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HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. Julf 17. 19691 VanWinkle on Leave Bob VanWinkle flew home on July 4 after completing eight weeks of advanced individual training at Fort Polk, La. Mla ins olane connections In Dallas. Texas, turned out to be better than Bob expected. He found John Dubuque of ileppner, on the same flight also bound for home from Fort Sill, Okla. Van Winkle will report for duty on July 22 at Fort Lewis where he will be stationed. VUltlng For. and Mrs. Earl Soward at their home In Lex ington last week-end was their son and daimhterlnlaw. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Soward and family, who are vacationing from their home in Austin, icxas. While here Soward was guest soloist at churrh services lor the JleppnerLexington Christ ian churches last Sunday. The Revenue Income an Service d Tax Offers Data Oregon taxpayers reported In come totaling w.yh.uoh.uuu on their federal Individual Income tax returns, according to a new Internal Kevenue Service publi family traveled on to spend I cation. The booklet makes avail somo time visiting his brother (able for the first time income and family. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne I and tax data by major postal Soward at their home in Boise, I zip code classification, a. u, Idaho. 1 SIDEWALK VALUES 58x50 Flexogen .... $9.93 All Weather. Reg. 11.50 58x50 reg. 6.60 5.95 $x50 rcg. 4.93 3.93 25 ft. Soaker 2.99 3-Tub. Beg. 3.25 '2x23 99c ill STTROFOAM COOLERS 42 qt. .. $2.59 28 qt 1.59 REG. 1.75 10 qt 1.19 REG. 3.11 REG. 1.98 LEUPOLD XI 1 VARI. SCOPES 3x9 reff. 89.50 .... $69.50 2x7 rcsr. 79.50 .... 59.50 Paneling Specials 13 pes. 14 in. Asst. Colors Take All $2.99 ea. MjiHlWl!i!lMll I if. If It it V4 PANELING in. PROVINCIAL OLIVE ANTIQUE CHERRY Reg. 6.00 Now $25 MORE PANELING! REG. 4.25 -SIDEWALK PRICE $Q25 LATEX house White Colors Tint Extra PAINT Reg. 8.35 $5?? Gal. PETTYJOHN'S Farm and Builders Supply Heppner Ph. 676-9157 Erickson. District Director of In ternal Revenue lor Oregon, said recently. The district director added that 134.715 of 721,570 returns filed were In the $10,000 or more adjusted cross Income lev el. The statistical information, based on 1966 tax returns and covering every city and ceo graphic area in Oregon as well as throughout the United Mates is contained in the new IRS publication, "Statistics of In come 1906, Supplemental Re port. ZIP Code Area Data from Individual Income Tax Returns Erickson said that the new booklet marks the first publl cation by the Fdeeral Govern ment of financial statistics for small areas in which the postal ZIP Code system has been used for geographic classifications. Previously such IRS data were available only lor each state and the 100 largest standard metro politan areas. Other data relating to Oregon show that 721,570 returns were filed. Including 427.976 joint re turns. The new IRS publication also reports that in 1906, tax pavers claimed 2,010,989 exemp tions. including 1,263,571 for themselves and 747,418 for their dependents, according to Erick- son. On a state-wide basis, indi vidual Income tax liability to taled $585,522,000 on adjusted gross income of $1,714,068,000. Since the ZIP Code system tends to reflect transportaton patterns and patterns of com merce, the statistical material in the new publication will be es pecially useful in approximat ing Oregon's marketing or com muting areas, Erickson said. All of the area tabulations in the publication are identified by the first three digits of the five digit ZIP Code. Of the 837 list ings, 199 are for large cities and the other 638 for suburban or rural areas. For each ZIP Code area list ing, the IRS publication includes a tabulation by size of income, of the number of returns filed, number of joint returns filed by husbands and wives, number of exemptions claimed for taxpay ers and their families, adjusted gross income, and total tax li ability. Erickson said that the publi cation breaks the size of income down into three groupings for each ZIP Code area: Unde $3,000; $3,000 to $10,0; and SlO.OOO or mnro Tho 9G-page Publication 619, "Statistics of Income 1906. Sup plemental Report. ZIP Code Area Data from Individual Income Tax Returns." is avallbale for $1.00 from the U. S. Govern ment Book Store. 4."0 Golden Gate Avenue, P. O. Box 36104, San Francisco. California 94102. For persons Interested, Erick son announced that IRS is de veloping Identical data for ail 35,000 five-digit ZIP Code areas in the country. Policy Changed In State Awards For Scholarships The State Scholarship Com mission has announced the award of 1.575 scholarships to 1969 Oregon high school grad uates who will be entering Ore gon public and private college this fall. These grants represent a total of $514,250, according to Sidney Schleslnger, chairman of the commission. In addition. some $500,000 in grants will be made to returning students at Oregon public and private col leges, according to Jeffrey M, Lee. executive director or the commission. Couple fo Repeat Marriage Vows By FRANCES ROSE WILSON IRRIGON Karen Irwin, dau ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Irwin, Umatilla and Paul Ho- vinghoff. son of Mrs. Carrie Le Blanc, will be married at the Assembly of God church on Sat urday, July 19, at 2 p.m. All friends of the bride and groom are welcome to attend. A reception will follow at the Irrlgon Lions Club. Hons gueits during a week end at the home of Mrs. Aman da Duvall were her brother and sister-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Ver non Waid of Portland; cousins. Mrs. Frances Curry of Spring field. Mo., Mrs. Myrtle Albro of San Bernardino, Calif., Mrs. Le ona Newman of Miami, Okla., Mr. and Mrs. William Parker and Oness Gibson of Yakima, Wash., her sister, Mrs. Lulu White of Pilot Rock, and Mrs. White's son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Vivian White and their sons, Craig and Niel, all of Ana heim, Calif., and a friend, Mrs. Flossie Frazler of Springfield, Mo. The group attended a fam ily picnic over the Julv 4 week end in the hall at Battle Moun tain State park. Private Donald Jay BalL Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Ball of lone, has been assigned to du ty at Ft. Benjamin Harrison. Ind., where he will undergo eght weeks of postal training, atefr which he expects to be Theft of a tractor, complete with a lawn mower, was report ed by caretaker Lloyd Berger, being taken from the Desert L.awn memorial cemeieiy. me transrerrea ror duty overseas. incident occurred sometime oe- Ball recently finished eight iwevii p.m. saiuruay nu j i weeks or basic training at Ft. a.m. Sunday morning, when he Lewis. Wn. where he prnrlnntoH arnvea to turn on tne sprinK- July 3. Members of his troop "-in. were awarded in out nf 13 sne. The thieves drove the tractor cial awards Piven at the irmrt. out of the cemetery and into uation exercise for outstanding me uesen wnere n was iuaucu achievements in drill work. on a pickup irucK. Auiriuruies are investigating the theft. This coming academic year also will see grants of $100 each made to the 6.484 students ot Oreeon private colleges as result of 1969 legislation. The Seholarsh Id Commission is charged with the administration of this program, also, which will total $648,400 this year. Last year, the commission In stituted a policy of not publish ing the names of individual re cipients of monetary scholar shlD crants. due to the fact that these are awarded primarily on the basis of financial need, Lee said. The Oregon Scholars program was implemented simultaneous ly with this new policy, with the Scholarship Commission naming students from all high schools in Oregon who had made outstanding academic a chievement. A total of 1500 stu dents, from the 1969 graduating classes of Oregon high schools totaling approximately 3o,000, marksmanship and other phases of training. SSgt. Sam Green Home on Leave Home from his second tour of duty in Vietnam last month was SSgt. Sam Green, who spent a 30 day leave of absence visit ing his mother, Mrs. verie Green in Heppner, and later flew to California with his younger brother, Kelly, to visit another brother and sister-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Green and family in Pacific Grove. Green left on Saturday, June 28. for Ft. Lewis. Wn., from where he was to be transferred to Vietnam, where he has vol untarily signed to serve his third tour of duty. Another member of the Green family, Ava Lynn, Is currently in California where she is working during the summer months at a summer vacation resort in the mountains near Los Gatos. received Oregon Schol a r s awards. In many Instances, students Qualifying as Oregon Scholars also received a monetary grant, Lee said. "However, Oregon Scholars awards are based solely on aca demic achievement, and schol arship grants must be made on the basis of financial need as well as academic excellence," Lee explained. "The need for financial aid among those who are also out standing academically makes it unjustifiable to use scholarship funds for recognition purposes," Lee said. Citing the academic achieve ment of recipients of state scholarships and Oregon Schol ars awards, Lee said that the grade point average of those re ceiving this year's scholarship grants was 3.55, or an A-minus average during high school. Re cipients of Oregon scholars awards had an average grade point of 3.77. Week-end visitors at the Wal- ter Rood home and to the Jerry Rood mountain cabin included Rood's sister and family. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Cummings and five children of Portland; his moth er, Mrs. Helen Williamson oi Hermiston; and cummings- mother, Mrs. Edress Benge or Portland, accompanied by her sister, Mrs. Mabel Cook, of Mad ras. Other guests were Mr. ana Mrs. Ray Rood and five child ren of Hermiston. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Arbogast and family traveled to Ukiah over July 4th week-end, where they joined with other high school alumnus for a school re union. The group enjoyed a pot luck picnic dinner and dance on Saturday with open house at the school throughout the day. The Arbogast family stayed at the home of his parents, Mr. ana Mrs. Ira M. Arbogast. IT'S GARDNER'S LOOK AT THESE SPECIALS! LONG SLEEVE WORK SHIRTS $2.00 KNIT PULLOVER SHIRTS $2.00 BROWN AND BLACK WELLINGTON BOOTS BRAND NAME .... Reg. $22.95 SALE $15Q0 DESERT BOOTS SAND AND OLIVE Reg. $12.95 SIDEWALK SALE $8.00 FOOTBALL TENNIS SHOES Reg. $7.50 SIDEWALK SALE $4.00 LADIES' LEES Broken Sizes Were $5.98 ........ Now $3.00 COWBOY BOOTS 5 p' $22.50 2 p' $16.50 3 p' $14.00 Slurry Seal Paving Co. of Eu gene completed the job or hlacktopping the driveways in the Irrigon Cemetery the past week and moved their equip ment out. An application of weed killer, to prevent grass and eeds from growing along curbs nd edges of the pavement was pplied before paving. Business at the July meeting of the Irrigon City Council was conducted as usual, although three members were absent. Mayor Chester Wilson present ed a resolution which was later adopted, to accept the proposal presented in the form of a deed. from Pete Robbins and Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Phillips, for two plots ground between Utah and California avenues to be used for public streets. These plots dissect the area west of Divis ion street, known as Ordnance Road, and give access to lots where Phillips will be building several homes. Other business included a progress report on the water pro ject noting that all lines are in and it is anticipated that pumps and tank will be installed and ready for testing by the first of August. Initial payment of $26,052.82 was made to the con tractor. A. V. DeBlasio of Yak ima. The council was also informed that Ival Sullivan would be con tinuing on a month to month basis on the OEO training pro gram in working for the city, with a possibility of work through September during which time training on operation of water facilities would be given. SAVE! $AV E! $ AVE! YOUR CHOICE OF 5 Console Color TV - - - $525 00 YOUR CHOICE OF 3 Console Sfereo - - - - $350 STEREO, AM FM ONE 500 WATT REG. $475.00 RCA STEREO - - - REG. $800.00 $60000 LITTLE BOYS' DRESS SLACKS $2.00 PANTS WORK AND DRESS ? ? ? ? Perma Press and Wash'n'Wear SEE THESE AND OTHER SPECIALS AT tacfsier's fllen's Wecsr MARJ & LeROY GARDNER THE STORE OF PERSONAL SERVICE HEPPNER PH. 676-3218 Mr. and Mrs. John Buchanan and family of Portland visited his mother, Mrs. Josephine Bu chanan, for several days. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Mung er and their new baby daugh ter. Carol Jean, visited Mrs, Munsrer's grandmother, Mrs. Jo sephine Buchanan. They also called on Mrs. Mungers' mater nal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Reno, to show them the new babv. Mrs. Walter Overlander ot Payette, Idaho, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Costa and daughter Shar on of Vineland, N. J., visited at the Ernest Stephens home last week. Mrs. Margaret Finney of Mil- ton-Freewater visited the Er nest Stephens and Rees Mor gan homes one afternoon last week. Mrs. Don Leighton and child ren visited Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Cook and family in Portland. Donald Leighton was taken to the Shriners hospital for a check up where he received cor rective shoes. The Leightons attended Youth for Christ Pageant, on the Fourth of July, at the Alpine Rose Dairy, Portland. It was a patriotic pageant, commemorat ing Independence Day and af terwards there was a fireworks display. Mr. and Mrs. David Rand vis ited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Batie Rand, over the week-end. Guests at the Ernest Steph ns home recently were Mr. and Mrs. Barry Brewer of Hermis ton. They were returning home from the funeral of a friend, Mrs. Mae Norris, at Arlington Mr. and Mrs. Dale Hum and family vacationed at Newport and Long Beach, Wn., with their father and Mrs. John Cook. They spent last Tuesday at Al bany where Mr. and Mrs. Cook make their home. The Hurn family vacationed n Montana and Idaho recently. Joe and Rose Mesteth and Sheryl Partlow traveled to the Assembly of God Boys and Girls Camp which is held each sum mer in the Blue Mountains near Prairie City. They went with the group from Hermiston in the Sunday school bus. Sheryl Utended the C. A. Youth Camp last week and returned to help in the kitchen this week. I REGINA Floor Polishers - - - REG. $49.95 $32 50 1 GIBSON Double Oven Range - - $350 30" WIDE OVER & UNDER OVENS ONE 12 CU. FT. WHIRLPOOL Refrigerator - Freezer $250 WITH AUTOMATIC ICEMAKER 1 RCA Portable Stereo REG. SS9.95 $79 95 25 OFF All Small Appliances 25 OFF Your Choice of 4 Garbage Disposals 1 WHIRLPOOL 6 CYCLE Portable Dishwasher $18995 REG. $289.95 1 BLACK & DECKER Lawn Eager-Trimmer $29 95 SMALLER MODEL $19.95 HEPPNER PH. 676-5811