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Field Fire Takes Wheat At Fred Martin Ranch By EVA HAMLETT IONK About 1:00 p.m. Sat urday afternoon as Fred Martin and crew were driving back to his wheat field, after having lunch, stubble collected under the pickup and started a fire in the field. Other farmers in the lone vicinity seeing the smoke, stopped their harvest and came to help with equip ment they had readily avail able. The fire was put out about 3:30, after having burned 60 ac res of wheat belonging to Mr. Martin, and 70 acres of stubble field belonging to Dave Riet mann, and Mr. Martin, and nu merous acres of grassland be longing to Delbert Emertl Sev eral times they thought they had the fire out, but due to the strong' east wind, it would flare up again in spots. Some remarks heard at the scene were "It's a wonder there hasn't been more fires with this long hot spell and extreme dry conditions." "Hope we get through harvest before any more happens." Some of the farmers will fin ish this week, but quite a num ber still have 2 or 3 weeks more, as harvest was late iin starting. At Swcmsons' Mr. and Mrs. Al Laue, and Mrs. Wanda Chappelle of Sa lem were recent visitors at the Garland Swanson home. They had been on a trip and stopped by on their way home as they wanted to see some harvesting and especially the new reel that Mr. Swanson had built. At Emerts' Mrs. Mary Hammond and children spent the weekend of July 24 at the home of her fa ther, Delbert Emert. Earl Ham mond remained to visit his grandfather for several weeks, while his sister Kelly, went on to Mt. Vernon to stay with their other grandparents. Mrs. Delores Turner and son Monty from Eugene spent the weekend with her mother, Mrs. Gladys Drake. Misses Sharlene Hamlett and Marsha Ball drove to Portland Wednesday and returned home on Monday. Cooler at Church The St. William's Catholic Church has installed an air con ditioner which has been enjoy ed by the members on these warm Sunday mornings. Mrs. Maravene White of Port land spent Friday evening vis iting her . husband Gordon and Tom White and family. She brought Leah White home after staying In Portland for a coup le of weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Ekstrom and family of Seattle were re cent visitors at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herb Ekstrom, Sr., and her mother, Mrs. Ida Coleman. Mrs.. Adon Hamlett and Mrs. Garland Swanson drove to Pas co, Wn., last Friday to meet Mike and Toni Swanson from Seattle, Wn They are spending their vacation with their grand parents while Mr. and Mrs. Den nis Swanson and Kelly are on a trip to Texas and Arizona vis iting friends and relatives. To Hospital Mrs. Mabel Cotter was taken by ambulance: to the Good Shepherd Hospitat in Hermiston Friday evening. Bill Ashurst, son Paul and Richard Hamlett drove to Port land Sunday for the day. At Picnic Roy Lindstrom, and daughter Christina, Carl Troedson, Mrs. Linea Nottage and Mrs. Hilde garde Benson attended the Mor row County Picnic held in Laur elhurst Park in Portland Sun day. Others attending from lone Lois' Beauty Shop For DISTINCTIVE HAIR STYLING we are happy to present ANN SANNAR Who has joined our staff. She will work evenings by appointment. SHOP OPEN SIX DAYS A WEEK tr:f e i f u t J ! IONE Phone 422-7234 were Mr. and Mrs. Clell Rea, and granddaughters Donna and Darcie Rca. Christina Lindstrom remained in Portland to spend a few days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dwlght Haugen and family in Lake Oswego. Donna and Darcie Rea are staying with their father, Mr. and Mrs. Rich ard Rea and family. About 100 people attended this annual event. Mr. and Mrs. Eerl Akers and family from Pine Ridge S. D., left this morning (Tuesday) af ter a 2 weeks visit with Mr. and Mrs. Berl Akers and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Ak ers and family of Gresham, and Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Linnell of Arlington spent Saturday and Sunday at the Berl Akers home, giving the family a long visit together. Whites Welcome Boy Mr. and Mrs. Chester White (Linda Niichols) are the proud parents of a baby boy, born Fri day, July 30. The young man weighed 7 lb., 13 oz., and has been named Troy William. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Bill Nichols and Ella Rowell. Great grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Tom Senacol, and Archie Nichols of Lexington. Mrs. Hervel Pettyjohn and family from Yakima, Wash., spent the weekend visiting her mother, Mrs. Sam Crawford. Mr. and Mrs. Ken Kingston and family from St. John's, sub urb of Portland, spent the week end visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Wally Gaarsland and family. Mr. Kingston is a brother of Mrs. Gaarsland. Miss Shirley Nichols is spend ing this week visiting at the home of Clara Brown in Hermis ton. Mrs. Keith Peck and children of Portland arrived Wednesday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Morgan, on Satur day Mr. Peck arrived to spend the weekend. Others coming for the weekend were Mr. and Mrs. Gary Morgan, Mr. Lonnie Hen derson, father of Mrs. Morgan, and her sister, Pamela Hender son, all of Portland. Principal Returns Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Brandon and family returned from a 2 week's vacation visiting Mrs. Brandon's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herb Huff in Nampa, Idaho and Mr. Brandson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dean Brandon in Homedale, Idaho. Mr. and Mrs. Charles O'Con nor spent the weekend visiting Mr. and Mrs. Doug Onyon at Astoria. Their daughter Terri, who is going to summer school at the University of Oregon join ed them at Lee's for the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Adon Hamlett spent Monday in Walla Walla on business. Marsha Ball, Patti Crawford, Sharlene Hamlett and Bonnie Ball started to work Tuesday morning at the Morrow Produce Co., in Boardman. Work has been held up because of the railroad strike and the shortage of box cars. Mr. and Mrs. George Gutier rez and family recently return ed from a trip to New Mexico, where they visited relatives. Grace Drake Guest Speaker Grace Drake, director ,oitHe Morrow County Juvenile Depart ment will be guest speaker at the Heppner-Morrow County Chamber of Commerce Monday noon. She will Dresent statistics from last year's county report of her department. CALL FOR THE OPERATOR OF YOUR CHOICE TRISHA-ANN or LOIS HEPPNEB Phono 676-9603 Food Stamp Program Set The United States Department of Agriculture and the Morrow County Welfare Department are moving toward the scheduled Aug. 12 opening of the county's Food Stamp Program. USDA designated Morrow County for the program follow ing a request from the County Court: Judge Paul W. Jones and Commisioners Walter Hayes and Homer W. Hughes. The new office here is locat ed at 178 West Willow St., just east of City Hall. The food stamps will be dis pensed twice each month. Of fice will open Aug. 12 and 26, both days being Thursdays. Starting in September, the of fice will be open Fridays, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon, and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Open days will be Sept. 3 & 17; Oct. 8 & 22; Nov. 5 & 19. Other open times will be posted on the door of the office. USDA has authorized grocers who will accept food coupons much as they do cash, except for back bills and the Welfare Department is certifying partic ipants who will purchase food stamps with the money they normally would be expected to use for food and receive a "bo nus" of extra coupons added by USDA. Ken Lydrickson, USDA officer in -charge for the Morrow Coun ty program, has invited all known grocers in the county to participate. He cautioned retail ers not to accept food coupons unless authorized to do so by USDA's Food and Nutrition Ser vice. He suggested interested grocers who wish more infor mation should contact: Room 403, Customs House Building, 220 N. W. Eighth Avenue, Port land, Oregon 97209, telephone (503 ) 226-3361, ext. 1830. Lowell Chally, administrator of the County Public Welfare Department, said most families and individuals receiving some form of public assistance auto matically are eligible to use food stamps. He added other low income households may be eli gible, depending on income and resources. As examples, Chally said, a family of four with a monthly net income of $297 or less and liquid resources of $1500 or less would be eligible or a family of six with $375 or less in monthly net income and liquid resources of $1500 or less. Chally suggested all low income people who think they may . qualify for the program call or write the Welfare De partment, Heppner, Oregon 97836, phone (503) 676-9211. Grain Fire Saturday There was a grain fire Satur day afternoon at about 2:00 in volving several persons' land. A pickup was being driven through a heavy stubble field (2 summer stubble that got 40 bu. per acre) looking for a low place to park the pickup when suddenly they smelled some thing burning under the pickup. This started on Carl Troedson's land, and because of the wind that day spread rapidly to Da vid Rietmann's stubble field and Ralph Crum and Slim Emert's range land. At the first sign-Df-fire," neighbors wereJnstantly at the scene with -equipment needed to stop the fire. All of the people involved in the fire are very grateful for the quick re sponse of the people who helped fight it. Specatators were . numerous, and often times they can be as hazardous as the fire. Many people come out to a fire with the intention of helping out if they could but sometimes be come a nuisance. It was estimated that 50 to 60 acres of wheat and 75 acres of stubble was lost. The Rev. and Mrs. Rudy Mensch have returned from a week's vacation trip. They went over to Port Orford to - see friends, went down the Coast to California. They visited rela tives in Eureka and in Sacra mento. Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Gardner left today to attend Western Market at Sacramento. They will be Joined there by their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Gardner II, sta tioned at San Diego. Trouble with gumming chain saws? L. E. DTK YOUR STA-VDAHD MAN Can solve your problem He"s in Heppner. 676 963 OtfWUA Staedarl Oil Cempy fej of California fegjj Summer Youth Employment' Oregon State University Co operative Extension Service is providing summer jobs for over 1,000 young people in 22 Ore gon counties through the Neigh borhood Youth Corp (NYC) pro gram. This is a 25 per cent in crease over last year. The young men and women are performing a wide variety of jobs for local, state and fed eral agencies throughout the state. Every effort is made to place the young person in a job related to his career Interests. Grants totaling nearly $475,- 000 are financing the summer work program. During the sum mer each NYC enrollee may work up to 40 hours a week at $1.60 an hour, up to a limit of 234 hours. Don Stangel, Morrow County Extension Agent reports that at present there are eight Morrow County teenagers involved in the program. It has been noted that many more agencies are requesting NYC enrollees and it is hoped that this program will Carport Sale Big Success Just ask Paula Heinrichs the most ideal way to clear out odds and ends that you have out grown or you have no further use . for. Bet she'll tell you a carport sale. . Friday, July 30, Paula ar ranged everything on the fam ily carport at 9 a.m. to start selling all of those things she really didn't have room for in her closet, like her electric or gan, outgrown clothes, and toys she hadnt played with since who knows when. Shortly after 9 Paula's business was really Dooming and by early afternoon, everything was gone. She made $50 and enjoyed the relief of not having to move everything back down to the basement. Take a hint, and tomorrow clear out the garage or the back bedroom that no one has used for so long, and put everything outdoors for a Summer Sale. UMUIIID grow in our county. Many of our young people need jots and this type of program gives them valuable experience in a field which some day may offer them a career. Elks List July Game Winners Elk members and out of town friends can enjoy a variety of games at the Elks Club. Jack Loyd was the Grand Champion for July at Que Stick with six consecutive balls to win a Crab Feed ticket. Nona Sowell was ladies champion to win a Crab Feed ticket. Marget Dubuque was most improved pool player of the month. At the Bowling game , the Toots Dubuque and Alvina Pad berg team won a free Crab Feed ticket each with a team high score of 446. Darrel Padberg won a free Crab Feed ticket with his single high score of 234. Anyone bowling a 300 score will receive a free pass to the Elks Annual. Friday night is fun night, Happy Hour, Elkdo, games, prizes. Saturday night dance to the juke box. LONEROCK NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Ross Pickering from California were calling on old friends at Lonerock this week. Ross attended grade school here while Lovina S. Palmer was teaching. Darrell Coppocks two sisters from lone have spent several weeks at his ranch here, and were later joined by his brother-in-law, who is helping with the hay crop. Allan Coppock, who is caretaker of the Cop pock's cattle ranch at Lexing ton run out of water at that place and trucked the cattle to their summer range on Brown Creek. f 1 v Around the clock, around the calendar . . . we're on the job providing efficient, de pendable electric service. We're one of the nearly 1,000 consumer owned and managed electric systems . across the country, serving some 25 million Ameri cans in rural areas of 46 states. We take our job seriously. We know that electric power is basic to our community's continued growth and well-being . . . and we know that the growth and well-being of rural communities are basic to our nation's progress. Whether it's warming your toast or cool ing your industrial plant, it's our job , . . every hour, every season. sa pasisi 'Serving Morrow, Wheeler and Gilliam Counties' Telephone 676-9146 HEPPNER GAZETTE -TIMES, Thursday, August S. 1971 KINZUA NEWi KINZUA Mr. and Mrs. Louis Lorengel and family went to Dunsmuir, Calif., Saturday where they met Mr. and Mrs. Billy J. Benson, Jr., and family of Stock ton, Calif. Danny and Donny Benson returned to Kinzua for a visit with their grandparents. Mrs. Melvln Schluckebier re turned home Saturday from a stay in The Dalles General Hos pital where she had surgery. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Portner went to Hood River Friday eve ning to take home Tammie and Karen Elmer who had been vis iting here the past week. The Good Neighbors Club had their monthly meeting as a pic nic at Shelton Park Thursday afternoon. The afternoon was spent visiting with the children playing games. As of now, it is planned that the meeting for August will be another picnic. Visiting the first part of last week with Mr. and Mrs. Clar ence Woods was their daughter, Mrs. Bob Sherrod and daughter Jerri Lynn of Albany. When they went home they took Vicky and Terry Logan back to their home in Salem. Mr. and Mrs. Milt Borings went to Portland Friday from where they left Saturday morn ing to fly to San Francisco for the weekend to visit with Mr. and Mrs. Russell Johansen and son. COLE ELECTRIC Motor Rewinding I INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL FARM AND HOME Pendleton 276-7761 SUMMER WINTER SPRING FALL ect rk Co-oi Deadline For Cattle Brands On Place Mats This weekend is the deadline for getting in names and cattle hranda to be DUt on the new placemats being printed by the Morrow County CowBelles. Cost is $2 each. Both the name and the brand will armear on the new placemats. Please send in to Mrs. Bob Mahoney, Heppner. Sells Tavern Mr. and Mrs. Larrv MacPher- son, Michael and Angela plan to move to Glenn Fans, . x., after the details of selling their tavern have been completed. This Is close to Larry's home town. He expects to go back to school In Industrial Account ing. He went back to BMCC this spring on an experimental bas is to see if he could still study. He made the honor roll and liked it so much that he de cided to go back to school. The MhcPhersons have Uvea in Heppner a year. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Richards are moving to Pendleton to make their home. They have lived in Heppner for 12 years. They have two sons living in Pendleton. Trouble with hot water heater? L. E. DICK YOUSl STANDARD MAN Can solve your problem 9 lies in Heppner, b7b-ilbJJ Clwvran Standard Oil Company of California "Should've Had Air Conditioning" WILLIE SAYS
