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80th Year
Number 49
HEPPNER
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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, February 6, 1964
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INCINERATORS and open pit at
days, inflammable material is burned in the incinerators ana men aozea imo me open pn. inaia
criminate riumnina hv the Dublic into the onen oit without supervision has been a source of con-
siderable trouble, with high winds picking up material and scattering it over property belonging to
Pete Lennon to the north.
CITY SUPERINTENDENT Vic Groshens points to some of the
trash that litters the Pete Lennon field near the dump. Wind
often carries material as far as the cemetery, nearly a mile
away, and much blows down along the Balm Fork road, as
well as into Lennon's Irrigation ditch, creating an unsightly
condition and nuisance. (G-T Photo)
Tighter Regulations
To Control Dump
Tighter controls on the Hepp
ner city dump will be enforced
beginning Monday in an effort
to eliminate problems and nuis
ances that have harrassed the
city for years.
This was decided at a special
meeting of the city council Wed
nesday night with Herman
Green, operator of the city sani
tary service in attendance. The
special meeting was called after
the matter was brought up at
the regular meeting Monday.
Here is a summary of actions
taken:
1. Dumping by the public will
be strictly restricted to Satur
day and Sunday afternoons be
tween 1 and 5 p.m. when a man
hired by the city will be on
hand to supervise the dumping.
2. Responsibility for supervis
ion of the city dump will be
vested in Green who will act as
a foreman for the, city. A new
man to be hired to replace the
present week-end employee at
the dump will work under
Green's direction.
3. Keys to the dump will no
longer be available from the of
fice at the city hall.
4. The county court and county
sheriff will be asked to arrange
to patrol the road to the dump
occasionally in an effort to ap
prehend anyone who allows
trash or debris to fall from ve
hicles transporting to the dump,
or to arrest anyone who dumps
rubbish at the roadside.
5. Green will keep his loads
covered with a tarpaulin while
hauling to the dump.
6. A wire fence will be in
stalled on the north side of the
dump in an effort to catch any
materials that might blow from
the pit.
7. Grass on city property at
the dump will be killed or burn
ed to reduce fire hazard.
These actions were taken af
ter Pete Lennon, who owns prop
erty to the north and below the
Balm Fork road, complained
strongly again of the littering
nuisance. Debris, including pap
ers, cardboard boxes and other
the Heppner city dump are shown
trash, clutters his field. Cement
sacks and papers blow into his
Irrigation ditch and clog it, he
said.
The problems of the dump,
pestiferous for years, centered
principally around three things:
1. Losing trash along the road
from loads being hauled to the
dump. 2. Blowing of materials
from the pit, sometimes carried
by drafts created by burning. 3.
Indiscriminate dumping by the
public.
Mayor Al Lamb said that the
city could not be responsible for
trash lost by the public along
the road, because it is a county
road, but he said cooperation of
county officials and state offi-
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Dogs Kill Sheep
At Thompson Farm
By N. C. ANDERSON
At frequent intervals there
has been a rash of sheep killing
by dogs that are left to roam
the country at will. Many of
these dogs have been traced as
coming from town. Terry Thomp
son, Willow Creek rancher on
the outskirts of Heppner, has
had some serious financial losses
from these dogs. By Friday of
last week he had lost five ewes
in addition to damage done by
the dogs in running his sheep
at lambing time.
The law requires that every
one be responsible for his dog
and Terry has indicated that he
is forced to destroy any dog
found on his premises. Other
ranchers with sheep who have
had these dog problems have
indicated the same. While these
people hesitate to kill someone's
treasured pet or valuable hunt
ing dog, they have no other al
ternative when financial losses
are so great. We advise that
anyone who values his dog,
make sure they are not roam
ing the country at will.
in this picture. On windy and dry
(G-T Photo)
CITY DUfVIP REGUIATTONS
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POSTED REGULATIONS which
permit free dumping at the
city dump only on Saturday
and Sunday afternoons will be
rigidly enforced from now on,
the city council decided at a
special meeting Wednesday
night. (G-T Photo)
Physical Fitness
PTA Meet Topic
Physical education in Hepp
ner schools, with a demonstration
of minimum physical fitness re
quirements complying with gov
ernment standards, will be one
of the main topics on the PTA
agenda for the February meet
ing to be held in the grade
school multipurpose room Wed
nesday at 7:30 p.m.
Another portion of the pro
gram will be devoted to explan
ation and discussion of traffic
regulations and safe driving by
Jim Gordon of the Oregon State
Police.
Hostesses for the evening will
be room mothers representing
the fifth grade.
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Hi Low Prec.
Thursday 50 35 .02
Friday 53 33 .15
Saturday 50 27
Sunday 49 27
Monday 55 28
Tuesday 58 26
Wednesday 43 20
Golfers Rebuild Clubhouse; Slate
Taking advantage of good
weather, members of Willow
Creek country club have been
moving ahead on work on the
golf clubhouse this week and
hope to have the project pretty
well finished in two weeks,
Clint McQuarrie, club president
said.
Saturday and Sunday have
been set aside as work days,
starting at 9:30 a.m. each day,
and all members are asked to
turn out and help with the work.
Others interested in becoming
members are also invited.
This is one of the activities
planned for the coming year by
the club, which held a meeting
Sunday, January 26, to chart Im
provements to be made during
1964.
Five of the nine greens hava
been converted from sand to
grass, and it is hoped to con
Peterson and Chapin
Enter Race for Judge
Morrow county politics en
livened somewhat this week
when Ambrose Chapin, long
time Heppner resident, filed for
county judge on the Republi
can ticket.
County Judge Oscar Peterson,
incumbent, aiso ' a Republican,
announced shortly afterwards
that he expects to file for an
other term, and so this assures
a race in the primary election
for the position, i
Chapin completed his filing
Friday in the office of Mrs. Sadie
Parrish, county clerk. He and
Mrs. Chapin then left on a
month's trip to Arizona.
The candidate formerly oper
ated a barber shop and engaged
in a livestock operation here. He
suffered an illness sometime ago
and retired. This is his first ven
ture into politics here.
Judge Peterson issued a state
ment about his intentions Mon
day. "There are several who have
asked me, if I am going to file
for another term to this county
position, why don't I go ahead
and file?
"Certainly I intend to file and
ask the good people of Morrow
county to give me another term,"
he said.
"I am intensely interested in
the development of Morrow
county and its many resources.
We have made some progress,
but there is much yet to be done.
"I enjoy working in public
service and my health is good.
I like it here in Heppner, so if
it's the will of the voters, 1 will
stay on."
Tax Bodies Hear
Of Budget Law
Renresentatives of many of
Morrow county's some 17 tax
ine bodies were present Wednes
dav afternoon at a "school" on
the state's new local budget
law. Twn from the State Tax
Commission were present to dis
cuss the changes and answer
questions pertinent to the new
nrocedure on preparation and
nublication of local budgets.
Ira Jonea, an attorney with
the commission, and a Mr. Van
Colder, accountant, showed re
productions of new forms and
procedures on a screen ana ex
plained each step necessary.
County Judge Oscar Peterson
introduced the men. The meeting
lasted for about two hours,
Present were representat i v e s
from most of the cities of the
countv. the school district, cem
eterv districts, county court, and
others.
Assessor Rod Thomson, who
with Judge Peterson, called the
meeting, said that he considered
it quite successful and believed
that it helped answer questions
in the minds of those with the
responsibility of preparation of
budgets.
Rosewall Improves
W. C. Rosewall, who was hos
pitalized for about 10 days and
underwent surgery at Pioneer
Memorial hospital, retu r n e d
home Wednesday and is feeling
much better, his wife said
Thursday. He expects to stay in
side and rest for a week or two
before resuming normal activ
ities. tinue with the conversion until
all are In grass. A greens' mow
er was purchased at a cost of
$200, and mowing is done on
a volunteer basis by about five
men of the club, cutting three
times each week.
It was voted to raise member
ship fees to $50 per family per
year, which includes unmarried
children under 21 years of age.
Individual membership may be
purchased for $10 per year, and
a summer student rate was set
at $20 per person.
Single round green fees for
high school students was placed
at 50c, and non-resident fee for
adults was set at $1 per round.
Residents may play only two
times as guests. They must be
come members to continue play.
Increase in the memberships
is made necessary because of
the fact that the golf course
Another filing was that of Don
Turner of Lexington on the Re
publican ticket for port commis
sioner. Two others previously
filed for the commission, which
will have four terms to fill.
The two are Al Lamb of Hepp
ner, Democrat, and Dewey West
of Boardman, Republican.
Lamb and West are both in
cumbents on the commission
and are seeking further terms.
Other commissioners, Joe Tatone
of Boardman, and Dick Krebs,
Cecil, are also up for election.
Tatone was appointed to the
commission after George Weise,
also of Boardman, resigned be
cause he moved from the county.
Teachers Train
For Civil Defense
Instruction Here
A workshop to train teachers
of Morrow, Gilliam and Wheeler
counties for Civil Defense edu
cation was held in Heppner High
school Friday and Saturday.
Mark Brooks, State Department
of Education consultant on Civil
Defense adult education, ar
ranged for experts to come to
Heppner for the 2-day session.
Teachers who took the course
are Jim butneriana, Heppner
High school; Carol Miller, lone
High school; Dante Daltoso,
Riverside High school; and teach
ers from Arlington, Fossil and
Condon High schools.
High school instructors took
the course after agreeing to
teach a 12 -hour unit on Civil
Defense to their upperclassmen
during the second semester.
The unit to be taught is en
titled, "Personal and Family
Survival." It has been prepared
for the Office of Civil Defense, De
partment of Health, Education
and Welfare.
It will be divided into nine
sub-topics for the upperclass
men: 1. The Civil Defense pro
eram: 2. warning and communi
cations: 3. modern weapons and
radioactive fallout; 4. community
shelters; 5. individual and fam
ily preparedness for shelter liv
ing (emergency shelter action);
6. home shelters; 7. emergencs
from shelters and rehabilitation;
8. local Civil Defense and com
munity shelter plans; 9. survival
on the farm.
Blood Donations
Will Help Mrs. Cox
Those who wish to help Mrs,
Stanley (Shirley) Cox as time
nears for her major heart surg
ery may have an opportunity to
do so. Her friends state: that
she will need 30 pints of blood
for the surgery, which will re
place two valves of the heart.
Two have already made blood
donations in her name in Port
land, and others who have; a
chance to make donations there
are requested to do so.
Mrs. Cox went to Portland
once for the surgery but was
dismissed and the operation
postponed until a later time. It
is now scheduled for early March.
It is understood that the next
visit of the Red Cross blood
mobile to Heppner will not be
until late March. Donations may
be made for Mrs. Cox also at
that time.
property, formerly rented, was
purchased by the club last year,
and more money is needed to
make payments as well as to
continue the efforts for improve
ments of the course and facil
ities. Houses being converted into
the clubhouse facilities were
purchased by Frank Turner and
donated to the club. Work was
continued last Saturday on the
clubhouse, installing large win
dows and building a porch that
faces the course, as well as doing
other work in the conversion job.
It is hoped that enough new
members will join the club and
take advantage of the opportun
ity for play through the spring,
summer and fall to permit the
hiring of someone to keep the
course in top playing condition
throughout the season.
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BILL SNYDER, Heppner High basketball guard, is caught in the
process of scoring a lield goal in the Heppner-Wahtonka game
Friday night. Wahtonka's Bob Runie made an all-out effort to
stop the shot but the sharp sophomore guard made it look easy
as he dunked the two-pointer. (G-T Photo)
5th-Rated Mustangs
Face Huskies, Rockets
Heppner faces one of its tough
est week-ends of competition
this week as it travels to Moro
Friday to meet the Sherman
Huskies and returns home Sat
urday to play the Pilot Rock
Rockets. The Sherman contest
will count in league standings
and the Rocket game will be a
non -counter.
Friday evening, against Sher
man, the Mustangs will be fac
ing the second place team in
the Greater Oregon league. The
Mustangs are currently in first
place with a 6-0 record. The, Hus
kies are 5-2.
Sherman handed Heppner its
lone defeat early In the season
Mrs Rawlins Gets
Fair Board Post
Mrs. William (Jane) Rawlins
was appointed by the county
court Wednesday as the fifth
member of the Morrow county
fair board, County Judge Oscar
Peterson said.
Her term will extend until Jan
uary 1, 1966. She will Join Or
ville Cutsforth and Al Fetsch,
both of Lexington, Bernard Do
herty of Heppner and Max Jones
of Irrigon on the board.
Mrs. Rawlins has long been
interested in fair activities and
worked in a number of capac
ities on the fair.
The appointment concludes
long discussion on enlarging the
board to five members. Jones
was appointed late last year as
the fourth member, after which
Interested persons urged the fifth
appointment, asking that a
woman be named because of the
large part of the fair that is de
voted to matters of interest to
women.
Work Days
While the membership fee was
increased, the initiation fee was
reduced from the previous $30
to $10 per family in order to
encourage more new members.
McQuarrie was reelected presi
dent at the recent meeting, Maur
ice Groves was reelected vice
president and Mrs. Harlan (Don
na) McCurdy Jr. was reelected
secretaary. Francis Doherty was
elected treasurer.
Appointed as committee chair
men are: Don Turner, activities;
Harlan McCurdy Jr., handicap;
and Jim Norene and Groves,
membership.
"Our course is in the best
shape it has ever been, and it
Is going to take activities, money,
willing workers and happy play
ers to keep it that way and
make it still better," McQuarrie
said.
in the Condon Invitational Tourn
ey when it whipped the, Horse
men, 59-54, in a hard-fought
contest. That game didn't count
in the league standings. Later
this season, the Heppner crew
walloped the same Sherman
team, 55-51, in another thriller.
The latter game was played on
the Heppner floor and was a
league contest.
Sherman is still smarting
from its Saturday upset by Burns.
The inlanders bounced the Hus
kies, 60-45, to gain the unex
pected verdict.
The combination of Burns
humiliation and Sherman's riv
alry with the Mustangs should
make the Huskies a hard team
to cope with Friday night.
There will be little rest lor
the Mustangs Saturday night
when they meet the Pilot Rock
club.
The Mustancs whipped the
Rockets In a conference game
earlier in the year but had to
go all out to grab the 55-47 win.
One of the big problems the
Mustangs will have to solve in
the Saturday contest is that of
Rich Mikel, the Rockets' high
powered center. Mikel scored 28
points for his team in the Hepp
ner game and the Mustangs will
have to find a better detense ior
the big gunner this round.
Meanwhile, the Mustangs are
rated 5th among the A-2 teams
in the state bv the Uregonian.
Two other polls, the Journal and
the AP. Pick the Horsemen as
the number six team in state
A-2 circles.
HeDDtier now is in the pos
session of an enviable record of
14-1 for the season and will not
be able to let Us guard down
for one moment. Everyone likes
to whip the, kingpin and that Is
the position the home team finds
Itself occupying at the moment.
Should the Mustangs win
against Sherman Friday, it
would assure them of at least
a tie for the western division
title.
lone Post Office
To Be Remodeled
Rids on existing buildings in
lone that may be remodeled for
use as a post omce win De
snufht bv the Post Office De
partment this month, informa
tion from the Seattle regional
office reveals.
The facility desired will con
tain approximately 800 square
feet of interior floor space with
approximately 80 square feet
for platform or loading slab and
approximately 1000 square feet
for maneuvering area.
Basic lease will be for five
years. lone is located in an area
eligible to take part in the Fed
eral government's new area re
development program.