HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. October 6. 1966
Hifcchin' Post Burns
Early Sunday Morning
By MART LEE MARLOW
BOARDMAN The Hitchln'
Post Cafe and Lounge burned
to the ground here early Sun
day, leavlne only walls of the
cement block structure standing.
The alarm was turned in some
time after 2:30 a.m. by an em
ployee of the Char-Broiler.
Jake Alexanian, owner of the
building had closed the lounge
at 2:30. The restaurant side had
been closed during the week
end In recent weeks, but Fire
Chief Zearl Gilespie stated It
was thought the blaze started
in the kitchen of the restaur
ant. The cafe was In the old town
of Boardman, and the building
was built In 1951 by Joe Tatone,
who sold it a few years ago to
Alexanian. The volunteer fire
department fought the blaze,
but all they managed to save
nf the tables and
chairs from the lounge, and the
cash register. It was not known
how much insurance was on the
building and contents.
Morrow Teachers Gather
For OEA Dinner Meeting
Sixty-two members of the
Morrow County O.E.A. were in
attendance at the regular meet
ing here the first of last week.
Guest speakers were Ken Erick
son, O.E.A. board member from
District 9. and Ken Djorklund,
Horace Mann. Insurance repre
sentative, both from Pendleton.
Nominating committee ap
pointed was Dan Daltoso, chair
man. Mrs. La Vein Partlow, Beth
Hynd, VI Lanham and Elsie
Gugle.
It was voted to recharter as
a county chapter.
The Boardman Grade School
Mothers Club was in charge of
the dinner with Mrs. Bob Hutch-
ings, Mrs. Tom Hilling, Mrs,
Stan Henkle, Mrs. Andv Jones,
Mrs. John Phillips, Mrs, Bruce
Wright. Mrs. Vernon Russell and
Mrs. Carroll Donovan doing the
work and serving.
The next meeting will be at
lone on November 21.
Mrs. Vernon Russell was host
ess for the Boardman Tillcum
Club Tuesday night of last week
at her home.
Mrs. LaVern Partlow reported
that the Community Calendar
was completed and had been
mailed to all Boardman residents.
Mrs. Ronald Black was ap
pointed to the benevolence com
mittee to be in charge of the
food for bereaved families on
the day of the funeral.
Plans were discussed to held
a rummage sale some time in
October. The exact date will be
announced after the next meet
ing, which will be October 11
at the home of Mrs. Bernard
Donovan.
A Katinnnl School Assembly
program will be presented In
the school gymnasium uciooer
12. at 12:45 p.m. by Danny Wei
ton, one of the world's greatest
harmonica soloists. All friends
are invited.
Ron Daniels, Riverside High
and Boardman Grade school
orinciDal has been in Salem at
tending a secondary principals
conference this week.
Week-end visitors at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Ely
were their son Allen Ely and
children Renee, Ricky and Rena
of Seattle, Wash. They all went
to La Grande Saturday to visit
overnight at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Eldon Lilly.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Shamhart
of Olney, 111. have been visiting
the past week at the home of
Mrs. Russell Miller. Shamhart
is a brother of Effie Millei
Week-end visitors at the Miller
home included Mrs. Millers sister-in-law,
Mrs. James Harding
and daughter Faye Disbrow of
Sacramento, Calif., Rev. and
Mrs. Ken Wooten of Phillips
burg, Mont., and Mrs. Johnnie
Partlow and son Michael of La
Grande.
Mrs. Robert Heald of Presidio,
Calif., visited last week at the
home of her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry
(Telephone Project
Slated in Heppner
A $16,500 telephone expansion
protect for the Heppner area
was given the go ahead by Pa
cific Northwest Bell's board of
directors at its monthly meet
ing on September 22.
The project calls for the In
stallation of additional local
and long distance calling equip
ment In TNB's Heppner office to
help meet present and forecast
ed future telephone growth in
this area, according to D. Slush-
er, local PNB manager.
Work on the project Is sched
uled to get underway early next
year with completion set for
July, 1967.
Including the Heppner project,
FNB's board gave their approv
al for more than $5.4 million In
new telephone expansion and
improvement projects for Ore
gon at their September meeting.
Cunningham Starts
Accountant Practice
Mr. and Mrs. William Cun
ningham, Heppner, have receiv
ed word from their son. Robert
Cunningham, of Ontario that
he has been informed bv the
State Board of Accountancy of
approval of his petition to prac
tlce as a certified public ae
countant In the State of Oregon.
He has received a certificate to
that effect.
Robert has lived in Ontario
for the past three years with his
wife Dorothy, daughter of Mrs.
Albert Lamb of Heppner, and
four children. He tentatively
plans to remain In Ontario to
practice.
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Formerly of Heppner
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Phone 387-2402
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Peck. She also visited hre sister,
Mrs. Russell Miller.
Visiting Rod Flug over the
week-end were his mother and
brother, Mrs. Jack Flug and
Ronnie of Monmouth; his brothers-in-law
and sisters, Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Hathaway and
family of Portland, and Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Pitcher and family
of Bend; and his brother Steve
of California.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gets of Hood
River were week-end visitors at
the home of Mrs. Getz' parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rash. Sun
day guests at the Rash home
were Mr. and Mrs. Bob Lowe
and daughters Tarlna, Cindy
and Robin of Wasco.
Mrs. Guy Pierce and son Guy
of Burns visited at the homes
of Mr. and Mrs. Dewey West and
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bates over
the week-end.
Sunday visitors at the home
of Mrs. Frank Marlow were her
aunts, Mrs. Ernest A. Zerba and
Mrs. A. C. Knudson of Walla
Walla, Wash., and her cousins,
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Knudson of
Weston.
Cafeteria menus for Riverside
Picrh school and Boardman
Grade school for the week of
October 1014 are as loiiows:
Monday spagh e 1 1 1, green
hoars mils nnri fruit: Tuesday
fried chicken or ham, pota
toes, vegetaDie sucks ana jeuo;
Wednesday chill burgers, sal
ad, cake and fruit; Thursday
ntatn jL'ipnpr rassprole. mixed
vegetables, biscuits, Jelly and
pudding; rriaay no scnooi.
Tho Pivprsidp Pirates will EO
to Helix for a football game Oc
tober 13.
Mr. and Mrs. Vern Carpenter
and sons Russell and Tommy of
Payette, Idaho, were week-end
visitors at the home of Mrs.
Carpenter's brother-in-law and
sister, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ba
ker. Mrs. Frank Marlow was an
overnight visitor at the home of
her sister, Mrs. Clarence Thorn
as, in Pendleton Sunday.
Films Availoble
On Conservation
The Oregon State office of the
U. S. Department of Agricul
ture's Soil Conservation Service
announced today that more
than 145 films are available for
circulation to schools, farm
groups, churches, business and
civic clubs from the Agency's
Motion Picture Library In Portland.
The library's conserve Hon
films Include subjects on soil
an. I ti'Att.r conservation. oood
land use. natural resources, rec
reation, snow surveys, soil con
servation districts, watersheds,
wildlife, and woodland man
agement.
Film subjects mcmae: aii
ventures of Junior Raindrop,"
"Our Land Its Many Faces."
"Raindrops and Soil Erosion,"
"World At Your Feet." "To Con
serve Our Heritage," "Water
BUI U.S.A.," "Waters From The
Mountain," "Upstream Where
Floods Begin," and "Realm of
the Wild."
Those films and others may
be obtained upon written re
quest from the Motion Picture
Library, Soil Conservation Serv
ice. U. S. Department of Agri
culture, 701 Northwest Gllsan
Street. Room 507. Portland, ure-,
gon 97209. All SOS films are
distributed without charge, with
the borrower paying return
mailing costs.
Red Cross Offers
Message Service
A completely now sorvtee to
the serviceman and his family
was launched Thursday (today),
October 6. In Pendleton. The
Umatilla County chapter, Amer
ican Rod Cross, provides facili
ties at 217 Title Insurance Build
ing, every Thursday to tape
messages to loved ones in the
Armed Forces, which the chap
ter will mail overseas. Those
participating are asked to bring
a prepared message, so wioir
voices can be heard bringing
Thanksgiving and Christmas
nnuitinuc tn thrisf who are far
away. Every help will be given
to wives, families, and loved
ones to prepare thus personal
message of greeting.
More Gains Shown
By First National
First National Bank of Oregon
has released third quarter de
posit, loan and total resource
figures which exceed those for
anv comparable date in the
bank's 101 year history.
The Heppner branch of First
National reported deposits of
$t),399. 198.87 and loans outstand
ing of $5,051,482.47 on the call
date, according to Manager
John Venard.
Comparable totals for the
branch a year ago were $5,891,
335.14 In deposits and $4,574,
382.52 In loans.
President Ralph J. Voss an
nounced record high deposits of
$1,267,53-1,5-19 and loans of SS-12,-519,166
were listed September
20, the official call date. These
figures represent increases of
more than $100 million in de
posits and $108 million In loans
over the previous third quarter.
Gains over the mid-year I9tt
totals are $20 million In depos
its and $1 million In loans.
Gifts Showered
On Bride-elect
(Held over from lost week)
By mart lee marlow
BOARDMAN Mrs. Ralph
Skoubo was hostess for a mis
cellaneous shower at her home
Saturday night In honor of Put
Miller, bride-elect of Rodney
Flug. There were 45 present. Co
hostesses were Mrs. Dean King,
Mrs. Wlllard Baker. Mrs. Koy
Partlow, Mrs. Ron Daniels, Mrs.
Arthur Allen. Mrs. Elvin Kly,
Mrs. Jerry Pock. Mrs. Marc Mo
Cowan of Portland, and Mrs.
Bill Geti of Hood River.
Out of town guests Included
the honoree's sister, Mrs. Vern
Carpenter of Payette. Idaho, Mrs.
Don Packard of Seattle. Wash.
Mrs. Eddie Boothman of Grand
Forks, B. C, Mrs. Nathan Thorpe
and Mrs. Larry Thorpe of Herm-Iston.
School Classes Elect Officers
Mrs. Walter Wyss was host
ess for the Boardman Garden
Club Monday night of last week
at her home. Mrs. Earl Brlggs
was a guest.
Announcement was made of
the Blue Mountain District Ex
ecutive Board meeting hold
September 29 at Gunther's Res
taurant In Pendleton. Also, club
members received an Invitation
to attend the lone Garden Club
Flower Show In lone September
25.
In a game played Mrs. Frank
Marlow won the prize. Mrs.
Ralph Earwood received the
dixr prize.
The next meeting will be at
the home of Mrs. Walter Hayes
October 17 at 8 p.m.
In meetings held Tuesday,
September 13, the classes of
Heppner High school elected of
ficers for the first semetiter of
the now school year.
Jerry Stofanl was elected pres
ident of the senior class with
Mike Sweeney as vice president.
Senior class secretary will be
Erin Dick; treasurer, Jan Hag
er; sergoant at-arms, Mike Al
sup: and student body represen
tative, Martha Peck.
For the Junior class, Steve
IVttvlohn will be president and
Marsha Lovgren vice-president.
Secretary will be UuiolU Konrk;
treasurer, Rita IVttyJohn; ser
geant atarms, Terry Corliln;
and student representative, Mor
rllee Jacobs.
Sara Miller was elected pres
ident of the sophomore class,
with Pattl Holt as vice-president,
and Jill Pndborg as secre
tary. Jerry liealv was elected
sergeant-at arms; Mark Tullls
and Shoryl Britt will be student
representatives.
ghter-ln-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ver
non Root.
Roy Ball and Flossie Coats
went to Heppner Sunday to vis
it Ball's sister. Mrs. Evelyn Far
reus. They also visited Joss
Coats, who recently was In Pio
neer Memorial hospital.
Bob Teck la tho president of
the freshman class. ) Huson
was elected vice-president, and
Sheila Henly secretary. Treasur
er la Sandy Malhony; sergeant
at arms, Bill Greenup; and stu
dent representatives, John Har
ris and John McCain'.
Mr. and Mrs. Harlan McCurdy,
Sr., cMcvt to leave this week
end for California and Arizona.
Thov will visit their son-in-law
ami daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Lett
(allium, and futility at Long
Bench, Calif., and will do soma
other traveling In the south be
fore spending ' winter at
Yuma, Ariz,
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Tax Study Hearing
Due in Pendleton
Legislative Tax Study commit
tee held a public hearing
in Pendleton, Friday, September
23, Chairman Senator Glen M.
Stadler announces.
The committee, realizing the
ever-growing needs of local gov
ernment, had asked representa
tives from Umatilla County, the
City of Pendleton, and school
districts to appear to discuss
with the committee their needs
for additional monies. In addit
ion, anyone wishing to appear
to testify before the committee
was welcome to do so, as the
purpose of the hearing was to
obtain from the people their
thoughts relative to the exist
ing tax structure of the State of
Oregon, and recommendations
as to changes that can be and
should be made.
The hearing was conduct
ed in the Umatilla County Court
house from 9:00 a.m. unil noon.
Mrs. Gerald Shafor and dau
ghter Melissa have returned
from two weeks visit In Wash
ington, D. C visiting her sis
ter. Sally L. Christopher. MLss
Christopher was married Sept
ember 17 to Garrett Magsig In
Centerville. Ohio. Mrs. Shufer
and daughter attended the wed
ding. Kocent visitors at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. John Phillips were
Mrs. Phillips' mother and sis
tor. Mrs. Adolph Peck and Lu
cille of Medford.
Mr. and Mrs. George Harding
of Walla Walla, Wash, visited
a week at the home of their
son and daughter-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Harding.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Mallory
of Seattle, Wash, visited three
days last week at the home of
Mrs. Mallery's mother, Mrs.
(laud Coats, returning home
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Vern Carpenter
of Payette, Idaho spent the
week end at the home of Mrs.
Carpenter's mother, Mrs. Russell
Miller.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence La-
Chance of Kingston, Wash, are
visiting at the home of La-
Chance's sister, Mrs. Glen Car
penter.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mills or
Jerome, Idaho visited last week
at the home of their grand
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Phil La-Combe.
Mrs. Robert Sicard was tak
en to St. Anthony's hospital In
Pendleton Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Marlow visited her
aunts, Mrs. Krnest Zerba, and
Mrs. A. C. Knudson, in Walla
Walla, Wash, three days last
week.
Reception for teachers of Riv
erside High school and Board
man Grade school will be held
October 4 at 8 p.m. in the school
gymnasium.
Mrs. Leo Root left Saturday
for Wasco to visit several days
at the home of her son and dau-
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Special Student
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David R. Potter, Morrow coun
ty schools superintendent, and
Carl Lawson, special instructor
for the mentally retarded pro
gram, told the Chamber of Com
merce Sept. 19 of a work study
program now being conducted
here in the schools.
They asked for cooperation of
businessmen in placing the old
er students in positions for work
experience. Classes are con
ducted in the mornings and the
work experience is gained In
the afternoons.
Students are placed in local
positions after conside r a b 1 e
counselling and 90 of those
placed stay with their employ
er for several years, Lawson
said.
They would like to hear of
employers' willingness to coop
erate on the program.
Lawson worked with the State
of Missouri MR program and
with their welfare program be
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