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lltHARY I tf Of 0 tUatHt, OXC. 07403 Morrow County Land Use Plans Near Completion Morrow County Planning Com nUitm rt-sd the final tlift of the Mutnw County eompirhrns lv I'Un and Iho tmllnaiMK tabluhlnt: Zmin rt-i,-uUtiuit for portions of Mornw County lit lt rnrrtlne Thursday rvc nine at the t'ounhouM. RCf liurike, pro-t planner with Cor nel!. Iluwlum), lUye and Mer ry field, nvt Cti. A few minor changes were made In definition of dvullinc unit, family unit ami deleted thermal power plants frutn con dition! use permits In rxclu Ive farm lone and outdoor mu ale festival from conditional uc rrmiu In Frro com-. Hit illustrations of both book aro illuminating. The Compre hensive Man him llhiMtsttoni. of the Morrow County lan and one each for Bourdman. Irrlgon. lone, Lexington and (i'pm-r. Members of the Morrow Coun ty Planning Commission re W. C. Itosewall. chairman; Alma Cwn, M-cmary; Art Allen. Or villo Cutsforih. Jr.. Max Hel berg. Ernest Jorgensen, Hoy W. Llndstrom, D. O. Nelson and Cal Sherman. Working with them as an ad visory committee were member of the County Court. I'aul W.i Jones, Judge; Walter Hayes and Homer Hughes, and II. C. Shcr- er, county roadmaster; Jovce Bergstrom, county assessor; Har old Kerr, county extension a Kent; Glen Ward, state game commission; Dale Boner, soil conservation service and W. S. Miller, U. S. Forest Service. Harold Kerr has volunteered to speak at any and all groups to explain the two books. Any one wishing to schedule him as a speaker should call the exten sion office. Additional Sign Mr. Budge has received a let ter from the State Highway Commission that additional south Morrow County directional signs will be erected at the Ir rigon inter-change. New Road Bids Soon W. S. Miller of the U. S. For- el Sw-r tit? Mid that bid Mould be let n fr the ronttuef ton if 23 mile -f road I km it High way 3 5 to the top tf C'l Mtne II ill. Thin Mill tx doublet Un. crushed rk whhh U part of th pioM-d Wi-tern lute Kofld. It u hwn on the Mor- itw tout Cwprrhenue j I'Un. Two Meeting Announced On Jan. 3 tlute wll W a M-( low nr-K D,im miormationai meeting at the Courthouse. On Jon. 6 at 7;.. the planning Commlwion will hold it next mcctlne. GRAIN PRICES (F O I. LnriBtrtMu dww H In clude raMWN cbfa-j (CeurUtY at Ma Dwarf Grata Grewert) tort white hMt .... . MS ba. Red kMl . ... US", bu. iuUr .. . U 0O to 88th Yeor THE Price 10 Cents GAZETTE-TIMES Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, December 16, 197) Number 43 Hark! Heppner Angels Sing, Jr. Hi Band Plays Dec. 20 r-"1' - - Yd HERMAN WINTER County People Get High Posts Livestock Growers Hold Annual Meet Morrow County Livestock Growers 22nd annual meeting was held Friday at the Elks Temple. Greeting was by Tom Currin, president of the Association. Talks were made by Gene Kunkle, State Brand Inspectors Board of Salem. Jim Wilkins of the Range staff of the Umatilla National Forest; a livestock theft discussion, and Ernie Lab art of the Oregon State Board of Forestry. Evening was topped with the annual Farm-City Banquet at Heppner High. Herman Winter, Morrow Coun ty district attorney., was elected president of the Oregon District Attorneys Assn., during the an nual mid winter meet In Tort-land. Morrow County Judge Paul Jones was recently elected pres ident of the Assn. of Oregon Counties. Sheriff John Mollahan was recently elected to the ex ecutive committee of the State Sheriff's Assn. Last month, -Boardman's May or Dewey West was elected vice president of the League of Ore gon Cities. ' Last year Morrow County was also on the map with County Clerk Sadie Parrish as presl dent of the County Clerks Assn And Assessor Joyce Bergstrom was president of the County Assessors Assn. All firt through sixth grade hid.-nu will participate vocally In a ChrlMmax musli-nl program offered for the community on Monday evening. Dec. 20. at 7:30 In the old Junior HU:h gymnas ium. The Junior Hljjh Band will offer Instrumental number. Co director) of thin musical eve- nine are Pit Walthlnsen and'? David Mann. Everyone bi cord ially Invited. Kindrartn Party U 22nd The Kindergarten classes will le joined by parents and email brothers and sisters when they gather In the multlpurpoe room on Wednesday evening, Dec. 22, at 7:00 for their excit ing program and party. Mrs. Dee Jones Is in charge of this af fair. Before DU miss a I on 23rd Parties with gift exchanges will be held In their rooms by all grades between lunch time ar.d the 1:30 dismissal on Thursday. Music-Movi ot High School At the high school on Thurs day morning, students will be treated to a full-length film put on by the student body. The film 'Wild In The Streets" Is a suspense drama featuring pol itics of today. They will also enjoy several musical selections by the high school band and chorus directed by Dave Mann. Heppner schools will recon vene on Monday, Jan. 3, 1972. oh Vein Sdidoc.t Chosen Imd Catt leman of the Year '.T Vvl ! t ( Bird Count Is Dec. 22 WEATHER By DON GILLIAM HI Low Prec. Wednesday 44 16 .14 Thursday 46 32 .12 Friday - -. 40 33 .01 Saturday , 39 30 Sunday 40 32 . Monday 37 26 .10 Tuesday 42 35 .05 1.4 Snow; 1. Snow From Dec. 1 through 14, the county rainfall is about .75 a bove the year's average. Mustangs Set For Busy Week Mustangs will go to Moro for the Christmas Tourney Dec. 17 and 18. Participating teams are Sherman, Wheeler, Condon and Heppner. The Heppner-Condon game will open the tourney on Friday, at 7 p.m., followed by the Sherman-Wheeler game. On Saturday the losers will meet for the opening game at 7, followed by the winners. On Dec. 21, the Mustangs will go to Riverside for their last game In 1971. Coach Bob Clough said that Condon doesn't have a big team but they are scrappy. They play good ball and have good depth on the bench. Of the Mustangs, he said "they're shaping up. From now on its a race against time but we'll be all right by League Play." Last year about 50 Heppner citizens could be seen tramping through the brush and creek bottoms of Morrow County. They were participating in the annual Christmas Bird Count sponsored by the National Au dubon Society. Last year over 15,000 birders in the United States enthusiastically searched garbage dumps, grave yards, farm land, smoggy cities, swamps, deserts and remole back country for feathered members of the animal king dom, birds. The Heppner birders separated into groups and searched a cir cular area, 15 miles in diamet er. Groups cannot overlap an other's territory. Counters cover ed the area around Ruggs and Hardman where a variety of different habitats can be en countered. Some 37 miles were covered on foot and 109 miles by car in search of these feath ered beasts. 1971 Count The count Is now being or ganized and is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 22. Those per sons interested in joining the fun and learning about birds are urged to contact Barney Marshall at Heppner High School for information. ir-.-. ti . - -- A FAMILIAR SIGHT Is Bob Van Scholack with one of hU dogs. Princess Tryouts Dated for Dec. 26 Princess Tryouts f. ' the 1972 Morrow County Fair and Rodeo Court will be held Sunday, Dec. 26, at 1 p.m. There will be a meeting be fore the riding demonstrations for all candidates and their par ents with the Rodeo Board. At tendance at this meeting mandatory for both the girls try ing out and their parents. Contestants are to wear levls and shirts. No dress western clothes. Any girl interested in trying out for the 1972 Court should contact her area cnair man or Pat O'Brien. lone School Program Coming The lone schools Christmas program on Tuesday evening, Dec. 21 at 7:30, in the cafetor ium was planned and will be directed by Darrell James, school music supervisor. Each grade of the schools will participate, and many children are involved in the preparations. The public is cordially invited no admission Is charged. A 3-part Program The evening's program will be presented in three parts. The lower grades are giving a play "The Fir Tree s Christmas ; the Fourth grade will present a short playlet "The Boy Who " Didn't Believe in Christmas". The upper grades are giving "The Drum", which is the story of the famous little drummer boy. Lower Grade Flay 'The Fir Tree's Christmas" will include the following parts: Big Fir Tree. Jeff Hams; Middle sized Fir Tree, John Murray; Little Fir Tree, Roger Childers; The Bird, Margaret DohertyjThe Woodsman, Richard Ladd. The fourth grade playlet, The Boy Who Didn't Believe In Christmas" involves all the fourth graders and is shorter than the other two plays. Mr. James said mat because so many are participating not to name each child. Upper Grade Play "The Drum" will include these parts: Little Drummer Boy, Dan McElligott; Peddler, Clay West; Shepherds, Brian Rietmann, Bud Kincaid, Doug Bristow, Wade West, Scott Sherer, Richard Do herty, Skye Krebs, Rick Golbert, Joan Doherty, Debora Palmer, Laurie Childers. Angels are: Ar ietta Aldrich, Michelle McElli gott, Lisa Martin, April Miller, Lori Bergstrom, Rene Flack, Catherine McElligott, Doreen Flack, Carol McElligott, Jan Pe terson, Jeanie Piening, Natalie Tews, Tammie Tucker, Kathy Kincaid, Donna Palmer, and Debbie Patton. John Lindstrom will play Joseph; Arlynda Ald- rich will portray Mary: and the Three Kings will be presented by Clint Carlson, Kim Gutierrez and Stuart Keene. Band and Chorus, Also Pre program mood music will te presented by the lone High School band. The High School mixed chorus will offer several Christmas vocal selections. This will be a noteworthy school program. Each year that Mr. James has directed these pro grams he has made a real ef fort to get a different, high quality program ready. Search-Rescue Seminar Scheduled In Pendleton Representatives from Law Enforcement agencies of Mor row County will attend the Search and Rescue Seminar on Dec. 21 at BMCC. The Seminar presented by Oregon Search and Rescue Center and Support Un its will be moderated by Dan Viera, Oregon SAR Center coord inator. To begin at 8 a.m. with Basic Ground Search and Rescue searches the day continues with many facets of Search and Res cue on land, water ana air. There will be an important ses sion on Search and Rescue com munications, Mobile Support, Snowmobiles in Search and Res cue, Para Rescue, Mountain Res cue and Scuba Diving Recovery Procedures. The final session will be on Use of Observation Planes In Searches. 'He V. " . .V. ' rem Santa's Final Visit Saturday -Free Parking Santa announces that he will make another visit to Heppner for 1971 this Saturday afternoon He will wander around town and through stores from 2:00 until 4:00. Parking meters need not be fed all day. Shoppers are reminded that members of the Heppner Merch ants' Association are keeping their businesses open until 8:00 on the nights of Dec. 20. 21, 22 and 23. ARC First Aid Course this Saturday Two American Red Cross First Aid instructors of Pendleton will be in lone Saturday morn ing for an all-day session "Multi-Media" First Aid course. This Is a standard course that's different and 10 makes a class for one instructor. An addition al 10 can take the course with the second instructor able to come on Dec. 18. Jerry Witzel of Pendleton is one of the in structors. Those taking the course are asked to bring $2.75 to pay for the four-programmed tests, 1 blanket. 1 hand towel, pencil, large-sized magazine like Life or Look and a 40' triangular 0reROn , ,and lreatmnti Dal oanaage. The Morrow County Livestock Grower of the Year award roc thl year to Boh Van Scholack and hi family. Award was made Friday at the annual Farm City Banquet held at Heppner High School. A big crowd waa on hand for the delicious beef dinner served by the F1IA Girls and prepared by the grade school cooks, Glad ys Van Winkle, Shirley Cox, Ruby Steers, Betty Chrlslman, FHA advisor Is Mrs. Linda Pan ter. Master of ceremonies for the event was Heppner-Morrow County Chamber of Commerce President Gene Tierce. President Pierce Interspersed his remarks , by gentle quips and humorous sayings. Ho Introduced his wife and Dr. and Mrs. Robert Henderson of Oregon State University; Mr. or Mrs. Rupe Kennedy; David Green of Madras. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Cass en tertained with songs. An interesting annual event is provided by Peterson's Jewel ers. Randall Peterson Rives lit tle envelopes to each of the din ers. They all contain either ar tificial diamonds or beads. All except one which contains a $100 diamond. This year It was won by Mrs. Kenneth Turner. Dr. Henderson Dr. Bob Henderson Is Assist ant Director, Oregon Agricultur al Experiment Station. He gave a slide presentation, accompany ing it with his own clever nar ration. Ills program bad been presented earlier to- the high school students. ' ' - Slide presentation depicted colorful aspects o f Oregon's liree leading Industries: Forest ry, agriculture and tourism and recreation. It shows the vital importance of research, featur ing a wide spectrum including highlights of research by Ex periment Station scientists on problems of marine biology, air and water pollution, use of post Icides and other agricultural chemicals, human nutrition, vlr uses and cancer, world popula tion in relation to food supply and other related social, eco nomic and biological problems. Awards Tom Currin, president of Mor row County Livestock Growers Assn., made the award presen tatlon to Bob Van Sehoiack as Livestock Grower of the Year, an honor shared by the entire fam ily. Mr. Van Scholack introduc ed his family, including his mother. They are pictured on an inside page with the Van Scholack story. Kenneth Turner, chairman of the Heppner Soil and Water Conservation District, made the presentation of the annual "Con servation Man of the Year", an other family project. Recipients were Marcel and Dee Jones, Paul and Gladys Jones and Mrs. Char ley Jones. Mr. Turner, in mak ing the presentation, stated that Morrow County has for years led Bank of Eastern Oregon Buys Heppner Bonds The Heppner City Council Monday nitht passed a resolu Hon accepting the bid of tha Bank of Katern Oregon to purchase- $9-1.0") In bonds at an Intercut rnte of 4.4ti';.. Only oth er bid was from Ftrt National Bank of Oregon at various rates, averaging IWI'a, Bids had been ivned at an nfternnoit meeting. Money in to pay for bridge and nwim pool repatrs. Other business was conducted at the evening meeting. Buddy Batty was Issued n building permit for a metal frame building of CO x 21 feet on a 3000 uq. ft. lot purchased from Join Hughes. Building will cost about $1I,X)0, from Red mond Co. The modular home will be brought in and laid on the foundation in two parts. The Vail Company plans to move In their concrete-asphalt plant for the highway Job and will bo available for other work. Council studied the new bridge plans with great care, held lengthy discussion of many details and alternates. ALso discussed at great length was flood plain insurance. Coun cilman Dave McLeod suggested that he did not favor the flood plain but felt there might bo someone who would want tho Insurance at the low rates, from 40c to 70c per $100. He felt tho requirements made good sense. Junior Rodeo Sels June 10-11 Dates At its recent meeting the Junior Rodeo Committee chose June 10 and 11 as the dates for the 1972 Junior Rodeo. New of ficers were elected: Chairman, Darrell Dooney; vice-chairman, Bob Van Sehoiack; director, Don Evans, all Heppner, and direct or, Everett Struckmeier, Board man. A secretary has not yet been selected. This committee has scheduled Its next meeting for Jan. 6 at the Dorm Building at the Fair Grain Theft Alerts Area Ralph Crum discovered a theft of bailey from his Eight Mile elevator Thursday of last week. He was driving by and noticed different kind of tracks leading into tho elevator. On investigation he found that a bout 500 to 700 bushels of bar- Icy had been taken from tho bin. It probably had been tak en from the hin the day previous. On the Monday previous, grain had been taken from the Arby Elevator on Monday at Olex. State police are investigating. Mr. Crum saia tnat unuer me pressure of the present economy of the country, this sort of thing may be expected more and more, Figuring barley at 50 pounds a bushel, 700 busiiei wouta weigh 17.5 ton. Barley has been running higher this year and at $50 a ton, the loss could be close to $800. Recent grain thefts have been reported in Grant County. JOLLY OL' ST. NICK was fust too much for these two little guys. Jason Dougherty cries while Michael Van Sehoiack seeks safe ty in his sister's arms. Mrs. Dick Schlichting. Christmas tree chairman for the Wranglers, laughs along with the audience. Tears were soon dried when his sister picked him up and help ed him open bis gift Classes will begin at 8:30 with a half-hour noon and will finish at 4:30 at the lone mul- ipurpose room. Those attending the sessions are reminded to bring sack lunches. Signed Up Those from lone who are igned up to take the course are John Rietmann, Mark Riet mann, Paul Peterson, Joel Pe terson, Ann McElligott, Mary Pat McElligott, Charlie McElli gott and Greg Wilson. From Heppner: LLsa Collins, Norman Clow, Bonnie Clow, Shelley Wolff, Kelley Wolff, Tommy Wolff, Jim Ployhar, Joan Ployhar, Taml Prock, Bonnie Culp, Ray Ayers and David Worden. Anyone interested in taking the course in the event there is a last minute cancellation should call Mrs. Heard at 676-9228. Bud Peck suffered a broken leg Monday morning in a freak accident with a beading ham mer while removing a tire. He will be laid up perhaps some weeks with this break. las Rea of Highland Machinery or condon presented the Jones' with a handsome plaque, The Chamber of Commerce annual awards were presented by Dr. Wallace Wolff. Recipients are jack Van Winkle for estab lishment of Scars; Larry Mills ror Morrow county Grain Grow ers' fine new facility in Lexing ton; to Randall Peterson for his improvements and beautifica tion of Peterson's Jewelers; and to Richard Sargent for estab lishment of the new Coast-to Coast Store. President Pierce Introduced his Chamber officers; 1st vice president, Ed Dick; 2nd vice president, LeRoy Gardner; sec retary, Joyce Bergstrom; treas urer, Pat Wonser. Mrs. Bill Weatherford, presi dent of the Soroptimist Club, made the annual "Dignity of Service Award" presentation to Mrs. Jerry "Tiny" Sweeney. Mrs. Weatherford explained that this award was based on Tiny's ser vice to the community and had occurred on two occasions, on the Dr. McMurdo search and the Red Cross work following the flood, This year is the golden anni- Election Date Set On Cigarette Tax County Clerk Sadie Parrish announced this week that a spe cial state-wide general election will bo held on Tuesday, Jan. 18, to vote on a proposed increase in cigarette taxes. In order to be eligible to vote in the elec tion, one must be a registered voter at least 30 days prior to the election date. The registra tion deadline , will be Saturday, Dec. 18. Mrs. Parrish said that her office would be open all day. . Anyone who has any ques tions about his registration sta tus should call or stop in at the county clerk's office. Chamber Election Coming Monday The Heppner-Morrow Cnunlv Chamber of Commerce luncheon Monday at the Wagon Wheel will have a special Christmas program. In addition, the annu al election will be held for five directors. Nominees are Vol Robinson, Larry Mills, Jim Bier, LeRoy Gardner and Dorothy Heard. Nominations were made this past Monday. Don Stangel show ed a fine colorful movie of the CowBelles. It depicted ladies of the Baker area explaining the cattle business of Eastern Ors- versary of the Soroptimist club-, gon.
