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To Mark
The Joyous Easter season and
Its idgniflcanc in man's spirit
ual life will be celebrated in
churches throughout the area
during this Huly Week. Minis
tern of the various religious
fulths Invite their constituents
and friends to Join them In the
KHflul ooKcrv a n c e s. Several
have announced services prior
to Easter Sunday which will be
of devotional significance.
On Friday, denominations In
eluded in the South Morrow
Ministerial association will pre
sent the annual Good Friday
Service in the United Methodist
church from 12:30 until 3:00
p.m., and the public is invited.
Seven ministers will partici
pate with each speaking 20
minutes, and special music will
be presented through selection
of each church. Theme of the
program will be "Questions An
swered From the Cross".
Offering received in the foyer
of the church will be used by
the ministerial association for
religious community activities.
Naiarene Quartet to Sin?
Special Easter week-end events
planned at the Heppner Church
of the Nazarene include a pro
gram presented on Saturday
evening, April 5, at 7:30 p.m.,
by the Christian Worker's Band,
a quartet from Northwest Naz
arene college in Nampa, Idaho,
who will present a program of
special musical numbers that
will be of interest to youth of
the community. Events planned
for Easter Sunday at the church
are regular Sunday School class
es at 10:00 a.m., with worship
service to follow at 11:00 a.m.,
featuring special guest speaker,
Don Pinkey, a member of the
quartet. Following the worship
service, families of the church
mav loin together for a potluck
dinner and singspiration, which
will feature special songs by the
musical group. The afternoon
Droeram will begin at 2:45 p.m
and juniors and members of the
NYPS will meet at 6:30 p.m. A
special hour of evangelism and
music is planned lor parisn
members at 7:00 p.m.
Pastor Elmer Knee extends a
special invitation to the public
to attend any or all or these
Easter week-end events.
Christian Churches to Join
Heppner and Lexington Christ
ian churches will hold a joint
observance of the Lord's supper
on Maundy Thursday evening,
April 3, at 8:00 p.m. in the Hepp
ner church. Rev. O. D. Harris,
interim pastor, will preside at a
devotional worship, followed by
communion served in memory
of its institution by Jesus at
the Last Supper. It will be a
candlelight period and those at
tending are asked to enter and
depart without conversation and
confusion.
The United Youth Fellowship
will meet for its Easter sunrise
worship at the Heppner Christ
ian church at 5:30 a.m., follow
ed by a youth breakfast. All
ages are invited to the sunrise
service, and high school and col
lege ages to the breakfast.
Easter worship service will be
at 9:00 a.m. in Lexington, and
at 11:00 a.m. in Heppner. Rev.
Harris will speak on the theme,
"Whv Do You Seek the Living
Among the Dead?" the conclud
ing sermon in a series upon the
general theme, "Questions of
Calvary". The general public is
invited to attend.
Methodists to Worship
Members and friends of the
United Methodist church are in
vited to join in celebration of
the Lord's Last Supper tonight
(Thursday) when the Rev. Mel
vin Dixon will conduct the an
nual Maundy Thursday com
munion service. This devotional
hour will begin at 7:30 p.m. in
the church sanctuary. Choir re
hearsal will immediately follow
this service.
Youth of the church will join
with others of the United Youth
Fetlowsnip lor tne annual Jes
ter sunrise service at 5:30 a.m.
on Sunday. Young people, and
others who desire, will gather at
the Heppner Christian church
for an outdoor sunrise service,
weather permitting. This will be
followed by a youth breakfast,
served in the Christian church
basement.
Regular church school classes
will convene at 10:00 a.m. These
will be followed by the special
Easter worship service at 11:00
a.m. The Rev. Dixon announces
that there will not be a 9:00
a.m. service, as in previous
years.
Lutherans Plan Services
"He Loved Them Unto the
End," will be the theme for a
special Maundy Thursday serv
ice tonight at 8 p.m. at the Hope
Lutheran church in Heppner
announces pastor Rudolph
Mensch, who will again conduct
the service at the Valby church
at 8 p.m., on Good Friday.
On Easter morning members
of the Valby church will gath
er for morning worship and
communion at 8 a.m., when
members of the church school
classes will provide a program
of special music. Parish mem
bers will gather following the
service for a breakfast at the
church.
Easter Sunday worship and
communion service at the Hope
Lutheran church in Heppner
will be observed at 11:00 a.m.,
when the Sunday School youth
members will present a program
of Easter music. Theme for Eas-
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Easter
ter Sunday services at both
Hope and Valtiy churches is
"Don't Fear Death, Christ Is
Kisen."
Pastor Mensch will travel to
Condon on Sunday evening,
where he will conduct evening
service and communion at 7:30
p.m. for the Condon Lutheran
church.
Youth members of the Hope
and Valby Luther League are
Invited to gather at 5 p.m. on
Sunday evening at the Valby
church for n meeting, film and
fellowship luncheon.
HEPPNER METHODIST CHURCH
Sponsored Bv
SOUTH MORROW MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION
April 4, 1969 12:30-3:00 p.m.
ORGANISTS PAULINE MILLFR
JAN WHEELHOUSE
QUESTIONS" ANSWERED FROM THE CROSS
12:30-12:50
(1) DO WE NEED GOD'S FORGIVENESS? "Father forgive them
for thev know not what they do!" (Luke 23:34)
(The Rev. Mike Luedde: lone United Church of Christ)
" 12:50-1:10
(2) DOES GOD WANT ME? 'Today Thou Shalt be with Me In
Paradise!" (Luke 23:43)
(The Rev. Dirk Rinehart: All Saints' Episcopal)
1:10-1:30
(3) AM I MY BROTHER'S KEEPER? "Woman, behold Thy Son;
behold Thy mother." (John 19:25-27)
(Elder H. E. Preston: Seventh-day Adventist)
1:30-1:50
HOW SERIOUS IS SIN? "My God, My God, Why Hast Thou
forsaken me?" (Matt: 27:45. 46)
(The Rev. O. D. Harris: Christian Church)
(4)
1:50-2:10
(5) WHY DO THE RIGHTEOUS SUFFER? "I thirst!"
(John 19:28,
(The Rev. Robert Wolfe: Assembly of God)
2:10-2:30
(6) CAN I BE SURE OF SALVATION?
(The Rev. Elmer Knee:
2:30-2:50
(7) CAN DEATH BE BEAUTIFUL? '
commend my spirit!"
(The Rev. Rudolph Mensch:
Mustangs to Play League Opener
Heppner High's baseballers
will open their league season
Saturday when they host the
Eagles of Wahtonka at the
Heppner field. The first game
of the doubleheader is set for
1 p.m.
The Mustangs played at Uma
tilla today (Thursday).
About 20 hopefuls are out for
the team, and are led by three-
year lettermen Jerry Healy,
Mike Smith and Larry Petty
john. Coach Dale Holland will
Youth to Sponsor
Sunrise Services
Members of the United Youth
Fellowship group will conduct
the special Easter Sunrise Serv
ice on cemetery hill on Easter
Sunday morning and extend an
invitation to parents and friends
of the community to join with
them for this early worship,
which will begin at 6 a.m.
Anyone who desires transpor
tation to the service is asked
to meet at the Heppner Christ
ian church at 5:45 a.m.
Special breakfasts for their
youth members are planned by
some of the churches immedi
ately following the sunrise serv
ice, ' in addition to family wor
ship services and programs
throughout the day
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IONE LEGIONNAIRES and Auxiliary members observed the 50th anniversary of the American
Legion at a dinner and program last Wednesday night Earl Blake of Portland, charter member
of lone post No. 95, which was formed February 28, 1921. holds charter, flanked by World War
I Teterans and officers. From left are Bob Cole of Joseph, district 6 commander; Frank Hamlin
of Heppner post 87; Walter Roberts; Henry Peterson; Blake; Homer Mankin; Cleo Drake; and
Cliff Aldrich, presently commander of the lone post. All are World War I veterans except for
Aldrich. who U a veteran of World War IL (See story, page 5) (G-T Photo).
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services
Season
Assembly of Cod Celebrates
Young people of the Assembly
of God church will combine with
United Youth Fellowship mem
bers for a special Easter Sun
rise service, to be held on Ceme
tery hill at 6 a.m.. weather per
mitting. All participating are to
meet at the Heppner uinsuan
church at 5:30 a.m., and are ad
vised to wear warm clothing
and flat shoes. Following
the special service, youth will
gather at the church for break
fast The regular morning war
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It is finished"
(John 19:30)
Church of the Nazarene)
'Father, into Thy hands I
(Luke 26:46)
Hope & Valby Lutheran)
use Healy in the Infield, go with
Smith in the outfield and depend
on Pettyjohn on the mound. All
three are seniors.
Other seniors on the team in
clude Bill Baker, a one-year let
terman, and Mel Ashbeck.
John McCabe, a two-year strip
er, heads a crop of four juniors
on the squad. McCabe will pitch
for the Mustangs.
Other juniors are Pat Kilken
ny, one-year letterman, Mark
Pointer and Dennis Ward.
Sophomores with previous ex
perience include David Gunder
son, Laverne VanMarter, and
Terry Hughes. Keith Curnutt,
Dallas Harsin and Ron Sherman
round out the sophomore hope
fuls. Just three freshmen are listed
by Holland on the roster, and
include Steve Rhea, Jim Van
Winkle and Art Osmin.
The rest of the schedule is
as follows:
April 8 Mac Hi, 1 p.m.
April 10 Umatilla, 3 p.m. &
April 12 At Madras, 1 p.m.
April 19 Sherman, 10 a.m.
&
April 22 At Mac Hi, 3 p.m.
April 29 At Grant Union, 1
p.m.
May 3 At Pilot kock, i p.m.
H doubleheader
& plus additional
game
86th Year
M. TAW-
GAZETTE-TIME
Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, April 3,
School
Annual Egg Hunts
At Three Locations
Annual Easter egg hunts,
sponsored by Elks Lodge No.
358 of Heppner, will be Sat
urday morning, April 5, at
three locations. Starting time
is 10:00 a.m. for each of three
age groups.
Pre-school children will
have their hunt at the City
Park; first and second graders
will take part at the Court
house lawn: and third and
fourth graders will hunt at
the . elementary school play
ground. Members of the Elks will
supervise the hunt.
All youngsters through the
fourth grade in school are in
vited to come and take part.
Many Take Part
In Last 4-H Ski
Day at Arbuckle
The final day of ski activi
ties for the 4-H Ski club on
March 29 was termed a suc
cess by leaders Dick McEIligott
and Don Peterson. All 4-H mem
bers, ski patrol and instructors
participated in the event.
The ski area at Arbuckle has
operated on Saturdays by vol
unteers, under the supervision
of 4-H Ski Club leader, Dick Mc
EIligott. This plan has made the
area available to the youth of
the county at a very reasonable
cost.
Don Peterson has been in
charge of the ski instruction, as
sisted bv Terry Cannon, Mark
Tullis, John Rietmann and Tom
McEIligott. Donating their time
for the safety of the skiers by
working on Ski Patrol have
been Rev. Mlke-Xuedde, lone,
Al Martin and Curtis Culp,
Heppner. Loren Lucore, repre
senting the Forest Service, has
assisted the leaders in all activ
ities. The Jaycees have operat
ed the area on Sundays.
Participants and placings in
races on Saturday were:
Beginners race: 1st, Lisa Col
lins; 2nd, Natalie Tews; 3rd,
Debbv Palmer.
Intermediate: 1st, LeRoy Rea;
2nd, Catherine McEIligott; 3rd,
Cindi Martin.
Advanced intermediate girls:
1st, Melissa McEIligott; 2nd,
Ann McEIligott; 3rd, Mary Pat
McEIligott.
Advanced intermediate boys:
1st, Joel Peterson; 2nd, Paul
Peterson; 3rd, Phil Carlson.
Advanced skiers and ski club
leaders: 1st, John Rietmann;
2nd, Don Peterson; 3rd, Al Mar
tin. Leaders of the 4-H Ski Club
wish to thank all those who
participated in making this year
successtui.
Madison to Speak
Gavlord Madison of Butter
Creek will present the program
at the Monday meeting of the
Heppner -Morrow county Cham
ber of Commerce, Mrs. Avon
Melby, program chairman, an
nounces. Madison recently re
turned from a trip to New Zeal
and and Australia and will
show colored slides and tell of
his trip.
Budget
MARKING MERCHANDISE and getting stock In order for the
opening of the Knox variety store hero soon are Judy Watkins
(left), who will be manager of the store, and Mrs. Bert Cor
bin. The store will be in the former Case Furniture building.
Miss Watkins comes here from Hermiston. (G-T Photo).
New Variety Store
Sets May Opening
Heppner will soon have a
variety store again.
The new store, one of three
owned by the Gale Knox Co.
of Hermiston, will be opened
in the premises of the old Case
Furniture store sometime around
the first of May. It will be call
ed the Knox Variety Store.
Manager for the store will be
Judy Watkins, who comes to
Heppner from the Knox store in
Hermiston.
Three local women will be
hired to work in the store when
it opens, Miss Watkins said.
One of the three is Mrs. Bert
(Jet) Corbin, who has been
helping the new manager pre
pare the merchandise for the
opening.
Co-owners of the company are
Gale Knox and his son-in-law,
Henry (Hank) Gohring. Both
Knox and Gohring will move
with their families to Hermis
ton from John Day in the very
near future. The store they have
owned in John Day will be sold.
Besides the store in Hermis
ton and the one to be opened
here, the company owns a var
iety store in Burns.
The new store will have about
3,000 square feet of floor space,
with a large warehouse in the
back of the store. According to
Spray Rodeo Bills
Smoker and Dance
Boxers from Portland, Burns
and some from the Spray area
will be featured at the annual
Smoker and Dance sponsored by
the Sorav Rodeo association, to
be Saturday night, April 5, in
the Spray High School gymnas
ium.
Some of the boxers are of the
Amateur Athletic Union. Owen
Smith will be referee.
The smoker will start at 8
p.m. and the dance will follow
with music to be furnished by
Sheldon Smith and The Cow
pokes. Supper will be served at
intermission.
Proceeds of the event go to
wards the presentation of the
Spray Rodeo. Becky Fulleton of
Heppner, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Roice Fulleton, is one of
the princesses for the rodeo.
John Jepsen Buys
Ayers Firm Here
John Jepsen, owner of Dobyns
Pest Control of lone, announced
Tuesday that he has bought the
Ayers Pest Control from Llayton
Avers of Heppner and will con
solidate the firms.
Avers started the business in
Heppner in the fall of 1959 af
ter being with Dobyns from 1954
to 1959. He said that he sold
his business because of health
reasons and now plans to find
time to do some fishing.
He has expressed thanks to
all customers and friends who
have supported him through
the years.
Jepsen, licensed to do all
phases of pest control work, has ,
been in the business for 11
years.
1969
Vote Monday
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D
Miss Watkins,
smaller than
this will be
the Hermiston
store.
Among the items the store
will have in stock are sewing
notions, children's toys, house
hold items, some small hard
ware items, school supplies, cos
metics and baby s items.
Some clothing for children
men and women will also be
stocked.
"We'll have as much variety
as we can have, the new man
aeer said.
A grand opening celebration
will be held in conjunction with
the opening of the store, with
"lots of merchandise to be giv
en awav." according to Miss
Watkins.
Miss Watkins began work for
the Knox Co. in September of
1967, when she went to work
as a salesclerk in the Hermis
ton firm. She attended Eastern
Oregon College.
BMCC Petitions
Out for Abrams
Rohert B. Abrams of Heppner,
presently chairman of the board
of directors of Blue Mountain
Community College, has indi
cated willingness to serve an
other term on the board if nom
inated and re-elected. Thererore,
petitions are now being circu
lated for his candidacy, both in
Pendleton and in Heppner.
A petition is available for sig
natures in the office of The Gazette-Times
today (Thursday)
and Friday for those who care
to endorse his candidacy.
Abrams has been a director of
the community college in Pen
dleton since its Inception, serv
ing since July 1, 1962. After con
cluding an initial 3-year term,
he was re-elected for a 4-year
term at the election May 3, 1965.
In July of 1968 he was chosen
chairman of the board of dir
ectors and has served in that
capacity throughout the year.
During the year, the third edu
cational building has been un
der construction on the campus.
President Wallace McCrae
states, "This project has been
the cleanest project we have
had, and we feel we are actu
ally ahead of schedule."
Current term of Ralph Mc
Ewen of Athena is also expir
ing, and he, too, is a candidate
for reelection. Voting on the
candidates, together with voting
on the BMCC budget for 19G9
70, will be Tuesday, April 15,
in the two-county district or
Morrow and Umatilla.
WEATHER
By DON GILLIAM
Official weather report for the
week of March 26-April 1 is as
follows:
Hi Low Prec.
Wednesday 65 32
Thursday 64 41
Friday 69 40
Saturday 63 37
Sunday 67 41
Monday 56 43 .04
Tuesday 63 35
Total precipitation for month of
March was .91;
month Is 1.28.
normal for
Number 6
HEPPNER
Price 10 Cents
Low Salary
Scale Keeps
Levy Down
Decision on the proposed 19G9
70 Morrow county school district
budget will be made Monday,
April 7, when voters will go to
the polls and cast ballots at the
budget election.
Pulls will be open from 8 a.m.
until 8 p.m. at five places
Heppner Elementary school, lone
High school, the district school
office in Lexington, the Board
man city hall, and A. C Hough
ton school In Irrigon.
After scrutinizing by the school
budget committee through sev
eral sessions and at the public
hearing, the budget Is present
ed at an increase in tax levy
that will not exceed 3.7 above
the levy for 1968 69. The amount
of the tax levy Increase Is fig-,
ured at $42,547 which would re
quire an increase in taxes of
45c per $1000 of true cash val
ue of property, Supt. Ron Dan
iels said.
By contrast, the budget for
1968 -69 showed a total tax levy
Increase of about $165,000 over
the previous year, an increase
of 16.
Recognized Bad Years
In striving to keep the budg
et at a minimum figure, the
budget committee, which in
cludes the board of directors of
the district and seven lay mem
bers, repeatedly pointed to the
difficult economic conditions
felt here through recent bad
crop years.
Teachers, who originally re
quested a salary schedule that
called for a base of $6400.
agreed to one with a base of
$6100 far below agreements
reached at most other districts
in the state in view of the lo
cal economic situation.
Supt. Ron Daniels outlined
the areas in which the budget
is increased when he spoke to
the Heppner-Morrow county
Chamber of Commerce Monday.
The instruction section will
be increased bv some $44,000 be
cause of the increase of the sal
ary base from $6000 to $6100,
the addition of three new teach
ing positions, and some increase
in instructional materials.
Transportation cost will be up
only slightly, that principally
due to the addition of a half
time bus driver at A. C. Hough
ton school.
Fixed charges an area over
which the board and budget
committee often has little con
trol wlil show one of the most
substantial increases. Retire
ment fund requirements, fixed
bv law, will go to $50,600, climb
ing $9,800 over the previous year
because of an increase in rate
to 5.4. Federal Social Security
rate has also been Increased,
adding another $3,328 to the
district's requirements. In addit
ion, the board agreed to share
in teacher's health insurance ,
payments at the rate of $6.50
per teacher, partly In lieu of
a greater salary Increase, and
this will cost about $11,000.
Capital outlay items include a
fund for making improvements
at Heppner Elementary school
and lone Elementary to comply
with required state standards.
This means an Increase of
$3,500.
Receipts Help Close Gap
The overall increase in the
budget Is $113,792, but the tax
levy increase is only $42,547. To
tal budget requirements are fig
ured at $1,379,992 as compared
with $1,266,200 last year. This
represents a total Increase of
8.9. However, an increase in
receipts, other than from taxes,
helps close the gap so that the
tax increases will be only 3.7.
Daniels pointed out that this
is somewhat a reverse condit
ion from last year when the
total budget was up only 8
but the amount required from
taxes increased about 16. At
that time a decline In receipts
other than taxes, sharply in
creased the tax levy.
At the election Monday voters
will cast ballots on the amount
of the tax levy needed above
the 6 limitation, the same as
at all school budget elections.
The amount over the 67c limi
tation in the proposed budget is
$863,656. This figure roughly at
$10 per $1,000 true cash value,
but the figure could be reduced
if some additional help is pro
vided at the state level. The
amount within the 6 limita
tion will approximate $3.15,
meaning that the total tax levy
would be about $13.15 per $1000
TCV, less any additional help
that may be provided by the
The superintendent said that
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