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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (June 29, 1961)
fiK L4c Puro Heppner Fdcls POPULATION: 1!0 crnu Ibled (he city of Heppner population 1G61. LOCATION: Heppner, the county scat of Morrow County, U located in the south central part of the county at the junction of highway 74 ani -trr. it na lung own an out let for Inland farmer and ranch ers, and erved a a mair staee- ctiarh atop In the early day. The city was Incorporated In l.W, and later became the county! seat b IT SERVING ALL OF MORROW COUNTY G A2F TTE-TI M Good Sewer System 10c Copy 78th Year, Number 17 Among tin top nuinit Im pfoxrmenw In the city if rur arc the water )lem, which brings water through the main tn home and bu.lnee to pur that It !' not hive to h chlr City of Heppner Looms Picturesque in Photo Taken From Air ? X -r Vj ' ' T J I ",&5- 1 !' '-- y-- - , r . ... 3 S ' " ----- ,W.fV ' - -W-v-r- "v.. ;r i -:-.?- A--vwf IXEVATJON: 19T5 ftct above sea leveL CLIMATE: Temperatures are moderate and the crowing season aver- bjics 1G8 days. The averace tem perature ranges from high In the 90's In the summer to around zero In the winter. Rainfall av erages 13.05 inches. COUNTY GOVERNMENT: HeDDner Is the Morrow county seat and the county government I was established In 1885. The present picturesque native atone court house was bunt in w.'. CITY GOVERNMENT: Incoroorated In 1887. Mayor. servin? four-vear term: six coun cil men serving four-year terms. rOLICE DEPARTMENT: Twcntv-four hour police pro- tection; radio-equipped patrol car, throe man police force. FIRE DEPARTMENT: Well-equipped, efficient volun teer fire department. ASSESSED VALUATION: $1,297,927. assessed at 21 per cent of true value. 1960-61 tax roll. Millage for city purposes is 26.8. Bonded aeDl currently, $255 000, of which $126,000 Is THIS AERIAL view of the City of Heppner wa. 4aken in 1960 by Western Ways, , water Imnrovement and $129,000 Inc.. of Corvallis. U was odioumju iv.u4r .. -1 .-4. Is "sewer system; Pacific Power and Light company, in. ew iooKs to xn wa u to Lexington cuiung w .- - ' " BUILDING PERMITS Calendar year, 1960, $183,200. POSTAL RECEIPTS For calendar year 1960, $35,- 503.16. BANK DEPOSITS: First National Bank of Oregon, Heppner branch, as of December 31, 1960, $5,202,072.99. Bank of Eastern Oregon, branches at lone, Arlington and Heppner, total de posits as of December 31, 1960, $4,222,202.88. NEWSPAPER: The Heppner Gazette-Times, established in 1883, published weekly Thursdays, paid circu lation over 1,400. LIBRARY-MUSEUM: A new $80,000 building dedi cated in 1960, one half used as library and one half as museum. Library is supported by city funds and donations and operated by a library board. Museum was a gift to the county and is oper ated by a museum board. PUBLIC UTILITIES: MiiniciDal water system sup plies ample artesian water from three city owned wells pumped hv pleetricallv-drtven pumps Municipal sewer system serves the city. Power ana iignt iur nished bv Pacific Power & Light Co; telephone service by Pacific Telephone Northwest. TRANSPORTATION: Union Pacific shipping point, truck line to Pendleton. SCHOOLS: Heppner high school serves Heppner and Lexington, Hard man and Ruggs, employes 16 teachers. Elementary school, 14 teachers. New building being completed, to be used at present as grade school but will be nu cleus for a new high school, 8 teachers this fall. Seventh-day Adventist elementary', one teach er. CHURCHES: Nine demoni nations: All Saints' Episcopal church. Church of the Nazarene, St Patrick's in a titl. and the md I -cr ) trm, Tlltfe MrlU Mlply the City with watir. T are .-ir1 12 nll from the riiy near VU. low cttH-k and one i-f lh-e we lit w m an arti-ian well when f irt drilhtl In irm The third U lo r:d thrw rnth tnve town. Tv fem-rvoli ar l"ied Just atHe ti n and ! hiich rncuigh to give 7rt lb. i-f Krtt' pit-vur In the town urtim-r. Tfie waii-r vs!fin cipatde of uppl)lng fx'.) pali n In 21 hour ihhI.hI or V) cation i-r minute. Canacttv f the re. ervln Ik 1.110,() gallon Stand by dies-! motor are up at two well In r.iw' the eltTtrle riouer (iuniilv hoult tie cut iff for ar.v reason nnd render the rlc trlc mot.-r liioxratlve. There are approximately H water con nections In the city. Lat Improxement t the - teni wa made In lrt when six mile of the 12 mile line to the rewrvolr were changed fmnt concrete to 8-Inch uteel liH. The water I tested iften for purity, but only on the tem porary occasions when work was hoine done on mains In the sys tem was it necessary to chlori nate for purity. SuppIv of water has boon ade- auate here, and through the past several years there ha been very little restrictions on u use tor domestic purposes. The sewer system was Install ed in 19:2 and covers the entire town. A disposal plant of the digester type is located near Wil low creek below town. Laterals of the system are de stined to handle a population of more than twice the present size, and the disposal piani could provide for 25U0 persons. If necessary an addition could be built to the plant. A $250,000 bond issue during the term of Jess Turner as mayor provided for construction of the system. Remaining Indebtedness on the system Is Just over $100,000. Cost of the sewage disposal plant was $118,000 and original cost of sewer lines was $132,000. tit 1 I 1L. (..... V... 1u n t la Ilia ,-,, nff view at the right. The school plants are visible at the right center. The new school 1. - .t. t - IV. . A V.. L. t,A .Idrtl . .. . . tXAAM UTiwal when this photo was taken. HEAD of the county government is Judge Oscar Peterson whose current term of office runs un til January, 1965. Catholic Church, Assembly of God Church, Christian Church, Hope Lutheran Church, The Methodist Church, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints', Seventh-Day Adventist. HOSPITAL: Pioneer Memorial hospital, 49 beds, new in 1950; operated by the county; five doctors on the staff. CIVIC AND SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS: Heppner-Morrow County Cham ber of Commerce maintains a downtown' information cen ter listing housing available and other facts pertinent to new comers. There is an active Elks Lodge, Masonic Lodge, I OOF lodge, and Soroptimist Club. VETERAN'S ORGANIZATIONS: American Legion post and American Legion Auxiliary. 1 1 1 ' ' 1 I ' f f - I " ' S F : I ...: I ,? I it I i - y ' ' 'j ; . ... ' ' f f, I 1 ; mi iimm mit.iM.-.! 1 rlri,lli..ff-i.ii Iiiii'ii ir . ' 11 ' i ' . . : . I ' 'i I I url .4 i fasi ..isrr,f th&e ' , t -; - - ' f Zl ' ', NATIVE STONE, quarried in various locations of the county, provided materials for construction ol the Morrow county courtnouse. wnicn wa ou iu uu. u in.tm ik w ing is taken towards the east from a point on May street. A cool picnic park is located behind the building. County seat of Morrow County was first established at Heppner by act of the legls lature on February 16, 1885. and funds for the first courthouse, erected that year, wete raised by popular subscription. (G-T Photo) Morrow County Officials Listed WELCOME EDITION ELECTED OFFICIALS: County Judge: Oscar E. Peterson Commissioners: E. O. Ferguson, Heppner Milton A. Biegel, Irrigon County Clerk: Mrs. Sadie Parrish County Sheriff: C. J. D. Bauman County Assessor: Harry Dinges Justice of the Peace: J. O. Hager, Heppner; R. B. Rand, Board man APPOINTED OFFICIALS: Health Nurse: Velma Glass; as sistant, Mrs. Herman Green. Tax collection: Elvira Irby, Lil lian Sweek Deputy County Clerk: Mrs. Mary Bryant Deputy Assessor: Rod Thomson Appraiser: William H. Johnson Clerical, assessor's office: Lillian Sweek Custodian: Darrel Hudson COMMITTEES. ELECTED: Port Commission: George Wiese, Boardman Dewey West, Boardman John R. Krebs, Cecil Gar Swanson, lone Al Lamb, Heppner COMMITTEES. APPOINTED: Hospital Board: Jack Van Winkle, Heppner W. C. Roj-ewall, Heppner Gar Swanson, lone Leta Humphreys, Heppner Gena Leonard, Lexington Fair Board: O. W. Cutsforth, Lexington Bernard Doherty, Heppner Al Fetsch, Heppner Planning Commission: Dick Wilkinson, Heppner Roy Lindstrom, lone Milton Biegel, Irrigon Art Allen, Boardman W. C. Rosewall, Heppner Rural Fire District: Andy Van Schoiack, Heppner Frank Anderson, Heppner O. W. Cutsforth, Lexington Ralph Crum. lone Donald McElllgott lone County Health Officer: L. D. Tibbies, D.O., Heppner AL LAMB heads Heppner city government as mayor. He is also treasurer of Morrow County. Grain Growers. Wranglers Active As Riding Club; Invite Members The Morrow County Wranglers, a riding club, sponsors four play days, a trail ride and an over night ride in the spring. Their cow cutting contest, horse show at the Morrow Count Rodeo and cowboy breakfast at the rodeo have become annual affairs. Thev have a "Buck Burger" feed in the fall and a Christmas party. The club has its own arena ne.ir tlenoner which was improv ed this summer by the addition of a sprinkling system. Membership is on an individ ual or family basis; it is not necessary to own a horse or even to ride one new members are cordially invited. At present there are 60 family memberships meetings are at 8 p. m. on the first Tuesday of each month at the club house. ' Hunters, Anglers Find Good Sport In Morrow County There's plenty of action In store for fishermen and hunters In Morrow county, the nimrods having available everything from iackrabbits to elk and the anglers everything from trout to stuigeon. Prime mule deer hunting Is available all through the south ern and eastern half of the coun ty. Elk hunting is available in the southern mountain areas. Upland game birds are found in good number, including ring necked prea.sants, quail, Hun- carlan nartridee and chukar partridge. Good grouse shooting can occupy the hunter in the timbered regions. The entire county is considered good up land game bird country, accord- ng to Milt Guymon, State Game Commission. Waterfowl gunning is also available, especially around the irricated areas and along the Willow Crock drainage. Canada goose hunting is popular adja cent to the Columbia River sec tion. Although most creeks are small, the commission stocks Willow and Butter creeks with trout, and occasionally Rhea creek for early season angling. Potamus, Mallory and Wall creeks on the south side of the Umatillas also provide some early season angling. However, most fish in these creeks have migrated back in the Jonn uay system by midsummer. Prime fishine- exists alone the Columbia, which includes Chin ook salmon and steelhead fish ing as these fish move through the area on their upstream mi gration and warm water game fishing along the back waters of the river. There is a good popu lation of small mouth black bass in many sections of the river all the way along the Morrow coun ty border. Some excellent areas are found around Irrigon and Boardman sections of the river. Large mouth bass are also available in this section of the river. A fine new trout fishing lake of some 25 acres will soon be ready when Bull Prairie Reser voir Is finished. It is located in the headwaters of Wilson Creek in the Umatilla National Forest about 40 miles south of Hepp ner. towards Spray. Morrison Knudsen has the construction bid and is now at work on the project.
