Image provided by: Morrow County Museum; Heppner, OR
About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 22, 1960)
L I 3 P A R Y i? c r o 1. V 4 " Bank Of Eastern Oregon Pays Third Dividend Gene Pierce, manager of the Bank f Eastern Oregon. Heppner and Line branches, reports that the bsnk U paying $10 dividend to stockholder. The dividends were paid tht week to the IWQ shareholder In Morrow and Gil liam counties vtho own stock In the bank. Ten dollar dividend were al so declared fur stockholder In irrS and 1959. The Bank of Eastern Oregon l fur business March 3, 11U3 as Gilliam County Bank and changed the name July 1. 1957. Stock U restricted to residents of Gilliam and Morrow counties. Employment for 12 peoP1 pro vlded by the bank In three towns. Head offices are In Arlington; the Heppner branch was opened In August. 1957; and the lone branch In June. 1959. Officers are Mrlon T. Wcath erford. president; Earl P. HoafcT. vice president: L. C. Buchner. vice president and cashier; James F. Crcen. assistant cashier. Besides Mr. Weathorford. Mr. Hoag and Mr. Buchner, all of Arlington, directors are John Krebs. Arlington: D. L. Lemon. Arlington; Arthur A. Allen. Bonrdman; Howard Bryant, Hep pner. It. B. Ferguson, lleppner; Garland Swanson, lone, M. L. Brady, associate director, Arling ton. Former Resident Dies At Age 88 Susan Hynd died at St. An thony's Hospital In Pendleton Sunday. Mrs. Hynd was born at Arthur. Ontario, Canada March 10, 1872. She and her husband had lived In lleppner for about 45 years, moving to Pendleton in .nnr Aon. Thev would have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary next June. Mrs. Hvnd was the last of a family of 11 children. She was a member of the Episcopal church of the Redeemer and the Order of Eastern Star. Funeral services were held at the All Saint's Episcopal church here at 2 p.m., Tuesday, the Rev Bruce Spencer officiating. Inter ment was in the Heppner Ma- some tt-un-icij. , Mrs. Hynd is survived by her husband, Jack, Pendleton; two daughters, Annie Schaffer, Cecil and Violet Lieuallen, Pendleton; two sons, Herbert and Jack Hynd, Cecil; seven grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. The annual high school Christmas program will be held tonight at the high school gym at 8:00 p.m. The public Is cordially Invited. H. H. Mustangs Split Sill With Grant Prospectors By NEAL PENLAND Hustling Grant Union Prospec tors of John Day split the week end series with Heppner High by taking the first game 61 to 50 and Saturday night Coach Clint Agee's cage boys came firing back to take the decision 77 to 63. For the third straight week Heppner was again led by the snapshooting of Ron Gray who tallied a total of 42 points over the weekend and now has a six game total of 109. Friday night things just didn t go right for the Mustangs as the Prospectors ran circles around Heppner. They were unable to get anything in their favor with Grant Union controlling the ball and back boards most of the first half. Both teams, however, did have a little problem finding the range in the first period. In the first quarter Grant Union controlled both back boards leaving Heppner unable to get many rebounds. Heppner did manage to come up with eight points while Grant tallied 12. The second stanza came out with a different story with both teams finding the range and hitting from the outside. VMliy Shoemaker and Hal Williams teamed up for Grant and scored 10 of the 13 points in that period. Heppner got 15 more points on the score board with the aid ol Gray and Tom Green who was r-lnaf in shotS. At the end of the first half Gra.-.t Union had a 7-poini ieau, 30 to 23. . .y, V,;i1f time rest Hep- jl it'I ...-- . - rner came fighting back to come within one point of the Prospec tors atout mid-way In the third at a W wj Mrs. George Mead Diet at Home Of Her Daughter Lursnnah EliN-th Mead, 91. i.L.FWwr resident cf M"fT" county, paed away Monday at the home ner wugnin, - Doiiarhlde, at Everest, Washing- ton. Mrs. Meid was born Novem i isvi in Indiana. In 1S73 I ft, " h... ...rant moved bV Covered ,,,...- . ' wacon to Johnson my. "' where fh met ana mam n.... n W. Mead, in 1SC9. v ' i a v " ----- p to Oreeon In 1903 and settled In the B!arkhr area and homestesdeu mere ir many years. Following ms re iin.mnt from farming the couple moved to lleppner. where Mr. Meaa aiea in .ngi( i at the age f 91- I Mrs. Mead then went to Ev erett to live with her daughter. I She was a lifelong member of the Christian Church. Mrs. Mead Is survived by nine of her 11 children; five daugh ters, Mrs. Dollarhlde, Mrs. Flora Moyer, Hermlston, Mrs. Jessie Griffin. Heppner. Mrs. Lillian Cook. Oregon City. Mrs. Gladys Walker. Portland; three sons, Garland, of California, George of Everett. Washington, and Walter of Hermlston; one sister, iLora Carrol. Osceola. Missouri; c-mnHrhihlren. 56 crcat-crand- children and 20 great-great grandchildren. Services will be Friday at 2 p.m. at the Heppner Christian Church, the Rev. Charles Knox officiating. Interment will be in the Lexington cemetery. Purdy St Walker Funeral Home, Everett, Wash., Is in charge. Chamber of Commerce Elects Directors Heppner-Morrow County Chamber of Commerce elected five board members to serve two years each at their Monday meeting. Earl Ayers, Robert Van Houte, Al Lamb, Dr. Clifford Wagner. nH Fred Gimbel. all of Heppner, will assume new duties on the board the first of the year. Hold -over board members who will serve for one more year with them are O. W. Cutsforth, Oscar Peterson, James Farley, Mike Whitesmith and Pete Mc Murtry. The board will meet today and elect officers for the coming year. Loral Girl Chosen By College Honorary Sigma Alpha Chi, Women's scholastic honorary society at Eastern Oregon College recently accepted nine new members. In nmonp tho Initiates was Virginia Brown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hiuara Brown, ney pner. Tv. Vxwimf. a member of Slema Alpha Chi a three point grade average must be received ior wu consecutive terms. Miss Brown is a senior in edu cation at E.O.C. down three Doints. In the fourth and final period Hep- . . . i ij .Via pner coum not mm uu Grant rally led by Garry Allen and Williams. Grant was hitting fmm nil narts of tho floor, leav ing the Heppner team stunned. The Prospectors aaaea muic nnints to the total and Heppner could only get 12 more. Saturday night the story changed hands as the Mustangs came on the floor fired up. Heppner's big urst penou tu ef Hrniro Grant Union's back 1I1UOV i . . when they tallied a total of 25 points with 16 of them coming from the sharp shooting of little speedy guard, Eon Gray. Grant Union stayed in there fighting all the way ana aia manage w 7ith 13 noints. Heppner had 10 points on the scoreboard before Coach Bab Hawes' Pros pectors got their first tally. In the second quarter Grant came fighting back to come within three points of the Mus tangs at the end of the half. Heppner, who has a tendency to get a little overcoruiuem vi,c,. they get ahead, slowed down while the Grant cage squad went to town. Heppner scored 10 more points while tne rrosp tors got 19 big ones. At half time Heppner naa a ?lim lead of three points with the score 35 to 32. In the third period things stayed evened up with Heppner extending its lead to six pomi. The final quarter Heppner got another rally going with the aid of Gray. Larry Tibbies and Son ny Biddle. Biddle racked up sev en points for the Mustangs in ar.e minute's time. in the fourth period Legal Adviser Of Tax Commission To Appear Orvill Cuuforth U In receipt of a letter from Gerald F Bart, attorney for the Oregon Stat Tax Commltokm, Law Section, stating that he will attend the prvtest meeting called at the Lexington Grange hall. Decem ber 27. Bart will explain the legal aspects of the new Interpretation of the Tax Commission on fra ternal and grange owned real property In the state. The meeting has been called to protest the recent decision to col lect taxes from fraternal and other organizations, and all those In the county who are Interested have been Invited to appear. In vitations have been sent sen ators and representatives of the state legislature to also attend and tako part in the discussion. The meeting will start at 8 pm and Is sponsored by the Lexing ton Grange. Cutsforth said that the new decision will create a hardship on many organizations in the state and that this Is a state wide problem. He said dues for Grange members would raise by 50 percent if the new ruling is put into effect. All those interested In taxes, or members of affected organi zations, are invited to attend. New Schedule For First National Bank In keeping with the Saturday rir,cure nf all banks in Oregon, Jack Bedford, manager of the Heppner branch or the ursi rat ional Bank of Oregon announces new hours will be observed at First National for the conven ience of customers. Beginning Jan. 20, hours will be 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Mon .nva thrnueh Thursdays. Friday hours will be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The bank will be closed on Saturdays. SHORT WEEK AHEAD As Christmas falls on Sun day. and Monday w111 be a hntirinv. It will be necessary for advertising to be handled on one day Tuesday next week. Therefore, our advertisers are asked to plan ahead and turn in advertising on the 23rd and 24th where poss ible, as we cannot call on everyone on Tuesday, Dec 27. The same will be true the following week on ac count of New Years. Thank you, and a Merry Christmas. fouls, Nat Webb and Tom Green. The other three starters finished the game with four fouls apiece. Eon Gray was high scorer for the Heppner team both nights when he scorea pomis Friday night Grant was led by Hal Williams with 20 and Satur day night Willy ShoemaKer iea with 17. Heppner now stands secona in the league with a record of four onH twn losses only next to Madras with four wins and no losses. Heppner will tangle wiui Madras in the first game of the year on the home courx. LEAGUE STANDINGS Greater Oregon Leagues, Wun Half Madras TTnnnMA ncyyiici Sherman Grant "T Burns 4 rpinAY'S GAME urtrovrp W GRANT 61 nijii.'w" - uirMio 7 Moles Tikkino 1 Drew b i ikjun-j n ShoemaKer 21 Williams 20 Moyer 9 Hutchenson 6 Subs Heppner, Webb, Gribble. -, A lion If). uicii.i ' Heppner 8 15 15 1250 Grant 12 13 U 20-l c a tttp n AY'S GAME HEPPNER 77 GRANT 63 u.-ovk 7 Moles 12 TihMoa 10 Drew 8 12 Shoemaker 17 r.rav 21 Williams 6 XTnver 18 Allen 10 Subs Heppner, Biddle, 9; Grib- Klo Prcx-irl- Grant Hutchenson, 9; West, i- Fan-pll: Gaare: Eliss. Heppner 25 10 21 2177 Grant 13 13 is i-o K K U r lOcCopy EPPN Pipeline Headquarters May Be Lighting Contest Winners Picked Winners In this year's Christ- mas Llthtlne contest have been picked by the Judges as follows: Division I, yards and outdoor decorations. Gene Pierre resi dence first prlre winner with prize of $10.00; Loll Winchester, uwHind with Drize of $750: Carl Spauldlng home, third with prize of $3 00. Division II. business windows, Farra Shoe Service first winning prize of $10.00 and Wilson's Men's Wear second awarded prize of $7.50. Division HI. residential win dows and Inside decoration. Exna Winchester, first for $750 and the Arnold Melby residence second for $5.00. Checks from Heppner-Morrow County Chamber of Commerce will be presented the winners. Judges announced that there were many beautifully decorated homes and business which did not enter the contest They also stated that It was difficult to reach a decision in choosing win ners for this year's contest. Students Play Christmas Selections At Meeting The first meeting of the Band Paronta was held Monday even ing, December 12 at the band room. Mnsle teacher. Arnold Melby, presented a boys brass group and a nlrls clarinet from the honor band who played several tnnsi m numbers. The boys in the ensemble were: Dean Robinson, and Mike Sweek, baritones, Doug Anderson, trombone; Da vid Anderson, bass; and Don Munkers and Chris Brown, cor tQ Th ciHs duet were Jen- ntfnr RMndle and Jean Stock- ard, accompanied at the piano by Vickie Kreimeyer. tvowuinnr the musical enter tainment, acting president, Paul nresided over the busi ness meeting. The results of the i.o) nani rarnival were given iaot and plans for the annual Car- need for revision oi ine Dy-iawa was brought up. Mr. Warren appointed a nom in.ttn fnmmlttee. Mrs. Paul o., ntarroi Jones, and Robert Hopper, who will present their slate of officers at the next reg ular meeting on January 9. Farmers Union Elects Officers rcnsewall was elec- Viai nv.v ted president of the Morrow County local of the Farmers Union at their meeting last week at the Al Lamb home. Other of ficers elected were Harold Evans, vice-president, and Betty Brown, retained as Bwieiai-u-.. ...n rornrtpd on the Joint Oregon-Washington state con- ventlon held at viuwuv i. uji f November. He said llliuuic - ...I ,,itfnn from the county inai a icau" local was adopted by the two state convention. It asked that . TThIah 4t the national farmers in itiate a public relations proKriu at the national, state and local level to combat anu-iarmer yv aganda. Other resolutions acted on fav .ki , thA two state groups were recognition of farm workers right to organize, lavuims a . nnvomnr in Oregon to re- Ct'l l 111 1 L fc w . - Solace the Governor when he was ; . a. iMliiara gone; lowering ia utilities; and more farm repre sentation on the government farm crop insurance -win,, rntsforth reported on the six state Farmers for Ken nedy meeting he attended at Reno earlier this month. Mr and Mrs. ai wmo anu Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Jones re ported on their Farmer's Union tour to Hawaii, from which they returned last week. Next meeting will be Jan. 10, the place to be announced later. Dinner guests on Saturday evening at Mrs. Harry Duvall's were Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Led better, Mr. and Mrs. Theron Ad lard. Dale Ivan, and Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Ward well and Danny. gaz IP Sheriff C J. D. Baumaa ha Usued a warning ta all motorists to use caution on the highways ever th btlU days. Law enforcement ni cer will be Issuing tickets so if you drink, don't drive. Christmas Activities Precede Vacation This last week before Christ mas has found Heppnerltes busy with l3st minute shopping. Christmas programs and parties. Church programs have been held thouch some planned for last Sunday were re-scheduled due to silver thaw conditions. Many clubs and organizations have held Christmas parties with more planned this weekend. The grade school Christmas program was presented last night at the high school gym to a packed house. Parents and friends enjoyed a Christmas pageant, musical and recitation numbers by young people of the school and Christmas music by members of the beginners band, the Intermediate band and the grade school honor band. The primary grade program was held at Lexington this after noon. Two churches have announced re scheduled programs; the lone Community Church Christmas program, originally set for last Sunday, will be held Friday night at 7 p.m. Hope Lutheran church program was re scheduled for 6 p.m., Christmas tve. Srhool vacation begins at 1:30 tomorrow with classes resuming at the regular time Jan. 3. Employees of Kinzua Corporat ion will also have a holiday va cation with the last shift running tomorrow night and work start ing again the morning of Jan. 3. Business houses of the area will be closed on Monday for the next two weeks, providing extra holiday time for all em ployees. Episcopal Church Christmas Schedule Midnite High Mass will be sung at All Saints' Episcopal Church starting at 11:30 p.m. Christmas Eve. Low Mass will be said Christ mas morning at 10 a.m. only. The St. Albans Boys Choir will assist in the Sung Eucharist, Christmas Eve at 11:30. Friends and visitors are wel come to attend the services as are those without a Church Home. "Come, let us adore Him." The Eector will be out of town Monday the 26th through Jan uary 1st. Services will be held at the 10 a.m. service only January 1st. Church School Is cancelled that Sunday as Is the 7:30 a.m. Communion. The Eector will return to Hep pner the evening of January 2nd and plans to visit his mother, who has been seriously ill while away. Pfeiffers Moving To Portland Soon Dr E W. Pfeiffer announces the closure of his office effective Dec 28. Dr and Mrs. Pfeiffer are moving to Portland where he will take post-grauuaic . ,. u Pnllnna at MUunomaii v-um-s. The Pfeiffers moved to Hep pner in Sept. 1957 and opened offices in the Hotel building .... u 1,00 hoon nracticlng. They have both been active in community projecm sm ing here and are ski enthusiasts. PAROLE VIOLATOR SENTENCED Max Homer Eogers, 45, was returned to Boardman last week from Tillamook by county sher iff C J D. Eauman on a warrant issued for violation of probation growing out of driving while under the influence of intoxica iir. last Julv. He was sentenced to ten days in the county Jail and taKen o rcnuic ton to serve the term. Cornett Green was in Portland Monday on business. Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, Or Lights On For Education Program Planned rians are moving ahead at lleppner schools for the January 5 Lights On For Education pro gram, according to local chair man Clifford Williams. The Jan uary meeting of the local P.T.A. is planned for the same time In order to use the Lights On theme for the program. Panel members have been chosen to appear In the program nresentlnir the different aspects of the education legislation to be presented to the legislature at its next session. Taking part In the panel dis cussions will be L. E, Dick. Robert Van Houte. D. O. Nelson, Gordon Pratt. Mrs. Charles Hug gett. Lowell Challey. Mrs. R. R. Fulleton. Mrs. William lieatn. Hlllard Brown and Dr. VV. H. Wolff. Tonics for discussion will be school finance, administrative orcanlzatlons. school board leg islation, professional standards, child welfare, school bus laws, legislation recommended by Governor Hatfield's I960 state conference on children and youth, and recommendations of the mr9 legislative Interim commit tee on education. These are all Items which will be Incorporated In some fashion in bins wnicn will he presented to the 1961 Oregon legislature. The program ts being observed oy an scnoois throughout Oregon. Sponsoring organizations of the Lights On for Education pro. m-am are the Oregon Congress nf Parents and Teachers presided over by Mrs. Leigh Gustlson, Mcdford; the Oregon tducation Association. Mllo Ceron, uregon ntv. president: and the Oregon School Board's Association, Jack Duff, Pendleton, president. Whitesmith Heads C. of C. for '61 At todav's noon meeting of the board of directors of the Hep nnnr.Mnrrnw Countv Chamber of Commerce Mike Whitesmith was chosen president; Fred uimoei, firot vlee president: and Dr. C. M. Wagner, second vice presi dent. ThA secretary and the treasur er posts will be filled later by ap pointment. Whitesmltn is manager oi wc J C. Penney Co. store in Heppner a'nrf r.imbel Is Pacific Power and Light manager. Dr. Wagner is a physician and surgeon. Rural Fire District Names Officers tt r.. Pnrni Fire district has accepted the resignation of Thomas J. Wells as a board of directors member. Wells Is mov ing to Vancouver, Wash, the first of the year, lie was recently i- elected to ine oumu wi - year term. Marcel Jones, Heppner, i ta.n nnnnlnted to fill the im u-... ii vacancy until the next election in Dec. 19bl. fnr the vear elected v... v,o hnnrd of directors are: Dick Wilkinson, re-elected presi dent; Harold fcvans was vice president and Marcel Jones as secretary-treasurer. tu uriohtman. Heppner. was recently elected to a three year term, expiring Jan. l, ijoj. wh i.inonn'a torm pyrilres Jan. 1. 1965; Evans' Jan. 1, 1964 and the other board memoer, nai;ii Beamer, will serve until Jan. 1, 1962. WEATHER HI Low Prec. Thursday 46 16 Friday 32 21 Saturday 30 24 .07 Sunday 36 28 2.0 Monday 52 30 .04 Tuesday 49 26 Wednesday 44 26 Maximum temperature, 52. Minimum, 16. Rainfall for the week was .36 of an inch. Total for the year Is 13.25 inches. December 22, 1960 fi n es 77th Year, Number -12 In Area Heppner, lone and Condon Being Considered The slb!Uty that Heppner or lone might become head quarters for Western Pipeline, Inc., was verified In a telephone conversation with representa tives of the compsny early this week. A!o being considered Is location In Condon. Western Pipeline of Austin. Texas, and J. P. Nell! and Co., Inc. of Dallas, have the contract for construction of 4SG mllea of line from the California border to Rosalia, Washington, for Pac ific Gas Transmission Co. If this location is chosen ex pectations of construction engin eers now Is that company per sonnel will start arriving some time In March or by the middle of April. Between 200 and 300 men would be Involved "noi an at one time." The location would be used from the time of arrival until probably the first of Sep tember, the company spokesman said. Fxnct time that the company will move from Bend has not been set as yet and cannot be Miii-rd nt this date because pro gress depends on rock formation, swamp, and other natural bar riers found in construction as well as weather. "nnit a few families with school age children would be in volved In the move," tne spoils man said. How many couia not be verified at this time. But the regular employees of the firm are traveling with their families, tntnrost was expressed in not only the availability of housing consisting of hotel space, mo tels and regular houses as well as trailer courts, but in office enaoa trans nortfltion and enter tainment facilities. Also consid ered will be distance from the pipeline where the firm win De working. Some local worKmen wui us hired, though the contractors will bring specialists witn mem to the Job, representatives of the firm said. Roger Thompson of Pacific Gas rr ,.,iccir.n rvimnanv said that A 1 II3Iii.."" . the first pipe In the ground in the United States was iam at tA rirArrnn- California border Wednesday. Some pipe had been laid on the 1,400-mlle pipeline In Alberta, Canada, previously but this Is the first in tne u. ti ia hoincr delivered to sev eral locations along the line and Is being welded Into two lengins f takon to the field. It arrives in 40-foot lengths and is welded Into 80 ioor sections. fCr nf thp winter work con- slsts of laying the bed where roads and high ways and other barriers occur. The spring work of actually lay ing the pipe win db uunc sections, with the sections lay i oimnitnneouslv. One of the outfits will work to lone from Bend and one from lone to no- salia, Wash. In this area Hinkel started re celving pipe the middle of Oc tober, the first of 500 carloads representing about 18,000 tons, ...uiu ..,in vo rpeelved there. Wflllll v. ... " Condon is expected to receive more than 700 carioaas. In the earlier an nouncement plans of the com pany which called ror no perma- nent Installations omer man nn. itself, in Morrow county were made. A future compressor station Is planned at lone. The Pacific Gas 1 ransmia&iuii h Aihprta-Callfornla pipeline will represent a capital investment or arounu w iu"" jiiore mnrA than half of which will be spent in Oregon. Total construction Is expected to xae about one year with gas flow anticipated In the eariy winter of 1961-62. Heppner-Morrow County cnam ber of commerce went on record this week to provide the com pany with information regard ing the facilities which could be expected in the area and pro mising cooperation oi tne cnam her In mfl kinp it possible for the crews to locate In the county. Mrs. Martha Van Seholaclc left Wednesday for a stay in Portland with her daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. John Karl-son. Heppner lost two starters on period but at tne ena ci urn