KirrXEX CAXlTtTK TlMtS. Thn4r. March X IU4
iles foemh Describes illtarrow forty as Having 4Sff Landscape'
tF.dl'or's Note: Tho follow.
Ing I written by Giles French,
whu for years was owner of
the Sherman County Journal.
a description of Morrow
county, French, author cf th
Unk, 'futile Country of Peter
French." nd other works U
considering writing t history
of Morrow county, lie U con
sldererd n authority on east
ern Oregon. Still a resident of
Muro, Fiench served for many
years as a representative In
the sUte legislature. Last year,
he won the Oregon Newspaper
Publishcis' Amos Voorhlet
award foi his "outstanding
contribution to Journalism" In
this state).
MORROW COUNTY. OREGON
Br GILES FRENCH
Morrow county I the 2059
square miles (1,317.760 acres)
In northeastern Oreeon lying
between Township 23 east of
the Willamette Meridian for the
must part, and extending to
Township 29 FAVM except In the
northern prt wntcn joins umi
til a eountv midway in lown
ship 77 KW.M. reaches from
the Columbia River on the north
of the Bane Line which cross
ca the county near lone ana
tlx townships south. 66 miles In
all. The average width U 40
miles.
Morrow county probably has
the softest landscape of any
eastern Oregon county. There
are few of the tall, precipitous
basaltic clitls that distinguish
the terrain of Sherman and Gil
liam counties. Immediately west
of Morrow. And the Blue Moun
tains in the southern part of the
county are not so steep as In
I'matilla and Grant counties.
More canvons have grassy hill
sides than rock cliffs.
Willow Creek runs to the Col.
umbU diagonally across the
eountv from the Blue Mountains
near B'.ack Butte but Its border
Ing rimrock Is seldom very
kharp or high. Butter Creek
starts In the southeastern part
of the county and cuts a deep
gash until it reaches the level
land at the L'maulla county bor
der, then runs through the flat
country before Joining tne cma
tills River some ten miles south
of the Columbia.
Kxrertt In a few places the
hillsides are grass covered with
lew outcropping of shale, a ills
tinsuUMrii fatur U iwaily
eery other county In eastern
Oregon. Morrow county gives
elierwe of being a part of an
older geological formation, a
more eroded, smoother forma
tion. The layer of volcanic rock
Is thinner, probably older.
Madison Butte is probably the
highest peak In the county and
trure Is a road running clear
up to the lookout at its top,
liight on that point
cmpptng of rock resembling dc
composed granite as If the rains
and snow had worn the peak
down to expose the solid gran
ite framework of the earth. It t
possible that Waek Butte, or
even Arbuckle. farther cast, are
as high as Madison, but they
would have to be above 5711
feet and that is doubtful.
The county may be roughly
divided Into three parts by ge
ology, geography and also by
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Entries Invited
For Music and Art
Contests Saturday
The Seventh District, Oregon
Federation of Women's Clubs,
contests for the Virginia Brown
Music Scholarship and Hall
mark and Penny Art Scholar
ships will be held jointly Sat
urday, March 5 at 10 a.m. in
the Vert Clubroom, Pendleton.
Several entries are expected
in each field. Music contestants
will perform at 10 a.m. after
which the art entries will be
judged.
All persons interested in art
and music are invited to at
tend this affair and to stay for
the coffee hour which will fol
low the judging.
Further information may be
obtained by contacting Mrs.
Melvin Bates, Pendleton; Mrs.
Ben Flippin, Roosevelt, Wn., or
the president of any club af
filiated with the Oregon Feder
ation of Women's Clubs.
Son Joins Family
Of Darrel Ployhars
Mrs. Lucy Peterson returned
Sunday evening from a week's
visit in Spokane, Wn., with her
Eon-in-law and daughter, Sgt.
and Mrs. Darrel Ployhar, and be
came acquainted with her new
grandson.
Little Jop Patrick was born to
Sst. a,id Mrs. Ployhar on Thurs
day, Kt bruary 17, at a hospital
rt Fainh Id, Vn., weighing 8
lbs. Ht jo-.ns two sisters at home,
Si:san a.ul Marti.
Mrs. Peterson is the baby's
mater:i?l grandmother, and pa
ternal grat dparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Moe, all of Heppner.
Rhea Grange Changes
Meeting to March 13
Date of the March meeting for
Rhea Creek Grange has been an
nounced for Sunday, March 13.
The change will make possible
the attendance of members at
the Flack-Bergstrom wedding at
Valby Lutheran church the
evening of the regular meeting
date, March 11.
A potluck dinner will be
served at 1:30, with 4-H clubs
in charge of the afternoon pro
gram. Highland Machinery
New Toyota Dealer
Toyota Motor Company an
nounces that Highland Machin
ery Co. of Condon is now deal
er for its line of Land Cruisers
in this area. The company will
carry a full line of the 4-wheel
drive Land Cruisers, which come
in five models, and cars, as well
as a full line of parts.
Trained mechanics will assure
customers of service.
Highland Machinery invites
customers to come in and look
over the new units. Those inter
ested afe also invited to test
drive the Toyota.
Mrs. Warren III
Relatives received word here
early this week that Mrs. Wil
lard (Betty) Warren is very ser
iously ill in Rupert Hospital at
Rupert, Idaho. The Warrens re
sided in Heppner for several
years until about 11 years ago
when they moved to Paul, Ida
ho, and just recently to Rupert.
He was employed here as a car
penter. Mrs. Warren is a sister-in-law
to Paul Warren.
HERE IS A FACSIMILE of Hepp
ner Sheepskin Scrip used as a
medium of exchange in Hepp
ner in 1933 when $5000 worth
was Issued in Ycnrious denom
inations. This is printed from
plates still in the possession
of the Gazette-Times. Back of
th scrip is at tha top and
front is at the bottom. The
sheep's head seal at left was
overprinted on the front I
the scrip. (See Chaff and
Chatter column, page 2).
Heimbigner Wins
On Trampoline
Competing against 10 college
teams in the Pacific Northwest
gymnastics championships held
at McArthur court in Eugene
Saturday, February 26, Tom
Heimbigner of lone won the
third place bronze medal in
trampoline competition.
Coach Dick Smith of the Uni
versity of Oregon said after the
meet that performance of his
trampoline team of four in this
championship event was their
best to date. Individually they
won a first place, a third, a
fourth and a tie for fifth.
Coach Smith predicts contin
ued improvement from his
young sophomore from lone and
still grins when he tells of
Tom's background which in
volves a homemade trampoline
buried in a hole in the ground
and a book for a coach.
Tom is now qualified to com
pete in the Pacific Coach champ
ionships to be held in Berkley,
Calif., on the week-end of March
17.
State Tax Help
Offered March 8
Assistance in preparing Ore
gon state income tax returns
will be given by State Tax Com
mission personnel at the Mor
row County Courthouse in Hepp
ner on Tuesday, March 8, from
10:30 a.m. to 12 noon.
Taxpayers wishing help in
filing thei returns are asked to
bring earnings slips and other
informaton needed to determine
the correct tax, including, if
possible, a copy of their federal
return files for the year 1965.
The Tax Commission point;
out thtt in order to be eligible
for a refund a taxpayer must
file a return. Refunds are issued
on a "fust come, first served'
basis.
It is also emphasized that if
a joint return is filed, both
spouses must sign it.
Deadline for filing is April 15
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GILES TRENCH
The southern iart U Mck
country and forest. It Is the lo
Club Schedules
April Card Party
Br VIRGINIA KELSO
K1NZUA The Klnrua Wom
en club had Its regular meet
ing last Thursday at the kitch
en with Margie Ball and Lu
rllle Keavls a hostess.
During the business meetintf
the ladles made plans for a card
partv to be held Saturday. April
9, at the grade school. Both
bridge and pinochle will be
plavcd. An advance ticket sale
will be held.
After the minting closed the
rest of the afternoon was sent
quilting.
The regular meeting of the
Friendship club was held last
Wednesday at the Camp 5 com
munity hall with Barbara Mr
timore as hostess to the group,
llich was won by Naomi Rice,
low bv Dinah Jackson, and trav
eling bv Rosle Graham and
Carol Norris. Others playing
were Judv Norrts. Betty Mur
dork. Doris Stubbleflcld. Patsy
McMinn. Rita Conlee. Sue Mat
tison and Mavis Ovler. A show
er of miscellaneous gifts was
given to Judy Norm as a going
away present, after which Hun
garian goulash was served by
the hostess.
Mrs. Frank Ferrel. Mrs. Slim
Rhoton and Mr. and Mrs. Her
schel Murdock were business
visitors to Pendleton Thursday.
The F L Club was entertain
ed Friday evening with Hazel
Hulett as hostess to the group.
High for pinochle was won by
Betty Murdock, low by Lois
Walker, and traveling by Carol
Norris and Barbara Mortimore.
High for brldee for the evening
and the three months series
went to Pat Hyatt. Orand high
for pinochle went to Betty Mur
dock and second grand high to
Marilyn Thomas. Others play
ing were Marge Asher. Ann
Asher. Jean Medlock. Gail Put
nam. Pattt Bell, and VI Slink
ard. The community card party
held at the Camp 5 Community
hall Saturday night was well
attended with eight tables of
pinochle In play. Highs were
won by Dick and Rosle Graham,
lows by Delbert Barzee and Jean
Medlock. and traveling by Dick
Graham and Golda Barzee. The
door prize was won by Richard
Mortimore. After the cards, a
chili feed was served by the
hostesses, Betty Murdock and
Nancy Hawk.
Mr. and Mrs. James Foycn be
came the parents of a daugh
ter Saturday, February 19 at the
Heppner hospital. She weighed
7 lb.. 2 oz.. and was named
Verlinda Jean. She joins a bro
ther Jimmie. Grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Britt of Spray
and Mr. and Mrs. James Foyen
of Baker. This last Sunday, Mr.
and Mrs. Foyen and their two
children moved to Baker where
Mr. Foyen will be employed.
Lyle Muzzy and Marvin Row
land left Saturday by plane
from Portland for Ketchikan,
Alaska, and on to Thome Bay
where they will be employed.
They were taken to Portland by
Paul Muzzy and Elva Davis.
Mr,, and Mrs. Hugh Brace of
Bend spent the week-end here
visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Vin
cent Allen and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Arne Slinkard
of Klamath Falls spent the
week-end here with Mr. and
Mrs. Bob Slinkard and son
Mike- ,
Mrs. Bert Hoover and Mrs.
Robert Kelso went to John Day
Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Miller of Fossil where they at
tended a retirement dinner par
ty for Mrs. Rose Beam of Uni
ty, Mrs. Cella Norton of Mitch
ell, and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn
Hoover of Fossil. These people
all recently retired from the
Postal Service. :
Mrs. Bill McMinn, Mrs. Steve
Conlee, and Mrs. Ray Rector
were business visitors to Hepp
ner Wednesday.
Mrs. Joe Browning and Mrs.
Bob Reavis went to Pendleton
Friday to bring home Miss Joan
Browning for the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Doyal Hubbell
went to Portland Thursday to
visit an uncle of Mr. Hubbells
who is seriously ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sitton
went to Lexington Sunday to
visit with Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur
Steagall and other relatives.
Mrs. Olin Weems was home
V ration 'f the 3iis acre. !
fwet land of which nearly ail,
.X'rtH acres, are In the I'ma
tilla National Forest. Much of
'It drains Into the north fork of
the John iav Ktver on iremie
Kle. The streams are small
and numerous, the sll Huht
eravellv one that produces a
stand of nutritious gra. tall
pines and patches of beautiful
Mild flower.
The central part of the coun
ty, the wheat belt. Is typical of
raxtern Oreeon wheat land,
probably volcanic In oricin,
which the southern part surely
1 not. It ha low bills for the
nuwt part although some fields
are steep. There are numerous
dry creeks caused bv spring and
ummcr runoffs that have gash
ed the country In the rush of
waler ! find Its level. Most of
the county's 372..inti acres of
tilled land U In this belt.
The northern part of Morrow
county lies low along the Col
umbia River, a larne part of It
sandy without rropplngs of rink.
Much of It l calb-d desert, and
It Qualifies. Recently, since inc
average rainfall has Increased,
are no basaltic cliffs bordering
the liver here. The land slop's
part of It has been successfully
sown to wheat, fsclrnllMs say
thai one upon a time In the
distant geolok'lcal ast. huce
lake In nortlirastern Washing
ton broke Its boundaries and
overflowed down the Columbia
River, bringing tons of sand to
cjver this land which wa about
the first place such a flol
could sptead out. A newer
theory has It that the deposit
of sand was caused by natural
dam In the Hit liver that back
ed water un to cover the noitli
end of Mornw county, and
thereby deptmll sand.
Whatever the cause, this sec
tion has not ttccn productive of
crops for man eserpl under Ir
rigation which has been Intens
ive near the I'matilla Itlver
Several townships of It have
lieen leased to the State of Ore
gon and turned over to the Boe
ing company for missile test
Ing. The Columbia gorge Is not a
gorge In Morrow county; there
i.i the river, wiuow
Creek comes to the Gilliam
county nrder lefore It meets
the liver and lluller Creek at
Its terminus Is In I'matilla coun
ty, tut the hotuyn lands of ImiIM
aie Irrigated and productive of
a hcallhv livestock Industry
while going through Morrow
county.
When high plied snow on the
southern hill melts nuhklv or
when a cloudburst lilts acroaa
a rldtie sending water down two
creeks at once, floods inxmr In
Morrow county. Winds are some
limes strong along the Colum
bia In the spring, the season of
the hln..k. il.uk In the tlm
hcred hllU wind is not common.
There are example of very
high and very low temperature.
20 below and ! degree above
rero and once In eight or ten
years such may happen. In or
dinary summers the mercury
climb Into the nineties and na
tives exH-ct some rero nights
in winter. Rainfall U light. Kti
Inches In the north. 1.1 tn
the wheat clt and nearly
In the range aiea.
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Irrigon Women Plan Workshop In Reupholstery
FARTLOW
Be LaVELLE
IKRIGON Morrow County
Kxlenslon Agent IH.nna George
of Heppner was In irrigon last
Thurs4i.iv evening to conduct a
preliminary meeting for the re
upholstery workshop which will
begin April 1.
The workshop will lu under
the auspice of Ladle Home
Fxtenslon ami will consist of
approximately five or l class
es. Leaders for the project are
Mrs. IVan Acock and Mrs. Louis
Shade. These two ladles will
take their training In Boardman
vtartlni' the 7th of Marcn, ami
will then Instruct the
group.
cream; rrhlay-remed tuna
on hot rolls, green bean, fruit
cobbler. All meals are atsrved
with bread, butter and milk.
Founders Day was observed
at P.T.A. Monday evening at
the A. C. Houghton Cafetorlum.
with president. Mr. Ronald
Blak presiding. The A. C.
Houghton faculty members ex
plained procedure In new
math, with audience p.irtlcipa
tion. Following the new math
Instruction, the Founders Pay
cake was served with coffee and
punch.
Mrs. Joan Adams. Mr. Vera
local Cooiey and Mrs. Mavko Buchan
an wi-re hostesses lor a uruiai
Miss George displayed fabric ; shower
samples and Instructed in the
nec-ss;irv supplies and materi
als the ladles would need.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles F.arly
hosted a "welcome-home" din
ner party at their home Satur
day evening, honoring Steve
Smith, recently home on leave
from Vict Nam. Later In the
evening, other friends dropjH-d
in for dessert and coffee.
Mayor Chester Wilson rciiorts
that street work I progressing
on North Main, 5th and ftih
streets, with the streets being
graded and widened. Evergreen
trees have been planted on
North Main as a part of a city
beautificatlon program, and
these will later be interspersed
with shaped locust.
John H. Califf. SKSN. who was
stationed on the V.SS. Canapos
out of Charleston. S. C, Is home
on a 25 day leave with his wife
and family, and also his folks,
Mr. and Mrs. Klmer Zehner. Ca
lifts next duty station will be
Rota. Spain.
The Irrigon City Council will
meet at the upstairs room of
the old school building on Tues
day. March 8. 7:30 p.m.. for Its
regular March meeting, with the
Bov Scouts participating.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Stewart,
Sharon and Tom drove to La
Grande Sunday and visited his
folks. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stew
art, her mother, Mrs. Floyd
Rcedcr, and her sister, Mrs. Dor
is Courtney and family.
Mrs. Krnest Stephens arrived
home Thursday after a 2-week
trip to California, where she
visited several relatives, and
with others enroute home.
Several ladies of the Auxil
iary of Veterans of World War
I participated in a work day at
the old Irrigon school, tying af
ghans and working on other
projects.
Menus at A. C. Houghton
school for the week of March
7-11 are as follow: Monday--spaghetti,
tomatoes, f r e n c h
bread, applesauce and cookies;
Tuesday vegetable beef stew,
pear and cheese salad, pineap
ple pudding; Wednesday ham
burgers, buttered corn, potato
chips, peaches; Thursday fried
chicken, mashed potatoes, mix
ed vegetables, gingerbread and
over the week-end from Coos
Bay where she has business in
terests. ,,
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bailey and
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Jellick were
business visitors to The Dalles
Saturday.
We Will
Deliver Your
Processed Meot
Free
Of Charga
To
Heppner,
Ion,
Lexington
WHOLESALE MEATS
CUSTOM SLAUGHTERING
SCHEDULE:
Hogs Tu?day
Cattle Wed., Thurs
Sheep Any Day
Follett Meat Co.
Ph. 567-6651
Hermiston, Oregon
On Hermtston-McNary
Highway
honoring Mr. la-on
Hodges, nee Willalne rcecrt. l
the home of Mrs. Ion Aiiam
last Thursday evening. The
hostesses served cake, sherbcrt.
coffee and punch to the guests.
A group of wives of Lions
Club mcmltcrsi met at the home
of Mrs. Bob Stewart to plan a
raffle of a complete ham din
ner and a large stuffed easter
bunny. Proceeds will go toward
the Lion Club's building fund.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben McCoy and
Terry, accompanied bv Cecil
Williams of Ordnance, drove to
the Portland airport Sunday,
where McCoy and Williams.
Umatilla Army Depot Employ
ees left for Washington. D. C.
to attend a Commanders Con
ference. Mrs. McCoy and Terry
stopped In Rufus on their way
home and visited her brother-in-law
and sister, Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Beers and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Snyder and
Frances McDonald visited at the
home of Vivian Templeton In
Dale, Oregon Sunday. Miss Tem
pleton has received a career
conditional appointment work
ing at the Dale Ranger Station
as a clerk-typist.
The A. C. Houghton Bobcats,
coached by Dean Swcnson. won
a double victory from Echo Fri
day, defeating Echo's A team
by a score of 46-34 and the B
team by a score of 19-16.
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Pummel
and iMnna Kav and Vicky
Hbbs drove to Portland Tues
day and attended an Athletic
AsMHiatlon banquet at the Crys
tal Room of the llenn Hotel
The banquet honored athletes
placing In the National Jr.
Olympic final, ami Donna Kav
was among those so honored,
having placed fth nationally In
the ! yard dash. While In Port
land. Pummel also visited his
mother. Mrs. Beulah Pummel.
Pvt. Kathleen KMc. daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Don Ftcs. ha
completed baste training at Ft.
McLcllan. Ala. and is being
transferred to Ft. Bennlng, Ga.
at the Martin Field Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. ivrrv Pummel
and Phil Goodall attended a
Policeman' Banquet and meet
ing at the Chinese Gardens cafe
In Pasco Thursday evening.
Ladles Home Extension will
meet at the old Irrigon School
Thursday. March 10. at 10:30
a m. IroJct leaders Alda Gray
heal. Marge Shale and Frances
McCoy will present the topic.
M.igic with Meringues". There
will be a small luncheon
charge, and ladles are asked to
donate linens to fill a clothes
hamcr to be auctioned at a
later date.
DANCE
To Live Music
Saturday Night
Wagon Wheel
HEPPNER
Phone 676-8997
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For Spring
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NEW Shirts
NEW Shoes
o NEW Windbreakers
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