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McClintock Named Conservation
Man at Spring Wheat League Meet
83rd Year
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STRIP CROPPING U on el the features of the B ll McCllntock ranch that brought him the title
ol Morrow County's I960 Conservation Man ol the Tear. Hero bo and his wife, Elsie, stand
on a hlU overlooking their strip-cropped fields below.
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AT HOME at their place snuqgled In a valley lust oil the highway
to Condon are Mr. and Mrs. Bill McCllntock. He has Just been
chosen an Morrow Count- Conservation Man ol the Tear. The
McCllntocks have developed a complete conservation program
on their 3800-acre place in two yrrs.
Complete Plan Developed
Over Two-Year Period
By GENE WINTERS
Morrow County Extension Agent
Adoption of n complete strip
cmppliiR, stubble mulch nnd di
version ditch pronriim to 1700
aorrs of crot)lntul In two years
has t'nrnod Bill McCllntock of
the Dry Fork area tho tltlo of
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Year for Morrow County.
McCllntock was selected as
the Morrow county candidate
for the seven county contest
sponsored by the Oregon Wheat
(irowers Leacue this fall by a
committee composed of Ken
Turner, Heppner, chairman; Da
vid Baker, lone, 1965 winner;
Vernon Munkers, Lexington,
representing tho Soil Conserva
tion District and Ronald Haj
uewood, chairman of tho ASCS
committee. Assisting the com
mittee were Ralph Richards,
soil conservationist, as ex-offlc-to
member and Gene Winters,
committee secretary.
A native of Morrow county.
McCllntock attended Democrat
Gulch, Dry Fork, and Heppner
crado schools and Heppner HlRh
school.
Bill grew up on a ranch his
father homesteaded In about
1904. His part of the ranch now
includes 1700 acres of cropland
and 2100 acres of rangeland.
Following the dls a s t r o us
flooding and washing of De
cember, 1964, and January, 1965,
he Initiated a program with the
help of the Heppner Soil and
Water Conservation district and
cost sharing of the Agriculture
Conservation Program to revamp
his fields. Strip cropping was
established on nearly all the
cropland. Strip widths average
200 feet. Thirty-six diversion
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ditches were constructed to col
lect and distribute snfelv any
ninolf. Approximately 35,000 lin
ear feet of diversion ditches are
In place. Also adopted was stub
ble mulching to reduce the
erosion nnd runoff hazard to the
strips and diversion.
According to McCllntock it
wasn't easy to adopt and Im
plement tills program In two
years. Ho cites, for example,
that It was necessary to recrop
450 acres so he could get the
strips In this year.
The McCllntocks live 28 miles
west of Heppner Immediately
off the Condon highway (207)
at the bridge across the west
fork of Dry Creek.
Mrs. McCllntock (Elsie Prof
fltt before her marriage) is from
Sumpter Valley in Baker coun
ty. At the time of her marriage
In 1963 she worked as a tele
phone operator in Baker.
In addition to the wheat and
barley operation the McCllnt
ocks have a small herd of beef
cattle. With some water devel
opment and additional fencing
they plan to build up their herd
to about 70 cows.
WEATHER
By DON GILLIAM
Official weather report for
the week of May 12-18 is as
follows:
HI Low Preci
Thursday 71 36
Friday 57 37
Saturday 57 32
Sunday 58 39 .05
Monday 62 32 .
Tuesday 67 34
Wednesday 72 40
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Bauer Sees
Promising
Grain Future
'The future looks real prom
ising," John Bauer, manager of
North Pacific Grain Growers,
rjrtland. told members of the
Morrow County Wheat League
at their spring meeting Tues
day night In the Lexington
Grange hall.
Some 100 were In attendance
at the meeting which Louis
Carlson, county president, con
ducted.
A highlight of the evening
was the introduction of Bill Mi'-'
Clintock as Morrow County
Conservation Man of the Year,
ogemer with Mrs. McCllntock.
Bauer divided his talk Into
several parts, concerning the
"old crop," the 1966 crop, and
a look at 1967.
Old Crop About Gone
"The old crop is about all
gone," he said, adding that
about 20 million bushels of
white wheat are left In the
Northwest, most In the hands
of growers. Average selling
price has been $1.53, basts Port
land, for the 1965 crop, he said.
World price on red wheat is
.slightly lower than the world
price on white wheat, he said,
but the difference has ranged
as much as 19c per bushel with
white wheat the higher. Pak
istan and India are buying red
wheat.
As to the new crop, Bauer
said that he believes there will
be a considerable demand.
"There Is a shortage of foods
In the world. Most of us arc
convinced that Uncle Sam Is
not going to let people In In-
In and Pakistan starve" he
said.
Barlev Is now $19 or $50 per
ton and wheat price is some
5c per bushel higher than
I where it started last year.
I Bauer said that the forthcom
ing 15 increase in wheat ac
reage could mean 20 million
more bushels in the Pacific
Northwest in 1967.
Communist Sales Important
Pointing to sales of wheat to
communist countries, Ba u e r
said, "You just don't know how
important that is. One third of
all wheat exported in the world
goes to Russia."
He declared that he wasn't
"standing here and advocating
sale to Russia," but added,
"Whether they buy from us or
buy from our competitors,
it all works to our advantage."
Bauer spent some time dis
cussing inflation and said that
it Is estimated that on a farm
requiring capital of $100,000 to
day, the same farm will require
$200,000 capital by 1980.
In stating that the future
looks promising, Bauer said,
"We're headed for all kinds of
changes," but added, "Change
is always an opportunity."
In reply to a question as to
whether a light crop In the
Northwest might have an af
fect on Increasing price, Bauer
declared that since the entire
production In the Northwest Is
only about 1 of the total
production, it would have no
bearing on price.
McCllntlock Lauded
Ken Turner, who introduced
the McCllntocks, said that they
nad done a "lantastic job" in
achieving the Conser v a t i o n
Man of the Year honor. In two
years they have converted to a
complete conservation program
with seven miles of diversion
ditches, several hundred strips
in their strip cropping program,
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Primary
New Post; Office
Facility Sought
To Serve -Heppner
Bids are solicited until June
21 for an existing building suit
able for postal purposes or for
construction of a new postal fa
cility In Heppner, Postmaster
General Lawrence F. O'Brien
has advised Postmaster James
II. Driscoll.
The desired area Is that from
Gale Street la Chase Street, and
from Church Street to May
Street
Facility desired will contain
2,691 square feet of Interior
floor space, with a 120 square
foot platform, and 2,437 square
feet of parking and maneuver
ing area. The basic lease term
is to be ten years with four 5
year renewal options.
Interested parties may con
tact the real estate officer,
Ralph E. Robertson, room 2011,
Main Post Office Building (P.
O. Box 3866), Portland, Oregon
97208.
Masonic Award
Goes to Driscoll
Tim Dilscoll. Heppner Hij;h
senior, was presented a $100
scholarship from the Heppner
Masonic lodge at a dinner hon
oring seniors of Heppner High
In the lodge hall last Wednes
day evening,
evening.
The tuition Scholarship is
based on community, school and
church activities, scholars h i p
and need. Mrlor reett, mauler
of the lodge, made the presen
tation. Sixteen boys of Uie senior
class were present together with
men teachers of the faculty.
Clarence Kopp of Cove, former
grand master of the Masonic
lodge, was the principal speaker.
Driscoll, son of Mr. and Mrs.
James Driscoll, has been an out
standing athlete in football and
track at the high school and
will play in the Shrine A-2 and
B all-star football game in Pen
dleton in August- He has been
in other school activities and
has been active in church youth
work.
Ruth chapter, Order of East
ern Star, prepared the ham din
ner.
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CHAMPION TEAM of the Elks' West Coast Tournament held recently in Portland, Is this Heppner
Elks group. From left are Vernon Munkers. Ralph Richards, Eddie G undersoil. Gene Cutsiorth
and Joel Engebncm. The team took first among 40 teams entered.
Heppner Bowlers Win First Place In Elks Tourney
. Heppner Elks' team No. 2
won first place in the recent
West Coast Elks Bowling tour
nament at Rockwood Lanes,
Portland, in competition with 40
teams entered, it is announced.
The team, composed of Eddie
Gunderson, Joel Eng e 1 m a n,
Gene Cutsforth, Vernon Munk
ers and Ralph Richards, rolled
a total score of 3210 which was
good for the $150 first prize and
trophies.
In addition, Gunderson and
Bob Kilkenny teamed to take
Election Due Tuesday
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Democratic candidates
Scheibner Chosen
School Principal
Warren B. Scheibner, current
ly principal of the Bridgeport,
Wn., Junior-senior high school,
was formally chosen principal
of Heppner High school for the
coming year by the county
school board Tuesday night
The new principal expects to
move here with his family in
July. He Is 34 years of age, and
his wife's first name is Sandy.
They have three children all
boys ages 11, 8 and 5.
Scheibner is a graduate of
Eastern Washington State Col
lege at Cheney, receiving his
bachelor of arts degree in 1958.
He received his master of edu
cation degree at the same col
lege in 1965.
He was born in Coulee City,
Wash., and during the Korean
War served four years in an
administrative position In sup
ply with the U. S. Navy.
He has been at Bridgeport,
Wn., for the past four years.
Supt David R. Potter had re
ported to the board that his in
terviews with Scheibner and
Harold Beggs, considered for
lone principal, were satisfac
tory. Beggs will be at lone Satur
day at which time final decis
ion will be made. The school
board had decided at its last
meeting to hire him if inter
view and investigation proved
satisfactory.
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first place in men's doubles,
With 1312. They received $100
and trophies. Archie Munkers
and Art Watkins were in 12th
place in doubles, good for $9.70
money. They had a score of
1231.
In men's singles, Engleman
tied for second with a score of
674 and won $55. Ralph Rich
ards came in 14th with 655 and
won $9. In men's all events,
Gunderson took third with 1930
and won $20; Richards was sev
enth with 1886 and won $9; En
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BOB (BUTCH) LAOGHLIN
for county assessor
County Polling
Places Listed
Polling places In the nine
precincts c4 Morrow county
for the primary election.
Tuesday. May 24, are listed
by Mrs. Sadie P arris b, county
clerk, as follows:
Boardman Greenfield
Grange hall.
Hardman Old I OOF halL
lone City halL - - - -Lexington
City halt
Irrigon A. C Hough ton
school.
Northwest Heppner Case
building, next to Jerry's Bar
ber Shop. '
Northeast Heppner Old
city library.
Southeast Heppner County
courthouse.
Southwest Heppner Co n n-
ty courthouse.
Polls will be open from 8
am. until 8 pan.
Booster Club Urges
Turnout Wednesday
An important meeting of the
Heppner Booster Club has been
called for Wednesday evening,
May 25. All members are urged
to come to the elementary mul
tipurpose room at 8:00 p.m.
There will be an election of
board members for the coming
year, and discussion will be
held on several matters of im
portant business.
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gleman was 13th with 1863 and
won $4; and Munkers was 16th
with 1850 and won $3.
Mrs. Bob (Vesta) Kilkenny
and Mrs. Ralph (Laura) Rich
ards were second in ladles'
doubles with lltf and won 4-13
Also entered in the tourna
ment, which was held April 23
and 24, was the Elks team No.
1, composed of Vic Groshens,
Jr., Dave Barnett, Kilkenny, A:
chie Munkers and Art Watkins.
Walt Berger. a former Hepp
ner resident, helped with the
tournament.
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Campaign
Among
Quietest
Oregon's quiet primary elec
tion campaign of 1966 will
come to an end Tuesday, May
24, when registered voters go
to the polls to cast their bal
lots. They will nominate Repub
lican and Democratic candi
dates on the party tickets, elect
a Superintendent of Public In
struction on the nonpartisan
ballot, and decide upon two
measures, also on the nonpar
tisan ballot.
Polls will be open "from 8
a.m. until 8 p.m. Nine polling
places for Morrow county's nine
precincts are listed elsewhere
in this paper.
Many of the candidates on
the party ballots are running
without opposition, particularly
at the local level.
Only two positions have
brought contests in the county,
one being the Democratic race
for county assessor, and the
other being the two nomina
tions for port commissioner on
the Republican ticket
Assessor Candidates Active '
Haskell Sharrard and Robert
(Butch) Laughlin seek the
Democratic nomination for as
sessor. They are the only local
candidates who have shown
any activity in the primary
campaign.
Laughlin is running on the
slogan, "Dependable, efficient
native of Morrow county." He
was born m Heppner, went to
school here and graduated from
Heppner High school in 1958.
He is son of Mrs. Ilene Wy
man. Laughlin said that he has
been interested in mathematics
all of his life. He worked for
The Boeing Company for a year
in electronics and took three
courses in mathematics while
with them. In the county he
has done ranch work and work
ed for the Morrow County Grain
Growers. He and his wife, Ju
die, have three children, Tamie,
Shane, and Lottie.
Sharrard comes from a Pio
neer Morrow county family.
His grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Deos, homesteaded in
the county in the 1800's.
He was born and raised on
a farm on Willow Creek near
Heppner Junction, atte n d e d
school In Arlington and trav
eled considerably as a young
man. He operated the home
farm until moving to Heppner
in 1957.
Sharrard owns and operates
Wee TV shop, has served nine
years on the board of directors
of Heppner TV, Inc., two years
of which have been as presi
dent He has been a council
man in Heppner for two years,
serves as chairman of the san
itation committee and is a
member of the street commit
tee. Recently he was appointed
communications coordinator for
Morrow county civil defense.
Sharrard is a member of All
Saints' Episcopal church and of
the Heppner Elks lodge. He and
his wife, Sarah, have two sons,
Tod, 10, and Timothy, 6.
Thomson Unopposed
Rod Thomson, who has served
a full term as assessor after
several years previously as dep
uty, runs unopposea on the Re
publican ticket as incumbent.
Running for port commission
on the Republican ballot, two to
be nominated, are Garland
Swanson of lone, a present com
missioner, who has had long
service in this capacity; Barney
Atalcom, owner of Heppner
Lumber Company; and Howard
Goiiyhorn of Irrigon.
Only candidate for port com
mission on the Democratic- bal
lot is Joe Tatone of Boardman,
also an incumbent The other
nominee on this ticket will be
chosen by writein.
There is one candidate on
each ballot for county commis
sioner. E. O. (Gene) Ferguson,
Republican, is seeking the nom
ination from his party without
opposition after serving for two
terms. Jack Van Winkle, own
er of Jack's Chevron Service
and Van Winkle's Motel, is the
Democratic candi date, also
without opposition. Van Wink
le's ballot slogan is, "For Wil
low Creek dam and future de
velopment of Morrow county,"
and Ferguson's slogan is, "In
cumbent, with 8 years of exper
ience." No Opposition for DJl.
Herman Winter, incumbent
district attorney, is without op
position in other party as he
runs for nomination on the Re
publican ballot. If he receives
d majority of writein votes o
the Democratic ballot, as we'.l
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