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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 10, 1961)
Weatherford Hits Lack Of Control y AVON MEL1T "Many department tt the tt fouriimrnl are ut frm under contM of the legislature. Krank Wiathnfurd. . In an Interview after meeting with tn i ru r M..rw County Chamtn-r I'wmmMif Monday. WraiheiMd. repreentllvt ot the 22nd dUtrM. questioned the habit of uMr.fi money left over In ne ricry tc-lnff u-d fur a dilMcnl pun'- i.. ...rilit.lar he tiled Hi r- it iirihe .f a house for I he , rt.!.,n Slate University resident at com of f 2.000. The money u-ed wa approved by the i...ui!.tiiu for ramiu expn- Mon In Hie land fund. The Hoard of Higher Education pur chaned the house while It still owned a president' home. Weatherford .said. Also cited m the fact that the State Highway Commission recently discussed buying a $100,(I0 twin-engine airplane out of surpluses. TIhwi group operate with dedicated money, as do the Wel fare Commission and the Fish and f'.ame Commission. There Is no adequate control over their expenditures' the representative charted. "I don't think It Is ton far wrong for the legislature to have a line Item budget. The people have a right to know how their money Is to be used through such a budget the same as Is required of county courts, public schools, cities and municipal ities." he said. He said he was In favor of re organizing the state government so better control could be ob tained over agencies of the state government and stressed that a savings to the taxpayer could be made by such reorganization. Dams Suggested A "series of dams" on both Rock Creek and Willow Creek was quoted as a long time pro motion. He said such dams could be made use of for recreational purposes, flood control, and also as areas to raise fish for the the great loss of fish through fishing Industry. He mentioned recent dams on the Columbia Plu..p nnil said. "If we don't do something about it, we will be out of fish In less than 10 years." niirh frnk'ht rates In the Hepp- hi'lno Invcstleated by a committee appointed by the chamber at Weatherford's re quest. In commenting on this he said he had made the request as the result of complaints from businessmen of the area. He said the results of the Investigation would be used as part of a state wide survey to see what could be done through the legislature Rev. Knox Named To Juvenile Post For the first time Morrow county has a juvenile counsellor. The county court appointed the Rev. Charles V. Knox, minister of the Christian church, to the office at its last regular session. Rev. Knox will be in charge of He will work with youth In all Juvenile cases in the county, trouble, their parents, and law enforcement agencies. The ap pointment is for one year. An amount of $750 was in cluded in the county budget for ll-62 fiscal year for the office. Justice and Municipal Court Terrel Lynn Benge, driving while intoxicated, fined $154.50 and operator's license suspended for 90 days. John William Everett Jr., no safety chain, fined $10.00. HOSPITAL NEWS David Hynd, Heppner, dismiss ed; Joy Frith. Fossil; Michael Campbell, Heppner, dismissed; Stanely Bird, Klnzua, dismissed; William Lowe. Heppner; Barb ara Alstott, Heppner, dismissed; Victor Rletmann, lone; Mercy Bailey, San Diego, Calif. FOLLETT MEAT CO. Hermliton. Oregon Ph. JO 7-6651 On Hermlston-McNai-y Highway WHOLESALE MEATS CUSTOM SLAUGHTERING SCHEDULE Hogs Tuesday Cattle 'ed.. Thurs. Sheep Any Day on i.osts to help tmall bulner in ure- en. . . ... Wrathrrfofd Mb! ''l " ,hc an a are partly .eKin.ibl f"T lack f public !ranrtatlon and f,.r Mk'H ffrls;"! rf. Urn truck and i cannot rne Imo the r-a becu road built f, h.- ttavrl in the early IWi have not be'n replaced by the State Highway CommUlon, Tin. road from Arllng- 111- wa - ton of II. .pn r to J"hn Day wi re built at thai time ana nr a r-t.ia.-lnjr f.r year, he charg rd The economy of tht. area would greatly Improve If belter road were built, ne auo , Vork Day Set To Ready Fair ti... M,..n f wjiwdust will ftoon iM sm ir fft!n ai the Mr- W ill i . row county fair draw near. Thi ,i.ntv fair will be held Auj'uM 22 25 at the fair ground In Heppner. vi'hk a ir and FFA member a well a adult busily prepur ' ' n V.I ....MMi. fur the lair, every one thought are lurni-u ua.M the many preparation mat r needed to put on a successful fair. Kach year in pn-w" in. fair, an annual clean- aw - i. hi,t Thi veara clean- up day ha been scneuuieu ii U UOJ . ... ... 9:00 A.' M. according to Joe Hay. l-.iu lumiKf In. SiaruilK n county extension ageni. rour-n parent, and other aouna nun in th ti r. inciuuuiK sup prlntendenta. should plan to at . 11,1. xtnnn.lin nav. wnn o nn ViAnd the rair IOIHB II" - . ground can be readied for tne fair without worKinK . ir.iv said. Ull OIIJ".., J Among Jobs that need to be done are setting up the Judging arena and putting down the floor, setting up bleacners. ciean- karn ana seiiini: up pens and cages for sheep and c.ttinir nn the 4 II club milk-bar. and setting up tables and shelf area for inside exhibits which Include vegetables, grains. flowers, canning, anwor. wi n.iv and straw for the livestock will also need to be hauled In t0 the lairgrounus Those who plan to attend the work-day should remember to bring tools sucn as iorn., els, rakes, sledge hammers, and wire cutters. Milk Dispute May Be Solved Disagreement on the price pro ducers are to receive for grade A and grade B mUK in me mar ket areas of Morrow, Sherman, iimotnin f.rant. Gilliam and Wheeler counties may soon be solved. , The milk stabilization admin istrator set the price for this area at $5.80 per 100 pounds of fluid milk. The price went into ef fect June 15, and was the same as was being paid producers In the Portland area, though other areas of the state are not all the same. Distributors in this area claim ed they could not pay this price because of the local competitive market and June 20 the 11 dairy men whose milk was being re ceived by Hager's Dairy petit ioned for a referendum to deter mine whether this minimum price should be continued. i iiv wJi-Mv. r motioH official ballots with accompanying instructions to producers and producer-distributors in the area who are eligible to vote, on August 9. The ballots must be reiurneu vy ub- .. io onfl fhn nrlce will be decided on the result of this ref erendum. Mrs. Paul Brown Renamed to Board Mr r;! nl Brown. Heppner, has been reappointed by Governor Mark O. Hatfield to serve four years on the Morrow County Wel fare commission. The appoint ment took effect August 1. This is the second term Mrs. Brown has served. Throughout the state, 14 re appointments and 17 new ap pointments were made to Coun ty Public Wciiare coniuuw Visiting with friend during the week end from their home in Bend were Mr. and Mrs. George Terrel and family. COME FOR FUN IN '61 UMATILLA COUNTY FAIR AUGUST 16-19 Stag Displeased with Bed with SMe tAUo tee iirrr pge l Cerc Rugg. wb' with hi wife. Shirley, cerate th theep part of the Frank Wllklnw.n tate ha nt N-en In accord with i,. ai-vrloiiinent ldn lor me j.rt.poM-d lining and t out. kiK.ken wun ni uina In regard to land trade that aff.it hi fchei p cj- ratl.n. He ha &w ewe. In five band, which have p-tured h.-r fn.m January until June on ii acrrni of land whlth thr rMate ow ninl. lO.txal arre l n"t from th Bureau or uiihj .Mm aerment. and Kf ' wblh r . a a I. a I a wa first leai irom uir . Force anl later from the Navy. Thi latter acreage U on the t, t-,rni,ifH' ranL'e. In- eluded In the estate owned land I. aeven mile of river iroiaK acroi the notthern eni 'i me Thi huge expnie -f land, ap pearing to fit only for Jack- . ..... . . . . . ..u.rl ...1 rabbit, in reamy n an average or 4 ewe wn Jamb for ix month of the year. ..i .,r..vi,t.-l them with excel lent forrage. according to Kugg. "Karly spring gras ami k'" summer ranL'e Is what manea our oj-ratlon efficient." he all. Laree sheep om-ranons am u .u ihu turate on a narrow mar- '" "I--- . I eln. are facing comtM-iiimn iri ImiKirts. and auner irom prices, to the extent that few are i .f. o..,tr anld addlni! that he Ull, M " " ... doubt if ever again they will b able to find a location irum which they can operate as ec onomically. . He runs his spread by driving the sheep to the Boardman lo cation early each year. A lamb ing camp, covering more than 100 acres, has been built at the location one half mile off High way 30. 11 miles west of Board man. Here lambs are born and tended before being released on the range In bands of 100 with Basque sheephcrders. In the early part of June the sheep are trucked back to the summer range around Parker's Mill where the estate owns 4200 acres of land and leases additional lana from the Klnzua Corp. and the U. S. Forest Service. The lambs are sold at five months and Rugg says It Is the feed from the Boardman lo cation which made his over 10S pound average on lambs this vear- 'That early ieea is rehinniMui. Wlthout it I don't know what we will do," he said. Rugg said he did not sell any land to the state and that no money has changed hands be tween him and any other party in order to make the land avail able to Boeing. Instead an ex change of land has been arrang chance of land has neen arrang- Xr his "over 20,000 acres of land west of the range, ne o receive "7,000 to 8,000 acres plus 5000 acres or summer ranse m the mountains In the Ditch Creek area." ir cairi thA 7 000 to 8.000 acre tract Is in the Webb ranch on Rhea creek. In addition ne is tpcpIvb "about 3,000 acres in the Skinner Creek ranch." Both these locations have buuaings. "On this land we can operate only about half the 5,000 head of sheep we now have," Rugg ex plained. He also pointed out that what he is giving up is " piece" and what he is receiving Is "spread an over. t win h Rnendlne half my time running from place to place to try to care ior me hocks, uc said. Your systematic saving plus our generous rate of Interest add up to steady financial progress to ward your most Important goals. Prove this formula to your self starting now! OPEN AN ACCOUNT TODAY! PIKT y U Im BOX 793 i i . . . v Vi I W ' 4NH ' iJj ... - .un rrriirr v'ir.rt. SfUrLLI l.4 .ww In tba boekground. Tbl llock arogod IC8.T pound whao ahlp. cad at month. Ragg racolvad a notiflcottoa ron tha CaUN ornia pocking plant which bought thm that tbT war th , bt Icmb they had e-er bought out of Oregon. (Melbf Fboto) Rugg said he Is nt happy with the deal if iti.ro were anv way lor ..i out of this agree ment I would do It today." he slat iil Thursday. "Besides being uname io iui an economical operation. I stand a thane- of losing my summer grazing rights on the National Forest." Rugg said. "The contract calls for my use of about hair the land I originally owned for a five year period only. If I rn unable to renew this agreement at the end of the five year period, I will have to purchase land to run my flocks In winter and spring. In order to hold my sum mer grazing rights on the Nat ional Forest." Rugg stated that land values Services Held For Vera Happold Services for Vera Happold. 67. were held at 2 p. m. Thursday ot All Saints' Episcopal church with tne kov. w1""" ccr officiating. Mrs. riappoiu u.L- of a sudden stroke August 7 at rioiuH-r Memorial hospital where she had been taken July 30 by uinnr following a collapse during the morning worship ser-1 " ... , I rn.aAna I vice at All saims ti""' church. cl. ...qo nnrn In Ballston in i m- - isp Yamhill county. 0- 12 1893, n eb.. . n( tie Yocom. She and her husband moved here 41 years ago, ami he was active In a wheat-treating business until his retirement. He died May 25 of this year at the aco of 72. , Mrs. Happold was a member of All Saints' Episcopal church in Heppner. She is survived by two daugh ters, Mrs. Betty Hamilton, Hepp ner, and Mrs. Marjorie Wright, Seattle; one sister, Mrs. Bess Church, Portland; three brothers Richard Yocom, Rufus, Ercel Yocom, Pendleton, and Lace Funk, Wasco; five grandchild ren and seven great-grandchildren. Interment was in Heppner Ma sonic cemetery. FINANCE HAS A Formula Too POT i ML tir a u ufi SAVINGS 4 LOAN ASSOCIATION j, inimw - f thalr autatandiaa lamb r - - - . I Committee cnairmi-n -i-had gone up as Tie result of the I pojnt0d and plan laid for the state paying $20 per acre for nep,,ner-Morrow County Cham grazing land in order to make U,, 0f commerce participation In room for Boeing. For that reason tne county Rodeo to be held here he said he would be unable to j f..,, j and 3. at the regular iiiiv In lniKlnt-. ... I I.. .. I ...... Rugg pointed out that this agreement was signed by him on May 9 because Boeing had a deadline of May 11 to know ex acily whether or not they are going to get this property. "Boeing could have taken up the agreement at any time since hat m I do not feel I have been standing In their way," he added. Rugg said one of the things that had been holding up the Boeing Co. was that the ex- Early Copy Needed For Next 3 Weeks Beceru of th tight sched ule anticipated by tho Gazette-Time staff in th next three week, the paper would appreciate cooperation of tha public with early copy far new and advertising. Some member of the staff hope to get a few day va cation prior to the tart of chooL and Printer loo Hartla is facing om tima In th hos pital because of a back ail ment. At the tame time, a heavy workload i expected because of the upcoming fair and rodeo and Back-to-School new and advertising. It is helpful when those with news or advertising contact the office a early a possible or bring it in. Picnic Set For Tonight i.,n,iwrc ond families of the Degree of Honor are reminded of the annual potluck barbecue din ner to be held Thursday evening (todav) on the lawn of the lodge hall at 6:30. The committee is hoping for a good attendance. (COI FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMHY . . . T DUfl -KM 1 I J I 1 J chr,e twrmrnt he itersed called fr crarlnf prtll-p f about riva ear on awui nu tha land. Poring, be id. run tdered the u to whUh they would be putting the land to dangerou jr nun o uw ur land. rinatlv an insurance wdlcy ft v"iOotK) w taken out by the tnte from Lloyd w umon. in favor i Boring to proini mem In rau (if damifrl to me Of my tku-aliina- Thi cot th tate l-r )er and I jui on a trial deal. II many ciaim air tiUl 1 1.v il's will drop the Miry nr th ort-mlum." he aid. Ml bet thi will com "e plrnty In the long run." he ani Dux afalod he wa aftald Boeing plan for ue of the land . ,i.i.i rtN-msitate such a large buffer area that hi heep and herder wiwild be injurea uuruis their five year ue of the area. Chamber Makes Plans for Rodeo 1 in. s-. . I. . . f. u namn ll rtn.niA rnf fnrih was named in charge of ticket-taking. He will be assisted by other chamber members who will be posted at entry gates of the lairgrounu. Reserve seat ticket can be pur chased at Turner. Van Marter Bryant real estate office on Main street. Kola Aruforsnn was appointed to head a committee to arrange for Judging of the big fcaturuay nn.xio rhanpM In this year's Judging were suggested. t .! ctriMtsen mat iuukiuk how well the theme of the Fair would be ba?ed in gooa parr on and Rodeo was carried out by floats entered. tvo thome Is "The ioanng 60's." Anderson said judges would be Instructed to take tnis tinn In naming the winners. An additional sugges tion was made that emranis ri. nn exDlanatlon of any un usual entries. These couia oe used by the announcer to araw attention to them. Car Skids On Turn; Two Women Hurt Mrs. Robert Hogland of Dex ter and Mrs. James Bennett of Heppner were hurt when the ear in which they were riding Sun day night failed to make a turn on Highway 58 at the Jasper Junction at about 11:30 p. m. State police said the car, dri ven by Dorothy L. Goode of Eugene, was moving west on Highway 58 and was attempting to turn right onto Highway 222. It skidded in loose gravel and went over a bank, striking a stop sign on the way. Mrs. Bennett was in "good condition at Sacred Heart hos pital Monday morning. Mrs. Hog land was treated as an outpat ient and released. Mrs. Goode was unhurt STAGE SHOWS EACH NIGHT... FAIR FOLLIES . . . HORSE SHOWS DAILY ...GALA MIDWAY AND LIVE TV AND RADIO SHOWS . . . EXHIBITS . . tip - .npnii( enirp rr T PUii BULiitu a Jr nub 7L Princess Sandra Rated as Top Horsewoman u'. i.- l f m page I cuiii" ? b"W !' e pai" f.rt In battel JaiUi. winning ll.e t.mkl.. M fri in the hall rul'e race, t'l! r -ir.u were tarne t t v thi rKi rt horw'wo n'i at the Arlington rtHU-o May 6 ir, 7. the W1U VV.Ua quarter horM h..w. May I'i to - l ,1t.f JMrph l '' "!' 3.1 nd U Kmrrald irmp're r- d.t. at Eujrene Aueu to 6 Winning honor and prlre U nut new t Sandra wh .trttN ri lins at the ae .f thre year. She bn api-re.l n a hor In i-ery Ib-ppner fair nd rixW parade i.iiue Ju wa live. SiaMlng M-rlou cvtr.p-tiiln thr- y-ar ak'-. Tiinn-Mi Sandra wa dtt-lared the all around Jun lor cowgirl .f tlk Nrthwet dur Ing VMS) when lu won 17 ilver buckle with i tn-pbif for her p,-rf..rmanc". S! e wa third in Mate, rwelving a pulr of tlrr Hurs. and won the Morrow coun ty junior calf r.plng event at the rodeo here the Mime year. In she was primes In the dm- k.n mkI.-o and in X wa queen Of the Fo-il rodeo. iviiuts Sandra U also a uusi- lus woman and for the past several ears has been raising Wi'Mi jk.iiU-s, and more roecnuy quart.'rlures, on the family wheat ranch west of lone. The money she earn will be used In her college career. Besides becoming one or me Northwest's best known cow--iru and runnlnc her own busi ness. Princess Sandra find time to be active In 4 II clut wont, and to help both her mother and f ather at home. She helps with the family cooking, ana is sucn an expert at this that she has been entered at state fair. She has alM appeared at the state fair two years her showman ship and horsemanship In 4-H saddle club work. She helps her father around the ranch and has driven wheat truck during har vest on their own property since she was ten years old. She has had five year member ship in a 4 II saddle club, is now president of the Horsefly Saddle club at lone, is a director of the Oregon Girl's Barrel Racing as sociatlon, and is a member of Willows Grange, Arlington Sad dle club, Heppner Wranglers club, Oregon, Washington and Idaho junior rodeo associations, American and Oregon Quarter horse association; and the Ore gon Horseman's association. Blonde and biue-eycu, aanun is popular with her classmates and was chosen cheer leader at lone high school where she will be a Junior this fall. She has played drums in the band for three years, is a member of the chorus, of Girl's League, Is ac tive In dramatics. She plays on the first team in girl's volley ball and made the all-star team for the district last year. Busy as she is, she still finds time to hold an office in the newly organized Order of Rainbow for Girls at lone. Princess Sandra will ride her registered quarterhorse, Sonny, in her official appearances at the fair and rodeo. STYLE REVUE CARNIVAL . THRILLS ADMISSION r Adufc K' rYWTPTTI chiiim ic:s v (ufli,rU)