Jr. pants and
Check these anniversary sales
Ladies pants...reg. $9.95
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At Morrow County Grain Growers,
You can get all your farm chemical
needs, including rental weed sprayers.
Chemicals in stock with immediate
delivery available.
Now is the time. Don't tarry in the fields.
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It is an all day meeting with
members bringing salads or
desserts.
Willows Grange will meet
Birth announcements
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Allen
Wright, Heppner, are parents
of a baby boy, Brian Dean,
born Mar. 1, weighing 8
pounds, 3Mi ounces.
Grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Wright, Heppner,
and Mr. and Mrs. Dave
Barnett, lone.
Great-grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Herman Havekost,
lone, Mrs. Pearl Wright,
Hermiston, and Mrs. Hazel
Jackson, Kinzua.
Brian joins one sister, Stef
ani, at home.
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Name brand
tops blouses
only $5.00
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Morrow Co. Grain
Growers
lone Chemical Plant 422-7289
Saturday, Mar. 19, with a
potluck supper at 6:30 p.m.,
followed by the regular meet
ing at 8 p.m.
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Lynn
Clark, lone, are parents of a
daughter, Kelly Cathlene,
born Mar. 3, weighing 7
pounds.
Grandparents are Gean
Pierce, Wendell, Ida.; Duane
Clampitt, Seattle, Wash.;
Evelyn Dolan, Wendell, Ida.;
and Wiley Clark, Beaver
Dam, Ohio.
Great-grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Virgil McCray, Wen
dell, Ida.; and Lilly Pine,
Wendell, Ida.
Wed.
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660 Sat.
Long dresses
Vi price on
Exquisite Form bras
The shoppe that keeps
prices where people
will shop at home.
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