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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (April 6, 1967)
LIBRARY U Of 0 EUGENE, ORE 07403 Everybody THERE WAS FUN lor everyone, ond tht PTA reported "It was the best In the mot money for PTA and band scholarships. Ia photo second Jonei and Jerry Sweeney watch. In the photo at right, camera catches we've ever done," at the PTA-Band Carnival in the fair pavilion Saturday Irorn left young Tom Hughes Is about to go "kersplash" In the dunk a group pretty well tuckered out after a busy time at the carnival, night At left are King Charlie Pointer and Queen Donna Bradley, both tank after some accurate pitcher bit the target In the third photo, Dr. Women (from left) are Mrs. Jim Bloodsworth. Mrs. Bob Clough and seventh graders, who won the royalty titles because their class turned Gerald Jones tries his skill at one of the carnival games while Mrs. Mrs. Larry Fetsch. (See Story Page 5). (G-T Photo). Zoning Ordinance Baffles City Dads City ciuncllmen, still trying to get adjusted to provisions and rt.tnlflcnl.nnH of the new zoning ordinance thnt they pnsscd lust year, wpr ixiinrwlint bafflod m li how t.' not on two of four tuillillriK Mvmlt iiiillct I o ti h I'irsrnli'd lo llu-ni l their Moil I'.r.y nl;ht iniftltiK. Dirk Hi hlmin applU'd tu con truot it i unit truili-r court n North ('hnp rn-twwn Inland t'licmU'sl t'ompsny ntl Purrlsh tJurfiKi', ond ruunvilincn, notlnts thi immhI for more standnrd trnlli-r ,lc', iipiH-sred Incllnod to look iipon thr wppllcntlon with fuvoi. They fi iind, however, tlitit It Is In n ct'nitnerrlul one. Trailer eourta nre nclthiv MTinltted us outright nor rondltlonnl uses In n ttunmeiclnl zone. t'lty Attorney Boh Alliums ex pteHM-d the opinion thnt It would take an amendment to the ordlnnnee to jrrnnt the per mit, and tht would require a public In nrlnj;, formal advertis ing of Iho hearing and other le t:tat stepK. AkuIii, In the Instame of the i-ppllcatloii of Kmltit Omshens to .ultl four more aparttnenl.s to his resent hulldlni: at KK) North Oino, the council learned that this would lie a conillllon.'il use, and an such would he a var iance. After lengthy dl.scusf.lon, the iwo applications were turned over to the planning iimimlislon fo' reconmicndallon. Two other applications, which comply with the zoning ordi nance, were granted. They lire to Morrow county for construc tion "f n Civil Defense facility in the basement of the court house at a cost of $2000 with Howard Keilhlcy as contractor, and to Bob I'lerce for construe lion of a 20x30 garage at 323 Kast Linden Way at a cost of my). Resolution Pawed liiHjuest to the Highway Com mission to Improve the Morgan Street extension under a provls- Heart Fund Tops Last Year's Drive Morrow county residents con tributed a total of $836.78 to the Heart Fund In the campaign recently ended, Harley Sager, county chairman, announces. This surpassed the lWiti total of $1587.14 and the 1965 receipts of $562.59. Of that contributed, $236.51 came from organlz a 1 1 o n s, $226.45 from business firms In the county, $68.82 from Heart Sunday collections, and $.305 in donations received through the mail. By communities, donations were as follows: Heppner, $328.51; lone, $27.70; Hardman, $20.50; Lexington, $33; Irrlgon, $51.35; and Bonrdman, $70.72. These do not Include the mail ed contributions of $305 which came from all parts of the county. "1 wish to thank nil commu nity chairmen, their workers and. organized groups for their part In the successful campaign, and also all who contributed this year to the very worth while charity," Sager said. WEATHER By DON GILLIAM Official weather report for the week of March 29-April 4 la as follows: HI 46 48 45 52 60 66 57 Low 29 - 30 33 35 32 35 38 Prec. .06 .16 .23 Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Snow. Total precipitation for February, 1.49", normal for month, 1.17". - Yes, Everybody-Had a Happy Time at the PTA Carnival SCO 1 V. If r-r.yX mm , ion of stale law that permits the Hlj.te lo make Improvements on streets with unusual suill-n Mear was again made, this time ii the foim of u resolution. A tnolloi. was also passed (Continued on page 8) Chest X-Ray Unit ' Due Next Week Mobile chest X Hay unit of the Oregon State Board of Health will be In Morrow county rex! week, the Morrow county Health Department announces. The unit will visit both north unit south Morrow county with stops at Boardman, Irrlgon. lone and Heppner. Membeis of he Morrow coun ly Council. Oregon TB and Health association, will be vol unteer helpers nt the visit of the unit In lone and Heppner- Wink el hours are being scheduled by Mrs. Matcel Jones, president of the council. Others assisting 111 planning are Tony Haberlach. program director, Kaslcrn Iteg Ion. Oregon TU and Health as Mxlatlon and Mrs. Uiwell Chally, it N , Morrow County Health Department. i:eryoni is urged to have a el ex X ray yearly for possible eatly dclcctlon of tubeiculosis, 1 ir ri l; defi-cts and abnormalities ii, the In art. Schedule of visits is as fol le ws: April 11, Boardman near illy hall. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 11 Irrlgon A. C. Hough Ion schorl. 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. April 12. lone Barnett's Chev ion Scrvlie Station. 2 p.m. to 6 p m. April 13, Heppner Rexall Drug Store. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mid 3 p.ic. lo 6 pin April II. Heppner Hexall Ding Store, 9 a.m. until noon. Those v. ho are required to slinw fnedoni from tuberculosis f-.f employment or college en trance pm poses are reminded that they can obtain chest X rays at the mobile X-ray survey unit if they wish. Signed par ental consent Is necessary for those unmarried ami under 21. Children are not usually X-rayed unless by doctor's written re quest, or unless they have a positive tuberculin skin test. Candidates Short For School Board Filing deadline for positions on the Morrow county school board passed Friday, and only one petition was presented for the two positions open. Jack Sumner will be a candi date to succeed himself for a Heppner rural position, but no one filed for the position now held by Kenneth Batty. He did not wish to be a candidate. - Sumner had been appointed to the board to fill an unex pired term and so he will seek election for the first time. The other position will be filled possibly by wrltein vote at the school election to be held on Monday, May 1. This election is not to be confused with the school budget election, which will be Monday, April 17. The district had a larger slate of .candidates for advisory com mittee positions, but there are no candidates for three of five positions on the Heppner com mittee. These are for positions now held by Albert Wright, Ho mer Hughes and Jack Ployhar. Petitions were completed and submitted for the following can didates: lone Bob Rletmann and Lou is Carlson. Boardman Earl Mc Quaw. Irrlgon Bill Parker. Heppner E'lden Padberg (Lex ington member) and Herman Winter. tW',;)g,rWOT' "W'.Tr" '"" .' ' H."1""'1 " f - , - -" f ' mil. LWM-UWI'W' 1IMIIH HIJII IWUJiMM - .;.-, , ..,t , ,W HUM .111 ! II III in III I, . i.ii.iimi IJ III).. mil 200 Riders Expected for Wrangler Spring Meei 84th Year THE dSStf SlSf GAZETTE-TIME Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, April 6, Variety of Good Rummage Items Sought for Sale "Just an thing In fairly good condition," will be welcomed bv thone kindergarten mothers who are working on the annu al Civic League spring rum mage sale, according to Mrs. Lyle Jensen. Mrs. Jensen, with co-chairman Mrs. Roy Davis, is In charge of the event, sched uled for Friday and Saturday, April 14 and 15, at the Gil liam and Bisbee building. Although they are very anx ious to collect more used cloth ing, toys, furniture and house hold objects, the ladies already have quite a stock including an electric stove and a gas-powered lawn mower. In addition thev will be able to sell for half price some (lilllam and Bisbee merchandise, including light switches, paint, garden and house plant supplies. I Ivlc League members and kindergarten mothers will sort ru m m a g e articles tonight (Thursday! and Friday even ing and continue each after noon and evening of next week at the sale location. Contributors of used goods may bring them to the sorting sessions, leave them at the doorway of the Gilliam and Bisbee building or call the pick up committee members, Mrs. Jensen 67t-9613, Mrs. Joe Balfe (676-55101, Mrs. John Moll.ihan (676-58231 and Mrs. Wes Marlatt (676-55301, all of Heppner; also Mrs. Pat Cuts forth 1989-8172), Lexington. Lexington residents may leave rummage at Del's Market and lone people may leave it at the post office. Kindergarten mothers will staff the rummage sale from 9 until 5 on both Friday, April 14, and Saturday, April 15. Money from the sale will go toward paying the kindergart en teacher's salary and buying kindergarten supplies. Tuition fees do not provide sufficient revenue to keep the kindergart en going and profits from twice yearly rummage sales make up the difference so that tuition can be kept at the present low rate. Elks' Scholarships Awarded to Seniors Winners of this year's schol arship awards by Elks Lodge No. 358 have recently been an nounced bv Clint Agee, chair man of the scholarship com mittee. First place winners of $200 scholarships are Martha Peck, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ken neth Peck, Lexington, and Jim Jacobs, son of Mr, and Mrs. Walter Jacobs, lone. They were entered in close competition in the district contest in La Grande last month and were considered fine representatives, but were not selected among district winners. Those chosen as second place winners, and will be presented $100 scholarships, are Maralee Murray, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rod Murray, and Patrick McElligott, son of Mr. and Mrs. Don McElligott, lone. ! j i ' ROBERT P. KROLL Navyman Receives Recruit Recognition, Goes to Pensacola Robert P Kroll, son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Delwin O. Nelson. Lexington, was named Out standing Recruit and -received his commander's commendation on graduation last month from basic training at the U. S. Nava! Station. San Diego, Calif. During his leave of absence following his graduation. Kroll and his wife. Phyllis, visited at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kroll in Corvallis, and here with her parents. They left last Monday for Ellison Field, Pensacola, Fla., where he was to report April 1 for further training. He has been assigned to special radio and radio-navigation training at the Naval Aviation Electronics Technician School, Helicopt e r Group 8, Pensacola Naval Base. The couple's residence will be at 4805 91 h Ave., Apt. 19, Pensa cola, Fl l. Kroll is a graduate of Corvallis High school, and at tended Linfield College In Mc- Minnville before joining the military service. Snow Depth Down, March Survey Shows Depth of snow at Arbuckle Mountain on March 30 was measured by Ralph Richards at 23 Inches, which is 6.6 inches below the 15-year average and 15.8 inches below the 38.8 inch es reported at the same time last year. High year was 43 Inches In 1955 and low year was 1963 when there was no snow at the end of March. Water content as of March 30 was eight inches as compared with the average of 11.3 inches. Last year at the same time It was 14 inches and high year was 1953 at 17.1 inches. Density was 34.75 as of March 30,' as TOmpared with 35.75 on March 30, 1966. Fifteen-year density average is 35.58, and high year was in 1960 at 46. Ski Season Over Ski season is over at Arbuck le Mountain, even though there is still plenty of snow on the course, Ed Dick of the board of directors of Arbuckle Moun tain Corporation announces, 1967 'Who's Who' Fun Game To Offer Cash Prizes The local newspaper fun game, "Who's Who In Morrow County," will start next week : in The Gazette-Times with $600 I in cash prizes offered by 15 r local merchants over the next 20 weeks. Every week will see a win j ner. The weekly winner will re I ceive a minimum of $5.00. In addition there will be a $25 grand prize for a perfect list of clues. If no perfect list is drawn then the $25 Is added to next week's prize money. Each week $25 is added to the jack pot and it will continue to grow until won. The mysteries to be solved are all local. That means that everyone who know folks in Morrow County will have a chance to win because each week's "Who's Who" is well known. This gives everyone a good chance to win. And it costs nothing to en ter! ... no sales slips, jingles, purchases, entry blanks no fuss or bother. You just play a fascinating family-fun game, and if you play it well and Lady Luck smiles on you a lit tle, you could wind up with a nice fist full of cash. Even if you don't win, you'll have lots of fun trying! life Av Bill 'IA .c V, : 3. "iiii.iw .-.' 5;.i . i t ( s 1- I i'V KIDS HAD a great time at Heppner Elementary Dressup Day Friday, as these sixth, seventh and eighth grade girls would testify. At left kneeling, is Kathleen Ayres. 7th grade; on floor is Alene Boyajian. eighth grade; and at rear, from left are Dovie Alderman, seventh grade; Bar bara McCarL sixth grade; Cathy Sherman, sixth grade; and Jill Scott sixth grade. (G-T Photo by Spike Pardee). (Also See Pictures. Page 5). "I'i " V. .TV ' A kmJmu.r t ii Number 6 PPNER 10 Cents And the whole family can get In on the Rame. Each mem ber of the family Is welcome to enter the contest provided he or she is old enough to fill out his own entry blank. It really pays to make it a family game, too. How do you go about it? Next week, start looking over the group of small ads under the title, "Who's Who in Mor row County". Hidden in some of these ads will be clues to the identity of some person right here in Mor row County. All clues, of course, will relate to one per son. By studying the clues, you may be able to figure out who the "Who's Who" for the week is. And if you study further, you may be able to locate all the clues in the paper for that issue. Clues will be located only in ads of the merchants who are sponsoring the family fun con test. Every one of these merch ants will have a small ad in the "W'ho's W'ho" section. And some of the sponsoring merch ants will have one or more ads in some other parts of the pa per. There may be any number (Continued on page bi j lifiiiiinii AVLSS'mti ft AJw..:. A oW Cutting Divisions Set Cow cutters, perhaps 200 strong, are expected here this week-end with some 60 or 70 top performance horses to com pete in the Wrangler club's 8th annual spring meet. Entries are expected from Brit ish rnlumhia. California. Idaho. ! Washington and various points I in Oregon, uens riette, Mulc tary of the meet, states. The lar , gest number expected from any j town outside the county is 20 I from Madras. i The event will open at 7 p.m. Saturday In the covered arena aI IIia fai.fTPAitnHa anrt uHll mil. tinue at 9 a.m. Sunday In the same arena. Two go-rounds will be held - In the competition In six different events. These in clude the "novice novice" for horses which have won less than $100 and novice riders; the S100 novice for horses which have' won less than $100, and any rider; the $300 novice for horses which have won less than that amount, and any ri der; the $500 novice for horses which have won less than that sum. and any rider; the $1000 novice, for horses which have won less than $1000, and any rider; and the open class. Wranglers playday will con clude the week-end spring meet. Participants will move from the fairgrounds to the Wrangler grounds for this event, which will start at 1 p.m. OBRA bar rel racing will be one of the top competitive events there. A potluck dinner is scheduled at noon Sunday with the Wranglers as hosts for visiting guests. Pierce states that the spring meet annually brings many cow cutting enthusiasts to Heppner from all over the Northwest and a good turnout is expected this year. With weather clearing and warming this week after storms of last week, it is expected that fine conditions will prevail for the meet. i t - n jr - M
