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Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, May 5,
Directors Elected;
BMC Budget Passes
Incumbent school directors fur
'lh Morrow County School Dis
trict It mi, U. jiiti,. Mountain
t'cniiminlly Cnllec.c dlstiicl were
reelected without opposition in
I'HK election Mo((lty.
At the NMini time. Morrow
coiinly voted better than 34 lo 1
In luvor ' the community col
lK' budget (or l!Mit; f.7, outdoing
t iniilill.t inuiily which went for
tile huili:i't iihout two to one.
count wm llsx ye it, at no. ami
In Morrow county the total
In CiiKitillii county It whs 17M1
to llcppncr compiled the best
affirmative record with ;t7 votes
in favor of thi budget Mini only
otic niMhiM of Hi,- tlx pollltiy
places In in- county, only lorn
had tcitiiiivc soli- wild 12 in
favor imJ lf neiilnst Hie buili-l.
Others were Imeon. A) cs. 7
no; tloiiriliniiii l. y,-. .1 no;
Hani rn ii n. C8 yes, one no; mid
lj'MiU;ton IHN vc six lio.
Ir. U I). Tibbies, Incumbent,
pulled t i:, votes nnil wus re
clcitcil lo the Morrow County
Hi'hiNii lounl from llcppiii-r,
Mmwell Jones of Irrli-on tioll.-il
!.H Vole ami wits reelected
from Irrlcoti. There were onlv
M-atlerlnt; wrlteln vote In oppo
sition. HUS.-M-11 iH.trnn of llcrinl.vton
was leclcctcd to Ihc Blur
..lounlaln i-olley,- ilislrlct boarl
its was Mike Kilkenny of Echo.
In the two-county district, Kil
kenny had 2XM vole and Dor
run 2.5.VJ. In Morrow county Kll
I ''tiny l-uil 1 l.'i and Doirim. KM.
For advisory comiiiltlcc mU
Ions, Cecil Jones wait elected for
the 1-cMnc.ton post to lone, Jack
IMoyh ir was elected for the
lh-)pner coiuniittei-. Ken net h
i-iimh to the Irrij;nn committee
-ind Hob Shard to the Boardman
committee.
Wrlteln tahululon showed
Season Closes
Burning in Woods
Covi-rnor Mark Hatfield pro
claimed fue neiison In this part
of Ort'Kon ils of Muv 3, nnd
burnliiK ixTmlts are now requir
ed for idu.sh or debris bumlna
on Htato nnd national forest
lands, I,orcn I.ucore, fire control
officer on the Heppnc Ranker
district of the Umatilla National
Forest, said Wednesday,
Condition of the woods Is ex
ceptionally dry and hazardous
for thlH tlmo of year, Lucore said.
Wednesday soarinir tempera
tures brought .some llchtnlnR on
the dlHtrlct, but not much mols
ture c-amo with It, he added.
Prediction was that there Is a
ISO percent chance that more
Ik'htnlne would follow the hot
spell.
The fire season will now con
tinue until fall, Lucore said.
WEATHER
3y LEONARD GILLIAM
Official weather report for
the week of April 28 May
as follows:
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Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
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Monument Co-op Manager
Wins Paul Raver Award
Ben M. Spain, manager of the
Columbia Power CooKratlve as
sociation at Monument, was pre
sented the Paul J. Raver award
at the annual banquet of the
Northwest Public Power assoc.
lallon In Port Angeles, Wn., on
April 7, Harry Sherman, Jr., of
forest Grove, chairman of tho
awards committee of the North
west Public Power association,
announces.
Gus Norwood, executive secre
tary of the NWITA, made the
presentation of tho award which
was created by the association
In memorial to the late Dr. Paul
J. Haver, administrator and
shiipcr of tho Bonneville Power
program.
Spain was chosen for the
award, the citation read, "Bo
cause Columbia Power coopera
tive, under Mr. Spain's manage
ment, has typified tho best andL
most basic values of rural elec
trification." In announcing the award,
Sherman said, "Many times
awards go to the large utilities
and the smaller utility with the
hard working managers are
overlooked
I think the entire
association represented in Port
CeortI" llc-iimiiin Icudln for tho
I.CXltlKtOII pONl with 10 VotcN
(ind J ii in- ii.iwllns toppini; t hi
list for the llurditmn to lli-ppm-r
post with three voles. There were
no ciiiidldiiti-s on the In, I lot for
these H.slllons.
Count fur the others whs ns
follows: Jones INI, I'loy h a r M.
I.iiiuh :(!, nnd Slmrd 17.
Total tu llois Indicate that on
ly about 10-; of th,. county's
n clst.-M-il vi ti-rs bother to e,o In
the polls.
Sicwcrts' New Car
Smashed in Wreck
After Only 11 Miles
Hill Slewert Is lavlnff claim
to n new world's recird until
someone can beat It. The fain-
llv's brand new enr wan
smashed In a wreck Wcdnes-
ditv lilnht lifter he had driven
it onlv 11 miles.
It was the first new car that
the family hod evisr had. nnd
the Slewerts
about It.
are heartsick
Slewert said thin the acci
dent ixrurrcd when n Ford
Kanchcro. driven bv David
Crnv. Ilebpner Hlfh srhool
senior, went out of control as
he attempted to pass two cars
near the Wlshlnc Well.
Slewert, nccompanled bv hi
wife, their daiiKhler, Paula,
and Paula' friend. Marslui
Uivuren. were drlvinu towards
llcppncr after Rolnir. for a
short ride in the new car.
When he saw the oncoming
vehicle Nlldlni; sldewlse, np.
pan-ntlv out of control, be
pullet! to the shoulder, he
said, anil was stopped or vir
tually Mopiied when the broad
sliding vehicle crashed Into
the front t-nd of tho iewert.V
new Merctiry'.
Most Mflouslv hurt In the
crash was Mike Bercham, Iex
lni;ton. who remained In the
hospital until Thursday morn
ing. Ills condition was report
ed as Rood. The four occupants
of the Slewert car and Gray
were all treated at the hospi
tal for bruises, minor Injur
ies and were released.
Slewert said the sMedom
eter on the new carshowed B7
miles ot the time of the acci
dent. It registered 56 miles
when It was delivered here,
and the family onlv had a
chance to add 11 miles when
the crash came. The two frirls
had served dinner nt the Klks
temple, and the Slewerts pick
ed them up there to take
them or h short drive In the
new car.
Annual TV Meet
Set for May 10
Annual meetinir of llcppncr
TV, Inc., will be Tuesday, May
10, at 8 p.m. In the American
Legion hall, Carl Spauldlns,
secretary, announces.
One vacancy on the board of
directors Is to be filled, and the
annual financial report will be
Riven.
All members of the cable sys
tem are welcome to attend the
meeting.
Angeles was extremely pleased
to have the opportunity to give
the award to a big man from
a little community."
The nwards chairman said
that Spain was chosen for his
outstanding service to the com
munity, not only as the man
ager ol the local electric coop
erative association, but also for
his outstanding service to his
follow man.
The citation read in part:
"Mr. Spain came to the remote,
mountainous cattle country of
tho John Day basin in 1952. He
found a rural electrification pro
ject with no rural distribution
system, with almost non-existent
financial feasibility, with
Its sources of credit frozen, with
no dependable power supply
within 100 miles, and nearly
1,000 scattered ranch families
In a 3100 square mile area with
little or no hope of central sta
tion electirlc service at a price
they could afford to pay.
"On this unpromising prospect
Mr, Spain has managed d'u-iiv
the past 14 years, to build a
viable, solvent and useful en-
tornrlse.
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EWING HTND ol th Hynd Ranch (Buttotby Flots) at Cecil qav8 tourtnq Eighth graa student
llrtthand information on the processing o! calves at the ranch, including branding, dehorning,
vaccinattna and spravina. The students wert remarkablv ottunHm MlI IfllAMalftJ tkMonkA..
the tour. Thirty-two from Portland and tw Irom the state school Jor the blind. Salem, came to
Morrow county to join host
Weather Fine, Kids Wonderful;
Eighth Grade Tour Proves Great
(Also see pictures, pace 1,
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By WES SHERMAN
Thirty-four visiting Eighth
Graders 32 of them from Port
land and two Irom the Oregon
School (or the Dllnd. Salem
took to Morrow county like
ducks to water Friday through
Sunday on the third annual
tour of wheat and stock ranch
es. Morrow county's bic school
ous stun eg tnings out on a Hat
Reception for Father Beard
To Mark Silver Jubilee
Friends may extend their con
gratulations to Father Raymond
II. Heard, pastor of St. Patrick's
church In Heppner and St. Wil
liam's chuich In lone, when a
public reception will be held in
his honor on Sunday. May 8, In
St. Patrick's parish hall, Hepp
tier, from 3 to 5 p.m. Fa.lier
Beard is celebrating his Silver
Sacerdotal Jublee on May 10.
Because of the limited facilities
available, Invitations have been
Issued fur the mass and banquet
on that day.
The Most Reverend Francis P.
Leipzig. Bishop of Baker, will
preside as Fr. Beard celebrates
a solemn high mass of thanks,
giving on May 10 at 5:00 p.m. in
St. Patrick's church. Rev. Wil
liam Roden, Holy Family Parish
at Burns, will be deacon of the
mass: Rev. William Stone. St.
Francis of Aslssl Parish at Milt-on-Freewater,
will bf- sub-deacon;
and Rev. EUlon Curtis, Our
Lady of the Valley Parish at La
Grande, will be master of cere
monies. Rev. John Baumgartner,
Blessed Sacrament Parish. On
tario, will preach the sermon.
Father Beard was one of nine
children of Henry and Stella
Beard. He was born October 31,
1915, at Haines, Oregon. He la
ter moved with his family to
Baker, where he graduated from
St. Francis Academy in 1933.
That fall he entered St. Edward's
Seminary In Kenmore, Wn. It
was there he completed his
studies for the priesthood. Ho
was ordaind for the Diocese of
Bauer on June 7, 1911, at St.
Francis Cathedral In Baker bv
the late Bishop Joseph F. Mc
Grath, D. D.
Father's first assignment was
ns ar. assistant to St. Peter's,
The Dalles. On June 15, 1944, he
was appointed assistant to St.
Patrick's at Lakeview. Then on
February 2. 1945, he was appoint
ed assistant at Sacred Heart,
Klamath Falls. On November 14,
1915. he went to Holy Family,
Burns, as pastor, but on Febru
ary 1, 1946, he returned as assis
tant to Scored Heart. Klamath
Falls. He was appointed vicar
substitute at St. Katherlne's Par
ish, Enterprise, from June to Sep
tember 194G.
In September 1946, he was
made chaplain at St. Anthony
hospital, Pendleton, and pastor
of St. Francis Asslsl, Milton
Freewater. He served -in this ca
pacity until August 5 194S. whm
ho moved from his residence at
children lor the tour.
note In Portland prior to load-
inR the kids Friday morning.
but this proved to be no ill
omen. An Inside tire of one set
of duals had to be repaired and
Lonara RiunKer- driver, naa a
hard time finding a garage open
at the early time. As a result
the start was delayed until 8:15
a.m. but the youngsters arrived
at Cecil around 11:30 and the
tour was underway.
Weather was mnd to nrHor
for the occasion. Cecils spacious
FATHER RAYMOND BEARD
St. Anthony's to Milton-Free-water
as pastor. While there,
grouna was purcnasea and a
new church constructed In 1953;
a new rectory in 1956-57.
On September 1, 1959, Father
Beard was sent to Heppner as
Pastor of St. Patrick's Church,
where he is still serving as pas
tor at the present time.
Father Beard has been dioces
an youth director since 1946, and
was appointed to the liturgical
committee June 16, 1964.
Eight School Spots
Yet to be Filled
Eight vacancies remain In the
Mornow county school system
for the year l6-67, Supt. Dav
id Potter said Wednesday.
Principals are needed for
Heppner High school and lone
schools. James Kohl of Forest
Grove, who recently was offer
ed a contract for the lone po
sition, did not accept the con
tract. Yet to be filled on the Hepp
ner High and Elementary staffs
are positions lor girls' physical
education (junior and senior
high), high school home eco
nomics, vocational agriculture
and industrial arts, and two
first grade positions.
Also needed Is a district-wide
speech therapist, Potter said.
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(G T Photo by Bill Johnson)
rural setting proved to be a per
fect rendezvous for the hosts
and visitors to meet, and the
lawn and gardens beside the
general store of Mr. and Mrs.
Mervin Thmoas Thomas was a
fine setting for a picnic lunch
for the kids.
Joining the host 8th graders
of lone and Heppner were the
8th grade students of A. C.
Houghton school, Irrigon, who
made the tour for the first time
this year.
Welcomes Given
Gene Winters, tour director,
greeted the voungsters as he
stood in brilliant sunshine in
front of the Cecil store, and he
outlined plans for the trip. He
also introduced members of the
committee, and Al Boschee,
youth activities chairman of the
Ileppner-Morrow County Cham
ber of Commerce, who welcomed
the youngsters with appropriate
and fitting words.
A show of hands called bv
Winters showpri that norhans
"half of the visitors had been to
Eastern Oregon before, but
none indicated that thev had
ever been to Morrow county be
fore. Probably a third indicated
that their parents had at some
time lived on a farm.
In the hall above the store.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Krebs and
Dick Krebs showed colo red
slides of the Krebs ranch oper
ation and narrated the presen
tation with explanations of their
work.
They showed the youngsters
the process of producing wool
from time of lambing through
the woolen mills when it is fin
ished cloth. They showed how
they ship their sheep by train
to the summer range in Mon
tana on the fringe of East Gla
cier. Beautiful mountain scenery
typifies the Krebs ranch there.
Sheep will remain until the
snow flies in winter, when they
are returned to the sanctuary of
Morrow county.
As to the snow, Henry Krebs
said the old rule is, "Don t try-
to drive in snow when a spear
of grass doesn t show through
the snow."
He showed some pictures
where their rig had bogged
down when they did not heed
the advice in sub-freezing wea
ther. Tails Counted
Mrs. Krebs showed one pic
ture of men counting the lambs'
tails that hed been cut from the
sheep.
At one time someone asked
one of the Krebs brothers why
they counted the lambs' tails,
and received the answer, "Be
cause it is easier than counting
their legs and dividing by
four."
Dick Krebs. one of his legs
in a cast after being broken
when a horse fell on it, told of
the haying operations and feed
ing of the stock. He said that
the trainload of sheep going to
Montana ranges from 30 to 84
carloads. This year, range is ex
ceptionally dry here, and range
prospects are not too good in
Montana.
After their hospitable wel
comea nd the good start at Cec
il, the kids, together with their
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Firms Offer Gift Buys;
Kids Write of 'Best Mom'
Mothers who will be hon
ored across the land Sunday
will be featured in Heppner
Friday and Saturday In th
Mother's Day promotion spon
sored hy the Ileppner-Morrow
County Chamber of Commerce.
Children in the elementary
school have been invited to
submit letters telling why
their mothers are the "best
moms" anf these will be Judg
ed in time for the winner to
take the Immediate family to
rlinner at the Wagon Wheel
Sunday with mother as the
special guest.
Dealline for entries in the
letter contest is Thursday (to
night) ar.d they must be giv
en to Rt-ndall Peterson, chair
man of the Moth er's Day
event.
Many merchants are plan
ning special bargains and at
tractions for mother. Some of
these are announced on pag
es 4 and 5 of this paper.
Harlan McCurdy Seated
As City Councilman
Harlan McCurdy, Jr.. was ap
pointed to the city council by
Mayor w. u Kosewail, and the
appointment was confirmed by
the council at its regular meet
ing Monday night.
The new councilman was ad
ministered the oath of office by
City Attorney Bob Abrams and
took his place at the council
table.
Councilman McCurdy fills the
vacancy left when Rosewall be
came mayor following the death
of Mayor Al Lamb. McCurdy is
manager of Morrow County
Grain Growers and district dep
uty of the Elks lodge.
"The new councilman also in
herited a long list of committee
appointments in filling Rose
wall's position, including those
of city services, finances, streets
and properties, police protection,
water department, and planning
and zoning.
Flan for New Main
City Superintendent Vic Grosh
ens asked the council for per
mission to start acquiring ease
ments on property along the
west hills of the city to facili
tate future construction of an
eight-inch water main to serve
the northwest part of town.
As outlined by Groshens, the
main will extend from the city
reservior on a northerly route
to hook up with a present main
on Water street Plan calls for
re-laying the main from Water
to Morgan, replacing a pipeline
that was installed there in 1914.
Another branch will extend
from Water to the high school.
Distance from the reservoir to
the school is 4134 feet, and the
Water-Morgan section is 1560 feet.
Groshens said that he would
plan to install the latter sec-
Military Rites Held
For Vietnam Soldier
KINZUA Funeral services
were held Tuesday afternoon,
May 3. in the Kinzua Commu
nity church for PFC Stanley J.
Benson. 21, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Stanley B. Benson, who died
April 26 in Vietnam of wounds
suffered the day before while
on a patrol near the Cambodai
Vietnam border. The service
was conducted by Rev. Edwin
Derrick.
Stanley Is survived by his par
ents. a sister Vicki Ann, a bro
ther Stephen Y. and a half bro
ther. Gene Senkbiel of Minnea
apolis, Minn.; grandparents Mr,
and Mrs. R. O. Stephens and
Mr. and Mrs. C. Y. Benson of
Wieser, Idaho.
He was born on November 28,
1944, at Wieser, Idaho, and
moved to Kinzua in 1953. He at
tended Kinzua Grade school and
Wheeler High school, graduat
ing with the class of 1963. He
was active in football, baseball,
and basketball. After gradua
tion he was employed by Kin
zua Corporation until inducted
into the Army in September,
1965. He left the States in Feb
ruary of 1966, arriving in Sai
gon on February 28, and in the
following two months was
awarded the following medals:
Purple Heart, Vietnam Service
Ribbon, Combat Infantry Badge,
Infantry Shoulder Cord, French
Forteguerre, and Sharpshooter
Medal.
After the funeral, the body
was taken to Wieser, Idaho
where he was buried Wednes
day afternoon with full mili
tary honors in the family plot.
Serving as pall bearers were
Tom Gilliam, David Sitton, Jack
Rector, Clifford Stierwalt, Don
McConnell, and Charles Flack.
One- store has made up
some attractive inexpensive
gifts for youn'j tols to buy
especially for mothir. in order
to fill the need for little
youngster who v ant to buy a
gift but don't know what to
get. Another will have bud va
ses for mother. Still another of
fers free coffee for those who
come to shop for moth'r. One
store has announced that it
will be open Friday ni;:ht for
Mother's Day sht.pi-ers and on
each succeeding Friday until
further notice.
Details are on the special
Mother's Day page in this sec
tion. As usual for these spe
cial Heppner merchandising
events, parking meters will
be hooded on Saturday so
that shoppers nay go about
the business district without
fear of having a p:i.-kin- ticket
on their cars.
tion first, this being a 4-inch
line.
That coming from the reser
voir to Water St., with no date
scheduled as yet for construc
tion, would be an eight-inch
line, and the extension from
Water to the high school would
be a six-inch line.
City Attorney Abrams will
work with Groshens in seeking
the easements.
License to be Enforcud
It was reported at the meet
ing, that Art Dyck of Fiesta
Lanes had not responded to the
city's recent letter demanding
payment of a $45 annual license
fee for the bowling alley. The
Lanes has not paid the license
since It was started In Heppner,
and the council excused the first
year bceause the owners had not
been notified of the ordinance.
However, the expression Mon
day night was to the effect that
the ordinance must be enforced.
The city statute carries the pro
vision that violation may result
in a fine of from 52 to $100 and
a jail sentence of not less than
one day nor more than 50 days.
Councilmen expressed the op
inion that other entertainment
places in town pay their required
licenses and insisted that the
bowling lanes should also.
Councilman Bill Collins was
delegated to consult with Dyck
on the matter.
Garage on Street
A property owner contacted
the council to see if he could
obtain a lease on city property
on which his garage is located.
He had discovered that the gar
age is located on a dedicated
but unused city street. Attorney
Abrams advised the council that
it is very doubtful that the city
has the right to lease a portion
of a street.
It was agreed that the prop
erty owner should be notified
that he may use the street for
his garage use as long as the
city does not use it for street
purposes. The case is not with
out precedent here, others hav
ing discovered that some of their
buildings were on city streets.
Similar action has been taken
in their cases, it was reported.
Street to be Considered
In reply to a letter from Mrs.
Elaine George, recorder, a letter
was received from a field engin
eer of the Oregon Highway De-
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Wheat Growers
Slate Meeting
Annual spring meeting of the
Morrow County Wheat Growers
League will be Tuesday, May 17,
at 8 p.m. in the Lexington
Grange hall, Louis Carlson, presi
dent, announces.
John Bauer, manager of North
Pacific Grain Growers, Portland,
and Fred Schneider, market de
velopment director In Pakistan
and the Philippines for Western
Wheat Associates, are scheduled
to speak.
Morrow County's Soil conser
vation Man of the Year will be
announced and presented at the
meeting. Standing committees
ot the associaion will give short
reports, Carlson said.
Live entertainment will be
furnished at the meeting and .
refreshments of coffee and
doughnuts will be served with
the compliments of Highland
Machinery Co. They will be serv
ed by women of the Lexington
Grange.
Carlson asks that all wheat
growers and others interested
save the date.,