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Blue Mountain
Vote Tuesday
There are six polling places
in Morrow county for the Blue
Mountain Community College
spoclul election Tuesday, April
2, according to Robin Woodroofc,
clerk of the college district.
The special election is called
to vote on a proposed change in
(See sketches and explana
tion, page 3, section 2; poll
ing places listed on page C,
section 1).
the college's financing structure
and to authorize an operating
levy for the 1908-69 school year.
If approved by the voters, the
financing proposal would re
place the present $120,000 an
nual serial levy with a 20-year
$100,000 annual bond interest
and retirement levy.
The measure could reduce
taxes for college construction by
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LINDA CLARK, sister of the late Cpl. David Clark, and John
Rawlins, Heppner High school student body president, hold
plaque given to the school Tuesday, March 19, in memory of
Cpl. Clark, who died last year in service in Vietnam. The mem
orial was given by classmates of his Heppner High school class
of 196S with Gene Heliker (right) and Tim Driscoll (left) mak
ing the presentation at an assembly. (HHS Photo).
Memorial Plaque
Honors Cpl. Clark
"I know why I'm here."
This is the inscription below
a picture of the late Cpl. David
Clark on a memorial plaque
presented to the Heppner High
school student body at an as
sembly Tuesday, March 19, by
his classmates of the class of
1966.
Cpl. Clark died in action in
Vietnam on August 25, 1967, af
ter graduating from Heppner
High school in the spring of
1966. He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Don Clark, formerly of
Heppner and now of La Grande,
and his sister, Linda Clark, a
student at Eastern Oregon Col
lege, represented the family at
the ceremony here.
The quotation on the plaque
referred to words expressed by
Cpl. Clark as to his mission in
Vietnam prior to his death.
Balance of the inscription on
the memorial reads as follows:
"Dave Clark paid for your
freedom with his life.
"Presented to H.H.S. Student
Body by Classmates and
Friends. 'Stand Tall.'
"Born April 29, 1948, La
Grande, Oregon. Died August 25,
1967. Vietnam."
Gene Heliker, now a student
at Willamette University, and
Tim Driscoll, student at Oregon
State University made the pre
sentation, representing class
mates and friends who arrang
ed for the memorial. Heliker ad
dressed the student body with
words of memoriam in making
the presentation.
Ullman Survey
To Ask Opinions
Residents of the Second Dis
trict will soon be receiving a
questionnaire from Congress
man Al Ullman, asking their
views on a wide range of top
ics. Over 80,000 forms will be
mailed next week from his
Washington office.
The questionnaire is designed
to show how Oregonians feel
about a broad range of issues,
including Vietnam, taxes, farm
legislation, balance of pay
ments, draft deferments, and
natural resources development.
Ullman pointed out that his
question on Vietnam offers four
possible alternative courses of
action, and extra space for in
dividual comments and specific
recommendations.
Ullman has submitted ques
tionnaires to Second District
residents each year throughout
his service in Congress. He not
ed that, "along with the many
thousands of personal letters I
receive each year from Second
District residents, such ques
tionnaires are a most effective
means of obtaining the person
al views and advice of the peo
ple I serve."
at least $90,000 a year for the
Iirsi inree years, muguroinc
said. The operating levy is $389,
921, substantially the same as
the current year s levy.
Woodroofe said the election
UnA tn ka .nll.t4 hnfnrA thA rpD.
ular May school election date
In order to assure mat me col
lege could qualify for $250,000
in state maicning iunus anu iu
complete the proposed multi
purpose building on the campus
k, full tnrm
Voters in Morrow county will
voie at ine same puning piuwe
they customarily vote on school
Polling places will be open
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irom o a.m. 10 o p.m. rurauiia
wishing to apply for absentee
hnllnta moil urrltA fT na II Rllin
Mountain Community College,
i i .i- rin n ts r ir
rresiaeni s umce, no o. v.
First. Pendleton. Oreeon. Tele
phone 276-1166.
Supplemental
Budget Printed
A supplemental budget to the
Morrow county school district
budget for 1967-68 is printed on
page 8 of this section. Its pur
pose is merely to provide for
transfer of $8100 from a special
fund for street improvement to
the teacherage fund to be used
in defraying cost or construction
of the teacherage at lone.
The street improvements were
first proposed some two years
ago, when it was anticipated
that the state would assume a
major portion of cost of improv
ing Morgan Street to Heppner
High school. When the state did
not approve the program, the
$8100 was left on deposit with
the City of Heppner.
The board of the county dis
trict recently approved the sup
plemental budget, and the $8100
is to be paid back from the
teacherage fund from rentals
over a three-year period. Pub
lic hearing on the supplement
al budget is called for April 15
at Riverside High school at 7:30
p.m.
No vote is required because no
tax levy is called for.
The supplemental budget has
no bearing on the district's pro
posed 1968-69 budget, which is
also printed in this paper (for
the second time) on pages 2 and
3, section 2.
The supplemental budget
merely serves the purpose of
making it legal to make the
transfer of funds. A copy oi tne
supplemental budget printed on
page 3 of section 2 is to be dis
regarded because an error was
made in dates in the notice on
this printing. The error was
caught by the staff after the
section was printed and the no
tice was corrected and reprint
ed in the last press run on page
8 of this section.
Board Awards
Rodeo Contracts
Contracts for the 1968 Mor
row county Rodeo were award
ed at a meeting of the rodeo
board on March 20, Tom Currin,
publicity chairman, states.
Stock contract was awarded
again this year to Howard
Johnson of Condon, and Rose
City Sound will again take care
of the speaking system.
Morrow county Jaycees will
handle food concessions as they
did last year, and John Irwin of
Tacoma was hired again to be
the rodeo clown.
Purses of two events have
been changed by the board.
Purse for saddle bronc riding
has been decreased by $100,
going to $250 from $350, and
the $100 has been split and
added to bull riding and bare
back riding, raising the purse
for each from $125 to $175.
Some of the directors are
planning to attend a meeting
of the Northwest Rodeo Associ
ation Saturday in The Dalles,
Currin said.
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River Basins Head Stresses Columbia's Importance
"What a big deal we have
to work with in the Columbia
River!"
These are the words of
Charles Hodde, Vancouver,
Wash., chairman of the Pacific
Northwest River Basins Commis
sion, who spoke to the Heppner
Morrow county Chamber of
Commerce Monday.
Hodde explained the work of
the young commission which
was formed March 6, 1967, at
the request of the governors of
the states of Idaho, Montana,
Oregon, Washington and Wyo
ming under the Water Resourc
es Planning Act of 1965.
Hodde, as chairman, was ap
pointed by President Lyndon
Johnson. Five members, each
representing one of the states,
serve together with representa
tives from eight Federal agen
cies and a representative of the
United States-Canadian Colum
bia River Treaty.
Federal agencies represented
include: The Department of Ag
riculture; Army; Commerce;
Health, Education and Welfare;
Housing and Urban Develop
85th Year
GAZETTE'
Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, March 28, 1968
Pupils to Plant
1500 Young Trees
In School Project
Pnnilc nf thp fifth and sixth
grades of Heppner Elementary
school Monday received 1500
young trees from the State For
estry Nursery at Elkton, accord
ins' to Tom Caldwell, sixth
grade teacher.
As a school project the young
sters applied for the trees under
the direction of Caldwell. Thirty
of the pupils will divide them
and take them home to plant
them on their parents' ranches.
Included in the 1500 trees are
the following species: White fir,
ponderosa pine, lodgepole pine,
scotch - pine, black locust, Chi
nese elm, and caragana.
They will be used for erosion
control, shade, wind breaks, and
wildlife cover. The young seed
lings were given free of charge,
and Caldwell arranged to pay
the freight.
Gene Winters, Morrow county
trant orran owt fnr the shiD-
ment, and a representative of
the State Forestry Department
from Umatilla county came to
give the children instructions on
planting.
Children participating in the
plan "ordered" trees in various
amounts, ranging up to 400. Par
ents will assjst them in the
planting.
High School Play
Now Set April 8-9
"Arsenic and Old Lace" will
be Dresented bv Heppner High
school students on Monday and
Tuesday, April 8 and 9 at 8 p.m.
Thesp dates are later than orig-
inallv announced because the
school's participation in the
state A-2 basketball tourney
consumed time planned for the
play production.
Rehearsals for the well-known
play and set preparation are
keeping many students occupied.
Properties are lined up. The art
class has been painting the flats
needed for staging the produc
tion. Martha Pierce is in charge of
ticket sales and publicity. An
advance ticket sale will be held.
Tickets will be $1 for adults and
75c for all students.
Case Furniture
Slates Opening
Grand opening of Case Furni
ture Co. in its new location, Gil
liam and Bisbee building, will
be Friday and Saturday, Mr.
and Mrs. Arnie Hedman, owners,
announce.
They moved their store to the
more spacious location at the
first of the year but deferred a
grand opening until stocks were
more complete. New stock has
been arriving daily, and for the
sale, bargain prices will be in
effect on all furniture with sub
stantial reductions from regular
prices, Hedman said.
Coffee and doughnuts will be
served to those who come for
the grand opening and door
prizes will be given, the owners
state.
U. P. Film Billed
"Inside Track." 30 minute mo
tion picture from Union Pacific,
will be the program feature at
the Chamber of Commerce meet
ing Monday noon in the Wagon
Wheel Cafe.
ment; Interior; Transportation;
and the. Federal Power Commis
sion. In effect. Hodde said, this Is
a policy commission, and its
first objective is to set up a
framework plan for develop
ment and utilization of the wa
ter resources of the Puclfic
Northwest.
The commission will consider
best uses for the streams and
search out those projects whl'.-h
should be completed in the next
15 years.
Has Coordination Role
Goal is that the whole region
be stimulated on the basis of
overall good, rather than on a
"willy-nilly" basis. Thus, the
commission has a role of coor
dination in reviewing plans.
"We have a real concern that
irrigation development is lag
ging in the Pacific Northwest
mnro thnn It should. IllKt hi.
cause of lack of Federal funds,"
Hodde said.
He said that steps towards
private development of irlgation
"worry me somewhat in the
overall picture."
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THIS GROUP OF 40 Heppner 7th and 8th grade band members had a big and long day in
Burns Saturday when they participated in the Music Festival sponsored by the Central Oregon
Music Educators. A total of 500 students from six schools took part. Youngsters here got up
before 4 a.m. to make the trip and arrived back home at 2 a.m. next morrdng but stiU l en
lnvi HI (Photo by Al Martin).
Two Boys Blamed
For Barn Fire
Two voung boys playing with
matches were blamed by Fire
Chief Forrest Eurkenbine with
starting a roaring fire which de
stroyed a barn, two saddles and
miscellaneous items belonging
to Jim Farley last Thursday
evening, shortly after 6 p.m.
The barn, owned by the coun
ty, was adjacent to the rodeo
grounds, and was leased by
Farley, who kept horses, saddles
and other items in it No horses
were in the building at the time
of the blaze. Monetary loss is
estimated by Farley at approxi
mately $300.
The fire was reported by Mrs.
Rose Marie Stroeber, whose
home overlooks the grounds. A
dozen volunteer firemen fought
the blaze, pumping an estimat
ed 1250 gallons of water on the
fire.
He elaborated by stating that
such a development might bring
Irrigation, for example, of 50,000
acres in an area where 250,000
acres should be under Irrigation.
However, he said that it is
necessary to find a different
method of financing Instead of
constantly going to the Feder
al government.
He suggested that the govern
ment make its contribution In
getting water to a district. The
district then could float reve
nue bonds, free of taxes, and
the Federal government would
agree to guarantee the payment
of interest on the bonds in the
case of failure by reason of the
Inability of the corporation to
secure sufficient revenue for
such payment from the water
users of the corporation. He
would also favor eliminating
the 160-aere limit on projects.
Hodde told his keenly inter
ested audience that the Colum
bia River rises in Canada at a
point about 2600 feet above sea
level, and with the completion
of the John Day dam, all but
about 100 feet of Its drop will be I
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Band Kids Have Big Day
At Music Fete in Burns
Forty young musicians of
Heppner Elementary school put
in a 22-hour day Saturday, but
they seemed to enjoy every
minute of it and to all appear
ances, received a great deal
from the experience.
The youngsters, members of
the seventh and eighth grade
bands, went to Burns to partic
ipate in the Central Oregon Mu
sic Educators 1968 Class C and
D Music Festival.
To make the trip they had
to get up around 4 a.m. with
departure time set at 4:30, and
they arrived home about 2 a.m.
Sunday morning. Accompanying
them were Arnie Hedman, band
director; Mrs. Hedman, and Mrs.
Bob Jepsen. Leonard Munkers
drove the bus, and Principal and
Mra Al Martin drove down to
be at the festival.
harnessed. The only free flow
ing fall will be below Bonneville
dam for a few miles and anoth
er location a little below the
Canadian border above Grand
Coulee dam.
Columbia DUcharqe Great
Average discharge of the riv
er at the Canadian border Is
100.000 second feel of water, and
at The Dalles dam it is 195,000
second feet. At the Pacific
ocean, the Columbia's discharge
Is 272.000 feet per woond. Thus,
75:i of the flow Is from the
drainage in the United States,
Hodde said.
However, in one dry year,
1937. the flow dropped to 35,000
second feet. The public will
have opportunity to visualize
how low this is when the John
Day dam is closed on April 16,
and the flow below will be held
to 50,000 second feet, the for
mer Department of Interior of
ficial pointed out.
At the present time there are
162 dams on tributaries to the
Columbia either built or under
construction. Of them, 20 are
In Montana, 48 in Idaho, 33 in
Number 5
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. ttta. enn urhn mrHdiKited in
Purpose of the festival is to
give junior and senior high stu
dents clinical experience from
specialists in the field of vocal
and instrumental music.
While Heppner was represent
ed only by the junior high
band, high schools participated
from other areas with choruses
and bands together with Jun
ior high choral groups.
In all, some 500 students par
ticipated, and the day was cul
minated with an evening con
cert, open to the public.
During the morning, students
practiced under the direction of
Dr. Garv Martin, University of
Oregon, junior high massed
chorus; Leonard John, Sheldon
High school, Eugene, junior high
massed bands; Estley Schick,
North Eugene High school, high
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Washington. 45 In Oregon and
16 In Canada. Eleve major damn
are on the "main stem' of the
river.
In pointing out the vast flow
of the Columbia, Hodde said
that dams on the Colorado Riv
er can store three years' flow
of that river. However, the dams
on the Columbia can store only
20 of one year' average flow
of this river.
When Bonneville dam waa
first constructed, and other
followed, the choice was made
to develop the hydro-electric
projects Instead of constructing
water storage dams.
Had storage been the main
purpose, Hodde explained, there
may now be only four major
ana larger dams on the Colum
bia. "Some places would have
been flooded out which now
have people In them," he said.
Computers Boinq Used
Millions of dollars are now
being Invested In computers to
see that maximum benefit la
(Continued on page 8)
Wishart Named
To Manage Bank
At Prairie Ci
(See pictures page 8)
Promotion of James Wishart,
instalment loan officer at the
Heppner branch of First Nation
al Bank of Oregon, to manager
of the bank's newly acquired
branch in Prairie City was an
nounced Tuesday by the bank.
Manager John Venard also
announced the appointment of
Pat Wonser, present operations
officer, to the position of in
stalment loan officer, succeed
ing Wishart. Coming in here as
operations officer is William
Walker, who has been under
going training in operations
work.
Wonser has been at the Hepp
ner banking office since June,
1967. He joined the bank at
Bend in 1962 and was promoted
to pro assistant cashier in June,
1966, at the time of his transfer
to the operations department at
the Baker branch.
Walker joined First National
in July of last year, following
his graduation from Treasure
Valley - Community College at
Ontario. . .
Wishart, who nas oeen acuve
in a number of community or
ganizations since coming to
Heppner in January of 1966, be
gan his banking career in 1950
at the Hood River branch. In
1955 he went to the Union
branch and was operations of
ficer there at the time of his
transfer to Heppner.
He was named an instalment
officer two months after his ar
rival in Heppner and was pro
mntori tn assistant cashier less
than a month later.
His service in community af
fairs includes the chairmanship
"KJftrrnir nnnntv nf hnth the
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American Cancer Society and
the Oregon Museum of Science
and Industry planning commit
, ,w. tja aicr. Viae eprvprl as treas
urer of the Blue Mountain Coun-
cil, Boy scouts oi America.
Mustangs Slate
Meets and Games
Prntiro trar-W meets and base
ball games are underway for
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Heppner nign ouys mis
The cindermen vie with Uma
tilla and Pilot Rock at Umatilla .
Friday and the baseball players
host Urant union nere oaiuiuay.
The first game of the Saturday
doubleheader with the Prospec
tors begins at 1 o'clock. This is
the third encounter on me .mus
tangs' non-league schedule. They
jj-.mrva'l Viati firct fTJlTTlP 1 fl.S t
Saturday at Umatilla 10-2, and
played at mot kock luesuoy.
Thnuah tho TTmatilla came
was the opener for both clubs
few errors were chalked against
the teams, neppner naa uuee
and Umatilla only one.
Tha MiiRtanps scored their
two runs in the sixth inning.
The VIKingS scorea eigiu. runs
during tne nun ana siaui m
ninno Wnnrvnor nnllpcted three
hits, one each from Pettyjohn,
McuaDe, ana nusun.
The track meet at Umatilla
VriAav Man-prl 29. will 8tart at
2 o'clock. Coach Dean Naffziger
says tnat tne Doys penuimaiicc
should help him determine in
which events each boy should
specialize.
Last week a grader was at
work on the track field behind
the high school and curblngs
have been added to further im
prove the track.
That's Better!
Rains here Monday and Tues
day brought .36 inch of ram,
according to the report of Don
Gilliam, weather observer. This
was an encouraging develop
ment, and the hope was for
more. Temperatures continue to
stay fairly warm and spring
opened last week on a 64-degree
note. Complete report for the
week of March 20-26 is as fol
lows:
Hi
60
64
64
62
58
56
57
Low
26
29
37
34
39
37
35
Prec.
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
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