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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (June 29, 1961)
Heppner Ranger District Serves 194,000 Acres of National Forest Lands ' jiH ' j THE OLD and th new in lookouts aro pictured in thl U. S. Forest Service photo of the lookout towers at Wheeler Point Although the towers are Just out of the county, the rangers view forests in Morrow county from this point The new to ver at the left is a luxurious affair in comparison with the old structure. TI10 HrjipniT ranjjer district of the t'mntilla National Forest. U. S. Forest Service Is located In north central portion of Orojjon between Township 4 and 8 south and ranees 2.1 and 29 east. Wil lamette Meridian, rt is the most southerly and westerly district In the Umatilla National Forest with Ihe ranger district head quarters located at Heppner. The Heppner district consists of 191,271 acres of National forest lands which are managed in ac cordance to their key value which Include the production of wood, forace. wildlife, recreation and water. The district considers multiple use as its most impor tant function and every effort Is made to continue good mul tiple use management. Durlnc the 1960 field season (May through October), 31 mil linn hoard feet of limber was cut on various sales on the dis trlet. There were three timber sales under contract and many small sales for posts, poles on the district during the 1900 field season. A total of 8,430 head of sheep and 975 head of cattle grazed on the district under permits dur inc the past year. Many range Improvement projects were com pleted, thus making the range allotments more suitable for creater production and better management of the resources. There are two major big game species on the district, these be ing mule deer and Rocky Moun tain elk. The 19M reports show antiroximatelv 10,000 mule deer and 2,200 Rocky Mountain elk. The hunter success ratio for the past season on mule deer was approximately C0 and 10 on Rocky Mountain elk for the past season. There Is a very limited population of black bear present on the district and they seem to allude most of the sportsmen by their ability to stay off the beaten path. From the recreation side of district management, much pro press Is being made on the Bui) l'rairie Impoundment area. Most of the brush was piled and burn ed during the past year and the State of Oregon has now let the contract for the construction ofj the dam. The Forest Service Rec-1 reatlon specialists and Engin-1 eers have made plans for access and camp sites around the lake and the prosju'ets look very good for campers and fishermen in the very near future. Fire, one of our greatest de structive forces, caused the dis trict personnel many sleepless nights during the past year. There were 30 lightning caused and six man caused fires dur ing the 1!H0 season. The largest fire was located near Tonto Springs and burned over approx imately 120 acres of range and timber land. The remainder of the lightning caused fires were held to spot fire si.-e by the great assistance of our timber operators and cooperaturs. Lightning fires are impossible, to- prevent. How ever, there were six man caused fires that could hae been pre vented. The largest ercer.tage ; of these man caused fires were hunter warming fires or un attended camp fires which could have been avoided. The 1961 fire season at this time has all the appearance of having the haz ardous jiotential of last year and the U. S. Forest Service asks again for the wonderful cooper atilon during this fire season that they had during the last fire season. The past season saw approx imately 10 miles of timber access Oil - The Blood Of Progress DISTRIBUTORS have f ; , T I f. Ill . . a big part In the I i 1 1 j I of Morrow I fi J . I OIL played Agricultural and Industrial Development County, WE FUTURE WITH LOOK TO THE OPTIMISM AND OFFER OUR COMPLETE SERVICES TO YOU PAUL PETTYJOHN PETROLEUM PRODUCTS IONE FARM CHEMICALS L E. DICK, Distributor STANDARD OIL PRODUCTS HEPPNER A. L. DAGGETT, Distributor SHELL OIL PRODUCTS HEPPNER PIRL HOWELL UNION OIL DISTRIBUTOR HEPPNER j r1 rntnirtH M - rrrctlfiri i,f !., W .ut at VJn--T f"lr.t MhUh U J -d t ) iwuMy 5 rnilf S uth r.d t i f Camp X Ttrr ' tt -e ,.k mil iir lb iifjt. Tfsr 1 rations rr: M4 I.v.ti :u'tf, Tatn. araik Mountain and Wl.erlrr 1'ulfit, Ttii M i koutt -re t l!ie f)r and rat I r lh dhtfict during the fir M-ait. The ll. i j rtrr !!'!. t f the Tnistilla Nati.u.al K-f-t i )ur tu fnfciy. It wiM-ly ntui it wlU Im our hrtitje forever. I'ersonnei .f ihe ll. pj m-r rn per tff U ll!ed Iw-low, Anyone kh'tuld tt-l frif in o titat tlsem for help and information cm mat term rn'irhln national f-r"t I'Ufilrt lianer: Warren S Md r, In charge vt ail resource man ffltimt and r ( rtm.U.-n ami H u Uo j.rt gram. A:t-st lUaUM Itrt-rr; (ay. rniii, i:!ift-.jn, autt u rtiit I".arii?-r In trmtr tnm a,-f-r il and Itifotmaiiiifi nl rdu ration, (oidfol Offivr: Chale It Mlj-an. ait I;tii.t ;n-t-i-r in fi: ukpatrMng. rjrn titunieaHoits. maiiiienani of m pfovenierit, af.ty prof ram. efjuipmnit man cement and pr trrt manaifrtnent Timtx-r Mantfrmrr.t AkkUtant: Sam It Nafrl, asit IiMirlt i:.irr;er In Timber Sale Admin Uiration and re ka! Morlc Ksr.k'e Management At!ant: l"mry I- t'laj-p. a ! I'lotrict I'anft-r In llange Manafrmrnt Administration. liri.t AkkUtar.t in ?! Admin utiaii.,n. Act a u lint r f-r ,al Area tu-nrrmej i, ipiunnins; and thifinlrs", rf i' n r-onmd, j ilr rr!il.tf iJ wa!. f t r'. rsd; klah dikal. j timt an I burn- iHktrut Clerk: ?tr U 'A JUm l!tor, aii I'Mrirt S'aff In cler- jiral ami Urnographle iwrv lie, I S aler: Matt), n A. llu-kt and J..hr V, lU-i-ei. lt Tinder Managrmrnt al!ant in a allng tiiti-r on Fojcki Srvie Tim-n-r a ale. r ctln tte. name and tatlon: Tuprr Flrem.in, Morgan !detilok. Tupjwr CurJ Station; Bull rtalrie fjuard. Kenneth Keel ing. Bull l'rairie Guard Station: ;v.f iui! uui, ivrn nam. Matin 15utt Ijukuut; Tarn ataik lk'Ut, lal4 Korurum, Ttvaa k lu.kout; Whet-Ief IT b4oUt, tltli M'TViwrll. Whrrl-,-r 1'i.int lyxkout; BUrk Moun tain 1'atfolman. Colin Krlcknen, jutih I'rerk tluard Statiin: Wall tir-k I'atrolman. Itotx-rt David n, Hull l'rairie Uuard Statiun, I (I Sukf voua Cmo rial tJi. I OUT.'' 'jWN. is re 4w MORROW COUNTY SERVICE STATIONS EXTEND A CORDIAL WELCOME TO ALL NEWCOMERS TO THE COUNTY REMEMBER: Wc Are Here To Serve You -- Come In Any Time We Can Be Of Help In Any Way - With Information About The County, Clean Your Windshield, Or Help You With Our Products. FARLEY MOTOR CO. Shell Service Store Heppner, Oregon JACK'S CHEVRON STATION Jack Van Winkle Heppner, Oregon PARRISH'S GARAGE Motor Tune-up Heppner, Oregon WES' RICHFIELD Heppner, Oregon ALLENS TEXACO SERVICE Boardman, Oregon Ray's Service Superior Products All Credit Cards Honored Boardman, Oregon HAROLD BROWNLEE CHEVRON SERVICE "We Take Better Care of Tour Car" Phone 376 Irrigoa, Oregon INDEPENDENT GARAGE Shell Products S4H Green Stamps Robert Doake lone. Oregon DEWEY'S CHEVRON SERVICE 24 Hours Service Boardman. Oregon WALLEY'S FLYING "A" SERVICE Boardman, Oregon RUSSELL'S SHELL SERVICE On Highway at Boardman. Oregon JIM BARNETT CHEVRON STATION "We Take Better Care of Tour Car" Standard Oil Products lone, Oregon GENE'S CHEVRON STATION We Give S&H Green Stamps GENE ORWICK Lexington, Oregon HOWELL'S UNION SERVICE Hoppner, Oregon
