Holiday Tips Given by PP&L Manager
Everyone enjoys the colorful
and festive lighting effects that
home owners create during the
holiday season, and everyone
should also remember for safe
ty's sake that wiring circuits
should not be overloaded.
The words of caution to
Santa's helpers come from Paci
fic Power and Light Company's
manager, Fred Gimbel.
A few suggestions about how
to provide additional protection
for the wiring circuits to avoid
blowing fuses, damaging the
lights or causing mishaps were
passed along by the Pacific
Power manager as most home
owners prepare this week to plug
in Christmas season lights in
doors and outdoors.
Be sure to inspect your strings
of Christmas tree lights. Plug in
each string separately. Flicker
ing lights after all bulbs have
been tightened may mean that
sockets are loose or there may be
a "short" in the wire. You should
also examine the insulati o n
carefully while , disconnected
for broken or frayed spots.
For outdoor lighting use only
light strings designed for exter
ior use. Any extensions should
be of heavy-duty wiring with
weatherproof covering. Wrap all
connections between separ ate
cords with rubber or plastic tape
to keep out moisture.
If possible, use an outdoor,
weatherproof outlet for your
power supply. If not available,
then it is best to use an outdoor
light source, such as a porch
light socket. If a line is being
run to a tree or other object
away from the house, run the
line up the side of the house at
least seven feet and secure it
with an insulator.
Outside floodlighting requires
weatherproof globes and special
moisture-guarded outdoor recep
tacles. Above all, don't overload cir
cuits by attaching a series of
plugs to one wall outlet. "Plug-
!gss k it
Peaceful as a
snowy landscape, lively as a playful fawn
is the Christmas we wish for you. We are
ever grateful to you for your thoughtful
consideration and gracious patronage.
GILLIAM AND BISBEE
CLAUDE and MARGARET BUSCHKE
uglies" such as this can easily
blow fuses and damage wiring,
the PP&L manager notes.
Mental Hospital
Chairman Issues
Appeal for Gifts
Ever been away from home at
Christmas? Then you know how
some 4000 patients at Oregon
state mental hospitals feel. No,
probably vou don't . . . because
many of these patients are alone
in a very special kind of dark
ness. According to Mrs. Don Masters,
state chairman of the traditional
Christmas gift project for the
Mental Health Association of
Oregon, the association hopes
that Oregonians will give at
least one gift to each mental
hospital patient this year. In ad
dition, Mrs. Masters says, "we
hope to emphasize the positive
side of the picture .. . recovery
and rehabilitation. We are hop
ing that the gifts this year will
be of a recreational and voca
tional nature. One hospital even
wants a printing press," Mrs.
Masters says.
Mrs. Masters cited such items
as art supplies, sport equipment,
museial instruments, books, mo
del plane and car kits. Hospital
patients also need such items as
new clothing, both towels, elec
tric razors, stationery, lingerie
and cosmetics.
The hospitals are asking that
the gifts not be wrapped, point
ing out that gift wrapping is
another project to draw the pat
ients into the Yuletide activity.
Gift depots will be receiving gifts
until December 22nd, Mrs. Mas
ters says. Casli donations to pur
chase such items as record play
ers and perhaps that printing
press should be made payable
to "Christmas Gifts," Mental
Health Association of Oregon,
127 SW 11th, Portland.
New SCS Bulletin
Tolls of Erosion
Erosion is the dominant prob
lem on 739 million acres of
merico's farm land, according
to Ralph R r hards of the IIcpp
ner Soil Conservation district.
This is more than halt of Ihe
agricultural land i.i the United
States. Eros'on is a problem
requiring constant attention on
23-1 million acres of cropland,
he said.
These facts, along with many
more, are found in a recent pub
lication issued by the U. S. Soil
Conservation Service. It is called,
"Soil Erosion, The Work of Un
controlled Water." A copy may
be .obJtiined from tho local SCS
office in the Gilliam and Eisbcc
building, Richards said.
Richards, who is assigned by
the SCS to assist the Heppner
Soil Conservation district as
work unit conservationist, said
that the new bulletin contains
16 pages and 25 pictures describ
ing and illustrating tho causes
and types of erosion caused by
water. It is the latest publica
tion by the SCS that deals with
this basic problem of American
farmers and ranchers. A few
2171, "How To Control a Gully"
months ago Farmers' Bulletin
was issued. This is also available
from the local SCS office.
P Again, at this happiest jjLj
p of all seasons, may we extend our heartiest f
Vti wishes to you all . . . hoping that every M
; J joy and delight of the Yuletide will be yours to f
'Z$ enjoy to the fullest. Merry Christmas! L;
LAIRDS'
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HEPPNER
GAZETTE-TIMES
December 20, 1962
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HOLIDAY HARVEST . . . Headed for their few days of glory,
hundreds of Christmas trees are stacked on a giant sled by woodsmen
on a tree farm near Duluth, Minnesota. The Arm ships more than a
million and a half black spruce Christmas trees throughout the U.S.
and the world. More than 40 million evergreens of all sizes and
shapes will be sold in the U.S. this season.
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Busy Bee 4-H Club
Plan Sewing Projects
Six members of the Busy Bees
4-H club were present at the
home of Mrs. Harold Snider on
December 1. We discussed our
goals for the year. Also we talk
ed about patterns and materials.
We decided to make beach
robes. At our next meeting in
January, Betty Hausler will re
port on Health.
Maureen McElligott, reporter
Cutters Make Aprons
TuprH.iv. rVrpmhor 11 tho
Cutters met nftnr nhnril at
Kristine Peterson's to hold a
meeting and to get underway
on our aprons which are to be
uone oy our next meeting. Each
member brought a headscarf
that she had made. Our meet
ing in January will be at Mary
Kathrvn Cnmnhpll's fl n a a t c
were Mrs. Lawrence Becket, Mrs.
Jonn Campbell, Mrs. Don Peter
son and Mrs. Jim Pettyjohn.
Linda Pettyjohn, reporter
See us for envelopes of all
kinds. The Gazette-Times.
Use of Water
For Trees Advised
Water is hard to beat as a
means of keeping indoor Christ
mas trees fresh, says Charles
Ladd, chief farm forester.
In addition to maintaining the
tree in peppy condition, fire haz
ard will be reduced considerably,
lie added.
To obtain best results, make
a new cut at the tree's base
preferably on a diagonal. Then
erect the Yuletide centerpiece in
a container of water. The diag
onal cut helps the tree take up
moisture, was his advice.
The container should be re
plenished with fresh water, each
day, as the tree will consume a
surprising amount, Ladd contin
ued.
Registration Open
4t Sfiis Mountain
Registration at the Blue Moun
tain Community college is now
open for the winter term. The
business office will also bo open
December 27 for Ihose unable
to register before Christmas,
Robert Hawk, director, said.
The offerings are scheduled to
accommodate the beginning stu
dent as well as those having
some college work. Classes lie
gin January 2, 1903, so early
registration is essential.
Further information may be
obtained by calling 270-12G0,
Pendleton. 1 - .
Livestock 4-H Club
Sees Movie Program
A meeting of the Buttercrsek
Junction Livestock club was held
December 5. Three movies were
shown to the club. The first one
was "Rural 4-H Clubs," which
was about clubs in Thialand,
telling of their projects and how
they ran their meetings. Another
one, "Tomorrow's Leaders," was
about the triD which the out
standing 4-H'ers take to Wash
ington, and some of their pro
jects. A third film, "Marie Demon
strates the 4-H Way," was about
a girl who shows how to give
a 4-H demonstration.
Ed French, reporter
Four-H Knitting Club
Has Birthday Party
The December meeting of the
Sit and Nit 4-H club was open
ed by President Judy Gentry,
with flag salute and club pledge
led by Theresa Moore and Alene
Boyijean. We talked about goals.
Motion was made to have a
cookie sale to pay for our song
books and flags.
We started making our cans
so they can be displayed durimr
National 4-H club week.
After the meeting we had a
birthday party for those with
birthdays in October, November
and December. We had cookies
and cool aid.
Our visitors were Rirty Wad
holm and Jackie Millet. The
next meeting is January 8.
- Sue Griffith, reporter
T-Sgt. John Pickens
Serves in Air Force
Technical Sergeant John L.
Pickens, son of Mrs. Ada I. Mc
Govern, Box 485, Granite Falls,
Wn., and Harold Pickens of
Chester, Calif., successfully com
pleted a course In History of
Western Civilization I through
the United States Armed Forces
Institute, Madison, Wise. No
vember 26.
TSgt. Pickens graduated from
Heppner High school. He and
his wife, the former Clara Led
better, are now residing In Wil
liams Lake, Canada, where Ser
geant Pickens is a personnel sup
ervisor With tho Q17th Aircraft
Control and Warning Squadron.
TSgt. Pickens is continuing
his education while in service
through tho voluntary wnrlH.
wide education program for
memDers oi tne Armed Forces.
loseoh Harll. RnHtt.Tlmaa
printer left Tuesday night for
the veterans hospital In Boise,
taano lor a checkup on his back.
&tw hark back In
rvrnc to a night of
wondr and holy oy, nearly two
thoutand yon ago, may th spiritual
bletslngi of that fint Christmas b with ui all.
HELEN COX FLOWERS
HEPPNER
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earts are gladdened
and faith is
reaffirmed, as
we celebrate His
Holy birth in a
humble manger.
Now may all
blessings of Christmas
be with you.
COLUMBIA BASIN ELECTRIC CO-OP Inc.
HAROLD AND AROLENE