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New Flood Alarms Here
At the Tuesday evening flood meeting at City HaU"''J
Chief Forrie Burkenblne iuggeted new temporary Flood
An alert U one BLAST from the fire horn for count I
Signal for a flood and evacuation U one continual blast A
from the fire horn.
Signal for Fire will be blast with pause between the
blasts i j
On Monday noon there will be a test blast as usuaL A
These axe temporary warning signals.
Drills and tests are planned soon to see how long r It
takes to get Heppner evacuated In case of flood. Mayor BUI
Collins urges everyone to be calm. Every effort will be made
to help the elderly. All are asked to please cooperate with
the volunteers who are trying to help save lives.
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Engineers Tally Pipe Move Costs
Mayor Bill Collins informed
the G-T yesterday that the en
gineers have come up with their
estimate of the cost of relocat
ing the sewer and water lines
on Cannon Street. Some of them
cross Shobe Canyon and lie par
allel right along the canyon so
that the widening and deepen
ing of the channel cannot pro
ceed until the pipe work is done.
The City Council has accept
ed the engineers' recommenda
tion that the relocation of the
pipes be done. Estimated cost
is $15,000. The Council was ad
vised that it may be possible to
secure an FHA grant for one
hah the cost. Mayor Collins got
the ball rolling yesterday in ap
plying for this grant.
Channel Cleaning
Channel cleaning and emerg
ency temporary work has been
accepted under Section 208 of
the Flood Control Act and the
Red Cross Sends
Over $10,000
The Inland Empire division of
the American Red Cross work
ing with Mrs. Jerry Sweeney,
representing the local chapter,
to help those who sustained
flood damage has closed the ac
counts. A total of $10,589.07 was spent
to re-establish families back in
to their homes following the
flood on May 25.
Need not loss is the basis
upon which the Red Cross gives
assistance to disaster victims.
Amounts paid out and commit
ted: Food clothing and maint
enance $141.66. Building and Re
pair $4221.59. This includes fur
naces, hot water heaters and
restoring- electrical services to
homes. Household furnishings
$5427.88. This includes washers,
dryers, refrigerators, ranges and
furniture. Occupational supplies
$797.94.
The day after the flood the
Red Cross had four workers in
to start assistance. A disaster
affecting less than five famil
ies Is considered a community
responsibility. If five families or
more are affected it becomes
a Red Cross responsibility.
As the need for fewer work
ers became apparent, they re
turned home. Clint Prior stayed
until the end of the first week.
Mrs. Jerry Sweeney whose hus
band is Morrow County's Red
Cross disaster chairman, took
over the work as liaison between
the local people still needing
help and the Red Cross Divis
ion headquarters. She was in
contact with the Spokane office
repeatedly.
The money from the National
Red Cross was deposited here
under a special Flood Fund ac
count and Rose Marie Buschke,
Morrow County Red Cross treas
urer, has written the checks.
Fifty dollars were donated by
three local families to the
Flood Fund account.
Gordon Prout Is
1961 Class Reunion
Speaker
Gordon Prout, principal of
Heppner High School in 1961
will be here for the class of
1961 Reunion this Saturday. He
will speak at the banquet to
be held at the Elks Club.
Registration will be held at 7
p.m., followed by a social hour,
banquet, program and dancing.
A family picnic is planned for
Sunday. The place will be voted
upon at the banquet
Working on the get-to gether
have been Shirley Van Winkle
George (Mrs. Kit George) and
Marlene Griffin Gray (Mrs.
Mike Gray), both of Heppner;
Doris Morris Brosnan (Mrs. Dan
Brosnan) of Newport and Feme
Albert Healy (Mrs. Mike Healy).
Expected
Charles Smallwood is coming
from Hawaii for the reunion and
already here from Texas is Rob-i
ert Michaels.
Decorations on the banquet
tables will be trophies, plaques
and other memorabilia from
their high school years.
U. S. Army Engineers are await
ing approval from the Oregon
State Environmental Committee.
Committee
The City of Heppner will pay
for new bridges, relocating the
utilities obtain easements and
rights-of-way and releases of
liability. These legal tmngs are
all required before the Army
Corps of Engineers will lift a
finger.
At the City's urging, contract
ors are studying figures and will
present costs of fixing up the
swimming pool.
The Mayor and Council are
dninf? all Dossible to expedite
all the work needed for the
Shobe Canyon project within
Heppner.
VIRGINIA WILKINSON
Virginia Wilkinson
Is Installed Worthy
Grand Matron
Installation of new officers
Wednesday climaxed the 82nd
Annual Session of Grand Chap,
ter of Oregon, Order of Eastern
Star, at the Memorial Coliseum,
Portland.
Mrs. Dick Wilkinson, Heppner,
is now Worthy Grand Matron
with Karl Wipper, Turner, seat
ed as Worthy Grand Patron.
The new WGM was initiated
in Ruth Chapter No. 32 in 1947
and has served in a variety of
local and state OES offices. Mrs.
Wilkinson has served many
years with Rainbow for Girls
advisory board of Oregon.
Karl Wipper who has been a
farmer and sheep breeder at
Turner all his life was initiated
in Victoria Chapter at Turner
in 1946 and has served four
times as Worthy Patron and sev
eral years on state office com
mittees of OES. Wipper has al
so served for the past 26 years
as a school board member, serv
ed on the Marion County Fair
Board for 17 years and has serv
ed on advisory boards of both
DeMolay for boys and Rairibow
for girls.
Other newly installed officers
for the following year are: Mrs
George Ristols, associate grand
matron; Lester Langdon, assort
Miller, secretary, Mrs. Clarence
ate grand patron; Mrs. Elbert
Bateman, treasurer, Mrs. Lewis
Rose, Grand Conductress, Mrs.
Marjorie Wilson, Associate grand
conductress and Merrill Stanley,
Sentinel.
Kinzua Official
To Speak Here
Feature of next Monday's
luncheon meeting of the Hepp-ner-Morrow
County Chamber of
Commerce is Allen Nistad.
Mr. Nistad of the Kinzua Corp.
will have some good news a
bout the new veneer plant which
will start production here next
October.
Road Work Approved
The Oregon State Highway
Commission Tuesday aproved a
survev on the Pieper Canyon
Road-Bunker Hill Road Section
of the Heppner Highway.
The project is 4.51 miles in
length and estimated to cost
$500,000, including the cost for
the right-of-way. The State
Highway Engineer has recom
mended that the. project be let
this falL
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THB'W
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Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, June 24,
Budget Adopted
City to Work on
Supplemental Budget
For Flood Damages
In Mr. Sweeney's Budget Offi
cer's message, he said, "Heppner
for the past several years has
been in an enviable position
economically because of its
ability to provide necessary city
services within the 6 limita
tion. However, a loss in popula
tion creating a drop of approx
imately $4,000 In State Street,
Liquor and Cigarette revenues,
plus increasing costs in all de
partments has created a very
different picture for 1971-72. We
have had to trim, eliminate and
juggle in order to come within
the 6.
The reduced census became
effective during our fiscal year
so receipts so far are down a
small amount. We have used
more of our carryover than us
ual. The cash on hand as of
March 31, 1971 cannot be used
as much of a basis, it has to
cover operating expenses for
three more months of the pres
ent budget, a pump for Well
No. 5, street paving and carry
over to the receipt of taxes in
November. The balance on hand
in the General Fund covers Gen
eral Government, Swimming
Pool, Sanitary Department, Po
lice Department, Fire Depart
ment and Library.
Total Receipts
Total receipts were shown at
$49,775. Many sources of reve
nue were estimated to be the
same as last year. These were
licenses and fees, fines and for
feitures, Rural Fire Protection
District, transfer from Sewer Op
erating for pro rata expenses.
Revenues estimated to be
lower next year: Liquor reve
nues, cigarette revenues, Divi
dends from State Accident In
surance Fund and Gas Tax re
fund. Revenues estimated to be
higher: Parking meters and
permits, Franchises with Col
umbia Basin and Pacific North
west Bell, Library fines..
At a Budget Hearing Monday
evening, it was voted to ac
cept the budget as prepared.
Events since the publishing of
thp huderet have altered the
plans the city had for street
construction ana imrouuueu
new ones necessary to rebuild
the swimming pool, bridges and
do channel work.
The auditor had advised pass
iny this hud?et and then furth
er advised Council to prepare a
supplemental budget to cover
the swimming pool, Driages aau
channel work. This is the plan
of Council as soon as estimates
for the necessary repairs and
construction are completed. This
budget will be presented for a
vote of the people.
The channel work will call
for a change of the utility lines.
The City may get 50 help from
FHA to do this. They are work
ing with RC & D and the Corps
of Engineers. There is a possi
bility the Corps may come in
with some of their emergency
money for temporary flood con
trol measures.
The city reviewed some of the
improvements to the creek chan
nels, bridges and other improve
ments done over the last sever
al years to prevent flooding in
the event of sudden water.
Council voted to approve the
zoning change from Agriculture
to Residential for the Rasmus-sen-Lott
addition. They tabled
until the next regular meeting,
the request that the plat be ac
cepted as a sub-division to the
city. Under question was who
was to pay for streets, sidewalks,
curbs, sewer and water lines.
The sewer blue prints were giv
en to the sewer committee for
study.
Mr. Groshens reported McCor
mach had examined the pool
and would submit three prices
by the next regular council
meeting. They would be for re
pair of the bath house to the
original specifications and for
the pool to sand blast, sand
blast and paint or sand blast
and recoat Vic said he had an
other contractor coming In to
examine the pool Tuesday morning.
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BILLY BELLAMY
American Farmer
Degree Goes fo
Billy Bellamy
Billy Bellamy, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Don Bellamy of Heppner,
is one of only six In Oregon to
win the coveted American
Farmer degree. A junior at Ore
gon State University and an ag
riculture education major, Billy
will go to the National FFA
Convention ' in October at Kan
sas City. 1
He has the' State Farmer de
gree and was a state officer
(sentinel). He has belonged to
Future Farmer chapters for
some seven years.
The American Farmer degree
is based on leadership. His pro
ject covered.,. 0... sows, 10 head
of Hereford cattle and worn ex
perience at Mora Grain Growers,
Heppner High Honor Roll
The Heppner High honor roll
for the 4th nine weeks, second
semester has just been announ
ced. First figure shown In each
case is for the 4th nine weeks
and the second figure is for the
second semester:
SENIORS 9 wks.
Julie Ayres 4.00
Judy Barclay 3.33
Denise Bloodsworth 3.66
Valerie Boyer 4.00
John Currin
Diana Cutsforth 4.00
Becky Doherty 3.80
Gwen Drake 4.00
Susan French 3.80
John Hall 3.71
James Healy 3.66
Terry Hughes 3.33
Randy Hughes 3.50
Pam Johnston 3.66
Brenda Kerns 4.00
Bruce Marquardt 3.50
Mary A. O'Donnell 3.33
DeeAnn Pettyjohn 3.83
Terry Pettyjohn 3.33
Tana Rauch 3.33
Ron Sherman 3.83
Jamie Smith
Elizabeth Stephen 3.33
Kathy Sweeney 3.60
Christie Tavlor 3.83
Sem.
4.00
3.33
3.33
4.00
3.50
3.83
3.80
4.00
4.00
3.71
3.50
3.33
3.66
4.00
3.50
3.83
3.50
3.66
3.33
3.40
3.66
3.50
3.50
3.66
3.57
3.60
3.42
3.66
3.83
3.50
4.00
3.33
3.66
3.60
3.57
3.57
3.33
3.33
3.33
3.83
3.66
3.80
3.83
3.66
3.33
3.66
3.33
3.66
3iS3
333
3.66
333
Glenda Kay
Van Winkle 3.50
Karla Weatherford 3.66
Sarah Witherrite 3.83
Robert Worden 3.50
Marcia Young 3.80
JUNIORS
Elizabeth Abrams 3.42
Dovie Alderman 3.50
Barbara Allstott 3.66
Kathleen Ayres
Jeanne Daly 3.83
June Ledbetter
Patty Luciani 3.33
Billee Marquardt 3.60
Dianne Mills
Craig Munkers 3.57
Charles Pointer 3.50
Steven Rhea 3.50
Jill Rugg
John Sumner 3.66
Susan Wilson 350
Shelley Wolff 3.80
SOPHOMORES
Mary Abrams 3.83
Kathleen Bartlett 4.00
Kerry Coppock 3.66
Dianne Cox 3.33
Todd Cox 333
Janet Gentry 3.33
Dale Hedman 3.66
Bill Jepsen 3.83
Bobbette Jones
Luanne Kelly 3 83
Sherry Kemp 333
Price 10 Cents
HEPPNER
1971
County Flood Control
Committee Named
Judge Paul Jones called for
a show of hands at Monday's
meeting at the Courthouse to
determine if the group present
wanted to vote on a committee
or have them named. They pre
ferred the latter and he named
8 citizens to the steering com
mittee to study formation o a
Water Control District in this
area. Named were Mrs. Jim Ha
ger, Bob Laughlin, Marcel
Jones, Claude Buschke. Ed Dick,
Clarence Rosewall, Mrs. Jerry
Rood, Clyde Allstott.
The naming of the steering
committee followed a talk by
Quentin Bowman of Salem. He
is water resources field repre
sentative of the State Water Re
sources Board. He told in con
siderable detail of the mech
anics of forming a water con
trol district. This would be prin
cipally for flood control for this
area.
Under Oregon laws a land
owner or water users commit
tee should organize to select
tentative boundaries for the dis
trict. The attorney prepares a
petition which must be signed
by 30 of the owners of the
private land and presented to
the County Court. The Court
files the petition and publishes
an order for the first hearing.
Within 30 days of the first pub
lication a counter petition with
owners representing 50 of the
private lands can be filed with
the Court against District for
mation. If so, Court dismisses
petition and revokes the order
for the hearing.
Hearing before the court re-
a u ires 30 days notice. After
Tami Meador
Tricia Prock
3.66 3.66
3.33
3.40 3.50
3.33 3.33
3.50
3.33 3.33
3.83 4.00
3.33 3.33
3.33
3.50 3.50
3.66 3.83
3.33
3.33
3.50 3.50
Avery Taylor
Marie VanMarter
FRESHMEN
Cyde Allstott
Douglas Gonty
Kristi Haguewood
Patricia Hughes
Gary Hunt
Andrew Johnson
Charma Marquard
John Myers
Luke Padberg
Wendy Phegley
Volunteer
Flood Watchers
Volunteer Flood Watchers is
the name chosen by a group
of men and women who are par
ticularly interested in improv
ing the flood alert system. Tues
day evening they named Mrs.
Paul Heinrich as chairman and
Mrs. Jerry Sweeney as vice
chairman. Their meeting followed a
meeting in the City Hall where
discussions were held on civil
defense, horns and sirens. Group
agreed a fog horn or better
warning signal is needed.
Their self assigned task this
week is setting up a system of
Block Women who will, at the
alert of a possible flood, go to
each house in the block and tell
them.
Betty Rood, Mary Van Blok
land and Ruth Van Winkle will
take the area on Shobe Creek.
Pat Jensen and Marie Struthers
on South Main. Winifred Cox
the west side of Chase, Iva Book
er the east side of Chase. Tiny
Sweeney and Bebe Munkers,
Cannon and Green Sts. John
Canaday the lower end of Chase
St. Mrs. Ted Sm'th and Court
St. Market the Cabins along the
Creek. Others will be contacted
to serve on down the creek and
on Hinton Creek, Willow Creek
and Balm Fork.
The group is most anxious to
have more men and women
who are interested in the proj
ect attend their Thursday night
(tonight) meeting at the City
Hall at 7:30. Evacuation plans
will be formulated.
FOR SUMMER READING
Heppner High School Library
will be open every Wednesday
afternoon between 1:00 p.m. to
3:00 p.m. for use by the public.
GRAIN PRICES
(F.O.B. Lexington, does not In
clude warenouse chgs.)
(Courtesy of Morrow County
Grain Growers)
White Wheat (July
delivery) 1.55
Red Wheat
(Ordinary) - 160
Barley 2.00
Number 18
hearing, Court establishes pro
posed district boundaries. A fi
nal hearing with 30 to 50 days
notice is held and declared if
there Is an election request
from owners of 20 of the pri
vate land, then there is an elec
tion after 4 weeks publishing.
A Board of 5, 7 or 9 members
would conduct the business of
the Water Control District.
A maximum tax of 2 mills
for three years would probably
be used for the preliminary. La
ter an ad valorem tax could be
used for funds for needed work.
The City Council would have to
approve the admission of local
lands into the proposed district.
Mr. Bowman recommends bus
iness like methods and continu
ity. Judge Jones stated the Coun
ty was ready to cooperate and
Mayor Bill Collins told of the
City's work with the Corps of
Engineers and the RC & D. Pro
posals are being prepared by
the Soil Conservation engineers
to alleviate much of the flood
threat from Upper Shobe Can
yon. The steering committee met
Tuesday and elected officers:
chairman is Mrs. Jim Hager;
Bob Laughlin is vice chairman;
Mrs. Jerry Rood Is secretary and
Clarence Rosewall is treasurer.
The committee 18 studying
the situation and will : figure a
perimeter for the proposed Wa
ter Control district. This would
then be followed by preparation
of a petition.
The committee w ill meet next
Tuesday in the conference room
of the Gilliam-Bisbee Building.
Mrs. Hager said $850 was in
the bank in donations to the
Flood Fund. She Raid she is
sure $375 is coming in soon.
Dr. Wagner Plane
Missing in California
Dr. Clifford Wagner who prac
ticed medicine in Heppner for
about 15 years is missing on an
airplane flight the evening of
May 31. Dr. Wagner was accom
panied by his wife, Pat; a 14
year old daughter, Lora; and a
21 month old son, Curtis.
A call to his office in Yuba
City, Calif., showed that the
plane had left Goldfield, Nev.,
about supper time May 31. They
had been in radio contact with
Stockton, Calif., for weather in
formation several times. The
last time thev were on the
wrong frequency about an hour
and a half later and were not
heard from again.
Intensive searches have been
in progress in the high Sierras,
In the Yosemite area and in
many parts of the foothills. Ills
son, Dr. Bill Wagner, is contin
uing searching on his own.
Proceeds From Races
For Meadowood
The Midget Races sponsored
by the Elks at the Umatilla
Speedway this Saturday is a
Meadowood Springs Speech
Camp benefit. Elks of the area
are putting up the purse to
bring in the cars. Time trials
are set for 7 p.m.
NEW DRAFT BOARD
HOURS TOLD
Local Board No. 31 will have
new hours. Starting June 29 the
Board will be open two days a
week, Tuesdays and Wednes
days from 9 a.m. to noon and
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
WEATHER
By DON GILLIAM
Hi Low Prec.
Wednesday 73 39
Thursday 74 42
Friday 72 53 .14
Saturday 77 47
Sunday 84 56 .02
Monday 86 50
Tuday 96 56
The big night that kicks off
rodeo season here in Heppner
is Saturday night, June 26. at
the Morrow County Fairgrounds
pavilion.
The big Kick Off Dance will
have tuneful music provided by
the Western Gentlemen.
Come on out and mwt the
lovely Queen and Court of the
annual Morrow County Fair
and Rodeo.
ThP 1971 Court is composed
of Queen Michelle Miller, Prin
cesses Dovie Alderman, Jan
Schlichting, Jeanne Daly ami
Jeri Snow.
Mrs. Bob Peterson is chaper-
one. Dance chairman is Joe Yo-
com.
All are cordially invited to
come and bring all your friends
for a good time.
Chamber Meels
Royal Court
The HePDner-Morrow County
Chamber of Commerce at their
Monday luncheon at the Wag
on Wheel had the honor or meet
ing the Morrow County Fair &
Rodeo roval court. President
Gene Tierce Introduced Mrs.
Bob Peterson, the chaperone,
who in turn Introduced Queen
Michelle Miller who acted as
MC for the occsslon.
Gracious Oueen Michelle, re
splendent in her brilliant white
outfit, first introduced Princess
Jeri Snow. She told of the
Court's visit to the Arlington
Rodeo and parade, and the re
lated activities. She and the
other princesses were attired in
outfits of a lovely shade of
blue.
Frineess Jan Schlichting told
the group of their appearance
on May 8 in the Milton-Freewa-
ter Pea Festival annual paraae
and many activities there.
Princess Dovie Alderman tola
of the Spray Rodeo and parade:
She had been a member of the
Spray Rodeo Court last year.
Princess Jeanne Daly told her
listeners about the annual col
lege rodeo held here in May
and about the grand entry.
Mrs. Peterson added a lovely
accent to the outfits of the Roy
al Court with handbags she had
made each of the girls. The one
for Queen Michelle Is white;
and the Drincesses. blue. They
arc adorned with a miniature
of a leather boot.
Queen Michelle told of the re
cent Morrow County Junior Ro-i
deo held here and about their
appearance at the ' Umatilla
Sage Riders Rodeo.
She told the group about
plans for awards for the 1971
Morrow County Rodeo. Morrow
County Grain Growers and Pad
berg Machinery Co., will give
gift certificates this year in
stead of saddles.
The Court made an afternoon
visit Monday to Pioneer Mem
orial Hospital.
Milton Morgan
Reappointed
Milton Morgan of lone has
been reappointed to a second
five-year term on the Oregon
Wheat Commission by Governor
Tom McCall to be effective July
1.
Currently chairman of the
commission, Mr. Morgan is past
president of the Oregon Wheat
Growers League and is chair
man of the Pacific Northwest
Crop Improvement Association.
Mini-Editorial
We have heard a time or two
of objections to fixing up the
swimming pool. It has been said
that had the flood struck when
the pool was full of kids, we
would have had a major dis
aster. It has been the policy of the
City to immediately send the
children and the pool personnel
home and to close the pool at
the first sign of storm clouds.
This practice has been in effect
as long as Heppner has had a
pool. The City and its good citi
zens have a substantial invest
ment in the pool and $90,000
is still owed. Replacing the pool
would be upwards of $125,000
to as much as $150,000, very
likely. Repair costs are not yet
known but may run under
$10,000.
Heppner needs its swimming
pool. We aie confident that the
work on Shobe Canyon will be
done. It MUST be done. Surely
these things will eliminate
much of the flood threat In the
area affected by . Shobe Creek
and, we can hope, assure us
of a safi-r city.