LIBRARY u or o EUGENE, ORE. 07403 84th Year Number 35 WEATHER By DON GILLIAM October 18-24 HEPFNER HI Low Prec. Wednesday 78 33 Thursday 63 34' Friday 63 31 Saturday 70 37 Sunday 71 37 .03 Monday 57 42 .04 Tuesday 53 34 E-TME Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, October 26, 1967 10 Cents sth A in 9 n rrnrrr Larry Lindsay Chosen Livestockman of Year : - v.:.;. .i J,: J- ; h ' Av7 IK ' ' N i Jrf-ty, I 1 v J BEING LIVESTOCKMAN of the Year is generally more than a one-person affair, since the family shares in contributing to the honor. .This is the case with Larry Lindsay, who was an nounced as Morrow County's 1967 Livestockman at the Farm City banquet Wednesday night. His mother, Mrs. Alex Lindsay (left), owns Lindsay Ranches with him, and his wife, Corrine . (center), is a partner with him on-their Juniper Ranch. Daugh ters are Mary Catherine, 2, and Ann Marie, 3. (G-T Photo). A young man, working to wards his law degree at George town University, Washington, D. C, changed his plans abrupt ly in 1960 when his father, Al ex Lindsay of Lexington, died unexpectedly. The son dedicated himself to the ranch operation, taking his father's place, and now seven vears later Larry Lindsay, still a young man, has been selected by a committee of ranchers as Morrow county's 1967 Livestock man of the Year. He thus fol lows In the footsteps of his fa ther, who attained the honor in Morrow county in 1958. Announcement of the award was made at the annual Farm City banquet in the cafetorium of Heppner High school Wed nesday night. Ned Clark, who with his father, Barton Clark, were 1966 Livestockmen of the Year, made the presentation. Nels Anderson, former Morrow county agent and now county agent In Linn county, was prin cipal speaker at the banquet, showing slides on his two years' work in Africa. Herman Winter, president of the Heppner-Mor-row county Chamber of Com merce, was toastmaster of the affair, which is sponsored joint ly bv the Morrow County Live stock Growers, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Heppner Soil and Water Conservation District. Sharing the Livetockman hon or with Lindsay are his moth er, Mrs. Alex (Rosella) Lindsay, and his wife, Corrine. The son and mother own Lindsay Ranch es, consisting of the Home place and the Sand ranch (aest of the Navy Bombing Range in North Morrow county), and the husband and wife own Juniper ranch, which is located about (Continued on page 6) ALLEN TOM National Prexy Slated to; Speak To Wheat' Growers '-I -Aw f I - iT "7 9 LARRY LINDSAY of Lexington, Morrow county's Livestockman of the Year, stands in Irrigated pasture at the Lindsays' Juniper ranch while grazing cattle dot the landscape behind him. Sprinklers irrigating the pasture may be seen in operation. (G-T Photo). Allen Tom of The Dalles, president of the National Asso ciation of Wheat Growers, will be featured speaker at the an nual fall meeting of the Mor row county Wheat League Tues day, October 31, at St. Patrick's parish hall, Heppner. me meet ing will start at 9:ju a.m., Ken neth Turner, county chairman, states. Important committee meet ings will be held at the meet ing and general discussion on topics of vital interest will be held, Turner said. Highlight of the day will be a noon luncheon with President Allen Tom spqaking. All busi ness persons and interested townspeople are invited to the luncheon, which will be served by Ladies of the Lexington Al tar Society. Tom, who also owns farms in Morrow county, was a U. S. rep resentative to ,the .GATT nego tiations in Gcieva late 1 last springy In "his jiiesentayon, he will give producers an inside picture of the Kennedy Round. He will also discuss the status of a reserve bill now pending in Congress which would raise the wheat price 10c to loc m this area. Market bargaining laws and organizations to maintain wheat prices will be considered in the talk. Turner states that the wheat farmers have several important decisions to make at the meeting. Turner urged farmers to at tend committee meetings at the fall session, and stressed the fact matters to be considered are of such importance to grow ers that a record attendance should be on hand. BLM Land Auction Slated November 24 Auction of iome 12,000 ac res of Bureau of Land Man agement lands in north Mor row county will be Friday, November 24, starting at 1 pjtn. in the Greenfield Grange HalL Boardman, County Judge Paul Jones said Monday. He said the BLM official had notified him that the land will be sold under the Public Act of 1964. There will be 26 tracts offered, ranging in sixe from 120 acres to 654 acres. They are appraised at $50 per acre, and that U probably where the bidding will start the Judge said. Truck Crash Claims Life Of Driver Weekend to Feature Dress-up, Kids' Parade John Paul Johnson, 39, Hepp ner. who was employed by Crisp Logging Co., was killed about p.m. rnuuy uiiemuuii wucu (ii.h i ,m the truck he was driving went "i ; .7 tiT- 5 a Oh, but there will be strange things going on in Heppner this weekend! Some say that everyone In town will be daffy in varying degrees, because it is crazy Days again. But others insist that shoppers who take advent age of the excellent bargains offered will be as sane as Solo mon, In any event, there Is a lot of fun in store for everyone. Merchants are to dress up in weird and crazy costumes Fri day, and the funniest-dressed woman and the funniest-dress ed man will each receive a $5 prize from the Chamber of Commerce. Customer are Invited to do the laughing at the foolish looking merchants. On Saturday, it will be the kids' turn. They will parade in crazy costumes beginning at 10 a.m., and the Halloween motif will be emphasized. The fun niest boy and the funniest girl will get a $5 prize, according to run Hust, merchants chair man. In addition, each youngster grade In school may take part. The parade will assemble at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Baltimora and Main streets. Hcppner's school band, under the direction of Arnie Hedman, will be out to add to the Crazy Daze fanfare Saturday morning, and a fire truck will also be in the parade. Other festivities will tie In with the big week-end. This is Homecoming for Heppner High school, and the school parade is scneduied lor 4:30 p.m. in downtown Heppner. The Madras Hish-Henpner game, last home contest of the season, will start at 8 p.m. at the rodeo grounds. More and more merchants are participating in these promo tional events, being spurred by excellent customer response and en.loyment by the public. This section or the (Jazettc- Times is filled with outstanding values and all shoppers are In vited to read the ads and to seek merchandise specially of fered as bargains for this event. Adding to the convenience for customers will be the free park ing that is provided at each oi the special merchants promo tions. All persons in neighbor ing areas are invited to come lone Downs Pirates, Wins Football Crown olcJJ SJmJ&meJ youngsters through the fifth and loin the fun for Crazy Days- miles southeast of Heppner. Louie Eng. Jr., 22, of Ukiah a caterpillar operator for Crisp Logging, was with Johnson. He survived the accident, almost miraculously, after being treat ed for injuries at Pioneer Mem orial hospital, he was transfer red to St. Anthonv hospital, Peir dleton, where his condition Tuesday was reported as re maining serious but not criti cal. He suffered a compound frac ture of his upper leg, and a brain concussion. Eng also was reported to have developed a case of pneumonia. Oris Crisp, owner of the log ging company, said Tuesday that it still had not been de termined definitely what caus ed the. accident. He said that a broken air line was found on the wrecked truck, leading to speculation that it may have caused a brake failure if it had been done prior to the accident. Safety men are investigating, he said. ' Crisp said that the truck plunged head-on into a tree some 30 inches in diameter af ter going over the bank. Logs broke through the cab guard and continued on through the top of the cab, coming to rest in front of the vehicle. The im pact shoved the motor back un der the cab. Both men were pinned in the cab until help arrived to extri cate them. Hunters came upon (Continued on page 8) t r it f ' i If L v Madras GricJders Due For Homecoming Here X.. 1 J J, f J CONTENTEDLY roaming pasture at the Lindsays' Juniper ranch are these cattle, typical of the Lindsay herds. Main bloodlines are Hereford, but there Is also a sprinkling of Shorthorns. Ang us bulls are used on heifers. (G-T Photo) Boy Survives Wet Night in Woods After being lost in the woods in the Madison Butte area over nieht Sunday. Duane Steers, 13, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer (Bunny) Steers was found about 8:30 a.m. Monday, sitting by one of several fires that members of a search party had kindled. He endured a cold, wet night by making a crude shelter of branches over small logs that he found lying close together. Although tired out, he was none the worse for his experience and after spending the day resting Monday returned to Heppner El ementary school where he is in the eighth grade. Duane became separated from a deer hunting party in mid morning Sunday. With him were his father and mother, Doyle Key, and Delmer Buschke. They spent the day looking for him and enlisted aid of other rela tives and friends. Eight remain ed out Sunday night, patrolling roads and continuing the search, setting up headquarters at Tup per Guard station. Later joining in looking for the boy were men of the Forest Service, Game Commission per sonnel and Sheriff C. J. D. Bau man and Deputy Dean Gilman. It had been planned to use the airplane of Mel Boyer to search from the air Monday morning but poor weather con ditions kept him from taking off early in the morning. By 8:30 the report came that Duane had been found with Glen Ward, (Continued on page 8) By BOB DOBBS Heppner hosts league-leader Madras at Homecoming, the high spot of the '67 football season. The game will be play ed Friday, October 27, at a p.m. at the rodeo grounds. The Mustangs will pit their strength against a White Buf falo squad which has held the lead in the Greater Oregon League (western division) since they defeated the Prospectors of Grant Union two weeks ago. The Mustangs, on the other hand, are in no position to win the championship after their loss to the Prospectors last Week. Even though the Horsemen can't win the crown this year, thev can help take the champ ionship from the hands of the Buffaloes. A victory over the Madras club would give Grant Union a chance to take the crown. The Prospectors will have to down the Eagles of Wahtonka Friday night to in sure the title if Madras loses to Heppner. Last week's loss to Grant Un ion is still in the minds of the Mustangs, who would like to end their football season with another win. For many of the boys it will be their last foot ball game for Heppner High. These senior boys will take the field for their last high school football game Friday night: Al fred Drake, Dave Hall, Bill Mc Leod, Randy Stillman, Jim Sher man, Terry Corbin, John Raw lins, Steve Pettyjohn, Cary Da vis, and Bob Dobbs. Most of the boys played for Heppner their entire high school career. For some this is the end of their high school athletics, j These boys will be missed in next years team, iney nave been the nucleus of a good team as seniors. Next year's players will fill in admirably and pro vide Heppner with another good team, however. The upcoming game will be SENIOR GRIDDERS PICTURES PRINTED Ten Heppner High school seniors will complete their football playing days in prep ranks Friday night in the Madras-Heppner game. In tribute to them, their pictures are printed on page 2, section 2, adjacent to the sponsored football page. John Rawlins, Heppner High photographer, assisted the Gazette-Times by taking and processing some of the pictures. I DOING a football ballet in the Riverside-lone game as they go for a pass are Frank Halvorsen (10) of lone, Dave senmeaer (16) and Duane Lamb (20), both of Riverside. The Pirates successfully deflected a pass intended for Halvorsen. The ball is partially visible under Halvorsen's right elbow. (Bill Johnson Photo). the toughest encounter yet for the Mustangs. Madras is a hard charging and aggressive team. Thev have had no trouble in scoring against their foes. They will be ready lor a nara-iougni game here. Heppner is never a push-over, no matter who they are playing. The Mustangs sustained a few injuries last game and the week before, but they all should be ready for action by Friday. Randy Stillman will be back and wanting some playing time. Bill McLeod and Bob Dobbs will be ready to go. Terry Corbin will be on the field if at all possi ble. The Mustangs had a light workout Monday and two heavy ones on Tuesday and Thursday, to prepare themselves lor tne tilt. They respect the strength and speed of the White Buffa lrips. who in turn respect the team from the small A-2 high school. Heppner is blessed with the fastest backfield in the confer ence. This week for the first time since the Burns game it will be in action 100. Kindle, Stillman, Halls (Big and Little), McCabe and Marquardt make up the bcakfield possibilities. "Speed Incorporated" would be a good nickname for the HHS backs of this year. lone High's football team rolled to an undefeated league season and a sub-district cham pionship Friday afternoon when it defeated the Riverside High Pirates, 27-0, in a Homecoming game on Memorial neia at lone. The contest was more of a battle than the score indicated. Coach Gordon Meyers called it a "tough defensive game" and said that Riverside "played good defensive ball. after electing to run a fourth, down play on Its own 32. Eight plays later Sherman ran it over from the 12, and the score was 13-0. The interception came in the fourth quarter when Sherman picked off a Pirate pass on the lone 40 and ran all the way to a touchdown. Bob Ball passed to Scott Wilson for the extra point and lone had a 20-O lead. Sherman had intercepted a previous pass and churned the Nevertheless, the Cardinals' grass for 30 yards to hit paydirt. victory cave them a clearcut ti tie and prevented the Pirates from deadlockine for first place, which would have happened if Riverside had won. With the sub-district cham pionship safely claimed for the trnnhv case on Ione's 4-0 rec ord, they have won the right to play Prairie City for the district 8-nian B title. This game will be at Prairie City on Saturday, November 11, starting at 1:30. Winner will continue into the state playoffs. lone scored one of its touch downs on a pass interception and another on a long punt re turn. These opened up a defens ive battle which found both teams otherwise unable to pen etrate the other to get within scoring distance. The first came in the second quarter when Frank Halvorsen took a Pirate punt on his own 25 and ran it 75 yards to score. Good blocking by his team mates paved the way. Eddie Sherman ran the point. This 7-point lead nefd until halftime, and for a time it ap peared that this might end the day's scoring. However, in the third quarter, Riverside was held for downs but it was called back on penalty. Final tally for the Cards came when the Pirates failed to make yardage again on a fourth down (Continued on page 8) Daylight Saving i Time Ends Sunday Remember that hour you lost on the switch to daylight time early In the year? You get it back Sunday when the state goes off day light time and reverts to standard time. When you go to bed Satur day night, set your clocks and watches back an hour, and you'll get an extra hour's sleep without being late to church or wherever you may go. Official time for the change is at 2 a.m. Sunday morning, if you want to be technical about it. The 1963 legislature amend ed the law to make the last Sunday in October as the time for reverting to standard time, instead of the last Saturday in September.