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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, February 13, 1964
Boeing
Ceremony
Planned
A ground-breaking ceremony
signaling the beginning of work
far the first test facility at the
Boardman test range will be held
Thursday, February 20. The
Boeing Company announces.
Governor Mark Hatfield of
Oregon and representatives of
state and local governments will
meet with Boeing officials in
observance of the ground-breaking.
Details of plans for the test
facility will be announced at the
ceremony, which is scheduled to
start at 10 a.m.
Governor Hatfield and a top
Boeing official, probably Lylse
Wood, vice president and general
manager, are scheduled to give
short talks.
Miss Jones Advanced
To National Director
Miss Loma Mae Jones left last
Wednesday after a brief visit
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
C. N. Jones, for Indianapolits,
Ind., where she will have the
position as National Director of
Children's Work in the Christ
ian church.
The position is under the Unit
ed Christian Missionary Society
organization with national offi
ces in Indianapolis. Miss Jones
had been in the same type of
work in Portland before her ad
vancement.
Washington Birthday
Sale Due Next Week
Third annual Washington's
Birthday sale of Heppner mer
chants will be next Saturday,
February 22. At that time the
local firms will offer outstand
ing bargains to the public in
the "I Cannot Tell a Lie" tra
dition of honest values.
Next week's Gazette-Times
will herald these bargains, and
sample copies of the paper will
be sent to the Monument, Kin
zua and Spray areas.
The paper staff requests co
operation of merchants in get
ting advertising copy ready
early. Members of the staff will
start making contacts tomor
row (Friday) in order to get
a head start on the edition
which is expected to be larger
than usual.
Willow Creek Project
Gets Favorable Report
Congressman Al Ullman and
Senators Wayne Morse and
Maurine B. Neuberger announ
ced Monday that the Corps of
Engineers report on the proposed
Willow Creek Dam above Hepp
ner is to be released this week,
and that the report is favorable.
The Congressional Delegation
stated that the favorable report
will be sent by the Corps' North
Pacific Division office in Port
land to Washington, D. C. for
review by the Board of Engin
eers for Rivers and Harbors.
"There is still a long way to
go before ultimate construction
of this important project, but
this recommendation of the Dis
trict and Division Engineers is
crucial," the Delegation said.
The study was conducted by the
Walla Walla District office, un
der the direction of Colonel J.
H. Beddow, and approved by
Major General W. W. Lapsley,
Division Engineer in Portland.
According to the Senators and
Congressman Ullman, the esti
mated first cost of costruction
is $6,690,000 for a dam reser
voir providing a total storage
capacity of 11,500 acre-feet, with
flood control, irrigation, water
supply, recreation, and water
quality control benefits. Cong
ressman Ullman noted that the
dam is particularly important
to flood control, recalling the
disastrous flood of 1903, and sev
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Judge Contest
Contest for Morrow county
judge at this early date . has
broken into a wide open affair
with three more candidates an
nouncing their entry into the
primary election race, one a Re
publican and two Democrats.
Oliver Creswick, present jus
tice of the peace, completed
petitions this week and said that
he would file Thursday (today)
on the Republican ticket.
On the Democratic side, Bill
Weatherford of Heppner said
that he had been urged by sup
porters to seek the position and
also planned to file today. His
backers had names of 45 on pe
titions as of Wednesday, and
eral close calls since.
"However, in the long run, the
other benefits will make the pro
ject of every-day, year-round
value, Ullman stated. Cost
benefit ratio, as determined by
the Corps, is 1.2 to 1.
The following explanation of
the steps ahead was given by
the Delegation: Information and
statements will be received by
the Rivers and Harbors Board in
Washington until March 16, after
which the project is to be re
viewed by the Board. Ninety days
are given for the filing of any
statement from interested Fed
eral agencies and by the State,
and then the Board makes a
determination as to recommend'
ing the project for construction.
Assuming a favorable decision,
efforts will then be made to con
tain the approval of the Bureau
of the Budget for inclusion of
the project in the next Rivers
and Harbors Omnibus Bill.
Congressman Ullman, paying
tribute to the strong local ef
forts for the project, and partic
ularly to the leadership of Judge
Oscar Peterson of Heppner, said
that the dam would be given the
highest priority by the Congress
ional delegation. "Senator Morse,
Senator Neuberger, and I have
been working on this for some
time, and will continue to do
everything we can to keep it
moving forward," he said.
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Frank Hamlin said Wednes
day evening that he, too, has
petitions ready to file and ex
pected to do so at the office ol
the county clerk Thursday on
the Democratic ticket. The court
house was closed Wednesday be
cause Linclon's birthday is a
legal holiday.
These three candidates joined
two other avowed candidates, in
cumbent Judge Oscar Peterson
and Ambrose Chapin, both Re
publicans, and there were rumors
of more to come, but there have
been no additional formal an
nouncements to this time.
In a statement, Creswick said,
"I have filed for this office
fully realizing the many prob
lems inherent in the office, but
also with the knowledge that a
challenge exists for the man who
is willing to accept that chal
lenge. Great things can be ac
complished for Morrow county,
and I would like the opportunity
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Scout Banquet
Due Saturday Eve
A crowd of 100 or more persons
is anticipated for the Scout ban
quet to be Saturday night at
the Heppner High school multi
purpose room, starting at (
o'clock, according to those work
ing on the banquet.
Participating will be Explorer
Post 600, Boy Scout troops 600
and 86, and Cub Scouts. Boys
have been selling tickets to the
banquet, and the report was
Thursday that more than 100
have been sold.
Barbecued beef will provide
the main course for the banquet.
A Scout executive will be present
and boys seeking rank advance
ment will appear before a board
of review there. A motion picture
film will be an entertainment
feature.
Cub Scouts and parents are
asked to come. Those Cubs who
do not have numerals can ob
tain them at Gonty's at a small
cost. Ed Gonty is treasurer for
the Cub Scouts.
Admission to the banquet is
$1 for adults and 75c for child
ren .
of School
Number 50
BPPNER
10 cents
AM, were these men. They are
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Masonic Lodge
Honors Masters
Heppner Lodge No. 69, AF &
AM, honored its past masters
at a meeting February 4 at the
Masonic hall in Heppner.
Past masters present dated
from 1930 when Frank Parker
was master to the present wor
shipful master, Ray Williamson.
A 35-year Masonic pin was pre
sented to Earl Gilliam by wor
shipful Master Williamson. In
all, 15 past masters were present
The evening concluded with
a social hour and refreshments.
On February 18, District Dep
uty Paul Jones will maKe nis
official visitation to the Heppner
lodge. All members are urged to
attend.
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Padberg Picked Shrine All-Star
Lee Padberg, breakaway run
ner of the 1963 Heppner High
school football team, has been
chosen by coaches and the Shrine
committee as a member ol tne
East team for the Shriners' Ore
gon East-West All-Star football
game.
The contest will be in Pendle
ton on August 22, matching A-2
and B-School stars ot bast
schools against those from the
West.
At the same time, Tom Helm
bigner of the lone Cardinals, was
selected as an alternate for an
end position.
Padberg was picked as a full
back, along with Bill Grover of
Eagle Valley, Richland, and
Dave Moores of Elmira.
The senior from Lexington, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Elden E. Pad
berg, was a powerful cog in the
Mustane offense during 1963's
successful grid season that fell
just short of a western division
championship. He made a num
ber of spectacular long runs, and
once in the open was rough to
catch and rougher to bring down.
Padberg and Heimbigner are
the only choices from Morrow
county, and there are none on
the team from Gilliam county,
either as regulars of alternates.
Heppner High's back ace is the
only representative of the Great
er Oregon league (western di
vision) on the regular squad, al
though three are named as al
ternates, including Tim Tyler,
tackle, Burns; Bob Hamilton,
halfback, Pilot Rock; and Burrill
Moulton, halfback, Grant Union.
Umatilla high placed Albert
Eisele as a halfback on the reg
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Closure
Lexington
Group Asks
For Bus Runs
Closure of the Lexington ele
mentary school for the next two
years was approved by the board
of directors of Morrow County
School District R-l Monday night
under the conditions asked by
residents of the Lexington com
munity. After considerable discussion,
the board approved all of the
provisions asked by the residents
with the exception of running
2:30 p.m. - buses from Heppner
and lone to Lexington daily to
brine- vountrer children home. It
was aereed that this phase of
the matter will be considered
bv the district's new transporta
tion committee, composed of the
superintendent, several directors
and several advisory board
members, at a later time for a
decision.
Several Lexington advisory
board members were present at
the meetine. Mrs. Bob (Vesta)
Kilkenny said that the Lexing
ton residents had agreed at the
decision to close the school a
difficult one for them to make
and felt that it would be a sav
ing of some $12,000 to the dis
trict. In view of this concession,
the people there feel that they
have a right to ask tor tne con
ditions on transportation and
other points that would lessen
the blow of losing the school.
Other conditions include main
tenance of buildings, providing
supervisions at the school in the
mornings if students are there to
be picked up by buses, mainten
ance of the school grounds and
equipment for use by the com
munity, and operating an ac
tivity bus from Heppner to Lex
ineton to bring back students
who are engaged in school ath
letics and activity programs. This
latter provision would also apply
between lone and Lexington if
there are a sufficient number
attending at lone.
The point on the activity dus
evoked considerable discussion
hpfnre it was acreed by the
board. It has been a perennial
problem, since it is felt that if
any activity bus is provided for
one area in the county, the board
sets a precedent for running ac
tivity buses to all areas.
Don McElligott pointed out
that next year there probably
would be sufficient students at
tending at lone from the area
southwest of lone to qualify for
an activity bus under conditions
recently prescribed by the board.
Principal Hillard Brown said
that he expected about 25 pupils
in owpt grades would ride a
2:30 bus from Heppner to Lex
ington. Mrs. Kilkenny and Gene Ma
jeske said that the Lexington
people asked only that the child
ren be brought to the town of
Lexington. Parents of rural child
ren would have to make arrange
ments to get them home from
there, or have their children vmit
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QUEEN SHANNON MAHONEY
Former
Ch
osen
Shannon Mahoney, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Mahonoy
of Heppner, was chosen queen of
the 1964 Morrow County Fair and
Rodeo by the Rodeo board at its
meeting Wednesday, February 5.
She will reign over festivities
of the fair and rodeo August
25 through 30, and with her
court yet to be chosen will at
tend and participate in celebra
tions and functions in other
cities through the summer.
Queen Shannon, who was a
princess in the 1963 court, rep
resenting the Wranglers club, is
a freshman at Pacilic university,
Forest Grove, after graduating
from Heppner High school with
the class of 1963.
She is an active cowgirl and
works with cattle on the Spring
Hollow and Clarks Canyon
ranches of the Mahoneys. As a
member of the Wranglers, she
has won awards in their com
petitive events and has placed
in the Morrow county horse
show as well as winning a tro
phy for horse showmanship in
the county 4-H horse show.
Her school and community ac
tivities make an impressive list.
She is a past worthy advisor
of Ruth Assembly, Order of
Rainbow for Girls, and in 1962
63 was grand honorary song
leader for Oregon. She attended
Supreme Assembly of Rainbow
In Chicago in the summer of
1962.
Queen Shannon was president
of the Girls' League in her senior
LEE PADBERG
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year of high school. She was a
member of Future Homemakers
of America, of the Future Busi
ness Leaders of America, and of
the Pep club. She helped org
anize the high school drill team
in her sophomore year and serv
ed as drill leader.
For her work on the high
school paper she received the
Bonnie Wiley journalism award
as a senior, and she also worked
on the school annual.
Jones Reelected
Rodeo Board Head
Floyd Jones was reelected
chairman of the Morrow coun
ty fair board at its meeting
last Wednesday night. He has
served for several years in that
capacity.
E. H. (Tad) Miller, Jr., a new
member of the board, was elec
ted vice-chairman, a position
required by the new by-laws.
Bert Huff was reelected secretary-treasurer,
a posit 1 o n
that he has held for two years.
She was the first to receive
the school's citizenship award,
offered for the first time last
year.
Scholastically, she ranked high
in school and was a member of
the National Honor Society. She
also belonged to the Internat
ional Quill and Scroll, for journ
alism students.
Being royalty Is not a new ex
perience for Shannon. Besides
having been a princess for last
year's fair and rodeo, she was
princess of the FFA-FHA
Sweetheart Ball for two years.
County organizations who will
be represented on the fair and
rodoo court with princesses will
make selections at a later date.
WEATHER
By LEONARD GILLIAM
HI Low Prec.
Thursday 46 30
Friday 58 27
Saturday 54 33
Sunday 65 44 tr
Monday 56 29 tr.
Tuesday 44 26
Wednesday 48 28 .02
Curtain Due Tonight
On One-Act Plays
Three one-act plays will be
presented by the Heppner High
school drama department to
night (Thursday) at 8 p.m. in
the multipurpose room at the
high school.
Included are, "Beyond the
Door," a mystery melodrama;
"Why I Am a Bachelor," a com
edy about the pitfalls of mar
ried life; and "Drag Race," a
teen-age drama in police court.
Thirteen students are in the
casts with some participating
in more than one play. They
have been working diligently
on practices over the past six
weeiS.
The best play presented to
n'ght will be given at a one
act piay festival at Pacific Uni
versity March 7 in competition
w th other schools, and the
best actors and actresses will
be chosen tonight.
Admission is 50c for adulU
and 2ac for children.
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