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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (June 16, 1960)
t I 3 JI A ft Y u or o K K u h F P Heppner, Oregon, Thursdoy, June 16, 19(30 EPPN OGDitoresif deo iiAiiiiffl IFr Irate IPlmff Tha Associated FttM ad vUd th Gaittt-Tlns thU morning that Mr Maurin Heutwrtr confirmed today that Amojtt Central Corpor. atioa la tha firm inttrtstad la placing a multi-million dollar factory on tb Board man Bombing Bang. Mrs Neuberger. Demo c r a 1 1 c candidate lor United Senator, made public an exchance of tel egrams between herself and Dan A Kinball. president of Aerojet General Corporation, whose com pany she said Is "giving serious consideration" to establishing a large rocket engine manufactur ing plant at the Board man site In northeastern Oregon along the Columbia River. The plant. If ILk - -a- wins SHOW HONORS Dennis Doherty of Heppner is shown with his two winning lambs who came Lwav from last week Junior Livestock Show and Sale at Tho Dalles with top honors in the FFA alUion. On theTeft is the grand champion and on the right Dennis's other entry which was Judg- ed reserve cnampion. see j. DENNIS DOHERTY LAMBS TAKE ALL TOP HONORS AT LIVESTOCK SHOW Dennis Doherty of Heppner made a clean sweep of FFA fat lamb competition by winning both grand and reserve cham pion honors at this year's Junior Livestock Show held last week at The Dalles. Dennis won top place with smooth and meaty Southdown Suffolk cross wether weighing 107 pounds. His reserve animal was a sleek Southdown ewe Restrictions on Burning in Effect Within City Limits Heppner residents were re minded this week that It is un lawful to do any burning with in the city limits except under permit and that as fire condit ions get more hazardous, such permits will not be issued. The restriction also applies to so-called "burning barrels" which are illegal under city ordinance. The heavy stand of grass this year Is expected to cause serious fire hazard when it becomes a little drier, and all residents are urged to take every precaution to prevent a grass fire. Fire Covers Big North County Area A big grass and brush fire Monday afternoon covered an undetermined area in the north end of the county before It was finally corralled or burned It self out. The fire started early in the afternoon at the north end of Sand Hollow below the Alex Lindsay ranch and burned well into the night. It was not known how it started but strong winds fanned it rapidly over a big area. Heppner firemen aided a crew Tuesdav morr.ing who were cleaning up a lot near the west end of Willow street- Flames started up the grass hi'.Ide and covered a small area before be ing stepped by a bulldozer and a Heppner department truck. built In Oregon, is eifted to become the largest single em ployer In the state. It could re quire a capital Investment of as much as $50 million and employ as many as 8.000 workers. Mrs Neuberger wired Kimball In May urging him and his com pany to give favorable consid eration to locating plant In Oregon at the Boardman site. She explained In her telegram that she and her husband, the late U S Senator Richard L Neu berger, "worked hard together to expand Oregon s economic participation In the nation's de fense effort" during the past five years he served In the U S Sen ate. Her telegram also detailed her husband's efforts to trans form the Boardman site Into an weighing 82 pounds. Other winners in FFA com petition were: Hampshire and Suffolk Dennis Doherty, first; Southdown and Shr o p s h 1 r e Dennis Doherty first. In the 4-H fat lamb division David Anderson of Heppner won the champion's ribbon in the light Hampshire and Suffolk class. At the sale, Dennis sold his grand champion lamb for 60 cents a pound for a total of $62.40. It was purchased by Hause Meat Processing Co of The Dalles. His reserve champion was purchased by the U S National Bank, The Dalles for 32.5 cents a pound. County Savings Bond Sales Take Big Jump in May "Local savings reservoirs re ceived a boost from Morrow county residents last montn when they purchaser worth of E and H savings bonds, "county chairman, Jack Bedford reported here today. State sales were $2,313,680. Bond sales in the county dur ing May were nearly six times what they were in May, 1959 and for the first five months of this year county residents pur chased $75,414 in bonds, com pared to only $57,839 for the same period last year. Former County Nurse Dies At Dallas Nursing Home Word has been received of the death on June 10 of Miss Marg aret Giliis, former Morrow coun ty health r.urse. Miss Giliis had resided at a nursing home in Dallas. Oregon for the past several years. She served as county health nurse fr.. iojt until 1931 and she was a charter member of the, Heppner SoruptimUt club. Services were held Monday at Dallas. 'jU'-.-Tl . I ' : l J : ' 1 ' ' - Industrial park. Oregon's Interest In attracting new Industry to k.in iiknirv its economy, a nd ... - - - the state's attractiveness a place In which to establish mod ern Industries. Kimball's wire assured Mrs Neuberger that her "eloquent and detailed plea will be given niir rinse ami sympathetic t tftnftiin And that If our ultimate decision In this matter Is affirm .iv. it u.111 h due In no sma part to your persuasive Inter cession. Kimball's telegram also men Ifnnml that Aerolet CXPCCtS tO make a final decision In late fall And that his company will chec with Mrs Neuberger before any final site selection Is made. Local Forester Promoted to Post In Wyoming District Transfer and promotion of Fred Prussing from assistant dis trict ranger of the Heppner dis trict, Umatilla National Forest to a staff postion In the super visor's office on the Brldger Nat- i t- a. 1 Antt Off Ore . ,.r i niwivJw will be held at the next reg June 26 was announced today by supervisor C M Rector. Prussing, a native of Illinois, graduated from Montana State University in 1952. He served in the U S Navy in World War II, He received his permanent ap pointment in the Forest Service on the Baker district of the Wallowa-Whitman National For est in May 1955. In October 1957 he was transferred to Lakewood ranger district of tne nicoiei National Forest in Wisconsin where he remained until April 1958. From April 1958 until the present date he has served as assistant district ranger on the Heppner ranger district. Mr Prussing's successor has not yet been announced. Winter Sports Club Picks Name Members of the local winter sports club, which has been in strumental in developing ski fa- nm rntcfnrth Park on Herren creek, Sunday adopted litre, v v. ' -' ' 1 ' ' - ' - the name Baldy Butte Ski Club. Members of the club held a business meeting and work day Sunday at the ski run. A floor was laid in the new club build ing and walls of the log cabin structure were heightened. The ski run was bulldozed and seed ed to grass. Work on the area is expected to continue through the summer. WATCH THOSE HORSESl Chief of police Dean Gilman today reminded youngsters that the "f.xjtbridge bv Tum-A-Lum Lumber Co and the Lover's Lane bridge are for people only and that horses are not to be ridden across them. 10 Cents Heppner Budget Climbs But Tax Levy Held Down a hudeet committee Monday approved the 10 CI budget for th ntv or iieppner wmm an- c!pafW toUi expenditures .f $mXl0t , ncrae of S3-I.937. . 50 over last year. From the taxpayer's point of view, the figure isn't quite as startling as It might seem, how ever, for anticipated receipts from various sources also are much higher and the budget has been kept within the 6 percent limitation. Fmeeted receli'ta and cash carryover under the new budget have been set at $107,250. This Is 124.650 higher than last year and goes to offset much of the increase In expenses. The ereatest Jump In any de partment of city government is found in the fire department budget which will total $13,850. Last vear it was $1,250. The reason for this big Increase, Is because an equipment reserve fund of $6,000 which has been huilt ud over the past four years, has been budgeted for expendi ture this year for a new fire truck. Added to this is $5,700 which will be received under contract from the Heppner Rural Fire District, most of which will also be spent for the new truck. Another sizeable Increase is shown In the sewer extension fund of $9,500 which was non existent last year. This is set p for the installation oi sewer iui - .....v-..- . lines to the recently annexed Ban-aft Park Addition and the new school which will be built during the coming year. The cost is offset by transfers from the sewer fund whicn win oe re paid by residents In the effected areas. Expenses In the vater depart ment will also reflect an increase next year, as the city has bud geted $10,550 for completion ot the water line extension to serve the area along the Condon high way and on Cemetery hill. Minor Increases were noted in some other departments, and the greatest reduction came in me police department where a $ibUO Item In last year's budget was eliminated. That amount was budgeted last year for the pur chase of a new police car. Aside from special bond levies hieh were voted by the people, the total general fund tax levy for the coming year will be $16, 375.50 which is less than $1,000 increase from last year's figure of $15,458. A public hearing on the bud- ular council meeting on July 5. Maybe They Just ike the Company! Things must be getting rough in the woods I Last Thursday evening Bill SowelL who lives lust off Morgan street in North west Heppner, looked out a hack window and found two doe deer watching him from his back yard. Richards Named Church President Ralnh Richards of Heppner has been called branch president of thP HeDDner branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- Day Saints. He takes over the post from James Angeii, wno re cently moved from Heppner. r.ion Moss, a member of the Stake high council of the Rich land, Washington Stake, was in charge of the special services o- - .... Sunday and he was assisted py Bishop Vernon Bennlon of Her mlston. Richards came to Heppner from Junction City about a year ago. He is conservationist for the Heppner Soil Conservation district. WEATHER Hi 75 81 85 84 89 85 73 Low 43 46 49 45 53 60 Prec. Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday 52 .28 Rainfall for the week .28; for June J28; tot the year. 8.33 inches. NEW HOMES FOR Plans Made to Organize Development Company A new organization which Is expected to be an extremely po- tent force In the development of additional housing In Hep pner. came a step nearer reality this week, when the parent de velopment committee of the chamber of commerce voted to form a corporation for the pur pose. The new company will be known as the Heppner Realty and Development Corporation and members of the chamber committee are expected to be come officers and directors. The corporation will be incorporated for $100,000 and necessary pa pers are now being prepared. Hie new organization plans to purchase and develop, either State Releases Trout and Pheasants Throughout County Local anglers and hunters ihould both have better pros- pects for the future as a result of actions this week of the state fish and game commissions. Mondav a total of 3630 legal size rainbow trout averaging a- bout 9 inches long were released . ...in 1 r I, nnra 1 1 in jj YViliOW ttliu uut'a iitvivj. ot tne fsn were released In Wil low creek, quite a number with- N Heppner specially tor tne oungsters; and 2500 in upper Rhea creek: This Is the first planting this ,rinu in either stream, and one sp more releaso is scheduled later In Willow creek. The fish were from Oak Springs hatchery nea Maupin. For the benefit of hunters, 320 adult china pheasants were re leased recently in the county and later this month 1800 young chinas are to be turned out. Swimming Lessons Start June 21 Swimming lessons for begin ners, intermediates and swim mers will start next Tuesday, June 21, Heppner pool guard and instructor, Tom Hughes, announ ced today. Registration will be at 9 a m that day. Registration fee will be $1.00 for the course with a regular season ticket. Ainir lpssons are also planned and anyone Interested In these are asked to contact Mrs ium wnohos Thev will probably be held in the evenings at a time most convenient to the most per n Aftnlts are also welcome at the morning lessons, If they want to Join with the kids, who make up at least 99 percent of the participants. Four County Girls Now at Girls State When Girls State, the school of citizenship of the American Legion Auxiliary, opened at Wil lamette University at Salem Monday, four girls from Heppner and lone high schools were In attendance. They were Jeanne ... a i.M '"Pi i Lrti" rf rtoMnZ become effective July 1. Evelyn Jepsen or ione. The 250 girls from Oregon who are attending Girls State will -nnstitnte a mythical state for one week. They will assume the duties of citizens by electing oi ficials and setting up their own city, county and state govern ment. Quartet to Sing At Lutheran Church A male quartet from the Luth eran Bible Institute will present a special concert at the Hope Lutheran church in Heppner next Wednesday, June 22. It is being sponsored by both Hope and Valby Lutheran churches. The quartet is currently tour ing the northwest and the pub lic is invited to the Heppner appearance. HEPPNER- through the company, or by ln tcresting outride capital ami con tractors, subdivision-type hous ing In or near Heppner. Since the Idea was first formulated members of the committee have received numerous offers of property and assistance and sev eral persons have Indicated an Interest In purchasing stock in the company. It Is tentatively planned to set up the company us a proin-maK Ul iiiv ' Ing corporation with any profits derived from Its activities to be put back Into Jevelopment of ad LHU UUl.IV llliu jvuiw'tt,..., Industrial areas. Stock price will be estab Ull.uiiai llshed at $50 per share. As soon as the company can be organized, It Is planned to in vestigate all possible building areas nearby with an eye to wards their use as locations for new homes. Early discussion has centered around the purchase of such tracts and the putting in of streets, sewer and water con nections etc, so the area can De sold either as a unit or to In dividuals. The idea was born when the chamber of commerce started a studv of what the city might be facing with the possible upcom- Board Approves New School Voting District at Ruggs Tk. Mnrrniv rolintV Ht'hOOl board Monday night approved tho i.ttini7 ud of a new voting place at Ruggs tor scnoot ca tions, and will seeK me ronnuw. n short tie road between Hinton and Willow creeks to fa cilltate bus routing. The Ruggs voting place is r,iannoH to serve all the area from upper Rhea Creek at Its (..nntinn with Sanford Canyon west to the Ione attendance araa including Elghtmlle and nara man. It Is felt this location was more centrally locaieu -would make it easier for resi ,i in that section of the coun ty to vote in school elections. - . ...,,1 I acts. The county coun wui uc ia f-nnsirtor construction of a short tie-in road between Hinton and Willow creeks about eigm ,iia nhnvp HeDoner. At this point the two canyons are only about one and one-half miles apart and If the road is put in, one school bus could serve the area on a loop run. Now two buses are needed. ises are necucu. Superintendent Robert Van supennieuueiu .. Houte reported that the Echo ,.v,T tmurri has acreed to ac M.IIWI 'Jl ' " . ...,inio frnm thf Pine City Ceui Siuuciiio - i area for another year on a tuition . a. 1 4- C.rrD basis for $3t0 per siuut-m. ctnripnts in the area have indi cated they will come to Morrow county schools ana iranbjnu lo tion will be provided for them. The board accepted me retK nation of Jess Young, principal o irrtonn and named Donald Olmscheld, who has been teach ing at Ione, to the irrigon McKenzie. Ione, was hired to teach English at Ione high school on a part time basis. uSnm nantenhlne. board mem ber from Boardman, tendered his resignation as a member aue w press of private business. It was HeoDner Represented At Grand Assembly Rainbow For Girls Rainbow Girls from Ruth As sembly attending the Grand Assembly of Rainbow for Girls of Oregon in Hillsboro the first of the week were Feme Albert, Doris Morris, Mary Slocum, San dra Jones, Barbara Slewert, Shar on Kelthley, Judy Cochell. Lona White, Linda Halvorsen, Sue Townsend, Marlene Griffin, Jan ice Martin and Bernice Thomson. Mrs Paul Jones. Mrs Edgar Al bert, Mrs Jesse Griffin and Mrs Lewis Halvorsen accompanied the girls. Also attending the grand as sembly were Mr and Mrs Harold Becket. Mrs Becket is grand dep uty of Rainbow for Girls. 77th Year, Number 15 Ing Industrial development on or near the Boardman BmDing Range. It was found that Hep pner already Is suffering from a shortage of homes and that any Influx of people Into the area would only compound the housing problem. The group also felt that If Heppner and sur rounding areas are to gain from any such industrial growth. It must make an effort to provide places for new homes and res- . , Officers of the new corporation have not yet been named, but I - - - ----- - - - It la expected that members ot I . ... . ,,, . . . the original commmee win nuiu at least some of the positions. They are Elmer Schmidt, cham ber president; Earl Ayers, Mike Whitesmith, James Farley, Harry O'Donnell. Carl Spauldlng and Robert Penland. "June" Rain Light But Welcomed By All Farmers A very welcome but unexpec ted June rain fell over most of the county Tuesday brlgtenlng the spirits of wheat farmers and adding materially to prospects for the coming crop. The storm, which had not been forecast by the weather bureau, brought .28 Inch of moisture xo Heppner, and even more was re ported in some areas around lone. whPAt ranchers in the north on! nf ihe county especially, wel comed the rain, for several had reported that crops were suffer ing from the lack or moisrure and the hot weather of the past week. Some who had hay down weren't too happy about tne onrinklns. but most seemingly felt it did their grain more good than it did damage to nay. John B Key Dies in Portland Hospital; Rites Here Saturday John B Kev. 63. died Wednes day night at the Veteran's hos pital in Portland. He was born November 25, 1896 in Manes, Missouri and had been a resi dent of Iieppner for many years. will be held i runi Saturday at 2 p m In the Heppner miuiuuj ...r . . .. Methodist church with the Rev Austin MrCihep In charge. A complete obituary will ap- - pear next week Church School Attendance Gains Th annual vacation church school at the Methodist church Is being well attended, and witn mAimtin:r interest on the part of the pupils. Forty-one boys and girls enrolled tne nrst aay, aim the number had increased be yond 50 by Tuesday. Teachers in the school are: Mrs Ray Williamson, Mrs Victor Kreimeyer, and Mrs Herman Green for the Juniors; Mrs Aus tin MeC.hee. Mrs Nels Anderson, and Mrs Lester Cox for the pri maries; and Mrs Harold Hauser and Mrs Ralph Richmond for the kindergarten. Mrs Cox div ides her time between primaries and kindergarten assisting with craft work. Mrs Alex Green is in charge of refreshments each day. Cheryl McGhee Is providing val uable service in watching over three wee-ones while their mothers teach. The school will continue through June 24. meeting each day at 9:00-11:30, Monday through Friday. Mr and Mrs Robert Lowe spent the weekend in Arlington with Mr and Mrs Henry Krebs, Sr. Mr and Mrs Lcrry Mollahan and two children. Patsy and Brent of Ashland were here the first of the week visiting with his parents, Mr and Mrs P A Mollahan.
