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EUGENE. ORE. 67403
83rd Year
Number 23
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PRINCESS VERINA FRENCH
Dance to
Princess
Honors for thin work' "prln
res of tho week" In the royal
fair and rodoo court move to
the l.ena Coiiimunlty, represent
! lv b striking brunette, Prln
t-i-M vrrina French.
The attract i v e 17-year-otd
mlwi I tho second daughter of
Mr nnd Mr. Raymond French
ii ml hhc It graciously lit home
on tiu regal court.
Prince Vcrtna will bo lion
orcd lit tho fourth of the aer
ie of wecklv dance for the
rourt. to bo hold lit the Henp
nor fair pavilion Saturday night
August 0, Tho usual good crowd
1 expected to l on hand, with
the roturn of the popular com
ho, Tho Tavnoa of IVndleton,
furnishing the music. Conces
Kiona will bo supplied by the
xponsortng croup.
A native Morrow county girl
Verlna ha lived all of her ac
live and happy years on her
family's ranch In the Butter
Crook area. She was born In
lVmllcton July 21. 1919. and has
grown up with an older sister,
Karen. 18. who will enroll at
Oregon State University as
freshman this fall. and
vouncer sister. Susan, 13, who
will enter tho Kth grade In
it. -minor. Princess Vcrlna hits at
tended all of her years of
schooling In Heppner, nnd will
bo a memlHT of the senior class
this year.
Other member of her fam
ik. ineiiirio her maternal grand
mother. Mrs. Nettle Denton, who
lives with them, and paternal
grandmother, Mrs. Rose Iran
who resides In Pendleton.
As a part of her active farm
life, she has been riding since
four years of age, has helped
her father with tho moving of
cattle Into the mountains In the
summer and witn me naying.
She has helped her mother with
many of tho extra summer
household chores, with cooking
and sewing among her special
Interests. Her favorite hobby Is
riding, with dancing a close
second.
Her talents In accomplished
horsemanship have developed
through her active years as a
member of 4 H riding clubs and
competition In horse shows. As
a member of the Saddle-ltes
t il riding club for three years,
she has won ribbons and three
trophies. She has served as Jun
ior leader of this club for one
year and as secretary for two
years. In 1902 competition, Vcr
lna won reserve champion In
horse showmanship and, as
champion In Junior horseman
ship, went to state fair where
she was second showman and
third In horsemanship. In 1963,
she was Judged grand champion
horse showman and took third
place In Intermediate horse
maashlp. In 196-1 competition,
Jaycees Make Great
Plans for Coronation
Official coronation of Queen
Erna Lynn Winchester and her
four princesses in the fair and
rodeo court is Ret for Saturday
night, August 13, with the Mor
row county Jaycees In charge of
proceedings,
According to plans the event
will be the best ever hold.
It Is planned to have some
thing going on of Interest to the
public fiom 7 p.m. until (he
Fete
V
enna
she took first place Intormedl
ate ahowman, third place Inter
mediate horseman, and third In
Western Pleasure. In the open
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Pettyjohn's New
Building Supply
Structure Started
Groundwork has been started
on a new 50x100 ft. building
ior reuyjonns rarm ana uuiid
trig Supply fust north of the
present location of tho firm,
mr. anu Mrs. Howard Pettyjohn,
owners, saui mursqay.
Building permit of $13,000 for
tho structure was granted by
mo my council nionaav n cht.
With Cliff Aldrleh of lone as
contractor, the building will
consist ol tlu-ee segments. Un
der one roof will bp a main
warehouse of 21x100 ft., and a
storage area of HxlOO feet for
piywotNi and similar materials
A roadway will no between
them under the roof. At tho
.Houuieast corner, with front to.
wards the highway, will bo n
aouo.1 .,xju tt. display room
wnn oiiico included.
Main portion of tho hnil,iln
will be frame construction unit.
galvanized roof. The buil.lino
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in.- lumen Close io inn mil.
road tracks on the west side. It
is locatea on an Irregular plot
of ground that hn iwn f...
iromage on the tracks side, 280
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"e nignwav side and
!r foot between them. Outside
me Dunning a noncllmable
fence will be erected for vnrrl
storage.
The Pettyjohns said that they
are taking this step to serve the
area belter. As well as provid
ing more room and more dis
play space, the now structure
will accommodate oxnnndlno
lines. The firm him
Into Irrigation systems, enlarged
us piumoinc stock, added n no
of Toro power mowers and has
grown in otner ways since the
Pettyjohns purchased the busl
ness. Pettyjohn. Who was emnloved
by Klnzua Corporation for near
ly 18 years, left his position
there June 1 to devote full time
to the business.
Other bulldlnc Permits Issued
by tho council Monday night
were the following:
W. C. Uosewall. pave used car
and service lot at Heppner Au
to Sales; cost $4,000, work done
by Tru Lav Pavlnir Company.
Don Hough, new roof on res
idence, $2ti0; work to bo done
by Melvin Piper.
time of the Queen's Dance at
9:30 p.m. In the fair pavilion.
Entertainment and program will
be held at the rodeo grounds.
Chairman of the coronation
for the Jaycees will be Wayne
Harsin with Harley Sager
Clyde Allstotr, Jerry Samples
and John Pankey assisting.
There will be concessions at
the grounds with pop, candy,
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Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, August 4,
Council Talks Problem of Post Office
Hot Days Ideal
For Harvest;
Bad for Forests
With maximum temperature
over 'JO degree every day this
week, gn.ln growers enjoyed
Ideal harvest weather, but anx
lou foresters kept a wary eye
on the Increasing fire danger In
the woods.
Don (Milam, weather ohsirv-
er, re;or!ed high tcmtioraturc
ranging rrom 'JO degrees on Sun
day to 97 degrees last Friday
and Tuesday, August 2. Nlghu
stayed w;um and lowest mini
mum was 51 in the early morn
ing hours Monday, while Wed
nesday did not drop below 62.
Kiley Munkers, assistant man
ager cif Morrow County Grain
Grower, said that harvest is
proceeding at a fast pace dur
ing tho warm spell. Elevators
at North Lexington. lone and
MiNab aie still operating but
will be finished within a day
or two as harvest Is virtually
complete In the north end of the
county.
Pronatily 70' of the county's
grain ha been harvested, he
said.
Elevator at Kuggs and Hepp
ner are now about at the peak.
Average In the north end of the
county went considerably bet
ter than expected earlier this
year with the wheat going at
about 25 to 26 bushels per acre
and barle running about 31
ton. Munkers said.
In the southern end. harvest
Is quite spotly, with some com-
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Joint City-County
Jail Study Asked
Joint studv of lall facilities
here bv the City of Heppner and
Morrow county was proposed to
the city council Monday night
by County Judge Paul Jones.
He said that better Jail facil
ities are needed hero, and he
proposed appointment of a Joint
committee to study the needs
and for providing more ado
quate facilities.
Judge Jones said that the
Umatilla county Jail or the one
at the l it y of Arlington are of
ten used for local prisoners be
cause of the Inadequacy of the
jail nere. I hose sentenced to
jail are often transferred to
holly Butte in Portland, but cost
of keeping a prisoner there has
gone up to about $5 per day
from some $1.75 per day.
There Is no provision here for
the detention of juvenile offen
ders, he pointed out.
The last grand turv report
didn't commend the jail anv."
the judge said. (No report was
issued this year; the judge was
referring to a report of some
time ago).
Mayor W. C. Rose wall referr
ed the matter to the police com
mittee to work with the county
court. Judge Jones said Wednes-
day that County Commissioner
Gene Ferguson will be one on
the committee representing the
county. He said that he expects
io appoint one woman member,
together with a third appoint
ment, and expects that two or
three will be named to represent
the city.
The Judge said that he be
lieves the study will take from
six months to a year to complete.
Principal, Family Enjoy Welcome Here
Moving from a city of 35,000
to one of less than 1000 is quite
a change for Harold Beggs, new
lone principal, and family, but
they are enjoying the contrast
from their former home in
Boise, Idaho,
"We like the country here
real well." Beggs said Wednes
day. "The people are real
friendly and have made us feel
very much at home."
The four Beggs children, who
range in ages from eight to 15,
"love the swimming pool in
lone" and are giving it a lot
of use this summer.
Mrs. Beggs, whose first name
is Hazel, devotes most of her
time to the family but shares
the Interests of her husband
and the children.
Eldest of the youngsters is
Charity, who is 15 and will be
a sophomore in high school in
the fall. Joy is 13 and will be
a freshman. Douglas, who is 12,
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GAZETTE-TIME
LA OR A LEE RICE
Mrs. Laura Rice,
Grand Old Lady,
Dies Here Monday
Mrs. Laura Leo Rice, 90, a
grand old lady of Heppner, died
Monday in Pioneer Memorial
hospital where she had been
undergoing medical treatment
for about a week.
The widow of R. B. Rice, who
died In Heppner in 1965 at the
ago of 92, Mrs. Rlct first came
to Morrow county in 1907. home
steading In a cabin 12 miles
northeast of Lexington.
She had taught in schools for
10 years In Johnson county, Mo.,
ana in Kansas before coming
to Oregon, and was a substi
tute toucher liv ihe Hnppner sys
tem until she was nearly 80
years of age. Mrs. Rice started
teaching piano lessons long af
ter most music teachers retire
at the ago of 77 and she con
tinued until this year.
She was born October 23,
1S75. in Johnson county, Mo.,
daughter of Margaret and E.
W. Cobb. In 1S96 she graduated
from a normal school in Mis
souri. Sho was married to R. B.
Rice in Portland on June 24,
1907, and they engaged in
ranching near Lexington until
retiring some 16 years ago.
Mrs. Rice was an active mem
ber in All Saints" Episcopal
church, taking a keen interest
in women's work of the church
and making many phone calls
to solicit for benefits or to give
notice of special church events.
It was rare when she was ab
sent from church on Sunday.
Her husband had been a
member of the Masonic lodge
for 67 years and she was a for
mer member of the Order of
Eastern Star. She had also been
a member of the Lexington
Grange.
Gardening and flower arrang
ing were hobbies that she en
joyed. Last year, she was honored
at a reception on her 90th birth
day and many friends and rel
atives came to the Episcopal
parish hall to compliment her.
It was a joyful occasion for her.
Always the teacher. Mrs. Rice
taught the children in her
neighborhood Bible stories and
helped them with their school
work. She taught Sunday School
until her late 80's and she took
evening courses in "new math''
at the age of 89, her mind
being keen and alert despite her
age.
Recently it was necessary for
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will be
Scott, 8,
grade.
in the 6th grade, and
will be in the third
Principal Beggs said that his
outside interests are hunting,
fishing, and sports of all kind.
He is well aware that he came
to the right country for deer
hunting, and Hazel enjoys
going hunting with him, too.
The entire family is interest
ed in church work and already
are active In the Church of the
Nazarene in Heppner. Harold
has been active In church work
for 30 years. He attended North
west Nazarene college, Nampa,
Idaho, for three years before
finishing his undergraduate col
lege work at Bemldjl State Col
lege, Bemidjl, Minn. He contin
ued to obtain his master of ed
ucation degree in school ad
ministration in August, 1965.
Beggs taught In Boy River,
Minn., for three years and for
the past 5ty years taught in
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1966
Texas Sniper Known
As 'Fine Young Man'
To So wards' Son
Charles Whitman, who kill
ed 15 and wounded 31 persons
at Austin, Texas, from a van
tage point on the University
of Texas Tower, was a good
friend of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin
Soward, son and daughter-in-law
of the Rev. and Mrs. Earl
Soward o- Heppner, the local
couple was advised In a tele
phone call from Marvin fol
lowing the tragedy.
Like others associated with
Whitman, they knew him as
a "fine young man," they
said. Whitman had been a
scoutmaster, and Evan Earl
Sirtvard, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Marvin Soward, was one of
the Bo Scouts In his troop.
Evan was the Scout who waa
referred to In a national tele
vision documentary program
presented Tuesday night fol
lowing the appalling shoot
ings. Marvin Soward, who Is In
the insurance business In Aus
tin, Is also director of music
In the First Methodist church
there. The Scout troop was or
ganized through the church.
Evan hnd been on at least six
cookouts or camping trips
with Whitman as scoutmaster.
Like others who knew Whit
man, the Soward family In
Texas were terribly shocked at
the shootings which started
when Whitman killed his
mother and his wife. He had
been an excellent student and
became a Eagle Scout at the
age of 12, an extraordinary
achievement.
The Rev. Soward said that
on a trip to Texas when he
and Mrs. Soward visited their
son ind family, he went up
on the Texas Tower and has
stood on the spot that Whit
man chose for his carnage. It
was a place that would pro
vide maximum protection and
would make It very difficult
to dislodge him, the Rev. Sow
ard said.
Caution Issued
On Use of Wafer
Current hot spell of weather
has brought unusual demands
on the city water system, and
Vic Groshens, city superintend
ent. Thursday issued a state
ment urging caution on the use
of water.
He asked that sprinkling of
lawns and irrigation be confin
ed to the cool of the evening,
and that all residents pay par
ticular attention to conserving
water. Groshens urged that
none be wasted until the pres
ent emergency is over.
At this time last year the sys
tem was pumping 630 gallons
per minute, and this proved
adequate. This year the system
has been stepped up to 750 gal--Ions
per minute, but is "losing
ground" by the heavy use,
Groshens said.
Molalla Firm Low
On Highway Job
E. H. Itschner Company of
Molalla was low bidder on the
2.S4 mile highway project i
the Bunker Hill Heppner sec
tion of highway 74 when bids
were opened by the Oregon
Highway Commission July 28.
Tho low bid was $233,255.
Fairmont Junior High school in
Boise.
In both schools, he coached
football, basketball, baseball
and track so his love of sports
is well-founded. He will do no
coaching in his position here.
Harold spent the summer of
1963 in Mexico where he lived
with a Mexican family and de
voted the time to studying. This
he found helpful in teaching
Spanish in the Boise school.
Because of their large family,
the Beggs have had a difficult
time finding housing in lone.
It is expected, thoueh. that thov
will occupy the new house to
be built bv the school district
with completion expected later
mis year. Bids have been called
on construction of this house
as well as on two in Boardman.
The family is looking forward
to the coming school year with
anticipation, but perhaps the
children, like most others, aren't
too eager about it.
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W. L. (Bill) COX
Newly-Appointed
City Councilman
Rodeo Prepares
For Big Crowds;
Courts Coming
Indications are that more par
ticipants and more spectators
than ever will attend the 1966
Morrow Cour.ty RodeoL and the
rodeo committee at its meeting
Wednesday night took steps
that should alleviate some of
the congestion.
The board approved a mot
ion to allow tha school district
to remove some old barns on the
west end of the rodeo property
and permit the district to use
the space for bus parking. This
would be in exchange for use
of a tra- of the old George
property for parking trailers
and campers of those coming to
the event.
This proposal must be approv
ed by the school district, but the
organizations have been work
ing toward a cooperative ar
rangement for the best use of
the facilities.
Would Pioride for Camper
The new parking area would
consist of space equivalent to
perhaps two city blocks, and ar
rangements are expected to oe
worked out to supply toilet la
cilities and a limited water sup
ply there. This parking will not
only permit visitors to Drmg in
rigs in which to live during
the rodeo but will also relieve
congestion on the main grounds
It was reported that County
Judge Paul Jones assured the
committee that the county
would cooperate by blasting out
a bluff and grading a road that
would lead to the parking area
from the west side of the ro
deo grounds. Access will also be
available through the school
district bus lot and from Aiken
street.
Many Courts Combine
An indication that more in
terest than ever is generating
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Venard Heads Group
To Boost P. I. Show
(See Editorial Comment, Page 2)
Named to the post of chair
man of the Morrow county com
mittee for the Pacific Internat
ional Livestock Exposition this
week W33 John Venard, man
ager of the Heppner branch of
the First National Bank.
Members of the committee al
ready appointed for 1966 are
Gene Winters, county extension
agent; Teiry Thompson, ranch
er; and Larry Lindsay, presi
dent ot the worrow county live
stock Growers association. ,
The "P. I.," as it is popularly
named, - ha.' been the Pacific
Northwest's leading exposition
for agricultural and livestock
competition for 56 years, and
provides a boost to the Oregon
Washington economy of nearly
a million dollars.
Duties ol the committee will
be to assist in publicizing the
annual 10-day show, provide a
local outlet for ticket sales, and
be the headquarters for assis
tance to other state and com
munity leaders responsible for
the success of the non-profit
event.
The historic P. I. building in
North Portland is undergoing
extensive remodeling for the
1966 show, which is expected to
attract a record number of ex
hibitors oi livestock and allied
businesses and services. Ex-
10 cents
and Alley
Anti-Litter
Law Passes
1st Reading
Heppner's city hall, not de
signed to accommodate many
visitors at a council session, was
packed Monday night by those
interested in the proposed new
post office and by those con
cerned about providing an alley
between Willow and Center
Streets in the block between
Main and Chase.
It was a busy session for the
city dads. They passed first
reading of the new "litterbug"
ordinance, but the emergency
clause was not invoked as plan
ned because of a dissenting
vote that blocked the required
unanimous action.
Mayor W. C. Rosewall read
a letter from Haskell Sharrard
who resigned as councilman be
cause he expects to move from
the city. The resignation was
accepted, and W. L. (Bill) Cox,
owner of the Morrow County
Creamery, was appointed by
Rosewall. The appointment was
confirmed by the council.
Acts en Sidewalks
After receiving no response to
requests for improving side
walks in a state of disrepair,
the council decided to take
stern action and give a final
notice to several property own
ers in the city. The repairs must
be made by September 15 or
the work will be done by the
city ' and ' liens will be filed
against the property.
Among those mentioned were
the walks in front of the for
mer Tryco building and in front
of the Case building.
Councilmen also discussed the
matter of obtaining necessary
easements to run the new water
main around the hill on the
west side of the city. Pipe has
arrived for the project, but work
is held up on the delay in ob
taining easements.
Chief of Police Dean Gilman
told of the difficulty of getting
a relief police officer at the
pay of $135 per month provid
ed. He proposed to the council
that the city allow a total of
$240 for 12 shifts during the
month for a relief man, $20 per
shift. The recommendation was
approved.
P. O. Representative Present
Ralph Robertson of the reg
ional office of the Post Office
Department, Seattle, was pres
ent to discuss the proposed new
post office and assist in work
ing out plans that might permit
an alley to De jocaieu raimu
the office, which has been des
ignated for the location at
Chase and Willow Streets,
in discussine the matter, he
said, "I'm not here to perpetu
ate a controversy out io
out plans for facilities that the
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JOHN VENARD
hibits and entertainment events
will stress "man and his out
door environment" with out
standing attractions and variety
entertainment, including horse
shows, rodeos, children's area,
and for the first time, a horse
less carriage and antique car
show.
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