J) ,0v"-
OSCAH PETERSON, former Morrow county udg. (fourth from left), attended a dinner with sena
tor, of the Northwest while on his trip to Wai lington. D. C. recentlr. With him In the above
photo are (from left) George Baldwin of the P;rt of Portland, Senator Jackson ;
Byron Price of the Eugene Water and Electric Board. Senator Wayne Morw of Oregon. Sector
Baltlett ofAlaska and Senator Magnuon of Wishington. Petenonattended with the delegation
from Inland Empire Waterway, association of which he Is a director and
member. He testified at hearing, on behalf of the Willow Creek project and the Columbia South
side Project
THE to" HEPPNER
GAZETTE-TIMES
Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, May 16, 1968
10 Cents
one Auction, Barbecue to Draw Crowd
IONE Mr. and Mrs. Keith
Rea, chairman for the annual
Bar-B Q and Auction of the lone
United Church of Christ, an
nounce that a cast resin coffee
tuble. made and donated by Rev.
A. II. Hasaard, will be Riven
away free of charge to some
lucky person at the auction on
Saturday, June 1. Rev. Hazzard
has set manv cut and polished
acates, petrified wood and crys
tal Into black plastic to make
a very beautiful conversation
piece which has been valued at
$85. Each adult attending the
auction will be given a free tick
et on the table with the draw
Ing scheduled for 2:30 in the
afternoon (winner must be pres
ent to win).
Dog lovers should note that
a registered small miniature
French poodle, that has been
donated by Mrs. Huston Bryson.
will be sold to the highest bid
der. The light apricot colored
male puppv, that is two months
old, will be already groomed,
wodmed and have its shots.
Collectors will be interested In
the commcmorat I v e plates
which will be offered for sale
for the first time at the auc
tion. The platea will feature a
picture of the lone United
Church of Christ with two small
pictures of the parsonage and
Christian Education Building. A
history of the church since Its
organization before the turn of
the century is printed on the
back of the plates. Orders for
the limited number of beautiful
plates which will have fluted
gold edges can be given now to
Mrs. Norman Nelson, Mrs. Omar
Rietmann. or Mrs. Lindsay Kin-
caid.
The chairman have ordered
350 pounds of boned and rolled
choice beef for this year's pit
cooked barbecue, which will be
accompanied by a delicious as
sortment of salads, beans, des
serts and relishes. The tickets
have already been printed and
students of the church school
classes will be selling them.
Merchandise chairman for the
event. Bill Rietmann. has asked
that people who have articles to
donate to the sale should list
them on the posters In Brlstow's
Market or contact him. Pick up
and storage of Items until sale
time can be arranged by call
ing Rietmann, Eldon Tucker oi
Lindsay Kincaid-
Publicity posters for this
year's auction are being design
ed by members of Miss Terry
Llncecum's art classes. Prizes
are to be given for the three
best posters. Watch for these
Mary Root Visits
On Campaign Trail .
Marv Root, candidate for the
Republican nomination for sec
ond district Congressman, was
In Morrow county recently in
the interests of his campaign.
He visited In Heppner and Lex.
Ington on Friday.
He announced the appoint
ment of Mrs. Gena Leonard of
Lexington as county Root for
Congress Committee chairman.
Root cited foreign policy, fiscal
policy and crime and lawless
ness as key Issues in hU cam
paign. Ho referred to Eastern Oregon
as the "Forgotten part of the
state" and emphasized that he
has lived on the family farm
near Madras for more than 20
years. Root is opposed in the
primary on the Republican
ticket by Everett Thoren of El
gin and William Quigley, a for
mer Democrat, of Baker.
Mn. Lula White of Pilot Rock
accompanied her sister, Mrs.
Amanda Duvall, to Walla Wal
la, Wash., on Monday. On Tues
day they went on to Dayton,
Wash., to spend the. day with
Mrs. White's sister-in-law, Mrs.
Iona Galbreath.
colorful posters which will be
displayed in various stores
throughout the county.
Peterson Gives Testimony
On Willow Creek Project
Oscar Peterson, former Morrow
county judge, appeared before
several committees oi L.ongress
and government agencies in
Washington, D. C recently in
support of the Willow Creek
project and the Columbia South
side project. Details of his trip
to Washington were reported in
last week's paper.
Testimony that he gave before
the sub-committees on public
works of the committees on ap
propriations of the House and
Senate was printed in the Con
gressional Record of May 1 at
the request of Senator Wayne
Morse.
In asking that consent be giv
en to include the testimony in
the Congressional Record, Sen.
Morse said, "For many years
Judge Oscar Peterson has been
an active leader in support of
vital public works projects in
Oregon. I am indebted to him
for the fine cooperation he has
always given to me and the
other members of the Oregon
delegation as we have present
ed to the Committees on Appro
priations of Congress Oregon's
needs for Federal public works'
Peterson's testimony follows:
"I am Oscar Peterson, a mem
ber of the Executive Committee
of the Board of Directors of the
Inland Empire Waterways Asso
ciation, a director of the Port
Commission (Port of Morrow)
and also ex-Morrow County
Judge.
Tells of 1S03 Flood
"Ever since the disastrous
flood of 1903, which took the
lives of 247 people and did in
estimable damage to property
down the Willow Creek valley,
I had thought something could
surely be done to avoid such
catastrophes. After becoming a
member of the Morrow County
Court in 1958, I made it a point
to work desperately for a flood
control dam immediately aDOve
Heppner and at the confluence
of Willow Creek and Balm Fork,
come raging torrents at the
two small streams that can be
come ranging torrents at the
time of spring runoff or the sea
son of flash storms. The area
is subject to flash storms, and
there has been at least two ma
jor runoffs since the flood of
1903. Our people of Heppner and
Morrow County are very much
desirous of having some protec
tion against the flash storms.
"About two years ago, a mul
tipurpose flood control dam at
the point mentioned was auth
orized. For this, we are most
happy. While the Bureau of the
Budget has made no recommen
dation for fiscal year 1969, we
are reliably informed that $225,
000 could be used for the initia
tion of Planning, and I would
so heartily recommend. Thank
you most kindly for the oppor
tunity to bring this before you.
Speaks for Southside
"Also, would like to mention
the Columbia Southside District,
an irrigation district comprising
some 200,000 to 300,000 acres
of land in our North Morrow
County and East Gilliam Coun
ty. There is a tremendous po
tential here, and local support
for a Bureau of Reclamation dis
trict here is most cooperative. It
would bolster our somewhat de
pleted local economy very much
and would certainly create new
opportunities and jobs. We are
most happy that $30,000 has
been set lip for a reconnais
sance study this year and would
urge that an additional amount,
or greater, be included for 1968.
Thank you again."
Time before the committees
offered to the IEW delegation
was very limited and Peterson
was restricted to two or three
minutes in his presentation.
Chamber Survey
Forms Requested
Chamber of Commerce mem-
hnrc oro nskpH tn TPtUm SUrVeV
forms evaluating the Heppner
una nnH its nppds and Droblems
to either Mayor Clarence Rose-
wall or uene fierce oi me mu
nicipal development committee.
T?,,lt r,f tVio cnrvpv will bo
tabulated and will be used as
basis for a panel discussion at
an ancnino rimmhpr nroeram.
The survey forms were distrib
uted at recent meetings of the
organization.
Any members who did not re-
members in the area who would
like to express opinions, may
nirir nn pnnips from Wes Sher
man, president, at The Gazette-
Times.
cammi nnrpnts attended
Tr-v,arc Wpplr.pnrl activities at
Oregon State University in Cor-
Vallis May 4-5. Mrs. wanan ml
Curdy, Jr., Mrs. Phil Mahoney,
ivrro Frank Anrlprson. Mrs. Ken
neth Batty, Mrs. Alvin Wagen-
blast and Mrs. Koci Murray
thnsp who attend-
oH TVTrc IVIr-Plirriv rPtlOrtS that
among events enjoyed by the
mothers were a concert on Fri
day evening and a style review
on' Saturday. Turtle races were
held Saturday afternoon, with
each soorrity house sponsoring
an entry. Karen McCurdy, who
is a member of Alpha Chi
Omega sorority, was chosen as
'turtle trainer' for her sorority,
but their entry, Head to La Hut,
only placed second in the big
race.
VOTE FOR
John Mollahan
for
Morrow County
Sheriff
DEMOCRAT
In the Primary Election
May 28
(Pd. adv. by John Mollahan
Campaign Committee,
Birdine Tullis, treas.
Heppner, Oregon)
Attention, Voters
We suggest you vote for C. L. "Buck" Smith to be a delegate
to the Democratic National Convention, representing the
Second Congressional District.
"Buck" Smith has been an active Democrat for
the past 30 years.
He has a long record of services in Civic enter
prises both on a State & Local level. He was a
member of the Original Oregon Development
Commission, representing Agriculture and East
ern Oregon.
He has been active in promoting Development of
Oregon Timber and Recreation resources.
He is an outstanding citizen and will serve
Democrats and National Interest well at the
Convention.
Morrow County Committee
Paul W. Jones
F. A. Hamlin
(Pd. by C. L. "Buck" Smith
Committee, Hale Lemons, Sec.,
130 S. Canyon Blvd., John Day, Ore.)
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A United States Senator
represents every man, woman,
and child in his state.
It is a big job.
It demands a big man.
Oregon has one. Wayne Morse.
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On the job leading Oregon to greatness for 23 years now.
We all need Wayne Morse in Washington. He talks the language they understand.
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