Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current, February 02, 1961, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextL ! 8PARY U OF 0 t v z c ?. r . c r. LEASE APPL ESN FOR 6 r EPPNErV : " 77th Year, Number 48 10c Copy . . 7 f ml j Mr r-.,, Thorne lelt Morrow Count Heart Fund chairman. talUs over plan, with Mrs. Charlw W Gl Jatl Heart Fund chairman, and Dr. Herbert Crlswold. head o! th. University of Oregon JLJeal SehJol division o! SwdWIoOT. The three met during a regional planning session In OSELl 2 225 Fund 7. J2dtod during the month of February, with Heart Sunday on February 28. . Lutherans Plan Information Classes During each of the six weeks preceding Holy Week the Luth eran churches of Morrow County are offering midweek Pastor's in formation services for members and friends. The six evening services will present in an informal-discussion manner, the major teach ings of the Lutheran Church. The study program will also make it possible for those who attend the six sessions to be come members of the church if they so desire. The subjects to be covered are: 1. How do we know the Bible is God's Word? 2. Why is it important to know God? 3. How can we come to know God? 4. What did Jesus actually accomplish? 5. What is the real purpose of the church? 6. What-does all this mean to me?- The services are scheduled for Hope Lutheran at 7:30 on Wed nesdays, beginning February 15; and for Valby at 7:30 on Thurs days, beginning February 16. On the 15th and 16th, the first in formation services will be pre ceded by a pancake dinner for members and friends and their families, beginning at 6:00 p.m. Hope and Valby extend an in vitation to members and friends In the area to attend both the dinner and the services follow ing in the weeks preceding Easter. Pastor Rydgren will conduct the sessions. The Women's groups of both churches are arranging a nurs ery for the children of families who attend. Name Omitted In a recent story appearing in the Gazette-Times about the Rainbow installation, Shannon Mahoney's name was uninten tionally omitted as Hope in the Rainbow for Girls. Al Lamb Receives Appointment; Will Represent Northwest Growers Al Lamb, manager of Morrow County Grain Growers, Inc., and a member of the Heppner local, has been appointed to the Na tional Farmers Union platform committee for 1961 by President Patton. This will be the third con vention in which the Morrow county man has represented Oregon-Washington at the national level. Mr. Lamb took over his pres ent Cooperative position in 1952 coming to Eastern Oregon di rectly from Denver where he was emploved by the National Farm ers Union Service Corporation. Earlier Lamb was in Puyallup. Wash., where he was in charge of Farmers Union food process ing activities and prior to that was assistant manager of Blue . L 1 r 1 JJ'iM Jf NOTICE The hospital auxiliary meeting U scheduled for Feb. 6. 2:00 p-m. at the Bank of Eastern Oregon and the president reminds all committee chairmen to be present at this time. Deere Day Plans Being Made Milo Burnett, northwest dis trict manager for John Deere Co., and Herb Clark, sales man- ager and co-owner of Tri-County Equipment Co., were in Heppner Monday, making plans for John Deere day. Dave Townsend, local Tryco manager, said the Heppner branch would be host to all farmers in this area for the spec ial Deere day on February 24. A big free lunch door prizes, and a movie pertaining to the old and the new methods of farming and farm equipment will be featured. P.T.A. Founders' Day Founders' Day will be ob served at next Wednesday's meeting of Heppner P.T.A. at the high school. Mrs. Douglas Drake, historian, will give a short history of the organization. The program for the evening will be on skiing with Kenneth Peck, president of Baldy Butte Ski Club, in charge. A style show on ski wear and a film will be included. NOTICE TO 4-H REPORTERS In order to facilitate hand ling of 4-H news, it has been agreed that 4-H reporters shall send news items to Miss Esther Ktrmts. county extension agent, who In turn will edit them and send them to the Gazette-Times for publication. A regular 4-H column will appear at intervals contain ing news written by the club reporters. Article should be brief. Lake Packers, Inc., of Salem, for a period of about 11 years. Lamb reported that one of his main concerns will be the con tinuing cooperation between the National Farmers Union and the National Wheat Growers League on legislative matters concern ing the wheat program. These two farm groups joined in sponsoring legislation, dur ing the last Congres?. that would have put into effect the domes tic paritv program so long de sired by the Oregon Wheat Growers League and most farm ers of Eastern Oregon. The Oregon-Washington rep resentative will push for adop tion of substantially the same Farmers Union program this year as was adopted in Denver 1 V l Heppner, Oregon, Thursdoy, Fcbruory 2, 1961 eMsaa County Water Resources Committee To Propose Study Morrow county wat?r resources committee will meet at 1:30 Tuesday, Feb. 7, at the county n cent's office. Attending win be Quinton Bowman, Salem, of the state Water Resources Board, who will discuss the proposed underground water study of the county. For some time the county com mittna hns wanted to have a study made' of the underground water supply. The Heppner aou Conservation District Is also pro moling the project. Bowman will explain the study tn the oubllc Tuesday night when he appears on the program of the annual meeting of the soil conservation district. Combine Clinic Tuesday At Theater Farmers oi xne vited to attend the Combine Clinic sponsored by the Inland Equipment Co. next Tuesday at the Star Theater in Heppner at 7:30 p.m. t , A Case combine specialist, wm un n,ocont tn answer Questions and discuss new equipment and it a TU Intact operating metnuus. i uc hine orjeration and maintenance will be shown in color sound movies ana suae films. The show Is free and tne pud lie is Invited, according to Lowell Gribble. CANTATA REHEARSAL STARTS TONIGHT Rehearsal for an Easter can tata will start tonight at the high school auditorium at 8 p.m. Singers from all churches and any others in the comunity who are interested are invited to at tend. Gordon Pratt will be con ductor. Mr. and Mrs. W. I. O'Harra were in Milton-Freewater, Wed nesday, attending the funeral of his aunt, Mrs. Ethel McBride. in 1960. The I960 program made possible the close working to gether on legislative matters concerning farm programs of the Farmers Union, the National Wheat Growers League and to a considerable extent the National Grange. Lamb said that it is felt that the new Administration will be agreeable to a new approach to the farm problems. While in Washington. L3mb will cor.ff-r with Northwest con gressmen and senators on the Wheat League program and on the question of taxes against co operative dividends. He said that he welcomes sug gestions and information on Northwest problems. it. C- ' - tw Mothers March Of Dimes Drive Big Success The marching mother of H-p-pni-r were successful Tuesduy evening In gathirrlnj; more mney for the New March of Dimes than In any previous march, according to Mr. Gone Pierce, chairman. A total of $321.63 was collected In the Mothers March by the 35 women participating. Vern Van Martcr, county chairman of the New March of Dimes, reports that about half the amount collected last year ha hmn mailed In in answer to envelopes sent residents of the county. Response was slow at first hut has nicked up In the past week. All those still holding envelopes are urged to sena ineir contributions as soon as possible. High School March The Junior March of Dimes is now In full swing, with a variety of activities indulged In by students as money raising nroterts. savs Larry Tibbies, Jun ior chairman. Classes at the high school have been divided Into teams with each class electing a king and queen candidate. Whichever class raises the most money will see their candidates tup as kins and queen of the school dance Saturday night fol lowing the Heppnerbherman game. Class candidates are: seniors, prince Bill Monagle and prin cess Doris Morris; Juniors, prince Archie Ball, princess Liboy van Scholack; sophomores, prince Shan Applegate and princess Laura Lee Sumner; freshmen, prince Douglas Dubuque and princess Pam Cocheu or rnyms Npison who tied for the honor. Another vote is being held to day. All receipts must be turned in t half-time of the game and will be counted to see which class won. Announcement of the winners and crowning of King and Queen will take place dur ing the dance in tne scnooi gym. Among the seniors, the boys and girls of the class are carry ing on a separate contest, with the losers obliged to honor the winners at a party. The boys are collecting and selling scrap Iron and bottles, other projects of theirs are being kept secret. The girls have made and are selling badges for 10c each, which aicn Hvps a chance on four pup pies. The drawing to see who . .in i. 1 U wins the puppies win oe new at the hall oi me oaiuiuj rromp Thev are killing, clean ing and cutting live chickens which were donatea io mem uiu ..rin bpII them. Some of the girls are taking jobs washing win dows, etc. They win noia a car wash at Jack's Chevron Station r. Main street all day Satur day with the proceeds going to the March of Dimes. Jnnuorv Water Bills Light, February Meavy Due to frost and ice on the water meters, city employees were unable to get a reading In the south and east areas of Hep- fnr tho Januarv bill, ac- cording to Ted Smith, city clerk. m, Tnniinrv bills will be based on the minimum charge only, but next momn me au ditional gallonage will show up ...otor statements. This procedure is used rather than forcing meter boxes open, and possibly causing aamage. WEATHER (Courtesy of Leonard Gilliam) Hi Low Prec Thursday 32 28 16 20 26 28 43 36 Friday 31 Saturday 37 Sunday 36 Monday 52 Tuesday 60 .13 .04 .22 Wpdnesdav 56 Maximum temperature, 60. Minimum. 16. Rainfall for the week Is .39 of an inch. Total for the year Is 1.03 Inches. Elks Lodge Honors Its Old Timers With Dinner OUt Tinirrs of llrpner Unle No. B TO K. w r nonoriHi at a dinner In the lod dining room January 19 and at the meeting following. The oldi.t mrnihor rranK TumiT. Ilfimnrr. who alo Is the only honorary life m'mtcr of the Km!l'i Tills Is a hlch award and was presented (uverl years ago "for activities wyona the call of duty." Turner has been a member for 52 years and has held many offices In the lodge as well as serving as ex- altetl ruler. Waldon Rhea, who has been member since the lodge was organized 61 years ago and is the onlv living charter member; Curtis Rhea, a 55 vear member; Chsrles Campbell. 52 year mem- Ur and L. E. McB.e. 51-year members, were unable to be present. Old Timers were honored with presentation of pins, followed by entertainment of the type pop ular In the area when each Join ed the lodge. Presentations were made for: 50-year pin, Curtis Rhea; 45-year pin. Harold Cohn, Bert Mason, Harlan Mccuray, Sr.; 40-year pin, John Bergstrom, O. G. Bergstrom, and Norman Florence; 33-year pin. Francis Doherty; 30-year pin, P. W. Ma- honey and J. H. Mccraay. nthpr Old Timers of the local lodge, with the number of years each has been a member, are: 30-31 Year Members William Bucknum, Lewis Cason, Edward Clark. William J. Doherty. Earl Eskelson. J. J. Hayes, R. B. Fer guson, J. I. Hanna, C. A. Kane, ... r rianin Knnu-ip. t', toMhon' Howard McDuf i,... --- . top. Fred McMurray, J. E. Price, Leonard Sehwarz, Verncr Troed- son, James inomson .. ......... r. i. Doherty C J. T Bauman. Max uoneriy, v,. Buschke, Fred Buschke. J. G. Barratt Alfred Bercstrom. Bar- Evans, Henry Krebs, E. H. Mil ler, W. T. Nichols, W. H. I. raa berg, E. F. Sheridan. 40-44 Year Members Earl Ackley, P. A. Anderson, W. Y. Ball, Walter Beckett, E. A. Ben nett, Carl Bergstrom, E. William Bergstrom, John Bergstrom, O. G. Bergstrom, J. L. Carter, Camp bell, J. G. Cowins, Claude Cox, J. P. French, . E. E. Giiuam, l,. L. Gilliam, E. L. Groshens, Wal ter Hayes, Henry Happold, Nor man Florence, P. W. Mahoney, J. H. McCrady, Fred Hoskins, Jackson, Felix Johnson, Alva pHvp Huston. David Hynd, Ralph Jones, Glenn Jones, Joseph Ken ny, C. R. Maddock, A. V. mc Murdo, P. A. Mollahan, Walter Moore, Joe Nys, William H. Pad berg, F. E. Parker, Loyal Parker, Rollo Solvester, Ralph Thomson, J. O. Turner, Charles Vaughn, H. E. Warner, Henry Wood. 45-49 Year Members L. E. Bisbee, Harold Cohn, John Do herty, Henry Keys, Bert Mason, Harlan McCurdy, Sr., Harry Tamblyn. CEMETERY MAINTENANCE PAYMENTS DUE The cemetery board announ ced last week that payments for annual care are now due, and should be made to the secretary, Mrs. Elaine George, before March 1, in order to assure com pletion of work by Memorial Day. Soil Conservationists To Hear Water Reports Lexington Will Host Annual Meeting A program of interest to the general public has been plan ned for the Heppner soil con servation district's annual meet ing at the Lexington grange hall, February 7. The theme, Water Conservation, will be de veloped from three angles; a film on the subject will start the program at 7:30 p.m., to be followed by two speakers. Quinton Bowman, State Water Resources Board, Salem, will talk on the proposed under ground water study of Morrow County. This study has been pro posed by the county water re sources committee and Is being promoted by the Soil Conserva tion District. The first public report of the recent re-survey of Willow creek for a flood control dam will be Airplane CompanyTo Pay Cost Of Moving Navy to New Site ly W. a W1LDMAM In a trU-phon.- tt.nver ition etetl4y alter rn. FiatJ M Wralherford. representative from the ?2nd PUtikt tld the Gactt-Tlmes, The tate f Otrin ! ivt led an an II cation from thr IWing Alrplun Cfrnjany f.-r a Um term on the 100.000 acre fUardman Space Are lndurlal lrk in Mor row county." According to Westherf.-rd. the leax apl'lkatu.n r-uiu from negotiations between IWIng and the State Department l Plan niiur and Development. He termed It on of Oregon's mt !. nlficant Industrial development the Impact this could have on would place Oregon nolldly Inta It will nrovide iww wealth trad and aervlce Industries and state government," Weathcrford ti, l..as a nulled for is for .).ntl usa th. kite for Industrial poses, and gives the Mate the option to terminate the leas If such . no! develop by lec. 31. 1900. Annual rental of SOO.OuO adjusted at 10 year Intervals to be paid for the land. Weatherlord an id Boeing's occupancy ul the me ana ui iv of rental payments shall begin oulsltloii of title by moving th. ' . Church Census To Be Taken Sunday Afternoon A religious census will be ta ken within the city limits or Heppner next Sunday beginning at 2:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Ministerial atlon of South Morrow County, the census is being ta ken to determine the religious complexion of the city and to thnrrhv cive ministers oi me Heppner churches a more def . ,:- .... i . Inlte idea of how best to serve the area. Those taking the census will akIc homeowners five questions. name of family; number, names , . rhii,rpn. where chil- nnd apes of children: where chll dren attend Sunday benooi; location; and church preference. The Ministerial Association ctntps that callers will not be encouraging attendance at any particular church. The cans wm be brief and to the point, rhnrrhps cooDeratine in the project are: Methodist, Christian, ah Saints EDlscopal, Assembly of God, Church of the Nazarene, Seventh-day Adventist. and Hope Lutheran. Those who will be callers are to meet at the Methodist church at 2:30 p.m. Sunday to be assign ed calling areas. Cooperation of the public in mnwincr a comDlete census Is urged by the Ministerial Assoc iation. SOROPTIMIST OFFICER MAKES OFFICIAL VISIT Margaret Lark In, Klamath Falls, made her official visita tion at a meeting of the Hep pner Soroptimists Club exec utive board meeting Wednes day evening at the home of Mrs. John Pfelffer. Mrs. Larkin is the district director. She also attended the regular meeting of the Soroptimists at noon today. GUN CLUB SHOOT The Morrow County Gun Club will hold a merchan dise shoot Sunday, Feb. S. at the club grounds south of Heppner starting at 11 o'clock. Everyone is invited. hv Glenn H. Von Gun ten, Walla Walla, Chief of Plan ning of the U. S. Corps of Engi neers. The re-survey was orig inally scheduled to be completed last summer and a public meet ing was to be held in August to present the findings of the Engineers. Their work has not been completed to date and no report has been given. It is not known whether a recommenda tion for or against the proposed dam will be made by the Corps. Also on the Tuesday meeting Is a report of the Lexington blow control district One supervisor for the Hep pner District will be elected at this annual meeting as the four year term of Alvln Wagenblast has expired. The meeting is open to the public. Refreshments and a dis cussion period will follow the annual meeting. In recent year Sculatlng on the Oregon economy, lie saw inn th space age. and payroll, pruxue rkpanuou provide new lnom fur local an I said. years and provides that Boeing research and development! pur reflect Inflationary factors will when the state compiles Navy's practice bombing rang . . . a. . 1 . . . . k n Irom tne iioarumnn hip " alternate site In northern Lake county. Boeing will assume most of the cost of moving the Navy. Weatherford quoted governor Mark Hatfield as saying these procedures are U-ing expldited. and It is hoped they will be completed well In advanco of an Initial deadline of Dec. 20, 19CI. specified In the lease applica tion. Legislation authorizing the state to acquire the bombing rrnm the Naw was in troduced Into the national Con gress In April. 10 and signea Into law by the President on June 8. 1960. The Boeing proposal was dis cussed Tuesday morning In a meeting at the Governors oiuce at which thirteen key members of the state senate ana nousc Including Rep. Wcatherrora, were present. Other Industries. Too Governor Hatfield's feeling la that Boeing meets the qualifi cations desired In a tenant lor the Space Age Park, Inasmuch th.u nra nnc of the foremost companies In space-age develop ment, and are oacKea vy ocfui nircraft manufac- Ul UU.V.-.J.w. ture. Ho feels that smaller satel lite Industries will now oe traded to the Morrow county site. Hatfield praised the work of Morrow County Judge Oscar Peterson and the six-county plan ning and development council for their aid In working out the manv details and problems which had to be solved before the site could be made avail able for a company such as oe- lng. Judge Peterson this morning said that he naturally was grat ified to sec such a large and respected company take a firm step toward the hoped-for de velopment of the vast Space Age Park. The Judge went on to say that it Is too early in me game to evaluate the Impact on our local economy. He voiced some concern lest the proposed lease might tie up the sue ior sui purpose which will not utilize the full potential of the site. Ideal Site for Industry This is the most Ideal site in the entire Northwest for in dustrial development," the Judge said, "and it would be a shame to have it used for anything less than at Its highest potential. With water, as well as rail, high way, and air transportation available, cheap and unlimited power potential from the Colum bia River, a vast expanse of land rnrTrnnhlralIv suited to in- "-r- ---- - dustry ana nousing, u-iu temperate climate, this site can not be surpassed. At this time when large concerns are wum"k for locations, and national de fense requires the maximum use of all our resources, we should Insist on this site being used to its best advantage. "Far from being an isolated and desert region, as some may infer, this area Is accessible and very desirable, particularly in view of the Oregon tax situation as compared with that of most other states in the nation. We feel that Boeing must realize the prize they are acquiring." Representative Wcathe r f o r d said yesterday that he would do everything possible to keep the people of Morrow county fully informed of developments as they occur, and will make every effort to promote the welfare of Morrow county Interests as well as those of the state of Oregon In the coming space age.