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Willow Creek Project Moves Another
Public Works
82nd Year
Number 20
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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, July 15, 1965
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FRINCESS CINGER MAJE3XE
Dance to Honor
P
rmcess
First of the rodeo prlnccM-
ilnniri for the eason will Hon
or lYlncc Vlrelnla tGlngcr)
MnJ.ske. 5 ft. 6 In. brunette, who
represent the Lexington Grange
on the fair and rodeo court. -
Mulc for the dance, which
mIU he at the fair pavilion,
Heppner. Saturday nljiht. will be
furnished by The Cent of I
rt. !( will Mart at 10 p.m. Kn
suing dance for other members
of the court will follow on auc
cruNlve work -end.
The rodeo Klekoff dance, held
Saturday night, proved to he a
nig aucccM with a large crowd
attending. Archie Munker. ro
deo director In charge of the
dance, an Id that attendance ex
ceeded last yenr'a klckoff event
Princes Ginger, dauRhter of
Mr. and Mr. (Jen Majeskc of
LexImMon, will be a kenlor a
Heppner High achool next year,
She la 17 and her birthday Is In
December.
A former 411 club member,
specializing In sewing. lrlnees.
VlrRlnla has been In the Future
llomemakers of America In hlRh
school, Is a member of the rep
club and of the Girls League
She started school In Lexington
and transferred to Heppner at
the beginning of the sixth grade
This la a particularly busy
time for the Lexington princes
who Is well accustomed to ranch
life. Harvest has Just started
and she I busy chiving truck
for her father. She also does
much of the cooklnir for the har
vest crew, which 1 principally
confined to members of the
family.
f Having spent all her life In
Morrow county, Ginger Is a true
home county product for the
court. She has a wide range of
hobbles, Including riding, sew
lncr and swimming.
At appearances and In rodeo
events she win ride an M-year
old horse, "Red," loaned to her
by Bill Weatherford. She has a
pinto, "Princess," which does
not qualify for the royal court
duties.
In Princess Virginia's family
are a sister. Debbie. 12. and a
Ginger
brother, Donald, Mudent at Pa
cific University, Foret Grove.
He expect to become a teacher.
The Lexington princes la a
member of Hoe Lutheran
church In Heppner.
Following her dance Saturday,
Princes Krna Winchester,
chosen by the Wranglers club,
will be next to be honored. Her
dance will be on Saturday
night. July 21.
Brown Takes Post
At Toledo School
Hlllard Brown, principal of
Heppner Elementary school for
the past six years, has accepted
a position as principal of Toledo,
Ore., elementary school, he said
Wednesday.
He and Mrs. Brown plan to
move there shortly after the
first of August They have pur
chased a home In that city and
plan to sell their home here.
Mrs. Brown will also be em
ployed In the system. The To
ledo elementary school has
about 500 pupils. In their new
location they will bo working
under a new superintendent and
assistant superintendent, both
6f whom have been hired this
year.
' Brown, who has been In edu
cation since 1932, will be suc
ceeded as elementary principal
here by Jack Grossnlfklc, for
merly of Redmond. Mrs. Brown
will resign her position as ele
mentary teacher here to make
the move to Toledo.
Bank to Proceed
With New Building
At Arlington Site
The Bank of Fwislern Oregon
Thursday announced It will pro
ceed Immediately with the con
struction of a new building for
It Arlington bank In Arllng
ton's new business district.
John Krebs, chairman of the
board of the Bank of Eastern
Oregon, said bids will be invited
this week and construction Is
expected to start by August 10.
I lie new lianK Is scheduled lor
completion and occupancy by
December 15. 1DG5.
Krebs said the new $70,000
bank has been designed to fit
the mnster development plan
for Arlington a new business dis
trlct. calling for unified business
buildings, pedestrian malls and
parking areas.
The new bank, designed by
architect Thomas O. Vadnals,
will be a one-story frame build
ing with exterior of native stone
veneer. The building will en
close 2750 square feet. The
cabled roof will extend over the
entry, providing a covered land-
soaped court aren or some kkj
square feet, native plantings
will be used In the landscaping.
Stone for the exterior finish
will be obtained in the area,
and the tile roof will be colored
to harmonize with the stone ex
terior.
Interior features of the air-
conditioned building will In
clude exposed beams, hemlock
paneled walls, vinyl tile floors
and wall-to-wall carpeting in
the Director's Room, which has
been arranged for use as a meet
ing room by community organi
zations.
There w ill be a 1600-square-
foot basement containing a fire
proof storage area. While busi
ness machines and other equip
ment will be moved from the
present bank, the new bank
will have new furniture suit-
ble to the modern design.
The building has been de-
signed for future addition of
drive-In banking service.
Krebs noted that the bank 13
the first to proceed with reloca
tion from Arlington's old down
town area to the new 15-acre
site south of and above the pres
ent business district.
Site for the new bank was ac-
ulred from Oregon Industrial
Development Corp., which has
purchased 74 acres and Is de
veloping the new business dis
trict under agreement with the
City of Arlington. The reloca
tion project was delayed about
15 months by litigation which
was concluded last month.
Barley, Wheat
Start to Flow
Into Elevators
TcroiH-raturr thl tfk climb
ed t firm-thing more like ror-
ituil ham-t weather, and bailey
and wheat ktarted to flow to
elevator a harveM gt under
way In the northern part of th.
county.
j Among th'-e wh' Marted.
' nimc found that thi-lr grain wa
till a bit gr-en on the heel cf
. I.'le rain anil la! week' cwil
ti'rneratures. Thry ''ped for
j a few day.
i Manager Al Lamb of M rrow
County Grain Grower ald,
; however, that e'cvalor of the
jcoop are operating at U-lnj-j
ton, North Lexington and at
I lone. Hi Mid that none will be
; received at Heppner until prob
ably the find of next week.
Stan Kemp wa reortcd to
have brought In the flrt barley
I.it Thursday and Jack Barak
the fir-t wheat.
Among other early bird were
Glen Campbell, red wheat; Max
Barclay, barley anil wheat; Her
gin Ledbcttcr I farming Duval!
and i:ewall ranches), barley;
D. (). Nelson, wheat; I-arry Lind
say, barley; and Paul Tew, wha
started on barley at lone but
Mopped again because It wa
too green-
All coming mi far is of good
quality good weight and Rood
yield. Lamb said.
"Everv sign Indicate a good
harvest, he stated, estimating
that early yield ecm to be run
ning about 30 bushel to the
acre on wheat and about 40
bushel on barley. Vast majority
of the grain coming In I of the
Gaines variety;- - .--,-,
There 1 no lgn of rust or
anything bad," Lamb said, add
ing that some of the best fields
In the county thl year seem to
be In the North Lexington area.
He said that while he expected
the county would have a very
good crop, he doc not expect
It to be one of the best years.
While work 1 well underway
on some of the ranches, the har
vest will not hit full swing fori
about 10 days. Lamb predicted.
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BOB HEHRT. chairman of th Sidewalk Bazaai. goe Into th water kerplah as th TolustMr vic
tim at th dunk tank en Saturday. Wbil most f th crowd Is not vlsibU from camera angU, photo
bows a few amu4d spectators watching as Bob blp ral funds tor Arbucklo sld bus next
winter. Proceed of the dunk tank went to that coum.
Sidewalk Bazaar
Draws Big Crowds;
Projects Aided
Harlan McCurdy
Gets National
Elks Appointment
Harlan McCurdy, Jr., of Hepp
ner Elks lodge No. 35M, has bwn
appointed district deputy grand
exalted ruler for Oregon North
east and with Mrs. McCurdy
flew to Miami, Fla-. to receive
the appointment at the national
Elks convention.
He Is one of four of he Hepp
ner lodge ever to achieve tnis
position, the latest previously
being LaVerne Van Marter, Jr.,
who served in 1D57-5S. Others
were Harold Conn and Harvey
Miller.
Ten lodges will be within his
jurisdiction, including Heppner,
Ln Grande. Baker, Enterprise,
Mllton-Freewater, Hood River,
The Dalles, Condon, Hermiston
and Pendleton.
Mr. and Mrs. McCurdy left
early Sunday, drove to Portland,
and flew from there to Miami
for the convention. They plan
ned to flv to Minneapolis, Minn.,
today (Thursday) to visit Mc-
Curdy's relatives, and to con
tinue on to Portland Monday,
expecting to arrive home Tues
day night.
The position is by appoint
ment of the national grand
lodge.
Grid Tickets Here
For Shrine Game
Tickets for the Shrine AH
Star A-2 and B football game,
to be held ln Pendleton Satur
day night, August 21, are now
on sale by Dr. L. D. Tibbies
here.
The Initial block of tickets
received Is for 100 good seats,
according to Larry Cook of
the Shrino committee. This Is
less than has been received
In past years, but Cook be
lieves that this Is due to some
mlxup and has called for
more. However, all the 100
are for "very good seats," he
said.
Several hundred from this
area attend the game each
year.
Cooler weather than anticlpat
ed didn't chill the response to
HcpDner's 2nd annual Sidewalk
Bazaar, and big crowds in gay
mood turned out for the occas
ion on both Friday and Satur
day.
Shopper slicked out many of
the exceptional bargains offered
bv stores in their sidewalk dis
plays, and all the organizations
showed nood profits on their
various ventures. These funds
will go to church and commun
Ity projects.
One of the most popular ot
the attractions was the "dunk
tank" which saw many volun
teer "victims" splashing Into the
chilly water as amateur baseball
pitchers found the target. This
netted $71 to be used towards
providing a bus to Arbuckle ski
course In the coming winter.
Again, cooling temperatures
failed to prevent a big sale of
Icy "Sno-Cones" and the Moth
er's club sold 533 of the cones in
the two days. Meanwhile, Cen
tral Market gave out 720 free
drinks of a new soft drink on
the market.
Bake sales proved popular.
Churches and other orga
nizations who had such sales
netted good profits as they sold
virtually all of their delicious
goods.
Many swim tickets were given
away at two locations J. C.
Penney Co. and Gontys. The
tickets admitted the holders to
free swims in the Heppner pool,
and the two firms reimbursed
the city for them.
Of those who formed the
crowds on a sidewalk that re
sembled an old-fashioned mar
ket, many were from out of
town.
Ilenrv recorted to the Cham
ber of Commerce Monday that
one morchant said he had "a
better weekend than Christ
mas." Another said it was one
of the best two days' business he
had ever had, although his bar
gains of odds and ends were sold
far below cost.
'The merchants didn't make a
killing," Henry said, "but they
cleaned out a lot of odds and
ends, and It was a wonderful
chance for people to get togeth
er and visit. It was a heck of a
lot of work, but it was worth it."
Henry and the committee was
given a rousing round of ap
nlause by members of the Cham
ber of Commerce for their good
vork.
He reported that some of the
businessmen felt that next year
it might be better to have the
sale on just one day and intens
ify the effort. About one-fourth
of those he contacted after the
Bazaar felt this way, he said,
although the remainder said
that they preferred the two-day
event.
and girls In the Heppner Gazette-Times
subscription cam
paign. The publishers stated
that a $10 cash prize will be
Riven to the worker who turns
In the most points on new sub
scriptions during the next two
report periods. Saturday, July
17. and Wednesday, July 21. A
large announcement ln this is
sue gives complete aetaiis oi
this new prize offer.
Names of boys and girls work
ing for the bike and cash prizes
are listed on this page with
phone numbers included. This
will enable people to choose
their favorite and contact him
or her by phone to place their
new or renewal subscription
orders.
Response of old and new sub
scribers to the youngsters quest
for subcriptions has been grati-
fvlne thus far, as they avail
Commiitcc
Gives Approval
Good new came for the
many aupportrr of the Wlllw
Creek dam project thl week.
ft ha been Included In the
Omnlbu River and Harbor
bill In the Senate and will go
to the floor for ail"n soon.
A telegram to the Gazette
Time Tuesday from Senator
Wayne More and taurine Neu
berger ald. "pleased to advUe
administration favorably report
ed Willow Creek project to Cong
re. "At our request. Senate Public
Works committee is reporting
thl projHt a one of tho to
be Included In Omnibus Kiver
and Harbors bill which will be
referred to the Senate for action
within a few day.
While thl U another big step
toward culmination of the pr
ject, approval of the Omnibus
bill will not mean that the pro
ject I a certainty, lu paage
will mean that tne project ha
bivn authorized by Congres.
Still ahead is the mailer (f
appropriation and other step
bctore the dam I assured.
Alter the Omnibus bill U
passed by the Senate, a must go
to the House. If It i approved
there, It l in line for approp
riation. The appropriation mu.st Lwu
firt in tne House Appropriat
ion committee and mu.it be ap
proved by the House, then it
would be referred to the Senate.
Other details Mill must be
worked out before tne project U
a certainty. Including working
with the Bureau of Keclamatlon
on the plan for the Irrigation
feature, one of the multipurpose
uses of the dam. 'ihta might
mean the formation of an Irri
gation district.
Other detail Include rights of
way for the channel turough
town and assumption of some
relatively small local responsi
bilities. Oscar Peterson, chairman of
the Chamber of Commerce de
velopment committee, discussed
the matter with Niel Meadow
croft of the Army Engineers at
Walla Walla last week. The en
gineer . said that the project
looked very favorable at this
point, Peterson said.
"He doesn't feel that there
should be any 'hitches' now."
Peterson said that it was
Meadowcroffs feeling- that some
$5 million of the total cost of
some $6.6 million for the pro
ject will be from the Federal
government as non-relmburs-
. . . i avic.
ana neip one oi uie younB worn-. ba,ance of the woul(J
ers win a valuable prize or cash . be amortized by irrigation and
Extra Gash Offer Made
To Campaign Salesmen
An extra money-making offer pay while the campaign is on
was announced today for boys
commission.
The campaign gained mo
mentum rapidly this week, and
the management has urged all
paid from power revenues from
dams oi the Northwest.
Peterson said that Meadow-
croft told him that It might be
workers to do their best from j necessary to form a district to
now until the deadline, Satur
day, July 31.
The salesman finishing- the
campaign with the highest vote
score will receive the grand
prize Schwinn Corvette bicycle
plus $50 Ln cash, or cash alter
native of $120. The worker In
each of the two geographical
districts finishing the campaign
with the most votes In his own
district after the grand prize
has been awarded will receive
district capital prizes $80
Schwinn bikes plus $20 in cash,
or $90 in cash, and the next two
runners up in either district win
receive bike and cash prizes as
well. All workers who do not
win one of the five major awards
themselves of the opportunity to will receive cash commissions.
Here Are The Heppner Gazette-Times
Super Salesmen
Listed below in alohabetical order, bv districts, are the
youngsters working in the Gazette-Times subscription campaign.
Phone numbers are listed and suoscrioers are urgea io coman
their favorite as soon as possible to insure credit will be given
on their subscription order.
District One (Heppner)
Larry Anderson 676-9228
Dyrk Dunlap 676-9240
Janet Gentry 676-9296
Kelly Green 4J76-9228
Allen McCabe 676-9934
Jim Myers 676-5340
Mike Sweek 4J76-94S3
Donald Cossitt 676-9228
Shannon Farley 676-5329
Doug Gonty 676-9264
Jeritha Keithley 676-9702
Bill McLeod 676-5573
Trlcia Prock 676-9412
Jim Van Schoiack 676-9167
District Two (Outside Heppner)
Valerie Asher, Spray 637-2625
Jerry Boyer, Monument WE 4-2295
Frank Halvorsen, lone 422-7107
Duane Lamb, Inrigon 922-3396
Connie Thieme. Kinzua 768-2305
Alvin Vinson, Lexington 989-8492
Matt Warren, Rt. 2 Heppner 676-9760
Rep. Mann to Speak
At Chamber Meeting
Rep. Irvin Mann of Stanfield,
who represents the 28th district
in the legislature, will speak at
the noon luncheon meeting of
the Heppner-M o r r o w County
Chamber of Commerce Monday
at the Wagon Wheel Cafe.
He will speak on happenings
in the 1965 legislature and some
of the new laws that are of par
ticular interest to this area. Rep.
Mann figured prominently in
enactment of some of the legislation.
Non-members Interested in at
tending are Invited on a "dutch
treat" basis.
Cousins Meet Here
For First Time
. The Rev. Earl Soward, Hepp
ner and John Vermillion of
Harrisburg met for the first
time a few days ago. Nothing
odd about this except that
they are first cousins and had
never met before.
Vermillion is employed, by
Hannan Construction Co. of
Eugene, engaged in road work
in the county, and having
heard that his cousin lived
here, stopped to visit the Rev.
Soward.
Vermillion's father was
brother of the Rev. Soward's
mother.
maintain the park on tne snores
of the reservoir, and the rights
of way for the channel through
town would be another matter
to be settled.
"Meadowcroft said that he
thought it is as fine a program
as the Engineers have had,"
Peterson said.
Following announcement that
the project is indeed included in.
this year's Omibus bill, as had
been hoped, local leaders , wno
have been pressing for the pro
ject speculated on the time
table ahead.
Those who have talked with
Congressmen about it feel that
there is some possibility that the
appropriation could be made yet
this year to be included in the
coming Federal budget.
Mayor Al Lamb speculated
that if all goes without any dif
ficulties it would be possible to
have the dam constructed or
well under construction in five
years. Other estimates are not
quite so optimistic.
Wright Park Pond
Work is Underway
Because survey work was com
pleted earlier than expected and
a county crew was able to get
at the job ahead of schedule,
work started on construction of
a pond at Anson Wright Mem
orial park at the confluence of
Chapin and Rock creeks, south
of Hardman, Wednesday morn
ing, County Judge Paul Jones
said.
It was expected that the dam
would be completed this week.
Survey work was done by the
Heppner Soil Conservation dis
trict. The pond, which will add
to recreation facilities at the
park, will be from Vt to of
an acre, the judge said.
Swimming Lessons
Signup is Underway
A new series of swimming
lessons will begin at the Hepp
ner municipal pool on Tuesday,
July 20, It is announced. Regis
trations are being taken at the
pool. A $1 basket fee will be
charged each participant
Classes are planned for begin
ners, intermediates, swimmers
and in junior life saving at the
morning sessions. Adult lessons
will be given in evenings.