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HEFfNCR GAZETTE TIMES. TbarsdoT. Jul 10. 1W1 i t " -tu - . u v?4' t . I i V'- t. ' . ' m.. , fc, r HP j - . t & mm J -k. m 1 1. i ii m fr J - - - wuui v wi AiaBiWW 7 WILLIAM HUSTON and Curtis Floyhar's Nuclcor De-Salting Vlall were Plant. impressed It with Jim Government Men at Flood Meeting (Continued from pag 1 in fixing up residents Invent their homes. Meeting lasted from 2 p.m. until about 5 p.m. Three Babies Born At Pioneer Memorial mm. -JP Mi. ,v Pf ' ' - llllllfA m-wff , HEART'S as natural pumps interested Bonnie Scbwar and Jody Maria tt. On display were a beef heart, turkey heart chicken heart a mouse heart and a cut-away view of a human heart ..This was Tom Wolff's project Science Display Shows Greatness (Our apologies to the th grade students who put on a tremendous show with their Mtnce Fair, May 11. Gradua tion ... the flood kept crowd ing them out) The Science Fair was a fan tastic display of students' tal ents. Their organization of ma terial, the scientific process and recording If findings were a!! there to be examined. Their in terests ran from Mouse traps to Robots. The Robot with his red heart pasted on the outside of his metal hotly and tape recor der ensconced on the inside was a favorite of the little boys and girls. There were 100 plus exhibits. Every seventh grader had made n musical instrument in their study of sound and a D.N. A. molecule. Each eighth grade student had the assignment of a 6 weeks science project. Each read and decided on his own project. A written report and drawing were submitted to the science teacher, Mrs. Dick Mea- FFA Winners At The Dalles Jon Hedmnn of the Heppner FFA Chapter was winner Tues day of Grand Champion with his Angus steer at The Dalles annual Wheat League Junior Show. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Arnie Hedman. We under stand Jon also won fourth place in showmanship. Kick Drake had the Cham pion FFA Light Steer, a Here, ford. Heppner FFA won 2nd in FFA meats judging. Observers stated the places were won against the heaviest competition they've had at The Dalles show. County Extension Agent liar old Kerr is an official at The Dalles show, called the G T with this exciting news dor, for approval. From here on they were on their own, mark ing; their own progress. A de tailed report on the experi ments was" placed by each exhibit. Over 800 attended the Science Fair which included all the stu dents in the elementary grades. Mrs. Meador opened the build ing for science entries Saturday and Sunday and at 7 o'clock the morning of the Fair. Mrs. Don Bennett and Jack Loytl at tended the Fair during the day. Jack Loyd had a "circle" of friends frequently during the day as they held hands and passed the electric shock one to another from an old magneto from an old crank telephone. ltxlged In Shobe Creek and they felt much greater channel work than planned would be needed there. Kail Jones of Jiend with the Soil Conservation Service said that after the l!Hi! flood on tt. ..,.. rv.u.Lr th.. luwl start. . ....... v . . . ... .... .. . CI.U ed studies. He stated the Hepp- r. r.uwaru phhi. . ... . .i ..r l iv nni.in n t'n inn nnrimrv rti ner Soil mm waier v-onscrvaiion i.iiij,i r-.- - District Is prepared to work a boy born nt Pioneer Memorial with the public to slow down nospual June 1, wriK"tnK the amount of flow. He spoke V He was named Brian Lee of diversion ditches, grass plant- "nd has three brothers, jwicnaei. ings and sodding done locally. raig ana r.oaie ami jne sister, And lie added that considerable ai nome. flow icdurtions can be expect ! Grandparents are Lawrence Aoakes or Oregon uty ami .-wrs. crc Iva ll.imley of Sioux City, Iowa. A roy was oorn to itir. turn I Mrs. Lawrence Angell of Hepp i ner on June 7, weighing 7 lb., fl'jj oz. and named Craig Kelly. He has a brother Jimmy and a j sister, Ilobbette at home. Grandparents are Mr. and ' Mrs. Floyd Hutchlns of Hepp j ner and Mr. and Mrs. Jim An Igt ll of Portland. Great grand parents are Mr. and Mrs. Mark Dave MctLeod of the ASC office in Heppner told of the Ilural Environmental program. t ost sharing program with fanners in which others may share the cost. He said they have a request in to headquart ers for emergency funds for di version ditches, sod waterways and other ACP ag conservation practices. He said he hopes to 1. 1.. !.!.. I...trt ...ill I... IWIMtt tll(tlli- till IH'UI "111 1' , .,,,.. I n.l-..,ni , .. , , i r .u 'Kelly of Prlneville. forthcoming by the end of the, . week. He said they have requested $2(),(KI0. Mr. MtLeod said they have permission from the largest landowner to do the Soil Con servation practices. Al Lofstrand of the Small Business Administration ex plained that his department could operate here if there had been a disaster Involving 25 homes or 5 businesses. Damage must be to buildings. Lou Baxter of the Farm Home Administration explained, they had four types of loans. Inter est is 5 1-8 now. They have housing disaster loans to rural residents in towns up to 10,000 population. They would not permit rebuilding on the same site where there had been 100 loss from a flood. The FHA will also help small cities with water and sewer projects and in some cases have grants for as much as 50. For an individual, he must write them a request telling of his problems, how much he needs and why. The American Red Cross Is providing over $5,000 for tho flash flood victims, it was re ported. The Red Cross would like, if possible, to have re quests for help in by June 18. Ron Chase, Pendleton, of the Internal Revenue Service, said there would be a casualty loss deduction on the income tax form and offered booklets to show how to figue the loss. Lo cal Income tn, people can help in this regard. Gene Pierce, president of the Heppner-Morrow County Cham ber of Commerce drew applause. Ho thanked everyone for com ing and stated he felt that the people were not really seeking loans. What they wanted was assurance that the flood prob lem on Shobe Creek would be cured. Two damaging floods in two years is too much and some kind" of action Is wanted before RAINBOWS PLANTED The Oregon Game Commis sion on June 2 made final Rain tow trout planting of the sea son in Willow and Rhea Creeks and Cutsforth Fond. One thcus and trout were plained in each place, according to Gien Want nd Jack Melland, iCOXX EXXCTBIC Koto Bw1jmUb llNDUSTKIAL. - ' I 'i '" i i' '.tji" COMMERCIAL 1 HOME ATTENTION ELKS SATURDAY SURPRISE JUNE 12 Special Happy Hour 8:30-9:30. Sandwiches and Salads Served, $1.50 9:30-?? Dance to the music of Larry Bryant, a one-man band. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kroll of Lexington are the parents of a girl born at 9:35 a.m., Juno 9 at Pioneer Memorial Hospital, weighing 8 lb., 12', a oz. She was named Kimberly and has one brother, Brian David at home. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kroll of Corvallis and Mr. and Mrs. D. O. Nelson of Heppner. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Nel son of Hermiston, Mr. and Mrs. George Piper of Helix and Mr. and Mrs. John Fletcher of Port land are great -grandparents. EOC Holds 40th Graduation Former Governor Rob e r t Holmes delivered the commence mcnt address Saturday at East em Oregon College. Erin Dick and Dean Keith Robinson of Heppner received decrees of bachelor of science In education. Susan Kay Lindstrom of lone received a degree of bachelor of science In anthropology-soemi ogy. Beverly Ann Thelps of Monu ment and Darlene Sue Cannon received their degrees of bach elor of science In education. Duanc Steers Joins Nary Duane Steers left May 27 from Tortland for Navy Basic Train ing in San Diego. A Junior in high school when he left, he plans to study and take his GED test while he Is in the service. His parents arc Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Steers ar.d his sister, Nola Steers. His address for friends who would like to write to him Is: S. R. Harry D. Steers D sl-84-f.G, Company 1G5 Naval Training Center, San Diego, Calif. 92133. Ed Dick Wins Las Vegas Trip Ed Dick left Friday for an all expense paid trip to the Zenith showing in Las Vegas. Plans were for Mrs. Dick to attend the EOC commencement exer cises Saturday then drive down to meet her husband. They planned to visit her brother, Jack Forsythe, at Sacramento enroute home. Their daughter, Erin, was a member of the graduating class. She will be. teaching P.E. at Mt. Vernon next year. John Kilkenny Passes Services will be held today (June 10) for John Kilkenny, Morrow-Umatilla county cattle man, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Pendleton at 1:30 p.m. Interment will be in Olney Cemetery. He Is a brother of Mrs. Jim Monahan of Heppner. Other brothers and sisters here for the services are Mrs. Perry Paulson of Lake Oswego, Frank Kilkenny and Martha Doyle both of New York. New Use for Newspapers Winifred Cox made use of newspapers In cleaning up the mud and silt from her base ment. She laid many thickness es of newspaper on the floor of the furnace room. As they ab sorbed mud and water she car ried them out and laid down another layer. After about 20 layers she was "down to bedrock"! School Board Meeting Agenda Morrow County School District R l board meeting will be held June 14 at 8 p.m. nt the Dis trict office in Lexington. The agenda follows: 1. Call meeting to order, Chair man Jack Sumner. 3. Financial report. 4. Delegations, if any. 5. Superintendent's report. Old Business 1. Discuss proposed changes In teachers handbook. New Business 1. Accept resignations. 2. Hire classified employees. 3. Approve contracts for new personnel. 4. Approve board meeting cal endar for 1971-72. 5. Consider ordering driver training cars for 1971-72. 6. Authorize Clerk and Dep uty Clerks bonds. 7. Instruct Deputy Clerk to balance books and call for an nual audit. 8. Authorization to call for service bids, bulk gasoline, fuel oil, antifreeze, contract runs, etc. 9. Consider participation in area vocational improvement program. 10. Elect chairman and vice chairman for 1971-72 year. 1. Next regular meeting, July 19, 8:00 p.m., District Office, Lexington, Oregon. Golden Age Picnic Is Pending j Plans for the Annual summer Golden Age picnic held on the Court House lawn are pending. The date will be announced later. Carl Troedson is chairman. HOSPITAL NEWS TatU-nis receiving medical care at Tioneer Memorial Hos pital are Matilda Jepsen, lone; Charles Bailey, Heppner; Ernest Lundell, lone; Sybil Brand, Heppner; Deborah Papincau, Lexington; Myra Peck, Lexing ton; Redder Hale, Hermiston; and Shawn Davis, Fossil. Patients discharged were Bar bara Dodson, Heppner and Leon ard George, Heppner. Mr. and Mrs. George Stillman and Beryl and Mr. and Mrs. Orval Cutsforth, Lisa and Donna were hunting in north ern Nevada all last week. They were on an Indian arrow head and artifacts hunt. The averae Tainfall for May in that erae was .96 and this May they had 4.92 inches of rainfall. They feel that they spent most of their time stuck in the mud. The Stillmans came on home and the Cutsforths went on into the Jordan ' Valley country. CROP SCIENCE CLUB OFFICER George Kenney of Boardman is the newly elected agricultural council representative of the Crop Science Club at Oregon State University,: , LONEROCK LONEROCK Sgt. and Mrs. Alton Carter and four children arrived from New Mexico this week and are visiting the lat- ter's brother and family, the Raymond Harrison's ranch. They were joined here by Mr. and Mrs. Lester Harrison from The Dalles, and other guests were Mrs. Homer Davis and children. Sgt. Carter will return to New Mexico Friday and will be re leased from the service next month. 1 Mrs. Elmer Steers leaves Fri day for Portland where she will enter the VA Hospital. She will have surgery on Monday. Mrs. Steers is an Air Force veteran where she served as a radio mechanic. Nola will stay with relatives in Gresham while her mother is in the hospltaL A son. Russell Dale, was bora May 26 in Pendleton to Mr. and Mrs. Roger Britt of Pilot Rock. The little lad weighed 9 lb., 5 oz. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Pettyjohn of Hepp ner and Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Britt of Pilot Rock. Too Late to Classify FOR SALE 4 possibly 5 on 676-5820. bedroom home, double lot. Call LOST -r- 5-gal. propane tank lost in flood. Finder please return to Tommy Wilson. $5 reward. 23-24c wonderful ways to say 6f WE KNOW YOU'D LIKE TO GIVE POP A Helicopter to take him to his work A 60 ft. Cabin Cruiser A Sleek Imported Sports Car A 6 months Vocation on the Riviera Keys to Fort Knox But ... if you must be practical you'll find an assortment of gifts At Murray's Drug CHECK THESE ITEMS FOR POP: Cook Book Camera Pipe Playboy Subscription Cuff Link Boxes A Cocktail Tape Head Demagnatier Spurs Home Handvman's Certificate for Free Coke Record Tape Tape Recorder Tope Player COME IN AND LET US HELP YOU SELECT THE RIGHT GIFT Manual Radio Pacifier Travel Kit Travel Bar Shave Lotion Electric Razor Aquarium HEPPNER OREGON at Fountain Watch Cologne Shave Brush Lighter Attache Cose Roulette Wheel Tooth Brush IS Jfj'',rSf J V UNITED HOURS 8to6 TO SAVE YOU MQNE Phone 676-9158 (FARM AND rVndMon 27-771
