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HAROLD WRIGHT of Ruggs wot honored by Morrow County Lin
lock Groweri at Livestock Man of the Tear at their meeting
last week, but the title U shared by members of his family,
shown in their ranch home. With him are his wife. Mary, and,
son. Kenneth. IS. who has 10 registered Herefords of his own.
G-T Photo)
Wright is Chosen
Stockman of Year
Chamber Hears Talk
On School Needs, Plans
(Also see story page 3. Sec. 2)
Climaxing the annual meet
ing of the Morrow County Live
stock Growers here Friday and
Saturday was the selection of
Harold Wright of Ruggs as Live
stock Man of the Year in Morrow
county.
The honor for Wright and his
family was announced at the
banquet Saturday night at the
county lair pavilion, and pre
sentation of the trophy was made
by Floyd Jones, vice president
of the Livestock Growers.
This was the second major
honor for the winner In the past
six years. He was chosen county
Grassman of the Year in 1955.
Wright was finalist for the honor
along with Roger and Elmer
Palmer, a father and son oper
atlon, and Dick Wilkinson, the
choices having been narrowed
to the three by a selection com
mittee, which also determined
the winner but kept It a secret
until the announcement batur
day.
Ranch Said Ideal
The Wright ranch is consld-
ered by many as an ideal cattle
setup. Contributing to good
range management is the tact
that the range is well watered.
A number of springs have been
developed and farm ponds help
for good distribution of livestock.
Seventeen ponds were Duut in
one year with three more added
in 1961.
The ranch operation consists of
9,420 acres of land witn s.uuu
in the Hardman ranch, 1,420 in
the Rhea Creek ranch. Of this
150 acres is irrigated bottom
land. The bottom land Is seeded
to an alfalfa grass mixture which
he likes for his feedlot as the
grass eliminates bloat trouble.
The first crop is used for this
purpose. Irrigated bottoms are
then used for the registered nerd
as summer and fall pasture after
range land begins to dry up.
A fertilizing program is carried
on on this irrigated bottom to
get the most production per acre.
Over 100 miles of fence is kept
in good repair at all times.
Registered cows are divided
25-30 head to a pasture for spring
and early range at the Hardman
ranch then these go to the irri
gated bottom at the home ranch
in mid-summer. A pasture of ap
proximately 3,000 acres in the
lower elevation on the Hardman
ranch is used for early spring
grazing. The cows then move to
timbered pastures where they
are kept until shortly before
hunting season. They are then
moved back to the lower pasture
which has had a chance to be
deferred during this time. A ro
tation and deferred program is
carried on. Perennial noxious
weeds are sprayed.
Started At 18
Wright was born on his father's
ranch near Hardman which he
now has as a part of his oper
ation. He attended elementary
school at Hardman and Rhea
Creek and high school at Hepp
ner, and has had full operation
of the ranch since he was 18
years old which started with him
having charge of four bands of
sheep when his Dad became sick.
His wife is the former Mary
Jackson who grew up on a ranch
in the Monument country in
Grant county. Their son, Ken
neth, 15, has a stake in the
Wright livestock operation own
ing 10 registered Herefords: the
offspring from a cow now 10
years old which he started as a
4-H project. He is active in both
4-H and FFA. In addition to his
registered Hereford herd he has
a flock of 16 head of Suffolk
ewes: starting with three ewes
whic lambed out 3 sets of twins ,
which earned him Grant Cham
pion Pen of 5 and Reserve Cham
pion Single at the Oregon Wheat
Growers League Fat Stock show,
Calves Go to Feedlot
The type of operation is cow
calf with calves going into the
leedlot calves are wintered In
his own and a commercial feed
lot near Hermiston. Generally
steers are sold as long yearlings
lor finishing with heiters bring
ing a premium as replacement
heifers. There are one hundred
1961 calves at the feedlot. one'
half of his own raising and one
half bought to finish out a pen
There are 100 calves from the
registered herd, the better bulls
which are kept and sold as two
year-olds with the heifers used
as replacements lor the commer
cial herd. Over three hundred
commercial calves are raised
each year. Calving begins around
January 1 and weaning weights
in 1961 were 480 pounds, down
about 20 pounds because of the
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Board Schedules
Special Meeting
There will be a special meet
ing of school district R-l board
at the courthouse at 7:30 p. m.,
Monday.
The meeting has been called
to discuss plans for the high
school building at Heppner. Ten
tative plans were presented to
the board at the regular board
meeting, January 8 and have
been studied by board members
since that date. They were also
gone over by members of the
Heppner building committee in
a meeting January 10.
If the board decides to accept
the plans, it is anticipated that
a decision on financing may also
be reached at the special meet
ing.
one Lions Give
:unds to Clubs
Donations totalling $175 have
been eiven bv the lone Lions
club to other clubs at lone for
civic projects, the action being
taken at the club's regular meet
ing this month.
One contribution was for $75
to the Topic club with the money
to be used for the benefit of the
library. Another donation was
made to the lone Garden club
for $100 to be used in the tree
planting project now underway.
Recently the club announced
sponsorship of scholarships for
lone and Heppner high school
seniors to be awarded on the
basis of citizenship as another
of the number of worthwhile
projects being undertaken by the
club.
Robert Van lloute, district
school administrator, (.poke on
school population and school
building needs at HeppncrMor
row County Chamber of Com
mcrce Monday. He illustrated his
talk with projection of tentative
plans lor auditions to the new
Heppner high school, now belnJ
studied by the board of directors
of the school district, together
with graphs showing school population.
Van Houte said the total num
ber of children between the ages
of four and 19 increased in the
county from 1200 to 1600 in the
decade between 1950 and 19o0.
He stressed that this Increase
occurred while the county pop
ulation figure remained about
the same. In 1952 there were 275
grade school students in Hepp-1
ner; in VMM, 450, and In 1961-62
there were 444. Heppner high
school population figures shown
were 130 In 1952: 115 in 1956:
210 in 1961-62. His forecast was
that there will be 250 in high
school in the community In 1964.
An estimated enrollment In
1970, based on children now in
first four grades in Heppner ele
mentary school, shows high
school figures tor 1S70 at 72
freshmen, 65 sophomores, 59
juniors and 54 seniors.
"In 1961 there were 46 babies
born to parents living in Hepp
ner," Van Houte said. He noted
this does not account for those
babies born to Heppner residents
at hospitals other than the local
one.
Planning Board
Reviews Moving
Plans at Council
By MART LEE MARLOW
A special meeting of the
Boardman city council was held
last week, at which time Mayor
Joe Tatone and George Wlese,
president of the city planning
board, presented a report or the
meeting held recently in Port
land among themselves, city
planning consultant Holly Cor
nell and the Bureau of Munic
ipal Research. They reported that
members of the bureau sug
gested changing the chosen
townsite to one nearby that
would be on higher ground, since
the lake caused by the John Day
dam near the present townsite
could present a severe drainage
problem.
Wiese, who is assistant admin
istrator of the city of Boardman
to handle any problems arising
from relocation of the city, stated i
that "this Is nothing but con
versation, and not official." He
also stated that the site the
bureau suggested has never been
engineered, while there has been
extensive engineering done on
the present site. He further stated
it is felt bv the engineers that
there probably wouldn't be much
more of a drainage problem than
there is in the existing town of
Boardman. Council members
said there would be a terrific
problem with blowing sand on
the site suggested by the Bureau
of Municipal Research.
In view of the fact of Boeing's
interest in the area, Tatone and
Wiese wondered if they are plan
ning on a large enough scope
since the new townsite was
planned before Boardman ever
heard of the possibility or Boeing
coming here. Tatone said "we
have just about decided to build
Boardman as Boardman is" and
make plans for any large Influx
of population.
If there is a growth in pop
ulation, there is room for growth
behind the present planned
townsite. After deciding the
reasons given by the Bureau of
Municipal Research for changing
to a different site are not good
sound reasons, the council voted
unanimously to continue with
the present plans unless they are
proven unfeasible.
"We always find about 25 wr
cent more students registering
for the lirst grace man our cen
sus Indicates, he added.
For 250 high school students,
G1.3O0 square feet of schoo
building Is necessury to meet the
Indicated stanrturds set up by
tne Mate Department or r.iluea
turn, he said. Unit A supplies
only ywwi square icet.
Plans for the new units were
shown and explained by the ad
ministrator. unn-B nas two ad
ditlonal classrooms ami office
space, taking about 5S00 square
feet. It would oe an extension
of Unit-A on the west end. Unit C
Is the gymnasium, MOO square
feet, with music rooms on the
bottom level, dressing rooms on
gvm level and deck above, ac
counting for an additional 12,000
square feet.
"This building would be con
structed on the hill with the
north end only having three
levels." Van Houte explained
The gym section would serve
as the base or the U-shaped
structure. Unlt-D would include
the multipurpose room which
would serve also as cafeteria,
with kitchen adjoining on the
east. The opposite side of the
center hall would be taken up
with chemistry lab, biology lab.
and home economics classrooms.
Unit-D has about 13,000 square i
reet.
Unit-E would be a separate
building for agriculture and
electric shop courses. It contains
an arts and crafts room, an agri
culture shop, an electric shop,
and agriculture classroom. This
adds 5000 square feet.
The total structure would cost
between $12.50 and $13 per
square foot, Van Houte said.
Dr. C. M. Wagner, first vice
president, presided in the ab
sence of President Fred Gimbel.
He reported to the members on
the construction of a new ski
area at Arbuckle mountain and
said it was a needed Improve
ment in recreational facilities of
the area.
A letter was rebd bv Secretary
Wes Sherman from the City of
Pendleton regarding a meeting
there of the Mate Board of Aer
onautics requesting that any in
terested persons in the area at
tend. Orville Cutsforth said he
would go to the meeting.
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RETURN of Dr. R. E. Lleuallen. chancellor of the State System of
mgner caucaiion, to lone I or dedication of the new high school
there, was a happy homecoming for him, and he was greeted by
many old friends. Dr. Lleuallen graduated lrom lone High school
a is j j ana was Taieaiciorian oi nis class. Shown Tisiting with
him after the ceremonies Monday night are Delwtn O. Nelson
(right), chairman of Morrow county school district R-I and a
friend of many years standing, and Don McEUlgott (left), chair
man of the lone advisory and building committees. (G-T Photo)
Chancellor's Add
Features Dedication
Dedication of the new lone local governments. 4. Conviction
High school building, featuring
an address by Dr. Roy E. Lleu
allen, chancellor of the State
System of Higher Education- and
a graduate of lone High in 1933,
brought out a crowd of some
300 persons Monday night.
Principal Darrel Reisch accep
ted a "key" to the building from
that the appropriate agency Is
the public school.
Mayor Charles O'Connor ex
tended greetings at the start of
the program and said that a
great deal of good planning and
good workmanship went into the
new building.
"The best students In the
WEATHER
(Leonard Gilliam, observer)
Hi Low Prec.
Thursday 30 17 .03
Friday 39 21 .12
Saturday 23 20
Sunday 42 30
Monday 39 29
Tuesday 42 28 .01
Wednesday 34 20 .05
Thursday, .03 snow; Friday, .12
snow.
Delwln O. Nelson, school district I world will be going through
R-l chairman, in the dedication I these doors for some years to
ceremony, and the chairman I come," he declared.
K'lrUe.9 Vl th,at lPe le,!ers Robert Van Houte, admlnlstra-
. "' t?' tor of the county school system,
in
portant to the new school.
In the principal address. Dr.
Lleuallen spoke briefly of the
state system of higher education
but stressed what he termed as
a "lesson In the principles of
education," as basic convicitions
fundamental to the education
system in this country
Four points were Included in
the "lesson": 1. The convicitlon
that universal. comDulsorv free
education is essential to our way
or lire. I. Conviction that the
responsibility of education of all
children is the responsibility of
all the people. 3. Conviction that
legal responsibility tor educa
tion rests with the state govern
ment and not with federal nor
David Gunderson, 8,
Tangles With Fence
Eight-year-old David Gun
derson, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Eddie Gunderson, is a brave
little boy. He proved it Tues
day when he ran into a barbed
wire fence on his way home
from Cub Scout meeting, slash
ed his right cheek open, then
walked seven blocks home
without crying.
He was taken to a doctor
bv his alarmed mother. Three
stitches were necessary to close
the wound.
David admits it hurt, but
"Just didn't cry,"
Mike Smith to Lead
Student Dimes Drive
Mike Smith, Heppner high
school junior, has been named
head of the March of Dimes
for students of county schools.
Present plans are to invite
the students of Pilot Rock, Con
don and lone to enter a con
test to see which school can
raise the most money for the
March of Dimes on a percen
tage basis. Contest winners
will be honored at a school
dance sponsored by the Hepp
ner student body, with a king
and queen for the dance chosen
from the student body of the
winning school.
No date has been set for the
contest as yet.
Julie Pfeiffer was named
chairman of the Heppner
schools of the Dimes effort.
Other chairmen will be chosen
for schools of the district and
announced soon.
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DAVID MARICK, whose twelfth birthday is coming up soon, visits
with LaVerne Van Marter, chairman of the 1962 March of Dimes
drive in Morrow county about the current campaign. David, son
of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Marick of lone, underwent an operation
to his leg last year as a result of a polio attack, and the local
chapter of the polio foundation contributed towards payment of
costs. He is now able to walk very well by using a brace.
(G-T Photo)
Dimes Drive Underway
More than 1500 letters asking
for contributions to the 1962
March of Dimes went into the
mail this week with LaVerne
Van Marter of Heppner, county
campaign cnairman, in charge
of the work.
The mail appeal will be only
a part of the effort by the local
chapter for the National Foun
dation to raise iunds to combat
arthritis, birth defects and polio
myelitis. Schools are planning
a contest, ana coin containers
have been placed in various
business establishments and
other locations.
No particular goal has been
set for the drive, but some $2000
is raised annually in the county,
half of which stays with the
local chapter to provide for de
serving cases here and half of
which goes to the national foun
dation for research and other
national work.
Special contributions from var
ious firms and organizations sup
plement the drive.
Chairman Van Marter urged
everyone to respond to the an
nual appeal with generous do
nations. Official ending date of
the drive is January 31. but it
may be carried on longer here
if necessary.
County, City
Offices Up
For Election
In litis election year several
Morrow county oflicvs and
number of city office wLU come
up lor vote, lounty office seek
ers will fav their first test In
the primary election In May and
sucvfftsful candidates Uien will
run In the General Election In
November.
City candidates will not run
In the primary, since they are
not doMiniated by party affil
iation on the ballot. They will
run only In the Jsovember e lection.
On the county level the ooslt.
Ions of assessor, justice of the
peace, one commiaaioner position
and one precinct committeeman
nd committee woman for each
party lor each precinct will be
open.
In the city, the Position of
mayor and four councilmen will
be up for election. Al Lamb has
served as mayor since the last
election, chosen for a two-year
term. Councilmen whose term
expire this year are Conlee Laa
ham and Carl Spauldtng. LeKoy
Gardner and Earl Ayres. boili
serving by appointment to fill
unexpired terms, must also face
election to continue on the coun
cil. Regular term of councilmen
is four years.
County Assessor Oliver Crea
wick has served in that capacity
by appointment of the county
court since July L J, O. Hager
has been Justice of the peace
here for a number of years. Com
missioner whose term expires
this year la Gene Ferguson.
As yet. none of those whose
office come up for election has
filed for reelection, and none
has stated his Intention. Dead
line for filing Is March 3. and
the date of the primary election
Is May 13.
Council Work
Program Approved
At Planning Meet
BOARDMAN Mld-Columbla
Planning Council met at the
Hitchln' Post Cafe to review the
council work program, to ap
prove contracts and to hire a
consultant for an economic sur
vey of the six counties. Ebasco
Services, -Inc., San Francisco,
Calif., was hired by a vote of
the council. '
Larry J. Aubrecht, director of
Western Region, and C R. Cav
anaugh were here from Kbasco
to explain the contract between
the county has gained de
spite the fact that the total
county population has not gained I the consulting firm and the State
materially in the past 10 years. I Dept. of Planning and Develop
cost oi tne new lone school I ment. This contract was approv
represents an investment of an-led bv vote of the council
proximately $125,000 when fullvl The meeting started at 10 a
completed, and the school was I m. with Morrow County Judge
built on a pay-as-you-go basis. I Oscar Peterson presiding as
Architect btewart Tun, repre-1 council chairman.
senting the firm of Hayslip and I The contract between the Dept.
Tuft, spoke briefly and told of I of Planning and Development
his pleasure with working with land the Mid-Columbia Planning
the school board and other of-1 Council was discussed and ap-
ficials in developing the new I proved by vote. Lloyd Anderson,
structure. Portland, who is deputy airec
Principal Reisch presided at tor of the State Dept. of Plan
the program and introduced di-1 ning and Development, led in
rectors of the district, the lone I discussion. Anderson has been in
advisory committee, the lone I charge of the arrangements of
building committee, some former I the contracts. Main discussion
teachers, and other guests. Rev. I was on scope of services, corn-
Rod MacKenzIe delivered the in-1 pensation and method or pay
vocation. Student Body president. I ment.
Wavne Hams led in the flag! After a no-host luncheon at
salute, and the lone High school
band, conducted by Arnie lied
man, director, played two numbers.
Dan Macomber of the Eastern
Oregon Construction company,
noon, the arternoon session was
devoted to the discussion of the
works of area re-development
administration and to the rural
area development program In
Oreeon. Speakers were Jean
huilrlnra nf rht now nehool. was I Seheel. assistant director of ex
to be on the urogram but sent I tension services of OSU, Lloyd
his regrets when he found it im-1 Anderson, John Norton, Salem,
possible to be present. I district supervisor of Oregon
Reeause nf tho fart that Dr. I State EmDlovment Service, and
Lieuallen spent his boyhood in A. V. Smith, Portland, manager
the area, the program proved to of Pacuic Nortnwest Ben leie
hn a riplirihtful hnmprnmlni? I nhnne svstem. Hood River County
event. Informality marked many Judge Harris Higgins Introduced
f the remarks, and in lntroduc- the speaners.
ne him. Chairman Nelson told Oliver Creswlck spoke on tax
nf inriHpnta that hannenpd when I income in Morrow COUmy.
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e and Dr. Lleuallen worked I The council approvea tne ouer
n harvest some 25 years ago. I of Norton and Anderson to work
Dr. Lleuallen responded in togetner to interview applicants
ind and extended greetings to for the position of an executive
he many friends or years stand- secretary ior tne council.
ng that he knew in the audience.
He spoke briefly of his new work
as chancellor, pointing out that
ine institutions of higher edu
cation come under the State Sys
tem, including University of Ore
gon, Oregon State University,
Portland state, eastern uregon
College, Oregon Technical Insti-
Judge to Appear
At National Meet
n MXA&K' win leave b7 airplane, Wednes-
ical School, the Dental School, " i ' f ' Phoenix
Oregon College, and Southern jg JwC"reyhe wil? take pa?t
Oregon College, as well as the AIV wn"! "l,w'il e rl
extension division. rLLnmont Wnrkhnna
facilities of the new building! n .n
at open house following the pro- f Thury, januar? 25.
Kiaiii, auu uic cj.yvu I thrnilfrh Snturda
m . i a I 1
tVcaTX Members of8the "XSJftSSSS
chairman, in charge of arrange
through Saturday, January 27,
ments, served coffee, punch and
cookies.
ce Causes Accident
A car driven by James M.
Machinery Workshop, designed
for counties and officials who
are looking for industrial plan
ning ideas.
Judge Peterson will present
"Six-County 'Space Age' Indus
trial Park a Case History." This
is in relation to the Mid-Colum-
Healy 18, Heppner, skidded on bla Planning Council, embrac-
now and ice at iatur- mg six counties, oi wnicn ne is
av nicht and the car hit a I chairman. Four others, from
fence and plowed into a bank, I Nevada, California and Montana,
reord ne to a report rrom the l will be on this panel ana juage
Sheriff's off ice. The accident was I Rex Hartley of Marion county,
six miles south of Lexington on Oreeon. will be moderator.
county highway Lexington Rhea Judge Peterson will be gone
Creek. No one was reportea nun. througn tne Daiance oi tne ween.