U Of 0 V 3 C N E , ORC. n m taisiw o if nnn O I 7 ' a w mm.. , x " ; .- b Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, March 24, 1690 Gazette-Tim 10 Cents Statement Made From Washington 'By Governor TrsntdVr f the Board man fUtmblng fUne t the t4te .f Ofrgon for dinrlej mer.f lulu a "pc age Industrial park" will Itn Year, Number 3 Lt m. tw an . 90 Blood Donors Needed For Red Cross Temperature of 75 Degrees Tuesday Sets Local Record The sun bore down on Morrow nr,n I county during the past week am! LinWIIIM when the mercury climbed to 173 Tuesday at the Heppner With a quota of 90 pints let wa,5" ?,,n; U a ? "r ixvu. 'i 1 1 1, vi i iv ( inviua lime been kept here, hat the temper ature climbed to 75 decree no QUEEN SUSAN Susan Partlow Of Boardman Is Named Fair and Rodeo Queen Susan Partlow of Boardman, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Partlow, this week was chosen queen cf the 19C0 Morrow County Fair and Rodeo. Queen Susan was a princess in Queen Sharon Cutsforth's court in 1939. An experienced horsewoman, Susan started breaking and training her first horse when she was about 12. She has ridden every year in the North Morrow County Fair and when she was 14 won a Navajo blanket pre sented by former county Judge and Mrs Garnet Barratt. "Buck", the horse she will be riding is a registered quarterhorse gelding that she won at the Arlington rodeo in 1957. However, her life Is not Just horses, for she Is a very capable tractor and truck driver, helping for next Monday's Red Cross blood drawing at Heppner. COUn- sued an urgent call for ai msnv r'1 ,n M,rch- donors at Do&ilhle to mutt Lot I records meeting the quota. The drawing will be held March 23 from 1 to 5 p m at the Heppner Elks temple and members of the Pioneer Memor ial hospital auxiliary will assist. Eligible donors ar all Deraona 18 through 59 years of see who broke the long winter which had have not given blood during the nrd,y break lnc the past three months. Persons be-nrsl 01 ,n oraM DeCan to tween 18 and 21 years must have snow rren " 'rd n- on written permission of nirmti nd the growing weather Those who plan to give are asked immediately brought green not to eat fatty foods for four sprouts ox gram mio view. snow mat on March 31. 1911 It got up to 77 degrees; on March 29, 1923 It was 75; and on March 26, 19 UJ it hit 76, but never has the tern perature come close to 75 on March 22. The warm weather finally "Miss NW Cowgirl" Title Goes to Janice Beamer A Heppner girl. Miss Janice good hand In the potato harvest hours prior to donation nor can Jsusnn likes to cook and has anv 6,ve blood who has had a helped cook for harvest crews. recent pregnancy or surgery. Attractive 17 year old Queen Fr the Information of persons Susan Is five feet six inches tall who hav previously been typed. and weighs a trim 13o pounds. a normal drawing of 90 pints She has light brown hair and wl11 nced about 8 known O-neg- dark brown eyes. Sunday morn- a,lve types; 8 A-negatlve; 2 fl ing finds Susan teaching a prl- negative; 35 O-posltive; 8 B pos- mary Sunday school class at u,ve ana AB-posuive donors. Good Shepherd Lutheran church. Local officials hope that this ... . . i j i ...in i ner scnooi activities nave been uonB wm exceeu me Beamer, this week was named many and varied for she served 90 pints quota, inasmuch as only Mls Nnrthu;f rnuoirt k as March of Dimes chairman this 49 Plnts were received last year Northwest Rodeo Association, year for Riverside high school. a Quota of 100 pints. She Is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph Beamer. Janke is a sophomore at Ore gon State College and is quite active on the campus. She is serving on the class paper, the yearbook and Is president of her section living group. Official regulations have been She has enjoyed an active life Finol Rites Held Wednesday ar Condon For Alexander Warren given Wednesday by F1.J S Bryant. an!tr,t vttary t,f de fense, to Governor Mark O Hat flelj and to Robert Trr. lire-tir of the Oregon Peptrtment of Planning and IVvelnDment at a Funeral senket were held mw.,nj, j Washington. D C. Wednetday at the Condon Con- The commitment culminates gregatlonal churth for Alexander j several months of nrotion be Warren. 8J. who died March 19 b Oregon and Federal departments ana agen- Mr Warren wat born Nov 28. tatIv Ullman ,nd NorWad. st hotd publications to receive the 'n Milan, MUsourl and J other members of Oregon'a con- Columbia Scholastic Press Asm came to this area In 11KW, He If regional delegation, and local Medalist award for "publication! had made hia home in the Hard-1 officials. Including Oscar Teter- of distinction." I , on. Morrow county Judge, at- The announcement of the a- Leara when he moved to Con. i,Med ,n ,he I,roJ,xt wards was made last weekend don. He homesteaded land In I Tarr nd Sam Malllcoat. dep at the annual convention held! the Dry Fork section shortly af-u,y director, will remain In asningion several u.iya io worK Heppner High Paper Wins Top National Award The Heppner high school stu dent newspaper. The Hchlsch, was one of only two Oregon high on The Columbia University er arrlvlne In Morrow eountv compus in new xorn. jie WM m rnemb'r of the Hard The Hehlsch won Its award! man I OOF lodge. in tne class ror duplicated papers ne is survived by two sisters. assistant business manager of the annual, secretary-treasurer of the senior class, vice presi dent of the band, four years as high school cheer leader, four years in the band, a member of the chorus, the Girls Athletic Association and the Pep club. Price Support Limit Rules Set in schools of 300 or less. The Florence Dalzell. Condon: and other Medalist winner was the Minnie Furlong. Los Angeles. He ftiaaras union nign scnooi s also leaves several nieces and white Buffalo, In the classifl- nenhews. """" Vl yiiimu nrw simpers in I -n,,, p n p lll.Mlnlnn ntto Junior-senior high school of ,atnt1 th .,, mni. hlI. I - ; - ----- lal was In the Hardman IOOF cemetery. 1000 students or less. Five other Oregon schools re celved lesser awards for their papers. The Heppner paper Is edited this year by Carol K Anderson and Is published under the sup- ervlslon of Mrs Margaret Kirk. In recent years It has received many state and national awards and has been acclaimed by many as an outstanding dupll Chamber Banquet Slated Monday Tickets are on sale this week for the Heppner Morrow County cated newspaper. Last year the Chamber of Commerce annual paper won recognition for hav-1 oanquei wnicn win De neia next Ing published the best Centen- Monday evening at the Catholic nlal edition of any school paper' Pansn nau in Oregon. with the farm work, and Is a I near future. LOCAL WHEAT GROWER QUESTIONS SUPPORT LOAN STORY FIGURE Pnnntv irranaoo will coWf ,1,. 'cSuiaiiuna nave peen ""c " " o-nvc iuc L-ounty granges win select the iccnoj .rti u r wtani iMn. nn h.. members of her court in the ,Z: 'I".' ,? .UUV "'w " 3 Three Morrow county wheat were $266,000 growers were listed by the gov ernment as having received wheat support loans in excess of $50,000. The list was released by Rep William H Avery, (R- Kan) author of a bill to limit price support to $30,000 a year to any one person. The three local growers In the list were Ralph Crum, lone who received $146,934; Amanda S Du vall, Heppner, $52,376; and Del bert Emert, lone, $52,241. The Washington story said the loan making period ended Jan 31 and there was no indication whether the loans have or will be repaid before maturity. Crum told the Gazette-Times Wednesday that the $146,934 figure in Washington release was $38,000 too high.and In ad dition he had sold his entire crop at 4 cents over loan and would redeem the entire loan before the deadline. Crum also said the loan figure as released, didn't tell the whole story, be cause his overall operating ex penses for the ranch for the year price support limitation that ranch near Heppner where they takes effect this year, the county rase wneat, hay, cattle and asl office reports. quarternorses. Tne family is as- There is a general ceiling of soclated with the Cutting Horse wuuu this year on the amount Association, northwest Quarter- of nonrecourse price support that horse Asso elation and the may be received by any producer Wranglers. Her brother, Neil, Is on anv nnn mmmivtltv Nm. a member or the Northwpsr Rn. The story said 26 Washington recourse nrW timnrt i'B r., deo Association and it nrtlvA In crrnnroi-o unit 11 In I 1 I J f " I . . V , s"" !mu viaea chiefly in the form of loans caii roping ana buiidogging ic-Lfiveu iUcJUS in excess OI 1W, thnt mov oaftoflo K.. .u Jan prflftimtnrf frnm Honnnor i . DHhAo&icu ujt llltr I r ..vj,., ul.avviji nic Wllllliuuiiy ttt me I m-nw " i . v. one waa a close of the loan period. Recourse member or the Honor Society, loans will be made in excess of BLA. was a cheer leader and the $50,00o to farmers who agree a member of the paper staff, to repay the excess amount. Sne belongs to the Wranglers A producer may qualify for a an a 10-year 4-H club mem nonrecourse loan In excess of ber. She helps with most duties $50,000 by reducing his total 1960 1 around the farm and Is a ver acreage of the crop concerned satlle ranch hand. 20 percent below the 1959 aver-, In 1959 she was a member of age. Commodities grown in this area to which the $50,000 lim itation applies are wheat, barley, corn, rye, and oats. More detailed information is available at the ASC county office. $200 Union Pacific Scholarship is Won By Cliff Green Cliff Green of Heppner receiv ed a county $200 Union Pacific Railroad scholarship at the state Future Farmers of America con vention held at Pendleton dur ing spring vacation. The schol- arsmp is to be used toward a four year course in agriculture. The winner in the county was determined on the following ba- sis: Forty percent on supervised farming program, records and story; thirty percent on scholas tic standing; thirty percent on character. Interest, qualities of leadership, community and ex- tra curricular activities. Others attending the three day convention from here were Al Osmin, Mickey Van Schoiack and Dennis Doherty. Laura Lee Sumner spent spring vacation at The Dalles at the homes of Mr and Mrs Rooper and family and Mr and Mrs Jim Sumner and family. Mrs Jim Lovgren and son Frankle were there for the weekend and Laura Lee returned to Heppner Sunday with them. the Pendleton Round-Up royal court and took part In last year's Happy Canyon pageant. She plans to Join the Intercollegiate Rodeo Association and the Girls Barrel Association. The Northwest Rodeo Associa tion is an organization of non professional rodeo contest ants The association tabulates points during the year of members and awards saddles and buckles to winners in the six major events, Everett Keithley To Head Elks Everett Keithley was elected exalted ruler of the Ileppne Elks lodge last week. He will take over leadership of the lodge April 7 from Delmer Jordan, this years exalted ruler. Other officers named were Le- Roy Gardner, leading knight; Conley l.anham, loyal knight; Kemp Dick, lecturing knight; and Dr Wallace Wolff, tiler. The lodge re-elected Glen Ward, secretary; La Verne Van Marter, trustee; and Harlan Mc Curdy, Jr, treasurer. WEATHER Mrs Raymond French and daughter Karen, and Mrs Roy Henderson were In Portland last week for a few days. Governor Sees Great Growth if People 'Sell Governor Mark Hatfield last Thursday night told over 500 persons at the Boardman school gym that if plans continue to progress for the development of the Boardman Bombing Range into a space-age industrial park, the Columbia could become the "Ohio River of the West." The Governor said that plans were progressing for the state to acquire the bomb range from the government in a trade for other state owned lands, and that the acquisition of options on an additional 20.000 acres of land north of the ranee is also progressing according to sched ule. Hatfieii emphasized that the cooperation of ail residents of Day this area is vital in helping the had at reasonable prices, and stated that so far, the department of planning and development has been well received wherever it has made contacts. The Governor said that the state is getting good cooperation from all government agencies in volved in the land transfer (see other story on this page) and that he expected the state would be able to say. "We can give title" within two to three months. Private Money for Options many of the advantages that the North Morrow county industrial site offered which he feels will attract science-based lndu s t r y. Among- them are ready access to water, rail and highway trans portation, and the "air itself, explaining that because of the absence of electrical dusturban ces and air contamination, the area is ideally suited for cer tain types of Industry. He said many electronic devices cannot stand vibrations Imposed by rail and truck transportation and He explained how a group of must be transported by air or private ci':zMis had put up the (water, necessary money with which to I Communities Must Help obtain options on the additional I In answer to a question as to land, which fronts on the John wlvre money would come from d im reservoir. He said they f'r the additional community fa f rmed a non-profit corner- eilities and schools that would sized that anticipated growth would be gradual and many such problems would take care of themselves. Robert Tarr, state director of the state department of plan ning and development said that "prosperity will come with the growth" to ease many of the problems feared by some. He also said that the department has "a large file of prospects some 'hot' and some long range." When asked if he could pre dict what the population In crease might be, Hatfield said. "I would not dare predict a pop ulation figure, but I believe there will be a phenomenal growth in the area over a period of years." The governor explained what state of Oregon obtain the rec- ation to obtain the options. Hat- be needed, the Governor said , he and 20 of the state's top bus essary land on which to estab- field said. "A few persons could :that would be each community's jlness and industrial leaders plan lish an industrial park. He urged defeat the program ... all co-1 problem, but that the state that prepcrty owners overate operation is needed." i would try to provide the neces- in giving options to needed land, Governor Hatfield explained J sary leadership. He also empha- on their trip to New York, Wash ington D C and Chicago. The (Continued on Pa?e ) HI Low Thursday 54 30 Friday 65 32 Saturday 68 33 Sunday 71 36 Monday 71 38 Tuesday 73 40 Wednesday 75 42 Rainfall for the week, none; for March 1.36; for the year 3.42 Inches. Guest speaker for the event will be John Sell, Portland, vice president of the First National Bank of Oregon. A full program of general interest Is planned, committee chairman Harry Bon- gcrs said this week. The chamber will hold a draw ing to pay off another $1000 in rodeo field lighting bonds and special recognition Is planned for an undisclosed number of county residents. The banquet will start at 6:30 with a social hour and tickets are on sale at $2.50 a person. It Is open to the public. Monday noon the chamber met at Heppner high school and were the guests of school officials at the cafeteria. A short program was presented by two vocal trios from the school and Roseann Ayers, student council president, explained the activities of the council and how it functioned. Heppner district forest ranger Vic Krelmeyer, told the group that he had Just received word that the state has approved $58,000 for the construction of the much discussed Bull Prairie dam which is the first man-made fish empoundment approved by the fish commission. Other de velopment in the area will be done by the Forest Service. out details of the transfer. In exchange for the 93.00O acre Boardman Range the state will give the Navy a comparable tract of state-owned land in the southeastern part of the state. Governor Hatfield expressed Oregon's appreciation to the De partment of Defense and other departments for their coopera tion In this major contribution to the states economic devel opment program. Oregon's resources and facil ities and brain power for con tributing to national defense and science based Industries were presented to some of the nation's top defense scientists at a lunch eon meeting in Washington, D C, Wednesday. Governor Hatfield and Dr Walter Dyke, director of the Lin- field Research Institute at Mc Mlnnvllle, discussed the state's space age resources with key de fense leaders In government and Industry at a luncheon In the Army-Navy Club. Hosts at the luncheon were General Carl Spatz and General Ira C Eaker. Others present from Oregon In cluded Tarr; Gerald Frank, chairman of the Governor's ad visory committee to the Depart ment of Planning and Develop ment; and Glenn L Jackson, member of the new Industries committee. Jackson made ar rangements for the luncheon. Dr Dyke described some of Ore gon's accomplishments In re search, Including development of refractory metals at Albany and field emission research and ap plications at the LInfleld Insti tute. He also pointed out a large number of engineering and other technical graduates from the state's Institutions of higher edu cation. Red Cross Drive At 34 of Goal County Red Cross officials said today that the annual drive in the county has now reached 34 percent of its goal. Workers have been asked to complete their col lections as soon as possible so a final report can be made. ;-r 4 - THE NEW BOARDMAN Morrow county Judge Oscar Peterson, right points out features of the proposed new town of Boardman to Governor Mark Hatfield ct a dinner held in Boardman last Thursday for the Governor and about 40 guests. The large drawing Illustrated an architect's design for the new town which will come into being when the present town Is drowned out by the John Day dam. The Governor was In Boardman to tell area residents of plans for the Industrial development of the Boardman Bombing Range, (GT Photo) r