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I I IR ART U OF 0 EUGENE, ORE 97403 84th Year Number 20 GAZETTE-TIME Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, July 13, 1967 10 Cents 'Predicament Night' rvi ) Y .,jr,v: y - :w-,.. A -.1 L. I 1 ml i mmdrn - MifiwnMWiftrM a - - M-vf'Smti "SMASHING!- rolqht be tht word Mayor W. C Rotewall would iiu to describe the succees of tha Sidewalk Baiaar Friday and Saturday. Hot ha wield the first blow with a sledqe hammer to an old coy at tbt Jaycees' "car imaih." Being a former Ford Mercury dealer here. It took a bit of couraqe for the mayor to adnitnUter the blow to the old Mercury, which was donated by Ceqlla't Wrecking Yard. (G-T Photo) Paper Continues 2-for-1 Offer Until July 22 aohMTlptlort offer of The Catrtte-TlmM. iinnounced last week, will be continued until July 23. Mr. and Mrs. Wes Sher man, publishers, announce. Response to the 2-for-l offer was excellent during the Side walk Bazaar days and the ex tension of time Is given for those who were unable to come In during the two days and for those living some distance away who mav wish to take advan tage of the offer by mall. Sub scriptions mailed with post marks dated July 22 or earlier will be accepted. Under the plan, a person may enter a new subscription to the paper at $4.50 for one year, mailed anywhere in the United States, and obtain a second new subscription for a friend or relative for only lc additional for a year. Thus, the two new one-year subscriptions cost a to tal of only $4.51. Present subscribers may re new subscriptions at the regular price of $1.50 and obtain a new subscription for a friend or rel ative at only $1 per year. If a present subscriber has renewed his subscription since June 1 of this year, ho may take advan tage of the offer by paying just $1 for the new subscription to be sent to whomever he designates. All subscriptions In this offer must bo paid in advance, and telephone orders cannot be ac cepted. This 2 for i offer Is being made In lieu of a formal sub scription campaign, such as has been conducted previously. Woods Weather Conditions Similar to Bad Year of I96I Weather conditions in the Heppner Ranger District, Uma tilla National Forest, are sim ilar this season to those of the summer of 1961, Lorcn Lucore, fire control officer, said Tues day. And the summer of 1961 Is one that Forest Service personnel will not soon forget, for It brought fire disaster. The big Ditch Creek fire occurred that year. The forest areas are very dry, and it appears that conditions will get worse instead of bet ter, Lucore said. But the district, profiting by the 1961 experience, is prepared. To date, the district has had 10 small fires, nH lightning caused, and all controlled quick ly by the suppression crews. The latest broke out Monday in the Mallory Creek area, and was one-half acre In size. Lucore said that this apparently had smouldered through the week after a lightning strike on Mon day, July 3. Cooperation of the public to date this season has been ex cellent, amd continued care in the woods from campers and other users Is needed through the season. Bazaar Buying Tops Last Year Sidewalk Bazaar, held here Friday and Saturday, was a Rood success, based on reports from merchants and organizat ions participating. Bui llust, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce merchants' commit tee, said. A number of businesses report ed that sales of their bargain merchandise exceeded those of last year and in former bazaars. Hundreds of people came for the event, and Friday proved to be an especially busy day, Saturday found walks lined with shoppers and fun -seekers, too, but It was down some from Friday. Queen Dnrlene Kuehn, who will reign over the Shrine foot ball game In Pendleton on Aug ust 19, was an honored guest Saturday morning, together with her Shrine escort, and The Rang ers, drum and bugle corps of Pendleton, added music and life to the Bazaar with their play ing. They also marched around the business distrk't. and in and out of stores. Morrow county's fair and rodeo court also bright ened the duy with their appear ance. Organizations which partici pated with sales and exhibits of various kinds found a ready market for their wares, as well as Interest In their displays. Jay coos took In about $39 from their "car smash" at 10c per blow, with Mayor W. C. Rose wait administering the first blow. Cars were donated for ouch day by John Ceglln of Ceg lia's Wrecking Yard. The Jay coos, with Jaycettes doing much of the work, also had a good crowd at the sidewalk break fast Saturday morning. At the present time, 48 are on the district payroll and ready for emergencies. Louis Larson, a school teacher from Washington, is stationed on Tamarack lookout and Is serving as a lookout for his third year. He was on Tamarack two seasons ago and on Wheeler lookout last year, Vicky Rlngsdorf of Eugene Is the first woman to serve as a lookout in the district. She is on Madison Butte and will be a stu dent at Pacific Lutheran Univer sity in Tacoma, Wn., next fall. The young lady is taking her Isolated Job in stride, and has for company a "great bog boxer dog." . ' A lookout for Wheeler Is to be chosen this week, Lucore said. i At the guard stations, Clint Agee of Heppner is serving at Ditch Creek, Adrian Cook of Heppner is at Tupper, and Gary Pipkin, whose father, Knox Pip kin, is State Forestry warden at Fossil, is at Bull Prairie. Two brush crews are on duty, operating in Mallory Creek and Wilson Creek. There are also two engineering crews and a timber crew at work. School Directors Discuss Problems On Bids, Bus Runs, Driver Training No one Intended it that way, but Mondav nlRht's meeting of the directors of Morrow County School District H I won "predlca ttient night." About the only Item on the agenda that didn't bring compli cating problems to try the wis dom of .Solomon was ndmlnls terlng the oath of office to Mrs. Beverly Gundorson, who was seated as a new director, re placing Ken Batty whose term expired July 1. Mrs, Gunderson, former clerk Phil McAlmond Takes Firm Position on Vietnam War Phil McAlmond of Portland, who will oppose Senator Wayne Morse In the primary election In Mav. l!Hi, as a Democratic candidate for U. S. Senator, em phasized a firm position on the Vietnam war when he appear ed before the Hoppner Morrow County Chamber of Commerce Monday. McAlmond showed a 32 min ute motion picture film that he had taken himself on a 10-day visit to Vietnam. He took the trip, he said, be cause he wanted to "find out if there was anything to Justify criticism on our conduct of the war" and to "find out if this was an Illegal war." McAlmond added, "Those who are our bitterest critics are part and parcel of our original de cision to go to war in Vietnam." The Portland Investor and property manager said, "This is not a political issue. It is an Issue that involves the lives of tens of thousands of men. "The war is not getting better. It seems to be getting worse. I wonder if we shouldn't do more militarily." After the meeting he explain ed that he felt progress Is be ing made towards ending the war by the increased tempo of military action, but he said that the sophisticated weapons being furnished to the enemy by the communists may prolong the war or offset gains being made. His pictures showed civilian life in Vietnam, scenes in the cities, the people at work, the work being done by USAID, rur al life and the military effort at some of the bases. "We Owe . . . Allegiance" Referring to soldiers In Viet nam, McAlmond said, "We owe them our allegiance. We owe them our support." He added If this support cannot be given, "We should pull them out and prevent further bloodshed." He found that more soldiers from nations other than the United States are fighting in Vietnam that fought under the United States flag In Korea. A total of 36 nations are helping In the Vietnam effort and five have soldiers there, he said. Life in the cities in Vietnam (Continued on page 5) Braves Capture '61 Championship In Little League Winner of the 1967 season of Little Lengue play in Willow Creek League is the Braves team, coached by Al Boschee with Marion Green as assistant coach. The Braves were tops In the first half of league play and had exactly the same record as the Giants, coached bv Joe Yo com In the second half. The Iwo teams were tied for first in the second half but the Braves came out on top In both games between the two teams. Players on the victorious team were Steve Rhea, Butch Saw yer, Dale Hodman, Bobby Moore, Greg Green, Howard Green, Dyrk Dunlap, Mike Stephens, Paul Van Marter, Rick Pettyjohn, Raymond O'Harra, Robby Eck man, John Healv, Danny Mar shall and Tom Wolff. Boschee and Yocom are now coaching the Willow Creek All Star team, made up of outstand ing player representatives from each team of the league, with Boschee being manager for the team and Yocom being his assis tant. During this week, practices for the All-Star boys will be each evening at 6:30. They will have a practice game here Fri day evening at 6:30 against the Boardman All-Star team. Dates of the All-Star tourna ment In Hood River are Friday and Saturday, July 21 and 22. of the district for a number of years, was given trie oath or of fice by Ralph Skouho, vice chair man, who presided. Don McKlll gott, newly elected chairman, was absent. Mrs. Gunderson was elected a director by write-in vote at the annual election in May. But. after this first matter of business was attended to, the problems started. The directors ran into them on awarding a bid on a panel truck, on con sidering contract bus routes, on PHIL McALMOND 'Lost' Ambulance Signals Impending Arrival of Baby Frantic wails of an unfam iliar siren awakened many residents In Heppner about 2:45 a.m. Wednesday morn ing. They Issued from an am bulance bringing Mrs. Jimmy Walker of the Condon Air Force Station to the Pioneer Memorial hospital. The driver didn't know where the hospital was locat ed. Faced with getting the expectant mother to her desti nation before the arrival of her baby, he toured around town with the siren blowing. Finally, he contacted Officer John Mollahan, who directed him to the hospital. Those who were awakened early Wednesday will be hap py to know that Jacqueline Renee Walker, first child of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Walker of Condon Air Force Station was born at 3:41 Wednesday morning, less than an hour after the ambulance reached its destination. She weighed 8 lb., 2 oz. Jacquie may look back in her later years and laugh over the fact that she arrived in this world with more fanfare than most girls, and Heppner residents looked forward to a belter night's sleep Wednes day night. Meanwhile, there is a move ment afoot to urge placing of more directional signs to the hospital around town. Turks to Visit Here on Saturday Some 18 men from Turkey will be in Morrow county Saturday as a part of a tour through this part of Orgeon to view the wheat-producing area, County Agent Gene Winters states. The county agent will meet the visitors at the Umatilla county line and will "take them where they want to go" in order to "show them what they want to see." Winters pointed out that this part of Oregon is very much like parts of Turkey, and the visitors are to study wheat pro duction here. They have seen experiment stations and wheat fields on the trip and may be interested in visiting elevators here to see methods of storage, Winter said. Plans will be made for lunch for the group here, after which they will continue to Gilliam county. A late afternoon dinner is being planned for them In the Condon area, Winters said. From Gilliam county they will visit Wasco county. the driver education program, on l- the matter of the bill of Archi tect Leonard Glazer, on the hir ing of a clerk of works for the Riverside school, and on other items. MCGG Bid Accepted Bid of Morrow County Grain Growers to furnish a 1967 Inter national panel to the district at net price of $2,842.12 (after tradein) was accepted. But it wasn't as simple as that. At the June meeting, the board had rejected all bids on the panel because It was brought out that one bidder (MCGG1 had misunderstood the specifi cations, submitting a bid on a 301 tu. In. motor instead of one of 310 cu. In. as called for in the specifications. Farley Motor Co. of Heppner would have been low bidder within the specifi cations. Everett Brock, new manager of the machinery division of MCGG, said that he had been advised that the 304 in. engine would meet specifications. Dr. L. D. Tibbies, director from Heppner, was not present at the June meeting. When bids were opened Monday night, he asked why they were rejected at tne previous meeting. When the reason was given. Director Tibbies was vehement in his criticism, stating that the bids should not have been re jected merely on the grounds that one bidder did not meet specifications. He declared that it should have been awarded to Farley Motor Co. After considerable discussion. with at least some of the other j directors apparently agreeing that the board had made a mis take, the low bid of MCGG was accepted. Director Tibbies said he felt it would only add an other mistake If the board did not now accept the MCGG bid, even though he felt strongly that they should not have been rejected at the June meeting. Bus Run Debated A problem that brought con siderable controversy during the school year the matter of ex tra cost of transporting the children of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Jepsen to Heppner instead of to lone, caused the most debate of the evening. It came up in an Inconspicuous manner but had all directors scratching their heads before the discussion was over. Ron Daniels, sitting with the directors for the first time in his position as superintendent-elect, brought up the matter or con tract bus runs. The district had made an agreement with the Jepsens last year on the addit ional mileage. The final figure reached was considerably less than that first charged to the family. Some directors felt that the arrangement was in violation of board policy, that the parents get their children to the bus runs in such cases. Supt. Dan iels had suggested a formula for ascertaining definite costs involved. After all had their say and two motions had died for lack (Continued on page 8) Early Harvest Yields Fall Below Expectations Early harvest in Morrow coun ty is failing to measure up to expectations. This is the word from ranchers, Morrow County Grain Growers, and others con nected with the grain industry. Riley Munkers, manager of MCGG grain division, said Tues day that if the wheat harvest in the northern part of the coun ty "hits 18 bushels to the acre, we'll be awfully lucky." He said he has had reports in some scattered areas of as little as seven bushels to the acre. Irvin Rauch, who is located near the North Lexington ele vator, said Monday night that his wheat yield is running about 13 to 14 bushels to the acre, but that he is hoping It will im prove in other parts of his fields. This development is a consid erable disappointment in view of the fact that predictions were that the harvest would exceed that of last year. "It has looked very good from the road," Munkers sad, "but It isn't so good when you get out in It." Harlan McCurdy, general man ager of MCGG, said Monday that he believes "the moisture just ran out" on the crop in the north end. The hot spell of the past two weeks probably has been a factor in the lighter yield. . A V If PRINCESS BERNIECE MATTHEWS Dance to Honor lone Princess First of the rodeo princess dances for this season will honor Princess Berniece Matthews, one of the attractive twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Matthews of lone, who is representing Wil lows Grange of lone on the 1967 Morrow County Fair and Rodeo court Music for the dance, which will be held at the fair pavil- j Ion, Heppner, Saturday evening. July 15, will be furnished by the popular local combo. The Henchmen. Dancing will be from 9:30 to 1:00, Ensuing dances for other members of the court will follow on successive week-ends, with the next one, July 22, to POLICE CHIEF Glen Kolkhorst formerly erf Coos Bay, has started work as chief here after taking the oath of office at the July city council meet' ing. Munkers said that kernels of much of the club wheat, such as the new Moro wheat, are shriveled. The soft white seems to be of good quality but yield is not measuring up to expec tations. Rauch said Monday night that heads of his wheat have only about half as many kernels as they should. Hope Is that the harvest in the higher country and southern Morrow county will run much better. "A lot depends on the weather in the next 10 days or two weeks in the higher country," Munkers said. "Rain would help." In view of the disappointing yields in the northern part of the county, though, other grain growers in the county are not getting "a little bit jumpy," Munkers said. All elevators of the Morrow County Grain Growers are now in operation. Munkers said that the Lexington elevator is "get ting started good," but, like those taking their grain to North Lex ington, the ranchers going to the Lexington elevator are disap pointed with the yield. Ruggs is receiving barley, but no wheat is coming in there as yet. The barley quality appears good, but there is no estimate yet on the yield. Louis Carlson of the lone area said Monday night that his wheat is "about a week away" from harvest. t 1. , - "aw " J - - v I V V: "f ' ' : J honor Princess Maureen Do herty of Lexington. The public had an opportun ity to become acquainted with the new court at the Kick-oft dance last Saturday night which proved to be a big success, with a large crowd attending. Princess Berniece was grad uated this spring from the lone High school. With her twin sis ter. Deniece. she attended all of her 12 years of school in lone, where both have been outstand ing students. The girls shared top valedictorian and salutatory ian honors of their graduating class this year. - f The honored princess natur ally claims horse&acJt -riding as one of her favorite hobbies,' de veloping her horsema n s h i p through 12 early years of riding on the Gabbert Ranch, and more recently on the ranch of her uncle, Franklin Ely. She rides her favorite quarter horse, "Snookie" for her court appear ances. The congenial and smiling princess is regarded by her many friends as an excellent school and community citizen. She became better acquainted with the true meaning of good citizenship when she attended Girls' State Convention in Salem last summer as a delegate with her sister, Deniece. She has been an active, out door girl, as well as an honor student. She has been thrilled with her selection to the rodeo court realizing an early "dream come true." In her senior year she was president of the Girls' Athletic Association, was secretary-treasurer of the Honor Society, was on the paper staff and busi ness manager of the annual staff, and participated In band, chorus and in the pep club. She has spent six years in 4-H club work, active in cooking and sew ing projects. At graduation, Princess Ber niece was presented a State Teacher Education scholarship which she will use in preparing for an elementary teaching pro fession at Oregon College of Educaton at Monmouth, where she will enroll this fall. She was also awarded a one year state tuition scholarship by the State Scholarship committee. With others on the court, and with their chaperone, Mrs. Ar chie Munkers, they have been well received in parades and ap pearances this summer, includ ing Arlington, Spray, Condon and Umatilla. Others will in clude Chief Joseph Days, the Umatilla County Fair, and the Pendleton Round-Up. Rodeo Court Billed As Chamber Guests Queen Varina French and members of the Morrow county. Fair and Rodeo court will be guests of Heppner-Morrow county Chamber of Commerce at the luncheon meeting on Mon day, July 17- Mrs. Archie Munk ers, chaperone, also will be pre sent, as well as - some of the rodeo directors. . WEATHER By DOM GILLIAM Official weather report for the week of July 5-11 is as follows: Hi Low Prec. Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday 86 84 85 79 81 87 95 52 49 45 49 45 49 55