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lone-One of Top 3
In Junior Olympics
lone finished 3rd in the Jun
ior Olympics held at Arlington
May 22 with 87 points. Helix
won the meet with 138 points.
There were several qualified
lor the Junior Olympics In Port
land on June 5. Cindy Martin
qualified In the Jr. Girls' High
Jump with a 4 foot jump. LeRoy
Rea had a 4 foot 10 Inch jump
to qualify In the Jr. Boys' High
Jump. Mary Pat McElllgott did
the 100 yard dash In Intermed
iate Girls' in 12.4 seconds.
A cooperative venture of lone
and Hcppner Girls ran the 440
relay with a time of 54.3 sec
onds. Running were Susan Healy
and Kathy Bartlctt both of
Heppner and Mary Pat McElll
gott and Micky Hosklns, both
of lone.
Other Point Makers
Other point makers for lone
Included: Kent Gutierrez, Boys
running long jump, 1st, 176 '.
Paul Peterson, 3rd, 15'83A".
Junior Girls' Softball Throw,
Cindy Martin 5th, 108'9". Junior
Boys High Jump, Charlie McLl
ligott 3rd, 4'6". Junior Boys 8
lb. Shotput, Tom Gates 3rd, 31'
10". Midget Girls Running Long
Jump, Deborah Palmer 5th, 10'
9". Midget Boys Running Long
Jump, Curt McKinney 5th, 11'
9W. Intermediate Girls Run
ning Long Jump, Mary Pat Mc
Elllgott,. 3rd 14'2'-i".
Intermediate Boys High Jump,
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HEPPNER
(GAZETTE-TIME
Number 15 GRAIN PRICES
F.O.B. Lexington. does not in
cludo warehouse chgs.)
(Courtesy of Morrow County
Grain Growers)
White Wheat U3
New Crop (July, Aug.
Delivery)
White Wheat ... 1.48
Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, June 3, 1971
Number 15 BorleY -40-
Heppner Cleans Up
Heppner Sends
Four Team Members
To Olympic Finals
Lead by a strong Intermediate
team (age 14-15), Heppner
placed fourth and advanced
four team members to the Jun
lor Olympic finals at Arlington
last Saturday.
Susan Healy qualified for the
finals - by winning the high
jump of 4'6". Susan, Heppner's
leading point getter,, also cap
turcd first place in the 220 and
was a member of the winning
Heppner-Ione 440 relay team
The girls, two from lone and
two from Heppner were clocked
at a blistering 54.3 (state quail
fying time was 55 sec.) -
Luke and Wade Padberg com
bined for a one-two place In the
880 yd. run with times which
qualified both for the finals,
Luke set the pace with a time
of Z minutes, .14 seconds, fol
lowed by Wade with a time of
2:15.4.
Mike Bergstrom and Kathleen
Bartlett turned v in outstanding
performances. Mike placed first
in the hurdles, second in the
high jump . and was third in
the 220. Kathleen was on the
, winning 440 relay team, placed
second in the 100, and third ini
the 220.
Other members of the Hepp
ner team placing were: INTER
MEDIATE, John Kilkenny, 2nd,
mile walk, 3rd shotput; Dave
McLeod 2nd, 440 relay, 4th long
jump; Dale Munkers 2nd, 440
relay.
JUNIORS Dan Marshall, 2nd
shotput; Carl - Christman, 4th,
long jump. .
MIDGETS Dave Allstott,
5th Softball throw.
Hugh Fowler, Northwest Co
ordlnator for the Office of
Emergency Preparedness said
Friday that chances for federal
funds for Heppner were pretty
doubtful. Damage had been es
tlmated by the U. S. Dept. of
Agriculture at $750,000.
Mr. Fowler says the estimate
is "too general ". He added that
the city has a chance for as
sistance by the President if city
and county officials draw up es
timates on specific damages.
Intention of local officials is
to make a detailed estimate,
They have, like others, been
plenty busy.
The damage was caused by
Shobe Creek, swollen by a fast
flash flood and roaring into
town loaded with logs, trees,
fences and other debris. Volun
teers have come from all over
the county and school kids, both
boys and girls, have been help
Ing folks dig out.
One newspaper man agreed
with the G-T and was almost
unbelieving when he saw how
well and how fast the clean up
was coming along.
Several homes will be aband
oned. Chase Street bridge and
the Alain Street bridge have
been temporarily repaired and
general clean up is progressing
very well.
Judge ' Paul Jones requested
the area be declared a disaster
area to allow the Office of Emer
gency Preparedness to decide on
federal' aid.. Governor McCall
has declared this a disaster ar
ea. . :
Mayor Bill . Collins and Chief
of Police - Glen Kolkhorst said
the 15 mile per hour speed lim
it would be maintained until
the clean up was further along.
Mayor Collins, who has re- clean.
pairs and cleaning to do at his
own home, said total and spec
ific estimates of flood damage
would be time consuming along
with everything else folks have
to do here as they are all very
busy cleaning up. Such esti
mates may take a month.
Ranchers have come to town
bringing tractors and bulldoz
ers to join city, county and
state crews and volunteers in
the clean up job.
The Eddie Gundersons chick
en house floated up behind
their home. The mill folks sent
a lift truck down to move the
chicken house. None of this
seemed to upset the chickens
who just kept clucking along
and' laying eggs as usual.
(Editorial): The Federal gov
ernment seems to move along
very slowly. The May 25 flood
has received widespread public
ity and all our Congressional
delegation has gone to bat for
us with the Appropriations sub
committee. We understand we
were out of the running for
planning money for Willow
Creek for this year but Ullman,
Packwood and Hatfield are ask
ing for reconsideration. If this
flood isn't convincing, what the
heck is?
A number of folks we've talk
ed with have little faith in fed
eral help. Unless it is forthcom
ing we would suggest investi
gating the possibility of doiiig
it ourselves, we may not be
able to finance a dam but the
credit of the City of Heppner
is A-l. If we have to, we could
buy or lease land, seed it and
make the diversion ditches ' the
soil engineers say will do thej
trick. Clean the channel of logs,
weeds and debris and keep it
Here to Help
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HEPPNER WOMEN met for an orientation meeting with Amer
ican Red Cross workers to learn how to process requests for
help from the flood victims. From left Ruth Erickson. volunteei
case worker from Spokane. Bebe Munkers, Tiny Sweeney, Arlene
Malcom, Beth Heinrich. Standing are Clint Pryor, director of
Disaster Services, Spokane. Betty Rood and Jean Shera, Director
Services to Military Families and case worker supervisor of
Heppner Flood.
Red Cross Sends Help . . . Fast
Crop Damage
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Crop damage from the May
25 storm was pretty extensive
from hail.
Mrs. Dave McLeod of the Fed
eral Crop Insurance office here
said the preliminary report
showed 2662 acres of wheat and
343 acres of barley damaged.
There is also some alfalfa hay
damage. Additional acreage
was damaged that was not cov
ered by insurance.
No estimate has yet been an
nounced on the loss of livestock
which included sheep, some cat
tle, horses and pigs.
(Mrs. Ron Haguewood is
known in these parts as a dan
dy cake baker. But she changed
jobs during the flood, went out
and rescued their farm- animals,
some in mud and water and
hail right up to the snouts).
MARGARET KINCAID, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay Kin
caid, general chairmen of the lone church auction and barbe
cue, is trying out the antique doctor's chair, which will go to
the highest bidder on Saturday. Brian Rietmann is also looking
over the chair donated by John Edwards,
lone Readies 9th Annual
Barbecue and Auction
WEATHER
By DON GILLIAM
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Total Prec. May
Normal
Hi Low
69 - 53
77 52
80 49
76 51
61 35
56 43
59 45
Prec.
Total 1971 thru May
Normal
Total 1970 thru May ....
.61
m
1.60
. L34
... 5.63
.. 6.34
. 7.82
Big event coming on Saturday
is the big annual pit barbecue
and auction at Willows Grange
in lone. The spirit of carnival
will reign when things get
started at 10 a.m. as the Coun
try Store opens right- on the
dot. Mrs. Keith Rea is chairman
of the Country Store.
General chairmen, Mr. and
Mrs. Lindsay Kincaid, said they
thought this years event will
be the biggest yet.
" The " big auction starts at
10:30 a.m. with ' Don Wink of
Hermiston as auctioneer. Among
the many dozens of .items to be
featured at the auction are a
1964 Ford Galaxie, a piano and
much fine furniture. Among the
big selection of merchandise
will be quite a bit of children's
items: doll houses, sand box,
pedal car, a walk-in play house
and other things.
The pit barbecue starts at
12:30. . They are serving 350
pounds of beef, so tender it
melts in the mouth. It comes
with all the trimmings, topped
off by choice desserts.
rides all day in his fine Model
T.
Mrs. Norman Nelson is chair
man "of the Snack Bar and high
school students- wil help serve
treats there. -
Mrs. Robert PJetmann and
Junior High people will operate
the Fish Pond with a myriad of
prizes.
A Kiddie Korner will be fea
tured, too, with Kiddie-size pric
es.
. The . Silent . Auction of small
antique items will open after
lunch under direction of Mrs.
Pete Cannon. .
The merchandise committee
Eldon Tucker, Bill Rietmann
and Don Bristow.
Ticket committee: Mrs. Dar
rell James, Mrs. William Arthur
assisted by members of the
Sunday School classes.
Barbecue Is sponored by the
Deaconeses with Mrs. Earl Mc-
Cabe, chairman.
Mrs. Roy W. Lindstrom is In
charge of publicity.
Everyone is cordially invited
to come and enjoy the excite
ment of the auction and the
On Wednesday after the flood
four American Red Cross repre
sentatives were in Heppner to
do what they could to ease the
distress of the flood victims
They came from Yakima, Spo
kane and Grangeville, Idaho.
The Red Crojj appreciates the
use of the Ford Garage show
room as, headquarters prior to
their moving to the Old Library
and the help of C. J. D. Bau
man, Civil Defense director.
During their stay here, the
Red Cross people were assisted
by volunteers, Mrs. Jerry Swee
ney, whose husband is Morrow
County Red Cross Disaster chair
man, Mrs. Riley Munkers,' Mrs.
Bruce Malcom, Mrs. Jerry Rood
Norm Nelson will give free 1 delicious barbecue.
Bank May Operate
Docken Cube Plant
The I. M. Docken alfalfa cub
ing plant will have to operate
to redeem its debts, according
to Attorney Harold A. Fabre of
Pendleton, the agent for the
Redwood Bank, San Rafael,
Calif., which bought the firm.
The bank bought the firm
May 24 for $152,000 at a Mor
row County sheriff's sale.
The Small Business Adminis
tration held a second mortgage
on the financially entangled
company for $117,000.
The Docken plant met finan
cial woes in 1969. The Redwood
Bank, which held a first mort
gage on the company brought
suit against the Docken Feed
Corp., I. M. Docken, Emma Dock
en and Dorothy Hurrle, repre
senting the estate of former Her
miston justice of the peace Don
Hurrle. Also named in the suit
as having an interest in the
plant were the Umatilla Devel
opment Corp., the Small Busi
ness Administration and Top
Line Equipment Corp.
Circuit Court Judge William
Wells ordered the plant put Up
or sale last month.
"Under law, the Redwood
Bank must operate the plant for
one year to redeem its mort
gage," Fabre said. "There are
some operators interested in
leasing the plant at Boardman."
Fabre declined to say who.
Fabre said the decision on
finding a leasee will be made
by the bank.
and Mrs. Paul Heinrich, chap
ter secretary.
. Over 25 families have sought
aid. The Red Cross has already
provided shoes, bedding, beds,
water heaters, furnaces, essen
tial furniture, washers, dryers,
repair of deep freezers and con
necting electrical services.' More'
help will be provided when
basements are cleaned out ' and
water heaters and furnaces and
deep freezes are checked.
Dispersing ordefs signed by
the Red Cross representatives
are taken to the merchant of
choice and the Red Cross pays
the bill.
This is given free of charge
to those needing help. This is
not a loan but a gift from the
people of the United States who
contribute every year in the an
nual Red Cross fund drive. . .
The aim of the Red Cross is
to supply immediate assistance
for items needed to live in com
fort. '
In addition to money from the
Red Cross, contributions totaling
more than $50 have come in.
Anyone wishing to contribute,
may send checks to the First
National Bank for the Red Cross
Flood account, Heppner.
Swimming Pool Has
Glimmer of Hope
Gilbert Groff of Clark and
Groff Engineers of Salem in
spected the Heppner pool Tues
day. While he didn't want to
sound too optimistic, he advised
the city to clean out the pool
and dressing rooms.
The boys side of the dressing
room is not damaged. Of the
pool, he noted that the pool was
holding water which is a good
sign that there are no cracks,
The fact that it was full of wa
ter cushioned the blows from
the logs and other debris.
He said Vic had a good idea
last time when he sluiced out
the mud through the under
drain. He suggested renting a
mud pump to clean it out.
Some coping has been brok
en off, plumbing may need re
pair and the tiles will need re
finishing. After the pool has
been emptied, and thoroughly
examined, the city will then
know exactly what steps to fol
low. It Is hoped that the pool
will be opened this summer.
Flood Meeting
Next Monday
Judge Paul Jones and. Mayor
Bill Collins have announced an
Important flood: meeting at 2
pan., next Monday. -June1 7 at
the Heppner High School Cafe-torium.
AU interested Federal agencies
are to be represented. Small
Business Administration, Feder
al Housing Agency, ' Internal
Revenue on possible tax rebates.
u. S. Army Corps of Engineers. I
A representative of the Office
of Emergency Preparedness from
Seattle will be present
The Klnzua Corporation has
sot a target dato of Oct. 1, for
opening of their new green ven
cvr plant here, according to
company official, Allen Nintad.
A total of 70 people will be
employed on the two shifts.
Crews will Instull more ma
chinery "d ready the big plant
here during the summer. Thw
is still part of the first phase
of the Klnzua Corp. program
which eventually will reach an
Investment of some $2.2 million
In machinery and buildings.
First building Is now nearly
completed and was painted re
cently. Machinery that has been
Installed so far Is large. Machin
ery will bo uncrated, put togeth
er and hooked up this summer
to be ready for fall production.
County's First Jr.
Rodeo Next Week
Morrow County's First Junior
Rodeo will be held at the Mor
row County Fairgrounds Satur
day and Sunday, June 12 and 13.
Somewhere In the neighbor
hood of 150 entries are expected
in this first big junior rodeo.
Stock contractor Is Bill Shaan
of Baker, B. L. Davis Ranch,
Roy Phillipl and Ronnie Ray
mond.
Mary Thompson of Adams Is
announcer.
Doing their usual jobs in and
about the arena will be the
Morrow County Rodeo Commit
tee.
A meeting was held last night
at DuAnn McCarty's to finalize
the plans for this first junior
rodeo.
A dance will be held June 12
at the Fairgrounds with music
by the Western Gentlemen.
Many awards are offered con
testants in the rodeo.
Fast action, Interesting events
are promised the audience.
First1 Timers Asked
To Try Luck At
Heppner Flower Show
Conservation Tour
Planned June 4
Have Wells
Checked
Vic Groshen and his city
crew tested all water meters
and manholes and sewer con
nections immediately following
the flood. All water lines were
OK and only a few breaks in
the sewer lines occurred.
Water samples have been sent
in and the report has come back
with a satisfactory test. All of
the city wells were away from
the flood.
It is necessary that the farm
wells along the flood section be
tested immediatelv.
IFYE Student
To C of C Meet
John U. Book, an IFYE ex
change student from Sweden,
will be the speaker at next
Monday's Chamber of Commerce
luncheon at the Wagon WheeL
John is the guest of the Don
McElligott family. He will leave
soon for the 4-H Camp.
Free Ads For
Kids for Jobs
Big kids and little kids
students of all ages are of
fered free employment want
&ds next week. Ads must con
tain name and a phone num
ber, and the work the kids
can do.
Ads must be In the Hepp
ner Gazette-Times office by
Monday night. All ads will
be run in the next issue,
Thursday, June 10.
Ads will be accepted on a
free basis from residents of
Morrow, Umatilla, Grant, Gil
liam and Wheeler counties.
Readers are asked to clip
the work wanted section and
refer to it during the sum
mer when help is needed.
The Morrow County Extension
Service will sponsor a conserva
tion , tour . Friday,. June 4 and
the public Is invited.
The group will meet at 10:00
a.m. at the fairgrounds to tour
wheat fertility plots and weed
trial plots. At noon, they will
have sack lunches at Marcel
Jones' home with dessert and
drinks furnished by the host.
Anyone interested is invited to
join the tour at . either 10:00
a.m. at the fairgrounds or at
the Jones' ranch at noon.
The afternoon tour will be of
the Conservation winners ranch,
ending at the Jones' home for
cokes furnished by the Morrow
County Grain Growers.
Because the Friday Flower
Show sponsored by the Heppner
Garden. Club is their first .ven
ture, they are calling It "Begin
ners Luck". They are most anx
ious to have everyone enter in
fo "the fun of the show and -bring
in flower arrangements as
well as horticulture entries.
They especially urge first tim
ers to try their luck. '
Entries will bo accepted at
the Ford Garage Show room
from 8 to 11 a.m. Friday morn
ing with judging at 11 o'clock.
Open to Public
The show will open to the
public at 1 p.m. Everyone is cor
dially Invited to come In and
see the show and enjoy, a cup
of coffee and cookies. Mrs. Rudv
Mensch is chairman for the tea
hour. ' ''J . ,
Any questions about the cate.
gories of entries may be ans
wered by calling Mrs. Wallace
Wolff or Rev. and Mrs. Edwin
Cutting.
Merchants To
Meet Friday
Sharon Gorman has announc
ed an important Merchants
Committee meeting Friday noon
at the Wagon Wheel.
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DENVER GRIGSBY. Boeing official, details briefing last week at
Boardman's Greenfield Grange Hall, telling city, county, state
officials, newsmen and local citizens of Boeing's plans to devel
op the Space Age Industrial Park. Plan to invest a million dol
lars in the company's phase I was disclosed at a meeting ar
ranged by Judge Paul Jones. Start will be Irrigating 1320 acres
ol pasture land from a big pumping system near Three Mile.
Through 1975 the company will develop irrigation for 12JW0
acres. Developments are expected to follow In the form of
canneries, slaughter houses, a winery, tannery and other indus
tries. Development of the Carty Reservol for water storage will
cover some 5.000 acres. The Boeing Company expects to develop
a fish raising program there as recommended by the Gazette
Times some months ago. Farmers in the Middle West grow fish
and make some $700 an acre.
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