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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
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NATIONAL I0ITOIIAI
HELEN C SHERMAN
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. 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
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