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L 1 BFARY U OF 0 EUGENE, CH 07103 Weatherford, New Film On Fall Wheat Program County's Agriculture Income Sei cat $10,202,363 Marlon Weatherford of Ar lington will be guest speak1 on behalf of the Oregon Agrl Business Council and show the new motion Picture film on Ore Kon agriculture at the annunl full meeting of the Morrow County Wheat Growers assocla linn Wednesday. October 23. The meeting will be In St Putrick's parish hall with the business meet luff Martina at 9 a.m., according to Bob Met mann. president. Weatherford will speak at the luncheon at noon, and the wheat growers Invite all lletin ner-Morrow county Chamber of Commerce members and county businessmen as guests at no chnree. The color film, 30-mlnutcs In length, "Yours Is the Earth," will be shown at the luncheon, which is expected to conclude at 1:30 p.m. Chet Huntley, one of the nations most highly re spected news commentators, narrates the saga of Oregon's second largest industry agri culture. The film took 10 months to produce and pictures the drama of modern agriculturists com bining their skills with the Crazy Days Due Here Next Week; Kids' Parade Set Crazy Days is scheduled In Heppner on Friday and Satur day, October 25 and 26 with merchants offering extra special "ridiculous" bargains for the event. Many of the merchants will dress up for their costume day on Fr dav. according to Mrs. Marl Gardner, chairman of the merchants committee, and a Kids' Parade is planned for the Saturday morning, probably at 11 a.m. The youngsters will be Invit ed to dress in costume appropri ate for the Hallowe'en season and prizes will be offered to several with the best costumes. Jerry Adamson, manager of J. C. Penney Co., is acting as chair man of the Kids Parade. Children through the fifth grade age in school are invited to participate and are requested to begin planning their cos tumes now. Children in neigh boring communities are welcome to take part. Next week's paper will give more details on Crazy Days ana will contain advertising of the special bargains to be ottered Merchants are advised to get their advertising In early be cause of the big paper expect' ed by the G-T staff. MARION WEATHERFORD state's natural resources to pro vide a multi-million dollar base for Oregon's expanding economy. Morrow county's Wheat Grow ers association will be host for the state Wheat League conven tion in Portland on December 9, 10 and 11, and plans to fulfill this responsibility will be made during the meeting Wednesday. Committee reports, discussion of matters of interest to the wheat growers, and election of officers are other matters on the day's program. Ladles of St. Patrick's Altar Society will prepare and serve the luncheon. Kietmann urges all wheat growers to attend the meeting, and invites all busi nessmen to attend the luncheon as guests of the association. 85th Year Number 34 HEPFNER GAZETTE-TIME Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, October 17, 1968 10 Cents Collins Running For Mayor; Others Seek City Posts Bargains Galore Promised at Sale Bargain hunters from age "6 to 60" will be pleased with the wide array of bargains from which to choose at the bi-annual HeDDner Civic League Rum mage Sale, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, October na-Zb. Sale will be held in the for mer Tryco building on Main street and will begin at 8 a.m. both days, with doors open un til 6 p.m., Mrs. Art Galbraith and Mrs. Bruce Griffith, co chairmen of the event, an nounce. A baked foods sale is also planned for Friday morning while the rummage sale is in progress. Persons having items that they wish to donate for the sale are asked to contact Mrs. Mar ilyn Kellogg, 676-5505, Mrs. Sharon Biddle, 676-9247, or Mrs. Carol Baker, 989-8447 for pick up. The sale is sponsored twice each year by the Civic League organization, with proceeds de rived from the sales used to pur chase needed supplies for the kindergarten classes and to as sist with teacher's salary. Kindergarten instructor this year is Mrs. Don Turner. Lost Youth Shoots Buck; Ward Again At Right Place Stories of lost hunters are getting to be commonplace here, but this one has a new twist. Mike MeCarty, 17, of Hood River who was reported lost while hunting in the mount ains southeast of Heppner Monday, wasn't found until about 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. He was unhurt and undaunted after his night alone in the wilds. The unusual part Is that he took the time to shoot and kill a four-point buck Tuesday morning before he was "found." Again Glen Ward, state agent, was in the right place at the right time. He picked up the youth after he had walked out just after noon Tuesday. Ward was on Coal Mine Hill at the time. Ward had also picked up Joe Green after the Pendleton man was reported missing on opening week-end. A search party was getting organized under the direction of local officers when the youth appeared. He had been hunting with his brother, Steven, and other companions from Hood River when he be came lost. Ward said that he figured the youth had traveled some 25 miles after his disappear ance Monday until he was "found." He didn't know just where the buck was that he had shot, but after getting some counsel on directions from Ward, he left with his friends to retrieve it. William C. (Bill! Collins, former mayor of Heppner and veteran of 16 years on the city council as councilman and mayor, has filed his petition as a candidate for mayor. The petition was circulated by- friends last week after Mayor W. C. (Clarence! Rosewall an nounced that he would not seek reelection. Rosewall. too. is a veteran of long service In city administration and has served as mayor since the death of Al Lamb a number of years ago. As of Tuesday, petitions had been filed at the city hall for three seeking council positions, including those of Jerry bwee ney and David McLeod, both seeking reelection, and Dick Robison, in his first venture in to city politics. Petitions also were filed on behalf of Mrs. Elaine George, recorder, seeking reelection, and for Mrs. Ernest (Mary Jean) Mc Cabe, seeking reelection as treasurer. Deadline for filing of petitions in order to be on the city bal lot on Tuesday. November 5, was Wednesday, October 16, Collins, currently a council man, served as mayor for four years from 1955 to 1959. He had served for eight years on the council prior to that time. He returned to the council when he was elected in 1964 and is now completing a four-year term in that position. McLeod completes his first four-year term this year, and Sweeney is completing a two year term. The three seeking election to the council will all be on the ballot for four-year terms. Mrs. George and Mrs. McCabe are both running for their third terms, each completing the sec ond two-year term this year. The mayor position, under terms of the city charter, is also for a two-year term. Holdover councilman whose terms do not expire this year include veteran Carl Spaulding, Joe Balfe and Harlan McCurdy, both of whom are in their first terms. , . . .. ... . , . ..... ,. . .... U - J-rH ' Mr a, 4Mq &;:S:; rsiu t - k-riA eiiv , . iJWpJ . The Rains Came A total of .60 of rain came to Heppner this week, most of it Friday, but it let up in time for the Burns-Heppner football game in the evening. Official report of Don Gilliam, weather observer, shows the week's max imum temperature to be 63 de grees and the minimum 33. Re port for the week is as follows: Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Hi Low Prec. 63 33 59 43 .02 61 41 .46 60 43 .11 58 38 .01 56 33 56 41 Speech Contest Support Urged Mustangs to Meet Eagles Here Friday LEAGUE STANDINGS W L Madras 2 0 Wahtonka 2 0 Grant Union 2 1 Enterprise 2 1 Sherman County 1 1 Burns 1 2 Heppner 0 2 Pilot Rock 0 3 WEEKEND SCORES Burns, 14, Heppner, 0; Enterprise, 33, Pilot Rock, 0; Grant Union, 19, Sherman County, 6; Wahtonka, 7, Madras, 7 (tie). By PAT KILKENNY Heppner High's Mustangs will be looking for their first league victory in four starts here Fri day night when they play Wahtonka in a football game at the Morrow county Rodeo Grounds. The Eagles share top spot in the Greater Oregon League with the Madras White Buffaloes. Wahtonka and Madras battled to a 7-7 tie Friday. In other league action, Enter prise rolled easily over cellar dwelling Pilot Rock, 33 to 0, and urant union sailed through snerman, 19-6. To date, the Heppner High team has lost league games to Enterprise and Burns and has deadlocked with Sherman in a scoreless tie. They opened the season witn a non-league vic tory over Condon, 26 to 0. Only two home games remain for the Mustangs, including the Wahtonka contest They play Grant Union here on Friday, November 1. Two other league games wall be played away from home. They will meet Puot Kock on the Rockets gridiron on Friday night, October 25, at 8 o'clock and will play an afternoon game at Madras on Friday, No vember 8, starting at 1:30. Annual district speech contest, sponsored by the Heppner Soil and Water Conservation District, will be Thursday evening, Oc tober 24, in the Heppner High school multipurpose room. It will start at 7:30 p.m. High school students are pre paring talks, based on this year's assigned theme, "Forest Management in an Oregon Con servation District". Interest among the students is reported to be good, with several plan ning to participate, with the as sistance of school speech in structors. Trophies will be given for first, second and third place winners, with the first place winner eligible to continue in the area contest. Heppner was represented at the area contest in Hermiston last year by Ter esa Harshman, who won first place there and advanced to the semi-finals. The local school has had many outstanding speakers, which continued on into state competition. "It is our earnest desire, stated Albert Wright, this year's chairman, "that parents, friends ana teachers will turn out in large numbers to support the students in this contest, and give them the backing which iney aeserve. mere is no charge, and attendance of a large audience gives the stu dents added incentive for a good penormance. TROPHY WINNERS in the Punt Pass and Kick competition here Saturday are pictured with men oi lone Lions hud ana Heppner Auto iaie, inc.. sponsors of the local contest. Front row (lrom left) are Steve Kessler. third, Richard Walker, second, and William Smith, first, all 10-year-olds; Sam Myers, second, and Jeff Cutsforth. first, both 9-year-olds; Mark Mecham, special tro phy winner; Jim Kenny, second, and Delbert Turner, first both 8-year-olds; and Clint Carlson, pedal trophy winner. Middle row (from left) Doug Gunderson, first 13-year-olds; Joe Kenny, third. Mark Cutsforth, second, and John Myers, first all 12-year-olds; John Kilkenny, third, Kev in Hagnewood. second, and Jerry Gentry, firs , all 11 -year-olds. Amonq those assisting at the competition were (back row, from left) Lindsay Kincaid, Lions chairman; Everett Keithley, Heppner Auto, contest chairman; Herb Ekstrom, Jr., Lions president; and Ray Boyce, Lions (G-T Photo). secretary. Many more Lions and other helped at the event Six Boys Win, Advance In PP&K Contest Rep. Mann tc Speak At Chamber Monday Rep. Irvin Mann of Stanfield will be guest speaker at the meeting of Heppner-Morrow county cnamber or Commerce Monday at the Wagon Wheel Cafe at noon. He plans to dis cuss the forthcoming session of the legislature and some of the matters that are expected to come before it. On Monday, October 28, Bruce Cowan, executive vice-president of Inland Empire Waterways association, will be the speak er. Non-members who would like to hear either of these speakers are invited on a no host basis at $1.25 per plate. Six Morrow county boys Sat urday earned the right to ro to The Dalles Sunday to take part in the district -runt,-Pass and Kick competition when they won in the six different age brack ets of the local contest held at the rodeo grounds. The local winners are Delbert Turner, 8, son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Turner; Jeff Cutsforth, 9, son of Mr. and Mrs. Pat Cuts forth; William Smith, 10, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Smith; Jerry Gentry, 11, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gentry; John Myers, 12, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerrv Myers; and Doug Gunderson, 13, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Gunderson. In the competition the boys punt, pass and placekick for distance and accuracy. The dis tance that the ball lands from white line is deducted from the length of their pass or kick. The combined total of the punt, pass and kick is then computed as their score. Winners scores were as fol lows: Turner, lOO'i: Cutsforth, 147; Smith, 172; Gentry, 202; Myers, 214; and Gunderson. 175 y2. At The Dalles Sunday the boys will compete with other local winners in their quest for reg ional and national prizes. Other winners and their scores were as follows: Eight-year-olds: Jim Kenny, second, 90 ; Kenneth Pearson, third, 89'2. Nine-year-olds: Sam Myers, second, 141; and Jerry Cutsforth, third, 127. Ten-year- olds: Richard Walker, second, 153; and Steve Kessler, 147. Eleven-vear-olds: Kevin Hague- wood, second, 198; and John Kilkenny, third. 192. Twelve year-olds: Mark Cutsforth, sec ond, 162 ana joe Kenny, third, 152. Two boys, through error, com peted in a lower age bracket than they should have and had to be disqualified because they would not have been eligible to continue as winners in the dis trict contest. They were Clint Carlson, who made a score of 107 in the 8-year-old division but should have been in the 9-year-old group because his birthday comes prior to January 5, 1969, and Mark Mecham, who made a score of 149 In the 9-year-old group but should have competed with lU-year- olds for the same reason. (Continued on page 8) Banquet Tickets Placed on Sale Tickets for the annual Live-stoek-Farm-City banquet, sched uled for Wednesday evening, October 30. in the high school cafetorium, are now on sale at $2.50 per plate. They are avail able at the Bank of Eastern Ore gon, Heppner Branch First Nat ional Bank, Turner, Van Mar ter and Bryant Real Estate, and at the County Extension office. Walter Leth, director, State Department of Agriculture, will be principal speaker at the banquet, which will come at the end of the day following the annual meeting of the Morrow County Livestock Growers association. Randall Peterson announces that he will again give a $100 diamond away to a lucky tick et holder at the banquet as an added attraction. Lexington Grange will serve the banquet, which will start at 7 p.m. Fur ther announcement will be in next week's paper. Wheat Leads With Total Of $3,316,000 Total agricultural Income for Morrow county for the year 1968 is estimated at $10,202,303, ac cording to Gall MoCarty, Mor row county extension agent, and Robert Ganger, county statistic ian specialist for Oregon State University and the United States Department of Agriculture. The Income Is a decrease of more than $507,000 below the es timated Income of 1967, which was reported at $10,709,765. Leading In value of product sold fur 1968 is wheat with $3,316,000. However, the value of the lytiH wheat crop is only 75 of the 1967 crop, which was val ued at $4,435,000. Federal Crop Insurance payments, estimated at $185,000, helped fill the breach of a bad crop year. Beef cattle sales were esti mated to be up slightly in total from the 1967 figure of $2,407, OOO. This increase Is mainly In higher prices received for cull cattle sold, MeCarty said. Breakdown of the total income is as follows: CROPS Wheat. $3,316,000: wheat certificates and feed grain diversion, $2,000,000; barley, $115,000; other grains and seed crops, $17,000; Conservation Re serve Program, $58,363; Com modity Reseal Storage pay ments, $45,000; hay crops, $290.- 000; vegtables, melons and tree fruits, $202,000; farm forest products, $40,000; Federal Crop Insurance, $185,000. Total, all crops: $6,898,363. LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY Beef cattle, $2,678,000; sheep and lambs, 576,000; wool, 5tn, 000; Wool Incentive, $28,000; hogs, $5,000; dairy (milk and ice cream), $199,000; poultry, $38, 000; miscellaneous animal prod ucts, $12,000. Total, livestock and poultry: $3,304,000. Not included in the above are 1968 Agriculture Conservation Program cost sharing payments. These estimates are based on information available to the De partment of Agriculture statis ticians and the county extension staff as of September 15, 1968, MeCarty said. Church to Serve Altar societies of St. Patrick's and St. William's Catholic churches will sponsor their an nual Turkey Dinnei with all the trimmings on Sunday, Oc tober 20, at the Catholic parish hall in Heppner. Dinner will be served from 12:30 until 6:00 p.m., and in addition to the main turkey course, will feature a variety of homemade pies. The public is cordially Invit ed, and visiting hunters and travelers in the area are invited to come as they are. A nursery will be provided to help care for small children. Daniels Discusses Tax Limit Measure (Additional details on page 5) Ron Daniels, superintendent of Morrow county schools, pre sented an analysis of the pro posed 1 property tax limi tation measure at the regular meeting of the Heppner-Morrow county Chamber of Commerce Monday. He pointed out that loss of revenue to taxing agencies across the state has been esti mated by the State Tax Commis sion up to $150,000,000. In Morrow county, the tax dol lar loss would be in excess of $200,000, and it could be more depending upon the system used to distribute the property taxes. Under the proportional reduc tion method where the highest code area is reduced to come within the 1 limit and other code areas are reduced in pro portion, the tax revenue loss would be considerably greater. estimated to be more than $."00.000 to the Morrow county school district alone. Daniels pointed out details of the measure's provisions, and possible effects, if it is approv ed by voters. He said that the tax commission states that $2 of every $3 saved in property taxes by taxpayers would bene fit business and industry, and the home owner and rancher would benefit by $1. T-, J THIS IS THE way the pickup truck of Tom Griffith looked after it ran Into the real of a loaded log truck near Heppner Lumber Co. about 11 pm. Friday night. Griffith was hospitalized but escaped serious injury and was dismissed Sunday. (G-T Photo). Pickup Crushed in Crash; Driver Crawls Out When a pickup truck, driven bv Tom Griffith of Heppner, crashed into the end of a truck load of logs near Heppner Lum ber Company in the darkness Friday night, the vehicle was totally demolished. Its cab was obliterated, and the pickup was reduced to a smashed mess of metal. But Griffith, only occupant, was dismissed irom rioneer Memorial hospital Sunday, his injuries being; relatively minor, apparently being confined to lacerations and bruises. Friends marvel that he was not fatally injured in the accident. The accident happened about 11 p.m. Friday. The loaded log truck, owned by Hubert Asher of Spray and driven by Benja- min Hamilton, also oi fapray, had stopped in the northbound lane to await passing or. on coming traffic before making a left turn to the sawmill, accord ing to City Officer Bert Corbin, who with Deputy Sheriff Dean Gilman, investigated the acci dent. Hamilton told them that he had turn signals going to indicate the turn. Griffith told Corbin later that he did not see the truck when he came upon it from the rear, also headed north. His pickup hit the logs, one of which pierc ed the windshield and cab. The right front wheel of the pick up was ripped off as it hit the truck's trailer wheels under the logs. The pickup apparently rolled over when its right side hit the left trailer wheels, and the vehicle came to rest upside down across the southbound lane of traffic, with Griffith in side. Passersby stopped to give aid. I Some saw Griffith curled up in the overturned pickup and be lieved that the injuries had been fatal, but in a few minutes he crawled out with only the rela tively minor injuries. The frame of the windshield was still on the log at the rear of the truck when it later went to the saw mill, Officer Corbin said. The officer added that traffic traveling the "new" stretch of highway at speeds of 70 miles per hour or more was difficult to control in the darkness while the accident was being cleared. He expressed the belief that consideration should be given by the State to provide left turn lanes on the highways at the sawmill driveways. Hamilton, driver of the log truck, is Dostmaster at Spray and drives for Asher from time to time to help out.
