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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 12, 1965)
ntttntm cjurrTt TiMcs. TudT. GAZETTE HEPPNEH -TIMES The llTPner rt.h 3a Ia Th llrppne, Rlei r.K Nrmbrr 1. WW. Consolidated February U 1911 NX A1lOCUTtON WESLEY A. SHERMAN Editor and rubUbf Offlr Hours: 8 a.m. to 6 pm until noon Saturday. Subnotion Rates: MJOY"f Every Thumiay and Entered at aa Swnd Clam Matter. NATIONAL I0ITOIIAI HELEN C SHERMAN Assoctot ublUber . Monday through Friday; am. Slncla Cory 10 rents. Published the It Otic at Heppner. Oregon. Hospital Completes 15 Years When the rioncer Memorial rwplial' a. bu answered a need for medical and surgical care felt "8 iuTthT.reVTod.- year, afte, Its constructlon-lt I. vlr tually Indlsperuable. . . . has probably saved hundred of Uvea and has given nee5cdh" rendVre.tment to JJSL'S' pltal In Morrow and adjoining counties to the south. It nn patients from a wide area. The veara slip by ao fast there la a tendency to think of Thanks for the care and treatment received. A check with Will O'Harra at the hospital shows that it U beclSng to feci IU age. and the public should begin to think with him and others Involved about what should be done to i5e? HonSer Memorial modern first-class hospital When one looks at this proud structure standing on he hill overlooking town, he does not think that much of the raulpmen Tthat was the latest thing In 1950 is now getting 2? oTdate. He does not realize that hospital standards are booming more severe and change, may A new fire sprinkling system was Installed last ear. by order of the State Fire Marshal, and this took a good portion of maintenance funds available A generator to supply jriec. trlcal power for emergency, bought from surplus at fraction of Its value, has been Installed, and the kitchen has Just been renovated because a settling floor made this nectary It Is fortunate that the hospital has on its staff men like O'Harra and Bob Lowe who do an expert Job of maintenance, being versatile enough to handle aU manner of work which otherwise would require craftsmen In various fields. It isnt easy to get plumbing work done here, for Instance, and the alternative Is to do it yourself. With this type of stalt the hospital has become almost self-sufficient. . . ... But there are needs that must be faced. One of the great est needs Is replacement of the ambulance, a 1949 model. It has 63.743 miles on Its speedometer, not great for a personal car. to be sure, but a great distance for an emergency vehicle. It has given continuous trouble, and on one occasion, a pis ton went out through the top of the motor when it was on a trip with a patient to Salem. It has had five or six new heads installed in its history. The ambulance was not designed for the type of work it is doing, but Is more adaptable for city use. O'Harra believes a disaster-type rig would be more suit able and efficient for this area. Because of Its relatively light use, an ambulance Is a los lng proposition, financially, here, but It U a most merciful and essential Instrument when needed. Some arrangement should be made for replacement of this vehicle. It's a prob lem that must be faced. O'Harra says that the state may require considerable chan ges in the obstetrics ward that might make a rather extens ive remodeling program necessary. As the building Is now designed, mothers are at the other end of the hall from the nursery, and It may be required that they be placed to adjoin the nursery, meaning the approximate position of the present hospital entrance and offices. Exterior paint doesn't look bad from a distance but JUT de terioration Is to be prevented, a new paint job Is needed. m of Si water pipes in the building have been virtually fllted with accumulation of scale, and the administrator be 1 eves that thU could be prevented with installation of a wa ter softener SecUons of pipe have had to be cut out because LtoM<h e scale. These are at the haSJSayTSt hospital here Is a cooperative venture rtiatSS proven remarkably good. It Is a 5200.000 per year SSinetffSS the ewnomlstandpoint, and It is almost self Siting, but not quite. muntv funds from between $8,000 to $12,000 per year, a ret Xely small percentage considering the benefits It .brings Generous Individual and organizations have helped by doMtTnTSuSment and supplies. Many of these are made SSKort fiSw "or publicity, but this spirit has been a good ZZTlCL the hospital to realfce that it is clean and well maintained. It Is a credit to this immunity an? would be to any community. But looking to Wfuture 11 it is going to be kept modern and provide the Xrvice so Vwai to this La, these problems must be faced The courthouse is Just now undergoing a cleaning and moderate Renovation Job as the result of the work of an ad visory committee's recommendations. nita Ttwould seem a good step to organize a similar committee would welcome this help and interest Stodthe hospital is being operated so well, ttere is a ten dency to think that all is well and nothing needs be done. SSSta the time to be working towards improvements which could become critical in the not-too-distant future. More Volunteer Firemen . Needed One wouldn't have realized It by watching the gd Job done at extinguishing last week hot fire, but the Heppner volunteer fire department is. now down to 10 regular men, Fire Chief Charles Ruggles says. It Is true that in such an emergency as that last week former firemen and townspeople pitch In to help, and this makes a big difference. , .... But when the complement of volunteers numbers only 10, this would seem dangerously low. The help of others Is fine, but the department needs training as a team. The men spend their drilling times figuring how they will attack fires of cer tain types and In certain places, If and when they occur. Those who do not get In on such drills cannot have this knowledge and thus cannot be most efficient as volunteers, regardless of their willingness to help. When dense black smoke billowed up last week, it ap peared as if there were a major conflagration in progress. Fortunately, it wasnt that bad. But one never knows when that "big one" will hit, and in such case there would be need for all the trained men that are available. t , At this writing, delivery of Heppnefs new fire truck is expected at any time. This would be a good time for young men? Particularly, to step up and Join the volunteers. They will have a great pride in the new equipment, and they will be doing their community a fine service. WILLOW CREEK PROJECT HEPPNER, OREGON iF.litor'a note lWxauw of continuing Interest In the Wll rctrrrr.ee ). , . tthui. killed 2IT people out of a total pope- the neorde of Heppner and or vuium iw y y iZ,J. ih -v. r rrrwnt threat of recurrence of a similar or saws: s-'TrIw'VS-rH for these purposes. . tA irHH.tru. Congressional authorUatlon, an nv": t.,Krn;r;K ,u r .i $ cm-. The reservoir would. have ; a total capacity ot ""c" reatlon and sport fishing oportunltles. The projHxsed dam. rewvolr. and channel would have a wn structtori cost of 5i,CI0,a0. Average annual benefits n? K &it .and incorporate. vImtVl skSerod & compTTlble with any comprehensive plan of basin development. In addition to the favorable benefit-to cost ratio, the Potential loJ of life Irora cloudburst floods Is of commanding ImP"""" and the DUktlgtneer recommends construction of the project rEBTTMENT DATA CENEBALt .... t-r- ot, irniincr Orecon. Location VVIIIOW crevn, ol ihj .rr - Drainage area, square miles BESEBVOIB EJ-EVATIONSJ Maximum pool Flood Control pool ..... Top active storage Top dead storage Stream bed Chaff Chatter Wes Sherman 96 2120 2101 201H 2042 1975 BESEBVOIB ABTA. ACHES J At top active storage, elevation 2098 .--At Tnn itparf ctnract. elevation 2042 ......... At flood control pool, elevation 2104 221 76 242 1,900 8,300 1.300 11.500 BESEBVOIB STORAGE CAPACITY. ACBE-FEETl Dead (Sediment 1.400; fish, wildlife, and recreation 500) Active, controlled (Flood control. Irrigation. municipal and industrial water supply, water quality control, fish wildlife, and recreation) Exclusive flood control, uncontrolled Total . DAI5ype Rock fill with Impervious core Crest elevation t 7n0 Crest length, feet .. s A'ij Height above foundation, feet Height above stream bed, feet SPHJLWAT: Rock cut Type . 2101 Crest elevation o, cresi wiuui, jcvi REGULATION OUTLET CONDUITl Type r Conduit: Type ... Control Slide gates: Number Diameter Operation . Controlled Concrete Slide gates 2 -2'.6" , in tandem THIS WKUNKSDAY afternoon was a hubub of aolhltv n Wfct Wlll.tw fctr.vt for a while a the rrvw of IVrvv Jellum cmnpanv Ut-I a lilt of apnan and gravrl vn tue mrtvt in our hlmk. A his oil truck, two M gravel truck and a hwi roll er came and itll tne wik in about an hour. .Now all Is quiet again. It l lnterellnf to watch IIiom W Ttioir truck iirlvtn are particularly expert, bncklna tnnu oii; ri;i a iraiKii die a they lay a covering of rock over the oil. Thev dtm't l. tin klv lni'hifl fnun the edne from one end of the block to the other. SOMCTIMIS a man ven a clergyman can get Into an embarraftini; situation, al. though completely Innocent. We just hav to tell this true story, although we may have to stay out f the way of Kcv. and Mrs. Mel Dixon until they get over the hork. George Peck, who lives with the Dixon, was sleeping out side with a friend behind the parsonage on a recent night. About 2 a m. he came Into the house and wakened Rev. Dix on. He said that there wa a oorcunlne In the backyard, wei thought the young man wa having nightmares, poo-pooneu iho information, and told him to go back to bed. But George insiMeu. a no so Rev. Dixon, clad only In pajam as, went out to taxe a iook. Sure enough, tn the oeam irom the flashlight that pierced through the darkness wa a prickly porcupine cowering in a tree. Th rovnrnnri urnl and COt HIS 22 and brought down the ma- ..... i r... little animal Ihpn hp lauuuiK ...... - - took another shot on the ground to be sure II was aispau ih-i. rnl..t roiirnAil avairi. and Mel started back to the comfort of hU bed. But Just as he reached the pai- io. earning the rifle and still only In pajamas, two women came walking down the alley heading for one oi me nouses at the other end. Thev recogntzea me mmwrr and one said. "Good evening. Kev. Dixon." A hit abashed, the reverena responded with a greeting, then recognizing the need for an ex planation said. "I'm shooting porcupines. , At least thev didn't send for a man in a white Jacket driving ii-hit- truck. But If they are still dubious about Rev. Dlxon. this should serve as an nonesi and true explanation. SHORTY HUDSON and Cliff Al drlch figure that It Is about 56 feet from the lawn tn front of the courthouse straight up to the face of the tower clock. We'll allow that, all right, but will swear that It Is at least I. Ml fret frtnn the clok dwn to the ground. The Lions cluh of lone want ed to pet a picture of mm of their officer tv the clock while tepalr were ctn on. and o w mad a dl for Monday evening. New Lion President Ron Blhop and Charlie O'Con nor agreed to com for the of CAhlon, We got up th flrt ladder which run from th neeond floor of th courthouse io in Hle. but Bishop, who ha had S i II of heart trouble, dlarrelelv .vi,l.Ht to Mop at that Point Charll and th Marin i grapher conunurti i fadder from th attic to th X""?T- ... r- ih bell and clapper are 'V',,rl'fh wa nu rnlv inrrched on te saf- fold, painting m ci"n the west lle. To auain m .,,ot. on had l. step to t Sill Of th ncanoiu lng to a third ladder, go up It and over the miter portion of th acaffoid. . , Mr. O'Connor and tn ru"i lcnt some momenia in temptation. We toonen in dlretilon of Mr. Al.Ulch. lk- cd dubiously at the waiioiu. and looked at the concrete ioc walks and green grass below. If we were io get a there lust wasn't any place to go but up that acaffoid. A plank ran back from the tower to the peak of the court i...... rrw.f t iv)w w could walk out there and get enough perspective for a anoi. ve ""--ixwt nvrr ihr rail, nut a tenta tive foot on the plank. The old brain orcierea in icu to walk on out. but the leg Just wouldn't obey. They kept want Inir to bend at the knees. So w turned to Charlie, and M -Nr. ut can't ret a pic ture' from there we'd be shoot- Inir right Into the sun. 1im mora lonir minute of contemplative silence. "You want to go on up, vnar lie?" PAUHtf "Well." Charll lrawled. "I can. . .but I don't really want to." So we decided the only way we could get a picture was to go down to the ground and shoot up. Charlie would slay by th bell. , , So down we went, proclaiming that there Just wasnt any way to get a picture from up there. Next week, we hope to have the picture In print for you. THIS COURTHOUSE tower, we find. I a home for pigeon. Efforts of all kinds have been made to drive them out. but even attempts to poison them hav failed. . Their litter Is several Inches deep all over the tower plat forma great place to start a fiMiAnriAiluA When Charlie and I left their roof, thev cam back In fc. On thing sure, polity wa itltreon out of Charll and m on that towr. HUT NOW consider that fellow Aldrlch. II flit around that scaffolding a If It were hi liv ing room. When they hoisted up th new rlock face that weigh Ml pound, there were three men on th acaffoM. and they t.xik oil th handrail to allow th bltf face to mm Into plac If a fellow slipped and graldied for th railing, h would have had a handfull of air. If you have never noticed how gtKd It feel to land on th courthouse lawn, try climbing th tower, then go down and you'll understand what we mean. Mr. and Mm. Wn Sharmoo and family attended a Barrett family reunion iiniay in inc DalU city park. Th Shwman family I a branch of th Bar rett family. They also visited friend In Dalla and thrlr aon and daughter in law, air. ana Mrs. DUk Sherman, of Salem. COMMUNITY ( ) BILLBOARD Coming Events RODEO DANCE " Honoring Queen Judy Sherer Saturday. Aug. 14. 10 p.m. Music by Th Road Runner. La Grand Coronation Ceremonies, Rodeo Ground, 8:15 pm. HEiTNKR SCHOOL REUNION Saturday. August 21 All former students, teachers, administrator Heppner High school Registration from 9 a.m.. afternoon program. MOBILE X-RAY UNIT Free chest X Rays for all Morrow County residents lone. Aug. 19. 2 6 p.m. Heppner. Rexall Drug. Aug. 20 and 21. NOTICE, TRAVELERS SPECIAL Auto Insurance ID Card U required In Canada. See your agent before you leave. SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE BY C. A. RUGGLES Insurance Agency f. O. Bo M7 tH. 87S-9625 Beppoer FLOOD CONTROL OUTLET! Type Location Siot width, feet DOWNSTREAM CHANNEL! Capacity, cis . j Uncontrolled Slot In spillway 3 jyx,v Length of Improvement, miles Rnttnm width, feet ... Levee top width, feet Levee and channel side slopes ... ECONOMIC DATA: Construction cost: Dam and resorvoir Downstream channel . Total 1.500 15 25-40 12 1 on 2 Average annual beneiits: Flood control .. ...... Irrigation Water quality control Recreation ... ,.$6,540,000 15O.U00 46,6yo,ooo ..$ 130,800 bu.aou 7,300 ..... 2u,fvO 26,aou 2,400 $ Zlit&M IVsva v.v va ----- - fichinn art A W Ifi I llP U a.UAfi Municipal and Industrial water supply ..... 'i oiai Average annual costs: $ 22 1QQ Interest and amortization - 'V Operation and maintenance i'jao Replacements , 9T'.., Total ,r,'fuV BENEFIT-COST RATIO l w TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor: The current "Medicare" pro- i th law of the land. The following are some features of this act: The "Basic" hospital plan pro vides inpatient hospital serv- Ices, post-nospuai exieimcu cArvlrPS. DOSt lllUrdlllK I1UI1- -r hospital home health visits, and outpatient aiagnoswc ti, oiiirihlp for this "basic" plan . include: 1-Eyeryone over 65 who is enuueu i a Social Security or Railroad Re uQf it and 2 Every- one else who reaches 65 be ore 1968 inose woo w 1968 through 1973 will be re quired to have 3 quarters (9 months) of coverage under the program. Although almost everyone age 65 or over will be covered by u..(;ti ovorvnne will be required to help V&yJ0 eS benefits. Just those fortunate enough to work under Social Security and those who pay S wages will be "Permttted' . . vsa mot The benefits k available to almost everyone without regard to need " j im ..eo tho who oay for without regaru J ' oi,i tiiritv rates whlcn 7vn.io. were 7V In 1965 will move up lr it ACT. in IMMi 9IM ine HIIlUUIll jf income upon which payment m a..H flnnAwona must De maae ior iun i-usc inll arivanra (mm to S6tMA). TT AAA UU m tvv v In 1965 tne maximum payment shared by employer and em ployee was $348.00, in 1906 this ho eann mf7-68 it will je $580.80, and continue to rise through 1987 when it will be $745.80. ThM ratcut arp based UPOn tables already set up on the as- c?ii rvs rt? rn that thpre will be no further expansion of the pro gram. iou can rest oaamci your "liberal" politicians will not be content to let the mat ter stand at this levei, ior mc, do all want to make "progress, vve must conclude that the sky is no longer the limit: The movement into outer space is not to be limited to physical travel. When we see that those cov ered under the payment end oi the Social Security program are to be paying for a larger and larger slice of the total welfare burden of the nation, we must conclude that such was the In tent of those who Initiated the program, for why else would they label It "S. S." if not Jo designate "selected suckers? You do not volunteer but are selected to bea th burden. oii r 1st St Hermiston, Oregon Know Your Nawspoper Better Are We Fair in Our News Reports? We think we car. In our news columns, we do our best to bring you facts only . . . without expression df personal opin ion of reporters or editor. We Always Do Our Best ... to gtye you both sides in our dwi reports. If there are two aides. Or three sides, if there are three, ETeryone deserves fair representation In a news report Who You Are Doesn't Matter ... If the publish of this newspaper were caught speeding on Main street ... or anywhere else. . . fou'd find it reported in this newspaper . . . more than likely on th front pagel And so with th banker, the baker, th candle stick maker . . . and th advertiser, too. Business accorded this paper does not buy protection against news reports. This Is Only Right... To b fair, a newspaper must report what happened .... to whom where . . . how . . . and why with out regard to who it Is ... or his position ... or bow much money h has ... or how good a friend h U of the editor. This U this newspap era news policy a policy we teller fair and equitable to alL HIE. -T yy. - - - - -- GAZETTE-TIMES .rst 'rif.r- mm w rrn sr. stc
