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MODERN CONSERVATION PRACTICES on a ranch at historic Gooseberry have won for Rudy Berg
trom (left) the title of Morrow County Conservation Man of the Year. He operates the ranch
in association with his father, E. W. (Bill) Bergstrom (right). (G-T Photo)
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SYLVAN SETTING is this picturesque hide-away at a large pond
on the Rudy and Bill Bergstrom ranch. Rudy, 1969 Conservation
Man ot tne Year, stands by the pond. (G-T Photo)
Bergstrom Named
Conservation Man
Rudy W. Bergstrom, a progres
sive young farmer who operates
a ranch on a historic site at
Gooseberry, was chosen Morrow
County Conservation Man of the
Year by a committee of the
county Wheatgrowers Associa
tion this week.
Announcement of the honor
was made at the spring meet
ing of the wheatgrowers Tues
day night in the Lexington
Orange Hali.
Bergstrom, whose grandfather
came to Morrow county in 1888
and settled in the same part of
the county, has 1000 acres in
cropland and farms 500 acres
per year. He also does custom
farming on about 270 acres. Like
some others who have been
chosen Conservation. Men, Berg
strom operates the ranch in com'
bination with his father, Eric
William (Bill) Bergstrom, who
was born in the Eightmile area
at the place of his uncle, Olaf
Bergstrom.
Selection of the 1969 Conser
vation Man was made by a com
mittee headed by Jack Sumner.
Others on the committee are
Bob Peterson, 1968 Conservation
winner who also was chosen
State Conservation Man; Ron
Haguewood; Al Osmin of the
Heppner Soil and Water Conser
vation District; and Harold Kerr,
Morrow county extension agent.
Ted Sidor Speaks
Announcement of the winner
shared the limelight at the
Tuesday evening meeting to
gether with an address by Ted
Sidor, resource development
specialist, Oregon State Univer
sitv Extension Service. Tad Mill
er, wheatgrowers' president, was
in charge of the meeting.
Besides the cropland, Bergs
trom has 360 acres in grassland.
Much of it is bunchgrass, but
60 acres is seeded to grass and
alfalfa. He is growing certified
lone barley seed on 25 acres.
Conservation practices that
the committee noticed in mak
ing the selection, after spending
a day touring the county, are
many at the Bergstrom place.
A total of 3o0 acres is in stub
ble mulch, and five miles of
diversion ditches have been
been built
There are 4 miles of fence
row under weed control, and
there are three erosion control
dams and two stock ponds, as
well as one sod waterway.
Wildlife protection figures in
the conservation practices, too.
Two protective areas of between
one and two acres have been
fenced and will be planted with
bushes to offer covering for
wildlife. Two bird guzzlers on
the place, with deer-proof fenc
es surrounding them, offer year
a round water. A large pictur-
esque pond on the back of the
place is stocked with fish.
The ranch is served by one
deep well and two springs.
Windbreaks Planted
Bergstrom planted windbreaks
m 1952 that serve to protect both
the home of his parents and
that of himself, wife Beth and
family.
He has been a cooperator in
the Soil Conservation Service
since 1961 and is a supervisor
in the Heppner Soil and Water
Conservation district.
He and his father have 30
head of Hereford cattle on the
ranch.
Bergstrom, who was born in
Portland in 1935, came to Goose
berry as a nine-year-old boy in
1944. His mother, the former
Anna K. Peterson before her
marriage to Bill Bergstrom in
1933, worked for the telephone
company in Portland. She had
moved west from Minnesota to
be near a sister who lives in
Port Orchard, Wash., and ob
tained the iob with the tele
phone company.
Young Rudy attended school
in lone and graduated from lone
High school in 1953. He had
started school in Portland, where
he attended the first four grades,
After high school, he went to
Oregon State University for one
year.
In 1959-60 he served with the
army in Germany with tne
ranking of corporal (Spec4)
and was a driver for a colonel,
In 1966 he was married to
Beth Ball, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Archie Ball of Ruggs. Their
three children are Donna, Rene
and Doreen.
Has Historic Background
The community of Gooseberry
is one of the famous old names
in Morrow county's settlements.
At one time it boasted a black
smith shop, school (which in
earliest days doubled for a
church), and postoffice with a
staple grocery store included.
The ranch now owned and op
erated by the Bergstroms was
formerly that of Fred Esteb,
whose father, Isaac Esteb, was
among the early settlers to the
county, coming in 1883, and the
first postmaster at Gooseberry.
Rudy's father, popular 1 y
known as Bill, is the son of
Erik Bergstrom who settled in
the county in 1888, the first eight
years here being in Dry Fork,
10 miles west of the present
place, at the Gilliam county line.
Bill Bergstrom spent eight
years of his very young boyhood
at the George Holmes place.
where his family lived, and re
calls walking three miles over
hill and dale to the Gooseberry
school in the early years. He
has been a member of Valbv
Lutheran church for many years.
In 1908 the family moved to
Judge Kilkenny,
Heppner Native,
To Get High Post
U. S. District Judge John F.
Kilkenny, a Heppner native,
will be appointed to the Ninth
Circuit Court of Appeals in San
Francisco, according to an As
sociated Press story Tuesday.
The story quoted President
Nixon as saying that he will
make the appointment.
Judge Kilkenny was appoint
ed U. S. District Judge in 1960
after practicing law in Pendle
ton since 1926. In a recent poll
of the Oregon State Bar, Judge
Kilknny was the wide choice of
the attorneys in the state for
the appointment.
His selection had been rec
ommended by many friends and
supporters for years and was
backed by - favorable editorials
of many newspapers.
When the appointment is
made and confirmed, Judge Kil
kenny will be the first Oregon
ian on the U. S. Circuit Court
of Appeals bench since James
Alger Fee, who served from 1954
until his death in 1959.
The court's circuit includes
the states of Oregon, Alaska,
Arizona, California, Idaho, Mon
tana, Nevada, Washington,
Guam and Hawaii.
Opportunity for the appoint
ment came recently when the
number of judges on the ap
peals court was increased from
nine to 13.
Judge Kilkenny has many rel
atives in Heppner and Morrow
county and has continued a
keen interest in the county. He
recently wrote, ' Shamrocks and
Shepherds: The Irish of Morrow
County." and this was condens
ed in the Oregon Historical
Quarterly of June, 1968."
He al&o has been very much
interested in historical names in
the county and designating new
parks, reservoirs and other
places with names of signifi
cance. , ,
Officer Says Every Area
Has Problem With Drugs
urug proDiems exist m every
community in Oregon, state Po
lice Officer John D. Williams
said in a talk at the Heppner
Morrow County Chamber of
Commerce meeting Monday.
A recent survey through the
State of Washington showed
that every school .system in that
state had some narcotics prob
lem among the students. This
included both grade and high
schools, Williams said.
"wnat type 01 people use
drugs? All walks of life, but
primarily 'dropouts'. Thev cet
the others started."
Now in his fifth year in the
criminal investigation depart
ment, Williams said that young
sters 12 to 14 start as "glue
sniffers." They "graduate" to
marijuana, which sells for $25
per ounce on the black market
A "joint" or "reefer" is made,
and the homemade cigarette
must be hot burning to get the
best effect. A usee can be spot
ted by his red eyelids, dilated
pupils, and by his walk. He
walks as if stepping over a curb,
the officer said.
Williams pointed out that
many . claim marijuana is not
addictive.
"This may be true, but users
resort to other drugs," he said.
Two Seniors Named
Oregon Scholars
Terry Lynn Peck and Sara
Lynn Miller, seniors at Heppner
High school, have been named
among 1969 Oregon Scholars by
the State Scholarship Commis
sion, it has been announced by
the commission.
Students designated as Ore
gon Scholars have been chosen
from all high schools in Ore
gon on the basis of outstanding
academic achievement, accord
ing to Sidney Schlesinger, com
mission chairman.
The Oregon Scholars award,
established last year by the
commission, gives recognition to
the academic merit of students
in the state who have excelled
during high school, whether or
not they have the financial need
which qualifies them for state
scholarships, Schlesinger said.
A total of 1500 students from
graduating classes in Oregon
which total approximately 35,-
000 students will receive Oregon
Scholars awards. The Scholars
average grade point is 3.77.
Peck, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bud
Peck, is valedictorian of the
class of 1969 here, and Miss
Miller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
W. S. (Sam) Miller, is saluta-
torian.
Judge Jones Slated
To Support Project
At Washington, D. C.
County Judge j Paul Jones
will testify for the Willow
Creek dam and project before
the House appropriations com
mittee at Washington, D. C.,
on Monday, June 2, according
to a schedule confirmed by
telephone from the office of
Cong. Al Ullman.
Cong. Ullman recently wrote
to Judge Jones and urged that
he attend to press for the ap
propriation on the project.
Directors- -- of Heppner
Morrow County Chamber of
Commerce Monday voted to
authorize up to $200 as a
share in expenses of the trip
to the nation's capital.
The judge said that he ex
pects to fly east on the pre
ceding day to keep the appoint
ment and to come home im
mediately after he makes his
appearance. He said that
Cong. Ullman is allotted only
five minutes before the com
mittee but said that he would
yield all his time to Judge
Jones on the belief that the
appearance from a local offic
ial would be of more influ
ence in telling the need for
the project.
He described other drugs, all
of which are available under
prescription from doctors. How
ever, when young people get
them from pushers, they don't
know what they are getting nor
the effects they will have.
Williams told of one complete
chemical lab that was set up
on a house boat on a river
slough. Water for manufactur
ing pills came from the slough.
These pills were peddled
through pushers. The lab was
discovered and raided.
LSD Is more serious than
"speed pills," Williams said.
and he described how two others
are required to assist when one
takes a "trip." One is called a
"baby sitter" who sits and waits
for hours while the other is on
his "trip.M
He told of one 14-vear-old
Eastern Oregon boy who has
been in and out of the state
hospital in Pendleton three
times. Another who went on a
trip" more than a vear aeo has
been in the hosptal since that
time and still shows no sign
of coming out.
Some students take their
lunch money and use it for pills
or marijuana.
Apprenenaing tne users is a
big problem. Williams cited
cases where those smoking mar
ijuana ate the cigarettes upon
the approach of the officers.
He described the manv wavs
in which pushers transport their
drugs, using all sorts of devices
and methods.
Williams said that use of
drugs results in many deaths of
juveniles.
At the conclusion of his talk
he showed samples of many
types of drugs being used and
burned some marijuana so that
all present might become ac
quainted with its odor.
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MICHAEL FOSSET
Valedictorian
WEATHER
Temperatures up to 86 with
six straight days reaching 80 or
above and not a drop of ram.
This was the weather for the
week in Morrow county as re
ported by Don Gilliam, official
observer. Complete report is as
follows:
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Hi
78
80
85
85
86
83
80
Low
43
44
47
52
49
50
50
Prec.
McCurdy Accepts
Pottldnd Position
Harlan McCurdy, Jr., former
manager of Morrow County
urain growers, inc.. has accent
ed a position with North Pa
cific Grain Growers in Portland
as grain merchandiser, John
Bauer, general manager of
NPGG, announces.
"McCurdy is a long-time mem
ber of the NPGG family." Bauer
said. "His broad experience and
warm humor will be welcome
additions to the Portland NPGG
team. A wide circle of friends
through the member locals join
in wishing him 'Welcome
Aboard'."
McCurdy recently resigned his
position with Morrow Countv
Grain Growers after being with
tne cooperative since 1946, ex
cept for IVt years in other work.
He became general manager in
1966 after serving as assistant
manager under the late Al
Lamb.
witn iFtiu. Mccurdv sue
ceeds Bob Gingrich who has re
signed from North Pacific to ac
cept a position with Rosalia Pro
ducers, Inc., Rosalia, Wash., as
manager.
The McCurdys have offered
their home here for sale and
expect to move after the close
of the school year here.
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MISS JANA EVERETT
Salutatorian
Riverside Names
Two for Honors
For Class of '69
Simon Winter Back, Recalls
Heavy Fighting at Khe Sanh
Simon Winter, who servedenemy's supply lines were not
Forestry District
Fire Season Starts
(Continued on page 4)
Fire season in the Eastern
Central Oregon District official
ly started at 12:01 a.m.,
Thursday, May 15, according to
announcement Tuesday from
Harry Pearson of John Day, dis
trict forester.
Fire burning permits will be
requested in this area after May
15, and all logging operations
must have the necessary fire
fighting tools and equipment on
hand, State inspectors will make
checks on operations in the dis
trict. Any questions regarding
fire season or tools required for
fire fighting can be answered at
the Fossil State Forestry office.!
with the Marines in the thick
of fighting in Vietnam, arrived
home last week after 14 months
in action. He spent six months
at Khe Sanh, the isolated out
post just below the demilitar
ized zone, and was wounded
when struck in the back by a
"Uook" ruie puiiet.
Fortunately the bullet hit his
pack plate and only penetrated
about 1 inches into his back
Otherwise, he might have been
killed since the angle was such
that it may have come through
to penetrate the heart.
Winter advanced to the rank
of sergeant and commanded a
platoon. After six months at Khe
Sanh, he was sent to Da Nang
lor 24 montns, then returned to
Khe Sanh.
The Marine, who is visiting
with his mother, Mrs. Millie
Winter, and other relatives and
friends here, said that the Unit
ed States appears to be fighting
pretty much of a defensive war
now."
Like others who have returned
home, Sgt. Winter said that he
believes that if the armed forc
es were allowed to open up.
they could bring an end to the
war.
Most of those in our outfit
feel that way," he said.
Stopping of the bombing of
North Vietnam "made a lot of
difference," he said, since the
nearly so badly disrupted.
Winter said that the service
men feel that they want to get
the job done because they have
lost too many buddies who sac
rificed their lives to win the
war.
The NVA are zealous fighters
and will fight to the end, he
said. However, it is now noticed
that more and more are mere
youngsters, from 12 to 14 years,
indicating a manpower short
age. There are some Chinese
with the NVA.
After spending his leave here.
Winter will go to San Diego on
June 1 to train as a drill in
structor. He goes to school 614
weeks and takes a course in
physical training.
The Marine has extended his
service for a vear and will con
tinue until October, 1971. He
has received the purple heart,
led his squad as lance corporal.
made meritorious corporal and
then commanded a platoon for
a time.
The flight home from Vietnam
took about 20 hours, coming by
way of Okinawa and arriving at
El Toro base in California.
Winter graduated from Hepp
ner High school with the class
of 1965, and he entered service
in 1967. He plans to enter col
lege after completion of his du
ty, and is considering majoring
in forestry.
BOARDMAN Michael Fossey,
son of Mrs. Albert Farlow, has
been chosen valedictorian of the
1969 graduating class of River
side High school. He has a grade
point average of 3.8 and has
been very active during his high
school days. He has been a
member of the Honor Society for
three years, and this year was
its president; has been on the
annual staff two years, member
of the Lettermen's Club four
years, In the band two years,
and the chorus one year. He
played basketball four years
and football three years.
Last year Michael won the
REA Speech and Essay contest
and a trip to Washington, D. C,
He also won a bronze award In
the National Mathematical As
sociation test. During his fresh
man year he was class presi
dent. Michael plans to major in
physics at Oregon State Univer
sity. Jana Everett, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. James Everett of Ir
rigon, has been chosen saluta
torian. Her grade point average
is 3.5. She has been a member
of the Honor Society three years,
played volleyball one year, and
was a member of the GAA and
Pep Club three years. She was
cheerleader two years, and a
member of the chorus two years.
She was treasurer of the student
body this year, secretary of the
class in her junior year, and
treasurer in her sophomore year.
After graduation Jana plans
to major In drafting at Blue
Mountain Community College.
Baccalaureate services for the
Riverside graduates will be Sun
day, May 18, at the Boardman
Community church, and com
mencement ceremonies will be
Friday, May 23, in the gymnas
ium, both at 8:00 p.m.
State Plans
Cost Survey
07 Highway
Oregon State Highway depart
ment will conduct a survey of
improvements that could be ac
complished on the Willow Creek
highway with the principal
amount of $550,000 in federal
and state funds that have ac
cumulated to the credit of the
county.
This was determined last
Wednesday after a meeting of
the county court with Bob
Prang, engineer with the city
and county planning division of
the department.
The court had indicated ear
lier that it may wish to use
most of the accumulated FAS
funds for the badly needed im
provements on the state high
way. It also considered the pos
sibility of using a portion of
the money on a project on the
Willow Creek county road south
east of Heppner with the hope
of extending the surfaced por
tion closer to Cutsforth Park.
The meeting with Prang, how
ever, brought out the fact that
standards of the department for
use of the FAS funds would be
too great for the county to meet
on the county road. It was es
tmated that it would cost about
$100,000 to complete each mile
of the county road to the new
regulations.
Before devoting the accum
ulated funds to the Willow
Creek Highway, running from
Heppner to I-80N, the court
made it clear that it wanted to
know specifically what improve
ments would be made to the
highway with the money.
Thus, the survey will be ta
ken and a report will be made
at a later date so that the coun
ty court and the public may be
informed.
Judge Jones said Monday that
the county - may wish to use
some of the $550,000 fund to
establish connections at the new
I-80N interchange in the north
eastern part of the county.
A delegation headed by Earl
Blake appeared at the court
meeting to ask that three miles
of new county road be built to
to the Blake development on
Black Mountain where 52 tracts
of land have been sold. A road
from Willow Creek leaving the
present road at near the site
of the artesian well would cut
off seven of the 23 miles now
required from Heppner via the
Hinton Creek route, Blake said.,
May 23 Meeting
To Eye Sales Tax
Marlon D. Thomas, state ex
tension specialist, public policy
education, will be the featured
speaker at a meeting on Fri
day, May 23, at 1:30 p.m., to
discuss the sales tax package.
Sponsored by the Morrow
County Farm Bureau, the meet
ing will also discuss weed con
trol. It will be held in the
county fair pavilion annex.
Thomas will present a pro
gram of slides on the tax ref
erendum to Illustrate his factual
talk. Vote on the sales tax pack
age will be on Tuesday, June
3, and. the public is urged to
attend the meeting to become
informed on the proposal.
All are asked to reserve the
date now so that they may at
tend.
Auxiliary to Sponsor
Annual 'Poppy Days'
Paper poppies, honoring war
veterans, will blossom on the
streets of Heppner during an
nual "Poppy Days", May 22-24,
according to this year s co-chairmen,
Mrs. Bill Heath and Mrs.
Riley Munkers, of the Legion
Auxiliary. Poppies will be on
sale in front of the Penney's
store by auxiliary members.
A window at Gardner's Men's
Wear will focus attention on
the annual event, and give rec
ognition to the observance of
the 50th anniversary of the org-
anizations existence.
"The story of the poppy over
these first 50 years is remark
able, as we have honored those
who fought for freedom and who
valiantly serve today, and as we
have aided many in our own
communities," Mrs. Martha
Cams of Cascade Locks, depart
ment poppy chairman, points
out I
School Concert
Due on May 21
and
con-
Combined Heppner High
Elementary school spring
cert will be presented Wednes
day, May 21, at 7:30 p.m. in
the Heppner High gymnasium,
Arnie Hedman, director, an
nounces.
Bands of the two schools will
play and the high school chor
us will sing. Hedman directs
the bands and also is the chor
al Instructor at the high school.
About 150 students will par
ticipate in the event. The pub
lic is invited to attend.
Sale to Close Out
Van's Variety Stock
Oregon Merchandisers of Eu
gene have bought the stock of
the former Van's Variety store
and today (Thursday) started
a sale that will sell the stock
"to the bare walls," Dale Sims
of the company states.
"We will stay until the job
is done," he said. Bargains will
be offered as great as 70 off
regular price, and everything
will be sold at wholesale price
or less, Sims said.