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HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursdcrr. August 10. 1967 Native of Hardman Dies in California Word has beon received here of the death of H. S. (Diek) Swift on Sunday, July 30 In Los Angeles. Mr. Swift's death came unexpectedly as he was apparently recover 1 n r from heart siirccry performed on Tuesday. Funeral services were held Wednesday, August 2, in California. Mr. Swift was a native of Hardman; he and his wife, the former Ethyl Copenhaver of Heppner, visited friends and relatives in Morrow county al most everv year, and made their last trip last summer. They had lived in California for over 20 years. Over The Tee Cup By MARIE McQUARRIE TRAFFIC TUNE UP (This is the third in a ser ies of 13 articles to test your knowledge of Oregon's traffic laws and safe driving prac tices. 1. You are entering a one way street and wish to make a left turn. Howerer. the light is red. Should you proceed after stopping lor the red light or wait for the light to change before making your turn? ANSWER: You may turn left after stopping at the light when ENTERING a one-way street unless pro hibited by a sign or police officer. The turns must be made without endangering pedestrians or traffic on the street vou are entering. 2. It is illegal to make re verse or "U" turns on or near any curre or hillcrest. or any place where you cannot tee the road for at least how many feet in either direction? ANSWER: 500 feet. It is al so illegeal to make "U" turns between intersections in any city or town and at any place where "U" turns are prohibited by official signs. 3. What axe the two in stances when passing on the right is permissible? ANSWER: Passing on the right is permitted when the vehicle being passed is making or about to make, a left turn on a street or highway with space for two or more lanes of traffic moving in the same direc tion, and when the vehicle being overtaken is in the left lane on a street or highway with two or more marked lanes for traffic moving in the same direc tion. (If you would like further information, contact your Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles.) IF YOU DONT KNOW ALL THE ANSWERS, AT LEAST EE SURE YOU HAVE ADE QUATE AUTO INSURANCE. Sponsored in The Public Interest By TURNER, VAN MARTER & BRYANT, Ins. Heppner Ph. 676-9113 For those who wondered what was taking place at the Willow Creek Country club on Sunday, the answer is "it was Kinzua Guest Dav". The turnout was GREAT. Rivalry between the two clubs is always a close one, but the friendship is also. As sociate members of the WCCC from Condon were also pres ent. Prizes were given for long drive on No. 6, and closest to the pin on No. 4. The winning men from Kinzua were: low gross, Dave Lovell; low net, Al Nistad; long drive, Ed Wham; closest to pin, Al Nistad. Hepp ner men winners were: low gross, Maurice Groves; low net, Ambrose Chapin; long drive, Dayle Dugger of Condon; and closest to pin, Wick Parrish, Condon. Number of gals participating was not as large, but needless to say, all had a good time. Re sults of their nine holes were: for Kinzua, low gross, Dorothy Close; low net, Marie Hulett; long drive, Dorothy Close, and closest to pin, Marie Hulett. (Rather repititious). Heppner winners were: low gross, Bever ly Gunderson; low net. LaFyrne Pratt; long drive, Marie Mc Quarrie, and closest to pin, Ma rie McQuarrie. We were glad to have the Gordon Pratts, former residents, on hand to enter the festivities. Phil Mahoney, president, plan ned the day's play. Hazel Mahoney planned the chicken dinner and, with help of other gals, a delicious meal was served to between 70 and 75 people. After regular play and dinner, a "sudden death play-off was held with 24 men participating in pairs. It was with pleasure for Heppner that one of our "youngsters'' some where in the 70 year-old brack et was one of the first-place pairs. LaVerne Van Marter, Sr., by name. Don Slinkard of Kin zua was his partner. Joe Balfe of Heppner and Jim Hulett of Kinzua came in for 2nd place. Attention, Heppner gals! Let's have a large turnout Tuesday, July 15, when the Echo. Kinzua and associate Condon ladies will be guests of the day. Start ing time is at S:30, with coffee and doughnuts before tee-off, and luncheon following play. Tuesday Lucky Day For Peggy Snyder; Wins $105 Prize "Oh. I can't believe it!" This was Peggy- Snyder's re action when Helen Sherman, co publisher of the Gazette-Times, called Tuesday afternoon to tell her that she had won the $105 prize in the Who's Who contest for the week. She correctly Identified Mrs. Sadie Parrish and listed all 19 clues unerringly. Therefore, she won the big prize that had ac cumulated for four weeks. To he sure that the drawing for this "big one" was conduct ed in complete fairness, the Pa per secured Chief of Police Glen Kolkhorst as Judge and he drew the winning slip from a large box full of entries. Officer Bert Corbin was with him to give further official status to the proceedings. Peggy, a graduate of Heppner High school with the class of l!Hi, is planning to attend Blue Mountain College this fall. She was a cheerleader at the high high school and is working this summer at the Heppner swim ming pool. This week's contest also shat tered the record for entries with a total of 6!H slips counted bv the G-T staff after the draw ing. With the big prize now awarded, the contest this week drops back to a maximum of WO prize, S5 for identifying the Who's Who of the week and $25 if all the clues are correct on the slip that Is drawn. To qualify with the clues in this paper (August 17), the en trant must leave his entries in one of the boxes in the follow ing four stores: Peterson's Jewelers, Murrays Rexall Drugs, Gonty's, and Wagon Wheel Cafe. All ads of participating merchants should be checked , carefully this week for clues. I Last contest in this series will ;be in the paper of August 21. Wolff Family Spends Vacation at Lakes Dr. and Mrs. Wallace Wolff and family spent a week's vaca tion fishing and camping with their trailer the last of July. They stayed at Walton Lake in the Ochoco Mountains during the first of the week and then went on to East Lake near Bend. They also made a one-day trip tot visit Lake of the Woods, Four-mile Lake and Fish Lake. Fishing was poor for the fam ily until the last day at East Lake when son Tom landed an 18-inch trout weighing two and a half pounds. Relatives Travel To Shipps Wedding Mrs. Max Buschke traveled to Connell. Wn.. Saturday, August 4, where she attended the wed ding of her grandson, Richard i Ricky i Shipps, son of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Sammie (Carol Shipp. The wedding ceremony was held at the Trinity Lutheran church in Pasco, Wn., at 4 p.m. A reception followed in the church social rooms. Other relatives from Heppner who attended were Linda Shipps, sister of the groom, Mi's. Glen Ward, Mr. and Mrs. Del mer Buschke, Mrs. Earl Evans, Bill Gentry and Judy. Mrs. Buschke and Miss Shipps were overnight guests at the Shipps home, returning to Heppner on Sunday. Gory Van Blokland Home from Service Gary Van Blokland, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Van Blok land, has completed his two years in armv service and re turned home Saturday with his honorable discharge from the army. He has been serving at Ft. Belvoir, Va where he woiked as a specialist In the procure ment office of Officer's Candi date School. He said that he "received a gtXKl education" In the experience that he Rained there. Gary plans to cuter Blue Mountain College this fall and then hopes to follow a career as an auctioneer. He attended a year at California Polytechnlcal College after graduating from Heppner High school and then attended Eastern Oregon Col lege. Gary also took a special course in auctioneering and was in business for himself as an auctioneer before entering serv ice. His brother, Dale, who has completed two years at Blue Mountain College with a major in civil engineering, is now em ployed by Stevens Thompson and Runyan, civil engineers, In Portland. Heppner Sunday. Col. Shaw and Rob are spending six weeks In training of troops at Fort Lew is, Wn. Ex-Hcppncr Girl's Family Wins Titles In Pistol Shooting Pistol shooting Is a family affair with the James McNabbN. who are rupturing all kinds of championship titles with their accuracy, according to reports from armed service papers. Mrs. McNabh Is the former Rachel Cox of Heppner. She Is the daughter of lien Cox and sister of Mrs. Dick (Lorna) Bor- Family Takes Trips To Mountain Lakes Mr. and Mrs. Hill Collins, with daughters Patty and Lisa returned on July 20 after vaca tioning the previous week In Central Oregon. According to Mrs. Collins they spent the time relaxing, swim ming and Jogging. The first part of the trip was at Ritter Hot Springs, then enloved a few days with the Wallace Wolff family at Walton Lake In the IVhocox juul accompanied them to East Ijike near Hend. The families eseclally en Joved a short trip to visit the Painted Hills near Mitchell. The road into the area Is good and deer and other wildlife Is num erous. Returning In mid week of their second vacation week, the Collins family had time to do necessary upkeep at the clean ing plant and prepare the out side of their home for a new paint Job. man of Heppner, hI froi Mrs. McNnbb Heppner High gramtatHl from school lit )M, Most recent honors coining to the family, now at Sheppurd Field, Texas, were winning of the Oklahoma and Texas mux zle loading championships on consecutive week-end early Hits summer bv SSgt. McNahb, who Is a small arms Instructor at Sheppard. The Sheppard Senator, news paper there, said, "He doesn't wear a coonskln cap. but Jim McNaldi fires n flintlock percus sion pistol with lite deadly Ac curacy of a Davy Crockett." These were the first times that he has participated In shoots with the old lime weap on, hut he has more than 200 trophies and 75 medals to attest to his marksmanship with con ventional weapons, earned dur ing the past seven years. Set. McNabh defeated the na tional champion at the Okla homa Muz.leloadlng Champ ionships at Sklalook In Otage Territory. At Brady, Texas, he set a new Texas record In win ning the single shot percussion event with a erfcot 100x100 score, He also placed second In the Texas grand aggregate com petition, losing out by two points In musket firing. SSgt. McNabh was scheduled to compete In the national championships at Friendship, 1ml, this month. He Is also an expert with tho bow and arrow. Mm, McNnbb, Who decided to learn to shoot no Kite could ac company her husband and com pete, has won a number of tro phies, too, among them the Northwestern Florida Women' Championship of l'.N2. Daughter Patricia hn utarted shooting with a .22 pistol. Shi! Is LI and one of three gliU In lite family. Mrs. McNnbb lived with her sister, Mrs. Itortnan, after their mother died when Rachel was 12 years of age, After grudunt. Ing from high school here sho entered the WAAF and met Iter husband at Hamilton Air Forcn Base, where he was her drill leader. They were at Eglln Air Vow Base before gulna to Fin land when he was assigned for three years. COLS CLZCTBIC Motor Rewinding INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL! FARM AND IIOMK Pendleton 27T71 Mrs. Clayton A. (Harriet) Shaw and son Steve visited in Hepp ner recently with Mrs. Shaw's mother, Mrs. Emma Hager, and with other relatives here and in Hermiston. Mrs. Hager accom panied them home to Corvallis for a week's stay, returning to S$S'" V fT- ?T7TCJtH wllit HOUSC pAINT I S-WOssdsST!! SAVING ETmmfA I I DREEM LATEX FLAT WALL PAINT XU rRP 1 8 DREEM LATEX FLAT WALL PAINT reef, t coverage. r cleu-f p. Sun-proof, 0 ft H I- - f. UN OrtLC, GAL PLASOLUX GLOSS ENAMEL to last 15 ear en interior snrfecet. SAVE wiso citoice or ceion. immunoi tank chemicals mi liouidi. AC ON SALE S2.74 M AJkvd Marine dii- I rahilifv fftiarantei I I covert tost of I paint plus labor! ALKYD MARINE HOUSE PAINT Ejiamelized oil point. Wears like iron. C A f C (Uici Pry. Ijteolleirt color retention. V 10 reapy-niief colors and white tens- Ql flA Urn colors slightly higher). ON SALE $6.98 GAL Errant bomb NUMEROUS OTHER ITEMS ON SALE Married In Salem TUM-A-LUM LUMBER CO. 383 N. MAIN HEPPNER PH. 676-9212 Only 12 Days Away! Time To Get Ready FOR THE MORROW COUNTY A ugilSf 22-25, Fairgrounds , Heppner Oft' J liH-'iian Tliytf ye." i a r PREMIUM BOOKS Available From Office of County Agent 4-H & FFA ENTRIES Open Tuesday, Aug. 22, 9:00 a.m. Closed 10:30 a.m. LADIESI ENTER THE Wheat League CAKE BAKING Contest RECIPE PRINTED IN PREMIUM BOOK Get Your Fair Exhibits Ready ! FFA AND 4-H ENTRIES LOOM BEST EVER. Boost Morrow's Agricultural Products With Grain and Hay Entries. Show Your Livestock With The Best In The West! Women! Prepare Your Canned Goods, Flowers, Vegetables, Needlework, and Clothing. TELL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT THESE SPECIAL FEATURES AT THE FAIR: Pig Scramble, Aug. 24 4-H Dress Revue, Aug. 23 Pet Show Aug. 24 4-H Livestock Auction, Snack Shack To Be Open Fine Community Booths Aug. 24 August 22 thru 27 ONLY 16 DAYS UNTIL THE MORROW COUNTY AUGUST 26-27 torses ! Entries Close 8 p.m. August 24 Entry Fees Must Be Paid By That Time For Information Contact John Venard, Sec, Heppner $1735.00 m. See The Pride of the County At The !iirs Show FRIDAY, AUGUST 25 CONTACT FRED MANKIN, SUPT., HEPPNER Plan To Attend The Wranglers Cowboy Breakfast Sunday, August 27, and the RODEO DANCES Friday and Saturday Nights, Aug. 25 & 26 Plan Your Entry For The Grand Parada Saturday, August 26 - - Many Cash Prizes
