u or o cu3r?ir . o 0 7 4 0 3 83rd Year Number THE EDEPFBIEI2 ZETTE Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, March 31, 1966 10 cents - 17 f vi i ' , r i -'-' " 1 . i ; 7 7;.,.., ... .Cv : :; t.' I , . - I ' - i 1 iii i i -i v i ir i if mi- m m t i ii iii - in 1 1 i SPRING OPENING FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, April 1 and 2 0 Sec the array of fine new spring mer chandise in Heppner stores 0 Notice the especially fine stocks for the Easter season 0 Enjoy shopping for the many bargains offered 0 Read the advertisement in this paper for special attractions and offers 0 Free parking all day Saturday with meters hooded COME TO HEPPNER FOR SPRING OPENING! MICHAEL SMITH PENELOPE rOSSET Riverside High First To Name Honor Seniors ROARDMA.N Mli hni-l Vernon (year, and ha served EMPLOYEES Of Columbia Basin Electric took part la a safety training sou ion last Wednesday wttb Chuck Fleming of Portland conducting the training. Fleming (left) demonstrates a point to Clay McCulloy. Condon (socond Irora Uil). Vera Wilson, also of Condon (second from right) and Art Vane. Heppner (toft), Fleming represents Ruralite. which Is reeponalble for tho oerl- aw saiery sessions wju tho uneaten. lArbuckle Corp. Meeting Slated he 1 . i' ' . J ,: - - t f , "? k -' X 1 ' - ' ' ii hi S i n i i wt. . i i- ti n . mt Annus! stork haMpr' mM4lm ir I " of Arburkle Mountsln Cornorn- tlon will t on Monday. April u. at 7:30 p.m. in the old city iiDrarv. it is announced. At that time annual reports win be elvi-n. directors and of ficers will be elected, and the paxt year will be reviewed. VI una will also be made for the future of the skiing develop ment Bob Henry, who has been op eratlnK the venture during the winter season for the eorpora- Many questions were asked 1 1'0" n a volunteer basts said and many suggestions werel,"at ne helleves the operation made on the proftosed county mv show a silent proilt for the waning ordinance at a meeting h0" 'hn figures are fully Mondav mailt at the A. C. . wmpura Irrigon Meeting Talks of Zoning; Changes Planned HiAchton school. Irrigon. V C Rose wall, chairman of the coun ty planning commission, said. Soma 40 iKTSons were present at the, mealing., ta di.icut pro vlftirm of the ordinance, which would be effective north of the county a Base Line. There were a number of ob jection to some of the provis ions of the proposal, Rom-wall said. . and he added, "In my opinion we should make a few changes." - He said the planning commis sion will meet Tuesday night to consider changes nuggested at the two public meetings held to date, the first having been at Roarximnn sometime no. Rosewa:j said that the com mission will go over the ordi nance, remove cctlon that the public has "objections to. and All directors ind stockholders are requested to come to the meeting. r Olson to Retire From Mill Today Ma ilon Olson, who has worked for Klnzua Corporation for 20 years, will retire today Thurriay and is looking for ward to catching up on his fishing. Olson started work In Feb ruary. 1918. and for 14 years wat ripsaw operator at the mill. He says that he expects to stay in Heppner and will spend much of his time "around home" when he ln't fUhlng. WEATHER Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Total precipitation for month of March was 1.03". Smith hat been chosen valedlc torlan for the ll graduatim? clam of Riverside High school. He is the urn of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith of Irrigon. Mike Is president of his class this Fire in Cold Deck Battled at Mill HI Low Pree. SO 30 64 32 68 36 71 37 72 . 37 75 40 65 39 the ;n a cl.iM wncrr manv Urr-- during his fi manv honor in the Klvertld chapter of KFA. an-i in its pres. ident this year Mike has also been very active irt sports, play ing both football and basket hall. He plans to attend Kastern Oregon College ut La Grande and work towar 1 a mai. in chemical engineering. His grade point average was 3 70. Penelope Louis J'owy will be the salutatorian for River side High schortL She Is the re in the cold deck of logs'j. Jarlow of Boardman. During t the Kinrua Corporation mill, her senior year she has served Wednesday morning was the as president of the Pep Club, reason for the city fire alarm 'and as student body secretary, at about 7:30 with nine men of She plans to attend Kastern the fire department responding. (Oregon College following grad- The fire was in the loc nil uauon. Her major will b sec- at the southeast end of the logiretarlal sciences, with the goal pond, according to Fire ChU-f,0' becoming a legal secretary. Charles Ruggles. Penelopes jrrade point average fn at tha mill m. at -V... 1 W" O-SJ. fire aulckly and had 24" hose lines throwing water on it when the city firemen arrived. The firemen needed only to stand by. since the mlllmen auickfv brought It under controL "They did a beautiful iob of if Chief Ruggles said. "They had their own equipment on it and were really looking after it." The city department had been Services Slated For Good Friday Good Friday services will be from noon until 3 p.m. at the First Christian church. Heppner, on Friday. April a the south summoned at the early stages ,',in Jn,sienai when it appeared that the fire i i"" "?"1VP,eswll, MrtW might get out of controL Stack- LaVTaealn uhi ed loes burn fiercplv heatiu rt ! pate' Kn using the Seven Last the draft they eate bv thilWords e,or W suTssive mes manner in whih -yniii!f ages. Special music is planned manner in which they are piled. lhroUghout continuing serv- 1 i . a . . - umiiea to Durning bark oil a few logs. Origin of the blaze is unknown; the chief said. - - Members of all faiths are In vited to attend the inter denom inational, service. - - ,-. . . - r" ' . . " -... - -- . v - ' av . mi A --" will seek to make the wording J. Zm- ' -i - plainer In parts that have often . -,C , . been misinterpreted. M n . . i-- He said the county court will ' .. . THIS LOOKS REALISTIC but don't bo etarmod. These two men of Columbia Basin Electric or merely taking part In a safety training session held at tho co-op's substation last Wednesday. Tho "unconscious' man is Jimmy Frock, and his rescuer is Doyle Key. The latter la demonstrating tho method of freeing an unconscious man from a pole, using his own safety bolt to noia mm wnue ne nitcnes ropes to the victim to lower the lat ter to the ground. (G-T Photo). Chamber Talks Ideas For Improving Rodeo set a formal public hearing at later date when it is believed the ordinance Is ready to he presented for final consideration. Among the officials at the Ir ;,.... ... ,!... . ...... jr. . . I 8 ii;"i mi l tinu WI-IC tUU IV M - junge raui jones; Marion lrecn, setietary of the commis slon; Richard Ivey, consultant with Cornell, Howlland, Hays and Merry field, engineers; Max iielberg, member of the plan nlng commission, and Rosewall Should the Morrow county ro deo return to selling reserved tickets as well as general ad mission? Should It consider sell Ing a season ticket to be good at all rodeo events? What can be done to eliminate parking congestion at the rodeo? How . can more entries be obtained for the rodeo parade? These were some of the ques tlons that came up for Interested discussion at the meeting of the Heppner Morrow County Cham ber of Commerce Monday in the new banquet room of the Wagon Wheel Cafe. E.H. (Tad) Miller. Jr.. chanr man of the rodeo committee, was speaker for the day and brought out thoughts that touched off the discussion. Miller said, "It Is the com mittee's intention to put on as fine a rodeo as there is In the country, and I think It can be done." lie said that the committee Is subsidiary to the fair board and said that the rodeo group was reorganized under new by-laws three years ago. ' . The 10 present directors each have an assignment that Is their responsibility on the board; Charles Daly, vice chairman, is in charge of awards and tro phies; Don Greenup Is in charge of the queen and the court; Council to Elect Mayor Successor. ' Heppner city council will eleel n mayor, probably at Its. next meeting, Monday night, April 4, to succeed A I Uimfo, W- C. Rose mr m r mm A. v - ..nil- . - . , . " ; - - , . . - Ti ... - . J " ' : ' - ' . i 4 - .'-"' . . j. V" .7r v. : , , -v : ' , r - -1 1 1 i n n"'" "'" ' i 1 I ' , " 1 ? niui.iii.iin m .i. ... mm M"li.i r-"1 1 I ' " f I l". (i - fj.' If, , ..i i ;. h . A i i All v 5- C Jerry Dugherty Is grounds dir ector; Archie Munkers is in wall, president of the , council uioikc ui uuiu.T.1, nay , r n-m.il sa Id Wedi'esdav Is in charge of livestock: Elmer bcnmidt Is Chamber of Com merce representative and hand les ticket sales and parking; Koice i-uueton is Wrangler rep resentatlve and Is in charge of ee of races; and Wes Sherman is barns; Bob Steagall is in chars In charge of advertising and publicity. John Venard is secre tary of the committee. , The great - Increase in ; the number of horse trailers has complicated the parking prob lem, it was pointed out. Study Is being made of the area near the school bus parking area as a possible parking spott ' - - - Schmidt, veteran at the rodeo gate, had a number of sugges Rosewall as president-of the council is acting as mayor at the present time. I he mayor -to be elected bv the council will serve until the post can be filled at the gen eral election in November. Ma yor Lamb was In his sixth yea In office at the time of his death last week. CowBelles Seek Morrow County CowBelles ask tions for selling tickets and fa- that organizations who have cilitatlng handling of the crowds at the gate. Miller said that he under stood that the fair board is starting a fund to replace the present gran d s t a n d. which would be greeted by spectators who sit on the uncomfortable seats. Randall Peterson told of the rodeo parade and said that $475 is set aside annually for prizes. "Heppner is taking a back seat in the parade because of (Continued on page 8) nominations for county "Father of the Year" honors turn in the names immediately so that they may be considered In the judg ing. Mrs. Larry Lindsay said that some 50 nomination sheets were sent to as many organizations, but few nominations have been received. She asked that these be returned right away. They were to be In by April 1. Those whose names are In competition for the honor will be Judged during the first part of April, she said. MORROW COUNTY CREAMERY, which will mark its 50th anni versary Friday, was in its infancy when this picture was taken 49 years -ago. Tho man with tho milk bottles is W. C (Claude) Cox. who operated tho creamery 47 years before his retirement in 1963. Standing beside him is his helper. Jim Clabcrugh. Tho wagon was purchased from Alfalfa Lawn Dairy.. The business is tho last Independent creamery , remaining in operation In eastern Oregon. CireiBieiry Keodae One of Heppner's businesses will reach its golden anniver sary Friday. On -that date April 1 The Morrow County Creamery will complete 50 years of operation under the management oi the W. J C s (Claude) Cox family. Claude and Clara Cox operated the business for 47 years but sold to their son and daughter-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. (Bill) Cox in 163. Although it is the only sur viving independent creamery in the sale to their son in 1963. Bill had been working in the creamery for 25 years before purchasing it upon bis parents' retirement. v . Capacity of the creamery " is now 500 gallons of ice cream per day, and it is made in 15 flavors. Butter capacity is 1000 pounds per day. The creamery is also capable of producing 1500 pounds of ice per dav. and Dure water for the ice comes from its eration. Pride of Oregon products are delivered regularly through Mor row. Gilliam and Wheeler coun ties. Bill has made these runs for many years. Last year, he bought a large refrigerator truck that has proved to be an excel' lent addition .to the operation, Formerly dry ice was used to maintain low temperatures in transit, but the new truck elim inates this, and Bill says that own well. Temperature of the cost of the truck is virtually paid waier stays ar aegrees, says for by the savings on purchase eastern Oregon, the Morrow j Claude, "just right for putting: a of dry ice. County Creamery is still going strong as It provides Pride of Oregon Ice cream. Pride of Ore gon butter and other products to several counties in thla area of Eastern Oregon. It was on April 1, 1916. that Cox acquired stock in the cream ery, originally a stock company, and became manager. Twenty- two years later his wife, Clara, became a ' partner and was ac tive in the management until good waxy finish on the butter." D. R. (Dud) Tash is the pro duction man at the creamerv and has been on the job since Claude Cox first; came west from Virginia in 1905. He had been a school teacher in that state. In Heppner he worked on 1934. He is a very valuable part ranches for 34 vears before re of the operation and the Cox , turning to Virginia to marry family gives him credit for the Clara Hampton in Galax. fine quality products made by me creamery. Present staff of the creamery is now completed by Chuck Mc- Kinnon, and he, too, is consid ered an important part of the op- Returning to Oregon. Cox worked as a deliveryman for a while before becoming interest ed in the creamery in 1916. This has stuck with him for 50 years, and although retired now, he .is as ' proud of the business and his son's operation of it as if he were still at the helm. ' The Cox family is grateful to all those in the area who have supported the creamery and made the business prosper through the years. Claude can't find enough good words to say about the people of Condon who have, been excellent customers through thick and thin, as have those in other communities in the three-county area the cream ery serves. The route reaches as far as Kinzua. Monument and Arlington. In the summer, the truck is on the road four days per week. " Claude, who loves his native Virginia, is even more fond of Heppner and Morrow county. He has been active in city govern ment and ia many other ways has served to help build the community through the years. He's a strong booster for all things that he believes will be good for the community.