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Farley sells last Ford
Jim Farley of Farley Motor Co (right) sells
his last pickup, a Ford 1990 Supercab. to
Morrow County Grain Growers, represented
here by Larry Mills
Farley is retiring this year after 41 years in
the automobile business. Farley sold his first
car, a Pontiac, in March of 1948 to Frank
Anderson of Heppner for $2.800
Farley began business in Heppner with a
Shell dealership January 1946 In 1948 he
began selling Pontiacs. in 1949 Willys Jeeps,
in 1951 Buicks and GMs and Oct 1, 1971,
Fords
Morrow Co. United Way begins 89-90 drive
United Way of Morrow County
has announced their IdRd 00 fund
drive which
isegan September 11
and continue through November 17
laist year over $13,(XX) was col
lected and distributed to agencies
tnroughout the county
C am paign chairperson Judy
Eckman states, ” I his year \ goal is
$18,000 We are hoping to nuke our
goal by contacting companies who
haven't been approached in the oast
l-ast year, requests tor luutncial aid
totalled $29.000, w yt Judy
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need is definitely there.''
Judy and the other volunteer board
members say they hope everyone
will pick up a brochure and consider
making a donation to help the
following agencies Heppner Senior
Citizens, Inc . Hoardman Child
Development Center. Christmas
Basket Program in lone. Heppner.
Irngon and Boardman, Columbia
Kiser I MT Assoc . EMT Morrow
County Ambulance, Heppner Day
Care Inc , lone Volunteer Fire
Dept . Irngon Early I.earning
Center. Domestic Violence Services,
Morrow County Neighborhood
Council. Stokes landing Senior
Center. Oregon Trail Campfire.
Blue Mountain Council Boy Scouts;
Tri-County Home Health, and Mor
row County Disaster Belief F und
For more information call Judy
Eckman at VXd 8221
\ irst community picnic has low attendance
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Schools meet
state standards
The Morrow County School
District has met the Oregon State
Hoard of Eudcation standards for
public schools announced state
school superintendent Verne A
Duncan
Roberta Hutton, standardi/alion
director, who led the Morrow Coun
ty visit said, "despite being a coun
ty wide district, there is evidence of
curriculum coordination and ar
ticulation in every subject Morrow
County provides one of the best ex
amplcs of essential learning skills
implementation throughout all grade
levels we saw all year '' She said the
district operates outstanding pro
grams in computer education and
career education and maintains a
strong program for at risk youth
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a community picnic to show off Morrow
County organizations, drew low attendance
Sunday but organizers said they were still
pleased with the first year event. Above is (L-
R) Claudia Hughes, LoRayne Bowman and
Pauline Winter enjoying potluck at the
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The picnic was organized by Heppner
Economic Development Corp m an effort to
better acquaint people with government and
other organizations in the county Local
Qtoups set up tables, handing out literature
and answering questions
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Willie Mitchell (L) and Heppner's Jim Farley durinq their re
cent triD to Ireland
As the founder o f Heppner's
modem day St Patrick's weekend
celebration. Farley visited the pub
«.ailed the Old Mill Wheel in the
town of Arva It is from this pub that
live telephone conversations have
been broadcast during the St
Patrick's RUM A Kotfec Hour in the
past
" I found out I couldn't change
them over there I wanted to get go
ing early in the morning to look over
the countryside Hut nobody gets in
gear before 10 a m But they will
visit with you all night long in their
homes or in the pubs
"W hen we visited various homes,
they didn't invite you to stay for din
ner The first thing they offered you
was a drink Then the ladies of the
house would disappear Aral in about
13 minutes thev returned with their
best china anil silver ami a cold plate
lunch with lots of brown bread and
real butter After that they served
d<*s»rrt »ml tea
" I never drank so much tea in all
my life Bui it was good le i not like
here where they give you a sack of
tea and slop some water over it We
had to turn down these lunches at
various times, having just eaten at
the last stop But everyone was very
friendly and courteous, and they
looked healthy and were well
dressed ITiey all seem to he doing
well, hut like here, the fanm are big
gcr than they used to be
"Cattle prices are high there as is
gasoline Hut dairy farmers have a
quota and sell milk at a subsidized
price on the European common
market Ami though they normally
keep cows inside during their six-
month rainy season. Iiclaod has late
ly been experiencing a drought
"Prices of consumer goods in
their well stocked stores are about
the same as here They have modern
shops and wc saw many beautiful
homes in our three hour tour of
Dublin Die itrnd was excellent The
bed and break last hotel where we
stayed was neat, clean and modern
For $23 per night a hearty breakfast
featuring Canadian style bacon ami
eggs was included
"I don't think these modern day
Irishmen would adapt as well as peo
pie did in the old days when they
emigrated here to sparsely settled
dry Pastern Oregon Their wit ami
gaiety seems to thrive on their close
togetherness." Farley added
Ami though Farley didn't come
home with a brogue describing
everything as "lovely and grand."
he is looking forward to another visit
to "Bonnie E rin" where life is
enhanced by wailing bagpipes, snap
py jiggs and the Irish style ot zestful
living
Flores-Rios convicted in
attempted burglaries
A Texas man has been convicted
in Morrow County Circuit Court in
connection with two attempted
buiglarics in Heppner in IU86
Jesus Flores Rios, 30, was found
guilty of two attempted second
degree burglary charges following a
one day judge trial in from of Cir
cuit Judge Pro I cm Ralph Curnn on
July 14 Judge Currin look the mat
ter under advisement and announc
ed his verdict on August 23, I*48*4
Flores Rios was convicted of at
tempting to burglarize the U S Post
Office and the Turner Van Marter
and Bryan) Insurance Office in
downtown Heppner in July, Id86
He was arrested at the scene by the
Heppner Police department Follow
ing his release on hail in I486,
Flores Rios tailed lo appear for fur
thcr court proceedings in Morrow
County He was eventually con
victcd on burglary charges in Wasco
County, and is presently serving a
says M arlene (. u rrin , court
chaperone, "but. they arc wrong,
wc have the ribbon to prove it ”
The court r<xlc in the night parade
of the Pendleton Dress-Up on
September d and took second place
again "W e're all real glad to see the
Court place, both of these parades
arc large and the girls enjoy what
they arc doing.” states Nancy
Bailey, queen of the I98U Fair ami
Rodeo Court
term at Eastern Oregon Corrections
Institute in Pendleton on those
charges
Judge Currin ordered the matter
continued for sentencing pending
completion of the pre sentence
investigation
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Court dazzles judges
The Morrow County Fair and
Rodeo Court is still dazzling (he
judges at their final appearances for
the year
(Juccn Nancy Hailey and
Princesses Jodee Ashbeck and Amy
Greenup won second place in the
Southeastern Washington Fair and
Rodeo Parade on September 2 in
Walla Walla. Washington
"The East Oregonian gave credits
to the Pendleton Round Up C ourt,"
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OSP ask for info
on killed beef
Die Oregon State Police are ask
ing information concerning a beef
that was killed and partially hut
chered in the Pcnland I .ike area
The beef was owned by a local
rancher
According to Oregon State Police
Norm Zeller, the Oregon Cat
tlemen’s Association offers up to
$1 ,0(X) for information leading to the
arrest and conviction of anyone
stealing or killing cattle illegally
Anyone with information may
contact Norm Zeller at I (800)
432 8130 or 676-3206 According to
Zeller, those wishing to remain an
nonymous may do so.
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by Mertyn Robinson
The Irish eyes of Heppner* Jim
Farley are smiling when he talks
about his recent visit to the country
where his parents were born
And while he and his traveling
companion, Willie Mitchell. San
Francisco, didn't fall under a
leprechaun's spell, ttsey came home
enchanted with this seductive
Emerald Isle, Farley said.
“ I met cousins I didn't even know
I had." Farley said They were also
given a hearty top of the morning ' '
by Mitchell's cousins who are
related to Morrow County's O'Brien
clan Others they met who live in the
counties of langtord and Irttrum in
clude relatives of eastern Oregon’s
Campbell. Mealy and Kilkenny
families
landing at the Shannon airport,
their plane then continued to Dublin,
giv mg these first tunc visitors a gmxl
look at the neat and green coun
tryside with fields divided by
hedgerows. Farley said
But that plane trip didn't seem as
csciting as the sis mile ride on a
double decker bus from the airport
into the city
"Even John Wayne would have
hailed out They drive like wild In
dians over there," Farley said, ex-
plainmg that driving on the let) side
of the road wasn't a problem "But
they need the luck of the Irish when
they drive those small cars at such
high rates of speed There were also
alot of Volvo trucks and trailers on
the roads, but I never saw a pickup
And I hardly ever saw a
policeman "
Roadway signs in Ireland are wnt
ten in both English and Gaelic And
familiar names of famous Irish
ballads appear before your eyes such
as Galway. Killamcy. Tipperary and
of course, "D ublin's fair city"
where the girls really arc pretty.
Farley quipped.
Taking a postman's holiday.
Farley visited a Ford agency, com
paring it to his own automobile
business that he has operated in
Heppner for over 40 years Most of
the cars sold there are made in
Europe The Irish dealers were con
ccrned about Japanese cars
dominating the market, he said
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