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President Lyndon B. Johnson
Boeing Hassle'
Erupts; Meet
Called Friday
(See also "Salem Scene" Page 4, Sec. 2)
By WES SHERMAN
Controversy over the Boeing lease on the space-
age industrial park, Boardman, which has smould-
,ered for months, flared
Dast week.
An important public meeting has been called for
Friday in the multipurpose room of Heppner High
school at 2 p.m. with Bill Belt, chairman of the space
age association, to be on hand, together with several
of the proponents and antagonists of the Boeing
lease.
Developments on the situation
during the past few days were
these:
1. Battle in the state legisla
ture, now recessed until Monday,
over proposed legislation that
would make it possible to pro
ceed with the already signed
lease.
2. Meeting of the development
committee of the Heppner-Mor-row
County Chamber of Com
merce last Thursday and send
ing of a telegram to legislators
asking for full support of the
Boardman project.
3. An impromptu meeting Mon
dav with Rep. J. E. Bennett ot
Portland at Boardman with some
15 interested persons attending
to discuss the matter.
4. Calling of the public meet
ing for Heppner Friday to give
both sides opportunity to present
information.
5. Public statement by Reps.
Jack Smith of Condon and Clin
ton P. Haight, Baker, opposing
House Bills 1014 and 1020 which
are designed to pave the way to
complete arrangements with Boe
ing. County Judge Oscar Peterson,
who has been following develop
ments carefully and has been
participating in discussions, said
that the Friday meeting, which
is expected to attract a large
group, will be in the form of a
panel with Senator Ben Musa
of The Dalles, president of the
state senate, and Rep. Stafford
Hansell of Hermiston speaking
in favor of the Boeing lease. Rep.
Smith will take the opposition,
together with another to be
named later. President Wally
McCrae of Blue Mountain Col
lege will be moderator at the
meeting. Judge Peterson announ
ced Wednesday. Warne Nunn,
assistant to Governor Mark Hat
field, may also be present.
The public is invited to attend
and present questions that they
may have regarding the project.
Six copies of the telegram sent
by the Chamber's development
committee, headed by Oliver
Creswick, were made and went
to Rep. Clarence Barton, speaker
of the House, Rep. Smith, Rep.
Katherine Musa, Hansell, and to
the House Ways and Means com
mittee. Tpxt of the telegram was as
follows: "Urge full support of
Boardman project. Econ o m i c
future holds more than costs in
volved. Morrow county stands
fin threshold of tremendous de
velopment. Let's stop political
bickering on this vital project
and unite for the progress of
Moitow county and Oregon as
a whole."
At the development committee
meeting were Creswick, Jim tar
lev, Carl Spaulding, Elmer
Schmidt, Dick Wilkinson, Herb
Hynd and Frank Turner.
Perhaps as a result of the tele
gram, Rep. J. E. Bennett of Port
land, former Portland city com
missioner, asked to meet Judge
Peterson in Boardman for a dis
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into turmoil during the
Board Calls Bids
On Music Room;
School Accepted
Board of directors of Morrow
County School District R-l has
issued a call for bids on the com
pletion of the music room in the
new Heppner High school. Legal
notice on the call for bids is
printed on page seven of this
section of this week's paper.
A sum ol $l,uuu was anowea
try tha 1 QfiS.fid riistript hudpet for
nn-iniotinn nf thp laree area
which is located below the school
gymnasium. Finishing was leit
nut nf thp rnnstruction contract
on the building when it was
found that the worK couia not
be completed within the sum
allowed for the project.
Mrs. Beverly Gunderson, clerk,
c-aiH thnt thnsp hiridina' on the
job will consider three alternates
included in order tnat portions
may be omitted if costs are
found to be too high.
Bids will be received until De
cember 16, she said.
While called "the music room,
the area actually encompasses
enough space for several large
rooms. Included were those for
band and other phases of the
music program as well as stu
dent council rooms and others.
The board made the decision
to call for the bids last Thurs
day when it convened to form
ally accept the building from
the contractors. Stewart Tuft of
the firm of architects handling
the construction project was
present, and the building was
accepted with the exception of
ithhplrl tpmnorarilv Dend-
ing completion of some minor
parts of the structure.
Christmas Chorus
Formation Slated
Formation mee ting for a
Christmas chorus, which has as
its purpose the presentation of
a concert of sacred Christmas
music in Heppner tentatively on
the afternoon of Sunday, Decern
ber 22, has been called for Wed
nesday, December 4, at 8 p.m.
in Hope Lutheran church.
Gordon Pratt has consented to
direct the chorus, which is to be
composed of singers from
churches of the community and
others interested. The first sess
ion will be to organize the
chorus and hold first rehearsal.
Ensuing practice sessions will
follow at times to be selected.
All adult or high school age
singers interested are asked to
.loin the group.
Stunned disbelief, typical of
that throughout the nation, was
the reaction of Morrow county
residents to the death of Presi
dent John F. Kennedy, assassi
nated in Dallas, Texas, Friday.
First word came via radio and
television and spread rapidly
from person to person so that
virtually everyone, except those
on trips or working away from
their homes or places of business,
knew of the shooting within an
hour.
One reaction was that it was
some cruel hoax or joke per
petrated by persons unknown,
but those who turned to their
television sets and followed rap
idly ensuing developments soon
realized with numbing shock
that the assassination was true.
Killing of the alleged assassin,
Lee Oswald, 24, by Jack Ruby,
52, Sunday brought a bizarre
twist that also came as a shock
to an already numbed public.
Saddened residents went som
berly about their duties during
the day Friday and small groups
gathered at various points in
Heppner to exchange their feel
ings of grief.
Flags at the county courthouse
and the schools were quickly
lowered to half-mast.
Students at Heppner High
school were assembled early Fri
day afternoon for a memorial
service with six clergymen and
Principal Gordon Pratt partici
pating. Father Raymond Beard
80th Year
GAZETTE-TIME
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, November 28, 1963
GjS'DS'yTuS
Mayor, Judge
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County Judge Oscar Peterson
and Mayor Al Lamb have issued
statements expressing their
shock and sorrow upon the
assassination of President John
F. Kennedy.
Elks Lodge Plans
Memorial Service
A service in memoriam of
members of Heppner Elks lodge
No. 358 who died during the
year will be held Sunday, De
cember 1, at 1:30 p.m. in the
lodge hall, Clint Agee, who is
in charge of the service, announ
ces.
The Rev. Melvin Dixon, pastor
of the Methodist church, has
been asked to bring the message
at the service.
Those whose memories are to
be honored are the late Jack
Flug, Russell O'Donnell, Floyd
Worden, Bert Mason and Harold
Evans.
WEATHER
By LEONARD GILLIAM
Hi Low
Thursday 47 37
Friday 55 44
Saturday 59 38
Sunday 55 38
Monday 65 51
Tuesday 64 34
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Community Thanksgiving Service
All Saints' Episcopal Church
Thursday, November 28, 10:30 am.
Organ Prelude Mrs. C. C. Carmichael
Invocation Rev. Kenneth Robinson
Call to Worship Rev. Bill Alsup
Hymn, "Holy, Holy, Holy" Congregation
The Thanksgiving Proclamation Rev. J. G. Weller
Announcements
Offertory Prayer Rev. Bill Alsup
Presentation of offerings
The Doxology
The Old Testament Lesson,
Ps. 145.1-10 Father C. Bruce Spencer
The New Testament Lesson,
Eph. 3.14-21 Rev. Melvin Dixon
Vocal Solo Mrs. Sam Miller
The Sermon, "In All Things Give Thanks" Rev. Charles Knox
Hymn, "Now Thank We All Our God" Congregation
Prayer of Thanksgiving Rex. Melvin Dixon
Benediction Rev. Kenneth Robinson
Organ Postlude Mrs. C. C. Carmichael
A major portion of the offering will go to the new local
Christian Youth Council.
of St. Patrick's Catholic church
delivered the invocation and the
Rev. Charles Knox, pastor of
Heppner Christian church, and
Principal Pratt spoke. Other
ministers attending were the
Rev. Melvin Dixon, pastor of the
Methodist church; the Rev. J. G.
Weller, pastor of the Nazarene
church; Father C. Bruce Spencer,
rector of All Saints' Episcopal
church; and the Rev. Bill Alsup,
pastor of the Assembly of God
church.
In speaking of the fallen pres
ident, Principal Pratt said, "His
passing, particularly in this
manner, has grieved the world
and shocked, to the very roots
the conscience of America. I
speak for all of us gathered here
when I say that we here, too,
share with Mrs. Kennedy and
her bereaved family the grief
which we know to be theirs this
day.
"Assassination and anarchy
are not our ways of bettering our
lot. And yet even a great and
formidable system such as ours
has its moments of weakness,
one of which we have experien
ced today."
Annual meeting of the Colum
bia Basin Electric Cooperative
was in session when the word
reached the group at the fair
pavilion Friday morning. An
nouncement was made of the
shooting, and a radio was pro
cured. It brought the news of
the death of the president.
Express Loss
f President
Their statements are as fol
low: Judge Peterson I was shocked
to hear of the assassination of
our president. We were in the
closing session of our annual
meeting of association of coun
ty officials when word came that
the president was shot. All seem
ingly were stunned by the news.
One member was asked to lead
in prayer for our dying chief.
A few minutes later word
came, "Our president is dead."
We are all grieved. Our nation
has sustained a great loss. We
have lost a great leader.
Mayor Lamb Our nation and
the entire world has been dealt
a staggering blow. The death, by
an assassin's bullet, of our great
president in his prime of life
is stunning and unbelievable to
all of us.
President John F. Kennedy was
the champion of the underpriv
ileged, a defender of freedom, a
patient and highly intelligent
man upon whom the hopes of
free men everywhere rested. He
has given the causes of freedom
and peace his best in life, and,
in death, he gave his all.
We who remain can best honor
our fallen leader's memory by
uniting behind our new presi
dent in full support and in tight
unity. Give him that support and
the works of John F. Kennedy
and his noble purposes will be
completed and fulfilled.
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Public Utilitv Commissioner
Jonel Hill, principal speaker,
turned from his prepared text
to deliver an impromptu eulogy
for the president. Directors of
the cooperative and Manager
Harley Young decided to pro
ceed with the meeting to its con
clusion despite the stunning
news.
Meetings and entertainments
which had been scheduled for
the week-end were cancelled, in
cluding two dances, the Meth
odist silver tea, and others.
Attendance at regular church
services Sunday brought out ca
pacity crowds, and many of
those who attended were so
deeply touched with the turn of
national events that they said
they felt they were attending
services for a relative or close
personal friend. Ministers in
most pulpits altered their plan
ned services to be memorials
for the departed president.
On Monday, set aside as the
national day of mournign, sev
eral churches in the county con
ducted services, and others were
open for those who wished to
come in and spend a time in
prayer.
All public buildings and virt
ually all businesses, except nec
essary service establishments,
were closed Monday and Hepp
ner was unusually still and
quiet, a condition that extended
throughout the week-end.
Power Deal
Electric Co
Expected exchange of service!
areas and purchase of some sys
tems of Pacific Power and Light
Company by Columbia , Basin
Electric Co-op highlighted pro
ceedings at the all-day annual
meeting of the cooperative at the
fair pavilion Friday.
A pall was cast on the large
sized crowd on hand during the
morning session when news was
heard of the death of President
John Kennedy. Decision was
made, however, to continue with
the meeting.
Oregon's public utility com
missioner, Jonel Hill, principal
speaker at the meeting, depart
ed from the prepared text of his
speech to deliver an impromptu
and fitting eulogy for President
Kennedy, stressing the impor
tance of constitutional govern
ment as vital to a democratic
society.
Despite the shocking turn of
events, Hill said, the country
will continue to go forward, and
he expressed the feeling that
President Kennedy would wish
for all to carry on.
Hill said that with the contem
plated power exchange Colum
bia Basin "will change from a
rather thinly distributed organi
zation to a rather mature coop
erative." He told of legislation that he
had pressed for to eliminate dup
lication of power service in Oregon.
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HEPPNER
Highlights
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"Columbia Basin was the first
co-op to receive territorial pro
tection for part of its service area
under our new allocation law
and interestingly that chunk of
the Boardman site is involved
In the trade just announced," the
speaker said.
"Eauallv significant is its
agreement with PP&L. which, if
approved by state and federal
agencies, will provide Columbia
with an integrated system and
an additional 2,000 customers."
The commissioner suggested to
the cooperative that it consider
eliminating line extension
charge and urged the directors
to emphasize its advertising pro
gram as a means of building
load.
"Advertising is a powerful
means of showing all the things
that electricity can do for the
people your system serves," he
said. "You are insuring the suc
cess of your operation when by
advertising you can show your
members how they can benciit
from the increased us of appli
ances." Hill also pointed out that it
is time that Columbia and all
other REA's take a "realistic
look" at the nationwide contro
versy over REA 27o loans. These
loans may have stringent restnc
tions placed on them, he de
clan d.
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10 Cents
Santa Claus
To Arrive;
Contest Set
Heppner's third annual Christ-
mna flnnnlnir pvpnt. featuring
Santa Claus, a window guessing
contest, treats tor tne Kias,
in prizes ana otner ieatures, win
be Saturday, November 30.
Santa Claus is due to arrive
at a rtnwntnwn rnrnpr at 1 D.m.
and has sent word that he will
definitely be here. He win pass
out candy that is provided
through the cooperation of the
Elks lodge.
This will be Santa's first ap
pearance in Heppner this season,
but others will follow at a later
date.
The window guessing contest,
started two years ago here and
nnur. a nnnnlnr fpflturo at the
advent of the holiday season,
will have 27 stores participating.
Tneir prizes total at least $au
and are listed on page 1, section
2, of this paper. Rules of the
contest are included in an ad
vertisement also on that page.
The contest starts at 9 a.m.
and continues until 4:30 p.m.
Purpose, in most instances, is to
guess the retail value of merch
andise on display, but some
stores will have variations to
fit their particular types of busi
ness. In each instance, the person
whose guess is closest will re
ceive the prize from that store.
Guessing slips are available ut
each store. The contest will be
closed promptly at 4:30 after
which names of winners are to
be posted in the stores.
Businesses participating are
as follows: Anderson's Builders
Supply, Case Furniture Co.,
Central Market, L. E. Dick, Econ
omy Market, Elma's Apparel,
Fiesta Bowl, Gazette-Times, Gil
liam and Bisbee Hardware,
Gonty's, Helen Cox Flowers,
Heppner Auto Parts, Humphreys
Rexall Drug, Lairds' M & R Com
pany, MiLadies Apparel, Peck's
sir I 5hnn .1 C. Pnnnnv ComDanv.
I Peterson Jewelers, Pettyjohn's
Farm and Builders (formerly
Barratt Sales Co.), Phil's Pharm
acy, Red and White Store, C. A.
Ruggles Insurance, wagon wneei
Cafe, Wee TV, Western Auto, and
Wilson's Men's Wear.
There will be free parking in
Heppner throughout the day Sat
urday, Randall Peterson, chair
man of the merchants' commit
tee, announces.
Stores will have displays of
their gift merchandise out for the
public to view and some are
having bargain events for early
shoppers for the week end.
Harley Young and Fred Gim
bel, of Columbia Basin Electric
and Pacific Power, expect to have
Christmas street lighting up for
the event to add color to the
opening.
No special entertainment is
planned for the children, but
Glenn Ward and D. E. (Shorty)
Hudson have announced that the
skating rink will be own during
the afternoon Saturday from 1
to 4 as well as at regular hours
for those who wish to take part.
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