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Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, March 31, 1966
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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
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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.
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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
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the
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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-
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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. - -
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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
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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
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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
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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.