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1962 Grid Opener
Due Here Friday Eve
King football takes the stage
in Heppner Friday night with
the opening game for the Hepp
ner High Mustangs against the
strong enterprise High Savages.
This is a return game for the
squads who battled at Enter
prise in the opener last year,
and the Mustangs came home
on tne short end of the score,
27 to 0.
Although Coach Mel Victor of
Enterprise has his last year's
ream oacK almost intact, since
it was composed mainly of soph
Merchants Supply
Programs for Games
Printed programs will be
distributed without charge at
Heppner High school home
football games again this year
through the courtesy of local
merchants.
A total of 22 merchants are
sonsoring full page displays
in the Gazette-Times in each
issue preceding a home game
and this material is then used
for printing the programs to
be handed out at the ball
games. Complete information
on players and team rosters,
with some pictures and addit
ional facts on the Mustangs,
are included. The page in this
paper is page 3, section 2.
omores and juniors In the 1961
season, Coach Jim Sutherland
feels that his team this year is
farther along than was last
year's contingent for the opener.
Thus, he expects to give the vis
itors much more of a battle
than they had last year.
Plague of injuries started ear
ly, however, for Coach Suther
land. One of his promising big
linemen, John Porter, injured his
arm last week and will not see
action against the Savages. John
transferred from Pilot Rock in
the middle of the last school
year. He played basketball but
was too late for football. This
would have been his debut on
the grid, and his absence will
leave a big hole to fill.
The coach may try several
different combinations in the
opener in the hope of finding
one that clicks. Lee Padberg, an
other who was not on the team
last year, and shows fine prom
ise may go at right end to add
strength there or may take a
spot at halfback.
Ken Smith may open at quart
erback and if so, Shan Applegate
will probably go to halfback.
However, there is some likeli
hood that Shan will do at least
part of the signal calling.
Other possible starters for the
Mustangs in the line will be
Doug Dubuque, left end; Mike
Lesser, left tackle; Harold Gray
or John Privett, left guard; Dick
Farm Survey to Check Irrigation Interest
Survey among farmers and
others who have property on
Willow Creek from Heppner to
the Columbia River will be taken
next week to determine definite
interest in the proposed irri
gation feature as one of the
multi-purposes of the Willow
creek dam project, now under
study by the U. S. Army Corps
of Engineers.
The action came out of a meet
ing last Thursday night in the
courthouse with some 40 farmers,
county officials, engineers and
interested persons attend i n g.
For some three hours the group
discussed all aspects of the irri
gation feature but no decision
was reached except to take the
survey in an attempt to deter
mine whether farmers are in
terested enough to say that they
would like to have irrigation for
their lands if the plan proves
feasible. At the same time, an
attempt will be made to de
termine how much acreage the
farmers would like to have irri
gated. Quentin Bowman of the State
Water Resources Board and
Assessor Oliver Creswick will
make the contacts, and they ex
pect to have the job done by
the end of the week. Drafting
a form for the survey are the
Army Corps of Engineers and the
ims pnoio was laxen ana is on
Springer, center; Don Creswick
right guard; David Hanna, right
tackle; and Dean Lovgren, right
end.
In the backfield will be LeRoy
uaraner, tullbacK, and possibly
Larry Meussig, halfback to run
with Applegate or Padbere.
It is almost certain that many
on the squad will see action in
the opener.
Game time for this non-league
opener is 8 p.m. on the rodeo
grounds. Season tickets were sold
by squad members in a house
to-house drive Tuesday night.
and the endeavor was deemed a
success by Athletic Director Bob
Cantonwihe. A total of $175
worth of tickets was sold. Those
who were missed may purchase
tnem at the gate Friday night
at $3.50, good for all home
games, meaning a substantial
reduction under the regular price
ot ?l per game.
Attorney Plans
To Practice Here
Herman Winter of Salem, who
passea nis bar examination dur
ing the summer, plans to be
gin practice in Heppner soon.
He will visit here Saturdav and
look for a home for his family
ana nimseu.
winter came to Heppner sev
eral times early this year and
announced then that lie expec
ted to open practice here pro
vided he passed the bar exam
ination. He will be considered for the
position of district attorney
which Robert Abrams has def
initely decided to relinquish. Ab
rams said that he plans to re
sign from the post after Winter
is installed in practice here.
The district attorney would be
appointed by the governor to
fill the vacancy, Abrams said.
Schools to Dismiss
For Roundup Friday
All Morrow county schools
will be dismissed for the day
Friday because of the Pendle
ton Roundup, it is announced.
A large number of young
sters will join their parents in
Pendleton to see the show. Par
ticipating from Heppner will
be the Heppner High school
band, which will take part in
the parade at 10 a.m. under
the direction of Arnold Melby.
Principal Gordon Pratt said
that one busload of band stu
dents will return at 12:30 p.m.
and another will remain until
4 p.m. for the benefit of those
who wish to see the afternoon
performance.
Bureau of Reclamation,
It was pointed out by John
Mangen of the Bureau that this
evidence of interest is necessary
to determine whether irrigation
should be included as one of the
purposes of the dam now under
study. W. E. Sivley, chief of the
floods control section of the En
gineers, said that inclusion of
the irrigation feature would
certainly help the project become
a reality.
He said it might be possible
for the project to move ahead
without the irrigation feature
but that the engineers would
have to recommend to Congress
that the best development and
the optimum development would
include the irrigation feature.
Without this feature, the pro
ject may be delayed because
Congress may say that if the
farmers are not interested in
irrigation now, they may be 10
year from now, Sivley said.
He pointed out that a public
hearing on the project, at which
times all phases of the study
will be presented for consider
ation, will not be attempted un
til it is determined whether there
is sufficient interest to include
irrigation.
Needs for flood control and
recreation here are quite clear,
Sivley said. The Corps is not
the doubtful list this week.
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Farmers Consider
Rhea Creek Dam
At Meeting Here
Seven Rhea Creek farmers met
with the Heppner Soil Conser
vation district supervisors here
at the regular monthly meeting
of the supervisors Tuesday night
io see wnai action could be
taken to get water storage on
Rhea Creek.
beveral possible dam sites
were pointed out. where, with
small structures, a fair amount
oi water could be stored, Ralph
Kicnaras ot tne conservation of
fice said.
Possibilities offered by three
programs were explained, the
Reclamation Irrigation project,
assistance from ACP Group
funds, or through the small
Watershed program. The group
agreed to have the work party
leaaer in cnarge or the Small
Watershed program meet with
with them and explain this pro
gram.
Hope was expressed that a
feasibility studv mav be made.
after which the farmers could,
decide what program would best
fit their needs. The group showed
an eagerness to get action start
ed, Richards said.
John Wagenblast gave a de
tailed report on his triD to the
Youth Range camp this summer.
Four boys were chosen from this
county for the six-day training
camp on range management.
Power Office Now
In Heppner Cleaners
Pacific Power and Light Com
pany has opened a permanent
pay station at the Heppner
Cleaners in downtown HeDDner
for the convenience of its cus
tomers.
Fred Gimbel, PP&L lineman-
agent in Heppner, said the PP&L
office next door to the cleaners
has been closed. The PP&L tele
phone number, Heppner 676-9932.
will be unchanged, and Gimbel
will maintain an office in the
cleaning establishment.
"The temporary pay station ar
rangement at the cleaners has
proved satisfactory and will be
continued on a permanent ba
sis," Gimbel said.
Office Hours Change
Hours at the office of the
Heppner district, U. S. Forest
Service, will go back to the reg
ular schedule Monday, Sam Mil
ler, ranger, announces. They will
be from 8 until 12 and from 1
until 5 daily, he said. During
the summer months the office
was on a 7 to 11 and 12 to 4
schedule coinciding with day
light time in other areas.
primarily interested in irrigation,
which is a matter for the Bureau
of Reclamation, but it has the
lead on this project as one for
flood control and recreation. The
Corps is designing the structure,
which would be located below
the confluence of Balm Fork
and Willow Creek just above
Heppner, and is planning its ma
jor features.
If irrigation were included, a
district would be formed for this
phase of the project and the
users would pay according to
the extent of their ability. Man
gen said that the tentative cost
to the farm has been set at
$3 per acre foot of water, figur
ing a benefit of some $13 per
acre.
It had been previously pointed
out that there would not be suf
ficient water for the total irri
gation of the 3700 acres down
stream but that there would be
supplemental irrigation possible
at the rate of about an acre
foot for 2750 acres. A full supply
could be provided for only 800
to 900 acres.
Farmers have shown concern
about what may happen to their
winter irrigation if water is stor
ed during that time. Those like
Herb and John Hynds on the
lower end of the creek are con-
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GAZETTE-TIMES
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, September 13,
Chamber Challenges
Lions on Donations
Heppner-Morrow County
Chamber of Commerce has
issued a challenge to the lone
Lions club to see which org
anization can get the most do
nations for the Monday blood
drawing, Fred Gimbel, C of C
president, said. The challenge
has been accepted by Jim Bar
nett, Lions president.
Winner will receive a "tro
phy" to be arranged by the
Chamber, probably to become
a tradition between the org
anizations. A check will be
made at the blood bank of
those who credit their dona
tions to either of the organi
zations. Urgent Call
Sounded
For Blood
Mobile unit of the American
Red Cross blood bank from the
Columbia Regional center will
be at the Catholic Parish hall,
Heppner, Monday from 1:45 to
5:45 p.m. for a blood drawing,
and an urgent appeal has been
made for donors. Time was
changed from 1 to 5 p.m. prev
iously announced in order to ac
commodate a woods crew coming
trom Kinzua to donate.
Mrs, Orville Cutsforth, countv
blood program chairman, said
that there is a severe shortage
in the area, and she sounded
an appeal to all who can poss
ibly donate a pint of blood to
come to the drawing Monday.
A large portion of the blood
taken here comes back to those
in the county who need if. Mrs.
Cutsforth pointed out. One Hepp
ner girl used eight pints since
the last drawing, and a man
living In Kinzua has used at
least 14 pints. Many of the Fos
sil area have benefitted and one
person in Lexington is admin
istered the Red Cross blood con
tinuously because of his condit
ion. Goal for the visit has been set
at 70 pints, but it is hoped that 1
more than this total will be giv
en, Mrs. Cutsforth said. Both'
males and females, ages 18 to
59, are eligible to donate, but
they must weigh at least 110
pounds. These are the same rules
that have always applied to
those who give blood.
Handbills have been distrib
uted to point out the urgent need
for donations at this drawing,
and the Bank of Eastern Ore
gon has supported the blood
bank with a sponsored message
elsewhere in this paper.
Mrs. Cutsforth said that it is
helpful if those planning to do
nate will call for appointment
times (Ph. 989-8473). However,
is not necessary to have an ap
pointment, and those who are
able to give may come at their
convenience during the period of
1:45 to 5:45.
WEATHER
Prec.
.02
.50
.02
cerned about whether their
share of water would reach them
and they are concerned about a
limitation of 160 acres per per
son. In the case of a corporation,
this Bureau limitation is 160
acres for the corporation.
Some doubt was registered as
to the benefits and whether the
water would mean enough bet
ter or greater crop to cover the
cost. It was pointed out that al
falfa is the principal crop now
and there were some who felt
that the additional water may
not benefit the crop to the extent
of the cost.
Existing water rights came in
for considerable discussion at
the meeting, and it was reiter
ated that these would be pro
tected. A possible supplemental sup
ply of water to the dam by di
verting from Ditch Creek was
also touched upon. Judge Oscar
Peterson, who presided at the
meeting, said that he felt this
is a good possibility.
Attitude of the farmers as ex
pressed at the meeting was that
they want to make full use of
the water and are in favor of
any project that would be of
benefit. However, it was clear
that a number of questions re
main to be answered.
Hi Low
Thursday 93 55
Friday 77 34
Saturday 68 35
Sunday 76 53
Monday 68 46
Tuesday 66 38
Wednesday 65 49
School Board Starts
Program for Retarded
Attention was given to men
tally retarded children in the
county at the regular meeting
of the board of directors of
School District R-l Monday night.
Darrel Reisch, director of spec
ial services, outlined some points
that may be considered as "pre
liminary guidelines" in setting
up such a program, together with
a summary of the state plan
on reimbursement to districts for
such programs.
The district is required by
state law to have its program
for the mentally retarded child
in operation by 1964. To this
time, the district has not made
formal application to the state,
but this may be accomplished
this year.
Mrs. Kathryn Hosklns was
hired as a part time teacher of
the mentally retarded in the dis
trict meeting. There are seven
children who are participating In
ner classes with a rather wide
range of ages. Mrs. Hoskins will
teach the children one-half day,
and they will attend other class
es and school functions during
tne otner nait-aav. While no
special provision had been made
n the budget for her salary. In
coming teachers with lower
placings on the salary schedule
left enough In the current bud
get to provide the needed $3600'.
Reisch said that there were
140 classes for mentally re
tarded children in the state last
year and there are more than
200 this year.
The area of primary concern.
Reisch pointed out, is that of the
moderately retarded children
with intelligence quotients from
the low 60's to middle 70's. Some
2 or 3 percent of the school pop
ulation is ngured to be in this
group. Those severely retarded
with i.o. or less than 50 in
clude only about one-half of 1
of the school population and
virtually none attend school.
Those mildly retarded ranging
with I.Q. of middle 70's to 80
include some 15 to 18 of the
school population and can be
relatively successful in the reg
ular curriculum.
Under an approved program,
the state will pay 60 of the
first teacher's salary and 50 of
succeeding teachers' salaries.
Also under preliminary con
sideration is planning for spec
ial education for gifted children.
Tickets Move for Bio Game
As far as a sizeable number of
Morrow county persons is con--cerned,
the Oregon State University-Iowa
State game In Mult
nomah stadium, Portland, on the
night of September 22 will be
"Dick Ruhl" night.
At this time a goodly contin
gent from Ruhl's home county
will honor the young man who
is the county's first athlete on
a major OSU team in many
years.
Tickets were received Thurs
day morning for Heppner High
school and lone High school
football squads, who will be
guests of the Gazette-Times at
the game, through cooperative
arrangement with Jim Barnett,
OSU athletic business manager.
In all, there are 78 tickets for the
high school athletes and their
C03criGst
Bill Blake, who is selling adult
tickets at Wilson's Men's Wear
for the big game the first major
college game in the state this
year, said Wednesday that about
60 of the 170 tickets that he re
ceived from Barnett have been
sold.
Others planning to go are
urged to buy them as soon as
possible. The section reserved
for local persons, who will sit
together, is on the east side of
the stadium.
This big game will feature All
Americans against each other in
Dave Hoppman, Iowa State
back, and Terry Baker, the OSU
whiz. They are expected to put
on an offensive display to thrill
the some 30,000 fans that are
expected to crowd the stadium.
Ruhl, the Lexington lad who
graduated from Heppner High
school, is destined for action as
first or second string linebacker
on defense and probably third
string fullback on offense. This
is his first year of duty with the
Beavers, and his position on the
squad speaks very highly of his
ability and how he is regarded
by his coaches.
Although the county contin
gent is called a "caravan" there
will be no attempt for the cars
to go to the game in a literal
caravan. The Morrow county
fans will merely assemble at the
same spot In the stands to cheer
their native son.
The high school students will
79th Year
1962
10 Cents
The board awarded a contract
to Lexington Implement Co., low
bidder, to supply a 9-passenger
station wagon to the district.
The company's low bid for a 1962
International Tra v e 1 a 1 1 was
$3141.25 with $1041.25 to be al
lowed the district as a tradein
for its used station wagon. Ad
ditional options on tires and
equipment were approved. Only
one other bid was received, that
from Heppner Auto Sales, on a
1963 9-passenger Ford at
$3618.59 less $1118.59 tradein.
Guy Jeppe, Mobilgas, of Herm
Iston was low bidder on supply
ing fuel oil to the district at a
cost of $3.80 per 42 gal. barrel
delivered at Umatilla, and thl6
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250 Youngsters
Sign Petitions
On Theater Need
Signatures of 257 students and
children of the Heppner com
munity are included on petitions
presented to the editor of the
Gazette-Times Wednesday ask
ing for an effort to restore the
Star Theater.
The petitions apparently were
circulated early in the week, and
they read as follows: "Mr. Ed
itor: We present the following
petition signed by students,
children of the Heppner com
munity: To the Heppner-Morrow
County Chamber of Commerce,
PTA, Elks and other lodges, City
of Heppner, businessmen and
women, and the Heppner com
munity as a whole. We respect
fully request that the above org
anizations undertake a combin
ed effort to restore the last re
maining recreation center in
Morrow county by rebuilding the
Star Theater.
"We feel that closing the
theater will be a severe loss to
the youth, parents and commun
ity, and once closed will never
be replaced."
Eight different sets of the pet
ition were submitted. Number
of names on each ranged from
20 to 65.
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DICK RUHL, 204 pound fullback from Heppner, will see action
with the Oregon State Beavers in their first game of the season,
September 22 In Portland at 2 p.m. (DST). Ruhl la expected to
see considerable action as defensive linebacker and at present
is number three offensive fullback on the team. He is the first
Heppner boy on the Oregon State football roster in modern
history. He Is a Junior at OSU
varsity.
sit in a reserved scetion on the
west side of the stadium and
will make the trip to Portland
in two buses. They will return
the same night.
Another big attraction for the
sports-minded in Portland on the
same week end is the Portland
Open golf tournament, and
many local golfers will stay over
to see the finish on Sunday at
Portland Golf club. Jack Nick
laus, who just won the World
Series of Golf from Gary Player
Elks' Vote
Due Soon
On Space
Announcement by Mrs. Elaine
George, owner of Star Theater,
that she does not plan to reopen
the theater that was severely
hit in a fire that razed the Elks
building in May, has brought
a wave of concerned reaction
from the community.
Harley Young, one of the lead
ers in a movement to get some
plan worked out for reopening
of the theater, said that its loss
would be a severe one for busi
ness in the community and
leaves the town without any
public entertainment for its
young people.
Elmer Schmidt, chairman ot
the Chamber of Commerce de
velopment corporation, has also
been working on the matter in
the hope of coming up with a
plan that would mean that the
theater would be restored.
The Elks lodge, now involved
in planning for rebuilding their
structure, had set the night of
September 20 to vote on whether
they would incorporate space oc
cupied by the theater on the first
floor of their building into their
lodge facilities.
However, Jack Van Winkle,
chairman of the board of trust
ees, said that date for the vote
has been postponed until the
night of October 4 in order to
give the trustees time to prepare
a complete report on the matter.
Cost of including the additional
space would require a consider
able larger expenditure of
money, he said.
"If we decide against includ
ing the theater space, there
would be no harm in meeting
with those interested in reopen
ing the theater to see what can
be worked out," Van Winkle
said. If the lodge decides to use
the space, however, the possi
bility of reopening the theater
would become more remote be
cause there seems to be little
other place available for it.
Young and Schmidt expressed
the hope that some plan might
be conceived, perhaps under the
guidance of the development
corporation, that would permit
the tneater s reopening.
Mrs. George used the space
under lease from the Elks but
owned the seats, equipment and
furnishings. Tho equipment was1
considerably damaged in the fire
and much of It has been re
moved to Portland where dam
age was appraised. Scats remain
in the structure.
The Elks, Chamber of Com
merce and Mrs. George have all
had considerable pressure to do
something about reopening the
theater for the public. What
ever plan Is worked out may in
volve greater public support and
Interest to make it feasible,
Young said.
Mrs. George had offered the
theater for sale for some time
prior to the fire.
but this is his first year on the)
(OSU Photo)
and Arnold Palmer and who Is
U. S. Open champion, has enter
ed the tournament. Player and
Palmer, however, have other
committments. There will be
many more national pro stars
in the tournament
Tickets to the big game may
be purchased any day from now
until September 22 at Wilson's
Men's Wear, but all are urged to
get them as soon as possible
so It may be determined how
many to expect from here.