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L ! 81 Aft Y u or o E U 4 E N Z . ORE . 97403 86tK Year Number 33 tJt, mil Special 4-H Edition Featured In Section 2 Of This Paper THIS dCy lkr - BflEPFBlJSlX v nmR GAZETfE-TME OCTOBER 5-11 Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, October 9, 1969 Price .10 Cents A Salute To 4-H Week if:.,, V 'rMKvS ' 1 M leC I I, ""JH II I x: V 1 Proposed Major Constructions Get Attention From Counci Two major construction per mits were included on the aceiv da for consideration of Heppner city councilmen at their meet ing Monday evening Present to introduce prelim inary plans for a proposed new St. Patrick's Catholic church structure were Father Raymond Board and a lav member, Harry O'Donnell. Plans for rebuilding on the present sight would in clude removing the present church and replacing it with a larger one, combined with an enlarged rectory, they pointed out. If an acceptable bid is found by opening date, October 21, their desire would be for a con tractor to begin work within 30 days, after volunteer labor had torn down the present structure. Proposed property lines and whether they comply with standards for boundaries and zoning, were to be taken under advisement before permit issuance. A second major request for building permit was that of Randall Peterson for a $4000 re modeling and enlargement proj ect on his business property, re Turner, Van Marter and Bryant would move into the present space used by the Jaycees, and the jewelry store would expand to twice its present size. " Discussion on Issuance of mi nor repair permits created a number of comments from the councilmen, mayor and city at torney. The degree of need, the sud denness of need, and relative cost of repairs should be a de termining factor in whether ap proval of the council is neces sary, it was felt. It was decided, after a mo tion by Councilman Carl Spauld ing, to amend the present ord inance, allowing minor repair permits to be issued, with ap proval of the city recorder in conjunction with the city super intendent, anv time during the month without waiting for vote of the council. Permits would be available at any time in the city hall, and recorded. County Sheriff John Mollahan called the attention of the city body to the inadequate super vision of persons held in the county jail, and urged consid eration of having personnel sta terson's Jewelers. Offices of 1 tioned there to assist in this work. Jail facilities are also felt to be inadequate, and possible change in location of sheriff headquarters were discussed. Building permits were Issued to W. C. Rosewall, 124 N. Main, repair roof of garage $750; Fred Mankin. 660 Sperry St., repair roof at residence, $100, and Wavel Wilkinson, new bath room and plumbing, $250 A contribution of $800 was voted, following a motion by Councilman Dave McLeod, to the Heppner Library to cover needed expenses Upon invita tion of the library board. Mayor Collins or one of the council men will serve on the library board when a vacancy exists. Heavy traffic of logging trucks on side streets which are not built to withstand it has -caus ed concern for city superintend ent Vic Groshens. Reaction of the council was that the super intendent should recommend certain streets closed to logging trucks and other trucks which are over a certain weight. The council voted to have the city represented at the meeting of the League of Oregon cities in Portland next week by Citv Recorder Elaine George and City Attorney Bob Abrams. TWENTY-EIGHT 4-H club members, their leaders and two college counselors, represented Morrow county at the 1969 Summer School on the Oregon State University campus in June. Their expenses were shared by an equal number of businesses and organizations who "believe" in fine 4-H training. From left to right front row, are Jeanne Daly, Heppner; David Richards, Ir rigon; Darwin Christiansen, Irrigon; Craig Munkers, Lexington; Keith Nelson, Lexington; Leon Wilson, Irrigon; Herbie Ekstrom III, lone; Trade Norene, Heppner. Second row, Leonard Munk ers, bus driver and chaperone; Sandi Carlson, lone; Parti Healy, Heppner; Kelli Snyder, Irrigon; Carley Bergstrom, lone; Cheri Carlson, lone; Shelley Wolff, Heppner; Cindy Ekstrom, lone; D Ann Barnett, lone; Gail McCarty, leader. Third row, Stieve Acock, Irrigon; Becky Doherry, Heppner; Dee Ann Pettyjohn, Heppner; Kathleen McElligott lone; Judy Bennett Heppner; Patti Luciani, Echo. Back row. Chuck Nelson, lone, and Joan Stockard. Heppner, counselors; John Hall, Heppner; Jane Krebs, Cecil; Marv McEUiaott. lone; Diana Wriaht Heppner, and Shauna Bergstrom, lone. : . - Game Agent Commission Inf. orms Work Chamber II 1 I Proclamation Morrow county 4-H clubs and their leaders are join ing thousands of other clubs throughout the nation this week in observing National 4-H club week. County Judge Paul Jones has proclaimed the week and paid tribute to work of the organization for its contribu tion to youth and the future of the county and nation. His declaration follows: "I would like to take this opportunity during Nation al 4-H Week to emphasize the important role 4-H plays in the overall development of youth in Morrow county. "I recognize the important role volunteer leaders fill in the 4-H program and commend them for their dedica tion to this vital program. "4-H is an out-of-school activity which develops lead ership and provides healthful and educational experiences that prepare our youth to be useful, contributing adults. "4-H is important to the people of Morrow county, and deserves your support." Judge Paul Jones Special emphasis is made in the second section of this week's Gazette-Times. Information on the various local clubs, their leaders, number enrolled, years of lead ership, are included. Merchants and businesses supporting the organization also have their messages in the section. Gail " McCarty and Mrs. Birdine Tullis are Morrow county extension agents in charge of 4-H work. Students In Ad van Now Enrolled ced Education Mustangs Face Wahtonka In League Combat Friday By PAT KILKENNY Greater Oregon Standings Western Division Team Heppner Sherman Co. Pilot Rock Madras Wahtonka Win 1 1 0 0 0 Loss 0 0 1 1 0 Week-end scores Heppner 41, Pilot Rock 16; Madras O, brier man Co.. 8: Enterprise 20, Wan tonka, 0; Grant Union 41, Burns 12. Wahtonka of Chenowith will be the next challenge the Hepp ner Mustangs will have to over come to maintain their unblem ished league mark. Traveling to Wahtonka on Fri day, October 10, the Horsemen hold a 3-1 margin for the sea son, their only loss coming at the hands of Enterprise. Being the equivalent to the Mustangs, the Eagles have al so succumbed to Enterprise. Their scores also showed sim ilarity, as Heppner was beaten 14-0. and Wahtonka fell 20-0. Mustang Coach Ed Hiemstra elaborated on the upcoming Wahtonka contest, commenting that he felt the Eagles were big and tough, also he had reason to believe the general reason Wahtonka lost to Enterprise was that their mental attitude was poor. He was quite pessimistic that a recurrance of that fact would prevail in the Wahtonka Heppner gridiron contest. Wahtonka has a versatile pig skin general in Bob Tenold and at least one big interior line man in 67", 240 pound, Butch Schmidt. The trip to Wahtonka is a long one but should prove to be a worthwhile one for all Mus tang fans in attendance. Annual Banquet Slated October 29 Annual joint banquet of the Morrow county Livestock Grow ers, Heppner-Morrow County cnamper or commerce, and the Heppner boil and Water Conser vation district will be Wednes day, October 29, it is announc ed. Recognized recently as the Farm-City banquet, it will be at the conclusion of the annual livestock growers meeting that afternoon. A number of awards by participating organizations will highlight the evening. More details, includine spe cial program arrangements, will oe announced as more final plans are completed. Manv voung people of the area are now established on col- leee campuses or in other schools of higher learning for the 1969-70 school year. Another high percentage of last year's graduates of Hepp ner Hish school are "back to the books" in state schools, with classes getting underway last week, or they have chosen to go into proiessionai training. According to figures released this week from Mrs. Vi Lanham, school counselor, 38 of the 46 graduates are continuing into advanced education. Blue Mountain Community College, Pendleton, continues to attract the largest number of the 1969 graduates. Starting their college work there are Ai vin, Calvin and Melvin Ashbeck, Debby Bennett, Jim Bloodsworth, Sherri Brock, Monte Evans, Ver non Frederickson, Gary Kemp, Mona Lisa Marshall, Steve Munkers Sherri Lynn O'Brien, and Al Osmin. Dale Cooper will enter there for the winter term. Four 1969 graduates are at tending Eastern Oregon College at La Grande. They are Ginny Clough, Jerry Healy, Jari Lee and Linda Orwick. Entering Oregon State Univer sity for their first year from the 1969 class are Charles An derson, Jill Padberg and Larry Pettyjohn Those attending the Univer sity of Oregon are Sheryl Britt, Patti Healy, Sara Miller and Terry Peck. Jon O'Donnell has registered at Southern Oregon College at Ashland, and Jill Chitty at Ore gon College of Education in Monmouth. Enrolling at other community colleges around the state are Mark Tullis, Portland Commun ity College, Dean Kindle and Bill Baker at Central Oregon Community College in Bend, and Mike Smith at Mt. Hood Community college. Attending business or beauty school are Nancy Campbell, Pendleton Beauty School; Ter esa Harshman, Marcia Jones and Kay Huson at Northwest ern Business University, and at Western Business University are Martha Pierce and Donna Point er, all in Portland. Sue Greenup is in Nurses training at Emanuel Hospital in Portland and Sue Chally is at tending Northwest Christian College in Eugene. Returning or transferrins to Blue Mountain College for the coming year are Ruby Fulleton, Matt Hughes. Ginger Maleske. Alfred Drake, Ray Jones, Vickie Kobinson Magill, Bob Christine Munkers and Debbie Young. Enrolled for another year at Oregon State University are Steve Wagenblast, Merri Lee (Continued on page 8) "Hunters should have good success in some areas, and in some a complete bust," Game Agent Glen Ward predicted Monday. And he is one that should be "in the know" for he has the opportunity to follow game and wildlife migrations over the Heppner. Game District through out the year. As district biologist for the Oregon State Game Commission, Ward reported to the Heppner Morrow county Chamber of Commerce Monday noon on work that goes on throughout the year. Winter inventory of deer in the large district has been found about 2 below that of last vear. Ward pointed out. The dry, cold spring of 1967 re duced the fawn crop, accompa nied by critical winter range conditions the past two years. But good forage and water in lower areas have brought good migrations within the hunter's range. The speaker illustrated his talk with slides of scenes tak en throughout the district from plane and on ground. Serious problems were seen when large herds of deer and elk are caught in high snow areas without feed. "Getting the animals through the winter in good shape is one of our biggest problems," Ward stressed. Fires, too, take their toll, and drive them onto pri- ate lands. Much reseeamg is done to bring back grass and forage for wildlife. Last year, he said, elk popu lation was found higher than for many years, with a count of 6.9 to 9.3 per area. New to the ranger business for tallying from the air is an ultra-violet ray, proven successful by airmen in combat over Vietnam. Death Takes Bank Manager Bonnie Kessell, Earl Ayres, I groups. John Adair Venard, 48 years of age, died at Pioneer Memor ial hospital in Heppner on Fri day, October 3, ending an ac tive career in the banking bus iness and in community affairs. He had served as manager of the Heppner Branch, First Nat ional Bank, for the past five years. Mr. Venard had been in ill health for some time, and was readmitted recently to the Hepp ner hospital for treatment for lung cancer. After spending some time at the Veteran's hos pital in Portland, he was able to return to his work on a lim ited schedule, until his last per iod of hospitalization Funeral services were held Monriav. October 6. at 2:00 p.m. at the' Heppner Masonic Tem ple, with final rites conducted by Paul Jones, acting worship ful master. Graveside services were Tues dav. October 7, at 12:30 p.m. at Willamette National cemetery in Portland, with Heppner Lodge No. 69 AF & AM and Heppner BPOE No. 358, m charge of bur ial rites. Sweeney Mortuary dir ected the arrangements. The son of John Newton Ven ard and Blanche Nancy Adair, he was born March 24, 1921, at Ness City, Kansas. He was united in marriage to Clista Mae Dickey on June 19, 1947, at Kalama, Wash. His banking career began in 1939, when he went to woik for the National Bank of Chehalis in Washington. He was gradu ated from the Pacific Coast Banking School, University of Washington. He was a veteran of World War II, having served as 1st Lieutenant in the Parachute Field Artillery, between Febru ary. 1941, ana Apru, 1340. Mr. Venard worked in other Washington offices before join ini? First National in 1948. He served as installing loan officer at the HeDoner Branch irom April, 1957, until April, 1959. He then went to Merrill as mana ger of that branch and to Mad ras as manager when tne Mad ras Branch was first opened. In Madras he was active in many Dobbs, organizations and in livestock L 1 O i I Rewarding, Monday Elk traps are used to study migration routes, and to get summer to winter range ratios of the elk herds. Other problems faced by the agents are wastes through il legal deer and elk kill. Also, range abuses by land owners of grazing areas which are import ant for winter uses. Much is being done, Ward re ported, in increasing wild game population, especially geese and duck along the John Day river, wild turkeys, pheasant, and chukar. "We would like more land UWilCi LUUfnaiiuii, lie nuucui speaking of providing more of the small lakes for water fowl and fish. Jerry Sweeney, chamber pres ident, announced the speaker at next Monday's meeting will be Lt. Com. Paul Barnacle of the Boardman Bombing; Range, who will report on missions as a na val aviator in Vietnam. Guests of the day were Bert Huff, former Heppner resident and now manager of the Prine. ville First National Bank, and Stuart Patty of Spokane, formet ly with the First National Bank in Eugene. JOHN ADAIR VENARD Whpn Jnhn Bedford was pro moted to the bank's head offices ; Pnrt tiriH in June. cn- ard replaced him as manager of the Heppner Branch. Here he has been one of the community s most active citizens, giving gen erously of his time as secretary of the Morrow County Rodeo Board, helping on fund raising campaigns, working on plan ning commissions, as an inter ested member of livestock and grain organizations, and others. He was a member of Hood River Chapter No. 25, OES; Heppner Chapter No. 26, RAM; Heppner Lodge No. 69, AF & AM; Elks Lodge No. 358; lone Lions club; Willow Creek Country club; Morrow County Republi can Committee; Morrow County Wheat Growers Assoc.; Morrow County Livestock Growers Assoc.; Heppner-Morrow County Cham ber of Commerce; Morrow coun ty Port Commission; City of Heppner Budget committee, and had served as chairman of the Morrow county United Appeal drive. He had been honored as a County Key Banker. Memorial donations are ac cepted at the First National Bank for the American Cancer Society, following wishes of the family Official announcement will be made at a later date rela tive to his replacement as bank manager. Besides his widow, Clista, he is survived by one son, John S. of Santa Ana, Calif., and one brother, Thomas W. of Vacaville, Calif., and three grandchildren. Punt, Pass, Kick Final Contest Due Here Saturday Morrow county finals in the Punt, Pass and Kick contest sponsored by Heppner Auto Sales, Inc., and the lone Lions club, will be Saturday morning at 10:00 a.m., at the Heppner Rodeo grounds, Everett Keith ley, contest manager, announ ces. Boys in the area from ages 8 through 13 are invited to par ticipate. Distance and accuracy both count in determining scores. The three top winners in each of the six years of age competing will receive trophies, and first place winners of each age will go to the district contest next week to compete there. Winners in the district will go on to zone competition, and eventually the field is narrow ed until a small number re ceive trips to the east for nat ional competition and, with par ents, attend some of the major league football games. Advance registration has not been reauired since registration forms have been late in reach ing the sponsors. Boys may reg ister up to and on the day of competition. . . Heppner boys may contact Keithley for more information, and those in the lone area may contact Gene Rietmann, chair man for the Lions club. WEATHER By DON GILLIAM HI Low Wednesday 67 48 Thursday 57 49 Friday 59 34 Saturday 59 33 Sunday 65 32 Monday 70 38 Tuesday 62 37 Prec. .15 .01
