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80th Year
Soil District
Meet Slated
Tuesday Eve
(See page 3, section 2)
William Coffield of Portland,
SCS watershed planning leader,
and Ken Keudell, also of Port
land, representing the Farmers
Home Administration, will be
speakers at the annual meeting
of the Heppner Soil and Water
Conservation district, to be Tues
day night, February 4', in !he
Lexington Grange hall.
The two will talk on phases
of watershed development.
Two men who represented the
district at oooclyear tarms in
Arizona after the district won
the Goodyear award in Oregon
will open the meeting with a re
port at 7:30 p.m. on "Our Ex
periences in Arizona." The two
who made the trip are Garland
Swanson, Conservation Man of
the Year in Morrow County, and
Raymond French, chairman of
the district's supervisors. They
will illustrate their report with
colored slides.
At the business session, sup
ervisors will be elected to fill
the expired terms of Robert H.
Jepsen, Raymond Lundell and
W. C. Rosewall. Progress and
financial report and machinery
report will be given.
Refreshments will be provided
by Bristow's Grocery and Lex
ington Implement Company.
The public is invited. "Come
and bring a neighbor," says N.
C. Anderson, secretary of the dis
trict. Major Committee
Members Chosen
By School System
Members of three major coun
ty-wide school advisory commit
tees have been announced by
Wayne A. Brubacher, county
school superintendent, following
their appointment by the board
of directors of Morrow County
School district R-l and local ad
visory committees.
The three committees were
recommended at a recent joint
meeting of local advisory com
mittees with the board of direc
tors, and the action was auth
orized at a succeeding school
board meeting.
The committees are: main
tenance (building and grounds),
transportation, and education
and curriculum.
First committee to meet will
be that of transportation here
on Saturday. Members will in
spect older buses of the district
to plan for transportation needs
in the future.
On this new county-wide
transportation committee are Or
ville Buchanan, Irrigon; Ralph
Skoubo, Boardman; Charles
Jones, lone-Cecil; Eldon Padberg,
Lexington; Clarence Baker, Hepp
ner; Milton Morgan, Harvey
Warner, Irvin Rauch, Kenneth
Batty and Andy Van Schoiack,
all of the school board; and Bru
bacher, ex officio.
On the education and curric
ulum committee are Warren
McCoy, Irrigon, Mrs. Dewey West,
Boardman; Helen McCabe, lone
Cecil; Vesta Kilkenny, Lexing
ton; Betty Brown, Heppner; Mor
gan, Roy Partlow, Warner, Rauch
and Howard Cleveland, all of
the school board; and Brubacher,
ex officio.
On the maintenance commit
tee are William Parker, Irrigon;
Earl McQuaw, Boardman; Bob
Rietmann, lone-Cecil; Gene Ma
jeske, Lexington; Homer Hughes,
Heppner; Morgan, Partlow, Bat
ty, Van Schoiack and Cleveland
of the school board; and Bru
bacher, ex officio.
The new committees are de
signed so that those from various
parts of the county may become
familiar with aspects and prob
lems of the educational program
in all parts of the district.
Jackson Injured
Unloading Cattle
Ralph Jackson of Hermiston,
formerly associated with Lexing
ton Implement Company, suff
ered a painful injury Tuesday
when he was caught between
two cattle trucks on the Ron
Haguewood place south of Hepp
ner. Two cattle trucks were being
backed together so that cattle
could be transferred from one
to the other. Jackson got caught
between them and was crushed
in the chest.
Jackson was brought to a doc
tor in Heppner who said that
he escaped serious injury al
though he was bruised and suff
ered injuries to his ribs. Jackson
went home to Hermiston after
treatment here.
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NEARING COMPLETION on Heppner's eastern skyline is the new Church ol the Nazarene under con
struction by Richard Kealiner of Wheatridge, Colo., contractor. The Rev. J. G. Weller, pastor, said
Thursday that the congregation hopes to be using the church about March 1. a month ahead of
the planning schedule. Interior painting is now being done, and floor tile will be laid soon. Some
brick trim is yet to be added to the exterior. (G-T Photo)
Oregonian Article Says Boeing
Plans Groundbreaking in February
Groundbreaking ceremonies on
the Boardman space age indus
trial site will be held by the
Boeing Company in mid-February,
according to an article by
Albert L. McCready, associate
editor of The Oregonian, in Wed
nesday's issue of that paper.
The writer reported on an in
terview with Lysle A. Wood, vice
president and general manager
of Boeing's aero-space division.
Call for bids by the company for
roads, parking lots and build
ing foundations will be made
this week, McReady reported,
and actual start of this work
will be coordinated with the on
site ceremony.
"While Boeing won't reveal in
advance the nature or purpose of
the structures it plans to erect
at Boardman, or how much it
expects to spend there, the sum
involved only in this preliminary
program is large enough to
widen Oregon eyes," the story in
the Oregonian said.
Wood was quoted as saying,
"We're starting work right now
because we need these facilities
as soon as we can get them.
Not long ago we had to pass up
Scouts, Explorers
Schedule Banquet
Boy Scout troop 600, Explorer
troop 600 and Boy Scout troop
86 will sponsor a banquet Satur
day, February 15, at the Legion
hall in Heppner. Starting time
for the affair is 6 p.m.
The dinner, which will feature
barbecued beef, is sponsored in
the hope of stimulating interest
in the scouting movement in the
community, according to Paul
Warren, Explorer Scout leader.
Warren stated that the food
will be delicious and that en
tertainment will be on tap for
the evening.
Everyone is invited to attend
the banquet. Admission for the
dinner is $1 for adults and $.75
for children.
Postcards Needed to Back
Mike for Campus Queen
Mike Morrison, sophom ore
Oregon State University coed
from lone who ruled over the
8th annual Far West Classic
in Portland as Queen Mike, is
one of four finalists in the 13th
annual Campus Queen contest
sponsored by a national maga
zine (Sport).
The 5-foot, 4V2-inch brunette
beauty from Oregon State was
named along with coeds from
the University of Texas, Uni
versity of Colorado and West
Virginia University as a finalist
in the nationwide competition.
Final selection will be through
a tabulation of postcard votes,
according to Don Cady, presi
dent of the Portland Linebackers
a chance to bid on a very large
aerospace contract because we
didn't have the kind of develop
ment and testing grounds Board-
Boeing Contract
On Record Here
Contract between the Boe
ing Company and State of Ore
gon on the Boardman indus
trial site was placed on record
in the office of Mrs. Sadie Par
rish, Morrow county clerk,
Tuesday.
Harry O'Donnell of Morrow
County Abstract and Title
Company, handling title insur
ance on the transaction, re
ceived the document and took
it to the courthouse for re
cording. It was photographed
and entered in the records.
O'Donnell said that it will
be sent to Gillia.m county
Thursday to be entered on
record there, since part of the
transaction involves Gilliam
county.
Lease agreement, legal de
scription, modifications and
other details are included in
the document of some 68 pages.
Tobacco Clinic May
Be Offered Again
Elder Elwood Boyd, pastor of
the Seventh-day Adventist
church, states that another to
bacco clinic may be held here
if there is enough interest to
warrant it.
A 5-day clinic was sponsored
by the church in Heppner last
year, designed to help those who
are interested in quitting smok
ing. Those who might wish to par
ticipate in such a clinic are ask
ed to contact Dr. H. S. Huber
or Dr. C. M. Wagner.
It is believed that interest in
the matter has increased since
the federal report was made re
cently on the relation of smoking
to lung cancer and other dis
eases. and one of the Far West Classic
sponsors. Votes must be cast no
later than Saturday, February
1.
Postcards supporting the Ore
gon candidate should be mailed
to Campus Queen Contest, P. O.
Box 4344, Grand Central Station,
New York, N. Y.
Miss Morrison is the 19-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Jodie Morrison of lone. She is
active in many campus events.
The Beaver coed is a member
of Alpha Chi Omega sorority
and is a major in elementary
education. She was Miss Spring
Sports at OSU, a member of Pi
Kappa Phi fraternity's rose court
and was a sponsor of the Persh
ing Rifles for the army ROTC.
man will give us."
The story said that Wood is
convinced the Boardman tract
will live up to the most optimis
tic forecasts of its sponsors in
terms of investment, utilization,
employment and payrolls.
"He sees the liklihood Boeing
in years to come will build
rocket components j' its Seattle
shops, assemble and test them
at Boardman and then barge
them down the Columbia along
the Pacific Coast to Southern
California," the article said.
"Some of the ideas being
kicked around by Wood's crys
tal gazers would startle even a
science fiction fan. For example,
serious thought is being given
to adapting nuclear power to
lightweight but enormous ma
chines designed to move great
quantities of earth in a hurry for
roadbuilding or canal construc
tion, or gigantic land-clearing
devices that could transform
areas of tropical jungle into agri
cultural fields."
The article said that state of
ficials and civic leaders would
be invited to the mid-February
groundbreaking.
'Budget School'
Set February 5
In order to acquaint those
concerned with preparation of
budgets with the new state bud
get law, a "Local Budget Law
School" will be held Wednesday,
February 5, at 2 p.m. in the
county courthouse, County Judge
Oscar Peterson and Assessor Rod
Thomson announce.
The 1963 legislature rewrote
the budget law as it applies to
the taxing districts (cities, school
districts, fire districts, cemetery
districts, and others). The school
will assist those who will pre
pare budgets and levy taxes for
the next fiscal year, in light of
the new law.
"Taxing districts can very
easily come up with illegal bud
gets if they are not familiar
with the changes in the law,"
Thomson said.
Under the new law, each tax
ing body must appoint a bud
get officer who is responsible
for an initial drafting of the
budget and preparation of a
budget message.
Representatives of the State
Tax Commission will be present
to explain the new law and an
swer any questions which may
be presented.
WEATHER
By LEONARD GILLIAM
Hi Low Prec.
Thursday 40 30 .14
Friday 50 36 .07
Saturday 55 40 .51
Sunday 45 29
Monday 55 27
Tuesday 54 35 .03
Wednesday 47 29 .09
January precipitation 1.23".
Number 48
10 cents
Benefit Tilt
Set Tonight
For Dimes
It will be Blue Mountain Col
lege versus the Morrow County
Grain Growers All-Stars on the
basketball court tonight, but re
gardless of the outcome, the
March of Dimes will be the win
ner. The two squads will play in
the new Heppner High gymnas
ium, with the preliminary start
ing at 7 p.m. Fifth and sixth
graders- wlil play in the opener
and will also perform at half-
time.
Blue Mountain currently Is
running at the top of its league
with a 4-0 record, and they will
pit their ability against the
MCGG outfit that is composed
of former college and high
school stars, now in Gilliam and
Morrow counties.
Admission is 75c for adults,
25c for students and 10c tor
children. All proceeds will go to
the March of Dimes.
Pete Glennie, March of Dimes
chairman, said Wednesday that
ticket sales have been "slow"
for the contest, and he urged the
public to respond for the worthy
purpose.
Children of fifth, sixth, sev
enth and eighth grades in lone
and Heppner are competing for
prizes in a ticket sales contest.
Among those to be awarded are
three lines of bowling each for a
boy and girl, three Hit Parade
records donated by Gonty's, a
Shaeffer pen from Phil's Pharm
acy, a basketball from Central
Market, and a sweater from Wil
son's Men's Wear.
The prizes will be awarded
this evening at the ball game.
A skating party that was held
Tuesday night for the March of
Dimes proved to be an excellent
success with $69.90 turned over
to the cause. A good crowd of
grade school students was on
hand for the early session, start
ing at 6:30, and another good
attendance from high school stu
dents followed at a later session.
The skating rink was donated
for the evening by Glen Ward
and Shorty Hudson.
Glennie said that March of
Dimes mailers are not being re
turned very fast and urged those
who received them to insert do
nations and mail them as soon
as possible.
Sylvia McDaniel
Completes Filing
Sylvia McDaniel, Republican,
filed her candidacy for reelection
as Morrow county treasurer in
the offici; of Mrs. Sadie Parrish,
county dork, Wednesday.
Commissioner Walter Hayes
completed his filing for county
commissioner Monday. He has
served since December following
the resignation of Milton Biegel,
former commissioner. Hayes is a
Republican.
These were the only signs of
political activity in this election
year in the courtnouse tnis
week, although Mrs. Parrish
said that one more petition is
out for an Incumbent.
High School Bills One-Act
Plays For February 13
Heppner high school's drama
department will present three
one-act plays to the public in
the Heppner high school multi
purpose room Thursday, Febru
ary 13, at 8:00 p.m.
The date was originally set
for Saturday, February 1, but
was changed because conflicts
did not allow the cast sufficient
practice time.
These plays are, "Beyond the
Door," a mystery melodrama;
"Why I Am a Bachelor," a hil
arious comedy about the pitfalls
of married life; and "Drag
Race," a teen age drama in a
police court.
The cast chosen for the play,
"Beyond the Door," is Nancy
Cleveland as Ruth, Anita Groves
as Alice, Richard Clark as Paul,
and David Clark as Officer Mor
gan. The play, "Why I Am a Bach
elor," finds Doug Anderson as
the lecturer, Marcia Rands as
Attorney Submits
Written Statement
On Power Exchange
P. W. Mahonry, attorney, filed
with the Public Utility Commis
sion Monday a written protest
to the exchange of facilities be
tween Pacific Power and Light
Company and Columbia Basin
Electric Cooperative.
The protest was signed by Ma
honey, acting for Kinzua Corp
oration and five citizens of
Wheeler and Gilliam counties.
They are Edwin Ashcr, member
of the city council, City of Fos
sil; Dr. R. E. Reilly, president
of the Fossil Community club;
W. II. Steiwer, Sr., chairman,
Wheeler county budget commit
tee; County Judge James O.
Burns of Gilliam county; and
M. Snell Weatherford, represent
ing the protestants of the com
munities of Olex, Rock Creek
and Mikkalo.
Mahoney, who had requested
Lack of Access
To New Highway
Brings Concern
At a special meeting of chs
Boardman City Council and City
Planning Commission Tuesday
night, Mayor Dewey West ex
pressed concern about the fact
that when U. S. Highway 80 N.
is relocated through Boardman,
eight county roads, six paved
and two graveled that now cross
the highway, will be severed
completely.
Mayor West pointed out that
some residents living on the
west end of the irrigation pro
ject that now have to drive
mile to get o he highway would
have to travel a distance of 16
miles to get to the same place
on the highway if they stayed
on a paved road. The gravel
roads in the area are at times
almost impassable, he said.
He urged that everyone who
uses these roads and all others
concerned contact the Morrow
county court in writing to pro
test this action and to propose
that an access road parallel to
Highway 80N be built on the
south side of it from the Irrigon
North Lexington interchange to
the bombing range-airport inter
change.
The court will hold its month
ly meeting February 5. These
letters of protest should be in
their hands by then.
Also at the meeting a draft
of the subdivision and zoning
ordinance for the City of Board
man, which will be a guide in
the development of the new
town and surrounding area, was
read. The planning commission
will make a study of these two
ordinances.
Vernon Russell, president of
the commission, has called an
other special meeting to take
further action on this on Feb
ruary 4, which is the regular
council meeting night. This is a
result of a 12 months study by
James M. Berkey, planning con
sultant for the Bureau of Mun
icipal Research.
X-Rays Available
Free chest X-rays will be avail
able again Wednesday, February
5, at Pioneer Memorial hospital
between 7:00 and 8:30 p.m., to
all residents of Morrow county.
The free X-rays are sponsored
the first Wednesday of each
month by the Morrow County
TB and Health Dept. and resi
dents are encouraged to take ad
vantage of this service.
Henrietta, Larry Muesslg as Al
gernon, and Sheridan Wyman as
Ida May, Mary Johnson as Hen
rietta's mother and Anita Groves
as Aunt Emma. '
In the cast of "Drag Race" are
Lee Padberg as Officer Ritter,
Dean Robinson as Officer Quim
by, Larry Muesslg as Martin, Da
vid Clark as Ken, Mary Johnson
as Ginny, Tanna Valentine as
Enid, Bill Sherman as Mr. Mit
chell, Vickie Barratt as Mr$.
Mitchell, and Karen McCurdy as
Mrs. Rush. !
These plays will be judged at
the February 12 performance
and the winning play will be
taken to the Pacific University
one-act play festival at Forest
Grove on March 7.
The best actor and actress in
a leading role will be chosen and
the best actor and actress In a
supporting role will also be sel
ected at the local performance.
Admission is 50c for adults
and 25c for children.
the right to file a written pro
test when he appeared at a pub
lic hearing on the exchange here
last week, said Wednesday that
he believes more guarantses
should be made before the ex
change is completed.
Included in his protest were
four principal points:
1. That there had been no re
quest by the people in the area
involved to become members of
Columbia Basin Cooperative, but
if the exchange were completed
they would become members of
a cooperative with a $3 million
Indebtedness.
2. That the three counties in
volved would lose $13,500 in ad
valorem taxes as a result of the
transaction. Although the coop
erative board has agreed to
make up this loss by a "tax dis
placement donation" for two
years, Mahoney said the action
of the directors can be revoked
at any time, and there is no as
surance that the donation will
continue after the two-year per
iod. "A mere promise by the
president that he will vote for
the donation in the future is not
sufficient," Mahoney said. "It is
not binding and has no legal
effect."
3. While the cooperative pro
poses to keep the same power
rates, there is no assurance that
future boards won't change
them, the attorney said. He also
pointed out that the Public Util
ity Commission loses its power
to regulate the rates when the
facilities are owned by the co
operative. 4. That borrowing money from
the government at 2 by the
cooperative when the going in
terest rate is about 5 is in the
nature of subsidy. Mahoney said
that this government subsidy is
not necessary when adequate
service is presently being given
by Pacific Power and Light Co.
The protest was filed on the
last of the five days granted by
the Public Utility examiner to
enter It. At the same time he
granted an additional five days
for the cooperative and its at
torney to submit a written, an
swer. This time would expire
Saturday.
Harley Young, manager of the
cooperative, said that he had
not received a copy of Mahoney's
protest as of Wednesday, but
said that the cooperative would
probably submit a short reply.
Position of the five from
Wheeler and Gilliam counties
on the matter was stated in a
letter submitted to the Gazette
Times editor and printed on the
editorial page of this issue, .
'Not Candidate
Says Weatherford
Frank Weatherford of Olex,
former representative In the
state legislature from this dis
trict, said Wednesday that he
has definitely decided not to en
ter the legislative race this year.
He had been frequently mention
ed as a possible Democratic can
didate for the post.
Weatherford lost his seat In
the legislature in 1962 when
Jack Smith of Condon, also a
Democrat, defeated him in the
primary election that year. Smith
later defeated Gaylord Madison
Republican, of Echo in the gen
eral election.
Rep. Smith announced recently
that he would not seek a second
term, and Weatherford was con
sidered as a possible candidate.
Meanwhile, Irvin Mann of Stan
field has field for the legisla
tive post on the Republican tick
et and Martin Buchanan has
filed on the Democratic ticket.
The 28th district now embraces
five counties, including Morrow.
Weatherford spent the last
legislative session In a position
as chief doorkeeper at the state
house chambers, giving him a
good chance to observe and keep
posted on legislative matters,
but he said Wednesday that he
would not seek this employment
again.
After a period of hospitaliza
tion several weeks ago, the ex
representative was looking fit
and trim on his visit here.
Annual Meeting
Of Co-op Slated
Annual meeting of the Lexlng
ton Oil Co-op Is scheduled 'for
Tuesday, February 11, at 10:30
a.m. in the Lexington Grange
hall, Joel Engelman, manager,
states.
Co-op Biddies will stage a
homecraft and art demonstra
tion exhibit, and free luncheon
will be served at noon by Ihe
Lexington Home Economics club.
Officers for the coming year
wlil be elected. Door prizes will
be given.