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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
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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
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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
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find out what they want for I
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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
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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
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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-
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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
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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
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Christmas carol service.
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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
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office bv Dec. 20 to qualify for judging.
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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
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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.
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(inside decorations)
Bank of Eastern Ore-1
fr c- - i: 2
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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