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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
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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
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Heppner, Oregon, Thursdoy, Fcbruory 2, 1961
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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.
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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
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.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
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top. Fred McMurray, J. E. Price,
Leonard Sehwarz, Verncr Troed-
son, James inomson
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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.
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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
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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
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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-
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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.