HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday, January 30. 1964
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The Heppner Gazette established March 30, 1883. The Heppner
Times established November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15,
1912.
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Be a Builder, Not a Destroyer
When the Heppner Soil Conservation district won the Good
year award in 1963 as the district of the year in the State of
Oregon, it was no hollow honor. The district's record of achieve
ment, printed on a page of the second section of this paper,
speaks for itself. It is a record of impressive accomplishment
and shows that, through the district, farmers of the county
are keenly aware of the need for conservation. They are con
stantly working to protect our soil and water with the
knowledge that this must be done to prevent waste of these
resources, to provide maximum prosperity for all the county's
residents, and to preserve our land for posterity.
This work comes into focus now as the district is about
to have its annual meeting. The accomplishments made are
deserving of the hearty applause and wholehearted support of
our citizenry, for they are of significance to everyone. All are
urged to read the page on conservation in this paper to learn
more of what is being done here.
Significance of conservation work throughout the nation is
pointed up in an editorial printed in "Better Farming Methods"
in November, 1963. One of the creditable achievements of this
era is the recognition of the need for conservation, a considerable
contrast from prevailing attitudes of just a few decades ago.
The editorial, "Be a Builder, Not a Destroyer," follows:
Americans again can be thankful this November as another
harvest season draws to a close. All across our land bins and
cribs are bulging and ranges and feedlots are filled with
animals assurance that hunger will not enter our land.
But we should pause in the midst of this plenty and give
some hard thought about the way it was created and whether
the future will hold such promise.
There are four essentials to life sunshine, soil, air and
water. Man, in his bumbling attempts to "improve" on the
order of things, has managed fairly well to foul up the latter
three through waste, neglect and just plain thoughtlessness.
Of course, if our space efforts are successful we may be
able to litter the atmosphere sufficiently so as to lose some of the
sun's benefits.
But let's look at the immediate problems.
Land abuse has been with us since the first white man
arrived. Although we long ago realized land was not an
endless resource, too few of us are really making a dedicated
effort to conserve it. All must cooperate to see that our precious
topsoil is not swept away and forever lost. Time and money
spent on saving soil will pay you and those who follow.
Water is also an increasingly precious commodity. Once
considered a problem only in arid regions, It is now realized
that it is of prime importance in every section of the country.
More effective use must be made of water and it must be
conserved if there Is to be enough for all. Pollution is a major
threat everywhere. Although a move is underway to require
Industry not to dump wastes into streams, not enough progress
has been made. Cities and towns frequently are culprits in water
pollution. Inadequate sewage treatment plants spew out
garbage which not only poisons the water, but taints the air
near the river. One city, In fact, has had to drill wells because,
while it could purify the water, it couldn't remove the smell.
Pollution, however, isn't a problem only in densely populated
areas. A Forest Service representative told us recently that
many streams in the mountain wilderness country have been
so fouled the water is no longer safe to drink.
Detergent manufacturf rs and users must assume a share
of the blame, for their products often do not decompose during
sewage treatment. A few months ago we witnessed the un
pleasant sight of a pile of suds 40 feet high below a dam on
a mldwestern river.
These same products have created problems for some farmers
who depend on irrigation to grow their crops. There is the
case of one farmer, and there may be many others, who started
his irrigation pump to find it valueless. Detergent waste had
entered the underground water system and billowing suds
accompanied the water that gushed from the pipe.
Air pollution has spread and is now a problem in at least
17 states. There are signs that other areas will be affected
unless every means is utilized to end air contamination. In
many areas farmers contribute to the problem by burning crop
residues.
What can you do to help correct some of these things? First,
make certain you are doing everything possible on your farm
to conserve soil and water through the use of approved prac
tices. Then urge your neighbors to do the same. Finally, insist
that officials enact and enforce laws to prevent air and water
pollution.
These resources, upon which our lives depend, certainly
deserve the best treatment and protection we can provide.
Mount Morris, Illinois
Board Action Taken
At Open Meeting
Attention has been called to
an error in the story of the res
ignation of Gene Harryman as
lone High school principal, print
ed in this paper two weeks ago.
It was stated that the director
accepted the resignation in their
executive session that followed
the regular meeting.
Director Andy Van Scholar
pointed out that the action was
not taken in an executive sess
ion, but that the board recon
vened in open meeting In the
circuit courtroom late at night
after the closed session and ac
cepted the resignation at that
time.
This correction Is made in or
der that accurate facts are pre
sented without wrong inferences.
Harryman had submitted his res
ignation after being presented
with a letter by the advisory
committee at lone that he do so.
He requistod that his letter of
resignation be made public and
said that he could not continue
to serve in view of the feelings
of the advisory board. Tiie school
dinctors, however, had no other
letter or document but his letter
of resignation and accepted the
resignation at his request.
HEPPNER
NATIONAL EDITORIAL
HELEN E. SHERMAN
Associate Publisher
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Martin in Honorary
Melvln E. Martin of lone has
been selected for membership at
Oregon State University In Alpha
Zeta, national agricultural hon
orary. Selection is based on
scholarship, leade r s h 1 p and
promise of future achievements.
Martin is a junior this year at
OSU. He is son of Mr. and Mrs.
Fredrick T. Martin, lone.
Discuss Hair Care
The last meeting of the Lively
Five Pius Two 411 club was
called to order in regular form,
with all members present. Jean
nine Hunt and Dixie Tack gave
a demonstration on "Hair Care."
Refreshments were served.
Christine Munkcrs, reporter
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Flemming oi
Klnzua were in Heppner Tues
day visiting with their son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Stanley Cox and family.
Sherilf and Mrs. C. J. D. Bau
man and Carl were in Monument
Sunday, visiting Sheriff Bau
man's sister, Mrs. Helen Brown.
Lowell Cribble left Tuesday
for Walla Walla, where he is at
tending four days of business
meetings at the Marcus Whit
man Hotel.
Chaff and
Wes
MOTORISTS traveling the high
ways north from Heppner don't
usually expect to encounter the
hazard of deer on the roads, but
there have been several reports
recently of accidents and near
accidents. Mrs. Bud Peck acquired a dent
in the hood of the Peck car
when a doe ran onto the high
way just north of the Kinzua
mill. Ironically, she had stopped
to allow others to go across the
highway and just started up
again when the doe bounded
from the roadside. Mrs. Peck was
only going 15 to 20 miles per
hour, but the animal put quite
a wrinkle in the hood.
There apparently is quite a
crossing at this point for deer
which have adopted the Claude
Graham place as a haunt. Heard
a report that Al Fetsch collided
with another deer at the same
spot, and still another unidenti
fied driver had a similar ex
perience recently. The deer that
live in the area should be getting
pretty well bruised.
We were coming south on the
bomb range road late one night
recently and had entered the
dip and curves a couple miles
north of the D. O. Nelson place
when we saw something leap on
the highway from the lower side.
Thought at first it was a coy
ote and hit the brakes at once.
But it was a nice fat doe. She
boldly stood right in the middle
of the road looking at us com
ing. By this time our wheels
weren't turning, they were lay
ing a couple of black strips on
the road. The car stopped just
four or five feet from the imper
turbable doe, and then she non
chalantly but disdainfully saun
tered on across the road.
A PERSON walking down the
street in Heppner might over
hear another mumbling to
himself something like this,
"pink dinnerware, ballpoint pen,
Jersey cow, King George, band
aid, devil's mask," and so on.
If one's curiosity should be
aroused to the point that he
would stop this mumbling ind
ividual to inquire what on earth
was going on, the person might
reply that he is remembering
the names of the 13 original
colonies in the order of the date
of their founding.
Rv this time, the questioner
would be quite certain that the
other person was ready for the
hnfhouse. But he shouldn't be
too sure. Upon Investigation he
would find that the person nas
been taking the Dale Carnegie
course here and has a real mo
tive to his madness.
If it doesn't make sense to
you, catch one of the "students"
and let him tell you about it.
Those who are starting the
course are real enthused about
it, and they've had a lot of fun
at the organizational meetings.
There's still time to sign up
nnnther meetintr will be lues-
day night at 7:15 in the Hepp
ner elementary multipurpose
room.
KEN MAYNARD, who works for
the Krebs operation, was in the
office the other day to subscribe
to Morrow county's only news
paper. He had spent the summer
on the Krebs' range in the north
ern Montana, right at the Can
adian border, and we started
quizzing him about his exper
iences. Ken said that he killed five
bears there last year, from May
to December, four blacks and
one grizzly. The range is at the
Blackfoot Indian reservation.
Wild horses roam around in
abundance, and wild dogs travel
In packs like wolves, Maynard
said.
The Krebs shipped 18,000 sheep
to the range there last May with
nine men to take care of them
and then hauled them back by
train again in December.
It Is quite a remarkable op
nmtfnn thpv have, nnd certainlv
would make a wonderful feature
story.
IF YOU WOULD like to tickle
your grey matter sometime,
drop over at the elementary
school and look at the bulletin
board in the hallway that has
colored pictures tacked on it un
der the heading, "Name that
Tune." The little tots in the
school think of songs and then
draw pictures to illustrate the
songs. The pictures are tacked
on the board, and the viewer is
expected to be able to "name the
tune" from the picture.
The other evening we were
able to identify "Take Me Out
to the Ball Game," "The Star
Spangled Banner," and one or
two others, but couldn't dope out
the rest.
Principal Hillard Brown really
has his work cut out for him
because when the kids have
their work put on the board,
they think it is quite obvious
what they have drawn and any
body should be able to recog
nize It. They expect him to conn
up with the answers right away,
and he has to be a Solomon to
worm his way out when he
Chatter
Sherman
can't "name that tune."
They show lively imaginat
ions, though, and it is an in
teresting display.
WELL, patriotic Barney Malcom
made the sacrmce ana re
sponded to Sheriff Bauman's plea
to attend the Civil Defense shel
ter management school in Pen
dleton. He was there for parts
of three days, and one require
ment was that he spend one
night in the "dugout." As we
understand it, the -augour- was
a room tn thn hasement of the
courthouse. Nineteen others were
in the group, one of whom was
Bill Crooke, also of Heppner, and
thpv rpptyipH in fare nrettv well
in this state of "togetherness."
Their subsistence was some
carbohvdratp eandv. some sur
vival crackers and a quart of
water each.
The survival training was set
up through the State Department
of Higher Education, and tnose
taking part also attended 15
hours of classes.
Barnev certainlv should be
commended for stepping up and
taking the lead for Civil De
fense preparedness. (Inciden
tally, he picks up some points
as a reserve officer for doing
so).
But back in HeDDner, Irv An
derson is a bit hurt about tjje
whole thing.
Hp declares he has a bomb
shelter second to none in the
state, and they hold a survival
training course in a courthouse
basement
Trv' shplter. about which there
has been n0 report for a couple
nf vpare. is still in eood shape.
It's the best place in the world
to sleep in summer time, irv
says. If it is 63 degrees when
you go to bed, it will be 63 de
grees when you get up. No
noise, no confusion.
It even makes a good spot
for company, Irv declares.
We might add that some guys
might find such a shelter con
venient for accommo dating
mothers-in-law on their visits.
One -Shot
Roscoe
As Told By
ORVILLE W. CUTSFORTH
(Editor's note: This is an
other in the series of anec
dotes about the late Roscoe
Cox, Morrow county outdoors
man, who died last year).
Koscoe was the best hunter I
ever knew. One time he came
up to the cabin and asked my
wife and I to go with him and
maybe we could get the big
freak buck that had been run
ning there for years.
He took us up under little
Baldy on the ridge in the
"Devil's Halfacre" where there
was a big rock. He placed my
wife above the big rock.
"You wait- here, we'll run the
buck by you and you'll think he
is an elk but he'll be a buck and
you kill him."
Roscoe and I went over the
ridge and Roscoe stopped in an
open glade, and he told me to
go into the thicket below. I did
and I jumped the buck, and out
he went. I fired my rifle to let
Roscoe know he was coming.
He ran by Roscoe and Roscoe
let him go. He headed for the
big rock. My wife heard him
coming and she thought he was
going below the rock. She went
below the rock as fast as she
could but the buck went above
the rock.
Old Roscoe said it would, and
my wife didn't get him. The
only one that had a chance to
kill that buck was Roscoe, but
Roscoe didn't shoot and it was
just as well. Yes, he knew where
the game would go when it ran.
Jury Finds Rogers
Innocent of Charge
A justice court jury last Thurs
day found John Patrick Rogers
of Ukiah innocent of a charge of
killing a calf elk in a closed
area following a day-long trial
in the Morrow county courthouse
with Justice of the Peace Oliver
Creswick presiding.
The verdict was unanimously
in favor of the defendant.
District Attorney Herman Win
ter prosecuted the case and Roy
Kilpatrick of Canyon City was
attorney for the defendant.
A companion case, against Jeff
Walker of Heppner, who is charg
ed with aiding in a game vio
lation, was also scheduled for
trial following his plea of inno
cent, but in view of the verdict
on the Rogers case, it is probable
that District Attorney Winter
will dismiss the charge, the jus
tice of the peace said.
Lexington Club
Completes Series
Of Card Parties
By DELPHA JONES
LEXINGTON Lexington
Bridge club met at the home of
Mrs. Eldon Padberg last Wednes
day evening. Those present for
the evening were Mrs. Johnnie
Ledbetter, Mrs. Dean Hunt, Mrs.
Lester Cox, Mrs. Bob Davidson,
Mrs. Gene Cutsforth, Mrs. Oliver
Creswick, Mrs. Don Bellenbrock,
and the hostess, Mrs. Padberg.
High score was won by Mrs.
Dean Hunt, second high by Mrs.
Don Bellenbrock and low by Mrs.
Creswick.
This meeting was the end cf
a series of eight games. After
averaging all scores it was found
that Mrs. Dean Hunt and Mrs.
Don Bellenbrock held high scores
for the series and Mrs. Gene
Cutsforth and Mrs. Johnnie Led
better were low for the series.
They decided that the highs and
lows will soon entertain the
middle group of the party.
Mrs. Tad Miller and daughter
Michelle and Miss Jeannine
Hunt were Walla Walla visitors
on Wednesday.
Houseguests of Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Martin over the week-end
were Mrs. Hugo Leyva and Mrs.
Gar Leyva ot Medford.
Home Ec club of the Lexing
ton Grange met at the home of
Mrs. Edna Turner in Heppner on
Wednesday of last week. Plans
were made lor the co-op dinner
to be held February 11 at the
Lexington Grange hall. Those
present for the afternoon were
Mrs. Annie Smouse, Mrs. Armin
Wihlon, Mrs. Laura Moyer, Mrs.
Nora Turner, Mrs. C C. Jones,
Mrs. Kenneth Smouse and son
Carl and Mrs. Ella Burgoyne. Re
freshments were served by the
hostess.
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Leyva and
children were week-end visitors
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Wilbur Steagall.
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Hunt were
Portland visitors a couple of days
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Cutsforth
left for New Mexico where they
will meet Mr. and Mrs. George
Ruggs and will then continue on
to Mexico for a sightseeing trip.
Mr. and Mrs. Cutsforth, who flew
in their plane were late getting
started due to the bad weather
around the country.
Hank Pointer visited his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Don Pointer,
from his school in Portland over
the week-end.
Mrs. A. F. Majeske and Mrs.
Alonzo Henderson were Pendle
ton visitors Wednesday and at
tended the auxiliary meeting of
the Patriarch's Militant of which
thev are members.
The Lexington Social club
met on Sunday night at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie
Ledbetter. After a most enjoy
able supper games were played
with Mrs. C. C. Jones and Roger
Campbell winning the highs.
Those present for the evening
were Mr. and Mrs. Dean Hunt
and children, Mr. and Mrs.
Roger Campbell and children,
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Jones and
the host and hostess and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wihlon
and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Armin
Wihlon and Mr. and Mrs. C. C.
Jones and son Kenneth motored
to Pasco, Wn Sunday where they
attended a wedding reception at
the First Methodist church hon
oring Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Sellards the former Alice Marie
Wihlon.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wilson and
son of Vancouver, Wn. spent the
week-end visiting in Lexington
and Heppner.
Mrs. Charles Colley entertain
ed with pinochle one afternoon
last week. Those present were
Mrs. A. F. Majeske, Mrs. Bertha
Hunt, Mrs. Florence McMillan
and the hostess.
McGirrs Have Son
Mr. and Mrs. Leland McGirr,
Jr., of Fox, became parents of a
son, David Leland, on January
8. Maternal grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Kelly, Uma
tilla, and paternal grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs. Leland Mc
Guirr, Sr., of Long Creek. His
maternal great-grandmother is
Mrs. Lena Kelly, Heppner. David
has a two-year-old sister, Kelly.
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278 N. MAIN
TO THE EDITOR...
To the Editor:
We, as individuals and as rep
resentatives of our various com
munities, wish to protest the
sale and exchange of electric
utilities on the following basis:
1. We and the people of our
communities, who are presently
electric power customers of Pa
cific Power and Light Company,
have not applied for member
ship in, and have not been asked
if we wish to become members
and customers of, the Columbia
Basin Electric Co-operative, Inc.,
an electrical distributing com
pany in a monopolistic situation
and not regulated by the Public
Utilities Commission. If we are
forced, by the proposed sale and
exchange of properties between
these companies, to become
members of the said cooperative,
we will also be forced to assume
without our consent, partial re
sponsibility for the repayment of
a $1,800,000.00 indebtedness now
owned by the cooperative.
2. The proposed sale and ex
change involves extensive and
valuable properties, now owned
bv the Pacific Power and Light
Company, that are now on the
ad valorem tax rolls of the polit
ical subdivisions in which they
are situated. This proposed sale
and exchange, if allowed, will
result in the loss of considerable
tax revenues to those sub
divisions. The Board of Directors of the
cooperative has declared, by res
olution, that they will by cash
donation, reimburse the affected
political subdivisions lor tne
net amount of that lost revenue
for a period of two years. In
addition, the president of the
Board of Directors and the man
ager of the cooperative have,
publicly and for the record,
stated that they would vote in
favor of a continuation of this
policy.
We protest that any loss of
this tax revenue to these sub
divisions would constitute a
hardship on them, and would be
unfair to, and be a hardship on,
the other taxpayers in these sub
divisions; and that the co-op,
irregardless of this resolution
and public statement, has not
given sufficient guarantee that
such a loss of revenue will not
result.
3. There exists a considerable
differential between the rate
schedules now used by these
two electric utility companies
and the differential is such that
if the rate schedules of the co-op
are applied to the present cus
tomers of the Pacific Power and
Light Company,: the result
would be a considerable increase
in cost of electric power to the
majority of these customers.
The Board of Directors of the
co-op have declared, by resolut
ion and by public statement,
that they will continue to fur
nish electric energy and service
to these present Pacific Power
and Light Company customers at
the same revenue rates as those
that are now charged by tne
Pacific Power and Light Com
pany. In addition, the President
of the Board of Directors and the
manager of the co-op have pub
licly stated that they will per
sonally continue to favor this
policy of rate schedule appli
cation. We protest that this action by
the co-op is subject to the dis
cretion of the present and future
Boards of Directors of the co-op,
and is insufficient to guarantee
to the affected present custom
ers of the Pacific Power and
Light Company that their econ
Bill Lunsford Dies
In Kelson at Age 80
William (Bill) Lunsford, age
80, died January 23 at Kelso,
Wn., according to word received
this week from Lawrence E.
Reany, now of 1341 E. Reserve
St., Vancouver, Wn.
Mr. Lunsford was born August
7, 1883, at Walla Walla, Wn.,
and was married to Mary Lee
Reaney in September, 1914, at
Lexington.
Interment was in Cowlitz View
Memorial Gardens, Vancouver.
Surviving are the widow,
Mary; two daughters, Mrs. El
vera Carr of Longview, Wn., Mrs.
Wynola Williams of Salem, and
five grandchildren.
C B
omic interest in the present rates
shall continue to be proiecieo;
and further, that this action is
insufficient to guarantee that the
co-op Board of Directors will not
at some tuture date taKe sucn
action as will increase the
present rate schedules, now
applicable to these customers, for
any purpose other than to (1)
defray increased costs of oper
ation, andor (2) to finance
such capital improvements of
acquisitions that shall meet the
approval of these customers.
4. We submit that we do not
in principle oppose the proposed
sale and exchange of properties
between these utilities. Neither
do we wish to register a lack of
faith in the actions or intentions
of the members of the Columbia
Basin Electric Co-operative, Inc.
and its Board of Directors.
5. We do ask that (1) the Pub
lic Utilities Commission require,
as a condition of and prior to
their approval of this proposed
sale and exchange of properties,
that the Columbia Basin Elecrtic
Cooperative, Inc. shall take such
action as the Commission shall
consider necessary to remove or
correct the conditions that are
the basis of this Drotect: that (2)
the Commission require, if they
think necessary, that the Pacific
Power and Light Company and
the Columbia Basin Electric Co
operative, Inc. jointly apply to
the Federal Power Commission
for such reasonable extension of
the permit granted them by the
Federal Power Commission as is
necessary for them to eliminate
or correct the conditions leading
tn this Drotest: and that the
Commission grant these utilities,
upon their request, such reason
able time as the Commission de
termines necessary to fulfill
these requested requirements.
Very truly yours,
Edwin Asher, member of City
Council, City of Fossil
Dr. R. E. Reilly, President,
Fossil Community Club
W. H. Steiwer, Sr., Chairman
Wheeler County Budget
Committee
Jabes O. Burns, Judge
Gilliam County Court
M. Snell Weatherford
Representing the protestants of
the M.S.W. rural communities
of Olex, Rock Creek, and
Mikkalo.
M COMMUNITY
A BILLBOARD
Coming Events
HEPPNER HIGH BASKETBALL
Heppner vs. Chenowith.
Heppner High gym.
Friday, January 31.
Jayvee 6:15, Varsity 8:00
A League Game.
Support the Mustangs!
Community Youth Program
Sunday, Feb. 2, 7:00 p.m.
Methodist Church.
Dr. Clifford Weare of Burns
to show slides on Africa.
All youth invited.
We have limited number of
calendars Stop in at our of
fice and ask for one. C. A.
Ruggles.
RODEO MEETING
Wednesday, Feb. 5, 8:00 p.m.
Gilliam and Bisbee Bldg.
All board members urged
to attend.
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