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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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"A Governor who is working
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Mrs Marguerite Wright,
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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.
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RE-ELECT
GOVERNOR
ROBERT D.
HOLMES
DEMOCRAT
with you for Oregon's future I"
Gov. Holmes Comm.,
Sec, 3535 Halsey, Salem
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