HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday, February 27. 1961
Details Reveal
'Another Side'
To Player Case
(Continued from page 1)
circumstances at the motel fixed
considerable responsibility for
the incident on the operator of
the motel. All agreed that any
inference that the boys had in
itiated, planned or participated
in a "drinking party" is erron
eous, they declared. Only small
quantities of beer were consum
ed and this was done, the state
ment charged, because the motel
operator placed it at their dis
posal. Some of the parents who stay
ed at the same mold in John
Day said they had witnessed the
actions of the woman early in
the evening.
"She was heckling both
coaches, playing up to the boys
and parading the boys and
coaches through the bar to the
restaurant."
These parenfs said they went
bowling after the Grant Union
Heppner basketball game.
"We were unaware of any
further activities until quite late
in the evening when the pro
prietor informed us that both
coaches had rejected her plans
for the boys that evening. She
advised us that she told the
coaches to go to bed and leave
the boys alone. .
"She made some of the boys a
bet of a case of beer that John
Day would win the basketball
game that night. She paid off!
We also found that she called
the boys' room and kept them
awake until around 2:30 in the
morning. All this happened long
before 2:30, not after the coaches
were in bed as had been prev
iously reported.
"Living in a community such
as ours, these boys have never
been exposed to somebody like
that. They were amused, fright
ened and awed with her," the
statement said.
Some of the parents said that
they were aware that Coaches
Cantonwine and Don McClure
wore protesting to the proprietor
during the early part of the
evening. The parents said that
they did not attempt to inter
vene because they felt the
coaches had sole responsibility
over the players on such a road
trip.
Coach Cantonwine said, "We
just about packed up and left."
lie did not implement this move,
however, because he was con
cerned over school finances and
the cost of engaging another
motel. To journey on to Burns
would have kept the team up
most of the night before its
scheduled game with Burns on
Saturday, February 15 (Heppner
lost this game In a surprise up
set). "One's hindsight is always bet
ter than his foresight," the coach
told the parents ruefully.
In answer to questions from
parents as to why the team was
lodged in this particular motel,
Principal Tratt and Cantonwine
pointed out that the team had
stayed there on road trips dur
ing the two previous seasons
and had no trouble.
"Previously it has been satis
factory or more than satisfac
tory," the coach said. The mo
tel is now under different owner
ship than it was on the two prev
ious trips.
The bar Is located in an ad
joining section of the motel
where food is also served. In
accordance with school policy
the team avoids eating in places
where liquor is sold and took
its meals in another restaurant
In town, despite the admonitions
of the woman proprietor because
the team did not eat there, Can
tonwine said.
"We do not condone these
boys for drinking the beer for
tiny knew the rules and the
consequences," the Wednesday
statement said. "However, we do
not believe the boys were en
tirely in the wrong."
The group agreed that greatest
blame for the incident should
be placed on the proprietor of
the motel.
Coaeli Cantonwine said that
everything seemed to quiet down
after the boys had become
settled in their quarters, and it
then appeared to be "one of the
quietest nights I have experien
ced on a road trip."
However, the players were
bothered in early morning hours
with telephone calls to their
rooms and with other incidents,
unknown to the coaches.
"A training rule is a rule to
be obeyed, respected and en
forced," the statement said.
"Every boy should have been
punished for knovvlingly break
ing the rule."
It was added, however, that
other circumstances might have
been considered as factors in
lessening the degree of the play
ers' guilt.
"This was not a pre-planned
beer party," it was pointed out.
Evidence shows that only a few
bottles of beer were consumed
and most of that placed at the
disposition of the boys was left
untouched. Some of the beer was
Heimbigner Hurt
Tom Heimbigner, senior on
the lone High basketball
squad, injured a leg while
practicing on the trampoline
Tuesday and will not see ac
tion with the lone Cardinal
basketball squad during the
district tourney in Hermiston
this week-end, according to
Dick Strait, lone basketball
mentor.
A picture of Heimbigner in
the second section of this
week's paper, in which the
caption said Heimbigner would
play, was printed before the
story of his injury was report
ed to the Gazette-Times.
Strait also said that the in
jury might keep Heimbigner
out of the state trampoline
championships, March 7 at the
University of Oregon.
Youths Involved
In Dynamiting
Draw Punishment
Three high school youths who
were involved in a recent theft
of dynamite from the county
powder house drew work sen
tences from Judge Oscar Peter
son In juvenile court Wednes
day. He ordered the three to clean
the county road from the city
limits to the city dump once
each month until the end of the
school year. They will clean up
paper and debris along the road
and will be expected to do some
physical labor on the road dur
ing spring vacation, the judge
said. The three were remanded
back to their parents.
The youths admitted setting
off two charges, one on a county
road and one near a cattle
guard. In taking three boxes of
dynamite from the powder
house, they also took what they
thought was fuse but which was
primer cord. When they could
not get the cord to work as
fuse, they detonated the dyna
mite by firing into it with a
.22 rifle.
The judge said they appar
ently did not realize the power
of the dynamite because in one
instance they detonated it at
very close range with the rifle
and broke a window in a car
that was nearby. He told them
that they might have killed
themselves.
Judge Peterson ordered them
to make restitution of damage,
amounting to $3.88 each, for
broken locks on the powder house
and some damage to the cattle
guard.
The three also attempted to
detonate charges near the foot
bridge over Willow Creek, lead
ing to the junior high school.
They said they only wanted to
make a noise" and had no in
tention of blowing up the bridge.
Some of the dynamite was found
later by smaller youngsters who
had nothing to do with the theft
or succeeding incidents.
The parents and youths were
all very cooperative with the
three freely admitting their par
ticipation but apparently not re
alizing the seriousness of it.
In the court session Juvenile
Counselor Charles Knox explain
ed the danger with which they
had flirted. The three apparently
used about 10 sticks of dyna
mite out of the three boxes that
they took. The rest was recovered.
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SEVERAL award winners are shown after the annual banquet of the local FFA chapter last Wed
nesday night. From left to right (front row) are Steve Wagenblast, Bill Weatherford, Chris Brown,
and Ron Beckct. Back row, Paul Swaggart, Melvin McDaniel, Frank Osmin, Richard Blake, and
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poured out in bathrooms of the
units, according to the boys'
statements.
The statement con eluded,
"Something good must come out
of all things. This incident will
teach the athletes to respect their
training rules and show the
coaches they must assume more
responsibility on out-of-town
trips."
While there remained some
areas of disagreement between
parents and school officials as
to the method of handling the
matter, there seemed to be gen
eral concurrence on the facts of
the case. It was agreed that no
useful purpose would be served
by argument over differences.
Presented with a question as
to whether the school might
have acted too hastily, Principal
Pratt replied, "1 can only tell
you that it was the considered
opinion of the five persons who
sat there." (This included the
school's four coaches and the
principal).
The Gazette-Times came in
for a share of the criticism, too, j
on the grounds that the story ',
gave the wrong impression that ;
the boys were "partying" al- i
though it did not state this, and 1
that the names of those involved
should not have been used.
Dick Struckmeler,
Lamb Keynotes
Annual Banquet
(Continued lrom page 1)
initial farming program; Paul
Hisler, second, initial farming
program; and Dick Struckmeier,
Bill Weatherford, Don Van
Winkle, and Ken Wright, all for
outstanding achievement.
Project awards went to Ken
Wright, beef; Ken Wright, sheep;
and Melvin McDaniel, swine.
John Wagenblast received the
rotating plaque for general live
stock excellence and the FFA
scholarship award.
John Wagenblast received the
crop farming award and Chris
Brown, the poultry project. Paul
Swaggart won the farm safety
medal, and farm mechanics
award went to Frank Osmin, and
Melvin McDaniel. Frank Osmin
received the soil and water man
agement award and Ron Becket
the dairy farming award.
Ken Wright walked off with
perhaps the biggest award of the
evening when he was presented
with a trophy tor being named
the Chapter Star farmer.
Harold Wright, Ken's father,
was honored by the local chapter,
at the meeting when he was
made an honorary member of the
organization. With his son as in
stalling officer, Wright was cited
for his help to the organization
and to his son and was accepted
into the chapter.
Entertainment, for the function
was provided by Lyle Hopper,
Dave Kilgore and Bob Massey.
The three boys played a number
of tunes on their electric guitars
for the audience.
Ken Wright adjourned the
meeting by thanking those who
helped the chapter in the past!
year. j
(G-T Photo)
Cutsforths to Build
Home Near Heppner
Mr. and Mrs. Orville W. Cuts
forth Sr. are buying the 21-acre
place of Bert Corbin near the
golf course north of Heppner and
expect to build a new home for
their own use on the property,
Cutsforth said Tuesday.
The home will be located on
the west side of Willow Creek.
Construction is expected to start
"in a week or so," he said.
Pat Cutsforth, who has been
operating the home place at
Lexington, will move into the
big house when Mr. and Mrs.
Cutsforth Sr. move to Heppner.
Cutsforth said that he built
the home place in 1943, pattern
ing it after a house that he saw
in New York State on a visit
to the World's Fair. Only plans
used were those sketched on an
envelope from the design of the
New York place.
Drum, Bugle Corps
To Ploy to Legion
Special entertainment is in
store for members of Heppner
cost. American Leeion. and aux
iliary Monday night when the
American Legion junior drum
and buele corns of Pendkton
will appear at the local meeting.
The post and auxiliary will
hold a joint potluck supper at
7 p.m. with the post furnishini?
the meat course, after which the
drum and bugle corps will make
its appearance. A good crowd is
expected for the meeting.
Mrs. Emma Hacrer returned to
her home last Thursday after
staying the past three weeks at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Homer
Hager in Hermiston. Mrs. Hager
is still convalescing from a re
cent illness, but feels that she
is gaining strength slowly.
State Income Aid
Offered March 3
Assistance in preparing Ore
gon state income tax returns will
be given by State Tax Commis
sion personnel at the Morrow
county courthouse in Heppner
on Monday, March 3, from 9:30
a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Taxpayers wishing help in
filing their returns are asked to
bring earnings slips and other
information needed to determine
the correct tax, including, if poss
ible, a copy of their federal re
turn filed for the year 1963.
The Tax Commission points
out that in order to be eligible
for a refund a taxpayer must
file a return. Refunds are issued
on a "first come, first served"
basis.
It is also emphasized that if
a joint return is filed, both
spouses must sign it.
Deadline for filing is April 15.
Boeing Ceremony Starts Project
Death Takes Former
Mill Employee
Word of the death of Arthur
(Buck) Hansen, about 58, and a
former Heppner resident, reach
ed friends here this week. Han
sen died Saturday, February 15,
in Portland where he had resided
the past three years. Burial ser
vices were in Spokane, Wn., last
week.
Before leaving Heppner in
1953, Hansen was employed in
the lumber mill here in con
struction work. When Orville
Smith, former mill superinten
dent, bought the mill in Elgin,
Hansen was transferred to Elgin
where he lived until moving to
Portland. His wife preceded him
in death several years ago.
Only surviving relative is Mrs.
Gene Buff, a sister of Spokane.
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day into a new era of fulfilling
its part of the American dream.
We will have the facilities with
which to compete for business
in the space age.
"To our successors we will
transmit a legacy of value, the
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the lives of all who benefit from
what is here begun."
Second speaker for the affair
was Lysle A. Wood, Boeing vies
president and general manager
of Boeing's Aero-Space Division.
Wood said that Boeing looked
at potential sites in Washington,
Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Southern
California, Arizona, New Mex
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leasing the Boardman property.
He said that Boeing settled on
the Boardman ground because
the land has a good topography,
predictable winds, is a large re
mote area, has good meteor
ological conditions, and has good
rail, water and highway access
ibility. He said that Boeing plans to
build a test stand capable of
handling rocket engines of 50,-
000 pounds of thrust. The engine
would be tied down in a vertical
position during the static tests.
Boeing's initial investment in
the test stand and its support
ing facilities will be $1.5 mil
lion. Over the next six months
construction crews, Boeing en
gineers and shop personnel at
the site will reach a peak of
about 50 people. No housing fa
cilities are presently contem
plated at the site and the Boeing
work force, traveling from Seattle
as needed for test work, will be
housed locally.
The Boeing vice president went
on to say that Boeing hopes to
be using the testing facility yet
this year.
Wood said that Boeing is look
ing at the Boardman facility
with a long-range view. He said
that time will tell as to what
extent the 100,000 acre site will
be used. He said that Boeing en
visions no immediate big boom
for the site but that the future
for the development could be un
limited. After the addresses, Riedinger
presented Gov. Hatfield and
Wood with construction hats to
wear during the groundbreaking
ceremonies. He referred pokingly
to the groundbreaking as being
hazardous, thus the hats.
Gov. Hatfield and Wood pro
ceeded to the area where the
construction of the road to the
proposed site is slated to start.
Here, the governor and Wood
shared in ground-breaking du
ties. Then two huge scrapers
and a bulldozer rumbled across
the terrain, working no the road
bed, and signaled the start of
construction on the site. Their
efforts were the beginning
scratch in what could be a big
future for the state of Oregon.
Dunbars Move Here
Newcomers to Morrow county
are Mr. and Mrs. Al Dunbar who
have moved to Lexington. Form
erly a cook at The Tapadera in
Pendleton, he is now a cook at
Cal's Tavern. The Dunbars are
ex-residents of Washington, and
he is a brother of Jim Dunbar of
the U. S. Foiest Service, Heppner
Ranger district.
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