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KCrPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday. August S7. 1870 THE "TV S?r UEFFriEu GAZETTE-TIMES Heppner. Oregon 97838 Phone 676-8228 MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER The Heppner Gazette established March 30. 1883. The Heppner . . ushed November 18. 1897. Consolidated February 15. 1-112. MFMBERS OF NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ASSN. AND ti:K;ON NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSN. CHARLIE & DOROTHY HEARD. Editors 6 Publishers A!!Nl.r RAYMOND, REGGIE PASCAL I'l.ii t Fun-man Linotype Operator di:i:bv warken matt warren , w Apprentice Cirri hiil.in Pressman Milvi'iii'iiiiii Kates: $3.00 Year. Single Copy 10 Cents. Mailed Single ( npie-- I.) Cents In Advance.: Minimum Billing 50 cents. Publish Every Thur-day and Entered at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon, as Second Class Matter. Office H-u- m. to 6 o m.. Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. intil noon Saturday. 47 Mr Kinzua Woman Burned at Flagstaff, Arizona Relief A Few Swallows Away . . . mid then some! ?M-clal Assessor Joyce Ritch has received word from the Stale that state tax relief money to Morrow County had drop ped about one third! Difference will be made up by the tax payers who will make up some $35,765 when their statements are presented in November. This type news should appear on the obituary page. However, Grandma always advised us to look on the bright side. So, given a couple or three years perhaps considerable additional valuation will help provide the relief we need. We are referring to possible developments in the North End such us nuclear power plants. Also, perhaps the Improve ment of some 60,000 acres of Boeing lands and another 35,000 acres of the Navy Bombing Range which may be relinquished In a few years. If this land Is Improved for Irrigated row crops, it will help substantially In getting us out of the financial tax woods. 100,000 acres at $100 per acre valuation would mean forty million, a hefty increase. Proposals now are almost at the point of demand to secure additional State tax relief for the schools. New proposals would Increase the income tax for this purpose. We fear this would not go far enough as what is really needed by the property taxpayers Is a 50 relief. Comnion sense tells us Hanford will likely get the first nuclear power plant. We would guess Umatilla and Morrow County will get their nuclear plants a little later, as power deficits will grow fast. Irrigation projects and the nuclear power developments tie In together nicely. And they will surely change the face of the county, along with deep well projects now pioneering in the potato and dry bean business. As far as tax relief is concerned, we believe local de vclopments as far as valuation is concerned make a better bet than waiting for the molasses-slow legislature. y V urn 1 . THE PRIZE SADDLE for the Morrow County Amateur Calf Hop lna contest gets nods of approval from Bob Steaaall of Kinzua Mills. Jerry Dougherty, Morrow County Rodeo director of Tro- and KINZUA LIge Long left Thursday night for Flagstaff, Ariz., after receiving word mat Mrs. Long had been seriously burned In a gas explosion. She suffered burns on her face, chest, and left arm but since then word has came that she Is getting along very well, Spending the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Jlggs Bowman and family were Joe Bowman, Dr, Harold Kldd and Dr. John Rade macher, all of Portland. Mrs. Ed Wham and Vlckl went to Portland Wednesday after noon on business. Vickl left a gain on Sunday for Portland where she will start school Monday at Northwestern Busi ness College. K.en wnam 01 Portland spent the weekend here with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Dyer recent ly spent a weekend at Oakrldge where they visited witn iwr. ana Mrs. James Lyche and Iamuy. Mrs. Richard Harper, Connie Gavin, Mrs. Troy Carey, phiei and Concessions and Tom Currin. director of Publicity. CHUCK WAGON Gardners Men s Wear nas a display of the 1970 Morrow County Rodeo Ail-Around Cow boy saddle to be presented b' Morrow County Grain Growers and Padberg Machinery Co. Tht other saddle displayed is for the Morrow County calf roping champion and is presented by Kinzua Corp. If anyone needs a kiss, they better come to the Grand Parade here Saturday! The Associated Press at Mil waukee has just reported some thing that was news to me; per haps it is well known to sheep men. But the item illustrated the terrific changes taking place in almost every line of endeav- oughta be listening!) We failed to mention in last week's story about the big new was sold by Ray Ayers and Matt Connie had spen .the Nannette and Billy, and Mrs, Jack Wilsey spent last Wednes dav In The Dalles on business Mr. and Mrs. D. C. McKay of Riddle brought their granddau ghter Connie Harper home Mon HugheToT the' M&R Floor Pat . .t.-, Pastor and Mrs. William Mai went to Goshen last Monday to visit with Mr. and Mrs. Pat Covering & Heating Company here. The tank was installed at U T. . I TTl 1 9 U 1 stallation will be a big help f,alme,r"d t0b',n h as the old tank had a severe leak. A Killing Handicap Welfare, as everyone knows, Is bankrupting communities all over the nation and no one seems to be able to do any thing about it. Some figures from a state welfare office in Massachusetts explain, at least in part, why the problem of welfare Is getting out of control. According to the figures, a, family of four on the Aid for Dependent Children program in Massachusetts enjoys a standard of living $1,275 a year higher than a family of the same size supported by an aver age wage earner. Including fringe benefits free medical and dental care, tax relief, subsidized rent and mortgage pay ments, special insurance breaks the family of four on wel fare receives the equivalent of $7,671.55 a year. The average wage earner's family, gets $6,396.00 a year. These figures from Massachusetts are very likely similar to figures for oth er states. No nation can live indefinitely under this kind of a handicap and still maintain the productivity of its people or the Initiative of the individual. Thank You, Fred! Of course, we had heard of Fred Mankin long before we moved to Morrow County. And we would like to join many others in a big pat on the back and a Thank You for his generously providing the sound system at many events here. Furthermore, he operates the system in person, giving this his full attention. He donates his equipment and services to many things. Last week It was the Coronation of the Queen, then the 4-H Horse Show, then during Fair Week It is the annual 4-H Style Revue, the 4-H and FFA Livestock Auction, the Open Horse Show and other events; these are things he has done for many years without charge gaining satisfac tion in helping make other people happy and their proj ects a success. He has been active In many other ways, this year in helping Art Vance with the Open Horse Show, an event he ramrodded for about twenty years. A Tough Assignment Much of the speechmaklng and writing that hns appear ed In observance of the nation's 194th birthday last 4th of July had to do with how to remake the American system. Although many of the writers and speechmakers waxed elo quent on the "unprecedented" problems of our times and intimated the nation was In a decline, they seemed to come to a dead end when faced with the necessity of offering a substitute for the great American experiment. Perhaps they had difficulty because there is no worthy substitute. What other nation, in a brief 200 years, has ev er done so much for so many people? What other nation has enjoyed a greater degree of freedom and opportunity? In short, finding fault with America is a tough assignment even for the skeptics. A Warm Welcome to You All the folks around Morrow County wish you a warm welcome. A great amount of labor has been expended by people from all over the county to make the Fair and Rodeo a big success. No one draws down big fabulous salaries for this sort of thing. As you can guess, it's a kind of labor of love folks put forth from year to year so that you and I can enjoy the Fair which features Morrow County's lush agricul ture; and the big Rodeo, featuring contests between man and animal, providing the mast exciting thrills in the world. So as Mayor Bill Collins would put it, hang in there, pardner, and have fun! It's not unusual for a 16-year- old girl to shear a sheep. But it is unusual when she does it j without any kind of shearing instrument. The Shropshire lamb that got the treatment Thursday at the state fair was owned by Wil liam McKerrow of Pewaukee, Wis. His daughter, Gail, lifted the fleece with nothing but her hands,. The lamb was fed a new de- fleecing drug cyclophospham ide 10 days ago. Dr. A. L. Pope, a University of Wisconsin professor of meat and animal science, described the drug as an antimetabolite. It causes a temporary cessation of wool or hair growth. A team of scientists engaged in cancer research found in 1969 that patients' hair fell out after taking it. McKerrow volunteered . his sheep for experiments on the belief that the drug might help overcome the shortage of quali fied sheep shearers and eliml nate tne need tor expensive shearing equipment. Don't tell Frank Turner about this! Mrs. Louisa Mai to make her home here with them Huckleberrying Mr. and Mrs. Albert Pormer There is said to be a new TV anrt Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Benson serial. The characters are all RjCk and Jim spent the weekend nippies sort of a no soap t Cascade Locks and picking opera. huckleberries in the Mt. Adams area. Others from Kinzua in the Sa thi. ,rm rf. mv huckleberry patcnes were Mr. and savs. "I'm frnm thp ITnirprt and Mrs. BOD uyer ana JVir. Him Charities fund." So I says "Baby, Mrs. Faui Muzzy. am I triad to see vou. I'm flat Mrs. Larry Larson was taken broke." to Mid-Columbia Hospital in The Dalles Saturday nignt Dy amhiilanfp She was released i wouia nave gotten more . rtllrn home AS said tne little girl to her MpB Thn Weaspr and Mrs. frowning father, "but you know, Jack Smiiey went to La Grande uauuy, nuw men xeei uuuui in- Mnnrinv tn takp Mrs. Weas teuigent women. er.s grandmother. Mrs. Hattie Talbott to her home. They were Father to teen-age daughter: also accompanied by Colleen Either that dress is too short MacCrae of Wallowa who had or you're in it too far." been visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Omar Stubblefield. A wife who had returned from Mrs. Marearet McConnell was a tour 1 through Italy with her the hostess last Wednesday to husband informed a; friend that the members of her card club, he liked all the Italian cities, High was won by Marj Boring but most of all b-4wed Venice, who also won one of the pinoch- An, Venice, . to be, sure, ' said les. c LETTERS EDITOR J The Morrow County Court is studying the Federal Food Stamp program. Judge Paul Jones said Tuesday they would investigate every side of this is sue and a decision will be made strictly with the idea of what is best for the welfare recipients. The Abundant Food program here has required some ware housing and there has been a little waste. Judge Jones said in some areas sales to local mer chants have shown a marked increase under the Food Stamp program. Also, he added, the Food Stamps enable the recip ients to obtain more healthful, less starchy foods. While the mechanics of the Food Stamp program are quite complicated, the amount of Food Stamps received depends on the income status of the re cipient. A family of five per sons with no income can pay $2.50 and receive $135 in food stamps. the friend, "I can " readily un derstand that ) yoilr husband would like, Venice with its gon dolas and St. Mark's and Mi- chelangelos." ' ' "Oh, no," the woman inter rupted, "it wasn't that. He liked it because he could sit in the hotel and fish from the window." Miss Karen Mortimore, Miss Billie Jo Marler of Fossil, Miss Minister to garage mechanic. who has just finished examin ing the car for the 'cost of re pair: "Your estimate runneth over." Businessman: "My wife does n't care how good-looking my secretary Is as long as he's ef ficient." POME Those who choose to eat and run, Know gulping food is not much fun. But doubtless avoid a greater fate, In working off that excess weight. Dear Charlie and Dorothy: Here is a $5.00 check to re new my G-T subscription in 1970. Not much news, except that I'll be teaching second grade In a parochial school this year. There are just 3 hours left in my Master's program, and Til take these at night this fall. The way the smog is piling up and the power is getting shorter, plus all the subway ac cidents, I'm ready to pull out in a year or so and come home, If I can find a school that needs an elementary teacher. I'm al ready checking around. Sincerely, Sally Conn $724 47th Ave. 1 Woodside, N. Y. 11377 Jack Terry who is to be the Parade Marshal this year has his own personal saddle and his old spurs on display in Randall Peterson's Jewelry window. The spurs were sent over by Ebb Hughes who said Jack made them back in 1919. Delicate sil ver work on them. Jack will use the spurs and saddle in the pa rade here on Saturday. An editorial in last week's G-T told of what we thought was a need for a little chatter over the sound system at the 4-H Horse Show. We felt the rider's name and the horse's name would be helpful to the audience. However, we found that the reason they do not broadcast this information is to keep everything neutral. Even though the judge is from out of town, it Is possible he might know the name of the horse or the rider and so these are not mentioned during the judging. (We are grateful for folks' pa tience with us in these- matters. Sometimes we yak when wei Teachers Attend Summer Sessions Heppner Elementary Al Martin, principal, Heppner fc-lementary, attended the sum mer session at the University of Oregon working towards his ad ministrative credentials. His classes included: a seminar in Systematic Procedures in Class room Observation, Class Room Supervision and Elementary Curriculum. Dean Naffziger went to Ore gon State summer session. His work was toward his Masters degree in Guidance and Counsel ling. He teaches Boys' P.E. in the Elementary School and Health and P.E. in the high school, and coaches. Mrs. Clint Agee, who teaches Girls' P.E. in the Heppner Ele mentary School and Girls' P.E. and Health in the High School attended a two-weeks Gymnas tic workshop at the University of Oregon. Mrs. Inez Meador took the 8 weeks summer course at EOC in La Grande. She teaches Science in the 7th and 8th grade. This summer she took Computers, Contemporary Math and Science, Adolescent Psychology and Ado lescent Literature. Mrs. Lorena Jones who teach es 4th grade also attended the 8-week summer session at EOC. Her courses were in Elementary Education. Area Boys Play in East-West Game Lee Huson described the East West Shrine game the same as a good rough high school foot ball game. He urges all players in this area to work hard at their football In order to better their chance of having the same marvelous experience that he has had. Lee, with Kevin Flatt of Con don, Leland Eubanks of Arling ton and Steve Hobson of Uma tilla arrived on the EOC cam pus in La Grande on Aug, Preparations got underway im mediately for practice for the annual Shrine game in Pendle ton on Aug. 22. Proceeds of the same to benefit the Portland Shrine Hospital for Children. Larry Walker of St. Mary's was coach. Lee described him as "knowing what he's doing." The players stayed at Hunt Hall and ate at the cafeteria. Their 2nd week they were joined by stu dents there for the Band Jam boree. They attended the Shrine A-l game in Portland the weeK be fore the Pendleton game. All four boys got to play in the Saturday game which end ed 14 to 18 in favor of the West. The half ended 7-0 in favor of the East. Because the National Colleg iate Athletic Association ruled that a greater percentage of the net receipts than allowed had been spent on the participants in 1968 there was no game al lowed in 1969. This year each player receiv ed a plaque. A football player with his arms around a crippled child at the top with a notation of appreciation underneath. Each player was allowed to buy a Shrine jacket and jersey and enlarged team picture. Lee was pleased with the large delegation from Heppner who went over for the game. Lee was voted All State end in A-2 last year and the most val uable player and linemen on the Heppner squad. He will at tend BMCC this fall. Queen From Heppner The boys did not see the pa rade. Kathy Schwarzin of Hepp ner was Queen. She rode in the parade and presided over the pageant that preceded the an nual game. She is the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Felix Schwarzin. Wanda Smiley, and Mrs. Earl Norrls, were business visitors to The Dalles last Thursday. Camp 5 Card Party The pinochle party for Camp 5 was held last Monday eve ning at the Camp 5 Community Hall with Carol Thomas as host ess. High was won by Terry Todd, low by Carol Norrls and pinochles by Dinah Jackson and Sharon Bell. Others playing were Sue Mattlson, Betty Murdock, Doris Stubblefield, Rose Merry Nelson, Rose Hardwick, and Vir ginia Kelso. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Hertz of Santa Cruz, Calif., arrived Fri day to visit with Mr. and Mrs. Denzil White and Mr. and Mrs. Mike Todd. On Friday evening a birthday party was held for Mike Todd at the Todd home and those present were the Todds. Mr and Mrs Denzil White, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Hertz, and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Thom as. I and family went to Canby last Tuesday to attend the funeral services of Mrs. Evelyn Dunn at West Lynn. The WImers visited with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wlmcr and family at Aurora. Richard Mortimore was In The Dalles Saturday for medical care. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Jones and Bobby were In Heppner Friday where Bobby had medical care. Miss Genine Hardwick went to Portland last Wednesday where she visited the Northwest School of Business. To Ritter Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Perkins, Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Murdock, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Saddler and George, and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Norris went to Ritter Sat urday for the weekend to at tend the Country Cousins Square Dance Family Camp Out at Rit ter Hot Springs. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Norris went to Prlneville Monday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Dean Wimer for Carol to have eye care. Always A Queen UiJ ' I if i I MR. AND MRS. ARCHIE MUNKERS Dimple Munkers Resigns Psrryjohn'i Farm and Builders Supply yards were getting brand new paving yesterday. Bill Slewert underwent major surgery Friday at Community Hospital in Pendleton. Not Queen for a Day but Queen for a Year in 1934 and Chaperone for the Queens for seven years is Dimple Crabtree Munkers. She has resigned as chaperone of the Morrow Coun ty Fair and Rodeo Court as her husband Archie Munkers com pletes his seven years on the Fair Board and Dance chairman She says, "It was a long time ago when askea or tne auier ences between tne court now and in 1934. Then as now each community chose a girl for the court. The summer dances were held at the big pavilion that stood where the Museum and Park are now. Admission to the dances was good for one vote for one of the girls in the court as Queen. After the last dance about two weeks before the Ro deo, the tickets were counted and then the queen was an nounced. Dimple had been nom inated to the court by Willows Grange. Others on the Court were Lillian Carter from Spray, Beth Wright (Mrs. Barton Clark) from Rhea Creek Grange; Er ma Lane, from Lexington and Mary Cunha now of Echo was from the Lena district. Lee Beckner was president of the Rodeo Board that year. What did the Court wear that year? Queen Dimple was the first to wear the Rodeo Board owned white leather skirt with a black fringe. With it she wore a black hat, white blouse and black tie and when she rode she had white pants. The skirt was beautiful and to be sure it would fit any and all Queens the skirt was made with four adjustments. The other mem bers of the Court wore black pants, boots, hat and tie with a white shirt. When asked what her favor ite colors have been for the out fits, she says "not black". This comes, she thinks, from those first black and white outfits. Her favorite was the red and white ones of two years ago al though she feels she has receiv ed more comments on this years burgundy and pink outfits. They didn t travel around to the other Fairs and Rodeos like they do now but only rode in Buffalo Famliy Lives at Ruqqs For the benefit of our visitors this week, they may like to know of the little buffalo herd down at Ruggs, about ten miles south of Heppner on Upper Rhea Creek. The buffalo are in an enclos ure behind Wrights Country Store. A new calf joined the herd few months ago. The animalf are often quite close to the fence and can be easily seen and make ideal subjects for the photographer. the Morrow County Fair Parade and the Grand Entry. Mrs. Munkers learned to ride before she went to school. She used her riding to run cattle on the ranch. Up until a counle of years ago, she took her horse and rode in the parade with the Court. She likes the parades the best. Archie has shared her interest in the girls and has provided admirable assistance. With each court, she has stressed cleanliness and being on time. She has enjoyed her association with the girls.1 With her long association with the courts from year to year she has provided a continuous fund of knowledge of procedures for the Court in the many appear ances that they make. She has promised to help anyone who follows as chaperone for - the Court but she and Archie hope to get in some fishing and camping next summer. Recent dinner guests of Mr. nd Mrs. Charles Heard were Miss Marguerite Glavey and Ola Mae Groshens. v COMMUNITY BILLBOARD J SENIOR CITIZENS DANCE Aug. 28, 7-10 p.m. Hawthorne School, Pendleton 4-H STYLE REVUE Aug. 26, 8:00 p.m Morrow County Fairgrounds EPISOPAL CHURCH BAR B-Q Aug. zv, d.uu-8:oo p.m. Church Lawn Adults $2.00; Children $1.00 All you can eat WRANGLERS' BREAKFAST Heppner City Park 7:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 30 $1.50 and 75c ANNUAL SIGNING PARTY Heppner High School Sept 1, 7:00-9:00 p.m. High School Cafeteria SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE BY C. A. RUGGLES Insurance Agency P. a Box 247 PH. 676-9625 IX no answer call Ray Boyce, 676-5384
