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Im lrUlfri. .Mrs.'.-ramfl uU tJul nrry attnisH ull l rr.aJ ly ih rngtiwrra t a.mla llic (ttannrl In rtitnlltn that eUt. A'iulltk.n r.f iljfl.t of way I rt-rary Ut"i any tli- ni rmfrnmrnl will rvt turn a ahilful t4 dirt n any aft i.f ir. ruitruin unlr th raM-inrnt an I rthta iuf y r in fil. Ii ald. He nil thai In many Inalan- iCuiiUnunl bn Taif lOl Gardners Buy Store From Blakes Salf ff WH"n'i Mfii'i Wear to Mr an.l Ml. U Uv Car.lnrr f. li pn-r U afiniurvrHl by Mr. an.l Mr Wlllard milll Illake. vnrr fr iho at fivi- car. The ifiant,i hm rffwllv aa .f July 2l. and tlardnrr Mill la ll-ipnrr ' Can which In hat ca-tl from Jim llraly Il haa Ixi-n aor. latrd with him fr 12 var IMh Mr. and Mra. (iar.lm-r will dc. vitc full time to lhi iir. nm i.f which ha Iw-rn chank'r4 lo Carrincr'a Mi-n'a Wrar. Mr. and Mr. Ulakc and fam ily have alo Mld thrlr hme to Mr. and Mr. Hill CV.IIIna. and will move Sunday to Monmouth wh-re he will he rmfloyed In the rnk atnre t IHvuon ('id U'Xe and will rnter the fall term to ciimi'lrte hit n.llrK educa tion. Wake plant to rrrpare for a career In the leaching field. Mr. Illake rHtt lo accept rm phiyment In the office of an auto dealer at lndcen!cnce, three ml rait of Monmouth. They have boupht a home at Monmouth and their addreM will be 'Jkl Madlum Irlve In that city. -We would love to have Mor row county rmldenU drop In at anv time." Bill atatet The Blake daughter. IWerly. la a Junior at OrcL'on CoIlcKe, Harbara. 17. I a aenior at llerp- ncr High achcKil and frn to remain In lleonner until he irrailualea She will at ay with Mr, rat Brlndle and family, Three other daunhter will onter aehnol there. Jennifer a a freshman at Central High iMonmouth lndependence). and the twin. Kan-n and Kalhv at the Indejcn(U'nM junT high chool. Rtr. and Mr. Gardner have ordered new atock for the iloif and expect to hold their grand opening at a later date after the new merchandise arrive. They have one aon. URoy, who graduated from lleppner High school in 19ti3 and ia now taking a liberal art course at Blue Mountain College. The Blakea hnve lived In lleppner all of their live and were actvle In the Elk lodge. American Legion. Kplscopal church and In many community affairs. They have many friend here. Healy resumed management of lleppner Nor-Ga when the More deal was culminated. 81st Year Number 23 TUT? GAZETTE' HEPPNEK TIME 4 Hcppncr, Oregon, Thursday, August 6, 1964 10 cents t " 1 i CEidGuiiber Brats New Sa III Doctor Takes to Air To Aid Injured After Auto Crash Nine persons involved In an nuto-plckup accident two miles east of Spray Sunday received aid much quicker be cause Dr. C. M. Wagner was able to fly to the scene, some l0 miles away by highway, In his private airplane. All those Involved received minor Injuries, but three were more seriously hurt Mrs. George York of Condon suffer ed a crushed chest and six broken ribs. Dr. Wagner was able to treat her on the spot while the ambulance was en route. After receiving a call Sunday afternoon on the acci dent he took off In his plane and landed In an airstrip at Spray from where he was taken to the scene. Wallace Brlsbols of Spray suffered a fractured left arm, and Mrs. Wallace Brlsbols sus tained severe bruises, Includ ing a black eye, contusions and other injuries. All those Injured were brought to llepp ner for treatment. Most of them were treated at the hos pital but some were located at the lleppner Clinic. Seven were In the York car, traveling west at the Hcppner Junction, Including Mr, and Irs. Nathan Merrill of Vaca vllle, Calif., the Merrills' son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kelley, of Alabama, and grandson, Patrick Kelley, Mr. and Mrs. Brlsbols were going east In the pickup and attempted a left turn to the lleppner highway when the collision occurred. The hospital reported Wed-, nesday that Mr. and Mrs. Bris bols have been released and only Mrs. York remains hos pltallzed. She was said to be Improving nicely. , . - . - -'f ' ' ' 4 E ' - - i 1 ' ,. s ' - -v ' - - ''a . , , I . I --- - fi " i - I ' - " a.-r--- " -v v p.vp '-; , , vi-.) t - .1 it i J. - -i fewr '",." -iv? r - ' ..: '- ' v;- . i 1 that TUlUav th Wr- tha Ckttiom bom a. Touring Hereford Cattle Breeders Impressed with Morrow County Don Robinson of Kirk and Ro binson ranch has always claimed that some of the best Hereford cattle In the nation are raised right here In Morrow county. He and the Herb Ekstroms of lone had a goml chance to show the rest of the world Saturday when some 55 touring Polled Hereford breeders visited the county on one leg of a 4-day tour ("o sponsored by Stockman's Weekly magazine and the Amer lean Polled Hereford association. The Morrow county ranchers rii.i an excellent lob. and the tourist were not only Impressed with the livestock they saw, but also with the county, and the hospitality of Its residents. "If fabulous!" exclaimed Mrs. Jim (Fay) Gill of Coleman. Tex as, when she was asked what she thought of the country here. Mrs. Gill and her husband are known throughout the United States for their work with Hereford. Bob Teale of Oroflno, Idaho, another name greatly respected among Ikieford breeders, declared that Mm. Gill Is the outstanding saleswoman for polled Hereford in the nation. Teale was with the Livestock Journal for 30 years until his health forced semi-retirement, but he still was one of the ex officio leaders of the weeK-ena tnnr. Morrow county's tart of the Hereford tour started at 9:00 a. m. Saturday at the Leo Bar nctt ranch at Boardman. The caravan was about a half-hour late In meeting Its 11 a. m. ap pointment at the Klrk and Rob inson, ranch, and when they pulled In, Don and Merlyn Rob inson and her parents, Merle and Altha Klrk. were all set to greet about 50 to 100, he said, with them, serving coffee and dough nuts while Bob Neumeyer. Selah, Wn., tour director, set up his mic rophone to start Introductions. Represented were breeders and rancher from Montana, Cali fornia, Texas. British Columbia. Missouri, Idaho, Washington and Oregon. They had already covered east cm Washington and a portion of Idaho on the two days before coming to Morrow county. In so doing, they hit some heavy thunder showers, but Neumeyer cheerfully said that this wea ther was preferable to hot days. Weather was cool and overcast while they were here, making it comfortable and pleasant. Number of persons at various locations on the tour varied from some coming and going while others went the entire route. It was reported that one Montana couple, vacation bound. Just happened to bump Into the tour and stuck with It as their vaca tion. In all. a total of some 250 persons was on hand for the var- (Continued on page 5) Venture Will Offer Stock Sale Support for the new Arbuckle Mountain Ski corporation waj given by the Hoppner Morrow County Chamber of Commerce Monday In a motion, passed unanimously, after C K. (Ken) peck, one of the Incorporators, outlined plans for proposed de velopment at the regular meet- . Dr. C M. Wagner moved that the Chamber go on record as supporting the venture and rec ommend It to the board of di rector. It was seconded by Or vllle Cutsforth and passed with out any dlssentlon Peck said that the corporation Is In the process of formation as a profit-making venture. It seeks to obtain the public use permit from the U. S. Forest Sen Ice for the 290-acre moun tain site now held by the Ar buckle Mountain Ski club. Plan is to sell $10,000 in stock at no par value for the purpose of clearing land for a 2000 ft. lift and a 100 ft. wide ski run, about a half-mile long, and develop ing the area as a skiing resort. Peck said. It is expected that a ski lift can be constructed, using local facilities and labor, at approxi mately $6000. Additional funds would be allowed for mainten ance, Peck said it ia honed that with the loneer ski run and better facil ities, Arbuckle Mountain might (Continued on Page 10) im m' I Him 4 n, v ' ' i PRINCESS TEBRTL AN GREENUP Princess Terryl Due for Honors Cam-In on family partlclpa- who won the Morrow county tion in Morrow County Fair and amateur cair roping com pc-uuon Rodeo courts is Princess Terryl n no ,n"" "T inn r.r.niir. rfauchtpr of Mr or tne rear in i:w and Mrs. Don Greenup, who will; chosen by the and was CowBelles as be honored Saturday nigni. August 8. at her own dance at iho llrrinruT Fair Davllion. Princess Terryl Is thrilled to '.viable carry on family honor which started when her aunt, the form er Mae Kilkenny, now deceased, was queen of the fourth Heppner rodeo back In 1925. Terrvl'i mother, the former Colleen Kil kenny, was a rodeo princess in 1941 and first queen after the intprruotion of World War IL when the local rodeo resumed In 1D43. Others In the family have had Drominent parts as rodeo performers, including her father. CAN YOU IDENTIFY THESE TWO? Queen Coronation Slated August 15 Floor Work Ends Activity Nights Because work Is being done on thm HeoDner HIch school gym: naslum floor preparatory to the opening of school, there will be no more activity nights this sum mer, Don McClure said Wednes day. L The activity nignis nave uecu hild under the sponsorship of the Jayeees on Tuesdays and Thurs days and have brought an atten dance of more than 100 each nipht, McClure said. The Junior Chamber Is hopeful of developing a winter program for adults alter scnoot siaris, ne added. Formal coronation of Queen Shannon Mahoney of the 1964 Morrow County Fair and Rodeo will be held in ceremonies Sat urday night, August 15, just prior to the queen's dance. Elmer Schmidt, rodeo chair man of the Heppner-Morrow County Chamber of Commerce, said that Bob Henry of the Chamber is working on plans for the events, and a meeting was scheduled Wednesday night A noise parade through town Is among tentative plans. It would end at the rodeo grounds where the coronation would take place. An effort was to be made to get the Stars of To morrow, amateur talent, of Hermlston as a program feature, and If they are not available, to lisA local talent. Also being considered were pins for a fun night with old-fashioned races and special features. Full details will be announced next week. Rodeo Ties on Sale At Heppner Stores A supply of colorful new ties has arrived for the 1964 Morrow County Fair and Rodeo, purch ased by the Chamber of Com merce for resale by local mer chants. The how ties are now on sate at several stores at $1 each. All supporters of the fair and rodeo are asked to obtain them and wear them from now on through the events. Q DONT TELL I Read th story below. Unique Silhouette Contest To Start Here This Week (See Page 7) A brand new and unique con test, sponsored by 12 leading business firms in Heppner, starts today in the Gazette-Times. There's a chance to win val uable prizes and have lots of fun. too. In a large advertisement In todav's Gazette-Times, page 7, you'll find silhouettes of some of these merchants or their em ployees. Just matcn tne name oi the silhouette with one of tne 12 business firms in the ad, tear out the silhouette and take it to the merchant in person. If you are the first person to present the silhouette to the cor rect business on Saturday morn ing, the merchant will give you a gift certificate good for $5 in merchandise from the store. The second person bringing in the correct silhouette .will receive a $3 gift certificate, and the third person gets a $2 gift certificate. One condition of the contest is that the silhouettes may not be brought In for identification before Saturday morning in order that the paper may circ ulate to rural areas on Friday and give them a chance in the contest, too. This week there are two sil houettes, meaning two stores will give $5, $3 and $2 gift cer tificates to the first ones correc tly identifying the persons Sat urday morning. Everyone with exceptions noted within the advertisement rules) is eligible to register for the grand prize, a gift certificate from every participating firm the equivalent of $5 in spending money at each of the 12 business places. No purchase is necessary. Just register at any store listed below or on the advertising page. All the contestant has to do Is stop in and ask for the free registration blank. This is the businessman's way of saying. "Heppner is a good place to trade." And don't for get: Every ad for the next eight weeks is going to announce genuine, money-saving specials. All are urged to read the ads for they will find exceptional values from these local firms: Gonty's, Humphreys Rexall Drug, Heppner Auto Sales, Petersons Jewelry, Gardner's Men's Wear, Phil's Pharmacy, Central Market, Tum-A-Lum Lumber Co., E. Dick. Case Furniture Company, Columbia Basin Electric Co-op, and Jack Van Winkle's Chevron Service. Cyclists Given Noise Warning Motorcycle owners and rider.i who have altered mufflers In such a manner as to create un due noise are given a "cease and desist" notice by Chief of Police Dean Gilman. He issued a warning to them this week and said that city offi cers will start issuing tickets as of Monday for those who violate the noise ordinance and state Some owners of cycles have produced noises more satisfying to tnem Dut more irruaung io the general public by removing cores from inside mufflers or by sawing off the ends of the muf flers, the chief said. The time between now and Monday will be given for them to get their motorcycles back In legal shape, after which the citations will be Issued. Chief Gilman added that the motorcycles must also be equip ped with adequate lights and licenses.. Owners and operators must also comply with insurance provisions under the stat e ' s Financial Responsibility law. Operators must have a drivers license and there is no provision for learners' permits because a licensed instructor cannot ride with a person learning to drive a motorcycle. Lightning Strike Sets 50-Acre Fire, Jolts Father, Son Lightning struck a hillside on the Fred Hoskins place on Rhea Creek last Wednesday and not only started a fire but jolted Hoskins and his son, Mac, who were working across the creek. The son was on a tractor and the impact nearly knocked him off. the father said, even though the strike was some distance away. Neither was hurt. ' i Fire didn't start until several seconds after the strike, and then it suddenly took off and spread rapidly. Some 20 or 25 neighbors re snnndpd as the fire swept over the area and assisted in putting it out. It burned some du acres in grass on the Hoskins and George Ruses places before it was extinguished. Rain came just as me juo was being finished and did the mopping up by natural means, at the same time scat tering the neighbors before Hoskins had a chance to thank them. He asked that his apprec iation be expressed publicly to them. Fathr tt thi Year for 19b4. A typically wholesome ranch girl. Princess Terryl has an en viable record of accomplish ments while living her 17 years on the farm of her parents, known as the Kilkenny ranch, 10 miles northeast of Heppner. She was born in Pendleton Oc tober 28. 1947. the same day and in the same hospital as Princess Dewena West of Boardman. Many 4-H awards have come her way while participating in eight years of livestock and two years of horsemanship. These include showing the grand champion dairy cow In 1962 and 1963; grand champion Angus cow and calf, 1962; grand champion lamb, 1962; champion pen of lambs, 1962; senior live stock Judge. 1962; state fair Judging team, 1961. 1962 (plac ing second Individually in state in ivn- on Pacific International judging team, 1963; and cham- pion dairy snowman, ioj. one has won many ribbons in other 4-H activities. Among her prized possessions are her 100 head of registered unffniif shppD. which she has lambed herself. An accomplished rider, bceause she has ridden "ever since she can remember, she uses this skill to good ad vantage when she goes on cattle drives for her father and their noitrhhors. At home, in the kit chen, too. Terryi cooks iur ; ay Ing crews and is an excellent baker, especially of homemade breads and rolls. Interested In all school af fairs, she served on the Heppner High student council last year. She will start her senior year in high school this fall. She is a member of St. Patrick's Catholic church. , . . Her favorite hobbles are rid ing, reading, painting, swim ming and hunting. She killed her first deer in 1960 and has added one each year since. Not limiting herself to deer, she has killed an elk in each of the years 1961, 1962 and 1963. This year's princess is oldest in the family of 5 children. Others include Sue Ellen, 14, an 8th grader; Bill, 12, a 7th grader; Gregory, 11, a 5th grader, and Mary Ann, 6. who will join the others in school this year. All the family are accomplished riders and have ridden in many of the pony races at the rodeo, as did Terryl when she was smaller. Princess Terryl will be seen at official fair and rodeo per formances on 'Tommy," a 10-year-old sorrel thoroughbred seldins that she raised and later sold to W. E. Hughes, Heppner. sh nlso has "Tinv." a 7-year- old buckskin gelding Canadian quarter horse, which she rides for general ranch work. Lena Community is sponsor for this week's dance, wun music to be furnisned Dy ine Slinkards of Kinzua. Dancing will be from 10 to 2 with supper served. WEATHER By LEONARD GILLIAM Weather report for the week of July 30 August 5 is as fol lows: . Hi Low Proc. Thursday 69 49 .05 Friday 74 52 - .06 Saturday 74 42 Sunday 75 51 Monday 81 46 . Tuesday 74 44 Wednesday 78 47 - Total precipitation recorded for the month of July was .76 inch.