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Juvenile advisory
council prepare
Christmas baskets
Juvenile advisory groups have been repairing, painting
JSSZti rt tapping them for several days at
decaS'worK by the Morrow County juvenne adv.sory
council and junior juvenile adv.sory council.
The young people are also making candy and cook.es for
yfoavis and Arletha McDaniel are the main
ramrXof the project. Donations are needed for the
Christmas baskets at the center.
apanese
y
"Since World War II, the
beef consumption of Japan
has increased faster than
anywhere else in the world."
states Ed Okomoto, Toyota
Corporation representative.
Okomoto was at Boardman
Feed and Seed Friday to sign
a 20-30.000 ton contract for
hay cubes. He declined to
state its value.
Christmas
Poems
Mirth and jollity fill the hearts
Christmas is coming again,
With its glittering, sparkling trees.
With its foods traditional, foods exotic; foods rare.
Gifts piled high, gifts everywhere.
Aren't we forgetting the aay: wai nuij 0.."..
t-Arop.tinff the church and that simple pine tree;
With its tinsel popcorn and homespun toys.
Christmas that brightened me nearu.
And sparkled the eyes of aU boys and girls.
The songs and the message. ior im 6'---
Depicting the birth of the Saviour.
To one and all.
Aren't-we. maybe yoa and most certainly me
Forgettin3 to ' keep" Christmas, as it was meant to be.
By Katherine Rozelle Farrar
A tiny girl and a mischievous boy.
Crept out of bed.
Cozy in Christmas Eve pajamas-bright, bright red.
Settled on the lowest stair;
Gazed in wonderment at the fireplace.
Wondered how Santa could get down-in all that soot.
Wouldn't he track on the rug. ashes and smut?
The door opened gently. Who did they see?
A fat old man with a round, round belly,
That did shake like jelly.
It had to be he!
He sorted through his toys.
Some for girls; some for boys.
A bright red package, be chose for the boy.
For the tiny miss, one tied with blue.
For good measure, left warm fuzzy mittens too.
Went to the table, pulled out a chair
A treat: Milk and Cookies! Waited him there.
A merry smile creased his face.
He winked at the stairs.
Calling softly, "Merry Christmas'" "Goodbye.
Was on his way as fast as reindeer can fly.
Two drowsy, happy children crept into bed.
Pulled eiderdown coverlets up to their heads.
Were soon fast asleep, Santa s visit a secret to keep.
Dedicated to children young and old everywhere; all are
children at heart at Christmas
By Katherine Roielle Farrar
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Heppner man
opens business
Bill Sullivan of Lucky-0
-Ranch and Charlie Kidd of
Sabre Farms are responsible
for landing the contract that
will bring $2-3 million to the
area, said Sullivan. "We have
been shipping to Ed (Okomo
to) since August. With this
contract and others we will be
able to run continuously from
now on up through June of
1978."
of men.
aft. & r b?
Aho M.Dan!.l. head lft wrapper
work on toy train.
buy hay cubes
.... 11
"The market moves to
where the product is." com
mented Okomoto. responding
to a question of why Board
man was getting his business.
"Taking this back to Japan we
will be commanding top prices
and increasing the market for
years to come for all countries
as well as Japan. We now
have beef and dairy cattle all
over the island. This is due to
an increase in transporta
tion." Okomoto agreed that the
increased consumption of pro
tein had produced a genera
tion of larger Japanese peo
ple. "Before the war the
average man was JM5. Today
the average height is 58 to
59."
Boardman ambulance goes private
... Ilm. ItnnefullV
What began as a volunteer
effort by Boardman emergen
cy medical technicians has
turned into a private enter
prise for two other area men.
Several weeks ago. the
Boardman EMTs announced
that they would be gaining an
ambulance from Morrow
county to service the Board
man area.
This week. Robert L. Ewell.
of Tri County Health Service.
Heppner. announced the coun
Letter to
K.iliir:
To Chris Itorgen. Jim Aik
Icy. (1.iton Herog. Dave
Allsioit. Chuck Luisch
(her a hundred Colt bas
keiballers from third through
sulh grades have learned the
basics of bakeitll and g1
portmanhip in a fun. posi
tive way thanks to your in
genuity, uilold hours, good
humor, patience and Saturday
mornings
THANK Y()f at least a hun
dred timet!
Cavaliers. Celtics. Ja.
Kmcks. Blazers. Lakers.
-Sonic and Sun
A our.g :U nr nn. O.rii rvS,'0 -omg new
busineM on Mam Street in Heppner.
DeSpain. the machinist and catalyst of the bume. is
already lak.ng customers n hi. new Hrpooer
The tbnp. headlined ty Van Norman machine, will w
located in the back of the Heppner Auto Part shop
The new bu.ine, concentrating not only " erf nn
trucks, but farm machinery a well, will offer complete
cylinder head reclamation service.
DeSpa.n will offer valve and seal rrgriml.ng . valve seal,
gauge ard teat Installation. d.ambly. cleaning, brake
lathe work, mpectton luting, head resurfacing, high
performance crire and bead rrack testing
DrSpa.n. U atrd at 7" Main, h a (' l '
, ii"n3r ---iw"w'y' 'mr
"One of the major points of
this day is the coincidence
that you (Okomoto) would be
signing this great agreement
on the same day that Dan
Goldy (new director of the
Department of Economic De
velopment) was here to speak
to the people of this area."
stated John Groupe. economic
development specialist. La
Grande.
Hay cubing is a process
introduced to this area by
Ishmael Maurice (Doc) Dock
en, Boardman, in 1968. Dock
en built the cubing plant with
a special dust vacuum system
that filters out much of the
hay dust created in the hay
chopping process. "The vacu
um system makes for better
ty's decision to discontinue
the go-ahead for getting the
1965 model ambulance (a
Pioneer Memorial Hospital
spare, in shape for Board
man's use).
Bob Burford. Boardman.
and Dan Kelly. La Grande,
have stepped in with a
proposal for providing their
own private ambulance serv
ire. "We're working toward a
Jan. 6 start up date right
now," said Burford. "We're
Creative Arts show set
Planned to brighten the
Christmas season, the first
annual Morrow County Creat
ive Art show will be held In
Heppner. Friday. Dec Hand
IS
Brainchild of a newly form
ed group of local artist, the
thow. to be held at the Old
Ford Garage Building on Main
Street, is open to all residents
of the county who wish to
display and or sell their paint
ing. matrame, weaving, po'
tery, or other art forms
The show will be open to the
public from I" a m and con
- Melvln McDan-e
working conditions as well as
.,!,; ih Ofnartment of
Environmental Quality ex
tremely pleased." said Sulli
van. "It was a system ahead of
its time." said Sullivan. "We
have only really been using it
for the last three years. I
guess you might say we
profited by his (Docken's)
mistake. But it's no mistake
now."
"It's (the hay cube's) big
gesl advantage." explained
Sullivan, "is that it's 100 per
cent compressed hay. The cow
doesn't need anything else.
This is 8 to 1 to a bale of hay.
We get a milling profit of $15
a ton."
Mill looking for a car with a
4-wheel drive unit, on the
order of a Chevrolet Subur
ban. We want a vehicle that
ran handle this terrain. The
charge will be the same as
Hermiston's. $45 out the door
and $1.50 for each mile."
Burford and his wife are
studying for their EMT rating
now. They rffl to gain it by
mid January. Kelly is already
an KMT fr the La Grande
ambulance service. He will be
imue throughout the day. with
free cookies and coffee avail
able Loral artists will be on
hand to serve the coffee and
alw share their enthusiasm
and viewpoints with the pub
lic Among the many artists
wbo will enhance the show
with their works will be
Shirley McSary. Ann Mel
land Ard.th Hunt. Sue Dun
can, and Pauline M.itM ny, oil
punter. Jeanne Howell, pot
tery and ceramic. Susan
Frrmh tlWiardmani. weav
ing, and other
The Creative Art group
encourage all artist to take
advantage of thi opportunity
to how their work, both
lht t.h.pg t !! ,h""
wlohmg only to dip'ay
If the first show prove suc
cessful, other showing will I
arranged throughout the year,
a well a county wide how
during the county fair.
There will be no charge foe
thowing or selling at the first
show
Member are welcome lo
the grmip at any lime Ne
meeting of the group will I
Tburlay.Jan It. at a no bmt
lumHcm at e Willow
Anjooe wishing to eshibit
Caroyn DaWs
(G-T Photo)
Ed
Okomoto
moving into Boardman.
"The county does not wish
to stand in the way of private
enterprise." said Ewell in
response to a question con
rcrning the county's stepping
out.
"I'm very disappointed
about the county and their
getting out at this time."
ilated Gunnar Skoubo. Board
man EMT. "The county's
dropping out has just put the
realization of the ambulance
their paintings or artwork can
et them up from 8 10 a m on
I)ec 17 at the building on Main
Si reel.
School board
to meet Mon.
The regular Dec. meeting of
the Morrow County School
Board will be held In Lex
ington on Monday, Dec. 13. at
? Mt p m
The board will consider
request from the City of
Hoardman asking the district
tor a small portion of land at
the corner of N Main and
Columbia Ave The land I
needed In correct an esiting
hazard created by true k traf
fic try!1'" ' negotiate thi
corner on the w ay to and from
the Industrial park.
Also to I conioVre! I a
request from tufent In Hep
pner Ibgh School asking f
change in board policy related
in i o lent transportation to
md of town event
The bmrd it eipwtwl to
approve the final draft of the
leaiher )"b description whirh
Lights
More than 75 Christ
mas ItRht bulbs have
already been taken
from outdoor decora.
Uont at Morrow County
Courthouie, forcing cus
todians to take them
down.
Visit
rodeo
Art Crawford and Jerry
Dougherty were recent visit
ors at the National Rodeo
Finals in Oklahoma City.
The Heppner duo flew to the
cowboy city and also took In
the Miss Rodeo American
Pageant, coronation and ban
quet during their five day
stay.
bark that much further.'
"We decided to go for this
deal." said Burford. "because
on a volunteer basis it would
n't really work. For one thing
it e ;'l 1 costing us J1.800 to
$3,000 to insure the service.
We sre required to carry
$100,000 insurance for one
injured person. $200,000 f
two or more injured people
and $20,000 in property dam
ages. I feel we can provide a
better service with a better
More Information concern
ing the coming show may be
obtained by calling Jan Bietel,
Betty Brown or Ann Mr Hand.
ha been under consideration
for several months
Several personnel matters
will be considered in executive
tession.
Party
slatod
The America teg Mm
a4 Aaslliary will M
laeir krMma tarty al
the legkMi Hall ass
unto. Dec. It, at I
am.
Tke ifier ' eater
Ulitmeal will
mavies, treat a4 Ma
la (1m far the iMdk
ami titlark finger
infk will alse fce
rr serf
i
y . 't
( f
;,
s f
stolen
I .. h. . ff Mr
Two nluhU after they
were up. In shrubs along
the front of the court
house, 40 were taken.
Over the weekend, 35
more were stolen.
Everett Klethly.
parks manager, said he
was bringing the lights
In, packing them up.
and sending them back,
to the basement. He
figured the loss at
around I is.
Capades
attended
Thirty nine ladies from Lex
ington, lone and Heppner took
a bus trip to the Ice Capades in
Portland, Saturday, Dec. 11.
Following the show, the ladies
enjoyed dinner at the Lido
Italian restaurant.
The trip was planned by
courtesy of Holly Rcbekah
Lodge.
Triple Links Club mel at the
home of Mrs. Frankle Robin
ton on Thursday, Dec. 9.
Benefit
planned
A group of local musicians
are planning a benefit Satur
day to help fire victims, Gail
and Delno llodgman.
The benefit will begin at 9
p m. and piny every tavern
and lounge In Heppner. Going
from place to place every 45
minutes starting at Buck
man's Tavern, going on to
West of Willow. Cal's Tavern
and the Wagon Wheel
Lounge last.
Everyone is invited to join
the dancing and at the same
time help Gail and Delno, who
were completely burned out
when a fire ignited their
trailer last Sunday morning In
Heppner.
response time. Hopefully, one
of us will be with tne
ambulance at all times," said
Burford. "The EMTs will still
be available to help us."
Winners
named
lnejLlCfld.f. Hep
pner, was one of nine
winners in the Heppner
area merchants Christ
mas Shopping Spree
drawing this week.
Meador won one of
two $a gift certificates
just by putting her name
In a bo at one of many
participating mer
chants. The list of mer
chants is hated on page
of this paper.
Joann Griffith of
Spray was the big win
ner, collecting 150 cer
tificate, redeemable at
any of the merchants
tinted on page I
Other wtnnen Includ
ed Nancy McElllgoU.
lone. I, Claudia
Hughe, Heppner, $10,
Edith Mathewt. lone,
110; Jean Ball, Hep
pner, $10, Jerry Ander
son. Heppner, $10. Mas
lre Gray. Heppner, $10,
and Marilyn Poal, Hep
pner, $10
Winner ran pick up
gift certificate at
Peterson's Jewelry. The
nest drawing Is set Mr 4
pm 00 Saturday, te
Is