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L I DPARY U OF 0 E U G K S . ORE 97403 Chsfiiilier tars Of Gllfl CoDIuOBs Monday's Heppner Morrow, and two have been stopped or County Chamber of Commerce slowed. HB 1006 sponsored by was at the Wagon Wheel. Pres ident Gene Pierce, in honor of National FFA Week, had Hal Whitaker introduce local Chap ter officers. President John Cur rin told of the 9,000 chapters In the United States. He added that agriculture is still the larg est industry in the world. John attended the National Conven tion last fall at Kansas City. Mark Hopkins, treasurer of the Chapter, told of the scholar shins offered Future Farmer members. Mark Miller, Chapter sentinel, told of the many awards given Chapters and their members. Ron Brittner Speaks Mrs. Charlie Heard introduced Ron Brittner who spoke on "The right to keep and bear arms". This Is a branch of a national organization opposing restrictive controls on private ownership of guns. He told that gun control is very controversial, but so was our form of government in 1776. Speaking of the Gun Control Act of 1968, he said the Uniform Crime Report of 1970 of the FBI stated . there were twice as many crimes committed with guns in 1969 as in 1968. The law does not permit 18 year olds to own a handgun. He thinks this contradicts the gov ernment law allowing 18 year olds to vote but they are ap parently considered not compe tent enough to own a hand gun. Section of the law concerned with . penalties states "Any fire arm or ammunition involved in or used in or intended to be us ed in any violation of this law or any other U. S. law shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture. Ho, stated this portion of the law could apply to all hunters in Oregon now. Last year there were more than 250 firearms stolen in Oregon and would be interpreted by courts as giving just cause to believe that all firearms of hunters were the in tended victims of theft and theft is a crime. He said while this might seem unlikely, just tihnk of some, of the recent de cisions. And some leaders of the so-called New Left groups have said they intend to steal all the guns they can carry and use them in a war against the U. S. and, he added, this would sure ly involve them in a crime a gainst this country. Mr. Brittner said the one thing that makes it almost im possible for. gun control advo cates . to confiscate guns from the 40 million owners is that they, do not know who the own ers are. He said this is a good reason to keep an eye open for legislation that would give them' this information. Mann and Hanscll was suppos ed to prevent accidents with loaded guns in cars. This bill has been revised and he said it is now a good bill. Rep. Sta thos has Introduced a bill that had 150 protestors go to Salem to make objections. Next bill to come up Is the "Crime Law Re vision which contains gun con trol legislation Mr. Brittner told of an inter view in Shooting Times Maga zlne: Q: What will the "hard core" anti-gun forces push for next? A: Big push will be aimed at the hand gun in an attempt to divide the pro-gun people. Q: You frequently hear sports men express the suspicion that the real aim of gun control laws is confiscation of firearms. Does that danger really exist? A: There is very little dang er of the police coming to your door and taking your guns, by force if necessary. But, as in New York, there will be so much red tape and expense in obtaining permits that most peo pie Just won't bother. Even so there is no guarantee he can get his permit renewed next year; they have been refused. The NSSF conducted a survey on the number of crimes solved by tracing firearms by serial numbers and it was asked "what were results of the survey?" A: We found that only six serious crimes in the last 10 years in the 50 states had been solved through tracing. Mr. Brittner concluded saying that there was one thing we should all keep in mind: if we lose our right to keep and bear arms, we will lose our ability to protect all our other rights. 88th Year 4J-,... P .".v. HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIME Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, February 25, 1971 Price 10 Cents GRAIN PRICES (F.O.B. Lexington, does not in clude warenouse chgs.) (Courtesy o( Morrow County Grain Growers) Soft white wheat U5 Hard red winter wheat No Market Barley 5O50 Number 1 qq mm m m A at.fM fed. r M .; 11 1 l ift! 1 II ' I I I I I f I I ' f" f J I I I II V; l I CH2M Tech People Probe Boeing Land School Board Reviews Contracts Dr. Wallace Wolff, Irvin Rauch and Jim Bier were named to the Fair Grounds Improvement com mittee at the meeting of the District R-l Board of Education Feb. 15 at the Riverside School. It was voted to put $8000 in next year's budget for the pur chase of a furnace for the lone Elementary School and the bal ance would be taken from this year's emergency fund. Applica tion for a special education pro gram at Heppner was approved. Upon the recommendation of Supt. Ron Daniels, the board voted in favor of a $5000 de ductible fire insurance policy. With the Oregon Rating bureau The Heppner - Morrow Coun ty Chamber of Commerce wel comed Boeing's Elton Weeks, administrative assistant to Den ver Grigsby at their Monday meeting. He was accompanied by Boeing's long time represen tative In the county, Forrest Zuppe He noted that they are now situated in very spacious quar ters in the lower level of the Dodge City restaurant. They now have six in the office. He invited those present to stop in to see the office anytime they were in Boardman. Cornell, Howland, Hayes and Merryfield have technical peo ple in to make the study of the developmental plans which are to be completed this spring, hopefully by May 1. Every fac et will be included in the study. A progress report is expected to be made very shortly. With all the money going in to the CH2M study, the feeling is that Boeing must have felt so confident from the Initial study that the cost for further study was warranted. According to their first an nouncement, plans for irrigation would be so developed that in the event the coolant waters from a nuclear plant were to become available they could be worked into the system. The over-all plan for irrigation will be developed. - As big a program as this would be, it hardly seems pos sible that smaller sized test tracts would start the program. If the word is GO after the re port by the engineering firm this spring, the activity of the area will be watched with great interest. The start from scratch on this virgin soil holds great Chapter President John Cur- rin gave the welcome address at the annual Future Farmers of America annual Parent and Son banquet held Tuesday eve ning at the Heppner , High School. He said the 160 guests at this dinner contrasted great ly with the 33 guests at their banquet five years ago. At that time they had $14 in their treas- larry MILLS, manager of Mor- row County Grain Growers. ' was named at the annual FFA Banquet here Tuesday as Hon orary Chapter Fanner by the Heppner FFA. This award is made -annually to an out standing Morrow County citi zen who has been helpful to the local chapter of FFA. Cardinals Cage Echo 84-74 Friday 1971 STATE FARMER Kirk Robinson stands with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Don Robinson who are automatically honorary chapter farmers. Mr. Robinson holds Kirk's State Farmer plaque, his mother the Livestock Grower plaque and Kirk holds chap ter Star Farmer plaque and his Livestock Production plaque. Both of them are National Foundation Awards. All FFA Photos by CARL KING Heppner High Mustangs Place Two Weekend Wins By HANK DICK La Verne Van Marter, HHS super-star led the Broncs to double victories this weekend increase, the 1971 nrpmlum nn rie loiu vi anempis ai gun $3000 deductible would be $21, control since 1911 quoting a study in New York on the Sul livan Law. In spite of the law there is a vast increase in crime and homicides is evident, much faster than population growth. In Oregon there are three bills pertaining to gun control 123 and on the $5000 deductible the premium would be $18,498, Mr. Daniels said he felt the district would be on safe foot ing. Vandalism will probably cost us $500 to $600. Recovery on vandalism has been $140 to $150. Resignations Resignations of Peggy Brown, 2nd grade at A. C. Houghton and Sandra Hoiness, English, Reading and Speech at lone High were accepted. Contracts were awarded to the Many Women To Participate In World Day of Prayer chh, r nH rhh ,ni iDafo"owing teachers the singing at the World Day . A A D C' ""ghton: one year, of Prayer to be held March udrey Botti; three years, Glad at 2:30 p.m. at the All Saints' Hobbs' La Yer" Palow a"d Episcopal Church in Heppner.E1teanor Sargent. Mrs. Bentley is Mrs. Kenneth Smouse of the1-61.1"": lone United Church of Christ R'velde: ' ?ne Je&T' Cell.a will play a violin solo. Mrs. Rob-5.11' "endr'x- J18 ert Kelly of All Saints' will beFalettl- e,e the organist. y?ars' Vlctor Marchek, Delia Women from each of the llL)"dsaJ participating churches will have At Heppner Elementary: one a part in the worship hour, "Newyear' AV"d R,!ley Alena Ander i Aaitc- OCeor p.son. Alan Beck, Suzanne Dagley, . . I Inm shpar throa ?oow Tni-cin taye Morns, Frances Williams, Clifiord Williams, Arnie Hed- t Continued on paee 5) trampling Sherman here 76-51 excitement and almost awe. It and dumping Stanfield there 97 io n ftntt onWnA tn ' OO XT 1. It I 1 1.- 1 in iiua:u Liiai a vunuuucu 111- flux of labor might be imple mented in the development of the 60,000 acres. Family Will Move If the go ahead signal is giv en, Mr. Weeks will be moving his family from Haysville, Kan. He is delighted with Boardman 82. Van Marter poured in a fab ulous 71 points averaging bet ter than 35 points for both week' end games. The Mustangs used a 1-3-1 zone defense both nights and it ended up the key to our win. Starting out in a man-to-man defense, the Horsemen were and this part of Oregon and is 1 forced, by Stanf ield shooters, to hoping to make the move. The Weeks' have two sons. Bill a senior in high school and Dan a sophomore and daughter, Car ol in the 7th grade. Bill is in terested in computer science and anticipates entering Okla homa State, however there is a possibility Oregon State may lure him later. He is also inter ested in ROTC. Mr. Weeks has been interest ed in the community where he's lived having served on the Board of Education. He is anx- Sherman ious to tour the Riverside School and to meet Supt. Daniels and other educators. He also likes to play golf. switch to a zone defense. Coach Clough had a lot of praise for John Hall who played a good game protecting the basket. Free throw shooting by the Broncs against Sherman was an improved 60. At Stanfield the Mustangs shot 17-31 for 55 at the gift line. The twin wins brought the Broncs into soul possession of second place with a record of 8 wins and 3 losses. Sherman game 14 10 18 1052 Heppner 18 20 18 2076 Individual scoring: Kemp 10, Van Marter 29, Rhea 7, Watkins 11, Bellamy 6, Dick 1, Gunder- son 3, Hall 2, Wilson 4, Papin I eau 3, Curnutt, Boyer. Stantield game Stanfield 21 15 19 2782 Heppner 23 26 26 2297 Individual scoring: Kemp 12, Van Marter 42, Rhea 9, Watkins j wU1 nJy eu oneu trained Per 16, Bellamy 6, Curnutt 3, Dick 2, Gunderson 1, Boyer 6, Hall, Pcpineau, Wilson. ury, now swollen to $600. They started with 13 members and now have 43. - - - - - President John introduced guests which included a past State Farmer, Ned Clark and Mrs. Clark; a past American Farmer, Allen Hughes and Mrs. Hughes; Supt. and Mrs. Ron Daniels; Mr. and Mrs. Dave Mc Leod; Dr. and Mrs. Wallace Wolff; Mr. and Mrs. Art Vance; Mr. and Mrs. Harley Sager; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kerr; Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Heard; Debbie Campbell, president of Future Homemakers of America; Mr. Mrs. Alvin Wagenblast; Mrs. L.bo""d'n bL 5"' Avon Melby; John F. Ricker of " " " , ' " Enterprise- Mr and Mrs Gene tallied bv KleDS save the lone enterprise, mr. ana Mrs. uene Cardinals a winning advantage ce" over Echo' in their only week- Inspiring Talk pnd COntest Friday. Jim Wilcox, State Sentinel Although rebounding by both from Enterprise, told of the teams was about even, lone dawning of a new day and new made 22-28 from the gift line vistas of opportunities for agri- and 31 of 61 attempts from the culture. He said that agricul- (ieidi Dick Snider led the re ture is the strength of our na- boullds Wjth 15 and was high tion- ' - scorer with 25. Kent Guiterrez Mr. Wilcox spoke with much had 5 assists and clint Krebs conviction when he told of the nit 100 percent, sinking 12 out values of FFA which gives one 0j j2 free throws, his first experience in public -Everyone played real well; speaking, tells how to conduct we finany put four good quar a business meeting and many ters t0gPther instead of 2 or 3 other things of value. and oniy had n turnovers," All FFA programs, he said, said Coach Eu,ene Docckter. are aimed at their Jaenef it Ione 24 is 26 16 84 which takes work and sweat to Echo 15 20 19 20 74' . .... u . Individual scoring: Snider 25, Pointing to the future he list- Warron Wilsnn 8. Guiterrez ea researcn, larm Huppiy, K i5( Krebs 16, Marick 10 and Mc leacning ana ag Dusiness uno portv 2 ijuu iiic xaxiiiiiijt; iiauii as great opportunities. For ev ery four jobs in agriculture there John Hall Selected For East-West Game By DALLAS HARSIN Board of Review Meeting Saturday son to fill the jobs. He challenged his FFA listen ers "What role are you going to Dlav in aericulture?" He pointed to the giant FFA On Feb. 27 at 10 a.m., the poster on the back wall which Board of Review members, Jack says in huge type "Get involved Sumner, Heppner, Harold Baker, in America's Future". Boardman, Jasper Myers, Butter Special Awards Creek and Kenneth Smouse, President John Currin an- lone, will meet with County As- nounced a verv snecial annual sessor Joyce Rltch and apprais- award and presented a plaque ers, Elwood Wirth and Dick to Larry Mills as Honorary Schlichting. They will review Chapter Farmer. Mr. Mills is comparable sales figures or In- manager of the Morrow County come-approved factors being ut- Grain Growers, long time sup- ihzed by the County Assessors' porters of the FFA movement, office in arriving at assessed Another special announcement values or Agricultural ianas to John Hall, the Heppner Mus tang's ace fullback, was select ed to play in the annual East West Shrine game in August, at the Pendleton Roundup grounds. was made as Kirk Robinson in- Me "d on the 1971-72 tax roll. traduced his parents, Mr. and Anyone wishing to attend is Mrs. Don Robinson as Honorary welcome, lating Vision to Commitment and Action, will be given by the Rev. Dan Thompson of All Saints'. All women of -t he-corn inanity are cordially invited to the Get Acquainted coffee-cooky hour at 2:30 preceding the worship hour. Kinzua Buys Pine and Fir Timber The successful bidder for Kin zua Road timber sale was Kin zua Corporation. Estimated vol ume of 1,540,000 board feet was appraised at $31,474.70 and sold for $31,913.60. The sale area is located in Wheeler and Morrow Counties about 18 miles east of Kinzua. Final prices bid - per thousand board feet during or al bidding were $30.00 for pon derosa pine and $6.00 for Douglas-fir and other coniferous spe cies. In addition, a price of $2.59 per acre was paid for 1,040 ac rs of small log material. j Dust Storm Crash Hospitalizes Bob Pierce Robert L. Pierce of Heppner was taken to the Good Shep herd Hospital by the Hermiston ambulance following a head-on collision on Hwy. 207 out of But ter Creek Wednesday afternoon. His physician reported by tele phone to the Gazette-Times that he had received head injuries, was still unconscious but ap parently had no other injuries. He naa lost some teeth. The accident occurred In a severe dust storm when Mr. Pierce, south bound, hit head on in the north bound lane with a truck and semi-trailer driven by Clinton H. Russell of Mil waukie who sustained no injuries. mi ii i ml"'? &ll li: ; T--:if? "- T" .i- r ' - 'i 'As a co-captain John show ed great leadership and dedica tion to the sport," said Varsity Coach Ed Hiemstra. "John will be playing the toughest compe tition he has ever played be fore," he also stated. There are three other backs that are real ly good. Two of them the foot ball fans are already aware of and these are Weatherford from Condon and Turner from Pine Eagle. The third back Is Tink er Hatfield from Central Linn. "John was named All-League two or three years and has play ed on the starting lineup for ail lour of his high school years," Hiemstra said. "Maybe playing in the Shrine game will help me to play at OSU next year," John said. "I'm satisfied with my performance my senior year but I don't think that it was my best year. I feel that my Junior year was the best," he added. "Really I didn't expect to be chosen to play, but still, I was hoping. There is no better way to wrap up a successful season," said John. Chapter Farmers because he had just been informed of be ing recipient of the State Farm er degree. Kirk will be honored at the State Convention. Program Invocation was offered by Donkey Basketball Profits Go For Peoce Corps Project Proceeds from the frivolous Sam Bellamy. Carl King made Donkey Basketball game will go the annual Chapter Report, a t0 the Heppner High School riufv of the rhaniPr Rfnnrtpr Student Body's serious Peace This tells of the Chapter's ac- CorDS PrJect complishments during the year. $238.40 collected for the Hal Whitaknr. rhnntor nrivis. game held at Heppner High or here, made the presentation School Feb. 22 will be used to - - - nnmnlAtn lift . (P 1 tl , 1 oi awards as follows: complete last year's $1000 dona tion to the Mizriue school proj ect in Bolivia. Funds were bor rowed from the Student Body treasury to complete the neces sary figure set for last year's contribution. Reimbursement will now be made from the Don- Dennis W. Martin has Joined key Basketball came receipts. tne rieppner Kanger District (Continued on page 8) Dennis Martin Joins Ranger District Here staff of the Umatilla National SUCCESS STORY Forest, according to H. B. Ru- FOR SALE Approx. 2 tons bulk dolph, Forest Supervisor. Martin treated Flynn barley. Price was promoted to the Timber $48.50 ton. Bob Jepsen. Management Assistant position Bob Jepsen called and said 10 formerly held by Frank A. Ras- minutes after he'd read his ad It's not a matter of winning mussen, who transferred to the in the Gazette-Times he'd sold or losing the game, but of be-1 Alsea District Ranger job on the his barley. ing able to play in a game Siuslaw Forest. Martin comes Give the G-T Want Ads a try. wnere the money goes lor a good cause. PROOF that Heppner is still a real live Western town is shown in this photo of Pat Brady, one of Floyd Jones' horses. Floyd h'tched his horse to tho meter, paid his money, went in for a cup of coffee after he had bees on one of his cattle drives. (Note the little dog on the right hand side. He kept a very wary eye on us highly suspicious looking photographers.) Free Groceries! Bushel baskets of groceries will be given away free Friday and Saturday here at Central Market. The free groceries are to be given away all day each day to the lucky persons being checked out when the alarm sounds. I from the Wallowa-Whitman For- Call 676-9228 for a quick want est, where he served in timber ad that may sell for you as it management assignments on I did for Bob! the Baker District since his per manent appointment in 1966. WFATHFR He received a B. S. deeree in n tinui Forest Management in 1965 Ey DON GILLIAM from Oregon State University. His tour of duty with the U. S. Army included one year in Korea, after which he graduat ed from Officer Candidate School as a 2nd Lieutenant Martin and his wife, Lrrice, have a 17-month old son, Samuel. Week of Feb. 17-23 Hi Low Free. Wednesday 45 34 Thursday 51 34 .28 Friday 41 29 Saturday 46 41 Sunday 37 23 Monday 45 29 Tuesday 50 36
