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12th Night
Service Planned
llfiinr Boy Smut In mp
t-ration with the Miniii-nal
AKn , In planning a 12th Night
Service In ll-rw-r thl year.
The bo have been n-iUng
Christmas tree and cum to
burn on Ihi 12th Day of ChfUt
miix, Jan. C, tit 3:. 'JO p m.
Rev. Ifc.n Bunnell will vKr
the 12(h Night Mory ol he
WUcmcn and Rev. Rudy Mt-nvh
Will give the Invocation. Leonard
Toll will kad the tinging.
If the numbt-r of ti- l
mall, the burning will be held
on the Ford cur lot. If there U
a huge number of in-, the
burning will U' held at the
Fairgrounds.
Everyone Is invited to I his
community service.
GRAIN PRICES
(rOB Ling1o doM sot In
clude wahou
CouitY MCGG
Soft WI whjt I.44,
Whit club wheot I.Ws
Red wheel . . I.OVi
Boiler
88th Year
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Price 10 Cents
HEPPNER
GAZETTE-TIMES
Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, January 6, 1972
Number 46
Queen Susy
Stutters Acceptance
Until a couple of week ago,
Queen Susie was Susie French,
student at BMCC who was no
busy studying for exams that
she had forgotten that the time
had arrived for the announce
ment of the Queen of the Mor
row County Fair and Rodeo.
It was nearly 10 o'clock one
evening that her mother called
and said. "Your Dad has some
thing to tell you". So It was
that her Dad told her the excit
ing news and asked if the
wanted to do It. Susie says "1
just stuttered".
Queen Susie was here for the
Princess tryouts and met her
court. She has selected her col
ors. She has had 7" cut from
her hair and expects having an
other inch trimmed off.
She has two horses at the
ranch that she may ride, Duch
ess, the horse that Verina rode
when she was Queen and a new
one, Cody Jo.
Queen Susie Is a member of
the BMCC Rodeo Club and has
completed her first term in sec
retarial science there. She and
Verina share an apartment to
gether. Queen Susie has a word of
advice for her high school
friends, "Take a broad back
ground of subjects so when you
go on to school, you'll have a
better idea of what you want
to do. I do more studying than
I ever thought of doing in high
school".
Teacher Contracts Topic
For Advisory Committee
The major agenda Item at the
January School Advisory com
miltce meeting will be return
mcndntlon on teacher contracts
for the 1972-73 year. Residents
of the school district in have
comment to make regarding
any Maff member should make
those comments known prior to
the meeting or plan to attend
the meeting In their area.
Comments can be made to
building principals, advisory'
NFO Elects
New Officers
Estate Planning
Workshops Dated
Pre-registration is asked for
the Estate Planning workshops
scheduled in Heppner starting
Tuesday, Feb. 1 at Heppner
High School, Birdine Tullis an
nounced this week. Workshops
are sponsored by the Extension
Homemakers Advisory Commit
tee and the Morrow County Ex
tension at the request of many
individuals. Those interested
may call 676-9642 or write Box
397, Heppner.
Workshops will be four 3-
r hour evening sessions from 7:30
f 10:30 p.m. The final lesson will
be Feb. 29.- Couples are enebur
f aged to take the course, but reg
( istration is open to any inter
f esiea lnaiviauai. There is no
charge for the workshops in
r Morrow County.
Every property owner needs to
be informed on the latest lnfor
mation available in planning
for transferring properties, forms
of ownership, use and import
ance of wills, legal aspects of
estate planning, trusts, and all
alternatives to estate planning.
Dr. Grant Blanche, Professor
of Economics at OSU will pre
sent the first and final session.
Other sessions will be given in
cooperation with the trust de
partment of a local bank, a life
insurance company, and the
district attorney.
The Morrow County National
Farmers Organization met Tues
day for a breakfast meeting at
the Wagon Wheel. Elected were
Pat Cutsforth, president; Ron
Haguewood, vice president; Dick
McElllgott, secretary; Louis
Buschke, treasurer; Jack Sum
ner, district director. Gene Lo
gan, new trustee Joins the oth
er trustees, Roy Lindstrom and
Lloyd Morgan.
Darrel Jones, marketing area
chief, and Shelley Robertson,
grain representative, were pres
ent. Mr. Robertson reported
progress and success group has
experienced but emphasized
that time is of the essence to
improve economy of the farmer
and rural America. He said more
membership and production
thru NFO is the way to obtain
this goal.
Donald Peterson, NFO Nation
al Director, reported on the re
cent board meeting he attended
in Corning, Iowa.
Don , McElllgott, area zone
grain member, reported on new
barley contract negotiated. An
important ratification meeting
on this contract will be held
Tuesday, Jan. 12 at Boardman
in the high school auditorium.
He emphasized that only NFO
members who have signed "Bills
of Sale" will be eligible to vote
at the ratification.
Organization of the NFO state
board will be held at 10 a.m
Friday at the Recreation Cafe
in The Dalles. All members are
urged to attend if desiring to
learn more of the state board
activities.
Anyone interested in a car
pool to The Dalles should con
tact Don Peterson.
committee member or achool
board member. All contract up
for renewal thin year will be
discussed by local advisory com
mittee In January with final
recommendation to be made at
the February meetings. The
Morrow County School Board
will then take official action at
the Feb. 21 regular school board
meeting.
The schedule for January Ad
visory meetings are as follows:
lone Thursday, Jan. 6, 7:30
p.m. at the high school.
Heppner Lexington, Monday,
Jan. 10, 7:30 p.m. Heppner High
School library.
Boardman-Irrigon, on Tues
day, Jan. 11 at 7:30 p.m. nt Riv
erside High School.
March of Dimes
Gets Underway
January is March of Dimes
month and chairman Donna
Bergstrom said this week that
1288 envelopes had been mailed
out to the homes in Morrow
County. High school girls gath
ered to stuff and stamp the en
velopes. Those working on the
project were Cheryl Massey,
Linda Shuman, Marie Shuman,
Debbie Helm and Kaye Cooper.
Karen Morton and Dawn Shu
man from Pendleton also help
ed. Mascots who helped were
Clndl and Kelll Bergstrom.
Proceeds from this letter drive
will be used for a scholarship.
Four hundred dollars was given
in scholarships last year to Sue
Greenup and DeeAnn Pettyjohn.
Travelers to Show
Pics of Greece
And Amsterdam
and
the
Frank Lovgren Called
By Mother's Illness
Frank Lovgren has been call
ed home on emergency leave
due to the surgery of his moth
er, Jeanne Lovgren. She has re
turned to her home here in
Heppner but anticipates going
back for more treatment soon.
, This week he received a two
weeks extension. The Red Cross
arranged for his leave.
EN 3 SF Frank Lovgren Is still
on the USS Salmon SF573 based
in San Diego. They are in port
but are preparing for a six
month's cruise in Pacific wa
ters. They Just got back from
western ports of Canada and
visited two ports In Washing
ton. Frank says he likes the
submarine service.
See Local Boy on TV
Brock Linnell of lone, with
other Oregon 4-H members who
attended the National Congress
will be heard on TV Jan. 9 at
8 a.m. over KATU Channel
They recently made the tape
that will tell about their trip
to Chicago. Brock was the rep
resentative from Gilliam coun
ty and Kathy Hansell from
Umatilla.
Brock served as usher at the
Chicago Symphony concert. Dif
ferent states are nominated to
provide ushers at the concert
Brock was the boy chosen from
the Oregon delegates. He also
attended the Grand National
Livestock Show while he was in
Chicago.
Before coming home for
Christmas the Oregon delegates
met in Corvallis to make up
anotner TV program.
Brock was home to spend the
holidays with his folks, Mr. and
Mrs. Don Linnell. He is attend
ing United Electronics Institute
in Portland.
WEATHER
Br DON GILLIAM
Hi Low
28 18
41 18
46 35
53 32
48 14
28 17
38 12
Prec.
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Dec. 29 had .10 precipitation
with 1.6" of snow. The follow
ing day there was .06 precipi
tation with .4" of snow for the
last moisture of the 1971 year.
Dec. 1970 had an even 1" of pre
cipitation. Dec. 1971 had 1.85"
and the normal is 1.3S".
Annual precipitation for 1970
was 13.16", for 1971, 14.38" and
normal is 135".
Pictures of Amsterdam
Greece will be shown in
first of a series of travel slides
on Jan. 9 at 4 p.m. at the lone
United Church Fellowship hall.
These relate the first four days
of a tour taken last spring by
the Alfred Nelsons, F. T. Mar
tins and Lloyd Howtons.
There will be pictures of a
mini-tour of the boat canals in
Amsterdam. The pictures of
Greece will show old Corinth
and the Acropolis as well as
many shots of the countryside.
Greece is a country of many is
lands, lots of water and bridg
es. About 175 slides will be
shown during the 1 hour pre
sentation. The other series of
pictures of the Bible lands will
be shown each Sunday after
noon during January in lone.
Everyone is cordially invited
SHAN CUNNINGHAM, Ontario
is the 1972 March of Dimes
Doster boY. Hla parent. Bob
and Dorothy (Lamb) Cun
ningham grew up in Heppner.
Grandson Is
March of Dimes
Poster Boy, 1972
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Cunning
ham, Mrs. Betty McDonald and
other family and friends are
pleased with the choice of Shan
Cunninnham. Ontario, as the
1972 March of Dimes poster boy.
Shan's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Cunningham once lived In
HcDnner. Mrs. Cunningham is
the daughter of the late Al
Lamb and Mrs. Lamb, who is
now Mrs. Lehrman and lives in
Umatilla. - .-x- - -
Shan is now " five years old.
Mrs. Cunningham comments on
Shan's amazing cheerfulness
during corrective surgery and
his many months in heavy
casts and now on crutches.
It is expected that after the
pins are removed from his legs,
he will be able to walk with
out crutches and can look for
ward to a normal life..
Oregon State Lists
Fall Honors
Blaze Strikes
Phegley House
Chuck Fegley'a apartment
house at 140 North Court Street
was damaged Sunday night.
Fire started about 9:30 p.m. Oc
cupants got out. Joanne Sim
mons Is reported to have lost all
her personal possessions. Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Wheaton who oc
cupled an upstairs apartment,
lost a cat. Some of their per
sonnl possessions suffered smoke
damage.
Fire Chief Forrie Burkenbine
said he didn't know what start
ed the fire yet. The firemen
were there until 2 a.m. Mon
day morning.
Fireman Harold Gray receiv
ed an Injury to his leg requir
ing 12 stitches. Most of the fire
was downstairs. The Fire Chief
reported Monday he had not yet
had time to assess the damage.
Damage to interior, however, he
said would be substantial.
Owner Chuck Fegley said he
thought house was now useless
and damage would be $11,000,
plus about $4,000 to personal
possessions.
The only ones at the apart
ment house at the time of the
fire were Troy and Robbie Sim
mons. Jo had gone to town for
a while and had called them to
see if they were OK just short
ly before the fire broke out.
Troy discovered the fire when
he started into the bathroom, he
saw flames were shooting up. He
called his grandmother and
told her 'There's a fire". She
called in the alarm while Troy
hustled himself and Robbie out
of the apartment.
When Jo heard the alarm she
ran to where she could see her
nome and she says "I never
stopped running until I got
there. Someone stopped me be
fore I could enter the apartment
and said, Tour boys are at All-stotts'."
The Simmons stayed a few
days with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Keithley. This
week they moved into Marlene
Bergstrom's home on Gilmore
St.
There were four apartments in
the house. The Wheatons stayed
at Hotel Heppner that evening.
Chuck Phegley who owns the
apartment had a bachelor apart
ment which he occupied when
he came over from Halfway.
The fourth apartment had just
been rented and the people
planned to move into it in a-
bout two weeks.
Chamber Stands Ready
To Support Doctor Project
With "getting doctor for
Heppner" a one of hi goal
for the Chamler of Commerce
thi year, the new president,
L. E. Dick at the Jan. 3 meeting
asked Judge Jonea if there was
any more to report on the Na
tional Health Service Corps pro
gram.
Judge Jonea ald "The hospl
tal board favora making the
application for a doctor." He
said he had yet to meet with
Doctor Tibbies, WnlK anil liu
ber In regard to their feelings
towards making application.
The Chamber ha gone on
record in favor of applying if
the doctors of Heppner are In
favor of it. Buzz Bnnta in a la
ter meeting with the Chamber
City Purchases
New Police Car
Merchants Plan
Friday Meeting
The monthly luncheon meet
ing of the Merchants Commit
tee will be held Friday noon
at the Wagon Wheel.
Dick Sargent, chairman of the
committee, said the meeting
would discuss important items
including the annual Washing
ton's Birthday promotion. All
are urged to attend.
New Clerk In
Assessor's Office
Mrs. Harold Flynn is now em
ployed as the new office clerk
in County Assessor Joyce Berg
strom's office. She is replacing
Sandra Flaiz who has resigned
to be married.
Mr. and Mrs. Flynn have liv
ed in Heppner since last sum
mer. Mr. Flynn is foreman for
the State Highway Heppner sec
tion. She has been employed at
the agon WheeL When they
were in Boise, she was depart
ment head for K-Mart.
The OSU Dept. of Information
announces that 418 students
made the straight-A honor list,
and 1694' gained B plus or bet
ter. lone leads the Morrow County
communities with three listed.
Janice A. Brooks, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Snider tops
the county OSU students with
a straight A record for her first
semester in Corvallis. Janice
majors in Psychology. She spent
two years at BMCC and one
year at Eastern Oregon. Her
husband, Leslie Gene Brooks,
son of the Lester Brooks, Arling
ton, made 3.55. He has finished
his service time, has attended
several schools including BMCC,
and now like Janice, is a junior
at OSU. His major is Business
Ag.
A third student listed from
lone is John E. Rawlins, senior
in Science, a graduate of Hepp
ner High, and the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Rawlins.
The Norman Nelson's, Lexing
ton, have two offspring with
honor listing Charles A. Nel
son, senior in Agriculture, and
Kristin S. Nelson, sophomore in
Home Economics. Both Chuck
and Kristin are graduates of
lone High School.
Heppners lone listed represen
tative is Linda M. Palmer, sen
ior in Humanities and Social
Sciences, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ron Palmer. Linda
graduated from McNary High
School at Salem.
Dan Mc Brides Have
Christmas Troubles
Christmas week of 1971 was
not at all happy for the Dan
McBrides. Several disasters
struck. Troubles started on
Christmas Eve when all their
dogs were poisoned bringing
great unhappiness . to the fam
ily.
On Christmas Day when Dan,
Konnie, Michael and Melinda
were visiting in the Leonard
Toll home and little Melinda
was napping on a bed, her par
ents checking on her found her
suffocated and unable to
breathe.
Father Dan immediately aD-
plied mouth-to-mouth resuscita
tion and was able to revive his
daughter. Her parents took Mel
inda to Pioneer Memorial Hos
pital where Dr. Wolff treated her
and made arrangements for her
to be transferred to the Doern
becher Children's Hospital in
Portland the next day. j
Alter Dan and Ronnie checked
Two bids were opened at the
Monday night City Council
meetine. Farley Motors ma
$2542 difference for a 1972 Ford.
Fulleton Chevrolet bid $2089.tH
difference for a 1972 Chevrolet.
The bids were turned over to
the Police committee.
Mavor Collins thanked the
Council for their patience dur
ing a most trying year here in
Heppner. He said they deserved
a vote of thanks for putting in
an unusually large amount of
time.
A chance of ownership request
for Package Liquor Store Class
License was requested irom
L. R. and Mary Schwarz to Len
Ray and Ann Belle Schwarz.
This was allowed.
Council and Mayor discussed
proposed Willow Creek Dam.
Government plans to replace
pipe at the dam site. Present
size of the water pipe is 8 inch
and City would pay the differ
ence to change to 12 inch. This
will have the effect of providing
the City with one fourth addit
ional water, according to Vic.
Vic recommended the 1963
City pickup be replaced. They
plan to ask for bids. Vic report
ed swimming pool repair bids
were temporarily held up for
Federal approval on several it
ems.
Council granted a request of
Fire Chief Forrie Burkenbine
that he could install one of the
new two-way radios in his
Scout.
City Recorder Elaine George
in reading minutes of previous
meetings told of the completion
of a recessed meeting that was
held at the Rosewall car lot. A
course was laid out there sim
ilar in size to a proposed bridge
across Kirk Street. Mr. Hager's
truck made the turn okay so
the bridge plan will be accept
ed as revised.
KIUIIII at! I liriU'li ItM . I il , I Midi . 1 1
propam further.
He said 'IWlur m fixe i. -
iiArv f-rt'ii itv wr iiiu W'
year In rural areas. They re
ceive n salary at the inll!'..
rntri i.l uluml tl'Klm Mtltill ill
charged l y the other doctor I i
the area. Thitt numi y U l . ;
Into the National Health S-i
ice Corps which In turn I u- I
to pay the salary and upjj!i i
of the doctor. Any money omi
and above the amount needi l
for salary and supplies is mii
available to the county to in
used In Health Services."
It would be the hoe of iim.e
working closely to the projtc'.
that a doctor, preferably a sin
geon, would like t no area wen
enough that he would sta - n
after completing his two y-nr'
obligation.
Mr. Dick asked members t
think about 2 other committees
he thought of Importance: Hous
ing and Centennial. He Is ask
ing representatives ho named
from other groups to correlate
the whole Centennial Celebia-tion.
It was announced that tin-
Shaw Creek Road was open to
Arbuckle. The tow-rope motor
has been sledded up the hill
and was to have been hooked
on Monday.
Emphasis was placed on the
Importance of having a i :
turnout for the Wednesday nigiu
Corps of Engineers information
al meeting on Willow ireck
dam.
Mayor Bill Collins rep.Tt-ii
bids would soon be asked for
the three bridges and the swim
ming pool. The County Planning
Commission will meet Thur (lay
evening at 7:30 nt the Courthouse.
Soft Wheat Futures
Training to Start
A Future's Market for soft
white wheat is a possibility. If
you would like to learn more
about the Futures Market a
training session will be held in
Morrow County at the Morrow
County Gram Growers new con
ference room starting Jan. 27 at
10:00 a.m., reports Harold Kerr,
County Agent.
Anyone interested must reg
ister by Jan. 20 so that we can
determine interest in Future's
trading, reports Mr. Kerr. Live
stockmen can use the informa
tion to trade in the livestock
Futures.
Registration forms are avail
able at either bank or the Coun
ty Extension office. A $15.00 fee
will be charged; this will cover
workshop costs and a subscrip
tion to the Wall Street Journal
for 10 weeks. I
Workshop participants will
have an opportunity to do pa-
Fed Reappoints
Frank Anderson
Frank Anderson, farmer from
Heppner, and LeRoy B. St aver.
Chairman of - the Board ami
Chief Executive Officer, United
States National Bank of Oregon.
Portland, have been reappointed
as Directors of the Portland
Branch, Federal Reserve Bank of
San Francisco. In addition, John
R. Howard, President of Lewis
and Clark College, Portland, was
named chairman of the branch
board for 1972.
-Mr, Anderson was reappointed
by the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System,
while Mr. Staver and Mr. How
ard were named by the San
Francisco Reserve Bank's Board
of Directors.
Wheat Sign-up
Date Changed
The Heppner ASCS office has
received word that the sign -up
for wheat and feed-grain pro
gram has been changed to a
later date. When the new date
is set, the announcement will
be made in the Gazete-Tini-s.
Evening Classes to
Begin This Week
Five sessions will be held ov
er the 10 week period with in
structors from Oregon State Uni
versity Extension Service.
Simpsons Buy
Hill St. Home
Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Burken
bine have sold a home at 280
Hill Street to Mr. and Mrs. Cleo
Simpson of Omak, Wash.
Mr. Simpson is an employee
of the Kinzua Corp-
Ranch Sold
Parts of the Ken Cutsforth
ranches on Willow Creek were
reported as sold to a California
firm. Some 500 cattle were be
ing moved onto the ranch yes
terday by the Californians.
The deed had not been re
corded yet as we go to press
on Wednesday so name of buy
er was not Immediately available.
Melinda into Doernbecher theyi per trading with the Extension
piuneu nome 10 cnecK on son office acting as a broker.
ivucnaei raui, ana iouna ne naa
been taken to the Pioneer Mem
orial because he had flu, a ter
rible throat, and a temperature
over 106. They came home to
find Dan's mother was also In
the hospital with flu. Dan was
running a temperature himself.
Dan says Melinda is progress
ing pretty well now. An unus
ual bacterial culture has caus
ed her problems and seizures.
! The doctors at Doernbecher will
be watching her very closely
from now on. Michael and Mrs.j
McBride are strong again andi
Dan and Ronnie are beginning
to breathe more easily them
selves.
Subscribe Now
In January Special
Bank Donates
To Hospital
Gene Pierce and stockholders
of the Bank of Eastern Oregon
made a donation of $100.00 to
purchase needed equipment for
Pioneer Memorial Hospital and
Nursing Home. This donation
was used to purchase a new K-
Pad Unit that is used to reduce
high temperatures and also as
a controlled hot pack.
The Hospital Staff is most ap
preciative of this gift, as the
K-Pad Unit now in use, is al
most unoperable. It is so nec
essary, especially with high
temperature In small children.
Morrow County residents have
more adult educational oppor
tunities than usual in 19(2.
BMCC is offering 6 tuition class
es during evening nours m
Heppner and Lexington. A min
imum of ten students is requir
ed for each class in this winter
term " evening school.
The typing class is for tha-e
with no previous typing instruc
tion. It is valuable for job hunt
ers. Mrs. Brindle at the Neigh
borhood Center reports that five
already signed up and that tli
are so eager to have the neces
sary ten sign.
Typing, Fundamentals o
Speech (Sp. Ill, 3 credits). An
alysis of Investments, Ceramics,
Flower Arranging, and Fi'.rnituro
Upholstery will be taus;ht ty
well-qualified instructors. Stu
dents may enroll, pay fees and
purchase books and supplies at
the first class meeting.
Basic Education and OLD
classes are being offered to pre
high school graduates ur.de; f.
cooperative arrangement i;'i
th State of Oregon ard B.VC'C
at Lexington School eacl Thurs
day from 1:30 3:30 ard I- ;:.1
7:00-9:00. Mrs. Justine Weat' -r-ford
is the instructor. Fur tt ..r
complete information nbout ny
of the adult classes phon; b;-9128.