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I I R A R Y U or 0 E U G E M f . C 07403 Chamber Favors DENNIS McKAY Dennis McKay, teacher counselor at Heppner High School, was recently elected to the Oregon Education A Ks-x'i.iliiin limn! of Trustees. Hi- will represent District a for a three-year ImtIikI, beginning in June. Since coming to Oregon, Mr. McKay has served as spokesman for the Profes sional Negotiations Commit tee and served as chairman in PJ70. lie lias currently been president of the Morrow County Kducation Association and is a niemhcr of the East ern Oregon I'nLServ Hoard of Directors. Boeing Circles To Rain Apr. 17 Elton Weeks recently stated that the Hoeing Company ex pects lo get the first of tliuir center-pivot irrigating system started operatint; A prll 17 on their Hoeing tract. The new field is about 1800 acres and will I Irrigated with Coluinhia River water. They plan to place two cir cles a week in operation. Cir cles will contain crass pas tures, hay meadows and pro bably some corn fields for silage. Honors At BMCC Listed on the Dltie Moun tain College honor roll is Roy I?. Peterson of Monu ment. Dean's List: Alan R. Cop pock, Lexington; Jerry Dow ney and Hen J. Riekkola, Boardinan; Gwendolyn M. Drake, Helen Everhart and Lee Iluson, all of Heppner; Christine L. Gutierrez, Kris tine E. Peterson and Jeri D. Snow, all lone; Thomas D. Stewart of Irrigon. LADDS UUY 10NE HOME M and Mrs. Elmer Ladd have recently purchased the home owned by Mary Holtz Dabbs. The sale of the mansion-style home, located on Second and B streets, was finalized on Mar. 17. The Dabbs family will rent a home owned by Ray Heimbig ner, on Main Street. Linda Gets Her Degree Linda Palmer lias received her Bachelor of Science de gree in Sociology winter term at Oregon State University. Linda is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ron Palmer. SPEEDWAY RACES START SUNDAY Ted Toll of Heppner will enter the figure-8 event. This year he will again be driv ing Car 14, a 57 Chevy. Stan Rauch is expected to race again this year. Ron Mo Kinstry now of Pendleton but formerly of Heppner, will also be racing. MR. AND MRS. SAM Mc Daniols of Hardman enjoyed visits with their daughter and her sons during spring vaca tion. Mrs. Maxine Malion, Bob and Mike came over from Elgin. Bob is a 4th year student at Oregon State. THE SCHOOL BUDGET, to be voted on April 3, will be discussed by District School Sup't. Ron Daniels at the March 27 meeting of the Heppner Morrow County Chamber of Commerce. GRAIN PRICES (FOB Lexington does not include warehouse digs) Courtesy MCGG Soft white wheat 1.4 8';. bu. Hard Red Winter wheat 1.51Vibu. Barley 48.50 ton 89th Year THE GAZE Heppner, Oregon Austrian fo Discuss AG There and Here Then and Now people of this area will have an opKirtunlty to hear a nationally known sjieaker who has had exinrionce with basic economics and collec tive bargaining in rural com munities. John Kuril relates tils ag ricultural, social and econo mic experiences in Austria as compared to the present trends in America. He will sxak Mar. 29 at the IikIi.hi Hills Hotel at a no-host dinner at 7 o'clock. Anyone wishing tickets may call Lloyd Morgan 422-7130. John Kurd was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1908. He attended school in Austria, Hungary and the United Sta tes. He came to America in 1921 and lias tx-en a citi zen of the U.S. since 1922. He is married and father of four girls and a boy. Kuch farms 1000 acres in Tuscola County, Michigan. He ,;rows row crops and rais es hogs. Kuch has been a menilier of NI'O's National Hoard of Directors from 19G4 through 19G9. He tells about farm prices and how they affect the rest of the economy. Some things to think about: will infla tion break everybody? During a depression will the rich get richer and the poor get poorer? Do we have both at the same time now? County Filings Filing for M irrow County offices since last weeks re port include Port Commis sion, filings by three incum bents, Dewey West, Jr., John R. KrebsandOscarPeterson. Precinct filings include, Democrats, committeemen; Pat Cutsforth, Lexington, and Ernest Jorgensen, Irrigon. Committee women, Karen Cutsforth, Lexington, and Margaret Jorgensen, Irrigon. Precinct com nitteemen, Republicans, Ned E. Clark, SW Hep; Rollln Brittner, NE Hep; Gus Nikander, NW Hep; Charlie Heard, SW Hep; Do nald Adams, Irrigon; Carl Marquardt, Lexington. Precinct committee -women, Republicans, Pauline Winter, NE Hep; Margaret Brittner, NE Hep; Dorothy Heard, SW Hep; Betty Mar quardt, Lexington; Bernice Struckmeier, Boardman; Zepha Warner, Irrigon. Previous filings: County Clerk, Sadie Parrish, Dem. incumbent; Alice Vance, Rep. County Sheriff, John Molla han, Dem. incumbent, and Carl Christiansen of Irrigon, Rep. County Commissioner, Walter Hayes, incumbent. Treasurer, Sylvia McDaniel, incumbent. William Nelson has filed for one of three Port of Morrow positions. Previously announced: for precinct committee men and women are : Republican ticket: SW Heppner Avon Melby; NW Heppner, Laurel and LaVerne Van Marter; NE Heppner, Bob A bra ms Kirk Robinson, Lexington, Lucille and Kenneth Peck and Tom Cutsforth; lone, Oscar Peterson, Ralph Crum and Lou Crum; Boardman, I.M. Docken and Emma Docken. Democrat ticket: SW Hep pner Harold and Edna Peck; NW Heppner, Betty Brown and Alvin Bunch; SE Heppner, Elizabeth Abrams, Lyle A. Peck; SE Heppner, Wilni3 and Wesley Marlatt. ACCIDENT An accident early Tuesday morning wrecked Larry An derson's new car when it struck a pickup. Driver was Kevin Dick, Larry was a pas senger, neither being injured. Success story: Mrs. Chitty sold twin beds on 1st run of ad: Thursday morning. Tenas Quite, Kelly Prairie As 'Study Areas' 97836, Thursday, March 23, 1972 Advisor Plus 10 Will Attend Stote FFA Ted Bellamy, president of the Heppner FFA, was In Pendleton Tuesday register ing the delegates from his chapter for the State Con vent inn. Other delegates are Kirk and Kyle Robinson, Carl King, Judy ftennett, Krlsti and K el way lie llaguewood, Toni Toll, David DalyandRay Whitaker. Ted is chairman of the committee on BOAC. Kyle is on the committee for the selection of the Fish and Wild Life and Forestry Pro ficiency Award. Judy Bennett is on the committee for selec tion of Placement, Sales & Service Proficiency award. Carl King is one of four official photographers. Ted will receive his State Farmer Degree on Friday night. Over 800 FFA members are expected at the convention. The Heppner delegates will be riding over each morning. Scout Banquet March 29 The annual Boy Scout award banquet will start witha family potluck dinner at 6:30 p.m., Mar. 29 at the Elks Lodge, sponsors of the Boy Scouts here. Meat dish will be furnished and all families are cordially invited. High Rating Given lone Musicians - Six lone High School stu dents, accompanied by their music instructor, Darrell James, went to La Grande on Mar. 11 to participate in the Eastern Oregon Music Educators' Solo and En semble Contest for Dist. VI. Of the six students, five received "excellent" ratings and one received a "good" rating. Richard Hamlett's trumpet solo, "Mandoline" by C. De bussy, received an excellent rating in the senior division. Cassandra Chapel's alto saxaphone solo, was two movements from H. Pur cell's "Suite in F Major".. She received an excellent rat ing in the senior division. A rating of excellent was given to Melanie Ball, sop rano, who sang the Italian song, "Caro Mio Ben" by Giordani. Also receiving an excell ent rating was Kent Gut ierrez, tenor, who sang "Calm as the Night" by C. Bohm. Jan Ekstrom, Mezzo-soprano, sang "Dedication" by R. Franz and received a rat ing of good. Julie Zinter, soprano, re ceived an excellent rating for singing "O Divine Redeem-, er" by C. Gounod. Mr. James was accom panist for the soloists. This competitive event was the first contest for these stu dents and Mr. James was very pleased with their performances. I j : When the nurse puts a thermometer in your mouth and walks off, you may think you're there forever for the second step of the easy and harmless giving of a pint of blood. Eleanor Gonty sparkles up for her picture with a thermometer in her mouth. The Red C"oss Bloodmobile will be here April 4. Barbara Cutsforth is chairman. Anyone wishing to help at the drawing is asked to call her. a"- TTE-TIMES 4-H and FFA members receiving PGG trophies for showing grand champions at the Morrow County Fair. Left to right Bill Acock, Dave Daly and Mark Sargent, (not pictured) Kitty Bellamy, Ted Bellamy and Greg Greenup. Series On Family Communication to Begin April 5 in Heppner Plans for Family Life Ser ies are complete. On six consecutive Wednesday even ings beginning April 5th. There will be presented, dis cussed, and demonstrated ways and methods of com municating in families with greaters degrees of apprecia tion and clarification. In the present day a fam ily unit faces many complex ities that sap its strength while the members may not be fully aware of resources to reinforce its foundations and enable it to be the most nurturing environment for personality. The meetings are spon sored by the Juvenile Depart ment and Juvenile Advisory Council. The public is in vited. The location is the multipurpose room of Hep pner Grade School. The time is 7:30 to 9:30. I. April 5th - One act play, Our Kind, by Nora Stir ling. This play was written to be acted and then discus sed by spectators. It pre sents problembs which cannot be settled once and for all. Are parents always right? Are their guilt feelings ne cessary? How can parents influence meaningfully? Does influence mean control. Mr. Led Conden, director, Mr. Bob Hart and Mr. Jer ry Calowan, counselors from Umatilla County Boys Ranch, will be discussion leaders for meaning of how this play can convey towards meeting every day situations. Mrs. Rawlins will direct members of Heppner' High School Drama Club in the play. II. April 12th - Dr. Charl es Johnston, psychiatrist from Umatilla Morrow Men tal Health Clinic and Mrs. Johnston will discuss and de monstrate the kind of com munication skills which clari fy meaning, illuminate mis sed perceptions and re-in-force appreciation. III. April 19th - Dr. Jean Gardiner, chief psychologist from the Mental Health Cli nic, will deal with questions - J ,t HIS" that have been presented by the youth of the county. IV. April 26th - Mrs. Ro berta Frazier will discuss ways in which parents or persons who have contact with children and youth can contri bute to a helthy self concept. In connection with the dis cussion Mrs. Frazier will show "Johnny Lingo" a delighful film of the South Seas. V. May 3rd - Mr. Howard Burse, Executive Director of Youth Adventures Incorpor ated, Portland, will demon strate some of the dynamics of treatment used for troub led youth and their families in the treatment center and in camping experiences. VI. May 10th - South Mor row County MinisterialAss'n Faith and the Family. Easter Egg Hunt Dated The annual Easter Egg Hunt, one of many activities of the Heppner Elks Lodge, is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. Saturday, Apr. 1. Pre-schoolers are to be at the City Park. 1st and 2nd graders will be at the Courthouse Park. 3rd and Jth graders will do their hunting at the School Play ground. lone Lions To Meet, Heppner Elton Weeks, official of the Boeing Company at Board man, is to be the main speak er at a dinner next Monday night at the Wagon Wheel Cafe here. The dinner will be presented as part of the Ladies' Night of the lone Lions Club, according to President Larry Prock. Cocktails will be at 6:30 with dinner at 7. During a brief business session, new officers will be nominated. HOSPITAL NEWS Patients receiving medical care at Pioneer Memorial Hospital are Pearl Steers Hospital ar Pearl Steers, Heppner; John Bergstrom, lone; Mary Schwartz, Hep pner and Ima McDaniel, Hep pner. Dismissed were Francis S mouse, lone; Geraldine Carr, Heppner; and Mat ilda Jepsen, lone. COURTHOUSE Circuit Court - Schlicht ing vs Bergstrom, Mar. 29. WEATHER BY DON GILLIAM Hi Low 59 35 65 39 73 49 70 43 57 46 59 37 60 31 Wednesday Thursday Friday . Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Price 10 Cents HEPPNER Number 5 Federal Fund Grant to Fix Swimming Pool The City of Heppner has received a $12,500 grant from the Department of the Interior to renovate the munlclple swimming pool, Congress man Al Ullman announced Thursday. The pool was badly damag ed by the Shobe Creek Flood last May. Under the grant program, the city must match the $12,500 with an equal amount in local funds, Ullman said. Trumbull Heads Boardman Lions A newBoardmanLlonsClub is to be chartered Apr. 29 at A.C. Houghton School with the Irrigon Lions as spon sors. Gene Trumbull, prominent county business man, has been elected president. Jack McFadden is secretary-treasurer. The club meets the first Monday each month for breakfast and a dinner meet ing on the third Mon. Tail Twister of the club Is Joe Tatone. Bill Nelson Is the first vice-president and 2nd vice president is Ron Dan iels. Board of directors: Joe Bartlett, Doug Trudeau, Carl Wicklander, Bud Mich els. Carl Bauman Is Exec Editor University of Oregon has announced the staff of the Ore gon Law Review for 1972-73. It is a quarterly publication of the University Law School for members of the Oregon State Bar. Carl J.D. Bauman of Hep pner is the new executive editor. Gem Society Meets Saturday Morrow County Gem and Mineral Society will meet Sat. eve at 7:30 in the con ference room of the First National Bank. Ed Gouty and Pete McMur try will talk on petrified wood and tiger eyes. A slide pro gram will follow. Mrs. Rachel Harnett will serve refreshments at the close of the meeting. P. O. Asks Lex Bids Ths is an invitation to interested persons to submit agreements to conduct the Lexington, Oregon, Rural Branch, of the Heppner Post Office, at an annual rate of compensation. The requirements include furnishing of at least 225 square feet of space for the rural branch in a location convenient to the public. All required postal services are to be furnished including money order, registry, certi fied mail, parcel post, (or dinary, insured, andC.O.D.) stamp services; also to pro vide heat, light and certain items of operating equipment. Further details, and requi site bid forms are available at the Heppner post office. Properly completed bid forms must be submitted to reach the Heppner Post Of fice, and be received there no later than April 1, 1972. Pro posed facilities must be ready for occupancy no later than April 16, 1972. HOOFS & HORNS FOR ECOLOGY The Hoofs & Horns 4-H Club will depart briefly from their livestock projects Sun day at 1 p.m. As part of the Community Pride pro jects, they will clean the road sides at the Heppner end of the Heppner-Lexington road. Following the recommenda tion of the Park, Recreation and Tourist committee, the Heppner-Morro County Chamber of Commerce voted Monday In favor of Includ ing Texas Butte and Kelly Pralrl as "study areas" for possible Inclusion In the Wilderness Preservation System. The secret ballot was 17 to 2 with on ab staining. The Chamtwr has had two speakers on the subject. Clen Ward, game biologist spoke on the need for greater pro tection for wildlife in logging practices and in building of Forest Service roads. He said of the areas, "Logging can be done If done right." Allen Nistad of Klnzua Corp. told of the adverse economic impact the wild erness area status would have on his company and Morrow County. The public hearing on the matter will be held at BMCC on April 1 at 1:30. Testi mony may be submitted orally or written. Herman Winter Introduced Dennis Doherty as his new partner. Ralph Thompson, county surveyor, was also a guest at the Chamber. Andy Landforce showed slides depicting the many out door projects available to boys and girls in the 4-H program. He told of his first experience In Morrow County when Orvllle Cutsforth asked bis advice about planting trout In his pond. Andy told him that trout were cold water fish and he didn't think they'd live through the hot summer. For $40. Orvllle planted the fish and by fall the fish had doubled in size. The slides showed kids doing wonderful things In 4-H in Oregon's beautiful out doors. He stressed that 441 is an opportunity for youth and their folks to work to gether. He said through 4-H learning " the boys and girls overcome fears with know ledge." MCGG won the pot. MC6G Champs Of Hermiston League The Morrow County Grain Growers team took the cham pionship of the Hermiston City League. They completed an undefeated season of 23 games. Their final game was with Eastons which they won 67-79. Eastons took second place and Hermiston Mer chants 3rd. The MCGG team is coached by Marvin Pad berg. Frank Halvorsen and Lee Padberg were presented pla ques as members of the All star team. Frank was un animously selected by all players to be on the team. Other mambers of the MCGG team are Joe Halvorsen, Gor don Meyers, Del LaRue.John McCabe, EddieSherman, Vir gil Morgan and Mike Rowell. On Monday and Tuesday the MCGG team were to play the winners of the Pendleton City League. Spray Amateur Show, Dance Soon A big time is promised next week in Spray. The 25th annual Amateur Talent festivities at 8 p.m. at Spray Gym. The big annual event is sponsored by the Ameri can Legion Auxiliary. There will be a whole lot of fine prizes and all pre-school children who enter the con test receive $1 each. Event is Saturday, Apr. 1. Work Day, Sat. On League Field This Sat. at 8 a.m. the Little League Association (fathers of Little Leaguers and others interested) will gather to improve the league field near the fairgrounds. Tools will be there-manpower Is the big need of the day. Don Cole, Heppner, and Al Beck, lone, are to be "Straw Bosses" for the work day. MR. AND MRS. KIRK LAU GHLIN of Portland were in Heppner Monday. They had been in Fossil visiting her folks, Mr. and Mrs. Harry 2achary. They were enjoy ing Eastern Oregon's sunshine. Centennial Plans Starling To Form The Centennial Planning Committee met Mar. 17 to hear i presentation by a Rogers Production Company representative, Pat Hag gar ty. Rogers Company special izes In civic celebrations such as the one planned for Heppner s 100th Anniversary this August. Mr. Haggarty proposed his company handle the organizational, programs and business planning with community cooperation In or der to assure a successful celebration. No agreement has been nude with Rogers Company as yet. There will be an organiza tional meeting Wed., Ap ril 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the courthouse and all committee members are asked toattend. Jaycees Plan Beard Contest If you see young men around here who forgot to shave, forget it! They're either Mor row County Jaycees or other folks cooperating with them. The re growing beards for a contest. Prizes are planned for the beard growers In honor of Heppner' s Centen nial. While there are to be other ideas considered, one of their definite projects is a big horseshoe pitching contest. These will be held during the Centennial observance during the Morrow County Fair. We've not learned whether there will be any painful tor ture for those who fail to grow beards. In some towns, miscreants are tossed into horse troughs or placed in open air boosegows. (The town of Joseph often has a Whlskerino. Those not wish ing to either grow a beard )r tosuffer the consequences, may purchase aShave Permit . . . for ten bucks! ) Wilderness Meeting Next Week A public meeting will be held In Pendleton, Or. on April 1, to discuss the un developed roadless areas of 5,000 acres or more, which have been identified for pos sible Wilderness study, con tained on the Umatilla Na tional Forest. The meeting will be in the main theater room at the Blue Mountain Community College beginning at 1:30 p.m. Each of three Forests have completed Identification of these areas and the results will be discussed at this meet ing. Some of the areas iden tified will be recommended to the Chief of the Forest Ser vice for study and possible inclusion in the National Wil derness PreservationSystem Some of the roadless areas will not qualify for classi fication as Wilderness as de fined in the Wilderness Act of 1964. This initial public review meeting will help the Forests determine if their tentative choices will reflect the de sires of the people. The areas finally selected for wil derness study will be pro tected to preserve their wil derness potential until a fi nal decison is made. Formal public hearings will eventually be held before wil derness proposals are sub mitted through the Adminis tration to Congress. Brochures containing in formation on each area Id entified are being prepared and will be distributed, to the public before the April 1 meeting. The brochures will also be available at the meet ing. Written comments will be accepted until May 1, 1972. The comments may be ad dressed to the Umatilla For est Supervisor, 2517 S.W. Hailey Av., Pendleton, Or. 97801. MCGG Names The Winners Larry Mills, manager of Morrow County Grain Grow ers, has announced the win ners of their recent draw ing. . . First prize of a lj in. drill was M.V. Nolan. Second Prize of 500 gal lons of gas was Lee Palmer. Third prize of a 9-piece Revere Ware set was Har riet Hall. (Guess we know who is living right, hey?) 1
