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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (July 15, 1965)
I I SFARY u or o tuQciir. ore. Willow Creek Project Moves Another Public Works 82nd Year Number 20 , , - -- -r ' I 1 JuLU GAZE' TE-TME Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, July 15, 1965 10 cents FRINCESS CINGER MAJE3XE Dance to Honor P rmcess First of the rodeo prlnccM- ilnniri for the eason will Hon or lYlncc Vlrelnla tGlngcr) MnJ.ske. 5 ft. 6 In. brunette, who represent the Lexington Grange on the fair and rodeo court. - Mulc for the dance, which mIU he at the fair pavilion, Heppner. Saturday nljiht. will be furnished by The Cent of I rt. !( will Mart at 10 p.m. Kn suing dance for other members of the court will follow on auc cruNlve work -end. The rodeo Klekoff dance, held Saturday night, proved to he a nig aucccM with a large crowd attending. Archie Munker. ro deo director In charge of the dance, an Id that attendance ex ceeded last yenr'a klckoff event Princes Ginger, dauRhter of Mr. and Mr. (Jen Majeskc of LexImMon, will be a kenlor a Heppner High achool next year, She la 17 and her birthday Is In December. A former 411 club member, specializing In sewing. lrlnees. VlrRlnla has been In the Future llomemakers of America In hlRh school, Is a member of the rep club and of the Girls League She started school In Lexington and transferred to Heppner at the beginning of the sixth grade This la a particularly busy time for the Lexington princes who Is well accustomed to ranch life. Harvest has Just started and she I busy chiving truck for her father. She also does much of the cooklnir for the har vest crew, which 1 principally confined to members of the family. f Having spent all her life In Morrow county, Ginger Is a true home county product for the court. She has a wide range of hobbles, Including riding, sew lncr and swimming. At appearances and In rodeo events she win ride an M-year old horse, "Red," loaned to her by Bill Weatherford. She has a pinto, "Princess," which does not qualify for the royal court duties. In Princess Virginia's family are a sister. Debbie. 12. and a Ginger brother, Donald, Mudent at Pa cific University, Foret Grove. He expect to become a teacher. The Lexington princes la a member of Hoe Lutheran church In Heppner. Following her dance Saturday, Princes Krna Winchester, chosen by the Wranglers club, will be next to be honored. Her dance will be on Saturday night. July 21. Brown Takes Post At Toledo School Hlllard Brown, principal of Heppner Elementary school for the past six years, has accepted a position as principal of Toledo, Ore., elementary school, he said Wednesday. He and Mrs. Brown plan to move there shortly after the first of August They have pur chased a home In that city and plan to sell their home here. Mrs. Brown will also be em ployed In the system. The To ledo elementary school has about 500 pupils. In their new location they will bo working under a new superintendent and assistant superintendent, both 6f whom have been hired this year. ' Brown, who has been In edu cation since 1932, will be suc ceeded as elementary principal here by Jack Grossnlfklc, for merly of Redmond. Mrs. Brown will resign her position as ele mentary teacher here to make the move to Toledo. Bank to Proceed With New Building At Arlington Site The Bank of Fwislern Oregon Thursday announced It will pro ceed Immediately with the con struction of a new building for It Arlington bank In Arllng ton's new business district. John Krebs, chairman of the board of the Bank of Eastern Oregon, said bids will be invited this week and construction Is expected to start by August 10. I lie new lianK Is scheduled lor completion and occupancy by December 15. 1DG5. Krebs said the new $70,000 bank has been designed to fit the mnster development plan for Arlington a new business dis trlct. calling for unified business buildings, pedestrian malls and parking areas. The new bank, designed by architect Thomas O. Vadnals, will be a one-story frame build ing with exterior of native stone veneer. The building will en close 2750 square feet. The cabled roof will extend over the entry, providing a covered land- soaped court aren or some kkj square feet, native plantings will be used In the landscaping. Stone for the exterior finish will be obtained in the area, and the tile roof will be colored to harmonize with the stone ex terior. Interior features of the air- conditioned building will In clude exposed beams, hemlock paneled walls, vinyl tile floors and wall-to-wall carpeting in the Director's Room, which has been arranged for use as a meet ing room by community organi zations. There w ill be a 1600-square- foot basement containing a fire proof storage area. While busi ness machines and other equip ment will be moved from the present bank, the new bank will have new furniture suit- ble to the modern design. The building has been de- signed for future addition of drive-In banking service. Krebs noted that the bank 13 the first to proceed with reloca tion from Arlington's old down town area to the new 15-acre site south of and above the pres ent business district. Site for the new bank was ac- ulred from Oregon Industrial Development Corp., which has purchased 74 acres and Is de veloping the new business dis trict under agreement with the City of Arlington. The reloca tion project was delayed about 15 months by litigation which was concluded last month. Barley, Wheat Start to Flow Into Elevators TcroiH-raturr thl tfk climb ed t firm-thing more like ror- ituil ham-t weather, and bailey and wheat ktarted to flow to elevator a harveM gt under way In the northern part of th. county. j Among th'-e wh' Marted. ' nimc found that thi-lr grain wa till a bit gr-en on the heel cf . I.'le rain anil la! week' cwil ti'rneratures. Thry ''ped for j a few day. i Manager Al Lamb of M rrow County Grain Grower ald, ; however, that e'cvalor of the jcoop are operating at U-lnj-j ton, North Lexington and at I lone. Hi Mid that none will be ; received at Heppner until prob ably the find of next week. Stan Kemp wa reortcd to have brought In the flrt barley I.it Thursday and Jack Barak the fir-t wheat. Among other early bird were Glen Campbell, red wheat; Max Barclay, barley anil wheat; Her gin Ledbcttcr I farming Duval! and i:ewall ranches), barley; D. (). Nelson, wheat; I-arry Lind say, barley; and Paul Tew, wha started on barley at lone but Mopped again because It wa too green- All coming mi far is of good quality good weight and Rood yield. Lamb said. "Everv sign Indicate a good harvest, he stated, estimating that early yield ecm to be run ning about 30 bushel to the acre on wheat and about 40 bushel on barley. Vast majority of the grain coming In I of the Gaines variety;- - .--,-, There 1 no lgn of rust or anything bad," Lamb said, add ing that some of the best fields In the county thl year seem to be In the North Lexington area. He said that while he expected the county would have a very good crop, he doc not expect It to be one of the best years. While work 1 well underway on some of the ranches, the har vest will not hit full swing fori about 10 days. Lamb predicted. " ; f V v v - : i, iv V if -a , j ; h j. ? ,'' -' , - v. , U J . : BOB HEHRT. chairman of th Sidewalk Bazaai. goe Into th water kerplah as th TolustMr vic tim at th dunk tank en Saturday. Wbil most f th crowd Is not vlsibU from camera angU, photo bows a few amu4d spectators watching as Bob blp ral funds tor Arbucklo sld bus next winter. Proceed of the dunk tank went to that coum. Sidewalk Bazaar Draws Big Crowds; Projects Aided Harlan McCurdy Gets National Elks Appointment Harlan McCurdy, Jr., of Hepp ner Elks lodge No. 35M, has bwn appointed district deputy grand exalted ruler for Oregon North east and with Mrs. McCurdy flew to Miami, Fla-. to receive the appointment at the national Elks convention. He Is one of four of he Hepp ner lodge ever to achieve tnis position, the latest previously being LaVerne Van Marter, Jr., who served in 1D57-5S. Others were Harold Conn and Harvey Miller. Ten lodges will be within his jurisdiction, including Heppner, Ln Grande. Baker, Enterprise, Mllton-Freewater, Hood River, The Dalles, Condon, Hermiston and Pendleton. Mr. and Mrs. McCurdy left early Sunday, drove to Portland, and flew from there to Miami for the convention. They plan ned to flv to Minneapolis, Minn., today (Thursday) to visit Mc- Curdy's relatives, and to con tinue on to Portland Monday, expecting to arrive home Tues day night. The position is by appoint ment of the national grand lodge. Grid Tickets Here For Shrine Game Tickets for the Shrine AH Star A-2 and B football game, to be held ln Pendleton Satur day night, August 21, are now on sale by Dr. L. D. Tibbies here. The Initial block of tickets received Is for 100 good seats, according to Larry Cook of the Shrino committee. This Is less than has been received In past years, but Cook be lieves that this Is due to some mlxup and has called for more. However, all the 100 are for "very good seats," he said. Several hundred from this area attend the game each year. Cooler weather than anticlpat ed didn't chill the response to HcpDner's 2nd annual Sidewalk Bazaar, and big crowds in gay mood turned out for the occas ion on both Friday and Satur day. Shopper slicked out many of the exceptional bargains offered bv stores in their sidewalk dis plays, and all the organizations showed nood profits on their various ventures. These funds will go to church and commun Ity projects. One of the most popular ot the attractions was the "dunk tank" which saw many volun teer "victims" splashing Into the chilly water as amateur baseball pitchers found the target. This netted $71 to be used towards providing a bus to Arbuckle ski course In the coming winter. Again, cooling temperatures failed to prevent a big sale of Icy "Sno-Cones" and the Moth er's club sold 533 of the cones in the two days. Meanwhile, Cen tral Market gave out 720 free drinks of a new soft drink on the market. Bake sales proved popular. Churches and other orga nizations who had such sales netted good profits as they sold virtually all of their delicious goods. Many swim tickets were given away at two locations J. C. Penney Co. and Gontys. The tickets admitted the holders to free swims in the Heppner pool, and the two firms reimbursed the city for them. Of those who formed the crowds on a sidewalk that re sembled an old-fashioned mar ket, many were from out of town. Ilenrv recorted to the Cham ber of Commerce Monday that one morchant said he had "a better weekend than Christ mas." Another said it was one of the best two days' business he had ever had, although his bar gains of odds and ends were sold far below cost. 'The merchants didn't make a killing," Henry said, "but they cleaned out a lot of odds and ends, and It was a wonderful chance for people to get togeth er and visit. It was a heck of a lot of work, but it was worth it." Henry and the committee was given a rousing round of ap nlause by members of the Cham ber of Commerce for their good vork. He reported that some of the businessmen felt that next year it might be better to have the sale on just one day and intens ify the effort. About one-fourth of those he contacted after the Bazaar felt this way, he said, although the remainder said that they preferred the two-day event. and girls In the Heppner Gazette-Times subscription cam paign. The publishers stated that a $10 cash prize will be Riven to the worker who turns In the most points on new sub scriptions during the next two report periods. Saturday, July 17. and Wednesday, July 21. A large announcement ln this is sue gives complete aetaiis oi this new prize offer. Names of boys and girls work ing for the bike and cash prizes are listed on this page with phone numbers included. This will enable people to choose their favorite and contact him or her by phone to place their new or renewal subscription orders. Response of old and new sub scribers to the youngsters quest for subcriptions has been grati- fvlne thus far, as they avail Commiitcc Gives Approval Good new came for the many aupportrr of the Wlllw Creek dam project thl week. ft ha been Included In the Omnlbu River and Harbor bill In the Senate and will go to the floor for ail"n soon. A telegram to the Gazette Time Tuesday from Senator Wayne More and taurine Neu berger ald. "pleased to advUe administration favorably report ed Willow Creek project to Cong re. "At our request. Senate Public Works committee is reporting thl projHt a one of tho to be Included In Omnibus Kiver and Harbors bill which will be referred to the Senate for action within a few day. While thl U another big step toward culmination of the pr ject, approval of the Omnibus bill will not mean that the pro ject I a certainty, lu paage will mean that tne project ha bivn authorized by Congres. Still ahead is the mailer (f appropriation and other step bctore the dam I assured. Alter the Omnibus bill U passed by the Senate, a must go to the House. If It i approved there, It l in line for approp riation. The appropriation mu.st Lwu firt in tne House Appropriat ion committee and mu.it be ap proved by the House, then it would be referred to the Senate. Other details Mill must be worked out before tne project U a certainty. Including working with the Bureau of Keclamatlon on the plan for the Irrigation feature, one of the multipurpose uses of the dam. 'ihta might mean the formation of an Irri gation district. Other detail Include rights of way for the channel turough town and assumption of some relatively small local responsi bilities. Oscar Peterson, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce de velopment committee, discussed the matter with Niel Meadow croft of the Army Engineers at Walla Walla last week. The en gineer . said that the project looked very favorable at this point, Peterson said. "He doesn't feel that there should be any 'hitches' now." Peterson said that it was Meadowcroffs feeling- that some $5 million of the total cost of some $6.6 million for the pro ject will be from the Federal government as non-relmburs- . . . i avic. ana neip one oi uie younB worn-. ba,ance of the woul(J ers win a valuable prize or cash . be amortized by irrigation and Extra Gash Offer Made To Campaign Salesmen An extra money-making offer pay while the campaign is on was announced today for boys commission. The campaign gained mo mentum rapidly this week, and the management has urged all paid from power revenues from dams oi the Northwest. Peterson said that Meadow- croft told him that It might be workers to do their best from j necessary to form a district to now until the deadline, Satur day, July 31. The salesman finishing- the campaign with the highest vote score will receive the grand prize Schwinn Corvette bicycle plus $50 Ln cash, or cash alter native of $120. The worker In each of the two geographical districts finishing the campaign with the most votes In his own district after the grand prize has been awarded will receive district capital prizes $80 Schwinn bikes plus $20 in cash, or $90 in cash, and the next two runners up in either district win receive bike and cash prizes as well. All workers who do not win one of the five major awards themselves of the opportunity to will receive cash commissions. Here Are The Heppner Gazette-Times Super Salesmen Listed below in alohabetical order, bv districts, are the youngsters working in the Gazette-Times subscription campaign. Phone numbers are listed and suoscrioers are urgea io coman their favorite as soon as possible to insure credit will be given on their subscription order. District One (Heppner) Larry Anderson 676-9228 Dyrk Dunlap 676-9240 Janet Gentry 676-9296 Kelly Green 4J76-9228 Allen McCabe 676-9934 Jim Myers 676-5340 Mike Sweek 4J76-94S3 Donald Cossitt 676-9228 Shannon Farley 676-5329 Doug Gonty 676-9264 Jeritha Keithley 676-9702 Bill McLeod 676-5573 Trlcia Prock 676-9412 Jim Van Schoiack 676-9167 District Two (Outside Heppner) Valerie Asher, Spray 637-2625 Jerry Boyer, Monument WE 4-2295 Frank Halvorsen, lone 422-7107 Duane Lamb, Inrigon 922-3396 Connie Thieme. Kinzua 768-2305 Alvin Vinson, Lexington 989-8492 Matt Warren, Rt. 2 Heppner 676-9760 Rep. Mann to Speak At Chamber Meeting Rep. Irvin Mann of Stanfield, who represents the 28th district in the legislature, will speak at the noon luncheon meeting of the Heppner-M o r r o w County Chamber of Commerce Monday at the Wagon Wheel Cafe. He will speak on happenings in the 1965 legislature and some of the new laws that are of par ticular interest to this area. Rep. Mann figured prominently in enactment of some of the legislation. Non-members Interested in at tending are Invited on a "dutch treat" basis. Cousins Meet Here For First Time . The Rev. Earl Soward, Hepp ner and John Vermillion of Harrisburg met for the first time a few days ago. Nothing odd about this except that they are first cousins and had never met before. Vermillion is employed, by Hannan Construction Co. of Eugene, engaged in road work in the county, and having heard that his cousin lived here, stopped to visit the Rev. Soward. Vermillion's father was brother of the Rev. Soward's mother. maintain the park on tne snores of the reservoir, and the rights of way for the channel through town would be another matter to be settled. "Meadowcroft said that he thought it is as fine a program as the Engineers have had," Peterson said. Following announcement that the project is indeed included in. this year's Omibus bill, as had been hoped, local leaders , wno have been pressing for the pro ject speculated on the time table ahead. Those who have talked with Congressmen about it feel that there is some possibility that the appropriation could be made yet this year to be included in the coming Federal budget. Mayor Al Lamb speculated that if all goes without any dif ficulties it would be possible to have the dam constructed or well under construction in five years. Other estimates are not quite so optimistic. Wright Park Pond Work is Underway Because survey work was com pleted earlier than expected and a county crew was able to get at the job ahead of schedule, work started on construction of a pond at Anson Wright Mem orial park at the confluence of Chapin and Rock creeks, south of Hardman, Wednesday morn ing, County Judge Paul Jones said. It was expected that the dam would be completed this week. Survey work was done by the Heppner Soil Conservation dis trict. The pond, which will add to recreation facilities at the park, will be from Vt to of an acre, the judge said. Swimming Lessons Signup is Underway A new series of swimming lessons will begin at the Hepp ner municipal pool on Tuesday, July 20, It is announced. Regis trations are being taken at the pool. A $1 basket fee will be charged each participant Classes are planned for begin ners, intermediates, swimmers and in junior life saving at the morning sessions. Adult lessons will be given in evenings.
