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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, June 22, 1961
.Morrow county oters passed rui ICS no. The limpet also
the VA.I C2 M-huwl budget In their passed at Boardman. with 30 ye
mini inp i.j in piu Monday, an.! 31 no; and at lrri'on with
with nu3 persona voting, the 137 es and 3 no.
tinuun was approved "7 Trie Lexington vote w a 32 e
u.tet. 14J5 yea to m no. and 115 no; lone SO e and 123
me new cudgel had been no; lUrilman-RuggK. 23 yen and
trimmed twice and tuperinten-(52 no.
knl Hubert an Houte said that J The budget ua defeated
"no Increase! n the present mil- twice before at the poll this
luge rate for achool operation I year, the last time being May
will be required In 19GI-G2." The 19 when It went down 4.V5 yea
airage miiiae rate for achool to 503 no.
operation In the county-wide dla
trlct N 4J mills.
Il. ppner Morrow County Cham- SDCCJa Edition
cram ut getting iieppner voters I Ad Deadline ot Hand
Gazette-Tim
City Budget
Sets Costs
$126,338
10c Copy
78th Year, Number 16
to the poll Monday and those j
voter cast their bailot 292 yea
Pioneer Rancher,
Burton Peck, Dies
!n Walla Walla
lUirt.in II. Peck. 81. died at
Walla Walla hospital June 17.
following an illness of alxiut 10
days. He operated his irrigated
farm at Lexington until his
doaih and wax active until his
final illness.
He was one of Morrow county's
most progressive pioneers and
was always experimenting with
new varieties of crops on his
ranch. Though his cash crops
were wheat and cattle, he at one
time had 52 varieties of potatoes
growing to determine what
would do the best In the area.
He was Morrow County Conser
vation Man of the year In 1957.
He was born In Sunbury, Ohio,
June 13, 18S0. the son of Henry
and Louisa Peck. He came to
Lexington in 1S95 w here his par-
ents- homsteaded a wheat ranch
which is now operated by a
nmihrnu VnnnAth Pf-lf whn won
State Conservation Mai of the Combining the taseball talents
of players from Heppner and
in iqr,fi lone, this area will have a team
He married Myrla Francis competing In the semi-pro Wheat
Yeacer. Heppner. Aug. 31. 1904, League with Bert corbin as man
at Heppner. They operated the ager
family ranch for a while and
All business places In tht
county are reminded that ad
vertising deadline for tht
Heppner-Morrow County Cham
ber of Commerce special edit
ion of the Gasette-Times Is at
band. The paper will be pub
lished for distribution start
ing June 29 but printing will
be completed this week-end.
During the past three weeks
a great many businesses have
been contacted for advertising,
but it has been impossible to
see everyone in that time.
Therefore, any who have been
missed and who would like to
advertise should telephone the
Gazette-Times immedia t 1 y.
Absolute deadline will be at
10 a. m. Saturday.
Also, anyone who has been
asked to contribute news stor
ies or other information must
have it in by Friday evening.
or it cannot be used.
Vernon Munkers of Lexinaton Gets Title
Of Morrow County Conservation Man of Year c
Allen Tom Tell
Of Legislation
For Growers
Heppner to Play
Semi-Pro Ball
In Wheat League
v later homesteaded a wheat and
calle ranch on Rhea Creek. This
ranch Is now operated by his son,
Harold.
Mr. Peck purchased another
ranch In 1925 near Lexington, on
which he continued carrying out
conservation practices until his
death.
He was active in promoting the
county fair, was a charter mem
ber of the Lexington grange, a
member of the Lexington Baptist
church, one of the original mem
bers of Eastern Oregon Wheat
Growers League and of Morrow
County Stockgrowers association.
He is survived by his wife,
Mvria, Lexington; five sons, Har
old and George, Heppner; Henry,
Parkdale, James, Lexington, Don
ald, Pilot Rock; two daughters,
Elinor Moray, Portland, Irene
Nolan, Lexington, one sister,
Lota Calloway, Corvallis, 22
grandchildren and 21 great
grandchildren.
Services were held June 21 at
10:30 a. m. at the Christian
church here, the Rev. Charles
Knox officiating.
Active nail bearers were Ver
non Munkers, Cecil Jones, Alvin
Wagenblast, Alfred Nelson, Nor
man Nelson and Kenneth
Smouse. Honorary pall bearers
were Roy Campbell, Arthur
Keene, William Van Winkle,
Alec Hunt, Adolph Majeski and
Len Gilliam.
Interment was in Heppner Ma
sonic Cemetery.
City Council Asks
Riders' Cooperation
Horseback riders of Heppner
are reminded by the city coun
cil that the busy part of Main
street is not the most advisable
place to ride horses.
City fathers took up the sub
ject at the last city council meet
ing and requested that riders
be encouraged to stay off the
blocks between Baltimore and
May streets.
No city ordinance has been
passed to date to this effect, al
though one was passed recently
prohibiting riding of bicycles in
the same area on the sidewalks.
However, council members indi
cated that any accidents involv
ing horses might result in an
ordinance, the same as bicycle
accidents did.
Cooperation of all riders to
avoid accidents in this busy sec
tion of the town is requested.
First league game is set
against Moro, on July 9 at 2
p. m. but two non-ieague games
with Mission are scheduled
ahead of that date at Mission
June 23 and here on July 4.
Besides Heppner, teams par
ticipating in the Wheat League
arp Condon. Moro. Condon Air
Base and Kinzua.
After the League opener July
9, Heppner takes on a pair July
23 here, meeting Air Base at 1:30
and Condon under the lights at
8:30 the same day.
Remainder of the schedule is
as follows: July 30, Kinzua there,
2 p. m.; August 6, Moro there,
1:30; August 13, Condon there,
1:30, and Air Base there, 4:30;
and August 20, Kinzua vs. Hepp
ner at lone.
In a practice game here Fri
day night, the town team lost
to the Old Timers, 3 to 1, be
fore a good crowd. Dennis Camp
bell scored the losers only run.
Lowell Gribble scored two for
the Old-Timers and Morris
Groves added the third run.
Making up the roster of the
Heppner Wheat Leaguers are:
Corbin, manager; Ernie Snow,
catcher-outfielder; Ken Sawyer,
catcher-shortstop; Burke Gentry,
pitcher-third base; Dean Conner,
pitcher-infield; Eddie Olson, out
field; Mike Olson, outfield; Ron
Gray, infield; Ron Leonnig, first
base; Dave Creswick, infield;
Bill Salters, infield; Wayne Ball,
pitcher-infield; Jerry Bristow,
catcher-ontfield; Larry Tibbies,
first base-outfielder; Tom Green,
pitcher-outfielder; Berl Akers,
pitcher-outfield; Dallas Rea, out
field. Salters, former lone player, has
had experience at EOCE, same as
Jerry Bristow. Akers played some
for the Columbia Basin Junior
College.
At the end of the Wheat
League season, the champion
nine will go to Portland to take
part in semi-pro playoffs.
Anticipated changes in leg Is
latino affivtlti; wheat and bar
ley growers ami the nipxrt
prln-s tiny can tiift fur the
1!h;2 U"P weio outlined by Allen
Tom, The Dalies, Monday night
at the Lexington grange hall.
Tom predated two dollar
wheat for next year for Pacific
Northwest wheat growers.
We said the omnibus bill, in
which farmers would write their
own program, will not pass dur
jJng this session of the congress,
and that Instead a temporary
program for wheat and feed
grains will be put into effect
for 19G2. This program will re
duce the wheat acreage by 10
per cent for the farmer to be
eligible for price supports. The
price will be Increased to 52.00,
The loss from the 10 per cent
reduction In the wheat allot
ment will be partially made up
to the farmer by conservation
payments equalling one-half on
the acreage. Payment In kind
will be allowed to go up to 60
per cent if additional wheat
acres are taken out of produc
tion by the farmer.
Tom expects the barley pro
gram that will pass will be
like the feed program now in
effect. Growers will be required
to reduce acreage by 20 per cent
In order to receive price support.
Like the wheat program, a 50
per. cent payment, will be made
on the reduced acreage.
Tom, who is vice president of
Oregon Wheat Growers League,
said that the members "having
nothing to do but to go along
with this program."
He stressed that it was not the
program the growers had been
working so hard for so many
years to put into effect.
"We can only hope that this
temporary program does not be
come a permanent program, like
so many temporary programs
do," he advised. "By consenting
to go along with this program,
the wheat men will be in a better
position to ask for the stabiliza
tion program they want, when
the right time comes," he said.
In his talk Tom stressed pub
lie relations and the farm pro
gram. He said "with the farmer
doine the efficient job he is
doing the consumer Is living bet
ter for less money for food than
ever before."
He cited statistics for the five
year period of 1952 to 1957 to
back up his statements. During
this time the farmer was caught
in a price-cost squeeze which
still exists and the "public con
sumed 11 per cent more food but
farmers received 600 million less
dollars."
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Rancher Cited
For Practices
On 1244 Acres
Vernon Munker. Lexington.
was named Morrow County Con'
nervation Man of the Year for
'X1 at the annual spring meet
Inn of the Oregon Wheat Grow
rts League Monday night at the
Lexington Grange hall.
Mr. nad Mrs. Munkers were
presented the traditional plaque
by Trl County Kquimcnt Com
pany. In recognition of their
wnrk on both their own farm
VERNON MUNKERS. 1961 Conservation Man of the Year, points and rented land.
out now no converter bis rod weeder from an nd dxlvo to a The winning farm was chosen
center dxivo in hi ranch shop. Th change helped improve bis for this honor because of a com
land and contributed to winning tho Conservation titlo.
(County Agent Photo)
liuilet f..r the City of Hepp
ner for 1X1 C3 U published tut
the flrot time In this luo ef
the Cai'tte -Times, showing to
tal estimated expenditure ct
$12C.3.vSW nd hoi Jin within
the 1 per cent limitation.
The total compare with Slll.-
000 expenditures for the fiscal
ear ending this month. Ell.
tej receipts other than taxes
the ensuing year are placed
at $.3;i. leaving $31,02150 nec
essary to balance the budget.
With on estimated sum of $1,020
In taxes that will not be received
In 1!H"1-G2. the total levy needed
Is $35,011.50. Of this $16,919.50
I Inside the &"r limitation and
$13,123 for payments on the
water and sewer systems are
not subject to the limitation.
Costs shown lit an analysis of
the budget reveal that they are
about the same us last year
with some Increases and de
crease In various departments.
Another story next week will
consider these.
Public hearing on the budget
Is set for Monday, July 10, at
S p. m. In the city hall. Anyone
subject to the city tax levy may
appear to speak lor or against
the budget at that time.
Composing the budget com
mittee are Mayor Al Lamb, Coun-
Merchants Offer Big
Lucky Buck Day Values
Merchants of Heppner will
again feature special prices in
their stores for the Saturday
Lucky Buck drawing. Announce
ments of the winners are made
at 2:30 p. m. In each of the CI
participating business establish
ments.
participating businesses can reg
ister.
plement of conservation practices I oilmen Carl Spauldlng and Phil
Including strip cropping, stubble I Blakney and citizen members.
mulch, grassed waterways and Dr. Ed Schaffltz and Elvira Irby.
contour seeding and develop
ment of wasteland to alfalfa-
grass seedings for hay and pas
ture.
The farm operation consists of I
1214 acres which Includes the
home farm on which Vernon was
raised and now owned by his
mother, with a farm known as
Heppner Pool Sets
New Hour Slate
During Hot Season
Because of the great demand
on the swimming pool at Hepp
ner for the past weeks and con-
Ihn fhnrll Cnx olnrp mirchased
Top prize In the next drawing h v.rnnn In l!)S4. With the pur-
will be $23.00 as the $73.00 prize chase of lhls piaC0i Munkers be
was claimed June 10 A $10.00, ,he flrst of a group ot prac
three $o.00 and five $1.00 prizes whIch was t0 earn hlm hls
wiu a so oe iwiea, according to C0nserva,l0n title and keep the tlnulng through the hot weather
committer chnlrman Pt1e Mc.i .. . ... . I ....
To be eligible one needs only Ururtn- sm wnorc u eiongs. season, tne pool nours win oe
n f lu.J rirt was thn ostnhllshment of I scheduled to alleviate the heavv
places. Any adult not directly onc, n 1 strlP cropping which didn't quite load. Tom Hughes, lifeguard. ;
connected with ownership of the cn the siren blows at 2.30 so,ve the problcrn of water er- said. On Tuesdays through Sat-
""u"'' uui .ionic vaiiuu, oslon since a bad eros0n pat-1 uraays, me swimmers may swim
"im" 'o ow"eM torn had been established in the irom 1:00 till 2:30 p. m. and
Diana Fulleton
All-around Cowgirl
Roice Fulleton and daughter,
Diana, returned Sunday night
from the Junior Rodeo at Half
way. Diana won the All-around
Cowgirl title and was presented
a trophy belt buckle.
She had garnered the most
points in the two day competi
tion, winning first in the barrel
race, two seconds in the cow
girl races, and two sceonds in
the cow cutting contest.
Wranglers Enjoy
Playday June 11
Butter Creek Wranglers spon
sored a club playday at the
Wrangler grounds on Sunday,
June 11. Potluck lunch was serv
ed in the clubhouse because of
the rain.
First place winner in all
events for children under 12 years
of age was Patti Healy. Senior
winners in polebending were Bill
Healy, first; Charlie Daly, sec
ond; Marion Finch, third, and
Rod Murray, fourth.
Winning first place in the
stake race was Bob Steagall;
Roice Fulleton, second; Beverly
Steagall, third and Rod Murray,
fourth. In the barrel race Bob
Steagall won first; Cornet Green,
second; Roice Fulleton, third, and
Bill Healy, fourth.
The Wranglers will have an
overnight trail ride on June 24
and 25 from the Don Greenup
ranch to Johnson Creek. Winn
Crist will be the cook for the
trip.
Two Eight-Year Olds
Hurt- in Swim Pools
Two area children will be "out
of the swim" for awhile. Both
suffered accidents which requir
ed stitches to close deep lacer
ations about the head.
Eight-year-old Janet McCurdy,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Har
lan McCurdy Jr., Heppner, was
taken from the city pool to a
doctor Tuesday afternoon with a
deep cut in the bridge of her
nose. She received six stitches.
The accident occurred when she
was swimming at the shallow
end of the pool and surface dove
for a piece of rubber tubing on
the bottom.
Stephen Hedman, also 8, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Arnle Hedman,
lone, was brought by his mother
to a local doctor Wednesday
about noon following an accident
at the lone pool. The boy dove
off the side of the pool Into the
deep end of the tank and gashed
his head on the crown. He re
ceived three stitches.
Both youngsters are hoping
for mild weather while their pool
activities are curtailed.
before the next siren two mln-
fields. Next a program of stubble
of the Lucky Buck winners," Mc
Murtry said.
WEATHER
HI Low
Friday 99 60
Saturday 105 70
Sunday 103 61
Monday 96 54
Tuesday 92 51
Wednesday 88 43
Thursday 88 49
Prec.
utes later and you may be one 1, on summer allowed strips
combined the effectiveness of
two, causing runoff only In case
of severe storms or cloudbursts.
Grass waterways, some already
seeded when he took over the
place, others established by him
served to carry off excess water
from such storms from the long
water shed extending above his
own farm. These lead the water
gently from the fields with no
loss of soil.
Like many farmers starting
with a conservation program
Munkers was undecided as to Just
what combination of practices
and conservation implements
would do the Job. He found the
above mentioned practices on his
own farm best and a program
of stubble mulch and contour
seeding deep furrow drills on the
home farm serve the purpose. For
the initial summer fallow oper
ation he has adopted a tool-bar
sweep fitting the V sweeps with
"fingers" to shake and break
ud cheaterass and volunteer
grain sod so it doesn't continue
to grow. This followed by a
skew treader and rod weeding
finishes the summerfallow oper
ation. All seeding is done with
a deep furrow "Dempster" drill.
The farm shop on the Munkers
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'Pandora's Box' Open
Af City Swim Pool
JoAnn Hughes, instructor at
the city swimming pool, re
ports that any mother miss
ing shoes, clothing, towels.
bathing suits, and other ar
ticles should check the pool
before deciding the missing
item is "lost" It may be one
of the huge box full of un
claimed things youngsters
have brought to the pool and
neglected to take home.
JoAnn said she would take
the things home and wash
them, then put them in a box
to be sorted and claimed by
the children or their mothers.
Not all the items are from
the short time the pool has
been open this year, Some are
carry-overs from last year. So
any mother missing summer
things she is sure she didn t
throw away might look in Jo
Ann's "Pandora Box."
Items not claimed when the
pool closes at the end of the
season will be turned over to
a rummage sale.
.13
Maximum temperature, 105.
Mininum, 43.
Rainfall for the week was .13
of an inch. Total for the year
is 9.67 inches. The Saturday 105
temperature set an all time high
in Heppner for the month ol
June.
Hole-in-0ne Contest
Offers Cash, Trophy
Rust Research Funds
Allowed By Senate
Morrow County Agent N. C,
Anderson reports he is in re
ceipt of a wire from Senator
Maurine Neuberger advising
him that $150,000 for acceler
ated research on rust strains
affecting wheat has been in
cluded in agricultural approp
riation subcommittee of the
Senate. ThU was not Included
by the House. The House and
Senate conferees will meet
later.
Golfers and non-golfers will
have a field day in fact, three
of them, this week end when
the Heppner-Morrow County
Chamber of Commerce puts on
its second Hole-In-One contest.
The play will begin at the fair
grounds Friday at 5 p. m.
Rules call for adult players to
drive from a starting line 100
yards to a circle 30 feet across.
A shorter driving distance will
be provided for children.
A special feature this year is
an actual noie-inone sei-up
where a four-inch cup will be
placed in the center of the circle.
The first person making a hole
in one will receive a highly priz
ed golden trophy of a golfer.
The trophy Is displayed in the
Peterson Jewelry Store window.
Dally prizes of $5.00 will be
awarded the player closest to the
center hole at the end of play
each day.
Friday hours are 5 to 8; Sat
urday, 2 to 8, and Sunday, 2 to
5, with final play-off between
5 and 6 on Sunday.
Each ball making the circle
entitled that player to one shot
In the finals. Grand prize in the
Sunday play-off will be $15.00
with additional prizes of $10.00
and $5.00 going to the next
closest players.
Funds raised by the Hole-In-One
contest will be used by the
chamber to retire bonds for light
ing the rodeo grounds.
All members of the public are
urged to attend and try their
luck.
from 2:30 till 4:00 p. m. with a
limit of 150 swimmers in each
shift. The first 150 to appear will
be admitted in the first shift
Later they may get in lino for
the second shift and be admitted
If the 150 quota Is not filled.
On Sundays the hours will be
1:00 till 3:00 p. m. and 3:00 till
5:00 p. m. As of now, the even
ing swimming will not be af
fected. The pool attendance has run
as high as 325 persons in one
afternoon and the State Safety
board recommended the split
shifts of not more than the 150
swimmers for the size of the
pool. In the past two years, eight
and nine drownings occurred In
the state of Oregon and were
attributed to the over-crowded
conditions In the pools.
Hughes said, "Swimming time
has been cut to Insure a longer
life for the swimmers and less
accidents."
Hughes met with the largest
group of youngsters ever to reg
ister here for Red Cross lessons on
Tuesday morning. Eighty enroll
ed in the beginners class which
was divided Into four one-half
hour classes starting at 9:00 a. m.
At 11:00 a. m. the intermediate
class reports with 36 students,
followed at 11:45 with a class
of 10 swim team members. These
clsses will last for two weeks
with other two-week classes to
continue throughout the summer.
Mrs. Tom Hughes is Instruc
ting an adult intermediate class
now in progress and will have
beginner class starting July
5 at 7:00 p. m. and running for
two weeks. Anyone Interested is
asked to call her at home after
5:00 p. m.
Baby Daughter Wins
Award For Parents
Baby Leann Irene Lesser
brought to her proud parents.
Mr. and Mrs.. Conrad Lesser
of Heppner, the annual award
of the Cowbells association,
given each year to the parents
of the baby born closest to
Father's Day. She was born
Saturday, June 17. at 5 a. m.
at the Santiam Memorial hos
pltaL weighing S lbs., 3;'i ox.
The parents will be guests
of the association at a special
teak dinner at their convenience.
Remember 55 Lucky $ Offered Saturday