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FOUR The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, August 17, 1978
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Dee and Geatta Cox
Dee and Geatta Cox
celebrate 64th anniversary
If any two people in Morrow
County ought to know each
other really well, it would be
Dee and Geatta Cox.
The couple met when they
were pre-schoolers, when Ge
atta's father made trips up
Hinton Creek from Lexington
to a farm he was renting, near
the Cox place. "I guess we
were three or four years old
when we first got acquain
ted," said Dee.
When Dee was 22 and Geatta
was 19, they were married in
the old Palace Hotel in
Heppner. The ceremony took
place 64 years ago on Monday.
What's it like being married
to the same person for 64
years? "Most of the time we
were too busy to give it a
thought," said Mrs. Cox.
The couple farmed full-time
up until seven years ago, when
they moved to their Elder
Street home. They still own
the Hinton Creek spread, but
rent, rather than farm it. The
Coxes were still full-steam
farming when their children
hosted a Golden Anniversary
celebration in their honor 14
years ago.
Marvin, one of their sons,
operates a theater in Utah.
Their other son, Lester, lives
in Pendleton. The couple has
five grandchildren.
Wheat farming and raising
the boys took up much of their
time, with Mrs. Cox operating
a seeder and helping outside
when she could. But there was
still time for taking post-harvest
vacations and occasional
fishing trips.
The couple has journeyed to
Miami, Nassau in the Carib
bean, and several points in
Mexico.
During a post-harvest stay
in Acapulco, Mr. Cox landed a
135-pound sailfish. It may
sound like another fishing
story, but he has concrete
proof of the fete the fish is on
display at the Heppner Mu
seum. The Coxes are still able to
get around and fend for
themselves, although Mr. Cox
walks with the aid of a cane
after breaking his hip while
washing his pickup truck
several years ago. Mrs. Cox
suffered a heart attack last
year, but appears to have
almost fully recovered.
lone school registration set for
Aug. 23-24
Morrow County School offi
cials have released a schedule
of registration activities for
the upcoming beginning of the
1978-79 school year for stu
dents in lone Elementary,
Junior High and High schools.
Aug. 23 Registration for all
new students kindergarten,
first grade or transfer stu
dentswill be held at the High
School office from 9 a.m. until
noon and from 1-3 p.m. These
students must have completed
the goldenrod physical exam
and have provided proof of
immunizations before starting
school.
Aug. 24 Registration for all
returning junior and senior
high students and payment of
fees at the high school office
from 9 a.m. to noon and from
1-3 p.m. Ninth graders must
have completed the goldenrod
physical exam before starting
school. The Morrow County
Health Department will pro-Gazette-Times
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vide these physicals at the
high school on Aug. 30 for
those unable to receive one
from a doctor.
Sept. 5 First day of school,
starting at 8:35 a.m., ending at
1:30 p.m. Buses will run.
Wednesday, the following day,
school will resume on normal
8:35 a.m. to 3:25 p.m. sche
dule. Insurance fees for grades
K-8 will be $2; for grades 9-12,
$5.50. Student body fees,
charged only to grades 7-12,
will be $6. Towel fees, charged
only to grades 7-12, will be $2.
Yearbook costs, optional, will
be $5.50 for grades 7-12. Lunch
fees for all grades will be 30
cents per day.
Glaya Maxwell,
Ronald Baker
to wed Aug. 19
Glaya R. Maxwell and
Ronald L. Baker will be
married at 4 p.m. Aug. 19 at
the Harold Baker home in
Boardman.
Miss Maxwell, a graduate of
Mitchell High School, atten
ded Oregon Tech, obtaining an
R.N. degree. She will be
working in Hermiston. Baker
is a graduate of Riverside
High School.
The couple will reside in
Boardman.
Open house
for the Al
Fetsches
Friends and relatives of Al
and Edna Fetsch are invited
to an open house in honor of
their 40th wedding anniver
sary on Sunday, Aug. 27, from
2 to 5 p.m. at their ranch
home, Rt. 2, Box 23, Echo.
The honored guests request
no gifts.
Gilmang visit
here after
African tour
Len and Mickey Gilman, of
Eagle Nest, N.M., have been
visiting their mothers, Violet
Gilman and Delia McCurdy,
and other family members
here. Before they came to
Oregon, they had spent three
weeks touring south and
southwest Africa.
While the Gilmans were
here they were joined for one
week by Katie, 3, and Nicole, '
2, their granddaughters from '
El Cajon, California, who also
got acquainted with their
great-grandmothers Violet
and Delia.
Soon after Molly Becket's
wedding Delia McCurdy will
accompany the Gilmans back
to Eagle Nest.
with Justine Weatherford
After some, dire predictions that the north county
communities would probably vote down levies and any
improvements that might seem to favor the southern sector,
it was really pleasing to note that last Tuesday, the voter
turnout in the south was a great deal better precentagewise
than the one of seven registsered at Irrigon and the one in
five who voted in Boardman. Mid-county lone voters turned
out well and gave support to both the hospital levy and the
county budget.
I feel puzzled that the city council would stop the Morgan
Street Bridge plan after investing $11 ,000 for engineering on a
bridge "that will never be built." What puzzles me is why the
plans were made for "a concrete monstrosity" if the city
was wanting a different type bridge.
Our last several Thursday's issues have had good
articles about young visitors from faraway parts of the
world. Perhaps they will spread the word that this is pretty
nice place to live.
The very good news that this year's wheat is averaging
better than twice as much as last year's crop should really
bring lots of big smiles around here and around the hungrier
parts of the globe.
It was too had that our State Champion Rodeo Team
members didn't make the finals back in the national
competition at Huron, South Dakota. The fact that five of
them got there with their horses and competed with team
members from all over the U.S., though, was a first and was
quite remarkable. Their families really gave wonderful
support taking them so far and cheering them on.
The Phil Oakes coached Heppner Swim team has
done good work this year. At each meet the team participates
in its members score well. The community is fortunate to
have a good pool and parents who work so diligently to aid the
swim program.
Have you noticed that the Heppner housing shortage is
being recognized and that quite a few new homes are under
construction. I see one being built just behind the Emile
Groshen home; the Frank Pearsons will soon be moving into
their new home; the Monte Stookeys are building out by the
Wrangler Grounds and the spacious Goheen home on South
Main is coming into the finishing stages. My Gilmore Street
neighbors the Brownfields have made their older home seem
new with their hard work and clever remodeling. There is
new construction and some remodeling taking place on the
east hill and other places that I have not mentioned.
This last weekend brought way to many deaths to
community members. The last several weeks have been very
sad for so many local families. Our paper has had to carry
way too many obituaries.
Families and friends have
gathered so frequently to
memorialize such fine people
who will be so missed by all of
the area.
Very soon after the County
Fair our teachers will be
getting back at their regular
jobs but for some of them
that may be a relief. A couple I
have watched working most
vigorously this summer are
Steve Brownfield who has
labored daily as a carpenter
with Morrie Groves beside
redoing his own home, and
Jim Ackley who has kept busy
with several enterprises since school ended.
In Ackley's successful upholstering business, he has been
assisted by Rick Klaus, who with the other delightful Klauses
is soon to leave Heppner for Woodland, Washington. This
outstanding family will surely be missed. ;
County Treasurer Sylivia McDaniel took a one-day Fred
Meyer tour of the King Tut exhibit. The group left Portland at
11 a.m. and returned before 10 p.m. Sylvia said her tickets
were purchased last March. She was favorably impressed
with the well-preserved artifacts which were nicely
exhibited. Her only criticism was that too many people
, crowded around the most interesting articles making
viewing rather difficult. She said the tour allowed ample time
for seeing the tremendous exhibit.
We are wondering if the new weekend Fair schedule will
be a crowd pleaser. The very first-ever display of antique
farm implements and machinery that is being arranged by
Harold Peck sounds like a fine addition. Shorty's personal
collection is most outstanding.
The Umatilla County Fair, which attracted quite a few
from our county, came during such warm weather. We are so"
hopeful that our own fair doesn't rate on over-reaction from
the weather and get the rain that kindly held off during
. harvest and may just be waiting for the fair and rodeo and ,
parade. It has happened!
Now that I am trying to walk with my puppy Tip each
evening, we are finding such a variety of dogs in our part of
town all colors, shapes and sizes and each with a distinct
personality (or is it dogality?)
One of the cutest young animals we stopped to meet last
week and to let Tip rub noses with is Tug who belongs to
Michael McBride. It is too bad that Tug and Tip live on
opposite sides of busy South Court Street. Michael and I must
be very careful that neither of them gets struck by a vehicle.
Again. I'm wishing we might become successful dog trainers
like our neighbors Ken and Tracy Beal.
Jim Benson, Kay Roy
united in Aug. 10 rite
Kay Roy and Jim Benson
were married Thursday, Au
gust 10 in an evening cere
mony at the home of Milt and
Marge Boring. The marriage
vows were read by Mr.
Boring. Matron of Honor was
Bernadine Hulett and Randy
Hulett was Best Man.
Following the ceremony the
newlyweds and guests enjoyed
wedding cakes prepared by
Mrs. Boring and Bernadine
Hulett and champagne served
by Helen Whirli.
Jim is the son of Clarence
and Betty Benson, Kinzua.
Kay is the daughter of Laura
Roy, Prineville and former
Fossil resident. Both young
people are graduates of
Wheeler High School. They
will make their home in
Heppner where Jim is em
ployed by Kinzua Corp.
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