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PRINCESS IRENE POTTS
Next Dance Due
To H
Princess Irene Potts, sponsored
on the Morrow county Fair and
Rodeo court by the Tillicum club
of Boardman, will be honored
at the next scheduled pre-fair
and rodeo dance Saturday night,
July 28, in the fair pavilion,
starting at 10 p.m.
Music will be by Leonnig's
orchestra and admission will be
$1.50 per person. This is the third
of the dances preceding the fair
and rodeo. First was the kick
off dance, followed by the lone
dance honoring Princess Dianna
Pettyjohn Saturday night. This
dance brought a near-record
crowd to the Legion hall there.
Princess Irene will be a junior
at Riverside high school for the
coming school year. She has
lived on a farm near Boardman
all of her life and is an ex
pert rider. Her mount through
the festivities of the fair and
rodeo will be her horse Judy.
Although she has many in
terests, Princess Irene has a
secial fondness for swimming
and has plenty of opportunity
for this sport because she lives
near the Columbia river. Fish
ing is another favorite pastime.
At Riverside High she has
been active in the Girls' Ath
letic association and in the Pep
club. She was on the first team
in volleyball as a sophomore
last year.
Princess Irene has completed
her ninth year in 4-H club work.
She is a member of the Stylish
Stitchers and of the Boardman
Lamb in Washington
To Make Trip Report
Al Lamb flew to Washington,
D. C, Monday to meet with other
members of the U. S. Trade
Mission to Central Africa and
Department of Commerce offic
ials. They planned to meet to
report on the recent trip to Af
rica and to evaluate the Trade
Mission, Mrs. Lamb said.
The Morrow county man was
expected to be back home to
day (Thursday). He spent some
six weeks in Africa in May and
June with the Mission.
Another Session
Swim Classes Set
Another session of swimming
classes is scheduled to start at
the city pool Tuesday, August
7, it is announced. Tom Hughes,
now taking an aero-space work
shop, will be back as lifeguard
by that time and assist with
instruction.
Classes are open to all ages
and will be held at 9 a.m.,
Tuesdays through Fridays. Be
ginners' are especially invited to
take part. Total charge for the
period of instruction will be $1.
One session of classes was com
pleted Tuesday with 16 having
taken part.
Tickets on Sale
For Shrine Game
Tickets are on sale for the
Shrine football game in Pendle
ton, to be August 25, in the
office of Dr. L. D. Tibbies here,
it is announced. The game will
start at 8 p.m. on that night
after pageantry opens the event
at 7:15. , , . ...
The reserved seat tickets will
be S3 each. All are In the grand-
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Stand. va.vne iwhh. .u.... -
star quarterback, will play in
The Shrine committee also
planned to place the tickets on
sale in luiic. itwv
lished the place by the time
this was wnuen.
!
onor Irene
4-H livestock club, in which she
has been a junior leader. Two
trophies and several blue and
purple ribbons have been won
for her work in cattle club.
In the way of crafts she likes
leather carving and stamping.
She enjoys cooking and sewing
and helps in these departments
in the home.
Support Price
On 1962 Barley
Placed at $1.03
Prices for the 1962 crop of bar
ley will be supported at $1.03
per bushel in Morrow county,
David McLeod, Office Manager,
Agriculture Stabilization Conser
vation County committee, has
announced. This compares with
the support of $1.04 per bushel
for the 1961 barley crop.
The basic rate is for barley
grading No. 2 or better, except
mixed barley. It is adjusted by
discounts for grade and quality
to determine support prices for
individual producers. The dis
count schedule for 1962 is. the
same as for the 1961 crop pro
gram. For major producing areas, as
in the past, county support rates
reflect terminal rates less the
freight and handling charges
needed to get the barley to term
inal market. Production shifts
prompted a one cent per bushel
decrease in all terminal rates..
Terminal rates are available
in ASCS county offices for farm
ers who wish to store their grain
in terminal elevators.
The office manager reminded
growers that price support on
1962 crop barley will be avail
able to barley producers who
participated in the 1962 feed
grain program by diverting bar
ley acreage to conserving uses.
For barley price support on the
normal production, farmers also
must not exceed their 1959-60
average corn and grain sorghum
acreage. To be eligible for corn
or grain sorghum support, they
must participate in the 1962 feed
grain for these two crops.
As in previous years, price
support will be carried out
through farm and warehouse
stored loans and purchase agree
ments. Support will be available
through January il, 19b3.
Teacher Unable
To Accept Post
Steve Halchishak of Michigan
who had been offered a contract
by Morrow County School dis
trict R-l to teach seventh grade
at lone has written to say that
he will be unable to accept the
position, Robert Van Houte,
county school administrator, said
Tuesday.
This vacancy is one of two
yet to be filled to complete the
teaching starts ot the county
schools. The other is for a girls'
physical education teacher at
Heppner,
Grand Jury Called
Morrow county grand jury will
convene on Thursday, August 1,
to consider the charge against
Wilbur Wade Warren of Hepp
ner, who was arrested in early
July on a charge of auto theft.
Warren is accused of taking a
car from the used car lot at
Heppner Ford. He was appre
hended by state police in Klam
ath Falls and was returned here
by Sheriff C. J. D. Bauman.
10 Cents
College 3
Gets 2-fo
Budget for the first year of
the Blue Mountain Community
College district was approved by
voters in the district, Morrow
and Umatilla counties, Friday
by a count of 1,313 to 551, more
than a 2-to-l margin in favor.
In Morrow county, where the
vote was extremely light, the
count was 116 yes and 40 no.
Irrigon vote solidly in favor, 23
to 0. Other precincts in the coun-
Meeting Called
To Discuss Farm
Reappraisal Date
Oregon State Tax Commission
has notified Morrow county that
all farm lands and improve
ments must be revalued in time
to be included on the tax roll
for 1963-64, Assessor Oliver Cres
wick said Wednesday. However,
he points out that it will be
"virtually impossible" for the
county to comply with the order
because of lack of help to ac
complish the work by then and
no allowance in the county bud
get to provide for the work.
In view of these circumstances,
a meeting has been called for
Wednesday, August 1, at 2 p.m.
in the courthouse with the
county court, board of equali
zation, assessor and representa
tives of the tax commission at
tending. They will consider the
matter and attempt to work out
a course of action, Creswick said.
Work of reappraisal of prop
erty in towns of the county is
now underway with Bill John
son now working on the last
town, Heppner. Revalued prop
erty in lone, Lexington, Irrigon
and Boardman is already on the
roll, and the reappraisal in
Heppner will be completed so
that it will be on next year's
roll, the assessor said.
Nothing was provided in the
budget for extra help in the as
sessor's office, and the budget
committee was unaware that the
order from the tax commission
would be forthcoming.
School Employees
Urged To Obtain
Health Checkups
All employees of Morrow
county schools are reminded
that Oregon School Law requires
a school health certificate to be
registered with the County
School Office prior to the open
ing of school on September 4.
The requirements for a health
certificate include either a cur
rent negative chest x-ray report
or a current negative tuberculin
skin test report. Mrs. Velma
Glass, public health nurse,
wishes to remind employees and
physicians that a tuberculin
patch test is not acceptable
according to the law.
The Morrow County TB and
Health Association sponsors a
"free day" on the first day of
each month (between 7:00 p.m.
and 8:00 p.m.) at Pioneer Mem
orial hospital. On this date chest
x-rays may be obtained at no
cost to the employee. However,
if the employee finds it nec
essary to make an appointment
with the technician on some
other date, the cost of the chest
x-ray will be $1.50 and the em
ployee will have to assume that
nominal charge.
If chest x-rays are taken in
the offices of private physicians,
the films must be sent to a
qualified radiologist appointed
by the State Board of Health for
interpretation.
All school health certificates
must be countersigned by the
county health officer before they
can be registered with the countv
school office.
The school health certificate
cards for both chest x-ray and
tuberculin skin test reports are
available in the offices of pri
vate physicians and at the Mor
row countv health department
office in Heppner.
First Lady To Head
1962 Seal Campaign
Mrs. John F. Kennedy will
serve as National Honorary chair
man of the 1962 Christmas seal
campaign, it was announced by
Mrs. W. W. Weatherford, presi
dent of Morrow county TB and
Health Assoc. Word of Mrs. Ken
nedy's acceptance came from Dr.
James T. Speros, president of the
Oregon association.
Mrs. Kennedy's acceptance
felt to be of special distinction
for the national association, in
view of the multitude of similar
requests she has received.
The Morrow county seal sale
chairman for this year is Mrs
H. J. Stroeber of Heppner.
Gazette
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, July 26, 1962
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-1 Margin
tv were as follows: Heppner, 26-16-
lone, 30-13; Lexington, 20
9; 'and Boardman, 17-2.
The budget calls for total ex
penditures of $246,979 of which
$103,704 will be raised by tax
ation. Balance will come from
student fees and funds received
by the state.
The college, which will take
over the Pendleton Technical
School, will get underway this
fall and a minimum attendance
of 200 is expected. Approval of
the formation of the college
district was given by voters on
June 8 and seven directors were
elected at that time.
Levy on property tax for the
budget is estimated on present
valuation of the district to call
for approximately 1.18 mills.
High School Bid
Opening Delayed
Opening of bids on construc
tion of the new Lexington-Hepp-ner
High school building has
been delayed until Tuesday,
August 7, two weeks from the
advertised date, Robert Van
Houte, Morrow county school ad
ministrator, has announced. It
was originally planned to open
bids on Tuesday night, July 24,
at 8 p.m. . !
The postponement was nece
ssary because electrical specifi
cations were delayed and could
not be placed In the hands of
those interested in submitting
bids, the administrator said.
It is now apparent that con
struction on the $600,000 plant
to be built around the present
Unit-A at Heppner, will not get
underway until late summer.
There is little hope that the
building will be completed in
time for use during the coming
school year unless it is for inci
dental use, such as for grad
uation and commencement at
the end of the year,. Van Houte
said.
Grange to Hear
Planning Leaders
Lecturers' program at Pomona
Grange meeting at Greenfield
Grange hall in Boardman prom
ises to be at its best Saturday,
July 28, at 2 p.m., Grange leaders
state. David Rowe, Pendleton, of
the Bureau of Municipal Re
search will discuss planning and
zoning regulations as set up
for Morrow county and will an
swer questions. His talk is ex
pected to be of special interest
to North Morrow county resi
dents since the new zoning reg
ulations will effect changes
there because of the John Day
dam.
Mrs. Elaine Esselstyn, execu
tive secretary of the Mid-Columbia
Planning Council, will also
be on the program and will bring
those attending up to date on
the workings of the organization.
Regular business of the Po
mona Grange will be at 10:30
a.m., followed by a potluck din
ner at noon. During the business
session, there will be reports of
various committee, including the
legislative and agriculture com
mittees, which are of vital im
portance to Grangers.
Mrs. W. u. beenaier. lecturer,
announces that the program is
open to the public, and every
one is urged to attend.
Fire Covers 10-Mile
Front, Razes Buildings
A fire that took off beside
Highway 30 near Arlington
swept east and southeast tri
day, driven by a 17 mile wind,
and traveled almost to Willow
Creek before it was controlled.
Flames roared down the hill
side into the Willow Creek can
yon and engulfed buildings of
the old Williams place, owned
by the Wilkinson and Rugg in
terests. All of the farm build
ings were destroyed, including
a two-storv house, unoccupied
at the time.
Mrs. Dick Wilkinson said that
the house was kept partly fur
nished and was used part time
bv men working for them there.
All furnishings and appliances
were lost. Corrals were burned
and other farm buildings were
engulfed by the flames.
A large number of hives of
bees, placed on the property by
another man, were not destroyed
although the fire burned through
the area where tney were lo
cated.
A check of the hives Sunday
showed that the bees were not
burned, "but they were sure
mad!" Mrs. Wilkinson said.
Wilkinson said that in past
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District Vote Solid
Against Mosquitoes
Apparently there isn't a
single voter In the Boardman
area who Is on the side of
mosquitoes. The insects with
the long proboscises might as
well pack their gear and move
out.
Formation of a vector (in
sect) control district was ap
proved without a dissenting
vote Wednesday In a special
election there. Count was 37
in favor and none against.
Through the district it is
hoped to work out an effec
tive program against the mos
quitoes in sloughs of the Col
umbia along the north front
of the county. The district will
extend several miles south
from the river,
Since it is too late to pro
vide for funds for operation
of the district this year, it will
not be Included on the tax
roll until 1963-64 and the pro
gram cannot be undertaken
until then, Sadie Parrish,
county clerk, said.
Five directors will be ap
pointed by the county court
and a budget will be sub
mitted by the district for in
clusion in the county budget.
Mosquitoes have been a
problem in the Boardman area
for many years, residents
state.
Permit Closure
Now in Effect
In Forest Areas
The State Department of For
estry has closed several high fire
hazard areas In the state to
entry by permit only.
Large, bright yellow signs are
posted around the areas involved
and mean that all persons, land
owners ana otnerwise, are re
quired to get permits for entry.
In the Rancherie and Heppner
areas, these permits can be ob
tained from the lol 1 o w I n g
stations: Fossil State Forestry
headquarters, Kinzua Guard
station, and Chapln Creek Guard
station.
In other areas they may be
obtained from stations desig
nated on the posters.
Permits will be written for
business only, to landowners
loggers or other persons having
a legitimate business in the
area. This excludes all rec
reation: hunting, fishing, rock
hunting, picnicking and wood
cutting in the closed area until
the closure is terminated by the
governor.
The closed areas are the solid
red areas shown on the poster
maps. County roads maintained
bv the counties, and highways
through the areas are not closed,
also the areas are not closed
to firefighters or in case of
emergencies.
Closed areas do not include
any land inside Federal Forest
boundaries.
No Fires Reported
In Forest Areas
Now well Into the "extremely
hazardous" period of the dry
season, forest areas of the Hepp
ner district have remained fire
free to this 'time, it was reported
Thursday by the office of Sam
Miller, district ranger.
A report circulating in Hepp
ner early this week that a fire
had broken out in Sunflower
Flats in the southern part of
the county was only a rumor,
the district office reported.
Lightning came across the dis
trict Tuesday night, but there
were no fire-causing strikes in
the district.
The office urged continued
care and caution in the pre
vention of fires.
years his hay stack was beside
the house, but this year, for
some reason, he had placed It
across the creek and it was
saved.
The buildings were on prop
erty that will be Inundated by
the John Day dam reservoir and
belong to the five who share
the Wilklnson-Rugg Interests. It
had not been divided because
of the fact that it will soon be
nr nr nA Kir uiatnr Tncuranno wn3
carried on the buildings anaieaiu,uc"'
furnishings.
The fire, north front ol which
covered 10 miles, appeared to
have started right by the high
way within a mile of Arlington.
It was conjectured that a lighted
cigarette tossed from a passing
car may have been responsible.
Many men of the area went to
fight the blaze, and a railroad
crew was on hand to prevent
damage to a string of box cars
on the tracks in the Willow
Creek canyon.
Word of the fire came to the
Wilkinsons just as they were
going to the church for the wed
ding of their daughter, Judy
Cochell, Friday night. They con
tinued on to the ceremony.
KEVAN PRATT. Willow Creek All-Star third baseman, crosses the
plate after slamming out a home run In the Little League All
Star game in The Dalles Friday. The team battled The Dalles
Americans, going into three extra inninqs before losing, 4-3.
(Picture and cut courtesy The Dalles Chronicle).
Willow All-Stars Win ,
Third Place
Willow Creek Little League
All-Stars returned home Satur
day night with third place spot
in the area piayons at ine
Dalles over the week-end. De
spite the first game loss on Fri
day, thev were given many com
pliments on their sportsmanship
and attitude during the game.
Thev lost. 4-3. to The Dalles
Americans in three extra innings.
The heartbreaker was a well-
played game with Jeff Turner
going nine innings for the Wil
low Creek All-Stars and Jim
Bailey handling the duties for
The Dalles Americans.
The local boys bounced back
Saturday night to down The
Dalles Western, 7-6, in a see
saw battle with the homeruns
playing an important part.
First National
Gains Reported
Deposits and loans for First
National Bank of Oregon hit
new mid-year peaks on Juno 30,
it was announced by President
Ralph J. Voss.
Deposits of $921,320,103 com
pared with the previous June
30 high of $874,974,99:1 a year
ago. It also is an increase of
$27,559,216 over the first quarter
figure.
Outstanding loan,? made
through the 88 offices of the
statewide banking system total
$530,278,014 for an all-time high.
This compared with the loan
total of $484,796,714 a year ago.
Total resources stand at
$1,020,098,266.
The Heppner brancn ot i-irst
National reported deposits of
$5,167,841 and loans outstanding
of $3,130,857, according to J. 11.
Bedford, Manager.
Comparable totals for the
branch a year ago were $4,463,-
048 in deposits and $2,756,108 in
loans.
This month First National
will open its 89th banking of
fice in Madras using a specially
built trailer. A permanent build
ing will be completed by the
end of the year.
Long Dry Spell Here
Goes Back to May 19
Those who are saying, "It has
been a long dry spell," are right.
It has been more than two
months since the area has had
any rain of consequence, al
though .04 inch was reported
by Leonard L. Gilliam, weather
observer, in Heppner Monday
evening.
Last measurable rainfall here
was June 13 at .03, and prior to
that, the .05 of June 2, hardly
enough to "wet a whistle" in
either case. Back on May 19,
though, .73 inch came, preceded
by some other good rains that
brought a total of 1.73 for that
week.
May rains made the crops
look real good at that time, but
now that wheat harvest Is
reaching the full swing stage,
farmers are still ruefully won
deriner when a good mid-June
rain will come to give the last
minute boost needed for a bump
er crop.
HI Lo Prec
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Thursday
Friday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Next Free TB Chest
X-Rays On Wednesday
Free chest X-rays, sponsored
monthly by Morrow County TB
and Health Association, will be
given the next regularly sched
uled day. Wednesday, August 1
at the Pioneer Memorial hospital
between 7 and 8:30 p.m.
Anyone desiring transporta
tion is asked to call Mrs. W. W,
Weatherford, the association
president, at 676-9731.
in Playoffs
The Friday night game saw
the Willow Creek club take the
lead with a homerun by Kevan
Pratt in the top of the third.
The Dalles Americans came
back in the bottom of the third
to lead, 2-1, on a homer by
Pitcher Jim Bailey with one man
on.
Both clubs picked up a run in
the fourth. For Willow Creek,
Steve Pettyjohn singled to score
Jeff Turner who got on via a
walk. A single by Sawyer scor
ed Fargher of the Americans.
In the top of the sixth Turner
put the local club back in the
ban game with a homerun to tie
it up, 3-3 and send it into extra
innings. Neither team could
score from that time until the
bottom of the ninth when Swlck
singled and scored Slusher who
had walked. Jeff allowed four
runs on eight hits, fanned 15,
and walked eight.
The Dalles Westerns opened
the scoring Saturday with two
runs in the first while holding
the Willow Creek crew to one
score in the third, a homerun
by Roger Leonntg. Ricketts
cracked out a 2-run homer In
the top of the fifth, making it
4-1, The Willow Creek team
rallied in the bottom of the
fifth to score four runs on five
hits, Including a homer by Chris
Lovgren, to load 5-4.
The Westerns took the lead
again in the top of the sixth
with a 2-run homer by Evans.
Kevan Pratt, coming to bat in
the bottom of the sixth, lashed
out a homerun, Leonnig ground
ed to short, and Lovgren slam
med his second homer of the
game to clinch the contest. Rus
sell Kilkenny and Leonnig
pitched for the local team with
six runs on nine hits, six strike
outs, and four walks.
Merchants Win
Over 8-Run Lead
Heppner Merchants baseball
team had to come from an 8-0
first Inning deficit to down the
Condon Air Base, 11-9, at Con
don Sunday. The Air Force boys
got things going in the first
with an 8-run spree and held
the lead until the bottom of the
eighth when the Heppner boys
got a rally going.
A double bv Dallas Rea and
a 2-run homer by Wayne Ball
pushed across five runs. They
had picked up four runs in the
third, one in the fourth, and
one in the fifth while holding
the Condon team to one more
run in the seventh. Dennis Bag-
nall was on the mound for the
Merchants with Ernie Snow be
hind the plate.
The club has two games left.
They go to Condon against the
Condon Elks Sunday, July 29,
and the following Sunday, Aug
ust 5, they play here against
Kinzua which winds up the
season. The Condon game will
start at 1:00 p.m. and will be
the first of a doubleheader.
Condon Air Base and Kinzua
square off In the second tilt.
Judge Hager Ait Work
Following Illness
Judge J. O. Hager, 84, is back
at his desk as justice of the
peace at the county courthouse
office following an illness on
June 28 which kept him con
fined to his home.
Judge Hager, who returned to
work July 23, is working a few
hours more each day in the
office as he regains his strength.
Harshmans Have Son
Mr. and Mrs. Gay Harshman,
Ketchikan, Alaska, are the par
ents of an 8 lb., 7 oz. son, born
July 13. The young son is named
Randy Joe and joins two other
brothers, Noel, 6, and Everett,
4. Grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Everett Harshman of Hepp
ner and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Walker, Savannah, Mo. Gay Is
employed by a communications
company in Ketchikan.