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Electric Use
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Dave Harrison, manager of
Columbia Basin Electric Coop
has advmed that a new peak
load on the system was set
during December.
Total load peak of 18,967
kilowatts was' recorded, This
compared with the previous
peak of 16,682 kilowatts in May
last year.
In December of 1971 the peak
load was 14.6C3 Kilowatts.
Largest peak load for lone-Heppner-Sand
Hollow areas
was Dec. 8th at 7 p.m.
Consumer-members have
used in excess of a million more
kilowatt hours several months
in the past-over usage for
Decern btT- but peak load on the
lines was not as great in the
past.
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Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, January 18, 1973
Number 48
March of Dimes
Month
The annual March of Dimes
Mothers' March will be held the
week of January 21 to 27. Donna
Bergstrom, Morrow County
Chairman announced the
following chairmen: Mrs. Dan
Daltoso, Boardman-Irrigon;
Mrs. Torn White, lone; Mrs.
Thelma Epping, Lexington and
Mrs. John Messick for Heppner.
The Heppner High School
GAA has been asked to conduct
the annual Mothers' March.
Mrs. Iva Booker will conduct
School Board Has full Agenda
Fulleton's Chevrolet low have been faster and would
bid for two school busses have shaved at least 36 hours
was accepted by the Morrow from the building time.
County school board at their The versatility and advan
meeting Monday evening, tages of the spot welder
One 1r to have automatic were revelwed bv Mr. Kill
transmission and the other pack. One advantage of the
high speed transmission at a portable model with no fire
total delivery cost of $5380.- the model can be used In the
07 eacr. Roise Fullcton at- fields, John Matthews, board
tended the moetine to answ- member, noted the versatili
er questions from the board ty of the piece of equipment
members and Jerry Daggett and its wide use in an agrl
in charge of ,bus malnten- cultural area.
The board voted to enter It
In the budget document. Mr.
Matthews, Don McElligott
and Irv Rauch were ap
pointed as a committee to
work with Mr. Killpack in
the selection of a welder and
make a recommendation to
the board. The welder would
ments for safety and appears cost approximately $860.
to have excellent construct- John Rietmann who ex
Ion. Chuck Rogers of Cascade pects to become an Industri
Bus Sales was on hand to an- al Arts instructor, voiced his
wer questions., Their bid was appreciation to Mr. Killpack
$4157. for the extra time he had
Other cnassis dus diqs given him allowing him to
County Receives More
Revenue Sharing
ance.
Cascade Bus Sales, Port
land, was the low bidder for
the bus bodies with 54 pas
senger Ward body. The dis
trict has never had a Ward
body in use In the district.
Mr, Daniels said the bodies
exceed Oregon's require-
the downtown business section came from McRoberts Motor come in early and stay after
drive.
Mrs. Bill Gentry is county
treasurer. Anyone wishing to
mail in contributions may send
Co. Gresham. Ford $5340.83;
Morrow County Grain Grow
ers IHC $5825; Herb Wright
Chevrolet, Fossil, $5710; Far
ley Motor Co. Heppner Ford
them in care of the Bank of $5430 and GMC $5591.
Eastern Oregon, Heppner.
Wednesday, Jan. 24 Is the
day th GAA girls of Hepp
ner High School will conduct
the Mother's March for the
March of Dimes in Heppner.
Debbie Peck is chairman.
Allen Nistad
Named Director
West. Wood Assn.
Last week at Sun River,
Western Wood Products Assn.
elected new officers.
Allen Nistad of Kinzua Corp.
of Kinzua and Heppner was
elected vice chairman of the
board of directors.
Mr. Daniels said the dis
trict had never had so many
bidders before.
Bu Run Change
Several families on the
Gooseberry area have voiced
disapproval at living as close
to lone schols hs they do
and have their youngsters
picked up so early in the
morning. Several alternate
routes were studied.
Each family had been in
formed of the proposed
change and Indicated satis
faction with the new ar
rangement. The board ap
proved the change Monday
night. The Valby run with
school as he guided him in
completing his project.
Mike Palmer was appoint
ed to the lone Advisory Com
mittee to fill in the vacancy
when John Edwards resign
ed. He will serve until the
annual election.
In canvassing the votes on
the Serial Levy election, Mr.
Daniels mentioned two alter
natives for a solution to the
problem.
One come back later for a
bond issue for the same im
provements. The other is to
expand the committee and
involve local committee
members from each of the
attendance areas. There are
two advantages in waiting.
By voting in 1974, it would
be apparent what the legis
lature had been able to do
about property relief. The
Judge Paul Jones said Fri
day that the county had receiv
ed another Revenue Sharing
check. This one in the a
mount of $44,000 which brings
the total amount received this
far by Morrow County to $90,
956. As near as he can
understand, he said that he
thought the county would re
ceive about $22,000 each quar
ter. It is expected the money
would be worked into the
1973-74 budget. The Judge
said he was asking for rec
ommendations from the peo
ple of the county how the mon
ey was to be spent.
So far he has received let
ters suggesting part of the
money be used for the Li
brary, Museum, Jail, Neigh
borhood Center rent, enlarge-
become a contract run. The
driven may be hired at the
February board meeting.
The additional cost to the
district is $285.
The board approved chan-
ging the date for Heppner
Stephen Lindstrom rad""tion from May
Request tor Spot Welder
Lynn Killpack, Industrial
Arts instructor at lone High
School and John Rietmann
2nd place National winner in
the James E. Lincoln Arc
Welding Foundation appear
ed to give a presentation and
request for a spot welder
fur lone shop.
Johns second place
a daliv mileage oi 20.9 win ointT uuvaniane me two-
Wins Degree
Stephen R. Lindstrom, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Roy W. Lindstrom
of lone, was recently awarded a
Bachelor of Science degree
from Eastern Oregon College at
LaGrande. Having only one
term remaining, Steve returned
to EOC after being separated
from the U.S.Navy in Septem
ber and completed the course
work necessary for his degree
in General Studies-Social
Science. During the Fall term,
1972, he compiled a four point
grade point average.
county Vocational Consult
ant would be available for
guidance.
At an executive "session,
Mr. Edmundson and Mr. Cole
were both voted one year
contracts and Mr. Daltoso
three year contract.
Superintendent's Report
The district -owned lot In
Boardman is again available
for resale as the deed has
been returned. The National
School Boards Assn. will be
held at Anahiem, Ca. April
7-10.
Conferring with Don Cole,
tentative -approval has been
given for use of the multi
purpose room of the Heppner
brought $400 and a plaque grade school to the non-prof-
to him and $200 to , the it group that is attempting
scnooi wnicn tnev wouio. ex- to nring movies to Heppner
Tax Books Here
A shipment of publication 17,
"Your Federal Income Tax
1973 Edition", has been re
ceived at the local post office
and is availabe at $.75 for those
who desire a more detailed
source of information that
comes with their tax form.
pect to apply towards the
purchase of the welder.
John received his award
for a two-horse trailer which
he built. He reviewed the
steps from blue print to com
pletion. Tht project required
180 hours in actual building
time which didn't take into
consideration the planning
and figuring and thinking
time. He figured about 23
of the building time was
spent riveting the sheet me
tal. A spot welder would
As long as there s no abuse
of the building, and the room
is left clean, the group will
be allowed to use the facil
ity. Mr. Daniels voiced his ap -preciation
of the cooperation
of Columbia Basin Electric
Coop in working to solve the
heating problem at Heppner
high school during the recent
cold spell. Mr. Harrison and
Mr. Robinson both spent a
great deal of time in the
building. They found an in-
balance in the wiring in the
panel and Columbia Basin
had a sytems inbalance. Mr.
Harrison has written in the
architect and the electrical
contractor.
Ernest Teal, district coord
inator, presented two sur
vey forms.
Generalities of the Gradu
ate Survey would indicate
that the members of previ
ous graduating classes feel
there should be a full year
more of math, all students
should be reauired to take a
year of Developmental Read
ing, there should be more
vocational education and
homemaking courses should
be more realistic about mar
riage . . that it isn't really a
bowl of cherries but a lot o
hard work!
After 1975 Personal Finan
ce will be offered for the full .
year of math, the students
are suggesting.
Student Survey
Only lone responses have
been tabulated in the Career
Education student survey. ;
The survey is expected to
give an education of the cur
riculum. This survey is designed to
see where more career edu
cation is needed to enable
students to make a profitab
le and rewarding choice of
careers.
Mr. Teal is anxious that
students be more aware of
vocational clusters. He Is
enthusiastic about the 2nd
annual World of Work Day
to be held on the BMCC cam
pus March 3 for Morrow
County students.
He will be pleased to talk
before any group about the
two surveys or other phases
of his work in the district.
Members of anv organiza
tion interested in having Mr.
Teal speak before their
group is asked to call the
District office. He said in
closing, "Give me 20 minutes
notice"!
ment of food program. Should
it go for human resource
needs, capital improvements?
The Judge said that every
electrician that has worked
at the court house has said
the Courthouse needs to be
rewired. From a safety stand
point this is one recommen
dation that he will make. Rath
er than capital improvement
he says he believes in capi
tal maintenance. He would
like to see some street re
pairs and strip, ing and im
provement of county roads.
Before any expenditures are
made, he plans to call in other
groups to have them name
their top priorities.
First School
Budget Meet
Next Tuesday,
ut great importance to the
people of Morrow County is
the compiling of the budget
for the school district. The
1973-74 budget message will
be presented January 23 at
7:30 p.m. at the District of
fice by Budget Officer Ron
Daniels.
The purpose of the budget
message is to acquaint the
public with any anticipated
program changes in the 1973
74 year and the necessary
finances in terms of receipts
and requirements for the total
operation of the school dis
trict for the same school year.
In order to allow the peo
ple of the three attendance
treas to become acquainted
with the budget and the bud
get process there will be three
additional meetings. January
30 at lone, February 6 at Ir
rigon and February 13 at Hepp
ner High School. All three
meetings, are at 7:30 p.m.
As many as possible are urged
to attend.
Jack Sumner
Appointed
SALEM State Representa
tive Jack Sumner D, has been
appointed Vice Chairman of the
House Agriculture and Natural
Resources Committee for the
1973 Session of the Oregon
Legislature which convened
here yesterday. There were
only eight of the 28 freshmen
who were appointed vice
chairmen of house committees.
Representative Sumner, a
first-term legislator from
Heppner, will also serve on the
House Transportation and State
and Federal Affairs Committee.
Sumner represents District
No. 55 which includes Morrow,
Gilliam, Sherman, Jefferson
and parts of Wasco, Clackamas,
Marion & Linn Counties.
WEATHER
By DON GILLIAM
Wed.
Thurs.
Fri.
Sat,
Sun.
Mon.
Tues.
Hi Low Prec.
20 13
22 14
49 18
60 41
61 50
63 51
52 39
.09
.15
.01
About 75
View Movie
There were between 70 and 80
people at the movie on Sunday
evening to see "The Music
Man" according to Mrs. Bob
DeSpain Jr. Bob ran the
projector and Mrs. DeSpain
took admission. There were no
concessions sold at this movie,
but Mrs. DeSpain said they plan
to try to have candy to sell at the
next one. She is very optimistic
about this project and hopes
people will continue to turn out.
The next movie is, "Born
Free", will be on Jan. 28.
S. Morrow
4-H Council Meet
A variety of items concerning
the 4-H program will be
discussed at the leaders meet
ing scheduled for Monday,
January 22, 8:00 p.m. at the
Extension Conference Room,
Gilliam-Bisbee v,t Building,
Heppner. All leaders are en
couraged to attend. The leaders
council serves as advisory
group to the Extension 4-H
program and ideas and opinions
of all leaders are needed.
Committees working on 4-H
camp, goal, and record recom
mendations will report at this
meeting.
South Morrow Council
officers elected at the last
meeting of the group are
Elwayne Bergstrom, Chair
man; Corliss Boner, secretary
and Judy Laughlin, treasurer.
Date Changed
AEC License Head To
Testify at Boardman
Nuke Hearing
The Nuclear and Thermal Energy Council hearings that
were to be held at Boardman last Friday will, Instead, be
held tomorrow, Friday, Jan. 1 at 1:30 p.m. at Riverside High
School, Boardman.
Dr. Woods, the Council administrator, said that Brian K. Grimes,
Atomic Energy Commission licensing official from Washington,
D.C. will be present. He is expected to testify along with Portland
General Electric officials and Rear Admiral John Tierney,
commander of the Whldbey Island Naval Air Station, Wash,
A senior vice president of PGE, Arthur J. Porter, will testify.
John Grand, Nuclear engineer, and Peter Karpa, Bechtel Corp.
senior engineer and Boardman Project manager will testify.
The Council wishes to confine the testimony to whether a nuclear
plant can be located adjacent to the Navy Bombing Range.
PGE early last year filed its notice of intent to build a nuclear
power plant at the Carty Reservoir on land now leased from the
Ore. Dept. of Veterans Affairs to the Boeing Company.
Navy fighter-bombers fly over the bombing range which is very
close to the Carty proposed nuclear plant site.
It has been reported that Adm. Tierney would show new flight
vectors for Navy aircraft believed to lessen dangers of low-flying
aircraft striking the proposed plant as "A chance of one in many
millions".
Weather permitting, the Navy may fly some five NTEC members
over the bombing range and the proposed plant site.
Plan of the Portland General Electric is to have the plant
producing power by 1980.
Port of Morrow officials have contended that the proposed
nuclear power plant is the key to expanded development of that
area. Coolant water used by the plant would be used for irrigation,
opening up vast new areas for row crop development. It has been
hoped that the PGE plant would be the first of a number of such
plants in Morrow County, which, aside from the needed electric
energy, would contribute greatly to economic expansion in this part
of Eastern Oregon.
A number of groups have urged the Navy to move its bombing
range. It is now hoped that there can be a co-existence with the
Bombing Range and "an orderly move".
Hunting Prospects Improve
bucks in the herds. With
continued moderate weather
conditions good fawn survival is
Mule deer herd composition probable and light predator
data, a ratio of male and young losses should occur. Current
per 100 females, showed 15 mule deer population trends
bucks and 74 fawns per 100 does should provide good hunting
in the Heppner District. This this fall if the weather continues
information is gathered during to be moderate. Overall popu-
the fall of the year prior to the lation trend data will be
time when bucks lose their gathered in March and April to
antlers. As compared to last determine losses and actual
year this shows a 50 percent increases or decreases compar-
BUCKS& FAWNS
ON INCREASE
increase in the number of adult
bucks and a 20 percent increase
in fawn production and
survival. Shorter hunting sea
son has directly effected the
increase in the number of adult
ed to the previous year. A total
of 908 deer were observed
during herd composition on five
herd ranges making up the
Heppner Game Management
District. (Information provided
by Glenn Ward & Jack Melland,
Ore. State Game Dept.)
Bob Montgomery fo head
Wranglers in 1973
Bob Montgomery, lone was
elected president of the
Wranglers at their meeting
Sunday evening. Election
followed a potluck supper
attended by 50 members. Other
officers are Bob Van Schoiack,
vice president; Gwen Healy,
secretary and directors Allen
Hughes 2 years, Ron Hague-
wood 2 years, Dick Schlichting 1
year, Mike Matthews 1 year and
Jack Healy 1 year.
New Members are cordially
welcomed. Duer, are $5.00 per
family and $3.00 single mem
bership. Hostesses for the Sunday
night supper were Mrs. Tad
Miller, Mrs. Archie Alderman
and Mrs. Bob Peterson.
.05
, 1 inch snow
Dec. Prec: Total 1.98
Normal 1.38
1972 Prec.:
1971 1.85
Total 12.55
Normal 13.25
1971 14.38
Final Tribute Paid To Don Hendrix
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, , , Rash, Lola Smith, Jody Noble
Riverside Pirates: JV squad front row from Left: Mgr. Steve and Jerita NoWe .A Quiet
Hiigel, Bud McKenzie, Robert Richards, Dan Shoemaker, Mark piace" ais0 accompanied bv
Adams, inris onyoer.
Back row: Frank Flock, Terry Crowder, Fred Ziemer and Coach
Don Hendrix.
More than 300 students, King conducted the services,
townspeople, coaching friends Mrs. LaVern Partlow sang,
from outlying areas and those "Near To The Heart Of God",
who knew him as a counselor accompanied by Mrs. Albert
attended the Memorial Service Partlow of Irrigon. A group of
for Don Hendrix Monday after- high school students, Sharon
noon at the .Boardman Com- Stewart, Debra Huwe, Debbie
munity Church. Pastor Neil McCoy, Sheryl Partlow, Diane
Mrs. Partlow.
At John Day
At the same time funeral
services were held in John Day
for Mr. Hendrix. Dan Daltoso,
principal of Riverside High
School and Jim Harper, base
ball coach, were two of the
pallbearers.
Chairman of the school board
and Mrs. Jerry Peck, Superin
tendent of Schools Ron Daniels
and Mr. Peck's twin niece and
nephew, Julie and Jerry Zie
linski of Boardman went to John
Day to attend the services.
There was standing room only.
Among those also attending the
John Day services from
Morrow County were Harold
Baker and Randy Baker, Miss
Connie Clough, Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Mudder, all of Board
man and Mr. Coker of Irrigon.
By Supt. Ron Daniels
Mr. Daniels and Mr. Peck
arrived back at Lexington about
10 minutes before the January
meeting of the school board was
to begin Monday evening.
At the meeting Mr. Daniels
paid high tribute to Don as a
teacher and as a young man.
"He was a dedicated teacher
and had a special rapport with
the students. Even though he
was not trained as a counselor,
we selected him to fill this
position because of this special
way with students. Students
with a problem took them to
him. He had on numerous
occasions taken students into
his home. He had a real desire
to help students. For a job well
done he didn't expect instant
fanfare. He went quietly doing
extra jobs."
"We have lost a very fine staff
member. He taught a combina
tion that will be hard to fill." He
taught social studies, a class in
art and was counselor. He
coached football and was
assistant basketball coach.
Don Hendrix was born Sept. 3,
1941. He graduated from EOC
and had taught at Mt. Vernon
before coming to Riverside
High three and one-half years
ago.. He is survived by his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sim
Hendrix of John Day and one
brother, Sim Jr. of Pendleton.
He was a cousin of Wally
Hendrix of Boardman.
More First Aid
R. B. Cogburn and Chuck
Rouse, Red Cross Multi-Media
First Aid instructors, have
scheduled two sessions. They
will be giving instruction to
24 farmers on January 23-25
at the American Legion Hall.
On January 30 and February
1 .they will give the instruc
tion to Hospital workers and
ambulance drivers. Twenty
two have signed up for this
session.
After that another session
will be arranged. This one
tor the people on the waiting
list who have been wanting to
take this concentrated course
in First Aid. The classes are
restricted to size and will be
open on a first come basis.
Anyone interested in signing
up for this session may call
the Gazette-Times 676228.
Mr. and Mrs. John Messick
have bought Ray Ayers' house
on Water St. They hope to
move over from Lexington in
the very near future.
Grain Market
White Wheat - 2.72i2 bu.
Red Wheat - 2.70Vi bu.
Barley 73.50 ton
G-T Want Ads Pay Big
HOSPITAL
Patients receiving medical
care at Pioneer Memorial
Hospital are Buford Bridge,
water. Spray; George Da bos,
lone; and Louisa Fleming,
Fossil.
Dismissed: VUd Craig,
Fossil; Beecher Emert, lone;
Jennifer Johnston, Heppner;
and Rose Heliums, Heppner.
Juvenile Charged
With Coach's Death
Wednesday Flash
Formal charges of inten
tionally killing Don Hendrix
were filed against the juvenile
yesterday by District Attor
ney Herman Winter.
Judge Jones will set a date
for the trial in Juvenile Court.
Residents of Morrow Coun
ty have been saddened and
depressed with the disappear
ance and then the finding of
the frozen body of Don Hen
drix last Friday evening west
of Irrigon. His shotgun was lo
cated a short distance away.
He apparently had died of a
gun shot wound. The body
was concealed by several
pieces of lumber.
Don, a teacher at Riverside
High School, Boardman, be
came the object of a search
Wednesday evening when the
Grant County sheriff called
Sheriff Mollahan. He indiX
cated that the Hendrix family
of John Day was anxious of
the whereabouts of their son,
Don.
By 10 p.m. deputies were
in Boardman and examined
the Hendrix mobile home in
a Court in Boardman. It was
determined then that his shot
gun was missing.
Thursday morning the Mor
row County District Attorney
and Juvenile Judge Jones were
notified that Hendrix was
missing and a juvenile was in
custody. The 14 year old boy,
a ward of the Cuurt, had
made bis home wuhMr. Hend
rix since November.
Thursday authorities inter
viewed persons in and around
Boardman concerning the
whereabouts of Mr. Hendrix.
He had last been seen January
5 when he chaperoned a bus
load of students to a basket
ball game at Helix. He had
been scheduled to attend a
teachers' workshop in Port
land Monday and Tuesday.
; Hearing Held
Friday the juvenile was
picked up at the Umatilla Coun
ty sheriffs office for a trip
to Heppner for a Juvenile hear
ing. He indicated at this
time that he would speak to a
particular State Police of
ficer. This officer was in
Boardman at the time and so
the boy was taken to Board
man. The interview was com
pleted about 4 o'clock that af
ternoon. The boy led police
to the body which was uncov
ered about 5 p.m. The boy -says
the shooting was acci
dental. A Juvenile hearing was held
at 7:15 that evening at Ri
verside High School. As a
result of the hearing, the ju
venile was continued in cus
tody. The preliminary autopsy in
dicates that Mr. Hendrix was
killed by a shotgun blast fir
ed from behind and above.
Final autopsy findings are not
yet available. Items of evi
dence have been turned over
to the crime lab at Pendle
ton. District Attorney Herman
Winter is waiting for the.
results of the autopsy, then
if a:sy, appropriate allegations
will be made in a petition
to the Juvenile Court. Mor
row County Judge Paul Jones
is in charge of the Morrow
ivenile court.