I HEWNER GAZETTE -TIX ES. Thursday. Aut I. IKS
Nuisances Fill Agenda
At Council Meeting
Dam Could Start
In Three Years,
Engineer States
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11 mlaht wrll have been call,
ed "nuisance night" at the fity
council meeting Monday even
Inc. Doc. hue and an old build
ing all came in ft aharca of
the rtlM-uuiion. At the end of the
meeting. It appeared that aome
thine more than -Just talk" will
he done about each.
While the doc problem U a
perennial one for ctty council
everywhere, those city dads at
the meeting Monday agreed
that It U becoming serious In
lleppner. Ctty Attorney Bub Ab
ranu will be aked to prepare
an ordinance whit-It may pave
the way for better dog control.
Chief of Police Oilman waa re
quested to look into the matter
of obtaining a pellet curt for
catching the doe, and to de
termine whether lr. Jim Norene,
veterinarian, would hwuse and
feed the animals for the re
quired five day before they
are disposed of.
County Pound Inatfectiv .
Chief Cllman said that It does
no good to put dogy in the
county pound. - i
They take wire cutters and
cut them out or spring the doors
with tin? Irons." he said.
When the matter came before
the council aome two years ago,
purchase of a pellet pun was
considered. Oilman aald that
pellet laden darts at trV docs.
would cost about $123. The pel
lets act as a sedative and make
the docs easy to casrh, Dttad
vantage Is. he said, that differ-'
ent size dogs require different
size pellets. !-
Councilman Haskell Sharrard
said that the doc nuisance is so
bad In his neighborhood - that
petting night's sleep as a prob
lem. - -
A leash law might not be the
answer because dogs tied ac
night may howl more than those
running free, Ciiman said.
While it may be a little in
definite at this point what the
decision will be, the mood of
the council on the matter Is
stern, and the citizenry can ex
pect some action for better dog
control
Bugs or Bees?
A tree that provides haven for
Insects, variously called "bugs"
and 'bees' by the council men,
must be sprayed, the city fath
ers agreed after a complaint
was brought to their attention.
The tree is located in front of
a home on Green street, between
the sidewalk and the street, and
it 'boeH o "beeV are a nul
sance in the neighborhood. It
was pointed out.
After aome dlcuslon. It was
decided that the property own
er I responsible for the tree,
and the city will request that
it be sprayed to Mil the Insects,
whatever they may be.
Shack to Co
Frank S. Parker had aked the
city at the July council meet-
Inn to seek removal of an old
shark near his residence. A com
mittee was appointed to look
Into the situation and reported
Monday night that it concurred
that It should be disposed of.
To this end. the council agreed
to ak the property owner to
dtpoe of It with the sugges
tion that the fire department
might burn it tor training in
the fall.
T Fare Street
Karl Avres aked tho council
to pave Skyline Boulevard, the
street to his home from Chase,
with the total cost to be as
sessed to Ayres. The council
agreed, and City Superintendent
Vic Groshens said that the pav
Ing is Included In the current
street repair program.
Water is Pure
Mayor Al Lamb read a card
from the State Board of Health
saying that six samples of city
water comply with all U. S. Pub
lie Health drinking water stand
ards. The board extended con
gratulations to the city and
suggested that it continue these
standards through the year, af
ter which a certificate would be
issued to the city.
Bridge Work Set
After two special council
meetings during the part month
on a bridge that leads to the
Jim I lager property and is used
by his dairy trucks, the council
agreed to take responsibility for
repairs to the bridge because it
is located on a city street. It
leads into Kirk street from Can
non.
There had been considerable
discussion over whether Hager
or the ctty was responsible for
maintenance of the bridge,
Groshens said that temporary
shoring has been placed under
the bridge to make it safe.
Permits for alterations and re
pairs were granted as follows:
David McLeod. 535 N. Main. re
finish basement, new roof,
S2200; L. E. Dick. 2G0 N. Gil
more, new roof and concrete
work. $900; Fay Frock. 505 El
der,' new roof on residence, $70.
Illness Claims
Life of Member:
Of Wright Family.
Funeral services for Joan
(Wright) Zimmermari. . 41. were
held Tuesday, August 3, at 10
a m. at the First Christian
church, Heppner. Rev.. Al r Bos
chee presided over the memorial
service. Interment was Jn River
view Cemetery, Portland, , with
Burns Mortuary in charge of ar
rangements. . , - .
Mrs. Zimmerman died Sunday,
August 1, In St. ' Anthony hos
pital, Pendleton, after a.- linger
ing illness which kept her hos
pitalized the past three months-
Born May 30, 1921. in Hepp
ner, she was the only daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Orian Wright
She attended schools here, and
after graduation took business
training In Portland, where she
worked for a few years prior to
her marriage. She had also been
employed at the Hermtston Tele
phone office. ' '
On March 9, 1941, she was
married to Richard C. Zimmer
man in Heppner, and have since
made their home in Hermiston.
Survivors - Include her " hus
band, Dick, and two children,
Eonnie Gene, 21, recently return
ed from service abroad In the
Peace Corps, and Clayton Lee,
22, now stationed with the Navy
in Viet Nam; her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Orian Wright, Hepp
ner; three brothers, W. Clayton
Wright, Pendleton; Robert N
Wright, Pilot Rock, and Albert
Wright, Heppner, and several
nieces and nephews. : ;
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Raze Buildings
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a power winch and jointer,
felt that the Jointer might
repaired.
No Insurance was carried on
the leveled buildings and their
contents but the adjacent hous
es . were insured, he said. His
loss was estimated at several
thousand dollars.
The Moores lost bicycles, gar
den tools and other items which
were stored in one of the build
ings.
riremen answered the alarm
at 6:10 p.m. Joining the crew of
eight volunteers were a number
of former firemen and towns
people. It was hot work because
the flames, fed by the paint and
other inflammable materia 1 s,
quickly engulfed the building.
The propane tank explosion
caused some fear that more ex
plosions might occur, but fire
men realized the tank was there
and figured it would explode.
No one was injured because it
burst in such a manner that no
fragments were thrown for a
long distance.
Hoses were laid as far as Gale
street, three blocks away.
Cause of the fire had not been
determined definitely by Wed
nesday, but Keithley discounted
any possibility of spontaneous
combustion. He also said ne naa
not been in the buildings for
several days.
Stan Phillips, of John Day,
deputy state fire marshal, was
here investigating the fire Tues
day evening and late Wednes
day afternoon.
eov-ement um!ng alt cf the
coM' the Irrigation feature
would he partly reimbursable,
equivalent to the users' ability
to pay; water quality would he
non reimbursable; muni c I pa I
and Industrial uv would bo re
imbursable; and that ortlon as
signed to recreation would be
partly reimbursable.
A new law paed by Congress
enters Into the recreation
feature, he said. This requires
a portion assigned to recreation
to t repaid by Home local or
state agency. Included would be
the campground facilities, plant
ing the reservoir with fish, and
similar Item. The State Game
Commivslon might take care tf
the fish, he said.
Step Outlined
Meadowctvft outlined steps
necessary before sin h a project
could be in construction, two of
which have already been attain
ed by the Willow Creek projt-cl
1. Securing of a Congressional
resolution of authorizing a
study. 2. Securing funds to un
dertake the study. (This study
has been completed and has re
ceived favorable reports from
all agencies Involved)!.
Next step is approval in nn
Omnibus bill in Congress
t where the Willow Project now
stands the Senate has approv
ed and the House has its Omni
bus bill under consideration.
Approval in the Omnibus bill
means that the project is eligi
ble for construction.
"This dees not mean that con
struction will start. Meadow-
cioft emphasized, -but It Is a
vt-ry important point. If it
doesn't go through the Omnibus
bill, the project terminates."
Study Cost $500,000
Fourth step Is request for
funds for an advanced engin
eering study, whieh. if approved,
would take about three years.
Total estimated cost of a tie
tailed study on this project is
placed at about SjOO.tiOO.
By comparison, the study
which was previously completed
is only a preliminary study,
Mcadowcroft said.
Included in this detailed
study would be these: 1. Foun
dation exploration and geologic
studies, important to safe de
sign. 2. Detailed hydrological
and water supply studies, call
ing on the best hydrologists the
engineers could secure, and an
alysis of long term water supply
available. 3. Studies of the dam
design. 4. Design of the chan
nel through town with attention
tc disturbing the community as
little as possible. 5. Making a
and-use management survey. 6.
Develop sports fishery require
ments in conjunction with State
and Federal agencies, and de
velop quality control with the
State Board of Health. 7. De-
elopment of water use criteria
and water rights analyses.
Local Steps Told
rour important local steps
would be: 1. Irrigation and land
use aspects study by landhold-
rs and water users. Z. contrac
ting with city for repayment of
costs for municipal water sup
ply. 3. Arranging for repayment
the share ol the recreation
costs in addition to annual
maintenance costs on recreation
al facilities. 4. Furnishing rights
of way on channel through town.
P. W. Mahoney asked ques
tions in regard to riparian water
rights and said that landholders
along the creek would insist
that these be protected.
Meadowcroft said that exist
ing rights would be protected
and those now irrigating who do
not wish to participate in the
storage water would still be per
mitted to use to the limit of their
piesent rights. He said that it
is hoped that those along the
creek would find it so much
more advantageous to have the
improvement in their water use
pattern to have it available at
the needed season of the year
that this would make it desir
able for them to participate.
In answer to Mahoney s ques-
lone Fire Truck
Set for City Use
on's newly purchased fife
true, a is.j umi. nas
placed In service after iurchai
Hunt WcMern Mates fire Ap
paratus Co.. Cornelius, tltrougr,
ilrrrr.rr Auto Saics, Inc
The Uv had Intended to pur
cha-to a kt-atrraiv truck from
Sunnyvale. Calif, but decide
on the GMC at a better buy
Major Charles O'Connor said. Il
was bought at a cost f Sl'KiMt
but It will bo necessary to ad
equipment costing about $list
Voter had approved purchase oi
the truck In a recent seela
election.
It was formerly owned by a
rural fire district 'in Wahlngtoi.
county and has passed all Matt
test lor a "M gallon per minute
rating.
The city faces a nw problem
now that the truck Is In service
and the old truck Is retired. It
will not be available f'-r out-of-town
calls because It is wholly
a city-owned truck and paid for
by taxes levied only to city prop
crty owners.
The former truck was partly
paid by donations, among those
some frm nearby farmers, and
a now-dt.shandcd rural district j
also hclivd, O'Connor said.
Mayor O'Connor said that he
feels keenly for those living
mar town, since all are close
friends anil neighbors to the
townspeople, and he said that
something should be done to
plan for their fire protection.
"Neighboring farmers should
probably Investigate the hmm
btllty of making an agreement
for fire protection." he said.
He said that he planned to
talk with County Judge Paul
Jnes to see If some plan might
bo devlxed for utilizing the old
rig for rural use.
Crews Start Worlc On Courthouse
HOSPITAL NEWS
Patients who were admitted to
lloneer Memorial Hospital dur
ing the past week for medical
care, and were dismissed. In
elude the following: Nancy
Fanger, Condon; Phyllis Cole,
Lexington: William 11. Johnson.
lleppner; Belinda Meadows, Kin
zua. Burton Peck. Condon; Doug
las Cribble. Heppner, and Jerry
Davidson. Heppner.
Admitted, and still receiving
medical care. Is Mildred Hunt,
Heppner.
Rt. and Mrs. Robert Guthber
let and daughter, Annette, who
are on 3 three-month trip in the
United States from their home'
near Adelaid. So. Australia, were
week-end guests of Rev. and
Mrs. Melvin Dixon and family.
Rev. Guthberlet, who is pastor
of a church in Australia, was
guest speaker at the Methodist
church on Sunday. He was ac
quainted with the Dixon family
several years ago when they
were ministers of churches in
Southern Oregon.
Mrs. Wared Wilkinson has re
turned home from a "perfect"
vacation trip into Canada and
Alaska. She accompanied her
brother-in-law and sister, Mr
and Mrs. Ray Scherzinger of
Riverside, Calif., traveling north
by car, transferring to boat
while the car was being shipped
from Port Rupert to the Alaskan
port, then touring much of Alas
ka. They found about 13 of the
roads still under construction,
recovering from earthquake
damages.
You'd never get me up
there!" said Sheriff C. J. l. Dau
man. ThU was hU comment lit re
tard to Cliff Aldrich of lone
(Minting the little ball at the
top of the rourthoum tower
Wednesday, and the sentiment
was shared by other .iu..kt-i.
Hut Aldrlth'a wtik. cot of
a hu h will be shared by the
'one l.loua club, typified the
nirrent movement to give the
Durthout a bright new look.
It'a a stem to stent project and
Mdrlch was working as far out
in the "stem" as he could get.
Meanwhile a crew of men
Tom American Service of Wal-
a Walla Is engaged in giving
'he courthouse Interior a thor
ough cleaning, Including paint-
Inu of many of its room.
Karl lor this year the county
court apiHUnted a "Renovation
and Preservation Committee" for
the courthouse act In an ad
visory capacity, Mr. Max Bar
clay was named chairman and
memtwrs are Mr. Paul Bniwn.
Mrs. Verner Troedson. Mrs. Roy
Llndstrom. Mrs. Ralph Thomp
son and Mrs. Harold Walker.
They made recommendations:
I. To thoroughly clean the en-
tire building on the Inside, this
work to be done bv professional
lanittvial services on a bid twis
ts. 2. Kntlre entrance renovated,
including Immediate acmoval of
all Janitor's supplies by the
stairwell. Bulletin boards re
moved, painted and made at-
tractive. i
3. Immediate cleaning and de- ,
odorizlng of all ret rooms. i
4. Immediate repair to llnol- 1
rum on entrance to tax office
and license division office floor.
5. (Relative to moving of
school office, which has been
accomplished). I
6. It is apparent that In the
tax office crowded conditions
are a hindrance to efficient op. j
eratlon.
7. m me license division we
noted the sagging floor and
would advise that the basement
be given a thorough Inspection
to see If the structural condit
ion can be remedied from there.
Work on most of these rec
ommendations is now In prog
ress, and the venerable court
house should emerge sole and
span with the most thorough
housecleaning that it has en
countered In Its 63-year history.
American Services has re
celved the contract ft the fol
lowing: Stripping, sealing and
double waxing all floors on the
main floor; cleaning all Venet
ian blinds (about 40); cleaning
all windows, Inside and out;
cleaning all light fixtures and
rclamping all fixtures with new
or used tubes: washing asses
sor's office walls; washing walls
In the main floor hall from
front entrance to rear entrance.
These are being done at a cost
of $71.
In addition, iht Walla Walla
firm I painting the two former
s lum older, one of which la
to be used by Jutic of th
lvae l.'arl .Howard and the oth
er as a toom for use by juve
nile rounoelltira. They we paint
loif () jury room, the healih
oil ice, the photo copying ftrnm,
and the vault room.
The same general color
Mheri will he- uei throughout
the building In accord a wv with
the advsKy committee's rec
ommendation. Judge Paul Jones
said.
Complete remodeling and
modernizing of the front en
trance lit accordance with a idan
outlined by Stan PavUh of
American Services Is being con
sidered. The back entrant will
also m altered.
"We'll at leat change the
door to oen to the ouuide, In
stead of the Inside, to make It
leeal." the Judge said.
Pav Mi also recommended that
the court room benches tie clean
ed and wad. of thoroughly
cleaned, sanded and arnUhd
This Item la under advisement.
PavUh recommended that all
window IIU I icvarnlshed af
ter old vantUh U removed. He
aid the t.iitl.llorf custodian
need a storage area on the
main fl.mr for his equipment
and advised obtaining a larger
and more efficient floor acrub
blng machine.
Other recommendations also
have been made for considera
tion. Work of ad. ling a new face
to one side of the cltak I going
reward this week whlla the
tower and cupola from the main
roof up Is being painted by Aid-tlch.
Mr and Mrs. Clyde Pttyoha
and family are now making their
home In Condon, where they
moved about three weeka ago,
IvttvMtn Is employed at the
Highland Machinery Co.
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tlon about drouth years, in
which he pointed out that the
creek was virtually dry three
years in a row in the 30 s, Mead
owcroft said that surveys show
that the reservoir will "fill and
spill" in about one-half of the
years. Thus, in these years the
supply would be more than nec
essary to fill it to capacity.
The engineer termed this a
"worthy project" and pointed
out that it has been In develop
ment lor more than 20 years.
He reviewed statistics on the
dam, which would be approxi
mately 160 feet high with a ca
pacity of 11,500 acre feet. Res
ervoir would extend about l'i
miles up the Willow Creek chan
nel and about one mile up Balm
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car like this could cost like this-which is half the price of a lot
of those medium-priced jobs.
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mow
is the time to make an appointment
to have your oil furnaces and pres
sure burners checked for trouble
free winter usage.
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