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OLD TIMERS of Heppner Elks
nignt. mere are 78 members
to the lodge. Senior member
years membership. Those present for honors at the meeting were (from left) James Hayes, John
Bergstrom, Jack Flug, Walter Beckett, Earl Evans, Walter Hayes of Boardman, Ed Bennett Max
Buschke, Jim Cowtns, Turner,
Harlan McCurdy Sr., and W.
Local Branches Note Growth
First National
Tops Billion Mark,
Report Reveals
The Heppner branch of First
National Bank of Oregon report
ed year-end deposits of $5,833,'
774 and loans totalling $3,681,395,
according to J. H. Bedford,
branch manager.
At the same time he released
comparable totals for the
branch for December 31, 1961
On that date, deposits were $5,
367,074 and loans were $2,760,
509. Oregon became the tenth state
in the union to claim a banking
institution with deposits in ex
cess of a billion dollars when
First National Bank of Oregon
reported year-end deposits of
."il,002,158,197.
The all-time high deposit fig
ure, a new record high in loans
outstanding and net earnings of
over six million dollars were re
ported at the same time by
Ralph J. Voss, president.
Voss said First National joined
22 other leading banks in the
country in the billion dollar de
posit category.
Total deposits for the 90-office
system were up 7.5 percent from
1961 year-end figures of $932,
499,010. Loans of $568,974,500
were reported, which is an in
crease of 16 percent from a year
ago. Total resources of $1,106,
199,295 compared to $1,029,242,
783 in 1961.
Net operating earnings in 1962
were $6,256,946, down $498,637 or
7.4 percent, from the figure re
ported a year ago. Earnings per
share were $3.46 compared with
$3.73 in 1961. The decline in
earnings reflected gener ally
higher interest expense and op
erating costs during the year,
Voss said.
Furniture Store
Opening Slated
Grand opening of Case Furni
ture store, bought recently by
Arnie Hodman and Gil Lujan
from Gene Case, will be Satur
day, January 26, the new owners
announce.
A $64.50 dinette set will be
given away as a door prize, to
gether with other prizes. Re
freshments will be served to the
public throughout the day.
Hedman and Lujan state that
they have a complete new stock
of furniture on hand and have
been rushed during the past
week to get it uncrated and on
display for the opening.
Mrs. Hubert (Fay) Wilson is
on their staff as assistant man
ager. The opening will begin at
8 a.m. Saturday. Store hours are
until 5:30 p.m.
Cardinals Slate
Two Tough Tilts
(See story page 4)
Coach Glenn Biehl's lone High
school basketball team face two
crucial games this week-end
when they play Riverside at lone
Friday night and Weston there
Saturday night.
These two opponents hold two
of the three defeats recorded
against the Cardinals to date in
the Morrow-Umatilla B league.
The Cards lost to Riverside at
Boardman earlier in the season
and also dropped their opening
contest to Weston at lone
Athena is the only other team to
triumph over the Biehlmen.
Should the lone five be able
to turn the tables on the clubs
this week-end, it will put them
in the thick of the conference
race with undefeated McEwen at
the top. Losses, however, would
make it difficult for them to fin
ish much above the center of the
standings.
The games will open at 6:30
with the jayvee contests.
Lodge No. 358 were honored at a
with 30 years or more membership, totaling service ot i.iii years
oresent Thursday was Frank Turner (center, in dark suit) with 54
Claude Graham, Leonard Gilliam,
Claude Cox.
Boy, Hurt Year Ago,
Sad Because Dog Lost
Little Danny Akers, 5, son
of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Akers
of lone, who was seriously
hurt in an accident just a year
ago tomorrow (January 25) is
a sad little lad these days.
His black cocker spaniel dog,
"Black Jack," is missing and
has been gone since January
16. The pet was given to him
as a gift shortly after the
accident last year when a car
rolled off a hoist in his father's
shop and crushed Danny's ab
domen. Anyone who may have in
formation about the spaniel is
asked to call the Akers, 422
7404. Danny still has to go to the
doctor for checkups and treat
ment periodically as a result
of the accident but is pro
gressing very well.
Planning Council
Meets To Discuss
County Problems
Mrs. Elaine Essolstyn, exec
utive secretary of the Mid-Columbia
Planning Council, report
ed the latest developments of
this six-county planning group
at a meeting of the Morrow
County Planning Council held
Thursday evening, January 17.
The meeting, sponsored by the
Morrow County Extension Ser
vice, was an effort to re -activate
the Morrow County Planning
Council. Nearly 20 Morrow coun
ty residents representing all
areas of the county braved the
winter weather to attend the
meeting which was held at the
fair annex building in Hepp
ner. Mrs. Esselstyn stated that the
Mid-Columbia Planning Council,
through contracts with the Dept.
of Planning and Development
and EBASCO Services, Inc., had
undertaken a study of the six-
county region to analyze the ma
jor assets and liabilities for at
tracting new manufacturing in
dustries. "Since last April, when
actual work on this study was
commenced, we have completed
the inventory of physical feat
ures of the region, including
land use, existing transportation
facilities, utilities, and soil class
ifications," she said. The com
pleted report should be ready
by the end of February.
Jean Scheel, assistant direc
tor extension service, OSU, dis
cussed the Rural Area Develop
ment program for the group. He
indicated that the Rural Area
Development process could be
a useful tool to the county in
planning for over-all economic I
development.
Oliver Creswick, Heppner, as
a part of reorganizing the plan
ning council, was elected chair
man of the group. Max Jones,
Irrigon, was elected vice-chairman
and Nels Anderson, county
extension agent, was selected as
secretary.
In discussion from the floor,
Oliver Creswick urged the coun
ty planning council to submit
a written statement to the U. S.
Army Corps of Engineers favor
ing the Willow Creek dam above
Heppner. He indicated the hear
ing held January 14 at the
Heppner grade school is required
by law to remain open for 30
days so that written statements
can be submitted. Gar Swan
son, lone, and Mrs. ndrt-w
Skiles, Irrigon, both indicated
a need for more planning and
development for parks and rec
reational areas in the county.
WEATHER
(Leonard Gilliam, observer)
Hi Lo Prec.
Thursday 39 25 .08
Friday 28 06
Saturday 33 12
Sunday 34 21
Monday 54 21
Tuesday 44 16
Wednesday 34 17
Rainfall for the week was .08
of an inch.
meeting of the lodge last Thursday
Fat Mollahan, Dr. A. D. McMurao,
(G-T Photo)
Bank of Eastern
Oregon Reports
Gain in Deposits
Deposits and earnings of the
Bank of Eastern Oregon contin
ued to climb during 1962, it was
reported by officers and directors
to stocknoiders at the annual
meeting held in Arlington on
Wednesday, January 16.
Total deposits of the three
offices of the locally-owned bank
increased a total of $1,225,000 to
$4,900,000. Total assets as of Dec
ember 31, 1962, were $5,363,000.
Of the gross income, which
amounted to over $213,000, some
$180,000 was added to the econo
my of the area in payment of in
terest on savings and time depo
sits, dividends to the stock
holders, salaries, taxes, rent, do
nations, services and supplies.
Gene Pierce, who has served as
executive officer of the bank
since the retirement of L. C.
Buchner of Arlington late last
year, was officially elected pre
sident and cashier. James - F.
Green was elected manager of
the Arlington office, Marion C
Green was elected assistant
cashier and William F. Siewert
was elected assistant manager.
Directors reelected for the year
were D. L. Lemon, Earl P. Hoag
and John W. Krebs, all of Arling
ton; Arthur A. Allen of Board
man; Garland Swanson of lone;
Howard Bryant and Pierce of
Heppner. New directors elected
were David Childs and Foster
Odom of Arlington, who filled
the vacancies created with Buch
ner's retirement and the resigna
tion of M. L. Brady.
Of the 1500 shares outstanding
of the bank stock, 1186 12
shares were represented at the
meeting in person or by proxy.
The new president of the bank
has been with the Bank of East
ern Oregon since 1957 when the
Heppner branch was opened. He
had previously held a position
with the First National Bank for
16 years, but immediately prior
to coming to Heppner had been
engaged in a grocery and meat
business with his brother-in-law
in Pendleton.
Dean Likes Letters,
Cards from Friends
Appreciation for the letters
and cards that have been re
ceived bv Dean Lovgren in Good
Samaritan hospital, Portia n d ,
from his friends has been ex
pressed from him via his uncle
and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Lov
gren, who spent the week-end in
Portland to see him, together
with his father, Vic Lovgren.
"Ho said to tell all the kids,
'Hello', " Bob reported Monday,
"end to keep the cards and
letters coming."
He no longer has a telephone
because he has been transferred
to a ward. Although lonesome,
the young Heppner High school
sophomore keeps cheerful.
The Lovgrens said that he
seems to be coming along good,
end has a little movement in
his legs. His mother, Mrs. Vic
Lovgren, has been in Portland to
be near him since the auto acci
dent near Heppner on December
30 that resulted in fracturing
vertebrae in his back. Dean is in
room 476 and can have visitor.-;
during visiting hours.
John Privett Has
Surgery Saturday
John Privett, injured in a 2-car
accident December 30, had surg
ery January 12 at Pioneer Mem
orial hospital to remove a bowl
obstruction. The attending physi
cian reports he is in "fair" condi
tion. John was released from the
ho: pital January 7 and re-admitted
January 11 for observation.
He will be confined to the hospi
tal for several weeks recupera
ting from the surgery.
79th Year
THE m IP
GAZETTE-T
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, January 24, 1963
High-Flying
Cagers Face
Rocket Five
(See story page 5)
GREATER OREGON LEAGUE
Western Division
W L Pet
Heppner 3 0 1.000
Sherman 2 1 .667
Pilot Rock 1 1 .500
Burns 12 .333
Grant Union 0 3 .000
With the hope of keeping their
Greater Oregon victory string in
tact, Heppner High's basketball
team will face Pilot Rock here
Friday night in the second meet
ing between the teams.
The Rockets are the only team
which has been successful in de
feating Heppner this year, hav
ing haltered the Mustangs at
Pilot Rock In a non-league game
on December 15, 65 to 52. The
four teams play four games
through this season, two each at
home, and two of the four are
league games.
Coach Mas Watanabe's Rock
ets split a pair of road games to
Burns and Grant Union over the
week-end while Heppner took
both teams on the alternate
nights. The Rockets edged the
John Day five, 42 to 41, but lost
to Burns, 50 to 38.
In the December 15 meeting,
Pilot Rock's Buzz Quempts fired
20 points for his team to pace
the victory. Shan Applegate led
the Mustangs with 15. Heppner
has been steadily improving
during the season since this loss
in 10 contests.
Should the Mustangs win, it
will give them a first half sweep
over league opponents. After this
week-end, three of the four re
maining league games are at
heme, the only trip being a re
turn game at Pilot Rock.
A full house is expected in the
Mustang gym Friday night, and
those who expect to get good
seats will have to come early.
Jayvees open the bill with a con
test at 6:30. Coach Dick Strait's
Heppner jayvees will seek to get
back on the victory trail after
losing their only games or tne
season to John Day ana uurns
jayvees over the week-end.
Carlson Ranch
House Destroyed
By Fire Saturday
A vacant house on the lower
ranch owned by Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Carlson, located 15 miles
southwest of lone, was destroyed
by fire baturday morning with
loss estimated by the owners at
about $10,000.
The house was partially fur
nished. A heat coil had been
placed under the house during
cold weather to keep pipes from
freezing, and it is surmised that
this may have caused the fire.
Richard Kinzer, a tenant who
lives in a trailer house on the
place, discovered the blaze about
7 a. m. but the place was engulf
ed by fire by that time. Many
neighbors and friends from
around the countryside respond
ed to help, but their efforts could
only keep the fire from spread
ing to other property. No fire de
partments were on the scene.
Most of the loss was insured,
Mrs. Carlson said. They live
about 15 miles from the scene of
the fire.
The Carlsons expressed appre
ciation to all those who came to
help and said that they were
glad that some family with little
children was not living in the
house.
Ex-High, College Basketball Stars
Bill March of Dimes Benefit Jan. 31
lone and Heppner town bas
ketball teams, boasting ex-high
school and college stars, will
play the first of benefit games
for the March of Dimes in the
Heppner High gym on Thursday,
January 31, Pete Glennie, special
services director for the March
of Dimes in the county, an
nounces. The public will see some bang
up action in the contest and at
the same time will help the
worthwhile cause.
Playing for lone will be such
former high school stars as
Dallas Rea, 5-11, Wayne Ball,
5-7. Keith Rea, 5-8, Dave Bar
nett, 5-5, Larry Rietmann, 6-3,
Kenny Brenner, 5-7, Eddie Gro
shens, 5-9, and Omar Huston, 6-1.
All are former Cardinals except
Groshens, just back from Ger
many, and Huston, both of whom
played for the Mustangs in their
high school days.
'A
JACK SMITH, a "freshman" representative in the state legislature
from the 28th district (Sherman, Gilliam, Morrow, Umatilla and
Wheeler counties) is shown at his desk with his secretary, Carole
Rankin of Hermiston.
Rep. Smith
To Three Committees
Representative Jack Smith of
Condon, who has started his
first legislative session after
being elected to the state legis
lature from the 28th district in
November, has heen armointed tn
three important committees in
tne House of Representatives.
Hp is sprvincr ne viep rhairman
of the agriculture committee,
Local Youth Rally
To Feature Free
Teen-age Movie
A special film for young peo
ple in this area, "Teenage Rock,"
will be shown at the Heppner
Grade school multi-purpose room
Saturday night, January 26. at
7:30 p. m- No admission will be
charged to see the full-length
picture, and added entertain
ment will be featured after the
film by a group of young people
from Pendleton, as well as a re
freshment and social hour.
The widely-screened teen-age
motion picture, "Teenage Rock,"
was produced in close collabora
tion with young people from all
over the United States, who par
ticipated in brainstorming ses
sions In such cities as Detroit,
Chicago, Los Angeles, and Grand
Rapids. It takes a bold look at
the problems confronting today's
young people, and clearly de
fines the answer to be found in
the Christian faith.
Centered around the experi
ences of a high school basket
ball star, the story traces his
frustrations as he tries to find
meaning in life apart from
spiritual motivation. Across the
young athlete's path comes a
Japanese exchange student, who
tactfully voices his disappoint
ment over complacency of Amer
ican young people regarding
crucial issues in our world. This
triggers a chain of events which
bring into focus many issues
confronting today's educat o r s
and youth leaders.
"Teenage Rock" is a companion
release to such films as "Goal To
Go," "Highest Mountain," "Going
Steady," and "Seventeen." These
are part of the Youth t Urns pro
gram which supplys motion pic
tures with a spiritual impact for
free showing in high schools
throughout the world.
This film is being shown here
in conjunction with a youth rally
under the auspices of the Bible
Baptist church and all teen-age
young people are extended a cor
dial invitation to attend.
On the Heppner Townies are a
number of coaches and teachers,
as well as others. While they
have more in the way of college
records in the casaba sport, they
are older on the average than
the lone players and may have
lost some of their agility. How
ever, those who played against
the Harlem Clowns in a bene
fit here last year showed sparkle
that brought favorable com
ments from fans.
On their roster are Darrel
Reisch, 6-4, and Bob Cantonwine,
6-2, both ex-four year lettermen
at Northwest Nazarene college,
Nampa, Idaho; Dick Strait, 6-3,
ex-Oregon State University; Clint
Agee, 6-7, ex-Pacific University
4 year lettermen; Ted Talbott,
5-8, of Riverside, ex-College of
Idaho star; Glenn Beihl, 5-9, for
merly of University of Montana
Larry O'Rourke, 5-8, formerly of
St. Joseph's, Pendleton; Harley
Sager, 5-11, wlio played for the
Number 47
HEPPNER
10 Cents
Appointed
and is a member of the taxation
and education committees.
Rep. Smith announced the ap
pointment of Miss Carole Rankin
of Hermiston as his secretary for
the 52nd legislative assembly.
She is a native of Hermiston,
having attended grade and high
school there and she attended
Pacific Business College in Port
land. Her father and mother, Mr.
and Mrs. Stuart Rankin, are
long-time residents of Hermiston
and her grandfather, Harold
Rankin, is president of the Uma
tilla county fair board.
"I am pleased to have a young
lady of Carole's poise and ability
to assist me In the coming
months," Rep. Smith said. "Al
though we are both 'freshmen',
we are doing our homework and
learning the ropes to better serve
you."
Rop. Smith, Democrat, defeated
Frank Weatherford, incumbent,
in the primary election last May
and then won over Gaylord Mad
ison, Republican, of Echo for the
28th district seat in the House.
The new representative is the
first to serve this district under
the apportionment plan that
went into effect with this ses
sion with the district now em
bracing the rambling territory of
five counties, Umatilla, Morrow,
Gilliam, Sherman and Wheeler.
Fire Burns Shed
At Hughes Home
Fire of undetermined origin
destroyed a storage shed behind
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Hughes, 360 South Gilmore, last
Thursday evening. Lost in the
fire were two power mowers,
some new tires, toys of the
Hughes children, fruit jars, gard
en tools and other items.
Mrs Hughes said that she was
preparing dinner when daughter,
Pamela, noticed flames shooting
from the building in the rear
and started screaming.
The fire department was call
ed sometime between 6:30 and
7 p.m. and remained on the
scene until about 8:30,
Mr. and Mrs. Hughes are un
certain as to whether their in
surance policy covers the loss
but are hopeful that it does.
IOOF Party Slated
Odd Fellows card party will
be Wednesday night, January 30,
in the Odd Fellows hall with
Rebekahs, Odd Fellows and
friends invited. Lunch will be
served.
Nyssa town team before coming
to Heppner; and Pete Glennie,
5-8, former varsity guard of
Western Montana for two years.
Another feature of the March
of Dimes benefit, which is fig
ured to be the first of at least
two games to be played, will be
contests between Heppner grade
school children. Two fifth grade
teams will vie in a preliminary
to start at 7:15, and two sixth
giade teams will compete at
half-time of the All-Star game.
Tom Hughes and Don Cole,
Pendleton association officials,
have donated their officiating
services to the cause.
Junior high school students
are planning to undertake the
ticket sale, and a basketball is
being donated by Central Market
as a prize for the student who
sells the most tickets.
Admission will be 75c for
adults, 25e for students and 10c
for children.
IMI
S
Recreation
Petitions
Circulated
More than 200 registered vot
ers of Heppner have signed pet
itions asking the city council to
propose a city bond issue to
voters for construction of a rec
reation building, Earl Avres,
chairman of a citizens' building
committee for the project, said
Thursday morning.
me recreation committee was
formed late last year with rep
resentation from local organi
zations and Ayres was named
to head the building committee.
Other members of the building
committee are Clint McQuarrie,
bred Gimbel and Clarence Rose-
wall.
Since that time thev have been
in consultation with Wesley V.
Korman, Pendleton archlte c t,
who has prepared preliminary
sketches, worked out some ten
tative cost estimates and pre
pared a plan lor the building
that would house a motion pic
ture theater and a bowling al
ley. In the meantime the commit
tee has secured options on prop
erty owned by Leonard Kummer
land that extends to the creek
from Chase street behind Hotel
Heppner and for an additional
lot owned by the Elks lodge.
Ayres said that the figures
and plan will be placed before
the city council, possibly at a
special meeting, for its consid
eration. He said that the com
mittee is of the opinion that the
structure could be built at a
reasonable cost to taxpayers to
answer the need for recreational
facilities here. It is proposed that
the structure, alter completion,
would be leased to a private
operator and the rent would be
applied against the payments on
the bonds.
Ayres and McQuarrie, who
have been circulating the pet
itions, said they have met with
an excellent response from the
public. They estimated that ap
proximately W7o oi tnose ap
proached have indicated that
they were In favor of such a
project.
Before the matter is presented
to the council, complete esti
mates will be worked out, in
cluding expected costs of con
struction, costs of equipping the
portion to be carried by the bona
issue, amount of tax levy that
would be required, expected ren
tal from the operator, and other
details.
The bond issue cannot be
culminated without a vote of
the people and all details will
be presented prior to the date
of any selection that the council
may call.
Those who have not naa op
portunity to sign the petitions
but who wish to do so will find
them at Central Market and
Heppner Auto Sales.
The building committee has
held several sessions. It had
been intended to report back to
the general committee, but
when others were contacted they
indicated that they did not feel
this would be necessary, Ayres
said, since there was unanimous
agreement at the organization
meeting that a plan should be
worked out for presentation to
the council and the building
committee was asked to do the
Job.
New Police Auto
In 2-Car Mishap
The new city police car was
damaged to the extent of an es
timated $350 and a late model
car driven by Marvin Padberg,
18, of lone sustained damage
estimated at $375 in a collision
at the junction of Riverside ave
nue and highway 207 at 5 p.m.
Sunday.
Tanna Valentine, 15, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Valentine of
Heppner, a passenger in the Pad
berg auto, suffered a dislocated
shoulder In the accident and was
the only one injured. She was in
the Pioneer Memorial hospital
until Monday night and remain
ed home from school thereafter
through the week. She also sus
tained a bump on the head.
Officer Pat Mollahan was driv
ing the prowl car north and had
stopped on Riverside to enter the
highway. Padberg, also traveling
north, was on the highway, with
other cars following him. As
Mollahan entered the highway,
the Padberg car hit the police
car on the right rear fender. The
lone youth said that he applied
the brakes but could not avoid
hitting the city car.
The Padberg auto came to rest
in the ditch. Uninjured passen
gers in the car were Linda Sue
Valentine, 17, and Kathy Rea,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clell
Rea of lone.
Section Reserved
For Season Tickets
A section of seats In the rear
of the first floor of the Heppner
High gym will be reserved Fri
day night at the Pilot Rock
game for season ticket holders,
Gordon Pratt, principal, states.
Eighty seats will be set
aside, which include the last
five rows for eight seats in on
either side of the center aisle.
However, those who wish to
use the seats must be present
by 8 p.m., the principal said.