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L I IRARY u or 0 EUGENE. ORE 07403 Three Happy Hours of Shopping 85th Year Number 30 Sale Due Friday It won't make much differ enco whether the moon shines Friday night, there will be a treat Moonlight Sale in Hepp rier Just the same! After closing at the regular time Friday, stores will reopen at 7 p.m. with special Moon light Sale goods, and three hap py hours of shopping will en sue. Closure is set at 10 p.m. Merchandise listed for the Moonlight Sale will be offered for the three hours only in most instances. Much of the goods to be offered at the bargain prices has been purchased specially for this event. Other new or reg ular stock is greatly reduced for the three hours oniy to make the event attractive to the shop ping public. Second section of this paper Is devoted largely to Moonlight Sale ads to herald some of the efferings of the merchants Stores participating include Murrays Rexall Drugs, Van's Creative Crafts, Pettyjohn's l-arm ana Building supply, J. Penney uo., uonty's, rotor son's Jewelers, Elma'g Apparel Lott's Electric, and Gardner's Men s wear. The reader will notice special grab bag items listed, extra spc cial buys in some stores for one hour only, free coffee to be served at one or two places, and other attractions in addit ion to the bargain buys. This Third Moonlight Sale Is presented in Heppner under sponsorship of the Merchants Committee of the Chamber of Commerce with Mrs. Marge Gardner as chairman. The first two proved highly successful, and Mrs. Gardner states it is expected that this will be a great event, too. She extends a welcome to shoppers everywhere to come and loin the fun and take advantage of the special buys. Those living in neighboring communities are especially invited. Gene Winters Departs For Jordan Assignment Gene Winters, Morrow county extension agent, has been re assigned to Amman, Jordan, as agronomy specialist and party chief for the Jordan wheat re search protect effective this week, the extension service an nounces. The contract between Oregon State University and the Agen cy for International Develop ment (AID) was signed late last week. The Winters family left Hepp ner Tuesday on the first leg of their trip. They will take the Polar flight from Portland to Amman via London and Beirut. A 24-hour layover in London Is planned. Patrick,' a fourth-grader, and Stephanie, a first gra der, plan to miss only four days of class by attending school In Amman next Monday. Winters, a native of Union county, was assigned staff chair man of the Morrow extension office in July, 1965, coming from Medford. "We have enjoyed living and working in Morrow county these oast few years." winters said "It was a pleasant part of our life renewing old eastern ure gon acquaintances and meeting new ones, but an opportunity to specialize In technical agri culture appeared too good to turn down . Mrs. Winters has been active in the community including the Methodist church, PTA and Mothers Club, as well as teach ing home economics in Hepp r,er High school. She resigned the teacher position recently to accompany her husband and family to Jordan. A replacement extension agent has not yet been select ed. Winters' overseas assign ment is for a period of two years. The Winters' home has been bought by Mr. and Mrs. Gene Pierce. E j - i il ..... 1 -v i the tmf wmw h BPPNER GAZETTE-TIME Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, September 19, 1968 10 Cents i r . -I' i, 1 1 liilw ii 1 .. i ' I ' . r. r i -. e i , w .in. i, (in., m i el 1 mum trnmYM' n- . ; nt. THIS SKETCH by Architect Wei Korman shows the Columbia i Basin Electric Cooperative building now under construction in Heppner at the substation site of the company on a hill back of Gray's Union Oil. The front and lower portion of the large two-level structure will house offices of the co-op. In the rear on an upper level will be warehouse storage, service area and crew quarters. GENE WINTERS Bob Fraters Injured In Vietnam Service Relatives In Heppner have re ceived word that Bob Fraters, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charley Fraters of Pocatello, Idaho, was seriously injured recently while serving on active duty with the U. S. Army in Vietnam. Fraters lost his right hand when a grenade launcher exploded. He is currently hospitalized in a U. S. Army hospital in Tokyo, Japan. He is a former Heppner resi dent, whose family lived here for many years when he was a chhd. Mustang Gridders Top Condon In Opening Game, 26 to 0 If as Coach Ed Hiemstra says this is a building year for the Heppner High football team, it has to be said that they were quick to lay a foun dation in the Condon game here Friday night, opener for both teams. The Mustangs showed sur prisingly strong on both offense and defense as they blanked the Blue Devils, 26 to 0. Composed largely of "young sters," the team displayed a winning spirit as it rolled up three touchdowns in the first half and added another In me second half while containing Condon. The "rookies," whose talents blended well with the veterans, could well send any Heppner High historian scurrying for the record books, for two freshmen sconed three of the four touch downs. This is something that probably hasn't occurred in var sity football here in a long", long time. Freshman Dean Wright scored the first two touchdowns in the first period on runs, and Rory Stillman, another first year man, rambled for the final tal ly in the fourth. Meanwhile, the Mustangs pro vided another surprise in their passing attack. Quarterback John McCabe found the target time after time in this game and showed great improvement on aerials over last year. On the receiving end of some ef the longest ones were Bill Baker, 5-10 senior, who probab ly had his best night in Mus tang uniform. He grabbed one after Wright's first touchdown for the extra point In the sec ond quarter a pass and run play of some 40 yards set up the third touchdown, which Mc Cabe ran himself around left end on an option play. The second ID of the game came in the first quarter on Wright's run. after McCabe had pitched a long pass to John Hall, who, even though only a sophomore, is a veteran on this young squad. Bruce Marquardt, another young sophomore stal wart back from last year, miss ed a placekick try for the point after the second touchdown, and the quarter ended, 13 to 0. After McCabe's TD in the sec ond quarter, however, Marquardt Dooted one through the uprights to bring the 20th point to the Mustangs. In the fourth Quarter, vourii? Stillman broke away around left end on a gallop to complete tne night s scoring. While the Heppner eleven had control of the game all the way, they knew they were in a tattle. Condon picked up nine nrst downs against 14 for the Mustangs but they couldn't click to get much closer thai: the 30. Quarterback Jay LaRue canea a good game lor the los- ers, and big Dan Boyer, 195 lb. junior, made some nice gains lor his team, but a strong Mus tang defense kept him from breaking away. Spirit of the young Mustangs was evident in their tackling. They made some beauties. Coach Hiemstra had said that this year's team, though young, 13 Dig and last. They proved him right Friday. He said he was well pleased with the squad for an opening game, and added that they appeared (Contlr ued on page 5) Work Plans Made For Arbuckle Mt. Skiing Season Plans for continuing the Ar buckle Mountain ski operation during the coming winter were made at a breakfast meeting of interested persons, including some of the directors of At' buckle Mountain Corp., last Thursday morning in the Wag on Wheel Cafe. Ed Dick pre sided at the meeting. Loren Lucore of the U. S. For est Service told of work that needs to be done as a mini mum in complying with 5-year plan requirements under the Forest Service use permit. Included are impovements to the poles supporting the rope tow, installing an idler wheel at a midway point, on the tow and installing a safety shield. painting the lodge, and other items. Dick McElligott was asked to organize a work party or 4-H members and others for the near future. Dick commended the 4-H ski clubs and the Morrow County Jaycees for their work and in terest which has been respon sible for sustaining the opera tion during the past two seasons. Any persons interested in helping on the work party or assisting; through the season are asked to contact McElligott (Ph 422-7228) or Dick (Ph. 676-9633 01 676-9220). Attending the meeting were W. C. Rosewall, Herman Win ter, Bob Peterson, Avery Taylor, Wes Sherman, Ed Gonty, Al Martin, Jerry Hollomon, Lucore, McElligott, and Dick. FFA Chapter Wins First at Moro Heppner chapter, Future Farm ers of -America, won first place in livestock judging at the Sher man county fair on Wednesday, September 11, and received a trophy for the achievement. The team was composed of six boys, including Monte tvans. chapter president; caivin Asn beck, chanter officer-at-large; Alvm Ashbeck; Dave wngnt; Phil Avres: and John Harris chanter vice-president. Harris was tnira nign individ ual with 531.3 points. Evans was fourth with 526.9 points, and Al vin Ashbeck was ninth high in dividual with 472.9 points. The Heppner chapter met In Pendleton Monday night wltn state officers. They plan to judge at the Pendleton Livestock bhow on Saturday, September 21. PTA Sets 3-County Information School Oregon Congress of Parents and Teachers will hold a School of Information for Gilliam, Mor row and Wheeler counties on September 25, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the courthouse in Fossil. Featured speakers will be Mrs. L. E. Dick of Heppner and Mrs. Dwight Macy of Culver and Mrs. Dwight Macy of Culver. Hosts and hostesses will be Mrs. Vernon Wilson and Mrs. Darrell Blake of Condon, Mrs. Arnold Raymond of Heppner, Mrs. Karen Cooley of Irrigon, Mrs. L. M. Johnson of lone, Mrs. Margaret Keys and Mrs. Mary Reade of Spray. The Oregon Congress of Par ents and Teachers invites the public to attend this School of Information. Crew Starts Work On Power Building Start of construction of a new building to house offices and equipment of Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative is now un derway here, according to Har ley Young, manager of the co operative which serves Morrow, Wheeler and Gilliam counties. A crew of Eastern Oregon Con struction Company, low bidders on the project, is currently working on footings and foun dation. Contract was awarded at a total cost of $213,505. The basic structure will be built of concrete. A native Ore- eon stone, taken from the An telope area, will form the orna mental finish of the lower lev el. To be constructed . on a split level, the lower and front por tion of the building will house offices and a conference room which will be available for pub lie use. The conference room will accommodate some 30 or 40 persons. Young said. The upper and rear portion oi the structure, which will con tain a total of 11,500 square feet, will house crew headquar ters, the service center, material warehousing and dock facilities. Offices will contain about 5500 square feet, and the upper lev el will have some 6000 square feet. Construction of the building was made possible through fi nancing from the Rural Electri fication Administration. Part of a loan made last December is being used for the structure, Young said. Approval of plans for the building was given by the REA on September 5. It is expected that the build ing will be ready for occupancy about March 1, 1969, or shortly after. Contract calls for comple tion in six months. The building will be located at the present substation site of the cooperative on a hill off the highway to Lexington near Gray s repair shop and service station. Site of the structure was level ed recently by Dick Meador arid work was done on access roads. Ample customer parking will be provided in iront or tne Build ing, and there will be a spa cious area for trucks and equip ment at the rear, Young saiu. The cooperative will continue to serve all three counties Morrow, Wheeler and Gilliam from the headquarters in Hepp ner. Young said that plans are being continued to find a busi ness occupant for the present Columbia Basin building and said that it is expected that an attractive offer for occupancy could be made to any firm that would be a good addition to the City of Heppner. """'""" !""'" """ ! I V i . ' L ' CONG. AL ULLMAN Rep. Ullman Due lo Visit Sept. 27; Luncheon Slated Congressman Al Ullman, U. S. Representative from Oregon's second Congressional District, will be in Heppner on Friday, September 27, Mayor W. C. Rosewall announces. Plans are being made for u no-host luncheon at the Wagon Wheel Cafe at noon on that day under the auspices of the county's Democratic Central committee. Rep. Ullman will speak at the luncheon. He plans to arrive in Heppner Thursday evening and will spend the night with friends here. Rosewall said. It is ex pected that he will visit the tour. Members who were not schools and in tne nusiness dis Chamber-Lions Tour Due Monday Members of -the Heppner Morrow county Chamber of Commerce will join members of the lone Lions club Monday evening for a tour of the Pa cific Gas Transmission compres sor station near lone Monday evening, and the group will join for supper and a program afterwards. Assembly point at lone will be at Jim Barnett's Chevron sta tion, and the tour will leave there promptly at 6:30 p.m. Company officials will serve as guides. Supper will follow in the Masonic hall with the Lions as hosts. A motion picture will be shown by the gas transmis sion company, and a football film will provide additional en tertainment for those who care to remain and see it A check at Chamber of Com merce meeting here Monday showed that 28 plan to take the 1 there are requested to advise Wes Sherman, president, if they plan to come so that addition al provisions may be made for them at the supper. Members will make the trip in private cars, but additional transportation will be available for those who wish a ride. Sta tion wagons or cars will be at the Wagon Wheel Cafe corner until 6 p.m. for that purpose. There will be no regular luncheon meeting here at noon in view of this special meeting. trict on Friday, as well as ap peering at the luncheon. Cong. Ullman was first elect ed to his position in 1956 and has been reelected in five con secutive general elections. He is seeking reelection this year with Marv Root of Madras as his Republican opponent. Those who wish to attend the luncheon are asked to make res ervations with Mayor Rosewall as soon as possible so that plans may be made for the num ber who will attend. Root Says Four Problems Face Nation Four main problems face the United States today, Marv Root of Moro, Republican candidate for Congress trom uregon s sec end district, told members of the Heppner-Morrow county Chamber of Commerce in a talk at a luncheon meeting here Monday. "The greatest problem is that nf tho national economy." he said. "The theory of the new economics is not working as planned. We have to worK to bring stability to our economy." The candidate said that a thorough efficiency study could be made in government to show duplication and waste. Root said that he advocates distri bution of federal funds at the local and state levels where it will benefit the most. Problems of crime and law lessness is another of the ma jor concerns in the nation, he said. Finds Fear Pointing out that he toured Washington, D. C, recently and visited with citizens in all walks of life as well as govern ment officials. Root said, "In Washington, I found a spirit of fear and apprehension." He declared that he was told the policy today seems to be one of containment and not of con trol. The candidate stressed that the democratic process is to obey the law, and if the people are not in agreement with a law, they have the power to change it. In connection with the point on crime. Root reiterated his stand against gun control. "You can't stop crime by li censing or registering guns," he said. 'The only way would be to confiscate them." He added that he felt citizens have a right to have guns. Third problem that he stress ed is that of foreign policy. "Our foreign policies are com pletely outdated today. These policies originated In the 1940's and 1950's." He later added, "The United States stands alone to sustain and maintain poli cies made over two decades ago." Root said that he believes a thorough Congressional reap praisal of foreign policy Is in order, beginning In Southeast Asia. Fourth on his list of prob lems is that of congressional re form. Root said that the minor ity party today has controlled Congress only four years in the last 30. Root said that he would like to see the minority party "change to the other side of the aisle" in Congress and declared that the seniority system great ly needs reform. He discussed the possibility of putting an age limit on Con gressman or a limit on their terms of service, saying that some are too elderly to serve efficiently. In a question and answer per iod, he said that he strongly supports irrigation projects and feels that there is need to work out a priority system on public projects. In regard to a question on the much-discussed non-prolif eration treaty, he said, "It makes for good talk. If I were in Congress I wouldn't vote for it" The 26-year-old candidate, who was guest of honor at a bipartisan "Marv Root Day" in Madras Saturday, visited Hepp ner as one of the stops on his rigorous campaign trail. He wan to appear in John Day Monday evening and was to be In Al bany by 6 a.m. the following dav. Root was accompanied by Jerry Reynolds of Prineville, who does the driving lor nim as ne stumps the district. School Board Acts On Many Matters At Regular Meet September's regular meeting of the school board of Morrow county School District R-l Mon day was a quiet session, but be fore the evening was over the directors had covered a wide, range of business. It took more than a half hour after the regular meeting time until enough directors arrived for a quorum, and then the board went through its business before a room full of empty chairs, In contrast to usual good attendance from advisory com mittees and the public. One matter of interest was approval, on a trial basis, of a school bus conduct report form. Supt. Ron Daniels said that it may eliminate some problems that have been experienced in the past. Drivers will fill out the form when a student's conduct on buses is deemed to be a breach of discipline. He will describe the offense and give the orig inal copy to the student who is required to take it to a par ent for the latter's signature. A second copy is sent to the school principal and a third copy is retained by the driver. Drivers will keep a record or the notices given. Repeated no tices may result in loss of rid ing privileges. As approved by the board, the system will be placed in oper ation soon on a trial basis. Daniels said that he believes it may give a "tighter control" In handling discipline on the buses, but that if the system creates more problems than it solves, it can be changed or dropped. Graduation Dates Changed At the request of school ad ministrators in the district, dates of commencement at the three high schools in May, 1969, were changed. Seniors have cre ated something of a problem In the past, it was reported, when they received diplomas before the end of regular school but came back to the buildings or went to other high schools where other students were in the throes of final examina tions. Consequently, the Riverside graduation will be Friday. May 23. rather than Wednesday, May 21; lone High commencement will be Tuesday, May 27, rath er than Thursday, May 22; and Heppner High commencement will be Wednesday, May 28, rather than Friday, May 23. Reports on Clinic Director Wallace Wolff report ed on the Mental Health Clinic that has been established to serve Morrow and Umatilla counties. He said that an office has been established on Emi grant Street in Pendleton, and a secretary has been employed. A psychiatrist is on duty on Wednesday of each week, but the committee has been unabla to hire a full-time psychologist and full time social worker as yet. The demand exceeds the supply and salaries offered else where have been higher than the committee had expected to pay, Dr. Wolff said. It has been decided that the psychiatrist's time can be put to best use if he remains in the office. Hence, referrals of students from Morrow county will be scheduled to go to him, rather than to have him come to Morrow county. Architect's Pay Held The board again decided to withhold payment of the cur rent fee payable to Howard Leonard Glazer on the River side High school job. The sum of his current bill is now $2,038.77. The amount has been held back because of the fact that a charge of several thous and dollars for adjusting the mechanical system was not in cluded in the budget of costs at the school, and the board deems this to be the architect's error. The fee will be withheld un til it can be determined if there is sufficient money to pay all the bills. Supt. Daniels reported that the Riverside building is very near completion. The contractors have asked for a final Inspec tion to be held next week. At the request of the architect, dir ectors agreed upon a date to tour the building with him. They will meet on Wednesday, September 25, the tour to start at 1 p.m. Plans for an open house and dedication for the public arc being made and it Is expected to have the event probably within the next month, Sunt. Daniels said. In his superintendent's report, Daniels distributed copies of the newly-printed Morrow coun ty teachers' directories to the board and said that school en rollment in the district is down (Continued on page 8)
