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# T W O -T W H ep p n er G llriU T l a n H ep pner # Oregon. T h u rsd a y . Ju l« It. I MM Thanks Little League volunteers Sheriff s Report To the editor Special recognition should be giv I would like to take thu opportun en to the local team sponsors. ity to give a great big Thank You to Kinrua Corporation. Heppner Klks everyone in the community that i-odge. lOOK Willows latdge and make* our Little league program a Morrow County Grain Growers and lucres* To have a successful Little to all of the area businesses (hat league program it takes adult vol donate their sign money " for ad unteer* that are willing to put in the vertisement time to coach ajid umpire and it also I would also like to thank all of the takes the support of local business managers coaches and umpires people to provide team sponsorship that freely give their time to the fees and to donate money that can tie youth of the community In addi used to purchase equipment lion, a thank you should also be This year, approxim ately 200 given to Susan Johnston. Joy Krein youths iboth boys and girls' from I’eggy Kishburn and Sandy Devin Heppner. Fossil. Condon and lone Tattle la-ague Mothers that drew participated in the Willow Creek the duty of organizing and running Little league program Of the total the Little la-ague snack shack approximately 120 tattle leaguers were involved in the eight Heppner < s > Bob Krein and lone teams W'f'LL President Weddings Letters to the Editor Plans for Vietnam War Memorial To the editor Thu letter is intended to inform you and your readers about our organization and its goals An II acre site in Portland's Washington Park has been set aside for the Vietnam Veterans of Oregon Memorial The landscape architec tural firm of Walker & Macy has developed a conceptual design for a "living memorial” A "living memorial” , tn our terms, means a place filled with flowering trees and shrubs where people can go to remember those who are still missing or who died in Vietnam, a memorial that recogmz es the Vietnam War and also life today The entrance of the memorial will have an information wall describing the materials and plant life used in Its construction Wisteria hanging from an overhead arbor will cover the 240' walk to the natural bowl which is where the central acknowl edgement of all Oregon Vietnam era veterans will be Prom the central point a spiral walkway will progress out of the howl to a pedestrian overpass and then follow at a gentle gradient, along the natural contour of the site Separate enclaves along the walkway will honor Oregonians killed in each year of the war and a special area, on the inside of the walkway, will honor the Missing In Action Mount Hood can be viewed from the MIA enclave The memor lal will be dedicated in November of 1965 The Vietnam Veteran* of Oregon Memorial Kund is now in the process of raising SA5U.0M) to accomplish this goal In order to make the memorial a reality we need the support of all Oregonians This is a stair wide effort honoring all Oregon Vietnam Veterans Tax deductible ilonations may be sent to Vietnam Veterans of Oregon Memorial Pund. sttwi SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy . Beaver ton, Oregon, 970U5 The phone number is • 503 ■ iAf> 49H4 Thank you. <s - Molly King Gilpin Pditor Publications Problems of a “ credit community To the editor Until about Hi years ago I had never written a letter to the editor Now I've become nearly as prolific as John Maas About 10 years ago I wrote con crrning problems facing merchants in a "credit" community such as Heppner After that letter appeared in the Heppner Gazette several of the Heppner business people told me they wished their names had been signed to the letter along with mine At the risk of being redundant, I want to share some of those proh lems again Credit given to our customer* is a courtesy and a privilege It keeps you from having to carry cash or a check hook with you at all times But if you do not pay that account when you receive your statement the next month you are putting us in the same position you would be in if a portion of your pay check was withheld, through no fault of yours and without your consent I'm sure nearly every merchant in town is willing to consent to an extended period of time for regular monthly payments when a purchase is necessary and if arrangements have been made to do that Hut we can carry only a limited number of those accounts because of what happens to the value of the dollar as we wait for It The U S Dept of Commerce has released the following statistics showing how an account devalues with age If your account is paid when due the following month after purchase, each dollar paid is worth fl If an uccount is not paid the month following purchase, or cur rent month, it goes into the 30 day column If not paid that month it goes into the 60 day column By then each dollar is worth only t Mi to us because of inflation and our costs of carrying the account If not paid until it is in the 1H 0 day 16 month i column that dollar is worth only 67 cents If we wait I year it is worth 45 cents If we wait 2 years it is worth 23 rents If we wait 3 years it is worth 15cents If we wait 5 year* it is worth I cent We aren't saying we don t want that devalued dollar you might owe us We just don t want it to devalue even more We are grateful for any payment on an account I'lease reciprocate the courtesy of the merchant and rxtend to all the merchants the courtesy of prompt payment The alternative may someday tie losing the privilege of a credit" community If that hap pens every thing you buy would have to tie paid for at the time of purchase (S) Aloha DeSpain Heppner Auto Parts. Inc Mr and Mrs Jim Prock announce the marriage of their daughter Tami l-cigh to Gary Calvert Saturday July 21 All friends and relative* are invited to attend a reception in honor of the wedding al the Pendleton Klks ladge 14 Southeast Third Street from 2 to 4 p m 10 Years \go Thursday. July 18. 1974 Morrow Co School Superinten ilenl Hon Daniels reported to the School Hoard that the school* closed the fiscal year in good financial condition A new superintendent was to be named the following Monday to replace Daniels who had accepted the presidency at Blue Mt Community College Morrow County voters approved a hospital levy by a vote of 710 to 140 25 Year* \go Thursday. July 16. 1959 The School Board was taking steps to determine and clear the owner ship of the school at Boardman. because no record of the school district purchasing the land from the Bureau of land management could l>e found If the district could not prove ownership, the concern was that the Corps of Kngineer* might not help rebuild the school after the old one was flooded from the back waters of John Day Dam Bids were being asked for the proposed museum library building which was being donated to the city by Amanda Duvall as a memorial to her late husband The city of Heppner was experien cing a water shortage caused by the blowup of a transformer at the Columbia Basin Klectrie Co-op sub station at Heppner which caused a power milage and force the shut down of pumps at both city wells M Year* \go Thursday. July 19. 1934 But first we must locate as many poet* as we can Perhaps your readers could help us out by letting me know of any cowboys, rodeo hands, ranchers or other cow people who write or recite cowboy poetry Maybe some of (his poetry has been published in your paper We need all the names and addresses we can get -- we want to be sure this great American tradition is fully repre sented Please send the information to me at the Institute of the Ameri can West. P O Box 656 Sun Valley. Idaho. 83353. or call me collect at 120*4» 622 9371 Thanks in advance tsi Hal Cannon. Director of Region al Fnlklife Institute of the American W est BUSINESS DIRECTORY AUCTIONEERS SALMON HOWARD S AUCTIONEER 481-6586 ( nr lion*, a*h in ont e r / o all typ e» o f a y o u r belonging* AUTO PARTS to r i HEPPNER AUTO PARTS Morrow County had not yet fell many ill effects from the maritime strike caused gasoline shortage Routing if communists both at San Francisco and Portland holds the spotlight in the coast situation and is expected to hurry peaceful settle inent Communistic agitators, re ports say are responsible for the delay in arbitrating the difference between latuir and employers Mary Cunha. lama Grange. Beth Wright. Hhra Creek Grange Dim pie Crabtree. Willows Grange and Irma lame. la-xmgton Grange were announced as the lucky nominees to the county rodeo court at a dance which christened the new floor at the fairgrounds pav ilion in Heppner 234 N. Main Heppner 676-9123 {NAPA} DENTISTRY Thomas T. Alexander, D.D.S. General Dentistry lues, and Thurs. 1st Interstate Bank Bldg 676 5410 or 481-9462 (collect) ELECTRICIAN Tom Walborn J- Pk 676 5252 /L FLOOR COVERING * M IR FLOOR C O V E R I N G tirden Way WALLACE STERLING Carpet. Linoleum 676-9418 Ceram ic Tile Kitchen Happnar Cabinets. Counter Tops fit FURNITURE 25 * . CASE FURNITURE Heppner Carpet, lin o le u m , Counter Tops Installed beauty Rest M attresses, Fabrics and A ccessories, S herw in W illiam s Paint ( )i n s N INSURANCE STC X K 4 h i TURKU MART I R ' Ad 1 U m r ifM u n ^■WnnenBMBun >lua> .ci 1 r It-ph* *w (»’'<► *711 4 J t yv<ut (LlMiWMI >U4.ll U V » K M \ enM \H 11 H H O H \ M I) MM V A N 1 Mom Ml JH k Mil M A R IA N N E KAM I L----------------------------------------------------------- MEDICAL SUPPLIES MEDICAL CENTER PHARMACY »-»>*• V | W*. » P»#\< * g>* \ tcji !>uppiift Searching for cowboy poets To the editor For over a hundred years, cow boy* and other Westerners have written songs and poems about aspects of cowboy and ranch life Some of these are now part of our national heritage, and are known and loved all over the country The process is still going on Cowboy- poets and cowboy poetry are alive and well all over the West The Institute of the American West in Sun Valley. Idaho is planning a big project to celebrate thu living tradi lion There will be a Cowboy Poetry Gathering next winter in Klko. Nevada, as well as exhibits, record ings. a book and possibly a TV show all on cowboy poetry and poets on a charge of Itnving Under die Influence of Intoxicants on July 12. the Hoardman Fire Department responded to a grass fire between Marine Drive and Col umbia The fire was extinguished by firefighters Also on July 12. the Morrow County Sheriffs Department arresa led Richard Alan Fngehretson. 26. Richland Washington, on a charge of Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants Hr wav lodged at the Umatilla Police Department On July 16. a Boardman An<bu lance responded to a call from U A I , Boardman A male with a back injury was transported to Good Shepherd Hospital in Hermiston Also on July 16. the Hoardman Fire Department responded to a report of a large grass fire on east Wilson Road just west of Wilson Road The Morrow County Sheriffs Off ice at the Morrow County Court house in Heppner handled the follow ing business during the past week On July 8 Virginia Rome 31. Hoardman was arrested on a charge of Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants by a Morrow County Sheriff's Department officer She was released on her own recogmz ance On July 10. a Morrow County Deputy arrested Paul William Snow 21. lone on a Heppner Justice Court warrant for Failurr to Pay a Fine Negotia ting a Had Check He posted hail and was released Also on July 10. the Boardman Fire Department responded to a fire on Olson Hoad On July II. the Boardman Police Department arrested David Kay Stroud 33. Birmingham. Alabama. m k g If« ! ’be M edicol Center 1100 Southgate, Pendleton 276-1531 OIL PRODUCTS lnewon DEVIN OIL CO. INC. 676-9633 C H EVRON PRODUCTS Also include* Aegean Weave. Grand ('.olonial. Rordhnre of the Sea. Old Atlanta. Shenandoah. Spanish Lace. Stradivari. Grand Victorian. Meadow Rose And Tuttle Pattern* Beauvoir. Hannah Hull. 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