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L I BRARY U OF 0 EUGENE, ORE. Umatilla Bridge Route Wins Washington OK The Washington highway com mission late last week acquies ed to the Oregon state highway commission proposal that the proposed Ellensburg Oregon highway be rerouted to cross the Columbia river over the Uma tilla toll bridge. The Washing ton plan, which had been strong ly supported by many Morrow county organizations and indi viduals, was to cross the river over a new bridge to be built near Boardman. According to an associated Press story which appeared last Thursday, W C Williams, Ore gon highway engineer, said last Dowen Accepts California Post Larry Dowen, coach at Hepp ner high school for the past four years, this week signed a con tract to coach basketball, phys ical education, freshman basket ball and teach driver training at El Dorado Union high school at Placerville, California. The school has 1100 students. Dowen coached the Heppner Mustangs to one state berth in basketball and his teams had numerous district wins. He has also been assistant football coach, taught mathematics, heal th and physical education. He also served as lifeguard during the summer at the Heppner swimming pool. In telling of his plans, Dowen said, "I truly enjoyed my four years in Heppner and I really hate to leave, but the opportun ity I have received is too good to pass up." Dowen, his wife Janice and two children, Jayne and Gary, will leave Heppner the end of May. E R Prock Taken By Death; Services Held Here Wednesday Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at Cres wick Mortuary chapel for E R Prock, 76, who passed away March 23 at his home following a heart attack. The Rev Charles Knox officiated. Ernest Wright Prock was born June 10, 1881 at St George, Miss ouri and had lived In Heppner for the past 32 years. He is survived by his wife Sar ah, Heppner; two sons Faye and Vernon, both of Heppner; one daughter, Norma Merrill, Port land; three half-brothers, John and Earl, Pendleton, and Noah, Missouri; one half-sister, Opal Salidine, Missouri; nine grand children and eight great-grandchildren. Burial was in the Heppner Masonic cemetery. WEATHER Hi Low Prec Thursday 60 35 Friday 61 43 .08 Saturday 61 33 .04 Sunday 57 37 .09 Monday 61 39 .02 Tuesday 57 34 .23 Wednesday 53 31 Rainfall for the week .46; for March 1.30; for the year 5.11, inches. LIVESTOCK COMMITTEE GIVES PLANNERS MANY RECOMMENDATIONS The livestock commitete under the leadership of Gerald Swag gart, chairman, made a 50 sect ion report to the recent Town and Country Planning confer ence. Included in the report was the work of 13 subcommittees. Here is a brief review of that report. Various livestock diseases and pests were discussed at length with recommendations made for their control or elimination; the need for accelerated weed con trol programs was stressed; legis lation was favored making it illegal to carry loaded guns in cars; and the committee favored the Game Commission program of reservoir development in the county. It was recommended that a study be made of the Boardman bombing range with an eye for future development; and sheep operators were urged to take ad vantage of the OSC wool lab oratory. It was felt that the small live stock operator faces discriminat ion in present methods of mark eting and it was suggested that small operators band together to market in larger numbers. It was recommended that live stock operators study the ad vantages of contract farming or vertical integration, which can make for a top notch manage ment not available otherwise and that their are more advantag eous ways to market livestock produced in the county that month that a new bridge at Bla lock Island 'would absolutely kill the bridge at Umatilla.' He said it would result in default ing on bonds to finance con struction of the Umatilla span. "The interstate link would con nect U S highway 10 in Washing ton With U S 30 in Oregon. Won't Change Road The AP story also stated, "Washington's highway com mission declined, however, to go along with another proposal by Williams that the Washington portion of the route across the Horse Heaven Hills go almost straight southeasterly to the vi cinity of the Umatilla bridge. "As approved by the Washing ton commission, the route would run from the vicinity of Ellens burg through Yakima to a point a few miles north of Boardman. From there it would travel east ward up the Columbia river to the Umatilla bridge." Before the new route can be come part of the interstate high way system and be eligible for 90-10 percent construction funds, the entire proposal must be ap proved by the U S Bureau of Roads. Interested persons in Morrow county this week expressed re gret that the Washington high way commission changed its or iginal position on the road's lo cation, and stated that continued efforts will be made to win ap proval of a Blalock Island bridge crossing for the route. Though the route may be ap proved and included in the fed eral highway system, it is ex pected to be at least 10 years before the road will be built. The many advantages of hav ing a river crossing in north Morrow county spurred local ef forts to win approval of the Bla lock Island bridge which if built would give a direct north and south highway tie from populat ion centers in Washington to the south over highway 207 through Heppner and into the John Day area. Morrow has had no river crossing since the Uma tilla bridge company purchased the Paterson ferry and discon tinued its operation. Sportsmen's Annual Get Together Set Sunday On John Day The game commission will hold its annual get-together on its North Fork game refuge Sun day, March 30. All sportsmen are Invited to meet with game com mission officials and aid in the planting of brouse, etc. Interested persons are to meet at 10 am at the commission cabin five miles down the North Fork of the John Day river from high way 395 near Dale. Each should bring a lunch and a shovel for every two persons. Chest X-Rays to be Given on April 2 The next date for residents of this area to get free chest X-rays at Pioneer Memorial hospital Is Wednesday, April 2 from 7 to 8:30 pm, it was announced to day. The free chest X-rays are made available by the Morrow county TB and Health association to all county residents over 15 years of age. higher prices could be received by following a listing service, A careful study of "size-unit" should be made by anyone plan ning on going into the livestock business; and the committee rec ommended that the present method of evaluaion of cattle for taxation purposes be given study It was felt that a more equit able method would be a three year average of the price of live stock rather than the valuation taken at assessment time only. The committee recommended that a manager form of county government be seriously consid ered; that road department em 1 ployees could be more efficient ' and that a 10 salary increase i be considered for these county employees as an ajd to increas , ing efficiency. ! A continuation of the present special road levy was recom-, mended to continue and expand the present county road program, and that the present detailed I road development plan be carried jout by the county court. It was also recommended that the state highway commission be encour , aged to consider the proposed i state highway project from Mor gan to Arlington across country rather than down" Willow creek. I Figures were presented show ing how livestock feeding de jvelopment in the county could use our entire annual surplus 'of hay and barley with a big' J increase in the gross economy! !of the county. i Ol Eft PJ Copies 10c Home Inspections To Be Made by Fire Department The Heppner fire department Monday will start a home fire prevention inspection program designed to eliminate many po tential fire hazards in local homes and business buildings. The local program is a part of the fifth annual house-to-house inspection plan inaugurated by the state fire marshall's office. Householders are reminded that the inspection is a free vol untary service given by the mem bers of the fire department. Each inspection is made only on the invitation and consent of the householder and the removal of hazards is in no way mandatory, though the inspection is desig ned to aid the home owner in knowing what hazards exist in his building and how to elimi nate them. Members of the Heppner de partment will work in teams of two on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings of each week until all local buildings, where residents or owners wish inspections, are checked. The state fire marshall, in poin ting out the value of home in spection for fire hazards, report ed tha 1957 was the most cost ly year in Oregon's fire history with $6,500,000 going up in smoke from largely preventable home fires. Funeral Services Held Tuesday For Jesse Orwick, 57 Jesse Orwick, 57 years of age, died March 23, at Pioneer Mem orial hospital following a short illness. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2:00 pm at Cres- wick Mortuary chapel with the Rev Norman Northrup officiating. Mr Orwick was born May 4, had lived in this area for sev 1900 at Roseau, Minnesota. He era! years and was employed as a fireman at Heppner Pine Mills prior .to his death. , He is survived by his widow, Columbine Orwick, Lexington; one son, Jesse Dale, Beverly, Washington; three daughters, Donna L Oscarsoii, Newport, Washington, Selma F Green, Ar lington and Gloria G Papineau, Lexington; three brothers, Roy of Condon, Edwin of Goshen, and William of Junction City; three sisters, Florence Washburn, Elk, Washington; Addie Kiezur, Wes ton, and Pearl Brace of Heppner. He also leaves 12 grandchildren. Burial was in the Heppner Ma sonic cemetery. irrigon School District Receives Federal Aid Approval An applciation for Irrigon school district No lo for feder al assistance under the provis ions of Public Law 874, has been approved, Congressman Al Ull man advised the Gazette-Times this week. According to the announce ment of the department of health, education and welfare, the school district will be entit led to $9,471.98 for the fiscal year of 1958. Ullman's letter stat ed that $7,103 has been cert ified for immediate payment. The school is eligible for such funds because of a heavy num ber of federal workers who edu cate their children in the dis trict. Arrests Clear Up Burglary Cases The arrest by state police this week of two former lone youths and their subsequent confessions, has cleared up a number of burg laries and other crimes in this area, it is reporetd. Arrested Monday at lone was Ralph A Piper who was lodged in tho Gilliam county jail at Condon under a charge of burg lary. He was unable to post $500 bail and has admitted his part in a number of thefts, police re ported. Also arrested was Paul Rein hart, formerly of lone, who also admitted part in the same crimes. Eoth have waived preliminary hearings and the case will be heard early next week in Con don. Mr and Mrs Herman Ziegler of The Dalles were guests of Dr and Mrs James Norene on Saturday. Mr and Mr Herb ' Ekstrom and children recently of The Dal les, have moved to lone and will be making their home there. PPNErV GA Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, March Future Development Prospects Said Bright For North Morrow Heppner Churches Schedule Services For Holy Week Most Heppner churches will observe Holy Week with special services scheduled during the seven days, it was announced to day. Maundy Thursday services will be held the evening of April 3 at the Episcopal, Christian, Meth odist, Hope Lutheran, Assembly of God and Catholic churches, and on Good Friday a commun ity services will be held at All Saints' Episcopal church. This service will start at 1 o'clock and last for 45 minutes with all local churches except the Catholic participating. St Patrick's Cath olic church will hold its Good Friday service at 2:30. Heppner stores and businesses are not planning a general closure for this service, but most employees who desire will be given time off to attend if desired Friday, April 4 at 8 pm a spec ial film, "I beheld His Glory" will be presented at Hope Luth eran church. The film is based on a book written by the Rev John Evans, temporary rector of All Saints' Episcopal church. All local churches are sched uling special Easter Sunday ser vices which will be announced next week. April 15 Deadline Set For Soil Bank Reserve Contracts Nearly $1,000,000 is still avail able to help Oregon farmers place conservation reserve contracts on their farms, according to Robert T Lister, chairman of the Oregon agricultural stabilization- and conservation (ASC) committee. The conservation reserve pro gram for the Soil Bank gives farmers a chance to shift crop land into conservation uses and get paid for it Lister explain ed. Farmers in the state can still sign contracts totalling $1,000,000 worth of help if they act soon. Deadline for signing contracts under the conservation reserve has been set for April 15. This part of the Soil Bank pro gram pays up to 80 percent of the cost of establishing a con servation practice, Lister added. Annual per-acre rental payments are then made each year the land remains under a Soil Bank contract. Under the conservation reserve, farmers of other landowners sign contracts under which they agree to take designated acreage out of crop production and devote the land to conservation uses. The 1958 program allows land owners to put part or all of their cropland in the program. Acceptable practices include establishing a protective cover of grasses and legumes or trees on cropland, water conservation through the building of dams and ponds, and development of cover and food for wildlife. Spe cific practices for local areas are approved through county ASC offices. Application forms, and more information about the 1958 con servation reserve program, are available at county ASC offices. Since it takes time to complete a contract, Lister advises inter ested persons to contact their lo cal ASC office soon. Court Street Paving Bids Due Today At its regular meeting today (Thursday ) in Portland, the Ore gon State Highway commission will receive bids for .16 mile of grading and paving on Court Street between May and Cannon streets in Heppner. The plans call for grading to improved grade line, new curbs, stone base and asphaltic concrete pavement to provide a 36-foot wide modern city street. The work is scheduled for com pletion in the summer of 1958. Mr and Mrs Howard Cleveland and family, John, Tommy, and Nancy visited at the home of Mrs Paul Webb Sr In Walla Walla Friday and Saturday If i ! !1 h ? y.-1, , I -wr-ft ii lnni initii CHAMBER RECOGNITION was given to five Hoppner businesses Monday night at the C of C annual banquet. Certificates were presented to Heppner Auto Parts, Phil's Pharmacy, The Heppner Hotel, Bank of Eastern Oregon lishing or improving business ceiving their certificates are, Blakney, Mrs Alfred Mattoon, receive his award was Wayne -. i ..' ; v:" - Yt r- ' DRAWING FOR BONDS Mrs Herb West Jr Is drawing a number from the hat held by chamber of commerce president Jack Loyd at tho chamber's annual banquet Monday night. Twenty numbers were drawn representing a like number of rodeo light ing field bonds which were redeemed by the organization. (GT Photo) John Hartman New Elks Exalted Ruler John Hartman was elected ex alted ruler of the Heppner Elks lodge at the regular meeting Thursday night. He will succeed William Labhart who has head ed the lodge for the past year. Other officers named for the coming year include: Leading Knight, Del Jordan; loyal knight, Everett Keithley lecturing knight, Lowell Gribble; secre tary, Glenn Ward; trustees, James J Farley and Jack Van Winkle; treasurer, Harlan Mc Curdy Jr; and tiler, Harley Young. The new officers will be in stalled Thursday, April 3 by the past exalted rulers of the Hepp ner lodge. Many Students Home For Spring Vacation College students returning to Heppner for the spring vacat ion: From the University of Ore gon: Mary Jo and Alice Faye Stewart, Lance Tibbies. From Northwestern School of Com merce, Portland: Stephen Green, Sharon Rill. From Oregon Insti tute of Technology, Klamath Falls: Robert Stevens, Mr and Mrs Bill Brannon; From Eastern Oregon College of Education: Wayne Soward, David Cox, Ro bert Grabill; From Pacific Uni versity: Bill Hughes; From Ore gon State College: Skip Ruhl, Shirley and Dick Kononen, Meri dith Thomson, Jay Sumner, Fran ces Slocum, Jim Hayes, Adelia Anderson, Janet Wright, Terry Thompson, Maureen Groves. Spring Golf Lessons To Start Friday Bill Walton, pro of the Pendle ton Golf Club, will start spring lessons at the Willow Creek Country Club on Friday, March 28. All interested may call Mrs Larry Dowen for information or to sign up for the lessons. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Bloom of Albany visited last weekend with his aunt Mrs Ealor Huston. 27, 1958 J and Ford's Tire Service for estab facilities in town. Shown after re left to right, Pete McMurtry, Phil and Gene Pierce. Not present to Snyder of Ford's Tire Service. (GT Photo) Voter Registration Deadline Near SALEM, See of State Mark Hatfield this week reminded Oregon residents who have mov ed since the last election and have not re-registered that they should visit their county clerk or an official election registrar appointed by the clerk before April 14. Hatfield also pointed out that Oregon students attending Insti tutions of higher education who have not met the residence re quirements in the county where they are attending school may register by visiting the county clerk in Corvallis, Eugene, Port land, Salem, McMinnville, La Grande, Medford, Klamath Falls or Hillsboro. The county clerk will forward the student's registration to he county clerk of the county where the student does reside. Students attending instituitons outside Oregon but who retain Oregon residence may register by mail. They should write the county clerk of their home county. Hatfield also announced that as of March 5, there were 794, 334 registered voters, 407,364 Democrats ,375,691 Republicans and 11,277 belonged to other pol itical parties or are independ ents. County clerks reported they expect more than 850,000 voters to be registered in time to vote at the primary election May 16. Hospital Auxiliary To Meet Monday The newly formed Hospital Auxiliary will meet Monday ev ening, March 31 at the court house at 7:30 pm. The constitution for the organ ization will be read and discuss ed and all members paying their dues will become charter mem bers. It Is urged that all members be present for this important meeting. GOLF CLUB WORK DAY There will be no golf play at the Willow Creek Country club on Sunday morning, but there will be a work day and all mem bers are urged to come and help get the course in shape for the spring play. Fl M E 75th Year, Number 3 Port Commission Seen Aid In Coming Expansion Morrow county has greater op portunity for the future develop ment of its 30 miles of Columbia river shoreline than any county east of Bonneville dam, Herbert G West, executive vice president of Inland Empire Waterways As sociation, told guests at the an nual banquet of the Heppner Morrow County Chamber of Com merce Monday evening at the Legion hall. West stated that the north end of Morrow county offered the most and finest industrial sites on the Columbia river between its mouth and McNary dam. He also said that the county also had the best access roads to the riv er of any county in the state. He continued that Morrow county must get ready for the development that is to come and that the opportunity here is greater than in any Oregon county east of Bonneville. How that opportunity Is to be used, is up to the people, he stated, but having a port district would be of great value, He also said that Morrow is the only county fronting on the Columbia that is without such a port commission. In discussing port districts, West said that Oregon laws make it easy to form one. Only eight percent of the legal voters can petition for Its formation and such a commission has wide pow ers to work for the development of an area. West told of the many savings that will come to shippers with the completion of the John Day dam which it is hoped will be ready by 1966. He said approval has been received for. improve ments in the lower river that will allow ocean vessels to dock as far east as The Dalles. He also pointed out that within a few years California will repre sent the largest single market in the United States and would be able to use the produce of the entire Inland Empire. West also told the group that the Boise-Cascade Corporation, which recently announced plans for a pulp and paper mill near Wallula, could have saved $480, 000 in taxes by locating its plant in Oregon. It located in Washing ton, however, entirely through the efforts of the Walla Walla port district in whose area the plant is being built. Mr West stressed that now was the time for decision and that a Morrow county port district should be given every consider ation. He was accompanied here by his wife and his son and Herb West Jr. Mr West Jr is dir-daughter-in-law, Mr and Mrs ector of public information for Inland Empire Waterways Assoc iation. Awards Given Preceeding Mr West's talk, chamber president, Jack Lloyd presenetd the owners or operat ors of five Heppner businesses with certificates of recognition for Improvements or additions to the Heppner business district. They went to the Bank of Eastern Oregon, for its new Heppner j branch; Ford's Tire Service, for establishing a Heppner branch siore, ine iieppner nuiei, iui its extensive remodeling pro gram; Phil's Pharmacy, store modernization; and Heppner Au to Parts, for its building mod ernization. Loyd also gave a report of some of the chamber's activities of the past year which Included paying off a portion of the rodeo field lighting bonds, selling ro deo tickets, Christmas decorat ions and getting Santa to make a Heppner visit, judging and fi nancing the rodeo parade, spon soring the farm-city week ban quet; sponsoring the appearance of the Pendleton Men's chorus, and many other activities. Bond Numbers Drawn Another event of the banquet was the drawing of 20 names for the payment of 20 outstanding bonds which were sold to finance the lighting of the Heppner rodeo field. The bonds represented the payment of $1,000 which leaves outstanding only slightly more than $4,000. Holders of the bonds which, were drawn Included: nine own ed by the Heppner Elks lodge I Continued on Page 8 County
