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t Pane fi, THE GAZETTE-TIMES, Heppner, Ore., Thursday. Mar. 13, 1975 Rivers may be closed flo salmon fishing A public hearing to consider two items of major import ance to Oregon sportsmen is scheduled for 10 a.m., Friday, March 21, by the Wildlife Commission at its main office in Portland. Testimony will be accepted concerning a proposal to close the Columbia River, Des chutes River, Snake River and its tributaries to chinook silmon angling, and 1975 antelope season regulations. The proposed salmon clo sure would extend from April 1 through July 31 of this year to protect salmon destined for the upper Columbia River and Snake River systems. During that same period steel head angling would be closed in the Columbia River. The Oregon Fish Commis sion and the Washington Department of Fisheries plan no commercial main river season during this period and fishery agencies in Washing Ion and Idaho plan closure of the recreational fishery to protect these fish. The closure has been pro posed because of greatly reduced returns of adult fish anticipated during the current season. Studies by the National Marine Fisheries Service ' found that few young salmon and steelhead downstream migrants in 1972 and 1973 survived the 4:$0-mile journey past seven intervening Snake and Columbia River dams to reach the ocean. As Columbia and Snake River salmon and steelhead anglers are well aware, the 1974 runs were a disaster. This years salmon run will prob ably be worse and the steel head run only slightly better than last year. Of about 5 million salmon smelts which left the Snake River system for the down stream journey to the sea. only 15 per cent survived the trip in 1972 and 5 per cent in 'W7J. Steelhead survival fol lowed a similar pattern. On top of this mortality, a further heavy reduction in numbers can be expected due to the rigors of two to three m I If l Our sales staff J 'mm new cars --.- .,, -, -- .. .-. i bpff r--p :r n i i ' . Cadillac " C. 'A rfc-', I - )Q N I :;74Toronado . :: . l fbV, V I t Vd '- ; 74 Olds 88 Delta Royal ; R j iff "-TZp. (Lois of Extras) j ' J'""1 """ I - c"t,a"s I FREE .. L-Ai (t&t 1 I? r i r5 ' : ' - m I' fl $55 Arctic Cat Coat : lp( , L1 -r ' j v !; will be given to pJfe :! j I I r-f : some lucky looker! i? I ffilfbS1- I U TT . l 1 f& Mac Chase Norm DuBosch m Ninety-eight Regency ClDflllIDi Olds-Cadillac-GMC i ' 9 B 511 S.E. Court, Pendleton 276-1921 more years of exposure to the hazards' of the ocean before the fish return as adults. The projected adult returns this year are fewer than 30.000 chinook and under 50,000 wimmer steelhead. A return of at least 72.000 spring and summer chinook and 80,000 summer steelhead are needed on the spawning grounds of the Snake River and its tributaries just to maintain these magnificent runs of fish. List year these goals were not met in spite of a restricted snort and commercial fishery. Since the runs will probably be even smaller this year, fish eries managers are agreed that the fish will need com plete protection to insure the highest possible escapement lo the upper river system. The proposed closure would not prohibit salmon and steel head angling in the Willamette River or steelhead angling in the Deschutes River. The other item to be considered at the hearing will concern the pronghorn ante lope season- for this fall. An opening date of Aug. 16 was already set in January along with other major hunting season opening dates in order that people who wished to plan their vacations around a hunting trip could do so. The other regulations to be set following the March 21 hearing include the length of the season and numbers of permits to be issued in 16 big game management units in southeastern Oregon. Other items that could be considered are permit application pro cedures, arms and ammuni tion, and other restrictions on hunting antelope. Biologists will be conducting their annual aerial census of antelope populations as soon as all snow is gone. Patchy snow has delayed flights somewhat. The most obvious feature of an antelope from the air is its brilliant white rump patch. Spots of snow on the ground make spotting and counting the animals consi derably more difficult. Interested persons may present their data, views, or arguments concerning either of these matters orally or in writing at the hearing. Written communications prior to the hearing should be addressed to the Oregon Wildlife Com mission, P.O. Box 3503, Port land. 97208. MCGG team wins league The Morrow County Grain Growers basketball team has finished in first place in the Hernvisinn City League with a 15-0 record, and finished the season with an 18-2 record. Sunday they played the Hansel Hogs, whom they had defeated previously, and who are currently in third place in the Hermiston City League. The Grain Growers and the Hansel Hogs played in an exhibition game Sunday at lone for the John Kkstrom benefit The teams were tied at 38 each as the half ended. In the second half the MCGG couldn't hit from the outside nor could they stop Larry Raw, who played a fine game for the Hogs, the Hansel Hogs had defeated MCGG 89-74. The MCGG team is compos ed of the following players: Marvin Padberg. Frank Hal vorson. Lee Padberg. John McOahe. Gordon Meyers, Del I-iRue, Ed Sherman. Jim Swanson and La Verne Van Mart er. I lake thai lo mean Alirp got her tai."" Third Annual Morrow County Showing (Exclusive) Friday and Saturday, March 14 -15 Cal's Arco Station, Heppner 4V WRESTLING FANS had a few laughs Monday night as the Portland wrestlers came to Heppner High School. Here Snuka. 275 pounds, gives Billy the Kid, 103-pound midget, a bad lime. The events were sponsored by the Heppner Linns Club. 350 enjoy Monday wrestling event An estimated TV) wrestling f.-ms watched Portland wresll mu Monday night at the high school gymnasium. (Hie of the preliminary bouts featuring two midgets. Cow hy Lang and his opponent. Hilly the Kid. drew the applause of the younger set. The two midgets also team ed up with the big men for the main event, making it a si v -man lag team. Their horse-play during the hour loni; main entertained the crowd with their fun-failed anlicv This was the sw-ond wrestl ing match in Heppner spon sored by i he Heppner Lions Club. Judging from response nt the crowd, arrangements will ho made In have more of this type sporting events. The proceeds received by the Lions Hub will be used lo sponor the first annual 4 H and r'FA show at the Morrow County Fairgrounds. April 19. To dale. 4 II and FFA mem bers from in counties have been invited In participate in the day long event. Granddaughter of : Cecil founder buried here Nora Cecil Rasmus, 84, who was buried in Heppner's Masonic Cemetery last Thursday, was the grand daughter of William Y. Cecil who founded the town of Cecil on norlh Willow Creek. Nora was born at Cecil on June 30. 1890 and died in Pendleton on March 3. Mem orial services were conducted in All Saints Episcopal Church by Rev. David Blackaller. Nora's husband J. Orville Rasmus, died in 1956. He was also of pioneer parentage. Nora operated several ladies apparel shops along Hepp ner's Main Street. Al first she located where the Turf Club stands now, then moved to Ihe location of Lott's Electric. Her next shop was in Ihe corner of Ihe old red brick Fair Build ing, then in Ihe big shop at Its center. Finally, her business was located where Elma's is now located. Elma Harshman bought out Nora's business, The old Fair Building stood where Ihe Arco Station is until il was demolished in I9f7. Nora's parents were Wilford Cecil and Elsie Zachary Cecil of Cecil. Her survivors include numerous nieces and neph ews, grandnioces and grand nephews and great grand niTes and great grand- nephews According lo records in the county museum. Ihe town of Civil celebrated its centennial in IW7. Us founding was really by accident -a wagon train accident. As William Y. Cecil and his wife Mary were traveling west in IBM, iheir wagon train encountered hos tile Indians thai drove off pari of the train's cattle. After they left camp al Wells Springs the Cecil wagon broke down. He stopped at Willow Creek to make repairs Other members of that same train needed his skill, and almost immediately following, trains began com ing lo him for repairs Ttie Cecils divided to stay there beside Willow Creek, and with the help of the Zachary family Ihey were able In gel shelter buiil and to ' arrange for the winter of 1863, Their original settlement was where Cecil still stands Later, William Y, built the first si ore, and soon Ihe government established Ihe ixisl orfice there. He became Ihe 'first postmaster in the fasl growing, thriving com munity where he "proved up" his homestead. William Y's son Wilford, Norn's father, look a home stead nhnul three miles down the creek from his father and lived Ihere for many years. That was Nora's birthplace. Nora Rasmus was a lifelong resident of Morrow County. She was a member of Hepp ner's Sans Souci Rebecca hidgesince 1953. a member of All Saints Church and of (be American Legion Auxiliary. BUY - 'There's no place Z sReal Oregon ! PFMII.KTON lilt VM M Karl MiiHMii, U p 1'irvlili nl & Miinagrr BUI to allow children to, , harvest crops Legislation wns introduced in Ihe U, S. Senate last week which would allow children under' the age of 12 lo participate In summer har vests. The bill is sponsored by Sens. Mark llalfield and Hob Packwond, It would amend a law passed last year through Ihe efforts of organized lalwr which banned youngsters from picking bean, berry and other crops. The proposed amendment would allow children under 12 to do summer field work provided Ihey are permanent residents of a stale and worked only in , summer months w ith parental permission t.U s, Mum