H
eppner
Pipe laying
Expected Here
In 45 Days
Wratem-NcilL contractors lor
Pacific Gat Transmission, art
scheduled to start actlvltiea In
this area near th end of March
or early April accord In i to a
romoanv suukesman thU week.
At thU time It U Impossible to
aay the exact date. Tney are
oretentlv working In the Bend
area and much depend on the
weather.
A slant 936 foot Ions pipe
welding machine la now being
set up at lllnkle (or double end
In and wraDDlnc forty miles of
36 Inch pipeline. It la built to
handle all problems connectea
with Joining two 3'4-ton sections
nf tln and has been moved to
Hlnkle from Klamath Falls. The
machine will Internally and ex
ternally weld, x-ray, coat, wrap
and grit-blast two w toot sec
tinna nf nln In a alncle oper
atlon. The time needed to weld
ih nln now at Hlnkle Is not
known but the machine .may be
In operation 10 hours a day.
seven days a week tn order to
meet the schedule or tne oper.
atlon being concluded In about
45 davs.
The company spokesman said
that this double ending ana
activity will coincide
rather closely with the start of
actual construction activities in
uhoriii! in. which Is In the
Immediate vicinity of Heppner
Earlier announced plans call
for two sections of pipe Deing
laid simultaneously; one begin
ning at Bend and running to
lone, another starting at lone
and terminating t Rosalia,
Washington.
No announcement has been
made as to where company of
fices or crews will be located
while working In this vicinity.
Many Attend
Elks Annual
lng tne anniversary ncrc
week-end were Warren Randall,
&7
Wheeler, Burns, fourth vice pres-
u. v a data ncaoriatlon:
l Lit 1 1 1 ui nic oiuv. '
Rex Krouse, Portland, public re-
latlAno nhnlrman for the State
lauuiu vuwiii'iv... -
. ansl n. n TTrliA AT i
ns.iplatlon: and G. B. Urlie, Ar
Hnpton, of the Grand Lodge
State Associations committee.
Pendleton Lodge No. 288 of
ficiated at the Initiation of 11
new members for the local lodge.
Doris Morris, Heppner, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Mor
ris, and Roger Doherty, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Doherty,
Heppner, were presented $50
bonds as winners of the Youth
Leadership contest. Making the
presentation was Warren Ran
dall. Other activities on the day
long program Included enter
tainment and a card party at
the Catholic Parish hall for
Elk's ladies; a social hour at
the club rooms; dinner at the
Fair pavilion, a floor show at
the Star Theater and dancing In
the lodge rooms.
COORDINATING DEVELOPMENT
GROUP ORGANIZED
The Space Age Industrial Park
Development Association was
formerly organized at a meeting
in Boardman last week. Purpose
of the group Is to seek suitable
government projects for the
Boardman site, and to attract
satellite industries to the adja
cent area.
William Belt, Hermlston, who
presided at the meeting, said
that the group felt that active
community support for space
age government projects as the
Boardman site could hasten the
start of operations by Boeing
and encourage the location of
other companies In the area.
Robert Tarr, Portland, recently
retired director of the Oregon
Department cf Planning and De
velopment, praised the group's
"positive approach" to the an
nouncement of Boeing's inten
tion to lease the Boardman site.
He said that action locally, In
Salem, and through representa
tives in Washington, D. C should
help to bring Oregon a fairer
share of the U. S. defense dollar,
now that Oregon has a site and
a proposed tenant with the cap
abilities to handle complex,
space-age defense projects.
The association elected Belt
Henniston, a president; Corge
hup Ant
f or o
cuscnr, on:.
School Bids B
" " 77th Year, Number 51
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State Representative Frank Weatherford reports a bust tlroa
In Salem. See letter on Page 2.
Rev. John Rydgren
Leaving For Tacoma
The Rev. John Rydgren has
been assigned a position as as
soclate pastor at Central Luth
earn church, Tacoma, Washing
ton. Pastor Rydgren has served
the Hope Lutheran church at
Heppner and the Valby Lutheran
church in rural lone for the past
tw0 aml a naU years.
The Rev. Joseph J Groschupf,
will serve as an Interim
pastor at Dom cnurcnes uw
t..i.. mhiui o now naqtor is ex-
itfuijr nut,, " ...... f
pected to be available. Pastor
' i ...mi va of Via fnn
LirOSCnuPI Will uc ai
m J - rA
four davs a week and
will carry on the regular church
program Including the mid
week Lenten services already In
progress.
Rev. Rydgren has been taping
radio programs locally for dis
tribution to various stations for
broadcast under the sponsorship
of the North Pacific district of
The American Lutheran Church.
He said that he will carry on
this program in his new location
and that the tapes are now being
heard over stations at Seattle,
Alaska and Spokane. Walla
Walla and Portland stations will
carry the program in the near
future.
Pastor Rydgren and his wife
and two small children will
leave for their new home follow
ing the church services here Sun
day. Weise, Boardman, vice president;
Bill Barrat, Heppner, second vice
president; Morris Temple, Pen
dleton, secretary-treasurer; and
Dewey West, Boardman, execu
tive secretary. Other incorpor
ators and board members are
Ted Smith, Pendleton; Dallas
Dusenberry, Umatilla; Gar Swan
son, lone; and Robert Tarr, Port
land. The group approved articles of
Incorporation as a non-profjt
corporation and made plans to
seek the cooperation of the Mid
Columbia Planning Council,
cities, ports, chambers of com
merce and development-minded
individuals.
Members also discussed the
formation of local development
corporations.
In commenting on the new
group, Bill Barratt, Heppner
member said "I believe future
large-scale development of North
Morrow County is Inevitable.
Whether it Is developed to the
fullest extent and In the best
Interests of tenants and adja
cent communities will depend
upon the motive power provided
by all available Individuals and
organizations. Our group hopes
to supplement and coordinate a
combined effort"
GAZE
American Legion and
Legion Auxiliary of Ion and
Heppner will entertain for
state officials of the organ!
tatlon at a mooting bora to
night at 6:30 at the Legion
halL
All Legionnaires and tholr
wires are invited.
Laura Lee Sumner
Goes To District
Speech Contest
Laura Lee . Sumner, Heppner
high school sophomore, will rep
resent the Heppner Odd Fellows
and Rebekahs In the district
United Nations contest in Pen
Aatnn Marrh 5. Laura Lee was
chosen from 21 entries, accord-.
In? to Pete McMurtry, lodge rep
resentative for the contest
Th tonlo for this year's con
test Is "What the United Nations
Has done for Underprivileged
Countries." All contest entrants
iisp the same topic. Judging In
the preliminary contest is based
on the written speecn; tne ais-
trlct contest Is based on speecn
content and delivery.
Winners of this annual con
test receive an all-expense trip
to the United Nations next sum
mer, where they are able to at
tend sessions of the UN.
Laura Lee is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. C Sumner, Hep
pner.
Jerry Anderson
Star Farmer
Jerry Anderson, senior at Hep
pner High School and son of
Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Anderson,
Hpnnner. was named Star Chap
ter Farmer at the annual FFA
banauet last night at the Cath
olic parish hall.
A complete story will oe in
next week's paper.
JOHN DEERE DAT
Farm machinery will be
displayed and demonstrated
on the Main street of Hep
pner tomorrow when Tri
County Equipment Co. holds
their annual Deere Day.
The all-day program begins
at 10 a.m. and includes a
free lunch, and an afternoon
film showing at the Star
Theater.
Il YEAR OF FIRST
HEART FUND
loaooo
SAVED Bf HEART
SURGERY-A
PRESENT-DAY
MIRACLE
HEART DISEASE
1 ENEMY
HEART rt
FUND
1 1 I. - -m I
eing Called For March 28th
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday
r
Odd Fellows To
Hold District
Convention Here
Odd Fellows representing 11
lodges tn two countlea will be
In Heppner Saturday for the 48th
annual L'matlllaMorrow County
Odd Fellows DUtrlct convention,
according to Randall Teterson,
president of the dUtrlct group.
Activities will center tn the
lodge hall on Main street with
registration starting at 11 a. m.
Grand Master Stanley Odhan,
Oswego and secretary to the
Grand Lodge, Earl Shank, Port
und will take part as well as
dignitaries from other lodges.
A regular lodge session will
mnvn at 1:30 with a welcom-
lng addresa by Lew Robblns,
Heppner. The response win a
elvrn bv Art Hoimes, renaieron,
past Crand Master of Oregon
oaii 0uuii m-- . - -
30 will be In charge of a 6:301
Sans Soucl KetKan ixxige no
dlnne- In the lodge dining r m.
rntortalnment has been sched
uled from two schools in the area
cu iivtii w -. . . ...
a T-tn th v(nlni? session
n ..ww - -
... . a J .111 fn.tn r tViA
will DeEin "" -
Milton-Freewater lodge exem
plifytng the 3rd Degree.
Th. IOOF Grand Lodge will
convene In Pendleton on May
14-18.
Chamber Retires
Lighting Bonds
nutstandina bonds owned by
individuals on the lighting fund
for the falrerounds will be called
by the Heppner Morrow County
Chamber of Commerce tnis
enHntr Action of the board of
directors recommending the re
tirement of all such bonds was
adopted by the chamber Mon
day.
Total amount of money Involv
ed Is about $1100. It was an
nonnced that within two years
the lighting fund bonds will be
completely retired.
Several years ago the Cham
ber paid for lighting of the field
by floatilng the bonds. Each
year at the annual Chamber
banquet a drawing of names
has been held to see which in
dividual'! bonds will be retired.
There will be no such drawing
at this year's banquet, which is
tentatively scheduled for late
March, as all individually owned
bonds will be retired now.
SCOUT MEETING
Bob Grant, Pendleton, Dis
trict Scout executive, will be
in town for a meeting to
night at the Methodist
church to organize a new
troop committee for Boy
Scouts in the area. The meet
ing will be held at 7 p. m.
In the church basement and
any men interested in serv
ing In this program are urg
ed to attend.
RETURNS FROM VACATION
rharles McLean, fire control
officer of the Heppner Ranger
district, has returned irom a
three week vacation trip which
took him to Las Vegas, Los An
geles and one week or skiing
at White Pass, Wash. He also
uuitpd friends at Seattle.
Mi-T.ean was accompanied Dy
his mother and step-father, Mr.
nH Mrs. Harry Morten son,
Naches, Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ruggles
and his mother. Mrs. Walter Rug-
gles, are spending a few days
in Portland.
WEATHER
HI Low Prec.
46 33 J01
45 29
52 35 -24
59 35
61 50
61 32 JL6
48 33
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thurwlav
Rainfall for the week was .41
of an Inch, for February 2.59
Inches. Total for the year Is 2L20
inches.
February 23, 1961
Fire Destroys
Boardman Store
by mart lee marlow
The Boardman Supply Com
pany, owned and operated by
George Vlce, was completely
destroyed by fire early Monday.
The fire was discovered about
1:15 avm. by both Mrs. Joe Ta
tone and Mrs. Arthur Allen, who
live near the store, who turned
In the alarm.
The fire started In the west
end of the 110 foot building,
and It was thought to have been
started by the explosion of the
furnace. The fire gained such
headway by 2:30 the structure
was leveled.
Five fire trucks responded to
the alarm, from Boardman,
the Boardman Bombing range,
Ordnance, Irrlgon and Arling
ton. About all they could do was
keep the fire from spreading to
i - - r - -
the Union Taclfic depot and a
tavern across me
ivImo had cone to Portland
and had not been contacted yet
mitj nau wvv.. -
I tfu mnmtniT en no estimate
i muiiuu; . ' . v 1 ' r --
I . ..... auiImA1
0i damage was uuiawcu
is of th store will be felt
keenly In the community, as
many farmers depended on It for
feed and supplies. Originally a
hardware store, Wlese had ex
nandpd the oDeration to handle
many other supplies, Including
some clothing, electrical applia
ances. school supplies, and gas
oline and fuel oil
ine ana mei uu.
. I
It was noi Known now mucu
of the contents were covered by
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insurance.
Red Cross Fund
Drive Set
The 1961 American Red Cross
Piinrf camnalen for Morrow
county will begin March 1. Mrs.
Hprman Stroeber and Mrs. Les
lie Moore are co-chairmen of the
county drive.
Thpv will b assisted by Mrs.
Robert Abrams and Mrs. Harry
rvnnnnpll In the Henpner area.
Volunteer collectors are needed
for this vicinity and anyone who
can help is urged to call Mrs.
Moore at 6-5577.
Othpr chairmen for communi
ties in the county are: Mrs.
E. J. Akers, lone, assisted by
Mrs Rav Barnett: Mrs. Orvllle
Cutsforth, Lexington; and Flor
ence Root, Boardman area.
Th hinod bank at Pioneer
Memorial hospital is operated
by the American Kea cross m
county residents have a real in
terest In this campaign, Mrs.
Stroeber said.
WINS COMMISSION
Tam nnmenle Monahan, son
of Mr. and Mrs. James Monahan,
has been commissioned 2nd
Lieutenant in the Air force, ne
is vacationing in California be
fore going to his new base In
Reno, Nevada.
Visiting Heppner and lone Le
gion posts this afternoon was
Commander Merrill E. Johnson.
Oregon City, who is in bis 17th
v.. l Vim T mrrnn
TTin hlV WmaTnlnT f It.1
and capping his ""wisuag ,
months in ollice wim a wu
wind tour of Legion facilities
designed to renew interest In
America's largest veterans or
gem li atlon.
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Ami:
Lexington Co-op
Elects Directors
Three new directors wer cho
M-n at the annual meeting of
th Lelnton Oil Co operative
held recently. They are Annie
Munkers. Heppner; kennetn rai
mrr and Kenneth Peck, Le&lng
ton. Hold over directors are Karl
Miller and Millard Nolan, both
of Lexington.
A dividend of 944 per cent
declared. Grtms for the Co
co for the vrar was reported at
$137,713.72 with a net of I18G72..
11. according to J-el tngelman.
manager.
San-members earn dividends
In the tame ratio as members,
but are not allowed to vote tn
company operation.
Heart Sunday
Ends Fund Drive
Sundav. February 2fl. is Heart
Sunday. Mrs. Cecil Thorne. lone,
county chairman, reminds the
public that the culmination of
iho Heart Fund drive will be that
day with a three day door-to-
door campaign ending sunaay
evening.
In charge of collection are:
Mm. Farl Soward. Heppner: Mrs.
Cecil Jones, Lexington town;
Mrs. Orvllle Cutsforth, Lexing
ton rural; Mrs. Thorne, lone;
Rt Rlirma Phi. lone rural: Mrs.
William Scehafer, Boardman and
Irrlgon.
Mrs. Thorne asks ail wno nave
received envelopes and not re
turned them with their contri
butions to please do so this week.
Warren S. Miller
New Ranger
Warren S. Miller. Dale district
. m ill). Votlnnnl
ranger, or me umnum i,oi.v,i..
Fnrpst. is belnff transferred as
HUtrirt ranecr on the Heppner
. " : " t
Al, trlt annrHlnT to r OreSt .
Ulail.Lli wwv.w.... -
- n,r
superv Uo r. C M Rector
vacant by the transfer of Victor
Krelmeyer to the Forest borvice
regional office in Portland.
A frraduate of Utah State Uni
versity, Miller received his ap
nnlntmpnt on the Ochoco Nat
ional Forest in 1951 where he
worked until going to the Dale
district as ranger in November,
1958.
Miller, his wife and daughter
will be moving to Heppner in the
early part of March.
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Wlldman
and Larrv attended the semi
annual meeting of Oregon News
paper Publishers Association in
Eugene Friday and Saturday.
COUNTY WELFARE COSTS
HELD AT LOW
Mnrmw County Public Welfare
ia thP most economical In the
state in many categories, Lowell
Challey, administrator, told the
Heppner-Morrow County Cham
ber of Commerce Monaay.
ThP local office ranks lowest
in the state in old age assistance,
with an average of $40. per
month. In aid to dependent chll-
an average grant per person oi
$29.19. The average family grant
In Morrow is $84.91 witn tne
npxt lowest being Columbia
County with $111.44 and the state
average being $l47.b. uniy in
aid to the disabled is the conuty
near the state average; the fig
ures are $C8.00 per montn nere
and the state average is $68.47.
rhallev save as a reason for
this "The tendancy here Is for
the family to help themselves
more than in some other places."
He said often less unfortunate
members of the family would
nntrihnte more freely than In
other places, and that additional
help outside the welfare agency
was often forthcoming. He also
pave credit to the local Welfare
Commission saying "the county
commission has developed more
resources."
Challey said he Is presently
preparing the anticipated budget
for next fiscal year, which wiu
be slightly higher than tne au
000 present budget
January and February are
usually the highest months In
expense of disbursing funds for
the county welfare cases, he
said. For this year the January
total was $7,273 and the Feb
ruarv budget is $7,820. The
present work load at the Hep
v
oner office Is 90 cases. In 78 of
these Involving 99 people, fin
ancial assistance is being pro
vided. There were 53 new cases in
Construction Plonned
For Eorly April
The Mni'W County Shuol
Pktrlct board approved the build
ing plans fr an 8 nom unit cf
the Iteppwr Lexington High
S hoi.l TuefcUy nljjht and called
for bids to be opened March 2&
Construction is expected to
tart In early April
The nresent serial levy f
$1.10.000 was staled as bHng ad
io ii ale to construct six rooms.
Fund for the additional two
room i are Included in the present
budget which will bo voted on
next month.
Stewart Tuft, of llaysllp k Tuft.
Portland architects, was at the
me'tini to answer questions of
the board and to give a com
plete description of the build
Inc. Prenent also were members
of he building committee.
The new building will bo cam-
mil tvl with frame construc
tion and a brick veneer finish.
the same design as the preesnt
11,-rtnnrr Elementary School. It
will be heated by electricity with
heat pumps which will also pro
vide cooling for spring and fall
months.
No office space Is provided In
the 8 room unit. Just class rooms
and rest rooms .
Conduction ts expected to
take about 150 days with com
the end of August and
occupancy the beginning of the
fall term.
nntiprt Van Houte. administra
tor, and Tuft also met Tuesday
night with the lone advisory
commlttoe and building commit
tee to discus plans for a new
6-room and office addition to the
existing cafetorlum and gym
riMcinm huildlne at lone. Bids
for this building are anticipa
ted for opening in late June
i,tih eonstructlon scheduled for
July 1. Financing will be by the
second year serial levy.
Locol Teachers
TO HOSt VOUnty
rj Z,,n
cauiui u i uiuuu
Teachen from all over Morrow
County v ill meet in Heppner
Monday following school when
th" Heppner OEA entertains the
county association. A business
meeting will be held at the high
school followed by a 6:30 din
ner at the Catholic parish hall.
Featured speaker will be Mich
ael Mattlch, Portland, who will
explain the public employees re
tirement system.
CORRECTED DATE
The Women's cancer film
showing is scheduled for
Tuesday, March U at 7:30
p. m. at the Star Theater.
It was incorrectly stated in
last week's paper for March
13.
FIGURE
.l- in ioro. but the num
ber of able bodied men receiving
financial assistance is always
thnt no work programs
have been set up. He said If the
number should noticeaDiy in
crease such a program would be
put Into effect.
Because or tne expense ui ad
ministering the program no pre
rvlartQ OTP htMnsr made to usa
the surplus food available to
state welfare oinces. v-nauej
a tv, fond costs 25 cents per
unit, must be transported here
from Salem, stored at strategic
lcoations for distribution through
out the county, and someone
would have to be hired to ais-
pense It If the costs or. oper
.ir, thP Droeram should
change, he assured the audience
that the local office wouia mam
use of this food.
a tnical month In the local
office results In some 175 con
tacts relative to public assistance.
In addition to assistance
programs there are adoption in
vestigations for the court, social
and financial reports for other
agencies such as the state hos
pitals, draft boards, and many
others, as well as out of the state
welfare inquiries.
Expenses of operating the lo
cal office fire also small in com
parison with other counties. The
average monthly administrative
cost during 1900 was $747.86.
This includes salaries of the ad
ministrator and secretary, rent,
heat, lights, telephone and trans
portation. Challey, who has been the lo
cal administrator since Septem
ber 1958, said that a routine
grand Jury investigation this
month resulted in "a clean bill
of health with a commendation
for the state of welfare matters
in Morrow county."