Image provided by: Morrow County Museum; Heppner, OR
About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (July 3, 1947)
2-Heppner Gozette Times, Heppner, Oregon, July 3, 1947 EDITORIAL . . . . Heppner Man Brings in Large Chinook at Depot Bay I frFS The People Want the Hospital If ny doubt existed In the minds of the coun ty court and the hospital committee relative to the demand for the proposed county hospital that doubt was removed Monday afternoon by a delegation of citizens which met at the court house at the invitation of the court to discuss the question of building now with available funds or waiting until a larger sum can be procured. The demand is for immediate con struction, nr just as soon as plans can be worked out to make the money in hand cover the cost of a building that will be adequate. When the hospital project was first started It was estimated that between $60,000 and $70,000 would be sufficient and after some Investigation .the estimate was raised to $100,000 to cover pos sible increases in material and labor costs. It was not the plan in the beginning to build at an early date but to include a county hospital in a list of postwar projects. Funds were to be raised by a two mill tax each year for a period of five years. The proposal was accepted almost unanimously by the voters, many of whom ap parently felt that the hospital would be built at once. When it was learned that this was not the case a demand went up for payment In full of the other eight mills and this, too, met favor with a heavy majority of the taxpayers. With the money in hand the hospital committee set about getting plans and choosing a site. The site selected was an outright gift and the plans drawn to fit the site over-reached the funds about $80,000. Learning that suggested grant by the govern ment could not be acquired prior to July 1, 1948, the court and committee decided to ask that the additional funds be included in the annual bud get, which was done but which the taxpayers did not approve. This left the officials with no alternative but to learn the attitude of the peo ple on whether to build now or wait until more funds could be obtained. It may not be possible to put up as much of a building as some seem to think Is required, yet a smaller beginning may prove the best in the long run. If a few beds have to be sacrificed at this time and the demand grows for additional j space there is little doubt but that it will be ' added. It must not be forgotten that the officials ; are charged with the duty of building a hospital : with public funds. They are not to be criticized '. too severely if they take a little time in trying to make the funds do a good job. 4-H Club Work Handicapped One of the regrettable consequences of failure j to approve the county budget is the handicap ! placed upon the 4-H club work. As of July 1 the work has been without a leader due to dis continuance of the home demonstration agent office. During the past year, under the splendid guidance of Miss Katherine Monahan, some 300 young people engaged in the various projects and with such good leadership there is no doubt but that within another year this county would have been well on the way to an equal footing with other counties that have maintained lead ership in this work for many years. We are sometimes shortsighted or permit bias to guide our actions and cause the innocent to suffer. In this instance it is the young people, that segment of our population which will be the leaders of tomorrow and who should be given every opportunity to prepare themselves for that duty, who are the forgotten ones. Remember to Be Careful Most of America's thirty million automobiles will be on the highways this week end and it will be nothing short of marvellous if we do not read of hundreds of deaths from accidents. Peo ple will be traveling long distances and will be bearing down on the accelerator in an effort to cut those distances short. Those with clear eye and unfogged brain will not need to worry about their own ability to get through safely but must constantly be on the alert to dodge the fellow who is In the habit of mixing gasoline and al cohol. Enough accidents happen from natural causes, but when King John Barleycorn sits in the driv er's seat the record grows extremely bad. i ! It, PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY J. O. PETERSON JOS. J. NYS Latest Jewelry and Gift Goxb ATTORNEY AT LAW Peteni Building. Willow Street Heppner, Oregon Watches, Clocks, Diamond! Expert Watch & Jewelry Repairtaa Heppner. Oregon Veterans of Foreign J. 0. TURNER wi ATTORNEY AT LAW V0'S phone 173 Meetings 2nd and 4th Mondays st Hotel Heppner Building 8:00 p. m. In Legion Hall Heppner. Oregon C. L. Hodge, Heppner, displays a 33-pound Chinook salmon h caught off Depot Bay June 17, ths largest salmon of the season to be brought in by Depoe Bay sports fishing boats. With Hodge are Mrs. Hodge, who made the trip, and Brad McMahon, one of Depoe Bay dock boys. -Courtesy of The Oregonian 30 YEARS AGO From Heppner Gazette Times July 5, 1917 Work was commenced on the First National bank building. Two stories will be built The entire second floor will be given over to office room. . Justus L. Simpson, aged 80 years, died July 2 at his home in this city. Besides his wife he Is survived by two daughters, Mrs. W. W. Bechdolt and Mrs. E. J. Merrill. H. V. Gates, president of Heppner Light & Water com pany, has leased the Heppner coal fields In Willow creek bas in. The mines are to be opened Summer Clearance SALE Spring Millinery & Spring Coats y3off Norah's Shop When the Sun Is Hot . . . comes the time to plan for the chilly days next fall when you need to light the heater mornings and eve nings. Perhaps we will be unable to get oil heaters then and we do have them on the floor now. Duotherm; Frogil; Easyheet Floor Furnaces Also Oil burning hot water heaters CASE FURNITURE CO. up and operated on a royalty basis, Mr. Gates agreeing to pro duce a certain amount of coal each month. . George M. Perry of Lonerock was married to Eva C. Roberts of Hardman at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earle Gilliam Thurs day evening. Ralph I. Thompson of Portland is spending a few days in this city on business. E. G. Noble and wife left the first of the week for Portland and other Willamette valley points. They are making the trip by car and will visit in Monmouth before returning home. Laxton McMurray was noticed among the large crowd who were up from lone to take in the circus Friday. The residents of Alkali street are going in strong for new con crete sidewalks and both sides of -the street are putting down the pavement as fast as Con tractor Johnson can get around to them. Eert Johnson, hustling farmer and stockraiser of lone was in Heppner with his family on cir cus day. He is a mighty busy man tnese days bunding new fences, irrigation ditches and boosting along a few new fields of alfalfa. Miss Thelma Lucas who has been attending school in Wasco during the past year has re turned to the home of her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lucas, to spend the summer. Willis Stewart, local livery man, has taken a progressive step in the purchase the past week, of a Ford car for the ser vice of his patrons. Miss Opal Briggs, successful Morrow county teacher, will go to Portland this week to attend GAS & AIR . . . Howdy Folks: A golfer friend of ours cracked a seventy-six the other day. He stopped at the third hole, but he made a seventy-six. He did the seventy-six roughly speaking. Some of them were done without wearing though. t He got in a trap at the sec ond hole. He got out in nine strokes one of them apoplexy. When he got his sox in the club house he found he had .made a hole In one. Golf Is a good old game. It let the cow out of the pasture and let the bull in. ... j When we play golf, we al- j ways stand too close to the ball after we hit It. j ... I All golfers are entitled to the I pursuit of life, liberty and the pusuit of golf bails. i . You are entitled to the best when you buy GENERAL TIRES. Get our price on trade-ins and you're sure of the best. i Unrein Motor Service KINZUA NEWS By Elsa M. Leathers Kinzua Pine Mills will have one week vacation for the 4th. The vacation starts Saturday, June 28. and work will be re sumed July 7. Many people are taking this opportunity for trips they have been looking forward to. Mr. and Mrf Los Halverson will drive north through eastern Washington to Canada, down the coast from Vancouver, B. C, to Portland, and bring their son Arthur home with them. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Reecer and Mrs. Kate Jellick drove to Cal ifornia, while Ted and Irene Bo thum went to Kalispell, Mont. the Fpssions of the National Ed ucation association. S. W. Spencer and S. E. Van Vactor have established their summer camps on the left fork of upper Willow creek. Mr. Van V-rter took his camp outfit up Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Forest Graham some time and will spend sev and family will spend the va-jeral weeks there, cation on the coast and at Eu- The ruh scouts he'd their an gene, with relatives. nual weiner roast at Searcy flats Mrs. Delbert Folsom under- Wednesday night. Deen Chief O. M. YEAGER CONTRACTOR & BUILDER All kinds of carpenter work. Modern Humes Built or RemodelrG Phone 14S3 415 Jones Si HEPPNER. OREGON Turner, Van Marter and Company GENERAL INSURANCE P. W. MAHONEY Attorney at Law GENERAL INSURANCE Heppner Hotel Building Willow Street Entrance OK Rubber Welders FRANK ENGKRAF, Prop. First class work guaranteed Located in the Kane Building North Main St. Heppner, Ore. Phelps Funeral Horn.. Jack A. Woodhall licensed FutiTa) Directors Phone 1332 Heppner, Ore. Heppner City Council Meets First Monday Each Month Citizens having matters for discus sion, please bring before the Council Doctor of Dental Medicine Office First Floor Bank Bldg. Phone 23-12 Heppner Dr. L. D. Tibbies OSTEOPATHIC Physician & Surgeon First National Bank Building Res. Ph. 1162 Office Ph. 402 went a tonsilectomy at The Dal les hospital. Her husband and small daughter will join her and spend the vacation at Vancou ver, Wash. Dick Graham' was awarded the Beaver Boy State scholarship by the American Legion and is spending a week at Corvallis now. Sterling Wahm and Allen Turner were delegates to the American Legion convention in Portland this week. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Jobe and Jean and Jimmie Owens went to Klamath Falls to visit their daughter, Annabelle. this week. Merle Phillips is here on ter minal leave visit with his par ents, the William r.iillipses. Mrs. Francis Woods left Thurs day for Cassville, Mo., to visit her parents and friends. Mrs. I Woods hasn't been home for Floyd Neth says the next meet ing will be July 9. He asks all the parents and committeemen to -attend. Nelson Murphy is leader of the cubs. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Dickerson and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bedsaul went to Medford Thursday to at tend the funeral of their grand son, the small child of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Arbeeny, who passsed away at a Portland hospital on Thursday. Vincent Brogran and mother from Snowboard lookout were shopping for supplies in town Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Davis are spending the vacation at Lone rock on their ranch putting up their hay, weather permitting. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Owens and family are fishing on Deep creek. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hendrix of ATTENTION! Pairc-s of Heppner Business Houses: i it is the desire of the business concerns of Heppner to take advantage of the double holiday to give employer and employee a va cation, therefore stores and other places of business in the town will remain Closed July 4th and 5th Make your plans accordingly and lay in your week-end supplies by July 3. MERCHANT'S COMMITTEE, Heppner Chamber of Commerce. Morrow County Abstract & Title Co. INC. ABSTRACTS OF TITLE TITLE INSURANCE Office In Peters Building Merchants Credit Bureau Accurate Credit Information F. B. Nickerson Phone 12 Heppner A. D. McMurdo, M. D. PHYSICIAN & SURGEON Trained Nurse Assistant Office in Masonic Building: Heppner, Oregon Dr. C. C. Dunham CHIROPRACTIC PHYSICIAN Office up stairs L O. O. F. Bld Huusi. calls made House Phone 2583 Office 2572 Morrow County Cleaners Box 82, Heppner, Ore. Phone 2632 Superior Dry Cleaning & Finishing Blaine E. Isom All Kinds of INSURANCE Phone 723 Heppner, Or N. D. BAILEY Cabinet Shop Lawn Mowers Sharpened Sewing Machines Repaired Phone 1485 for apointment, or call at shop. Heppner, Oregon Heppner Hospital Beds available by reservation. W. P. BROWNE, M.D. Physician & Surgeon 5 K Street Phone 952 GENERAL ROOFING Colors to suit your home . . . Gilsdnite your old roofs. Free Estimates Call 1282 Fhohmv, vou said THE. BABY HAD VOU0 EVES AND DRODY'S NOSE. DIDN'T C YES, BEftV) I WELL VOlD OEfttR ) j WAfCH HIM. HE HAS GRANDPA'S EEfH NOW John Day returned from a two Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sehott and months visit in KcnUic'-v and I daughter drove to Portland to re visiting at the Sim Hendrix spend the week end and will omc before going on to Johnplso spend part of that time on Day. I the coast. U-t TivW vi'.AffciJ n Watch your refrigerator this hot weather . . . the Fourth is here. and that's a sure sign of blistering days that will put your refrig erator under extra strain. Having repairs made promptly is an in vestment that means longer life and more economical service from it. Call the HEPPNER HARDWARE & ELECTRIC CO. for repair service. Yes, there an easier way to farm. It's the new Powr-Trol way! John Deere has created another source of tractor power and put it to work for you ... to raise and lower all your inte gral and drawn equipment ... at a touch of your hand on a convenient lever! Powr-Trol is the nearest thing yet to completely automatic operation oj tractor equipment. It's faster, too, and enables you to do better work because a touch on the same lever also ad justs your implement to any desired setting, without stopping or even slowing down. Here's an outstanding new John Deere development that sounds the keynote for tomorrow's farming. Get nil the facts on it at our store the next time you're in town! BRADEN TRACTOR & EQUIPMENT CO. Your Caterpillar Dealer
