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Building Permits
Jump to $111,000
At the Tuesday evening spe
rial meeting of the Heppner
City Council, permits were
granted for six new modular
metal frame homos to Randy
Lott in the Lott-Rasmussen Ad
dition. They will be two and
three bedroom homes about 55
feet by 23 fet, with about 1400
sq. feet of floor space. Lots are
of various sizes and shapes;
very generous In size, an ex
ample Is one lot about 158 by
2f0 feet. Value of the buildings
along with foundation and lot
is $17,100 each.
Requests Mobile Park Okay
Orvllle Cutsforth appeared be
fore the Council on behalf of
Frank Baldwin. Mr. Baldwin of
The Dalles was contractor whol
built the dam at Lake Penland.
He proposes putting in 30 to 40
trailer pads on 5j acres of the
Gail McCarty tract, part of
which is in the city limits. Mr.
Cutsforth was appearing to get
the feeling of the Council on
the project. Investment he said
would run around $60,000 to
$70,000. He suggested they
would want the area annexed
to the city. He and Mr. Bald
win will meet with the Council
in January.
Bridge Plans
The bridge plans were receiv
ed back from the Engineers
Some sizes and alternatives
were discussed at considerable
length. Much was talked con
corning change in Main Street
bridge. Councilman McLeod
said he felt the engineer was
making changes that had not
been requested.
A lengthy discussion of locat
ing the Kirk Street bridge was
held. Problem has been in get
ting bridge placed properly to
accommodate large trucks which
use this bridge. In order to de
termine this matter, the meet
ing was recessed until 10 a.m
today (Thursday). They will
meet at the Rosewall car lot
and lay out a course and see
if trucks can manage on size
proposed for the new bridge.
GRAIN PRICES
(T.O.B. Lexington, doe not la
dud wareaouse chgs.)
(Courtesy of Morrow County
Ciala dowers)
Soft whit wheat I.43V ou
tpost (bike settlement)
Fed wheat M8Vi bu.
(post sulk settlement)
Berley 46.50
88th Year
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GAZETTE-TIMES
Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, December 23, 1971
Number 44
Princess Tryouts
To be This Sunday
Ed Dick Heads
Chamber in 1972
Ed Dick was elected president
of the Heppner-Morrow County
Chamber of Commerce at a
meeting of the board Wednes
day noon. LeRoy Gardner was
elected first vice president and
Harley Sager, second vice presi
dent.
President-elect Dick appoint
ed for board approval Pat Won
ser as treasurer and Nona Sow-
ell, secretary.
Mr. Dick asked the board to
consider priorities for next year:
housing, securing a doctor, Cen
tennial celebration and adver
tising and promotions.
Santa Takes 90 Calls
While Santa Claus was in
Heppner Tuesday evening, he
received 90 phone calls that
really kept him hopping from
one phone to the other. There
were 3 or 4 kids in on some
of the calls.
Some, of the anxious ones
dialed about 3 o'clock before
Santa Claus got there. Santa's;
helpers said the little girls
wanted dolls. There were 3 re
quests for Hondas and one 22
rifle, 3 dogs and 2 horses and
lots of trucks and bikes.
Jaycee helping Santa were
Pat Wonser, Warren Plocharsky,
Dave Flanagan and Tom Wilson.
Princesses for the 1972 Mor
row County Fair and Rodeo
Court will he selected at the
tryouts Sunday. LVc. 26 at 1
p.m. Any girl interested should
contact her area chairman or
rat O'Brien.
Eligible girls who are Juniors
In high school and 'or 16 years
old must attend a mandatory
meeting with the Rodeo Board
and their parents before the
riding demonstrations. Candi
dates will be expected to speak
before the Board, giving a per
sonal resume on school, civic
and church activities as well ns
family and background. They
will be asked why they are try
ing out, how they can best rep
resent Morrow County and why.
This will give the board an in
dication of the girls' public
speaking abilities, a very im
portant factor for a future prin
cess.
Contestants are to wear levis
and shirts as dress western
clothes will not be acceptable
The riding demonstrations will
include walk, trot and gallop
The individual will be asked to
do the National Quarterhorse
Association reigning pattern and
to circle at a full run, demon
strating a wave and smile.
Selections will then be made.
Should a tie result, the girls
will be asked to change horses
and do the paces on a strange
horse.
"Smile, be friendly and agree
able" are some tips extended to
princess hopefuls by last year's
princess, Jeanne Daly. Although
it' a lot of hard work, Jeanne
feels its a totally worthwhile
experience.
Princesses learn better groom
ing, to meet and be at ease
with people, poise, self-confidence
and to improve public
speaking abilities. Dedication is
a must as they are required to
attend as many as two or three
rodeos a day. A princess must
be willing to get up at 3:00
a.m. to attend a function, sit
in a parade line, mounted for
hours, attend the many rodeo
dances and most of all, be
punctual.
For all this effort, the Court
Princesses are rewarded with
prestige and the privilege of
travel, meeting dignitaries, and
making interesting friendships
with other girls. The highlight
is attending Chief Joseph Days
the last week in July for three
days.
Jeanne decided "being able to
be in Grand Entries and get
ting to know Donna Peterson,
the chaperone", were the things
she personally enjoyed the most
during her reign as princess. "I
really hated to see it end
Jeanne said and "It's worth it."
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AT NIGHT when the lights ore on. these reindeer
in the Glen Ward's yard could be "On Dasher.
On Prancer, On Donner and Blitien." Santa
Claus waves and th deer are "dashing through
the snow I
Wards and Griffiths Share First
n Christmas Lighting Contest
Carlson and Krebs are
Elks Leadership Winners
Heppner Klks No, 3.VH n i condfit they will h sent to th
nounccd thU w k that Chcrl. state contect.
CurlMin and Clintun Krebs. holh
of lime were the winners of the
Elks Youth Lcmlcohlp award.
Fiuh will receive S10 bond.
Cheil Im the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Louis CarlKor) and Clint Ik
the fon of Mr. and Mm. Henry
Kulis.
Sclii-tlun Is based on leader
ship In school and community
and In based vtx hrKhuren sub
mitted bv the contestantH. Dave
Mrl-evid is chairman of the F.Iks
Youth Activity coiiimmiltee.
The other contestants were
llertx-rt Ekstmm 111, Charles
Pointer, Mar- MiFlllgott, Jeanne
Daly, Shauna lUTstrom. Bar
bara Allstott and Dianne Mills.
The brochures of the two win
ners will he entered in ine iw-
triit Contest which Includes the
areas served by 10 lodges in
Northeast Oregon. If they are
Judged the No. 1 winners In this
'Tis the season to be Jolly and
it seems that ' this 'year more
homes than ever have been
decked out in Christmas lights.
The Christmas Lighting Contest
judges noted that certain areas
had shown a great deal of
Christmas spirit and effort. So
much so that they mentioned
them specifically in their report:
Fairview Way, South Hager St.,
South Chase St., Union Avenue,
Baltimore St. and West of Gale,
As you're driving around look
ing at the lights note these
streets as well as those of the
winners.
The Lyle Pecks were first
Tree Falls
Across Camper
Cardinals Bring
Home Goodies
lone had three good things
out of the Christmas tourna
ment at Echo. They won their
consolation game with Stan
field by one exciting point, 42
to 41; Dick Snider was an All
Star selection and the Cardin
als won the Sportsmanship trO'
phy.
They lost the opening game
to Umatilla who went on to win
the tournament.
lone ts. Stanfield
one was down 8 points at the
half time. They came back hot.
Dick Snider who was high
point man for the Cardinals
with 21, made 17 points in the
second half and 12 of them
were in the last quarter.
It was Dave Warren whose re
bound shot won the game with
about a minute and a half to
go.
lone Candy Fund needs heh
Anyone wishing to make a con
tribution may send it to the
lone School or Mrs. Don Peterson.
The hard wind Tuesday night
blew down a big Locust tree on
North Chase about midnight. It
crashed across Kenneth Bebees
pickup-camper. The camper was
destroyed but the pickup ap
peared to be undamaged. TV
and phone wires were broken.
The REA and City Crews were
out early cleaning up the mess.
TV and phone service was ex
pected to be restored Wednes
day. There had been some discus
sion with the city as to who
was responsible for the tree.
Masonic Groups
Are Installed
place winners of the INSIDE
visible from trect category.
Twinkle lights outline the big
fireplace and around the big
mirror. The Christmas tree
reaches the ceiling. In one big
window there's a painted cow
boy Santa Claus with his horse
and the other one has a winter
scene of a deer jumping over
a log.
This was a family project. In
on the fun with Mrs. Peck were
Debbv. Stephen, Teresa and
Dennis Peck. Mrs. Richard Peck
did the painting and Debby
said, "Daddy bought the tree",
Glen Kolkhorst was 2nd place
and Ray Boyce 3rd.,
In the Outside category the
judges couldn't decide and split
Glen Ward and Bruce uriifith
in first and second places.
Glen Ward has spot-lighted
a life-size animated Santa Claus
and reindeer on his yard. The
evergreen tree is filled with
Christmas lights and in the
frosted window of the house
there's a lighted cross.
The Bruce Griffiths have
lighted figures in their nativity
scene: Mary, Joseph and the
Christ Child, Three Kings and
a shepherd. They have a cam
el, sheep and a donkey. They
built the stable. The front of
their house is outlined with
blue lights. Mrs. Griffith says,
"We're so proud of our street.
Last year there were two who
didn't have outside decorations
but this year we all did".
Don Coles won 3rd place.
Commercial
Peterson's won first place In
Commercial with the cute little
couple decorating the Christmas
tree. Elma's was second with
the handsome Three Kings and
Gardner's with a flourish of
Merry Chrislmas and Happy
New Year on their windows
highlighted by the winter won
derland of clothes In the back
ground.
Beautiful
Beautiful decorations not par
ticipating were P. W. Mahoney,
1970 winners: Milo Prindle,
1969 winners, Amanda Duvall
and Henry Stotts.
Honorable mention went to
Ed Brandenburg and Bob Ha
Kcr.
Western Route
Coming!
The award for the extension
of the Western Route from High
way 395 to Herron Meadows
will be made on the $2 million
plus (a G-T estimate), from the
Regional Forest Service office
in Portland. The apparent low
bidder is the L. M. Johnson Co.,
Spokane. The road will be built
over a 2 or 3 year span.
Following a Tuesday evening
clam chowder feed, two Mason
ic bodies had their officers in
stalled. For AF & AM No. 69 new
Worshipful Master is George
Simonson; Senior Warden is
Cecil Rill; Dan Thompson is
Junior Warden; Treasurer is
Howard Bryant, and Secretary,
Don Gilliam.
Senior Steward, Howard Keith -ley;
Junior Steward, Millard
Nolan; Tiler, Bob Abrams;
Chaplain, Marion Hayden.
Present Master, Bob Abrams
installed the incoming Worship
ful Master, George Simonson.
WM George Simonson then in
stalled his new fellow officers.
For the Royal Arch Masons,
installing officers were High
Priest, Most Excellent Compan
ion Paul Jones; Marshal, How
ard Bryant and Chaplain, Clar
ence Baker.
Officers installed: E.H. Priest,
Louis Rucker; King, George
Simonson; Scribe, Cecil Rill;
Secretary, Clarence Baker; Prin
cipal Sojourner, Don Gilliam. ,
Marion Hayden is Master of
the Third Veil; Oscar Burling
ame is Master of the Second
Veil; Sentinel is Ryan Steinke;
Chaplain is Paul Jones.
New Multi-Media
First Aid Course
Has High Rating
The 15 who took the Multi-
Media Standard First Aid Course
at lone Saturday are more than
enthusiastic about the new style
of presentation of First Aid
practices. Ray Ayers, the only
adult who takes the course said,
'It was very good. One of the
toughest I have ever taken. I
learned a lot of new techniques".
Tommy Wolff said "I learned
more in one day that I ever
learned any place- else- in a
single day". Greg Wilson of
lone said "I liked it. It was very
worthwhile".
Others taking the course were
Shelley and Kelley Wolff, Jonn
and Jim Ployhar, Lisa Collins
and David Worden, all from
Heppner. John Rictmann, Mark
Rietmann, Paul Peterson, Joel
Peterson, Mary Pat McElligott,
and Charlie McElligott, of lone.
Jerry Witzcl and Ray Horn
beck came over from Pendleton
to give the instruction. As many
as 20 can be accepted in a class
when there are two Instructors.
It is hoped to have anothe
Multi media course early next
spring. The local Red Cross
chapter is anxious to develop
corps of First Aid instructors in
Morrow County. The new Mult I
Media course is required before
receiving the instructors course
Mr. Witzel said Tuesday that
if 8 people in Umatilla and Mor
row County qualify for the In
structors course, Spokane would
send down someone to do the
class.
Mr. McLeod would urge fu
ture contestants In the Elks
contests as well as In other
scholarship contests, to bcKin
thinking and planning their
brochure their freshman year
In high school. Most contests
encompass the four years of
high school. It is Important to
keep a record of all Information
and have material, clippings
and programs that substantiate
and document it.
Chamber Elects
New Directors
At Monday's Heppner-Morrow
County Chamber of Commerce
luncheon at the Wagon Wheel,
live new directors were elected.
Nominees elected to the board
of directors are Jim Bier, L-Itoy
Gardner, Vel Robinson, Larry
Mills and Dorothy Heard. Hold
over directors are L. E. Dick,
Bob Abrams, Harold Kerr, Har
ley Sager and Dick Sargent.
Secretary pro tern Nona Sow
ell read the winners of the an
liiial Christmas Lighting Con
test. Vice President Ed Dick who
presided announced that next
Monday would feature installa
tion of the new officers.
Monday's entertainment was.
provided by Per Walthiasen's
Girls' Ensemble of the 5th, 6th
& 7th grades. Mr. Walthinsen
accompanied the vocalists on
his autoharp.
WEATHER
By DON GILLIAM
Hi Low, ' Prec.
Wednesday 38 30
Thursday 50 33
Friday 54 42 ... .
Saturday 47 29
Sunday 42 34
Monday ,47 '36
Tuesday '47 40
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MANY JAYCEE BANDS make light the work
as the finishing touches axe put to toys to
be distributed through the Neighborhood Cen
ter. Greg Jones, Max Gerking. Ronnie Jones,
Cliff Wood and Pot Wonser. There were 30
Jaycee man hours and $40 spent to repair
and paint 4 tricycles. 1 bike. 2 wagon. 2
wheel borrows and a bunch of toys. Jorfcee
Wives rejuvenated and dressed dolls lot
Christmas boxes.
John Wightman
Passes, Monday
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. John James Wightman, 90,
died Dec. 20 at Pioneer Memor
ial Hospital. He was widely ad
mired and : leaves a host of
friends.
Mr. Wightman was born Nov.
29, 1881 at Schomakin, Pa., and
had lived In the community
since 1905.
He was a retired farmer and
had been a noted dairy breeder,
starting with Jerseys and later
going to purebred Ayrshires and
Guernseys. Ho operated the
Blue Mountain Ranch to sum
mer white faces from 1940 to
1950.
His civic activities were very
wide, too. He served on the,
school board, the Soil Conserva
tion Service and Morrow Coun
ty Grain Growers, among others.
Memberships Included BPOE
No. 358, Heppner Lodge; Presby
terian Church, Odd Fellows
Lodge No. 66 & Rebekah Lodge;
A.F; k A.M. No. 69, Heppner,
and Al Kader Shrine Club, Port-
land. Mr. Wightman had been
accorded many honors by his
lodges.
Survivors include a daughter,
Mrs, Claude (Anna) Graham of
Heppner; a son, Marvin R.
Wightman of Annapolis, Calif.;
six grandchildren and ten great
grandchildren. His wife, Harriet,
preceded him in death in 1952.
Services were conducted Dec.
22 at the All Saints' Episcopal
Church with Rev. Dan R. Thomp
son officiating. Sacred selections
were by Mrs. Juanita Carmlch-
ael. Casket Bearers were Cornett
Green, Ralph Beamer, Roy
Quackenbush, Randall Peterson,
Durward Tash and Bill Lowe.
Vault Interment was at Hepp
ner Masonic Cemetery with A.F.
& A.M. No. 69 performing grave
side ritualistic services. Swee
ney Mortuary was in care of the
arrangements.
Contribtuions may be made
to the All Saints' Episcopal
Church or the Pioneer Memorial
Hospital fund.
Snowmobile trails have been
laid out by, the U. S. Forest
Service. A handy map is avail
able from thv Ukiah Ranger
District. It U repoted that
Western Route Road will prob
ably be plowed this week as
far as Oilman Ranch Road.
Trails are laid out from the Ar-
buckle Ski area via Arbuckla
Mountain and by Ellis Forest
Station.
Arbuckle ski run motor is re
ported as about ready. Problem
is to get the motor to the top of
the run which is under Jive feet
of snow, or" so. What's needed
is a "snow cat", according to
Dick McElligott.