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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.
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Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, July 25, 1968
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Harvest Yield Seen
About Same as '67
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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!
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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.