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VOL. 101 NO. 24 THURSDAY. JUNE II, 1983 Largest C 14 1 . t .,.. ... J C f r - , rr t -.-v-.T Truck carrying insecticide rolled into Willow A tank truck carrying 1. 900 gallons of inject spray and 500 gallon of aviation fuel rolled Into Willow Crwk near Cuts forth Park Monday, causing the largest chemical spill in Oregon' history. The chemi cal, Sevin 4-Oil. was to be used in a Western Spruce Budworm spraying project in the Miller Prairie area. The truck, owned by West Wind Helicopters of Yakima, Wash., sub contractors in the spraying project, was com pletely demolished, according to Paul Marl, public affairs P.M.H. Foundation receives 3100,000 gift A former Morrow County couple. Earl and Hazel Wil son, now of Las Vegas, Nevada, recently mailed a gift of $100,000 to the Pioneer Memorial Hospital Founda tion, announced A K. "Lucky" Felt, hospital administrator. Shortly after the hospital foundation was established, Wilson visited the hospital and nursing home, expressing in terest in financial assistance out of appreciation for his Morrow County background, Felt said The administrator reported that Larry Mills, president of the foundation board, avill call a board meeting in the near future to make plans for maximizing the return on the new capita) funls and will discuss some possibilities for using the earnings to assist the hospital and to further health care related education in the community. Wilson is a native of Morrow County, having lived with his family on a ranch in the McNabb area north of lone, which they still own. He moved from the county in 1921 at the age of 22 to work for the Greyhound Bus Company. The Wilsons have made their home in Las Vegas since 1941. Seymour P. Wilson, Earl's father, his mother and three brothers. Frank, Charlie and Chilt. emigrated from Ohio In 1878. settling in the lone area. Seymour Wilson and his wife had two sons; Earl and Fran chemical officer for the Forest Service In Portland. Driver of the vehicle, Roberto Taddeo, 30, of Tieten, Wash., was treated for multiple lacerations and abrasions at Pioneer Memor ial Hospital in Heppner and was released Tuesday, said a hospital spokesperson. West Wind Helicopters re ported that the truck's brakes failed, causing it to roll over the embankment, said Jean nie Harris, writer, editor for Malheur National Forest at John Day. Fish in the stream were cis, who is now deceased. The late Mrs. Harvey (Virginia) Smith of lone was a daughter of Earl Wilson's uncle. Frank Wilson. The Smiths managed Earl's farm near McNahh for many years. The Foundation and corpor ation was established to pro vide a tax exempt vehicle for people interested in long-term support of Pioneer Memorial Hospital and Nursing Home. The foundation has received numerous gifts; donations in Jieu of flowers as memorials to Remember wheat sample for county fair By BOB COSTA OSU Extension Agent Morrow County Wheat growers should re member to take a sample of wheat out of the combine to exhibit at the county fair. About five gallons are needed for the exhibit. This allows extra for cleaning loss. Superintendent Bill Rawlins will clean exhibits that are in a at least one day prior to the close of entries. It's almost time to pick wheat and barley for a sheaf. The ideal time to pick grain Tike Heppeeir Morrow County s PAGES spill in Oregon state history poisoned Willow Creek Mon. Creek, spilling chemicals into water killed by the chemical, and farmers from the spill area to the dam were warned to re move farm animals from the creek area and to not use the water at all. Fumes were detectible many miles from the accident site and it was reported that thev were so strong at Cuts forth Pond that it burned the eves and throats of those at the site. Lime was spread around the accident site to neutralize the chemical, and six dams were built downstream from the deceased friends and rela tives, and has been named in estate planning. Felt said. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson's gift is by far the largest received to date." he added. A lifetime voting member ship in the foundation is avail able for five dollars or more. The present membership includes about 65 people. Any one interested may contact Felt, foundation secretary, or Linda Kenny at the hospital for information. for a sheaf is when it has full color but the grain is still doughy. Cut wheat close to the ground and hang upside down in small bundles or stack loosely to dry. Exhibitors don't have to be wheat grow ers to display a wheat sheaf at county fair. Grain and grass sheaves should be at least three inches in diameter at the bottom and tied with string. For more information, con tact Bob Costa at the exten sion office in Heppner, or superintendent Rawlins. rvTS) (FT ail 11 Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper 25 spill, as well as several boom dams, made of absorbent material. Mounds of charcoal and dams of hay were also placed in the creek to help with the cleanup process, re ported Gayla Reese of the Department of Environmental Quality in Portland. The Corps of Engineers at Willow Creek Dam lowered the pool level of the lake four feet Monday night to allow the contaminated water to back up in the reservoir. Plans are being made to skim the chemical off the top of the Rauch to be honored A reception honoring Irvin Rauch for his 20 years of service on the Morrow County School Board will be held Tuesday. June 21. from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.. at the school district office in Lexington. Rauch. who served on the board as a representative for Lexington area residents, will leave the board June 30 due to his election as a county com missioner. Everyone is invited to attend. School board to review legislative action A meeting at the Morrow County School Board will be held at the Lexington School District Office on Monday, June 20 at 8 p.m. The board will review some of the recent actions of the legislature that could effect district operation. The board will also review the results of the recent school district bud get election and is expected to take an action to adopt the budget in order to certify the levy to the assessor, said a district office spokesperson. Bids for fuel oil, tires, pro pane, gasoline and heating oil will also be considered. In other business, the spokesperson said, the board will consider a number of matters related to personnel. Ml IS, HEPPNER. OREGON Sign warns passersby pool, if possible. Otherwise the contaminated water will be .left in the reservoir to be diluted by remaining water in the pool for five days, Reese explained. The dam's outflow has been completely shut down: however, three feet of water per second flow through at all times. Normal flow is 20 feet per second. Pool water Krebs indicted on three felony A man who authorities think robbed the lone branch of the Bank of Eastern Oregon last Thrusday and was apprehen ded Sunday near Bend was arraigned Tuesday on charges of alleged First Degree Rob bery, being an Ex-convict in Possession of a Firearm and Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle. All three are Class C Felonies. John William Krebs. 32, was taken into custody early Sun day morning by Oregon State Police officers of Bend at the Inn of the Seventh Mountain resort near that central Ore gon town, reported Morrow County District Attorney Richard McNerney. Krebs, who had recently moved from Hermiston to Sis ters, is lodged at the Umatilla County Jail. Bail was set at $200,000 by Morrow County District Court Judge Ralph -Currin. The robbery took place at about 10:45 a.m. when a man wearing a ski mask and gloves and carrying a long-barreled pistol, advised bank employ ees to empty the bank's vault and tills, and with the money in a knap sack, left through the back door and drove off in a red pickup. Citizens near the bank who saw the masked man enter the building reported the incident to police. The vehicle was seen travel ing east on Ella Road and was later found on Rietmann Grade, along with a 31 by 36 pair of Levi's and pair of size 11 tennis shoes. The robber, who according to the district attorney took over $18,000, had stolen the pickup from an lone residence. Part of the money was found in Bend by Hermiston OSP Detective Ken Matlock and Weather by the City of V ' - -"HIV... to stay away from contaminated pond at Cuteforth Park will be tested prior to releas ing the water, she said. D.E.Q. notified landowners from the dam down stream not to withdraw water or water livestock if fish kill is observed. As of Tuesday, water downstream from the dam was not contaminated, she said. Mike Gearhard of the Envi r i Ti' " " "in ill Kt' ' tit 7 Ci John Krebs is led out of Morrow County Courtroom Tuesday after charges in connection with a bank robbery in lone. Morrow Co. Sheriff's Dept. Sergeant Verlin Denlon of Heppner. McNerney said. He would not, however, say how much of the money was re covered. Gerald Pierson, vice-president of the bank, said the building is equiped with alarm and surveillance systems, and both were operating during the robbery. Police began arriving at the bank at about noon, Pierson said, and an investigation got underway with the Oregon State Police. Morrow County Sheriff's Department and the Tups.. June 7 m 59 Trace Wed., June 8 85 48 Trace Thurs.. June 9 79 50 .20 Fri.. June 10 62 44 .33 Sat.. June 11 64 46 .02 Sun.. June 12 71 43 Mon.. June 13 82 54 Hcppncr ronmental Protection Agency in Portland has reported that E P A. engineers are conduct ing "precautionary testing" of the city's water supply wells. "It's an extremely remote " possibility that any material would wind up in the wells." he said . He added that it would' take several days to learn the test results. Heppner City Police involved. Bank robberies are usually investigated by the F.B.I., however Pendleton's F.B.I. Agent, was out of the area Thursday and Friday. McNerney reported that Krebs had purchased a new Chevrolet Blazer with cash in Bend on Friday. Interviews with witnesses, a composite drawing, the cloth ing and good investigative work by Matlock and Dentin led to Krebs' arrest, McNer ney said. FJarly reports stated that High Low Precip. Reese said Union Carbide, the manufacturers of Sevin, were sending out two xepre- sentatives Monday from the company's headquarters- in Raleigh, N.C. - t Anyone wanting more in formation on the chemical or its effects may call Union Carbide toll free at 1-800-334-9745. Reese said. charges being indicted on three felony officials thought a second per son might be involved in the scheme; however, McNerney said it is now believed that the crime involved only one man. Krebs will be tried in Mor row County instead of in a federal court, as is customary, . McNerney said. Since bank robbery is both a state and federal offense, the case may be tried in either court, he explained, and federal and local officials agreed that the case would be tried locally. No trial date has yet been set.
