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TWO The Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, September 27, 1979 ft 1 The Official Newspaper of the slgg City of Heppner and the OmiA County of Morrow Oregon Ntwipapvr The Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES Morrow County's Awnd-Wiming Weekly Newspaper U.S.P.S. 240-420 Publish! every Thursday and entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at Heppner. Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879 Second-class postage paid at Heppner, Oregon. Office and commercial printing plant at 147 West Willow Street. Telephone, (5031 676-9228 Address communications to the Heppner Gaiette-Times, P.O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon, 97836 SUBSCRIPTION RATE Jg 00 in Morrow, Umatilla, Wheeler k Gilliam counties; 110 on elsewhere. Senior Citizen Rate, 15 00 JeriimeK : .on, Publisher Jane H. Sheldon, Associate Publisher Eileen Sahng, Office Manager Steve A Powell News Editor Melissa Scott. Advertising. Composition Justine Weatherford, Local Columnist Chloe Pearson. Composition Ron Jordan. Printer Betty Green, office, composition Debt to volunteers The seasonal change from summer to autumn is certainly a suitable time to salute the many volunteers, working through various organizations, whose efforts result in community celebrations all over eastern Oregon. Rodeos, the cowboy contests that have their heritage in the ranch life of the Old West, are the key to many a successful community event from parades to agricultural fairs. Whether for the amateur partici pant who has grown up with horses and cattle, or the professional who schedules his travels from Cheyenne to Pendleton, from Calgary to the San Francisco Cow Palace to vie for the big purses and day money awards, these events of cowboy skill are the result of a great deal of volunteer organization. It takes the time and effort of many dedicated people to organize the programs, round up the props and prizes and enroll the contestants that are necessary for any successful show. In retrospect, all these elements seemed to come together last month in Heppner, in the annual Morrow County Fair and the Morrow County and Open Class Rodeos held at the fairgrounds. They were well organized and of interest to the public. It may seem a far cry from rodeos to flower shows, but there is a similarity in the organizational spirit that resulted in the combined display this past weekend in lone of the lone and Heppner Garden Clubs. The school auditorium was filled with an array of horticultural exhibits and floral arrangements, and related displays all reflecting the devotion of "Thirty Blooming Years" by members of the clubs. The flower show, with its judging of specimens and award of ribbons, gave satisfaction most certainly to the entrants and pleasure to the visitors. The show brought a fitting end to the summer season for those whose interests lie in gardening, just as rodeos mark a seasonal change in community life. Each event, flower show or cowboy contest, is a celebration made possible through the efforts of many volunteers. O Lexington news Delpha Jones 989-818? Holly Rebekah Lodge hosted a dinner Thursday afternoon for the family of Armin Wihlon. This gave the family from Kentucky, Washington, Texas and California as well as the more local members time to get together for a short visit. The Wihlon daughters later with their husbands and families and the soil Richard renewed friendship and ac quaintances in and around Lexington. The lodge met for the regular meeting Thursday evening and further discussed the "Hunters" food sale to be held Thursday evening in front of the hall across the street from Del's Market, starting at 3 p.m. The group will sell baked goods. Mr. and Mrs. Vilas Ropp of Depoe Bay are the proud parents of a baby girl born Monday morning at the hospi tal there. The young lady weighed 7'2 lbs. and has been named Linsy Marie. Grand parents are Mr. and Mrs. Gene Majeske of Lexington, and Mr. and Mrs. Ropp of Depoe Bay. Great-grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Marshall of Lexington and Freda Majeske of Heppner. Mrs. Robb is the former Debbie Majeske of Lexington. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Peck are the proud parents of a baby girl born Thursday in Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner. Judy Lyn weighed 6 lbs. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Henry G. Peck of Lexington. Mrs. Wayne Papineau en tered St. Anthony's Hospital in Pendleton on Monday and was scheduled for surgery later in the week. Florence McMillan was ta ken to Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner on Sun day suffering from a fall at lone. Stitches were taken in her face and later in the evening she was released and went to the home of her daughter and husband Mr. and Mrs. G.E. Irvin in Irrigon for a couple of days. Mr. and Mrs. C.C. Jones and Lee Miller of Heppner were visitors at the Stamback home in Haines on Sunday and there attended the Cousins annual picnic. The Cousins are all descendents of William and Pheobe Gilikison of Baker County. This picnic is an annual affair. An election of officers was held with Mrs. John Mitchell of Sumpter being chairman. The next meeting will be in September 1980 at the C.C. Jones Ranch. Victor Klinger of Portland visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. Pete Klinger on the week end. Ex-postmaster and uife visit Mr. and Mrs. Jim Driscoll of Hemet, Calif, were in Heppner on business last week. He served as postmaster here for 27 years before his retirement. The Driscolls came to Hepp- . ner on their current trip from Pendleton, where they were visiting with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Darryl Bruning. 1929 Fifty years ago Father P.J. Stack, pastor at the St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Heppner, suffered several broken ribs and numerous severe bruises in a car accident. Father Stack was apparently unfamiliar with the road and he took a corner just a little too fast and his car slid into a ditch. Otto Wageman was thrown from his horse in Blackhorse and he suffered a couple of broken ribs. About 25 charter members signed up for the new Heppner Lions Club, which was just forming. CP. Manion, field representative for Lions In ternational, said, "I have never encountered a town that was riper for such an organi zation or which started off with more enthusiasm and better interest than Heppner." Jas. M. Burgess was named president of the new club and C.L. Sweek vice-president. A big boxing match was set up for the weekend. The headline bout was between Peck McClaskey, a 155 pounder from The Dalles, and "Kid" Rocco from Walla Walla. Heppner's Ray Wise Sifting through the TIMESJp was to go in a six-round bout with Ione's Harold Ahalt in the 135-pound match. Another lone youth, "Slim" Emerts was matched up with Lexing ton's "Judge" Carmichael in the lfi5-pound contest. A new broadcaster was introduced at the Fair grounds. His hame was "Mike." Announcers before this had to split their lungs yelling into a megaphone while the audience strained their necks to hear. "Mike" was donated by the Latourell Auto Co. and it consisted of an amplifying system and three loudspeakers. Fred Larson was arrested and fined $200 for hunting deer with a flashlight. mi Twenty-five years ago bonds were being sold in Heppner to help pay for lighting that was erected over the rodeo field. The local Elks Lodge had subscribed for $5,500 of the cost of the lights - "i and bonds were being sold to pay the other $4,500. Bond holders were expected to be repaid with additional funds which were expected to be received from increased use of the field. Police officer "Hutch" Hutchins, of Heppner, caught a sturgeon on the Columbia River near Boardman. The sturgeon was five-feet-eight inches long and weighed more than 125 pounds. The oil furnace in the county heating plant blew up for the sixth time. The blast nearly raised the roof a foot off the furnace room Employees of the shop said its getting a little monotonous. Just a week before, the Gazette-Times ran an article about the Christian church furnace blowing up, for the third time. On the football scene, lone and Heppner battled to a 0-0 tie. Oregon high court justice files as candidate to retain seat Oregon Supreme Court Jus tice Ed Peterson has filed as a candidate to retain the posi tion to which he was appointed last May. He was appointed to the state's highest court by Gov. Vic Atiyeh to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Justice Dean Bryson. Peterson's name will appear on the May, 1980, primary election ballot. His is one of two Supreme Court positions A- Judicial candidate Oregon Supreme Court Justice Kd Peterson has filed as a candidate for another six-year term. His name will appear on the May, 1080. primary election ballot. i ' - I ' " 'MTV f - . f4atjf 1 up for election next year. Peterson, 49, was in private practice with a Portland law firm for 21 years when he was appointed to the Supreme Court. An an active trial and appellate attorney, Peterson headed the list of candidates Atiyeh said would bring a balanced dimension to the court. Peterson is a member of the Multnomah County, Oregon State and American Bar Associations. He has served as president of the Multnomah County Bar Asso ciation, vice chairman of the state's Board of Bar Exami ners, governor of the state bar's Board of Governors and director of the state bar's Professional Liability Fund. He is the author of a variety of legal publications and has lectured for the practicing attorney's continuing legal education program and Lewis and Clark Law School. Peterson graduated from the University of Oregon Law School in 1957. He served with the United States Air Force for two years before beginning his law studies. The Oregon Supreme Court justices serve for terms of six years. Party at New berg to honor Sen. Jernstedt Fellow legislators and Friends will gather on Sunday, Sept. 31, to pay tribute to State Sen. Ken Jernstedt of Hood River, whose constituency includes Morrow County. Jernstedt will be honored at a wine-tasting Vintage Festi val at the Sokol-Blosser vine yards near Newberg. 1974 Five years ago a Heppner Child Development Center opened at the-1 Seventh Day Adventist Church auditorium. The school was designed for pre-schoolers. It was for all day complete care and the maximum cost was $4 a day ' for one child and $2 more for each additional child. The non-profit organization was headed by Monica Swanson. Workers at the Pioneer Memorial Hospital asked for a wage increase of up to 27 per cent. The large increase for certain hospital personnel was asked because many of the nurses aides were leaving the hospital and going to work for the Kinzua Corp. because of the large wage increase. Kinzua was paying its em ployees $4.37 per hour at the time. The base pay for nurses aides at the time was $2.17 an hour. The rodeo and queen court chosen at the Morrow County Fairgrounds was Sherri Wil- Historical group sets annual meeting The annual meeting of the Morrow County Historical Society will be Oc.t. 7 at the Lexington Grange Hall. Everyone is invited to attend, bring their ideas and share in the day. The society's goal is to preserve historical places of interest in the county and to interest others in their activi ties. The meeting will start with a potluck dinner at 1 p.m. Two directors will be elected. Guest speaker will be Dr. Joe Feather, former teacher and coach at Lexington High School. Going from Lexington to Dillon, Montana, Feathers continued his education in archeology, receiving his doc torate there. He is presently working with the U.S. Forest Service out of Heppner as a professor of anthropology with the Indians of the West. Others participating in the program will be the volunteer minichorus of Heppner High School, directed by Kay Coon ; a father-daughter duet by Bob and Jo Jean Stevens and a slide showing of flood damage to county roads by Orville and Barbara Cutsforth. Mr. and Mrs. Cutsforth are co-chairmen of Indian history in the county and would welcome any information on the sub ject. Persons havine old quilts are invited to bring them for the old-time quilt display. There will be door prizes, recognition for those coming the farthest distance and the person living for the longest time in Morrow County. n 1 1 Trophy winner Blair Phillipi of Boardman was recipient of the Orville Cutsforth trophy during the recent Morrow County Rodeo. Here, Cutsforth, right, presents the trophy and a $30 check. The annual award is intended to encourage young rodeo participants in Morrow County. SAVE YOUR E1IBHS DEER ELK CATTLE FOR THE ELK HIDE PROGRAM BP0E 358 leave your hides at: Jerry's Mobil Elks Parking Lot Heppner Chevron Hides are used in the Vet's Hospital programs. son, lone; Mary Ann Proctor, Riverside; Queen Mickey IIos kins; Barbara Palmer, lone; and June McLean, Heppner. A free milk and free lunch policy was adopted by the Morrow County School Dis trict. Income of the family and family size determined whe ther a student would be eligible. If the family size was five, for example, students in a Morrow County school would be eligible if the family income was $7,310 or less. Heppner had its first foreign exchange student in Jan Nissen, 17, who was from Luebke-Kroog, West Ger many. He lived in the Bob and Sue Jones household and was a student at Heppner High School. Robert Allen DeVore, 26, Heppner, fired at an Oregon State Police officer when the officer pulled him over for speeding. DeVore then sped off toward Hermiston and the officer began the chase. The chase lasted for 50 miles and speeds were in excess of 100 miles per hour. DeVore had stolen the pick-up truck he was driving in Condon earlier in the day. Police caught the car thief when he wrecked the stolen truck. DeVore was not injured seriously. The Heppner Mustang foot ball team lost a close one to John Day, 20-19. Two Heppner fumbles close to their own goal line set up John Day for two easy scores. Riverside also lost a close one to Prairie City, 14-13. lone was the only team in the area to come away with a win as they beat Prescott 30-22. Donna's Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday Call For Appointment 360 e. Aiken 676-5393 676-9909 TRhaoco M&R FLOOR COVERING Linoleum. 22 Linden Way Ceramic Tile, Kitchen 66-v4io Cabinets, Rapco Insulation HePPner fjwfiilW CASE fURNlTURE Heppner Carpet, Linoleum, Counter Tops Installed Beauty Rest mattresses, Fabrics and Accessories, Sherwin Williams Paint Home Remodeling Speciaking In Aluminum Siding and repair of old tiding Storm Windows and Doors Prime Windows Small Remodeling Jobs KenRfield 676-5051 TURNER 0T a your nuxanc- mv-l I fun mnmi.li WiFil BRYANT 'Dc&fidotu. 676-9113 LVKRNE VinkURTER. INSURANCE howakd brtant 187NORTH MAIN STUUT HE 1HtK OMOOH 736 JAYNES (1 BUSINESS MACHINES Service calls every Wednesday in Heppner, lone and Lexington 332 S. Main St., Pendleton Telephone 276-6441 811 N. Fim, Hermiston Telephone 567-2731 c f n MEDICAL CI I -A Free Mailing Service I I Mon.-Fri. 9 pjn. S I 1100 Southgate CENTER PHARMACY On Prescription Hospital Supplier Sat. 9-1p.m. Loaned in the Medical Cente Pendleton 276-1531 Heppe' Morrow County Abstract & Trria Compcny .676-9912 Boardman ny I 431-9261
