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HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, ThuridaT. MoT I. 1969 YOUR fefe BY KEN JEHNSTEDT. STATE SENATOR SENATOR REPORTS . . . state's be Allliuat v ginning, Oregonlans nave been aware or tne importance ui u greatest resource water. At first our pioneering forefathers used our rivers ior irnin lo tion. Later, as they settled to a more agrarian life they learn ed the Importance of water to the crops. In our modern day. Oregon's water has multiplied to staggering propor tions. It has grown to a point where we, as Oregonlans, use over one and one-half billion gallons of water a day to sup ply our domesttic, industrial arid agricultural needs and by 1980 this amount is expected to double. Fortunately, Oregon has am ple water to meet these needs for years to come. But because we are failing to develop this natural resource to Its poten tial, we are running the risk of losing our water to neigh bors in the south. To resolve this threat the 19G9 legislature Is carefully consid ering a variety of measures that will accomplish two goals first, to create an energetic state program to assist in the development of water projects and second, to create a method of providing a more agreeable environment to federal require ments to encourage financial support. To give you an idea what is being done to meet these two goals, I would like to give you a preview of some of the leg islation that is being consider ed this session. The legislation will include: Water Right Adjudication To enable many water proj ects to even get to the planning stage, vast portions of the Wil lamette Valley and the western part of the state must be ad judicated for water rights. To accomplish this the state en gineer has requested in his budget an appropriation of some $210,000 to be used to start a 10 year water right adjudication program. This appropriation has passed and is now before the governor for his signature. Feasibility Studies Secondly, the legislature is considering a bill, House Bill 1012, that will expand the pro visions in Public Law 566 to en- on feasibility studies for private proiecis. This proposal would expand the beneficiaries of this service. It would expand the service to Include irrigation disticts, a non-proft corporation or private individuals. Funding would be provided by those using the service. According to proponents of the bill, irrigationists will ben efit because It will provide an efficient way of finding out the feasibility of various anticipat ed projects throughout the state; thus stimulating more private funding for projects. Multiple-Purpose Water Districts A bill that will create multiple-purpose water districts has 18U District Including Morrow county been Introduced to the legisla ture. The bill, drafted by Rep resentative Irvln Mann, will re ik nracAnt Watnr Control Law to allow the creation of two separate types of districts- one, it would maintain ine pres ent limited or single-purpose district, and second. It would provide moans of creating a multiple-purpose district. Supporters of this bill main tain that a modern water dis trict must be made broad enough to plan for all the uses of water. Such uses Include do mestic and municipal use, rec reation, fishing, wildlife, water pollution abatement and water enhancement. At the same time thlo rrn,i(.qnl unulri nrovide for water districts that need only to meet limited demands. This bill is still in committee. State Bonding To round out this preview, it is necessary to look at a pro r.r,c! hill which, if passed. would get the state into the bus iness of financing water devel opment projects, thus giving us an alternative to private and federal monies. The bill would accomplish three things: 1. It would make Oregon less dependent upon the federal gov ernment for funds. 2. It would provide monies for a number of small projects which from a practical stand nnint should not serve a mul tiple-purpose, and 3. It would make financing more flexible and reasonable in meeting the needs ol tne lrn gationalist of Oregon. Salmon Fishing Out on Columbia In emergency action April 25 the Oregon Game Commission closed the Columbia River in its entirety to all sport fishing for spring Chinook salmon to pro tect this valuable run of fish which is once more facing ser ious danger. The closure will take effect at midnight Sunday, April 27, and remain in effect until further notice. The closure includes the Columbia from the Astoria-Meg- ler Bridge upstream ana an tributary streams above Bonne- tlllo Dam John McKean, state game director, advised sport fisher men that the action was nec essary because of the serious conditions facing the spring nhlnnnk run H said that the cumulative run over Bonneville Dam at this date is wen Deiow normal. Just as serious is the heavy discharge of water at all impoundments which has im nnJaH tha unstwam migration of these fish. Furthermore, Mc Kean said there is a serious nitrogen problem throughout thn rivr r"nil aH hv the heavv spill which can be expected to pause heavv mortality of the migrant fish. Concert Displays Talents Of lone Band Members Paint Savings Time Spree! Safin LATEX WALL PAINT 5.98 Gal (Regular $7.96 Gal.) REGULAR $4.50 GAL. Dripless Latex Wall Painf $0 AO Gal. Spred Latex House Painf $7.22 (Reg. S8.65 GaL) GaL SPRED LATEX SEMI-GLOSS ENAMEL QT. $1.99 (Tool Wash Out in Water) (Reg. $3.10) SPRED ROLLER KIT Boiler-Extension Handle-Pan Reg. $3.38 $2.95 Many Other BARGAINS DURING THIS Spring Paint Sale-May 4-17 REMEMBER OPEN ALL DAY SATURDAYS Pettyjohn's Farm AND BUILDING SUPPLY Ph. 676-9157 By EVA HAMLETT IONE The lone High school band presented a :pnng u)n cert on April 23, in the cafetor nHu, tha rilrofflnn ftf Dar Mki Mnrv Harriott of I . i OIva - - Granger, Wn., was a guest oboe soloist. The concert opened with the hiinrf ni.ivinir tho Washington i.wt Miwh hv John PhillD Sousa: Russian tnorai uvenure. arranged by Merle J. Isaac: and Ceremonial March, by John J. Morlsscy. Mina Rurnctt Dlaved Sonata in A Minor, in two parts, by George P. Telemann, on her oboe. Concert Overture, by Robert and Joi. bv Robert Logan, were played by the band. David Mark-k, sousaphone so loist, was heard in two num- hor fnnrprto No. 4. OP. 65. by George Goltermann and arrang ed by W. Bell; and The Happy Hippo, by Norman wara. Afior n short intermission. Mary Burnett, oboe soloist, again played Concerto da Camera (ex cerpts) by Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco, and Love is Blue by Andre Popp. Tho iat crrniiD hv the band consisted of March from 2nd Symphony bv Gustav Mahler, Sound of Silence by Paul Simon, QhaHoc nt f.mv hv R. Mann and C. Weil, and LaBella Roma by John Cacavas. The band con cluded with an encore number. H:imlH rwp Introduced Miss Burnett and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Burnett, tne concert nana, and Darrel James, director. Klav 15 la thi date sot for band concert featuring the be ginners band, the Junior Hign Band, and the - coraiettes . nnrrpl Jnmrvs and David Mar- lck drove to Salem Saturday, April 26, where David played in ctas nnmnptitinn. He was Dis trict VII solo winner In the sou saphone section. Although Da vid did not place in the com petition, he said it was an ex perience he would remember for a long time. Tho 4.H livestock iudeing clubs of the lone and Gooseber ry groups held a field day on Sunday, April 20. They first met at the Jim West home on Rhea Creek, where they judged pigs, then on to the Herbert Ekstrom ranch where they Judged Deei. From there they traveled to the George Griffith home at Mor can and indeed the sheep, and were shown slides by Mrs. Hen ry Kebs on the KreDs sneep operation at Cecil. Following this the young people, their leaders and parents enjoyea a potiucK supper. The Junior class of the lone High school has been busy the last couple of weeks decorating for tne Junior-senior rrom, which will be held Saturday evening, May 3. The annual banquet will be held Friday evening, May 2. Tho Onon Hnnse for Mrs. Mary Lundell on her 85th birth day, Sunday, May 4, win De at her home. Hostesses are Mrs. Rn T.lnHetrnm. Mrs. Darlene Gardner, Mrs. Garland Swanson and Mrs. Adon Hamiett. Jlar-lr Trnm Rnent last week visitinc nt the home of his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Crum. Jack will spend a lew days in California visiting realtives and urill ponnrt tn Vnrt Walters in Texas for helicopter training. At the May meeting oi tne PTA the Inno Hi ah Krhnnl sneech class under the direction of Bill Flechtner, will present a one-act play as part of the program. Miss Charlotte Griffith, dau ghter of Mr. and Mrs. George Griffith, spent the week-end at the home of her parents. She was accompanied by Mrs. Fran ces Mitchell who visited rela tives in Heppner. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Nelson, Jr., drove to Eugene last week to visit their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Nelson, and family. On the way home they stopped to visit Mrs. A. H. Nelson. Sr., and Mrs. M. C. Ramsdell in Portland. The Women's Fellowship of the United Church of Christ met at the home of Mrs. Darrel Wil son on Thursday of last week. Mrs. Harold Beggs was co-hostess. Main discussion was on the annual clothing drive to be con ducted the first two weeks in May. All types of clothing may be left at Brlstow's store or In the church basement. This clothing is to be distributed to the County Welfare and other needy agencies. The May meet ing will be held at the church to sort elothra and will be an nounced at a later date. Election of officers for the coming term was held and Mrs. Darrel Wilson was elected pres ident; Mrs. F. M. Luedde, Jr., vice-president; Mrs. Ron Urn barger, secretary-treasurer; Mrs. Leland McKlnney, witness chair man; Mrs. Delsie Chapel, wor ship chairman; Mrs. Frederick Martin, study chairman. Mrs. Alvln McCabe and sons, Ashley, Kevin, and Jim from Colfax. Wn., arrived Friday. On Saturday, along with Mr. and Mrs. Leo Crabtree. and Scott Crabtree of Lexington, they drove to Portland, to meet oth er relatives and friends from Portland and Salem at the air port to await the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gelinas and son, Tim, from the East, on their way home from Germany. Among the friends formerly from this area were Mr. and Mrs. Jerry David son. The Crabtrees, McCabes, Gelinas, and Mrs. Crabtrees mnthnr Mrs Rlnnr he Scheelar of Salem, returned to lone that evening. Mrs. McCabe, Asniey art A Ifovln rot n mod to Colfax. Tnesrtav. however. Jim remain ed with his grandparents. Miss Marianne Pettyjohn won first place in barrel racing at tho Miiclnntrors JarkDOt Team and Calf Roping outing in Pen dleton on Saturday, faunaay tney had the same thing in Hermis ton and Marianne placed third there. Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Martin returned home last Tuesday fmm n in.riav trin that took them 3840 miles. They drove to Bend where they met tneir son, Ralph, and Mr. Martin's sister, Miss Marie Martin of Portland. Vmm thoro thou drove to Mo- desto, Calif., to visit another sister, Mrs. R. B. Mason ana Mr. Mason. Leaving there they went tn Yneomite National Park and Death Valley National Monu ment. They stayed overnight in Las Vegas, Nev., leaving there to visit Hoover Dam and drive the south side route of the Grand Canyon National Park. Continuing on their way they visited Sunset National Monu mnnt mil Wiinatki (Indian ruins) National Monuments, and the picturesque uan cree tan vnn arriving in Phoenix. Ariz. While there they visited the Sa guaro National Monument and the Botanical uaraens out oi Phuiniv Thov inurnpved on to Tucson, Ariz., : and among the places visited was old Tucson, where they film the TV series, High Chapparai. un tneir way home they went past Mt. Whitney. Mrs. Martin's parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Horton of Dallas, and her brother and his wfie, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Horton of Rose burg took this same trip, but had a longer time. The Horton families arrived in lone on Fri day and spent the week-end at the Martin home. Guests at the home of Mrs. Fredrick Martin last Tuesday evening were I Mrs. Edward Grandt of Arch' Cape, president of the Oregon State Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc., and Mrs. Raymond Elmstrom, state treas urer of Portland. They were here for the District Meeting of the Oregon Federation of Gar den Clubs, Inc., last Wednesday. Coming Events: MAY 2 High School baseball, lone at Umatilla 2 Junior-Senior banquet 3 Junior-Senior Prom 4 Open House, Mary Lundells 6 High school baseball, lone at Riverside 8 PTA 9 High School baseball, Her miston at lone 13 High School baseball, lone at Echo 15 Spring Band Concert Program to Feature Music by Students Spring music program of the Heppner Elementary school will be Wednesday evening, May 14, in the grade school gymnasium, A few items of Parent-Teacher Association business will open the evening, at 8:00 p.m. Mrs. Ola Mae Groshens, mu sic Instructor, will present the grade students in a variety of numbers, following the short business meeting. Parents are urged to attend. ... t ': i MILTON-FREEWATER Pea Festival & Junior Show ALL WEEK, MAY 3 thru 10 SAT- MAY 3 4-H HORSE EVENTS SUN- MAY 4 DOG OBEDIENCE. SHOWMANSHIP MON. MAY 5 QUEEN'S CORONATION. TALENT SHOW MAY 6. 7. 8. 9 JUNIOR SHOW EVENTS FRL. MAY 9 TEEN DANCE. Music bf D-B-S TRIO Saturday, May 10 Events GRAND PARADE 10:30 A.M. GIANT B-B-Q FOLLOWING PARADE MOUNTED GYMKHANA 1 P.M. JUNIOR TRACK & FIELD MEET 1:30 P-M-MOTOR BIKE ENGLISH TRIALS 2 P-M. CHICKEN BROILERCUE 4:30 P.M. CARNIVAL ALL WEEK DAVIS SHOWS ROBERT EMMETT HUGHES R. E. Hughes Dies in Salem riraveeirie services were held In 3alem on Fridav. April 11. for Robert (Bob) Emmett Hughes, who passed away In Salem on April 9, at the age of 72 years. Mr. Hughes was well known In tho Hennner area and had many friends and relatives here. He was born in Heppner on De cember 11, 1896, and spent his early years here while attend ing Heppner schools. He was graduated from Heppner High school in 1917 and attended Ore gon State University, where he was graduated with a degree in Pharmacy in 1921. His col lege career was interrupted for a short time while he served with the Navy during World War I. Mr. Hughes worked for a few years as a pharmacist in the Woodburn and Sherwood areas, before moving to McMinnville where he purchased his own pharmacy, which he operated for 29 years. Following his retire merit in 1962, he moved to the Salem area, where he has work ed part time in pharmacy for the past several years. He was a pharmacist for a total of 48 years. He was a member of the Masons and the Elks Lodge. He is survived by his wife, Ida Belle, daughter, Sharon Lee of Salem, and son, Robert Em mett, Jr., of Kalamazoo, Mich., three grandchildren, three sis ters. Lena Kelly of Heppner, Edith Pfeil of Salem, Ethel Gaarde of Murphys, Calif., four half-sisters, Edna Kohlman of Portland, Melba Quackenbush, Betty Pettylohn and June Bel lenbrock, all of Heppner, and three half-brothers, Elwyn Hughes and Matt Hughes, both of Heppner and Homer Hughes of Lexington. Brief Illness Claims Father of Glen Ward Mr. and Mrs. Glen Ward and family were called to Haines last week when they received word of the sudden death of his father, Raymond Ward. Mr. Ward. 69, died Thursday. April 24, in a Baker hospital follow ing a brief Illness. Funeral services were held on Monday, April 28, at Gray West and Co., funeral home In Ba ker with interment In the fam ily plot at Haines. Others from Heppner who traveled to Baker for the serv ice were Mr. and Mrs. Delmer Buschke, Mrs. Grace Buschke and Mr. and Mrs. Carey Has tings. Rodeo Board Helps Plan College Event Six directors of the Morrow County Rodeo board and the secretary traveled to Pendleton on April 18 to meet with mem bers of Blue Mountain Commu nity College Rodeo Club. Plans were discussed for the coming Intercollegiate Regional Rodeo to be held at the Heppner grounds on Memorial Day week end. Between 12 and 15 schools are expected to participate. Big Bend Rodeo Co. of Wilbur, Wn., has been contracted to furnish stock for bucking events, with local stock used for timing events. Bob Chambers of Pendleton will be the official announcer. The local board is expected to as sist with parking and policing the grounds. First performance on Friday afternoon will immediately fol- Death Claims Mrs. Blakney, Former Resident Funeral services were held Thursday, April 24. at Ingle Chapel In Milton-Freewater for Mrs. Fav A. Blakney, 82, well known former Heppner resident, and mother of Phil Blakney. Rev. Arden Fritz officiated at the ceremony and interment was in the Milton-Freewater cemetery. Mrs. Blakney died In a Pross er. Wn., hospital on Monday, April 21. ...... Sh had been a resident of Prosser for the last seven years, since moving from Heppner with her son. Phil, and family in 1962. Blakney operated the for mer Phil's Pharmacy store here prior to moving to Prosser, where he now operates a drug phar macy. Her husband preceded her In death in 1959. She was a member of the Christian church of Milton-Freewater. Her survivors include two sons. Phil of Prosser and George of Seattle; one brother, Walter Powell, and one sister, Mrs. Lee Carlson, both of Milton-Freewater, and 11 grandchildren. low activities at the Pioneer Memorial Picnic. Dances will be held Friday and Saturday nights, and a Cowboy Breakfast is planned for Saturday morn ing. For any kind of printing, call The Gazette-Times. C&J Caveman CAMPER: Authorized Factory Dealer New, Used and Rentals See Them at 433 So. 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