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County 4 H'rs to State Fair
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JEAN FENNETT, Ht; ; r ct'tj a i. ir-ss.it" t.at nukes it ork. Jean is the :le of
a Merron a Vtrl Cantin, Pacific Nor:.'- xx,n Bennett, Mr. Cantin' s neighbor northeast
tst hH hWyUout n.ar. ir. KiTpinr, expU.:ns af ten.
ho r.eek war.ti u
nuw to Kt;nt r?"
Mr rl Cantir, asKcd t::s tvss
that qut-s:; r. a couple
ars afu.
Afttr ork:rif Z-i .-.tar- for
Pacific Njr:r-s: in
Portland, Mtr'. js of:- red
tn telephone jot a: Kepprar.
"I t-..k ;li c'.Ur home
and t!.re i: ol' or. the k'.t
chen table." Merl says.-'for
ir.y :fc lr-::a a tic dau
ghters. Share and Pamela
to consider. Wfc no: try ir?
We did. re glad. I ant
tc retire he re."
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ME. TELEPHONE: MEH1
CANTIN
Merl is the onl telephone
man in ton. His territory
runs from five miles south
of the Columbia FivertoTup
per Guard Station 45 miles
south of Heppner and east of
Heppner 30 miles to Frank
lin Kill and west of touri3o
miles to Eock Creek.
Ke takes care of home,
business and com phones, te
letypes, company switch
boards and whatever other te
lephone chores crop up. Ke
is backed up by telephone
cres in Pendleton, and Her
miston. "I'm a believer m diver
sification in a job " says
Men. "I couldn't have i;
any better. I've sot to do
a good job for customers, it's
ME who has to come back
if I don't.' I'm or. ca'.i 24
hours a day."
Merl is settled at his 13
acre "mini-ranch'' 9 miles
northeast of ton here he
raises a few farm animals.
Being a hunter and f. Sher
man, he considers himself
in a paradise.
"Where else." he asks,
"can a guy walk four miles
from his back door and ge:
his elk?"
He is president of the Hep
pner Bowling Association,
member of the Cham
ber of Commerce, works in
4-H and with the Civil De
fense People.
But, not long after his move
to Heppner, he may have had
second thoughts.
Ke was riding in his pick
up wlien he crossed a faulty
cattle guard which flipped the
vehicle over several times.
His fastened seat tlt kept
him in the cab protected, but
the side of his head was
cut severly, leaving h.rr. ble
eding and nearly uiiCmi.'.v.l:..
The truck was oemvl.sfc-C
He managed to wain four
miles to a farmer telephone
line, climbed the pole and
called for help. When help
Came, Merl was still dinr
tc tht puit.
"I htard myself called by
a nt nickname after the
accid-. at." he says. "I had
i:t. me in the Cub a note
pd I bought at Knox's Var-let-.
Store, which has since
burned down. The note pad
was stained and covered all
over w;:n blood. In fun, I
took the pad buck to the store
and asked if it was insured."
Ke got back a new note pad
anci a card which read. "To
the Eim-a-Ling telephone
man. from Knox's Variety
Leav;m' city liie and moving
to a small town might set-m
a backward step to many peo
ple. But Merl sees it dif
ferently. "You've cot tc be a cer
tain kmc of person. Your
whale family has to be that
kina of person." he says.
" You've got to like what mot
her nature put here for us to
enjoy. Makes one feel real
ly alive.
"And I er.joy something you
see less and less in our
otner cities. In Heppner,
evervbodv waves."
C-T Vt ANT ADS FAY
FRANK TURNER had rec
ent euests from Walnut Creek,
fa . his son and wife. Mr and
Mrs R V. Turner
Mr and Mrs HIGH V
CRAWFORD of Los Angeles
were here Tasl Thursday for
the memorial services of Lera
Crawford Mr Crawford
formerly lived here and is a
son of former publishers
IRRIGON
France Kie ilon
. Mr and Mrs Batie Rand
and Mr and Mrs Harvey
Warner of Irrieon. traveled
together to Davis for a family
gathering, on Saturday. They
were met by Mr and Mrs
Pontelis Vrontakis of Salem
and Mr and Mrs David Rand
of Portland They all planned
to meet with the Rev and Mrs
Walter Warner who have
recently retired from pastoral
ministry in the Methodist
Church They have pastored
churches in Oregon. Alaska
and Idaho, and have often
visaed in Irngon.
Mrs 'Al Partlnw of Irngon
and Charlotte Easterling of
Umatilla, attended a Christian
Business Mens Conference in
Boise. Friday and Sat. While
in Boise they were guests of
Mr and Mrs John Wilson
A round up of 4 II horsemen
titid women Irom throughout
the State w ill take ptmr at the
uriuon Stale Kmrgrounds. in
Salem for nearly five day
during the annual State 4 H
Horse Show one of the largest
iiiH-h e ents in Oregon, report
lon Stangei. Morrow County
KMension Agent
Morrow County 4-H Hore
club member. Mary Ah
rams. Mary Healv, Dawn
lYterson and IVnise Henkle
are among these participating
in siH-ial events, judging
contests and horsemanship
competition
Over 4iHi young men and
women will participate in the
events scheduled for the
Stadium lUnldmg The horse
show is open to the public and
is free ot charge Admission to
the State Fairgrounds during
this time just hetor the State
Fair opens on Saturday Aug
ust 26 is also free
The evening "roundup"
planned as social events
during which exhibitors can
get to know each other, are a
new feature this year, expl
ains Duane Johnson, lM'
Extension 4 H i Youth Spec
ialist The program for intermed
iate contestants, ages 12
through 14 is scheduled for
Sunday evening, August 20
The senior "round-up will be
held Tuesday evening. Aug
ust 22
events for the intermediate
classes w ill begin at 8 a m
Monday. August 21. and con
tinue until 10 p.m.. The
judging w ill resume at 8 a m
Tuesday and conclude at noon
Senior riding and showman
ship clashes will follow the
same schedule beginning at
tarn Wednesday. August 23.
and continuing until noon on
Thursday
Judges for the intermediate
horse show will be Barbara
-Holiday. Klamath Falls:
Karen ' Kotnnson. scio. and
Ron Davis. Olex. Senior
snow judges will he Bonnie
Johnson. Tonasket. Washing
ton. Paul Rutland. Philo
math, and Heien Wagner.
Oreeon City
two join Job corps
Delbert McLaehian was
sworn into the Job Corps by
Judge Paul Jones August 17
He will report August 23 at
Y achats The Joy Corps is a
job training program for
young men from the ages of 16
and not yet 22 Initial tests are
given to the applicants prior to
acceptance in the program
Delbert. a Heppner High
School graduate, did real well
in these tests according to
Nate Marston. Oregon State
Employment Counselor in
Heppner. Delbert will receive
specific training in an area
that further tests show he has
the most aptitude for
Delbert is the son of Mr and
Mrs. Darrel McLaehian. He
will join Nick Manck who is
already at Y'achats. Nick w ent
in last month. He is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. H H.. Manck of
lone.
Wolloe W. McCro
f oucfftw of many tvon
nttrtotion of f9W wrrmrtf
An Open Letter from the
Office of the President.
Community College
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PAN niN'C.KS
I'KOMOTF.D
Dun I huge. 4. a former
l-xington resident, has twn
npixiinied executive vat
president of Western Banco
(mration, where he will he
kink relations officer for the
holding eomimnv's 23 affili
ated banks in 11 wetern sta
tes Since 1971 he has been
executive vice president of
First National Hunk of Ore
gon He entered the banking
field in IMiO
and family of Hillsb-To ert
wednesda) guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Don Hardwlck.
Mrt. Linda lue was the
hosteKS Fndav to a ConsUa
part). Thtre erc seven
ladies present. Mrs. Betty
Murdock is the Constan P"a
ler In Has area.
Mr. and Mrs. Dentil Whit
were business visitors to The
Dalles last Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. ken Dunlap
and Mr. and Mrs. Art Wat
kins of Heppner to bt
trip to tht mouth of the
John Day river Sunday.
Mr. awl Mrs. RayCyNeail
and family spent the week
end In Frinevill on husl
ness and visited with Mr. and
Mrs. Ray O'Neail, Sr.
Mrs. Cuy Van Arsdal
was a business visitor to
Milton-Freenter and Walla
Walla last Thursday.
Cuesls of Mr. and Mrs.
Francis Veith this pl week
were Henry M Amlerson and
his daughter Mrs. Diane Mar
klerberg of Banners Ferry,
Idaho.
MR. 4 MRS. TONY NEl'
MAVER returned home last
week from Boise. Idaho her
Tony bad been at .National
Guard camp near Boise and
Mrs. Seumayer visited with
friends.
"f
"I t Men t" amount of mail wr
hndl get bipor every yea
Then tin' re was the kanga
roo that went to a psychia
trist because he did not feel
jumpy anymore.
IRRIGON
Frances Hose W ilson
Mrs Wesley Cronk has re
turned to Irngon after visiting
with her parents. Rev. and
Mrs Lynn Sparks in Santa
Cruz. Calif While there she
attended the Elim Camp
Meeting
MR. 4 MRS. PERRY PUM
MEL attended a 50th wedding
anniversary celebration in
Ontario. It was given for
Pummels cousin, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Oltnian, by their
children. Other relatives
who attended and are visiting
in this area, include his brot
hers, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald
Pummel and Cindy, of Long
Beach, Calif, and Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Pummel of Sa
lem and his mother, Buelah
Pummel of Portland.
Cora Ellis and family vi
sited the childrens grand mo
ther, Jessie Hartfield, in Ar
lington recently.
MR. i. MRS. EARL ISOM
of Irrigon. visited with old
friends, Mr. and Mrs. Mil
ford Smittle in Elgin, while
tiiey were away on vacation.
Visitors at the E.A. Step
hens home on the past week
end were Mr. and Mrs. Guy
Parke and family and Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Stephens and son
Robert of Portland. Mr.
Gail Mostly of Salt Lake
City, a brother of Mrs. Joe
Stephens, accompanied tliem.
They were all here to at
tend the L'matilla School re
union held at Hat Rock Park,
on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Con
gers of Redmond were week
end guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Herschel Murdock and attend
ed the council Square Dance.
Mr. and Mrs. Hershhel Mu
rdock took Frank Demerrit
to Heppner Monday for medi
cal care.
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