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County Gets
Land Gift
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Cuts
forth have made a gift to
Morrow County of four acres of
land adjacent to Cutsforth
Park
urville had previously sold
the land and Uuight it back to
give the County when he noticed
the Park trailer area getting
overcrowded.
County
Out of Gas
The Morrow County road
crews were ((iced with a bit of a
crisis for a short time Friday
morning A dozen trucks were
practically out of gas. ..the
County had a supply of only
about 75 gallons for all those
trucks waiting to get to work on
road repairs.
It wins that the company
supplying gas and oil to the
County has a clause allowing
I hem to put customers on a
quota basis in an emergency.
Judge Paul Jones said this
shortage brings home to Mor
row County the energy crisis
facing the whole county. He said
the County has a quota on gas
now of alKiut !ti.8 percent of
their requirements.
A supply of gas was delivered
to theCounty early Friday so the
crisis was brief. But Morrow
County, like many others in
Kastern Oregon, had an un
usually rough winter - very
destructive to roads - and much
work remains to be done. No
one has been able to predict the
length or severity of the gas
shortage.
Boy lost
on county line
Friends mid neighbor on the
Morrow Gilliam County line are
breathing a sigh of relief with
the Harvey Smiths. A boy from
Mikkalo was working with their
grandson, Paul Snow, pulling
rye. Tuesday evening of last
week, they took the Honda and
rode down to Hock Creek to go
swimming. Apparently when it
was time to start back he chose
to walk and Paul came on home.
H grew later and later and no
boy showed up at the ranch.
Bill Snow went to look for him
and having no luck returned to
the house at 3 a.m. and called
the boys parents. At daylight
they called the sheriff of
Gilliam County, they called all
their neighbors who had riding
horses. They combed the bluffs
along the creek. The sheriff had
two planes out looking for him.
They had decided to drag the
pool when a state patrolman
came in and said he'd seen a
young boy walking on the
railroad tracks. They checked
and here was the boy found
about 11 a.m.
He hadn't known where he
was all night but just kept
walking towards home. He
didn't know where he was until
he finally hit the Condon
Arlington Highway and then he
knew.
Everyone is so thankful, he
didn't fall over the bluffs or
didn't get bit by a rattlesnake
and many other things that
were imagined.
Smash-up
Injures Two
A PIC KI P WKKCK Sunday,
June 3 somewhere between
Condon and Wasco hospitalized
Allen Peck, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Lyle Peck of Heppner and Jack
Beers, Biggs.
The accident occurred be
tween 6:30 and 7:00 p.m. The
pickup, which Allen was driv
ing, was totaled in the wreck.
Both were admitted to The
Dalles General Hospital. Jack
has been dismissed, but Allen is
still in theshospital, recuperat
ing Irom a concussion and cuts
ajid bruises.
Hospital
r Admitted to Pioneer Memor
ial Hospital this week, still
receiving care are Mary Glavey
and Alta Stevens, both Hepp
ner: Mildred Hines, Kinzua;
Wallace Matthews. lone; and
John Manning, Lexington.
Dismissed were Mike Graves.
Heppner; Warren Miller, Kim
berly; Ron Parrish. Bend; and
RavBovce. Heppner.
G-T WANT ADS PAY
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Heppner, Oregon
Marti Linneii
urana u nam pi on
THE DALLES. ...The Grand
Champion overall showman in
all three classes of beef, sheep
and swine in 4-H at the Oregon
Wheat Growers League Junior
Livestock Show at The Dalles,
was Marci Linneii of Board
man. Morrow County. Earlier
in the show, she had won the
Grand Championship in beef
showmanship. She competed in
the event with Beth Hulden,
Grand Champion Sheep Show
man from Arlington, Gilliam
County and John Price, Grand
Champion Swine Showman
from Linn County.
Elks Picnic
Sunday
The annual Elks picnic will be
held this Sunday at Cutsforth
Park beginning at 12 noon. This
annual affair is half and half.
Provided: Pop and beer, hot
dogs and other goodies are
provided. Families can round
out their picnic lunch by
packing other picnic goodies.
The kids, ably coached by all
the fathers, usually have a ball
game going.
Log Truck
Overturns
A Ben Hamilton logging truck
overturned Thursday morning
up on Heppner Hill. Driver Don
Rardin was unhurt. The truck,
loaded with logs from a logging
show on Rudio Mountain, suf
fered damage estimated at
about $4000.
Roy Philippi Hurt
Well-known rancher Roy
Philippi was injured recently at
the ranch at Arlington. He had a
severe fall from his horse while
leaning down to close a gate.
Mr. Philippi is in The Dalles
Hospital.
REGGIE HURT
Reggie Pascal, former lino
type operator at the G-T who
has been working on the
Chewelah, Wash, paper, is in a
Coeur D'Alene, Idaho hospital.
He broke his leg which was
badly shattered. Doctors saved
the leg but he is due for a long
stay in the hospital. His address
is Kootenai Memorial Hospital,
Coeur d'Alene, Ida. 83814.
Edith Case Gets
Diploma
tdith Case who attended
classes at Blue Mountain Col
lege received her GED high
school diploma Thursday from
Salem.
Grain Market
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Willow Dam
The Walla Walla District,
V S. Army Corps of Engineers,
will hold a public meeting June
21. 1973 at 8 p.m. at the Morrow
County Courthouse to present a
review of flooding and water
supply problems in the Heppner
areas.
The Walla Walla District has
recently completed a review of
the Wiliow Creek Lake multiple
purpose project that was auth
orized for construction by
Congress in 15.
The Corps is conducting
studies that will result in a
design report to be used as the
basis for construction plans.
This report is scheduled for
completion later this year.
Colonel Richard M. Connell,
District Engineer, said. "To
insure that our studies reflect
the desires .of the citizens
affected by flood and water
problems in the Heppner area,
we are holding this meeting so
you can present your views on
the project. We are also
interested in discussing ecolog
ical and environmental factors
associated with our study."
Controlling devastating floods
from cloudburst storms must be
a prime consideration in plan
ning a comprehensive water
resource project for the Willow
Creek basin. Many lives have
been lost and millions of dollars
of damages sustained because
of the flood problem .
There is not enough water to
'meet all needs in the basin.
Major improvements in the use
of the available water supply
could tie realized by regulating
seasonal streamflow for opti
mum'use.' During the Corps' study,
planners have considered:
1. Reducing flood damage,
primarily from devasta
ting cloudburst storms, in
Heppner. Consideration
was also given to reducing
these damages in Lexing
ton, lone, and agricultural
areas downstream from
Heppner.
2. Development of supple
mental water supplies for
irrigation in Willow Creek
Valley.
3. Development of additional
sources to meet growing
demands for water in
Heppner.
New Engineering
City Water
HenDner water problem is in
new hands. At the Mon. night
special City Council meeting
Teieck Engineering Inc. of La
Grande has been retained to
implement some stop-gap mea
sures that will satisfy the State
Health Department without im
peding the immediate growth
needs of the community.
Their first concern will be to
organize and synchronize the
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June 14,1973
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4 . Reducl ion i n t he build up of
pollutants in Willow Creek,
through Heppner, during
dry periods.
5. Development of fishing and
water -oriented recreation
potential in the Heppner
area.
lYojwt authorization called
for a multiple-purpose storage
dam on Willow Creek upstream
from Heppner and an enlarge
ment of the Willow Creek
channel through the city. The
dam provided 11, 500 acre-feet of
storage for flood control, irriga
tion, municipal use, and water
quality improvement. In addi
tion, the project would provide
recreation, sport fishing, and
wildlife features.
The Corps' review considered
these alternative proposals:
Structural solutions:
1. Dam only (several sizes)
2. Flood channel only
3. Dam and channel (various
combinations of sizes)
Nonstructural solutions:
1. Evacuation of buildings
from the flood plain.
2. Flood plain zoning
All project purposes, as
authorized by Congress, were
evaluated to determine effects
on environmental, E'icial and
economic factors in the Willow
Creek area.
Now is the time for all
citizens in the Heppner area to
make their desires known,"
Colonel Connell said. "Every
one who attends the meeting
will be given an opportunity to
express his views and furnish ,
information on any feature of
the project. We solicit com-
"Incuts' oil the technical, ecorio--mic.
social, ecological and
environmental features of our
studies. If at all possible,
statements should be supported
by factual information so it can
be documented."
All statements during the
meeting will become part of the
official record of the study and
will be made available for
public examination. To insure
that all information is entered
into the record, facts and
statements should be submitted
in writing, if possible.
You are urged to attend this
meeting and make your wishes
known.
Firm Tackles
Problem
water system.
Budget Approved
There was no opposition at the
Budget hearing and the budget
was approved and will be
printed in next weeks Gazette
Times. Members of the budget
committee present with the
members of the city council
were Carl Spalding, Larry
Mills, Dr. Jim Schaffitz and
Glen Ward.
operations department
The
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Coooperative, Inc. recently received a one-year-no iosi ume
accident award from the State of Oregon - Workmans
Compensation Board. The last lost time accident occurred in
January, 1972.
The Columbia Basin P-oard and operation s employees adopted a
complete "Safety and Working Policy" in May of this year.
Pictured from left to right are: Jack McTimpeny, Jim Prock,
Dan James, Art Vance, Vera WUson, Marv Shilling, Ed Strutners,
Dovle Key and Bud Marshall. Not pictured was the Condon area
crew of Joe Nix, Bob Fitzsimmons. Bill McDowell and Grant
Weatherford. The Line Superintendent, not pictured, is Bill Gentry-
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Barbecue ( Honors
uien wera
Morrow County Cow Belles
will host the annual Father of
the Year barbecue on Jun 16 at
:3) at the Fair Grounds. All
friends of the Glen Ward family
are cordially invited. It is a
family affair. Each family is
asked to bring the meat of their
choice to broil on the big out
door barbecue. They are asked
to bring own table service.
Salads, dessert, punch and
coffee and garlic bread will be
furnished by the CowBelles.
Mrs. Gary Grieb is barbecue
chairman.
Road Problems at
Blake Properties
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Blake are
making preliminary plans to
plat another 40 acres into five
acre plots up at Blake proper
ties. One problem is the roads.
According to Blake's contracts
he provides an access road to
the property.
Since the County subdivision
ordinance has been passed,
minimum specifications for
roads have been adopted. The
ordinance requires a 40 foot
right of way. County Court
requires a 20 foot traveled
roadwav.
The first sections of Blake
Properties were developed and
sold before the subdivision
ordinance was. adopted. They
are 25 miles from town and
iren't likely to become a part of
the county road systems.
The terrain is steep where the
new land is to be developed. The
Court can grant special regula
tions when the topography and
soil are such that the specifica
tions for roads can't be met.
A plat in proper form will be
required for presentation to the
Planning Committee before any
variance can be considered.
This is just one of the
problems the County Court
considered at their meeting
June 6. They met with County
Planner Del Smith who recently
returned from Turkey and with
Mr. Blake.
Solarium Start Date Set
In a telephone conversation
with the contractor, Judge
Jones affirmed June 25 as the
starting date for the solarium at
the Hospital with 90 days to
completion.
(Ed Note:)
Our apologies to the County
Court when we recently noted
the wrong day for their meet-
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Members of the Portland
District of the Corps of Engin
eers visited after the meeting
with Judge Jones and Mayor
Jerry Sweeney. Others from
Corps of Engineers Boundaries Moved Back
Col Paul Triem District drainages into the Columbia conduct the Willow Creek Hear-
Engineer with the Army Corps downstream from McNary ing to be held at the Court House
of Engineers Portland and a Dam will be the responsibilities on June21at8p.m.Representa-
delegation of his co-workers of the Portland District. This fives of the Portland district
were in Heppner Friday of last includes the Umatilla River and plan to attend,
week They were on a Get- south to the Oregon border. Judge Jones voiced his ap-
acquainted tour of the eastern Drainages into the Snake are in preciation to the tour group for
regions of their district. the Walla Walla District. their efforts at coming to
At the time the John Day dam Before coming to Heppner, Heppner.
was built the Portland office the group had been to John Day, On the tour with Col. Triem
hA cr.h 'a hav workload in Pendleton, and were to stop at were Dave Larsen, project
the Willamette Valley, the
boundaries between the Port
land and Walla Walla Districts
were changed so that the Walla
Walla District Corps of Engin
eers was responsible for the
John Day Dam.
Now that the John Day is
completed, the original bound
aries organizedon water sheds
have come into effect. The
Irrigon Lions
Caravan
The Irrigon Lions Club Pee
Wee Rodeo caravan will meet
w w Kon'fi en avail win ii-v,v
Friday. June 15 at 1:30 p.m. at
the Roadside Rest area two
miles west of Boardman and
will leave promptly at 2 p.m. for
the D Bar J Ranch Pee Wee
Rodeo at Alfalfa, Ore. which is
to be held June 16-17.
Court aUlondcy
Chamber Meet
Queen Jeanne Daly and her
Princesses will be guests of the
HeDoner-Morrow County Cham
ber of Commerce Monday,
Princesses are Shen Kemp
Kathy Bartlett, Kathy Gilbert
and Patricia Hughes. Each one
will speak briefly.
MORROW CO. C.EM &
MINERAL SOCIETY will meet
Saturday night, June 16, in the
First National Bank Conference
room.
The meeting will serve as
workn.ght tor tne s.aewam saie.
The Dublic is welcome to the
:30 p.m. meeting.
Bill Landes Buy
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lande
have
purchased a home from
Mrs.
. J. R. Huffman. She will be
L.aviinJ latpr this summer to
make her home at Canby. By
taking the ferry across the
Willamette she is just four miles
from her son and daughter-in-law.
Dr. and Mrs. Robert L.
Huffman at Wilsonville.
Store Clove
s
Dean Teel has moved his 2nd
Hand Business to the old
Parrish Garage on Chase St.
next to the Bowling Alley. He is
doing some cleaning up and
building shelves to provide
more room so he can put things
a ay.
Frank Hamlin assisted in the
move. He has a new phone
number and is ready to do
Ni sinews
Coronation Ceremony June 23
A niukl evening is planned
for thii year's Coronation
Ceremony on June 23. The
master of ceremonies Gene
Pierce will Hart the show
promptly at I p m. in front of
the grand Hand.
Several thing are new thi
year. For one thing the cere-
mony is preceding the Kick-Off
dance, which will allow Queen
Jeanne to wear her tiara all
summer. The Soroptimist Club
was asked to handle the
left: Jerry Schmunk, Pat
Keough, Leonard Stein, Lou
Smith, Judge Jones, Dave
Larson, Col. Triem, Bill Clump
ner. Mayor Sweeney and Bill
Ashworth.
Arlington after leaving
Heppner.
Willow Creek
The Walla Walla District is
responsible for the study of the
Willow Creek dam. The Port-
land office will work -carefully
with them. The transfer of
responsibilities would come at
the time of construction.
Walla Walla district will
Jack Sumner Help
Agriculture
PeoDle in Morrow County
an article on the Forum page of
Mondays Oregonian about jacK
Sumner.
Doug Semour of the Oregon
ian staff said that last Tuesday
was one of the most successful
days for Agriculture that the
Oregon House has ever seen. He
mentioned several bills that the
house had passed and sent to the
Senate. One wouta evemuauy
senate, une wuuiu cwhiwm;
eliminate the personal property
Clliiuiia v ,
lav nn farm machinery ana a
new approach would have the
state pay some of the property
tax of farmers. The house
reversed the action of the
committee and decided that
could borrow ud to
farms
$100,000. to purchase
Pendleton Experiment Field Day
! Is Friday
Th annual Pendleton Experi
ment Field Day has been slated
j ,5 starting at
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in -on am. renorts Harold d.
Shoot Planned
for June 24
The Morrow County Rifle and
Pistol Club will have a Jack Pot
Shoot on June 24 at 1 p.m. at the
Range between Heppner and
Lexington. There will be cash
prizes. All shooters are cordial
ly invited.
The members of Valby Luth
eran Church are invited to join
the members in Condon for a
worship service beginning at
11 :00 a.m. followed by a potluck
dinner. Coffee and punch will be
furnished by the Condon
church.
Women's Activity Committee
of the Willows Grange will meet
at the Grange Hall, at 2:30 p.m.
on Friday. June 16th. Hostesses
are Flossie Marick, Ida Cole
man. Vida Heliker and Mabel
Ring.
arranRrmenti. Birdine TullU
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,h Plann'n 0, M"
CiwJuim. Carolyn Dayls
Jfnn" s,ni,h "nd Doro,hy
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, e Program i. expected to
last no longer than an hour. It
will be in the form of an old
fashioned "Medicine Show",
There will be harmonica and
accordion numbers, guitar and
singing, old time band, square
dancing and others. It promises
to be an enjoyable evening.
engineer, The Dalles and John
ua" uams; ieunaiu oicin,
engineer division Portland Dis-
trict; Bill Ashworth, Real
Estate Division; Jerry
Schmunk, Public Affairs
officer; Pat Keough, Planning
Branch; Bill Clumpner, chief of
Project Operations Division and
Lou Smith Emergency Opera-
tions.
s
rather than the previous $80,000
limit.
The article goes on to say that
one man Jack Sumner was
responsible, a freshman repre
sentative, Democrat, Heppner,
38 year old ranch owner and a
"man with an independent
mind."
"Sumner has been a political
independent with a conserva
tive tinee since this legislative
session started and was one of
, ... , ...
the Democrats who joined with
tho Rnniihlinans to onnflKP Gov.
. "
Tom McCall's school finance
plan." ,
He went on to say that the
Democrats seem to be working
hard to see that Sumner stays
with the party and not become
Part of a PssDle coalition with
tne KepuDiicans.
Kerr. County Extension Agent.
The major emphasis will be on
current research. Reports will
be given on tillage and stubble
management for mositure con
servation; Sulfur fertilization of
wheat; and Feed grain re
search. Of particular interest to
wheatgrowers will be a report
on potential uses of wheat given
by Harold Klinesmith from the
Washington Wheat Commis
sion, A tour of the station in the
afternoon will show "how late
can we seed winter wheat",
cereal tolerance to cheatgrass
chemicals, new varieties of
wheat, barley and feed grains,
row spacing and wheat growth.
A no-host lunch will be served
on the station grounds.
WEATHER
By DON GILLIAM
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Wednesday 86 57
Thursday 83 56
Friday 77 51
Saturday 69 50
Sunday 71 35
Monday 80 42
Tuesday 83 54
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