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HEPPNER GAZETTE City Gets Bids on Equipment; Fire Agreement OK'd The Heppner city council Mon day night opened bids from five concerns for the purchase of an asphalt patch kettle for the street department. Bids varied from $9!52 to $1882 for the unit with the apparent low bid being entered by the Feenaughty Ma chinery Company of Portland. The bids were referred to com mittee for study and awarding. In other business the council ordered a call for bids for the paving of Alfalfa street with this work planned for this sum mer. The group was advised by a member of the Russell Olson Construction Company of Pen dleton, that the start of work on the resufacing and widening of south Court street has been de layed due to a strike of heavy construction workers in the state. The company had planned to be gin Monday morning, the day the strike began. Applications for beer and wine licenses for Bucknum's Tavern entered by the new owners, El mer and Gene Barry were ap proved. Three building permits total ing $27,750 were granted to: Ralph Richmond, new residence, $11,000; Storro Bros, new resi dence $15,000; Hope Lutheran church parsonage, remodeling and alteration $2750. The council agreed to sign a mutual assistance agreement for fire protection with Heppner Pine Mills. The agreement is now in effect and will be com pleted as soon as the proper res olution can be prepared. Along that line, the council also again publicly advised persons living outside of the Heppner city lim its that city fire equipment has been ordered to answer no fire calls outside the city. It did re iterate Its previous stand that if and when a rural fire district is formed in the area adjacent to Heppner, the city will be glad to contract with the district for fire protection. There was talk last year of forming such a dis trict, but nothing definite has been done, it was stated. HOSPITAL NEWS New Arrival To Mr and Mrs Harlow Cossitt, Heppner, a girl born April 3, named Nora Jean. Patients Janet Joyal, Fossil, dismissed; Charles Simmon, Condon; Chris Lovgren, Hepp ner, dismissed; Clara Zimmer, Heppner; Dee Sizemore, Kinzua; Mildred Lane, Heppner; Clara Burn nam, Heppner; Cleo M Mar lin, Condon; June Stirm, Kin zua, dismissed; Edgar J Morris, Heppner; Lois Wilkes, lone; Roy H Britt, Spray; Clarice Jean Bennett, Heppner. j NOTICE - TO CUSTOMER b FRIENDS For Any Pest Control Service Please Call Clayton Ayers, Phone lone 8-7133, Dur ing My Absence DOBYN'S PEST CONTROL IONE WHY IS OLD HERMITAGE SO POPULAR IN OREGON? The answer's ay-Harmltaga Kantueky bourbon at aurprlalngly erata prlca , . . ona of the croaa the plalna and OLD Lrfll KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON THE OLD HERMITAGE CO., LOUISVILLE, KY. DISTRIBUTED BY NATIONAL DISTILLERS PRODUCTS CO. 86 PROOf. - TIMES. Thursday. May 8, 1958 Equalization Board To Hear Tax Complaints by May 17 Property taxpayers in Morrow county have until May 17 to file petitions with the county board of equalization for the review of property assessments, accord ing to Ralph Thompson, chair man of the three-man local board, and Harry Dinges, county assessor. of the three-man local board, and Harry Dinges, county asses sor. The board, composed of chair man Thompson, George Weise, and Don Kinney, will convene in the court house on Monday, May 12, to make the annual re view of assessments In the coun ty. Oregon law provides that a property owner may appear in person or be represented by an attorney before the board when it considers petitions for reduct ions of assessments. Assessor Dinges has posted a 21 ratio used in assessing prop erty, so that taxpayers, by con verting assessed value to true cash value, using this posted rat io, can test the assessment on their property. Real property as sessed values are 21 of true cash value, which is 90 of Mar ket value. To verify their as sessment, taxpayers may obtain a certificate of assessment from the assessor. A taxpayer planning to appeal to the board of equalization should first review his assess ment with the county assessor. If the assessor feels the assess ment is correct, and the taxpay er disagrees, he may place his case before the county board on or before May 17. Forms for this purpose may usually be obtain ed from the assessor or the coun ty clerk, who serves as secre tary to the board of equalization. If the board sustains the asses sor, the taxpayer has 30 days after receiving the board's no tice In which to continue his ap peal to the State Tax Commiss ion. Thereafter he may take his case to circuit court. Justice and Municipal Courts Beverly Kay Sayers, no ap erator's license, $10 fine. Martha Jo Allstott, no angling license, $25 fine Ethel Marie Bellinger, no ang ling license $25 fine. Huston Jackson, exceeding bag limit of trout, $25 fine. John Clifford Read, no PUC permit, forfeited $15 bail. Jon Blake, double parking, $2 fine. Joe Comelison, illegal U turn, $5 fine. State department report, driv ers license suspension. Forest Kills Adams, failure to show proof of financial responsibility. Mr and Mrs Lee Sprinkle of Portland, former Heppner resi dents, were In town over the weekend. flrat wh Into the I ,sej vi v." . lams?.? . . v 45 QT M n S g IIMIDT -' - v'; , '-".? LITTLE BUT LOUD Completing the Job of installing the Heppner Fire Department's new air horn, fire alarm is James AngelL shown here standing on the tower atop the city halL The new horns are soon to be put into operation to call firemen and it is expected that they will be heard distinctly in all parts of Heppner. Department members had hoped to use the horns for the first time Tuesday during the Civilian Defense test alert, but mechanical troubles with new compressing equipment de layed their operation. When operating, they will be used in place of the present siren which has proved inadequate, and tests will probably take place within the next few days. The siren will be kept for flood warning or standby use. (GT Photo) GOC Group Hears of Coming Base Tour Sgt Ralph A Bragg, sector ser geant, spoke at the monthly meeting of the Heppner Ground Observer Corps unit April 28 at the home of Mrs Riley Munkers. He told of a scheduled trip to the Spokane Air Base May 21 through 23 and members were invited to join the tour. Mem bers Wishing to make the trip are asked to contact Mrs Ray Smith, post supervisor. The program included a talk and a film on the tactical air command. The meeting was the last to be held until September, It was announced. Heppner Girl Named Top Journalism Frosh UNIVERSITY OF OREGON Mary Jo Stewart, the daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Stewart of Heppner was recently named the outstanding freshman wo man In journalism by Theta Sig ma Phi, national professional honorary for women in journal ism. The award was announced at the honorary's Matrix Table, a banquet sponsored annually by the organization. Miss Stewart's selection was made on the basis of her grades and her work on the campus daily, the Oregon Daily Emer ald. Fossil Junior Rodeo Due This Weekend Some of the best junior cow hands in the area will perform Friday and Saturday, May 10 and 11 at the Fossil Junior Ro deo and presiding over the event will be queen Sandra Eubanks of lone. Among the major events scheduled for the two day show are saddle bronc and bareback riding, roping, barrel racing, cow and calf riding and a one-quart er mile race. The event is spon sored by the Fossil Bit and Spur riding club. EDUCATION COMMITTEE TO MEET FRIDAY NIGHT An Education Bette r m e n t Committee meeting has been called for Friday, May 9 at 8 pm at the Lexington Grange hall. It has been called at the request of county reorganization board chairman Fred Martin to discuss the county unit school system. The public is invited. Lutherans Schedule Bible School Plans for the daily vacation Bible school have been complet ed by the Sunday school staff of Hope Lutheran church. Mrs Elmer Schmidt, superintendent, announces that school will be gin at 9 am May 26 and contin ue throughout the week. A complete line of school ma terials Is now available and the daily schedule calls for singing, recreation and games. Classes will last until 11:30. The teaching staff will In clude: nursery, Mrs Jayne Payne with Lynn Thomas assistant. Be ginners, division A, 4 years old, Mrs Harlan McCurdy Jr, Sandra Harshman. 5 years old, Mrs Keith Imus with Jeanne and Judy Schmidt assistants. Pri mary, 1st and 2nd grade, May Hartman and Mary Ann Peck; 3rd grade, Mrs Erma Thomas and Mrs Glennis Snyder. Junior, 4th and 5th grades, Mrs Orval Matheny; 6th and 7th grades, Mrs Al Fetsch and Mrs Mabel Heath. 4-H Scholarships Added to List Morrow county's 32 delegates to 4-H summer school to be held at the Oregon State college cam pus June 16 to 22 are assured of scholarships to defray board and room and incidental expen ses while attending. Added to those scholarships announced last week are full scholarships from Empire Machinery Com pany, Mahoney and Abrams, Central Market and Grocery, In land Chemical, Bank of Eastern Oregon, Humphreys Drug, First National Bank, Heppner Branch, Turner, Van Marter and Bryant, Heppner; Willows Grange, lone; Herb Ekstrom Hereford Ranch and Central Fertilizer, lone and two scholarships from Morrow County Grain Growers. Parts of scholarships have been provided by Wilson's Men Wear, Heppner and Lexington P-TA. 4-H boys and girls attending summer school were selected through 4-H and other activit ies in which they have partici pated. They must have been at least 13 years of age on January 1 and have successfully complet ed all projects enrolled in dur ing the past year as well as hav ing completed two years club work. The 32 delegates were se lected from over 60 members eli gible to attend. Those chosen will provide their own transpor tation to and from the college with the Morrow county group going by chartered Greyhound bus. CANDIDATE VISITS Wiley Smith, Multn o m a h county assessor and Democratic candidate for governor, visited briefly today in Heppner and talked with voters about his campaign for the nomination. He was accompanied by Mr Roberts. Mr Smith was on his way to fill speaking engagements in Baker and Pendleton. FOSSI L JUNIOR RODEO Starts 2 p.m. Sat. MAY 10-11 Parade Sunday 1 p.m. Special Flood Alarm Signal in Effect With the approach of the sea son when flash floods are a poss ibility in Heppner, residents are reminded that a special flood warning alarm has been effect for over a year. The warning, should a flood, or what might be thought to be potential flood, be imminent is three 20 second steady blasts of the fire siren, separated by 10 seconds of silence. This warn ing signal may be repeated if it is thought necessary. Regular fire alarms or tests are much shorter blasts of the siren and soon the Heppner fire denartmpnt will hp nsintr Its ! new air horns for fire alarms, leaving the siren largely for use as a flood warning or other emergency need. WEATHERFORD TELLS OF WORLD TRIP Marion Weatherford of Arling ton spoke to the chamber of com merce Monday noon telling of his recently completed round-the-world trip. He told of the many countries visited and stat ed that the huge refugee prob lem was the most notable thing seen on the tour. In contrast, he said, it was heartening to visit the United Nations in New York and see the efforts being made to solve world problems. CONFIRMATION SERVICE Friends and members of Valby Lutheran church are invited to a breakfast to be held Sunday, May 11 at the Valby parish hall. A complete country style break fast is on the menu and the Mission society will start serving at 8 am. Following the breakfast, con firmation services will be held at 9:30 with Sunday school and an adult class at 10:30. 1 HEPPNER BAND TO i PRESENT SPRING CONCERT I The Heppner school bands and chorus will present their spring concert Tuesday, May 13 at the high school gym. The groups are under the direction of Norman Peters. SPECIAL SPEAKER DUE The Rev Burton Bastuscheck, counselor in Town and Country church work at Willamette Uni versity, will be the guest speak er at the Methodist church Sun day, May 11 in the observance of Rural Life Sunday and Soil Conservation Week. CENTENNIAL MEET SET A meeting of interested city, county and chamber of com merce officials has been called for Friday evening at 8 pm at the Elks lounge. Ted Hallock, state coordinator for the Ore gon centennial commission will be present to discuss local plan ning for the event. MAKES PERFECT GRADES Adelia Anderson, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ervin Anderson of Heppner and a senior in edu cation at Oregon State college, was among the very limited number of students there to make a perfect 4.00 grade aver age during winter term. 825X20 NYLON 750X20 8 PLY 9:22-5 10 PLY the VTIRE J UNIT TO MEET The Heppner Extension unit will meet Tuesday, May 13 at 1:45 at the home of Mrs Douglas Drake. The project lesson is house plants. CHAPINS IN PORTLAND Mr and Mrs Ambrose Chapin were in Portland to attend fun eral services for Edward Allen Hackett which were held in the Conservatory Chapel of A J Rose and Son on Thursday. Interment was in Willamette National Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Ruth. Mr and Ms Hackett were res idents of this area for several years when he was Station Ag ent for the Union Pacific Rail way at Lexington. Mr Chapin returned to Hepp ner Thursday while Mrs Chapin proceeded on to Seattle to visit her daughter and son-in-law, Mr and Mrs Clayton Slyter, and to assist with their children while Mrs Slyter has minor surgery. MOTHER DIES Mrs Earl Bryant was called to Portland by the death Tuesday of her mother, Mrs A J Estberg. According to word, services will be held there Friday. RHEA CREEK GRANGE Rhea Creek Grange will meet Friday, May 9. Potluck will be served at 6:30 pm, with the meeting following. All members are urged to attend. LEAVES FOR GUAM Donald Blake, son of Mr and Mrs Earl Blake, left last week after a visit here with his par ents. He is to be stationed in Guam with the Naval Air Force. Mr and Mrs; Robert Gammell and children of Kennewick, Washington, spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Harry Mun kers and visited his daughters, Judy and Robin. Mi RE-ELECT A MAN WHO CARES! ft "A Governor who is working Pd. Adv., Re-Elect Mrs Marguerite Wright, CARRYOVER SALE PRICES NYLON TUBELESS PLUS TAX Ford's Tire Service YOUR GENERAL TIRE DEALER NORTH MAIN ST. HEPPNER Mrs Leonard Schwari and Mrs Robert Kelly left Tuesday for a few days in Portland. Mr and Mrs Clyde Nutting and Dr and Mrs James Norene and daughter, Tracy were in The Dalles Saturday attending the funeral of Oscar Eichinger, fath er of Mrs Nutting. Mrs Larry Cook and Mrs Mar shall Nelson left the middle of the week to spend several days in Los Angeles with a daughter and son of Mrs Cook. Dr James Norene was in Sak er Tuesday on business. Mr and Mrs Marshall NeUon and W M Pennington of Baker, visited several days with Mrs Owen Leathers and Mrs Larry Cook and Carl MDamel. Mr Pennington is an uncle of Mrs Cook and Mrs Leathers and a former resident of Heppner. J J Nys is in Seattle this week on business. Dr Robert W Pfeiffer was in Portland last weekend to attend an alumni meeting called to plan the future expansion of Western States College. Dr Robert W Pfeiffer was inter viewed, along with Dr Paul Bray of Pendleton, over the KUMA coffee hour on National Correct Posture Week. Mr and Mrs A A Johnson of Coos Bay were here on business and visiting friends and rela tives Friday and Saturday. Mrs Robert Kelly and daugh ters Luanne and Shannon of Ev erett, Washington are visiting at the home of her parents, Mr and Mrs Raymond Ferguson. Mr and Mrs Frank E Parker spent last weekend in Walla Walla where they visited with her sister, Mrs M R Loney and attended the annual play given at the penitentiary. Mr and Mrs Garnet Bairatt left Tuesday for a weeks visit in Salem and the Willamette valley. They will visit with Mr Barratt's mother, Mrs W B Bar ratt in Salem. IF IT'S ACTION you're after, you'll find it on the Thursday, Friday, Saturday program at the Star Theater. TTTi! mnnii RE-ELECT GOVERNOR ROBERT D. HOLMES DEMOCRAT with you for Oregon's future I" Gov. Holmes Comm., Sec, 3535 Halsey, Salem WHILE THEY LAST 66 95 55 00 79 95
