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I I ! ART U OP O i EUGENE. ORE. 07403 It's the Big Auction and Barbecue FOLLOW THE CROWD TO I0IIE SATURDAY Join the crowd ill (lie tenth annual auction mid barbecue at the Willows Crani'e In lone on Satunliiy. The Country Store omiis at the sound of the row Ml at 10:00 a.m. Original handmade arts and crafts and delicious home made randlesandhakedgoods of all kinds Kill be sold. Dun Wink of Hermiston will tie-in the nutd(Hr auction at 10;30, There Is something for everyone in merchandise. A rnong the Items to he auo tioned are 2 nlneteen-lnch model A wheels, a Macks sinitli force, refrigerator, tatile model T.V., Hicycles, an electric stove, clothes dry er, foreign stump collection, and two dozen white Leghorn pullets. You can expect to find a good assortment of fur niture and small electrical DECISIONS. ...DECISIONS. ..DECISIONS! Mark Prock oi lone, son of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Prock is trying to decide which one he wants. Merchants Meeting The Heppner Merchants Committee will hold a lunch eon meeting at noon Friday at the Wagon Wheel. Plans will te discussed for the an nual Sidewalk Bazaar. Good Response For Survey Heppner Merchants chair man Dick Sargent reports that 1546 questionnaires were mailed out recently to resi dents of Monument, Kimber ly. Spray, Fossil, Kinzua, Heppner, Lexington and lone areas and the rural resi dents. The Oregon State Extension Service reports that so far they have received a 30 per cent return on the question naires which is believed very good. Cut off date for receiv ing and processing the sur vey questionnaires is June 10th. H you haven't yet mailed in yours, please do so now, as your comments are important to the total re sults of this joint effort of the Heppner Merchants and the Oregon State Extension Service. Jim Misses Graduation The vacant chair at Hep pner High's graduation was meant for Jim Van Winkle, a 1972 graduate in good stand ing. Jim was not there be cause he was one of the 81 bull riders at the East ern Oregon Junior Rodeo at John Day earlier that day. Of the 81, Jim's father, Jack Van Winkle, reports that 4 or 5 were taken to the John Day hospital. Jim was drag ged around the arena and stepped on and needed to be checked at the hospital. He was released and came back to Heppner with Jill Rugg and her mother. He is ok again now. Carol Sue is Magna i i wum Lauae Mrs. Robert (CarolSue)Jo nes of Heppner received her Bachelor of Science degree Saturday in education, at ceremonies at Eastern Ore gon College. Her degree was awarded magna cum laude in dicating a very high type aw ard. You'll always have the luck of the Irish when you use G-T Want Ads. appliances. Mrs. Lindsay hi ik id has assembled an in teresting array of antiques, Including an icecream arlor M. horse collar mirror, picture frames, kerosene lamps, sad Irons, and nice tflassware, The Silent Auc tion of small antique Items will ojx-n after lunch under tlte direction of Mrs. Pete Cannon. The pit barbecue dinner starts at 12:30. Three hun dred and twenty-five pounds of tender lieef will be serv ed with all the trimmings. Treats will be sold all day in the Snack Stuck by the high school young people. Younsters in the family will enjoy the Fish Pond and Kid dies Korner. Everyone is Invited to par ticipate in this community day of family fun sponsored bv the lone United Church of Christ. : 1 - J Oregon Cattlemen Honored The Oregon Cattlemen's Assn. was named beef impro vement organization of the year during the national meet ing in Omaha, Neb. Don Stangel reports that the Oregon program is conducted by the OCA's beef Improve ment Committee in coopera tion with the OSU Extension Service and Agricultural Ex periment Stations, Oregon Beef Council and local Cat tlemen's associatinns. Doug Bennett, Hermiston, is chairman of the Oregon Beef Improvement Commit tee and has finished two terms as president of the Natio nal Federation. He was just elected to a three year term on the board of directors to represent the WesternStates. The Oregon program is cen tered around bull testing, pro geny testing and recordkeep ing. W. Dean Frishknecht, Extension Animal Scientist, reports that 450 herd sires are being evaluated by 277 breeders throughout the state. To develop the program the cattlemens association is re questing that producers put their herds on a performance testing program, individually identify all commercial cows and actively support county carcass contests. With the continued strength of Oregon State University's Department of Animal Sc ience, the Oregon Cattle men's Assn. and the produc ers of Oregon's cattle, the cattle industry will continue to improve and add dollars to Oregon's economy. Campbell Motors building in Hermiston Llovd Campbell owner of Campbell Motors in Herm iston can well be proud of his new building that he moved into this week. His new show room is made up of four of fices and a large raised dis play area. Salesmen are Henry Humphrey and Charles Gooding. Norm Krosting is in charge of the parts department and Bob Webb is shop foreman. Mechanics are William WEATHER BY DON GILLIAM Hi Lo 63 35 67 34 75 40 81 48 87 51 88 54 86 51 Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday 89th Year THE GAZETT Heppner, Oregon, POOL OPENS With this hot weather, the best news that the kds could have is thedatethe swimming pi Mil will open. JUNE 11 Is rRF.E SKIMMING for the Grand Opening. The pool Is almost ready. The Inside of the pool has lieen painted with a marine epoxy enamel. Vic lias run heavily chlorinated water through the pljies, the filters, and the valves to clear the system. This flushed out a lot of silt. The hot water heater is in. The new fen ces are about completed. The stands for the baskets have yet to be built. The dressing rooms have been painted green with brown trim. The decks have yet to be scrubbed with heavily chlorinated water. Vic said he expected to make the final fill with water on June 5 of 6. Riverside Has uraduation Lrowd The Honorable Wayne Mor se, democrat nominee for U.S. Senator, spoke to the twenty-three members of the graduating class of River side High School Friday night in the school gymnasium which saw capacity crowd attending. The invocation and bene diction were by Pastor Neil King of the Boardman Com munity Church. Charles Wells (Bill) Acock was salu tatorian, and Lewis D. (Tony) Barnhart was the valedictor ian. The high school choral group sang "I'm thankful To Be An American", assis ted by the Rev. Wesley Cronk of the Irrigun Assembly of God Church. Mrs. Albert Partlow was pianist, and also played the processional and recessional. The class poem was presentedbyDarwinChr istiansen. Dante Daltoso, school principal, introduced the speaker. John Brandt of the Morrow County school board present ed the diplomas to the gra duates. Daltoso presented the fol lowing awards: OregonScho lars - Tony Barnhart and Bill Acock; Blue Mountain College scholarship, Rick Partlow; Union Pacicic $400 vo-ag of Morrow County, Bill Acock; $100 Boardman Tilli cum Club scholarship, Linda Frederickson; A.C. Houghton P.T.A. scholarship, Tony Barnhart; senior trophy, Ron Baker. Following the exercises the Boardman Tillicum Club served cake, punch and cof fee. Riverside High chose "Many men see things as they are and say why; we dream things that never were and say why not," as their class motto. The class colors were blue and white, and the flowers were Iris and Gladiolus. Golden Agers Tiie Golden Agers Club plan to have a meeting next Tuesday, June 6, at the Elks Temple. It will start with a potluck dinner, followed by entertainment. opens new Thomas, Steven DuPuis and Howard Haley. Mr. Campbell started 14'2 years ago with Rambler, add ed Toyota in 1966 and just last year acquired the Jeep franchise. The expansion in business necessitated the move to North First across from the Bowling Alley. He now has a large well lighted used car lot as well as complete automotive ser vice. The service area has the latest in equipment and Mr. Campbell visited many places to study arrange ments. There's a 10-bay service area with 4 hoists, a door for each stall to in crease ease of handling cars. There's a body-fender and paint room. Men in this de partment are Larry Thorpe andlrvLiul. 97836, June 1, 1972 JUNE 11 l.l.NfM ORWICK IS KX'L MANAGER Lynda Or wick will be the jkkiI manager this year. This will be her 7th year at the pool. The last summer the pool was operated she was asst manager and would have been manager last year If the pool had ever opened. She holds a Water Safety Instructors card and is qual ified to teach the Red Cross Swimming lessons. She has been teaching swimming classes at the YWCA in Eu gene this winter. She will be a senior at the University next year. Her major Is elementary education. Her last final is June 9 and she will open the pool June 11. Two lifeguards are re turning for this season. They are Marcia Young and Judy Gentry. The new face at the ginandsubsututeiife. European trip goal of Rick Wadhoim Rick Wadhoim has been ac cepted to go with Young Mis sion Mobilized that will tour Europe this summer. He will sing tenor in the group of 30. The cost to him is $695 not counting the choir outfit and passport. The men in the choir will wear tan slacks with rose patterned shirt and striped tie with a wine colored swea ter. This cost is $36.00. The passport is $10plus $3.00 for his birth certificate. Rick is a junior at Hep pner High School where he sings in' the chorus and also with the Highlights, an As sembly of God singing group. Friends have been helping raise the money Rick neeas for his trip. June 15 is the deadline. He is anxious to pick up odd jobs after hours, Saturday and Sunday to build up his account. Beginning June 1, he will be employed in the Neighborhood Youth Corp on the Court House grounds. Anyone wishing to help him may call Pastor Don Burwell at 676-5581 after 5 or stop at 425 Gale St. How Morrow County Voted Reporting the balance of election results: For Secretary of State Republican Myers and Demo crat Hand each received 618 votes in Morrow County. They'll settle the matter in NO November! State Treasurer, Repub lican: Berkman 262, Page 141, Stathos 141. Democra tic: Corbett 292, McAlmond 135, Holmstrom 115. Attorney General, Republi can: Johnson 570, Democra tic, Browne 430, Smith 363. Congressman Ullman, un opposed, received 759 votes. Ballot measures. No. 1. eliminate literacy require ments, 694, yes; 780 no. No. 2, repeal white census, 968 yes, 413 no. No. 3, Legislative spec ial sessions, 507 yes, 928 no. No. 4 , Construction bonds, 503 yes, 876 no. No. 5, Irrigation & Water Development Bonds, 681 yes, no 732. No. 6, County-City Vehic le Regis. Tax. 178 yes, nc 1297. National Committeeman, Republican. Bun Stadelman 418. Natl.Cominitteewoman, Mrs. Collis Moore. Demo crat, Committeeman, Blaine Whipple 234. Committeewo man, Alice Corbett. County Commissioner Wal ter Hayes, incumbent, receiv ed 588 votes. In Port Commission, in cumbents Dick Krebs, Oscai Peterson and Dewey West, Jr were reelected. COUNTY PRECINCT COMMITTEES Elected from Hardman.Ad rian Bechdolt and Velva Be Heppner Graduates Forty-two The 42 graduates shared many awards at the Bacca laureate and Commencement at Heppner High Gymnasium on Sunday evening. Their colors of Green and Yellow were displayed In the motto "It's a Long and Winding Foad" that toped the cur tained background of the stage on which they sat. Their flowers, evergreens, stood at each side of the stage Honored guests of the class were Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Williams. Dovie Alderman, class president, presented Mr. Williams with a book of poetry from the class, and he responded with a few incidents about these gra duates as he knew them in the 6th and 8th grades. Rev. Floyd Everhart gave the invocation and the bene diction. Barbara Alstott, the salutatorian, and Shelley Wolff, the valedictorian, gave brief addresses. Bar bara said "Don't forget the little things, or you have forgotten to live. Shelley expressed appreciation to the school people and to the com munity. Rev. Dan Thompson delivered a short and inspira tional baccalaureate address built about General Douglas MacArthur's address to the Long, Gray Line. Dennis Cass sang "It's a Long and Winding Road" to piano ac companied by Per Walthln sen. A Heppner graduate, Ore gon State University's athle tic director, James Barratt, was the principal speaker. He had many good things to say about his years in Hep pner and the folks here. He said that the trophy for the ou' standing graduating ath lete was retired the year it was awarded to him, and that he was now pleased to replace it with a new athle tic award. He concluded with a poem, " The Man in the Glass' which brought out the thought that one's self-appraisal is most significant, the ability to look one's self in the eye and be satisfied with one's performance. Mr. Ron Daniels and Mrs. Vi Lanham presented the class and Dr. Wallace H. Wolff awarded each a diplo ma. The school band con tributed the processional and recessional. Each girl gra duate carriedalong-stemmed yellow rose bud. The honor students had special gold mantles. chdolt, both democrats. lone, democrats, Don Mc Elligott and Eunice McElli gott. Republicans, Oscar Pe terson and Lou Crum. Irrigon, democrats, Ernest Jorgensen and Margaret Jor gensen. Republicans, Donald Adams, Zelpha Warner. Lexington, democrats, Pat Cutsforth, Karen Cutsforth. Republicans, Carl Marquardt and Lucille Peck. Heppner Northeast: demo crats, Lyle Peck, Elizabeth Abrams, Republicans, Ro bert Abrams, Pauline Winter. Northwest democrats Al vin Bunch, Betty Jean Brown. Republicans, LaVerne Van Marter, Laurel Van Marter. Southeast, democrats, Wes ley Marlatt, Wilma Marlatt. Republicans, Bud Marshall, Ramona Marshall (both write-ins). Southwest, democrats, Ha rold Peck, Edna Peck. Re publicans, Ned Clark, Do rothy Heard. Boardman, Republicans, I.M. Dokken, Bernice Struck meier. Dennis McKay Goes to Bend Dennis McKay has accepted a position as counselor at the Cascade Junior High School in Bend for the 1972-73 scho- ol year. Dennis, Linda and their small daughter Robin are leaving lone now for sum mer work at Flagstaff, Ari zona. Dennis will work full time and Linda part time at his fathers store, McKays Book and Gift Shop, Flag staff. They will settle in Bend before the opening of schools. HEPPNER -TIMES SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS Before the commencement address, Principal Jim Bier suHrvlsed the presentation of scholarships and awards. Special trophies went toShel ley Wolff, valedictorian, and to Barbara Allstott, salu tatorian. Honor students pla ques were given Dlanne Mills, Susan Wilson, Jeanne Daly, Craig Munkers, JilloneRugg, and Elizabeth Abrams. I Dare You Awards, certi ficates and books, went to Jeanne Daly and Kirk Robin son. Oregon Scholarawards, certificates from the State Scholarship Commis sion were given Barbara Al lstott and Shelley Wolff. The Reader's Digest Awird also went to Shelley. The Society of OutstandingAmericanHigh School Student Awards, let ters of commendation with gold ribbon memento, went to Elizabeth Abrams, Jeanne Daly, John Sumner, Susan Wilson, Shelley Wolff, Wil liam Jepsen, and Taml Meador, juniors. The Masonic Scholarship of $200 was awarded to Bernard Marshall by Robert Kelly the Masonic scholarship chair man. Elks scholarships were presented by Exalted Ruler Dave McLeod: $300 to Craig Munkers, $200 to Jeanne Daly and $200 to Charles Pointer. The Soroptimist academic scholarship of $100 went to Jeanne Daly, and the Sor optimist Vo-TechScholarshlp of $50 went to Patricia Lu ciani. The Warren Williams Memorial Scholarship of $50 was presneted to Kirk Robin son. BMCC full tuition scholar ships wenttoBarbaraAllstott and Ted Bellamy. Oregon State Univeristy Dad's Club Awards were given to Dlanne Mills and Steven Rhea. The' ROTC tuition scholarship was presented Thomas Cutsforth. Steven Rhea gained the Kin zua $500 scholarship. June Doreen Ledbetter was pre sented with the Girls' League' Scholarship of $50. Jeanne Daly was awarded the March of Dimes Scholarship of $250. The first presentation of the new Jim Barratt Athletic Award of a school trophy and an individual trophy was to Barney Marshall, who was acclaimed the most worthy athlete of the class. Shanny Farley and Dale Hedman were Grand Mar shall. Joan Healy and Dave Eckman were candle lighters. Pioneer Picnic A larger-than-last-year crowd enjoyed the marvelous reunion. Mr. and Mrs. ;Laurence Becket who chair maned the day said that 281 signed the guest book and they were sure that everyone didn't sign it. There were 255 who signed the book last year. Irene Tucker Atherton of Ontario won the door prize. An envelope with five of the new Centennial Bucks. Letha Archer 88 was awarded a $5.00 as the oldest one pres ent. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Willard of Anchorage, Alaska came the farthest. Mrs. Willard is Jewel Hager's sis ter and will be remembered as Cleo Wright. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Warren will be chairmen for the 1973 Pioneer Picnic. HEPPNER FFA ELECTS KYLE ROBINSON PRES. At the final meeting of the FFA school year, Kyle Rob inson was elected president for next year. Other officers are Bill Jepsen, vice pres ident; Barry Munkers, sec retary; Judy Bennett, treas urer; Jeff Marshall, repor ter; Jerry Gentry, sentinel; and Ray Whitaker, historian. Sat., June 3 (at lone). INDIANS VS. GIANTS. DOD GERS VS. BRAVES. June 5 - BRAVES GIANTS. June 6 - DODGERS VS. VS. INDIANS. June 7 - GIANTS VS. BRAVES. June 8 - INDIANS VS. JUNOf RodeO Next The second annual Morrow County Junior Rodeo will be held here next week. June 10 and 11. The Saturday show starts at 1 p.m. and on Sunday (tie show starts at 12:30. A dance will be held there Saturday night, June 10th. A brief church service will be held on horseback at 11:30 a.m. Sunday in the arena. Entries close June 1 (to day). Horses are being furnished by Ronnie Raymond of Paulina, steers by Don Evans, cows and calves by Shirley Rugg and Jerry Dougherty, and Bill Schaan Is providing the bulls. Directors and their jobs: Association President Don Evans is chute man. Bob Van Schoiack is chute man on yearling calves. Darrell Dooney, works in chutes. Everett Struckmeier, work In Out-of-Town Visitors Spark Pioneer Picnic The 19th annual Pioneer Picnic was held May 29 at the Fair Pavillion. Many out-of-town visitors returned for the Memorial Day cele bration, as well as many local residents who turned out for the picnic. One out-of-town visitor, from Portland, was Vallego McAtee Kremers. She was born on a farm outside Hep pner and lived here during her childhood. She remem bers the 1903 flood clearly. "I watched it from Donald son Canyon-the one next to Shobe, you know." The flood was disasterous to her fam ily. "I lost eight of my family," she adds, "and our house was demolished." Mrs. Kremers was one of the ol dest people at the picnic, although she would not give her age. A short memorial service was held before lunch for the honored dead. The Three Link Club of the Heppner Rebekah Lodge was in charge of the kitchen. The dinner was pot-luck although much of the food was paid for through dona tions at the door. The Rain Laundromat Opens Monday Heppner's newest business will open on the traditional wash day, Monday, at 9:00 a.m. The all new Heppner Laundromat on Main Street will feature Speed Queen equipment, it's owner W.W. Weatherford states. Six stainless steel tub washers will take 12 lbs. and one big-side-door washer with 25 pound capacity will handle 12 sheets, or several blankets or several small rugs, or a 9 , by 12 rug. Clow's Brittany Spaniel Named Show Champion 1 ins BLACK BUTTE'S DEE LITE finishes her show champion ship at the Richland, Wash. All Breed Show. She is bandied by owner Norm Clow. Norman and Bonnie Clow are the proud owners of their 4th show champion Brittany Spaniel, Black Buttes' Dee Lite. She was finished at the Richland Kennel Club's show on April 29th going win ner's Bitch. The previous day she won Best of Opposite Sex at the Walla Walla show. The two wins gave her the last five points she needed for the title. Grain Prices (mil LexiiM'ton da not include reims chgs) Courtesy Nit (A hit wheat 1.63 bu. Hard red winter wheat no bid Barley $45.50 ton Number 15 arena, untie calves and run livestock out. Bernice Struck meier is secretary-treasurer. Little League The Little League season Is in full swing now, with the Braves in first place. They have won seven strai ght games, with no losses. The Braves are coached by Tom Wilson and Glenn Ward. The Indians are in second place, with a three-win, four loss record. Lindsay Kin caid and Dale La Rue are the coaches. The Dodgers and Giants are tied for third spot, each with a record of 2-5. Dan McBride and Larry Heath coach the Giants and Harley Sager and MarvSumner coach the Dodgers. bow Girls of Heppner helped serve the lunch. The picnic provided a chance for old friends to get together and visit, and it also was a chance to meet new friends. Vallego McAtee Kremers came from Portland for the Memorial Day picnic. Three dryers will have up to 30 lb. capacity. A soap and bleach dispenser, a large folding table, and several carts will add to the conve nience. During warm weather the air conditioner will keep cus tomers cool as they relax to soft music. Bill says the business will be open every day of every week. The closing hours will depend on the customers' needs. Dee'Lite is a 3rd genera tion show Champion for the Clows. Her grand mother Ch. Star Raiser was first of the line, and her mother Ch. Black Butte's Touche' is still being shown by her present owners in Arizona. An uncle, Ch. Black Butte's Ace Wild, the Clows' other Champion is being field trail ed in the midwest. IT ; V - T-'.
