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4 HEPPNER CAZETTE-TIMES. Tborsday. ApcU li. 179 Over The o Tee Cup Bt MARIE McQUARRIE E'en though cjld wind doth l, low and sometimes there's row, 'tis Tee Cup time again. Non-Rollers ana even some first out of town visitation and was greatly enjoyed. On Tuesday of this week, a hard -working croup of seven .. '. I ..!... -..I- Inrni.H inln "krirlnC ilfers may not realize now, a' "V" J' .." i uch work has been going on iA Willow Cret-k Country v.iuo i ,ct of the winter. To keep a , jurse In good condition and l ive it ready for spring play- e takes a considerable amount hnnw l.-anors". The club house , . wax thoroughly scrubbed from Z f.m tn stern. This was a big Fv Job, but with the good turnout of such efficient gals, the Job was finished before noon. Thanks, gaU, for putting your , f planning and labor during "Thanks, gau. lor puuing our , he winter months. To have a , muscle, to work for surh a grod elf course In cood shape Is real ly a ycar-around Job. Our thanks to all who have expend - i time, thought and work to make this possible. The last few Saturdays and : undays, though the weather 1 as not been too warm, has stir i 'd the blood of dedicated golf- rs. Many have been out swing i ig and working on the "win i -r kinks" of thir game. On Sunday, April 5, an Invi ' itional play for a liirjje group f golfers was held at McNary r.eAt Course. Hcppncr, Condon . nd Kinua were there to play v.-ith the hosts. Over 15 from Ifppner entered. Awards won ,y Willow Creek Country Club Members were low gross and 'ong drive, Lowell Cribble; first low net. Bob Jepsen; second low net, Bob Kelly; third low net, ijay Ferguson, e-nuie ounufi.wn won the second flight in the Sole Survivor. Low gross was won by Beverly Gundcrson; sec ond low gross. Hazel Mahoney md low net; Suzanne Jepsen. It was a beautiful day for the cause. The rest of the club mem bers surely appreciate the ef fort and results. A formal opening of golf for the women will be held Tues day, April 21 at 12:30. Dee Crib ble and Helen Schaffitz are hosting a luncheon to get the season started. Cards of invita tion have been sent out, with an RSVP to Dee Cribble. Coif may be played tefore or after the luncheon, as you wish or Just come for the first get together. ja r i Kinzua Has Alaskan Visitor SPRING SHOWERS Bring May Flower and a big attendance to the annual spring Boys' and Girls' PE program I from Uft the girls show an intricate routino with boops: Penny Papineau and Penny Marquardt Barbara's Diary We went by the Rugby field where they have Rugby games in the winter and use the same field for cricket in the summer. They also have bowling greens that are grassy areas, very close ly clipped, much like golf grecas. Bowling is an outdoor sport with 2, 4 or 8 players in teams. The game is very different from our indoor howling alleys altnougn they do have a few indoor al leys in the larger cities. the first Tuesday in Feb ruary', school starts for the be ginning of the school year. They have two two-week vacations, one in May and one in Sept ember. Theri school is out the second week In December for the year. All of the students from primary, high school and col lege wear school uniforms. The primary is the same as our pri mary, high school is similar to our upper grades and college is equal to our high schools, ex cept they are much more voca tional. Hire Car and Driver We hired a car and driver to take us from Auckland to Ro torua. The terrain is rolling hills and ' valleys. Paddeoks (pas tures) of various sizes from 5 to 50 acres or even more with sheep and dairy cattle. Most of the cattle are Jersey, some Guernsey and less Holstcin. One place we stopped had Bolted Galloway and Dun Galloway. We stopped at another station (farm) where they were in the process of shearing the sheep. These were cross bred and had a long stapled coarse wool. They bale the wool in bales approxi mately 4x4x4. These will weigh between 3 and 4 hundred pounds, Wc also slopped by a horse Vanch where they were raising race horses and show horses Some are trained as gaited show Kt.rk and others are trotters and gallopers. To see a race one either goes to tne gallops treg ular races) or to the trots (trot ting races). This place had over 100 horses. We stopped at Hamilton, which is a lumber mill and min ing town for refreshment at the local pub. The building was as laryp as the fair building. One nart is a lunch area, another is a Mand-up bar with high ta hies, for men alone, and there is another section that has ta bles and chairs for men with ladies. There is also a small dancing area. There were only 6 to 10 customers there when we stopped but our driver told us the building is packed from about 5:00 p.m. till midnight ev ery night after work. They serve mostly beer, and very good, too, besides lighter and heavier re freshments. Visit Fish Hatchery We stopped at Rainbow Springs, which is a fish hatch ery but Is In natural pools at the head of a river. They raise rainbow trout and the fish come into the pools to spawn and then leave. The pools are then screen ed off to keep the other large fish from entering and eating the finerlings. There is an ar boretum where they have plant ed trees from all over the world. A redwood that was planted 25 years ago was 40 inches through at the base. Douglas firs plant ed about the same time are 48 inches in diameter. Register Now For Kindergarten Mothers with Kindergarten age children tmust be 5 on or before Nov. 15 1 interested in sending their children next year are asked to contact Ann Grif fith at 676-5554. Teacher will again be Mrs. Marcel Jones. Kindergarten fees are $10.00 for registration and $8.00 per month tuition for nine months. Scholarships are available for those who need them. in s ' i .c . j VlTtw vf " TRACKMEN AT EOC On the track roster for East ern Oregon College this spring are Tim Smith, who is a Junior out for the 2-3 mile and 6 mile runs; and Larry Buell of Spray, a senior who is out for weights. LOCAL NEWS The lone High Horse 4-H Sew ing Club met at the home of Mrs. Darrell James. Karen Crow ell, junior leader for the club, gave a demonstration on tech niques of giving a demoastra tion. She pointed out that you never can practice too much. We discussed suggested demon strations for the rest of the year. Teena Stefani and Cassy Chapel served refreshments. Kathy Gilbert, reporter Jay Keithley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vern Keithley is In St. Mary's Hospital In Walla Walla to have major surgery on Tues day of this week. Heppner Civic League is un packing clothes to get ready for their annual spring Rummage Sale on April 24-25. Anyone hav ing things to contribute may leave them at the old variety store building or call one of the I members for pickup. Mr. and Mrs. Gail McCarty were in Portland Monday. Gail was making arrangements foi the annual Portland 8th grade tour in Eastern Oregon. Here in Morrow County there will be 31 eighth graders visit on Apr. 24-25-26. Gail is Morrow Coun ty's 4-H Club Agent. The breakfast by the Men's Fellowship of the First Chris tian Church, Heppner. and the Church of Christ, Lexington, will be at 7 a.m., Sunday at the Lex ington Church. Program will be provided by Orville Cutsforth who will talk on his trip to Australia. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Soward drove to La Grande Sunday to attend service at the Christian Church and 10 have dinner with Rev. Gordon Mildrum at the church. After dinner they drove on to Haines to visit old friends, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph McCullough, who Is a stockman and cattle buyer. The Sowards returned home that evening, having driv en about 300 miles. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Rice of Re no, Nev., are announcing the birth of a son on April 6. The baby has been named Robert Kent and weighed 5 lb., 4 oz. at birth. The family formerly lived in the lone area. BILL JEPSEN is working out on the parallel bars. Dean Wright on the left hurt his wrist during practice and wasn't able to participate on the final performance. Rory Stillman is on the right M II r lkJtM THE HOOPS make an interesting study of white with black shad, ows. Elks Plan Anglers Stag Tonight The Elks Lodge is planning an Anglers Stag Night on April 16. The evening starts with a deep fat fried prawn feed at 6:30 p.m. There will be lots of prizes. There will be a Baked Ham dinner Saturday evening at 6:30 for Elks and their out-of-town friends. OCE Honor Roll Oregon College of Education at Monmouth is just publishing the honor roll and earning a place in the select group is Den iece Matthews of lone, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Matthews. TYPEWRITER RIBBONS for most makes on sale at The Gazette-Times 98c each. ADS WORK Bryce Keene advertised 4 sec ond calf Hereford cows with calves at side in last week's Gazette-Times. He sold 'em right away. You, too, may have success. Try a Gazette-Times ad. Just call 676-9228. Diesel smoking? Chevron Diesel Fuels burn clean, increase Injector life; triple fuel filter life. i CALL YOL'R STANDARD OIL MAN IN HEPPNER L. E. "Ed" DICK 676 9633 FARM MACHINERY mam Good, Usable Farm Equipment of All Kinds e 6 TRACTORS e POWER BUCK e BALE PICKER AIR GREASE GUN e LAND ROLLER e SPRING TOOTH HARROW e DISCS e MOWERS e 4 WD FARMHAND STACKER e POWDER RIVER CALF CHUTE e 2-WHEEL TRAILER e HOME COMFORT RANGE DUMP RAKE POST DRIVER POST HOLE DIGGER OLD TIME SADDLES WAGON PARTS HORSE COLLARS e GRAIN ROLLER DITCHER FORD STOCK TRUCK The List Grows Daily STARTING 10:30 A.M. SATURDAY, APRIL at the Dick Ray Ranch 6i2 Miles East of John Day 18 ALL MERCHANDISE CONSIGNED BT GRANT COUNTY FARM BUREAU MEMBERS AUCTIONEER: JENKS TANLER. REDMOND LUNCHEON AVAILABLE ON AUCTION GROUNDS GRANT COUNTY FARM BUREAU Bv VIRGINIA KELSO KINZUA Mm. Bob Dyer mxl Mm. Arden Trlwi went to Port l.ind Thursday lo meet Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Muzzy and family of Thome lliiv. Alaska. WHO IIHU came wuth lo attend the fun eral of Mr. Muzzy' Br"'"'"'"'" ir t Itaker. Friday. Going on to Baker with them were Mm CHAMBER SPEAKER Clint Jacks, Umatilla County extension agent from llermlston. will be the guest dpeaker at the Chamber of Commerce meeting next Monday, announces Avon Melby, program director. Mr. Jacks recently returned from Af rica where he was with the Peace Corps and will show slides on his stay in Africa. OSU HONOR ROLL Oregon State University's hon or roll has Just been released and Includes all A and B stu dents. Listed from Irrlgon In Forest ry Is James It. Mcltae. From Heppner are Karen Y. French. Home Economics, and L.-.rry G. Pettyjohn, Science. TOM TROXELL HOME FROM SEA Navy Fireman Thomas L. Troxell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Don ald O. Troxell of Spray, has re turned to Long Beach, Calif., af ter a six -month deployment in the Westren Pacific aboard the destroyer USS Alfred A. Cun ningham. SUCCESS AGAIN A G-T want ad did it again. This time for Vic Groshens. One time only did he run his ad to sell a 15 foot Go-lite Camper trailer when he sold it. If the right person sees it, wants it . . . it's sold. Want ads are an Inexpensive way of let ting people know what you have to sell, rent, want, give away, lost or found. Call 676-9228 to place your ad. iLf...u i.ii.i Mrs. Terry IV i..r.M .,f Portland. Paul Muzy had goni' to Baker Tuesday. i Wilms Mube returned home Saturday from Ihe Pioneer Memorial Ihispltai in ii.-i " ..i -i... hull been recehvlnu treatment Mn the lr'vlm Sunday. She wan taken (o he hospital by her brother, Archie Cox. To The Dalles Mrs. Richard Hun"' '",J lh"d' icn and Mrs. Jack Wllscy wre business visitors to The Dalles Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Larry O'Neall went to Portland Friday evening for the weekend. In The Dalles Saturday on business were Mr. and Mrs. Don (dry. Also in The Dalles Satur day were Mrs. Koiwri jvei.su mm Mrs. Dan Hell ana jeanm-u--. Mr. and Mrs. Iioy Keller. Bren- da and Carol in of Madras were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Don Cory. Recent visitors wltn Mr. nnn Mr. Frank DeMeritt were .Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Douglas of Ba ker. Mrs. Earl Norris was in Prine- ville Tuesday where she had medical care and also visited with Mr. and Mrs. Frank rer- rel. Miss Genine Hardwh k of John Day spent last Monday visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John llardwick. Mr. and Mrs. John Gill of Port land were Tuesday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Mike Todd and Mr. and Mri, Richard Thomas. The Camp 3 Women Club will sponsor a Bingo party at the Camp 5 Community Hall on Ap. rll 18. Further details are on posters around town. Friendship Card Party The Friendship Club had their regular rurd party Wednesday evening at the grade school with Patsy McMinn as sostesiies. High score was won by Roberta Con lee with Rose Merry Nelson tak ing home wcond high. Pinoch les were won by Melba Mitchell and Sharon Smiley. Others play. Ing were Becky Wright, Carol Norris, Dinah Jackson, Sue Mat tlson, Doris Stubblefield, Deena Rcld and Clndl Weaser. Wood rot rapid? i.n.n Chevron Wood Preservative protects mud sills, fence posts, grape stakes, for years. CALL YOUR STANDARD OIL MAN IN HEPPNER L.E. "Ed" DICK 676-9633 Standard Oil Company of CjMorrv Lubrication problems? Chevron Dura-Lith Grease EP replaces up to 20 spe cialized products. Reduces chances of applying wrong lubricant. CALL YOUR STANDARD OIL MAN IN HEPPNER L. E. "Ed" DICK 676-9633 Stndrd Oil Company sf California FARMERS NOTICE! You arc invited to an organiza tional meeting of the Farm Bureau at the home of Orville Cutsforth, Sr., near Heppner. At 8 P.M. Monday, April 20 Mr. Cutsforth will report on the agricul tural situation as he found it in Australia and New Zealand. THE NEW MOVIE L rT KODAK GIVES YOU ALL THIS... 1 SWovies "Movies Ar Fan" book Cartridge of Kodak super 8 color movie film Handy shoulder-style carrying case N Two AA-size Kodak Instamatic? 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