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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, July 2, 1961
Many to
In Citywide Bazaar
Here on July IO, II
Heppner' f lrt annual Side
talk limir u'lieriulrd for Frl
iv ami Saturday. July 10 ami
11. Mill I the rrralfM pmmot
lonal event eer undrrtken
here. -nrdinK lo all Indira
f Win as.
At the present time, some 25
buMneiura are planning in ine
part wlih entra -tal bargain
In addition, a of thla writing,
Ihont are 10 on-anlatlou that
will participate wllh ale ami
aperUI feature f their own.
And there will te more Joining
In a the date arrive
In the event, mrrrhanta will
!! tablea and OUplats oi oar
Early Paper Slated
At Bazaar Edition
DUtributlnn of the Gazette
TIito'h U acheduled for day
earlv rent week In order that
drtalla of the Sidewalk Ba
raar may reach all point In
the rtrrulatlon area prior to
the opening of the bazaar.
Butnee and organizations
which wUh to advertise In the
paper should plan lo aubmlt
ropy early. A telephone rail to
the office I Ph. 676 will
bring a representative of the
paiT f'T assistance on Ideas
and layouts.
All correspond n t s and
other submitting news are
aked to take note of the earl
ler publication date and pet
their material In a day earlier
than usual.
eln irrxxl on the walks, and
organization will find space for
their booths ana saies oi var
Inila kind.
Bob Henry, chairman of the
Sidewalk Bazaar, said that the
American LeRlon will have free
movies for children Friday ana
Saturday afternoon In the Leg
ion hall with ahows starting at
2 o'clock each day.
J. c. Penney company will
ii free iu'lm tickets to out
of town children, entitling them
to enjoy swimming in tne mun
i-inai twit either afternoon.
Klckoff dance of the rodeo will
be In the fair pavilion on aaxur
day night. July 11, starting at
IO n'clrw-k
Buck Lleuallen's authentic
stagecoach will bo on hand with
Jayrees In charge, and for a
mall sum youngsters of all ages
1 to 100 can ride on the
stagecoach that uaed to make
the run from Umatilla to Gib
bon In days of yore.
Some of the organizations
which have announced plans for
the Sidewalk Bazaar are these:
Soroptlmlsta, Sno-cone sale; Lex
ington Altar Society, auction of
Saturday is 4th;
Stores to Close
For the benefit of any who
have not thought of It. Saturday
Is July 4, Independence Day,
and most businesses and public
offices In Heppner and other
Morrow county towns will be
closed. . ,. . ,
Some service establishments
will remain open in order that
others may enjoy the holiday.
This is the second Saturday
holiday of the year, since
Memorial Day also fell on Satur
day, giving merchants a two-
rinv reunite.
Jim Drlscoll. Heppner post
master, announces that the post
office will be closed and there
will be no mall service.
Gimbel Transferred
To Cottage Grove
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gimbel
were In Cottage Grove this week
to arrange housing for the fam
ily when they make the move
to that city the first part of next
Gimbel, who has been local
manager here for the past six
years, has been transferred by
Pacific Power and Light Co. to
the Cottage Grove office, where
he will serve as a line crew fore
man. He Is slowly recovering
from a back sprain incurred
while working in Hermlston last
week. He is to report on his new
job Monday, July 6.
Wins Rock Bid
Umatilla National Forest Sup
ervisor Wright T. Mallery an
nounced today that Milton i L.
Morgan was the successful bid
der on two areas of pit run
building materials located on
the Heppner Ranger District
Morgan paid $60 per ton for
the tufted rhyolite material.
Participate
Item M-nt lv mll; Methodic
WSCH. fie and d"UKhnut a';
HrN kh ludtfe. Ptonto t.up sale:
ii.iy.khi ami Three Link i
i in.-inn ara mrl rn and
.lrorn wile; rhrUtlan church
wumm, Mdewalk fat In front
of IMel Grill In roo-raiion wi n
t.- :rin- :ikv IjiiIU-s. sidewalk
afe ct,ffe. Coke. doUKhnut.
etc.; i:plcopl women. loih In
front of Ictimer m-ppiw-r
ware.
inn Cnmmnv iilan to have a
diaplay of old coin, and an old
laiiirm and similar
rear will on display In front
of taw rurniture.
who have an
nr.,.nwi turtirlnatton to date
re these: Mll-adle. lnty',
n,mon Bro,. Penney. Peter
w.n' Jrwi-lrr. Farley Motor Co..
vvn.n-a Men' Wear. WeMrrn
Auto. Humphrey BeKll Drug,
I Jed and White. Phil Pharmacy,
Uma1. Anoarcl. iTtHvohnf
i.rm and Builder Supply.
MA It Company. Central Market.
ii....rm..r iv,rd tae Furntturr
and the Gaelte-Tlmes. Some of
thie who have puiinease uj
..t ih Main atreet district Will
"move" to the main block for
at leant part of the Bazaar.
fwikor anmninceme n t of
olan and detail will be In next
week a t.azriie-1 nm-.
MCGG Year Good,
Grain Sales High,
Auditors Report
Marketing vear closing May
31 was highly successful from
vniiimn and earnincs aianu-
polnt for Morrow County Grain
Growers. Inc.. according to a re
port aubmltted by their auditors.
were iu.uyo.io,
very good for a county of this
size, while storage and handling
Income came to $337,534-29. Af
tr rt of eraln purchased and
all other expenses, the net earn
ings for the year were .ui
four cents per bushel or $131,-
328.71.
Approximately S33.000 or these
profits will be distributed to the
patrons In cash around Novem
i.. i uomainrW will be re
tained for a time as usual by
the cooperative as a part of Its
revolving capital policy
t. than 5il000 bushels or
wheat and about
iUViC -" - nrxrt,
bushels or baricy were nimmu
for its patrons by the assoc
iation from the 1963 harvest.
is-i. nonerallv increased dur
ing the year with the low point
being at harvest and the high
oolnt in Februray. The cooper-
atlve enters the 11 harvest
u,ifh nn erain carry-over for the
first time in 12 years. Al Lamb,
manager, predicts a fairly good
crop this year with stable prices.
Entries Needed
On Parade Theme
More ideas are needed on a
theme for the 1964' Morrow coun
ty rodeo parade. Only one en
nna heen received to date
in the contest announced by the
Chamber of Commerce last
week. Deadline for entries is
Friday, July 10, at 5 p.m.
Winning entry will receive two
tickets to each afternoon per
formance of the rodeo. Entries
should be submitted on the
entry blank printed in last
week's paper or on a separate
sheet of paper, together with
name and address. They should
be turned in at the Gazette
Times office. Randall Peterson
is chairman of the parade, which
will be August 29.
lone Fireworks,
Dance Friday Eve
The whole family can enjoy
the Fourth of July celebration
at lone Friday night
Fireworks are scheduled on
the Memorial field there at dark
under sponsorship of the Amer
ican Legion, and the Legion
dance will follow at 10 p.m.
Admission to the dance will
be $1-50 per person. Supper will
be served.
Everyone Is invited to come
for a good time at this area
celebration.
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Brothers Reunited
After Many Years
!inM vUlbtf t the home
of Mr and Mr Bert Wining
and Mr. and Mr. Martn OI
wn, were Mr. and Mr. lhrlr
Winter of I- Molrte. uwa.
Hie two Winter mm ai
tinrfhrf and Md t ""n
r(h other In l '. Tie
hadr Winter family had
l-en railed to Oregon Mr the
Ulnr c.f Bert, who !rnt a
rtMitlderable time In I'Jonrrf
Memorial htltL
A thourh It were n pie
ant enough to a brother
he hadn't seen In 'JO er.
Charles received anothrf ur
ttrlae hen another lrther.
Jack Winter and family came
from I'aaro to vUlt Jack and
thrl- had not seen ail
other In 31 year!
The rharle Winter remain
ed In llrppner for a week, un
til tho condition of hi brother
lettered and then returned
home.
Area Riverfront
Land-Use Study
Grant Authorized
A tudv of "hlcheM and bt
uie" of land alone the Colum
bia River from llool River coun
ty on the west to Umatilla coun
ty on the east will be started
oon with the help of a S16A0
grant from the Federal Housing
and Home Finance Agency, ac
cording to Hupert Kennedy, ex
ecutive secretary of the Alio
Columbia Planning CounciL He
said the grant was announced
by the finance agency Monuay,
Crant are made on a two for-
one basis, which means the toul
valuation of the study ts
ha said.
Mid Columbia Planning Coun
cil, the organization of counties.
Port districts and other agencies
In the areas bordering tho river,
had allocated 13.0U0 tor me
study. The balance of runds
needed will be made up In var
ious vriy, Kennedy Indicated.
The State Department of
Plannlnar and Development has
coordinated plans for participa
tion of several agencies, includ
ing the State Marine Board, the
Oregon Came Commission, Ore
gon Water Resources Boar a, ana
the Bureau of Municipal Re
search at the University of Ore-
gon, the executive secretary said.
Expected to start in the near
future, the study will be aimed
at the Fathering of Information
of value as a pattern for land
use In the following; categories:
1. Industrial sites. 2. Recrea-
Hon. parks, small boating, mar-
na sites. 3. uame natmat sites.
1. Historical, geological and
archeoliglcal site. 5. Transpor
uivuvuiifto-ui -- " . .
tatlon potentials and lactliUes.
6. Agricultural Irrigation poten
tlals. 7. Commercial ana resi
dential development.
The council applied for the
grant earlier this year. When
the study Is completed, a report
will be issued containing rec
ommendation on the various
"best" uses to which the area
can be put
The council has taken the pos
ition that such a report would
firovide a plan that could be fol
owed, if desired. In achieving
orderly, appropriate develop-
findings of the study would bet Heppner's swimming: pool will
in the nature of recommenda- be open only on the afternoon
tions only and the ways in from 1 to 4 oclock on July 4,
which the land actually will be Tom Hughes, lifeguard, announ
used are dependent on desires ces. . , nn t.
of the people In the areas af The pool will be, fjosed on the
fected evening of the holiday.
He's Gone To Get Ready For
HEPPNER'S
SIDEWALK BAZAAR
July 10 and 11
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ATTRACTING lntrt at th Ca- bulldina I m"nU ht
snapdrcgo. crewta? out of th aid- I tha buUdlag. IU root
5Stig m rnitor b.ta brick. Wbjr. th. ptat 9rt
waUaZl uttoanc lor Its lush orowth U th BTSterr. CrtT
la sbrman stands biU tba plant with oa band balnl oa
oi la bio-om. Th plants root or btwn brick aboat tour
Incb abor a eoncwU footing, which Is about a foo Wgh.
TB Association Shows
Good Year in Report
Annual rerjort of the Morrow
county Tuberculosis ana iieann
association, submitted mis ween
by Mrs. Jack Barak, retiring,
president, shows that a total of
in in to was received from the
sale of Christmas seals.
The association voted to pur
chase a new duplicating ma
chine at a cost of $250 to be used
by the county health office and
the association.
A loan-grant of $500 was
awarded Sharon Dixon, a Junior
In the nre-med school at Asbury
College In Kentucky. She Is an
honor student and daughter of
the Rev. and Mrs. Mel Dixon.
"The association will maintain
inner! interest in both the
young people it has assisted and
in finding deserving boys and
girls in need of future monetary
assistance." Mrs. Barak said.
a fin clinic was sponsored in
cooperation with the Mothers'
club or irrigon ana coaraman,
Pool Open on 4th
Afternoon Only
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The association contributed $60
to the project
A total of 159 small X-rays
and nine large ones were made
bv the Pioneer Memorial hos
pital for the association, which
i continuing its program of
Tine testing In the schools. The
tests are paid for by the assoc
iation and given by the health
office.
Letters were sent to teachers
and coaches of the county re
eardlncr scholarships available
for a graduate course on smok
ing and health and $25 was
contributed by the association
for a scholarship. The clinic was
held last summer at OSU and
probably will be offered again
this summer under sponsorship
of the Oregon association.
At the annual meeting April
1 at the enurthouse new officers
were elected: Mrs. Marcel Jones,
president; Mrs. Bruce :pencer,
V-VTZ-Tltotoumo and smoke damage
Green, secretary; Mrs. Howaru . housp.
Bryant, treasurer; Mrs. spencer.
representative delegate. Board of
directors, in addition to the of
ficers above, are Mrs. Robert
Abrams, Mrs. Carl McDaniel,
Mrs. Barak. Mrs. Ed Dick, Mrs.
William Cox. Mrs. Gene Pierce,
Dr. L. D. Tibbies. Mrs. Wes Sher
man and Mrs. Uene Wyman.
Max Melhaff, staff worker for
Oregon TB and Health Associa
tion, explained the state reor
ganization structure wnicn na
with the exception of Grant and
Mnrrow The loTftl GTOUD VOted
hum aftnntM nv ail cuuuun
to consider the matter at a later
date. , ,
Financial report shows bal
ance on hand as of April 13 at
$2037.60, and bonds valued at
$965.80 on May 23. Budget of
$1185 adopted is slightly less
than last year's budget of $1205.
The group voted $10 to con
tribute toward the television
program carried on by the state
association to educate and in
form concerning tuberculosis
and respiratory diseases.
Plans for the coming year will
be centered first around health
aspect oi smoking by youth with
programs to be initiated at both
Junior and senior high levels.
Films, talks by physicians and
others, and literature will be
used. , . ,
The association plans to in
crease the chest X-ray program
to maximum usage ana reacn
those in the county who have
not yet had free chest X-rays.
The association will help
sponsor a flu clinic in the north
end of the county if it is re
Quested to do so, and it will be
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avaiiaDie 10 assisi wim aj
predicted or special health prob
lems which might arise in the
county, Mrs. Barak said.
The Christmas seal sale will
be conducted again under the
chairmanship of Mrs. Herman
Stroeber.
tady for Sesoo
Annual fir arh.l U lh
Itrpprw !Uner dlttrlrt W
Ut wet-M at Tuporr Guard
ttaiiun with 33 Uftlnir the In
trution a tudrtU. lrrn Lu
rore. new fu ror.lrol offuer fur
the dUtrlfl. ald.
prrmanrnt prnonnrl of th
diotrtrt acted tntrurtor. and
thi w th flrt time that thf
Khl wn held or.ly for m-
Frank Lovgren
To Attend Scout
Jamboree in East
A full and escltlne three
week 1 ahead for Frank Lov-
Lrrn. son of Mr. and Mr. Jim
ovgren, who leave Friday,
July 3. from Paeo, Wn, for the
National BiV Scout Jamboree,
Mheduled for July 15 23 in
Valley Forge. Pa. Frank Is a
member of Scout Troop Na 600,
Heppner.
Sxuts In the Blue Mountain
Council will board a special
train at Paaco for a leisure trip
eait. with atons scheduled at
manv placea of historical In
terest en route. Only other boy
coins from ,nl arr Jmmy
Kucker of Arlington.
A full itinerary Is planned,
starting, with the attending of
church services Sunday In Will
l.ston. N. D- arrival In Chicago
on Monday and a Cray Line tour
of South Chicago area on Tues
day. Including the Museum of
Science and Industry. Contln
ulng on to Detroit there will be
a tour of the Henry Ford Plant
and Museum and of Greenfield
Villatre; three days will be spent
in Washington, D. C. visiting
many places of national history;
three days in New York City,
wuh one day at the Worlds
Fair, then on to Philadelphia
and to the Jamboree site at
Valley Forge for a week of
scouting activities.
It Is expected that registra
tion at the Jamboree will reach
around 50.000 Scouts, coming
from all over the world.
Return trip by train will take
four days, with arrival back In
Spokane, on Sunday, July 26.
Firemen Called
To Two Ranches
Firemen responded to two
rail, in rural areas Monday at
ternoon, one a grass fire and the
other a house fire.
First ol the fires, about 2:25
p.m., was to samora canyon ai
a ranch formerly operated by
Jim Valentine and now oper
ated by Paul Maley. The fire
KtarteH in the bathroom of the
house and left about $1,000
worth of damage in its wake,
aeeordln to Fire Chief U A.
RncraleQ-
Apparently the fire started
from an electric neaier in uie
bathroom. Chief Ruggles said.
Firemen hurried to the ranch
but by the time they arrived, the
occupants of the house had the
blaze almost under control.
Kuggles said that all that re
mained for the firemen to do
when thev reached the scene
was to mop up. Direct damage
was done to the kitchen and
hit the entire house.
After the firemen's return to
town, the second alarm was
sounded, this one at 4 p.m. The
call was from the Bill Kenny
place northeast of town. The
fire was oenina ine .enny nouse
in grass and apparently started
from a barrel where trash was
being burned.
Rugffles said that by the time
the fire fighting equipment ar
rived on the scene, the fire was
out The fire burned about four
acres of grass.
The fire chief said that when
the blaze first started, Mrs.
Kenny thought she could control
it with a garden hose but that
the water pressure wasn't high
enough to supply the needed
water. The phone was out so
Mrs. Kenny went to the Don
Robinson place to call for help.
Mr. and Mrs. Robinson and
Douglas Drake returned to the
Kenny place witn Mrs. jvenny
and they extinguished the fire.
Father-Son Golf
Tourney Sioted
Willow Creek Golf club will
hold its annual father-son best
ball golf tournament Sunday,
July 5. Entrants may sign for
play any time between 9 a.m.
and 2 p.m. and any "father
may select any "son" for play.
However, there must be an age
difference of at least 20 years.
There will be many good
prizes. Guests are invited.
On July 12. 19 and 26 there
will be mixed 2-ball foursomes,
a string handicap, and a hus-
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riii tnm here for a
the local '
club will return there on Sep- Saturday
tember 13. Before that time the Sunday
Willow Creek club will go to Monday
Echo for play, but no date to1?
been set for that meeting: Wednesday
pv within the dSatrtct. Prev
l.aiiv. rrfher dltrki hve Join
ed fr the school, but thla ear
tho Koret &ervK schools
art up on a dutrtrt bai.
Th school rmpbaled In
ttrudlon for rtew employee and
tiro fshtr. Threo main phase
were ctnldeted: 1. General
dutte. including flro prevention,
maintenance vt station. 2.
.Hmtk rhalng hnw t find
fire, detection, lntrucilon to
lookout. X Vt sut'preion.
Ail etation aro now manned
for the summer eawn, Lucore
ld Lookouts are a follow:
Madlton Butte, Terry toln;
Wheeler Joint. Jim Llndqult;
and Tamarack. Loul Laron.
Dolan la from Arizona, and Llnd
oulrt la a colleEe Mudent tnm
"ortland. Laron Is from Pull
man. Wn, and 1 aUo a college
student.
At the guard station. Kit
George of Heppner U at Ditch
Creek. Don Cole. Heppner learn
er. Is at Bull Prairie, and Bill
Crooks, aaaistant to Lucore, U
at Tupper. . .
In all. 60 are now employed
In the Heppner Ranger district
New buildings being construe
ted at Tupper are rapidly taking
hape and will be completed in
the near future. .
Lucore said that the district
had Its third fire of the year
Friday when lightning set a 3V
acre blaze on lower Skookum
creek. It was extinguished by a
Forest Service Crew
within a
short time.
Barley Harvest
Gets Under Way
First barley arrived at the Lex
ington elevator Monday to start
the 1964 harvest season in Mor
T,ur muntv. Al Lamb, manager
of Morrow County Grain Grow
ers, said. First load was oenver
ed by R. A. Campbell with that
of C. G. (Ken) Peck following
shortly after.
The Lexington elevator was
about 30 minutes ahead of the
opening: of the North Lex ele
vator where D. O. Nelson
brought In one or two loads on
the first day. Max Barclay start
ed to get underway Tuesday.
The .growers are delivering
ir.iHnn harlev. the early variety.
Other barley Is not ready as yet,
Lamb said. . ...
Other MCGG elevators will
start to receive grain after the
Fourth. Wheat harvest Is not ex
pected to get underway until
about the 10th or 15th.
Queen and Court
Chamber Guests
Queen Shannon Mahoney and
princesses of the 1964 Morrow
County Fair and Rodeo court
were guests of the Heppner
Morrow County Chamber of
rnmmerp at their luncneon
meeting Monday, together with
Mrs. Archie Munkers, chaperon.
Princesses are Judy Sherer of
lone, Martha Doherty of Lexing
ton. Terryl Greenup of Lena and
Dewena West of Boardman.
Mrs. Munkers said mat mis
was the first official appearance
of the court in their new out
fits locally. They have made
outside appearances at the Arl
ington Rodeo and In the Port
land Rose Parade. ,
Each of the girls spoKe oneiiy
at the meetiner. ana wueen
Shannon said smilingly that the
green-colored costumes were
chosen as a result of the Irish
influence on the court
Democrats Elect
Slate of Officers
Morrow county Democrats re
elected Al Lamb chairman when
they met Saturday night in the
old city library. Mrs. Clarence
Rosewall was elected vice chair
man and Mrs. Paul Brown was
reelected secretary-treasurer.
Paul Jones and Mrs. Gordon
Pratt were elected congressional
committeeman and committee
woman, and Ken Cutsforth was
elected delegate to the state
meeting, which will oe Juiy a,
4', and 5. The chairman and vice
chairman are ex officio dele
gates. . .
Among candidates present at
the meeting were Paul Jones,
for county judge; Maxwell Jones
of Irrigon, for commissioner; Joe
Tatone of Boardman, for port
commissioner: and Lamb, for
port commissioner. . . tr,a
About 25 persons attended the
meeting.
WEATHER
By LEONARD GILLIAM
Weather for the week of June
25 through July 1 was as fol-
Intire
iun-ji
HI Low Prec.
Low
58
41
36
42
50
55
50
Thursday
89
76
69
76
82
Friday
91 50 -08