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MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
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CHARLIE & DOROTHY HEARD.
Editor and Publuhen
ARNOLD RAYMOND. Jl'STINK V K ATI I KR FORD.
Plant Foreman
ANN TONEY.
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Mmtil.iv through Friday;
lu mi' ul. Tl' state Inch school
debate question Is." Resolved
That tlti Federal government
Should Hiliflt Ilk' policy of
eipuluing public elementary
and secondary education
through-out Itu' nation l
means of annual era nls lilin
several states." The affir
mative Iv upholil l I or
ena Wilson j ml Fd Pick, the
negative h Francis Hugg
and Irvin Perlberg. Willi the
exception of Francis Rugg,
none of llu li'.im lus had
previous diluting exjier
ti'iii'i', though all have had
exivrience In public speak
ing, l ast year Heppner was
Ivaten lu Hie fuuls by a
polislii'd Hernuston team.'
However, last year was the
first tune since IOl'8 ttul
Heppner sonsored a detute
club.
1 Year Ago- 1971
of $130 cash for selling ap
pliance in a recent conlest.
An optimist believes Hut
whatever tupieiis, no mat
ter how tud. Hi fur the het.
The pessimist is (he fellow
In whom it happens.
Your daughter Is firali;
up when she starts dress.
IV, slower ami dialing
faster.
Mtlle boy in a car: "This
is a nice, smooth road
hut ever) once in a while,
II lus the hiccups."
LETTERS EDITOR
Nuclear Plant Aims at Fall 74
(By the Editor)
Last Friday the Ole Fditor was a guest at the new Tro
jan power plant which is rising near St. Helens. Supplied
uiih rubber boots for a very moist ami muddy area, and
a hard hat for his hard head, the FMitor and other news
paper people and electric coop people bad a complete tour.
We tell you about this plan! only because of the strong
possibility of Morrow County obtaining nuclear power plants,
too. The first of Morrow's plants would be built by Port
land General Electric who are erecting the Trojan plant.
Safety factors are stressed throughout.
A.B. "Abe" Tunning, engineer in charge of the vast
project, said in spite of some delays, he's hoping they can
turn this plant on sometime in Sept. 1974 or very soon
thereafter.
Total cost of this "super battery" will be about $233
million. New plants in the future will probably cost con
siderably more because of inflation and main rising con
struction ttctors.
Insofar as possible, everything is automated and com
puterized so that when concrete is produced each time it
is standard with no deviations. Everything is aimed at
being stronger than just strong. Extra heavy duty rods,
pipes and strengthening materials are used throughout. The
aim is to make the plant strong enough to withstand TWICE
or more the strength of the Anchorage earthquakes. Yes,
they say, chances are good Trojan could keep on operating
during a quake. If too severe, though, the powering rods
would simply be sheathed inside the heavy tubing under
protective layers.
The plant will produce 1,130,000 kilowatts.
Cooling tower will be about completed in height at 499
feet in another month. Base is 383 feet in diameter and a
person can already feel the draft that will help dissipate
the immense amount of water to be dealt with to cool the
bis reactors.
The nuclear reactor containment building with its round
ed top will be 206 feet high. The wills are 3 and 1-2 feet
thick of concrete and welded steel in strong layers. The
turbine-generator building is fast rising and will be ten
stories high.
Steve Loy, PGE public relations ofiicul who is married
to the former Betty Ball of lone, told us about a survey.
Ecologists have questioned this and other kinds of power
plants. A poll completed last month by Bardsley & Has
lacker of Portland showed that the Trojan plant won approval
of 56 percent of those polled. Only 16 percent disapproved
and 28 percent were undecided. For the Boardman plant
61 percent approved and 17 percent disapproved with 22
percent being undecided. (Editorial follows:)
As far as we can tell from where we sit, the U.S. Navy
simply does not want to vacate their bombing range in the
North End. Our Congressmen are working on this problem
but maybe they could use a hand. If the Navy does not move,
the Carty nuclear plant very likely will not get an okay
from (lie state environmental board. It is the very KEY
to development in Morrow County's North End. The nuclear
plant would probably lower our property taxes by two thirds!
Electricity produced will fill a real need in the Northwest.
We NEED that plant. Please - write your Congressmen
and the Secretary of Defense right now - TODAY!
You'll do every taxpayer in the county a real favor.
HEPPNER MUSTANGS. TO
STATE TOURNAMENT.
Opening the first day play
is Pilot Rock vs. Wallowa
at 1:30, Concordia vs. Si
letz at 3 p.m. The even
ing games are Heppner vs
Gilchrist at 7:30, and En
terprise vs. Knappa at 9p.m,
Congratulations are in or
der to the Heppner HighDrill
Team for their outstanding
performance at the Regional
Tournament in The Dalles.
Lib LUggett. Drill Team sup
ervisor said she is "proud
of the girls as they looked
really good and were rough
competition."
A major factor in the Drill
Team's success was the
lively tempo provided by the
pep band under the direction
of Mr. Hednun.
John Sumner wins United
Nations trip. He will leave
in July for the bus trip with
the other district winners
for Washington, D.C.andNew
York.
CHl)K (VP
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REMEMBER THIS?
.... REMINISCE!
57 Year ago 1915.
Shall Heppner Lose Forest
Reserve Headquarters? Let's
get busy. Activity on the part
of the Pendleton Commercial
Association would take this
important office from us. The
Portland Journal reports:
The Pendleton Commercial
Association has presented a
resolution urging the Forest
Service to move its Uma
tilla headquarters from Hepp
ner to Pendleton.
Teachers selected for next
year byH.H. Hoffman, super
intendent are: Mrs. Lucy T.
Wedding and Miss Addie M.
Schwittay, high school, Miss
Marion Long, commercial de
partment and music; Miss
Ethel Casey, 7th and 8th
grades; Mrs. C. Shurte, 6th
and 7th grades; Miss Ella B.
Wallen, 3rd and 4th grades,
and Miss Mary E. Power,
1st Grade. There have as
yet been no applications filed
for two grades.
St. Patrick's Entertainment
Big Success.
A full house greets "That
Rascal Pat". A large crowd
filled the Star theater for the
presentation. BillyO'Rourke
was the "rascall' and he
sustained his reputation well,
in fact, healniost established
a new reputation for him
self. He fell into much dif
ficulty but finally extricated
himself and saved what lit
tle reputation he has left.
E.L. Berry was "Major
Puffjacket" who stubbornly,
if not wisely, refused consent
to the marriage of his niece
to the poor but ambitious
"Charles Livingston."
The Misses Mary and Mar
garet O'Rourke furnished the
characters of Laura and Nan
cy and added their part to
a very spicy piece of comedy.
P.F. Hynd, president of the
Heppner Milling Co. returned
to his home in Portland af
ter having spent the week in
this city on business.
S.P. Garrigues, of Port
land, came up from the met
ropolis Tuesday to look af
ter his extensive property in
terests here. It is under
stood that Mr. Garrigues is
contemplating further im
provements to his Main Stre
et property.
25 Year Ago--1935
RIVER BOAT PLAN
STARTED BY WHEAT LEA
GUE. The proposal calls for es
tablishment of a barge tran
sportation system capitalized
at $400,000 to be raised
through sale of 16,000 shares
of $25 par value stock. The
company would be owned and
controlled principally by pro
ducers living east of the Cas
cades, with 5000 shares of
preferred stock disposed of to
Portland business houses.
TOWNSEND MEET SLATED
The Heppner Townsend
Club has slated a lecture by
Rev. G.N. Magood, state lec
turer on the Townsend Old
Age Revolving Pension plan,
this Saturdaynightatthe gym
auditorium .
Heppner High School's de
bate team will go to Pendle
ton this Saturday to compete
in the district debate tour-
We were nrghty surprised
Friday nurning to find out
Portland parking lot atten
dants don't want canopies or
campers. Had to go to three
places before I could park
the rig.
Anyone headed for Portland
and back needs to keep very
alert as there are an extra
lot of rocks on the highway.
Mrs. Ray Ferguson's daf
fodil burst forth the other
day. So we'll enjoy some
spring, which comes atareal
good time.
The top editorial Tues. in
the Ore. Journal was "Mrs.
Winchester Fires Again".
Yep, it was Lois giving holy
Ned to President Nixonand
Mr. Kissinger for aiding and
abetting cruelty toanimalsby
eating Pekin duck on their
China trip. Pekin ducks are
fattened by force feeding.
This ole editor used to make
Christmas money on the folks
ranch east of Pendleton when
he was a boy by trapping
muskrats and mink. This was
before he knew Lois.
Maurice Groves, local con
tractor, has been selected to
supervise repairs to the Hep
pner swimming pool. Work
will proceed as soon as the
State send its share of the
Bureau of Recreation match
ing funds.
Boeing opens up its 100,000
acre Boardman tract to hunt
ing and fishing! This good
news follows negotiations
with Denver Grigsby by the
Game Commission. While the
agreement does not provide
immediate access, it holds
great promise for hunters and
fishermen. There will be
mtch habitat improvement to
increase production of fish
and wildlife in the big tract,
posing a tremendous chal
lenge to the hard working
Game Commission people.
The East Central Assn. of
Ore. Counties also known
as Dist 12 - has had stormy
meetings lately. The six main
towns of Umatilla County had
balked at dealing with county
judges of the 5 county dis
trict. It is being expanded
to 15 members. The dis
trict must be organized by
the end of May or a plan
ning grant of $30,000 will go
to a different district. Uma
tilla people believe they will
iron out their differences.
Jack Van Winkle of the
Searrstore here was winner
Glimmerings
Begin to Gleam
Sometime luck we had Hie
first glimmerings of a grejl
week beinit planned for the
first week of April up at
Heppner High School. A sort
of Ecology emphasis. Things
are beginning (o jell with
outsu nding out tif-county
speakers, free choice of many
areas of Interest from vocab
ulary building to photography
to beautifying Main St., field
trips.
The brain child of Dennis
Toney the project now in
volves every teacher and
every student in the high
school.
The City Council approved
the beautifying project which
had previously been heart
ily approved by the Mer
chants' Committee.
Each business will be ask
ed to buy a tree which the
students are buying from Cor
net Green at wholesale. They
plan to cut 50 barrel! oil
drums in half to be used as
the planters. They will lie
painted bright colors. Each
business is asked to water and
care for the tree closest to
them.
Speakers will be available
to speak before organizations
concerning a segment of the
week's activities.
One team of speakers will
be at the special Soroptimist
meeting on March 30 and at
the Chamber of Commerce on
April 3.
Watch for more information
on this.
All of the sessions will W
open to the public. As the
schedules of the several days
appear in the paper, people
are urged to check the ones
they would like to hear and
plan to attend.
MRS. C.C. CARMICHAEL
(Juanita) is at St. Anthony's
Hospital in Pendleton re
covering from major surgery
on Mar. 7.
MR. AND MRS. P.W. MA
HONEY recently returned
from a trip to Palm Springs
California. They traveled
with Mr. and Mrs. Verner
Troedson of Pendleton. Phil
says the weather was per
fect and they had a very nice
trip.
Dear Mr, riwr;
I want to Hunk you for lei
tin: im know of jour support
for Hie addition uf the Texas
Hull and Kell) Pralrleareas
to the Wilderness program.
You nuy le aware that the
Forest Service Is presently
conducting a review of all un
roaded a ml umtevel o ed a reas
that might ijualif) for inclu
sion In the program. The
agency lus lieen holding puli
lic meetings ami soliciting
recommendations from Inter
ested clluens. I have talked
with Forest Service officials
here In Washington and told
them of your suggestion. It
was suggested that you also
contact Regional Forester,
Rex Rosier, directh to tell
him of your feelings on this
nutter. The address Is 319
S.W. Pine St. Portland 97208.
Again, my Hunks for writ
ing, Mr. J'ier. I look for
ward to hearing from you
again.
Sincerely,
Al Ullnian, M C.
(Ed. Note Mr. I'ter head
ed this "Our plea Is being
Heard." Ami concluded with
"Awl just imagine, I'm a
registered Republican!"
D.P.
Dear EDITOR.
This is an o)n letter to
Ann Landers:
Who, says, "It's stupid and
emotional to not wear beav
er fur or any other kind
of fur so long as it is not
on the endangered list!!!!!!
If s stupid for any person of
compassion and mercy to
draK their plurisaic.il
bodies in the grandoise skins
of any kind of animal and
sit in church and pray for
mercy, when thev show no
mercy for the good shepherds
creatures. To condone bar
baric cruel trapping to sa
tisfy false vanity is unthink
able!!! Since the cave nun age is
so far in the past, It would
be fitting and proper to re
quest that "Ann-PLEASE,
tell her readers there is
really no need today to pro
mote the abominable cruel
fur Industries since we now
have the most luxurious, in
expensive, beautiful imitation
furs of all breeds to choose
from.
If we spare the wildlife now,
it just might be that coming
generations could enjoy them
in their natural habitat rather
than in zoos only.
Sincerely,
Lois Winchester
TO THE EDITOR;
Having U'cii Imm ami rear
ed here ami after going to
Oregon Stale for a time, I
became weaned ami full) rea
lised the merits of tins com-
muiiity were far underesti
mated. I knew ttul this was
where I would most enjoy
living and rearing lit) family.
Growing up is indeed pain
ful. I don' I think we take enough
time from our labors to eva
luate Hie advantages Hal are
here.
Just let a Kul winter, flood
or fire lilt and evoryine Is
willing to pitch in and help
one another. We don't pat
our youth on the luck enough
as most of us are so busy.
We fail to tell them they
are doing one heck of a job
lu a time that is full of pres
sures, confusion and strife.
Kids are so much more ma
ture these da)s, flunks par
tially to our schools which
otter t In' i it so much. Longer
hair may hide the face but
doesn't stifle the brain.
I would like you to take
note of the school's local ad
visory Inurd system. Theirs
is a difficult and unsung task.
There Is a great need for
just decisions for the sake of
our children, and the com
munity. Because of the lack of facts
and issues at the last meet
ing of the Heppner Advisory
Hoard, I feel Hut little clar
ity and much fumbling re
sulted. By what guide lines .
and rules are they governed?
This is totally foreign to me.
Is a teacher entitled to a
hearing when his contract
is up for renewal'.' If sodoes
that permit him to lie pre
sent in person when a show
of hands vote is taken?
Wouldn't we bo helping our
own students more if quali
fied applicants from our own
Shite of Oregon were given
priority. Gov. McCall stress
es promotion and use of Ore
gon products.
We are entitled to know the
facts, before forming opinion.
Then we can express prqier
ly, our own conclusions as a
matter of public record. We
then would all be better in
formed tix payers and voters.
Our local media is a splen
did example of the support
they have given freely.
Because we are all differ
ent individuals with differ
ent opinions we don't always
agree but I do believe in the
opportunity to express one's
point of view. Especially the
right to a private ballot.
Sincerely,
Merlyn Robinson
MRS. EMMA DRAKE re
ceived word of the death on
Mar. 3 of her brother-in-law
Mr. T.E. Given of Silverton.
He was 86 years old.
Going down to the funeral
Mar. 6 with Mrs. Drake were
Mrs. Grace Drake, Gwen and
Rick Drake, Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Warren, and Mr. and
Mrs. Claude Drake of Sun
nyside, Wn.
MR. AND MRS. ED GONTY
a (tented the Spring Shoe Show
at the Hilton Hotel in Port
land this weekend. They saw
a very colorful display of
spring shoe styles. Their
son and wife, Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond Gonty, Seattle, met
them in Portland. Mrs. Alice
McCabe rode both ways with
them and Mrs. Lucy Peterson
returned, to Heppner with
them on Sunday.
MRS. BURKE GENTRY'S
mother, Mrs. Ray Britt,
Spray, who is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John Hop
per, has been staying in Hep
pner with Raelene while re
cuperating from recent sur
gery. W.W. WEATHERFORD liad
major surgery Friday in
Emanuel Hospital, Portland.
Bill was expected home early
this week.
MR. 4 MRS. RON HODGES
of Everett, Wash, were here
recently for a visit with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Howell.
Dear 4-H Supporters:
As Morrow County's 4-H
extension Agent, 1 want to
thank you for your generous
support of the 4-H program
here inMorrow County. With
out your help our 4-H program
couldn't be one of the
best in the state.
It's time to send our pre
mium book for the 1972 Mor
row County Fair to the
print shop. We anticipate
your continued support of our
4-H fair, but if not, let us
know by March 15, 1972. If
we don't hear from you we
will assume you want to do
nate the trophies or awards
that you have in the past.
Thank you again for your
support, you make many 4-H
youngsters very proud come
August.
Don Stangel
Morrow Extension Agent
Rhea Creek
Grange News
Get "Interested and Invol
ved in yourGovernment" was
the theme of Judge Paul Jones
talk at Rhea Creek Grange
Lecturer's program Friday
evening. He explained that
revenue sharing wasn't some
thing new but was the use
of matching funds and of
grants to give employment
to more people, and how it
was being used in Morrow
County. He also explained
formation of the Eastern Cen
tral Oregon Assn. of Count
ies. He stressed the need
for more county precinct
committeemen and women
and how important it was
that these jobs be filled. The
mitteemen and women and
how important it was that
these jobs be filled. The
county Budget Hearing will
be held at the court house
COLE ELECTRIC
Motor Rewinding
Industrial - Commercial
Farm and Home
Pcndlelon 276-7761
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DEMOCRATIC CANDIDA!!
For Sheriff
MORROW COUNTY
IC. W. "Curly" CHRISTIANSEN
Irrigon
"Your Votm Would B Appriattt
CAMPAIGN srONSOtlD BY CANOtOATt
mm
Joe Simmons
Saturday Night
9 P.M. to 2 A.M.
Wagon Wheel
Cafe and Lounge
soon ami lie urged everyone
to come and learn how their
tax monies were being Keiil
and why, so Hut their ques
tions might be answered ami
the desires of the people be
better fulfilled.
Miss J idea n Stevens enter
Lined with two pin no selec
tions and Hob Stevens play
ed his guitar and sang two
Western songs that were
much enjoyed.
Rev. Edwin Cutting con
cluded the program with a
short resume of Hie Great
Decisions lesson on "Poor
Nations and Rich Nations",
telling the position our nation
Is In from our desire to help
the x'ople of Hie world.
Mr. and Mrs, Jerry Sell
lief were obligated in the first
and second degrees ami wel
comed as new members of
the grange. They are new
to the community ami live at
the Horseshoe Hereford
Ranch.
Hob Stevens of the Agri
culture Com. told of the In
crease of payment on some
of Ihe conservation practices,
Archie Hechdolt of Ihe Le
gislative Com. spoke In be
half of the slockgrowers, as
opposed to Legislation allow
ing Ihe Increase of beef Im
ports from foreign countries.
Facts and figures show that
the cost of producing a mar
ket animal warrants the high
er price for livestock to the
grower, in the light of high
er prices for everything else,
he said. Two pluses of the
forest regulations being dis
cusses will affect our county,
the clear cutting of trees, and
the money from forest pro
ducts Hut have been given
to the states but will now
be put in a special fund.
Mrs. Walter Wright an
nounced Hut Ihe Committee of
Women's Activity lud sewed '
in February for the hospital
at the home of Mrs. Emma
Drake. The March meeting
of the club will lie held at
the home of Mrs. Leonard
Hill on March 16th; it will
be an all day meeting with
pot luck luncheon.
Spray Church
Has Wedding
Julie Mi Null iM'Caine the
hrlde of Doug Tromdl Mar.
6 at Ihe Spray Assembly of
Clod Church.
The (ImiNe-rliuj ceremony
was performed by Ihe Rev.
George Ingersoll, Spray.
Parents oflhebi IdcareMr.
and Mrs. Marvin McNeil of
Fossil. The groom's par
outs are Mr. and Mrs. Don
Troxell of Spray.
Organist was Mrs. Laurel
Kelsey.
Given In marriage by her
parents, the bride wore a
gown of white flocked cotton,
a shoulder length veil and
carried pink rosebuds.
Attending the bride as maid
of honor was Hillle Jo Mar
ler, friend of the bride. Can
dle lighters were Carol Mc
Neil, sister of the bride,
and F'ranky Asher, cousin of
the groom.
Best man was Grant Chap
man, friend of the groom.
Ushers were Larry Hrlsbois,
brother-in-law of the groom,
and Donald Troxell, Jr., bro
ther of the groom.
HARDMAN PLANS
DANCE
Hardmaii Community Is
planning a dance lids Sat
urday evening In the Com
munity Hall, the former lOOF
Hall. The Blue Mountain
Gang will play. The women
will serve a midnight supper.
Proceeds will be used to
reroof the annex.
MRS. NORMA MARQUARDT
lus returned to her home af
ter a couple of weeks spent
in Portland on business.
I community
I BILLBOARD J
Kenneth S mouse brought in
one of Ihe Heppner Sheepskin
Scrips printed on paper. For
5 cents. Its number is
A 1811 issued by the Busi
ness Men of HeppnerOregon.
The other side has a pic
ture of a sheep and printed
over are the word. This
scrip is secured by Morrow
County Municipal warrants
and will be redeemed only
on or before Dec. 31, 1934.
Kenneth's mother, Anne
Snnuse in Portland had read
about the interest in learning
about the sheepskin scrip and
sent it home by Kenneth when
he last visited her.
Heppner TOPS
Pick Leaders
Heppner TOPS Club num
ber 543 has chosen their
leaders for the coming year.
Mrs. Dave Springer was re
elected leader, and Mrs. Tom
Springer was chosen co-leader.
Mrs. Venice Hendrick
son will serve as Secretary
and Mrs. Ed Struthers was
chosen treasurer. These of
ficers will be installed in a
candlelight ceremony toward
the end of this month.
The club members made
plans for a baked goods sale
at Central Market on Fri.,
Mar. 17, starting at 9:30.
March 1G
TONIGHT - 3 One-Act Plays
at H. H. School, GO EARLY,
Curtain, 8:00
St. Patrick's Day
The Wearing of The Green
Job Finding Class, Gllllam
Bisbee Conference Rin.,
9:30 a.m.
Heppner TOPS, Baked Goods
Sale, Central Mkt., starts
about 9:30
THREE ONE-ACT PLAYS AT
HEPPNER HIGH, CUR
TAIN, 8:00
March 18
Drawing for Prizes, Bargain
Das Sale, M.C. Grain
Growers, Lexington
March 19
Great Decisions, Neighbor
hood Center, 6.30
Willows Grange, lone, Pot
luck 12:30. Meeting 2:00
March 20
Fair Board Meeting, Dorm
Bldg., Fairgrounds, 8:00
March 20- March 24
NO SCHOOL -SPRING VA
CATION NO SCHOOL
March 22, 23 Spring Vaca
tion Film Festival at H.S,
6:30 each night.
Sponsored As
Service
Earl Ayres jr. who lias
been employed at Heppner
Auto Parts has moved to The
Dalles. He is assistant man
ager at Ray Schultens Ford.
A Public
By
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BOYCE Insurance Agency
228 Main
P.O. Box 247 67G-9C25
If no answer call
Ray Boyce
676-5384
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