TWO The Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, September 27, 1979
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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