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iirrrsKi: um:km caki tk ti.mi Tnui-d... Joi it j :-.' Water Fun and Games at Heppner's Sidewalk Bazaar HOW MICH WATER TO STOKE continued from pa:e I The return on (he letters indicated 60 percent of the Urn) owners were interested with 4.0 percent of the land. Jud' Jones said he felt there were some points ttut were not understood and another contact should tx nudi with each farmer to answer any questions they might have. He said, "1 (eel there is a need for more educational work. Farmers are not conversant with all the details." Another people-to-people contact Is planned. Judge Jones said other lo cal farmers have indicated an interest in buying any extra water Out might be availa ble for their bench lands. The Bureau representative said that at this time there was no dependable extra water. Some years there could be some and other years there wuld be none. If more people sign up there can be a larger reservoir. There have been no plans to bruit; additional land under ir rigation. Nearly all the direct flow of Willow Creek have been adjudicated. The measure of water is at the point of diversion and not at the dam. The amount re leased at the dam is enough over to make allowance for ditch loss. 'io creek is said to have an abnormal loss but the re turn w.iter and seeding into the creek have to compensate for the loss. "Direct flow water rights for 'hose who decide not to Participate will be honored, ruey would not be entitled to receive any additional wa ter from storage. Based on study, the historic stream How provides about 80 per -ent of the water needed for ptimum crop growth." the Jureau savs. ' A holiday atmosphere will invade the annual Sidewalk iUiaar lo be held this year in Neppm-r on July 21 and 22. Ho sid.s the giant dl play of sale items on (lie sidewalk like an oriental ba zaar, (lie merchants are pro viding other fun and games for the children while their mothers go shopping. There will be a ureased peeled pole with a $5 bill on top. The 12 foot pole will tie erected in lite ihnstnus Tree hole In front of the Heppner Hotel. When one lucky winner take fl 5 00 bill another bill will be put In Its place. The greased pole will be one of the attractions for the two days. The Heppm-Kla- 1972 Harvest is slightly early Tad Miller watches the gulden grain flow into the grain truck from the combine. The second combine in the back ground is manned by his sou. 1972 Harvest IsSlighUy Early Harvest got underway in Morrow County last week. Pete Klinger brought in the first barley. Larry Mills, manager of the Morrow County Grain Growers said quality is good and it's run ning about 48 pounds to the bushel. It came in earlier than last year and tiie qual ity is about the same. Stan Kemp brought in the first wheat to the North Lex elevator. Quality is said to be good but Larry said" we' re not into harvest far enough to say what the yield will be". Red and white wheat is being received at North Lex. Lexington, lone and Mc Nabb elevators. Manning the North Lex elevator are Gary Munkers and Terry Hughes. George Stillman is at Lex ington, Hugh Salter at lone and Dennis Toney at McNabb. Tad Miller said he thought his wheat crop wouldn't be as good as last year. "The cold spring hurt us and those few early hot days". Perry Harrison and Lee Robinson represented the Bu reau of Reclamation. They explained that the costs of the water are determined by the ability of the farmers to pay. Ability to pay is bas ed on a typical farm opera tion with some contingencies allowed. In other areas fruit opera tions charges per acre foot may be as high as $8.00. Charges on this project are S3. 60. This includes all costs of administration, mainte nance and other costs. Quentin Bowman of the Wa ter Resource Board suggest ed that the Bureau look into the possibilities of using the flow from Ditch Creek to an advantage to regulate the str eam flow into the reservoir. Judge Jones reviewed the county water rights on Ditch Creek which has no irrigable lands adjacent to it. Mr. Bow man also suggested the Bureaulookintoupstream land owners who might be in terested in exchanging sto rage space in the reservoir for stream flow. The water rights along the creek include winterand sum mer rights as seperate rights. Some have 6 or 7 different water rights. There are 1-400 acres with winter rights for the months of Dec, Jan. and February. If at any time the rancher feels the water can't be put on the land beneficially, the wa ter could be stored. The Corps of Engineers was represented by Howard Hogan and Gerald Rodiger. The Bureau is to supply the Corps with water rights and locations and the amount of water that is to be stored behind the dam. Other conditions of the dam and reservoir were discuss ed. Because it is partly a flood control dam, the wa ter level is dropped to hold the spring run-off. The re creational benefits of the Prineville Reservoir were discussed. Since that con struction time a law has been passed that recreational be nefits are cost-shared by the local sponsoring agency which in this case would be Morrow County. Because the county doesn't have this kind of money, the recreational aspects will be built-in with floor control and irrigation. The esthetic values are con sidered and dead pool space is allowed to gt away from having mud flats. Silt space is also allowed in the dead storage space, all of which ill be constant for recrea tion. Less drop down is better for recreation. Judge Jones noted that in a conversation with Washing ton $440,000 is still in the budget for the dam. This will complete the studies th rough 1973 to start construc tion in 1974 if further money is approved. In the light of recent flo odings, the representatives from the Corp said they will be asked "How quickly can you evacuate the reservoir?" The possible raise of inter est rates was alsodiscussed. The engineers said. "For the time being we're ok." MR. AND MRS. HARLEY SAGER and family were re cently in Fruitland, Idaho when Mrs. Sager's mother, Mrs. Frank Hughey had major surgery. She is recovering nicely. Ag Board supports cattlemen Oregon's Board of Agricul ture at its quarterly meet ing in Ontario, June 26, voic ed vigorous support of state ments made by leaders of state and national cattlemen's associations in opposition to the lifting of import quotas on beef for the remainder of the year by President Nixon. "The Oregon Board of Ag riculture joins with Charles Otley, president of theOregon Cattlemen's Association, in expressing its dismay and disappointment over the Pre- "My parents consider me impossible ... and that's the way I want to keep it!" sident's action," said James Doty, chairman. "We agree with Mr. Otley that the action will afford consumers little relief at the retail level- and that the cat tleman is the one who will suffer," Doty said. The Board of Agriculture also seconded John Trotman, president of the American Na tional Cattlemen's Associa tion, who, along with Otley, is in Denver at a meeting of that association's board of di rectors. Trotman said that President Nixon's action sets a dangerous precedent. He said that unlimited for eign beef in the United States might result in an oversupply of beef for years to come and that the financial loss to United States cattle men could cause many indi vidual operators to go out of business. Doty said the board agreed with Trotman that if U.S. cattlemen were to gear their profit motive to the same cost-plus methods used by ot her business and industry, the cost of beef todav would be out of the reach of the con sumer. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT PolyesterGlass Belted TIRE SALE HURRY... Offer Ends July 22 miff MJ-for W ! JUMBO 780 Glass Belted for mileage Strong polyester cord body Charge it t General Tire o 5 SALE PRICES E78-14 4for942'Or48 F78-14& 15 4 for $100 2'or52" G78-14 15 4'orf10 2 tor 157 MAM CHECK HwhH ox of kmm ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT Theee are the ttres thai are original equipment on new 1972 cars m every division of Detroit s big 3 auto makers. WHITEWALLS ONLY S3 MORE PER TIRE iwtm y mam run tfton Owng vt. w wH honot an oMr pwcd now lo Mutt Mtnr at aatrt-d Brie 'TuMiM Macftwaiia plus f ' 7$ to 12 ' Fd t Tai par tira de pending on atta VW SPECIAL General Dura-Jet WHITEWALL 16 4-PLY NYLON CORD BODY $ ONLY lO "iCES ON S'?ES TO FfT ft OUT Of 10 tMPOWT CARS WE ALSO CARRY DELCO BATTERIES Of Pncea at shown At General Trc Slorti CompeiiUvety priced at independent dealers d'tpiaymg the General sor FORD'S tire TIRE SERVICE lette-Time will provide the first $3.00. Orvilte Cutsforth Is bring tnti the k4e from tin' moun tains. The iioy Scouts till peel tin tx4.. Kor tho little iuin 10 ami umter, there U1 be a stra Scramlde. A mii of tra ill have coins thrown Into it periodically ifurlnc the to days. Coins for the scram ble are being provided by Llmas, Murray Druh's, Ml Ladies and C.ontvs. kinzua is providing the lumber for the stra pun. The luiaar sale items U1 be on display on the side walks on Friday and . Ill con tinue to be on sale on Sat urday. On Saturday, they may be left Inside the store but ill still be on sale. A iiman t'iil into mail pot uffic and tsked for dollar's or Ih uf siami. "Vttial d.-noiiiiiutioii','" askrd the clerk, " Wnli." came the reply, "I didn't know It mould ever come to thik. but If the iiuKy government peo4e have tu know, I'm a lUptibt." OLD GRIST WHEEL FOUND Ho long has the old grist mill wheel been laying on the bank of Willow Creek? Was It deposited there In plain light following the May 1971 flood? Anyway Orvllle Cutsforth spotted it and It Ik now on Its way to become a seat In in the Park) At the turn of the century, the flume still visible slung the bluff behind the Phil Ma honeys carried water to the Mill. The stones for the the wheel according to Or vlllear Vermont stone. The 16 pieces were fitted toget her and held In place by an Iron band, "mortar" When moved the that had held the stones together dlstntegra- Kinzua News MR. I MHS KONALD HAN Dfclii'ON became the parents uf their first child, a son, born on July 4th at The Dal les General Hospital. He weighed 7 lbs. 6 oz. and has been named Konald James, Jr. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Louis Madden of Kinzua and Mr. and Mrs. David Mansfield of Forks, Wa. ted. The KEA boys, Hud Marshall and Dan James, car rled the 60 to 80 pound sto nes across the creek. Or vllle had numbered them so they can be reassembled In lh same pattern as they were, originally. Working wlthVlcCroshens, they plan to Install It In the park as a circular bench. The other wheel has not been found. The grain was gro und between the wheels as the wheel turned. Down by the old Mill Stream the old grist mill wheel as it lay on the bank of Willow Creek. Not too far from the site of the old mill. Kesearch for the Centennial issue of the Gazette-Times may produce a story on the old mill. I? 1 aii in t. Mkfc.v D . mmiuk til Tl MORROW COUNTY FAIR and RODEO SATURDAY JULY 15 9:30 p.m to 1 a.m. MUSIC BY The Western Gentlemen Honoring Princess KERRY COPPOCK ADMISSION $l.50 Per Person MORROW COUNTY AIR PAVILION, HEPPNER COLE ELECTRIC Motor Rewinding Industrial - Commercial Farm and Home hndlelon 276-7761 . The safe-driver tire company:
