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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 8, 1957)
2 HfiflfiW fhl&Xte Tfres, Thursday, August 8, 1957 NEW LAW ON EMERGENCY PHONE USE ROUGH ON LONG-WINDED TALKERS Effective in August, according to law it will be rough on those who refuse to give up a phone or party line for an emergency call, and it will be just as rough on those who request the phone or line because of an emergency that doesn't exist. The law was enacted by the last legislature following a trag edy near Portland when a woman refused to hang up for an em ergency call, it reads: (1) Every person shall relin quish a telephone party line or a public pay telephone after he has been informed that the party line or telephone is needed to place an emergency call to a fire department or police depart ment, or for emergency aid or ambulance service. (2) No person shall request another to relinquish a telephone party line or pay telephone to place an emergency call to a fire department or police depart ment, or for emergency medical aid or ambulance service know- Physical Exams Needed by Youngsters Parents of all first and ninth grade students are again remind ed that a physical examination is required by law for entry into school in these grades. The "golden-rod" or physical examination forms have been placed in the offices of all phys icians for use by those youngs ters who have lost forms previ ously supplied them. Parents are urged to make appointments with their family physician at an early date so last minute rush can be uvoided. Accident Injury Cause Study Set uregon win participate in a major study to uncover injury causes in traffic accidents. Approval for participation in the study, which is being con ducted by Cornell University's medical school, has been given by the state tarffic safety com mission The study will extend over a two-year period In four areas of the state. Starting date for the project will depend on when Cornell representatives can come west to begin settingup proced ures for handling reports. The project will involve de tailed reports from state police, attending physicians and hospit als. Study areas will be confined to rural highway accidents. Primary purpose of the study is to find out exactly how injuries are inflicted in various types of accidents and to determine what can be done to reduce these in juries through redesigning of the automobile or installation of ex tra safety features. ing that no such emergency ex ists. (3) Violation of the above law is punishable by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by a fine of not more than $500 or both. "Emergency" means a situa tion in which property or human life are in jeopardy and the sum moning of aid is essential. HOSPITAL NEWS New Arrivals To Mr. and Mrs. John Stone, Jr., Condon, a 7 lb. 11 oz. boy born July 30, named Richard Lee. To Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Knighten, Mayville, a 7 lb. 13 oz. girl Born Aug. 2, nam ed Teresa Kay. To Mr. and Mrs. William Collins, Heppner, a 7 lb. 2 k oz. girl born Aug. 2, named Lisa Christiana. To Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Medlock, Kinzua, an 8 lb. 12 oz. boy born July 31, named Michael Don. To Mr. and Mrs. William Richardson, Kinzua, a 7 lb. 15 oz. boy born July 31, named William S. Jr. To Mr. and Mrs. George Jones, Vale, Oregon, a 6 lb. 4 oz. boy born Aug. 5, named Ray Lee. Medical Mary Ann Power, Heppner, dismissed; Danny Stire wait, Spray, dismissed; Nell Hat field, lone; Earl Bryant, Heppner; Ida Hodgen, Fossil; Minor Surgery Kay Keith ly, Heppner, dismissed; Gary Lee Kemp, Heppner dismissed; Wil liam C. Cox II, Heppner, dismis sed; Ruth Robinson, Lexington, dismissed; Donald Bird, Kinzua, dismissed; Debra Britt, Spray, dismissed; Jean Prindle, Fossil, dismissed; Kenneth Morris, Hepp ner, dismissed. Major Surgery Lura DeMoy Fossil; Bessie Myers, Fossil; Ger ald Leyva, Lexington; Albert May, Condon; Mildred Morris, Heppner. o Justice and Municipal Courts Alton Harry Yarnell, failure to stop at stop sign, $10 fine. Robert Kenneth Shafer, defect ive brakes, $10 fine. Lucille Parrish, permitting dangerous animal lo be at large. Pleaded not guilty, hearing set for August 9. SUFFERS HEART ATTACK Earl Bryant of Heppner is in Pioneer Memorial hospital under treatment for a serious heart at tack suffered Saturday night. His condition is given as fair. o TED SMITHS ARE GRANDPARENTS Mr. and Mrs Phillip Smith of Springfield are the parents of a daughter, Susan Lynn, born July 29. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Ted Smith of Heppner. HITCHIH' POST IS AVAILABLE FOR 8 IB CALL 205 BOARDMAN RECORDED MUSIC ONLY Orchestra Available for Special Occasions 'rrv K9?f'S V"- "A i ir A Jk J' RHEA CREEK GRANGE Rhea Creek grange will not meet Friday, August 9 as previ ously planned because everyone is so busy with harvest. DODGERS one of the four Little League baseball teams who have played some top ball during the first season the league has been in existance In Heppner. Team members, not all of whom were present when this picture was taken, are. DoncUd Keeling, Bill Cox, Duane Geyer, Don Munkers, Dean Robinson, Tom Green, Mike Sweek, Danny McBride, Carl Bauman, John Privett, Dennis Warren, Jim Doherty, Lee Daggett and Tom Gonty. (Photo by Ken Keeling) Program Varied at Jefferson Co. Fair INSURANCE SUBJECT ;OF CHAMBER TALK "Plan for a weekend of fun!" That's the keynote of the Jeff erson county fair and fourth an nual Northwest Championship The value and purpose of life insurance was explained to mem bers of the chamber of comme'fee Monday noon by Sam Pendleton representative of Mu- Mr. cnd Mrs. Kenneth Keeling had as guests over the weekend her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. William J. Bibby of Renton, Washington and Mrs. Robert Bibby of Seattle. The Wil liam Bibbys took home their daughter Terry, who had been visiting the Keelings for a week. Mrs. Jcmes Ware of Corvallis, former Heppner resident, was here Tuesday and Wednesday visiting relatives. She took her niece and nephew, Mary Shannon and Frankie King, home with her for a visit. Mrs. Kemp Dick and Ronald Reid are in Portland this week to attend the flower school of the Oregon State Flower association. Mrs. Elaine S. George and Dav id are vacationing this week at Neahkanie Beach, Portland and Mosier. Mr. and Mrs. Neal Knighten of Kennewick visited from Friday until Sunday with her mother, Mrs. L D. Neill and Mr Neill. Mrs. A. J. Brock (Ethel Gentry) is spending part of this week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Munkers. Junior Rodeo, scheduled for Fri- tual Insurance Company of New day, Saturday and Sunday, Aug- York. Haley explained how insur ant 1G, 17, and 18 in Madras. ance fit into any retirement or Kicking off the events for the protection plan and how it could weekend will be the now-tradi- serve both before and after death. tlonal street dance, sponsored by Ned Cox, Thursday evening (Aug ust 15), with prizes to be award ed for the best "Gay Nineties calico gowns" modeled by participants. NEBRASKA PICNIC SET ! The third annual potluck Ne braska reunion picnic will be held in the CR.C. park in Herm- jlston Sunday, Aug. 11. Coffee, Fair activities will be in full punch and ice cream will Be force Friday, with the coronation furnished. hall, at which one of the five o candidates will be crowned queen, PICKUP STOLEN scheduled for Friday evening at A 1948 Dodge pickup owned by the Legion hall. The popular Troy the Heppner schools was stolen Fowler dance band will provfde sometime Saturday night from the music, and Mauricce (Casey) the school grounds, but was re Broadbent, mayor of Madras, has' covered Monday on Jones hill been Invited to crown the queen. 'where it had been run off the With "Vacationland" ' the road, theme, the fair parade, sponsored The pickup was damaged only by the Jaycees, will move slightly and It was not known through downtown Maddras at 10 whether the truck was intention a.m. Saturday. The junior rodeo ally run off the road or by acci will get under way Saturday aft- dent as the brake master cylinder ernoon, registration having clos- had gone out when it was found ed the preceding Thursday (Aug- by police, ust 15) at 9 p.m. j ' Again on Saturday night the. Troy Fowler aggregation will hold sway at the Legion hall for . the traditional Buckaroo dance. Once again this year the Mad ras Kiwanis club will yield Its customary Saturday night spot, formerly reserved for entertain ment, so that there will be no conflict with the 4-H FFA fat stock show and sale, sponsored by the Jefferson County Live stock Growers and Feeders as sociation. Starting bright and early Sun day and continuing throughout the morning, the Lions club's buckaroo breakfast will offer man-sized western-style break fasts, plus plenty of entertain ment, at the fairgrounds. Sunday afternoon will see the wiinlup of the fourth annual Northwest Championship Junior Rodeo. All through the weekend, fa'ir govts will have an opportunity to view farm and livestock exhibits in 411, FFA, and open classes, plus the widely acclaimed Hobby Hall, where arts and crafts will be on display, and the full-scale flower show presented by the garden clubs of Jefferson county. Mary Evelyn Tucker left Thurs day for Salem to spend two week's vacation with her broth er and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ed win Tucker. Mrs. Frank Adkins has had word that her son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Crisman of Medford are moving to Roseburgl where he is going into business for himself. Mr. and Mrs. John Pfeiffer and Johnny and Neal Penland left Wednesday for Dee lake In Can- aTo ti Vi sTf Vi -. i 111 t l '" wucic Kiitry Will ftLJCIIU 1U Haley davs fishina f D" John Wightman is visiting with his son and family, the Marvin Wightmans in Tamoles, Calif. He went to attend the wedding of his granddaughter, Peggy Wight man. Mrs. E. A. Vaughn of Portland, sister of Les Matlock, is here vis iting and staying at the home of Mrs. Josie Jones. Mr and Mrs Stanley Cox, Ar thur Burkenbine and Mrs Jessie Griffin were in Portland last weekend. The Coxes visited thfir son, David Lee, who is a patient at the Shrine hopsital. Marlene Griffin is visiting in Geraldine, Montana. She accomp anied Rose and Joan Moe who have relatives there. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Doolittle were in Portland July 28 to at tend the Morrow county picnic. They visited with Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Akers in Aumsville and vacationed at Yachats and Camp Sherman. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wilson left Monday for Post Falls, Idaho to spend lo days with relatives. At Your Service- r - - , &&Lk-& 'Hi. JAY DEE HUDSON Is now employed at Jack's Chevron Station to give you fast, efficient and careful service for your car. Jay Dee has recently completed the Standard Oil Training School course and is fully qualified to give your car the proper care and service to make it last you longer and give you more trouble-free miles of driving. Stop in tode'y . . . He's waiting to serve you quickly and cheerfully. STANDARD LUBRRICATION ATLAS TIRES & BATTER I ES STANDARD OIL PRODUCTS May We Serve You and Your Car? Jack's Chevron Station JACK VAN WINKLE PHONE 6-9995 TALK ABOUT TAX PAYMENT DUE Fourth quarter real and pers onal property taxes are due and payable at the county sheriff's office on or before August 15, property owners are reminded SPECIAL FEEDER SALE 500 head of 600 lb. to 800 lb. Hereford steers 350 of these one brand 150 head 500 lb. to 700 lb. Hereford heifers 50 feeder cows Tuesday, August: 13 SALE STARTS AT 12 NOON NORTHWESTERN LIVESTOCK COMMISSION CO. FRANK WINK & SONS. Owners Fcrds cost less to buy! No doubt about itl Model for model, Ford cars are the lowest priced of the low-price three. And don't be fooled by those "low prices" now being quoted for some "stripped down" models in the medium-price field. Remember, a '57 Ford equipped the way most people want a car today with auto matic transmission, heater and radio costs hundreds of dol lars less than these medium-priced cars, similarly equipped. Hmed on comparison of manufacturer' tnaoultd retail delivered vricer Kill! Fords cost less to run! In the only nationally recognized test of gasoline economy, the 1957 Mobilgas Economy Run, a Ford Six delivered more miles per gallon than any other car enteredl This, remember, was no "private test" conducted for the benefit of a single manufacturer. This was grueling competition between 12 different makes of cars . . . supervised by the United States Auto Club. And when the test was over. Ford led all other cars in the thing you want most-actual miles per gallon! : ' mrnmMBMmmimiiXlMtm iMiilMi'kii miimiiiiiii.iI if Y l mmMmsjkl . Fords cost less to trade! Latest official auction sale figures on used cars show clearly that the new kind of Ford commands a higher price than either of its two low-priced competitors. The men who bid at these auctions are professional buyers men whose very livelihood depends upon their expert knowledge of cars. They pay more for used Fords because they know that Fords hold up in value. Like thousands of Ford owners from coast to coast, they have discovered that Ford is worth more when you buy it . . . worth more when you sell it, tool the Sooner you trade the more you $ave Rose wall Motor Company HERMISTON. ORE. PHONE JO 7-6655
