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Greenup Cart
Tangle in Early
Morninq Crash
Two wrecked Greenup cars
were In Farley car lot Sun
da) murium:. They were II
result uf a rear end crash
Itutt occured about 12 45 that
morning out war tli Willow
Creek gulf course. According
lo police reports, Greg
Greenup, 18, driver of the Ute
mod. 1 Plymouth had slowed
down to make a turn onto
the Black Horse Canyon I! J.
then he was hit from the rear
by another Greenup ear
driven by Donald Barber of
Pendleton who Is saidtowork
at the Greenups.
The impart forced the first
vehicle to travl 182 feet
Including the roll down the
bank onto the Golf Course
grounds. It was totaled. The
other car travelled 81 ft. on
down the highway. The front
of the car was bashed In and
the frame was sprung.
A citation for following too
close was Issued the driver
of the second car,
Dovie Alderman riding
in the first car received pain
ful tiruises and scratches, a
terrible Hack eye and two
stitches on a cut on her
check.
Donna Bradley and Mark
ham f rancis Pointer, both of
Lexington were passengers In
the second car. Dovie and
Donna were taken to ttie Hosp
ital by ambulance. All were
treated at the hospital.
Planning Meet
Held For
Drug Education
Last night seven teachers
and two principals met at
Boardman to make plans to
use a state grant of $440
for Drug Education In Mor
row County.
The elementary principals
Don Cole and Mick Tolar
are coordinating this project
and seven teachers fromHep
pner and from the A. C. Hough
ton School are working with
them.
From Heppner, 6th grade
teacher, Inez Erwin, who had
special training through ttie
DEPOT Program , 5th grade
teacher, Frances Williams,
and 4th grade teachers Lor
ena Jones and Jessie Faye
Morris are joining lrrigon"s
6th grade teacher Eleanor
Sergent, 5th grade teacher
Rose Hoosier, and 4th grade
teacher Gladys Hobbs.
This group of nine will be
meeting together to adapt the
state guide which presents
drug education at the 4th, 5th,
and 6th grade level for use
In the Morrow County-Schools
next fall. It is expected that
this preparatory project will
require several meetings of
the planning group. Some of
the meetings will be at Hep
pner and some at Boardman.
Band Parents
Schedule Meet
March 8, 7:30
An Important meeting of
the Band Parents club lias
been called for next Wed.
evening, Mar. 8, at the High
School Band Room at 7:30.
Mrs. Mills
Has Surgery
Mrs. Larry Mills under
went major surgery several
weeks ago in Odessa, Wash.
She is expected home soon.
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Mayor West is Hatfield Chairman
Mayor Dewey West, Jr. of Boardman has been named
Morrow County campaign chairman to Re-elect Sen. Mark
Hatfield.
Mr. West has been Boardman mayor for 10 years and
served on the City Council 15 years. He has been a Morrow
County port commissioner since 1958. Mayor West is now
vice president of the League of Oregon Cities and is a trustee
of the Boardman Community Church.
In the photo above he is shown with Sen. Hatfield.
Water Triples
Last Year
The moisture for (lie 1972
growing season is Increasing
ly encouraging to the area.
Dale lioner, Harold Kerr and
Hudy liergstrom snowmobll
ed Into the A r buckle Mt.Snow
Course Friday. The snow
depth was 49. T' and the water
content was 17.9" of water.
This Is about triple over last
year when the water content
was 6.9" and there was 22.4"
of snow. The average water
content for the period 1953
1967 is 9.6"!
Blue Mountain
Forest Products
Reveal Changes
Blue Mountain Forest Pro
ducts has constructed a new
planing mill at Rieth on the
site of the old Round House.
They have been operating In
ttie all metal building for
three weeks. Blue Moun
tain Forest Products has a
stud mill at Long Creek.
The rough lumber Is being
hauled from Long Creek to
Rieth for finishing.
Bruce Malcom, president,
will he at both places but
ttie Malcoms plan to continue
making their home here.
4-Whecl Drive
Club to
Organize March 7
For anyone Interested In
joining a "4-Wheel Drive"
club, there will be an or
ganizational meeting for a
Morrow County 4-Wheel
Drive club on Mar. 7th at
7:30 p.m. in the Lexington
school building.
It is planned to have this
a family type club, withsome
weekend outings, picnics, etc.
The club could also be a
basis for forming a search
and rescue group for this
area if there are enough
people interested in this type
of a public service.
For more information call
Hams or Kit George.
Crums Fly to
Top Farmers
Seminar in Illinois
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Crum
have just returned from
Peoria, 111. where they at
tended a Top Farmers
Seminar. This was a flying
trip, and Mrs. Crum said
they had lovely flying
weather They were the
only Oregonians who attended
this interesting and helpful
seminar.
Most of the farmers and
wives there were from the
central part of the U.S. and
were involved with growing
corn and with fattening cat
tle. The conference featured
outstanding speakers on farm
business management and
marketing problems.
becond Clinic
Set for Schools
The Morrow County Health
Department announces that a
second immunization clinic is
to be held at the Heppner
Elementary School on Tues
day, March 7 at 8:45 a.m.
Aclinic at the high school
will follow that same morn
ing. Health Department person
nel will give the immuniza
tions and will be assisted by
volunteer aides.
89th Year
THE .. '
GAZET
Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, Mdrch 2, 1972
Judge Questions Restrictions of Gov't. Grants
Judge Paul Jones told the
Heppner-Morro County
Chamber of Commerce
Monday "I'm not sure the
way of District 12 or East
ern Central Oregon Ass'n.
of Counties Is the best way.
It would be better to keep
our income taxes at home
and allow counties to do as
they wish with no strings
attached."
"Grants are available with
certain requirements that we
have to live with". TheJudge
went on to say that any pro
grams now functioning In the
county hasn't obligated any
Merchants
Will Meet
Dick Sargent has announced
a Merchants Committee
meeting at noon Friday at
the Wagon W heel.
The merchants will discuss
future promotions and talk
about Heppner"s Centennial.
Legion's 53rd Is
Occasion For A
Special Meeting
The American Legion was
founded in Paris in 1919,
just fifty-three years ago. It
unites veterans of four
U.S. wars. In Heppner,
Post 87 of the American Le
gion and its American Le
gion Auxiliary has planned a
special joint meeting at the
Legion Hall at 7:00, Monday,
March 6.
A family potluck will fea
ture meat arid cake furnished
by the Legion. Special re
ports will be given by the
Boys and Girls State Dele
gates. Those reporting will
be Barbara Allstott, Dianne
Mills, Tom Cutsforth, Craig
Munkers, Charles Pointer,
Steve Rhea and John Sumner.
Dance Coming at
Legion Hall
The Heppner Post 87 and
its Auxiliary has planned a
Saturday night dance at the
Legion Hall on March 11
at 9:00. They offer their
members, friends and guests
a free midnight supper. The
Quackenbush orchestra will
furnish the music for the
evening.
Len Roy Schwarx
Buys Blake Place
Mr. and Mrs. Len Pay
Schwarz, Ronnie, Pat and Ted
will be moving this month
to the Earl Blake ranch on
Hinton Creek which they re
cently purchased. They ex
pect to do some remodeling
in the bathroom and redecora
ting. The sale of their home
is pending.
Place comprises 13 acres.
Lily Day
Next Saturday
The Morrow County Jaycee
Wives, led by Judy Osmin,
chairman, have volunteered
their services during the an
nual Easter Seal Lily Day,
Saturday the 4th of March.
Lily Day is a highlight of
the 1972 Easter Seal camp
aign, which comes to a cli
max Easter Sunday.
The volunteers will be sta
tioned at downtown street
corners to pin paper Easter
lilies -- made by handicapped
persons on shoppers' la
pels Proceeds from the sale
will go toward support of the
services offered crippled
children and adults by the
Easter Seal Society of Ore
gon. Ninety per cent of the funds
raised during the campaign
remain in the state where
they are collected to finance
rehabilitation sevices. The
remainder supports a na
tional program of services,
education and research.
GRAIN PRICES
(FOB Lexington does not
include warehouse chgs)
Courtesty MCGG
Soft white
wheat 1.4 8 bu.
Fed wheat 1.52';bu.
Barley 47.75 ton
futures of the tax payers.
The Judge reviewed Die
short history ofDist. 12 which
Is composed of five counties,
Morrow, Umatilla, Gilliam,
Wheeler and Grant. Each
county has organized an inter
county government of cities
and counties.
Following the dictates ol the
Emergency Employment Act,
Morrow County has re
ceived two different grants
totaling $32,000. This has
been used to add employment
In the county. New employees
added In the law enforce
ment department were re
Jeanne Daly
Mary McElligott Craig Munkers
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Heppner Elks Announce
Scholarship Winners
Heppner Elks Lodge No.
358 announced the winners
of the 1972 Most Valuable
Student Scholarship awards
at their meeting last Thurs
day. Craig Munkers of Hep
pner High School and Mary
McElligott of lone High
School will each receive a
$300. scholarship. Jeanne
Daly and Charlie Pointer,
both of Heppner High School
will receive $200. scholar
ships. The scholarships may
be used at the colleges of
their choice.
2nd Gift Comes
For First Baby
Wayne Charles Plocharsky
received his second gift this
week. A very pretty lime
green checked coverlet for
his bed was a gift of the
Sand Hollow Ceramics Shoppe
at Lexington.
The Mr. 1972 of Morrow
County left the hospital last
week and is now at home
with a host of admirers.
He will be around to visit
the merchants soon to pick
up some more of his gifts.
WEATHER
By DON GILLIAM
Hi LowPrec,
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
56 42
57
50
64'
46
45
49
37
35
33
35
27
30
.06
.03
Tuesday
.14
for
Highest recorded temp.
1972.
Wed. Feb. 23
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
44 29 .12
45 30 .04
49 31
51 37 .01
67 43
65 48 .02
50 32
Tuesday
Total Prec
1.16; 1971:
Feb: .91; Normal:
49.
TE
quired to be first a Vietnam
veteran, a veteran, unemploy
ed or under-employed per
son. Gilliam County has used
grants for roads.
with the last grant
of $16,000, Judge Jones said
the county planned to hire a
planner for 8 months to as
sist in zoning and coding the
maps.
At a recent meeting of Dlst.
12, a $5000 budget was made
up. Cost per county Is to
be $300 plus a set formulae
based on population. Judge
Jones said this $5000 could
Charlie Pointer
Applications were based on
scholarship 50 percent, finan
cial need, extra curricular
and out-of-school activities,
personality and leadership,
perseverance and resource
fulness. Each applicant
appeared for an interview
with the judges.
Mary and Craig will com
pete at the District level in
Hermiston March 5.
Scholarship awards valued at
$400. will be paid to the
credit of the top boy and girl
and $250. to the runnerup
boy and girl in each of the
seven districts of Oregon.
The top ranking boy and girl
in the state will be selected
from these 14 finalists and
will be eligible for further
scholarships.
WOW Is
This Saturday
High school students of Mor
row & Umatilla Counties will
gather at BMCC Sat
urday, for a one-day career
seminar. Titled "World of
Work" the look ahead to the
future is a joint effort of
Extension Study groups of the
two counties and BMCC,.
All sophomores, juniors
and seniors have been con
tacted at their schools and
interested students are pre
registered for sessions of
their choice. Each may at
tned three pre-selected ses
sions plus all win attend
one on "how to get a job".
Registration is from 9 to
10 a.m. School busses will
be provided by Morrow
County schools for those
needing transportation.
Many concerned parents
have suggested a need for
young people to take a cri
tical look toward vocations
and professions early in their
high school years.
HEPPNER
-TIMES
generate as muchas $135,000
In grants. This District or
ganization Is another level of
government. One of the re
quirements of the district
is a comprehensive water and
sewer plan for the five count
ies. Morrow County has such
a plan but not all of the five
counties have.
This district will be
charged with the responsi
bility of making plans to make
the waters clean and keep
them that way on a regional
level. There are two river
basins in the district, the
Umatilla and the John Diy.
The city of Heppner antl-
Early Loan
Settlement
Offered
Commodity Credit Corpor
ation recently announced an
option available to producers
with current farm stored crop
or reseal Barley loans.
These loans may be de
livered to CCC early, or
prior to the endofloanperiod
that ends May 31, without
storage deduction for early
delivery.
Storage credit for the full
storage period will be allowed
at the time of settlement.
For full details contact the
local ASCS Office.
Red Cross Dinner
Set For March 9
There will be an American
Red Cross annual meeting
and dinner March 9 at 6:30
at the American Legion Hall.
All board members, those
who worked on the fund drive
and those who are interested
in working on future fund
drives, the blood mobile visit,
aid to military families and
First Aid committee are cor
dially invited.
bring salad or dessert. Fam
The meat will be furnish
ed. Families are asked to
ilies are urged to come. The
children will be entertained
with a film during the meet
ing. Joe Pope of Pendleton
will give some fine points
for conducting a fund drive.
Mrs. Tommy Parsons of
Irrigon has been namsd as
Red Cross contact person
in Irrigon. Persons needing
help for a member in the
Military, or needing blood
or wanting a First Aid class
set up is asked to contact
her. She will know the steps
to take to get the help need
ed. Success
First time success. Mr.
and Mrs. Rudy Mensch sold
their birch dining room set
to a family at Long Creek
with a Gazette-Times class
ified on one time insertion.
Raymond Maynard sold his
portable typewriter with just
one insertion.
When you start your spring
cleaning, you too may have
something you don't want or
need but it may be just what
someone else wants. Give It
a try with a G-T classified.
Call 676-9228.
UNDER
Empire
unit in
"tl 1 ' ' I I
CONSTRUCTION is the new Inland
Bank building, Boardman. Mobile
front is now housing the banking
Price 10 Cents
Number 2
chutes the aiwroval and
granting of $12,500 for the
swimming pool from the
Bureau of Outdoor Recrea
tion. The application had to
be first approved by the Inter
county government, then by
District 12 and then to the
Federal level for matching
funds.
This is the procedure for
all revenue sharing pro
grams. Every five years the pro
grams are evaluated. "A
lot of state money can be
squandered in five years,"
the Judge said.
The City of Heppner is to
receive a part of the last
grant for extra police. The
contract has been writtenand
approved by the Department
of Labor.
The Judge left the sometimes-not-so-popular
grant
discussion and went on to re
view the future developments
In the county. "The county
is moving ahead to more de
velopment than we dreamed
of five years ago."
There's the beginning of a
series of nuclear plants. Ag
riculture is making great
strides.
Boeing is 50 percent com
pleted on their pump at the
mouth of Willow Creek. They
expect to have 2000 acres
under irrigation this spring.
Desert Magic has 6000
acres under irrigation with
Judge Jones told of Boeings
latest announcement to pro
vide facilities for an indus
trial park on its site at Board
man between Tower Rd, BON
and theColumbia River. They
nave an agreement already
with Umatilla Ready-Mix
owned by Stan Schnell of Her
miston. He expected to move
onto the site this week.
Boeing expects to construct
roads, utilities, drill a well
for water, Install sewer ser
vice andbuilda railroad spur.
4000 acres in potatoes. This
is a 3 million dollar invest
ment before seeding.
The Judge said that Al
len Nistad told him that the
Kinzua Company expected to
have their new Heppner ve
neer plant going by April 15.
It will have the most modern
equipment of any plant on the
west coast.
PGE has 500 people em
ployed in the construction of
the Trojan plant. The same
number could be anticipated
working on a nuclear plant
in Morrow County plus al
lied businesses.
This growth is coming and
county government must be
ready with expansion in roads
and businesses. The problem
is before us that has con
fronted Deschutes county.
"We must be ready", he said.
South End of the county will
provide the recreational
areas for the county in fish
ing, hunting, camping, hiking,
skiing and other outdoor
sports.
Tax Court. No word has
been received from the State
Tax Court on the Boeing land
deferral. The county doesn't
know the method of repay
ment or the amount of inter
est. He did say that ac
cording to the District At
torney the money will be re
More on page 8
Three Students
Attend County
Planning Meet
Heppner High students Bar
ney Marshall, Beryl Stlllman
and Hutch Taylorattendedth
meeting of the county plan
ning commission last k.
They were present for the
adoption by the commission
of a comprehensive land use
plan which has resulted from
seven years of work by cit
izens. The plan will next be act
ed on by the county court
at Its March 8 meeting. Then
the planning commission will
set dates for public hearings
on the zoning and ordinance
proposals.
Commission
Favors
Zoning Change
The Heppner Planning Com
mission voted 4 to 1 In favor
of recommending to the City
Council that Lot 2 In Block
4 of the Rasmussen-Lott ad
dition be changed from resi
dential to commercial.
Mr. Lott said he felt a
commercial office building on
that lot would be nodeterrant
to his selling any of the other
lots. Commission members
felt that the proposed build
ing might already be plan
ned or in place before any
future lots would be sold.
The new building which has
been proposed for the Hep
pner District of the U.S. For
est Service, would be located
on nearly an acre on Willow
View Drive. Approximate
size of the proposed building
would be 3,000 square feet
for offices. Parking for some
24 vehicles would be pro
vided. The present Forest Service
warehouse which is located
on Main Street would be con
tinued to be used.
Store Men
Missing
On Monday it was report
ed that the search was con
tinuing for four Haod River
residents whose light plam
was missing on a flight home
ward from Redding, Calif.
The plane was believed down
In rugged Mt. Shasta country
of Northern California. Pi
lot was Dr. Leland Jackson,
a dentist. Passengers ere
his wife and Mr. and Mtt,
Dick Lantz. Mr. Lantt as
owner of a department stter
and apparel stores in How
River, The Dalles aat
bany. Mr. Lantz and! 0B',
Jackson, who was associate
in the businesses, have- matte
several trips recently to'Step"
pner. They were planning1 to
install a department store
here.
Help Cassie
Cassandra Chapel off lone
is a Spray Rodeo Princesst
She told us this weeM of
the Kick-off Dance om March
4 at the Spray Gyrm- She
invites all of her Mends
to be there.
The Princesses sellMokets
for a roping saddle and the
one selling the most' tickets
will be namedQueen.Sheaiso
asks that her friends re-member
her when buying tickets
on the saddle.
Cassandra better knoww to
her friends as Cassie, , is
the daughter of Mrs. Delsie
Chapel. She owns and broke
her own horse which she will
be riding this summerj .
RALPH THOMPSON is at
home after almost two mon
ths in the Pioneer Memor
ial Hospital. While he was
there he celebrated his 87th
birthday on Feb. 23.
facilities. The rock pile on the right is
the face rock for the front of the Wrilding.
A new office building is rising next door.