L I BFARY U OF 0 e u g z r; E . ORE. WiIIw imdi IPird Ihtairlinig SgMiuM Ifadlw ' ' ' Y MORROW'S LIVESTOCK Men looking at a photo of the in 1902. Holding the picture is and Ewing Hynd. The original Growers to As County (Also see page 4, Sec. 2) Four men who have stuck to gether in a family ranch opera tion that is rich with tradition will be named Saturday as Mor row County's Livestock Men of the Year tor 1962. The four Herb, Jack (Jr.) and Ewing Hynd and E. R. Schaffer whose holdings, owned and leas ed, cover more than 37,000 acres, will be presented the title at the climax of the annual meeting of the Morrow County Livestock Growers association Satur day night as a feature of the annual banquet at the Morrow county tair pavilion. Program of the 2-day meeting will start Friday at 10:dO a. m. at the fair grounds, where a horse training demonstra tion will be a morning feature and a panel discussion on taxation at 1 p. m. will highlight the afternoon session. CowBelles will serve lunch at noon and the Bank of Eastern Oregon will fur nish coffee and doughnuts dur ing the morning. Saturday's session will con vene at 10 a. m. in the Elks tem ple, and the day will be compos ed of officers' reports, talks of in terest and committee reports. A social hour will be at 5:30 p. m., with First National Bank, Hep pner branch, as host, and the banquet will be at 6:30 at the fair pavilion with James Hill of Pendleton as principal speaker. The four men, each of whom shares in the management of Hynd Bros, and has separate responsibilities, are successors to the original four Hynd Bros. Will, Jack, Dave, and Charles who started the corporation here in 1902. They were sons of Wil liam Hynd and all were born in Durham, England, at the family home known as "High Butterby." Practices evident on a visit to their ranches show why Hynd Bros, has been chosen for this year's honor. Details are given on page 4, Sec. 2. Headquarters ranch at Cecil in Morrow county carries on the family name as "Butterby Flats ranch." On vast ranges near the home place, sleek cattle, ob viously well cared for, dot the landscape. The family moved to eastern Canada from England in 1883 and settled at Arthur, Ontario province, some 50 miles west of Toronto. It was R. F. Hynd (a first cou sin of Will, Dave, Charles and Jack Sr.) and Bill Barratt Sr., a brother-in-law of R. F., who first came from Canada to Morrow county in the late 1800s and sent back the good word about the promise of the area. "The brothers came down with about two-bits apiece in their pockets and looking for a job," Herb said in recounting the fam ily history Saturday. Will and Jack Sr. came in 1895 and Char les and David came in 1898. Among their first jobs was that of sheepherding at 50c per day. When the original corporation was formed in 1902, it was on a 6500 acre ranch at Sand Hollow. This proved too small to contain all the brothers and they branched out, buying a place of 2500 acres at Ukiah in 1907 that Charles managed. Early operations were devoted mostly to sheep. "Sheep paid more debts than cattle," Herb said. "Sheep were Youth Nights Planned By Ministerial Group The South Morrow County Ministerial Assoc. comp 1 e t e d plans which were discussed in the December meeting, relative to sponsoring a youth night on various occasions, at its meeting this week. The first of the youth nights is planned for February, the exact date to be announced later, with the showing of the feature length film, 'The Big Blast." Pastors of the area churches will participate in arrangements for the youth meetings, with more exact information to be an nounced at a later date. of the Year for 1962 are shown together in the Herb Hynd home original four members of Hynd Bros. Corporation, which was started Herb Hynd. Others (from left) are E. R. Schafler, Jack Hynd Jr. brothers were Will. Dave, Charles and Jack Sr. (G-T Photo) Honor Hynd Brothers Livestockmen of Year the backbone of Morrow county. That's what got this county started." At one time Hynd Bros, had 10,000 sheep in five big bands, but now sheep form only a token part of their operation. There were feuds in the color ful but rigorous early days be tween cattle and sheep men, and these flared at Ukiah, the four present members of Hynd Bros, recalled. Cattlemen occasionally would come as a bunch of riders to the sheep camp and start "shooting it up." Such feuds over control of the range led to the Taylor Grazing act. The present headqu a r t e r s ranch near Cecil, Butterby Flats, was purchased in 1917 from Dr. Governor Names Creswick to Post Oliver Creswick, who left the office of county assessor Monday when Rod Thomson, elected in November, was sworn in, was appointed .lustice of the peace for district 6 (Heppner) Wed nesday by Governor Mark Hat field, the governor's office an nounced in a telephone message to the Gazette-Times Wednesday afternoon. Creswick will replace Justice of the Peace J. O. Hager who was first appointed by Governor Charles Martin in 1937 and serv ed for 26 years in the office. Justice Hager was reelected in November but has resigned ef fective January 10 because of ill health. He became ill last year and recovered but suffered an other attack late in the year and has been unable to return to the office. Larry Cook Sr. was appointed iustice of the peace pro tern in December by the county court but will leave the office today (Thursday) as Creswick is sworn in. Creswick had served as as sessor by appointment to suc ceed the late Harry Dinges who resigned during his fatal illness. The new iustice ot the peace said late Wednesday that he will plan to set up a regular office schedule for the position. Dean Lovgren Has Birthday in Hospital Dean Lovgren, who was ser iously injured December 20 in a collision on the Willow Creek highway near the Kinzua Corp oration mill, observed his 16th birthday today (Thursday) in the Good Samaritan hospital, Portland. Latest report from the family is that he is getting along as well as can be expected after undergoing an operation early last week on his back to relieve pressure. He has a telephone in his room (No. 452), and it is possible for family and friends to call him. Procedure is to call the hos pital and ask for his room. Best time is between 8 and 9 p.m. His aunt, Mrs. Archie Alder man, says that he is cheerful but probably a little lonesome. Dean is son of Mr. and Mrs. Vic Lovgren. Those who wish to send birthday messages should address them to him, Room 452, in care of Good Samaritan hos pital, 27th and Lovejoy, Port land. Meanwhile, John Privett, also seriously injured in the acci dent, has been improving sat isfactorily and was discharged from the Pioneer Memorial hos pital Monday to return home for convalescence. Bill Struthers, third youth in the accident, suf fered only minor injuries. WEATHER Hi Low Prec. Thursday 49 20 Friday 50 26 Saturday 48 26 Sunday 34 25 Monday 47 25 Tuesday 56 24 Wednesday 37 10 A total of .08 of inch of snow fell during the week. Frank B. Kistner of Heppner at what was considered a fabulous price in those days, $52,500 for 2,000 acres, and Jack Hynd Sr. managed it for the corporation. He had first leased it in 1909 and improved it for the owner until the purchase was culminated. "At first the place was rough full of sagebrush and juniper," Herb said. "It was a hell of a mess." Jack Sr. agreed to lease it only after Dr. Kistner drilled a well. The place was covered with alkali, but virtually all is gone today, "It has just seemed to float off (Continued on nage 2) Two are Injured As Truck Overturns Jack Mitchell, 22, and his wife, Charlotte, 20, of Gibbon were injured early Sunday morning when the truck that Mitchell was driving overturned on the Rhea Creek road, about five miles south of Heppner. Mrs. Mitchell was believed to have received a skull fracture in the accident and was taken by ambulance to a Portland hos pital where she underwent surg ery later. Last report was that she was doing as well as could be expected. Her husband was still in Pio neer Memorial hospital Thurs day and his injuries include possible concussion, broken knee cap, ankle injury, cuts, and bruises. Brother of the driver, Bruce Stanley Mitchell, 18, was not injured. George Rugg is owner of the truck. Mitchell was employed by Rugg. Van Houte Heads Heart Fund Drive Robert Van Houte of Heppner has been named as Morrow county chairman for the 1963 Heart Fund campaign by Mrs. M. J. "Pete" Pinnev of Pendle ton, 1963 state Heart Fund chairman. Van Houte, county school sup erintendent and a member of the Chamber of Commerce, will direct fund-raising activities during the month-long drive held annually during February. Money is used to support heart association programs of research, education and community ser vice. Civic League Meeting Called A Civic League meeting is set for Monday, January 21 at the home of Mrs. Hubert Wilson starting at 8:00 p.m. All mem bers and kindergarten mothers are urged to attend. City Makes Final payment of $4820.09 was made by the city council on the rural fire truck at the regular meeting of the council Monday night. Money for the last pay ment on the bank note came from the rural fire protection district, which agreed to pay $5700 per year for five years to the city when the iatter bought the truck. The rural district has prior right of use on the truck under the agreement but title is in the name of the city. At the time of the purchase the city used reserve funds for fire equipment to help nay for the truck, and additional payments that now come from the district, above maintenance of the truck, will go back into the reserve. The truck cost $20,205.06 at the time of its purchase three years ago. Conley Lanham, president of the council, was in charge of the meeting in the absence of Mayor Al Lamb who is in Flor I 79th Year ; GAZETTE-TIMES Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, January 10, 1963 1962 Permits High; No New Homes Built Although building permits in Heppner lor now construc tion totaled $546,914 during 1962, there were no new homes built during the year, report by Ted Smith, recorder, shows. In addition to the permits for new construction, alter ation and repair permits to taled $118,280. The new high school build ing accounts for virtually all of the new construction at $546,289. A storage warehouse at $125 and new garage at $500 account for the balance. Postal Hike Goes Into Effect Here Without Confusion There were very few letters dropped into the Heppner post office early this week that had to be marked "insufficient pos tage" or "postage due" despite the increase in postal rates, Post master Jim Driseoll said. The increase went Into effect without confusion, and the pub lic seemed to have a good un derstanding of it. Virtually all remembered that first class let- ers going out of town now re quire 5c stamps, Sales of 2c stamps took a big surge with 3000 being sold, "This was the first that we have sold of them in years, the postmaster said, However, the big seller was the lc stamp. A total of 10,000 have been sold since the first of the year, Five cent stamps, of course. were also moving briskly with the new demand occasioned by me nike. The local post office now lias a good supply ot virtually all new postal stock, he said. Places Filled On County Boards Morrow county court has made appointments to the county fair board, planning commission and hospital board for upcoming terms, Judge Oscar Peterson an nounces. Orville Cutsforth, Lexington, was chosen for another 3-year term on the fair board. Other members are Bernard Doherty and Al Fetseh, both also of Lex ington. Cutsforth has been serv ing as board chairman. Mrs. Verner Troedson, lone, was appointed to the board of trustees of Pioneer Memorial hospital for a 5-year term, re placing Gar Swanson, lone, who asked not to be considered for reappointment. Mrs. Vernon Munkers, Lexington, was picked to fill the unexpired term of three years of Mrs. Leta Hum phreys Thomas, who is in the south for the winter and did not wish to return to the board. Clarence Rosewall and Howard Bryant, Heppner, and Mrs. Mar vin Leonard, Lexington, are other members of the board. Rosewall was chosen for the planning commission for a 4 year term, succeeding Kenneth Peck, Lexington, who had resign ed, and Paul Brown, Heppner, was appointed to a 3-year term to replace Dick Wilkinson, Hep pner, who also resigned. Vem Russell of Boardman was chosen for a 2-year term, replacing Arthur Allen, also of Boardman, Who had resigned. Roy Lind strom, lone, was reappointed for a 3-year term. Final Payment on Rural Fire Truck ida attending a meeting of the National Farmer Cooperatives. A letter was read from Robert Van Houte, county school sup erintendent, who replied tq a let ter sent from the council fol lowing the December meeting in regard to drainage of the Mor gan street extension near the new high school. Van Houte said that the matter had been taken up with the county and that he was assured the needed drain age ditches would be provided early this month. Another letter was read, this one from the Hermiston Cham ber of Commerce, thanking the city for its support of the Herm iston site for the Blue Mountain Community College. Hermiston, however, was unsuccessful in ii bid for the location, which went to Pendleton. The committe that looked in to the matter of water charges to churches, composed of Coun cilmen Lanham, Ed Gonty and I sv,. ,v 1 Vw- , " JIM BARNETT (standing), president of the lone Lions club, and Mayor Charles O'Connor of lone look at a map to see location of proposed Willow Creek project. lone Lions have endorsed the project and Mayor O'Connor will represent the City of lone at the public hearing Monday in support of the Improvement. He said he believes it will be of economic benefit to the entire county. Barnett said he believes that the Willow Creek dam will "play a great part in the future for the people of Morrow county and Eastern Oregon, not only as a flood control measure for the City of Heppner and outlying areas, but also to provide facilities for wildlife, sport fishing recreation, and a great more to the future of our irrigation farms in the whole Willow Creek area." (G-T Photo) Fulleton Fractures Leg In Accident Rolce Fulleton, Heppner Chev rolet dealer, fractured his left leg just above the ankle at his home Sunday evening. The acci dent occurred as Rolce started to pet a young colt in the barn. The colt reared, knocking Fulle ion into the manger and the colt's chest came down on his leg. Fulleton was taken to a phys ician where the leg was put into a cast above the knee and he is now getting around on crutches. Roice said, "I hope to get the cast cut off just below the knee soon so I can get about easier." Meanwhile he was right back on the job In his Chevrolet of fice on Monday. lone Pastor Takes California Post The Rev. Rod MacKenzie, pas tor of the lone Community church for nearly three years, announced his resignation to the church council Sunday night in order to accept the pastorate of the El Camino United Church of Christ at Carmichael, Calif., near Sacramento. The change will be effective in March, and the Rev. Mac Kenzie will have his last service in the lone church on March 3. In accepting the post, the Mac Kenzies will be returning to California, since he completed seminary at Berkeley. The lone church was his first parish. In announcing the decision, the pastor said that although "roots grow deep" in four years, he felt that he should accept the opportunity for possibly greater service. The MacKenzte's have two children, a boy and a girl, both of pre-school age. John Pfeiffer, made the recom mendation that the present pol icy remain unchanged. At the last meeting the council had discussed altering its policy of furnishing water free to churches, but at this meeting it was decided to let the policy stand for the present. Acting Mayor Lanham con gratulated City Superintendont Vic Groshens on the work of clearing the creek channel, which is now nearing complet ion. Groshens said that when brushing out is finished, the channel banks will be sprayed. Groshens asked the council for permission to call for bids on digging a new city well on the Florence property. The new well had been authorized in previous action to supplement the city water supply. The permission was granted, and the public notice on call for bids appears on another page of this paper. Groshens said that Army Eng Number 45 HEPPNER 10 Cents Seal Sale Lags 50 In County A very noticeable lae is shown in Morrow county in response Of resiaenis to tnis year's TB Seal Sale campaign, according to Mrs. W. W. Weatherford, president of the Morrow County TB and Health Assoc. This year the seal sale receipts are averaging only 50 of those of a year ago, she states. Mrs. H. Stroeber, county chair man of the seal sale, urges that "all who have not already re sponded, to mail their contribu tions in immediately in order that we can continue the chest X-ray and skin testing programs that have proven so successful in past years." Tuberculosis has not been eli minated in Oregon (nor in Mor row county) as evidenced by re ports showing that In the past two years tuberculosis disabled 946 persons and killed 120 per sons in the state. The Morrow County TB and Health Assoc. retains approxi mately 75 of the seal sale re ceipts. This is the only support received for the association's year-around program of educa tion, detection and prevention of respiratory diseases over the county, according to the presi dent. Bureau Supports Willow Project Morrow County Farm Bureau voted to support the Willow Creek dam project at its meeting Tuesday night at the Lexington Grange hall. The action was taken after Oliver Creswick had spoken on plans for the dam at the meeting. Twenty-four were present, and Mrs. Gar Swanson and Bill Bar ratt poured. President Herman Blettell was in charge. ineers had contacted him con cerning the city'sj pipeline that would need to ' be relocated should the Willow Creek dam be constructed. They would re place the present 8-inch pipe, but Groshens recommended that the city Install a 12-inch line and pay the difference. The En gineers said that if the line were relocated, it would probably fol low the shoulder of the Wil low Creek road and then go across the top of the dam. Chief of Police Gilman called attention to a hazard existing at the rounded corner of Gale and May streets, near the Ed Gonty home. He recommended that two no parking signs be placed on the outside of the curve between Gonty's and the Fulleton garage, and the per mission was granted. Other discussion followed on the hazards of the street as a congested area but no action was taken, i tlx " j. I 1 1 p. m. Set For Session At School A large turnout of the public is expected at the U. A. Army Corps of Engineers' hearing on the proposed Willow Creek pro ject at the Heppner Elementary school multipurpose room at 1 p- m. Monday, January 14. Col. J. H. Beddow, district engineer, will be in charge of the hearing. Views and comments of the general public on the proposed plan of improvement is solicited, and Colonel Beddow has urget that all those concerned with these improvements attend the hearing since full details of the plan will be presented. Oral statements will be heard, but for accura'cy of the record, the Corps requests that all im portant facts and nrmimonta ho submited in writing. Record of me nearing will be forwarded for consideration hv thp Sen. tary of the Army. Indications are that many from Heppner and the snurhprn part of the county will present "itu views at rne nearing ana there will be even more letters, resolutions and nresentritinna In writing. Many organizations and agencies have endorsed the pro ject and will be represented. It is also expected that there will be some opposition voiced. Surrounding communities have evidenced interest, incl u d 1 n g nermiston, lone, Lexington, Ar lington and others, and Ir Is py. pected that several of these will do on nana. In Hennnpr hnslnpssmon Dtiil Citizens have been umrk 1 n a through the Chamber of Com merce io write letters for sub mission at the hpnrlncr Wrltton documents may be turned In to Wes Sherman, secretary of the Chamber, in advance or may be pit-semea at tne nearing. Information from thp nfficp of Colonel Beddow is that six from the Walla Walla engineer dis trict Will be at the henrinc All will be guests at the Heppner- morrow county Chamber of Com merce luncheon whieh will nnn. vene early starting at 11:45 Monday in the high school nusement. Colonel Beddow has announc ed that the survey of the Willow Creek basin to determine the need and feasibility for the de velopment, utilization and con trol of the water rpsnnrpos nf this basin is about complete. The storage project being con sidered would be located Just up stream from the Citv nf Hnnnnpr The multi-purpose project would consist or a aam ana reservoir, with some channel Imnrnvpmpnl through the city. The dam would oe aDout iio ieet nign and have a resevoir with a total stnrnpp capacity of about 11,500 acre feet. The nroiect would nrnvldp Iieppner and downstream com munities with flood nrnteetinn from flood greater than the rec ord 1903 flood that killed 247 vnlley residents. Other important benefits would hp nhtalnpd Rtnr. age of over 8,000 acre-feet would De usea ior irrigation, me reser voir will provide excellent onnortunlties fnr recreation In. eluding camping, boating, and fishing. It is estimated that over 30,000 visitor days would be spent annually enjoying bene fits connected with the reservoir, Col. Beddow said. After completion of the basin report this summer, It will be sent wun tne District engineer s recommendation to both the DivlNlon tfncrlnopr nnrl thn Plilof of Engineers for review. If ap- proveu, tne stuay will do reter red to the Stale of Oregon for comment-. Thp not aton la authorization by Congress, after wnicn nnai engineering studies ana construction would be initi ated if funds are aDDronriated by Congress. Speaker on Pakistan To Appear at Annual CowBelle Meeting The annual meeting of the Morrow County Cowbelles will begin at 2 p. m. Saturday, Janu ary 12, In the Heppner Oddfel lows hall, according to the club president, Mrs. Bob Brlndle. On the business agenda is the elec tion of officers for the coming year. Uuest speaker for the after noon will be Mrs. George John son, Prinevllle, who will speak an "Pakistan," a country in which she traveled extensively last year. The public is invited to come and share in this inter esting program. Cowbelle members will serve the noon luncheon on Friday, January 11, for the annual meet ing of the Morrow County Stock growers Assoc. Baby Has Surgery Scott Espey, 11-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Espey, under went surgery at Pioneer Memor ial hospital Wednesday to re move fluid behind the ear drum, his father said. He was brought home later In the day and is re covering nicely. The condition had affected nerves in the face.