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EUGENE OSS. 97403
Number
88th Year
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GRAIN PRICES
F.O.B. Lexington. 1om not in
clude warehouse cha,)
(Courtesy of Morrow County
Grata Groweri)
White wheat - W4i
Hard Red Winter Wheat
(Ordinary) l&t
Barley .'. 51-50
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EHEPFNEI2
TIME
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Go'ti'ufey Week
lnlerefer94Seniirs
Four more seniors will receive
their diplomas this year over
1970 when there were ninety.
Riverside High will graduate
21, lone High will graduate 13
and Heppner High will gradu
ate 60.
Hirers! de High
The Riverside High Com
mencement will be held at 8
p.m., Friday at the Riverside
High gym.
College Rodeo
Opens Friday
Stock for the third annual
BMCC sponsored rodeo arrived
at Morrow County Fairgrounds
Monday evening.
Among the 65 bucking horses
and bulls is a bull that every
one should see. He stands about
18 hands high, weighs 2300
pounds and looks as if it may
be real hard to stay aboard
this critter.
Tom Hutsell Is in charge of
the stock which is furnished by
the Flying 5 Rodeo Co. of Cent
ral Ferry, Wash. Last weekend
the stock was at the annual
Spray Rodeo. . '
Eighteen teams from colleges
throughout Oregon, Washington,
Idaho and Montana are expect
ed at the big three day rodeo
here.-
Show opens Friday afternoon
at 4. p.m. and continues Satur
day, and Sunday ,at ,1:30 sharp.
Solons: After
Willow Project
A phone call yesterday to the
G-T from Sen. Packwood's office
in Washington said he had tes
tified that start of construction
of the Willow Creek . dam proj
ect in Heppner was top priority
of the Army Corps of Engin
eers, that people of Heppner had
been " very " patient; . He said
there is dire need for the $9,
10,000 project. Future delays
would only result in increased
costs to both Federal Govern
ment and local citizens who
have started a reserve fund to
pay their share of costs neces
sary to obtain rights-of-way so
creek through Heppner may; be
widened.
A letter yesterday from Rep.
Al Ullman stated he has asked
for $300,000 to initiate pre-con-struction
planning for the Wil
low Creek dam. .
At Jimmy Rogers
Mrs. Marie Welch of Salt Lake
is here visiting her daughter
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jim
my Rogers. Also here with her
is her sister, Mrs. Ruby Nelson
who works on the " Anchorage
Times. They have enjoyed a 10
day visit with the Rogers.
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WILLOW CREEK has good fishing these days. The reason is
the legal sized trout recently released. Here Glen Ward pours
a net full of the beauties into the creek from the Alfalfa Street
bridge.
Salutatorlan is Dennis Lamb
and Diane Black is Valedictor
ian. The commencement address
will be made by Lulius Bialot
sky, Assistant Superintendent,
Multnomah County.
Ion High
lone High Commencement
will be held at 8 p.m., Saturday
in the lone High gym.
Jeri Snow is Salutatorian and
Valedictorian is Jane Krebs.
Kevin Collins will make the
address for the event.
Heppner High
Baccalaureate - Commence
ment for Heppner High will be
at 7:30 p.m., Sunday In the
Heppner High gym.
Bruce Daniel Marquardt is
Salutatorian. Valerie Ann Buy
er is the Valedictorian.
Donald Clark will make the
Commencement address.
Administration
Ronald Daniels is Morrow
County Superintendent.
Heppner High principal is
Jim Bier.
Riverside High principal is
Dante Daltoso.
lone High principal is Dennis
Brandon. '
The Morrow County Board of
Directors: Jack Sumner (chair
man i Maxwell Jones (vice
chairman), Donald McElligott,
Gerald Peck, Dr. waiiace worn,
Beverly Gunderson, Irvin Rauch.
Photos and names of the
graduates for each school are
shown on inside pages of this
issue "of the Gazette-Times.
Closed Fire Season
For Heppner District
Closed Fire Season for the
Heppner Ranger District became
effective at 12:01 a.m., Pacific
Daylight Time on Monday, May
17.
, Henceforth, burning permits
are required; camping is pei
mitted on any Forest Service
ion1 7ith nmner tools (shovel,
laiiu . i- . - x -
fire extinguisher and bucket) in
possession and loggers musi
comply With State Laws pertain
ina tn industrial oDerations.
Please help prevent forest
fires. When you have a camp or
unrmintr fire, make SUM it is
dead out before you leave. A
good way to make sure is io
feel the lire witn your nanus
Here for Graduation
Mrs. Jessie Sherman of Rapid
City, S. D., is here for her grand
son, Mark Hopkins' graduation
and to visit her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Clint
A OffA
She was accompanied Dy ner
hrnther and sister-in-law, mi
and Mrs. Foster Rix of Aber
deen, S. D. They plan to go to
Portland for a. brief visit this
week. " '
SPECIAL NOTICE
The Elks Lodee will be open
Memorial Day, Sunday, May 30
and Monday, May 61.
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JOHN HALL
John Hall Recipient
Of Masonic Award
A full house was enloved at
the annual Masonic Scholarship
bamquet Thursday night at tne
Heppner Masonic Hall. Masons,
HeDDner Seniors, faculty mem
bers and several fathers and
other guests were present. The
delicious ham dinner with all
the trimmings was prepared by
members of the Eastern Star
and the meal was served by
Rainbow Girls.
Rob Abrams. master of the
Lodge, was master of ceremo
nies and gave all a warm wel
come.
Rnh Kellv. chairman of the
education committee, made the
annual scholarship presentation
to John Hall.
Sneaker of the evening was
Wallace McRae, president of
Blue Mountain community col
lege. He told of his early coach
ing- and teaching experiences
and the satisfaction derived
from watching a lifetime of a
chievements of his former stu
dents. He told of the deeD Der-
snnnl satisfaction in raising a
son and in the fellowship with
young people. '
Mr. McRae feels there is no
generation gap where the young
can sit down with their older
friends and talk over things re
sponsibly. He explained that we
live in a paradox today. All
about us we are troubled with
great uncertainties. Yet, there
are wonderful and enjoyable
things happening in America,
too.
On the one hand we watch
TV and read the papers and
see abominable things Viet
nam, the draft, looting, pover
ty, racial problems, inflation,
campus unrest and other vio
lent things.
"Why is this?" he asks. We
have become a society of groups
and we lose our individuality.
We talk to one another; Labor
talks to Labor; employers talk
to employers; the rich talk to
the rich; the poor talk to the
poor.
We develop ideas and legis
lation, then exert pressures; we
vilify one another. So we are
becoming a society of brands.
Demands begin to be made and
other things precipitate crises.
There is disrespect for law, par
ents, faculty. We elect officials
and then throw rocks at them.
Many seem to lack responsi
bility for their brothers.
He explained that a corner
stone of Masonry is a belief
in public education for its con
tribution to society.
He told of the ODDOrtunities
provided by Oregon and North
east Oregon by its citizens. But,
he added, public education is
in serious trouble because many
have lost faith. Many tiave be
come disillusioned with educa
tion as it is. Changes must be
made.
m MpRan said there are oth
er methods of attaining our ob
jectives. He said there are en
couraging signs. He sees a
more universal acceptance of
credit transfers soon by differ
ent colleges.
He feels the young people ol
rndav know what they want
and will become the responsi
ble leaders of tomorrow.
PLANTING FISH
Legal size trout were planted
this week in WiUow Creek,
Rhea Creek and Cutsforth Pond.
One thousand were planted in
each location, according to Jack
Melland of the Oregon State
Game Commission.
fcpiid
llene Kilkenny Wyman, Pio
neer Memorial Hospital admin
istrator, reviewed the hospital
deficit, some of the causes of
the deficit and some of the
things she Is doing about it.
She urged Chamber members at
their luncheon Monday to vote
in favor of the Serial Levy on
May 25 from 8 to 8 at the old
library room in the City Hall
to keep the hospital open.
The net loss as of June 30,
1Q7fl wns $36,222. Of this $19,431
was a loss directly to the hos
pital and $16,791 was deprecia
tion. The value of the holdings
ic miite a bunch at $563,569.
$10,424 in land and improve
ments. $551,783 in the Dunuing.
$101,362 in equipment.
Payroll runs about io,wu per
4-H Honors to
Brock, Marianne
tv,iir.H honors, like school
graduation awards, are being
announced now.
Congratulations to Brock Lin
n Ariincrrnn . Mrs. Ron Davis,
Olex, and Gordon Dunn, Fossil.
Brock Linnell
Kaiiimai 4-H awards are an
nounced by the State 4-H "Club
Office and Brock nas won me
achievement trip to Chicago,
hi trln tn National 4-H Club
Congress in . late November is
sponsored by tora motor com
pany. Brock has many fine a
Movements in 4-H and is ac
tive in both Giljiarci and Morrow
Counties. Most recemiy ue
ducted the State Junior Angus
Field Day at Sisters. He is Pres
iriont nf the Junior Aneus Asso
ciation. Young Linnell was the
Knnw Vnnr State Government"
representative for Gilliam Coun
ty to Salem in repruary. in mc
junior leader role he has assist
oh d.H eamns as a Counselor.
Brock is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Don Linnell.
Named Alternate
MorlannA Pettvlohn. daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Pettyjohn
of lone, was named as first al
tomatp tn the National 4-H Club
Congress. Marianne was selected
for Achievement in me in.
Hnrce nrntrram. The Horse a-
ward is sponsored by Merek &
Co.
Selection is made from record
hnnt: cnhmirtprl for considera
tion. Marianne is completing
her 10th year as a 4-H ciud
member. She has been active
in manv nhases of 4-H includ
ing Home Ec and Junior Lead
ership as well as being an out
standing Horse Club member.
Mrs. Davis
Mrs. Ron Davis entered the
alumni recognition awards pro
and was selected state
winner, with her record to be
submitted to Chicago ior ian
judging of regional and Na
tinnai honors. Oreeon has had
three Western region winners
under this program that recog
nizes former 4-Hers who are con
trihutinrr hack to the program
as an adult. Most recently Mrs.
Davis led the workshop discus
sion at Pendleton of the North
eastern Oregon 4-H Leader's
Conference. The Davis family
are very active 4-H leaders and
have turned out many out
standing young citizens. They
have been host to International
lone Lions To Install
The lone Lions Club will hold
a dinner and installation cere
monies Friday night for new
officers. The event will open at
6:30 p.m. with a social hour,
followed by a sumptious din
ner served at the lone Ameri
can Legion Hall. Dinner will
start about 7:30.
New president who heads the
lone Lions is Larry Prock, lone
banker.
WEATHER
By DON GILLIAM
Wednesday 83 57 .18
Thursday 63 39 .09
Friday 63 36
Saturday 68 42 .18
Sunday 55 42
Monday 61 32
Tuesday 67 35
Survives!
month. Accounts payable about
$6,239. There are 38 full time
employees and 12 part time em
ployees. The biggest loss is in the
Nursing Home where there is
an undercharge because 50
are welfare patients. The cost
per day to the hospital is $11.43.
Three in the Nursing Home are
there on Home for the Aged and
the state pays $5.15 per day.
Semi skilled patients pay 9.60
a day which is a loss of 1.83.
Personal pay had been paying
$9.84 per day with a loss of
$1.59. On May 1 the Personal
Pay was raised to $11.80 a day.
Mrs. Wyman pleased her au
dience when she said, there was
no difference in the way the
patients were treated. "We can't
Farm Youth Exchangees, as
well as their own son being an
IFYE. Next month she heads up
the Mid-Columbia 4-H Horse
Show at Arlington.
Mr. Dunn
Gordon Dunn is everybody's
favorite at Fossil. He has the
respect of his community, a na
tive son, taking on the role as
County Assessor. His deep de
votion to his lodge, church, fire
department and community club
go unchallenged. The expres
sion, the first to come and last
to leave; typifies his concern for
his fellow man. Many times, he
has spent his personal income
for community betterment with
no recognition.
Both Mrs. Davis and Gordon
will receive large burnished
mnnor nlamips. It Is the CUStOm
of the Olin Mathieson Chemical
Corporation to withhold the
state plaques until after the Na
tional ,4-H C1UD congress is
held the first week in Decem
ber, with the awards coming
about Christmas time.
Union Pacific is announcing
their $400 scholarship recipients.
Gilliam County winner is Sarah
Sufalko, Condon, and Wanda
McGhehey, Mitchell, will receive
the Wheeler County scholarship.
Both girls have received glass
encased certificates which have
been sent to their high schools
for presentation at graduation.
Jeri Snow Winner '
The State 4-H Office has re-
Fun and Service Fill
There were 20 troops, 50 pa
trols, 185 Boy Scouts and 25
leaders at the Blue Mountain
Council District Camporee last
rainy weekend at Blue Spruce
Camp on Wall Creek.
Although the boys came home
with some soggy camping gear,
it was a fun camp and the boys
did some conservation work in
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E6I. Cornett Green loaned his
gear. Standing in Iront is icouxmasier uan nconoe. ia uw
truck, L to r.: David Allstott. Stevo Malcom. Mike Buschke
with his head turned, Curtis Sweek. Brian Boner and David
McLachlaa ca top cf the ladder,
(Photo by Arnold Raymond).
Needs Seirid Levy
discriminate, we treat them all
alike". She told one incident
when one of the little ladles
called her in and told her that
she could eat less if it would
help.
Requirements Chancre
Medicare and Stato Board of
Health requirements change.
The latest requirement is a
sprinkler system in the new
building. The Hospital Board is
now accepting bids. The pipes
will be exposed. It Is hoped it
can be done for $4200.
There is no money back from
Medicare on the nursery and
surgery. Both occupy a large ar
ea in the hospital.
The financial woes may be
laid to the poor census in the
hospital. It takes 13 patients a
Where to Vote
(Special election for the ser
ial levy for the Pioneer Memor
ial Hospital): '
Boardman City Hall.
lone City Hall.
Lexington City Hall.
Irrigon City Hall.
Heppner Old Library Build
ing. wmss
lone Pool Open Soon
The lone swimming pool will
open on Saturday, May 29. Op
en from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. and
7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Tuesday
through Sunday. Closed each
Monday for cleaning.
The fees set for the 1971 sum
mer season are as follows: -.'
Season v :'. , '
Family, $20.00; Single: ; Adult,
10.00; Grades 7-12, 6.00; Grades
1-6, 4.00. .f-i v-
Daily Jpii,
Adult, 50c; Grades 71Z, 25c;
Grades 1-6, 15c; Preschool, no
charge.
Fees are navable at the high
school office through Friday,
May 28 or to Maureen MCJiiii-
gott, pool manager.
; This vear for the first time
there will be a Red Cross swim-
minr nrosram. This program
will run for two weeks, June
15-19 and 22-26. It will be open
for beginners and advanced be
ginners and will be held irom
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 daily. There
uiii he a $l.()0 chartre for the
course. All interested are asked
to register June 15 at the lone
swimming pool. All advanced
beginners must present their
Red Cross swimming cards.
All swimmers should provide
their own towels, caps, and
swimming suits.
Boy Scout Camping
both Wilson and Wall Creeks.
Co ordinators R. B. Cogburn,
Dale Boner and Gail McCarty
worked on the program repre
senting the Forest Service, Soil
Conservation Service and Exten
sion Service. Mr. Cogburn and
Mr. Boner were on hand to dir
ect the streambank stabilization
project to prevent soil erosion
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truck to haul the boys and their
day to break even. Last month
the average census was n.o.
This month 7.5.
Mrs. Wyman has been instru
mental in making some cuts
that in no way affect the high
efficiency of the hospital. She
had been made to understand
that the Supt. of Nurses couldn't
carry out any other duties. Af
ter conferring with the State,
she finds that in a Hospital of
this size, the Supt. of Nurses
.on runrv Da the charee nurse.
She must work the day shift
and only 40 hours a weeK. mis
will save about $5600 a year. -
A cut in the maintenance
staff will save about $3200 a
year.
On information from the state,
the dietitian can be cut sever
al hours a week for another sav
ing. Needs
The Hospital owes the Bank
of Eastern Oregon $5000 which
thov neeri tn nav back. They
need new mattresses. Those at
the hospital are from 17 to li.
years old. Twenty-seven mat
tresses would cost $1000. The
Heat Lamp keeps shorting, a
new one would be $83. They
nee nn extra steamer for
another $83. A long time need
has been decent reading iigms
in the rooms. This would cost
about $572.90.
The long range picture calls
for individual thermostats in
eneh room and an Isolette for
the Nursery for $1300.
A number of years ago jwrs.
nuvnii nrovlded the beautiful
drapes in the rooms. Now these
need to be cleaned wnicn i
terrifically expensive and they
are not fire proof. Now the
Board of Health says they must
be replaced.
i Cheap awnings were install
ed a number of years ago. The
first year the wind took some
of them and the next year the
rest. Awnings need to be re
installed. The bright picture is that
now Bob Lowe is a qualified
elevator inspector. Since it was
installed he has checked, clean
ed, oiled and inspected the ele
vator every month and the
State Inspector came once a
year. Recently they were told,
it would have to be inspected
every month. One company
would charge ano rae ouier
$95 a call. Bob went to Portland,
took the Bureau of Labor exam
and is now a qualified elevator
inspector at great savings to the
hospital! '
A discussion of the cost of
rooms in other hospitals were
compared with Pioneer Memor-
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Weekend in Blues
and improve the steelhead
spawning beds.
The boys planted 2500 wil
lows and red dogwoods. They
put large rocks in the streams
to make half-dams to slow
down the flow of water. These
rock formations were 10 to 20
feet apart. The boys did .6 of
a mile on Wilson and the same
distance on Wall Creek.
These rock cribs will stabil
ize the water and form resting
ponds and spawning beds for
the steelhead.
In the conservation forum the
boys heard the major sources
of air pollution, water pollution
and how they endanger wild
life, timber supply and loss of
soil. i
Hcppner's Troop No. 661
checked In their complete camp
ing gear Thursday night and
were ready to load Friday af
ter school. Cornett Green loaned
his truck driven by Marion
Green. Scoutmaster Dan Mc
Bride led the way in a pickup
loaned by Harley Young. They
were the first troop to arrive
at the Camp. They had the 3rd
largest delegation. They receiv
ed two Camporee Merit and
Honor awards. They took nine
out of. 10 skill events such as
running the obstacle course,
electric fence, fire building, com
pass reading and Kim's board.
The treat for Sunday, was
three hogs cooked in a pit from
2 p.m. Saturday until 10:30 Sun
day morning. Two church serv
ices were held simultaneously
Sunday morning. They broke
camp about 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon.