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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
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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.
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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-
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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.