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Ron Daniels Heads
Sfafe Association
Sup'L of MhooU Hon Ptttiii-U
assumed a position tf import
ance latt werk when he was
elected president of the Oregon
School Activities Assn. at the
annual meeting. The 7-member
board U responsible for con
ducting all play-otf lor state
c hampionships and establl a h
-leglblllty requirements. The y
conduct 36 cham p 1 o n a h 1 p
cwnt which besides athletic
con ten ts Include musk drama
ami debate.
The board of control nun-Is
four times a year with head
quarters at Tlgard. Dr. Karl
Ferguson formerly of Weston
but now superintendent of the
Klamath County school system
wam elected vice president.
This year they hope to es
tablish better means of com
munication between the board
of control and the schools that
are members of the association.
State football playoffs pay
for themselves and the state
Triple A bnskctbaJl champion
ship Is the largest single source
of funds for the association In
addition to dues. This money Is
used to cover the expensees of
the state spring sport contests.
GRAIN PRICES
(f.O.B. Lexington, doaa mat la
dud woraaouM ch?t.)
(CouiiMf of Morrow Couat-r
Grata Grower)
Soft white wheat MJV, bu.
Rod whoot l.8i bu.
Borloy 44.50 to
88th Yeor
THE
Price 10 Cents
HEPPNER
GAZETTE-TIMES
Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursdoy, December 2, 1971
Number 41
Do we need Flood Plain Insurance?
Judge and Mayor Slate Meet Here
Judge Paul Jones and Mayor
Bill Collins have announced
public meeting next week at the
County Courthouse. The meeting
will be at 7:30 p.m., wedncs
day, Dec. 8.
The meeting has been called
for a discussion, pro and con
of the proposed Flood Flaln
Livestock Growers
Date Yearly
Meeting, Banquet
By DON STANGEL
County Extension Agent
Morrow County Livestock
Growers will meet Friday, Dec.
10 for their 22nd annual meet
ing. Don Stangel, Morrow Coun
ty Extension Agent reports that
the afternoon agenda which be
gins at 1:00 p.m. consists of
discussions on Brand InsDection
rules, Forest Service regulations'
on land use, theft problems In
the county and end with a gen
eral business meeting. The
meeting will be held in the Elks
Lodge meeting room and will
be followed by a social hour
sponsored by the First National
Bank. The day will conclude
with the Farm-City Banquet
held in the Heppner High
School Cafetorium at 7r00 p.m.
The speaker for the evening
- program will be Dr. R. W. Hen
derson, Assistant Director of
Oregon Agricultural Experiment
Stations. Dr. Henderson will pre
sent a colorful slide presentation
on "The Magic of Research"
highlighted will be slides of re-
search conducted by experiment
station scientists on problems of
marine biology, air and water
pollution, use of pesticides and
other agricultural chemicals,
and many other related prob
lems. These slides serve as a
report to the taxpayer on his
investment of tax dollars in re
search at our Land Grant University.
The evening will be topped
off with the presentation of a
wards to local people in both
the field of agriculture and
business.
Everyone is cordially Invited
to attend.
Willow Creek Dam
Emerges Slowly
Heppner's Mayor Bill Collins
received an important telephone
cull Wednesday from Senator
Packwood's office. A call that
may mean the beginning of the
end of waiting for Heppner and
the Willow Creek dam.
Paul Van der Myde with the
Senators office said that Col.
Richard M. Connell with the Ar
my Corps of Engineers had re
ceived funds to Initiate pre
construction planning for WIL
LOW CREEK DAM. The Corps
will soon have drill and survey
crews in the area getting foun
dation cores and topographical
data to be used as a basis for
design of the dam. The total
cost of the Willow Creek project
is $11,600,000.
School Board
Meeting Scheduled
Monday at Irrigon
Fire Equipment Out
On Thanksgiving Eve
Fire - Chief Forrie Burkenbine
reports that three trucks made
a 6:10 run on Wednesday eve
nig, Nov. 24 to the Bob War
ner residence on Elder St.
The alarm was caused by an
over-heated oil stove and flue
fire. Chief Burkenbine said
there was no damage.
Morrow County School District
R-l Board meeting will be held
Dec. 6 at A. C. Houghton Ele
mentary School. The agenda In
cludes: n Minutes of Nov. 15, regular
meeting. Minutes of Nov. 29,
special meeting. Financial re
port. Superintendent's report.
Old Business
Consider sale of lone lots;
Consider maintenance agree
ment on Riverside heat pumps
and Consider adoption of revis
ed policy on student search and
seizure.
New Business:
Adopt salary schedules for the
1972-73 school year and ratify
agreements reached with consul
tation committees.
Establish graduation require
ments and student fees for 1972-
73.
Consider recommendations of
the transportation committee.
Approve dates for school ve
hicle bids.
Establish date for planning
committee meeting.
Consider contract renewal for
District Superintendent.
Consider changes in school
staffs for 1972-73, and Authorize
printing of 1972-73 budget docu
ment. Reports:
Umatilla County School Board
Meeting, Mr. Peck or Mr. Rauch
and Heppner Parent-Teacher
conferences, Mr. Cole.
Announcements:
Next regular meeting, Jan. 17,
1972, 7:30 p.m., District Office.
here and whether or not It U
needed here.
Present for the mooting will
be people from the State Wa
ter Resources Board. Corw of
Engineers and other IntercMed
people. And Judge Junes said
he hoped to have private Insur
ance agents present.
This would be an open meet
ing and everyone Is invited. It
would be an Informational
meeting for the County Court
and for the City of Heppner to
assist them In learning whether
such a type of flixxl Insurance
would be needed here. If so, a
resolution would need to be
made by the Morrow County
Court and sent In with an np
plication before Dec. 31.
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Elks Memorial,
Ladies Night, and
Visitation, Dec. 2
Cal Sherman, Exalted Ruler
of Heppner Lodge 358, announc
es that Thursday, Dec. 2 (to
night) will be a busy night for
Elks.
Elks and their ladies will
gather for the December Ladies
Night dinner at 6:30. Dinner
will be supervised by Mrs. Ray
mond French with assistance
from a selected crew.
Memorial Services for Absent
Members will be at 7:45. Mem
bers to be memorialized are
Gene Cutsforth, Charles Beck
Cleo Drake, W. C. Cox, John Car
ter and James A. Lindsay.
The lodge meeting at 8:15 will
nc-lude a special visitation by
Bill Flatt, Condon, vice-president
of the Oregon State Elks Asso
ciation.
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Lutheran Church
Changes Time for
December 5 Service
Sunday, Dec. 5, the morning
worship at Hope Lutheran
Church will change from its us
ual time schedule it will be at
9:00 and Sunday School will be
at 10:00.
At Valby Church Sunday
School will be at 10:00 and wor
ship service at 11:00.
A fellowship dinner will fol
low immediately after the wor
ship service at Valby and at
1:00 the annual congregational
meeting will be held.
Deadline Set To
Cash Premium Checks
- The 90 day deadline for cash
ing 1971 Morrow County Fair
Premium checks is passed. By
request the Fair board is ex
tending the deadline for anoth
er lb days or until Dec. 17, so
please remember to cash those
premium checks very soon!
Christmas on Main St.
. The community Christmas
tree is up and a beautiful one
it Is. Orville and Barbara Cuts
forth found the 30 foot tree. The
City crew went up to bring it
-down and Columbia Basin as
sisted in the erection and dec
orating. All new light bulbs this
year should eliminate the out
bulbs for the ' season.
The nine new hanging pieces
have added bright highlights to
the strings of lights cris-cross-ing
Main St. Vel Robinson who
ordered the new ones for the
Chamber of Commerce says
"Santa Claus is out. They aren't
listed in the catalogues any
more." So Heppner's few Santa
Claus faces may soon be col
lector's items. Now we have
English lanterns and bells.
Jaycee Wives Selling
Baked Goods Dec. 4
The Morrow County Jaycee
Wives club is having a baked
goods sale in Saturday Deec. 4
between 10:00 and 4:00 at the
Central Market They will fea
ture Christmas goodies.
The Jaycee club has toy col
lection boxes at the First Na
tional Bank and at Lyle's bar
bershop and are very hopeful
that more repairable toys will
be turned in right away so that
they can be made ready for
giving to needy children.
WEATHER
Sheriff Returns
J. Lewin to Jail
Last week Sheriff John Molla-
han went to Rock Spirngs, Wyo.
to pick up Jerry Lewin, 40, who
had been arrested there on war
rants from Morrow County. Mr.
Lewin is charged on three
counts of obtaining money on
false pretenses and one of lar
ceny by a bailee.
Presently Jerry Lewin is lodg
ed in the Umatilla County jail
in Fendieton with a combined
bail of $7900.
Disney Movie Sat.
For Children
"The Misadventures of Mer
lin Jones" a recommended
movie by the Walt Disney or
ganization is being given to the
children of the community this
Saturday afternoon at 2:00 by
the Heppner Elks Lodge.
Mr. Glenn Ward, lodge secre
tary. says that parents should
bring children a little before
2:00, and that they should plan
to pick them up about 3:45.
SANTA IS HOLDING Alton Cray, sister Susan Is between Arlen
and brother Terry held by their mother Mrs. Mike Cray. In
front wearing fur-trimmed hoods, art Tracy and Laurie Rubl
of Rosebura.
Santa Visits Friends
At Christmas Opening
merchants. The winners of the fcift certificates and merchan-
Mr. Santa Claus made a visit
to Heppner to talk with some
of his favorite friends last Sat
urday afternoon. He is getting
pretty busy in his North Pole
workshop, but Mrs. Claus and
their helpers manage to take
over once In awhile so that he
can get out to visit In various
towns. The Heppner fire depart
ment let him use the fire truck
while he was here.
Santa was so friendly and
nice. He had some really good
visits with lots of good girls and
boys, and now he is more sure
of what he should get ready to
bring to their homes for Christmas.
Santa had some help from the
Heppner Merchants Committee
in giving out hard candy to
dise prizes were:
Mrs. Richard Kinzer, lone,
a 510 gift certificate from
EJma's Apparel; Mike Brand
hagen, a $10 gift certificate
from Gardner's Men's Wear;
David Worden, a $10 gift certi
ficate from Gonty's; John E.
Hopper, a silver plated dish
from Peterson's Jewelers.
Mrs. Paul Warren won Cen
tral Market's surprise gift
which turned out to be a nice
new hair dryer. Ralph Pierfol, a
visitor from Milton- Freewater
got the $10 gift certificate from
the Coast-to-Coast store; Kathy
MaTshall.won two red -wood
picnic benches given by Sears
catalog store; Luke Padberg,
Lexington, won 10 gallons of
gas from Cal's Arco Service.
Pettyjohn's Farm and Build
ing Supply presented a Berkley
iSpin Rod and Reel to Harriet
If Ann TONET
Pre ttimmerclal or commercial
Itmhrr thinning Implemented on
privately ou ned Wnl can In
rreaw timber growth, grazing
capacity, Inuvt and di-ea re
tUitAiHV and water U-1J.
This prov was explained to
the Monday Chamber of Com
meri meeting by Wanvn Wea
thcr. Serlee Forester for the
Oregon Slate Vpitrtmtnt of For
try In an effective Mide dem
onstration tf area problems and
M'lUtlotU,
Since July, Mr. Weathers has
Ixi n aligned to the Columbia
blue Mountain I?C D which
covers parts of Morrow, Gilliam,
and rmutiilla counties fur wood
land development. He was ac
companied and aided by Ernie
Labart of the Fot.sU unit,
Wheeler County.
-My goal, set by the RC & D
is to assist private landowners
with market utilization in for
eft management of private
woodlands, Mr. Weather In
formed his audience.
Morrow County has 92,0iK) ac
res of privately owned timber.
At an estimated average of
$0.00 pr thousand board feet,
the present estimated merchant
able value of standing timber
on private land In the county
is $8.5 million. WIUi intensive
forest management, Mr. Weath
era estimates production could
te Increased 5 times.
Correct forest management In
Members of tho Governor's
Council on Youth will be fea
hired at the Dee. 6 meeting of
the Heppner-Morrow County
Chamber of Commerce.
each young friend. Some adults' HaJ1 (Mrs Geno HaU) . a $10
remarKeo. inai lor some reason, .- nrfmrsi f,nm klnmv't
Santa reminded them very much Dru went lo Hprbcrt Peter.
son; Randy worden won
of Rev. Don Johnson
Guessing Contest Winners
Lucky winners in the Hepp
ner Merchants' Guessing Con
test got some nice pre-Christ-
mas gifts from the participating
Hi Low Pree.
Tuesday 40 28 .09
Wednesday 50 32 - .11
Thursday 45 32 : .15
Friday 46 40 .73
Saturday 50 36 .01
Sunday 50 40 .13
Monday 44 39 .35
Tuesday 45 32 .01
The month of November rain
fall was 2.15. Average for Nov.
is 1.44; last year's 1.74. The 1971
total through Nov. te 1253, the
usual average for 11 months Is
11.87. If we get .75 in Dec we
will be at the average or nor
mal rainfall for this area
13.25.
First Aid Course
Date Changed
The American Red Cross Mul
ti-media First Aid course has
been changed to Dec. 18. One
of the Pendleton instructors has
been called out of town for the
original date.
There is room for a few more
people to take the course. In
addition to those who previous
ly signed up, Ray Ayers and
Lisa Collins have indicated they
will be taking the course on
Dec. 18.
New Barber at LyU Jensen's
shop here is Howard Denton of
Richland, Wash. He said at one
time he lived near Kinzua and
has relatives In the area and
likes it here. Lyle is working
at the Pendleton post office this
month, we understand.
Civil Defense
Revamping Here
Morrow County's civil defense
is now known as the Depart
merit of Emergency Services.
Judge Paul Jones is chairman
and has called a meeting for
7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 7 at
the Courthouse. It is to be a
staffing meeting with those
heading the staff discussing re
activating the organization and
talking about the flood warn
ing system. Dan Viera of the
State Dept. will be present as
well as representatives from the
Women's Flood Warning group
here.
Tuesday Accident
Kills Lexington Cow
Tuesday night two young Her
miston men traveling south on
Highway 207 to Lexington
struck a cow near the Roy Mar
tin place. The driver Ronald Lee
Berry, 17, is now at the Pioneer
Memorial Hospital. Passenger
Douglas Ray Ross, also 17, was
not hurt.
The cow was killed, and the
boys' car was badly damaged,
Sheriff Mollahan reports.
year's subscription to the Hep
pner Gazette-Times, and Rich
ard Smith won their free class
ified ad; The adjustable foot
stool given by Caie Furniture
Co. went to John Hall; and
Gray's Repair and Union Sta
tlon says that one of the Bob
Riddle children won the 10 gal
Ions of gas from them. The $10
gift certificate offered by Ml.
Ladies was won by Jill Scott.
Looks like the Worden family
with two winners, David and
Randy, and the Hall family al.
so with two winners. Harriet
and John, were doubly lucky
this year.
Bridge Progress
Mr. Youngman, bridge engin
eer, with Groff & Clark, engin
eering firm for Heppner's bridg
es and pool, is expected to be
in Heppner Monday and will
meet with the City Council that
evening. He will prepare sped
fications for the bridge.
The City has published a no
tice of sale of General Oblig
ation bonds. The City Council
will make the award of the sale
of the bonds on Dec. 13 at 8
o'clock evening meeting.
New 'Saturday Box
In Front of Post Office
The large new street letter
box installed In front of the post
office building is primarly to ac
commodate patrons Jn - tlie - dls
patch of mall on Saturdays. All
mall addressed for delivery to
any postal facility other than
Heppner, Oregon, should be plac
ed in this box. On Saturdays
thus mail will be carried to Pen
dleton for cancellation as there
will be no clerk on duty in the
local post office after 11:00 a.m.
The above procedure will result
in a man-hour svaings at the
local post office.
Saturday Volume Lower
The volume of mail usually
generated on Saturdays does not
warrant calling a clerk to duty
from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., the mini
mum time for which they can
be scheduled. The new proced
ure will insure prompt dispatch
for all Saturday outgoing mail.
Patrons are advised to give close
attention to correct addressing,
and make sure that no mail
addressed only to "City", is plac
ed in this box. It is highly rec
ommended that all patrons dis
continue addressing mail to
"City" and use the words
Heppner, Oregon, thus infer
ing proper delivery.
Postmaster James H. Driscoll
Penland Lake Filling
Orville Cutsforth is keeping a
close tab on Lake Penland now
forming behind Cutsforth Dam.
He says there are 2 ',4 feet of
snow in that area. The pond
is about 1500 fret long and has
backed up almost to the road
that formerly went across the
meadow. Full of hope, Orville
says, "It just may nil this year.
NOTICE
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Serv
ice reports Lethal Bait Stations
are being placed in Morrow
County at the request of stock
men. For additional information,
call Gerald Rood, 676-5391.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Watch this spot next
week for details of
the Heppner Christmas
Lighting: Contest.
Basketball Starts
With Grant Union
Heppner's first basketball of
the 1971-72 season is against
Grant Union on Dec. 3. The two
schools' Junior varsity teams
will meet at 6:30 and the var
sity teams clash at 8:00. A com
plete roster of the Heppner team
follows: Seniors Roy Roberts,
Steve Rhea, Don Paplneau, Craig
Munkers, John Sumner, Gary
Watkins, Dean Wright. Juniors
Greg Green, Dale Hedman
Dave Eckman. Sophomore John
Boyer.
Team manager is Luke Pad
berg. Coaches are Bob Clough,
Ed Hiemstra and Dale Holland
The Rally squad Includes Linda
Clough, Janet Gentry, Patty Lu
ciani, Debbie McLeod, and Bar
bara Sherman.
GED Starts Today
Two GED classes will have
their first meetings at Lexing
ton School Building today,
Thursday Dec. 2. These classes
are arranged by the state and
are directed by Blue Mountain
College. Any one over 16 years
old who has less than a com
pleted high school education is
encouraged to attend.
One class will meet at 1:30
and the other class will meet
at 7:00. Each class will meet
weekly. Books apd supplies
will be furnished.
elude pre commereiitl and mm
men'ial thinning. An oettHk
ed tlmtteilaml retards both tim
ber and fuliaee growth, Inerens.
rs liiM-et niid (ticease damage
lo weakened turn and piutuu
Its giaing.
Over abuiiihiticp of limNr in
a given area umiIu in a 1i ft
moUture due tt cumH-tniin f 't
ground moisture by nei
terns or a low amount n nn
Intercept befoie II reaches the
ground. Fire hanrds exlM due
t dead fuels which Kpread fiie
easily, as well n prtihihil fol
ate gioMth for Miur gralrg,
rre-Ccmmercial Thinning
In precommen il thinning.
the he.ilihlist trees are spacul
out to allow sunlight and mois
ture. Spacing varies with size
of trees (larger trees would be
further apart'. s-cles. toil con
ditions and rainl.ill. The Mau
ls divided Into different eroui s
to allow the Department of For
estry to deal with Individual
area problems effectively,
Timber Menaces
Insects destroy moie tiers
each year than fires. Bet tie
common to the area In-ed in
the moist baik and latr spre.id
to healthier trees thus l-vs
healthy trees are thinned befoie
they can Infect otheis. Oilu-r
menaces are dwarf mistletoe, a
parasite which reduces growth
to half and porcupines, whieh
produce the most common ani
mal damage In Northeast Ore
gon by girdling the tops of
Irecs.
Lightning fires were nature's
way of denning up a forest
stand before thinning was in-
troduoed. By using nature's
methods for the benefit of man,
fuel build up is eliminated, the
resources are conserved and out-
of-control fires are less likely.
Tile number of forest fires me
not necessarily reduced but the
amount of damage is.
An important step in pu--
commercial thinning is the pil
ing and burning of slash after
an area has been thinned to
Increase grazing. Piling aKo
eliminates insect, growth, ajid
cuts fire hazard significantly.
The ground is then seeded for.
forage growth which begins to
be productive within three
months.
One acre of thinned land is
estimated to produce 1500 lb. :l
air-dried forage or two A.U.M.'s
per acre. AUM is animal use
able month which is the period
one cow and calf can be sus
tained on land.
Increased Growth
It takes about two years for
pine growth to respond to t he
release. Through increased sap
flow the healthier trees are ab
le to repel insects and disease
and the increased growth pro
duces a greater harvest. In
creased growth rate was graph-
rally illustrated by t lie Forest
ers in the free cross-section from
thinned area they displayed.
The rings indicated before thin
ning, the trees had grown 5-I-4
n 63 years, after the growth in
creased to 15 Inches in 28 years.
Commercial thinning for mar
ketable lumber is usually allow
able 15 to 20 years, after pie
commercial thinning.
A cost-sharing program is cur
rently available to this area
through REAP (Rural Environ
mental Assistance Program) in
which the landowner's cost is
paid 80 up to $40 an acre to
thin.
The results of thinning was
demonstrated by "Before and Af
ter" slides shown of the French
ranch in South Morrow County.
A similar project is scheduled
for the Ivan McDanlcLs ranch.
Other Seivices
Mr. Weathers also explained
the method of re-planting burn
ed out areas with the pre-com-mercial
spacing of the planted
trees which enable the timber
to grow back within 10 to 15
years. The saplings are from
genetically superior set (Is,
grown in a nursery, returned
and planted in the area for bet
ter quality trees under control
led growing.
To eliminate costly road build
ing and reduce soil erosion, 'h;
State Department of Forestry
has developed a balloon able to
go up in the air mile to be
used in logging for skidding
and yarding, on steeper slope?.
Tickets Available
President Gene Pierce an
nounced tickets are now avail
able for the Morrow CouiVy
Livestock Growers Annual Fi rm
and City Banquet. This yeir's
speaker will be Dr. Robert Hen
derson of Corvallis who will
give a 40 minute talk to include
films.
The Chamber decided to do
nate a turkey to the benefit .
raffle for Dale and Patty Ad-lard.