I
L I IFARY
0 OF 0
EUGENE .
ORE
97403
New Fire Chief
In Lexington
Lexington'! new fire chief is
Ed Baker. Mr. Baker would like
to announce a change in the
schedule of the firemen's meet
ings. They will meet at the
Lexington City Hall on the 2nd
Thursday of each month at 7:30
p.m. Citizens should be aware
that the siren will sound on
those evenings so they won't be
alarmed. Lexington residents
should make a note of Mr.
Baker's phone number in case
of an emergency, it is 989-8116.
"Born Free"
To Be Shown
The next movie to be shown at
the grade school multi-purpose
room and sponsored by the
Heppner Jaycees will be "Born
Free". It is the true story of a
lioness named Elsa who was
raised as a household pet and
then had to be trained by her
human friends to hunt stock and
kill so she could be given her
freedom in the jungle. The
movie was taken from Joy
Adamson's book and was shot in '
the wilds of Kenya. It will be
shown at 7 p.m. on Jan. 28.
Admission is $1.50 for adults,
$1.00 high school students, $.50
grade school students, younger
ones free.
Little League
Organizes
There will be a meeting to
discuss organization of the
Willow Creek Little League for
the coming year on Jan. 31 at
7:30 p.m. in the conference
room of the First National
Bank. Some things to be
discussed are equipment and
uniform purchases and repairs,
and field improvements. This is
an important meeting and all
interested men are encouraged
to attend.
Would all team coaches
please bring an inventory of all
their equipment to the meeting?
Dean's List
Cindy Leathers was in
Heppner last weekend visiting
her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Owen Leathers and her fiancee,
Doug Flatt. She went to
Pendleton on Saturday to visit
her parents and returned to Mt
Hood College in Portland
Sunday night. Cindy received a
letter from the college inform
ing her that she had made the
Dean's List.
Richard Peck was a patient
last week at St. Anthony's
Hospital.
Grssin Market
White Wheat 2.64 bu.
Red Wheat 2.62 bu.
Barley 72.00 ton
WEATHER
By DON GILLIAM
Hi. Low
Wed 50 34
Thurs 52 37
Fri 41 30
Sat 44 29
Sun 44 28
Mon 51 22
Tues 53 33
Bruce Bergstrom
Graduates
DENVER-Airman Bruce D.
Bergstrom, son of Mrs. Marlene
C. Peterson of Heppner, Ore.,
has graduated at Lowry AFB,
Colo., from the U.S.Air Force
munitions maintenance specia
list course conducted by the Air
Training Command.
The airman, who was trained
.to load and inspect the weapons
used in Air Force fighter
aircraft, is being assigned to
Mountain Home AFB, Idaho,
for duty with a unit of the
Tactical Air Command which
provides air support for combat
units of U.S.ground forces.
Airman Bergstrom is a 1972
graduate of Heppner High
School. His father, Robert C.
Bergstrom, resides on Rt. 1,
Heppner.
Band Parents
Meet Tonite
An important meeting of the
Band Parents Club of Heppner
will be held tonight, Jan. 25 at 8
p.m. in the HHS band room.
The band carnival will be the
main topic on the agenda. Plans
for the spring-time event will be
.started.
All parents of band students,
both grade and high school, are
urged to attend this session.
Conscience is that nagging
voice that tells you not to do
something after you've done it.
C9th Yocr
3
THE
Heppner, Oregon
Fire Destroys Home Here
A blaze from unknown causes
burned a house to the ground
Friday afternoon, leaving
nothing but a chimney standing.
The house was located behind
the old stud mil and belonged to
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Graham.
It was built in the early 1900's
and had belonged at one time to
the Hiram Clark's.
Port Plans Food
The Port of Morrow com
missioners recently told of their
plans for a 250 acre food
processing park. The site is a
little north and east of Board
man and served by the U.P.
Railroad and a short step from
the freeway. West side can be
served by barges.
There is sufficient land in the
development for eight or ten
plants, it is believed. The
project and site development
would cost several millions of
dollars. A million gallon water
Christ man is Freethrow Champ
On Feb. 3 Carl Christman will
represent Heppner Elks Lodge
at the State Freethrow Contest
in Corvallis.
About 50 boys from lone and
Heppner participated in the
annual Elks Freethrow Contest.
Carl was the winner with 31 out
of 50 free throws. The second
place went to Leland White of
lone.
Carl whose home is Hardman
is in the 8th grade Heppner. He
is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Cedric Christman of Hardman.
Bank of E.O.
Over $10
Deposits of the Bank of
Eastern Oregon increased over
$1,200,000.00 during 1972 and
earning assets increased
$1,360,000.00, Gene Pierce,
President, reported at the 28th
annual meeting of the stock
holders of the bank at Arlington
on Wednesday, January 17.
Total assets at the end of the
year was $10,779,167.96 and total
deposits passed the $10,000,000.
mark early in December.
Pierce reported these gains
when he presented the annual
report of the bank's directors.
A total of $21,000.00 was
distributed to the stockholders
on December 15th in the form of
a dividend of $3.50 per share
declared to the stockholders of
record on December 13th. In
addition to the dividends de
clared, $50,000.00 was added to
the bank's surplus account and
$45,158.29 went into undivided
profits. The report showed
earnings of $20.39 per share in
1972.
Ignace Pascal
Killed
Ignace Pascal 74, was killed
early this week in a car accident
near Colville, Wash. He was the
father of Reggie Pascal who
was formerly a linotype oper
ator at the Gazette-Times. His
mother was badly bruised and
has been in a Colville hospital.
It was not certain whether Mr.
Pascal was killed in the
accident or whether he had
suffered a heart attack. Funeral
services are pending Mrs.
Pascal's leaving the hospital
which was expected shortly.
The services were to be held at
Fruitland, near Chewelah.
Reggie is now employed at the
Chewelah Independent.
An expert is a man who
doesn't know all the answers
but is sure that if he's given
enough money, he can find
them.
PEACE at
ETTE
97836, Thursday, January 25, 1973
AW.
J Picture by Cliff Wood
The house was rented by John
Swenson and he lost everything
except a deep freeze taken off
the porch by the firemen. Mr.
Swensen said he valued his
personal effects at about $1,000.
He had no insurance.
Fire Chief Forrie Burkenbine
said loss of the house amounted
to $5,000.
Process Park
tank would serve the area and
provide fire protection. Efluent
from the plants would be mixed
with water and used to irrigate
crops on a 640 acre tract owned
by the Port of Morrow on the
Bombing Range Road.
The Port has secured the
services of a Portland engin
eering firm in order to develop
designs to be submitted for an
Economic Development
Administration grant to be used
to finance the food processing
park.
Attention,
Women Dowlers
There will be a meeting on
Tuesday, Jan. 30 for the
Hermiston Women's Bowling
Association at the Eagles' Hall
in Hermiston at 7:30 p.m. The
main topic of discussion will be
"plans for the City Tournament
to be held the end of February
or the first of March.
Deposits Go
Millions
The present directors, John
W.Krebs, D.L.Lemon and A
David Childs, all of Arlington;
Arthur A. .Allen of Boardman;
Gar Swanson of lone; Howard
Bryant, R.B.Ferguson and
Gene Pierce; all of Heppner,
were reelected to the board.
Roy W. Lindstrom, of lone, was
elected to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Earl P.
Hoag of Arlington.
Howard Bryant was reelected
Chairman of the Board and
R.B.Ferguson was reelected
Vice Chairman. Pierce was
reelected President and chief
executive officer of the bank
and Wm. F. Siewert, Vice
President and Cashier.
James F. Green was reap
pointed Vice President and
Manager of the Arlington office
and Rodney Linnell was ap
pointed Assistant Cashier of
that office. Larry F. Prock was
reappointed Assistant Vice
President and Manager of the
lone office and Wm. Lande was
reappointed Assistant Cashier
of Heppner.
Hospital
Patients receiving medical
care at Pioneer Memorial
Hospital are Ima McDaniel,
Heppner; Nellie Jones,
Heppner; Evalyn Farrens,
Heppner; Joseph Peterson,
Heppner; Anna Bridgwater,
Spray; Jack McTimpeny
Heppner; Margaret Weaver,
lone; Lester Maley, Redmond;
Linda Lucas, Kinzua ; Tom
Reed, Heppner; Leona Small
wood, Heppner.
No Window Service at the
Post Office Thursday. Closed in
Memory of President Johnson.
Anyone who counts ten before
he speaks takes the risk that he
may end up talking to himself.
G-T WANT ADS PAY BIG
w 1.' ""L, .J.'.i. nww-w
.c.:vt.'f!.i.l,:', iwii
In Memoriam
LB J
Doy Scout
Troop Grows
Boy Scout Troop No. 661
continues to add boys. There
are now 30 boys enrolled in the
troop. They meet each Tuesday
evening at 7 p.m. upstairs at the
Elks Club.
Last Saturday, they enjoyed
an outing at Cutsforth Park.
They went sledding and enjoyed
hot dogs and hot chocolate with
their sack lunches. '
They were accompanied by
Scoutmaster Delbert Piper,
Glen Ward and John Goch
nauer. 1-00 Corridor
Hearing
A formal corridor public
hearing will begin promptly at 2
p.m., Thursday, March 1, 1973,
in the Vert Auditorium of Helen
McCune Junior High School,
S.W.Dorian Avenue, Pendleton,
Oregon, to determine the route
location of Interstate 82, con
necting I-80N in Oregon and 1-90
in Washington, it was announc
ed today by George M. Baldwin,
administrator of highways.
The hearings will continue
throughout the afternoon and
evening with recess for dinner..'
Following the recess for dinner
whkh-will-e .deoJared fcy-the
hearing officer, the hearing will
reconvene promptly at 7:30
p.m. and will continue until
everyone present has had an
opportunity to be heard. The
hearing officer may declare
additional recesses as he
determines appropriate.
The State of Oregon's pro
posal includes nine various
alternate corridors being
studied and considered for the
corridor of 1-82. The corridors
lie in Morrow and Umatilla
Counties, in northeastern
Oregon and are bounded by the
Columbia River and the Wash
ington State line on the north,
I-80N on the south, US30-US730
Junction on the west, and
Vansycle Canyon on the east.
Informal informational
sessions will be held on Monday,
February 26, from 2 to 9 p.m., at
the Public Safety Center
Building, 300 South 1st Street,
Hermiston ; and on Tuesday and
Wednesday, February 27 and
28, from 2 to 9 p.m., in the Vert
Club Room of Helen McCune
Junior High School in Pendle
ton. In addition, an informal
informational session will be
held in the Little Theater of
Helen McCune Junior High
School on Thursday, March 1,
from 1 p.m. until the conclusion
of the formal hearing.
State Highway Division
engineering, environmental,
and right-of-way personnel will
be present to discuss any
questions which may arise,
including relocation assistance
programs, with persons who
may be interested in or affected
by the proposals. Plans may be
examined, as well as other
pertinent information de
veloped by the State Highway
Division and written views
received as a result of coord
ination with other interested
agencies.
A statement regarding the
environmental effects this pro
posed project may have on the
area, including a detailed
Continued Page 3, 2nd sec.
HEPPNER
BASKETBALL SCORES
Heppner 68 - Wallowa 47
Heppner 66 - Wallowa 58
Heppner 71 - Arlington 65
Heppner 63 - Condon 56
Heppner 83 - Riverside 59
Heppner 63 Wahtonka 75
Heppner 71 - Riverside 61
Heppner 65 - Condon 66
Heppner 66 - Umatilla 58
Heppner 62 r Sherman 68
Heppner 67 - Stanfield 44
Denotes league games
LAST
TIME
Nursing Home Reaches
Peak Capacity
An architect is expected this
week to inspect the Hospital and
draw up final plans for an
extension on the west end of the
new wing of the hospital for a
solarium.
The present dining room
which also doubles as a recrea
tion room is not adequate in
space or light for licensing as an
accredited nursing home.
The proposed solarium will
meet the requirements for
licensing. It will be two stories
high so will be used by hospital
patients on the 2nd floor and
nursing home patients on the
first floor. Substantial sums
have been given to the hospital
Manager Airs
Plight of
Electric Co-op
Dave Harrison, manager of
Columbia Basin Electric, urged
each member of the Chamber of
Commerce to write Oregon's
representatives in Washington
DC in regard to the apparent
end of 2 percent direct loans
from RE A for new construction.
In return for low-interest,
long-term loans (Pace Act 1944)
rural electric systems agreed to
provide coverage for all in their
service area.
Those writing in should note
that Columbia Basin has ex
tended lines to every home in its
area. The only ones without
bower are some summer
lomes. This is - all in a low
4f nsity area.
Columbia Basin serves 2,999
, customers last year
Electric companies in high
density areas have not been
able to secure low interest loans
from RE A.
"The conversion to insured
and guaranteed loan programs
will be at somewhat higher
interest rates may be as much
as 8 or 9 percent," Mr. Harrison
said. This will seriously limit
revitalizing projects or pass
more costs on to the consumers.
It will mean higher operational
costs.
Mr. Harrison explained CFC,
Corporate Finance Corporation,
their own finance organization
to supplement REA loans.
Columbia is a member-owned
cooperative with a local board
of directors. There are 26
employees and last year the
company reached over 1 million
in revenue. They have an
annual payroll of $260,000.
Mr. Harrison also noted that
Bonneville Power has said they
may increase rates in addition
to dropping Columbia Basins
Developmental Discount (due
to low density) of $6,000. and
Irrigation discount of $17,000.
for a total of $23,000.
Proposed Improvements
Long range improvements
include the standardization of
voltages throughout the'
system: Olex, change half of
Lexington, lone and Lone Rock,
Sub station changes at Ruggs,
Fossil, Kinzua Mill.
Columbia Basin is a member
of the NRECA. The Association
of rural electric coops. It has
lobbying, management and
board services, retirement of
REC's (Rural Electric Coops;
and newsletters.
Mr. Harrison also explained
Columbia's participation in the
Boardman project on a 35 year
agreement and operation costs
after that. "We pledge to
purchase power for 35 years.
We pay our power bill to those
projects. This is called a net
billing contract". Bonneville
will be the distributor.
Thev have already executed
papers to participate in WPPSS
No 1 and No. 3 '
Jerry Sweeney Won The Pot
Mr. Daniels noted the series
of budget meetings on subse
quent Tuesday evenings: Jan.
30 at lone, Feb. 6 at Irrigon,
Feb. 13 at Heppner. All meet-
mes nTnirf.
Jan 23 meeting Mr Dan els
said the Governor's School tax
Dlan would be exDlained
plan would be expiaineq.
G-T WANT ADS PAY BIG
IS cents
3PFBIEI2
Number 49
specifically for this purpose.
More Beds Needed
..The Hospital Administrator
has contacted the Comprehen
sive Health Planning to secure a
certificate of need and to learn
the procedure for providing
additional space for nursing
home beds.
. .While the architect is here he
will study the building and
grounds where additional space
for more nusing home beds may
be added. Presently there is
a waiting list of 18 people
wanting admittance to the
nursing home. Two years ago in
the State of Oregon survey, it
was noted that the Nursing
Home here needed an additional
10 beds.
Frances K.
McMillan
Frances Kathryn Hechtner
was born in Olney, Missouri on
November 2, 1878 and passed
away at her home in Rose Villa
Manor near Milwaukie, Oregon
on January 16, 1973 at the age of
94.
Her family moved west to
Leland, Idaho when she was two
years old and in 1900 she came
to Lexington where she was to
spend most of the remaining
years of her life.
She was united in marriage to
Gus McMillan on September 22,
1902. To this union eight
children were born, seven of
whom survive. She was preced
ed in death by one son, Eldred,
who died in 1928, and by her
husband who passed away in
Everyone knew her as "Aunt
Fanny". Her home in Lexington
was a much frequented place by
all the young people of the
community who grew to ma
turity with her own children.
Following the death of her
husband, Aunt Fanny resumed
her hobby of painting, using oils
of bright and rich color. The
colors not only became her
trademark, but were also a
reflection of her personality put
to canvas.
She was member of the
Congregational Church and of
Locust Chapter No. 119, Order
of the Eastern Star.
Surviving members of the
immediate family include,
daughters: Frieda Slocum,
Heppner; Eula Markle, Port
land; and Naomi Hill, Red
mond; sons: Robert, Hillsboro;
Pete, Grand Ronde; Sam,
Milwaukie; and Jack, Red
mond; and her sister, Mrs.
Addie Webster of Palouse,
Washington.
Funeral services were on Jan.
20 at 1:00 p.m. at the Church of
Christ in Lexington, with Rev.
Don Johnson officiating. Donna
and Manuel Aerts sang "Saved
By Grace", "Abide With Me"
and "Face To Face" accom
panied by Mrs. C.C.Car
michael. The casket bearers
were Bill Van Winkle, John
Edwards, Dean Hunt, Cecil
Jones, Harold Peck, and Buster
Padberg. Honorary Bearers
were Norman Nelson, Roy
Campbell, Don Pointer, Millard
Nolan, Adolph Majeske and
Orville Cutsforth, Sr.
Vault interment was at the
Lexington Cemetery with
Sweeney Mortuary in charge of
arrangements.
WHATCOOKIN?
Corn and Sausage Fritters
1 lb. bulk sausage
2 cups whole-kernel corn
1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
P PePPf
teP PaPnk A
l eggs, separaieu
Thoroughly brown
sausage,
separating with fork as it cooks.
Drain and combine with corn.
Sift together dry ingredients
and combine with sausage and
corn mixture. Add beaten egg
yolks and mix well. Beat egg
V
c " r , , . tn . ,
Dr0P bv spoonfuls into hot
oU Fry mm goldefl on
both sides. Good with hot syrup.
Nufce Hearings
Promising
Hearings by the Nuclear and Thermal Energy Council last week
in Portland and Boardman sound very promising to the
Gazette-Times editor who attended the hearing at Riverside High
on Friday.
A careful perusal of the testimony offered - without any
opposition whatsoever - seems to indicate that the PGE project has
a most optimistic outlook. A main theme of the hearing at
Boardman seemed to be "co-existence with the Navy Bombing
Range for the present, with the firm hope that the Navy would
move and allow the land to blossom with crops."
A detailed in-depth story of the hearing appears inside this issue.
Gun Controls,
A
EDITORIAL
THE MIND OF A MURDERER t -
Lawmakers, who are themselves law-abiding citizens, presume
that if a law were passed taking guns away from the people it would
be obeyed-and it would be so far as law-abiding citizens are
concerned. But neither party in this case really understands the
mental processes of the criminal, and here is the great weakness of
gun controls.
. A shocking illustration of how wide of the mark gun control laws
are when it comes to curbing the criminal is described in "The
American Rifleman". The story tells of a 31-year-old man who is a
professional killer. He came from a family of lawbreakers. Until he
was jailed, he and a partner were highly successful in their
profession. During a killing spree, they murdered six people in Salt
Lake City with a knife and a pistol. The two murderers were saved
from the official Utah firing squad by the generous mercy of the
Supreme Court of the United States. Discussing murder was like a
baseball game to them. One of them remarked, "You're born to
die. There's no way you can escape it. All I did was help it." On the
subject of gun controls, he said, "Now you take the guns away from
the citizen, it'll make it a little harder for us to get them, but it'll
make it a damn sight harder on the citizens because they want to go
about it legally. We'll just go steal it "
This is the mind of a murderer at work. It remained untouched by
laws restricting the freedom of the law-abiding to bear arms.
Mental
LONELINESS
David E. Mitchum,
Mental Health Director
People have told me that one
very real fact of life in this area
is the lonliness that some people
experience as a result of their
isolation. It does not seem to
bother everyone nor is it very
evident that it bothers verv
First National
Deposits, Loans Up
" First National Bank of
Oregon reported increases in
deposits, loans ana earnings tor
the year 1972, according
to
Ralph J. Voss, chairman. 1
Highlight of the report was a
year-end total deposit figure in
excess of $2 billion, a historic
first for any Oregon banking
institution.
Income before securities
transactions was $14,548,811. a
quarter millon increase over
the 1971 record high of
$14,344,524. This amounted to
$2.74 per share compared to
$2.70 last year, Voss said.
"Earnings for 1972 were re
strained by substantial nonre
curring costs associated with
the occupancy of the bank's new
headquarters, coupled with the
lag in tenants moving into
leased space. Other contribut
ing factors were the softened
demand for commercial loans,
and narrow rate spread be
tween interest on earning assets
and interest paid on deposits
and borrowed funds," Voss
explained.
Total deposits at year-end
were at a historic high of
$2,146,603,233 compared with '
$1,915,348,069 on Dec. 31, 1971,
an increase of $231,255,164 or 12
percent. Demand deposits
accelerated in the second
quarter and continued through
out the year. The results were
attributed to the continued
improvement of the Oregon
economy, particularly in the
forest products industry.
Total loans at year-end were .
$1,290,988,591, up $150,108,836, or
13 percent from the
$1,140,879,755 reported on the
last day of business last year.
Commercial loan demand was
modest in the first half of the
year but increased somewhat in
the second half with the growing
confidence in economic condi
tions. However, commercial
loan volume (was less than
anticipated, partly due to the
substantial cash flow ex
perienced by many corporate
borrowers.
For the second successive
year, real estate proved to be
the strongest area of lending. A
good housing market coupled
with an aggressive attitude
enabled First National to retain
its position as Oregon's leading
private real estate lender, Voss
declared.
The Heppner branch reported
deposits of $8,341,336 and loans
of $7,295,662 as of Dec. 31.
Comparable totals for the
branch a year ago were
$7,268,356 in deposits and
$6,142,790 in loans.
Fallacy
Health
many people all of the time.
Lonliness has been described
as missing people or feeling the
loss of relationships with others.
Are we this dependent on others
for our happiness or are we in
charge of our own feelings? We
can easily blame others for
what we might more honestly
blame ourselves. I make myself
unhappy and I make myself
angry, etc. I am in charge of my
own feelings.-1 hope you are
responsible for yours.
Living with one's aloneness
(note I didn't say loneliness) is
a concept few people recognize.
I am sad to realize how much
we do not allow ourselves to "be
us". What joy people could have
by being themselves, by them
selves, whether or not they are
in the physical presence of any
other living being.
I, personally, believe that
people are more creative when
they are alone. They can get in
touch with whats really going on
inside of themselves. Unfortun
ately, some people don't like
what they discover inside and,
what is worse, choose to not do
do anything about it. This is
when many people become
depressed, attempt suicide,
drink too much, start "running
around," or in some other
external way attempt to avoid
their real responsibility to
themselves and develop artific
ial ways to "happiness."
It is a great adventure
learning to live with your
aloneness. Get acquainted with
yourself. You may like yourself
-if you are not too critical.
Anthropologist, Margaret
Mead, suggests we only ap
proach six percent of our true
potential. Some people say, "I
would do something if I felt
better." I say, "Do something
and you will feel better!"
Do what? Well, how about all
those things you were always,
going to do if you ever had the
time? Maybe it is painting,
writing or reading. Perhaps it is
an extension course from a .
university. There must be
things you could do for others
and enrich your life immea-
Isureably in the process.
i can near me compiamis
already-'There is really no-
thing I care to do," or "Yes, but
that costs money," or 'I would
but I don't have transports-1
tion,"-the negative responses
are endless.
In therapy, I try to caution
clients about using the phrase,
"I cant." I am not asking
anyone to consider doing any
thing they are not truly able to
do. I am asking for them to say
what they are able to do and
what they are willing to do.
Finally, I ask "and what are
you doing?"
I do not suggest, incidentally,
that we do not need people or
that Uiere is sometl.ii-g weak
about the need to be with others.
Our relationships with others
can be greatly enhanced, how
ever, when we do not feel an
addiction to relationships. '