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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday May 5, 1955
72nd Year, Number 8
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OPEN HOUSE SET FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON Morrow county
residents will have their first opportunity to inspect the facili
ties in the new wing of Pioneer Memorial hospital next Sunday
Open Hause Set
Sunday at Hospital
An open hoUse next ' Sunday,
May 8, to be held in conjunction
with National Hospital Week,
will give the general public its
first opportunity to view the re
cently completed 2-bed addition
to Pioneer Memorial hospital.
The building will be open for in
spection between 1:30 and 4 p. m.,
administrator Jack Angel an
nounced this week. .
The new wing which has been
in operaion for nearly two months
accommodates facilities for 20
beds for general hospital use,
including a special 4-bed pedia
tric ward.
The addition, which was con
structed and equipped at a cost of
approximately $13,000, gives the
county-owned and operated hos
pital a total of 44 beds, 28 of
which are for general hospital use
and 16. beds on the lower level
which serve as a nursing home.
Also included in the new addi
tion are offices and facilities for
the county health nurse.
Pioneer Memorial is now one
of the most modern and complete
ly equipped small hospitals in
the state, boasting surgery and
X-Ray equipment found only in
larger institutions. Several do
nations during the past year
have resulted in the addition of a
new, large 20o milliampere X
Ray machine and a small chest
X-Ray unit. A considerable
amount of other equipment, in
cluding air-lock, room furnish
ings etc., have been donated -to
the hospital by individuals and
civic and fraternal organizations.
Free Chest X-Ray Given
One major event of the open
house will be the giving of free
chest X-Rays to all Sunday visi
tors over 15 years of age who de
sire it. They are being made
possible through the courtesy of
the Morrow County TB and
Health Association and are paid
for through purchases of Christ
mas seals. A technician will be
on duty throughout the after
noon to give the X-Rays.
The first unit of Pioneer Me
morial hospital, which was open-
PR Lumber Head
Tells of Conservation
As part of a week-long pro
gram on Conservation Week, Al
Moltke, general manager xt the
Pilot Rock Lumber Company,
spoke Monday noon before the
chamber of commerce on the
value of conservation and the
steps his company have taken to
conserve forest products.
Moltke described in detail how
Pilot Rock Lumber has installed
equipment designed to get the
most possible from every log,
and every operation of the plant.
He told how the new fibre board
plant uses its water five times
before turning it into a settling
pond from which it is dumped
onto grazing land where it grows
ample grass for a large number
of cattle.
He explained how the com
pany had developed the first port
able chipper that can be taken
into the woods to grind up small
lodgepole pine and other species
of trees, which previously had
been regarded as worthless.
Moltke also showed a sound
motion picture of the logging
operations of the Pilot Rock con
ed in 1950, included surgery and
maternity rooms, X-Ray rooms
and laboratories and accommoda
tions for 24 beds. The new wing
includes only bedrooms as all
heating and kitchen facilities
were adequate to handle the ad
ditional bed space. In all, the
hospital has cost approximately
one-half million dollars and was
financed jointly through contri
butions, tax levies and federal
Hill-Burton funds which covered
slightly less than one-half of the
total cost.
Thirty-five persons comprise
the normal nursing and operating
staff of the hospital which has a
monthly payroll exceeding $7,000.
The ' hospital is operated by a
board of trustees who are ap
pointed by the county court. The
board includes P. W. Mahoney,
president; Mrs. Mervin Leonard,
vice president; Garland Swan
son, secretary; Harry Duvall and
John Krebs.
The hospital medical staff is
composed of six physicians and
surgeons. They are Dr. C. M.
Wagner, Drs. Stanley J. and Janet
Kirk, Dr. A. D. McMurdo, Dr. L.
D. Tibbies and Dr. Donald Sch
wisow, Condon.
The main building and the
new adition were built by Mc
Cormack Construction company
of Pendleton.
Sylvia McDaniel
Named Treasurer
The county court announced
late yesterday that it has ap
pointed Sylvia (Mrs. Carlt Mc
Daniel as the new county treas
urer. She will take office im
mediately. Mrs. McDaniel will fill the un
expired term of Mrs. Lucy Rod
gers who recently announced that
she planned to retire from the
position on May 1 and move to
Portland to live.
Mrs. McDaniel is not inexper
ienced in her new duties having
served for the past two years as
tax deputy in the sheriff's office.
Mrs. Rodgers plans to remain for
a few days to acquaint the new
treasurer with her duties.
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Darlene Connor Is
Girls' State Choice
Darlene Connor, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. .Connor, has
been seleced by the American
Legion auxiliary to attend Girl's
State at Willamette University
June 13-19, officers reported this
week. Lynda Borman, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Borman, is
the alternate. Both are high
school juniors.
Selection is based on scholar
ship, leadership, character, phy
sical fitness, cooperation and
other points. Girl's State, spon
sored by the Legion auxiliary,
features a week on parliamentary
procedure, government and a
tour of the state house.
GRANGERS INVITED
Members of all county Granges
are invited to attend the next
regular meeting of the Lexington
Grange on May 14 which will
honor the Lexington Grange char
ter members and all 25" yearj
members.
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afternoon from 1:30 to 4 p. m.
end of the building, houses 20
hospital's total bed capacity to
Pendleton C of C
To Visit Monday
Upwards of 35 members of the
Pendleton Chamber of Commerce
will arrive in Heppner next Mon
day noon for a visitation with the
Heppner-Morrow County Cham
ber, it was announced at Mon
day's meeting. The group plan
to come by bus.
Arrangements have been made
to hold the luncheon meeting in
the Heppner I. O. O. F. hall with
the Rebekah's serving the meal.
The organization usually meets
at O'Donnell's Cafe, but facilities
are not available for such a large
crowd.
Following the regular meeting
and program which will be put
on by the visiting group, the
members of the Pendleton C of C
will be taken on a tour of vari
ous points of interest in this area
including Pioneer Memorial hos
pital, Heppner Pine Mills, the
Newt O'Harra ranch at Lexing
ton, the Lexington plant of the
Morrow County Grain Growers,
points of interest near lone and
out Rhea Creek to the Frank
Anderson ranch near Ruggs.
The tour is under the direc
tion of Jack Loyd, chairman who
has arranged for local cars to
take the visitors on the circuit.
This is the first of a series of
visits the Pendleton chamber has
planned for this spring and sum
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RAY MYRICK, JR.
New Welfare
Head Named
Ray Myrick Jr., of Pendleon
was named Monday as Morrow
county welfare administrator. He
will replace George "Duke" War
ner, who resigned recently to ac
cept a position as youth counsel
lor at Bend.
Myrick, who was picked from six
applicants by the county welfare
commission, has been a welfare
case worker in Umatilla county
for several years. He and his wife
and small son, Steven, plan to
move to Heppner about May 16.
Warner plans to leave for Bend
in about a week to take over his
new duties.
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Crippled Children's
Clinic Set May 17
The spring crippled children's
will be held Tuesday, May 17 at
1:30 p. m. at the Umatilla county
health department, S. W. 3rd and
Frazier in Pendleton, it was an
nounced this week by Mrs. Velma
Glass, Morrow county health
nurse.
Applications are still available
and any one wishing an appoint
ment should contact the health
department, Phone Heppner
6-9911.
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The new addition on the right
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New Law Requires
5-Man School Boards
In All Districts
Word was received today that
Governor Patterson has signed
Senate Bill 367 which makes
mandatory the election of 5
man school boards in all second
and third class districts. In
the past these districts have had
only 3-man boards.
The measure effects all dis
tricts in Morrow county as
all are either second or third
cless. The change in the law
will mean that all districts will
elect two additional members
at the June 20 elections.
The method of nominating
is also changed. Candidates
will be nominated by petition
(rather than at the annual
meeting) which must be signed
by three percent of the voters
voting at the last annual school
election. There must however,
be at least 10 signers.
Farley Mote Co.
Opens New Building
An open house for the newly
completed Farley Motor Com
pany building on east May street
has been announced for Saturday
by James J. Farley, owner and
operator of the Pontiac, Buick,
GMC and Willys car and truck
dealership.
The new building 40 by 143
feet in size, was built adjacent to
the former garage and service
station building on property re
cently purchased by Farley from
the Forest . Service. It includes
a largo showroom, stock depart
ment and offices in the front and
greatly enlarged shop facilities
immediately behind. To the rear
of the lot automobile storage
space is provided in an adjoining
building.
The building will be open all
day and free old time and mod
ern dancing will bs provided in
the evening hours, Farley said.
Farley started in business in
the service station and as Shell
Oil distributor in 1946. He added
the Pontiac dealership in 1948
and built two additions to the
plant the same year. He took
on the Willys line in 1949 and in
July, 1952 added Buick and GMC.
Farley plans to remodel the
former showrooms and shop
building into a modern super
service station which will operate
in conjunction to the car dealer
ship and repair departments.
BEDFORD STRICKEN
BY MILD STROKE
Jack Bedford, manager of the
Heppner branch of the First Na
tional Bank of Portland, and
president of the chamber of com
merce, was taken to the Pioneer
Memorial hospital Monday morn
ing after suffering a mild stroke
while at work.
He is still under physician's
care, but is reported to be re
covering rapidly.
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BAND CONCERT PLANNED
The Heppner high and grade
school bands under the direction
of James Wilson director, will
present a free concert Sunday
afternoon at 2 p. m. at the court
house park.
All band members, including
grade school students, will be
outfitted in their new uniforms,
Wilson announced.
WILL TEACH IN MONUMENT
Mrs. Leo Flower, who has
taught-in the Heppner school for
the past three years, will teach
next year in Monument, where
she makes her home.
Council Considers
New Ordinance to
Regulate Solicitors
The Heppner city council Mon
lay niht read and discussed a
proposed ordinance which would
require all persons desiring to
solicit for donations, magazine or
periodical subscriptions to ob
tain a permit from the city re
order. The purpose, of the ordi
nance is to discourage illigite
mae operations of that type.
The proposed ordinance, which
was sent back to the city attor
ney for rewriting before being
considered for passage by the
council, would require all per
sons wishing to do such soliciting
to obtain a permit from the re
corder. Each would have to state
under oath what or who the so
licitation was for. Permits would
cost Sl-00 and a heavy penalty
would be fixed for violation of
any of the provisions of the ordi
nance of for making false state
ments in obtaining the permit.
The petitioned proposal to curb
and pave several west side streets
came in for considerable discus
sion when the city attorney told
the council that an improvement
district could not be set up until
the necessary engineering work
and estimates have been supplied.
The paving and curbing work
was asked for in petitions pre
sented last year to the council,
and signed by many of the resi
dents of Gale, Center, Baltimore,
Church, Water and Jones streets.
The council has tried on seve
ral occasions to take the neces
sary steps to get the formation of
an improvement district started,
but city attorney J. J. Nys told
the members Monday that the
charter specifically states what
the procedure must be and that it
had not been followed.
The group finally decided to
call for the services of its engi
neer in setting up the necessary
plans and cost estimates and ex
pressed the opinion that the large
area included in the original pe
titions might have to be divided
into two or more districts to make
the plan workable. The engineer
is expected in town' within the
next week or two.
The council ordered Joe Dela
meter, a resident of the lower end
of town, to remove an outside
toilet now on his property and to
connect with the sewer system
within 30 days or the council
would take steps to have the pro
perty condemned as a health haz
ard. Delameter was present at
the meeting and stated that he
would try to have the work done
in the month.
The council announced that ap
pointment of two new members
to the budget committee. They
are Mrs. Marvin Smith and E. E.
Gonty. They will serve with the
carryover members Howard Bry
ant, Dr. L. D. Tibbies, Robert
Penland and James J. Farley and
the committee will meet to plan
the 1955-56 budget on Monday,
May 16.
To Keep City Lot
Mrs. Grace Nickerson told the
council that she was interested
in purchasing the city owned lot
on West Willow street with the
idea of erecting an office build
ing there. The council finally re
jected her request deciding that
it should be retained by the city
for possible future use as a loca
tion for a new fire hall should
expansion of the present de
partment be necessary in years to
come. More room in the present
city hall would be impossible or
very costly to get, it was felt.
A building permit was issued
to M. O. Storro to construct a
$6,000 residence on K Street.
Dance Students to
Present Recital
A dance recital by students
of Etta Sheppard will be held
Friday evening, May 6 at 8 p. m.
at the Heppner high school gym
with youngsters from Heppner,
Lexington, lone and Hermiston
taking part.
' There will be displays of tap,
ballet, acrobatic and toe dance
numbers by students in all age
groups, said Miss Sheppard, who
has been conducting dancing
classes in this area for over a
year.
All proceeds from the recital
will go into the band uniform
fund.
MEETING IS POSTPONED
The Lilian C. Turner Founda
tion annual meeting which is
usually held on the Saturday
night preceeding Mothers day, has
been postponed until sometime
in June. The date will be an
nounced later, it was said.
Polio Vaccine Arrives,
Shots to Start Monday
Dr. A. D. McMurdo, county
health officer, announced today
that he has received shipments of
Salk polio vaccine and that he
will start Monday giving the anti
polio shots to all first and se
cond grade students in the
county.
Dr. McMurdo said that he will
administer the vaccine to Hepp-
MRS. VELMA GLASS
New County Health
Nurse Arrives
Mrs. Velma Glass, new county
health nurse, -arrived in Heppner
last weekend and this week has
taken over her new duties in the
post that has been vacant for
over one and one-half years,
Mrs. Glass came to Morrow
county from Phoenix, Arizona
where she was employed in hos
pital work. She received her
training in the middle west and
served in various nursing and
hospital capacities in that area
before moving to Arizona.
Mrs. Glass at present has her
offices in the court house, but
within a short time will move to
new facilities in the new wing of
Pioneer Memorial hospital.
She has one son 12 years of
age.
OES To Observe
60th Anniversary
On Saturday evening May 7 at
8:00 p. m., Ruth chapter No. 32,
Order of the Eastern Star will
celebrate its 60th anniversary
and also friendship night.
Many chapters in the surround
ing area have been invited to the
program, which is open to the
public.
The officers of Ruth chapter
will be dressed as in the Gay
90's. The chapter was chartered
in February 1895 and the pro
gram will be centered around
that time.
The theme of the program is to
be "Time Rolls On" and a barber
shop quartet will be featured.
Also Oliver Creswick will sing a
solo.
A fifty year member is to be
honored and Mrs. Frank S. Par
ker will give the history of the
chapter.
Bomb Range Road
Graveling Starts
The caunty rock crusher is be
ing moved to a site about three
miles north of the D. O. Nelson
ranch and within a short time
will start producing rock to be
applied on the new bombing road,
the county court said Wednesday.
Grading on the new north
south county road is practically
completed and gravel has al
ready been put on four and one
half miles of the north end of the
cutoff. It is expected to take
about 45 days to complete the
graveling.
EXAMINER COMING
A drivers license examiner will
be on duty in Heppner Tuesday,
May 10 from 9:30 a. m. to 3:30
p. m. His office is in the court
house.
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105 DAY 'NO FIRE' RECORD ENDS
WITH FRIDAY EVENING BLAZE
A ceneral fire alarm sounded
shortly after 6 p. m. last Friday,
Aoril 29 ended the longest "drv
spell" enjoyed by Heppner fire
men in many years, according to
department records. The depart
ment had gone 105 days without
receiving a call the last to be
answered was on January 16.
The Friday evening fire de
stroyed a storaee shed near the
Clarence Moore home on Linden
ner students Monday morning,
to lone and Lexington children
on Monday afternoon, and those
at Boardman "and Irngon Tues
day morning. Youngsters in the
Hardman school will come to
Heppner for their shots.
Dr. McMurdo emphasized that
the vaccine to be used is supplied
by the Parke-Davis company and
he said not one single case of
polio or report of ill effects has
been recorded with the use of
the vaccine from this company.
Only those children whose par
ents have given permission will
be given the shots.
Mountain Water
Reserve Better
Than Month Ago
A snow depth of 41.3 inches
and a water content of 15.7 inches
on the Arbuckle mountain snow
course was measured April 28 by
Tom Wilson of the Soil Conser
vation service. The snow pack
normally melts during April and
snow moisture conditions are
similar to those found the end of
March, Wilson said. Measure
ments taken March 30 this year
showed 43 inches swon depth and
14 inches water content.
Prospects are good for late ir
rigation water. Streams, running
good during most of April, were
fed mainly by rainfall and melt
ing snow on lower elevations
with the mountain snow pack
not coming off yet, Wilson said,
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Clarence W. Roundy
Buried Here Tuesday
Funeral services were held on
Tuesday, May 3 at the Heppner
Christian church for Clarence
Willis Roundy, 69, who passed
away April 30 at Pioneer Memor
ial hospital. He had been ill for
nearly a year, but was confined
to the hospital for only a few
days before his death.
Mr. Roundy was born July 20,
1885 in Iowa and had come to
Heppner in 1935. He had worked
throughout this area as a carpen
ter and had made his home, dur
ing recent years, with Mr. and
Mrs. Edgar Morris.
Surviving are one son, Leslie
Roundy, Kennewick; one daugh
ter, Mrs. Gertrude Rice, Seattle;
two sisters living in the Dakotas,
and six grandchildren.
Rev. Earl L. Soward officiated
at the final rites and interment
was in the Heppner Masonic
cemetery. Creswick Mortuary was
in charge of arrangements.
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Extension Units Set
Projects For Year
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The program planners of the
Extension Units of Morrow county
have selected three problems to
work on during the coming year.
These problems are: how to be
well-dressed, how to make the
home more attractive, and how to
have better-fed families.
Under the problem how o be
well-dressed, the big event will
be the tailoring workshop which
has been requested for the fall.
Other projects selected for this
problem are care of the hair,
care of the skin, accessories for
your clothes, good taste In
clothes, mending tips and a re
modeling clinic.
The project, touch-ups for wood
furniture has been selected for
the problem how to make the
home more attractive. The prob
lem of how to have better fed fam
ilies will have the project meat
in meals.
The units will be meeting dur
ing the month of May for the
project rolls and bread from
sweet dough. This will be their
last meeting for the year. Next
years program will begin in
October.
Way, just inside the west city
limits. The building was nearly
a mass of flames when firemen
arrived, but the department kill
ed the flames before they could
spread and succeeded in saving
a considerable amount of lumber
stacked in an adjoining shed.
The fire is believed to have
started from spontaneous com
bustion and caused between $500
and $1,000 damage.