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Heppner, Oregon, Thursdoy, June 29, 1961 G A2ETT -Tom es 10c Copy 78fh Year, Number 17 Grass Fires Hit Friday West of City Th flrt era is firvs t the season came two In on day rri.uy. Toe rul fail mm ftvrltrd by , :ne i-Tai nre ovprtmvnl at p 43 i. m whrn grass vkk burning the Malt Itui:hca purr at the i.urthutKt ngf vt town. Fir rhlff r. A Kueeh-s mM tht mal) ! smoking near the rt'tk probably started the fUrm-v The iL jnrtment qultkly tipnnciit the (ire under control. hut not In fore It had burned a strip about 1M fert long and 15 to IS feet wide along the (r.w.w At 2:00 u. m. the volunteera liV . ( ) ;1 j '1 were aealn called out when fire f.i nned by strong Mind, got away fnm a railroad maintenance rew working near the Union Pa i lflc depot. Starting on the Robert Currin proiH'tty, the flames quickly spread over about 40 uews IWore being contained. One shed burned up. anHher was j'yo.1. and chief Ruggles said i-nly foaming water covering saved the houne. The wind carried the blaze up the hill and In one place over the top It was a difficult Ire to fight fa-cause it moved no fast In the dry grass and strong wind. Men on the lire lopartment lougnt It for over one and one-half hours befoie bringing It under control. Warning Issued Chief Ruggles again warned I THE 196! queen and court for the Morrow County Fair and Rodeo or shown at their first appearance Juno 10 and 11 at tho Junior the public to be careful about I Rodeo In John Dor From loft art Princess Sandra Eubank, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Eu banks, lone, sponsored by Willows grange; Princess Marlon Fetich, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Al Fetsch, Heppner. sponsored by Lexington grange; Queen Joan Mo, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Mo. Heppner. sponsored by th Rodeo association; Princess Ronnie Belsma. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cordon O'Brien, Heppner. sponsored by th Lena community; and Princess Pat Partlow, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Part low. Boar dm an. sponsored by th Tlllicum club. Th girls will make their second appearance July 4 at th Ukiah rodeo In Dklah and will be presented at th kick-off danc July IS at th fair pavilion In Heppner. They will make their principal appearance at th Rodeo, Sept 2 and 3. J' ' J &t i ' L J l ,MrLnm(W f i)(rc Early Completion Seen For Gas Pipe Line Ditch Wfik .n the t .ijvlin t 1ie U a ii.it.Ulty that l rt going f4t.r and fter, amrd-tf ti trtwnl vw will remain irg to IKnt KeynoM. Hirchailng I hi r Mt jklng tn equipment W. i-eni f..r WVktrrn ripllne. Inc. I lowing irr.j'Iftlo!i cf the ditch. Ueyn'Id ald that part it htlllio;g!i r nolds said this had 115 man crew has already fin. I n. t Urn verified UVd The firt rf the wetk thel H-a1joaitfi f,.r Wcktern ripe d.t. h U:g:'( were working 8 1 line Mere moed lu-r front dn n iii n.nih of bne. abiut 13d.n June 11. I.Htlng on the r-;:. fr.m their p.lnt tf term-1 Morrow County s li. l dUtrkt r.u.-.t Wish the smaller crew I bu terminal adjacent to the f air- j i. k' uiMnfiiud to ;ilmt oiiel rrour.lk. When the pi) lrt)lr.g n ile -r day. lireM- is Moiklng In this area, Tfce ivluj intend to thelthiy Mill aUi um the same fa- !.tiiii nv. which Mill Mlowrllitie. Ti ir vntrait mIUi th tii I'.cop. Tliey are iiom- i.jx-r-1 hoed k:-iuU until Aurut 15. aung r.esr Madra and are cov-1 The t.Mi i imi pie laying crew erix;- tl1(. gittund mote quickly I Mill ! follow f.i ly a umaller tan auticipaUNl. t-nolds said. I ctoiip vh will d the covering He gae credit to the Hvdap I anl rt'lifilng the Mil to a con Partly to the terrain cowred and I ditlon vlu re Mill md blow. p.ittl) to the fact that the men I Tln , iilmh g pirn-Hue will vn able to Moik together faster than evpitted. j Light Plane Crash ,h Injures Pilot Here takf nrt.iml gas from the ivntral Albeit n field In Canada t Ihe San FminiM-o Bay area. It 1 Kin;' built fr Pacific tSan and Tiausmihi.iii Co. at an Invest ment tf orot'nd U'O million dol lar, wlili mote than half this nmcunt f-ent In Oregon. ; li expHted to flow In the neo line in the early Minter of 1W162. Chamber Members , Ask Information fire. The Met spring and mild winter have combined to make an exceptionally heavy growth of grass this year and now that it is drying out, fire hazard Is hlh Ruggles reminded Heppner residents that burning of trash is strictly prohibited. This In eludes burning In trash burners. All garbage is to be hauled to the city dump where proper pre cautions can be taken to keep fire from spreading $25 First Prize Claimed Saturday In Lucky Bucks Twenty five dollars top prize money was claimed by Leonard Kummerland, Heppner, In the Lucky Buck drawing Saturday. Other winners were Rhoda Breeding, $10, and JoAnn Temple ton and Martha Van Scholack, each $1.00. Next Lucky Buck drawing will be July 8. Free parking Is being provided by the city for those taking ad vantage of the special bargains featured by merchants of the town at these drawings. All meters are hooded with sacks promoting Lucky Bucks. Anyone who has not registered is asked to do so. It is only necessary to register once. The name Is then keyed with a num ber and stays on file. LaVerne Van Marter, Jr., who Is In charge of the file, reports that 965 names had been listed by Mon day. Registering can be done at any of the 61 business estab llshments participating in the program. Drivers Caution Advised on Holiday Holiday traffic is expected to be heavy and all available Ore gon State Police personnel will be assigned to tranic patrols, State Police Superintendent H. G. Malson states. Maison said officers will again use lighted headlamps during daylight hours to call the atten ion of the public to the presence of patrol cars. The Fourth holiday period will begin at 6 p. m. Friday and last until midnight Tuesday, a total of 102 hours. Last year In the 78-hour holiday period 8 lives were lost, nearly 200 were Injur ed in 459 accidents. Morrow County Sheriff C J. D. Eauman requested that all area resident? use extreme caution on the highways. "Drive safely and enjoy a good holiday," the Sher iff advised. WEATHER Hi Low Friday j 56 Saturday 92 w Sunday 95 56 Monday 95 54 Tuesday 80 41 Wednesday 78 41 Thursday 73 47 Maximum temperature. 95. Minimum, 41. No precipitation this week. To tal for th remains 9 67 Inches.' State to Consider Cutsforth Park The possibility of Cutsforth Park becoming a state park was brought up at Heppner-Morrow County Chamber or commerce Monday. Orvllle Cutsforth, who orlg Inally gave the land to a non profit park association five years ago, said there Is more land ad jacent to the present park which he would deed to the park If it Is considered desirable to en large the area. The state park bureau is to have someone Inspect the park within the next 60 days to make a report on whether or not It could become a part of the state system of public parks. Bids on Highway At Boardman Set The Oregon State Highway Commission received bids for the construction of about 11 miles on the Boardman Junctlon-Irrlgon Section of the Old Oregon Trail and Columbia River Highways Tuesday. The bids were for grading, paving and structures. The plans call for the construc tion of a new Interchange south east of the present Junction with U. S. 730 on the Old Oregon Trail, and about 9 miles of 2 lane roadway on the Columbia River Highway. The road will be on the new and Improved alignment above the proposed pool eleva tlon of the John Day Dam Reser voir. The roadway will have two 12-foot lanes of asphaltic con crete flanked with 10-foot paved shoulders. This work is scheduled for completion by the middle of the summer of 1962. Auto Climbs Guy Wires As Driver Dodges Doggie On lucky dog bad his day Monday night and thanks to tho compassion of a woman driver, ho Is living to enjoy other days. However, the wo man's car wound up in a pre carious position on telephone pole guy wires. Mrs. Joe Yocum. Lexington, swerved to avoid the animal coming down her side of the road on the northwest side of town Monday night then won dered what had happened to her No road remained. It was n't until men from nearby houses opened the car doors and started helping the occu pants that they realized they had climbed two guy wires of a telephone pole. Only the rear bumper was left on the ground. And worst of alL Mrs. Yo com reports, the dog stood by and wagged his tail while she wondered what to do. A wrecker was called and by Jacking up the rear of the car, was able to tilde it back down the cables. Mrs. Yocom, who says she did not feel like driving by then, called her husband at th Xlnzua mill shop wher he is employed, to driv on home. A bent rear bumper was the only sign of the accident on the sedan. Others in the car, who thought when they left home that the only excitement that evening would be a trip to the show, were the three Yocom children. Jack, 2, Millie, 5, and Debbie, 6; Mrs. Fred Paplneau and Keith, 3. all of Lexing ton. The accident occurred as the group was returning to Lex ington. Mrs. Yocom says she still likes dogs but hopes in the future they stay out of her way. Most Stores To Be Open on July 3 4th Holiday Means Early Copy Needed; Lucky Buck Day Set Because next week will be interrupted by the July 4 holi day, the Gazette-Times staff will need news matter and advertising copy early. Cooper ation of the public will be ap preciated. Complicating the newspaper problem is the fact that next week is also a Lucky Buck week. Merchants who can turn in advertising on Friday, June 30. for Lucky Buck day, will receive hearty appreciation from the paper stafL A tele phone call to the paper (6 9228) will bring a representa tive to pick up copy. Mon day will b deadline for dis play advertising. Correspondents and others are advised of the need for early copy. too. in order that the staff may also enjoy th holiday. Business as usual will be the keynote In Heppner on Monday, July 3, the day before the Fourth of July. Most business houses will be open the same hours as any other Monday. However, some have announced plans to close Monday as well as for the holiday, July 4, when all will be closed. At a Chamber of Commerce meeting several months ago, it was the majority decision that local businesses will close only on legal holidays. KINZUA CORPORATION DOWN FOR 10 DAYS Employees of Kinrua Corp. will start vacation when the mill closes down for 10 days. Last operation will be at close of the night shift Friday, with work to be resumed Monday morning, July 10. Maintenance and repair crews will be working during the closure. Lowell Cribble Wins Golf Contest A lulit plane clashed In a fi.-M next to the Klnua Corp. landing field InM Thursday after noun. The pilot escaped with no I roketi fames but may have nus tained Internal Injuries. Waller Wolfington, 55, Van couver. Wn.. was returning to hi home after upending a day .Members or iieppner-Morrow with hi.H sun and dauehter ln- iuruy inamiw or lommerce law. the Rev. and Mrs. II. A. nave requests speaker from Wolfineton. when the sincle- the U. S. Army corps or tngin engine conked out. Tire p!ne wrs to PPar at a meeting In was at about 75 feet, and the M"c near imure. tnamDer mem pilot was unable to return to the bers 8,a,od thpy wished to know field me pians ine torps nas ior re Ills son, who had driven him location of the road on the lower to the Diane, saw the crash. " ow creen wiin me compiei The nlane hit on one wlntr. then Ion t the John Day dam, nosed over I iiequesiea aiso was mior Wolflneton was broueht to a matlon about plans for recreation local doctor for x ravs. He had and Industry In the same area suffered no broken bones so Rev. decision grew our. or a ro and Mrs. Wolfinpton drove him quest from the Arlington cham to his Vancouver home. The lo cooperate w.wi mai Kroup next morninir he was admitted"1 sKlnB "ie mgnway commis ' -1 . . 1 1. T I ...... ,t to a hnsnltal there. It la reported Lowell Grible, Heppner, won he may have internal injuries. n(w road t0 Arlington; the final play off in the Cham- The plane was considered re- i.nr snnnsnrPft Unio.in.fino Ton. palrable, but at such a prohlbl test last Sunday afternoon. His Uve ost that U ,s JudRcd a total winning deii ieu one iooi mree inches from the cup, bringing Second place with a 510 prize damage or UWU went to Clinton McQuarrie who When gasoline spewed from Truck Firo Costs Swim Pool Hours Set For July 4 The Heppner swimming pool will be open July 4 from 1 until 5:00 p. m. and closed In the evening. The next two weeks of Red drove to three feet three-fourths filled tanks on an International Cross swimming classes will not SPECIAL MEETING Attention Little League coaches and board members; a meeting is set for tonight (Thursday) in the Turner, Van Marter and Bryant' office im mediately following the Indian-Braves game. inch. Harlan McCurdy Jr. was third with a ball measuring six feet from the cup. He won $5.00. Daily prize money of $5.00 went to Bill Collins on Friday and Sunday and McCurdy on Saturday. Because of conflicts which took many golfers out of town during the contest the commit tee said there was not as many entered as last year. The con test did pay it's own way and raised about $70.00 which the chamber will use to retire bonds for lighting the rodeo grounds. No one made a hole In one In the four Inch center cup, though many came close. The golden trophy will be retained by the chamber for the contest next year. Blakneys Purchase Prosser Drug Co. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Blakney, owners of Phil's Pharmacy, Hepp ner, announce the purchase of Tower's Drug Co. at Prosser, Wn. The sale contract calls for Blakney's to take possession July 1. Mr. and Mrs. Blakney plan to sell their business here and have listed their home for sale. aotnt triple owned bv Dr. John begin until Wednesday, July 5, Gulss In Basey canyon Saturday, with registration at that time. a fire resulted that caused $2000 ine nrsi iwwcem swimming damage to the truck. Fire Chief lessons will end Friday with the Ruggles said that the truck was youngsters ihruik uier u.-is. hotnr driven un a hill when the Adults Interested in lessons are gasoline spilled. The motor back fired and set the gasoline ablaze. Heavy equipment being hauled on the truck was saved and damage was confined to the area of the cab and motor. Men of the Heppner fire de partment responded to a call to the scene, five miles from Hepp ner. The alarm was sounded at 12:30 p. m. Saturday, the chief said. to call Mrs. Tom Hughes after 5:00 p. m. New classes will be gin on July 5. Mrs. Bill Labhart will be In charge of the swim team begin ning next week. The team mem bers will enter competition In Hermiston Friday at 0:30 p. m. Clinic Scheduled At Hospital July 5 Another in the series of county TB and health clinics will be held at Pioneer Memorial hos Dital Wednesday. July 5, free for county residents of 16 years of a ge and over. Hours win De irom 7 td 8:30 p. m. Regular TB checkups are urged since one can be In contact witn a case of active tuberculosis without knowing it. Those who have never before come In con tact with TB germs are partic ularlv vulnerable and frequent tests or chest x-rays are aesir able. One case of infectious tu berculosls In a community Is a great hazard. Soroptimists Install, Hear Talk on Schweitzer By HELEN SHERMAN "The world's most dedicated humanitarian and philanthro pist, with a resolve to use his life in atonement for the dark man's sufferings," was the de scription given Dr. Albert Schweitzer by the guest speaker, Mrs. Carl Staver of Portland, at the 14th annual installation ser vices of the Soroptimist club Saturday evening at the Epis copal parish hall. Mrs. Staver wis one of 14 scholars' and professional people chosen to travel to Africa last year to live in Dr. Schweitzer's hospital in Lambarene, French Africa, for 11 days to study his work there and return to help prepare a digest report of his basic philosophy of life in his service to man. In an Interest ing series of "Verbal snapshots" u. w ' .J AW. ifiiie itnauicu u.c uip auu Uic l challenging experiences of living j and working as one of Dr. Schweitzer's hospital staff, study ing first hand his reverence and philosophy and concern for all men, devoting himself to every problem concerning life that has reached his life, and especially to working with the tropical diseases of the African people. The speech was very much in keeping with one of the club's goals of better international un derstanding and good will. Mrs. Staver Is secretary to the dean of the humanities department at Lewis and Clark college, and a devoted scholar in the field of philosophy and education. She was accompanied at the meet ing by her husband. Mrs. Jim Hager served as toastmlstress for the evening, In troducing Ed Conry, who ex tended greetings on behalf of Mayor Al Lamb who was un able to be present Mike White smith, president of the Chamber I of Commerce responded in be half of that organization. In troduction of members and guests followed and dinner was served by girls of the Rainbow Assembly prepared by ladies of the Episcopal parish. Each member was called upon to tell how she had earned $5 as a contribution to the schol arship fund. Winning in compe tition was Mrs. Gonty who had earned hers "plnch-hlttlng" In restaurant work. Gordon Pratt entertained with a piano solo, "Fantasy," by Mo zart, and Miss Karen Lundell delighted the group with the piano number, "Second Waltz," by Chopin. Installing officer was Mrs. Be atrice Canfield of Hood River, making a challenge to the club to be active in its work during the coming 40th anniversary year of the organization in Ore now 1350 clubs in "orbit" around the world, making great ac pnmDiishments in the past 39 years of service. Officers installed, some in ab sentia, were Mrs. Ed Gonty, pres ident; Mrs. Effle Gunderson, vice president; Mrs. Rod Murray, re cording secretary; Mrs. Loyal Parker, treasurer, Mrs. Jim Thomson, corresponding secre tary; and Miss Leta Humphreys, board member. Each was pre sented a corsage. Past presidents pins were presented Mrs. Rolce Fulleton and Mrs. C, E. McQuar rle, retiring presidents. As a to ken of appreciation to Mrs. Fulle ton for her work In completing the past year, a spray of yellow rosebuds was presented to her. Mrs. Gonty closed the meeting, expressing appreciation to Mrs. Hager for presiding over the pro Cram, and to others who had taken part, as well to members con, and stating that there are I and guests attending. Church of Nazorene Pastor Arrives Here The Rev. M. Carlton Sober, for merly of Arcadia, Calif., arrived In Heppner with his family Fri day to assume his duties as pas tor of the Church of the Naz arene here. With Mrs. Sober and son, Robert Ward, 1, the new pastor is living in the parsonage at 190 E. Quald. The Rev. Sober has completed graduate work at Pasadena Naz arene college and he served as associate minister for three years in three churches In the area, Including Panorama City. First services with the new pastor In the pulpit were con ducted Sunday in the Seventh Day Adventist church, where the Nazarene church meets. The Rev. Sober succeeds the Rev. Robert Whybrew who has moved to St Maries, Idaho. Limited Number Of Special Papers Available for Sale A limited number of copies of this special edition of the Gazette-Times are available for sale to the public at the regular price of 10c per copy, and they will be sold while they lost The paper staff will wrap and mail copies of the paper for those wishing them to be sent to friends or relatives. Charge for each copy mailed, including postage, will be 25c paid in advance. Phone orders cannot be accepted. Two thousand copies of the special sections of the paper were printed for the Chamber of Commerce to be given to newcomers to the county. In addition, the paper has printed 500 beyond its regular circ ulation for those who may want extras. When this supply Is gone, no more will be avail able.