HEPPNER GAZTTTt-TlMES,
Oregon Senators ;
And Congressmen I
Support Project
Good response has .been re
ceived from Oregon's Congres-
sional delegation to tctrgraais ;
from the Chamber of Commerce
urging help in obtaining funds
for pre const ruction surveys on
the Willow Creek project. Her
man Winter, vice president, told
members Monday. . . -
He said that Rep. Wendell
Wvatt had responded with the
assurance that he will support
the project. Rep. Edith Green
was out of the capital but as
surance came from her office
that she would cooperate on the
project.
Both Senators Maurine Neu
berger and Wayne Morse ap
peared before the Subcommit
tee on Public Works of the Sen
ate Appropriations committee
on behalf of Oregon project,
including the Morrow county
project, on May 4.
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nimer rtau guoii.uIO '",dleton where he is r
.neir remu . .-..
th subcommittee:
,
-t'UOllc law rw-.w. me tui-
nibus River and Harbor Act of
1965, authorized the
v wn.
Creek Dam project. The import
ance of the project can be nem-
r,,oA I.,. f, hi-l that Inl
VA-V'i 1; ii-n u V," : i home from a few weeks spent
1903, th' w toin. m Corvallis where Mr. Johnson
as a ,0U.dt-T! attended school and Mrs. John-
flood, sustained the fourth mit . and wm visj,ed fri d
disastrous natural flood in the d rclatlvcs.
history of the United States in'
terms of lost lives. I d Mrs. u L. Irvin spent
terms ol mm lives. Ju wwk.cnd in HuminRton,
The authorized project calls aml Mrs Florence McMillan
for the construction of a mul- ;spont the week end in Baker at
tiple-purpose dam and reservoir , lnc nomo o a Rlrihood friend.
on Willow Creek immediately lrs Bessie Francis.
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through the City of Heppner. I Jf fon vlsltor ,he
Benefits would include flood iw"k encl- j
control, irrigation, municipal ' J Mrs. Alonzo Henderson and
and industrial water supply. daughter Betty spent a couple
water quality control and facil- ; f days last week in Lexington
ities for sports fishing, wildlife . tron hR,vw wnere thpy are
and recreation. The project has,sndl"S the summer,
an excellent benefit-cost ratio Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Munkers
of 1.2 to 1. I left Portland Saturday morning
'This project has strong local b' to be with their dau
support and its benefits are of Knte'' Marilyn and family in
extreme importance to the bas- i Arizona. Marilyn recently un
in. particularly the City of dorwent major surgery and her
Hennner It is resrrettable that i
the President's budget request
for fiscal 1967 on this project
was zero. I ask that the full
amount useable by the Corps
of Engineers for the coming fis
cal year, namely. $160,000. be
approved. I have every reason
to believe that adequate assur
ance of local cooperation can
be obtained."
Sen. Neuberger in her remarks
said, "I urge the committee to
approve $110,000 for the Cath
erine Creek reservoir. $150,000
for the Lower Grande Ronde
Reservoir, and $160,000 for the
Willow Creek project near Hepp
ner." As reported last week, Sen.
Morse sent a telegram stating
that he was continuing to urge
the appropriation for the com
ing fiscal year.
Congressman Al Ullman's as
sistant, Ron Ahem, said that
continued support could be ex
pected from his office. No fur
ther information on the matter
has been received this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Rot Nash of
Portland and Mr- and Mrs. Dan
Nash of Hood River spent Friday
night wtii Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln
Nash in Heppner. All the men are
brothers. The visitors continued
on Saturday for Colorado
Springs, Colo., to visit the dau
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Nash.
Attending the Nash and Jen
sen family picnic at Eagle Creek
Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Bud
Springer and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Lyle Jensen and children,
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Connor, and
Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Nash, all
of Heppner, and Mrs. Lee Palm
er and children of lone. The
Lyle Jensens went on to St. Hel
ens to visit Mrs. Jensen's moth
er there, and they returned to
Heppner Monday.
Word conies (rom Mrs. Lena
Kelly that her grandson and
wife, Mr. and Mrs. Renne Har
ris, have moved to Cambridge.
Mass., where he will attend
Tufts University In the fall to
continue work on his doctor's
degree In organic chemistry.
During the summer months
Renne Is head life guard at a
private pool in Hyde Park in
Boston.
Visitors the first of the month
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Everett Struckmeier were their
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Lee Weiher and small
children, Carey and Todd, who
are this month moving to Mc
Minnvllle. They are returning
to Oregon from Reno, Nev., and
will live in McMinnville, where
Weiher will continue his work
with the Oregon Journal as its
area manager and distributor.
Mr, and Mrs. Ervin Anderson
entertained several of their rel
atives over the 4th of July holi
days. A cousin and wife of Mrs.
Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Haverland were here from Mon
trose, Colo. Coming from Port
land were a daughter, Mrs. Dee
Martin and daughter Suzanne;
a son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Al Parent and dau
ghters Lisa, Shelly and Alison
of Salem, and another daugh
ter, Mrs. Carol Porter was here
from Corvallis. Little Suzanne
stayed for an extended visit
with her grandparents.
Thursday, July il, 1966
Vandals Damage
Pump Equipment
By DELPHA JONES
LEXINGTON Vandalism has
Iwn reported oi property of
Clifford Williams, and Informa
tion Is soueht which would lead
to identification of the RuHty
party. A $5.00 reward is being
offered for any positive identi
fication. For the second time in recent
weeks serious damages have
been made to pumping equip
ment which is used along the
creek at the back of rite prop
erty. Electrical connections, at
tachments and equi p m e n t
w hich wore to be Used with an
electric pump near his home
were found damaged and cut
when electrical hookups were to
be made Monday. Tampering
and destruction of the equip
ment has meant considerable
loss to Mr. Williams. .Coopera
tion of those in the communi
ty is asked.
Charles Col ley is a patient in
'the Community Hospital in Ten
1 in Fen
receiving medical attention.
nalienr in the Community Hos-
in pendIeton where he re-
irentlv underwent minr snri'i'rv
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Mr. and Mrs. Jim Johnson and
daughter Willa have returned
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Parents went aown to visit ner,
Mrs. Scott D. McMillan and
Mrs. Bertha Hunt were business
visitors in Pendleton on Tues
day. Mrs. Cleo VanWinkle and Mr.
and Mrs. Johnnie Ledbetter and
daughters and Mr. and Mrs.
Hermann Green of Heppner en
joyed a picnic at Sacajewa State
Park in Pasco Sunday where
they met Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
VanWinkle and children of Spo
kane. The three children of the
Alfred VanWinkle's returned
home with their parents after
a couple of weeks visit in Lex
ington. Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Rine
hart and son of Ukiah visited
at the Joe Yocom home over
the week-end.
Three Links Club met at the
home of Mrs. Charlie Padberg
on Thursday of last week.
Plans were made at this time
to sponsor a booth at the Mor
row County Fair and Rodeo
and a float Discussions were
held concerning Theta Rho Girls
and any one interested in join
me may call Mrs. Joe Yocom
or Mrs. Johnnie Edwards. It is
hoped to get this group going
by fall. Lovely refreshments
were served later by the host
ess. Mrs. Bertha Dinges, who has
been a patient in a Portland
hospital, was recently released
and is now visiting in Olympia,
Wn.
Several families of Lexington,
lone and Heppner attended the
reunion of the Steagall, Robin
son and Anderson families of
Spray at Bull Prairie Sunday.
Women of the three families are
sisters. Eighty-three were pres
ent for the reunion. Going from
Lexington were Mr. and Mrs.
Wilbur Steagall and son Jim,
Mr. and Mrs. George Steagall
and family, and Mrs. Lola
Breeding. From lone were Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Crowell and
from Heppner were Mr. and Mrs.
Jerry Dougherty and family.
HOSPITAL NEWS
Patients who were admitted to
Pioneer Memorial hospital dur
ing the past week, and are still
receiving medical care, are the
following: Jessie Griffin, Hepp
ner; Mary "Mikander, Heppner:
Myrtle Potter, Condon; Newt
O'Harra, Lexington; Kathryti
Yarnell, lone; Judy Andrew,
lone, and Paul Rector, Fossil.
Those vho have received med
ical care, and were later dis
missed, were the follow i n g:
Owen Leathers, Heppner, trans
ferred to Walla Walla LaVerne
Van Marter, Sr., Heppner, trans
ferred to Portland; Lee Hams,
lone; Sally Sumner, Heppner;
Treve Peterson, lone, and Mich
ael Collin, Fossil.
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Thomp
son, Heppner, became parents
of a 6 lb., 10 oz. son, born
Saturday, July 16. He has been
named Eric Scott, and joins a
sister, Shelley, and broth e r,
Brian. Maternal grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs. Victor Schoen
of North Bonneville, Wn., and
paternal grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. R. S. Thompson of
Pendleton.
A daughter, Melinda Dawn,
was born to Mr. and Mrs. Don
ald Eu banks of lone on Tues
day, July 19, weighing 7 lb.
She Joins a brother, Daran. Ma
ternal grandmother is Mrs. Al
ice McCabe; great-grandmother
is Mrs. Joe Mahon, Sr., both of
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Dressed in her ceremonial
Camp Fire Girls costume,
IVnae Kimball, of Houston,
Texas, points to the spot where
1.000 teen-age Horiron Club
firls will spend three weeks
earning about our Latin
American neighbors.
The Horizon Club Confer
ence Afloat, first international
sea and land conference of its
kind sponsored by a national
youth agency, was planned to
give girls in the senior program
of Camp Fire Girls an exposure
to other cultures and experi
ences in sharing.
The Conference will combine
the usual pleasureable aspects
of a sea voyage with a full pro
gram of workshops and semi
nars to reinforce previous stud
ies in the history, geography
and culture of Latin America
and the Spanish language.
Hardman News
Br BLANCHE McDANIEL
HARDMAN, RHEA CREEK
Many in this area were sad
dened to hear of the recent
death of Mrs. Susie Jessel of
Ashland. Mrs. Jessel used to
come to Hardman and Heppner
many years ago to treat people
and became a personal inena
of many. She lived at Union at
that time.
Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Bechdolt
and Archie Bechdolt attended a
Hereford meeting last week at
Moscow, Idaho, sponsored by
the American Hereford Assoc.
The speaker was Dr. Jon Bons-
ma. professor at the University
of Pretonia, South Africa. Many
states were represented at the
meeting and about 20 attended
from Oregon. The Bechdolts
spent one night at Grand Cou
lee and enjoyed a tour of the
dam.
Mr. and Mrs. Huston Lesley
returned July 8 aiter three days
fishing and camping at Boulder
Creek, above Susanville. They
were accompanied by two of
their daughters, Mrs. Phil An
drus and Linda, and Mrs. Ro
land Davidson and Monica, all
of Portland. Joining the group
at Long Creek was Huston's sis
ter, Mrs. Ford Sloan and dau
ghters Cindy and Julie. They
found the fishing very good.
Going to Pendleton recently
for medical attention were Mr.
and Mrs. Les Robinson and Al
ta Stevens.
Visiting at the Harold Wright
home on the July 4th holiday
were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hill
of Kimberly, Mr. and Mrs. Rob
ert Gertson of Monument and
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wright. Visit
ing over the July 16th week-end
were Hugh Jackson, Cindy and
Clyde of Portland and Mrs.
Wave Jackson of Monument.
Mrs. Maxine Mahon and Mike
of Elgin spent a week-end with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam
McDaniel. On Sunday, July 10,
the McDanlels accompanied Mr.
and Mrs. Carey Hastings to
Monument where they visited
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Howell and
were dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Clifford Howell at Wall
Creek, Mrs. Robert Reid of Spray
and John Hawk of Camp 5 were
also callers at the McDaniel
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Stevens and
Johnny were in Monument July
10 to see Mr. and Mrs. Stanley
Musgrave.
The Wright families had a
picnic Sunday, July 10, at the
Anson Wright Memorial Park,
with about 25 persons attend
ing. Among them was Mrs.
Myrtle Crublne of Portland, a
sister to Ray and Walt Wright,
who is visiting at the Walt
Wright home. Last Tuesday
Mrs. Evelyn Farrens, Mrs. Cru
blne and Mrs. Walt Wright
went to Arlington to spend the
day with the Wright's daugh
ter, Mrs. Don Anderson.
Mrs. Elmer Palmer was hon
ored at a birthday barbecue
Sunday evening, July 10, at the
Marion Palmer home in lone.
Mr. and Mrs. Barton Clark and
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wright at
tended from this area.
Stopping by to visit Jess
Coates on July 9 was one of
the Freemont Burgess boys. He
had lived here many years ago
Heppner. Paternal grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs. John Eubanks
of lone; great-grandparents are
Mrs. Vela Eubanks, Madras,
Earl Morgan, lone, and Mattle
Morgan of Ashland,
To Everybody!
At ports of call San Juan,
Puerto Rico, Cartagena, Co
lumbia, and Kingston. Jamaica
the girls will meet govern
ment ollicinls, visit girls' camps,
rural communities, industrial
plants and native homes, where
several will spend time as
house guests. The Horizon Club
girls also plan to entertain
their Latin-American counter
parts aboard their ship, the
M 'S Aurelia.
The thousand girls, repre
senting 35 states, have been
working in after-school jobs
for two years to defray most
of the cost of the voyage. They
will be accompanied by a pro
fessional staff of 100, includ
ing three chaplains.
"WO-HE-LO," WOrk,
HEalth, I.Ove is the watch
word of the Camp Fire Girls
organization.
In a house on Jess property,
and although the house Is now
gone, he took with him a rock
from the foundation. His father
was a brother-in-law to Cy Fu
qua who used to farm In the
Elghtmlle country.
Metsker maps of Morrow, Gil
11am. Umatilla, Wheeler counties
on sale at the Gazette-Times.
Fair, Field Day
Slated August 3-4
Demonstration of Irrigation
systems that rotate, creep,
crawl, and chug down the field
under their own power will
highlight the first Sprinkler Ir
rigation Fair and Field Day
August 3 and 4 at Oregon State
I'niversliy's Jackson Farm.
In addition, the more than
t.r00 growers, field men. and
Industry representatives expect
ed to attend the event will be
given guided tours of such re
search projects as "air condit
ioned" irrigation of bush beans,
plastic tubes for drainage, and
intensive cropping of poorly
drained lands.
Marvin Shearer. OSU extens
ion irrigation specialist, said
the two-dav program Is design
ed so a person can take In the
whole show In about 2 - hours.
The fair will be open August
3 from 10 a.m. to H p.m. and
August 4 from 10 a.m. to 3:30
p.m. All companies that manu
equipment have been Invited to
have displays at the event. the'
first of Its kind ever held In
facture or distribute Irrigation
the Northwest.
The fair Is being sponsored
by the Sprinkler Irrigation As
sociation. Oregon State Univer
sity, and the Pacific Power und
Light Company.
Shearer said the demonstra
tions will Include hnndmove
lateral linos; a manually-controlled
solid set lateral und a
lid set using sequencing
sprinklers; a standard side roll
lateral; a side roll lateral that
sprinkles as It moves: end roil
and end skid laterals; center
riser hand move lateral; circu
lar move lateral and boom type
prinklers.
On the research side, those
attending will get a chance to
see tne progress oi lour years
work being done to develop
new crops for poorly drained
soils. These include experiments
Involving the use of field corn
for grain and testing the effects
of planting on ridged soil sur
faces. Work on the use of plas
tic and petroleum mulches al
so will be on display.
TYPEWRITER RIBBONS for all
makes of machines, t)8c; Car
ter's X-Pert Carbon Paper. 39"
pkg; boxed typing paper, 5O0
sheets. $1.95: adding machine
paper, 25c roll; carbonized and
non-carbonized sales books,
and other office supplies, Gazette-Times
office.
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Columbia Basin
Serving Wheeler, Gilliam,
Principal Martin
Declares Heppner
Country 'Great'
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teaching experlcmv Is work n
a track conch and assistant In
football.
Martin was born and reared
In Portland ami graduated from
Mllwaukle high school. Mary
Ann origin ally came from
Washington, but lived In Cali
fornia before moving to Port
land. She and her husband met
at Oregon State University
where they attended for one
vear. Mrs. Martin, like her hus
band, graduated from Portland
State College.
They are expecting a third
child in September.
Mrs. Martin was to Join her
husband here Wednesday to
help liHik for a place to live.
Thev need a three bedroom
home, and the new principal
said Tuesday that they had
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hlch hey were nt. res t t
Mar. ' "'"i!
the schools here as he Is about
the area. He said that the ele
mentary school Is "very flnn"
and while the Junior high build
ing is old, "tt has the attribute
of being large."
As to the progr a m for the
coming year, Principal Martin
said that he plans to sit down
with Supt. Potter and discuss
it. There probably will bo some
changes.
"No matter how good, there
is no program that can't be Im
proved," he said.
But there Is no repressing that
enthusiasm he finds for the
area.
"I was Just ut n meeting Inst
night, and when I left, the new
moon was Just coming over the
hill." he said, "It was simply
spectacular."
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Livestock Price
Drop Expected
Livestock prices In Oregon
probably reached their peak for
the year In March und should
conl Inue to drop some during
the rest of the year, according
to Stephen C. Murks, Oregon
Stale University extension agri
cultural economist.
Production of both red meat
und poultry Is Increasing, points
out Marks. This helps balance
continued strong demand for
meat. There are more cattle In
feedlols being finished for mar
ket now tliun there were In
llHi.1. und this als will hold
down prices.
The falling prices mean that
cattle feeders are getting caught
In the squeeze between the pric
es they paid for the feeder rat
tle that went Into their lots this
spring, and the price being paid
for cattle going to murket now.
Feedlot operators In turn ure
not going to be willing to pay
us much for feeder cattle this
summer and fall, nccordlng to
Murks.
The widespread drought In
the Western und Great Plains
Stales Is iilso having an effect
on the cattle market, by forc
ing ranchers short on feed sup
ply to sell off part of their
herds. Unless the ruins come,
more cattle will be sold off the
ranges earlier than usual.
However, If the present great
er than -average supply of cat
tle In feedlols Is denned up by
the end of the year there could
be some price relief then, Marks
says.
Hog prices will probably dip
well under year earlier levels
this summer and fall, predicts
Marks. Hog price hit an 1
year high of $30.K5 In Portland
lust winter. Thev dropped off
considerably, but then came
back up some.
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