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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (March 24, 1966)
tlttttit GAZETTE TIKES. Thursday. March 14. IMt -.i'-A , .. ... v r ' : ' U-T -,y " ''"l"'''iiii " W,. 'it'' SINCE COMING to Morrow County la 19S2 to bxm manager of Morrow County Grata Growers. Inc, Al Lamb pi dyed a very Important role la the development of the grain industry, not only her but throughout tho northwest. Ho was influential in the North Pacific Grain Growers and was a past president of tho managers association of North Pacific. Her, second from left h is pictured with Walter Jacobs (left). Paul Jones (second from right) and Harlan McCurdy, Jr (right) examining a model of th Xalama. Wa. elevator cf North Pacific Grain Growers at an annual meeting in Spokane. To elevator, then in th planning; stag, has sine been recon structed. 4) V 9 !!litoy'!TLj;, (J ii - , . - . ? - " ? f - i ; - . . i ' i ; ' i j- :--! 1 f r : 1: I i it ?J . ... 0 V I AS MAYOR of the City of Heppner. Al Lamb wai called upon to appear on behalf of the city at many functions. He is pictured above cutting the ribbon to open cJfidally the new bridge over Willow Creek on Main street on October 14. 1S64. From left are Don Gallaher of Hermlston. resident highway engineer; Ed Gonry, a city councilman; Councilman LeRoy Gardner; Oscar E. Peterson, county Judge at the time; Mayor Lamb; and A. F. Parson of La Grande, division en gineer for the state highway department 1 f' MMnillFT i t LI .'! iff Sr f f f ' , y ONE OF THE HAPPY TIMES shared by leaders of the Morrow County Grain Growers was after the annual meeting in November. 1962. when another very successful year was reported. Manager , Al Lamb (left) and Paul Jones (riaht). Dresident of the Grain Growers at the time, share a pleasantry with Allen Tom. who was president of th Oregon Wheat League at the time and is now presiaent 01 tne national Association oi Wheat Growers. 4. f i " ', v ' - i. " i it 4f I AN ACTIVE leader in the Heppner -Morrow County Chamber of Commerce, Al Lamb served as presdiut in 1964. He was an officer and director through other recent years. The above picture was talten in 1962 when Lamb (right) was a vice president Fred Gimbel (standing) was pres ident. Others are (from left) Bert Huff, treasurer; Wes Sherman, secretary; and (next to Lamb). Dr. C. II. Vagner also a vice president ONE OF THE most significant and interesting experiences of Al Lamb s later life was participating on the Central Africa Trade Mission of th U. S. Department of Commerce in May. 1962. A highlight cf th trip was a visit with th lot Dr. Albert Schweit- ter at Lambaren. French Equatorial Africa. Th abov picture, taken prior to th departure to Africa, shows Lamb standing at the left of Luther H. Hodges. Secretary of tho Department of Commerce. Others in th picture are (from left)i An unidenti fied official cl th Department of Commerce; B. Robert Sarich. deputy director of th African division. Bureau of International Programs; James Del Rio. Detroit Mich., businessman; E. Jo seph Bannon. Lafayette, Ind businessman; Mayor Lamb; Sec retary Hodges; Hans Warmbrunn. New York City businessman; Frank Whlttaker. trad development officer to bo attach In Dakar; Henry J. Block, Portland businessman; and Harold Greene. Augusta. Maine, businessman. 1 j Pictures Sh ow Range of Activities In Lift f Al Lamb I ll 1 1 . l .... .1 li .ill ml mi t, ip uii mm. .in i iii .i i. u ii. iim ii mi ii mi .wi J.l . . .1 i. i .... , - i ,.- ; o ii ry l y' vn 1 . i I i fir S sCC L. .I,,, ; INTERESTED in all things of concern to his community. Mayor Al Lamb her (far right) Is tak ing part In a civil defense planning session. Other officials loining In the "Decision Makers" session are (from left) Councilman LeRoy Gardner and Haskell Sharrard; W. S. (Sam) Millar, ranger, Heppner district, U. S. Forest Service; Sheriff C J. D. Bauman, civil defense coordinator; Dr. A. D. McMurdo; County Judge Paul Jones; and W. C. RosewaU, city councilman and chair man of th county planning commission. MOT C Of Public Hearing On Proposed Morrow County Zoning Ordinance se Mcmesy, iles A. L -Nought trcth 2S mi mi IRRIGON, OREGON 8:00 P.M. MARION GREEN, Secretory, Morrow County Planning Comm.
