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L I OF ARY U OF 0 E U G E N T , 07403 17 izcimm. Friday and Saturday, JULY 8-9 HEPPNER'S 3rd ANNUAL no 83rd Year Heppner, Oregon 97836 Thursday, July 7, 1966 Council to Stiffen Anfi-Liffer Law Aimed toward making n IrnniT city an ordinance will In- drafted by City Attorney Bob Ahrtina, at the request of the council, to prohibit the dump ing of rubbish or trash on pri vate land or public ways, It wu decided lit the council meeting Tuesday night. The "antllltterbuK" ordinance will be Kuhmlttcd at the next council meeting, Action on the matter wan taken at the re quest of Mayor W. C. ltoscwall who responded to recent re HUcMs that uteps need to bp taken to mnki the city clean er. Attorney Abranm Informed the council that It could pass n law similar to the Oregon statute willed would miike It unlawful to dump or throw trash of any kind on Mtrcrtji, public way or private prowrty. Councilman Harlan McCurdy made the mo Hon that the ordinance be drafted, and It was passed by the council. The new ordinance will pro vide a fine for violation. Mayor Riwrwall nld that he will ask for cooperation of all civic groups and clubs to work toward a cleaner city. He al so .ild that he wilt ask the indice department to Issue ci tations for those In violation of the new ordinance when It I finally approved. Plpo Blda Opened Kids: on plpca, valve anil fit ttnr for extending new water main along the west side of the city across Frank I'arker and Matt Hughes property to reach the high school were op. cued at the meeting, Seven bids were received. The call was for bids on steel pipe and fur alternate bids on Iran site pipe. If It provpd that the bids were too high on steel pipe, the city cou Id have the alternative of accepting bids on the tnmslte ile. Apparent low bidder on the steel pipe was Utilities Supply Company at a total cost, Includ ing fittings, of $S107.51. This includes 2Hi) feet of 8-Inch pine 1920 feet of f. Inch pipe and 910 feet of 4 -Inch pipe, an well as needed accessories, On the translte pipe, appar ent low bidder was Johns-Man-vllle Co. at a total cost of $7X53.71. The bids were referred to the water committee, composed of Councilmen Bill Collins, LcRoy (Gardner and Harlan McCurdy, for study and consideration. A sum was allowed In the 1966 f.7 budget for the wntir Im provement. The new main will brine bet ter fire protection to the high school and more adequate wa ter service to those living In l he northwestern part of town. It will mean that n large main will lead from a reservoir on cither side of the city, and the new main will also be In posit ion for any new building de velopment that may occur in i he area of the high school. Aiks for Alley H. G. (Pete I McMurtry. own er of Heppner Aulo Parts, ap peared at the meeting to ex press concern from business property owners over the possi bility that construction of a new' post office at the corner of Willow and Chase might ob struct access to the rear of the businesses fronting on Main which are now serviced by a rondway In the middle of the block between Willow and Cen ter streets. He said that more than half hi customers use parking In the rear and come In through the back door. Parking Is nlso im portant to Central Market as well as access to the rear of the market from truckers. McMurtry said that he would be willing to give 20 feet from the rear of his property If the .city would dedicate It as an alleyway, and h esald he felt other property owners involved would also be willing to do so. He said that the roadway had been used as an alley for many years but felt that the maneuv ering area planned for the post the rfF mm office would block the artery, Mayor Koscwiill asked Mc Murtry If he would be willing to circulate a etlllon among affected procrty owners, anil he received an affirmative an swer. The mayor said that when such a petition Is received It will get due consideration by (Continued on pugo 8) Dry Kiln Addition Nears Completion At Kinzua Plant An S.N3.0O0 addition to the dry kiln at the Kin.ua Corporation sawmill here will Im complet ed soon. It is announced by A. H. Coleman of Kiiuua, mana ger of the company, to the Moore Dry Kiln Company Contract for the kiln was let of Oregon, and Schmidt and Smith, contractor, of Eugene are erecting the structure and facilities for Moore. To be 34 feet wide and 101 fii-t long, the lumber dry kiln will lie a Moore cross-circulation type. When completed. It will be turned over to the com pany ready to oerate, Coleman said. In connection with the new kiln, the company has pur chased a new Hyster lift truck of the latest model to serve the kiln. Cost of the lift truck is approximate ly $1 3,500- Coleman said that the Hepp ner plant never had adequate capacity for drying lumber, and that the firm had hivn handi capped by being unable to meet market needs as rapidly as it should. The addition, with present fa cilities, should provide adequate capacity. Supplemental facilities with the addition will be tracks, blaektopplng and springier sys tem. It is expected that construc tion will be finished In about two weeks. Work is proceeding through the mill's annual va cation shutdown this week. Lutheran Pastor To Be Installed Installation of the Rev. Don ald R. Pederson as pastor of Valby Lutheran Church, lone, and Hope Lutheran Church, Heppner, will be held on Sun dav. July 10, with the public Invited. Services will be hold at 9 a.m. at Valby Lutheran Church and at It a.m. nt Hope Lutheran Church. Rev. Judson L. Crary will preach and conduct the Service of Installation. He Is executive assistant to the president of the North Pacific District of the American Lutheran church. The district consists of Alaska, Ida ho, Oregon and Washington. Lynch Badly Hurt In Kiln Accident Jim Lynch, 38, of Heppner, working for Schmidt and Smith, Eugene, contractors on the dry kiln at Kinzua Cor poration mill here, was ser iously hurt in a fall In the new kiln Monday. He fell from an overhead track and suffered a severe back Injury with paralysis in the lower part of his body, the attending physician said. The accident occurred about 4:15 p.m. He was taken to Pioneer Memorial hospital for emergency treatment and was then transferred to Good Sam aritan hospital, Portland, In the care of a neurosurgeon. Work was procee ding through tho holiday on the kiln addition while the mill was shut down for vacations. .... A 1 ' " r t CREW of Columbia Basin Electric uses a new line truck with rotatina boom on its 1irst major )ob in the Rock Creek area above Olex Friday. One pole oi the double structure was to tally burned except for the stub left hanging at the cross arms. A conductor wire came out oi an insulator and. in combination with the day's rain, caused a short and started the fire. Total cost of the new truck was about $18,000. Through usinq It. these major repairs were made without service interruption. A basket can be attached to the end of the boom to hoist work men to the top of poles. In the crew were Art Vance." Doyle Key, Bud Marshall all of Heppner; Vern Wilson and Joe Poche. both of Condon. Willow Creek . District Formed Willow Creek District Im- provement Company was char- tcred as of June 30. Corporation Commiss I o n e r Frank Healy granting the charter. Herman Winter, attorney, said Wednes day. In the company are potential irrigators of the Willow Creek valley, representing total acre a;;o of 2IG7.H.r), according to County Judge Paul Jones. This is by far the greatest proportion of Irrigable land in tho valley," he said. Incnrpoia t i o n papers have been received, and the Judge said that he planned to write Congressman Al Ullman imme diately to notify him that the formation of the district has been completed Winter said this takes care of the local "ground floor work In preparation for the Willow Creek project. Next step towards the culmination of the Willow Creek dam is the pre-construc-tion appropriation from Con gress, but hopes have virtually faded that it will be forthcom ing this year, since funds for such projects have been tight ened due to the war in Viet nam. on Vacation Until July 12 Kinzua Corporation sawmill Is on Its annual vacation sched ule this week with operations shutdown for maintenance and repair. The vacation period started with the close of work on Fri day, July 1, and operations will resume on Tuesday, July 12. One happy note is the return of Herman Stroeber, electrician, to the job on a light schedule after being confined for sever al months as a result of a heart attack. He is checking electric al facilities at the plant this week. 3PPNER -TIMES ."v; 1 1 -- t . ; ".-"' v - ,.. . 4 ", - j - C " u ' . Mm, New Drivein Due For Completion About August 1 Harris Drivein restaurant, now under construction on the for mer site of the Heppner Laun dry, is expected to be complet ed soon after August 1. Lonnie Harris, one of the partners in the venture, said Tuseday night. Harris and his partner, C. C. Harris mo relation), purchased I the property from Paul Doherty including the house at the rear, and Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Har ris anl C. C. Harris are now living in the house. The laun dry building has been torn down. The citv council at its meet ing Tuesday night granted a building permit for $5000 for the I fonrrc-te block structure, which the owners are building them selves. The council also voted to give permission for them to lay an asphaltic surface drive way across the sidewalk. Tlie restaurant will have an interior dining area that will scat from 35 to 40 persons, Lon nie Harris said, as well as of fering drivein service. It will be similar to one that his partner built in Pilot Rock. Dimension of the structure will he 21 ft. bv 52 ft. on the (iO by 130 ft. lot. There will be off-street parking for eight cars at the present time. The restaurant will feature hamburgers, chicken, hamburg er steaks, ice cream, soft drinks and other items. The plan was to have the res taurant in operation by August 1, but with time slipping away, it Is uncertain whether it will be in operation by that time. Other bulding permits grant ed by the council - included these: ( Marjorie Warden, 265 West Water Street, new siding on res idence, $450. Howard Bryant, 920 Fairview Way, build concrete retaining wail at residence, $200. Elmer Moe, 540 North Gale, reinforce foundation at resi dence, $200. Number 19 10 cents Day's Rain Equals 3 Months' Total; Harvest Halted t Week end rainfall, bulk of which came in a 24 hour per. ! lod Friday night and through- out the dav Saturday brought -''a total of 1.05 InchPs in Hepp. i ner, according to Don Gilliam, weather observer. This virtually equalled the total for the three months per iod of April, May and June which brought 1.06 Inches. Ap rils total was .08, May's, .21, and June's, .77. Normal precipitation in July is .33 inch, so the Saturday rain itself brought more than three times the average precip itation for the entire month of July. The heavy rain brought har vest operations to an abrupt halt, and work in the fields is Just now getting underway again, according to Harlan Mc Curdy. manager of Morrow, County Grain Growers. Grain brought in to date has come to elevators at Lexington, I North Lexington and McNab, although some were starting inursoav norm oi lunc , McCurdy said that yield is holding up, but the rain will probably lower test weight on the grain that was ripe. The south end of the county, where much of the crop is still green, may gain some benefit from the heavy showers. Gilliam's report shows a high temperature of 91 degrees for the w eek, that on Tuesday. Those on Fourth of July outings, though having spirits dampen ed with the deluge Saturday, found beautiful weather on Sun day and Monday. Gilliam has been appointed official observer to carry on the family tradition following the death of his father, Leonard Gilliam. Thus, Don continues the work that has been in the family for more than a half century'. Gilliam's report for the week is as iouows Hi Low Prec. 72 50 60 47 .63 61 49 .42 66 44 SO 52 91 52 71 46 Total 1.05 Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Dr C. M. Wagner To Leave Heppner Dr. C. M. Wagner is announc ing to his patients this week that he is closing the Heppner Clinic after practicing as a physician and surgeon here for a number of years. He will open an office at Red Bluff. Calif., after the first of August, he said in a notice sent to his patients. Dr. Wagner is in California this week but is expected back from July 10-12 of next week. While there are rumors of other doctors coming to open practice in Heppner, none has noen confirmed. Dr. Wagner has been active in the Seventh-day Adventist church here and served as president of the Heppner-Mor-row County Chamber of Com merce in 1963. Swim Classes Signup Monday Monday, July 11, is the day set for sign-up for swimming classes at the Hepner pool, ac cording to Ron Gray, lifeguard and instructor. Classes will be gin Tuesday, July 12, and op en to the public. Those desiring swimming In struction, beginning and ad vanced; are asked to come to the pool between 1:00 and 2:00 p.m. on Monday.-A basket fee of $1.50 will be charged for the swimming classes, and no one Is signed up until this fee is paid. Classes will be assigned after the number of students is determined. Big Crowds Due At Bazaar Here Sidewalk Bazaar, which in three years has become a fes tival highlight In Heppner, will be Friday and Saturday with fun and bargains for all. Bob Henry, chairman of the merch ants committee of the Heppner Morrow County Chamber of Commerce announces. Main street sidewalks of the city will be filled with bargains from stores In the city, and many organizations will partic ipate with sales and booths of RICHARD L. CARPENTER Of St Paul has accepted the posit ion of principal of Heppner High school and will move here soon. Contracts Offered To Three Teachers Contracts were offered three more teachers by the Morrow county school board at a spe cial meeting last Wednesday night, David R. Potter, superin tendent, said. Mrs. Alice Vance, clerk, said Wednesday that none of the contracts has had time to be completed and returned as yet. so final acceptances have not been confirmed. Teachers offered contracts are as follows: Mrs. Judy Gochnauer, first grade in Heppner, coming from Amarillo, Texas. This is her second year of teaching, and she has already moved to Heppner. Keith Ahrenkiel of Stayton, to teach fifth grade in Heppner and remedial reading. He has had 12 years teaching experi ence and graduated with a bachelor of science degree from Oregon College, Monmouth, in 1965. He will receive his mas ter's degree there this summer. Ahrenkie lis married and has two children. Wayne French of Boring will teach at Heppner Elementary with specific assignment yet to be made. He has had 10 years teaching experience at Bethel school, Tigard, Laurelhurst in Portland, Orient, Sandy, Oregon Citv and Estacada. lone Post Office Building Starts By KATHERINE UNDSTROM Construction of a new United States post office was begun in lone this week. Successful bid ders on the 22'8" by 39'8" con crete block building were John F. and Cora M. Soward of Mad ras and it will occupy the cor ner of Main and Cherry Streets across from the Woolev Memor ial Park. An additional loading platform will be built at the rear of the building. The new building is planned with open counter type service and a divided lobby, according to June O'Connor, postmaster. The lobby will be divided with new combination type post of fice boxes at the. front and a service counter in the second section. Some new - equipment will also be installed for better service to customers. Mrs. O'Connor said early fall occupancy is planned and an official opening will be slated then. The postoffice has been lo cated in the present building since it was completed in 1917 by Bert Mason, who had a large mercantile business in the west end of the building, while the post office leased a frontage office at the east end. Joe Ma son, now a resident of Prine ville, was the postmaster then. This building is now occupied by Bristow's Market, Lois Beau ty Shop, O'Connor's Insurance and the post office. their own. There wiil be free parking for the two days, and parking me ters will be hooded for the oc casion. Western attire will be the or der of the days as the Bazaar acts as a klckoff event for the fair and rodeo season. Kickoff dance will be held at the fair pavilion Saturday night, start ing at 9:30. An invitation is extended to all both faf and near to come and Join the fun. Henry said that advance in terest has been the greatest this year that it has ever been for the Bazaar, and it is expected this will be the most success ful of all, both for shoppers and for the businessmen who slash prices of much of their merch andise to "ridiculously low" lev els. Some of the items are adver tised throughout this paper, but many, many more are offered on a spontaneous basis and there will be plenty of surpris es for those who come to the Bazaar. Among merchants who have announced that they will par ticipate are Lott's Electric, Cen tral Market, Case Furniture Store, Elma's Apparel, Murrays Rexall Drug, Western Auto Store, Gardner's Men's Wear, Peterson's Jewelers, J. C. Penney Company, Thomson Groc e r y, Gonty's, MiLadies AppareL Gray's Saddlery, Sears Catalog Store, and Van's Variety. Some of those out of the downtown area and unable to join with sidewalk displays will still have special bargains for those who seek them. Kids and adults alike will find free cotton candy, plenty of all kinds of food and soft drinks for sale, served from the side walk, and attractions of all sorts. Organizations which will par ticipate include the- Morrow County Jaycees, the Latter Day Saints church, Lexington Grange Home Ec club, lone Garden club. Women's Society of the Methodist church. Mother's club, Morrow county Rockho u n d s. Triple Links club of Holly Re bekah and Sans Souci Rebekah lodges, and - Ruth Assembly. Rainbow Girls, with a car wash Friday at Fulleton's. Proceeds made by the orga nizations will go to community, civic, club and church, projects. Kickoff Dance . For Rodeo Set Saturday Night Serving notice that Fair and Rodeo in Morrow county are just seven weeks away, the Kickoff Dance of the 1966 season will be held Saturday night in the fair pavilion, starting at 9:30, Archie Munkers, Rodeo Dance chairman, announces. Queen Erna Lynn Winchester and Princesses Mardee Childors, B a r b a i a Bloodsworth, Verina French ani Susan Lindstrom will be present at the dance to start their reign Music will be furnished by The Taynes, popular combo of Pen dleton. Dance will continue un til 1 a. m., the new time set this year by the fair board and rodeo committee. Refreshments will be served and admission will be $1.50 per person. The Kickoff Dance will tie in with the Sidewalk Bazaar being held her-? Friday and Saturday. The Bazaar is considered a Kick off event for the fair and rodeo season. After the Kickoff Dance, other dances will follow on ensuing weeks. Princess Mardee of Board man will be honored at a dance at the pavilion on July 16 with music also by The Taynes. Prin cess Susan of lone will be in the spotlight on July 23 at her dance in the pavilion with music by The Henchmen of Heppner. On July 30, Princess Barbara of Lexington will receive her honors, at a dance with music by The Dantes; and on August 6, it will be the turn of Princess Verina of the Lena community with music by The Taynes. Queen's Dance for Queen Erna will be August 13 in the pavilion with music yet to be announced. After a week's respite due to the Shrine football game in Pendle ton, the next two dances will bo on the weekend oi me rodeo, Fri day, August 26, and Saturday, August 27. The second dance will feature western music but bands for neither nipht have heen an. ' nouncad as yet by Munkers.
