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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.
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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-
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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-
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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
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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
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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,
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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