L I DEARY U or 0 EUGENE, ORE . 07403 School According to public notice printed In the Gazette-Times April 15 and April 22 Issues the annual school election will be held May 3 between the hours of 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. for the pur pose of electing directors and various advisory committee members. School Board Members John Brandt is running unop posed for the five-year term from Zone II, Irrlgon to fill the position formerly held by Max well Jones. In Heppner Zone VI, two wom en wishing to be involved have filed for the one-year term to fill out the unexpired term of Beverly Gunderson. They are Mrs. Wesley Marlatt and Mrs. Herman Winter. Both women are devoted to their families. It Is because of their interest in children, they were willing to Held fllkiy 3 be nominated for the position. Mrs. Marlatt Mrs. Marlutt follows the actlv Ities of her five children and Is Interested In having her child ren receive an education. This was brought home when her husband was hurt and was no longer able to work In his scrv ice station. He is now qualified as an accountant. She feels that women should also have a vo cation to follow If necessary, A native of Heppner, she is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Bothwell. After gradua tion from Heppner High School she married Wesley Marlatt Her activities include serving as: room mother, vice president of the Heppner Elementary PTA, chairman of two Civic League Rummage Sales and is now a member of the board of direct ors. She Is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints. She has taught Sun day School and is now Sunday School secretary. In her free time, she sells Avon products. Mrs. Winter Mrs. Winter has also chan neled her energy and efforts In the activities of three children as well as assisting In the of fico of her attorney husband, Herman W. Winter. She feels that education is going Into a dynamic new period and she would like to be "where the ac tion Is" and to help where she can. Her education has been on a cross section of the United States with grade school In Washington, D. C, High School In Seattle and college at Wil lamette and Lewis and Clark College. Her major was Political bcience. Her community activities In elude past president of the Mothers Club and Bookworms. She chalrmaned South Morrow County Cancer Society for four years and was Morrow County Republican Central committee chairman for four years. She was on the board of directors for Civic League for three years. Her church activities as mem ber of . All Saints' Episcopal Church are past president of Episcopal Church Women and a Sunday School teacher for six years. When she was In Salem she worked for years for School District 24CJ as clerk -typist in the superintendent of schools' office. She says "I have no particu lar cause except the best edu cation possible for all the child ren of Morrow County." Advisory Committee There are several Advisory committee positions to be filled From the Lexington area two have filed for the three year term formerly held by Mary Ann Barclay. They are Beatrice Luciani and Betty Marquardt One to be elected. Three have filed from the Heppner area with two to be elected. They are Jerry Swee ney, Harley Sager and Betty G Rood. There are vacancies to be fill ed at lone, Boardman and Irrl gon but without opposition. Fil ing to serve on the lone Ad vis ory Committee are Gene Kiel mann and Lorene Griffith. On the Boardman advisory commit tee are Shirley Zielinski and Kenneth Broadbent and at Irrl gon, Wanda Witherspoon. GRAIN PRICES (F.CVB. Lexington, does not In clude warenouso chgs.) (Courtesy of Morrow County Grain Growers) White wheat 1.67it Red wheat Barley 50.50 88th Year Price 10 Cents HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIME Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, April 29, 1971 Number 10 17-: ) r.W' I?' " r m. . - 1 j - - I if" f - : 1- - .. i V 2 CEiofiiiheir Talks a rfhday heppner ii At Monday's Hcppner-Morrow County Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Wagon Wheel, President Gene Pierce commend ed the business firms on Main Street for cleaning up and painting up. More Main Street businesses plan to paint up. SEE ROW ITS DONE? Cub Scouter Brian Thompson gets a close up view of the ingenious starting device installed in the race wick py mucK rnegiey ior tne Cub Scouts Pinewood Derby. Today is the Day Homemakers Festival You all come! All women are invited to attend the Home makers' Spring Festival. April 29, 1971, at the Fairgrounds in Heppner, starting at 9:30 a.m. with a coffee hour. Husbands are also invited to stop in, Program for the day starts at 10:30 a.m. Luncheon will be pot luck with hostess units, Hepp ner Day and Hello Heppner, fur nishing the main dish. Others should bring salad or dessert. Boardman unit women will be in charge of the coffee hour, lone women will take care of registration. Child care will be provided by the Empire Build ers 4-H club. Luncheon speaker will be Jerry Nibler, State Leader Ex tension Programs, Corvallis, Harold Kerr, Chairman Agent, Morrow County, will briefly dis cuss Long Range Program Plan nine implications to Morrow County women. About 1:30 Curtis Lund will show his pictures of Oregon Scenes. Special guests for the day will be women of the Confederated Tribes, Umatilla Indian Reser vation. They will bring displays and will discuss their culture, heritage, and problems of today. The spring event is held each year as a general get-together of all Extension women through out the area, and to acquaint the general public with pro gram accomplishments of the year. It will be really a big day come out and enjoy the varied events. Enthusiasm Plus At Pinewood Derby Indianapolis has its "500" and Heppner has its "Pinewood Derby". A big assembly of par ents and their Cub Scout sons gathered Monday for their sec ond Pack meeting. This one to run off the "Pinewood Derby". The track was made and oper ated by Chuck Phegley. Each Den raced two members at a time to find the fastest little hand carved, sanded and paint ed racer. The first and second winners of each of the six dens will compete "for the finals and the Pack winners on May 6 follow ing the dinner at the Elks Club. Winners Den 1: Jody Jensen and Del- bert Turner. Den 2: Gary Carr and Coleman Devme. Den 3: Troy Simmons and Terry Toll. Den 4: Ron Schwarz and Eric Clow. Den 5: Bryan Thompson and Kirk Sager. Den 6: Todd Harrison and Curtis Viall. Joan Robinson's cake went to Kirk Sager who is expected to bake the cake for the next Pack meeting which will be the 4th Monday in May. Len Ray Schwarz is Cub Master. Marion Green Scout committee chair man met briefly with the Den Mothers at the close of the meeting. New Doctor Surveys Heppner, and Eastern Oregon A doctor interested in a new location made a brief visit to Heppner last weekend. Mrs. Wy- man, Pioneer Memorial Hospi tal administrator, said she was afraid to be optimistic but she was hopeful. He said the plant was beautiful and the people were gracious and friendly. Here on a tour of Eastern Ore gon was Dr. Sykes who has been practicing in Hawaii and is a General Practitioner and surgeon. From Heppner he went on to look over John Day, then to Burns and back to Hawaii. Mrs. Wyman made her report at the meeting of the Hospital Board last Thursday, In her financial report Mrs Wyman said after all the bills were paid and the payroll met, there was $36.23 left. Any mon ey coming in from now until May 6 would go to meet the payroll of that date. "We are in unusually good shape'!, she said. Accounts payable amount ed to $6708 and payroll was $15,538.25. The use of the Hospital was up from the month before. Last month the average census was 9.9 and for this month 12.3. The board considers a census of 13 is required to break even but 12 "is beautiful". Collections continue to be over 100 "The lab is very busy. Over $500 worth of business went through the lab last week and $800 this week," Mrs. Wymnn reported. Fernando Lara is the new lab technician. He has been assisted during this time of getting acquainted with the An informal discussion was held on the City of Heppner's founding. Area was called Stans bury Flats for several years. This was followed by opening a store in 1872 by Heppner and Morrow, according to historian Giles French. The exact date of the founding of Heppner is not known but it is thought to have lone Dates Church Auction And Barbecue IONE Members of the Iont United Church of Christ are bus ily working on plans for the ninth annual auction and bar becue to be held at Willows Grange Hall on June 5. Chair men for the event had their second planning session on Thursday evening. Lindsay Kincaid is general been either August 9 or 10 in. chairman and has appointed WEATHER By DON GILLIAM Hi Low Prec. Wednesday 53 33 .59 Thursday 58 30 Friday 54 38 .08 Saturday 47 32 .15 Sunday 60 38 .06 Monday 63 32 Tuesday 63 45 lab and heavy duties bv Bettv Snrino Drd Concert IMcLwen, former lab technician, . 1 rnir Mrirtcr in TJ-r-4 lnnd "U" Jill 1 ll IIQIIU, Serial Levy The proposed serial levy for the Hospital was discussed. The proposed serial levy to bring the hospital out of the bankrupt hole will be voted up on May 25. The serial levy is for three years only and is to raise $22,500 a year. The cost is 2ac per $1000 TCV, Hospitals are limited by law in that the amount to be raised can't exceed l40th of one per cent of the , TCV of the total assessed evaluation of the coun ty. Onet of the first projects needed is the installation of a sprinkler system in the new wing at the hospitaL This is required to meet Federal and State safety standards. This will assure continued medicare pay ments to the hospitaL 1872. Judge Paul Jones said the Morrow County R;lo would be 50 years old next year and per haps a celebration for both the rodeo and the town's founding could be noted at the same time. President Pierce stated that the Chamber's history committee would work on the project, with plans to invite participation by all organizations and clubs in Morrow County. Mayor Bill Collins said the City Council would discuss the proposal soon. History of Morrow Giles French of Moro was at the meeting and stated it is quite a thing to live through the age of horse power, the age of steam power, the age of gas power and now the age of nu clear power. Mr. French has recently been at Bmfords and Mort, the pub Ushers of the new history of Morrow County. He told the group of the mechanics of the complicated business of pub lishing the book. There is much proof reading to be done, much being done by both the pub lishers and by Mr. French. Al so, there is copy fitting, sizing of photographs, many choices and decisions to be made. PAT WONSER is the new president of the Morrow County Jar- cvn. lasiauauua was neia nere sanuaay night. Pat Wonser Elected Jaycee ''President The annual joint Installation I Jersy Hollomon and Tom Beam. Danquei ior jaycees ana wives j,,Vppp.Ptfo nf the wn. a was ouiuruuy hikiu event at wns made to Llnda Wonser the Heppner American Legion (Mrs Pnt wonser). . , ' , . Jaycee of the Year award JNew Morrow county jaycee UPnt to Tom Wilson nnrf Jnrlc officers are Pat Wonser, presl- I Melland. dent; Ed Struthers, first vice . ' , . n,cnr,f- Himm Mr- Brant installed tke new ond vice president Tom Beam, secretary; Forrest Burkenbine, Tne Presidents report was treasurer; Tom Wilson, state dir- male y immediate past presi- ector; Clifford Wood, internal d,ent- ,Jack Melland. He told of riirof-tor; Kn Fvans. external the addition of new members aa director; Lyle Jensen, chaplain. hhe chapter now has 33 regular New officers for the Morrow memuei s anu two associates. , County Jaycee Wives: Judy Os- The President's Award for min, president; Jan Evans, vice Jayceeettes was made to Past president; Carol Beam, : secre-1 President Linda Wonser. tary; Sharon Bracer, director. Jack Melland thanked his offi- Progrcrm cers Ior tne nelP they gave him Master of ceremonies for the during his time of office and occasion was Tom Beam. ; Presented them special awards: Guest Sneaker . Forrie Burkenbine, Pat Won- D,u t Lyle Jensen, Tom Wilson, Rea, Country Store; Antiques, th" n th ftank 0smin. Tom Beam, John i . - --- ' Privott guest speaker Tom Beflm presented pafit iui. Diyuui ia a fuuuuui iuujv- nrpfi rtont Jnrlr Mfllnnrf with the ing person even though he has award of a president's outstand been a Redmond attorney for 14 intr ninmw years. He is the winner of many nanoiipt hnffpt stvl with T.. 1 I - - " .iccc wiua. entrees of baked ham and roast He said that the hopes of Ore- beef. gon and the USA are pinned to responsible young men. He said tne iaii oi itome was due to five things: Undermin- mtip I lOflC the following chairman of the various committees: Mrs. Keith Mrs. Kincaid; Silent Auction Mrs. Pete Cannon; General Ar rangements, Milton Morgan Publicity, Mrs. Roy W. Linds trom; Finance, Kenneth Smouse Snack Bar, Mrs. Norman Nel son; Dinner, Deaconesses; Pit Crew, Fred Nelson; Cashier, Mrs Arthur Lindstrom; and Tickets, Mrs. Bill Arthur. Perhaps the busiest committee is the mer chandi.se committee, Eldon Tucker, Bill Rietmann, and Don Bristow, who are accepting any items, old or new for the auc tion. Any articles which need re painting or repairing, will be fixed if received early enough, They will also pick up any it ems for storage. The same menu of . delicious pit-cooked barbecue beef served with a variety of salads, French bread, and' dessert will be serv ed at 12:30. The ever-popular Country Store will begin sell ing crafts, hand -made articles, baked foods, and candies at 10.00 a.m. with the auction scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. Frank Turner told of some wild horses and other interest- historical events in capturing of ing anecdotes of early day times in Morrow County. College Rodeo Program Next Monday's program will be provided by members of the Blue Mountain College Rodeo Club. The college rodeo will be here May 21-22-23. A silent auction of a variety of small items and antiques will be held after dinner. A snack bar will be open all day. This annual event has be come a community-wide project with lots of fun and ingenuity exhibited by those taking part in this worthwhile project. Elect Officers Wheat Needs Good Weather Next Thursday, 6rh Arnie Hedman announced the date of the annual Heppner School Spring Band Concert would be May 6 at 8 p.m. at the high school gym. This in volves a couple of hundred youngsters and is a musical treat for the community. A favorite number or two is listed after each of the bands playing. Beginners Band, Brazil iana Samba and the Glen Echo Waltz. Sixth grade band, Big Rock Candy Mountain and Moon River. Seventh and 8th grade band, Our Own March and Soul Explosion. The High School Band will play Rhythm of the Window and Allen ODale. The High School Chorus wiU sing Lovers Blue and Cool Water. "Good warm growing weather would do more good than rai,n for awhile", is what Larry Mills of Morrow County Grain Grow ers says about the 1971 wheat crop. "The rain was good, we always need rain but it's been so cold . The wheat Is behind last year at this time as far as growth. The stand is good and some spring growing weather would bring it along fast. Then we could use some more rain. Larry thinks there's still a chance for a good crop. ing the dignity of home; High er and higher taxes; Craze fori pleasure; Building of great arm aments; Decay of religion. Mr. Bryant said this is the way to bondage, as has been At their Monday night din- proven by many great nations ner meeting, the lone Lions which have fallen. Club held their election for new "Who reallv cares?" he asked, officers. Larry Prock, lone bank- Eleven Dercont of the nomila- s the new president, suc tion of California is on welfare", ceding Gordon Meyers, "But", he insisted, "in this " vice president is Robert room are those who care." JJraKe; nd vice president, Lloyd He continued. "Hennner was Morgan; 3rd vice president, Den- built by those who cared, not on nls cranaon. a 9 to 5 basis but on a 24 hour James Barnett is secretary- schedule." treasurer and Lion Tamer is He concluded "It takes faith Darrell James. Rudy Mensch Is to care about their town and Tail Twister. about their fellowman." Directors for one year are Awards Presentation Jerry Martin and Herb Eks- Gordon Bvrnes. state vice Dres- trom, Jr. Two year directors are ident from Pilot Rock made the Garland Swanson and Gordon awards Dresentation. Meyers. Winning Spoke Awards were winner or tne new cnam saw Richard Willard. Cliff Wood and was Gordon Meyers. Warren Plocharskv. Hentative date for the Instal- SDark Plucr Awards were made lanon umner honoring the new to Lyle Jensen, Tom Wilson, officers was set for Friday, May ix. at tne lone American Leg ion nan. The lone Lions wish to thank all who donated to the chain saw drawing. The proceeds will be used to help pay expenses for the Little League Field in lone and for other worthy projects. WRANGLERS PLAT DAY The Wranglers play day will be Sunday, May 2 at the Mor row County wranglers play grounds. A potluck will be held there at noon. " tA!. " It r ..n-,-- . - V - m I U I V v 1 1 CARL McDANIEL displays his limit of native trout His catch measured from 8 to 13 inches and were caught opening day on Rhea Creek at the mouth of Balm Creek. Pioneer Day Set The Morrow County Pioneer Association will hold its annu al Memorial Day picnic at the Fairgrounds at Heppner on Sun day, May 30, 1971. Registration will begin at 10:30, the Memorial Service will be at 12:30 and the potluck din ner at 1:00. Meat, rolls, coffee, punch and milk, paper plates and cups. ana taDie service will be fur nished. Donations are being ac cepted to help finance this part of the dinner. Those attending are asked to bring salads and desserts. This annual occasion will give everyone an opportunity to meet old friends from far and near. Many come from all riarts of the country. f