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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 14, 1958)
Weather Stays Hot At Boardman, Fires Numerous By MARY LEE MARLOW The weekend brought warmer temperatures here again, with the maximum Saturday up to 97, and Sunday's going over the 100 mark again. 102 was report ed in town, and 99 out on the project Monday's maximum was held down to 96 by light winds The heat still continues to be added to by grass fires. Twice last week railroad maintenance crews were called out to put out fires on the railroad right of way. Thursday there was a fire about three miles west of Board man and Saturday afternoon a fire was put out at Willows sta tion below Heppner Junction. Both the Boardman city fire truck and the Arlington truck were at the scene. The Umatilla Ord nance Depot fire truck came to Boardman to stand by while the city truck was gone. The dates for the North Mor row county fair have been set for Sept 11-13. The Mobile X-ray Unit will be in Boardman Tuesday, Aug 19, at the Hitchin' Post cafe from 3 to 7 pm. Free chest X-rays will be given to all persons 21 years of age and over. Persons under 21 who are contacts or have known positive tuberculin skin are acting as clerks and hostess tests will also be given free X-! es the day of the survey. They rays. i will also baby-sit, or will fur- Tuberculosis cases in Oregon nish transportation, if you will are now occurring chiefly in the call. Call either Mrs Joe Tatone 4(Mo 60 age groups. Since an'at Hunter 1-2575, or Mrs Dewey X-ray survey is an expensive ser vice, the Oregon State Board of Health requests that persons un der 21 have a tuberculin skin test from either their family doc tor or from the Health Depart ment. Then, if they have a posi tive skin test, they will be X rayed. A chest X-ray is the most ef fective method of finding early tuberculosis. It will also find other chest disorders such as tu mors, lung cancer and certain heart conditions. Your report is West at Hunter 1-2625. Keith Tannehtll has received his discharge from the U S army, after two years of service, the last sixteen and a half months being in Korea. He landed at Seattle, Wash July 26, and re ceived his discharge at Fort Lew is, Wash. He and Mrs Tannehill have been visiting the past week at the home of his parents, Mr and Mrs Clyde Tannehill. They left Monday to spend a few days at Wallowa Lake. They will al so visit at the home of Tanne- confidential. It is sent only to hill's brother and sister-in-law, you, your doctor and the Health Mr and Mrs Don Tannehill, in Department. A chest X-ray at the LaGrande. August 20 Tannehill Mobile Unit takes only a half will return to Ms lormer posu minute of your time. No undress ing is necessary. The survey in Boardman is sponsored by the Tillicum club, the Morrow county Health De ion with the Pacific Supply Co operative in Portland. Mr and Mrs Warren Dillon and children Jim and Debbie visited Dillon's parents, Mr and Mrs partment. the Morrow Countv TB Charlie Dillon, and his brother and Health Association, Morrow in-law and sister, Mr and Mrs County Physicians, and the Ore gon State Board of Health. Members of the Tillicum club ! GOT ! S i Swlval Screen I ; i Pedestal Console j "gj PHILCO 4654 M ih i i TELEVISION TV TODAY... FROM THE WORLD OF TOMORROW I Here'i exciting, different, 1965-new Philco Tele vision you can own and enjoy nowl New Philco Semi-Flat 21' (overall diagonal measurement) picture tube is completely separated from its cabi net ... It swivels at a finger's touch . . . it's com pletely sealed in its own Safety Case! The slender Pedestal Cabinet takes least space of all . . . even fits into corners. All front controls. Big 8' speaker. A BIG SELECTION OF MODELS PARSONS RADIO and TV PH 3-8410 BILL PARSONS LEXINGTON Jack Getz, from Thursday through Sunday. They are mov ing from Coeur D'Alene, Ida to Dodson, Oregon. Mr and Mrs Earl Brlggs went to Portland over the weekend to take Briggs' sister, Mrs Edith Reed, home after she visited the past week here. They stayed overnight at the home of Mrs Briggs' brother and sister-in-law, Mr and Mrs C C Carnegie, and returned home by way of their summer cabin at Wildwood. I Mr and Mrs Vern Wilkie and I daughter, Barbara of Mattawa, 'Wash were visitors at the home 'of Mrs Wilkie's uncle and aunt, Mr and Mrs Zearl Gillespie, from Saturday till Monday. Mr and Mrs Adolph Skbubo attended the annual Boardman Old-timers' picnic at Benson state park near Multnomah Falls Sunday. Mrs Jim Howell of Provo, Utah, former resident here, re turned home with them to visit this week. Mr and Mrs Elvin Ely and daughter, Eileen went to Emi grant state park at Meacham Sunday where they met their son-in-law and daughter, Mr and Mrs Eldon Lilly and family of LaGrande, for a picnic. Jay Lil ly returned home with his par ents after visiting his grand parents for a week. Visitors last week at the home of Mr and Mrs Don Downey were Downey's parents, Mr and Mrs Earl Downey of Prosser, Wash, and his aunt, Mrs Howard Ma son and sons Davy and Danny of Lodge Grass, Mont. Mr and Mrs Marion Morlan and daughters, Nancy, Cindy and Andy spent the weekend at Van couver, Wash, visiting Mrs Mor lan's parents, Mr and Mrs Earl Yoder. Mr and Mrs Darrell Marlow visited at the home of Marlow's cousin, Mr and .Mrs Danny Ran sier, at Stanfield Sunday. Mr and Mrs Ed Skoubo and children Davy and Janelle spent the weekend in Portland. Mrs Mike Cassidy and son Pete and daughter Rose of Walla Walla, Wash have returned home from a trip to Tekoa, Wash, where they visited Cassldy's bro ther and sister-in-law, Mr and Mrs Ivan Ellwart, and to Spo kane, Wash, where they visited Mr and Mrs Fred Baxter, friends Mrs Cassidy had not seen for about 40 years. Mr and Mrs Claud Worden went to Baker Sunday where i they met Mr and Mrs Dallas iForthman and Wanda Forthman, 'and Mr and Mrs Charles Forth man and family for a picnic. Mrs Dallas Forthman and daughter I Cathy returned home with them to visit. Mrs Florence Root was a guest in Arlington Sunday at the home of her brother-in-law and sister, Mr and Mrs Al Macomber, and also visited with her brother and sister-in-law, Mr and Mrs Arthur Mefford and son Bobbie, and her brother-in-law and sister, Mr and Mrs Max Deweese of Grandview, Wash, who were visiting there. Overnight visitors at the home of Mr and Mrs Seth Russell Sat urday were Mr and Mrs Delbert Walpole and three children of Tillamook. Mr and Mrs David Brown and daughter Linda of San Francisco, Calif have been visiting the past week at the home of Mrs Brown's father, Vet Conyers. Saturday they were dinner guests at the home of her uncle and aunt, Mr and Mrs Seth Russell. Mrs Earl Briggs was hostess for the Ladles Aid society of Community church Wednesday of last week at her home, with Mrs Ruth Lyons as co-hostess. There were 15 members present. Guests were Mrs Bessie Woods of Yam hill, Mrs Edith Reed of Portland, and Mrs Walter Hayes. Mrs El vln Ely was in charge of the devotional program. The ladies voted to have a booth at the North Morrow county fair here Sept 11-13. Mrs Claud Worden was appointed chairman to be in charge of making the booth. Mrs Seth Russell accompanied her son and daughter-in-law, Mr and Mrs Vernon Russell, to The Dalles Saturday evening to the home of another son and daughter-in-law, Mr and Mrs Dale Rus sell. Sunday Mr and Mrs Ver non Russell attended a reunion of the Copple family at Blue Lake in Portland, and Mrs Rus sell and Mr and Mrs Dale Russell went on a huckleberry excursion on Mt Adams. Mrs Vernon Rus sell remained in The Dalles this week to visit at the home of her parents, Mr and Mrs George Cop ple. . . 1 Mrs Allen Ely and Mrs Elvin Ely attended the wedding of Mrs Allen Ely's brother, Eugene Os borne, and Maryland Sherman in Hermlston Saturday. Visitors at the home of Mr and PP&L Completing Work on Power "Step-Up" in Area Work is being completed by Pacific Power & Light company crews on a power transmission line project which will streng then the Heppner power supply and improve electric service to Pacific customers in the area, ac cording to J R Huffman, local ! manager. PP&L is converting its 15-mile transmission line between Hep pner and Jordan from 22,000 to 66,000 volts at a cost of more than $40,000. At Jordan the line ties into a 66,000-volt circuit run ning from the company's sub station at Hermiston. Huffman said necessary con ducter and insulator changes HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday. August 14. 19S8 -9 have been made on the line and work is now under way on var ious equipment installations at the Heppner substation. He pointed out that PP&L line men worked the line project "hot" in order to avoid service interruptions to customers. By using special insulated tools des ignated for safe handling of "hot" wires, the crews made the conductor and insulator changes without interrupting service. Huffman also reported that Pa cific crews are in the final staees of an important distribution vol- tage conversion project in the lone area. Power lines serving the community are beine raised from 2,400 to 12,00 volts. Phoaa your ntwi Items to 1-9228. A COMPLETELY SAFE INVESTMENT? Mrs Frank Marlow Sunday and Monday were Mrs Marlows bro ther, Harold Hartle of Pendle ton, and her father, W W Hartle of Washtucna, Wash. Mr and Mrs Joe Wootan and children Lou, Millie and Mary Jo of Wilcox, Arizona were week end visitors at the home of Woo tan's brother-in-law and sister, Mr and Mrs Ed Kuhn. They left here monday for Boise, Idaho to visit other relatives. Mr and Mrs Ronald Black and daughter Diane returned home Monday from an eleven day trip visiting Mrs Black's parents, Mr and Mrs M I Oveson, at Tooele, Utah, and Black's mother, Mrs Clyda Black, at Ferron, Utah. The Sewing I 4-H class, the "Needle and Thread", met Mon day afternoon at the home of their leader, Mrs Don David, to make preparations for entering their work In the North Morrow county fair to be here Sept 11-13. They will exhibit needle cases, scarves and stuffed animals. 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