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.
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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
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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-
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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