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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (April 7, 1966)
HCPPNE1 CAZETTX.TIMCS. Thursday. ApU T. 14 Crowd Attends First Play Day Wranglers" Sprln PUv Days rot off to a rousing start on Sunday, with IV) unrtona turn trig out to watch and compete In rliltna vvrnu. It wn the fin of four inrlns shows for polnta. Any mrmN-r who has hi club dura paid can comprip, and at the end of the year the ihrre high point winners In each age croup will win a vaiuaoia pnw, plus a chance to win the all around trophy. Activities started with m pot luck at 12:00 noon, with the following commute terming as honta. Mr. and Mm. Gall Mo Cart v. Mr. and Mrs. Larry rctsth. Mr. and Mr. Robert Wrbb and Mr. and Mrs. Kola Fulletoa chairmen. Winners of pole bend inf. a ret 7 and under, were Janice Healy, 1st, 38: l lndy Pouchcrty. 2nd 44 2. and Krynn Robinson, 3rd, 4t2. Ages 8 through 12 were Jerl Schubert. 1st 21.7; Joan Healy, 2nd. 2tk2. and Becky Fill leton. 3rd. 26.4. Aces 13 through 17 were Ruby Fulleton. 1st. 22.1; Marcla Jonea. 2nd. 267. and Er na Winchester. 3rd, 21 X Seniors were Bev SteagalL 1st. 233: Georee SteagalL 2nd. 23, and Charlie Daly. 3rd, 263. Winners of the scurry race, which is a Jumping came, were the followlne: ages 8 through 12. Becky Fulleton, 1st. 17.3; Becky Doherry, 2nd. 244. Ages 13 through 17, Erna Winchester. 1st. 15 2; Mareia Jonea. 2nd. 24 4. and Kuby Fulleton. 3rd. 2Y4. Senior winners were Bob Webb, 1st. 17.0: Bb Bergstrom. 2nd. 24(, and RoltV Fulleton, 3rd, 2&J. ThoM who were winners In the rln race, aces 8 through 12. were Becky Fulleton. 1st. 1V8; Jeanle Daly. 2nd. 193. and Bruce Bergstrom. 3rd. 222. Ages 13 throuch 17 were Erna Win Chester. 1st. 116; Macla Jones. 2nd. 16.3. and Camllle Maloom. 3rd. 168. Senior winners were Bob SteagalL 1st. 13-2; Charlie nalv. 2nd. 13.7. and Jerry Dougherty, 3rd. 14 4. There were four ace divisions In the barrel race. Winners lor ace 7 and under were Janice Healy. 1st, 27.4: Maureen Healy, 2nd. 309. and Krvnn Robinson. 3rd. 43.0. Ages 8 through 12 wrre Becky Fulleton, 1st. 313: Jeri Schubert. 2nd. 226. and Joan Healy. 3rd. 233. Ages w thrnuoh 17 were Erna Winches tr iisr. avl! Kherrt O Brlen. 2nd 7i a and Csle Maicom. jra, 22.4. Seniors were Charlie uaiy. it ?ii ?: Rev SteaealL zna. JU.V, and tie between Jerry Dougner tv nt Role Fulleton. 3rd. 21.4. Plavday set ice mis sunuj Is changed to April 17. Alfred Nelson Service is Held At lone Church Fix-Up, Brighten-Up NOW with Filon Corrugated ROOF PANELS TRANSLUCENT FIBERGLASS BRIGHT LIVING IDEAS WITH FILON- OUTDOORS PATIO ROOFS CARPORTS FENCES AWNINGS GREENHOUSES WINDBREAKS INDOORS LUMINOUS CEILINGS ROOM DIVIDERS TUB ENCLOSURES SHOWER DOORS COUNTER FRONTS FROSTED WINDOWS More Glossier, More Resistant, Economical Than Other Panels Available in Several Pastel Colors 15-Year Performance Warranty ONLY 25c sq. ft Tum-A-Lum Lumber Co. 388 N. Main Ph. 676-9212 Funeral service were held for Alfred lltlUtns Nelson. Sr.. W. at the lone I'nitrd inurcn nf ChrlM on Wednesday. April ft, at 2 ft) p.m. Rev. Waller B. Orowell and PaMor Kenneth Robinson tretdcd over the serv ices and at Interment which fol lowed at the Lexington ceme. terv. Mr. Nelson, since hi retire ment from ranching In 194tf, had made hU home at Oak Grove, Orecon. He died there on Fri day. April 1. folio inn an ex tended Illness. Mr. Nelson was born January 27. ISStk In Rvsbv Parlh. Kalmar Lane. In the province pf Small land, Sweden. He came to the United States from his native Sweden when he was 20 vears of age. He was employed In Portland for two vears before moving to the Lex ineton area In 1908. His sons took over the wheat ranching operations upon his retirement. Active In church and commu nity. Mr. Nelson was a charter member of the Lexington Grange, a life member of the Orecon Wheat League and a member of the Lutheran church. He was married to Bertha Morgan at Hcppner on August 31. 1912. Besides the widow, he Is sur vived by two sons. Norman and Alfred. Jr.. both of Lexington: two daughters. Mrs. Howard (Clara I Slonccker and Mrs. Bert l Ellen) Mason. Jr.. both of Oak Grove, and eight grandchildren. A nephew and two nieces in Sweden are also among the sur v Ivors. Storage Shed Hit In Saturday Fire HOSPITAL NEWS fat lent admitted to Pioneer Memorial hospital during the past week, and still receiving mettle rare. Include the fol lowing: nse Marie Stroeber, Hcppner: Burt Winters. Hepp ner: John Vensrd. Hcppner harle N, Jones. Hcppner. anil F-Ule Fay Zumwalt. l-exlngton Those who received medlca care, and were later dlsmlwcl were the followlne: Chrrl t.rlf flth. Heppner: tlary Morgan. lone. Lillian Svm-k. Hcppner; Kay Ttacv. Condon, and Bert Wlkstrand. Cnmlon. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas White of lone are parent of a son. Greg Michael, born Saturday, April 2. wetffhlmr 9 lb.. 4 o. He loins two sisters. Lea ana Yvonne, and a brother Leland. Maternal rrsminarents are Mr. and Mrs. Lelsnd Mne of Port land, and paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Gordon vtnnc of lone. A son was born Friday. April to Mr. and Mr. Joseph Hail of Klniua. welching lb.. 10 o. He has been named Joseph Ray mond, Jr., and loins one sister, Joeann. Maternal itrandparents are Mr. nad Mrs. Mel UeUnd of Bend; paternal Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Janus Hall of Rid dle; great grandparents are Mr. and Mm. Melvln C. I'eland. Sr.. Mllwaukle; Frank St a Ike p. Bend, and Mr. and Mrs. II. P. Guiles of Clackamas. A fourth daughter Joined the family of Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Plmental of Condon on Monday, April 4. The little girl was named Patricia Jean, and weighed 5 lb.. 9 oz. Her sisters are Debrah Lvnn. Sarah Louise and Kathertne Marie. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Bill Davis of Ilermlston. and pa ternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Plmental. Sr.. of Riverside. R. I. 1. Past Records Help fo Predict Weather Ahead IT GENE WINTERS County Eatsnsloo Agent Storage shed at the home of Clarence Wise, near the Condon highway on the south side of town, was virtually demolished in a fire Saturday afternoon. CamDin? eauioment. tires and other articles stored there were! 9 lost in the blaze. City firemen answered the gen eral alarm and quickly brought it under control, but the. fire burned furlosly with heavy black smoke going skyward un til they arrived. Fire Chief Charles Ruggles. who was out of town at the time of the fire, said Wednes day that probable cause was listed as being from a trash fire left unattended on adjoin ing property. Local Speech Students to Vie At District Meet Most folks have begun their spring work In earnest, be It In the fields or In the back yard. Will spring-like weather con tinue Is the question? An examination of west her statistic and probability tables can tell us that If the future Is anything like the past we can expect certain weather cunult. Ions to prevail. Tempcrture at or near free- Ing affect many people this time f vear. esiMcially farmers. Us ing Hcppner weather station data. It can be determined that lemierature of 32 degrees will occur half the years a late as May 9. This oocuranee In Hepp ner could be compared to that of Echo. April 24; Condon. May 30. or Arlington. April 17. With a large plant population, ecxxl growth and better than normal grain growing condlt Ions, there Is some concern bout soil moisture. A series of soil aui'crlnss this week In var lous sections of the county snow adequate moisture for present nlant needs, r.xccptlons were found on the deeper soil In the lower rainfall areas. MolMure deficiencies were estimated to be approximately 'i Inch per foot of depth. This means a rain fall of S Inch would replace that used by plants or evapor ated. The probability of precipitat ion of the week of April 11-17 using Hcppner weather records Is good. Amounts S Inch or more may do expected uuring this period only In one year out of three. Wheat growers face a difficult weather condition. Adequate moisture to bring on potentially an excellent crop would set up j favorable rust Infections per jiods. Strlpe rust Is wide spread iand actively developing through out the wheat counties. Trie po Peterson Named Hatfield Chairman Henry Pt tersott w 111 be cam palgn chairman In Morrow county for the Mark Hatfield for Senator committee. It was an nounced last week, He was ap iHMiiicu tty iterry rtanK, stale chairman for llalflcld. Peterson, a former represents live In the state IcgUUiuie ftni this district, said that he will rry on an active campaign throughout Morrow county for Hatfield. Tlie chairman here received a complete manual for use In the c.impalg.i, Including Informs Hon on Coernor Hatfield's bio graph)', his beliefs, copies of some of Ms significant speech es, project h that might be un periods exist during 10 day Inter- als when the average temier- atures Is between 32 degree and SO decrees and the rain fall Is two tenth (0201 or more In ches. Hcppner records show that on the average this amount could fall at least half the time during 10-dav period between now and the first of July. Aver age temperatures for the 10 day periods will prevail above 32 de grees and below 80 degrees. derlaken In the campaign an! other matters. Successful Event Band Festival The Morrow-Umatilla county band festival was a big aiicrcs, declared Hcppner band director Arnold Melby Who was In charge of arrangements. The festival director was Hus- sell I-arsen, suervlsor of music at Walla Walla. Wn. who direr- ted the 1M band students from Klverslde, lone, I'inatllla, Elbow Stanflcld, and Hcppner. Students were here two days Friday evening each band was heard in two numhers. Mr. Ijir sen wrote a critique on these H-rfonnan es. Due to the xr acctiustic In the Hcppner High gym. the Sat urday riming festival was mov ed to the Junior High gym. Their the manned band played a con cert directed by Mr. l.arsen Next year's festival will In held at L'matllla. POWER CONTROL ELECTRIC MOTOR SERVICE WE REPAIR! Electric Motors . Power Tool Hydraulic Jacks Alezalte Equipment 421 S. E. 4th Pendleton Phone 276-5882 . ..tentlal for severe epidemic is as Hcppner will participate April ! great on April 1 this year as it ai me annual aisrnct speecn was In 19til. The ma lor d ffer. erence this year is that 70 of Morrow county wheat acreage is in Gaines wheat, which has some mature plant resistance. Favorable stripe-rust Infection tournament in Pendleton. The tournament will cover such phases of speaking as radio commentary, debate, extempor aneous, and impromptu speak ing over selected topics. Also there will be after-dinner speak ing, serious and humorous in terpretations, and poetry read ing. Both "A" and "B" schools will be participating. Hcppner will receive competition from such schools as HcrmLston, La Grande, Pendleton, and Ontario, all members of the Oregon High School Speech League. Bom of the oontMtainu ex pecting to compete from Hepp ner are JVonda ClarK, Katny Melby, Mike Sweeney. Marsha Sowell, Jan Hager, and Leslie Meador. For Fast And Dependable Freight Scrvico With Daily Overnight Service From Portland, Including Saturdays SHIP E ASTERN Plait's Oregon Freight Served By Truck Service CALL GENE ORWICX 983 1420 ANYTIME MalSZ GREAT FOOD BUYS FOR EASTER FRESHNESS FOR FLAVOR I LARGE CUT-UP louden mm LB. 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