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HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, ThumtoT. JulT 1 '9 County Officials Attend Meeting In Portland Five Morrow county officials spent part of this week at a meeting of the National Asso ciation of County Officials In Portland. County Judge Paul Jones, Road Superintendent Harold (Doc) Sherer. Clerk Sadie Parrltih and Ciimmi' .loners Jack VanWinkle and Walter Hayes attended Monday and Tuesday, with Mrs. I'arrish staying for further meet ings Wednesday. The Clerk Is an onker in me Mate organization. Judge Jfne went to Portland Sunday, with the others going Monday. The meeting started Saturday. Theme of the meeting was "Counties in the 70's." accord ing to Jones. Among the speak ers were Oregon Governor Tom McCall. Portland Mayor Terry Schrunk and former U. S. Sec retarv of Health, Kducatlon and Welfare John Gardner. Gardner was the keynote speaker, with his talk centering on "most needed items counties must face in the 70's," Jones said. County offclals sat In on a roundtable discussion on county law enforcement and crime con trol. Monday afternoon. A banquet Wednesday night wa to have featured Vice-Pres ident Spiro Agnew, but Jones and the others did not stay for the dinner. Bank Announces Stock Split The board of directors of First National Bank of Oregon has proposed a five for three stock split, according to an announce ment by President Ralph J. Voss. The proposal will be submit ted to the shareholders of the bank at a special meeting to be held Aug. 25. 19. If approv ed, the additional shares will be distributed on or about Sept. 12. 11)09 to shareholders of record Sept. 2, 19(i9. Under the proposal, an addit ional two-thirds of a share will be Issued for each share cur rently outstanding Increasing the total to 5.313.149 shares. The board expressed its Intention to establish an annual dividend rate of $1.20 per share for all stock then outstanding which is the equivalent of $2.00 per share based on the number of shares currently outstanding. The pres. ent dividend rate is $1.90 per share. Voss stated the stock split should result in a broader and more active market for the bank's stock. The bank current ly has nearly 2,000 shareholder Including approximately 1,500 in the state of Oregon. Students Travel To Hear Selections From 'The Bard' "Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou?" "In the bushes, silly! The ladder broke," Twelve Heppner and lone High school students who are preparing to attend the annual Shakespearean Festival in Ash land. August 11 15 aren't likely to hear Just this when they see Romeo and Juliet performed. Students receive a special rate for the festival, allowing school groups to see plays they may not otherwise be able to afford. Local students aie sponsored by the school district. While in Ashland they will stay in dor mitories on the Southern Oregon College campus. Besides Romeo and Juliet, the group will see The Tempest. Twelfth-night, and King John performed. As a special treat, they shall also see a musical. Virtue of Danger, produced in the new Indoor theater. Members of the actors' troupe will conduct them on a tour through fie Indoor and outdoor theaters. WEDDING. PARTY and AN NIVERSARY napkins with names imprinted; monogram med playing cards; wedding in vitations and announcements, nil available at The Gazette-Times. In addition to the festival, the local youngsters will view Cra ter Lake, the Oregon Caves and Jacksonville on the trip back. For the weeks preceding the tiip the students spent time reading each of the plays they intended to see. and met at the homes of Teresa Harshman and Kristin Nelson to listen to play recordings and discuss them af terward. Mrs. Jane Rawlins and Mrs. Bob Jepsen are chaperoning Rob Abrams. Sheryl Brltt, Ginny Clough. Linda Cooper, Vernon Frederlckson. Teresa Harshman, Jeannlne Hunt, Susan Jepsen, Kristin Nelson. Lvnda Orwlck, HOSPITAL NEWS Patients admitted to Pioneer Memorial hospital, and still re ceiving medical care, are the following: Juanlta Carmichael, Heppner; Scott Furlong. Hepp ner; Alma Davidson, lone; Joel Engelman, lone: Norah Rasmus, Heppner; Ann Beck, Heppner, and Claire Andrescn, Heppner. Those dismissed, after receiv ing medical care, were Myrtle Smith, Heppner; Richard O'Brien, Baker; Elsa Mott, Heppner; Dan Cox, Heppner; and Michael Par- rish, Condon Eddie Sherman, and Debbie Warren. Mrs. Rawlins noted. 'This is one of the most enthusiasts groups I've seen. They arc real ly anxious to get a lot out ol the trip." Northwest Bell Announces New Security Man Ben I. Swank has been named Ceneral Security Manager for Pacific Northwest Bell, replacing R. V. Jenkins. Jenkins retired after 39 years with the utility Swank, who has been with PNB for over 22 years, was for merly a detective on the Port land Police Bureau. He als served as the Police Chief's aide A graduate of the F.B.I. Nat lonal Police Academy and var ious advanced police and plant security training and law en forcement schools. Swank is currently instructing at the Ore gon Police Academy. Responsible for the security and protection of PNB property and equipment in Oregon, vat ued at more than $-170 million Swank Is also the "claims man ager" for the company. In thb capacity, he handles the clainu for and against PNB. Awjpsff Sped New Deluxe 23 cu. ft. CHEST FREEZER Only 00 P,u$ TransP- Use Ward's Convenient Charge-All Call Collect 567-5541 Montgomery Ward Hermiston Free Estimates on Anything In Our Catalog Roy Tyler Dies Af Lebanon Home Word was received Tuesday morning that Roy E. Tyler, a former Morrow county pioneer resident, had died suddenly at his home in Lebanon. 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