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With warmer and brighter
weather coming this week and
with only .01 inch of moisture
recorded in Heppner during that
period, grain harvest was get
ting into full stride around the
county by Thursday.
Report from the Morrow Coun
ty Grain Growers Thursday was
that "all stations are operating."
North Lexington elevator took
in about 25,000 bushels of wheat
and 15,000 bushels of barley
Tuesday, Al Lamb, manager,
said. On Tuesday evening at 7
p.m. trucks were lined up at the
elevator awaiting their turns to
dump loads, and as many as 15
were there at one time.
The Lexington elevator is also
in full swing, and at Heppner
and Kuggs the harvest is get
ting started with mostly barley
coming in at the present time.
Yields seem to be good al
though, as usual, they vary in
different parts of the county.
At the start of the week,
ranchers were unable to start
harvest daily until about 8:30
or 9 a.m. because of the moisture,
but with the warmer weather
some have been going at it earl
ier. They keep in the fields un
til dark, however.
Rust hasn't shown up as any
serious problem so far, Lamb
said, and at this time prospects
are for a very good harvest sea
son. Quality seems to be good,
he said.
The Grain Growers are mov
ing out much of the new crop
as quickly as possible with the
threat of a rail strike impending.
New Pastor Here
To Serve Church
Making his first appearance in
the pulpit of the Nazarene
church here Sunday was the Rev.
J. G. Weller, new pastor, who
arrived in Heppner from Bethany,
Okla., last Thursday evening.
The Nazarene church meets in
the Seventh -day Adv e n t i s t
church building.
The Rev. Weller served the
Crescent, Okla., church as supply
pastor before coming here. He is
a graduate of the Bethany Naz
arene' college in 1962 and orig
inally came from New York state,
living at Jamestown, a city of
about 45,000 persons.
This is the family's first trip
to the west, and they are enjoy
ing it very much, the Rev. Weller
said. Children are two daugh
ters, Judith, 9; and Susan, 8.
The new pastor replaces the
Rev. M. Carleton Sober who re
cently resigned to accept a new
charge.
WEATHER
By LEONARD GILLIAM
Hi Low Prec.
Thursday 77 44
Friday 80 50
Saturday 89 52
Sunday 80 51
Monday 75 42
Tuesday 79 56 .01
Wednesday 80 48
Carnival, Added Prizes
Due at 1963 Rodeo
More local prizes, a carnival
with more rides than last year,
and added features are sched
uled for the 1963 Morrow County
Rodeo on August 31 and Sep
tember 1, it was revealed at a
meeting of the rodeo board Tues
day night.
The carnival will be the same
one that came on a "last
minute" call last year when the
contracted carnival failed to ap
pear, Al Fetsch said, but it will
probably have two more rides
this year to appeal to older
children and youths.
Several new prizes for Morrow
county events in the rodeo will
be offered and complete an
nouncements will be made as
soon as they are placed with
the events for which they will
be awarded. Most recent to be
offered is a prize of some $40
value to be given by Barney
Malcom of Heppner Lumber
Company.
Hamley & Co. again will give
a fine saddle for the Northwest
saddle bronc championship and
Kinzua Corportaion again will
give another valued saddle for
the Morrow County calf roping.
Herman Green has offered a belt
buckle for the Wrangler cow
riding, and Farley Motor Com
pany will give a trophy, prob
ably for the flag race. Severe
Bros. Saddlery has offered a pair
of chaps which is tentatively
scheduled for second in the
Northwest saddle bronc, and
Del Brown has offered a pair of
boots which may go to second
place in the calf roping.
Queen's coronation ceremony
has been scheduled on the same
night as the Queen's dance on
ugust 17, and Fred Gimbel is
handling arrangements for the
Heppner-Morrow County Cham
ber of Commerce, sponsoring this
event.
Concessions at the 4-H Snack
Shack and in the stands will
be handled again this year by
THEW W
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, July 18, 1963
Extension
Eclipse Curtails
Swim Pool Hours
Opening of the Heppner
municipal swimming pool will
be delayed for IV2 hours Sat
' urday because of the eclipse
of the sun.
The pool will open at 2:30
p.m. on that day instead of
the usual 1 p.m., and the af
ternoon swimming period will
be extended until 4:30 p.m.
This action was taken by
the city upon advice of op
tometrists and authorities who
declare that permanent eye
damage can be done to those
who look at the eclipse, even
with the aid of sunglasses,
smoked glass or photographic
negatives.
Those in the pool normally
would not be wearing glasses,
and it would be difficult for
them to keep from looking at
the sun during the eclipse per
iod. Since they would be in
direct exposure without pro
tection of any kind, it was
deemed best to delay the pool
opening.
The eclipse period is set for
11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and
all are advised to avoid look
ing at the enticing natural
phenomenon. Dr. E. K. Schaf
fit said that the eclipse will
be a little more severe in the
southern states but does pose
possibility of serious eye dam
age here, too.
Forestry Lands
Closed to Entry
By proclamation of the govern
or, the Central Oregon fire patrol
district, including state and pri
vate lands is now closed to entry
except by permit, Harold Wilk
inson, assistant district ranger
for the State Board of Forestry,
said Thursday morning.
Not included are U. S. Forest
lands. Chuck McLean of the
Heppner district, U. S. Forest
Service, said that he has been
receiving calls as to whether
Bull Prairie and other spots are
closed. This is not the case be
cause the ones mentioned are
in the national forests.
Wilkinson said that the closed
areas have been posted. County
roads are open but the public
may not go into the woods off
these1 roads in closed areas.
Permits may be obtained from
the Chapin Creek guard station
or from the Fossil office of the
state forestry department.
the American Legion auxiliary
on an agreement reached at the
Tuesday night meeting with
Mrs. Hazel Hamlin, president,
acting for the auxiliary.
Gimbel, in charge of parking
at the rodeo, announced a new
plan whereby the main gate will
be closed to virtually all cars
(except those of a few officials).
This traffic will be routed to
upper gates and will come direc
tly into the grounds, thus avoid
ing congestion on the highway.
Ticket sellers will contact spec
tators after the latter have left
their cars and are en route to
the stands. In this manner, it
is expected to expedite handling
of the crowds and eliminate
traffic congestion. Other ticket
takers will be at the stands for
those who walk to the grounds.
Printing of advance programs
for the fair and rodeo will be
done next week and they will
be ready for distribution at that
time. They may be obtained from
Bert Huff, secretary.
Events listed on the rodeo pro
gram together with entry fees
and purses are as follows: Bare
back riding, $20 entry fee, $100
purse; bulldog'ging, $20 fee, $100
purse; bull riding, $20 fee, $100
purse; calf roping, $20 fee, $100
purse; calgary roping, $10 fee,
jackpot; cow milking, $20 fee,
$100 purse; Morrow County am
ateur roping, $20 fee, jackpot;
Morrow County registered quart
er horse race, $20 fee, $100 purse;
Morrow County derby, -mile,
$25 fee, $100 purse; Northwest
saddle bronc, $25 fee, $300 purse;
OBRA racing, $10 fee, $100
purse; -mile open race, $10
fee, $50 purse; wild horse race,
$10 fee, $100 purse; team roping,
$10 fee, $100 purse; flag race,
$25 fee, $100 purse.
The board asked the secretary
to issue an invitation to Ferg
Comrie of Comrie Motors, Pen
dleton, to bring his 1909 Cad
illac for participation in rodeo
events.
Budget Status Still
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WITH OLD buildings gone and trees and stumps removed, site of
" the new bowling lanes presented this picture late last week as
work started on excavation and foundation. Wallace Green of
Hermiston, contractor, had footings poured early this week for
the 50x140 ft. building that will house the eight lanes.
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County Gets Classified
'Area of Unemployment'
Heppner and Morrow County
have been classified by the Bur
eau of Employment Security,
U. S. Department of Labor, as
an area of "Substantial unem
ployment," Nathan E. Swan,
manager of the Pendleton office,
State of Oregon Employment
Service, announced at a meeting
of the Heppner-Morrow County
Chamber of Commerce Monday.
He read a telegram that he
had received from the bureau in
Washington, D. C, which said,
"Heppner and Morrow County,
Oregon, has substantial unem
ployment now qualified
PWAA."
Swan explained that the area,
because of its classification, is
eligible to apply for 50 match
ing funds for projects under the
Public Works Acceleration Ad
ministration. Some examples of
projects include those of mun
icipal nature, such as sewage
treatment, or some undertaking
in cooperation with the U. S.
Forest Service, he said.
The classification also makes
it possible for those qualifying
for loans under the Small Bus
iness Administration to receive
them at a preferred interest rate
of 4'2 percent.
A third benefit that the area
may receive is that employers
have a preference for bidding
on government procurements.
Swan said that the classifi
cation comes when an area ex
ceeds 6 unemployment of the
total labor force over a period
of time. Statistics show, he said,
that this area topped the 6
unemployment in the first five
months of this year, hitting as
high as 11.8 in January when
180 were unemployed and 1340
were listed as being employed.
Some of the members, in a
question and answer period, dis
counted the figures and said that
they had not seen substantial
unemployment here. One mem
ber said that part of the un
employment figure comes from
expected seasonal layoffs dur
ing the inclement winter weath
er. Nels Anderson, county agent,
said that his office had received
several calls for farmers for har
vest help that it could not sup
ply, but Al Lamb, manager of
the Morrow County Grain Grow
ers, said that quite a number
of men looking for harvest work
had stopped at his office.
The group discussed the poss
ibility of applying for aid to
complete the road from the
Lou Gilliam Hurt
In Fall Sunday
Lou Gilliam of Condon suffer
ed a serious injury Sunday when
he fell while playing tennis in
Condon. He was brought to the
Pioneer Memorial hospital and
remained in a semi-comatose
condition Thursday from what
his doctor diagnosed as a basal
skull fracture.
His father, Leonard L. Gilliam
of Heppner, said that the injured
man seems to be showing im
provement but still does not re
alize what happened or where
he is.
Gilliam was running back
wards on the court when he
tripped and fell, striking his
head and causing the fracture.
He is in charge of the Condon
Soil Conservation office and is
a brother of Don Gilliam, post
office clerk here.
Shaw Creek grade to the Uma
tilla county line, and a motion
made by Oliver Creswick, chair
man of the development com
mittee, proposed that the Cham
ber back up the findings of the
Department of Labor and inves
tigate monies that might be
available for projects of benefit
here.
Swan said that there is some
possibility that PWAA assistance
might be tied in with the Wil
low Creek dam project, although
he could not say how long the
area would remain classified as
one of "substantial unemploy
ment." .
The manager was accom
panied by Gordon Grady of
Hermiston, assistant manager of
the Pendleton office, who assis
ted with answering questions.
Picnic Postponed
Due to Snake Bite
While cleaning up around
her summer cabin in the
Parkers Mill area, Mrs. Vida
Heliker sustained what ap
peared to be a snake bite on
her leg Monday and was
treated at Pioneer Memorial
hospital. A doctor gave her
anti-venom serum, and she
responded rapidly, leaving the
hospital Tuesday.
Mrs. Heliker said that she
did not see a snake' and she
did not hear any rattles. How
ever, she told her doctor that
she believed that it must have
been a snake bite, and he said
that the marks on the leg
were "consistent with those
of fang marks of a small
snake."
Willows Grange Home ec
onomics club picnic was
scheduled at the Heliker cabin
for Sunday, and she was pre
paring for it when the incident
occurred. It has now been post
poned and will be rescheduled
for a later date.
Mrs. Heliker said that al
though rattlesnakes have often
been observed at . lower ele
vations in the Rock Creek area
she had never seen one as high
up as her cabin.
Dr. C. M. Wagner, who at
tended her, said that this is
the second case of snake bite
he has treated in 10 years. A
man was bitten by a rattler
near the rodeo grounds about
10 years ago he said.
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WILLOW CREEK All-Star Little League players slated to see action
Friday, 8 p.m.. when they meet The Dalles Westerns In The
Dalles are (front row, from left), Mark Pointer, Terry Prock,
Larry Bellenbrock, Bill Baker, Mark Lovgren, and Jon O'Donnell;
(middle row). Kit Anderson, Kent Pratt, Kevan Pratt, John Mc
Cabe, and Larry Pettyjohn; (back row), Iiill McLeod, Jim Swan
son, Keith Nelson. Gary Kemp, and La Verne Van Marter.
HEPPNER
10 Cents
in Doubt
70 Protest
Cut at Meet
With Court
Status of the 1963-64 budget
of the Morrow County extension
service remained in doubt today
although 70 persons assembled
in the courthouse Wednesday af
ternoon to voice protests on the
county budget committee's ac
tion in cutting $3400 from the
budget.
Bob Jepsen presented petitions
bearing 119 names asking for
the sum to be restored in order
that the county would not lose
one of its three extension agents.
A standing vote showed all the
persons present, coming from
most parts of the county, in fa
vor of having the sum restored
in some manner.
But District Attorney Herman
Winter, who reviewed budget
procedure, said that he doubted
that it would be possible from
a strictly legal standpoint to take
the $3400 from the county's
emergency fund. He said that he
could ask for an attorney-general's
opinion and later said that
he planned to do this. However,
he felt that the official opinion
would be that it is not an emer
gency because the cut was made
in full knowledge of what the
extension services were.
Mrs. E. Markham Baker of
lone presided at the meeting
and, at the request of Judge
Oscar Peterson, called for tes
timony on both sides of the mat
ter. Many spoke in favor of the
extension service and for the res
toration of the budget as it had
been accepted by the county
budget committee in May, but
none spoke in favor of the cut,
although the chairman called
for such comment several times.
Henry Baker, chairman of the
county budget committee, said
that the committee had yielded
to the pressure of the five men
appearing at the hearing on
June 28 and said that perhaps
it should not have done so. At
that time no one was present
to support the extension service.
"What could we do?" he asked.
He said that he had taken a
trip after the hearing but was
startled upon his return to see
the amount of mail that had ac
cumulated and learned of the
reaction from around the county.
Several in the audience Wed
nesday took the positiu.i that
the cut did create an emergency.
E. Markham Baker said, "I
feel we have an emergency right
now." He stressed the impor
tance of weed control programs
to the farmer at the present time,
of the development of new var
ieties of wheat, and the economic
bearing of the extension pro
grams on the farmers' future.
In response to the budget com
mittee chairman's reaction to the
five appearing at the hearing,
E. Markham Baker said, "If 1
bring two or three people up
here to a hearing and say, 'We
don't need a sheriff,' will he be
cut?"
The resolutions presented by
Jepsen said that the budget com
mittee action "does not repre
sent the wishes of the majority
of the people in the county."
They, too, cited the "economic
plight of the farmer" and the
continuing need for research.
As was true at the citizens'
meeting last week, a number
from Boardman and Irrigon ex
pressed strong feelings in sup
port of the extension service, the
home demonstration program,
and the 4-H program. Andrew
Skiles of Irrigon represented the
Greenfield Grange and said he
felt the public was "95 percent
in favor of the extension ser-
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PRINCESS NANCY CLEVELAND
Princess Nancy
To Be Honored
Saturday Night
Princess Nancy Cleve land,
youngest member of the Morrow
County Fair and Rodeo Court,
will be honored -at the first of
the princesses' dances Saturday
night in the fair pavilion. The
dance will start at 10 p.m. and
Leonnig's orchestra will play.
Not yet 16, Nancy will be a
junior in high school in the com
ing school year. She' is daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. W Howard
Cleveland whose new home is
on Hinton Creek near Dallas.
Brothers are John, 18, a graduate
Work Underway
On New Building
For County Fair
There will be a marked im
provement in facilities offered at
the Morrow County fair this
year.
This became even more appar
ent this week with the an
nouncement by Al Fetsch, chair
man of the fair board, that con
tract had been let for the con
struction of a $12,000 arena
building on the grounds. Howard
Keithley received the contract
and said that work will be un
derway on the building next
week. It will be completed in
time for the fair, he said.
The 120x60 ft. structure will
be constructed of corrugated
metal siding and roofing. There
will be no posts to block view
inside the building, and steel
trusses will be used to support
the roof.
Three rows of fluorescent
lights will illuminate the inter
ior. The structure will be located
north of fair pavilion next to
Hinton creek. While it will have
expanded use at later fairs, it
is expected that this year it will
be used for housing open class
cattle.
Previously the board added
hardwood flooring in the fair
pavilion and put In new lighting.
In addition, the grounds have
been improved greatly by black
topping in the area around the
pavilion.
The fair is scheduled for
August 19-23.
Sidewalk Riders
Face Police Action
Children who have Ignored
recent warnings of the city
police department to stop riding
bicycles on Main street side
walks will have bicycles im
pounded for violations of this
kind in the future,, Chief of
Police Dean Gilman said Wed
nesday. He said that he regrets taking
this step but the city ordinance
on the matter is so frequently
disregarded that the youngsters
endanger the safety of pedes
trians. Serious injury could re
sult if an elderly person were
struck by one of the bicycles.
First offenders will have bi
cycles impounded for 24 or 48
hours, he said. Additional vio
lations will bring more serious
penalties. Parents are asked to
adv.se their children and coun
sel with them on the matter.
In 1 m
this year of Heppner High school,
and Tommy, 10.
Riding comes naturally for
this young lady, as it does with
other princesses. She has enjoyed
riding since she was three or
four years of age and will appear
through the rodeo season on
"Sugar Joe," her 8-ycar-old geld
ing. Princess Nancy has lived in
Heppner nearly all of her life,
although she was born in Pen
dleton. After horseback riding, her in
terests are In swimming and
cooking. She does her share of
work on the Cleveland ranch.
The young lady, who repre
sents the Lena Community on
the court, is a 5-year mem
ber of the 4-H Saddleites club
and is a member of Ruth As
sembly, Order of Rainbow for
Girls. In high school she is a
member of the pep club and has
a special interest in drama.
Nancy has appeared in some of
the school plays, although she
has two years ahead of her yet
to take part in more plays and
other activities.
Princess Nancy is also a mem
ber of the Wranglers but does
not often enter the competitive
events.
The fact that she "just loves
to ride" makes her participation
on the royal court all the more
thrilling to her.
The first dance, the Klckoff
event Saturday night proved to
be highly successful with a
crowd of more than 400 on hand.
The new hardwood floor in the
pavilion contributed to the en
joyment of the affair.
Danoes continue each Satur
day night, except for August 24,
until the final Rodeo dance on
August 31.
'Songs' Chosen
As Parade Theme
"Songs Old and New" has
been chosen as the theme for
the 1963 Morrow County Rodeo
parade to be held August 31, a
Heppner-Morrow County Cham
ber of Commerce committee
headed by Fred Gimbel has an
nounced. The theme was submitted by
Ada R. Rogers of Irrigon in a
contest sponsored by the Cham
ber. A total of 10 suggestions
was offered in the contest. It
was announced in newspapers
last week and closing time for
entries was noon Wednesday.
Organizations had asked if
there was to be a theme for
the parade this year. Some plan
to get started on their floats in
the near future.
Those who expect to have en
tries in the parade are encour
aged to develop them around the
theme selected.
Queen and Court
To Visit Chamber
Queen Sandra Eubanks of the
1963 Morrow County Fair and
Rodeo and her princesses will be
guests of the Heppner-Morrow
County Chamber of Commerce
meeting Monday on the annual
visit of the court to the lunch
eon. Mrs. John Eubanks, chaperone
for the court, will also be a
guest. The luncheon will be in
the Wagon Wheel Cafe.