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Mcrchcnts Will
Meet Friday
The Merchants Committee
will hold their regular monthly
meeting and luncheon at noon
Friday at the Wagon Wheel.
All merchants are Invited to
come and participate in plans
for the annual Sidewalk Bazaar,
according to chairman Randall
Petenton.
Jack Vaa Winkle's Sears
Authorized Catalog Merchant
Store here celebrates Its 2nd
anniversary this week. On
Friday and Saturday there will
be free coffee and cookies, free
gifts and a nice door prite.
Let's go over and say "III" to
Jack and the gals.
Accident
Practise
Friday
At 6:30 p.m. on Friday this
week Heppner's rural fire
whistle will be blown. This will
indicate an important practice
is about to take place with a
simulated bus accident.
Don Munkers, director of
Morrow County's Emergency
Services, explained that there
will be a whole flock of people
involved in the practice exer
cise. It will involve the hospital
staff, the Sheriff's Department,
ambulance drivers and the Fire
Department. The director of
Emergency Services from Cor
vallis (Benton County) will be
here to assist.
NEW LAW CLERK
The new law clerk in the
Robert Abrams law office here
this summer is a young man
who attends Gonzaga Univer
sity in Spokane.
This gentleman's name is
Mike Sweeney.
SUCCESS STOKY for another
Gazette-Times want ad. Mike
VanSchoiack advertised for a
rabbit house for the rabbits he
received for his 3rd birthday.
('He heard from three people who
had a rabbit "house" to sell.
The Gazette-Times is now
taking applications for a
summer correspondent at lone.
Anyone interested in writing the
lone area news is asked to call
in qualifications to the office
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Pat Kilkenny gets
U of 0 Awards
Interfraternity Council
awards were made recently at
the University of Oregon.
Pat Kilkenny of Heppner
received a certificate of Merit
and an Honors Scholar certifi
cate. He is also a new member
of Archons at the U of O.
MIKE IS GRAND MARSHAL
The Sutherlin Times called
to tell us that Mike Benge of
Heppner will be the Grand
Marshal in the big annual
Timber Days parade there.
Hatfield
Senator Mark 0. Hatfield was
in Oregon recently to give the
Commencement Address at
Long Creek High School. Later
he met with county leaders at
dinner at Boardman. He
assured them that he would
continue to lend his support to
the construction of a dam in
Willow Creek.
WEATHER
jBy DON GILLIAM
Hi Low Prec.
Wed. 76 50
Thurs. 71 47 .77
Fri. 59 36 .01
Sat. 63 33
Sun. 72 36
Mon. 72 46
Tues. 80 43
Total precipitation for May is
.93.
Grain Market
(FOB LexiagUM ioe not
include warehouse chgt)
courtesy MCGG
White Wheat 3.09', bu.
Red Wheat
3.07 2 bu.
Barley
76.50 ton
Hospital
Patients admitted to Pioneer
Memorial Hospital this week
were Myron Huston, Heppner;
Emma Long, Heppner; Simon
Winters, Heppner; and Vernon
Gilman. Heppner.
Dismissed were Gladys Con
nor. Heppner; Ray Knighten,
Heppner; Richard Cox. Lexing
ton; Norman Case. Heppner;
and John Murray. Kinzua.
COtii Ycsr!
Heppner, Oregon
ono'o Biz Annual Auction
D B-B-Qua Saturday
Mrs. Lewis Halvorsen is
expecting to serve over 400
guests when the dinner bell
rings at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday
June 2nd. The occasion will be
the lone Auction and Barbecue
to be held at the Willows Grange
hall in lone. She remarked she
is looking forward to serving
them the pit-cooked barbecue
beef that will be on the menu.
It might worry some people to
be faced with the job of serving
this many people but it doesn't
bother Dot.
She is a veteran at such
things. This is the tenth year she
has been manager of the dining
room for the United Church of
Christ sponsored dinner. In this
length of time, she has learned a
few tricks that make for an even
flow of people through the food
lines and eating area. Mrs.
Halvorsen says, "We can feed
400 in just a little over an hour.
This year we hope to be able to
do it even faster."
According to Mrs. Halvorsen,
the Barbecue dinner was
originally planned to merely be
a convenience for the people
participating in the Auction.
The quality of the meal soon
made it a feature attraction in
its own right. It now shares
equal billing with the Auction.
People come from several miles
Locsl Girls Qualify
The Intercollege Rodeo As
sociation finals were held at
BMCC last weekend with some
local girls placing for the show
and some qualifying for the
Nationals to be held in Boze
man, Mont, in June.
Jill Rugg and Marianne
Pettyjohn tied for second in
barrel racing and Jill placed 1st
in breakaway roping and also
Teaching Pair Honored at Awards Night Lexe irojeci
Co-winners of the Teacher of the
Jane Rawlins.
A surprised pair of teachers
accepted their gifts as Teachers
of the Year in front of a standing
ovation after their names were
announced as co-winners by
Greg Davidson at the second
annual Heppner High Awards
night. May 22. Dennis Toney
and Jane Rawlins received gifts
of engraved pen sets after they
were selected through secret
balloting by the students.
Master of Ceremonies for the
evening was Ron Riley. Princi
pal Jim Bier gave a short
welcome address, explaining
that the purpose of the evening
was to recognize those students
who excelled in academic areas
of school. Awards were given
from each area of study.
The evening began with the
initiation of new members into
National Honor Society. The
candle-lighting ceremony was
conducted by this year's honor
society officers Tami Meador,
Mary Abrams Kerry Coppock,
Kathleen Bartlett, Luanne
Kelly and Sherry Kemp. When
the induction ceremony was
completed, Tami, this year's
president, announced next
year's officers: Greg Davidson,
president ; Robinai Riddle, vice
president ; Kristi Haguewood,
secretary; and Anita Davidson.
Activities Chairman. Sworn in
as new members of National
Honor Society were sophomores
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away just to partake ol the
pit -cooked barbecue beef.
The actual preparation of the
dinner is really a cooperative
effort. Milton Morgan pur
chases the meat. Bob Rietmann
attends to wrapping it and
preparing it for the pit. Roy
Lindstrom is in charge of slicing
it and getting it ready to serve.
Mrs. Helen McCabe, Mrs.
Milton Morgan, Mrs. Lee
Palmer. Mrs. Marion Palmer,
Mrs. Mary Lindsay and Mrs.
Dave Rietmann take care of all
the other kitchen activities.
Mrs. William Arthur is in
charge of ticket sales. Tickets
may be obtained ahead of time
from Church School students or
they may be purchased at the
door. "
For those that like the snack
type foods, the Church School
Senior High Class operate the
Snack Shack. This booth, under
the supervision of Pastor Bill
Art hur , is one of the first to open
and the last to close. It offers a
full variety of all the popular
snack type foods such as candy,
gum, pop, coffee, ice-cream
bars, and sno-cones.
For a day filled with good
eating, plan now to attend the
lone Auction and Barbecue on
June 2nd. You won't want to
miss it.
for National Rodeo
qualified for All-Around Cow
girl. These girls will attend
National. -
Placing at the show over the
weekend were Jody Tatone 1st
in bull riding, 134; Becky
Fulleton, 2nd in barrel racing,
36.4; and Jill Rugg, 3rd, 37.0;
Marianne Pettyjohn, 1st in
breakaway roping, 12.5; and
Becky Fulleton. 4th, 13.2; and
All-Around, Becky Fulleton.
Year award: Dennis Toney and
Anita Davidson, Shannon Kelly,
Mike Mills. Sandra Palmer and
Jim Ployhar; juniors Gary
Hunt, Luke Padberg, Patricia
Hughes and John Myers;
seniors Allen McCabe, Tracie
Norene, Peggy Schlichting and
Richard Wadholm.
Business instructor Walter
Pilorim Dresented the book-
- r
keeping award to Charma Mar-
nnardt. tvDewritting award to
Greg Davidson, and shorthand
award to Louise Anderson.
Recognized as the outstanding
student in all areas of business
was Kathleen Bartlett.
Certificates of recognition
were presented for drama by
one of the drama advisors,
Lynda Slusher. Rick Drake was
named the winner of the "Life
Saver Award", for taking a part
in "The Crucible" after the
original actor backed out. The
"Best Sport" Award went to
Michele Evans for her coopera
tion in being smeared with
grease paint for her role as a
Negro in "The Crucible". John
Myers was named Most Inprov
ed Actor. Seniors Mary Abrams
and Jim Cutsforlh were named
best actress and best actor in a
one-act play. Awards for best
supporting actress and actor in
a three-act play went to Tami
Meador and Allen McCabe.
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Junior Rodeo Horo June 9-10
The third annual Junior
Rodeo will be held at the
Morrow County Rodeo Arena on
June 9 and 10. Starting time
both days is 1 p.m. Events are
scheduled for Senior Boys 15 -18
years, Senior Girls 15 -18 years
and Juniors 9 - 14. Ages as of
Jan. 1. 1973.
Events
Senior boy events: bareback.
saddle bronc. bull riding, calf
roping, team roping.
Senior girl events: Cow rid
ing, barrel race, steer dobing.
break-away roping and team
roping.
Public Meeting on
Announcement has come
from the Walla Walla District,
Corps of Engineers of the public
meeting to be held at Heppner
on June 21 at the Court House. A
review of solutions to the Hood
problem and water supply
needs in the Heppner area has
recently been completed by the
Walla Walla District, US Army
Corps of Engineers. Willow
Creek Lake is a multiple
purpose project, athorized by
the US Congress under the
Flood Control Act of 1965.
Varsity Cheer
Leaders Plan Ways
to Earn Money
The Varsity Cheer Leaders
are endeavoring to earn money
to pay their way to Cheer
Leading School to be held in
July. This Saturday they plan a
Bake Sale at Murrays starting
at 10 a.m. If anyone has a
certain item they'd like, they
may call 676-9773 to have it
reserved.
All month they will be
available to help with spring
cleaning, ironing, yard work,
window washing. If you need
neip can nib-vus or oo-srw.
Varsity cheer leaders are Mary
Healy, Donna Bellamy, Toni
Toll, Marjie Roberts and Judy
Healy.
Hardman
Dance Coming
' A Hardman old time dance
will be held there at the
Community Hall on June 9.
Dancing will bgin about 9 p.m.
Supper will be served at
midnight. Old time music will
be provided by a group who
likes to play "good ol' Country
Music."
AII.KN Met I5K hulked truly
surpriM"d wImmi it was announc
ed at WIS ('oninieiicciiicn! 'hat
he had won the Jim Barratl
tiopliv for ilir all around
;iHlrtv This makes it all Hit'
nmir fun when the rei ipseiil is
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Studentbody officers beginning at the top: Susan Healy.
president; Mike Mills, vice president; Judy Bennett, treasurer;
Anita Davidson, assistant treasurer; Kristi Haguewood, secretary,
Dave McLeod, business manager and Jim Marquardt, sergeant at
arms.
Junior events: pole bending,
barrel racing, goat decorate,
break-away roping, girls' calf
ride and boys calf ride.
Entry blanks are available at
Gardners. Entries close June 4
at 8 p.m. Entry fees vary from
$(;.() to sio.oo.
Prizes
There is a first place buckle
- for all events.- All-Around in
each of the three categories will
receive a horse blanket. Lisa
Hunt has been awarded the
Jody Rugg Memorial Trophy
for the past two years. If she
wins ii again this year, she will
Willow Creek
Studies now being conducted
will result in a design report
that will serve as the basis for
preparation of construction
drawings. The design report is'
"scheduled for submission dur
ing mid-1973.
In order that this study be
responsible to the desires and
needs of everyone affected, the
public meeting will be held to
discuss I he project. The Corps
will also discuss ecological and
environmental considerations
in the study area.
Judge Jones
to Speak
JUDGE PAUL JONES will be
the speaker at next Monday's
Chamber of Commerce lunch
eon at the Wagon Wheel. He will
give updated information on
developments in Morrow
County.
Gazette-Times Offers Free 8 x
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 penny of cost? That's
possible under a special offer
now being made by the Heppner
Gazelle-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 al the Gazette-Times
Heppner. You will be notified in
advance by mail or phone of the
day of the silling
Pic-lures will Ik- taken in
approximately three-lour
weeks. There will be one free
portrait per family. Should you
desire extra portraits or other
pit-tun's, in addil ion to the free 8
x 10 color portrait, a price
schedule ill be posted showing
the exact cost There is abso
lutely no oHigation whatsoever
15 cents'
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retain permanent possession of
the trophy.
Junior Rodeo Officers
Bob Van Schoiack is president
of the Junior Rodeo Board; Don
Robinson, vice president; Bill
Gentry. Everett Struckmeier,
Darrell Dooney, directors and
Berniece Struckmeier, secretary-treasurer.
Hey.;, Mark ...Johnson will
conduct church services at the
arena Sunday morning at 11:30
o'clock.
The rodeo dance will be held
Saturday night.
SSgt. Howard
Gets Medal
OKLAHOMA CITY - Staff
Sergeant William G. Howard,
son of Glen P. Howard, 1 - 5
Yucca View, W. Weatherford,
Tex., has received the U. S. Air
Force Commendation Medal at
Tinker AFB. Okla.
Sergeant Howard was decor
ated for meritorious service as
an inventory management
supervisor with the 2953rd
Com bat Logistics Support
Squadron at Tinker. The 2953rd
is a unit of the Air Force
logistics Command which pro
vides supplies and equipment
for Air Force units.
The sergeant has completed a
tour of combat duly in Vietnam.
A 19(i0 graduate of Birdville
High School, Halton City. Tex.,
he attended Temple (Tex.)
Junior College. His wife,
Krancine. is the granddaughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Cunning
ham of Heppner. Ore.
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to order additional portraits Or
pictures.
Clip the coupon and mail to
the G-T today or bring to our
office al 147 W. Willow.
Mental Health
Open House
The hours of the Open House
for the new Mental Health office
have been set from 3:30 to 6:30
p.m. on May 31. These hours
were chosen to accommodate
teachers and students who are
out of shcool at 3:30. They are
especially invited to come by
for a glass of cool punch or hot
coffee and cookies.
It is hoped that these hours
will be convenient for the mill
workers. They are cordially
invited to come by in their work
clothes to see the new facility
and have a coffee break.
By slaying open until 6:30 it is
hopid that the store people who
close at 0 p ni will take time to
ciMiie by after work if they
weren't able to come by during
their alternoon coffee break.
David Mitchum and his wife
K.ueu Mitchum are most
ai;.oti.s lo meet as many people
of the area as possible
Annus! Pioneer Ptcnk
Brings Phasure
Dorrin Graves (John) was the
first name on the roster of
guests al the 1973 Pioneer
Memorial Picnic Monday al the
Fair Pavilion and the last name
on the register was Nathan
Slocum. Ilermiston with 215
names in between.
A continual hubbub of voices
testified to the enthusiasm
people had for the Ret-to-gether.
Guests started arriving early to
lie registered by Soroptimist
members Mrs. Etta Parker,
Mrs. Elaine George, Mrs. Clara
Gertson. Mrs. Emile Groshens
and Mrs. Paul Jones.
Legion Post No. 87 presented
I he colors and sounded taps as
the Memorial Service. Gene
Rieimann of lone was the
bugler. Clayton Sweek and
Antic lledman were color
guards and John Canaday and
Frank Hamlin were the color
hearers.
The Rev. G. E. Nikander of
the Heppner Christian Church
gave the invocation. Rhea
Creek Grange women were in
charge of the kitchen.
The tables had arrangements
of lovely iris and other spring
flowers. The iris were from the
Dr. Wolff gardens. Mrs. Wolff
and Mrs. LaVerne VanMarter
arranged the flowers.
Prizes
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Warren,
picnic chairmen, welcomed the
guests and named Mr. and Mrs.
Orville Cutsforth the 1974
chairmen. Mrs. Laurence
Beckel won the door prize. Joe
and Polly Brosnan of Little
Rock. Arkansas here visiting
Beneficial Insect
Released in
Morrow County
HEPPNER, ORE., May 29,
1973 - A small European fly was
released today in Morrow
County in the hopes that it
would bring the troublesome
diffuse knapweed under control.
Establishing specific' forcfign
insects is a continuing part of
weed control known as biolog
ical control. Basically it in
volves finding helpfuj insects
that destroy troublesome weeds
while ignoring all other field
crops, range grasses, and
other valuable plants.
Diffuse knapweed is a hardy
biennial herb which infests
large areas of Oregon, Wash
ington, Idaho, and Montana.
This weed has become so firmly
established on some range and
crop lands that the properties'
value has dropped.
The fly was reared by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture at
Agricultural Research Ser
vice's Biological Control of
Weeds Laboratory in Albany,
Calif. Originally the flies that
were released were collected
from plants growing in
France's Rhine Valley.
Donald M. Maddox, who
reared the flies at the Albany
lab, said, "It is hoped that
knapweed will be brought under
control in the Northwest once
the fly becomes fully establish
ed. The flies serverely damage
the weed by laying eggs in the
weed's flower heads. Later
these eggs hatch and the
growing larvae begin to eat the
forming seeds. These larvae
can cause up to 70 percent
destruction of the seed head.
Harold E. Kerr, Morrow
County agent, will be making
periodic checks on the insects to
see if they can adapt to
Oregon's climate.
To start making a home for
the flies, the men released
about 200 flies in a 6 by 6 by 4
feel cage. After a week, they
will remove the cage and the
insects will be free to disperse
from the caged area.
City Gets Park
Land Deed
On Tuesday this week Gene
Pierce delivered a deed to the
City of Heppner. This tract
comprising several acres will
gradually be developed into a
new city park known as Hager
Park.
Mrs. Emma Hager donated a
fourth of the land for a park, the
balance being purchased from
her and donated for the park by
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Spaulding,
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ferguson,
Hazel Mahoney. Dr. and Mrs.
Ed Schaffiz, Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Cleveland, Mr. and
Mrs. LeRoy Gardner and Mr.
and Mrs Gene Pierce.
ATTN. MASONS! MM De
cree. Tuesday. June 5. 8 p m. Be
sure to attend.
the Jerry Brosnans won the
prize for coming Ihe greatest
distance. Mattie Rood at 89
years won the prize for being
the eldest of the pioneers
present.
Many lingered lo visit, others
went lo the Museum and some
lo visit the cemetery. It was a
beautiful sunny day.
The Dinner
The rolls were made specially
for Ihe dinner by Ruby Steers.
The meat, rolls, coffee, butter
and ice cream were furnished
through donations made at the
registration entrance and by the
Elks Lodge and the IOOF. The
milk and punch were furnished
by Hagers Dairy. The door prize
was furnished by the Merchants
committee of , the Heppner
Morrow County Chamber of
Commerce, name tags by the
First National Bank of Oregon, '
placemats by the CowBelles
and the napkins by the Bank of
Eastern Oregon and the Hepp
ner Gazette-Times.
Continued Pg. 2
Bowling Dcnofit
for Cliff Aldrich
Planned
A Scotch Doubles Bowling
benefit is planned for Cliff
Aldrich on June 5-6-7-8 at the
Fiesta Bowl at 7 p.m. Reserva
tions to play in this mixed
partner type of bowl may be
made by calling the Fiesta Bowl
or 676-5834. Eighteen couples
each evening may bowl. Non
bowler contributions are wel
come. Checks may be mailed to
the Heppner Bowling Ass'n.
Merlin Cantin, president,
Heppner.
All proceeds will go to Cliff
Aldrich. He was severely
burned recently. He is recover
ing at Pioneer Memorial Hos
pital. Visitors are allowed for a
short time.
Swim Pool
Open June 10
It will be FREE SWIMMING
on the opening day of the
Heppner Swimming Pool on
June 10. The pool is closed on
Mondays and regular swim
ming will begin June 12. Marsha
Young is pool manager this
year with Judy Gentry as her
assistant . Bobbette Jones is her
other life guard. Marie Van
Marter is basket girl.
April
No Snow
Dave Franzen district con
servationist and Harold Kerr,
county agent, made the April
snow measurement.
Their readings verified the
previous prediction of a low
water supply. Arbuckle Moun
tains had no snow which on that
date in 1972 had 1.3 feet of snow
and the average is 2.8.
Butter Creek near Pine City
for May-July has a forecast of
2.1 thousand acre feet which is
53 percent of average. Last year
it was 4.5 thousand acre feet for
the same time and the average
is 4.0.
Water supply outlook for
Butter Creek, Willow Creek and
Rhea Creek is poor
The water supply outlook for
Oregon remains much below
average to average. Average
supplies will be available only
from reservoired water and.
streams in the Warner, Steens
and Trout Creek mountains of
southern Oregon. Most other
areas of the state will have
much below average stream
flow this summer with a
resultant lack of water avail
able to users. The snow cover is
poor and the precipitation
pattern during April has contin
ued dry.
About half of the major
irrigation reservoirs are storing
above average amounts of
water for May 1. The total
amount stored in 25 of these
reservoirs is 110 percent of
normal. Reservoirs that will not
fill to capacity include Bully
Creek. Warmsprings, Beulah,
McKay, Ochoco and Antelope,
all in Eastern Oregon.
IKKU.ON SOCIETY
ELECTION
At the regular meeting on
May 15th of St. Patrick's Altar
Society at Irrigon, officers were
installed for the coming year:
Mrs. Janette Hodge, presi
dent; Mrs. Gene Gurley, vice
president; Mrs. LeRoy Proctor,
secretary -treasurer.
A pot I uck preceded the
meeting.