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Buck Hunters Poised
For Opening Saturday
It's -B Day" again Saturday
The "B" stands for buck d-er.
l-olrnt drawing card for hunters,
and 270.)ii0 of them are quali
fied to participate In the season's
otx'iilnjf In Oregon CXiober 2.
In the Heppner area, many of
1 1 iv local hunter will l tin tho
move to forested area and
chances are that a high percen
tage of them will come back
wiih their bucks on oenlng
week end.
Joining their rank will be a
trarwient armv of huntera from
the western part of the state,
and Heppner undoubtedly will
be a buzzing place this week
end as they head for the hills.
They will find a generally
good reception here, but thl
will vary down to a strict "No
Hunting'1 policy by soma of the
t anchera In tho foothill.
Somo rancher have started
the policy of leasing their prop
erty for hunting: others who
have paid heavily to control
weeds on their places will per
mlt hunting only if no vehicles
are used; another group stlpu.
late onlv that permission bo
akcd. Quite a number who have
lost stock from errant bullets,
found their fences out. watering
trough shot full of holea and
other damage done will be ada
ment on a "keep out" policy.
In the Ileppner Hanger dis
trict. Umatilla National Forest,
Heppner to Face
Wahtonka; lone
Meets Riverside
With three victories under its
belt, tho football teum of Hepp
ner High will face Its biggest
chore of the football season to
date Friday when it travels to
The Dalles for its first league
game of the season against
Wahtonka,
It is an afternoon contest and
will start at 2 o'clock.
Meanwhile, Ione's Cardinals,
after defeating Weston Friday,
14 to 6, hope to make It two In
a row as they face Riverside Fri
day at Boarclman at 2:30 p.m.
Coach Jim Potter of the Mus
tangs figures that Wahtonka Is
one of the too foe In the Great
er Oregon lengue this year, des
pite its narrow loss to Burns,
C to 0.
While the Mustangs have
compiled an excellent record to
date and still draw mention In
A-2 grid polls, their bench Is
getting thin because of injur
ies. With Jim Jacobs, David
Clark and Bob Dobbs already
out. David Hall may be added
to the list because of Illness.
However, Jacobs was due to start
contact workouts this week and
may be playing soon for the
first time this season.
. "Wahtonka may be stronger
than anyone we play," Totter
said. "They make very few mis
takes." Sherman defeated Madras last
week. 26 to 13, and kept pace
with the Burns inlanders at the
top of the circuit, each at 1-0.
Coach Gordon Meyers of lone
has the same respect for River
side that Coach Potter has for
Wahtonka.
This lone-Riverside game will
be a non-counting contest with
the league meeting between
them scheduled for the ensuing
week at lone. Friday. October
8. at 2:30. Thus, the first game
will be sort of a dress rehears
al for the "game for keeps."
Nevertheless, Meyers would like
to have the psychological ad
vantage of scoring the opening
victory.
hunters will find a good wel
come. Itarieer W. S. (Sarnt Mil
ler, in charge of the district, said
that they will be welcome, and
foresters will be avaltable for
Information.
As to fire danger, he said that
the area here is In at least as
good a condition as the average
vear. Tho light sprinkle oi last
week didn't cover much In the
foret district, but previous heav
ler rains helped a great deal.
"It's burnable," he summar
ized, "but the condition could
be classed as 'medium fire dan
gee." The Foreid Service will pa
trol the dlMrlct at least on Sat
urday and Sunday. Ranger Mil
ler said the plan Is to aim at
fire prevention and not to "po
lice" the hunters.
State officer will have the
job of doing the polking, and
thev always have a busy time
at the opening of buck aeason.
Despite dry conditions In mucn
of. the state. Indications were
Wednesday that there would be
no closure this year. Governor
Mark Hatfield has Indicated that
he will not close the season, and
the State Game Commission ap
parently Is set to go ahead.
IVoiM'cts are pretty fair for a
good season. State Agent Glen
Ward said that he believes con
ditions to be quite similar to
last year, and the tfcrccntage of
kill was pretty heavy on the
first days In 1964.
With an excellent supply of
summer rains and water this
year, eastern Oregon has had Us
best range condition In years.
As a result deer are widely scat
tered and hunters will find few
concentrations of them. Food Is
ample, and animals can fill their
stomachs within an hour's feed
ing. Thus, they will be bedded
In the thickets most of the day.
Some hunters may have to work
hard for their bucks.
General season extends
through October 24.
Hearings Attract
Chamber Interest
Attention was called to two
public hearings of Interest to
business people and residents of
this area at the Monday lunch
eon meeting of the Heppner
Morrow County Chamber of
Commerce.
rublic Utility Commission will
hold a hearing In Condon on
Wednesday, October 13, at 10
a.m. In the circuit court room of
the Gilliam county courthouse
on Union Pacific's plan to dls
continue less than carload
freight service In Oregon. This
is one of several hearings sched
uled In the state.
Heppner business firms have
been particularly interested in
this proposal because much of
freight service in small quanti
ties to this area has been by
rail to Arlington with pickups
made there by truck.
Chamber President Randall
Peterson urged all businessmen
interested to attend and asked
the development committee to
consider the matter for recom
mendation and representation.
Judge Paul Jones called at
tention to the fact that a hear
ing is also scheduled for Con
don In October on the Corps of
Engineers proposal to make a
study of the John Day River
watershed for possible develop
ment. This also is of keen in
terest to many in this area. Or
iginal date for the hearing has
been changed, and he did not
know the re-scheduled date. Any
Interested, however, should con
tact him and he will notify them
of the date w hen he learns of It 1
Parishioners Join
To Sponsor Trip
For Father Beard
Father Raymond Beard left
Tuesday for the east and New
York City, his primary des
tination being to see Pope
Paul In New York when the
pope visit there October 4
and 5.
The trip east Is a gift from
Father Beard's parishioners of
St. Patrick's and St. William's
churches with members In
Ileppner. lone and Lexington
contributing.
Scheduled to leave Monday,
Father Beard postponed the
trip because of the death of
Pat Mollahan but departed
following the services Tues
day. He was scheduled to fly from
Portland and planned to stop
In Chicago en route. While in
New York he will also visit
friends there. Father Beard
planned to be back In Hepp
ner late next week.
Thrilled and excHed about
the trip and tho generosity of
hU parishioners, he said.
".Nothing like this has ever
happened to me before."
Interest Stirred
For Organization
Of Senior Club
The Soroptlmlst Club of Hepp
ner, busy completing arrange
ments for the October 13 orga
nization meeting for a proposed
Club for Senior Citizens, an
nounces that cooperation of per
sons owning facilities suitable
for a meeting place has been
most satisfactory.
The Soroptlmlsts wish to make
It clear, however, that they do
not plan to take an administra
tive part in this proposed club.
They are planning the first
meeting to invite those interest
ed to meet and organize them
selves, and will be happy to as
slst the senior citizens group In
any way they can.
It is hoped that there will be
a good turnout at the organi
zation meeting planned for Wed
nesday, October 13, at 8:00 p.m.,
at the former Heppner Flower
Shop in the Case Building. This
first meeting will be an even
Ing meeting as the Soroptlmlst
women are working women and
free to meet in evenings only.
Following meetings, however,
are expected to be in the daytime.
Mustang Gridmen Win
Rolling their season's point
total to Tti while holding the op
position in three games to a
lone touchdown for seven points,
the rambling Heppner High
football team decisively down
ed the Hermiston Jayvees here
Saturday night, 20 to 0.
AH three of Hcppner's touch
downs were dandies. One came
on a 32-yard run by Tim Drls
coll, and two others on long aer
ials with Driscoll on the throw
ing end of each.
The run was in the first quart
er, when Tim swept around
right end. Mark Murray provid
ed something brand new and
intriguing when he place-kicked
the extra point, novel Indeed
for class A-2 teams. Although
the Mustangs mustered another
drive In the second quarter, it
stopped on the Hermiston 22,
and halftime was 7 0 for Hepp
ner. Hermiston's lone threat of the
game came in the third quarter
when one of the jayvees inter
cepted a pass on the Heppner
(Qcx Morrow Clubs Mark
'lNational 4-H Week
Morrow county 4 II clubs this week are Joining some two
million other 4 11 club members In the nation In the obser
vance of National 4 II club week. September 23 to October
2.
Second seeflon of this paper Is devoted to the work of the
4 II clubs wits an emphasis on those In Morrow county. Local
business firm have assisted with sponsorship of the section,
and In It th Morrow County 4 If Leaders Council expresses
thanks to all those hero w-ho have worked to make. 4 U possi
ble and Important in Morrow county.
Members of the club are calling attention to the national
week through window displays In store of various towns
throughout tho county. Those In the lone area went to church
In a group at the United Church of Chrtxt there Sunday.
Gall McCarty, county extension agt nt, spoke to the Heppner
Morrow County Chamber of Commerce Monday as the program
feature of tho meeting. He showed colored slides of many
different 4 If activities here, thanked the business people for
the support the program receives, and said that It seeks to
coordinate with other worthwhile youth movements, such
as Boy Scouts, Camp fire Girls. Future Farmers, and others,
to prepare fgr a bright future of youth and the nation.
t
MeCartysald that horse clubs lead in membership In the
county clubs with 71 members.
Attention of all Cazette-Tlmes readers is called to the
special emphasis on 4-11 la section Z
Death Sunday Claims
'Officer Pat' Mollahan
Patrick A. Mollahan, who
would have been 72 on Friday,
October 1, died Sunday, bept
rmhor 26. In St. Anthony hos
oital. Pendleton, after he had
undgone several operations for
a liver aliment.
Officer Pat had served Hepp
ner and Morrow county for 25
years in various capacities In
eluding policeman, deputy sher
iff and In tho water deparment
before his retirement from the
city police fori in early April.
Reauiem mn was In St. Pat
rick's - UathoWT5 fchurch Tuesday,
September 28. at 10 a.m. witn
Father Raymond Beard cele
brant. Recitation of the rosary
was Monday night in the church.
Interment was In Olney cem
etery, Pendleton.
Patrick Mollahan was born
October 1. 1893. In County Leit-
rlro, Ireland, and came to Ore
gon In 1911, following an older
brother James, to this country.
He was married to Elsie Mae
Owen in Heppner on April 27,
1929. and In 1940 they bought
a ranch north of Heppner where
they have lived since.
A 45-vear member of Heppner
lodee. BPOE No. 358. Mr. Molla
han acquired his middle initial
A in the lodge in order to
avoid confusion with others in
the organization of the same
name. He was christened Pat
rick Mollahan without a middle
name and the "A" stood for no
name.
It was In 1940. too, that he
started working for the city as
a patroleman under Chief Albert
Schunk. In 1942 he went to the
county to become deputy sheriff
for Sheriff John Fuiten while
Sheriff C. J. D. Bauman was on
leave from the office for service
in World War II in the Seabees.
In 1945, Mollahan returned to
city employment, working in the
water department for four years
before becoming police chief in
19-19. After five years as chief
he stepped down to the post of
relief officer which he held un
til his retirement in April on
account of ill health.
Olticer Pat was universally
respected and liked by every
one. Chief of Police Dean Gil
man spoke for the entire com-
35 and the team moved to the
17 before the Mustangs stiffen
ed and stopped the thrust.
The passing touchdowns both
came In the fourth quarter. Dris
ctll pitched the first one to Rick
Johnson, junior halfback. It
went 35 yards from the line of
scrimmage. Johnson hauled it in
on the five and ran it over for
the first high school points.
Murray unerringly kicked the
extra point for a second time,
and the score was 14-0.
As the game drew near its
end, Driscoll fired a 20-yard pass
to Jim Doherty, who generally
does most of the passing. Doher
ty proved as good a receiver as
he is a passer and he scored
on It. Murray's third place-kick
went awry and the final count
was 20-0 for the Mustangs.
Statistics showed Heppner far
in front with 259 on rushing to
72 for Hermiston and 76 on
passing to 15 for Hermiston.
First downs favored Heppner,
nine to seven.
Doherty received praise from
c
Ui.
PATRICK A. MOLLAHAN
Pictured crt tho time of bis re
tirement in April. 1965.
munity when he said of Mr. Mol
lahan on his retirement. "No
finer man ever walked the
streets of Heppner."
Up was valued for his experi
ence and level-headedness, and
was often sought out for coun
sel and advice on police mat
ters. Mollahan was a member of!
St. Patrick's church and of the
Morrow County Livestock Grow
ers. Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
Elsie Mollahan; a daughter,
Mrs. Don (Mary) McClure, Hepp
ner; three sons, Robert, serving
with the U. S. Air Force in Ger
many, John of Heppner, and
Larry of San Francisco; two sis
ters, Mrs. Bea Kenny of Hepp
ner and Mrs. Mary Sullivan of
Ontario; six brothers, James of
Portland, John of Ontario, Bar
ney of New York City and Pe
ter, Francis and Joseph, all or
County Leitrlm, Ireland; and
twelve grandchildren,
Sweeney Mortuary had charge
of arrangements.
Third Straight Game
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MARK MURRAY
Mustang tacklo who Is derolop
Ing an educated too.
Coach Jim Potter for his punting
in the game. Some of the boots
v. '
A
More eh
Some of the plans being made
by a group of Port landers and
others who have filed for Bureau
of Land Management lands in
north Morrow county under the
Desert Kntry act were revealed
Wednesday by one of their at
torneys. Dean Loney of Kenne
wick, who met with County
Judge Paul Jones at Boar dm an.
Loney told Judge Jones that
the group Intends to pump
water from the Columbia Into
a 72 inch pipe, and from tms,
run feeder lines to Irrigate acre
age in their holdings.
The Irrigation system would be
pressurized to the point of deliv
ery, he said.
Tentative estimate of cost Is
$123 to $150 per acre to get the
ivil Defense
Meeting Slated
For October 12
Morrow county court has ar
ranged with the Division of Con
tinuing Education of the State
System of Higher Education to
present a disaster readiness pro
gram In the county on Tuesday,
October 12, Judge Paul Jones
announces.
The conference has been
scheduled for the Elks Temple,
Heppner. and registration will
be between 8:30 and 8:55 a.m.
It will start at 9 a.m. and will
continue until 3:15.
A no-host luncheon and spe
cial luncheon Droeram has been
arranged. County and municipal
officials and other leading cit
izens of the county will partici
pate.
"Twenty-three counties re
ceived important information
from the Civil Defense Prepar
edness Program presented last
vear by the Division of Contm
uing Education,' the judge said.
"We feel that the program tnis
year on disaster readiness will
be equally as valuable to us,
for it will deal with the things
that must be accomplished to
meet either national nuclear
disaster or local natural disas
ter." General Information will be
presented in terms of emergen-
rT npAnarortnAca fr lrwa 1 TlPPfls.
tne development of county re -
sources, and objectives of na -
tional disaster
assistance pro
grams.
Merchants Slate
Promotion Events
At a brief meeting of the mer
chants committee following the
regular Chamber of Commerce
meetine Monday, events were
scheduled for Heppner merch
ants for the balance of the year.
Christmas Opening will be No
vember 26 and 27, week-end fol
lowing Thanksgiving, and Crazy
Days were tentatively scheduled
for October 3 and au.
The erouD also discussed brief
ly. the possibility of a regular
End of Month clearance and the
Dosslbilitv of remaining open
on evenings in some of the days
prior to Christmas. No decision
was reached on either matter.
Examiner Coming
A drivers license examiner
will be on duty in Heppner at
me courthouse between the
hours of 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
on Tuesday, October 12, it is
announced.
were as long as those seen in
college games.
Sophomore Alfred Drake came
in to hold center spot while Dav
id Clark, regular center, and Bob
Dobbs, reserve, are on the in
jured list Drake did a good job
at the spot but David Hall as
sisted at center on the extra
point tries and punts.
Clark probably will be out for
the balance of the season with
a broken collarbone, and Dobbs
has a broken bone in his hand.
It appeared this week that
Hall, promising sophomore,
might be lost to the team be
cause of illness. He was under
going tests to determine the na
ture of his trouble.
Driscoll gained 110 yards on
14' carries for a 7.8 average and
Simon Winters had 66 on 11 car
ries for a 6.0 average. David
Gray led tacklers with nine and
HaH accounted for seven.
Coach Potter said statistics
indicated that the Hermiston
jayvees were the toughest team
that Heppner has met this year
to date.
Land Plan
water on the land, and an ad-
dltional $2(10 per rre would be
needed to get the land Into pro
duction. Jude Jones said that he
Iflleves the group is thinking In
terms of approximately 2O.0U0
acre, which would mean Sti.SuO.
Out to $7,JO0.0OO for the develop,
ment,
Loney, who was accompanied
by an engine, asked concern
ing the possibilities of a labor
force. If and when the proJTt Is
criminated. He estimated that
200 to 300 men would te needed.
Included in the planning is a
potato proresslng plant and an
alfalfa pelleting plant
The attorney said that the
group Is "very anxious" to pro
ceed with the project but would
like to get an answer from the
ELM on whether the filings will
be approved before going too
far.
If the filings are accepted, the
group has every Intention of
moving forward on the project
and is seeking the cooperation
of the county court and resi
dents of the county, Loney said.
The attorney said he did not
believe this project would elim
inate development of an Irriga
tion district by others Interested
In development of the other
lands available.
Private owners in the area
will be contacted to get their
views of the proposal, Loney
told the Judge. They may be off
ered the opportunity of Joining
with the Irrigation system, or the
developers might offer to buy the
private lands.
Judge Jones said that tie plan
ned to call a meeting of the
county port commission and the
county planning commission for
tonight (Thursday) if the meet
ing could be arranged on such
notice. If not. it will be held
at the earliest possible time.
He had said following his re
turn from Portland last week
where he met with Russell
Getty, administrator. Bureau of
Land Management, that ho felt
it necessary for the county to
determine a policy in relation to
the ELM lands.
The lands became the center
of interest last week when it
was made known that 31 persons
had applied for filings on some
17 sections of BLM lands under
the Desert Entry act
Their applications seemed to
be in conflict with the intention
of a group of Umatilla Morrow
1 county parties, headed by Oscar
1 Peterson of lone and Rex Ellis
of Pendleton, who were consid
ering the possibility of develop
ing the land under irrigation.
Peterson was among the 31 who
applied, but he emphasized that
he had no connection with the
Portland interests. He said that
his was an independent action.
Meanwhile, several in the
county, including Orville Cuts
forth, proposed that the matter
of a government project should
be explored before the filings
ore granted. Cutsforth said that
this type of development might
be of greater benefit to the coun
ty. At the Chamber of Com
merce meeting here Monday he
said that outside private capital
might not have the best interests
of the county at heart
President Randall Peterson
said that the Chamber's devel
opment committee would be ask
ed to consider the matter for
recommendation.
Following his meeting with
Getty, Judge Jones said, "We will
watch it closely," and with much
of his attention this week be
ing devoted to the matter, it ap
peared that he was doing that
Heppner Ford Sets
New Car Showing
Brand new 1966 lines of Ford.
Mercury and Comet automobiles
will be on display beginning
Friday at Heppner Auto Sales,
Inc., Earl Ayres, . owner, an
nounces. The public Is Invited to come
and see the new cars on dis
play. The entire staff at Hepp
ner Auto is highly enthused
about them and will be ready
to explain changes in the lines
for 1966. .... . .
This will be the first of the
local car showings. Chevrolet,
Pontiac and Rambler are sched
uled for the following week at
Fulleton Chevrolet and Farley
Motor Company. Buick will fol
low at a later date.
WEATHER
By LEONARD GILLIAM
week of September 23-29 is as
follows:
HI Low Prec.
Thursday 71 40
Friday 75 44
Saturday 85 37
Sunday 65 39
Monday 50 37 .05
Tuesday 63 41
Wednesday 72 41