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Council Considers
79th Year
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, January 31, 1963
County's
aims
While the county remained
stunned with the worst auto
mobile accident in its history
and saddened by the. tragedy
that struck two of its well-known
lamnies, mnerai services were
held this week for four victims
of the two-car collision that oc
curred on a treacherous curve
of highway 74 two miles north
of lone Friday night.
The dead are Mancell Town
send, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Hershal Townsend, lone, who
was alone in one of the cars in
volved; Theresa M. Brosnan, 51,
of 3504 S. E. Grant, Portland;
her daughter, Theresa A. Bros
nan, 9, and her son, John Paul
Brosnan, 11, both also of Port
land. Lone survivor of the five in
volved in the collision is Joseph
M. Brosnan, 51, driver of one
of the cars. He was taken to
the Fioneer Memorial hospital
with multiple injuries and his
condition was critical for several
days, but the report Thursday
(today) was that he is making
encouraging progress.
Brosnan's injuries lnc 1 u d e
shock, concussion, skull frac
ture, broken right arm, dislo
cated right elbow, three broken
ribs, fractured pelvis and frac
tured right leg.
Funeral services for Townsend,
an lone high school senior, were
held in the lone Community
church Monday at 2 p.m. with
pastor Kenneth Robinson of
Hope and Valby Luth e r a n
churches officiating. Interment
was in the IOOF cemetery, lone.
Friends filled the sanctuary of
the church, as well as the base
ment, and others stood in the
hallways.
Recitation of the rosary for
Mrs. Brosnan and the son and
daughter was Tuesday at 8:30
p.m. at the Chapel of Hennessey,
Goetsch and McGee, Portland,
and requiem mass was Wednes
day at 10 a.m. at St. Stephens
church, Portland. Interment was
in Mt. Calvary cemetery.
The accident occurred some
time between 8:30 and 8:45 p.m.
after Townsend had left the lone
High school gymnasium alone
in his 1958 Chevrolet sedan. He
participated in the ' junior var
sity basketball game against
Riverside High jayvees and was
going to the Lewis Halvorsen
place. He had just about reached
his destination when the acci
dent occurred.
The Brosnan family was en
route from Portland to visit his
brother, Jerry, and family in
Heppner.
State Policeman Jim Gordon
of Heppner who investigated the
accident said that the Brosnan
car apparently went into a skid
as it was rounding the curve,
headed south, and was evidently
skidding broadside across the
highway as the Townsend car
approached. Officer Gordon said
that the Townsend car left skid
marks for 22 feet as the driver
apparently applied the brakes
and veered into the left lane
in an attempt to avoid striking
the car that was moving out
of control to the east of the high
way.
While the entire front of the
Townsend car was telescoped,
indications are that the brunt of
the impact was on the right
front of his vehicle as it struck
the Brosnan car, a late model
Galaxie, full on the right side.
The side of the Brosnan car was
completely caved in so that the
right side was pushed nearly
through the passenger compart
ment to the left side.
Brosnan later told the officer
that he estimated his speed at
about 50 to 55 miles per hour
as he came into the curve. He
said he felt the rear end start
to slide and then lost control.
The officer reported that the
pavement was dry.
When the cars came to rest
the Brosnan car was angled
across the east lane of the high
way, and the Townsend car was
angled across the center line
with its front on the west side.
The Brosnan car had bounced
clear around from the impact so
that the damaged side was on
the north. The vehicles were sep
arated by about three feet at the
closest point.
Probably the first on the scene
was H. L. Husbond, who is liv
ing in Heppner. He reached the
spot, going south, at just before
9 p.m. Husbond told Officer Gor
don that after arriving there, he
felt one of the bodies and found
the wrist to be cold, indicating
that the accident might have
occurred at least 15 minutes ear
lier. Husbond went to the Halv
orsen home, which looks over the
curve from its setting a few
hundred yards at the west of the
highway, but no one was home.
He then continued on down to
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CI
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GAZETTE-TIMES
Worst Wreck
Lives of
THREE PERSONS in the Joseph
in their family car Friday night
of lone. This photo, taken the
towed to Heppner, shows torce
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FRONT of the car in which Mancell Townsend, 18, of lone met!
death Friday night was telescoped in the collision with the
Joseph Brosnan car. (G-T Photo)
Soil Conservation Meet
Bills Film and Speaker
Progress reports, a motion pic
ture film, a speaker and refresh
ments are on the agenda of the
annual meeting of the Heppner
Soil Conservation district, set
Tuesday, February 5, starting at
7:30 p. m. in the Lexington
Grange hall.
The public is invited to the
meeting to hear of coming ob
jectives of the district and to
learn of accomplishments of
1962, Ralph Richards, soil conser
vationist, states.
Dr. Grant Blanch, of the de
partment of agricultural eco
nomics, Oregon State University,
will speak on taxes and resource
development at the meeting. He
appeared recently as a member
of the tax panel at the annual
meeting of the Morrow County
Livestock Growers association.
Showing of the film, "Water
for a Nation," will open the pro
gram at 7:30, and Chairman Ray
mond French will preside.
One of the features of the
evening will be the presentation
of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber
Company's conservation award
to Elmer and Roger Palmer, 1902
Conservation Men of the Year for
Morrow county.
During the business session,
GOP Dinner Slated
At $2.50; Demos, $25
Morrow County Republica n s
will convene at Stefani's restaur
ant in lone for their annual Lin
coln Day dinner on February 12,
it is announced by Don Turner,
Morrow County Re p u b 1 i c a n
chairman.
Following the 7:00 p. m. din
ner will be a discussion of the
1962 election and organization
plans for the 1964 campaign, in
cluding a review of prospective
candidates. The identity of the
guest speaker will be made
known at a later date.
Tickets for the dinner, $2.50
per plate for Republicans and
Independents, $25.00 for Demo
crats and others, may be obtain
ed by calling or writing Herman
Winter, Hotel Heppner, or Art
Stefani, Jr., lone.
Recreation Building
Fo
ur
Brosnan family of Portland died
in the collision two miles north
same night after the car was
of the impact (G-T Photo)
French will give a progress re
port, Richards will present a
machinery report, Raymond Lun
dell will give the financial re
port, and another report will tell
of watershed activities.
Refreshments will be served
with the compliments of Lexing
ton Implement Co. and Bristow's
Grocery of lone.
Original supervisors of the
Heppner soil conservation dis
trict were Henry Peterson, John
Wightman, O. E. Wright, W. E.
Hughes and O. W. Cutsforth.
Others who have served as
supervisors are Charles Carlson,
New't O'Harra, and Donald
Peterson.
Present supervisors are French,
Lundell, Alvin Wage n blast,
Robert Jepsen and Kenneth Tur
ner. This will be the 19th annual
meeting of the district, and the
Conservation Man of the Year
award extends back to 1948.
Winners of the honor during that
time are as follows: 1948, Riet
mann Bros., lone; 1949, Frank
Anderson, Heppner; 1950, W. W.
Bechdolt and sons, Hardman;
1951, Dr. Woodruff, Portland;
1952, Mankin and Bunch, Lexing
ton; 1953, Kenneth Peck, Hep
pner; 1954, Paul Brown, Heppner;
1955, Donald Peterson, Ion e ;
1956, Nelson Bros., Lexington;
1957, Burton Peck, Lexington1
1958, Jack Sumner, Heppnei;
1959, Raymond Lundell, lone;
1960, John Graves, Hardman;
1961, Vernon Munkers; and 1962,
Elmer Palmer & Son, Heppner.
During the four years of the
local soil conservation district
speech contest, winners have
been Clifford Green, 1959; Toin
Glass, 1960; Beverly Davidson,
1961; and Martha Doherty, 1962.
Martha won the state champion
ship and Beverly was third in
the state in the previous year.
It is emphasized that everyone
interested in the conservation of
natural resources is invited to
the annual meeting. Business
people stress the importance of
the meeting with their full page
message on page six, section
two of this paper, which also
lists a few of the accomplish
ments of the district during 1902.
Number 48
10 Cents
Governor Hatfield
Sends Condolences
Gov. and Mrs. Mark Hat
field sent a telegram of con
dolence to Mrs. John Brosnan,
Heppner, grandmother of
children killed in the 2-car
collision at lone Friday night
and mother-in-law of Mrs.
Theresa Brosnan, who was also
a victim in the accident.
Mrs. John Brosnan is a good
friend of Mrs. Hatfie Id's
mother.
Wintry Blast
Hits Area Again;
Snow Six Inches
Winter vented its chilling
blast on Morrow county again
this week with snow reaching
a depth of 6.2 inches in Hepp
ner and temperature dropping
below zero on at least one night.
As of press time Thursday a
light rain was falling with the
threat of it freezing and creat
ing a glaze of ice on highways
and over the landscape.
The temperature of one degree
below zero Tuesday night, low
for the week in Heppner, was
far from a season's record. The
mercury dropped to 11 degrees
below on the night of January
10.
The snow that came to slow
down activities in the area was
nonetheless welcomed by many.
Ralph Richards in a snow sur
vey taken at North Jones Prairie
on Monday reported the depth
as only 8.2 inches as compared
with 24.2 inches in 1962. This
year's snowpack was the low
for the past 10-year period and
less than a fifth as much as the
high in 1956 when it was 45.8
inches. In 1961 it was iil.a inches,
and the 10-year average is 24
inches.
Water content of the snow as
of Monday was 1.15 inches. At
the same time in 1&S2 it was
6.7 inches, and in 1961, five
inches. High year was in 1958
when it was 12.8 inches and tnis
year is low.
In Heppner, 1M inches of snow
fell on Sunday with .10 water
content, according to L. L. Gil
liam, weather observer. Mon
day brought three inches with
,20 water content and luesday
added another -8 inch with .03
water content. Wednesday con
tributed .9 inch with .09 water
content.
Manager Al Lamb of Morrow
County Grain Growers said, "The
snow is wonderful." Earlier
freezes without appreciable snow
took a toll on barley that had
been planted in the fall. How
ever, the hardier wheat prob
ably was not hurt as badly. This
new covering of snow which
may be as deep as eight inches
in some parts of the county will
not only give the planted crop
protection from freezes but will
contribute needed moisture.
On the recreation front, too,
the snow made friends. Arbuckle
Mountain Ski club, which had
waited for snow for some time,
will now proceed with its plans
for ski classes, starting Satur
day at the course. Kids quickly
got out their sleds and headed
for hillsides. Ice skaters have
been enjoying the frozen ponds
for some time.
But for those who have to
travel roads and highways every
day, the snow and cold remained
a nuisance, and the man in the
street has occasion to mutter
some complaints about the
chilly weather.
Report for the week by Ob
server Gilliam is as follows:
Hi Lo Prec.
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
32 24
38 11
41 15
34 18
23 10
20 -1
16 9
1.5" snow
3.0" snow
.8" snow
.8" snow
More Than
Attend Opening
More than 300 persons attend
ed the grand opening of Case
Furniture store Saturday, Arnie
Hedman and Gil Lujan, new
owners, report.
Mrs. Jerry (Joyce) Nielsen
won the grand prize, a $64.50
dinette set, in the door prize
drawing. Second prize, a $29.95
pole lamp, was won by Mrs.
Bert (Genevieve) Corbin. Third,
a $9.95 lamp, went to Mrs. Floyd
Hutchins, and fourth, a gallon
of Sherwin-Williams paint, was
won by Mrs. W. E. (Florence)
McMillan.
Many fellow businessmen and
others ' sent plants and flowers
for the opening event.
Hedman and Lujan were
pleased with the response and
the reception by the public. They
expressed appreciation to all
who had a hand in making the
grand opening a success,
Proposal
Group Tells
Plan, Need
For Facility
Proposal for a city bond issue
for construction of a theater
bowling alley recreation build
ing was asked by leaders of a
community committee at a spec
ial meeting of the city council
Wednesday night. At the same
time, petitions bearing t h e
names of some 200 citizens ask
ing for the bond election were
turned over to the council.
Clarence Rosewall, spokesman
for the committee, presented
figures to show that estimated
cost of the proposed concrete
block structure would be $195,
000. On a 20-year repayment
plan, payments on the princi
pal would average $9,750 per
year. Interest figured at 3 for
20 years would be $G0,000, av
eraging $3,000 per year for the
20-year period.
Thus, it was estimated that
$12,750 annually would be re
quired to retire the bonds.
It is estimated that theater
rental would bring $150 per
month and rental of the 8-lane
bowling alley would bring $550
per month or $700 monthly in
come. Un an annual basis this
would be $8,400, Rosewall point
ed out.
Estimated tax on the build
ing, which would be required be
cause it would be used as a
commercial venture although
municipally-owned, would be
$1,421 annually and estimated
insurance charge would be $1,
275 annually. When these
amounts are deducted from the
income, the net income would
be $2,704 annually. Applied
against the bond Issue, the an
nual payments would be approx
imately $10,046, according to the
tentative figures.
Estimated millage levy to city
residents to finance the bond
issue, then, would be 6.1 mills.
Rosewall said that to a tax
payer owning property valued at
$6000, the tax increase by the
proposal would be 76c per month.
For one with $9000 property val
ue, it would be $1.14 per month;
for $12,000, $1.53 per month and
for $15,000, $1.92 per month.
According to the tentative
plans the structure, which would
separate the bowling lanes and
the theater by a concourse,
would be located on property be
tween Chase street and Willow
Creek, behind Hotel Heppner.
The committe has secured an
option on the plot of ground
which is 88 feet wide and 1U
feet long.
Design would make it possible
to use each part of the build
ing independently from the
other, although it is expected
that both would be under the
same private management, oper
ating under lease from tne city.
Screen of the theater would
be at one end of the long struc
ture, and pins of the bowling
lanes would be at the other end.
Wesley Korman, architect, was
present at the meeting to show
tentative sketches of the struc
ture and to answer questions.
The concourse would be located
3V2 feet below ground level to
allow for slope of the theater,
and a ramp would go up one
side of the building to make
it possible for invalids to enter.
Steps would go up to the con
course from the opposite side of
the structure.
One unusual feature proposed
for the theater is that it use
a tvoe of seating referred to as
the "continental pattern" by the
architect. Under this plan there
would be no center aisles, but
only side aisles. However, four
feet of space would be provided
between rows of seats, thus, in
essence, maKing eacn row an
aisle.
Korman said that his plans
ncoroorate no lavish designs
nor expensive materials for the
structure. It would be built of
concrete block, and these would
be exposed both inside and out
side of the bowling alley. In the
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Cutsforths Land
Tanks after Battling Snowstorm
There wasn't a drop of gaso
ine to spare when Orville Cuts
forth, accompanied by his wife,
Barbara, and Mr. and Mrs.
Georee Rugg, landed Tues
day at the Cutsforth ranch, Lex
ington, after the lour had taKen
an airplane trip to Nevada and
Arizona in Orville's airplane.
The motor conked out just as
they were sitting down for the
landing. However by pitching
the plane more sharply the pilot
got the motor going again for
enough power to land in the
seven or eight inches of snow.
Thev had returned from Las
Vegas and stopped for gasoline
at Reno. However, the attendant
there didn't fill the tanks full,
unknown to the pilot. Even so,
they would have had enough to
make the trip home witn ease
had It not been for heavy snow
encountered.
Cutsforth flew as low as 25
feet from the ground over much
of the flat and desert country
following the yellow stripe of
the highway as he headed to
wards Burns. However, Burns
was socked in and so they head
ed northwest towards Redmond,
setting the plane on automatic
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QUEEN
Sandra Eubanks Picked
As 1963 Rodeo Queen
Sandra Eubanks. Drettv lone
high school senior and a skilled
horsewoman, will return to Mor
row county rodeo court as Oueen
of the 1963 Rodeo after serving
as a princess in the court in
1961.
Queen Sandra was chosen for
the honor Wednesday night at a
meeting of the Morrow County
Rodeo board. Princesses will be
chosen by various sponsoring
county groups at a later date.
The rodeo will be held this
year on August 31 and Septem
ber 1, the week following the
Morrow county fair. It was de
cided at this meeting of tJie
board that the program will be
essentially the same as for last
year. However, the half-mile
race will be eliminated and a
quarter-mile open race will be
substituted for it. The registered
quarterhorse race will be retain
ed.
A purse will be established on
the head and heel team event
which last year was strictly a
PTA to Sponsor
Jim Conway Show
Jim Conway, Outdoor Sports
man for KGW-TV, Portland, will
present a 2-hour color and sound
motion picture in Heppner on
Wednesday, February 27, at 8
p.m. under the sponsorship of
the Heppner Parent-Teacher as
sociation, it was announced af
ter the Wednesday night PTA
meeting.
Proceeds of the benefit show
will go towards PTA activities.
In the movie, Conway, who is
seen regularly on his TV pro
gram, will show the best selec
tions of three years filming of
hunting and fishing, including
30-lb. lakers in Canada, 40-lb.
salmon in Terrace, B. C, steel
head on flies in Sustant Lake,
B. C, 7-ft. sturgeons in Snake
River, bottom fish of Depoe Bay,
steelhead of Toutle River, Wn.,
Atlantic salmon in Mud Lake,
marlin in Hawaii, Kamloops at
Kulek, Alaska, moose hunting
of Alaska, pheasant hunting in
Oregon, elk hunting in the Ida
ho primitive area, and duck
hunting In Oregon.
Admission to the film will be
$1.25 for adults, and 75c for stu
dents and children.
Plane with Dry
pilot on the Redmond radio
beam as they neared that town.
They heard from the radio that
Madras was clear, so went north
from Redmond, breaking out of
the snow.
With weather conditions much
better, they continued on home,
arriving just as the tanks ran
dry.
However, Cutsforth said that
it would have been possible to
land most anywhere along the
route and felt that he could have
put the plane down on the high
way if necessary.
He took the Ruggs to the Wool
Growers meeting at Las Vegas
and then to a hearing at Tucson,
Ariz. While in that state they
stopped and visited the Garnett
Barratts at Mesa and found
them enthusiastic about living
in the Southwest. Others from
Morrow county were rather num
erous there, vacationing from
the cold weather, Cutsforth said.
They found land values high
in Arizona with Cutsforth re
porting that property "not as
good as the bomb range" posted
for sale at $4400 per acre. The
quartet was gone 10 days on the
trip.
SANDRA EUBANKS
jackpot event, it was decided.
Tickets for the rodeo will be the
same price as those of last year.
Queen Sandra, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Eubanks of lone,
has won many prizes in rodeos.
Her gelding, "Sonny," was nam
ed grand champion of the Pa
cific International Livestock Ex
position in 1961 and she received
a trophy together with some $500
in prize money.
She recently won a trorjhv for
all-around senior girl in the Ore
gon, Washington and Idaho jun
ior Rodeo Asscoiation in compe
tition the past year, as well as
silver buckles in barrel racing
and other competitive events.
Queen Sandra has appeared on
a horse In every Heppner fair
and rodeo since she was five
years old.
One of her first Important
titles was that of all-around jun
ior cowgirl of the Northwest in
1960. She won 17 silver buckles
and six trophies for her per
formances. Queen Sandra has al
so been in the courts in rodeos
at Condon, Fossil and last year
in Arlington.
Prominent in activities at lone
High school, Sandra has served
as cheer leader, a member of the
band, chorus and Girls League
and Is active in dramatics. Out
side activities include the 4-H
club with work particularly in
saddle clubs and Order of Rain
bow for Girls.
Chairman Floyd Jones pre
sided at the board meeting, first
of the year for the rodeo.
Alfred Troedson
Passes Thursday
Johan Alfred Troedson. 87.
known to his friends as "Al,"
died Thursday morning (today)
In Pioneer Memorial hospital af
ter being in ill health for some
time,
He was a member of a family
which homesteaded in the Mor
gan area in 1895, and he farm
ed in that area for 49 years be
fore coming to Heppner to retire
In 1944.
On July 4, 1905, he was mar
ried to Alta Byham of Guys
Mills, Pa., at Morgan. She pre
ceded him in death on Decem
ber 27, 1961.
Mr. Troedson was a longtime
member of the Heppner Meth
odist church and was a charter
member of Morgan IOOF lodge.
covering a period of 66 years. He
was alsoji member of the Lex
ington Grange.
Mr. Troedson had suffered a
stroke recently, resulting In his
hospitalization.
Funeral services will be Sat
urday, February 2, at 2 p.m. in
the Heppner Methodist church
with the Rev. Melvin Dixon of
ficiating and interment will be
In the IOOF cemetery, lone. Con
tributions may be made to the
Heart Fund In lieu of flowers at
the request of the family.
Creswick Mortuary Is in
charge of arrangements.
Survivors include a daughter,
Frances Putnam of Heppner;
eight grandchildren; four great
grandchildren; and a number of
cousins residing in this area.
State Superintendent
Tours School Plant
Mr. Charles Hansard, state
superintendent of secondary ed
ucation, Salem, was a visitor at
Heppner High school Wednesday.
Primary purpose of his coming
was to tour the new Heppner
Lexington high school plant now
under construction.
Accompanying Mr. Hansard
through the new building were
members of the high school stu
dent council and Mr. Gordon
Pratt, principal.