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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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)
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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.
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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
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