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Barney Malcom Dies
Of Heart Seizure
James Byron (Barney) Mal
com. 4H, president and owner
of Heppner Lumber Co., died un
expectedly at his homo In Hcpp.
ncr early Tucsduy morning,
February 28, after suffering a
heart seizure.
While preparing to leave with
Mn wife, Mary, and daughter,
Gale, about 0:30 a.m. on trip
io San Francisco, ha auddonly
became III and lav down on a
bed. Mrs. Malcom aummoned
doctor, but her husband lapsed
Into a comu. The doctor arrlv.
d wllliln a few minutes, but
Mnleom never regained con
sciousness mid died some JO
minutes after the doctor came.
Funeral services will be to
day (Thursday , Man-It 2, lit
the Heppner MetlindlMt rhurrh
at 2 p.m. with the Hov. Melvln
I- B. (BARNET) MALCOM
'67 Pool License
Depends on Vote,
State Indicates
The Stat of Oregon nmv not
1-sue a 1967 derating license
fur the Heppner municipal
swimming pool unless a bond
Issue In approved by voters for
reconstruction of the pool, ac
cording to a letter from A. D.
Smythe, associate sanitary en
gineer of the Oregon State
Board of Health, to the City of
Heppner.
The letter, dated February 21,
sold, "We were pleased to learn
these steps have been taken
and that the probability Is good
that the deficiencies nt the pool
will be corrected by next year.
"However, a date for voting
on the proposed bond Issue was
not Indicated and we feel It
would be prudent to withhold
Issuance of a l!Hi7 operating li
cense until the bond Issue Is
actually approved by the vot
ers. "We would be grateful if you
could Inform us of the sched
uled date for the vote. We will
Iksuc the 17 operating license
providing the vote on the bond
Issue Is favorable."
At a recent meeting of the
elt v council, the swimming pool
committee had recommended re
building the pool following a
cost study by the engineering
firm of Clark and Gruff. Cost
on the complete reconstruction
Job was estimated nt $104,400.
The council considered ways
of meeting the problem and fi
nancing the Job. A bond Issue
to finance, the work was con
sidered the mast feasible, but
it was pointed out that an "ed
ucation campaign" would have
to bo conducted to Inform the
public of the need. No definite
action was taken, however, and
It is expected that the council
will consider the matter again
at Its March meeting next Mon
day night.
The pool was operated on a
temporary license by the state
last season, although the Board
of Health had indicated that It
was sub standard and that cor
rections must bo mude if it
were to be continued in use.
Racing Slated
For Skiers Sunday
At Arbuckle Mt.
Skiers from burgeoning 4-H
ski clubs In this area are plan
ning an afternoon of ski racing
at Arbuckle Mountain Ski
course beginning at 2 p.m. on
Sunday, March 5.
Knees will bo held for all age
groups, and other skiers, be
sides those belonging to the 4-H
clubs, are welcome to enter In
their proper age classification.
Prizes will be awarded to the
winners.
Principal Alan Martin who
has driven one of the ski buses
all winter will set the slalom
course for slalom racing. Four
H club leaders, Dick McElllgott
and J. G. Stephens, are also
making additional plans.
Jaycees who have maintained
a snack shop at the ski facil
ity this year will again sell re
freshments to . spectators and
skiers.
Ski club leaders urge parents
and all Interested spectators to
come and watch and enjoy an
exciting afternoon.
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Dixon officiating. Vault Inter
ment will bo In Mountain View
cemetery, Tacoma, Wash., with
concluding service there Fri
day, March 3, at 11 a.m.
Malcom, who came to Hepp
ner In June, I960, operated saw
mills at Heppner and Spray un
der the firm name of Heppner
Lumber Company. During tho
past few years he had expand
ed and rebuilt tho mills. The
Spray mill was virtually des
troyed In the December, 1904,
and January, 1905, floods but
repair were mado and the mill
resumed operation at a later
date. Scc1altv of the sawmills
is the production of 2x4 muds.
Before coming to Heppner, the
Malcom family lived In Katon
vllle, Wash. He had operated a
Sawmill there until it was des
troyed by fire ami in tho Im
mediate two years before com
ing here, he operated a truck
ing firm out of Portland, al
though continuing to live in
l-.atonvlUe.
An ensign In the U. S. Naval
Reserve at the time of the
bombing of Pearl Harbor, Mai
com went through the Japa
nese attack there on December
7, 1941. He had received a com
mission In the Navy in 1940 af
ter attending Washington State
College for two years.
As a lieutenant commander.
Malcom was captain of an LST
at tne time of the D-Dav Invas
ion of Europe from Eneland.
and three other l,ST's were also
under bis command. He served
with the Navy in both the South
Pacific and Kiroean theaters
during World War II. Ma com
was retired as a captain in the
JMavuI Reserve.
He was born January 27, 1919,
in laeoma, mn of Mr. and Mrs
Ola F. Malcom. He spent his
tmynood m Katonvllle and
graduated from high school
there.
On August 6, 1947, he was
married to Mary Hamilton In
Tacoma.
Malcom was elected a com
missioner of the Morrow Coun
ty Port Commission In Novem
ber, 1966. He was a member and
former director of the Heppner-
Morrow county Chamber of
Commerce and recently was
named a director of the Mor
row county Rodeo board, repre
senting the Chamber of Com
merce on the board. He was a
member of the American Leg
Ion, of Heppner lodge No. 358,
BPOK. and of the Wrangler
club,
A man with many friends be
cause of his congenial person
ality and optimistic outlook,
Maleori took an active part- in
all things constructive for the
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AARON SMITH
Aaron Smith Dies
In Auto Accident
In Norfolk, Va.
Aaron B. Smith 21 STfl.a In
the U. S. Navy, died Tuesday,
reoruary its, in nonoiK, vu.,
following an auto m-eirient
While on liberty, according to a
iciegram received by Mr. and
Mrs. C. K McDowell. hl fnst.-r
parents, in Heppner. No details
of the accident wore given.
Smith had been serving on
the USS Weeks, a destroyer, and
had recently returned from sea
duty. He had expected to ship
out again on the, destroyer for
a month's cruise In April.
Information contained in the
Navy telegram said that the
body would be brought here by
Navy escort following services
aboard fhip. Smith's sister, Cvn
thln Smith, who has - been serv
ing with the Women Marines at
Norfolk, Is ulso coming here to
r.sslst with arrangements. Mrs.
McDowell said that she expected
that the body would be flown
to Pendleton with the escort.
Arrangements for services here
(ire pending. Mrs. McDowell said
lhat the family Is planning ser
vices in All Saints' Kplscopal
church, probably later this week.
Smith was a graduate of Hep
pner Hl;rh school with the class
ot 1964. His sister, who is 19,
graduated with the class of 19ti(.
Aaron had lived with the Mc
Dowells since he was In the
eighth grade and Cynthia was
with them since she was In the
sixth girade.
During his high school days,
Smith wan employed for some
time at Central Market. He play
ed football for Heppner High
and engaged in other school ac
tivities. Ho entered the Navy
soon after graduation and took
sona,r training at San Diego,
Calif., completing the basic
course there in March, 19G5.
Judge
83rd Year
THE mS ySiir
Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, March 2,
BOB HARRIS (left) and Gary Wells (right) of Weast High
school congratulate each other while Hal Whitaker, advisor el
the Heppner High school FFA chapter, places an affectionate
hand on the shoulder of each young man. This was following
the annual Heppner High chapter FFA banquet in the high
school cafetorium last Wednesday night Harris, chapter presi
dent, was master of ceremonies and Wells, state sentinel of
the FFA. was guest speaker. . (C-T Photo).
Year Reviewed,
Awards Presented
At FFA Banquet
Highlights of the past year In
chapter accomplishments were
reviewed and awards were pre
sented at the annual rarent and
Snn Banquet of the Heppner
High chaptif, Future Farmers of
America, in the high school
cafetorium last Wednesday
evening.
Gary Wills of Wy'easl High
school t nd state sentinel for the
Future Farmers, in the nrlnriiuil
address vi the evening, spoke of
changes taking place in the
world it'd the increased burden
to produce food to supply a pop
ulation that is exacted to reach
six billion neonle bv the vear
2000.
Staling that "massive famines
In the world are predicted by
the late 1970"s or early 19S0's,
Wells told the FFA members
that the lob of orodueinu foi.l
foi this ever-Increasing demand
depends on us.
"America needs von who will
step forward and meet the chal
lenge oi our limes.' he de
clared. "The need for trained
men and women was never as
great as it Is today."
Wells concluded his talk by
saying, --.Agriculture Is truly the
strength of America. Into our
I"-fnds will be nlneed lho future
of agriculture. Into our hands
win ne placed the greatest chal
lenge evi t- known to man."
Bob Harris, nresident nf the
chapter, was in charge of cere
monies tor tne evening and In
tiodueed Hul Whitaker, advisor,
who made the annual awards.
Steve Wagenblast, a senior,
whs named as chapter Star
Farmer and will receive a tro
phy from the first National
Bank as well as an FFA Foun
dation medal. He also won
achievement awards fnr liv.
stock farming with a plaque
from the Morrow County Live
stock Growers and an FFA med-
Rl, and for beef project with ;i
plaque from the Bank of East-
em Oregon.
Uavid Hall won the scholar
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Speech Meet Set
Also at La Grande
La Grande will claim tho nt.
tention of Hennner Hlirh Rtn.
dents in more ways than one
on marcn 4. in audition to the
district basketball tournament
that nleht. the district sneonh
contest will begin at approxi
mately nine o'clock in the mor
ning. Bv achlevlnir either n first-
second, third or fourth place
win in the district contests,
these students will be entitled
to enter the state contests
wnich will be held at the Ore
gon State University campus in
Corvallis on April 1314.
Verina French is entering hu
morous Interpretation and after-dinner
speaking. Marsha
Sowell has decided to enter po
etry reading and Kathy Melby
is going to compete in serious
Interpretation.
cores Legislators on Tax Issue
MILO PRINDLE
Conference Picks
Prindle to Head
Oregon Loggers
Milo Prindle of Eastern Ore
Eon Logging Company and Kin
zua Corporation was elected
president of the Oregon Logging
Conference for 1968 at the 29th
annual conference Friday r.t
Kugene.
The Heppner man succeeds H.
Frank P.iimsey of Timber Access
Industries, Corvallis, as head of
the organization.
Prindl:- served as vice presi
dent of t(u conference this year
and was program chairman for
the event, which started with
entertainment Wednesday even
ing,. February 22, including a
co-host dinner and dancing at
the Eugene Hotel, and contin
ued through Saturday-
Theme of the 29th annual
conference and equipment show
was "Cruiser to User."
W. D. Hagcnstein of Portland
fave the keynote address last
Thursday, and stated that Ore
gon's forest industry brings in
$1.5 billion of new money to the
state each year and employs 85.
000 people with a $551 million
annual payroll. Hagenstein Is
president of the Society of
American Foresters and is ex
ecutive vice president of the In
dustrial 1 orestry association.
Mr. and Mrs. Prindle, after re
luming to Heppner following
the conference, made preparat
ions to leave later in the week
for the Western Wood Products
conference in San Francisco.
Opening Event
Slated at Del's
Grand Opening of Del's Mar
ket, now under the manage
ment of the new owners, Mr.
and Mrs. Del Piper, is schedul
ed at the store in Lexington this
week-end, they announce.
Free coffee and doughnuts
will be served all day Friday,
and a door prize drawing is
scheduled at 4 p.m. Friday. Two
turkeys will be given away.
Mr. and Mrs. Piper bought the
market from Mr. and Mrs. El
den Padberg of Lexington. Piper
served as manager of the store
for the Padbergs.
E--TFIME
1967 ! ,
Linda Tatone Named
Boardman Princess
Linda Jo Tatone of Boardman,
granddaughter of a man who
was instrumental In starting
the first North Morrow Fair, has
been selected princess for the
Morrow County Fair and Rodeo
for 1967 by the Boardman Til
Ileum club.
f hoice of the 18-year-old bru
nette, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Tatone of Boardman, rounds
out the 1967 court. She will
serve with Queen Verina
French; Princess Ruby Fulleton,
chosen by the Wrangler club;
Princess Maureen Doherty, rep
resenting the Lexington Grange;
and Princess Berniece Matthews,
repre s e n 1 1 n g the Willows
Grange, lone.
Linda Jo's grandfather, the
late Charles Wicklander, was
responsible for the first North
Morrow County Fair.
She was born in Portland and
moved two years later with her
family to Boardman. The new
princess began riding at an
early age and got her first
horse when she was four years
old. During her young cihldhood
she participated each year in
the North Morrow County Fair
and Rodeo.
The Tatones, who are mem
bers of the Umatilla Sage Rid
ers, now have eight horses, three
of which are Linda's two being
colts which she has raised. In
her Rodeo court appearances,
Princess Linda Jo will ride
"Sheilah,'' her Arabian-quarter-horse
mare.
For eight years Linda Jo has
been active in 4-H work, having
belonged to a riding club for
two years. This year she is serv
ing as a 4-H Junior leader for
a cooking club. ' --
In 1964, she became a mem
ber of the Good Shepherd Lu
theran church and she taught
Sunday School for a short time
before the church was displac
ed because of the John Day
dam. When younger, she was a
member of the Juvenile Grange
for several years and is now a
mem b e r of the Greenfield
Grange.
Princess Linda Jo is a junior
at Riverside High school in
Boardman, where she has been
a very active student She was
carnival princess and treasurer
of her freshman class.. In her
sophomore year she became
head majorette and a probation
ary member of the National
Honor Society. This is her third
year on the paper staff and her
Mustangs io Meet Grant Union
In First Round In District Meet
Heppner's Mustangs will
play Grant Union oi John Day
in the first round of the dis
trict tournament at La Grande
at 9 pan. Friday night it was
learned at press time Wed
nesday. The Prospectors defeated
the Hilanders, 50 to 45. in a
playoff game for the third
spot for the western division
cf the Greater Oregon League
Tuesday night crt Vale.
With a co-champlonshlp of
the western division of the
Greater Oregon League in their
pocket, the Heppner High Mus
tangs will open play Friday
night at 9 o'clock In the dis
trict basketball tournament at
the Eastern Oregon College gym
In La Grande.
As a result of a coin flip at
Condon Monday night, the Mus
tangs will be matched against
the third-place team in the div
ision. Grant Union and Burns,
who ended the season in a dead
lock, each with seven wins and
five defeats, were in a playoff
game Tuesday night at Vale to
determine which entered the
tournament.
Grant Union edged the Hi
landers in overtime at John Day
Friday night, 55 to 53, to gain
the deadlock.
Sherman county and Vale, the
lone entrant from the eastern
division, will open the tourna
ment at 7 p.m. Friday.
The flip at Condon was be
tween Coach Bob Clough of
Heppner and Coach Pasco Arri
tola of Sherman. According to
the league arrangement, the
winner of the western division
was to open tournament play
against the third place team of
the west, and the second place
team In the west was to be
matched against the winner of
the east Vale.
The two ties for top positions
In the west complicated the
matter. Sherman and Heppner,
Number 1
HEPPNER
10 Cents
PRINCESS LINDA JO TATONE
second year as head majorette.
She is also a member of the
band, Pep club and Girl's Ath
letic association.
Linda Jo's interests are var
ied. - The activities she . enjoys
most are riding and water
sports. She also loves music. Al
though she likes cooking and
sewing, she prefers outside work
and often helps her father on
his farms and on the range with
his cattle. Linda Jo works in her
boutique shop in the summer
and after school in the winter
months. She also gives baton
lessons.
Being one of two children in
the family, she has a younger
brother, Jody, ' wh is 15 -and Is
lmeresiea m Decerning a jock
ey. Her grandmothers are Mrs.
Dominic Tatone Arlington and
Mrs. Charles Wicklander, Port
land. Princess Linda Jo's great
grandfather, the late Charles
Dillabough, was one of the ear
ly pioneer settlers of Morrow
county. I
WEATHER
February 22-28 . , .
By DON GILLIAM
- Hi Low Prec.
Wednesday 57 ' 31
Thursday 57 29
Friday 48 29
Saturday 52 36 .01
Sunday 57 28
Monday 59 29
Tuesday 65 38
Final Basketball Standings
GREATER OREGON LEAGUE
Western Division
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Heppner . 9 3
Sherman 9 3
Grant Union 7 5
Burns 7 5
Enterprise 5 7
Madras 3 9
Wahtonka 2 10
Final Results: Wahtonka 55
at Heppner 87, Burns 53 at
Grant Union 55 (OT), Sherman
66 at Madras 51.
who shellacked their opponents
in final games Friday, settled
for a co-championship, and
each school will receive a tro
phy. They could settle their
problem on tournament pairing
by the coin flip at Condon,
which they did, but it was
tougher for Burns and Grant
Union since only one could go,
and this meant the playoff
game at Vale.
Coach Clough, after the decis
ion at Condon, said that he
didn't know whether Heppner
was better off playing the west's
third place representative first
or playing Vale. He expressed
the opinion that the team that
goes to state will have to beat
Sherman County, led by Its ace,
Gene Lanthorn.
At the same time he said that
his team is ready to go.
Mac Hoskins, high scoring
center for the Mustangs, suffer
ed a sprained ankle in the Wah
tonka game here Friday night,
but he has been taking whirl
pool bath treatments and Is ex
pected to be ready.
With Russ Kilkenny getting
back in stride after his knee op
eration and some of the young
er players on the team Improv
ing rapidly, Coach Clough said
that his team appears to be at
top strength now. He didn't an
Boeing Lands
To be Talked
At Hearing
County Judge Paul . Jones
spoke out Monday In strong re
taliation to legislators who had
charged In the current session
In Salem that the county is
charging too much in taxes for
the Boeing lands In north Mor
row. The judge spoke to the Hepp-ner-Morrow
county Chamber of
Commerce, declaring, "By the
tone of the newspaper articles
they indicate Morrow county Is
gouging the State of Oregon.
They know better. What they
are saying is that they want
preferential treatment at the ex
pense of every taxpayer In Mor
row county."
The statements In the legis
lature were made by Democrats
Al Flegel, Rosc-burg, and James
Redder, Medford, who strongly
pushed for a review of the Boe
ing lease on the grounds that
it is a poor investment and that
the State Is losing money on
it.
Tuesday it was - announced
that the Oregon Senate Plan
ning and Development Commit
tee will investigate charges that
the state is losing money on
the contract at Boeing.
Main interest of the Investi
gation will be to "determine
what has happened to Morrow
county land values," Sen. Ted
Hallock, chairman, was quoted
as saying. At the same time he
said that the committee is "not
on a witch hunt" against Boe
ing, adding "the company has
kept its good faith and done
nothing."
Among those who will be
called to the first hearing Mor
day, according to Sen. Hallock.
are Judge Jones, Ccwm boners
Jack VanWlnkle, .VViter Hay-s
and Assessor Rol "ionrtjon, v j ,
In his Monday' 51V Jurj
Jones said that tbalUit
appraising the lanffl- itfw : - '
northern part of the coumy was
discussed by the Board of
Equalization last April, and an
order was passed authorizing-v
the study on some 235,000 acres "
of range lands. ;
Because of developments In
the northern part of the county,
some of the acreage has been
commanding higher prices.
The county has secured serv
ices ot an independent apprais
al firm to give an Independent
appraisal, he Said. ' '
The judge said that if the leg
islators believe the state is
being overcharged, - "they all
have - the right to go to the
Board of Equalization or to the
State of Oregon."
"If we were to tax their lands
for less, we would be overtax
ing the other taxpayers in Mor
row, county," he continued. "I
was amazed when I read the
article. The people down there
should know better. They make
the laws."
The services of an Independ
ent firm for the appraisal were
sought the Judge said because
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nounce a starting lineup but
he opened against Wahtonka
Friday with a rather tall five
Hoskins at 6-3, Kilkenny at
6-3, Steve Pettyjohn at 6-1, Jim
Doherty at 5-10 and Dave Hall
at 5-10. '
Vale's Vikings, considered a
shoo-in all season for the east
ern title, came close to defeat
last week at the hands of the
Nyssa Bulldogs. They managed
to win only by a score of 39
35. But the previous night they
took Payette, Idaho, 79-53. Their
season's record is 16-5. A num
ber of the Viks include those
seen when Heppner played Vale
in the football quarter-finals,
including Rick Johnson, their
backfleld ace. -
Vale, of course, Is the virtual
unknown for Heppner. The Mus
tangs are well acquainted with
Sherman County, Burns and
Grant Union. The Heppner team
has defeated each of them at
home and lost to each of them
on the road. -
Other than to hint at the
power of Sherman county and
! to say that "there are four good
j ball clubs in the tournament,"
coacn uiougn naa no nrm pre
diction for the tourney's out
come. ''We're not overconfident," he
added.
The Mustangs will not stay
overnight in La Grande this
year. They expect to leave about
3:30 p.m. Friday and will re
turn after their 9 p.m. game.
They will go back to La Grande
Saturday, and the time of their
departure depends on whether
they win or lose the first game.
Friday night losers will play in
the opener at 7 p.m. Saturday
and the Friday winners will
plav at 9 for the title.
"We've decided that we're
going to La Grande to play bas
ketball," the coach said, "and
we feel that we can do better
if we came home Friday night
and get a good rest."
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