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JULY 8-9
HEPPNER'S
3rd ANNUAL
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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.
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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.
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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.