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LIIKARY u or o lUQENt. ORE. 07403 Church Easter es Slate Services W-k, hUhliiriiling the rrllgloua yrf (or mutt denomination will h ohftcrtcd In hurhr of thl area, rllmatlng on Sunday, Srven churches will Join in the ;wn rildav M-rvliv at the Hrt ChrMUn church with mln liirn i-nkirii on the "$'m I ant Word." Tlii "-r Ire atartu at 12:30 pm and tho of all faith are Invited in attend. Pro cram I ininted on lhl page, Episcopal liUhup Ijirie lUrton of Bern! will conduil a-rvltv at All SalntV Kplacopal churvh Sunday at II am. for flatter obnerv anre. Id will he accompanied bv lirk Itlm hatt cf h I hurt h nivlrillv SiIhx.I of pacific al Htirli'f, Calif, wtio may I called io serve the rhurrh. A dewwrt mffce hour will be Saturday night at the parUh houac ti g pm, to offer an op ix.Muniiv ltr aiUhlini4 to inevt Willi the U)(or. A coffee hour will al te hrll after ter Itva Sunday. Aamblr at Cad Young people of the AMm hlv of ;mI will hold a aunrlMi irrvlee Sunday, meeting at lh rhurrh at 5:4.1 a rn. IWcakfant will follow the amice. Sunday School will Im at 9:11, ami at the II am. r.ater aerv In, the Rev. Al AUup of Eugene, brother of the Kev. Blllle AUup, pustor here, will eak. Theme of a young MHi)e'a evening nlff at 6 .30 will he, "A Young Prrn's View of Kater," Mathodlat Church Stx-clal aervicea at the Metho. dlt rhunh atari tonight (Thurs day) with a Maundy Thuraday communion at 8 p.m. On Earner, voung people will Join with thoe of the ChrUtlan rhurrh for hreakfaM at the Christian hurrh at 6 a m. Two worship services will be held on KaMer morning with the Rev. Melvln Dixon, pastor, peaking at each. Thev will be at l and II am. with rhurrh chool to he held at 10 a.m. SM-r1al mualc will be presented hv the choir at the two worship wrvlcea. Lutbaraa (;! Frhlav worship will be conducted at Valby Lutheran church Friday night at 7:.K. The Ixrd's Supikt will he attribu ted and the rcoaa veiled In black. 1'attor Krn Rohlnon announcea. Tlila aervlca will conclude the lenten mid-week worahlpa held alternately at Hope and Valby under the theme. 'The Suffer inn Savior Speaks." Festive EuhU-r worship will b nt 8 am. Kaater at Valby fol lowed by an Easter breakfast tin-pared by the men of the church. Carl Troed.son will be chief cook. At Hope Lutheran, worship will be at 11 a.m. Chlldrcn'a choir will sing at both aerv leca. Pnator Robinson will preach the risen ChrUt under the theme. "Wanted: Dead or Alive?" Catholic Father Raymond Beard of St. Patrick's and SL William's Catholic rhurchea will conduct masses on Easter on the regular time achedule, 7:30 and 11 a.m. at St. Putrlck's in Heppner and 9:15 a.m. nt St. William's In lone. Christian Special services are being con. ducted throughout this week In the Christian churches of Lex ington and Heppner with Al Roacheo. pastor, speaking each nlcht except Saturday at 7:30. Candlelight communion will be tonight (Thursduy) in the Iiepp tier church, and the service Fri day night will be In the Lex Ingtnn church. Foster morning services will he at 9 a.m. In the Heppner church and at 11 in the ux Ington church with the pastor speaking on "Ho Is Risen." Youth of the church will Join with the Methodist youth In an Faster breakfast at 6 a.m. at the Heppner Christian church. On Taster evening at 7:30 the combined choirs of Lexington and Heppner will prewnt the cantata, "The Gospel Song- of KaHtor." In the Lexington church. Latter Dory Saints No services will be held by the Latter Day Saints on Eas ter Sunday since members will view in their homes the tele vised program on the general conference of the church, com ing from Salt Lake City, Utah. The conference will have spe cial Easter observances. United Church of Christ At the lone United Church of Christ Maundy Thursday service will bo tonight (Thursday) at 8 with candlelight communion and reception of members. Jun iors and senior church school classes will sponsor , a sunrise service, to be followed by an Kastcr breakfast, sponsored by the Women's Fellowship. A film, "The First Easter," . will be shown at the Sunday School hour at 9:45 and Easter worship services will be at 11 with the Kev. Walter 13. Crowell bringing the message. Church of tha Noiaran A mcrlal feature of Katcr at Ihe Church of The Naiarene will In allowing of films of the Holy I .and at the evening aerv Irr, 7.:m. by Mr. and Mrs. ftalph Crum. who rerrntly returned fiorti a trip there Otihervanre of Kater with program will he at Sunday SthiHd at 10 am, and the IU-v (km McCarty will bring an Fas ler mcniare at the worship aerv ice at II. McCurdy Chosen Manager of MCGG Harlan McCurdy, aaalit a n t manager of Morrow t ounty Craln (irnwera fur a nurnlxr of year, wsa apfiotnted to auoived the late Al Lamb by directors at a meeting Tuesday night. McCurdy flfst atartcd working with the Oaln (irowers In 19-10. Ilo later left for IV years but returned In HK2 at the time Lamb tiecame manager. Itllev Munkcrs, who has been with the Grain Growers a I nee 1'J51. was chiMen as aaaUtant manager by the directors Tuea day night. McCurdy, a resident or thl area all or his lire, graduated from Taclflc Unlvendtv. He nerved four years with the 2ith dlvlalon In the army with over neaa duty In Kuope during World War II. He wa employed by the Pro duction Credit association be fore tiecomlng affiliated with the Craln Growers. At the preaent time he U dla trlct deputy. Oregon Northeast. of the Flks lodge. He nerved on the llc-j'pncr aiiiool board prior to the formation of the admin litratlve diMrld and ha been active In many different com munity activities. School 83rd Year THE) r sffij? udget Election Due Tuesday Polls Open 2 to 8 P. M. In Six Areas Number 6 GAZETTETEME Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, April 1, 1966 10 cents mdl Closes Rosewoil m Swim Poo! Licensed; Dump Eyed 121 lb iT I ARCHnTCTS SKETCH shows tb propossd Wlll VWw Manot. UntatlTly plannad lor constructloa bar, as ruioo lor r tlrd porsona. Tba Initial davalopmant would lacluda 10 11 ring units, ooch with two bodrooms. la tha ooa-storr strnctura. Day Is la tha oantar of tha baiialna. WEATHER March 31-Aprll 6 HI Low Prec. Tliursday 6(5 40 Friday 70 29 Saturday 57 29 Sunday GO 30 Monday f5 34 Tuesday 70 41 Wednesday 77 41 Cow Culling Meet Dated April 16 Seventh annual spring Cow Cutting Meet, sponsored bv the Wranglers club, will be Satur day and Sunday. April 16 and 17. Gene Plrce announced on behalf of the sininsors. An Important meeting of the committee In charge la sched uled for Tuesday night. April 12. at 7:30 in the Bank of East ern Oregon office. Advance registrations to date show 14 cutters from the North west already signed, and total participation is expected to reach in the neighborhood or 100. The meet stalls on Saturday nlcht at 7:30 with the second go-around scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Sunday. Ralph Beamer Is the chairman of this years event. John Tangeman of Yak ima. Wn., will be Judge. Retirement Home Plans Announced Designed for comfortable liv ing for relred persons, a devel opment to be known as Willow View Manor is In the advanced planning atages for Heppner by tha Ileppner Investors' Corpora Hon of which C EL McQuarrie Is president it was announced this week. The Initial building, to be constructed on one level, would include 10 spacious two-bedroom livlnsr aoartments with a large dayroom for lounging and rec reation In the center of the structure. It would be locaiea on the hill rnst of lleppne ana overlooking the city, Just to the south of Iioneer Memorial nos-pital. Spokesmen for the corporation said the plan Is proposed o answer a long-felt need here to provide comfortable and con n.niont llvlnir for retired per sons who enjoy the quiet, rest ful atmosphere here, the clean, pure air. and the recreational advantages of the area. An architect has compieiea so constructed that It may be expanded as needed. Incorporated In tha design Is provision for complete Drivacy and independency for thoae who wiU.liv In Wllkv UMr Man or. Al the sama time the cor poration will give primary con sideration to providing maxi mum convenience. A central heating and air conditioning plant will service the structure with Individual controls In each unit. Memberships will be sold to those desiring to live in Willow View Manor, and standard rates for extended lease periods will apply. The new venture invites Inquiries for complete Informs tion. It may ' be obtained by writing Willow view Manor. P. O. Box 291, Heppner, or tele phoning 676 9470. Construction will start as soon as the corporation determines that there is enough interest to proceed. Early indications show considerable Interest, and it Is hoped that the project will be built this year. Further Information Is Includ . . k ,1 I rt r Preliminary BKClCnes unu In nn announcement hv th t.., hntlrtlntr. which will d "- - iui ai. -- ---" Easter Egg Hunts At Three Locations Here Saturday Morn All children of Heppner, Lexington, lone and surround ing areas through the fourth gTade are invited to partici pate In the annual Easter Egg Hunt, sponsored by Heppner Elks Lodge on Saturday morn ing. April 9. at 10:00 a.m. At rangements are under the oir ecuon of Haskell Sharrard, chairman. The hunt will be In three locations: - pre-scnool age at the City Park; fust and sec ond grades on the Courthouse lawn, and third and fourth grades on the lower field at the grade school. The Dks' Easter bunnies have promised to have lots of the colorful, candy eggs hid den at the three hunting grounds for the enjoyment of the young hunters. PflATRR. ;opf.tr!rnTiC COMMUNITY GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE HEPPNER CHRISTIAN CHURCH Sponsored By - . , .t SOUTH MORROW MINISTERIAL i ASSOCIATION April 8, WA ORGANIST 12:30 -.3:00 p.m. . - VIRGINIA TURNER (ORDER OF SERVICE) 12:30 1. THE WORD OF INTERCESSION: (The Rev. Melvln Dixon, Methodist) (Luke 23:34) 12:50 2. THE WORD OF AUTHORITY: (Luke 23:43) (The Rev. Elwood Boyd, Seventh-day Adventlst) 1:10 1:30 THE WORD OF REMEMBRANCE: (John 19:26-27) (The Rev. Blllle Alsup, Assembly of God) THE WORD OF LONELINESS: ' (The Rev. Don McCarty, Nazarene) 1:50 5. THE WORD OF SUFFERING: (The Rev. Al Boschee, Christian) (Matt. 27:46) (John 19:28) 2:10 6. THE WORD OF VICTORY: (John 19:30) (The Rev. Kenneth Robinson, Lutheran) 2:30 7. THE WORD OF REFUGE: (Luke 23:46) (The Rev. Waller Crowell. lone United Church of Christ) THE OFFERING TLATE is situated in the foyer to receive your Good Friday offering, which will be used by the Ministerial Association for religious Community activities. corporation on page 2, of this paper. 1, section Pioneer Picnic To Be 'Best Ever Oscar Peterson, chairman of the annual Pioneer Picnic, said that plans are definitely going forward for the event this year In Heppner and that he expects that It will be "the best ever." It is scheduled for Sunday, May 29. at the falrgorunds. He made the announcement after hearing from former resi dents who had the erroneous impression that there would be no picnic tnis year. "We're not coing to fall by the wavside." he said. Peterson said that he had been working on plans lor a speaiter ior tne occasion. Interest in the picnic is keen, particularly among former old time residents. It is held an nually at the time of Memorial Day. Easter Dinner Set at Elks Lodge Ham and beef Easter dinner will be served in the Elks Tem ple from noon until 6 p.m. on Easter Sunday with Mrs. Terrel Benge as chairman, it is announced. Elks, together with their fam ilies and guests are invited. Adult plates will be $2 and those for grade school children will be $1. W. C. Rosewall. who has been serving s president of the Hepp. ner city council, was elected mayor of Heppner bv his fel low councllmei Monday night He succeeds Al Lamb, whose recent death created the vacan cy. Mayor Lamb had served more than five years in the po sition. Rosewall. who has a long rec ord of busineu, civic ana com munity service, was appointed to the council in 1964 to fill a vacancy and was elected to a 4-year term In November of that year. . When he was unanimously chosen Monday night to succeed the late mayor. Rosewall said that he would agree to serve only until January 1. 1967. Charter requires that In the case of such vacancy and the consequent tilling ol the posit ion by the council, the post must come up for election at the next geneal election. Rose wall said that he would not be a candidate. Pool Ucenaa Granted A letter from Harold E. Mil liken, assistant chief sanitary engineer of the Oregon State Board of Health, notified the city that a license for the mu nicipal swimming pool has been granted for the year 1966. . it referred to a recent inspec tion that found a number of de ficiencies and said that anoth er Inspection will be made dur ing the first week the pool Is in operation this summer. The letter outlined extensive work needed and said, "We would suggest that the city council consider formulat Ing plans at an early date for fi nancing this work." Previously the city had In formed the state board that a fund of $8,000 had been set up as a start towards a new pooL Landfill Dump Eyed City Superint endent Vic Groshens reported on landfill operations at city dumps in nearby cities in the council's continuing study to provide an adequate city dump. If the Wil low Creek dam is to be con structed, the present dump must be abandoned. -Groshens said that at Pendle (Continued on page 8) Kids! Keep Bilges Off Main Sidewalks Once again. Chief of Police Dean Cilman has asked that children be warned to keep their bicycles off Main street sidewalks In the downtown district . ' ; A woman who stepped from a business establishment one day last week was hit by a bicycle and knocked to the sidewalk. She was hurt but apparently not seriously. A city ordinance strictly for bids ridinq bicycles on these sidewalks. The police depart ment will enforce the ordi nance and will Impound bi-. cycles of those who violate it the chief states. Parents are uraed to call the matter to the attention of their children. : : ' " . ' IHiavaw - MATTHEWS V '1 K ' I f - 1 1 i.1 BERNIECE DENIECE MATTHEWS lone Twins Chosen To Go to Girls' State Deniece and Betniece Matth ews, twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Matthews, lone, have been selected by the lone American Legion auxiliary as delegates from lone High school to Girls' State at Willamette University, Salem, June 13-19. Both girls have maintained a high grade point average dur ing their three years in high school and are active in student affairs and in community and church interests. They are mem bers of the United Church of Christ. Deniece is secretary of her class, assistant secretary-treas urer of the student Doay ana editor of the Cardinal, the school Daoer. She has taken six years of 4-H and has been a delegate to 4-H Summer School two years. She is a member of the pep club band, is accompanist for the chorus and typist on the staff of , the Ionian, the school annual. . . Beirniece has been a . varsity cheerleader the past two years, is junior class reporter, a mem ber of student council, a mem ber of band and chorus, and is on the paper and annual staff. She has also been active in 4-H and attended 4-H Summer School for two years. The Matthews twins were selected on the following quali fications: Leadership, character, courage, honesty, scholarship, cooperativeness, and physical fitness. Karen Nelson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nelson, lone, was selected as alternate. The lone Lions club will assist in sponsoring he girls. Mrs. Arleta Klinger is Girls' State chairman for the lone unit. Elellon on the M'rrow coun ty srhoo! dlitrtct budget will tie Tuevl.iv. April 12. from 2 to H p m. with six poning piacea pro vided: Klveraioe JUKn acnooi. Islington district office. A. C. Houghton school. Ilrppner Ele mentary school, ichea Creek Grange hall and lone High school. AH registered voter In the county are eligible to cast bal lots on the budget which would require a tax bvy rf approxi mately V15.UX) ouKi.le the six per cent limitation. Total taxe to be levied for the ear 1906 67 would be about i3.0io. The total ievv was originally set at iM,452 but an additional VVJUO In resources, coming irom an underestimate of expected atate basic school fundi. wa added at the budget hearing and will bring the levy down by ap proximately that figure. As pointed out In previous ar ticles, increase In the budget from the $3o7.9H levy for li5 06 is due principally to three Items: L Increase In aoclal sec urity payments. 2. Increasing, at the auditor's recommendation, the Item for amount of taxes that will not be received In the enaulnff vear (going Irom 3 of the total levy to 5). 3. Pro vision for additional capital out lay items. In the latter category are such things as providing for a school laundry at Heppner, making re pairs to the swimming pool at lone, providing funds lor side walks and curbs on the Mor gan street extension to Heppner. high (if the state will approve funds for paving the extension at state expense), providing acoustical tile for Heppner gyms, and similar Items. In the parts of the budget which normally call for the greatest expenditures, such as instruction, transportation, and administration, the iyu-67 es timates are either be low last year's budget or very nearly the same. One item that has brought up some Questions from the public is that of the proposed scnooi laundry. An item of StiOOO is in the budget with whicn to pur chase equipment to be used in Heppner. Since the commercial laundry Is no longer in opera tion here, the schools have de pended on the laundromat at the Heppner Hotel for service. Because of the need for infor mation on this point the Gazette-Times asked Jack Gross- nickie. Heppner Element a r y principal, to give some facts and figures on the proposal. While the Sbuuo figure la in the budget, the scnooi board has not yet decided whether the equipment snouid be purcnased. whether suitable used equip ment might be obtained at a lesser figure, or whetner some otner plan may be worked out A stuciy committee ot tne board and administration is working on it new. If the budget is ap proved, the board could either purchase new equipment or fol low another course, whichever is considered the better plan. Grossnickle's statement on the laundry follows: "Keeping of physical educa tion and athletic clothing clean is an absolute necessity tor good health, lessening contamination, and preventing the spread of disease, whether this be a mi nor infection or an infectious type of germ that could cause severe illness. iince iootball season started the last of August, these things have been laundered by tne scnooi in the downtown Laun dromat: 278 washer loads of caieteria laundry, 401 football lerseys, 291 Iootball pants, 93 gym shorts, 212 pairs sox, 193 (Continued on page 6) Arbuckle Meeting Set Monday Night Annual stockholders' meeting of the Arbuckle Mountain Cor poration, ski development, will be Monday night. April 11, at 7:30 in the old city hall. All directors and stockholders are requested to be present. City Beauty Week To Be April 22-29 Beautif 1 c a t i o n week in . Heppner Is. scheduled for April 22 to 29 as a result of action 3 taken at the city council meet- r ing Monday night. Council- i man LeRov Gardner asked : Mayor W. C. Rosewall to pro- claim the Beautification week to tie in with the Chamber of i Commerce "Clean-up, Fix-up" week. Gardner is chairman of the Chamber committee. . All reidents will be asked to pitch in towards cleaning up, repairing, and painting ; during the week. Last year the students of Heppner High ' school came out in force to conduct a citywide cleanup of papers and debris. Gardner and his committee will present a program to the f Chamber of Commerce Mon- day and Mayor Rosewall has ' been invited to be present. ?