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Chamber Pushes to
Acquire a Doctor
The
ic Heppner-Morrow County
nbcr of Commerce endorsed
the action of the County Court
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tor for Heppner at Its last meet
ing of the year. Judge Paul
Jones explained the Emergency
Health Personnel Act of 1970
aimed at alleviating acute
shortage problems of physicians
and other health personnel.
The Court has written a let
ter of intent to apply for as
fcLstance under this act. Judge
Jones explained when approved
doctors are assigned to areas of
at least 4000 people they would
serve two years In lieu of mili
tary service. The doctor would
charge fees but the money
would go to a special Federal
account to pay his salary ana
other exnenses of his office. He
would also bo required to help
those who can t pay.
This is a community project
and the community would be
expected to provide a clinic if
possible.
The Chamber letter of en
dorsement will be composed fol
lowing a meeting of the Mor
row County Health Department,
the County Medical Association
and the Hospital Board so that
there is agreement from all
groups.
This was the final action of
the Chamber under the gavel of
outgoing president Gene Pierce
who was presented with a
handsome plaque in apprecia
tion of his year as Chamber
president.
Herman Winter swore in the
new board members: LeRoy
Gardner, Vel Robinson and Dor
othy Heard. New directors ab
sent were Larry Mills and Jim
Bier. Mr. Winter then installed
the new officers: Ed Dick, pres
ident; LeRoy Gardner, 1st vice
president and Harley Sager, 2nd
vice president.
THE ELKS November Boy and Girl of the Month, winners: Jim
Cutsforth and Dianne Mills. . :
Elks Lodge Selects Couple
As Teenagers of the Month
Dianne Mills and Jim Cuts
forth were the first selections
by the Elks Lodge in its Teen
Ager of the Month program.
They were presented at the
meeting last Thursday. Princi
pal Jim Bier read their accomp
lishments which as he said
"reads like a Who's Who".
Teen-agers of the Month are
selected by a panel of teens In
each participating high school
which for Heppner Lodge No.
358 includes lone and Heppner
High Schools. Multiple achieve
ment, citizenship, scholarship
and leadership are the basis for
selection. Nominations for next
month's Teen-ager will be ac
cepted after the first Monday of
each month.
Jim's mother, Mrs. Gene Cuts
forth and his grandfather, O.W.
Cutsforth, attended the presen
tation. Dianne Mills
Dianne came to Heppner as
a Sophomore and was quickly
accepted as one of the more
promising students. She's on the,
Rnnnr Roll member of the Na
tional Honor Society, in school
play and chairmaned the Sadie
Hawkins Dance.
She was elected vice presi
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ED DICK, the 1972 president of
the Heppner-Morrow county
Chamber of Commerce.
(Photo by Rachel).
Ed Dick spoke briefly on
what he believed was a "Com
mon Belief", and that "Morrow
rvmntv is a eood dace to live."
He said, "the Chamber's part is
to insure its staying a gooa
place to live. Emphasis will be
on Hcppner's 100th birthday
and all of Oregon should know
that Heppner has a birthday."
Hp commented on two 1971
projects, Homesteads and Heri
tages, which will also be push
ed during the Centennial year
and the Scoreboard out at the
Fairgrounds.
Harley Sager won the pot.
Dam Informational Meet
Jurhn Jones announced a
Willow Creek Dam information
al moptlnff with the Corns of En
gineers on Jan. 5 at 7:30 at the
Courthouse. He urged mose
who opposed the dam as well
as those in favor of the dam
to attend the meeting.
dent of the student body, pres
ident of the student council and
Pep Club. She was Worthy Ad
visor of Rainbow and has been
Girl of the Month at HHS.
Jim Cutsforth
Jim has been elected to sev
eral offices of leadership. These
include vice president of his
Junior Class, president of the
Pep Club, president or nis bopn
omore Class, Boy of the Month
twice, manager of the football
team and basketball.
Helped with the UNICEF
drive, goes out for baseball and
track. He serves as student
secretary in the school office. It
is unusual for a boy to apply
for this job.
Basketball Next Year
The first week of the new
year sees only one home bas-
ketball game and that is Jan.
Heppner Frosh vs. Grant in-
ion here at 6 p.m.
Other Games
4 Inne Hieh School at Wheeler
6 lone Jr. Hi at Arlington. 2:00
7 Heppner Grade School at
Pilot Rock at 2:00 p.m.
7 Heppner High at Wallowa
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GRAIN PRICES
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(Court my of Morrow Couutf
Grain Crowm)
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Barlty
Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, December
1971 First Baby
Soon to Have
Birthday
Sandra Lee Turner, the first
baby born In Morrow County In
1971 will be one year old on
Jan. 20. She Is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Turner,
Sand Hollow. Her dad says they
have built-in babv sitters with
three older daughters, Chcryle
13, Lorl 11, and Missy 4. They
like to baby her and entertain
her.
Sandy Is pretty and a chub
by one, happy and good-natured.
She has been walking since
Kho was 9 months old and has
two teeth already. She has dark
brown eyes.
Her dad says her longest trip
was tn stav with her erand-
folks, Mr. and Mrs. Gar Swan-
son, at lone, while the rest oi
the family went visiting in
Canada last summer.
Children's Division
Worker Assigned
To Heppner
Polpr Sundin. case worker for
the Children's Services Division
Korvln? Morrow. Gilliam and
Wheeler counties, began work
Monday. His offices are in the
County Welfare office in the
Gilliam and Bisbee building for
merly occupied by Lowell Chal
ly. He works under the regional
supervisors office in Pendleton.
Judge Jones said he was
pleased to have a Children's
Services worker assigned to this
office. "I have high hopes for
the new Children's Services Div
ision. It will fill a need that
this area has felt for a long
time. We can appreciate having
this help so close at hand rath
er than making calls to Pendle
ton or Salem."
Mr. Sundin taught school in
California for 10 years. He be
came Interested in coming to
Oregon from visits to his grand
father who lived at Independ
ence.
He took a three week's orien-J
tation course before being as
signed to this effice.
He and his wife have an un
usual hohbv. Thev raise rabbits.
Mr. Sundin is also a coin col
lector. They formerly lived at
Cedar Pine Park near San Ber
nardino, Calif., in forested
mountains.
Essay Contest Draws
Only Two Entrants
Only two Heppner High sen
iors have entered the SoroDtl-
mist CitizenshiD Essay Contest.
This means that each of these
girls is certain to win the local
prize money. The Heppner club
awards the writer oi the Dest eS'
snv S25 and the next best $10
If the best essay goes on to
win regional or national hon
ors it could bring its writer
$2,500.
Bird Counters Find
Birds are Decreasing
Barney Marshall, the Heppner
High School senior who has su
pervised this year's bird count
ing in Morrow County, says the
total number of birds has de
creased. Barney and others interested
worked on this year's count on
Dec. 22. They found 50 differ
ent species and counted 2,627
individual birds. This total is
down about 600 from last years.
Rarnpv sflvs thpv have nrt re
ceived the official forms from
the National Audubon Society
which must be used in sendint?
on the local report. Barney is
seriously considering making
ornithology his life work.
County Fair and Kde fart
88th Year
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QUEEN SUSIE FBENCH stands with her newly
chosen Princesses who will make up the 1972
Morrow County Fair and Rodeo Court. Prln
cesses from left are Debbie McCoy. Rireralde
Two lone Musicians!
Thrice Honored
Chuck Nelson and Jim Swan
son. graduates of lone High
School who were trained by Dar
i-fll James, bandmaster, have
received three distinguished
honors at Oregon State recently
Chuck, son of the Norman
Nelsons, and Jim, son of the
Gar Swansons, proved their su
periority early when they were
selected for the marching band
as freshmen. Now the two have
been elected to Kappa Kappa
Phi, the national band honor
ary fraternity. At the band ban-
niipt In Corvallis on Dec. 8, sax-
ophonist ChucK ana corneiisi
Jim were declared "outstanding
bandsmen" along with only five
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other members oi tne over uu
person band.
Thia vuppIc the two are nlav-
ing with the select Dixieland
Band in support oi ObU at tne
Far West Classic at Portland's
Coliseum.
Oregon 4-H Leaders'
Conference is Soon
All Morrow County 4-H lead
ers are Invited and encouraged
to attend the Leaders Confer
pnw nn OSU camDUS at Cor
vallis, Jan. 19-21. The Leaders
Conference is the one opportu
nity each year for all Oregon
leaders to cet together and
learn what is new in 4-H, meet
other leaders irom all over Ore
gon, and really get the inside
view of the total scope of the
4-H youth program.
Reservations to attend must
he in the State 4-H Office by
Jan. 8, and room reservations
must also be made. Please call
the County Extension Office
676-9642 as soon as possible to
pre -register.
County contributions to the
International Farm Youth Ex
change are made at the Inter
national Banquet on Jan. la.
Morrow County 4-H clubs have
made contributions this year,
and their funds will be pre
sented at this time.
Susan French
On Honor Roll
Susan French, a freshman at
Blue Mountain Community Col
lege, is on the Fall Honor RolL
She graduated from Heppner
High last spring.
30, 1971
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New Years Eve
Dance at
Fairgrounds
Dance the New Year in at
the New Years Eve dance at
the Morrow County Fairgrounds
pavilion. Dance to Boyd's Mu
sic of Portland. Dancing from
9:30 until 1:30, sponsored by
the Jaycees. Tom Wilson Us
dance chairman.
"Bovd's Music" played re
cently in Hermiston. Tom says,
they promise a wide variety of
music that will appeal to the
teen-ager on up.
Lover's Lane
Bridge Completed
Vic Groshens was in Wednes-
day morning to say. that "Lov
ers Lane" bridge has been corn
Dieted. The City Crews replaced
60 feet of bridge including a
bridge span. This is the foot
bridge by the bowling alley
that was washed out during
the May, 1971 flood.
Th hridee was built at a
considerable saving by the city
crew. The engineer's estimate
was $2100. The bid for the con
struction of the bridge was
$1800. Vic said "it was con
structed at a cost or $7uu.
People on the east side of Wil
low Creek will be pleased to
have this "short-cut bridge"
back in use.
GED Classes Will
Resume on Jan. 6
Morrow County residents with
educational levels below their
high school diplomas are re
minded that Basic Education
and General Educational Devel
oDment classes will start again
on Thursday, Jan. 6. ,
Two classes meet each Thurs
day in the school district build
ing at Lexington. The afternoon
class starts at 1:30 and ends
at 3:30. An evening class meets
from 7:00 until 9jOO. .
Students are enrolled under
Blue Mountain Community Col
lege' adult education division
which Is supervised by Mrs. Pat
Harris. BMCC furnishes supplies
for these classes.
Price 10 Cents
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High SchooL Pattl LucianL Heppner High
School; Kerry Coppocfe. Heppner High School,
and Ann Hosklns. lone High School. Queen
Susie is a freshman at BMCC
Livestock Growers
Elect Officers
The Morrow County Xlvestock
Growers board of directors held
moptinp. Dee. 21 to elect offi
cers for 1972. Outgoing presi
dent, Tom Currm, gave me gav
el to president-elect Merlin
UiicrhfiK. Raekln? Merlin UP for
1972 will be vice president, Ed -
die Brosnan; secretary, uon
Stangel; and treasurer, Larry
Lindsay.
Th hoard of directors also
made appointments to commit
tees for the 1972 year. They are
as follows:
Anima 1 Health. Don Stangel;
Beef Improvement, Charles Da
ly; Brands, Ned Clark; Cow
calf, Bob Van Scholack; Feed
er, Larry Lindsay; Forestry
Public Lands, Eddie Brosnan;
Legislation Taxation, Merlin
Hughes; Marketing, Dick Krebs;
Membership, Raymond French;
Rancher - Sportsman, Bob Ma
honey and Transportation, Tom
Currln. '
The Morrow County Livestock
Growers also want to take this
nnrmrtnnttv to thank everyone
in the community who helped)
. r, At.. Tnnn., a
mane me purra-ui, "
success.
Christmas Cheer
Warms Hospital
The holiday season brings
the feeling of good will to our
follow men. This Is especially
true for Pioneer Memorial hos
pital and Nursing Home.
Church erouns. service clubs,
Individuals Bov ScOUtS, Cub
Scouts, High school and Grade
school students came singing
their lovely carols ana rjeanng
trees, swags, decorations, tray
favors, fruit, catndy, cookies, etc.
It is truly a beautiful time of
the year and is enjoyed so
much by those who cannot go
home for Christmas and also by
all the personnel of the hospit
al and Nursing Home.
WEATHER
Br DON CILUAM
Hi Low Proc.
Wednesday 51 35 .04
Thursday 48 32
Friday 58 41
Saturday 43 30 .12
Sunday 31 24
Monday 27 13
Tuesday 25 18 -02
.2 snow. Tuesday's snowfall
was measured at 7:00 p.m.
Complete
Four Chosen
From Annual
Princess Tryouls
The nnmiiil Prliuvs Tiyonu
were held Sunday iftrnnn "'
the M.irrow County 1'airjjroun'U
Joining Queen Suan French on
the 1972 Morrow County Finl
and Rodeo court are Princes.
Pat Lucianl. the Wranglri;
Ann lloskin. by the Willow
rreek Graiiiie: Dehl.le McCoy.
sponsored by Greenfliid Gran"':
Kerry I o'nh k. i.cxmg i n
Grange.
Pnt Lucianl Is a senior t
Heppner Hijjh and i- the d.iu
Rht r of Mr. and Mr. Getn1
Lucianl.
Ann lloskltw is a Junior at
tone Illeh anil Is the d;iui:h;ei
of Mr. and Mrs. Hobcrt llosknw.
Debbie McCoy is a Junior at
Riverside High and is the dau
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Warr.-.i
M-Coy.
Kerry Coppock is a Junior at
Heppner High and i the dan
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Dam II
Coppock.
Announcement f tin? cou.t
was made by Tom ('until, pre
Ident of the Morrow i oumy i.o-
deo.
Other fine contestants were
Debhle Peck, Tracy Norene, Joan
Hoary, Mary . Abrams, ( In i
LindMrom, Karen Ciowcll.
Happy Day Awaits
1972 s First Baby
Move prizes than ever await
the arrival of the first baby In
1972 to bo born at or enr ute
to Pioneer. Memorial Hospital.
Prizes will begin the day ho is
born and others will bo col
lected as he or slv needs them.
Other Fiut Babies
S.mdra Lee Turner of Ileunnei'
was the first baby In 1971. Or
v;il Headley, Jr., of Kinua was
first in 1970. Jerry Alan Bl.uick
aert of Condon was first in 19(19.
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Another Heppner family had the
first baby in 19(58. That was
Keiih Alan, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Donald Kenison, born on Jan. 3.
A handsome little fellow, he
will be 4 years old next Mon
day. Heppner parents had the
first baby in 10C.7, too. That
year it was a girl, Ann, bom
to Mr. and . Mrs. Dirk Rinehart
who moved to Pendleton two
years ago,
Co-op Policing
Helped by Radio
A Law Enforcement Assist-
anee Admin strat ion Grant of
m , a,ar,U
$33,000.00 has been awarded to
the District 12 Law Enforcement
Planning Agency for the devel
opment of a five-county radio
network. This money comprises
60 of the total project costs
with the other 40 coming from
local budgets.
This project is significant bo
cause it will allow local enforce
ment agencies to transmit over
a five-county area should they
wish to broadcast information o.
no tn nook assistance. In the
!onr future this network, en
compassing the counties of
Umatilla, Morrow, Gilliam,
Wheeler, and Grant will be tied
in with a planned network in
Baker, Union, Walowa Counti. s
and an existing system in Mal
heur and Harney Counties to
provide communication between
all ten eastern Oregon countie-.
rirm!tnn Police Chief Rob
ert Shannon, Chairman of lh
District 12 Law Enforccrreni
Planning Agency and his sub
committee: Morrow County .Sher
iff John Mollahan, Grant Coun
ty Sheriff Tom Negus, Chief Er
nest Gallaher and Lt. Gib
BrarKlstettor from the Pendleton
Police Department all put I1'
many long hours establishing
o.wl rt.trrninp tills p. rari
which will not only be n boo 1
to law enforcement and leer -fore
the general public, bur al
so Indicates a remarkable co
operative spirit between all
government entities invoieo.