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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 7, 1960)
t t BR ART U OF 0 EUGENE. ORE. b n tjplp jjSjj f Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, January 7J96Q Copies 10 Cents 3 4ii... .w,;- . - - - . WINTER BEAUTY Though not very much of It wot found last Sunday by the CT camera a upper Willow creek. This picture was taken about 15 miles east of Heppner and there wai about four lnchei of snow en the trees and ground. Mott resident wish there were closer to four feet of the white stuff In the mountains. AREA WATER SUPPLY AHEAD OF LAST YEAR, BUT FORECAST IS "POOR" tk urQtm ciinniv nntinnk for iiic nuvti ua t"J watersheds of this area, although better than at this time last I year, is still much below average, according to a report released today by W T Frost, snow sur vey supervisor for U S Depart ment of Agriculture, Soil Con servation Service, Oregon agri culture experiment station and state engineer, State of Oregon. Streams with little or no carry over storage will need a sig nificant Increase in snow cover to produce a good irrigation sea son. Streams heading in low eleva tions are likely to have a low peak flow and a rapid decrease in seasonal runoff. Water content of the mountain City Fire Loss Drops During 1959 Loss from fire in Heppner dur ing 1959 amounted to $10,860, it was revealed today by fire chief C A Ruggles. This was down a bout $1500 from the previous year. The department answered a to tal of 15 city calls during the year and another six to the Hep pner rural area. The Heppner rural fire district was formed too late in the year to get on the tax rolls, so the city agreed to provide what assistance it could with available equipment. A total of 2000 feet of 2Va inch fire hose was laid during the year and an additional 450 feet of ltt inch hose. Eight fires were controlled entirely with booster lines on the trucks. During the year the depart ment added a 4 wheel drive Jeep truck with a 150 gallon tank and auxiliary motor and pump which is used primarily for rural ser vice, but also is valuable in con trolling local grass fires. At the present time there are 15 active members of the depart ment and plans are currently be ing made for the construction of a new fire department building to house the equipment Of the total loss $7410 was to , the trnino rr nroDertv ai risk in all fires was $S3,343. Former Lex Youth Dies in Service Portland early this week f or j Mike Patrick, son of Mrs Gladys Young, a former Hepprer resi dent. Mike recently enlisted in the Navy and died from pneu monia at the San Diego Naval Base. His mother had been call ed to San Diego on Christmas. The young Navy man was a graduate of the Lexington high school in the class of 1956. Dougl las uraKe Injured in Fall Douglas Drake suffered serious hi., n.i Kirk- iniuries last week . fppt from wneri lie ivn nm.ui. - ladder onto frozen grouna while trimming a tree at !?.,.-. rvt--k r.-inrh. his He was broucht to Pioneer new officers will be elected ana MemorliV hospital where it was a r.ew constitution for the church Sund he su fered two breaks! drafted and adopted. The wor of his pelvis and a fractured ship service is set for 9.15 with and crushed spine. la petluck dinner at 12 noon. UULttl ..v... . snow-oaek. althouch better than l . double what it was at this time . tha - flV,raee JJll Will V w - - - - (1943-57) for January 1st Usually by this time of the year close to four-tenths of the total "snow croD Is on trie ground. This year less than half of this amount had fallen at the time of measurement. Al though New Year's storms have Improved this situation, un usually heavv snowfall Is need ed to bring the snow-pack up to normal. Soils on most of the lower watersheds of this area contain very little fall moisture. Precip itation has been far below nor mal at lower elevations of the watersheds. Mountain soils at higher elevations have had enough precipitation to be par tially primed but will still absorb a noticeable amount or snow water before runoff occurs. McKav and Cold Springs res ervoirs average 85 percent nor mal storaee. with McKay being onlv 6 tfercent and Cold Springs 135 percent of normal for Jan uary 1st. This is 13 percent low er than last year at this time. Streamflow since October 1st on the Umatilla river has aver aged only 88 percent of normal. The October and November flows were much above average but December dropped to 30 percent of normal. Statewide. "the outlook for Ore gon's 1960 water supplies, as of this early winter date, ranges from only "fair" to "very poor." Reservoired water supplies are mnstlv far below normal, water shed soils are drier than normal and the mountain snow-pack is near record low in many portions of the state. ThP first snow survey by the Hennner Soil Conservation Ser vice will not be made until late in January. Valby Lutheran fo Dedicate Remodeling At Annual Meeting Thp dedication of a completely remodeled parish hall at Valby I nthprnn rhureh will be held meeting Sunday, Jan 9. The ser ,-ice is set for 1:00 p m. More than $1,000 worth of ma terial and at least an equal value n man hours of labor has trans- fnrmed the building into a mod ern unit Hositrnpd trt handle the marlir 1 fVl nPTTpnt CTOWth CX- pcrienced by the Sunday school. New kitchen fixtures have been installed and the auditorium can now be divided into three large rooms with adequate lighting for all areas. New flooring and cell ing tile has been installed Henry Baker is chalrrvn of the building committe'V accord ing to the pastor, F-'V John Ryd gren, and thos' who donated Time and wco. include Raymond Lundell, rrald Bergstrom, Ger ald PeVson, Bob Peterson, Rol and ; bergstrom, Bill Bergstrom, Louis Carlson. John Bergstrom, Ann. Ruth and Marilyn Berg strom. Herb Peterson, Don Peter son. Cecil Lutkins, Alice Baker i - gettv Carlson ana tsarDara ana Donna Peterson At the congregational meeting --- - ... . NUMBER OF COUNTY BUSINESS FIRMS HOLDS STEADY IN TtAK There are total of 100 busl nesses In Morro county, accord int. I, statistics released by . Harry White, district manager of the Portland oince oi vun Rrjidstrcet. Inc. This total hnsod on a nhvslcal count of the January. 1900 edition of the Dun 1 Bradstreet Reference book. ThA Dun & Bradstreet Refer Rrni lists all manufactur .r u-hnWalera and retailers mho seek or grant commercial credit. It does not Include some of the service and professional hiiKinp: such as beauty ana horhor KhoDs. security dealers and real estate brokers. There fore, the figure for businesses in Morrow county would actually be higher than the number quo ted above. Uslnff the Dun A Bradstreet Rpforpnce Book listings as a guide, it Is interesting to note the number of business firms In th nrlneiral communities of Morrow county: Heppner 61, lone 14, Boardman 8. A one nhase In revising credit reports and keeping them up-to-date, Dun & Bradstreet. Inc. Plans Progress for Livestock Meet Plans for the program activ ity which will make up the eleventh annual meeting of the Morrow County Livestock Grow ers are shaping up well. Nine teen bulls have Deen consigneu tcr th annual Bull Trading Day which will be held at the live stock corrals at the Morrow county fairgrounds Friday morn- - m 11 ...1 1 1 ing, January is. iraaing wm durine the morning with an auction sale at 1 P M. Committees will meet during me afternoon. Reports will be made by Kent lMocrrurior riatskanie. president, Oregon Cattlemen's Association, on their activities; a memun ui the Oregon Beef Council will ex plain the methods and aims of the newlv formed council; E B Jackman, veteran range crops specialist, from OSC will discuss range improvement, and negot iations are now unaer way iui 9 nrom inent sDeclalist In live stock feeding to appear on the program. TiokPts for the annual ban quet, an event of Saturday night, Janv.ary 16 are on saie ai me Bank of Eastern Oregon and First National Bank. County SOS, Inc Unit Formed at Boardman; Meet Set State headquarters of Serve Our State, Inc, (SOS, Inc) has announced that it has received its corporation certificates as a non-profit corporation. This new corporation was organized iu study problems in the education al field and other matters of public interest. It is supported by contributions and member ships and has established a post office address at P O box 6695, Portland 66, Oregon. The group is extremely active in opposing the present school reorganization law, contending that it is slanted toward cen tralized education and removes local control from both parents and school boards. Affiliated chapters of the SOS group can be formed in interested com munities or counties in the state. Boardman has organized an affiliated chapter with Dewey West as chairman; Roy Partlow, vice chairman; Myra Skoubo, secretary-treasurer. There will be an area meeting in Boardman January 26 and at that time there will be a dis cussion of SOS and school re organization. R K Landgraver, vice chairman of the state SOS will he one of the cuest speakers and local state representatives and representatives from other counties will be present. HOSPITAL STAFF ELECTS OFFICERS Dr L D Tibbies was elected president of the staff of PioneeT Memorial hosoital at a meeting of the crouD December 29. Vice 'president is Dr David Baylink I and Dr H S Huber is secretary treasurer. T:tU Vflr Mtimhpr 44 through Its national network of ,.m,ww. uHti everv vear to all K.,uincAs In the Reference Book rooumrt their financial state " " .... ments. This year, inese request r holm? sent to approximately three million businesses to cor ner grocery store i worth a lew thniKtunri dollars as wen a iu the businesses worth millions. vvhn tho owner or officer of iiiinPK enternri.se. or his ac countant. fills out and malls his financial statement to Dun ft Bradstreet, It becomes a part of the credit report on his business mi factor In determining the credit rating of his business. It is not necessary for tne Dusiness man tn watt for the Dun ft Brad street reporter's call to hand him his statement wnen tne iun & Rmristreet reDorter receives a businessman's financial state ment In advance of his periodic rati h ran make a more de tailed analysis of the financial condition of the business and discuss its operation more In telligently. Tho Dun ft Bradstreet credit rating consists of two symbols. The first, a letter of the alph ahPt. indicates financial strength or the tangible net worth cf the business. The second symbol is a number which reflects a com posite appraisal of the back operations, financial sta bility and payment record of the business. whit rredit reDorts are Drl- mariiv nspd hv businessmen who mnnt to evaluate the credit risk of a business before shipping or selling, insurance underwriters also use credit reports to review risks, rates, and coverage for fire and other types of Insur ance. nun & Bradstreet Inc has been reporting on American business since 1841 without cost of any kind to the business it reports on or lists in its Reference Book. The suppliers who grant credit pay all costs through an annual subscription to the agency's ser vice. P A Mollahan to Head Heart Fund Pat A Mollahan of Heppner has accepted appointment as Morrow county chairman for the iqfin Hpart Fund camDalEn of the Oregon Heart Association, accor ding to Eddie Mays and Kooert L Burke, state co-chairmen for the campaign. The campaign will be held during the month of February, and will be climaxed on Feb ruary 28 when thousands of vol unteers stage a door-to-door Heart Sunday campaign. Mollahan and other county chairmen from throughout the state will attend a pre-campaign meeting January 9 at the Uni versity of Oregon Medical School, where they will learn iirst-nano how Heart Fund money Is spent for research and education. "We are gratified that Mr Mol lahan has aereed to direct the Hpart Fund camDaien in Morrow county," Mays and Burke said," and are confident the people of Morrow county will give the campaign their full support." Physical Fitness Study to Start The first meeting of the phys ical fitness study group, spon sored by the P-TA, will be held Monday, January 11 at 8:00 in the high school gym. vi Kooen Pfeiffer who will instruct tnis stoud announces that there will be no charge for the course. Other study groups pianrww for the near future will bt a beginners typing course, theater and public speaKing eruuy, nu possibly volleyball. Meeting times for these groups will be announced at a later date. Anyone interester in any of tha nfnrpmpntioned etouds and who has not previously signed up at a P-TA meeting piease contact Mrs William Labhart or Mrs Creston Robinson. Mr and Mrs Del Jordan, and two children left for Pendleton Sunday where they will be mak ing their home. Mr and Mrs Bruce Lindsay of Hermiston were visiting at the James Driscoll home Sunday. r - - ..,..Tvrr ... . nn j villi JL. p r UDM COM.KO BOWK First 1960 Baby Gifts Go to lone Mr and Mrs Louis Carlson of lone became the proud parents f a 7 nound 14 ounce son at 6:25 a m January 3 and as a result, the new baby boy, wno has been named Clinton Robert, won for his parents and him self a whole load or guts irom Heppner businesses. He was the first baby born in 1960 at Pioneer memorial hospital. The many worthwhile gifts are presented to the contest win ner each year In the annual First Baby contest. riinton Robert Joins another brother Philip John, 3 and one- half years old, and two sisters, CnnHra Iiu. 7: and Cherl Ann 6 so he Is assured of plenty of attention when he gets home and starts to get acquainted with his family. Grandparents, too, are expec ted to help keep him entertained, and thev are Mr and Mrs John Graves of Hardman, Mr and Mrs Leonard Carlson of Portland, ana great-grandparents, Mr and Mrs R B Wilcox of Portland. His Mom and Dad may col lect their gifts at the stores listed in last week's Gazette-Times up on presentation of a letter of proof issued by me nospum. Panel Discussion Slated at P-TA Meeting January 13 Tnontinrc and narents will ap pear in a panel discussion at nf Hemmer P-TA Jan 13 at the Multipurpose room . . i -u 1 Q.AA : the eiemenxary schuui m o.w m. trwM. Vrptmpver will be mod erator. Teacher representatives ...in k Tah :tmiuart assistant Will uc uvc superintendent; Robert Van Houte, county buiiuihbhwi r-n "Pratr hph school Drlll- UUIUUll cipal; Hillard Brown, elementary principal; and Mrs Harold Laird, second grade teacher. Parents will be represented Dy i;i--is. Wil kinson, rancher; Mrs Nels An derson, housewife; Phil Blakney, pharmacist; William Labhart, State Police; Mrs Marlon Hug gett, P-TA president and house wife, and Dr Wallace Wolff. t-)c nt (Hspussinn will cover i Kjpiy-o " - -J .,r.otinn from various stand- points, announces Dr Robert Pfeiffer. program chairman. School curriculum, goals of the . i:lnl..B schools, teacner qudmitauui, (..nitioo Vipalth and delin quency will all be subjects gone into by tne panei, nema "am. (to nupstinns from ii ijiuc ijtini.w the audience will be answered by members or tne panei. This should be a very inter esting meeting and an inform ative one, Dr Pftiffer said. "Any questions one has should be gone into by those panel members. We are attempting to get P-TA back to real pareni-ieaunei oa- sociatlon wnn tnis meeuui- He added that "all members of the panel have promised to rhpek their weapons at the door Iwhen they come in." WEATHER HI Low Prec. 34 24 -07 38 24 .03 25 17 .03 30 15 26 14 34 17 40 24 52 36 Wednesday Thursday Friday Monday Tuesday Wednesday- Rainfall for the week .O; for December .60; for 1959 10.90 In ches; for January' -03- .1 H.r..W. Heppner Man Joins In "Round-Table" Telephone Gathering Andrew (Tom) Harris of Hep pner Joined with a brother Ro bert Harris of Pendleton, and a sister Mrs Abrams (Lydia) De Leeuw of Glencoe, Minn, In pro viding an unu"'ial Christmas present for another brother Otto W Harris of Ortonville, Minn. On Christmas eve all Joined on one telephone line for a genuine family get-together. Otto Harris, who has spent 37 vears of his life in the service of the Northwest Bell Telephone Company as manager at Faynes ville. Granite Falls and Orton ville, Minn was given the treat as a gift of the telephone com pany. All got on the line at the same time and at one call. This type of call is known as a conference call and Is the first such call originating In Orton ville exchange. All could be heard distinctly. County Court Fills Board Vacancies The Morrow county court Wed nesday made four appointments to fill expiring terms 01 various county committees and boards. Named to a three year term on the hospital board was W C Rosewall who will replace P W Mahoney. Mahoney has served on the board since it was form ed. Orville W Cutsforth of Lex ington was named a member of the county fair board for a three ear term and he replaces Gerald Swaggart whose term ended Dec ember 31. Dewev West Jr of Boardman was appointed to a three year term on the budget committee replacing Don Kenney of Irrigon. The fourth appointment was to the land classification board where Dick Graham will fill a three year term replacing Ken neth Keeling who is moving from the county. BAND PARENTS TO MEET Heppner Band Parents will meet Monday evening, Jan 11 at 7:30 p m in the band room. All parents having any ques tions are urged to attend. FARMERS UNION TO MEET A Morrow county Farmers Union meeting will be held Tues day, Jan 12 at 8 p m at the Al Bunch ranch home. Mr and Mrs Russell Pratt nd Mr and Mrs Frank Showacy of Portland were Christmas visitors at the home of their daoghter and son, Mr and Mrs Gordon Pratt CONDON SET TO "INVESTIGATE" HEPPNER ELKS HIDE-GETTING PLAN The Heppner Elks lodge won for its members a free clam feed from the Condon lodge because they have more "hide" than do their Condon brothers. The free feed will come about in March because the Heppner lodge gathered 1085 deer, elk and other hides to Condon's 601 in their annual fall scrap to see who can gather more of the skins for the lodge's reteran's rehabil itation work in Oregon hos pitals. According to rumors trick ling over from Gilliam coun ty last week, officers of the ,2 WiUtSS Heppner Building Permits in 1959 Hit 4-Year High Building permits during 1959 by the City of Heppner totaled $238,337 and reflected a alight Increase over the 1958 figure. Building has Increased each year in the city for the past three years, the figures revealed. 1959 permits included $125,750 for new commercial buildings; $69,000 for new residences; $20, 550 for commercial repairs and alterations; $19,237 for residence repairs and alterations; and $3, 800 for new residential garage construction. The city council Monday night approved permits totaling $11,300 which were credited against 1959 as all had been tentatively approved prior to January 1. These were to C E McQuarrie, $10,000 for the remodeling of Central Market; $1500 to Fred Parrish, for remodeling a build ing at 200 N Chase street for an auto repair shop; and to James Angell, $800 for a new garage and storage building. The largest permits issued last year were for the $65,000 mus onm nnd lihrarv building, and the $55,000 St Patrick's church parish house. Tho 1958 construction total was $233,510, far ahead of 1957s $145,700. The highest year in re cent history was 1955 when per mits hit $344,725, well over half of which Included the Heppner grade school. 1960 Chamber Officers Installed New chamber of commerce of ficers were Installed Monday In appropriate ceremonies by Frank W Turner, long time member of the organization. Heading the chamber for the coming year is Elmer Schmidt, who will be assisted by Mike Whitesmith, first vice president; and John Hartman, second vice president. New members of the board of directors who assumed office were Oscar Peterson, Or ville Cutsforth, Whitesmith, James J Farley and R G Mc Murtry. Two appointive officers, Don Pyle, treasurer; and Gene Pierce, secretary, were also Installed. The program Included a film on the March of Dimes. Mr and Ms Paul McNXece of Portland were here for New Years to visit tkelr daughter and son-in-law, Dr ani Mrs David Baylink. Condon lodge plan to carry out a high-level investiga tion of the methods used at Heppner to get that many hides. Inasmuch as the Hep pner members complained all fall that hunting had been "lousy" in this area. There is also a story mak ing the rounds that the two lodges may take to counting the clam "hides" after the feed to see which group's members can out-eat the other side. One local report states that a couple of Con don Elks have already start ed "training for this latter affair. e
