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HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. November 23. 1967 Jaycettes to Help With Fiddler Contest, Plan for Dinner Heppner Jaycettes met at the home of Mrs. Pat Wonsor on Thursday evening, November 16. at 8 p.m., A good turnout of members was present to partlc iDate In a short business meet ing with Mrs. Jerry Hollomon in charge. Main Item of business discus sod was the Old Time Fiddlers' Contest to be sponsored by the Morrow County Jaycees In con junction with the Eastern Ore gon Old Time Fiddlers' Associ ation. The contest will be held in Heppner November 24 and 25 at the Junior high school gymnasium. Jaycettes will as sist the men's group by taking and selling tickets the two nights of the contest. A report on posters was made by Mrs. Lyle Jensen, chairman. Some no posters were maae ana distributed in Heppner ant sur rounding areas. Plans are being made by the group to hold a progressive din ner Saturday, December 16. Mrs. Vern Nolan will be general chairman of this event. Special guests for the even ing were three members of the Hermiston Jaycette group and Mrs. Bill Struthers, new mem ber of the Heppner group. Following adjournment of the business meeting, Mrs. Jerry Samples was complimented with a lovely surprise baby shower, after which members and guests enjoyed games and refresh ments of cake, coffee, and punch served by Mrs. wonser, Hostess, Among those attending were Mrs. Bob Hager, Mrs. Kichard Vinson, Mrs. John Privett, Mrs, Ron Gray, Mrs. Ladd Dick, Mrs. Tom Wilson, Mrs. Forrest Burk enbine. Mrs. Samples, Mrs. Nol an, Mrs. Jensen, Mrs. Hollomon, Mrs. Struthers, and Mrs. Wons er, the hostess. Mrs. Ball Honored At Cradle Shower Mrs. Archie Ball of Pendleton was guest of honor at a cradle shower, held Saturday after noon, November 18, at the home of Mrs. Bob Mahoney. Assisting the hostess with the arrange ments was Mrs. Kenny Wright. Highlight of the social after noon was the opening of many useful gifts, presented to the honor guest by little Tara Ma honey, with Becky Fulleton, sis ter of Mrs. Ball, assisting. Those enjoying the afternoon were Mrs. Evelyn Farrens, Mrs. Walter Wright, Mrs. Tim Moore, Kathleen Mather of Pendleton, Mrs. Harold Stevens, Mrs. Har lan McCurdy, Jr., Mrs. Phil Ma honey, Mrs. Archie Ball, Sr., Mrs. Rudy Bergstrom, Mrs. Herb Ek strom, Jr., Mrs. Gene Hall, Mrs. Laverne Van Marter, Jr., Becky Fulleton, and the hostesses, Mrs. Alanoney and Mrs. Wright. Hunts to Celebrate Golden Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Bud Peck will hold an open house In honor of Mrs. Peck's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hunt of Heppner, in celebration of their 50th wed ding anniversary, on Sunday, November 26. All friends and neighbors are cordially invited to call at the Peck home, 367 W. Linden Vay, between the hours of 3:00 and 5:00 p.m., to extend greetings to the couple. A family dinner Is planned at noon for members of the families who attend from out of town. Club Enjoys Study Of Oriental Designs; Plan For Workshop Members of the lone Garden club held their regular monthly meeting Tuesday, November 14, at the home of Mrs. Wallace Wolff. Program for the afternoon was nrenared and presented by Mrs. Omar Rietmann. and was entit led 'The history of the art of oriental arrangements." Mrs. Rietmann accompanied her program with demonstra tions of arrangements In con tainers of oriental design. Mrs. Rietmann explained to the group that there are two kinds of oriental arrangements, Nnag erie and Marivana. The three basic rules of these arrange ments are heaven, man and earth, and an Interesting obser vation about this Is the fact that these three basic rules of de sign have not varied for thous ands of years. Many items of business were on the agenda for the afternoon. Mrs. Fred Martin read a letter from Mrs. Grant, state president of the Oregon Federation of Gar den clubs. The letter stated that Mr. Hoover of Mcdford, who raises trees, has offered each club 20 years to be used for civ ic beautification purposes. A committee will meet with Mrs. Ernest Christopherson to begin planning for the Christ mas workshop. The antl-litter committee will meet to discuss the possibility of having school children write anti-litter slogans. Garden club members will then see that they are distributed and displayed. Sixteen members and two guests, Mrs. Marjorle Wileoxen and Mrs. Gene Winters, were present for the afternoon meet ing. Newlyweds Greeted At Recent Reception Newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. Bill Struthers were greeted by friends and relatives on Satur dav. November 18, at a wed ding reception given in their honor by Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Struthers, parents of the groom. The reception took place in the fireplace room of the First Christian churcn, wnicn was decorated with lovely fall floral arrangements. About 25 guests were present during the afternoon to greet the couple and enjoy refresh ments. The couple first cut their three-tiered weddi n g cake, which was baked by Mrs. May nard Struthers. It was . later served along with two sheet cakes, by Mrs. Dan Brosnan and Mrs. Vern Nolan. Miss Rita Pettyjohn and Miss Sue Britt served the punch and Mrs. Al Struthers, aunt of the groom, served coffee. Others assisting with the re ception were Mrs. Jack Van Winkle and Mrs. Millie Wint ers, who baked the two sheet cakes. Out of town guests for the day were Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Struth ers and children, Toby, Dale and Millie, of Pasco, Wash. The newly married couple, whose wedding was an event of November 10, will make their home in Heppner, where Struth ers Is employed at the First Na tional Bank. Roberts Joins Crew Of 'Historical Ship At 50th Anniversary IONE Mr. and Mrs. Walter Roberts left bv plane from Pen dleton on November 10 for Se attle to attend the 50th anni versary reunion of the crew of the USS Rochester, World War I armored cruiser, which was held on Saturday, November 11, at Bob Murray s restaurant. The 384-foot ship had three names and was engaged in three wars. It was launched at I'hiladeplhia in 1891 as the USS New York and was commission ed in 1893. It served as the flag ship of the Atlantic Fleet during the Spanish-American War and helped bottle up the Spanish fleet In Santiago, Cuba. After the Spanish War, the ship was transferred to the Far East as flagship of the Pacific Fleet. In 1911. the ship was renamed USS Saratoga and was in reduc ed commission at Bremerton, Wash., until 1917. When it was reactivated for World War I service, the vessel was again re named, USS Rochester, and car ried many Pacific Northwest men in its crew. It was during this period that Roberts, who had reenllsted, was assigned to the ship as tur ret captain, while the USS Roch ester was on convoy escort duty in the Atlantic. From 1920 to 1924 the vessel was flagship of the Atlantic Fleet for the second time. It was sent back to the Pacific in 1932 and was decommissioned at Alongapo, P. I., in 1933. On December 24, 1941, the hull was sunk in the channel to Subic Bay to prevent Japa nese submarines from entering. The sunken hulk was blasted out of the channel this year to permit large tankers to enter the bay. Of the 20 former crewmen and their wives who attended the re union, Roberts said he was per sonally acquainted with three and enjoyed reminiscing with the group. It was the first time he had met with the group since he was discharged in 1928. Thev returned home on Sun day evening. The flight to and from Seattle was a great thrill for the couple as it was their first experience in flying. Postmaster Urges Correct Addresses On Overseas Mail Club Entertained At Robison Home Two tables of pinochle were in play Friday evening at the home of Mrs. Dick Robison with Mrs. Ron Currin serving as co hostess for the evening. High score for the evening was won bv Mrs. Mike Gray, who also took pinochle; second high was won by Mrs. Currin, and low score was held by Mrs, Merlin Hughes. Other members playing were Mrs. Joe Balfe, Mrs. Len Ray Schwartz, Mrs. Bob Laughlin, and Mrs. Bob Mahoney. When you patronize Gazette' Times advertisers, you help make a better paper. Tell them you saw it in the Gazette-Times. Flatt's Truck Service PHONE 989-8420 For Fast and Dependable FREIGHT TRUCK SERVICE From Portland including Daily Overnight Service Saturdays MOVING? CALL US GENE OHWICK W. r' A VB -3Kt',. -:3ff PRETTY A'-SX EFFICIENT. b whero you sit. There's a recall button in the A ; handset too, so you can "hang up" and call again without reaching over to the base. There's a longer . X x cord. The handset rests face down on the base, doesn't -collect dust. And the entire unit takes up about half as much - space as a regular table model phone. Makes beautiful sense. Pacific Northwest Bell Postmaster James H. Drlscoll today urged the citizens of the Heppner area to be sure to use the correct address on their let ters and packages going to serv icemen overseas to avoid serious delays In delivery. Postmaster Drlscoll reported that millions of letters and packages going overseas have been delayed because they were insufficiently addressed. He said that one of the biggest problems has been the failure of persons to include the very im portant five-digit APO or FPO number in the military address. Mail not containing this num ber is Incorrectly addressed. He said that last year more than nine million nieces of mail were delayed in delivery. Of this numoer, i't million pieces fail ed to Include the complete five digit APO or FPO number In the address. This Improperly addres sed mail hsd to be sent to a military locator directory where time-consuming searches were made to determine the proper addresses, "As the Christmas mall vol ume going overseas ts expected to increase up to 30 per cent or over four million pounds above last year, every precaution should be taken by friends and relatives of servicemen to ad dress their letters and paekag es properly to assure rapid de livery to its destination. Post master Drlscoll said. There are four essential ele ments to an overseas military address. They are: 1. The serviceman's identity- grade, full name, and serv ice number 2. His military unit mpleU 3. Gateway post office New York. San rrancwco or Se attle 4. APO or FPO a five-digit number. When any of these elements Is missing, the letter or pack age will be delayed In delivery r mi Rosewolls Attend Loan Firm Meeting Mr. and Mrs, Clarence Rose wall returned Saturday from a two-day meeting In Portland of Farmer's Home Administra tion's state advisory board, of which Rosewall Is current chair man. Included In the Thursday and Friday meetings was an enjoy able tour of Willamette Valley farms and businesses where the organization's loans have been used to finance Improvements and developments. Of particular interest were some in Hubbard and In Sllverton where a devel opment of 30 units of four plex living areas are being built for the over-62 ace of retired and semi -retired citizens, with mon ey made available from the loan administration. TO ALL MORROW COUNTY VOTERS: YOUR ATTENTION IS CALLED TO THE IMPORTANT SPECIAL ELECTION ON THE Morrow County Road Serial Levy Friday, December 8, 1 967 POLLS OPEN 8 A.M. to 8 P.M. THIS MEASURE WOULD PROVIDE $150,000 ANNUALLY FOR FIVE YEARS TO CONTINUE THE COUNTY'S ROAD IMPROVEMENT AND MAINT ENANCE PROGRAM. COST WOULD BE LEVIED AGAINST ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY IN THE COUNTY THIS IS NOT A NEW LEVY-NOT AN ADDITIONAL TAX-BUT CONTINUES THE EXISTING ROAD LEVY PURPOSE- - v Purpose of this election is to submit to the voters the proposition of a $150,000 annual serial levy which would be levied against all taxable property in the county. Its approval would empower the county court to levy up to $150,000 per year, and collect taxes for that amount, for a period of five years for repairing, constructing, improving, maintaining, replacing coun ty roads. The funds would be used for no other pur pose. ' NEED- The major part of the county's road program depends upon this serial levy. Although the county receives some receipts from other sources besides taxes, these provide far less than needed to give the public the kind of roads that it wants and needs, and to main tain them. This is not a new proposal. The Morrow county road program has been dependent on serial levies of this type since 1948, when a 5-year levy was voted. Five-year levies continued until 1962, when a 3-year levy was voted. The public has continued to vote road funds in special elections since that time. HOW IT WOULD BE USED- These funds would be used in all phases of the road maintenance and improvement program. Since 1948 the county has developed a continuous program of road improvement and hard surfacing that places it high among Eastern Oregon counties in this respect. It is planned that practically all major county roads will be hard-surfaced within 10-12 years, and many miles of oiled roads are being added each year. Con siderable road work has been done in the northern part of the county as well as in the central and south ern parts. Morrow county has agreed to build a front age road on the south side of I-80N in the winter of 1967-68, and it will be hard-surfaced in the spring of the year. A fair share of the serial levy is also apportioned for road use within cities, whose taxpay ers also share in the cost. WHY A SERIAL LEVY- The county must call upon voters to decide upon a serial levy for the road program every three to five years because the cost cannot be included in the coun ty's annual budget without exceeding the 6 limita tion. Amounts to be expended above the 6 limita tion must be approved, by voters. The forthcoming election is necessary to determine if voters wish to give the county court continued power to levy the funds needed up to $150,000 per year. Since 1948, some of the annual levies approved have been more than $145,000 per year; some have been less. The last levy approved in early 1965 for a 3-year period was $125,000 per year. COST TO THE TAXPAYER- Cost of the $150,000 would be $1.57 per $1,000 true cash valuation annually. Cost of the $125,000 levied each year for the past three years was $1.29 per $1,000 true cash valuation. Thus, the increase would amount to 28c per $1,000 true cash value. POLLING PLACES- There will be eight polling places, as follows: South east Heppner precinct at the county courthouse; South west Heppner precinct, also at the courthouse; North east Heppner, old city library (next to city hall); Northwest Heppner, vacant building next to Turner, Van Marter and Bryant Insurance Agency; Boardman, city hall; Irrigon, A. C. Houghton elementary school; Lexington, city hall; lone, city hall. Hardman regis tered voters will be contacted by the county clerk by mail to cast ballots. QUESTIONS Members of the Morrow county court (Judge Paul Jones, Commissioner Walter Hayes and Commissioner Jack VanWinkle will be glad to answer any questions on this proposed serial levy between now and Decem ber 8. They will also welcome the opportunity to speak to any organization on the levy as time permits. YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT-FUTURE OF MORROW COUNTY'S ROADS DEPENDS ON THE OUTCOME OF THIS ELECTION PD. ADV. By MORROW COUNTY ROAD IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE. NORMAN NELSON. LEXINGTON. CHAIRMAN; W. C. ROSEWALL. HEPPNER. SEC-TKEAS. . ,. '. ENDORSED BT THE FOLLOWING: FRITZ CDTSFORTH PAT CUTSFORTH HEPPNER-MORROW COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MORROW COUNTY GRAIN GROWERS COLUMBIA BASIN ELECTRIC CO-OP LINDSAY RANCH KINZUA CORPORATION RUDY BERGSTROM PAUL BROWN R. L. STEVENS FRED NELSON JOE BALFE HERMAN WINTER PADBERG MACHINERY CO. STONE MACHINERY CO. IONE KENNETH TURNER MILTON MORGAN - DON KENNY CLARK KEY LEON LeBLANC HAROLD RASH DEWEY WEST NORMAN NELSON W. C. ROSEWALL GAR SWANSON CHARLES MARQUARDT RANCH
