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GAZETTE-TIMES
Vol. 91, No. 48
Heppner, Ore., Jan. 16, 1975
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WILLOW f RKEK meanders a fiinyliiml of snow am) ia
Snow, ice, wind grip the county
Five In six inches of snnw
it'll in Iho Hc))iuT urea
Wedin'sday, tnosi of whiih
was fjone by Ihe following
Monday,
A windstorm hit the nrea
Tuesday nijthl. Don ll-liker.
Iiine. rexnlod thai winds
ri'iu'hod 75 miles nn hour
uhoiit 7::ioTui'diiy night. One
tree and two telephone poles
on his ranch were blown down.
He aid the winds were the
highest rculstcred on his wind
gauge during the past five
years.
Jerry Brace. Heppner, was
Sheriffs log reveals
Crime rate extremely
low ioi Morrow County
Crime may be rampant in
other counties in Eastern
Oregon, but it is practically
non-existeni in Morrow Coun
ty, according to Sheriff John
Mollahun's official log book.
There was a total of 79
complaints filed with the
sheriff's office during the
calendar year 1974. Of these ,
58 were logged during the first
six months of the year,
January through June. In the
last six-month period only 21
complaints were recorded In
the log book, a crime rale
reduction of 68 per cent from
January through June,
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injured Wednesday afiemooii
when a semi tun k jack knitcd
nn the icy pavement near
Kinua and the trailer hit the
III ace pickup headon ttrace is
employed by the Kinua
Coiporalmn lie was taken tn
Pioneer Memorial , Hospital
lor X-rays and treatment lor
multiple cuts and bruises
School openings at Irrigoti
and lioardman were delayed
until HI: Ki a in., Thursday and
Friday.
An unexpected wanning
trend set in Sunday, and by ii
a m. Ihe Hi- mid Id-degree
temperature had gone up to 44
This is believed by many to
lie the lowest number of
complaints filed in any county
in the slate for the same
period.
Most of the recorded of
fenses were for disturbances
in taverns, thefts, loss of
cattle, accidents, the loss of a
Kt or for somebody taking a
shot at a neighlnir's dog.
Toward the middle of
August, 1974, the sheriff hired
a second deputy to assist in
curbing criminal activities
that raged throughout the
county during the first six
monlh period.
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decrees Most snow in Hepp
ner had melted by Sunday
nij'lii . but snow w as still on Ihe
i'liiiiod Monday from Lexing
ton to lli-rmiston and Pendle
ton, with dangerous icy con
ditions on highways
s.n ah Adkms slipped on the
iee I'oated sidewalk on Main
Si reel about noon Saturday.
She w as taken to St . Anthony's
Hospital. Pendleton, where
she was to undergo surgery
Tuesday for a broken hip.
Friends of the elderly woman
say a steel ball will be
implanted in the hip socket.
To see how crime has fallen
off sharply during the last six
months of last year, here is a
complete list of complaints
recorded on the official log:
July 19, disturbance at ia
local tavern; July 20, damage
lo a telephone line; Aug. 4,
theft; Aug, Hi, report of a
broken headlight; Aug. 26,
theft; Sept, 1, theft; Sept. 11,
AWOL returned; Sept. 12,
driving while under the in
fluence; Sept. 27, bench war
rant for return to Morrow
County; Sept. 28, vandalism;
Sept. :). accident; Oct. 15, lost
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Two Pendleton
would practice
"Whal type of elinical
facilities can we offer Iwo
young doctors who are both
willing lo come to Heppner lo
practice?." asked Liz Curtis,
chairman of the Doctors
Search Committee, before the
Chamber of Commerce Mon
day. "While it is true that Ors.
Wolff and Tibbies did not have
any clinical facilities when
they came to Heppner, Ihings
have changed." she continu
ed. "If a community wants a
doctor today il had better
make arrangements lo have a
clinic set up for his practice."
I.asl week Urs. Joe Gifford
and Hichard Carpenter came
In Heppner to look things over,
and they liked what they saw.
They may set up their own
practice here if the communi
ty will provide the clinical
facilities for them for a year,
with the doctors paying their
own way after Ihe one-year
peritid.
Both doctors are now
practicing in Pendleton. But
the urge to set up their own
practice seems inviting, as
they both visited Morrow
County and feel they could lie
of service lo the community
and the surrounding areas.
Boih are family practice
men. once termed general
practitioners, and are both
limited to the types of surgery
I hey can perform. However,
(Victors in Pendleton have
promised they would be will
ing lo assist the new doctors in
complicated types of surgery.
Ekstrom
slightly
improved
John Kksirom, IB. lone,
remains in critical condition
in a Portland hospital follow
ing a single car accident. Jan.
5
He has not regained con
sciousness, but his condition is
described as "slightly im
proved "
He remains in the intensive
care unit of the hospital and is
reportedly suffering from a
slmht staph infection.
According to reports, the
yoiiih suflered only slightly
visible cuts aUuil his hand and
has a black eye as a result of
the accident, but apparently
has serious internal head
injuries.
lectors at the hospital are
lioM'lul of his recovery, but
cannot predict when he will
come out of Ihe coma.
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Since Iheir meeting with
members of the DSC last
Thursday night, members of
the committee and the county
court have been active in
try ing lo reach a solution on a
proposed clinic site.
There are two alternatives
to the problem, and Ihe one
that seems the most logical is
the jelling up of a mobile or
modular home directly behind
the hospital for clinical use,
using the X-ray and labora
tory facilities of Pioneer
Memorial Hospital.
If this plan is adopted it
would save valuable time and
considerable money for the
county. The estimated cost of
the modular structure would
be atiotil $40,000 as compared
lo Siwi.ooo if Ihe county and
other private citizens would
prefer lo purchase new equip
ment." build a clinic and
purchase Ihe properly for the
site. The modular home in
(iiesiion is approximately 60 x
24 feet and Ihe cost about $20
per square fool, or $28,000.
This does not include the
furniture or the necessary
examining tables and other
equipment required by the
doctors
The space for Ihe modular
home is located directly
behind the hospital. All that
would be required is addi
tional parking facilities.
Judge Paul Jones said. "If
we can get the doctors, the
parking problem could be
sob cd " There is presently
$miwki in revenue sharing
f'ii-'.i ih.-rt could be applied to
ihe clinic fund, if approval
lor Ihe site is agreed upon.
Pioneer Hospital Admini
strator Bene Wyman said.
"The hospiial has a picshaped
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The Doctors Search ( mil
oiillre i ei iiniioeiuled lo Ihe
Milium County Court Wed
nesday thai Ihe i.;:nl sijiit an
agreement with the Iwo Pen
dleton flmlors. Jim- (.iffoid
anil liicharil Carpenter, to set
up practice in Heppner.
iroliahl h Hie end of May.
I)r. (.iffoid and Carpenter
ill meel with Hie court
Saturday lo sinn Ihe agree
ment whereby Ihe county
would provide clinical facili
ties for Idem for one year.
ecordiug lo Mrs. I.i Curtis,
list chairman, no other Corps
doctors will be United to visit
Ihe area.
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piece of property that could be
used for parking if the city
would cooperate."
Mayor Jerry Sweeney said
'A variance could be granted
for the clinic by either the
planning commission or the
city council."
Prior to making any deci
sions the plans for the location
of Ihe modular building must
meet the Slate of 'Oregon's
F'ire Marshal approval.
If the State Fire Marshal
Twins are
Morrow County 's Baby of
the Year turned out to be
twins! They were born Satur
day morning to Mr. and Mrs.
Paul llarrah. Lexington.
Pioneer Memorial Hospital
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Tw in boys weredelivered bv
Dr. Wallace Wolff. The first
boy was born at 7:50 a m., the
other at 8:20 a.m. The twins
weighed slightly over 8 pounds
each.
The Harrah's came
to
Heppner last July from
Tacoma. Wa.. where Paul was
employed by Kinzua Corpora
lion until last December, when
he left to manage the Chevron
Station. Lexington.
. The Harrah's have two
other children, Wanda. 8. and
Paul Jr.. 2.
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doctors
here
gives his approval to the
location of a clinic behind the
hospital, members of the
Victors Search Committee,
the County Budget Commit
tee, the Revenue Sharing
Committee and the Hospital
board will meet to complete
plans.
Dr. Gifford is from Beaver
ton, fire., and Dr. Carpenter is
originally from Minnesota.
Both are licensed pilots and
have proposed an air ambul
i
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Mil. AM) MRS. PAI L IIARRAII & TWIN SON'S
first 1975 babies
Paternal grandparents are
Mr and Mrs. Sam L. Harrah.
Klma. Wa.. and the maternal
grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. James Johnson, Lexing
ton The twins have been named
Charles Samuel and Mark
Edward.
According to hospital re
ports, this is only the third set
of twins born at Pioneer
Memorial Hospital in the past
five years.
The last set, twin girls,
Tracey and Stacey were born
Sept. 3. 1973. to Mr. and Mrs.
Gerald Geer. Fossil.
The first 1975 babies also
win prizes offered by the
following merchants: Case
FIRST SNOW. A picture postcard scene taken Friday
morning near the O. W. Cutsforth home adjacent to Willow'
Creek Country Club.
ance service to the outlying
areas.
They would like lo be able to
practice in the clinic for a
year, rent free, and later pay
the county a monthly rent for
Ihe building, should they
continue to practice there. If
they decide to set up a clinic
elsewhere they w ould do so at
their own expense. In that
event, the county could sell the
modular home to a private
individual.
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Furniture. Central Market.
Columbia Basin Electric Co
op. Elina's Apparel 4 Flower
Shop. First National Bank.
Gardner's Men's Wear.
Gazelte-Times. Gonty's. Bank
of Eastern Oregon. Heppner
Auto Parts. Heppner
Cleaners. Cal's Arco Station.
Lull's Electric. Pioneer Mem
orial Hospital. Lebush Shoppe.
Morrow County Grain Gro
wers. Murray's Drug. Ruggles
Boyce Insurance. Peterson's
Jewelers. Court Street Mar
ket. Sear's Catalog Store.
Pettyjohn's Farm 4 Builders
Supply. Turner. Van.Marter &
Bryant. Coast to-Coast Stores,
Dels Market. Lexington and
, Cal's Cafe.
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