HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday, July 18, 1963
City Negotiates For Land Title
With Northern Pacific Railroad
By MARY LEE MARLOW
BOARDMAN Mayor Dewey
West of Boardman stated last
week that he has been instruc
ted by the Boardman City Coun
cil to have the city attorney,
M. D. Van Valkenburgh, The
Dalles, complete negotiati o n s
with the Northern Pacific Rail
road to purchase the land for
relocation of the new city, and
that they expected to have title
to the land in about two weeks.
West said this will allow the
city to start contract negotiations
some time within the next 45
days with the Corps of Engineers
for replacement of city facilities.
He further stated that he is real
optimistic about going into
possible construction on the new
site some time within the next
four months.
Joe Tatone and Ralph Skoubo
have been appointed as a pub
licity committee to keep the pub
lic informed of progress along
these lines.
of lone, Dick Krebs of Cecil and
Joo Tatone.
The Boardman Vector Control
District directors have purchased
a new portable sprayer for use
in the district, which will allow
some controls and spraying yet
this year. Vector control districts
are rather unique in Oregon, and
Boardman has one of the first
in the area. Directors include
Vernon Russell, chairman,
Dewey West, Zearl Gillespie,
Ronald Black and Arthur Allen.
Census Increases 52
Bardman's new census count
Is 240, which is a 52 increase
over the last count which was
157. The count was made by
the city council in answer to a
questionnaire from the Oregon
State Board of Census by Port
land State College, who conduc
ted the survey.
Port Meets with Planning Heads
The Port of Morrow held its
regular monthly meeting here
Friday night at the city hall,
with Sam Mallicoat, Salem, di
rector of state planning and de
velopment, and Rupert Kennedy,
The Dalles, field director, as
guests.
Mallicoat discussed the lease
for the Boardman Bombing
Range with the Boeing Company,
and explained the program to
the Port. He also looked over the
five year program of the Port,
and said they were compatible
with the Spage Age development.
The Port has just completed
a plan for development of prop
erties made bv Cornell, Howland,
Hayes and Merryfield, Sealtie,
with Jim Pyroil in charge. This
included present properties of
approximately 1,000 acres bord
ering the Columbia River about
midway between Boardman and
Ii'rigon, and additional lands
which the Port has made appli
cation for from the United States
Government in the same area.
The plan includes a comprehen
sive use of present, owned prop
erties and those applied for.
Dewey West, president of the
Port commission, stated that they
have had several inquiries Un
tenants for properties, bill ro
commitments have been made
'as yet.
i Other commission members at
tending the meeting were Al
Lamb of Heppner, Gar Swanson
Mrs. Earl Briggs is recuper
ating at home after a month's
stay in the Good Shepherd hos
pital in Hermiston, and St. An
thony's hospital in Pendleton.
Mrs. Glen Carpenter and
nephew, Darold LaChance have
returned home from Areata,
Calif, where they visited La
Chance's brother and sister-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank La
Chance. Mrs. Myron Watts accompan
ied her son, Donald Watts of
Sandpoint, Idaho to Baker last
week to visit at the home of her
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Danny Mack.
Kenny Ferguson, two year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Keith Ferg
uson, was a patient in the Good
Shepherd hospital in Hermiston
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Claud Coats, Mrs. Flor
ence Root and Mrs. Gunnar
Skoubo accompanied Mrs. Bea
Scoggins of Arlington to Pendle
ton Saturday where they attend
ed the post office dedication cer
emony. Visitors at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Delmar Hug Sunday were
Mrs. Hug's cousin, Mr. and Mrs.
Clifford Gurley and daughter
Wendy, and her brother-in-law
and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
Poster, all of The Dalies.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bailey of
Seio visited at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Claud Coals Saturday
evening. Bailey is district co
ordinator and Oregon president
of the National League of Post
masters. Joo Tatone went to Etiterpri.se
over the week-end to participate
in the Elks Golf Tournament.
Mrs. Bob Miller returned home
last week from a two weeks trip
with her brother-in-law and sis
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Baede of
Gresliam, to Waterlown, S. Dak.,
where they visited Gaed c ' s
mother, Mrs. Carl Geade, Sr.
They also visited cousins of the
ladies in Clay Center, Manhattan
and Durham, Kans.
Mrs. Florence Root returned
lioni:' last week from a two
weeks trip to California wilh
her brothers-in-law and sisters,
Mr. and Mrs. Al Maeomber of
Arlington, and Mr. and Mrs. Max
Deweese of Grandview, Wn. Mrs.
Root visited her sisler-in-lavv,
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Mrs. M. E. Root, at Gridley, her
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Barlow, at River
side, and they all attended a
reunion of the Mefford family
at Whittier at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Jim Ellis.
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Black and
daughter Diane went to Wallowa
the first of last week to visit a
couple of days at the home of i
Mrs. Black's brother and sister-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Crawford
Oveson, and her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. M. I. Oveson, who are there
for the summer from Tooele1,
Utah.
Mrs. Fred Smith of Dallesport,
Wn. visited at the home of her
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Peck, one day
last week.
Jody Tatone, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Tatone, attended the
Thunderbird Clinic of Baton
Twirling at Portland Tech. re
cently. He received a certificate
of achievement for the week's
course.
Little Jimmie Peck, Pendleton,
visited overnight at the home of
his aunt, Mrs. Shirley Zielinski,
last week, while his parents,. Mr.
and Mrs. Jerry Peek, went to
Portland.
Shower Honors Daniels Baby
Mrs. Ralph Skoubo was hos
tess for a pink and blue shower
at her home Wednesday even
ing of last week in honor of Mrs.
Ronald Daniels and small son
Scott. Co-hostesses were Mrs.
Dewey West, Mrs. Don Downey,
Mrs. Ed Kuhn, Mrs. Bob Sicard
and Mrs. LaVern Part low. Tilers
Maranathas Meet At Parsonage Home
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were 27 present. Present from
out of town were Mrs. Floyd
Hobbs and Mrs. Benny McCoy
of Irrigon.
Prizes in games played were
won by Mrs. Hobbs, Mrs. Roy
Partlow and Mrs. Robert Mar-wood.
Mrs. Arthur Allen was hostess
for the Home Economics club of
Greenfield Grange Wednesday
afternoon of last week at htr
home, with Mrs. Joe Tatone as
co-hostess. Lunch was served at
12:30. Mrs. Rollin Bishop was a
guest.
Mrs. Frank Marlow was elec
ted as treasurer to replace Mrs.
Otto Munger, who resigned.
Mrs. Joe Tatone was hostess
for the Boardman Tillicum club
Tuesday night of last week at
the Hitchin' Post Cafe.
The club voted to help the
city with a traffic count to be
held soon in Boardman in coop
eration with the city council and
the city planning commission.
Plans were discussed for the
princess dance for Sharon Don
ovan to be held Aug. 3 in Hepp
ner. A "Dutch" auction brought
$2.90.
Maranatha club of lone Com
munity church met Wednesday,
July 10, for a business and de
votional meeting at the parson
age with Mrs. Walter Crowell as
hostess.
Mrs. Crowell, worship chair
man, led the devotional service.
Ker theme was inspired by a
copy of the beautiful painting,
"Praying Hands," by Albert Dur
er. Members will collect clothing
for missions through the Church
World Service, with headquart
ers in Vancouver, Wn. All cloth
ing offered must be In good con
dition and clean.
During the business period, the
club voted to purchase eight
tables for use In the church din
ing room.
Action was submitted to am
mend the by-laws, changing the
meeting date to another day of
the month. The suggestion will
be balloted on at the next meet
ing, August 14, which will be
held in the church basement.
Frank Showacy, Portland, vis
ited Sunday and Monday with
his daughter and son-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Gordon Pratt, and fam
ily. Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Connor
and family of Forest Grove vis
ited here last wepk w'h his nar
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Connor.
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