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HARLAN McCURDY, JR.. hands over a heavy sack full of money
to Mrs. Jack (Shirley) Loyd. county chairman for the March of
Dimes, after the benefit basketball game between Heppner and
lone xown teams nere last Thursday night. Despite the terrible
weather, the gate brought $252. McCurdy represents Morrow
County Grain Growers as sponsors of the Heppner team.
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Benefit Billed at lone:
Game Here Nets $252
Plenty of basketball action is
in store for fans at the lone High
school gym Thursday night,
February 14, when the Heppner
lownies play the Condon All
Stars, and the lone Townies take
on either Echo or Hermiston in
a March of Dimes benefit.
Heppner and Condon already
have had two nip and tuck bail
games, each winning one. Con
don took the first encounter, but
Heppner, sponsored by Morrow
County Grain Growers, evened
the series at the second meet
ing.
The Condon club is led by Ted
Schadowitz, an all-time great at
eastern Oregon College of Ed
ucation. Pete Glennie, special
services coordinator for the
March of Dimes here, says, 'They
are tough. They re loaded with
talent."
lone, composed of ex-high
school stars and sponsored by
Art Stefani, Jr., made a good
showing against the Heppner
club at the first March of Dimes
benefit here last Thursday night,
although they were defeated by
the bigger Heppner team, 87 to
56.
Other fine entertainment is
planned on the coming program.
The Heimbigner-Halvorsen tram
poline team, popular at events
throughout the northwest, will
perform at halftime at one of
the games, and the lone grade
school chorus will sing at the
half of the other game.
Admission will be $1 for
adults, 25c for students and 10c
for children, Glennie states. First
game will get underway at 7:15
p.m.
Gate at the game here last
Thursday brought $252 for the
March of Dimes despite the mis
erable weather that made it dif
ficult for fans to get out. The
Heppner gym was nearly full for
the tilt.
Clint Agee, big center of the
MCGG team, poured 25 points
Oil Co-op Bills
Annual Meeting
Dividends of $13,877 for the
past year will be declared at
the annual meeting of the Lex
ington Oil Co-op which will be
on Tuesday, February 12, start
ing at 10:30 a.m., Joel Engelman,
manager, announces. The meet
ing will be in the Lexington
Grange hall and dinner will be
served at noon by the Lexing
ton Home Economics club.
Demonstrations by women of
the co-op will include those of
millinery by Mrs. Ewing Hynd
and flower plaques by Mrs. Har
old Peck. Many other crafts will
be on display and all members
are urged to take part in the
Hen House Fair.
Three directors will be elec
ted at the annual meeting for
2-year terms. Those whose terms
expire this year are Kenneth
Palmer, Archie Munkers and
Kenneth Peck. Holdover direc
tors are John Ledbetter and Mil
lard Nolan.
President Millard Nolan will
be in charge of the meeting.
Door prizes will be given during
the day. Officers of the co-op
will be elected later by the board
of directors.
Regular meeting of the Co-op
Biddies was held February 4
with Mrs. Edna Turner and Mrs.
Irene Nolan as hostesses. Next
meeting will be Monday, March
4, at 1:30 at the Lexington city
hall. Program will be given by
Mrs. Ewing Hynd, demonstrat
ing some phase of millinery.
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through the hoop to lead all
players and was followed by Bob
Cantonwine, also of Heppner,
with 20.
Eddie Groshens paced the lone
five with 12, and Wayne Ball
had 11.
Heppner took a commanding
lead early in the game but the
shorter lone five came back with
determination to eome within
four points in the third quarter.
At this point, Agee and Canton
wine caught fire and pulled the
MCGG five awav aeain.
Grade school children played
in preliminary and halftime
games.
At halftime, Clint McQuarrie
of Central Market presented a
basketball to young Bob Dobbs
as the boy selling most tickets
to the benefit, and Bill Blake of
Wilson's Men's Wear gave sweat
ers to Amanda Smith and Mary
Pierce as prizes in topping the
girls In ticket sales.
Joint PTA Groups
lo Hear Speaker
From Pendleton
Heppner and Lexington PTA's
will meet jointly next Wednes
day night at 8:00 in the Heppner
grade school multipurpose room.
Dr. r. M. Barber, stair psychia
trist at Eastern Oregon State
hospital in Pendleton, will be
guest speaker. Dr. Barber, who is
also director of education and re
search at the hospital, will dis
cuss out-patient facilities for
children and adults. There will
be a question box into which
members of the audience may
drop questions for Dr. Barber to
discuss.
Founders' Day will be cele
brated following the meeting,
with arrangements for the tradi
tional cake celebrating another
birthday for PTA under the
supervision of fifth grade room
mothers, Mrs. David Wright and
Mrs. Orval Matheny, and their
assistants, Mrs. Marshall Lev-
gren and Mrs. Bud Peck.
This is the first of two PTA
meetings at which staff members
from the Eastern Oregon State
hospital will speak. On March 12
at 8:00 at the Lexington school,
Dr. Martin Gish and Dr. L. H.
Burman, psychiatrist and psy
chologist respectively, will dis
cuss the emotional problems of
school-age children, their recog
nition and what can be done
about them in the home, the
school, and by professional help
when necessary.
The two PTA organizations
Issue a cordial invitation to the
public to attend their meetings.
Washington Birthday
Promotion Planned
Plans for a Washington's
Birthday promotion in Heppner
are underway through the mer
chants committee of the Cham
ber of Commerce, Randall Peter
son, chairman, announces.
All merchans are asked to take
part with special buys appropri
ate for the occasion. Special
advertising will be planned for
the sale.
This is the first of a series of
special events that will be offer
ed throughout the year. Further
details will be given next week.
Merchants wishing further infor
mation are asked to contact Peterson.
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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, February 7, 1963
Recreation
Plan Runs
Into Snag
Proposal bv a community com
mittee for a municipal recreation
building, financed bv a bond is
sue and to be leased to a private
operator, appears to have hit a
iegal snag.
Jos. J. Nys, city attorney, ad
vised the city council at a spe
cial meeting Wednesday night
tnat in his opinion it would not
be legal for the city to construct
such a building and lease it to a
private operator. He felt that to
comply with the law. the city
would have to operate the pro
posed motion picture theatre and
Dowiing alley itself, just as it
does the swimming pool.
City Recorder Ted Smith tele
phoned the office of the League
of Oregon Cities in Eugene Thurs
day morning and talked with the
statt attorney there who express
ed tne same opinion.
"He was very dubious about
it," Smith said. The League's at
torney will further investigate
the matter and send a letter
about it to City Attorney Nys.
In all instances around the
state where cities have construct
ed recreational facilities, such as
the Memorial Coliseum in Port
land, the city also assumes the
management.
Mayor Al Lamb said Wednes
day night after the meeting that
ne did not believe that the City
of Heppner would be interested
in "going into the recreation
business."
The proposal to construct the
building by a municipal bond
issue was offered by the commit
tee to do something about the
need for recreation here when it
was apparent that private capi
tal could not be found to do it.
Several have been interested In
starting a bowling alley but
none have reached the culmina
tion stage.
Councilman Ed Gonty, chair
man of a special committee ap
pointed bv the mayor recently to
stuay tne plans oi tne communi
ty committee, reported to the
regular meeting of the council
Monday night and recommended
that the citizens' petitions be ac
cepted and that an ordinance be
drawn to start to implement the
bond issue.
The committee, however, sug
gested that the price of the
building ($195,000) was too high
and that if the site by the creek
were chosen, the structure should
be elevated to alleviate the dan
ger of flooding. It also recom
mended that the proposed rental
structure be studied with the
thinking that the proposed $150
per month for the theatre and
$550 per month for the bowling
alley were too low.
Mayor Lamb pointed out that
there were many questions on
the proposal that would need to
be studied before the matter
could be submitted for vote.
"Unless we can answer more
questions on it, it would be
doubtful of passing," he said.
The council committee had
talked with two prospective op
erators and said that each was
eager to go ahead with the oper
ation of the recreation center on
a lease basis.
At the Monday meeting At
torney Nys was instructed to gel
the necessary information for the
writing of an ordinance, and the
mayor appointed a committee
composed of Gonty, chairman;
Nys, Clarence Rosewall of the
citizens' committee, another
member to be appointed by the
Chamber of Commerce, and him
self as mayor to visit with the
bonding attorneys in Portland to
check on proper procedure on
calling the bond election.
However, with the develop
ment Wednesday night it ap
peared that any turtner action
will be delayed until after a def
inite ruling is made on whether
it is legal and possible to pro
ceed. ,
Wheat Program
To Be Discussed
Morrow County's ASC commit
tee will hold a meeting Monday,
February 11, at 1:15 p. m. in the
Lexington Grange hall to discuss
the 1963 wheat and feed grain
programs, Dave McLeod of the
ASC office announces.
All farmers and interested
persons are invited to come and
take part in the discussion.
Questions pertaining to the pro
gram will be answered.
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THIS PICTURE gives only a vague
m"1 ra o uuny, waiers pouring aown unoDe canyon Hooded pastures, ripped fences
and threatened a few homes, as well as farm buildings. Here the torrent is shown flooding the
road to the Marcel Jones residence along the Condon highway. (G-T Photo)
City and County
To Declare War
On Dogs at Large
War has been declared here
on dogs running at large and
the city and county will use
a new weapon to fight it.
This word came through
Chief of Police Dean Gilman
who had met with the county
court and Monday night asked
the city council to provide a
share of the weapon to fight
this war.
He said that the county has
decided to build a dog pound
near the county shops and had
asked the city to share the ex
pense of a gun that shoots
tranquilizer pellets for use in
catching the animals. The pel
let is a humane" device that
brings no pain and causes the
animal no damage, although
the amount of tranquilizer do
sage depends on the size of
the animal.
After the animals are im
pounded a period of five days
is provided for the owner to
redeem them before they are
destroyed.
Chief Gilman said that con
ditions near the schools have
become atrocious with the dog
packs jumping on children and
causing considerable trouble.
Previous warnings have been
given owners to keep them
away from school grounds.
On one recent day. the chief
said, a large German shepherd
had two small children backed
against the school building
and might have hurt them ex
cept an adult came by and
came to the youngsters' rescue.
The council voted to pav
half the $180 cost of the pellet
gun and needed supplies to be
effective when the pound is
completed.
If it is necessary to amend
existing ordinances to provide
tor the dog control, it is ap
parent that the council is in a
mood to take the action.
rrigafors Talk
Willow Project
Some 15 farmers who Irrigate
in the Willow Creek basin at
tended a meeting at the Lexing
ton Grange hall Tuesday after
noon to discuss questions and
problems concerning the propos
ed irrigation district of the Wil
low Creek project.
County Agent Nels Anderson
presided, and two men from the
Bureau of Reclamation, Carl
Huish and Lee Robinson, both of
Spokane, together with Allen
Robertson and W. E. Sivley of
the Corps of Army Engineers and
Quention Bowman of the State
Water Resources Board were pre
sent to answer questions.
"Most of the men went away
feeling very good," Anderson
said. "The Engineers said that it
was one of the best meetings of
its kind that they had attended."
Anderson said that Huish and
Robinson did a particularly good
pb in answering questions tnat
had broubht doubts in the minds
of some of the farmers about the
project.
One man who had Indicated
previous opposition said that he
planned to write a letter to tne
Engineers to be entered with the
public hearing testimo n y in
favor of the project.
"Everyone asked questions
not just one or two," Anderson
said.
Several indicated that they
would be interested in taking a
trip to Burnt River project in
Baker county to see a similar
project in operation and talk
with those involved there.
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Idea of what happened Saturday
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WHAT EMERGENCY SIGNALS MEAN
If you are new to the area, or have forgotten the
meaning of Heppner's emergency signals, Fire Chief
Charles Ruggles reminds of their significance. It is ad
vised that this be clipped out of the paper and saved.
FIRE SIGNAL (AIR HORN)
City fire alarm 12 blasts, four series of three blasts
each, separated by 10 second intervals.
Rural alarm three blasts separated by intervals.
Noon on Mondays one blast, except on the first Mon
day when the full city sequence (12 blasts) is sounded
as a test in compliance with state law.
Fire meetings two blasts on the second and fourth
Monday evenings of each month.
CITY SIREN
(For flood and Civil Defense alarms only)
Alert for flood threats Three sequences of three
soundings (total of nine); the series separated by 10-
second intervals.
Civil Defense alert Five minutes continuous blast,
no intervals.
Notice to evacuate Continuous blowing of siren with
10 second intervals between each series of three.
Mustangs Face 'Big One'
Against Moro Here Friday
The big game of the season
the return game with Sherman
Heppner High basketball team
here Friday night with the jay
vee opener starting at b:jU.
Undefeated Heppner is closely
pressed for Greater Oregon
league leadership by Sherman
County, which has met defeat
only at the hands of the Mus
tangs at Moro on January 11,
68 to 54.
This "big one" might be the
crucial contest in deciding the
western division championship.
Should Heppner come out on
top, they will have a full two-
game lead on the field with
three to play. However, should
they lose, the Moro five will
temporarily, at least, take over
top spot because each team shall
have lost one, and Moro has
played more league games than
Heppner.
Mustang followers were hop
ing that either John Day or Burns
would down Sherman at Moro
last week-end, but the Sherman
five took both contests, troun
cing Grant Union and defeating
the Highlanders by two points.
This means that the visitors
are pressing closely behind the
Mustangs as they arrive here
Friday night.
In the first meeting, although
Heppner won by 14 points, it
was a mighty close struggle
through three quarters. Sherman
led at halftime, 26-23, but falt
ered in the last half while Hepp
ner exploded with 42 points.
Each team has the possibility
of running rampant on a scor
ing splurge and some of this
may develop Friday night.
While Heppner has the ad
vantage of the home floor, the
Elks Memorial
Planned Sunday
Memorial service for departed
brothers of Heppner Elks' lodge
No. 358 will be Sunday at 2 p. m.
in the Elks Temple here. Exalted
Ruler Conley Lanham will pre
side and Jerry Daggett is in
charge of the program.
All Elks and their ladies are
urged to be present, and the
meeting is also open to the pub
lic. Special ceremonies will in
clude those who have died dur
ing the past year.
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when the chlnook came and
, Mustangs find their cramped
quarters something of a disad-
vantage and this about equalizes
things. Their record on away
games is as good or better as
those at home on the "stage"
in the Heppner gym.
Doug Dubuque is back in a
Mustang suit after recovering
from his knee operation. How
ever, he Is far behind on prac
tice, and he will have a diffi
cult time catching up. Neverthe
less, his return will strengthen
the Mustangs, and Is greeted by
his coach and team mates.
Another capacity crowd is ex
pected. The game with Pilot Rock,
scheduled here for last Satur
day night, was cancelled due to
severe weather conditions. The
schools are trying to work out
a new date for the game but
nothing had been settled by
press time. The game with Moro
is the only one here this week
end. Wranglers Slate
Princess Tryoufs
Princess to represent the
Wranglers club at the Morrow
county rodeo on August 31
September 1 will be chosen af
ter tryouts at the Wrangler
grounds on Sunday, February 17,
at 2 p.m. it is announced.
Girls competing must be mem
bers of the Wranglers to be eligi
ble and must be either sopho
mores, juniors, or seniors in high
school. Their horses and saddles
must pass the rodeo committee's
approval.
Out of town judges will be
on hand to make the final selec
tion and the winner will be
chosen on the basis of riding
ability.
Band Parents Set
Meeting Monday Eve
Heppner Band Parents club
will meet Monday evening, Feb
ruary 11, at 7 p.m. in the high
school band room, Bud Peck,
president, announces.
The sixth grade band will pre
sent a concert for a highlight of
the program. A discussion on
the band carnival will also be
held, Peck said.
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Melting snow from a "real old-
fashioned Chinook" and heavy
rains brought threats of floods
to the Heppner area Saturday
and Monday.
A number of homes, particu
larly in the hospital hill and
Fairview Way areas, were dam
aged by runoff waters Saturday,
An emergency alert that sounded
ioiiowing a spout that caused a
torrent down Shobe canyon Mon
day evening brought a scare to
city citizens with the result that
a number of families tempor
arily left their homes.
The chinook started Fridav
and continued through the week
end, but the heavy runoff came
Saturday, causing a cascading
torrent of silt-laden chocolate
colored water down Shobe can
yon, paralleling the Condon
highway, Saturday afternoon.
Fences were washed out, access
roads to homes along the high
way were inundated, and pas
tures were flooded.
Monument Reports
Weather Extremes
Monument reported the big
gest ice Jam on the John Day
river in 22 years last week.
Martha Matteson, Gaz e 1 1 e-
Times correspondent, said that
weather extremes ranged from
10 below zero Friday and Sat
urday nights to 70 above at
noon Monday. More details are
on page 2, section 3.
The Howard Pettyjohns report
ed considerable loss of hay from
the flood waters, and the Jim
Devine residence was virtually
surrounded by water. It poured
under the house and halted op
eration of the furnace in the res
idence. The Willow Creek channel, re
cently cleaned by city crews,
handled the flow adequately
even below the confluences with
Balm Fork and Shobe both Sat-
urday and Monday.
Probably heaviest damage of
the period, however, was not in
flicted by the creeks but by the
runoff from the hospital hill. The
Clarence Johnson home on Fair
view Way was one of the most
seriously damaged. Bac king
water pushed against a base
ment wall and bowed It Inward.
A fireplace was knocked out of
alignment. The water under
mined an outside walk and it
tumbled down. To prevent the
basement wall from collapsing,
a hole was punched in It and
water poured throught the base
ment. Also hard hit were the Herman
Stroebers where mud and water
poured in around their home.
Neighbors rushed to their aid
and at one time 14 were counted
on the job to assist In diverting
the runoff.
Carey Hastings said that eight
inches of water came into his
basement, causing some damage
to the plastered wall of the fin
ished basement. One bed was
soaked.
The L. E. Dicks were caught
with the runoff diverted by the
exit road from the hospital park
ing lot and water and silt poured
into their basement. A door was
removed to allow it to run out
of the daylight side of the base
ment. Damage was also done at the
homes of the LeRoy Gardners,
Stanley Coxes, Wayne Harslns,
Darrell McLaughlins, and others.
Temperatures, which had been
below freezing last week, climb
ed to a maximum of 43 Thurs
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Dance to Benefit
Hardman Center
Hardman's new Community
Center will benefit from the pro
ceeds of the dance scheduled at
Hardman, Saturday night, Feb
ruary 9. The public is Invited
to come for an evening of fun
and to help raise the funds need
ed for improvement of the cen
ter. The community recently ac
quired title to the Hardman
school building from the Mor
row county school district for
the purpose of developing the
center.
Music of Roy Quackenbush
will be featured at the dance
and supper will be served.
Lyle Jensen Buys
Barber Shop Here
Lyle Jensen, Bend, former Hep
pner resident, purchased the
Heppner Barber shop this week
from Bill Edwards. Edwards will
continue running the shop until
February 19 when Jensen will
assume ownership.
Lyle, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Lincoln Nash, has been working
In Bend and will move with his
wife, Pat, and small son, Jody, to
Heppner to make their home.
Edwards bought the shop from
the late John Key and has con
tinued to operate it for about six
years. He with his wife, Dotty,
and three children reside south
of Heppner on the Condon-Hep-pner
highway.