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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (May 17, 1973)
Hope Vonishes for Capsized Victims sheriff's office tit lwiston reports lhut, while regular oH' for tlx1 lives of Kit Williams "nil Jack Htm nuin. whose bout capsized unci sank in the rapids at the mouth of tin Ininahti River two weeks ago, has been abandoned The sweeps of the Snake River continue, it may be weeks helore their bodies are recover ed and that they may lie found iik fur (lowiiNtream as Ice Harbor fool. Williams, a high school teacher and coach at l-ewiston for many years, had served several terms a Rcprcscnta live from Nei Perce Co, to the Slate legislature. He had been insirumental in the election of Little League 1973 Season L - T i ii - ,i a A An v - j r : - -Ait b V1 DODGERS I 'i;V', KAM I TO V ! " Cecil Andrus as Governor of Idaho and had served as the Governor's executive assistant for several months. He resigned that position last April to run for the vacancy in the U.S. Con gress created when I-en Jordan retired as Senator, and Rqre Kcnlaiive James McClure de cided to run for the Senate spot. He was defeated in his bid for the Congressional post by Representative Symms from Soui hern Idaho. Later Williams was apH)inted to the Northwest Planning Commission on which he w as serving nt the time of his death. Williams and Bowman had arranged to pick up a hiking party at Pittsburg landing The party had hiked downriver i rum lien s lanyon over the Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wright of wee kend The pick-up had been ,Tpner recently returned made, and the boat was from a two-week trip to visit proceeding downstream at the (heir son and daughter-in-law, lime of the accident. AH sis Sgt. and Mrs. David Wright at members of the hiking parly McConncll AFB In Wichita, wore rescued following the Kansas. It was their first sinking of the boat. glimpse of their new grandson Williams was a younger who is now tnree months 0id. brolher of Clifford Williams, rey managed to fit some who has taught school for sightseeing Into the trip also as several years in lleppner and they vlsited Salt LakCi La8 MIC. V'nona I ho C.ronH Cnnvnn 7inn National Park and lots of places .. u iiiivieai aiuiiK Lilt; war. m 1 ft I nnnn i".r. " Mr. ano mis. uonvu berg and Mr. and Mrs. Dave Harncii eni ciam u. Wyoming and Colorado. Camino Island, Washington. ' IIFPPNER (OHK.) GAZKTTK-TIMKS. Thursday. May IT, 17J Albert Wrights in Kansas It came within a few blocks of There w as a tornado In their son's home, but they didn't Wichita while they were there, experience any damage. lone Especially interesting were the enormous herds of antelope in Jerry!: Barber Shop Will Do m Saturday, Hay 26 Front, from left: Rrian Thompson, Barry Jones, Robert Servi. Hryan Kerr, Lame Jones, Itonny Young, Kirk Sager, Joey Struthers. 2nd row: Jim Mulcom (manager), Coleman Devine, James Angell, Chris Kiddle. Lee McCarl, Brian Buschke, Ricky Cole, Hiintly Cole. Art Gulhraith and Dennis Martin, coaches. S. ,v f , m J N . . . HEPPNtR t DRIVE-IN ! COUKf V' 9 GIANTS: front row from left: Doug Holland, Jeffrey Huston Donnie Lott Dell.ert Turner. Tim Iledman Robert Bier. Neil AWIVFRSARY FOR " Roberts 2nd row: Troy Simmons. John Bier. William Huston. , r sl S Randy Horde,, Mike Lott. Richard Schmidt. Ricky Smith and Dale w s Am iv a s niehl for mrMl '"8 lhe nr T""' " 8"d Da" the SSnd'SSu. Siday Randy Lott of Lott's Flectric bought 15 complete new uniforms K 5- a,.,he Wp.'WS Gra"Be for the Giants this year. "'worms Ha ,n 1()ne Flve S(,iutres danced to the calling of Darrell ' A iT A"", Wilson and visiting caller, nrv micks, troin iiermision. iiors came from Pendleton" and Iiermision and in-force from Kinzua. The Kinzua Mountaineers took home their, banner and were only missing one person from taking the Grand Squares banner wilh I hem as well. The dancers were cheered on aler in the evening when a large group ol rortlana teen agers slopped in to see what square (lancing is all about. The group was in town to conduct the Sunday worship service at the United Church of Christ. During intermission caller Darrell Wilson taught the group some square dance steps. The evening was topped off with the usual lone special, homemade ice cream. V T r f - t Vis TRUE FALSE n o n There are nearly 1,000 rural electric systems, serving in 46 states. Rural electric systems serve nearly. 25,000,000 people. Nationwide, rural electric systems aver-' age 3.9 consumers per mile of line. Rural electric systems own and main tain nearly half the power lines in the nation, to serve their consumers. Rural electric systems own a little over one per cent of the nation's generating capacity. If you answered TRUE to all these statements. you're right up to date on rural electric facts. ' These facts, plus many more, add up to a POWERful countrywide group of individual systems with a common purpose . . . helping strengthen rural America through service to their rural areas. Support rural electrification; write your Con gressman and Senators a brief note, urging them to continue supporting a strong, effective rural electrifi cation program. Columbia Dasin Electric Co-op Serving Morrow, GiiHsm, and Wheeler Counties m Heppner Public Notice IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF MORROW PROBATE DEPARTMENT No. 1716 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS Estate of: Opal D. Briggs, Deceased. . Probate proceedings in the estate of Opal Briggs, deceased, are now pending in the above entitled court, wherein Loa E. Taylor, the undersigned, has been appointed and has qualifi ed as the personal representa tive of said estate. All persons having claims against said estate hereby are required to present them, in due form and properly verified, within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice, as stated below, to the undersigned at the following address now designated as the place for the presentations of claims, to-w it: Winter 4 Doherty Attorneys at Law, P.O. Box 582. Heppnt-r, Oregon 97836. -s-Loa E. Taylor Personal representative of the estate of the above named decedent. Dated and first published May 17, 1973. 20 21-22 -c urn? EEMMG OF AMEIRHCA CAdtlHESS ' - - Mi j it 4 kt n Please CS D -KI OD M "A Member of the Community I I ! i Ph. 676-9146 1
