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I I CHARY u or o LVZZ'.tt. ORE . President fai-edy Kinzua Closes Woods But Season An estimated JuOjOM hunter. ... ... . i are in inr nunmi; t4 t&e it at. according lo w ShroeUr. deputy tate forter Ho rrod hu txrn kept tf the numbff gtdrif through Hefner but GWn Ward, state game agent, report mm deer have been checked out of thl am than ever before. Dr are plentiful and In good condition, according to Ward, but the tire hazard it critical. Tuevlay Maurice Brown, gen eral ma na rer of Kinzua Corp reported "25 fire et by. camp-era- In the central Oregon fire district and ald eight of them were on Kinzua land. A a re mit Kinzua requested Governor Hatfield to clone all hunting east of the Cascade. Cooperating in this request lo the governor were the Pilot Bock Lumber Co. at pilot Rock, and Brooks Scanlon at Uehd. All three mill closed their lands to hunters, and Pilot Kock and Kinzua closed their operations to send men on to fire lines. ' Fire conditions were better Wednesday and Kinzua mill at Heppner began operations again but four men were pulled off the planer Thursday (today) and sent Into the woods to fight fire again. Office personnel did not know which location they had been assigned. Logging operat Ions at Kinzua are continuing but mostly by extra loggers, with most regular crews still fighting fires. : Biggest reported of the num erous fires In the area was the La Fever Prairie fire near Camp 5 at Kinzua. It was set by hunt ers and Monday covered a re ported 200 acres, according to Brown, before being controlled . When Kinzua ordered all hunt ers out of its 156,000 acres. of choice hunting lands, the com Danv estimated 5,000 hunters were affected. "This Is the first time we have had to close our tree farm," Brown said. He added the com pany, had always had cooper ation from hunters In the past but this, year "scores of fires" had been, found untended on Kinzua holdings. 4 ' Reports of vandalism have been received from other areas but Brown stressed that there had been none on Kinzua land and said that "We have had full cooperation from all those we asked to leave." He said their only reaction was that "the woods should not have been opened at all with the dry con dition." Governor Hatfield decided Wed nesday to take no immediate ac tion in closing hunting season east of the Cascades. This leaves all state land and private lands are eYto leve theever7l " private mill-owned areas in the state. Hunters were reminded to ask permission to hunt on pri vate land. "The number of fires will de termine whether or not the sea son will be curtailed at an early date," State Agent Ward said Wednesday. He commended the action of area hunters on the lack of vandalism as reported elsewhere but added they must Van Houte To Speak The Farmer's Union will hold a meeting at the old city li brary building at 8:00 p. m. Tues day. Main speaker will be Robert Van Houte, school district ad ministrator, speaking on "Space Age Education." Addition Asks for Water; Dump Gets Several residents of the G. W. Wells addition, located out of the city limits along the Condon highway, petitioned the city council for city water at the Monday night meeting. Councilmen were advised by Frank Payne, spokesman for the group, that the petitioners would pay costs of installing water lines. The council deliberated on whether the city could exceed budgeted expenditures for such a purpose even though the money would be paid back by the petitioners. Finally, at the suggestion of Councilman John Pfeiffer. they advised Payne to suggest to the residents that they form a water district and Install the system at the expense of the district In such a case th city would fur nish the water at the rates appli cable to those Jiving outside, the Still Open U more ' 1 the MPon would be ciom-o. the eaon Heppner district of the Umi tllla .National Forest reported it 6th fire during hunting seamin Wednesday. Ail were small and Uklv controlled. Sam Miller, ranger, said a fire pa trl plane operating and the fire situation en government land was about at uual for the time of year. , i Residents Report Early Deer Kills Mnv hunters bagged their bucks soon after the opening of deer season. Among the first reported were the following Eddie Gunderson, Dick Robin son and Norman Templeton, each with their deer by 6 a. m.. Sat urday. They found the game about 30 miles southeast of town. Matt Hughe. Heppner. and Albert Leonnlg. Tillamook, shot two near Wall Creek Saturday afternoon. Ron Leonnlg. Heppner, got his near Red Hill Sunday. Rodney Ayers shot one on Rock Creek Saturday afternoon. Others reporting kills In the first three days of the season were Jack Bedford. Bert Huff. James Norene. Mrs. Gerald Rood. Mrs. Don Munkers, Glenn and Mike Smith. Gregg Pierce, Vic tor Lovgren, Joe Hartle, all of Heppner: Kenneth Marshall, Lexington; John Jackson, Sr., and John Jr.. and Louis Carlson, all of lone. Willow Creek Funds Approved Funds to complete the re-survey of Willow creek for a multi purpose dam have been approp riated bv Congress In the Public Works bill, according to word received recentiy by Morrow County Judge Oscar- Peterson. Amount appropriated was 000. The U. S. Army Corps or tn Plneers at Walla Walla com pleted most of the physical part of the survey last year. Remain ing to be finished Is the reports and paper work Involved In out lining recommendations for Con gress. A public hearing will be held to gain the opinions of local resi dents before any recommenda tions are forwarded to Washing ton, the Corps of Engineers has announced previously. This hear ing is expected to be held some- time in early winter. School Program Evaluated Here An evaluation of the educa tional program at Heppner and Boardman schools was carried out last week by Lyle Riggs of the State Department of Edu cation, Salem. The evaluation Is made by the State Department regularly at about two year intervals. Riggs arrived in the county Sept. 26 and expected to com plete his survey by Thursday evening, Sept. 28. A formal report on his find ings will be sent to the district school board later. Low 'Grade' city limits. Payne agreed to take the suggestion to the petitioners. Names on the petition were Frank Payne, Jane E. Payne, Marilyn E. Jones, D. H. Jones, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Sherman. The New Testament Baptist church asked permission to use the old city library for Sunday services, morning and evening. Councilmen decided that the church should pay for costs and fixed a fee of $2 for each meet ing of the church, with the un derstanding that this would not te a permanent meeting place but that the group seek more suitable quarters elsewhere. The same action Included the stipu lation that no rental charge for the building be assessed to any "public body" seeking to use It. The council discussed sewer (Continued on gage 8) Signs ill 10c Copy Chief Warns Kids, Parents to Take Care of Bicycles An Increasing careUnunen In leaving bicycle and trl cycle out at night on aide walk and lawn ha been noted by Chief of Police Dean Oilman. He advle children and parent alike to take care In seeing that bike and trlke are put away at night. "I could pick up between 30 and 60 bike almost any night around town." he ald. While bicycle theft have not been common here, there have been some case reported, the chief said. Those who value their property should not run the risk. The chief Saturday picked up bicycle of three boys who had carelessly left them on the Condon highway shoulder near the city limit while they hik ed over the hills out of sight. The three later redeemed the bike at the city hall, and the chief explained to them he wa afraid some transient might stop and pick up the bicycles that were left un attended. Parents'" cooperation will be appreciated, the chief said. Morrow Pioneer Will Celebrate Century Birthday An Oreeon centenarian and former Morrow county resident, Mrs. Emma A. Gemmell, will celebrate her 100th birthday Oc tober 15. Mrs. Gemmell moved to Salem In 1942, where she has made her home with her youngest son, Paul M. Gemmell. An open house will be held in her honor at the Gemmell home In Salem Sunday afternoon, Oct. 15, and friends over the state are ex tended an invitation. Mra Gemmell was born In Iowa October 15, 18G1, and came to Oregon In 1886 with her hus band, Joseph H. Gemmell and three oldest children. Five more were born to them In Oregon. Mr. Gemmell passed away In 1926. She made her home through pioneer day vicissitudes in Mor row county and had many close friends here at the time she moved. She is undoubtedly one of the oldest subscribers to the Gazette-Times and would prob ably hold a record in the long time subscrpltlon department. Hearing Slated On Co-op Filing Public Utility Commissioner Jonel C. Hill Tuesday announced that Columbia Basin Electric Co operative, Inc., Heppner, had filed an application asking for an exclusive allocation of about a fourth of the territory it serves in Morrow and Gilliam counties. Hill said the application was the first to reach this stage or the processing provided for under the terms of Senate Bill 487 pass ed by the 1961 Legislature. He said the hearing will be held in the County Courthouse In Heppner on October 9, and will get under way at 9:30 a. m. The area applied for contains a large part of the Boardman In dustrial site. Umatilla Cooper ative, Inc., of Hermiston, serves the remainder of the Boardman site as well as a large area to the west of that area applied for by Columbia. Heppner Sailor Visiting Japan John F. Kiggins, fireman, USN, son of Mrs. Irma hL Jefcoat, Heppner, is serving aboard the Seventh Fleet attack alcraft carrier USS Ranger which Is an chored off Sasebo, Japan. The carrier Is the largest op erating in the Pacific, It began its Far East cruise in early Sep tember. Home port is Alameda, Calif. m $omimm tage land 9 K ' . f '! ' V 'A GENE PIERCE bos been appoint ed Morrow County chairman for the Keep Oregon Greet association. , (G-T Photo) t Pierce is Chosen To Head Morrow Committee of KOG Gene Pierce, manager of the Bank of Eastern Oregon here, has been appointed chairman of the Morrow county committee of Keep Oregon Green. The new chairman will suc ceed Garnett Barratt who head ed the county organization for 12 years. Pierce was active in the Keep Oregon Green Organization In Umatilla county before com ing to HeppneV " rieree'ii appolndncnt was con firmed In a letter from Governor Mark O. Hatfield "With your Interest in forest fire prevention. I know Morrow county will continue to have a successful season with few man caused fires. I greatly appreciate your serving as chairman," he wrote. In his capacity as KOG chair n nis capacity as tu- n. Pierce will help organ ze ma volunteers to promote fire pre ventlon within the county and will seek cooperation of the pub lic to this end. PTA Plans to Talk School Construction The regular meeting of Hepp ner Parent-Teacher association scheduled for Oct. 11 has been changed to Oct. 18 at the multi purpose room of the Heppner elementary school, beginning at 8:00 p. m. A special program has been arranged to present building needs in the Heppner schools, and members of the school dis trict board will take part In the panel discussion. Board members will meet with Dr. Leon Minear, superintendent of public instruc tion, In Pendleton on the reg ular meeting night. Others appearing on the panel will discuss how needed schools in the city can be financed. A Question and answer period1 will be included. Eighth grade room mothcrs will be hostesses. Civi Engineers will be In the Hepp ner area to Inspect public build ings to determine which could best be made into public shel ters within the next two months, Tom Campbell, Civil Defense Di rector for Umatilla county, told those attending a meeting at the courthouse Monday night. "Still, every family should pro vide Us own shelter," Sheriff C. J. D. Bauman, Civil Defense Di rector for Morrow county, stress ed. No one knows for sure how many people would have to use shelters here. Present plans of Civil Defense call for 3.000 from the Portland area being evac uated to Heppner. "We might even have to send some here from Pendleton if cer tain events happened." Camp bell added. Food and shelter for the evac Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, October. 5, 1961 ETTE Sudden Death Calls r Jesse O. Turner, 69 Jese Oeden Turner, 69. prom nent Heppner attorney and rancher, died suddenly at hi j home Wednesday morning about 11:30. Mr. Turner had been at hi law office earlier in the morn Ing but had gone home about 10 a. m. because he wa not feeling well. He had appeared In court Tuesday. Active In community and state affairs for many years. Turner helped organize the Eastern Ore gon Wheat League and was a l:fe member of that organization. He helped also In organization of the Morrow County Grain Grow- The Great Virgil Slated Saturday Acts of magic and mind read ing will thrill audiences at the Parent-Teacher association-sponsored "evening of enchantment" Saturday, when 'The Great Vir gil" and Julie bring their show to the Heppner high school. The Great Virgil Is listed as one of the greatest illusionists In the world today. He has visit ed five continents with his show and has met with enthusiastic approval of peoples of all ages. In preparation for his program he has studied magic In Orien tal countries and has contended with Fakirs of India In perfec ting his acts. Julie does mind reading billed as baffling the audience. The show is a family type en tertainment which will keep both young and old on the edge of their seats as The Great Virgil performs his magic. Interest in the program la be ing promoted by PTA member In covering the town with a sound truck carrying local "ma elelans." The group was out uesdav evening and can be 1" tL hLs of 4 and 5 p. m. Friday and again Saturday morning. A special one hour children's show will be held at the high school auditorium at 2:00 p. m. Saturday afternoon. The main two hour show will start at 8:00 i). m. Saturday night. Tickets for the afternoon show will be 35c; the evening show Is 75c for stu dents through high school and $1.50 for adults. Proceeds from the show will be used to finance PTA projects. Substation Repairs To Shut Off Power Repairs to be made to the Bonneville substation by the Col umbia Basin Electric Co-op will mean a power outage on lines of the cooperative north of lone between 12:01 and 3:00 a. m. Thursday, October 12, Harley Young, manager said. The same Rhea Creek and lower Willow creek areas were out of service for about two hours early Thurs day morning while repairs were in progress, he said. Defense Meet Eyes uees would be under the County Welfare with Lowell Challey in charge. All supplies of food and gas oline would be frozen Immed iately and would be rationed. 'Jadle Parrish, county clerk, has been appointed In charge of the rationing board with her present e'ection board members serving on the boards In each commun ity. Other volunteer already ap pointed to serve in emergency in the county were Introduced to the 70-some present by Sher iff Bauman. All fire equipment would be pooled under the di rection of Charles Ruggles, Hepp ntr. Communication would be by "Ham" radio with Ralph Tay lor, Heppner, In charge. Sheriff Bauman suggested that any In terested per0"8 Jln the Pre6"1 classes of Instruction in "ham" IFVj 4 V 78th Year, Number 31 it and the Lexington Oil Co ojerative. He wa a state representative la the 1933 and 1935 legislative session and wa mayor of Hepp ner from 1935 until 1947. Ha wa active In farming and his law practice until his death. As a lifelong Republican he was ac live In party affair both In the county and on a state level. Born In Heppner May 7, 1892, be wa the fourth son of R. W. and May Shepherd Turner. He attended Heppner schools and rraduated from Oregon State college In 1916, majoring in ag riculture. After college, he re turned to Morrow county and operated a wheat ranch. He mar ried Virginia Crawford May 6. 1917. at Heppner. Their only child, Donald, was born in 1919, and In 1931 Turner graduated from Willamette University law school, beginning practice of law In Heppner at that time. He was a member of the First Christian Church of Heppner; past exalted ruler of BPOE No. 358, Heppner; past master, Hepp ner Lodge No. 69. AF4AM; past natron of Ruth Chapter No. 32. Order of Eastern Star; past high priest of Heppner chapter No. 6. Royal Arch Masons; a mem ber of Al Kader Temple, Order of the Shrine; of Multnomah Ath letic club, Portland; Oregon State Bar; Umatilla Council No. 6, Royal and Select Masters; and the Pendleton Commandry No. 7, Knights Templar. He Is survived by his widow, Virginia, Heppner; one son, Don ald E., Lexington; three brothers, Frank W., Heppner; John, Baker; Loy M., Long Beach, Cal; and a sister, Anita LaDuslre, Eugene. Services will be held at 2 p. m. Saturday at the First Christian church in Heppner, with the Rev. Charles Knox officiating. Inter ment will be in Heppner Ma sonic cemetery. Mustangs to Face Tough White Buffs Heppner's Mustangs, fresh from their first high school foot ball victory of the season,, face the tough White Buffaloes of Madras on the Buffs' gridiron under the lights Friday night at 8 p. m. Because of Heppner's victory over Grant Union of John Day, its first league opponent, the Mustangs are tied with Madras for leadership of the Greater Oregon league, each with 1-0 records. Heppner's losses to En terprise, Umatilla and Pilot Rock all were non-league frays. In the Buffaloes, though, the Mustangs meet a formidable op ponent that has carved a niche for itself in state rankings. It Is one of the top-rated teams in the state in A-2 ranks. "We know that we will be in for a tough night, but maybe we can get a few breaks and give them a game," Coach Jim Sutherland said. radio use which will be given at Heppner high school science room. The evening classes are open to all In the county. Has kell Sharrard, Heppner, Is In charge. Robert Van Houte, county school administrator, Is In charge of pupil protection. He outlined a plan already made which would send children home via their regular routes If enough time were allowed, would keep them in school gyms to provide maximum protection, or would assign them to buildings with cafeterias if it looked like a long enough siege that food would be needed. He stressed that parents should not come to school to pick up their child ren unless they normally do be cause the additional traffic would Interfere with bus run. All children In the county could Exchange State to Buy 32,000 A. For Project rrrsldent John F. Kennedy ha alined the bill providing for a land exchange under which Ore gon will acquire a part of the Navy's Boardman bombing range for um a an industrial site, Sen. Wayne MorM reported Wedne. day. The State Department of Plan ning and Development ha been obtaining options on land ad jacent to the bombing range for the past (teveral month to put together a package of land about KiO.OOO acre In alze to lease to tte Boeing Company to bo used a a pace age park. The Oregon Stale Land Board announced Wednesday It 1 pre paring to pay $74S.200 for 32.429 acres of privately held land In the county to fill out the park requirements, about $23 per acre. The bill signed by President Kennedy make it possible for the state to acquire the west half of the range, leaving the east half for use by the Navy. The additional 32.429 acres lie mostly to the west of the present range. The Land Board staff ha re leased the names of property owners Involved In the trans action and the amount they are scheduled to receive. raul and Kathryn Webb $325.- 000. and Buslck estate 585,000 for 17,987 acres near Heppner to be given for the Frank Wilkin- son estate iana wesi oi me range; Hynd Brother $22980 for 11.430 acres; Ira Barnett $64,920 for 960 acres; Frederick Martin, $60,000 for 800 acres; George E. Miller, 480 acres to be traded to Martin plus $16,000 difference. The last four pieces or iana are adjacent to the bombing range. Funds for the trade were pro vided by the last legislative ses sion giving the department of planning and development auth ority to cooperate with the State Land Board in purchasing land to lease to Boeing. The Boeing Company has not announced Intentions for use of the land, other than the contract calls for them to be making use of it "within a year." Paul S. Ford, Boeing assistant controller, said last week that development of the missile-testing range will be swift if the company get the Saturn rocket contract. Ford spoke before the Richland, Wn, Klwanls club. He said if his company does not get at least a substantial portion of the gov ernment's contract, development will take a number of years. Ford, explaining his company took the site to be on even terms with other missile manufactur ers, stressed the company pres ently has no specific plans for Boardman. "However, if the government gives us the Saturn, we will get under way In a short time," he said. Without the Saturn, a million pound thrust, solid-fuel rocket designed to boost a space plat form Into orbit, the assumption is that Boardman would prob ably be used on a limited basis until the firm's $100 million Dyna-Soar program Is, ready for testing about 1963. WEATHER LEONARD GILLIAM, Obwrver HI Low Prec. 65 35 .04 61 38 66 35 - 67 35 69 38 78 41 80 42 Thursday Friday Saturday Sundya Monday Tuesday Wednesday Shelters reach their homes in less than two hours, he said. Morrow and Umatilla counties are strategically placed where they are considered as safe as any areas, Campbell said. In ad dition there would be a time In terval of from five to eight hours before fallout from bombs In the Portland area would reach here. He said that In the last test alert this was extended to 12 hours, and this was with a 30 mile an hour wind. Fallout Injures only living ma terial, and only as long as It Is alive, he said in explaining that cattle could be slaughtered dur ing this waiting interval and would be safe to eat following passing of the fallout Because radiation fallout U accumulative there is a definite time the people can be exposed (Continued on page 6)
