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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 2, 1973)
'Dutch' Is back In Uoosyal artist-moiniey cm't buy his work t I) II NIK CERESA "I do something no other man does," said Alexander "Dutch" Urlioh, between drinks of gin at Cal's Care & Lounge, his "home away from home" in summer from his regular work on the Pete Ompbell Ranch at Lonerock. He pointed to his latest wood carvinga boot carved from a single piece of juniper wood with no tools but a hammer, chisel and an old file. It was indeed a work of art. There is something else Dutch Urlich does that few, if any, other men do. He refuses to sell any of his creations, which often take up to six months to carve. He gives them away. "If I sold my carvings people wouldn't appreciate them," he explained. "But if I give them away to the first person I meet, my work is appreciated. After all, he will have the only piece of its kind in the world." He doesn't know how many of these carvings he has made and given away, but he recalls several coffee tables, fruit bowls and two boots. Each of his carvings is 'made from a single, carefully selected piece of wood. Juni per is the only wood he uses, mostly because he is attracted to the various swirls and patterns in the wood which add beauty to the finished work. Once a piece of juniper has been chosen, Dutch soaks it in salt water to prevent the wood from cracking and splitting. The length of time required for aging depends upon the diameter of the log. He works with his hammer, chisel and file at odd times while he is working on the Campbell Ranch. When he isn't attending to his duties as a ranch hand-feeding cattle and doing general ranch work-he sits around the house, watches television, ' does electrical and plumbing Kfairs. And carves. "I come to Heppner once a year, not just to get drunk, but to see my mother," Dutch confided. "She is a good old girl, and tougher than I am. She speaks broken English and is always telling me not to get into any trouble." Dutch hit town last week, where he will remain for about V. Y Once a solid piece of juniper wood, now a carved loggers boot. The boot measures 10 inches in height. The ball carved within the four supports measures one and one-half inches in diameter, and was carved within the walls. It cannot be removed from within, and is perfectly proportioned. Refrigeration Service Available iqpebial elktbic Eerl Trudeau Boardman 48W371 Electrical Heating Air Conditioning For Refrigeration Service Contact - George Bender 922-3070 town six weeks, trying to create a shortage of gin in the friendly taverns along Main Street, Once he gets enough of "town life" and an acceptable level of gin, he will head back to the ranch for the fall and winter work. Alexander Urlich, known locally as Dutch, was born in Russell, Kant., Nov. 6, 1911. His parents were born near the Russian border and came to United States in 1906. "When the family came to Oregon, none of us could speak English," he said, "for all we ever spoke at home was German." "They had tags around our necks, like cattle, so in case we got lost people would know who we were." His parents had a farm, and Dutch had to help with the chores. He attended school in Heppner until he reached the 8th grade. "I was hell on wheels in school," he laughed. "I wasn't cut out for school, and played hookey whenever I got the chance. Still, I think I have a pretty good outlook on life." He has a sense of humor, that's certain! Dutch shifted himself on the barstool and told how he had been sent to reform school as a youth; later he was sent to state prison for passing bad checks. Asked if he learned to carve his wood figures in ' prison, he snorted, "The only thing I tried to carve in prison was my way out!" He couldn't have been too much of a prison problem. He won a parole. "Hell," he continued, "I. even got a medal when I was in the Army." And he recount ed his adventures with the 15th Air Force in Italy where he served for two years in World War II. Dutch went in as a private and was discharged as a private. He did make the rank of sergeant, but a funny thing happened to him on the way up the ladder of military success, and he was "busted" to private. He speaks some Italian. Dutch has never married. "I don't want anybody telling me what to do. Besides, wives lay down the law, and I can get along fine without that," he grinned. A rugged and fiercely inde pendent individual, Dutch takes life the way it comes. 7- s 4 to I J L- DUTCH Thirty or forty years ago he began carving in wood be cause, he said, "I just like to make things for people." Once a year Dutch returns to Heppner, where he devotes best efforts toward getting drunk and staying that way until he, gets it out of his system-or untill his money runs out and he can't borrow any more. BILL SCHLICTING HOME ON LEAVE Bill Schlicting, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Schlicting, Heppner, is home on a few days leave from the United States Navyi Bill will leave Wednesday for a tour of duty in the Pacific aboard the aircraft carrier John Hancock, at present cruising near the Philippines. Bill has been in the Navy for the past two and one-half years, stationed at Lemore Naval Station, Ca. j HAPPY HOUR J 7-8 p.m. Every Friday at BEECHER'S in IONE i r t IrritiP V. ,ewjewwjBWBWT i f . VV URLICH "I don't consider myself an alcoholic because I don't attend the meetings," he laughed. "I guess I'm only a drunk when I hit town " Strangely, once he gets back to the ranch he never drinks until it's time to come to Heppner the next summer. Somebody ought to write a story about Dutch. riTL m EMS GOC2 Uphill. or down, the International 453 with exclusive 4-way leveler makes a difference in handling ease, grain savings and safety. And sometimes costs less than 2-way levelers. 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Henry Breed ing and family of Gresham were weekend callers at the C.C. Jonea Ranch, enroute to Wallowa Lake, where they will enjoy tome fishing with Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Ayres of Heppner. Mr. and Mrt. Jerry Messen ger and family of Portland visited his parents, Mr. and Mrt. T.E. Messenger Sr., over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Robin son were Goldendale, Wn., visitors Sunday. Those from Lexington at tending the Albert Breeding funeral services In Hermiston Thursday were Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Vinson, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Martin, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Way, Mrs. Frank, Robinson, Mrs. C.C. Jones and Mrs. Florence McMillan. Mr. and Mrs. Breeding were former Lexington and Hepp ner residents. Mrs. Maxine Jenson of Waitsburg, Wn., visited her brother and family, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Way of Lexing ton, last week. She also visited a sister and family, Mr. and Mrs. Dallas McDaniels and Mrs. June Field of Heppner. Mr. and Mrs. William P. Klinger and son have recently visited his parents, Mr. and It costs no more to get 4-way leveling JfrT&m m A FASTER. KooSTfcR... soas sijower Wens. Friendly Loco I Cooperative Lexington Mrt. Pete Klinger. Mrt. Jeannie Johns of Portland visited her uncle, AT. Majeske, at Pioneer Memorial Hospital last week, and other relatives In Heppner and Lexington. Mrt. Johns, who makes her home in Portland, wat met in Hermit Ion by Mrt. Eleanor Hermann who brought her to Heppner for the visit. Mrt. Hermann visited her sister, Mrt. Ottilia Hunt, in Heppner. Miss Misako Michatori of Nagasaki, Japan, it the stu dent of the Morrow County group visiting at the Bob Ullman warns of bocf ahorfafjeo WASHINGTON. .D.C.-Citing the soaring price of feed grains resulting from last week's suspension of price ceilings on agricultural pro ducts, U.S. Rep. Al Ullman, D-Ore., recommended Wed nesday that either export controls be reinstated or price ceilings on beef be lifted. In a letter to Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz, Ullman warned that beef production would dwindle to almost nothing in the next two months unless action is taken to control feed grain prices or to allow a pass-through of those prices. "The problem is in part of the freeze on beef prices," Ullman told Butz, "but more importantly, it is on the failure to ensure an adequate supply of feed grains at reasonable prices." Under the Phase IV eco nomic policy announced last week, the ceiling on beef prices is to remain in effect until Sept. 12. Feed grain . prices and exports, except for soybeans, are no longer con trolled, however. Ullman says beef producers will not sell cattle for slaugh- ItePPNER (ORE.) GAZETTE-TIM F.8, Davidson home. Mrt. Bertie Barnett, Fret no, Cal., it visiting her mother, Mrt. Alean Calvin, and sister and family, Mr. and Mrt. Pete Klinger. Glenn Cochran of Echo and Cliff Williamt of Lexington have returned from a Canad ian fishing trip. They limited two days of their three-day fishing license. They drove to Nimpo Lake on Bella Coola Highway, then flew into Moose Lake. Here they caught their 12" to 18" rainbow. Driving time back home from Nimpo wat 21 hours. ter until they can pass through the extremely nigh prices of feeding the cattle, or until feed prices are con trolled. "I urge your immediate action on one of two alter natives," Ullman wrote Butz. -Either seek an immediate export control program for feed grains until Sept. 12 when the price freeze is lifted, or -Move immediately to end the freeze on beef prices and treat it as any other agricul tural commodity. "In my judgment, the situa tion is grave," Ullman said, "and we must move fast on this." Mrs. Millie Breeding was called to Edmonds, Washing ton, Thursday by the serious illness of her aunt, Mrs. Blanche Gearhart, who was a former Heppner resident. ?rohct elftcricify iw as -fossil -fuel plants OPAHlUf irvSfead" of & poteMtolly lower casks Conserve, Cdl, 0l 3nd SfiS rt&trvZS -&r- 0THfK USC5. V PLAKrS-fJcW p&cOl ttf&i3 l!3J AOOUT &ur?ue$ of - J J ? y "v y ( PffCW .) Columbia Dosin Electric Co-op Serrintr Morrow, Gilliam gad Wheels Covntiew ,.,.mlT--?S-Sls MIXtVZJL Tliuttdijf, August I, 1173 Tho Devil catches hell There was an unusual bar becue in the backyard of the Steve and Karen Walker residence recently. The couple Invited several friends over to witness the burning of their Ouija board and a book on witchcraft. "We don't want anything to do with satanic power through witchcraft, and if there It any other way in which Satan can come into our lives we'll do away with that also," Steve Walker said. The Walkers are members of the Church of the Nazarene, of which Rev. Forest Godin is pastor. The Walkers have also opened their home on Thurs day night for Bible ttudy for anyone who may be inter ested. "Lady umpires sure keep home plate nice and clean." COLE ELECTRIC Motor Rewinding Industrial Commercial Farm and Home Pendleton.. 276-7761 mock -tUft 5"t way &4?T -4 -&eJ is CP3,C oras. Pevdopmenf of noeieir plant bas been slowej Le to ri$n tni public fear of pallvfon fj tftSon, fkrt probably will be 4e ckicf Source of elecrieJy 1o years -from now. FOCI. YS. It's impoMibl to have bomb-lik Mploaion bocaiM of type of fuel and datign of raactor. Radiation ia strictly controlled. Ovar 20 years no loaa of life or injury involving a convnarcial reactor. tfitMAlXY nuclear plants ire pollution problem-solvers: 1. no sir pollution 2. water used for cooling is e separate flow and doesn t com contact with radioactive fuel 3. the total plant environment ia monitored. VCS While first coata of a plant are more - the fuel coata leas than toaail fuele today ia moat areaa. While uranium supply is limited, "breeder" type reactors give promise of solving due problem ta the next few years. 1 !
