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GAZETTE-TIMES
Heppner. Oregon 97838
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MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
The Heppner (WMWja LuM
Times cstaoiisnea fiuvcinuct oi t.t.
1912.
MEMBERS OF NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ASSN. AND
OREGON NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSN.
CHARLIE & DOROTHY HEARD.
Editors & PublUbm
LETTERS WIHE EDITOR
REGGIE PASCAL
Linotype Operator
DALE COOPER
Pressman
ARNOLD RAYMOND.
Plant Foreman
ALICE VANCE
News
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Office Hours: 8 am to 6 p.m.. Monday through Friday; 9 a.m.
until noon Saturday.
Hot Water Irrigation Seen
Frank Bartel, Agricuture Editor of the Oregonlan. Sunday
had a page article telling of experiments in irrigating crops
with hot water. One rancher told me It was kind of approp
riate to do this as most of the Industry was in hot water al
ready! (We are glad our rancher friends have managed to
keep a sense of humor in such rough times).
Mr Bartel stated that he wondered if Orcgonians were
trembling on the brink, afraid to plunge into a "brave new
world of agricultural prosperity because they fear the un
known of nuclear power?" He wondered If people would
stop worrying about contamination from nuclear power plants.
He quotes Don McKinnls of the State Ag Dept., "It is po
tentially the biggest thing to happen in Oregon agriculture
In a long time." . .....
"It's an agricultural revolution," declared Herman Miller.
What is proposed is using hot water from nuclear power
generating cooling systems to irrigate thousands of acres of
fertile but semi-arid and largely unproductive lands. This
fact is quite well known and has been widely publicized In
Morrow County.
In the experiment hot water has been piped from tne
Weyerhaeuser Co. paper mill 2V4 miles, ranging in temper
ature from 95 to more than 115 degrees to sprinkle corn, beans,
peaches, pears, apples, nuts and strawberries. It Is a three
year project started by Eugene Water and Electric Board,
managed by Vitro Corp. of America, designed to show that
bumper crops can be grown from hot water sprinkled land.
Ag Department specialist Don McKinnis says it can. He
adds that the hot water can cool plants in hot weather, pro
tect them from frost in cold weather and maintain them at
optimum growing temperature.
He said this may prove a boon to dry land wheat produc
ing areas of Eastern Oregon. ,
He added "One crop operators have been driven to the
wall by the depressed grain market and international price
cutting. They cannot survive unless they diversify grow
high-value crops with immediate demand."
He believes about 400,000 acres in Morrow and Umatilla
Counties could be brought under "nuclear water" Irrigation
In the next dozen or so years if enough plants are built.
The article stated that adverse public opinion can be and
already had been an obstacle in the way of nuclear power
development. Dr. Wang who heads OSU's radiation center
observed, "People who don't want nuclear power generating
plants in their areas won't get them."
Mr. Bartel reported that Morrow County people have no
such reservations. "Morrow County people want a nuclear pow
er plant and more importantly they want the 1600 second
feet of water from each plant to irrigate 80,000 acres. In
fact, the county seat, Boardman, has plans for an expanded
city,' possibly heated by nuclear warm water."
(We think Mr. Kennedy was misquoted. If Morrow Coun
ty's county seat has been moved, we were not aware of it.
If they do move it, we certainly hope they leave that hand
some building and the dock!)
Mr. Puustinen, an orchardist, is involved in the experi
ment near Springfield, found the warm water irrigation pro
tected buds from frost. Another farmer, growing corn, reported
an ouistanding crop.
While this seems a long way in the future, it sounds
very promising. Obviously many problems would need to
be overcome. One thing that gives us a headache at the
present time is the Bureau of Reclamations desire to limit
irrigating with water from dams such as John Day to 160
acres per person (320 acres for a husband and wife). This
is a most unrealistic and outdated ruling. We understand
a hearing will be held next month In Washington, D. C. on
this matter. This little newspaper would hope the ruling is
changed to enable vast areas to be irrigated which would
mean a high state of economic development for our county.
How likely it Is that Morrow County may obtain a nu
clear power plant or a cluster of plants remains to be
seen. The high cost of transmission lines is a factor. How
ever the livewirc Port of Morrow people may Just obtain
enough industries In their Industrial Park to justify a nu
clear power plant. ... .
As a professional stlckin-the mud country editor, I
wouldn't give a hang if we never had a nuclear power plant.
If would please me greatly you know to stay right here
and let the rest of the world go by. However, my view has
changed, simply for the sake of the kids and future genera
tions. They need opportunity and jobs, and without more
industry Morrow County will continue to spend huge sums
educating young people and lose them because of a lack of
Job opportunities.
Killing the Golden Goose
We have been a little surprised at the opposition to the
storage of gas at the Umatilla Army Depot. We do not ar
gue about the fact that it is a dangerous gas. However, very
likely everything stored there is dangerous to a greater or
lesser degree. None of us civilians can correctly predict the
degree of danger. Experienced people are handling the ma
terial all the way. We feel certain it will be stored with
the greatest care.
The economic value of the Ordnance Depot to us in Mor
row and Umatilla Counties is considerable. The function of
the depot Is storage and warehousing and distribution of mili
tary material. If citizens and politicians ride this thing hard
enough, very likely we could lose the depot. Point your fing
er at a map of the United States and you will probably come
up With plently of locations that would very much like to
have the depot and Its employment.
Juvenile Directors Meet in Salem
Dear Editors:
Art Crawford's book on Mor
row County Is about to be fin
ished and ready to roll accord-
ling to a telephone call from
him Friday night irom san
Jose, Calif. He was sending Hol
iday Greetings and asking some
questions about my Dad, W. A.
Richardson, so as to tie up the
loose ends and be sure of his
copy. Sounded very good and
very complete. It is something
which will be anticipated and
time is long overdue tor sucn
a treatise.
Art said he planned to cover
Donaldson Canyon, named after
my grandfather, Samuel C. Don
aldson, earlv pioneer in what
was then Umatilla County and
later divided to give us Mor
row County.
Art says this Is well known.
There are the original maps in
the countv courthouses bearing
all of this out. It can be check
ed In the early records in the
County Clerk's office, later in
the maps of the Morrow Coun
ty Abstract Company.
Art's father. Vawter Crawford,
was at one time County Clerk
of Morrow County with will
Smith as his deputy. Later Mr.
Crawford owned the Gazette-
Times so had ample access to
the facts of the county. Art,
from a voune lad dabbled in
the printers ink pot and from
here went to San Francisco
where he was well known in
his field of writing.
It Is said the hiehwav maps
show the creek or canvon going
through Heppner as Shobe Can
yon but it Is really Donaldson's
Canyon and the maps showing
this were on record and every
one knew this long before a
highway was ever heard of or
anything else except a barely
Grace Drake. MC Juvenile dir
ector accompanied Jim Epley
and Al Bosehee, juvenile direct
crs from Umatilla and Union
counties to Salem for a meeting
of juvenile directors. This was
a policy making meeting in re
gard to state subsidy allocated
by the last legislature to Juv
enile Departments.
Four years ago the legislature
passed the Family Court with
no financing Included. The last
legislature allocated funds on a
formula basis. Counties are to
submit plans for an enriched
program over and above the cur
rent program to qualify for the
funds. Based on the risk popu
lation 4 years to 18 years, the
counties provide 30 and the
state 70.
Morrow County does not qualify.
u,i u.iiithcr drpend-
1 ing. in Morrow County, even In
the city of Heppner.
Very truly yours,
Josephine Mahoney Baker
2545 S. W. Terwilliger,
Apt. 525
Portland, Oregon 97201
Christmas All About
Mrs. Amanda Duvall has her
Nativity scenes up on the hill
below her home facing South
Tnnrt Sf.
This Is the fifteenth year for
them. It has become a tradit
ional Christmas display. The
life size figures were all made
hv Fmi nnd Lois Winchester.
Lois drew them free hand from
small pictures on Christmas
cards. Thev were then stamped
off on heavy plywood and Ernie
sawed them out. ine oeuuuiui
Daintlns was done by Lois.
Mrs. Duvall does not enter
the Christmas lighting contest
held each vear.
The lights are back on the
Communitv Christmas tree.
Houses all about town are
coming up all Christmasy
There's an all-bluo decoration
a rustic stable scene and gor
geous lights on evergreens as
you go out on Hinton creeK
road.
The judging is this Sunday
so there's still time to make
all Heppner to look like Christ
mas Land.
Dear Editors:
I Just wanted to write and
let you know how much I en
joy receiving the Gazette-Times.
I was born in Heppner in 1946
but I haven't been home since
March, 1965. I married a Flor
idlan and have 2 fine girls, so
I haven't been able to go back,
but the Gazette-Times brings
part of Heppner, Kinzua, and
lone to me here, and I can read
about my relatives and friends
3,000 miles away and feel as
though I were In the same town
with them!
Thank you for sending me a
"touch of home" and keeping
me from being so homesick.
Mrs. Kay Blackmon
formerly Kay Duran
722 S. "J" St.
Pensacola, Florida
Dear Sir:
Will you please run the en
closed ad and bill us for it?
We are former Morrow Coun
ty residents and get the Gazette
which is always like a letter
from home.
Yours truly,
Hershal Townsend
When you patronize Cazetta
Tlmea advertisers, you help
make better paper. Tell them
you saw it In the Gazette-Times.
OREGON WHEAT GROWERS LEAGUE
STATE CONVENTION
WHEAT USE AND RESEARCH COMM.
Chairman, Malcolm Fargher Secretary, Jim Burr
1. The OWGL recognizes the serious problem facing Oregon
and the Nation. This Ls air pollution which is created by the
internal combustion engines using fuels containing tetra
ethyl lead.
Therefore, be it resolved that the OWGL encourage the
Governor to pursue his recommendation and conduct a study
on the use and markets for protein, starch and alcohol from
wheat.
2. The OWGL favors a campaign to dispense with the use
of tetra ethyl lead in gasoline, because of its polluting ef
fects in the air and encourage all other farm organizations,
allied businesses and urban organizations to implement leg
islation. 3. The OWGL favors using the Inverse Subsidy funds to fi
nance research on uses of wheat and these funds be controlled
by the NAWG (National Ass'n. Wheat Growers).
4'. We recommend that the OWGL hire a person to work on
air pollution problems and find people to testify at legislative
hearings and we further recommend that the OWGL enter a
budget item in the budget to cover the cost of this program.
The committee feels that this should take precedence over
several other budget items.
5. The OWGL does not favor further research on making
synthetic meat out of wheat.
The Glory of Work
Bandleader Lawrence Welk, well known for his "cham
pagne" music believes "... A human being grows and pros
pers through the dignity of work. Rather than give a man
money, simply because he exists ... let us educate him to
the glory that can be found in work . . . and then bend every
effort toward helping him find and hold a job."
Mr. Welk also has a word to say on the effect of a guar
anteed annual income on our children. He believes: "... A
child raised in an atmosphere of defeat and apathy, and
taught to expect that his every need will be taken care of
whether he works or not, stands little chance of developing
a strong character. His own natural eagerness to learn and
to grow and to excel is cut off at the very beginning of his
life, and he may never know the thrill of achievement on
his own. A child who is encouraged early to earn extra pen
nies by shining shoes or selling newspapers or doing house
hold tasks, stands a much better chance of achieving his
goals than a child who is taught to do nothing."
These words of wisdom from a man of music and en
tertainment come as a refreshing break in the daily litany
of security without effort that we hear on every side.
Dear GT:
Do hope you deem the en
closed weddings still news
worthy. I am sorry for the de
lay but could not be helped.
We lived for many years in that
great community. Still have
many friends there. I am sure
they would be interested to
read of our sons' weddings.
They both went to grade school
and high school there. Mike, a
graduate of 1965 and Tim 1967.
We enjoy the "letter from
home" each week when the G T
arrives.
Wish you all the luck and
continued success.
Thank you so much.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Dee Smith
(Mrs. Ray E.)
"I I
1 1
MR. AND MRS. JOHN SMITH married la La Grande.
Couple Wed in LaGrande
4852 Kingston Way
San Jose, Calif. 95130
Dear Charlie and Dorothy Heard
As I enclose check for anoth
er year's subscription to the old
home town paper I want to ex
tend to you my best wishes for
a most ' successful operation.
You have already convinced me
that vou are doinz a splendid
job toward that goal. Of course
the late Wes. and Helen Sher
man set a high mark for en
deavor and excellence. I am
sure you folks will do the same.
My Christmas and New Year
greetings to both of you and
your fine staff of co workers.
May your years ahead bring
about the fulfillment of your
every desire for success in your
new environment. You will find
Morrow Countv people just
about the tops in friendliness
and the good solid citizenry or
HeDDner and the entire area
from the Colulmbia River up toi
and including the beautiful
Blue Mountains, will be with
you all the way.
Sincerely
Art Crawford
Legion Families
See Movies
American Legion and Auxil
iary families enjoyed a Christ
mas supper of snacks and good
ies Sunday evening at the Leg
ion Hall. Santa Claus, so real
his own kids didn't know him,
had treats for the nearly 30
youngsters. Walt Disney car
toons finished up the evening.
Two weddings occurred earlier
this fall which are of interest
to Heppner Gazette-Times read
ers. Timothy Jon Smith, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Ray E. Smith of Yak
ima, formerly of Heppner was
married Sept. 20 to Pamela Jean
Shuey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Wilbur Shuey of Gold Beach.
The double ring ceremony was
read by Father Strachota at
"Our Lady of the Valley" Cath
olic Church in La Grande.
The bride given in marriage
by her father wore a white ank
le length gown of re-embroidered
dotted organza, styled with
a gathered skirt and empire bod
ice, portrait neckline and short
bell sleeves. Her chapel length
veil of dotted organza was at
tached to a baby doll caplet of
seed pearls. She carried a nose
gay of blue tinted carnations
and miniature white rosebuds
accented with powder blue rib
bon streamers. Her only jewel
ry was an heirloom locket be
longing to her paternal grand
mother. Miss Pat Ecklund was her
honor attendant and brides
maids were Miss Pat Jacobson
and Miss Barbara Ecklund.
Each wore powder blue street
length dresses of dotted swiss
styled with ribbon accented em
pire bodice and short sleeves.
They wore triangular head
scarves of powder blue net edg
ed with lace and carried nose
gays of blue tinted carnations.
Mac Hoskins of Heppner was
best man. Ushers were Rod
Brown of Springfield, brother-
in-law of the bridegroom and
Steve Baker, Heppner.
Reception Follows
The blue and white colors
were carried out for the recep
tion at the Methodist Church
following the ceremony. Laura
Hughes presided at the punch
bowl and Angie Letz kept the
gift and guest registers. For her
daughter's wedding, Mrs. Shuey
wore a dress of pale ivory with
avocado and bone accessories
and Mrs. Smith wore beiige or
lon knit with orange accessor
ies. They both had carnation
corsages.
For her going away costume
as they left for a week in Can
ada, the bride wore a brown
and beige costume with patent
leather accessories and a cor
sage of white carnations.
The bride is a 1967 graduate
of Gold Beach High School and
the bridegroom a 1967 graduate
of Heppner High School.
COMMUNITY
BILLBOARD
SENIOR CITIZENS
Christmas Party
Dec. 18, 2-4 p.m.
No meetings Christmas Day
or New Years Day
Heppner Neighborhood Center
CHRISTMAS TREE SALE
By Heppner Chapter FFA
Priced as marked. Flocking
available
Cristmas Lighting Contest
Judging
4:00 Sunday, December 21
HEPPNER HIGH
BASKETBALL
CHRISTMAS TOURNEY
Wathonka, Condon, Sherman,
Heppner, at Heppner
Dec. 19-20
SCHOOL VACATION
Dec. 19 Jan. 5
Morrow County Gem and
Mineral Club Xmas Dinner
at Harris Drive-in, 6:30,
Dec. 20
Meeting follows at Heppner
Auto Parts
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Insurance Agency
P. O. Box 247 PH. 676-9625
If no answer call Ray Boyce,
676-5384
Heppner
DAMC
To Live Music
Friday Night
7 p.m. until ?
"HEPPNERS 4"
Steve Sather, Sandy Matheny
Steve Hedman, Jim Schaffitz
Country Western
ELKS CLUB - HEPPER
HEPPNER
ASSEMBLY of RAINBOW GIRLS
Annual
HOLIDAY DANCE
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23
IOOF HALL -9 'TIL 12:30
Music By
"THE LOOKING GLASS" from Newberg
"Rockin' Round The
Christmas Tree"
$1.50 Single
$2.50 Couple
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