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U CP 0 E 'J G S N ? . GAZETTE-TMES w.., nr0nnn ThurcHnv Nnvprnher 1. 1962 79th Year Number 35 10 Cents Hi f-: -iW Late limterest Wheat Men Elect Tews President Elected to head the Morrow County Wheatgrowers associa tion for 1963 at the annual meet ing held in lone Wednesday were Paul Tews, lone, president; Rob ert Jepsen, lone, vice-president; and N. C. Anderson, Heppner, secretary. Eighty-eight farmers partici pated in the program, many as sisting with the drafting of pro grams of work and recommenda tions for consideration by the county association, the Oregon Wheat Growers League and Na tional Association of Wh eat Growers. Seven committee s worked throughout the day drafting rec ommendations, and a discus sion of the 1963 wheat program and the Certificate Plan which will go into effect with the 1964 wheat crop, were on the program. Farmers were given budget forms for developing their decisions of wheat alternatives to select in participating in the 1963 pro grams as sign-up is now being held. Allen Tom, president Oregon Wheat Growers League, speaking to the group relative to the pre sent program, expressed his sur prise that any legislation came from the 87th Congress. "Lots of politics were involved," said Allen, "and we are just about rlpari as farmers as far as pro grams go. For this reason I think every farmer snouid give serious consideration to participating in the 1963 wheat and feed Graino togram." "If there is little parti cipation in the 1963 wheat pro gram and a big crop we could tnri nn with a larce carrv-over. Through heavy participation we reduce tne carry-over to less than a billion bushels and we will have more certificates is snprl for the 1964 urogram." In discussing the certificate nlnn u;hiph will PO into effect with the 1964 wheat crop year if a referendum is favorable, Tom said, "The Oregon Wheat Grow ers League has been working for 30 vears for a Certificate Plan Now we have the oDDortu nity to accept it or vote it down iii n vpfnrpnrliim Wp will he in an untenable position if we do not support it ana live wnn u even though there may be some that would make it more favorable for the wheat grower." Tn discussing' the new legisla tion which will be in effect for the 1963 crop year Tom pointed out, "it we Keep a gooa neaiiuy agriculture, we are going to have healthy world economics. This is why Congress was interested enough this year to be concerned with farm programs." He further pointed out that the Secretary of Agriculture's Econo mic Advisor had determined that if there were no farm program for the next year that it would have cost the government over (Continued on Page 6) County Navy Road Work Morrow county men and equipment have finished the job of building a road to move struc turtle frnm the old Navv bomb site in the northern end of the pnnntv to the new location to the east, Judge Oscar Peterson said Wednesday. He visited the site on that day with Rupert Kennedy of the State Depart ment of Planning and Develop- mnnl Towers from the old site have -iirpnHv been moved, but the lino r Miiaitpro huildiner will re main in its present location. The navy is setting up installations and fencing the area now, the iudcre said. In providing the road upon agreement with the state and tim nnw the countv used two bulldozers, a power shovel and four blades, the judge said. All tt-nrir is dnnp with the possible exception of some blade work. Equipment is going to Sun flower Flat for work on the road there before bad weather comes, he said. , , x , It is now expected that all de tails of the navv's move will be completed by sometime in December, and the way will be cleared for the Boeing Company to bo"in i,s operations on the missile testing site by early January. yUWIWl'm.-,.-X-.lJlllulWl''l.Ull1'111'1 ""rnir" I inn mmmt mi s ; ; m h m nil ' ' I 1 r- - I o -SVw 1 i f Vr 1 maptha DOHERTY who has gained the state finals in the Soil Conservation Districts speech contest fa shown 'qeUinq Sir first place trophy from Paul Jones, president of Morrow County Grrin Growers! after the local contest in Heppner last week. Other local contestants were (from lGe fJohn Wagenblast Marti Dixon, Marcia Rands, third place winner, and Laura Lee Sumner secona piace whuki. Martha Doherty Marches To State Speech Finals With three first places in three speech contests in eight days, Martha Dohertv. Heppner High school senior and daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Bernard Doherty, has won the way to the state finals of the Oregon Association of Soil Conservation districts speech contest. Martha, local district winner on Tuesday, Octobqr 23, took first In the area runons in nep pner on Monday, October 29, and then captured first in the semi finals at Arlington Wednesday afternoon. She topped four other contest ants, won over Sharon Weimar, Condon high senior, and Sonja Lawhead, Ukiah High junior, here in the area runoffs, and out pointed contestants from Con don, Hood River and Redmond at Arlington Wednesday. Miss Weimar, who won second here Monday, earned the right to compete at Arlington as second place area winner. Second in the comi. finals thprp though. Was the high school boy from' Hood River. Martha won over Jim by a very close margin, Ralph Rich ards of the Heppner Soil Conser vation office said. Some 50 persons were present at the contest here Monday night Bletfell Elected To Head Bureau The Morrow Countv Farm Bu reau met at the home of Mrs. Ernest Heliker in lone October 23, with Mrs. Herman Blettell and Mrs. Don Heliker as co- hostesses. In election of new officers for the coming year Herman Blettell was elected president; lrvin Rauch, first vice-president; Jack Barak, second vice-preside n t , and Mrs. Gene Cutsforth, wo man's chairman. Resolutions to be presented at the Oregon Farm Bureau meet ing at LaGrande between Nov ember 11 and 14 were discussed and voted upon. NpIs Anriprsnn rniintv exten sion agent, explained and dem onstrated now tne new iarm dui would affect farmers in the wheat counties. Bishop to Speak At Church Lunch Richnn Wanwav nf Tanpan yika, Africa, will lecture at All Saints' Episcopal church Satur day at a notlunk luncheon at noon, Father C. Bruce bpencer announces. He will speak on the church in Africa and Tanganyika. "Bishop Stanway is one of the crrpat men in the Anelican com munion today," Fr. Spencer said. He was on the scene in Africa during the peak of the Mau Mau movement. All interested are invited to come and hear him. Spurs with Rnh .Tpnsen. supervisor of the SCD presiding. Judges were Mrs. Verner Troedson, Io n e ; Gene Pierce and Dr. Wallace Wolff, both of Heppner. Topic of the contestants' speeches was "Water Conservation in a Soil Conservation District." Martha contrasted the condi tion of the Heppner area prior to the formation of the soil conser vation district to that of today and cited examples of practices that result in saving the soil. At the state contest, she will ho nn nf fivp enmnetine for the state championship. Sa v i n g s bond of $50 goes to the champion and one of $25 to the runnerup. Third place winner gets $10 cash. As semi-Iinal winner Marina won a Plaque ana win get an expense-paid trip to Eugene where the contest win De a iea- ture of the state SCD meeting on November 8. Need For Adult Leaders Apparent For Cub Program . Two dozen parents met with Don Wike of the Blue Mountain Scout Council; Calvin Sherman, nf the local Cuh Scout commit tee, and Mrs. L. E. Dick, of the PTA, Tuesday night to discuss the continuation of the Cub Scout program in Heppner. Elmer Steers agreed to act as Cub Master; Calvin Sherman and Gordon Hutchins will con tinue as committeemen. At least two more men are required on the local committee. An Institu tional ReDresentatlve will be annointed from the PTA. Morp den mothers and assist ants are also needed. Mothers of hnvs rlpsirona nf takini? Dart in the Cub Scout program will be contacted personally to secure more den motners. "Cuh Seoutine' is a family Dro gram," Don Wike reminded the group. "This is something tne fnmilv will pninv as a proun. When a Cub earns an honor his mother or his father should be at the pack meeting to present it to mm. Since Cub dens should be com posed of only six boys and should have a den mother and assistant, and at least six men are required in the administra tive end of the program, nearly every Cub Scout must be repre sented by either his father or mother, at least in alternate years during the time the boy Is a cub. Cub Scouts are from 8 to 12 years old. WEATHER Hi Low Prec. Thursday 63 39 Friday 67 39 Saturday 65 38 Sunday 69 36 Monday 65 38 Tuesday 65 30 fog Wednesday 52 40 fog General Election Polling Places Set Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, No vember 6, for the general elec tion, Mrs. Sadie Parrish, coun ty clerk, states.. Polling places are the same as those for the primary elec tion. They are as follows: Boardman Greenfield Grange halL Hardman IOOF lodge hall lone City hall. Irrigon A. C. Houghton school building. Lexington City hall. N. E. Heppner old library room, city hall. N. W. Heppner Tri-County Equipment Co. building. S. E. Heppner county Clerk's office, courthouse. S. W. Heppner county jud ge's office, courthouse. Gridders to End Regular Season lone and Heppner football teams will complete their reg ular seasons of rilav this week with lone, chamnions of the TTmnlilla. Morrow 8-man leacue far np wishram. wn.. in a non- countor at lone Friday at 2:30 and the Mustangs traveling to Moro for a game with Sherman county at 8 p.m. Friday. The Sherman county coniest is a Greater Oregon league fray for Heppner but can affect the division championship only if Burns should lose to John Day in its final game of the year. Burns has a 3-0 mark and Hepp ner has a 2 record. Although Wishram is the last rgeular game for lone, it will not be the final contest for the Biehlmen, who enter the state playoffs as champions of their league. Their nrst game win oe with Crane on November 16 or 17. . . Wishram is a highly regarded team although lone whacked them in Washington last year in a rougn contest, mis year the visitors downed Umapine by a larger score than the 59-7 score that the Cards administer ed the same club. However, the Cardinals will be at full strength and hope to wina up tne regular season undefeated. Bedford Improves From Mild Stroke J. H. (Jack) Bedford, manager of the Heppner branch of the First National bank, is showinf pood improvement in Pioneer Mpmnr a hospital alter suiter- inc a mud siroKe at his nome Saturday. Mrs. Bedford said Thursday morning. The condition was nrst Deuev pd to he a heart attack, but lator was diacnosed as a stroke. He had gone downtown for the mail Saturday ana men went to the bank where he noticed the symptoms. He drove home and the doctor was summoned. Jack has shown steady Im provement this week and "looks fine" his wife said. He may be able to return home Saturday, but it is not known when he will be able to return to his 1 duties at the bank. ecfcion Four Races, Measures Stir Voters Voters in Morrow county may turn out at the polls for the general election Tuesday, No vember C, in numbers exceeding the statewide average, accord ing to interest shown as the time nears. Light votes are expected in off presidential years, and the state average could be as low ns 50 of the registration. However, in Morrow county it may go 60 or higher, according to the pre diction of Mrs. Sadie Parrish, county clerk. One indication ot the better-than-average off-year turnout is the number of absentee ballots that have been applied for. Mrs. rarrish said that 48 have gone to residents temporarily out of the county or those who will be gone on election day. The close compelition between Republicans and Democrats in tlin finiintv 1c nnp faptnr that Ik stirring interest. Democrats have narrowed the gap ot registered voters to only 27, being out numbered bv the Republicans only 1214 to 1097. Each of the parties has snown lively activity in closing days hpfnrp tho plpptinn nlthniifh flip campaign here has been conduc ted on a nign piane. Race between incumbent Al Tillman Hnmnprat nnrl Rnh Chandler, Republican, for Con gress has been in tne iimeiignt here with only slightly less in terest shown in tne contest Be tween Senator Wayne Morse, Democrat incumbent, and Sig Unander, Republican, for U. S, Senator. Considerable attention has been drawn, too. to the cam paign for governor with Gov. Murk Hatfield. Rpnuhliran. run ning for his second term with nnnnsitinn enminf from Attorney General Robert Thornton, Demo- rrnt On the local level, there are no purely county races, nut tne contest for state representative from thp 28th district is attrac ting prime interest. Incumbent Frank Weatherford, Democrat, of Olex was defeated by Jack Smith of Condon in the primary Smith is opposed by Gaylord Madison TCpnnhliean. of the Echo area, and each has been working vigorously on the cam naifn. The only other contest that will faro voters on the ballot is that for commissioner of the State Bureau of Labor with in- rumhent Norman O. Nilsen, Democrat, being challenged by aspirant Alfred (Pat) Blair, Re- nnhlira n Writeins will be reauired in two snots on the ballot to fill positions. One is for Morrow county district attorney. Robert Abrams, former district attorney, resigned as of October 1 and is not a candidate for reelection. Herman Winter, formerly of Salem, was appointed to fill the position by Gov. Hatfield. Since the appointment was too lale for his name to be included on the ballot, he must run as a urilpin candidate, and he is ac tively seeking election. No other candidates have shown interest. In justice of the peace dis- (Continued on Page 6) Auto Clips Pole Near Lexington An auto driven by Raymond Knox of Heppner went out of control on the highway south of Lexington Saturday night, veered against the bank on one side of the highway and then swerved to the other side, clip- rnni? ott a cower no e ana com ing to rest near the railroad tracks. Offirp nf Sheriff C J. D. Bau- man said that the car traveled approximately 600 feet before ffiminc to rest. He was called to the scene of the accident. Knox was alone in the car and escaped with a cut nose. Earlier in the evening Knox Ktrnrk thp nickun truck of Joe ifartin in Hpnnner in backim out of the Hartle driveway and broke a tail light on tne uuck. A tnirk nt the Union Oil ser- ninn ttutinn hit a nnwpr nolo guy wire Friday night and caus ed a power outage in part oi the town for some time, Fred linfimnn.flffpnt for Pa cific Power Co., said. Television sprvice for part or the town was also interrupted for part of the night as a result. DR. WALTER HILTNER, chief of the propulsion unit of the Aero- Cma rl ; i. ( 4 Rnai ntt Pnrvin'tn'tr will ha nrtnrinnl cnpaWpr nt the annual meeting of Columbia on Friday, November 9. Boeing Official to Speak At Columbia nr. Walter Hill nor. chief of the nronulsion unit, flielit technol ogy department of the Aero space division, Boeing Company, will bo the speaker at the an nual meeting of Columbia Ba sin Electric Co-op at Condon on Krulay, November 9, nancy Young, manager, announces. Subject of the address will be, "What Is Ahead in the Con quest of Space?" He will be pre pared to snow nis space moaeis and nietnros. hut hp will not discuss the Boardman lease pro gram. Dr. Hiltncr, who resides in Seattle, has been with the Boe- Civic League Sets Friday Opening Of Rummage Sale Many clothing articles and miscpllanpous Hems are in olace for opening day of the November 2-i Civic League rummage sale in the old Central Market buiiu inrr flprks will hp rpadv to meet the first customers when doors open both days at 8:00 p. m. Proceeds from this semi annual sale arp nsprl to heln support kindergarten classes in Heppner. For the past live years it has been necessary to hold two sessions in order to take care of the increased number of children of kindergarten age. Mrs. Roy Tabor is teacher for hnth plasscs which are held In the George house each week-day morning According to reports, more and hettfir items will he on sale this year with emphasis on childrens clothing, men's work clothing, coats dishes, rues, drapes, tovs (some new), shoes, hats, books, and many patterns. Ut special interest is a man's new suit, bamboo shades, baby buggy, hirrh chair, twn electric drills. cm d s platform rocker, and an overstuffed chairs (both chairs need reeoverine). Also on hand will be a varied assortment of household articles too numerous tn mnnlinn. Mrs. Elmer Berrv and Mrs. Kenneth Cutsforth and their com mittees have worked the past month gathering, sorting and cleaning the rummage and get ting ready lor tne saie. mis. Kprrv KiiL'iests to evervone to come and get in on the bargain buys. Fire Department Receives Two Calls Ileppnor's volunteer fire de partment received two calls dur nt? the oast week with no ser ious damage done. The first call came October 27 nt v-Art n m. to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ron Leonnig. A burn ing carpet stored in tne garage was dragged outside and ex tinmiiwhcd. On Monday, uctoner zd, ai 6:50 p.m. the department was called to a car fire on Center ctrp.t hptwppn Jack's Chevron station and Wes' Richfield. The fire was out on arrival. Farm-City Banquet Date December 11 l farm-citv banauet. sponsored by the Heppner-Mor- p,.ur I'ninTV i.namnpr 111 uiii- merco, has been tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, Decern hnr 11 Thin dntp was set at the reg ular meeting of the Chamber of Commerce Monday after Ralph Richards, committee chairman announced that women of the Lexington Grange had agreed to prepare and serve tne dinner Basin Electric Co-op in Condon Basin Meet innr Cnmnanv since 1947. He was born in Shanghai, China, in 1912 and attended nign scnooi In Spattlp Hp frraduated from the University of Washington in 1934 witli a bachelor of sci ence degree in civil engineer ing, magna cum laude, and at tpnrlprl Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1935 and again, from 1937 to 1940, when he ob tained his master of science de gree in civil engineering. Dr. Hiltner received his Ph D degree in astrophysics and civil en gineering, magna cum laude, at California Institute of Technol ogy. From 1947 to 1953 he was with Boeing in the systems analysis unit, and in 1954 became vice nipslilpnt In pneinoerinc of the Lamson Aircraft company. From 1953-19U5 he was president oi Titan Industries, Inc. Also in cluded in his experience are in structor positions at me uni versity of Washington in gen eral and civil engineering and at camornia institute oi iccn nolocv in mechanical engineer ing. The annual moetiner will con vene at 1:00 p.m. at Memorial Hall, Condon, and the puunc is invited. Registration for mem bers is set for 10:30 a.m. with luncheon to follow at 11:30. Movies, "Fish and Dams," de picting the salmon run from th nrean to the Salmon and Clearwater Rivers, and "Men, Ice and Steel,' showing tne uit,w Line and the Thule BMEWS pro lect in Greenland will be pre sented at 11 a.m. Walter Jaeger of Condon will present the president's report Hnrinp- Iho business meeting and Jack Hynd Jr., will give the sec retary-treasurer s report. Man ager Young will also report to the membership. Besides Jaeger and Hynd, di rectors include Richard Krebs, Cecil, vice president; Kenneth Smouse, lone; Henry Baker, lone; Walter Wright, naraman; Elmer Palmer, Heppner; Virgil West. Blalock; and Dick Wilkin son, Heppner. Winners Named Of Lie-Big Horn PTA Contest Bill Mahon of Heppner was declared winner of the Reming ton Automatic 30.06 rifle to be awarded In the Little-Big Horn contest sponsored during deer season by the Heppner PTA. Har old Arbogast of Condon was winner of the binoculars tor the smallest set of visible antlers entered in the contest. Mr. Mahon, who has uvea in Heppner a number of years, shot his big bucK in waiiowa county, near Joseph. The combined width and heigh th measurement of his antlers totalled 47 Vi inch es. This snread was onlv half an Inph Inrppr than that of a buck. shot near the old Madison Butte schoolhouse near Rhea Creek on the last day of the season by Mrs. Eldon Tucker oi lone, since Mrs. Tucker did not have a ticket for the contest her horns could not have won the riiie had they been the biggest. Difficulty In ludaine what small antlers shall qualify in the contest, has lea tne com mittee to recommend that next year the prizes be awarded for the largest and second largest antlers. This year's prize winners have been asked to attend the next PTA meeting on Wednesday, No vember 14, at the multipurpose room for recognition and formal awarding of their fine trophies.
