Image provided by: Morrow County Museum; Heppner, OR
About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 15, 1963)
Tupper Station Field Center for District Work (Third in a series of articles on the Heppner Ranger dis trict, Umatilla National Forest), By WES SHERMAN Tupper Guard station, located near the geographic center of the Heppner Ranger district, is also the center of field operations for the district. It is developing into a little community within itself and is scene of consider able activity in the summer time. Its principal building is a din-ing-recreation hall with nice quarters for the cooks, Mrs. Elsa Leathers and Mrs. Dorothy Brom ley, who live there. Electricity provides them with the means for refrigeration and freezing units as well as other appliances to serve the needs of their hungry crews. They may prepare an evening meal for 25-30 men on a normal day, and two years ago the place was hopping dur ing the Ditch Creek fire, when men ate in shifts, the hall being filled almost constantly. Another building does double duty as an operations center and winter-time bunkhouse; there is a nniv chnwer house with modem toilets; a garage-storehouse; and large tents that house the sum mer time crews. The premises are kept as spic nnH ennn na n npat home1 in town with lawn mowed, weeds kept down, ana concrete side walks clean. Young men in the brush and eiinnrncvMnn rrews nuartered at Tupper seem to enjoy their wholesome lives in tne open air allhmmh mmnvprl thronch the week from city activity. They come from as iar as ionaa, al though most of them are from tho nnrthwpst. After they have, enjoyed one of the big dinners prepared D.y Mrs. Leathers (who makes homemade rolls and breads near- lu nvnrv Haul nnH Mrs. Rromlev. one of two generally stay to help clean up. no one asKS mem tn- thpv Inst fin It. A group will drift off to the tent to play pinochle, anotner bunch will pitcn norsesnoes, ana a few others might embark on a game of Monopoly. They have the privilege of the mess hall as a recreation center until 9, and then are required to clear out so that the cooks can rest. Lights out in the tents is at 10 p.m. Eleven vehicles operate through the Heppner Ranger dis trict, including one 2-ton stake truck, a 1-ton ll-passengci "crummy," a Ms -ton 6-passenger crummy, two Jeep Carryalls with 4-wheel drive (each 5-passen-ger), and the rest pickups. A visitor will notice that the men drive these vehicles very carefully, and for good reason. Even the slightest scratch or bump requires so much paper work and so many reports that the operator is unwilling to take any risk. An Interesting project in pro gress in the district at this time Is its new program of signing. All the present painted signs are coming down and new rout ed wood signs, the rustic type, are replacing them. The job will soon be done throughout the dis trict. An Interesting point Is that these signs are also made by Federal "employees" those be ing inmates of McNeil Island penitentiary in Washington. The district reimburses the peniten tiary in payment for the signs. As with any public agency, the district has a job against van dalism, and these signs are of ten victims of those who use them for targets or rip them up in some misguided prank. They are valuable in directing those using the forest, and the district solicits the cooperation of all to keep them unblemished. While the ranger district is under the constant surveillance of the foresters who are em ployed to manage it, they avoid leaving the feeling with the pub lic that they are policing the forest users. They take the posit ion that the national forest be longs to the public to enjoy with in the multiple use program and seek only to see that necessary regulations are observed. Planning is the key to the future of the district, and this entails a tremendous amount of paper work. District Ranger Sam Miller is now making his plans for the fiscal year 196-1-65, and -JL .. ' . CIV PS?, h iUi i i CENTER of operations for the Heppner Ranger district in the field shows the dining and recreation hall at Tupper. most phases of the district are set up on 5-year plans. This district has tentative recreational development plans that extend to the year 2000. Miller developed the district's current multiple use plan In 1962, and it is rewritten and re approved to fit the district's plan ning. One deterrent to public recre ational development is the fact that private lands .are Inter spersed in the national forest. Development of a reservoir in one area, for instance, might Involve lands owned by private Individuals. Eventually the Heppner Ran ger district will have summer home sites in organized areas available to the public. At the present time their are only two private summer homes in the district, and they will not be permitted to remain after their leases expire in 1965 and 1970 respectively. Policy is now for such summer homes to be lo cated together at one organized site and not to permit them to be scattered through the nat lonal forest area. Boardman Area Ripped by Winds BOARDMAN Winds of cyclone force tore through the west end of the Boardman project about 7 p.m. Monday evening, uproot ing some 50 trees and doing other property damage. At the Roy Partlow farm on the canal road two picture win dows were blown out of the front of the house, roofs were torn off out buildings, and sev eral trees were downed. At the Charles Dillon place further north of the canal nearly 20 trees were downed, and a small build ing being used for sleeping quarters near a trailer house, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Warren Dillon, was smashed flat. A car nearby was also smashed by a falling tree. Had the storm happened a few hours later, more tragic re sults might have resulted as teenage Jimmie Dillon would have been sleeping in the small building. Other farms had many trees down. The east end had very little wind, nor did the town of Boardman. Rain accompanied the storm, and lightning started at least two fires on the bomb ing range. These were exting uished by rain and navy person nel. Electric power was off on the whole project and in the city, too. The east end and town had service restored by 9:35 p.m., but the west end did not get any until 2 a.m. Umatilla Cooperative crews from Hermiston worked to restore service most of the night. The temperature had been as high as 102 degrees during the day in town. BACK-TO-SCHOOL BELL RINGERS BOYS' JEANS - Lee's, Wranglers and Levis - $3.98 up BOYS' SWEATERS and SHIRTS Jantzen, $2.98 up BOYS' BRIEFS and T-SHIRTS Carter's, 89c and $1.00 GIRLS' CORDUROY COATS $12.95 and $14.95 JANTZEN SKIRTS and SWEATERS $7.98 up ClmaA cAppavei 233 N. MAIN HEPPNER --, k V V" ' .A. f V"- V. ,t,W M p Y, RIGID PHYSICAL training is a part of the life of members of the U. S. Forest Service fire suppression crew. Here thev do some "back busters" at Tupper Guard Station. At left is Roy Mesler and at right is Kenneth Daggett, the latter of Heppner. In back ground is Jerry Reeves, acting crew foreman. (G-T Photo) t J. ' A , A I ' v1'-' .?' 1,':$ sx -js i PROBABLY THE most comfortable of the three lookouts in the Heppner district of the Umatilla National Forest is the Wheeler Point lookout, which overlooks the John Day basin to the south. It was built in 1960, stands 67 feet high and has spacious 15x15 ft. quarters at the top. (G-T Photo) . ... PH. 676-9426 '"- m m 04, ' is Tupper Guard station. This (G-T Photo) .' " HOSPITAL Tatients admitted to Pioneer Memorial hospital for medical care during the past week are the following: Harry Coghill, Condon; Mary Lindsay, lone; Raymond Medlock, Hardman; Sarah Strait, Heppner; Charles Moore, Mayville, and Mildred Winters, Heppner. Those dismissed during this same period are: Clara Gertson, Heppner; Clarence Buchanan, Heppner, transferred to Pendle ton; Morris McCarl, Lexington; Robert DeSpain. Arlington, and Patricia Van Sehoiack, Heppner. Mr. and Mrs. James Montgom ery of Condon are parents of a 6 lb., 12 oz. daughter, born Fri day. August 9. The little girl has been named Debara Lea. An 8 lb., G oz. daughter was born Monday August 12, to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bare of Con don. She has been given the name Teresa Marie. Mr. and Mrs. Dun Failoni ol Condon, are parents of an 8 lb., 6 oz. daughter, Angela Kamilf. She was born Thursday morn ing, August 15. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Heliker, lone, and Mr. and Mrs. John Craves, Hardman, left today (Thursday) for a month's va cation trip uu the Alcan high way, expecting to travel as far, I north as Fairbanks, Alaska. i j Parade to Offer m in Prizes Again This Year (Continued lrom page 1) sis, according to Randall Peter son, who is in charge of the judging: Theme, 30; design, 40; quality, 20; originality, 10. Prizes for floats will be offer ed in three divisions: juvenile organizations, adult organiza tions, and businesses, each re ceiving prizes of $25, $15 and $10 for first second and third. In addition, the three first place winners will compete for the grand sweepstakes of $50. The best float out of the coun ty will receive a $15 first prize, and the second best will receive a $10 second prize. Other prizes offered in the pa rade are as follows: Best riding club $35, first, $20, second; best family group (mounted), $7.50; best mounted cowgirl, $7.50; best mounted cowboy, $7.50; oldest cowboy, $5; oldest cowgirl, $5; best comic, $10. Bands, $15, first, $10 second; boats, $7.50, first $5, second; cars (oldest and best shape), $10, first, $7.50, second; surreys, $7.00 first, $3.50 second. It is not necessary to submit entry in advance of the parade to compete for a prize, but it may be helpful to call Peterson and inform him of entries to help in planning for the parade. County's Harvest 75 Per Cent Done; Total Near Record Grain harvest in Morrow coun ty was estimated by Al Lamb, manager of Morrow County Grain Growers, to be 75 per cent completed by early this week. "It is one of our better years, he said. "The total will be a near record." In the northern part of the county the harvest is virtually complete, and the North Lex ington and McNab elevators have been closed. All the rest of the MCGG elevators, however, are still in operation. Some growers in the southern nnrt- nf tho rnimtv were- iust starting last week but probably most oi tne laie ones are wen along by now. Onnlitu nf thp train anDears good on the average, Lamb said. No figures are available yet on the total yield but they will hp rnmnilpri within A few weeks. and it is expected that they will show that the county is close to a record harvest. i mm Reg. 39c Belmont PENS 19c HI-TONE Reg. 50c Typewriter TABLET 39c REG. 25c EACH FILLER PAPER, Reg. $1 Retractable BALLPOINT PENS 59c Reg. 2 for 15c BEGINNER PENCILS Now ea. gc SEE US FOR EVERYTHING IN SCHOOL SUPPLIES Humphreys HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Coach Sutherland To Issue Suits August 23 and 24 "nach Jim Sutherland, Hepp ner High football mentor, has sounded the first call for prac tice and announces that he will issue suits to aspirants on Fri day and Saturday, August 23 and 24, from 2 until 4 p.m. Lettermen are to report on August 23 for their gear and non-lettermen are asked to be on hand during the afternoon of August 24. The coach will start practice on Monday, August 26, at 10 a.m. Thirteen lettermen are expec ted back, and the coach looks for as good a year as the Mus tangs had last year. A good carryover from the strong jay vees of last year is expected to DANISH MODERN TV rca Victor 23" tube (overall diag.) 282sq. in. picture Super-powerful "New Vista" Tuner 22,500 volts of picture power (design average) Bonded-on glare-proof safety window Dependable Space Age Sealed Circuitry Extended-range Duo-Cone speaker OUR PRICE eOHTY'S Back FRIDAY L August 16 & 17 Buy SUT m lexall ir Thursday. August 15, 1963 bring the turnout for the season to about 50 candidates. First game of the season will be Enterprise again, this time there on September 13, a non conference fray. First home game will be on Friday, September 27, with Uma tilla as the opposition. First full-game scrimmage un der the lights will be Saturday, September 7. My Neighbors Mw Ustd tv $ 279.95 The GRIMSTAD flltlSi Series 34.C-37-M I,M BARGAINS FOR - To - School and SATURDAY Early and Save! 4 for 89c "i! J 1 """"" 3-RING FILLER PAPER 500 Count Special $1.79 I3C
