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Heppner, Oregon, Thursdoy, October 7, 1965
Council Approves
Waiier System Job
Many matter f unflnUhed
l.u.liw M which were initiated at
Ihe m-plnnlHT rlly council meet
In were completed al the teg
uUr October meeting Monday
rdiiht. One tf lhr mo Import
ant wa approving mpenditure
whl h Mill reult In greater
WAicr supply fir lite rlty.
Councilman Hill Collin, chair
man of In water committee,
outlined a plan whi rr to .)
gallon I xt minute could be add
ed to the normal average flow
of KM) gallon r minute at a
iit of aotne $l.M).
At the Septrmber meeting he
hal r-owl that the city dig
the well at the Norman Flor-eiii-e
Place Hal feet deeper, hut
the plan offered Monday night
Indicated that Ihla would not
be riecfary at Ihla time.
He offered figure to how
that adding atarr at the Hor
ewv well and placing the pump
down a far a the 17(1 ft. level
In the 130 ft. well would rmll
the iumMi to force 220 to 3O0
gallon -r minute In the city's
wat line. At jireaent, with the
pump at the 130 ft. level the
pressure Unt adequate to force
water Into the trm when the
umi at the old well higher up
on the line U In operation.
Collin ald It would lake an
estimated $K22 to make the
change and another $.'jO would
be needed lo make Improve,
menu at the lower well nearer
town. Thin J considerably les
than the co-it trotoMd al the
September meeting when It wa
felt that deepening the Florence
well would Ih ni-eded.
The council approved the ex
lendlture pending a ruling of
City Attorney Bob AUam a lo
whether It would he necessary
to call for bl1.
Truck Frice Hold
Attorney Abram advised the
council that In his opinion It
could not legally pay Western
States Fire Apparatus Co. more
than the bid pT' or h ,,rw
cltv fire truck.
Bill for the truck, which was
let on contract to the company
n low bidder, exceeded the bid
price by $217 because the firm
had lo aupply a truck with a
heavier axle and different rear
wheel lhan the specifications
called for. The lighter equip,
ment apparently wa not avail
able. Abram said lhat the council
could not exceed the amount It
had budgeted f Ihe truck. He
said the change by the contract
ing firm wa It responsibility
because It had bid one thing
and aupplled another.
"Die bid should have been re
negotiated prior if It could not
be supplied," he said.
The council approved payment
of the truck at the contracted
Klce.
Buy Police Car , m
Only one bid was entered for
the city' new police car. that
by Fulleton Chevrolet Co. at a
cost of $1800 with the old po
lice car a tradeln. The Fulle
ton offer met specifications for
the car, and It was accepted by
the council.
Councilman LeRoy Gardner
reported that his committee, as
Instructed at the September
meeting, had checked on the
need for street lights on the
Condon highway within the city
limits. Ho recommended that
two street lights be added, and
this was approved by the coun
cil. Dr. Jim Narene had appeared
on behalf of property owners at
the September meeting to re
quest the lights.
To Install Sign
On another matter of unfin
ished business, Councilman
Clarence Rosewall said that his
committee had checked the in
tersection in front of the court
house where residents had com-
that A hllTArd fX l.StS.
He recommended that the city '
accept the offer of the State
Highway Department to provide
a crosswalk sign on condition
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tnat tne cuy pays iur ua
lation, operation and mainte
nance. The motion was ap-
'''councilman Haskell Sharrard
said that in checking the Inter
section with Councilman Rose
wall on a recent afternoon, It
appeared to him that directional
arrows on the pavement would
eliminate some confusion for
motorists at the Intersection.
The council agreed. ,
The committee also asked
that construction of a sidewalk
on the Gale Street bridge over
Willow creek bo considered.
School children use the bridge,
and traffic must stop for them,
it was pointed out
Sharrard also proposed "guide
lines" across Quald street and
along the highway In that area
for children coming from school.
These would not be crosswalks
across the highway, which have
been refused by the State High
way Commtaalon In Ihl area.
Alley Matter Cleared
Attorney Abram said lhat he
had checked Into Ihe matter of
Ihe alley between C. F. Hall and
Walter fcdk'er rculdenif. The
lily rt at leaM a VI ft. alley,
way there, he ald. He Mid that
he had notified both puiile af
ter the mutter wa broarhed for
Informatloln at the September
meetin.
The ewrr line, which come
down frm Ihe hnapltal and
croftftr mme of Ihe private
tiniiMTtv waa luil in at the dir
ection of Garnet Harratt prior lo
the Installation of Mw-m by Ihe
city, Abram said. Therefore, the
matter l of no concern to ine
City of Heppner. he ld.
Alirama at. referred to the
city utreet right of way at Mv
and Gale, which by uge
through Ihe year, ha a round
ed corner that encroache on prl
vale tro-rty.
He nll that he ha written
(Continued on page 8i
Mustangs Travel
To John Day; lone
Hosts Riverside
JIAtlMK UlMim llini ill-
feat of the ve. Ilepttner High'
Having suffered their firM d'-
fij.i hall team ex met to even it I
league record Friday night at
John H-iv when It m.-et Grant
Union on the gridiron there.
Although Grant took a 10 to 0
defeat at the hand of the Sher-,
man County Huskies of Moro
law! week. Coach letter's lad
are expecting no soft touch.
Telr los to Wahtonka, 12 lo
6. Friday at The Dalle wa their
only defeat ol Ihe year. The
Mustangs have now tallied 82
Mlnt in four game to a total
of 18 for the opposition.
After their loss to Wahtonka,
the Heppner eleven no longer I
rated In A-2 polls In the state
but Sherman county and Wah
tonka have moved into the low
er reaches of the jk11s.
Home folks wishing to see
good grid action can find It at
l.mit VrMnv affornnon when the
Cardinal will face Riverside In
a Umatilla-Morrow 8-mon n
league gome.
Led by Mark Halvorsen, the
Cardinal buffeted Riverside in
a non-counter at Board man last
week, but this one will be a
league game, and It Is expected
that the Riverside boys will do
nil In Ihnlr omver to avenge the
first defeat. Game time is 2:30
on the lone field.
This will be the first league
game of the year for Coach Gor
don Meyers' boys. Others s will
follow against Echo and Weston
on the next two week-ends. At
present the Curds have a 21
record with victories over West
on nnd Riverside and a loss to
Dufur.
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COA.rEVl.-loN In the annual Punt Pas and Kick contest sponsored by Heppner Auto Sale with
an assist by th. lone Lions dub, will b Saturday afternoon at the rodeo groun ds. Hwww. (or
boy 8 through 13. Tha above photo shows Terry Hughe competing In last year event whi le oth
er boy In hi age bracket watch. Jim Pettyjohn (standing) was one of the officials at the meet
Punt, Pass, Kick To
Boys 8 through 13 will com
pete for prizes in the Punt, Pass
and Kick competition, sponsored
by Heppner Auto Sales, Inc.,
Saturday at the rodeo grounds,
Heppner, beginning at 2 p.m.,
Dave Barnett, sales manager
and PP&K chairman announces.
Keen Interest was shown In
the recent clinic to give Instruc
82nd Year
Motorbike Flips;
Portlondcr Hurt
Ttieron June of C.VW 8 H Clt
St. ivrtlaiid, lermi- a hunting
u'Riun raoualty wln he w
hurt after M light motorocle
flipped .Suniiay on the hill of
the ( oiiilun highway south of
trn. e was here on a hunting
trip,
June underwent treatment
f Mere facial lcrratl"n. a
broken noe. and cut on Ihe
head, chin and hand. He wa
iliMnK-d from the ruwpltal
Monday morning and returned
home irom a dtpxlnting oul
Ing. Voters Approve
5-Year Serial
Levy for College
V.,ii-r In t'inalllla and Mor
row count le Tuesday approved
a Jl-il.t) er year nefiai nvy
fr five year for Blue Mount
ain Community Collepe. Total
vole wa laVJ ye lo 319 no.
If Mate and federal matching
fund axe forthcoming, the levy
will (M-rmll the college to erect
a new vocational tccnlcal build
ing next year and a library the
following year.
The college thU year moved
into It new building and now
h an enrollment of more than
tirxi.
Kmtv community of the two
count le polled an affirmative
vote for the lew. which will be
effective next ver with the con
clusion of a 2 year levy of tne
name amount. However, an ex-
(vptlonally light vote wa cat
.III ill'HIun iuuiiit wiwi m
of only 119 canting ballot
In Morrow county with a total
In Morrow county, the vote
wa !CJ ye to M no. uniy
pern In Heppner cast ballots.
land 23 of them voted in favor
of the levy. Other communit es
VM the following mnt:
ixiuiuin an, in ii. iiw,
man Kugg. 8 ye. 2 no; lone.
11 ye, 7 no; lirlgon. 27 yes, 4
no; and Lexington, 7 yes, 4 no.
In Pendleton, the vote was
5?x ye lo VJ9 ro.
I'reNldent Wallace McCrae of
the college and Don Erlcson. rep
resentative of a Siokane firm
of architects employed by the
college, planned to go to Salem
Thursday to meet with state de
partment of education leaders
and college facilities people to
make application for further
state and federal funds.
Movie to Benefit
lone Public Library
As a benefit project for the
lone Public Library, the lone
Topic club Is sponsoring the
showing of a full-length color
movie, ' Bye. Bye Birdie," at the
school cafetorlum Sunday even
ing, October 10. starting at 6:30.
The comedy show will appeal
to all ages, with two favorite
stars playing the leading roles,
Dick Van Dyck and Janet Leigh.
Concessions and refreshments at
the end of the show are plan
ned. Admission Is 25c for child
ren, 50c for Junior and senior
high students and adults. It is
open to the public.
Seek Prizes Here
tion in the football skills, and
so a goodly number of young
sters is expected to be on hand.
Prizes will be awarded In
each of the six age brackets. In
cluding footballs, helmets, jack
ets, trophies and others. Scores
o winners will be compared
with those of other areas, and
the best will get a trip to a Nat
ional Football league playoff.
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MIKE BENCE. ahown at work In VUt Ham whin h U frrlnq an
a (arm technician with lb Montagnardj, has bn adopted
by the tribe, according to a story In U Chicago Tribune.
Chicago Tribune Lauds
Work of Mike Benge
iiiu- Mikf a n .'. son of Mr.
and Mr. Terrel Benge of lone,
ha ix-i-n "adoiit.-d" bv the Mont
agnard of Vu-t .N'jrn. i told In
a storv ri-eently printed in the
Chicago Tribune. It was written
bv Samuel Jameson. Tokyo bur
eau chief for Ihe Chicago Trib
une Pres Service, after the writ-
h,r lived with Bence in Viet
, V.JlP tirnV
, 1a.m J " " .
A the storv tints out, Benge
went to Viet Nam as a farm
technician for the International
Voluntary Services and has been
there several years, although he
returned for a time on leave last
year.
The Tribune story wa spot
ted bv Mr.farry Houston of
Paris. 111., sister of Mrs. Conley
Lanham.
Mike Is now at Tuy Hoa,
Phuven province, Viet Nam, ac
cording 'o his mother.
The story follows:
BY SAMUEL JAMESON
(Tokyo Bureau Chief)
(Chicago Tribune Press Serrlce)
KO.NTUM. Viet Nam. Aug. 25
As gongs echoed and a drum
made of water buffalo hides re
verberated, a swarthy tribesman
dressed In a bright red jacket
with red binding and brass but
tons drew wine from a large jug
and sprinkled it on a chicken he
was carrying.
Then he beckoned Michael
Benge, 30, of Heppner. Ore., to
come to a special straw mat,
separate from the others in the
separate from the others in mei" ' nH ,ntv officials
lS bamboo ho,e. .bd t.cc 'f r "" fTHrf.jS.
thn wall
The rhythm stopped. The holy
man lifted the chicken over
Bonge's head, sprinkled the
American with wine, waved the
fowl back and forth. Then he
began a chant:
". . . This man is to be maae
a part of the family of H-Jon
on Saturday
5wn nr tallied on the basis
of the composite showing of
each competitors' punt, pass and
placekick.
Members of the lone Lions
club will again assist with the
competition, acting as judges
and officials.
The public is invited to watch
the proceedings and cheer for
the boys taking part
10 cents
and Y-Bham. We offer a sacri
fice for Mr. Benge, our son
whom we Jove very much. We
offer him the name of Y-Ben,
a Jug of wine, a hen, and these
bracelets . . ."
All Generation Sip
The gongs began beating
again and all generations of the
household and their children
sipped wine from the Jugs. One
mother, a pipe in her mouth
and chewing betel nut. turn
ed to prod the small baby on
her back to take a sip of the
wine. A small boy took a puff
from his mother's pipe.
Then the feast began more
than a dozen dishes of rice, veg.
etables. salad, dried meats., fish,
egg plant, fruits, jungle plants.
It was all for Benge. who won
his way into the inner circle of
Montagnard tribesmen as an $80
a month farm technician for the
International Voluntary Service,
(Continued on page 8)
Meeting Scheduled
With BLM Officials
Chief of the planning divis
ion of the Bureau of Land Man-
frnm Rnisp. Idaho, is
tentatively scheduled to be pres
ent at a meeting of BLM offic
ioio onH miintv officials at
Rnarriman on Wednesday. Oct
ober 13. at 9:30 a.m., County
T,irir Paul Jnnps announces.
Judge Jones said that he and
Francis Warnick of the Boise
BLM office had scheduled the
meeting to consider develop
ments on filings on the public
lands in the north end of the
county. He previously said that
the county will seek to develop
a policy in regard to the lands
there.
J1 Any persons Interested are In
A vited to attend the meeting
which will be at the Boardman
CUV nau.
judge Jones said that a meet
ing of the Port of Morrow and
the County Planning Commis
sion has not been called as yet,
but will be held following the
Wednesday meeting with the
BLM officials.
1 Hurt Slightly
In Plane Crash
Noel Dobyns, formerly of the
lniif area and now living at
JiWoahink Lake near Florence,
inH inhn Jntpn of lone escaped
with minor hurts Saturday when
Dobyns' plane crashed on a
pleasure flight from the Bobj
Dobyns, owner of the plane, J
was flying low in the Rhea,
Creek area when the craft hit
what pilots refer to as a "thin
spot" in the air, an inversion .
condition that sometimes occurs'
on warm days. The plane fail-;
ed to respond as he tried to pull
up from a canyon, and it nosed 1
into a hill. The Piper Tri-pacer
was demoiisnea.
Th nlmlnnp came to rest UD-
.11. ,1 - nwsii tKa nv-iinflnte
were left for a time hanging by
their seat belts.
rvnhi.no rwoivori nntnfltient I
treatment at Pioneer Memorial :
hospital Saturday anernoon ior
lnramtinnc And bruises. Jensen
suffered bruises but did not re
quire medical treatment. I
'Civil Deffense IDleelf
for Toesdeav
An all-day conference on dis
aster prepared nc will b held
t Ihe Elk Lodge In Heppner
n Tuesday. October 1Z tot
?ounty and municipal govern
ment official from Morrow
rounty.
The 9 a.m. 3:13 p m. program
l the fourth In a series of 31
Oregon conferences designed lo
help public service official deal
with large scale emergencies In
heir town and counties. The
M-ries began In mid September
and will continue through next
June.
Invitation to take part have
been sent to county commission
er and Judge, mayor of In
corporated town, city council
men, superintendents of schools,
and fire and police chiefs.
Community leaden and key
official representing organiza
tion capable of responding to
disasters have also been invited.
Information will be presented
to the conference participant on
local needs, the development of
emergency preparedness pro
gram within Morrow County,
and objectives of national dis
aster assistance programs.
Senior Citizens
Club to Organize
Next Wednesday
Mrs. John Jackson, secretary,
and Mrs. Olyn Hodge, organizer
of the Golden Age Club of Herm
Iston. will be In Heppner next
Wednesday. October 13. at 8:00
p.m. in the former Ron's Flow
er Shop, to speak to all inter
ested in a club for Senior Cit
izens of South Morrow county.
The SoroptimLst women will
gladly transport anyone need
ing transportation to the meet
inr and to their home after the
meeting. It L realized tnat a
daytime meeting will be pre
ferred after the first organiza
tional meeting.
Seating will be provided, as
well as refreshments.
Tha Snrnnri mists will flDDre-
ciate as many as possible call-
inz one oi ine women mica oe
lnu tn nrtviu them of intention
of attending so they may be
assured of having enough chairs
tnr all and tn Arrange trans
portation for anyone needing it.
Those wno may De comacieu
include the following: Mrs. Gene
Starks, 676-5817; Mrs. Wavel
Wilkinson, 676-9735; Mrs. aeuy
Pfelffer. 676-9957; Mrs. Joyce
Johnson. 676-5850, or Mrs. Jewel
Hager, 676-945J.
Heppner High Schedules
Open House
Open house at Heppner High
school will be held next Wed
nesday night, October 13, with
several purposes in mind, ac
cording to L. E. (Ed) Dick. High
School PTA president.
It will give tne parenxs ana
public an opportunity to meet
and greet the teachers.
It will give the parents a
chance to ask questions of the
teachers and to go through their
children's class schedules.
vnr som. it will eive an op
portunity to go through the high
school building for the first time.
Dick said that the open nouse
villi hp held in lieu of a formal
teachers reception at the request
of the teachers. In meeting with
the PTA executive board, the
new teachers stated that they
would much prefer meeting the
parents at the school in a sit
uation where they could tell the
parents of their worn.
Thi nlan is that all will gath
er in the multipurpose room at
8 p.m. for a short meeting. This
is the regular meeting night of
the PTA and the first to be held
this year. Following this assem
bly, the group will go through
class schedules of the children,
parents undoubtedly choosing to
go through the routines of their
own children.
Dick said that a sheet with a
floor plan of the building will
be given to eacn person.
"Its surprising now many
people have never been In the
high school building since it was
constructed," Dick said. These
townspeople and patrons are es
pecially invited, whether they
have children In school or not.
The final abbreviated period,
which in thp normal high school
schedule is used as an activity
period, may be used as a "free"
period on open house night,
Dick said. Those attending are
Number 32
The ie of conference I
being conducted under a con
I, art iL'tth ih li. s. Office of
Civil Defense. Similar program
have been conucrea wim urn
vemltie and college In all 50
Male.
Director of the Oregon pro
pram I Dale E Price, Eugene.
Consultant are Lout D. Earn
worth and Leonard J. Chase, al-
ms Vi i rn4
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I Principal purpose of the con
ference is. according to Price, to
'assist local person In under
standing what constitute emer
gency preparedne as well a
In planning for survival during
ma tor disaster.
Emphasis will be placed on
war-caused disasters, a well,
such a nuclear attack. Prepara
tions for such events are corre
lated, though, to natural disas
ter like the floods last winter.
Twenty-four umllar confer-
u nr. hotH In Orecon last
'year. Six of the all-day program
I are scheduled this year; 23
I three-hour meeting of a more
(concentrated representation of
orrictais are piannea in coun
ties which took part In the 1964
65 schedule. (The three-hour
program is tentatively planned
for next year for Morrow Coun
ty.) TN.-rt fiis4av hrnmmi one
a radiological monitor Instruct-
or course, tne otner a raaiooio
logical defense operation, will be
h.M in Kncpne earlv next
spring. A civil defense manage
ment course is aiso M-neuuicu
in central Oregon in June.
Hunter Succumbs
At Bull Prairie
Stricken by an apparent heart
attack. Charles A. Thomas. 65,
of Boardman died Friday even
ing while camped at Bull Prair
ie reservoir. Dr. L. D. Tibbies,
county medical examiner, said
death was due to coronary
thrombosis.
Thomas had been fishing at
lha lako and was COOkini? hi
catch over a campfire when the
atfoz-lf fame. He had nlanned to
go hunting at the season's open
ing Saturday morning. His wife,
Mrs. Inger Thomas, was with
him on the trip.
The body was brougni 10
Sweeney Mortuary, Heppner,
and was later removed to Burns
Mortuary, Hermiston, for funer
al arrangements.
One of the survivors Is Jess
Thomas of Napa, Calif., a re
nowned opera singer and for
mer Hermiston school teacher.
Obituary and additional de
tails on page 4. section 2.
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CLAYTON NORTON
Heppner High School principal
will be among hosts at high
school open house Wednesday.
October 13.
invited to visit any part of the
bulldin? and are Darticularlv in
vited to visit the library.
Mrs. Marshall iwta Aiaei l,ov.
gren, program chairman for the
pta. is worklner on arranee-
iments with Principal Clayton
Norton of the school. Mrs. David
McLeod. chairman of the PTA
'membership committee, will al
so act as head of the hospitality
committee.
Refreshments will be served
at the conclusion of the even
ing. - , .
Dick stressed that everyone Is
Invited, with a special welcome
jou op ouav sjuajBd oj papuojxj
have students In school.
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