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L 1 BKARY u or o i EUGENE, ORE. 07403 Teacher Cofiimiftfee Requests $400 Pay Boost; Proposal 85th Year Number 42 Asks Base Of $6,400 the mm? TTE-T GAZE HEPPNER IME Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, December 12, 1968 Price 10 Cents Gun Control Act Arouses Protests Sales of guns nnil ammunition will bo controlled under n new Federal gun law which tukes of lect December 10. Although A. O. Erleksnn. tlis trict director of Internal Revenue for Oregon, said that the law should not place anv unreason able restrictions on the purchase? or ownership or ordinary guns used lor hunting, target shoot ing or other lawful purposes, many protests have been heard tnrougiioul Morrow county, par ticuiariy irom dealers. Judge Paul Jones said that dealers had protested to him so much that he appealed to Cong ressman Al L'llman, and Tues day received a telegram in re ply, which said that Ullman i. "deeply disturbed" with the pro visions of the new law. He said that he has prepared legislation to submit to Congress to repeal me act. In the telegram he said that he is offering his service and the service of his office to help any dealer who may need as sistance in determining provis ions of the act or evaluating It. Judge Jones said that one dealer told him he planned to stop all gun and ammunition sales until the matter is clari fied. Erickson, in a news release from his Portland office, said the Internal Revenue Service is pre paring material to help gun dealers, gun buyers and collec tors comply with the new Gun control Act 01 laus which was enacted by Congress in October. Persons under 21 will be pro hibited from purchasing pistols revolvers, and ammunition for such weapons, and persons un der 18 will not be permitted to purchase any firearms or am munition. Sales will generally not be permitted to out-of-state resi dents, Erickson said, although person from an adjoining state can Duv a rule or slintruin hv . Y . --. complying with certain provls ions oi the new act. FFA Christmas Tree Sale in Progress Annual Christmas tree sale, sponsored by the Heppner chap ter, FFA, is now in progress, the chapter announces. The trees are located on the Inland Chemical lot, next to Heppner TV, Inc., at the corner cf Main and Center streets. They are priced as marked, and the purchasers are to leave their re rnittances in the container pro vided. Flocking service is also avail able. Those interested may call the high school (676-9138), tele phone 676-5869 evenings, or con tact any FFA member. Post Office Adds Hours of Service Post office at Heppner will ex pand hours of window service on the next two Saturdays, Decem ber 14 and 21. according to James H. Drisrol, postmaster. winnows will be open from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Mail will be distributed to boxes in the post office on the next two Sundays. December 15 and 22. There will be no extension of window service in the evenings. Monday tnrougn Ihursday, and the regular 5 p.m. closing will be observed. Rate on Christmas cards is six cents per ounce if sealed, or six cents tor two ounces if not sealed. If messages are written on the cards in addition to the printed portion, the card is sub ject to the rate of six cents per ounce, sealed or not. "" f . ' . r- ". .... ' ft ' -J ; v- Jin s . . " :-' S III. y . I V I , ' . I J w ! - - r ..r J rf' . c Proposal that the salary schedule of teacher in the Mor row county district be Increas ed from a beginning base of StKKK) per year to Stl(K) per year was made bv the teachers' con sultation sub-committee at a meeting with the district board Monday night In the Lexington district olllce. The same proposal asked that the yearly increment te Increas ed from 4'i, to 5'.'i. Two other proposals were as follows: That the district participate In the teachers' medical and hospitalization Insurance pro gram. That the administrators' Index be applied on the full 11 months salary instead of the present nine and one-fourth months' salary. The board asked Questions lo clarity the proposals and a sec ond meeting was scheduled for January 2, 1909. to hold addit ional discussions. Base salary for a teacher with a bachelor degree and no ex perience was increased to $G000 a year ago from the previous base of $5800. V 7 V Some Stores Open Friday Evening Most Heppner stores will be open until 9 p.m. on the next two Friday nights and on Mon day, December 23, to accomo date Christmas shoppers. Mrs. LeRoy Gardner, chairman of the merchants committee, states. Merchants met Friday to make the arrangements. Stores announcing that they will be open this Friday night are iviurrays Kexail Drug, Lott's Electric, Case Furniture Co., Gardner's Men's Wear, Gonty's. Van's Creative Crafts, Elma's Apparel, and Penney's. IIPTrBPAH n . . ........ "'""un onua. i bod leit ana HerD riant) were named as ureqon conservation Men of the Year at the Oregon Wheat League meeting in Portland Tuesday night at the annual ban- quei oi me orgaization. The Petersons are Morrow County Conservation Men lor 1968. (G-T Photo). Peterson Bros. Awarded State Conservation Title I J Peterson Bros. Herb and Bob of lone were announced as Oregon's Conservation Men of the Year nt the annual banquet of the Oregon Wheat League convention in Portland Tuesday mgnt. . The two, who have 5400 ac res in cropland and 2000 acres in rangeland on their ranch op eration southwest of lone, were chosen Morrow county Conser vation Men of the Year in Ap ril. Part of their operation is on the Holmes Gabbert ranch. This is the second consecutive year that the state winners have come from Morrow county. Louis j District Awarded Plaque for Report STRONG WINDS whipped through the Heppner area Tuesday, reminiscent of the Willamette Valley's Columbus Day storm of a few years ago. One gust caught the metal awning at Tha Gazette-Times office and ripped it loose, threatening but fail ing to smash a big plate glass window in the process. Fore man Arnold Raymond helped secure the awning to keep it from causing more damage. (G-T Photo) Week Posts Snow, Rain, Wind, Sleet There was something for ev- intensity of the gusts. An engraved plaque has been received bv the Heppner Soil and Water Conservation district for having the best annual re port of conservation districts in the State of Oregon, Ralph Richards, work unit conserva tionist, said. The announcement was made at the annual convention of con servation districts in November, but the plaque was just receiv ed last week. In winning the award, the Heppner district top ped the 39 districts in the state and was commended for the ex cellence of the contents of the report and for its presentation. Engraving on the nice plaque reads, "1967 Annual Report, Heppner Soil and Water Conser vation District, Presented by OACD and First National Bank of Oregon, November 14, 1967." The report was printed early this year by The Gazette-Times. The Heppner district was prob- aDiy tne tirst to use the news paper method of presenting the report, doing so in order that it not only reaches its member ship but informs the general public as to the work being aone. Ray French is chairman of the supervisors of the local district. Carlson, 1967 county winner. was picked Stale Conservation Man at the Wheat League con vennon a year ago. He was chairman of the selection com mittee this year. - Harlan 'McCultly, Jr., manager oi Morrow county Grain Grow ers, Inc., was toastmaster at the Tuesday evening banquet at which the state cake baking winner was also announced. Morrow county was host coun ty for the convention this year, and Bob Rietmann, president of the Morrow county Wheat Grow ers Association, was host pres ident. As winners of the conserva tion title this year, the Petersons I will host the State Conservation Tour in 1969, as the Carlsons did earlier this year. Their practices in conserva tion that were adopted to con trol water and keep soil in place won them the title in Morrow county and led to their state selection. Stubble mulch bed preparation adapted to the lands between diversion ditches and contour strips, and the contour strip cropping, diversions and seeded waterways, are practices that mark the operation. For the 1968 season, 2800 ac res were in stubble mulch, and 700 acres on one place is in contour strips. More than 17 miles of diversions have been established, and improvement has been made on 1 miles of channel to dispose of water col lected from waterways. Subsoiling, range improve ment and weed control also played a part in the selection by the impartial committee. The convention, with a full three-day program, started Monday and continued through Wednesday at the Sheraton Ho tel with Bill Hulse as president. Wafer Problems Meeting Slated Chris Wheeler, an Oregon state engineer, will be a prin cipal consultant at an import ant meeting sponsored by the Heppner Soil and Water Conser vation District on Wednesday, December 18, at 7:30 p.m., at the Lexington Grange hall. Farmers who are concerned about underground water or considering drilling an irriga tion well, or would like answers to such problems as to amount of protection by state water right laws, or whether existing domestic or irrigation wells are in jeopardy, will want to hear Wheeler on these important is sues. A U. S. Geological Survey rep resentative will also be present to discuss underground water zones, their quantity, limita tions and location in the eoun t.V. QUEEN SHEILA LUCIANI Sheila Luciani Chosen Fair and Rodeo Queen Miss Sheila Luciani, tall and stately daughter of Mr. and Mrs George Luciani of the Pine City community, was chosen queen of the 1969 Morrow County Fair and Rodeo court by the rodeo board at its meeting last week Sheila represented the Lexing lone Youth Club To Open Saturday eryones tastes in tne weeks weather, starting with three inches of snow and ending with a windstorm Tuesday and sleet in the evening. The wind collapsed the large metal awning at The Gazette Times office and rampaged through the area, but no other local damage was reported. Heppner's Christmas decorations seemed to stand up against the gusts, but the storm was re ported to have toppled th-e com munity Christmas tree at Burns. Don Gilliam, weather observ er, has no wind gauge and there was no way of measuring the Last Wednesday broueht three inches of snow and it was sog gy wet, adding .84 inch of mois ture. Thursday brought .09 inch of rain, and the temperature fell to 26 degrees in the early hours of Saturday. Sleet came Tuesday night to round out the gamut of the week's weather. Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday (three inches snow) Hi Low Prec. 51 32 .84 40 27 .09 39 27 32 26 48 30 57 35 61 38 Kids Draw Pictures For Greeting Issue Heppner school pupils again this year, through the coop eration of their art teacher, Miss Terry Lincecum, have drawn pictures appropriate to the Christmas season for use in holiday greeting messages in the Gazette-Times. As has been the plan for the past two years, the pic tures will be offered to local businesses to sponsor. The greeting issue of the paper is scheduled to be published on Tuesday, December 24, com ing out two days earlier than usual. Firms interested in sponsor ing a student's greeting are invited to come to the Gazette Times office to make a sel ection. Those who do not find this convenient will be contacted. Greg Davidson Color TV Winner Christmas Light Entries Needed Residents are reminded that a total of $120 in prizes is offer ed this year in the annual Hepp ner Christmas lighting and dec oration contest. Two divisions are provided, one for outdoor home lighting and decorations and the other for indoor and window decorations which are visible from the street. Prizes are offered in each cat egory as follows: First, $30; sec ond, $20; and third, $10, accord ing to Mrs. Avon Melby, chair man of the Chamber of Com merce Christmas decoration con test committee. Of the prize money, $60 is giv en by an anonymous donor, $30 by the Chamber and $30 by Columbia Basin Electric. Those wishing to enter may sign up by coming in to the Gazette-Times office or by call ing (676-9228). Deadline to en ter is Saturday, December 21, and judging by an impartial committee will be Sunday, De cember 22. By MRS. EVA HAMLETT Ione's new youth club, "The Spot," will open Saturday, D( cember 14, at 7:30 p.m., as community project sponsored by the lone Parent-Teacher asso elation. The first evening will be spent in dancing, and re frcshments will be served. Young people of the seventh grade through high school and unmarried youths up to and in eluding age 20 of the lone. Lex ington ana Heppner areas are invited to join the club. Mem bership dues are $2 per year, and cards may be purchased at the door or from Barbara Boyce prior to opening. A committee of the PTA was appointed about two years ago to locate a suitable building. and each class in school elected two representatives to meet with the committee. These rep resentatives elected officers from their group. The former Hicks Market building was chosen for the cen ter. The young people went to work, having car wash.es and food sales to raise the money needed to fix up the building. They painted the inside of the building and have been finding furniture wherever they could. The American Legion donated a shuffleboard, and a ping pong table was supplied. Others who may have tables, chairs or lamps to donate for the project are invited to call Bob Bail or Keith Nelson, and heir items will be picked up. Parents and community are proud of the accomplishments of the young people and are en couraging and supporting them n every way possible. ton Grange as its princess on the 1968 Rodeo Court of Queen Berniece Matthews of lone. The new queen was notified of her selection while busy with campus activities at Oregon State University, where she is enrolled as a freshman. She was graduated from Heppner High school last spring and had at tended the Heppner schools since the 5th grade. She plans to spe cialize in the field of guidance and counseling in secondary ed ucation while attending OSU, and is currently a pledge of the Sigma Kappa sorority. In high school she was an honor stu dent, active in student affairs, and at graduation was recipi ent of the Kiimia scholarship Miss Luciani is a regal 5 ft. 9 in. brunette, radiates a friend ly and congenial personalitv, and is an excellent rider. She will again ride her favorite quar ter horse, "Honey", for her ap pearances next summer. Besides her parents, her fam ily includes her older sister. Mrs. Doug (Karla) Anderson of Bea- verton, who was a rodeo nrin. cess in the 1965 court; a young er sister, Patty, freshman at Heppner High school; a young er brother, John Henry, a 6th grade student in Heppner Ele mentary school, and a grand mother. Mrs. John Luciani. of Echo. During the cominer weeks four princesses will be chosen for the court of Queen Sheila from the communities of Boardman, lone, Heppner and Lena. Little Ones Invited To Talk with Santa "Hello, Santa, my name is Johnny. Will you please bring me a new ... for Christmas?" This could be one of the telephone conversations to Santa on Tuesday evening, December 17, when the Jay cees again sponsor the "Call Santa" project. Children may dial anytime between the hours of 7:00 and 9:00 p.m. to talk things over with Santa and let him know what they really want for Christmas. The number to dial is 676-9163! Greg Davidson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Davidson of Lexing ton, was winner of the portable color television set offered Sat urday in a drawing by Hepp ner merchants as climax of Christmas Opening. Greg is a seventh grade stu dent at Heppner High school, and his smile was broad as the picture tube when his name was drawn. His first act after winning the set was to come to tne uazette-1 lmes to insert a card of thanks to the merchants. His name was drawn bv Mike Smith from a big hopper full of slips collected in the orevi- ous 10 days while shoppers reg- lsterea at local stores. Jerrv Adamson of the merchants com mittee presided at the drawing, which was attended by about 300 persons on a very chilly day. oregs name was the first drawn, so it wasn't necessarv for the crowd to wait long to see a winner chosen. Santa Claus is expected to pay another visit Saturday af ternoon and will circulate among the stores, greetine the children where he finds them. jD jifiiifiiiiff'-Tiiifiiiiiiiiiii-i(hrtnT'-'-naiiiiiiiiiiiiiwwi ' , i " Tr j - 't ... I! ! 'ii f - c -v - -', - ' 'J -. -'- Z- . . L C Li w . U U E. HAPPY WINNER of a color portable TV set at a downtown drawing Saturday was Greg Davidson of Lexington, son of Bob Davidson. Greg stands at the right of the TV set here, while Jerry Adamson of the merchants committee is at left and Mike Smith, who drew the winninq slip, is at right. (G-T Photo).
