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HEPPNEI GAZETTE-TIMES. ThuradoY. March 111969 Residents Get Hospital Care (Held over from last week) By VIRGINIA KELSO KINZUA Dun Stinkard went lo lleppner Wednesday whore he entered Ihe I'ltmeer Memorial hoKplial or kurgery on Th u red ii v morning. Mr. Stink ard and Mm. Verlin dinner went over Wednesday night to be at 1h( hospital on Thursday. Mrs. Llge Luna and Mr Del. hert Baree went lo Bend lust Monday to b Willi Mr. Lone who had ma lor surgery at St. Charles hospital that day. lie U getting ulong very well and ex pects to be home very noon. Mr. and Mr. JamcH Walker were business vLstom to Portland over the week-end. Mr. and Mm. Stanley Benson went to Portland Krday where Mrs. Benson was Hie honored ptiest at a birthday dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ken- NOTICE Aa a convenience to resi dent oi Morrow county, or der may now be placed through this Funeral Home lor casket sprays (family piece), funeral sprays and plant for funeral services. The billing will be done by the florist shop. Our handling of the order 1 oilored as a free serrlce. Sweeney Mortuary Ph. 676-9600 Anytime neth Miller. Thev Uo visited with Mr. and Mm. Stephen Ben son at Albany. Mr. and Mm. Frank IVMerllt went to lleppner last Wednes day where Mrs. IVMerllt enter ed the I'ioneer Memoriul hipl lal for treatment. Mr. and Mm. Mike Todd and son Gary went lo Hermiston Thumdav where Mr. Todd enter ed the hospital for surgery on Friday. Mr. and Mm. Waller Bastion r.f lti.i-liiiru were here Wedne hv in vim! with Mr. and Mrs Karl Noma al ( amp 5 and with Mm. David Sltton and daughter Debbl at the Jack Sluon Imme Mr. and Mm. Don llardwlik were in The Dalles Friday on business. On the following Mon day they went to John Duy on hiiKini-wi and to visit their elau- ilner. Onlne. and the John liMf-ftu.'ll'Mtl Mr. and Mrs. Ftovd Tipton and fumllv went to Beaverton Miiur duy where they will May with the Wilson Tiplons and work In the Fori land area during the woods shut down. Mr. and Mm. Ked Hulett went to lleppner Monday where Red will have medical attention. Grange Meets Sunday Pomona Grange will meet Sunday, March 10. at Willows Orange hall In lone. A politick dinner will start the meeting al noon. At 1:30 p.m. a proemm will feature the showing of the remainder of the colored slides taken by Dick Krebs on the People-to People tour last year in Europe. Anvone Interested in seeing the pictures is welcome lo attend. 4-pIy nylon cord whitewall General nrcrp bay Mm3 Ll oo Plus $1.79 Fed. Ex. Tax, Siie 6.50x13 tubeles whitewall for COMPACT cars t Four full plies of nylon cord Tough Duragen rubber fread for high mileage i Famous dual-traction tread design lip I Jk M0 Vale Takes Third With 55-4 Win Oyer Prospectors Afier Iodine out for the cham i.l.mhln with the overtime de fiat bv lleppner at La (Jrande t-ridav nluht. 4'J to 47. the spark ling Vale Viklnga came back to lake third place In the oisirict 7 A 2 basket bull tournament by dileallnu (Jrant L'nion. 5S-47, Saturday night. The ProMM-clom were stone cold In the first quarter and fell far behind the Viks, 23 to 3. However. Grant Union sharpen ed up In the second slana and ouliMiinled the winners. H to 10, to t'o lino iniermisslon nailing, Xi 19. Gaining momentum, the Pros pectom came lo wllhln six points bv the end of the third period, 43 37. but couldn't overcome the spcedv team from Malheur county. Steve Kenison tallied 2H points for Vale, coming on the heels of his 21 point night against lleppner on Friday, making 52 lor the tourney. Wahtonka SS. Grant 52 In the second game of the oiicning round Friday night, Grant Union took command In Hie first half and held a 31 to 24 lead over Wahtonka by half- time. But the Prospectors hit a cold spot In the third quarter. Wah tonka. led bv Greg Bliss and Bruce Wilkes, tallied eight straight points at the start of the period and took the lead, 32 to 31. Although it was a see saw battle from thai point, Wah tonka never bowed and moved to the eventual three point victory. Bliss piled up 25 points for the winners, while Dave Dicker led Grant Union with 17. Score: WAHTONKA 55 Schmidt 6. Wilkes 10, Herman 9, Bliss 25, Tenolcl 5. GRANT UNION 52 Dicker 17, I.issman 14, Hagen 8, Southwick White 4, Thunell 2, Boethin 2. BOX SCORES VALE 47 W m U i ' f: - J ! ft ARCHITECTS SKETCH .hows new offico building Pacific Northwest JD? is In Pendleton at 202 S. E. Dorlon tn renaieton. rnon com puny mu. . quarter occupied for 66 year. Company phone number remain the same. Fg Ft Pf Tp S. Kenison 11 2 3 24 D. Kenison 5 1 2 11 Long 3 0 0 6 Freeman 0 0 2 0 Jacobs 2 0 14 Hawkins 0 2 0 2 TOTALS 21 5 8 47 for MEDIUM cars for BIG cars $1900 $2oo Plus $2.20 Fed. Excise Tax Sire 7.75x14, 7.75x15 Plus S2.36 Fed. Excise Tax Size 8.25x14 FORD'S TIRE SERVICE N. Main PH. 676-9481 Heppner McCabe Kemp Ashbcck Kilkenny O'Donnell I'ettylohn VanMarter HEPPNER 49 Fg Ft Pf 2 1 4 1 1 1 0 Tp 11 5 7 1 21 4 0 TOTALS Kemp O'Donnell McCabe Pettyjohn Ash beck Sweeney Kilkenny HEPPNER Fg 20 9 51 Ft 10 49 Pf 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 Tp 17 12 0 12 10 0 0 TOTALS 23 6 51 Bliss Wilkes Tenold Herman Schmidt TOTALS WAHTONKA 50 Fg Ft Pf 0 0 3 2 0 Tp 8 16 13 8 5 22 5 50 Tress McClintock of Monmouth spent a few days recently vis iting at the home of his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Dalzell. He also spent a week-end in Pendleton with his son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Gale McClint ock, and family, while in the area. Staff Applicants Needed for 4-H Counsel Work By BIRDINE TULLIS County Extension Aid Applications are now In the county Extension office for Nate Summer School counselors and State Fair student staff. College age counselors are needed to live with and super vise the 13 17 year old t II del egates. Counselors must have ompleted one year ot college; II and counseling experience are desirable hut noi essential. Counselors will he paid StiO.OO minus deductions, and room and board are furnished. Anvone interested is Invited to contact the county office tor more details and application forms. Applications are due in Corvallis by April 15. The State Fair student staff applicants must have complet ed one year of college. They will be employed at various du- ies in dormitory, exhibit burni ngs, horse snow, iivcsiock, oog shows and such. Uniforms are furnished to this staff. Student staff will be paid $12.00 per day minus deductions. Room and meals are provided. Applications are due June 15. The county Extension office also has a supply of "Father of the Year" forms for the conven ience of any youth group that wishes to make a nomination for this honor. Four-H groups are encouraged to enter deserving fathers in this contest. Four-H Summer School Applications for State 4-H Summer School will be mailed out from Corvallis this month to all 4-H club members 12 years old or over who are enrolled. Application mailings will be made from ADP computer list ings. Any 4-H member who does not receive the application by March 25 should call the Exten sion office. Members must have the application, completed with leader recommendations, return ed to the county Extension of fice by April 15. Telephone Office Moved On Monday To New Site Extension Meetings for March: Heppner Evening Meeting Dorm Building March 4 "Sourdough Cookery." Rhea Creek Rhea Creek Grange Hall March 5 "Trends in Packaging" by Molly Saul. Heppner Day Unit Dorm Building March 10 "Mouth to Mouth Resuscitation." Pine City Unit March 12 "Drug Abuse." Irrigon Unit Irrigon Old School March 13 "Mouth to Mouth Resuscitation." All Morrow county women are invited and encouraged to at tend any of these meetings. Pacific Northwest Bell's busi nss office and Its Eastern Ore gon district office moved to a new address in Pendleton Mon day, March 10. The address is 202 S. E. Dor Ion Avenue, the location of a brand new. brown brick, two story office building. The struc ture was built for PNB on a lease basis by the Grecnleaf Company of Portland. There are 35 PNB men and women working in the building designed bv Wesley Korman. Pendleton architect, according to Dale Slusher. phone company manager. Slusher and the 13 women employees In the business office handle service contacts and ac counts for customers in Heppner. Athena-Weston. Echo. Pendle ton, Hermislon. lone, Lexington, Milton-Freewater, Slanfield and Umatilla. The company's busi ness office phone number wilt not change. Serve Eastern Area Other employees working in the building handle staff oper ations for the company traffic, commercial, plant and engin eering activities east of the Cas cades in Oregon. Entrance to the building is nt the corner of S. E. 2nd and Dor ion. A receptionist-cashier is lo cated in the fover portion inside the entrance. To the left is the business office area for service representatives, order typists, business office supervisor and Slusher. Also on the first floor is a training room, lounge, rest rooms and telephone equipment space. The second floor provides of fice space for the district mana gers and their staffs, a confer ence room, a lounge and rest-rooms. Solar Glass Used Exterior of the structure is light brown brick. Solar glass tinlprt windows are encased in nmnriized bronze. Much of the interior is exDOsed brick, accent ed bv vinvl wall covering and oak plank. The building is air condition ed. Off street parking is provid ed for telephone company ve hides. Moving to the new quarters will end a 66-year stay for the phone company in the 100 block on S. W. Court, pacinc icie phone, predecessor to PNB, mov ed Its office to 126 S. W. Court In 1!K)3. I'rior to that it had been located at the Intersection of Conor. wood and Court for 13 years. Slusher Indicate plans are formulating now for Open House activities at the new location during the week of March 24. New Features Added to Annual Band Carnival A cash prize of $3 w ill be giv. en each half hour during this year Band Carnival on Satur day evening. April 19. Instead of the usual merchandise prix vh. tickets will be drawn and a cash prue will be given each half hour. The & donation are being made by citizens who are eager to help Heppner" bands, and those Interested are asked to send or take donations to Alan Martin, principal of Hepp ner Elementary school. Included with the carnival booths will be a special booih which will sell tlcketes on handmade afghan which Mrs. Edna Munkers. grandmother of two band members. Craig and Barrv Munkers, has donated to the r.ki9 carnival. The evening' activities also Include a dinner In the pavil ion from 5:00 to 7;00 p.m., and a dance from 10:00 to 1:00 with music furnished bv a local com bo, the Burnt Sleep band. The Heppner pep band, in lis new gold blazers, was a popu lar attraction at the district bas ketball tournament in La Grande. Members are now eag erly working to accumulate ex tra funds to finance their trip to the slate tournament and will appreciate community support now and at the annual carnival. Cazette Tlmes want ads pay. 1 1 c 1 n 1 1 D ION D I 0 INIUM0 Hotth Star Drills e OIA 30-34SA Home and Irrigation Wells O. BOX 21 BORING. OREGON 97009 IIERMISTON IIIIIUlllulllllliMl)llllMWI a 1 When you can't locate it or get it done in Hepp ner, these Hermiston Business and Professional Firms will be happy to serve you. Appliance Repair MR. FARMER: With Prospects For Good Moisture For The Crops, Things We Should Consider Available Nitrogen has been leached down into the second and third foot of soil. TOP DRESS WITH: O N-SOL-32 (CHEAPER THIS TEAR) Or O AQUA AMMONIA Or AQUA and SULPHUR Or ANHYDROUS NH3 WE HAVE ALL OF THEM AVAILABLE PLUS DRY FERTILIZERS Heppner Inland Chemical Service PH. HEPPNER 676-9103 Be Sure to Check our Prices We Are Competitive Bids Considered For City Pumping IRRIGON Bids were opened at 5 p.m. February 25, on in stallation of a water distribu tion system for the City of Ir rigon, including tank and pump ing facilities. The apparent low bidder among the six submitting bids was Richard T. Robertson of Vancouver, whose bid of $66,003 for the basic project was $400 over the engineer's estimate. Since there were many unit pric es and alternate items involved it will be several days before the engineers can fully evalu ate the bid proposals and make their recommendations to the City for award of contract. The high bid of $78,780 was submitted by E. W. Eldridge, Inc., of Sandy. Mrs. Norah Rasmus returned to her home last Wednesday af ter being confined the past I'M months in St. Anthony and Pio neer Memorial hospitals, recov ering from a broken leg in a fall on December 21. She is en lovine a limited amount of ac tivity and is able to be out and around some in a wneei cnair. HANDY HANK REPAIR Franchised Westinghouse Dealer Bring your appliances in for repairs. Make an appointment for repairs while you wait. 672 Main, Hermiston Ph. 567-5221 'We Sell the Best and Service the Rest." Floor Covering MEADE'S FLOOR COVERING 500 N. 1st Phone 567-6212 Carpeting Draperies Paints Floor Covering Wall Tile We install everything but the paint. Automotive GRIFFIN GODWIN AUTO YARD Used Cars Everything in Automotive and Cur Parts New Used Rebuilds Wholesale Retail The home of "one million road-tested parts" Troy Griffin Sam & Chris Godwin Herm.-MoNary Hwy. Ph. 667-6tm Telephone The Gazette-Times 676-9228 FOR DIRECTORY AD RATES OR WRITE BOX 337, HEPPNER 97836 Furniture, Appliances Phone 567-6198 254 Hermiston Ave. WILCOX FURNITURE AND APPLIANCES The home of the most stylish of furniture and best in appliances, TV and stereo at the lowest possible priee. We Service All Brands of Appliances, TV and Stereo i philco jpEa Nursing Home A Christian Center for Christian People A Trade at home where dollars have more sense. your COLE ELECTRIC Motor Rewinding INDUSTRIAL - COMMERCIAL FARM AND HOME Pendleton 276-7761 . . 24-Hour Nursing Care . . Home For The Aged . . Occupational and Physical Therapy . . Lowest Rates Possible Consistent With Quality Care HERMISTON GOOD SAMARITAN CENTER Call 567-8337 Church Related Not Church Owned 970 W. Juniper Hermiston Radiator Service JONES RADIATOR SERVICE o Auto Truck Tractor o Repairing o Recoring of Auto. Truck, Tractor Radiators and Heaters Serving this area for 15 Tears 1315 N. 1st, Hermiston PH. 567-6916 Radio and TV LEE'S RADIO AND TV CLINIC 200 S. W. 11th Ph. 567-8412 Complete Television Service Rentals And Sales "Electronics Is our business not a sideline". Motorola Sylvania Tires 0. K. TIRE STORE HERMISTON Specializing in Brakes, Alignment and Balancing Wide Tires, Fiber Glass and Radial Tires Pickup, Truck Farm Tires Shocks and Batteries 17 Years Fast, Dependable Service