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Near Homes
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Rural hump owners In the
Bonn I man area wore alarmed
and concerned Saturday when
piuctice bombs Intended for tar
gets in the Navy's practice
range, some five miles or more
south, dropped near ihelr homes
Sat urdn v.
Sheriff C. J. D. Bauman Mild
thai one hit about 3iHJ yards
south of the Amos Shocmake
place on East Wilson Road. The
Basil Rogers home is also close.
The sheriff said that the
bomb, which is filled with wa
ter for the practice runs and
hus a smoke charge for location
purposes, made a crater about
six feet wide, eight feet long
and 20 Inches deep. It hit bed
rock at 20 inches or may have
gone deeper, he said.
Sheriff Bauman said that he
picked up a fragment about 110
feet from where It hit.
The Navy later reported that
nn A-6A twin-let bomber from
Whidbv Island accidentally
dropped five practice bombs in
the Boardman area.
It was reported that the air
craft approached its target and
radioed "Bombs Away" at a
point that would have been dir
ectly on target. However, a
bombing system malfunction
caused the bombs to remain un
til the plane began to pull out
of its dive.
The incident came soon after
the Navy Bomb ranee had come
into the news again. Orville
Cutsforth stated that he had
been informed that plans may
be underway to widen corridors
and felt this should not be done.
He was joined in the plea by
aviators in the area who report
edly have had some near miss
es with some of their planes
from the low flying jets.
The Navy later reported that
no expansion of the surface ar
ea of the site is planned, but
said that it hopes to extend
the restricted flight zone of the
range north about six miles in
to the Paterson, Wash., area.
A public hearing on the Navy
application for an expanded re
stricted flight zone for the
bombing range was scheduled
for Wednesday, October 30, in
Pendleton.
Glen Coons, owner of Coons'
Flying Service on Butter Creek,
and Mel Boyer, owner of Gar's
Aviation at Lexington, said that
they have complained to the
Federal Aviation Agency about
the low-flying jets.
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GEORGE CURRIN and eon9 have been chosen Morrow County Llvestockmen of the Year and were
noncred at the annual Farm-City banquet here Wednesday niqht. In this photo taken in the
yard c: their ranch home on Little Butter Creek are Georgt F. Currin (center) with his wife,
(G-T Photo)
Helen, standing; son Tom (left), and son Ron (right).
Currins are Chosen
I968 Llvestockmen
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Morrow County Llvestockmen
of the Year for 1968, lust cho
sen by a committee from the
Livestock Growers association
and announced at the Farm
City banquet Wednesday even
ing, have a name prominent in
county livestock circles and in
county history for more than 60
years.
Jabbed tor the honor are
George Currin and Sons, an op
eration which includes George
F. Currin, the father, and Ron
32, and Tom, 28, the sons, all
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HIPPY, YIPPY. Look at the flower children I Randall Peterson,
jeweler, and Mrs. Marlene Bergstrom, cleric won first prize in
the Crazy Days dress-up for merchants here Saturday. Terry
Lincecum, Heppner art teacher, did the decorations in the psy
chedelic mood. Bank of Eastern Oregon crew did the judging
in the contest
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of Little Butter Creek.
The family history in Morrow
county dates back to the com
ing of George J. Currin in 1876.
He bought the present family
ranch from Hugh Fields in 1901
or 1905, and his son, Hugh C.
Currin, took over about 1910.
George F. Currin has spent most
of his life on the ranch, ex
cept for a period of years at
Pilot Rock, where the family
bought a ranch on East Birch
Creek. They still own 1850 ac
res there.
Started in Sheep
The livestock operation has
changed drastically in fairlv re
cent years. It was primarily a
sheep operation until 1952 when
the lack of qualified labor and
summer pasture caused a switch
to cattle. At one time the oper
ation included four bands of
sheep, wintering as many as
4000, then it was reduced to
two. and finally the switch to
cattle.
Present cattle operation con
sists of 385 cows with most of
the calves carried on as year
lings. The operators retain 50
to 75 replacement heifers each
year.
Cows calve in February ana
March on the home place. Dur
ing the past year, cows and
calves left for summer pasture
near Maxville, 12 miles north
of Wallowa, in late May.
Even lust the thoughts of the
deep lush grass there bring
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Homecoming Tilt
Pits Grant Union i
Against Mustangs
'Spook House1 Open
Tonight for Kids
Heppner's small fry will
have an extra treat in store
for them tonight (Hallowe'en)
in addition to the usual
round of trick-or-treating and
Hallowe'en parties.
They are invited to drop in
for a visit to the mysterious
"Spook House," located in the
former Case Furniture build
ing on Main street.
The "Spook House" Is a cre
ation of the Morrow County
Jaycees, who plan to offer
tours through the creepy in
terior of their spooky domain
to anyone with nerve enough
to go through.
All in the way of good na
tured fun. the "'ipook House"
is an idea new to this com
munity, and it Is designed es
pecially to give the kids a real
thrill on Halloween night.
Admittance is free, and the
"Spook House" will open its
doors at 7 p.m.
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Greater Oregon League
Standings
Won Lost Tied
Wahtonka 4 0 1
Enterprise 4 10
Grant Union 4 10
Madras 2 2 1
Burns 2 3 0
Sherman County 13 1
Pilot Rock 14 0
Heppner 0 4 1
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THESE "PAPER DOLLS" attired in paper dresses and wigs, took
second place in the Crazy Days merchants' dressup Saturday.
The four are clerks at Murrays Rexall Drug, from left, Mrs.
John (Ruth) Bergstrom, Mrs. Elwyn (Maude) Hughes, Mrs. Roy
(Melba) Quackenbush, and Mrs. I E. (Faye) RuhL Merch
ants reported a rery busy week-end with lots of bargain hunt
ers for the event (G-T Photo).
By PAT KILKENNY
Spirit Week for Heppner High
school will be climaxed by a
head-on football clash with the
Prospectors of Grant Union at
8:00 p.m., Friday at the rodeo
grounds here. This will be the
last home game for the Mus
tangs. The Mustangs will really be
up for the Prospector game af
ter falling at the losing end of
the scoreboard at Pilot Rock last
week-end.
In other league action last
week-end, the high flying Eag
les of Wahtonka were victorious,
rolling over the Huskies of Sher
man County, 24-6. The Madras
High White Buffaloes dropped
their second league clash in a
ow, bv the slight margin of
20-19. The defeat was at the
hands of the Enterprise Savag
es who now stand second in the
league, with Grant Union.
Grant Union stayed on the
winning trail as they bumped
the Burns Hilanders, 30-6.
The Mustangs have two
games remaining, their Home
coming here Friday and their
final game, with Madras, on Fri
day, November 8, at Madras at
1:30 p.m.
Heppner Senior
Wins Contest
Sara Miller, Heppner High
school senior, was local winner
of the annual speech contest
sponsored by the Heppner Soil
and Water Conservation District
at the high school last Thursday
evening, and was presented the
first place trophy by Albert
Wright, contest chairman. She
will now represent the district
at the area contest to be held
Monday evening in Hermiston
Sara is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Miller, Heppner.
Three other trophies were
awarded. Second went to Sandi
Carlson, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Carlson, lone; third
place to Jill Chitty, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Chitty
Heppner, and fourth place to
Donna Pointer, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Don Pointer, Lexing
ton.
Speeches for this year's con
tc-.'tants are related to the as
signed theme, "Forest Manage
ment in a Soil and Water Con
servation District."
Dedication
Speakers
Laud Morse
By MARY LEE MARLOW
More than 350 persons at
tended the dedication ceremony
and open house of Riverside
Junior-Senior High school at
Boardman Sunday afternoon.
' Sen. Wavne Morse, who was
to be principal speaker, was un
able to attend because of a
commitment to be In Portland
to welcome Sen. Edmund Mus
kio, Democratic vice president
ial candidate.
Sen. Morse's daughter, Mrs.
Judy Eaton of Connecticut,
sooke In his place, she being in
Oregon to campaign for her fa
ther.
Mrs. Eaton said that the ded
ication "represents everything
Wayne Morse stands for." When
her father succeeded in obtain
ing funds for construction after
the Corps of Engineers had re
jected the bids, it established
the policy across the nation of
small communities standing up
to the Federal government in
supporting their needs, she said.
Sen. Morse consistently works
for education, not only in Ore
gon, but across the nation, she
added.
It was through Sen. Morse
that the school was finally
built. He met with officials in
Washington, D. C, several times
when it sometimes appeared
that money would not be forth
coming for the school.
Charles Lee, of Washington,
D. C, a member of the Senate
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High School Vote
Supports Nixon
Sheriff Candidates
Just a Trace
Just a trace of rain oh Tues
day. That's all the moisture for
the week as the Indian summer
continues. Complete weather re
port from Don Gilliam, official
observer, is as follows:
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Hi Low Prec.
73 43
66 41
65 43
60 33
59 31
62 33
69 38 T
Richard Nixon polled a sub
stantial majority in a straw
vote taken at Heppner High
school last Friday, receiving 95
of the students' votes for pres
ident against 52 for Hubert
Humphrey and 18 for George
Wallace. Adrian Cook, history
teacher who conducted the elec
tions. announced.
Eugene Mccartny receivea a,
and in light vein, fat rauisen
Dolled 21. both as wnteins,
In other contests, tne students
showed that they do not fol
low party lines.
Robert Packwood, Republican,
edged Wayne Morse, Democrat,
for U. S. Senator, 118 to 85.
Al Ullman. Democrat, topped
Marv Root, Republican, for Con
gressman, becond District, no
to 50.
George Van Hoomissen, Dem
ocrat, received 114 for Secretary
of State to 84 for Clay Myers,
Republican.
Robert W. Straub, Democrat,
totaled 153 for state treasurer
while Ancel Page, his Republi
can opponent, received 49.
For attorney general, Lee
Johnson, Republican, polled 120
while Robert Y. Thornton, Dem
ocrat, tallied 68.
In the Morrow county sher
iff's race, John Molahan, Dem
ocrat, was the students' prefer
ence with 77 votes. C. J. D. Bau
man, Republican, received 61
and Jim Barnett, Independent,
polled 59.
In uncontested otlices, Ken
Jernstedt, Republican, polled 155
for state senator and Jerry
Sweeney received 16 writein
votes; Irvin Mann, Republican,
received 178 for state represen
tative; Walter Hayes, Republi
can, 165 for county commission
er; Sadie Parrish, 177 for county
clerk; and Sylvia McDaniel, 177
for county treasurer.
Dale Parnell received the edge
for state superintendent of pub
lic instruction over Walter Blake,
105 to 81, on the nonpartisan
ballot. All other offices on the
nonpartisan ballot are uncon
tested and Cook said their to
tals were not tabulated.
Measure No. 7 (the 1 prop
erty tax limitation measure)
went down by close to a 2-to-l
majority in the student ballot
ing, getting 130 no votes to 70
yes.
On the other hand the Beach
Bill (Measure No. 6) which
would impose a lc per gallon
additional tax on gasoline to
acquire private beach properties,
passed, 120 yes to 80 no.
Results of other measures
were as follows:
Measure 1 Broadening veter
ans loan eligibility, 172 yes, 27
no.
Measure 2 Amendment for
removal of judges, 151 yes, 13
no.
Measure 3 Empowering leg
islature to extend ocean boun
daries, 144 yes, 50 no.
Measure 4 Amendment
broadening county debt limita
tion, 91 yes, 98 no.
Measure 5 Government con
solidation city-county over 300,-
000 population, 85 yes, 98 no.
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Ex-Spray Couple
Parents of Triplets
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Ennis
of Portland are parents of trip
lets, two boys and a girl, born
October 16. Mrs. Ennis is the
former Lillian Nichols of Spray
and was a roommate of Sue
Townsend of lone while the two
attended business college in
Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Ennis
now live next door to Miss
Townsend in Portland.
The babies, all reported to be
well, are Casey Scott, who
weighed 3 lb., 12 oz.; Laura Ann,
3 lb., 13 oz., and Travis Alan, 2
lb., 12 ounces.
They were born in Emanuel
hospital, and Miss Townsend
said that they were the first
triplets born there in 12 years.
Grandparents are Mr. ana Mrs.
George Nichols of Spray. The
maternal grandparents are de
ceased.
Although predictions are that
voting throughout the nation
nutv ho fairlv light lit the Ren
rial election Tuenduy, November
3. expectations re her that
Morrow county turnout will run
hii'h, exceeding the national
average conMdernbly.
Morrow county voter have
traditionally resKinded with a
high percentage casting ballots.
There are wverul contests of
Interest only one local to .spur
their participation.
rlls will be open In the nine
precinct from 8 a.m. until 8
p.m. Polling places in Heppner
are: Northwest, Assembly of
God church; Northeast, old city
library, next to city hall; South
west, county courthouse; South
east, county courthouse.
Polling places In the rest of
the county are: lone city hall.
U-xington city hall, Hardman
Community Hall, Greenfield
Grange Hall at Boardman, and
the old Irrigon school.
Local returns will be collect
ed through the night at The
Gazette-Times through the co
operation of Mrs. Sadie ParrLsh,
county clerk, and the counting
boards. Wes Sherman in local
representative for the national
News Election Service.
It is expected that some In
complete returns from Heppner
precincts will be available snort-
ly alter 8 p.m. but it will be
sometime thereafter until fur
ther returns will be available.
Counting boards must complete
their work before the totals are
reported.
Toon nz interest on me nai-
lot is the presidential race, Hu
bert Humphrey, Democrat, ver
sus Richard Nixon, Republican,
and the candidacy of George
Wallace, representing a third
party, casting some basis tor
speculation.
Gong down tne bailor, an
other lively contest Is In pros-
nect for U. S. Senator, witn in
cumbent Wayne Morse and his
Republican challenger, Robert
Packwood, reported to be run
ning neck-and-ncck.
Marv Root, Republican, has
worked diligently in his cam
paign against Al Ullman, Dem
ocrat Incumbent, for the U. S.
Representative position, second
Oregon district.
George Van Hoomissen, Dem
ocrat, has made a vigorous
campaign against incumbent
Clay Myers, Republican, for sec
retary of state; and Lee John
son, Republican, is given a good
chance of unseating Robert Y,
Thornton, Democrat Incumbent,
for attorney general.
Ancel Page, Republican, op
poses Robert Straub, Democrat
incumbent, for state treasurer,
but if Page's campaign has
been very active, it hasn't been
noticed here.
The one county contest Is the
three-way race between C. 3. D.
Bauman, Republican, sheriff for
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Ballot Republished
Because of Error
Sample facsimile ballot for
Morrow county is reprinted on
pages 6 and 7 of section 2,
this paper, because of an er
ror made in the publication
last week.
Those who studied the bal
lot must have been confused
when they noticed candidates
for Wheeler county district at
torney and other Wheeler coun
ty offices on the ballot.
This came about because the
Gazette-Times also prints of
ficial and sample ballots for
Wheeler county. When the fac
simile was run in the paper
here, as required by law, part
of the form inadvertently was
not restored to the Morrow
county candidates.
The re-run Is made without
cost to the county. Voters are
advised to disr e g a r d last
week's printing, and to refer
to this publication as the cor
rect facsimile ballot.
Mrs. Ely Nominated
For Teacher of Year
Mrs. Gladys Ely, who has
taught school in Morrow coun
ty for 31 years and is currently
in her 26th consecutive year at
lone, has been nominated by
the county chapter of the Ore
gon Education association as
Oregon Teacher of the Year.
She has received strong sup
port from Ron Daniels, superin
tendent of Morrow county
schools, and from Harold Beggs,
principal, lone schools.
"I know her to be a fine cit
izen, an exceptionally fine in
dividual, and a person who is
vitally Interested in the teach
ing profession and the welfare
of youth," Daniels wrote in his
recommendation. "Gladys Ely is
a fine candidate for Oregon's
Teacher of the Year."
"She causes her students to
create and to reach out for new
knowledge," Beggs said. "She is
an excellent teacher of the fun
damentals . . . but she is equal
ly as adept at creating interest
and developing skills in the
arts and sciences.
'Mrs. Ely contributes more to
the lives of her students than
just knowledge. She teaches
citizenship, courtesy, and the
system of values which has
made America great. She teach-
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es morals without moralizing
and values without judging. She
demonstrates the value of hard
work and a job well done by
her personal example. Mrs. Ely
feels that teaching Is the most
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