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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 6, 1955)
J mmtttz L I URARY U OF 0 EUGENE . Copies 1 0 cents Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, October 6, 1 955 72nd Year, Number 30 City Receives Bids for Building New Footbridges Bids for the construction of two new footbridges across Wil low creek were received by he Heppner city council Monday night but the awarding of a con tract was delayed for a few days until figures were checked by the city engineer. Apparent low bidder for the building of two new concrete and -steel tootbridges, one on Balti more street leading to the school grounds and the other at the site known as lovers lane, was Geo rge E. Beard of Beaverton. Hih bid was $9,287 for the two. Other bid ders were B. D. Richardson. Ar lington, $11,980.41; Joe Swendig, Ma up in, $13,363; Columbia Builders Supply, $13,920.36; and bimonton and Steele, Portland, $18,352. . . . The engineering firm of Clark and Groff will examine the bids within the next fow days and make a recommendation to the council. Both bridges, which the coun cil plans to replace with new ones are old wooden bridges and the lover's lane bridge was con demned and closed to all traffic early last summer. In other business the council, meeting in one of the shortest regular sessions In recent years, approved four building permits asking for remodeling or repair totaling $1150. Those requesting permits were Rosewall Motor Company, Dr. Wallace Wolff, Wayne Hanson and Frank Parker. o Funeral Services For Homer Glenn Hayes Held Here Wednesday Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at All Saint's Episcopol church for Ho mer Glenn Hayes, 69, who died at Pioneer Memorial hospital on October 2. Born In Heppner April 21, 1886, the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Hayes, he spent his boyhood on the family farm on Rhea creek. He attended school in Heppner. He had been in the grocery business and was postmaster at Lonerock for the last six years. Mj Hayes was a member of the Condon Elks lodge and the Episcopal church. Survivors include his wife Ver na, Lonerock; three sons, Homer, Portland, Clarence, Corvallis and Richard, Condon. Two brothers, William Anderson Hayes, Hood River; James J. Hayes, Heppner and three sisters, Mrs.Lola Rob inette, La Grande; Mrs. Rose Mc Conkie, Walla Walla and Mrs. Inez Gentry, Rhea Creek. He had seven grandchildren. Rev. George R. S. Little of officiated at the service and inter ment was in the Heppner Masonic cemetery. Creswick Mortuary was in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Ann Avent v Indicates Intention ToAppeal Conviction Bradley Fancher, Morrow cou nty district attorney, received word last week from circuit judge William W. Wells that he had received a letter from Mrs. Ann Avent who was convicted of second degree murder on Aug ust 31 saying that she plans an appeal.. According to the districe attor ney Mrs. Avent was't represented by an attorney and she was in formed by judge Wells that the form of her appeal was improper. Mrs. Avent has 60 days from the time of sentencing to file notice of appeal. o Heppner High paper Wins Achievement Award in Contest Mrs. Joyce Wilkinson, Hehisch advisor, announced that the Hep pner high school paper received an international second place award achievement rating in the 1954-55 Quill and Scroll contest. Ratings were given on a point basis. The Hehisch totaled 819 points out of a possible 1000. The paper was judged on the follow ing points: "your paper as a news medium to inform readers; lead ership medium to influence read ers; a feature medium to enter tain readers and as a business enterprise." Co-editors last year were Sally Palmer and Barbara Prock. This was the first time the Heppner high school entered their paper for rating. Heppner Boy Suffers Minor Injuries When struck By Car Larry Smith, young son of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Smith of Hep pner, received only minor in juries Friday night when he was struck by a car driven by Murray Hopkins of the Condon Air Force base. The accident occured about 10 p. m., shortly after the Heppner Burns football game, and ac cording to police reports the boy darted into the street from be hind a parked car. Hopkins' car was traveling at a slow rate of speed, but he was unable to stop the vehicle before striking the boy. He did not run over him. Larry's injuries were a bump on the read and a cut cheek which required several stitches to close. Hopkins was not held. Mrs. Ida Grimes Dies in Portland Death claimed Mrs,. Ida Jose phine Grimes, 77 years of age Monday evening at Physicains and Surgeons hospital in Port land. She had undergone surgery about a week prior to her passing. Mrs. Grimes was well known to many residents of this area, hav ing come here in 1918 with her husband John "Jack" Grimes to operate the hotel at Parker's Mill. They operated the establishment until it burned down just 30 vears aso the first of this month. They later operated a hotel in Heppner for one year and then moved to lone where- they ran the lone hotel for several years. After leaving lone Mr. and Mrs. Grimes moved to Waldport-and then to Yachats where they oper ated a tavern for several years, later moving to Portland where they operated an auto court for a period of years before retire- ing. Jack Grimes passed away in 1947 and since her retirement, "Maw" Grimes, as she was known to many persons, had spent most of her time in Heppner and Port land. She was born February 22, 1878 at Mountain Grove, Mo.. Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at 9 a.m. at the Colonial Mortuary in Port land with Rev. George R.S. Little, rector of All Saints' Episcopal church of Heppner, officiating. Burial will be in Lincoln Mem orial Park in Portland. Survivors include one son, Louis Pyle, Rockaway; two dau ghters, Mrs. Allen Case of Hep pner and Mrs Frances Leathers, Portland; three step-children, Effie Unruh, Salem; Dale Grimes San Jose, Calif., and Kenneth Grimes of Kentucky. 1.23 Inches of Rain Here In September September brought an assort ment of weather to the county with Heppner receiving a total of 1.23 inches of rain for the month. The first part of the month the county sweltered as the mercu ry hit 99 degrees several days, but toward the end of the month it was much cooler with showers. The first general storm, the middle of the month, brought nearly an inch of rainfall to Hep pner and over the rest of the county it varied from .77 to .25 inch. Catholic Church Has New Priest The new rector of St. Patrick's Catholic church, Father P. J. Gaire, arrived in Heppner to as sume his duties Sunday follow ing his transfer from the Blessed Sacrament church at Ontario. He came from Ireland in 1939 and was at Lakeview and Klam ath Falls before his assignment at Ontario. Educated in Ireland, he received his religious train ing at Mount Mellary seminary, Wateford and St Kierans college, Kilkenny. He is replacing Father Francis MeCormack who left last month to become pastor of the Ontario church. Father Gaire has just returned from a visit to his home land. Masses will be held each Sun day at 9 a.m. in Heppner and at 10:30 a.m. at St. Williams church in lone. FATHER PASSES AWAY W. C. Collins returned to Hepp ner on Thursday from Concordia, Kansas where he was called by the death of his father. Council Accepts Remonstrance On Street Improvement Any chance that the proposed street improvement district on the west side of Heppner could be formed in the immediate fu-i ture was killed Monday night by the city council when it ac cepted a remonstrance petition against the plan and approved a resolution which will prevent any further action for at least six months. The council received the pe tition at its September meeting, but was unable to take any ac tion 'on it until the signatures had been checked by the city recorder. A subsequent chsek showed that the petition carried the valid signatures of 74 per cent of the property owners on the effected streets. Only a ma jority of two-thirds is required to validate a remonstrance of this type. ' The proposal to curb and pave nearly 30 blocks of Heppner's streets was made about one and one-half years ago by petitions signed by a big majority of the residents of the area. The city could take no Immediate action on the plan at that time because of the necessity of obtaining en gineer's plans and estimates on the cost of the wark. Cost figures were received about two months ago and within a short time pe titions were in circulation asking that tlffe plan be dropped. Mon day night's action was a result of the latest petition. Though the entire project as originally petitioned cannot be considered by the council for at least six months, smaller im provement projects involving por tions of the larger plan, such as one or two blocks, could be ac cepted. It is understood that such a proposal is being considered by some of the residents on the west side of town. Grid Game Nets C of COver $350 The chamber of commerce field lighting fund was richer by a little more than $350 as a result of the special non-conference football game between Heppner and Burns played here last Fri day night. The game had been sponsored by the C of C and the money will be used to redeem the lighting bonds. One of the largest crowds ever to watch a football game in Hep pner attended the first nieht game to be held under the new lights and during the half-time intermission heard R. G. "Nig" Borleske, former Whitman col lege coach, praise the chamber and the people of Heppner for taking the initiative to get the lights installed. He said that every improvement and, benefit that can be gained for our youth will pay big dividends. Band Parents Club Planning Second Fund Raising Carnival Members of the Heppner band parents club met Monday eve ning at the high school. The group expressed satisfaction with last year's procam to Durchase uniforms and capes for the school bands but found that there will still be a need for additional uniforms from time to time and for accessories to compliment the present ones. The club decided to restage its spring carnival which was so successful last year as a fund raising project. The club voted to furnish plas tic suit bags and cap covers for the protection of the uniforms and to buy black ties for the high school members. To complete the grade school uniform, write duck pants and white dress shirts with black shoes and socks for both band groups were chosen. A meeting of the club will be held Monday evening, Oct. 21 at which time a constitution will be discussed nd election of of ficers will be held. All members are urged to attend. Hunting guests of Mr. and Mrs. Vic Groshens over the weekend were Harry and Ed Groshens, William Rathbone, James De Young, Maury Williams and son and Dr. James all of Portland, and Gil Groff of Salem. Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Fancher left last Thursday to visit her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shank. They returned Monday, : . - t iA. ;!: JrSV . ill r.n ,i k A . s EVERYBODY'S HAPPY as they watch 700 gallons per minute of good cold water pour from the new lone city well. Gathered around to watch the completion of the 24 hour test are left to right El don Tucker, Gus Jannsen. driller; Noel Dobyns, Oscar Lundell, Roy Lindstdom, Harry Yarnell. Ed Bristow and mayor Omar Rietmann. (gt Photo) Final Rites Held For J. C. Owen Funeral services for Joseph Creed Owen, 87 years of age, were held this morning (Thurs day) at 10:30 at the Creswick Mortuary chapel. He passed away October 3 at Pioneer Memorial hospital after a long illness. Mr.Owen was born September 13, 1868 at Salem, Virginia, the son of John and Mahalla Owen. He came to Oregon in 1887 and was married to Lena Glassford in 1890. He moved to Morrow county in 1897 and settled in Hardman where heraised sheep. Ill T315 he moved tolieppner and had the stage line mail contract between Hardman and Heppner for many years. For the past 10 years he had made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Scott Fur long in Heppner. Survivors include four daugh ters, Mrs. Furlong; Mrs. Bessie Harrington, Vancouver, Wash.; Mrs. Retha Adkins, Dallesport, Wash.; ami Mrs. Velton Stark, Pilot Rock; 10 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren and one great- great grandchild. One daughter, Mabel Winters and his wife preceeded him in death. Burial was in the Heppner Ma sonic cemetery. Not As Many Hunters As Usual In Area So Far This Season Indications are that there were not as many hunters here for the opening of the deer season as there were last year. Not as many deer have been checked into local locker plants this year, but game commission checks show that between 60 and 70 percent of all hunters checked got their deer. It is thought however that a good many hunters are planning to wait until the last week of the season to take advantage of the either sex season. Rains the early part of this week are expected to improve hunting conditions. According to the state report hunting in Morrow and Wheeler counties is the best in the state. o Lexington P-TA To Meet Tuesday The Lexington P-TA will hold the first meeting of the year Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 8:00 p.m. in the school auditorium. The program for the evening will be two shows, Ricky and the Three R's and the Family Circle. Miss Broom's third and fourth graders will also have on dis play a collection of antiques. Refreshments will be served in the lunch, room after the meeting. HARRY TAMBLYN IMPROVING Word was received here that Harry Tamblyn, who was oper ated on at the Veterans hospital in Portland September 28, is get ting along fine and should be able to come home in about a week. o Mrs. Mary Van Stevens left Sunday for Sun Valley, Idaho to attend a florists' convention. She will return today. yQ-x ror. i S IT 0 o Big New Well Brought In by City of lone Residents and city officials of lone watched with pleasure last Thursday and Friday as water poured from a newly drilled city well and flowed down Main street in a generous stream. The new well which was drill ed by G. M. Jannsen, lone drill er, only about 100 feet from the old city well, completed its 24 hour test Friday morning and checked out at over 700 gallons per minute. And, to make things even nicer, the 700 gallons was the maximum capacity of the test pump. The well appeared to have an even greater capacity. The city of lone has been bad ly in need of additional water for the past several years and many lawns dried up during the Patrick Joseph Carty Dies Saturday At Gilliam County Home Wednesday morning at St. Patrick's Catholic church, ser vices were held for Patrick Jo seph (Packy) Carty, aged 52 years. He died Saturday at his home in Gilliam county where he had lived for many years. Born in Juniper Canyon Oct. olier 30, 1902, he had spent all his life in Gilliam and Morrow counties where he was a sheep I rancher with his father, James Carty, and after his father's death he continued in the sheep bus iness. He attended school in Pend leton and later at Columbia Uni versity in Portland. He was a member of the Heppner Elks lodge and the Condon parish of the Catholic church. Survivors are two sisters, Mrs. Ross Smith, Burlingame, Calif., and Mrs. Frank Doherty, Butte Montana. Services were conducted by Rev. William Rhoden of Condon with interment in the Heppner Masonic cemetery, Carty's death was caused by self-inflicted gunshot wounds. Boy Scout Fund Drive To Start Monday Solicitors will start Monday on the Boy Scout fund drive, ac cording to Jeff Carter, chairman. The day, will begin with a kick-off breakfast with La Verne Van Marter in charge and work ers wiii cover the businesses and homes during the day and eve ning. It is hoped that everyone will be contacted but if some are miss ed and are interested in giving to the Boy Scout drive they may contact the chairman. u Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Miller and daughter Sharon and Bar bara Heston of Pendleton were hunting guests of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Smith at the Lyle Van Dusen ranch at Top over the week end Others in the party and house guests of the Smiths were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Britton and son Robert and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Abrams and son Pete, all :of Portland. 11 m past summer because there was dropped this year until It was insufficient water to allow need ed irrigation. The old well had putting out only about 60 gal lons per minute, barely enough to supply household needs In town. No mineral test had yet been run on the water from the new well, but it was thought that it is comparatively soft, It has a well temperature of 62 degrees. The well was drilled to a depth of 142 feet and during the test pumping it had no effect on the outpu t of the old well even though the two are located close together. , As soon as casing is completed and a pump installed water from the new hole will be pumped Into the city's 120,000 gallon reser voir. Heppner Elks Lodge Salutes National Newspaper Week The Heppner Elks lodge will observe National Newspaper Week October 1-8, Milton Morgan exalted ruler of the lodge, an nounced today. Special attention is to be given the role of the hometown news paper in defending American freedoms, he said. Slogan for the 1955 National Newspaper Week is, "Your news paper fights for your right to know,' and exalted ruler Morgan said that the Elks observance would be built around that theme. National Newspaper Week is sponsored annually by Newspa per Association Managers, Inc. and for several years the Order of Elks throughout the country has joined in honoring the press during its "week." In a special message to the order's 1,744 lodg es, John L. Walker of Roanoke, Va Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks, called the annual obser vance of Newspaper Week "a good tradition, because it enables our order to demonstrate its un qualified support of the free press which is the surest guarantee of the sarety of American freedom." Patricia Wright Gets OSC Scholarship OREGON STATE COLLEGE, Corvallis Patricia Ann Wright of Heppner has been awarded a partial tuition scholarship at Oregon State college for 1955-56 by the OSC Dads club. Miss Wright, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wright, is plan ning to major in home eco nomics. The OSC Dads club awarded six full-tuition scholarships this year to old students and 36 $25 partial tuition study grants to new freshmen. The $25 awards are designed to "encourage out standing high school students to continue their education." Dan W. Poling, dean of men at the college, announced the names of the winners, who represent every section of the state. County Fairs Problems May be Aired at Open Meet The probability was seen this week that a general meeting of all interested boards, committees and individuals will be caller in the next few weeks in an attempt to solve some of the many prob lems conlronting the Morrow county fair board and the North Morrow county fair at Boardman. The problems, largely finan ces, arose late in August when it was discovered by the fair board that the state law prohibits the use of state racing fund money for the support of more than one lair in a county. In past years such money coming into this co unty has been divided between die Morrow county fair at Hep pner and the Noith Morrow fair ;it Boardman. At the time of the discovery of the law the county fair board immediately asked for the re turn of funds which had already been sent to Boardman for this year's fair, and the county court, in view of the fact that the Boardman fair was to be held only two weeks from the time of the notice, indicated that it would appropriate sufficient mo ney, up to a maximum of $2,500 to enable the north fair to carry on for this year. It again confir med this intention Wednesday to a delegation from the Board man area. The suggestion that a general meeting be held to explain the problems and attempt to find an swers was agreed to by the mem bers of the Boardman delegation Wednesday and several possible solutions were discussed. Among the possibilities were the ap propriation by the county of spec ial money to the North county fair from county funds, leaving all the state money to the fair at Heppner; or the holding of one county fair at Heppner and Boardman on alternate years. The Boardman group Wednes day questioned whether the fair at Heppner was actually the of ficially delegated county fair, pointing out that the Boardman fair had been in continuous ex istance for a longer period than had the Heppner fair. The court pointed out however, that In 1947 the Morrow county fair board of ficially designated the Heppner event as the county fair and at the same time approved a dis tribution of funds to both fairs. The present law was in effect at that time, but it was not known. The county receives ap proximately $12,000 of state mo ney a year. If the Boardman fair were to be continued as a regional " fair and request support money from the county, the court can appropriate up to a maximum of $5,000 for it, according to law, however North Morrow fair com mittee members felt that with only that much to work with Its fair would suffer In quality. The court Indicated Wednes day that it is considering calling a general meeting in the near future so that these, and other fair problems could be explained to the general public and an' equi table solution found. The meet ing date will be announced lated. Heppner Student on Conference Panel Hehlsch's assistant editor, Mer edith Thomson, will be a panel speaker at the Oregon Scholas tic Press conference in Eugene October 7 and 8. Other students going - from Heppner high will be Louis Say ers, Hehisch, Jay Sumner and Sharon Bryant, Mustang. These people will attend at least two meetings. The meetings will cover subjects pertaining to yearbooks and high school pa pers. Students will exchange "Ideas that have worked for us." Banquets and luncheons will be held and each delegate will receive a free ticket to the Colorado-Oregon football game on Saturday. Mrs Joyce Wilkinson, Hehisch advisor and Mrs James Thomson, Meredith's mother, will accom pany the delegates. Guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Labhart over the weekend were her father, Henry Tetz of Mon mouth and Al Noble and son Ron ald of Independence. They were in Heppner for hunting. Mr. and Mrs. K. P. Ferguson of Oswego were visitors at the home of their daughter and son-in-law Mr. and Mrs. William Barratt for several days.
