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Temperature plummeted to a
low of eight degrees below zero
as of 7 p.m. here Monday night
as a frigid wave, accompanied
by a General snow storm, hit
the Northwest.
Predictions were that the
weather would pet even colder
before a break comes.
Don Gilliam, official weather
observer in Heppner. reported
that the high temperature on
Monday was three degrees be.
low zero and the low was eight
below. It again reached eight
below on Monday night.
The cold wave, which was
more severe in many parts of
the state with temperatures as
low as 30 degrees below zero
reported, stalled traffic in the
Columbia Gorge, which was re
ported closed Monday night due
to blizzard conditions, and In
mountain passes. It slowed nor
mal commerce and made It dif
ficult for those returning from
holiday trips to get home.
WEATHER HALTS MAIL
COMING FROM WEST
Severe weather conditions
Tuesday morning prevented
incoming mail from Portland
and the west from reaching
Morrow county, Jim Driscoll,
Heppner postmaster, said.
Mail coming from the east,
from Pendleton and from local
area points arrived on sched
ule. Postmaster Driscoll said that
he had received no informa
tion to indicate that any spe
cial temporary service would
bring an off-schedule delivery
from Portland. However, he
indicated that if severe weath
er conditions in the Columbia
Gorge keep truck traffic block
ed, the post office department
might make temporary ar
rangements to send the mail
by train.
Closure of the Gorge to traf
fic also halted truck freight
shipments to this area and de
livery of Portland newspapers
here. Resumption of service
will depend on reopening of
the highway, whenever that
may occur.
"Stay Heme I'
Icy conditions were prevalent
on many highways, and offic
ials urged that travel be limit
ed to essential trips. Those who
must be on the highways were
urged to carry chains. In some
instances, they are required for
travel.
Electric power service went
off in the Heppner area in late
afternoon Monday when a fuse
blew out in the substation. This
Was due to overload conditions
caused when demands for heat
and other uses of power over
taxed the system. The outage
here ranged up to an hour and
15 minutes in some parts oi
town.
Condon also was without serv
ice for a time, and Clarks Can
yon and Rock Creek had longer
outages.
The power company crew took
emergency action to get the sys
tem back in service, hoping that
it would hold until after the
dinner hour when the load drops
because electric ranges are
turned off. It held.
The usual rash of frozen
pipes, stalled autos and other
sub-zero weather proble m s
troubled residents, but no ser
ious local emergencies were re
ported. Rural Areas Colder
While the eight below was
recorded on the official ther
mometer here, some ranchers m
higher elevations reported that
their thermometers recorded
lower marks. Frank Anderson
said that his showed 12 below
early Monday.
Meanwhile Pendleton had re
corded 12 below and 23 below
at the Pendleton experiment
station.
The sub-zero temperature
came suddenly, although weath
er forecasters had predicted the
cold wave as "one that would
be remembered for some time
to come." Maximum icmia
ture here Saturday was a rela
tively moderate 37, followed by
nine above Sunday and three
below on Monday. On the same
days, minimums were nine
above, three below and eight be
low. Snow Added
The frigid cold was accompa
nied by some snow with three
inches coming Saturday, .6 inch
Sunday and .3 inch Monday.
Other areas of the state, par
ticularly in the Willamette Val
ley, were hit with heavy snow
Sunday night and Monday.
The wave here was the cold
est since December, 1964, Gil
liam said. Minimum tempera
ture on December 17, 1964, was
15 degrees below, followed by
as
eight below on December IS,
and warming to one below on
December 19.
Record low In modern history
In Heppner Is 18 below zero.
This mark occurred on at least
three occasions prior to 1964. Gil
liam said.
Complete report for the week
Is as follows:
Schools to Stay Closed
Until Monday Morning
Morrow county chool will
remain closed through Thurs
day and Friday. Superintend'
ent Ron Daniels announced
Tuesday rooming.
School now is scheduled to
resume at the regular time on
Monday morning, January 6.
Several reasons, all connect
ed with the cold weather,
made the decision necessary,
the superintendent said.
When an attempt was made
to start buses at the bus sheds
Tuesday, only one out of five
would start Roads are report
ed to be in bad shape, par
ticularly In the south end of
the county, where ice and
snow make them dangerous
to travel.
Fire Chief Urges
Extra Fire Caution
Extreme caution in the home
is advised bv Fire Chief Forrest
Burkenbine during the sub-zero
days, to help prevent serious
losses by fires.
Careful use of electric and
butane heaters and keeping in
flammable materials at a wide
distance from them is advised.
Also, overloading of electric cir
cuits and improper use of faul
,r r timrn pvtension cords
should be avoided. Overheating
stoves and lurnaces in eany
morning hours often results in
chimney fires or in other fires
without warning.
The firemen urge extra effort
on the part of all residents to
check for fire safety throughout
the home during the winter
months.
Film to Precede
Panel Discussion
On Social Issues
Officers and members of the
Elementary PTA are planning a
special program for Wednesday,
January 8, which will be of in
terest to parents of all school
children in the Heppner schools
and surrounding areas. The pro
gram will follow a short busi
ness meeting in the multipur
pose room, scheduled for 7:30
P-At 8:00 p.m. an educational
film strip, "Sex, the Moral Dil
emma" will be shown. Panel
discussion will follow the mo
vie, with Mrs. Herman Winter
as chief moderator.
Informal discussion will be
given by members of the cho
sen panel, consisting of Father
Raymond Beard, Rev. Dirk Rine
hart, Dr. Wallace Wolff, Dr. L.
D Tibbies, Lynn Pearson and
Mrs. Kenneth Smith. Questions
from the audience which are re
lated to the topic will also be
discussed. Higrh school students
are encouraged to attend, with
or without parents.
Capt. Bob Nichols
Wins Silver Star
Capt. Robert Nichols, 25, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Thorpe,
formerly of Heppner and now of
Banning, Lain., nas k
awarded the Vietnamese Gal
lantry Cross with silver star in
Vietnam, according to informa
tion received by his brother,
Pov Winhnlo nf HenDner.
Capt. Nichols is a member of
the advisory team witn tne Viet
namese Army's 12th infantry
mmmanl Hotails of the action
which resulted in the award
were not available.
The voung army captain
graduated from Heppner High
school with the class of 1961.
His brother, Ray, is also a Hepp
ner High graduate and is now
a senior at the University of
Oregon.
Capt. Nichols' wife, the for
mer Marcia Holliday, is living
in Portland.
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Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Mi.nilsiv
( 3 Inches snow; C Inch
snow; .3 Inch snow).
At Heppner High school, the
heating system is not ade
quately heating the building,
and a check Tuesday showed
temperatures in the halls to
be SO degrees. In one place,
a water fountain inside the
building was frozen.
Supt. Daniels also said that
he had checked with local
doctors who reported that the
prevalence of influenza was
on the Increase. They recom
mended that consideration be
given to postponing opening
of school until Monday.
It is also feared that some
teachers, who have gone away
for the vacation period, may
have difficulty getting home
because of the hazardous road
conditions.
Lexington Fire
Razes Smith Home
Home of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Smith and children in Lexing
ton was destroyed by fire that
hit in the freezing cold of Sun
day afternoon. Neighbors and
f the Lexington fire
department pitched in and sav
ed virtually all of their belong
ings and furnishings, but the
house is considered a totai ius.s.
There was no insurance on
the building. ,
Mrs. Smith said that they had
inut finichprl Sumiav dinner
when they noticed smoke issu
ing from the attic. At nearly
the same time, neighbors spot
ted smoke coming from the roof.
The fire rlpnartment resDond-
ed quickly, as did neighbors and
inencls, our tneir eiiuns in
fighting the fire were hampered,
by the severe cold.
The fire apparently broke out
noor fho flilP and IS hpllPVpd tO
have been caused from the over
heated flue.
Tomnnparilu thp familv haS
moved into the home of Mrs.
Lola Breeding, mother of Mrs.
Smith, who is visiting in Ten
nessee for the winter.
Mustangs, Cards
To Play Tuesday;
Other Games Set
Basketball is scheduled to get
henk intn full swing this week
end with both Heppner High
and lone High facing a full
slate.
The two teams will play tne
second game of their home and
rinc when thev meet
Tuesday night, December 10, at
the lone gym, tne preliminary
starting at 6:30 between Ione's
Jayvees and Heppner's fresh
men. Varsity game will follow.
Heppner High varsity won the
first game here December 10 by
a score of 65-49.
The Cards are scheduled to
travel to Helix Friday night for
a game there and are on the
road again Saturday night,
playing at Arlington in a non
league game.
Heppner's Mustangs are due
to entertain Grant Union here
Friday night in their second
meeting, and then are slated to
go to Burns Saturday night,
both non-league contests. They
downed Grant Union in their
first game at John Day on De
cember 7, 54-39.
With the weather uncertain at
this writing, the scheduled
games are subject to cancella
tion or postponement unless
conditions abate.
Chamber to Install
Officers Monday
Officers of the Heppner-Mor-row
county Chamber of Com
merce for 1969 will be installed
at the regular meeting in the
Wagon Wheel Cafe at noon
Monday with Past President
Herman Winter as installing officer.
THE
GAZETTEEIME
Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursdoy, January
Prizes Await Arrival of First
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, butt MmoNrr frip-ri
talk in reminiscing about the
merce honored Sheriff Bauman
and tneir son. ban Bauman
Severinsen to Play
For President's
Inaugural Ball
Carl (Doc) Severinsen, who
has many friends in Morrow
county, and his NBC "Tonight"
show orchestra, will play at
President-elect Richard M.
Nixon's inauguration in the
nation's capital on January 20.
Severinsen said the band
will play at the Shoreham
Hotel in Washington for the
main inaugural ball. Other
balls are scheduled at various
sites, including the U. S. Mu
seum of Natural History, to
accommodate the influx of
visitors attending the gala
events planned in connection
with the swearing-in of the
newly-elected president.
Mrs. Severinsen said that
the orchestra leader will wear
the traditional white tie and
tails "whether he likes it or
not" (Ed. Note: Doc probably
still has some of the tradit
ional disdain for formal dress
that comes from his Arlington
heritage).
Mrs. Severinsen and other
members of the family are
thrilled with the invitation.
She and daughter Judy,, a stu
dent at Southern Seminary
College at Buena Vista, Va.,
close to Washington, D. C,
will accompany Severinsen to
the inaugural.
Evening School
Courses Offered
Announcement of four courses
to be offered in the Heppner
area through Blue Mountain
Community College, starting in
January, has been made by the
college.
Tax accounting will start on
January 8 with meeting night
to be Wednesday from 7 to 10
v.w.ir at T-fpnnner Hieh school.
Tuition is $12.50 for the 10 weeks
course.
Painting will start January 9
with class nignts to De inurs
day from 7 to 10 at Lexington.
Tuition is $12.50 for the 10
weeks course.
Accounting II, will be 7 to 10
p.m. at Heppner High school
with time and starting date to
be arranged. Tuition is $15 for
the 12 weeks course and text
book cost is $3.85.
Sociology 206, a college tran
sfer course, will start January
8 at Heppner High school. Meet
ing night is Wednesday from
7 until 10 and tuition is $1E for
the 10 weeks course.
Further information on these
classes may be obtained by
calling Heppner High school
(676-9138) on January 2 or later.
f Sheriff C. T. D. Bcrumcm for some 50 years, gave the principal
sheriff. 40-year career hiv'lh
Monday. From left are Mahoney. Snenit Bauman.
Sheriff C.J.
onored at
Sheriff C. J. D. Bauman, who
shall have completed 40 years
in office as Morrow county sher
iff when he leaves the position
at the start of the new year, re
ceived tributes from a grateful
community at the regular meet
ing of the Heppner-Morrow
county Chamber of Commerce
Monday.
Ttio mpnUno arranged as a
surprise for the sheriff who has
F.ervea longer in inai toHo."j
ii... nthar chpriff in Ore-
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gon's history, also honored his
wile, Hazel, ana son, iau, a
senior at the University of Ore
gon. Although many guests from
around the state had to cancel
plans to attend because weath
er conditions made it impossi
Kio tr. travel the sheriff receiv
ed a portrait as a gift from Mrs.
Ed Hunt, a wan piaque iium
the Chamber, and was felicita
ted in a talk by Attorney P. W.
Mahoney, who recounted both
humorous and serious incidents
that have occurred in the 50
years that they have known
each other.
Mrs. Bauman Recognized
Mrs. Bauman received recog
nition for her part in the sher
iff's life of public service when
she was presented a box of can
dy and an orchid corsage by
Mrs. Avon Melby on behalf of
the Chamber.
Others who spoke in recogniz
ing Sheriff Bauman were Frank
Turner, State Police Officer Bill
Labhart of John Day, and Pres
ident Wes Sherman who present
ed the plaque.
Attorney Mahoney said that
his first recollections of Sheriff
Eauman were when the latter
returned as a hero of World
War I. He recalled them swim
ming together as young men
and told of Bauman's feats as
an athlete, particularly his box
ing ability.
The attorney also recalled the
days when the sheriff hunted
for stills and captured bootleg
gers during prohibition and des
cribed how one defendant was
freed by a jury which was pre
dominantly "wet."
ii. t-A nf enmp nf the more
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serious cases that "hit the head
lines" and how the sheriff had
competently handled them.
Through all the years, Maho
ney said that he has maintain
ed admiration for Sheriff Bau
man who never used force un
less absolutely necessary and
who never lost his temper even
when he had strong provocation
to do so.
Portrait Given
Mrs. Hunt's portrait of the
sheriff, which she painted from
a photograph, was presented as
fioit'lffiffi &uh
meant to the county, ner nus-
2, 1969
(G-T Photo).
'
D. Bauman
Meeting
band was also a guest at the
meeting.
The plaque from the Chamber
carried the words, "To Sheriff
C. J. D. Bauman in grateful ap
preciation of forty years' faith
ful service to Morrow county."
In making the presentation,
Sherman cited Sheriff Bauman's
record of integrity, honesty and
economy.
The sheriff, though touched by
the tributes, responded with
words of appreciation and re-
(Continued on page 8)
Forestry Meeting
To Air Complaints
On Fire Patrol
Bill Holtsclaw of Prineville,
Eastern Oregon area director of
the State Board of Forestry, will
conduct a public meeting in
Heppner at 7:30 p.m., January
8 in the circuit courtroom of the
county courthouse to explain
the duties and responsibilities of
the State Board or roresuy iu
interested landowners.
The meeting is of primary in
terest to landowners in Morrow
county whose property is pro
tected from forest fires by the
State Forester.
It was called as a result of
complaints voiced to senator-
Van JprnstpHt of Hood RiV-
er and Rep. Irvin Mann of Stan-
field at tneir pre-iegisiauve
hearing in Heppner on Decern-
U . O
Ul 1 t,. ,
According to Kep. Mann, uiese
complaints ranged from ineffic-
(nnnir rlnnlimtinn nf effort and
poor communication to inclus
ion 01 land in proieciuu
without hearings.
At the meeting there will be
discussion on the use of the
annual tire patrol assessmei i
on private lands. A report will
also be given on the recent de
velopments in improving serv
ice by moving Chapin Creek
Guard Station to Hardman.
All affected landowners are
urged to attend to present their
feelings with a view towards
clearing up misunderstandings.
"I feel a great many of these
complaints can be cleared up
by this meeting and that it will
be productive to the State For
ester as well as the landown
ers," Rep. Mann said. "I know
the State Forester will be very
anxious to maintain good pub
lic relations."
Rep. Mann said that he plans
oonH if nrp-lppislative Dres-
sure allows. The session starts
i lusr f ft "days" January
xo.
HEPPNER
Price 10 Cents
'69 Baby
29 Firms
Offer Gifts
To Number 1
Who will he the first baby
to be born In Pioneer Memor
ial Hospital In 1909?
That Is the question which re
mains to be answered In nam
ing Mr. or Miss New Year, and
when the reply Is known, the
first baby will receive 29 fine
prizes from Heppner merchants.
Included will be a total of
$15 in cash or in savings ac
counts, $30 In gift certificates or
merchandise of the parents' sel
ection, 25 off on the hospital
bill, and many other gifts.
Last year's first baby, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Don Kenlson, wait
ed until January 3 to make his
debut. Keith Alan weighed 9 lb.
4Vi oz. at birth. On occasion, the
first arrival has checked in
shortly after midnight on De
cember 31, but in a few other
years it has taken even longer
for the new arrival to appear
on the scene.
hut in a few other vears it has
taken even longer for the new
& on the "T16;
Jn aU the prizPS to tr;e lrst
1 In all, the prizes to the first
i . i i i . .. nop.T.lo will tninl
probably $200.
Rules of the first baby con
test are listed on the page an
H..rr.iriiY thp pvpnt nn nflire five
of this paper. Parents must be
residents ol Morrow, uritiii.
Wheeler, Gilliam or Umatilla
unimlinB nnH thp hnhv must he
born in' Pioneer Memorial hos
pital.
Included in the list of prizes,
and the donors, are the follow
ing: Surprise gift for dad, Fulleton
Chevrolet Co.: $5 savings ac
V nf Eastern Oreeon:
$5 in' merchandise, Case Furni
ture Co.; $3 in merunaiiuiKu,
Central Market; $5 off on Jan
uary electric bill, Columbia Ba
sin Electric Co-op; $5 gift cer
tificate, Elma's Apparel; $5 sav
ings account, First National
Bank of Oregon; shirt for dad,
Gardner's Men's Wear.
One year subscription, The
Gazette-Times; first shoes, Gon
ty's; 10 gallons of milk, Hagers
Dairy; electric bottle warmer,
Heppner Auto Parts; $5 in clean
ing, Heppner Cleaners; $5 for
savings account, Heppner Nor
Gas Co.; 10 gallons of gasoline,
Jack's Chevron Station; $5 for
savings account, Lett's Electric.
A diaper stacker, Murrays
Rexall Drug; $5 for savings ac
count, M & R Company; $5 in
merchandise, MiLadies Apparel;
$5 for savings account, Morrow
County Grain Growers; $5 worth
of infant's merchandise, Pe.n
neys; sterling silver cup with
name engraved, Peterson's Jew
elers; $5 m mercnanuise, rei
tyjohn's Farm and Builders
Supply.
Twenty-five percent off on
hospital bill, Pioneer Memorial
Hospital; $5 for savings account,
C. A. Ruggles Insurance; 12 reg
ular cans of milk, Thomson's
Grocery; $5 in cash, Turner,
Van Marter and Bryant, Insur
ance; $5 in cash, Van's Creative
Crafts; and a diaper pail, West
ern Auto Store.
Weather Cancels
Game at DeSales
Because of bad road condit
inn a thp scheduled basketball
game between Heppner High
school and DeSales at Walla
Walla, Wash., Saturday night
was called off, Supt. Ron Dan
iels said Monday.
Next scheduled game lor tne
Mustangs is Friday night
against Grant Union on the
Heppner High floor with the
jayvee game due to start at 6:30
p.m.
The Mustangs, still undefeat
ed this year with a record of
six victories, met and defeated
the Prospectors at Grant Union
in the first game for the Hepp
ner five.
If weather continues severe,
there is some possibility that
the Grant Union game here
may be postponed.