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I I BRARY U OF 0 EUGENE. ORE Mallicoat Says New Boeina Role Adds Importance To Site Awarding of the Saturn con tract to Boeing Company indi cates that it is eoinc to be in. ereasingly more important in the booster field, and therefore the Boardman site is more important man ever betore, Dale Mallicoat, director of the State Department of Planning and Development, told members of the Chamber of Commerce here Monday at ineir luncneon meeting. The department director came to the meeting to give a pro gross report of developments on the Boardman site to date and to review what has been done in promoting the- project since its inception about two years ago. "Boeing officials have not once indicated any lack of in tcrest in the Boardman site," the director said. He added that the location is essential for them because of the congestion in Seattle. Noise attendant to their work is a factor that has made it necessary for them to seek such a location as Boardman. Change of the Army Engin eers' policy on the waterfront that will give the aircraft com pany access to the John Day leat-ivuu is u siKiuncarii devel opment, the speaker said. Boe ing';; interest in Boardman hinged not only on the large expanse ot land but also on the waterfront, he said. When Boeing bid successfully on the booster for the Saturn rocket but learned that the work had to be performed in Louis iana, it had an important effect on the company's use of the Hoartlman site, Mallicoat said Until that time the company had been pushing tor speedy culm ination of the leasing agreement, but when the Louisiana site was stipulated, pressure on the state from the company noticeably "eased up." However, Governor Mark Hatfield's pressure on the state department rem a i n e d strong, Mallicoat declared. "He has been very anxious to get this put together," he noted. At the present time the depart ment is seeking to expedite auth ority from the Navy to allow the state to help it move the Navy's installations to the new bomb range location to the east of the Boeing site. Cost of the move is estimated at about $150,000. In cluded are the towers, building of a new wooden structure, roads to all towers, a fire lane, in stallation of signs, fencing and markers. "I am sure that this can be speeded up and money saved if the state can go in and help move them," Mallicoat said. This approval of state help is expec ted to come any day, he stated. The state department is now re-negotiation portions of the Boeing lease, and the speaker said that it should be culminated in 10 days or two weeks. In the new lease, there is a stipulation that the state will share proceeds of any sub-rentals by Boeing to other concerns. Mallicoat said that he has no information on Boeing's definite plans for the site, but declared, "I'm sure Boeing's talented people are dreaming up ways to make wiser and better use of the site." The speaker reviewed the step-by-step history of the plans for tlie Boardman site, pointing out some of the obstacles and un expected delays that had to be overcome The navy's proposed move to the Wagontire site proved not to be feasible when it was ascertained that the area was somewhat bowl-shaped and a six mile level spot was not available for placing of towers to watch bomb drops, he said. Tremendous work involved in getting land options, making ap praisals, and working out the deals was pointed out by the state director. In a question and answer per iod, Assessor Oliver Creswick stressed to Mallicoat the im portance of getting the matter culminated by July 1 in order that present tax-exempt lands can be placed on the tax rolls. The director said that he is aware of this. He replied to another question on the Lower Willow Creek high way by saying that the state department is on record as favor ing a shortcut to Arlington, and he said that it would back the Peiitions Need More Signatures Morrow county is far short of its goal of 1000 signatures for the legislative reapportionment petition, it is reported by Mrs. V'erner Troedson, county chair man of the campaign. It is hoped that the quota will be reached by May 18, she said. As of this date 20 petitions have been returned with a total of 568 signatures. The following are the returns from the various areas: Lexington, 125 out of 244 registered voters, lone, 121 out of 375; Heppner, 284 out of 1004; Irrigon, 2 out of 282; Hardman, 8 out of 49; and Boardman, 42 out of 232. For those who have not had an opportunity to sign one of these petitions, they are avail able in Lone, at O'Connors In surance and Bristow's Store; Heppner, Turner, Van Marter and Bryant; Irrigon, Mrs. Paul Slaughter and Mrs. John Swear ington; and Boardman, Nathan Thorpe. chamber in presenting the pro posai to the mgnway commis sion. As tr, thp Willow frppk basir on the John Day reservoir, he said that ne leu tne west siae could be used for recreation and the east side still be reserved for water access by Boeing for its needs, including Darge trai fie. Mallirnat. reDlvine to an in quiry by Orville ' Cutsf orth, said thp dpnartment suDDorted the countv's interest in Darks and recreation and pointed out that recreation represents tne states third largest industry. "It is good business and brings in good Hollars" hp said. The speaker was introduced by president reo uimDei 2 Returned To Posts On Board Two incumbents up for elec tion as directors of Morrow County school district R-l were returned to their posts in the annual school election Monday. Dick Wilkinson and Mrs. N. C (Esther) Anderson, both of Hepp ner, received the same number of votes 187 each. Some seven others received a few writein votes, among them Howard Cleveland, Paul Jones, Dr. Ed Schaff itz, Mrs.. Sadie Par rish, Mrs. Elaine George, Mrs. Dean Gilman, and Adrian Bech dolt, but none polled more than three. Some were not eligible to be considered because they live in zones other than those up for election. Seven advisory committee po sitions were up for election but only five committeemen were chosen. In one area, the writein candidates who was elected has declined to serve, and in another the position is deadlocked with a tie vote. Mrs. Bob Kilkenny was elected to serve Lexington and Pine City on the advisory committee, poll ing 35 votes. Don McEMgott was reelected in lone with 25 votes. Among writeins were Charles O' Connor and Mrs. Donna Berg. strom. At Irrigon. Warren McCoy was reelected with 37 votes and An drew Skiles polled 15 writeins. Ray Conyers of Boardman was elected there as a writein can didate with 22 votes. The prev ious committeeman, Roy Part- low, who was not a candidate for reelection, polled four writein votes. In the Cecil area for the lone advisory board, John Krebs re ceived the only vote cast as a writein. Jack Hynd's name was on the ballot, but only one voter in the area cast a ballot and wrote in Krebs' name. Krebs, however, has declined to serve. In HeDDner. Clarence Kosewan was elected as a writein can Hi Ha tP with 20 votes. Dr. L. D. Tibbies was not a candidate for reelection but nevertheless re ceived seven votes. Other write- n votes were cast for Jim fariey, K K. Drake, Dr. Wallace Wolff, knhert Jones. F. W. Turner, Fred Gimbel, Harold Wright, Marcel Jones and Willard Blake. At Hardman-Ruggs, Barton Clark and Harold Wright each received four writein votes and HpH for thp Dosition. Others re ceiving writeins were Mrs. Mil dred Wright, tranK Anderson and Archie Bechdolt. Neither of the winning pair has indicated whether he will accept the po sition, but a choice must be de termined by the school board. Heppner TV Meeting Set for Tuesday Annual meeting of Heppner TV, Inc., will be Tuesday at 8 p. m. at the American Legion hall, it is announced. Officers will be elected, and one board member will be chosen for a 5-year term. A financial report will also be given. All members are welcome to attend. City Eyes Plans for compiling the 1962 63 city budget and a discussion on new street signs were prin cipal items of business on the agenda of the regular Heppner city council meeting Monday night. Conley Lanham, acting mayor, presided in the absence of Mayor Al Lamb, who is in Africa on a U. S. Trade Mission there. Councilmen LeRoy Gardner, Carl Spaulding and Ed Gonty are on a sub-committee desig nated to draw up a preliminary budget within the next 10 days. The budget will be presented then to the full council and then to the entire budget committee, including citizen members, for consideration prior to the public hearing. Councilman Gonty brought up the matter of street signs, saying that he believes the city could well use adequate signs, espec Soaking 10 Cents Interest in Primary Shows Gain With Voting Eight Days Away Mr -1i - $ -1 v CANDIDATES for assessor on the Republican ballot in Morrow county are Oliver Creswick, (left), present assessor, and Rod Thomson (right), deputy assessor. There are no candidates on the Democratic ticket. (G-T Photos) 'Little Dog Laughed' Slated To Cause Howls of Mirth "The Little Dog Laughed," and so will the audience as humroous situations in the Heppner High school 3-act comedy unfold Fri day and Saturday night on the stage of the high school gym nasium. The student body play, under the direction of Mrs. Janet Groves, is unique not only in Bus and Car Hit; No One Injured Morrow County School bus No. 8 was involved in a minor acci dent on Morgan Street near Unit- A school about 8:30 Wednesday morning, colliding with a vehicle driven by W. C. (Claude) Cox. The bus, driven by Ray Porter, Jr., was taking a load of child ren to school, Principal Hillard lirown reported. A Jeep, driven by Cox, hit the side of the bus as he pulled away from in front of his house to go to work. No one was injured, and dam age was light. Two side panels of the bus will need to be re placed, Brown said. Marauding Dogs Stockmen s Target With several losses and chasing of livestock by dogs reported recently, the Morrow County Livestock Growers as sociation today issued a warn ing to dog owners that they will encourage livestock own ers to destroy all dogs doing, damage. Jerry Brosnan, chairman, predator and rodent committee, said that reports of losses have come from ranches in the Heppner community which in dicates that these may be "town" dogs. A drive will be made to destroy dogs running at large. Owners with dogs should know where they are if they value their lives, Bros nan added. Budget, Street Signs ially for benefit of newcomers and visitors. After considerable discussion on the matter, the council de cided to investigate costs and consider the proposal at another meeting. Upon recommen d a t i o n of Councilman Earl Ayres, the group approved purchase of an other swing of kindergarten size for the city park. It was reported that no park ing signs have been installed in the alley back of Creswick Mort uary, and the council approved the installation of a street light at the corner of Chase St. and Skyline drive near the crest of the hill on the south side of town. Superintendent Vic Groshens reported that the new burner at the city dump is nearing com pletion and should be ready for use by next week. He also re Rain Gives Good Lift to Thirsty Crops Gazette-Times k V: - fXJ humorous plot development, but also gives a touch of theatrical whimsy in stage setting arrange ments. It is possible to see not only the living-dining room of the Huntington household, where the setting is laid, but also the front entrance and outdoor areas near the home. The living-dining area occupies a major portion of the stage area. Special work has been done on the stage set to improve the acoustics of the large stage. With a covering over the set, sounds do not get "drowned" in the rafters and it Is possible for the audience to understand clearly all the speeches of the Play. A cast of 15 characters com bines its dramatic talents to give a typical representation of youth and its first encounters with that potent element psychology. Curtain time both nights is 8 p. m., and admission prices are 75c for adults, 50c for high school students and 25c for grade school students. Tickets may be purchased ahead from drama club students or at the door. Much time outside of school goes into the rehearsals and set tings for such a production and public response through atten dance is encouraged. Student di rector is Linda Van Winkle, with drama students in charge of stage settings, lighting and prop erties. Facsimile Ballots Printed This Issue Facsimile ballots for the May 18 primary election are printed in this paper on pages 2 and 3 of section two. Law now requires that they be pub lished in a paper of general circulation in the county. Among them are the Repub lican ballot, Democratic ballot, nonpartisan ballot and meas ures ballot. This may be clip ped and used for study as sample ballots because they are facsimiles of the ballots that voters will be given at the polls. ported on spraying of weeds on city property. Fred Gimbel, president of the Heppner-Morrow County Cham ber of Commerce, appeared and asked the council to support ac tion by the chamber in asking the state highway commission for improvement of the highway between Heppner and Morgan and for a direct route from Mor gan to Arlington. The council approved and City Attorney Jos. Nys was instructed to draw up a resolution to the commission. The council approved a con tract with Allan Langenwalter, Hermiston, to do city auditing work again this year. Building permits were author ized for Tom Marlatt, 640 North Elder, residence alterat Ions, $3500; Marshall Lovgren, 240 South Court, remodel residence, $3500; and Stanley Robinson, 165 Quaid, residence alterations, $2500. Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, May 10, 1962 Some increase in political ac tivity has been noticed here this week with primary election time just eight days away. Some local candidates have been working diligently, and friends of state and national aspirants have been seeking to further their in terests. On thp lnrnl IpvpI tun roroc on the Republican ticket for county positions, and the Demo cratic contest between Jack Smith of Condon and incumbent Hank Weatherford of Olex for representative from the 28th rep resentative district are stirring the most interest. Incumbent Oliver Creswick is opposed by Rod Thomson, dep uty assessor, for the assessor nomination on the Republican ballot, and Incumbent Gene Fer guson has opposition from Berl Akers of lone for county com missioner also on the Republi can list. Thomson and Ferguson are all of Heppner. Gaylord Madison, running un opposed on the Republican ticket for nomination as state representative from the 28th dis trict, has been busy despite his lack of oppostlon and was in Heppner early in the week in the interests of his candidacy. Morrow county will join the rest of the state in balloting on statewide and national candi dates. Five Republicans will fight it out for the nomination for United States senator and the right to challenge Senator Wayne Morse, Democrat, in No vember. Sen. Morse is opposed on his own ticket by Charles E. Gilbert of Portland but is ex pected to have no trouble gain ing the nomination after nearly 18 vears in the senate. Considered among the front runners for the Republican sen atorial nomination are Sig Un ander, state treasurer, who re cently toured Eastern Oregon in the interests of his candidacy, and Congressman Edwin R. Durno who was elected to the U. S. Congress from the fourth district of Oregon in 1960 after serving in the state senate, Also showing activity for the post are J. Bacaloff, Portland, who lays claim to having con ducted a national campaign for the replacement of officers and imnrnvpmmts in the Chrvsler Corporation; Glenn E. Brixey, Corvallis landscape contractor, who would "end red ink, red tape and red threats;" R. F. Cook of Silverton, who has become a familiar but as yet unsuccessful name on the ballot and who styles himself a "Goldwater Re publican; and Harold Living ston, Corvallis, speech professor at Oregon State University wno proposes a program of "dynamic conservatism for the 20th cen tury." Coneressman Al Ullman Is un opposed on the Democratic ticket for nomination to the position he now holds, representative from the 2nd district. He will be challenged in November by the winner of the Robert W. Chandler-Everett Thoren contest on the Republican ballot. Chand ler, publisher of the Bend Bulle tin, is a heavy favorite for the G.O.P. nomination over the Elgin lumberman. Nomination for governor on the Democratic ballot is excit ing interest with Walter J. Pear son, former state senate presi dent and state treasurer for four years, vieing with Robert Y. Thornton, state attorney-general for 10 years. Two others are In the contest, Dan N. Cox and M. A. (Cap) Yegge, neither of whom is expected to offer much of a race to the other candidates. On the Republican side, Gov ernor Mark Hatfield seeks the nomination and has only taken opposition from H. G. Altvater, Only other state position up for election is that of commis sioner of the Bureau of Labor. Norman O. Nilsen, incumbent, is opposed by Vic Davis of Port land, both Democrats, and Alfred (Pat) Blair of Salem is without contest on the Republican ticket One other local post is up for election on the party tickets, that of Morrow county port commis sioners. Two are to be elected, but only one person has filed on each ballot, and each is an incumbent, Garland Swanson, Republican, of lone and George Wiese, Democrat, of Boardman. Two positions are on the non partisan (judiciary) ballot, judge of the Supreme Court, po sition No. 6, and judge of the Oregon Tax Court. Lyle R. Wolff of Baker and Arno H. Denecke of Portland are candidates for the supreme court position, and Judge Peter Gunnar, incumbent, of Salem is opposed for his seat on the bench by Raymond L. Jones of Portland. Two state proposals and one county measure are on the (Continued on Page 6) 79th Year, Number 10 Five Towns Join Move On Highway Representatives of Heppner, lone, Lexington, Arlington and Condon gathered at the Morrow county courthouse Monday night at a meeting called by the Heppner-Morrow county Cham ber of Commerce to seek action for improving the Willow Creek highway from Heppner to Mor gan and for a direct route from Morgan to Arlington. Elmer Schmidt, chairman of the Chamber's development com mittee, presided at the meeting and the group laid plans to at tend the State Highway Com mission meeting In Salem on May 25 to present the request for better highways to the north. Among those present were John Krebs, Earl Hoeg and May or Jack Harford, all of Arling ton; Mayor Mervin (Red) Leon ard and Ken Peck of Lexing ton; Garland bwanson ot lone; Leo Barnett of Condon; and Harry O'Donnell, Judge Oscar Peterson, Fred Gimbel, Mike Whitesmith, Jim Farley, Oliver Creswick, Wes Sherman and Schmidt, all of Heppner. To add support to their re quest to the commission, the group will seek resolutions or letters from organizations throughout the area, and these will be presented to the com mission on May 25. The group was unanimous at the meeting Monday night in .supporting the proposal to im prove the highway to Morgan and then crossing tne mil on a direct line to Arlington. Dale Mallicoat, director of the State Department of Planning ana ue velopment, said at the Chamber of Commerce meeting here Mon day noon that the department is on record as favoring such a route to Arlington. Ordnance Depot Sets Open House fnlnnul I.ploh W. Worthing. Commanding Officer at Umatilla Ordnance Depot, has announced that tne depots ooservance oi the 13th annual Armed Forces Day will bp held on Saturday, May 19, 1962. "I have appointed Albert E. Bigler, Chief of our Manage ment Assistance Division, Pro- Innt nffi.or fur iho rplehrat ion." said Worthing, "and Mr. Bigler will be responsible for coordinat ing all elements of the obser vance. "Armed Forces Day," contin- ,inA fV.lr.nnl Wdrthltlff. "is ob- served all over the world during the week of May l-iiu oy me rmn,i KVirpoa nf thp United niiiibu States and is designed to give Americans ana ineir menus overseas a better understanding 0 anulnment. IUl lllVi h"- 6upplies and teamwork necessary that all the Armeu services, ne serve Forces and Auxiliary or ganizations may function effic iently as a 'Power for Peace.' According to Bigler, the Depot ,,,in hnii nnun house from 9 win i""1- " - , a. m. to 4 p. m. on Saturday, May 19, 1962. On this day, the public will be able to Inspect not only modern military equipment and supplies, but will also see many new exniDiis periaiuuiK the armed forces. Tours to the thp dPDot'a am- munition and general supplies areas win De conuucieu. Polling Places Set For Primary Vote Dniirr ninpps for the primary election in Morrow county on Fri day, May 18, have been desig nated by Mrs. Sadie P a r r 1 s h , county clerk. There are nine precincts in the county, and the polling places are as loiiows; Rnnrrlman. firpe nfield Grange hall; Hardman, IOOF lodge hall; lone, city hall; Irrigon, A. i Houghton school building; Lex imrtr.n pltv hall: N. E. HeDDner. old library room In city hall; N.W. Heppner, Tri-couniy jquip ment Co. building; S. E. Heppner, pnuntv clerk's office in the court house; S. W. Heppner, county judge s omce in uie cuurmousc. Pnlla will hp onen on election day from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. for all registered voters. Crucial Time At Hand For Grains As grain crops entered thp "make or break" period of Mav and June, the healthy rain that came here Tuesday and Wednes day brought joy on all sides. It gave a good boost to crops that are looking generally good but had been needing more moisture to carry through the coming two months bfeore harvest time. Leonard L. Gilliam, weather observer, reported the total in Heppner for the two days at .71 inch, of which .39 fell on Tues day and .32 on Wednesday. Un til that time rainfall in the Heppner area had been lagging about three inches behind the growing season of 1960-61, and this precipitation helped to close the gap. From September, 1960, through Anril, 1961, rainfall at the U. S. Weather Bureau station measured 10.56 inches here, ac cording to County Agent Nels Anderson. However, from Sep tember, 1961, through April, 1962, the total was only 7.08, since February and March were much drier months than the same two months the year before. At the lone station, precipitation for the growing season through April last year was measured at 8.43 inches, and this year, at 7.81 inches. At Morgan it was 7.78 last year as compared with 6.20 this year. Until this week's rain, storms have brought only light rain, and winds have tended to dry out the soil quickly. The county agent early this week said that the crops must have rain. "When we get into May in Morrow county, we know we are not going to get much more. The way our storms have 'piddled out' has not been good, although the crops look awfully good." Andersons hope was fulfilled at least partly, together with the hopes of all farmers in the area, with the rather drenching rains, accompanied by some hall, Tuesday and Wednesday. There is probably more spring grain in Morrow county this year than ever before in its history, the county agent said. It gen erally does not produce as high a yield as fall grains. "Some fall-seeded grain look ed so rough it was torn out and spring seeded," he said. Barley is almost all spring seeded. Late winter and spring seeded grains probably comprise 70 of the total crop. Some ranchers seed ed after February 15 with fall varieties and probably "got by" but ran some risk because of the low temperalures. Although the crop looks good at this point, the county agent said that if adequate rain doesn't come in May, "it will be some pretty sick looking stuff." If June should be cool alter a May with adequate moisture, the crop outlook would be good, he said. At this point there is no evidence of rust, and even If it should develop now, it would not have any appreciable effect on yield, Anderson staled. But Mav and June rains still have some way 1o go to reach last vears levels for the two months. May had 1.62 inches in Heppner last year and Juno brought 1.54 inches, despite hot weather experienced in that month that proved a telling blow on the crop. (Leonard Gilliam, observer) Hi Lo Prec. Thursday 57 2S .06 Friday 58 35 Saturday 62 42 Sunday 59 40 .01 Monday 52 43 .06 Tuesday 62 45 .39 Wednesday 63 35 .32 A total of .84 of an inch for the week. Little Leaguers Ready for Gaines Little League teams, the Braves and the Dodgers, square off Monday In the opening game of the season at the Little League field with starting time 5:30 p. m. Due to the conflict of grade school baseball the rest of the week's games will be moved to Thursday and Friday nights at 5:30 and Saturday afternoon at 2.00 p. m. Thursday the Giants meet the Indians; Friday, the Dodgers play the Giants; and Saturday the Braves and Indians tangle. This Saturday, May 12, an other workday is scheduled at 9:00 a. m. to finish the back stops and to get the field in order. Another request from president LaVern Van Marter goes out to any and all parents to lend a hand during the day. Games during the summer season, ending July 19, are scheduled lor the lirst lour nights of each week with make up games to be played on Fri days. The first week in July is designated as vacation week and no games are scheduled. Tourn ament play will take place the latter Dart of July with all 11- and 12-year-old boys eligible for consideration for the All-Star team which will represent the Willow Creek Little League. Bud Mashall will coach the farm team and it ill get under way at the close of school. Exact time and date to be announced later.
