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HEPPNEH
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130 Blood
Pool Due to Open
Monday Afternoon
With Free Swim
Hcppner's niunlrlpnl swim
ming pool will open Monday,
June fl. with iht' customary free
swimming from 1pm. until 4
pm. on that day, Mr. J:ialn
t,eri:e, city recorder, announe
cs. This date lit changed from
thi Sunday opening originally
I'innni'ii
t Hon Cray again will be th
lifeguard. Mo I an OSU student
and a qualified nntlonal YMCA
Senior l.lfesaver. Red Crow Sen
ior IJfrsaver, and U trained In
water safely and Red Cross in
Mructlon. Cray will attend Red
Orona clause In Portland during
two weeks In June for addit
ional certification.
Clerk at the desk will be Peg
gv Snyder.
The pool will be open during
the following hours: Tuesdays
through Saturdays, 1 to 4 p.m.
and 7 to 8:30 p.m.; Sundays, 2
to 6 p m. It will be closed on
Mondays.
rcs for swimming will be a
follows: Family season ticket,
$18; adult season ticket, $9;
children and high school tickets,
,$&. Ially swlnw: adults, Me;
rhlldren and high school, 2.V,
Seaaon tickets will be avail
able at the city hall starting
Monday. June 6. Dally tickets
mnv be purchased at the ool.
The schedule for swimming
lessons will be announced la
ter. Kules and regulations at the
Hol are to promote safety and
to make It possible for every
one to have a good time at the
facility. Mrs. George said.
Following are some of the
regulations to which attention
is celled; ... .
Pre-achool children must be
accompanied bv someone re
lon.slble for their safety.
Running and roughhouslng
ure dungcrous and are prohib
ited both In the pool area and
In the club house.
Nq litter, gum, tape or bot
tles are allowed In the xl
area.
All deep water swimmers
must pass the safety test.
Innertubca arc considered
dangerous and are prohibited.
The lifeguard Is In charge at
all times and will be either on
the tower or circulating about
the pool.
Pastor Robinson
To Leave
Heppner
Pastor Ken Robinson, who has
served lifix' and Valby Lutheran
churches loi thu past five years,
has accepted n call to serve Lu
ther Memorial church In north
cast Portland, he said Wednes
day. The minister and his family
will move on June 13, and he
will be Installed there on June
ID by the Rev. Judson t'rary,
executive assistant of the North
Pacific District president of the
tlenomlnalon.
Pastor Robinson came to Hep
pner In the summer of 11 to
sifve Hope and Valby churches
alter graduating from Luther
Theological Seminary in St.
Paul, Minn.
"I have enjoyed the warmth
and friendliness of the people of
Morrow county and the spirit of
unity among the pastors of the
communities," he said.
Luther Memorial church Is lo
cated at 4X00 N. E. 72nd, Port
land, and has 587 members. The
parsonage, where the Robinsons
will Jive, Is near the church
with the address being 4809 N.
K. 7.1rd.
While In Heppner, Pastor Rob.
Inson ha:i served on various con
ference and district church
committees, on the Tollgate
Luthercrest Bible Camp board,
and on the Oregon Town and
County church conference. He
was county chairman of tho
American Cancer society and is
h nast president of the South
Morrow Ministerial association.
He also served for a time as a
county Juvenile counsellor.
Recently he participated in the
soth anniversary observance of
the Valby church.
Mrs. Robinson has been active
in Mother's club and has done
special nursing work at Pioneer
Memorial hospital.
The churches here have ex
tended a call to Don Pederson,
who will graduate this year
from Luther Seminary, St. Paul.
Prior to entering the seminary
he served for five years In the
Air Force. He is married and
has one child.
Donors Needed for
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BOB HARRIS
MIKE SWEENEY
Legion Names
Beaver State .
Representatives
Tuition to the American Lee-
ions Heaver Boys' State held
annually on the OSU campus at
Corvallls has been awarded to
four Heppner students ,
Chosen to represent Heppner
were Jim Jacobs, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Walt Jacobs. lone; Steve
Anderson, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Anderson; Hob Harris,
sun of Mr. and Mrs. Darrel Har
ris, and Mike Sweeney, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Sweeney,
all of Heppner. All four boys
are completing their Junior year
at Heppner High school.
The Boys' Stute program,
which Is open only to Junior
boys between 15 and 18 years
of age, Is designed to expose
the workings of Oregon govern
ment on the city, county, and
state levels. The delegates are
encouraged to run for offices on
all levels, and the boys achiev
ing the two highest offices, gov
ernor and first citizen, become
automatic representatives to
Boys' Nation, which is held in
Washington, D. C.
' Various classes are held to
enhance the delegates' knowl
edge of government on the
three levels, and ample free
time Is allowed for recreational
opportunities on campus.
The highlight ol the week
long program Is an address bv
the state governor and leading
businessmen from throughout
the state. This Is followed by a
dance and awards assembly
where delegates receive recog
nition for the accomplishments
of the week.
Bureau Agrees
To Frontage Road
U. S. Buieau of Public Roads
has approved an overpass for
Patterson Ferry Junction where
It intersects with Interstate SON
now under construction. Counlv
Judge P.n.! Jones was notified
Wednesday by Fred Klaboe, as
sistant stute highway engineer.
The Buieau also approved a
frontaee iroad of nno miln in nnr.
allel tho highway on the south
in Morrow county and to con
nect with a county road of five
miles in length that was con
structed to give access to the
south.
Not approved was the addit
ional frontage road of some
three miles asked for by the
county, the Judge said. He added
that the county may have to
build this portion of the road
sometime in the future.
The announcement from Kla
boe was a heartening end to
long efforts to obtain construc
tion of the overpass. Without it.
there would be a long stretch in
northeast Morrow county with I
no access to the new highway,
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JIM JACOBS
Good Rain Comes
To End Drouth
A good ruin on Memorial Day
covered much of Morrow coun
lv and brought a welcome re
lief to a long dry spell. While
some ranchers in higher coun
try reported more than a half
Inch, only .14 was recorded in
Heppner, according to the re
port of Don Gilliam, weather
observer.
Another .03 inch was added
Wednesday, and heavy skies
Thursday gave some hope that
more might be on the way.
Whether the rain was too
little and too late to do a great
amount of good to parched
crops was yet to be assessed.
It is expe1ed, though, that in
places where the crop had not
approached too nearly to ma
turity it will be of great bene
fit. In some spots in the coun
ty no measurable rainfall was
reported.
The rain was accompanied by
lowered temperatures. The
mercury dropped to the freez
ing point, 32 degrees, Tuesday
night. Maximum for the week
was 82 degrees last Thursday
and the low maximum for any
day of the week was 58 degrees
Wednesday.
Hi Low Prec.
Thursday 82 -17
Friday tW 44
Saturday 71 4ti
Sunday 71 47
Monday 59 42 .14
Tuesday 63 32
Wednesday 58 38 .03
Lexington Colonel Commands Group
Colonel Edward L. Burchell,
formerly of Lexington, is now
commanding the 34th Mainte
nance Group in Vietnam with
the responsibility of keeping
more than 2,000 Army aircraft
flying.
An article in the armed serv
ice news paper, Stars and
Stripes, said in its May 26
edition that the 10 main
tenance companies work both
ashore and afloat in keeping
both fixed and rotary wing air
craft flying.
Col. Burchell, who has been
in Army service since 1940,
heads the command responsible
for general support of all Army
aircraft in Vietnam and direct
support of all non-divisional
aircraft, as reported in the Sai
gon Dally News of May 18.
The four major subordinate
commands to the 34th Group
are the 765th Transportation
Battalion at Vung Tau, the
14th Transportation Battalion at
Nha Trang, the 58th Transpor
tation Battalion at Tan Son
Nhut and the 1st Transporta
tion Battalion aboard the hell
copter repair ship Corpus Chris
ti afloat off Cam Ranh Bay.
The Stars and Stripes article
reported that some 3,000 Army
oiucers ana men are serving in
the maintenance
'the group. The Corpus Christi
Unit Visit
God Placed
At 110 Pints
On Monday
With the stepped up de
mands for blood because of the
nation's conflict In Vietnam, a
goal of 113 pints has been set
for the blood drawing here
Monday bv th Red Cross blood
mobile, Mrs. prvllle Cutaforth,
blood program chairman for the
Morrow county chapter, an
nounces. This goal la 23 pints more
than that of previous visits and
will mean that some 130 don
ors must respond to meet it At
each visit there are always
some willing donors, who. for
one reason or another, cannot
give biooa.
The unit will be at the Elks
Temple from 1 until 5 p.m. on
Monday, June 6.
Mrs. Cutsforth said that she
has been unable to secure the
services of an organization to
sponsor the drawing by help
ing to recruit donors.
It is hoped that every heal
thy and able-bodied person will
present himself and also bring
a friend to help us meet this
vitally needed quota," she said.
She said that a number of
individuals have volunteered to
telephone residents to ask for
donations and reported that
they are doing a fine Job. Mrs.
R. B. Rice has already complet
ed calling all the 's" in the
telephone book.
Mrs. Cutsforth also appealed
for assistance in staffing the
visit here. Registered nurses and
nurse's aides are badly need
de. "If there arp any registered
nurSes or ttufV's sides who
would be willing to volunteer
their services for the hours of
the drawing, please contact
Ilene Wvman at 676-9311 or 676
5809. We need at least four
registered nurses and four nur
re's aides," Mrs. Cutsforth said.
It takes about 22 volunteers
to staff the regular visit. Rain
bow Girls are planning to help
with the typing and clerical
work through the cooperation of
Mrs. Tom Hughes, and Harley
Sager will organize Jaycees to
help with the unloading of the
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Father of Year
Barbecue June 26
Morrow Cou n t y CowBelles
have set the date of Sunday.
June 26, for the barbecue to
honor the 19Wi Morrow county
Father of the Year. Robert B.
Abrams was recently announced
as the winner of the honor.
The barbecue will be at the
fairgrounds from 4 to 6 p.m.
on that day. The event is open
to the public. Those attending
are asked to bring their own
meat for barbecuing and to
furnish their own silver serv
ice. Coffee, salads and desserts
will be furnished by the Cow-Belles.
So
COL. E. W. BURCHELL
is a 538-foot converted seaplane
tender with a 131-man Military
Sea Transportation Service civ
ilian crew. The 1st Transporta
tion Corps Battalion aboard the
ship is a maintenance unit un
der operational control of the
34th general Support Group.
Before the Corpus Christi ar
rived at Vietnam on Anrll 2.
badly damaged planes and en
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THESE TONE young men and
i win um oucupom on at tns ion commanitr Auction at tho Wil
lows Grange Hall Saturday, The "slaves- will work for as many hours as the bidder wishes to
pay lor. Jepeen. idee chairman of the auction, fixes signs In place. From left are Berniece Matth-
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Llndstrom. Charles Nelson, Mark Ralvorsen and Jim Jacobs.
Many Come
To Memorial
Over 225 persons from many
different areas signed the regis
ter at the tenth annual Pioneer
Memorial Day picnic at the Mor
row County fair pavilion accord
ing to Mrs. Claude Graham, secretary-treasurer
of the associat
ion.
After registering with the help
of the Soroptimists and being
welcomed by the ladies of the
Golden Age club, guests were
served at the potluck dinner by
the Robekahs and girls of the
Order of the Rainbow.
Warne Nunn, coming from Sa
lem for the occasion, brought
greetings from Governor Hatfield j
with the remark that the Gover
nor said he was sending a good
rain. Nunn then continued his
talk by paying tribute to the
pioneers ol Morrow county. He
was introduced by Oscar Peter
son, president.
Mr. an 1 Mrs. Carl Marquardt
sang two songs, "I've Been
Everywhere" and "I Found the
Answer". They were accompan
ied by Mrs. Marquardt on the ac
cordion and on the guitar by
Rick Marquardt, a nephew.
More music was provided by
Mrs. Kenneth Smouse who play
ed two violin solos accompan
ied by Mrs. Marquardt. Mrs.
Smouse plaved "M e 1 o d i e V
"Mem iry", "The Old Spinning
Wheel", "Isle of Golden Dreams"
and "My Bonnie Lassie."
Don Turner was elected presi
dent of the Pioneer Association
and Mrs. Nora Turner was elec
ted secretary-treasurer for the
coming jvar. Oscar Peterson, re
tiring president, then introduced
many of the guests who had
come from out of town.
Those from out of the Hepp-
ner-ione areas who signed the
register vw-re Royal Wakefield,
Sheridan, Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Hayes. Boardinan; Mr. and Mrs.
Eddie Sheridan, Pendleton; Paul
and Harriet Gemmell, Salem;
Odile Groshens Luper, Port
land; Lawrence Reaney, Van
couver. Wn.; Mr. and Mrs. Jack
D. Woolf (Joya Reaney I, Steve.
Nancy and Dennis. Portland:
Ralph Adkins, Spokane, Wn.; Al
Rergstrom. Portland; Maynard G.
Drawson. Salem- Warne Nunn,
Salem; Esther Dobyns, Eugene;
Tom ind Dolly Fraters, Grass
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gines needing major overhauls
had to be returned to the Unit
ed States for repair.
The 34th has 27,000 line item
spare parts to keep the Army's
planes flying in Vietnam, he
said.
Mrs. Burchell, who is current
ly in Heppner, is a sister of
Jim Healy and of Mrs. Bill Gen
try and of Mrs. Jerry Daggett.
Her mother is Mrs. Margaret
Healy of Heppner. While her
husband is overseas, Mrs. Bur
chell is dividing her time be
tween Heppner and Salem
where Col. Burchell's mother,
Mrs. Mae Burchell, is living.
The Burchells' two sons are
captains in the Army. Captain
Larry Burchell is serving in
Vietnam with the 87th advis
ory team to a Vietnamese unit
and has been there since Aug
ust, 1965. Captain Gail Burchell
is attending Iowa State Univer
sity working towards his mas
ter's degree in nuclear physics.
A daughter, Mrs. Barbara
Stubbs, is living in Alexandria,
Va.
Col. Burchell received his
commission from the Reserve
Officers Training course at Ore
gon State University. He served
as deputy director of supply for
the Supply and Maintenance
Command in Washington, D. C,
for a number of years, and the
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women, shown with John Jepsen
"eSr sulm ,5pWB PrrtlaiJT
from Distance
Day Picnic
WARNE NUNN
Governor Working
For Dam, Nunn Says
Governor Mark Hatfield
has been working to urge
Congress to appropriate $160,
000 for pre-construction funds
on the Willow Creek project
in this year's federal budget,
Warne Nunn, administrative
assistant to the governor, said
in a talk at the Memorial
Day picnic here.
Nunn said that the gover
nor was disappointed when
he learned that there had
been no recommendation for
the project in this year's
budget by President Johnson.
Gov. Hatfield asked a repre
sentative to appear before
Congress to press for the re
quest. The administrative assist
ant said that some informa
tion should be available by
mid-June as to whether the
late effort is successful.
Nunn said that the Willow
Creek project, the Boeing
project and agricultural de
velopments in Nortu Morrow
county are three things which
should bring increasing
change for betterment in Mor
row county.
in Vietnam
family lived near there at An
nondale, Va.
During World War II, he
served as a maintenance bat
talion commander with an
amphibious engineer command
in the South Pacific, and he
was in service in Korea for a
year.
He has attended the Com
mand and General Staff Col
lege, the Army War College
and the Army Logistical Man
agement School besides an ad
vanced management program
at the Harvard graduate busi
ness school. Col. Burchell holds
the Legion of Merit and the
Bronze Star among other dec
orations. For his last assign
ment with the Military Assist
ance Command, Vietnam, he
was awarded the Vietnam Med
al of Honor (1st Class).
Col. Burchell attended school
in Lexington and played foot
ball there. Dick Ruhl, later cap
tain of Oregon State Universi
ty's football team, was one of
his teammates.
The Burchells have returned
to Morrow county frequently,
maintaining their legal resi
dence here. He has made it a
practice to return to the county
at each election time to vote.
It is expected that he will re
turn to the states by November.
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(Photo by Mary Brlstow).
Annual Auction
At lone Promises
Fun and Bargains
There'll be fun for all at lone
Saturday, June 4, at the an
nual community auction and
pit-cooked barbecue sponsored
by the lone United Church of
Christ, Milton Morgan, general
chairman, states.
Don Wink, auctioneer from
Hermiston. will start the sale
at 10:30 a.m. at the Willows
Grange hall. Hundreds of items
will be auctioned to the high
est bidders. .
A few of the valuable an
tiques going on the block this
year are: A treadle sewing ma
chine with all the attachments
and wooden shuttles made in
the late '1800's, authentic an
tique pump organ, a variety of
old fruit jars and bottles, an
tique lamps of aU sizes and
shapes, many antique dishes, a
wooden butter bowl, paddle and
mold, and an old kerosene car
lantern.
Both new and used items are
coming in continuously as auc
tion time draws near. Those
who have items to donate are
asked to contact Bill Rietmann
(Ph. 422-7296) or Don Bristow
(Ph. 422-7122).
Among items other than an
tiques which will be auctioned
are: A yearling steer from the
Nelson Bros, ranch, household
furniture of all kinds, children's
toys and furniture, bicycles, TV
sets, 1947 Nash car, 1950 and
1951 Pontiac cars, 20 lb. of ni
trogen on 20 acres by Ekstrom
Farm Chemicals, one yard
sprayed by Dobyns Pest Control,
25 lb. of -nitrogen on 50 acres
by Bi-County Chemical, airplane
rides, new portable shop hoist
made by Lindstrom Bros., and
many other items that are list
ed elsewhere in an advertise
ment in this paper.
All members of the family
will enjoy the western barbe
cue which will feature rolled
boned beef roasts cooked with
special wood in a covered pit.
The meal will be served at
noon, and pre-schoolers will be
admitted without charge. Other
children through 12 will be
served for SI each and adult
plates will be $1.75 each.
Morgan says that a new fea
ture at the auction this year
will be the "Country Store". It
will feature homemade baked
goods, home canned foods, fan
cy work and crafts. There will
also be a silent auction at the
Grange hall and a snack bar
will be open all day.
Wreather permitting, the auc
tion will be held outdoors again.
All proceeds will go to the
church.
3-Ring Circus
Coming to Town
The three-ring Birnam Bros.
Circus, featuring a wide variety
of animal acts and thrilling
performances, will come to
Heppner on Wednesday, June
22, for a one-day stand under
sponsorship of the Morrow
County Jaycees.
The circus will be at the ro
deo grounds and will have two
evening performances only, one
at 6 p.m. and one at 8 p.m.
The "big top" can accommodate
1400 to 1500 persons, it was re
ported to Harley Sager, who
made arrangements on behalf
of the Jaycees.
Advance tickets are on sale
at Jerry's Barber Shop, Colum
bia Basin Electric from John
Pankey, Central Market from
Forrle Burkenbine and First
National Bank from Wayne
Lamb. The admission is 75c
straight for all persons, both
children and adults. Jaycees
will share in the proceeds and
their share will go towards civ
ic projects.