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1 1 Iff ART u or o i t V Z I li r . C R t . 9 7 4 0 3 Heppner FFA Has "The Year of the Awards" This may t "The Year of the Hat" tn China but here In Heppner It's the "Year of the Awards" for the IF A chap ter. From last year'tStateCon vention when Kirk Robinson was the 12th member of the Heppner FFA to win theStatt Farmer Decree there has been a succession of awards. Eltht memtxrs attended the State Convention at Bend. Jon Hednun had the Grand Champion FFA steer at The Wheat Leapie Show at The Dalles. Pick Drake had the champion llfht Hereford. Heppner bxk second place in the State Meat Judging Con test. Members of the team were Bill Jopsen, Greg Greenup ami Mark Hopkins, JonHedman and Pick Drake Jon Hodman and Rick Drake. AT THE MORROW COUNTY FAIR, GregGreen up showed the Grand Cham ion FFA market lamb; Ted Bellamy the Grand Champ ion Market hog; Kirk Ro binson showed the Reserve Champion steer. Kirk tied with Bill Acock for the Champion Hereford exhibit. Kirk was FFA Champion Showman. Heppner Chapter won 2nd place in the Live stock Judging Contest. Ted Bellamy was 2nd high indivi dual of the contest. SHERMAN COUNTY FAIR The Heppner team toon tirst place in Livestock Judging and four members were the top four individuals of the show; Ted Bellamy, Kyle Ro binson, Pick Drake and Kirk Robinson. Eight attended the District Soil Jisdring Contest at Moro and 20 attended the State Soil Judging Contest at Pendleton. THE PI: All of these fairs were preliminaries leading to the BIG ONE. Here the Heppner Livestock Judging team took the Championship of all championships. Mem bers of ttie team ere Ted Bellamy, Kirk Robinson and Kyle Robinson. The banquet this year will not be held during FFA week as usual but has been scheduled for April 4 fol lowing the State Convention to be held in Pendleton, March 22,23,24,25. MRS. ELMER (KAY) EL LSWORTH has recently re turned from Jackson, Miss., where she attended the inau guration of her nephew, Wil laim Waller, as governor of Mississippi. She also at tended the inaugural ball. She was gone three weeks. The Ellsworth's have lived in Boardman for the past six months where Ellsworth is chief project inspector for the Bonneville Power Ad ministration. Mr. and Mrs. John Bir mingham of Sunnyvale, Calif, visited Saturday at the home of Mrs. Birmingham's brot her and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Daltoso, on their way to Walla Walla, Wash, to visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mario Daltoso. Mr. and Mrs. Daltoso and children, Joe, Danette, Helen, Danny and Vincent went to Walla Walla Sunday to attend a fam ily reunion at the Mario Dal toso home. District After Fed, The old District 12, now called the East Central Ore. Assn. of Counties, will have to Ret itself reorganized 'or it won t work, some government people said last week at the meeting at Fossil. Apparently, more people are needed to represent smaller cities and minority groups when making requests for government grants. District 12 was originally organized with the five counties of Morrow, Wheeler, Umatilla, Gilliam and Grant. This gave vay to a system to include the towns in each individual county. The original district idea was started by Govenor McCali. It is believed that be insisted on such a formation because of pressure from the Federal level As we understand it, the idea was to have a "clearing house" where requests 'for government grants and match ing money would all be studied and cleared before applica tions were sent on to various government bureaus. It was believed this would greatly facilitate such grants as it would narrow the great number of governmental entities the Federal people would have to deal with. Tom Harper of Hermiston says he thinks a terrible bureaucracy is springing up. This district is in the process of hiring a fulltime professional staff and at Thursday's meeting it was brought up that a tentative budget of $72,000 was set up for the period starting April 1 and ending June 30, 1373. This breaks down to $16,000 for an executive secretary and a research assistant and secretary for $7200. Other staffers would be paid by OEO and OSU. Formation of a new 15 man board is expected to meet the rules of the governments bureaus. Cash contributions would be required of the counties with Morrow's store being $648.25. Amount is on a base rate of $500 and the rest according to population. District has requested $30,000 from the EDA for an economic develop ment plan. The district also has a request for a HUD grant of $10,000 for a housing study and $5000 for a human resource planning study request. CHAIN PRICES (FOB Lexington doe not include warehouse chgs) Courtesy MCGG Soft white wheat 1.47';bu. Red wheat 1.54' : bu. Barley 49.23 ton Don Bennelt Bumps Bull Popular rancher Don Ben nett hit a 2000 lb. black bull on a black Tuesday night as he was on his way to a meet ing of the new W'.Uer Con trol District. Miraculously, he walked away from the car and walked to Art Vance's house. He bled pro fusely from a scrape wound on the top of his head. He is confined to his home for a few days. Accident occurred between Vance's and Riddle's on Hin ton Creek road. Wild Life Sanctuary Set At Irrigon A wildlife sanctuary is be ing developed from 14th St. in Irrigon east to the I'm atilla County line, along the Columbia River, by the Corps of Engineers. After the com pletion the area will be main tained by the State Game Commission, according to Gordon Richardson, Project Engineer at MiNiry Dam. The area will eventually be open for regulated hunting and fishing. The lakes have been stocked with bass and crappies and gambusia. The gam'ijsia, sometimes called mosquito fish, feed on mos quito larva and its hoped will decrease the mosquito population in the area. The Gambusia is a tiny fish re sembling the Guppy, which has been introduced into no less than "0 countries to con trol the misquito. It Is both hardy and prolific. Since the encephelitis carrying mos quito lias been found in this area, the introduction of the gambusia fish is timely. Grazing cannot be allow ed along the river as was once allowed since the cat tie would destroy plantings. A variety planting has been done to offer sanctuary for birds and smill animals. Some evergreen shrubs and trees have been planted, such as the Rocky Mountain Jun iper. Other trees and shrubs include the green and yel low varietyof weeping willow, mulberry, multifora rose, black cherry, Hoppa Crab, honeysuckle (bush type) and Oak. Tiie sandunes in the area will be seeded, to pre vent blowing. GAR7aNDPUPGET CHILLED Gary Fredrickson was pull ed into an icy pond, by his 8 month old German shepherd puppy, when he tried to help him The out Saturday anernoon. doe eoes for a dip In the Columbia River everyday and had jumped in but was having difficulty getting foot ing on the icy ledge, when Gary went to his rescue. Tnen Gary had trouble as the ice kept breaking. He was as sisted by his friend Darrel Pummel, who managed to keep dry. Both boys are students at Riverside High school, and had gone to the pond, an in let of the Columbia River near the Pat erson Ferry Road to sled. Cosh 89th Year THE" HEPPNER (GAZETTE-TIMES w 1, imaUa Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, February Z4, 197Z I r, fe 1 i'.. rho -"f-' ; f f r V V i LOOK at all the bl.uk haii: Tin- FMik -haisky s h.ivo finally agreed on W'avno Charles as the name for their latest arrival. Morrow Countv Fust 1H7J li.ibv b..in in Pioneer fnm.irinl llosnital The Phx-harskvs are rvevivine their voar'u L'ift subs'criDluin to PWhiirskv will be .shoimine lor the gifts they an- to nwive. School Board Receives First Resignations Two resignations from Riverside High School were accepted by members of Mor row County School District R-l board of education Mon day evening at Boardman. They were from Dennis Fa letti and Bill McLarty. They have taught at Riverside the past two years. Mr. Faletti band and chorus and Mr. McLarty, guidance, speech and drama. One year contracts were voted to the following: A.C. Houghton, Gevena Coker; Heppner Elementary, Dennis Cass, Audrey Jones, Ray Maynard, Dorcas Stewart, Per W'althinsen; Heppner. High Stan Addison, Stephen Brownfield, David Conn, Linda Panter, David Mann, Frank McAllister, Linda Neal, Dennis Toney; lone, James Anderson, Nyoka An derson, Sarah Andrew, Den nis Brandon, Diana Kincaid, Del LaRue; Riverside, Con nie Clough. Three year contracts: A.C. Houghton, Audrey Botti; Hep pner Elementary, Alan Beck, Rachel Dick, Karen Dubuque, Kathryn Hoskins, Inez Mea dor, Lucille Peck, Linda Riley, Tom Shear; Heppner High, Dale Conklin, DeanNaf fziger, Jane Rawlins, Ron Riley, Hal Whitaker, Dennis McKay; lone, Lynn Kilpack; Riverside, Bob Byrd, Don Hendrix, Nancy Leroux, Edith Partlaw. Action on Ed Hiemstra's contract was delayed until further discussion with the Heppner AdvisoryCommittee on March 6. Teachers retiring at the end of this year are: Alena Anderson 2nd grade Heppner, Gladys Ely 4th grade lone, Lester Leroux science River side and Zoe Billings 1st grade A.C. Houghton. SELLS LOT-Board mem bers authorized the sale of a district-owned lot that fac es the Boardman city park. The matter had been dis cussed in November and ag reement was reached at that time to sell the lot if a fair price was offered. Bill Nel son's offer of $2250 was ac cepted. This will bring the Teacherage account to $4828. Mrs. Gary Grieb was ap pointed to the Advisory com mittee forHeppner-Lexington area. Wesley Cronk was hir ed as bus driver for A.C. Houghton replacing IvalSulli van who is leaving. The board voted to par ticipate in the three-county Small Schools program on April 24 at Riverside. The three counties are Morrow, Sherman and Gilliam. The emphasis this year is Indivi dualized Instruction. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT-- Mr. Daniels noted that the Morrow County teachers had used 445 teach ing help units from the IED for the 4 month period ending Dec. 30. This is slightly above last year's use for the same period. This includes items such as films, models, displays, etc. The district will provide transportation for those soph omore, Junior andSenior stu dents attending WOW Day the Cazette Times. Shortly other beautiful (World of Work) at BMCC March 4. He said a great deal cf interest has been in dicated. Teachers salaries have been recomputated and raises have been paid retroactively. DRUG EDUCATION-The school district has received a $440 grant to be used in the development of a drug education program. Princi pal Mick Tolar explained the proposed plan. Two teams, one from Heppner and one from A.C. Houghton will be formed with teachers from grades 4-5-6 and an adminis trator on each team. Mem bers include, those who at tended the very successful drug workshop conducted in Pendleton last spring. Em phasis in Phase 3 of Drug Education for Oregon teach ers is drug education in the elementary grades. The com mittee will develop a local school drug policy, work to develop a curriculum and de velop resources and resource people for each area. Mr. Daniels reported on problems that the new CMC bus is eivine the district. It has been on the run only about one week. Mr. Daniels reported the long range planning commi ttee lias been meeting and a summarized report of the work to date will be pre pared. He will be speak ing before various groups to present this information. The board voted a $25 per diem for the superintendent while traveling. Mr. Daniels does a great deal of travel ing for the district and mem bers have notd that he doesn't always turn in an ex pense sheet. The Budget Hearing will be held March 13, 7:30 p.m. at the District office and will be followed by the regular board meeting. G3ED DAVIDSON was nam ed the Heppner High School United Nations essay contest winner according to Pete Mc Murtry IOOF contest chair man. Greg, with Kathleen MElligott, Ione's essay win ner, will enter the Morrow Umatilla County competition at Pendleton on March 12 at 2 p.m. at the IOOF Lodge Hall. The winner of this District meeting will go on the Un ted Nations Tour this sum-m?r. Jt4b - Tit r twvrrrn lone Lions Bill Drug Talk The I.u,e Lion's Club will Live ladies night on Mon, Feb. 28. The diniu nstnor fastu.ni style) will bo held Marcel Heads Draft Board Marcel Jones of Heppner has been named as new chair man of the board, a position tliat RiiIhtI Eaton previously held. Other board members are Gerald Pock of Board man, Carroll Wilkins of Ar lington and Rullene Fulton ttt Fossil. Robert Eaton of Condon was presented with a Certificate of AppreciationTuesday wheu Selective Service Board No. 31 held their regular month meeting at Condon. Mr. iy F:itnn who is retiring as a board member, has served Al most twenty-two years on the local board. Mr. Eaton was entertained at a dinner Monday evening in appreciation for his long and faithful service to the board. Also attending the din ner was Mrs. Al Riney, Ex ecutive Secretary of the board. Wilderness Study Meets A public meeting will be held to review the inventoried areas and to obtain public comment about them before final decisions are made on the proposed Wilderness Study Areas. Meeting dates will be announced through the press. In addition to comments invited from in terested people at the public meeting, written statements also will be received for 30 days after 'he meeting dates, from persons who were un able to attend. Written state- me to nts should be addressed Forest Supervisor, Uma tilla National Forest, 2517 S W. Hailey Avenue, Pendle- ton Oregon 97801. - J2 MYERS admires the diamond studded 4-H leaders oreSd to Mrs. Louis Carlson at the annual -H JOE pin Leaders banquet. She has been a 4-H leaner iui v ,.... Morrow 4-H U.S. Greatest The 4-H Leaders Dinner Thursday evening at lone School was prepared and served by the Empire Builders, with assis tonce from Nancv and Steve Browntield, their leaders, and from Mrs. Dick Schlichting. The sponsors of the din ner were Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative Assn. It was a delicious ham dinner. Speaker of the evening was Joe Myers, OSU assistant director of Extension Service in charge of 4-H Club work. He told the audience Morrow County had increased Its par ticipation a third in 1971. Over 50 percent of the eligible youngsters in the county are in 4-H club, highest incidence in Oregon and very likely highest in the country. He said this was all made possible by the leaders of the 4-H clubs whom he praised. He complimented Birdine with the increase." He said she is one ox nu in" in her type of work in 4-H He also complimented spouses ol tne teaaers ioi me.u help and cooperation. u thQ adults nf the for the children. Mr. Myers to provide a basic start many successful careers. fpssful in the future. Morrow County has been exporting its youth. 41,000 club members in 1971. Mr. Myers said sometimes he feels we are somewhat rule crazy. He said club work should be about letting people IN instead of OUT. He said what we are. trying to accomplish is to encourage youngsters to be creative, to get a job done - not just to have rules. There are over 60 different projects in 4-H. Levels should be tailored to the youngsters. It is a wonderful program and has always been many different things to many different people. And it must answer the question: how can it be. t help the individual child? Entertainment was provided during the meal bv I t. and Mrs. John Maatta, Mr. and Mrs. Darrell James with Mr. James on the piano The room was gaily decorated in colors favoring George Washington's birthdav and Valentine's Day. at the Legion Hall at 7:00 p.m. Reservations are to be made for non-members by contacting Larry Prock, June, or Ray Boyce, Heppner. The St. William's Altar Society Is in charge of the dinner. A representative of the Pend leton Police Force will give a talk on drugs. Drama is Big At Grade School This eek drama Is " In" at Heppner Element a r y school. On Tuesday Mrs. Inez Irwin's 6th grade presented a play related to their study of Mexico. It was educational and very enjoyable. Friday at 2:45, Mr. Dennis Cass's 7 th grade communi cations class is presenting a western-type play "Gun Fight" on stage of the mul tipurpose room. The class has constructed a stage set and has done a big job of preparing for this preduction. This play features a unique ending in which the viewers get a look at several poss ibilities should various out comes take place. The public Is invited to join the students in w itnessing this production. Chief Audie In States USS ENTERPRISE - Navy Chief Petty Officer Audie J. Privett, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Privett, Heppner. returned to Alameda, Ca.Sat. Feb." 12, with the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, ending an eight month deployment with the Seventh Fleet in the West ern Pacific, South China Sea and Indian Ocean. ruins ior uavu.t; ' - and Extension wm i w. community provide a mirror saw 4-n nas Deen auempunB and this has been reneciea in He saw h migiu uui ue au . There were and Kim Gutierrez on uruma. Price 10 Cents Ted Bellamy State Farmer The number of State Farmer Degrees is limited in Oregon to 2 percent of the total state membership In any one year. Heppners tw o applicants this year were Ted Bellamy and Tom Cuts forth. 1 Ted Bellamy received word last Wednesday that he had been awarded the State Farmer Degree. STATE FARMER DEGREE requirements are rigid. Green Hand Degree andChap ter Farmer degree. At least two years membership in FFA are required. Ted Is in his 4th year of FFA. To earn the Green Hand De gree, members must recite a livestock project. To earn the Chapter Farmer Degree, the member must have the Green Hand Degree, be able to lead a group discussion for 45 minutes and have a super vised ag project and or work experience or farm place ment program. Ted has fulfilled these re quirements. He owns one third of the Bellamy Swine project with two brothers. They runabout 10 brood sows. He owns one-fourth of the Hereford Cows project with three brothers. They have six cows. State FFA Officers conduct ed an on-the-farm interview. He filled out a 10-page ap plication form. Two weeks after that he went to River side High School where the State officers conducted a formal interview on his live stock project and on hislead ership abilities. Ted is president of the Heppner Chapter this year. He must have earned at least $500 on his project in one year. The last requirement on the State Farm Degree was a rigid test on his farm know ledge, parliamentary proce dures, community activities and knowledge of FFA. Tud is in his 4th year at Heppner High School having transferred from Sherman at Moro. He says his ag pro jects are his hobbies. He likes to swim and he lettered in football. He'll be Oregon State bound this fall with a major in Food Technology. MRS. JOHN HANNA under went major surgery several weeks ago at St. Anthony's Hospital in Pendleton. She was expected to be there about three weeks. ELKS LEADERSHIP award at the Heppner Elks bonds They f'Kn-i li unrt High school. Whitey Schroth entation. He Is urana Loage iuniiuMirciii- Rasmussen-Lott 2nd Addition St For Acceptance A II Heppner City Plan ning Commission matting Feb. 15. th Commission rte ommended to th CHy Coun cil that Addition No. I of the Rasmussen-Lott Addition be accepted. Thert r V lots In ttiis addition. Tbsrs were 9 lots In th No. 1 addition and (herear7acres yet undeveloped. Th owners havs had tin lots surveyed, streets made and sewer lines are being laid. The City UI provide water lines to the property edge and Install fire hydrants. At the meeting Mr. Lott ex plained how the utilities were to be Installed underground In recognition of the sntl pullutlon movement. Cub Banquet This Tuesday The Cub Scouts will have their first annual Blue and Gold Banquet Feb. 29 at 6:30 p.m. at the Elks dining room. All Cub Scout families are Invited to this potluck supper. Beverages and rolls will be furnished. The Den Mothers 1U put on a skit. Aards will be made. Mrs. DeMeritt Passes Funeral services were held Feb. 17, at the Kinzua Com munity Church, for Eva Al meda DeMe.ritt, of Camp 5, who passed awayat her home, Feb. 13th, after an extended illness. Mrs. DeMeritt was born Aug. 28,1912, at Smithfield, Utah, to Joesph and Rosetta Barker. She married Frank H. DeMeritt at Preston, Idaho, Feb. 5, 1931. She was a member of the Latter Day Saints Church. She had live at Camp 5 for over seven teen years. Before her ill ness, she was very active In community affairs. Eva is survided by her husband, Frank, of Camp 5, one son, Myron Wilson of alit., three Grandchildren, four Great Grandchildren, three brothers: Eldis Barker, Ogden, Utah, Vermont Bark er of Logan, Utah, and R.L. Barker of Ogden, and one sis ter, Velda Etterlin of Ogden, and a host of nieces and nephews. Interment was at Haystack Cemetery at Spray. Albee's Mortuary was in charge of arrangements. Casket bear ers were: Earl Norrls, Her schel Murdock, LowellSharp, Dale Jones, Richard Morti more, and MiloPrindle. Hon orary bearers were Ken Smith, Heppner, and James Walker, Condon. Virginia Kelso accompanied the Kin zua Community Choir. Rev. Bill Mai conducted the ser vices. Besides her family, Eva leaves a host of friends, to remember her. ; Mrs. Phelps Passes Mrs. Margaret Phelps who operated a funeral home here for some years died Feb, 12 at Belle Fourche, South Dakota. She had lived there for the past year with her daughter, Mrs. Juani t a Spikermeler. Funeral ser vices were held there Feb. 15. 'Burial was in Heppner Masonic Cemetery in the Phelps family plot with Father Beard officiating. Mrs. Phelps was in her eighties. Mr. and Mrs. Phelps came here in 1929 Coming here for the burial were relatives Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hill, Coos Bay, and Mr. and Mrs. Archie Hill of Hillsboro. winners receive their $1U0. Annual Saturday afternoon. I I III IVTPUS. ULflU Ul AU1I6 of Hermiston made the pres.
