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v of i tUG ENE ORE 97403 84th Year Number 32 Two Ordinances IT U U CLUB WEEK Sept.30th to OctJth (SEE SECTION 2) Reception Night At High School Planned by PTA A public invitation Is extend ed to all. parents of high school youth to attend the annual Teachers' Reception sponsored by the Heppner High School PTA, according to VV. W. Weath erford, president. The evening will begin with a potluck dinner at 6:30 p.m. in the multi-purpose room of the high school. Mrs. Dave Barnett is chairman of the dinner and those on her committee are Mrs. William Heath, Mrs. Roger lampbeli, Mrs. Mel Boyer and Mrs. Ernie McCabe. Main course of the dinner will be roast beef, which will be furnished by the PTA. Par ents will be solicited for sal ads, rolls and desserts. Those not already solicited are asked to bring what they wish. A short business meeting will be held after dinner, with Mrs. Ed Dick giving a report on PTA publications. On the program will be the showing of a film strip entitled "How Good is Your Child's School?" Special invitations are being sent to teacners ana new teach ers will be escorted to the din ner by parents. AZETTE Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, October 5, 1967 10 Cents ire at ilflee raw Safety Expert To Appear Here Claude Haggard of Medford, a Pacific Power & Light Compa ny safety specialist, will present an electrical safety demonstra tion at a 7 p.m. meeting of Timber Operators Council on Saturday, October 7, at the Wag on Wheel Cafe. Haggard utilizes some 600 pounds of electronic equipment and props in the presentation to point up basic rules and guidelines about electrical safety. Blow Does Little Harm; Rain Helps As it was in the Columbus Day storm of October 12. 1962. Morrow county suffered little damage Monday and earlv Tuesday from winds that swept tne state. Predictions that winds of 75 miles per hour-would hit here Monday night were not realized. borne pretty stiff gusts occurred, but none of the high intensity mat caused considerable dam age around the rest of the state. Only reported damage in this area was a power outage that blacked out the lone and Lex ington districts from about 1:30 a.m. until 4 a.m. Tuesday. Har ley Young, manager of Colum bia Basin Electric Co-op, said a tree limb fell across the high voltage lines in lone, and this caused the outage in the two towns. Heppner was not affect ed because it is on a different circuit. Some other isolated outages anected only one or two cus tomers in each case in various sections, Young said. Meanwhile the rain that fell here Saturday through Monday added up to only .17 inch, ac cording to the report of Don Gilliam, official observer. Max imum temperature, however, dipped to 55 degrees on Monday, the coldest day since spring. This was quite a decline from the 90 degrees of last Thursday, The rain, however, was enough to alleviate the dry con ditions of the woods and was good news for hunters. It also brought smiles for the ranchers who have been unable to do fall planting. Total precipitation for the month of September was only .53 inch, compared to a normal of .80 inch. Total rainfall for the first nine months of. 1967 was 6.39 inches, far below the normal of 9.13 inches. Weather report for the week of September 27 to October 3 is as follows: LV" vn , "fVf .'HT 3 Z-h rf- the young zoning ordinance which has given some problems In administering, and the other was that relating to keeping poultry and animals within the city limits. The zoning ordinance "took it on the chin" from P. W. Maho ney, as city attorney, and Coun cilman David McLcod. But the animal ordinance sot its test from Mr. and Mrs. John HUl, who have been ordered to get rid of their poultry and rabbits. lhey charged that they are being discriminated against be cause neighbors have poultry and animals, which they are al lowed to keep. Discussion on the zoning or dinance came up when the council sought aii answer to the question of whether to allow a resident permission to park a large trailer on a lot he plans to purchase outside of a desig nated trailer park. The question was only in the form of an in- BOB JEPSEN. president of the Oregon Wheat League, appear as a private citizen in Instructing Jl""'. since ne aid not want to sixth grade pupils in "Outdoor Manners" on tne annual sixth Grade Forest conservation lour , '-"j01 " "'c k"j to BuU Prairie. He U shown giving a few pointers to one of his interested audiences and bu-V the trailer unless he I Photo bv Call MeCartvl. 3au":u " " Two city ordinances received critical scrutiny at the October meeting of the Heppner com mon council Monaav night. One, as might be expected, was r. Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Hi 87 90 86 66 67 55 68 Low 49 54 53 58 49 45 46 Prec. .07 .07 .03 L r RESPONSIBLE for administering farm-action programs in Morrow county for next year are these three men who comprise the new Morrow County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation committee. From left are Ron Haguewood, chairman, Heppner; Al Fetsch, vice chairman. Lexington; and Roy BalL Jr., Board- man. (Gene Winters Photo). ASC Committee Set for Next Year . Morrow county's Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation (ASC) Committee has been formed as a result of elections just completed in the county, David McLeod, manager of the local ASC office, announces, Ron Haguewood of Heppner, serving the third year of a three-year term, is chairman; Al Fetsch of Lexington, reelect ed this year, is vice chairman; and Roy Ball, Jr., of Boardman, serving his second year, is the third member. Newly-elected alternates are Don Evans and A; W. Munkers, both of Heppner. Terms of office for county committeemen are on a 3-year basis, with one new member normally being elected each year at a convention of newly elected ASC community commit teemen. The situation varies, however, according to the num ber of actual vacancies on the committee. In addition, first and second alternates are elected for one year each. "The ASC farmer-committee system is unique," McLeod states. "No other group of citi zens has so direct a voice In developing and running govern ment programs. Farmers eligi ble to take part in programs administered by the committee first elect community commit teemen, who in turn elect coun ty committeemen. "While the county committee is in actual charge of adminis tering the programs locally, in cluding expenditures of Federal funds, the community commit teemen lend operating assist ance where needed and is par ticularly responsible for keep ing their neighbors informed about the programs available. "The elected committees are not Federal officeholders." Mc Leod continued. "Congress holds the Department of Agriculture responsible, and the department in turn relies on the judgment and leadership of the locally elected farmers and the county office employees. The county office serves as the headquart ers for farmer business connect ed with program participation." Major asc activities in Mor row county include the Agricul tural Conservation program, price-support loans on wheat and barley, the feed grain pro gram, the wheat program, the wool program and the farm storage facility loan program. Total farm program business handled by the ASCS office in Morrow county last year amounted to more than $3,800,-000. This both improved the in- 250 6th Graders Take Annual Tour On Conservation By TOM CALDWELL Heppner 6th Grade Teacher Two hundred fifty sixth grade pupils, accompanied by 24 adults and 18 instructors, par ticipated in the 1967 school for estry conservation tour to Bull Prairie on Tuesday, September 26. Special education students of Heppner junior high also at tended the event, which is for sixth grade pupils of Wheeler, Morrow, Gilliam and portions of Grant counties. Eight stations were visited by the students who were divided into eight groups. An instructor at each station gave a iz min ute presentation. Stations in cluded forest soils, range man agement, outdoor manners, fire control, timber stand improve ment, commercial forest man agement, tree identification and wildlife. Instructors represented the state and federal agencies which join with the schools in sponsoring the tour in the in terests of conservation. Included were Paul Calverly of Fossil and Lou Gilliam of Condon, for est soils, representing the Soil Conservation Service; Les Marks of Fossil and Lee Brooks, range management, representing the State Extension Service; Bob Jepsen of lone, outdoor manners, appearing as a ranch owner; John Cline and Knox Pipkin of Fossil, fire control, representing the Oregon State Board of For estry; Harold Shaffer of Hepp ner, timber stand improvement, representing the U. S. Forest Service; Dick Graham and Dick Sargent, both of Kinzua, com mercial forest management, rep resenting Kinzua Corporation; Warren Plocharsky of Heppner, tree identification, representing the U. S. Forest Service; and Glen Ward of Heppner, wildlife, representing the Oregon State Game Commission. As the tour was about to start, a large flight of sandhill cranes appeared and circled above. Ward said they were ten minutes late (as though the ap pearance was scheduled on the program!) on their migratory flight from Canada to southern marshlands. Sack lunches were the main item of interest before the tour began, and canned pop, provid ed for all by Kinzua Corpora tion, was a welcome refresh ment at the close of the tour. This tour is a fine sample of cooperative effort between State and Federal agencies, as well as local industry and individu als like Bob Jepsen, the outdoor manners instructor. The boys and girls no doubt enjoyed the day and will long remember the knowledge gam ed from this worthwhile exper ience. 1 1 1 .v 1 v r- J HA i I, Attack is Fatal To Buck Padberg, Rural Carrier WHEN GLEN WARD, State game agent talked on wildlife to sixth graders at Bull Prairie on their annual forest conserva tion tour, he brought along a sample. At nis ieet wen in pic ture) is a beaver that had been trcippea on Manner ureeic (Gail McCarty Photo) Buck Deer Season To Open Saturday With good soaking rain that ently deciding to camp out and came over the week-end and cooling temperatures, all is "Go" for the opening of the buck deer season Saturday. The season was delayed one week because of acute fire danger in the drv forests and rangelands prior to the scheduled Septem ber 30 opening. There is sure to be an "army" of hunters in the Heppner area. Even though the season was postponed, many incoming rigs of various kinds were observed arriving here last week, appar- wait for the opening. It was re ported that some 25 camps were established at Bull Prairia and the erstwhile hunters were whil ing away part of their time fishing in the reservoir. Phil Schneider, state game director, said that the weather Dicture "certainly looks encour aging and is welcomed to al leviate the critical fire condition." The week's delay in the op ening will not be made up with an extended week at the end of the season, he emphasized. William Henry Irvin (Buck) Padberg, 66, died at the Gresh am General hospital Saturday night, September 30, after being stricken suddenly with an acute coronary attack about 10:20 p.m. He and his wife, Irene, were visiting friends in Portland and were spectators at the dog races, a favorite recreation, when the attack occurred. Padberg was known through out the farming area here for his dependable service as a rur al mail carrier during the past 32 years. He has delivered mail on rural routes consistently since 1935, and has been car rier for Route 2, -Heppner, since 1942. A bad hip condition forc ed him to give up farming on turltv. All the hens, ducks and the -family's ranch in Clarks rabbits are- kept penned, he canyon prior io enrering uiejsaid. postal service. it permanently. There is no space large enough in the trail er park. The council earlier in the evening had passed an ordin ance to amend the zoning or dinance. The amendment gives it power to control variances. Asked to Seek Variance Councilman McLcod was in favor of passing a motion grant ing permission for a variance on the trailer until it was brought out that the party in volved had not applied for one as yet, merely having made an inquiry. So. the matter was left that the city recorder wi!l invite the party to apply for a variance. In the course of the discus sion, councilmen made it clear that they welcome "Improve ments to the town" even though they might not be up to the let ter of the ordinance and might require variances or amend ments. - - One pointed out that a mod ern trailer house enhances the town much more than some shacks which have occupied lots. Mahoney. who with his asso ciate, Bob Abrams, represents the city through their firm as city attorneys, declared that the city will deter improvements to the town until the present zoning ordinance Is revoked. "You need to pass one that somewhere nearly fits the town," he said. McLeod, an opponent of the ordinance from the first, said that he felt the attorney wad exactly right. "It hinders, rather than as sists, in building up a town of this size," he declared. Some others expressed them selves In more moderate fash ion, and some were silent. But at the end of the session, no ac tion had been taken towards abandoning the ordinance. Hills Explain Porition The Hills said that they had come to Heppner about two years ago. "I want to live in this town," he said. "I bought a place and want to stay here." At the present time, the fam ily has 36 hens, six doe rabbits and four ducks. They live near Hope Lutheran church. A dau ghter uses money obtained from the eggs to help with school ex penses, and a son receives $1 from his father for each rab bit that the boy raises to ma- Born August 2. 1901. in Lex ington, he had been a lifetime resident of this area. He was the son of pioneer wheat ranch ers. William Henry Padberg and Mary Nancy Blake. On Decem ber 26, 1922, he was united in marriage to Irene Alstott in Heppner. He was a member of Elks Lodge No. 358 and of the U. S. Mail Carriers Association. Funeral services were held Wednesday, October 4, at 2:30 pm. in the Lexington Christian church, with Rev. Al Boschee of ficiating. Interment followed in the Lexington cemetery, with ritualistic services by BPOE No. 358. Besides his wife, Irene, he is survived by two sons, Buster and Bill, both of Lexington; one sister, Eva Griffith, Heppner; his father, William H. Padberg, HeDoner: four grandchildren, and a number of nieces and nephews. Rockets to Play Here Friday Night By BOB DOBBS Ministerial Group Elects New Officers; Plans Town Directory The South Morrow County Ministerial Association held its last monthly meeting Septem. ber 20. New officers of the as sociation were chosen. They are Kev. iweivm Dixon, president; itev. iiirK mnehart, vice-president, and Rev. Don Pederson, secretary -treasurer. Among items for discussion were plans for putting up a church directory at the entrance or town listing the local church es, locations and time of serv ices. They also discussed put ting a directory of area church es in local motels for use of the guests, Plans were also discusser! for come or rarm producers and i the annual Thanksgiving com strengthened the economy of'munity service to be held next the whole area," McLeod said, 'month. Friday night's Heppner-Pilot Rock football game here will be a test of the Mustangs' rebuilt strength after the Wahtonka en counter. From this point on, ev erv same will be more import ant than the one before. The contest, a non-league battle will start at 8 p.m. at the ro deo grounds. The game will also be the testing of several inexperienced boys. This testing will be of great help to the Mustangs in bolstering a stronger set or re placements. These replacements are just as important to a good team as is the nrst squad. A well-drilled and alert Wah tonka High gridiron team hand ed the Mustangs a 28-6 defeat last Friday in The Dalles. The Eagles were ready tor tne Mus tangs but the Heppner team left something to be desired. HeoDner now posts a 1-1 league record with three confer ence games left on the calendar. The Mustangs can only hope to stay in the running by com ing out on top in the remain ing contests. The well-known Vale Vikings, last year's A-2 state champs, scored a 45-0 win over the Rock ets Friday in Pilot Rock. A non -league game may be the turning point for the Mus tangs. A strong win by the Mus tangs would get them ready for the remaining counting games. The win would bolster the team's spirit and show the big ger schools like Grant Union, Sherman County, and Madras that dynamite may come in a small package. Junior Dean Kindle will not see any action this week but will probably be ready for the league games. i J; 'i U ' V 1 '' -s-9ft- IX., "' i !., ,!1 1 . 4 4 DEVELOPING Into a triple-threater for the Heppner Mustangs Is Randy Stillman, senior, who Is playing his Sirst year for the Blue and Gold. After starting the season as am end. Randy has been shifted to a backfield spot where he is proving him self as a passer, punter and runner. He will be In action against Pilot Rock here Friday night. Randy Is son of Mr. and Mrs. George Stillman. (G-T Photo), tow's Market in lone. Mayor W. C. Rosewall ex plained that under terms of the ordinance, permits to keep poul try or animals in the city lim its are subject to revocation whenever neighbors complain, and a complaint was made in this case. Hill said that he had been de nied a permit for the poultry when he first applied about a year ago, and never has had one, but kept the hens, ducks and rabbits on advice of other residents. He did sell five hounds that he had when he came here, he said, at "consid erable loss." When the ordinance was con sulted, it was found that it states that poultry and animals are unlawful in the city with out a permit. It said nothing, however, about a permit being revoked on complaint of a neighbor. Councilman Bill Collins said. and Mayor Rosewall agreed, that the policy was established many years ago and must be in the records somewhere. There is uncertainty, however, wheth er it is merely "policy" or by ordinance. Rooster Crows Daily "Why am I picked out to get rid of mine?" Hill asked. "There are dozens of others around us with cattle, chickens, and dogs. I can show you any number of dogs digging up lawns. I can show you chickens on the church house lawn. I got rid of my dogs. There are three packs of hounds in town that I know of." He said that one of the neighbors has a rooster that (Continued on page 8) Punt, Pass, Kick Postponed Week Punt, pass and kick contest, sponsored by Heppner Ford and the lone Lions club, has been postponed until Saturday, Octo ber 14, Everett Keithley and Lindsay Kincaid of the sponsors announce. The contest was originally scheduled for Saturday, October 7, but has been changed be cause the opening of deer sea son falls on that date because of the week's delay. The PP&K competition. lor boys 8 through 13, will start at 10:30 a.m. at the rodeo grounds, Heppner. All boys who have registered, whether at lone or Heppner, must be on hand at that time. There will be three local prizes for each year of age. and the opportunity for winners to advance against winners elsewhere. Although the date of the con test has changed, registration deadline remains Friday, Octo ber 6. Signup must be complet ed by closing time on that day at either Heppner Ford or Brls-
