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NASA Team
Visits North
End of County
The National Space Agency
team, exploring the country for
a site for a space shuttle sta
tion, told an audience at a
luncheon July 28 at Dodge City
Inn at Boardman, they were
looking for 58,000 acre site, and
flew over the Boeing tract.
The team was headed by
Jerry Gaffney. Other team mem
bers, some of whom made talks,
were Roy Bullock, Col. Carlos
Fox, Jim Spears, Frank Coski
and Phil De May.
- The core area of 58,000 acres
would have an outside perim
eter area of 359,000 acres they
would also control because of
the noise from the take offs,
The space shuttle is a recov
erable rocket with the appear
ance of an airplane. For reasons
of economy they wish to reduce
the cost of launchlngs to $5 mil
lion each. Purpose includes re
covery payloads in orbit and a
return to earth. They would plan
to reservice and repair satel
lites. They would carry crews
and supplies to space stations.
They would be available to
perform world defense missions.
The space shuttle would be
available to rescue crews from
crippled space craft.
They plan to reuse the same
vehicles time and time again
to save money. Costs have run
from $4 million to $445 million
for launchlngs.
Mr. Gaffney explained that
their preference would be for a
station on the equator as the
greater angle between the
launch site and the due east
orbit, the greater the cost of
getting Into orbit. Cost analysis
Is being done for each of the
76 sites the team Is evaluating.
Most of the sites are in the
western half of the U. S. except
for several sites in Mississippi
and Florida.
The site chosen would require
3,000 workers on the station plus
some 6,000 for support, one
man later described this as
probably one of the greatest po
litical plums in the history of
the USA. (Folks at Boardman
have had a feeling their day
would arrive sometime. We are
sure this is going to happen
though we don't know just
what form it will take. We do
think it will be a city and will
result from efforts of the folks
at Boardman, the Port of Mor
row and Boeing's projects.
88th Year
GAZETTE-TIME
Heppner, Oregon 97836y Thursday, August 5, 1971
Number 24
GRAIN PRICES
F.O.B. Lexington, does not In
elude warehouse digs.)
(Courtesy of Morrow County
Grain Growers)
White Wheat $1.4
Red Wheat $M9a
Barley . ............. $3940
City Mulls Project Costs
Mayor Bill Colins read the re
port of the engineer from Clark
and Groff for the estimates for
four bridges, the swimming
pool, black top streets, moving
utilities (sewer and water lines)
and a guard rail on Cannon St.
at the City Council Monday eve
ning. The total estimate was
$102,000..
The Farm Home Administra
tion has assured City Council
that the city qualified for 50
help with the replacing of the
sewer and water lines to meet
the specifications of channel
improvements as outlined by
the Corps of Engineers.
The estimate for moving the
sewer and water lines was $16,
000. With the FHA paying 50,
this would take the total esti
mate down to $94,000 of money
needed to be raised.
The bridge estimates were
based on the sizes of bridges
that would be required for the
channel improvements proposed
by the Corps of Engineers. The
cost estimate of the four bridg
es was $65,000 or with an alter
nate with log beams of $50,000.
There would be three car bridg
es at Main St., Chase St., and
Hager's and the foot bridge by
the Bowling Alley.
The guard rail on Cannon was
$1200.
The Swimming pool estimates
were: repave at swimming pool
$2000, swimming pool (lowest
contractors' proposal) $16,000,
and City cost on swimming pool
$2000. There was some question
among the council members on
the $2000 for the city costs on
the swimimng pool.
No channel improvements
were included in the estimate
because the city is assuming
the Corps of Engineers will
come in to do that.
Report from the Corps
In conversation with Jim Perry
of the Corps of Engineers Wed
nesday morning, he said their
report on the Shobe channel im
provement project had been
submitted to their Washington
office. The federal office in turn
files the report with the Envir
onmental Council. They sit on
the report for 90 days. The Corps
has had numerous communica
tions with them asking for a
waiver. They have Indicated to
the Council that Shobe is not
a mountain stream frequented
by wild life that the channel
improvement would disturb.
He anticipates that the waiver
will be approved by the Envir-
Chamber Buys Grid Scoreboard
Rep. Al Ullman
To Visit Dam Site
Rep. Al Ullman has inform
ed Judge Paul Jones that he
will fly to Lexington next
Thursday morning, arriving a
bout 8:40 a.m. With District
Engineer Col. Dick Conell, Judge
Jones and Mayor Bill Collins,
Rep. Ullman will make an on
site inspection of Willow Creek
"-and Shobe Creek. He is particu
larly interested in the dam site
on Willow Creek and the prog
ress on Shobe Creek.
The Heppner-Morrow County
Chamber of Commerce board
last weekend okayed the pur
chase of a big football score
board for the local stadium at
the- Fairgrounds. "
The $2200 scoreboard will have
the name "Herpner Mustangs"
on top with Pepsi-Cola under
neath the name. The board Is
18 feet long by 10 feet high,
it has a clock and is complete
in every way. The Pepsi-Cola
bottlers will donate $500 to
wards purchase and there are
some other local donations.
Some funds will come from the
college football games here, too.
The school custodians will erect
the sign which is expected here
by football season.
President Gene Pierce report
ed that Mrs. L. E. Dick has
done a lot of work on postcards
to commemorate the Heppner
Centennial. He said Gwen Drake
and Val Boyer.will operate a
booth at the Fair for the Cham
ber, selling the Morrow County
History books.
A 7 Tour Set
An Ag Tour has been sched
uled for Monday, Aug. 16 at
Boardman. The tour will start
from here at 3:30 p.m. and tour
ranches through the Sand Hol
low area with a. Chamber din
ner at the Dodge City Inn at
Boardman at 7:30 p.m. Partici
pating besides the Chamber of
Commerce would be members
of the Port of Morrow Commis
sion, city officials of Boardman,
Irrigon, Lexington, lone and
Heppner and the Morrow Coun
ty Court.
Lake Penland Progress
Orville Cutsforth reported the
levee at Lake Penland is being
riprapped. The dam, when fin
ished, will also have riprapping.
Dick Meador will complete
building the dam on a subcon
tract. Brush is being piled up and
will be burned in the fall.
The County will complete the
road this fall.
Some of the Western Reserve
road is being built in a pre
liminary way and will soon be
roughed in to the Junction west
of Ukiah.
onmental Council and the proj
ect by the U. S. office of the
Corps of Engineers any day
now.
Saturday Night Dance
To Honor Princess Jan
Groff and Clark recommended
that the city float a bond issue.
It was suggested the Willow
Creek water line be Included in
the same bond issue.
For some years Council has
reviewed the need for replacing
3 miles of water line down Wil
low Creek. At the time it was
laid in depression days, it was
laid in a zig-zag pattern to slow
the flow. Vic said that he was
sure the lower sections would
have filled with sediment and
rust to where there is perhaps ii
only 50 efficiency. He feels
that the new line laid on grade
would increase the amount of
water coming into town.
With the anticipation of new
families moving to Heppner and
more lots being opened up in
the Rasmussen-Lott . Addition,
the need for more water will
increase.
The attorney said that con
siderable saving could be a
chicved in just attorney costs
by combining the expenses in
to one bond levy rather than
two.
Randy Lott ,
Randy Lott , appeared at the
meeting to review his plans for
opening up 28 more lots ad
joining the High School proper
ty and south, He said he had
checked with, Vic on the re
quired width .of the street. The
50 foot wide" street will have
a dead end circle.
" The , water problem was dis-4
cussed as the i lots are going
above the gravity system of the
city water system. Randy said
booster pumps may be install
ed at each home. Vic pointed
out that it is cheaper to push
water than it is to pull it and
suggested that a larger pump
be installed that would push
the water up the hill to the en
tire section.
Larry Mills appeared in the
interests of Dale Boner, Rose
Marie Buschke and himself in
regard to vacating an unnamed
alley that touches on their
property. The street committee
Dave McLeod, Jerry Sweeney
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NOTICE
Merchants will have an im
portant luncheon meeting Fri
day noon at the Wagon
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HERE'S PRINCESS JAN SCHLICHTING for whom a dance Is to
be held honoring her at the Fairgrounds Pavilion, Saturday
night Aug. 7. She is sponsored by TUUcum Club of Boardman.
The dance will have music provided by the Western Gentlemen.
You may read about her in a feature in this issue ot lae
Gazette-Times, inside.
Senator Packwood to Make
Monday Stop in Heppner
Senator Bob Packwood will be
in Heppner Monday to view
first hand the area of the May,
1971 flood and also the area of
the projected Wlilow Creek pro
ject.
He is expected to arrive here
from Condon during the after
noon. Accompanying him on
Boeing To Recycle Waste at Boardman
Boeing to recycle wastes from
Portland Metropolitan Area at
Boardman site in Oregon.
The Boeing Company and a
Portland firm, Columbia Proces
sors Cooperative, announced
plans for using the Boardman
industrial site as a terminal for
recycling waste products from
the Portland Metropolitan area.
Denver Grigsby, general man
ager of Boeing's Boardman De
velopment Project, said Boeing
will accept three kinds of waste
products at Boardman solid,
liquid and chemical, each re
quiring a different method of
handling. Grigsby pointed out
that initial phases of the waste
disposal program will be con
ducted as a research and test
project to prove out the econom
ic and ecological benefits of the
system.
"We don't intend to go into
a full-blown program until we
know exactly how everything
fits together," Grigsby said.
: "There is a big problem in ur-
ban waste disposal begging for
a solution, and we believe we
.have the right approach. But we
-imust be sure we meet the best
j interests of the state's -ecologi-:cal
objectives and the liest in
'terests of the Portland area in
.solving its waste disposal prob
lem. We have worked with the
state and other government con
cerned offices to assure these
objectives are met and we will
continue to do so."
Columbia Processors Coopera
ative will pick up the waste
products from domestic and in
dustrial sources in the Portland
area and deliver them to a dock
which Boeing will build on Col
umbia river front property lo
cated south of the river in
Northeastern Oregon.
If experiments prove the mat
ter feasible, there would be &
bout 13 employed on the Board
man end of the enterprise.
The Columbia Processors Co
operative, a joint venture of
more than a dozen liquid waste
pumping and hauling firms, was
organized more than a year ago
to seek solutions to waste dis
posal problems in the Portland
Metropolitan area.
The Co-op's chairman, Cliff
Schiel, explained plans for de
veloping a water-front transfer
station site in the Portland area
for. collecting and proper hand
ling of all the wastes that will
be utilized by Boeing in eastern
Oregon. "We have been work
ing closely with government at
all levels to engineer a system
that is economically feasible
and one that offers the best re
cycling possibilities. Boeing's
plan for its Boardman area prop
erty is the natural and best so
lution to our disposal problems."
Grigsby said the urban waste
recycling and disposal program
will meet several objectives. The
major objective is to solve an
increasingly difficcult waste
disposal problem for a metro
politan area of about 1,000,000
population. The solid and liq
uid waste products will be mix-
ed into the most arid and least
productive land area. The
wastes will add stability to
wind-blown land and increase
its productivity for eventual
crop production.
A cost survey indicates that
using Boardman as a site for
these waste products compared
very favorably with present dis
posal methods such as sanitary
land fills. It has become in
creasingly difficult to solve ur
ban waste disposal problems
with sanitary land fills and a
new approach is urgently re
quired. In some cases, land
fills are causing a pollution and
economic problem in their re
spective areas.
Using solid and liquid wastes
to enrich otherwise unproductive
soil was cited by Cliff Schiel as
the most desired program the
Cooperative investigated. He
said member firms of the Coop
erative would collect certain
chemical and industrial wastes,
dometic sewage sludges nad
food processing plant wastes. At
the transfer station they could
accept from refuse haulers most
other forms o solid waste ex
cept used appliances, building
debris and certain other bulky
items.
Columbia Processors Coopera
tive will run solid waste prod
ucts (such as garbage, paper,
cans, bottles and wood) through
a hammer mill shredder to re
duce it to a pulpy, semi-dry
compost compacted to about
one-fourth of its original vol
ume. This will be barged up
the Columbia River to Boardman
and SDread in a four-inch layer
on selected areas. The liquid i
wastes (such as sewage treat'
ment plant sludges) will be
barged up the river and spread
over the solid wastes in a layer
about one-fourth inch thick.
Both types of wastes will then
be disced under the soil surface
within a 48-hour period.
Chemical wastes will be
trucked to Boardman and plac
ed in special holding pits un
til they evaporate. The pits will
be lined and covered with pro
tective screening so that pollu
tion through leaching and dan
ger to wild life or livestock will
be prevented. When the chem
ical wastes have evaporated
they will be "mined" and the
materials reused.
Grigsby said the Boardman
site is uniquely suited for waste
disposal in Oregon. "There are
many areas on the site where
waste products can be disposed
of with no problem whatever sol
far as the environmental Impact
is concerned. The top soil is
porous and a hard pan under
neth it will prevent any leach
ing of the wastes through into
the water table or the river." j
In addition, Grigsby said, oth-1
er locations throughout the
United States and the world
have comparable soil conditions.
The Boardman waste disposal
project could have tremendous
significance for other urban ar
eas where waste disposal is a
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Wagner Plane
Found in Sierras
Dr. Wagner's clinic in Yuba
City, Calif., reorted Tuesday that
the plane of Dr. Clifford Wagner
had been found last Thursday
by a fisherman in a rugged
area of the high Sierras about
23 miles southeast of Lake Ta
hoe. A helicopter made tenta
tive identification Friday but a
big storm came up and it was
not possible to bring out the re
mains early this week but it was
hoped this would be done in
a day or two.
In the plane which disappear
ed May 31 on a flight from
Goldfield, Nev., where Dr. Wag
ner, 53; his wife Pat, and her
daughter, Laura 14, and his son,
Curtis, 21 months.
Dr. Wagner had practiced for
some years in Heppner before
moving to California. Funeral
services have been set tenta
tively for Friday in Yuba City.
Another Deer Hits Cor
When Mr. and Mrs. Bud
Springer were enroute to Red
mond to see their first grand
son recently, near Camp 6 a
deer ran into the side of their
brand new International Travel
all. The right rear door was
badly smashed. As Bud says,
"that deer just wanted to go
with us".
The new grandson has been
named Richard Martin and is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Springer.
the tour will be Judge Paul
Jones, Mayor Bill Collins, Cham
ber of Commerce Gene Pierce
and Major Hickman from the
Ordnance Depot.
Following the tour, there will
be sometime when the Senator
will be free to travel up and
down Main St., meeting people.
There will be a potluck that
evening at 6:30 o'clock at the
Annex at the Fairgrounds. All
are invited to cuss and discuss
views with the Senator. It is
hoped that Democrats as well
as Republicans will avail them'
selves of this opportunity to
moot with the Senator.
Coffee, iced tea, paper plates
and cups will be furnished at
the family potluck. Those at
tending are asked to bring own
silverware and the serving
spoon for the potluck dish. Cas
ual dress has been suggested.
Anyone needing a ride to at
tend the dinner is anked to call
Marie Van Marter at 676-9430.
$300,000 Approved
For Planning Stage
Judge Paul Jones and the G-T
were called Saturday by Sen.
Packwood's office. In an unprec
edented burst of speed, they
said the Senate had approved
$300,000 to start pre-construction
studies on the Willow Creek
Dam. Rep. Al Ullman also call
ed Judge Jones about this Sat
urday and felt confident the
start of actual planning would
come soon.
It has been reported previ
ously that the U. S. Corps of
Engineers would require about
two years of planning before
letting bids for the actual con
struction of the dam. Project is
for flood control, irrigation and
recreation. Dam would back up
a lake about three quarters of
a mile long. A portion of the
Willow Creek road will have to
be changed. Project originially
was expected to cost $7 mililion.
This cost has now grown to
nearly $10 million. The Corps
has included work on Shobe
Creek along with channel work
on Willow Creek in the total
cost.
Coronation Night
Set for August 14
August 14 is a big night for
the Morrow County Fair and Ro
deo Court but the biggest for
Queen Michelle. This is Coro
nation Night. The festivities be
gin with a potluck supper for
(he Court, the Fair Board and
Rodeo Board and families and
friends.
Then comes the big moment
when Queen Michelle will re
ceive her brilliant tiara follow
ed by royal entertainment. All
of Morrow County, family and
friends are cordially invited to
share in the festivities begin
ning at 8 p.m. at the Grand
Stands. Charlie Daly, rodeo
chairman, will act as emcee. -
The program according to Ro
deo secretary, Joyce Ritch, who
by that time will be Mrs. El
wayne Bergstrom, will include
musical numbers by the Wag
on Wheel entertainers, Roy
Quackenbush combo, Grass Val
ley Musicians and a group. from
Boardman.
The younger members of the
community will engage in Horse
Games. The Jaycees and Cham
ber of Commerce have put up
$50 prize money for the winners.
Novelty entertainment will be
provided by the lone Grand
Squares and Mark Neat's uni-
cyclist trio.
The sound will be courtesy of
Mike Matthews of lone. Hepp
ner Soroptimist Club will pro
vide the corsages for the court
and chaperone.
Japanese Wheat Men
Visit Area Ranches
Harold Kerr, Morrow County
agent, had some visitors here
early this week. Two of them
were Japanese grain men. Akira
Hlrose came from the Mitsub
ishi International Corp. of New
York, and Seiichi Nagao is the
assistant chief chemist of the
quality control section of the
Nisshin Flour Mill, largest flour
mill in Tokyo, Japan. Accompa
nied by Dr. Norm Goetze of the
OSU farm crops department
and a young Turkish graduate
student, the group toured some
wheat ranches, rode a combine
and saw action from the har
vest field to the elevator.
WEATHER
By DON GILLIAM
Hi Low Prec.
Wednesday 100 62
Thursday 98 60
Friday 102 62
Saturday 103 67
Sunday 96 70
Monday 94 61
Tuesday 90 59
July precipitation ......C7
Normal prec Si
July 1970 prec .23
lone Garden Club
Will Meet Aug. 1 1
The lone Garden Club will
meet Aug. 11 at 1:30 p.m. at
the home of Mrs. W.H.I. Pad
berg in Lexington. Mrs. Ken
neth Klinger will be co-hostess.
The program, "Interviewing
Garden Insects" will be pre
sented by Mrs. Klinger and Mrs.
Lee Padberg.
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4-H Horse Show Aug. 15
Sunday, August 15 will be the date this year of the arnual
4-H Horse Show! The all-day event starting at 10 a.m. will in
clude showmanship, colt classes, horse judging and horsemanship
New event added this year will be a parade of clubs in the
arena just prior to the horsemanship classes, in the afternoon
at approximately 1:30 p.m. , .
Awards and trophies will be presented at the end of the
show. ......
Everyone is Invited to come out and enjoy the show. 4-H
club members exhibit the finest in horsemanship and showman
shiD! Members compete at this show for the honor of represent
ing Moiiow County at State Fair.