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LIIKAKY U OF 0 EOCENE, ORE 07403 Number 31 Kacinc isras I ransmission Plans 85th Year THE $1,778,000 Expansion at lone If Federal Power Commission approval Is granted, Pacific Cus Transmission Company will con struct a substantial addition to lta cag compressor station plant at lone, probably In lilti'J, Roger jnompson, public relations rep rcsentative of the company, toid members of the lone Lions club and the Heppner-Morrow county lliamber ol Commerce at Joint meeting In lone Monday nignt. He made the statement In a talk following a tour of the com pressor plant near lone with some 60 members of the groups participating. Cost of the expansion Is es tlmntPd at S1.778.1KK). The pres rnt unit at lone was construct ed at a cost of $2,400,000 with original estimate being $2,369, 000. Thompson said. The present station was com pleted last year as a part of me company s protect to In crra.se capacity of the MOO-milo pilH'line that taps gas fields in Alberta, Canada, and carries It to the San Francisco area for distribution. With other compressor sta tions along the pipeline, the in stallations have brought the ca pacity to a present maximum ot 650,000,000 cubic feet of gas per day. The planned expansion In 1969 would increase this to n potential ultimate of 850,000, 000 cubic feet per day. Arranged by the Lions club with Herb Ekstrom, president, the tour Monday evening started at the station at 6:30 p.m. Chct Bond, a field superintendent for this area with headquarters at Wallula, Wash., explained the operation with additional com ments by Thompson, whose headquarters are in Spokane. The instrumentation in the control building was explained with panels showing the pres sure in the lines and other tech nical information. Control of the station is accomplished from Spokane through a microwave system. The tour took the viewers to the metal building that houses tne compressor and turbine which uses fuel from the gas unfa iui us upeiauon. Gas comes from 22 fields in Alberta with pressure in the wells as high as 2,000 lb. pnr square incn. Maximum pressure in the line here is 900 lb. per square inch. Thompson said that the lone station has been operating ex ceptionally well and has gone continuously for 45 days with out shutting down. It has been in operation for about a year since its completion. Electricity at the station is used - for instrumentation only, and a large auxiliary generator is housed in the control build ing ready to cut in within sec onds after any power shutdown. The control system is so intri cate that a large panel will in dicate any kind of trouble any where, a lgiht illuminating in any particular section so that one may literally read what the trcuble Is. After the plant tour, the group went to the Masonic Hall at lone for dinner, then viewed colored slides of the long pipe line and heard commentary by Thompson and bond. The gas fields In Alberta cov er 50,000 square miles, and they are still finding gas there, Thompson said. More Is being found than is being produced. Some of the wells go to depthi of 15,000 feet. Pictures of the many compres sor stations along the route were shown and described. Some of the problems of laying the line, such as encountered In mountainous area so steep that the droo was 3.500 feet In a 2 milo stretch, were pointed out Pipe was dragged up tne mount ain during construction by hook Ing several tractors together to Inch their way up. President Ekstrom presided at the dinner and the meeting af forwards, introducing guests of the Lions, and President wn Sherman of the Chamber Intro duced Chamber members pres ent. Women of the Topic club served the dinner. As an entertainment featur following the dinner, the Lions showed a motion picture or the Citeen Bay Packers-Dallas Cow boy football game, played last winter. i fort ! .; anew -! i-irn'l PTA Opens Year With Special Welcome Night Teaching staff at Heppner Elementary school received a cordial welcome from parents and friends last Wednes day night at the PTA "Welome In" reception given in their honor in the school's multi-purpose room. Parents and teachers were greeted at the door by members of the hospitality committee who presented each guest with a name tag and favors. Colorful displays of "Mac rame," the art of tying knots, were on display in the hallway for guests to observe. "Macrame" is currently a project of seventh and eighth grade art students under the direction of Miss Terry Lincecum, Heppner schools art instructor. Following a message of wel come addressed to the teachers and parents by Arnold Raymond, president, a brief PTA business meeting was conducted. A letter was read from Patti Collins, a PTA scholarship recipient who is now studying physical edu cation in college, and a financial report was read by Mrs. Anna Shwarzin, treasurer. Mrs. Wallace Wolff was pre sented with a past president's pin and given recognition for her work as PTA president last year. Teacher introductions were performed by Alan Martin, prin cipal, who spoke briefly on some important needs of the school and told of many improvements made recently at the grade school. He extended a special in vitation to parents to come and see the improved facilities. In his talk Martin stressed import ance of PTA in cooperation with teacher needs, urging parents to exhibit interest in activities of PTA. Following the meeting, guests were served punch and coffee and were offered a variety of desserts at the refreshment ta- blpTA committee chairmen cho sen to serve for the coming year's activities are Mrs. Clyde Allstott, hospitality; Mrs. Delbert Piper, room mothers; Mrs. Wal lace Wolff, budget; Mrs. Lowell Chally, membership; Alan Mar tin, scholarship, Mrs. Robert Ab rams, Mrs. Lynn Pearson, Mrs. Mike Gray, Mrs. Barbara Devine and Mrs. Alan Martin will serve on the program committee. HEV. F. W. (MIKE) LTJEDDE, JR. Special Service To Install Pastor An Ecclesiastical Council will be held at the lone United Church of Christ for the purpose oi installing us new pastor-elect, Kev. Y. W. (Mike) Luedde, Jr., on Sunday, September 29. at :uo p.m. The Ecclesiastical Council con sists of appropriate delegates of laymen and ministers from the Mid-Columbia Association of the United Church of Christ. Rev. Luedde will present his paper and will be questioned by the council and the congregation. The council will also review his credentials and the terms of his call. It will recess at approxi mately 5:30 p.m. and the womens tenowsnip of tne nm Wir, tv church will serve a potluck sup- Morrow county, will discuss the per in the church social rooms, county's property taxes for the year 1968-1969 at the luncheon meeting of the Heppner-Morrow county Chamber of Commerce Monday in the Wagon Wlv?el Cafe banquet room. Figures have been compiled for the county, and Johnson will have these available. Offices of the sheriff and assessor are now preparing tax statements for mailing, and it is expected they will be in the mail prior to October 15. Summaries have been printed, showing the tax breakdown for each code area, the assessed valuation of prop erty, and other information. New Cars Gleam At Local Dealers; 1969 Models Here This Is the big week for auto motive bulls. Gleaming new 1969 models have arrived at the three local automobile dealers and will be on display starting with show ings Thursday and Friday. This year, announcement of the Ford, Chevrolet, Pontlac, Buick, and Lincoln-Mercury lines all come at approximately the same time, and those in forested in seeing the tempting new lines may make the tour at the same time. Announcement day for some of the cars is today (Thursday) and for others it Is Friday. How ever, by Friday all will be on display. This vear there is no strike to handicap the showing. and dealers report that they have a pretty good representa tion of their lines in stock. There are some additional models offered which are greet ed enthusiastically by the deal ers who have seen them, and they will be ready to pass the word to any who would like to hear of them. Announcement ads of the new models are included In this pa pere, some in section one and others in section two. Koice Fulleton of Fulleton Chevrolet, Jim Farley of Far ley Motor Co. and Earl Avres of Heppner Auto Sales, Inc., all extend cordial invitations to the public to drop in, have a cup of coffee and see the new 1969 models. mymr heffmek J mil' - M ' ft M mm k TT-llJ GAZETTE-TIME Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, September 26, 1968 10 Cents FtT.'- .V.XiL- 1 - - . .'"- -'-c-" VIEW OF THE JOHN DAY DAM looking upstream shows the nav igation lock at the far left, connecting the Washington shore to the spillway section. A 1,975-Ioot-long powerhouse connects tne spillway section to the Oregon shore. The projects two iisn ladders are visible next to the navigation lock and on tne Ore gon shore. For many years, the U. S. Corps oi Engineers' proj ect will be the largest and mightiest Columbia River dam, both in structural size and in power generation. It boasts the high est single-lift lock in the world. The project, which is scheduled for dedication on September 28, is operated by the Portland U. S. Army Engineer district. ohnson to Speak On Property Taxes Public is Invited to John Day Dam Dedication attend Everyone is invited to this supper. At 7:00 p.m. there will be a service of installation for Rev. Luedde. Clergymen taking part in the service include Rev. Mel vin Dixon from the Methodist church in Heppner, Rev. Dirk Rinehart from the All Saints' Episcopal church in Heppner, Rev. James McNeiley from the UCC in The Dalles, Rev. Delbert McAmis from the Federated UCC in Milton-Freewater, Rev. Rich ard Trotter from the Condon UCC, and Dr. A. J. Buttrey, con ference minister from Portland. The deaconesses of the church will be hostesses for a coffee hour to be held in the church social rooms between 3:30 and 4:00 p.m. Everyone interested Is invited to attend these services and the potluck supper. An invitation to witness his tory Saturday, September 28, al the dedication of the mile-long, $448 million John Day Dam has been extended throughout the Pacific Northwest by Charles Baker and Andrew J. Cook, co- chairmen of the event. "It is fitting that the world's largest multipurpose dam should be put into operation in Clerk is Elected To State Office Mrs. Sadie Parrish, Morrow county clerk, was elected to the office of second vice-president of the Oregon Association of Clerks and Recorders at the an nual convention held last week at the Hilton Hotel, Portland. This past year she served as secretary-treasurer of the organi zation. The Oregon association will be host to the national con vention, to be held in Portland next year. Civil Defense Sets Advisory Meeting Meeting of the Civil Defense advisory committee of Morrow county will be Friday, October 4, at 7:30 p.m. in the basement cf the county courthouse, Ted Smith, Civil Defense director, announces. Members of the county court and the director will attend. It Is expected that the com mittee will mark in shelter areas on maps that have been prepar ed by the CD organization, Smith said. Every house in Heppner, lone and Lexington are includ ed on the maps, he added. Morrow county has been allo cated 1200 spaces in McNary dam as an emergency shelter and some space has been allo cated in the John Day dam for the northwest part of the coun ty in event of emergency, Smith J over at 1:30 following a ques said. I t;'on and answer period. Big Crowd Seen For Ullman Visit Many reservations are coming in for the luncheon for Con gressman Al Ullman to be held in the Wagon Wheel Cafe ban quet room here Friday at noon, according to Mayor W. C. Rose wall, who is making arrange ments for the luncheon. He said Tuesday that there may be room for a few more who may wish to attend the no host luncheon. Those who have not already made reservations may do so by calling Rosewall at his home. The luncheon will be $1.50 per plate. Cong. Ullman has a very busy schedule this week and may not stay in Heppner overnight Thursday as originally planned, the mayor said. He is to speak at a luncheon in John Day at r.oon Thursday and has a din ner meeting in Ukih Thursday evening. Later in the evening he will be at a meeting in Pen dleton. On Friday morning, he will speak at the Heppner High school, starting at 10:15. Mayor Rosewall will preside at the luncheon here. It is ex pected that the event will be a grand manner, and we have scheduled activities accordingly and invited the most impressive group of distinguished guests the region will have ever seen," Eaker revealed. Activities will begin at 8 a.m. when the lock and north shore fish ladder are opened for pub lic inspection. At the same time, the 86-foot Coast Guard cutter, "Point Glass" will tie up at the lock wall and will welcome vis itors. At 8:15 a.m. the combined high school bands from Arling ton and Boardman, two Oregon communities which had to be completely relocated above the John Day Dam pool, will play selections in the lock area. fish ladder on the Oregon shore. At 9:30, waters from 89 cities I The latter offers a close look located throughout the Columbia at fish swimming through a Gridders Slate 'Enterprise Game After a week's layoff, Hepp ner High's football team will travel to Enterprise Friday night for their opening league game. The Mustangs tripped Condon here on September 13 in the non-league opener, 26 to 0, and though a young team, looked quite impressive. Enterprise has proved tough for Heppner, especially on the Savages' field, in the past, but the boys of Coach Ed Hiemstra are hoping to start the league season on a winning note. All remaining games on the Mustangs' schedule are counters in this year's new Greater Ore gon round robin. However, the Heppner eleven does not return to the home field until October 11 when they face Burns here under the lights. They play at Sherman Friday night, October 4. at 8 p.m. River - drainage area will be poured into the river to drama tize the relationship between power source and power produc er. The 21st Army Band from Ft. Lewis, Wn., will play at 9:35 and will open the official cere mony at 10:00 a.m. with the National Anthem. Following the Invocation, master of ceremonies Capt. Ho mer Shaver will introduce plat form guests. Governors Daniel Evans of Washington, Tom McCall of Oregon and Donald Samuelson of Idaho will give brief talks and then Senator Warren Mag nuson of Washington will deliv er the major dedicatory address. Two symbolic events have been planned to symbolize the dam's impact on Columbia Riv er navigation and the Pacific Northwest power grid system. Upon a signal, spillway gates will be operated to change the flow over the spillway; and the navigation lock's lower gate will be raised to allow a tug and barge combination to pass downstream. Barge Moves Grain The barge will contain 10,000 tons of grain and will represent the largest shipment ever trans ported along the upper river. Waiting below the locks for passage to the upper river will be the Pacific Inland Navigation Co. tug Tyee with a barge con taining anhydrous ammonia. With a maximum rise of 113 feet, the John Day Dam lock is the highest single lilt naviga tion lock in the world. When the ceremony ends at noon, visitors will be invited to tour previously closed areas of the dam, including the power house, spillway area and the computerized counting passage way, i Food and souvenir concessions have been organized and will be staffed by local non-profit organizations and groups. Townsite to be Shown Arlington plans to show off its new townsite following the dedication by hosting an open house for everyone attending the ceremony. Located about 25 miles upstream from the dam, the town's 600 residents will prepare and serve an open-air smorgasbord lunch and provide entertainment, benator Wayne Morse and Congressman Al Oil man will participate in the fes tivities. An open house also will be held at Goldendale, Wn., 11 miles north of Maryhill on U. S. Highway 97. Food and entertain ment are planned, and Pacific Northwest artists will set up dis plays along the town's streets. Baker said the list of platform guests is already one of the most Impressive ever compiled for a Pacific Northwest event and Is growing daily as accep tances are received. High Percentage of 1968 Graduates Enter Colleges College campuses and other schools of higher learning throughout the state are exper iencing an influx of new and returning students with the start of the 1968-69 school year. Most state schools are enroll ing students this week, with classes to get underway next week, after a week of orienta tion or rushing. Some of the private and non-state schools opened their doors earlier in the month and classes- are now un derway, such as Pacific Univer sity and Linfield College and some professional trade schools. According to figures released this week from the Heppner High school office and Mrs. Vi Lanham, school counsellor, who has steered many local students into the college channels, 37 of the 41 graduates of the class of 1968 are enrolling in colleges or taking advanced training, an exceptionally high percentage. Continuation of students in col leges is also noted as being very high. Blue Mountain Community College, Pendleton, again at tracts the largest number of last year's graduates. Starting their college work there are Lin da Heath, Kathy Mathews, Mary Pierce, Vickie Robinson, Douglas uraKe, Matt Hughes, Randy Stillman, Earl Struckmeier, urenaa bteagall and Helen (An derson) Cooper. Those reported as returning are Erin Dick, Gail Maicom, leresa Monahan, Urn- ger Majeske, Ray Jones, Teensie Moore, Jim Doherty, Mac Hos kins, Allyn Witherrite, Stan Rauch, Mark and Trisha Halvor sen. Five '68 graduates who plan to enroll at Eastern Oreeon Col lege of Education at La Grande, include Earl Ayres. Bill McLeod, Christine Munkers, Debora Young and Tim Loyd. Those re turning to EOC include Brenda Young, Leslie Meador, Stuart Dick, Bruce Thomson, Patti Col lins, Tim Smith, Bob Harris, Jean Healy, Tom Green, Susan Lindstrom and Marty Boyajian. Heppner High school will be represented at Southern Oregon College in Ashland by four fieshmen, Paula Siewert, Jim Sherman, John Van Winkle, and Billv Stockard. Four graduates of - last year who will enter Oregon State University in Corvallis, are Fiances Abrams, Ruby Ann Fulleton, Merri Lee Jacobs, and David Hall (spring term). Also at OSU will be Tim Dnscoll, Tom Rawlins, Steve Anderson, Lee Daggett, Eric Anderson, Chris Brown, Wayne Evans, Er na Lynn Winchester, Maralee Murray, Mark Murray, Verina French, Karen French, Carol Rawlins, Gayle Batty, Karen Mc Curdy, Mike Sweek, David Ma theny, Joan Stockard, Cherilyn Smouse, Steve Wagenblast and John Wagenblast. Choosing the University cf Oregon in Eugene for their first year are Bob Dobbs, Nancy Do herty, Russell Kilkenny, Sheila Luciani. Steve Pettviohn and John Rawlins. Returning to U of O for further studv are Judv Jones, Jeff Turner, Jim Jacobs, Mike Sweeney, Jerry Stefani, Martha Peck, Margaret Green, Mark Brown, Jean Stockard, John Cox, Tonv Doherty, Jean Siewert. Carl Bauman. Martha Doherty and Ray Nichols. Enrolled at Pacific University, Forest Grove, are Kathy Melby and Marsha Sowell, sophomores, and Don Maieske, senior. Starting her second year at Linfield College, McMinnville, is Nonda Clark. Frank Lovgren, of the class of '68, will enter Treasure Val ley Community College in On tario, and taking his second year there is Dennis O'Donnell. Bonnie Lee Kessell will be a first year student at Oregon College of Education, Mon mouth. Marsha Lovgren will be in trainine at Weaver Airline Per sonnel School in Kansas City. Susan Starks has chosen Northwest College of Business in Portland for further training. Rita Pettylohn will be train ing at Pendleton College of Beauty. Terrv Corbin will study at Portland Community College. Lou Ella Roark will be a freshman at Portland State Col lege. Taking pre-law studies there will be Doug Anderson. Norita Marquardt of last years' class is enrolled in post graduate studies at Heppnei High school. Marti Dixon will complete her studies this year at Seattle Pa cific University. Jim Barclay is returning to the University of Portland for his junior year; Tim Tullis will reenter Lewis and Clark Col lege; Gene Heliker has been studying at Willamette Univer sity. Two Heppner girls, Susan Drake and Sheridan Wyman. are in nurses training In Portland. Mike Warren returns to Brig- ham Young University, Salt Lake City. Among those taking graduate work is Bill Sherman, who is enrolled at Gordon Divinity School in Wenham, Mass. Among the young men who have entered the military serv ice the past year are Robert Van Winkle, Don Munkers, Mickey Kindle, Mike Pierce and LeRoy Gardner. The Gazette-Times would ap preciate hearing of others who are in college or recently enter ed the armed services. TOM BEAM Thomas L Beam Joins Bank Staff Thomas L. Beam has joined the Heppner branch of First National Bank of Oregon as op erations officer, according to John Venard, branch manager. Beam joined the statewide banking system at its Baker branch in May of 1966 as a com mercial bookkeeper and in No vember of that year became a commercial teller. In September of 1967 he was promoted to pro assistant cashier and began working in an operations capac ity. The new operations officer is a member of the American In stitute of Banking. He and his wife, Carol, have two children.
