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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 29, 1973)
HFITNKR ORK. GAZETTE-TIMES. Thurtd.y. Nove mber tt. IKJ Pot poiooninc is on tho bcroaco For about the pait thr mon(h residents in the vi cinity of Union and Riverside streets have been complaining about their pets betr.g poi soned. Nothing has been said about the number of pets lost until Mrs, Mike Salir. 335 W. Union, Heppner. found her cat having convulsions and rushed it to Dr. Jim Norene, veterinarian, who found the cat had been poisoned by strychnine, This was not the first cat Mrs Salmg had lost, but the third. A check of the area revealed many residents of the area use various types of pesticides for Needy rely on the control of mice, rats, gophers, and other pests, but none of the pesticides used contain any strychnine. In fact, no strychnine has been purchased in Hrppner for the last year. Federal law pro vides that a purchaser sign his name for the amount to be purchased and the reason for the purchase. To date no one has purchased strychnine, primarily because it has not been available to the pharma cists for distribution. The only type pest control containing strychnine which can be purchased without signature is used in the control of either gophers or moles. None has been purchased here recently. Handlers of pesticides all reported the chemicals they use do not contain any strychnine, which leads to only one of two answers to the poisonings : Someone is purposely poi soning cats and other pets, or the pets have come in contact with a lot of gopher already poisoned In their hole, and the cats have found them aU. The second theory doesnl quite explain the reason number of dogs have been found dead in their own yard. At one home owner re ported. "Our dog was always kept in the back yard, in hit own place. He was never free to wander or bother anyone. One morning I saw the dog sleeping near his house and called to him, and he didn't move. I found nlm stiff as a board, another victim of a pet hater. We assumed he had been poi soned, as we found small pi pcm of hamburger scattered throughout the yard. The loss of our pet was a great shock to us, but after a short time we thought, what if we had some small children playing in the yard and they came across the deadly ham burger and decided to share some with man's faithful friend." fhe Army Outdoor education program explored Bill Siewert of the local Salvation Army Service Ex tension committee announced today that the annual Christ mas Appeal Letter is being mailed this week. 'Motivating this appeal." he said, "is the fact that Christmas means caring for and sharing with others. The Salvation Army has been at work more than 100 years trying to spread the 'Spirit of Christmas' through the year." The local Salvation Army committee helps the needy with food, shelter and cloth ing. During Christmas a special effort will be made to see that no child, or family in need, goes without. Food, clothing and toys are the principal items provided at Christmas time to brighten the holidays for the less .fortunate. The Salvation Army requests that contri butions be in the form of cash or checks since there are no facilities for collecting and handling goods. Also, money can be used to purchase the items best suited to the needs of the individual families. Money remaining after Christmas is used for the continuing welfare program of the local Service Extension committee which provides some 23 different services, such as care for unwed mothers at The Salvation Army facilities, emergency assistance for transients, fire relief, food orders and medi cal assistance. The local committee match es needs with gifts, giving of its time and talents in service to less fortunate. Contribu tions for the Christmas work of The Salvation Army in the local area should be sent to Bill Siewert. Salvation Army Treasurer, Bank of Eastern Oregon. Heppner, Oregon 97836. CB cuts energy usage A recent report on internal use of electric power has shown substantial curtailment by Columbia Basin Electric Co-op At the Heppner office -warehouse, the cut has been 15 per cent for July. 71 per cent in August. 14 per cent for September. 72 per cent in October and 44 per cent for November usage: compared to the same months in the previous vear. This has amounted to 59.000 kwhs less in consumption or enough saved to nearly supply the average needs of four homes on the Columbia Basin system for an entire year. At the old Condon - ware house, the curtailment has been 19 per cent for July. 27 per cent for August. 25 per cent for September. 49 per cent in October. 45 per cent in November; compared to the same months in the previous year. This has amounted to 4.880 kwhs saving. Columbia Basin employees saved 13 per cent on the electric usuage in October compared to the previous year and 3.385 kwhs for employees residing at same residences as last year. Seven members of the Columbia Basin board of directors were able to cut their electric usage t per cent or more for October 1973 compared to October 1972 John Edmundson, principal of lone Schools, has sent a questionnaire to parents of 6th grade students to determine parental feeling about an outdoor education program. The program would be held in the spring and would be similar to that as the one done by Heppner Elementary last year. Students would stay five days and four nights at Tupper Guard Station under the supervision of their teachers and trained high school coun selors. The programs would include a study of : orienteering, map reading and compass courses ; geology, land formation and rock identification; soil study. soil formation and plant growth ; wild life, habitats and habits; plant life, identifica tion, uses values, and age; outdoor survival, fire and shelter building, food and cooking; recreational activi ties, archery and hiking. The program would cost about $25 per student and would need to be provided by individual student tuition charges or by a combination of school and parent spon sored fund raising projects. No school funds have been budgeted by the school board for the current year for this tvpe activity. "lone 6th graders would participate in the program with students from AC. Houghton. ill 3 Jerry Huff, new loan officer at the First National Bank of Oregon has not yet completed his move to Heppner, but hopes to do so within the next few weeks. Huff and his wife Debbie, and their two children lived in Merrill, Ore., prior to moving to Heppner. John's Auto Body & Fender Shop . J Complete body and fender repair work. i Painting and customized paint jobs on any truck or car ! Work done by Glenn Duncan; 17 years' 5 experience. 0No job too large or too small. 5iir a tr-nnt u'Hcwl alignment. 1 Experienced mechanic for car repairs. to!l uwnn or oooj free estimate. . ... . .l .i.i this holiday One Of inr mini wnmuni nuw - teuton Is this one at Peterson s Jewelry. Three-feet high figures of mother and son, In full animation, are trimming a OirMmai tree. Peterson's second window contains an animated figure of Santa. In bed. snoring i i.i- linder nis rovrnrm. 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