Oblack-Carter Vows Exchanged
In Church Rites on Saturday
Tall baskets of white gladioli and
white tapers in wroughtiron candel
abra set the scene for the pretty
spring wedding last Saturday,
March 26 at 2:00 p.m. at the Evan
gelical United Brethren church at
which Miss Claudia Elizabeth Car
ter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Carter, became the bride
of Larry Reed Oblack, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Max Oblack of Mist
route.
The impressive double ring cere
mony was read by the Reverend
Raymond P. Targgart, pastor of
the church. Wedding music was
played on the organ by Mrs. L. E.
Stiff. Mrs. Earl Ray sang Walk
Hand in Hand before the ceremony
and The Lords Prayer while the
couple knelt at the altar during the
ceremony.
The bride, given in marriage by
her father, wore a floor-length
hoop-skirted gown of Chantilly
lace made with long-sleeved fitted
bodice. Sequin trim accented the
design of the lace. Her shoulder-
length veil fell from a pearl crown
and she carried a bouquet of white
carnations with a lace handker
chief which had been her grand
mother’s.
Maid of honor was Miss Mary
Lou Carter, sister of the bride, who
wore an empire style gown made
with pink brocade top and white
skirt. Bridesmaids were Miss Mar
cia Krieger and Miss Mary Andrus
who wore empire style gowns of
pink lace. Each attendant carried
a single long-stemmed pink rose
tied with ribbon and net. They
wore cultured pearl necklaces
which were gifts of the bride.
Best man was James Mullins
and ushers were Herbert Roberts,
cousin of the bride, and Jim Klein,
both from Rainier.
Following the ceremony, a recep
tion was held at the IOOF hall at
which the beautiful four-tiered cake
which was decorated with pink
rosebuds and topped with bride
and groom ornament, was cut and
served by Mrs. Sam Devine, great-
aunt of the groom. Another great-
aunt, Mrs. James Hirtzel of Port
land served punch and Mrs. Les
ter Roberts of Rainier, aunt of the
bride, served coffee. Mrs. Marie
Atkins and Mrs. Jackie Atkins
in charge in the kitchen.
Mrs. Jon Carter, sister-in-law of
the bride, cared for the gifts and
was assisted by Karen Schwab and
Glenda Ha'hmeyer. Chris Bender
had charge of the guest book.
Among special guests at the
wedding were Mr. and Mrs. Lora
Gaffney, grandparents of the bride
and Mr. and Mrs. Reed Holding of
Scappoose, grandparents of the
groom.
When the couple left for their
honeymoon trip to Seaside, the
bride was wearing a pale yellow
suit with white accessories and her
white carnation corsage. On their
return, they are now at home in
their trailer house at Natal.
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Speech Contest
Held Saturday
Oernonia £a<jie
THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1966
Miss Ann Sargent and David
Serafin represented Vernonia Sat
urday evening in the district IOOF
speech contest, vieing for the op
portunity to be district delegate to
the United Nations Pilgrimage for
Youth. There were 10 contestants
from throughout Clatsop and Col
umbia counties and the Seaside
contestant was the winner. Judges
stated that points were very close
and it was hard to judge.
Mrs. Mathilde Bergerson, Mrs.
Evelyn Heath and Mrs. Zoe Salo-
monsen represented Mt. Heart
Rebekah lodge at the contest and
report that they were very proud
of the Vernonia contestants.
Also present were the students’
speech instructor, Mrs. Sam S.
Hearing and Mr. Hearing; and the
parents of the contestants, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Serafin and Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Sargent and daughter
Peggy.
Mrs. Bergerson, Mrs. Heath and
Mrs. Salomonsen stayed over until
Sunday to enjoy the beautiful
spring weather.
MR. and MRS. LARRY OBLACK
Guests Attend Pythian Meeting
Vernonia Temple Pythian Sis
ters were honored Wednesday eve
ning of last week with the official
visit of the grand chief of Ore
gon, Mrs. John J. Murchison of
Portland. She came early in the
afternoon and was accompanied by
Mrs. Harry Wood and Mrs. Helen
Sullivan. They were guests at the
home of Mrs. Mathilde Bergerson
where several of the temple offi
cers, Mrs. Dane Brady, most ex
cellent chief; Mrs. Irma Chance,
treasurer and Mrs. Frank Lange,
secretary, visited with her. She al
so made the inspection of the tem
ple books during the afternoon.
A dinner in the grand chief’s
honor was held at the IOOF hall
at 6:30 p.m. Other guests were a
group from Friendship Temple of
North Plains, Mrs. E. J. Tapp,
Mrs. Hilda Helwig, Mrs. Blanch
Stewart and Mrs. Pearl Van Dom-
elen.
Following the dinner, the la
dies were entertained with a very
delightful musical program pre
sented by Instructor Don Jackson
and his eighth grade chorus. Fol
lowing their presentation, they
were treated to punch and cookies.
For the meeting at 8 p.m., oth
er guests were present. Included
were Eunice Kimmerle of Hills
boro, grand senior of the Grand
Temple of Oregon who was ac
companied by Harriet Munkers,
Emma Ferland and Wilma Dally,
all members of Phoenicia Temple
at Hillsboro. Also, Veta Lord, most
excellent chief of Rose Temple in
Portland and Mr. and Mrs. Pete
Helzer, members of that temple,
were present.
Attendance of local members
was curtailed by the prevalance of
illness.
During the meeting, the grand
chief made a very interesting and
instructive talk in which she spoke
of the remodeling project at the
Oregon-Washington Pythian home
at Vancouver toward which all tem
ples in both states are raising
funds. The project of the grand
chief is the furnishing of a room
in the new nursing unit. Follow
ing her talk, she was presented
with an appreciation gift from the
temple.
After adjournment, refreshments
of cookies and coffee were serv
ed in the dining room.
At the next meeting of Vernonia
Temple, April 13, emphasis will
be on practice of ladies initiation
which Vernonia Temple will exem
plify at the district convention at
Astoria April 23. Ballotting will al
so be exemplified at the April 13
meeting.
Prior to the April 13 meeting,
each member is to design and
make an Easter bonnet, beautiful,
ridiculous or as she pleases. These
are to be modeled during good of
the order and Most Excellent Chief
Martha Brady states that there
will be some prizes involved.
Gem and Fossil
Club Sees Film
Committees For
Chapter Named
Chapter BS P.E.O. Sisterhood
met at the home of Mrs. J. W.
Nichols March 22. Mrs. R.B. Flet
cher presided over the first meet
ing of the new season and an
nounced her committee appoint
ments as follows;
Program, Mrs. Darrold Proehl,
Mrs. Sam T. Hearing, Mrs. W. H.
Bridgers; philanthropic, Mrs. Ben
Brickel, Mrs. Loren Ellis Jr., Mrs.
Paul Gordon; courtesy, Mrs. Wm.
Nelson, Mrs. Harry Sandon; tele
phone, Mrs. Earl King, Mrs. T.
M. Hobart; press, Mrs. Owen East,
Mrs. Wesley Bolmeier; budget and
auditing, Mrs. Loren Ellis Jr., Mrs.
Wm. Heath, Mrs. Paul Gordon;
home fund, Mrs. Wm. Nelson; edu
cational, Mrs. T. M. Hobart, Mrs.
J. W. Acaiturri, Mrs. Harry San
don; ways and means, Mrs. Wm.
Bridgers, Mrs. Earl King, Mrs.
Owen East.
A very beautiful and inspiration
al pre-Easter program on faith
was given by Mrs. Ralph Valpiani.
The next meeting, April 12, will
be at the home of Mrs. R. B.
Fletcher. Mrs. Wm. Nelson is in
charge of the program.
Three Receive
Rebekah Degree
At the meeting of Mt. Heart
Rebekah lodge Thursday of last
week the Rebekah degree was
conferred on Percy E. (Jim i
Markham, noble grand of the Ver
nonia Odd Fellows lodge; on his
wife, Helen Markham and on Hel
en Spofford.
Past Noble Grand Marie Atkins
acted as noble grand for the in
itiation in the absence of Noble
Grand Marie Elliott who is still
recuperating from her recent ill
ness. All other officers were pre
sent with the exception of Marie
Shafer, color bearer who was ill
and Catherine Lentz, courtesy of
ficer, who was unavoidably out of
town.
There was an exceptionally good
attendance, including several mem
bers from out of town, Myrtle
Oakes of Beaverton; Juanita Ed
wards of Manning; Silvia Wolff of
Natal and a former member who
now belongs to the Hillsboro lodge,
Imogene Herincks of Hillsboro, all
of whom had not been present at
a meeting for some time.
Reports showed that sorrow had
touched the homes of several mem
bers since the last meeting. Mrs.
Florence Akers had lost her fa
ther, Mrs. Alice Gwin had lost
her brother and Mrs. Dorothy San-
don’s husband had lost an aunt.
Sympathy was extended to all of
them. Another member, Mrs. Mina
Brown was reported to be enter
ing Good Samaritan hospital fr the
removal of cataracts. Mrs. Zona
Tandy was reported as being home
from the hospital and improving
slowly and glad to have callers.
Mrs. Marie Elliott sent word that
she hopes to attend the next meet
ing.
Social committee chairman, Mrs.
Mary Markham, reminded mem
bers of the meeting to be held
April 2 at the home of Mrs. Zoe
Salomonsen with Mrs. Markham
as co-hostess. Part of the evening
will be devoted to games. Also,
plans will be made for the food
sale scheduled for April 9.
Following the meeting, very de
licious sandwiches, assorted chips
and pickles were served by Mrs.
Salomonsen, Jean Conners and Ge
neva Killingberg.
The next meeting of the lodge
will be April 14 and delegates to
Grand Assembly in Baker in May
will be selected.
There was a very good attend
ance Friday night at the potluck
dinner and social evening held by
the Vernonia Gem and Fossil club
at the West Oregon Electric meet
ing room. Several guests were
among those present.
Following the meeting, slides,
Mother Earth’s Rock Family, were
shown by Mrs. Albert Schalock
along with some other slides of
The man who plans for the fu
area scenery and rock specimens. ture never regrets the past.
There was discussion of field trip
possibilities for the near future and
of trips taken by members. Mrs.
Grace Powers reported on the an
nual rock Show at Sweet Home
which she had attended recently.
On display was a table top made
entirely of Nehalem Valley rock in
1966 FURNISHED & DELIVERED
a setting of blue glass which set
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Members and guests are invited
to bring articles they have made,
rocks they have found and all spe
cimens of interest to show at meet
ings of the club.
The next meeting will be April
8 at the fire hall and will be a
business meeting. A matter on the
agenda is the Jamboree rock show
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