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LIBRARY U OF 0 EUGENE, ORE. Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, July 19, 1962 Gazette-Tim 10 Cents 79th Year, Number 20 AIR CORRIDORS of the Navy bombing range south of Boardman are shown in this sketch with shaded portions showing proposed revisions. Following a hearing in Pendleton last Wednesday the Navy and Federal Aeronautics Agency have agreed to recommend reducing corridors for low level bombing practice from 20 nautical miles from target to about 10 miles on the east and southwest corridors. This will relieve restrictions on private fliers and on flying for farm spraying. dusting and fertilizing. Agreement Set On Air Corridors Compromise on restrictions to private flying in Morrow county that had brought considerable concern apparently was reached to most everyone's satisfaction at a meeting in Pendleton last Wednesday. The restrict ions were those pioposed by the Navy in reaching its target on the Boardman bomb range through three air corridors. Private fliers had objected to restrictions that would have pro hibited flying lower than 3500 feet in the corridor areas. Orville Cutsforth told the Federal Aero nautics Agency committee at the meeting that the corridors with the restrictions "would put the dusters and spray planes out of business" and declared that crop losses in the county would ap proximate $1,000,000 annually. Representatives of the Navy, the FAA, the state and civic agencies agreed on reduced re strictions which seemed to meet the objections of flying farmers, spray pilots and others. Commander R. D. Nelson, Navy airspace officer of Los Angeles, agreed to recommend reducing the extent of the pro posed corridors on the east and the southwest to 10 nautical miles, instead of 20 nautical miles from the target. Approval of reducing the cor ridors must be obtained from the FAA and the Navy in Washing ton, D. C, however, and this will mean a delay of another 30 to 40 days before final completion of the deal with Boeing on the Boardman site. The Morrow county court, county grange, and the Oregon Pilots association had passed resolutions protesting the pro posed restrictions of the Navy and a petition had been circ ulated in the county with more than 150 signatures obtained. If the proposed agreement is accepted in Washington, it will mean that Butter Creek cattle ranches to the east and the wheat ranches to the southwest will be excluded from the re strictions. The Navy, too, has agreed to release the restricted area for use by spray pilots on week-ends and in early morning hours. Through the corridors, the Nnvv's twin-iet A3D bombers "eet down on the deck" to sim ulate sneaking in under enemy rnrlnr and drop simulated nu clear bombs into the target area Lt. R. C. Farrell, Whidbey Is land. Wn., said that the Navy was willing to take any steps necessary to permit spray pilots and flying farmers to continue operations. Fred S. McKnight, FAA super visor for the Seattle area, pre sided at the meeting. He and George Reid of the airspace County Oiling Program Underway Oiling program by county road crew is now underway, rnnntv Judge Peterson said Tuesday. The crew early this week was engaged in doing some work inside the Heppner city limits near the hospital for which it will be reimbursed by nmnortv owners, and a iob oiling a loop in a new section of the Heppner cemetery. Next on the agenda is the r,iiin(7 of 1'4 to two miles on the Jordan Canyon road towards the baseline, after which lVa miles above the Rietmann grade nn t hp old Boardman road near lone is scheduled. To follow is 1'2 miles on tne roaa oy ie Po,,i Rrmvn nlaee and then l1? miles on the Balm Fork road. It is also hoped to include l'i miles near Eightmile, the judge aid. Work outlined is expected to take about two months. The work is done in V.i mile stretches to spread it arouna the various areas of the county, he said. branch of the Air Traffic Di vision of the FAA, agreed to rec ommend the changes. Sam Mallicoat, director of the state's Planning and Develop ment Commission, was present to tell of the importance of speedy culmination of the deal with Boeing without further de lay. Budget Vote On College Due Friday Vote on the $246,979 budget of the Blue Mountain Commun ity College district will be Fri day, July 20, with polls open from 2 p.m. until 8 p.m. in polling places in the 2-county district. In Morrow county polling places are at Heppner, Irrigon and Lexington elementary schools, at the lone school cafe teria, and Riverside High school in Boardman. The budget, which calls for $103,704 to be raised by taxation, is for the purpose 01 providing for administration, instruction, operation of plant, maintenance of plant, fixed charges, capital outlay, interest and emergency fund of the community college. It is estimated that the amount to be raised by taxation will require a levy ot 1.18 muis around the district. Estimated receipts from reg ular fees and tuition, from the state community college fund, and from sale of books and sup plieswould be $143,275. The college will succeed the Pendleton Technical school and will provide vocational and tech nical training, college transier courses, and adult education. All properly registered voters in the 2-county district are el igible to vote on the budget. Voters approved formation of the district by a 4-to-l margin recently and elected directors, but it is necessary now to ap prove a budget for the operation of the college before it can get underway. Vote Approves Cemetery Unit Voters of lone and Lexington Monday approved formation 01 the lone-Lexington cemetery Maintenance district by a count of 79 yes to 10 no, Mrs. Sadie Parrish, county clerk, reported after votes were counted. In lone precinct the vote was 47 to 0. and in Lexington it was 32 to 4. ... . Directors elected were Ainen Lindstrom, Ellwynne Peck and Carl Troedson. The board of directors now must nrpDare a budcet for sub mission for consideration of the district residents. Since it is too late to get the levy on tne tax rolls this year, the levy for the district will not go on until the fiscal year 1963-64. Rodeo Queen, Court To Visit Chamber Rodeo Queen Marlene Fetsch and her roval court will be guests of the Heppner-Morrow County Chamber of Commerce at the regular luncheon meet ine Monday. President Fred Gimbel announces. Princesses are Diana Petty john of lone, Irene Potts of Boardman. Diana Fulleton of HeDDner. and Jacquie Brindle rpnresentinz the Lena commun itv. Mrs. Roice (Betty) Fulle ton, chaperone, will accompany them on their visit to tne Lnam ber. Three Grass Fires Laid to Youngsters Three grass fires in 10 days within the Heppner city limits, the last one coming Wednes day morning, are thought to be the work of youngsters playing with matches, Fire Chief Charles Ruggles said. The Wednesday fire was be hind the home of Leonard L. Gilliam and was confined to grass with no damage re ported. However, the fire was licking around a garage and might have done serious dam age if it had not been dis covered promptly. The chief said that neither of two other fires had caused general alarms but they fol lowed the same pattern. A box of matches was found at the Wednesday fire, and the chief has names of youngsters who will be questioned about the fires. Ullman Supports Farm Amendment Congressman Al Ullman sent a letter Wednesday to all Demo cratic members of the House of Representatives urging their support of an amendment to the new farm bill, his office reported to the Gazette-Times. The amendment would grant authority to the Secretary of Agriculture to increase wheat acreage allotments, in areas and on farms of historic production, of any kind of wheat which is in short supply. If approved by the house, this provision would apply to soft white wheat, which is grown extensively in eastern Oregon, "I believe that it is important that any tarm legislation en acted fully recognize the differ ent uses and supply and demand situation of the various kinds of wheat," Ullman pointed out in his letter. - - . , . . wwm ' n . h It i ' , . . J "ri'M Tin B ALL-STARS selected from the four teams of the Willow Creek Little League will go to The Dalle i.. rviHnu ci,,rHnv niahts. The team is coached bv Kennv Sawyer ana Ernie 1UI UICU UlUYVUa AAkMUf Willi MMbMw-f J , Snow (rear). Players are (front row, from left) Rick Johnston. Pratt, Ken Nelson, Randy Stmman. becona row nusi n.uKcuuy, Jeff Turner, Chris Lovgren and ternate Kit Anderson. Indians Win Little League baseball sum mer action is over here, and now all enthusiasm is turned toward The Dalles for the area playoffs this week-end. The Wil low Creek All-Stars will play an All-Star team from The Dalles area at The Dalles in the second game of a doubleheader Friday night at 8:00 p.m. The winners will then meet at 8:00 p.m. Sat urday night for the champion ship. The Indians wrapped up the first place spot in the second hall of play as they defeated Fire Levels Second Barn In Week Fire that broke out in newly stored hav in the barn of Ken neth Turner, Sandhollow, almost one week exactly from the fire that destroyed the Melvin Mover barn seven miles away on July 10, leveled the barn and destroy ed 35 tons of baled hay Tuesday afternoon, Turner said. With Denny Swanson, just home from the service, and Doug Dubuque, Turner was working in a shop nearby when they noticed the flames in the barn. Within minutes the entire structure was engulfed, and the owner said that it seemed to burn up within five minutes. Dubuque and Swanson battled the spreading blaze and saved another stack of baled hay out side the barn, Turner went to summon aid, and the Heppner Rural Fire Protection district truck responded with Fire Chief Ruggles, Bill Farra and Fred Gimbel. Lowell Gribble also responded with a snrav tank. Firemen used a farm pond as source of water and had two 1'o-inch lines and a single 2"2 inch line for use in dousing tne hlaze. The pond proved to be a blessing in controlling the fire, Chief Ruggles said, Total loss was in the neigh horhood of $3500, Turner said He valued the barn at about S2500 and the hay at $750. In addition some corrals and other installations were destroyed. Annarentlv the fire started from spontaneous combustion. Turner said that lt was the best hay crop that he had ever had and thought that it was dry when it was stored, but appar ently it had not properly cured in some rjlaces. Turner gave a great deal of credit to those who came to his aid. "If I had been alone, it might have . gotten to the big barn and then would have doomed the house," he said. Loss is onlv about half cover ed by insurance, Turner said. He found out, however, tnat nis hay is covered, and he did not think at first that it was. The fire broke out about 3 p.m. Tuesday, whereas the Moy er fire occurred just after 3 p.m. on the previous Tuesday with loss of $iu,uuu to 3U,UUU. WEATHER (Leonard Gilliam, observer) Hi low Prec. Thursday 82 49 Friday 74 46 Saturday 76 44 Sunday 78 45 Monday 83 47 Tuesday 73 39 Wednesday 75 43 7 u Steve Pettyjona oi snown are First; All-Star Game Set the Braves Friday night, 2-0, in an exciting game. Russell Kil kenny worked on the mound for the Indians to allow no runs on three hits, walked seven, and struck out five. The Braves started Randy Stillman with Larry Pettyjohn relieving him in the fourth. They teamed up to allow two runs on one hit, struck out five, and walked five. The Ail-Star team is prac ticing each night this week under the leadership of Ken Sawyer and Ernie Snow in prep aration for the area playoffs. l $ Nt .,j i rii nr-" - oi. PRINCESS DIANNA PETTYJOHN D lanna s Billed Saturday Princess Dianna Pettyjohn of lone, 18-year-old blu e e y e d blonde, will be honored at her rodeo princess dance at the lone Legion hall Saturday night, July 21, starting at 10 p.m. Leonnig's orchestra will play and admission will be $1,50 per person. Dancing will continue until 2 a.m. Princess Dianna, graduate of lone High school with the class of 19G2, is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Pettyjohn. She was active in school affairs, having been a member of the band and the pep band, a singer in the glee club, and a member of the volleyball team. Being a princess in the rodeo court is not her first experience as royalty, for she was chosen homecoming queen during the football season of the school year. iff ,y l - , " . Roger Leonnig, Kevan Pratt. Kent umm .Z"" '..Y "" ,' sis natter, jukb omna auu w They will have 12 of the 15 boys going as 12-year olds and eight of the boys were on the All-Star team which won its first game In the playoffs last summer and then was defeated In the cham pionship game. Those going again this year are David Hall, Steve Pettyjohn, Randy Stillman, Chris Lovgren, Jeff Turner, Rus sell Kilkenny, Roger Leonnig and Rick Johnston. Others on the team are Dennis O'Donnell, Mike Smith, Steve Baker, Ken Nelson, Kent and Kevan Pratt, and Kit Anderson, alternate. Da nee She served as vice president of the senior class and also was vice president of the Girls League at lone High. The lone princess has com pleted seven years of 4-H club work and has been an active member in the cooking class for four years and has com pleted three years in the saddle club. An accomplished rider, she has ridden since she was eight years old. This is one of her main hobbies and another in terest is swimming. Princess Dianna expects to en ter Pacific University in the fall where she plans to enroll In an art course. She has one brother, Paul Jr., who is married and has one daughter, Kimber. The 5 ft. 8 inch blonde rep resents the Willows Grange on the court. This is the first of the princess dances, following the kickoff dance for the rodeo season last week in Heppner. A very large crowd was on hand for the opener in the fair pa vilion in Heppner. Cub Meet Cancelled An announcement was made this week that the August meet ing of the Cub Scouts has been cancelled due to lack of atten dance. No meeting will be held until sometime in September. Four-H Camp At Cutsforth After four days at Cutsforth park, Morrow county 4-H youths who were divided into four groups Snagglepusses, II u c k Hounds, Toppers and lioKey Wolves bid farewell to their "Jellystone park" Sunday at the conclusion ot anotner success ful 4-H camp. A sack lunch preceded the camp breakup, and a large con tingent of parents was on hand to get the youngsters and see the concluding ceremonies of the camp session. Of the 60 4-H'ers who took part, 10 were selected as out standing campers and honored at Sunday recognition cere monies prior to the Sunday camp service. They are: Diana Cuts forth, Lexington; John Harris, Christy Watkins, Calvin Ash beck, Bobby Dobbs, Judy Nyman, Bobbv Peck, and Barbara Bloods- worth, all of Heppner; Bonnie Akers, lone; and Anna Sue Les ley, Irrigon. Camp opened last Thursday with a "Pow-wow" at 3 p.m Yogi Bear story telling was a feature of the first evening, and council ring ceremonies con cluded the day. Flag raising, camp Inspection, morning and afternoon classes and activities, free choice time, and flag lowering were on the regular daily schedule. A "Yogi Bear's Party" was held Friday evening, and a campers' talent First Wheat Harvested; Barley Rolls Wheat has started to roll Into elevators in the northern part of Morrow county as the harvest gets underway in the "early" section of the county. However, it will not be until next weeK that the harvest there begins to reach its peak, according to Al Lamb, manager of the Mor row County Grain Growers. The crop is still a question mark since it is too early to tell what the yield and quality will be. First loads that have come in have been spotty, Lamb reported. Some has been very good, but some has been rather poor. There are various speculations on the poorer wheat, ranging from ideas of spray damage, frost, and lack of moisture. However, the Grain Growers manager said that he does not feel that the damage is from lack of moisture. County Agent Nels Anderson said that he believes the wheat harvest will be up a good 10 bushels on the average from the light crop of last year. He fig ured last year's average to be about 18 bushel and expects this year's to approach 28. Lamb predicted that on the county-wide average this would probably be about right but said that because of smaller acreage this year, the total yield might not run much about the luoi season. However, average in come to the farmers should be considerably greater, although some with poor crops might be less. Barley has passed Its peak at the North Lexington elevator. Yield continues very good but the test weight Is short, Lamb said. Other elevators around the county are just starting on bar ley. Most of the early wheat Is coming into the North Lexington and Hogue-Warner elevators. As of Thursday, daily average of barley coming to the Morrow County Grain Growers elevators was 30,000 bushels and wheat was 25,000 bushels. Anderson said that first bar ley coming to Heppner was "awfully good but light." Around the county barley is averaging better than a ton to the acre. The county agent said that the wheat crop would have been better If the area had been fav ored by a June rain, but the cool weather helps take the place of the moisture. Loose Clamp Causes 2-Hour Power Outage A clamp connecting wires on a 66,000-volt highllne of Pacific Power and Light company came loose and allowed a jumper wire to fall thereby causing failure of one log of the power system last Thursday afternoon. The failure resulted In a general outage In lone, Lexington and Heppner for about two hours and 20 minutes, Fred Gimbel, lineman-manager, said. The trouble centered on a line near lone and came just before 5 p.m. last Thursday. Arlington also was off for about 10 minutes but switched to another line, Gimbel said. Power service was restored shortly after 7 p.m. Draws 60 For Four Days night was a Saturday evening feature. On Sunday morning special features consisted of tours to Coal Mine hill and demonstra tions of fire fighting by the U. S. Forest Service. Class activities were conduc ted In wildlife, forestry, crafts, electricity and safety. Camp stan included in. u Anderson, county exte nsion agent; Mrs. N. C. Anderson, camp cook; Mrs. Velma Glass, county health nurse; Lee Han son, Pacific Power and Light Co., Portland; Joe Hay, extension agent; Esther Klrmis, extension agent; Mrs. Ernie Klrsch, Con don, camp cook; cnanes Mc Lean, U. S. Forest Service, Rev. Earl Soward, Sunday service speaker; Steven Judd, State Wildlife, Salem; Tom Futter, David Creswick and Bob Can tonwine, all with the Forest Ser vice, Heppner. Camp counsellors were Doug las Anderson, Ronnie Belsma, Judy Smith and Dale Van Blok land. HeDDner: Penny Jones and Shirley Jackson, Irrigon; Steven Lindstrom, Jean Martin, and Arleta McCabe, lone; and Mit chel Ashbeck, Echo. Gene Pierce on behalf of the Bank of Eastern Oregon furnished watermelon for a feed at the camp. Weather was nippy through the session, holding swimming to a minimum, but otherwise was fair and enjoyable.
