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ORE. 07403 v-1 P. Hynd Bros. Sell Range Land Just completed Is the sale of ranches In the Freezeout area and Uklah area by the Hynd Broa. Co. The range land spreads cover about 10,000 acres of land that had been In the Hynd Bros, family possession for some 60 years. Purchase was made by the Pollard Land. Livestock and Logging Company of Milton Freewater. This firm la headed by Dr. Howard Roberts of Walla Walla. Red Leverenz of Uklah will ramrod the outfit. The Hynd Bros. Co. which has headquarters In the Cecil area KILKENNY COUNSELS SENIORS Look Forward with the Courage "A Time For Us", the theme of the 1970 Hoppner High School graduating class set the mood for the commencement exercises for the students as wen as me parents and friends. Th Junior Honor students, Steve Kemp and Susie French purnrtpd the class Into the audi torium as the band played Pomp and Circumstance directed by Amle Hodman. Dan Sweeney and Julie Ayres lighted the can dles. . Principal Jim Bier introduced the Honorable Judge John F. Kil kenny who himself graduated from Heppner High School and now serves on the second high est court in the land, gave the fYimmencement address. He spoke on a subject very near to the seniors, me campus unrc, anarchy in the streets and the challenges to the country. He noted how minority students are getting away with illegal behav lor. He went on to say that very soon the silent majority must speak out and assert leadership, both students and faculty and demand punishment. Those en gaged in anarchist activities must be brought under control. "People must learn they have to pay for breaking our laws. We must return to law and rea son to solve our problems". "When people take the law Into their own hands they refute themselves, their friends and their country". "These terrible things are no part of our Amer ican way of life". He urged the seniors not to look to the' future with anger, frustration or despair but with the hope and courage of their forefathers who pioneered what is now Morrow County. "Youi heritage Is the world'st most pro gressive civilization." The Judge spoke with a mark ed fondness for Heppner, his hometown. Remembering, he said he could remember driving . . . . in : l a car raster tnan we muc an hour crosswalk speed limit. Highway speed limit then was 30 miles an hour. He completed his homespun philosophy by telling of his en joyment in coming home to Heppner. Salutatorian Rick Marquardt spoke on "Success do the best you can". Valedictorian Craig Cutting suggested to his class mates and friends that they "practice equality with your neighbors". Excessive freedoms have no place in this world. Rules help people to get along. The class sang "A Time For Us" accompanied by Sandy Ma theny at the piano and Steve Sather on the guitar. Rev. Don Johnson gave the invocation and the benediction. Bob Peck, senior class president presented a doz en red roses to Edna Turner who was their first grade . teacher ; and introduced their senior ad : visors, Ron Young and Mrs. Bill Rawlins, i Awards - Principal Jim Bier presented the awards. Trophies were presented to the. i; valedictorian and salutatorian., v Honor student awards went to C Bob Peck, Debby Warren, Linda ; fooiM. Sheila Healy, Sandy Ma- ' theny, Greg Sweek, Sue Melby and Mary Kay Hughes. Mrs. Ed Dick presented Bob : p-it the first Wes , Sherman Memorial Journalism scholar ship of $100. The Masonic Schol arship of $100 had been present erf at a banauet. ; Craig Cutting was named an . nrocrnn Scholar. - received full tuition scholarship to BMCC, and $150 as 2nd place winner In the Elks Scholarship contest. Two were named for the John Philip Sousa award: Mike Hed man and Sue Melby. Sue also received a tuition scholarship to BMCC. . 4U Jeannine Hunt received the $50 Girls' League Scholarship. Patricia Keithley won a $300 ''Western Beauty College Scholarship- . .V Rick Marquardt received the $300 Elks Scholarship. Sandy Matheny received OSU Dads Club Award and the Sor optimist $100 Academic Scholar ship. Sandy Matthews won the $50 Soroptimist Club Vo-Tech Schol arship and the Warren Williams Memorial Scholarship. Michelle Miller won the Gert- rude Applegate Catholic Scholar ship of $50. Greg Sweek was given a OSU will continue to operate theli ranches there. In another transaction, the Pollard firm has purchased the Knotted Rope Ranch In the But tore reek area from Mr. and Mrs, Bill Weatherford. Bill has own ed this 3,000 acre ranch for about 21 years. He said they were not yet ready to announce lu ture plans but hope to remain In Hcppner. This ranch adjoins part of the Freezeout tract, and will be used as headquarters ranch. of Tour Forefathers' Dad's Club award and the $500 Kinzua Scholarship. Debbv Warren won the Girls' Elks Scholarship or juu. Principal Bier Introduced Pat Kilkenny as an outstanding stu dent body president. Surierintendent Ron Daniels presented the class. School board chairman, Jack Sumner assisieu by Mrs. Conley Lanham present ed the diplomas. More than 700 attended the ex ercises and greeted the seniors as they formed a receiving line down south hall A white stage curtain formed a background for the purple let ters "A Time For Us" and the basket arrangements of white and purple flowers backed by lighted candelabra. High Schools Date Rodeo Hermiston has been selected ast the site for the first annual Oregon High School Champion ship Rodeo June 6 and 7. High school age youth irom throughout the state will com pete in events ranging from bull riding to the Queen's contest. The top three winners in each event plus All-around Cowboy, All-around Cowgirl and - the Queen will be eligible to attend the National High School Cham pionship Rodeo to be held in Fargo, North Dakota the last week of July. I if 'r27-: 0 $wk m if b X ZSy At r ' 1 I ' rS: If THE BIG MOMENT: Charley Daly presents the All Around Sad dle to Jim Jaeobsen of Montana State Unirersity. The saddle was donated by Continental Airlines. . rti : ' Lurnerans nan -Memorial Services The Lutheran Churches in the area will have Memorial Serv ices this Sunday. Pastor Rudy Mensch will preach on "Why Did Thev Die?" Services at Heppner's Hope Lutheran will be at 9 a.m. and at Valby at 11 ,a.m.. . At Valby the opening worship will be in the church. This will be followed by services in the cemetery. Pastor Mensch will lead the procession. Flag bear ers both the Christian and American will be Philip Carlson and Richard Peterson. Joel Peter son, will sound Taps. Soloist is Adon Hamlett accompanied by his son Richard on the trump et. Fellowship coffee hour will be held after the service. The pub lic is invited. J. C. Penney Co. To Close in Fall Word was received early this week from New York by Mana ger Gary Albert that the local J. C. Penney Co. store would close out September 5. The store has been here In Heppner since the 1920's. S7tn Year jl run iLkf. 'rw Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday May 28, How Morrow County Voted Results of Tuesday's Primary election for Morrow County (all precincts) are: County Com missioner (Republican): Homer W. Hughes 342, C. J. D. Bnu- man 260. (Democrat): M. V. No lan, Sr., 310, Charles O'Connor, 269. County Judge (Democrat): Paul W. Jones 513; (write-ins): W. W. Weatherford 146, Berl Ak- era 47, Lloyd Morgan 43. County Assessor (Republican): Joyce Rltch 407, Roderick S. Thomson 227. (Democrat): Jack Van Winkle, 362. Referendum!: Measure 1, Capital Construc tion bonds for State, yes 379 and no 747. Measure 2, Repeals "White Foreigner" section of constitu tion, yes 734 and 401 no. Measure 3, Revised Oregon Constitution, yes 319 and 862 no. Measure 4, Pollution Control Bonds, 634 yes and 520 no. Measure 5, Lowers Oregon Voting Age to 19, yes 380 and 936 no. Measure 6, Local property tax equalization, yes 417, no 788. Measure 7, School Tax Base 575 yes, and 718 no. State Judiciary Judge Supreme Court, Position 1 Sloan 513, Bryson 567. Judge Court of Appeals, Posit ion 1 Lenske 237, Langtry 828. Position 5 Thornton 682, Branchfiold 503. Supt. of Public Instruction: Parnell 746; Bockelman 282; Smets 166. Governor, Republican: Gigler 911, McCall 400, Wampler 133. Governor, Democrat: Baxter McElligotts to Host IFYE Student Morrow County will again host an overseas visitor! Midori Furukawa, Japanese Internation al Farm Youth Exchange will arrive June 21 at the Dick Mc Elligott farm near lone for a three week's visit During their stay with host families IFYE's live and work as a member of the family. On their return home they report what they have seen and learn ed while In the United States. Four-H clubs or other groups wishing to arrange to meet Mi dori should call the Extension office 676-9642 or the McElligott family 422-7228, so a schedule can be arranged. Lost Time Accidents According to the Kinzua Log for May Eastern Oregon Logging Co. and Kinzua, Heppner has had no lost time accidents. In April, at Kinzua Patricia Mc Minn. Moulding tier, lost 5 days work when her back became sore while grading moulding. ETiTE 12, Hansen 61, Hold I man 63, Morris 18. Pearl 23, Propst 26, Straub 387, Yegge 3. Commissioner of Labor Repub lican: Knudson 270. Page 247, Democrat: Nilsen 488. Pauline J. Winter, Precinct Committee Woman, 75. Pioneer Memorial Picnic May 30 The 17th annual Morrow Coun ty Pioneer Memorial Picnic will be an event of Saturday, May 30. It will be held at the Mor row County Fair i Pavilion, Carl Troedson Is chairman and will preside. Mrs. Wallace Matthews is secretary. 10:30 a.m. Registration begl n s with members of the Golden Agers in charge. 11:30 a.m. Memorial Service for the Honored Dead will be held with Gerald Rood of Heppner American Legion Post in charge of the Honor Guard. Taps will be sounded by Gene Rietmann. 12:00 noon Buffet Lunch. Invo cation will be by Pastor Rudy Mensch of Hope and Valby Lutheran Churches. Sans Sou cl Lodge of Rebekahs will be in charge of the kitchen. Rain bow Girls of lone and Hepp ner will serve. There will be recognition of guests, acknowledgements, an election of officers. The Benedic tion will be by Father Raymond Beard of St. Patrick's Catholic Church. A large crowd is expected this year. There are to be prizes for the one traveling the farthest and a prize for the oldest Morrow County Pioneer , present. Also, there .is to he-a door prize. FOOD The meat, coffee, rolls and ice cream is furnished through do nations made at the registration entrance and by the Elks Lodge and Odd Fellows Lodge each year. Those attending are asked to bring salads and pastry or any other food they wish. Paper plates and paper cups are fur nished but those who wish may bring own tableware. Dinner will be served buffet style. The annual picnic gives every one an opportunity to meet old time friends from far and near. Through the courtesy of Mrs. Rachel Harnett, curator, the Heppner Morrow County Muse um will be open all day for those who wish to visit. Bob Peck Receives Journalism Grant Bob Peck, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bud Peck, of Heppner, has been awarded a $200 scholarship grant to the University of Nev ada at Reno. He will receive half the grant at the beginning of the 1970-71 school year and the remainder at the beginning of the second semester. He was notified of the grant in a letter from Theodore E. Con- jover, Chairman oi tne ueparr ment of Journalism, in which Mr. Conover states "This will be renewable with the possibility of increases each year you maintain eligibility while at the University of Nevada." The grant is provided by the Scripps Foundation Scholarships for outstanding high school sen iors and applicants are judged on high school records, interest in a career in Journalism and need for financial assistance. ; The grant was set up by Ed ward W. Scripps II who is a 1953 graduate of the universitty and is vice-president of the Scripps Howard Corporation. Bob became interested in the University of Nevada's depart ment of journalism when he at tended the high school journa lism institute last summer with other Hehisch staff members and Mrs. Rachel Dick, advisor. The other two of the three award winners for this year are both from Nevada, Laurel Spen cer of Henderson and Barbara Kves of Fallon. ATTEND CONVENTION Jack Melland and Mr. and Mrs. John Privett attended the State Convention of the Jaycees in Eugene. Gordon Byrnes of Pilot Rock was elected vice president for the area. Bill Tolles of Hermis ton is national director for East em Oregon. New state president is Ron Bryant of Portland. TIME 1970 V VENICE STILES Is pictured here with her mother. Josephine Jonas. They are shown looking through a scrapboolc tracing the long history of their family in Morrow County. Mrs. Jones' father and Mrs. Stiles' grandfather homesteaded on Rhea Creek which was named for him. He also organized the first bank in Hepp ner. Famous Horsewoman Services were held May 23 for Althea Venice Stiles at Sweeneys Mortuary Chapel with the Rev. Don W. Johnson of the First Christian Church officiating. Mrs. Johnson played sacred sel ections on the organ. Bearers were Mrs. Stiles' cousins, Mel vin, Calvin and Alvin Ashbeck, Steve Rhea, Jimmy Liesegang and Mitch Ashbeck. Concluding services were held at the Linc oln Memorial Mausoleum in Portland. Althea Venice Stiles died May 21 after a short illness in Pio neer Memorial Hospital. She was born Aug. 5, 1894 in Hepp. ner, the daughter of Newt Jones and Josie Rhea Jones. Her grandparents had been Morrow County homesteaders. She was a member of Ruth Chapter No. 32 Order of Eastern Star. Her husband, Harold pre ceded her In death in 1945. She is survived by her mother Josie Jones and many cousins in the area. Sometime in her early child hood, the family moved to Ida ho and returned here while Ven ice was in the 4th grade. She and Blanche Brown grew up to gether here. She was an excel- BMCC Graduates 160 on June 7 Associate degrees and certifi cates will be awarded to 160 Blue Mountain Community College students at commencement serv ices scheduled for 2 p.m. Sun day, June 7, on the college campus. Heppner: Associate degrees of Science in Accounting will be awarded M. Harold Gray, Jr. and Wes- ley Virgil Marlatt. Mary P. Pierce will be awarded a Certificate in Dental Assisting. Carl Ray Jones will be awarded an Associate of Science Degree in Radio Broad casting. Boardman: Gary Lee Baird will be award ed an Associate of Arts Degree in Liberal Arts. Dayrille: An Associate of Science Degree in Automotive Technology will be awarded to Peter Clyde Het tings. Irrigon: Judy Jean Brandt will be awarded a Certificate in Practi cal Nursing and Bettey Ann Ep penbach will be awarded an As sociate of Science Degree in Ac counting. Kimberly Claudine Jean Hill will be awarded an Associate of Artts in Liberal Arts degree. Lexington: Robert Chris Lovgren will be awarded an Associate of Science Degree in Technical Agriculture. Mary Christine Munkers will be awarded a Certificate in General Business. GRAIN PRICES (Courtesy of Morrow County Grain Growers) (F.O.B. Lexington, does not in clude warehouse chgs.) Wheat Barley M7 bo market Price 10 Cents DEPPNEn Number H Venice Stiles Dies lent horsewoman. ' Blanche re- members admiring her on a beautiful black horse that she rode around the streets also la ter on the horse she called Kido. She entered the first Round Up in 1910 and won the Cow Girls race and was 2nd in the Relay Race. She received a hand tool ed leather , purse and . billfold. She is said to have' carried the purse for years and years but finally had to. throw it away but kept the billfold. . The Civil Air Patrol, also in terested her. After her husband died while they were living in Portland, she returned to Hepp: ner. It was on this stay in Hepp ner that she became chairman of the CAP here. Later when she returned to Portland she worked for many years with the CAP. At one time Mrs. Arnold Raymond was a teenager cadet under her. Mrs. Brown believes she retired with the rank of Ma jor which is the highest a wom an can go in the CAP. She returned to Heppner sev eral years ago to stay with her mother who will be 97 her next birthday. Lions Club Challenges Jaycees The lone Lions Club has chal lenged the Morrow County Jay cees to a Softball game on June 14 at 5 p.m. on the lone Field. All proceeds are to go for the benefit of Meadowood Springs. Meadowood Springs Speech Camp is dedicated to helping young people who have difficul ties with communication speech, hearing and language disorders. In the relaxed recrea tional setting in the Blue Moun tains Just below Tollgate, coun selors encourage the boys and girls to overcome their individ ual difficulties and at the same time help them to achieve soc ial and emotional growth. It is supported, almost exclus ively, by the voluntary contri butions of individuals, firms and organizations. Their only hope of 'havine the camp open on Mike Sweeney On Chamber Program Mike Sweeney will be guest speaker at next Monday's Cham ber of Commerce meeting. For mer Heppner boy, Mike will speak on "Confrontation on the Campus" and there will be a question and answer period. Mike was recently elected to a 5-man student board at the Uni versity of Oregon and is a Po litical Science major. Condon Lutherans Honor Pastor Mensch At the Condon outdoor Luth eran Church services Sunday, Pastor Rudy Mensch was given a surprise birthday salutation. Worship services were held in the park and at the luncheon afterwards. Pastor Mensch was given a surprise decorated birth day cake. Karen and Gary Weitz of Mil- ton-Freewatcr visited this week end with their grandparents, Pastor and Mrs. Mensch while their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gor don Weitz were in Eugene. WEATHER By DON GILLIAM Week of May 20 through 26 Hi Low Prec, Wednesday 68 43 Thursday 76 39 Friday 73 51 Saturday 72 42 Sunday 78 42 Monday 85 47 Tuesday 69 53 Four Girls Hurt In Sunday Wreck The peaceful sunny Sunday morning of May 24 was shat tered for Mrs. Eddie Gunderson and David as they sat on their back 8teps,; by a screech of brakes and the rasping sound of metal on rocks and the sight of a car coming down their road end over. end. Before the car came to a stop a short distance from their home they saw one of the occupants thrown out on the drivers side. The driver of the car, Diane Tally, had been thrown out a flip before. Mrs. Gunderson went immed iately to the phone to call po lice and the ambulance. All four of the girls were tak en to Pioneer Memorial Hospi tal. Teresa Thompson, the mast seriously hurt of the four is still in the hospital. She has under gone surgery for a right broken knee cap and many deep facial cuts. She Is the daughter oi Kicn ard Thompson of Adams and Mrs. Loren Lewis of Portland. She expects to go to Adams for a short time then to Portland where she hopes to complete spring term on an extension of time at Portland Community College. Her father and mother have been with her. Diane Tally is the daughter of Mrs. Jean Hewins of Pendle ton. She had a slight concus slon and bruises. She was re leased Tuesday. Donita Dormaier and Paula Pickard, both McEwen High School students who were in the back seat were treated for bruis es and released. Donita is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Dormaier and Paula Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Pickard. The girls were In Heppner to attend the Intercollegiate Rodeo Regionals. They were driving back to their motel when the accident happened close to the city limits on the Condon-Hepp-ner Hwy- The driver told police officers she lost control when she bent over to change a tape in a recorder. She hit the grav el on the right. When she pulled left she crossed the road and went over the bank and turned end-over end some distance down the parallel road. OPERATES CAFE Glen Dolen of Pendleton has taen over the management of the Heppner Hotel Cafe. schedule on July 5 is continued public support for the construc tion of a new sewage disposal system. Estimated cost of the new sys tem which would include the capacity necessary to accommo date planned expansion is $5000. It has been decided that the most suitable remedy is the in stallation of a large collecting basin for all of the waste ma terials, treatment of the waste and then pumping the effluent to a drainage field far enough removed and large enough to adequately insure proper decon tamination and thereby elimin ate all possibility of pollution. Burning Ordinance To Be Enforced Fire Chief Forrie Burkenbine says that fire season is here. It will be necessary to enforce the ordinance on burning. No burn ing other than in approved burn ers with approved covers will be permitted. The Fire prevention code, Ar ticle 16, section 160, further states: No person shall kindle or maintain any bonfire or rubbish fire or authorize any such fire to be kindled or maintained on or in any public street, alley, road or other public ground without a permit or other proper authorization. lone Auction June 6 Friends in Morrow County are asked to circle June 6 on their calendar to attend the annual Auction of the lone Church of Christ at Willows Grange Hall. The Country Store with its cook ed foods made from favorite rec ipes, hand crafts, and fish pond will open at 10 a.m. The Auction gets underway with lively bidding at io:Jo a.m. The Barbecued dinner or pit-cooked beef will be served beginning at 12:30. The day promises to be an enjoyable one for every member of the family.
