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.
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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.
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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
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