HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, ThuridaT. MoT I. 1969
YOUR
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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
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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.
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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.
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