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wi-in wl hrwmn at ii-i(Jrni
ht In lh ial.
A Mri Kurl ,f the day wa
m ir-aei-r lall KfK.
whn returned fr M fift vli'
In 14 er
Mr. Ji (nty, who wa raU
d f.r her fine work as
ry, d lined InoUlent grirliiB lo
anejd tin. fHnlilon again, and
ftir. luu-je uraham wii tin:
led lo lh mr.-iary't )cb lor
u xl year.
IMr prUu, a fine lUnk radio.
w won hy Mr. IL B hiw.
Kntertainrnenl mhi furniiihed
by Th ("hertaha." an lntru-rrM-nlal
gutup rmpurd vt Jn
Ilriffer. MiK Warren and ftogrr
lnni.
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rfrg reKUtratl.m. and 211
l(ned lh Kuet bo.k. Many
rhildrrn and trio who wrke.i
re tuA rejUiererd. fU-brkahi
helped wllh lha kitchen anl
Ihe :alniw Girl amlklrd aUul
the rm. Many other rHMd
with other work, aurh as aetiing
up tables.
It was evident from the rn-
Ihuitie ronvematlon and
laughter that lho rFent had
wonderful lim ri-eal'in2 ri-
lerienrea at da jone by and
divulrlnn Inrldenta that had oc
curred unre their last visits.
Amonr tho who signed the
i;u-t tMH.k from out of town
era Lwren Reaney, Van
Mjvr, Wn.; Robert ft. Iney,
lamas, Wn.; Mr. and Mm. Iiuli.
rd Have, and Crc O. .Ntk
ee"n. fiilbbro; WaUcr lUy,,
fkariman Mr, and Mr. tA
t'laik. HermMon; Mr. and Mra.
lon boyer. Mt, Vernon; (iirn
Boyer, Santa Barbara, Calif ;
Oma Cox. Walla Walla. Wn : O.
M. Yeaier. Catl Id- k, Wn ;
Nett rrln Vox, Gladstone;
Vkilet Uuallen. I rswlnn Uuat
len. Ja k llynd. Bu k Ueuallen,
and Kdi1l ikherlilan, all of Ten
die ton.
A large group traveled from
Port I a nil fur the reunion. Thn.
wcistt.-ed from Iortland rr
tmmi I.Vana, IJIlle ( urrln Hap
f,old, Agnes WiU-ox, Lyn Bor-
(Continued on page it
- 82nd Year
Number 14
TI,,F, fJl0r.rn9 ,ha htf4 Dnr Bakar. Ion, tha tilla of 1965 Conservation Man of Tear
t Tiiipit in uits pnoio en ma rancn. paea stands In front of his trad or on a fallow strip.
(C T Fhoto).
the mmir m
Wheat Growers'
Spring Meeting
Set for Tonight
Annuftl sprlnir meeting of the
Morrow County Wheat Crower
hvki Itttion. scheduled for to
nlKht tThursday) at the Lexing
ton Grange hall. tnrtlnt at H
p m.. Iian a full agenda.
One ,f the highlight will le
the prenentalion of the VMS
ConM'rvntlon Man of the Year
In Morrow -wunly. David) Baker
of lone. Colored sidles of some
of his conservation practices will
be shown.
A progress rewrt on the coun
ty ro.ol program will tx pre
sented by County Judite Paul
Jones, giving a summary of :
tivlties hlntv the damaging Dv-remlN-r
and January IUmmU, as
well as telling of plans for fu
ture Improvement.
Wheat growers will he brought
up to date on national furm
program legislation and will
discus what Is In store lor ihcm
In terms of Income for the years
ahead, lYesldcnt Boh Jepsen
states.
An illustrated colored' slide
presentation of foreign market
development, prepared by West
ern Wheat Associates, will be
shown.
Brief reports will be given by
committee chairmen of the as
sociation and its parent organl
ration, the Oregon Wheat
League.
Some colored slides of the re
cent eighth grade tour will also
be shown.
"Lflfd, but not lcttt, the meet
ing will provide an opportunity
for you to visit with your neigh
bor over a cup of coffee and a
doughnut so you might find out
how his farm operation are
coming along," Jepsen said.
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Flatt Takes New
Mail Service Job
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Flatt and
family, Connie, Nels and Kellh,
moved Saturday to The Dalles
to moke their home at 40!) K.
7th Street. Flatt will be employ
ed in the rural mall service, serv
ing the route between Antelope
and Shaniko.
Mr. and Mrs. Flutt have nuuli'
their home in Heppner the pust
11 years, where he has been as
sociated with Flatt'a Truck Ser
vice. The family has been active
In community affairs, and the
couple has been especially ac
tlve members of Elka Lodge No,
358. lie is a past exalted ruler
and has held many other import
ant offices.
Fiatt'a Truck Service in Hepp
ner, owned by Bill Flatt, Con
don, will continue its services
and will bo under the manage
ment of Gene Orwlck, former
owner of Gene's Chevron in
Lexington.
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Heppner,' Oregon, Thursday, June 3, 1965
Funeral; Services
For Harold Laird
Set for Friday
10 cents
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DAVID BAKElt ranchar north of lono bold a handful of trashy
fallow on the 2100-acro ranch that ho oporatas. Baker has boon
cboota as 15 CoiUKrration Man of tho Toar In Morrow county.
(C-T Photo.)
Dave Balcer Chosen
Conservation Man
McCarty to Serve
Nazarene Church
The Rev. D. W. McCarty of
Tasadena, Calif., has been rc
cured as new pastor of the
Church of the Nazarene of Hep
pner, replacing the Rev. J. G.
Weller wro resigned last month
to accept a pastorate of the Filer,
Idaho, church.
The Rev. and Mrs. McCarty
have three small boys and plan
to arrive here between June 28
and July 1, with his first service
hero on Sunday, July 4.
During the month of June reg
ular services will be held, with
L'vannellst Lloyd Northup of
Seattle, Wn., as interim pastor
and occupying the church par
sonage. The usual schedule of
services is planned, starting at
10:00 a m. each Sunday. I
Selection of the llktt Conser
vation Man of the Year changed
the trend of the past few years
when a north lone area rancher,
David Baker, was selected as
winner. The chango In trend
came from choosing a ranch In
trie winu erosion area rather
than tho more highly water
eroduble areas which has been
the case In the past number of
years.
According to Baker, however.
this area Is vulnerable to water
as well ns wind erosion, as was
lllustruted nuitc olalnlv in the
ueccmoer, lyot. flood when wa
ters ns high as the hood on his
car came down the canyon In
which their home is located.
SHU cleaning up from the after
effects of this heavy runorf, the
Bakers said most damage was
cione io tne lawn and some short
steep slopes which have as yet
imth i-u wunoui conservation
measures,
David. '1(5. and ooerator of his
father-in-law's ranch since 19-17,
has found that wind strln cron.
ping is the most Important prac
tice heeded with a few others
mat rit wen into the operation.
The ranch, owned by Henry
Gorger. Pendleton, has been
owned by that family since the
early 1930's. Operating it on his
own since 195, David has estab
lished wind strip cropping on all
but 275 acres of the 2100-acre
ranch. He also built a silt dam
or catch basin, a wildlife guz
zler, and Is now in the process
of establishing two game plant
ings on areas now only In
wasteland.
A windbreak established in
1057 Is an outstanding example
of what trees will do on dry
land If moisture is conserved
through freouent cultivations.
The planting, only 8 years old
mis spring, has ronderosa nine
from 8 to 10 feet tall with Cara
gana somewhat taller.
I he 2100-acre ranch includes
19S0 in farm land with wheat
and barley grown to the full ex-
tent of the allotments. This year
David has planted 700 acres of
wheat using the substitution
clause of the present farm pro
gram. All of the land subject to
wina erosion with the exception
of some small corners are wind
strip cropped. All summer fal-
low is stubble mulched.
David, who was born in Gus-
tavus, Ohio in 1918, moved with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Baktr to the Pacific Northwest
at the age of 2 years and lived
for a short while on a dairy
farm In the Walla Walla area
before moving to Morrow coun
ty In 1924. He was raised on the
Baker ranch in the Gooseberry
area where his folks still reside,
having rented their land out In
recent years.
Attending the Rocky Bluff
country school for nine years,
then spending two years at the
lone High school, a year at Ben
son In Portland and finally grad
uating rrom the lone High
Funeral servU-es for Harold
Adra Laird, 44. will he at tru
Heppner Methodist church Fri
day at 10 a.m. with the Rev.
Melvln Dixon, pastor, officiat
ing. Concluding wrvlns will be
al the Hern.Uton cemetery.
Heimlston, with Father Ray
mond Beard of M. Patrii k' Cat.i
olic church officiating.
Laird, who with his wife own
ed and operated lairds' Variety
store here since March 12. 1162,
was found dead In a bedroom 4
his home Tuesday by his wife
when she returned home from
work about 5:35 p.m. Dr. L D.
Tibbies, county medical exam
Irer, said death was from a self
inflicted gunshot wound fired
firm a -22 caliber rifle. Time of
death was fixed at about 10 a.m.
Tuehday.
Mr. and Mrs. Laird and fam
ily came to Heppner about 10
years ago from tcho where they
operated,, a .drug .and variety
store for 10 years. He was em
ployed at Humphreys Drug here
for 6"j years before they purch
ased the variety store from Mr.
and Mrs. Wlllard (Kill) Blake.
He was born August 2, 1920,
at Enterprise, son of Flovd and
Delia Recce Laird. On May 2S,
19-12, he was married to Arolene
Simon at St. Taul, Oregon.
During World War II he served
as a boatswain's mate 1c in
the Navy.
Mrs. Laird said that her hus
band complained of a severe
headache early Tuesday morn
ing. She left for work about
eight, and their son. Tom, wno
graduated from Heppner High
school with the class of 19(35,
bad gone to work on a ranch
t
Diplomas and Awards
Go to lone Class of '65
By -CATHERINE UNDSTROM
i IONE Ten senior received
i their diplomas at commence
j n.t nt exercises at the lone High
school In 1939, David has been about 7:3(1. Mrs. Laird has been
a teacner in tne iteppner ele
mentary school for a number of
years.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
Arolene Laird; a daughter, Mrs.
Elaine Daley of Portland; the
son. Tom; the father, Floyd of
Hermiston- two sisters, Mrs.
Alma Allstott of Hermiston and
Mrs. Leona Huson of Heppner;
and two grandchildren-
The family has announced
that friends who wish to honor
his memory may make dona
tions to the American Cancer
Society. Sweeney Mortuary is In
charge of arrangements.
a mechanic, worked In the shin
yards, and operated for the
ranch now owned by John Eu
banks a short while before going
to worn in i46 lor his rather-in-law,
Henry Gorger, on the ranch
he now operates.
Married in 19-15 to Rose Gor
ger, the Bakers have 5 children
Bob, 18, who will be a senior
at lone High school next year;
Susan, 16; Nancy, 13; Shirley,
11; and Debbie, 5. David is ac
tive in farm and civic organi
zations including the lone Lions
Club, Willows Grange, Morrow
. (Continued on page 4)
Heppner Budget
Accepted Tuesday
Without Change
TIM DRISCOLL brought sue
points to Heppner High In tha
stata track meet at Corrallls
Saturday when ho won third
in tho halt-mil.
(C-T Photo).
Driscoll Takes
Third in State
Tim Driscoll. Heppner High,
school Junior for the year Just
ended, brought credit to his
school when he won a third
place in the state track meet at
Oregon State University, Corval
lis, Saturday.
Driscoll ran the half-mile in
a time of 1:59.7 for the third
place and thereby gained six
points for Heppner High schooL
He was the only entrant from
the school here.
He was fourth in the prelim
inaries, running in a time of
1:59.8.
Driscoll, son of Mr. and Mrs.
James Driscoll, was accompan
ied to the state meet by Coach
Don McClure.
WEATHER
Official weather report for the
Budget for the city of Ilepp,
ner for the year 1965-G6 was
approved without change fol
lowing the scheduled hearing in
the city hall Tuesday night.
No one came to remonstrate
or to appear on behalf of the
Dunget.
Present were Clarence Rose.
wall, president of the council.
wno acioa in ine aosenee or Ma
yor Al Lamb, Councilmen Dave
McLeod, Haskell Sharrard, Bill
Collins and LeRoy Gardner and
Mrs. Elaine George, recorder.
They spent nearly an hour
discussing some parts of the
budget and city matters while
awaiting any citizens who might
appear. None came, and the
budget was accepted unani
mously after a motion was made
to that effect.
The budget, which is within
the six percent limitation, has
total requirements of $209,991.27
as compared with $194,765.31 for
the fiscal year now ending. Bud
get resources are listed at
$185,377.23 as compared with
$171,567.31 for the current year.
Amount to be levied from tax
es is $1S5,377.23, as compared
with $171,567.31 for the year
1964-65.
Free Swim Set
At Pool Opening
Monday, June 7
week of May 27-June
follows:
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
2 is as
Hi Low Free.
84 48
85 52 - .12
77 39
68 38
68 38
76 44
85 49
Ray Taylor Dies
From Injuries
After Car Wreck
Ray Mark Taylor. 71. died
about 6:30 a.m. Thursday in
Pioneer Memorial hospital from
injuries sustained in a one-car
auto accident In Porcupine Can
yon near Hardman Wednesday
afternoon.' -
Funeral services will be Satur
day, June 5, In the First Chris
tian church.. Heppner, at 2 p.m.
with the Rev. Bill Alsup, pastor
of the AssemDJy or ood cnurcn.
officiating. Interment will be in
the Heppner Masonic cemetery,
Taylor was alone when the
accident happened and there
were apparently no witnesses.
His car evidently went out oi
control, left the road and crash
whool gymnasium Thursday
evening. May 27. They were pre
ceded Into the hall by members
of the Junior cla.ss. who then
formed two rows at the foot of
the stage through which the
icniors passed to tr.elr places
on the platform.
Dr. Frank E. Bennett, presi
dent emeritus of Eastern Ore
gon College, presented the com
mencement address. He stressed
to the seniors the Importance of
knowing what to do with their
time, what to do with criticism,
ana how to use self-discipline.
The processional and recess
ional marches were played by
Gene Rietmann. The high school
chorus sang. "Halls of Ivy," di
rected by Carol Miller and ac
companied by Cheryle Lundeli.
Sid Zinter, salutatorian, wel
comed the large number of
guests and thanked them for
the- help given the class during
the past four years-
As valedictorian. Chervle Lun-
delj used the class motto, '"We
Have Crossed the River, the
Ocean Lies Ahead." as the ba-
sis for her interesting talk. Tho
Rev. Walter B. Crowell of the
United Church of Christ deliver-
pA in the eanvon The auto was
badly smashed in the front The e- the invocation and pronoun
windshield was broken and tea ie Deneaiciion,
shattered, and it appeared that
his head had been forced
through it from the impact.
Mrs. Blaine Chapel came upon
the scene about 3:30 . p.m. and
summoned aid. Taylor was con
scious when he was found, ac
cording to Sheriff C J. D. Bau
man. Time of the accident was
not definitely established.
Everett Holstein. principal.
presented the class to Milton
Morgan, lone member of the Dis
trict R-l board, who presented
the seniors their diplomas.
Cheryle Lundeli and Sid Zin
ter received the University of
Oregon Dads club citation for
leadership, scholarship, antr-cit-
Izenship and Cheryle was award-
since 1917 and worked for 25 " Jhe ,Zen ..s,ale University
wus ciuo cuauon xor ouisianu
ing scholarship, leadership and
citizenship and the Reader's Di
gest award as the valedictorian
of the class. Cheryle won a part
tuition 4-year scholarship at the
University of Oregon and Cher
yle and Joe Halvorsen received
the Lion's club citizenship
years at the Ford garage as a
mechanic for Clarence Rosewall.
He was born November 30,
1893, in ML Pleasant, Mich., and
was married to Loa Briggs in
Salem on June 16, 1920. Mr. Tay.
lor was a member of the As
sembly of God church.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
Loa Taylor; four sons, Ralph of awards of $50 each. Shirley
Beaverton, Roy of Pilot Rock.
Roland of Colvllle. Wn.. and
Russell of Vancouver, Wn; and
Z grandchildren.
Swimming will be free on
opening afternoon, Monday,
June 7, at the Heppner munici
pal pool, from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m.
But that will be the only free
swim of the year, and so all are
advised to come and enjoy the
ounortunitv.
Starting Tuesday, the pool
will be open on Tuesdays
through Saturdays from 1 until
4 and from 6:30 until 8 D-m.
Regular Sunday schedule will be
irom l until 5 p.m. with no
evening swims, and it will be
closed each Monday after the
owning day.
Ron Gray, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Mcrritt Gray and an Oregon
State University student, will be
lifeguard for the season. He is
a qualified national YMCA sen
ior Hfesaver and Red Cross sen
ior in lifesaving and water safe
ty-
Season tickets are now avail
able at the city hall, but single
day's admission tickets may be
purchased at the pool. Family
season tickets are $18; adu.t
season tickets $9; high school
season tickets $6; and grade
school and under $4. Daily
tickets are adults, 50c; high
school, 25c; and children, 15c. 1
Busload of Young Athletes
To Go to Junior Olympics
With Clint Agee as driver and
coach, a busload of Morrow
county youngsters will go lo
Portland Saturday to participate
in the Junior Olympics after
qualifying for the competition
in Pendleton Saturday.
Agee said that the bus will
leave the Hepper Grade school
promptly at 6 a.m. Lexington
participants will be picked up
at the school there at 6:10 a.m.,
and those from the lone area
will be picked up at the lone
school at 6:25 a.m. The bus is
scheduled to arrive at the Wil
low Creek Junction at Highwav
SON at 6:45, and participant's
fiom Irrigon and Boardman are
asked to meet the bus there at
that time.
The competition in Portland
will be at the Franklin High
school field, 5405 S. E. Wood
ward, starting at 11 a.m.
Those making the trio are ad
vised to bring their own sack
lunches, because meals are not
provided. The youngsters will be
back Saturday evening. Partici
pants are also advised to be
sure to bring their own running
togs, trunks, Jersies, shoes and
so on.
The following are those who
qualified from Heppner, Lexing
ton and lone (names of those
from Boardman and Irrigon
were not available at press
time):
Dean Wright -50 yard dash.
Kicks received a tuition schol
arship to Blue Mountain College,
and Connie Christopherson was
awarded the PTA scholarship for
Members of the graduating
class are Connie Christopherrson,
Robert Emert, Joe Halvorsen,
Shirley Hicks, Sandra Holstein,
Kenneth Jones, Cheryle Lunaeil,
Loe O Connor, Prank Wiley and
Mdney Zinter.
The graduating class, lam-
standing broad jump. ilies, and friends were served
Bruce Marquardt 100 yard punch and cookies following the
dash, standing broad Jump, run- exercises in the cafetorium. The
ning broad jump. table was beautifully arranged
John Mccabe softball throw, in red and white by the social
John Hall high jump, stand- committee of PTA with Mrs. Nor-
ing broad jump.
Dave Hall 120-yard low nurd
les, 100-yard dash.
Ken Morgan 180-yard low
hurdles.
Jim Jacobs 100-yard dash,
zu-yara aasn, snotput
Morgan, Doherty, Perkins, Ja-
ccds mue relay.
Campbell, O'Donnell, Schu
bert, Duffy 220-yard relav.
Marv Williams stan dine
i . .
oroaa jump.
kekman. Malcom. Stea? all.
Kugs tzu-yara relay.
Kobmson. Roark. Ja c o b s.
rieatn ZJO-yard relay
Brenda Steaeall softball
in row.
Leslie Meador softball throw
Jim Dohertv running broad
jump.
Nelson, Ball. Miller. Sherman
440-yard relay.
Jim bwanson high Jump.
Janet Palmateer 50-vard low
hurdles, 75-yard dash, high
jump.
S. Gaede high jump.
In order to qualify for the Port
land meet, the contestants had
to win first or second in their
events for their age groups at
Pendleton. Prior to that a county
untor Olympics was held to
qualify for Pendleton.
man Nelson as chairman.
Glider Goes Down
On Canyon Field;
Pilot- is Unhurt
When the glider that he was
flying on a scheduled trip from
Richland, Wn., to Ontario was
unable to clear the mount
ains, Richard Delafield of Van
couver. Wash., brought the
ship down on a field of the
Van Schoiack ranch in San-
ford canyon last Thursday
night, State Police Officer Curt
Culp reported.
The pilot was unhurt and
the ship was undamaged. Del
afield, a West Coast Airlines
pilot who flies gilders as a
hobby, was on a practice hop
to Ontario, preparing for a
competitive event coming ud.
But he lost too much altitude
to clear the mountains.
Delafield hitched a ride to
Heppner, called friends and
they came with a special trail
er to haul the glider back to
the Tri-Cities. The help ar
rived about 9 D.m. The glider
is said to be valued at $6000.