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Industrial Planning Group,
Now Officially Organized
ICc-tiii-cnUtivm of the fcU
county planning rreaniation got
back In gear at Thursday after
noon, after delay of on wrrk
whll discukion centered around
fight between the stat tax
commiulon and the Wasco
county wnr over tax valust
Ion fur the Harvey Aluminum
Company in The Dalle.
Thursday the group took pos
itive action a U reported In
the following story which ap
peared In Frlday'a Eat Oregon-Ian:
The Mid Columbia Planning jThe
louncii wm organized In Pen- i two
planning itmmilota In I'ma
till. Morrow. CUliam. Sherman.
Wtttco and lver counties.
The Council's officers, elected
)etrfitay. re Judge (Hear Peter
n. M.irrow county chairman:
Judge D R Sm Cook, t'ma
tHIa county. ice chairman;
Judge lllgglna. H' River coun
ty. MH-rrtary treaiurer.
Prior to yeieniay meeting
the orcanlatlon had been op
rratlng through a Herring com
mittee compox-d of rrprrent
Him of the tx county court
organization
month ago
Service, the council xoled to te-
que! a formal prooal from
tbakco for a planning tuly. j
Tarr explained that federal I
fund would be available to
match any fund the council
provided for planning and that
the tate fund In the amount
of $1,000 wet available now.
He uggrkted that Ebasco Ser
vice could do an effective plan
ning tudy brraue the organl
ration' finding were highly re
Hited In Investment houe on
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Wall Street. Kbaaeo. he ald.
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'nM would afcMiclate Thoma J Mur-
to plan in- ray nd Aasociate. Portland, and
dleton and Its first order of busl- 'dustrlal development In the lx Cornell. Holland. Ilaye and
nes was to request that the na-'Columbia River countle after kjero field of Corvalll. In a I
lion' largest firm of engineer- j the Mate had emabllohed a Pceipanning atudy of the six county
Ing consultant submit a pro- age Industrial park at tioaroman. area.
posal for making a planning I After hearing a proposal from RiM,v f.J.l,i.iIlwi Ihat a idan-
atudy of the area. ! Robert Tarr. director of the state I . ,,,.. Kl,Mi.h
The Council will be composed j department of Planning and , development potential
or representative or county jveiopmem. n and would determine what wa
courts, port commissions and wemern representative or t-oasco . .. . -oci0ioi,i1.,ijv
best for the region and each
community In the region.
He said. "You are about to I
get Into the big league. Till
planning atudy will prepare you
for big league competition.
Rooney also said that the plan
ning study would have an Im
portant effect on Investors look
ing to the west. He said. "It
will count heavily In your favor
when Investors see that you are
taking care of this Job your-
Negotiations Under
Way For Purchase
I0f School Site
Negotiations are presently
underway between the Morrow
county school district and Frank I wives."
S Parker for the purchase of I Rooney estimated that
32 acres of land from Parker as study would cost $15,000,
the
the site for a new Heppner high
Judge Peterson said the coun-
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NTfaf- SV' '.
TOM DRISCOLt
On Shrine Team
irll nnw YtstA 4T Afifl In rnntrlhuto
school, it was revealed this week L ,hc gtudy Ths ndudes J1500
by the school superintendents . (h Urnatna countv
I Office. court and lhi Port of Umatilla
The Parker site, which lies Commission: $1,500 each from the
west of the west end of Water Morrow county court and Morrow
strept. and south of Morgan I rnnntv Port fnmmlsslnn ? SI 010
street on a fairly flat bench, Is from the Hood River county court I PLANNERS ORGANIZE Morrow county Judge Oacar Peterson (center) was named president 01 m
Tom Driscoll,
East team.
Railroads Seek
Rate Reduction
thTvvSwun8 for Grain Haul
Illation and tho 1 vl
reduction In rail-
I f jl lone 01 several which iwu ana uu irom tne anerman coun-
HPnnriPr (irinnPr Iconsidered by the board as the ty court. No members of the Gil
I llJjpilll Vl IUUV1 (location for the new school. Sur- Ham county court were present
veys by the board members, and at the meeting so the extent of
engineering consultants gave the their financial participation will
location a high rating among have to be determined later.
those belnff considered, and Sev- VVasen eniintv inHco Jnmf
Hundreds of Morrow county erai wecks ag0 negotiations were Hunt said that his county would
football fans are expected In I started for purchase of the prop- not be able to participate In the
Pendleton Saturday to watch the I erty. School superintendent no- study until Its tax problems were
hrin Aii.citar fnnthnii oamp bert Van Houte saia mar wniie settled. He was
..a I all details of the purchase have dispute between
I ; "'V"" f " not yet been worked out. it is ty Board of Equalization and the
periorm ior inei OVnvt tt that both Darties will ctato To Pnmmiaclnn n t tha
fpiu i t iiA u A general
aKIrc u.. - ocMcu V.1UOIIUII 111 lllCJI . , ,, . l-
Driscoll. who was a top player days. Aluminum Co. plant at The ; JPTf NnAh.
all of his four years in Heppner The 32 acre site will ultimately Dalles. Until this Is resolved it ";; "," tn onast terminals
high school, is listed as a half- be developed Into a full high will not be known how much P fv Zth the
back for the East squad and he school plant, complete with ath- in taxes the Harvey company r?" nZLL
. .li.j ii.u,... j. ., j ,i -i ll ttr- ..t.. j u iiio-'iaiaic v-uiiiiiit-i.c
is me uuru iiymusi, uui seconu i leiic Iieia anu mi icwicu ia-n- muai pay viom-u i-uumjr ouu iuc
fastest man on the team. Hejlties, but present plans call for State of Oregon.
has been training with the East! the construction of from four to Judge Peterson asked that
Squad at La Grande. I six classrooms during the com- within five days the county
Driscoll and other members of ing year which will serve as courts, port commissions and
both teams were In Portland last I grade school rooms to ease a planning commissions designate
weekend to watch the other serious nousing snonage in uus ineir representatives on ine juio-
Shrine game played there Sat- division. As the building pro- Columbia rianning council.
urday night, and to tour the! gram can be aeveiopea aurmg ian tongraiuiaiea ine coun-
Shrine hospital for crippled I the next two or xnree years, we cu on us action, ne saia ue
children, toward which all pro- complete high school plant will sponsible professional planning
ceeds from both cames eo. I be constructed on ine ranter sue must De snown to any company
I . .. a i . i i llil a. I 1 1.1 a i L I r
Paapantrv at thp Pendleton and tne preseni nign scnooi nat iooK.bg at wis area, xou
j - - I ki.uinrr nnmrarturl Yf a lnninr I h auo ropnon 70i1 that hv vntir
UUlIUtllg tUll V-IVV.W liuv u j v ov I -'WWbl-W V11UV -JJ JV
high school. action of today. I am sure that
Th firm nf Tuft and HavsliD. the federal government will
li. Jt nlpd(7 ronKlrtprahlp financial aid
I , I roruanu aicjuievis, wuu ucsigu- o-
Vrhnnl I InOninn ed the Heppner grade school, are to this because of the importance
suwillllll now drawing Dlans for the first i wnat you propose to ao.
unit of the new school and It Ta" revealed that six major
Is honed that construction can prospects are studying prelim
inary miormation mar. nas Deen
submitted to them by the state
Department of Planning and De
velopment on the space age in
Mid-Columbia Planning Council, at the organisational meeting of the six-county group last week
in Pendleton. At lett is Umatilla county Judge Sam Cook, vice chairman, and Hood Rhrer Judge
Harris Hlgglns. secretary-treasurer. Se story. (Cut courtesy The Dalles Chronicle)
game is slated to start at 7:00
p m with the game to follow.
Open
Slated Sept
ing
.6
start within a few months.
Tnntatiuo nlflriQ rail ffr the
County school superintendent h , t be served by
Robert Van Houte announced ctr.t nno to an extension
this week that all county schools Lf Water street and tne other
will open on luesaay, aeptemoer tQ enter the site from the west
b wun regular classes. ff fho rn,,ntv rnad which hor
A more complete schedule ol ders the area on that side,
registration and other informat
ion on school opening will ap
pear next week, but Van Houte
emphasized that all school of
fices are now open during the
day and that parents are wel
come to discuss registration or
school problems with local school
officials.
County School
Post Filled
Horse's Kick
Breaks Boy's Leg
Dean Lovgren, son of Mr and
The Morrow county school
board Monday night appointed
Harold Baker, Boardman, as
member of the board. He fills
the position vacated July 1 by
Henry Gantenbein, who resigned.
Baker was named to the post
Mrs Vic Lovgren of Heppner, after he had been selected by
suffered a compound fracture of i popular vote at an election held
dustrlal park at Boardman.
Judge Peterson told the Ga
zette-Times Wednesday that the
council has requested a formal
proposal from Ebasco Services,
planning consultants, and that
It Is hoped that this information
will be forthcoming within
short time. If the proposal is
accepted by the council, actual
planning work will probably be
gin immediately.
both bones of one leg Monday,
when the horse on which he was
riding was kicked by another
horse. Dean's leg was In be
tween and he suffered much
more injury than did the horse.
He was treated at Pioner
Memorial hospital but will be
incapacitated for some time.
WEATHER
Hi Low
Thursday 99 58
Friday 95 46
Saturday 90 49
Sunday 86 50
Monday 76 48
Tuesday 64 46
Wednesday 79 49
Rainfall for the week
Prec.
.32
.03
last week in the Boardman area
The local school committee had
been requested to submit the
name of a resident of that area,
but after a difference of opinion
had kept the committee from ar
riving at any decision, put the
matter up to the voters at a
special straw ballot He will
serve until Jv le 30. 1961.
In other 1 usiness the board
approved contracts for two new
teachers, and their hiring fills
all positions in the county school
system. Hired were William Mc-
Kinney who will teach the 7th
grade at lone. He comes here
from Evans Valley in the Rogue
River area. Also hired was Otto
Museum Plans
Special Opening
Hours During Fair
ine Morrow county museum
commission announced this week
that the museum will be open
to the public on several extra
days next week to accommodate
fair and rodeo visitors who might
like to tour the building and
exhibits.
Next Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday it will be open from
1 to 5 p m, on Saturday from
10 to 12 and from 1 to 5, and
on Sunday regular hours of 2 to
5 pm.
August
inches.
jAbrahamson of Minot, North
for 'Dakota, who will teach typing.
.S6; for the year 9.19, shorthand and business subjects
at Heppner high schooL
Mr and Mrs James H Taylor
and two daughters of Portland
have been house guests of the
Harold Evans over the weekend.
Visiting Mr and Mrs James
In Washington, D C and is ex
pected to become effective Sep
tember 30, 1960.
The new rates, under study for
a year, will put an estimated
$7 million in the pockets of grain
growers who are traditionally
paid the coast terminal price less
the published railroad freight
rate for their crop.
The rates will cover all prln
cipal shipping points In Oregon
Washington, northern Idaho and
western Montana.
The reductions are being made
in an attempt to meet unreg
ulated truck-barge competition
which has tripled its tonnages
since 1957 and has penetrated
up to 200 miles beyond river
points, according to Harold J
Turner of the Oregon Railroad
association.
"Many railroad branch lines,
such as the Grass Valley in
Sherman county and the Condon
line in Gilliam county, exist to
day only because of grain traf
fic," Turner said. "If railroads
don't meet competition by low
ering grain rates, they will con
tinue to lose this vital traffic
and will be forced to abandon
many branch lines.
Examples of the proposed re
ductions per 100 pounds from
representative Oregon points to
Portland-Vancouver are: Pendle
ton, Athena, Milton -Freewater,
all 26c reduced to 18c, Umatilla
22c to 16c, Heppner 20c to 18c.
The railroad spokesman indi
cated that Northwest grain mar
keting in California would be
protected by rate reductions to
maintain present relationships
on shipping costs to California
points from origins in Oregon,
Washington, northern Idaho and
western Montana. Tariffs cover
ing this phase will be filed be
fore local Northwest cuts be
come effective.
The new Northwest tariffs in
volve Union Pacific, Northern
Pacific. Great Northern, Mil
waukee Road and Spokane, Port
land and Seattle railroads and
heir subsidiary lines.
Rodeo Fans to
Be Treated to
Newf Fast Events
Rodoo fans will be treated to
Hardman but he had passed chalrman Fioyd jones and his
Heart Attack
Takes Life of
Howard R Evans
Howard Ray Evans, 49, well
known Spray rancher, died Tues
day of a heart attack while he
was on his way to Heppner from
his home near Spray. A physic
ian was called to meet him at
aid could
away before meaicai
arrive.
Mr Evans was born Oct 27,
1910 in Morrow county and had
lived his entire life in this area.
He was a member of the Heppner
Elks lodge and the Oregon
Cattleman's association.
Survivors Include his widow,
Harriet; three daughters, Alma
L Younce, Mary E Evans and
Georgia II Evans, all of Spray;
his mother, Mrs Emma Evans,
Portland; one brother, Harold of
HeDDner. He also leaves two
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
Friday at 10:30 a m at the Hep
pner Christian church with the
Rev Charles Knox officiating.
Burial will be in the Heppner
Masonic cemetery.
Horse Show
Plans Readied
Mr and Mrs Wendell Connor
nd two sons of Sherwood, Ore-
Valentine over the weekend were ! gon are visiting with his parents,
his mother and sisters, Mrs Mary j Mr and Mrs Frank Connor this
A full day of the popular Mor
row County Fair and Rodeo horse
show will attract many persons
to the arena Friday, Aug 26 to
watch the 24 or more separate
events and contests that are
scheduled.
Fred Mankin, show superin
tendent announces that all en--
tries for the show close on Wed
nesday. Aug 24 at 8 p m, that
halter classes will be Judged be
ginning at 9 a m Friday, and
working and performance classes
will show starting at 1:15 in the
afternoon.
Horse show judge will be Les
Marks of Fossil and Howard
Brvant is arena director. Show
secretary Is Beverly Steagall and
her assistants will be Sue Val
entine, Karen Valentine, Pat
Dougherty, Janice Beamer and
Joan Robinson. The announcer
for the show is to be Bruce Lind
say. A complete list of divisions
tan be found in the premium
list, and a list of all divisions
and chairmen can be obtained
from Beverly Steagall, Wranglers
riding club secretary. The club
is supervising the show.
Valentine and Helen Valentine
of Santa Rosa, California and
Mrs Zeolia Tielman of Fresno,
California.
ATTENDS POSTMASTER
MEETING
Mr and Mrs James Driscoll at
tended the meeting and potluck
week.
Mrs Stanley Cox and son and dinner of the postmasters at the
Mrs Herbert Case are spending j home of Mrs F McClintock In
this week In Portland. 'Cecil on Sunday.
committee revealed this week,
and one of the most Interesting
will be the girls' OBRA barrel
racing which Is scheduled on the
Saturday afternoon and Sunday
programs.
This new event Is open to
members of the Oregon Barrel
Racing Association who are 15
vears of aire and over and It
promises to be a snappy event.
There will also be Wrangler bar
rel racing on the Saturday night
show, Jones said.
All the other Donuiar rodeo
events that have become a trad
Ition for the local show will also
be presented. Top among these
is the contest for the Northwest
Amateur Saddle Bronc champ
innshln. bareback riding, calf
roping, bull dogging, bull riding
and the always-popular Morrow
county amateur cair roping,
which brings out the best of the
local ropers. The Morrow county
chariot race and the wild horse
race will be features of the Sat
urday night show. The Morrow
county derby will again pe a
high point of the Sunday per
formance.
Jones said the committee is
stressing a fast show this year
and that it will not last over
three hours. A top professional
announcer will keep rodeo fans
advised of events. He is W V
Bill" Jones of Vancouver, Wash.
who is also editor of the well
known horseman's magazine,
The Lariat.
The Rose City Sound Service
of Portland has received the con
tract to provide the sound sys
tem for all performances and
rodeo officials emphasized that
the system will be adequate for
all seats In both stands.
An interesting feature of the
grand rodeo parade on Saturday
will be the entry of the Long
Creek high school band, one or
the best known in this section
of the state. The Heppner high
band is also practicing for the
parade and rodeo.
Stock for this year's show is
again being furnished by John
Van Belle of Outlook, Washington.
Many Machinery
Exhibits Expected
To Add Interest
Lat minute l.in for the
Morrow county fair which gets
undrrway on Tuesday of next
week wrre marie when ncveral
group met this week. With re
newed Interest In machinery ex
hibit the fair Itoard arranged
or exhibit Kjun-e for what they
hon will b one of the best
machinery exhibits yet. BHtth
leg.'in to shut up with quite n
numU-r of organizations devel
oping background on the theme
Fairy Tale Lane". Twenty one
booths have been reserved at
this lime, rejiort N C Anderson.
secretary of the fair committee.
4 II livestock leaders and sup
erintendents made plans for the
annual III and FFA livestock
sale with a committee repre
senting the Morrow County Live
stock Growers Association. John
Graves, chairman reported that
there would be approximately 15
steers, 20 Iambs and 12 pigs to
go through this year's sale.
Members of the Livestock As
sociation committee, Raymond
French, Barton Clark. Dick Wil
kinson and Ralph Beamer and
FFA instructor, L L Robbins with
John Graves pointed out that
there are still some people who
do not understand the sale pro
visions. With ceilings of 5 cents
over the market price on beef
and 10 cents on sheep and hogs,
with exception of the grand
champion animals, persons who
wish to support the sale could
spend no more than $10 on a
lamb; $20 on a pig and $50 on
a steer considering the average
weight and these support prices
lf they chose to resell the an
imal. The committee is hopeful
of making contact with busi
nesses and others who might like
to encourage a Future Farmer
or 4-H member by paying the
difference between resale value
and the celling price. Interested
persons are Invited to visit with
any of this committee, 4-H lead
ers, or the county agents.
The group made plans for the
annual pig scramble which will
be held Immediately before the
sale. Besides providing this en
tertainment, free coffee will be
served during the sale to Insure
the utmost comfort for all buyers.
4-H leaders, superintendents
and parents are Invited to par
ticipate in a fairgrounds clean
up day scheduled for this Sat
urday. Pens will be readied, the
livestock Judging arena put up
and everything put In ship shape
condition for receiving exhibits
on Monday.
A complete program of events
for fair week appears elsewhere
n today's paper.
ON EUROPEAN TRIP
From friends who have heard
from Mrs Sam Turner and Mrs
Edna Turner, who left on a Eur
opean trip the middle of July,
they are having a wonderful
time. So far they have visited
in Scotland. Norway, Ireland,
Sweden and Germany.
Demo Women Make
Plans for Campaign
Work During Fall
Morrow county Dem o c r a 1 1 c
women voters met August 12 at
the W C Rosewall home and
made plans for the group's act
ivities during the coming polit
ical campaign.
The meeting was opened with
the reading of an editorial en
titled, Women Voters, which
stressed the role of women In
politics and particularly in the
coming election.
In lieu of electing officers, the
planning committee composed of
Miss Marguerite Glavey, Mrs
Marcel Jones, Mrs Max Barclay
and Mrs CHve Huston, assisted
by Mrs Paul Brown, temporary
chairman, volunteered to head
the organization.
Among the group's activities
will be a plan to educate the
voter on proper voting, and to
contact every non-registered
voter, regardless of party affil
iation, to urge them to register.
The women will also greet all
Democratic candidates who visit
the county.
Mrs Harry Duvall and Mrs
Newt O'Harra won Jeweled
donkey pins, and members will
order similar pins to wear while
working at the Democratic booth
at the fair.
Another meeting is set for
early September with the date
to be announced.