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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 6, 1970)
t I 3 F A R Y U UK V t ! 8MRY u or 0 I CUGEHE, ORE. 97403 WEATHER Br DON GILLIAM Tor Week of July 2D Aug. HI Low Free. 75 46 78 46 83 46 84 53 82 52 87 54 91 54 Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Coronation Feature Spiri The date for the Queen's Cor onatlon has been set as Aug. 15, 7:30 p.m. at the Morrow Coun ty Rodeo Grounds. Gene Pierce will act as Master of Ceremon. les at the annual event. This year it will start off with swinging time with the lone Grand Squares and then music by the Wagon Wheel Band. A Boot Race, sponsored by the Wranglers, with Dick Schlichting as their chairman, will follow. The crowning of the Queen will serve as the early highlight of the evening. It will be followed by a group of Riverside High Singers, con sisting of Dianna Black, Pam Kuhn, Donna Pummel, Grant Walters, and Gary Green. More "activity" will follow with the Rawhide Race, also sponsored by the Wranglers. The "Page 12" will play several musical selec tions allowing the crowd to rest up before the Girls Camp Out Race. The Heppner-Morrow County Chamber of Commerce and the Heppner Soroptimist club will then present prizes for the different races and corsages to the court. The Coronation Ceremony will be followed by the Queen's dance honoring Queen Sherri, and beginning at 9:30 p.m. at the Fairgrounds with music by the Western Gentlemen. Mrs. Joyce Ritch is chairman of the Coronation. New Oil Out Swale Creek Way This Weekend Weekend drivers from Cuts forth Park towards Swale Creek should proceed with caution. The Forest Service is applying dust oil to the Forest Service road from Swale Creek to Cuts forth Park. This oil is hard to get off the car when it is fresh. The oil will be applied satur day and Sunday. Drivers are asked to avoid driving that way wntll Monday. -A very slow speed will pjre vent the oil from flying if the "trio is necessary. Cars driving to Cutsforth will only have about a mile of the oil to traverse, More County Roads Oiled At yesterday's meeting of the Morrow County Court, it was de cided that five more county roads will be oiled. The Court believed that great savings in maintenance costs are effected In base work and road oiling that last for a considerable time. There will be sealing and patching work on the Irrigon Road. The Gooseberry Road will be patched. County roads to be oiled this time are the Lovgren Road for 1.3 miles; Malcolm Baker Road 3 miles; French-Brosnan Road 3 miles; Upper Willow Creek 2.8 miles: from Ruggs up Rhea Creek 1.3 miles. The Forest Service as recently announced In the G-T Is ap plying oil dust coats on about 11 miles of Forest Roads from Cutsforth Park area. Jeff Walker Tract Sold The 40 acre Jeff Walker tract on Upper Rhea Creek was sold at auction here Monday to Dal las McDaniel. Place includes some 10 acres of irrigated land with about 30 acres of grazing land. He's Arriyed Young Daniel McCarty put in his appearance on July 31. He weighed 7 lb., 6 oz. He is now at home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gail McCarty. His middle name is Alvin. ' His grandmother is Mrs. Clara Quimby of Pendleton, his great grandmother, Rose' McCarty, now of Pendleton is an old tim er from Morrow County as she lived at Hardman for many years. She lists Daniel Alvin as her 20th great grandchild. J. K. Charlton Passes Word was received Wednesday morning of the death of J. K. Charlton in La Grande. He was the stepfather of Harold Becket of Heppner and Merle Becket and Bill Becket, both of Portland. Titanic Use of Swimming Pool Noted at Meeting Jackie Wagenblast In her re port to the City Council Mon day evening said attendance at the pool was averaging more than 200 a day. The third ses sion for the swimming lessons were to begin this week and (here have been large turnouts for the classes. Added new this year is the Adult swimming les sons. They have also included time for Men only and Women onlv swimming periods. Councilmcn noted there had been a minimum of complaints from the swimming pool this voar and coneratulated Mrs. Waeenblast on doing a good job. rviiincil was interrupted at 9:15 while two of the council- men, Clyde Allstott and Jerry Hollomon rushed out to help nut out the fire at Peterson's Jewelrv. They were back at 9:25. Council agreed to iohow me advice of their attorney, Bob Ab rams and accept $1000 settle ment on Well No. 5. This with the money withheld irom me well driller until completion of the 1ob will amount to about $3000. Sheriff John Moiianan mei with the Council in regard to moving the City night man up to the Courthouse with the same hours and the same telephone number as at present. The coun ty pays half of the salary. While the jail is not used too oiien, it was agreed that the public could be better served by the change. Insurance-wise it is ad vantageous. The two-way radio win con tinue to be in use all day at the City Hall. Two variance requests were referred to the street committee with Dave McLeod chairman. Dean Teel requested a variance to tear down remainder of the burned residence at 180 May St. and place a temporary 8x45 trailer on the lot while building single family residence. C. H. Privett requested vari ance to tear down old residence at 330 N. Gale St. and replace with a mobile home of approx imate $5500 value. The council was to meet at a special session Wednesday night of this week to hear a re port of the committee and make a decision. Clista Venard requested the city to- investigate the fire haz ard on a lot adjacent to her home on Barratt Blvd. owned by Vern and Francine Evans of Ir rigon. Council gave instructions to have Fire Chief Burkenbine examine the lot and notify own ers of condition. I Fire hazard of Floyd Hutch ins residence property was dis cussed as was the Irvin Ander son property. It was reported there was a problem of trash on this lot that would make mowing as well as burining it a problem. The County Court has approv ed the bid of the City for the Alpha Wilson property for $300 plus the tax lien on the prop erty. This will enable the city to broaden the approach to the bridge. Local Boy Leads Seattle Dance Group Heppnerites seen at the dance in Pendleton Saturday were Mr. and Mrs. Orville Cutsforth, Billy Irvin. Kenneth Jones and Pat Sweeney. Playing for the dance were The Morning Reign, from Seattle. Playing lead guitar for the group was Gene Heliker. Like Page 12, Uene started playing with a group when he was in high school. When he was in college he played weeK ends with a group and then switched from a career leading to law to full time musician The group has just completed a two-week engagement at club in Portland. From here they went to Salem, Corvallis, Eugene and then to Spokane for a two week engagement before return ing to Seattle. To relate to his youthful danc ers. Gene is weirnne nis nair in bangs and a bob. As he says, "not just way out". JOHN PIPER DESIGNS TIE The Oregonian yesterday car ried a feature story about John Piper, a Heppner native, who has designed a new knotless tie. Title on the label of the in teresting tie is "Why-Knot?" It is manufactured by Piper's Classic - Cravates: "Uptight and Out of Sight". His brother, Mel Piper, show ed us some samples. They are most colorful ties and John Is manufacturing them in a little basement factory and they are selling as fast as they can make them. Tie Is designed to easily slip on. (Ed. Note: This surely looks like a winner!) Some ties on Broadway In New York sell for a hundred bucks! 87th Year THE GAZETTE-TIME Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, August Lake Pen land Project Has Better Outlook At Monday's Chamber of Com merce luncheon, Orville Cuts forth told of progress with the proposed Lake Penland project, located about 26 miles south east of Heppner. He said a con tractor from The Dalles, Mr. Baldwin, was discussing with the Lake Penland developers a tentative construction price of about $45,000. Orville said he felt the project would be built this year. President Paul Jones said in terested parties were going to Salem Thursday to meet with State Highway engineers. The group seeks an access from the highway for the new Morrow Produce plant. Merchants Meeting Sharon Gorman, chairman of the Merchants Committee, said a meeting would be held of the Merchants at noon Friday at the Wagon Wheel Cafe. Plans for fall will be talked. SOLV Vice President Ed Dick head ed a brief discussionn of SOLV, the anti -litter organization. Mr. Dick said he felt with a little momentum for a start, the coun ty committee will receive some help from the state and such a group could provide valuable help In many ways. Forrie Burkenbine, representing the Jaycees, said his group would cooperate in the program, chairmanning the local county chapter. Co-chairmen will be secured from all areas of the county, according to President Paul Jones. He said the county parks have had no serious litter prob lems and the only vandalism has been the theft of a few light bulbs. Orville Cutsforth asked if the group could get some old car bodies hauled away as they institute terrible eye sores. It was suggested that the Cham ber or some other group make a payment in order to defray costs of moving or disposing of the old cars. New Census Mayor Bill Collins said the tentative report on the Federal Altha Kirk Injured In Car-Truck Wreck Altha Kirk who is just out of the hospital from major surgery was injured in a car-truck col lision at North Lexington eleva tor Saturday. She had left Hepp ner to drive to her home at Her miston. The collision involved a wheat truck driven by Wilbur Steagall. Mrs. Kirk was taken to Good Shepherd Hospital in Hermiston with a broken nose, broken jaw teeth broken out, broken wrist and knee cap. She was wearing her seatbelt at the time or fur ther injury may have been ex perienced. She is just now beginning to find all the places she hurts as she also has numerous cuts and bruises. She had been in Heppner to spend the day with her daugh ter, Mrs. Don Robinson and friends. ?- -J. .i - Vf. - . , INSTANT SNACK SHACK ... one and three days later it looked the foreground is waiting for a Piper is the carpenter. i' '.!' JLi ... TA . Ct I X" ' mmm - fw'C' 2js" J " census showed a drop to a lev el of 13S8. He said the Jaycees will conduct a population count County population loss is said to be about 450. There is a loss to the county and cities in tax revenue from cigarettes, liquor and gas taxes. The count will be a Jaycee chapter project for September. The Lions Club has express, ed a willingness to provide lit ter barrels for county road junc tions, etc. Question was asked "Who would empty the bar rels?" This was cited as an ex ample of something the new SOLV chapter could work out Next Monday noon a regular business meeting will precede the potato tour. $14,000 Hay Loss At lone Ranch A hay fire July 29, destroyed 542 tons of baled alfalfa hay, belonging to Delbert (Slim) Emert. The hay was located in a stack on his' ranch just up the creek from lone. Spontan eous combustion is believed to be the cause for burning of the 12,145 bales. Help arrived from neighbors who- brought their equipment but ?the blaze was too strong. A small portion of the hay was insured. The esti mated value of the loss Is ap proximately $14,000. Big Potato Tour Next Monday If you would like to take a look at Morrow County's new potato industry, you're cordially invited to join a tour next Mon day at 2 p.m. Folks will gather at Hotel Heppner and there will be rides avauabe. Caravan ex pects to be at D. O. Neson's about 3 p.m. and will tour and observe the potato digging op eration of the Nelson - Tucker Ranches. From there, tour will go ovei to Boardman about 4:30 to watch the new Morrow Produce Company in operation, process ing and packing the potatoes. After the visit to the packing firm and its new electronic pro cessing machinery, the group is invited to a no-host dinner at the Dodge City Cafe. Port official Rupert Kennedy will tell of future plans as pro jected by Port personnel and project developments. Harold Kerr for the Chamber is chairman of the tour. GRAIN PRICES (Courtesy of Morrow County Grain Growers) (F.O.B. Lexington, does not in dude warehouse chgg.) Soft white wheat 1.41 Hard Red winter wheat .... 1.48 Barley 33.00 dor it was a slab of cement like this. The lonelT chair in happy hungry customer. Mel 6, 1970 V FOR PRINCESS SUSIE: to roam I p J km Princess Susie Likes Wide Open Spaces Over hill, over dale, up a hill and around a bend and where Johnson Creek flows into Butter Creek is Susie French's hideout. Princess Susie is in her element out there on the 4th generation ranch with her horse, Tijuana Taxi and her dogs and cattle, Her great grandfather, Dillard French and her grandfather, Herbert French had the ranch before her father, Raymond French. In riding over the ranch, Susie says she keeps coming up on homestead cabins and near one is a graveyard where four or five are buried. The youngest of three daugh ters belonging to Raymond and Norma French, Susie is the torn boy. She helps her mother in the house until there's some thing to be done outside and then it's "gotta go, Mom". She has worked with the cat tie in the mountains lots this Justice of Peace Resigns Position Judge Paul Jones said Wed nesday that Lowell Gribble had submitted his resignation to the County Court as Justice of the Peace. The Court has appointed Mrs. Gribble as Justice of Peace in the interim until Governor McCall can make an appoint ment. This appointee would serve until Jan. 1. The vacancy will be filled by a vote of the people in the November elec tion. The Court doesn't anticipate closing of the two Justice of Peace Courts in Morrow County as has been done in the neigh boring Umatilla County. County Clerk Sadie Parrish said anyone filing for the non partisan office must have 150 signatures filed in her office by Aug. 26. Forms may be secured from the office of the County Clerk. Signatures of registered voters may be secured from the precincts of lone, Lexington, Heppner or Hardman. The' pres ent salary for the office Is $297.50. 14 Courts Invited To Luncheon The Morrow County Fair and Rodeo Court will welcome the other Fair and Rodeo Courts at the luncheon on Saturday of the Parade. Fourteen courts have been Invited to ride In the pa rade and Grand Entry and at tend the luncheon. The lunch eon will be served at the Elks prepared by the St. Patrick's Altar Society. Price' 10 Cents 3PPNER Number 24 Happiness Is: a horse, a dog and space summer. She chocKs .them fre quently and moves them out to better grass. Around the ranch Susie rides Tijuana bareback but parade time Is different. He is a family favorite and comes when Susie whistles. He is scrubbed and polished before each parade. Susie gives her sad dle the same good waxing and polishing. The saddle is a French tradition. It was made for Verina when she was Prin cess and later, Queen. The Princess Susie dance Is this Saturday at the Fair Pavil ion with Page 12 doing the mu sic. To Cheer Leader School On the day after her dance, Susie with Kathy Sweeney and Debbie McLeod will go to Eu gene to attend Cheer Leaders School. The girls are busy this week making alike outfits in blue and gold print. Susie says "I Love Heppner High School and I like living in a small town. I like people and I like to be involved." And involved she is. Her sophomore year in high school she had a student's permit and drove the (Continued on page 10) Clair Cox Wins Contest Award Clair Cox has won a first prize in a 1970 National Association of Real Estate Boards contest for best usage of the word "Re altor" in a booklet according to an item in the July 27 Issue of the Gazette-Times at Corvallis. NAREB sponsored the contest to stimulate use of Realtor in con nection with a firm name. Clair designed (and the Hepp ner Gazette-Times printed) an advertising booklet in which there is space for notetaking With the other part listing Cor vallis parking policies and reg ulations The booklet is given to customers in the area. Clair owns The Clair Cox Re alty Co. and is public relations chairman for Corvallis Board of Realtors. He Ls the son of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Cox of Hepp ner. SCHOOL STARTS AUG. 31 There has been some con fusion regarding the first day of school. Supt. Ron Daniels called Monday to say that the tint day of school is Aug. 31. School will be dismissed at 1 o'clock. Busses will run. This will give time for registra tion and oiber organizational details. There will be a detailed story next week with informa lion pertinent to the beginn ing of schooL i Dn A Valued over $1300 Trophies for the Morrow Coun ty Rodeo are valued at more than $1300 and are given In ad dition to the purses. The presen tation of the trophies is a high light of the Rodeo. Heppner Is gearing for six big days. The Fair August 24-28. Horse Show August 23 and the Rodeo August 29-30. Trophies and their donors 1970: SADDLE Presented to Cham pion All-Arond Cowboy by Mor row County Grain Growers and Padberg Machinery Co. SADDLE Presented to winner Morrow County Amateur Rop. ing, by Klnzua Corporation. TROPHY (Revolving 3-year) and $50 CASH AWARD presented to Morrow County Ail-Around by Orville Cutsforth family. BAILEY FUR FELT HAT Pre sented to "Hard Luck Cowboy" each day from Jack Saul, New York Store, Pendleton. GIFT CERTIFICATE For pair of handmade boots for Second Place, Morrow Amateur Roping by Heppner Lumber Co. GIFT CERTIFICATE For Third Place, Morrow County Amateur Roping, by Gardner's Men's Wear, Heppner. SPURS For First Place, Bull Riding, by Ron Palmer, Wagon Wheel, Heppner . BAREBACK RIGGING For First Place, Bareback Riding from Severe Bros., Pendleton. SADDLE BLANKET For First Place, Bulldogging, from Cornett Green Feed, Heppner. CHAPS For First Place, Saddle Bronc Riding, from Peterson's Jewelers, Heppner. NAVAJO BLALNKET To win ner, Barrel Race, from Rod Mur ray of Murrays Drug, Heppner, Condon, Prairie City. $50 CASH Presented to winner Morrow County Derby, by Hepp ner Elks Club Room and $50 in cash from P. W. Mahoney, Hepp ner. TROPHY BUCKLE To winner, Novice Bronc Riding, by Charlie and Dorothy Heard, Heppner Gazette-Times. TROPHY BUCKLES To winning team, Morrow County Team Rop ing by Gardner's Men's Wear, Heppner.. TROPHY To winner, Flag Race, by Farley Motor Co., Heppner. TROPHY BUCKLE To winner, Wranglers Cow Riding, ty Her man Green, Heppner. Slim Emert Hurt In Truck Accident An accident which occurred about noon, left Delbert (Slim) Emert, lone, as a patient in Pio neer Memorial ' Hospital where he ls In fair condition. He suf fered several deep lacerations on his scalp and face, fractured ribs, and a collapsed lung. Slim was moving haying equipment on a semi-truck and trailer from his lone ranch to his ranch at Izee. Going down the grade below Fairview Camp on the Heppner-Spray highway he lost his air brakes. He tried to slow the truck down by climbinu an embankment, los ing part of his load, but the truck veered across the highway dropping over a bluff and com ing to a stop against a log. His scout pickup was totally demolished; tools and other parts of the truck and machin ery were thrown all over the road. Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Bry son, of lone, were following Slim at the time. Mrs. Bryson remain ed on the road to stop other traffic for help while her hus band went down the bluff to get Slim. Dance to Honor Princess Susie Enjoy the dance this Saturday night honoring Princess Susie French. The dance will be held at the Heppner Fair and Rodeo grounds from 9:30 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. with music by the "Page 12". The dance will be sponsor ed by the Lena Community. Keep Them Coming Mrs. Joel Engelman said Tues day that she had 1608 Betty Crocker coupons to send in this week. Added to last week's 4000, this makes a total of 5608 from Morrow County. Word from the state office is that over the state, there's e noueh coupons in for half of a kidney machine. The collection of Betty Crocker coupons for the purchase of kidney machines in Oregon continues for 18 months. Collection points in Morrow County: Elma's in Heppner, Del's Market in Lexington, Bris tow's Market in lone, Hick's Gro cery in uoaraman ana i-e s Texaco in Irrigon. (Sorry about that last week it came out Lee's Tavern).
