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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (July 25, 1968)
L I IRART o or EUGENE, ORE 07403 Columbia Basin to Let Contract 85th Year Number 22 On New Power Building Soon Bids oil the construction of a new multipurtxtse building fur Columbia Basin Electric Coop, era live in Heppner have own colled for this week, and It Is c-x peeled to let the contract In hbout three weeks, llarley VounR, manager of the cooper ative, said Monday. The new structure, which will house offices of the utility, as well aa house crew quarters, equipment storage and other fa cilities, will be iocated near the frcscnt substation just off the llshwny near Gray'a Union Sta tion. Cost of the building Is estl- Abrams Takes Oath As BMC Board Head ' Robert B. (Bob) Abrams of Heppner took the oath of office Tuesday morning as chairman of the board of directors of Blue Mountain Area Education dis trict (Blue Mountain Commun itv College) at a special meet Ing in Pendleton. Ho was administered the oath by Mrs. Vern Dale oi Hell.vj outgoing chairman. Abrams has been a member of the board of directors since the inception of the district on July 1, 1!1C2, and is serving his second term, having been re elected as a director on May 3, 1905. He has been nominated for chairman at previous times but declined. As chairman, his first duty was to sign bonds that are to be delivered to the U. S. Nat ional Bank as low bidder on the issue that will finance con struction of a third building on the community college camptn. The bond Issue Is for $1,250,000. The bonds were approved for the building by voters at a spe cial election for the district, which comprises Umatilla and Morrow counties. Wallace McCrae, president of the college, said that the dir ectors were pleased with the fa vorable interest rate on the low bid, which has an effective rate of 4.5(1. Plans for the third building, which will Include a library, classrooms and many other fa cilities to round out the educa tional offerings, are now In the hands of potential bidders, and opening of the bias is scneaui ed for August 7. "We're holding our breath that costs haven't gone up so much that we don't have to leave something out," McCrae said. ' ROBERT B. ABRAMS (Courtesy East Oregonian) Gillnet Fishing Trial Set Here Date of August 15 has been tentatively set In Justice Court of Lowell Gribble lor a jury trial oi Anthony Hoptowit, member of the Yakima tribe, who is charged with fishing with gillnets in a prohibited area. Hoptowit was cited to the jus tice court here by state police on July 9 when two gillnets were found in the Columbia River near the Patterson Ferry on the south bank. One salmon allegedly was in the nets. A special season for Indian fishing was provided by the state from the Bridge of the Gods at Cascade Locks to the mouth of the Deschutes Eiver but did not permit fishing above that point. Hoptowit was acquitted of an illegal fishing charge a few years ago. Kinzua Corporation Buys Ant Hill Sale Kinzua Corporation was the successful bidder on the Ant Hill timber sale on the Heppner Ranger district of the Umatilla National Forest, according to Wright T. Mallery, forest super visor. The estimated volume of 23, 600,000 board feet sold for $586, 398 and was appraised at $586,272. The sale lies in Grant county in the Indian Creek drainage about 41 miles south east of Kinzua. Final prices per thousand board feet by species were $2928 for ponderosa pine and $19.77 for Douglas fir and oth er oonifererous species. In other recent sales of the national forest, Harris Pine Mills bought 26,600,000 board feet on the Ukiah district 10 miles southeast of Ukiah, for $575,077; Georgia-Pacific Corporation-bought 5,800,000 board feet on the Dale Ranger district for $127,000, nine miles south of Dale; Boise Cascade Corporation boutrht 1.030.000 board feet in the Eagle Springs sale on the Walla Walla district for $39, 081.50, 21 miles north of Elgin; E. M. L. Lumber Co. Inc., bought 1,940,000 board feet of lodgepole pine in the Andies Prairie sale, 15 miles north of Elgin, for $8,885.20; and E. M. L. Lumber Co. also bought the Griffin sale on the Walla Walla district for $568,850, consisting of 12,100,000 board feet about 56 miles norm east of Walla Walla. mated at $200,000. It will have a total of 13,000 square feet and will be of brick or stone exterior and of concrete con st met Ion. Richard Meador Is currently In the process of leveling the site, and a large rock mound was blasted recently to make room for a roadway to the site. The structure, for which Wes ley V. Korman of Pendleton Is architect, will be 72 feet wld" and Ml feet long. It will be on two levels with the lower level housing general offices, recep tion area, line superintendent's and engineers offices, conference room and other futilities. Crews quarters and service quarters will be on an upper level. Inside and outside docks will also be provided. The new structure will pro vide adequate space to house the staff of the expanded util ity and will fill the need for storage space for equipment, much of which has had to be left outside to this time. The present structure, on Main street, was in use prior to ine expansion of the utility when the systems of Pacific Power and Light Co. were acquired several years ago. Young says tnnt ne nopes that the new building will bp ready for occupancy by Decem ber 1. J , Every effort will be made by the cooperative to find a tenant for the Dresent building who will contribute to the business economy here, Young said. Willow All-Stars Make Triple Play But Lose Contest Willow Creek Little League baseball team from Morrow countv equalled The Dalles, its opponent in district playoffs at The Dalles last Thursday, in the number of hits but lost the game, 11 to 5. This eliminated the home all-stars from the tournament. However, they completed the only triple play ever made in the district playoffs. It came when Charlie McElligott, shortstop, took a batted ball, tagged a base runner at second for the urst out. McElligott then threw to Johnny Boyer, catcner, wno nipireu a runner coming from third. Boyer then tossed the ball back to Mc Elligott, who picked off the run ner trying to make second. The Willow Creek All-Stars had five hits, same as tneir oppon ents, but errors, principally in the fourth inning, proved their un doing. Doug Gunderson pitched for the Willow Creek team. Coach Lindsay Kincaid said that he was proud of the per formance of the boys and said that they did a very good job. The Willow Creek All-Stars' opponents were the American entry from The Dalles. Parents and supporters going to the game included Mr. ana Mrs. Kincaid. Mrs. Eddie Gunder- j son, Mrs. David McLeod, Mrs. Jim Healy, Mr. and Mrs. Mei Boyer, Mrs. Jimmy frocK, Mrs. Fritz Cutsforth, Mrs. Dean Hunt, Mrs. Louis Carlson, Mrs. Don Peterson, Mrs. Bill Rietmann and Mrs. Bob Rietmann. THE diW Wff BD JET U. WNUCQ EPPNER GAZE! Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, July 25, 1968 10 Cents i Harvest Yield Seen About Same as '67 I : ... V. -. f J VV 3 Indications at the moment are that Morrow county's grain har vest will have an average yield quite similar to the crop of 1967. This Is about 23 of . a normal yield. Cicne winters, morrow county extension acent. said that at the present time he would predict the county's average yield this year at some 19-20 bushels per acre oi wheat. A normal yield is about 28-30 bushels. He said that it Is not measur ing up to expectations that were prevalent after the May rains. "We thought the rains might PRINCESS KATHY HINTON Saturday To Fete ce Dan Kathy Barratt Praises Old Home Town Boosts OSU Beavers on Visit Here As athletic director for Ore gon State University, Jim Bar ratt's first loyalty now probab ly must be for "Beaverville," but he still qualifies as No. 1 Good will Ambassador for his old home town of Heppner. The effervescent Mr. Barratt, here with his wife, Dorotha, for a brief visit with friends and relatives Sunday and Monday, was called upon for an im promptu talk at Chamber of Commerce Monday. His words provided music for the ears of home folks and Beaver fans for a half hour. "It is the greatest of all ex periences to be raised in a small town like Heppner," he said and declared that there have been many changes since he left here in 1946, all of them good. "The park is a beautiful chance." he said. 'The whole town seems dressed up more than it used to be. It is a pret tier town than ever before." He had played a round of golf on the Willow Creek course and praised the condition of the course, saying that its greens are as good as most courses serving cities of 100,000 or more. He said that it was sur prising what the country club members-were doing with , the course on a limited amount of money. OSU Knows of Heppner , "People at Oregon State Uni versity know about Heppner, and I think Heppner knows about OSU," Barratt said, point ing out that he Is such a root er for his home town that all 38 members of the Beaver ath letic staff brings his attention to any items that they see con cerning Heppner. Turning to Beaver athletics, Barratt said that Oregon State ,r ; t" . : i J v" v ' I i ii - JIM BARRATT Is expected to have one of the nation's best college football teams this fall, but that its track team is also outstanding. The basketball squad, too, will be stronger than last year, being composed of all veterans. He said that he was "most proud" of OSU's colorful foot ball coach. Dee Andros, who dir ected the team to such an out standing season in 1967, coach ed the West All-Stars to vic tory over the East All-Stars this summer, and is now being sel ected for numerous honors. The Beavers will have 26 let termen back on their football team this fall, being led by Quarterback Steve Preece, vet eran from last year. They will miss Jess Lewis, all-American tackle, who made the Olympic team in wrestling and thus will not be able to compete in foot ball. Barratt said Oregon State athletes have better grade point averages than the average for all men of the college, going 2.6 as against 2.55. Education First "We believe in gettingan ed ucation first, and athletics sec ond," he said. The athletic director told of the big budget under which men's sports operate at Oregon State, declaring that "it is big business." One of the reasons for the high cost of football is the two platoon system, which adds $100,000 per year in cost of the sport, he said. With its larger receipts in football due to the fine record of the Beavers, more is being done in the way of support. For instance, 130 members of the Beaver marching band will be flown to the Stanford game and this will cost $6000. The Beavers expect large crowds to all their home games this year, including the opener with Washington on October 5, Arizona State on October 19, UCLA at Portland on November 9, and University of Oregon on November 23. AH will be at Corvallis - except the UCLA at Portland. Away games on the OSU schedule include ' Iowa, Utah, Kentucky, Washington State, Stanford and USC. Television Pay Off The Washington game will be televised nationally. Televis ed games mean a great deal to the coffers of the teams, he said, since the networks pay very well to show them. Football games for Oregon (Continued on page 8) v Third in this year's series of summer dances' -wJU-Jtonor Prin cess Kathy Hinton,. attractive 5 ft., 5 in. blonde, daughter cf Mr. and Mrs.Cleve Hinton of Boardman, who is representing the Boardman Tillicum club on this year's fair and rodeo court. Music for the dance which will be at the fair pavilion, HeDDner. Saturday, July 27, will be furnished by The Henchmen, popular Heppner combo, with dancing from 9:30 to 1:00. The dance next Saturday night will be held in honor of Princess Sheila Luciani. Princess Kathy has had a busy summer working as a waitress at the Nomad Cafe in Boardman, and keeping up with travels and riding appearances with Queen Berniece Matthews and other princesses in the court. The 17-year-old princess grad uated in the spring from River side High school, where she was a very popular and active stu dent. She was a member of the National Honor Society, at the same time serving her school as a cheerleader and participating in many of its club activities. She was student body secretary her senior year, after being a member of the student council for two years. Active in sports, she was a leader in the Girls' Athletic Association. Much of her talent in horse back riding, her favorite sport, developed through the years that she lived with her family in the Ukiah area, where she was a member of the Evergreen Riding Association. She helped her grandfather. George Hinton, on his ranch and took part in cattle drives in the mountains. She has been an active mem bere of 4-H livestock, sewing and cooking clubs. With her family, Princess Kathy moved to Boardman to make her home at the begin ning of her sophomore year in school. Her family includes her mother and father, and two younger sisters, Judy and Geor gia, who also enjoy riding. For her court appearances this summer, Kathy rides a favorite family quarter horse, "Baby doll."' Princess Kathy is saving her money earned this summer to help toward school this fall. She plans to enroll at Atlantic Air line Training School in Los An geles, where she will receive in struction in either ground work or as a future airline hostess. Certificates Go To 52 Swimmers; 3rd Session Set One hundred thirteen swim mers participated in the second session of Red Cross swimming lessons which were completed July 19 and 52 completed ro nnirements for their certificates, Stuart Dick, instructor, said. I i ti fn 4-1-1 a tli tvA cnc. sion will be Monday, July 29, from 11 a.m. until noon and the classes will run through August 9. Adult swimming and lessons began at Heppner's municipal pool on July 23 and will run through August 9 for the hour of 9 to 10 p.m., Tuesdays through Thursdays. Those who received certifi cates for the second series of swim lessons are as follows: Beginners Ron Schwarz, Bijl Van Schoiack, Sandy Bennett, Mike Orwick, Connie Follensbee, Charlie Follensbee, Janice Healy and Maureen Healy. Advanced Beginners Mark Piper, Joan Warren, Mike Ras mussen, Katiiy Marshall, Eric Clow, Steve McLeod, Patricia Van Schoiack, C. J. Balfe, Ro gene Balfe, Bill Kenny, Jim Kenny, Brenda Lebbie, Rebecca Stillman and Juay uonneii. Intermediates Debora Pal mer, Donna Palmer, Ron Ward, Kathy Kenny, Kimee Lu Hague wood, Kevin Haguewood, Kathy Wolff and Tom Wolff. Swimmers - Bobbette Jones, Sherri Wilson, John Healy, Mary Avers. Kristv Haguewood, Kel- wayne Haguewood, Mary Healy, Joan Healy, Mike Smith, Marty Smith, Molly Pierce and Bar bara Palmer. Pilot Rock Man On Game Board James W. Whittaker, 50, of Pilot Rock, was appointed to the Oregon State Game Commission last week by Governor Tom Mc Call. Whittaker succeeds Wayne E. Phillips of Baker, who died recently. Reappointed to a second 5 year term was J. Pat Metke of Bend, past commission chair man. Metke, long-time Bend civic and business leader and insurance executive, is a former member of the Oregon legisla ture and represents the state at-large on the commission. Whittaker, a prominent Pilot Rock wheat and cattle rancher served for three years as chair man of the Wildlife and Rec reation Committee of the Ore gon Cattlemen's Association, and was co-chairman of the Rancher - Sportsmen Relations Committee. He is also an active member of the Oregon Wheat League, served as a school board member, a member of the city council and as a member of the Umatilla County Parks Commission. Liquidation Sale Brings Response Liquidation sale at Van's Var iety is bringing a good response from shoppers, Mary Van Blok land, operator of the store, states. First crowds more than met expectations, she said. The sale, being handled by Inter-State Sales and Liquidat ors Co. with Dale Bennett of Portland here to conduct, will continue for no more than an other two weeks. It is tentatively planned that the store will reopen at a later date with emphasis on sewing and craft needs. Nice Weather in the hich 70's and low 80's marked the week with .27 inches of rainfall coming Friday in a brief storm. The Hennner area was not buffeted by the high winds that hit Pen dleton and other areas on inai day. Don Gilliam, weatner ODserv ei reports that July rainfall is now exactly the average for the month at .33 inch. If a bit more comes before the end of the month it will be the first time any month has exceeded the average in a long, long time. Complete report lor tne ween: Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Hi 81 87 85 78 82 78 83 Low 52 47 53 48 47 46 45 Prec. .27 have helped more," he said, "but the recent hot weather hurt, no doubt." Winters said that the hot days, which ranged well over 100 de grees, may have cut the product ion In some fields between three and six bushels to the acre in the southern part of the county. "If the grain had advanced farther, It might have gotten through," he said, "but It was still pretty green and tender in some parts of the county." The county extension agent said that some fields are running very poor, some poor and some fair. Oftentimes the fields with north slopes are found to be fair ly good but those with southern slopes are ranging to very poor because of the drier and hotter conditions. Nevertheless, the test weight on the grain continues to run surprisingly good, he said Riley Munkers of Morrow Coun ty Grain Growers said Tuesday that grain is being received at ail of the cooperative's elevators In the county. North Lexington, which will be tapering off soon because it serves the part of the county thar is first to harvest, took in 17,000 bushels of wheat on Monday. The best day was 25,000 bushtls. Summer Program Ends Next Week Heppner's summer recreational program for young people, spon sored by the Heppner-Morrow county Chamber or Commerce, will be concluded on July 31, which is one week longer than originally planned, according to Stuart Dick, director. A number of boys have been participating in boxing recently and some are in training for the smoker which will be held on the nignt of the coronation of the queen of the 1968 Morrow county Fair and Rodeo. This Jaycee- sponsored event will be on Aug ust 10. Girls hfve been playing bas ketball with Martha Doherty, another instructor, in charge. Both boys and girls are partic ipating in trampoline and some are getting quite expert at it, according to the instructors. Attendance at the recreation nights, held on Monday and Wednesday nights, has been averaging about 30, Dick said, but reaches as many as 45 on some nights. Dick said that he may con tinue working longer with some of the boys on boxing, but noth ing definite has been scheduled as yet. NATIONAL FARM SAFETY WEEK JULY 21-27 1968 '!. KEEP YGUil 6UAR0 UP STOP ACCIDENTS! (See Page 3, Sec. 2) aV -tym' :,faolitiaii&&isliei ,-;itA&-- j-.. WITH MAJOR dams now completed n the Columbia Hirer along Oregon s north t- J ieriee ot Tost Hack water reserroir offer a great outlet for recreatton. M7 "yn. era boundary front, on the new Lake Umatilla. Warm summer days bringout inglT greater number, to enjoy boating, skiing, swimming and other " taken above McNarr dam where hundreds spread along the ehoreline to enjoy calm day in and near the water. Most of the people in this picture are from the Heppner area.
