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L I 8FAR Y u or 0 EUGENE . on Heppner Tops With P.I Heref .Mx- n year old Gary VB Blokland of Heppner topped the best in the northwest when hli Hereford steer, "Ben." walked off wlih honor at grand champion of the Pacific International Live Mck Exposition In Portland Tuesday This classic livestock achieve - mint came in the pen clasi uftt-r Gary' steer had captured the champion award In the 4 II ilfl-iK. The youth, a Heppner high school senior, is the son of Mr. ami Mrs. Wilbur Van Blokland of Ruggs. His 17th birthday will lie next month. Governor Mark Hatfield pre scnted the grand champion ban ner to Gary Tuesday morning, The youth received trophies from the American Hereford assoc lailon. Additional prizes of $10.00 for champion steer and $250 for topping the show were awarded t y the American Hereford assoc iation. It was Gary's first time to ex hlbit at Pacific International. He has been a 4 H club member for eight years and has carried livestock projects throughout tliut time. The grand champion Hereford, which brought Gary such wide lone Team Wins League Pennant; To Enter Playoffs (Also see sports page, 9) Ione's undefeated 8-man foot ball team battled to a 19-13 triumph over St. Joseph of Pen dlcton In a crucial game Friday afternoon and thereby took the 1961 championship of the Umatilla-Morrow 8-man league. Prior to the game both teams had perfect records, and the battle was every bit as thrilling as it had promised to be. The losers had a chance to tie It up late In the fourth quarter but alert Jim Martin pounced on a fumble to end the scoring threat. As champions of this league, lone now has the right to enter the state playoffs in the hope of repeating Its 1960 state. B championship. It will go against the highly-touted Mt Vernon squad in the first game of the playoff series at a time and place to be determined. The Cardinals were scheduled to play Echo this week In a final league game, but Echo can celled the contest. To keep In trim during the pre-playoff layoff, the Cards will play Wishram, Wn, there on Sat urday. October 28 at 2 p. m., Coach Glenn Biehl has announc ed Mt. Vernon will enter the game with lone at a later date with a tremendous record. It has not been scored upon this year, and scores of four games it has won were 108-0, 99-0, 90-0, and 34-0. "But this I like," said Coach Biehl. "Mt. Vernon's record will put us In the role of the under dog, and that's where I like to be. It's good for us to be underdogs." PTA Talks Building Ideas School building needs in Hepp ner, and the manner in which they can best be met, were dis cussed by a panel at the Heppner Parent-Teacher Association Thursday night in the multi purpose room of the elementary school. Many of the approxi mately 75 persons attending took part in the discussion. Need of additional room was outlined by both Gordon Pratt, high school principal, who cited an increase from 119 students in high school in 1956 to 213 in 1961; and Hillard Brown, ele mentary school principal, who said teachers were already wor ried as to where students would be placed next year. A preliminary blueprint of the completed high school plant was displayed and explained by i.ooert Van Houte, school admin istrator. He said the plans had not been approved by the board a.i J were merely being presented as the best plant which could meet the minimum requirements tf the education program in H 'ppner high school. The struc ture would cost an estimated ;CC0.000. Van Houte said the life ex pectancy of the building would be such that future generations would receive benefit from It Youth Show i ererora recognition, la 17 months old and weighs 930 pound a. It brought S1.8G0 Wednesday when It wmi purchased by the Imperial Hotel at S3 per pound. 50 cents above last year's stock sale price. Gary will keep the animal on 1 -xnlblt l ,he hhow untU Sun" 'omy, The name Hereford was Grand champion steer at the Morrow county fair. Here It was Judged champion over 4 II animals. The steer Is from the Harold Wright herd and was purchased by Gary as a 411 project Mr. and Mrs. Van Blokland drove to Portland Tuesday after receiving word of their son s i honor. They arrived too late to attend the banquet but did see him on television and attended the sale. They returned home Wednesday night. "Gary Is very calm about the whole thing" his mother report ed today. Wealherford Says He'll Run Again For Legislature Frank Weathcrford, Olex, will run for re-election as represen tative In the state legislature next year, he announced here this week. He is a Democrat. "I feel it Is a duty to protect the interests of those who have sent me to the legislature twice to announce that I will run again for representative from my district," he said. 'Under the re-apportionment Howell Appling, Secretary of State, has ruled that one rep resentative from Umatilla county and one at large from Umatilla, Morrow, Gilliam, Wheeler and Sherman counties will serve the people of this area," he contin ued. "If the Supreme Court finds this equitable I will run for the legislature to represent the five counties. 'My decision was reached for the express reason of trying to assure adequate representation from our former districts. Some one familiar with our particular needs in the four counties, as differentiated" from Umatilla county, should occupy this posit ion." Weatherford had Just returned from Bend where he attended the meeting of th Eastern Ore gon delegation on reapportion ment Saturday. . At the meeting, Weatherford reported, Senate President Harry Boivin was instructed to appoint a committee of three to five members to draft a bill for in itiative In reapportionment to bring to the next committee meeting, and also to appoint a committee on intelligence and a committee on finance. "It Is estimated it will take $100,000 to bring this bill to the people; we already have $20,000 committed," he stated. The next committee meeting will be Sunday, Nov. 12, at the Pilot Butte Inn in Bend, Weather ford said. and that they should help pay Tor it. For that reason the build ing committee had recommended a 20-year bond issue, expected to be sold at 3.6 percent interest This would mean, Van Houte said, that the first principal pay ment of $30,000 and interest of $21,000 could be met . wtih 3.12 mills. "If the home you own has a true value of $10,000, you would pay $7.80 for the first year and $1.70 at the 20th year," he said. He predicted that waiting four or five years to build the school plant would probably increase the cost of the building by $20. 000 to $25,000. Frank Anderson, chairman of the Heppner school building committee, told of the need for additional room for high school students. He pointed out that the ym at the present hign scnool is inadequate, the FFA program is short on room for projects, and lack of room keeps arts and crafts subjects from being taught "Now is the time to build," he said. Dr. Wallace Wolff told of taxes which would no longer be col lected. The sewer bond tax in Heppner has expired; a school (Continued oa Page I) r 10c Copy I " " 1 v u I ft - iniii in I- -- -:' , 1 J BEVERLY DAVIDSON (Third from left) receives List place tiophy la the Soil Conservation speech contest Monday night from Paul Jones, president of Morrow County Grain Growers. Holding her second place trophy Is Llbby Van Schoiack (second from left), and Sandra Harshmaa (second from right) has third place trophy. At left Is Bob Jepsen, a supervisor of the conservation district, who was chairman of the contest and at right Is Ralph Richards, conservationist (C-T Photo) Civic League Sets Fall Rummage Sale Friday, Saturday Fall rummage sale of the Heppner Civic League will be in the old Central Market build ing Friday and Saturday, with the doors opening at 8:00 a. m. The sale this year is high lighted by an unusually good stock of fall and winter cloth ing, according to the committee. Clothing has been sorted, clean ed, priced and displayed. Many articles are in first class con dition and some will need only a little repair. Featured stock this year In cludes boxes of wool and cotton rags for rug-making and house cleaning purposes. Unusual finds will be a standing bird cage, medicine cabinet, two complete sets of dinnerware, fruit Jars, TV trays, and a sewing machine. Also for sale are two pairs of bamboo drapes complete with valances. All mercnandlse is sold on a first come, first served basis. Prices are reduced on Saturday afternoon to clear out unsold merchandise. Members of the Civic League will be on hand from 8 each morning until 5 p. m. to assist the public in their choices. Co-chairmen of this year's sale, Mrs. Roy Erickson and Mrs. Ralph Richmond, expressed ap preciation for the assistance of Civic League members and kin dergarten mothers in weekly sorting meetings. Also recognized are Mrs. Don Bennett and Mrs. Jack Healy, poster committee members; Mrs.- Matt Hughes, clerking schedule chairman; Mrs. Haskell Sharrard, Mrs. Jim Prock and Mrs. Robert Abrams, pickup committee. The twice-a-year rummage sale is at present the sole support of the Civic League kindergarten which has now been in oper ation 12 years. The kindergarten was established by the Jaycettes in 1919 and continued until 1955 when the Jaycettes became the Heppner Civic league. The Civic League has continued with the kindergarten as well as other projects designed to benefit the c-emmunity. Since 1949 a Kindergarten Board has been in charge of the operation of the kindergarten using tunas suppnea oy me sponsoring organization. Original members of this board were Betty Estberg, Rachel Dick, and Bonnie Barratt; its present mem bers are Mrs. Don Bennett. Mrs. James Prock. and Mrs. Matt Hughes. The first children to attend this local kindergarten are now seniors in Heppner high school 6 A2ETT -r T? '5 v"T 1 I ,l Bev Davidson Wins Soil Speech Contest Bevefly Davidson of Heppner high school won first place in the district soil conservation speech contest, held In the Heppner elementary school, Mon day night. Llbby Van Schoiack, Heppner, was second and Sandra Harsh man was third. Each received trophies from Morrow County Grain Growers, presented by President Paul Jones. Others competing were Laura Sumner, Marlene Fetsch, Martha Doherty, all of Heppner, and Linda Halvorsen, Kathy Rea, and Jim Martin, all of lone. Trade at Home Series Starts in This Issue A series of advertisements is starting In this issue of the paper through the sponsorship of local merchants and busi nesses calling attention to the benefits and advantages of buying at home. Nearly 50 are cooperating In supporting the series which will run twice each month. . The merchants aslc the pub lic to read the message and consider the ideas expressed. They present some new angles to an old problem. L , v - . ' . , . . .-.' 4 . S i WORK OF constructing the earthfill dam at Bull Prairie r&Rerroir, 45 miles south of Heppner, Is near completion, as this photo shows. Layer ef clay have been applied to the dam and road facing Is now bolng applied. The reservoir will be one of the area's most popular outing and recreation spots when it is completed, filled and stocked with fish. Story oa page (G-T Photo) n o WW3: Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, October 19, 1961 17 The young speakers, showing a keen Insight for the need for soil conservation and Its impor tance to this area, all spoke on the topic, "Soil Conservation in an Oregon Soli Conservation Dis trict," Interpreting It in their various ways. Bob Jepsen, a supervisor of the soil conservation district, was chairman of the contest, gave the rules, introduced the speak ers by number and later told the audience of the work of the soil conservation district. There was better attendance than in some former years with approx imately 40 persons present Judges, Ralph Richmond, Ray Lundell and Wes Sherman, com plimented all the speakers for their fine work and pointed out that it was a difficult Job to select the winners because of the general excellence of the talks. Ralph Richards, district conser vationist, was timekeeper for the event. Each speaker was allow ed seven minutes and penalized if he spoke less than five or more than eight minutes. As local winner, Beverly will compete in the area contest at the Pendleton high school audi torium October 25 at 8 p. m. Winner there will go to the state contest at Klamath Falls No vember 7-9. ;1 ' v- m II M SS 78th Year, Number 33 O'Mollcy Takes Dive With Window Pane Glass Remains Intact Gerald OMalley, teller at First National Bank, decided to have a "quiet" vacation vis King his mother, Mrs. Marie O'Malley. In Enterprise this year. Things don't always work out as planned and Gerry, be coming bored with Inactivity, offered to help amund the house by Installing the storm windows for winter. The Job looked simple; two hooks at the top fitted Into slots, then the window was locked at the bottom. But Gorry, more used to counting money than hooking things in slots, got only one hook In and couldn't get the window either straightened out or unhooked. He leaned too far out and felt with the window still In his hands, onto a porch roof, where he con tinued his descent until he hit the lawn below. The bad luck stopped right there, however. The window was Intact, and Gerry was un hurt. Another "high spot" of his vacation was catching both performances of 'The Ink Spots" in their recent appear ance at La Grande. Grain Growers Pay $25,000 Taxes Morrow County Grain Growers, third largest property taxpayers in the county, submitted a check for $25,004.10 to Sheriff C J. D, Bauman, tax collector, Tuesday In payment of the Grain Growers' 1961-62 taxes. Manager Al Lamb, who made the tax payment said that the sum was down slightly from last year approximately $70 lower. Included are taxes on seven ele vators and other properties own ed by the Grain Growers. Union Pacific Railway and Klnzua Corporation are the two largest taxpayers in the county. Buck Winners Fail to Collect Though winners of $55.00 in Lucky Bucks were named Sat urday, only $1.00 was claimed. Kay Robinson, Heppner, received her Lucky Buck. The top prize of $25.00 will be added to the drawing Oct 28, making $50.00 available to the winning name Those names called and per sons not present to collect their money Saturday were Pearl Wright, $25.00; Barbara Cuts forth, $10.00; Elsa M. Leathers, Henry Stotts and John Larson, $5.00 each; Opal Brlggs, Don Turner and Elaine Rietmann, $1.00 each. Just 3 Miles Separate 2 Wrecks Two men were killed In a one- car accident on highway 207 at ltock Creek elcht miles soutri of Hardman Wednesday even Inff. brlncln the traffic toll to three In Morrow county In three da. Three other young men were Injured. Dead from the Wednesday accident are Robert Johnson, 20. Rt. 1. Box 11. Pendleton, and Glen Vernon Klnley, Pendle ton, who was said to be driver of the car. Killed Sunday night In another one-car accident only about three miles from the scene of the sec- md mishap was James A. Bowls- by, 45, Klnzua. In ' Pioneer Memorial hospital as a result of Injuries suffered In the second accident are: David Haddock. 25. Heppner; Bobby Parsons. 25. Rt. 4. Jonesvllle, Va.; and Mylo Mllum, 19, Naches, Wn. According to Dr. W. II. Wolff, attending physician, at noon Thursday the three are In good condition, although Mllum has a fractured back. It Is expected that Haddock and Parsons will be released from the hospital to go home within a few days. Bowisby, alone In his pickup truck when It went out of con trol, became the first traffic fa tality In the county In 19C1. Then, after going nearly 10 months of this year without an auto acci dent, two more were quickly re corded In the county. All five of the young men in the Wednesday accident were mployed by the U. S. Forest Service. Stationed at Tupper Guard Station, they had started towards Heppner when the two door sedan went out of control on a curve, about 37 miles south of Heppner. The car veered to the right side of the highway, heading north, sheared off a tree that was about a foot in diameter and dropped into a roadside ditch, coming to rest some 8 or 10 feet below the level of the highway on its side, across the highway from Rock Creek. It landed in about three feet of water, and the tree that It had sheared crashed down on the wrecked car. Fred Ott, who with his wife, Ceclle, operates the Wagon Wheel Cafe, was the first on the scene. He said that he was driving to wards Heppner and rounded a curve about 6:45 p. m. when one of the injured flagged him. Ott said that he narrowly averted striking the man as he came upon him In the gathering dusk. Ott later identified the man on the highway as Haddock, who was covered with blood from his Injuries. Ott went to the wrecked car and found Finley lying on top, apparently partially pinned to the car by the tree. The young man apparently was killed out right. Johnson was floating face down in the ditch, and with the help of Haddock, Ott was able to drag him partially out of the water. Ott said he was unable to get any of the injured to accompany him when he went to Hardman to summon help. Milum, like Finley and Johnson, had been thrown from the car, but Had dock and Parsons apparently re mained inside until after it came to rest in the ditch. Going on to Hardman alone, Ott placed a call for Sheriff C. J. D. Bauman, then returned to give further aid. In the mean time, Barton Clark left Hardman In another car for the accident scene. When Ott arrived back, he found Johnson still alive, but he died while Ott and Clark were with him. Another motorist by this time had taken Haddock to Hardman, and Ott and Clark managed to get Parsons and Mllum to the highway, loaded them into the Ott car, and the cafe operator drove them to Hardman, meeting enroute the ambulance, state policeman and wrecker rushing to the scene. Oliver Creswlek and State Medical Examiner L. D. Tibbies were in the ambulance. They brought the bodies to the Cres wlek Funeral Home. Ott picked up Haddock at Hardman and brought all three of the Injured to the hospital here. Dr Tibbies said Wednesday night that Johnson's death may have been due to drowning. Finley's mother and step father are Mr. and Mrs. Otto Broker of 1101 S. W. 28th, Pendle ton. He is also survived by a (Continued on page 6) r
