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Heppner Oregon, Thursday, February 10, 1955
71st Year, Number 48
Council Orders
Vacating of City
Park Buildings
The Heppner council Monday
night voted to have the city re
corder give lessors of buildings
on the city park 30 days notice to
vacate the property and an
nounced that a city crew will
start soon after the deadline to
remove some of the old buildings.
The people voted a special tax
levy late last year to be used to
clean up the park site, remove
buildings and make the area into
a usable park, and though money
from this tax will not be avail
able until late this year, city em
ployees plan to start removal of
some of the unsightly buildings
and debris whenever they have
spare time. The main building
at the north end of the area has
been under lease to J. O. Turner
and has been occupied by Tunni
son and Wilson, logging and
truckirig contractors. Turner had
previously offered to cancel his
lease at any time the council
wished.
The present plans call for the
removal of whatever buildings
city employees find time to tear
down, but it is not planned to
wreck the large civic center build
ing now. It is currently being
used to house the Heppner kin
dergarten. .
License Granted
The council granted a city
license to Dorsey Miller to oper
ate a billiard and card room in
the Wells building on Main
street in the space formerly oc
cupied by Norah's shop. It was
indicated he planned to open the
business by March 1.
Considerable discussion was
held on filters for the city swim
ming pool and it was decided to
have the city engineering firm
prepare specifications and recom
mendations for such equipment.
It is the hope of the council that
the equipment can be installed
in time for use this summer.
The group heard a request
from P. W. Mahoney that the
council appoint a committee, to
work-out the details of a fran
chise which would allow instal
lation of necessary cables to pro
vide television reception in Hepp
ner. A new cooperative is cur
rently being formed to handle the
project.
Routine city business took up
much of the meeting.
WOOF.WOOF-
If Your Dog Can Read
This . . . Look Out!
As is customary this time of the
year, many residents of Heppner
think that the town is going to
the dogs or at least that the
dogs are taking over most of it.
Several residents have recently
asked local council members to
do something about the annual
"dog problem", and Monday
night at the monthly council
meeting, the council tried but
the results were far from perfect.
It wasn't because the council
didn't want to act, but because
the state law, as interpreted, ap
parently gives a dog the right to
do just about anything he
pleases, so long as he has a
license.
The city has an ordinance
governing dogs running at large,
but according to a recent inter
pretation of the state law govern
ing the control of dogs, they can
be prohibited from running at
Mrs. Margaret Leach,
Native of Heppner,
Dies in Washington
Margaret Smith Leach (Mrs.
James L.) 45, a former resident
of Heppner, died February 2, at
her home in Winlock, Wash. She
had been completely paralyzed
for the past year and had suffered
from arthritis for many years.
Mrs. Leach was born in Hepp
ner June 4, 1909 and graduated
from Heppner high school in 1927.
Following her graduation she ser
ved as a secretary in the county
agent's office. She married James
t. Leach Mav 4. 1933 and the
coude lived on the Leach farm
near Lexington for several years
before moving to Portland. I hey
later moved to Winlock where her
husband operated a theater.
She was a member of the Metho
dist church, the Lexington Re
bekah lodge, Ruth chapter O. E. S.
Heppner, and the Neighbors of
Woodcraft.
Funeral services were held at
Cattermole chapel in Winlock
Fbruary 5 with commitment at
the Portland Mausoleum.
Surviving her are her husband,
James L. Leach of Winlock; her
mother. Mrs. Letha Archer, Hepp
ner; a brother, Austin Smith of
Portland. She als0 leaves several
aunts and cousins.
large only by a vote of the people
in a given city, county or pre
cinct. Just an ordinance, seem
ingly, doesn't mean a thing to a
dog, nor can it control bis actions
or habits.
The council had asked county
judge Garnet Barratt to meet witn
it. in an attempt to work out
some joint system between the
county and city, whereby both
could collect dog licenses and the
city control the animals within
the city limits. Barratt told the
members that according to i re
cent interpretation, the state law
takes precedence over city ordi-
nancs covering dogs, itoviskmis
are made whereby a split of
tippnsp fees can be made, but that
once the dog is licensed, the only
wav he can be deprived ot nis
right to sniff and do whatever
else comes naturally to a dog,
is for the people themselves to
vote the restrictions.
It would seem from the out
come of the discussion, that Hepp
ner dogs won the first round in
the battle to limit their wander
ings and actions, but they had
better be a little careful in the
future, for the council ordered the
city attorney to request an opin
ion on the law from the state at
torney general.
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Organization Started
For Television Coop
Preliminary arrangements for and lead-in service, but has been
NEW CITY ENTRANCE SIGNS which were recently installed at two
of the three main highway entrances to Heppner, are part of a
stato-wide plan ot the highway commission to so mark all incof-
. porated town and cities. The signs, which show the town's popu
lation and ask driveis to "Drive Carefully" are sponsored by the
Oregon Highway Lifesavers and each sign carries the insigna of
the organization on the small placard at the bottom. The signs,
which cost $40 each, are made and financed by the state highway
commission, whose officials ask residents to take care of them and
not deface them. They ore the new reflector type. (GT Photo)
Many Cub Scouts
Receive Awards at
Recent Pack Meeting
More than 35 boys were present
at the recent Cub Scout pack
meeting held in the Christian
church basement. It was con
ducted by Ray Ayers, new Cub
master.
Following the business meet
ing presentations were made to
many of the Cubs, this being the
first awards made since last
spring. Those receiving them in
cluded:
Dennis Campbell, Lion badge,
three silver arrows and a two year
pin; Kit George, Lion and one
year pin; Larry Smith, Leroy
Gardner, Bill Cox, Bobby Hager,
Mike Williams, Terry Temll,
Tommy Gonty, Jimmy Farra re
ceived Bear Badges. Leroy Gard
ner also received one silver, one
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Building Planned
At Fair Grounds
Plans for the construction of an
addition to the present fair and
livestock barn were made at a
recpnt meeting of the county
court, fair board, 4-H and open
class livestock representatives.
The addition would house sheep
and hog
The court agreed to move and
rplncate the old barracks build
ing, which has been used for hog
and sheep exhibits, to tne norm
of the fair grounds along Hinton
creek. It is to be remodeled and
will be used to house farm crop
pxhibits. This change will pro
vide more space in the main pa
vilion for home economics and
other displays.
The court also agreed to re
move two unoccupied residential
hnilriine-s near the creek to im
prove the general appearance of
the grounds and to provide more
space. The arealwhere the present
barracks building- uyw stands
will be used for parking. It is also
planned to fence the entire fair
grounds.
Present at the meeting were D.
O. Nelson, Carl Rhea, Herman
Bletell, Alfred Nelson Jr. and Ber
nard Doherty, 4-H leaders, Ray
Ferguson and W. E. Hughes, tair
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mJi '9m mil Hi in i i i mm im fri
THE MARCH OF DIMES was soon to become S45.00 richer when all
the dimes shown on this board were removed and turned over to
the fund. Shown behind the board are two Heppner high school
ctnrfpnK. Dick Kononen, left and Pete Slocum, who had a big part
;n rnicinrr tho mon in a conteit at the school. The senior class
won, as can be seen from the big lines of dimes at the top. Slocum ,
is president of the winning class, ana Kononen is neaa oi me biu
dent council, the sponsoring organization. (GT. Photos)
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frnld arrows and a one year pin
Ferguson ana w. . nuacs, iau
Bill Cox received a gold arrow i feoard members, Floyd Worden,
n t.Qo nin' Rnhopt Par. . .
auu a uiic jcai f"i (open llvestocK Class rei
penter three silver arrows, two tjve and N c Anderson
gold arrows anu a ycai yin, u--
ryl Dick, two silver arrows and
year pin; Merlin Hughes, two sil
ver arrows; Shan Applegate,
Bruce Meyer, Larry Smith, Bobby
Hager, Mike Williams, Tommy
Gonty, Jimmy Farra, Dick .Spring,
er, Donny Keeling, Ronnie Cres
wick and Chris Burkenbine each
lereived their year pins.
Awarded Bobcat rank were
David George, Lane Smith, Bobby
Kindle, Terry Terriu, Kooney
Ayers, Billy Weatherford, Paul
Swaggart, Mike Smith, Marvin
Casebeer, Donald Creswick, Larry
Heath, David Anderson and Doug-
las Anderson.
At the next pack meeting, Feb.
22, the blue and gold dinner will
be held.
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Locked Brake Causes
Damage to Airplane
open livestock class represenla
county
agent.
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Heppner Army Man
Receives Citation
I CORPS, KOREA PFC Robert
K. Connor, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Albert R. Connor, Heppner, Ore.,
is a member of the I Corps Disi
Signal Battalion which recently
was awarded the Meritorious unu
Commendation for service in
Korea.
The 51st was cited for excep
tional! v meritorious conduct in
the performance of outstanding
Percy C. Cox Rites
Held Today at
Christian Church
Funeral services for Tercy C.
Cox, 60, were held this afternoon
Thursday) at 2 p. m. at the
Ilnnnnor Christ ion church. Rev.
i. . .
vr t Cnivarrl officiated. Mr. Cox
died Tuesday at theeterans hos.
pital in Walla Walla.
Percy Claude Cox was born In'
Heppner June 13, 1894, and nad
lived in this area his entire life.
He was taken to the Walla Walla
hospital only last week. He was
a veteran of World War I.
Surviving him are two daugh
ters, Mrs. Nina Noland, Hepp
ner; and Mrs. Frances Griffin, of
Portland; one son Stanley Cox,
Heppner. He also leaves three
brothers, Ben and Dee Cox, both
of Heppner, and Archie Cox, of
Olympia Wash.; six sisters, Amy
Reid, Pendleton; Margaret Geiger,
Kelso, Wash.; Elizabeth Johnson
and Welda Beer, both of Salem;
Alice Missman and Esther Clark,
both of Boise, Idaho; len grand-
rhiidrpn nnl manv nieces and
nephews. .,'
Burial was in the Heppner Ma
sonic cemetery with Creswick and
Seuell Mortuary in charge of ar
rangements. -o
No IB Found In
County Cattle
the formation of a cooperative
organization to operate a cable
television service in Heppner
were made Sunday at a meeting
of several Interested persons held
here. The group has taken sieps
to form a corporation and has ap
plied to the city council for a
franchise to pipe TV reception to
residents within Heppner.
The (Toim to be known as Hepp
ner TV Coop, has appointed P. W.
Mahoney, Heppner attorney, to
renreselit the organization and
prepare the incorporation papers.
It is to be set up as a non-prom
organization, it was said. Ma
honey met with the city council
Monday evening and asked tnat
a committee from that group meet
with the planned coop to work
out a satisfactory franchise for
the operation of the television
cable.
Those interested in forming the
cooperative are W. C. Rosewall,
Harry Duvall, E. C. Dougherty, E.
O. Ferguson and others. Accord
ing to the plans, each person who
subscribes to the TV service will
be entitled to a membership in
the organization and to one vote.
Tentative plans call for a hook
up charge of $135, which will en
title the person to membership in
the coop, and a monthly fee of
$3.50.
The prouo has signed no con
tract for construction of the neces
sary antenna equipment, wiring
Final Rites Held
Here Tuesday for
George B. McDonald
Funeral services for George B
McDonald, 79, who passed away
February 5 at Pioneer Memorial
hnsnliai were held at the Cres
wick and Seuell chapel, Tuesday
afternoon with Rev. Lester v
Boulden officiating.
Mr. McDonald was born in
Canada September 23, 1875 and
had lived in the Hardman area
for over 50 vears. He had never
mn rrlpd and was the last member
his immediate family. He is
survived only by nieces and
nephews, none of whom live in
this area.
Interment was in the Hardman
nrld Fellows cemetery with Cres
wick and Seuell Mortuary in
charge of arrangements.
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Second Quarter Tax
Payments Due Soon
The sheriff's office reminded
Morrow county nenis, out noi d , . . .
single reactor to this disease was' taxpayers Jhb jveo that nex
line for paying second quarter
property taxes.
Third quarter payments are uue
Man 15 and final payments must
be made by August 15 to avoid
penalty.
offered a contract for strvice by
V. L. Crist of T. V. Distributors,
Inc. of The Dalles. Crist has been
doing experimental work in this
area for several weeks, and ac
cording to reports has received
good signals, suitable for piping
into town. A spokesman for the
organization said that reception
from two stations is assured and
it is hoped to provide pictures on
one additional channel. Top re
ception is now being received
from KEPR-TV, the new satellite
station at Tasco, Wash, on chan
nel 19. Experimental work is
continuing at the present time, it
was said.
Total cost of the installation,
which would be planned to serve
practically all of Heppner, has
been set at $20,000 according to
the contract offered by Crist.
No definite date for the start
of construction, or of television
service, has been set as it will
take several days to complete for
mation of the organization, pre
pare a franchise, obtain pole ease
ments and various other details.
Some vital equipment has al
ready been ordered, however,
which would indicate that worn
will get under way as soon as
all details can be ironed out.
An indication of the high in
terest in TV by may residents is
shown in a count of the number
of cars which have frequently
been parked at the top of the hill
near town where the test anten
nas have been erected and where
reception on a portable receiver
ha been possible nearly every
evening. One night last week,
more than 50 cars were counted at
the site.
Last year 1,705 cattle were
tested for tuberculosis in 138
Morrow county herds; but not a
found. In 1953, two reactors were
found in 937 c:ttle tested for T. B.
in this county, the slate depart
ment of .'gM'ulture reports.
Statewide in Oregon, only 80
r 'actors were found in the 208,
732 cattle tested under the pro
gram in 1954. While this per
centage (0.038 percent) is ex
tremely low, it nevertheless shows
why Oregon continues annual
hiherrtilosis tesling under co-
Heart Association
Officers Named
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Marshall
have announced the names of
members in the local drive in
support of the Oregon Heart As
sociation program to combat di
seases of the heart and circula
tory system.
Mrs' Max Gentry will act as
Heart Sunday Treasurer.
The followihu are local mem
bers who will conduct a door to
door campaign on Heart Sunday
afternoon. February 20th;
Mrs. Kemp Dick, Mrs. William
Heath. Mi's. Whitmer Wrignt
Mrs. Rilev Munkers, Mrs. Bradley
Fancher, Mrs. William Labhart,
Mrs. John Pettviohn, Mrs. Don
Bellenbrock. Mrs. Jack Bailey
Mrs. Elwvn Hughes, Mrs. Jack
Lovd. Delmar Jordan, John Hart-
man. Harvev Wrisht and also
- members of the Campfire Girls
EXAMINER COMING
A drivers license examiner will
be on duty at the court house in
Heppner Tuesday, Feb. 15 from
9:30 a. m. to 3:30 p. m.
Week's Rainfall
Just Drop in Bucket
Heppner and much of the county
got a little of every kind of wea
ther during the past week, but,
of primary interest to ranchers,
very little of it brougnt mucn
ram
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It rained or snowed on at least i the time"of the accident.
tnree days during me wren, uut
the total precipitation amounted
to only .29 inch, Len Gilliam,
Heppner weather recorded found.
Temperatures were above nor
mal early this week with read
ings reported in the high 50s.'
Considerable damage was done
to the Heppner Pine Mills Cessna
18(1 nlane this morning when a
locked brake on one wheel caused
the plane to pull sharply during
a landing at the newly complet
ed air strip just west of the mill.
No one was fnjured.
The pilot. Chuck Bonaudi, re
ported the landing gear was torn
off and other minor damage done
to the plane when it swerved
sharolv as he set it down. He
was carrying two passengers at
seivice from July 1953 to July operative agreement wnn m.
1954 It was credited with setting' federal government,
up communications over hazard- Morrow county is one of 26
ous terrain under extremely dif- counties which had no reactors
ficult conditions. iasi year, ai.u u .
ii, tl.r,;,.i ; thP i-eounues now unuei a i. a. mu.-
battalion, arrived in the Far East
in February 1954. He entered the
Army in April 1953 and completed
basic training at Camp San Luis
Obispo, Calif.
Morgan OSC Student
Honored For Grades
HOSPITAL STAFF
NAMES NEW OFFICERS
Dr. C. M. Waener, Heppner phy
sician was named president and
chief of staff at a statf meeting
and election of officers held this
week at Pioneer Memorial hospi-tAi.
Named to other positions were
rr nnn Srhwisow. Condon, vice
president and Dr. Stanley J. Kirk,
Heppner, secretary.
Hospital administrator Jack
Angel presented a film on the
importance and use of Red Cross
blood.
OREGON STATE COLLEGE,
(Special) Elise Bauernfeind of
Morgan was among 34 Oregon
State college juniors recognized
at the annual Honor Accolade
given February 8 by Phi Kappa
Phi, national scholastic honor
society.
Miss Bauernfeind, who has
completed at least 45 term hours
of sonhomore work at OSC with
a grade average of 3.5 points or
better on the basis of an A equal
ing 4 points, was recognized with
Junior Honors at the accolade.
A lunior in home economics
she is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Martin Bauernfeind of Mor
gan.
Burglars Get Small
Change for Efforts
Burglars entered Court Street
Market some time last Saturday
night and got away with only
$8 to $10 in small change for
their work, sheriff C. J. D. Bau
man, investigating officer reports.
Entrance was gained tnrougn
a rear window into a storeroom
and then hv breaking out a por
tion of a door into the main store
to unlock it.
As far as could be determined,
no merchandise was taken.
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MERCURY DROPS TO
16 DEGREES THURSDAY
Official minimum temperature
in Heppner Thursday morning
was 16 degrees, maKing u me
second coldest night this winter
One night in December the mer
cury dropped to a low of 14.
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to HOLD SQUARE DANCE
The Heppner P-TA will hold a
square dance party baturoay, teo
iq at the fair pavilion, it was an
nnn need today. No admission
will he rhareed. but donations ac
cepted. The dance is part of the
regular P-TA fund campaign.
fied and accredited status. I he
present three-year accreditation
rating for this county is good un
til April 1, 1957.
This information comes from
Dr. A. G. Beagle, Portland, in
charge of the federal veterinar
ians in Oregon, and M. E. Knick
erbocker, Salem, chief of the di
vision of animal industry of the
state department of agriculture.
The two agencies direct the Joint
federal-state testing program.
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Construction Starts
On New Building for
Farley Motor Co.
Construction started this week
on a new modem building which
will house' showrooms, parts and
repair departments for Farley
Motor Company, Heppner Pontiae,
Buick, Willys and GMC dealer. ,
The building will rise on property
recently purchased by Farley just
west of his present building.
The new building, which will
be constructed largely of glass
and large overhead doors to allow
easy access to the shop, will bo
40 by 82 feet in size and will join
the concrete structure already
located on the rear end of the lot
to give a building 40 by 163 feet.
The present building on the lot
was formerly used by Gilliam
and Bisbee. Thorpe and i nomas
of Heppner have the contract for
construction for which a building
permit in the amount of $10,000
has been issued.
James J. Farley, owner of the
dealership, announced that when
the new building is completed,
plans call for remodeling the pre
sent building into a modern super
service station.
Lexington Marine
Heads For Japan
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif.
Marine Pvt. Wilbur F. Steagall,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur C.
Steagall of Lexington, Oregon,
boarded ship the last week in
January for transfer to the 3rd
Marine division in japan, auer
completing four weeks of train-
ng in the staging regiment at tne
Marine Corps base here.
The stacincr regiment handles
all last minute training and de
tails for Leathernecks slated for
duty in the Far East.
A Marine's few weeks in stag
ing are filled with clothing and
equipment inspections, refresher
courses on weapons, physical con
ditioning, and cold weather sur
vival training.
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Mrs. Jack Bedford left Tuesday
for a few days In Portland, she
expects to return on Friday.
TAKES LEADING FILM ROLL
World Council Church
Film to Be Shown
Mrs. James D. Wyker, a promi
nent member of the Christian
church and an official delegate
to the World Council of Churches,
takps the lead in the moving pic
ture, "That They May All Be One"
which will be shown Sunday
night Feb. 13 at the Heppner
Christian church.
This is the only color, sound,
motion picture made of the World
Council of Churches meetings,
both in Amsterdam and in Evans
ton. It hiehliehts many of the main
speakers advocating Christian
unity. Georges Florovsky, both
Mr and Mrs. Martin L. Ntemoiier,
Anders Nicren. O. S. Tomkins and
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
are among the many outstanding
Christian leaders who are seen
and heard.
FredM. Akers
Dies at Union
Fred M. Akers, 75, died Sunday
at his home in Union and funeral
serices were held Wednesday at
the Union Community Methodist
church. Mr. Akers was born in
Iowa December 13, 1879 and had
lived in the Eightmile area here
for many years.
Survivors include his .wife, Floy
B. and two sons, Dale of Union
and Gordon of Salem; two daugh
ters, Mrs. Freda Mason, Mon
mouth and Mrs. Marvel Elvain of
Troy. Ervin Anderson of Heppner
is a nephew.
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Empire Machinery
Sets John Deere Day
An annual event of Empire Ma-
chinery Company, its John Deere
Day, has been scheduled for lues
day, February 15, Bob Grabill,
local manager has announced.
The day long program starts
with a free iunch served at the
Empire store at noon, and Is fol
lowed by a series of special pic
tures which will be shown at the
Star Theater. All farmers and in
terested persons are welcome to
attend the free events, Grabill
said.
CHILI FEED SET
The Heppner Band Parents club
Is sponsoring a chill and turkey
noodle feed Saturday evening ai
the school cafeteria.
The feed is being put on as
part of the drive to raise funds
for new band uniforms for the
high and grade school. Officers
say they have already raised
nearly enough for 30 high school
uniforms.