82nd Year
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Number 18
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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.