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V U Of 0 Euatr.r. c H30 rn State i " .... ' 1 WlPPPNER- d GAZE' v. , ( s VI I . w" V . ' LEONARD Ln Gilraan, who bom town li Heppner. U shown Sying ot a S.naU Ablation Subcommittee brtn, Friday with Ce.S Holoby. Federal A'.rSS; v.lo-d break up on attempt hijacking of a Jet airliner Tn Zl PaSof TAui-Ts. Cilman. brother Heppner Chi. I of Polfc.Cn Sman ad son ot Mrs. Viola a boa. In hi. hand flooring one of the hijackers aboard the plane. Henow rsld.s In Long Beach and ha. eenred for too" with the b?rd.7paot (Photo court.y East Orgonlan Says 'No' to Jack Poor Len Gilman, National Hero, Turns Down Offers, Shuns Publicity Local residents were keenly Interested In the feat of Leonard Gilman. 43, Long Beach. Calif, in subduing two gunmen who hijacked a continental Airlines Boeing 707 last Thursday. But Gilman Is taking the whole thing calmly and is attempting to shun publicity from the incident. The hijacking occurred when an itinerant car salesman and his son held hostages at gun point in the plane for nearly nine hours at the El Paso, Texas, International Airport when the plane landed there to take on more fuel, Leon Beardcn, 38 and his son Cody, 16, had ordered the pilot to change his course and fly them to Cuba. Gilman, a passenger in the plane, engaged the hijackers in conversation, and eventually caught Bearden off guard and struck him behind the ear, while an FBI agent overpowered the son. Gilman suffered a broken hand from the blow he delivered to Bearden, was taken to a hos pital and had his hand placed in a cast. Gilman grew up in Heppner and has been an Immigration Service agent since joining the border patrol in 1941. His wife, the former Maxine McCurdy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harlan McCurdy, Sr., Heppner was queen of the Pendleton Round up in 1941, the same year the couple was married. Childhood sweethearts, both went through school here and then attended Pacific University, Gilman entering In 1937 and Maxine one year later. At both high school and college, unman ...r .tstnnrilnff athlete. He 10oi " tv,iIto Ho outstanding athlete. He -1 - A(TA. I.HmaH f WB3 CLtl vm.- " , played football four years ana was named All-Northwest Con ference halfback two years. In addition he was pitcher on the school's baseball team for three years. He also competed in track and boxing. He attended school on an athletic scholarship. Gilman was president of the senior class In 1941. He left school in the second semester to join the border patrol, and was awarded his BS degree in physical education in 1948. During the year following their marriage, Len and Maxine have "lived in 25 houses from San Diego. Calif, to Brownsville, Tex ti, havo developed a closeness admired by many who know them. They return io nw ner almost every year Jo visit u: mthr Mrs Viola Gilman, JUS uiwuivi, her parents, and Ms brother Dean, who is Heppner Chief ol Police. Their 16-year-old son Lance Is spending the summer here helping with harvest vear. while Brent, 13. is at home with his mother in Long Beach. His wife told relatives here she was not worried about the incident because she "figures Len can handle any situation. cvio inow about it for hours be fore he emerged from the plane and attempted to phone her par ents. When she couldn't get them she called his mother, who got Rhe caiiea nis moiner, wu wo'dT them at their mountain cabin, mey usieneu o.. u.c . . a x tun undirt i until evening when they return ed to town so they could call Maxine to d her parents Len had called her when he got off fhe plane and that his biggest concern was that he had got blood on his new white snimver m-re. and he wanted to know how to get it off. "That's our Len," Mrs. Mc Curdy said. Len called his mother as soon as he was able after the incident and told her about his appear ance before the Senate to tell his story, about receiving a writ ten commendation from Presi dent Kennedy, and about the praise he had received from the border patrol. Since the incident he has been contacted by Life magazine, which wanted to do a family spread on him and had been asked to appear on the Jack Paar and Art Linkletter TV shows. Mrs. McCurdy reports he turned them all down because he was afraid of "misquotation, mis representation, and detriment to the service." Council Eyes Problems regarding the city rtnmn oeeuDied the city council during much of its regular meei a . . , the cit; UM,"r ... . . ing Monday night in the city hall. Th matter came up as a re sult of a fire at the dump Sun day, which caused city nremen to haul three truckloads of water to the site. Councilman Ed Gonty, who had headed a committee to check on a new floor covering for the city hall, recommended a wood fiber tile, coated with vinyl, which would cost about $436, and then said that he thought this work might better be de layed and the money used at the city dump. He expressed the thought that another burner should be install- It was brought out that the state fire marshal had reported i-ir rhipf Charles Ruggles that there could be no fire of any kind at the dump outside oi hitrner. It was Gonty's sug- irr, that second burner might be placed in use when the iiiai "J o KiiminP nut. :. u.oa twint riiiea or was vi. r.roshens. city superin tendent. Hated that he felt the ifv- wruilrt eventually have to have a landfill dump. which 10c Copy $50 Prize Slated In Lucky Bucks Here Saturday Saturday is the day to look t..r Ktuvial buv In the City of Heppner when the 61 buslne houses sponsoring LueKy buck Dav will oiler a total of $S5 in "prize at the 2:30 p. m. an nouncement of winners. Top monev will be $.0 for home lucky shopper. Only $1.00 was collected out of a total of $35 In winnings at the last Lucky Buck day. The top prize of $25 is added to this week's money, making a total amount of $S5 available. First prize will be $50.00. A second prize of $10, three prizes oi j, n,i fiv of $1 will also be an nounced at the magic 2:30 hour Saturday afternoon. To be eligible one musi ue registered, and be In one of the 61 establishments wnen we names are called. Registration Is fr anH can be done at any of the 61 stores. It Is only nec essary to register once. Free parking In the downtown area is provided for the conven ience of shoppers. Many stores arc offering special values and bargains for this L.ucKy ouv day. A number of their aaver tlsements appear in this paper. Mercury Zooms To Near Record The temperature in Heppner did not set an all-tlhie high record during the long hot ,, , dry spell, but It equa led the cnnn ri nm pni nil v cvli Aaar9 iast ncre wiifii 1 1 mi. v t Friday. The all-time high Is 108 which occurred July 25, 1928. The 107 mark was reached once before on July 28. 1939, according to Leonard Gilliam, weather obser- 'Besides beine hot there has been very little rain this summer. Only .20 of an Inch was meas ured during July and .10 so far in August. The July rainfall was on July 5, so there was over a month without rain. Gilliam said this is no record. The records show "many times we have gone without any rain throughout both July and August." Regardless of records, residents have lived through some hot days and are welcoming the low er temperatures recorded this week. Prec. Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday .10 Problem off would eliminate the necessity of fire. . . . Mavnr Al Lamb sueeested that this type of dump might cost In the neighborhood oi $zu,uuu mm declared that it could not be ac complished without a vote of the people. The. mavor named Councilman Pari Avrps and Councilman Gon ty to serve on a committee head ed by Councilman can apauiu ing to check further Into the problem of the city dump. Councilman Ayres ana wuncu man ijaRov Gardner were wel comed to their first meeting on the council by Mayor Lamb, alter being appointed last weeK. t-acn th of office. Discussion on Improvement of Morgan street one or two up- mnarhM tr tne new sciiwi building occupied part of the meeting. This work is not Deing rtnno bv the citv. but Is being done by county crews with the cost to be paid by tne scnooi hnard. The city has agreed to lay the sewer and water lines along Mor can street to the school when the road is ready. Recorder Ted Smith was Instructed by Mayor Lamb to write a letter to the board saying that the city is ready to fulfill this agreement Hi Low 103 68 107 72 76 47 86 52 94 54 90 51 68 51 PRINCESS SANDRA EUBANKS Princess Sandra Rated As Top Horsewoman; Dance Due at lone Princess Sandra Eubanks chose htT home town of lone in which to hold her honor dance Satur day night. The dance will be at the lone Legion hall beginning at 10 p. m. with music provided by the Leonnlg orchestra. Princess Sandra, sponsored by the Willows Grange and the lone Community, is pretty, 16, and an outstanding horsewoman. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Eubanks, lone, and her mo ther is official chaperone for the 1961 queen's court. Slender and attractive, Prin cess Sandra looks well In the saddle, and the many prizes she has won over the years prove she does as well as she looks. This spring and summer alone she has been an entrant In nine different competitive events, rid ing her quarterhorse, Sonny, to first place in many of them. At City Dump when the road is ready. Groshens said that two or three weeks will be required to complete the work of laying the sewer and water lines. Building permits approved were these: Edna Turner, pri vate greenhouse at iio w. Church, $500; William Montgom vi shpd. 260 Chase street, $100; Ottilie, addition to carport, 330 Union Ave., WW. hroueht uo the mat ter of procuring a second hand pickup trucK ior me t-ii, iui ism was provided In the Kits nnr Ho said the old 1948 pickup Is out oi commission wun its main bearing burned out and differential broken. Mayor Lamb referred the mat o t th streets committee, com- f Councilman Conley Lanham, chairman. Councilman Gonty, and Councilman LeRoy Gardner, newly-appointed to this committee ntv Treasurer LaVerne Van martyr said that the auditor Is going over the city's books at this time and that he may have some recommendations to make to the council at a iaier aus. Groshens reported on com pletion of installing a new roof on the city hall. Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, August 10, 1961 the Junior rodeo held in Red mnnH Juno 27 and 28 she was named all-around senior cowgirl, winning a trophy and belt. At tne Spray rodeo May 27 and 28 she took first in both the Oregon Barrel Racing association event and the track race for her class. At John Day Junior rodeo June 2 and 3, she was first in the track race, second In barrel race, firth in hnrnmnnshiD in 4-H and 6th In showmanship. At the Pendleton Mustangers Spring show In April she was first in breakaway calf roping, winning another buckle. Local enthusiasts had an Cpportunity to see her perform at Heppner at the cow (Continued on page 6) Townies Capture Baseball Title; Enter State Meet (Also see page 8) Uonnnpr's tnwn baseball team captured the Wheat League title Sunday by defeating Moro there, 3 to 2, and thus won the right to enter the state semi-pro play offs. The team will play In Portland sometime during the opening round of August 18-20, accord ing to Manager Bert Corbln, but the exact date and time is ni known as yet. The tournament will be double elimination, and the second game will be played by the lo i .1..H onterod a s the "Hepp- ner Merchants," either August OI rr 07 Manager Corbln said that 18 men are signed to make the Port- land trip. The win Sunday concluded the season for Heppner with a 5-1 rv.rd The eame was a tight i,.hre' Huol that wasn't de .AA until th 7th inning when Jerry Bristow broke up a 2-2 tie with a tally lor Heppner mn with a double. Manager Corbin said that he is seeking a game to De piayeu v,, nn Worinesdav of county fair week, if a team can be found to furnish opposition, a scneu 1aH 7mo with Klnzua for Aug ust 20 was forfeited by that team Tut 78th Yeor, Number 23 Hoppers, Hoppers! Hopping Everywhere Cratahoppett In th Hpp nr area ai moving out el th gardens and sbrubbrf end Into community a! fair. On was poUd on th dg of Harry O'Donnell's coll cup at Hppnr Morrow County Chambr ot Caimrc meeting Monday, noon. Quick action by Harly Young la slapping a plac mat across tb ollndlng cup and Impris onlng th hoppr within sard Its lumping down th tabl. Monday night at city coun cil mting anothr grasshop pr (or mayb th saro on bad dlopd a tat ior tb sound of men's olceiT) quiet ly sat on th celling during th deliberations of tb ctty fa thers. Tuesday on was spotted In th First National Bank. Wed nesday In tb post olile. and Thursday on this tTPwrttr. Adult Divisions Slated at Fair August 22 to 25 Adult have an opportunity to show their skills at the Morrow county fair, August 22-25, Hepp nor. n well as the youngsters. according to Mrs. Walter Wright, general superintendent ior ine home economics exhibits. Simorlntpndents have been chosen to head up the following divisions for the display oi aauu wrtrlr Clothing Mrs. Jerry Brosnan and Miss Marilyn Bergstrom, nnoilntendents Adult clothing I (dresses, skirts, Jumpers, suits, 'Jackets, smrts ana Diouneai, children s clothing taresses, jum pers, blouses, coats, skirts, night wear, sweaters and bootees); miscellaneous clothing (gar ments made from feed sacks, re modeled clothing, aprons and laundry bags). Needlework (Mrs. John Berg strom, Mrs. Ortn Wright, Mrs. Dick Wilkinson, Supts.) Adult articles (afghans, bedspreads, dollies, handkerchiefs, luncheon cloths, pillowslips, quilts, rugs, etc) ; children's articles (same as adult articles). Hobbles (Mrs. L. E. Ruhl, William Heath, Mrs. Ray Drake, and Mrs. Gene Ferguson, Supts.) ceramics, textile painting, art work, crafts, copper work and toys. Canning (Mrs. Ernest Heliker onA Mro Randall Martin. SuptS.) Fruits, vegetables, meats, jelly Jams, marmalades, picKies, etc.; Foods (Mrs. George Currin and Mrs. Marion Finch, Supts.) hreads. rolls, biscuits, pie, cake, cookies, and candy. Oregon Wheat Growers league (a snnnsorine a layer-type spice cake baking contest for women over 21. Flowers (Mrs. William Raw lins, Mrs. Omar Rietmann, Mrs. Oris Padberg and Mrs. Helen Cox, Supts.) house plants, an types of flowers, and artistic arrangements. Men will have an opportunity to exhibit hay and grass, grain, fruit and vegetables, and wool, besides such animais as sneep, hogs, dairy and beef cattle, rab bits, and poultry. School Opening Due September 5 School bells will ring for stu- j.nta nf Morrow county tne morning of September 5, accord ing to an announcement irum tho office of County School Sup erintendent Robert Van Houte. Buses will run on tneir regular schedules, cafeterias will be open, and regular school hours .rill ha nhsorved. A teacher's workshop win De held in Heppner August 30 and 31. .. . Pro.rofflstrat on for Ilrst gra rfor and all new students will be from 9 to 12 a. m.. Sept 1. The Heppner Civic League ennn mred klndercarten pre-reg istration will be held Sept 1 from 1 to 4 p. m.. at the George house. Haskell Sharrard, vice presiaem, announces. 1 Air Corridor Agreement Expected (Aim see story page 6) Final action on the leasing of the Boardman bombing range to the Boeing Airplane Company may be completed In Waihlng Ion. D. C, this week, according to John Denny. Portland, of the Stat Department of running and Development. In a telephone conversation with the Caiette Times Wrdnes day. Denny said that Sam Malll coat, stat director of planning and development. Is In Washing ton. D. C. this week to obtain the signature of the Secretary of the Navy for approval of the arrangements for air corridors over the Boeing site and land to the east of the bombing range. Under the agreement affected with the Navy, the bombing range takes the eastern portion of the present site, while Boeing will take the western portion of the site. The corridor approval was re ported as the last step In paving the way for Boeing to move on to the land, and it was indi cated that approval might bo forthcoming at any moment These corridors provide for low altitude approaches for the bombing range. Announcement was made Fri day that the Oregon State Land Board had taken final steps to lease the 100,000 acres of Eastern Oregon lands to the Boeing Com pany. Malllcoat said that the ac tion means that Boeing could start full-scale operations on the site within 30 days. The site Includes the western half of the Navy's Boardman bombing range plus 50,000 acres of other lands. Boeing has not released defi nite Information on how It In tends to use the land. Tne tym pany Is already drilling a well and making a road and site sur veys. Rumors have been many, but none have been coniirmea Dy the company. In splitting the old bombing range to make part available for use of the Navy and part for Boeing, each was given half. Tlie Navy will retain the east ern half with about 5.000 acres of additional land which the state will provide on the east side. For a rental of $CO,000 per year Boeing will receive the western half of the range, plus private lands being acquired by the State Land Board In the amount of 33,000 acres, plus 17,000 acres of Bureau of Land Management lands. All the additional land is west of the present range. Tho nossibllltv of additional land being acquired to add to the Boardman site was promoted y,v MaiiiooAt who ureed the Land Board to acquire some BLM lands along the Columbia tuver to me north and east of the Boardman site. Governor Mark Hatfield said the state would need this land soon for future space age development. Governor Hatlieid saia ne ex pects Boeing to employ 1,200 men nn tho sit. Ho said that since Boeing signed the lease, another company has said it, too, wnrueu the site. The Department of Planning and Development has named the site the Space Age Industrial Park, and has many times stated Boeing would be just the first of several companies to locate in the area. The board's action last week was to exercise options on 33,000 acres of private lands west of the present bombing range. The cost f thia lanri unn $726,700. State Treasurer Howard C. Bel ton, while voting for the exer cising of the option, saia some of the prices were too high. The ! nnvtnir S20 an acre for non-wheat land outside of the range, and around $70 tor wneai land. Land on the bombing range Is expected to go for $5 to $8 per acre. Its value is lower be cause of live bombs In the area. Crawford's Visit woWmoH visitors In Heppner from Thursday to Tuesday were Mr. and Mrs. O. G. crawiora ana Ma hrothor. Garfield Crawford, now of Arlington, Texas, all for mer residents nere. ine vraw fnrH formorlv Dubllshed the Ga zette-Times, and the paper was lrt the family for many years. O. G. Crawford is now associated with the North Lincoln News Guard at Delake. The group vis ited with Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Parker and other relatives and friends here before returning to Delake Tuesday. Mrs. Parker Is a sister of the Crawford brothers.
