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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 13, 1964)
Httrnt CAicrrr tjmci. tiaj. Atwt u im of Queen Shannon's Coronalion Due; Honor Dance Set I Continued front, ta II m triiou vrin with Stat Torn rw amateur talent llrt tr.ti.n prrwr.rng acvrral nu mfrf tflicial coronation of th quern U achrduU-U for t.W at the fairground n.lui.)uJ honor will he ae corded her rr !' at the Uwxfl'l dam It) follow. Thl Hill be fitting rtima U the ccompluhmrnu ! th talent ed oung lady eturlng her 19 year of life in Hcppnrt. Bom Frbruarv lt4 Queen Shannon piw from a proud background of rofelonal rr on. She l the daughter of Mr. and Mr. V. W, Jdahenry, Iwr father bring an attorney, and the granddaughter Mr. ana Mrv Willum Philip Mahonev. ho came la Hrpi nrr In 191 Y. lie served at president of the old Heppner Flrt National Bank. Much of the quern riding ex perience hat come with helping on the la Mahoney ranchr. In one of which he own half lnferet and the other half of which U owned by 1Kb. Shannon will he a sophomore at Pacific rniverty In Forest Grove this fall. She Is prepay Ine for a prenuralng mik. and plan to enroll at the 1'nlvrrslty of Oregon Medical school What Next? Radiator Stolen from Bus There mut le ome thieve tnui.t tii really want l work l ard at ihrtr trade. II a v ivrier rr ported to the M n-w Count y N hfc du'.twt itllie Thur!ay that koine-me havl klolcn the radiator off eive rt the i'ht bue at the hifci tiutrn-t t'ua vard near the rtdrw ground When the r a -tutor wa taken wi not krhmn, and kchool of fMal ratchrd their head to figure why anion? would go tit that trouble to teal a rad iator. 1964 Fair and RodeolBoard Considers Rules on School Site Prospects Bright (Continued front page II (Continued from isfe It 'Meet Our Town' Winners Named (Continued from page It having win a pite In the gue Ing comirtiiion. he no longer mav compel f.r weekly prue. However, he may regttcr at any of the More lor the era ml prize whirh will U awardi-d at die conclusion of the right wenuT Mntt. Tlie one winner at that time will rrve!e a $5 git cer tificate from each the par ticipating firm itiMal S') i it her brother. ' merchandise certificate). The iMpular Jim Myer. own er of rhil Tharmacy. bought the tore fnun Thil Uiakney In July. l'.Vl. coming here from llermUton where he wa pharni nit (or HermiMon lrug Com next; P ny. lie and hi wife. Mary tucn. hae two son, Jimmy. 9. and Andv. 8. both iHJplls in Heppner Ulementarv ncnooL Jim and Mary L'Uen are ac tive in the Masonic lodge. Order of L4itcrn Star and the Elk. Mrs. Myer U a former mother advisor for the Order of Rain bw for Girl. Hale, parts manager for llepp- came to Heppner i-ortiant wncre he was asiswiated with Francis ord. ( was born and reared in The Dalles. Earl Ayres. owner or Heppner Auto Sales, a.skcj Hale to take the position here after Ayres came in December. 1059. Hale was married after (coming to Heppner and hi wife is Leona. Mr. and Mrs. Ayres and fam ilv came to lleppner from MiltonFreowater but he had been aiciated with Griffith Ford in The Dalles for about 12 years. Earl and his wife. Dolores have five children. Earl. 15. Phil 13. Julie 11. Kathleen. 9. and Mary. 7. The Ayres family Is active In many community affairs. In eluding his work as city council- man. They have won several awards for their work as dealers for Ford and Mercury', the latest being a trip to Europe earlier this year. summer. She is a memoer oi Alpha Kappa Delta aorority at the college. During her four year of high nchool at Heppner before her graduation In 113. she accum ulated an enviable record of tu dent activity participation. For outstanding leadership, the was presented the faculty citizenship I'd the Bonnie Wylie Journalism I ?er. A,u,?,f' c' trophy. She was a member of! n July from the National Honor Society. QulH and Scroll, served as drill leader. president of Girls' league, vice president of Future Homemakers. treasurer of Future Business Leaders, was a student council member and was on the tumbling team. The attractive queen gained recognition in Ruth Assembly No. 50. Order of Rainbow for Girls, as worthy advisor and as grand honorary drill leader for the state of Oregon. In this of fice she traveled to a Supreme Assembly held in Chicago, 111., In 19G2. Alwavs active in 4-H horse clubs, Shan Is most proud of the 4H showmanship trophy she won In 1959. She has also won ribbons and a blanket In Wrang ler horse show and play day competition. She has been a member of the Wranglers for years, and for three years was pennant bearer for the rodeo, be fore being a princess in the court of last year. In her royal court performan ces this year. Queen Shannon Is riding a registered sorrell quarter horse. Chipaway's Prin- cess, which she purcnasea last year. She owns three other horses, her first pride being Kamper, which she got from Steve Thompson, and now would be "old enough to vote. An other Is June Bug, an 8-year-old which she raised and broke. Queen Shannon, with her court: Princess Dewena West, Princess Martha Doherty. Prin- cess Judy Sherer and Princess Terrvl Greenup, with their chap erone, Mrs. Archie Munkers, have made many appearances through the summer in their at tractive green and white riding outfits. Most recent was Chief Joseph Days, with plans ahead to travel to Hermiston for the Umatilla County parade. In Pen dleton for the annual Dress-Up parade, and formal entries in the Pendleton Round-up in Sep- tember. The Hitchin' Post Quartet of Boardman will furnish music for the Saturday night dance, under sponsorship of the Fair and Rodeo association. There will be no dance Saturday, August 22, because of the Shrine football game, but will climax with the big rodeo dance Saturday night, August 2, at tne pavilion. New Coach Sounds Call for Drills Heppner High's new football coach. James M. Potter, still in New Plymouth, Idaho, has Issued first call to his gridmen to report for a general meeting on Thursday night, August 20, at 8 p.m. at the high school. "It Is very important that ail be there," he said. Equipment will be checked out on Friday and Saturday, August 21 and 22. between the hours of 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. and 8 p.m and 10 p.m. each day. Football practice will start Monday. August 24. Drills will be held twice daily, from 9 to 10:30 a.m and from 7:30 to p.m., he said. Arriving Sunday from Mesa, Am., for their summer's visit in Heppner are Mr. and Mrs. Gar net Barratt. and thev are staviner in one or tneir apartments on Fairview Way. The couple and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Thompson are to be guests of Bob Lowe at a dinner in his home Thursday (tonight) on the occasion of Bob's birthday. The Barratts will visit with their many friends while here. inx-d hi oaoe, will te ruH,d to It.e tt rod of the patlin lniUe tutsloiih of the fail raM ai1 that ronrtrtion of n t.fur fr the ro.ks U under wav under the tukrr ManJ and htuld be tva.ty in time I the rteo. Together with the uual feat life of the fair. Including uch hichhtrht a the 4 II lu-i.k audion. it, fccramttie, Whea l-rague cke baking oiilet. 4 II tle ieue, and pet hiw. theie will he some Innovation hl ear. Jerrv Jonaon, .hior ,f leppner llih chapter of FF.V. tate that there will be a KFA tract. r driving content thl ear with rmphai on driving kill and kafctv. Thl will he twvtl tv tne I arm Hureau. ani a good nutnter .f entrie I eMce. eii. pate uf tne eent rid not finally teen iviIed un. but will he announced Liter Kelurntng to the fair thin ear will te dinner nerved on the ght of Thuntday, Augut 27. hv women of the Khea Creek Irange with Mr. Mildred Wright In charge Thl w.t frrn- rlv a ix'pular event at the f.tlr nd i returning after an ah nonce of. ecral vear. Snack Shack, the refrehment ren.ic7ou on the ground, win be in full kwlng Mond.iv. the dav tn-fore the official fair oivn ing. and It will continue through Fridav with Mr. Earl McCaho of lone In iharge. Morrow county' fair and rodeo court, with Queen Shan non Ma honey reigning, will make official apiH-arance at the fair thl year, probablv at the Myle revue and the auction rale. An excellent lineup of ecial award awaits winners In sev. oral categories at the fair. There I no way of knowing at this time how many entrie will be received in open classes, but prospects are that there will bo a nurr.twr numoor or entries in all divisions as the county put Its best In agricultural product and handiwork on display. Twelve new folding table have been purchased to hold exhibits. School exhibits are invited from Boardman and Houghton elementary school as well as from Heppner and lone, Mrs. Smith said. Mrs. Eunnv Dvre. who assisted in the county agent's office earlier in the summer following the unexpected death of Esther Kirmis. will be back to help with the lair preparations, ac cording to County Agent Nel Anderson. A meeting of the fair board will be held Monday night to complete arrangements for the upcoming event. Meanwhile, all is in hand for the Morrow county Horse Show with Fred Mankin. superinten dent, in charge. This will be Friday, August 28, on the rodeo grounds. Final arrangements for the rodeo will be made at a meet ing of the rodeo board tonight (Thursday) in the Gilliam and Bisbee building with Floyd Jones, chairman, In charge. Some 51o00 in purses will be offered at the colorful event this year ana cowboy entrants are expec ted from all over the yest. All entrants are reminded of an earlier closing date this year. Entries must be received by 8 p.m Thursday. August 27. by jack Locke, secretary, and fees must be paid by the time . rhliy The cailief laitif wilj all.' more tune to tftntuct dfavtingm. attange and lit"! ixo I'tami and l-e uie that all U In t.U-r f,-t wrrk e. ot'-rtav.l Show will le on S4lutd.iv ai. I Sun,!.tv af!erniu and Satuidav evening wurt the riteo dance la foil,. Mote award and trophies ih.iii ever Ul.ne are offered lor i!-.e ol,-tlMHh m.tnv littti in M-'t row ami l maiilla omntie giv Ing them, l:.vmUII VterMi ihaiiro.in of the gratut iIm rAtt lor lh- Chaiiiher t4 Conrr.eree urge all make pji fr float and entrie rtow. Theme f the pa rade. a t lvseri In a tnitel le Cecily, U "Famou Qo.datioti Sum- IU m ptie will l oil if e.1 in the vailu categoric. I lmer Schmidt. hauman if he Chamlwr f Commerce oieo wrtimiitei" I gelling hi uvv n hand !r ticket nalc and ther ilitatlk f the event. Portland Couple Leases Grill Mr. and Mrs. A. G. (Bud) Hebert, formerly of Portland, have leased the Hotel Grill in the Heppner Hotel, they announ ced this week. They moved here from Portland recently. The couple previously was em ployed at the Embers club in Portland, and Hebert has been restaurant cook for many years. While at the Embers they also did some photography work. Mrs. Hebert said. i Parks Committee Reviews Progress Work on park In the county wa reviewed bv member of the 'county park committee a', meeting l,4t Wednesday eve rung ravorarwe comment wa heard for the Anson Wright Memorial park on I hapin creek The .5-acre ne Is considered ideal, and to date an excelle d water system ha been eMao lished. rest room prepared and table and fireplace Installed. The creek channel ha been changed to provide for two pl.i ground or ball field. There Is pit nty of shade with native trees of the area in abundance. Some road change have been mnde in which the county ha a part. The county court ha also indicated a better approach t the area will he constructed. "Much credit for the success o the development I due, not only to the Khea Creek Grange, but to Chairman Orvllle Cutsforth for the time and energy that has been expended for the comple tion of this project." County Judge Oscar Peterson said. A $1000 item was included in the llti3 county budget for parks and most of this was spent on the Anson Wright park- A similar item is Included in this year's budget, and It is planned to use this money on both the Wright Memorial park and Cutsforrth Park, which is now county-owned. 'The county hoes to spread out its parks development and maintenance to cover the north ern part of the county for future years," the Judge said. The county has a maintenance superintendent for the two parks, salary of whom is supported by the county road department. Present at the committee meet ing were Chairman Cutsfortli, Mrs. Mildred Wright and Mrs. Minnie Skiles, members, as well as Andrew Sklles, Mrs. N. C. Anderson and Judge Peterson. older Hcril meeting at wtidh tune krt for rath lt would l-e allowed minute lo pirM nt fcummaiic tf their wU loit. and the v,jsllnlr ndcrit would tliscu the l4al oh lent Thriu would te optun nv i r qiicMi.--r.fc. sn.r wi.:. n a ms i, l-all,-1 would lie Liken o dcli-i ittlite the final holee It wa kltpulatetl In Mn I poller to al that rxnv iwhool l.siid meioter n'UM If HewHI at the finil iie'iing. and iui vole iuld l-e taken If not all were pieeiil Pint lor Harvey W arner of Irrigon kuggesied lhal the flt opetlal til. -el log le held lit Iril gon ami th.tt the Uiard lo over the site the following day or on anv dav duting the week at the Uiard convenient. Ine filial nieeting wa ugge!c for September w at Heppner, Director Milton Morgan had rental ked that he felt ntoie tin.e wa tussled lH-testl meeting for dclitn rations. finding anwer to qtiestion and pre paring kummarte and therefore uggefe a wsi-k' delay I weell the first and final meet Ing i4i the ite iwieiilon. lead Ing to Director Warner pro. xal. Thl wa not entered In Ihe minute a an approved motion, but rather a a kuggestton, and1 final "ground rules'" will l laid at Ihe regular meeting on S p temlK-r 15 Ralph Skoubo Clctd Ihe tioard cUtted Ralph Skoubt of Koardman to repla.e Kov rartlow an director Irom lUuirdman. I'nlimely death of Part low recently created the vac uncy. Skoubo, who ha crvcd av a memlMr of the Boardman a I vlnory committee, had sought election to the hoard twice but wa defeated In each Instance by Part low. Bob Sicard of Boardman. a former school director, wa elec ted to the advisory committee bv the committee, and his choice wa nnouiuel at the Tuesday meeting. Supply Bids Opnd KuN for gasoline, fuel oil. anti freeze, and vehicle supply were ojx'ned at the meeting. A motion authorized signing of a contract with Guy Jeppe of Hermiston for supplying fuel oil as low bidder at a price of or barrel delivered at I'matilla. There were four other firm bidding on the oil. Includ ing Western Fuel Co., W. I. it M. Fuel Co.. SNkane, I'nion Oil ltd Standard Oil Contrad to Standard Oil Cool panv wa aulhoiUed Hoe. ,ulk delivery lUd wa .'l.'Te tr gallon at lone, ".Hi,V -r gallon InU'.wi. ,'ITe er gallon at lleppiter and vc.r.'e jr cation a lo.tidlltall Paul VH J-ti t-f lone kutniiHIol l-t.J (of at Pe and ..t'V at lloatdman, llteletiy It-lttg l"W bidder at I'Mif. but II Wa tie tided lhal Ihe hoaid 'uld or.ly mllcr bid fr the riitlre ooiiiiv IS ll ("tin did )" " toll bid lor liitgon an-1 liepp iter AIo bidding were Shell thl Company, Cithfuld Oil Cmii panv and I'lilon il Cuntpanv, Mx bid were kuhtmtted on anil ficer e tanging fn-in the low of SI :w is r gallon lv Pad terg Machinery Co. ttt $1MI high The luiard tabled aitloo on letting ihe t.ntra't. however, III older to click the xarloil trand fferel IHher aulmlt ling bid weie Phillip lYtrol cum, llernilstun; t'rdon Oil Co ; Ford Tire Service; Indepeiulci.t Carare, lone; and HI Count v Cheiiilcal. lone. Supply otntract were author ied In he divided arountl the county a follow: Irrlgon. Ih-' Texaitt; lloardman, Wally'a lit ittk' A: lone, l;otert Inake; and la-xlnttori. (iene Chevron. The Iwi.inl pa.s,-d a motion to act opt the sit lanes for bu drlv- er and adopted In the m hedule t.KT I!"a 1. 1. Rauch Vc) Chaiiman Direct Irvin i:.iuch of la-x tngton wa ela ted vice chair man of Ihe hoard to succeed Part low who hal tx-en elected to that position prior to hi death. A motion to call for bid on an ll p.isM'nger Matlon wagon to replace a small livery wa approved. It was announced at the met t Ing that a PuMic I'tilttv Com missioner' ruling prohibit use of the county m Ikm, buse bv grouit other than those school conneted except within a ra dlu of three miles. Thl will mean that -I II group arid other ranrtot um bowr In Die fulmar le)otti Ihe 3 It. lie radio Mi IW-Vrllv Gultdcltooi. iteik, atd that It duiiM 4lie I i Iteik log to e-e If II woild jssltdi In Wovlde for one bu for ut ft lie III view i f Ihe fail that thru. I lw put-tic liarop1ttt 'ii In ttte nmntv. ITt laid al deil.led In f lend rend 'chciisKe nuranit txtvriage ti'Vt-rtng action of rmploer t-f li illMiM or win. ri it rnigtd ie naiie. For Your Protection Turner, Von Marfcr and Bryant Answers Your Insurance Questions OUCSTlONi I read In the paper at out a car In lug park ed on a hill and kilpping it hi .ike and lolling through a m rviie kiatlon and retaurant with damage of more than twenty thousand dollar. If he carried only five Ihoutand priHs-rty damage Inkuraure would he he )uck f"T the balance himself? ANSWER! If legally liable he certainly could to The cst of rierty damage 1 not li cli nd ntost leople don't i airy an) where near enough. panel I Thl public kcrvtcr -i tHir way of advertising. Your Iruurance question will le anawered without charre or ohllgation If you'll aend or bring them to Turner, Von Marter and Bryant HeppMr rh. 171-967 Forrest Burkenbiae is bock on the Job a manager of Central Market after stonding a week's vacation with his wife and fam ily in the Olympic National Park. Copali Beach. Wn.. and other points. He went deep sea "fishing one day but reports little luck. m Fire from Dump Covers Big Area Fire which started from the southeast corner of the city dump Saturday swept westward across diverted acreage and raced per haps l'A miles before it was brought under control and extin guished. Probably most of the fire was on the C. J. Osmin property, but Fire Chief Charles Ruggles said that he thought property of two other owners was also involved Five men of the Heppner fire department and two trucks re sponded, joining several pickups with tanks and neighbors who turned out to battle the blaze. Arnold Raymond who was at the dump at the time sent in the alarm after his small daughter spotted the start of the fire and told him about it. (uMs&ffoaaA r 1 1 r 2 I!03m10ZK) 80 ALWAYS FIRST QUALITY ALWAYS FIRST QUALITY J jn 1 I I-1J A'':.S L L .I. ,7 K , r I 7 33 I Penney's own In Heppner for a few days of visiting and golfing this week were Mrs. Bill Labhart, Chris. Mark and Lori. They returned to their home in John Day on Wednesday. We Will Deliver Your Processed Meat jJCv I I Charge ' Lexington WHOLESALE MEATS CUSTOM SLAUGHTERING SCHEDULE: I Hogs Tuesday Cattle Wed, Thurs. Sheep Any Day FoIIctt Meat Co. Hermiston, Oregon Ph. 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