In History
Soil Conservation
Laws in Oregon
Go Back to 1870
HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday May 7. 1959
A Centennial Year Historical Feature-
Oregon's first official land con
servation act created the town of
Clatsop (now Gearhart) in 1870
to keep farm animals from graz
ing along the sea ridge. j
Today, the state Soil Conser-'
vation District law covers 57 dis-1
tricts Including more than 85
percent of Oregon's farm land. ,
Eighty-nine years ago when
the Oregon legislature formed
Clatsop, unrestricted grazing on
the dunes near the beach was
destroying the cover grass and
permitting sand to blow over
nearby farms. j
Boundaries of the town exten
ded . 1 miles along the Pacific
shore from the Columbia river
south to the Necanicum river. A
town ordinance empowered the
marshal to collect $1 per head
for horses, mules or cattle and
50 cents per head for sheep,
swine, goats or other domestic
animals found grazing within
this area. Additional charges
were made for the animals' board
while they were impounded by
the town.
In addition, If the owner was
convicted of permitting his stock
to graze in the prohibited area
he was subjected to a fine of
up to $50 backed by a jail sen
tence for nonpayment.
This start toward controlling
sand dunes is a good example
of early group action for soil
conservation, says Arthur S King,
Oregon State College extension
conservationist.
However, the ordinance didn't
permanently solve the problem
at Clatsop possibly for lack of
enforcement or because It was
forgotten when this farming
town was reorganized as the re
sort city of Gearhart In 1919.
The next In years or so found
both livestock and people throng
ing over the foredune, destroy
ing the cover by overgrazing, fire
and unrestricted travel. The fore
dune again began to move In
land until the federal govern
ment was asked for help. In
1933, the Soil Conservation Ser-
v.
ASC Rule on Wheat
Mixtures is Dropped
Special treatment which wheat
M-F Pea Festival
Due This Weekend
Mllton-Freewater The 15th
annual Pea Festival gets under
way here with the junior live
stock show on Thursday andine auota proeram will be dis
Friday. Thursday evening will continued effective with the 1960
see 500 school children In an wheat crop, according to an an
Oregon Centennial pageant at nouncemcnt by chairman, J E
the high school, depicting early MrBurney of the State Agricult
settlement of the area. uro Stabilization and Conserva-
More than 100 very fine horses, tion committee,
will be entered in the horse show
Friday and Saturday afternoons,
Indications are that horses en
tered are of exceptionally high
SYMPHONIC CHOIH TO
PERFORM IN PENDLETON
The Portland Symphonic Choir
and a ballet team of three will
mixtures have received under the ' appear in concert In Pendleton
acreage allotment and market- at the Vert auditorium on sat-
uraav evenine. way a hi o.w
p m, as part of the Oregon Cen
tennial program.
C Robert Zimmerman will dir
ect the choir which he organized
in 1945. The ballet group Is from
the Jaqulllne Schumacher ballet
school in Portland.
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HOW MANY REMEMBER The old Heppner school that was lo
cated on the hospital hill just below where the hospital now
stands? This building was built in 1892 and the last graduating
class, according to the best Information the G-T can get wo
in 1913 (and there is a possibility that the graduation for that
class was held in the new building, the present Heppner high
school building for which construction started In 1912). The
story Is still told that the wind blew so hard on the hill that
the belfry on this building swayed as much as as six feet and
during a good blow classes let out for fear the building would
fall down. It was finally torn down during 1914 and 15 and sev
eral houses still standing in Heppner which were built out of
lumber from the school. This cut was made from a postcar
which was printed in Germany at an unknown date, though,
certainly before the building was demolished.
'I he special provision has per
mitted a farmer to prow wheat
in mixtures classed a? mixed
train without a charge against
class. AssnHntinn mpmbers have! his. wheat allotmdit or market-
stated thov pmpi-t tn make thlslirnj minta. The oii?inal nuroose and Bob Mahoney were In For-
one of the top shows in the of this provision, Mr McBurney t est Grove for the May festivities
Northwest. Featured will be per- said, was to permit growing mix
formance classes in gaited, hunt, , ed grains for feed in areas where
jumpers and fine harness. Motto.it nas been a past practice. How
of the show is "Champions com- Uver, there are reports of some
peting for top money." Oscar 'abuse of the privilege by separ
Pollard is chairman; mayor otlng the grains and. marketing
Leigh Price is ringmaster. Fri- j the wheat through regular com-
day afternoon is "Family Day in.ercial channels.
Dropping the wheat mixture
at the horse show.
A big kiddles parade is slated provision should not cause any
for 10 a m. Friday. The annual Inconvenience to farmers, Mr Mc
style show, sponsored by the Burney said, since the 30 acre
Jaycees, will be presented at 8 feed wheat provision Is now a
p m at the high school. vallable by law to farmers who
Saturday morning activities j wish to grow feed wheat for use
open at 6:30 a m at the Com-! on their farms and will have no
munity building with a cowboy ot'icr wheat for market. Where
breakfast. At 10 a m the annual a mixture contains so little
Main street extravaganza, the wheat that it is not graded as
ATTEND PARENTS WEEKEND
Mrs Clint Agee, Mrs Joe Hughes
and Parents weekend at Pacific
University. Bill Hughes, son of
Mrs Hughes, was the esquire for
the May queen.
SPECIAL SPEAKER SET
Rod MacKenzie, graduating
senior at Pacific School of Re
ligion, Berkely, Calif will preach
at the lone Community church
Sunday, May 17. A potluck din
ner and business meeting will
follow the service.
Those attending the Oregon
Congress of . Parent Teachers in
Corvallis Monday through Thurs
day were Mrs Charles Huggett,
VA ninlr Mr William Tjihhart
many noats, tanas, marcnmg : "mixea grain," me acreage win and Mrs Norrnan Nelson.
and mounted units. Parade theme not be classified as wneat acre
Is "Memories." Immediately fol-;age.
vice started extensive dune con
trol work.
Six years later, the state legis
lature passed the Soil Conserva
tion District act. This law had
the same basic Intent as the act
which created Clatsop 69 years
before. However, the new law
was mucn Droaaer in scope, u
provided for formation of dis
tricts responsible for all phases
of soil conservation not just
sand dune control.
The Warrenton Soil Conserva
tion District was one of the first
to be formed. Its boundaries were
similar to the original town of
Clatsop, In 1948, this district vo-
ted land regulations comparable
to those enacted by Clatsop near
ly 80 years earlier. Now live
stock can graze in the area, but
only with a permit.
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Justice and
Municipal Courts
George Frank Fisher, passing
with Insufficient clearance, post
ed $30 bail.
Boardman School
Vote is Heavy
By MARY LEE MARLOW
A total of 110 voters turned out
for the school election here Mon
day, which Is the largest turn
out here In years In a school
election. Henry Gantenbeln, the
cnly one running In Boardman,
zone 1, received 106 votes. Hen
ry Zlvney received one vote as
a write-in.
For Irrlgon, zone 2, James Hen
derson got 107 and Warren Mc
Coy received 2 votes. For lone,
zone 3, Donald McElllgott re
ceived 99, and Frederick Martin
6. For Lexington, zone 4, Ell
wynn Peck had 92, and Delwin
Nelson 13. The Heppner rural
district, zone 5, had 98 votes for
Alvln Bunch, and 9 for William
Weatherford. Heppner, zones 6
and 7, had 57 votes for L Edwin
Dick, Jr, 39 for Phillip Blakney. NADINE WADDILL PLEDGES
and 37 for Lowell Gribble.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
New spring term pledges In cam
pus sororities at the University
Include Nadine Waddill, fresh
man from Lexington. Miss Wad
dill pledged Alpha Gamma Del
ta sorority.
Miss Waddill, an education
major, Is the daughter of Mr and
Mrs Dale Waddill of Lexington.
lowing the parade will be the
annual barbeque at the Commun
ity building, featuring a really
tasty Western-style meal.
Saturday afternoon Is final day
of the big horse show. This Is
followed at 5 p m at the Pioner
Posse grounds by a jackpot show,
a rodeo-type event with roping
and mounted games. Saturday
night marks final event with a
big dance
GRANGE TO MEET
NEW SALESMAN
JOINS BRUCE MOTORS
Bob Hamby this week Joined
the sales staff of Bruce Motors
Heppner Ford Dealer. He comes
here from Pendleton where he
has been with Eastern Oregon
Motors for the past four years.
Mrs Hamby and their six
children will move here after
the close of school.
Elder and Mrs A J Reislg and
son Donald of Spokane were
weekend guests at the home of
Dr and Mrs C M Wagner.
The Rhea Creek Grange will Among those attending the
hold Its regular monthly meet- Mothers Weekend at OSC In Cor
ing Friday night, May 8 start- vallis were Mrs J C Sumner, Mrs
lng with a potluck dinner at Jim Lovgren, Mrs James Thorn
6:30. son, Mrs Claude Graham, Mrs
Carl Rhea, Mrs Walter Wright,
FARMERS UNION MEET and Mr and Mrs Ralph Beamer.
: Mr and Mrs LeRoy Gardner
A meeting of the Farmers Un- ,vere in The Dalles Thursday to
ion will be held Tuesday, May attend the funeral of Mr Gard.
12 at 8 p m at the Fred Man- nm..e tTranHmnther
kin residence In Heppner.
HOSPITAL NEWS
New Arrival To Mr and Mrs
Lawrence A Harrison, Cascade
Locks, an 8 lb 2 oz girl born
May 4, named Terrl Lee.
Patients Inez Meador, Hepp
ner, dismissed; Dolores McLach
lan, Heppner, dismissed; Nadine
Worlain, Kinzua; Judy Griffith,
Heppner, dismissed; Steven Mun
kers, Heppner, dismissed; Stan
ley Ray Bird, Kinzua, dismissed;
Bertie Davis, Condon;
ATTENDS CAMPUS DAY
Ned Clark, Heppner, was a
mong some 280 Northwest young
Walter , people considering college next
Harold Gay, Heppner; Francis fall to attend annual Campus
D Robinson, Lexington; Robert Day at Llnfield college, McMlnn
Huffman, Heppner; William H,ville, April 25,
John Wight man and his
daughter, Mrs Claude Graham
left Monday evening by plane
for Dauphin, Pennsylvania where
they were called by the serious
illness of his brother and sister.
Mr and Mrs Paul Koenlg and
family were in Walla Walla Sun
day and while there attended
the boat show at the Walla Walla
Boat Club. A J Mathison, Mrs
Koenig's father, was in charge
of the program and also took
first place in the show for the
best decorated boat.
A First Friday Breakfst was
held at the St Patrick's church
last Friday morning and forty
children attended. Mrs Philip
Blakney, Mrs John Williams and
Mrs Paul Koenlg were In charge.
Mr and Mrs Walter Edger re
turned the first of last week from
a two week vacation. They tour
ed Southern California, South
ern Arizona where they saw the
Montezuma Castle and the pet
rified forest, and also visited Re
no and Las Vegas, Nevada. While
in California they visited rela
tives. James Farley and Bud Spring
er were in Pendleton last Thur.
day evening to attend a business
meeting.
Bill Labhart and Glen Ward
were In LaGrande Friday to at
tend a Game Commission meet
ing, and returned home that evening.
Local News In Brief
Mr and Mrs Carl Vincent and
children, . former . residents of
Heppner, were visitors at the
home of his parents, Mr and Mrs
Tom Walker for the weekend.
The Vincent family resides now
in Bates.
Those attendinf the district
deputies spring clinic meeting
and the Oregon Non-profit Or
ganization Sunday at the Pen
dleton Elks Temple were exalted
ruler Delmer Jordan, and his
officers, Everett Keithley, Low
ell Gribble, John Williams, Kemp
Dick, Harley Young, Bob Flatt,
and Glen Ward and past exalted
rulers LaVerne Van Marter and
John Hartman.
Mrs Frankie Conroy of Med-
ford Is visiting at the home of
her sister, Mrs Joe Nys.
A party of seven enjoyed a
fishing trip over the weekend on
the Deschutes river near Madras.
The fishermen were Eddie Gun
derson, George Stillman and son,
James Mallon, Gordon Pratt,
Clint Agee, Irvin Anderson, and
Clarence Johnson.
On Monday, Mr and Mrs Cecil
Eichinger of The Dalles visited
at the home of his sister and
mother, Mrs Clyde Nutting and
Mrs' Cora Eichinger and also at
the home of his neice and family,
Dr and Mrs James Norene.
LEXINGTON
The Tops Club met at the home
of Bertha Hunt on Monday night.
At this time the "Twilight Scal
ers" of Pendleton were the guests.
The visiting group gave a very
clever program for the evening.
Coffee was served later In the
evening.
Among those from out of town
here for the Claude White ser
vices Friday were Gerald White
of Kansas City, Neil White and
Mrs White of Pilot Rock, and
lone Gilbreath of Dayton, Wn.
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Heppner; Jane Tinlin, Spray, dis
missed; Frank Caldera, Spray;
Jeanette Lujan, lone, dismissed;
James Marquardt, Lexington,
dismissed; Pauline Gates, Con
don; Donna Barbour, Heppner.
Mr and Mrs Jack Bedford left
today (Thursday) for a vacation
along the coast and in Portland.
Students met professors In
their departments of particular
interest and attended sample
college class sessions and ath
letic and social functions dur
lng the day.
In the evening they were en
tertained at a banquet and were
guests at the annual Mu Phi
Epsilon song contest
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'traveling' checks
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