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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, July 31, 1952
Volume 69, Number 20
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Water Shortage Facing
Restrictions Placed on
New Well May Add
To Supply, To Be
Tested This Weekend
Heppner city officials this week
annonuced definitely restrictions
on all city water users and asked
for cooperation in saving water
whereever possible during the
next several weeks in an effort
to deviate a serious potential
water shortage.
The city announced, effective
immediately, that all irrigation
is banned between the hours of
8 a. m. and 6 p. m. and stressed
' that residents violating the regu
lations can lose all water privi
lege's. Victor Groshens, water superin
tendent, told the Gazette Times
Wednesday that the city is pump
ing all the water possible from
the two wells, but that the water
level in the wells is dropping and
during the past few days there"
has been a net loss of nearly
60,000 gallons a day in reservoir
storage. In other words, resi
dents are using 60,000 gallons of
water a day more than the city
is getting.
Groshens pointed out it is ab
solutely necessary to keep the
reservoirs at least half full lor
fire protection. Should the level
fall below that point the danger
of a serious shortage could exist
should there be any type of major
fire.
Bright Spot
One bright spot does exist,
however, when Mayor J. O. Tur
ner stated Wednesday that drill
ing has been stopped on the new
city well at around the 160 foot
mark and A. A. Durand, drilling
contractor assured the council he
would have a pump here by Fri
day or Saturday to give the well
a volume test. Turner states that
if the test showed any reasonable
volume of water could be ob
tained, and if subsequent purity
testts proved th ewater satisfac
HEPPNER YOUTHS TELL OF SUMMER
TOUR OF EUROPEAN CONTINENT
Word was received this week by
parents of Jim Smith and Mickey
Lanham, Heppner high school
graduates who are spending the
summer in Europe telling of some
of their travels on the continent.
Their recent letter told of their
crossing the Alps and while in
the famous mountains taking
time out to hike part way up the
Matterhorn.
The two boys arrived in Europe
June 13, landing at Rotterdam,
Holland where they bought a
motorcycle which they have used
for transportation around the
area. Their itinerary has taken
them through Holland, where
they reported the people were
very friendly; Belgium, where
they viewed the magnificant
Peace Palace, The Hague, France
spending nine days in Paris; and
England where they saw the
changing of the guards at Buck
ingham Palace.
They have also toured Italy
and were fortunate to be in Vien
na at the time of the biggest
festival of the year. While there,
they participated in a water car
nival. While in Rome they re
ported they tried underwater
fishing. The two boys are now in
Switzerland and plan to see Ger
many, Denmark, Norway and
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THE REMAINS of a Mercury sedan after it struck the bridge on north
Main street in Heppner and careened on to break off a power
pole and upset Driver of the car, Glenn Sulisky, 17, Pendleton,
pleaded guilty to a reckless driving charge following the accl.
dent No one was Injured. (GT Photo)
tory that it would be placed in
operation and hooked into the
system as quickly as possible,
Officials were optimistic over the
prospects of the well, as recent
dip tests have shown there to be
a considerable amount available
Several water veins have been
tapped at various levels in the
well, but no actual gallon mea
surements can be made until the
test pump is installed. '
Several weeks ago the council
asked residents to exercise care
in the use of water, the recent hot
spell with temperatures running
well into the 90s for several days
has shown the need for further ef
fort to reduce water use.
Turner stated there is the pos
sibility that if residents don't ob
serve the sprinkling regulations
that either all irrigation might
have to be stopped, or that the
municipal swimming po61 would
have to be closed due to lack of
water to fill it. Care in the use
of water, could however, probably
mean the pool can be kept oper
ating and there will still be am
pie water for necessary irriga
tin, Turner said.
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Boardman Fields
Produce Bumper Spuds
Miller Brothers, Boardman po
tato growers reported this week
they finished digging Wednesday
and obtained a bumper crop. Be
tween 7,500 and 8,000 sacks were
grown on 25 acres with most of
the spuds grading No. Is.
Russell Miller, said this years
market is considerably up from
last year with No. 1 potatoes
bringing $4.60 in Portland. Ho
said that the melon and corn crop
will be late this year due to the
cold nights in the area.
Sweden before returning to this
country.
Jim is taking movies of their
trip and has been invitad by J. L.
Kraft, president of the Kraft
Cheese company, to return home
by way of Chicago to talk before
a youth group in which Kraft
is interested.
The boys will sail for New York
from Oslo, Norway on August 19,
arriving in New York August 29.
They will return to Heppner by
automobile.
The two boys are the sons of
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Smith and
Conley Lanham.
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Jack Sumner Arrives
Home Saturday Eve
Jack Sumner, member of the
IOOF pilgrimage to the United
Nations, arrived home Saturday
evening.
The trip home from New York
City took them to Gettysburg,
Washington, D. C. where they
viewed the congressional build
ings and many shrines, Mt. Ver
non, Arlington, and home through
Yellowstone National Park where
they stayed one night.
Jack has taken movies of many
of the interesting things they saw
on the pilgrimage.
Help Asked to Find
Trace of Family
This week's Gazette Times
classified columns carries an ad
vertisement from Violet R. Cook
of Gold Hill, Oregon requesting
any information concerning the
location of any living relatives or
the tnnial place of her mother or
grandmother.
Mrs. Cook's letter gave the fol
lowing information about the
family: "Am looking for infor
mation onjthe whereabouts of any
ot the children of Fannie Boberts,
probobly dead now, last known
to live at Ukiah, Oregon with a
son Wilbur and a daughter Leila
A son Melvin, discharged soldier
of World War I was supposed to
be in a TB sanitarium about 2G
years ago. The last heard of any
of them was at that time.
"I am Violet, the daughter of
Pearl Roberts Casebolt, who was
a daughter of Fannie Roberts. My
mother died when I was about
seven or eight months old.
Mrs. Cook asks that anyone
knowing where or when her
mother was born, or where she is
buried please contact her. She
also stated the family supposedly
moved to Heppner at one time.
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Irrigon Accident
Kills 2, Injures 5
Mrs. Kathleen N. Curryer, 30,
Spokane, was killed instantly late
Saturday afternoon hi a head
on collision on highway 730 three
miles west of Irrigon and her five
year old son, David died of injur
ies before reaching the hospital.
The father, Harold B. Curryer,
is In a critical condition at St.
Anthony's hospital in Pendleton.
A small daughter, Roxanne, a
passenger in the car, escaped
without serious injury.
Also injured were the passen
gers in the other car, Ray Conyers
49 and his wife Rhoda May, 47,
of Boardman. They were also
taken to a Pendleton hospital
where Conyers was found to be
suffering from chest and leg in
juries. Dr. A. D. McMurdo and Oliver
Creswick were called from Hepp
ner to the scene of the accident.
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Mr. and Mrs. David A. Wilson
have received word that his sis
ter, Mrs. Jesse Deos, Hood River,
is a patient at The Dalles hospital
as a result of injuries sustained
in a recent motor accident. Mrs.
Deos is well-known locally.
GAME COMMISSION
REGULATIONS FOR
Oregon's final 1952 hunting
regulations set by the game com
mission following a second pub
lie hearing establish an October
1 deer season opening, but
changes over the tentative regu
lations announced two weeks ago
are few.
Buck deer season was set back
four days and will be Wednesday
October 1. As proposed in the
tentative regulations, there will
be a three-day either sex deer sea
son in agricultural areas and on
problem deer ranges for hunters
with unused deer tags.
The either-sex deer hunt will
follow buck deer season which
ends October 17. Agricultural
lands in Hood River county were
added to the open area. Several
minor changes were made on the
three-day either-sex deer areas in
eastern Oregon.
A complete accounting of the
final hunting regulations will ap
pear in the August issue of the
game commission bulletin, and
copies of the 1952 hunting rules
will be available after September
1.
With the exception of a bull elk
boundary change in Union and
Baker counties to Wolf Creek road
and the new highway 30 from
North Powder to La Grande, the
general elk season remains the
same with dates November 1 to
20 throughout Oregon. There were
no changes in the six proposed
archery areas.
Only changes in upland game
bird rules were the closing of
Hood River county to quail hunt
ing; opening of Morrow county to
Hungarian partridge hunting;
making western Oregon grouse
season dates coincide with those
for eastern Oregon, August 30
through September 7; and up
ping the season limit for blue
grouse from 6 to 9. The pheasant
season remains October 24 thru
November 2 in western Oregon i
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New Physician
To Locate Here
Dr. Wallace H. Wolff, physician
and surgeon, will open his office
in Heppner about the middle of
August, according to word re
ceived this week from the phy
sician. Dr. Wolff received his M. D. de
gree from the University of Wis
consin medical school and also
holds an M. A. degree in the study
of granular functions from the
same university. After serving
his internship in Philadelphia, he
completed two additional years
of graduate training in diagnosis
and medical treatment in Seattle
hospitals. For the past two years
he has been in general practice
in White Salmon, Washington.
Dr. Wolff is interested in gen
eral medical practice, especially
in the fields of maternal and child
care.
Coming with him to live in Hepp
ner are his wife Rita and their
eight-months old son, Billy.
His office and home will be
in the building formerly occupied
by Dr. Richard J. O'Shen who has
transferred his medical records to
Dr. Wolff for reference and treat
ment of patients.
Office hours will be announced
after his arrival here.
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North Morrow Fair
Dates Announced
Dates were announced this
week for the North Morrow county
fair which will be held in Board
man on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, September 18, h and
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The new fair building has been
completed and exhibits will be
housed in it this year. More com
plete information t-.i the program
will be announced later.
Theresa Connell Dies
At Heppner Hospital
Mrs. Theresa Connell, 59. Board
man, died Sunday morning at
Pioneer Memorial hospital fol
lowing a long illness. Survivors
include five sons Marvel of Board-
man; Earl of La Grande; Norman
of Hermiston; Frank of Ukiah;
and Mitt of Umatilla; and five
grandchildren. Funeral services
will be held in Irrigon the last
of the week pending word from
distant relatives.
RELEASES FINAL
OREGON HUNTERS
and October 24 through Novem
ber 9 In eastern Oregon.
The closure of a large portion
of the Mount Hood area to hunt
ing during August and September
remains, but pigeon and grouse
shooting during the regular sea
son will be allowed. The closure
is designed to protect the huckle
berry pickers from rifle hunters
seeking black bear.
The only major change on, re
fuge areas was the opening Of
that portion of the Columbia
River game refuge east of Castle
Rock in Morrow county to all
hunting.
There were no changes in ffie
three area antelope hunts, or the
Walla Walla and Troy special
elk hunts. The special 300 permit
deer season in the Newbridge
area of Baker county was set back
two weeks to December 1 and
ends December 31.
Applications for the antelope
hunts are now available, and In
terested hunters are urged to ap
ply now as the deadline for area
1 applications is 10:00 a. m., Aug
ust 8. Closing dates for areas 2
and 3 is August 14. Four hundred
permits will be issued for each of
the three antelope areas. Public
drawings for antelope tags will
be held August 11 and 14 and the
licenses mailed shortly after
wards. Under the special season law
invoked by the last State legis
lature a hunter who obtained any
special season tag last year Is
barred from entering this year's
drawing. Objective of the law Is
to give more people a chance to
participate in an antelope hunt
or to take extra deer. or elk when
special season tags of a limited
number are issued.
Arr affidavit on the application
certifying that the applicant and
members of his party did not hunt
in a special season the year pre
vious la required.
Fair and Rodeo
Plans Heard by
Local Chamber
Chamber of commerce commit
tees this week started action to
provide Heppner visitors with an
other first class Rodeo and Fair
parade.
Though the parade is under the
direction of the Fair board, the
chamber has taken over the job
of providing funds for prizes and
obtaining the services of judges
for the entries.
Stephen Thompson, a member
of the fair board, told the group
of plans for this year's program
which includes a three day fair,
September 4, 5 and (i, and a two
ilay rodeo, September ( and 7.
In past years the nx'eo has been
a three-day event, but this year
the first day of the rodeo, will be
replaced by a horse show winch is
being sponsored by the Wrang
lers.
Thompson stated the grounds
and buildings are in excellent
condition and that much of the
dust will he eliminated with the
seeding of the grounds areas to
grass during the past year.
The chamber also agreed to as
sist in the sale of fair buttons
which will allow wearers access
to the fair grounds as many times
as they wish during the three
Cays. They are expected to be
put on sale within about two
weeks.
Rodeo plans are also shaping up
and within a short time a com
plete program of events probably
will be announced.
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Bert Bleakman Retires
From Forest Service
Bert Bleakman, Forest Service
Employee on the- Heppner Dis
trict since 1929, retires on July
31, it was announced today by
forest Supervisor C. M. Rector
BieaKman, beginning nis long
period of service in 1929 as a fire
guard, has served in many ca
pacilies as CCC foreman, fire
guard, fire crew foreman, and
construction 'and maintenance
foreman on the Umatilla National
Forest. He has seen the Heppner
District change from one where
horses were the primary mode of
travel to the present day jeeps
and cars with two-way short wave
radio.
Bleakman played an important
part in the development of the
Heppner District. His thorough
knowledge of the country has en
abled him to be of great assist
ance to the four District Rangers
under whom he served.
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Building Activities
High in Heppner
Much activity is being evi
denced on the building front
locally. A one-story, cement
block structure is being built for
W. C. Collins on the lot between
the Heppner Cleaners and Dobbs
buildings on N. Main street. When
completed this will house two
local business firms. Carl Thorpe
has started construction on a
dwelling house at the west end of
Hager street. Everett Keithley is
modernizing his residence on W.
Center street. Ervin Anderson is
building a dwelling house on the
lot adjacent to his business pro
perty on N. Gale street,
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Two Cases of Polio
Reported This Week
Mrs. Barton Clark, Rhea Creek,
was taken to a Walla Walla hos
pital Wednesday night suffering
from Polio. She was taken ill
Wednesday. Her physician re
ported Thursday slie is partially
paralyzed.
Dr. A. D. McMurdo. county
health officer said Wednesday
the illness of Jean Marie Graham,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claude
Graham, Heppner, had been diag
nosed as Polio by the board of
health. She was stricken over
a week ago, but it was not
thought to be polio. She is re
covering and has suffered no pa
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Judge and Mrs. Garnet Barratt
will leave Monday by plane for
Detroit Michigan, where they will
take delivery of a new car and
make a return vacation trip
through the northern United
States. They will spend some time
in Montana. They expect to be
gone about two weeks.
John Parker of Pendleton was
a visitor in Heppner on Wednes
day., Mr. and Mrs. W. Quartaroli of
Oakland, California are guests
this week of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
O'Donnell, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Grant and
family left Wednesday for a few
days visit at McC'ord Field at Ta
coma, Washington.
First Princess Dance to
Honor Boardman Royalty
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Boardman, will be the guest of Morrow county commissioner,
honor at the first of the series of j says she is his fastest potato cut
Fair and Rodeo Princess dances to ter and sorter,
bo held Saturday night, August1 Because of her cookine ability
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Princess Grace, five foot, 4 inch
brunette Boardman high school
senior, Is the dangler of Mr. and
Mrs. Russell K. Miller. She has
taken a very active part in school ! American nauuje ureu sorrei, jane
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student body, president of the
Pep club, and secretary of the
G. A. A. She has also been aclive
in the high school hand and plays
on the girls .volleyball team in
addition to being a member of the
school newspaper staff. Outside
activities include young peoples
church work.
Princess Grace has completed
five years in 4 11 club work and is
now a leader of a boys' 4-H
camp cookery club. Her main
hobby is cooking and reports tell
of her prowess in culinary art.
She enjoys experimenting with
new recipes.
During potato harvest time on
her father's farm at Boardman
Services Held Sunday
For L.J. Burnside
Funeral services were held Sun
day, July 27 for Leonard J. Burn
side who passed away July 23 at
Heppner.
He was bom September 20, 1879
in Iowa and had been a resident
of this area for many years. His
wife and son preceeded him in
death, lie is survived by two
brothers, George, Castro Valley,
Calif., and Emery, Lexington; one
sister, Laura Ashbaugh, Tacoma
and three granddaughters, Bev-
erly, Loretta and Sara Mae Burn
side of Heppner.
Services were held at Phelps
Funeral home chapel with Rev.
Earl Soward officiating. Burial
was in the I. O. O, F. cemetery at
Hardnian.
Fire Danger High, Many
Acres Already Blackened
The hot weather of the past
week has materially increased
the fire dange both In the timber
ed areas and the farm and range
land of Morrow county and East
ern Oregon, according to the for
est service.
The forest service in Heppner
reported Wednesday afternoon
that they have had no fires re
ported in any timber land, but
that low humidities and high
temperatures have classified sev
eral recent days as dangerous fire
weather. All forest service guard
stations and lookouts are fully
manned.
Several serious grain and range
fires have occured in the north
west end of the county during the
past week with the section around
Arlington suffering the worst
from the blazes. Practically all of
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she assists in the culinary de
partment of the North Morrow
county Fair.
Princess Grace will be seen in
Fair parades riding' her own
The dance in her honor is being
presented by the Tilllcum Junior
Women's club of Boardman, who
sponsored her for a Fair and
Rodeo Princess.
The Columbians, The Dalles
orchestra, will provide Saturday
night's music.
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Work Starts on
Telephone Building
Officials of the Pacific Tele
phone and Telegraph company
Wednesday obtained a building
permit for the construction of a
new fireproof block construction
building to house Heppner's new
dial telephone system.
The 25 by 30 foot buliding will
be located on Cha.se street behind
the Morrow county creamery
building. Mid-state Construction
company, I he Dalles, has the
building contract. It is to cost ap
proximately $10,000.
Several months ago Telephone
company officials made the an
nouncement that theulial system
would be pul in operation before
the middle of next year.
GRANGE PICNIC SUNDAY
Members of Rhea Creek Grange
and families will hold their an
nual picnic Sunday, August 3, at
the mountain ranch of Mr. and
Mrs. Claude White, according to
an announcement by Mrs. John
Bergstrom, committee chairman.
This will be a potluck dinner and
will be served at about three
o'clock In the afternoon.
the range land between Heppner
Junction and Arlington has now
been burned off in two separate
fires. One blaze ran from Arling
ton clear to Willow creek below
Cecil. Last week one serious fire
blackened over 10,000 acres of
range and wheat belonging to E.
M. Hulden Arlington. This fire
was west of that town. Another
large fire last Friday had covered
many thousands of acres of range
across the Columbia from Arling
ton. Only serious blaze reported fur
ther up Willow creek burned
about 30 acres of wheat and 300
acres of stubble last Monday af
ternoon on the M. V. Nolan ranch
near Jordan.
Most of the fires occurring
along the Columbia are thought
to have started from smoker's
carelessness.