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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.
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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
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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, October 4, 1962
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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.
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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!
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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-
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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.