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Dick Wilkinson Named 1965 Cattleman of Year UtttNtM CAZCTTX-TIMCS. Thursday. HmtnUr II. IKS (Continued from page 1) m row that lm-n't hav a rail aa it I.h i.t --p that iro ducrs a calf every i-ar. Ttila year for the flrt Urn on a large acale, Wilkinson u trylim a new ailv in market Intf the calf crop. He U wean IriK the calvra, kcparatlng them according to ! and m-k, and uMlriif them on hay aftermath lut for at lr mm two wtik Ix-fore khlpplng. An active rtii; Improve merit ItfuKrain l an Imf-Munl part of tlx operation, and he plan fur mre when lime -rmlt. CroM frrxlnx I inn' of Ida main tool ty cro fi niliij; in pasture, he ran confine cattle on area I dry normally would - ni uw ami Keep them orr ircai Ihcv uw too heavily. He hu In tailed aome mllin of divis ion fences in the pat four yrara. Thla program requires more wa-ti-r developments, and at thr prcacnt he has aome ."V) nlmk Nnd built to catch rxcvaa run off water ami ktore f later um. Marina MecbanUod Having on the Wilkinson ranch U about a mechanized a It ran irct with machinery kiwmn today. Three men now put up an average of 1M ton of hay wr year a compared with tin former klx or clk'ht re quired to put up much leu my. Thla Increased production with lew nianMmi-r comes from the um of a wlndrower. baler and a new bale wagon. Alway looking for new ways to Improve bin cuttle oMatlon or to make hi work e.iiier, Dltk in trying two relatively unique Invention. The find of thce U a tranquilizer gun to be used In treating anlmaU away from rorraU and nqueee cbutes. A Muall dart loaded with varying amount of tranquilizer, depend ing on the alze of the animal, la ahot from a Pistol, and In a few minute the animal be Cornea docile for rav handling. .Second Is truly unique. Ho Is UhI planning a closed circuit tele vision Installation with the cam era to he located In his calving bam near hi home. Dick plans to put the heifers In this calv Ins barn since the heifers have the most trouble In calving. With the camera scanning the scene. the Wilkinsons may watch on a TV screen In tin . . t ii, ..I- i. . tt.iu ...hi vuiiiiuii in uii-u iiuiiii-. iiiia win ifty offlCi save Inumerable trip to the .... waited wean them until the i-rop was mature enough so that It wouldn't Ih washy. The Wilkinsons have only 214 arses or wheat on their ranch operation this year and It I spread over II fields. Cost of machinery Is too kit at to make lhl a major part of the omt anon. rather from England Dick's father, t-rank, origin any from hiiiMand, moved to the present place, two miles from lleppner, In V.Wt. He had homesteaded at Fost.ll and ran sheep there. Ills mot hi--, Mrs Wave! Wilkinson, who lives In lleppner and retains a half In teret In the oteraiion, was born In hoii.il, daughter of Mr. ami Mrs. Fred Mali. Her father Is presently living In llermlston. Kipcctlng to enter World War f. In which he had list a broth er In action. Frank aold his sheep ami homestead, hut the Aj-mUtlcu was signed leforo he ctiuld complete hla enlistment ami he returned to marry Miss lis II In liM'J In Fossil. The couple went to Kngland on their honeymoon but return ed In the apring of 1921 and bought the ranch, living In a tent while their home was under- construction. Hick was born In the- new house, which adjoins his (ircNcnt home, on Decern tier VJ of that year. A sister, Fram Walter Oslund Wyo, was horn second sinter. Shirley, now Mrs t.eorge Kugg of lleppner wos lMrn In r.i-I'J. (Klurnl Is employ ed by Western lipcllnes, an oil firm, and the Huggs have the sheep oM-ratlon that was start tl by Flank Wilkinson, now centered at 1'arkera Mill. Mrs. Wavel Wilkinson also retains a major Interest of this operation. Govs Through School Ksra Dick went through school In lleppner and entered Oregon State University In the fall term of 1JMI. Army service Interrupt- his college caref. however. ?M1 , W TODAY'S RANCHES or businosaas which roqulra conaidarabla rocord kovplnq. Vlrqtnla Wilkinson, will of Morrow County's IMS Cattlamon of th Tsar. Dick Wilkinson, has th bookksop. Ini rssporulblllrr of tholi oporatloa. Sbs Is shows In thalr com fortabU farm offlcs In thsix oomo. (G-T fboto). -- J v SOMEWHAT DlfTEREhT from cattl drlrss Man oa TV Is this eoa la proaroaa up Sklaaar croak on tha Dick Wilkinson ranch. Cows with this Tsar's calvas ara bauxj diivsn towards th boms placo t0 b ftsparatod. Slnco tha oporottoa of tha I96S Coltlamaa of th Tsar stratcbos Into tha mountains up Willow and Sklanar croaks, bi on mevs tbcm throuqh persturo to pasture without any lona drlvas ea tha opoa road. (Call McCarty rboto). ,1 I 1 ri rues, now Mrs. 5 . of New Castle, I. in lyn. and a ' ' I: -6' 4 ... "I . r barn throughout the night. The Installation, using a tran sistorized industrial type cam era, wil cost around $000, he says, and Haskell Sharrard. lo cal television serviceman. Is planning It for him- This Inno vation will be on display at the and he completed five terms In three different years, taking an imal husbandry. In service, he started In chem ical warfare and finished In the quajtcrmnMcr corps with rank of T.5- For a time he was sta tioned In the Hawaiian Islands, and colncldcntally. MIh Virgin la Dean, daughter of a chief etty officer in the navy, may there at about the T ....... 'W i A U . - - 0 I ?kA ... 'ft''- 4.1 , I V - . 0" nn m cn n nrv rr, - n V'- on nvy PI) -s- ti same time. She lived with her parents In the Islands for three years and had no Idea at that time that she would one day be Mrs. Dick Wilkinson and live near lleppner. Oregon. Dick worked with his father . t.stur.,, mnn .1.. .u fctfMk errm.r' .nm.il m.Hn 1 ' "" V :. - . : uwriuon exoanaea unnvr inn TrJii'-l 2. i i Frank's shrewd guidance. The State University and Ulck estimates that he has acres, beino half r i some 200 miles of fence on the ihVt WV IdIU with The ranch. He has devhu-d some ,f; 1-1, ,lt w?n,t..M movable section of hoard fenc- Cleveland fa?her of Uoi J ini- iht h n.wt. ....rni V.i e'nn,. lather of Howard ..v ....... .ww.v " Cleveland .Ti" . . . ' ',,n P -or Frank Kiiuii a i in ivr oiut-r nevus. Ho has sevc guards on the definite Ideas guards are alw to the pasture m . . 4 S J .. . A . ' . ,X Vr. ?Z at the ago of 72. county livestock growers for the i.7. ;iV.T..?."TL" .-". : "intr uood opwotor second year. Dick has been in "'r,' Dick look, back on his r.tb. vowed. In many civic and farm fit,r:;. t" r " wiin considerable admiration, activities. He served as chair .... .1 : , fc r"? .V" yinK. "He was a real good man of the Morrow County T.L' "J"""""-"- w'" operator." school board; Is a director of some anauu. i Timber sold from enmn nt hi. Column a Rns n P wlrlx Cn.nn. .J.-", ..?.rL't hnvc ,0,work the lands of the Parker's Mill area eratlve: a director of the Fed t I - - - m PLACID AUTUMN scons Is prosontad la this photo of Coil McCartr. counts- extension aaenL standina with tha 1965 Cattlamaa of tha Toot. Dick Wilkinson, boslds a farm pond on tho Wil kinson ranch. Ha has soma 30 farm ponds on bis ranch. (O-T Photo). acquired property In linf l';i rU tr m 1U1 n n .1 U - I Ihn r.,.r.rn I ln on lhn If. or eight cattle nrwth . t... . ... r . . i piace anq noi nnn ,u n,w,i ri,.i, i wi.i.i i about them. The " i""; ri"!Lt?. lv" rJ:.7-L .V.'.'l""" ,u,,,l,, lo n .uv ivu, jmc inmiiy n-min- iniiif i- anon. )S Si I UBIS in- In.l In ttt,un IiiiIIi ... ..!! !( UM. Vfnw B.KI. r lMU.-ar.tu th. 1 7;--vk u.mi JW .. ' "I w-.nvn. I - V V S 1(11, II linillMMI VUIII III UI I OlUl IIL 111 I III: Paine Is engaged in the Insurance bust ness. The change to cattle came fol lowing Frank Wilkinson's death. When the state Industrial de velopment came in the north em part of the county, It split and and the Krounu wim grass, ana you can helped finance improvements "nv 'V"' i'i"u"" ma ana expansion of the farm od. year he could have taken two eratlon. At one time they ran up e.000 sheep. cuttings but decided to leave the second to ween his calves on the pasture. However, he to JIM'S MEAT CO. CUSTOM SLAUGHTERING Stanflsld. Ortgon Old-Fashlonsd Hickory Smokod Wsdnssdafs. Curing Slauahtorlna Dots Mondrr Frldary Cutting and Wrapping Lockor Beoi and Pork Will pick up two boof or mor freo oK chary Phono 449-3623 Jim Tolan Dot or Night eral Land Bank, Umatilla and Morrow counties: and is a dir ector of the Heppner Rural Fire District. He is a member of the Mor row County Grain Growers, a member of the county extension advisory council, and a member Meanwhile. Dick had met and married Mrs. Virginia Cochcll, whose first husband had died. She was employed In the ASC office in Heppner and first be- of the county weed committee, came acquainted with Dick at Dick is a member of the Hepp a rodeo dance. Their romance ner Masonic lorge and of Hepp blossomed into their marriage ner lodge No. 358, BPOE. In 1950. He was formerly on the exec- Virginia, appropriately live committee of the Oregon enough, was born in Virginia. Cattlemen's Association. Because her father was a ca- Mrs. Wilkinson, who handles reer man in the navy, the Dean the important record keeping family lived in a number of and bookkeeping part of the op places and moved as his duty eratlon, is a past worthy mat called, ron of Ruth chapter, Order of She graduated from hich Eastern Star, and loins her hus- school In Florida, however, and band in his other activities. She considers this her native state, is on the state OLS committee Her father still lives there. Besides their ranch work, they Daughters by ner former mar- enjoy Downng as a nobby, some mlage are Pam (Mrs. Michael thing that they can do together liostwlck) of Tempo. Ariz., and ior recreation Mustangs Finish With 7th Victory Heppner's Mustangs finished probably their best football year in the schools history with a victory over Pomeroy, Wn., there Friday night, 13 to 6. This gave them a 7-win, two loss record for the year, the losses being by only one touch down each, to Wahtonka, 12 to 6, and to Madras, 20-13. The Mustangs scored early in their final game when Jacobs boomed over from the two in the first quarter, but the point try failed, and they held a 6-0 lead. romeroy moved in front by halftlme when Hibert grabbed an 8-yard pass for a touchdown in the second quarter. Davis caught a pass for the extra point, and it was 7-6 at half- time. Neither team gained points in the third quarter, but Tim Drls- coll went over on a two-yard run In the final quarter. Mark Murray kicked the point, and Heppner had the win. 13-6. While it was a close game on the scoreboard, Heppner had a considerable advantage in yard age gained with 229 yards on running and passing to 115 for romeroy. On offense. Driscoll gained 132 yards on 23 carries for a 5.7 average, Jacobs went 57 yards on 11 carries for a 4.6 average! and Ken morgan gained 33 on eight tries for a 41 mark. Mickey Kindle was credited with 13 tackles, Simon Winters had nine and Murray and Jim Doherty each was responsible for eight Tell the advertiser you saw it in the Gazette-Times. NOW FOR CHRISTMAS DO TOUR SHOPPING WHILE STOCKS ARC COM PLETE AND AVOID LATE RUSHES AND CONGES TION. WE WILL BE HAPPT TO HOLD TOUH SELECTIONS FOR TOU AND HAVE THEM ALL CIFT.WHAPPED AND READY TO GO UNDER TOUR TREE. Ml Wonderful Gifts at Gardner's Suits Topcoats Sport Jackets Sweaters Shirts Billfolds ManT Others Gardner's Men's Wear THE STORE OF PERSONAL SERVICE MarJ and LeRoy Gardner Heppner "You should see the fancy cars we're taking in trade" Judy (Mrs. Dick Paine) of Pen dleton. Both Mr. and Mrs. Bost wick are attending Arizona R Wolf' Will bo Given For Information Leading to the ARREST AND CONVICTION Of Anyone Found STEALING COUNTY EQUIPMENT Contact , , I MORROW COUNTY COURT Heppner, Oregon Standing beside the rustic sign at the entrance of their place one recent day, Dick and Virginia presented a happy pic ture. in view or tneir success, achieved through hard work of two generations in the family the VM5 Cattleman and his wife have every reason to be happy. But me .lob isn t (tone by any means," Dick said. "We still have a long ways to go to get it where we want it." Ina Nichcols, 83, Dies in Pendleton Ina Bertha Nichols, 83, a 67 ycar resident of the Lexington area, died Wednesday, Novem ber 10, in Iliersche's Nursing Home, Pendleton. Funeral ar rangements are pending with Sweeney Mortuary in charge. She was born near Roscburg on January 13, 1882, and she and her husband, Thomas H. Nichols, homesteaded near Lex ington. He preceded her in death in 1946- Among survivors are three sons, Archie Nichols of Lexing ton, Paul Nichols and Cletus Seya Heppner Auto Sales, Inc. It's always surprising when people turn in those big straight-laced cruls- : , ers on something red and racy. Something exactly like our '66 Comet. JL 7 OaO It's probably a sign of the times. Who wants to act old. Not Comet! It's Q ? I O O one of those cars you drive for the fun of It. A real driving machine Fastest moving car In thB West that appeals to people used to paying much, much more for their cars. tttmm AUTO SALES, Inc. MAT AND MAIN STREET HEPPPNER OREGON Nichols, both of Portland. 1
