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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 23, 1984)
K O I K The lirp p n rr I . alette-Tim es. llrp p n rr Oregon Thursday August 23. ISM Politicians swing through Heppner area H arry Kenm son a nd Bob Smith ta lk it o ve r U S Congressman Hob Srintti greets worker at gate of Kinzua sawmill in Heppner last Monila> Smith wav campaigning n lieppner. and hr also attended the Morrow Count) hair Monday afternoon Smith is running for re election to the l S house of representative* from this district Ed G le rm (le fl) (m id d le ) at and p o u r* glass o f Sen. Eugene w in e fo r Timms d u rin g Ray French w in e tasting Elks C lub U "■»»« ■■■ase ■ — a w 111 -a a----- ! SH O W IN G SO O N lo ite rs Designer hahrics is celebrating 50 years in business (his year te lle r* was founded by James C le tte r. Sr in 1834 in Kansas City Missouri In I960 James C’ le tte r, J r tiegan showing the fahru collection in other areas of the country and today le ite rs has over tut»» sale* representatives in the I ’niled States James C le ite r. Jr is company chairman and Clifton Kelley is president Kathy Hazen is a le ite rs sales representative in the Heppner lone area Resoles Letters own high quality fabric collection, an exclusive line of Italian fabrics from Kenrl of Italy is available as well as a complete Bridal Collection Yarn Collection, notions and patterns With the November General Klee tom a little more than two months away, candidates for several public offices have come to Heppner re crntly to talk with citizens, and of course look for votes Sen Kugene Timms who is runn mg for state senate Dist 30. was at the Heppner Klks last Tuesday to attend the Chamber of Commerce luncheon and was also in the Morrow County hair and Kodeo i'arade held Saturday His opponent Mark Stringer has also made a visit to Heppner. appearing several weeks ago at Chamber and meeting people in the area Roti Smith incumbent Republican to the t s Congress visilrd last Monday where he toured the Kinzua sawmill and also appeared at the f air and Rodeo later in the day Timms who was appointed to Bob .Smith s seat in the senate when Smith went on to the Congress says he lias spent his first session in stale government establishing credibil its with other lawmakers there They say freshmen legilators should ho seen and not heard, and to an extent that * true. " he told the chamber "There'» nothing they dislike worse than a mouthy new comer For this reason he says he spent most of the time getting acquainted with the system and establishing his credibility Timms does point to a couple of accomplishments he attained while in the senate, most noticeably the appointment of an Kastern Oregon man to the water resources board " I was influential with the governor in having Hill Kramer appointed to the water resources board I think that's the most important thing I've done in Salem, he said, and it wouldn t have happened if I hadn't talked to the governor " Timms said there were no people from Kastern Oregon on the board, even though water resources are very important in this part of the slate Timms pointrd out that he is a successful businessman, which he says is an asset in government "There is nothing wrong with a person t>eing successful Free enter prise is what this country is all about VAe have to get out of the habit of because someone is unem ployed we elect them and send them to Salem Smith said he is qualified for office because he is a salesman I'm qualified because I'm a salesman You have to go to Salem and sell Kastern Oregon You have to influence people, he said Timms' opponent. Mark Stringer, also came to Heppner recently and attended the chamber of commerce luncheon Stringer, who was born and raised in Nyssa, was manager of "Oregon's largest sheep company" for five Farra wins special award year*, one reason he says he will make a good state representative "le a n relate to the m ajority of our problems here," he told the cham ber We can no longer accept the dictates of the urban areas " Stringer says the urban areas of the sta.e "don t realize our needs Wr need a strong link between them and us " Speaking on opportunity of Kast ern Oregon he pointed out that wr have experienced "the brunt of the economic woes ” Stringrr says we have an excellent opportunity to ship our products tu the Pacific rim countries and we should be working more on this Timms is a personable fellow but he s lackluster." he says of his opponent in this race " I would be more dynamic " On current issues. Stringer says he is against a sales tax. unless a 1 5 percent tax lim itation is passed by voters, then I would be in favor of the sales tax to make up lost revenue " Republican Bob Smith made a swing through Heppner. visiting the Kinzua M ill, and making a stop at the Morrow County Fair Monday Smith toured the new Kinzua electrical cogeneration plant, talk ed with m ill manager Harry Kenni son. and shook hands with workers at the mills front gate Smith said Oregon's economy has not caught up with the rest of the country . and it is high interest rate* holding down construction which hurt us As in the last campaign. Smith favors a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced federal budget This would restrict the government from borrowing large amounts of money and driving up the price of capital available, he said G LID D EN O U T S I D E P A IN T SALE GALLON Ida Farra w ith REG - 7 a w a rd Hv Jt NTINi MKATHKKrOKD A new annual award at this year's Morrow County fair, the "Creative Hands" award presented by the Morrow Kxtension Homemakers Advisory Council was won by Ida Farra Heppner This home econ omics award was presented on the final evening of the fair just prior to the livestock auction The rules governing this award state that exhibitors must have winning entries in two or more classes in home economics open class divisions in foods, canning needlework and clothing Each first place brings three points, sec ond place two points and third place one point Ida Farra ou(scored other eligible exhibitors by winning a total of 53 points The trophy is a colorful, hand em broidered m otto Home Sweet Home in an attractive light wood frame that has a row of small pegs on Us lower side Ida has won many ribbons for many years with her generous assortment of entries 1st annual Irrigon \\ atermelon Festival starts Saturday The first annual Irngon Water melon Festival w ill get underway at 6 a m .Saturday, Aug 25 with a Watermelon Rickers Breakfast at the Marina Rark Much free enter (ainmrnt is planned to fill out the day including a parade tieginmng at lu a m on the Old Highway From noon until H p m at the Marina Rark a Christian Singing group, square dancers, old time fiddlers a quick draw gun artist, the Sweet Adeline, a jazz band a saxophone and accordian. the River side High School Rep Rand, a country western singer Tanya Wag gner an organist John Bettencourt, an exhibition by KHS cheerleader*, and other musicians and singers w ill be at the Marina Rark Throughout the day, 36 raffle prizes w ill be drawn Arts and crafts will be displayed and demonstrated at the Arts and Crafts Gazebo. and radio controlled unlimited hydro planes will give a demonstration on the Columbia Kiver River boat lours, hot air balloon rides, a horse shoe tournament, a jaws of life demonstration bingo, kids games, a watermelon eating and a seed spit ting contest plus a dunk tank and 32 food concession display and demon stration booths w ill round out the day '* activities A street dance from 9 p m until midnight with the music of "H uff Rider w ill close the day's festive lies Admission to the dance w ill tie a booster button, advance price is t l The day of they/estival buttons will Sack T o S ch o o l cost *2 These buttons may be purchased at businesses in Irngon GALLON REG ‘ 17 " Save 96 TINT tXTRA S ta rts T o d a y E n d s S ep t. 8 'The Problem Solvers” /y/j '7 / f 676 9157 9 424 lynden Aoy Heppner tírclon 22K. Stops Bindweed & Canada Thistle on Fallow Grainland. V a you can use TORDON* 22K Weed Killer in your normal summer fallow rotation You don t have to des gnate area* .is non cropland You can spray weeds anytime of the year when they re big or small, and when you have the time TORDON 22K kills the whole plant it -. • ' ,st ,i hum h.i ► herbii u1e TORDON 22K trans tl Itr | I thn Ugh the pi.int and deep into the root systr-o to htii the whole weed Gets bindweed and Canada tbis'le ind virtually alt your other tough broadleaf weeds at the same time It can make you more money H>- ia i - i t rodwi-edir i s greatly reduced Harvesting is •her .r.i ■ is it-,e'er And »it ids are bigger with ut the weed .mpehhon The tesult. of course, is better profits Put an end to w eed * th at rob you of profits. Stop In today! lo rd o n 22 K. It's mean to tough weeds! A vtiilakle til PETTYJOHN OIL lone, Oregon 422 7254 To ta titfy his undervtsnd* bly huge appetite, an ele phant can spend up to eighteen hours a day feeding We’re Going Back To Regular Hours Saturday - Open Til Noon "Loo k for us in the downtown lieppner area. If e have a walk-in sales truck. " Monday Thru Friday Regular H O U rS 2 8 V a rie tie s of S e afo o d Morrow County [Grain Growers™ Hl *•» »221 . INCLUDING CLAMS. OYSTERS. LOBSTERS. CRAB & SHRIMP I (SOO) 452 73*6 P O lo i U7 L e x in g to n O regon » 7 *5 4 AND MORE WHOLE SALMON *1 99
