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Sen. Morse Wire Spurs Hope on Final
Sen. Wiiyne Mow Tuesday
wired the ilimncr Morrow
County Chamber of Commerce
Hint ultcmptN are Mill bring
made In Colore lo Kemre tho
appropriation for tho pro-con-m
run inn survey of tho Willow
Creek project this year.
lb- ultio fiiilil Unit lin antici
pated approval nf tho budget
request in (hi Senate for tho
Bureau of Reclamation, which
includes nn Item of $111000 for
tho llnwillllii HiiKln Project In
vitlKitlnn and consequently,
ihn Willow Creek Irrigation
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THIRD ANNUAL SIDEWALK BAZAAR, held Friday and Saturday,
prored highly successiul from all angles. At upper left Mrs.
Ernest Chrlstopherson, with straw hat and dark glasses (seat
ed, left). Is well protected 1rom bright sun as she sells food at
the Latter Day Saints church stand. Some of the good from
Murray Rexali attract shoppers on the sidewalk. At upper right
Jaycees sell "Joy Juice" at their stand. The members under the
Two Are Injured
In Auto Accident
Ginny Lou Turner, 10, and her
cousin, Charles Hay Griffin, 13,
of Oxnard, Calif., sustained In
juries Wednesday afternoon
when the auto in which they
were riding went out of con
trol and overturned near the
Bob Lovgren place on the Turn
er road to Sandhollow off High
way 207 northeast of Lexing
ton. Tena Griffin, 15, sister of
Charles, and only other occu
pant, escaped without Injuries.
The attending physician said
that Glnny Lou suffered a frac
tured leg and Charles sustain
ed a broken pelvis.
Don Turner, father of Glnny
Lou, said that the car met
another at the crest of a hill
on the rural road. He said his
daughter told him that they
swerved to avoid a collision and
J he car went out of control,
rolling over several times Into
a wheat field. The Turner car
was demolished.
The Griffin youngsters are
visiting the Turners whllo their
parents, the Kov. Dr. and Mrs.
Charles C. Griffin, continued on
to Victoria, B. C, on a vacation
trip. Mrs. Griffin and Mrs. Turn
er are cousins,
The three In tho car had been
playing golf and wore return
ing home when the accident
happened. The car was pretty
well demolished. Turner said
three sets of golf clubs In the
trunk were undamaged, except
for his favorite putter, which
wa.s broken In two in the acci
dent. The two Injured were taken
to Pioneer Memorial hospital In
the new ambulance, arriving
there, about 5 p.m.
Two young men ot Hormis
Ion, whose names were not re
ported, were In the other car.
They stopped after seeing the
Turner car leave the highway.
feasibility program.
Tho telegram wan In response
lo ti'li'itriitn Kent from hern by
Coimly Judge Paul Jones, Jerry
Sweeney, secretary of the Cham
ber of Commerce, and Herman
Winter. Judge Jones said that
he bad Kent telegram to Sen
atom Morse mid Maurlno Neu
herder and Congressmen Wen
dell Wyatt, Kdlth Green and
Hobert Duncan,
The Judge hum that he had
telephoned till) office of Al Ull
man and received assurance
that eontliiued effort were
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Thursday, July 14,
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Hood River Man Offered
Contract as Principal
Board of Directors of Morrow
County School District K-l at
its meeting Monday night au
thorized offering a contract to
Alan R. Martin, 31, as principal
of Heppner Elementary school,
Martin, who has received his
master's degree from Portland
State Collgee, has taught at
Hood River, Milwaukie and re
turned to Hood River for spe
cial work. He Is married and has
two daughters.
On visits here, Martin had
talked with members of the
school board on two occasions,
Supt. David Potter reported.
Seven openings still exist on
the teaching staffs in the coun
ty system, Potter told the board.
Two are for positions In lone,
two in Heppner high school
and three in Heppner elemen
tary school. There may be two
more openings in Heppner Ele
mentary although two teachers
have verbally indicated that
they are Interested In the po
sitions. All leaching positions are
filled at Riverside High school,
Boardman, and A. C. Houghton
Elementary school in Irrigon.
Principal Harold Beggs of
lone returned Sunday from a
vacation trip to Minnesota and
Interviewed teachers without
success on the trip. Principal
Ron Daniels of Riverside High
took a vacation trip to Idaho
and also interviewed teachers
but could find no Interested ap
plicants, Supt. Potter said.
"The teacher situation is crit
ical over the entire nation," he
said. "I know of no districts
which have all positions filled.
There are 20 vacancies in Hood
River at tho present time."
Laundry Nears Completion
Laundry equipment has ar
rived for the new laundry being
prepared at Heppner Element
being made to secure the ap
propriation thin year.
Ken. Morse's telegram to
Sweeney wan aw follow:
"Although budget request for
fiscal year l!)(i7 on Willow Creek
Dam I'roject wan zero, I request
ed Senate appropriations com
mittee to approve $160,000 for
coming fiscal year, full amount
usable by Corp. Shull continue
to urge approval of this amount
la-cause I regard the project an
completely meritorious.
"I'letiHeil to advise that budg
et request for Bureau Rt-clama-
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straw hats are Tom Wilson, Wayne Lamb and John Pankey.
Judy Jones (not pictured) kalked off with the rifle given Sat
urday evening. At bottom left are shopper in the area of Mi
Ladies and Gonty'i, and at bottom right the merchandise from
J. C Penney Co, it shown spread across the sidewalk.
(G-T Photos).
ary School, the superintendent
reported. Concrete floor was
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Dr. Robert Todd
lakes Army Post
Dr. Robert Todd, dentist, has
signed with tho U. S. Army Re
serve and has been ordered to
report to Fort Huachuca, Ariz.,
on August 1, he announced this
week.
Ho will enter service as a
captain and will work in the
dental clinic at the post, an
electronic proving grounds near
the Mexican border. Mrs. Todd
and their three children will ac
company him and expect to live
on the base. The chllden are
Keith, 10; Bobby, 9; and Wen
dy, 6.
Dr. Todd, who received his or
ders Tuesday, was surprised at
the shortage of time given him
to report and he expected to
ask for an extension in order
to allow time to close his den
tal practice here and get affairs
in order.
Tho Todds came to Heppner
two years ago when he began
dental practice here after com
pleting service in the Navy.
During his service he spent five
months in the orient.
While in Heppner, ho has
been particularly active in the
Junior Chamber of Commerce
and in working with the Little
League. Mrs. Todd has been ac
tive with Cub Scouts.
Dr. Todd attended Oregon
State University, taking pro
dental training, then transfer
red to the University of Oregon
Dental School to complete work
for his degree.
Project Surveys This Year
tlon contain Item of $114,000
for Umatilla Basin I'roject Inves
tigation, including study of rec
lamation feature of Willow
Creek dam. Anticipate no prob
lem In obtaining senate approv
al of this Item. Only $10,000
will be required to complete the
study In fascal 18."
Hon Ahem, administrative as
sistant to Cong. Ullman, told
Judge Jones by telephone that
a final decision on whether an
appropriation would be received
this year should be forthcoming
this week.
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HEPPNER
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State Seeks Bids
On Highway Job
Bids on the grading and pav
ing of the Bunker Hill Road
Heppner section of the Heppner
highway will be received by
the Oregon State Highway Com
mission at its meeting in Sa
lem on inursctay, July 2S, a
news released from the high
way department states.
Plans for the 2.84-mile proj
ect call for widening and im
proving the grades on the ex
isting route to two 12-foot lanes
Completion time is SO calendar
days.
The City of Heppner was no
tified last week that bids would
be sought on the project in July
and requested that the highway
department be notified of any
city facilities that must be
moved as a result of the proj
ect. It is understood that the
work will extend north from
the highway bridges in Hepp
ner for the near three mile
stretch towards Lexington.
NEARING COMPLETION at the
dry kiln at the plant (left).
ors of Eugene. Total cost of
drying department u about
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The local telegrams were sent
as a result of discussion Mon
day at the Chamber of Com
merce meeting when Winter
pointed out that the Irrigation
district organization had been
completed, and he felt that
there might still be time to get
funds for at least the feasibil
ity study of the Bureau of Rec
lamation on the Irrigation fea
ture of the project
A letter writing campaign to
Congress was urged, but In view
of the replies from Senator
Morse and the telephone con
versation with Cong. Ullman's
office, It is now felt that let
ters at this time could do lit
tle good.
Judge Jones said that he had
received a reply only from Sen.
Morse In response to the tele
grams he sent.
All-Star Team
Chosen to Play
In Area Tourney
Sixteen Morrow county boys
will make up an all-star dele
gation to the area tournament
In The Dalles next week, July
21, 22 and 23. Commissioner
Harley Sager announces 14 all
Mars anda three alternates have
been selected from the four
teams of the Willow Creek Lit
tle LcaKuers.
The all-star team members
are Herb Ekstrom, Indians;
Dave Gunderson, Dodgers; Dal
las Harsin, Braves; Jon Hedman,
Dodgers; David Hughes, Braves;
Mike Hughes, Giants; Terry
Hughes, Dodgers; Bill Norton,
Giants; Jim Schaffitz, Dodgers;
Ron Sherman, Dodgers; Tom
Stockard, Giants', Gary Watkins,
Braves; David Winters, Braves;
Jim Van Winkle, Dodgers. Alter
nates for the trip are Doug and
Don Papineau, Indians, and
Bobby Worden.
First game for the Willow
Ctmc Ipam will hn Frift.iv niphl
at 8 p.m. against the winner I
or the Thursday night game.
Winners of the two games Fri
day night will play in the
championship game Saturday
and the losers will play for the
consolation award.
The games will be played at
the American Little League
Field on The Dalles Junior High
school grounds at E 16th and
H Streets.
Accompanying the boys to
The Dalles "will be Dr.. Robert
Todd and Dave McLcod, coach
es, and Harley Sager, commis
sioner. Tom Hughes will help
with coaching during the prac
tices before the game.
Commissioner Sager Is arrang
ing motel accommodations for
the boys who are not staying
with their parents in The Dal
les and he would like to have
those who would like to be in
cluded contact him immediate
ly. Every' all-star must take a
certified birth certificate to Mr.
Sager before the trip as the
rules of the tournament are
that any all-star who does not
have a birth certmcate suDmit
ted cannot play.
An all-star practice game
with a Condon team Is sched
uled for tonight (Thursday) at
6:30.
Power Vandalism
Reward Offered
Board of directors of Colum
bia Basin Electric Cooperative
has authorized offering a re
ward of S250 for information
leading to the arrest and con
viction of anvone found shoot
ing or breaking insulators on
the company s power lines, Har
ley Young, manager, said this
week.
The reward also applies to
any other willlul damage to
the power lines which might
cause an interruption in serv
ice, he said. Young said that in
one area, insulators had been
shot off five poles.
Without the insulators, the
lines sometimes short-circuit,
cause fires with consequent
power outages and possibly ser
ious damage.
The reward offer applies to
any of the company's lines in
Wheeler, Gilliam, Morrow or
Umatilla counties, Young said
Information should be reported
to him to qualify for the reward.
Kinzua Corporation plant here
The Moore dry kiln is being built
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the project, which will give needed extra capacity in the lumber
$100,000.
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PRINCESS MARDEE CHILDERS
Da
nee
P
nncess
First of the rodeo princess
dances for the season i will hon
or princess Mardee Childers, at
tractive 5 ft., 6 in. brunette dau
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. O. A.
Childers of Boardman, who is
representing the Boardman Til-
Kinzua to Honor i
Six Tree Farmers
On Anniversary
Richard L. Graham, Kinzua
Corporation forester, will present
a "Tree oi the Future tnis weeK
to Raymond French, Heppner;
Sidney and Mary Zinter, lone;
Gustav E. Peterson, Monument;
Kenneth Keeling, La Grande;
and William H. Steiwer, Fossil.
All are area tree farmers and
the presentation is in honor of
the 1966 Silver Anniversary of
the lumber and timber industry-
sponsored Tree Farm program.
The trees were received from
Fred Matzner, district forester of
the Western Wood Products as
sociation, Bend. They are all
special hybrid pine seedlings
which have been produced by
the WWPA with the assistance
of forest researchers and gene
ticists. The root system of each of
the hybrids is encased in a
perforated polyethylene, soil
filled tube enabling them to
be "shocklessly" planted even
at this time of year still in
their tubes. It is believed the
hybrid vigor of the special
trees should make a great show
ing in comparison to the na
tive pines now growing on lo
cal tree farms.
The association hopes that
each Tree Farmer will make an
annual report on the perform
ance of the fast-growing young
trees, which are expected to al
so have exceptional resistance
to drought, disease, and forest
pests.
Kinzua Corporation is taking
a special interest in observing
the Silver Anniversary ot the
tree farm program because it
was one of the originators of
the movement and Its 166,092
acre tree farm bears Certificate
No. 7. Since that time, 2,320 tree
farms have been certified in
the Western States. Any local
farmers interested in the pro
gram are urged to contact Mr.
Graham for more infomation.
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is the 34x104 ft. addition to the
by Schmidt and Smith, contract
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to Honor
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licum Club on this year's fair
and rodeo court.
Music for the dance which
will be at the fair pavilion,
Heppner, Saturday, July 16, will
be furnished by the popular
combo, The Taynes of Pendle
ton, with dancing from 9:30 to
1:00. Ensuing dances for other
rhembers- of the court will fol
low -on successive week-ends.
- The public had an opportun
ity to become well acquainted
with the new court at the Kick
off dance last Saturday night,
which proved to be a big- suc
cess with a large crowd attend-,
ing.
Princess Mardee will be a
senior this next year at River
side High school. Prior to her
transferring to the Boardman
school at the beginning of her
junior year, she had attended
school in Bend, where her fath
er had been employed in con
struction work. Alter graduation
next year, sne hopes to enroll
in a state university and ma
jor in medicine.
Acclaimed by others on the
court as having a most likeable
and pleasant personality, the
princess is truly enjoying her
experience with them in rodeo
and riding events this summer.
Many of her summer hours are
spent in practice on riding the
quarter horse, "Pepsi", which
she has borrowed from Mr. and
Mrs. Edwin Benthine of Board
man for her official appearanc
es. Princess Mardee Is the young
est of five children in her fam
ily. She has three sisters, Mrs.
John W. Stenkamp of Pendle
ton; Mrs. Ronald Evans and
Mrs. C. E. Mershon, both of
Troutdale; and one brother, R.
L. Childers, who lives in Port
land. With others on the court, and
with their chaperone, Mrs. Ar
chie Munkers, they have been
well received in several parades
this summer, including Arling
ton, Spray, Condon and Uma
tilla. Others will include Jos
eph, the Umatilla County Fair
and the Pendleton Round-Up, as
well as several appearances
within the county.
Following her dance Satur
day, Princess Susan Lindstrom,
chosen by the Willows Grange
of lone, will be next to be hon
ored. Her dance will be on Sat
urday night, July 23, at the
pavilion.
Combine Crashes
On Hill Near lone
When Its brakes failed to hold
while its young driver was at
tempting to shift gears going up
a hill near lone, a combine,
headed for Condon, rolled back,
tipped over and dropped some
40 feet over a grade Monday
afternoon.
Driver was Jimmy Graben
hurst, a Condon High school
student. He managed to get free
of the errant combine and
emerged only with a "shaking
up."
Highland Machinery Compa
ny had just taken the combine
and a second one from Linds
trom Bros, on a trade for new
machines, and they were en
route back to Condon with the
used machines when the acci
dent happened. It was on the
hill that leads from the high
school and occurred three or
four miles from town, it was
reported.