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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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I . ir 1 . 1 1 l I. Y. nf 4inm
to reneiope aim uum
are doing fine, as they say.
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lThta hrinps the number of their
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punaio nera iu wui. n,
I two bulls Custer and Cody