Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current, June 10, 1965, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextL I CHART U or 0 EUGENE, ORE . Story Told of Man Who Lost Most Relatives in Flood (UHtor Note: O M. Yea err, now of lastle Hot h, Wn4 author of the etulng irtlcl, hi lira, "As the fiJnd year U about Iw-re since the great IIimhI (if 1MW1 almost Hll iHit our Inn Mff"v cntnty city, thought you might Ilk to read tii story as related to me In May or liftl by Ihe man Mho l the mot rela Ilvrs In Urn biff flood. U1 Ash. baugh was an old friend, former Klght Mile farmer un III he was elected county c-ummluiloncr. I went down to M-e him In Cortland a few weeks before be died. He helped ut the building if the new courthoue over I. TORT or EDWARD ASHBAUCR Who LmI I he Meat lUlattrea la the flood. Aa lold to O. M. Yrajf.-r, May, I came t0 Morrow rounly lata In the fall of iHHtf. I wii ami a 1 1 a bachelor at lhal lime, I went out to the Klght Mile country and homenteaib-d on a quarter ink Hon of farm land. At that time I bought IfiO acres of rail ruad land and XX) arrea from (). U. Allison. Ttila made me a full section of land. On February K, 1H91, I mar ried Cora May Stanton, a neigh bor Rill. We had seven children from Ihta union. i On November 4, It), ! was liiled county commlttloni-r. The im-kI year, VJil. the county court divided lo build a new i-ourt Iiouim', at a cj of $i0,mo. After He started building Ihe court Iioumi, this )..b krot me mi buv lhal we dm Med li move lnl Ihe county neat. Jleppner. So w moved Into town in Ihe early spring of VMU. and were llvlna: there at the time of Ihe great flood of 111,1. At Ihe lime of Ihe flood I waa In fort land on county business. When I heard of Ihe terrible tllater made arrangement lo go right hme. I could not find out In Portland If my wife and children were safe or not. I ar rived home June 13, the day after the flood. Then I found that my wife and entire family of aevvn rhlKlreit were all swept away and drowned. Our home and all the content wrre wah ed away. My atater, May Jones, and her huband, I'earl Jones, and three of their children were drowned. I ali lost an aunt, Susan Lefflrr, and two oualna, whone mmri f can't recall now, I also , lust one second couMn and one nephew, a tmall baby belonging to my brother Mmm Ashhaugh. when I got home 1 tried lo find some of their bodies. had two graves opened up and Iden tified two of rn v daughters. At Ihe time of Ihe flood I owned a temperance ptlme. " " e-rvea no liquors or any sinii escepi aort drinks. Mn. Al Juatlcv cam Into Ihe pattlm ana asm ir.t my wtre. Cora, had been found. I went into ihe morgue lo Identify her body, but I could not be aure. I asked Mrs. Justice to lake the ring off ine ooay ana iei me see it, ana Ihen I would be aure. The ring had engraved n Ihe Inalde "From EC. to CM." and It waa she. I never found my son for aure, but we burled a toov of about the same age and put up a lomMtone, but I waa never (Continued on page 8) Plans Made For Annual Bazaar Mere Thirty merchants and organl ration have already algned to take part In Ihe MM-ond annual Sidewalk fUanr In llcppnrr, act for Friday and Saturday, July 9 and Id, according lo Hob Ih-n. ry end VU lenity, co-chairmen. A Hide range of booth, ex hibits and attraction on llcpp m r'a Main Mreet aldcwalk will bring novel offerings lo the pub lic. It will alo serve as a kick off lo Ihe rodeo lenwin and will follow a western theme, With this good atari. Indica tion are that It will nurpan by considerable the first annual Sidewalk Bazaar held lt sum mer. Some of those vho plan lo take part have their location cl i .. n snd thilr plans pn-tty well definite. Others are yet In complete details, Henry said. A final planning session hs Ix-en ki'l for Thursday night June 21. In Ihe old city library snd representatives from each builix-m or organization plan nlng to take part are ankcd to he present at the meeting Tlie town will be In a feMlva mood for the occasion, and un riotiMcdly many novel Idea will filling up on an Impromptu basis, as participants and the pi! Mlc swing into the spirit o the orr4ilon. Oreanlzntlons already signet to take iart together with the! locations and their type of par tlclpatlon If announced, are as follows: lone t.lnn club at First National Dank; Morrow County (cm and Mineral Society a Gonty's. display of rocks and gcm: LAttcr Day Saints church at Thomson's Grocery, bake sale; Mother's club at Turner, Van Marler and Hryanta. lem onade stand: Jaycii-s al former location of Freds Cafe; KIks at temple, pies and coffee; Lexlng ton Women's Fellowship at Lylc'a BarlM-r Shop; American Legion Auxiliary at former Hcppner Hardware, white ele- phant sale. Itchckahs at annex of Hum phreys Drug, Pronto Pups; Car nation club at Central Market; Lexington Kchckuhs at Hcppner Auto, Hawaiian punch; Ameri can Legion Auxiliary at banquet room of Wagon Wheel, bake sale; Episcopal church men plan a Ktenk dinner for the evening of Friday. July 9, from 5 to 7:30 at the church for an added at traction of the Bazaar Among stores and businesses which will participate are: Hcppner Grill, sidewalk cafe; Humphreys Kexall, merchan dise; Phil's Pharmacy, merchan dise; Klma's Apparel, merchan dise; case furniture, mcrchan disc 82nd Ycor Number 15 THE itfrr? Mm? GAZETTE' Hcppner, Oregon, Thursday, June 10, 1965 Cotaoty Bydlget Total $! Undleir L TIME 10 cents ho a , ' ' X fill Budget for Mornwe county. published foe the first time In the Gazette-Times this week. Is 114.011 below the 6 limitation that could be levied without re quiring a vot of th people. The 15 Ofl budget calls for total expenditures of 1519.3x3 as compared with I"11.'J71 In Ihe li4 budget However, re source for ihe coming year are set at S2W.7KO as compared with zaa&i lot the year ending. Total taxes to be levied for the ensuing year are f.tw.710 as compared with Slr3xr7 for Ihe current year. The $125,000 for the road aerial levy Is In cluded In the figure and is not subject lo the 6 limitation. Laid year the road aerial levy was for tlli.UiO. Thus. If It were not for roads, the budget levy would be less than last year. The road serial levy was approved j ry a vote or the people at a ape Iclal election following the win ter floods. Public hearing; on the budget has been set for Thursday. June 21. at 10 a.m. at the courthouse. At this time the public la invited to discuss the budget or any part of It, present remonstrances or speak in favor of It. County Judge Paul Jones is chairman of the budget commit tee. Commissioner Walter nayes and lene rerguson axe members of the committee by virtue of their official capacities on the county court, and citizen members by appointment are Marion Green, secretary. Jasper Myers and Paul Slaughter. The budget provides moderate salary increases for elected of ficials with most of them re ceiving raises of $300 per year. Others receive $100 per year, in cluding the treasurer and jus tices of the peace. Provision is made for increases for the Janitor and some of the clerks, but a number of the dep. uties and clerks remain on the same scale as for the year end in. Among Items listed for In creases are: Judge's travel ex pense, from $800 to $1400; a $500 provision for part-time janitor's helper; jail expense from $1500 to $3000, occasioned by the sharp increase in this department dur- 4,000 i mm it Ing the current year; climb In the welfare fund from $9.!w.J lo $15.8-19: weed spraying em ploy re from $1000 to $kJ; matching money for state and Federal trapper from $.1730 to $n.W7: special attorney fund for circuit court from $700 to $1200; pro vision for courthouse and Jail (Continued on page 8) II k EUGENE WINTERS, now of Med ford, expects to arrive la Heppner about July 1 to be gin work as county agent her, succeeding Nels Anderson who is going to Niger. Africa, as extension advisor. Winter vis ited in Heppner recently pro paratory to assuming bis now duties. MORROW COUNTY'S 19S5 Fair and Rodeo court Is shown In the first picture taken in their brand now oumti, purcnasea in Heppner. From left ar Princess Erna Lvnn Winchester, princes Vir ginia Majesko, Queen Judy Shoror, Princess Karla Lucianl and Princes Susan McCoy. The court will soon start visiting othsr rodeos and show prior to the lair and rodeo season in Morrow coun ty. (Gazette-Times Photo). Pirnir t Hnnnr IUIII IV IIUIIUI Anderson Family Doors of the fuir pavilion building will be oiHned to all Morrow county resident Sunday aticrnoon ror a picnic in fare- 'ell tribute to Morrow County r.xtenNlon Afrent Nels Anderson mi his family. The county extension advisory council is 8K)iisoring the county wide picnic extending- a special Dick's Barber Shop, shoe Invitation to all friends and 4 II shine; variety Btorc, mcrchan disc; Central Market, merchan disc; Gonty's, merchandise; Gar anors Men wear, merchan mums m mo county. Famines are ankeil to be at the pavil Ion at 2:00 p.m., bring sand wicnes, a not uisn anil own dise; Western Auto, merchan- service. Coffee and punch aise; jviiLaclles, merchandise. win ne lurnisneu. ah otner stores ana organiza- Kepresontatives of the state tlons Interested are Invited to extension department and other vi iiipuit.-. mey are nsiica to agents from nearby counties art comae, nenry or oonty. among those expected to attend. Wagenblast Brothers Sweep Show Awards The; Wafjonblast brothers John and Steve made a perfec score with tholr four Hereford steers at the Mid-Columbia Jun lor Livestock show In The Dalles Monday. They took four steers and swept an elite competitive field to gain the four top places In FFA beef Judging classes at the snow. Brother Steve won first In class A and grand champion of an ttA beer classes with his steer, and brother John showed the reserve grand champion In tnis class and tooK second. In class B, John turned the tables and took first with his steer while Steve was right be hind him with a second. Not content with walking off with these tjp prizes at the shov the brothers, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Alvln Wagenblast of Lex ington, added their steers to the one of Dick Flaiz of Hcppner foi a herd of five and won the best chapter herd award for Ilepp ner's FFA chapter. George Bain, Malheur county extension agent, who was judge In beef competition, commented that the Wagenblast steers were :he best of any that he had ever had the pleasure of Judging. "It was a once In a million thrill," said the boys happy father. He said that the boys had worked diligently to get their steers ready and got up every day at 5 a.m. to care for them. John graduated from Heppner i High school with the class of !)o5 and will enter Oregon State University In the fall in animal husbandry. He has achieved an outstanding record in FFA and has won many honors with Mr work. Steve appears to be fol lowing in his footsteps and will -e a junior in high school next year. In wlnnlnc the honors thv topped entries from some of the lcsi nerds in the state. Hut their achievements were not all the honors taken by the sizeable contingent of Morrow county entries. Tony Dohcrtv was fifth with his class A Here ford, Dean Robinson sixth, and Alfred Drake was seventh. All are of Hcppner. In class B, Dick Flaiz was (Continued on page 8) Council Seeks Bids On Street Repairs Call for bids on a street re pair program In Heppner was approved by the city council at its regular meetlnc Monday night. Bids will be received un til 8 p.m. July 6 at the ofHce of the city recorder. Included in the repair prourain will be 7,400 square yards wiln one lift, roiled and sealed; 10,- 000 yards with two lifts, rolld and sealed; and I.0M) yards with three lifts. The contractor will grade, brush and prepaie the surface, haul and place rock and furnish a good grade of oil, using 200-300 asphalt. The work will be done after the start of the 1965-66 fiscal year and funds are provided in the new city budget. Legal no tice is elsewhere in this paper. Pump to be Repaired Repairs to the pump and water stem at the city well at the llklnson place were authorized by the council in order to in crease pumping capacity and water supply. City Superintendent Vic Gro hens said that about l'i days work would be required to do the job, which would boost the pumping capacity to about 700 gallons per minute from the present 600 gallons on the water system. The 000 appears to be adequate but the increased ca pacity would assure that there would bo no water shortage, he said. Ilarley Young, manager of Col umbia Basin Electric Co-op, who was present at the meeting, of fered use of the co-op's boom truck in making the repairs il It is needed. Vv-i WEATHER By LEONARD GILLIAM Official weather report for the week of June 4-11 is as follows: Hi Low Prec. Friday 81 47 Saturday 82 46 Sunday 86 49 Monday 83 42 Tuesday 79 44 Wednesday 82 44 Thursday 85 44 Groshens furnished the coun cil with a list of some 20 prop erty owners whose sidewalks are in need of repairs. These must be repaired at the expense of the property owners. The council directed Mrs. Elaine George, recorder, to not ify them of the need and to re quest that corrections be made. Census Turned Down Mayor Al Lamb reported to the council that the state would arrange for a city census to be taken at cost. The council, how ever, agreed to dispense with the count at this time on the theory that the city has not ex perienced any material growth In population. Vocations Adjusted The council agreed to adjust vacation time of city employees to conform to a schedule propos ed by Groshens. Employees arc now allowed 10 working days vacation. Under the new pro-1 posal, they will be allowed an additional one day's vacation for each year of service above 10 (Continued on page 8) 5 Have Rough Trip But 'Lots of Fun' On John Day Run Five hardy souls who ran the John Day from Camas Creek to Monument on balsom wood rafts Sunday and Mon day reported a rough trip when they came home tired and weary but said that they wouldn't have missed it for anything. The group Included Don Greenup, who said he'd al ways wanted to try it, Len Ray Schwarz, Pat Cutsforth, Dick Robinson and Bob Laugh lin The men, none experi enced in this type of venture, had talked of it every hunt ing season and finally made the big decision to try it They left Sunday morning and it wasn't long; until they last one sleeping bag com pletely, had others soaked and were well drenched them selves. ' , It was about a 30 mile trip, but the river was low and the rocks were many. They camp ed on the edge of the river, worried about rattlesnakes which are supposed to be abundant in that area, and about "froze to death" with, their sleeping bags wet. They made it to Monument about 12:30 Monday. Despite their woes they came through without casualties. Greenup, who wore tennis shoes after being accustomed to cowboy boots, said that the backs of his legs hurt so badly he could hardly move them. lone fo Decide On Fire Truck Voters within the city limits of lone will decide at a special election Monday, June 14, wheth er they wish to purchase a fire truck at a cost of $12,000. The vote will be on a 5-year serial levy that calls for $2400 per year, together with interest on the unpaid balance on the truck. Proposed by the city council is the purchase of a Seagraves pumper, which previously was in service at Sunnyvale. Calif, Although 15 years old, the truck Is oifered with a new truck guar antee. Its rated capacity is 750 cal kins per minute, but Mayor cnanes uuonnor said that it will pump at the rate of 1200 gallons per minute. Polling place will be at the lone city hall and balloting will De rrom 2 until 8 p.m. Scouts Invite Public To Saturday Feed Members of Boy Scout Troon 661 will serve a public pancake dinner Saturday evening, June 12. at St. Patrick's parish haW. Proceeds of the dinner, which will be served between 4 and 8 p.m., will help send local scouts to summer camp at Wal lowa Lake in July, and will helD buy needed camping equipment for the troop. Family tickets may be pur chased for $3; adults, $1, and children, 50c, either at the door or from some of the scouts. Annual Auction And Barbecue Af lone Saturday Would vou like to take a 30- minute plane ride? Do you need a wood cook stove for your mountain cabin? Looking for a curtain stretcher? Want to get some power tools for dad for Father's day? Have you always wanted a big church bell all your own? Maybe you'd like a new bird cage for Tweety-Pie'? Or may be you'd like to have an air rifle to satisfy a fiendish urge to plink that bird? Whatever you're looking for, chances are you can find it at the lone Community auction, sponsored by the lone United Church of Christ. The third an nual auction and pit-cooked bar becue will be Saturday at the Willows Grange halL Yes, they have all the things listed above and many, many more. The auction will start at 10:30 a.m. with Don Wink crying the sale. Everything will come to a halt at 12:30 when the real pit-cook ed barbecue beef dinner starts, and folks from miles around are expected to come and enjoy this meal. Admission is $1.75 for adults, $1 for children, and pre school children are free. After dinner the auction will continue until all the merchan dise and novel items are sold. There will be a snack bar open throughout the day with candy and pop available. Don Bristow of the committee also states, "Don't miss the si lent auction in the hall." Those who have merchandise to donate to the auction are asked to bring it or contact Lindsay Kincaid. Iones swimming pool will be open for those of the family who want to take time out for a swim. Wheat Growers Cover Wide Range at Spring Meet By N. C. ANDERSON tven tnougn tne hour was late for adjournment, interest continued through the program of the annual spring meeting of the Morrow County Wheatgrow- crs Association last Thursday nieht at the Lexington Grange hall. Chairmaned by Bob Jepsen, president of the county associa tion, the agenda contained noth ing but items of timely interest to all wheat growers. Attend ance was not what it should have been for such an import ant meeting. However, those who were present appeared to be deeply interested in all parts of the program. Chairman of the various standing committees gave brief reports of items of importance at this time of the year. Special parts of the program included the Introduction ot the 1965 "Conservation Man of the Year:" narrated slides of mar keting activities for soft white wheat in the Orient, Far East and the Philippines; a progress report of the road program as it has been carried out since the disastrous flood damage in late December, and of plans for the future. David Baker, lone, was named 1965 Conservation Man of the Year by a committee appointed by the county wheatgrowers as sociation. Louis Carlson, chair man, reported that conservation practices which included almost 2003 acres of wind strip crop ping, grass seedings on borders of much of the farm land, wild life plantings and a bird guz zler, a siltation dam, and farm stead windbreak earned Baker this title. Colored slides of some of these important prac iices were shown. Lindsay Kincaid, reporting fo the public relations committee showed a series of 40 colorec slides taken during the second annual Portland 8th grade tour This event was declared a suc cess from the standpoint of those 35 Portland 8th graders, as well as the host families and ranches visited during the two- day tour. Lounty Judge Paul Jones, re porting on the county road pro gram, said that of the 1250 miles of county road system in Morrow county there was but little that was not affected by the December and January run off and floods. The road pro gram, since January, has been aimed particularly at the repair of these roads with the excep-1 tlon of some projects obligated belore the estimated $300,000 damage. Projects on Sunflower Flat and an access road from an overpass in Boardman are being com pleted and the 14-man county road crew has worked long hours in making roads passable as quickly as possible. He re ported $188,000 of the emergen cy flood funds from Federal source has been spent and ad ditional funds are being spent on replacing bridges lost In these two floods . During th five-month period since January 1, the county, with regular flood funds and those emergen cy appropriations, has spent well over the amount budgeted for one year's budget. Judge Jones reported that FAS roads, which include several (Continued on Page 5)