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HEPFNER GAZETTE Fire Crews Start Mop-up Operation; 5000 Acres Burned (Continued from Pg 1) f.re Hint hud covered tin esti mated I) acres by Tuesday. Headquarters ' l Tupper Work Center. From there. Dave ates, public icliitlitim officer, said Tuesday that despite rumors, the two big Jirc nt'ViT burned close to each olher, being perhaps ten miles npnrt. One report erroneously had It that they had merged. This tire covered grass, Pon dcrusa pine, and open hlllsldi-s, reaching its peak Monday af ternoon. 250 Men riqht Some 250 men bnttled the fire which was controlled by 9 a.m. Tuesday. Some Mexicans com posing the Snake Klver crew, were also Included among the fire fighters. Yates Raid. Latest methods of fire fight 5ng were being used on both blazes. A dozen retardent drops of borate were used on "hot pots" of the Devil's Den fire with converted B-17's and B-21's coming out of La Grande. Two helicopters were also In service, one coming from Lewiston. Ida ho, and the other from Mis joula, Mont. The helicopters carry from 60 to 80 gallons of water that are dropped on hard to reach spots that flare up. Forest Service personnel came to the Tupper center from the romeroy, Walla Walla and Pen dleton district headquarters. Gordon George, Pendleton, tim Ur cinff nffifpr for the Uma- m.. u.Hnniil Vnrnst in fire boss on the operation, and Mary Chitty of Heppner Is plans boss. Jimmy Wilkins of Pendleton Is service boss and Dick Arney, Pendleton, is flrelines boss. Lor en Lucore, Heppner district fire control officer was directing small fire suppression and as sisting with operations on the Devil's Den fire. Yates said that the Heppner Hanger district had a total of 18 lightning-set fires. Nistad raid that 19 were started in the state protected lands and on company ownership. It is quite possible, however, that some of these overlapped and were In-, eluded In both areas. Nistad said that 12 fires were started Friday afternoon and evening and seven on Saturday. Squaw Fire Suppressed One of the other fires under federal jurisdiction was called the Squaw fire, near Ant Hill, which covered about 20 acres be fore being suppressed. By Tues day, virtually all attention was being given by the federal crews to the Devil's Den fire and by the state crews to the Snow shoe Basin fire. Nistad said that much of the Snow-shoe fire was in logged off area below Wheeler Point but also burned green timber. Some of the company lands had been selectively cut. Fire kills the standing timber and destroys the undergrowth, and the com pany plans to move in opera tions as soon as possible to sal vage the timber and then will proceed with reseeding, prob ably bv helicopter. The Kinzua Corporation man ager said that many came to their assistance with tankers, crawler-type tractors and other -equipment. Like the Devil's Ba sin fire, this one, too, was bat tled with helicopters and fire planes. The Snowshoe fire plagued fire fighters who would get it circled by fire trails during the night, only to have it flare up in the heat of the following day. It was believed to be well con tained Saturday, but all of a sudden "blew up" when unfav orable wind came up towards mid-day. Some of the weary fire fighters nearly were trapped but managed to elude the spread ing flames. Some of the spread was by crown fires in various places that seemed to run ahead of the main part of the blaze. Despite the number of men on the fire lines and the fact that activity was at a feverish pace on both major fires, no serious injuries were reported through Tuesday. Heppner was a supply line servicing a largo part of the fire operations with groceries, gaso line, and other items going to the crews in large quantities. Meanwhile, both the Dale and Ukiah ranger districts had their hands full with fires of their own, but the northern part of the Umatilla National Forest was spared by the electric storm. Open House Set At Speech Camp Meadowood Springs Speech Camp's annual "open house" and chicken barbecue will be held Sunday, July 14'. at the camp in the Blue Mountains and, according to Jack Kessling, Milton -Freewater, president, the public is invited to come for lunch. The barbecue will start at 1 p.m. and will be served until about 4 o'clock and tours of the camp will be conducted by campers and staff throughout the day. The Camp is located on the Weston-Elgin Highway. Roy Bookman of Onalaska, Wash., has been a visitor this week with his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Strut hers and daughter Patric ia. He was a resident here sev eral years ago. - TIMES. TbufdJT. July H. 196 Chamber Cites Boys For Good Showing In Porcupine Race Four boy who voluntarily entived the porcupine race at Condon's July 4 celebration In the name of the Heppner Morrow county Chamber of Commerce were presented with Certificates of Recognition Monday at the regular meeting of the Chamber. Certificates were awardtd to Barney and Jeff Marshall and to Bruce and Mike Eergstrom. The boys' jiorcuplne, which they cuptured especially for the race, took second place at the Condon event and came close to winning first place. The boys offered to catch a "porky" and enter htm In the race when they learned that the Chamber would not be rep resented otherwise at Condon's Fabulous Fourth. Although there was some doubt from Chamber members that the young men could get a porcupine In time, they, with perhaps some help from fath ers, captured an animal, which they named "Old Blue", In a garbage can, using bark to en tice him. John Venard of the Chamber agreed to assist the boys at the race and be an official en voy. He reported Monday on the outstanding work done by the boys and told how they Just missed first place with a large crowd watching. Barney was unable to be present at the meeting Mon day, since he Is working, but Wes Sherman, president, pre sented certificates to Jeff, Bruce and Mike, and to Bar ney, in absentia, lauding their community spirit and effort. Meanwhile, "Old Blue," with his moment of glory behind him, has been restored to his natural haunts. The Marshall boys are sons of Mr. and Mrs. Bud Marshall, and the Bergstrom boys are sons of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Berg strom. Mrs. Lorr Breaks Leg in Accident , D.nJ.i f nit nnlnnuonF surcerv Tuesday morning in St. AninOllV IlUSUIiai, rcnuinuu, . . . I l,l T. ..... 1 1 .,,-. I after breaking her ion leg near ihn nnklo in an accident bun- day. Wllh family she was at the Ron Cur- family sne was ai me noii tui- xvir. ana Mrs. james nmrci rin place. The Lott's 4-year-old brand, Heppner, are parents of son, Donnie, was riding a horse . i T .. -. 1 1 . 1, -. . . . I ana rars. l,ou iiiuuiul-u mc iwiac l.nln him riln Whnn uhp rii. I lo V,rlr him rirln When hp dis mounted, she twisted the leg in some manner, resulting in a break that apparently caused bones to splinter. Her husband and Currln brought her to Pioneer Memorial hospital here, but on the ad vice of their physician, she was taken to Pendleton for care of a specialist. The niurv was paintul. out she was reported in good con dition after the surgery Tuesday. Her nusDana was wun ner Monday, and her mother, Mrs. William Kennedy of Walla Wal la, went to Pendleton to give aid. Lott said that it appears she will be in the hospital for a week or 10 days. Mrs. Johanne Taylor and Mrs. Ed Gonty drove to Hayden Lake, near Spokane, Sunday to take Mrs. Taylor's daughter, Peggy, and two other girls, Lucy Hu her and Terri Jones, to Seventh day Adventist church camp. Ti.irrrrt, Ic trnlnrr tn famri on a scholarship awarded her by the Soroptimist ciuo. ine oinui Taylor children also went on the trip. Before returning, the Hepp ner group went to Sandpoint, Idaho, to visit Mrs. Taylor's bro ther and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wilson, formerly of Heppner. SMALL ACCOUNT OR fcr- r LARGE AMOUNT-- rrr IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE TO US. WE'RE GLAD TO DO BUSINESS WITH YOU. WE INVITE YOU TO GET INTO THE SAVINGS HABIT AND WATCH YOUR MONEY GROW WHEN YOU DEPOSIT IT HERE REGULARLY. OPEN AN ACCOUNT TODAY ACCOUNTS NOW FIRST FEDE SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION BOX 848 Full Accreditation Granted BMCC; Hailed Major Step Blue Mountain College this week won maximum accredi tation by the Northwest Assoc iation of Secondary and Higher of the accredi tation was made by Dr. Jumes V. Hem is. executive director of the Association, In a letter to college President Wallace Mc Crae. The art Ion culminates a year of preparation by the college, highlighted by a iwo-aav vis i... ,,ufiu.iiilnn' nrrri'dltation committee to the campus May 9 and 10. The association Is made up of member schools in Oregon. Washl n g t o n, Idaho, Montana. Nevaua, uian anu Alaska. AwwoHiinilnn hv the North- west Association means that the college's own goals are soundly conceived, that Its educational programs nave ueen imi-iK---i., ,(,(..,, I Hint its nur noses are t...in, nwi'mnllshed. and that the cullege Is so organized, staffed, and supported that it should continue to merit such confi dence for a steclfled number of years. It applies to the entire college and all of its programs. Although BMCC has, since Its Inrnlitlnn viv Vl'.lfS IIL'O. bCCn BC- xrrvii,,,! Ku tlio State I )r nart mc P t of Education and the State Sys tem or Higher toucauon, uuiv ial accreditation by the North ..mct Accruiintion injures trans ferability of credits nationwide. In his letter to President Mc- Crae, Dr. Bemis said: "On be naif of the Higher Commission, it is a pleasure to forward no tice of this official action and tn xnnrrrntllhllo Vflll and VOUT staff. We are confident that good progress win continue. HOSPITAL NEWS Those admitted to Pioneer Memorial hospital during the past week, and still receiving .wliinl rn n rc tho fnllowitlf?: Tom Campbell, Kimberly; Ther esa Methvin, Heppner; uniy Jepscn, lone, and Maymie Win- slow. Heppner low, Heppner. Those dismissed, after having ledical care, were Dean Kin . Thnu H cm wuri after r rii i care WPre Dean Kin- n .. nmi;m M dle, Heppner; William Nichols, t T iln TTinlnvcon Pilot Iiuucr, anu " i ,.,.UJ , Rock. i t t I ; 1 ,J... a second daughter, born Friday, . . : . . i. : o IK L rf juiy o, weignuiK o CU U n e. Vrtt1 nam lb.. oz. She has been named Jenama rie, and Joins a 4-year-old sis ter, Jane Ann. Grandparents are Mrs. Ora Lee Ewing and Elmer K. Ewing, Sr., Alexandria, ba., and Mrs. Ruth Hilderbrand, Pineville, La. , Mr. and Mrs. Kennem wrignr, Heppner, are announcing tha birth of their first child, a dau ghter, born Tuesday, July 9, weighing 6 ID., id oz. sne nas been named Kimberle Anne. Grandparents are Hr. and Mrs. Glenn Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wright, all of Heppner. Great-grandparents are Mrs. Delia Murray, Union; Mrs. Wave Jackson, Monument, and Mrs. Mary Wright, Heppner. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gonty and family went to Yakima on July 4 where they met their son, Ray Gonty, and family of Seattle for a visit and picnic, since Yakima is about halfway for both fam ilies. On the return to Heppner the local family stopped in Prosser to visit the Phil Blak ney family, formerly of Hepp ner. They learned that Blakney was selling fireworks in a civic enterprise and so didn't get to see him. While there, they learn ed that the Paul Koenigs, for merly of Heppner, are now at Hebe'r, Utah. INSURED TO $15,000 PENDLETON ML Lightning Friday Sets Range Fires (Continued from page 1) said , that tho department re-ct-ived slv rails during the night. One 4-whcel drive rig was dispatched to Frieda Slo rum's plucs on Rhea Creek where about two acrea of gross was burned before it was extlng ulchcd. Another small fire was Ht first believed to bo on the Kirk and Kublnson ranch but proved to be on Pat O'Briens. A 4-wheel rig was also dispatched to extinguish this fire. A fire started in grasslands on the Bill Healy ranch Friday evening and covered about 1T0 acres, damage being limited to grass and fences. The Healvs ald that quick action by neighbor Jerry Dougherty saved them from much greater loss. He could reach the fire much faster than they could and act- Wheat Field Threatened On Saturday morning anoiner fire started beside a wheat field of the Healys and burned around the edges, covering an estimated 50 acres. Little dam age was done to the wheat since It Is yet too green to burn. This probably was not started by lightning, the Healys state. Two motorbikes and riders were no ticed in the area, and it is ihinrl7ivt that the fire mav have started from exhaust. Other small fires were report ed on tha Ken Cutsforth place and on the Ken Turner ranch. The fire chief said that two ethers were reported in Black horse canyon but enough rain fell there to help extinguish them. Only a few drops of rain were noticed in Heppner, but other areas had somewhat more. Hardest hit by the lightning strikes, though, were the forest areas, causing many fires and lesulting in two major ones to the south. Eight firemen remained on standby at the fire station here through much of the night. The fire on the northern range was probably one of the largest of recent years. Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Gunder- son and two boys, David and Doug, Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Crib ble and Gunderson's mother, Mrs. Lucille Troedson, spent sev eral days on the Oregon coast at Agate Beach where they en joyed playing golf, even though the weather was quite cool. On the course, they met former Heppner resident, Fred Gimbel, who now lives at Lincoln City. In Portland, the Gundersons stopped for medical treatment lor son Doug, while the Grib bles traveled on to Salem to vis it relatives. W,,t,V ,WW, fiMMTMMM.MM No wonder Ford's 1st again in sales in the Northwest M See tffe Bate & prog NEED Hastings Suffers Coronary Attack Carey Hasting of Jleppner was reported to be In erioui condition in the Community Hospital, Pendleton. Tuesday after suffering a audden coro nary attack about midday Monday. He was showing good Im provement following a gnll bladder operation last Thursday, and the report Monday morn ing was that he was recovering satisfactorily. When the compli cation came shortly afterwards, his wife. Alice, was called to Pendleton. Mrs. Grace Buschke accompanied her. Mrs. Hastings remained In Fen dleton, and the report Tuesday morning was that his condition temained about the same. Correspondence Course Offered Those who are Interested In learning more about how to get the most from your food dol lar, will want to sign up for the free correspondence course on food buying, offered this summer by home agent Molly Saul, through the Pendleton County Extension Office. The five-lesson course will be gin Monday, July 22, and will run approximately ten weeks. Two weeks will be allowed for each assignment. Because amp le time is given to read and study the bulletins and lesson guides, the course may be work ed around vacation periods. Mrs. Saul emphasizes that this course is offered for all inter ested men or women food shop pers in Umatilla or Morrow counties. Extension membership Is not a requirement. Interested shoppers may en roll by telephoning or writing to one of the four county Ex tension offices. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Routh of Yakima. Wn.. visited the first of the week at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Mabel Chaffee. The couple was on the return trip home after spending their va cation in the Portland area. Flott's Truck Service PHONE 989-8420 For Fast and Dependable FREIGHT TRUCK SERVICE From Portland Including Daily Overnight Service Saturdays MOVING? CALL US GENE ORWICK See your Eager Beaver Northwest Ford HEPPNER AUTO SALES, Inc. HEPPNER, A GOOD USED CAR? SEE YOUR Mr. and Mrs. Creaton Robin- Jackson Hole. Wyo. At West son are home following an en- Yellowstone they watched from lovable week's vacation trip to a distance a five large grlz Yellowstone National Park and tlies were feeding. NOTICE To Water Users The City is trying to keep from ration ing water. To do so everyone must co operate. Please do not waste your water. SPRINKLE ONLY IN THE EARLY MOR NING OR LATE EVENING. LET'S ALL COOPERATE. Heppner Water Department VIC GROSHENS, Supt. Garbage Rates EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1 $2.00 For First 30-Gol. Can .50 for Each Additional 30-Gal. Can EXTRA for BOXES OR OTHER CONTAINERS OUTSIDE CAN. NO OIL BURNERS OF ANY SIZE WILL BE EMPTIED. We ask your cooperation in placing only disposable vacuum cleaner bags in garbage cans. NO LOOSE DUST, DIRT OR SOOT or Garbage will be refused. THANK YOU! Heppner Garbage Disposal Service HERMAN GREEN OREGON LOCAL FORD DEALER KIS Dealer ARE A-l
