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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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"'""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
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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
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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.
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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).