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HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. June 22. 1967 Football Added To Sports Slate At Perry's Camp A now program of football instruction and conditioning has boon addod to the summor schedule at rerry's Sports Camp near Vernonia. The staff for the one week session, August 20 to 26 will be directed by Taul Dur ham, head football coach at Linfield College. Coach Durham has established a winning tra dition by leading the Wildcats to six Northwest Conference Championships in the past ten years. Two Leave Sunday For Perry's Camp Pat Sweeney, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Sweeney, and John McCabe. son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest McCabe, went to Per ry's Sports Camp at Vernon ia Sunday for a week's par ticipation in the sports and camp program. The MoCabes took them to the camp. Both are sopho mores at Heppner High school. Sweeney attended two camps last year and said that he lik ed Perry's better. The two will return home this week-end. Pfc. Gieg Pierce Serves at Due Pho Army Private First Class Gregory L. Pierce, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Pierce. Heppner, is patricipating in "Operation Malheur" near Due Tho, Viet nam, with his unit from the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Brigade. They have accounted for 379 enemy killed in the first four weeks of fighting in the heavily-infested North Vietnamese and Viet Cong territory. Pierce, a cannoneer, is assign ed to Battery C, 2nd Battalion of the brigade's 320th Artillery. County to Receive $20,000 for Road Morrow county will receive $20,000 from the Oregon State Highway Department towards construction of 3.S miles of frontage road in north Morrow county and for oiling this and 1.2 miles more. County Judge Paul Jones said Tuesday. The county court was notified of the allotment of highway funds Friday after long negoti ations with the department, ex tending back to the beginning of the county's efforts to obtain a full highway interchange at the junction of Highway Inter state SO N with the Patterson Ferry road. Trie road will provide people from Irrigon and Umatilla ac cess to the north gate at Ord nance and will facilitate move- The football program will em nhasize fundampntBl mnrtif ioning and attitude. Bovs who ! merit of military shipments from will be participating in Pop Orananee. Warner, freshman and varsity It w i" extend from the Pat football will have an opportu- i terson Ferry overpass to the nitv to work with college ball , Morrow-Umatilla line, pla'vers. Contact work will be The judge said that work against dummies and blocking would not begin on the 3.8 pads. The program is designed ' mile section until fall, and the to prepare the players for the ! state payment will not be re-man-to-man contact they will ' coived until the job is done, be experiencing in their school The state already has complet and league play. led a mile of the road on the Ted Wilson. Linfield basket-1 west pnd. ball coach, will again direct the! Judge Jones said the county eight week basketball program, i court was pleased and gratified June 18 to August 19. Assisting I t0 Cet tnis state assistance on with the basketball instruction ! ,he Project, which is considered throughout the summer will be ! important to the northeastern Don Porter, coach at Lower Col-! Part 01 the county. umbia Junior College. A few of the many coaches who will be a part of the teaching staff in clude Dick Ballantyne, South Salem; Bob Frantz, Parkrose; Don Parker. Milton-Freewater; Jack Riley, Jefferson High; and Steve Pauly, ex Oregon State University star. The week of July 16 to 22, will be devoted to wrestling un der the leadership of Dr. Dale Thomas, wrestling coach at Oregon State University. Coach Thomas has directed the Beav ers to ten Pacific Coast Confer ence tournament championships in the past eleven years. Mark Cotton, Grant High School track coach, will head the one week cross-country, track and field session August 20 to 26. Jim Grelle will work out with the runners. AH programs are designed to accommodate beginners as well as varsity athletes. The Rer. and Mrs. Dirk Rine- hart and Ann drove to Cove Sat urday, June 17, for a 10-day stay. Rev. Rinehart will be camp manager at Ascension Summer Camp for senior camp during the 10-day period. Two Place High In State Driving (Continued from page U awards wore presented to all contestants. Kathy and Jim were honor guests at the Chamber of Com merce mooting Monday at the Wagon Wheel Cafe, along with Hollomon who is secretary of the Morrow county Jayooos. Hollomon explained that the Jayoee Road -K-O. a national project, is sponsored to give the young motorist a chance to prove his driving ability and im prove driving habits, knowledge and attitudes. It is also design ed to stimulate the interests of the community in the value of high school driver education courses. To enter, the contestant must tie between 16 and 19 years of age, unmarried, and must not have boon found guilty of a moving traffic violation within six months prior to the national finals. At the national event, $14,000 in scholarships will bo award ed, and each of the first six con testants will got the use of a HH7 Mercury for one year. Hollomon said that the tests at the state finals were very difficult. The Heppner competit ors had to got up at 4 a.m. Sun day in order to leave at 5 a.m., and both, being members of the Heppner Henchmen, had plaved for a dance until 1 a.m. "the same morning. At the Chamber meeting Kathy described the day's events, told of the banquet, and described some of the compet ition. Jim told of the skills contests, particularly one that involved driving the car through a course marked by paper cups, then back through the same course. Object was to avoid hitting the cups. The driver couldn't look out the window in going ahead but could look out in backing up. He also told of going through a course marked by poles, that required sharp turns. None in the competition mi.,sed all the poles. Jim commended Kathy for her excellent showing and pointed out that she was just nine points short of the national com petition. He led the Chamber in a round of applause for her and thanked the Jaycees and the Chamber for their help and in terest Clyde Allstott was chairman of the local Jaycee Road-E-O but he could not attend the Ba ker event. Neva Matteson Wins 'Who's Who' Mrs. Lyle (Neva) Matteson is this week's winner of the Who's Who in Morrow County Contest. Mrs. Matteson correctly identi fied Lynn Pearson as the mys tery person, along with the 15 clues. She will receive $30. The clues were as follows: Rode Chuchus (motorcycle club), WSU, Small town, two wheels, black thumb, yellow jacket, Kenneth, Corn Binder, Black Jacket, teaches class, Washington, Tallman's, United 100,000 club, free advice, June. Mrs. Matteson said the combi nation of three clues gave her the tipoff. Thye were WSU, Washington, and Tallman's. She recalled that he had work ed at Tallman's in Walla Wal la, which is in Washington, and that he was a graduate of Wash ington State University. Who's Who is a weekly con test sponsored by 16 local mer chants, who are listed along with the rules on page 5 of this week's paper. Each week con tainers are placed at stores of four of the participating mer chants. Next week the receptac les will be at J. C. Penney Co., Tum-A-Lum Lumber Co., Elma's Apparel, and Central Market All eligible persons may enter at any or all of these places. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Davidson. Greg and Anita, attended Com mencement ceremonies at Port land State College on Sunday, June 11, when their daughter, Mrs. Harlan Flint (Beverly Jean Davidson) received her Bachelor of Science degree in speech. Mrs. Davidson whose husband is with Western Kraft Co. in Beav erton will teach next year in Beaverton. From Portland Including Flatt's Truck Service PHONE 989-8420 For Fast and Dependable FREIGHT TRUCK SERVICE Daily Overnight Service Saturdays MOVING? CALL US GENE ORWICK it enneus ALWAYS FIRST QUALITY STORE HOURS 9:00 A.M.-:00 P.M. DAILY V 1 1 1 of 3 DAYS ONLY REDUCED THRU SAT J Men's Pima Prince Towncraft Underwear Reg. 3 for 2.98 3 for 2Mh Whatever your mon'i style, stock up on his favor ites in fine quality Pima Prince underwear. Combed Pima cotton knit in popular t-shirt, or athletic tops, comfort cut briefs. Woven Pima cot ton in a group of favorite boxer style shorts, too. Hurry down! REMEMBER-YOU CAN CHARGE IT Motorists Errors Factors in Mishaps .Oregon motorists are "driving themselves to death," according to statistics recently compiled by the Oregon Department of Motor Vrhk'les. During 1 !;'. drive ortors accounted for tvt per cent ot the state's fatal accidents. Driver errors are violations of traffic laws or bnd Judgements on the part of the drivers. The nvwt common driver orror In fatals Is driving to fast for o. millions. This violation of the basic rule produced almost one third of all fatal mvidents! Kx cvsslve speed caused an addit ional ii pot cent. The third most common driver eiror, driving on the wrong side of the road, caused 13 per cent of the fatal accidents. Other frequent mistakes re sulting In traffic deaths were: following too closely, turning left in front of oncoming traffic did not have right-of-way. failed to yield right-of-way to' pedes Irian, and straddling or driving in wrong lane. Only 3ti per cent of all fatal accidents were not caused by drive errors, which Indicates that most traffic deaths do not really happen by "accident." Accordinq to friends in Hepp ner. word has been received from Harold Cumutt in Portland that his wife Betty is in excellent condition at St. Vincent's hos pital following lung surgery, which had been scheduled for some time. Mrs. Cumutt expects to return to work at Pioneer Memorial hospital by August 1. Mrs. Arnie Hedman, Tim and Dee, are accompanying her mother, Mrs. Mae Tureutte on a trio to Marquette, Mich, where Mrs. Titrcotte plans to visit with her daughter, Mrs. Angelo Zor za. Mrs. Hedman plans a trip of several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. One Winters. Pat and Stephanie, vacationed from Friday, June 9, until Sat urday, June 17. at various points on the Olympic Penin sula in Washington and return ed home bv way of Lake Chel an where they visited members of Mrs. Winters" family. "7 mm HOPE AND VALBT LUTHERAN Rev, Donald It. lVderson Ph. 676 W 10 VAI.BY: Worship 9:00 am. Church School. 10: 20 a.m. Holv Communion first Sunday of month. HOPE: Sunday School. 9:15 a.m. Worship, 11:00 a m. Holv Communion first Sunday ot month. CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Rev. Don MoOarty Ph. 67-Wl,; Sunday School, 10:00 a m. Worship Service, 11:00 a.m. Evening Service, 7:00 p.m. ASSEMBLY OF COD CHURCH Sunday School, i:-15 a.m. Morning Worship, 11:00 a.m. Kvening Service, 7:00 p.m. Mid-week Service, Tues., 7:00 p.m. SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST Pastor H. K. Preston Ph. C7G JW2 Sabbath School. 9:M a.m. Church Worship, 11:00 a.m. FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH Lexington Al Roschee, minister, 676-9209 Bible School, 10:00 am. Morning worship, 9:00 a.m. ST. PATRICK'S and ST. WILLIAMS CATHOLIC Father Itavmmid It. Heard Ph. 676 9-163 ST. PATRICK'S (Heppner) Sun day Masse. 7 .KI and 11:00 a.m. ST. WILLIAM'S (lone); Sundny Musses, 9:15 a.m. Confessions, St. Patrick' Sat. 7 8 p.m. ' . I0NE UNITED CHURCH OF CHH1ST Sunday Morning Worship Service, 9:.T0 am. No Church School during June, July and August. FIRST METHODIST CHURCH Rev. Melvtn Dlxun, Ph. 676-9221 SUMMKK SCIIKIH't.K: Worship Service. 9:00 a.m., Church School, 10:00 a m. Monday School, Children's De partments, starting June 26. 100 M mmm:- GAZETTE-TIMES l'h. 676-9228 Gueit of the Claude Graham for a few days at the time of the wedding of Helen ('rahnm and Michael Walch were Mrs. Mary Wlnterholder, l.ackawaxen. Pa.; Cathv Walch of Wyehotf, N. J : Mr. ami Mrs. John La Sola of Seottsdale and their daughters, Beverly and Mrs, Call Stuart. POWER CONTROL CLECTRIC MOTOR SERVICE WE REPAIRt Electric Motor Power Tool Hydraulic Jack Alemlte Equipment 421 S. E. 4th Pendleton Phone 270-5862 FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH j Heppner Al Boschee. minister, Ph. 676-9209 Worship Service, 11:00 a.m. j Sunday School. 10:00 a.m. ! Choir Practice, Thurs., 7:30 p.m. ALL SAINTS EPISCOPAL Rev. Dirk Rinehart, Rector Ph. 676-9285 Sunday: 7:30 a.m. Holy Com munion. 10:00 a.m. Family Worship CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS American Legion Hall Gary V. Thompson, Br. President Priesthood meeting, 9:00 a.m. Sunday School, 10:30 a.m. Sacrament Service, 11:30 a.m. GROVE DRIVE-IN Hermiiton. Ore. Ph. S67-6234 Wed. Cr Thurs., Juno 21 & 22 $1.50 PER CARLOAD SKI PARTY and 25th HOUR TRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY. JUNE 23-28 Robert Vaughn In: VENETIAN AFFAIR -ond-THUNDER ALLEY Stock Car Racing Save Money and Enjoy Spring-Time Freshness with a new Frost-Free Electric Freezer or Combination If if' S "JT M 1 t ;iSPFCIAlfv5 Buy seasonal specials when prices' are low. 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