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Ron Daniels to Be
Chamber Speaker
Supt. of Schools Ron Daniels
will be. the guest speaker at
the March 29 Chamber of Com
mere meeting. The all-Import
ant School budget will be the
topic of his talk.
In the absence of Chamber
President Gene Pierce, LeRoy
Qardner conducted the Chamber
meeting last Monday. It was an
nounced that If the Chumber
made a down payment to Bins
ford Mort for the printing of
the book, Ileppner Hills, they
would have it out by Memorial
Day. The matter was referred to
the board of directors.
Since this was Wild Life
Week, Glen Ward, game blolo
glut, showed the very delight
ful film "God's Half Acre", or
Wild Life . . . Who Needs It 7
He said that formerly there were
66 pheasants per 100 acres and
now Morrow County Is down to
0 per 100 accres:
There was beauty everywhere
In the remarkable Disney film
which recorded the growth of
Insects, birds and flowers.
Cancer Claims
Joyce Sutherland
Word has been received of the
recent death of Joyce Suther
land, age 7. as a result of can
cer. Joyce was the youngest of
four children of Mr. and Mrs.
Jim Sutherland of Eagle Point,
Oregon. The Sutherland's resid
ed In Heppner from 1963 to 1964
where Mr. Sutherland taught
history, counselled and was foot
ball coach.
GRAIN PRICES
(P.O.B. Lexington, do not la
dud warcnouM chgi.)
(Court my of Monew County
Grata Growers)
White wlMot l-651i
Red wheat .. .. IM
BarUy 4&00
Ministers Plan
Good Friday Service
Heppner Area to Have New St Patricks Church
88th Year
Price 10 Cents
The Morrow County Minister
la I Assn., Is near completion of
their plans for a community
wide serica on Drug Use. They
have Included in the series talks
by law enforcement officers,
program director of the TB and
Health, films and panel discus
sions.
For the Hospital
With funds donated to the
Hospital by the Assn., a warm
ing closet has been constructed
at the hospital This is used
to warm blankets and sheets.
Good Friday Program
Plans call for a Good Friday
program on April 9 from 2 un
til 4:30 p.m. This will be a type
of program where people can
come and stay for the entire
program or come In for as long
as they have time.
The following ministers will
participate: Dan Thompson,
Rudy Mensch, Bill Arthur, Ed
Cutting, Don Hall, Don Johnson
and Don Burwcll.
The Ministerial Assn., will
meet on April 7 at the Assemb
ly of God Church, the Rev. Don
Burwell, host minister.
GAZETTE-TAME
Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, March 25, 1971
Number 5
Two Students Named Top Teenagers
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ABOVE PICTURE shows Ted Bellamy and Rick Drake recording
information on their Bird Study plot
Field Biology
Class
To Be Published !
A major goal of the new .biol
ogy class at Heppner . High
School, "Field Biology ; A Pro
: cess Approach," is to allow fetu
dents to actually conduct a pro
ject as might be performed by
biologists.
Pursuing this line of curricu
lum th field biology class is
conducting Winter jsira.,.rupum
tk Study (WBPS), , sponsored
. by the National; AuauDon aocr
' Students forrri' field,; research
teams; establish study plots In
the field; sample the; bird pop
ulation over a given period or
time; and Keep . recorus
weather, vegetation' and other
aspects which might influence
the bird population oi
'After the field data is. collect
io nnnlvzed 'In-the lab,
written up and submitted to the
National Audubon Society for
publication in the national Au
dubon Field Notes, (a journal
which is devoted to neia inves
tigations in ornithology;
Studies Published
Tha fnllowiner studies have
hu onndurted and' will be
Plot of Bob Worden and Beryl
ctiiiman in the Kock ureeK
nratnaee on the Bryant land.
Jim Van Winkle Barney Mar
shall plot in the upper Willow
Creek drainage on tne uick Wil
kinson land. i -
Butch Taylor Greg Green
study plot in the lower Willow
Creek drainage on tne rrea nu
irtns land.
The Eick Drake Ted Bellamy
plot in the Sand Hollow area
-. 't. land
on r riLi vuutui m
The field biology students
wish to extend their thanks to
the land owners where their
study plots are located, tne peo
nk nf the Agricultural Stabili-
zation and Conservation officer
and other persons in tne com
munity for their help.-
Hopefully, these ; studies can
be continued for the next sev
eral years. The Rick Drake-Ted
Bellamy plot on the Cutsforth
ranch will be of special interest
A game refuge area planted to
attract birds is included In this
WBPS plot which will be bene
ficial for future studies.-.1 '' r-
Bob Pierce
Still Unconscious
Bob Pierce was taken from
Hermiston to Kedilac Hospital in
Richland last week. He under
went his second surgery on
Tuesday. He has not regained
consciousness since the car ac
cident Feb. 24. The accident oc
curred In a terrific dust storm
on Hwy. 207 near Butter Creek.
Two Riverside High School
students, Diane Black and Den
nis Lamb, both seniors, have
been selected as Outstanding
Teenager of America for 1971,
announced . today by Dan Dal-
toso, school principal.
Selection for the Outstanding
Teenagers awards program au
tomatically qualifies these stu
dents for further state and na
tional scholarships and honors,
Nominated by their principal,
the Outstanding Teenagers of
America are chosen from indi
vidual schools across the coun
try for excellence In community
service and academic achieve
ment. The local students will
now vie for the Outstanding
Teenager of the Year Trophy to
be presented by the state s gov
ernor. The state winners are
selected by the Outstanding
Teenager Awards Selection Com
m it tee, in cooperation with the
Board of Advisors.
From among the 50 state win
be chosen for the national
ners, one boy and one girl will
scholarship prize of $1,000 to at
tend the college or university
of their choice.
About Diane
Personal accomplishments of
Diane Black are many and var
led, ranging from music to stu
dent government. She has serv
ed in the capacity of student
body secretary her junior and
senior years, and as a varsity
cheerleader the last two years
was winner of the National
English award as a junior, and
selected to Merits Who's Who
Spray Amateur Show
Is April 3
April 3 will be a big night
at Spray as "Tuck" Jackson
acts as master of ceremonies for
the annual Amateur Talent
Show sponsored by the Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary. There will
be prizes galore and all the
pre-school children who enter
the contest will receive $1.00
each. The festivities will start
at 8 p.m. at the Spray Gym.
Bible College Concert
Here March 29
It's a long way from San
Jose, Calif., to Eastern Oregon,
but a singing group from the
San Jose Bible College Is mak
ing that trip to be in concert at
First Christian Church, Heppner
at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, March
29.
Mr. and Mrs. Hal Martin, fac
ulty members at the college, are
traveling with the boys' quar
tet and a girls' trio as they pre
.ent the program "Up with
Jesus People".
Students from this college are
very active doing evangelistic
work among the "hippie" type
people particularly in the San
Francisco area.
The college functions primar
ily for the training of ministers,
missionaries, and other special
ized full-time Christian workers,
but is also attended by those
who are seeking to supplement
their Christian education while
attending a secular college In
the area.
Pastor Don W. Johnson says
they are sure to have a real
message for us and invites all
who enjoy good gospel and sac
red music to attend this concert.
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Cub Scouts
Debut in
Western Skits
DIANE BLACK
in American high schools. She
was a member of the district
ensemble contest, the FTA, the
National Honor Society, and
was selected as the GAA Girl
of the Year.
About Dennis ,
Dennis Lamb has served as
student body i vice-president his
Junior and senior years, is cur-
DENNIS LAMB
rently serving as president of
the National Honor Society, was
a delegate to Boys' State, was
selected to Merits Who's Who
in American high schools, was
winner of the National Math
award, and has been a mem
ber of the varsity basketball
team his junior and senior
years.
Boeing's Big Farm
Progress is Told
Elton Weeks of Boeing Co. Is
living up to Jtis jvord "! like
small communities and I like to
be part of one". He attended
the Heppner-Morrow County
Chamber Monday. '
In chatting afterwards, he
said the progress on the Mas
ter Plan for the development of
the Boeing Industrial Park is on
schedule. The engineering firm
Cornell. Howland, Hayes and
Merryfield, have completed de
tailed soil analysis.
Shortly they will develop a
cropping plan, how much water
will be needed, and design an
irrigation system. Plans contln
ue as was first announced to
develop the land in blocks with
the first Increment of 6000 to
7000 acres. About 60,000 of the
100,000 acres are expected to
come under the development.
Marketing analysis Is one of
the elements of the study. Road
construction within the large
tract is also included in ' the
plans.
The diversified crops ' may
well include forage crops for
feeding livestock which in turn
may lead to a meat packing
plant.
Mr. Weeks said he was "opti
mistic".
lowan to be Guest Speaker at Long- Range Luncheon
Dr. Lee R. Kolmer, Associate Dean and Director of the Co
operative Extension Service, Oregon State University, will be the
speaker at a noon luncheon on March 30 at the Willows Grange
in lone.
Dr. Kolmer who came from Iowa to head the OSU Extension
Service is making his first trip to Eastern Oregon to speak at
the Morrow County Long Range Program Planning report, an
nounced Harold Kerr, Morrow County Extension Agent.
Dr. Kolmer replaced Gene Lear who was appointed associ
ate Administrator of the U. S. Department of Agriculture Exten
sion Service in Washington. D. C.
Kolmer is an agricultural economist who has had varied ana
extensive experience in university-wide and cooperative Exten
sion Droerams.
Kolmer received his bachelor's degree irom boutnern Illinois
University and his master's and doctor's degree from Iowa State.
He served on the faculties of both institutions, also at Southern
Illinois in 1954-55 and since then at Ames.
He joined the Iowa State staff in the Department of Econom
ics and Rural Sociology; later became Extension economist; as
sistant director of the Cooperative Extension Service; and then
assistant dean. University Extension. His publications include a
series of consumer marketing handbooks.
Service to agriculture remains a vital responsibility of Ex
tension still, but the many changes In rural communities, agri
culture and society have prompted changes in Extension's educa
tional role, he added. '
During the past few years, the Extension Service has under
taken a series of new programs designed to help the state de
velop all of its resources. Development of human resources is
fostered by information and education for rural and urban home
makers, families and youth. Through the community resource
development program, the Extension Service also is helping guide
citizens of the state in their efforts to solve community problems
of land use, taxation, and development of natural resources.
Dr. Kolmer will spend the entire day at the LRPP conference
and will be looking forward to meeting and visiting with Morrow!
County residents. : '' j
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DR. LEE R. KOLMER
Water Forecast
Not Good For
This Part of State
The late winter forecast for
water supplies In Oregon were
made this week in a fist full
of graphs brought in by the
Soil Conservation Service.
Battle Mt Summit
On Feb. 24 reading, Battle
Mountain had a soil moisture
depth of 48".
Arbuckle Mountain
At the Feb. 26 reading: Ar
buckle had 22 inches of snow,
6.9 inches of water content
which Is down from last year
and average which Is 9.6 inch
es of water content.
Reservoirs
Cold Springs Reservoir has
42.0 of usable storage as com
pared with 35.6 at this time
last year and an average of
40.3.
McKay Reservoir has 41.3 of
usable storage compared with
66.2 last year and 35.5 ave
rage.
Water Supply Outlook
Outlook for spring season and
late season flow periods are list
ed as fair for Butter Creek, Wil
low Creek, Rhea Creek and ave
rage for Rock- Creek (John Day
tributary).
Streamflow Forecasts .
The forecast for Butter Creek
near Pine City is 9.5 thousand
acre feet which is 77 of aver
age for Butter Creek during
March to July.
General Outlook
Average to below average wa
ter supplies are in prospect for
tne spring and early summer
of 1971 with shortages develop
ing later in tne season on
streams draining into the lower
Umatilla Basin.
Snow Cover
A warm and dry February de
creased the mountain snowpack
on many courses and less than
average increments were re
ceived at others during the
month. It was high in the Cas
cades, near normal elsewhere
except on the Umatilla and
Owyhee drainages. The low el
evation snow courses in Eastern
Oregon were nearly bare of
snow on March 1.
Precipitation
February was a dry month
especially In southeastern Ore
gon where precipitation was on
ly 40 to 50 of normal. Win
ter precipitation ranges from a
high of 145 percent on the De
schutes watershed to a low of
87 percent of average on the
Umatilla.
The first Pack meeting of the
Cub Scouts will be held Mon
day, March 31, 7:30 p.m. at the
multipurpose room at Heppner
Elementary.
Each month National Council
of Scouts assigns a theme to
the Packs. The Packs are div
ided into Dens and each Den
schedules its activities for the
month around this theme. On
the last Monday of every month,
a Pack meeting is held where
the Dens put on skits depict
ing the theme and display their
crafts for the month.
This month's theme is "Cow
boys and Indians", according to
Len Ray Schwarz, Cub Scout
Master. An Interesting array of
skits and crafts along this line
will follow the Opening Cere
mony. Bobcat badges earned by
the boys will also be presented
at this time. As a highlight,
Leonard Toll, Webelos leader,
will lead the singing of cow
boy songs -with his guitar.
Skit Previews .
Mrs. Omer Huston, Den Moth
er of Den 5 reports their 3 min
utes will be uniquely original
as the 8 year . olds . wrote it
themselves. , They will display
Indian beadwork and the paper
vests and "chaps." Den 5 has
eight members.
Den 3, under the direction of
Jo Simmons will present Capt
John Smith and Pocahontas. The
six members of 8-9 year olds,
drew names for the ''treasured"
part of Pocahontas.' Craft dis
play will be drums and ropes.
Trading between the cowboys
and Indians will be the plot of
Den 4's skit. Mrs. Len Ray
Schwarz is Den Mother for the
9 year olds. Drums, Indian cos
tumes, beads of colored popcorn
and campfire logs will be their
craft display.
A Rain Dance will be present
ed by the eight members (8-9
yr. olds) of Den 2. Drums were
made for the crafts project un
der the direction of Den Moth
er, Mrs. Bob Buschke and as
sistant, Mrs. Rod Britt.
If there are any eight to nine
year old boys interested In Join
ing Cub Scouts, room is being
made for them in the local dens.
A new den Is also forming In
Lexington with Sharon Harrison
as Den Mother. There is also a
need for Additional Den Moth
ers and assistants. as member
ship increases. For any informa
tion, contact Len Ray Schwarz
at 676-9484. , .
Old Structure
To Make Way
For New Edifice
Masses in St. Patrick's Cath
olic Church here will be cele
brated In the ParUh Hall. The
church edifice will soon be torn
down by volunteer labor to
make way for a brand new St
Patrick's Church on the same
aite.
The new building will be
something of an inverted L
shape with dimensions of 52
by 84 feet, plus an office and
meeting room added to the Rec
tory. This will tie In with the
Rectory forming a square shape.
Aldon Vixle of Milton-Free-
water is the general contractor,
according to Father Raymond H.
Beard, pastor of St. Patrick's.
Cost of the new building Is
estimated at $128,000 and it has
been hoped corners can be cut
to reduce this figure.
Juvenile Committee
Hears Boys' Farm
Director Speak
Ted Condon, director of the
Umatilla County Boys' Ranch,
came over to speak to the Mor
row County Juvenile Advisory
Committee for their March
meeting. He was accompanied
by two counselors and a boy
resident.
He described In graphic de
tail the shift from the board
and room foster type home to
a treatment and rehabilitation
center. They use group therapy
techniques for the 11 boys and
beginning July will have a ca
pacity of 15.
The local school is cooperat
ing with the Farm in helping
the students. tWo teachers from
the system come out Tuesday
evenings to give tutoring In
Reading. They have been grati
fied to see how the improved
reading has spread In other ar
eas. Morrow County . Juvenile Ad
visory, council plans a field trip
to the Farm on April 12. Any
one wishing to go Is asked to
call the Juvenile Department
before that date. ,
There were 22 present at the
meeting with 100 percent at
tendance of students.
Local Boys To
State FFA Meet
By CARL KING '
The Annual State Convention
of the Future Farmers of Amer
ica will be held In Bend on
March 24-26.
Those planning to represent
the local chapter will beJ Kirk
Robinson, Ted Bellamy, Tom
Cutsforth, Barry Munkers, Rick
Drake, Carl King and advisor
Hal Whitaker. . .
Ted. Kirk and Barry will serve
on special committees during
the convention.
Kirk. Tom. Ted and Cart are
running for Blue Mountain Dis
trict offices.
The State Proficiency Awards
will be presented based on mer
it of individual projects
through FFA State officers will
be elected for the ensuing year.
Long Rangers Meet Tuesday in lone
WEATHER
By DON GILLIAM
Hi Low
Wednesday 45 22
Thursday 51 23
Friday 55 24
Saturday 62 34
Sunday 62 44
Monday 59 36
Tuesday 59 41
Prec.
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Ski Play Day
Cancelled
The 4-H Skit Club Play Day
which was planned for this
weekend has been cancelled
due to unexpected commit
ments. Notice of when, where
and If the play day will be
posted in the Gazette-Times and
at the schools.
The Long Range Program Planning reports for Morrow.rOoun
ty will be given by the committee chairmen Tuesday, March 30,
reports Harold Kerr, County Extension Agent. . The prograin, will
be held at the Willows Grange Hall In lone beginning at, 10:00
a.m. and ending at 4:00 p.m.
A luncheon will be served by the Willows Grange ladles for
$1.50. .. .,,
Dr. Lee R. Kolmer, newly appointed associate dean and
director of the Oregon State University Extension Service will be
the noon speaker.
Bob Jepsen, general chairman of the Morrow County LRPP
will be Emcee for the day. Committee reports will be given in
the following order: ,,, .
10:00 a.m. Hurrian Resource Jean Nelson, Chairman
10:15 Senior Citizens Justine Weatherford
10:30 Youth Franclne Evans
10:45 Family Stability Dorris Graves ;
11:00 Housing Rev. Ed Cuttitng
11:15 Job Opportunities Donna Bergstrom ,
11:30 - Foods & Nutrition Evelyn Black
11:45 Consumer Competence Bonnie Clow
12:00 LUNCH
12:30 Dr. Kolmer Director, OSU Extension Service
1:00 Public Affairs Gene Pierce
1:20 Ci ops Don Peterson
. 1:40 Water Resources Ken Turner
2:00 Education Katherine Lindstrom
2:20 Livestock Ned Clark
2:40 Recreation Orville Cutsforth
3:00 Forestry Bruce Malcom ',
3:20 Public Health Clarence Rosewall
The general public is encouraged to attend. These reports
are the results of committee meetings beginning last November.
Over 150 people took part In the committee meetings. Each com
mittee has developed suggestions for growth and developmnt as
well as preserving our llveability In Morrow County. The reports
are presented at this time for public approval. uptes ot, eacn
report will be available for distribution.
The next step iri the planning process Is the publication of
a LRPP report and distribution to all Interested people both in
the county and to state wide groups or agencies which are inter
ested. ...
The final step in the program is action by appropriate groups
to carry out the suggestion made by the planning committee.