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Wild Pony Ride
A i mid very exciting
fVt'ht corning up fur Ilii' Mor
row Cuunty Rodeo Aug. 26-27
lie wild puny ride.
Tin- event Is fr iKiys ages
9 lu 13. The suutll ponies
measure up Id about 44 In
ches In height.
People ri'purt the event at
oilier hhos has lieen a real
lilt crowd pleaser.
Fair Booth
reservations heavy
All organizations, etc. put
1 1 1 if, in Booths ut this year's
Fair are encouraged to fol
io the theme, "Centennial
Reflections".
The following clutis, chur
ches, organizations, and com
mercials putt I Mi: In Booths,
tallies, or settlor, up commer
cial Siace at the 1972 Fair
are;
Ministerial Association,
Assembly of Cod Church,
Christian Church, Rulekali
Lodge, Heppner Garden Club,
Heppner Mother's Club, Pen
dleton Home Entertainment
Center, Cow lielles, Degree of
Honor, Wright f amily, lone
Garden Club, American Le
gion Auxiliary, Howard Burke
(commercial), Donna Peter
son (4-H), Pat Pettyjohn (4-H)
Irrigon CommunityClub (4-H)
Mrs. Nancy Forth, Artex Pro
ducts; Democrats, Repub
licans, Heppner Gem & Mi
neral, Millers Rock Shop,
U.S. Forest Service, Harry
Marx 4 Associates, Inc. (Bel
tone Hearing Aid), Mrs. Joan
Simmons, (Books), Sorop
timist Club of Heppner, T.
Haberlack for Eastern Ore
gon TB 4 Respiratory
Disease Ass'n (Breathing
Machine), Jaccuzi Whirlpool,
Northwest Fluvorite Enter
prises. The Morrow County Fair
Board and Fair Committee
would like to take this op
portunity to invite outside
(outdoor) exhibits, like farm
machinery, storage build
ings, cars, etc. to exhibit
at the Morrow County Fair.
Please call 676-9143, Mrs.
Lenna Smith, Fair Sec, af
ter 5:00 p.m. if you are in
terested. Interest in booths has been
good this year Mrs. Smith
said, "All inside booths are
reserved. One will be avai
lable only if we have a can
cellation." All Graduates
Picnic Sunday
All Graduates of Heppner,
lone and Lexington High Scho
ols and their families are
invited to a picnic in Port
land next Sunday. The pic
nic will be held at Roseland
Lake Park at Bull Run. Go
to Gresham then on to Sandy
on Hwy. 2G. Follow the signs
to Bull Run. The picnic will
begin at 10 a.m. and go un
til dark.
The picnic will be potluck
plus $2.00 per family. En
tertainment besides visiting
and eating will include swim
ming in the Lake, baseball,
paddle boats may be rent
ed, other concession stands,
swings and merry-go-round.
CowBelles have
Beef Cert win
The Morrow County Cow
Belles had a booth at the 9th
annual Sidewalk Bazaar Fri
day and, late in the day, had
a drawing . for beef certi
ficates. Winner of the $10 certifi
cate was Tana Bunch. Win
ner of the $5 certificate was
Mrs. C.R. Starks. The draw
ing was done by Oregon's Fat
her of the Year, Bob Jepsen.
Columbia Basin gets big loan
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Col
umbia Basin Electric Cooper
ative, Inc., in Heppner has
received an $822,000 loan
from Rural Electrification
Administration, Congress
man Al U 11 ma n announced
Tuesday.
Ullman said the funds would
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Heppner, Oregon
Barney Marshall
in Shrine Game
Barney Marshall, Heppner,
is among fifty 1972 Class
"AA" and Class "A" high
school graduates In the state
who have been selected to
play in the annual East-West
Shrine Ail-Star football game
in Pendleton Aug. 19. Bar
ney played tackle and several
other positions on the Hep
pner team, and was named
"Player of the Year" by the
coaches of Heppner High.
The series began in 1952,
with no game played in 1967.
The West teams lead the
series 12-6; there has been
one tie. West won the 1971
game 27-14.
Training camps will begin
Aug. 6 in La Grande. C.W.
Broyles is the game's gener
al chairman.
Group prepares
for Shakespeare
Festival
A group of students from
Heppner and lone High Scho
ols, and their chaperones,
are now preparing fc-r the
1972 trip to the Shakespeare
Festival, to be held in Ash
land in Aug.
The group will see six plays
this year; one more than last
year. There will be four
Shakespeare plays, and two
written by others. Besides
the plays, the tour will in
clude a trip to historic Ja
cksonville, as in years gone
by, a boat tour of Crater
Lake, a backstage tour of the
outdoor Elizabethan Stage
and the new indoor Angus
Bownier Theater andatourof
the University of Oregon
Campus on the way home.
Some of the group met for
the first time July 14 and
heard a tape of "Uncle Van
ya," recorded by the actors
in Ashland, one of the plays
they will see later in the
summer.
They discussed " The Tam
ing of the Shrew" and" Henry
the Fourth, Part Two" at
Liz Abrams' house July 20.
It is hoped that each of the
plays can be read and dis
cussed before the trip be
gins Aug. 14. Those attend
ing the last meeting besides
Liz were Butch Taylor, Tra
cie Norene, Greg Davidson,
Marie Van Marter, Kellie
Kilkenny and chaperones
Mrs. Bill Rawlins and Mrs.
Mervin Leonard. Those who
are unable to attend the sum
mer meetings will be
"briefed" later by those who
were there.
The next meeting was sche
duled for July 26 (yesterday)
at the Davidson home in Lex
ington. LEE HUSON has just join
ed the UnitedStates Air Force
and is taking training in Te
xas. His address is FR
544645626, CMRNo. Sq. 3711,
Lackland AFB, Texas 78236.
be used to install new pow
er substations, to construct
21 miles of line to serve
61 consumers, and to build
an additional 29 miles of
transmission lines.
According to the REA, Col
umbia Basin Electric Coop
erative intends to seek sup
plemental funds from the Na
tional Rural Utilities Coop
erative Finance Corporation.
Based in Heppner, Col
umbia Basin Co-op has mem
bers in Morrow, Gilliam, Sh
erman, Umatilla and Wheel
er counties. Walter J. Jae
ger, Condon, is president of
the cooperative.
97836, Thursday, July 27, 1972
Bert Corbin tosses hat
Berl Corbin, a Heppner
police officer, has filed his
petition to run for the office
of Sheriff of Morrow County
on the Independent ticket. The
petition contained 99 names,
according to Sadie Parrish,
county clerk.
Mr. Corbin came to the
county in 1931. A native of
Drill Crew for Dam
Due Here
"Willow Creek Dam .'s in
the preconstruction planning
stage right now" Howard Hog
gan of the Corps of Engin
eers told the Heppner
Mjitow County Chamber of
Commerce Monday.
He reviewed the entire pro
cess from the beginning with
the flood problem and then
the preliminaryauthorization
of study in August 1937. Con
sideration is given to the
value benefit compared with
the cost, the interest of the
local people and the influ
ence they might have with
those people in Washington
DC.
The Corp talks to people
on problems and considers
non-structural solving of the
problem before structural
changes are made.
"Times have changed" he
said, "the Corp doesn't build
a single purpose dam any
more but multi-purpose
dams: irrigation water, muni
cipal water, flood control and
recreation."
Contacts are made with
local people toassemble their
suggestions, contact all state
agencies such as Fish and
Wildlife and Environmental
protection agencies.
House Documents have been
printed on the Willow Creek
dam and submitted in 1945
and 1963.
Pre-Construction planning
is in three areas: plant for
mulation study, general de-
Bob,
the Music Man
BOB DESPAIN JR.
Whether he's director or
being directed, music is Bob
Despain's cup of tea. He
is proposing a Heppner Cen
tennial Band to play in the
Fair and Rodeo parade. The
response has been good and
this Monday, 20 plus had
volunteered to play in the
band. All ages have vol
unteered. Others wanting
to play may call him at
676-5055 evenings.
He plans group practices
then combine all instruments
in other practices before that
August 26 date.
Bob is working at Heppner
Auto Parts following gradua
tion this June from Oregon
State with a BA Degree in
Music Composition & Theory.
During his six years at Ore
gon State he was president
of the OSU Marching Band and
was student director. He was
president and director of ot
her bands at the college.
While he was in college he
participated in related pro
grams such as serving as
chairman of the OSU Per
forming Arts Committee and
was declared an outstanding
chairman of theOSU Program
Council in 1971'.
He was co-chairman of the
committee to organize the 1st
OSU annual Music Festival.
Previous to his college ye
ars, he lived 15 years in
lone and graduated from Ar
lington High School.
He is presently sporting
a red bush beard that blends
with his red hair. His blue
eyes sparkle when he's talk
ing "music".
in Sheriff Ring
Missouri, he came herefrom
Idaho. Mr. Corbin had been
a special deputy sheriff over
15 years and a City Police
man in Heppner for about
five years. He said he had
been certified on basic
training.
in August
sign, plans and specifica
tion. Congress authorized
$300,000. in 1971 for pre
construction planning and
$440,000. in 1972.
The Formulation Study is
the basis for authorization
for construction. After a pro
ject has sat on a shelf for
a period of time this study
must be re-examined to de
termine if the basis is still
valid.
Irrigators are to be re
contacted. The General Design of the
dam is determining the exact
site of the dam, location of
the spill way and the size
of outlet.
Col. Hoggan said the drill
ing contract was late due
to problems with right-of-entry
which have been solved.
The drill crew is expected
in here at the end of Aug
ust. Cores will provide in
formation on the foundation
condition. They should be
completed by next summer.
The Corp will provide in
formation on dams of various
heights depending upon the
amount of water to be stored.
The Pre-Construction plan
ning will be completed and
ready to go in 1974. Another
Act of Congress will be re- '
quired for actual construc
tion. If Congress is favor
able, the road will be moved
spring of 1974 to provide an
access road to the dam area
and 1975 would see the con
struction of the embankment
of the dam.
The dam would be operated
and maintained by the Corp
of Engineers. 50 percent
of any recreation would be
paid by the sponsoring or
ganization which is the Mor
row County Court, charges
for municipal water would be
reimbursed to the Corps and
irrigators would have a con
tract with the Corp for water
supplied to them.
The dams are designed to
withstand earthquakes and
have many other safety fea
tures. He said he'd rather live
below the dam than in Hepp
ner the way it is now. He
has studied the frequency of
floods in the area and knows
their destruction.
In the hold over pool space
is planned for 100 years of
sediment collection, water
space for fish theGame Com
mission will plant and enough
water to eliminate mud flats.
According to reports by the
Bureau of Reclamation the
number of affirmative irri
gation participants is 60 per
cent of the land owners who
own 40 percent of the irri
gable land.
"If too many benefits are
lost, the cost is higher than
the benefits and the dam is
not feasible but," he added,
"how do you put value on a
human life?"
Randall Peterson won the
pot. He gave the report that
the float had won First place
at Fort Dalles Days in out-of-town
floats.
Before leaving for his new
position with the Oregon
Bank, treasurer Pat Wonser
gave a report. Jan. 1 balance
was 98.00 Dues, meals, post
cards, sheepskin scrip etc.
$5398.90 and expenditures
meals, donations, advertising
amounted to $3783. to leave
a balance of $1768.64.
At a board meeting follow
ing it was voted to ask Har
ley Sager to fill out the trea
surers term.
GRAIN PRICES
(FOB Lexington does not
include warehouse chgs)
White
wheat 1.49'.2bu.
Red
wheat 1.54VLbu.
Barley 48.50 ton
HEPPNER
Citizens File Appeal
on Forest Building
First item on the agenda of
the Aug. 7th City Council me
eting here will be a hearing
on the permit issued for con
struction of a new U.S. Fo
rest Service office building
here in the Lott-Rasmussen
Addition.
The building permit was Is
sued provided no appeal was
filed in 15 days for construc
tion of the 46 by 110 foot
building that would contain
5060 sq. ft. of offices and
parking for about 16 cars
adjacent. Henry Peterson of
Pocatello, Ida. is owner of
73 Wheat Program
Major provisions of the
1973 Wheat Program were an
nounced July 18, 1972 by
Secretary of Agriculture,
Earl L. Butz. They include
the set-aside required for
participation, and option to
voluntarily set aside addition
al acreage and the payment
rate for the addition set-aside.
To participate in the wheat
program, a producer must
set aside an acreage equal
to 86 percent of the farm's
domestic wheat allotment
the maximum provided by
law. Producers will again
be allowed to substitute feed
grains or soybeans for wheat
to preserve allotment his
tory. The Secretary further
announced that Barley will
again be included in the 1973
feed grain program.
In addition to the set-aside
required for participation, a
producer may earn payment
for setting aside additional
acreage up to 150 percent of
his 1973 domestic wheat all
otment twice the amount of
additional acreage allowed in
the 1972 program - at a pay
ment rate of 88 cents per bus
hel. This option is aimed at
Top Elk to
Grand Lodge
Mr. and Mrs. Dave McLeod
recently returned from a visit
to Grand Lodge of the Elks
at Atlantic City, N.J. Dave is
Exalted Ruler of the Heppner
Elks Lodge. They made the
trip by air.
They visited Philadelphia
which is very historic but
was greatly hot and steamy.
They also visited Tampa, Flo
rida which Dave said would
take some getting used to.
He added that he wouldn't
trade any little bit of Oregon
for all of Florida.
22 Pass
Swimming Tests
Those who passed their
swimming lessons in the 2nd
series of lessons at the Hepp
ner Swimming Pool are:
Beginners: Kathleen Van
Schoiack, Paula Palmer,
Susan Gray, Tracy Petty
john, Tami Pettyjohn, Marie
Van Schoiack, Pat Schwarz,
Bobby McEwen, Sandi Hudson
and Larry Palmer.
Advance Beginners: Janette
Piper, Mike Becker, Clayton
Galliher, Judy Ward, Fran
ces Peck and Ron Young.
Intermediate: Shelly
Thompson, Sandra Ward,
Kevin Haguewood, Kimeelu
Haguewood and Melody Mar
latt. Swimmers: Kathy Wolfe and
Rosanna Marlatt.
Magic Show
due Sunday
The Morrow County Minis
terial Youth Assn. will spon
sor a free magic show by Ma
dame Shek Ky Chang on Sun
day evening at 8.
The free show is to be
held in the First Christian
Church here in Heppner.
Everyone, both young and
old, is cordially invited to
come and see'this show.
CAL'S CAFE AND LOUNGE
has been granted a Class A
dispenser license to serve
liquor by the drink.
Cents
Price 15
Number 23
the project and the building
would be leased to the Fo
rest Service. Builder of the
$53,000 to $56,000 building
Is H I M Construction Co.,
Pendleton. It would be a
one-story building of masonry
with a shake roof.
Appeals filed recently with
the City Recorder were sign
ed by Claude Buschke, Joan
Hughes, June Field, Raymond
Batty, Ralph Marlatt, Donald
K. Stroeber, James. M. Ha
ger, Jewel W. Hager, Olivia
R. Palmer, Lorena Shuman,
Pat Mclntyre, Ronald R. Pal
mer and Harriet Batty.
encouraging retirement or
additional land to prevent ex
cessive wheat production.
" The announcement of vol
untary set-aside is be inc.
made much earlier than last
year so the winter wheat
producer can plan his wheat
operation before investing
any money in his 1973 crop,"
secretary Butz said in out
lining the 1973 program.
"Provisions of the 1973
wheat program are aimed at
achieving a reduction of
stocks so that producers can
obtain fair rate of return
on their capital and labor
in the marketplace," secre
tary Butz said. "Goals also
include allowing each farmer
greater freedom of choice to
plant the commodities that
best fit his individual opera
tion and managerial talents."
Loan rate for 1972 will be
$1.25 per bushel national av-erage-the
same as in 1972
and farm-stored and warehouse-stored
loans are avai
lable to producers who par
ticipate in the program. As
in past years, producers who
elect to set aside only the
acreage required for parti
cipation will be eligible for
certificates on their allot
ment acres and for loans on
all wheat produced on the
farm.
Farmers who elect to par
ticipate in the voluntary op
tion may set aside additio
nal acreage up to 150 per
cent of their domestic wheat
allotment. Payment rate for
this additional set-aside will
be 88 cents per bushel, times
the farm's established yield,
times the acres set aside, lu
1972 the voluntary option wai5
More on page 8
Roger Doherty
wins Lane Post
Roger Doherty, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Bernard Doherty,
is the new planning director
for Lane County. Mr. Doherty
lives in Eugene and starts
on his new position there
next week.
Bible School
postponed
The Assembly of God
Church had planned a 2 week
Daily Vacation Bible School
to begin July 31. Due to
illness in the Burwell family
it has to be postponed until
school starts.
Hunt", jSJp"
THIRTY DOLLARS in pennies, nickels and
a few quarters were tossed in the straw
during the Sidewalk Bazaar last Friday and
Saturday. Money was contributed by Elmas
Farmers Cash Set-Aside Payments
CAN COLLECT $1,200,000
About 473 farmers in Mar
rot County are scheduled to
receive farm set-aside pro
gram payments totalling $1,
200,000. during July a ikI Aug
ust according to David Mc
Leod, County Executive Di
rector, Agricultural Stabi
lization and Conservation
service (ASCS).
G-T ad sells home
Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Berg
stmm, Dorlne, Donna and
Rene have purchased the Jim
Harnett home In lone. The
Barnetts moved in June to
Pendleton when Jim bought
into the Round Up Tire Ser
vice (Fire Stone Store).
' The Bergstroms started
moving into the new home
Tuesday. They have been liv
ing on the Bergstrom ranch
in the 8-Mile country where
Rudy is in farming operations
with his father.
It was through a Want Ad
in the G-T that Barnetts sold
their home.
Big Notice
lone Town Team (boys out
of high school up to 80) ne
eds more players who like to
play slow pitch soft ball.
The team has played two fun
Sunday games with Arlington
and have other games ten
tatively scheduled. If you
went to get in one this fun
call LindsayKlncaidorFrank
Halvorsen.
Home Ec. Contests
and demo. Training July 28
Requests from 4-H leaders
and members for assistance
with demonstrations and
judging contests will be an
swered with an action filled
day of training July 28, at
the Fairgrounds in Heppner,
starting at 9:30 a.m.
Everyone is asked to bring
a sack lunch.
In announcing the training
session, Birdine Tullis, Ex
tension Aide, stressed the
fact that demonstrations are
one of the very worthwhile
learning projects of the 4-H
program. Debbie Barker,
Home Economics agent from
Umatilla County will conduct
the trainings, assisted by lea
ders and older 4-H members
of Morrow County.
The day's schedule will in
clude the home economics
contests, during the afternoon
which are a part of the cou
nty fair, but conducted prior
to fair. Premiums will be
awarded.
BEST DRESSED clerks at
Dick and Lynnea Sargent,
tic as it belonged to his
He wore it when he was
was borrowed. The watch
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belonged to the great uncle. It is from the 1917 era.
To match up to her husband's costume, Lynnea made an
old fashioned blouse and skirt. Her pin is old and was given
to her by an old friend.
Straw Scramble
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Apparel, Murrays Drug, Mi-Ladies and Gontys
Shoes.
A shot of eager hunters is typical of much
of the two days. "Gold is where you find it"!
Payments under the set
aside programs are made to
farmers who agree to set
aside part of their land from
production In order to meet
a national objective of balanc
ing supply and demand Incer
tain commodities. These pay
ments help to off-set the
loss of returns from crop
land that other wide would be
used for Income-yielding pro
duction, and on which the
farmer is obliged to continue
to pay taxes and apply
needed conservation steps,
according to officials of the
U.S. Department of Agricul
ture. Payments to producers
are limited to $55,000 per
person for each of three
crops - feed grain, wheat,
and cotton - under the Ag
ricultural Act of 1970.
Nationally total payments
are expected to tie about $3.7
billion. Total 1972 farm set
aside program payments in
Morrow County are expected
to be about $1,G50,000.
Feed grain producers In
the nation ultimately will re
ceive about $1.9 billion, cot
ton producers about $825 mil
lion, and wheat producers
about $1 billion. Prelimi
nary payments to wheat pro
ducers are limited by law to
75 percent of final payments.
Final wheat certificate pay
ments will be made after
December 1. Feed grain and
cotton farmers may or may
not get a final payment de
pending on market conditions.
Times of the various events
are:
9:30 a.m. - Demonstra
tion Workshop.
11:30 a.m. - Lunch.
1:00 p.m. -Judging Train
ing. 2:00 p.m. - Home Ec. Jud
ging Contests - Knitting -Clothing
- Foods.
Members and leaders are
invited to attend the events.
Parents are also welcome at
all 4-H activities.
A full day's 4-H education!
Wranglers
meet Tuesday
Wranglers meeting will be
held Aug. 1 at 8 p.m. at the
Dorm Building at the Fair
Grounds. Final plans for the
Horse Show and Cowboy Bre
akfast will be made. Offi
cers are hoping for a good
turn out.
the 1972 Sidewalk Bazaar were
Dick s Beaver Derby was authen
great uncle, Stanley C. Wilson.
Governor of Virginia. The vest
and chain Dick's sporting alsc