Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current, November 11, 1965, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textu or o tuattit, 07403 one Board Talks lre1.f of Morrow county m hi-1 iltniftii It I tWIded el a mecllntf Monday hU'M at l' Islington tl dfle lhal Ihey had of fundi lu imptov the Mnjjn Mrret r 1rT,.t.fi to Urj-j-rn-r High arhixd. that they would MMk pilcea n .ufihn ( additional land al I m IlivrrMde wlnwil kit al though em HimI aniioune r.l i.MMltnin lu acquiring mfr land Ihrr. laed mi iiwiti' mcndatlona w adviry commit tm, and eought to atralghten Hit rilfflcultic ew-ountercd In um of ihe rw1ti grounda in ItrMwr. Kir were only a few high light i'f a aeaalon Dial covered wide range if butliiea. The dUtfld mm akcd to pro vide rurblngs and aldewalka n the Morgan Mri-rt project In or-tU-t thai the fl'V mlit d lake ad vantage f the "' highway department's offer to pave the klfiiklon lo Ihe nhmd under apcctal program provided for iltha under U) population where lncrcaei iravn qi 82nd Ycor T,jlM- Zf '"" THE y$W Hcppncr, Oregon, Thursdoy, November 11, Grain Growers Note Sharp Income Drop Sharp decline In annual in come, a matter that waa rxT ted and predicted lat year, wi noted by members of the Mor row County (Jrnln IJrowera al their annual dinner meeting Monday night In the i-ounty fair pavilion. Prellent Paul Jotiea reiorted to the proup. "We didn't gel In to the $1(RMXV) hraiket by any mnni," addlni! that net Income wti Jt over Vi,.M. Atal fig ure a ri jK.rted by the oK-ralln rrp.rt U $V738.V don't M-r any Kreat Im provement forthcoming In the financial picture." he told the more than 2tK) attending. " could foreaee auch enr when thU would b a 'bu-ak even' op erartlon. It might rven go Into Columbia Basin Meet Wednesday Annual meeting of the Colum bia Bagln Electric Co op will he Wednesday. November 17, In the fair pavilion, lleppner, with Congrvtmman Al Uliman a the principal sneaker. Registration will atari at 12.30 and the business session will cot underway at 2 pm., Harley Youngr. manager, reporti. Light refreshment will be nerved and a motion picture will be shown during the registration period. Directors will be elected In four zones, one from each. Ern est Lear and Bill Humphrey are nominees for the Condon city director, Walter Jaeger and Orva Dyer are nominees from zone 2 t rural), Virgil West and Charles Welp are nominees from zone 1 (rural), and Walter Wright and Barton Clark are nominees from zone 6 (rural). Christmas"Event Set December 3-4 Christmas Opening in llepp: ner will be December 3 and 4, Bob Henry, merchants commit tee chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, announced Mon day following a survey of mer chants In town. A malorlty voted for that week-end rather than the week end following Thanksgiving, he said. It is planned to have the win dow guessing contest again, as well as Santa Claus, treats for the children, bargains for shop pers, free parking on Saturday, and Christmas lighting in place. Crazy Days Brings Good Crowds Here Crazy Days proved to be a very enjoyable and successful event in lleppner Friday and Saturday, Bob Henry, chairman of the merchants committee, re ported. He said that he had cheeked with participating "stores and most of them were quite enthus iastic about the results, ; some saying it surpassed the Sidewalk Bazaar In fun and interest. Staff of J. C. Penney Co. was Judged winners of a $5 prize given for the most fitting cos tumes. They were dressed as In dians. An impartial Judge made the choice. Few of the prizes were claim ed from the numbers printed in the paper, although many at tempted to match theirs to those posted. of Morgan Street, Eyes Land Purchase tirl tauswn a problem. Tula! tt of the Improvement U an rMimatcd J-Vmai, and a condi tion of obtaining the lal help U thai Hi liy of dintrlcl aland I lii ! rvri-ded I" the and rutting. It had Imm-ii ctnlderrd Ihat the ru-t might I delayed until tin dlMrut could If votcri would a'.fv an Mem In thi r.V i7 budget for Ihe iiurMMM, Itut attorney Hob Ahrama aald that tie had con tacted Ihe department and wl hMm'iI that Hi futxla muat te committed now or the matlrr mut be droid. Neither ihe City of Heppner nor the whool dKlrl.t haa such fund In Iheir current budgets for audi a ure, and It w reluctantly tliildod lo ll thi matter drop d-dt lh rpcojf nli'd haraid thai rxUla on thi narrow rrilranii' lo the M'hnol now. Tlx ltv hat aim lakrn ttii (Mlllon thai ulni-r the walk and rurhlnK U of lrnafy l-n-i.fii in ili uliiMil th illstrld hould aland the root ETTE-TME los oM-ratioti next year" He rxolalned that Iohn of In come U due to the fact that the cooMratlvr no longer has gov ernment Mocka In alorage. n de Vrlopmeid that was Kinled out to the members last year as fort heomlng. X)ur grain elevators have been empty of grain," he said, but added. "Die pit lure la liol n diirk at it might be. We paid SK'.'i.IXR) In profit." (These were from profits earned in previous years). He also pointed out that the cooiH-atlve owns all Its buildings and equipment, debt free, and that Its asset to liability ratio runs high. .-"We'wlll contltjuc l. give the best service wo tan offer to our members." he said. Manager Al Lamb. In his re port, said. "It Is not as rosy as it has been but not as bad as It might be, either. We're drop ping from a picture of high In- (Continued on page 8) r PfCCVS V HATS 1 i ; iV:. jjo-yL' r- f I: i. I - ? ! I :i MRS. SAM (RUBY) STEERS, who works for MILadiea. was crtthd in this dress, mora than 50 year, old. during Craxr Daw. Fri day and Saturday. Her bonnet cm upside down "ower bkat. i. symbolic as sha points to the sign. "Peggy's Newest Hats. The dress was mad by her husband's grandmother. Mrs. Al (Prlsctlla) Steers, who died 52 years ago. The cotton calico shows Infinite care and expert needlework. (G-T Pboto). Fupl, )ld Iottr aald that thr ari'liltiit on th tlvfrlda MliMil hat rriM-alrdly advlwd iur haolnif 17 mtri of land adlolnlnit lh arhool toirrty at li.if.linan to round out Ihr 'Jft Mto-a of arhool tiojrrty trr. It la Hi arrhlltifa rraaonlns thai lh additional arrcaj:" would truhl l luiurv nl m will a fr liti-r layout of aildfile ludd. lHior Krn Hatty movrd lhal tht lioard authorise an InvrMl gallon of acquiring lhr altr, whkh would Include d'trmtn InK th flf aoUKhl f llif troiMrty, and the motion car rlwl. . t llowevrr. (hilrmin Inln Ifaudi KtaU'd Ihat h la oj.m id to aiiulrlng mort land thf aim It mUdil rot up lo $I2. mm In ad'litlon to taking thi rorrty off lhi la rolla. He Mild Ihtf pii'nl nrarlv Krral a thr ll'n-r llik'h Kit and aald that much of the latrr alii la not tifritonUy In uhv IHni-tor Maxwrll Jorw-a aald that he rould not favor purcnaa 1965 Street Lights Vandals' Targets Wave of vandalism to street lights In lleppner has bii-n re (Mirled by llarley Young, mana ger of Columbia Basin Electric Co-op. More and more lights have lM-i-n broken, and Tuesday night nil the lights down Morgan street from the high iwhool were l-roken, he said. "We are reasonably certain of the lime thU was done and of the identity of those who did it." he said. Young said that if Ihis vandalism continues, he will take steps to correct it and file charges against those re- siMmsiblr. Because of the darkness, a miitorlst on Morcan street nar rowlv missed .hitting a child iliere Tuesday nlgh(. the mana ecr said. "We have seen through the blackout In the east how im portant It is to have our power system functioning," he said. 'and it Is deplorable tnat any a-rson should seek to bring on such a condition through van lalism." r ' v X J J V Injr oroorrly that mlghl no! h Uwd. ITrM-nt iiroi-ny lha waa lurt haMN for H) Kr an but IHriHlor Italj'h tkuut of Board- man aald thai lia inn'i w ciwrmt roirrty ownrri of lh adOIUonal anroKa would wk at Irani fl'Kl IT aT for It Okay Cotnniltto Raquaata lrwtora aprvrd five reo otnmrndatlnna of advisory corn-rnlttn-a. Tli "nr commlltrr akrd .I0 for mat.-rlala for a ktoraitr room 116 ft., lo l hull! a a high arhool khop proHl, TtiU would rllmlnate aome prohlrma of klorlnit audi Ihlnjta aa lha arhotd Ijwnmow rr and othrr njuiimrnl and would ato provl'lr rduratlonal rirwrlonrra for Ihr khop ktu drrita. It was ktatt-d 7'hla was api-rovrd unanimously. The llrjpnrr and I-klngton rornmlltrra, mtln JJln 1 1 y, a.krd that thr Umnk'ton com mlttrr le alxdiahrd and thai a Hrtlnrr Lrxtngton advliry onnmltti! Ixt formed with four (Continued on page 8) EDEPPBIEK 10 cents Uliman to Answer Questions Here On Sunday Visit Answers to many questions are expected when Congress man Al Uliman meets with Mor row County citizens Sunday nkht. November 14, at the fair annex in Heppner. A potluck dinner will be served at 6 p.m. The congress man and his executive assist ant. Hon Ahern, will arrive In lleppner Friday evening at the home of Mrs. Amanda Duvall where he will stay urti! leav ing Monday morning. After the dinner Sunday night Congressman Uliman will report on the legislation adopted by the recent congress and outline his Interpretations of Its effect on the country as a whole and Morrow county In particular. Die second district represen tative is proud of his part In obtaining final authorization for construction of the Willow Creek Dam and also of the adoption of the reduced wild life refuge, allowing for indus trial and port use of land on the Columbia River that would otherwise have been lost to this munlv. h reiKirts. He eives credit lo County vJudge Paul Jones and Planning cnairman Clarence Rosewall for the as sistance they gave in accom plishing the Columbia Kiver agreement. Al, as all of his friends know him, will spend Saturday hunt iniT tr In the area south of Heppner with some of his triends with whom he has hunt ed for several seasons. The din ner meeting is open to the pub lic Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish. Junior Play Date Moved to Dec. 3-4 for the HoDuner Hich school junior class play, "Annie Get Your Gun." have been changed from November 19 and M to Friday- and Saturday, De cember 3 and 4. Mrs. Janet Groves, director, announces. The change was made be eaiwp of conflicts on the No vember dates, among them being the EiKs crao leea on .No vember 20. Mrs.-droves said that it was necessary to pay a high royal ty for the play, and the cast is working hard to assure a large crowd at the presentation. Attack Claims inhn W. Hrnves. 58. nromi- nent Morrow county rancher, .-HoH T,nHnr nipht when he collapsed at the annual meet inr. tYia Mnrmw Toiintv Grain Growers in the county fair pa vilion, ueatn was irom a nean seizure. He was apparently feeling In good health and had been vis iting with friends and members nr hie fnmiiv Kpateri near him at the table when he suddenly slumped in his chair and lapsed Into unconsciousness. Only a few minutes prior ne naa con 'ributed to discussion on a bus iness matter at the meeting with a comment from the floor. Men near mm carnea mm 10 nn oH fninin r room, and a doc- tor present attended him, but death apparently was almost in stantaneous. Mr. Graves had undergone surgery about two months ago for removal of his gall bladder, and members of his family said that he had been feeling "bet tor than vr" since his conva- lesence. He had suffered a heart attack some six years ago. ' ' r ."..j f-r- i , v I I'M J THESE HEREFORD weaner calves aretoge approximately 500 pound. Pboto was taken fust alter their separation from cowg following a drive in Skinner Creek area. Owner Dick Wilkinson, 1S65 Cattleman, stands In background. (Gail McCarty Phot). Stockmen Meet On Saturday; Banquet Slated Morrow County Livestock Growers will convene in the Elks temple Saturday for their all day annual meeting, starting with call to order at 10 a.m. fulminating the day will be the annual Farm-City banquet in the lleppner High school multipurpose room at 6:30, open to the public, with the stock growers, the Heppner County Chamber of Commerce and the Heppner Soil and Water Conser vation District as co-sjonsors. Tickets for the banquet are on sale at the First National Bank. Bank of Kastern Oregon, Turner, Van Marter and Bryant insur aryc office and the county aVVr.t's office. - ' ; - Livestockman or the Year and Conservation Man of the Year will be presented at the banquet with Bill Batratt, now of Spo kane, as speaker and Harlan Mc Curdy, Jr.. as toastmaster. Leon ard Toll will furnish the music. Barratt will also speak at the Slock Growers' meeting at 2 p.m. on the subject. "The economy oi the Cow Business." Ron Baker will discuss "The Fine Art of Cattle Feeding" at 1:30 and Larry Williams will give a re port from the Oregon Cattle men's association at 11:30. -Other hisrhlichts include a talk bv Gene Winters. Morrow- county agent, at 10:45 on "Elec tronic Record KeeDinc" and a re port on veterinary programs at l 45 by Stan Mcuougn. I resiut in unit iiiwiuvii in charge of the meeting, and reports will be given by him, as well as by Secretary Gail Mc Carty and Treasurer Gerald Swaggart. Ten committees of the organ ization will present reports through their chairmen and bring recommendations to the group, including the following: Membership and finance, Ray French; taxation and legislat ion. Larry Lindsay; production and marketing. Bob Peterson; insects, predatory and rodents, Bob Van Schoiack; disease con trol, Don McEUigott; game, theft and brand, Ron Currin; pasture and range improvement, Frank Anderson: beef promotion, Ned Clark; public lands and forestry, Terry Thompson; and the nom inating committee report. There will be a no-host luncheon at noon, a coffee break through the courtesy of the Bank of Eastern Oregon at 2:30, and a social hour at 5 pm. through the courtesy of the First National Bank. John Graves A resident of Morrow county rr mnrh at his lif and a ranch er in Sandhollow and the Hard man area for years. Graves had achieved distinction by being named Morrow County Cattle man of the year in 1957 and Conservation Man of the Year Funeral services will be Fri day, November 12, at 10 a.m. at iho First Christian church with the Rev. Al Boschee officiating. Interment will be in Olney Cem etery, Pendleton, Sweeney Mor tuary of Heppner is in cnarge of arrangements. John Ward Graves was corn August 19, 1907. in Hayden, In- (Continued on Page 4) Cow Belles Postpone The annual luncneon ana business meeting of the Morrow County CowBelles, which had been set for Friday noon, No vember 12, has been postponed until a later date, according to Mrs. Ewing Hynd. Another date will be announced for election of officers for the coming year. t i .... An t MR. AND MRS. DICK WILKINSON atond beside toiqnhat greets rlsitors to their ranch on Willow Creek, near Heppner. Dick has been chosen by a committee of lirestock grower! as 1965 Cattleman of the Tear. (G-" Photo). Did Wilted toniesm oi Yeair Dick Wilkinson, who was born in 1921 on the ranch that hp now nnorates on Willow Creek near Heppner, has been chosen as 19S5 cattleman oi me Year by a committee of the Mor row County Livestock Growers, wo nnrt his wife. Virginia.- will be presented with the honor Saturday nignt at me annual Farm.ritv hannuet in the Hepp ner High school multipurpose room. The dinner staris ai o.ou. it's ton had the storv of the Wilkinson's ranch cannot be told in a color movie mm ior it presents beautiful scenes in a resplendent setting at this autumn time. The home place nestles below rolling hills, and surrounding trees show the ef fects of Mother Nature's fall paintbrush. Cattle graze in fine grass pasture and the rippling creek meanders the length of the valley. China pheasants, protected near the home, add Livestock Health Class Announced revision of Blue Mountain Community College has announced weanesaay, No vember 17, as the starting date r. a niiru nn Livestock Health. The class will meet in the Hepp ner High School on weanesoay from 7 to 10 p.m. for ten weeks. Dr. Stanley McGough will in struct the course which deals with animal eitrition, disease prevention, paMsite control and effective husbandry. - David Raynalds, evening ci-hnni iHrpctnr at Blue Mount ain Community College, will; be avanaoie to discuss omer tumx rfforincr with -interested tiers- ons at Heppner High School on the evening oi rnovemoer ai. Jack Grossnickle, principal of Honnnpr Flpmpntarv school. CO- nnomtoQ with Rlue Mountain Community College to accept course requests. . I . . V t . i mil i . hi irr V1- their bright color and a note of tranquility. All Property Deeded an r,t th. some 23.000 acres in their ranch are on deeded property, either owned or leased. Virtually all is tied together so that nn inn or rattle drives are required, and a herd can almost literally travel to tne mouniams from the home place by moving from pasture to pasture, mere are some 30 pastures on the place. Th Wilkinson ranch extends into the mountains up Willow creek as far as Cutsforth park. but another orancn reacnes up Skinner creek "to the top." The latter was acquired in a land exchange when Wilkinson land on the present Boeing industrial cita was nonuirpH bv the State of Oregon. The Skinner Creek property was avauauie and Wil kinson asked that this be pur chased to tie into his operation. Recent acquisitions also carry th nnAratinn flrrns.q the hills from Willow Creek from the "home place" to Hinton creek. His cattle herd consists of 35 hniio Km muK and 125 eomlnsr KS I Jt WJ J " " " 2-year-old heifers. Wilkinson plans to pick up some 100 heif er calves for replacement this fall. These cattle are primarily Hereford breeding with only a few Hereford-Angus crosses. Re cently six Shortnorn duu caives onH in rocfictorpH Shorthorn heif- pro wpi-p mii-chased from David Tozier of Ellensburg, Wn. He plans to cross tnese wnn some nf hie Uprpfnrri's in the hODe Of Increasing milk production in some oi nis Deei rows, mo a on the theory that a heavier milking cow produces a heavier calf, and his business is selling calves bv the pound. Culling Program Rigorous Wilkinson carries a preuy rig orous culling program on his cow herd. Any cow that doesn't produce a calf Isn't given a sec ond chance. She is automatical ly sent to market. Dick points out that it costs as much to keep (Continued on page 5)