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.1 is .IIP r ' i. . HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thurtdar. Wowmbw X 196 Eighth Graders Choose Officers By MAST ANNE O'DONNELL Our eighth grade class had its first meeting October 21- We elected new officers. They are as follows: Keith Curnutt, president; Pam Johnston, vice president Mary Anno ODonnell, secretary; Debbie Campbell, treasurer and Donny Sweeney, sergeant-alarms. Our school is planning on hav ing its first dance Friday, Nov ember 4. Mrs. Inei Meador's home room eighth trade and Clint Acee's home room seventh! grade are in charge. In Science, we are now mak ing models of the atom. We use marshnial'.i ws tor the neutrons, electrons and protrons. Wo plan to make all 103 known elements and hang them from the ceiling. Wagcnblast Hereford Wins Honors at P I A 9501b. polled Hereford, raised and entered by Steve Wagcnblast, won reserve grand champion FFA honors in the Pacific International Exposition in Portland last month, lie was sold for the third highest price, at 43c lb., to the Imperial Ho tel of Portland, and Steve was presented a handsome trophy for his champion steer. There ..ere about steers entered in the FFA division. Grand champion steer was entered bv Appleland Angus Farms of Yakima, and sold for i top price of $3.05 lb. t, vr. fomnetition. Steve was reserve grand champion in h..f showmanshii) and placed second in hcrdsmanshlp. He was also presenieu a irup"? from the Oregon IVllettes for Vst polled stiver in FFA In the how. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. Akin Wagcnblast, Lexington. Ullman Reports On 89th Congress WEATHER Bt don ciluam Official weather report for the week of October 27-Nov. 'i RE-ELECT Rot! Thomson, Assessor ( . t V:. C-N V;' ; j i i REPUBLICAN BOD THOMSON EXPERIENCE IS NECESSART IN THIS OFFICE Work of the Countv As essor is more complicated every year with more com p'ex formulas on assess ments, appraisals, state relief and other matters. ELECT A MAN WITH THIS VALUABLE EXPERIENCE Thomson has completed nine years in this office 5 years as deputy and four vears as elected assessor. He knows every phase of the job. WHEN TOO VOTE. CON SIDER HOW IMPORTANT THIS OFFICE IS TO TOTJ. ELECT A MAN WHO KNOWS THE JOB AND DOES IT. (Pd adv. by Rod Thomson, Heppner, Ore.) (Continued from page 1' "We've passed the dav when we can ignore these problems," he said. 'Some people say, 'Cut out foreign aid.' But changes in transportation and communica tion have made the world too small. We're the leader of the Free World." I'llman expressed confidence that the economy would be brought back into balance. "There's no need for 'boom or bust' anv more. We have the answers. We're going to use them." He said that he plans to in troduce a new approach to for eign aid in Congress, proposing industrial combinations work with foreign countries, starting with food producing industries. The old system, he said, fur nished a useful purpose. "The Iron Curtain didn't clank around Italy, France, Turkey and others as it miht have." He added. "Communism Is ict an alternative. It's a dead ,-n.l street. But to the peoples -Vro.-id. it looks like an altorna "ice." in c nclusion. he said, "It's m exciting time. This old world isn't going to wrack and ruin. .Ve're moving too rapidly, but Vw much better that is than tagnation." He recalled the time, not so o!j ago, that everyone was a'king about bomb shelters, I 'ut this now is pretty well for gotten. Concern over Red China i ..is lessened, too. "We don't know exa c 1 1 y , what's going on there, but we .now a major revolution is in T'l'Tress." He called Oregon a land of ipportunity and said that it is - coking its share of federal! woram. adding "This eoono- ; -.iv can't help but grow and be r-ng" I The congressman had words if praise lor other Democratic -andidate. and urged all to1 work for Bob Duncan for sena- ! or. "He is one of the most able '.egislators I know of." he said. As to Bob Straub for gover nor, Ullman iid that the ex 'erts at one time said he xuldn't win but now say that he could. Acknowledges Candidate He recognized each of the lo nl Democratic candidates. Although he has opposition follows: Thursday Kridav saturdav Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday HI NS 74 tW tit til Low as at w :t? .12 is as PTec. Ten Candidates On lone Ballot Ten I'i'iulirtates arc listed or. l he lone city ballot (or the elee lam to he held in the citv hall ihere on Tuesday, Noemoor S, -i m S a m until S p.m. Three it (he six offices to o- filled find candidates running without opposition on the ba! I t Jim Baruett, appointed may or some tdne ago io fill the .i anev left when Charles O'Con nor resigned. Is running unopposed for election li that ros;. Lillian Boyce is cnudidate f r oily trea.uier and Juno Crow '. 1 seeks reelection as city n conler. A', these positions op lot two year terms Seven candidates are on the ballot for the three council pos inons open. All the tonus are for u; years Kunning are Kay 1! ivcv. 1U1! Kietmann, Hugh Salter. Bob Drake. Ilowa.d C:owoll. Laurel Cannon ami IU :b Kkstiom, Ji. Facsimile copy of the ut, ba! lot is printed o'.scwhere In thi. paper lor information and .t.a! o vote-.. General Election Polls Open 8 fo 8 (Continued from pa-;e l that he would bring youthful vigor anil energy to the office. K O. (Conoi Ferguson, lie iiihlloan Incumbent. Is opisod by Jack VanWInkle, Democrat, for the office of county com ml sioner I.Ike the assessor amlidaies. Imth men are life omt residents here and are well known throughout the county. Ferguson says that he Is work ing for the present ns well as for the future of the county. v'anWiuUo has a platform to sup'l the WIMow Crock pro Ject and irrigation devel p ments. !'iv,-iise of the developments underway In the north end of 'he county and on the Colum bia llivcr waterfront, the offices of port commissioner are more important and have attracted more Interest this year Five candidates are on the ballot for two positions. Three seek the two I year positions. Thev are ll.itl.uid Swunson of lone, lie publican Incumbent; Joe Ta tone of Roardman, Democratic incumbent; and J. B. I Barney t Maliom of Heppner, who won both IVtrocralic and Kcpuhllean nominations In the primaries. , Interested in Development Competing for the one 2 year term as port commissioner ari" H.trrv Olvnnoll of lloppnor, IVnuK'ratic Incumbent, and Os car Peterson of lone, formei oounlv Judge, Republican. O' Donnell was apiH'Inted to the .xumnission to fill a vacancy and l presently aervlnif. Pi'ter- son was nominated tor tne i sltlon by the Morrow county lie publican central committee and Ills name was not on the bal lot in the primaries. Ho Mate (hat he has been Vitally Inter ested In development In the northern part of the county and helped lull late some of these ,leelopnient.s as countv Judge. ODouncll also stall's that he Is very much interested In the pro gress of the countv and Its wa terfront ilc olopinont itud points to a good knowledge of the county through his work as owner of the Morrow County Abstract and Title Co. O'Don nell adds that he lias had a close wolkiiig relationship with the county court. Back on the national scene, Congressman Al I'llman, IH'iuo erat, of Baker is opposed by K'v erott Thoren, Republican, of HI glu Thoren has conducted an ardent campaign for elect ion to the second congressional ills (net seat, but Clliuuu has done little pre election work, running on his record. Scverjl Without Opponltlon Other positions on the but lot are without opposition. Her man W. Winter, won publican and IVmocratle nom inations In May, for Morrow county district attorney. He has served In this capacity since he came to the county four years ago, Norman O. Nllsen. IVmocrat, is unopposed for the position of Oregon Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor, and Lisui I' Mmear Is without opposition on the nonpartisan ballot for stale superintendent of public In struction. Circuit Judge William W Wells, who serves Morrow and Umatilla counties In the sixth Judicial district, la without op IMisttlon for reelection, are others on the (udlclary ballot. They Include WllllHin C. ivrry, for Judge of the State Supreme Court, iHislllon No. 4; Alfred T. C.oodwln, for Judge of the Su preme Court, position No, 5: and F.dward II. Howell, formerly of John Dav and now oi Saimi, I lor Judge of the Oregon Tax I Court. He Is presently nerving 1 In this CHiiarltv and Is well known and highly respected here. I Two measure are on the bal lot, both getting there by re ferrnl to the people from the 'legislature. Measure No. 1 would require public bodies faking over public traiifporla ; Hon systems to protect pension rights and Job benefits of em ployes and retired employes. Measure No. 2 concerns state bonds tor education lacllltloi. UFor editorial comment on these, see page 2. OPEN EVERY DAY Till 8:00 P.M. 9 P.M. Saturdays Phone 676-5557 VISHING-WELL DRIVE IN North ol Heppner Middle ol Conntructloo from Kverett Thoren of Flgin, a Republican, in the general i election, I'llman never once al luded to his opponent or the fact that he faced a contest. Mrs, Virginia Rosewall, chair ' man of the Morrow county Dem ioxTatic Central committee, Intro- I'.ueeii Ullman, saying that he was a congressman w ho brought j Washington. D. C. "as near as your telephone." She saia. " ' will send you back to Congress ; as long as you care to go." Ullman responded by saying that Mrs. Rosewall. as party chairman here, is doing a Job of which Al Lamb would bo "mighty proud." ELECT MARTEN BUCHANAN TvJs it I For Representative 28th District Umatilla, Morrow, Gilliam Sherman, Wheeler Counties MARTIN BUCHANAN ha the ENERGY. EXPERIENCE. DEDI CATION to represent the people of the 28th Diit I'd. I'ol. Adv. t.v Martin liuchanan Campaign Committee. John drove, Sec, Xl S. W. Second St., M K. . ... i k'$ This Easy... f 4 J; v r ,sy. V.M.. ' , feAvif: m? fr-. s 't J-' - , ' ' ' : f ir':: , MHifili liil ;' . 1 r f r 7' This is how easy it is to use your new BankAmericard. Mrs. Mary Eleanor Gilman, employe of the First National bank here in Heppner makes her first purchase with her BankAmericard, from Randy Peterson, of Peterson's Jewelers. Mrs. Gilman will be able to make purchases from any merchant who is set up on the BankAmericard program. For these purchases of goods and services, she will have only one bill to pay, with no charge if paid within 25 days after billing. Applications for this new BankAmericard are available at your local First National bank or at any member merchant. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OREGON HEPPNER BRANCH li ft. J Now! use your First National BankAmericard AUTHOHItU SIGNA1URI GOO0 THRU y ' I Thousands of modern stores now welcome your BankAmericard for hundreds of kinds of goods and services from appliances to apparel, from fine restaurants to furniture. You can even charge air tine travel and lodging. BankAmericard is accepted throughout Oregon, the West and from coast to coast. There is no service charge on accounts paid within 25 days of billing, but you may extend your payments if you wish for a reasonable service fee. And if you need money, simply present your BankAmericard at any First National branch for an immediate cash advance. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OREGON Use your First National BankAmericard wherever you see this symbol. BankAmericarli 5irvicmarks owned ind llctnud by BankAmirici Sirvict Corporation. JL-TI