Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current, July 01, 1965, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text82nd Year Sidewd Number 18 Li THE AZETTE- EPPNEK TOflE. Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, July 1 1965 10 cents Double Holiday Due; Celebrations Slated With the Fourth of July falling on Sunday thU year, the nubile will enjoy a "double holiday" time Monday will be (he legal holiday for Independence Day. Many famillea will make II a 3 day holiday, taking Sat. Urday ahto, and campgrounds ami recreation pou are r. peeled to be crowded fur the weekend. One of the Klnclpal local altrartiona will he the annual flreworka at lone. ionorcd by the American legion. They are scheduled to begin at :3o pm. Saturday night. July 1 No admission la charged but a collection will he taken to help defray rkpenncs. The annual celebration at Condon will attract many ix-r-sons from this area with a Jacket rodeo scheduled for Sat. urday and Sunday afternoon, and main feMlvltlcn through the day Sunday. A community tir-nkft will Ik from 6 30 ot 10;3O Sun. day morning, and a non denominational religious aervlee la planned at 11:15 In dedication to the memory of those who died In Amerlru'a conflicts. A flyover by the Oregon National f.uard la duo at noon, and the l'-tland Parachute cluh will give Jump demonstrations at 12:15 Condons bl : parade atari at 1 p.m. with the rodeo to follow nt af:30. Old fashioned eumen iui i.r.,.u.ini. .......... are M-hcdulcd at the park at 4:30 and from 7;.K to Up m . a "hootennnny" U planned. Firework. .Iiki.I.v uui in. the evening. ' ' " a . - . . - niofi iiei.pncr stores and businesses will be cloned on the wi xaar hi iieiipneriiiorea an.l businesses will be cloned on day July 5. There will be no celebration In lleppner for ec k end. but Its feativltlea will be at the Sidewalk Ba on rrlday and Saturday, July y and 10 Youth Gets Scare From Small Rattler Frankl livjirn, non of Mr, and lra. Jim Lovgrrn. got bit i'f a Mare Tuesday when a mall ratHnMke ktruk at Mm and M-ratihed his finger while hp waa working on the rai.cn or hi uncle. Jack Sum. ner Frank Miklne rks out of the lummrf fallow field and wnen he lilted one re k. un covered the arnali anakp which struck at hU finger. Frank, a lleppner High aofhomore, aaid that tie cut v-n the fingrr and au kel on It. nt knowing how M-rlou the Mrtke might be. rame home to lleppner and consulted a doctor but apparently none of the venom (tnetratrd the nkln. Two New Bridges Near Completion; Road Work Slated la. i. I ... vorn u near completion on two of three bridges that were washed out In winter storms, and construction of a third' I marling. County Judge. I'aiH f . - i .a a, a . . d-iaa Kami H-1 Flt-MUiiy . ine Kock Creek bridge la completed but In not oiien to ttavrl nn yet because concrete Is not yet cured, he said, lie urged everyone to respect barricades and not travel the bridge until they are removed by the con tractor. "We have a big Investment in the bridge, and If the public doc not resjeet the barricades, It could relieve the contractor of resonsibllity In case of some deficiency," the Judge wild, lie asked that the public be patient for 10 more days. A ford across the creek permits traffic to go arouno mo oricigc via a detour. The Pine City bridge on Hut ter Creek la expected to be com pleted by Tuesday and ready for backfilling. It should be open to traffic Immediately after this work la done. Of a different type of construction than the Kock Creek bridge, this bridge wui require no wait following completion. Hie third bridge, near the Joe Vey place on Butter Creek, will be under construction this week. The Judge said that equipment was to be moved there Thursday. : Meanwhile, approval for per manent repairs to Federal Aid roads In the county was re ceived via a telephone call from the city and county division of the State Highway Commission. inenc include trie liasey canyon roan, me ione-t.ua road, (.loose berry road, Jordan -Ruggs road and Olex-McNab rond. Only one third the amount Is sought for repair to the Willow creek road south of lleppner was anowed. The amount al lowed Is $100. The Judge, commissioners and roadmaster went to Portland and Salem early this week to purchase culverts and see the city and county division In re gard to the FAS roads. They al so put In a hid on a used auger type snow plow. WEATHER Br LEONARD GILLIAM Official wcarher (report for the. Advance Programs Out for Fair, Rodeo Advance programs fur the 19i5 fair and rodeo hac been printed and are now ready for distribution to publicize the coming events. A quantity will lie left at Various service establishments In the county hotel, motels. reMaurants and service sta tions. Those who plan to make falpa 10 other locations to at tend tihmtl'ns and khIcos are Invited to take a quantity to distribute. They give com plete Information on the com ing attractions. The programs are available from Jack Locke, rodeo board secretary, at the First National Bank, or from the Gazette Times office. Mike Benge Unhurt In Saigon Bombing .Mike Benge, son of Mr. and Mrs. Terrel Benge of lone, is safe and unhurt following a bombing Incident at Saigon, Viet Nam, Friday, according to leiegram Irom the U- S. Km bassy to hla parents. Mr. and Mrs. Benge first re celvod a telephone call Satur day and later received the tele gram. Mike returned to Viet Nnm In Jwarcri irom Washington. I). C. after coming buck to the United Mates lor a short time. He had been working with International Volunteer Services in Vict Nam rut is now with USOM Aid and nets us a nrovinec advisor He was in Saigon at the time i a bomblne of a restaurant jrlday but emerged unscathed. in a telecast seen later by mem bers of the family showing the incident, they thought they rec ognized Mike working with the injured but could not be sure. Benge Is located In Kontum Province and fighting has been as close as 43 miles from his location. In letters home he does not reixrt to his Barents on much of the mllitarv actions, his mother said. I Grant County Man Coming as Agent Here in Late July flail MiCarty. r.ow In tcn. slon work In Oant county, has been appointed as Morrow coun ty extension agent to work probably In livestock, ill clubs and weed control. avording to W. C I Jerry i Nlbjcr. state ex- tension agent. Mi-Carty is rxisded to com.' o lleppner In late July and wll! micit-ed fjordon Cook, who cur rently Is working here as aj,ent on temporary assignment. The ro w apiHiintment Mill comph t ine siaii -i agents In the Mor row county office. Fuirene Win ters is coming from Medford as extension agent and ataff chair man. and Iionna (Jeorge contin ues as home extension a cent. With the appointment of Me i arty, the extension Maff In .Morrow county will return to mree agents alter being reduced to two by county and state oiiogei cuts two years ago. NIMcr said that McCartv's re- Snslbitc will be worked out with Winters as Maff c hairman, sul ti 4 rxpecfeft that Winters will devote much of his lime to grains while McCarty will focus aueriiion on livestock, 4 II and Weed control. McCarty Is a graduate of Ore gon State University in mechan ical technology (agricultural en- glneerlngl, and has done consld- rable work In livestock as well s in agricultural economics. Horses are his hobby. He was reared In Umatilla county and graduated from Pen dleton High school. McCarty has iM-en active n both -1 11 and FFA work and attained a State Farmer degree In Future Farm ers. In Grant county he has bc-en responsible for the weed ontrol program. cook, wlio Is working this week at the 4-H summer camp i v-uisionn I'urK. will remain until late in July after which he will be given a permanent county assignment, the ktale extension agent said. McCarty Is married, and his wires name is DuAnn. They nave no cnuaren. They expect io come to lleppner about Jul 10 to seek housing, Nibler sab n A 1 JJ ' K ' lUere mi Jimly 9, 10 MRS. WAVEL WILKINSON, vk president of Morrow County Cow. sou, prooama s boc cortitlcoto to Richard Vinson for bo. comloii a fatkor noartit to rarthor's Den. Mr. and Mrs. Vinson's son. Mark William, was bora la fioooor Memorial hospital Tuoadar, Juno 22. Woman Traveler, 84, Spurns Aid on Tire fUnger Sam' Miller of the lleppner Ranger district, drlv- Ing by the Falrview Forest camp on the Spray highway early this week, notii-ed a woman at work changing a tire on her car .and trailer out fit. Sam Mopped to give aid. "Need help?" he asked. "Heck, no, she replied. But the ranger pitched in to help anyway. In conversation with the woman and her trav eling companion. Kam learned that they were on a trip to cover the western states. He asked if thry had made other trips in this area. "Oh. we took a Jaunt up to Opal Butte." What's so unusual about this? Nothing, except the woman waa 84 years of age, and her traveling companion was a young woman in her New Father Gets CowBelle Award County Auction Sale Nets $1479 Old used equipment sold bv Morrow county at the county shops Friday netted a total of $1479, County Judge Paul Jone.i said Wednesday. On sale were rucks and pickups as old as 19.r0 models. Only a small number was on hand to enter bids, but Judge Jones said that he did not feel the result was too bad In view of the age of t h e equipment. All equipment was sold exeent for one pickup. 1 Estate Planning Need Stressed By Trust Officer Stressing the need for plan ning of estates. Claire Reynolds, trust officer of the First .Nat ional Bank of Oregon, spoke to members of the Heppner-Morrow County Chamber of Commerce Monday. u own ami plan with a trust officer to understand the advantages of estate planning." he said. Reynolds discussed advan tages and disadvantages in the ways of holding property. If the estate Is not great BecauM he Ixcame a father nearest to Father's Day. Richard vinv.n has won a $5 beef certifi cate frorn the Morrow County fowBcllcN. Mrs. Wilkinson, vice president of the organization. mjd. the presentation last week. Mark William Vinson was born Tuesday. In Pioneer Mem orial hospital, first child of the KU-hard Vinsons. He weighed 7 lb- It oz. at birth. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Lane of Lexington and maternal great grandmother is L'thcl Lane of lleppner. Paternal grandparent are Mr. and Mrs. Delbcrt Vinson of Lexington. This is one of several promot ional awards made by the Cow Belles. They also choose the Father of the Year and earlier this year named lr. L. D. Tib bies for the honor. He will be special guest at a barbecue din ner at the fairgrounds on Sun day. July 31. Vinson is employed by Randy Lott at Lotfs Electric. Kesldcntu throughout Morrow countv and mlla. cent counties are invited to join lleppner resident for participation in the second annua! Sitfewnlk Un. zaar here rridav and Saturday, July 9 and 10, Hob Henry and Kd Gonty, co-chairmen, declare. K'stiv&l atmosphere will prevail at the event as the sidewalk of Hennner'a main utrivt will h rfntv.t. ed with all porta of exhibit, sales, and entertainment ideas. Twenty-nine different attractions were lusted by Henry as of Wednesday, ranging from showing of colored filmstnp on flowers by the lone Garden club to the "dunk tank," sponsored by the Arbuckle Moun tain Ski corporation. " 1 The dunk tank will have iom prominent "victims.' the chair I man points out. Among them win r such stalwarts aa J. . f.Mome Stephens. Herman Win ter. Jack Locke and Kd Dick. The Arbuckle Mountain croup will also have a car wash and a bake sale. Proceeds of the three events are to be used to help -provide a bus to haul skier to the Arbuckle .Mountain course this winter. Henry says that J3fi0 U need ed to help defray cost of the bus for 12 weekend trips in the winter. This would mean that skiers could bus for only 50c per round trip. The dunk tank will te near Western Auto store. Rockhounds will have an ex. hibit in front of Gonty's Store, the "Sew Along" 4 II club will ... ., . a uukp aaie, win aemon- THE REV. and Mrs. Al Boschc rate flower arranging and and children, Alan Mark and have sewing work for sale In 1(uauMZ nDnw, ncrrci raoraa front of Thomson Prorerv i i s:. into the Christian church par sonag. The Her. Boscbac will srr both Heppner and Lex ington Christian churches. Installation Set For New Pastor Sunday, July 11 Spencers Leaving For New Position Father and Mrs. C. Bruce Spen cer and son Bruce will move Friday to Coquille where he has been assigned to serve St. James Episcopal church. The parish church Is the one In which he was ordained priest The Spencers have been In Heppner for seven years serv lng All Saints' Episcopal church here. No successor has been ap pointed to fill the position here. and services will be limited for the present to Sunday services and Sunday School, both at 10 a.m. Flatts' Truck Service will move the family to Coquille. Barton Clark, who has been ther miuht h nn aHi.-nnH.oa tn. t,r"..T ""uc" u? r , " " . i . w'ui dc in charge of the holding property Jointly." he ehiu-eh H,irin th. T ..U l.lf la I. "t.-t.l- a aa.a. auocmc V. . bbiu. 11 u is icuie. inere reotnr Vct- maaatin-o -iu K me iirst bunday of each month might be some problems. He suggested that it is a wise plan to start a savings program of some kind to make cash available to pay taxes In set tling one's estate when a high percentage of the property will be other than cash. Reynolds stressed the need for consulting an attorney to draw up a will and trust agreements, and said that banks have spec ialists in administering and set ting up trusts. In normal cases, settlement of estates should be accomplish ed between a year and 18 months, he said. In a period following his talk. Reynolds answered questions, mast oi them on quest ions of Insurance and taxes on estates. The speaker was introduced by John Venard, manager of the lleppner branch oi the Urst I National Bank of Oregon. following the 10 a.m. service. Anyone wishing information about the church and use of its facilities may contact Clark. Gimbel Advanced To Yakima Post Fred L. Gimbel. a former pres ident of the HeiDner-Morrow county Chamber of Commerce and Pacific Power & Light Com pany employee here for eight years, has been promoted to be the new assistant line superin tendent for the utility in Yak ima, Wn., the company announces. A 17-year PP&L employee. Gimbel came to HeDDner as a journeyman serviceman in 1956, was promoted to lineman-agent here in 1953, and last year was transterred to be crew loreman at Cottage Grove. Mother's club will sell lem onade for the two days tn front of Turner, Van MarU-r and Bry ant's, and the Jaycees will have several attractions. They will play recordings during the Ba zaar and will have live music Friday night. Elks wiU sell pie and coffee In front of the lodge building, and they will have pies and cakes to sell whole for those who wish them. 'itie Lexington Women's Fel lowship will be in front of Lyle's Barber Shop, and the American Legion Auxiliary will hold a "white elephant" sale in front of the former lleppner Hardware building. kick's Barber shop will have a sidewalk shoe shine in oper ation, and the Heppner Grill will serve its noon bullet luncheon on the sidewalk. Holly Rebekah lodge will sell homemade pastries in front of Heppner Auto Parts, and Sans Souci Reoexah will have a "Lhppy Dog" sale in irom of the old Ked and White, now Hum phreys Drug. Carnation club will be Install ed in front of Central Market, .nu uie Aieinoaisc women win nave a baKe sale Saturday onlv in tront of Jeanne's neauty Shop. cfiavupai iien wui proviae a sumptuous nical at tacir sieait try rear the Episcopal cnurch Friday evening. .v. a viauucii club is thinking of the tired and weary in Dro- vlding Its showing of filmstrips ui iiuwtij in uie oiu Joa .. xys office (next to Gazette-Times) Lexington Reunion Registers 360 from Wide Area LEXINGTON The Loxlnirtnn Grange hall was the scene on wcck oi June ii-zo is as lonows; Saturday, June 2G, of a school III Low Pree. , reunion honoring all past Lex Thursday BB 51 .46 ington school students and in- Friday 70 43 structors of the Lexington Grade Saturday 73 41 ana ingn schools. Sunday 8C 56 Duo to the unusual weather Monday 77 4fi conditions, the activities plan Tuesday 90 51 I ned had to be cancelled and the Wednesday 82 51 ) arrair moved to the Grange hall ' from the school grounds. Official weather report for the Registration started at 9 a.m., wcck oi June -i-aju is as ioiiows: , ana was rouowed bv a wonder- irui potiucK dinner at III Low Thursday 77 49 Friday 75 41 .Saturday f5 35 Sunday 72 41 Monday 80 44 Tuesday 80 52 Wednesday 82 53 Total precipitation month of June, 1.81". Prec. noon. servea by the ladles or Holly Rebekah lodge, with about 360 people present. The group was again fortu nate to hear and renew the ae- quaintance of Robert Wilcox of Portland, former teacher and for the principal of the Lexington schools in the early 1900's. Following his Interesting talk, the group greatly enjoyed hear ing from the other following people: Dallas Ward of Boulder, Colo.; Veda (Bundy) Younger, Portland; Edith (Edwards) King, Bellevuc, Wn., Beverly (Nolan) Miles, Clarkston. Wn.: Elmo Mc- Millan, Portland; Dan Dingcs, Portland, and Edwin L. Beach, Portland. Classes were represented from the year 1909 to the last eradu. ating class of 1959. An afternoon of visiting remlnescine and picture taking was greatly en joyed by the many returnim? for the reunion. Plans are beinff made now for another reunion in the early summer of 1970. A great many people were Dresent who had at one time attended the school but for some reason had not graduated from the school. Some of these came from several areas, including Kenne- wick. Pilot Rock. Hardman. Van couver, Prineville and Redmond. Special gifts were presented to several attending. Dallas Ward, of Boulder, Colo., received a gift for coming the farthest distance; Alfred Van Winkle, Spokane, Wn., for having the largest fam ily present with him; Mrs. Ladd Sherman, Newport, who had the most total years teaching in Lexington schools, and to Rob ert Wilcox, Portland, as the old est regular teacher and princi pal present. Present from the class of 1909 was Mae Burchell, and repre senting the class of 1911 was Mrs. Bertha Dinges. From the class of 1914 were Hulda (Bur chell) Wlgglesworth, Salem, and Cecile (Scott) Jackson, Hermis- ton; from the class of 1919 wai Sherman, Newport; class of 1927, Dona (McMillan) Ritchie, Sa lem; class of 1920, Mary Thom pson) Hunt, The Dalles; Luella (Cummings) Schieive, Mulino, Ore., Earl Ward (returned from Spain on May 21), Eugene, and Mary (Duran) McMurtry, Hepp ner: From the class of 1923 was Dallas Ward, Boulder, Cola; class of 1924, Hulda (Tucker) Mortimer, Paul A. Morey and Elmo McMillan, both of Port land; class of 1925, Glenn Sher- er. Echo, Bertha Hunt, Lexing ton, Alice (Palmer) Harrison, Cascade Locks, Paul Nichols, Portland, Marion Palmer, lone, and C C CarmichaeL Heppner. From the class of 1926 were Marie (Breshears) Steagall, Frieda (McMillan) Slocum. Lex ington, and LaVelle (Leathers) Installation of the Rev. AI Boschee as pastor of the Hepp ner and Lexington Christian churches will be Sunday, July 11. at 5 p.m. in the Christian church. It Is announced. The Rev. and Mrs. Boschee and family moved Into the church parsonage last week from Indiana, where he has served the Christian and Christ ian Union churches of Homer, imi. Born in Bismarck, N. D., the Kcv. Boschee attended grade and high schools in Milton-Free-water. In 1954 he enrolled in Northwest Christian College and the University of Oregon. While i." college, he served the Christ ian churches of Walton and Noti. Upon his graduation with the bachelor of theology degree he was called to serve the Christian church of Enterprise as its full time pastor. In 1958 he was ordained to the ministry by his home church, the First Christian church of Milton -Freewater, and in 1961 f A on ret I tA i n PKrieti o n TKnnl oeical Seminar-u in inHianannii Jaay ana Saturday aAiemoons. It was then that he was called ltlls wul 81V. th0iie interested U serve the Homer churches. He f cnance down ana relax received his bachelor of divinity " comIort lnere W1" b no degree in June of this year. c.. u.' u Airs. Boschee is the former t -u., uiu c.uurcu mm nave a uas.e saie near Thomson's Grocery. J. C. Penney Co. and Gonty's will give tree swim tickets lor those who might enjoy a swim in the municipal pool, otner stores will have attractions of their own plus bargains that will startle, amuse and delight Bazaar visitors. Some oi the ieatures of the Ba zaar will be on an impromptu basis, and a gay, carnival mood will prevail. All are asked to get in tne spirit oi ini weait.n theme, dedicated to the kickoff of the fair and rodeo. Kickou dance oi the rodeo will be Saturday nignt. julv 10. at the fair pavilion, starting at 10 p.m. Stores who have signified that they will have sidewalk dis plays and bargains include the following: MLLadies. Gontv's. J. C. Penney Co., Peterson's Jew elers, Gardner's Men's Wear, Western Auto, Van's Varietv. Heppner Grill, Humphreys Rex all Drug. Phil's Pharmacy. Elma's Apparel, Case Furniture, Central Market and Farley Motor Co. Deanna Grace Ott. She graduat ed from La Grande High school in 1956 and attended Northwest Christian College and the Uni versity of Oregon for two years. ineir children are Alan Mark 5, and TamiHa Annette, 4. Lutheran Churches To Hold Picnic Members of Hope and Valbv Lutheran churches will have their annual church picnic on Sunday. July 4, at Cutsforth park. Worship at the park will Degm at 11 a.m. with the pic nic and afternoon fellowshiD to IOIIOW. Ice cream will be furnished for all. All members and friends are invited to poitia unit pnlov i - - j ine aay. Elmer Palmer, Heppner, and Eva iraaoerg) Griffith, Heppner; class of 1929, Elsie Tucker, Eu gene, and Vernon Munkers, Lex ington; class of 1930, Wayne (Pete) McMillan; class of 1931, Orlow L. Martin, Moro, Peggy (Warner) Hays, Corvallis, Veda (Bundy) Younger, Portland, Har old K. Peck, Heppner, Archie Munkers, Heppner, and Faye Ruhl, Lexington. Keturning from the class of 1932 were Naomi (McMillan) Hill, Redmond: L. E. Ruhl. Lex ington. LaVerne (White) Hen derson. Lexineton: class of 1933. Grace (Burchell) Graham. Sa lem, Edith (Tucker) Castle, and Sam McMillan, Portland; class of 1934. Faye (Lutrell) Munk ers, Lexington; class of lone Garden Club To Show Filmstrips lone Garden club will partici pate in the Sidewalk Bazaar in Heppner on July 9 and 10 with the showing of film strips on flowers In the Conley Lanham building, former office of Jos. J. Nys, next door to the Gazette- Times. There will be no admis sion charge. Showings will be each day from 1 until 2 and from 2 until 4 Members of the club felt that this showing of films might be a pleasant diversion for those who get tired from walking and 1935, snuj-'puig and might want a (Continued on page 8) place to sit down.