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HI HZttHZ GAZETTE -TIM E3 Tbuwdw. T U. ItTI National Merit Scholarship Tests To Be Given Feb. 16 ..... wh. m KM3OT iETS;. rS?S5S P". L" '."i.iI .,.m. Mra. tudenu acrw in. . "'"-,,,,,. foundation handoooK, wnitn rate ' Merit Scholarship Vrogrtm. Mra. VI Lanham announced today. The flrt "K-P tudtfnU who vlh to enter the nation wide M.-rlt Sholanhlp compe tition I to take the National Merit SrMarahlp Q""W Twit (NMSQT). Tho tet will b. -JrJehdu urnooi yrar. vu uledto Kive the WMSQT Tul y. . 16. 1971. Taklntf tho NMSQT to aUo the first i.t'-n fur atudnU who wlan l. pailiilite In lhr scholar ahlp programs admlnlnUwd ly tho National Merit Scholarship Corporation t.NMSO. These pro crarrw Imiudo the Natloniil A enlevement Srhnlarshlp Program for Oulstundlnij N.'Rro Students and Sp.ll Srh.lwhl ljr; Brarrii adminiit.-red NMSt for bmln.wH and Industrial firm. NMW iuiliHp;inU pay a $1,25 test fee. r, ..... - - matlon about making coiiece cholcea and flnanciiw a cuiirs . ' i . . I ... . narf edUCatlOn. IS lUrmmiru mm m ... of reporting the atudents lest results. Other Interpretive ma terials are sent to the arhool. The hlEhettsex.rtna Ktudenta In eath xtale will l narwd Note From Lucille Porrish Lucille I'arrlsh writes from Seattle that she has moved a caln. "I enjoy the paper very imi.-h and Alvln always comes rluht over after work Friday nd picks It rluht up.' There's lots of unemployment and violence. My friends down the street had their home force ably entered at ' I " ' ' day. She run 10 ini-.H lleppner! do ' a1 1 Ira Widows exemptions Veteran Exemptions and Senior Citizens Exemptions are due by April 1. Personal Property Returns must be returned to the Assessor's Office by March 3 to ovoid a late filing penalty of $1.00 per $1,000 of true cash. Form Deferral applications ore due on or before April 1. If we can be of any help in filling out these forms or if you have any questions concerning qualifications please contact this office. Joyce Ritch, Assessor Morrow County niM corporations, foundations. colleges, professional assocla lions, unions, trust, other organ Izatlons. and Individuals "Iter scholarships through the Merit Program. , About 21.HO0 atudents have won Merit Scholarship In the 13 programs to date. Approxi mately 3975 iww winners of Merit Scholarships entered col lege this I". lone High Notebook Carley Bergatrom and Brock and By of the nine weeks, bas ed on leadership. Carley hus . .1 ... im.Ki.ieiit and wrv- tjn II . i-- cd as assist ant secretary treas urer lust year and is serving as secretary treasurer of the stu dent body this year. She Is a memlier of GAA and is current ly an assistant editor of the Cardinal Fpirit. Brock is u Junior 4 11 leader and holds the office of vice pres ident of the senior class. He was manager of the football an. basketball teams. A reward will be given at the end of the year. Mr. Chuck Bender, an author itarian on birds, presented an assembly to the lone schools on Thursday. Jan. 2A. He explained the training of birds and show ed some live specimens. Among his Kclei-tions he has the only tra cling Kald Eagle. Mr. John Itiches and Mr. Ken nedy gave a talk and presented some slides on the Nuclear pow er plant at Hanford. on Monday, Jan. 2r. They also discussed the future plans of Irrigating Mor row County. An experimental day was held for all lone High School girls on Tuesday. Jan. 2G. The Stu dent Council agreed to let them wear nant suits ior ins i-iunc . ... cm,, mothers came to levied the outfits that would be appropriate to wear to school. The Advisor n..r.r n-.i ami passed the re- lni ' . . . anv Ume girl can wear pants to vriool. on bad weather days. Marianne tvnjjoo" i.u "... Bettx- Crocker Homemaking award. She si-ored highest on the test and will receive a charm. Tnva Tucker was chosen to the All Northwest Choir. She oxrwted against coHtestanU frvm' six other states. Tanya will s;r: Alto wnen ine nwn imrcw. zi SJis. Uaho on March 23. 5 and 2T. Group pictures will be taken on Feb. 12 and senior pictures 1 w ill be taken on Feb. 13. Are you movtngT Subscribers are reminded to notify The Ga-fne-Trmes of new addresses. and please Include your old aa School District Lists Important Meetings The next budget meeting will be held Feb. 16 at 7:30 pm. t lleppner llljih School. The budg et hearing and board meeting will be held March 9 T:30 pm. at the district olf In Lexington. The regular meeting of Mor row County School District B will be held Feb. 15 at 7:30 p.m. at Mversld High SchooL Minutes of Jan. 18. regular mHtlng; Jan. 26. special meet Ing; Jan 20. Feb. 2. 9. budget meeting. Financial report Delegations, If any: Superin tendent's report. Old BusIam 1. Recommendation of lone furnace committee. 2. Approval of seciai eauca tlon program at Heppncr. 3. Consider $5,000 deductible fire Insurance policy. Nw Business 1. Consider appointing fair grounds Improvement commit tee. 2. Accept resignations. 3. Consider contract renewal for certificated employees (Ex ecutive Session). Report 1. Oreuon Small Schools pro e.rnm. Feb. 3. Mr. Daltoso. Visitation Program Planned for Heppner Methodist Church Heppner United Methodist uitt loin with 125 other United Methodist Churches and 55,000 members of the Orejjon Idalio Conference as they partic ipate in "Operation Concern." Operation Concern" Is an evangelistic emphasis outlined for the local Methodist Churches of Oregon and Idaho by the 1970 Annual Conference held at Nampa, Idaho last June. Some churches in the area are having visiting ministers and laymen assist with the empha sis by conducting preaching and visitation missions in their com- munlty. ...... Heppner United Methodist Church is stressing the revitali zation of its members and con stituents through a program of visitation. Teams oi memoers w ill call on one another at their homes sometime between Feb. 22 and March 6. Mrs. William Weatherford, Mrs. Herman Green and Mrs. El ma Palmer are in charge of the evangelistic mission for the lo cal church. 'Right to Protect' Gets Morrow Co. auppor? The Morrow County Arm of lh National Association to Keep '.nd Bear Arms Is In the pro cess of circulating petition In vor of House Bill 1252 spons ored by Itepresentatlvc Hve. Harwell. Mann and Senator Bl- V'lt declares an emergency nd prohibits Imposition Jeopardy for protecting df, family, property or for aiding another endangered by desig nated felonies. Section I ay. "No Pron shall be placed In legal Jeopardy of any kind for protecting by any mean necessary, himself, his family or his property or when coming to tho aid of an other who Is In imminent dan cer of or the victim of felon ious assault, robbery, mayhem, murder, rape or any other heln ous crime." . "Provides Indemnity or reim bursement for less of time, at torney fees and other costs and expenses Involved In establish ing Justifiable defenso or self defense in court proa-edings. Extends categories oi jusuuaoie homicide to Include defense of any person who is the victim of or In Imminent danger of the commission of a felony upon him The bill grew out of the much publicized case In Nebraska a robbery had to sell their ranch to pay for the suit brought on by tne roo inlurcd by a contraption the couple had set up to catch the ronocr. RFAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS Rllie Vernon Jones to Max well C. Jones nnd Mary I. Jones. Lot 7 Block 39 E.. Sec. 21 Tp 5 NR 27. and also tracts In Uma tilla County. James J. McRae ana riazei r,. McRae to William D. Steagall and Carole Jean Steagall. Lot 1 and frac. Lot 2 Block 35 W. Sec. 23 Tp 5 NR 26. Coin Club to Stort Anyone Interested in forming a coin club is cordially invited to contact Chuck Armstrong at the Hotel Cafe. All age groups are welcome. Purpose of the club would be a study to further knowledge of numismatics, through AMA. There can be exhibits, folks can upgrade their coin collections by trading, buying and selling. Large and interesting collec tions in the U. S. were all start ed from very small collections. Such a club can be fun for all involved. 'Gene Pierce Tells Savings Bond Quota The Oregon Savings Bond Committee Informed County Savings Ponds Committee Chair man. Gene Tierce the Slate of Oregon has been asked to be residblo for 13200.000 In Savings Bond aale this year. 'The state office " assign ed a dollar goal ' ty amounting to fH.m,' Mr. Pierce. 'This goal would Miaunnahie In View of the salea we have had here during tho last iwo or w year, and I hope and expect Ii... will achieve it. Afinr all. this Is a little a nt nuota than .... -ii.. talk about, for It Wc uauonj - simply, represents the -ettlng aside of iunus oy mo 1'"" .. .. tnr their own use mis i-uuiiij --- - . later on. When they purchase United States savings mnv U safe If loot or destroyed, the Bond are re placed free. At owner option, E Bond may be redeemed at any time after 60 days from I sue date, aa fast as one can Identify himself and algn hi name In bank, and the In tercut rate and other feature are especially attractive at thl f think we'll get the job done." Kev Alexanlan, 17 year old aon of Mr. Jake Alexanlan, and a senior at Riverside High School, was seriously Injured In cycle accident Saturday. He Is In the Good Shepherd Hospi tal In Hcrmlston. He was riding his cycle along the canal In th east end when It overturned. Streamlined Siren -LESS- Unique squelch control gives crisp, clear ponce Dana iisieninu NO. 1650 SOLID STATE FMAM RADIO HAS 2 POLICE BANDS, MARINE BAND Get powerful AM, drift-free FM . . .exciting Police wilt, too As easy es pushing the pushbutton band selector. 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FULL LINE OF FISHING EQUIPMENT 7.Fna1ish Gothic Oak Pre-Finished Paneling Reg. $3.59 now $2.99 12-Tan Pre-Finished Paneling Reg. $3.79 now $3.29 10 -On-AII- FREE BAIT BOX To Each Customer with $3.00 Purchase of Fishing Equipment. GEORGE HAS REALLY CHOPPED THE PRICE ON 4 DOZ. DECORATOR PCAOOES Het f Tapes Reg. $3.95 now $1.75 3 Styles In Oak and Walnut Finish Evans Lumber Yard KEN AND JAN PH. 676-9254