11 MART
U OF 0
EUGENE,
ORE
07403
Number 37
85th Year
P2 Tox Limit, Beach Bill Defeated
Voters Elect Mollahan,
Favor Ninon, Packwood
(County Vote Tabulation on Tage 8)
Morrow county voters swarmed to the polls
Tuesday at the rate of nearly DO:;, of those regis
tered, and they elected John Mollahan of Ileppncr
sheriff, giving him 809 votes to 758 for incumbent
C. J. D. Dauman. Jim Barnett of lone received 351
votes.
The county gave President-Elect Richard Nix
on a margin of about 300 votes over Hubert Humph
rey, followed the state trend in voting for Robert
Packwcod over incumbent Wayne Morse for sena
tor, piled up greater than a 2-to-l margin for Con
gressman Al Ullman over challenger Marv Root, and
favored Dale Parnell over Walter Blake for super
intendent of public instruction by a margin of more
than 300 votes,
fn Mvnrs spcn'tarv of state.
topped George Van Hoom'.sscn,
his Democratic opponent for the
Mate position, bv more than 200
votes here. again following the
.state trend.
Race for state attorney gen
eral was nip and tuck with In
cumbent Robert Thornton edg
ing Republican Lee Johnson by
three votes in Morrow county,
937 to 934. On the state level,
however, Johnson appeared to
be the winner.
Robert Straub, easy victor
statewide to retain his position
as state treasurer, captured
Morrow county over Ancel Page
by a greater than 2-to-l mar
gin. HA Limit Defeated
On the measures. Morrow
property tax iimiiauoii
measure (No. 7) and the Beach
Bill (No. 6), disapproving each
by about 2',4-to-l margins. The
first five measures on the bal
lot all received affirmative ma
lorities here, the veterans loan
bill (No. 1) getting 4-to-l ap
proval, the removal of judges
bill (No. 2) getting 10-to-l, and
the measure on ocean boundar
:es (No. 3) going 3-to-l.
Measure No. 4 on county debt
limit squeezed by with a slim
yes vote here, but appeared to
be losing throughout the state.
On measure No. 5 regarding
citv-county consolidation, whicn
applies to Multnomah county
and Portland, county voters ap
proved by a 200-vote edge.
Using the total vote for sher
iff as a yardstick, the percent
age of turnout was in the neigh
borhood of 88 around the
county. This high figure was
exceeded in some precincts.
Northwest Heppner recorded a
rather phenomenal 93.1 . turn
out. Of the total registration of
334 in the precinct, 311 voted.
Voting Goes Smoothly
Voting went smoo t h 1 y
throughout the day and count
ing was done rapidly. Boards in
all precincts worked efficiently
and count was complete by 10
p m. All Morrow county returns
were in to the National Eleo
tinn Service in Los Angeles
U iiin.1"" - '
shortly after 11 p.m. and to tne
Oregon Election Service by the
Oregon Election service -i
On tne measures, i.iiiv,
county voters polled resounding one V0terS Select
"no" majorities against .theiw" J J'"1
ffskjs zre and Zearl
agencies,
services
Innliiriin? the
wire
and television
net
works.
Sadie Parrish, county clerk,
veteran at handling elections,
had all ballot boxes and poll
books gathered and results com
pleted by 11 P.m. Incidentally,
she led all candidates as a vote
getter, polling 1728 votes for
reelection as clerk, running un
opposed. Sylvia McDaniel, with
out opposition for reelection as
county treasurer was close be
hind with 1700.
Mollahan Wins Six
In the sheriff's race, which
attracted top interest locally,
Mollahan, presently a Heppner
police officer, won six or the
nine county precincts, claiming
the four in Heppner, as well as
Lexington and Hardman. Sher
iff Bauman won Irrigon and
Boardman by substantial mar
gins, and Jim Barnett earned
his home precinct of lone by a
large margin.
Totals here in the contested
races, starting at the top of the
ballot, were as follows:
President Nixon, 1068; Hum
phrey, 797; Wallace, 102
U. S. Senator Packwood,
1009; Morse, .965.
Representative (2nd district)
Ullman, 1365; Root, 603.
Secretary of State Myers,
1082; Van Hoomissen, 627.
State Treasurer Straub, lst,
Attorney General Thornton,
937; Johnson, 934.
Sheriff Mollahan, 869; Bau
man, 758; Barnett, 351.
Supt Public Instruction Par
nell, 1063; Blake, 721.
WEATHER
Hi
59
50
53
57
48
46
Low
44
31
25
35
35
28
Prec.
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
.27
.01
Tuesday
44
25
i,air.it!tinn for October was
1.19, with a normal of 1.22.
Collins Elected
Mayor of Heppner
Bill Collins was elected mayor
of Heppner in Tuesday's elec
tion, running unopposed and
polling 589 votes. Two Council
man worn rpnlprtorl without OD-
position, David MeLeod getting
524 votes and Jerry bweeney
ni-lf Rnhison. seeking a first
term as councilman and also
unopposed received 547.
Elaine George was reelected
recorder with 606 votes and
Mary Jean MeCabe as treasurer
luith "WW! vntps Thev were both
unopposed. A total of 629 votes
was cast.
Slate of City Leaders
Citv of lone elected Bill Riet-
mann its new mayor, succeed
ing Jim Barnett, who was seek-
i Iha nffina rtf MniTnW rniin.
ty sheriff. Unopposed, Rietmann
polled a total oi izi voies.
lure Marilvn Rietmann edeed
Mrs. Patricia Tucker for city
treasurer by two votes. Totals
showed Mrs. Rietmann, 40; Mrs.
Tucker, 38; Mrs. Adele Dockter,
35, and Mrs. Edith Matthews,
22.
Mrs. June Crowell, unopposed,
was reelected city recorder, with
1Q1 itntaa
Eight candidates were in the
running for city councilmen,
with three elected for four-year
terms, fciectea were won bus
tr.nr HQ- W. I.indstrom. 71.
and' Larry Rietmann, 59. Others,
in order, were jiowaro. i,roweu,
48; Wallace Matthews, 45; Laur
el Cannon, 43; Herb Ekstrom, Jr.,
21, and Harold snider, xo.
Boardman Approves
District Tax Base
Riardmnn nrpfl voters TueS
dav approved a tax base for
ho Rnarriman nark and recre
ation district by a count of 114
yes to 79 no.
Ain.mr rio;ov Wfst whs re
..It . V. 1 " . T ' ' -
without opposition, receiving 85
votes, xnree councilmen were
oiontoft nlsn without onrjosition.
p -- ,-,, Hicks
Some to Close
On Veterans Day
Some stores and businesses
will remain open on Monday,
November 11, Veterans Day, in
Heppner, but indications are
that the town will be fairly
quiet.
The courthouse, city hall, post
offices and other government of
fices will be closed. The banks
will also be closed.
School will be dismissed for
the day throughout the county.
Cards Power Way to
Throwing a four-touchdown
barrage at the Riverside High
football team in the first quart
er, lone High's rampant grid
ders swept to a 53-20 victory
over the Pirates at Boardman
Friday afternoon, leaving no
doubt as to who was league
champions.
To this point both lone and
Riverside were undefeated in
the Umatilla-Morrow B league.
But when the Cards boomed to
a 27-0 lead in the first quarter
they showed the good-sized
crowd attending that the cham
pionship was determined.
The victory gives the Card
inals the right to enter state
playoffs, and their first post
season game will be against
Crane of district 3-B 8 at the
lone Memorial field on Satur
day, November 16.
Should the talent-laden lone
team go all the way to the state
B championship, they will con
tinue to play each game on the
lone field because that's the
way the draw is this year. As
long as they win, they will play
at home. If they lose, they're
out.
Teachers' Bazaar
On PTA Program
Next Wednesday
A 'Teachers Bazaar" will be
the program for next week s
Heppner Elementary PTA meet
ing at the grade scnooi.. me
ill be held in the multi
purpose room immediately fol
lowing the PTA Business nm
Ing in the Junior high gymnas
ium uhi.-h lvi'ln nt 7:30 P.m.
Wednesday night, October 13.
Thp Bazaar Is presented by
the teachers as the November
program for the Elementary
IT A. A variety of booths will be
featured witn displays oi ciass
urolecls and demonstrations of
equipnvnt and facilities used
in the classes, rarems win ue
invited to participate in the ac
tivities, such as learning to use
the kick wheel, used in pottery
making by the art classes.
Items o' business on the
agenda for the business meeting
include voting on the by-laws
and voting on the PTA operat
ing budget for the 1968-69 year.
Mrs. Wallace Wolff is chairman
of the budget committee. Par
ents are reminded that they
will need their membership
cards to be able to vote on these
issues.
Elementary PTA presl dent
Arnold Raymond asks that par-
onto hri.-lcr nnV tvnp books Or
old magazines to donate to the
new grade scnooi reading room,
used by grades five through
eight. The reading room is a
project of Mrs. John Goch
nauer, eighth grade teacher.
Among the many interesting
rtienlavs nlanned for the Bazaar
are demonstrations of various
type projectors, tape recorders,
educational games, a geography
display microscopes, musi c a 1
equipment, band instruments,
kick wheel and reading equip
ment. Those who have paid their
membership fee through the
students during the membership
drive are reminded also that
they may pick up their ear4s at
the meeting.
Pierce Elected
Banker President
Gene O. Pierce, president of
the Bank of Eastern Oregon,
Heppner, was elected president
ol tne iNorineasi uregun group
of the Oregon Bankers associa
tion ot itc mpptintr October 26
at the Pendleton Country club
in Pendleton, L. a. inayer, ex
ecutive manager of the associa
tion nnnnlinrps.
S. R. Ralston, manager of the
Hermiston branch of the U. S.
National Bank of Oregon, was
chosen vice president. Secretary
treasurer is T. G. Stenkamp,
manager of the Nyssa branch.
First National Bank of Oregon.
About 120 attended the meet
ing with R. L. Tomlinson, cash
ier of the Bank of Commerce,
Milton-Freewater, presiding as
outgoing president.
Robert W. Henderson, assist
ant director, Agricultural Exper
iment Station, Oregon State
University, Corvallis, was the
principal speaker, discussing the
topic, "The Magic of Research."
Donald M. Russel, president
of the Oregon Bankers associa
tion and senior vice president
and manager of The Bank of
California, Portland, and Thay
er also spoke.
Pierce also has been chosen
to the executive council of the
Oregon Bankers association.
The margin of victory may
not have been a true indication
of the merits of the two teams,
and Riverside never quit. In
the fourth period they scored
three times. Lightning struck
them at the start of the game,
put them in the hole, and it
took them some time to gain
their poise. When it came, it
was too late to put them in con
tention. Score in Four Plays
Riverside kicked off at the
start of the contest, and in four
plays lone had a touchdown
with Bob Ball romping 29 yards
on an end sweep. Eddie Sher
man ran the point. Score: 7-0.
lone kicked off and the Pir
ates fumbled two plays after re
ceiving the play. Four plays la
ter Frank Halvorsen ran 13
vards through the middle to
joaydirt. The point try failed.
Score: ld-u
Midway through the period
Riverside fumbled on the lone
48 and a Cardinal recovered. On
the first play Sherman went off
tackle, picked up two good
blocks, cut outside and ran 52
yards to the end zone. Halvor-
tW Mm HEPFNEH
GAZETTE-TIMES,
Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, November
Gas Firm
VISITING WITH Walter Leth. fi.aSS " 'tf
banquet here last Wednesday night are Gail M 0 honored s Llvestockmen ol
and members oi the Currin family. FS7n. Mrs? Currin (Helen). Mrs. Bon
the Year. From left are Tom Currin, McCarty, George r. turnn, mm. w (G-T Photo).
(Judy) Currin, Bon Currm ana
Big Crowd Hears Leth;
Honors Given at Dinner
"It takes 64 more actual . opment and community better-
cash money today to run a iarm
thkn it did in 1960."
So said Walter Leth, director,
c caiH Walter Leth. director,
Commerce, Morrow County uve-
ix srar swsespa- ssss
District.
.
In his talk one of manyl
highlights of the evening Leth
told of the plight of the farm
er in the United States but had
er in the United States but had
some words of encouragement
aUIHV TTUIV.U "
for possibilities of progress and
development in tne iuiure.
oxxrN.a cAon tVii wnrst flpri
cultural year that I have ever
experienced," L,etn saia. ne es
timated loss in the state in
1968 to agriculture at $50 mil
lion and said that this upset
the state's economy to the tune
of $250 million.
He suggested that one of the
quickest ways to increase agri
cultural income in Oregon
would be to "feed all the cat
tle we have in this state." This
would increase agricultural in
come by $50 million, he said,
adding, "We don't have the feed
but we do have the ground to
grow it."
George F. Currin and Sons
the sons being Ron and Tom
were presented as Livestockmen
of the Year. Larry Lindsay, the
fluent and witty master of cere
monies for the evening, made
the introduction and presented
them with awards. Mrs. George
'Helen) Currin and Mrs. Ron
(Judy) Currin were also recog
nized. Chamber Gives Awards
Three Certificates of Recog
nition were awarded by the
Heppner-Morrow county Cham
ber of Commerce for achieve
ments towards progress, devel-
Grid Title
con ran the nnint. RrnrP 20-0
Concluding the first period
scoring, Ball intercepted a pass
on this day when nothing went
right for the Pirates. He ran it
back 53 yf.rds, slithering between
two would-be tacklers. Sherman
ran the point. Score: 27-0.
Entering the second quarter,
lone slowed a bit but Ball tal
lied another TD when he swept
the end for 28 yards. The point
was missed. At halftime the
count was lone 33, Riverside 0.
Ball Runs 67 Yaws
In the third quarter it was
otill oil Inno Rail a ripmon on
aiiij oj -
this day, ran 67 yards, again
going around end. Sherman and
II..!. ..mra friiA i .1(1 With
fino hlnrks on the run. Halvor
ncliwxatrji wcic ... ......
t: v. i i..- r,r tho run TTalvnr-l
sen ran the point and it was
40-0.
tViirH rtorinri ar.
tion Sherman broke through up
the 'middle and went 38 yards,
Scott Wilson ran the point,
Score- 47-0
At this point, the tide turned,
. - . Tl . ..
Maurice reierson oi me ruaira
scored from the four. Kiversiae
(Continued on page 4)
to Expand
uirec
mem
Tii..,.nr tiomiov West of Board-
man was recognized for his out-
man was iotsuuiu
. ":; Branch
represented by John Venard,
manager, rece ved recognuion
na lmprovernent of the
firm's banK Dunuuig, w.i
tributing to community develop
d snowjng faith in the
the dty
President Wes Sherman of the
Chamber made the presenta
tions. Mayor West was not pres
ent, but he was cited for his
part in accomplishing the move
at Boardman in an orderly man
ner. Also honored were Bob and
Herb Peterson, who as Peterson
Bros, are Conservation Men of
the Year. Raymond French of
(Continued from page 6)
Council Discusses Zoning
Policy on Mobile Homes
Problem of the place of mo
bile homes under the terms of
the city's zoning ordinance was
discussed at some length again
at the Monday meeting of the
council.
The matter had been discuss
ed at a special meeting on Oc
tober 18 after some councilmen
decided that they should review
actions taken at the regular Oc
tober meeting.
At the meeting a month ago
the council was inclined to
grant permits for trailer nouses
under various provisions of the
ordinance, provided there was
no complaint from neighbors.
Later, some of the city dads
felt that it might be better to
issue permits to trailer houses
under conditional use provis
ions, the difference being that
the latter must be renewed per
tndiraUv while the variance
gives more permanent approv
al
.t tho Mnnrlav nipht meeting
it was hrnupht out that distinc
tion should be made between
"mnhile homes." as larger units
which are not meant to be mov
oi fronnontiv. and "vacation
trailers," which are designed for
camping use
Among the suggestions offer-
, . " :j..; v,., a r-nm.
p-Q jor LUIIMUClotiun ".y " "
mjttee composed of Councilman
Bili Collins, Joe Balfe, Harlan
. . - 1 . . J 1, . - A It.imnU Rnh
. jvicvuruy Qliu vi.y ahuiij
i ..rnM tha f rl lrminc :
Ahrams were the following:
1. Providing that oniy one
mobile home could be acted up-
n in a ctnolp nnnlirption
2. Possibility of value ol a
mobile home being fixed at a
minimum of $5500 in order tnat
those used as permanent homes
be "nice looking" and substan-
.I'll
the mobile
v-r.ma io tn take the nlace of
another home being torn down,
7, 1968
Plant at
1
Paper to be Late;
Office to Close
Because of the Veterans Day
holiday Monday, the Gazette
Times will be published later
than usual for the coming ed
ition. The paper will be out
in Heppner late Thursday af
ternoon rather than Thursday
morning.
Ordinarily, the paper has
not taken a holiday on Vet
erans Dav, but with it fall
ing on Monday this year it
makes it very difficult to op
erate and publish on schedule.
There will be no mail deliv
ery and many stores will be
closed, thus delaying news
and advertising copy.
Therefore, the office will be
closed, and the staff will join
in saluting Veterans of all
wars on the day set aside for
them.
No C of C Monday
Because of Veterans Day there
will be no meeting of the Heppner-Morrow
County Chamber of
Commerce on Monday, Novem
ber 11, president Wes Sherman
announces. The next meeting
will be Monday, November 18,
when President Gene Pierce of
the Bank of Eastern Oregon will
present a film, "Paper Hang
ers," as the program feature. It
deals with the increasing num
ber of bad checks being passed
in the U. S.
a limit he established on the
time for removing the former
home.
4. The possibility of requiring
that the mobile home be placed
on the local tax rolls.
5. Possibility of requiring
building permits for additions.
6. Requiring lot lines the
same as for regular homes.
7. Possibility of making per
mits good for one year, subject
to review at the end of that
time.
Some objections to smaller
mobile homes or trailers are
that often "accumulations go
with them" as there is little
place for storage in some, and
they often are not on the tax
rolls, Collins said. Tailers are
licensed by the state, which re
turns part of the money to the
county.
It was brought out that there
is not adequate space in trail
er courts here for larger mobile
homes, which complicates the
local problem.
Councilmen agreed that the
matter will take considerable
study before definite conclusions
are reached. Elaine George, city
recorder, expects to attend ses
sions on mobile homes and zon
ing at the League of Oregon
Cities convention November 17
19. Abrams pointed out that there
is some question whether mo
bile homes can be placed on
the county tax rolls locally.
Liquor Permits Approved
Liquor permit applications
were approved for Central Mar
ket, Elks Lodge, Thomson Bros.
Grocery, Hamlin's Sport Shop,
Court Street Market, Cal's Tav
ern, and the Wagon Wheel.
Building permit application
of Jim Wilhelm, 580 Elder Street,
to remodel his living room and
(Continued on page 8)
i ' t' " j iii in ' ,
10 Cents
lone Soon
$1,778,000
Project Gets
FPC Approval
Pacific Gas Transmission
Company will start work short
ly on its second turbine-compressor
unit at the lone com
pressor station, PGT Operations
Manager Herbert A. Danielson
s.i id In Spokane.
The new unit, estimated to
cost $1,778,000, is part of a
SJ0.756.000 expansion program
to be carried out by PGT during
the next year In Idaho, Wash
ington and Oregon.
An additional $38 million is
to be epent In Alberta, British
rv.inmhin nnH Piilifnrnia on Oth
er expansion of the 1,400-mile
Alberta-caiiiorma oik
pipeline. Danielson said.
Work Moved Up
Start ot construction vus
.1.. nncvihl.. h Federal Pow
er Commission approval of a
PGT application to imimii ad
ditional Canadian gas. The gas
will be delivered to Pacific Gas
and Electric Company at the
Oregon-California border.
Di,, f,.r tha new unit at lone
were revealed by PGT officials
on September IS during a um.
of the station bv the lone Lions
Club and the Heppner-Morrow
county Chamber of Commerce
members.
lone Station was completed in
November, 1967, and PGT orig
inally planned to add a second
booster unit there in 1970 or la
ter, Danielson said.
Ti..mn. .nmnntprlzed engin
eering studies showed the lone
location to De aesirauic iui ..
other northeast Oregon com
pressor unit as early as 1969.
PGT also will build new sta
tions near Kent, Sherman Coun
tv: Bend, Deschutes County; in
northern Walla Walla County.
Washington, and in Boundary
and Kootenai Counties in the
Idaho Panhandle.
Additional units are to be
added to existing PGT stations
in Klamath County, and in Spo
kane County, Washington.
Early Start
First priority for construction
will go to the Paulina Station
(Station 12) near Bend, Daniel
son said. That is where PGT has
the most urgent need for addit
ional horsepower on its pipeline.
Next priority goes to the Star
buck Station (Station 7) in
Walla Walla County and the
Farragut Station (Station 5)
near Athol, Idaho.
Stations 3 (Boundary, in Ida
ho); 6 (Rosalia, in Spokane
County); 7 (Starbuck, in Walla
Walla County); 10 (Kent) and
14 (Bonanza, in Klamath Coun
ty) will follow, not necessarily
in that order, but as work
scheduling and spring ground
conditions permit, Danielson
SaTarget date for completion of
all stations is November 1,
1969.
Package Contract
A contract already has been
awarded to the Ingersoll-Rand
Company to manufacture the
centrifugal compressor, Daniel
son said. This compresses gas
by whirling it at high speed.
As part o( its package con
tract, Ingersoll-Rand also will
provide the turbine, a 12,500
horsepower General Electric jet
aircraft type adapted for land
use, plus major buildings and
instrumentation.
The present prime mover at
lone is a 9,000-horsepower GE
industrial turbine.
...Ma tnr dtp work and
station piping at lone will be
announced later, iauici."
said.
Wallula Crew
The PGT crew based at Wal
lula maintains the lone Station.
C W. (Chet) Bond is Central
Area Superintendent (from the
Snake River to the John pay
River), and H. M. (Bud) Wilson
is District Foreman.
The pipeline company s Oper
ating Headquarters in Spokane
starts, stops and regulates the
station bv remote control over
the PGT microwave system.
McCurdy Resigns
Council Position
Harlan McCurdy submitted
a letter of resignation as a
city councilman to the coun
cil' Monday evening.
He explained that business
interests as manager of Mor
row County Grain Growers
made it impractical for him to
continue serving in the coun
cilman capacity.
McCurdy has two years re
maining on his current term
No action was taken to fill
the vacancy.