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II M .C.H.S. plans annual meeting Lexington News B y Drl/thä Jones WW-8189 » , •. % I' In the drink l>ul< Palmer make* a hi« splash Saturday at the Swim Team sponsored dunk tank »»hu h <u» one of the many booth« in the blocked off area of Heppner'» Main Street Saturday July 7 Downtown nierchanla featured sidewalk »ale merchandise and sponsored a darl name Many other local organizations and craftspeople had booths with item» for sale and display Lexington first in M o rro w C ounty Centennial Celebration set July 2d A variety of activities are scheduled for Saturday , July 28 in la-xington to celebrate the too-year birthday of Mor row County The Morrow County firam (¡rowers Coop ha» donated an International 55 Club Cadet Itidinn I .awn Mower which w ill be rattled off to some very lucky ticket holder Beginning at I p ni there w ill be a large flea market mo charge for display and selling space i. bingo games, c h ild re n 's games and lots of visiting all afternoon AI 2 p m the Holly Rebecca laalge ladies will ticgiri serving a tried chicken dinner in the la-xington l u l l F Nidge lla ll Pop. popcorn and cotton candy w ill be avail able all afternoon As the sun sinks, street dancing w ill he gin to live country music Drlpha Jones, president, a long with the directors of I he Morrow County Historical So cirly who are sparkplugging the observation of the county centennial have been asking each community of the county to schedule and carryout a celebration' sometime before the county s official birthdate February 16 Jones says she is very proud of the way her own community has responded so quickly and has made its plans for July 28 She says that Slnrli v Mis Morris McCurl has been a very efficient chairman for the community celebration Stem Rust appears in area wheat fields Ms BOB COSTA lis t I «tension \g rn t Morrow ( ounly «lack stem rust can be found in many area wheat fields Fortunately, many fields are mature enough to e»<'ape serious damage from this disease Fields with wheat that is still green and with wheat kernels still soft, especially under irrigation, could ho sev erely damaged Chemical treatment is a vailahle However, the ex ports agree that there is not nearly enough knowledge on the chemical control of this disease Stem rust appears as dark reddish hrown spots on the leaves, stems, and heads of cereal plants The spots are generally long and oval shap ed with pointed ends When infection is severe the spots can almost completely cover the leaves and circle the stein laite m the season, the areas of rust turn black The disease causes the plant to lose moist ure. resulting in shriveled gram and lower y ields Yield losses can tie in excess of 20 percent in late m aturing crops Black stem rust docs well in warm weather and is encouraged by late maturity Stem rust first became a problem in Faslern Oregon wheat fields last year The infection is more widespread in Morrow County this year \\ hat's Your Opinion Bruce Marquardt gradual cd from San Diego Slate Col lege May jow ith a Bachelor of s< tenet- degree in electrical engineering He and his fam 1 1y live in Sun Diego Califor ma He is the son of Mr and Mis Bill H Marquardt. le x ington and a graduate of Hep pner High School Monday. July 9. Dclphu Jones and Hilda Yocum visit ed Mrs Fva Hudson at l . i Grande Overnight guests Thursday. July -i at (tie C C Jones home were Mr and Mrs Fd Hudson ol I..i Grande lone (Tty Council met Tues day. July 3 and entered an agreement with the Morrow County School District which would allow the district an easement on property owned by the city from Spring Street : LAW NMOW ERS Ib i * 2 5 0 HUSKY OM RYAN 20" »200 É * 2 7 0 5 ----------------------- \ all get in and give her a big hoost for the next HXI years urged a spokesperson for the Plans were discussed for the annual meeting which will lie heldonOct 7 at the la-xington (¡range Hall There will be a mo 4 2 2 -7 4 1 8 4 2 2 -7 4 0 9 1 24 Month | »50 _____________ _ Si HEPPNER 6 7 6 -9 4 2 2 Frank Osm in ■ — . ^ H a p p y 4 0 th ! CLASS OF 64-66 S atu rd ay , Ju ly 14 Stop by and visit with your friends! L iv e M u s ic S a t. “ S a n d p o in t” Elks Club Closed along Third lo thè school property aemrding lo Ione City Recorder Diana Starr The »elioni districi asked for thè easemenl in order lo con »truci a drainfield tn tie uscii b» thè Ione school» July 24th fo r No Dinners served Sat Nite i until further notice Aug 6th m a in te n a n c e à ~ '\ Heppner Elks 358 C ertificate of ■D eposit 11 % 11 . 25 % 11 . 50 % Annual Rate C ertificate of ■D eposit Annual Rate And Many Other Maturities Available “ VOUR” Home Owned Bank Member F.D.I.C. Heppner 1 - 676-0125 \ 5 ( KAKTSM AN *120 CLA SS R E U N IO N / ★ Complete Brake Shop Service ★ Com plete Line of A uto Parts and Accessories a 1(no : GREEN FEED & SEED j movie from the Oregon Histor ical Societv special music, a turkey dinner and an election , ol directors Mr and Mrs Bryce Keene are in charge of the program M r and Mrs Jim Hayes are in charge of the display table The geneology com m ittee report was given by Mrs Keene H istorical Society meetings are held regularly at the Mu seum and any one interested is urged to attend Members are pleased with the work lieing C e r tific a te of ^ )e p o sit AUTO PARTS 1 •2 00 WEED EATER j M< H s 1 »200 GAS walking on the moon so letV j Vi) H O M F I I I T E a s t e r n O reg o n Month ? B SUH L A N K OF 1 2 j »325 * $ Ì USED CHAIN SAW SPECIALS RYAN 18" \ „I'M \ Annual Rate ★ M ajor & M inor Tune-ups ★ Electronic Diagnostic Equipment BIG M ajor & M inor Engine O v e r h a u l^ f f L \ Mr and Mrs Berl Akers. Mr and Mrs lew is Hal »or sen Mr and Mrs CC Jones and Barton Clark were among those locally who attended (he Oregon Stale Grange Session in Newport They were all voting delegates There were HIS in attendance and 81 res olutions to tie acted on One afternoon the Youth Grangers conducted the meeting to show the members how well they do their work Another afternoon saw the Junior grangers in their seating drills, and the introduction of officers These youngsters were as young as seven years of age to IS They did a fantastic job in the opening and closing of the grange Friday afternoon w as the installation of officers for the next 2 years with Morton Wolverton. a member of Col umbia (¡range, in Cmatilla (¡range being installed as Master It was indeed a busy instructive session, and w ill be held in Canby, (ire next year 8 \ \ x \ \ \ \ \ \ « \ \ \ \ \ \ l\ \ \ \ X \ X \ \ \ \ X X \ \ % \ \ % X X X a $ Festival with a centennial booth, and other activities The dates for Hoardman, and lone and Heppner have not lieen set but each city is planning an activity Morrow County h a s t>een good to her people this (last HXi years with many changes from horse and buggy days to lone City Council grants easement Month B & C PARTS & REPAIR) ★ Valve G rinding Fiila Hloodsworth and Jim and Barbara Hloodsworth have hud as recent visitors a daughter Bartiara Arideison and three children They left on Tuesday morning for Dal las where they w ill meet David and visit there with Mr and Mrs Nets Anderson They w ill all return to lu-xmg Ion later for a visit Mr Anderson recently underwent major surgery and all are in the States while he is recuper •lin g p m Refreshments wrere ser ved by M r and Mrs Don Fppenbaugh Heppner, Oregon Wueslion How did you like Cub Scout Day Camp at the Heppner Fairgrounds1' " It was fun making a bull whip that roars like a lion, and doing p icture carving s in soap, said Brian Holt/ 8, lone We did the Cub Scout salute to the flag, and got shirts with our names on them AUTOMOTIVE & TRUCK REPAIR Most experts agree that the disease requires barberry plants to complete it ’s life cycle The common or Euro pean barberry, a large bush, is the culprit These plants should be eradicated when ever found Anyone finding a common barberry should re port it to the Extension office in Heppner The la-xmgton Garden Bugs met for a regular meeting at the home of l.uella Taylor Those present were Kathy Tellechea M arie Steagall. Dorothy Burcham Ians Allyn Jean B raiell. Delta Huber Donna I'apineau the hostess and a new member Frances P m k Members discussed the City I’ark and received a report that all the tree* are grow ing An additional tree will In- planted this fall The park is expected to In- open for the public s<a>n The recently held plant sale was a success It is hoped that the group w ill be able to hold this each Memorial Day and specialize in fresh flowers for bouquets and arrangements The ladies also discussed a trip next year to the Iris gardens in Hermixton where there are 500 different vanet les of Iris The July meeting w ill tie at Ikirothy Burcham s. with the topic, rock gardens Each member is asked to bring a rock garden plant for an ex change The door prize was won by Donna I'apineau and was a lovely silk corsage This group recently toured the pinny gardens at Milton Freewater and the herh and iris gardens in College I ’lace, Washington At the state border thev visited a large nursery and all purchased plants to bring home They enjoyed lunch at a park in a lieauliful setting of flowers greenery and ducks The group, especially the youngest member P hillip Tellechea enjoyed feeding the dinks Those enjoying this trip were Kathy ami I'h illip Tellechea Dorothy Burcham. l.uella Taylor, la-da Palmer. Delta Huber Elsie Huston Kulw Bloodswor th and Marie Stea gall done but hope for a larger attendance The next meeting is vh.-duled for July 10 at 7 JO The Board of Directors of the Morrow County Historical Society met at Irngon on Monday evening at the new City building The main bus mess of the evening was dia cussion of the Morrow County C e n t e n n i a l c e le b r a tio n s throughout the county la-x ington w ill hold a celebration of July 28 with a good time planned for all ages Irngon will combine the Watermelon Branches in lone 1-422-7465 Arlington 1-454-2636 I ! . J
