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ampaign
In High Gear
As Vote Nears
Electioneering in Morrow
county made more interesting
because of the bumper crop oi
candidates for county judge in
tensified this week with the pri
mary election only a week away.
Judge Oscar Peterson, whose
name is not, on either party bal
lot, brought the field back to
eight candidates this week when
he formally announced that he
had reconsidered after previously
withdrawing his name and is
encouraging a writein campaign.
Three are on the Republican
ballot, Oliver Creswick and Am
brose Chapin of Heppner and
Berl Akers of lone, and four on
the Democraitc ticket, Frank
Hamlin, Bill Weatherford, Has
kell Sharrard and Paul Jones.
In Heppner the nonpartisan
justice of the peace race for the
sixth district also has an avowed
writein candidate in Bert Cor
bin. Other candidates whose
names are on the ballot are
Avon Melby, Jim Devine and the
Rev. Earl Soward.
Both Democratic and Republi
can sample ballots are publish
ed in this issue of the Gazette
Times and may be found on
pages 2, 3, 4 and 5 of section
two. The ballots are facsimiles of
those that voters will have at the
polls, being printed from the
same type as the official bullo's.
However, rotation of numbers
varies from precinct to precinct
because of the requirement in
the law that candidates share
"top billing" as equally as poss
ible. Nonpartisan and the college
bond measure ballots are also
printed in section 2.
The Republican presidential
race will draw considerable in
terest, although it may be creat
ing more excitement elsewhere
around the nation than it is in
the State of Oregon. Major tele
vision networks and wire ser
vices are covering every county
in the state closely for quick
returns and Morrow county is
no exception. There have been
arrangements to get a partial
count in the presidential race
as soon as possible.
There are no contests for dis
trict offices in the primary. Giles
French of Moro is seeking the
Republican nomination for sen
ator from the 18th district and
incumbent Ben Musa of The
Dalles, Democrat, is seeking his
party's nomination. Winners will
not meet until the general elec
tion in November.
Same situation is true with
the state representative from
this district. With Jack Smith of
Condon not seeking reelection,
Martin Buchanan of Milton
Freewater seeks the Democratic
nomination from the 28th dis
trict and Irvin Mann of Stan
field is on the ballot as the GOP
standard bearer.
At this point there is little
interest in state contests. Tom
McCall would appear to be an
easy victor over Dan Moses of
Portland and in gaining the Re
publican nomination for secre
tary of state, and Alfred Cor
bett of Portland would appear
to be far in front of his oppon
ents for the Democrat secretary
of state nomination, M. A. (Cap)
Yegge and Harold P. Steubs.
Three Democrats are also vie
ing for nomination as state treas
urer, Robert W. (Bob) Straub,
Thomas M. Baggs and Vic Davis.
Howard Belton, Republican is
alone on his party's ballot for
this office.
Although there is only one
measure to be voted on at the
primary election, it is attracting
considerable interest. It is the
$30 million college bond meas
ure that would devote $25,000,000
to state higher education build
ings and $o,000,000 to commun
ty colleges over a 5 -year period.
Congressman Al Uilman is
unopposed for the Democratic
nomination for Congress, but on
the Republican side two are op
ponents for the right to face
Uilman in the general election.
They are Willard Cromwell of
Hermiston ana Everett Thoren
of Elgin.
Circuit Judge Edward Howell
PTA To Install
At Next Meeting
Final business meeting of
Heppner PTA for this school year
will be Wednesday, May 13,
7:30 p.m., in the high school
cafetorium. The business session
will be followed by installation
of incoming officers.
Prior to the installation pro
ceedings, will be an election of
the president. Forrest Burkenbine
has accepted the nomination for
president and has been approv
ed bv the nominating commit
tee. Other elected officers include
Mrs. Pat Cutsforth, vice-president;
Mrs. Marshall Lovgren,
secretary, and Mrs. Clyde All
stott, treasurer.
Program for the evening will
include entertainment provided
by the first and second place
winners of this year's PTA spon
sored Talent Show.
Hostesses will be eighth grade
room mothers, Mrs. Creston Rob
inson, Mrs. Jim Bloodsworth and
Mrs. Jim Lovgren. They will be
assisted by Mrs. Marshall Lov
gren, Mrs. Gordon Pratt and Mrs.
Jack Loyd.
Gets
of Grant county is making
bid for the State Supreme Court
position No. 7 on the nonpartisan
ballot being opposed by three
others, Judge William Fort of
Eugene, Judge Ralph Holman of
Clackamas county and Attorney
Jason Lee of Salem. Unless one
gets a clearcut majority in the
primary there must be a runoff
in the general election. The
same is true with the local jus
tice of the peace race.
Voters have a wide choice for
delegates to the national con
ventions which are by far the
most popular candidate pullers
on the ballot. Jack Steiwer of
Fossil is among the candidates
on the Republican ballot, and Al
Lamb of Heppner, John D. Burns
of Condon and Marjorie Bart
lett of Hermiston are among can
diates on the Democratic ballot.
Polling Places
Listed for Primary
Polling places for the pri
mary election in Morrow coun
ty, to be from 8 a.m. until 8
p.m. on Friday, May 15, are
announced for the county's
nine precincts by Mrs. Sadie
Parrish, county clerk as fol
lows: .
S. E. Heppner county court
house. S. W. Heppner county court
house. N. W. Heppner Case building
on Main street (former location
of Pecks' Ski Shop.
N. E. Heppner old city library
(next to city hall).
Lexingtoncity hall.
lone city hall.
Hardman Odd Fellows hall.
Boardman Greenfield Grange
hall.
Irrigon old high school build
ing, Houghton school.
Judge Announces
Writein Campaign
County Judge Oscar Peterson,
who withdrew as a candidate
from the county judge race after
filing on the Republican ticket,
announced Monday that due to
the urging of friends he is en
tering the race as a writein can
didate. He issued the following state
ment: "With apoloiges to those who
filed for the judge position on
the basis of my going out, I
make this announcement.
"Some time ago, I withdrew
from the running. This I did in
all sincerity. I wanted to be free
to go into other matters. I want
ed to be free from it all.
"I have many friends who are
urging me to stay in, urging me
to go in as a writein candidate.
I have decided to do so. Other
matters can wait.
"My health is good and I am
intensely interested in the de
velopment and promotion of bet
ter things for our county. We are
on the eve of great growth and
expansion here. Actually, I want
to be along in the work.
"So, I am making myself avail
able as a write-in candidate. If
nominated and elected, I will
devote my time and energy to
the work and best interests of
all of Morrow county.
"To the Republican voters and
all voters interest, I ask you
on May 15 to write 'X Oscar
Peterson' in the space provided
on the ballot. Thank you."
Jaycees Complete Organization Here
Nineteen local men turned out
for a meeting of the Morrow
County Jaycee committee Tues
day night at the Legion Hall in
Heppner and signed up to be
come Jaycees and get the ball
rolling for a local Jaycee chap
ter. The men decided to get
immediately to work on a pro
ject in the community and dis
cussed the possibility of helping
to raise funds for the Little
League uniform fund. Their plan
was an immediate success as Bill
Parker, president of the Herm
iston Jaycees and an observer
at the meeting said that his firm,
First Federal Savings and Loan
Assoc., Hermiston Branch, will
donate $30 to the fund. (The
promise came through Thursday
morning when the Morrow Coun
ty Jaycee committee received
the check in the mail.)
The members of the organi
zation also decided that their
next meeting will be a no-host
dinner Wednesday, May 20, at
the Wagon Wheel Cafe at 8 p.m.
Any young man between 21 and
35 years of age who is interested
in becoming a member of the
organization is invited to attend.
Out of town visitors at the
meeting included Hal Parker,
Pendleton, District 11 vice-president
in the state Jaycees organ
ization; Dave Green, a national
director in the Jaycees; and Bill
Parker, president of the Hermis
ton Jaycee chapter.
Men from the community who
were at the meeting were: Bob
Jones, Terry Thompson, Dave
Haddock, Dick Paine, Bert Huff,
Tom Hughes, Doug Gribble, Jim
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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, May 7, 1964
Fire Department,
Swim Pool Talked
At Budget Meet
Preliminary figures of the
Heppner city budget were re
viewed by the city budget com
mittee, which includes council
men, at a meeting Monday
night, No changes were made in
the figures presented by Council
man Carl Spaulding, budget of
ficer, but citizen me m b e r s
brought up two matters which
they felt they might need at
tention now or in the near fut
ure. One is the fire department
membership of which is at a low
ebb, and the second is condition
of the city swimming pool.
Clint McQuarrie of the com
mittee said that he felt that bet
ter pay for firemen might attract
more members and pointed out
that a major fire in the city
might find the department hard
pressed for trained men to fight
it. Firemen, who operate on a
volunteer basis, are given only
token pay from the city, amount
ing to $5 per call. This is turn
ed over to Chief Charles Ruggles
for distribution, and some of it
is used for firemen's turnout
clothing and other needs.
McQuarrie suggested that
some of the money figures plac
ed in the budget for contin
gencies might be diverted to the
fire department for better reim
bursement to the volunteers.
Chief to be Consulted
Councilman Spaulding pointed
out that the department had not
requested more funds for the
firemen, but all concurred that
Chief Ruggles should be ap
proached on the matter to deter
mine if he felt some additional
pay might result in building
up the deDartment.
Jim Myers, citizen member,
brought "up the matter of the
swimming pool, saying that he
had heard that it would require
a substantial expenditure be
fore it could be used again. City
Superintendent Vic Grosh ens
said that he felt the city crews
could keep it in operation for
another year, but that the city
would have to consider replacing
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Central Slates
Big Week-end Sale
Free pancake breakfast will be
served Saturday from 9 a.m. un
til noon as one of the special
features of Central Market's Can-O-Rama
sale Friday and Satur
day. The breakfast will be serv
ed at the store, Clint McQuarrie,
owner, states.
Pancakes, coffee, juices and
sausages will be served at the
breakfast, and the public is in
vited. Free Pepsi-Cola will be served
all day Saturday, and bushel
baskets of groceries will be given
away at various times, McQuar
rie said.
DRUMMING up business ior the
was this "float" entered by the
parade in Heppner Saturday.
part of its membership drive.
Gribble, and Jim Morris were
the parade.
Morris, Larry Fetsch, Ed Grosh
ens, Harley Sager, Pete Glennie,
Don McClure, Jim Sutherland,
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him with a new hat a couple of sizes to small at the Spring Festival Saturday. Jones won the
hat tossing contest against other judge candidates. Competing were Haskell Sharrard (right in
the photo). Oliver Creswick, Berl Akers (neither of whom are visible In the picture) and Jones.
Gene Pierce, master of ceremonies, is at the microphone in the background. (G-T Photo)
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HEPPNER'S ANNUAL Spring Festival parade Saturday attracted
some dandy entries. Judged the best entry was this big fish, carrying the question, Is this the
one that got away, dad?" Juanita and Clayton Wilson, children of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Wilson, are
shown with their entry. Second prize went to Joe Wilhelm, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Wilhelm,
and third to Andrew Lee Myers, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Myers. (G-T Photo)
C of C Backs Bonds
Resolution supporting Measure
No. 1 on the primary election
ballot, calling for a $30,000,000
state bond issue for state col
lege and community college
buildings, was approved by the
Heppner-Morrow County Cham
ber of Commerce Monday after
members heard a talk by Presi
dent of Blue Mountain Commun
ity College and saw slides show
ing needs for the issue.
Morrow County Jaycee committee
organization In the spring festival
The group used this means as
Harley Sager, Ed Groehens, Doug
the members who participated in
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Chuck McKinnon, Jerry Jonas
son, Jim Gordon and Leonard
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Orville Cutsforth moved that
Ihe chamber adopt such a res
olution and it was seconded by
L. E. Dick. The resolution carried
with none voting in the negative.
President McCrae said that if
the measure carries, Blue Moun
tain College, now stalled in its
badly needed building program,
will receive about $389,000 in the
next biennium, and with match
ing federal funds, the amount
would grow to about $500,000.
This would enable construction
to start on a new site purchased
by the Umatilla-Morrow college
district.
At the present time, the col
lege, with an enrollment of 375,
is "borrowing" the upstairs of
the John Murray junior high
school from the Pendleton school
district, the National Guard arm
ory for physical education, and
is using Pendleton senior high
school science labs.
"We have one more year in the
junior high school," McCrae said.
"If we still need it then, we
may be able to negotiate with
the Pendleton district." However,
the colleges faces an uncertain
future there becuase it will have
to abandon the quarters when
the Pendleton district needs the
space for junior high purposes.
The $30 million issue would
provide a total of $1,350,000 for
the several community colleges
in tne state ana qiz,wu,uuu ior
state higher institutions in the
next biennium. The balance
would be used in future years.
The federal government will
match the funds on a 2-to-l ba-
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1; lone Music Groups
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lone High school and grade
school bands will be heard in
their annual Spring Music Con
cert at the high school gymnas
ium next Friday evening, April
15, at 8:00 p.m., under the direc
tion of Carol Miller.
A full evening of musical sel
ections, featuring bgelnning and
advanced bands, nstru m e n t al
solos and ensembles, and the
mixed chorus are being prepared
for the concert. Parents and
friends are urged to attend.
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HEPPNER
10 cents
a good crowd of spectators and
JIM SUTHERLAND
Coach Sutherland
Takes New Post
Coach Jim Sutherland, who de
veloped fine football teams in
hsi three years of coaching at
Heppner High school, has re
signed his head football coach
ing position hero to accept the
assistant basketball coaching
position ta A-l Cottage Grove
in Lane county, it was announ-
C0(j Weck.
Coach Sutherland will also
teach social studies in Cottage
Grove, the same as at Heppner
High.
Coming here when the Mus
tans' football fortunes were at
a low ebb three years ago, Coach
Sutherland developed some real
contenders in the Greater Ore
gon lague, and his teams played
an interesting type of game.
Mr. and Mrs. Sutherland and
family have their house for sale
here and except to move to their
new location after the close of
school.
Besides being head football
mentor Sutherland has assisted
in track and formerly was junior
varsity basketball coach.
He is the second Heppner High
coach to resign this year. Bob
Cantonwine, head basket ball
coach, recently accepted a posit
ion as head basketball coach at
Dallas High school.
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Also Wins
In County
Morrow county school district's
budget received a 2-to-l yes vote
in the annual school election
Monday, passing 327 yes to 167
no.
Although some felt that a light
vote would encourage a negative
vote, such did not prove to be
the case. In Heppner the voter
turnout was only 154 persons,
but only 29 ballots were cast
against it here.
Lexington was the only area
to turn down the budget, poll
ing 39 no votes to 21 yes. The
margin was rather slim in lone,
too, but it received approval
there, 67 to 51. Boardman voted
for it 4-to-l, 40 yes to 11 no, and
Irrigon was about 2Vj-to-l in
favor, 49 to 20. Pine City polled
10 yes and six no, and Hardman
gave the budget 15 yes votes to
11 no.
The Blue Mountain College
Ductget fared similarly well in
Morrow county, although it did
not get quite as good a favor
able vote. Count for it was 311
yes to 183 no in the county, and
uisirict-wuie It was 2,8b4 yes to
1,930 no.
Umapine, like Lexington, was
one of the few areas to vote
against it. Lexington voters cast
3G ballots against the BMC bud
get while balloting 23 in favor.
At lone, it was a standoff 58
yes and 58 no. Heppner's vote
for it was almost as good as the
local school district, 125 yes to
35 no. Boardman polled 39 yes,
14 no; Irrigon 45 yes, 21 no; Pine
City 8 yes, 7 no; and Hardman
13 yes and 12 no.
In the only race for a school
director's position in Morrow
county incumbent Roy Partlow
of Boardman defeated Ralph
Skoubo, 313 to 161, for a five
year term. Elected without on-
position wore Irvin Rauch, Lex
ington, one-year term; Milton
Morgan, lone, one year term;
Howard Cleveland, Heppner,
three years; and Ken Batty, Hep
pner, three years. All are incum
bents. At Irrlcon. William Parker, in
cumbent, defeated Howard Golly
horn for the advisory committee
post there, Parker polling 40
votes to 28 for Gollyhorn.
Bob Rietmann received 92
voles and reelection to an ad
visory board post at lone, and
Louis Carlson won a second soat
with 68 votes. Others on the bal
lot were Bryce Keene and Mrs.
Lloyd Morgan.
Advisory committee members
around the county elected with
out opposition were Mrs. Paul
(Betty) Brown, Heppner; Clar
ence Baker, Heppner; Eldon Pad
berg, Lexington; and Earl Mc
Quaw, Boardman.
Mrs. Verne Dale, Helix, and
Oren Allison, Pendleton, were
reelected to 4-year terms on the
Blue Mountain College board of
directors without opposition.
The Morrow county school
budget calls for $598,367 above
the 6 limitation, Blue Moun
tain College budget sets its tax
levy at $195,988.
Golf Club Sets
Mother's Tourney
Mothers of the area and their
sons or daughters are invited to
play in the Mother's Day prize
tournament of the Willow Creek
Golf club Sunday, starting at 2
p.m., Mrs. Lowell Gribble, tourn
ament chairman, announces.
The event will be a two-ball
foursome over nine holes with
a 50c greens fee for each player.
Grand prize will be an appliance
of $23 value from Lott's Electric.
Total retail value in prizes will
amount to $75.
There will also be prizes in
each of four classifications:
Mother with son 13 or under, $10
in merchandise from Central
Market; mother with daughter
13 or under, $10 in merchan
dise from Central Market; mother
with son 14 or over, but still in
high school, large box of choco
lates from Humphreys Rexall;
mother with daughter 14 or over,
large box of chocolates from
Phil's Pharmacy. Two $5 prizes
in groceries will also be given
by Del's Market of Lexington.
This will be an open tourna
ment with no handicaps. Winter
rules will be used with one
stroke penalty for all out-of-bounds
or lost balls. Grand prize
will be for the winning low score
In any of the classifications.
Activity Chairman Don Turner
stressed the fact lhat this tourn
ament is open to the public, and
that those entering do not need
to be members of any golf club.
Those wishing further informa
tion may call Mrs. Gribble
(Phone 676-9765, )
Mothers who do not have a
qualifying son or daughter may
"borrow" one.
WEATHER
By LEONARD GILLIAM
HI Low Prec.
Thursday
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Monday
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