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LIBRARY U OF 0 EUGENE, ORE. I 80th Year Number 31 the mi HUEPFN GAZETTE-TIME HEPPNER Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, October 3, 1963 10 Cents &MW -mm ""- c, v Wi.s It . - 1 V I LEADING GROUND GAINER for the Heppner Mustangs football team this year to date is Larry Muessig, 5-10 senior back. Larry . weighs 150 pounds. He made some long runs against Umatilla in the home opener Friday night and the home folks will see him in action against Staniield again Friday night (G-T Photo) Tigers Due Heire; Cards Face Weston Heppner High and lone High football teams both play at home Friday, the Cardinals meeting Weston in their second league game of the season at 2:30 on the lone field and the Mustangs tackling non-conference Stan- Channel 12 Fills Television Gap Channel 12 of Portland has been added to the Heppner TV system and is placed on the channel 5 position on the dial here, Carl Spaulding, manager, announces. The addition came after it was announced last week that KGW-TV and KOIN-TV were off because of the Rufus trans lator being down. However, the Rufus translator, operated by North Sherman TV, has been back on during the world series and KGW-TV is once more being received on the channel 6 position here. This is expected to be only a temporary arrangement, however, and it may go off again after the series is over until improvemnts and repairs have been completed on the North Sherman translator. Addition of channel 12 was undertaken to provide Portland news coverage here and it is being received from the trans lator at The Dalles. Don Wise, maintenance man for the Heppner system, said, "You can expect most anything for the next few weeks while adjustments are being made." The local system can carry a maximum of five stations. There is a possibilty that after North Sherman comes back on perm anently with KGW-TV and KOIN-TV, channel 12 of Portland might be switched to the No. 2 slot here to give Oregon cover age and using the present chan nel 25 as an alternate station, Wise said. Mrs. Vinson Breaks Both Wrists Skating Mrs. Darrell (Sue) Vinson frac tured both wrists when she fell backwards while skating at the Morrow county Roller Rink Wed nesday night. She is expected to be confined to the hospital for several days, and with her hands disabled, will be helpless for sev eral weeks. She is wearing long arm casts as a result of the fractures which occurred while she was partici pating in adult night at the rink. She atempted to break her fall She attempted to break her fall her to cause the breaks. Splints were applied at the rink and she was taken to the hospital. Mrs. Vinson has been working as a hospital employee and returned after the accident as a patient. Grill Reopened Thelma Ling of lone has re opened Hotel Grill which has been closed for several weeks. She has leased the establishment from Raymond Pettyjohn. The grill will be open seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. each day, she announces, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. J field at the rodeo grounds, Hepp ner, at 8 p.m. After its victory over Echo last week, lone is one of three teams in the Umatilla-Morrow 8-Man League to score opening wins. Also with 1-0 marks are River side of Boardman and Helix. Riverside edged Weston Friday, 7 to 6. Heppner hopes to even its sea son's record Friday night at 2-2. Stanfield is a much lighter team than the Umatilla Vikings who beat the Mustangs in the home opener Friday. The Tigers only have two seniors on their squad, and the heaviest man is a tackle, Sophomore Mike Scott, at 188. Their second biggest boy is also a tackle, Kim Clark, junior, who tips the scales at 184 and is 6-2. While the Mustangs came out second best in their contest with Umatilla, they were unscathed and will be at near full-strength against Stanfield. A good crowd is expected again. On October 11, the Mustangs will open their conference sched ule with a game against Grant Union at John Day before return ing home on October 18 against Pilot Rock. Marauding Bruin Pays for Prowling Now hear this! A real honest to goodness bear story, and it happened like this. The Ernie Winchesters and Elwyn Hughes left town Fri day night loaded for "bear" deer, that is, and headed for the Winchester cabin located at the head of Ditch Creek. When they arrived, everything seemed peaceful enough until they entered the cabin to find it in a jumble with food and containers scattered over the floor. They soon discovered the outside cooler, which is attached to the house, was torn apart and several pounds of bacon, margarine, and other items were gone. At first they were muttering that some ungrateful hunter had been in and had taken the food, leaving the cabin door open, until they found the cooler torn up. So they decided it was a bear and El wyn suggested fixing a bait box. They gathered up scrans of food, a little bread, some even with jam on it, (you know his last meal and all that) and meat which they put in a box a little' distance from the cabin. Then the four mighty hunters climbed into the car and parked it in such a way so the headlights would shine on the box and, hope fully, on the bear if he ar rived on the scene. Sure enough, along came bruin to enjoy his feast. On went the lights and out came the guns. With one shot Elwyn lowered the boom on the black thief! Lois said it was very ex citing and she was most glad to have two guys with two guns ri"ht close by! She spends many days at the cabin dur ing the summer and would not have welcomed meeting the animal face to face in the cabin! They brought the bear to Court Street Market and plan to have bear steaks. They sent the skin away to be tanned for a bear rug. Cong. Ullman Tells Of President Talks Congressman Al Ullman, cheer ful and jaunty despite the rigors of an intensive 10-day swing through the Northwest, appeared in Morrow county Monday even ing and Tuesday morning to greet his constituents here. He brought reports of his talks Bowl Alley Opening Set October 11 Fiesta Lanes, Heppner's new bowling alley, will be open to the public on Friday night, Oc tober 11, Art Dyck, owner, said Wednesday. Finishing touches are being put on the block building and equipment is now being install ed. Painting is nearly finished, some wiring is yet to be com pleted, but the lanes are down and finished, Dyck said. Installation of kickbacks, drop sweeps and pin-setting machines is yet to be done. Leagues have been completed for play on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights at the lanes, Dyck said, with six leagues about full. It is expected to have a total of 10 leagues soon after the lanes are operating. Special features are planned for a grand opening on October 11 with dignitaries to be present, free gifts for all and other at tractions. Complete details will be announced next week. Dyck, now of Cheney, Wn ex oects to move his family here on November 2. He and his wife, Jo Ann, have two sons, Mike, in the sixth rrrade, and Douglas, 11 months old. Rep. Jack Smith To Speak at PTA On Tax Election Rep. Jack Smith of Condon will be the speaker at the PTA meeting in the Heppner High school multipurpose room Wed nesday at 7:30 p.m., Mrs. Ed (Rachel) Dick, president, an nounces. He will have a message of vital interest because he will discuss the state tax bill that will be referred to the voters of Oregon in a special election October 15. Rep. Smith, who serves five eastern Oregon counties, includ ing Morrow, in the legislature, is excellently qualified to speak on the subject because he served on the House taxation committee as well as the House education committee. Everyone is invited to attend the meeting, whether a PTA member or not, and opportunity will be given for questions. Parents who wish to attend the meeting may also bring their children who will be entertained with a full-length motion pic ture in the gymnasium. Only those children whose parents are at the PTA meeting are invited to attend. First grade room mothers are in charge of the motion picture showing. Two of the sixth grade stu dents who took the conservation tour to Bull Prairie Tuesday will make brief reports at the PTA meeting. A brief business meeting will be held following the speakers at the PTA session, Mrs. Dick said. Rep. Smith Tax program offered by the state legislature, upon which voters of the state will cast bal lots as Measure No. 1 at a spec ial election October 15, was not "thrown together" in the la3t few hours of the 1963 session, but was very carefully thought out, Representative Jack Smith of Condon told members of the Heppner-Morrow County Cham ber of Commerce at their lunch eon meeting Monday. Many hours of hearings went into the bill and the best tax experts available were heard, he said. Rep. Smith, himself a mem ber of the House taxation com mittee as well as of the edu cation committee, worked tnrough the session on the tax bill. He said that he believes it to be a "good" bill, incom- orating reforms that will help widows and students as well as offering relief on capital gains with President John Kennedy while touring the Northwest with him and told of actions pending in Congress. Cong. Ullman spoke to a group of 56 persons at a dinner at Stefani's in lone Mon day night and then appeared at the high school here Tuesday morning for another address. "The president was very pleas ed with his reception in the Northwest," the genial congress man said. "I talked with him on the tax program and water de velopment" They discussed multiple use forests, flew over the sand dunes on the Oregon coast and went to Tongue Point. Stating that President Ken nedy is "completely available," the congressman said that the trip and the Oregon delega tion's opportunity to vistit with him brought a keener aware ness to him of "our part of the country." Ullman said that he told the President about Morrow county voting 90 for the wheat pro gram and reported that the pres ident was very much interested. "I told him that we can't af ford to let this be the final vote." The congressman suggested that another program be offered on a voluntary basis with in centives. "I am well pleased that most wheat growers are subjecting themselves to restrictions on pro duction. I don't think the people of our country can live on $1.25 bushel wheat," Ullman said On the other hand, he de clared, "I don't think our people will stand for a $6 or $8 billion wheat program." Later, in a question and an swer period, the congressman said that there is no possibility of putting off the wheat refer- (Continued on page 8) Lions Bill Sale Of Brooms, Bulbs Ione's energetic Lions will be engaged in their annual sale Monday night, offering whisk brooms and light bulbs this year, Jim Barnett of the club announ ces. They expect to start in Hepp ner at 6:30 Monday evening and will canvass the town. They have a good crew lined up and ex pects to do the job in a short time. Light bulbs have been add ed this year and will cost $2 for a carton of eight, Barnett said. On Tuesday night, they will swing to lone and Lexington where they will conduct the sale. Proceeds will go towards civic projects and scholarship funds. October Sale Event Slated Next Week Heppner merchants will of fer their monthly sale event to the public next week-end, October 11 and 12, Randall Peterson, chairman of the mer chants committee of the Cham ber of Commerce, announces. The event will be in the nature of a fall clearance with a Columbus Day tie-in. Open ing of the bowling alley here is also scheduled for the week end to add interest. Merchants who plan to ad vertise in the paper for the event are encouraged to pre pare their Ideas because of the good-sized addition expected. Any who are ready with ma terial are asked to contact the Gazette-Times and a repre sentative will come to pick it up or give any assistance needed. Tells of Features of Tax Measure No. 1 and emergency medical expen- S6S Although he did not hold that the bill is perfect, he said it will be a disaster if it is not approved by the people. He pointed oul that while the situation will be bad in the current biennium, it would be worse for the 1965 67 biennium. "The legislature was price-tag conscious," he said. Severe cots were made by the session on the total requests of $452,000,000 that were made and the $404,000,000 budget was finally arrived at. However, present income taxej will provide but $207,000,000. If the law passes, the tax stands to pick up $63.5 million more. Corporation tax will supply $43.1 on the present structure but would add some $700,000 If Measure 1 is approved. Amount needed to balance the budget is aDDroximately $C0 000,000. Some $14,000,000 could fc " , W ..... t- fi- - n - -1 -- FOCAL POINT of $70,000 vorks project under the Accelerated Public Works program is Tupper Guard station of the Heppner Ranger district Photo shows the dining hall. Three bunkhouses and other facilties will be constructed in the project (G-T Photo) $70,000 Works Project Slated for Forest District Wright T. Mallery, forest sup ervisor of the Umatilla National Forest, announces the construc tion of three ten-man barracks, a gas and oil house, water sys tem, and the work center road reconstruction and oiling at Tupper Work Center on the Opening Days Bring Good Luck to Hunters Incoming deer over opening week-end virtually swamped lo cal markets with 55 reported at Court Street Market Monday, 45 at Central Market and a "full house" at Economy. Central had to turn some away but was re ceiving again early this week. Thus, it was evident that many hunters had good luck on the opening days. The early surge at the local markets, quite a contrast from last year, was partly due to the weather. Hunt ers had to hustle their meat to cold storage to prevent spoilage, and even so, some did not make it in time. For some hunters, those who like to enjoy the outing through the season, the end came all too quickly as they bagged their bucks early. One of the earliest killed was that of Bill Smeth urst who had his forked horn by 6:30 a.m. Saturday. Both personnel of Heppner Ranger district and state police reported good cooperation from hunters this year and proclaimed it a good opening. W. S. (Sam) Miller, ranger in charge of the district, was exultant because no fires had occurred despite the high hazard. He said that the Bull Prairie campground was "jammed" with hunters camping there, and an other heavy concentration was at Tupper Guard Station. Two lookouts, Madison Butte and Tamarack, were manned and continue to be manned while the weather stays warm and dry. Seven of the forestry staff were on patrol throughout the district. State Police Officer Jim Gor don said that hunters generally be gained by requiring larger concerns to file withholding payments monthly Instead of quarterly, thereby stepping up the receipts two months. One of the reasons of the dilemma for this legislature was the fact that there was no sur plus. Other recent sessions open ed with surpluses on hand. At the 1961 session it amounted to $33 million. "To all Intents and purposes we started the biennium broke as of July 1," Rep. Smith said. Eighty-five per cent of the in crease in the budget goes to education, including higher edu cation and the Department of Education. Appropriat ion for higher education in 1961-63 was $61,000,000 and in 1963-65 it is $79,000,000, a 29 increase. However, since 1960-61 students enrolled in state institutions of higher education have Increased from 23,000 to 31,000, and it Is ill in i "in iiinminwiwiiiJMii -nm --"Tr -, dtltjktt'' rfUMM t. A. Heppner Ranger District. The contract will have alternate bids for an equipment storage shed and an office-residence combin ation. The new buildings are needed to house crews working on tim ber sales, recreation improve- showed excellent cooperation on game laws, although a few vio lations brought citations. One hunter shot a doe by accident, and this was promptly reported with no charge filed. A bull elk was found seriously wounded by a party of hunters who fin ished the kill and then reported it to the state police. Some local hunters, a bit "choosy" about the bucks they shoot, had opportunities to score on opening day but passed them by on the theory that it would cut their season short and be cause they were not satisfied with the bucks that came with in range on the opening week end. One hunter, who probably ore fcrs to remain unidentified, said that he came upon a herd of deer that included some eight bucks. He fired a few times but missed completely, apparently having a sudden case of that age-old hunter's ailment, "buck fever." Big problem for the hunter, however, remains in properly taking care of the killed animal In the warm weather. One mar ket said that one animal brought in had to be disposed of because the meat had spoiled and others were "not in very good shape.'' There was some conjecture about how many went out, un skinned, after hunters had come here from some distance and how many of these made it home in good condition. . With weather holding warm and dry the fire danger remains high in the woods and Miller asked that all hunters continue to observe caution to prevent fires with another big week-end coming up. projected that in 1964-65 there will be 33,700, a 61 per cent in crease In five years. Property taxes have been look ed upon to carry the burden of public education, but on the the ory that all and not just prop erty owners should share the burden, the legislature adopted basic school support. In 1960-61 $105 ner student was approp riated to local school districts. This has been increased towards the ultimate goal of 50 of the cost of educating the student so that at present It stands at $122 per child, and if Measure No. 1 passes will be $129 in 1964-65. This means that the state would furnish about 33 of the cost of educating the public school child. In 1959-60 this support went to 501,070 students, and en rollment has gained so that In 1964-65 it will be about 578,000, (Continued on page 8) ment projects, fire suppression, and road engineering. These men are presently housed in tents. These projects are on the Ac celerated Public Works Program signed into Law by President Kennedy on September 14, 1962, and have been approved by the Area Redevelopment Admini stration of the Department of Commerce. Contracts for this approved construction will be - awarded sometime during December or January. However, construction of these projects must begin be fore or during the spring, 1964. The estimated cost of construc tion is $70,000. Scrivner Ranch Robbery Solved Aided by a tip from a neighbor who lives near the Lee and Bill Scrivner ranch and helped by the cooperation of Air Force Station personnel at Condon, State Police Officer Jim Gordon made quick work of solving the theft of tools and saddles at the Scrivner ranch. Officer Gordon arrested four airmen from the Condon station, Jerald Dean Prather, 24, Doug las Edward Tredaway, 21, Rich ard Allan Bakker, 19, and James Monroe Oswald, 27. All were charged with larceny from a building with bail set at $500 each by Judge Marvin Albee of Condon. All were released In the custody of the Air Force and were confined to the station at Condon. Preliminary hearing was scheduled for today (Thursday) and Officer Gordon said that each stated that he would plead guilty. Court proceedings are ex pected to take place in John Day. In the theft, three saddles and a quantity of hand and power tools were taken. The Scrivners last week offered a $500 reward for Information that would solve the theft, but it has not been announced whether anyone will receive the award. The case broke after the neigh bor furnished a partial descrip tion of a car seen at the place. This was traced to the Condon Air Force station, and a saddle was found in Bakker's car, Of ficer Gordon said. The officer stated that the air men said that they had been hunting and were drinking beer. They had some car trouble, de cided to see if they could find tools to make repairs, and upon entering the building at the un occupied ranch found the saddles and tools which they took on the spur of the moment, accord ing to their story. Troubles multiplied for Os wald and Prather when the of ficer searched their residences. He found a portion of a venison at Oswald's house and charged him with illegal possession of venison. Chukars were found in the yard behind Prather's resi dence and he was charged with waste of game. WEATHER By LEONARD GILLIAM Hi Low Prec. Thursday 86 50 Friday 89 53 Saturday 88 51 Sunday 82 48 Monday 79 44 Tuesday 79 46 Wednesday 78 45
