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FIRST BABY 1968. Keith Alan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kenl
son when he was one year and 9 months.
Prizes Aplenty Offered
For 1970 First Baby
Who will be the FIRST BABY
at the Pioneer Memorial Hospi
tal 1970. Who ever it is, the
Miss 1970 or Mr. 1970 will re
wive a bunch of gifts and good
wishes. Good wishes from the
community as there are for ev
ery new baby. But special for
the First Baby win oe someining
like $40 for savings accounts,
$40 in merchandise certificates
and gifts such as a shirt for
Dad, cans of milk, gallons of
gasoline, subscription to the Gazette-Times,
sterling silver cup
with the baby's name engraved
on it, carrying baby seat, ad
justing tot-toter, diaper pail,
Gerber's strained baby food,
Pontiac tissue - dispenser, first
pair of shoes with more gifts
to come in.
1969 First Baby
The 1969 First Baby, Jerry
Alan Blanckaert, was born Feb.
2, to Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Blanck
aert while Jerry was stationed
at the Condon AFB. Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Ayres who "walked the
floor" with Jerry while waiting
for the baby to arrive, received
a Christmas card from the
Blanckaerts who are now in
Denver. They wrote that they
miss Oregon and all of their
friends. Jerry especially misses
Oregon. The baby walks every
where and is into- everything.
Planer Starts
Next Safety Record
The Heppner Kinzua planer
ended 190 days without a lost
time accident on Dec. 11 when
Creston Robinson was hit by a
roof off a lumber pile in a vio
lent wind that day. He was hos
pitalized two or three days.
Up until Dec. 1 the Power
House had 513 accident free
days, the sawmill 332 days and
the planer 179.
In the recent Safety meeting
at the Mill several men indicat
ed a desire for an American
Red Cross First Aid course.
First Aid Course Soon
The matter has been referred
tn Bettv Dohertv (Mrs. Phil Do-
herty). In checking with her she
reports that the date for the
class should be announced in
next week's issue of the Gazette
Times. A Standard American
Red Cross class is planned for
the near future. Instructors will
be Mrs. Doherty, Norman Clow
and Chuck Rouse. They hope to
have 10-15 to take the course.
Anyone interested may call Mrs.
Doherty at 676-9662 days or 676
5566 evenings.
WEATHER
Ttom Dec 1730
Hi Low Prec
Wednesday 35 29 .04
Thursday 37 32 .14
Friday 38 33 .29
Saturday 54 36 21
Sunday 49 37 .16
Monday 48 35 .01
Tuesday 48 36 .07
Wednesday 44 27 .09
Thursday 38 27 .09
Friday 43 31 2S
Saturday 38 30 .02
Sunday 38 28
Monday 38 29
Tuesday 35 23
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Jerry has a new job with Amer
ican Telephone and Telegraph.
First Baby 1968
First Baby 1968 was another
Alan, this one Keith Alan, born
Jan. 3 to Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Kenison. He weighed 9 lb., AV.
oz., and now two years later he
weighs 32 lb., a big husky icl
ler. He has a mouth full of
teeth, 12 altogether with the
first one pushing through when
he was seven months old. He
said Daddy for his first word
when he was 6 months old.
He talks all the time. One of
his favorite Christmas gifts this
year was a set of colored plas
tic milk bottles. He knows the
colors of each one and like
most 2 year olds, yellow is lel
low! His favorite food is soup
which is "loupey" to him.
He gets along real well with
his older brother, Kevin Ray
who was 4 years old on Dec. 17.
However Kevin this year
thought it would be a good idea
to turn Keith in for two babies
this Christmas!
The savings money they re
ceived when Keith was born is
still in the savings account and
drawing interest. They remem
ber receiving the gifts and as
Mrs. Kenison said, "They were
wonderful".
First Baby 1957
In 1957, Cathryn Ann Zinter
arrived Jan. 1 at 1:32 a.m. She
weighed 7 pounds. Now she
is a 7th grader at Damascus
Union School at Boring. She
likes to ride horseback, plays
the saxaphone and is a good
cook. Cathryn is the granddau
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Gene
Ferguson of Heppner.
Neil Kellogg
Awarded Medal
Marine Gunnery Sergeant
Neil C. Kellogg, husband of the
former Miss Marilyn J. Petty
john of Heppner, was awarded
the Bronze Star Medal with
Combat "V" during ceremonies
held by Company "B", Marine
Support Battalion, Edzell, Scot
land. He received the award for
heroic achievement in connec
tion with operations against
the enemy in Vietnam.
A graduate of St. Helens High
School, Gunnery Sergeant Kel
logg entered the service in Jan
uary, 1956.
Frank Anderson
Gets Fed Appointm't
Annual appointments to the
Board of Directors of the Fed
eral Reserve Bank of San Fran
cisco are being announced to
day. At Portland, the Board of
Governors reappointed Frank
Anderson, a Heppner rancher.
Boeing Tax
Hearing Jan. 8
The Morrow County Cuort
House will be the site of a hear
ing on the Dept of Veterans Af
fairs farm deferral application
at 9 ajn. next Thursday, Jan.
8. The application was rejected
-n the Boeing lands. The pub
lic is invited to this hearing.
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GAZETTE-TIME
Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, January
Two Men Admit
Bank Burglaries
Clarence William Byrd, 48,
and Danny James Ward, 24,
pleaded guilty recently in U. S.
District Court, Portland, to char
ges of burglarizing three banks,
including the Bank of Eastern
Oregon branch at lone.
The other banks involved
were the Bank of Brady, Nebr.,
and the Farmers' & Merchants'
Bank of Huron, Hitchcock, S. D.
Bvrd and Ward pleaded in
nocent to an added charge of
possession of an illegal firearm
and the charge was dismissed.
The Oregonian reported that
Chief U. S. District Judge G. J.
Solomon, who accepted the
pleas, asked for a presentence
report before scheduling impo
sition of sentence.
Byrd and Ward were appre
hended in lone Aug. 10 by State
Policemen shortly after they
had robbed the Bank of East
ern Oregon and Ed's Tavern.
State Trooper Gary Sheridan
accompanied by recruits Larry
Kraft and Larry Shown were re
turning to Arlington from Hepp
ner, drove through lone and no
ticed the car with a Utah li
cense and the two men acting
in a suspicious manner. A rou
tine check of the car disclosed
evidence of breakins. They had
done about a thousand dollars
damage in the bank, looting
safety deposits of unissued
travelers checks, $1000 in roll
ed coins and some' $80 in
change. The damage was cov
ered by insurance and all loot
was recovered. Ed's Tavern was
also robbed of some merchan
dise and some cash besides
coins taken from vending ma
chines. This loot, too, was re
covered. The men were heavily armed.
County Students
Make Honor Roll,
Dean's List, BMCC
Blue Mountain Community
College has just released the
fall term honor roll and Dean's
List. (Honor roll includes all
full-time students with a grade
point average of 3.50 or above.
The Dean's List includes all full
time students with a grade point
average of 3.00 to 3.50).
On the honor roll from Board-
man are Lorrie Peterson with a
4.00 GPA and Linda Tatone.
From Irrigon, Betty Eppenbach
and Jana Everett.
On the Dean's List from Hepp
ner are Shirlee Gray and Carol
Jones; from Irrigon, Judy Brandt
and Gene Gollyhorn; from
Boardman is Kathy Hinton;
from Lexington, Rena Mar
quardt; from lone, Jodene Snow.
3 Children Lost
In Fossil Fire
A terrible fire engulfed a
house Wednesday morning at
Fossil. Three of Mrs. Careh Ad
ams' five children were trapped
upstairs and died there before
help could save them. One
child was not home. Mrs. Ad
ams' father brought her and a
daughter, Tracey Flynn, 9, to
Pioneer Memorial Hospital. Mrs.
Adams, 29, has minor burns,
smoke inhalation and shock.
Tracey suffered from smoke in
halation. Both were reported in
good condition.
LeRoy Gardner
Home from Vietnam
Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Gardner
received an early Christmas
present when their son and daughter-in-law
arrived here Dec.
22. SK3 Gardner arrived in the
states Dec. 15 from Vietnam at
Oakland. He flew to Portland to
his wife who had spent the time
he was in Vietnam there with
her folks. They will leave here
Jan. 2 to spend some time at
the beach and then go on to
San Diego where they will took
for housing. Mr. Gardner reports
back to San Diego on Jan. 18.
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JUDGE Paul Jonea. and Clarence Bosewall at
tend a "first" on Monday in Morrow County.
They were watching the loading of 4,000 tons
of alfalfa cubes into a huge barge bound for
Hawaii. This is the first big shipment from
New Goals Set For 1970,
Kicking Cigarette Habit
The Orecon TB and Respira
tory Disease Association has
made a New Year's resolution.
To do everything it can to help
people in Morrow County kick
the cigarette habit in 1970.
Mrs. Charles C. Jones, Presi
dent of the Morrow County
Council, OTRDA, announced
this resolution today:
WHEREAS cigarettes present
a very real and present danger
to all those who smoke,
WHEREAS over 21 million
Americans have already kicked
the cigarette habit,
WHEREAS over 100,000 doc
tors have stopped smoking,
WHEREAS from the ages oi
40-69, men who smoke are hos
pitalized 50 more than non-
smokers,
WHEREAS the life expectan
cy of a heavy smoker is cut by
eight years,
WHEREAS smokers accumu
late one third more absences
from their jobs than non-smok-
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WHEREAS smoking can af
fect unborn children,
WHEREAS smoking contrib
utes to emphysema, and causes
chronic bronchitis, lung cancer,
and heart disease,
WHEREAS the harmful effects
of cigarette smoking can be re
versed to a remarkable, degree
upon quitting,-
BE IT RESOLVED that the 49
million Americans who still
smoke make a . New Year's res
olution to kick the habit and
give up cigarette smoking for
everon Januray 1, 1970. The
John Privett
Buys Station
Jack Van Winkle has sold his
Jack's Chevron Station after 20
years operation to John Privett.
John has worked there for three
years. He has decided to change
the name to John's Chevron and
stated yesterday he planned to
continue Jack's policy of hon
est, friendly service.
Mr. and Mrs. Van Winkle al
so own Van Winkle's Motel
here. They said they were not
quite ready to announce their
future plans.
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Oregon TB and Respiratory Dis
ease Association considers it a
matter of life and breath.
"People need more than facts
to stick to their New Year's res
olution to quit. They need lots
of encouragement. And some
good advice about how to quit
and make it work. We resolve
to give them that encourage
ment and advice.
"Start the decade right," Mrs.
Jones says. "Kick the habit in
1970."
WSCS to Meet
The WSCS of the Methodist
Church will meet Jan. 7 at 8
p.m. The program will be pre
sented by the Rev. Cutting. A
discussion will follow the pre
sentation. Mrs. John Wood is
WSCS president. Mrs. Amanda
Duvall and Mrs. Pearl Wright
are hostesses for the fellowship
hour.
Heppner Mustangs
The varsity game Tuesday
night between Heppner and Riv
erside started with lots of punch
for Riverside who ended the
first quarter 10 to 8 in their
favor. The Heppner boys were
slow and cold but by the 3rd
quarter showed lots of improve
ment and started to open up
according to LaVerne Van Mar
ter, member of the squad.
The 2nd Quarter score was 19
to 26 for Heppner, 3rd quarter,
37 to 46 and the final score 53
to 65.
Subs got In for the last quar
ter and didn't lose ground. Subs
were Keith Curnutt, Kevin Dick,
Dave Gunderson, Bill Schlicht
Ing, Bruce Marquardt and John
Hall. None of these boys are
over 5W. according to statis
tics kept by Luke Padberg.
Dave Gunderson made his
first point ot tne season after
the end of the game when he
made good his two foul shots
for 2 points. Other point-makers
Number 45
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the I. M. Docken Company at Boardman's port
area and will soon become a familiar sight
up there. Inset shows Mr. Docken Deing in
tnHwd bv Charlie Heard. Gazette-Times.
(Photo by Harold Kerr).
Docken Company
Ships Cubes
First barge to leave Morrow
County with 4,000 tons of alfal
fa cubes bound for Hawaii left
the Docken dock Tuesday.
At present, Mr. Docken said
this will be repeated about ten
times a year on Hawaiian ship
ments. Then, there will also be
shipments to Japan.
There are 21 employed at the
Docken Company on an around-the-clock
basis. When another
production line is installed,
there will be 36 employed.
His big waerhouse measures
50 by 200 feet and will hold be
tween 3500 and 4000 tons of
cubes. It will eventually be au
tomated. Loading is by a continuous
belt that pours in some 3000 tons
of the little green cubes per
hour. After the first of the year,
there will be considerable spe
cial mixes used in the cubes In
addition to the straight alfalfa
cubes. Barley and other grains
are expected to play an import
ant part in the special mixes
for cattle feeders and dairies.
Win Tuesday Game
were John McCabe 21, LaVerne
Van Marter 20, Steve Kemp 2,
Matt Murray 4', Lee Huson 4,
John Hall 2, Kevin Dick 1. Pat
Kilkenny, who played a real
good game and was real tough
on the boards made 9 points.
Heppner made 13 fouls and
made 15 shots out of 28 tries
at the free throw line and 24
field goals.
Riverside made 19 fouls and
made 9 free throws out of 17
and they made 22 field goals.
Their high pointers were Ron
Baker 19, Albert Phillips 19,
Ron Zielinskl 11, Terry Downey
2 and Jody Tatone 2.
JVg Win Too
The score of the JV game was
30 to 22 for the Mustangs. Steve
Rhea played a good game and
turned in 14 points, Craig
Munkers 12. Bruce Bergstrom 4.
Dean Naffziger, JV coach for)
the evening said he thought the
Heppner boys were the best on
rebounds they had been all
year.
Merchants Extend
Best Wishes
For New Year, 1970
We are sure that everyone
Joins us In saying a big HAPPY
NEW YEAR to all. It Is our sin
cere hope that you will meet
joy and success In 1970.
Joining us in those wishes to
you are J. C. renney's, First Nat
ional Bank, Bank of Eastern
Oregon here and at lone, Far
ley Motor Co., Akers Motor Ser
vice, Heppner Auto Sales, Inc.,
Heppner TV, Inc. Lott's Electric,
Padberg Machinery C. A. Rug
gles Insurance Agency, Jerry's
Barber Shop, Rietmann's Hard
ware, Becket Equipment, Paul
Pettyjohn Co., Columbia Basin
Electric Co op, Barnett's Chev
ron Station, Ford's Tire Service,
Kinzua Corporation, Peterson's
Jewelers, Heppner Inland Chem
ical, Mil.ndies Apparel, Morrow
County Grain Growers, Carl F.
Spaulding, Van Winkle's Motel
and Jack's Chevron Station,
Heppner Cleaners, Pettyjohn's
Farm & Builders Supply, Bris
tow's Market, Charles O'Connor,
Ekstrom Farm Chemicals, Union
Oil, Turner, Van Marter & Bry
ant, Gardner's Men's Wear, M
& R Floor Covering & Heating
Co., Heppner Auto Parts, Elma's
Apparel & Flower Shop, West
ern Auto Store, Murrays Rexall
Drutf, Hager's Dairy, Pendleton
Heppner Auto Freight, Cecil
General Store, First Federal
Savings & Loan.
Case Furniture Co., Heppner
Hotel & Cafe, Northwestern Live
stock Commission Co., Fulleton
Chevrolet, L. E. (Ed) Dick, Cal's
Richfield, Cole Electric, Dobyns
Pest Control, Charlie Walker
Body Shop, Thomson's Grocery,
Stone Machinery, Morrow Coun
ty Jaycees, Jerry's Shell Service,
Morrow County Abstact & Title
Co., Ham's Truck Line, Cornett
Green Feed, Gonty's, Central
Market, Bob & Muriel Runnion,
Lois' Beauty Shop, Heppner Bar
ber Shop, Northwestern Motel,
Morrow County Cream e r y,
Rene's Beauty Shop, Del's Mar
ket, the Heppner Gazette-Times.
Chamber Officers
Installed Here
At Monday's Chamber of Com
merce luncheon, Past President
Herman Winter was the install
ing officer. The new president Is
Judge Paul Jones. First vice
president Is Gene Pierce and sec
ond vice president Is Ed Dick.
LeRoy Gardner is secretary and
Pat Wonser Is treasurer.
Other officers are directors,
Larry Mills, Ron Daniels, Elma
Harshman, Dr. Wallace Wolff
and Jerry Sweeney.
Jerry Sweeney who has been
president this year thanked ev
eryone for making the year 1969
a success. Among other accomp
lishments of the Heppner-Mor-row
County Chamber of Com
merce, the group showed a
membership gain.
Judge Jones presented Mr.
Sweeney with a plaque in hon
or of his year of service to the
community and county.
Mr. Hill Tells
About Apprentice
Training Program
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hill of
Coos Bay are here visiting Mrs.
Hill's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Harris. The Hills left Heppner
20 years ago and are now liv
ing at Coos Bay where Mr. Hill
supervises the state apprentice
ship program in the counties of
Coos, Curry and Douglas.
There are 64 apprentices in
his area as electricians, carpen
ters, the building trades, auto
motive mechanics and he noted
he had 5 apprentices in the
printing trade.
They use the facilities of the
South Western Community Col
lege at Coos Bay and the Ump
qua Community College at Rose
burg for the class instruction.
He said he thought there would
be an Increase in training pro
grams all over the state and
correspondence courses would be
used in the remote areas away
from the community colleges.