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Nuclear Site
1 1 oaring Friday
All persons interested should
attend the public hearing this
Friday, Jan. 12 at 1:30 p.m. at
Riverside School on the feasi
bility of placing a nuclear power
plant adjacent to the naval
bombing range at Boardman.
The State Nuclear and Thermal
Energy Council will hold the
hearing.
Portland General Electric Co.
has asked the cbuncil to make a
decision on the feasibility of
putting a plant at the north
eastern site at Carty Canyon so
it can proceed with its appli
cation to build there. PGE filed
an intent a year ago in
February. Efforts continue to
find another site for the Navy
Bombing Range.
There will be a second public
hearing in Portland on Jan. 15.
Plan to Attend.
Among those planning to
and may testify are Dick
McElligott, Merlin Hughes,
D.O.Nelson, Barton Clark,
Louis Carlson, Henry Ganten
bein, Ken Turner, LeRoy
Gardner, Bob Drake, Judge
Paul Jones.
Gar Swanson, Dewey West,
Chester Wilson, Ed Hoeft,
Ralph Saylor, Les Tinhoff,
Stafford Hansell, Jack Sumner,
Jerry Sweeney, and Harold
Kerr.
09th Year
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Heppner merchants are offer
ing bargains here this weekend.
There will be free parking in
Heppner for the big event.
Come on over and take a look
for yourselves. They are mak
ing room for new merchandise
which is on the way.
You will note from ads Inside
that there are many items
priced from one-third to one
half off. So now's the time to
take advantage of the low
prices.
Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursdoy, Januory 1 1, 1973
Rch Rch Rch-Rch-Rah, Mustangs!
Number 47
North Country
Movie Soon
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Adventure is an everyday
occurence for rugged outdoors
man Jeff Graham. The new
Rainbow Adventure Films re
lease NORTH COUNTRY which
presents Graham's exciting
real life adventures in the
majestic Alaskan back country,
will show Wednesday, Jan. 17 at
the Heppner High Cafetorium at
6:30 & 8:30 p.m.
NORTH COUNTRY, filmed
entirely in Alaska, presents a
one year period of woodsman
Graham's life as he lives in and
experiences the remote Alaskan
wilderness. A solitary figure,
Graham lives off the land he
loves; hunting only out of
necessity and trapping just
enough beaver, fox and musk
rat to pay for what little he
needs from civilization. Also
serving as an occasional guide,
he treks through spectacular
back country which displays
wildlife seldom seen or photo
graphed by man.
All of the characters in
NORTH COUNTRY are real
Alaskans whose unusual lives
are presented as they are
actually lived.
Behind the camera is
director-photographer Ron
Hayes who has lived in Alaska
for close to 20 years. A skilled
photgrapher with experience as
a bush pilot and guide, he knows
Alaska well. In NORTH
COUNTRY he has masterfully
captured both the land and the
people.
MUSTANGS Open League Season against Condon here Friday
evening. JV's play at 6:30 and the Varsity at 8:15.
They will go to Umatilla Saturday evening for their second
League game. s
Government Hurts Electric Co-Op
Consumers
(Editorial)
Perhaps this will be known as the winter of crisis. Our rural areas
in this country have greatly benefited from low cost electricity
provided by the electric co-op6, often referred to as REA's.
As you have probably read recently, the Administration, through
the U.S.Dept. of Agriculture, has announced an end to low cost
loans for electric line construction for Rural America. A new and
more costly plan of guaranteed and insured loans is to be effected.
This is being placed in effect under the Rural Area Development
Act of 1973. ( A lot of us were led to believe this would be a
beneficial Act for us in the rural areas).
Rural Electric Coops under the Pace Act of 1944 provided loans at
2 percent. The plan is to do away with this. It is our-opinion this is a
reflection of considerable misunderstanding by the Administra
tion. "
The reasons for the R.E.C.'s being in business are to supply
service where the commercial companies said they couldn't, due to
low density of residents and low income. And to supply service
where the commercial companies would not provide service. And,
lastly, to raise the standard of living and eliminate drudgery in
rural areas. ,
We NEED to get the action of the Administration reversed or it
will cost all of us a substantial amount of money.
The job of the Rural Electric Coops is not done. They must
continue to rebuild facilities and add new lines for additional
services. In order to do their job, the coops need low cost loans.
Rural coops only serve 2.3 customers per mile of line and receive
only about $750 annually per mile in revenue. This compares to 20
or more customers per mile for the commercial companies, and
about $7500 annually per mile in revenues. So, we can all see how
difficult it is for Rural Coops to operate on the same philosophy as
the commercial companies.
It is now obvious that the guaranteed loan rate could run 8 to 9
percent, compared to the present 2 percent on new construction.
This comes on top of large rats increases threatened by Bonneville
Power.
We were led to believe the Rural Development Act was intended
to stimulate rural areas. Somehow it has been twisted around bv
the Administration to work additional hardships on the rural areas.
The Administration's drastic action amounts to a repeal of the
Rural Electrification Act by executive action! All of us in the
counties served by Columbia Basin Electric are part owners of the
Co-op; stockholders, no less.
The Co-op program has enabled rural residents to become first
class citizens enjoying the conveniences and help of electricity, and
has contributed mightily to our food production capabilities. And
the REA program has become a showcase of success, the envy of
the entire world.
We submit that if America is going to rebuild and revitalize its
rural areasif it's going to eradicate the poverty and decay now
impeding rural economic growth-it must have a healthy ongoing
rural power supply system represented by the rural electric
systems.
We are hoping the Administration will reconsider this drastic and
precipitous decision.
What Can We Do To Help?
Now is the time to act-to come to the aid of Rural America. It is
up to each of us to take matters in our own hands to correct this
erratic act of the Administration.
Please write your legislators now.
Sen Mark Hatfield, Sen. Bob Packwood. Senate Office Bldg.,
Washington, D.C. 20510.
Rep. AI Ullman, House Office Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20515.
Morrow Traffic
Deaths Drop ,'7 2
14 Oregon counties had fewer
traffic deaths in 1972 than in
1971. Morrow recorded a de
crease. We had 5 deaths in 1971
and 2 in 1972.
Wheeler County has had not
traffic deaths for two years.
Dus Drivers Help
at Scene of Mishap
Mrs. Harold Kerr and Cindy,
enroute to Portland Friday slid
on a slick spot and hit the center
guard rail. The mishap occurr
ed on the other side of The ,
Dalles.
The two passengers were only
shook up. They received instant
assistance from two Grey
Hound bus drivers of east bound
and west bound busses. They
put out flares, offered to take
them into Pendleton or The
Dalles and gave them wrecker
information.
The two Heppnerites chose to
go back to The Dalles where
they called Mr. Kerr at a
meeting in Boardman. He
arrived at the mishap just as
the wrecker did.
Roads d Grazing Fees in
National Forests arc
Concerns of Chamber
VARSITY front row left: Coach Naffziger, Greg Green, John
Boyer, Allan McCabe, Ken Eckman, Dale Hedman.
Back row: John Myers, Floyd Wilson, Mike Bergstrom, Dave
Eckman, Rick Drake, Jim Cutsforth, mgr.
Draft Enrivonmentai Impact Statement on
Willow Creek Dam Now Available
For Public Review
the Walla Walla District of
the Corps of Engineers has
prepared a draft environmental
impact statement for the pro
posed Willow Creek Lake which
would be located near Heppner,
Oregon. The project would
include a rock and earth dam
which would create a lake at the
junction of Willow Creek and
Balm ForkAlsq involved would
be stream channel modification
throught 4he City of Heppner. s
Authorized by the Congress in
the Flood Control Act of 1965,
the project would be developed
Community Drama Club Selects
Next Presentation
The Heppner Community Marshall, the gangster;
for the multiple purposes of
' flood control, irrigation, water
' supply, downstream water
quality, recreation, wildlife,
: and fishing.
The draft environmental
statement is currently being
; reviewed by Federal, State and
local government agencies as
required by Section 102 of the
National Environmental Policy
Jlckpf. .1969, Review. by.,ivJ
comments from the public are
also invited. After the Corps of
Engineers considers all com
ments received, the environ
mental statement will be re-
Bruce Bergstrom who has
been here over the holidays
visiting his folks expected to
leave Monday for a new base.
He thinks he will be in Idaho
about six months and then
expects to be transfered to
Thailand. His address is: AMN Dim TtlP PnlnmHn
Bruce D Bergstrom. FR . 7 P. . P OJUtdUU
wnn uutstorths
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Cuts
forth will show slides of their
last summer's trip down the
Colorado River at the Heppner
Morrow County Chamber of
Commerce meeting Monday at
the Wagon Wheel.
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Mt.
y DUANE STEERS HOME
Duane Steers stationed at
Moffit Field, Ca. was home for
the Christmas holidays with his
folks, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Steers and Nola.
Christmas dinner guests were
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Steers and
Mrs. Pearl Steers.
Duane was in Guam on Dec.
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WEATHER
By DON GILLIAM
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REPORT DEADLINE
Aliens in Oregon who have not
filled out alien address report
forms are reminded that Jan. 31
is the deadline to do so. Forms
are available at post offices.
BILL SCHLICHTING HOME
Bill Schlichting, stationed at
LeMoore Naval Air Station near
Fresno was home for the
holidays with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Dick Schlichting.
For the final weekend of his
leave, he was joined here by
Brad Lechman of St. Louis, Mo.
They flew back to their base
together.
Bill has become interested in
photography while he's in the
service.
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Snow for this period 2.7 inches.
Grain market
White Wheat
Red Wb(
Barley
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73.50
Drama Club has selected three
one-act plays for their ' next
production and is rehearsing
full-speed in preparation for
performance nights, Feb. 1 and
3, on the Heppner High School
stage. !
The Boor
A classical comedy of 19th
century Russia, written by
Chekhov, has been selected as
one of the plays. "The Boor"
centers on a Russian officer
who comes to collect debts from
a widow still mourning her
husband. Excitement--and
laughs-mount as the widow's
furniture is broken, there's a
duel between the two, and the
play has a surprising ending.
Mary Abrams will portray the
mourning widow; the officer
will be played by John Rawlins.
One part in the play has not yet
been cast. Mrs. Jane Rawlins is
directing.
Overtones
A play dealing with a look into
two women's inner selves,
"Overtones" has been selected .
as one of the plays. Harriet,
played by Patricia Hughes,
wishes to have her portrait
painted by her friend's hus
band. Margaret, played by
Lynda Slusher, comes to visit
Harriet with the same purpose
in mind. The two proceed to
have a little chat, while their
inner selves are trying to reveal
their actual desires. Hetty,
played by Lynda Baker, is
Harriet's inner self; Maggie,
Margaret's inner self, will be
played by Mary Abrams. It is
these revelations by the inner
selves that forms the base of
this play. Lynda Slusher is
directing.
Balcony Scene
A play in which a man returns
for his own funeral and is
surprised by the events that
take place there. "Balcony
Scene" has been selected as tho
third play in the series. The
man will be played by Jim
Cutsforth. Othe.s in the cast are
Greg Davidson, as the friend;
Lynda Baker, a mother;
Cheryle Turner, her daughter;
Randy Morris, a husband;
Shannon Kelly, his wife; Jeff
and
Mrs.
play
Luanne Kelly as the girl.
Slusher is directing this
also.
Casting for the plays was
completed before Christmas
vacation.
Two Cars Wreck
Saturday late afternoon be
tween 4 and 4:30, a collision
between two cars occurred
about 4 miles north of Heppner.
Three cars in a string, the first
one driven by Riley Munkers,
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Cox were
in the second one and Don
Munkers and his 8-year old
daughter, Donna were in the
thiro one all headed north
towards Lexington.
Jim Dunbar approached them
driving tower's Heppner.
According tu Uie Munkers, he
swerved but did not hit Riley's
car, swung back and the Coxs'
got by, then his car went into a
spin, hit the bank and backed
into the Munkers' pickup to
push it down over the bank
about 50 feet off the road and his
car rolled.
The ambulance came to take
Mr. Dunbar to the hospital. His
physician reported he has a
broken left shoulder blade and
minor bruises and scratches.
He is still in the hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Cox turned
around to take Don and Donna
to the hospital. Donna's eyes
and mouth are swollen and her
face is black and blue. Appar
ently no bones are broken but
plans to have her hand x-rayed
later this week. Don received
scratches and bruises and says
"we were so lucky that it wasn't
worse than it was".
Vehicles were badly
damaged.
Later Sheriff John Mollahan
reported that no citations were
issued.
vised as may be required and
then filed with the Council on
Environmental Quality as a
final environmental statement.
Copies of the draft environ
mental statement may be
obtained upon request by writ
ing the District Engineer, U.S.
Army Engineer District, Walla
Walla, Building 602, City
County Airport, Walla Walla,
The Music Man
This Sunday
The Jaycees first movie will
be shown this Sunday at 7 p.m.
at the Heppner Elementary
School. The Music Man has
changed-dated with Cat Ballou
to be the first show. This
comedy has been around awhile
but is hilarious. Robert Pres
ton gets in and gets out of so -many
situations because he
really doesn't know anything
about music or music instru
ments. He's a smooth salesman
though and does a bang up job of
selling instruments to all the
kids in town that eventually
sees the formation of a band
that does the old town proud.
Randall Peterson will repre
sent the Heppner-Morrow
County Chamber of Commerce
at the Nuclear Energy Council
hearing at Riverside High
School Friday at 1:30. As many
others who can are urged to
attend the hearing.
Roads
At Monday's Chamber meet
ing O.W. Cutsforth said he had
visited with Mr. Rudolph of the
Umatilla National Forests on
the roads being built in the
National Forest. He had been
told that there wasn't enough
time at a regular chamber
meeting to explain the pro
gram. Mr. Rudolph suggested
the Chamber sponsor an even
ing meeting where they could
explain the roads program. He
suggested the last of February
or the first of March. The
Chamber will consider an
evening dinner meeting.
Orville went on to explain that
they would also include infor
mation on Wilderness Areas,
Kelly Prairie, Tupper Butte and
Hell's Half Acre. He said "The
County Court and others have
been working on Hell's Half
Acre and have been told that the
Forest Service has voluntarily
withdrawn timber sales and
building roads into the Half
Acre." He noted that there were
21 areas in the state that have
been frozen against any further
developments but that Hells
Half Acre is not included in
these. Hell's Half Acre contains
only 2nd growth timber and it is
included in the Willow Creek
watershed.
Judge Jones said the county
had received several copies of
the draft environmental impact
statement for the proposed
Willow Creek Lake which would
be located near Heppner. The
project would include a rock
and earth dam which would
create a lake at the junction of
Willow Creek and Balm Fork.
Also involved would be stream
channel modification through
the City of Heppner. Copies of
the draft may be obtained upon
request by writing the district
Engineer US Army Engineer
District, Walla Walla, Building
602, City-County Airport Walla
Walla, Wa. 99362.
Livestock Growers President
Merlin Hughes president of
the Morrow County Livestock
Growers, gave a brief resume'
of the Livestock Growers pro
grams. There are 100 members,
11 directors and they are ,
associated with Oregon Cattle
men and the National organiza
tion. They subscribe to Cattle
Fax a device whereby members
can be informed sellers and
know instantly how cattle are
selling local as well as regional
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Conservation
Funds Gone
Diversion ditches and terraces, silt and sediment retention dams,
grass seeding and strip cropping, and other erosion and flood
control work will be stopped, if action of the federal office of
Management and Budget is allowed. Not only have funds been
impounded for conservation work by this move but the value of the
program seems to be questioned: tnv-'T" " ;-;
The concept of cost-sharing between private land holders and
government rather than mandatory edict has been quite successful
in accomplishing good land use and conservation. Much work gets
done that either couldn't or wouldn't be done without economical
and .technical support from the ASCS and SCS. Recent
environmental concern points out that much is yet to be done.
, "To interrupt, let alone completely remove funding that makes
possible this country's battle to hold down soil erosion and
sedimentation is short sighted," stated Ken Turner, chairman of
the Morrow SWCD.
"Conservation work is never finished," district conservationist,
Dale Boner pointed out. "In spite of all the work done in the past,
diversion ditch construction is less than 20 percent completed in the
County," he estimates.
The Morrow SWCD suggests that Farmers and concerned
individuals write to their legislators, letting them know of their
feelings about the value of conservation and the Rural
Environmental Assistance Program. .
Robert and Myrna Johnson of
Los Angeles were up this last
weekend to look at homes to buy
in Heppner. They have pur
chased grazing land on Hinton
Creek from Earl Blake and plan
to build a home there in about
two years. In the meantime
they would like to live in
Heppner.
RUGGS LINE POLES
GOING UP SOON
Columbia Basin Electric Coop
continues to update lines to
provide a better service to
customers. A big project they
hope to complete before irriga
tion time next summer is the 11
mile improved line to Ruggs
and the sub-station at Ruggs.
The line has been designed for
any potential increase in that
area.
In talking about the improve
ments, Dave Harrison, Man
ager said, "This should provide
better service voltage wise, up
and down Rhea Creek and
south. It should also give better
reliability as it will eliminate
long feeder lines in that area."
The 150 poles required for the
11-mile stretch are on site and
have been framed. Almost all of
the holes have been shot. Crews
expect to be setting poles in
about a week.
Hospital
Admitted: Jeff Marshall,
Heppner; Mark Angell, Hepp
ner, admitted & dismissed: Jim
Dunbar, Lexington; Martha
Stockton, Spray; Clarence
Bloomfield, Lexington; Lau
rence Schoonover, Lexington.
Dismissed: Craig Angell.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Craig
of Fossil are parents of a baby
boy, Christopher Scott, born
Jan. 5 at Pioneer Memorial
Hospital. He weighed 7 lbs. 6
oz.
Grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Don Marler and Mr. and
Mrs. Doug Elder, all of Fossil.
Great Grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Austin Presley, Burns.
The little boy has a brother,
Mark age two years.
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A Morrow County wheat field with a complete diversion ditch
system. Farmer - ASCS cost sharing under the Rural
Environmental Assistance Program has made projects such as
these feasible. Bottom photo is Shobe Canyon watershed.
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