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,
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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
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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.
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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.
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a second daughter, born Friday,
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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