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aa Second Class Matter.
Tuesday Meeting Important
Meeting scheduled for Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 In the
multipurpose room of the Heppner elementary school on the
Willow Creek project Is not to be considered a formal public
hearing. Rather. It U an informational meeting and called
for the specific purpose of answering questions of all those
who have any Interest In the project
This Is the time when a person should be able to get a
reasonably authoritative reply to any point on the project
that may be of interest to him. It should clear the air of any
misunderstandings or misconceptions that have developed
concerning any phase of the project
It is apparent at this point that greatest attention is being
focused on the Irrigation feature of the multipurpose, project
Matters in this connection are the most difficult to work
out Without the Irrigation feature Included It is virtually
certain that the dam would never become a reality because
it tips the scales to the benefit side on the benefit-cost ratio
worked out by the Army Engineers.
While It can hardly be expected that details of a work
able plan for irrigation could be laid at this mass Informa
tional meeting, potential Irrigators at least can get the an
swers to some of the questions they have in their minds.
Additional meetings, we are told, will deal specifically
with the irrigation feature.
Importance of the Tuesday meeting cannot be overempha
sized It is vital for Morrow county as It looks to the future,
not only because of the multipurpose benefits embodied In
the project but also because it Is a major factor in promot
ing the economy of the county.
Officials from the Corps of Engineers, the Bureal of Rec
lamation, and the State Water Resource Board will be pres
ent In addition to the district watermaster.
Those who have no questions should come for the Infor
mation they may glean, since the project will affect the
lives of ail who reside here.
'Tempest in a Teapot'
Following a two-day meeting In Pendleton over the week
end the state legislature's Interim committee on public lands
now is apparently satisfied that there was nothing unfair or
crooked in the filings on BLM lands in northern Morrow coun
ty under the Desert Entry act of 1877.
This conclusion Is something of which local public offic
ials and those close to the matter were convinced all along
and made some effort to explain through sessions with state
and federal agencies ever since the matter broke.
Judge Paul Jones has maintained throughout the fuss that
it is a "tempest in a teapot" a term he used again at the
week-end hearing, and that the trouble Is of "newspaper
manufacture."
While not overlooking the Importance of the proposed de
velopment in the north end, we concur with him. We confess
that we are not proud of our newspaper colleagues in the
daily field who have consistently used such terms as "land
grab." "probe." and "hanky panky?" in stimulating aglta
tion and raising doubts in the minds of the people when
there really was no basis for doubt.
Because of the interest in Oregon on development and be
cause of the attention focused on Morrow county following
the Boeing lease, this type of thing tends to stimulate the
appetite of zealous reporters. After all, they reason, news
papers must be the guardian of the public interest Judge
Jones was thoroughly quizzed by the press in Portland, and
he must have been a little awed at how they magnified this
matter our of proportion. They were not close to the facts,
and as a result of their lack of basic knowledge or research,
their stories gave the Inference that there Just might be some
thing going on that wasn't on the level. This is exagger
ated further by the provoking headlines that use such tasty
terminology as "land grab." u
In turn, whetted by these accounts, elected officials, such
as the esteemed Senator Vernon Cook of Multnomah county
(who on occasion has expressed his disdain for eastern Ore
gon in such terms as the "land of sagebrush and jackrab
bits") feel it their mandated responsibility to conduct an in
vestigation. This, to all intents and purposes, is what went on
Friday and Saturday. -
Well, if that point is settled once and for all, maybe it
is worth the expenditure of taxpayers' money to get the Job
done, and thoughts can turn to other things for hashing and
rehashing. , '
It occurs to us that if there were any negligence or un
fairness in connection with these filings, it was that of the
State of Oregon in failing to publish notices that the State's
hold on the BLM lands was being released last year. This
. was not done at least locally.
Had such a notice been printed, it would have given all
interested a fair start in the race for Morrow county's "Cher
okee Strip." Now it remains to be seen whether the principal
of the "fustest with the mostest" applies in determining who -gets
the land the "Portland group" or the "local group"
if the matter doesn't get so involved in government red tape
that neither gets the sections they are filing on.
County School Calendar
February 4
Basketball: Stanfield at A. C. Houghton-2:30
lone High at Riverside
lone Elementary t Umatilla
Heppner Elem. at Echo 2:00
Wahtonka at Heppner High & Frosh at Grant Union
February 5
Riverside High at Echo ;
Dis? snpeetchI&epaIrfiamentary Procedure Contest Boardman 9:00
AM-
February 7
Ladies Volleyball at A. C. Houghton 7:00
lone Advisory Committee 7:30
February 8
Boardman-Irrigon Advisory Committee Boardman
Budget Presentation at Lexington Dist. Office 7:30 P.M.
Arlington Frosh at Heppner 5:00
Iowa Test of Educational Development for Heppner High Fresh
Boy Scout Court of Honor at A. C. Houghton Cafetorium 6:00 P.M.
February 9
lone FTA and Heppner PTA at 8:00 P.M.
February 10
Home Extension at A. C. Houghton Cafetorium 10:30 A.M.
4-H Community Club at A. C. Houghton Cafetorium
IIEPPNEH
NATIONAL NIWSPAMI
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HELXN E. SHERMAN
Associate rublUhM
Rev. Metvin Dixon
Undergoes Surgery
Hie Rev. Melvln Iuon. pas
lor of the llcpjmer Methodist
church, went to IVHlanJ Tues
day f.r scheduled sureery tn St,
Viiuvnt itM-iiUl on Wednesday.
it it to correct a hernia con
dition.
IU it a esIVCted to ln hi
rttaltrcd fvr a wrrk cr 10 day
and Mill be out if hi pulpit
ht-r for two Sunday. The l-v
Fletcher Korstrr of Pendleton,
fitrmi-r nastor here. Mill be at
th niormtiii services on the Sun
days and Mill be assisted by
Ijvm-n In thw church.
Mr, livn accompanied him
to Portland but planned to re
turn this weekend.
Amateur Radio
Classes Billed
Classes In amateur ihaml ra
dii are scheduled to start aaln
Wednesday. February ft at
nm. at the home of the InMruc
lor. Ray Smith. I'M s. .na-e,
R.ih jit!i.n announces.
Clashes are for both novices
and advanced amateurs, and ail
im iia nested in come la the
tirst meeting at me time sci
Those who have had no prev
ious training are also Invited.
Ex-Teachers to Meet
Morrow and Umatilla coun
ties' Retired Teachers' associat
ion will meet at the Khea build
ing, north of Hermlston on the
main highway, on Wednesday,
Feb. 26, at 11:30 a.m.. Mrs. Cecs
Morgan, publicity chairman, an
nounces. A sack lunch exchange
is planned. Coffee, tea and
punch will be furnished. A film.
"Birds Eye View of Alaska."
furnished" by Genevieve May
berry, will be shown, and of
ficers will be Installed.
Communion Slated
Father Chandler Jackson of
Hermlston will conduct com
munion service In AH Saints'
Episcopal church Sunday morn
ing at 8 a.m.. Bob Abrams of
the church reminds members.
Previous announcement erron
eously set the time as 8 p.m.
Correct time is 8 a.m.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Munkers
returned Monday from a seven-.xiL-a
.ooatinn trin tn Arizona
and Mexico. They were holiday
visitors at the nome or wnr
son-in-law and dauehter, Mr.
xfr im-pll Harris, and
three children at Phoenix. Ariz.,
and while traveling in tne area
called on Mrs. Leta Thomas in
hr new mobile home in iuc
son, and visited with Mr,
and
Chaff and
Wes
IF IT HAD been known that
there would be as mucn in-
toroct in tho Bureau of. tana
Management lands In the north
end or the county as mere nu
annears to be for Irrigation de
velopment, the gove r n m e n t
might nave turned oat me
pages or nistory to aeiermine
how to open the lands to the
public.
In 1889, Oklahoma found it
self with some 2,000,000 acres of
choice land available after
treaties with the Indians pro
vided lands for their use. A tre
mendous interest developed in
this "Cherokee strip" which
President Benjamin Harrison op
ened for settlement.
The would-be settlers lined
up with their teams and wagons
at the Oklahoma border and at
a given signal took off at full
tilt for the lands in the famous
"Race for the Cherokee Strip."
There were 20,000 in the race.
Incidentally, the father of the
co-publisher, Mrs. Sherman, was
in tnis race. He was narvey r..
Stevens, a man with the bearing
of a Kentucky colonel who lived
in OU-lahnma in hi VOUth. He
died in Buhl, Idaho, in 1943 at
the age oi vi.
Of course, it might be a little
difficult to follow this procedure
today. The event for the North
Morrow Irrigation lands might
have been advertised, and then
all contestants could have lined
up in their high-powered autos
at rh Mr.rrow-Gilliam line on
highway 80. The route to the
available sections mignt nave
been pretty well strewn with
wrpflcatTA as thu nack roared
eastward at some 100 mph!
Even with the hosses and
wagons in 1889 in Oklahoma, it
must have been quite a signt to
see the anxious settlers head
pell mell for the "promised
land." Unfortunately, we never
had the opportunity to visit
with Mr. Stevens much about it,
but he probably had a story to
tell on this famous race.
IT IS often said of Herman
firppn that a nerson can al
most set his clock by the times
he makes his pickups on his
sanitary service route, he is that
steady.
But on Monday he was a real
ball of fire almost literally. He
anri hU helppr had Dicked UD
some ashes and dumped them
into the load of paper and trash
on the truck.
As Herman drove down the
street, he saw in his rear view
mirror heat waves issuing from
behind. He stopped the truck
and found the load ablaze.
Herman was dose to the lire
tntinn nnrl whppled the ri2 in
tho aiiovwav hphind it. then ran
to Fire Chief Charlie Ruggles for
help. The chief took out one fire
Talk on Africa
By Earl Hardie
On Grange Agenda
LEXINGTON Lex In g ton
Han' Mill be h(s n tir
dav. February 12. to a meeting
Mliu-h Mill start at 8 I'm. and
Mill he open lo Ihe public Mhen
Karl Hardie of Conduit will be
the guest speaker. Mr. Hardie
recently returned to his home
In Condon after three two-year
tour of duty in Ghana. Africa.
Hardie I the n of Mr. and
Mrs. Will llaxdle. long time Gil
liam county ranchers, lie grad
uated from Oregon Stale Uni
versity with a bachelor's decree
In animal husbandry and a
master's degree in livestock pro
duction. In Africa he Mas em
ployed bv the Agency for In
ternational ivvelopment. and
Mas a livestock specialist at
tached to the Ghana Ministry
of Agriculture.
In Ghana he lived at an ani
mal husbandry station. There
are about 39 men stationed
there. In Ghana. Mho are attrib
uted over the country In differ
at agriculture. Some
of these men teach agriculture
tn school, some are heavy equip
ment advisors, some are sou
iniiwri alienists and some are
specialists In rubber growing.
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Hardie worKea primarily in
the field to teach better man-
nimnl nf luHt Cattle. M'ittl
much of his work similar to the
soil conservation wotk in this
miintrv uimo of Hardie S MOtk
ninittMi in H.-vrloiiini? crasses
of hlch nutrient value, and how
to build dams and ponas to
hold the M-ater supplies.
r:hn w ihi same sie as
Oregon but has a population of
seven minion eopie. wucn
Ghana Is open grassland with
few scattered trees. The temper
ature Is between tk) and tK) de
grees.
nril. uill talk on the habits
of these people and their farm-
ln methods and present snaes
to make a most Interesting pro
gram. Lexington Grange meets for
Its regular meeting on Satur
day. February 12. at 8 p.m., but
Mill start with this program
which will be open to the pub-
1 i nr nr In inp tPCMlRT miTl-
incr. Potluck dinner is planned
for 6:30 to which all members
and Interested friends are cor
dially Invited to attend.
Mrs. H. M Baker who are va
catlonlng this winter at Mesa
An Thov entoved a short tight-
seeing trip Into Mexico.
Chatter
Sherman
truck and they soon had the
blaze extinguished.
Herman rustnmaril V runs his
cloved hands through ashes
when he picks them up, since
he learned to lane mis pre
caution by previous Incidents,
but his helper didn't do It. He
knows now!
WITH ALL the stories of deaths,
tragedies and war In the
newspapers, there Is one bit of
onnd ruw this mornlnz the
John Day River bridge is open
at last.
No longer does one have to
drive down "In the hole" going
to or from Portland. It has taken
over a year to replace the bridge
which was lost In the flood of
December, 1964, but the Job Is
done. This time, the piers are
on bed rock and it shouldn't
wash out for a few generations
at least.
WE HAVE some new helpers on
tha flawttp.Timps. and we aD-
predate their work! Students in
Mrs. Rachel Dick's Heppner
High Journalism class have been
writing school stories for their
Hehisch page once each month,
but they are also helping out
uith cnnrt and other items Of
continuing interest on a weekly
Dasis.
We've always felt a little at
a incs tn aivf the schools the
type of coverage we feel they
deserve since we just aon i nave
the staff to cover the ground,
but this assistance on the part
of the young journalists certain
ly helps. We're finding that they
are doing a real good Job, too.
We extend them our hearty
thanks and hope they enjoy see
ing their work in print.
MEANWHILE we have a prom
ising photographer coming up,
too. Bill Johnson, lone High stu
dent and son of Mr. and Mrs.
Lloyd (Jim) Johnson of Lexing
ton, shows talent and ability in
photography and Is interested in
going into it here as an avoca
tion. He is getting an enlarger and
hones to be "in business" soon.
Bill took the photos of the play
ers on last week's basketball
page. While he lived at Corval
lis. he did much of the photog
raphy on the Corvallis High
school annual, and his work
shows a knowledge of composit
ion, backgrounds and other
technical aspects of photog
raphy. This community nas neea oi
a vnciA nhotocrraDher. and Bill
may come along to fill this need.
We get many cans ior laKini,'
pictures and we try to provide
the service as much as we can,
but we'd certainly welcome
someone to do "shutternug
work while we stick to news-papering.
Cecil Community Club
Aids March
r KATHEMNC LINDSTROM
tONK Me m her a of the
rTU'ikdohlp Club lt !' Cr-U
area and their families and
friend fathered al the Commu
nity Hall on Saturday night fur
a potluck dinner and party.
Wllh Mrs. Fd Tatum as chair
man. the group gathered dimes
all during the rvenlntt for the
March of Ulme fund. Dimes
were charged for dessert and
for all kinds of situations while
card Kmea were played. A to
tal of 15081 was ratted.
Dick Ckstroms Hav Daughter I
Friends and relatives here
Mere pleaded to hear that a
third daughter ha folned the
Dirk EkMrom family In Concord,
Calif. The baby was born on
January 18 weighing 8 lb. and
has been named Kathryn Ann.
Her sisters are VUkle and Kar
en and her grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs Herbert Ekstrom.
Sr.. and Mrs. Ida Coleman of
lone. Great grandparents are
Mis. Lesier Wllklns of Albany
and Mac McLain of Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Smouse
and Carl are spending a ft-w
d.ivs In Portland and al-H) plan
to visit their son. Kenneth Lynn.
In Corvallis before reluming
home.
Mr. and Mrs. James Lindsay
and Mr. and Mrs. Karl Mela he
smnl Saturday In Kennewlk
visiting the McCabe's son-in-law
and daughter. Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth Klinger.
A sen Ice of dedication and
installation of all officer. blh
newly elected and thoe now
serving, and alt committee
members and the Board of
Christian Education Is announc
ed for Sunday morning at the
lone United Church of Christ.
The lone Dance Club will
have a dance at the legion Hall
Saturday. February 5. at 9:00
In the evening for members and
Invited guests.
Terrle O'Connor and a school
friend. Leslie Harrison of Mt.
View. Calif., left on Monday for
Portland after spending a few
days visiting with Mr. and Mrs.
Charles O'Connor. The girls are
classmates at St. Helen's Hall
and were enjoying a semester
break.
Among those spending a few
days In Portland last week were
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Pettyjohn.
Sr.. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Helmblg
ner. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Lun
dell. Mrs. Garry Tullls and Mrs,
Rov W. Llndstrom.
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Rohde and
son were visiting this week end
at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Victor Rletmann.
Guests of Mrs. Ida Grabill are
her son-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wright of Ba
ker. Nelson Beaches 80th Birthday
Alfred Nelson, Sr., celebrated
his 80th birthday January 27 at
his home In Oakgrove, Oregon.
Mr. Nelson farmed for many
years near Lexington on the
farm now operated by his sons,
Norman and Alfred Jr. Those
present for the occasion were
Mrs. Nelson and their sons and
daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Burt
Mason, Jr. and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Slonecker, and
Norman Nelson of lone. Anoth
er son. Alfred Nelson, Jr., was
unable to attend.
Topic Club will meet at the
Vf rV'V f
Gardner's Men's
THE
PH. 676-9218
of Dimes
home of Mrs. Victor HIHmann
on Friday aUcmum. February
11. A musical rKrt U plan
ned. Mr. and Mrs. John F.uhanks
entertained her father, Frl
Morgan, on Sunday with a hum
dav dinner. Guests were Mr
and Mm. Lewla llalvoisen. Ken
neth lUenner and daughter,
Sharadeen. and Ms grandmoth
er. Mrs, Vela Kuhsnka of Mad
ras. and Sandra Kubanks.
A letter was read at the
morning worshln service of the
lone t'nlted Churth of Christ
from Rev. Alfred Shirley, a for
mer enactor, lie has returned
from a three months tip to his
natie F.ncland. While there he
was privileged to preach In the
church he had attended ) years
ago.
Mrs. Llovd Rloe was honored
at a surprise "grandmother"
shower on Monday afternoon,
when her friends presented her
with eifts to be forwarded to
her son and daughter-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Kobert Rice at
Reno. Nevada. Mrs, Paul Petty
John Sr. ami Mrs. Llovd Mor
gan were hostesses for the love
ly party held at the Pettyjohn
home. Guests included Mrs. Ray
Heimblgner. Mrs. F.arl McCabe.
Mis. Lewi lUlvorscn, Mrs. Mar
ion palmer. Mrs. John Kubanks,
Mrs. Donald llellkrr. Mrs. K. W.
Brtstow, Mrs. Garry Tullls, Mrs.
Raymond Lundcll. Mrs. Roy W.
I.tndstrom. Mrs. Milton Morgan.
Mrs. Adon Hamlett, Mrs. Gar
land Swanson. and Mrs Al
Bunch and Mrs. Orvllle Cuts
fort h of Heppner.
Mrs. Rov Hurst of Arlington
was a week end guest at the
home of her son-in-law and
daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Hill Rlet
mann and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Kkstrom.
Sr.. are In Walla Walla this
wrrk for the bull sales.
One of tone's oldest citizens.
E. R. Lundell, will celebrate his
IMlth birthday on Sunday. Feb
ruary . at an oen house at
a . i If.ll T. . ,
line Aiosunic iian. nr iaii,
I . . . . . i ... a l... k. I-
wnicn is Being ianneu uy
children, will bv held from two
to five In the afternoon, and
all friends and relatives are in
vited to come and greet hltn.
It Is requested that no gifts be
given.
Carl Linn of Portland spent
three days last week visiting
friends. He was announcing the
birth of a third son to the fam
ily of his son-in-law and dau
ghter. Mr. and Mr. Duane Bail
ey at Groton. Conn. Mr. Bailey
is an Instructor at Amherst.
DANCE
To Live Music
Friday, Saturday
Nights
Wagon Wheel
HEPPNER
Phon 676-8997
TIES
PULLOVERS
BLAZERS
CARDIGANS
PARKAS
DRESS
SHIRTS
SPORT
SHIRTS
BELTS
PAJAMAS
SOCKS
Mill
STORE OF PERSONALIZED SERVICE"
Sistcr-in-Law Dies
Following Stroko
Mrs I let twit I Frances M"
guariie, sister In-law f t .
MoQuanle of Heppner, died In
Ta.-oma at Thursday night lol
lowing a parat)tl' stioke
Mr and Mrs. M.tianle Mnl
In Tai-tMiia lor the funeral ser
Uoe Saturday and rvlurncd
Sunday
The death amw suddenly and
was a sIhkK I-i inetnbeis of the
family, liesldes the husband,
she Is suvlved by one son, Her-Im-iI,
Jr. serving In Ciiiull.
cut wl'll the Coast Guaid
Ex-Resident III
f'.auil.v A. Trye. brother of
Mis Hlamhe Hiown of Heppner.
Is In a h"S Hal In Alameda,
Calif, where he has e-ii iuit.
III, Mis. Hrown rrpoils. How
ever, he was showing good Im
iruvenieiil at last icpoit. F)e,
now letlred. v. a lesldenl f
Heppner In his outh, leaving
about 19-'l when he was about
lli years of age.
Mrs. Edward L. BurchU has
been sendlnii a few days visit
ing here with her mother, Mrs.
Margaret Healy, from her home
In Salem. Her husband, lol.
Rurchell. Is now stationed with
forces In Viet Nam Their son.
Capt. Lany Iturchell, Is also In
service In Viet Nam. anil al
though In separate divisions,
the two men were able to si-rnd
a week end together recently.
COMMUNITY V
) BILLBOARD J
Coming Events
HEPPNER HIGH
BASKETBALL
Friday. February 4. Heppner
vs. Wahtonka
Heppner High gym
Javvees, 630 p.m.. Varsity
8:00 pm.
Support the Mustangs!
HEPPNER MOTHERS CLUB
Annual Sweetheart Dinner
Saturday. Feb. 5. 7;U) pm.
Heppner Grill.
PUBLIC MEETING
Public meeting on Willow
Oiwk lrrite-t
Tuesday. Feb. 8, 1:30 p.m.
Heppner Memeniary .Multi
purpose Room
Public uged to attend.
HEPPNER HIGH PTA
Wednesday, Feb. 9. 8 p.m.
High School Multipurpose
room
Special Program
All parents, teachers ana
public Invited.
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.Insurance Agency
t. O. Box 247 PH. 676-9623
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