HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. September 22. 1966
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Plan for a Self-Zoned City
It was surprising that not a single interested citizen, oth
er than those with some official connection or duty, attend
ed the public hearing on the city zoning ordinance Tuesday
night. This Is in contrast to what has happened in many other
cities where zoning has been started. Usually there are quite
a few who are afraid that the regulations will restrict them,
and they come loaded with questions or protests.
The latter situation has been the case with the hearings
that have been conducted on the proposed North Morrow coun
ty zoning.
One factor that may explain the public's complacence
about city zoning here is that it doesn't require much upset
of a growth that has developed in orderly fashion without con
trol. Heppner has. almost by chance, zoned Itself without reg
ulations. The industrial section is confined to a compact area on
the north, the commercial section Is pretty well contained in
the downtown district without sprawling Into residential dis
tricts, and the residential areas surround the industrial and
commercial districts without much intrusion into them.
In the comprehensive plan, the engineers have been able
to include small areas with non-conforming uses on the edges
of each zone into these zones, and doing it will mean a mini
mum of disturbances. There are some jogs and bulges in boun
daries that indicate this.
But while Heppner Is pretty well zoned naturally as Rich
ard Ivey of the engineers pointed out Tuesday night, the land
in the valley Is pretty well taken up. Development now is
going to have to come more on the hillsides and along the
highways.
While the' prediction is that there will not be a boom
type growth here In the foreseeable future, it is a pretty sure
thing that the Willow Creek dam will be built, and it will
cause some changes. The work force that comes to build it
will mean some adjustment, and it is well to liave regulations
established so that the city Is prepared.
On the face of it, the zoning ordinance appears to be an
excellent basis for future planning particularly so because It
does adapt itself so well to the natural development Certain
ly it will help assure an attractive city, provide for orderly
development, protect the interests and investments of each
propery owner, and help insure the private rights of each res
ident without encroachment by another.
Next Year . . . Maybe
News from Congressman Al Ullman that the House Ap
propriations committee did not. recommend funds for the Wil
low Creek project this year in its action last week did not
come as a surprise here. Wrhen provision for the pre-construc-tion
appropriation was not included In the original budgetary
recommendations in the spring, supporters of the dam here
realized that it would be a long shot ever to get the appro
priation this year.
Nevertheless, every effort was made in a "last ditch" ef
fort, both locally and by the Congressional delegation. Even
without the economic pressure of the Vietnam war, it prob
ably would have been unusual for the project to move that
fast The Army Corps of Engineers has been surprised that
the preliminary steps on the project and its authorization
moved as swiftly as they have.
Supporters appreciate the good efforts of Congressman Ull
man and others in Washington, D. C.
There is disappointment here, of course, but the hope Is
now that maybe the appropriation will be forthcoming next
year if the world situation and the economic conditions change
in our favor.
In a way, one can liken it to an old Model T chugging up
a hill. Just when It just about surmounts the crest, it coughs
and dies, only to roll back down the hill again.
But we're not quite like the Model T on this project We're
stopped just before gaining the top, true, but we don't roll
back to the bottom. We're ready to go over the top just as
soon as we can get in gear again.
3
Chaff and Chatter
Wes Sherman
MARION ABRAMS came to work
Wednesday afternoon lookinfi
as if she had "walked the
plank" and fallen on rocks in
stead of the open sea. Her arm
was prettv badlv bruised and
took on deep black and blue
hues.
We suggested that maybe- she
and the Father of the Year (hus
band Bob had had an alterca
tion, but this was far from the
case.
Marion didn't walk the plank;
she dropped the plank. The
whole family has been engaged
in painting the house. (Have
you noticed how nice it looks,
hleh on the east hill?) Bobs
father made the mistake of com
ing for a visit, and he was
pressed Into service. He and
Marion went to move a plank
on a scaffolding and dropped
it . . .
Mv, that smarts!
GAIL McCARTY lives on Cale
street (until his new home is
finished), and the McCartys are
going to have some new neigh
bors in the apartments of the
Heppner Clinic building. The
Rod (Spike) Pardoes have rent
ed an apartment there, and Mrs.
Pardee's name is Gale. Living
behind Gail McCarty and Gale
Pardee on Gale street is Gayle
Arbogast
With all the gales around,
they ought to kick up quite a
storm.
Spike, as is announced else
where In this paper, is the new
staffer at the Gazette-Times.
We're surely glad at last to
find someone who is a good pho
tographer. He expects to be
available for photo work on the
side, including handling of wed
ding pictures.
WHEN THE final gun went off
at the Condon game Friday
night with the score deadlock
ed at 20-20, Marylee Hiemstra,
wife of Coach Ed Hiemstra.
sighed and said, "Lose the first
one, tie the second one, win the
next."
This seems like a reasonable
approach to the football year
with a young but up-and-coming
team and a new coaching
staff.
The boys met a big and tough
team in Condon which has a
tremendous senior line, with
speed and power in the back
field. The Mustangs matched
them in good shape, though,
and there couldn't be much com
plaint of their performance.
Coach Hiemstra really knows
football, and the boys are going
to reflect this before the season
is over, although they have stiff
competition in the Greater Ore
gon league games ahead.
THE NEW MUSTANG coach
played professional football
with the New York Giants in
1942. The war interrupted, and
he continued his football with
the Second Air Force team.
Among those on the Giants at
the time he played was Len
Younce, ex OSU (OSC in those
days).
At the time he was a pro,
Hiemstra weighed 225 pounds,
and he played guard.
"I'd just be a scatback now!"
he said Wednesday in pointing
out how much bigger the teams
are.
You wouldn't believe it, but
the coach still weighs 205. In
street clothes, he looks as if he
weighs about 170.
"A man's average height at
the time of World War II was
5-9," Ed says. "Now it Is 511.
"A guard who is under 240
today doesn't have a chance
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In liM2. the Giants' first string
fullback weighed lust 170.
Hiemstra has great faith in
his boys. "Some of them are
tremendous animals." he says
in the he man language
which a football player uses in
respect to another.
He thinks his lads have some
wav to go to develop toughness
and real desire, and to get rid
or some of their accident-prone
tendencies.
"Too manv wheels, I guess,"
said he, referring to the fact
that kids today ride In cars
when thev should walk. "In
stead of pitching hay, thev are
too often driving tractors.1'
Two of the boys, trying to out
do each other, had u flareup of
temper one night this week, and
each tried to bull the other
out of the way. They got
into a tussle for a couple min
utes, after which Coach Hiem
stra told the squad, "Now that's
one of the first examples of real
desire I've seen."
Probably there will be some
more changes on the squad com
ing up. David Hall went to
quarterback and Jim Doherty
went to a halfback spot last
week because the coach felt Do
hertv had too much ability In
running to tie him with the
signal calling position, and Hall
has demonstrated a fine abil
ity to master the plays.
Some of the "lesser lights" on
the squad are going to be mov
ing out some of the standbys
for first string berths when they
show their stuff and the veter
an seems to rest on his laurels.
BY THE WAY. those real nice
programs that local merch
ants sponsor for the home
games aren't going to do much
good unless someone gets some
new light bulbs put in the
grandstand. Only other alterna
tive is for the fan to take a
flashlight.
ANYONE WHO may think that
Oregon's emphasis on state
parks isn't paying off should
have heard Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Lough of Monterey, Calif., brother-in-law
and sister of Mrs.
Sherman, who visited here
Thursday night and Friday.
They had been on a two
months' tour of western United
States and Canada with their
neat trailer home.
"Ask anyone anywhere," said
Ray, "and if he has done any
traveling, he'll tell you that
Oregon has the best state parks,
the best facilities and offers the
-most fun at scenic places than
any other state."
I think it was Orvllle Cuts
forth who said the other day
that one of the populated east
ern states just has three state
parks. Oregon has hundreds of
them.
ONE OF the most interesting
columns in any publication
in the state is "The Lost Forty"
in the Forest Log of the State
Department of Forestry.
In the September issue, the
author was talking about the
terms, "contained," "controlled"
and "mopping up" in relation
to forest fires.
'Deputy State Forester Frank
Sargent hauled off and simpli
fied them," the article said.
" 'If you had a five-gallon
bucket and put four gallons in
to it, that's contained; now if
you put a lid on it, that's con
trolled.' When asked the mean
ing of mop-up, he answered,
That's the easy one. That is
when you pour all the water on
to the floor.' "
Pvt Greg Pierce has been
home since Friday, September
16, on 21 day leave before going
to Vietnam; he has been at Ft.
Benning, Ga., for six weeks in
paratroop training. Pvt. Pierce
is spending his leave hard at
work at Heppner Lumber Co.
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Heppner, Condon Deadlock at 20-20
iiIl'Ii anil Hcmmcr
High football teams churned the
turf of the rodeo grounds nere
Vrl.lnv ntL'lit each attempting
to outdo the other, but when the
evening was over tney were
deadlocked in a 20 20 lie for the
Mustangs' home opener.
Each team flashed sparks of
brilliance at times, onlv to have
the other roar back to match
the performance. At the same
time, each team had Its lapses
that the other turned to Its ad
vantage. And the crowd saw everything
long pass receptions, long
runs from the kiekoff for touch
downs, long runs from scrim
mage, blinked punts, fumbles,
and a great number of penal
ties called on the overengor
teams.
David Hall, taking over the
quarterback spot from Jim Do
hertv who has been moved to
halfback, scored the opening
touchdown on a keeper in the
first quarter, after a pass from
Dohertv to Steve Pettyjohn, good
for 25 yards, set the stage for
the score. Doherty had helped
on the opening march when he
ran 31 yards to give the Mus
taiifis good field position. The
point trv, a run by Doherty,
failed to hit pav dirt.
The Blue Devils, who pack
power in their backfleld and a
solid wall up front In their sen
ior line, ripped back In the sec
ond quarter on a sustained
march from their 20. Mike C.ron
holm went over weakslile guard
for the score, and the placeklck
conversion trv was no rixhI,
making the score 6 6.
Doherty Intercepts
Later in the period, Condon
was in position to tally again
but an interception by Phertv
xtopped the tnreai. a o.. ,h.
pass to Hot) jacKson.
.... in,.., nevils on the llepp-
ner nine, but liberty's Intercep
tion kept the score ai o
half! line, .
IVan Kimiie. stopnoiuoie "
amears to he a real find for the
Mustangs, thrilled the crowd
an.l his teammates when ho
took a reverse from Hall on the
klckoff In the second quarter
from the Blue Devils and raced
SO yards to the end one. Hut
officials called the play back
nmt penalized the Mustangs be
cause the handoff on the re
verse hail been forward, making
It an illegal move.
McLsod Halts Run
Bill Mcl-ood plavlng on de
fense for the Mustangs, stopped
what appeared to be a certain
Condon touchdown earlv in the
third when a Blue Devil pans
and run netted M yards. M
Leod, displaying fine pursuit,
nailed I'.ronholin on a diving
tackle from the rear on the
Heppner IS. But later the visit
ors collected seven points when
Jamie GrabcnhorM passed to
Bill Katland for n touchdown
ami then Grabcnhorsl flipped an
aerial to Dale Vaughn for the
extra point. This made the score
13 f for Condon
Hall duplicated Kindles ear
lier feat when he broke away
on the next klckoff ami went
SO yards to score, and this time
It counted. Halt then passed to
tv.hertv for the point, and It
was even sloven again. 13 13.
Later In the third. Heppner
lust the ball on a blocked punt,
and as the fourth period rolled
around, Condon moved down
field and culminated their drive
with Gronholm going over from
the two, off tackle, The pass to
Fatland for the point was j(ood,
and this made It 20-13,
llcppncr went to the air to
bring the final deadlock. Hall
fired a long one to Doherty,
good for 35 yards, mid It Jim's
shlrttall had lwen tucked In his
pants, he might have gone the
distance. But a Condon defend
er stretched nut and managed
to grab the riving shlrltall to
in I tic htin down on the Condon
20 This onlv temporarily slop
ped the boy of Coach Ed Hiem
stra. Hall rifled pass to et
tvlohn who took It over and th
count was 20 ID. Then the Jun
ior quarterback grabbed the
ball on a keeper and went
across the line for the extra
point, bringing the 20 20 dead
ock.
Score:
Conduit
Heppner
2 3
ti 7
0 7
4
720
7, 20
CHOOSE A THEME
For The 1967
RODEO PARADE
WIN
Two Tickets To Two
Pcrformonccs of the Rodeo
Heppner Morrow County Chamber of Commerce needs
your help In choosing a theme for the l'.H7 Rodeo Pa
rade which it sponsors. Requests have been made that
the theme be chosen early In order to allow more time
to plan entries.
If vour Idea is fudged best, vou will win the prize two
tickets to the Saturday and Sunday afternoon perform
ances of the rodeo In August, 17.
Make vour theme Idea general enough so that it can
apply to a wide variety of floats and entries.
Anyone may enter this contest Just fill In the blank
below and bring or send it to the Gazette-Times, Hepp
ner, by Friday, October 7.
Name
Address
My suggestion for Parade Theme:
District Gets $650
Morrow eountv school district
recently was recipient of a check
for $ti50 from the State Compen
sation Department as a refund
from the commission. Mrs, Alice
Vance, cimnty clerk, rexirtcd
The refund was among many
paid to employers from surplus
n( the Slate Industrial Accident
Commission.
See us rur envelope of
kinds. The Gaxette-Tlmes.
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Coming Events
HEPPNER HIGH FOOTBALL
Saturday, Sept. 2-1. 8:00 p.m.
Heppner v llermlston JVs,
Hermlston High Field
ELKS I.ODOE NO, 3.VI
HUNTERS' NITK
Fried oyster dinner, 6:00 p.m.,
Sl.Sn. Thurs.. Scpl, 22.
Duplicate Club. Tucs , Sept.
27. M p.m.
TEACHERS' RECEPTION
Heppner Elementary PTA
Reception
Friday. Sept. 23, 8 p.m.
Multipurpose Room
All parents and friends Invited.
FALL FLOWER SHOW
Bv tone Garden Club
Sunday. Scpl. 25, 2 to 7 p.m.
lone School Cafetorium
Everyone Welcome!
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Thursday. Sept. 211, 8 p.m.
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