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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, December 7, 1961
Here Saturday
P.M.
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Free Candy
Awaits Kids
That moMt popular rotund and
bewhlKkered gentleman, Santa
Claus, will he in Heppner Sat
urday afternoon with bag of
randy (or children who come to
fwt him at the corner ol Wil
low and Main streets.
He sent word this week from
hi North Pole residence that he
would pay an official visit to
Heppner at 1 p. m. and will ar
rive on a fire trucK.
The truck will stop in front
of the Heppner hotel, and there
each child may step up and
greet htm, and in return, receive
a bag of candy.
His visit here Is arranged by
the F.Iks lodge and the Heppner
Morrow county Chamber of
Commerce.
On the ensuing Saturday, De
cember 16, he will return for
another visit and will circulate
through the business section to
greet those who care to take a
moment and chat with him.
Also on that day, a free motion
picture will be shown to the
children at the Star Theater be
ginning at 1 p. m. under the
sponsorship of the Chamber of
Commerce.
All kids within driving dis
tance of Heppner are invited to
attend on each Saturday. Busl-1 prizes totalling $60 are offered
nessmen will form an escort forhn the fourth annual Christmas
Santa to keep him from being I lighting contest sponsored by
crusnea in tne rusn. ithe Heppner-Morrow county
A large crowa is expeaea, ana i chamber of Commerce, Bill Col
all youngsters are aavisea toiiins, chairman, announces,
come eariy. mis is aiso ucKy Entries are Invited In each of
buck aaiuraay in . own, ami " three categories: Outdoor - resi
there win be additional atrac dence iighting with prizes of $10
i una iui fucuui " ""I first, 57.50 second and 53 third;
tions for parents and all thestore or busineSs windows with
10c Copy
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Checks Paid
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Site Deals
4th Annual Lighting
Contest Invites Entries
Basketball on Tap
For Saturday Night
(See Paces 7 and 8
Ion and Heppner High
schools bare home basketball
games scheduled lor Saturday
night The Mustangs will meet
Sherman county (Mora) here
in a Jayvee a ad varsity double
header starting at 6:30. TM
same sauuds face each otbtr
at Moro Friday want.
The Cardinals at lone will
be matched against St. Joseph
of Pendleton in a layvee-var
sity doubleheader, starting at
6:45. This is a schedule change.
since St Jo was slated to be
host for the first contest be
tween the two dubs. Howevar.
at the Pendleton school's re
quest they will play first at
lone, and then meet again at
Pendleton January 5.
famliy.
the same prize list: and resi
dentlal windows (Inside decor-
School Christmas
Programs Listed
Christmas activities for schools
of south Morrow county have
been announced.
At Heppner, the fourth, fifth
and sixth grade musical program
was held Wednesday night. The
first, second and third grades
will present their program at the
school multipurpose room at 1:30
on the afternoon of December
20, under the direction of Mrs.
Ola Mae Benson. That night the
high school program will be at
8 o'clock in the gym under the
direction of Arnold Melby and
Mrs. Benson.
The seventh and eighth grade
chorus will be directed by Mrs.
Benson in Christmas music. The
grade school honor band and
high school bands will be direc
ted by Arnold Melby. A highlight
of the program will be the Halle
lujah Chorus from the Messian
with members of the faculty
joining the high school chorus.
Other vocal numbers by the
chorus will fill out the program.
Lexington grades will present
lhlpSm ,t0S Paul Jones Chosen
p.m., December i9. F0r Cemetery Board
The lone program will combine '
both grade and high school stu- Paul Jor.es, Heppner, un
dents in skits, choral and band opposed, was reelected to the
at 8 p. m. on December 21 In Heppner Cemetery Maintenance
the multipurpose room. district board of directors at an
Other dates of Christmas activ- election Monday. Jones has serv
ities at the schools will be the ed on the board for a number
Christmas Ball at Heppner high 0f years.
sponsored by the Girls League other members of the board
December lp and the High scnooi i are jonn pfeiffer, Heppner, chair-
Christmas Tree Up
Near City Center
Hepp net's community
Christmas tree, resplendent in
silver sheen, was placed near
the Willow and Main intersec
tion Tuesday to bring decora
tive cheer for the holiday seas
on.
The project was a coopera
tive effort the tree being ob
tained by Kinzua Corporation,
and Nate McBride gave it a
spray coat of silver paint
Crews of the 'City of Heppner
helped men of Columbia Ba
sin Electric Co-op. with their
new line truck, put it in place
In front of the Heppner HoteL
Auger of the truck bored a
hole some six feet through the
Main street paving, and a sec
tion of pipe was inserted. Butt
of the tree was dropped into
the pipe and it was secured
with sand tamped around it
The tree is some 25 feet
tall not the biggest but one
of the prettiest A gallon of
silver paint-was used to give
it the wintery appearance.
prizes o $7j5a 55 Ambulance, Fire
Fighting Talked
At Chamber Meet
at ions) with
and $2.50.
Entrants are asked to register
at the Gazette-Times office. Last
day to enter will be December
18. and a committee or unoiasea
Judges will make the rounds to
select prize winners on the even
ing of Tuesday, December la
The contest is sponsored in an
effort to encourage residents to
Nominated for board of dlrec
decorate for the holiday and I tor offices for th" coming year
beautify the town. Entries are Monday at Heppner-Morrow
limited to homes or businesses I County Chamber of Commerce
within the city limits. To be were Orville Cutsforth, James
eligible for Judging the entrant Mvers, Gene Pierce, Pete Mc
must register. I Murtry, Gordon Pratt, Harry
Prize money lor tne contest is O Donnell, and Ed Gonty. Norn
given by an anonymous donor. I inations will remain open until
Communism Film 5et Opposition to the recently
Fc j c. . passed law requiring additional
rX jUndOy ihOWing license fees for ambulances was
... I expressed Dy members, unver
MorrOW COUntV residents Will rrosuirk whn fnrmorlv nnpratoH
have a final opportunity to View th nmhnlanc. hpre in rnnncc
the film, "Communism on the tion with hls m0rtuary said that
Map,' Sunday, December 10, at thn nrtriitinnni kywhw nf th
the Star Theater. The showing fecs made u impossible for his
win ueKni m v. in. wiiii business to continue the arabu
admission charge. . iance operation, tte also stated
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11 Wits me knowing ui una liiiu i ,hnf If hail rmiuxi Kin7iijt fYirn
10 u.o. uuny uuus in uirii.iuiij- tQ drop use of lts nrst ald car
wiui. a, hi jiaii, icu lu Wo. CShorman rhiitihtr
dismissal of General Edwin
Walker by the State Department,
according to Don Turner of the
local Farm Bureau. Showing of
the film has met with violent
opposition from some quarters in
this country, he said, despite the
fact that it merely tells the story
or the communist world con
spiracy.
The film is sponsored by the
Morrow County Farm Bureau,
and the public is cordially In
vited.
Christmas dance at lone, spon
sored by the band on December
22.
man, and Elaine George, Hepp
ner, secretary-treasurer.
Pvt. So ward at Ord
, Army Private Wayne L. Sow-
uiu is lest'iiuy unueiguui iia-
sic infantry training at Fort Ord,
Calif. The eight week program
consists of such vital military
subjects as rifle marksmanship,
infantry tactics, first aid mili
tary justice and the conservation
and maximum utilization of mil
itary supplies. Private Soward, is
a 1961 graduate of Eastern Ore
gon College, La Grande. Roberta,
his wile, resides in Nyssa.
50 Lucky Bucks
First Prize Due
First prize of $50 and special
prices on Christmas mercnan
dise will be features of Satur-
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ciays uiay Dua vy. - council meeting Monday night
Names will also be called for " v" ,v,of m '
dmPh0in$dVveP$l walks" b placed" across Main
of $5.00 each and five of $1.00 ..- Thev also asked the dossI
each when the siren sounds at 2 I an fifi
The three, Mrs. Bob Bergstrom
Women Request More
Crosswalks, Jaywalk Ban
Three women representing a
number of organizations and
schools appeared at the city
2:30 p. m. To collect winnings
those whose names are called
must be within the business es
Mrs. Richard Meador, and Mrs.
tablishment of a part cipating William Bergstrom, cited spots
ihmt Participating that tney consider particularly
Holiday merchandise is on dis
plav throughout the business sec
tion of Heppner and early shop-
daneerous, especially to school
children. The one receiving most
attention was that referred to
as the "K" street crossing north
fiSyL& BR XS Willow Creerdgron
yUp,L y P LucKy buck Ma.n street The tnree said that
Forest Service Sets
Christmas Tree Policy
this is particularly dangerous be
cause of the limited walkway on
the Hinton creek bridge and the
fact that the crossing is "blind
for on-comine traffic.
Thns. nnle HpslHnir to secure Jaywamii.K uy auuiu, .
- r f o - i M wt nhiiH r-- n itrnn o ra
their own Christmas tree may "an.c y "
DaleMorornheroyHffifclS Sffi cles thY women' contended
UmatniaP7aTna11StSst the' They 2$
U S Forest Service announces, of installing crosswalks in mid-
The Walta Wana dS and blocks on Ma in street one run-
Pendleton district do not have nmg aPPraly betw een
areas accessible for tree cutting Central Market and Case Fur-
due to the recent heavy snows, niture and another in the vicin-
One tree per family will be "y of the post office on the next
permitted. Permits for cutting on block up.
national forest land and other The three also said that cross-
information relative to tree cut- walks are needed on Court
ting mav be obtained from the street near the Willow Creek
district ranger's offices at Ukiah, bridge there.
Heppner or Dale. Persons are Councilmen offered very 1 ttle
cautioned that when transport- encouragement oir the mid block
ing trees they must have a per- crosswalks nd seemed to agree
mit to show proof of ownership that it would be a h g hl d'Mi-
of the tree. cuIt b t0 enlorce 8 Jaywalking
ordinance in Heppner.
City Superintendent Vic Gro
shens said that a new bridge
has been engineered by the state
highway department for Willow
Creek on Main but nothing has
been done pending the possibil
ity of installation of the Willow
Creek dam above Heppner now
being studied by Army Engin
eers.
He said, however, that the
state might be urged to take
action now if the hazards of the
present bridge could be pointed
out to tnem.
Councilmen also felt that they
would have some difficulty in
stalling crosswalks on Main be
cause of objections that might
be raised by the state highway
department, since it is a state
highway.
The matter was referred to the
police protection committee, with
John Pfeiffer as chairman. Con-
ley Lanham and Ed Gonty are
other members.
Discussion on this matter and
routine business occupied the
short session of the council. Ap
plications for liquor license re
newals were submitted by seven
firms and approved by the coun
cil as follows: Central Market
and Grocery, package store class
B; Court Street Market, package
store class A; The Wagon Wheel,
class B dispensers; Thomson
Bros., package store class B;
Cal"s Tavern, class A dispensers;
Ernest L. Lister, retail malt bev
erage class A; and Economy
Market, package store class B. ,
retary, read correspondence with
the Yachats chamber requesting
that action be taken to consider
standards and regulations for
ambulances that will be consid
ered at a hearing soon. The
chamber decided to advise it of
the effect on small operators.
Main objection was that the
law does not exempt ambulances
operated by non-profit organiza
tions such as the local one run
by Pioneer Memorial hospital, a
county-owned institution.
Frank Weatherford, state rep
resentative of the district who
was a guest of the chamber, sta
ted he would appear at the meet
ing and state the objections of
the group.
A discussion of lack of coop
eration between the state and
federal government In fighting
forest files was brought out by I
Orville Cutsforth, who charged
that in several instances U.S.
Forest Service personnel refused
to put out fires which were
on state land, and state fire
fighters refused to work on gov
ernment land. He declared that
the taxpayers are the ones who
suffer and insisted some way
should be worked out whereby
the two government agencies
could cooperate to save prop
erty.
Weatherford explained that
each was restricted in the area
in which they could operate. He
said this was tne law and ad
mitted that it was not a happy
situation. Adding that he did not
know the solution, he said "as
long as the federal government
owns the land there is not much
we can do about it." He promised
that a "fire-by-fire" report of
state fought fires would be pub
lished on a cost basis in the
22nd district in the future.
To help the public understand
restrictions placed on the state
In fire fighting Weatherford
said he had arranged for State
Forester Dwight Phipps, Salem,
to hold hearings in the coun
ties of the 22nd district and to
thoroughly explain the fire pro
gram from the state angle.
"He will tell why they do some
things and why they can't do
others," Weatherford added.
Judge Oscar Peterson announ
ced that an appointment wl h
the State Highway Commission
has been made for 2:15 p. m.
Friday to request improvement
on the lower Willow Creek road
construction and improvement of
the highway to Spray. He stated
that a carioaa oi representa
tives of the Arlington chamber
will attend the meeting and re
quested that any members who
can make the trip should do so.
President Mike Whitesmith de
clared the Christmas Opening
was a success and said, "We had
lots of fun with the guessing
contest at my store."
Mail Rush Starting;
Longer Hours Set
Evidence that Christmas teas
on is already in swing is ap
parent from the flow of Christ
mas parcels now being received
and dispatched at the Heppne
post office.
This yeir should provide
record volume of mail If the
amount processed the first few
days of December is Indicative
of final results, Jim Drlscoll, post
master, said.
The Heppner post office and
rural stations of Lexington and
llardman will remain open in
the afternoons on Saturday, De
com (xt lb and 23. It is tenta
lively planned to extend window
service at Heppner from the 5:00
p. m. closing to 6:00 p. m. be
tween December 11 and 22. Final
approval of this has not as yet
been received but Is expected
within a few days.
Mail will be received on Sun
day, December 17, and patrons
are urged to come to the pest
office on that day to remove
mail from the post ofrice boxes
to make room for the next day's
load.
Christmas cards may be sent
for 3c If left unsealed, and If
they contain no handwritten or
typewritten messages. Messages
by hand or typewriter are con
sidered personalized and are
therefore subject to the first class
letter rate of 4 cents per ounce,
sealed or not. The department
strongly urges that patrons re
member to place their return
address on all cards sent at the
first class rate in order that they
may be returned in the event of
non-delivery.
Within tho next few days pat
rons will be furnished with t
supply of labels, "Local" and
Out-oi-Town." As in the past
few years the assistance ol mail
ers Is solicited in tne separation
of their mailings as to local or
otherwise. For purposes of sep
aration, Hardman is considered
local as well as patrons of route
1 and route i served by our star
route carriers.
Bazaar at lone
Offers Food, Fun
Combining a carnival of fun
and a turkey dinner, organiza
tions of the town of lone will
also offer the public an oppor
tunity to purchase Christmas
gifts at a festive occasion Sun
day. The occasion is the annual ba
zaar where all organizations of
the community cooperate. Decor
ated booths of clubs, lodges and
other groups will feature novelty
eifts. house plants, holiday foods,
needlework, decorations, and
many pieces of merchandise
which make the Yule season
complete.
The dinner, prepared and serv
ed by women of Willows Grang,
will be served from one to five.
Prices are $1.25 for adults, 50c
for grade school students and
pre school youngster's meals are
free-
Many door prizes are offered to
add to the excitement of the
occasion. , ,
The bazaar will be at the Wil
lows grange hall, with all mem
bers of the public welcome.
After separation a label should
be placed on top of the bundle,
a rubber band slipped around, or
string tied, and the bundle can
then be handed to the window
clerk, or dropped in the special
window for letter bundles. Not
only is the mail greatly expe
dlted, but considerable man iiour
savings are effected.
Heppner Ex-Resident
Returns to Heppner
On Theater Screen
An ex-roaident of Heppner
will come back to town Friday
and Saturday in a dillerent
role on the screen at the Stax
Theater as he plays a role In
The Purple Hills. feature pic
ture for the two days.
He U Archie Murchison, who
was active in the Wranglers
club and other riding groups
tome tlx years ago. Thus. "The
Purple Hills" it a natural mo
vie for him.
The coming movie includet
tuch start at Gene Nelson,
Kent Taylor and Joanne Bar net.
It it a colorful outdoor drama
of the west with Floyd Crosby
directing the photography. He
also did the photo work in
the Oscar winner. "High
Moon."
Murchison hat been doing
very well in television and
moviet, ono tuccett being a
major role In the "Palladia'
TV series.
Murchison wot employed pri
or to leaving Heppner at a
talesman lor Empue Machin
ery company, now Tryco
Equipment Company. He was
the amateur call-roping cham
pion in 1951 in the Morrow
county rodeo, winning one of
the prixed toddles.
The Murchison family hat
made its home in recent years
in Phoenix, Aril from where
he bat done fiee lance movie
and TV parte for major com
panies. 'The Purple Hill" premier
ed November 8 in Phoenix,
and attention was brought to
the activities of Murchison by
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bugglet
who noticed the review in the
Arizona Republic.
Museum Commission
Elects Bob Abrams
Robert Abrams was elected to
serve as the new treasurer of the
Morrow County Museum Com
mission at its Monday evening
meeting at the home of Mrs.
Harry Duvall. He will take the
place of the late J. O. Turner,
who had served In that office
since 1959 when work on the
building of the library-museum
first started.
At the meeting, routine busi
ness was transacted and bills
were approved for payment.
On the commission are Mrs.
Ralph Thompson, Mrs. Omar
Rietmann, Mrs. Ted Smith, Or
ville Cutsforth, Herb Hynd, Ab
rams and Mrs. Duvall.
Guests at the meeting were
Rachel Harnett, museum curator,
Mrs. Herb Hynd, Judge Oscar
Peterson and Ralph Thompson.
Two pieces of property total
ling l'2.2r0 acres were purchased
by the State of Oregon here Fri
day to start a space age indus
trial park at Boardman.
Taking part in checking titles
and deeds before the sale were
Hubert G. Danlelson, assistant at
torney general; Fred C Deck
ebach, assistant clerk of the
Land Board; and Douglas Decew,
supervisor of state audits, all of
Salem; and Mahoney and Ab
rams, attorneys for the tellers.
Deeds were recorded at Morrow
county courthouse to the state
for 11,450 acres from Hynd Proa.,
Cecil, and an 800 acre tract from
Frederick Martin, lone.
Cheeks in the amount of
$228,780 to Hynd Bros, and $59,
9iK) to Martin were paid by the
Land Board out of a $900,000
appropriation made by the 1961
legislature for the Boardman pur
chase.
The land purchased from Hynd
Bros, lies west of the Boardman
bombing range, and will be used
as part of the 150,000 acre in
dustrial park which the Boe.ng
Co. is leasing from the state. The
Martin land will be used along
with $16,000 to trade for 480
acres owned by George Miller.
The Miller-owned land is also
located in the proposed space
age park.
Options on land In Morrow
county were first taken up by the
state over a year ago to put to
gether the proposed Industrial
park. Half the present bombing
range will be used by the state
for the park and with the ad
ditional land under option will
be leased to Boeing.
The transaction Friday was
the first consumated sale on
these options. Other major pieces
left to be purchased are 19,966
acres owned by the Frank Wilk
inson Estate and now being used
as a sheep spread by George
Rugg, and 960 acres from Ira
Barnett. Both lie within the west
ern boundary of the proposed
park.
Snowfall Returns
Thursday Morning
When residents awakened
Thursday (today) they saw
snow on the ground again. Snow
early in the morning was heavy
with rain. By mid-morning it
turned into a steady heavy fall
of wet flakes. Temperatures re
mained mild, hovering around
40 degrees.
No wind was blowing to pile
the flakes and' it was measuring
up on surrounding fields, bring
ing more much needed molstu.e
to area farmers.
(Leonard Gilliam, observer)
Hi Low Pi-ec.
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Snow 1.3 at 9 a. m. and still
falling.
Direct Distance Dialing Due in Spring
Pacific Northwest Bell started
the second major step last wee
on the $750,000 project to bring
Direct Distance Dialing to Mor
row county towns and a dozen
other northeastern Oregon towns
oy next spring.
Slated tn poin the DDD net
work are Pendleton, Arlington,
Athena, Echo, Heppner, Hermis
ton, lone, Lexington, Milton
Freewater, Stanfield, Umatilla
and Weston, all served by PNB,
according to Manager, Dale
Slusher.
Independent phone companies
in Hplix. Condon. Fossil and Kin
zua will also make DDD avail
able for their customers, Slusher
said. , . .
A crew of 12 Western Electric
technicians has been moved in
to Pendleton to install the dozsns
of tons of electro-mecnanicai
equipment that will matte u
ihlc m dial directly to rome
67 million phones in the VS.
and Canada from tnose com
munities.
E. J. Luna, Western Electric
foreman, said that his men will
put some 200 man weeks of work
in the new wing of the Pendle
ton central office building at 237
S. W. 1. McCormack Construction
Co. recently finished the 2400
square-foot addition for the
phone company.
Target date for the start of
DDD in Pendleton is late March,
Slusher said. In other towns
served by PNB, DDD will arrive
approximately the first week in
May. Condon, Fossil and Kin
zua will offer this service about
the middle of June. Helix will
follow later in 1962.
There will be additions and
modifications of equipment in
the local phone office of each
community as well as the major
installation in Pendleton which
will serve as the DDD center.
These Jobs will be done by a
second crew of Western Electric
installers, starting about January
15.
The basic difference between
DDD and the present long dis
tance service Is the speed of com
pleting a call.
The first opening on the phone
dial, number "1," is the key to
DDD. When a customer dials this
digit, his phone is connected with
the long distance equipment.
Then a call to another phone
in Oregon is made Dy simply
dialing that number. For calls
to phones outside of Oregon, a
three-digit code is needed to di
rect the call to the area (there
are more than 100 of them in
the U.S.) where the distant phone
is located.
This area code, plus the dis
tant phone number, will con
nect the calling party to any
dialable phone in the nation or
Canada, whether Walla Walla
or Winnepeg.
On each customer dialed long
distance call, billing information
such as the number called, the
time and date is automatically
recorded by a machine. The
phone number of the person
placing the call is also recorded
on the machine, either by an
operator or automatically.
Introduction of DDD will not
mean layoff of regular operators.
The phone company has found
in other areas that the need for
operators has continued to grow
alter the change to DDD. Ferson-
to-person, collect and credit card
calls will still be placed with the
operator. And operators are need
ed to relay the calling phone
number to the billing machine
for many DDD calls.