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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 22, 1978)
The Library University of Oregon Eugaoe, Or 97403 For licroliln The Heppner rFHTTTVITC J 1 J 1 A j j Cm It's a golden time for Peterson's Jewelers of Hep . pner,. as th.,firni. plans to., commemorate their 50th year of service to customers here on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 1-2. Randall Peterson, who now owns and operates the jewel ery store started by his father ......... " ' in 1928, extends a cordial invitation to the public to attend the open house on either day. J.O. and Bertha Peterson first opened the doors of their full-service jewelry shop in the building now occupied by Carl Spaulding. It wasn't long before Peterson's Jewelers moved to the Fair Building, which for years occupied the corner where Cal's Arco is in town and stood as the center of activity in Heppner. In 1941 J.O. moved the store to its present location on Main Street, next to the post office. Major remodeling and expan sion took place in 1970. It was a six day workweek and open Saturday nights until 9 p.m., remembers Randall, as that was when farmers, ranchers and their hands if ' 11 V """ ' ! 1 ill 1 yAT 1 1 I I , 4i ft I m r i -c ' , f a '-fityi - " . " r ! y L . ' . . je . L, li" ' 5 ! ! J 15 ! i -i.v " : 1 1 " l - h'd .'.J- . -i ii: .-. I i I ' j i J I ) 5 i5, sS . !!; ..j I If f?4 ?:- j-i Special Section In This Paper ! More than $600 in merchandise will be given I away Friday and Saturday, November 24-25 I Peterson's Jewelers to commemorate 50 years I. t'i ' t; headed for town. "That's when most of the watch repair work was brought in and picked up," said Peterson. A mainstay of the jewelers trade, watch repair was taught Randall by his father when the youth was 10 years old. From there, J.O. educat ed his son in the many other fine arts of becoming a jeweler and Randall continued to work in the family business through high school, taking time off for college and a two-year stint in the Army before returning to help his mother and father in the store. Randall's father passed away in 1960, having stayed active in the business he started here until 1959. In addition to being a master of the jewelry trade, J.O. was noted for his engraving, done I' ll ( The Fair Building a hub of activity in early Heppner housed Peterson's Jewelers for many years before the firm moved to their present Main Street location. The Fair Building stood on the corner of Main and Center streets where Cal's Arco is now located. Randall Peterson stands by a grandfather clock that stood in the first Peterson's Jewelers, opened in Heppner by his father J.O. Peterson in 1928. Peterson's extend an invitation to all for their open house to commemorate 50 years of service to the community, to be held Friday and Saturday, Dec. 1-2. by hand with a sharp, steel instrument. "That was before stainless steel became prevel ant," said Peterson, who still has several of his father's engravings. Peterson's jewelers is a full-service jewelry store and just recently. Randall became Howell quits Heppner P.D.; Lien is hired VOL. 96, NO. 47 1 I a member ot the American Gem Society, a professional association that monitors a member's service to the public, their knowledge of stones and gems, and business ethics. Membership is attain ed only after extensive study and testing. Tom Howell has resigned from the Heppner Police Department, ending an 11-month asociation with the city. Hired to replace Howell is Donald E. Lien. 29, of Sweet Home. Lien, a member of the Sweet Home City Police Department, is expected to assume patrolman's duties in Heppner on Dec. 1. Morrow County's Award-Winning Weekly Newspaper ;; WEDNESDAY, NOV. 22, 1978 HEPPNER, OREGON TWO SECTIONS-24 PAGES Fred Papineau killed in heeler Co. truck accident Lexington log truck opera tor Fred R. Papineau, 55, was found dead Thursday under a portion of a load of logs he was hauling from the Camp Five area to John Day. State police said the acci dent occured about 3:30 p.m. on Hwy. 207, roughly one-half mile north of the Kimberly Spray junction with Hwy. 19. ; Precisely what caused Pap ineau to fall beneath the logs remains unanswered, accord ing to state police. Papineau's truck had traveled onto the shoulder of the eastbound lane, with the trailer ap parently striking an embank ment, ' causing the load to School immunization clinics will start Nov, 27 in Morrow County School immunization clinics for Morrow County school children will start Nov. 27, as part of an effort to deal with a recent outbreak of measles in Oregon. Starting at 9 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 27, Morrow County health officials will give measles vaccinations in lone, for elementary, junior high and high school students there. Concerned parents and teachers form group to aid schools A group of concerned parents and teachers is form ing in Southern Morrow County in support of public schools and the educational system here. The group will meet Mon day. Nov. 27. 7:3(1 p.m. at the Heppner Elementary School multipurpose room. All par ents and teachers are invited to attend. The overall objective of the group is "to do what we can to facilitate our youth in gaining School staff ing to come before board School staffing recom mendations and capital pro jects requests for the coming school year will be outlined during a Nov. 27 meeting of the Morrow County Board of Education. The school board meeting, originally scheduled for Nov. 20. was postponed to the 27th due to heavy snowfall. The school staffing question for the coming year promises to be somewhat complex, as the school board plans to open a new elementary school in Boardman and a new junior high in Irrigon midw ; luring next school year. Capital pi(iccts requests will be reviewed tor all major repair, niaintainance and im- provemcnl proposals tor the coinint: school year. come loose. The truck did not overturn, and came to rest about 150 feet east from where the dumped logs and Pap ineau's body were found. Police said they were un sure whether the Lexington trucker jumped, or was thrown from his rig. He was alone at the time of the accident. The owner of the truck was able to drive the rig . from the scene of the accident. Visibility was good, and the highway was dry and clear at the time of the accident. Papineau had driven the route many times during his years as a truck operator. Th accident was investi When the necessary shots have been given in lone, the clinic will move to Heppner High School. On the following day, Nov. 28. the immunization clinic will be held at A.C. Houghton P'lemcntary in Irrigon, start ing at 9 a.m. On Nov. 29, the shots will be given at River side High in Bnardman, again starting at 9 a.m. Heppner Elementary will the best education possible," said Barbara James, one of the group's organizers. "We know there is a drug and alcohol problem, some discipline problems and there are also some strong points within our school system," said Mrs. James. "We'd like to assist in making our schools better." A Idler to the public from the group's organizers ap pears on the Gazette-Times Viewpoint page. In other business, the school board is expected to: Consider bids for new school buses Consider revisions to its transportation policy Review field trip requests for next year's budget Consider contracts for intern teachers and student teachers Approve extra -duty con tracts for teachers serving as coaches and advisors. nappy 7 haii gated by Trooper Tom Dixson. Born July 31, 1923 in Cascade, Idaho, Papineau was the son of Frank Papineau and Agnes Schoonover Nichols. Papineau held a gold card in the Rodeo Cowboys Associa tion, and at one time broke horses for the U.S. Calvary. He was an overseas veteran of World War II. Services were held Sunday, Nov. 19 in the Church of Christ in Lexington, with the Rev. Edwin Sikes officiating. Musical selections were per formed by Pete Graves. Active casket bearers were Kenneth Lindsay, Darrell Cecil. Earl Bonner, Tom host the next clinic on Nov. 30 at 9 a.m. ' ' . All children should be vac cinated who: Have had the measles disease but cannot provide documented proof; have had measles vaccine before they were 12 months of age; received a measles shot be fore 19fi9; cannot provide documented proof of past immunization. When in doubt over a child's immunization history, health officials are urging parents to see that their children receive the vaccination again. State health officials have discovered that many children who were administered "in active" measles vaccine in the pre-1969 years in many cases Weather High Low Precip. Wed.. Nov. 15 33 11 Thu.. Nov. 16 55 28 T Fri . Nov. 17 54 38 Sat., Nov. 18 46 26 Sun., Nov. 19 32 20 .41 (4.4 in. snow) Mon.. Nov. 20 22 17 .20 (2.0 in. snow) Morgan Street Bridge contract awarded After five years of planning and three rounds of bidding, a new Morgan Street Bridge over Willow Creek in Heppner is finally becoming a reality. Last week, Douglas Coats Construction Co. of Bend was awarded the contract for building the new bridge. The Bend firm submitted a low bid of $1 13,303 for the project. Two other companies reportedly bid on the Morgan Street span. The planning process towards replacing the old bridge began in 1975. In June of this year, a $134,500 low bid on the project was rejected as being too costly. Similar consequences met a $118,800 low bid on the project in August. In order to keep costs within funding available to the city, a scaled-down structure was submitted for bidding during 20 cents Springer, Carl Thorpe and Gene Cecil. Honorary bearers were Lester Crasser, Homer Collins, John Edwards, Dwane Grissom, Steve Beard sley and Jim Lindsay. Concluding services and vault interment were in Lex ington Cemetery, with Sweeney Mortuary in charge of arrangements. Survivors include his wife, Jackie of Lexington; son, Keith of Lexington; daughter, Janet Sosich of Milwaukie, Ore.; mother, Agnes Nichols of Lexington; brothers, Earl, Wayne' and Ray, all of Lexington; sister, Frances Bech of Hermiston; , two grandchildren. suffer "exaggerated react ions" to the disease during the current outbreak. Most of the "inactive" vaccine was given prior to 19G7, but some was administered in the state up til 1969. Although no cases of measles have turned up in Morrow County this far this season, Willamette Valley schoolchildren have been hard hit. In the Beaverton area alone, it was reported late last week, 128 cases of measles had been clinically identified. Other documented incidences of the disease have been reported in numerous loca tions between the Portland area and Klamath County. Pre-school children are also urged to be immunized. were to be used in building portions of the bridge ap proaches. The city will pay for 22 per cent of the project's cost, with the federal government pick ing up the remaining 78 per cent of the project's cost through matching funds. The city's share will be paid through funds received in an $18,000 serial levy already approved by voters. This summer, Steve Ander son, ' Heppner's consulting engineer, appeared before Heppner City Council to dis claim any responsibility for keeping the span open to traffic. Despite Anderson's apprehensions as to the span's the most recent and successful round of bidding. Cit workers and equipment Cont.son page 3
