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L I DRARY U OF 0 EUGENE, ORE gazette-tm Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, January 3, 1963 Three Youths Injured in Auto-Pickup Postal Rate Hike Starts On Monday Increases in postage rates and fees, designed to help eliminate the deficit under which the Post Office Department is operating, will be effective as of Monday, January 7, Postmaster Jim Dris coll reminds local patrons. Most noticeable increase will be those on first class mail. Sending an ordinary letter to points in the United States will require five cents per ounce as compared with the present four cents. Drop letters (such as those in Heppner which are mailed in the local post office and placed in post office boxes) will in crease to 4c per ounce from 3c. Rate on postal cards will go from the present 3c to 4c per card. Airmail letters will require 8c postage per ounce instead of the present 7c, and airmail cards will increase to 6c per card from the current 5c. Newspapers will notice an in crease in their rates, since the free-in-county privilege will be discontinued, and they will pay in county at the rate of lc per pound. An increase will also be effective to copies sent out of the county, and others publications "mailing under second class will experience similar increases. Third class rates, which in cludes books, catologs, circulars and similar matter will also go up. For instance, circulars that currently are mailed under bulk rate at 2 12 cents per piece will increase to 2 58 cents on Janu ary 7. Another increase is plan ned for 1964, to 2 34 cents, and again in 1965, to 2 78 cents. However, rate on non-profit books, catalogs and circulars will be decreased, non-profit circulars dropping from 16 cents per pound to nine cents, and non-profit books and catalogs from 10 cents per pound to six cents. Postmaster Driscoll states that he has received many inquiries about the new rates and empha sizes that any supplies of stamps that patrons have on hand are still useable. The patron may buy lc stamps to use with 4c stamps, or 2c stamps to go with any supplies ot 6c stamps hand. on Heppner, lone Bill Home Games All games are at home this week-end for Heppner and lone High school basketball teams. Coach Glenn Biehl's lone Cardin als have league games Friday and Saturday night, and Coach Bob Cantonwine's Mu s t a n g s have a non-league return fray against DeSales of Walla Walla Saturday night in the Heppner gym. The Cardinals played Stan field Friday night and then meet Helix the following night. In early action this year they have scheduled the powers of the Umatilla-Morrow B league and sustained three losses in a row after an earlier non-league win over Arlington. They hope to hit the comeback trail this week end with a pair of wins over their opponents. Heppner is riding a 5-1 record with its lone loss to Pilot Rock. The Mustangs tripped the De Sales quintet in their season's opener at Walla Walla on Dec ember 7 and will seek to make a sweep against the visiting five. All jayvee contests start at 6:30, both for Heppner and lone, with varsity games following. Council to Sponsor Student Body Dance The student council of the Heppner High school will spon nr an informal dance for mem bers of the student body and their guests Saturday night, Jan uary 12, in me scnooi gym. Among recent requirements set up by the faculty for school dances is that each student who is invitine a guest must obtain an invitation from the pnnci nia'a office, and then present it 1o the teacher chaperones at the Hanpp Those attending are t the door and are not permitted to leave until the close nf th evening. Dances are chap eroned by at least two teachers and two or more parents. County J udge Points Out Need to Back Project By OSCAR PETERSON Morrow County Judge Pursuant to section 5 of the Flood Control Act approved August 28, 1937, and subsequent directives, the District Fngineer of tl-.o U. S. Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla, lias undertaken a survey of the Willow Creek Basin in Morrow county to de termine' the need and feasibility for the development, utilization and control of the water re- v - tk. I ' V.ii,nffti.f' f li OSCAR PETERSON southern Morrow county. It gives us many anxious mom ents. The same watershed exists and there have been many minor floods. As the survey has been completed, it concerns the feasibility of a multipurpose dam and reservoir project located lust up stream from the City of Heppner, consisting tentatively of a dam 150 feet high and a reservoir with a total capacity of 11,500 acre feet. This project would 'afford the City of Heppner and the Willow Creek valley below the dam with flood protection and would include storage for irrigation and provide facilities for wildlife, sports fishing and recreation. We have members in Congress who are intensely interested in the project. We have leadership that is interested in this type of public works. If we are ever to get development of this kind here, it is up to us to stand united and work together now. As a member of the county court, I feel that such a multi purpose development would be of tremendous value, not only to Heppner but to the entire county. We have a priority now for our project and certainly should make the most of it. All parties will be afforded full opportunity to express their views at this January 14 hearing, and it is my sincere wish that many will do so. The total benefits of the proposed project will far exceed total cost. Aside from the irrigation feature, a portion of the cost of which would be borne by water users who stand to gain from it, virtually all costs of the project would be paid by the Federal government. Through taxes our residents have shared in payment of similar projects of benefit to other areas in the Northwest and across the nation, and it is only fair, with the need for flood protection, recreation and irrigation here, that we have our turn in development and others share the cost with us. It is hoped that all our local citizens will fall behind this worthy project. Registration Set For Adult Classes Registration for adult educa tion courses offered through the auspices of Blue Mountain Col lege, will be Monday night, Jan ary 14, at 8 o'clock in the audi torium of the Lexington school. Enrollment forms on the bottom of questionnairs recently given out through the schools, were to be returned by January 2, but anyone still wisning to taKe classes may still do so by at tending the registration meet ing. Classes may be offered in welding, millinery, hydraulics, public speaking, business educa tion (typing or bookkeeping), basic geology, and others, de pending upon demands and in terest. Further information may be had by calling Mrs. Ed Dick, Heppner, or Mrs. fcwing nyna, Cecil. Program to Starting off with a Horse training demonstration at the livestock corrals at the fair grounds Friday, January 11, at 10:30, the 14th annual meeting of the Morrow County Livestock Growers will offer a wide variety of events before conclusion of a busy two-day program Saturday night, Ron Currin, president, an nounces. Jim Gorman of Gorman Train ing stables, Walla Walla. Wn will conduct the training demon strations, and it is reported that it is amazing what he can ac complish with a horse in a couple of hours. Friday's program will continue throughout the day at the fair grounds, and the afternoon ses sion will highlight a panel dis cussion on taxes, entitled, 'Tax es Today and Tomorrow." Dr. 79th Year sources of the basin. In order that the report may be fully understood and will reflect the views of local interests, a public hearing will be held in Heppner January 14 at the Heppner Elementary school at 1 p.m. All interested parties are invited to be present, or rep resented, and present testi monies at the above time and place. At the hearing there will be presented tentative findings of the survey as it has been completed to date, and it is hoped to obtain suggestions which have been developed in order that full consideration may be given to these views before the report is submitted to higher authority. It is the belief of many of us that other disastrous floods, similar to the one of 1903, where many lives were lost, can ne-ain come to Heppner and Two Receive Cuts In Skating Mishap Two college students home for the holidays received cuts in skating accidents on the same day, last Wednesday, but on dif ferent ponds. Gary Van Blokland, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur and a fresh man this year at California Poly technic at San Luis Obispo, fell on ice on the Harold Evans pond when his skate caught in moss. He suffered a deep cut over his right eye and eight stitches were required. Lance Tibbies, son of Dr. and Mrs. L. D. Tibbies and graduate student at the University of Ore gon, fell in an accident on the Don Greenup pond. In the fall his glasses were broken and he sustained cuts around the eye. His father was skating with him and brought him in for treat ment. Van Blokland is taking animal husbandry at California Poly and says that he likes it very well. Offer Variety at Stock Growers' Grant Blanch, Oregon State Uni versity; F. H. W. Hoefke of the State Tax Commission; and Ray mond French, rancher, will join representatives of local business, lumbering and banking on the panel. Sessions are open to the public and all are given a special wel come to attend any part of the two-day meeting. On Saturday, the annual meet ing will shift to the Elks temple in Heppner. Several interesting talks are on the program, includ ing "Why Calfhood Vaccinate " by Dr. Henry Heffernan, Federal veterinarian of Portland, at 2 p. m.; "Dual Grading Good or Bad?" by Irvin Mann, Umatilla county livestock grower and feeder at 2:15; "What I Learned at Youth Range Camp" by Rol and Ekstrom, 1962 camp dele EPPNER 10 Cents 'Sno Use! Classes Postponed-No Snow Ski classes planned for the month of January under the sponsorship of the Heppner Morrow County Chamber of Commerce and the Arbuckle Mountain Ski club have been postponed indefinitely. The postponement is for good reason no snow. As soon as the weather changes and snow comes if it does plans will be made to hold the school. Members of the club said that quite a number have evidenced inter est in the school and several have registered, but the weatherman has not cooper ated. Heppner Merchants Offer Big Values In Clearance Sale Heppner merchants are join ing this week to offer a city wide clearance sale with big bargains in all lines of merch andise. The sale is held to clear stock left over from Christmas business and to make way for new stock. To make it easier for shoppers, parking meters will be hooded on Saturday and it will not be necessary to pay the usual park ing fee. A full page advertisement and other ads in this paper tell de tails of the sale and announce bargains, The clearance is held at the same time as J. C. Penney Company's White Goods sale which is also announced in a page advertisement in this pa per. Firms taking part in the clear ance are Heppner Auto Sales, Wilson's Men's Wear, Farley Mo tor Company, Peterson's Jew elers, Gonty's, Gilliam and Bis- bee, MiLadies Apparel, Case Furniture Co., M&R Floorcaver ing and Heating, Trl-County Equipment Co,, Humphreys Rex all Drug, and L. E. Dick. Two From Kinzua Hurt in Accidents Two from Kinzua are patients in Pioneer Memorial hospital as a result of recent accidents, one at home and one in the woods. Roy Blevins, 61, was brought to the hospital in the ambulance Wednesday after he was struck by a falling snag or tree. It hit his left shoulder and chest, causing a fractured shoulder blade and several fractured ribs. His doctor reported Thursday that he is in good condition at the hospital. On December 24, Roger Hollo- man. 56, also of Kinzua, was injured in a fall from a ladder at his home. He later complain ed of pain In his side. His doc tor said that he suffered a rup tured liver in the accident and surgery was performed to correct it. Holloman also was reported Thursday as recovering satis factorily. Nymans Visit Here For Two Weeks Stay Mr. and Mrs. Glen Nyman and daughters Judy and Robin of New York City spent the past two weeks at the home of Mrs. Nymans parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Evans. They are return ing to New York by plane by way of Denver, Colo., where they will visit Mr. Nyman's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Nyman. Another houseguest at the Evans home over the holidays was Mrs. Emma Evans, of Wil lamette View Manor, Portland. gate sponsored by the Livestock Growers association, at 11:20 a. m.; and "The OCA Works for You" by George Johnson of the Oregon Cattlemen's association at 1:30 p. m. Tom Davidson, superintendent, will give a progress report of livestock research at the Hermis ton station at 11:30 -a. m. Committees, which will hold sessions at 3:30 p. m. Friday, will report during the day Sat urday. From 10:2O to 11:20 the following will be heard: Mem bership and finance, Raymond French; auditor, Howard Bryant; beef promoti on, -Bob Van Schoiack; game theft and brand, Floyd Jones; public lands and forestry, Ralph Beamer; and pro duction and marketing, Don Greenup. Reports will continue at 1:45 Number 44 Collision Lovgren Has Surgery In Portland An auto-nickiiD collision short ly after midnight near Heppner on the Willow Creek highway resulted in injuries to three young men, all of Heppner. Two Dean Lovgren, 15, and John Privett, 17 were seriously hurt, and the third, Bill Struth ers, 18, escaped with minor bruises and shock. All were in a car driven by Privett and were headed home from Pendleton after attending a movie there. The car collided with a pickup truck, northbound, which by coincidence was driven by Dean's uncle, Bob Lovgren, also of Heppner, who was not hurt seriously enough to be hos pitalized. Dean Lovgren, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vic Lovgren, suffered a fracture of the lumbar spine and one vertebra of the spine was partially dislocated, his local at tending physician said. The in juries caused partial paralysis in his logs and lie was removed from Pioneer Memorial hospital Sunday to the Good Samaritan hospital, Portland. On Monday morning he underwent an oper ation to the spine to relieve pres sure, and results of the oper ation were said to be satisfac tory, Members of the family said Thursday morning that he was doing as well as could be ex pected." The operation caused some swelling in the spine, but as it recedes he is apparently gaining more feeling in his legs. Indications are that he will be hospitalized for many weeks. Privett, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Privett, remains in the Pioneer Memorial hospital. He has two fractured ribs, four mis sing teeth in the upper law, a lacerated right knee, and minor internal injuries in the abdo men, according to his physician. Ho was able to sit up by Thurs day, and his condition was pro nounced "very good." Struthers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Struthers, remained in the hospital only through the night and was discharged. Bob Lovgren was thrown from his pickup from the Impact but apparently suffered no injuries worse than bruises. The force of (he collision knocked him across the cab and was power ful enough for his body to spring open the heavy door on the right side to throw him out. Dean Lovgren was riding be side Privett, the driver, in the auto and apparently was asleep when the accident happened. Struthers was said to be lying on the back seat asleep. Privett (Continued on Page 6) Two lone Youths Get Minor Hurts Hank Pointer, 21, and Bob Rice, both of the Lexington-lone area, escaped with minor in iuries when a car owned and driven by Pointer rolled over near lone on a road north of the high school just after midnight Saturday. Both young men are students at Columbia Basin Junior col lege. Their injuries were con fined to bruises. Pointer said that he failed to make a curve at the top of a hill when it was sharper than he had anticipa ted. They were treated at Pio neer Memorial hospital and were released. The car, a late model Corvair, was rather badly damaged. Both Rice and Pointer have now re turned to college. with the following: Insects, pre dators and rodents, Jerry Bros nan; pasture and range improve ment, Frank Anderson; disease control, Harold Wright. The taxation and legislation committee will hold sway at 3 p. m. with O. W. Cutsforth, chair man, reporting. At the opening of the session at 10 a. m. Saturday, President Currin will make his annual re port, followed by those of Secre tary N. C. Anderson and Treasur er Gerald Swaggart. Other business will include the election of four directors to fill vacancies to be left by expir ing terms of Frank Anderson, Bob Van Schoiack, Ron Currin and Jerry Brosnan. Besides the business, study and information aspects of the program, the annual meeting Tracey Lee Pettyjohn Born New Years Day; Wins Prizes Little Tracey Lee Pettyjohn didn't get a very big start when she was born at the Pioneer Memorial hospital on New Years day, weighing only 5 lb. 14 oz., but that was big enough to claim some 33 prizes offered by local merch ants and businesses in the 1963 baby derby. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Pettyjohn of Heppner and has two sisters, Terry Lynn, 9, and Pami Kay. 16 months. Paternal grand parents are Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pettyjohn of lone, and ma ternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Howard Keithley of Heppner. Tracey Lee arrived on the scene at 6:45 p.m. on New Years day. Because she is the first baby of the new year in Heppner she will receive the bonanza of gifts, which will be shared by the parents. A num ber of the gifts are for the parents. Officers to Start New Terms Monday County and city officers elect ed in November general election will begin their new terms Mon-. day, January 7, but there will be very few new faces in the public oltlces. Rod Thomson, who was elect ed county assessor without oppo sition in the general election after defeating Oliver Creswick J i ROD THOMSON Morrow County Assessor Chamber Officers Installed Monday The Rev. Kenneth Robinson, pastor of Hope and Valby Luth eran churches, installed offi cers of the Heppner-Morrow County Chamber of Commerce for 19(53 at the regular meeting Monday. It was necessary to install the new president, Dr. C. M. Wag ner, in absentia for he was on a holiday trip with his family. Other officers are Al Lamb, first vice president; and Oliver Cres wick, second vice president. Wes Sherman, secretary, and Bert Huff, treasurer, serve by president's appointment and will continue in office through the year. The Rev. Robinson spoke of the men's concern in his instal lation talk, pointing out their concerns in their relationships with others, their concerns for the work that each is doing, and their concerns for their com munity. Directors installed included Wagner, Lamb, Creswick, Ran dall Peterson and Barney Mal colm. Holdover directors are Gordon Pratt, Ed Gonty, Harry O'Donnell, Gene Pierce and Jim Myers. Retiring president Fred Glm hel spoke of the enjoyment he had experienced working as president during 19G2 and thank ed all members for their help and cooperation. He extended special thanks to his committee chairmen, to Randall Peterson for work on Spring Opening and other projects, to Ralph Richards for work on banquets, to Cres wick for his help on special pro jects, to Huff for his work as treasurer and to Sherman for his work as secretary. Meeting will have its social and enter tainment side. A climax of the affair will be the annual ban quet at 6:30 p. m. Saturday in the fair pavilion with James Hill of Pendleton as banquet speaker. At that time the new Livestock man of the Year will be present ed, an award which was won last year by Harold Wright of Rugg. Tickets to the banquet are $2.50 each, and it will follow the social get-together at 5:30 n. m. in the Elks club rooms which is sponsored bv the He p p n e r branch. First National Bank of Oregon. Bank of Eastern Oregon will serve coffee and doughnuts at the sessions at the fairgrounds Friday morning, and the Cow Belles will serve luncheon at noon on that day. cry Besides many baby Items, baby food and clothing, Tracey Lee will receive several cash prizes and savings accounts to give her a good start. Not the least of the prizes is 25 off on her hospital bill, a gift from the Pioneer Memorial hospital. Last year Danny Joe Alder man, son of Mr. and Mrs. Duane Alderman, was the re cipient of the prizes, and it was only fitting that they go to a girl this year. Danny was a little later arriving, being born on January 4 but he tipped the scales at a heavier weight, being 8 lb. 2 oz. It can be said, though that New Years baby honors are kept in "the same family." Mrs. Pettyjohn is a first cous in of Duane Alderman. The mother and new "Miss Heppner 1963" are doing very well and they expect to go home later this week. in the primary, will be sworn in by Sadie Parrish, county clerk, as assessor. Creswick served by appointment, replacing the late Harry Dinges. Thomson has been in the as sessor's office for many years as a deputy and as of January 7 will step up to serve as assessor. E. O. (Gene) Ferguson, who was reelected county commis sioner at the general election after defeating another Repub lican, Berl Akers of lone, in the primary, will be sworn in for a second 4-year term. County Judge Oscar Peterson and Com missioner Milton Biegel of Irri gon were not up for election and are noiaover members of tne county court. Justice of the Peace J. O. Ilager was reelected as justice of the peace for the sixth dis trict (Heppner) but has been ill and is not expected to be able to take the oath of office Monday. Larry Cook Sr. has been serving as justice of the peace pro tern. At Boardman Ernest Jorgenson will start as justice of the peace replacing R. B. Rands who did not seek another term. Garland Swanson of lone and George Wiese of Boardman were reelected to terms on the county port commission. However, Wiese has moved to Portland and will leave a vacancy on the commis sion, No one has been appointed for the post as yet. Seven Heppner city officers will start new terms, all having been reelected to their positions. They include Mayor Al Lamb; Laverne Van Marter, treasurer; Ted Smith, recorder; and Con ley Lanham, Carl Spaulding, Le Roy Gardner and Earl Ayres, councilmen. Ayres was elected to a -year term and other coun cilmen are for four years. At lone, Charles O'Connor will start another term as mayor, and uugn baiter will be new on the council. Jim Barnett and Bill Rletmann will start new terms as councilmen, having been re elected. Other officers to take the oath for new terms will be Gladys Drake, treasurer, and June Crowell, recorder, both re elected in November. Boardman will have a new mayor beginning January 7. He Is Dewey West, succeding Joe Tatone who was not a candldale for reelection. Councilmen to take seats Monday include Ver non Russell, Ed Kuhn and Arthur Allen. Beginning another term as recorder-treasurer is Ernabel Mittelsdorf. Councilmen starting terms at Irrigon Include Margaret Jorgen son for two years and Chester Wilson for lour years. WEATHER (Leonard Gilliam, observer) Hi 49 49 56 52 56 57 53 Low 31 28 41 37 33 Prec. Thursday Priuay Saturday Sunday .09 Monday Tuesday 43 .04 41 .18 for December ; total for the inches. Wednesday Total rainfall was l.bJ Inches year was 14.54 Alaska Moose Meat Arrives Unthawed A moose roast and steaks sent by son, J. W. Bedford in Alaska, to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bedford of Heppner, for Christmas dinner made the trip all the way from Alaska in fast enough time to arrive unthawed. The meat was sent from Anchorage by air and picked up in Portland by Mrs. Bea trice Bedford, Jack's mother. In company with a sister, she brought it to Heppner via auto, and it was still frozen upon arrival. It left Anchorage at 11 p.m. Friday before Christ mas and arrived in Portland at 5 a.m. Saturday, The son is a geologist for the Texas Company and shot the moose recently on a hunting trip. Jack's mother spent the holidays with them and will remain for about another week.
