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L I BR ART u or i EUGENE. ORE. GRAIN PRICES (F.O.B. Lexington, doe not In dud wartoouM cbyt.) (Courtesy of Morrow County Grain Growera) White wheat U5s Bed wheat l-62a Barley ...... WJO I 07403 4 j 88th Vear Price 10 Cents WEATHER By DON GILLIAM kJ-rr-r-rJ.V-i.. JL AJLJLJ KHEPPNEI2 AZETTE-TIME Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, April 22, 1971 Kl Low Proc. Wednesday 67 37 Thursday 53 39 Fdlday 53 31 .07 Saturday 50 35 .06 Sunday 55 36 Monday 60 27 Tuesday 51 37 .09 Number 9 ;( 0 1 RONALD L. BRYANT Jaycees Install Here Saturday President Jack Melland of the Morrow County Jayeees has an nounced that the installation banquet would be an event here Saturday night, April 24. Tom Beam is banquet chairman. Gordon Byrnes, state vice president, will make awards for outstanding services. Ronald L. Bryant, president of the Oregon State Jaycees, from Redmond, is to be guest speaker for , the event. Mr. Bryant was named one of the outstanding young men of. Oregon for 1970. Installation Officers to be installed for Morrow County are: Pat Won ser, president Ed Struthers, first vice president; Jerry Hollomon, second, vice president: Tom' Beam, secretary; Forrest Burken bine; - treasurer; Tom Wilson, State Director; Ken Evans, Ex ternal Director; Clifford Wood, Internal Director and Lyle Jen sen, chaplain. The Outstanding Jaycee of the Year will be announced. This is a suspenseful part of the evening as the selection of the Outstanding Jaycee is by secret vote of the members, for the member who they feel has done the most for the club throughout the year. Jaycee Wives The new officers for the Jay cee Wives will also be install ed. They are Judy Osmin, presi dent; Jan Evans, vice president; Carol Beam, secretary-treasurer and Sharon Brace, director. More History Sponsors In The new history of Morrow County which is having type set in Portland is receiving a good response in book sales and in more sponsorships. It costs $25 to be a sponsor which means having your name imprinted in the history book. Deadline to be a sponsor is very soon May 3. If you would like to do this, please contact Gene Pierce at the Bank of Eastern Oregon. Book purchase is $10 each Sponsors of the book who helped materially were Judge and Mrs. Paul Jones. Sponsors and book buyers and contribu tors include, so far, Mr. and Mrs, Bob Abrams, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Al Bunch, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gonty, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Harshman, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Lott, Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Mahoney, Mr. and Mrs. Rod Murray, Dr. and Mrs. Jim Nor ene, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Pet tyjohn, Mr. and Mrs. John Pfeiffer, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Schwarz, Heppner Lumber Co., Mrs. Frank Parker, Mrs. Etta Parker, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Carlson, Mrs. Ray Drake, Joseph ine Conway, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd McNary, Doris Hodge, Mr. and Mrs. Victor G. Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Crabtree, Cornett Green. Please order books as soon as possible. There will probably be only one printing of 4,000 books, While this might seem a lot, when the printing is sold out, that's It. , RC&D to Receive Accelerated Help A call from the office of Sen ntor Bob Pack wood last week notified us that the Columbia Blue Mountain Resource, Con servatlon and Development proj ect is now eligible for acceler ated assistance. The Soil Conservation office and tne Extension office are awaiting word for which partic ular project may have received the favorable nod. Great Depth, A Top Team Fishing Contest Here Saturday Dick and Lynnea Sargent of Coast-to-Coast Stores here have announced that prizes will be given for their big fishing con test Saturday. This contest is for one day only Saturday, April 24. Age 14 and under, a combination rod and reel will be given for the longest trout. And for the first trout brought in, a prize of a Zebco reel will be given. Age 14 and over, the prize for the longest trout is a combina tion rod and reel. And for the first trout brought in prize is a Zebco reel. Great depth and outstanding team enort gave the Mustang trackmen a 314 point victory at the Scottie Sprints in Athena. Heppner, Pilot Rock, Umatilla, McEwen, Helix, Echo and Stan field attended the meet and placed respectively. Although Kevin Dick brought home the only first place rib-1 bon with a 10:45.7 in the two mile, the Heppner Cindermen copped enough second through sixth place points to total 108 and take the meet. Five HHS. Cindermen earned second place points with Bruce Marquardt claiming reds in both the broad Jump and the 180 low hurdles. Other second place scorers were Craig Munkers in the 120 high hurdles, Ken Ba ker in the pole vault, Rory Still- man in the 220 yd. dash, and Kevin Dick in the mile run. Third place points went to Luke Padberg in the two mile. Tom Cutsforth with the discus, ana Kevin Dick in the hitrh jump. Heppner also received points for a third in the 440 re- lay. Ken Baker in the discus and John Sumner in the 880 eot a fourth, and fifth was Craig Munkers with a tie in the 180 low hurdles, Mike Bergstrom In the 120 high hurdles, and Jim McLachlan in the shot put. Tie ing were Barry Munkers in the pole vault and Mike Bergstrom in the high jump. Bruce Marquardt placed sixth in the 100 vd. dash, and thA u. B pr-p' ; I DIM a q 4m V I DD1 (fr? wffj .,. ; ; - I - - - .... ,JB ,r , ii, Boardman to Host ! Track Session BEWITCHED by Agatha, Flip Cannon, the news- paper reporter, (Jim Schallitz). proposes mar riage to EtheL the maid (Becky Doherty). in Three Resign . . . Seven Vacancies Now In Morrow County Schools Kesigatlons from buzanne Dagley, Judy Gochnauer and Frieda Slocum were accepted by the Morrow County Board of Education Monday evening. All three have been teacihng at Heppner Elementary, Mrs, Dag ley vocal music, Mrs. Gochnauer Junior High Language Arts and Mrs. Slocum Library. New contracts -were recom mended to the board for approv al. One was for Dan Thompson to nnisn out the school year in the bth grade at lone for Jack Loyd who is on sick leave. Contracts for 1971-72 were approved for Diane Kincaid to teach 2nd grade at lone, Dorcas Stewart, a 1971 graduate from EOC, at Heppner Elementary Librarv and David Conn, SpanishSocial Mudies at Heppner Hish. Remaining Vacancies Remaining vacancies are: 1st grade at A. C. Houghton School at Irrigon, Vocal Music at Hepp ner Elementary. Special Educa- tion at Heppner Elemenrarv. HHS mile relay also earned I sivth omAa at t t! t,,v sixth place points. i.anm,ana A.t i, Heppner Elementary and Lang uage Arts & Home Economics at lone High School. The board approved salary on the coaching salary schedule for Dennis McKay, golf coach. The board wanted it understood that girls are also eligible to go out for golf.: The board also pjcepted the resignation of DuAnn . McCarty as district clerk. She will re main on the job until the books are ready for audit. Looking to next year the board voted to include in the 1971-72 budget . document, the need for a curriculum director for the district. While someone filling this position, would take some of the load from Supt. Ron Daniels, Mr. Daniels made it clear that the primary consider ation was that "we would get something done that isn't now being done." He noted several areas that he felt were import ant. These included a follow-up study on the high school gradu Some of the best track talent in Oregon will be seen this Sat urday at the 3rd Annual Mor row County Invitational at Boardman, according to Dean Naffziger, Heppner High School coach. Track and Field teams all over Eastern Oregon are eag erly hoping for warm weather on that April 24. Twenty-one teams have answered the call to the meet according to Coach Naffziger who co-chairmans the meet with Bob Byrd, Riverside High School coach. There are two divisions of competition. Those coming for A competition are: Heppner, Riv erside, lone, Umatilla, Weston, Echo, Arlington, Weston, McEw en, Enterprise, Sherman County, an u .i i, -i riiui no, wascu vouniy, jonn Thursday and Friday at 8 p.m. at Heppner ? f"' mgn bcbool cafetorlum. voming ior uouoie a compe tition are: Grant Union, Wah tonka, Prineville, Mac Hi and Stephenson, Wn. Trophies will be presented to the top teams in both divisions. The cup for the A division win ner is being presented by the, Heppner Gazette-Times and the Double A division by the Bank of Eastern Oregon. The 1971 A division winner was McEwen and the Double A division by provides the paper some print Ing is done without charge. Mr. Daniels said the Jaycees Madras, aau mamnea an imeresr in Coaches, school personnel and imviiig u,i- m.luc.Kaue;i ,t fathers will be serving as tim gram wiimn me scnooi . qisirict. er3 and judges. Ribbons will be r 7T ""!"H."1!K given in the first six places in w tmcuu inu . iiiYCLuig nnu ii ic I gacti event, group apparently win wait to see what the Legislature is go ing to do. Mr. Daniels said in the event the district decided to act, the board would have to decide be tween now and budget time next year to set an election to can ior a vote to operate a kin- . jack and Ruth Van Winkle dergarten the 1972-73 year. wm have a grand opening for The Long Range committee their new Sears authorized cat- will meet May 12. A schedule alog sales merchant store here New Sears Store Opens of priorities of improvements will be set up. All board mem bers are urged to attend Bids Called The transportation committee will meet to review specifica tions for 30 and 66-passenger buses and a superintendents car. The can for bids will be Alletn Tm Tells ef Cliicfiesi Vetavwe Allen Tom, well known East ern Oregon rancher who until recently has been known as a wheat raiser, talked Monday at the Heppner-Morrow County Chamber luncheon at the Wag on Wheel. His huge new chicken raising venture proves him not "chick en". After the meeting, mem ber? in discussing the talk, kept saying "what courage". Mr. Tom was once president of the National Association of Wheat Growers. The Dalles rancher, who has grain holdings in Morrow County along with Sherman and Gilliam, said he is still a wheat farmer, not a poultryman. He says he's going off on tangents after realizing that wTe cannot forever rely on a public law to help get rid of our grain surplus. He Now Diversifies So he's diversifying. First he got into cattle. Then he was about to step into hog raising, too, when he was sidetracked i into the chicken business, -He believes there are bsQ op. portunities in the sheep busi ness. In the current venture, plans started with an 80,000 bird flock, then went to 100,000. In California he examined plants with 120.000 layers. WwW, Mr. Tom plans . W0 layers produci thousands of dozens of fresh pg every day. - MttkeU iis output through Int.'- Carh&tion Company who the ggs Ior a great r'Vrwmy supermarkets in the Northwest fetg Cbono i Sherman Mr. Tom said that on Jan. 1, i970, Sherman County had the fewest, chickens in Oregon. Now the county is Number 8, by Oct ober they will be Number 3 and perhaps within five years will be No. 1. Because of environ mental problems and pollution, Western Oregon may in a few years be out of the chicken bus iness. Mr, Tom's ranches near Ru- fus are producing uniform, fresh extra large eggs. He has an au tomated operation using many belts. There are four chickens in each little wire pen with a wire floor. Droppings are not picked up but may be left for several years. By using the latest kind of candling machine, expert help It" W-' - ; i . , I '- . - ' ..in. i mi "' n.i.1 ...i '1J and production line methods. they have their eggs to market 4 hours ahead of other ducers. pro ALLEIf TOM is shown with one of the many belts dellrering eggi Irtxa the laying hoases to the processing plant. Big Business The new plant of three big Dunaings to nouse tne chick ens has a processing plant, too. They obtained three good wells. Plant, he says, is in a good spot for transportation, right on the Columbia River with an excel lent climate for his purpose. His 320,000 layers will require grain from 8,000 acres besides his own acreage. The feed bill will amount to $1,500,000 annu ally. If the wheat price goes up, he will sell his grain. If it drops, he'll market the grain through his chickens. He says it's easy to get substitute feeds for the hens. Feed ration will be 50 to 60 percent whole wheat. It will amount to 35 tons daily and using his methods there will be a daily feed savings of $105, Environment Important He sayS this business requires a prod environment away from population centers. The 320,000 birds will have manure equal to sewage of a city of 32,000. In his program there is no litter. The chicken houses are environmentally controlled with ventilation from under the eaves. The ammonia level is be low the birds which are caged at 7 feet. There are 40,000 birds per house, each house being the equal of one and a half foot ball fields. Manure will stay in two or (Continued on page 4) (Also see pictures page 1 Section 2) fn6? nfJ11? fUCCeuede,d r "0t Printed in the April 29 and May enjoy, in Heppner. It Is located on Main Street in the former Van's Variety building. Grand Opening will be Fri day and Saturday this week. hours of 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily. Everyone's invited and there wil be coffee and cookies to in college, trade school or after high school endeavors. He stres sea tne neea or empnasis on reading programs and vocation al education. When asked what kind of a person we were looking for, Mr. Daniels said "probably someone in his 6th year in college, work ing towards a doctorate degree in curriculum and not in ad ministration". He said he felt teaching experience would be very necessary. Salary could probably run about $13,000 $14,000. Superintendent's Report In the superintendent's report, Mr. Daniels urged board mem bers to go on the OSSC visita tion to Hood River on May 5, This tour Will show some ideas of imrovements they have made to old school buildings. Oregon Board of Education was in the district for three days last week. They evaluated each building. The detailed report has not yet been received. They said in their preliminary report there would be some areas needing improvement but that the district could expect a stand ard rating. Three years ago the district was rated sub-standard due to building deficiencies at Heppner Elementary and lone Elementary. Gilliam-Umatilla tED's In comparing the facilities the Gilliam and Umatilla coun ty IED'S had to offer the Mor row County school district, Mr. Daniels said instructional med ia facilities, printing and 16MM film were comparable and sug gested an experimental use of some services on an "as need basis". Gilliam County could provide printing at a discount. Umatilla County I ED provides a twice a week courier service, re pair service for audio-visual aids equipment, cooperative pur chasing, services of a visual consultant. Instructional TV and on a contract basis. Speech Therapy. If the school district 6 issue of the Gazette-Times. The bids will be opened on May 17, the regular meeting of the school board. The budget election results were accepted: 323 yes, 145 no, for a total of 468 ballots cast. Maureen McElligott was hir ed as the pool manager for the lone pool for three months at a salary of $1200, the same as last year. (Also see story page 8) Girl Tracksters Score 30 Points Against Big Teams Heppner High School's track women took sixth place in a 12-school track meet Saturday, April 10, at McLaughlin High School in Milton-Freewater. The 11 other schools which partici pated were Echo, Elgin, Helix, Hermiston Sr., Joseph, LaGrande Jr., LaGrande Sr., McLaughlin, McEwen, Pendleton and Weston. Mclaughlin's 107 was hitrh score followed by Hermiston's 75, Helix with 47, Elgin's 38, La Grande Seniors' 32, then Hepp- ncr's. 30. Dorotny Agce is gins, track coach. GirH who placed in the meet included: Barbara McCarl, 60 yard hurdles, Christy Bradley, Kathleen Bartlett, Brenda Kerns, Susan Sealy, 440 yard relay, Diana Raymond and Diane Mc Laughlin, 880 yard run. Kathleen Bartlett and Susan Healy shone in the 100-yard dash, and tied for third place in the 220. Diana Raymond placed third in the mile run. Brenda Kerns and Peggy Taylor tossed Javelins, Brenda threw the discus, and Terry Pettyjohn and Sheryee Massey put the shot. Terry also made a long Jump, and Susan Healy tied for first place in the high Jump at 4'3". FREE PRIZES to be given away are a new television set and a mixer. No obligation, no one need be present to win. Gail McCarty To Go Ranching Gail McCarty, county extension agent here since 1965 working In 4-H and the livestock pro gram, plans to leave the Exten sion Service June 1. Mr. McCar ty Is going to work on an irri gation project for the Quarter Circle V Ranch owned by Shir ley Rugg and family. The McCartys plan to live on the ranch at 6 Mile near Board- man. Pee Wee Rodeo A Pee Wee rodeo is scheduled for May 22, at the Umatilla County Fairgrounds, when youngsters from Oregon, Wash ington and Idaho, are eligible to compete. The Northwest Pee Wee Ro deo Organization will meet at the Lion's Club building, Sun day, April 18 at l p.m. ine meeting is open to the public and anyone interested may at tend. Predator Loss To Be Reported The National Sheep Producer's Council is conducting a care fully detailed study on predator losses in the sheep industry. Anyone who suffers a loss is asked to report it with details and pictures to Henry Krebs at lone. People all through Eastern Oregon are concerned about Harold Erwin's recent hospital ization. Harold was admitted to the Pioneer Memorial Hospital on Friday, April 16 and is still a patient He has a heart condition.
