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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 14, 1960)
KCrPNCR CAIETTE-TWt. Ttm4aY. January 14. 10 Committee Heads For Year Named By C of C Prexy New chamber commerce prcultleni Elmer Schmidt Mon day announced the namet of commltt chairmen for the com Ititt year and called on the var tout heads to Immediately pre. pare program fr the year. Heading the merchant com mittee will be Mike Whitesmith. Othera are James Farley, mem bership; John Hartman. rodeo nod parades; Harry Bongers, banquets and county picnic; Ilarley Younjr, street decorations; Robert Tenland. publicity; Joe Stewart, youth activities; Vic Krelmeyer, wild life and natural resources: Dr David Bayllnk, a wards and recognition; W C Col llns. streets and highway devel opment; C J D Bauman. civil defense; Rod Murray, business promotion; O W Cutsforth, In dustrial development; Jack Bed ford, program; Robert Abrams, legislative. It was also announced that the board of directors have estab Ushed an associate membership In the chamber at an annual fee of $23. Such a membership will Include the cost of most normal special collections asked of bust nessea during the year. A concerted membership drive is planned for the near future. The board also announced that It had appointed Dr David Bay link on the board of directors to replace Al Mattoon, who has moved from Heppner. Two Local Students On OTI Honor Roll Two students from Morrow county were named to the fall term honor roll at Oregon Tech nical Institute at Klamath Falls, It was announced this week by the registrar. They are Loy Keene, lone, who is studying diesel technology, with a grade point of 3.750; and Thomas Currln, Heppner, taking farm technology, who had a grade point of 3.733. ST MONICAS TO MEET St Monica's Guild will meet January 19, Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock at the home of Mrs Bill Labhart. ALL 670x15 750x14 AS LOW AS On Your Casing gfy USED 15-INCH WINTER SKID-RID CAPS Sizes 710x15 To 800x15 PRICED TO GO! ;l Them H WHtLE YOU NEED THEM Ford's Tire Service Heppner Pendleton Mrs Spencer To Head Hospital Auxiliary For Coming Year New officers were recently elected by the Pioneer Memor ial hospital auxiliary with Mrs Bruce Spencer heading the group fur the coming year. Other officers are Mrs Omar Rletmann. lone, vice president; Mrs L E Ruhl. Lexington, sec retary and Mrs W C Rosewall. treasurer. Committees to aew at the hos pital two days a month were appointed; for January. Heppner, Mrs Rosewall In charge; Feb ruary. Lexington. Mrs Kenneth Palmer In charge; March. lone, Mrs Cecil Thome In charge. It waa decided to purchase yellow pinafores to be worn by members while working at the hospital. Year end committee reports were given and Harry Bongers, h hnsnltal. cave a report on the air conditioner r. i! fii!P(t that funds were coming in rather glowly. Justice and Municipal Court t e Vi ap Vannlre Hubbard, (all aUUUiia ... ure to drive right side. $25 fine. . . vAtumrA Dunbar, failure rfmiit-s t.v. ... - - to yield right of way. $10 fine. William Fred Ott. no motor vehicle license, $10 fine. Overtime parking, each $1.00 fine: Al Fetsch, Leta Humphreys, Wesley Marlatt, R W Joiner, Dar rcll McLachlan. Carl Wachter, Harold Laird. Rod Murray, Mit chell Chapman, Jessie Griffin, Glen Ward, Roscoe Allen, Jack McTlmpeny, James Prock, Mer rltt Gray, Mrs Ben Stenkamp. C . ...- Inn n lfliahpS. Am- old Raymond, Vernon Prock, Grant Rigby, Harold Erwln, Sher- . nt .1- riAklanH 17 rv McDanleis, lmck offenses 51 eacn. INSTALLATION CEREMONY ...u Aocomhiv. Rainbow for Girls will hold a public Install ation for Its new officers Sun- day afternoon. January p m at the Masonic temple In Heppner. m, nnd Mrs E H Miller ol Uni u-pro here last week for several days to visit her son and daughter-in-law. Mr and Mrs Bill Barratt. Winter Typo Walnut Tread or Regular Rubber SIZES TO 820x14 TO 900x14 PLUS TAX or Casing Exchange La Grand 0WI Mustangs Win One, Then Loose One By NEAL FENLAND r-h runt Aeee's Heppner if.iuturwa unlit last weekend's lwun TilAV hv rolllne over the Echo Cougars C3-51 Friday night. but let the Elgin Huskies ctuxii them 73-33 on Saturday. r. rrlftav the Horsemen open ed up fast by scooting 12 points i ih first nerlod while Echo could manage only 8. In the sec ond quarter Heppner came up with IS points and at half time li-d Echo 30 22. ih start of the st-cond half llnnnncr rame back fired up and found the range for 6 quick points before Echo couia gei (.ninir The final quarter was Heppner's biggest when they came up with n points, unu also had a good quarter wun 16 points, but not enough to get back In the game. i?nn r.rav led the Mustangs with 21 points, and Tom Dris- coll had 11- Steve bpme goi 10 for the visitors and Tufft 11. In the first half of the Elgin game the two teams fought a close battle with Elgin ahead 9.H.21 at the half. Heppner was ahead for a short while in the second period, but It diant last long. Elgin came out In the second half with a stiff zone defense arw! tihnm shooting by 6" 3" Grouser and 6' 2" Cason. The entire Elgin squad averaged b Tnm Driscoll and Ron Gray I led the loosers wun pouua eui and Crouser topped fcigin scor ing with 23. Coach Chuck Huggett s junior t m oian cnllt nvpr the HUISCliliril . weekend by sneaking by Echo 2H tO VM DUl losing iu n i It was their first loss of the season. At halftime the game .... lt nl.nn.1 nnlir was close wun r.iK' . 31-28. Bruce Moyer lead Heppner. . , ...l.u n I Mat scoring iriaay wun a uu ii'v,W ,.L. liAllnrs In tll Elffln 1 WtUU iiviiuiu " game with 8 points. Cattleman Continued from Put 1 and quality with premiums be ing paid for dwarf free breed ing. The present older nera ouw Is Husker Mischief purchased in 1954 at the National Western Livestock show at Denver, and has sired offspring now in big demand. A younger herd sire raised on the ranch, Prince Hus ker, is polled and the Ekstroms are selecting a number of top poll d heifers to add to their her l. Heifers kept for breeding st. ck are fed to get greatest irmuHh jinrt are hand bred in Ismail pastures. Bulls are grain fed and kept up during xne win ter months to develop them to their greatest potential. A strict sanitation and disease testing and vaccination program is carried out. The herd was started when two cows were purchased from the O W Cutsforth dispersion in 1949. Herb Ekstrom Is active in many county and community activities. He is a 4-H leader and his boys have won honors with their Hereford exhibits. He is a member of the Morrow County Livestock Growers; Ore gon Cattlemen's Association; Mldco Hereford Association; Ore gon Hereford Association; Col umbia Empire Polled Hereford Association; American Hereford, and the American Polled Here ford Association. He also belongs to many local organizations and churches. He has been a direc tor of the Midco show and sale and has served on numerous cattlemen's committees. Members of the prize winning partnership are Mr Ekstrom, his wife. Mav. and their son Roland with two more sons Herbert Jr and Richard assisting. Mr and Mrs Eddie Tkarpe had as holiday guests her parents, Mr and Mrs Curtis Mundon of Pardox, Colorado; Mr and Mrs Earl Hooper of Delta. Colorado, hor grandparents and Donald Mundon of San Mateo, Calif, Mrs Thorpe's brother. Mr oid Mrs TmmX Koonlg drave to Salem Monday to accompany his mother, Mrs John Koenig to her home there. Mt mni Mrs Hofcert lwe veB in Arlington Saturday and than drove to Rock Crek Sunday to visit Mr and Mrs Jim West. tiTEYI KYI J jDid You Know there is a Bakery In your community? Every Diy Spocwi J Large 1 own or White t BREAD I 4 leaves $1.15 Heppner Bakery J POSTAL RECEIPTS AT HEPPNER OFFICE SHOW GAIN Receipts f.r 'H'P- j .ffi- wurU sain of over SI.KOO II whh revealed this week by Jjmcs H Driscoll. postmaxter. An Increase of over $1,000 was recordcu curing i" imit ouarter of 'ihe year to bring that bUHlness to S!.W7.92. raiiMitiaiinnit during the first 21 days of December, the heav- lest part of the Christmas ruo P-TA Physicol Fitness Class Starts Monday Th P.TA uDonsored physical fitness class was held Monday night with a small attendance so It was decided next Monday night will fce considered the lirsi regular class. rr r?ntwrt PfclfftT is Instructor for the classes which start at 8 p in In the hlch school gym and the series will last for three months. Included are exercises designed to lose weight for those wploht. stated Dr Pfeiffer. The first 30 to 43 minutes will be given to calesthenlcs and men volleyball. "Those attending are requested to wear shoes with non-marking soles and heels, to carry the shoes and put them on after they pet to class. The only charge is 25c per month towel fee. Fire Pumper (Continued from Page 1) The water was raised about 200 fwt tn elevation. Thi numn at the county well was Immediately started when the shortage was discovered, but it Is thought a stuck or frozen gauge allowed the reservoir to pa drv. The dry faucets were first dis covered at about 3am Sunday, and Bob Lowe, hospital main tenance superintendent, was called from Arlington where he was visiting. He drove to Hepp ner to find the trouble, then called the fire department to as sist. r.pttine a cold workout during the "waterlift" were fire chief C A Ruggles, assistant chief Ro hort Penland. city superlnten dent Vic Groshens, Lowe and eountv custodian. D E Hudson. In tho 12 degree weather gauges froze on the fire truck and hose was frozen stilt hy tne time it could be drained and re placed in the truck. Because of the time of day, most hospital patients slept peacefully through the whole operations, not realizing that for at least a couple of hours they couldn't have gotten a drink of water if thev had wanted one. The ereatest potential danger was to the hospital's water heat ing system which could possibly have frozen if a constant cir culation of water could not have been retained. Water was not off long enough, however, to en danger the boilers. HOPE LUTHERAN NAMES COUNCIL OFFICERS The new council officers for the Hope Lutheran church were installed Sunday at the regular worship service. Thp officers are Elmer Schmidt, treasurer: Lvle Cox. secretary; Clarence Holtz, elder; Harold Holtz, trustee; and Irvln Rausch, deacon. 1 ifX -c . -to4 Jfi(f7ZWV :--kCw'1' yfrSfrMWWWMf. 4 PUT IT TO THE TEST! Come in for a demonstration and discover 'Jesp' 4-wheel drive vahicles fo mora places do more jobs cost less to own! FIRST IN 4-WHEEL DRIVO t liQ-pfV VCHJCLES BY WiUYS MOTORS. ..WORLD'S WfCST p rJW' MANUFACTURER CF 4 WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES ' 'C ,..tm of tn irmiini M;St hdMtr: Comt In for a demonstration 9 FARLEY MOTOR COMPANY HXFFNEB IN wmi, were UM In 1959. increase from 1 I'irure SO 158. The business increased about m i.rr..nt durlne the year Dris coll said, but most of that can be accounted for became aJl celpts of the Lexington rural of. flee are now Included In the lo cal figures. Allowing for rate In creases during the year, me lual business Increase locally was about 2 percent PnrVllA ma 11 during the Christmas rush was approximat ely the same as uunng we mv period of 1958. Plans Laid at Band Parents Meeting Th first meetlnc of the year of the Heppner Band Parents' was held at the music room Mon day evening. Arnold Melby, dir ector presented the high school band In demonstrating the pro cedure used In Introducing a new number to the musicians. The students showed the 35 parents present Just how tney learn 10 play as a group. nrnftlnir reautrements were I demonstrated. Melby pointea ou that on the point system a stu dent could make as high a grade as his Interest in the subject permitted. Grading Is not on a curve but is based on the number of points earned by each indiv idual student in practice, perfor mance, attitude, co-operaiion nH responsibility. "If your stu dent comes home with a four when you think he should have a one, it is because nis interest Is not as high as you thought tf hP nuts in the practice he will receive the one," Melby told the parents. Herman Green, president, pre sided at the business meeting which followed. Ten or 12 new. uniforms will he purcnaseu uy ih Rand Parents. It was decided. Mrs J C Sumner was appointed to investigate prices ana mane the purchase. Uniforms were or iginally purchased for each band member in the system by the Band Parents. Due to increased enrollment there are not now enough to go around. Plans for the annual band car nival were discussed.' It will be held sometime In April and Jim Healy and Joe Stewart were na med to set the date and make arrangements to get the fair building reserved. It is hoped receipts for the carnival will ex ceed last year as this is the only money raising project of the year to raise money for the necessary uniforms. Officers elected for the 1960 year were: Jim Angell, president; Paul Warren, vice-president; and Mrs Herb Case, secretary-treasurer. Next meeting will be Feb 8 in the music building at 7:30 P M. Mrs Archie Padberg, accom panied by Mrs Fred Harrison, were in Condon Friday to attend the funeral of Mrs Padberg's uncle, J G Boyer. Almeda and Jimmy Duran of Portland visited recently with their father, William Duran and their aunt and uncle, Mr and Mrs R G McMurtry. Mrs Joseph J Hughes left Tues day for Salem to attend the fun eral for her brother, R H Bassett, who was an attorney there. W i :. L ? 1 BEEF 7tk i 1 1 : ' IS HkY n 1 ' t ' MEAT DEMONSTRATOR John H Landers of Oregon State Colleg. wll demonstrate parlous meat cut. end methods of cooking a. part of tho Morrow County Cow Belle, program during th. Uk .tock Grower, annual meeting. Lander, demonstra ion will be Frida, .lternoon at the fair pavilion. (See story page D HOSPITAL NEWS New Arrivals To Mr and Mrs Robert Fry. Heppner, a 7 lb 7'ii oz girl born Jan 12, named Vlckl Lynn. To Mr and Mrs Robert Riddle. Heppner, a 7 lb 10 oz boy born Jan 11, named Robert Charles. To Mr and Mrs Ivan McDanlcl, Heppner, a 6 lb 4 oz boy born Jan 13, named Samuel Lee. Patients Art Osmln, Heppner, dismissed; Judy Cecil, Spray, dismissed; Ruth Bedford, Hepp ner, dismissed; Mike Campbell, Lonerock; Mabel Hayden, Hepp ner; Oscar Miracle, Fossil; Miles Mclntyre, Heppner; Frank E Parker, Heppner; Ruby Beckct, Heppner; Dolores WIzner, Hepp ner. lone TV Elects Officers For Year Noel Dobyns was re-elected to a three year term as director of the lone TV at the co op's annual meeting Monday at the lone Legion hall. Bill Rietmann and David McLeod were named to wc year terms on the board. rres.dent of the co-op is Gar- nnd Swanson and other directors use Roy LIndstrom and E W 'd' w. Aj door prizes, Mrs Anna LInd strom won six months of free TV service from the cable company; Wallace Matthews 4 months, and Walter Dobyns, two months. The entire community has had free television service for the past year, but it was announced JANUARY D AC RON FILLED PILLOWS NON-ALLERGIC TWO STYLES TICKING LARGE SIZE 2 fr Toddler's . m GINGHAM DRESSES $ 44 Girls' or) HOODED JACKETS $g88 Women's WOOL SKIRTS $588 Women's Dacron-Nylon-Cotton Slips Git hi' FLANNEL PAJAMAS $222 WOMEN'S SPRING LOU Roll. up ileeves Tuckin tyl Solid colors and patterns Sanforised that starting immediately the foe will be $3.00 per month. The system is now providing mem bers with four television chan nels, 6 and 8 from Portland, 19 from Pasco and 22 from Walla Walla. About 45 attended the meeting. Local First National Branch Sees Gain First National Bank of Oregon recorded new all-time high de- nnsits and loan totals when tne statewide institution reported its December 31. 1959 statement or condition figures to the comp troller of the currency. Yoarend deposits of SS7,b4J, .122 were reported, topping by $29,475,228, the record of $849, 1G7.094 set lust one year before. The previous mark of $821,125, 576 was established wun tne 1955 year-end call, at the earlier peak of Oregon's post-war boom. Loans for the 82 offices a- mounted to $488,958,106, a gain of $61,694,200 in the past year and an increase of $7,540,157! from the previous record set on October 6, 1959. The Heppner branch of First National reported year-end de posits of $5,636,026 and loans to talling $4,213,187, according to J H Bedford, branch manager. At the same time he released comparable totals for the branch for December 31, 1958. On that date, deposits were $5,859,673 and loans were $3,555,907. 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