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L I BltARY U OF 0 E'J2EN:. ORE 9 7 4 0 3 NEW HOMES Mr. and Mrs. Geo Simpson have bought the Anita Warner home on Gule St. PreBently they are living on Hill St. Mr. Simptton Is the night foreman at the Veneer plant. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Van Winkle of Lexington are preparing a daylight basement and founda tion for a new modular home. This is across the athletic field at Lexington just below the house where R.R. Cogburn lives Their modular home was de livered Tuesday of this week. Mr. and Mrs. Cal Sherman have bought the green house on Willow View Dr. from Mr. and Mrs. Randy Lott. They expect to be In their new home before the first of the month. The Lotts have leased the brown modular home on Sage Hill Drive to Kinzua Corp. 19 Days 'til the Pioneer Picnic All pioneers and their friends are urged to start their plans to attend the annual Memorial Day picnic at the Morrow County Fair Pavilion on May 28. The dinner is a potluck but meat, rolls, coffee and punch will be furnished. Registration will start at 10:30 and dinner will be served at noon. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Warren of Heppner are chairmen. Solarium Bids Run High Bids for the Solarium addit ion to Pioneer Memorial Hospital were opened by Judge Paul Jones in his office on May 2 at 1 :30 p.m. in the presence of the County Court and the Hospital Board of Trustees. The bids were in excess of the amount of money donated for the Solarium, the lowest bid was $12,000 more than the $32,000. donated fund. It was decided to hold the bids 30 days before rejecting them, so an effort could be made to raise the additional $12,000. Anyone wishing to make contributions for the Solarium construction may send them to the Pioneer Memorial Hospital. " Athletic Banquet May 15 The Spring Sports and Bas ketball Athletic dinner will be held May 15 at 7 p.m. at the High School cafetorium. The deadline to purchase tickets has passed. County Court Receives Low Blow Employment Funds The County received a low blow the first of last week when Bob Fiocchi of the Employment Division in Pendleton called to inform the Court that the Public Employment Program assign ed to Morrow County was being phazed out. Certain sums of Title 5 and 6 have been designated towards the phaze out program. Under Title 5, the sheriff's deputies are employed and under Title 6 the planning personnel are employed. This means that one deputy will be released within two weeks and the Communication Clerk can be retained for 6 months. The other deputy will be phased out June 30, 1974. The Planning Department was given $11,000 as phase out money. This means the funds are available for the secretary until July 1, 1973 and the planner until April 1, 1974. Unless the budget committee would see fit to designate funds for the continuation of these positions. Judge Jones said, "Yes, it's a low blow to the County. If SB 100 passes for a state wide planning law, more pressure will be placed on the Counties." Visitors are always welcome to sit in on the meetings of the County Commissioners. They meet for business every Thurs day at the Court House but usually the first Thursday sees the most business being trans acted. Last Thursday La Von Wilson and David Mitchum met with the court in regard to the proposed budget for the Umatilla-Morrow County Mental Health Department. This year with a representative staying in the county, the request from Morrow County is $4200. It is hoped that the School District will share in this cost. The new furniture has arrived for the Mental Health offices and an Open House is planned 'or late in May. COth Yocr! Heppner, Oregon 1973 Honors to McElligott and Wilson KATHLEEN McELLlGOTT lone High School valedictor ian and salutatorian for the class of 1973 was announced this week by Principal John Ed mundson. Kathleen McElligott HIS Valedictorian Xeading the class as valedic torian is Kathleen McElligott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don McElligott. Kathleen plans a carter of nursing. She will enroll in the University of Portland this fall. She is the recipient of the Union Pacific Scholarship $400. and the Elks Most Valuable Student award $300. Her GPA is over 3.5. Kathleen is no stranger to work. When you call the ranch she may very well have just ' gone with her dad to the creek ranch to feed the pigs!" She has done ranch work during the summer helping with cooking lor the ranch hands and hejping with children. Reading is something she likes to do with her free time. You can believe that she "sings to herself". She is such a smiling cheerful person. She plays baritone saxaphone in the lone High School bnd. She likes serving on the student council. She has also served as president and secre tary of her class. She is president of the GAA this year. Cut The Court opened the bids on the Hospital Solarium with the members of the Hospital Board. In order to make up the $12,000 difference between the money in the Solarium fund and the low bid the board is now accepting and all size of donations. any Thsp mav be mailed to the Pioneer Memorial Hospital marked for the Solarium fund. The County Court decided upon a $5.00 charge for a copy of the Comprehensive plan, zoning ordinance and subdivision or dinance. A county building permit is required and a nominal fee of $1.00 will be charged. BUDGET PLANS The requests from each department are in for consider ation by the County Budget committee. Serving with the County Court are D.O. Nelson, Larry Lindsay and Harry O'Donnell. The requests exceed the 6 percent limitation by $20,000. Judge Jones says -Drastic cuts will have to be made in the requests". BAND FAMILIES of lone School Band are asked to contribute one dozen cookies for the refreshment hour that will follow the concert to be present ed this evening at 7:30 p.m. at the lone gym. Ione's Spring Musical Fling will feature musical numbers by all the children in grades 1 to 12. It will be directed by Sherrie Bahr. Hospital Patients admitted to Pioneer Memorial Hospital this week are Rick Pettyjohn, Heppner; Ronald Cornwall. Heppner; Vernon Gilman, Heppner; Lu cille Lehner, Missoula, Mont.; and Jodee Ashbeck, Echo. Robert Hughes, Lexington has been dismissed. 9,7836, Thursday, May I GREGG W ILSON Of the girls sports, she likes basketball the best. In a large family, each member must have a speciality and Kathleen's is cooking, yeast breads are her forte. Gregg Wilson HIS Salutatorian Salutatorian for the Class of 1973 is Gregg Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Darrel E. Wilson. Gregg expects to enroll at, Oregon State this fall where he will study science and engineer ing. Gregg has been active in athletics as a member of the Cardinal basketball team and also he has led the senior class as its president this past year. While taking Ione's advanced courses he has maintained a grade point average over 3.5. Like many boys in Eastern Oregon, it's the out-of-door for him dining his leisure time." While he moved to lone when he was a 7th grader from Minne sota he didn't learn to ski until he moved to Morrow County. Like other ski enthusiasts the 1972-73 winter skiing season wasn't long enough. He likes hunting, birds, deer and elk. His musical talents have led him to play the trombone, organ and piano. He often plays for church as well as for his own amusement. He works on the Ray Heim bigner ranch during the sum mer, driving tractor and work ing with the irrigating. Bond Banquet Dated An awards banquet for band members in grade school and high school will be held May 16 at 6:30 p.m. it was announced this week by Band Parents Club president Corliss Boner. Each family will contribute to the potluck dinner. Families with last names beginning with the letters A through M are asked to bring a hot dish and salad. Families whose last names begin with the letters N through Z are asked to bring a hot dish and a dessert. , Rolls, milk, coffee and place sellings will be furnished by the band parents. The dinner will be in the High School cafeteria. Those with questions may contact Mrs. Boner at Heppner High School or Mildred David son at 9K9-8402. TTlnot Tr. Rp Rpfleiened Moat 10 tfe edeMgneu Randall Peterson, float com mittee chairman, announced at the Monday meeting of the Heppner-Morrow County Chamber of Commerce that the Centennial float has been rede signed for this year's showing. The committee plans to take it to six places. The chamber is needing a place to store the float. If anyone has an old garage they aren't using, the chamber would appreciate the use of the building this summer. I.T.GKO. GOODMAN AT MARINE CORPS STA. NEW RIVER. N.C. - Marine First Lieutenant George H. Goodman, son of Mr and Mrs. Mail land H. (kxidman of Spray. Ore. has reported for duty at the Marine Corps Air Station. New River, N.C. A graduate of Orlando High, Orlando. Okla.. and Oregon College of Education, Mon mouth, Ore., he joined the Marine Corps in (Xtolxr 17. 10, 1973 BACCALAUREATE & COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES ANNOUNCED Riverside High School Baccalaureate - May 20, 7:00 p.m. Boardman Community Church. Speaker: Rev. Charles Ashby, Baptist Church, Irngon Commencement - May 25 R:00 p.m. Riverside High School Gym. Speaker: Dr. Douglas Spear, Eastern Oregon College. Liltle Mayor Sweeney throws in the Randy Cole. Ron Ward hands the stars and stripes to Bruce Young to place in the flag holder on the score board. 1973 SEASON "bers of Scout Troop 661 and The 1973 Little League season got off with a full flourish on a beautiful Saturday afternoon. The Giants were introduced and lined up on one baseline, the Dodgers on the other. The colors were presented by mem- Geri Grieb Has Reserve Champ Heifer The Western Regional Junior Angus Show was held in Reno April 29. The reserve summer champ ion heifer was C&G Eileen 1472, exhibited by Geri Grieb of Lexington. In the division for five head Gazette-Times Offers Color Portrait How would you like to have a magnificent, linen-finish, 8 x 10 color portrait of your children, or yourself, or you and your husband, or your entire family, without a nennv of cost? That's Possible under a special offer e Gazette-Times. All you need to do is agree to subscribe to the Gazette-Times for a year, at our regular low subscription rates, $5.00 a year. If you are already a subscriber, all you need to do is agree to extend your present subscrip tion for a year. Send no money. Just fill out the coupon in today's Gazette Times. The pictures will be taken by a professional photographer right here at the Gazette-Times Heppner. You will be notified in advance by mail or phone of the day of the sitting. Pictures will be "laken in approximately three-four weeks. There will be one free portrait per family. Should you desire extra portraits or other pictures, in addition to the free 8 x 10 color portrait, a price schedule w ill be posted showing the exact cost. There is abso lutely no obligation whatsoever to order additional portraits or pictures. Clip the coupon and mail to ii 'm " ; lone High School Baccalaureate - May 20 7:00 p.m. lone High School Cafe itorium. Speaker Rev. Mark 'Johnson, Hope and Valby Lutheran Churches. ; Commencement - May 26 8:00 p.m. lone High School Gym. Speaker: Harold Beggs. league first ball to the opening catcher, placed m tne noiuer un me siui c board. The National Anthem played, the Little League pledge was repeated. Mayor Sweeney threw out the ball and then it was "PLAY BALL". John Messick is Little League com missioner this year. entered bv association or group, the Oregon Junior Angus Assn. captured top honors. Included were heifer entries from Ken and Geri Grieb, Lexington, and Jerry and Jeanne Cox, Hermis ton. Free 8 x 10 the G-T today or bring to our office at 147 W. Willow. WEATHER By DON GILLIAM Hi Low Prec 74 40 Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. 66 60 73 66 43 43 43 43 03 Sun. Survey Team Swarms In A team of 11 students from Walla Walta College swarmed over Heppner Monday and Tuesday of this week taking statements, filling out question aires. gathering information to learn the impact on the people of the proposed Willow Creek project. The students and their direct- or Professor Robert Gardner were guests of the Heppner- Morrow County Chamber oi Commerce at noon Monday. Introduced were Karen Kiehl bauch. Elba Covarrublas, Lena Barrows, Marlene Topolinsky, Marjorie Wright. Nancy Ross, Dawna Johnson, Barbara Ford, Harmon Tornga. Jack Miles and Gayle Hanson Home on Leave Dennis Jellick is home on a Sen day leave from the U.S. Navy. 15 cents Number 12 Heppner High School Baccalaureate & Com mencement - May 27, 7:30 p.m. Heppner High School Gym. Baccalaureate Speaker: Rev. Edward Cutting. Methodist Church, Heppner. Commence ment Speaker: Dennis McKay. CARS COLLIDE ON BASELINE RD. Tuesday afternoon Fritz Cuts forth and Mrs. Gary Munkers collided on the Baseline Rd. about 2 miles west of Fritz's elevator. Mrs. Munkers had Gary Jr. 16 months in a car seat in the back seat of her car. The baby and Fritz were not injured. Mrs. Munkers received numerous lacerations and a cut above her eye required stitches. Several teeth were broken off and it was thought her arm might be broken. She was taken to Pioneer Memorial Hospital. Probably both cars were totaled. Craig Munkers Takes a First At a four -college meet in Pendleton' last week, Craig Munkers took a first in high hurdles. His time was 15.8. The high hurdles in the college meets are 3" higher than those he jumped in high school. Colleges are North Idaho Jr. College, Clackamas Com munity College, Central Oregon Community College and BMCC. This Friday and Saturday he will compete in the Oregon Community ' College Athletic Association meet at Oregon City. Besides the high hurdles he also runs in the 440 relay. Boeinq To Add 20 Circles The Boeing Company plans to add 20 irrigation circles in its development phase this year, covering 3000 acres and costing $1,600,000, according to an article in the Tri-City Herald. Denver Grigsby, Boeing gen eral manager, said work would start in June and will include construction of a 3700 horse power pumping station on the Columbia. The compahy plans to use private contractors to do the work of installing circles, requiring 40 to 50 workers. The new irrigation project is just east of the 3300 acres they have developed in previous phases. It is hoped first crops can be planted this fall, half in pasture and the balance in alfalfa, corn and wheat. Mr. Grigsby stated they have more requests for land than they have plans to develop now. Boeing leases 100,000 acres from Oregon Dept. of Veterans Affairs. Land already develop ed is leased to ranchers raising cattle, hay and silage. First agricultural develop ment started with 1500 acres in 1971. Mr. Grigsby said the plans call for a 3000 acre development each year until 42,000 acres are irrigated in 13 years. Company has invested about $2,200,000 so f ' GRIEBS AT ANGUS FUTURITY Mr. and Mrs. Gary Grieb and family attended the 21st Annual Western National Angus Fu turity at Reno, Nevada the first of May. Ken and Geri Grieb exhibited their Angus heifers in the Western Regional Junior Angus heifer show held in conjunction with the Angus Futurity. Geri was presented a trophy from the American Angus Association for Reserve Junior Calf Champion. She will also receive for having 1st place heifer an Angus Centennial Medallion in commemoration of the U.S. Angus Centennial year. Ken's heifer was second in her class. There were fifty heifers competing in the Junior show whose owners were under the age of 21. C & G Angus showed the Reserve Summer Champion Angus bull in the Futurity. The Griebs visited friends at Tehama. Calif, and went sight seeing at Virginia City. imoiiQ Kager Gives Koppnor Mow Park Gene Pierce appeared at Monday's City Council meeting representing Kmma Hager who presented to the City without cost a 3-acre tract. The meadow lies along Hager Street bounded by Willow Creek. Tract ends at Alfalfa Street. Mr. Pierce and Carl Spaulding also gave small tracts adjacent to the creek. The area has been used for baseball by youngsters about 8 to 12 years old. It has also been a fishing area for the young people. City council accepted the tract which will be know as Hager Park, honoring the pioneer Heppner family of that name. Council approved two build ing permits. One is to Levi and Linda Connor for a modular home at 460 E. Cowins St., building 24 ft. by 52 ft. on a lot 189 X 267 ft. Cost $20,700. One is to Jack Ployhar for modular home 24 x 40 ft. located below Chase St. on lot between Albert Connor and Wayne Snyder residence. Lot 120 x 160 ft. Cost $9000. Engineers Don Stabler and Stan Wallulis of Pendleton, representing Wm. Nelson, Boardman builder, appeared in regard to proposed 66 home subdivision on a 17-acre tract located above the Pioneer Memorial Hospital. Accident ACCIDENT HURTS THREE A one car accident early last Friday morning 2xh miles south of Heppner was a close call for the lads in the car. The driver apparently lost control of the vehicle which hit a bank and rolled over several times. Ronald Ray Cornwall, owner and driver was thrown out. He received a concussion and has a blood clot under his scalp. Richard Ellis Pettyjohn suffer ed two broken legs. Robert Allen Hughes has a cut up and numerous cuts and abrasions. Lads were taken to Pioneer Memorial Hospital and attend ed by Dr. Wolff. State Trooper Vic Groshens said they were investigating the accident. JACKSON SERVICES TODAY Funeral services will be held today (May 10) at 2 p.m. at the First Christian Church in Hepp ner for Johnnie Chester Jack son. The Rev. G.E. Nikander will officiate. Interment will be in the Heppner Masonic Ceme tery. Mr. Jackson suffered a heart attack at work Monday and died at Heppner Pioneer Memorial Hospital. he was born at Newberg on July 8, 1922,, the son of Artie Jackson and Leon a Buchanan Jackson. He was a dry kiln operator at Kinzua and had lived in the Heppner-Ione .area since 1947. He was a former member of the American Legion as he was a veteran of World War II. He is survived by his wife. Hazel of lone; a son Johnnie Jackson Jr, of Kinzua; a daughter Beverly Kaufman of North Bend; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Bergstrom and Mrs. Dave Gollyhorn, both of lone; 10 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. Scout Awards Night Monday Heppner Scout Troop No. 661 will hold an Awards Night May 14. The evening will start with a family potluck dinner at 7 o'clock. Dessert, rolls and beverages will be furnished. Awards will be presented that the boys have earned during the last several months. Among the awards to be made is one of Life and Star. Guests from Blue Mountain Council are expected to be there. Cub Scouts Cub Scouts and their families are invited to come to the dinner. Cub awards will also be made. Ned Clark is cubmaster. A board of review will be held on Sunday evening at 7 o'clock. The boys are preparing to go to a Camporee at Meacham on May 18-19-20. Twenty-five hun dred Scouts are expected. Glen Ward. Institutional Represent ative says "We're coming home with all the blue ribbons." G-T WANT ADS PAY Mayor Jerry Sweeney report ed that a call from Mr. Hogan of the U.S. Corps of Engineers In Walla Walla indicated the Corps planned to recommend con struction of the Willow Creek Dam project. However, Mr. Hogan believed there is hardly any chance of obtaining con struction funds before 1975 and very possibly not then. The Mayor pointed out that the urcencv for improving water supply was still with us. Testing is planned this weekend on the Fairgrounds well. Council dis cussed talking to the County Court about using the County reservoir of some 240,000 gal lons capacity. Tie in of the available wells may provide an improved water supply, per haps some 1400 gallons a minute, without the necessity of spending a quarter of a million dollars or more on a big pipe line. Investigation is underway on cost of a new reservoir located above the Lott-Ras-mussen Addition. A sewer line extension to serve the motel and residents in the area at the edge of town are awaiting easements for the $7000 project. Residents and the motel will pay all costs outside the city limits. New motel owner plans to add eight units to the motel and put in trailer pads. CITY TO INSTALL BUMPS There was considerable dis cussion of putting in "bumps", raised strips of asphalt, to slow down fast traffic on Water, Morgan and Riverside. The Council voted to install them, and will have signs installed near each bump. ' There were three complaints last week about speeding bi cycles. In one accident a lady was knocked down by a bike on a sidewalk. It is illegal in the s Main Street area to ride bikes on the sidewalks. DEAN IjILJVIA, NEW CHIEF Chief Glen Kolkhorst resigned as Chief of Police effective June 1st. Mayor Sweeney thanked him for his services to the City and told of his many years as a law enforcement officer, in cluding service in the FBI. Mayor Sweeney then an nounced the appointment of Dean Gilman as Chief of Police, action which was approved by Council. JACK HYND Sr. Services were held Wednes day for Jack Hynd Sr. 98 who died May 7 in Pendleton. Services were held at All Saints Episcopal Church with the Rev. Dirk Rinehart officiating. He is survived by his son, Jack Hyrid Jr. of Pendleton; daughters, Annie Schaffer, Violet Lieuallen both of Pendleton and a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Herbert Hynd of Umatilla; brother, Charles Hynd of Pendleton, seven grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Jack Hynd was born in Durham England May 3, 1875, the son of William Hynd and Annie Cook Hynd. He has lived in Pendleton for the past 27 years and in Oregon for 77 years. He was member of theChurch of Redeemer of Pendleton and the Masonic Lodge, Royal Arch Masons and Order of Eastern Star in Heppner. Those who wish may contri bute to the Cove Ascension School through All Saints Epis copal Church in Heppner. Interment was in Heppner Masonic Cemetery. (A full obituary will be carried in next weeks Gazette Times.) Grain Market ( FOB Lexington does aot 1 I.. J 1 ,! ftB courtesy MCGG White wheat 2.57 4bu. ..(New Crop) 2.44?bu. Red Wheat . .(New Crop) Barley 2.54 bu. 2.42', bu. 71.50 ton Sheep to Montana Due to the extreme dry weather Henry Krebs shipped over thirty carloads of sheep to Montana. This is two weeks earlier than they usually ship. I