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LIBRARY U OF 0 EUGENE. ORE 07403 Possibilities of Nuclear Power Plant Discussed at Meet Possibility of getting a ther mal nuclear power plant to lo cate in north Morrow county with a thought at using Its waste water lor irrigation "can not be too hopeful or optimistic until we see the power load growth," Oscar JC. Peterson of the Port of Morrow commission told some 75 persons assembled nt the annual meeting of the Heppner Soil and Water Conser vation district at the Lexington Grange hall Tuesday night. The former county judge was one of six speakers on a panel formed bv the port commission ers and Rupert Kennedy of The Dulles, executive secretary of the Mid-Columbia Planning Council. Peterson's talk was devoted to the much-discussed thermal nu clear power plant In which many see tremendous possibil ities should one be located in this county. It has been propos ed that with the Increase in pow er load In the Northwest and the fact that since dams now stair-step the Columbia River with no other wince to go to de. velon hvdro-electrlc projects that nuclear plants will be used for the generation of power in the future. "By 1U74. we are told, we will need a one million kilowatt plant each year for 10 years to firm up the electrical system and take care of the load," Pe terson said. Sites Studied A study of feasible sites for such plants was made by Bat- te le-Northwcst. but of the 16 studied, only three were in the eastern Columbia section, Peter son said, one at Norm Dalles, one on the south bank of Cou lee Dam and one at Hanford. Peterson pointed out that such a plant must be located near a bin load center ana oe at a place where transmission costs would not be excessive. Most sites studied are In the Wlllam etto Valley area where loads are great. Best hope for securing such a plant for Morrow county would come bv developing a power load nearby, Peterson said. "We have had one Inquiry from a large Industry that might tuke one-tenth of Its output," he said. "In putting a few things together It would not be Impos sible to build up to a feasible atomic energy plant." Such a plant would use some 320,000.000 gallons of water per day, and attention Is being giv en to the Idea that this might be used to Irrigate large sections of land In the northern part of the county. Could Irrigate 50.000 Acres Kennedy pointed out in his talk that the waste water from such a plant could Irrigate 50,- 000 acres. He envisioned locat ing the plant on a site present ly owned by the Port of Mor row and feeding the hot waste water back wrhain as far as JunliHT canyon where a lake would he formed and water dis persed from there for irrigation. Peterson pointed out that be cause the water leaves a nuclear power plant "tremendously hot," there Is quite a possibility that the effluent could not be re turned to the river because of killing fish life and the pollu tion problem. Using the prolert as a combi nation with irrigation might eliminate the need for expens ive cooling towers which In crease the $125,000,000 to SHO. 000,000 cost for the nuclear plant by one-tenth, Peterson said. Kennedy envisioned many benefits that could come from such a power-Irrigation combin ation. Not only could the water be used for irrigation, he said, but the amount of steam issu ing from the plant would be sufficient to heat a city, he de. dared. It could -be used to op erate industries or heat schools He said that recreation could be developed around the Irrlga lion reservoirs. Congressman Al L'llman has asked the Bureau of Reclama tion to study the possible com bining of Irrigation to the ther mal nuclear plants in its South Side study. It was announced from Washington, D. C, last week that $11300 is included in the President's budget for the South Side stud v. Study Support Urged The South Side study should be expedited," Kennedy said. "It Includes land of hluh capa bility in Umatilla, Morrow and Gilliam counties." He sa d that 330,000 acres are included In the study area. "You're on vour way on this thing and you should back this up with strong support." Kennedy delcared that me Bureau of Reclamation Is Inter ested only In working on these protects where the people have signed to cooperate and are ac tually supporting the proiosals. "You people should look for ward to getting water on the land If it is economically feas ible," he said, adding, "Wash ington will have a million acres under Irrigation before Oregon gets started." Kennedy said that the county has a vast amount of summer fallow, on which taxes are paid every yenr. Through irrigation, this land could become product ive each year, he declared. Industry and agriculture must operate compatibly to provide jobs for the Increasing popula tion coming from an-expanding birth rate, he declared. Kennedy advised the group to work for both agriculture and industry without emphasizing one over the other. Gar Swanson, treasurer of the Port of Morrow who acted as moderator of the panel, said that tho proposed nuclear plant "might seem like a dream now, but I see nothing but a reality in it as time goes on." He said that he does not be lieve It feasible for the plants to pour the hot waste water back into the streams as would be required at other locations because of polluting the rivers and killing fish life. Kennedy pointed out a prob lem In transmission of power from such a plant to areas where the power load Is heavy. saying that technology has not advanced to such a point in transmission where methods have been devised to "push more current" through the wires. Bonneville Power is meeting more resistance continuously from those objecting to the pow er lines crossing their lands. (Continued on page 8) District Elects Three Supervisors At Annual Meeting Dick McElligott, Bryce Keene and Albert Wright were elected to four-year terms as supervis ors in the Heppner Soil and Water Conservation district at the annual meeting of the dis trict in the Lexington Grange hall Tuesday night. McElligott had been appoint ed to fill an unexpired term and Keene and Wright were chosen to succeed Vernon Munk ers and Roger Palmer whose terms had expired. Both asked that they not be considered for additional terms. Kenneth Turner, chairman of the nominating committee, com mended both Munkers and Palmer for their fine work with the district. He said that Wright and Keene live in the area of the Rhea Creek watershed which is being proposed for development under Public Law 566. Ray French, chairman of the supervisors who presided, call ed upon Ed Gonty for the treas urer's report. Gonty was chosen to succeed W. C. Rosewall who resigned from the position. Mc Elligott was called upon to give the annual report of activities. Among guests recognized by the chairman were Louis Carl son, county and state conserva tion man of the year; Earl Jones of Bend, area conserva tionist, who gave a brief talk; and members of the Morrow county court. A film of a wilderness area In Colorado was shown as an entertainment feature. It was a substitute for a film on irriga tion that failed to arrive because of a mixup in scheduling. 84th Year Number 50 HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIME Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, February 8, 1968 i : ij7r - 1 If ;?;' Nifnort o 'A ..'! i 'r .-, - - ... - k ' .5 r. ...mtm, ..fcji,i.all..iia ai.iilfaMtoilMK;fc'MtA...r.8 ? ft , i uM t-iJf' ' 1 "' "' ' nlirnmm Cents M i arcia Jones Chosen Wranglers' Princess HEPPNER HIGH'S basketball team is entering the crucial stage of the Greater Oregon League season with two important games coming up here this weekend against Sherman County Friday night and Wahtonka Saturday night. From left are Dave Hall, Randy Stillman, Jerry Healy, Jon O'Donnell, Steve Pettyjohn, Bob Dobbs. Russ Kilkennv. Garv Kemp, Calvin Ashbeck, Bill McLeod, John McCabe and Larry Pettyjohn. Kneeling are the managers (from left) Bob Freeman and Bob Peck and Coach Bob Clough (right). (HHS Photo by John Rawlins) V .' " ) - 4 - -if- " If t ' ' 7 ? I V ' t' K X i( MIKE BENGE (center, with glasses), who for five years has work ed in Vietnam in a civilian capacity, was reported missing Fri day after Ben Me Thout was taken by the Vietcong. Benge, son of Mr. and Mrs. Terrel Benge of lone, is shown here as he was escorting Richard Nixon on a tour in Vietnam last year. Mike Benge Reported Missing in Vietnam Michael D. Benge, son of Mr. and Mrs. Terrel Benge of lone, is reported as missing in Viet nam, according to his sister, Mrs. Matt (Joan) Hughes. A telephone call received from Washington, D. C, Friday by Matt Hughes said that he had been missing for 72 hours. The call was from a Mrs. Raudstein through the federal govern ment's Aid program. Benge was working in a civilian capacity with the Montagnards in the central highlands of Vietnam and had served there for the past five years. There were no details on the circumstances. The Viet Cong apparently took Ban Me Thout in their recent offensive, and Benge was headquartered there. Since he traveled frequently to and from various points in the highlands, the family is hopeful that he may be in hid ing with the mountain people. Mrs. Hughes called Washing ton, D. C, Monday in the hope of receiving further news but learned nothing further. Benge was home on a short leave in November. He was to complete his tour of duty by April of this year. When he was home he said that he might return for another two or three years. He made the trip to the Unit ed States in November on the same airplane as Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker and reported to Washington, D. C, before re turning to Vietnam. Mustangs to Play Huskies, Eagles Here This Week By BOB DOBBS Mustang followers are glad to know that the Heppner High basketball team will be play ing at home for the next two week-ends. The Mustangs host Sherman County on Friday, Feb ruary 9, and Wahtonka of The Dalles, Saturday night, Febru ary 10. Sherman County's Huskies have not met the Mustangs so far this season. The Sherman team managed to pull off a 51-48 league decision last week end over the Pilot Rock Rockets who had been in undisputed first place. The loss threw the Rockets in to a league lead deadlock with Wahtonka. Sherman's win last week could very well be a great deal of help to the Mustangs in their bid for the tournament. Heppner can't afford to lose any more tilts if they want a berth in the tournament. The upcoming games are musts tor the cagers to end on top at the close of league play. A big change has been com ing over the Mustangs ot late and the change is apparently helping the club. The squad is just now learning what team play really is. They are begin ning to pass the ball, and set someone up for the good shot. This makes playing much bet ter and the results are obvious, when one looks at the 81-51 stomp they put on at the ex pense of the Madras "White Buffs." Saturday night at 8:00 p.m. in the Heppner High gym will be a game to see, as the Mus tangs play host to Wahtonka. The Golden Eagles, now co leaders in league standings, whipped the Mustang five, two weeks ago on home territory for the Eagles. Early in the season Heppner had stopped them to step into the finals at the Mid Columbia Tournament on Sher man County's floor. So this is the third meeting of these squads in this season's sched ule and the first time on Hepp ner's floor. This game will be important to both clubs, but more so for the Mustangs than the Eagles. The Eagles could still get into the tournament if they lost, but one more loss for the Horsemen and it could be all over. County, Schools Check Suspected Marijuana Use County and school officials are investigating the possibility that use of marijuana has ob tained a start in Morrow coun ty, Judge Paul Jones, who as county judge is also juvenile judge, told members of the Heppner-Morrow County Cham ber of Commerce Monday. The judge said that there is strong evidence that "we do have in our schools and com munity some of the drugs we've seen about on television and have read about in the news." He added, however, "We don't believe that there is anything yet but marijuana." The county has the names of four juveniles suspected of handling marijuana, he said. These names and license num bers of cars they operate will be given to officers in adjoining counties, as well as local auth orities, and they will be watch ed carefully, the judge declared. "I don't think the situation is such that it can be handled with kid gloves," he said. Letters Mailed On United Appeal Letters have been mailed from the Heppner branch, First National Bank, on behalf of the United Appeal in Morrow coun ty, John Venard, chairman of the Appeal in the county, an nounces. The only contact- to be made in the county for the United Appeal will be this one by mail, Venard states. It supports 15 different agencies and insti tutions. Venard said that no goal has been set in this appeal in Mor row county, but pointed out that in 1966 nine Morrow county children received a total of 1744 days care from the child -care agencies included in the Ore gon United Appeal. The total cost was $12,121. He also stressed the import ance of the USO to the boys in service. Venard asked that recipients of the letters use the envelopes enclosed to mail their contribu tions. 1 . He said that school authori ties, the juvenile counsellor, the welfare administrator, the sher iff, and city police have been working on the matter. Judge Jones said that the county and the juvenile coun sellor, Al Boschee, are asking the full cooperation or parents and the public on this matter in order to stamp it out before it gets a good start. He pointed out that he is of the opinion that a car in which marijuana is found may be im pounded, whether or not par ents have given permission to juveniles who may be driving the cars. The judge revealed no names but said, "We may have to make known the names of ju veniles involved, and this may prove embarrassing to some of us." He said that a proposal is being considered to have some professional people to come here and conduct seminars on the use of drugs and narcotics, how to identify them, and obtain other information which would be helpful in meeting the prob lem. Heppner High school Princi pal Dick Carpenter said Tues day, "There is pretty strong ev idence that a few high school students have been using mari juana." He said that some are sus pected but no one in a respon sible position has actually ob served any incident to corrobor ate the suspicions. The matter is being investi gated with the aid of the coun ty and city police, he said. "We feel that we have to nave helD from some law enforce ment agency, just as in the case of the drinking problem, which can determine the source ana cut it off," Carpenter said. As to the possible use of mar ijuana in or near the school, the principal said that he could not say that none was in tne school. He pointed out, however, that "even if a youth is involv ed in an accident midway be tween Heppner and Lexington at 2 a.m., he is identified as a Heppner High school student," indicating that if a youth at tending the school is suspected of marijuana use anywhere, he would be similarly identified and the school would be involved. Marcla Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Floyd Jones, was cho sen as the princess to represent the Wranglers ciud in tne iyos Morrow County Fair and Rodeo Court. She is the first princess to be chosen on the court or Oueen Berniece Matthews of lone. The new princess was chosen Sunday in tryouts of the Wrang lers with five girls competing. Others were Janet Palmateer, lone: Patti Healy, Butter Lreek; Sherrl Lynn O'Brien and Fran ces Abrams, olh ot Heppner. Judges were Mrs. Sheldon Lieu- alien, Pendleton, and Kenny Ropers. Ilermiston. Marcia, a lb-yearoia junior at Hcnnner Hieh school, lives with her parents and an older brother. Greg, on the Hinton Creek Ranch. Her first horse was given to her by Oscar George. At the age of three she was riding alone, and won her first trophy belt in Wrangler competition when she was six. In 1962 she won the pole bend ing trophy at the Wrangler Show and was also winner of the 4-H Small Fry Showman ship award that year. Marcia has been active in her father's 4-H horse club for six years and has been awarded many ribbons. In 1966 she went to the State Fair where she won a first in horsemanship and a second in showmanship. In the Columbia Basin Quarter Horse Association show at Hermiston In 1966 she won the reserve youth all-around trophy. She is a reeular competitor in Wrang ler Play Day events and in 1968 was presented tne tropny ior having the most points in her division. At the present time, Marcia is particularly interested in cut- "I t. . PRINCESS MARCIA JONES Funeral Directors' State Board Picks Sweeney President Jerry Sweeney was elected president of the Oregon State Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers at the board's reg ular annual meeting in the State Office building, Portland, early last week. Sweeney was appointed to tne board last year by Governor Tom McCall. Glen Macy of Macy's iuncrai Home, McMinnville, was elect ed vice president, and Charles Cornwell of Ringo-Cornwell iu neral Home in Woodburn was elected secretary-treasurer. Others on the board are J. H. Campbell of Campbell-wat-kins Funeral Home, Coos Bay, and Don Durdan of DeMoss-Dur-dan Funeral Home, Corvallis. The two-day meeting was held last Monday and Tuesday. During that time the board gave 13 funeral directors' examina tions and seven embalmers li cense examinations. One of the tasks ahead for the board is the rewriting of the embalmers' law and presenta tion of them to the legislature in the 1969 session. George w. Woodworth, deputy attorney general for the State of Oregon, has been assigned as attorney to the board. ting competition and travels once each week to Pendleton to practice in their new indoor arena. She was the champion cow cutter in her division at Madras -in both 19G6 and '1967. In Heppner she won the $100 novice class in 1967. Activities in Heppner High school also keep her busy. This is the second year that she has been a member of the drill team. She also takes part in Girls League, Future Homemak ers and the Pep Club. For her summer appearances with the court she is planning to ride one of the family fav orites, Tico Chex, a registered quarter horse. The other three princesses for this year's court will be select ed by the Lexington Grange, Boardman Tillicum Club and the Lena Community. arpenter Takes Trip to Academy Principal Dick Carpenter of Heppner High school left Port land Thursday morning on a trip called "Education Airlift" to the Air Force Academy. Thirty-four school administra tors from Oregon are making the trip to the academy at Colo rado Springs, Colo., where they will be oriented to the facili ties and gather information to tell students in regard to re quirements for admission. The trip will be made in Air Force airplanes and the group will return Saturday night. This Education Airlift is sim ilar to a trip that Mrs. Violet Lanham of the high school fac ulty took to West Point last year for a similar purpose. Flu and Trip Cut School Attendance School attendance at Heppner Hieh was at about only 50 of the enrollment Tuesday, Dick Carpenter, principal, said. Thirty-eight were absent on account of illness, generally at tributed to the "flu." and 43 seniors were gone to Salem on a field trip to the State Capitol building. All but live or tne seniors were on nana at an parlv hour to make the trip. The five were among those who were ill. But if the 38 was an unus ually large number out for ill ness, the 52 out on Monday was even worse. This represented about 25 of the student body, which totals less than 200. A similar condition existed In lone where 32 of 89 students in the top six grades were out on Monday because o f illness. Some returned by Tuesday, how ever. Apparently younger school pu pils hadn't suffered the "bug" quite as much. It was reported at the Heppner elementary school Tuesday that only 29 of the student body of some 420 did not report for school. Bert Corbin Files For Sheriff Post City Police Officer Bert Cor bin filed as a Democratic can didate for Morrow county sher iff late last week in the office of Mrs. Sadie Parrish, county He is the third candidate to enter the sheriff race, and the second city officer to file. Of ficer John Mollahan previously filed as a candidate on the Democratic ticket. Sheriff C. J. D. Ranman. incumbent, filed pre viously as a Republican candi date for reelection. Corbin's filing was the only one for any office during the week, Mrs. Parrish said.
