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Crum home guff ed by vire
By DOROTHY KREBS
Fire completely destroyed
the ranch home, near lone, of
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Crum,
Sunday, Oct. 14.
Only the brick fireplace and
the ribbon-rock entry way of
the 14-year-old structure were
left standing The family was
able to save only a very few of
their belongings. Exact cause
of the fire is yet to be
determined.
Mrs. Crum was preparing
Sunday dinner, about 1:30
p.m.. when family members
heard what sounded to be an
explosion in the basement.
Bob Crum discovered the fire
burning in the area of the
furnace. He quickly spread
the word to his parents but as
Ralph Crum explained. "We
knew about it as soon as it
happened but were not able to
do anything about it. There
Bill uould replace
WASTfnXGTO?C"IJX7-ron
gressman Al I'llman intro
duced legislation Thursday
which would allow the state of
Oregon and private land
owners who suffer future
losses from the tussock moth
outbreak to file claims for
reforestation by the federal
government.
I'llman said his proposed
Reforestation Compensation
Act" specifies that if the
Environmental Protection A-
, Sodie Pdrristi earns Guard
Mrs. Sadie Parrish. Morrow
County Clerk, has received an
Award for Meritorious Service
conferred upon her by Fran
ces G Knight, director. Pass
port Office. Department of
State.
The citation is the director's
thanks for Mrs Pamsh's
volunteer work in processing
passport applications in the
county.
The text of Miss Knight's
k-fier to .Mrs Famsh follows:
was too much smoke and heat
for any of us to get close
enough to fight the flames."
Fire extinguishers position
ed over the furnace were not
effective enough to squelch
the inferno. The situation was
worsened because telephone
lines located near the furnace
were quickly burned through.
The Crums were not able to
immediately notify anyone of
their plight. Mrs. Crum and
Bob drove to the Bob Riet
mann Ranch for help. Mrs.
Rietmann telephone neigh
bors, who quickly responded,
and Dobyns Pest Control sent
two pumper trucks. But it was
too late. No other fire-fighting
equipment was on hand.
There were a few items
saved from the garage, a few
tools, some parts of machin
ery, canned goods from the
pantry, and a couple chairs.
Some of the records and legal
gehcy aemes tne use ot an
unregistered insecticide
which could have prevented
property destruction on forest
lands, owners and those lands
can seek reforestation should
the damage occur.
"Obviously." I'llman said,
"there is really no require
ment for the EPA to weigh all
the economic and social fac
tors involved when it makes a
decision on the use of an
unregistered pesticide. It does
"Dear Mrs. Parrish:
"I am pleased to confer
upon you this Meritorious
Award for outstanding Com
munity Service by you par
ticipation in the Passport
Application Acceptance Pro
gram. The Certificate I give
you today is undated for a
gmd reason--becau.se the ser
vice you render is unending ; it
encompasses the past, the
present and the future.
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The smoldering ruins of the once-spacious borne of Mr
and Mrs. Ralph Crum. lone, are all Out remain after a
Sunday fire. Only thing left standing were the fireplace
and the rock entry way. The fire is believed to have
started in the furnace area in the basement.
papers were salvaged after
the house had been gutted.
Bob Mansfield and Frank
Messenger entered the smoul
dering ruins under the protec
tion of streams of water and
attached a cable to the steel
fireproof filing cabinet. The
cabinet was winched to the
basement wall and the men
were able to remove the
drawers. The contents were
somewhat damaged but not a
total loss.
The antiques which the
couple had collected for sev
eral years, furniture, appli
ances, clothing, pictures, and
other personal possessions
were all lost.
Crum estimated their loss to
be near $100,000. He said at
least part of it is covered by
insurance. This is the second
time the Crums have lost their
home to fire. In 1959. they lost
the house which stood only a
losf frees
not nave to justiiy its decision
on those grounds, and I think
(hat is probably an ommission
in the law." DDT is an
unregistered insecticide.
To be eligible for refore
station, landowners would
have to have sustained losses
on at least half of the trees on
an area at least the size of an
acre.
I'llman pointed out that the
bill does not provide com
pensation for lost timber, but
In our relationships with
those with whom we work day
in and day out. we frequently
neglect to express our thanks.
We. at the Passport Office, do
appreciate greatly the dedi
cation and service you have
contributed in- the perfor
mance of your passport work.
The entire staff of this Office
joins me in thanking you. your
deputies and assistants for the
J.
"Ska
short distance from the one
they lost Sunday.
The family will temporarily
stay with Rev. and Mrs.
Godin. They will move in the
near future to the Carl Troed
son house, which is now owned
by the Crums. . .
The lone United Church of
Christ will host a community
wide shower for the Ralph
Crum family Sunday, Oct. 21
at 4 p.m. in the social rooms of
the church. The shower will be
of genera household articles
or food items. Everyone is
invited to attend. Refresh
ments will be served.
As a personal note of
interest, Mrs. Crum is an avid
collector of recipes. People
may bring a copy of their
favorite recipe to present to
her.
For further information,
call Mrs. Henry Krebs, 422
7108. does icquiic the guvel (imclii
to pay the costs of refore
station.
Although it is unlikely that
the bill can be passed before a
new application is filed with
the EPA for use of DDT on the
tussock moth outbreak in
Oregon. I'llman said the
effective date of the bill is Oct.
11. and that it could still apply
if not approved by Congress
until next vear.
sen ice and cooperation you
have given, not only to us. but
to the citizens of your com
munity as well. We recognize
that your endeavors have been
a major factor in making the
Passport Office a successful
public service.
I look forward to having
the pleasure of meeting you
someday. If you ever come to
Washington. I extend to you a
cordial invitation to visit our
National Office "
A. " . V
County -agricultura
oimcoime $27 million
The estimated gross agri
cultural income for Morrow
County for 1973 is nearly $27
. million, reports Harold Kerr,
Morrow County extension
agent.
"This is a 31 per cent
increase over 1973 and nearly
100 per cent increase over
1971." he pointed out this
tremendous increase is due
-largely to the new irrigated
lands In Morrow County.
Desert Magic Farm located in
Boardman put 6,000 acres
under conditions," Kerr ex
acres under irrigation this
THE
GAmTIKTMg
Vol. 90, No. 35
Water improvement
A .$675000. price ta
"The estimated cost of the
, proposed additions to, and the
upgrading of, Heppner's pre
sent water system is in the
neighborhood of $675,000,"
City Engineer Stephen An
derson told Chamber of Com
merce members at their
Monday luncheon.
Anderson reached his esti
, mate after months of study
and research of the existing
water system. According to
Anderson, Heppner has a
unique water problem be
cause of its small size and the
industry it supports.
An example, he said, is the
plywood mill at Kinzua, which
will be moved to Heppner next
4 year, and which will increase
the city's population to 1,900.
The present water system
produces an estimated 950
gallons of water per minute,
and to serve the projected
increase in population the
system will have to produce
1.200 gallons per minute.
"The present system cannot
provide adequate pressure in
the outlying areas, and it does
not provide an even pressure
in the city limits. In the higher
elevations the pressure varies
from a low of 25 psi (pounds
per square inch) to 150 psi.
This requires more water
from the system because of
the two extremes," Anderson
stated.
Another problem facing
residents is the inadequate
system of fire hydrants. To
maintain and provide proper
Buiding
proposed
for fair
A new concession stand was
the main topic of discussion at
the Morrow County Fair
Board meeting Monday night.
Hal Whitaker, Heppner
High School vocational ag
instructor, presented the
board with a proposed 16 by 8
foo
i Cuiiccbsiuit SiduG.
The building would be
located near the grandstandr
and would be used during the
fair as well as other fair
activities and Heppner High
School activities.
"The students in my class
would construct the building,"
Whitaker said, "this would be
a valuable experience for
them."
The Morrow County Fair
Board would pay for the cost
of materials only. The board
decided to take action as soon
as possible.
In other business, the board
gave approval for the use of
the main building for a
rummage sale. Oct. 26-27.
Chairman Sue Duncan and
Vice-Chairman Diana Ball of
the Heppner Kindergarten
will sponsor the rummage
sale.
Lenna Smith, secretary of
the board, announced the
results of the county fair
rating. Of a possible 1.000
points the County Fair Com
mission in Salem awarded 853
merit points to Morrow Coun-
past year."
"Improved prices for agri
cultural products in Morrow
County have been offset by
depressed yeilds due to the
drought conditions," Kerr
explained.
Potatoes for the second year
in a row is leading farm sales
in Morrow County. This year
7,500 acres of potatoes pro
duced approximately $9,200,
000 of gross farm income.
Wheat in Morrow County
accounted for $8,300,000 of
farm sales. This Income is
estimated to have been pro
lleppner. Ore.. Thursday October 18. 1973
fire protection, he said, more
hydrants are needed.
To increase Heppner's wa
ter supply and provide enough
water for future expansion
Anderson recommended ad
ditions to present transmis
sion lines, improvements of
the present distribution sys
tem, increase of the present
supply and upgrading of
existing water reservoirs.
To improve the distribution
. system would require estab
lishment of a high level water
system which would furnish
the entire city with 90 psi,
thereby relieving present
fluctuations in existing lines.
This would also make more
water available to outlying
areas, he reasoned. ' V
Anderson said improvement
of existing wells and pumps
would also help meet the
demand for water, and spoke
of finding new water sources,
such as the Thorpe well.,
If the present system were
automated, he told listeners, it
would also help insure proper
distribution of water. Up
grading present lines and
adding more reservoirs would
help.
The existing three and one
half miles of transmission line
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duced on 160,000 acres.
"Livestock, always an im
portant part of the agricul
tural scene in Morrow County,
is also being influenced by
increased irrigation acre
age," stated Kerr. This year
all livestock income exceeded
$6 million compared to just
under $4 million a year ago.
This increase is also due to the
increased number of cattle as
well as improved prices."
Another agriculture com
modity In Morrow County
acccounted for over $1.5
million of farm sales. This
should be replaced, he said,
with a larger pipe. He was
referring to the 8-inch mains
now in use as compared with
12-inch mains which have
been proposed.
Cost of the renovation of the
water system would be ap
proximately $400,000, Ander
son said, with the Corps of
Engineers paying an esti
mated $275,000 for relocation
of existing mains because of
the construction of Willow
Creek Dam.
Other business at the meet
ing included the hearing of
committee reports and selec
tion of a new rodeo board
Alaskan opens new business
Martin "Marty" Craig, who
has spent the last 22 years in
Alaska, will be settling in
Heppner soon and opening a
heating and ventilating busi
ness. Craig was in the heating and
sheet metal business in An
chorage, with the last three
years in Juneau. He decided to
"retire" from the rugged
country after he walked away
from his third airplane crash
last year. "Figured my time
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Sherry Kemp, 1973 Rodeo Princess, has beta chosra
Queea of the 1974 lleppner Rodeo. The selection was
made af a meeting of the rodeo board Utt week. Sherry
is the daughter of Stan and Billie Kemp, and is a
freshman accounting major at Oregoa State
I Ki entity. Her Court
commodity was fornge crops,
including alfalfa hay, corn
silage and other hay crops.
Grass seed showed a sig
nificant increase this year.
While grass seed Increased,
dry beans and watermelons
decreased.
"Gross farm sales are only
one way of measuring the
agricultural growth in Mor
row County," the extension
agent concluded.
The county assessor's office
has indicated $8.3 million
increase in tax evaluations,
largely due to agricultural
investments.
15 rents
member.
Randall Peterson announ
ced that Veteran's Day in
Heppner will be observed Nov.
12. Some merchants, banks,
and federal offices will be
closed that day. The post
office will be closed Oct. 22
and open on Nov. 12.
' Peterson informed mem
bers that Nov. 30 is the date
for annual farm-city banquet.
The location has not yet been
determined.
Chamber President Leroy
Gardner appointed Ken Bel
cher to replace resigned
Harold Kerr on the rodeo
board.
had run out," he said.
He first went to Alaska in
1940 from Minnesota, but
returned to entr the Air
Corps in World War II. He
returned to Alaska in 1951, and
has worked all over the
country. "I guess I know that
country as well as anyone," he
said, "and if I were a young
man that's where I'd be
headed right now."
Mrs. Craig, Elnora, was
raised near lone.
will be aamed ia late December.
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