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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 10, 1970)
Attention Focused on Triple Sessions At County Court House rjct nr Entitled "Corrections FeaalbU- rrojoct V entitled "Juvenile Department Training Coordina tor", would provide manpower to assess training needs, meet training objectives, develop training programs, supervise training programs and evaluate training of Juvenile depart ments. Judge Jones said that this means hiring of personnel which the district did not plan to do. The Council of Government npproved each of the five pro, ects but made no plans to fund any of the projects. Last Monday there were 39 1 lice Department pertain only to present for the special meeting Pendleton and Umatilla county. of District 12 Council 01 Govern ments held at the Morrow Coun- of the meeting had to do with ,y..St.udy PU " the actloh plan of the District udy for aU JalU In the 5 coun- 12 Law Enforcement Council for J J ahou.,be 1971 and discussed a 3 year pro- done Improve the facilities, grain. The plans had been ap- Ju(1f 'on'f ays !c no proved at a meeting In John funda locuy toT thu tudv- Day (wo weeks prior. The plans Project V are organized under five proj ects. Project I This Is a "District-Wide Ra dio Communications System". This 5-county area communica tions system would require 40 matching funds locally and 60 federal. Tom Harper who chair muned the meeting said that approximately $28,000 has al ready been appropriated and up to $73,000 will be made avail able for District 12. . He said, "The council feels there Is a real need In the 5-county area for this program. The plan calls Second Section for various base stations tnclud- At the second section of the ing one at nermiKion ana iwo meeting Judge Jones presided or three relay stations to beam and reviewed the status of the the signals around the area district at the persent time. It which would include Umatilla, appeared that the Governor and Morrow, Gilliam, Wheeler and the counties represented were Grant counties. getting closer to the same Mr. Harper said that old sets thought. Judge Jones read a let and old base stations may be ter from the Governor regarding credited as trade-Ins lor new the confusion, communications equipment. Al- AdmInUtrat,on District n thnf It Is tint nofpsssrv fnr nil mnntiea and tnwns tn nnr. The governor wrote "Admlnis ticlpate. He pointed out that the tratlve Districts are for the use system would be separate from ?' ftate agencies in their col the State Police network and lectlon dates, planning and seoarate from hosvital svstem. aenvery w state services, mis system was developed to max rroject u imize economy and coordination Project II calls for a Public among state agencies. The Coun Safety Center at Hermlston and cil of Governments concept en would be a one-year plan to es- visions local governments with- tablish a new facility for the in a geographic area getting to benefit of Hermlston and Uma- gether for planning, coordina- tilla County. tion and cooperation. There are Project II entitled "Relocation- two separate programs." Rehabilitation of Pendleton Po- "Local governments must be made stronger if we are to ef fectively deal with the problems n I that lace us. We want to devel- lInnV Jflln 111 P effective methods and means i luiii jum iii of working wlth local govem. t ' C ment and give back to local gov- imnnn NPHlfPQ ernments the power that has all IIIILJUII JlflLUJ too often gone to Salem or Washington, D. C." . A Council of Government meeting is planned in Prineville on . Dec. 8 with 14 counties who the mv "C feftf HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, December 10, 1970 Section 2 By FRANCES ROSE WILSON IRRIGON -The annual Com munlty Thanksgiving service oppose Council 12 in attendance was well attended on Wednes day evening, at the Seventh-day Third Section The 3rd section of the after- Adventist Church, with Pastor noon was in charge of the three Roger Heinrick. in charge of the legislators: Senator Kenneth meeting. Pastor John Kenny, of Jernstedt,'" Representative Irvin the Assembly' of God was tile Ma and Representative Staff speaker, with Pastor Herbert !d Hansel! and chairmaned by Vaughn of the Community Bap - i j. . A mighty smart driver was Huntington Swick, We drove to his office on roads that were slick- With Icy winds blowing, And drifts quickly growing, He put on his tire chains but quick! PREVENT THOSE WINTER DRIVING WOES The Safe Winter Driving League recommends that you stay home when the weather gets this bad. But If you do have to drive under severe snow and ice conditions, be sure your car is equipped with reinforced tire chains. They provide four to seven times the pulling ability of regular tires on snow and Ice, according to test findings by the National Safety Council. Young Couple Open New Business. Here Mr. and Mrs. Carl Peirce and Carl Jr., aged 2V4 years have moved to Heppner to make their home. They formerly liv ed in Salinas, Ca., where Mr. Pierce was , a factory trained technician for Chrysler and American Motors. He says the people in that area are wall-to-wall and he's glad to get away. Mrs. Peirce is the former Pat- tist Church leading the respon sive reading. Special music was by young people of the Assem bly of God and a women's sex tette from the Hermlston Adven tist Church. Patty Strutz of Her mlston played a flute solo. Cooking Cuties 4-H club met at the home of their leader, Mrs. Floyd. Hobbs. Project materials for the coming year were dis tributed to the members. The following officers were elected: President, Peggy Brandt; vice president, Greta LeBlanc; secre tary, Pam Schmeder; treasurer, Cynthia Matthews; reporter, Rose Mesteth and telephone, Randall Matthews. Plans were made for the next meeting. . It was decided that phase 2 members would meet every other Monday beginning Nov. 23 and phase 3 and would meet every other Wednes day, beginning Nov. 18. Rose Mesteth, reporter Wilsons to San Francisco Mr. and Mrs, Chester Wilson Leon and Larry, returned from a trip to California on Tuesday. Mrs. Wilson's mother, Evangel ine Fagerstrom of Watsonville returnedw ith them for a visit While in California they visited their daughter Carmine Wilson, who Is employed as registrar at Bethany Bible College In Santa Crab. The family also visited Mrs. Wilson's sister and family Mr. and Mrs. David Bauerin, Watsonville. In San Francisco the Wilson's had dinner on Fisherman's Wharf and visited the Wax Mu seum. They were guests at a church dinner in Watsonville and attended a musical pro gram presented by the Bethany College choir. Mr. and Mrs. John Wilson, Tommy and Jere of Boise were guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Wilson for the Thanksgiving holidays, return ing to Boise on Sunday. Mr. Mann. Discussed during the question and answer period were: the Bureau of Reclamation South Side project, Farm deferral pro gram, criminal law revision. Prindles Attend The Southern Oregon Timber Operator Association hosted the Oregon Logging Directors at a meeting held at the Medford Country Club Dec. 4 in Med ford. Mr. and Mrs. Milo Prindle, Heppner, attended the meeting which Included dinner and dan cing and spent the weekend in Medford. Stephen Peck Home From 4 Years in Navy Stephen Peck, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Peck, Lexington, arrived home Dec. 2 after four years in the United States Na vy. He served aboard the U.S.S. Piedmont, a destroyer tender. He was in charge of the optical shop where they repair optical instruments. The ship made three trips to the Philippines and Taiwan during Stephen's tour of duty. He Is planning to return to school at . the Univer sity of Idaho. Martha Peck, a senior at the University of Oregon, was home over the Thanksgiving holiday. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Peck. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gardner of Forest Grove are here visiting few days with his cousin Mr. and Mrs. Gene Ferguson. tie Walter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Walter of Heppner. Mr. Peirce is opening an au tomotive business in the old Co-op building. Daughter Visits Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Berry Jr. and Janna Rae of Colorado Springs, visited here 10 days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Winn Crist. They also went to McMinnville to visit with rela tives. Mrs. Berry is the former Cheryl Crist, j Thanksgiving Offering Goes to Hospital Piano fund A report of the Joint Thanks giving Service of the churches of Heppner was made at the Dec. 2 meeting of the Minister Jal Association. The offering for the benefit of the piano at the nursing home amounted to $27.02 The group made several recommendations for next year's Thanksgiving service. They plan to publicize it better and to keep the program more non denominational. The group urged each church man to keep Wednesday even ing for church activities. A committee on Smoking, Al cohol and Drug Abuse was formed to implement education in the schools and community on these problems. Named to the committee were the Rev. Don Hall, William Arthur and Edwin Cutting. Other discussions centered on how the church could be of more value to the community; recommendation to avoid a Sunday show for the Junior Ro deo, provide a literature rack in the hospital, possible need for housing for low-income housing. Ministers and families will have a potluck on Dec. 17 at the Christian Church. The group will meet Jan. 6 at the Seventh day Adventist Church. Dog Accidents Several Incidents have been reported of "Hit dog and run" on Linden Way. The dogs have been hit and then the car goes on without checking on the con dition of the dog or trying to find the owner. Those with dogs on Linden Way say they would appreciate being told that their dog had been hit and then if they feel the need of taking the animal to the veterinary they can. Time to Sign Up For Seafood Course By BIBDINE TPLI.IS Home Extension Aide A correspondence course on Seafood will be offered In Mor row and Umatilla counties by the Extension Service, starting In January. The course will not duplicate Information presented In unit lessons earlier this year. Lea sons will include Information on cooking, storage, nutrition, eta Mailing will be directly from Molly Saul, Area Agent. charge of $1.00 will be ncces sary to cover cost of materials. Previous correspondence count es have been popular with busy homemakers. To enroll for the course contact the Extension Of flee, Box 337, Heppner or phone 676-9642. or write directly to Molly Saul, Area Agent, Court house, Pendleton. Defensive Driving Scheduled In Boardman A defensive driving workshop will be sponsored by the Home Extension in Boardman during January. Classes will be held at Riverside High School, Jan. 12 14, 19-21. Instructors will be Bud Salisbury and Jerry Witzel, For est Service employees from Pen dloton. A full class Is anticipat ed so an early sign up would be appreciated. Interested persons are Invited to sign up for the course at the County Extension Office, Box 397, Heppner or phone 676-9642, or call Mrs. Mel Allyn, 481-4015, phone, Boardman. A fee of $1 is necessary to cover costs. Abundant Foods Demonstrated By Extension Unit Members Extension unit volunteers have resumed the monthly demon strations of varied uses of abun dant foods at the Neighborhood Center on distribution days. Rhea Creek unit members were on hand in November to serve samples of a delicious pot pie and cookies made of the abundant foods. Judy Wright, Kathy Clerk and Shirley Palmer prepared foods and served. lone unit volunteers will be in charge of the demonstrations in December. Needs at State Hospital During Holiday Season A letter from Dr. E. I. Silk, Superintendent, Eastern Oregon Hospital and Training Center, Pendleton, reminds area resi dents of needs at the hospital during the holiday season, and at all times. They have need of gifts for pproximately 900 persons . at Christmas. It is suggested that gifts ta ken to the hospital not be wrap- pod and only now Items art asked for Christmas gifts (used Items, clothing, etc. are accept ed any time). When taking gifts to the ho, pltal please Include your name and address. Send or take pack ages as early as possible, and any gift for a specific person should have name firmly at tached. The list of needs Is lengthy. Please call 676 9642 for specific suggestions of needs, or come by and look over the list We Need To Know Extension Service will spons or a furniture reflnlshlng or up holstery workshop In Morrow County In the spring if there U sufficient interest. Both workshops have been re quested -only one can be offer ed this year. Anyone Interested Is asked to contact the Exten sion Office to sign up for the course and state their preference of refinlshlng or upholstery. The one most requested will be offered. We must know soon to plan for the workshop! Christmas Tree Cutting Regulations Persons wishing to cut and remove trees for the holiday season from National forest lands are reminded they must have a permit. Permits are available at the office of the Heppner District Ranger ' In Heppner. Office hours are from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Mon day thru Friday. The permits sell for $1.00 and the District Ranger, W. S. Mill er, reminds residents they must have a permit in order to cut and remove a tree from any National Forest land. Persons unable to get to the office dur- ing office hours are able to pur chase a permit by mall. Location of the areas where trees may be cut and other cutting informa tion can be obtained at the time the permit is purchased. ' Mr. and Mrs. Herb Peterson, Todd, Jan and Treve were hosts to a family Thanksgiving din ner. Honored guest was Mrs. E. R. Prock, great-grandmother. Al so attending were: Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ployhar, Bob, Jim, Joan; Mr. and Mrs. Jim Prock, Tricia, Mike, Jon, Tami; Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Cutsforth, Mark, Jerry J Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Elder; Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Albert, all of Heppner. Omitted from Carnation Club meeting article recently at. Mrs. Ed Hunt's was name or Mrs. Adelle La Trace. 963-'64 Prices Visit in Portland Miss Mildred Clowry was in Gresham visiting her cousin, Mrs. Helen Rayburn and other friends. She accompanied Ra chel Harnett, who was in Port land to visit her son and fam ily, the Melvin Harnetts. The Portland Harnetts had been up for Thanksgiving. Mrs. Harnett and Miss Clow ry came up Thursday. They left Portland in a pouring rain which turned to snow in the gorge. The snow finaUy turned to slush and then from Hood River the weather was clearing. They didn't hit wind until they came across from Boardman. Miss Clowry also visited with the Smiths whose son, Richard Smith is a good friend of Bob Lowe. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Adlard and baby, Shawn, recently arrived homef rom a vacation visit In Chicago with Shawn's grand mother. They also went to Mil waukee, Wis., visiting the zoo and a big, musty brewery there. The young folks had made the trip by Jet from Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Irrin Anderson had as their Thanksgiving guests their daughters, Mrs. Dee Martin and Suzanne and Mr. and Mrs. C A. Porter and Ricky, all of Portland. Still n Eff Our Account No. 21050-A Modern 2-Bed room Home Uses Electric Heat and is on Rate Schedule No. 4, Residential - All Electric Their Bill for the Period of Dec. 15, 1963 to May 15, 1964 K.W.H. Used 5 Mo 9758 Total Bill 5 Mo ... 121.45 Ave. Monthly Bill 24.29 Ave. Cost per K.W.H 1.244c Their Bill for the Period of Dec. 15, 1969 to May 15, 1970 K.W.H. Used 5 Mo 9690 Total Bill 5 Mo 120.51 Ave. Monthly Bill 24.10 Ave. Cost per K.W.H 1.243c Columbia Basin Electric Co-op "Serving Morrow, Wheeler and Gilliam Counties" Telephone 676-9146
