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HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. July 27. 1967 Destroyer O'Brien Brings Bill Weatherford Home Bill Weatherford. Ill, fireman in the Navy, received unusual service bv coincidence when his ship, the lTSS O'Brien, a des troyer brought him to The Dal les from where it was just a "skip and a jump" by Navy standards to his home town of Hcppner. Bill, son of V. W. Weather ford of Hcppner, started a 2S day leave just after the ship arrived July 19 to help observe Dalles Days on the Columbia River port. It came through the Bonneville Dam locks with room to spare. The O'Brien left The Dalles Monday. For some time tne destroyer has been operating off the coast of North Vietnam, engag ing in shore bombardment with its 5-inch guns, which have a 9-mile range. On December 23, the O'Brien took four direct hits from a North Vietnamese mo bile artillery unit. Two men were killed and four were wounded. Young Weatherford was in a repair party and act ed as a stretcher bearer. After taking the hits, nose caps of two shells were recov ered. One was of North Viet namese manufacture and the other came from Red China. Usually the destroyer operat- Junior Rodeo Set For Two Evenings At Umatilla Fair Umatilla County Fair, August 9 to 12, will feature the second annual junior rodeo, scheduled for 7:30 o'clock during the even ings of Friday, August 11, and Saturday, August 12. This event is approved by Western States -Junior Rodeo association. Gen eral manager of this show is Harold Buchanan of Hermiston. Boys and girls between the ages" of 9 and 18. who wish to enter rodeo competition, may do so by contacting the rodeo sec retary, Mrs. Harold (Beverlv) Buchanan, Rt. 1, Box 261A, Hermiston 97S38, telephone days, 567-5229, or evenings, 567-5971. A list of rules and events is as follows: 1. To be a contestant, it is not necessan?3lo be a member of the WSJRA Western States Jun ior Rodeo ..Association). 2. Entr ' blanks available Xrom rodeo -secretary or fair of fice close August 9, at A. ntry forms properly filled xii.nd gjToed, with insurance fee S3.50 and entry fee for at least one event must be to the RodeSeefetary before entries close August 9, 8:00 p.m. T85e lra efaies accepted without the insurance fee. 6. N'u entries accepted without the entry fee for at least one event, JiaJaJH-e of entry fees due wher?nrSn!f is picked up at rodeo heaflntrarters, on the fair groundaeieaniston. 7. fwtgtitrtSU be submitted to WSJRA. 9. Two go-arounds. two head IJtwA IiUase of excessive en n any one event a por tion of the events will be run oXf, Saturday morning and Sat rfri afternoon, August 12. A driving"1 will be held to deter mine who will participate in cd as part of a convoy consist ing of two destroyers and a cruiser and maneuvered beyond the 3-mile limit On one invas ion the heavy cruiser Canberra was straddled by Vietnamese batteries 10 miles at sea but wasn't hit. Weatherford, who has been in the Vietnam area for about six months, has been at Subie Bay, Philippines, where the O'Brien went for repairs: to Pearl llar- (bar; to Japan; to Hong Kong; jand other ports. He has never 'set foot on Vietnamese soil but has had plenty of opportunity to observe the land from aboard ship. He states that the coast line looks much like the Ore gon coast. Aboard ship since August, 1966. before taking this first leave, the sailor says that he "loves it at sea." Quarters an" .somewhat cramped on the des troyer, cut regulations are not as strict on the smaller ships as they are on larger ones. The O'Brien is 374 feet long, has a 1 42 ft. beam, and draws 19 ft. 1 6 inches of water. It is 6.W I tons. Now carrying a full war i time complement, the ship has 14 officers and 300 men. In his opinion, the war should I be "stepped up a little." I He states that he believes it ' is a "big political game of eat ! and mouse." "If they turned us loose, we 'could have it over in six ' months." he said. Weatherford entered service j in January of 1966 after grad I uating from Heppner High I school in 1964. He is due for discharge in January, 1970. The young sailor said that it is "good to get home." but that ! he is looking forward to going back. He reports that the food is good aboard ship, that he and his shipmates are getting "enough letters," but that they would like to have the nation "get rid of the long hairs, and the riots." Reading of these dis turbances "burns them up." he : declares, adding, "We don't get much good news from the : States." After spending the first part 'of his leave here, he will re turn to Long Beach, Calif., where his wife and son, Wil liam Washington Weatherford, IV, are living. He will meet the ship again there, and after un dergoing overhaul, it is due to return to waters off Vietnam be tween March and May of next year. hv "3- V i. sV f.l n (v , r ; - I i t i K i X V - i . . 4 k ' ' i A '( M i t t i i t i les approved by these swnts. 10. All entry fees will be add t'd tu puise. Championship buck les will be awarded in each event. Payoff, Saturday night, To frjtn places for each go around. d average. 3tfU3fdl -Sdmission to the fair this year.wULbe slightly high er, but wTli'mcTude admission to the junior rodeo adults, $1.25; students 6-18, 75c: and children under six, free if accompanied i by parent, otherwise, 2dc The rodeo events are sched uled for evening entertainment rather than during afternoons. This will make it possible and more convenient for more peo ple to attend, after working hours, and for a more pleasant time of day to sit under west ern skies. Firemen Answer Grass Fire Calls Heppner firemen answered two calls to grass fires on the week-end, one to the Terry Thompson place on Willow Creek shortly after noon Friday and the other to the Bill Ken ny place in Sandhollow Satur day evening. The Friday fire started along the highway and burned a stretch of about 75 feet, Fire Chief Forrest Burkenbine said. Oris Crisp, coming to Heppner, noticed 1he blaze in the grass,, radioed in and asked that the department be summoned. Then j he stayed at the scene to help extinguish the fire. The Kennys said that the fire-! men responded very quickly to the fire on their place, and the : piompt action held it to a sm;ill ; area. Little damage was done. , Origin of the fixe is unknown. I , -. i 1 i 1 '' ' . j J J , - - . w M All-Stars Lose,- Have Good Time A NEW STEEL NET. desiqned to last tor many years, has been installed at th tonnit courts at Heppner Elementary school, replacinq th (rayed and worn nets that yielded to time. Principal Al Martin, standinq by the new net extends a i invitation to tho public to come and try their tennis skill on the two courts. (G-T Photo). Scoutmaster Gives Report On Boy Scout Troop 661 "Scouting is a game, not a science," J. G. (Moose) Steph ens, scoutmaster of Boy Scout troop No. 661, Heppner. told members of the sponsoring or ganization, the Heppner Morrow County Chamber of Commerce, Monday. Among the benefits of Scout ing to the boys are: getting their first taste of being on :heir own, learning to get along with other boys, and re specting the rights of others. The scoutmaster outlined three duties emphasized in Scouting: Duty to God and country, duty to other people, and duty to the boy himself to keep him physically strong, morally straight and mentally awake. Troop meetings are held in the American Legion hall on a weekly basis, meeting Monday nights, with emphasis on dif ferent things on different nights. Some meetings are scheduled for work on rank ad vancements, some for a partic ular Scout activity or game tied to Scouting, and some for gen eral troop meetings. It is planned to hold a camp ing trip, or similar activity, once each six weeks, Scoutmas ter Stephens said. Several win ter camps are held, and a good percentage of the boys attend summer camp. Older members are planning a 50-mile wilderness trek soon, to be led by Bob Abrams. Winter Olympics Ls planned for this aiming winter with boys from Hermiston, Echo, Condon, Arlington and Heppner partici pating in such events as snow shoe races and inncrtube races. Advancement of the boys is going "pretty well," Stephens said. Some will soon be ready i to become Life Scouts, and a couple may make Kagle by next j June. Troop 661 operates under its own budget, the scoutmaster said. Activities for raising funds include a Christmas tree sale and a pancake dinner. It costs an estimated S5tK) per year to operate the troop's activities, and of this. $200 g(vs to help send boys to summer camp. A svstem "is worked out whereby the bov benefits from the fund according to the amount of time and toil he has devoted to it, Stephens said. At the present time the troop is considering ideas for a com munity service project. Scoutmaster Stephens said that the troop's sponsoring or ganization has the responsibil ity of seeing that the troop has a scoutmaster, that it has an adequate and safe place to meet, and that it has financial means to carry on its activities. None of these have posed a par ticular problem recently, he said. At the present time 37 boys are registered, and about 22 are "fairly active," the scoutmaster said. Others are coming in, and meetings normally bring out about 20 boys. Camping trips find some 18 to 20 participating. The scoutmaster said that boys who are not too involved in other activities are invited 1 to join the Scouts. Methodist Church Picnic Scheduled Annual picnic of the Heppner Methodist church will lie Sun dav, July 30. at the courthouse park, beginning at noon, the Rev, Mel Dixon, pastor, announ ces. Those attending are asked to bring table service and a lint dish, salad or dessert. All mem bers and friends of the church are Invited to come. Metsker maps of Morrow, Gil liam. Umatilla, Wheeler coun ties on sale at the Gazette-Times. ROOFING WORRIES? CALL Kell er s Ph. 567-3189 HERMISTON Residential Commercial FREE ESTIMATES Members of the Willow Creek All Stars who competed In tho district tournament nt liood Riv er on July 21 ami 22 had a good trip and lots of fun hut were disappointed al losing their two names In the "big leagues." First game for the 15 boys, coached by Manager Al Hoschee and Assistant Manager Lindsay K'ncald. was on Friday after noon against the Deschutes It ague team. Led by pitcher Sieve Khea, the Willow Creek boys were ahead until the last two Innings of the six Inning I ame when IVsehutcs managed to build up a one run margin On Saturday the All Stars played Hood l.lver at l pin. In the consolation competition. This time they hail a largivr and fas ter team' to contend Willi and c.-.me out on the short end of an II to 0 neore. l'llchers tor the sicond game were Pick Snider and Allen McCabe. Parents who made the trip to take boys and to watch one or both of the games included Mr, and Mrs. Ciul lthen. Mr. and Mrs. Tim Moore. Mrs. Hob Itlct nianit, Mrs. Hob Jepsen, Mr. and Mrs. Marlon Green, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Frock, Mr. and Mjth. Harold Snider. Mr. and Mrs. DuVff I'Vk man. Mrs. Alice McCnbe, Mr. and Mrs. Mel Hoyer, Mr, anil Mrs Leonard Muukeis and llud Marshall Too Late to Classify LOST At Heppner Hwlinmlng pool Tuesday, one pair girl's white buckle on ltd Irs, size '." Finder please call t7tl r:.t;2. " NOTICE Annual lileakman Iteunlon will be held Sunday, July 30, nt the Civic Kccrciitlon I'ark lit llctinlston l'niluck picnic nt 1 pin, friends Invited. Gazette Times mis pay. I'hoius IV7(i D22H for (I T want ad service. Emergency Signals - - WHAT THEY MEAN If you are new to the uren. or have forgotten the meaning of HiMipner's emergency signals, Fire Chief Forrest Biirkcnhlnc reminds of their significance. It U advisable that this be saved for reference. FIRE SIGNAL (AIR HORN) City tire alarm -12 blasts, four series of three blast each, separated by 10 second Intervals. Rural alarm three blasts separated by Intervals. Noon on Mondays one blast, rxcept on the Jlrwt Monday when the full sequence 112 blasts) Is soiltnU'd as a test In compliance with state law. Fire meetings two blasts on the second and fourth Monday evenings of each month. CITY SIREN l For flood and Civil IVfense alarms only) Alert for llood threats Three seucnceM of threr soundings (total of ninei; the series separated hy 10- second Intervals. Civil Deiense aloit Five minutes continuous blast, no intervals. Notice to evacuate Continuous blowing of siren with 10 second intervals between each series of three. TO REPORT A FIRE PHONE 676-9109 To Ask Any Questions or Anything Other Than Reporting a Fire, Phone 676-9690 -Forrest Burkenbine, Fire Chief HOSPITAL NEWS Patients who were admitted to Pioneer Memorial hospital during the past week, and are still receiving medical care, are the following: Rosa Wetzell, Westfir; Frank Robinson, Lex ington; Tommy Schoolcraft, Kinzua; Dorothy Zinter, lone, and Ida Olson, Heppner. Those woh were given medi cal care, and were later dismiss ed, were the following: Eric Lu core, Heppner; Herbert Ekstrom, III, lone; Kristin Gadeken, Spo kane, Wn.; John Rousseau, Con don; Cecilia Webb, Condon; C. N. Jones, Heppner; Dail Turn er, Heppner, and Mildred Yo com, Lexington. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Oyler of Kinzua became parents of their first child, a son, born Friday, July 21. His birth weight was 5 lb., 14 oz., and he has been named Don Leon. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Dockter of lone are parents of an 8 lb., 12 oz. son, born Sunday, July 23. He has been named Mikell Eugene, and joins a sister, Tammie Jo at home. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Hammon of Nyssa, and patetnal xgrandpareot jarj9i Mr. anatavifs.iAlbect.) QiiDoekterrof Rupert, Idaho. New Well Brings Abundant Water 'Continued from page 1) half-mile northeast of the Nel son home, across the bomb rane;e road. In drilling the well, the ranch ers have gone through all the "preliminaries" for necessary state permits. Even though the decision is yet to be made on the type of crop for using the water, it ap pears at this time that a size able tract under irrigation will be green and growing at the Nelson-Tucker ranch next spring. It is a development that other ranchers will watch with keen interest. We WiJS Deliver Your Processed Meat J 6 1 Of Charge Ql Heppner, 3 Lexington WHOLESALE MEATS CUSTOM SLAUGHTERING SCHEDULE: MONDAY AFTERNOON ALL DAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MORNING Follett Meat Co. Ph. 5676651 Hermiston, Oregon ALWAYS FIRST QUALITY m STORE HOURS 9 A.M. to 6 P.M. IP m WHITE GOODS EVENT Penney's reduces quality sheets! white and colors! NATION-WIDE WHITE cotton muslins. 133 count. Twin 72"xl08" flat or Elasta fit Sanforized bottom. Reg 1.89 now .. 1.51 Full 81"xl08" flat or Elasta-fit Sanforized bottom. Reg. 2.09 now 1.71 Pillow cases, 42"x36" Reg. 2 for .98 2 for .83 PENCALE WHITE cotton per cales. 186 count. 1.83 2.05 Twin 72"xl08" flat or Elasta-fit Sanforized bottom. Reg. 2.29 now Full 81"xl08" flat or Elasta-fit Sanforized bottom. Reg. 2.49 now Pillow cases, 42"x38". Reg. 2 for 1.29 2 for 1.05 PENCALE PASTEL COLORS: pastels, It. lilac, and opaline green. 2.58 .2.78 Twin 72"xl08" flat or Elasta-fit Sanforized bottom. Reg 2.79 now Full 81"xl08" flat or Elasta-fit Sanforized bottom. Reg. 2.98 now Pillow cases, 42"x38". Reg. 2 for 1.49 2 or 1.28 "Bleached and Finished Charge It Today and Save! 25 CIir T Sets Dye TSiis Week 1968 MODELS Several 1967 Color TV Models on Hand At Reduced Prices SAVE As Much As 150 ON SOME MODELS Also on Hand 3 REFRIGERATORS WITH AUTOMATIC ICE MAKERS ONE IS ALL REFRIGERATOR ONE IS A TOP FREEZER ONE IS A BOTTOM FREEZER Lott s ectac 369 N. MAIN HEPPNER PH. 676-5811
