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City to Host
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82nd Year
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Number 45!
HEPPNER
GAZETTE-TIMES
Northwest Itixlro Ac itln
covtttoys, rsiHiU-d to I 100
Mmnn, will come to lli'tn
Saturday and Sunday, January
13 and in, fwr their annual cn
vrntlon. the first time thai IhU
event shall be held In the Mor
row county acat.
Trophies won on point
throughout the vrar will I
awarded, Including saddles
made by Cray' Saddlery of
lleppner; officers will be elect
rl; Konkle cif the Yrar will lx
named; a lmjutt will I lirld
buslnc ftctolitfia will ! ron
ducted; and other activities will
lie on the again.
Mr. Dot, (Jtwn) Griffith of
Spray, here this week to com
4ete arrangement! for the con
ventlon. said that the first meet
Ing will ronvene at the dormi
tory building of the fairgrounds
at 1 p.m. Saturday, January 13,
At tlii time officer will he
elected and other business will
te considered. Rill Ward of
Athena I currently president of
the organization.
Banquet will be at 7 p.m. At
thla time saddles, buckles and
trophies will Ik? awarded.
Among thoM to get aaddlea are
the point wlnneni In varloua
event during the year: Hill
llerrera. Tuppmlsh, Wn., bare
bark riding; lilll Ward, ralf rop
Ing; One Jordan, Mitchell, sad
die bronc riding; Chuck John.
I.'ugene bulldogglng; Dirk l"ow
etn, KlIeriMburg, Wn., who waa
all around at the lleppner ro.
deo In VM'A. wild row milking:
lion Contort h. llcrmUtun. bull
riding; and bill Ward, all
around. lirad Holla of Kllentburg. now
in service, will not be aole to
be present to receive hi laddie
for team roping.
Trophy buckles will also go
to each champion. Trophies, too,
Mill Im awarded to slock con
tractors for the borcback horse
of the yeur and the bull of the
year, choices to be voted Upon
at the coming tw-sslons. A halter
will go to the saddle bronc of
the year.
LVlene Johnson of Condon,
Mls .SKA through the paM year,
will be present for the conven
tion and a new Miss NKA will
Ih- chrn for the ensuing year.
Mla Johnson will present buck
lea at the bantjuct. t'lyde Pow
ers of Wup.ito, Wn., Is tentative
ly scheduled to preside at the
banquet.
Sunday M-wion win start at Heppner, Oregon. Thursday, January 6, 1966
i and will conclude at noon, . . ' '
Sewer Use Fee
To Be Raised
iu arm win comitnie at noon.
ending the convention,
Mrs
convent
eatcd
ed to everyone. Stink contract
ora. rodeo officials from varloua
areas, and others with partlcu
lar Interest In the MCA will be
on hand
10 cents See Editorial Comment, rage 2
III" 1MVHU"II. I
,,'.i,"S'V-"i ISPJS: Hope--or Despair-In the New Year?
and a welcome Is extend- '
Have Spare Room?
It May be Needed
Those who may have spare
iH-iiroorns available for rent
ing .Saturday night. January
ID. are asked to call the North
western Motel or Kolce Fulle-
ton at Fullcton Chevrolet
Company.
Jack VanWtnkle. woking
on a housing committee for
the corning Northwest Kodeo
association convention, said
that 41 rooms are available
In the city's hotel and motels
for the convention. It Is not
known rxactly how many will
register for the convention.
and extra housing may be
needed. Any who are able to
extend this hospitality to the
visitors are requested to make
It known.
lone and Heppner
To Play Return
Game on Tuesday
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Monthly aewer use charge
will be Increased II per month
In lleppner for both residential
and commercial users beginning
In f'ebruary. It was decided at
the regular monthly meeting of
the city council Monday night,
An ordinance orovldln for
the Increase will be oreented
to the council at a special meet
ing Monday night. It will carry
the emergency clause In order
that the increase may be placed
In eff-ct next month.
This Increase Is brought about
as a result of the report of Allen
Uingenwaiter, llermuton ac
countant. who recently conduct
ed the city audit, lie told the
council last month that the sew
er fund Is failing to meet oper
aung costs ana payments on
'Miss 1966'
Arrives
January 5
Mis Morrow isniinfv r.t 1 QfJl
wasn't very prompt in arriving, l monthly. It will raise to $2
waiting until the new year was w"en the increae Is placed in
five days old before making her eWert- Commercial users pay up
bonded Indebtedness at the rate
of about per yea.
Will Irtsv 1600 Moo Ul
The SI "across the board" In
crease, treating commercial and
residential urr alike, will
11 ng In some $) ir month
and approximately f?X) - per
year.
Langenwaltcr had pointed out
that the oVficlt on the sewer
system waa draining other de
partments of the city and could
Imperil their finances,
Courvdlmen agrred that the
monthly fee Increase would be
fairer and a sounder plan than
resorting to restoring a tax levy
which they are empowered ta
Impose, if necessary, as a re
sult of the original vote on the
sewer system's general obliga
tion bonds 14 years ago. A 10
mill levy was Imposed for a 10
year period but was dropped In
X'Jhl. At that time the system's
finances were in god shape.
It was pointed out at the
meeting that total costs of the
sewer department in a fiscal
year run about JMXjO of which
some S3J3M Is for operation and
maintenance and the remainder
goes for bond retirement and
Interest.
Mayor Al Lamb remarked in
stating his position on the tax
levy as a solution that proper
ty taxes are already too high.
At the Dresent time reslden.
tial sewer charge In the city Is
District Teacher
Committee' Elected
Five tenchers and two prln
clpals have been elected to I
rilMrlct-wlde committee for pro
ferodonal negotiations on sal
arics and economic welfare,
Mrs. Alice Vance, clerk of the
Morrow County School District.
announced Wednesday.
Teachers elected Include Vio
let Lanhom and Clint Agee,
notn or Jieppncr; Ronald Black,
Kivcrslilc High; James Marvin,
lone; and Ruth Kentley, Irrl
con. Principals are Kon Dan
iels of Bonrdman and Jack
Grosjinlckle, Heppner,
Certified personnel voted on
the committee members and re
sults of the election were tab
ulated Wednesday. Provision for
such committees In school dis
tricts throughout the state was
net up In a law passed by the
l'M'ti state legislature.
tone's Cardinals and llepp
ner s MUNtang win play a re
turn basketball game on the
lleppner maplecuurt Tuesday
night. January 11, to be preced
ed by a game between the
schools' freshmen squads.
Varsity contest Is scheduled to
start at 8 p.m.
First, however, both teams
have other action awaiting
them lietwecn now and then.
lleppner will bo host to the
Fntcrirlse Savages on the local
floor Friday night with the Jay
vee contest Martlng ut 6:30 Pin.
The Mustangs downed the Sav
ages In their first gnme of the
seuhon at Kntcrprlsc and hojc
to make It two in a row.
lone swings Into gear Friday
night in their flrt game since
holiday vocation. They will play
at Stanfield Friday night and
then come home to be hot to
visiting Helix. Both of these are
league games, and the Cards
are hungry for a win. Their
good teim has failed to reach
its peak as yet, but llolstcln.
Halvorsen and Co. will have a
surprise coming for some of
their Umatilla-Morrow B league
comHtltlon soon.
Prior to the lono-Hcppnor
game here, the Heppner PTA
ill II hnlH lt Annual rhlll and
and chicken noodle feed, 5:30 I
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tiiviv inai iiiKiit i w ii is st,iM
the PTA's scholarship fund.
The MuMangs defeated lone
on the Card's floor in their first
meeting, but had a wee bit of
trouble In doing so.
Heppner will get in the thick
of counting games Friday, Jan
uary 14. when they take to the
road In what may b one of
the toughest trips of the season.
Thev will play the Madras
White Buffaloes there at that
time.
debut, but on Wednesday. Jan
uary 5. Sherrl Lvnee Howard.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam G. Howard, was born in
Pioneer Memorial hospital.
As the first baby of the year.
Sherrl will receive 34 prizes of
fered from businesses In Hepp
ner and Lexington. She weigh
ed 7 lb.. 7' oz. at birth and
arrived at 10:52 a m
The baby girl's father is sta
to SIS per month, according to
amount of use.
City Attorney Bob Abrams
was requested to prepare the or
dinance for presentation to the
city at the special meeting.
Trail ic Hazard Eyed
Traffic hazards presented by
parked cars and limited visibil
ity at the corner of Gale and
May streets came in for
lengthy discussion at the meet
ing. This has been of concern
J. an 'Vr ?"T Dast aiilo tn council through the past
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Chamber to Work
On 'Business Climate'
he has been for the past few
months. The mother, the former
iranclne Moyer, is living with
relatives in Heppner while he
is in Alaska.
Sherrl Lynee joins two broth
ers In the family, Ricky, age
3. and Ronnie, 2. .
Melvin Moyer of Heppner is
the maternal grandfather, and
paternal grandfather Is Glen T.
Howard of Arlington, Texas.
Maternal great grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs. William Cun
ningham, Heppner. and Mrs.
Lara Moyer, also of Heppner.
Paternal great grandmother is
Mrs. Kathryn Prim of Ft Worth,
Texas.
Mrs. Howard will be present
ed a letter from the Gazette
Times soon to Introduce her or
a member of her family to lo
cal firms giving the First Baby
prizes so that they may be pick
ed up or arrangements made
for them.
a program every two weeks. Re
ports of committees and mat
ters In the nature of "good of
the order" will be emphasized
at the other weekly meetings.
The president said that he will
name committees soon.
The Rev. Boschce extended
nnwedatlon to the retiring pres
ldent, Randall Peterson, for his
good work through 1905. Peter
son never missed a meeting,
and the installing officer char
acterized him as a man who
expects perfection in himself.
"One strong point of this com
munlty Is that we open up our
hearts and homes to newcom
crs quickly," the Rev. Boschee
said, "it is a small community
where we all get acquainted
personally, and this lets down
barriers. Work of the Chamber
Is reflected in the community."
Among the best qualities of
the organization, he said, are
that the members are working
in the organization because
thev wait to make the commu
nity the best place possible to
live; and they are willing to
give of themselves and of their
lime and income to oe or Dene
it to the community.
The retiring president thank
ed all those who worked on the
Chamber's activities throu g h
the past year, Including his of
ficers and committee chairmen,
naming each and telling of the
work they had done.
Serving with President Young
for 19G6 are Herman Winter,
first vice president; Wes Sher
man, second vice president;
Jerry Sweeney, secretary; and
Harley Sager, treasurer.
Officers of the Heppncr-Mor
row County Chamber of Com
merce for 1G were installed
by the Rev. Al Boschee at the
regular meeting Monday , and
upon taking the gavel, Harley
Young, new president, proposed
that "restoring the business ell
mate in Heppner" should be. a
foremost objective for the orga
ntzatlon this year.
An Immediate need, the pres
ldent said, is to seek a hard
ware business to replace Gil
Ham and Blsbee. He appointed
a committee composed of
Dick, Herman Winter and Gene
Pierce to make contacts in an
attempt to bring such a firm
here.
Frank Turner remarked that
he was employed by Gilliam
and Blsbee years ago. At that
time, he said, seven employees
worked for the firm.
"They were all busy and It
was a very prosperous business.
I don t see why It can t be that
way now.
Other members called atten
tion to the need for some other
services In Heppner and sug
gested that work should be done
to bring in skilled persons in
these service trades.
President Young cited Herm-
lston's success in bringing in
the Marlette trailer house fac
tory as an example of what
could be done by a community,
saying that the move started by
just four in the community who
quietly formed a development
corporation and "got a clue" to
the plant through an inquiry.
The president said that he ex
pects to have a meeting with
MIKE BENGE, serving in a civilian capacity with the Montagnards of Viet Nam at Phu-Yen, has
sent these pictures to show the "folks back home . Thev are of refugees who have fled com
raunlst-terrorlzed areas. Mike, son of Mr. and Mrs. Terrel Benge of lone, is among those from
the United States working to Nrin the war within a war In achieving the goodwill and friend
ship of the Vietnamese,
Trip from Monument
6 Hours via Flats
Mrs. Martha Matteson, the
Gazette-Times' Mo n u m e n t
correspondent, and her hus
band, Elmer, set out to come
to Heppner Tuesday via their
accustomed route Sunflow
er Flats. . They made it all
right, but It took about six
hours!
They left at 7:40 a.m. and
she came to the G-T office at
about 2 p.m., saying that they
had just arrived in town.
En route over the back route
to Heppner they hit deep snow
and eventually wound un in
the ditch, being unable to see
under the white blanket
where the road left off and
the barrow pit began.
There were other brave
souls, too, Martha reported, be
cause two other cars were fol
lowing them. Fortunately a
county grader came along as
it was plowing the road, hitch
ed on to their car and pulled
them out of the ditch.
There were 14 M Inches of
snow at the county line, the
correspondent said.
When the Mattesons return
ed home Tuesday afternoon
they decided that discretion
was the better part of valor
and went the long way around
by the highway.
Benqe Extends Thanks
For Home Folks' Help
Michael D. Benge, who has
been working for several years
with the Montagnards in Viet
Nam in a civilian capacity, has
sent a holiday message to the
Gazette-Times to express his-
appreciation for those who have
supported the American etiort
in the strife-torn country.
i would like to take this
time to express my thanks to
the people of the United States
and of my home town lor tne
continued support or the Amer
ican effort in Viet Nam," he
writes. "For the people here I
would like to offer the sincere
thanks for this expression of
hope for those who are fleeing
communist aggression.
"My special thanks to those
who have contributed the many
items of clothing and toys
which are sent to me by my
mother. Please express my per
sonal gratitude for contributions
from the Heppner people. We
look forward to future assist
ance." Speaking of the photos re
printed with this story, Mike
said. "To those in the United
States who do not understand
why we are here I send these
pictures. They express the anx
iety and feax of not knowing
what lies ahead. This Is the
reason why America Is In Viet
Nam. We hope that some day
chey may be able to enjoy the
peace and prosperity that you
are enjoying this Christmas.
"We should be proud of our
boys serving here in Viet Nam
for they are the ones who are
fighting to give us and other
nations future peaceful Christ-
mases. We hope that all of the
people will support our effort.
"Again I wish to thank you
and wish all of you 'a Merry
Christmas and Happy New
Year.-
Weather Favors
Heppner Area
Gusty winds, snow and rain
all had their turns in weather
conditions experienced during
the week, but when Heppner
ites looked elsewhere, they had
to concede that this area was
given some special favors.
There were clear times, too,
and the sun occasionally broke
through overcast skies. After a
rather heavy snowfall Sunday,
which melted quickly, Hepp
ner's landscape was clear dur
ing the rest of the week.
None of the heavy and para
lyzing snowfall noted in other
parts of the state was experi
enced here, nor was there any
flooding from heavy rains and
swollen streams.
Leonard Gilliam, weather ob
server, reported that 1965 end
ed with total precipitation of
12.13. This was slightly below
the average of 13.05 inches and
just a bit less than 19M wnen
the rainfall was 12.92.
December brought total pre
cipitation of only .34 Inch.
By contrast, first week of the
new year checked in with 1.08
inch, including Sunday's snow
and a good soaking rain prin
cipally during the night Wed
nesday.
Weather report ' for the week
from Gilliam is as follows
Hi Low Prec.
Thursday 43 25 .01
Friday 41 -24
Saturday 45 32
Sunday 39 30 ; - .53
Monday 46 32 .02
Tuesday 50 30 , .08
Wednesday 57 39 .45
(Snow)
PTA Sponsors Feed Prior to lone Game
A public chili, chicken and
noodle feed will be served by
members of the elementary and
high school Parent-Teachers As
sociations prior to the Heppner-
lone game Tuesday evening,
January 11. Serving will be
from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. in tne
high school multipurpose room.
Menu will include cniu or
chicken and noodles, salad,
homemade pie and coffee. Tick
ets, on sale at the door, or pri
or to the supper from grade
school students, will be $1 for
adults and high school students;
75c for grade school, and 50c
for pre-schoolers.
Proceeds from the supper,
which has been an annual event
for several years on the even
ing of the Heppner-lone game,
will be used for PTA scholar
ships and other school projects
in both the high school and
grade school.
Freshmen basketball teams
of the two schools will play in
the preliminary game, starting
at 6:30, with the varsity teams
meeting at 8:00 p.m. j
City Suoe rin t e n d e n t Vic
Groshens was asked to check
Into the cost of installing a
guard railing around the inside
of the curve. This would pre
vent parking of cars on the
shoulder and extending into the
street, councilmen reasoned.
The street committee was ask
ed to work with him to deter
mine where openings might be
placed in the guard rail for ac
cess to vacant lots in the block.
In this connection, the coun
cil also discussed steps that
might be taken in an effort to
get property owners to clean up
tne lots in tne area, but no ac
tion was taken at this meet
ing. Street Improvement Dropped
Mayor Al Lamb announced
that the State Highway Depart
ment did not approve the pro
posed paving and improvement
of the Morgan Street extension
from state funds allotted to
small cities because the citv
could not pay its share of the
proposed improv e m e n t The
state had proposed doing the
work, costing some $26,000. if
the city could provide some
$8,000 for walks and curbings.
The city turned to the school
district because primary use of
th estreet is to serve Heppner
High school. Neither the city nor
the district could provide the
necessary funds because neither
had budgeted for this purpose.
A letter from Langenwalter to
the city reported that he had
neglected to Inform the council
in his report that the city is not
protected by insurance on the
boilers at the swimming pool
or by insurance for false arrest.
He said that such coverage
would be desirable, and his rec
ommendation was affirmed by
City Attorney Abrams. The
council passed a motion to sec
ure adequate coverage in each
case.
Water Supply Increased
Groshens said that work . to
increase water supply at city
wells has been completed and
that he believes the water sys
tem will be able to supply 900
gallons per minute from the
wells. Maximum capacity from
the wells last summer was 637
gallons per minute. The work,
therefore, will add nearly one
third to the supply. The super
intendent said he expects to
conduct a test run with all
pumps at capacity probably
till 3 WCClC
Chief of Police Dean Gllman
reported that a request had
been made to install a stop
sign on isarrau Boulevard at
the Court Street intersection.
The council agreed on the need.
A figure of $1.25 per month for
electricity for operating a pro
posed crosswalk sign at the in
tersection of May and Court
was submitted by Columbia Ba
sin. Electric Co-op. Mrs. Elaine
George, city recorder, said that
no figure had been obtained on
cost of installing the si en as
yet but that a pole would need
to De set lor the installation.
The council previously had ask.
ed the state highway depart
ment ior tne sign and was ad
vised that the state would fur
nish it if the city would oav
for installation, operation and
maintenance. Residents had re
quested something be done to
help alleviate hazards at the
intersection.
Permit for building alteration
was granted to Lor a Moyer, 220
Church Street, $400, for a new
root