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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
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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
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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
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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.