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fmm it'""1; if ( . : ft 1 WW V? FIRE PREVENTION WEEK OCTOBER Hi AMMKAN WWIAHCt AUOCUMM Family Attends Sprague Reunion By VIRGINIA KELSO KINZUA Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Mallaroy and family went to Sprague, Wash., on Saturday to attend the 13th annual reunion of the Sprague Alumni Associ ation. After the reunion, the Malla roy's went on to St. Maries, Ida ho, to visit with relatives, re turning home Sunday night. Wayland Hyatt and Vic Bow man were In Portland last Wed nesday and Thursday where Wayland had medical care. Joe Mattison returned home with them to visit until the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Oyler and Mrs. Don Slinkard went to Pen dleton last Wednesday where Paul entered St. Anthony hos pital for more surgery on his knee. He returned home Sunday when Mrs. Oyler and son Don, Mrs. Delbert Barzee and daugh ter Joyce, and Mrs. Lige Long went after him. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Roe of Pen dleton were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Browning. Mr. and Mrs. David Mattison and daughter Jodi went to Ba ker to spend the week-end vis iting with Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Spivey. Hunting guests of Mr. and Mrs. Doyal Hubbell and family over the week-end were Mr. and Mrs. Carl Moon of Milton-Free-water, Merlin Moon of Madras, Bob Moon of Eugene, Eldon Cates and Clarence Merritt of Odell. Home for the week-end from EOC at La Grande were David Lovell and Steve Benson. Mrs. Denzil White of Fossil and Mrs. Mike Todd went to Hermiston last Tuesday on bus iness and while there visited with Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Hollo mon. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Miller and son Todd of Portland visit ed this past week with Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Benson and with Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Miller in Fossil. The regular meeting of the Camp 5 Womens club was held last Wednesday at the Camp 5 Community hall with Pat Van Arsdale as the monthly hostess. Eight members were present at the meeting which was conduct ed by Ruth Jordan, vice-president. The club voted to buy new bingo cards and also new card tables. They also voted to have their annual dinner on October 26 at the Round-Up in Condon. The door prize was won by Eva DeMeritt with high for pinochle going to Betty Murdock, low and pinochle to Eve DeMeritt, and the second pinochle to Car ol Norris. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Reece of Milton-Freewater were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Van Arsdale and family. Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Mur dock and Mrs. Earl Norris were business visitors to Pendleton Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Norris took Mrs. Frank DeMeritt to Heppner by ambulance Friday where she entered the Pioneer Memorial hospital for treatment. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Parton became the parents of their sec ond son Friday, October 6, at the Heppner hospital. The baby weighed 7 lb., 11 oz., and has been named David Wayne. He joins a brother James. Grand parents are Mr. and Mrs. Ed Parton of Bryson City, N. C, and Dofna Martin of Fossil. The regular Camp 5 Womens card partv was held last Thurs day evening at the Community Hall with Carol iMorns as Host ess. Hieh and pinochle were won by Pnt -Van Arsdale, low by Marie Rhoton, and the sec ond pinochle by Eva DeMeritt. Others playing were Nancy Hawk, Betty Murdock, Barbara Mortimore, Lola Ferrel, Ruth Jordan, Terry Todd, Sue Matti son, and Sharon Bell. After the party a miscellaneous gift show er was given Lola Ferrel as a eroins-awav gesture. The Ferrels will move soon to Prineville. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Perkins went to Fort Lewis during the week-end to attend the gradu ation from basic training of their son, Earl. 84th Year Number 33 3 TO, HEPPNER ME Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, October 12, 1967 10 Cents Chief Urges Home Fire Escape Plan, Drills as Safety Precautions "Experience definitely shows thnt a lumnv wnicn nus plan ned ahend for a fire emergency is usually able to make a safe escape when fire actually strikes." c coM TTIro rhlnf Fnrrest -' i . Burkonblne of Heppner in quot ing a sruay 01 ine nauuiiui rur nrtnr-tlnn Aenrintlon on the n National Firn Pre vention Week, October 8 to 14. The study snows tnat me ma jority of lives lost each year in iintvwi ftraa hnvp Keen needless ly lost because of failure to pre plan ana renearse a simpie m drill in the home. The NFPA has designed a simple drill, named "Operation Editn, to assist iamuies 111 hh- IN CASE OF FIRE AT HOME Quickly get everyone out of the house. Call the fire department immediately. (Be sure everyone in your Ifamily knows how to call the fiie department). AT PUBLIC GATHERINGS: Walk, do not run, to the nearest exit Call the fire de partment immediately. Keep calm. Tell Baby Sitter What She Should Do If Fire Breaks Out Do your baby sitters know what they should do in case of fire? It's your responsibil ity as a parent to inform them. Fire Chief Forrest Bur kenbine points out. 1. Select a baby sitter who Parents are ureed to: 1. Select a baby sitter who likes children ana has a sense of responsibility. 2. Show her all the exits from the house or apartment 3. Provide her a flashlight in case of a power disruption. 4. Tell her that her main job, if fire occurs, is to get the children out of the house or apartment quickly. Then she should notify the fire depart ment, or ask a neighbor to do it for her. 5. Leave with the sitter a telephone number where par ents can be reached and ad vise her when they will re turn. It should be stressed that under no circumsta n c e s should the sitter or the child ren reenter a burning building. I 1 GOOD FOOD GOOD FELLOWSHIP Bring the Whole Family To The DIMMER Served With All The Trimmings Sunday, October 15 12 NOON TO 4:00 P.M. ST. PATRICK'S PARISH HALL Sponsored by Altar Societies of Heppner, lone and Lexington HUNTERS! Come As You Are! TICKETS ADULTS, $2.00; HIGH SCHOOL. $1.50; GRADE SCHOOL, 75c; PBE-SCHOOL FREE. NURSERY PROVIDED. THIS MESSAGE SPONSORED BY YOUR HOME-OWNED BANK AS A COMMUNITY SERVICE BANK OF ; Eastern Oregon HEPPNER IONE ARLINGTON MEMBER, FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION CHIEF FORREST BURKENBINE paring a fire escape plan. Sueeestions for the exit plan include these: 1 rarofnllv flpure out at least two routes to the outside from every room in the house, es pecially bearooms. aiiow ior blocking of stairways and halls hir fira Rpmnvft ohstacles which would hinder a hasty exit. 2. With respect to night time fires, remember that closed bed Hnnra will hold back smoke and flame, allowing ex tra time to escape. Q Vnr Bunn frnm llODer rinnrv rnrch nr onrapp roofs and ladders or trees may offer ways down to safety. Be sure exit windows worn ensuy ana are low and large enough to get through. 4. Designate an outside as sembly point where the family will moot and make sure every one understands the rule, "once out stay out." 5. Know how to call the fire department and do this as quickly as the house is clear of people, in the event of ac tual fire. 6. To be effective, the family must work together In planning the exit operation; checking the home, making floor plans, find ing a second way out of each bedroom, choosing a safe assem bly point, and practicing the drill to make sure each family member can get out unaided. Experience has shown that children who have been well trained will react intelligently in a fire emergency and this added protection for children is one of the biggest dividends from family fire drills. Chief Burkenblne suggests that it Is appropriate and it may prove to be a life saver for each family to set up an escape plan during this Fire Prevention Week and to stage a practice drill with each mem ber of the family participating. The department plans to distribute stickers with phone number to call in case of fire. These are to be attached to tel ephone for immediate reference in case oi emergency. Firemen Called To Balm Fork Home Firemen were summoned last Tuesday evening at 6:15 in an swer to Mrs. Lonnie Edmond son's call from her home on Bnlm Fork. A forgotten pan on the stove caused dense smoke throughout the house, so thick that Mrs. Edmondson could not locate the source, so the Hepp ner volunteers were called. Firemen located the hot spot immediately, according to For rest Burkenblne, fire chief, and damage was limited to the smoke. Al Boschee Attends National Convention Al Boschee, pastor of the Heppner and Lexington Christ ian churches, left Tuesday morning by airplane for St. Louis, Mo., accompanied by Jack Naff, pastor of the Herm iston Christian church. The men will attend the con vention of the National Evan gelistic Association and the In ternational Convention of Christian churches there. The Rev. Boschee is a delegate from the two local churches. They expect to arrive home on October 19. Mr. and Mr. Jim MorrU of Beaverton, were amcng Heppner visitors over the week-end who were here to hunt They stayed at the home of his mother, Mrs. Mildred Morris. Al Ullman Leads In Tabling Tax Congressman Al Ullman play ed a leading role In action Oc tober 3 by the House Ways and Means Committor- tabling the President's tax surcharge bill. "The President has refused to cooperate with our committee In establishing firm guide lines for spending cuts," Ullman said. "Therefore, further consideration at this time seems futile." The resolution drafted by Ullman temporarily puts the bill on the table "until such time as the President and the Congress reach an understand ing on a means of implement ing more effective expenditure reductions and controls." Ullman stressed that the bill would retain its top priority po sition on the committee docket. ' The Oregon Democrat previ ously announced support for a tax Increase coupled with spending reductions. "Five billion dollars In expen dlture cuts must accompany a tax hike if it is to be effective in controlling inflation and pre venting another credit crunch,' Ullman said. "I firmly believe that the peo ple would support a temporary tax increase if the President An it nioi, that pvprvone would share the burden, ana during the emergency tne gov. ernment would also tighten its oltminutA all the lull aiiu .. - frills," the 2nd District Repre sentative aaaea. COLE ELECTRIC Motor Bewinding INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL FARM AND HOME pniHpton 276-77611 Lives fv4 Morrow County teck Invite You To Their Wednesday, October 25 HEPPNER ELKS TEMPLE STARTING AT 1:00 P.M. DOOR PRIZES TO BE mm PROGRAM 1:00 P.M. Reports: Workmen's Compensation Minimum Wage Law Minimum Age Requirements Proposed for Farm Workers . ... 2:00 P.M. Report by Oregon Cattlemen s Association 2:45 P.M. Coffee Break, Courtesy of Bank of Eastern Oregon 3:15 P.M. Report on Calf Feeding Trials. . Umatilla Experiment Station, by Tom Davidson, Sup't ' PM. Beef Cutability Panel Discussion by: 3-3 DelrSknecht. Ertension Livestock Spridbt OSO DrTwalt Kennick. in charge of Meat Department, OSU Brent Hom, Feedlot Operator, Hermiston Frank Anderson, Purebred Breeder iiS ImmS S2$5Mt Hour. Sponsored by First 7-30 ?MilFarmaaty Banquet High School Cafetorium. Nels Anderson. Guest Speaker FARM-CITY BANQUET $100 DIAMOND TO BE GIVEN AWAY! Hear NELS ANDERSON FORMER COUNTY AGENT, SPEAK ON HIS TWO TEARS' WORK IN AFRICA, ILLUSTRATED BY PIC TURES. Co-Sponsored By Morrow County Livestock Growers Association Soil Conservation District Heppner - Morrow County Chamber of Commerce PRESENTATION OF: Livestock Man of the Year Conservation Man of the Year Chamber of Com merce Awards ADMISSION: $2.50 Person. Tickets to be on Sale At: e FIRST NATIONAL BANK e COLUMBIA BASIN ELECTRIC GAZETTE-TIMES e BANK of EASTERN OREGON GONTY S e PETERSON'S JEWELERS e COUNTY AGENT'S OFFICE e TURNER. VAN MARTER & BRYANT