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Plan to irrigate
from Columbia
The North Morrow Pre-
liminary Irrigation Study,
which involves Columbia
River water for farm irriga
tion, is completed, according
to Ken Turner, chairman of
the Morrow Irrigation Steer-
Near-record wheat
harvest nears end
Morrow County wheat
farmers will harvest a
near-record crop for 1974.
That doesn't necessarily
mean more bread on Ameri
can tables.
Ninety per cent of all wheat
grown in Eastern Oregon is
exported, according to Larry
Mills of the Morrow County
Grain Growers.
Although Oregon is going to
have perhaps the greatest
wheal production in its history
this year, close to 50 million
bushels, Oregon Director of
Agriculture Irvin Mann says
"Reports of a surplus wheat
crop tend to give consumers a
false hope of improved food
prices. Such reports are
entirely premature."
Current wheat prices are
ranging between $4 and $5 per
bushel. Last year's prices
topped $6 per bushel. Many
farmers are holding grain off
the market hoping to better
Assessors elect
Joyce Bergstrom
Oregon State Assessors
elected Morrow County
Assessor Joyce Bergstrom as
secretary-treasurer at their
annual convention, Sept. 9-11,
at Gold Beach.
More than 200 people
attended the conference
where 34 of Oregon's 36
counties were represented.
Mrs. Bergstrom said the
conference focused on new
and proposed state legislation
that would regulate assessors
and assessment practices.
Changes in local budget law
were explained by George
Annala, manager of the
Oregon Tax Research group.
State Senator Victor Atiyeh,
candidate for governor, spoke
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Kudeo Princess Mickey Hoskins, who recently s&ld, "I'll
neter have another summer like this one," will probably
wer have another summer like the next one. Perky Mickey
has been chosen 1H75 Morrow County Fair and Rodeo Queen.
"It has to be a joke," she said when notified of her selection.
Now that the rodeo board has ruled to permit princesses of
the court to wear their hair at a uniform style and length
instead of hating to have it cut short as in past years, Mickey
ht-liexes land hopes) more girls will show up for the tryouts
this coming Sunday.
ing Committee that has been
pursuing the plan.
The full report will be
presented Tuesday, Sept. 21
at the Lexington Grange Hall.
7:3(1 p.m. for ail interested
persons.
the price.
According to Agricultural
Stabilization and Conserva
tion Bureau figures, more
than 164.000 acres of wheat are
planted in Morrow County.
Yields have varied markedly
from over 50 bushels per acre
in the Butter Creek area to as
little as 12 bushels per acre
near Cecil.
Spring wheat seems to have
suffered the most due to hot
weather in June, but the fall
seeded crop, at higher eleva
tions, has done well.
Harold Kerr, Morrow
County Extension Agent,
speculates that wheat will be
the chief source of farm
income, overtaking potatoes
for the first time in many
years in Morrow County.
The total production figures
for this year's harvest will be
compiled by the Extension
Service next week.
in favor of proposed legisla
tion that would establish
qualifications for county
assessors.
Among the proposed
qualifications for office would
be that the candidate be a
certified appraiser or
appraiser trainee and have
two years of office and
accounting experience, in
cluding experience in office
management activities; or
two years full-time employ
ment in the office of a county
assessor.
Speaking of her election,
Mrs. Bergstrom said, "I
would someday like to be
president of the association.
This is a first step."
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Forty-eight out of a possible
62 farmers and ranchers in the
feasibility area have given
financial support to prepara
tion of the study.
Seven alternative ways of
bringing Columbia River wa
ter south to 154,000 acres of
potentially irrigable land has
been studied. The seven alter
natives include several pro
ject sizes, elevations, pump
ing sites, and combinations of
each.
Economic analysis is in
cluded and will be discussed
by Bud Bartell of the State
Engineer's team. Income po
tential of different crops
adapted to the area show some
of the project alternatives to
be feasible.
Ken Kuedell, Farm Home
Administration state director,
will be present to explain
long-term financing possibil
ities. A brief program report on
the Morrow District Improve
ment Company will be given.
Herman Winter, attorney, has
completed the articles of
incorporation and they are
ready for review.
This preliminary engineer's
study is a giant step towards
determining the feasibility of
Oregon's largest irrigation
project, Turner said.
Welcome
to our
town!'
The City of Heppner will
turn out Tuesday evening,
Oct. 1, to welcome newcomers
who have moved here within
the past six months. New
teachers to the area are
included.
The Welcome Night will be
held at Heppner High School
beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Heppner merchants will
have displays to acquaint
newcomers with their types of
goods and services. Firms
wishing to reserve space
should contact Mrs. Daisy
Collins, chairman of the
committee, who is cooperat
ing with the Soroptimist Gub,
Ministerial Association and
the Chamber of Commerce in
welcoming newcomers.
IRecraiter hired to
Friday evening the Doctors'
Search Committee engaged a
recruiter to find a doctor for
the Heppner area and have
collected $1,000 toward its goal
of $3,000.
Mrs. Helen Chenoweth, Oro
fino, Idaho, was hired by the
committee and will meet with
the committee and the general
public at a meeting tentatively
set for Monday, Sept. 23, at the
courthouse at 8 p.m. j
Mrs. Chenoweth met with
the committee in August.
Since that time the committee
has been researching her
THE
GAZETTE-TIMES
Vol.91 No. 31,
Morrow County
Enrollmentcosts,
Auditor Fred Witherell of
Pendleton presented the
annual auditor's report to the
Morrow County School Board
Monday evening.
Witherell reported that all
records and reports are in
good condition, and suggested
to the board that it consider
budgeting more of the cash
carry-over balance this next
year.
The board considered the
two-point request of a Hepp
ner High School student. The
parents of the student have
moved out of the district, and
the student was petitioning the
board to be allowed to finish
high school in Heppner as a
non-resident student. He also
requested that he be allowed
to attend school on a half-day
basis so that he could work.
After reviewing the requests
the board decided to admit
him as a non-resident student
providing he (1) attend school
on a full time basis, (2) live
with responsible" adults- and
(3) maintain acceptable con
duct and academic achieve
ment. District Superintendent
Matt Doherty reported on the
increased enrollment
Coach Starr:
little experience
hurts Mustangs'
Chuck Starr, head football
coach of the Heppner Mus
angs, was guest speaker at the
meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce Monday.
"The Mustangs have 47 suits
checked out to the boys but
have only nine returning
lettermen this season,"said
Star, "and of these, 11 are
Richards, Gilbert
win scholarships
Karen Richards, Irrigon,
and Kathy Gilbert, lone, were
chosen by the awards com
mittee as recipients each of a
$200 John W. Graves
Memorial Scholarship.
The Graves trust fund was
established in the memory of
the late John Graves, and is
for the financial assistance of
4-H students of Morrow Coun
ty to attend college, junior
college, university or any type
of education beyond the high
school level.
One of the requirements is
that senior 4-H members shall
have been a member in good
standing three years prior to
graduation and that they are
not the recipient of other 4-H
scholarship awards.
In her letter to the com
mittee, Karen Richards stated
that she is "currently enrol
led for the 74-75 semester at
Eastern Oregon State College,
where I plan to major in
agriculture. I plan on attend
ing Eastern Oregon for one to
two years and then transfer to
Oregon State where I would
like to get my degree in
agriculture. My nine years of
4-H has helped me decide on a
career in agriculture."
Her greatest achievement
credentials. She is the busi
ness manager for the North
side Medical Clinic in Orofino
but has successfully recruited
doctors for small towns. She
has a strong business back
ground and has set up the
business portion of the two
medical clinics in Orofino. Her
husband is a lawyer.
Those doctors whom Mrs.
Chenoweth has recruited ex
pressed satisfaction to the
committee with her method of
recruiting. They felt she made
every effort to match the
community with the doctor.
School Board
throughout the district.
Current enrollment figures
show 1293 students attending
school in the county, an
increase of almost 90 students
over last year's figures.
Doherty reported that the
increase is evenly spread
throughout the county.
' Twelve teachers completed
enough credits during the
summer to qualify for salary
adjustments. The board ap
proved salary increases for
Karen Beck, Virginia Lie
bertz, Marvin Peterson, Cathy
Terney, Inez Erwin, Steve
Brownfield, Charles Endicott,
Duane Neiffer, Walter Pil
grim, Connie Clough, Mike
Wetherell and Vic Marchek.
Rising costs of buses
prompted the board to vote to
bid on 1974 models rather than
1975 model buses this year.
Cost breakdowns presented to
the board showed 1975 models
of one 30-passenger bus and
one 66-passenger bus to cost a
total of $3300 more than the "
amount budgeted for in the
1974-75 budget.
The board voted in favor of
allowing a bus' stop inside
Heppner city limits at the
junction of Riverside and
seniors, whom the boys look to
for experience, as they are the
backbone of the team."
"The remainder of the team
is composed of 14 juniors, 9
sophomores and 13 freshman,
and we are lacking in exp
perience at the varsity level,"
said Starr.
Starr was critical of last
has been in the 4-H swine
project, and the past year
Karen was selected as a state
finalist in the swine program.
She plans to attend the 4-H
National Congress at Chicago,
111., in November to vie for a
$700 scholarship.
In her letter to the com
mittee, Kathy Gilbert stated,
"Having graduated from lone
High School this May, I plan to
attend Blue Mountain Com
munity College where I will
major in accounting. During
my nine years in 4-H, I have
received a Consumer Educa
tion Award, Style Reue
Award, food and Nutrition
Award, Bread Award and
Clothing Awards.. I have also
received championship and
reserve championship awards
for my projects at the fair.
"4-H has benefitted me in
several ways. Because of
whatr I had learned in my
horse project I was able to try
out and show myself - well
enough to be selected as a
princess on the 1973 Morrow
County Fair and Rodeo Court.
"Because of what 4-H has
taught me, I feel that it is
something that every young
ster should have a chance to
participate in."
For this reason she will be in
Heppner to become acquaint
ed with the community.
The drive to raise $3,000 will
continue until the goal is
reached. The committee is
looking into other avenues of
recruiting doctors. Two pos
sibilities are the University of
Oregon Medical School and
Emanuel Hospital in Port
land. Certificates of apprecia
tion, in the amounts of $5, $10,
$25 are on sale at First
National Bank, -Peterson's
Jewelry, Murray's Drug and
the Bank of Eastern Oregon in
Heppner, Ore., Sept. 19,
Morgan streets. Parents liv
ing in the vicinity of Petty
john's Hardware and the
gasoline storage tanks had
made the request to the school
principals because of the
hazardous conditions and lack
of sidewalks in that area. The
bus making this stop will have
already delivered students to
the high school and will, be
making the loop back to the
elementary school.
Leon Hamilton was award
ed a contract for the Clark's
Canyon run after he submitted
a quotation to the board. Bert
Corbin was approved as a bus
driver to replace Forest
Godin, who resigned.
Robert Kaltwasser was ap
proved as the assistant foot
ball coach for junior high
students at Riverside School.
A total of 32 students are out
for junior high football at that
school, necessitating assist
ance for the coach.
A request for a letter from
the board, expressing need for
more doctors in the area was
approved. The request was
made by the Doctors' Search
Committee. The letter will
accompany the application for
Friday's game against
Union; "The Mustangs were
able to win the game by a 7-fi
score, but the boys were not
happy with the win." "We
started out moving the ball.
Then we tried to establish a
passing attack that just didn't
work. Whether it was a case of
first game jitters or not we
made our share of errors."
As to other teams in the
Columbia Basin League Starr
said, Sherman County had a
good junior varsity team last
year, and should be in the top
group at the end of this season.
Weston-McEwen looks good
and is a strong team. Condon
was beaten by a tough AA
team last Friday but they
could also finish among the
top contenders.
The Mustangs can play ball
with any of these teams and
hold their own, once we iron
out some of the rough spots
and make some changes if
necessary, said Starr.
He said Mustangs have
speed and depth, but expect a
tough game Friday when the
squad goes to John Day to
meet Grant Union.
In other business to come
before the Chamber, Pre
sident Jim Bier announced
that nearly $1,000 has been
collected to help locate a
doctor for Heppner.
Dave Barnett, lone, will be
guest speaker at the next
meeting, and he will show
slides of pioneers of the
Heppner area.
The slides date back to the
early 1860s. Barnett is
attempting to identify some of
the early pioneers. (
Deadline for candidates to
file fur positions on the City
Council is Oct. 4, S p.m.
find doctor
Heppner; Del's Market in
Lexington and Bristow's Mar
ket in lone.
Two members of the com
mittee met with the county
judges of Gilliam and Wheeler
counties and other repre
sentatives Thursday night in
Condon. Gilliam and Wheeler
counties expressed willing
ness to cooperate in the
three-county plan of locating
nurse-practitioners for their
areas who would work through
Heppner based doctors.
Application for a medical
team will be made by the
1974
mounting
medical personnel being made
to the National Health Service
Corps.
Don Bennett and Burrel
Cooley were approved as
members of the budget com
mittee. Barbara Hug was
appointed to replace Allan
Akesson on the Boardman
Irrigon Advisory Committee
until the next election.
The annual field trip list was
submitted and approved. A
special request by Riverside
School was also approved.
This one-time request was for
a trip to Spokane to the
World's Fair. The money for
the trip would come from the
existing field trip budget.
Principal Dan Daltoso told the
board that only eight of the 81
students who would make the
trip have seen the World's
Fair.
The budget calendar was
approvedSalary bargaining
is scheduled for October and
November with final agree
ment no later 'than Jan. 14.
Budget meetings will be held
in January and February. The
final filing date for persons
wishing to run for board of
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A llama? In Morrow County? Yup. This pet llama (his
mate and children) has a home at Wright's Country
Store at Kuggs where he is billeted with other animals,
including buffalo. The South American llama is used as
a beast of burden, for its wool(alpaca), milk and meat.
The llama will carry from 60 to 120 pounds, but
overload it and it lies down and,refuses to budge. Anger
it and it spits up unniasticated food from its stomach
into the enemy's face. But here the llama gives a kiss
to Wayne LaGrone of Heppner. Harold Wright is the
owner.
Reo Russell claimed
Services for Reo J. Russell,
75, Lexington, who died Sept.
11, were held Saturday at 1
p.m. in Clatskanie, Ore., with
burial at Murray Hill Cem
etery. Mr. Russell was born July 5,
B9, at fthwa, Midi.- He
moved to Lexington two years
ago from Westport, Ore., and
retired at his home there after
working for 17 years as a
butcher for Fred Meyer in
three counties with the
National Health Service
Corps. The expressed feeling
of the three counties is that
they don't want to use
National Health Service Corps
personnel, but if all else fails,
this approach will provide
interim doctors for the area.
The necessary applications
are now being made to meet
an Oct. 1 deadline.
The Doctors' Search Com
mittee met Sept. 17, to elect
officers, approve by-laws and
make further plans for reach
ing the $3,000 goal.
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director positions is Feb. 21.
The public budget hearing is
slated for March 4. On March
18 the election of directors and
vote on the amount over the 6
per cent limitation will be
held.
The October board meeting
is scheduled for Oct. 21 at A. C.
Houghton school in Irrigon.
Dr. Ken Erickson, University
of Oregon, will present a
report of the long range
facility needs study made of
the district to members of the
board and the Long-Range
Planning Committee. The
presentation of the report will
be made at 7 p.m. followed by
the regular board meeting.
The District Office has
requested that any one in
terested in being a substitute
teacher, who is not already
registered with the district to
contact the Lexington office.
To qualify to substitute, a
person must hold a valid
teaching certificate and make
application for an Oregon
Substitute's Certificate. Ap
plication for this certificate
needs to be made through the
district office.
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Portland.
He was married to Jean
netta Lindberg, Nov 20, 1960,
at Stevenson, Wa. Besides the
widow, he is survived by two
sons, Wendell of Portland and
Ronald of Sacramento, Ca.;
two step-sons, Floyd Lind
berg, Gatskanie, and Charles
Lindberg, St. Helens; a step
daughter, Marlene Westlind,
Gatskanie; 14 grandchildren
and four great-grandchildren.