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LIBRARY U OF 0 EUGENE, ORE 97403 Lex Grange Names Sheila Luciani Princess Sheila Luclanl, who has lived nil of her 17 active years In Morrow county, was notified this week that she had been selected by the Lexington Grange to be Its princess on the 1DG8 Morrow County Fair and Rodeo court. The new princess was select ed at the last meeting of the grange on Friday. February 9, by vote of the grange member ship. Candidates are not restrict ed to daughters oi grange mem bers, and the Luclanis arc not members of the grange, al though their large ranch oper ation on Butter Creek has kept them In touch with progressive farm organizations. The stately, attractive daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. George Lu cinnl Is a senior at Heppner High school. She transferred to the Heppner schools when she was in the 6th grade, after at tending the earlier grades in the Echo grade school. Sheila has grown up on the large grain and cattle ranch of her parents and has had much riding experience. She has been riding since she was six years of age and has been active in horse and livestock 4-H clubs for eight years. She enjoys the outdoor sports and has helped her father with driving wheat trucks during harvest the past two summers. For her official appearances through the summer, princess Sheila will ride her favorite quarter horse "Honey." She will add grace and dignity to the court of Queen Berniece Matth ews of lone and recently elect ed Princess Marda Jones of the Heppner Wranglers. During her four years at Heppner High school, Sheila has been very active in school ac tivities, and at the same time has maintained a high scholast ic rating. This year she holds three responsible offices, which include treasurer of the student body, president of Future Home makers of America club, and captain of the pep club's drill team. She is a member of the National Honor Society, of the Girls' League, of the Pep Club and of the student council. At the annual Sweetheart 84th Year THEW Number 51 III P I nearr runa Drive Starts EPPNER GAZETTE-TIME Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, February 15, 1968 10 Cents Tipsy Driver Conviction Rate Low, Speaker Says PRINCESS SHEILA LUCIANI Ball of FHA and FFA on Feb ruary 3, Sheila was crowned queen and, with King Alfred Drake reigned over the court of the other princesses and their attendants. Besides her parents, she has an older sister, Karla, in beauty training In Portland: a younger sister, Patty, and a 10-year-old orotner, John Henry. Conviction rate on drunken driving in Oregon Is only 2.8, one of the lowest of any states in the nation, Andrew Manners, executive director of the Oregon Council on Alcohol Problems, told members of the Heppner Morrow county Chamber of Commerce Monday at their reg ular luncheon meeting. This was one of nine address es made by Hanners In two days In the area. He spoke to church groups Sunday and at schools in Heppner and lone Monday. In Oregon, traffic accidents cost $122,000,000 per year, Han ners declared. Drinking was in volved in 57 of the fatal ac cidents. He pointed out that while are Two Home Games Loom Important For Mustang Five "-Basketball Standings GREATER OREGON LEAGUE WESTERN DIVISION VV Pilot Rock 4 Heppner 3 Wahtonka 3 Sherman 1 Madras 1 EASTERN DIVISION W Vale 5 Grant Union 3 Burns 3 Enterprise 2 Nyssa 2 By BOB DOBBS Three basketball games left on the league schedule for the Mustangs. At home this week-end, the Horsemen play host to the Pilot Rock Rockets, the next evening it is time for the Madras High crew to try their hands at the Mustangs on the Heppner floor. The Friday night clash with Pilot Rock could be the most important game in a series of important games. Mustang pow er will be greatly taxed and tested in this league meeting. At the close of the first tilt, Pilot Rock had pulled out a victory by a slim 73-70 margin. This week-end's play may be the deciding factor on the tour nament berths from the west ern division. Heppner could pull into the number one spot if the Rockets fall both nights. (The Rockets meet Wahtonka on Sat urday night.) The Friday night encounter is a "must win situation ior Doin teams. The Rockets must win if they want to stay on top, and the Horsemen must win if they want to stay in the running for the district championship. Saturday will be the second squaring-off for Madras and Heppner this year. Not quite two weeks ago the Horsemen invaded Madras; their fired-up defense and powerhouse offense set the Mustangs in the win ner's circle with an 81-51 margin. r I If L t ' ') . . if il...., I' - I f MONTE EVANS seated on his horse, herds some of the 22 head of registered Angus cows with calves which comprise his FFA project. In Future Farmer Week, February 17-24, special observ ance will be placed here on FFA activities.' Monte is a member cf the Heppner High chapter. (See also page 5). there Is no legal definition of drunkenness In Oregon, most courts consider .15 of 1 of al cohol in fluids of the body as intoxication. States or countries which have denied intoxication at lower points have cut their traffic death tolls sharply, he said, in some cases as much as half. Throughout the nation, drink ing costs industry $2 billion per year, the speaker said. Hanners outlined how alcohol dulls the brain, reaching its highest functions first and with succeeding Intoxication drop ping into the area of muscular coordination. He pointed out that accidents caused by drink ing are due more to a loss of judgment rather than from 1m pairment of muscular coordina tion and chlded the legislature for its unwillingness to recog nize this fact in considering laws on drinking and driving. The fluent and affable speak er, who held the rapt attention of his audience with his polish ed presentation, traced the stag es of intoxication from that of a drink or two (.05 oi 1 al cohol in fluids of the body) to the point of lethal drunkenness (.50 of 1 of alcohol). A drink or two was described ns entering a "silly" stage where the person is not intoxi cated, but at a party he may (Continued on page 8) Benge Believed Held by Viet Cong Ntjt (i if 'I 'di r : k 4 1 r : r7fcr " "vi , "- "W , i 11 , Jl r ,m -.mini 1 t -. i i i ii m pa t t it f ,.ti - mi r , r in Next Wee!( Plans have been completed for the annual campaign for the Heart Fund during Heart Week of February 19-20, Jim Wlshart. Morrow county chairman, said Tuesday. In Heppner, Rainbow Girls will conduct a house-to-house drive for donations to the fund. Rural areas will be contacted through mailers to be sent from Wlshart's office at the Heppner branch, First National Bank. Chairmen In Heppner are Mrs. Jim Lovgren and Mrs. Pat Won ser. Organizing the campaign in other parts of the county are the following local chairmen: Boardman, Mrs. J. M. Phillips; Hardman, Mrs. Adrian Bechdolt; lone, Mrs. Wayne Ball; Irrigon, Mrs. Fay Eppcnbach; Lexing ton, Mrs. John Ledbetter. Mrs. Lovgren, besides being Heppner co-chairman, is treas urer for the Heart Fund In Mor row county. There is no established Roal for the drive, but last year's total was $836.78. "Were hopeful of exceeding that amount this year," Wish- art said. He pointed out that In Morrow county , 48 of the deaths are from heart ailments. This is somewhat below the na tional average of 54. During the past year, a num ber of prominent citizens of Mor row county had died from heart ailments. Wishart asked that Heppner residents be prepared with their contributions when Rainbow Girls call, and he asked that those in rural areas send in their mailed donations promptly. A similar response is requested in other communities throughout the county. Heppner Chapter, how dry we are FFA, to Observe National Week P. 0., Courthouse To Close Feb. 22 There will be no postal serv ice on George Washington's birthday, Thursday, February 22, and the county courthouse will also be closed on that day. There will be no incoming or outgoing mail, and mail will not be distributed to the postal boxes. Banks, the city hall and vir tually all other business estab lishments here will be open as usual. Mrs. Elaine George, city recorder, says that there will be no municipal court on the holi day. The Gazette-Times, which will carry George Washington's Birthday promotional advertis ing, will be in the post office boxes late Wednesday afternoon. By JOHN HARRIS National Future Farmers of America Week is February 17- 24. Activities observed during the week include some of the high points of the year for the Heppner High school cnapter. One of these high points is the annual parent-son banquet and presentation of awards, to be held the evening of Febru ary 22 in the high school cafe torium. At the banquet Jeff Wal lace. State Sentinel from Uma- pine, will be the guest speak er. Honored at the banquet will be Ken Wright, Heppner's first American Farmer. Dave Hall, applicant for State Farmer and candidate for a state office, will be the master of ceremonies. On Monday, February 19, Hall, who is chapter president. will speak to the Chamber of Commerce on some of the aims and purposes of FFA and the work of the local cnapter. The FFA was organized in 1928 in Kansas City, Mo. From this start the organization has grown steadily. The first nation al convention had 33 delegates, while the 1967 convention had over 11,000 from all the states in the United States and Puer to Rico. The Heppner chapter present ly has 21 active members and has been growing steadily in the past two years. Its goal, presently, is to achieve a high er agricultural enrollment and initiate more members into the organization. Hal Whitaker is advisor of the chapter. Official weather report for the two weeks period of January 31 February 13, as compiled by Don Giiliam, weather observer, is as follows: Hi Low Prec. January 31 45 28 February 1 54 37 2 62 41 .01 3 54 42 .01 4 60 41 .03 5 44 35 .16 6 42 31 7 40 29 8 36 24 9 33 30 10 33 29 11 32 21 12 32 26 13 38 20 Latest word on Mike Benge, 32, who last week was reported to be missing after a Vict Cong attack on Ban Me Thuot, Viet nam, is that he is believed to be a captive o tthe yiet Cong. Following1, the first report to Mr. and Mrs. Matt Hughes in a telephone call Irom washing ton, D. C, February 2, stating that he was missing. Mrs. Hughes received another call Thursday, February 8, from the AID office in Washington stat ing that Hanoi Radio had re ported that Mike was captured. Since Thursday, there has been no further information, and nothing has been learned on succeeding calls to Washington. Benge, son of Mr. and Mrs. Terrel Benge of lone, has work ed with the Montagnards in the Central Highlands of Vietnam for the past six years. He has been honored by the Montag nards many times and is the adopted son of Ama Heo, Mon tagnard chief. The capture Is believed to have taken place when Viet Cong overran Ban Me Thuot early this month. TAXI, MISTER? Roy Shaw of Toronto, Canada, stands with Herb Hynd (right) by Shaw's "Kingsway" taxi. The Canadian picked up passengers in Toronto, took them to Los Angeles and has stepped to visit in Morrow county on the homeward trip. (G-T Photo) Taxi Driver Hauls Fare 3550 Miles; Visits Here Roy Shaw of Toronto, Canada, must have set some kind ot rec ord when he used his taxi to carry three persons on a 3552 mile trip from his home city to Los Angeles, Calif. It could be one of the longest passenger paying trips in history. He was hired to transport a couple and their 6 -year-old daughter to the California met ropolis, and he made the trip in nine days with the trunk full of luggage and more piled on the front seat beside him. The couple had often been his customers in Toronto, and never having owned a car, when they decided to move to California, they asked if he would take them there. Shaw agreed, making a spe cial rate for the trip. They went via New Orleans, leaving lor onto on January 7, and they Twin Boys Arrive On Birthday of Great Grandfather February 5 was a red letter day in the life of Sam Mc Daniel of Hardman. It not on ly was his birthday, but the day that his first great grand children were born. Adding to the significance was the fact that they are twin great grandsons, children of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Stubblefield of Walla Walla, Wash. The twins are Douglas Joseph and Jeffrey Aaron Stubble field, each of whom weighed four pounds at birth. Mrs. Maxine Mahons, dau ghter of Mr. and Mrs. McDan iel, is maternal grandmother and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Stub blefield of Walla Walla are paternal grandparents. Mrs. Nellie Mahons of Heppner is also a great grandmother. mil v, i y 7 "t A Vllj ' H jy. v (J z'-'-A v ; ZzJ0" ' ' ' r u found time for considerable sightseeing, although they ave raged about 400 miles per day, But for some in Morrow coun ty, the happy part came when Shaw stooped oil here tor a vis it on his homeward trip. He is a first cousin of Herb Hynd of Cecil and he Is an uncle of Mrs. Gus Peterson of Top (just above Monument) and of Mrs. George Stubblefield, also of Monument. When the taxicab drove unex pectedly into the yard at the Hynd place the other day. Herb told his wife, Beth, "It looks like another one of those sheep-herders." He explained that in the old days, one of their sheep herd ers might go to town on a day off and come back the best way he could, which sometimes was by hiring a taxi. Shaw and Hynd had not seen each other for 60 years, and the Toronto man tried to represent himself as a cattle buyer to fool his cousin. But Herb declared, "He didn't look like a cattle buyer to me." Some 60 years ago, Herb went back to Canada on a visit with (Continued on page 8) Merchants Offer 1000 Cherry Pies In Coming Event Heppner merchants expect to give away 1000 small cherry pies from Thursday, February 22 through 24, in a Washington's Birthday promotion, Bill Hust, chairman of the merchants committee, announces. Pies will be given by partic-, ipating merchants with purch ases made by customers during the Washington's Birthday Sale, Hust said. The sale will begin on Thursday, February 22, and will continue through February 24. The pies will be given by the stores on a "first come first served" basis for as long as they last. The Washington's Birthday promotion is an annual event here, but this is the first time that the merchants have given the pies as a feature of the oc casion. Sale merchants will be offer ed by most of Heppner's retail businesses and the bargains will be announced in advertise ments In next week's Gazette- Times. 'We expect this to be the big gest and best Washington's Birthday event in Heppner his tory," Hust said. A meeting of the merchants committee will be held at noon Friday in the Wagon Wheel Cafe to complete plans for the event. All merchants, whether members of the Chamber of Commerce or not, are urged to attend. There will be free parking on Friday, February 23, for the con veniece of shoppers. Air Force Faces Red? Educators' Trip to Academy Cut When Plane Develops Trouble HEPPNER HIGH STUDENTS in sophomore Home Economics class of Mrs. Eugene Winters get a nrst nana look at cuts of meat demonstrated by Ernie Mccabe, manager oi the meat depart ment at Central Market. The girls are making use of a $10 beef gift certificate presented them by Morrow County CowBelles. (G-T Photo). Beef Promoted In School Use By Certificates One of the projects of the Morrow County CowBelles is to promote beef consumption in homes and restaurants. To encourage young girls who are enrolled in Home Econom ics classes in the county to be come better educated in know ing the various grades and cuts of beef, the CowBelles have is sued $10 beef certificates to each of the homemaking departments in Heppner. lone and Boardman, Sophomore girls in Heppner High school, under direction of Mrs. Eugene Winters, visited the meat department at Central Market last week and saw a demonstration by Ernie McCabe as he cut up one-half of beef and explained the various cuts which were made. Part of the foods and nutrition program at the sophomore level includes learning the cuts of meat, types of meat cookery, which cuts to to be used in purchasing beef use for moist heat and which for their own classroom studies. ' are used for dry heat, such as broiling, oven roasting and pan broiling. The presentation of the gift certificate was made by Mrs. Frank Anderson, president of the Morrow County CowBelles. She urges the giving of the cer tificates throughout the year, which are available locally at First National Bank in a variety of amounts. The CowBelles organization also supplies the homemaking departments with film strips on selection of meat cuts and cook ery, to supplement their study. Maybe somewhere in the Air Force there were a few red faces last week. The trip planned by the Air Force to take 34 educators, in cluding Dick Carpenter, Hepp ner High principal, to the Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo., for an orienta tion session "got off the ground," all right, but It didn't quite come off as ex pected. They all left as planned in a C-29 airplane with Carpen ter boarding at Eugene. The departure was delayed for two hours by fog. As the plane neared the Continental Divide, with the passengers enjoying the lux ury of being on the plane equipped with davenos and easy chairs, a hydraulic fail ure developed. The system controlled a generator on one of the plane's two engines. The pilot and crew then headed for Hill Air Force Base at Ogden, Utah, some 50 to 100 miles away. They arrived there without Incident, and the personnel at the base proved fine hosts for two days to the educators who were supposed to be in Colorado Springs. Hill AFB is a control center for the missile program and Is also a repair depot for planes damaged in Vietnam. Some are brought back in box es, Carpenter said. Motto at the base in its re pair program is to have "The right part in the right place at the right time." Some 20, 000 civilians work at the base. The educators went through an orientation program at Hill AFB and were promised that the trip to Colorado Springs would be rescheduled at a la ter date. Carpenter had received a firsthand glimpse of what the Air Force does in time of trouble, because he was in the cockpit when the hydraulic failure developed. He felt pretty much at home because he saw service in the Air Force. The educators came home on the same specially-designed airplane, but Carpenter said it was a considerably quieter bunch on the return flight. They arrived In Port land at 10:30 Saturday night. "They gave us tremendous treatment and hospitality," Carpenter said. The trip to the Academy was designed to acquaint the educators with requirements for entrance and other infor mation that would be helpful for the school adimr.istrators to impart to their students in counselling.
