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Newspaper Page TextI 97403 ; S7rhYear Price 10 Cents GRAIN PRICES (F.O.B. Lexington. does not In clude warehouM chgi.) (Courtesy of Morrow County Grain Growers) Bolt white wheat 1X6i Hard rod winter wheat .. 1jS3s Bailey 47.75 WEATHER u or o EUGENE, ORE. Hi Low Pre. Wednesday 29 20 Thursday 47 25 Friday 50 34 tr. Saturday 55 40 Sunday 49 29 .06 Monday 42 27 .11 Tuesday 35 21 Tr. snow. 2.4" snow ff' HEPPNER a ' r"' GAZETTE-TIME Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, January 14, 1971 Number 47 the mm, County Court Makes 1971 Appointments Commissioner Homer Hughes and Judge Jones were sworn in f for a new term of office on Jan. The Morrow County Court met on Jan. 6 for the purpose of conducting business in reg ular session, with D.A. Herman Winter, Clerk Sadie Parrlsh, Roadmaster 'Doc' Sherer, and all members of the court in at tendance. . The Court approved a request from the Forest Service to move the pit toilets from Cutsforth Park to the Penland Prairie site. , The following appointments or reappointments were made to fill terms of office on various committees: i BUDGET COMMITTEE - Mar ion Green reappointed for a 3' yr. term; - FAIR BOARD Floyd Jones and Paul Hisler reappointed for 3 yrs. i HEALTH OFFICER Dr. Tib bles reappointed for 2 yrs. MUSEUM BOARD Mrs. Mar ie McQuarrle appointed for 3' yr. term. PLANNING COMMISSION Clarence Rosewall reappointed for 4 yrs. as chairman; Marion Green reappointed for 4 yrs. OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER Heppner Gazette-Times. HOSPITAL BOARD John Pfeiffer appointed for 5 yrs. W Dave Hall xr ir ..mi fMfa'roortff! AC llll Cnffflrtc- rfs.'Rodeo Board ALAN H. ROBINSON SWD Annual Meet February 2 Ken Turner To Iks On Nuclear Plant Siting at Meeting Power and agriculture should cooperate in nuclear plant sit j lng in the Mid-Columbia region J-,of Oregon, according to the Ore gon Soil and Water Conserve tlon Commission. At a meeting held in Port land Friday, the Commission heard reports regarding efforts being made by the Columbia Blue Mountain Resource Conser vation and Development Project to promote the region as a nu clear park. Ken Turner, Hepp j ner Soil and Water Conserva- District cnairman ana It has been announced that the Heppner Soil and Water 1 .i Conservation District's annual member of the Columbia-Blue Arbuckle Ski Area Gets Approval Everything is "Go" for skiing this weekend. With the inspec tion of an engineer, the ski sight has final approval of the Forest Service for a renewal or the special use permit for ski ing. In company with Ed Dick, Marvin Chitty and R. B. Cog burn, the engineer from The Dalles made the inspection last weekend. i The ski run will officially op en this weekend with the tow operating both Saturday and Sunday. Busses will operate from lone and Heppner. Those wishing bus information for de parture and pickup points, are asked to call Dick McElligott or Don Peterson at lone and Cur tis Culp in Heppner. Trial run skiing on Sunday brought enthusiastic reports of 3 feet of snow and powder on top. meeting will be - held at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 2 at the Lexington Grange Hall. Featured speaker will be Alan H. Robinson, associate profes sor of the School of Engineer ing at Oregon State University, Dr. Robinson received his bach elor of science degree in 1956 from Swarthmore College; his master of science degree was from Stanford University and his Ph.D was from Stanford In 1965, both latter degrees in Nu clear Engineering. His fields of specialization are in Nuclear Engineering; re actor physics, neutron transport theory, neutrol radiology and re actor mathematics. Dr. Robin son's talk will be very approp riate for Morrow County, it was reported, as nuclear power is of great potential interest in this part of Eastern Oregon. Chamber Sees Power Movie Washington Man Heads National Wheat- Growers Gene Moose of Edwall, Wash was elected president of the National Association of Wheat Growers at their national meet ing last week in Portland Ralph Crum, president of the Morrow County Wheat Growers took part in all the committees working on- resolutions. He ap predates the excellent attend' ance of members from Morrow County and for their activity on the several committees. Some of those attending were Jack Sumner, Don Peterson, Bob Jepsen, past president Oregon Wheat Growers; Milton Morgan, chairman Oregon Wheat Com mission; Frank Anderson, Tad Miller, Allen Hughes, Ron Haguewood, Roy Martin, Lloyd Morgan, Dave McLeod, Fred Martin, Gene Logan, Louis Carl son, Rudy Bergstrom and Ken Turner. Mr. Crum said that from the meeting it appeared that "the final decision for the allotted acres in the wheat program would not be completed until President Gene Pierce an nounced that the Board of Dir ectors will meet Friday noon at the Wagon Wheel. Herman Winter reported the Arbuckle Ski rurf facilities will be open for use this weekend. Monday's Chamber program was provided by the Columbia Basin Electric Co-op. It was a movie on electric power plants and Harold Kerr operated the projector. Mr. Winter stated f that he and Oscar Peterson had been to a meeting in Portland and heard Mr. Richmond Bonneville Power state $700 mil lion are needed annually to keep up with the demand for electric power. Mr. Kerr stated that Dr. Alan Robinson would be the princi pal speaker at the Heppner Soil & Water Conservation District annual meeting at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 2 at Lexington Grange Hall. Mountain Nuclear Siting Com mittee, stated that the Mid-Col umbia region has both the wa ter and the land to make such a program practical. Support to the effort was given by the Commission. State Department of Agricul ture Development specialist Don McKlnnis, also pointed out that the State Nuclear Siting Task Force is currently considering the Mid-Columbia region, and that four potential sites are be ing studied. In response to a question from Commission Member Katheryn Heffernan of Medford, he stated that financ ing for such a plant would be the function of the power com panies concerned and the Port Districts in which plants may be located. Commission Chairman Frank Elliott of Creswell stated that he believes that irrigation is a logical way of utilizing heated industrial water. Warm water irrigation dissipates the heat harmlessly into the soil and air without becoming a problem in increasing stream temperatures. Longer growing seasons and frost protection are among the advantages to agriculture. '""rilim""' L V i 7 HEPPNEB GRAD Dave Hall will be Oregon State's Student Presi dent. Boeing Tax Hearings Postponed Until June Morrow County Assessor Joyce Ritch informed us Tuesday she had just received a copy of a letter from the Department of Revenue to the Dept. of Veter ans Affairs. This is in regard to appeals of the Dept. of Vet erans Affairs. Both hearings have been postponed. The first hearing had been set for Feb. 16 in Morrow Coun ty.. This was An. regard to a hear ing on the Assessor's appraisal Increasing valuation of the Boe ing tract from $2,130,600 to $3,392,800. Tract is owned by about Feb. 1." He also said, death. Services Held Jan. 8 For Carey Hastings William Carey. Hastings died Jan. 5 at the Pioneer Memorial Hospital. Mr. Hastings was born Oct. 24, 1899 on the ranch at Hardman. He was the son of Charles M. Hastings and Edit Luelling and a lifetime resident of the area. On Oct. 4, 1922, he was mar ried to Alice McDaniel in Hepp ner. They moved to Heppner in 1942. Mr. Hastings had worked as a logger and sheep shearer. He had a host, of friends throughout Eastern Oregon. Besides his wife, Alice, sur vivors include two daughters, Yvonne Connor of Forest Grove and Clarice Henry of San An tonio, Texas; two brothers, Guy Hastings, Hood River and El wood (Red) Hastings, Heppner; five grandchildren and one ereat crrandchild. One brother and two sisters preceded him in of r v I I sC fK if. v I v f " . GWEN DRAKE JOHN HALL the Dept. of Veterans Affairs and letter postponed the hear ing until after June 1 to allow the Dept. of Veterans Affairs an opportunity to obtain appraisal of the property. However, in the interest of protecting the coun ty revenue, "it will be neces sary for you to waive Interest for the period of the postpone ment on any refund of taxes paid which may be required of the county." The letter goes on "The hear ing of the appeal concerning the farm use Issue has been postponed until such time as the Oregon Supreme Court dis poses of the same issue respect ing the preceding year's assess ment. A waiver of interet will not be required concerning any refunds arising out of this matter." By KIT ANDERSON CORVALLIS (Special) When Dave Hall takes over as student body president at Oregon State University this month, he will be bringing to the office plenty of experience. That's experience he gained while a student at Heppner High School. And it has been valuable experience, says Hall. "Being involved in numerous activities in high school has giv en me a better insight into some of the things a student can become involved with,'.' Hall says. He will move up from his po sition as first vice-president of the Associated Students of Ore gon State University to that of president. The news was announced last week here in Corvallis when it was learned that Doug Sweet, who had held the top spot since April, would not return to school this term. Sweet gave fi nancial difficulties as his rea son for not returning. By ASOSU rules, Hall auto matically becomes president Second vice-president Ron Wil kinson, Lebanon, will take Hall's ri"": juu aa uisi viv.C'I'icbiuciHi How soon Hall actually will become president depends on Sweet. Unless he submits . a written resignation, Hall must wait until Jan. 18, the final day to register for classes, before the switch becomes official. Hall thinks his experience while at HHS has . helped him immensely in his political en deavors at OSU. He was president of the Hepp ner chapter . of Future Farmers of America, president of the National Honor Society and was a three-sport letterman. After graduation in 1968 from Heppner High, Hall ran for a state office in FFA and was I Ponders NRA or Open Rodeo Harry Noble of Boardman, director of the Northwest Rodeo Assn., met on Jan. 4 with the Heppner Rodeo Board. He ex plained the new rules and poli cies of the NRA. There are no major changes as far as the Heppner rodeo Is concerned. Also meeting with the board were Jim Glbbs of Yelm, Wn., and the Flying Five Stock con tractors from Davenport, Wn. Both heard the stock require ments for the Heppner rodeo. They will later submit bids to supply the stock for the 1971 rodeo. Howard Johnson of Con don, who furnished the stock last year will riot be furnish ing rodeo stock this year. The Rodeo board is discuss ing the consideration of stay ing NRA or having an Open Ro deo. One of the requirements NRA is asking, is that one of their members be hired to b3 timers. Previously this Job has been done by local stockmen or members on a volunteer basis. The board feels hiring more help would place an additional Services for Larry Rietmann Held in lone Laurance O. Rietmann, 32, died Jan. 5," 1971 at Good Shep herd Hospital in Hermiston af ter a short illness. Mr. Rietmann was born Jan. 29, 1938 in Heppner and was a lifetime resident of the lone area. Along with farming, he assist ed his father In Rietmann's Hardware. Mr. Rietmann was a deacon and in the choir of the lone. United Church of Christ, a momhdr nf T.ripnl Nr RfiH Ampr. successful. It was the start of i lean Federation of Musicians, a his post-high school political I member of the American Bowl- "The ASCS office will take an active part with the USDA in making the decision". The new National president is expected to go to France in a short time to work on the new World Grain agreement Richard Wallace Soon To Receive Discharge Richard Wallace, son of Mrs. Buster Padberg, will receive his discharge from the army ci Jan. 29. He is based at Camp Pendleton. Richard and his wife and new baby daughter, Col leen live at El Cajon. They ex pect to remain in the area fol lowing his discharge. Funeral services were held Jan. 8 at the Heppner United Methodist Church with Rev. Ed win Cutting officiating. Sacred Selections were "How Great Thou Art" and "Beyond the Sun set" by Carl and Betty Mar quardt, accompanied by Mrs. Pauline Miller, Organist Casket bearers were Howard Pettyjohn, Delmer Buschke, Paul Heinrichs, Robert Lovgren, Vic tor Lovgren and Doyle Key. Honorary bearers included Cal Sumner, Glen Ward, Earl Ayres, Bud Marshall, Lee Carrick and Cecil Rill. Concluding services were held at the Heppner Masonic Ceme tery with Sweeney Mortuary In care of the arrangements. Elks Leadership Award Winners Announced Gwen Drake and John Hall are , go to state and then national. the winners of the Elks Lead ership Scholarship according to announcement Tuesday by Cal Sherman, chairman of the com mittee. .They will each receive $100. Their brochures have been entered in the district contest. Winners of the district contest Lost: One Rocket Livestock Tax Value Set " The Eastern Oregon livestock tax assessors meeting with rep resentatives of the Oregon Cat tlemens Association in Board man recently reached an agree ment and have approved the following 1971 livestock tax ap praisal figures. Representing ev ery segment of the beef cattle industry and also every section of Eastern Oregon were more than 20 OCA representatives at tending the meeting. Assessor Joyce Ritch said the following are the approved as sessors true casn values on livestock for 1971: BEEF CAT Each participant submitted aiTLE Calves under 6 months, hrhnro dinner f thoi- loorW. $45; Calves 6 months to one .. ... j . , year: Steers, $115; Heifers, $90 ship activities during four years Steers one year and over( $150 oi nign scnooi. inese were suo- A little "Hot Pink" rocket was lost over Heppner Sunday. Any one finding it is asked to call the High School or the Heppner Gazette-Times. The foot-long rocket has an orange parachute, orange nose-cone and is made of paper tubing and balsa wood. The rocket was fired under the sanction of the Heppner Fire Department Morrow County Court and the State Fire Mar shal's office. Stan Addison and Tom Shear of the Heppner High School faculty fired the rocket Sunday afternoon about 2 o' clock behind Heppner High School. They fired it west from the high school but a gust of wind blew it eastward back ov er town. The men are offering a reward for the recovery of the rocket j stantiated with newspaper clip pings, statement from their par ents and another adult refer ence. Others submitting brochures included Marianne Pettyjohn, Jane Krebs, Susan French, Ter ry Pettyjohn, DeeAnn Petty john, Diane Cutsforth and Bruce Marquardt. Gwen, daughter of Mrs. Doug las Drake, plans to enter BMCC this fall to pursue a major In Art. John, son of Mr. and Mrs, Gene Hall, will enter Oregon State and his interest is in en gineering. lone Gridders Named to Big Sky All-Conference Team lone High School has receiv ed word that two of their foot ball players have been named to the 1970-71 Big Sky All-Conference Football team. Honored from lone were Clint Krebs and Ed Strahm. Heifers one to two years, $130 Cows 2 years and over, $155 Bulls one year and over, $290. Work horses and mules $100 Registered saddle horses $320. Saddle horses $200. Shetland, Welsh ponies $40. Lambs and wethers $17. Ewes, 1 to 6 yrs., $18. Rams 1 to yrs., $35. Ewes, rams, 6 yr. & over $10. Swine, 3 mo. and un der $28. 3 to 9 mo. (ave. wt.) $50. Chickens are 70c, turkeys $3, (Beltsville $2). Ducks 50c and geese 1.50. Light milk cows 2 yrs. and over, $140, heavy $J0. Bulls 1 yr. and over $290. Calling Mothers Marchers All women interested in go ing on the Mothers March are asked to meet Jan. 18 at 8 p.m. at All Saints' Episcopal Church. Instructions and literature and area assignments will be made at that time. The Mothers March will be held Jan. 28. ! career. Because of his FFA office, Hall could not attend the university until spring term of 1969. But right then, he began lay ing groundwork for his political ambitions. He joined Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, a house known at OSU for campus activities of its members. And although it was here that he began working out definite plans for a campaign for freshman class president, he had made the decision already. Freshman class officers are elected fall term at OSU. Hall came armed with posters and flyers he had had printed in Heppner during the summer. "I got plenty of help on the campaign from people in Hepp ner," Hall says. From his work in FFA and while a 10-year 4-H member, Hall knew enough people to have quite a force of volunteers at OSU. They became his cam paign managers for the presi dential race. He swept the race, and was successful in his first ambition at the university. He planned then to run for agricultural senator in his soph omore year, then for student body vice president a year la ter. If things went according to plan, Hall wanted to seek the presidency in his senior year. Then he discovered he would have to student teach to fulfill requirements for his agricultral education degree. That meant he would have to skip the sen ator role, and seek the vice presidency in the spring of 1970. He was successful again, run ning the same type of campaign that had landed him in the class presidency role. This fall, he was keeping an eye on next year. But now, he doesn't have to wait any longer. Two years ear lier than planned, Hall will get the top spot. And when he does take over, he will be the first sophomore in at least 33 years and prob ably in the university's history to become student body pres ident. There is quite a difference be tween HaU and his predecessor. Sweet is a senior in English, and sports long hair and a mus tache. He didn't like to attend meetings while in office, and shunned correspondence. He didn t want to be Involv ed with anything structured," Hall says of Sweet (Continued on page 10) ing Congress and a city coun cilman. In 1955, he graduated from lone High School and attended Oregon State College, EOC and the University of Oregon. He was a member of the Del ta Chi Fraternity. From 1960 un til 1962, he served in the Med ical Corps of the U. S. Army. He is survived by his father, Omar Rietmann, and one broth er, Gene Rietmann, both of lone. Funeral services were held Jan. 9 at the United Church of Christ in lone. Officiating were Rev. William G. Arthur and Rev. Dan Thompson. "The Lord's My Shepherd" and "How Great Thou Art" by Darrell and Anna Lee James accompanied by Mrs. Paul Tews, organist, were the sacred selections. Casket bearers were Gordon Meyers, Donald Bristow, Sam Barnett, Robert Hubbard, Den nis Swason and Lindsay Kin caid. Concluding services were at High View Cemetery in lone with Sweeney Mortuary in care of the arrangements. Mustangs Face Tough Weekend By DALLAS HARSIN "This will be a tough week end to start league play," says Varsity Coach Bob Clough. The Heppner Mustangs host the Blue Devils from Condon Friday night and then Saturday will travel to Umatilla to meet the Vikings. Coach Clough said "Umatilla is just basically a regular ball team, because they run, shoot, and press all of the time." Riv erside only beat them by 2 points, 90-92. The ball team from Condon is basically the same as Umatilla in that they play about the same game. (Run). This will be the second time Heppner and Condon will meet. The first time was in the championship game of the Christmas Tournament, in which Heppner came out on top. "Condon is a lot better team than the team that Heppner beat," Rays Coach Clough. Keith Morgan is what you would call Condon's spark plug as he is a good hustler and is also a good shooter. Last time Heppner played Condon, Mor gan led the scoring with 16 points.