"h L I DRARY U OF 0 E U Q N E , ORE. Farmers Plan for Near unanimous interest in the irrigation feature of the pro posed Willow Creek dam project has been indicated by property owners living between Heppner and the Columbia river, Oliver Creswick, county assessor, an nounced after completing a sur vey with assistance of Quentin Bowman of the State Water Re sources board and County Judge Oscar Peterson. Of 28 farmers contacted, all but two signed statements indi cating that they would be in terested in irrigating at least some of their lands adjacent to the creek. Total acreage em braced by the signed statements is 2282 acres. This is more than 60 of the total lands (3700 acres) that the Bureau of Rec lamation estimated might be irrigated with supplem e n t a 1 water from the dam if the pro ject is completed. Results of the survey were highly encouraging even sur prising to proponents of the dam project. It means that the irrigation feature undoubtedly will be provided for in the de sign of the proposed dam, allow ing for at least 3000 to 4000 feet of water storage for irrigation on top of that provided for flood control and other uses. With the irrigation feature on the dam, it is possible that the structure could be as high as 150 feet. Creswick and Bowman contac ted ranchers and property own ers along the creek in a four day period after letters and questionnaires had been sent to them for study. They reported a very interested resoonse among the group, and a majority of them indicated that they would be interested in obtaining more than the supplemental allotment of one acre foot per acre if it were available. Creswick and Judge Peterson will go to Walla Walla on Fri day morning to take results of the survey to W. E. Sivley, pro ject engineer for the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. The survey followed two meet ings on the irrigation feature in Heppner when the matter was explained and discussed with the property owners. The Bureau of Reclamation will work out plans with the ranchers for the irrigation feat ure, although the Corps of Eng ineers is in charge of the Wil low Creek dam study because it is primarily designed for flood control. It is expected that a public hearing on the total proposed project will be set for sometime in November when everyone will have opportunity to express his views on the proposal. It was emphasized in the con tacts with farmers that their signing up possible acreage for irrigation was an evidence of interest only and not a firm com mitment. Questions asked were these: 1. I (would) or (would not) be interested in obtaining supple mental summer irrigation water through storage of the winter and spring flows of Willow 2. If a suitable plan for stor age of Willow Creek winter and spring flows is formulated, I (would) or (would not) at some future date be willing to par ticipate in a local irrigation dis trict which would manage the supplemental irrigation water and collect irrigation charges which are tentatively estimated to be $3.00 per acre-foot. 3. I have acres of land presenlly under irrigation de scribed as follows: . 4. I have Willow Creek water rights for acres of land. In the two meetings held here it was explained that all state water rights would be honored and that participation in the project would be limited to 160 acres for a corporation or a single person, or 320 acres for husband and wife. It was also explained that it would prob ably be necessary for partici pants to agree to some modifi cation of winter and spring water rights in order to fill the reservoir during this period. Participants would at some future date be expected to form a local irrigation district to op erate the irrigation feature of the clam and to reimburse the Federal Government for supple mental summer waters. The letter sent to the ranchers included this paragraph: "It is understood that the answers to Tax Statements Ready for Mails Property tax statements for 1962-63 are ready for mailing and may be placed in the mail tomorrow (Friday), Mrs. Alvira Irby of the county tax collector's office states. The statements are ready early this year, 10 davs ahead of the normal time of mailing. October 15. Property taxpayers have un til November 15 to pay taxes to take advantage of rebates offered- , , Those who have not already received rebates on 1961-62 taxes for the overpayment on the ser ial road tax levy will have these rebate checks included with the statements for this year. Tax summaries explaining the millage levies, assessments and amount of tax for each taxing body will accompany the state merits. Support Irrigation these questions are not a binding agreement to participate in a federal project's irrigation feat ure. If a favorable expression is received, more studies of this feature will be made to deter mine firm water cost, operating procedures and economic gain to irrigators. Feeling is that inclusion of the irrigation feature in the project would enhance the possibility ot it becoming a reality because of the stress by the federal govern ment on multipurpose use. Ullmon Offers Aid On Dam Project Congressman Al Ull m a n told a group of Heppner busi nessmen and county officials Wednesday afternoon that he would give whatever assis tance he could to help with the Willow Creek project. The congressman urged that local proponents of the plan cooperate fully with the Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation in plan ning" for the project. He sug gested the work from the local end should be expedited in order that authorization for the project might be obtained by Congress next year. Ullman asked questions con cerning the location of the dam and the amount of local support it is receiving. Fred Gimbel, Chamber of Commerce pres i d e n t, was spokesman for the group and Oliver Creswick expla i n e d work on the survey on the irrigation feature just conclud ed, pointing out the support being given by ranchers. Ullman agreed that the pro ject had more possibility of becoming an actuality if the irrigation feature is included, widening its multipurpose use Others represen ting the chamber at the short im promptu meeting were Wes Sherman, Elmer Schmidt and Judge Peterson. County Com missioners Milton Biegel and Gene Ferguson sat in on the meeting, together with Ron Ahern, Ullman's assistant, Al Lamb, who was escorting Ull man around town, and Mrs. Avon Melby. Australia Film Set For Showing Oct. 15 Showing of the feature-length dramatic film, "Shadow of the Boomerang," filmed in Australia by Evangelist Billy Graham, is scheduled here on Monday, Octo ber 15, at 8:00 p. m, in the multi purpose room. The film is being sponsored by the South Morrow County Ministerial Assoc. for en joyment of the public. The film is the most recent of many Billy Graham film suc cesses. It Is fimed against the backdrop of his Australian cru sades seeking to underline the Godly reaction to human crises and conflicts. It is an outdoor ac tion picture with all of the ex citement and breath-taking scope of the land, "Down Under," centered around a turbulent story of homestead life. The new picture will be shown free of charge. : MW 'iy hl?Yi?i ' j , .-I -n f ! i. j CO-CAPTAINS Ron Crabtree (43) and Marv Padberg (39) of the lone Cardinals get a briefing from Coach Glenn Biehl on the forthcoming Umapine game, to be Friday at lone at 2:30, the first home game. The lone gridders have lost only one game in two seasons, that to Sisters in the state finals last year. G-T Photo) Cards Set Opener; Heppner Travels Ione's Cardinals, with a rec ord of two football wins against no defeats this season, open their home schedule Friday af ternoon in a game against Uma pine at 2:30 on the lone turf. This is a league game, second for the Cards this season. Heppner, meanwhile, will travel to Stanfield for a game. Coach Glenn Biehl of the Cards scouted Umapine Friday night when they played Echo and said that they have two good backs and show plenty of hustle. Their THE m' Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, October 4, 1962 Y HERMAN W. WINTER Morrow County District Attorney New D. A. Takes Oath of Office, Starts on Job Herman W. Winter, formerly of Salem, was administered oath of office as new Morrow county district attorney Monday by J. O. Hager, justice of the peace, and he lost no time tackling duties before him. He was busy early in the week with business facing the office, taking over where Robert B. Ab rams, who resigned effective Oc tober 1, left off. Mr. and Mrs. Winter moved to Heppner over the week-end and are living in the Bert Cor bin place on Gilmore street. They have three children, Karen, 4, Rosemary, 2, and Herman Jr., 9 mo. Office of the new district at torney, who will also engage in private practice here, is in as sociation with Jos. J. Nys, al though there is no partnership involved. District Attorney Winter passed the state A bar examination in Julv after graduating from the Willamette University School of Law, where he attended 3 years. Previously he had attended Lewis and Clark College. Mrs. Winter (Pauline), also attended Willamette University and Lewis and Clark college, although tne couple met in Pendleton while each was active in a Young Re publican meeting. At various times Winter has lived in Washington, Clackamas, Jackson, Columbia, Multnomah and Marion counties. He served two years in the Marines, from June 1956 to September 1958, and attained the rank of first lieu tenant. His duty was at Quantico, Va., and at Twentynine Palms, Calif., and he presently is a cap tain in the reserves. Winter is a member of the Masonic lodge and of the Epis copal church. scoring potential is good, and Coach Don Tank has provided them with a good variety of formations. Umapine defeated Echo and Coach Biehl believes his team will have an afternoon's work to come out victorious Friday. Les Madden, halfback, is on the injured list and Marv Padberg has been sick. After the Friday contest, lone has three games left a league game with Helix there on Oc tober 19, and a final league con GAZETTE-TIME Al Ullman Talk Hails Wheat Plan Congressman Al Ullman, look ing fit and cheerful on his first visit to Morrow county since the auto accident last December that resulted in the loss of his left leg, spent Wednesday afternoon and night In Heppner. The visit was climaxed at a meeting in the evening at the Heppner fairgrounds where some 175 persons gathered for a pot luck dinner and heard him speak on the wheat program adopted by Congress, declaring that it gives "more freedom for both farmers and the market place." He arrived at 1 p.m., accom panied by his assistant, Ron Ahern, and went to the high school to speak to tihe students. After lunch with A Lamb, his campaign manager and chair man of the Morrow Democratic central committee, and Mrs. Lamb, he visited at Pioneer Memorial hospital with Newt O'Harra, a long time friend, and then went to the courthouse. A group of businessman met with him there to discuss prospects for the Willow Creeik dam pro ject. The congressman visited in the home of Mrs. Amanda Duvall and rested there before the evening meeting at the fair grounds. Jack Smith of Condon, candi date for state representative from this district, introduced Ullman at the evening meeting. "For 30 years Oregon wheat leaders have been working for the concept of the certificate plan for wheat which was en acted into law this year," the congressman said in his talk. He told the audience that the 1961 feed-grain program has re duced surplus stocks of corn by nearly 400 million bushels and surplus wheat stocks were re duced to the lowest level since 1957. "The annual cost of storing and handling feed grains and wheat will be reduced by 213 million dollars as a result of this program," Ullman said. The 2nd district congressman called the long-term wheat pro gram scheduled to go into ef fect in 1964 "a milestone in farm legislation . . . the most import ant development for western farmers in a quarter century." Questions followed his talk for a half-hour period, and among those asked was one re garding the Cuban situation. Congressman Ullman said that he felt the situation is serious but is not a crisis. Smith, who was accompanied by his wife, Margaret, also ad dressed the audience briefly. Ullman arrived in Morrow county following his dedication of the Vale grazing project on Tuesday. He plans visits in Con don, Arlington, Pendleton, Herm iston and Bend during the re mainder of the week. test with Echo at lone on Oc tober 26. The season ends with the Wishram tilt at lone on November 2. Against Stanfield, Coach Jim Sutherland of Heppner will be without the services of Doug Du buque who is suffering from an injured knee. Another strong lineman, Dick Springer, has been ill this week and was on the doubtful list at midweek. However, Coach Sutherland hopes to make it three victories In a row with the coming game. I h.''tll . lilt J 79th Year -s y i; i , . I r$y' "si: f . f ? , o . -.:. HEAVY CONSTRUCTION was underway Friday at the site of the new Heppnei-Lexlngton High school when Dick Wilkinson (right), chairman of the board of directors of district R-l. and Superintendent Robert Van Houte went up to observe progress. Heavy equipment is shown working on excavation and the present Unit-A school, which will become a part of one wing of the new school. Is in the background. The photo, taken in the rain, looks toward Heppner. (G-T Photo) October 6 Set Final Deadline For Registration Deadline for registration for voting in the general election on November 6 will be Satur day, Mrs. Sadie Parrish, county clerk, reminds the public. To accommodate late regis trants, the clerks office will be open from 8:30 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 6, a day that the office is normally closed. Registrars in other parts of the county are Mrs. Emma Bre shears, Lexington; Mrs. Howard (June) Crowell, lone; Mrs. Marg uerite Houghton, Irrigon; and Dean King, Boardman. The Morrow county ballot for the general election Is now in the hands of the printers, the Gazette-Times for printing, al though status of one measure is still in doubt. The Supreme Court is deliberating on the legality of the measure that would re strict commercial fishing on the Columbia River, proposed by in itiative petition. There is argu ment that Dart of the names on the petition were signed before the title was changed and that an insufficient number of names was signed to the pro posal after the change to place it on the ballot. County clerks will be instructed to rule this measure off the ballot if the Supreme Court decision is that it is not legal to appear. In all there will be 10 meas ures on the ballot, seven referred to the legislature to the people and three by initiative petition. While there are candidates for four local offices on the bailot, there are no local contests, all being decided in the primary and now running without opposition. An unusual situation exists on district attorney where Herman Winter, recently appointed by Governor Hatfield, must stand for election to continue in of fice after the first of the year, when the term expires. However, his name is not on the ballot because the appointment came too late for him to be included. In order to continue after the first of the year, he must win the election by write! n vote. State and national levels will claim most interest on the bal lot with races for United States Senator, representative in Con gress 2nd district, governor, com mission of the state bureau oi labor, and state representative, 28th district. Information on all candidates will be presented in ensuing editions of this paper. Spike Buck Taken From Dick Cabin Whom do you trust? Ask Floyd Jones. He downed a spike buck the opening day of deer hunting season and put on his tag with all thoughts turned to winning the binoculars for the smallest horns in the Little Big horn contest sponsored by the joint Heppner and Lexing ton PTA's. And to keep it safe, Floyd delivered the buck to Mrs. Ed (Rachel) Dick, Hepp ner PTA president, at the Dick cabin in the mountains. Unknown to him and to the Dicks, someone drove in early Sunday morning, loaded up the deer and drove off while the Dick family was eating break fast! When Game Warden Glen Ward talked to Floyd (he still did not know the deer had been stolen). Later, Floyd thought Glen was joking or someone had played a joke on him. But no Joke, the deer is still missing and officials are on the lookout for It! jniJCJTJTlMiCrii.. Number 31 All City Officers File Nomination Petitions All city officers whose terms study the report for discussion at expire at the end of this year have filed nominating petitions and their names will be on the ballot at the general election No vember 6. Included are Mayor Al Lamb, Recorder Ted Smith and Treas urer LaVerne Van Marter, all of whom serve two-year terms; Councilmen LeRoy Gardner, Con ley Lanham and Carl Spaulding, all for 4-year terms; and Earl Ayres, 2-year term. Holdover councilmen not up for election are Ed Gonty and John Pfeiffer. Because of vacancies that have occurred due to death and mov ing from the city, four council men are up for election this year. Normally, terms of three expire every two years. This will be back "on schedule" after this year because of the faci that the one term, that of Ayivs, Is for a 2-year term. He was ap pointed to succeed Allen Case who died last year during his term of office. Deadline for filing nominat ing petitions is October 6, and any other candidates interested in ' running for office may ob tain a petition form from Record er Smith and file by that time. Petitions for the incumbent officers were presented to them at the council meeting Monday night, except for Ayres who was absent, and all agreed to accept nominations. In other business, the council acted on a variety of matters. Each councilman was given a copy of the 23-page audit re port prepared by Allan C. Lang enwalter, CPA, Hermiston, May or Lamb asked councilmen to Ruhls Have Daughter Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Ruhl are proud parents of a baby girl. Dana Marie, born Septem ber 26, in Corvallis, weighing 8 lb., 6 oz. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Kuhl ot Lexington, and maternal grand parents are Mr. and Mrs. u L. McQuarrie of Heppner. Dana Marie has four great-grandmothers: Mrs. Elva Ruhl of Lex ington and Mrs. Gene Gray of Hermiston on the father's side, and Mrs. Lucy Lehnor and Mrs. Grace McQuarrie on the mother's side. Hunters Fare Despite Tales On the average, the deer hunt-1 cr isn't a very optimistic fellow. Thus, the tales of woe that issue back from the hunting front are hardly upheld by the facts. There are reports of a scarcity of deer, others declare that there are fewer bucks than last year, and so on, but the facts point out that most local people, at least, are having pretty good suc cess in getting their bucks. Central Market reported Thurs day that It has 24 bucks In for cutting, Economy has 15, and Court Street Market 18. Carl McDaniel was among the early birds (of course!). He said that he had his buck and was back in town by 8 a.m. Satur day. Rev. Bill Alsup, pastor of Assembly of God Lnurcn, was among the ones to score on open lng day, but his partner, the Rev. Mel Dixon, Methodist, came home empty-handed. All five in a party on the John Graves, including Pettyjohn and Graves ranch, Including Petty- 10 Cents J.. .... I -V.' ;y a later meeting. In a statement with the re port, Langenwalter said, "The city recorder and the city treas urer both take considerable pride in their work and the records they keep reflect this. Internal control is accomplished by the natural check and balance be tween the recorder's books and the treasurer's books and by in timate knowledge of the City op erations on the part of the May or and City Council." He commended the courtesy and helpfulness of the recorder, treasurer, chief of police, city superintendent, mayor and other city employees, and said, "Each of them displays a commend able attitude towards his job and his employer." The council decided to call for bids on a new police car, and the police committee will ar range specifications. The car was provided for in last year's bud get but decisions were deferred until 1963 models came out. A request by Robert Van Houte, county school superintendent, to change a stop sign on Morgan street, entering Riverside, to a 'Yield Right or way" sign was denied. The councilmen express ed the feeling that since stop signs are on all other streets entering the thoroughfare, they should be on Morgan street also. Van Houtes interest was to al leviate the need for school buses using the road continuously each day, to stop at the Inter section when no cross traffic was approaching. Permission was granted by the council for employees of the city to receive one hour instruction per month by the State Indus trial Accident Commission on safety practices. This is aimed at cutting accidents to lower the Industrial accident payment rate. Agreement between the city and Mr. and Mrs. Norman Flor ence for an easement for a city well on a half-acre of the Flor ence property In exchange for a tap on the city's water main for the owners was approved at the council meeting. Permits for building and alter ations were approved as follows: Wesley Marfan, 680 Alfalfa, new roof, $1000; Heppner-Lex-ington high school construction, $546,289; and Norah Rasmus,! stucco and paint building, $500. Pretty Well of Woe john and Graves families, got their bucks, and It was reported that eight in the Frank Hamlin hunting party of 10 persons tag ged deer. Among youthful hunt ers that tallied were young Jay Ball of lone on his Iirst trip, Frank Lovgren and Steve Petty john, both 12 of Heppner. Of course, there were many others. One man said that he saw at least 50 deer come out of the woods after listening to a report on the radio that only seven had been shot. Oh, there were troubles. Some one stole Paul Jones' spike buck as It hung at the L. E. Dick cabin. Others were In the clutches of the law for game in fractions. And one man lost his life after suffering a heart at tack in the woods. !" But rain came Just right after a long drouth to end dry con ditions in the woods, and this brought Joy not only to hunters but to foresters, too.