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Wavy Officers Say Boardman Range 'Absolutely Vital
Lt. J. W. Pate, veteran Navy
pilot in Ihi' Vlclniiin war and
holder of Iho Navy Cross fur
vulor in action there, told the
Heppner Morrow county Cham
ber ol Commerce Monday, "Tlio
kJiikIo most Important thing
koing for me there was tln
practice In low level flying at
the bombing range here.
"I'm grateful a thousand fold
for Boardman."
He was one of five ton Navy
officers, including Jienr Admiral
Herman Irum, commander of
Meet Air. Whidbey Island, who
came to the Chamber meeting
to tell of tho Importance of the
Lombinu range and to help clear
up any misunderstanding about
Its use and future needs at the
ranee by the Navy.
Others in the group were
Commander V. B. Warwick,
commander of VAI2S, the train
ing squadron at Whidbev Is
land; Commander Patterson;
and Lt. Jim Anderson.
Change Would be Costly
I'tmimiuuier Warwick told the
(.-roup that a move of the range
to Wauontlre, in southeast Ore
con as has often been propos
ed, would result in a first year
cost of 5.U million and would
impose other severe handicaps
on the training of pilots des
tined for Vietnam.
In remarks prefatory to talks
hy the other nllioers, Admiral
I rum saia, ooarnman provides
us with a unique training facil
ity." He said that 173 aircraft are
based at Whidbey, including pa
trol aircraft, heavy tankers and
all weather bombing craft, five
squadrons of which use the
Boardman range. Including
wives and children, there are
18.00:1 nt the installation at
Whidbey.
During the time the nnge has
been in use, 3MXKI training ord
nance drops have leen made,
"Until a few weeks ago, there
was no problem," he said, re
ferring by Inference to the in
cident at Eoardman which re
sulted In some speculation that
the range should he moved.
The Navy last February ak
ed the FAA to increase the size
of the area of restricted air
space north of the range, hut
there was no intention of seek
ing an Increase in the land
area. Admiral Trum said.
Safety Stressed
Commander Patterson later
pointed cut that the Increased
air space would be restricted for
private and commercial planes
only when flight visibility is
less than three miles. This is
intruded both for safety of the
Navy personnel and the private
and commercial iliers, he said.
He ulso said that it would
cost $1 million to establish the
facilities In Wagonlire that are
now at Boardman.
"The terrain is unsatisfactory
at Wagontire. Boardman Is the
only spot In the Northwest that
oifeis the training we need," he
said.
Lt. Tate described a strike
that he made In an AfiA Intru
der on a railroad at Hanoi. Im-
IHirtant because It nimu'i-torl in
a main line of supply for the
enemy from lied China. While
attacks are made in daylight
Port of the time, nieht attacks
are preferred, typically alone as
u "wolf type" attack, he said.
On the Hanoi strike, he left
the carrier In the monsoon sea
son and ascended to 20.00(1 feet.
85th Year
going over the sea. Cutting in.
land to Hanoi, he descended to
low level flying, about 500 feet,
below radar. He took a devious
route to reach the target.
Opposition on such a flight
U expected from three sources
enemy aircraft, anti aircraft lira
and surface to air missiles, Lt.
Tate said.
Training Vital
Training received In low lev.
el flying at Boardman was vi
tal to him In that he could flv
below radar. At one point he
saw a surface-to-air missile
launched, hut It accelerated to
go above his Intruder and ex
ploded harmlessly overhead. The
low level flying prevented ra
dar from "locking" in on his
ship.
Commander Warwick has
trained almost ISO pilots and
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Number 40
RANDY LOTT of Lott'i Elccrlc shows off the RCA Victor 14-inch
portable color television set that Heppner merchants are giv.
ing away at a drawing here on Saturday, December 7, as an
added feature of Christmas Opening. The set's retail value is
$349. Store prize drawings will be this Saturday, November 30.
(G-T Photo).
SANTA AND PRIZES, PRIZES, PRIZES!
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irisiriias opening
Htivifes Everyone
All the color, fun and brightness of Christmas
Opening will come to Heppner this week-end with
Santa Claus to be on hand and 19 store door prizes
to be given away Saturday afternoon, according to
Mrs. LeRoy Gardner, chairman of the Heppner mei-
chants.
The genial old gentleman from the North wil
arrive at the downtown corner Saturday at 2 p.m
to greet the kiddies and give them treats. As usua
he will come in on the bright red fire truck befitting
his bright red suit and white whiskers.
Each of 19 stores and businesses will have good
prizes to give away in drawings at 4 :30 p.m. Satur
day, and each person coming to town is invited to
register once only at each place. Registration may
be Friday or until 4 p.m. Saturday.
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HEPPNEH
E-TIME
THANKSGIVING
Combined Service
Of Local Churches
Wednesday Night,
Church of Nazarene
Program
On Page 6, Section 2
Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, November 28, 1968
Price 10 Cents
The person need not be pres
ent to win, but the winner's
name will be posted on the win
dow of the store after 4:30. No
window guessing is involved
this year.
Official entry slips are avail
able only in the participating
stores.
TV Drawing Dec. 7
When a person signs a slip,
he also becomes eligible for the
drawing for the color portable
television set that will be giv
en away a week later, Satur
day, December 7, at 3:30 p.m.
at the downtown corner. In this
instance, the winner must be
present if he wishes to receive
the set.
All the registration slips from
the participating stores, accum
ulated from Friday, November
30, will be dumped a week la
ter into one large container for
the TV drawing. Anyone who
does not register for the store
door prizes on Friday and Sat
urday of this week may enter
his name once in each partici
pating store throughout next I
week and until noon Saturday
December 7.
In any event, a person may
register only once in each store,
Frizes Listed
List of prizes to be given Sat
urday afternoon is a long and
interesting one. It is as follows:
Hotel Cafe, Fred and Cecile
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NO GUESSING NEEDED
IN SEEKING PRIZES
Those who are used to the
Christmas Window Guessing
contest that has been featur
ed at Christmas Opening here
for several years are reminded
that there is no guessing in
volved in seeking prizes this
year.
The headline on page 1, sec
tion 2, "Window Guessing
Contest Prizes," was printed
through error. It should read,
"Christmas Opening Prizes."
Winners will be selected by
drawing after they have reg
istered at the participating
businesses.
MCGG Notes Lean Year
Sees Brighter Future
Members of Morrow County
Grain Growers, Inc., took note
of a lean year in their opera
Hons at the annual meeting
Monday night in the fair pavil
ion, but a spirit of optimism
seemed to anticipate a brighter
future.
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SENATOR-ELECT
JEBNSTEDT
KEN
HEP. IRVIN MANN
Legislators Call Meetings
To Hear Public Views
Representative Irvin Mann of
Stanfield and Senator-elect Ken
neth Jernstedt of Hood River an
nounce that a series of meet
ings will be held with the peo
ple of four of the counties they
represent jointly in the state leg
islature to aid them in prepar
ing legislation for the 1969 leg
islative session.
They said that their two spe
cific purposes for holding the
meetings are to determine what
special local problems need
legislative attention and what
the local attitudes are on ma
jor issues of the state.
Among the major issues list
ed by the legislators are those
of tax reform, beaches, green
ways, change of ownership
brand inspection, farm land tax
deferral, and others.
The schedule of meetings is
as iollows: Morrow county
Monaay, December 2., Boardman
city hall, 3 p.m., and county
courthouse in Heppner, 7 p.rri.
WTheeler county Tuesday, De
cember 3, Mitchell, 11 a.m. Gil
liam county Tuesday, Decem
ber 3, Arlington grade school,
8 p.m. Sherman county Wed
nesday, December 4', county
courthouse, Moro, 2 p.m.
Especially encouraged to at
tend are members of the coun
ty and city governments, port
commissions, and any organiza
tion or interested citizen who
will be affected by the next leg- Monday
islative session. 'Tuesday
ED PATTERSON
State Jaycee President
Fiddlers to Vie
In 3 Programs
Here This Week
Fiddlers from Oregon, Wash
ington and Idaho will compete
tor a host ot trophies and cash
prizes here Friday and Saturday
the second annual Fiddlers
Contest, sponsored by the Mor
row County Jaycees in conjunc
tion with the Eastern Oregon
Old Time Fiddlers association.
There will be a liberal num
ber of local entries, too, to add
i color and interest to the Jaycees'
big show.
Four divisions are scheduled
the intermediate contest, the
seven -county event, the regional
contest, and the classic old tim
ers. The first two divisions will
compete Friday evening, start
ing at 7 p.m., in the Heppner
Junior High gym. Wheeler, Ba
ker, Grant, Union, Malheur, Um
atilla and Morrow comprise the
7-county division. Admission wiil
be ?1 tor this program.
Paul Budke, state vice-president
of the Jaycees for district
13, will be master of ceremonies
Friday night.
Patterson to be M.C.
Saturday afternoon, starting at
2 p.m. in the junior high gym,
will be the regional prelimin
aries, and Ed Patterson, La
Grande, state Jaycee president,
will be master of ceremonies for
both the Saturday afternoon and
Saturday night events. Saturday
afternoon performance admis
sion will also be $1 per person.
The regional contest finalists
and classic old timers will make
music with their fiddles Satur
day night starting at 7. Admis
sion to the program will oe
President Barton Clark declar
ed, "There is nothing wrong
with the company that a good
rain wouldn't fix," and this
seemed to be the keynote of the
evening.
The poor crop year, due to
lack of rain, with a resultant
loss in sales of machinery and
other farm needs was held re
sponsible for a net loss of
$39,531 reported in the cooper
ative's financial statement.
The grain division showed a
net operating income of $14,
018.98, and the petroleum div
ision netted somewhat more at
$14,991.99. However, the new
machinery division showed a
net operating loss of $26,457.16.
Gross operating profits from
the three divisions was $2,553.81,
but after $12,193.52 in other in
come had been added and ad
ministrative expense of $48,106.-
80 and interest expense of
$6,173.53 had been subtracted,
the net loss stood at the $39,000
figure.
Depreciation throughout the
thiee divisions is1 some $37,000.
Banker Says Condition Good
A. E. Vanwinkle, vice presl
dent of the Spokane Bank for
Cooperatives, in the principal
talk of the evening, stated that
the general financial condition
of MCGG is excellent and is
a credit to the past manage
ment.
He told of a check made with
other cooperatives on some key
points to measure the co-ops
standing. In a study of 39 such
cooperatives, the aver age
amount ot debt against their
facilities is 36, he said. Mor
row County Grain Growers has
no debt against its facilities.
Ratio of net worth to total
assets, another index of con
dition, shows 60 as the ave
rage for the 39 cooperatives.
MCGG has a ratio of 76, he
said.
VanWinkle also called atten
tion to the fact that the coop
erative has investments of
$295,820 in other co-ops, includ
ing North Pacific Grain Grow
ers, Pacific Supply Co-op, and
the Spokane Bank for Coopera-1
tives.
This gives full benefit to the
large capital of these organi
zations he saia, direct access
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High Schools Join
To Present Play
December 9 and 11
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FRANK HALVORSEN (10) of lone still has tha pigskin tucked under him after crossing the Hunt
ington goal line for an extra paint in Saturday's state semi-final B-8 game at lone. Earl Petty
john (66) raises arms to show glee that the point is good, while Official Jim Eardley comes up
from right. Scott Cimmiyotti (IS). Huntington halfback, is on his knees after futile attempt to
halt big Frank. Other players identifiable are Jim Yeates (41) Huntington guard, and Carl Ma
gill (80), end and halfback for the Locomotives. Halvorsen's extra point came after Eddie Sher
man had run back a kickoff 85 yards to score for lone, but the Locomotives won, 66-26.
(G-T Photo).
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More Moisture
Rainfall for November climbed
to 2.54 inches this week with a
total of .37 inch added. This is
more than an inch above the
normal ol 1.44 for November,
Don Gilliam, weather observer,
reports.
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Hi Low Prec.
59 32 .05
57 40 .06
56 43 .06
57 39
50 33 .15
46 32 .05
53 36
"The Little Dog Laughed," to
be presented by lone and Hepp
ner High school students, will
be staged on opening night,
Monday, uecemDer 9, in lone.
The play will again be perform
ed in Heppner, on Wednesday,
December 11.
The story is about a college
girl, majoring in psychology,
who comes home with the idea
of "psycholizing" everyone. The
comedy is based upon this
point, and many humorous
events take place during her va
cation. Practice for the play is held
Monday through Thursdays, 6:30
to 9:00, with the schedule div
ided between lone and Hepp
ner. Dennis McKay, Heppner High
speech instructor, is director.
Bill Fletchner, lone High speech
instructor, is co-director and in
charge of ticket sales. Tickets
will be sold under a contest
plan with a prize for the best
salesman. The prices are $1 for I
adults and 75c for students.
lone High cast members in
clude Keith Nelson, Bob Ball,
Joy Beggs, Earl Pettyjohn, Chris
McCabe, Anita Crawford, Kristin
Nelson, and Sharlene Hamlett
From Heppner High are Molly
Becket, Darlene Warren, Vernon
Fredenckson, Jill Chitty, Sara
Miller, and Lynda Orwick.
IT ISNT HARD to tell from the faces of Head Coach Gordon Mey
ers and Assistant Coach Gene Dockter that the lone Cardinals
were faced with grim business as they played Huntington at
lone Saturday. The Locomotives were ahead, 19 to 7, when pic
ture was taken, and went on to a 66-26 victory. End Scott Wil
son, waiting call to go back into the game, mirrors concern.
(G-T Photo).
Huntington Strikes Cardinals
To End State Title Hopes
Extension Aide
Named to Assist
Work in County
The appoint ment of Mis.
Garry (Birdine) Tullis, lone, as
Extension aide has been an
nounced by Gail McCarty, coun
ty extension agent, Heppner.
She will assist in organizing
home extension units and 4-H
clubs and setting up training
meetings, special interest meet
ings, and 4-H activities and
events.
Umatilla Countv Extens i o n
agents, Molly Saul and Mary
Speckhart, will continue to do
the home economics subject
matter training in Morrow coun
ty. Mrs. Tullis will assist with
the organizational activities.
This is a trial arrangement,
funded by state monies, result
ing from Morrow county losing
its home economics extension
agent In February, 1968. At that
time, Oregon's financial situa
tion led the 1967 Legislature
and the 1968 special session to
reduce funds available to the
extension service.
Football team of lone Hich
school came throuch with its
familiar early lightning bolt in
the state semi-final B-8 game
at lone Saturday, but Hunting
ton came back with the thun
der and won the contest, 66-26.
Thus, the Cardinals' bid for
statewide glory came to an end
after one of the most impress
ive football seasons in the
school's history.
The big and powerful Loco
motives from far Eastern Ore
gon will play Mohawk for the
state championship on the up
coming Saturday. Mohawk won
its way to the title competition
by defeating Arlington from
neighboring Gilliam county, 27
to 19.
At the start of the Saturday
semi-final at Ione's Memorial
field on a super-beautiful fall
day, the Cardinals looked like
the team that crushed all op
position through the regular
season.
They kicked off to the Loco
motives and contained them on
the first series of downs.
Ione's lightning bolt came on
its first play from scrimmage,
stunning the visitors and elec
trifying the good -sized crowd
that lined the field.
Frank Halvorsen pitched a
long pass to Eddie Sherman
who took it on a full gallop,
all alone, and he crossed the
goal line untouched, a 58-yard
play. The play completely
caught the detenders napping.
Halvorsen ran the extra point,
and the score was 7-0.
But this was the last time
that the Cardinal supporters had
much chance for exultation.
Huntington's thunder took over
and boomed them to three first
quarter touchdowns, mostly on
sheer power of the fully-packed
boys of the railroad town.
Scott Cimmiyotti, one of three
sparkling backs of the visitors,
tallied all three scores, the first
being a one-yard run, the sec
ond a 33-yard run, and the third
a 35-yard run after he had in
tercepted an lone pass. He com
pleted the first quarter scoring
(Continued on page 8)
Basketball Movie,
Scrimmage Slated
At Mustang Preview
A 15-minute movie Is sched
uled as part of the HHS Mus
tang Basketball Preview Wed
nesday, December 4, at 7 p.m.
The movie is in color and is
entitled "Know Your Basket
ball." This second annual "Preview
for Fans" will be held at the
high school gymnasium. There
is no charge for the Preview,
which will be headed by Bob
Clough, varsity basket ball
coach.
Dale Holland, an Oregon
Scholastic Association certified
official, will give an explan
ation of the signals used for
basketball. A question and an
swer period on the rules of the
game will follow.
The Mustang team will run
through a few drills, followed
by an explanation of the of
fense. A short scrimmage will
conclude the evening.
Season tickets will be on sale
at the preview. They are $10
per ticket. General admission
this year is $1.25, making a
savings on the ten home
games of $2.50 for season
ticket holders.