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THE - HETTNEK GAZETTE-TIMES rhon f :: MORROW COUNTY'S HEWSMrtR Tr Hcri'"r OsrrUi rMsMi-rvd V.l'-r-. T 1S1 T h.-pP'"' Time -trne4 tw-r is lsT vonoli !t4 FVbrusry IS. lt12 vrvsre or ATuiAi NrwsrrrKs ASSS ani I'fvi'GON M'WSPAI'FK i-l"BL:Kn ASSN CHARLIE A PORCTHY HEARS. Editors an4 Publihr ARNOLD RAYMOND. JIST-M' WE ATI! F.F.FORD. rint Foremen Kcr-tfr ANN 7VNEY. Circulation tuWrirti.in Fe $5v Y-t ..el Cr 10 Or.?. Vn Ifd K.ncW iVpifi : d-r.u r A.lvanor Vmtmum Bt'jinc V l ruMi.hfd I'vt-rv TVor1a nnj F.ntervd t the I'ot O.'tue at Hmwr. 0-v.m. Sftvnd CU Hatter. OJfut H.ur: f am. to 6 p m. M.m4 iKwuck Friday; P am. until nn Sa:--Ja This is FFA Week Georft is on asniru;tor.'s f.rst interest as far mine. He of the earliest farmers ho beluved atwj prac ticed conservation programs, the FFA chapters honor r..rr. b) d-tinf their FFA Week, the ei of his birthday. Sine it as founded in 192S, the FFA has dedicated itself to the development of agricultural leadership, team spirit and citizer-.sr.lp. Future Farmers of America s youth program develops competmt, actressive, rural and arri cultural leadership, promotes a love of country life, strength ens the confindenre of Jarm bos and vounj menintrm selves and their ork. creates more interest in the in telUfent choice of tirmir- occupations; encourages mem bers In the development of individual farming programs. Encourages its members to improve farm living-, prtici pates in ortr.v undr?akings for the improvement of agri culture; develops character, trains for useful citizenship and fosters patriotism, participates in co-operative effort; encourages good seholarsmp to improve the nation's farm industry: Because e believe lr. the future of firming. e strong ly support the sound program of the FFA it's program is' intended t:- develop the skills of vocational high scr.oul students minting to learn more about farming . . . in the cUssr;vm and on the farm, the program fosters the agri cultural leadership America has alis enjoyed and ne-ds even more today. The community congratulates the Keppner FFa chapter on the mar.) accomplishments of this past year. The big aard. Grand Champion Livestock Judging Aard at the PI in addition to Grand Champions at every Fair entered by teams and individuals. Starting in 166 ith 13 members, this year's 52 members is the largest number the chapter has ever had. Congratulations to Ted 5ellam ho is the 13th Keppner FFA member to recieve the State Farmer Degree. G?od luck this eek and every eek to the boys hc ear the blue jacket:: REMEMBER THIS? REMINISCE! " years Ago 1515 fof.vee gazette edi tor DIES NEAP SALEM Fred Warnock Was One of CregT's Pioneer Journalists Was Well and Favorably Kn?n Here. Mr. Warnock dropped dead near We st Stay ton tiie enroute by stage to stayton. The body as tak en to Silverton, Mr. War nock's old home ton. here burial as made Tuesday under the auspices of the E. P.O. Elks, of hicr, order he as a member. LITEr.APY FROGS A V. V LL AID . DH DL aTH-E-TIC. Tne Eigh School Lit erary Society ill hold its next program or. Friday even ing, Feb. 25. It HI consist of music, songs, literary pro ductions and the drama, "Sunset," a play in one act founded upor. Lord Tenny son's second and longer form of "The Sisters." LOCAL GIRLS DEFEAT IONE 5A3K.ET TOSSERS. The Keppner High School girl's basketball team journeyed to Icne Saturday night and on their first game of the sea son by defeating the lone team 9 to 1. Laurannah Gro shens, forward for Keppner as trie star. She made every point for her team. Aiken, Barlo and Bennett also did good ork. In the passing game, the giris of lone ex celled. Miss Helen Ames of Heppner served as referee and Prof. Doak of lone act ed as umpire. 27 Years Ago 1335 GOVERNOR MARTIN EATS 50 FERCENT Legislative Pr'jgram HasTuughSiedding: House is sympathetic. C.W BARLOW NAMED NEW COUNTY CLERK Takes Of fice Monday. 13 COUNTY CASAEA MEET COMING HERE E Class E. KignSchoois of District to Clash Sub Fray on First Keppner meets Fossil in Elimination Flay at Arlington, Feb. 26 in Tri County Contest. 1 Year Ago 1371 Headlines: 160 Attend Big FFA Banquet, John Hall Se lected for East-West Game; Dust Storm Crash Hospita lizes Bob Pierce; Major John L. Eristo receives the Air Medal Aard and the Meri torious Services Medal Aard, Public invited to Sun day Dinner at Lexington Grange. MRS. RALPH CRUMoflone spent three eeks in The Dalles ith her father, E.C. Strahn ho recently suffered a heart attack. He is much improved. Another daughter and her husband o'Woodland, Ca. are staying ith him for a time. BACK FROM HAWAII Earl Morgan and his daugh ter, Mrs. John Eubanks, re turned home Feb. 14 after vacationing in Hawaii. They left on Jan. 24 for Los An geles, Calif, here they join ed Mr. Morgan's other daugh Mr. T.J.Davidson. The group then left for Hawaii, where they stayed with Mrs. B.J. Johnston, daughter of the Da vidson's. Mr. Johnston, a captain in the Marines, is attending school in Arizona at the present time. While there, the guests toured thoroughly the islands of Oahu, Kauai, Maui, and Hawaii. The Polynesian Cul tural Center, which displays authentic living villages tran splanted from the far reaches of the South Pacific, was a highlight of trie trip. They also toured the state capital, Ioiani Palace and Punchbowl Crater. They were impressed with the pine apple and sugar cane fields. Also on the agenda were two boat cruises TWO CLASSES MEETING WEEKLY Two of the Aduit Education classes sponsored by BMCC this winter term were filled and are meeting regularly. They were the typing class and the ceramic class. Class es meet for three hours one mght a week and last 10 weeKS. BMCC will be ottering another series of adult class es during spring term. Ano ther Art class is planned. This or will be print-making to include silk screening, o-jd cutting and photography. Anyone interested is asked to contact the Keppner Grade School or Tom Shear the in structor. Those taking the ceramics class are Inez Meador, Mar guerite Glavey, Inez Erwin, Mary Lou Carlson, Mrs. David Mann, Linda Filey, Jes sie Fa ye Morris, Pauline Mil ler, Frances Williams and Mildred Kanna. This class carries 3 hours credit. LETTERS I titer To the Fdlt.iT The low $ihn4 Carnival tln (t fu'Hla d I just had to 1( the people knr hat a f.vtd feeling it is to t a purl of a commun ity that ork together and Conies out ith the success e had. Fmnigh Thiiik You's cojld . .t r iw said to the stu dents, parents and com munity toma-ijie.H'l ho don ated so i!hng! and gener ously to ttte Chill feed, and to those ho SjH nt t'.nie ork ir.g, both at the feed and in tt.e Kxth. To the Jieppner atvd lone pei-ple t o attended ttve carnival and thus m?de it a success. To the ioilo.ng m.i r chants for ttHir donati.u-.s, may 1 public!) say thank you. Ruik of Easttrn Oregon I .me F ranch, F'istos. Office Tavern. Paul Petty jihn. Fiet nunc's Kirdare, Case Furniture, Coast to Coast Store, Cornett Creen Feed, Flna's, Gardner's, Gaiette Times Gonty's Keppwr Auto Parts, Lotts Electric. M .ladies. Mirray's, Peter son Jer:y, Pettyjohn Farm i. Builders Supply, Western Auto. A specul thank you to our committee members, Judy I Keith Pea. Wirdear. I Ed Patt.v., jwn. i rarrel Wil son. Duna 4 Lindsay Kin caid for the many hours of planning and preparing our carnival. Barbara i KtrtFettrson Chairman lone Schmil Carnival LETTEF. TO THE EDITOR Wen the it again, he got so back hen coyotes have tad 1 onder hy vici.ius. Years there ere lots of them we calved out or. the range, and never lost a calf. I rode horse back a lot and you could see coyotes every where. No ti.ey say they are killing off all the birds and deer. In the oloen days when you saw a d.-e you sa two fawns. Now you see a few does that are left and hardly ever see a fawn. So the coyotes get the blame. I'll go along with my friend Elwyn Hughes. Years tack we hunted for the big ones. I wonder what they are trying to tell us. I suppose the cow men would kill off all their good old bulls except a few scrubby year lings. Then start killing off their cows and calves. They would soon be out of business just like the game commission will be with the deer. I used to go to the mountains to hear the coyotes howl but you don't hear them any more. 1 would rather hear the coyote than I would hear som? of the songs they sing on T.V. especially when the hippies cut loose. The coyotes put here for some good just like the Magpie and I'm not in love with the magpie. Give him a Chinaman's Chance, he'll steal an egg off your plate but like my good friend. Ebb Hughes says, "They are worth quite a bit to a cow man. Pick the warbles out of the cows backs and let you know where a missing cow may be laying." The coyotes are blamed for things that humans are guilty for as far as the deer are concerned. Ben Cox Heppner, Oregon TO THE EDITOR: FEB: 21, 1972 Presently we have two areas under study for Wild erness classification in our immediate National Forest. Areas presently under study- Ouir book will take you to your leaders. Look up a local head of state. Check into bureaus, offices, divisions, and commissions. Your new Pacific Northwest Bell telephone directory has a special section listing all Government Offices. You'll find it listed on the cover index. So you can find things that are good to know. In this issue of your Phone Book. EDITOR are Kel!) Prune, 10,0-v acres and the Texas Put!., 11,600. Public awareness '! this issue could be a nu' critical factor. Your vol.-' and opinion on this is may be of vital importune In t!i very near future. Regarding these areas o! the National Forest in tv Hi'iTn"r district hi.h qiulify for Wilderness Areas in acre volume, let us evaluate the management f these areas considering ttuif values from a conservation standpoint. In particular ti' Texas Butte area and i's perimeters seem to passos the ultimate of interest ir. our locality. In this d of ecological disruptions, our conservative planning must have the Careful attention M all those Interested in the sacred preservation of u morrow and future gem ra ttoms. Fnutig aware of so many of the little things that cur Forest consists of. please examine for a moment the threat of extinction of the PUeated Woodpecker, the Flying Squirrel, big Horned Owl and the Black Bear. Let us set aside an area of sol itude where our children can Walk the back trails in the ear! morning dew and listen h the "feathered alarm" of the wovXtpecker on top of the Western Larch. Asweshare the remoteness of the par ticular mountain, let us pre serve the natural summer ha bitat of the majestic Pocky Mountain Elk, that some day, future generations may witness b sight or more likely by ear, its shrill bugle W ithin these boundaries there represents a final retreat for the timid Mule Deer as they turn in search of a place of shelter. Rest assured that mar.;, of our finest carry over larger bucks which have de pleted so in the past from hunting seasons) have found refuge within these brush', jungles. W ithin these bound aries of summer ran.-e remain glades of skunk Cab bage which awaits the harvest by the cow elk and her calf within these boundaries lies one of our largest white fir forests which provide the ne cessary surroundings t.'at bare the tasty mushroom favored by our Deer and Elk, the lupine also which repre sents their summer diet. Yes, and let us not over look the acres of " scragg'.y' yew. These represent only a few of the things so sacred, the little things, like the forest that we fail to see because of the trees:: Let's not call this a stagnant forest - for within are the treasures and riches that represent more than monetary value, life itself! Respectfully Yours, Delbert Piper FORMER RESIDENT PASSES YERDA O. RITCHIE, 82, died at a nursing home in Hillsboro, Oregon February 8. 1372. Born 24 December 1889 in Sigourney, Keokuk County, Iowa to Francis "Frank" and Ellen McNabb) Griffin. She came to the lone community at the age of six and settled with her family on a homestead in the Eight mile area. This land is still owned by a member of the Griffin family. A kind and loving mother and grandmother, she leaves to mourn her loss one son, George of Tye Valley, Leona Jennings of Portland, and Ellen Holmes of Beaverton. A sister, Lydia Mrs. Glenn Ball) of Yakima, Washington, seven granchildren, ten great- grand children, numerous nieces and nephews and a host of friends both in the Portland and Heppner lone areas. Wt here at this small news ppr are most grateful to everyone bearing with us as e try to fet used to a m printing process. It has meant three weeks of sleepless nights, lots of frustrating mistakes. Put one of these days we hope It will mean a much improved newspaper. Former residents write us fairly often. In spite of the fact some of these folks are in kind of luxurious condo miniums and such, we detect pretty strong expressions of yearnings to be back home in Morrow county. We cairt ht'lp but believe an opportun ity exists for sort of a con dominium type apartment complex right here in a mo dest way. Oregon's hard working State Director ofAgriculture, Irvin Mann, says of the Oregon trade mission to the Orient, wheat buyers there promised to resume their buying from the Northwest as soon as shipping returns to normal. Consumers in Ja pan and Korea prefer North west wheat. Japanese firn already own substantial stock interests in Northwestern and Alaskan firms and Mr. Minn expects this to Increase sub stantially. He expects Jap anese to build some new fac tories in Oregon. Oregon's Water Bank pro-gram--an idea presented to the Oregon Legislature by Ir vin Mann-will po before the voters in the May primary. Tnis act would provide $188 millions to be used to give assistance in wutt r re source development. Dor.Mc Kinnis of the State Dept. of Agriculture says it would op erate much as the State Yets loan program does. This mo del act provides necessar; tools to develop our water and land resources and as sures the taxpayers of Ore gon a positive program of water development without spending tax dollars", he ex plained. It would add much taxable valuation andartually become a method of property tax relief for a lot of tax payers. Carpenters and masons are busy on Main Street and soon on Chase Street getting foot ings ready to pour for the new bridge abuttments. Af ter pouring, the concrete will cure nearly a month or so as will the pre-stressed con crete bridges which are be ing especially built at Port land. Our guesses are often 'way of! but we hope the job's about finished the middle of May. The U.S. Senate commerce committee has voted to lim it presidential candidates' campaign expenditures to J13,900,00. This should prove there's somebody who wants to make it possible for a poor man to run. Colonel Richard Connell of the U.S. Corps of Engineers says they may have to go to court to obtain entry access to two properties here to en able the Corps contractors to make core drill tests for the Willow Creek dam foun dation. The Colonel said Tuesday he didn't want to go to court but the core drilling is necessary. MR. AND MRS. BOB BERTSCH moved this week from Lexington to Pendleton. Bob will be working for Blue Mountain Forest Products at Rieth. He has been a mill wright here for Heppner Lum ber Co. To Missoula MKS. JOHN GKAVf'S ha returned from a two weeks visit at Missoula with her son-in-law and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Walt Hill. The) xji rieliced 20 Mo irro weather while site was there. She says the area is having t building Nm. Lenten Services At Hope & Volby l enten servics have been scheduled at Hope and Valh) Luth. ran Churches. Meetings will te held every Wednes day at 8 p.m alternating weeks between H.tjie and Valby. The March 1st meeting will be atYalbyandthe March S meeting at rMe with the sermon topic, "The Cross, the Answer to Man's f aith." Singing Grouo To Irrigon The Assembly of Gd Youth Ensemble will go to Irrigon Sunday evening. The will particulate in tlte afternoon Prayer Service and the even ing Music Service. Mrs. Don Burwell is the director. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Frank Warrens !va Warren to Btrnice Key. N'-: Sec. 5 and N" . Sec. Tp 3 NR Irwin J. Couch i Lottie J. Couch to I'pjxr Columbia Mission Sont of Seventh Day Adventists. 1 ots 1 to 10 incl., and Lots 32 to 36 incl.. Bl.xk 23, Townsite of Irri gon. Harold Ruffoorn I Anna M Euffcorn to Darold W. Cain A Gail L. Vet arty I DuAnn McCarty to Allen K. Nistad 1 Lilh Mn Nistad. Tract in Sec. 27 Tp 2 SF 26 incl. acreace in lots 1 i 2, Block 2 Mt. Yernon's Second Ad dition to City of Heppner eont. 20 acres less small tract exceptions. Mu lutl J. Bel.rt its i. Min nie Behrens to City ofB ard mun Urban Renewal Agency. Tract in NE Cor. SE!, SV Sec. 8 Tp 4 NR 25. Empire Investment Co., Inc. to Emco Investment Co., Inc. Lots 3 4 8, Blsck 2 City of Heppner. Emco Investment Co., Inc. to Kenneth J. Evans I Jan nette M Evans, Lots 3 4 8 Block 2 City of Heppner. Farm Chemicals Inc. to Umatilla Electric Coopera tive Assn. Tract in Sees. 7 4 18, 12 4 3 Tp 4 NR 25. Anne Axelgard Skoubo 4 Adolf Wilhelm Skoubo to Charles Ray Quimby 4 Ger aldine J. Ouimby. NW'4 NE'i Sec. 15 Tp 4 NR 25 cont. 40 acres. Jan.es D. Strauphan, Pep. of Estate of Charles E. Beck to Donald W. McConnell 4 Margaret J. McConne 1 1 . Tract in Lot 10 Block 2 Looney's Addition to City of Heppner. Eldon Shannon, Atty. for Lorna Henrie to Betty Lou Farlow. Lot 2 Block 3 West Boardman, Boardman. Yerla Mathcwson to Will iam E. Nelson. S': Lot 2 Block 1 Boardman. Earl J, Blake 4 Margaret C. Blake to Homer L. Knapp 4 Janet R. Knapp. Lots 7 4 8 in Blake Ranch Addition in Plat 2. E.R. Ash 4 Lena E. Ash to Joseph M. Tatone 4 Alice M. Tatone. Tracts 4 -portions in NE1- SW!4 Sec. 11 Tp 4 NR 25. Anne McNamee 4 John J. Mc.Namee to C.H. Privett 4 Floy M Privett. W. 50 ft. Lot 11 Block 2 Quaid's Ad dition to City of Heppner. School Lunch Menus Presented Through Courtesy Of Heppner Branch 1 FIRST I NATIONAL Lj BANK cram. Heppner Elementary and Heppner High School Monday, February 28 Hamburgers, homemade bun, pickles, potato chips, butter ed green beans, fruit Jell-O, milk. Tuesday, February 23 Pizza, peas 4 carrots, cole slaw, fruit crisp, milk. Wednesday, March 1 Turkey noodles, molded vege table salad, apple crisp, rolls, butter, milk. Thursday, March 2 -Potatoes 4 beef gravy, let tuce vegetable salad, fruit medley, whole wheat rolls, butter, milk. Friday, March 3 Vegetable soup, luncheon meat sandwiches. (High School) peanut butter sand wiches, Grad School) let tuce wedt;e, fruit 4 cookies, milk. Grange Ladies Meet, Rhea Creek A meeting of much Interest to (I Udie of the Grancea of Morrow County was held at Rhea Creek Grange Hall feh. 17th. onducted by Mra. A line Weikit of rUkrr.C.W.A, Chairman of Pist. 6 and was the annul Coi.fernnce of Chairmen of Women"! Ac tivity of th Grant. Mrs. Wemtt was Introduced t Vtn. Roy lull, Morrow County Chairman of C.W. A. Mr. Wendi presented Merit Certificates for work well done In 1971 to Mr. Ball, Mr. Walter G I M4MI NT R A L MIT TING The Morrow County Gem 4 Mineral society will meet at 7 30 Saturday evening at the old LitTary building, rro cram will e picture shown h Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mil ler. Hosts are Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gonty. Prison Workers Will Spcok at WSCS Morch 1 Mrs. Genevieve Calloway sup't fir women OregonState Penitentiary and Mrs. Eliza Nth Worthlnfton, work re lease representative, will speak on prison reform, methods of preparing women for 1 if in the cummunlty, prejiaration of community for accepting the women when thev are released and what re ally brings a woman tc pri son at the WSCS meeting on March 1 at 7:30 p.m. at the Methodist Church. The WSCS Invites guests to hear Mrs. Calloway and Mrs. W orthington. Their discus sion will precede the busi ness meeting. Sproy Honor Roll Spray High and Grade Scho ols recently announced their honor rolls for the second nine weeks. High School: Seniors: Lin da Ashmead 3.64; Ton! Hiatt 3.20; Junior; Barbara Adams 3.33, Sophomores: Debbie Marll 3.00, PonnaYouce 3.00, Frtish: Elaine Turner 3.80; S her rill Adams 3.33; Donita Griffith 3.00. Crad. School: 8th: Kristi Fi.-.her 3.33, Terrie Hiatt 3.00. 7th: Darla Kiiliktr 4.00 Rick Potuson 3.16. Ore. Tech The Fall term honor roll and Dean's List have been announced by Oregon Teck mcal Institute. On the Dean's List from Heppner is Jon O' Donne 11 who is studvinc diesel technology. mm Personal property taxpayers are re quired to file a return of taxable prop erty as of January 1, 1972 with the Assessor on or before March 3, 1972. A penalty is provided for late filing. Inventory owners (including all livestock) will again be eligible for some reduction of property tax this year if the return is filed on time. The law does not permit the Assessor to allow the reduction in inventory value for tax relief under certain circumstan ces when the personal property report is not accurately reported or is filed after March 3. IMPORTANT NOTICE FUTURE PENALTY PROVISIONS The 1969 Legiulertufw amended ORS 308.295 (Late Filing Penalty Law), to prorid: The Penalty tor lot filing (After March 3) of Personal Property Returns snaU be SI for each $1,000 (or fraction) of True Cash Value but not less than HO or more than $250. Any person who has not had an op portunity to report by mail or personal contact may obtain the forms at the office of the assessor. Time is getting short. ORS 308.290 makes it the responsibility of the tax payer to file these reports on time or incur the penalty provided by law. JOYCE BERGSTROM Assessor Morrow County Wright, Mr. Don Raker and to Mr. Art Daltell. Luncheon was pociuck witn Mr. Robert Steven, Mr. Edwin Cutting, Mr. Frl Slocum. Mr. John Grave, Mis Marilyn Bergstrom cervine. The door pru a drawn by Mr. Wendr sister. Th. attending from other Grange were Mr. Roy ball, Mr. Walter Hayes, Mr. Don Baker, Mr. Lon Root from Boardman and Mrs. Pryce Keene and Mrs. Perl Akers from lone. The Regular meeting of Rhea Creek Grange CWA was held In the afternoon with Mrs. Walter Wright, Chair-man. I COMMUNITY 1 ! BILLBOARD 1 Feb. 25 Drama "Gun Fight", Grade School multipurpose room, 2:45 H.HS. basketball at Maupin Feb. 26 H.H.S. Senior Class Spaghetti Feed, cafetorlum, 4.00- 6:30 H.H.S. Basketball vs Pilot Rock, here Morrow County Gem I Min eral Soc., Old Library, 7:30, Pictures by the Paul Millers. Feb. 27 Leap year Buffet at Lex. Grange, 1:00-3:00 Great Decisions, Neighbor hood Center, 6 30. Feb. 28 lone Lions Club Ladies Night dinner and lecture on drugs. Legion Hall, 7:00. Feb. 29 Gymnast at assembly at Grade School, 9;00 a.m. 7th and 8th grade basketball at Riverside, 1.30. Blue and Gold Banquet, Scouts, Cubs and Parents, Elks Lodbe, 7:00. Sponsored As A Public Serv ice By RUGGLES BOYCE Insurance Agency 22S Main P.O. Box 247 676-9625 If no answer call Rcry Boyce 676 -534 Heppner
