Thurs., Feb. 1, 1963
GAZETTE-TIMES
HEPPNER, OREGON
Heppner High
Names Semester
Honor Students
Semester honor roll for Hep
pner High school students at
taining a 3.33 and above scholas
tic average for the first semes
ter was announced this week by
Principal Gordon Pratt. Because
of incomplete math grades at the
time report cards were last given
out, it has not been possible to
get an accurate roll for the sec
ond nine weeks period.
Three students attained a per
fect 4.0 average for the first
semester. These were Ann Jones,
senior; Bill Sherman, junior, and
Mark Brown, freshman.
In the senior class, honor stu
dents were Shan Applegate, 3.80;
Jacquelyn Brindle, 3.82; Shirley
Carlson, 3-6G; Bill Cox, 3.40; Mar
tha Doherty, 3.80; Leanne Joynes,
3.66, and Ann Jones, 4.0.
Junior honor students were
Jennifer Brindle, 3.50; Sherron
Bunch, 3.50; Martha Dixon, 3.42;
Gail Hoskins, 3.33; Marcia
Rands, 3.60, and Bill Sherman,
4.0.
Sophomores attaining the re
quired average were Carl Bau
rnan, 3.82; Barbara Blake, 3.50;
Lee Daggett, 3.33; Stuart Dick,
3.06; Tony Doherty, 3.50; Jean
Stockard, 3.71; Mike Sweek, 3.42,
and John Wagenblast, 3.50.
Honor students in the freshmen
class were Mark Brown, 4.0;
Maureen Doherty, 3.50; Tim Drls
coll, 3.82; Karen French, 3.6G;
David Matheny, 3.33; Mark Mur
ray, 3 50, and Steve Warren, 3.50.
Council Elects
Gonty President
Ed Gonty, veteran member of
the cily council, was unanimous
ly elected president of the coun
cil for 1963 at the regular meet
ing Monday night. He will act as
mayor and preside at council
meetings at times when the may
or is absent.
City officers reappointed by
Mayor Al Lamb include Jos J.
Nys, cily attorney; Dean Oilman,
police chief; and Dr. Wallace
Wolff, health officer.
Council committees appointed
are as follows:
City services (library, swim
ming pool, parks, street lights)
LcRoy Gardner, chairman, Earl
Ayres, Conley Lanham.
Fire department Ed Gonty
chairman, John Pfeiffer, Carl
Spaukling.
Finance (fees, licenses, bud
get, personnel and office hours),
Carl Spaulding, chairman, Gonty,
Gardner.
Streets, property and ordinan
ces Lanham, chairman, Gonty,
Gardner.
Police protection Gardner,
enairman, L,annam, Ayres.
Sanitation and health Spauld
ing, chairman, Gardner.
Water Pfeiffer, chairman,
Gonty, Lanham.
Brosnan Making
Good Improvement
Joseph Brosnan of Portland, is
"much better, fully conscious
and reasonably comfortable,"
his doctor reported Thursday.
Brosnan, 51, Is in the Pioneer
Memorial hospital recovering
from multiple fractures and
other injuries suffered In the 2
car collision two miles north of
lone on January 25.
Brosnan, driver of one of the
cars, was the only survivor of
the accident which resulted In
the death of Mancell Townsend,
18, lone, lone occupant of the
other car; Brosnan's wife, Ther
esa M. Brosnan, 51, his daugh
ter, Theresa A., 9, and son, John
Paul, 11.
The doctor said that Brosnan
will remain in the hospital for
perhaps six more weeks. He
could be transferred to Portland,
but said that he preferred to
remain here until he could go
home.
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BE A BEST-TRESSED
VALENTINE
LOIS' BEAUTY SHOP
Heppner, Phone 676-9603
Threat of Flood Here
Brings Scare Monday
(Continued lrom page 1)
day, 44 Friday and 55 Saturday.
This took off most of the snow
in this area. The climb contin
ued Sunday with a maximum of
65 degrees but the flooding w.'
ers subsided nearby because the
heavy runoff was over.
Monday brought an unseason
ably high temperature of 71 but
late in the afternoon a heavy
rain came that resulted in a
spout that descended down
Shobe canyon. Other spouts were
reported to have hit on Balm
Fork and Willow creek.
As the torrent came down
Shobe for the second time
in three days, and the threat of
flood was possible from the con
vergence of cascades down Wil
low and Balm Fork, an emer
gency alert was sounded about
5:50 ' p.m. Fire Chief Charles
Ruggles and city firemen went
to alert families whose homes
might be in the path of the poss
ible flood and asked them to
evacuate.
The waters coming down
Shobe backed up at the bottle
neck of the bridge on Chase and
overflowed at that point so that
Chase street assumed the pro
portions of a river. Many fam
ilies living on the street left
their homes for higher ground,
and a big pool formed at the
corner of Chase and Center,
threatening to flood the Morrow
county Creamery. Owner Bill
Cox and his son worked to keep
the waters out and succeeded
in doing so. In an earlier year,
the creamery sustained consid
erable damage from a similar
flood.
Confusion was rampant during
the emergency. Many residents
did not realize what was hap
pening and came to see. Ming
ling with the curious, they caus
ed congestion on downtown
streets and on South Main. A
number of families drove up
to the new high school for sanc
tuary and remained in their cars
there until the threat had passed.
Two families livine on the
Condon-Heppner highway report
ed many persons coming out
from town. narklne in their
driveways which prevented them
from getting out.
But the rumored nooci tnai
was halfway expected to come
down Willow creek and Balm
Fork never occurred. The Wil
low Creek channel through the
city rolled with high water but
never came close to overflowing
its banks.
Water from street runoff pour
ed in the basement apartment of
Vivian Haguewood in Case
Apartments at the corner of Cen
ter and Main and did extensive
damage. It also flooded the Mor
row County Welfare office in
the same building.
When the emergency alert
sounded, most of the downtown
business houses were closed im
mediately. Chief of Police Dean Gilman
and Fire Chief Ruggles were
considerably concerned about
the confusion and congestion
that resulted from the alert. The
chief stationed himself at the
coiner of Main and Willow in an
attempt to divert traffic from the
Imperiled areas, but many cars
and vehicles went through to
create congestion near the scene
of trouble.
Elsewhere In the county high
waters flooded highways at
many points. It ran over the
road at several places between
Heppner and Lexington, and at
the edge of Heppner ran down
on to No. 1 fairway of the golf
course again. Beyond North Lex
iiiL'ton elevator, the water was
over the hlehwav near the Bill
Doherty place, and Butter creek
flooded. The Harry proudtoot
home was in the flood area.
The floods followed a period
of extreme hazard on the high
ways in the previous days when
sleet brought a glaze of ice.
Many high school basketball
games were cancelled Saturday
night, including the games
scheduled by both Heppner and
lone high schools. Those who
attended the Heppner High game
at Umatilla Friday night found
It very difficult to get home
with the stretch of highway just
north of Heppner particularly
hazardous. Men at the Heppner
Lumber Company coming off the
night shift there early Saturday
morning were reported to have
had an extremely difficult time
getting up the rise to the high
way to go home.
Some streets were covered with
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gooey mud following the Mon
day storm in Heppner and some
residents were busy with mop
ping up the messes in their
homes.
Although some feared for a
time that another 1903 flood wa
developing, it failed to mater
ialize, for which the entire com
munity was thankful.
Weather report for the week
from Leonard Gilliam, observer:
Thursday
43 14
.44 1.3
inches
snow
.14 sleet
.11 rain
.34 rain
.14 rain
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
44
55
65
71
65
65
25
27
44
36
41
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DEAN LOVGREN, confined to the
Good Samaritan hospital, Fort
land, with back injuries fol
lowing an auto accident near
Heppner December 30 is
shown in his bed at the hos
pital in a photo taken by his
uncle. Bob Lovgren. Despite
his long confinement. Dean
maintains a cheerful attitude
as the photo shows.
Welding Class
To Start Monday
An adult education class of the
Blue Mountain Community col
lege will start in Heppner Mon
day night, February 11, at the
high school shop, beginning at
7 p. m.
Ten have signed up for the
course, which will consist of 30
hours of instruction on acetylene
and arc welding. W. W. Weather
ford is the instructor.
Fee of $25 covers the course,
including welding rod and sup
plies. The flood threat of Monday
evening interrupted schedul e d
start of typing classes in the
adult program. Although 16 had
signed up, only one or two came
tor the scheduled start at 7 p. m.,
undoubtedly because of the flood
scare.
A bookkeeping class, held the
same evening, but at the later
hour of 8:30 had good attendance
with 12 coming. Mrs. Everett
Struckmeier is instructor for both
classes.
Legion Officers
Speak At Meeting
Some 40 persons attended the
potluck supper and meetings of
ine American Legion and Auxili
ary at the Legion hall Monday
night. Special guests were Mr.
and Mrs. Rory Moore, Athena,
and Lee Allen, Pendleton. Moore
is District 6 commander and
Alien is vice commander.
Following the chicken dinner
the guests spoke to the group
and joined the Legion members
in their meeting. At the same
time the auxiliary held its busi
ness meeting on the main floor.
The auxiliary will hold a pub
lic card party at the Legion hall
Monday, February 11, starting at
8:00 p. m. with both pinochle
and bridge in play.
Spring Ski
Equipment Sale
ALL ITEMS 20 OFF
REGULAR PRICES
EXCEPT HEAD SKIS
INCLUDES EQUIPMENT,
CLOTHING, BOOTS
Sal
PECKS' SKI SHOP
Heppner
Hermiston Firm
Wins Contract
For New City Wei
Een Dreyer Well Drilling of
Hermiston was successful bidder
for digging a new well to supple
ment the City of Heppner water
supply with the offer of $3570
for a 200 ft. well submitted at
the bid opening Monday night.
Three other firms entered bids,
including G. M. Janssen Co. lone:
Yager Drilling Co., Walla Walla,
Wn.; and Barron and Strayer,
Beaverton.
The bids were taken under ad
visement and were studied by
the water committee, composed
of Councilmen John Pfeiffer, Ed
Gonty, and Conley Lanham, who
reported back to a special meet
ing Wednesday night, recom
mending that the contract go to
Dreyer as low bidder. Completion
of the new well is expected by
May 1. The bid was within the
amount allowed in the city bud
get. At the special meeting Wed
nesday night, the council decided
to enforce the city ordinance to
restrain dumping in city streams
and drainage ditches. All resi
dents are urged to cooperate by
refraining from dumping in
these waterways. Violators will
be prosecuted under the provis
ions of the ordinance.
The debris becomes a serious
hazard at times of flood threats,
it was emphasized.
The city will also clean ditches
within the city limits above the
Chase street bridge where the
bottleneck occurred Monday
night, causing water to pour
down Chase. The culvert at the
bridge will be cleaned out and
opened up.
"If property owners will help
us keep these ditches clean, it
will help eliminate the hazard,"
Mayor Lamb said.
He commended City superin
tendent Vic Groshens at the
Monday nieht council meeting
for the good work of city crews
in cleaning out the Willow
Creek channel.
"If it were not for this work,
we would have been in a lot
worse shape," he said.
The council also had good
words for those who dynamited
ice jams in the creek below
Heppner Saturday, preventing
backing ud ot water and Hood
ing in the lower reaches. County
workers and private individuals
were believed to be the ones who
did the work.
Ed Dick appeared as a citizen
to discuss the problems of run
off water that hit residents of
hospital hill area Saturday.
"We recognize that these water
conditions are not generally a
city problem," he said.
He said that residents are
working with the Soil Conserva
tion district to survey the area
for a diversion ditch.
However, Dick said that he
felt that trouble at his place was
caused when the parking area
was established at the hospital
and the access road on the south
was constructed. This diverted
normal drainage and has caused
water to run into his yard and
basement, he said.
The matter was turned over
to the street committee, com
posed of Councilmen Lanham,
Gonty and LeRoy Gardner.
Recognizing more complaints
from those living in the area of
the city dump, the council dis
cussed steps that might be taken
to prevent trash and debris from
being scattered along the road
way and from being blown by
the winds from the dumping
grounds. The sanitation commit
tee, headed by Councilman Carl
Spaulding, was delegated to
meet with Herman Green, oper
ator of the city garbage disposal
service, on the matter.
Chief of Police Dean Gilman
asked the council for instruc
tions on "how hard" he should
enforce parking meter violations.
This evoked considerable dis
cussion. Recorder Ted Smith said that
From Monday, Feb. 1 1
Through Feb. 16
Cards Play Two
Games This Week
Two more league games are on
tap for the lone High school bas
ketball team this wppk.p n A .
They face Echo at home Friday
i a i . ,
ni a return league game, ano
then travel to Helix Saturday
night for a second meetine with
that team.
Now running with a 7.4 mark
Coach Glenn Biehl's lads will
have three more league games
after this week-end, including a
makeup contest with Athena.
They finish regular season of
Dlav on the wppk-pnrf of Febru
ary 15 and 16 with Umatilla at
icne on tne jTiaay nignt and
lone at Umapine for the Satur
day night tilt.
revenue from the meters, at one
time UD tn ahnut $44nn nor vonr
will probably be less than $3000
mis year.
The chief said that he had not
been cheeking nn thp mptors
very consistently and said that
mere was a auierence ot opin
ion as to whether he should or
Should not. Whpn mptpra ni
hooded on city promotion days,
ine revenue is cut to some ex
tent also.
Councilman Lanham saiH ho
felt the ordinance should be en
forced or the meters should be
taken out.
Councilman Pfpiffpr silCTBOctorl
that the Chamber of Commerce
be contacted about starting the
envelope system again that was
in use several years ago.
Under this plan, businessmen
put up a fund to provide the
officers with small coins to feed
the meters when violations are
observed. Then one of the en
velopes is inserted under the
windshield wiper blade instead
of a ticket. The envelope asks
the owner to put a nickel in the
envelope and return it to the
nearest store.
The system lasted about two
years on the previous try, Chief
Gilman said. He added that lo
cal people "killed the system"
by consistent ignoring of the
parking meters and also ignor
ing the request to return the en
velopes with the nickels inside.
Councilman Gonty was desig
nated to talk the matter over
with the Chamber of Commerce
at the coming Monday meeting
to see if the businessmen would
be interested In starting the pro
gram again.
Permit for alterations and re
pairs was granted to Ivan Brown,
455 Linden Way, $2000 for add
ing a bedroom.
The council also authorized
the operator of the city sewage
disposal plant to take a forth
coming shortcourse at Oregon
State university and thp citv
will pay $8 for registration and
textbook as well as soma tmu.
eling expenses.
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On Valentine's Day Take
TO THE
BASKETBALL
GAMES
AT
IONE HIGH GYM
THURSDAY, FEB. 14
STARTING AT 7:15 P.M.
HEPPNER vs CONDON
Townies
Townies
HOSPITAL
Patients admitted to Pioneer
Memorial hospital this week are:
rci.ii Maiu Tfinua: James E.
Morgan, lone; Ruby Billingsley,
Kinzua; Jack Flug, Heppner;
and Oren Medlock, Spray. .
Thosp dismissed during this
same period were: Frank Stan
ley, Heppner; Jeff Glennie,
Heppner; Walter Wallace, Lex
ington; Iris Campbell, Lexing
ton? Trtn I.pp Eneelman. lone:
Austin Devin, Heppner; and Lin
da Butler, Condon.
Municipal and
Justice Court News
Patrick Mollahan, Heppner,
failure to yield right of way,
bail $15, fine $10, $5 suspended.
Marvin Padberg, lone, violating
the basic rule, bail $10, fine $10.
Merlvn E. Stone, Heppner, no
lights on motor scooter, bail $15,
fine $10, $5 suspended.
Elmer Burnside, charged witn
giving alcohol liquor to person
under 21 years of age, pleaded
not guilty, trial set for February
11, 10:30 a.m. in Justice court.
INCOME TAX SERVICE
Needing Help On Income Tax Returns?
For Reasonable Rates See
Robert L. Porter
Public Accountant
233 Gale St. HEPPNER CLINIC BLDG. Ph. 676-5531
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AND
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Early Alarm Due
To Doyle Key Fire
A general fire alarm, sounder!
at about 4:50 p- m. Wednesday,
took firemen to the Doyle Key
home, 440 South Main. Source of
the trouble was in the baseemnt,
where a short-circuit in elec
trical wiring had apparently oc
curred, Fire Chief Charles Rug
gles.' said.
The house was filled with
dense smoke, but there was no
structural damage. A girl in the
family who awakened early had
aroused the rest of the family
when she found the living room
nnea witn smoKe.
Eleven men answerprl tlm
alarm and were on duty one
hour and 40 minutes. The fire
was out in less than 15 minutes,
but thev remained while smoke
cleared to see that it did not
break out again.
Too Late To Classify
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