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L I BRARY u or 0 U 3 E N E , ORE 07403 p. Graduation Week Here for 90 Seniors Ten more seniors will receive diplomas this year over last year when there were eighty. This year there are 49 seniors to be graduated " from Heppner High, 17 from lone High and 24 from Riverside High. This is a busy weekend for the graduates. Riverside High i Riverside High's gymnasium will be the scene for Commence, ment ceremonies on Friday, May 22, starting at 8 p.m. Salu tatorian Is Thomas Stewart and valedictorians are Joseph Tatone and Tamara Snyder. Richard Hiatt of Eastern Ore gon College will deliver the ad dress. He will be introduced by Dante Daltoso, principal. Gerald Peck of . the Morrow - County School Board will present the diplomas. Mr. Daltoso will pre sent awards, lone High r lone High will hold its Com mencement ceremonies in the High School gymnasium. The event will be on Saturday, May 23, starting at 8 p.m. Salutator ian is Joy Beggs and valedictor lian Is Kristin Nelson. . Presentation of awards will be by Principal Harold Beggs. Mr. Leonard Herrick is to be Commencement speaker. Presentation of the diplomas will be by Don McEUigott of the Morrow County School Board. Heppner High v ; i For the second time, Heppner High will hold a combination Baccalaureate and Commence ment which will be In the Hepp ner High Gymnasium starting at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, May 24. Valedictorian Is Craig Cutting and Salutatorian is . Rick Mar quardt. . Commencement address will be delivered by the Honorable Judge John F. Kilkenny. Presen- Port Officials Study Nuclear Site Proposals ' Engineering proposals from several firms for nuclear power siting were presented to the Port of Morrow Commission at their Thursday meeting at Boardman City Hall. . Larry Lindsay of Lexington was appointed chairman to study the proposals and make a recommendation to the com mission. Rupert Kennedy and Dewey West, Jr. were appointed to assist him in this matter. The commission adopted a res olution to adopt the budget for the fiscal year In the amount of $31,000. The Port has never taken the allowable 6. : The Commission, .and .guests went down to the new big met al building being erected by the Morrow Produce Company, a new firm of D. O. Nelson and the Tucker Brothers for handling potatoes. The modern new struc' ture is well laid out for all phas es of the processing business and will be equipped with the lat est machinery. Adequate facili ties are being installed for the workers. Offices for the firm are located on the second floor. A railroad spur line will be run to the building. The new building measures 80 x 120 feet. Film to be Shown At Chamber The Union Pacific Railroad is to furnish a new sound & color film "Working Forest" at next Monday's Chamber of Commerce meeting. ' It Is described as an excellent film showing forest resources and timber production. Harold Kerr, Morrow County Extension Agent, will shown the movie, ac cording to Mrs. Avon Melby, pro gram chairman. Sweeney Elected Jerry Sweeney was elected to the board of directors of the Oregon State Funeral Directors Ass'n. This was at the annual meeting held last week at Sun River. tation of awards will be by Jim Bier, High School principal. Presentation of diplomas will be by Jack Sumner, ' chairman of the Morrow County School Board; The presentation of the class will be by Superintendent Ron Daniels and Mrs. Vi Lan ham. A reception will follow In the cafetorlum. Riverside High Graduates Included in the Riverside High Class of 1970 are Alice Di ane Baity, Rhonda Jean Bellin ger, Bruce Richard Buchanan, Jerry Downey, John Paul Eppen bach, David Wayne Franke, Bar bara Mary Gasser, Gary Lee Hii gel, Toni Inissa Hill, ' Judith Anne Hinton, Vickie Glee Hobbs, Pamela Diane Kuhn, Frances Marian McDonald, Albert James Phillips, Roy Parker Rasmus sen, Randall Brent Ryan, Rich ard Eugene Shoemake, Tamara Lynn Snyder, Thomas Duane Stewart, Joseph Marion Tatone, Derthal Grant Walter, Leon uaie Wilson, Frances Marie Witters and Ronald Allen Zielinski. lone High Graduates The Class of 1970 at lone Hieh School includes Marsha Lorraine Ball, Joy Coleen Beggs, Terry Marvin Cannon, Sandra Lou Carlson, Ronald William Christ- opherson, Howard Eugene Crow ell. Jr.. Karen Louise Edwards. Cassandra Lynn Justus, Gerald- mft Mae Krebs, Joseph Paul Mc Elligott, Evelyn Gertrude Moore, Kristin . Sue Kelson, Kristine Elizabeth Peterson, Linda Sue Pettyjohn, Scott E. Wilson and Eugene Challen Zinter. Heppner High Graduates ' The HeDDner High Class of 1970 includes Robert Henry Ab rams, Patricia Ann Adlard, Lar ry Arthur Anderson, John Phil ip Ayres, Molly Anne Becket, Harold Robert Bergstrom, Thom as Webb Cleveland. Linda Rae Cooper, Craig Robert Cutting. Linda Diane Eckman, banara Marlene Flaiz, Judith Ann Gent ry, .., William Donald Greenup, John Thomas Harris, Cynthia Lynn Harsin, Grace Irene Hawk, Sheila Ann Healy, Michael G. Hedman. Marv Kay Hughes, Tricia Jeannine Hunt, Lee Erie Huson. Susan Jane Jepsen, Patricia Ann Keithlev. Patrick Joseph Kilkenny, Mark Lovgren, Rick Calvin Marquardt, Sandra jo Matheny, Sandra Lee Mattnews, John Edmund McCabe, Steven E. McDaniel, Lillian Susan Mel by, Michelle Ann Miller, KoDert Earl Morris, Gary D. Munkers. Matthew Gwin Murray, Robert Dean Peck, Mark Francis Point er,' Gedola Jean Rugg, Bruce Steven Sather, William John Schlichting, Linda Charlene Starks, Vicki Darlene Steagall, Gregory Paul Sweek, Patrick William Sweeney, Deborah Kay Warren, William A. Wolff, Dav id. William Wright and Teresa Ellen Wright. Car Thief Caught Sheriff John Mollahan and State Police Officer Curtis Culp were off duty and returning home from police school at Blue Mtn. College Monday evening. They noted an erratic driver be tween North Lexington Elevator and Lexington and, thinking the driver to be drunk, stopped him and discovered the juvenile was driving a stolen car. The young man, from North Dakota had been on the road four days, thru Montana, Idaho and Washington and has admitted two other car thefts during this spree. He was driving a 1968 Plymouth station wagon at the time he was stop ped. Sheriff Mollahan said the 17-year-old had not bought any gas all the way from North Dakota, helping himself to other people's gas tanks. WEATHER Br DON GILLIAM Week of May 13-19 Wednesday 59 34 Thursday 74 35 Friday 81 48 Saturday 84 50 Sunday 71 47 Monday 72 41 Tuesday 74 42 87tn Year GK7L ssss bsbss Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, Moy 21, 3 Vacancies Still Exist In District Three teachers of the county have chosen to return their con tracts without slenine them. The School board at their Monday night meeting accepted tnose resignations of Betty Brown, Heppner High Home Ec; Pat Cassldy, Biology, Heppner High and Dennis Surmon, Band and Chorus at Riverside High. On Rachel Dick's request for a years' leave of absence, the hnard voted to grant the re quest if a satisfactory replace ment could be iound. Contracts were approved for Sandra Kay Hoiness to teach English and Reading at lone High. She is a graduate of the University of Oregon. Mrs. Jack lyn Wagenblast to teach Home Ec. and Girls' PE at lone High Sfhnni. Khi has a BA from Ore gon State. Franklin McAllister to teach Business Education at Heppner High. He has his BA from Texas A & I University. He had 10 years teaching exper ience with six years at Taft, Texas. Stanley Addison to teach Physics and Chemistry at Hepp ner High School. He has his BA from OCE. He finished out the school year when John Knapp resigned to go into the National Guard. t Vacancies existing are: . at Heppner High, Math, English, Social Studies, Spanish, Home Ec and Biology, Heppner ele mentary, : vocal music; Board man, band. Fair Board Delegation Several members of the Fair Board met to discuss the possi bilities of a joint venture with the school district on a well at the Fair Grounds. They reported two well drillers had been con tacted. The area had been "witched" by Fritz Cutsforth with n likelv sDot in the middle of the parking lot and another ui mc yonwne - T close to the existing pump. In-. Hirations are. thev said, that "I?" "is i, it;fi t m iate area indicated plenty of wa- ler in SlltUlUWer wena. iin. x cn Board would use the new facil ity for Fire protection and the school board for the athletic school board tor tne aimeut field. Cost would be on a 50-50 basis. Coaches met with the board concerned with baseball, track and football field problems. The track at Heppner is not a reg ulation track. One solution ior pnlarsine the 270 track to a 440 would be to move some dirt and fill on the south end. Coaches also asked for a cindered track and curbs. Sunt. Ron Daniels will prepare cost figures. Space doesn t permit DaseDau nn the hill so it is anticipated improvements may be made on the Fair Grounds ior DaseDau and football. Coaches felt the (Continued on page 8) (' J FIREPLACE BUILDERS: 1 to r: Don Robinson, Hubert Wilson, Don Bennett Orville Cutsforth. Sandy Bennett (sitting on pick up) Jean Bennett Judy Bennett (behind Hubert). Taken at the 4-H Camp last Sunday. Fireplace Started at 4-H Camp The much talked about fire nlarp in the dining hall at 4-H camp was started Sunday. An enthusiastic group oi volunteers gathered to pour the cement foundation and haul the rocks to be used. The crew was headed up by Hubert Wilson who will do the ETTE-TIME STOrrij A County Welcomes Intercollegiate Rodeo it's a his ole riosnorter here in Heppner this weekend as 100 cowboys from 15 colleges and universities vie for points in the second annual inter-collegiate NW Regional: nnais neia nere in Heppner May 22 23 - 24. The finals will be held at the Morrow County Fairgrounds here starting at 4 p.m. May u and at 1:30 p.m. on May 23 and 24. ; There are many local Morrow County folks, involved in help ing in X number of ways. So let's all dress up in our rodeo togs and go see 'em ! The Morrow County rodeo committee met with representa tives from Blue Mountain Col loiro nnrl dismissed final plans for the Intercollegiate rodeo to be held here tnis weeKena. Continental Airlines will do- nate the saddle lor tne au- champion at the college " , m V,. v,, ,h the saddle for the all rodeo, ine sauuiu Tnie f Of Scholar Donors to Act President. Bank 1 Qreeon will again 1 of Eastern Oregon win ag chairman the collection of schol arships for 4-H Summer School delegates. Organizations and in dividuals who wish to sponsor a 4-H summer school delegate are asked to send their checks to Gene. Cost for each delegate is $30, but partial scholarships are also gratefully accepted. Morrow County may send 30 delegates to the week-long ses sion on OSU campus, June 15 20. Interest in summer school is great this year with 48 applica tions to attend. A committee of leaders from north and south Morrow County met recently to select delegates. actual construction of the fire ulace. Those helping were: Hubert and Clayton Wilson, Rudy Berg strom, Don and Jean Bennett and girls, Don Robinson, O. W. Cutsforth, Gail McCarty, Garry Tullis and Harold Kerr. v ff. ' 1. MM 1970 e j)evuiirs Lumber .... hv none Rullincton of the Prine- ville Saddle and Tree Co. at Prineville. Thp hoard sent a reauest for approval to the NRA for events for the Morrow county Koaeo. svonts scheduled are bareback rirlina. ra If rouine. bulldogeing, saddle bronc riding, bull riding and barrel racing. In other business, the board decided to drop the team rop ing event for the 1970 show and changed the entry fees for bull riding from. $20 to $25. County Chamber Hears State Granger Speak .j o Diomo in. .wnnlrl lead to bigger raids on Wheeler at Monday s cnamoer of Commerce luncheon at the Wagon Wheel. Mr. Wheeler spoke on the pro posed new Constitution for Ore gon, stating he would like to be able to present both sides but was much opposed to me measure. He explained that the measure would increase the number of members of the leg islature but would not benefit Eastern Oregon in . proportion to port of western Oregon. He pointed out some changes he felt were quite sneaky. The new measure would make or ganizing a new PUD extremely difficult no matter how desir able it might be. If the new constitution is adopted, he said the legislature would be a continuous body and the governor would be about the only elected official. Law would control all things in districts. u fools this is an attempt to consolidate counties with head quarters in the most populate cities at the expense of rural areas. . . Mr. Wheeler says the Dept. of Arfnion lnnnc trt war 'veterans has been highly suc cessful. The proposed measure New Appliance Man Here Rnh Waltnr is the new TV and appliance repair man working with Ed Dick Appliances. Mr. Walter has had 15 years exper ience in the refrigeration ivana appliance repair business. Mr. and Mrs. Walter are mov ing from LaCrosse, Wn., where ho has been in business. Mrs. Walter and the children, Mary Lou, sophomore; Rose Ellen, 8th grade; Mike 5th and KODena jra will move to Heppner when school is out. Mr. Walter is look ing for a place to live. GRAIN PRICES (Courtesy oi Morrow County Grain Growers) (F.O.B. Lexington, does not in clude warehouse chgs.) Barter 'TZZZZIZ". 38.00 Price 10 Cents HEPPNER Number 13 lnr than $7800 worth of new two by four lumber stacked at uonnnor Lumber Company for air drying went up . in a Dig, i oi ; blaze Sunday afternoon AUo . . destroyed were a few logs. The lnmhnr was Dliea in BiacKS, some about 20 feet high, adjac ent to the Heppner-Lexmgton Highway. Don Johnson and Bar nv Nistad Knotted a small fire and both called Fire Chief For- rie Burkenbine who immediate down, finding fire through the big stack f lumber. He said weather conditions were just right for such a blaze to occur. No exact cause is yet known for the fire. But compa ny officials think it may have KinrtPrt from a ciearette tossed out by someone driving by. The extremely hot fire con- ctnntiv kcDt threatening big chip and sawdust bunkers and a truck loading bin nearoy. Courageous firemen climbed on top of the wooden bunkers and sprayed the fires that broke out with small hoses, water source at the mill is a well. A short age of water hampered the fire fighting and Jim Hager. brought his h p tank trucK ciown wuu some 2500 gallons of water which Chief Burkenbine said was a big help. The weary firemen were on duty at the stubborn fire for about seven hours. Fire Chief Burkenbine said there was also hein from a number of volun teers who were non-firemen. He said they certainly appreciated the help and cooperation of ev eryone. Fighting tne extra noi um was difficult at times because of wind gusts. Cooperation oi everyone prevented a big spread of the fire and saved the rest of the milL-Complex..,,,. . veterans. Interest has accrued to the fund and the legislature wants to get its hands on the entire fund. He said in many ways it was a grab for power and he would prefer keeping government clos er to home. He said the thing that bothers him most is the cheap politics. Highway funds also will be raided, he said. Fannie Emry Dies In Vancouver Mrs. E. J. Emry, better known as Fannie Emry, who lived most of her life in Hardman, Ore. and Vancouver, Wn., passed away 7, 1970 at Vancouver Memorial Hospital at the age of 78. She was born in Anderson County, Ky., Dec. 27, 1891 to Nicholas Henson and Heatha Belle Leathers and brought to Morrow County by her parents with a sister and brother the fol lowing March where she lived until she finished her education. On Dec. 25, 1912, she was mar ried to Eldon J. Emry at her home in Hardman. They enjoy ii liff together and celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1962 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Carmichael in Hepp ner. Moving to Vancouver, Wn. in 1923, both were employed by California Packing Corp. She was an expert hand labeler. There they made new friends. Mnrrnw Countv and the beauti ful mountains were her pleasure and yearly she returned to neip celebrate the Leathers Reunion. This event was the highlight in her later years and 1970 will be the first one she win nave miss- Mr. Emry preceded her in death through an accident Mar. 27, 1964. Her survivors include Owen H. Leathers of Heppner, Vernon R. Leathers of Lexington and Juan- ita L. Carmichael or Heppner. a u wtti w. t' t rm.- r,.. "-V, -l, TV-ltct a rvr officiated at the lunerai services . . on May 11, 1970 at Hamilton on iviay. 11, jiijiv r i umo on,4 vault jwyiaii rui.t.-.. interment was at Evergreen 1 Memorial Gardens in Vancouver. Election Polling Places Listed For County Polling places for the primary election in Morrow County on May 26, 1970, have been desig nated by Sadie Parrlsh, County Clerk. Voters In the Boardman pre cinct will vote at the Green field Grange Hall; Hardman the Community Hall: lone precinct at the City Hall and Lexington at the City Hall. Irrlgon precinct voters will vote at the grade school building In Irrlgon. In Heppner, Northeast Hepp nnr nropinrt nollins place is the old ',ibrnry room ln tne City 1:.Nortnwest Heppner at the new library; Southeast Heppner n h riprk's office in the Courthouse and Southwest Hepp ner in the Judge's office in tne Courthouse. , Polls will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Knox Co. Buys Case Building r v Knnx was in Heppner Monday to sign the final pa pers for the purchase of the Case Building. The E. L. Knox Co. moved . into, the building about . a year ago and opened with their Grand Opening May 1, 1969. This variety store lives up to its name ana mis a rem need for the people of this ar ea. , - The E. L. Knox Co. has been in Oregon 70 years and was started in 1900 at Mitchell. They now have four stores: Heppner, Hermiston, Burns and Redmond. The stores are managed by Hen ry Gehring, who is the 3rd gen eration in the business. He is the son-in-law of T. E. Knox. Sharon Gorman is the local manager. ... Mr. Knox said in Duymg h,iirifn? Indicated the confi dence they felt In the future of Heppner. North Morrow Co. Potatoes onv Rnttv savs that the nota- tnoe ton at Ordnance got frost ed but will come out of it OK. He was moving equipment down Mnndav to start culti vating and irrigating. This is the first irrigating tney nave He expects the hot sands to bring on the potato crop to be ihp first ones harvested tnis spring in Morrow County. He is working wun tne, rud iment Station on this plot of land. They are experimenting to find the amount of water that is needed to grow the biggest and best potatoes in this kind of soil. After 20 years of potato grow tr, tho Klamath Falls area, he is very optimistic oi tne y- sibilities in Morrow oumy. Salvation Army Drive Starts The Salvation Army Annual Maintenance Fund Appeal be ean May 15 here, it was an nounced by Mr. , Ted Smith, chairman. The Maintenance Fund is the means by which The Salvation Army helps those in need in communities where it has , no p.rr nr nthpr institutions. Ac- cording to James Grassley, Dir ector of The Salvation Army ser F.vtpnsion Committee, last year this meant help for over 5,000 persons in uregon. In over 100 communities in the two-state area, Service Ex tension Committees of The Sal vation Army, staffed by more than 420 volunteers, bring some 23 services to those in need. The Local Service Extension Committee is responsible for the administration of aid and funds. Contributions may be sent to Mr. Bill Siewert, Bank of East ern Oregon. Grassley emphasized that these maintenance fund appeals are made only in communities where these contributions are the major source of support. None are made in areas where The Salvation Army receives fi nancial support from a United Fund. Baby Buffalo Arrives May Day was the day the ba hv Rnffaln arrived at the Harold i j . I WH CrhtS at RUPffS. He W3S DOm I . ir 1 . 1 1 l I. Y. nf 4inm to reneiope aim uum are doing fine, as they say. i " - -. lThta hrinps the number of their .... -n... u., punaio nera iu wui. n, I two bulls Custer and Cody
