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HEPPNER GAZETTE -TIMES, Thursday. October 2a 1966 'I I in 1 A V 1 Ik... . 'MM 4 ROBERT ABRANS of Heppner. director on tha Blue looks at a motor to the power plant lab oi the Lions Peace Essay Contest Deadline Set December 10 Deadline for submlttlm; en tries In the Lions International Petic Essay Contest Is IVeem her 10. lui Bristow, president of the lone Lions club, announces. Funeral Services For Ray Drake Held on Saturday Kuueial services for Raymond Keith Orake. TT, were Saturday. tVtolvr IS. at 2 p.m. In the Hep mer Methodist eluuvh with the Rev. Melvln Dixon, pastor of the Methodist ehureh. and the tour that followed dedication of the structure Sunday. Some 800 Mountain College board since its Inception. new Yocauonai-iecnnicai Dullalna durlncr a persons attended the erent (G-T Photo). frr'.Vmm V - j -v n - I .:, ,y -T- - vTw.-..," --,.4 r. 'a . Is . -1- lu-v. Al Hitseltiv. Pastor nf ihi Christian ehurvh, offlelatlnj;. Mr. Drake, resident of the lieppner area sliux l and Iouk time rancher, died unex pectedly Wednesday. October With a urand Prize of JLWOtX) He had been troubled with in the form of educational and a heart ailment for years but or career assistance rant to the apparently had been feelliiK world winner, the contest Is op- "ne durinj; the day prior to the en to all young people who are fatal attack Wednesday after- 11 years of ae and under 22 noon, as of January 15, VMu. He was born In Adams eoun A urand total of $50,000 In '' N"'1' September 2, ISM. awards will be made. In addit- Sl" f Martin and Lizzie Wal ton to the S25.1XX) first prize, ,,,rs Drake. With his family he elRht world division semi final- "N1"'" i the Willamette Valley ist prizes of Sl.ooo cadi will be In Oreuon and lived In Dayton. :iven and these eluht semi . His mother died when he was finalists will also et travel ex- a small child and his father pense to Chicaj-o, 111., in July, died when he was Itl, but he r.X(, At that time, the first craduated from Davton HIkIi prize winner will Iv chosen school and continued his edit from the elht. Also, more than cation with two vears nt Wti 2iViW bval, district and multl- lamette litlvcrsitv. n, ,l.l,1S,rU't aWariN wlU ,V On November 25, 1SM I, he was , ,. married In Salem to Kmma lie lone Lions club winner Wrljjht. and they came to Mor- will have the opportunity to ad- row county where they rented vance up the ladder to that a ranch In the Colsoberrv area prize. Bristow urcs all younjjiThey later operated ranches al- people In the area who are in- s at i;oosclerry and Kldttmtlo, terested In furtherini; their ed- j and with their son, Doujjlas! uviuiuii.-. io emer ine contest. "The contest was Initiated to cenerate an awareness and un- ucrsiauuine or jvmv amonrf to ! morrow's loaders." Bristow said. I Ideas of a cross section of the , world's youth will be released throuRh the contest on the most pressing challenge facing the world today, he added. Judges for the Uk-.i1 contest i have iH'en anrioutuvd by Bris , tow. They include Mrs. Gladys My. fourth Rrade teacher at lone Elementary school; the I!ev. Al Boschee. pastor of the Heppner Christian church; and ' Wes Sherman, editor of the Ua-zette-Times. Thov will deter mine the lone Lions club en- try in the International contest. Anyone who wants the rules and further details of the con test should contact Bristow. eith er in person or bv telephone nt ; lone. they purchased another ranch In Sandhollow. This ranch Is now owned by the suit who lives there with his family. Klcven years ai:o, Mr. and Mrs. Kay Drake moved to Hepp ner to make) their home In town, and sU years aco he retired from active ranch work. Mr, Drake was an ardent hunter and fisherman and the day before his death he had caiiKht a nice 8teelhead while fishing. lie was a former master of Morrow county Pomona llranKe and at the time of his death was treasurer of the organiza tion. He also had served as mas ter of the Khen Creek llrance. lie was a member of the Meth odist church and of the Oreuon Wheat League. Mr. Drake had also been a delegate to state and national Grange conven tions. Alfred Drake, a grandson who had gone to Kansas City, Mo.. to attend the national Future Farmer convention as a dele Kate from Heppner IHkIi, was called and came home two days early to attend the funeral. Sieve Warren, another grandson who has been attending Kicks College, Hcxburg, Idaho, also came for the services. The two young men arrived on the same train early Saturday morning at Hlukle. Surviving are the widow, Mrn. Kmma Drake of Stockton, Calif., Douglas R Drake of llejipner, ami Claude W. Drake of Kentw wick. Wn i a daughter, Mrs, Paul (Claudlne) Warren of llcppnor; 2:1 grandchildren; one great grandchild; and two bro thers, Cleo Drake of lone and l.eo Drake of Hood Kiver. Out) brother, Fd Drake, and n sister, Blanche, preceded him In death. Intiiiiietil was In Heppner Masonic cemetery. Sweeney Mortuary was In charge of arrangements. Farley Receives 20-Year Plaquo Jim Farley of Farley Motor Company was recently present ed with a 20 year ylapi by the Shell Oil Company for serv ing tin' public Willi Shell prod nets tor that length of time. Presentation was made at n dinner at the Tapudcra lies tauraut In Pendleton with Don Dagman. Shell district mana ger, of Spokane, making the award. Awards were made to other dealers In the district at (ho sales meeting. Tell the advertiser you saw It In the Gazctto-Tlmes. ELECT MARTIN BUCHANAN For Representative 28th District Umatilla. Morrow, Gilliam Sherman. Wheeler Counties MARTIN BUCHANAN has the ENERGT. EXPERIENCE. DEDI CATION to represent the people of the 28th DIL I'd. Pol. Adv. bv Martin Buchanan Campaign Committee, John Grave, Sec., Xn S. W. Second St.. M l'. nf DFEAM COME TRUE, said Jim Hinds, head o! the mechanical technology department cji Blue Mountain College when he spoke of th 2 new vocational-technical building and the equipment that it oilers for classwork. The eq uipment above is part of the realized dream, air ing students an opportunity for real experience in the heavy equipment section of the plant. J-onner quarters of Blue Mountain for technical work had less space in its entirety than any one of six sections in the new building. (Gt Photo) Portland Station Prepares TV Film On Morrow Farms Representatives of channel 2, KATU. Portland were in the Heppner Soil and Water Con servation District last Thursday taking aerial pictures of the three major water conservation practices, stubble mulch, con tour strip cropping and diver sion ditches. This district has more than half of all the stub ble mulch in the state, two thirds of all the contour strip cropping and one-third of all the diversion ditches in the state. Kirby Brumfield and Chris Christenson came here to get material for a conservation pro gram for their morning agricul tural TV show. However, when they started taking pictures they had enough material for two morning programs. This material, taken for TV, can be made into a motion picture which will be available for showing in the county. The Soil Conservation Service Office is to receive word as to the time of the TV program and as soon as this information is received, it will be made known. Included in the film are in terviews with outstanding con servation farmers: Raymond Lundell, Bill McCIintock, Paul Brown, Garland Swanson and Kenneth Turner. These men all indicated they would accept movie contracts if the price was right, if the West ern was to their liking, and if there were no love scenes with those beautiful girls from Hol lywood. They all had their rea sons. While In the air the visitors also took pictures of other con servation practices: Farm ponds, grassed waterways, windstrip cropping, Willow Creek channel repair, rotational grass eeedings, diversion ditches in the mak ing, armstead windbreaks, sub soiling, contour drilling, eros ion control dams, irrigation sprinklers in action, range con ditions and also general land topographic features of the county. ACHIEVEMENT DATE SET South Morrow county 4-H'ers will have their Achievement Party on Sunday, November 6, at 5:30 p.m. Place for the party win be announced liter. Local Bridge Players I Place in Sectional Elks Tournament j Competition was keen at the j Hermiston-Heppner Fall Sec i tional duplicate bridge tourna j ment Saturday and Sunday at the Hermiston Elks club, but j several local players found af 1 ternoon sessions, in particular, j to their liking and tallied for prizes and master points. In the Saturday afternoon session, with 20 tables in play, Mrs. LaVern Van Marter, Jr., and Mrs. Walter Jacobs teamed j in open pairs competition and won fourth place; Mrs. Bill Col i lins and LaVern Van Marter, !Jr., placed sixth in open pairs ' play. I Playing for teams of four championship Sunday after noon, Mrs. Collins teamed with Harlan McCurdv, Jr.. and Mr. Collins with Bill Lewis of Pen I dleton, to take second place j honors. Another team of four, .Mr. Van Marter and Steve Tru ' kostitz of Hermiston, with Mrs. : Bill Kilkenny of Pendleton and Mrs. Pete Meyers of Hermiston, I also placed among the prize j winners. : Those representing Heppner j Elks lodge in the tournament i were Mr. and Mrs. Van Marter, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Collins, Har lan McCurdv. Mrs. Walter Jac obs, and playing on Sunday were Mrs. Elaine George and Mrs. Gene Hall. In all, a total of 75 tables were played during the four sessions of the two days. Alex Allison of Portland was direct or for the tournament, which was played under the "Scram ble Mitchell" system. Contest ants came from a wide area of Eastern Oregon and Eastern Washington towns, as well as from Portland. Mrs. Collins served as chair man for prizes; Mrs. Van Mar ter helped with registration and hospitality, and Mr. Van Mar ter with rules and protests. iNE Bankers Name Pierce Secretary Gene Pierce of Heppner, who was recently elected president of the Oregon Independe n t Bankers, was elected secretary treasurer of the N. E. Oregon Bankers group at their meeting, held at tl.e Sacajawea Hotel in ! La Grande on October 15. ac-1 cording to L. E. Thaver, execu tive manager of the Oregon Bankers Association, Portland. Seventy-seven attended the meeting. Charles R. Holloway, Jr., vice president of Northeast Natural Gas, and chairman of the State Board of Higher Ed ucation, was the principal speaker on the subject, "Need for Leadership." John Sullivan, manager of the L'. S. National Bank of Ore gon. La Grande, was elected president to succeed J. W. Les lie, manager of the Ontario Branch, First National Bank of Oregon. Ron Tomlinson, cashier of thr Bank of Commerce, Milton- Freewater. was chosen vice-, president. ; M or row County 9 When you patronize Gazette Times advertisers, you help make a better paper Tell them you saw it In the Gazette-Times. Cove Minister Coming The Rev. Clarence Kopp of Cove will be present Sunday morning, October 23, at All Saints' Episcopal church to pre side at Holy Communion serv ices at 10:00 a.m., it is an nounced by Rev. Dirk Rinehart. A short period of fellowship and coffee will follow the service. Miss Celia Healy of Portland was among those coming from out of town last week to attend the funeral services of her un cle, John Kenny, on Thursday. She visited at the home of her mother, Mrs. Annie Healy, Wed nesday evening and returned to her Portland home Thursday afternoon. Pomona to Hear Lieuallen Speak Next Saturday Morrow County Pomona Orange will meet Saturday, October 29, at Boardman with Greenfield Grange as hosts. The meeting will be held in their new hall at Boardman. Everyone Is urged to attend and help Greenfield celebrate this new achievement. The meeting will convene at 10:30 with din ner at noon served by the Greenfield HEC ladies. Following dinner there will be a short Lecturer's conference and the traditional cake walk. At 2:00 p.m. the Lecturer's pro gram will be given. Subordin ate Granges will supply the en tertainment features. Dr. Roy E. Lieuallen, Chancel lor of the State Board of Higher Education, Eugene, will give the main address of the after noon, speaking on high school drop-outs and other subjects of interest. Dr. Lieuallen is a na tive of Morrow county, having grown up in the lone commu nity and having graduated from lone High school. It is hoped a large crowd will be present to welcome Dr. Lieuallen. j Non-members are welcome to j come and enjoy the afternoon program on October 29. I Invite You To Their A nnua! Meeting Wednesday, November 2 HEPPNER ELKS TEMPLE STARTING AT 10 A.M. 000R PRIZES ALL DAY SAVE THE DATE! Excellent Program Planned Business Meeting Coffee Break, Courtesy, Bank of Eastern Oregon Committee Reports Social Hour, Courtesy First National Bank arm -City Banquet: $100 DIAMOND TO BE GIVEN AWAY! Heppner High School Multipurpose Room, 7:00 p.m. HEAR REUS LONG CO-AUTHOR OF THE OREGON DESERT AND OREGON'S WITTIEST RANCHER AS PRINCIPAL SPEAKER Co-Sponsored By Morrow County Livestock Growers Association Soil Conservation District Heppner - Morrow County Chamber of Commerce STEWART PATTY EUGENE, ASST. VICE PRESIDENT, FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OREGON, TOASTMASTETt PRESENTATION OF: LIVESTOCK MAN OF YEAR CONSERVATION MAN OF YEAR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AWARDS ADMISSION: $2.50 Person. Tickets Now on Sale At: FIRST NATIONAL BANK COLUMBIA BASIN ELECTRIC GAZETTE-TIMES BANK of EASTERN OREGON GONTY'S PETERSON'S JEWELERS COUNTY AGENT'S OFFICE TURNER, VAN MARTER & BRYANT