Only Storm Loss
Felt in Forests Here
HEPPNER
THE
gazette-tim:
Hundreds of Morrow county
residents, snug and secure from
the near-hurricane storm that
devastated western Oregon,
nevertheless felt indirect results
through relatives, friends and
other interests in the stricken
area.
Ironically, the fringe of the
storm that reached here bring
ing only mild wind and .82 of
an inch of rain in a 4-day period
if anything, was a blessing to
the area. An exception was in
the higher forested elevations
where considerable damage was
sustained.
The week's rain brought to
1.63 inches the rainfall for the
month and it was greeted by
many farmers, most of whom
have grain crops seeded. It will
give them a start that they did
not enjoy in the dry fall of last
year.
Although no accurate check
is available on the wind, it is
certain that the blow in progress
here, while the area west of the
Cascades was being wracked by
the gale, did not exceed 20 to
25 miles per hour, nothing un
usual for this area.
A report from the Heppner
Ranger district of the U. S. For
est Service Thursday morning
assessed damage on the district.
Foresters checked the area thor
oughly on airplane flights Wed
nesday. It is estimated that 50,000
board feet of timber is down in
the Black mountain sale area
of which 75 is pine. A total
of 130 miles of roads are closed
because of non-salvage able
hlowdown and 40 miles of trails
are closed. It is also estimated
that 15 miles of telephone lines
are down throughout the district.
There was no apparent dam
age to bridges, equipment, struc
tures and lookouts. Some range
fences were damaged, however,
and must be repaired.
The county extension agent's
office said that there had been
no reports of damage to farms
in Morrow county, nor to farm
structures.
Many Morrow residents on vis
its to Portland and valley points
went through the storm and
came back with awesome re
ports of the damage. Some of
those here with relatives in the
area had some difficulty reach
ing them in many instances be
cause of the fact that telephone
lines were out.
Local residents may experience
some inconveniences and delays
because of manpower and re
sources being sent from eastern
Oregon to help in the repair and
restoration. Dale Slusher, man
ager of the Pendleton office of
Pacific Northwest Bell, announ
ced Thursday that only emer
gency telephone installations
and movements will be made
here pending recovery in the
west. Crews of Pacific Power Co.,
too, have been sent over.
These small inconveniences,
Civic League Fall
Rummage Sale Set
Civic League members are
busily working every day
gathering rummage and getting
it ready for the fall sale Novem
ber 2-3 in the old Central Market
building on main street.
According to reports, the items
are coming in each day and the
members have started sorting.
Some of the clothing will be
cleaned through courtesy of the
Heppner Cleaners. Mrs. Kenneth
Cutsforth and Mrs. Elmer Berry,
co-chairmen, say they have a
good variety of clothing and mis
cellaneous items and several
large things, such as chairs.
Anyone still having things to
be picked un is asked to call
Mrs. Jim Prock or Mrs. Berry.
Ballots Printed; Absentees Out
Morrow county's ballots for the
general election on November 6
were printed by the Gazette
Times last week and were deliv
ered to Mrs. Sadie Parrish, county
clerk, Monday.
Little time was lost in getting
ballots mailed to absentee vot
ers who had requested them
from distant points. Included
were five or six to servicemen
overseas, and others going to
states across the country, as far
as Maryland and Virginia in the
east and Texas in the south.
Virtually all interest on the
ballot in this election will be
contained in the measures and
in the state and national Con
tests. There are no contested pos
itions for local offices, although
a number of candidates are run
ning without oDDOsition.
Some confusion was caused by
the commercial fishing bill,
which was ruled off the ballot
by the Oregon State Supreme
Court after the ballots were
nrinted. The ruling had been
pending because signatures on
a part of the initiative petitions
were gained after the ballot title
was changed.
It will be necessary for the
clerk's office to provide for rul
ing out the measure. Any votes
cast on the proposal will not be
mil fir Fa
though, will be trivial compared
to the suffering and hardship
the storm has caused others, lo
cal residents will agree.
Weather report for the week
is as follows:
(Leonard Gilliam, observer)
Hi Lo Prec.
66 43 .13
67 40 .15
58 42 .41
51 38 .13
56 30
58 32
64 37
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Rainfall for the
week is .82
of an inch. Total for the month
is 1.63 inches. This is above the
average October rainfall which
is 1.22 inches for a 50 year av
erage. 33 Organizations
Are Represented
At Project Meet
Representatives from 33 Mor
row county organizations, com
prising a coordinating commit
tee, were present at a meeting
in the county courthouse Mon
day night to hear the facts on
the proposed Willow Creek dam
project and to discuss the mat
ter. Elmer Schmidt, chairman of
the Heppner-Morrow co u n t v
Chamber of Commerce develop
ment committee, presided, and
Oliver Creswick, County Judge
Oscar Peterson and Chamber
President Fred Gimbel were on
hand to present information on
the dam. The meeting had been
called by the development com
mittee. Creswick outlined information
that has been gleaned in pre
liminary studies to date. He told
of work that had been done by
the Army Corps of Engineers
and of the work on an irrigation
survey, conducted at the request
of the Bureau of Reclamation.
Results of this survey were
previously reported in this paper.
Creswick mentioned the multi
purpose values of the dam and
also said that it would nec
essarily displace a few homes
and farms on the project site.
The committee was not form
ally organized at the meeting,
but the group will be called
again when more information is
available concerning a public
hearing to be scheduled, prob
ably in November, by the Corps.
Representatives of the organi
zations were asked to act as
"goodwill ambassadors" for the
project and prior to the hearing
will be asked to present a res
olution that may be offered at
the hearing.
In all, some 40 persons were
present at the meeting, and a
number of questions were asked.
Although no vote nor action was
taken, sentiment seemed to be
favorable towards the project.
Meeting to Honor
Dr. A. D. McMurdo
Colleagues of Dr. A. D. Mc
Murdo in Morrow and Umatilla
counties will honor him next
month when the Umatilla Med
ical Society will meet in Hepp
ner to pay tribute to the doctor.
The particular occasion is Dr.
McMurdo's completion of 50
years of practice this month. He
was named Oregon's Doctor of
the Year in 1956.
Date for the November meet
ing has not been set definitely,
but all in the profession in the
two counties will be invited tj
attend.
counted.
The ballot shows no candi
date for district attorney of Mor
row county although one must
be elected. Now conducting a
writein campaign is Herman
Winter, recently appointed by
Governor Hatfield as district at
torney here. His appointment
came too late tor nis name to
be included on the ballot, and
the resigned district attorney,
Robert Abrams, would not con
sent to running for the position.
Those who would favor Winter
to remain in his position must
write in the name and place an
X before it at the time of the
vote.
Nearest thing to a local con
test is the race between Jack L.
Smith of Condon, Democrat, and
Gaylord M. Madison, Republican,
for representative of the 28th
district in the legislature, em
bracing Umatilla, Morrow, Sher
man, Wheeler and Gilliam coun
ties. On the national level, Sig Un
ander, Republican, is challeng
ing veteran Democratic Senator
Wayne Morse. For Congress in
the state's second district Robert
W. Chandler, Republican, of
Bend is attempting to unseat Al
Ullman, Democrat incumbent.
Governor Mark Hatfield has
Heppner, OregonThursday, October 18, 1962
PTA Meet Discusses Recreation Heeds
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THIS PERKY sorrel colt will have a now home alter Saturday
night when a fortunate member of the Wranglers club wins
him at the club's annual Buckburger feed. Chances have been
given to members during the year on the basis of attendance,
and drawing will be at the Saturday night event
Colt to be Given Away
At Buckburger Feed
A registered quarterhorse colt
will be given away to a fort
unate member of the Wranglers
club at their annual Buckburger
Feed at the county fair pavilion
Saturday night.
The event, which is expected
to attract a crowd of 150 per
sons, will start at 6:30 p.m., ac
cording to Mrs. Al Fetsch, secre
tary. Culminating the year's activ
ities, the affair will also see the
awarding of trophies that have
been won bv members in riding
through the point system during
the season.
Also to be presented are
awards and certificates earned
at the Wranglers Horse Show,
held in conjunction with the
Morrow County Fair and Rodeo.
Max Barclay is chairman of the
point system and Fred Mankin
is superintendent of the horse
show.
The colt, a sorrel with blaze
face, was born on Easter Sun
day and is donated as a prize
by owner Rod Murray, president
of the Wranglers. Basis for the
award is attendance at meetings.
Each time a member attended
a meeting, he dropped a slip of
paper bearing his name into a
box. At the Buckburger Feed a
name will be drawn as the win-
Contest Nets $156
A total of 307 Little Big-IIorn
tickets were sold, netting the
Lexington PTA $39.25, and the
Heppner ITA $117.75, announced
chairman Gene Orwick. He rec
ommended that the contest be
held annually.
opposition from his Democratic
opponent, Robert Y. Thornton,
and Robert H. Wampler is run
ning as an independent. For
Commissioner of the Bureau of
Labor, incumbent Norman Nil
sen, Democrat, is opposed by Al
fred (Pat) Blair, Republican.
Attracting most interest among
measures on the ballot are two,
proposed by initiative petition,
the legislative apportionment
constitutional amendment (No.
9), and the proposal to repeal
the school district reorganization
law (No. 10).
A referendum on daylight sav
ing (No. 6) will also gain keen
interest. Three referendum meas
ures concern debt limit amend
ments on forest rehabilitation,
roads, and power development.
Another would reorganize feat
ures of the state militia to bring
it up to date. Measure No. 5 has
to do with creation of state
courts, and measure No. 7 would
prevent loss of tax base bv tax
ing bodies who do not levy taxes
every year. I his is a "sequel
to a measure that was on the
ballot at the primary election.
It is expected that details of
these measures will be discussed
in more detail in this paper in
ensuing
election.
two editions prior to
Feshvn
ner. The colt will be at the feed,
and the new owner will lake it
home with him.
Pictures taken during the horse
show also will be on display and
orders will be taken during the
evening, Mrs. Fetsch said. All
winners are included.
Entertainment features will in
clude musical numbers with
Frank Turner helping to arrange
for them.
In charge ot arrangements for
the feed are Mrs. Ar c h i e
(Dimple) Munkers and Fred
Mankin. Others are on commit
tees helping them.
Main fare at the feed will be
the "buckburgers" made from
venison furnished by Al Fetsch
and Murray. Those attending
are asked to bring salads and
desserts. Coffee and punch will
be served by the club.
Some 70 families are included
in the membership, and the
members are invited to bring
guests.
Mustangs Seek Fifth Win
When Heppner High's foot
ball team, back at home after
three wins on the road, takes
the field at the rodeo grounds
against Pilot Rock here Friday
night, it will be gunning for its
fifth straight victory.
When the squad whacked
Grant Union there Friday night,
13-7, it posted its fourth straight
having taken Condon, Umatilla,
Stanfield and the John Day
elevens in that order. Only loss
of the year was the opener here
September 14 against Enterprise.
No records are available, but
this win skein is probably the
best in the Mustangs' modern
history.
Although the Mustangs are
riding high, they are not ex
pecting anything but trouble
from the Pilot Rock eleven, de
spite the fact that the Umatilla
county club has been beaten
twice' in league play, to Burns,
19-0, and to Sherman, 14-7, two
teams that Heppner yet has to
play.
Pilot Rock's lone win of the
year, in fact, has been over Stan
field, and non-league losses were
to Umatilla, 133-12, and Mc
Ewen (Athena), 40-20. It is to be
noted that all losses were by
close scores except in the one
Athletic Director Bob Canton-
wine has scouted Pilot Rock
twice, and he says that they are
a tough defensive ball club. He
predicted that Heppner would
have to score at least 14 points
to beat them.
Particularly strong on defense
is Buzz Quaempts (pronounced
Quimps), senior halfback, who
weighs only 156. He is also a
speed merchant on the grid. An
other top player is Art Spino, a
senior fullback, who had a better
year last year than he has naa
to date this year. In the past
season he weighed 155 lb. and is
5'5". This year he weighs 185
lb. and has lost some speed.
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79th Year
Fall Bargain Fete
Here This Week
Exceptional bargains in most
Heppner stores will be found
this week-end for the city's Fall
Festival of Bargains sponsored
by the merchants' committee of
the Heppner-Morrow county
Chamber of Commerce.
There will free parking for all
who come to town Saturday as
parking meters will be hooded
for the day, according to Mrs.
Elma Harshman, mercha n t s'
chairman.
Although the committee has
planned no special entertain
ment feature for this event, con
centrating rather on bargains,
there will be the Pilot Rock
Heppner football game on the.
rodeo grounds Friday night for
those who care to stay and see
the action.
Central Market, presenting its
fall Standby sale at the same
time as the Fall Festival of Bar
gains, will have a free pancake
supper Friday afternoon from 3
to 5:30 p.m. and offers a free
pancake breakfast Satur day
morning from 9 a.m. until noon.
Speech Contest
Dated for Tuesday
Annual Conservation speech
contest will be held in the Hepp
ner grade school multipurpose
room Tuesday nignt at a p.m,
with five local entrants com
peting, Bob Jepsen announces.
All those participating this
year are from the Heppner High
school speech class ana voca
tional agriculture department.
First place winner of the con
test will Darticioate In the area
contest with other winners of
district contests.
After the semi-finals, the win
ner will go to the state finals
as a part of the Oregon Assoc
iation of Soil Conservation dis
tricts annual meeting in Eugene
November 8.
General subject this year is,
"Water Conservation in an Ore
gon Soil Conservation District."
The public is invited to attend
the contest here Tuesday night.
DOUG DUBUQUE
Injured end may see action
again Friday night
Coach Roger Moore has two
sophomores, both fast, who fill
out the backfield. They are
Randy Metz, quarterback, and
Jim Metz, halfback.
Pilot Rock has good weight
in the line, including a pair of
sophomore tackles who tip the
scales at 210 and 180.
The visitors will have but one
ambition on Friday to beat
Heppner but the Mustangs are
equally determined to keep their
win streak going.
LeRoy Gardner, one of the
home town's backfield aces, will
be In harness again Friday.
rmiiP Dubuaue. out for some
timp with a knee inlurv, is still
on the doubtful list but he has
heen out running to limber up
this week and was expected to
suit up for practice later in the
week. Bill Cox was unable to
turn out last week, but he is
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There will also be free cotton
candy for the kids, Clint Mc
Quarrie, owner, announces.
Many of the bargains offered
on all types of merchandise are
listed in advertisements in this
paper.. All readers are advised to
scan them closely. Most low
prices are in effect Friday anl
Saturday only.
Whitesmith to Head
Christmas Opening
Mike Whitesmith has been
appointed by Mrs. Elm a
Harshman, merchants' com
mittee chairman, as chairman
of the Christmas Opening pro
motion in Heppner.
Date of November 24, the
Saturday after Thanksgiving,
was set for the event. It was
held on the same Saturday
last year. Whitesmith is now
working out plans for the
opening and is contacting
chairmen for sub-committees.
More details will be announ
ced later.
Unbeaten Cards
Travel to Helix
Undefeated lone will travel to
Helix Friday to resume 8-man
football in the Umatilla-Morrow
league after a week's rest.
Topping the circuit, together
with Helix, with two wins against
no losses, the Cardinals have
nlaved three games and have
three to go. After Helix, they
conclude their league year
against Echo at lone at 2:30 on
October 26. Final game will be
against Wishram at lone on No
vember 2, a non-league fray.
Should the Cardinals win over
Helix and Echo they will start
the state playoff trail, and this
year they will be host to all
playoff games. Last year, when
they got to the finals, they had
to travel to opponents' fields for
every game.
The game with Helix will start
at 2:30.
Here Friday
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LeROY GARDNER
Mustang back to be ready
to
go against Pilot Rock
back.
Don Creswick was a casualty
at John Day where he cracked
a rib in the game, and he will
not be able to play Friday, but
it is expected that he will be
ready to go again soon.
Heppner High's drill team will
add color to the game Friday
night, which starts at 8 p.m
It will perform at halftlme.
large crowd is expected from the
home folks to boost the Mus
tangs. Opening crowds of the
season were record setters, and
this trend is expected to con
tinue.
Deadlocked now with Burns
for first place In the Greater Ore
gon League, the Mustangs will
meet the Highlanders here next
week, and then finish up the reg
ular season by traveling to Moro
for a fracas with Sherman coun
ty.
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Panel Holds
Leadership
Is Lacking
Community-wide planning for
more recreational facilities will
require leadership if results are
attained, declared Rev. Charles
Knox during a stimulating panel
discussion on the subject at the
October meeting of the Heppner
PTA.
Steve Peck and Martha Do
herty, student speakers on the
panel, commented that the big
lack at present is for week-end
activities suitable especially for
teenagers. Their suggestions in
cluded having a committee of
adults and teen-agers to select
good movies to be shown reg
ularly, preferably at the gym
nasium where the seats are
fastened down; activities such
as dances where the young
people Invite adults to take part;
and better coordination and use
of church activities and facilities.
By asking for a show of hands
to indicate participation in adult
level organizations, moderator
Knox illustrated his contention
that Heppner is over-organized
for adult activities, which leads
to the difficulty In finding lead
ership for vouth groups.
Participation by the audience
of more than 50 adults was
thoughtful. Many comme n t s
showed previous thinking on the
subject or experience in other
communities. Oliver Creswick
spoke of the expense of build
ing a bowling alley and sug
gested a recreation center finan
ced through a bond issue, leased
out to an operator. Another sug
gestion on a somewhat similar
line was for financing such a
center In the way In which the
Chamber of Commerce lighted
the rodeo grounds, with shares
to be sold in small as well as
larger denominations.
Harley Young mentioned that
no leadership had been found to
work out a way to keep the
theater. Ed Dick pointed out that
while assessing the community's
lacks in recreation, that it's as
sets should not be forgotten, list
ing the swimming pool, gou
course, ski ciud, L,uue league
baseball, and nun rraine. e
supeested imorovement of the
tennis courts and their use for
skating and possibly outdoor
dances.
Mrs. Elmer Schmidt reiterated
a point made by the high school
speakers, tnat youngsters wnu
want somewhere to go for a
week-end date now have no
where locally to go.
Several speakers during me
evening mentioned that too
many of Heppner's youth activ
ities have been used as baby
sitting by many of the parents.
Cal Sherman, in describing the
lack of Interest encountered tnis
year by aauus trying io sian
the Cub scout program, rumiiiu
ed parents that Cubs are re
quired to be accompanied by a
parent at tne mommy uuu muri
nes.
"Thi PTA will work with
other civic groups interested in
youth activities in trying to get
useful program sianeu una
year," staled Mrs. u.. uu.iv,
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president, tnis ween, we m
work with the leaders of the
Cub Scouts and Blue Birds to
find men and women to lead
the groups. Parents and boys In
terested in Cub Scouts will meet
Tuesday, October 30. A meeting
of mothers interested in iue
Bird groups for their second and
third grade daughters will be
held this month also."
In other action during tne
evening, the ITA voted to con
tinue its efforts to organize an
oral polio vaccine clinic by win
ter. Mrs. Gene nerce siaiea uiui
of 283 questionnaires returned
hv narents concerning polio vac
cines, 222 families indicated that
the children had received polio
shots, 27 have had the complete
oral vaccine series, 28 have had
incomplete oral vaccine series,
and 6 had no vaccine at all. In
another poll of 47 pre-school
youngsters, 5 had no polio vac
cine, 42 had shots, and 6 had
also had all three oral vaccines.
Three had been given part of
the oral vaccines. Comments
were made by parents in both
polls that they felt that the
clinics should be held because
the vaccines cost so much more
in doctors' offices.
Beginning and advanced dan
cing lessons for grades 6 through
12 and for adults will start No
vember 6; two adventure movies
will be shown, and another tal
ent show will be sponsored this
spring, all as projects of the
Heppner PTA.
Free Parking
Saturday