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LIBRARY 1 Q or I EUGENE. ORE. 97403 mferfiiiiiieiiit Pie AS 4fh SidewslEi So Svemf Plane Crash Takes Lives OfSherer Sons-in-Law Double tragedy xtruck the Harold Sherer f itmtly of lone Saturday when both of llit'lr NOUN' In law, Wiiym Pierce, 35, tit Itedmond, it ml Kelly Howe Andrew, 22, of Corvnlllx, were killed In tlx crash of a single engine private plane near Red mond rnrly Saturday morning, July 1. Pierce's wife. Ih the former Kuv Sherer and Andrew' wife Is tin) former Judy Sherer, both daughter of Mr. und Mm. Har old UK,) .Sherer. The lUTldent occurred when the (dune Mtrmk a power line crossing n eiinyon tmd plunged 100 feet tnlo Nome boulders along the Deschutes Canyon. It then burst Into flames. The nc rldent occurred about four miles southwest of Itedmond neur fllne Falls State I'ark. Pierce, who had been a pilot for n number of years, rented the plane Saturday morning, nnd with Andrew, took a pas wnger to the Hend airport. 'I hey were on the return trip to ef monil when the airldent occur red. Ironically, the Harold Sherers were enroute by auto to Ilea mond when the accident occur ri'd. They were to Join the oth er members of the family there for a holiday gathering. Tierce wan a teacher und coach at the lone Elementary school In 1955 -M. He then taught and coached at Sisters before going tnlo business In Itedmond, where he owned the itedmond Radio and Music Cen ter. His wife, Kav, Is the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sher er. 1 Andrew was married lust a vear ago In the lone United Church of Christ to tho former Judy Sherer. They were both students at F.iistcrn Oregon Col lege In Ln Grande where Kelly received Ills bachelor degree In June. They had moved to Cor vallls where he had received a scholarship to attend Oregon State University and take post graduate work. Judy wan em ployed by the University. She was Morrow county Fair and Rodeo Queen In 15. Andrew had been an end on the Kastern Oregon College foot ball team for two yearn. Ills pout graduate study at Oregon State won to be in thu field of re search on the effect of Insects on forests and rnngelands. The young man had been employed in the summer time by Morrow county In 15 and i'.M'iti. Bonk Promotes Lamb To Field Position Wayne Lamb started work last week In his new position as utility man in the field for operations officers and Junior Installment credit loan officers for First National Bank of Ore gon, John Venard, manager of the Ileppner branch, said. In this capacity, Lamb will cover much of eastern Oregon to relieve officers on vacation ln the various branches. He worked last week ln Condon and will continue there this week. Next week he expects to he In Enterprise. I.amb has been with the Ileppner branch since li.r8 und served as operations of fieri. When I.amb received the pro motion, Tat Wonser of Buker came to the Ileppner branch ns operatons officer. He and his wife are living ln the Scott home where Mr. and Mrs. Jack Locke and family formerly lived. ONE OF DEPUTY SHERIFF Dean Gilman's first clfficial acts after being given the oath of office Friday was to hand a ury summons to Dave McLeod (left). McLeod groaned and declared that the Jury duty was right during his vacation time. Deputy Gilman. who served as Heppner chief of police for years, will cover the entire county ln his new position. (G-T Photo). Gilman Begins Work as County Deputy Sheriff - It's Deputy Sheriff Dean Gil man now. The man who served as Ilepp no chief of police for many years was given the oath of of fice Friday by Mrs. Sadie Par rlsh, county clerk, and he be comes the first full time male deputy that the county has had in 24 years, Sheriff C. J. D. Bau man said. In his position, Deputy Gil man will cover the entire coun Pierce hud flown to Morrow county on a number of occas ions, sometimes coming here to sell or service television sets. The Tierces have one daughter, llohln, and Mrs. Pierce Is ex-M-ctlng another child. Andrew's former home was In Pendlelon where he lived for a number of years. He graduated from Pendleton High school and was a member of the school's basketball team. His mother, Mrs. Helen German, now live in Portland. Funeral services were ot Red mond Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock for both men with many relatives anil friends from Mor row county unending. Grave side services for Andrew were Wednesday, July 5, at the Olney cemetery with the Itev. James Kgley officiating. Folsom's Fun eral Chapel was In charge of arrangements. Chuck Toll Found Dead in River Chuck Toll. 29. of Spray, brother of Leonard Toll of Ileppner, was found dead In his car In the John Day River Wednesday morning, accord ing to a reort from Don Grif fith of Spray, who notified members of the family here. The auto hail apparently left the highway In an accident and plunged Into the river. I.eonurd Toll said Just be fore noon Wednesday that he had only the meager first re port on the accident and Wis leuvlng Immediately for Spray. He theorized that the accident happened on Mon day, and the car wasn't dis covered ln the river until Wed nesday. The deceased man had been In service before re turning home about two years i,go to woik for Griffith on a ranch at Spray. He was un married. His mother, Mrs. Bill Richards, lives In Spray. Gilbert Toll, father of Leon ard and Chuck, died In a sim ilar accident about 24 years ago when his pickup truck plunged Into the Detroit reser voir from the North Santiam highway. Paper Announces Subscription Sale A special 2 for 1 plus lc sub scription sale Is announced by the Gazette-Times as an extra special buy for the Sidewalk Ba za a r. Under the tains of tho sale, a person may take out a new one-year subscription at the reg ular price of $1.50 per year, any where in the United States, nnd he may obtain a second one year new subscription for a friend or relative lor Just one cent more. Thus the two new one-year subscriptions cost only 5151. This special offer applies on ly to new subscriptions and not renewals. However, there Is an additional special offer avail utile to those who wish to renew their subscriptions now or who have renewed their papers af ter June 1. Details ure explained ln an advertisement on page 8. ty with particular emphasis on the north end, Sheriff Bauman slates. Phil Goodall was former ly part time deputy serving the north end of the county, but he has resigned. In the new post, Deputy Gil man will handle civil and crim inal cases and will serve in some capacities on taxes. He will make investigations and will do some patrol work ln the county. 84th Year GAZETTE-TIMES Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, July 6, I " JY kt 'jr ngs"" ftm BARLEY WAS pouring Into a truck from combines at the Lindsay ranch in the northern part of the county late last week as harvest there got Into full swing. Prediction is for better than us ual yield in the county harvest and quality ot barley and wheat both appear good. (G-T Photo). Temperature First Time in A number of other places In the state had it hotter, but the temperature hit 100 degrees in Heppner for the first time ln two years Monday, July 3, Don Gilliam, official weather obser ver, reports. Sunday was only two degrees cooler at 98. Six of the seven days of the week were well into the 90's with only Friday, June 30, drop ping to an 87-dcgree maximum. Nights also stayed warm with the week's minimum showing as 50 degrees. Monday night's minimum was 63 degrees. While the weather was warm here. It was far away from a record. Gilliam said that he thinks the high In Heppner is 108 degrees. In 1961. tempera ture reached 107 on one day and was over 100 on several days through the summer. Temperature remained high on the Fourth of July holiday at 93, but this was some relief from the 100 of the previous day. Many families were on outings and found cooler spots to enjoy the balmy weather. Fire in Grass Cause for a general fire alarm late Monday afternoon was a grass fire near the old iunior high playground across Willow Creek from the library-museum. The fire did little damage, scorching a few trees nnd poles, before it was extinguished by firemen and volunteers. Origin was undetermined. Advance Programs For Fair, Rodeo Out Advance programs for the 1967 Morrow county Fair and Rodeo have been printed and are now I ready for distribution. Work load in the sheriff's of fice has Increased greatly dur ing the recent years, the sheriff said, and the new position will make it possible for the office to give better service to the public. In early October, Deputy Gil-1 man will probably attend a pol ice training school at Camp Wlthycomb, located between Gladstone and Portland, for four weeks of intensive training in all phases of police work. Many slate policemen take the course. : i. .li i lAktotiaf inain mi..uA . ...i. - MtL...i... Hits 100; Two Years Complete report for the week Is as follows: Max. Min. Prec. 93 53 90 54 87 50 92 50 98 57 100 63 93 55 Wednesday Thursday FTIdav Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Monday Lightning Sets Four Fires A "ouickie" lightning storm that passed through about 5;30 a.m. Monday set four fires on the Heppner ranger district, W. S. (Sam) Miller, ranger in charge of the district, said. The fires were located near Ant Hill in the Baloney Basin area and crews were dispatch ed at once to control the fires. This was the season's first rush of fire activity, although there were three previous fires on the district at various limes, nil from lightning, Miller said. The district is ready for the dry season with guard school completed for the Ukiah, Dale and Heppner districts at Tupper Work Center last week. Some 50 men were present at i the school, and this year, four state policemen also attended through the session to get add ed training in fire suppression. Tamarack lookout is already manned by Louis Larson, who also served as a lookout in the district last year, on the job there. Madison " and Wheeler lookouts were to be manned la ter in the week Miller said. Roy Stamp Dies In Walla Walla Albert (Roy) Stamp, 75, a na tive of Heppner who lived here all of his life, died in the Vet eran's Hospital, Walla Walla, Wash., on Sunday, July 2. He had been a rancher here for years, bought and sold hors es, and broke horses. In his younger days he also worked at rodeos. Stamp was born October 13, 1891, in Heppner. He never mar ried. He was a veteran of World War I. Funeral services will be Thursday, July 6, in the Hepp ner Methodist church at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Jack Naff of Hermiston officiating. Interment will be in Heppner Masonic cemetery. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in charge of ar rangements. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Luella Acock and Mrs. Grace Schoun, both of Irrigon. 100 of Royal Arch Due for Meet Here Between 100 and 125 digni taries of the Grand York Bod ies of Oregon, Washington and Idaho will be here Saturday for the annual convocation and mountain meeting of Hep pner Chapter, Royal Arch Ma sons, at Cutsforth Park, it is announced. Chapter will be opened at 3 p.m., and the Royal Arch degree will be conferred for new candidates during the evening session. Members of the Royal Arch invite all com panions to attend. Number HEPPNER 1967 10 Cents Harvest in County Gains Momentum; Quality is Good There was no holiday on the grain harvest this week, as bar ley and wheat started moving towards elevators in a steadily increasing stream of trucks. Both Lexington- and North Lexington elevators of Morrow County Grain Growers were in full operation, and it was ex pected that lone and Heppner elevators would be well under w ay by the end of the week. Harlan McCurdy, Jr., general manager of Morrow County Grain Growers, said that 300 tons of barley and 3000 tons of wheat were received Saturday at the North Lexington and Lex ington elevators. Tempo was in creasing Monday, and it was ex pected to pick up more Tuesday and Wednesday. The elevators received grain on the holiday. Stan Kemp was credited with bringing in the first load of bar ley on Friday, June 30. Lindsay Ranches started the following Monday, as did Roy Martin. First wheat being received came from Irvin Rauch, Lind ray Ranches, Jack Earak and D. O. Nelson. Other early barley harvesters included Ken Turner, Bill Doher ty, Jerry Dougherty and Dou3 Drake, all hauling to North Lexington, and Gene Majeske, Roger Campbell and Al Fetsch, hauling to Lexington. Barley has been running f.bout three-fourths ton to the acre, but yield on wheat is yet to be determined, McCurdy said Monday. Gene Winters, Morrow County extension agent, said that evi dence of sub-normal May and June precipitation is showing up in some of the lighter bar Icy being delivered. This is par ticularly true in spring varieties seeded in the fall, he said. True winter barleys are test ing heavy, he added, and barley yield is reported to be about "av erage to slightly above in the earlier maturing districts. "Wheat appears quite varia ble," Winters said. "Some heav ily rusted fields recovered with fair yields of good quality grain in offing." Winters said that hard red winter wheat is ripe. Soft white nt lower elevations is matur ing rapidly. Many large heads with low kernel counts have been noted. In his weekly crop-weather summary, Winters said that con siderable grass hay is down or baled in the field. Second cut ting of alfalfa is underway with fcood curing weather smiling on the growers. $15 Taken in Entry At Building Supply Whoever entered Pettyjohn's Farm and Building Supply Fri day night was a considerate per son. He found a money bag, took a $10 bill and a $5 roll of dimes and left some $80 in the sack. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Petty john had intended to lake the sack home when they closed Fri day, but forgot it, and left it lying on the counter. When they opened Saturday, they found the bag unzipped. In checking, they noticed that entry had been gained by pry ing open a double door after demoving some screws. Nothing was discovered missing except the money. Police are investigating. azaar to Feature tor Royalty, 'Rangers1 Business and entertainment in Heppner will take to the sidewalks Friday and Saturday for the Fourth Annual Sidewalk Bazaar. There will be hundreds of bargains, lots of enter tainment, and a barrel of fun for all, according to Bill Hust, chairman of the merchants committee of the Heppner-Morrow County Chamber of Com merce. Most all stores in the downtown area will have sales on the sidewalks. There will be grab bags, fish ponds, half price merchandise, some near giveaway deals, and all kinds of merchandising ideas. Drum and Bugle Corps of Pendleton, composed of a group of juniors known as the Rangers, will be here Saturday from 11 to 12 to present a program on roped-off Willow street between Main and Chase. Queen Darlene Due For Visit Saturday Shrine Queen Darl e n e Kuehn of Milton-Freewater will be an honored guest of Heppner's Sidewalk Bazaar Saturday morning, July 8, Larry Cook, prominent local Shriner, announces. She will be surrounded by a group of dignitaries, includ ing members of her Shrine es cort, Rainbow Girls and eth ers. Queen Verina French and princesses of the Morrow County Fair and Rodeo will be present for the occasion, and the Pendleton Rangers Drum and Bugle Corps will play. Luncheon for the Morrow county court and for Queen Darlene will be in the ban quet room of the Wagon Wheel Cafe with the Shrin ers at hosts. Cook states. All Shriners are urged to be present to welcome Queen Darlene, and each is expected to wear his fez. Kickoff Dance To Open Season For Fairf Rodeo It's time to start thinking about the Morrow county Fair and Rodeo for 1967. Kickoff dance of the season will be Saturday night at the Morrow county fair pavilion, starting at 9:30 p.m., and at that time Queen Verina French and Princess Berniece Matthews, Linda Tatone, Maureen Doherty and Rubianne Fulleton will be present in their new rodeo out fits. Music will be furnished by a top flight combo from Portland, The Good Vibrations, in their first appearance here. Admission is $1.50 per person, and the re freshments will be served. This is the first in a series of dances that will continue through the season. The next will be July 15 at which time Princess Berniece will be hon ored and music will be furnish ed by Heppner's popular Hench men. Third dance will be July 22, honoring Princess Maureen of Lexington, and The Hench men will play for this dance. On July 29, the dance will honor Princess Rubianne of Heppner, and music is yet to be announced. Princess Linda of Boardman wil lbe complimented at the dance on August 5, and Queen Verina will be honored at the dance on August 12. Mu sic is yet to be announced for these dances also. There will be two rodeo dan ces again this year. One will be on Friday night, August 25, with music by The Henchmen, and the other will be Saturday night, August 26, when the dance will go western style. Director Archie Munkers is in charge of the dances and has arranged the schedule. McAlmond Slated For Chamber Meet Phil McAlmond, Democratic candidate for U. S. senator, is scheduled to be at the Monday meeting of the Heppner-Morrow county Chamber of Commerce to show a film on Vietnam, Her man Winter, president, announ ces. McAlmond, a Portland busi ness man, went to Vietnam sometime ago to familiarize himself with the situation there and made a motion picture of his travels. He announced some time ago that he would seek the Democratic nomination for U. S. Senator, opposing Sen. Wayne Morse, in the primary election next year. During the same hour, Queen Darlene Kuehn of Milton-Freewater, who will reign over the A -2 and B Shrine football game in Pendleton in August, will be presented by Shriner dignitaries in a short program. Joining the royalty will be Morrow County's Fair and Rodeo court, headed by Queen Verina French. Rain bow Girls will also be a part of the escort and honor the Shrine queen. Opening the day Saturday will be the Jaycees' pancake and sausage breakfast from 6 until 10 a.m. This will be right on Main street in front of the Jaycee hall, next to Turner, Van Marter and Bryant's. Adults may eat a fine breakfast of pan cakes and sausage for only $1. Kids get off even cheaper at 75c. Many other clubs and organ izations will participate In the event. Morrow county's "Rock hounds" (the Gem and Mineral society) will have a sale and display in front of Gonty's Shoe Store. The Methodist WSCS will have a food sale and grab bags in front of the former Sears cat alog store on the east side of Main street. The Mother's club will be selling Sno-Cones in front of Turner, Van Marter and Bryant's. The Latter-day Saints church will have a bake sale and hand made Items on sale near Murrays Drug store. The Heppner Rebekahs will sell Pronto Pups in front of Ho tel Heppner, and the wives of Royal Arch Masons will have a novelty booth in front of West ern Auto. They are calling ihem- j selves the "Royal Arch Widows" ! because their husbands will be ! gone Saturday afternoon to their Mountain Meeting at cutsiortn park, an event that will bring some 100 to 125 Royal Arch dig nitaries from Oregon, Washing ton and Idaho. Some of them probably will take time to en joy the Sidewalk Bazaar, too. A crowning feature of the Sidewalk Bazaar will be the kickoff dance of the Morrow county Fair and Rodeo season. This will be held in the fair pa vilion at 9:30 p.m. with music by the Good Vibrations of Port land. There will be free parking all day on both Friday and Satur day, Hust declares. The meters will be hooded by permission of the city council. A special in vitation is extended to friends in neighboring towns to come, join the fun, and enjoy Hepp ner's hospitality. For some of the fine bargains offered in the Sidewalk Bazaar, readers are urged to check ad vertising throughout this paper. The second section is devoted almost entirely to the Bazaar and other ads on it will be found in the first section. Smashing Event Plan of Jaycees Jaycees know for sure that the Sidewalk Bazaar is going to be a smash! They have obtained an old car through the courtesy of Ceglia's Auto Wrecking and will have it parked in front of the Jaycee hall (next to Turner, Van Marter and Bry ant) on Friday and Saturday. At this place, they will go Into the wrecking business for themselves. For a very nom inal fee, all are invited to take turns wielding a sledge ham mer to the car in the auto "smash." The Jaycee promoters say that this is an opportunity for anyone to vent his feelings maybe remembering some morning when his jalopy wouldn't start, or the day it had a flat tire. Anyone can take it out on the Jaycees' car. Anyone who feels like dem onstrating, protest 1 n g or marching or if he just got up on the wrong side of the bed can work off his troub les by taking a crack at the car with the sledge hammer provided.
