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U OF O e u s c rt r o s r . Merchants to Offer Many Prizes in Christmas Opening Contest November 25 Sme 30 fin merchandise prize, totaling about 1300 In re tail value, will be c?f?re3 by lleipner merchants In their win. will be In place. Christmas met clu-!t to actual value, aa fljrur I row County tnamner or torn- r., rvtinta out. The sfitfva im Vttern Auto. Wilson' Men's ing of merchants Wednesday List of the many prles to be offered, together With full de talis ami simple tiii cf eitntent will be published In the xhandUe will be on dhp.ay Wear.. J. C. Penney Co.. Goniv's Humphreys Kcxall Drug, ill Lad lea Apparel. Klma's Apparel. Peterson's Jeweler, lleppner Hardware and Electric, lleppner Variety, Lott's Electric, Ron's Flower. Trl County Luulument jnniotiN fur the public to the considerable enthusiasm was ex thri)U.out tli city, r.J Ju.i lonnl prizes will be offered thruugh the regular Lucky Buck HVi-nl Ihjlt alwl fall nn that Hiv I'IimmhI fur the plan, and the The contest will be open from Mock Ol mcrrnnoie nai mey hae for the holiday ssnit and group agreed to extend a whole hearted Invitation to all within dtixiiig distance of lleppner to come for the day and loin the fun. The only ones who may not romto-te In the contest are 9 a. m. to 4:30 p. m. on the paper next week. dnw rucking contest which will be a feature of Christmas Open li.g here Saturday. November ihk thla week among stores i. ealed. The contest In reality a gome that young and old botii will tnjoy will be one of the main attractions of the festive da. Ihrtktmas lights and decoratlo'jt Saturday. Each person man, woman or child la lnvlte-1 to submit a guess at each of the Mores. Thus he will have a chance to win the prize at each tore. There ia no obligation and no gimmicks attached, Pete Mc- i take mis mrtnuu ui ratling at tf n tion to It. m-tctls Will IH- lurnisnt-u w m,.r.iimiii in ihrt town through I Laih of the stores pattlcipa 'ting In the window contest will liwt up a display of merchandise. Some stores, however, will have special bargalna for the day for those who wish to take advantage of them. Among the business flmis al ready signed to participate arc Phil Pharmacy. Lake Kurnttura a mimeographed sheet that will he distributed Friday. Anyone mitki'il la askivt t call the Ga- Co.. and L E. DUk. Others will be added to the list prior to next week, but It was not pokklble for the commute to contact all merchants prior !o the deadline this week. meri-ftant and their wives. How ever, their children may take fart and their employee may a contestant need only to onti.in a slip In the store and till In hi guess on the retail value of the merchandise in thu dis play. The one who comet the rette.Tlme office or Chairman MrMurtrv. Window cards and a submit guessea In stores other than those In which they are quantity of guessing slips will be furnished to each participa ting store. chairman for the lleppne'-Mor- Co.. C. A. ttugglea Insurance. I At a special breakfast meet employed. School Board Acts On Many Matters tmis Down ieairs. 20-12; Enter r n rinoi Directors of school district R-i covered a wide range of busineaa at their regular November meet ing in the courthouse Monday nignt. starting witn an "exc-u live" session 'closed) on a dla clpllnary problem and ending with another "executive' ses slun to consider contracts of ad ministrative personnel. In between was a busy meet- Ing that covered many matters. The closed session at the state of the meeting was devoted to talking with parents of four youngsters, and the children themselves. In regard to the van dalism done Friday night at the school gymnasium. This is cover ed in another story in this paper. The concludng session at the end of the meeting was devoted to hearing those who wished to appear before the board, one at a time, to discuss the matter of administrative contracts. At the open session, Mrs. N. C Anderson, Mrs. Andy Van Schoiack and Mrs. Ray Masey represented the lleppner Parent Teacher association with Mrs. Anderson as spoken-nun. She re ported to the board that the Pl'A had voted to back the school board in any effort made to wards finishing the second unit at the new school building here (Unt-Ai. Mrs. Anderson said that petitions are now being circ ulated for voters to sign, calling for completion of this building as a high school. During the reading of the bJlls, Robert Sicard of Boardman ones tioi.cd the advisability of paying for motion picture films lo cover football games. The board agreed that if this Is done lor one school, it should be done for all, and this would be too expensive to the district. Thus, it was decided that schools wishinar such Dic- tures should ask their student bodies to defray the expense, Hubert Van . Houte, county school administrator, gave a summary of building progress. He said that payment of $10,000 to the contractor of Unit-A Is being withheld until flocr tile is re-laid. This part of the work at the school was found to be unsatisfactory by the board, and the work of re-doing the fioor is expected to be done during Christmas vacation. Very good progress on the lone High school construction was re ported. Ceiling tile and painting are nearing completion and cab inets are being installed. It is expected that most of the Work will be done by November 30 and that the building will be ia use sometime in December. At Lexington new windows have been installed in two rooms facing the highway at a cost of $1,395, Van Houte reported. He said that it is hoped to have a meeting at Irrigon soon to con sider the new building that is scheduled to be built ther. Summary of costs of the Hepp ner building (Unit-A), including roads and site, shows that $13.', 438 was paid in 1960-61, and that $19,068 has been paid or due from 1961-62. Of the total. $129,976 is from the serial levy, $2,800 is from an old bond issue, $10,154 is from the 1960-61 bud get and $13,576 from the 1961 62 budget The few bills yet to come in on the bulldins will total $500 or $600, the superijv tendent said. Members of the board discuss ed a Joint meeting with the lima tilla county school board on NO' vember 27 to hear or the pro nosed community college. The dinner meeting will be at Sta l field, and several from the board plan to attend. Five new members were elec ted to the school budget commit tee for considering the 362 63 budget They are Leonard P- ord, Boardman, whose term win expire July 1, 19t4; Norman Ncl- son, lone, term ending also Jul' 1, 1964; JoAnne Pettyjohn, Hepp- ner, term ending July 1, 1 3; I Dr. W. II. Wolff. lleppner, term ending July 1, 1962; and Frank Heppner. Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, November 16, 1961 GAZEt 0 H ES Anderson, lleppner rural, term I I UC v-ODy ending juiv i, rjtn. tioiaover members of the committee are Warren McCoy, Irrigon, July 1, 1902; and Mrs. Max Barclay, Lex Ington, July I, 1963. These citizen members will serve witn the school board to compromise the 14-member com mittee. Tentative schedule calls for a preliminary meeting of the committee November 29, first regular meeting December 18, second regular meeting January 21, and additional dates to be set at the January meeting. The board voted to create a school voting precinct at PIni City on a trial basis in order to ease the long distance travel problem for Pine City and Butter Creek voters and others In tbU general area. Mrs. Helen Currin, teacher In Heppner elementary school, rvjk ed to be released from her co.r tract as of December 4, and this was granted by the board. Mrs. Helen Western was oirered a co" tract to fill the forthcoming va cancy. Five members of the boaid nnd Supt Van Houte said that they planned to attend State bohool Board Association conference in Eugene Thursday and r'riday Directors Included are Chair man D. O. Nelson, Fred Martin, L. E. Dick, Harvey Warner, and Dick Wilkinson. 78th Year, Number 37 UK CARNETT BARRATT. former county Judge who expects to leave soon for Arizona, was honored at the meeting of the Heppner Morrow County o.'iamter ot Commerce Mon day with presentation of a Keep Oregon Green plaque. Keep Oregon Green Honors Barraft At Chamber Meet Plans Underway For Combined Thursday Service The community will loin to gether for a special Thanks giving Day observance next Thursday morning on the Court house lawn at 10:00 a. m. The special combined service is plan ned under the sponsorship ci the Ministerial Association, accord ing to Father Bruce Spencer, Episcopal minister, and is hoped man of the Keep Oregon Green luai laiuiiicra ui ait &aiiiia wm A plaque for recognition of "outstanding achievement" was presented Garnett Barratt, for- Morrow county Judge, by Gene Pierce at Heppner-Morrow County Chamber of Commerce Monday. Citation accompanying the plaque was signed by Gov ernor Hatfield. It was awarded for 12 years as countv chair Ullman to Talk, Hunt on Visit Al Ullman will be In Heppner for a dinner meeting Friday, No vember 24, and on Saturday, No vember 25, will go elk hunting with Orville Cutsforth. Al Lamb, county Democratic chairman. states. The dinner will be held at the American Legion hall be ginning at 7:00 p. m. E. D. Spencer, state chairman of the Democratic party, Salem, is also expected to be present as well as Frank Weatherford, state representative from the 22nd district Ullman, who has lust returned from a tour of duty with his Navy Reserve Unit in Berlin, will give a first-hand report on the Berlin crisis. A question and answer period will be held ard persons attending will have an opportunity to meet their Con gressman In an Informal way following the meeting. The dinner will be served by Degree of Honor women. Tickets are now on sal. attend. The program will feature an old-fashioned community hymn sing, accompanied by the Hepp ner High school band, and a special Thanksgiving sermonelte by the Rev. Kenneth Roberts, pastor of Hope and Valby Luther an churches. Other ministers will also take part in the program. Food offerings of canned goods will be accepted from the public for distribution anonymously t-j needy families. Cash donations will be used for other necessary items for families in need. After the program, an "apple catch" of Oregon grown deliciou3 apples will be staged for the children, according to Father Spencer. Columbia Basin Annual Meeting Due on Saturday Annual meeting of ColumM Basin Electric Cooperative. Inc. will begin with registration at I0:3() a. m. Saturday at the Mor row county fair pavilion. HerD' ner, and will extend through an afternoon program. Harley roung, manager, announce. Principal speaker of the day will be Harold Cantrell, Wniia Walla area manager, Bonneville Power Administration. Luncheon will be servca at 11:30 by Ladies of the Rhea Crnek grange. Election of three directors, each for 3-year terms, Is scheduled on the agenda of the business meeting. Those whose terms are expliing include Richard Krebs, Cecil, now vice president of the Co-op; Jack Hynd, Jr., Cecil, pres ently secretary-treasurer; and Wayne Anderson, Condon. Holdover directors Include Walter Jaeger, Condon, prenident; Kenneth J. Smouse and henry Baker, both of lone; Walter Wright Hardmanr Virgil West Blalock; and Dick ". Wilkinson, Heppner. A motion picture, "Great Land," showing the development of Alaska over a 50-year period, will be shown as entertainment start ing at 11 a. m. After lunch, the Leonnlg Fam ily will entertain with musical selections before opening the regular meeting at 1 p. m. PresI dent Jaeger will present his re port after which Secretary-Treas urer Hynd and Manager Young will give their reports. Door prizes and electrical ex hibits, including heating and lighting, will be other features of the annual meeting. Peace Corps Test Slated Locally Postmaster James Driscoll an nounced today that the entrance test for the Peace Corps will be given on Tuesday and Wednes day, November 28 and 29. Information showing the place and time for the examination will be posted on the bulletin board of the post office soon. association. Pierce is the new county head of KOG. The plaque was from the itate office of Keep Oregon Green In Salem. It read: "This citation to Garnett Bar ratt is awarded for outstanding achievement In forest and range fire prevention. "During his 12 years as Morrow County Judge he was chairman of the Morrow County Keep Ore eon Green committee. Through his help many of the county courts in Oregon made an an nual contribution to the Keep Oregon Green association to help carry on various forest fire pre vention activities In their coun ties. This help made it possible to greatly reduce the number of man-caused forest and range fires in Oregon." Judge Barratt retired from the county court three years ago. He recently sold his business, Bar ratt Sales Co., to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hamlin. He and Mrs. Bar ratt will move the end of the month to the new home they have built in Phoenix, Arizona. Barratt said they plan on spending the winter months in Arizona but are retaining their home here and will spend the i Tuesday summers In Heppner. Wednesday M isners Called East For TV Appearance We've got a secret! The panel on Garry Moore's TV show, "I've Got A Secret," will be confronted with guess ing the Identity of two of Heppner's favorite newlyweds when the show Is televised Monday evening. Word came Wednesday to Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Misner, who climaxed a delayed 65 year romance with their mar riage October 19, that they are to fly by plane to New York this week-end, ready to appear on the Monday program. They have been recent guests at the home of his daughter and hus band, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Man kin. The program Is carried on the CBS network, Channel 19 in this area. Early Paper Slated; Deadline Moved Pack Because of th Tbankiglving holiday next Thursday, the Gatette-Times will be Issued on Wednesday of next week and will be distributed ia lo cal post office boxes late that afternoon. This will b th Christmas opening edition of the aier and it will carry details of the window guessing contest and ether features of the event together with merchants' ad vertising for the opening. Combination of early publi cation and a large paper will mean that full cooperation of the public is needed In sub mitting news and advertising copy as early as possible. The staff will appreciate this con sideration so that It can get the week's Job done and enjoy the holiday, too. Family Of Naval Chief A. Schunk Makes Home Here WEATHER (Leonard GilHam, Observer) Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Hi 63 59 54 51 57 54 38 Low 37 36 26 25 37 16 12 Prec. PTA Backs School Building Program The family of Albert George Schunk, Jr., killed October 24 in an airplane accident In Ja pan, is now making its noma in Heppner with Chief Schunk's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Schunk, Sr. The family came to Heppner with the parents Satur dav after memorial services were held Wednesday, November 8, for Chief Schunk from the Chapel by the Lake In Oswego, Burial was in the Willamette National cemetery, Portland. Chief Schunk was one oi six who lost his life when the plane on which he was on duty trcm the naval base at Atsugi, Japan, crashed into Mt. Daruma on izu Peninsula when searching for a lost naval plane. He had spent years in service, mucn ot which was in the Pacific theater, and the family was living with him in Japan at the time of the accident His wife. Lois, and three sons, Dale, 12; Karl, 10; and Kert, 7, will make their home here un- the end of the school year, while the boys are enrolled in school here. Through World War II and other actions, Chief Schunk had been in heavy combat and once was down at sea for 11 hours before being rescued by Amer icans. The recent tragedy was attributed to a down draft caused by a typhoon, resulting in the crash, his father said. The "Skywriter," official pun- Grain Growers Annual Meeting Slated Monday Annual meeting of Morrow County Grain Growers will be at the county fair Pavilion Mon day, November 20, according to Paul Jones, president Election of two directors for three-year terms and seven as sociate directors for one-year terms will be held. Terms of Paul Brown and Lewis Halvor- son. directors, expire this year. At a meeting following the an nual membership meeting, di rectors will elect officers of the Grain Growers for the ensuing year. The organization is a fanner owned and contiolled coopera tive. Net earnings in the past t ight years were $1,270,949.88. Al Lamb, manager will present the annual report at the meeting, and the complete financial pic ture will be given. Some 300 persons are expected, and the main entree at the din ,;er, starting at 6:00 p. m., will be barbecued steer, purchased at the county fair. Ladles of the Rhea Creek Grange will serve the dinner. This year, two steers were pur chased, both FFA projects. One illl ho civpn aa a door Drlze. Special guest will be Beverly Davidson, Heppner s entry in tno state Soil Conservation speech contest, who won her way to the state finals at Klamath rails after winning at Heppner, Pen dleton and Arlington. She will give her prize-winning speech. Libby Van Schoiack and Sandra Harshman, second and third place winners in the local con test, will also be guests. eiilB-l Hereford At Baker Is Next Foe lone's crack 8 man foolball team moved another step to wards its second consecutive state championship Saturday when the Cardinals rolled ovrr Mt. Vernon's big Bears, 20 to 12, In a state quarter final game at John Day. This put them Into the semi final round, and they travel to Baker Saturday for a game with Hert ford, starling at 1:30 p. m. on the Baker high school lielJ. Hereford topped North Powder to earn Its scml-tlnai berth, and it has about the same team back as it had last year. Team mem bers and fans of lone recall that Hereford gave them their tough- ' 1 Heppner Parent-Teacher assoc iation went on record at its meet ing November 8 favoring the complete construction of the new high school plant at Hepp ner as soon as possiDie. A mo tion that a committee be ap pointed to meet with the school board recommending a vote to provide funds to complete the buildings was passed at PTA. Frank Anderson, chairman of the Heppner building committee. old the group ot the necessity of finishing the plant as soon as possible and stressed that this could be done more economically now than later. In the absence of President Robert Hopper, XLf. N. C And erson, PTA secretary, presided chairman. Miss Kirmls gave an ai me meeting. Mrs. Inez JKrwin mled in as secretary. Mis. Erwin's sixth grade class presented a Thanksgiving skit wnicn was well received by th audience. The youngsters were dressed in the mode of the times of the first Thanksgiving 340 years ago. Taking part in the skit were Amanda Smith, nar rator, Rosetta Hartle. Kathy Mat thews, Dana McGhee, Frances Abrams. Frank Lovrren. Tim Loyd, Larry Richmond. Ricky Gimbel, Christine Munkers and Louella Roark. Esther Kirmls, county exten sion agent was introduced by Mrs. Arnold Melby, progTara informative talk on Civil De fense, particularly as It pertains to fallout and protection from fallout. The film strip "Rural Civil De fense," was shown and narrated by Miss Kirmls as she passed on to the public the Information she received at a two-day meet ing on the subject In Pendleton last week. In keeping with the Thanks giving theme, pumpkin pie and coffee were served by seventh grade room mothers. Mrs. Donald Turner, Mrs. William Cox. Mrs. Sam Jackson, Mrs. Jim Healy and Mrs. Darrell Harris in the cafeteria after the meeting. I School Play Due Friday, Saturday Members of the cast of "The Death and Life of Larry Benson," Heppner High school drama class play, have been putting In long hours or practice tnis weeK in preparation for staging the play Friday and Saturday nights, ac cording to Mrs. Janet Grove, director. Dress rehearsal was held Wed nesday night and will be again Thursday (tonight) in prepar ation for the opening Friday. A second performance will be Sat urday. Curtain time will be 8:00 p. m. each night in the multi- llcation of the U. S. Naval Air purpose room. Station, Atsugi, Japan, carried The play Is a serious three-act a message of condolence in us November b issue to capt James A. Masterson, commanding or ticer of the station, from Keilchl Sasaki, director of Plans and Foreign Affairs Dept. Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. He wrote, in part, "I do not know exactly how to express my sincere condolences to those men who had sacrificed themselves thousands of miles away from their homes in this unexpected mishap. I can imagine only too well how their parents and de pendents are now feeling at tin- news. Kindly accept my most sincere sympathy for their un timely demise. I heartily desire that there will be no sucn re currence." COACH GLENN BIEHL has guided his lone Cardinals to the semi-final round of the 8-man football state playoffa. They travel to Baker Saturday afternoon to meet Hereford. Ralph Taylor Takes Job at Moses Lake Ralph Taylor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Taylor, Heppner, nas accepted a position in electronics with Federal Electric Corporation and will be stationed at Moses Lake in a civilian capacity. Taylor has been employed by Heppner Auto Parts since Aprli. 1955. He has been secretary of the Heppner Odd Fellows for some time and Is active In the Heppner Elks Lodge. He Is graduate of Heppner High school and a native of Heppner. He will leave for his new pos ition Saturday. drama taken from a TV pro duction. It concerns the strange circumstances of his arrival home after being reported as missing in war three years be fore. Startling developments cre ate dramatic and suspenseful situations giving the actors an opportunity to really "live" their parts. Included in the cast of this first drama presentation of the year are Linda Valentine as Freda Benson, Nat Webb as Sam Benson, John Stratton as The Benson, Linda Van Winkle as Netti Clark, Cheryl McGhee as Grace Wilkie, Judl Hamilton and Chris Spencer as Mary Ellen, Carol Burkenblne as Susan, Mary Shannon as Mrs. Potter, Bill Cox as Mr. Potter, Beverly Davidson as Mrs. Fitch and Gary Van Blokland as Bud MerkeL Instructor's Test Scheduled Monday A hunter safety instructor test will be given at the Amer ican Legion hall at 8:00 p. m. Monday night November 20, ac cording to Glen Ward, game agent. MtA National Instructors cards will be issued to those over 21 years who pass the test w hether or not one is interested In Instructing, these cards are nice to have," Ward said. est battle enroute to the state title last season, and this pro mises to be another terrific con test. The game at John Day, which was witnessed by some 300 lo cal supporters, was a thriller all the way, and Coach Glenn Bichl later admitted that there were times when 'I didn't know If we were going to get the Job done." The "Cardinals managed to come up with a razor-thin 13- 12 edge at the end of the third quarter. The clinching touch down came In the fourth quarter when Wayne Hams shot a 10 yard pass to Ron Crabtree who romped 35 yards to score.. The extra point was added on a pass from Hams to Rollle Ekstrom. A top defensive effort by Ken Nelson and Stalwart goal line stand by the entire Card team prevented Mt. Vernon from scor ing in the final period and ended a dying threat by the Bears. Joe Stewart of the Bears broke away on his own 30 and ran back to the lone 9-yard line where Nel son, In hot pursuit, caught him and brought him down. The Bears were unable to go againut the tight lone defense from theie and actually were pushed back, so the Cards took over on their own 15 and ended the anxious moments. In the Mt Vernon team, the lads of Coach Glenn Biehl found a club as big and rugged as any they have faced. The tvo opponents battled on even terms In a scoreless first quarter, but Quarterback Hams for the Cards broke the ice in the second per iod when he ran 40 yards to score. The extra point try was no good. Mt Vernon brought the evener when Stewart cracked over from the three after a drive. They also missed the extra point and half time saw a 6-6 deadlock. The Bears moved ahead In the third quarter after driving down field from the klckoff and Jim Woods, 212 pound halfback punched over from the 3-yard stripe, making it Mt Vernon 12 and lone 6. Mt Vernon failed on the point try. At this Juncture, the picture began to look gloomy for the Cards. Hams rejuvenated the lone cause in the same quarter, though, when he rolled out and rambled down field for 70 yards to paydirt He added the rx.int on a run, and lone was ahead once more, 13-12. From this time on. the Card inals were never headed and rolled on with the touchdown (Continued on pmgi 6)
