Image provided by: Morrow County Museum; Heppner, OR
About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (July 18, 1963)
Irrigon Council, Engineer Talk On Water System By LaVELLE PARTLOW IRRIGON Mr. French of the Cornell, Howland, Hayes & Merryfield Engineering Firm, met with the Irrigon City Cun cil at their July 9 meeting, to present a preliminary survey on the feasability of a water sys tem in ine uy or irrigon. Be sides presenting the initial out lay or pipe drawn on a city map, air. rrencn also aiSCUSSed the expense and methods of fin ancing a city water system. The council read Ordinance No. 9, a new Trailer Ordinance that would repeal Ordinance No. 5, and include revisions that had been made at a previous meet ing. The council adopted a res olution to ask the Oregon State Highway Department to reduce the speed limit through Irrigon, which at the present time is set at 50 miles per hour. Donald Houghton of Niagara Falls, N. Y., spent July 4th with his mother, Mrs. Marguerite Houghton. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Houghton, Donnie, Eric and Les lie Ann plan to move to Port land soon, where Houghton will be employed with the North Pa cific Division of the Corps of En gineers. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Graybeal drove to Walla Walla Tuesday to visit Mrs. Daisy Brake, who was hospitalized at the Walla Walla General hospital, following in juries sustained in an automo bile accident. Mrs. Zoe Billings and her brother, Everett Hadley of Board -man were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Rees Morgan on Thurs day. Bud and Don Jorgensen left Thursday for San Francisco and Oakland, where they will visit Mrs. Jorgensen's sister, Mrs. Myrna Miller, and Miss Pat Mul len. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Shingle decker, Ricky and Randy of Ayer, Wn., spent Friday through Sunday here visiting with Mrs. Shingledecker's folks, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Graybeal. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Rash and Gwyn of Chicago spent Tuesday and Wednesday with Rash's aunt, Mrs. Mary Adams. Mr. and Mrs. James McRae and Bob returned Wednesday even ing from a 2-week vacation in southern Oregon. While there, they attended a rodeo at Klam ath Falls, in which their son-in-law, Harry Noble, won the "Ail-Around Cowboy" award, placing in bareback riding, saddle bronc riding and bull riding. This was the second con secutive year Noble was named Ail-Around Cowboy. Besides vis iting with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Noble, Jody and Jeri and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Steagall and fam ily, the McRaes camped and fished during their vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Theo Clark of Hood River spent the week-end here with Mrs. Clark's son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Parker. Bob Gasser and Harry Gilpin left Friday for Savanna, 111., where they will attend a 6 weeks training course under the Umatilla Army Depot. Mr. and Mrs. Al Reeves, Sean and Leann arrived home Monday after a 3-week trip spent in Oro ville, Wn., where they visited Mr. Reeve's mother, Mrs. Cleo Allison, and at Sandpoint, Idaho, where they visited Reeves' folks, Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Reeves. The Irriffon Rantist rhiirrh held a potluck dinner in the church basement preceding their sunaay evening service. Gilpin Married in East Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gilpin an nounce the marriage of their son, Alc Harry Gilpin Jr., to Mary ttae Meredith ot Swannanoa, N. iney were married at Swan nanoa June 19. GilDin is stat ioned at Nellis AFB in Nevada Mrs. Bob Gasser, Barbara Ann Philip and Joan went to Kellogg, iaano inursaay to visit Mrs, passer s mother, Mrs. Jere Wil son. Barbara and Ann remained in Kellogg to spend a month with tneir grandmother. Mrs. Gasser, Philip and Joan returned to Irri gon Friday, and left Saturday for The Dalles to spend two weeks working in the cherry narvesr. Mr. and Mrs. V. L. Elgin drove to Pasco Saturday to see their son, Konny. who is employed there, and to visit other friends in the area. They were dinner guests or Mr. and Mrs. Herb Hutchinson and family. Miss Susan Bankhead is stav ing with cousins. Mr. and Mrs, Norman Bright and family in ine Danes, and working in the strawberry harvest. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Jorgensen and Mrs. V. L. Elgin attended the Lions annual picnic which was held at Hat Rock state Park Monday afternoon with the Rees Morgans. They spent the day fishing. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gilpin were called to Minneapolis, Minn, by the illness of Gilpins uncle, Hersel Gilpin, who passed away while the Harry Gilpins were there. Gilpins remained in Minnesota for a month, and while there a family reunion of Mrs. Gilpins relatives was held with nine of the 11 children present. Gilpins also spent time with their daughter, Cindy Lou, who sends greetings to all her friends in Irrigon. Cindy has been employed at Minneapolis the past year. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Henry of Lureka, Calif., stayed over night with Mr. and Mrs. Rees Morgan Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Kotrc and Mrs. Dolph Dillon of Lorane, Ore., spent the 4th of July visit ing Mr. and Mrs. Vern Dillon. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Nice and Marlene of LaGrande spent the week-end here with Mrs. Nice's brother and family, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hobbs and children. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Hodges and Mrs. Sally Young of Herm iston visited at the Rees Morgan residence Thursday afternoon. George Stitzel is spending a week here, staying with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Schmeder and family. Mrs. Wayne Rosencrants and Dianna of Portland drove to Irri gon Friday, visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Albert Partlow and Sheryl, Mrs. Myrtle Markham and Mr. and Mrs. Gene Berg and Ronny of Westminster, Calif. They were joined on Saturday by Mr. and Mrs. James Mills, Ricky, Randy and Steve of Hermiston, and the group spent the day picnicking, boating and water skiing at Sand Island. Mrs. Rosencrants return ed to Portland Saturday, and Diana remained in Irrigon, rid ing to Portland Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Gene Berg and Ronny, Mr. and Mrs. John R. Hart man, former Heppner residents, moved the past week-end from Toledo where they had lived the past year to The Dalles. Mr. Hartman was recently transferr ed as manager of the Elks club in The Dalles from the same position which he held in Toledo. They are now at home at 632 Chenoweth Road in The Dalles. See Us For THE 1963 FROST-PROOF FRIGIDAIRE THE FAMILY REFRIGERATOR NO DEFROSTING EVER AN AMERICAN TRADITION FASHION FRESH AND FULL OF FEATURES You Can Be Sure That In Any Frigidaire Model You Pick You'll Get The Marvelous Features That Exemplify The Consistency of Frigidaire Quality. Join The Society For The Prevention Of Accumulated Frost FARLEY MOTOR CO. Mrs. Myrtle Markham and Sheryl. While in Portland, they visited Mr. and Mrs. Jay Berry, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Rosencrants and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Mc Coy of Vancouver, Wn. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Stewart, Sharon and Tommy spent Sun day in Pendleton, where they at tended the Church of God ser vices, and visited friends. Miss Laurie Ferguson of Silv erton is spending the week here with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Grover Weaver. Mrs. Weav er took Laurie home Tuesday, and will spend a week staving with her granddaughters, Laurie and Linda, while their folks, Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Ferguson will spend a week at Reno. PHOTOGENIC equipment to be installed to help supply growing electric usage by customers of Pacific Power & Light Company suggests aerospace satellite as it is poised for delivery to system substation. In emergencies, the unit automatically breaks high voltage circuits, helps protect distribution systems serving homes, farms and industry. HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. July 18. 1963 Christmas Valley Rodeo July 27-28 Plans are well under way for the second annual Christmas Valley Rodeo, to be held July 27 and. 28 at the Dude Raneh Arena. This year the rodeo will be under the auspices of a newly formed riding club, The Sage Riders. The community of Christ mas Valley is buzzing with ac tivity as volunteer club mem bers plow through the myriad taks necessary to shaping up a 'rodeo. Highlight of the rodeo will be Ora Summer's well known buck ing horses from Klamath Marsh. Summers produced the famous bucking horse "War Paint" who for three years won the coveted title "Bucking Horse of The Year," awarded annually by the Rodeo Cowboys' Associa t i o n. Many of Summers' horses have the same potential, as witnessed recently at the Silver Lake, Ore gon, Rodeo -where 33 out of 40 riders "bit the dust." Arena events will Include bareback riding, saddle bronc riding, calf roping, team roping and cow riding. Gymkhana events for the kids are also plan ned, as well as a reined cow horse class. Buckles will again be awarded to winners of all events, and a $300 trophy saddle will go to the All Around Cow boy. Entries close July 26 at 12:00 noon. Condon Meat Co. Custom Killing and Curing Custom Cutting and Wrapping Phone 384-2261 After Hours Call Condon 384-3389 Warren Morgan-Frank Payne Society for the Prevention of Accumulated Frost et a New Refrigerator- Freezer That's ENTIRELY FROST-FREE I YOU'LL NEVER NEED TO DEFROST AGAIN ! It's true! New frost-free electric Refrigerator Freezers simply do not form frost! There are no ice-jammed freezing compartments ... no stuck-tight ice trays . . . and best of all, no messy defrosting, ever again! You gain more food storage space ... no frost build-up on freezer walls to rob you of usable room. Your refrigerator-freezer will function more efficiently, too, in a frostless atmosphere which allows freer air circulation. i LOOK FOR THIS TAG on the new frost-free refrigerator-freezers at your appliance dealer's today! im rum i i linn hi i iiniir nmvmm - m,mm mmmmn .i.iiii -loii.n Pacific Power & Light Company Heppner Authorized Dealer Ph. 6769116
