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City Election
With Hi- filing deadline past,
Mute of candidates for tho City
of Heppner In oik (-oumilmiin
short of huvliitf enough to no
untunil,
li-t It iixin were fllt'd this wii'k
for Curl .Hpuuldlng, lliirliin Mc
Curdv nml W. I.. (Bill) Cox. nil
of whom are now serving on
the council. Spuuldlng and Mc
Curdy signed ii('('i'il.(iiri.H, l)u t
Cox did not, mid Nidd Wedneii
dny night that lit! did Mot )lnn
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DEDICATED at ceremonies Sunday at Blue Mountain Community
vocational. technical building. This angle shot at the front ot
ine stniang aesign el tne building that match the first structure on the campus. Spacious
shops and classrooms are Included in the new building
800 Persons View
New BMC Building
An estimated 800
persons
irom various parts of Morrow
Mori
and Umatilla counties were at
Blue Mountain College Sunday
afternoon to attend a dedica
tion ceremony for the new vocational-technical
building on
the campus nnd to inspect Its
facilities.
The $550,000 structure, built
with the assistance of state and
federal funds and a tax levy
In tho Blue Mountain area ed
ucation district, is complete ex
cept for some lower level class
rooms nnd now Is being put to
good use by students enrolled
there.
Dedication ceremony was In
the heavy equipment laboratory
of the building, which was con
structed by The Timber Com
pany, llermlston, under contract
to the district.
President Wallace McCrae
presided at the ceremony, intro
duced the board of directors and
others particularly associated
wllh the development.
Russell Dorran of llermlston,
chairman of the directors, gave
a short talk, explaining tho fi
nancing1 of the project and giv
ing background information. He
told of the Importance of the
technical training at the col
lege. James Hinds, In charge of
mechanical technology, told
how the building was "a dream
come true" for students nnd In
structors. He explained tho var
ious parts of the building and
outlined plans for the ensuing
tour.
Kllsworth Mayer, faculty rep
resentative, also spoke briefly.
A ribbon across the entrance
to tho heavy equipment lab,
was cut by Dorran in tho for
mal ceremony while President
McCrae and the school's student
body president, assisted.
The hundreds present then
went through the building on
a tour, noted Us spaciousness
and arrangement. Most of them
continued down to the class
room building that was the first
unit constructed on tho grow
ing campus. Faculty represen
tatives were on hand to explain
work bolnfj done.
Filings One
to run for tho office.
Oilier city ffic-lulM who hnd
filed previously Incluiled W. C.
Koxewull ami Hill Collins, both
eiiwiK eicciitin iih mayor; Joe,
Unite fur council; Mm. Klnlm
tJeuritii for recorder; and Mm.
MnicM (Miirv Jeitn) Mi-Cabe for
clly treumirer.
Lcltoy Gardner, a present
couuriliuun, said that he would
not lie a candidate for reelec
tion. Collins In presently a
councllmun, but friends clrculat-
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Refreshments were served by
the faculty wives In the student
center.
The voc tech building, design
ed by Culler. Gale, Murtell and
Krlckson, architects, Includes
10,000 square feet. Laboratories
Include those for heavy equip
ment, power prnnt (Internal
combustion engines), power
transmission nnd fluid mechan
ics, machine processes (metal
lurgy), welding shop and body
shop. There Is also a physics
laboratory and a number of
classroms In the building. The
new police science course is
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Scholarship Need
Told to Chamber
Blue Mountain College came
In for some spontaneous at
tention nt the Monday meet
ing of the Chamber of Com
merce when Hob Abrams, a
director on the college, report
ed on the dedication of tho
new voc-tech building and op
en house there Sunday.
He reviewed progress of the
college and how It is filling
Its purpose. Abrams also
pointed out some of the fu
ture plans for Blue Mountain.
Uene Pierce then told of tin!
Scholarship Foundation for
Blue Mountain and stressed
the need for scholarships.
"There are a lot of needy
kids who are reallv doing
things there," he said. Pierce
suggested that local business
es consider giving scholarships
or part of scholarships to tho
college, stating thut $210 will
cover a year's t nil ion nnd fees
for a student.
President Harley Yo u n g
commended Abrams for his
work on the college board,
saying, "We owe a debt to
Abrams for his time and ef
fort." Also at the meeting Bar
ney Mnlcom was appointed as
chamber representative on the
rodeo committee to succeed
Elmer Schmidt who has serv
ed for a number of years.
Short as Deadline Passes
ed IiIh petition for mayor.
The only content to ho on the
ellv ballot Is thut for mayor.
McC'urdy, Spuuldlng and Baifc
nil will bo uncontested lor lour
year term on the council, but
the 2 year position, that for
which Cox will not be a can
didate, will be filled by wrlteln
vote.
Petitions must be filled out,
li;ned and accepted at least 20
dnyN prior to the election. Thus,
Wednesday was the deadline,
20, 1966
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College. Pendleton, was the new
the building shows something of
(G-T Photo).
Gunshot Wound
Fatal to Hunter
At Divide Wells
Hit In the upper left thigh
by a bullet from a high cal
iber rifle, George Albert Buck
ley, Sr., 55. of i026 N. Saint
Louis St., Portland, died late
Saturday afternoon before com
nanious could get him to Pioneer
Memorial hospital for treat
ment. He was dead on arrival
at the hospital.
An attending physician said
that the bullet hit high on the
thigh and shattered the bone.
It did not allow much room for
a tourniquet above. The com
panions tried to administer first
aid by applying a bandage
around the wound, but were
unsuccessful in stemming the
flow of blood.
A state police officer who In
vestigated said that Buckley
was one of a party of five hunt
ers. Others were Ernest B. Wed
die, Norman Sather, Mrs. Hazel
Father, nnd their son, Eric
Sather, U.
The officer said that Weddle
and Buckley had started a drive
through brush in the Divide
Wells country, probably more
than 30 miles east of Heppner.
l no tnree in the sather tarn
llv circled around in a four
wheel drive rig to await their
approach. Norman Sather saw
a deer, got out of the vehicle,
and shot at it, the officer said.
Buckley also hud taken one
shot. The two men were about
100 yards apart at the time, but
high brush made it nearly im
possible for Sather to see the
approaching man, the officer
reported.
The bullet severed a large
blood vessel in the thigh.
The body was taken to Port
land for services Wednesday at
1:30 p.m. at Batcman Funeral
Chapel. Vault Interment was in
Willamette National Cemetery,
Survivors Include the widow,
Mrs. Margaret Buckley; two
sons, George A. Buckley, Jr.,
and John C, Buckley; a dau
ghter, Mrs. Charlenc Fairfield;
and five grandchildren.
Buckley worked for a baree
and marine repair company.
and no mora petitions may be
accepted.
Cox cirily recently became a
member of the council, agree
ing to fill the vacancy left by
the resignation of Haskell Shar
riud. In such case, the position
goes on the ballot at the next
election. Cox said that when he
accepted the appointment, he
told Mayor Rose wall that he
would serve only until It could
be filled by an tlected candidate.
Number 34
5PPNER
10 cents
Nayy Announces
Bomb Range Lands
Jo Go Off Lease
A total of 14,231 acres on tho
south end of the Navy Bomb
ing Range in Morrow county,
currently used for grazing, will
not be subject to lease after
October 31. 1906. Mervin (Red)
Leonard and Fred West, pres
ent lessees, have been notified.
The area Is south of the tar
get area on the bomb range.
Leonard and West currently hold
a 5-year lease on !the acreage
that expires October 31 of this
year. They had been advised In
late September that the lease
would be oiM-ned for bid again
at the time of expiration but
have Just been notified that the
irevioun order has been cancel-
ed and that fences, corrals, and
i other property of the lessees
must be off the land by No
vember 15.
It Is understood that this
means getting off some 30 miles
hi fonclnry hv mi1.Nnvimrwr
Concern Is felt among ranch
ers and others here that the
Navy would Impose this condit
ion at a time when drought has
put a premium on grazing
areas. ;
- John Venard, manager of the
First National Bank, Heppner
branch, said that & number of
ranchers had ecprted -interest
1n bidding for the land' under
a lease that would have start
ed November 1. .
County Judge Paul Jones con
tacted a Navy spokesman Wed
nesday and was informed that
the Navy plans to move its tar
get area 1V miles south of the
present target area. He was ad
vised that while some land may
yet be available for lease on
the south end, it would be simp
ler to wait until they could de
termine results of bombing at
the new location.
The present target area is
composed of 28,862 acres. To
the north is 7,956 acres which
is also under lease to Leonard
and West.
This lease does not expire un
til May 31, 1968.
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Saturday 58 36
Sunday 70 30
Monday 51) 39
Tuesday 63 29
Wednesday 76 36
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"HOW DO WE GET 'ES THE REST OF THE WAY ?' This is the point that the trio Is pondering at
Arbuckle Mountain ski course. From left are Randall Peterson. Jim Sherman and Bob Henry.
They were working to get the truck up the hi 11 in order to use its motor for operating the rope.
They got the rig about half way, using block and tackle. Henry reports that many volunteers
have gone to Arbuckle to help with work in preparing the run for the season ahead. First light
snow was on the course over the week-end. as the photo shows, indicating that the season may
not be far off. G-T Photo by Spike Pardee)
MRS. CLARENCE ROSEWALL receives congratulations from Robert Sbaub, Democratic candidate for
governor, on her work as Democratic central CJmmittee chairman for Morrow county. Straub
was accompanied by his wife. Pat (right), at a dinner meeting here Monday evening. Clarence
Rosewall (left) was master ot ceremonies at tii meeting. (G-T Photo).
TV on Microwave
Starting Today
Television viewing for mem
bers of the Heppner TV. Int.
cable system was scheduled to
take on new brightness and
clarity today with the switch
ing to the new microwave sys
tem. Carl Spaulding, manager.
said the switchover was to be
accomplished Thursday alter
i noon (today).
Testing of the new system.
which comes via Oregon Tele
communications, Inc. has re
vealed that it is operating ex
cellently and is ready to be
fed into the system.
Under microwave, Heppner
will receive four Portland sta
tions. Three will be full time
and the ether two will share
one channel.
To be seen on Heppner
channel 2 will be KATU-TV
(channel 2. Portland); on
Heppner's channel 3. - music
only. wiU be KPFM. Portland;
'on the system's channel 4 will
be KCW-TV (channel 8. Port
land); on the local channel
S will be KOAP (channel 10.
educational. Portland) and
KPTV (channel 12, Portland);
and on Heppner channel 6
will be KOIN-TV (channel 6.
Portland).
When KOAP is off the air,
KPTV will be seen on the
Heppner cable system.
Pfc. Pierce Arrives
For Vietnam Duty
Pfc. Greg Pierce, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Gene Pierce, has ar
rived in Vietnam and is now
at Long Bend, 25 miles north
of Saigon, according to informa
tion received by his parents. He
is servine with an airborne div-
ision and is a paratrooper.
Pfc. Pierce, who was home on
leave recently, made the trip
by air from "Travis Air Force
base in California, going via
Anchorage, Alaska, then to
Tokyo, Japan, from where he
left on the last leg to Vietnam.
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Straub Pledges to Work
Twice as Hard9 as GOP
"You show me a Democrat in
office, and I'll show you a per
son who is working twice as
hard as the Republican he re
placed. This is my pledge to
you and why I ask your sup
port." -
So said Robert Straub, state
Nonda Clark Wins
Speech Contest
On Conservation
Nonda Clark, duaghter of Mr.
and Mrs. Barton Clark, won
first place in the annual Con
servation Speech contest Wed
nesday night at Heppner High
school.
i "" Merrt" Lee "Jacobs, daughter of
Mr. ana Mrs. Walter Jacobs, was
second, and Kathy Melby, dau
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold
Melby, was third. Also compet
ing was Vicki Robinson, dau
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Creston
Kobinson.
All of those competing are
students of Jack Fielder, Hepp
ner High school speech instruc
tor. Kenneth Turner, supervisor of
the Heppner Soil and Water
Conservation district, was chair
man of the meeting. Judges
were Lynn Pearson, Mrs. Wal
lace Wolff and Alan Martin.
Each of the three winners re
ceived a trophy from Morrow
County Grain Growers. The four
spoke on the same assigned
subject, "Soil Conservation in
an Oregon Conservation Dis
trict." Nonda will now compete in
an area contest, which is sched
uled to be held in Hermiston
sometime next week. If she is
successful there, she will con
tinue on with the possibility
advancing to the state fi
nals. Tsjw
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treasurer and Democratic candi
date for governor at a dinner
meeting here Monday night
with orr,e 30 per o;is attending.
Accompanied by Mrs. Straub
(Pat), the vigorous campaigner
appeared fresh and alert al
though he had made previous
appearances in Beaverton and
in Pasco, Wn., early in the day.
They made the trip here by air
plane, arriving at the Lexing
ton airport about 6 p.m.. some
two hours later than expected.
"The greatest threat to East
ern Oregon Is the threat of wa
ter diversion," he said. "This is
a point which I will not com
promise. We must keep the wa
ter for. Eastern Oregon." -Hits
Boeing Lease
In regard to the state's leas
ing of Morrow county lands to
The Boeing Company, Straub
said, "As time goes on, it is get
ting to be .more and more evi
dent that - the Boeing lease is
very poorly drawn."
He emphasized that he want
ed to "make it perfectly clear"
that this was no criticism of the
Boeing company which he said
was honest and forthright in
its dealings with the State of
Oregon. But he was critical of
the State Land Board and Gov
ernor Mark Hatfield for their
part In negotiating the lease.
Straub said that although the
lease comes up in a few years
for reviiw, it makes no stip
ulations for improvements, ex
cept to say that some improve
ment must have been made.
"This could be anything," he
said, adding, "I feel that it
strikes a deep blow to the econ
omy of Morrow county."
Also, he said he had been
Informed that the company
wanted V to -mile of water
front on the Columbia. But the
state, in a move of exaggerated
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it's Crazy Days!
Bargains, Prices,
Fun to Hold Sway
If you see a merchant going
down the street in an eld
fashioned dress or some other
outlandish costume in the
next two days, don't be alarm
ed. It's Crazy Days, and just
anything can happen.
Much of the second section
of this paper is filled with
bargains and offers for Crazy
Days and attention is called
to them. Others are in the
first section cl the paper.
If you are the first to go to
the Bank of Eastern Oregon
wearing a barreL you will
win a free savings account.
If you come closest to guess
ing the total weight of em
ployees there, you will win
another prize.
Chamber of Commerce will
give a S5 prize each to the
man airf woman clerk or
merchant who dresses in the
craziest costume for the two
days.
Van's Variety will have a
drawing for free prizes, Mur
rays Rexall offers free coffee
to all those dressed in cos
tume, and other offers will be
noted around town.
Free parking will be effect
ive throughout Crazy Days. If
it Isn't raining, the parking
meters will be hooded with
paper sacks. Bob Henry, mer
chants chairman, states. If It
is raining, sacks will be left
off, but the free parking will
be In effect anyway.
t mS M HEPPNER, FRIDAY & SAT
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