HEPPNEB GAZETTE-TIMES.
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Heppner. Oregon 97836
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MOHROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
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A Welcome to Easter
Every holiday Is accompanied by certain customs and
t-;ditons. Most of them are characterized by exhausting,
f rnetic activity. Even Christmas, with its centuries-old re-r-lcius
connotation, leaves participants exhausted from holi
i 'v festivity. Other holidays are marked by equally strenuous
i hibitionism. Memorial Day Ls inextricably linked to the
-Indianapolis 500" a gruelling death-defying auto race. La
bor Day and the Fourth of July have become occasions for a
mass exodus to the seashore and mountains that make the
trek of Hannibal and his elephants pitiful by comparison.
Perhaps because of its antiquity, as well as its meaning
to Christians, there is one holiday that is commemorated in
a different manner. Easter, which this year is observed on
March 29, is usually a quiet occasion. Children hunt their
colorful Easter eggs in the cool dampness of a spring morn
ing Instead of heading for the mountains or the seashore,
millions of Americans make a special effort to go to church
on Easter Sunday.
r..i,., io o u,h,iPtnme kind of holiday. It gives everyone
an opportunity to recuperate in a small measure from the
harassments of daily life. Its coming will be more than
welcome.
Correct Age is Important
In talking with the Social Security man, John Pasek, who
comes from Pendleton to spend one day each month in Hepp
ner, says the most asked question is, "How do I prove my
age?"
This is most important when it comes to filing for Social
Security. He has had as many as 4 different dates of birth
for some individuals. This can make considerable difference.
The best proofs of age are: birth record, baptismal record,
records Issued before 5 years of age. He says there is less than
17c of error in these records.
Next items may be used as evidence of age: school rec
ords 5 to 10 years of age, school census every year and Fed
eral census every 10 years. If any of these are used, two
items must be submitted as proof of age.
NOW Ls the time to write. Records are being destroyed.
Portland School System charges $1.00 for looking up past
records.
It has been noted that in the smaller schools, now aband
oned, school records are sometimes found in private homes.
He urges families finding such records to take them to the
county office as people are wanting this valuable information.
Mr. Pasek has from 15 to 25 inquiries on the days he
spends in Heppner. He is at the Neighborhood Center April
10 for the next time.
Price of Inflation
The White House conference on food, nutrition and
health endeavored to draw wide public attention to the prob
lem of hunger In America. The President and Congress have
been urged to appropriate several billion dollars a year to
eradicate hunger. It is claimed that there are 15 million
hungry among the nation's poor.
Harsh as It may sound, unless inflation and government
spending can be controlled, the government will never be
able to keep up with what many feel to be a moral obliga
tion to feed the poor. Inflation will create poor and hungry
people faster than the government (taxpayers) can feed them.
Millions of new poor will be created every year as the value
of the dollar declines. This is the price of inflation, which
can no longer be avaded by trick bookkeeping, deficit financ
ing or political demagoguery.
CHUCK WAGON
While we hove gone around
In circles for many years, we en
joyed learning about what folks
in Morrow County mean when
they say "circles". A visit Sun
day to D. O. Nelson's 4,000 acre
ranch and a talk with him and
his charming wife, and a tour
about the ranch, and we actu
ally saw what these giant circ
les are. From what folks tell us,
with the coming of more circles
to use on potatoes and dry
beans, pretty soon anyone who
doesn't have a few circles on
his ranch will be an ole
square!
TV shows hove gotten so bod,
some kids have gone back to do
ing their homework (we're told).
Nothing tie earth and sky to-
gether like a boy and a kite In
wild March weather.
NOTICE
The assessor is not required to notify
any property owner of the duty to file an
application on or before April 1. Howev
er, any property owner who received the
special assessment during the last assess
ment year and who failed to file on or
before April 1 of the current assessment
year will be notified by the assessor; he
can then file on or before May 1 upon
payment of a $10 penalty. The statutes
contain no provision for extending these
filing deadlines.
JOYCE RITCH
Special Assessor
Thuredar. March 26.
19701
HEPPNEH
Real Estate
Transactions
Herman W. Winter and Paul
ine J. Winter to Rex Ellis and
Nona Ellis, tract in Sec. 9, Tp
4' NR 20.
Maxwell C. Jones and Mary I.
Jones to Rex Ellis and Nona El
lis, tract in Sec. 9, Tp 4 NR 26.
Kenneth O. Methvin and Al
ice F. Methvin to James E. Yeo
man and Patricia K. Yeoman,
tract in Block 5, Ayers' Fourth
Add. to City of Heppner.
Bank of Eastern Ore. to Hazel
Mao Ellis, tract in Lots 9 & 10
& Lot 11 In Block 9, Sperry's 2nd
Add. to City of lone.
USA to Dudley Jones Co., Lot
4 Sec. 30, Tp 2 NR 25, contain
ing 56.48 acres.
Roy Phillippl & Myrtle Phil
lippi to Bildco Inc.. tract in SH
Sec. 19, Tp 4 NR 25.
LETTERS
Dear Editors-
My word! A voice from the
past, about 40 years ago.
1 .
Lawrence Keaney, nu wu
born in 18X9 and reared on the
jld Reaney ranch near Lexing
ton on Willow creek, called me
from his home in Vancouver.
Wash., and we had a chat about
old times and people. He said
he comes to Heppner each year
on Memorial Day and enjoys
meeting ol'l friends. Cres Mad
rock he remembers well, among
jthers. He called Kenneth Ma
honey "Kenny" and wondered
about young Tom Mahoney, who
spent his summers at tne txi
Currin ranch wnen i;eaney anu
his wife were working there.
Reaney has 4 sons and 3 dau
ghters. He mentioned Mrs. A.
H. Nelson, Anne Smouse and
Hortense Martin who live at Ter-
williger Plaza.
He sa d he owns a large pioi
in the Htppner Masonic Cc.T.c-ipi-v
whirh ho does not plan to
use so thinks he will dispose of
it.
Hp has lived In Vancouver for
40 years and at one time dealt
In real estate.
He takes the Heppner Gazette
Times and got my telephone
number from one of my articles.
Young Tom (T. J.) Mahoney
is In the insurance business
working for Gerlinger company
in the American Bank Bldg., in
Portland.
Sincerely,
Josephine Mahoney Baker
Portland 97201
Tel. 226-4911
TO THE EDITOR
Thank you so much to Mrs.
Mary Ann Peck for correcting
my error realtive to choosing
Judge John F. Kilkenny as
speaker for the commencement
exercises. Now you nave maae
me very happy and delighted to
extend my congratulations
where it belongs to the senior
class, ten thousand, thousand
times, for their most excellent
and wise choice.
Dr. McMurdo, M. D.
Dear Sir:
Next Sundav will be Easter.
Thousands of Christians will at
tend church this month because
of Easter and the memorial of
our Lord's suffering, death, and
resurrection. Perhaps they will
be thinking deep, serious
thoughts about our Lord and
what He has given us. I hope
so.
i hnne that the bright new
clothes won't cast a haze over I
REMEMBER THIS?
.... REMINISCE!
TEN YEARS AGO
March 24. 1960
Susan Partlow of Boardman,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Partlow. this week was chosen
Queen of the 1960 Morrow Coun
ty Fair and Rodeo.
riiff r.rpen of HeDpner receiv
ed a county $200 Union Pacific
Railroad scholarship at me Mue
FFA convention held in renuie
ton during spring vacation.
The sun bore down on Mor
row County during the past
week and when the mercury
climbed to 75 Tuesday at the
Heppner weather station, it set
a 50 year record.
The Heppner High School stu
dent newspaper The Hehisch
ua.! nne nf onlv two Oregon high
school publications to receive
the Columbia bcnoiasuc neaa
Association Medalist award for
"Publications of Distinction".
A Heppner girl, Miss Janice
Beamer, this week was named
Miss Northwest Cowgirl by the
Northwest Rodeo Association.
She is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Beamer.
School Lunch Menus
Presented
Through Courtesy of
Heppner Branch
FIRST
NATIONAL
BANK OF ORtGOR
Heppner Elementary and
High Schools
Monday, March 30 Spanish
rice, green beans, celery and
carrot sticks, rolls, butter, gin
gerbread topping, milk.
Tuesday. March Jl corn
dogs, potato chips, macaroni sal
ad, spinach, fruit cobbler, milk.
Wednesday, April 1 Sloppy
Joe, homemade bun. spinach,
celery stix, Jell O fruit salad,
milk.
Thursday. April 2 Hamburg
ers, potato salad, pickles, pota
to chips, carrots and celery, lee
prenm milk.
Friday, April 3 Tuna noodle
casserole, buttered peas, carrot
stix. French bread, butter, fresh
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EDITOR,
the crown of thorns He wore for
us. I hope the tlqht new shoes
won't make us forget that our
f i ' f r.lerred W tin
. t
angry nans, leaving -u-iii
pnHuro for all eternity. I
hope that the excellent cuisine
monu et no u.' m enlov after the
church services will not make us
forget Hie vim-gar offered Hjm
when He cried out. "I thirst.'
But most of all I iiope that
this Easter each one of us who
attends divine worship may find
there the real reason for Christ
ianity God's incomparable
love for man.
Can other religions point to
such love as this? mat a u
would leave His heavenly palace
to come share the lot of man.
to become man poor, humble,
despised, hated, and finally
KPii and killed is unthink
able. Yet our Lord did this for
us.
With su.h evidence of God's
regard for man why should our
youth turn to the mystic relig
ions of the East? Why should
they search for "religion" in the
chemistry of pot and pills? Can
it be because they do not know?
And if they do not know our
God, our Christ, our Lord, what
is the reason for that?
Can the reason be you? Can
it be I? That I have not made
Him live for them? After all.
He is alive. The celebration of
Easter declares His victory over
riealh. But if He does not live
in our hearts, He may dead to
them. If He does not live in
our lives, how can they know
Him?
God grant that our lives may
pick up a spark of dedication
at this season and carry that
spark throughout the year, so
that Christ the Christ oi ooi
gotha, the Christ of eternity
can speak to others through us.
Sincerely yours,
H. E. Preston, Pastor
Seventh-day Adventist Church
rkn.U. M.l.nn mntnrwi to
Portland the last of the week
from the Nelson ranch in the
Tevinirtnri area
n : . ,h ,annh ulth
nciuiiiui iu a."- "
him for a visit were his grand-
mother, Mrs. A. H. Nelson, ana
Mrs. Anne Smouse, residents oi
-rr,,.;iiinr. Pin v a
. i
Mrs. Norman Nelson. Mr. and
Mrs Fred Nelson and Mrs. A.
H. Nelson, each has
house on the ranch.
his own
Transfer of the Boardman
Bombing Range to the state of
Oregon for development into a
"space age industrial park" will
be approved by the department
of defense.
A candlelight ceremony unit
ed in marriage Miss Judith
Anne Collins, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. William Collins and
David E. Tottelben, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Harold J. Tottleben of
Collinsville, 111., Saturday eve
ning, March 19, at 7 o'clock.
A surprise handkerchief show
er was given for Mrs. Ray Smith
Tuesday evening at the L. L.
Robbins home in celebration of
her fourteenth year in the Unit
ed States.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday at the Condon Con
1 church for Alexand
er Warren, 86, who died March
19 at Pioneer Memorial Hospital.
NEWS AND VIEWS FROM THE
FRIENDLY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
By PASTOR FLOYD EVERHART
We are your neighbors; we are not salesmen; we are not
running for office ... We just want to serve you . . .
1. We feel a sense of spiritual responsibility to our neigh
bors. 2 We are not trying to promote "religion." "Religion may
only be man reaching up for God." "Christianity is God reach
ing down for man."
3. We are interested in sharing good news about a person;
the Lord Jesus Christ ......
4. We do not believe in forcing religion or Christianity on
anjone believe there are four spiritual laws that are just as
inviolable as the law of gravity.
I God loves each individual and has a wonderful plan
for each life. St. John 3:16; 10:106.
II. Every Man has sinned and his sins separate him from
Romans 3:23; Romans 6:23.
III. God provided only one way for man to have fellow
with Him through His Son, Jesus Christ.
"None other name" Acts 4:12, Romans 5:8; Cor. 5:21.
IV. Each person must personally invite Jesus Christ to be
Saviour and Lord of his life. Romans 3:20; 1 John 1:9.
Each month there will be a Neighbor Night service to pro
vide the community an opportunity to share the Good News that
Jesus lives today within the hearts of those wo will "Trust and
Obey," not the teachings of man but "The Commandments of
Ch"lf vou have personal or spiritual problems you would like
for someone to share with you in prayer, contact us. We are your
servants, for the sake of the Lord Jesus Christ. What is our mo
tive "The Love of Christ constrains us." 2 Cor. 5:14.
Pioneer
Ponderings
By W. S. CAVERHILL
The McGauhey Family
A recent issue of the Blue
Mountain Eagle contained an
historical article on the McGau
hev family and a P'f. '
Mother McGauhey now residing
In Eugene after 100 years of
pioneer life. The story and pic
ture revived memories of them
that deserve recognition. Sixty
years ago while teaching at Rit
ter I had the McGauhey child
ren (Dorothv. Percy and Buddy)
in school. They rode four miles
to attend on a white horse they
"nirt Sawbones." In mid-
...;., thv left home before
daylight and returned after
dark. Old Sawbones' high gear
was a slow walk, and there were
several gates to open and close.
Dorothy, the oldest was the
"leadman" for the daily expedit
ion, the left side of their sad
dle had two stirrups a long
one for climbing and a short
nnn for ridine. They never fail
ed to attend school. They came
for a purpose and earn oi mem
has done well in the years since.
Not many pioneer families have
a living link 100 years old to
tie them to the past generation.
Judge Jones Tells
Of Shelter Plan
A community shelter plan has
heen nrcDared for Morrow Coun
ty telling what to do and where
to go in the event of an en
emy attack on the U.S.A., ac
eordine to Judge Paul Jones.
The plan is explained in a fold
er accompanying a 9,2-page
booklet which is to be distrib
uted by mail beginning Mon
day, May 4. Each home in the
county will receive a copy.
I "Whilo it ic linlikelv that an
enemy nuclear weapon would be
exploded in
Morrow County",
Jones saiu,
'potentially lethal
radioactive fallout could settle
here from a burst hundreds of
mues away . umras auuan:.,
snieiueu
shelters
ereat manv Deoole could become
casualties, he added. To avert
this possibility, a community
shelter plan was devised.
"To insure that the plan
would fit our local situation,"
stated Jones, "the Morrow Coun
ty court appointed a communi
ty shelter planning committee
in the summer of 1968. Mem
bers serving with me included:
Frank Anderson, Donald Ball,
C. J. D. Bauman, Everett Brock,
Robert Drake, Vic Groshens,
Walter Hayes, Loren Lucore,
Carl Marquardt, Avon Melby,
John Mollahan, Donald Munk
ers, Delbert Piper, Harold Sher
er, and Ted Smith. The commit
tee worked with a professional
planner from the Bureau of
Governmental Research and
Service, in Eugene, and with
Bill DePew of the Oregon De
partment of Emergency Services.
Technical assistance and finan
cing of the project was provid
ed by the Department of De
fense." Mrs. George Bradburg of St.
Louis, Mo., left Friday after
spending two weeks here with
her son-in-law and daughter,
Rev. and Mrs. F. W. (Mike)
Luedde in lone. She arrived in
time to care for the new arrival
Mark Vaughan, and his brother,
Fullerton Woods III better
known as Colt.
BMCC Budget
Election Set
For April 6
Blue Mt. Community College
budget election Is scheduled for
April 6. the same date Morrow
county school budgets will be
voted on.
The budget Is Sl.640,422. an
. ... nf ?14 087 over the cur-
III-J n-1- -
rent year's casts, ine im.-.
less than last
year' 1 due to enrollment In
creases, according to Bob Slan
gier, chairman oi me uuuK
committee.
The amount to be collected by
taxes in Morrow and Umatilla
counties Is $676,270. requiring a
levy estimated last month at
$1.38 per $1,000 true cash value.
The balance of the college s op
erating funds come from feder
al and state sources plus student
tuition and fees.
BMCC's current budget Is the
second lowest of seven compar
.,m v,mmunitv colleges in the
state, with a tax levy that is
18 cents lower than the aver
see.
"When you consider that the
college's enrollment went up
per cent this year and will prob
ably go up that much next year,
this is a very responsible budg
et," Stangler added.
"When you add to this the
decrease in our true cash value
through farm use deferrals and
the decrease in federal vocation
al funds." he continued, "it's re
markable that the budget is as
low as it is."
un nninted out that the
amount budgeted is the entire
ommint needed to operate the
college, and since the college
has no tax base an election
must be held each year to ap
prove amounts to come from
Umatilla and Morrow county
taxpayers.
GRANGE LADIES
HAVE MEETING
The Women's Activity Com
mittee of Rhea Creek Grange
met at the home of Mrs. Elmer
Palmer on Thursday of this
past week for luncheon and an
afternoon meeting. Chairman,
Mrs. Walter Wrieht. explained
the rules for the contests that
are being conducted by the
State Grange, and urged anyone
interested to enter the sewing
contest. The prize for the best
dress in the National contest is
an all expense trip to Hawaii
for two. There is also a Don
Contest and the Canning Con
test. Plans were completed for
the sunner and card Dartv and
for the visitation to Lexington
Grange on April n.
SUPPER & GAMES ENJOYED
A good crowd attended the
pancake supper and card party
at the Rhea Creek Grange hall
on Saturday night. There were
6 tables of pinochle in play with
prizes won by Mrs. Nora Turner,
high, and Mrs. Sarah Adkins
low for ladies, and Kenneth
Wright, high, and Art Dalzell
low for men. The traveling pi
nochle prizes were won by Mrs.
John Lane and Lewis Ball. Bin
go was also enjoyed. The pro
ceeds from this evening will be
used toward the many funds and
charities helped by the Grange.
The members of the Grange
wish to give a special "thank
you" to the Heppner Gazette-
Times, The Bank of Eastern Ore
gon, and to Ruggles Insurance
Agency for the advertising they
gave that helped make this mul
ti benefit party a success.
LAY-A-WAY
NOW!
A Piece of Every Pay Check
With our high rate, that piece
soon multiplies into a car, an
education, or any dream you
want to come true.
OPEN AN ACCOUNT TODAY
ACCOUNTS NOW INSURED TO $15,000
FIRST FEDERA
SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION
BOX 843 PENDLETON
Frank E. McDaniel
Services Last Week
Funeral services were held
March 15, at the Methodist
Church In Heppner for Frank
Earl McDaniel, with Rev. Edwin
A. Cutting, officiating.
Mr. McDaniel was born Nov
17, 1892 In Wild Rase Prairie,"
In the territory of Washington,
which Is now the city of Spo
kane. He passed away March
12, at the Veterans Hospital In
Walla Walla, at the age of 77.
He had been a resident of Stan
field for the past 22 years, and
formerly lived In Hardman. He
was a veteran of World War II,
a member of the American Leg.
Ion and a charter member of the
IOOF at Hardman.
He is survived by his wife,
Mildred, of Stanfield, a sister,
Nellie Llndburg of Spokane and
several nieces and nephews as
well as other relatives In this
area.
Special music for the services
was provided by Mrs. Warren
Miller and the Marquardt fam
ily. Casket bearers were Adrian
Bechdolt, Robert Stevens, Albert
Wright, Clayton Wright, Harold
Wright and Kenneth Batty.
Concluding services were held
at Heppner Masonic Cemetery
with Burns Mortuary In care of
the final services.
Paul McDuffee and his wife,
h.i-1a1 a re wcMnntQ nf ferifnrst
according to a St. Patrick's Day
- -J ..And mA Kr TAcanhina A
honey Baker.
The McDuffees are former
Heppner residents.
COMMUNITY
BILLBOARD
MARCH 31
First Aid Course
First Session, 7:30 p.m.
Elementary School Library
APRIL 4 "SPRING FLING"
Dessert Luncheon and Card
Party. Bridge and pinoch
le, 1:30 p.m.
lone Masonic Hall
Drawing on afghan. Dona
tion of $1 to lone Public
Library
MARCH 27
Heppner American Legion
Auxiliary Bake Sale
Building next door to Peter
son's Jewelry
APRIL 6
All Band Concert, 8:00 p.m.
lone High School
MARCH 27
Community Good Friday Ser
vice, 2:00-4:30
Hope Lutheran Church
SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC
SERVICE BY
C. A. RUGGLES
Insurance Agency
P. O. Box 247 PH. 676-862S
If no answer call Ray Boyce,
676-5384
fruit, milk.