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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 28, 1961)
1 1 SMjtr u or o i I Def KJN Meeting Tn Camp'!!. IvnJI e t o n. Clul lvf-n director fur t'ma Ml nuiity, will be the main prakrr at a Civil Infer. inert log at the county euurthou at i p. m, Muiulay night. fjkaklne on the general or ganisation f Civil Derrv Camp''!! M tell of the need ( fall out kheltem and civ di rect Uts on how to bull J them, Mill outline plans for caring fr ccif who will arrive In the county In case of rnemy at tack, and will explain the part In Civil Defense which Mill be played ty 1h bI Individual. Sheriff C J. . liauman. Mar row county civil defense director, atd that It U hoped people will Im at this meeting to be appoint ed to necessary posts In Civil Defer. and to learn the part they will Ive expected to lay In event of attack. N. C. Anderson, cvunty agent, will be on hand to tell of the part farmers will play In rural defence and explain the program which U (Ming set up among Broad Program Said Available For 1962 Wheat Approval by farmers of mar keting quotas for the 1962 crop of wheat means that growers In commercial wheat-producing areas w ill have a broad program available for their next wheat crop to help adjust . production and Increase farm Income, David McLcod of the Morrow County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation office said today. Since more than the necessary two-thirds of growers voting in the August referendum approv ed marketing quotas, the 1962 wheat program provided by re cently enacted legislation will be In effect The program In cludes: Price support at a minimum national average of $2 a bushel, available to those producers In the commercial wheat area who comDlv with' their 1962 farm wheat allotment and who par tlcinate in the special wheat stabilization program. ' Payments to wheat growers who cooperate In the special 19C2 wheat stabilization program for diverting a specified portion of their wheat acreage to con servation uses. Farm wheat allotments for 1962 which are 10 percent lower than they would have been under previous legislation. Marketing quota penalties, at 65 percent of the May 1, 1962 parity price, on "excess" wheat produced on farms where the farm wheat allotment is not complied with. The office manager explained that wheat producers subject to marketing quotas on the 1962 crop are those who will have an acreage of wheat in excess of the smaller of (a) 13.5 acres or (b) the highest number of acres ac tually planted to wheat on the farm for harvest In any of the calendar years 1959, 1960, or 1961. Ministers Elect Rev. Walter Smith Rev. Walter Smith of the Lex ington Community Christian church was elected president of the Morrow County Ministerial association at the first fall meet ing last week at the Methodist church. Other officers elected to serve for the coming year are Father Bruce Spencer, vice president, and Rev. M. Carlton Sober, secretary-treasurer. Presiding at the meeting was Rev. Austin McGhee, retiring president. Next meeting is set for Tues day, October 3, at the Lexing ton Christian church when sev eral fall projects will be dis- cussed. , First 'Horn' Meet Slated October 9 First meeting of those inter ested in amateur short wave ra dio, popularly known as "hams, will be Monday, October 9. at 7:30 p. m. in the science room of the high school, Haskell Shar rard announces. The new club for "hams Is open to all interested In amateur radio, regardless of age or skill, harrard said that a number ol persons contacted him after last week's announcement of the plan to form a club for those in vested. The group will be pri marily interested in a study of code and radio theory.- - ense Billed farmer of the county. Sheriff BAuman attended a meeting on rural defene In Pen dletn Tuedy right and has Jut relumed from the Stale and regional Civil Dc-fcn meeting In Sulem held two da).. Newer phases of CKU lVfene were ft plained at thla meeting and will t irt-ei)ted by Sheriff Bauman at the Monday right meeting. Hunter 'Army' Ready For Season's Opening peer hunting will be good in the south lleppner area, but will alo be better than ever before In all areas of the state, says GUn Ward. State game agent S. fcun oiiens Saturday and hunt ers are expected to be on hand In a record-setting turnout. Ward said the Increased chan ces of getting game were due to the large Increase of deer pop ulation in the state caused by mild winters. "Deer are scattered near water all over the area." Ward stated. "They are numerous and In good condition." Due to lack of rain the dn-r are coming down Into the creek bottoms near roads to find water. The full moon, which will con tinue Into hunting season, will cause deer to feed at night, but the prevalence of hunters In the. area Is expected to orive mem out In the day time as well, ac cording to Ward. Particular areas quoted as good for hunting by the State Agent were south of Hcppner, the north fork of the John Day river near alfalfa fields, all trib utaries of the John Day, the Mitchell-Spray area, the breaks of the lower John Day out of Condon, and the north Ochoco area. Ward Issued a warning to all Auxiliary Food Sale A cooked food sale by the American Legion Auxiliary, is scheduled for Friday, Sept 29, at the Heppner Red and White store. The proceeds go to help finance the auxiliary's many activities throughout the year. Also they wish to announce the postponement of the potluck supper originally set for Oct. 3 to Oct 17 at the Legion hall. All Legionnaires are guests of the auxiliary. Lydia Van Houte Property Recovered The finding of $10,000 to $20,000 worth of stolen cloth ing in a private home in Port land has made a Heppner girl most happy. Robert Van Houte reports that Portland police said Wed nesday some of his daughter Lydia's stolen things have been Identified in the two truck loads of clothing found. Sort ing has been going on for 48 hours by police and Lydia ex pects to join them Friday after noon in the search for her things. The clothing was taken from the family auto while it was parked near a Portland hotel last week when Van Houte was taking his daugh ter to Eugene to register her for college. Chamber to Hearing on A reauest that the Public Util ity Commission re-open a hear ing on the application of Union Pacific railroad to operate a mo tor freight line to transport freight to the area was voted at Heppner-Morrow County Chamber of Commerce Monday. Permission to operate motor freight hauling to Morrow, Sher man and Gilliam counties was granted Union Pacific by the commission, and has been In ef fect since Sept. 15. Bill Flatt, Condon, of Flatt's Truck Service, was on hand at the meeting to explain the new ruling and answer questions of chamber members. He said, "This will put us out of business in Heppner and will take a man or two out of the community." Flatt said according to Union Pacific plans a loaded truck would be brought from Portland to The Dalles piggy-back on rail cars, then would take to the highway. It would .deliver mer-are Property EPPM 10c Copy thus.. hunting in the area to be careful with fires and firearms." He n-quested that hunters re-lt-t the rights and property of landowners and that they ask permission to hunt on private land. The light rain that came to lleppner during the night Wed nesday was not general and did not reach forested areas, thus fire danger remains high In the woods. A good rain would lm conditions, and forecast Is for some light show era. Famous Magician Due October 7 Adults and children of this area will have an opportunity to see toD performances In the world of magic, when the fa mous "Evening of Enchantment" show by Virgil and Julie comes to the Heppner high school aud itorium for afternoon and even ing performances Saturday, Sep tember 7. The show Is being sponsored by the Heppner PTA to not only provide Interesting and different entertainment for the commun ity, but as a means of raising money for the year's program of scholarships, outside speak ers and special programs. A special children's matinee performance will be given Satur day afternoon, Sept. 7, from 2:00 to 3:00 P, m. at Jhe high school auditorium. Tickets will be on sale for 35c. Saturday evening, the two hour show will begin at 8:00 d. m. Tickets are on sale In ad- ' ..... i . . CIava vance at wnsons meus .u and Gonty's store In Heppner. Prices are 75c for students and $1.50 for adults. Schools to Close For Conference Schools in Morrow County will be closed Monday, giving stu dents a day of vacation. Teachers will attend the East ern Oregon Educational confer ence at La Grande high school. Teachers will register for the one day conference at 8:30 a. m. in La Grande. During the day they will hear outstanding speak ers, including Dr. Wlllard B. Bear of the State Department of Education, Salem; Dr. Marie Hughes, professor of education, University of Utah; Dr. Gerald R. Wallace, superintendent of schools, Corvallis; and others. "This institute is to bring teachers up to date on current practices on teaching and im portant social changes In our so ciety," Robert Van Houte, ad ministrator, said. Ask PUC to Re-open Heppner Freight Haul chandise for Union Pacific to the local railway station, but would come by way of Moro and Condon. From here it would re turn to The Dalles through Ar lington. Thus all freight Into the area would have to be hauled for long distances. He said he expected Saturday deliveries would be done away with; that only deliveries to the local sta tion would be made by the Union Pacific hauler and dray service might be employed to distribute the freight from there. The permit as issued allows Union Pacific to transport freight by truck only if that same freight has already traveled by rail, he said. Thus "Union Pacific Is sav ing on highway tax, and cutting down on help." Because of the rail shipping requirement, "this will cut out shipping between Hcppner and The Dalles on con signment," he added. Flatt said others in the area not happy with the decision Tan Statements to be felled $m v. T Jj"1 Hcppner, Oregon, Thursday, G AZET ' fT '.-'' ' r I i x v' i ! 1 '.' , L "I i-' . . T. j ' ;.. , V.- f .-A f y f i -rr-W 'rv;irin y ; ' - ' 1 f j . ... j , . .u - VM' U ' tr:l h . . . -: ' - . - vl;-'. : H I - i i i I - ; LZL-i J LEONARD L. GILLIAM. Heppners faithful wather observer, points to thermometers that maxirnum and minimum temperature.. He ha. done the dally )ob ol reporting weather .inc. 1933 and hi. father, Frank, for 23 year, prior to that (G-T Photo) Leonard Gilliam in 28th Year as Weather Observer; Father Did Job for 23 Years Anyone looking for Leonard L. Gilliam of Heppner can find him at the same spot at 9 a. m. any day of the year the same as it has been for 28 years. He will be at the weather gauges In the front yard of his big old home at .505 N. Jones, recording weathei . miormauon for the previous day. He has done this since 1933, and his father before him, Frank Gilliam, did the Job of recording local weather since 1910. Through their falthrulness on thi volunteer JoD, iney nave compiled information that is vi tal and valuable to the commun ity and surrounding area.. Leo nard's weekly reports are rather Inconspicuously printed In each Issue of the Gazette-Times and little has been said about the devoted work that he has been doing. There once was a time that Gilliam, a former owner of Gil liam and Bisbee Hardware, tele graphed dally reports of the weather to the U. S. Weather Service, and for this, he received as he put it, "two-bits a day." When the daily reports stopped a goodly number of years ago, the pay also stopped, and he does his daily work without any compensation except the person al interest he has in it, and the satisfaction of doing something that needs to be done. "Somebody has to do it," he said. Gilliam's instruments consist of two rain gauges, a maximum temperature thermometer and a minimum temperature thermom eter. , t One of the rain gauges weighs and that "about 80 letters have already been sent the Commis sion objecting to this ruling." He said both the Chamber of Commerce at Arlington and Con don, and the Sherman Booster club have already gone on record against the decision and had written the governor objecting and sent copies of the letter to the PUC. Questions from those present brought out that a possible de lay in service from Portland could be expected, and an ad ditional two to three hour delay in re loading freight on to a lo cal truck at the depot for local delivery may result A lower freight rate culd not be ex pected as there would not be enough tonnage to warrant such. The secretary was Instructed to write the PUC and the governor requesting the re-opening of a hearing so a full explanation could be obtained. the rain and records a weekly chart of the rainfall. It Is op erated by an 8-day clock, which revolves the drum on which the chart is fixed. Gilliam winds the clock dally. At the end of the week he takes off the chart, re cords the data and sends the chart to the Weather Records Processing Center In San Fran cisco. The other rain gauge Is used for actually measuring the rain, and this Is done with a .late ruler. The gauge that records rainfall by weight Is not accurate enough to record a trace of rain, but when the slate ruler, used in the other gauge, Is wet on the tip, Gilliam puts down a "T" (for trace) on his dally report. Antl-freeze is used In the weight rain gauge to keep the week's accumulated rainfall from freez ing In winter months. The thermometers record the extremes in the highs and lows and remain there, thus permit ting the observer to check them at any time with accuracy. To start them over for the next day, the observer spins them at a fast rate of speed to drop the mercury Inside. In addition to the weekly re ports sent to San Francisco, Gil liam keeps a monthly report One copy is sent In, and the other Is kept In his file, so that he has a complete record of all the data since 1910. A number of years ago, Gil liam compiled the Information accumulated since 1910 on two charts that are amounted on gal vanized metal. These are Inval uable as a source of Information. They include maximum and minimum temperatures for each year, rainfall for each month, the 10-year averages, 50-year av erages, amount of snowfall, and other information. A check of these charts shows that the highest recorded tem perature in Heppner was 108 de grees on July 25, 1928. This was closely followed by the 107 of July 28, 1939. The sizzling 107 was attained again this summer when the mercury hit that point on August 5, 1961. Gilliam's charts show that the 107 was the all-time high for August In Heppner, and the 105 degrees of June 17, 1961, also set an all-time high for that month. The unassuming weather ob server declares that he is sure that the 1961 summer was the hottest and driest In the history of Heppner. (No one is In a better position to make that state ment). The thermometer was over 100 a number of times In each of the months of June, July and August Other Interesting statistics are immediately apparent from a cursory check of his charts. The most snowfall here since 1910 was the 65i Inches of the winter of 1915-1916, and the most rain fall for a year was the 19.23 September 28, 1961 Til WES 78th Year, Number 30 ... M W 1 Inches of 1912. Lightest rainfall noted on the charts was the 7.81 inches of 1939. Fifty year average of snowfall Is 18.8 Inches annually, and for rain. 13.14 Inches annually. Leonard Gilliam's father, Frank, was a pioneer In this area and with Tim Bisbee op crated the Gilliam a hd Bisbee Hardware for years. Frank was mayor of Heppner at the time of the flood in 1903. uunam ana Bisbee were brothers-in-law. Leonard worked In the store a great deal, and when his father died in 1933, he became assoc iated as one of the owners with his brother, Earl Gilliam, and L. E. Bisbee, son of Tim Bisbee. The three ran the store for years. A few years ago they sold the business to Mr. and Mrs. Claude Buschke, who have retained the original name. Leonard, who points out that he Is no hand for remembering dates and statistics, said that he doesn't recall Just how his father got started collecting weather data. He does remember that a neighbor did it prior to 1910, (Continued on page 6) Accident Sends Youth To Hospital Surgery Two Heppner high school youths were involved in a one car accident Monday night, sending one to the hospital. Gene Wallace, 16, son of Mrs. Buster Padberg. Lexington, was driving an auto registered to Padberg, about two miles south of town on highway 207 when he lost control on a curve he said. The car hit a bank. Daniel Anderson, 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Anderson, Heppner, the only passenger In the car, was taken to Pioneer Memorial hospital with Internal abdominal injuries Thursday when he underwent surgery. His condition was reported by his doctor as "fair" after the acci dent Wallace was not hurt WEATHER (Leonard L. Gilliam, Observer) HI 64 69 62 72 74 76 78 Low Prec. Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday 33 42 32 44 34 35 48 Wednesday .02 Temperature dropped to freez ing (32 degrees) early Saturday morning. . HOSPITAL NEWS Clarence Asher, Fossil; An tone Sandviken, Condon; Donald Snow, Heppner, dismissed; Flor ence Grelner, Condon, dismissed; Daniel Anderson, Heppner; Net tle Denton, Heppner; Nancy Cleveland, Heppner; Mildred Morris, Heppner; Phyllis Cole, Lexington, dismissed. City IVHIlage Levy Down 36 Per Cent Morrow county', property ta paer. will receive their annual statements through the mall fcmn. well ahead of the October 15 deadline. Atenor Oliver Oreiwkk Mid Wednesday. Printed .ummarle that will te liuluded tn the enveloj with cadi MutefUfnt. necessary to ex plain the breakdown of the taxes to the taxpayer, are now being printed. As soon as this Job la dune, the mailing will Hart. As sessor Creswlrk said that the tax roll hns already been turned over to Sheriff C J. D. Bauman for collection. At leant for the taxpayer, liv ing within the city limits of Heppner there Is some good new. with this year's property taxes. Expiration of the 10-year .ewer levy will mean a reduction In the levy of 25 mill., resulting In a 365 reduction In taxe. levied for city purpose Thus the total levy In lleppner this year for all purposes, including the county levy, schools, I"ort of Morrow, cemetery district, and city pilose., will be an even !H) m,- as compared with 115 mills lit ye.r. The Dwest levy for an area In the co wty i CD 6 In one rural section, j.ne taxpayer, will pay a totM of 85 mills, Lexlr.jton 78.3, Irrlgon 79.4, and Board man, the highest In the county, 93 mills. The latter Includes a 15.5 tax for city purposes. Assessor Creswick points out that assessments this year have been computed on the basis of 25 of true cash value, In ac cordance with the new state law, as compared with the 21 of true cash value used last year. Total taxes to be collected In the county for all purposes this year Is $1,300,789.76. This Is bro ken down as follows: Schools, $873,937.60, or 67.19 of the to tal; county, $303,016.29 or 2359; cities, $33,435.62, or 2.57; fire patrol, $15,613.07, or 150; rural fire districts. $7,920.50, or 0.61; west ext. Irrigation district, $22, 912.84, or 1.76; cemetery dis tricts, $12,538.87, or 0.96; and Port of Morrow, $31,415.97, or 2.42. The county's total assessed valuation, less exemptions, Is figured at $16,534,721.00. Of this, $12,512,770 is real property, $2, 644,270 is personal property, and $1,424,951 Is the public utilities assessment as compiled by the State Tax Commission. Exemp tions are figured at $47570. Real property Is broken down as follows: Land Inside city limits, $232,250; land outside city limits, $8,342,520; improve ments Inside city limits, $1,781,- 370; improvements outside city limits, $1,728,440; and timDer (land excluded), $427,190. Personal property Is divided as follows: Merchandise and stock In trade, $303,275; furniture, fixtures and equipment, $83,liu; farm machinery and equipment, $1,015,215; other machinery and equipment, $354,880; mlscellan- eous, $12,760. Livestock, which Is Included under personal property, is as- sessed as follows: Horses ana mules, 790, $28,240; cattle, 28,353, $782,335; sheep and goats, 27,662, $56,785; swine, 947, $4,780; poul try. 14,521, $2,HUU. Millage for city purposes shows Boardman at the top with its 15.5 mills, lone with 14.8, Hepp ner with 13.6, Irrlgon with a.B, and Lexington 5.3. Each statement going to a tax payer will bear a code number that may be used In referring to the printed summary accom panying the statement, uy una method, the taxpayer can readily determine the breakdown of his taxes. TaxDavers will have until No vember 15 to pay their tax bills In order to take full advantage of the rebate. If the amount Is paid in full by that time, d rebate Is given. Girls Receive Scholarship Aid Two scholarship winners were announced . recently by the ex ecutive board of the Morrow County T. B. and Health Assoc iation, according to Mrs. W. W. Weatherford, president. Each scholarship Is for $250. Miss Carole Ann Anderson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nels Anderson, was the recipient of a scholarship to Pasco Junior college where she Is enrolled In nurses training. Miss Paula Barak, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Barak of Lexington, Is beginning her nurs ing studies at the University of Oregon.
