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L I 8RARY U OF 0 EUGENE. ORE 07403 87th Year Price 10 Cents GRAIN PRICES (CourtMy ol Morrow County Grain Growri) (F.O.B. Ltxlnaton, do not ! dud warehouM cbgs.) No Barley Market Wheat 1-42 (Immediate dellYery) US (July deliTery) THE 'S "T ' - r GAZETTE Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, June 4, 1970 EDEPFNEK TIME Number H WEATHER By DON GILLIAM Week of May 27-June 2 Wednesday 65 43 Thursday 67 35 Friday 65 44 .19 Saturdny 69 41 Sunday 78 40 Monday 86 46 Tuesday 97 53 Prec. for May .71; Normal 1.42. City Council Announces Budget Hearing Building permit applications, horses on sidewalks, low cost housing, spraying Elm trees and the contract with the Rural Fire Protection District were all part of the discussion at the City Council meeting Monday eve- Minor construction that had been approved by the City of fice Included: Building Penults Installation of cedar shingles on half of roof at 455 S. Gale St by Vic Groshens. Work to be done by owner. Install fireplace in residence at 260 Church St. to R. G. Mc Murtry. Work to be done by Er nie Garrison. Cost $1000. Inside work to panel 2 rooms, remodel bathroom and new kitchen counters to Jimmle Rog ers at the corner of Cannon and Chase St. Work to be done by owner and Matt Hughes. Cost $500. Council approved the applica tion for the construction of a garage 26x24 at 615 Cowins St. to M. V. Nolan to cost $2000. Construction by John Wood. Due to taxes levied but not collected, the cities of Morrow County have received diminish- ' ing amounts of money from the county from the County Serial Road Tax Fund. Calculations were announced by Carl Spauld ing that the cities should re ceive the following amounts: Heppner $3715. Boardman $920. lone $776. Lexington $589. Irri gon $341, for a total of $6345. It " was advised that each city should make own request. The County is a road district. The - cities share on a percentage of evaluation within the city lim its. ; Mayor Collins and Council men Sweeney and Allstott re cently attended a meeting on low income housing and creat ing a housing authority. This can be done by the city or by the county. It was noted that in order for low income renters to ohtain government subsidy money, a Housing Authority must be established. According to the man power study made last year, Heppner was in need of 16 houses. Many of the pres ent rentals are sub-standard. The shelters available in case of nuclear fallout and the rec- Monday Morning Blaze Wrecks lone Business citizens of Heppner to enter were lssert. Some Questioned the value of going to The Dalles dam from Heppner while some one across the street goes to the Courthouse or the Grain Grow ers. It was felt that parents would not want to be separated from their children if such an exodus was required. Mayor Collins said that water is one of the best non-conductors of fall out. It was suggested, that a child's swimming pool filled with water and placed over the basement entrance would be helpful. Council felt that the water supply to Heppner would be safe because it is not ex posed at any point. The Swimming pool is nearly ready for opening. Fire hazards of several homes were discussed. Absentee owners are to be no tified of the danger. They will be asked to clean it up or the city will do the work and bill the owner. If not paid, a lien will be placed on the property. The five-year contract with the Rural Fire Protection Depart ment was read and given to the attorney for study. There will be a public hear ing on the City Budget on June 15 at 5 p.m. Meeting adjourned at 9:40 p.m. '---1 JJi' Ifc "1 rnpv Plant Food ware house about an eighth of a mile frnm TfltlA WftS completely ruin ed by fire Monday morning. Fire broke out about ii:j a.m. wm.-n mnnacrer Herb Ekstrom, Jr., was welding a trailer hitch on a new 12-passenger Ford, new van oi Pool to Open June 15 - Municipal Swimming Pool will open June 15 with a complete staff or quanriea nie guards and assistants. m Tar-klvn Waeenblast. Pool Manager and Lifeguard, will be graduating this week from Ore gon State University in Physical Education ana Jtieaun. one taught swimming at OSU and specialized in swimming and divine eoachiner. Jackie is a memhsr of Parthenia. OSU's Women's - Physical Education Scholastic Honorary and did her student teaching at South Salem High School. She worked at Heppner Municipal Pool last summer and is familiar with the facility. Linda Orwick who attends Eastern Oregon College has worked at the pool four years, two vpars as assistant for teach ing and the last two years as assistant lifeguard. She has her poooieer Picnic Brows ..Big Crowd niH timers and former resi dents Joined with present resl it.nii of the area Saturday at the Fair Pavilion for their 17th annual picnic. Carl Troedson was chairman of the meet ins. He was assisted by Mrs. Mike Matthews as sec retary. The Golden Age Club was In phartre of registration. 252 guests signed the guest book. Prior to tne DUliei lunaieun, a short memorial service was held in honor of. the thirty Morrow County men who died wntie serving their country. Gerald Rood of the Heppner American Legion post presided over the honor guard taking part. Taps were sounded by Gene Riet- mann. .... Pastor Rudolph Menscn oi Hope and Valby Lutheran Churches gave the invocation. The guest who had traveiea crronipst distance was Dick wicrhtman of Honolulu, Hawaii. The oldest guest was Mrs. Clara 95th birthday Jan. 6. Mrs. Clar ence Rosewall received tne aoor prize. Sans Soucl Rebekah Lodge was in charge of the dinner; Rainbow Girls of lone and Hepp nnr enrvpri Elks and Odd Fellow Lodges made cash contributions and Hager'a Dairy rurnlsnea tne punch, all of which contributed to making the dinner a success. Roger Campbell and Mrs. Lon nie McCabe will serve as co chairmen for 1971. Mrs. Mike Matthews will serve again as secretary. Father Raymond Beard of St. Patrick's Catholic Church gave the benediction after which time was spent in visiting. Out of town registrants includ ed: Portland: A. H. Bergstrom, Gladys Boudy, Mike Patten, Creston Maddock, Frances Mitch ell, Alva Mason and son, Jerry, Mabel Denney, Gladys Corrlgall, Mary Doherty, Norman Swanson, Irn Wareham. Duck Lee, Bud Blakelv. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mrs. Lea Lundblad, Mr. and Mrs. Gorden Bender, and Mr. and Mrs. Pete Chriten. Corvallis: Cora Warner, Mr. and Mrs. Mickey Cramer, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hayes, and Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Shaw. Hermlston: Mr. and Mrs. Guy Shaw, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Blahm, Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Sheridan and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bu chanan. Pendleton: Margaret Thomas, Violet Lieuallen, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Gorger, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Green, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Harr, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lundell, and Agnes Walton. Woodburn: Mr. and Mrs. Low ell McMillan and Mr. and Mrs. Karl Miller. Salem: Mr. and Mrs. Elmo McMillan, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stender and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gemmell. . Milwaukie: Merle Becket, and Mr. and Mrs. Sam McDuffee. Tjinr o-ppk: Mrs. Felix John son, J. W. Walton, and Cather ine Walton Hlllnboro: Mr. and Mrs. r.U-h-ard Hayes, Russell Morgan and Mr. and Mrs. John Reaney. Honolulu: Dlok Wlghtman Soquel, Calif.: Mr. and Mrs. Neil Sherman. Sattler , Howard McDutfM Sandra Blake. La Grande: Earl Padborg. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Miller, and Jim HlgRins. - Umatilla: Mr. and Mrs. Roy Brown. - Everett, Wn.: Mr. and Mrs. James Tucker. Snohomish, Wn.: Mary Guild. Boardman: Mr. and Mrs. Wal ter Hayes. Pilot Rock: Mrs. Lula White. Hood River: Vawter Parker. Canyon City: Mr. and Mrs. Rho Bleakman. Mist: Mr. and Mrs. Harold Case. The Dalles: Elmer Hunt Eugene: Huldah Mortimore. Ontario: Irene Atherton. Stanfield: Mr. and Mrs. Woody Tucker. uro T onH Vine hppn tpnphinpf Ol Jl UlCtil lallUl LI 1 i LI U1L L L I . . Lj . i. LA L I L. .tu " . - - O ommended shelters assigned for swimming at the Cove Grade the Roger Palmers. They had planned to rent a trailer and dav weekend vaca tion trip. The van is completely ruined. Fumes irom ine gas tank raneht and the tank blew up, starting the disastrous blaze. Herb said lire extmguisners u'ni iid not function and there was not enough water to fight tho fir The volunteer fire de partment is not allowed to leave the city limits. Worh said he iust EOt Out of there a short step ahead of the flames. He had been unaerneatn the van. i nee lo ciihstanfial to tne t-e nex people as well as personal nmnertv helonsrine to the Eks- sold their Ekstrom Farm Chemical firm last winter. About 12 tons of fertilizer caught fire and the sacked material was still smouldering Tuesday. No one was injured but there were several close calls. Well drilling equipment "next to the building was damaged when a boom was dropped in being moved, narrowly missing the movers. A nearby storage build ing did not catch fire as the wind luckily did not change. Considerable loss was suffered to motors and tools and objects that either fused or melted from the intense heat. Herb says the firm is still in business and operating. He says v,o i rot-tain thev will rebuild. Herb added that he did not yet know the monetary loss but that it would be substantial. Ronnie Bucknum Places In Indianapolis 500 Ronnie Bucknum who is a nephew of .Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bucknum of Heppner was among those listed in the final stand ings of the 1970 Indianapolis 500. He placed 15th. He was involved In the wreck and was the only one taken to the hospital. He had a bruised knee. He Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fimpr 3. Bucknum of LaCanada, Ca. Mr. Bucknum grew up in Their son has raced in the big race previously. He is married and has four child ren. Also .watching " the race with much interest was another relative, Mrs. Ted Palmateer of lone. ... Citv Budqet Committee Meets At the meeting of the City Council with the Citizens' Com mittee, Gene Pierce was elected chairman and Dr. Ed Schaffitz, secretary. On the recommenda tion of the Citizen's committee three minor changes were made in the proposed budget. They voted to increase the transfer to the channel improvement and flood control reserve for this year from $2500 to $5000. (2) to ctort n street DeDt. Reserve fund tn nrnenre street eaulnment. 3. Start a Reserve fund to secure a Sanitary land flu site. The committee will meet on June 15 at 5 p.m. for a public hearing on the City Budget. Cit izens with questions or wishing to be informed on the budget are urged to attend the meeting. County Plans to Be Heard Tonight an- School as well as serving as stu dent assistant lor college me saving classes. Marcia Young worked at the Heppner pool last summer as Basket Clerk. She has her Senior Lifesaving Certificate and hopes to get her W.S.I, this summer. This will be Judy Gentry's first year at the local pool. She will start as Basket Clerk and will acquire her Senior Lifesav ing Certificate this summer which will enable her to do guard duty under the supervis ion of the advanced meguaras. Medical Scholarships Announced Thf winners of the two $200 medical career grants given by the Morrow County TB and Res piratory Ass'n. are Vicky Glee Hobbs and Sue nuien ureenup. Vicky is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Flovd J. Hobbs of Ir- rigon. A 1970 graduate of River side High school, sne plans to enroll at BMCC in the Dental Assistant program. The grant will be paia to jjmul- at ine time of entrance. Sue Ellen Greenup is the dau ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Don Green up of Heppner. sne is a io graduate of Heppner High School and is attendine Emanuel Hos pital School of Nursing. She is completing her iirst year. The girls came highly recom mended and had higher than average scholastic record. The Scholarship committee members are Dr. L. D. Tibbies, Mrs. W. W. Weatherford, Mrs. Wililam J. Van Winkle, Airs. Mary Holtz and Mrs. C. C. Jones. FFA Boys to The Dalles Three members of the Hepp ner FFA will be in The Dalles June 7 for the annual stock show and sale. Greg and Bill Greenup will exhibit two steers, Angus nd Angus cross. Rick Drake will show an Angus steer. They will enter the Livestock Judging contest. The sale is lone Church Auction Scheduled Saturday In the family will enjoy the Fish Pond sponsored by the junior nign young pie. The Auction is the place to go for a day of family fn. It is sponsored each year by the lone United unurcn oi assist in its community ana .For an exciting and fun-filled day don't miss the eighth an nual lone unitea nurcn oi Christ Auction and Barbecue at the Willows Grange in lone on Saturday, June 6. Tne Dig aay starts at 10:00 a.m. with the opening oi tne vounuy o.. h . Dro1ects, The hand-made articles and urcn projects. home-made candies ana Danea eoods go fast. - .Ll ...Ml Don Wink oi Hermisum " . r Cm. J.. again be opening up bids for U 0T O 5tUdentS nferest to ail agei Twin be ' auc The Heppner-Morrow Cou ,,v tioned off. Those needing a Chamber of Commerce mei , -"new" car might be interested day noon at the Wagon Whc-I. in the 1938 Ford trucK or vo several, emnuwaov aii - - i i sia rrnnrt FINAL TALLY Final tally from the County Clerk's office shows the follow ing results of the recent Primary Election: Judge Paul Jones received 513 Democratic votes plus 214 Re publican write-ins. Bill Weath erford received 62 Republican write-ins and 50 Democratic write-ins. All ' ' " , j . nrtjnA trt ha soln Mrs. Pete Cannon, cnairman m speimei, w.u . ---- ivxio. -t, t ...u- tirora Tint "ma Wednesday. ...... , r?-nEZXiSs:s3i .a...-.. ---"- Anrtlon. has many in terminer antioues to be Sold Dishes, pictures, old magazines and music, lamps, jeweiry, anu bottles are just a few of the antique buys. TVi,.i.A Viimrlrp.i and twenty- five pounds of delicious beef will be prepared for the pit-barbecue dinner to be served at 12:30. The high school young people of the church will serve treats in the Snack Shack all aay ana t..j Paul Jones has JUUKC l j that the Morrow Coun .... and members of the XV vuui. . Planning Commission will meet with Roger jjuukc ui " ' Howland Co. and ixmis m. ter. county supervisor from the Farmers Home Administration . l-o nlare tonint THIS Will ir". r - (Thursday) at 7:30 p.m. in the DRIVERS LICENSES County Courtnouse. At this time they will submit the draft of the Comprehensive Water and Sewer Plan for Mor row County. A driver's license examiner will be at the Courthouse In Heppner, June 16, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 pm. " ' I --'"'IK , . , , 1 ' J ' I " v 1 , .r n FAIREST OF THE FAIR is the Royal Court of the County Fair and Rodeo shown here. Lovely ladie. 1toe1'rt are (from left) Princesses Susie French and Michelle MUtoj. Queen Sherri O'Brien. Princesses Vivian Phillips and Jeri Krebs.1 .., - i thM nAn will h the 1970 Kickofi Dane r 1T5I Dig . . at the Fair Parilion here in Heppner. Come and dance to the Western Gentlemen June 27. Chamber Hears young men who were guct see people who were not "mn i at anybody . ... President ram Jones inuuiuu - J HAtlra SuPPTIPV of HODDP' r CU J.L11LL, " - J - - - and his friend, Kevin McDonald, nolitical science majors at the University of 0;o- gon. Both are memoers ui in -Student Senate. Mike is a Hepp ner High graduate oi xwji. Thoir tnnie was "Campus U i- rest". Each of the visitors made n talk before a lively quest! n and answer period. Mike said a small minority perhaps one or two percent vocal and disrupt the nor mal campus life. He pointed out tnat tne great majority are vitally interested in achieving a college education. He told what a majority of tho students are doing. This co.i- noma various thiries In the com munity. Last winter a fraternity and a sorority put on a cnriw mas program. Others raise 1 mnnov for the March of Dimes; a group held races for funt's for the blind. Much time, he said, Is spent helping kids of the area. Mike stated several times thnt almost none of these things re ceive any publicity. Students, h? Raid, are really concerned. He said that Kevin was a counselor in a children's home at Eugeno Thron thousand students at the University signed a petition deploring the action at jonnson Hall. The students and faculty former a coalition for a commu nity action program. They dis cuss local and national issue ; and this movement Is Just get ting on its feet. Opinions Hurt . . School Financially ha said there have been many restraints set by the State Legislature because of troubles ata the University. Nineteen stu dents have been accented in graduate school out of 190 who had applied. Mike introduced Kevin who pxnlained that many people in the state had asked the legis lature to cut funds lor tne uni versity. He told of the Big Brother program to help fatherless boy ; in the community. He said oth er examples of community work included the 2500 in a volun teer corps "Can Survive' who meet in the gym and work in the communities of Eugene and Springfield. (Continued on page 8)