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LIBRARY U OF 0 0 7 10 3 Elks Install god re" ran Dave Mcleod, Eulted Ruler I'ndtT ifUl dlspensa turn the llepi'iifr I Us Mi Its first puUic Installation last Saturday nicbt. The regular LaJit-s Niht dinner ws moved from Thursday to Saturday and as followed by the installation and a dance. Un relators and friends attended with Mr. and Mrs. Live Mcleod. New Exalt ed Fuler M'Leod wasnapry to Introduce las wife Mary, and ttieir daughter Prbhie and son David. Joining thrmalso were his brother and sister ln-ta Mr. and Mrs. Corliss VcLeud, Vancouver, Wn., and their son Steve and daughter Karalee, and two of his sis ters and their husbands Mr. and Mrs. Alvin VtagenUast and Mr. and Mrs. Randall Martin. Others installed included: Esteemed Leadinp Knight, Clint Agee, Esteemed Loyal Knight, Bob Mahoney; Es teemed I erturing Knight, Rait h Kincaid, Esquire Dean Nsffzirer; Chaplain, Hal WW taker; Inner Guard, Dale Holland; Organist, Kenneth Turner, Secretary, Glen Ward, Treasurer, Ed Dick; and two new trustees. Jack van Winkle and GeneOrick. The Installing officers were all Heppner Past Exalted Fil lers. Distinguished guests included Mdton-Freewater's exalted Fuler Sam Vincent and Mrs. Vincent, Her m'.Ftor's Exalted RulerCarl BUler and Mrs. Bixler, and Hermiston Past Exalted Ru ler D?lmar Craford and Mrs. Crawford. lone Honor Roll Told By Linda McKay A total of 23 students have been listed on the honor roll at lone Junior -Senior High School for the third nine week period. Two students received straight A' s: Mary McElligott, senior; Joel Pet erson, freshman. Those on the "A" honor roll: Cheri Carlson, sen ior; Christina Lindstrom, junior; Jan Ekstrom, Donna Flack and Jean McElligott, sophomores; Sheri Wilson, freshman; Catherine McElli gott, eighth grade. Students on the"B" honor roll: Seniors: Shauna Berg strom, Clint Krebs, Marlene Migill and Julie Zinter. Juniors: D-Ann Barnett, Melissa McElligott, John Rietmann, Dick Snider and Gregg Wilson. Sophomores: Cassandra Chapel, Cheryl Hams, Doris McCabe, Mark Rietmann and Teena Stefani. Freshman: Barbara Pal mer. Eighth Grade: Skye Krebs and Joe Rietmann. Seventh Grade: Joan Marie Doherty, Debora Palmer and Donna Palmer. OSU Honors Announced The winter term honor roll for Oregon State University has been announced. Kristin S. Nelson, a soph omore in Home Economics, had a straight A average. Claries A. Nelson, a senior in Agriculture is on the honor roll from Morrow County. Billy C. Bellamy of Hep pner, a senior in Agriculture joins those being honored. Winning honors from lone are Janice A. Brooks, junior, Humanities & Social Sci ences; Leslie G. Brooks, jun ior, Agriculture; John E. Rawlins, senior, Science. graTn" PRICES (FOB Lexington does not include warehouse chgs) Courtesy MCCG Soft white wheat 1.59 bu. Red wheat 1.52 bu. Barley no bid Moonlight Sol Last of April The Heppner Merchants will present tin-lr annual money-saving went, the Moonlight Sale, on Friday night. April 28th. Some ol the bargains carry over lite next da. At Tuesday" me etingat the Uagon Wheel. Harold Kerr told of help from Oregon State University and the Ex tension Service that is avail able for a business survey here. Stan Miles will be here Apr. 26. Merchants plan to Invite clubs and organizations to have concession booths July 22nd during the annual Side walk Baiaar bere.loneGrand Squares will bold an interest ing street dance at that time in addition to a possible Prin cess Dance ami other acti vities. Events at this time will prolabl) serve as a kick-off celebration starting this sum mer's Heppner Centennial celebration. Wranglers Set Four Play Days The Mrrow County Wrang lers are announcing their spring Play Days. They thank those who turned out to work at the Wrangler grounds this last Sunday, April 9. The wonwn kept bus painting, the mn were fixing fence, making rock crils, clearing out vines around the corrals and burning litter. Each Play Day will begin with a noon potluck. The first is April 23 and the com nrttee includes: Mr. and Mrs. Ron Currin, Dr. and Mrs. Jim Norene, Mr . and Mrs. Joe Yocom, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Healy, Mr. and Mrs. Bob VanSchoiack, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Myers. On April 30 the commit tee is: Mr. and Mrs. Nor man Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Peck, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Abrams, Mr. and Mrs. Char lie Daly, Mr. and Mrs. Jer ry Dougherty. Committee for May 7 is: Mr. and Mrs. Art Vance, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Pierce, Mr. and Mrs. RonHaguewood, Mr. andMrs.GeorgeLuclani, Mr. and Mrs. Don Evans. On Saturday Night, May 20, the committee includes: Mr. and Mrs. Bill Healy, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Montgomery, Mr. and Mrs. Don Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Tad Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Alder man, and Mr. and Mrs. Dick Schlichting. Special helpers for Play Days are: Merlyn Robinson, Ribbons; Point Committee, Donna Peterson, Mrs. Lee Palmer, Mrs. Bob Montgo mery; Announcers Charlie Daly, Norman Nelson, Mike Matthews, Dick Schlichting; Timers, Bill Collins andStan Kemp. Wranglers encourage new members to join them. Dues are $5.00 for the family or $3.00 single person and must be paid before Play Days. A jackpot drawing is held for paid-up members who attend meetings. Masonic Senior Boys Banquet The Annual Banquet honor ing the senior high boys, sponsored by the Heppner Masonic Lodge, will be held at the Masonic Temple Thurs day, April 20 starting at 6 p.m. The speaker to be featured at this years banquet will be Karl Urban, instructor of Botany and Biology at Blue Mountain Community Col lege. The presentation he will give is entitled "Education For Survival". The annual scholarship award appli cation rules will be explained to the seniors at the dinner. The scholarship will be pre sented to the winner at the high school awards night. Little League Tryouts Saturday All who played last year who are eligible to play this year are asked to please show up for Little League Tryouts at 10 a.m. Saturday. All interested are asked to show up at that time. Annual Band Carnival - - R9th Year THE GAZETTE-TIME Heppner, Oregon - fcftft : J. 'fit.' A BUNCH OF TREES and a r1 ' it and three girls, Shanny Farley, June Led- Everyone -One Week One Subject This week that was different "Environmental Aware ness Week" at Heppner High School, April 3-7. The all-areas effort focused attention on the environment for all five senses plus a couple of extras! It was so en compassing that to know what was going and where nearly required a computer. Beautification Most obvious to the people shopping in Heppner is the beautification project on Main Street. Students contacted the merchants to finance the purchase of 51 trees Japa nese Flowering Cherry and Irish Juniper alternate down both sides of Main St. Handsome containers are halves of 50 gallon oil drums painted Forest Green. Concern for the sharp edges of the barrels was brought up when the students met with the City Council. Students covered the sharp edges with split spray hoses donated by Inland Chemical. Merchants will care for the tree closest to their busi ness. Some have Indicated they will plant petunias around the trees to further enhance the planters. This project was supervised by Frank McAllister who besides teaching commercial subjects has had training in greenhouse and florists work. Students who worked on the project: Shanny Farley, Tri cia Prock, Sally Winters, Peggy Taylor, Bruce Bergstrom, Mike Bergstrom, Alan McCabe, Carl Ritchey, Craig Mun kers, Bobbette Jones, Debbie M:Leod, June Ledbetter and Rick Drake. Youth Impress Chamber With Their Dedication Kids impress Chamber with their dedication at the Monday Chamber of Commerce meet ing. District Attorney Herman Winter passed around peti tions, for signatures to place on the ballot the measure that would change the seces sion for those who act as governor if and when the governor is out of state or incompacitated in anyway. With the new proposal, it passes to Secretary of State and then to Treasurer, both of whom are elected by the entire state. Presently it passes to the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, then to Secretary of State and State Treasurer. The first two officials are elected by only a portion of the state which they represent in the state legislature. Anyone interested in sign ing these petitions may stop in at the DA's office. The matter of including Te xas Butte and Kelly Prairie as "study areas" in the Wil derness Preservation System was not brought up for a revote. Although second thoughts may have been in dicated, when one member about the time that such a study would take he was told "Such a study might take until 1990. Another not ed that everyone favors im proved logging practices and thought that putting these areas in a wilderness area away from logging operations was a way of some to in dicate their displeasure with the present logging practices but this wasn't necessarily the way to bring about nn ,m -mm 97836, Thursdoy, April 13, 1972 - :.' - - ,,;t.. Mlffl . .... . lt:',f: . fm4 rj u i.'r i r barrel of fun. . better and Bobbette Jones. proved logging practices. An other noted the seriousness of the problem of unemploy ment in the country nationally and unemployment would sur ely hit Heppner with any cur tailment of the Kinzua Mill. Beryl Stillman, Jeanne Daly, Barney Marshall and Sue Wilson related incidents from the recent Environmen tal Week. The results are not all in for the survey taken. There are 200 ques tionaires but with 140 return ed. They felt the answers indicated a public concern for the environment. Jeanne told of her talk to the 7th and 8th grade stu dents to Interest them in con tinuing the Environmental Week study as started this year. She also hoped to in terest them in learning to do things now that would im prove the environment. Barney told of the Wil low Creek testing at four sites, city limits at the up per edge of town, lower edge, at Kinzua and the city sewage plant. They tested in the ripple zones. He said the increase of grubs in the lower part of the creek would indicate more organic mater ial In the water. The creek study is expected to conti nue. Sue recapitulated the we- WEATHER BY DON GILLIAM Hi Low Wednesday 70 50 Thursday 54 40 Friday 54 34 Saturday 54 35 Sunday 51 28 Monday 54 25 Tuesday 53 32 Prec. .08 .05 Tr. r Al Ullman Here Friday at 3 p.m. Friends will have a chance to meet with Congressman Al L'llman this Friday (Apr. 14) at 3 p.m. at the Wagon Wheel. Not only are friends cor dially Invited to drop in but those who have never met this representative of East ern Oregon are invited to attend. Schlichting To Refile Dick Schlichting said Mon day, he expected to refile on the Schlichting vs Bergstrom suit. Dennis Hachler and Bob Ridgway represent the plain tiff. WILLOWS GRANGE regu lar meeting has been post poned to April 22 due to the visitation at Greenfield April 15. ek's activities on a day-today basis. Glen Ward announced there would be a family type tour of the Pistol 4 Rifle Club on April 23. The 6-hour tour would leave from Anson Wright Park. There Is too much snow to get Into the Texas Butte-Kelly Prairie areas but he said they would observe the results of some of the logging done up on Rhea Creek. On May 5, there will be a speaker at the High School to talk about Recycling, how lo prepare and separate the items to be recycled and whether it is feasible to be handled from Heppner. Nona Sowell won the pot. Guests were Milo Prindle and Barney Neistadt. Centennial Committee will meet May 1, Steve Lindstrom Sailor of Year Williamsburg, Va. Navy Petty Officer Second Class Stephen R. Lindstrom, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy W. Lindstrom of lone, Ore., has been nominated for "Sailor of the Year" for Service Force U.S. Atlantic Fleet by the Navy Cargo Handling and Port Group, Williamsburg, Va. He was nominated for his performance as Assistant Community Relations Coor dinator. In this capacity he was responsible for planning, organizing, promoting and co ordinating 'the Group's domestic, civic, and under privileged assistance pro grams. Saturday, Fair Pavilion HEPPNER Centennial Plans Start A meeting of the Centennial Committee was held Apr. 5th at the Court House. Group Is acting as a steering com mittee and is made up of a number of city and county organizations and all are wel come to Join in the big cele bration. Gene Pierce was chairman of the planning session. First store le believed to have been erected in Heppner Aug. 9, 1872. The Centennial cele bration will be noted during the annual Heppner Sidewalk Bizaar July 22 here. Special entertainment is to be pro vided at that time. Other events planned in clude a Jaycee Horseshoe RC&D Project Meeting Date Set Columbia-Blue Mountain RC & D Executive Board President Ed Hoeft has an nounced the Quarterly Spon sors Meeting will be held April 18, at the lone Grange Hall in lone, from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. During the afternoon pro gram project sponsors, re source committees, sub-com-mittes, and cooperating agen cies will discuss those activities and project mea sure priorities of interest to citizens of Gilliam, Morrow, and Umatilla Counties. Mr. Hoeft stated that the RC & D has been in opera tion for one year, and It appears the first construc tion funds will be utilized by Stanfield Irrigation District to replace 1,345 lineal feet of open Irrigation ditch with a pipeline. This project mea sure is sponsored by the Stanfield Irrigation District and West Umatilla Soil & Water Conservation District. At the present time this mea sure is awaiting approval by the SCS Washington office. Ed encourages all persons interested in sound re "nirce development to attend Ralph I. Thompson Dies Sunday Pioneers' Son, Retired Sheepman Ralph Infeild Thompson, 87 years of age, passed away at a Pendleton hospital, Sun day, April 9. The son of pioneer parents John A. Thompson and Mary Infeild, he was born near Heppner, February 23, 1885. He was educated in Heppner and at Oregon State University. He retired from ranching In 1947. Ralph Thompson was a well known sheep rancher and had served as County Commiss ioner for 3 terms, and also was a member of the Ore gon Wool Growers Associa tion. He served as a direc tor of the Pendleton P.C.A. served as President and also a 56 year member of B.P.O.E. No. 358. He was united in marriage to Helen Hays In Portland on August 21, 1912. Besides his wife Helen, he is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Thompson (Jose phine Case) and grandchild ren Linda and Brian of Port land and a niece Jean G rone-wold,- Vancouver, and a nep hew John E. Hays, of Sea side, both of whom lived with the Thompsons here. Services were conducted on Wednesday, April 12, at 2:00 p.m. at the United Meth odist Church with the Rev. Edwin C. Cutting officiating. John Maata sang "In the Gar den" and" Somewhere the Sun is Shining." Pauline Mille. served as organist. Inter ment followed at the Heppner Masonic Cemetery; Sweeney Number 8 Pitching Contest, watermelon eating contest for kids. Organizations plan a num ber of events. The Jaycees now have a Whiskeroo Con test on. The Merchants Com mittee plans to print "Sheep skin Scrip" that may be used just like other dollar bills or may be kept for souve nirs. Other events that may have a tie-in with the Centennial include the annual Pioneer Memorial Picnic on May 29th and the Junior Rodeo June 10-11. The Morrow County Fair & Rodeo notes its 50th birthday this year, along with the Hep pner Centennial. Fair is to be Aug. 21-25 followed by the Rodeo Aug. 26-27. To avoid duplication, a Cen tennial calendar of events is to be maintained on the in side office door at the Gazette-Times. The Centennial Committee will meet again at the Court House at 7:30 p.m., May 3rd. Labels and other materials advertising the Centennial will soon be available here (probably about May 1st.) All are cordially encour aged to have a float in the ' annual Grand Parade on Aug. 26. Car Overturns on Icy Road James Dale Marquardt, 16, was hospitalized April 12 with a scalp laceration following a one-car accident Wednesday morning. The 1966 white Oldsmobile he was driving overturned ap proximately three miles out of Lexington due to icy road conditions. No citation was issued. His sisters, Lolita, 15, and Carlita, 16, whowere passengers, were uninjured. MR. AND MRS. HARRY GREEN sold their dachshund puppy with a G-T classified by 10:30 last Thursday RALPH I. THOMPSON, pro minent retired sheepman, former county commissioner and director of P.C.A. who died on Sunday. Mortuary in care of arrange ments. Honorary pall bearers were: Harold Cohn, Gar nett Barratt, Frank Hamlin, Norman Florence, Walter Moore, Charles Vaughn, and Bob Lowe. Active bearers were: Dick Wilkinson, Ho ward Cleveland, Dean Gil man, Paul Hisler, Jim Far ley and Harold Sherer. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Thomp son arrived from Portland Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. John Hays came on Tuesday, Mr. and Mrs. Gronewald and their son and daughter on Wednes day as did Linda Thompson and Mr. and Mrs. Brian Thorrtpson. L KimX Ami Thf 13th Annual llepptier Wrangler! Cow Cutting will be held at the M irrow County Fairgrounds her April 15 thru 18. Entries ire open until 3 p.m. on Saturday with the first go-round to start at 4.30 p.m. The second go will begin at 9 00 a.m. Sun day nwrnlng. Horses from ill over tb northwest enter this contest and the show is approved by the Northwest Cutting Horse Association and the Oregon Cutting Horse Association. Money won by the contesting horses counts for the top 10 hones In both associations and counts toward year end awards at the finals held In the fall. Dutch Starzman of Newport, Wash., will be judge this year. Floyd Jones, Heppner, is chairman of the cow cutting committee for the Wranglers. Gene Pierce and Alice Vance are secretaries for the show and any one wishing to enter should contact them. There Is no admission charge for the show and spec tators are welcome. A cow cutting contest Is between horse and cow. The rider just points the horse at the cow he wants cut from the herd and the horse does the rest. Horses are highly trained for cutting and someare very highly priced, too. Some have cost their owners up to $40,000 or mare. Many are far less expensive but an attachment exists between horse and owner and most are not for sale for love nor money. To begin the "work", the horse is ridden Into a small herd of cattle, usually 8 or 10, at one end of the arena and one cow Is picked out to be cut from the herd. The rider signals the horse which one it Is and the horse takes it out of the herd and stays between that cow and the herd. This Is called "herd work". By various maneuvers and some fancy footwork the horse prevents the cow from getting back to the herd and tires to keep it in the mid dle of the arena. If the cow turns its tail to the horse and heads away from the cutter, the cutter can signal the horse to stop working that cow and go back to the herd where another cow is cut out. The pro cedure of "setting up the cow" and keeping it from re turning to the herd is then repeated. A cutter usually cuts out 2 or 3 cows in the Zlt minutes time allotted. Judges score the horse bet ween 60 to 80 points with . 70 being the average from which points are deducted or added. If a cow escapes and goes back to the herd 5 points are deducted and unless the horse does extra good work before or after losing the cow, the score will be 65. Points are added to the 70 for exceptionally good work and these extra points are hard to come by. A score of 74 or 75 is really out standing. A favorite sport of the spec tators , which, at most of the shows I have attended, is made up of cutter's wives and families, is to out-judge the judge. Of course, this all started many years ago, on the cat tle ranges, when it was ne cessary to cut out a cow to be medicated or doctored, to be moved to another place, etc., and has been refined, to the "horse science" is to day. In the various cutting horse organizations around the country now the dollar win nings on each horse Is com bined from all shows the horse places In, for year end awards. Horses work In the novice classes according to their lifetime earnings. When a horse has won $1000 or more, it goes into the Open class, but any horse can enter the Open class. A new class just started In the Northwest last year is the $2000 Non-Pro. Any horse that has won less than $2000 and Is ridden by his owner or member of the immediate family may enter this class. Winnings come from the en try fees paid by the contes tants and any added purse put up by the show commit tee. Usually 4 places are more on page 8