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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 8, 1960)
u or 0 4- N U 1 0 P. T T munio WOT) ha SI 9 SI Santa Clsus Is coming to Heppner Saturday. lit helpers nave announced in lime luf ma ltrt official Ult at 2 p.m. lie hum) hla reindeer are busy that tiate with another assignment h u rkjHH-TiHi io arrive en a rej fir truck but even without the reindeer h will have pack chock full tit randy far all boy and clrls In the area. Th I first vWlt la sponsored by me iieppner tiki ciud. ana jonn tlflrfmitn rhllrmin kaLI thttf all children are Invited to be on hand at the corner of Main and willow streets ny me noiei itcp-I , . . rner aa It I thoucht Santa wllllblMS dCll VfOrSOQCS park hU truck In that section. cnrutnaa music Additional attraction! of San- ta'a visit will be Christmas car ols by an eight-member boys' brass choir. Members of the rlrl-t f a eit r9 IlAnnnitp II! nh School will be on hand with 20lUrday. These tlrkcii are Rood for vnnsimua nura wihv.ii .m inline arawing on ix uiruniiiaa 1 I . . . . A I . . M O . given as pn- in a urm 1 canes 10 oe orawn ai - p.m. sai slon of musical chairs. This Is a I urday and you need not be pres- . I.-I.i. ttMlai fip f K J. I . iiiuin-y jaisiitjt iwi eharced those wishing to play the game. Street Christmas decorations were put up this week by city . A . U . SV.1...V.V.I . employers nnu iiic v.uiumuia i Basin Electric Coop and Pacific! Tower and Light Co. I Taking part in the operation were Fred Glmoel. Bin ueniry. Art Vance. Doyle Key. Victor Croshens, Bow Dobbs. Wayne Harsin: and chamber of com merce committee Harley Young, nimhcl and Tim Moore. The boughs were brought In from the woods by members of the IlPDoner Illeh School Future Business Leaders of America. With the street lights and the many holiday decorations In hiicinpss windows the town of HertDner Is taking on a festive look. Santa's Second Visit Dec. 17 Santa will make a second visit to the children of Heppner on Saturday, Dec. 17, when the an nual Chamber of Commerce sponsored free picture show will run at 1 p.m. at the Star Theater. Comedies and other features children will enjoy have been nromised for that date. Santa will have treats for the young frv nn his second call also. He will be In the different stores in town to meet the children and lunii .v ..... - find out what they want for I A. . . I Christmas. Elks Visited Bv District Officer The district deputy grand ex alted ruler of Oregon northeast. Chester R. Hale, Hood River, paid his official visit to Heppner Lodge No. 358, B.P.O.E. Thurs day night He showed tne mem- bers a f ilm on the objectives oi the lodge for the com ng yearly-- g . School covering what the lodge was rininor nn a national basis in charitable and educational actlv ities. Three new members were In ltiated. Thursday was also Ladies Nlte mursaav -was aisouiuianiic j," ij- Aitr, room followed by an evening of .... I cards for the women, winning at bridge were Mrs. Harold Cohn, a nfro w r rniHno lligl., H1IU i'l' o. ... .v.u..w d. At pinochle. Mrs. John Bergstrom was first and Mrs. jhe Lexington Grade School Walter Beckett second. Mrs. Ray- pr0gram will be at the Lexlng mond Fergeson won the special ton school at 8:00 pm. on Dec. prize . 1 KIINIIIHIIMIIItllllllllinilllllHIIIHIIIHIIIHMItlllfllMMIIII Heppner Parent-Teacher As sociation will meet at 8 p.m. at the hiah school cafeteria next Wednesday night Edna Turner will show pictures of her recent trip through the Holv Land and special Christ' mas music will be provided. Sixth grade room mothers will Via Vivs(MAll- mtiiHHiiiiiiMiiiiitimiMMttimMitiiiimiiwwMmtifiitimM I Please enter my name in the Christmas lighting contest to be I judged Dec. 21 gH Name Address s nu, iDcinrP? (vnrds and outside decorations). Div. I l-Busi a v. I W -x-- ness Windows. Div. Ill Entry blanks should U rfnTPttP-Timps S h EPPN I ) Oc Copy I por League Projects Sale of Christmas corsaees la being sponsored by the c.irur League aa a fund raising project and start with a presale of tickets and corsages on Thurs I ru.. J mw.m Ct i mi iu win. I noon will be accompanied by tickets good for playing 'Outdoor Musical Footprints" which will start preceding the arrival of r. . . . J ...111 L . i a sini iiuu aim ui uac i cakes as prizes with tickets available for both children and I adults. shopping weeks left USE CHRISTMAS SEALS FIGHT TB ff ruDicTMAQ PROGRAM DATES SET BY CHURCHES AND itnuuw Pre holldav activities at the ixhnni. nH churches in Heppner will take many dates this year. cvtiinnrinor th Rurns-HeDnner visvt " " - basketball game here tne t.nrist . . ...til 1, Vial mas school dance will be held In the gym, on Dec. 17. ThP Methodist Sunday School uMi hnlft their program at tne church during the regular bun Hav School hours Dec. 18. This will be a varied Christmas pro gram Th Christian Bible School program will be at 7:30 in the cantata - ' colored . urovlded by Lllliuivii - an adult and a Junior cnoir. Hnw and Valby Lutheran cimriov Srhnol Droerams will be presented at Hope church at 7:30 ntn nn Dec. 18. Tne VOUnKSieis hr nresenting ISow bing we, a r'"" : -. Christmas carol service. . n .... irAnnnw fl r Q H uec. ia me ni School Honor Band will play a nn.ort nf rhrlstmas music at the uvi.w.. V " - Irrteon school at 10 a.m 20. The Heppner Grade School mdrom win be at 8 p.m. at the higU. school gym on Dec. 21. Th afternoon of Dec. 22 Hep pner primary grades (1, 2, 3) will hold their program at the Lexington school at i p.m. Th. hieh school Christmas pro gram will be at 8:15, Dec. 22 at the high school gym Room parties, under the dlrec CHRISTMAS LIGHTING CONTEST ENTRY BLANK - Residential Windows be taken or sent to the . n . office bv Dec. 20 to qualify for judging. F1 i?)) GAZETTE Old Library Made Available For Meetings A new meeting place will be available to organizations In Heppner and vicinity as a result of action taken at tne city coun ell meeting onaay mgn, The council agreed to make available for public use the old ritv library building next to the i .ii Th. iwiiiirnmfnt will be that the premises be kept clean and unlittered, as no reg- uiar i.inltor services can be pro- vMh n. for use of the . k. th rltv DUIiainK l" " - hall with city recorder Tea ci.i. Th. nroiinf7iitlnna In- . ' i i- ..m,i9r tnnotinir Hnteal leresii-u m at the library building snouia .- Cm th ri(i maKe ar - .nm.n9 for the date they u-Uh to be set aside each month, uo.it and llehts in the build- Ing will be provided at city ex- pense. at least for the time be- Ing. At the same time the council , I I'UIav . , o ii.atpr commissium-i iiiwi Groshens permission to use the old fire hall for storage or water wintCr months and any that are pipe and equipment when the out at tns time 0f year are prob trucks are moved to the new hall ably ttt possibly with rabies. across Willow street. (Inn rt mnm mothers and teach 11 VI I - hi Y.A In Oil CTfltle ers, win 1 at the Heppner schools the morning of Dec. 23. School Is dls- missed at 1:30 p.m. that aay. All Saints' Episcopal Church will hold tneir sunaay ouiwi program at 8 p.m. at the cnurcn Dec. 23. Living pictures . will be the theme with i a mus IcaT back- ground provided by the new boys choir. , The Methodist cnurcn canaie Lighting service will be held at 7 p.m. Christmas Eve In the church. vliri, St Patricks Catholic church ,.,n, i?ehrate midnight mass Christmas Eve. " (See lone page for activities . .. in tnai coiniuuuiijf The PUPllC is mvueu io ionc part lnP.U Programs planned by their schools and churches for the Christmas season Many Hides Garnered Glen Ward, hide chairman for t,a Hpnnner Elks, announces that 424 hides have been turned in to date. Th a Elks hide contest runs through December 31 as many or, to bp gathered up ana nftpr the closing of ou.i"- - hiintlncr season. t net vpar the local lodge won the state contest for collecting tVio mnst hides Each year an additional con r.tH.11 Oil HUU,l.t.. test is run between Condon and Heppner lodges, with the losers putting on a crab feed for the winners. This contest also will be determined after Dec. SI, Ward said. WBMBBUB ' 2. I (inside decorations) Bank of Eastern Ore-1 fr c- - i: 2 tt Heppner, Oregon, Thursdoy December 8, 1960 RABID BAT DISCOVERED IN THE DALLES -HEALTH OFFICER ISSUES WARNING Morrow county health officer Dr. A. D. McMurdo has Issued warning to all children and adults that small animals that are thought to be dead should not be handled. This includes bats, squirrels, rabbits, rats or mice. The discovery of rabid bats In Oregon makes this normal safe gU(d important now than ,u'Alt .m. Rahld bats moved closer to I Morrow county with the an nounccment of an Infected bat In The Dalles this week. This brings a loiai oi seven raoiu iuuim n Oregon since Augusi, The latest case of rabies was found In a bat picked up by . . ri-ll " cniuiren in a yaru i uiuh Nov. 7. It haa taken neany a month to prove the Identity of - me aisease as ruc vy '- 1 lions in mice. vr. u. vjiih sniu- ner. head of the epidemiology section of the Oregon Health De partment reported rour rabid bats were found In Medford and two in Klamath Falls since August. lecnnicauy, this makes rabies "epidemic in n mivtuii. Bata normally hibernate in the Particularly they should be avoided in daylight hours as only sick bats will come out into the light Rahips is a fatal disease In man unless treated Immediately and a cure cannot always oe as sured even then. More than 90 surea even men. muiu uwh w died from rabies In the Unlted states between 1951 and 1958 Bats and skunks are the oniy animals that survive rabies. Dr. McMurdo said that the lo- department should be tifled at one of any suspicious or rodent anlmal destroyed as it is neressarv to send the head to - department for exam- q determlne lf, rabIe, . important to Identify rabies at the earliest l" AA possible time if It has extended Into the county. hoon rflhls.frAe . " - area, although health officers , . . have warned ... th. tate is virtually "wide open" to out breaks because relatively few pets have been vaccinated. Large Crowd attends Basketball Jamboree By NEAL PENLAND Tuesdav nleht at the West End Jamboree held In lone the Darks vinoloHnor nt fitanflpld. Umatilla V 1 and Heppner came out on top over the Lights Echo, Riverside and lone, 66 to 62 before a crowd 0f more than 700 people, Each team played two ten-min- ute quarters, then another team wuuiu tunic vii vent where they had left off on the would come on and take over .ui ui& Tom Green. Heppner, and Jer ry Voss, Stanfield, tied for the top scoring honors of the Jam borpe with 10 each The first slate of the evening raw the Echo Cougars tangle with the Stanfield Tigers which the Cougars pulled out 28 to 19. Mike and Steve SpiKe lead tne Koho team bv coming up wnn 14 of their 28 points and doing a fine Job on the backboards. Kin Clark, sophomore guard, teamed up with Voss to score 15 of the Tigers' 19 points. Clark did a verv fine lob or handling the ball and setting up Stanfield nla vs T Va rnvt cramO BT h Aft 1 1 1 tA I 111 UIC 1 ' . " ' v, t'rvit.'llo ViUnCTQ Ipamsd riff g th th rarV score and the Pi rates addinsr only 13 to the Lights. Umatilla was slow get Tit 17 JT 77th Year, Number 40 Discovery of any sick animal which might be carrying rablea. or any bites, even by one's own nets, should be reported to a doctor Immediately. All parents snouia warn tneir cnuaren not to touch any sick animals. Game wardens report that there are some bats In the coun ty and although none have been rerxirted 111 thev travel comDar- atively long distances. Because they are known to be carrying rabies in some counties in ura gon the populace should b par ucuiany careiui. Nominees Selected At Chamber Seven members of the Hcd pner-Morrow County Chamber of Commerce were nominated for board of directors at the Monday noon meetine. Thev were Earl Ayres. Robert Van Houte, Harry Bongers, ai Lamo, ur. u w. Wagner, Fred GImbel and Tim Moore. Hold-over board members are . W. Cutsforth. Oscar Peterson. James Farley, Mike Whitesmith, nd Pete McMurtry. Election of the new members will be held Dec. 19 at the regu lar meeting of the chamber. Of ficers for the ensuing year will be named by the board from Its nembershlp. The chamber voted to have the secretary write a letter to Stan dard Oil Company of California, Western Operations, Inc., re questing that the company re consider a recent decision to close the sales plant at lone, Business men of lone had re auested that the action be adopt ed by the chamber. The sales plant has been In operation at lone for over 20 years. NMMtMmitltlMIMHMIIMItllttlMIIIIHMttMMtmillttlHintMII HOLIDAY SCHEDULE FOR IONE POST OFFICE Mrs. Ruby Roberts, postmis tress at lone, has announced that the post office will be open from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. on both Saturday, Dec. 10 and Saturday. Dec. 17. This will provide patrons with better pro-holiday service. MltMIIHIMIIIMIIIMtMIIIIIMIIIIHIHHHMIfltlMIHIIHMMfHIlK early in the second period Ted Thonstad got the range and the Umatilla team came to life. Riverside was unable to get anyone to score more than two points. The Pirates Just could not get anything In their favor as the Vikings defense broke every thing up. The last game of the Jambo ree was by far the most inter esting with lone and Heppner pairing off. Heppner went Into the game with a one-point lead and came out four points ahead. Bruce Moyer gained much de fensive credit from Coach Clint Agee. Moyer was all over the floor. In the last minute and one half lone could not get the ball to the key before Moyer and Co. stole it On offense Tom Green led the team with ten points and did a fine Job on the backboards. Heppner scored 24 points to bring the score up to 66 while lone got 21 tallies to add on the final score of 62. The Mustangs opened fast by getting the tip and going down and setting up with Green spin nlng and hooking for the first score. lone did not have the range and at one point in the game Heppner had an eight point lead. Both lone and Heppner played all 10 boys with most of them Ben Musa Talks On Tax Problems At Farmers Meeting licit Mua. State iU-nlur fur DUt r let 16 which contUsta of Mor row. Gilliam SJierman. Wasco, Wheeler and Hood River Coun tels visited with Mornnw county trle Wednesday nlcht at a meeting sponsored by the Mor row County Farm Bureau at theluat the last meeting of the pre- t I If. M I i..H.il Lexlncton Grange Hall. Senator Mna pointed out thai noor tax administration has been the cause of the fall of many em ptres and that we should not expect the government to oo those things which we should lo for ourselves. lfm mt mlA th Iia it 1,1 not think much change could be expected in our tax picxurr in uir iic Ulailvo tiuilnn. One cJ our biff gest problems has been that wel ! Lvnlilnn t th man 4 c m i r. w . v" '... n . . . who collects the taxes to set the! policies ratner man tne man wnoi ta-B the taxes. Sound economy I depends upon the taxpayer's co operation. The question that is " . . . .1 whether the people, collectively. are receiving full value for the taxes paia. w ny auni inc - cesses In state taxes go back to the source, the counties? Harold Beach, the legislative chairman of the Morrow Ccunty T t,.MM.. a.. a I. mI, l.fA rf rami dujchu, m .ubi),. v the meeting and Norman neison, president made the closing re- marks. the potluck supper consisted of Mrs. Jack Barak, Mrs. Gene Cuts - forth. Mrs. Irvln Rauch and Mrs. Norman Nelson. Hospital Auxiliary Committee Named An executive board meeting of the Hospital Auxiliary was .u roctrn comerenttr rwm i iuini Oregon Bank with President June Spencer presiding. Nine n..u.t in h rnopt. i The minutes of the last meet- ing were read and approved. The treasurer reported $40.33 in tneitcr was ww bank. ITennner ladles will do the! sewing for the month of Decern-1 ber. Velma Glass, Erda Pelper, and I that no shooting would be per I Jim a Barman were appointed on I mltted at the city dump. The the nominating committee. The annual meeting will he held January 9, 1961, at the courthouse at 7:30 p.m. . CEMETERT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT ELECTION HELD , At the annual election of the neDDner uemeierv jviainienom-c 1 District held Monday at the City Hall, Mrs. Elaine S. George was elected to a third term as a member of the board of dlrec tors. John Pfelffer and Paul Jones are the other board mem bers. Abrams were In John Day on business Tuesday and Wednes day. hitting the scoring column. DARKS LIGHTS Stanfield 19 Echo 28 Jim Glfford 2 Steve Spike Wayne Moore Bob Douman Jerry Voss 10 Bruce Henry Kip Clark 5 Mike Spike John Krause 1 Brent Fife mil mouac a wivuv -w - i Subs Stanfield Fred Otis, 1. Echo Dave Flagan, 2; Kenny Bowman, 1. AttS MM Riverside 13 L. Carpenter 3 R. Obermeler 2 Dick Green 2 Howrd Keith 2 T. Thonstad 8 J. Partlow 2 P. Dusenberry Bill Getz Irvin Engle 3 Rod Flug 2 Subs Umatilla Vane Os trum, 4; Dennis McCoy, 1. Riverside Don Taylor, 1; Larry West, 2; Basil Beeler, 2. Heppner 24 lone 21 L. Tibbies 1 Francis Rea 5nnnv Riddle 2 Tom Martin 1 Tom Green 10 Bruce Moyer 5 Wayne Hams J. Swanson 5 Jack Crum 1 Nat Webb Subs Heppner LeRoy Gard ner, 2; Kit George, 2; Dave Cres wlck, 2; Stuart Griblbe; Archie BalL lone Joe Palmer, 6; Jim Martin, 2; Ron Crabtree, 4; Ed Marick, 2. DARES 66 LIGHTS 2 Stanfield 19 Echo 28 Umatilla 23 Riverside 13 Heppner 24 lone 21 Monthly Council Meeting Covers Many Subjects A variety of business came be fore the rejrular roeeilne of the ent council. A Petition was presented bv 10 citizens, signed by 13. refjuest Inc? the council in restrain How ell & Jackion from building a lumber mill at the west edge or town on the highway street. The petition requested that since there is no toning cf the area I blueprints of the mills be pro 1 1 "n-n me vuuiu ii m iuip iv - 1 struct Ion be Dcrmldcd George Howell stated that he hill nnt ,l,rl,l.wt t,i Kull.t urlthln ...... . - -. ... . .... .w u u ......... the city limits and the council saia mey naa no jurisdiction on any construction outside the - 1 city, I Water Line Reauested I school district asking when the I city could provide water to the i new scnooi sue. 1 ne council w I told by water commissioner Vic- I tor Croshens that the road to the I new school site would have to be I completed first so that the pip I 1 1 1. - 1 I .1nMn . 1. . b A i cuuiu k.' juiu aiufiK iiic ivu i right-of-way The council Instructed the I water commissioner to Issue a I inch nine and fittings to be used 1 as water main for construction of I the line to the new school on the Parker property. Included In the bid are to be two new hydrants. Dedication of property for a 12-foot-wlde alley from Willow to May street by property own ers of the area, was accepted by the council. A discussion was held of mak- I In? a man of the water pipes and n - - . mains oi tne city, no aucn may l now exisn uu n was Malcu if anvthlne happened to the I Dreseni water commissioner n i r . . . . , A, . .,1 mignr xawe some nme vwjiv -14 nes couia oe locaiea. me mm. siaerauon. Issues Warnino A warning to residents of the I area was Issued by the council I public was reminded that em- ployecs are working tnere Durn- ng and could be hit by stray bullets. A small building at the dump is sometimes occupied by I city employees. It recently naa - . I been shot Into several times ana I concern was expressed that an acciaent mieni rcaun u. uic shooting is not stopped The matter of changing the contract with Herman Green on collection of city garbage was tabled until next month. favnr w. c. Collins thanked the council members for their I Line tuujjci ouuii iiuwMn,..- ten years which he has worked ... . ..I J iUnl It lira fine cooperation throughout ine with thpm and said that it was rotrrpf that he left the posi tion. Unless a special meeting is called this will be his last meet ing with the council as ne aia nnt run for office in tne iasi election. Al Lamb will take over as mayor the first of the year. FFA To Sell Christmas Trees Th i?iitiir Farmers of Amer igo announced this week that they will have Christmas trees for sale again tnis year, rui good many years tne Doys nave used this method of raising money to finance their annual niUiicrjr lu iiuvw parent and son banquet ckkkuca thev are able to cut on private property where they will not have to pay a stumpage fee the trees will sell for less than last vear. Lew Robblns, ag instructor, said that the trees are better shaped as they are able to cut ones growing in the open. The trees will be on sale by noon Saturday at the regular lot next to the Ford Tire Shop where they were sold last year. WEATHER Hi Low Prec. 41 29 -02 43 32 21 49 23 49 35 .02 42 21 40 18 36 15 Thursday Friday Saturday. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wmtncsdav Maximum temperatures, 49. Minimum, 15. Rainfall for the week is .31 of an inch. Total for the year is 12.89 inches. jMl .
