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Cards to Battle
Crane Saturday
lone High's 8 man football
team, undefeated through the
season, will battle the Crane
team In a playoff game for the
district 3 B H championship Sat
urday at 1:30 p.m. on the lone
Memorial field.
Winner will go Into the state
8-man semifinals against Hunt
ington, district 4 B 8 champions,
the following week.
Conch Gordon Meyers said
Wednesday that his team Is
ready for the state competition,
with the exception of Jim Swan
son, who is out for the season
with an injury, all boys are in
top shape.
He expects to start on offense
the follow nc: hart Pettyjohn
right end: Scott Wilson, left
end; Rick Bamett, left guard;
Ron Christouherson. right cuard;
Clint Krebs, center; Bob Ball,
Quarterback; Frank Halvorsen
and Eddie Sherman, halfbacks.
Slated to start on defense are
John Krebs. defensive euurd;
Keith Nelson, defensive end;
and Nick Marick, defensive
cuard. Reserves scheduled to see
action include Herb Kkstrom,
linebacker and halfback; Ron
Palmateer and Richard Ilamlett.
who play several positions;
Rickie Boyce, center; and Peter
McLlligott, end.
Coach Meyers said that he
has been very proud of the
work of his linemen who have
had a minimum of publicity
through the season.
"They have done a whale of
a job," he said. "Our team
couldn't go unless they opened
the holes."
The Cardinals, in going
through their eight game sched
ule without a loss, averaged
44.6 points per contest, while
holding opponents to 14 points
on the average.
Coach Meyers said that he has
been unable to scout Crane and
knows little about the team,
which has a total record of six
wins and two losses for the
year. In winning the sub-district
title, the Crane squad topped
Mt. Vernon and Mitchell, the on
ly other league teams in its
sub-district.
Should lone win Saturday af
ternoon, the Cardinals will play
Huntington, also on the lone
field, on Saturday, November 23,
in the state semi-final game.
Huntington won the district 4-B
8 title. Coach Meyers seouieci
them as they downed North
Powder, 91-6.
Meanwhile in the other brack
et of the state 8-man title pic
ture, Arlington next weeK win
nlav the winner of the Mohawk-
Prospect game. The latter two
square off this week. Thus, one
nf the three teams lone, Crane,
or Huntington will eventually
advance to the finals against
one of the three from the oth
er bracket Arlington. Mohawk
or Prospect
Admission to the gnmo here
Saturday U $1 for adults and
25c for studenU with activity
ca rds.
Following the came, the lone
high Junior class will hold a
spaghetti feed in the lone
school cafetorium, serving until
5:30 p.m.
Official Count Finds Few Errors; Thornton Carries Morrow
Seniors at lone
Top Honor Roll
Harold Beggs, principal of the
lone High school, has released
the list of honor roll students
for the first nine weeks.
Two students, both Juniors,
were placed on the "A" honor
roll. These were Joy Beggs and
Kristin Nelson.
Seven seniors achieved the
"B" honor roll, including Bon
nie Alters, Charity Beggs, Bonn!
Morgan, Earl Pettyjohn, Eddie
Sherman, Jodi Snow and Teresa
Stefani.
Juniors on the same honor roll
were Ron Christopherson and
Linda Pettyjohn.
From the sophomore class,
honor students were Carley
Bergstrom, Jane Krebs, Chris
McCabe, Marianne Pettyjohn
and Jeri Snow.
Honor roll students in the
freshman class were Cathy Can
non, cnerel uarison, jvauiy
Crum, Clint Krebs and Mary
McElligott
State Study Group
IED Plan
Group Studies
Mental Health
Needs in County
Dr. Wallace Wolff was elect
ed chairman and Mrs. Grace
Drake secretary of a Morrow
county committee which will co
ordinate planning for mental
health services In the area serv
ed bv the Eastern Oregon State
Hospital and Training Center.
Judge Paul Jones presided at
a meeting Monday evening In
the courthouse when discussion
covered mental health needs of
the county, Including counsel
ing for school children, parents,
families; prevention and treat
ment for alcoholism, and mar
ital counseling.
Dr. Wolff explained services
of the Umatilla-Morrow mental
health clinic which has opened
recently with offices in Pendle
ton and a psychiatrist available
each Wednesday. Positions for
a psychologist and social ment
al health worker are not yet
filled. Matching funds from the
state and cooperating counties
are being used for the clinic.
Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Chally
and Dr. Wolff will be represen
tatives at a 13-county regional
conference in Pendleton Novem
ber 15-16. Dr. Kenneth Gaver
and Dr. E. I. Silk will be among!
a number of resource people i
who, with attending delegates,
will explore ways in which ser
vices of Eastern Oregon State
Hospital and training center
may be used to meet needs of
rural areas.
Official count of votes in Mor
row county from last weck'i
general election has revealed a
few errors made in the unoffic
ial tabulation on election night
The only significant change
In the county totals Is that in
the race for state attorney gen
eral. A combination of two er
rors reduced the true total for
Robert Y. Thornton. Democrat
Incumbent, by tiO votes, and the
addition of these votes was
enough to swing Morrow coun
ty to him. The correct totHls
are W7 for Thornton and 934 for
his Republican opponent. Lee
Johnson.
This, however, will have no
effect on the contest statewide
with Johnson the winner.
In the official count taken by
Mrs. Sadie I'arrish, county clerk,
and Iter staff, the totul In Mor
low county In the tightly-con-tested
U. S. Senator race remain
the same hh tin- tinolticlal tab
ulation, !MJ5 fur Wayne Morse,
Democratic Incumbent, and 1UKI
fur Robert I'nckwiMid, Republi
can, the apparent narrow win
ner statewide.
Sen. Morse has Indicated that
he may call fr a Matewlde re
count at a later date.
The official totals also show
Waltt-r Make, cundltlate for su
perintendent of public instruc
tion, picking; up live votes in
the county, his figure going to
726 In Morrow county Instead of
the 721 tabulated on election
nlcht. Dale Parnell. incumbent,
still won the county handily
with 1063 votes, which the of
ficial count shows to be un
changed.
Three other errors on candi
dates' totals were found but all
were for off in- without oppo
sition. Kenneth Jernsti-dt, Re
publican, received 1478 for state
senator (lSlh district) Instead
of 1173; Irvln Mann, Republi
can, reelected state representa
tive 1615 In Morrow county in
stead of 1614; and Justice Arno
Denccke, reelected to position 6
on the Supreme Court bench, re
ceived 1433 in Morrow instead
of 1438.
Three errors were found In
the unofficial totals on the
measures, but none of them had
anv bearing on the results,
either here or statewide. The
Veterans Loan bill (No. 1) re
ceived only 202 no votes, in
stead of the 402 reported elec
tion night. Its yes vote here was
WW.
The ocean boundaries meas
ure tNo. 3 received 4lJ fewer
no voles than those recorded
election night, dropping to 44
Instead of 455. Thus the final
count on thu measure was 13o7
yes to 406 no.
On measure No. C. the Beach
Bill, four more no votes were
recorded, bringing the total t.i
4 yes and 1299 no. Instead of
the previously reported 12i! no
A number of the errors made
were those in counting the tal
lies (groups of five votesl In
tabulating the results. One ap
parently was an error In ad
dition, and another apparently
was a mistake made in taking
a precinct report over the tele
phone. Wrltein votes were also tab
ulated In the official returns,
but they were scattered. For
president. Eugene McCarthy re
ceived two, and Ronald Reagan,
John Lindsay, Nelson Rockefel
ler and Katherine May each on-.
Robert Duncan polled one for
U. S. senator, and W. W. Wealh
erford received two for st.iie
senatur. W. C Rosewall re.eiv
ed one for state senator.
Don Gilliam received 13 write
in votes for Justice of the peace
tdlstrlct 6). Hurry O'Donm-ll re
ceived three, and a number of
others received one each.
For Justice of the peace tclis
trict 5, Boardman, lrrlgoni,
Zearl Gillespie received nine
votes.
And surprising as It may
seem, Pat Paulsen didn't receive
a single vote for president In
Morrow county!
85th Year
Number 38
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Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, November 14, 1968
Price 10 Cents
November Rains
Exceed Average
Rainfall through the first 13
days of November has already
exceeded the average for the
usual full month of November
with 1.63 inches recorded, Don
Gilliam, weather observer,
states. Normal for November is
1.44 inches.
Good rains were recorded each
day from last Thursday through
Monday, with Veterans Day
making the highest total, .49
inch.
Last Wednesday was one of
the chilliest days of the fall
with a maximum temperature
of 39 degrees and minimum of
25.
Complete weather report for
the week is as roJlows
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OWNER OF a brand new 30.06 hunting rifl U Bill Greenup,
shown above (left), following presentation by Jerry. Holloman,
president of the Morrow County Jaycees. Bill. Heppner High
junior and son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Greenup, was winner of
the Jaycees' Big Buck Contest, after checking in a 4 -point, 188
lb. locket dressed buck. He was to put the gun to good test
the past week-end while doing some elk hunting. (G-T Photo).
TO GIVE COLOR TV SET
Merchants Plan
Christmas Event
Heppner merchants laid plans
for Christmas Opening at their
luncheon meeting Nov. 1 and
confirmed support of the Mor
row County Jaycees for their
Fiddlers' contest. The two events
will be on the same week-end,
November 29 and 30.
It was decided that the Christ
mas Window Guessing Contest,
conducted here for the past sev
en years, will be discontinued.
Instead, each merchant partici
pating will hold a drawing In
his store for a prize that he
gives on Saturday, November 30.
In addition, a second drawing
will be held at the end of the
following week for a single
grand prize. It was tentatively
decided that this will be a
portable color television set.
Santa Claus will be present
as usual, streets will be decor
ated and there will be treats
for children.
Merchants will be contacted
for cash donations towards tro
phies for the Fiddlers contest
and for underwriting cost of the
television set.
Merchants tentatively agreed
that promotions for next year
will include January Clearance,
Washington's Birthday Sale,
Moonlight Sale (combined with
Crazy Days) in April or May,
Sidewalk Bazaar In July, Moon
light Sale in September, and
Christmas Opening in Novem
ber. Mrs. LeRoy Gardner, chair
man of the merchants commit
tee, was in charge of the meeting.
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Hi Low Prec.
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42 32 .13
57 35 .40
59 37 .23
52 34 .10
62 47 .49
48 40
47 35
Adopts
A state plan for organization
of intermediate education dis
tricts was adopted recently by a
study commission appointed by
the Oregon Board of Education.
The recommendation specifies
15 area service units to replace
the present organization in Ore
gon's 36 counties. Under the
plan, Morrow County School
District will Join the Umatilla
IED to form the Blue Mount
ain IED.
The IED Commission was set
up by the 1967 Legislature.- The
final proposals came after ex
tensive hearings in all areas of
the state.
Adoption of a new IED struc
ture by the State Board will be
made by next September, fol
lowing the 1969 legislative ses
sion. The Board may modify the
plan if it wishes.
The Commission is required
by law to designate an admin
istrative office in each area. In
some cases service centers are
also recommended.
Difference of opinion about
certain areas were apparent dur
ing the Commission's discussion,
but unanimous approval was
given to the final plan.
Grain Growers Set
Annual Meeting
Annual meeting of Morrow
County Grain Growers, Inc., will
be at the Morrow county Fair
pavilion on Monday, November
25, with dinner starting at 6:30
p.m., Harlan McCurdy, Jr., man
ager, announces.
The dinner will be prepared
and served by Willows Grange
with champion 4-H steer being
part of the menu. Door prizes,
consisting of packages of prize
steer beef, will be given.
Details of the program at the
meeting will be announced next
week.
Chamber of Commerce Hears Suggestion
For Youth Work Program in Summer
Proposal that the Chamber of
Commerce and the community
consider the possibility of a
summer youth work program
was presented to the Chamber
at its Nov. 4 meeting by the
Rev. Dirk Rinehart, chairman of
the youth activities committee.
The idea was offered after he
had presented a concluding re
port of the last summer's recre
ational program here. The rec
reational program, which was
set up by this committee, was
sponsored jointly by the Cham
ber, the City of Heppner, Mor
row county and the school sys
tern.
However, attendance fell be
low that expected. It started
with about 25 and dropped to
about 12 regulars attending at
the end, Rinehart said.
He suggested that the work
program might be aimed at city
beautification or similar needed
projects with the - idea of pro
viding part time work for youth
here, giving them an opportu
nity to earn some money, pro
viding summer activity, and
doing needed work. The pro
gram might be coordinated with
city employees, he suggested.
Financing might be on the ba
sis of contributions to the pro.1
said. The Rev. Rinehart tenta
lively set the figure of $1000
as a possible goal.
Pointing; out that he meant
his proposal to be merely tor
consideration, he asKed lor re
action of Chamber members and
received favorable response.
President Wes Sherman suggest
ed that he hold a meeting of
his committee to form more def
inite proposals and perhaps
meet with city officials and
others on the matter.
The summer recreational pro
gram, he said, was capably
handled by Martha Doherty,
Stuart Dick and Ray Nichols as
instructors. It was pointed out
that some did not take part be
cause of a $2 fee charged. Lo
cationat the high school gym
may have cut attendance. The
program also had some "compe
tition" from the swimming pool.
Miss Doherty wrote a report
on suggestions that the commit
tee chairman read.
County Judge Paul Jones,
while noting that the attend
ance dropped to a low figure to
wards the end of the recreation
al program, told the Chamber,
"It may be just coincidence but
I had fewer young people
through juvenile court during
ect with help by interested the summer than I have had
been in office."
At the meeting, Judge Jones
also reported on progress at
Penland and Kelly Prairies.
Some discussion ensued on a
possible conflict of private ver
sus public interests at Penland.
Non-certified School
Employees Organize
Morrow county chapter for
non-certified employees of Mor
ow County School District R-l
was organized November 6, un
der the direction of John Brown,
executive director of Oregon
School Employees association.
Pumose and functions of the as
sociation were explained to the
group by Director Brown.
Officers were elected as ioi
Deadline Friday
On Tax Rebates
Friday, November 15, is the
deadline for receiving rebates
on property tax payments, Mrs.
Elvira Irby, Morrow county tax
deputy, reminds the public. On
ly those payments made by
that time will receive the dis
counts provided by law.
Payments were reported com
ing in at midweek at a rather
brisk pace. The deputies saia
that the payments seemed to be
at about an average rate. The
big day is expected to be Fri
day since most of the larger
companies and utilities custom
arily pay on the deadline day
for the rebates.
Despite the continued discus
sion statewide on high property
taxes, complaints have been
few and no more than usual,
the deputies said.
Three Men Hurt
In Collision Her
Drivers of two vehicles and
a passenger in one of them wore
hurt late Saturday afternoon In
a plckup-auto crash at the
junction of Riverside Avenue
with the state highway to Lex
ington, near the Heppner city
limits.
Given treatment at Pioneer
Memorial hospital were Lloyd
Mover, 51, of Heppner; Ken
Gates, 22, of Lexington; and
Louie Eng. 23, also of Lexing
ton. Injuries consisted of cuts,
lacerations and bruises and
none of the three were hospit
alized for long.
Gates was driving a pickup
truck, headed north. He passed
a car driven by J. Val Toronto
of Pendleton, also Roing north
lust ahead of him, and attempt
ed to pass the car driven by
Moyer, who, too, was going
north at the head of the line.
However, Mover had started to
make a left turn to Riverside,
and the pickup hit his car from
the rear, according to the report.
The Toronto car was not in
volved in the accident. Both ve
hicles involved in the collision,
however, were extensively dam
aged, one estimated at $1300
and the other at $1000.
The accident happened juvt
after 5 p.m. No citations were
issued, Police Chief Glen Kolk
horst said.
Game Commission
Releases Pheasants
Jack Melland, game warden
with the Oregon State Game
Commission, announces that
384 cock pheasants were releas
ed early in the month in the
Willow creek area, both above
and below town, along Khea
lows: Donald Adams, Irrigon, creek, Hinton creek, Butter creek
Honor Students
Listed for Term
Twenty-three Heppner High
school students were placed on
the honor roll for the term end
ing the first nine weeks of
school. . ,
Nine senior students achieved
the honor roll, led by Sara Mill
er with a perfect 4.00 grade
point average. Following close
ly were Terry Peck with 383;
Larry Pettyjohn, 3.66; Patti
Healy, 3.60; Teresa Harshman,
3.50: Shervl Britt, 3:50; Nancy
Campbell, 3.33; Jill Chitty, 3.33;
and Sue Greenup, d.dd.
Ten members of the junior
class achieved the honor roll,
led by six students with a GPA
of 3.50. They are Linda Cooper,
Mary Kay Hughes, Jeannine
Hunt, Sue Jepsen, Rick Mar
quardt, and Robert Peck. Den
nis Knee, Sandy Matheny, Sue
Melby and Jody Rugg all a
chieved a 3.33.
Two sophomores, Valerie Boy
er and Susan French, each with
a GPA of 3.33, were placed on
the nine week's honor roll, and
two freshmen class students,
Shelley Wolff and Gary Fred
ericksbn, were placed on tho
honor roll. Each had a GPA of
3.33.
Dresident: Robert Harwood
Boardman, vice president; Glad
ys Van Winkle, Lexington, sec
retary; Opal Cook, Heppner,
treasurer.
All non -certified personnel are
eligible for membership. Those
wishing further information or
membership forms may contact
any of the officers.
Next meeting of the chapter
will be held at the county school
office in Lexington on Monday,
groups and organizations, he for the four summers I have December 2, at 7:30 p.m.
and in the Sanford Canyon ar
eas.
An additional number of
pheasants were to be released
earlier this week in the same
general areas, he stated.
He also added that pheasant
hunting has been generally
poor since the hunting season
began October 19, but it is ex
pected that good hunting will
prevail with the number of
birds released. Pheasant season
ends November 24.
Waterways Executive Talks of Nuclear Plant Possibility
Possibility of thermal nuclear
power plants locating in East
ern Oregon was discussed by
Bruce Cowan, executive vice
president of Inland Empire Wa
terways association when he
spoke before the Heppner-Mor-row
county Chamber of Com
merce at a luncheon meeting
Monday, October 28.
"There is no question in my
mind that the first one will be
placed closer to the coast be
cause of the cost of transmis
sion of its power," he said.
However, he said there would
be much less problem of river
pollution if effluent water from
such a plant were put on the
lands and allowed to return to
the river by natural means. It
is contended that the large
quantity of warm water issuing
from such plants would heat
and pollute the river if it were
returned directly to it. Support
ers in the eastern part of Ore
gon and Washington have urg
ed studies to determine if such
effluent water could not be di
verted for irrigation.
In this connection, Cowan
pointed out that the recent
IEWA convention unanimously
passed a resolution proposed by
Oscar Peterson of lone, an IEWA
director, calling for stepping up
studies of such nuclear plants
and irrigation for Morrow coun
ty. The speaker said industrial
cooling waters have been put
into the Columbia for years,
principally from pulp mills.
"They have done a pretty good
job of eliminating much of the
pollution problem. There is the
possibility that irrigation could
be the answer for them," he
said.
Cooling towers have been pro
posed for water issuing from the
proposed nuclear plants, which
would supplement the genera
tion of power from the hydro
electric projects when needs of
the Northwest exceed the capac
ity of dams to produce it.
Cowan said that smog or fog
from such towers would be emit
ted at the rate of 60 tons per
day for a 1,000,000 KW plant.
"In dry air this would not
be much of a problem because
it would go straight up," he
said, but he pointed out that
in the moist and saturated air
west of the mountains it would
be a real problem.
Cowan said that there is a
need to get production agencies
such as aluminum and mag
nesium plants to locate near the
thermal nuclear power plant.
"I think they would find that
we have less of the sociological
problems than they find in Port
land and Seattle," he said.
The speaker discussed briefly
the role of Inland Empire Wa
terways, stating that the "fath
er" of the organization was
probably Sen. McNary, and that
it is appropriate that McNary
dam is named for him.
"Herb West was also a giant
in development," he said.
IEWA has been called "The
Dam Builders," Cowan stated,
but added this is somewhat of
a misconception. He told of the
organization's role in navigation
and other development.
At the present time the Col
umbia River offers slack water
navigation to the Tri-Cities and
beyond, he said.
"In a few years we can call
Lewiston, Idaho, a seaport, but
that doesn't solve all the prob
lems." He discussed the fish prob
lem and said that IEWA is look
ing towards enhancing the fish
population and not destroying
it.
"W7e can 'farm' for fish better
than letting it be done natur
ally," he said. "By fish farm
ing we can put more small fish
at the mouth of the Columbia
River and expect more back."
He added, however, that the
fact must be faced that 1400
miles less of spawning grounds
are available. IEWA will seek
to get all people and all inter
ests working together on such
probems, he said.
As to the proposed diversion
of Columbia River water to the
Southwest, Cowan said that the
water seems to be saved for
the present by the 10-year mor
atorium approved by Congress.
However this is under attack
in other areas. The speaker told
of a recent article in the Los
Angeles Times stating that the
northwest merely "has won so
far" and pointing out the needs
that are felt to be great in the
Imperial Valley where a prob
lem with salt in the water is
being experienced.
"Our answer has to be plan
ning," Cowan said.
The IEWA vice president com
mended Peterson for the excel
lent work that he has done and
is doing through the associa
tion.
Film, Navy Officers
Billed for Chamber
A motion picture film, "Paper
Hangers," is scheduled for show
ing at the luncheon meeting of
the Heppner-Morrow county
Chamber of Commerce Monday,
November 18, and a group of
naval officers will speak at the
meeting on Monday, November
25, President Wes Sherman an
nounces. The film, obtained by Gene
Pierce, president of the Bank of
Eastern Oregon, concerns thf
passing of bad checks and
fraudulent check schemes.
At the November 25 meeting,
Admiral Herman Trum, Com
mander Warwick, Commander
Patterson and Lt. Com. Rogers
will appear to discuss the Navy
bombing range. The range hau
been in the news lately after
practice bombs were inadvert
ently dropped near home in th;;
Boardman area and private avi
ators have complained about
the low-flying naval jet aircraft.
Dog Owners Warned
Of Poison Meat Bait
Owners of dogs in the area
are advised that poison meat
station baits are now bein
placed on the range in Morrow
county for the control of coy
otes, for the protection of live
stock and game, according t
announcement by Ralph J. Bur
cham, District Field Assista.il
with the Bureau of Sports Fish
eries and Wildlife Division of
Wildlife Services.
These stations are marked bv
a sign on red top posts. Are
signs are also posted at strateg
ic points.
For additional information for
the area south of Willow Creek
and west of the highway to
Rnardman. contact Burcham at
Lexington, or phone 989-8190.