The Gazette-Times, HeppnerOregon, Thursday, June 28, 197&-THREE
Fourth of July at Condon nearest
for area residents
No fireworks display is
scheduled in lone for the
Fourth of July celebration
because of the reseeding of the
football field damaged by last
winter's flood waters.
In Condon, 45 miles away, a
number of activities have
been planned in that city's
biggest event of the year. A
fireworks demonstration and
dance will be the climax of a
full day of activities on the
Fourth, beginning at 10 p.m.
at the high school track.
PMH board reviews finances
Cont, from page 1
hospital's net operating reve
nue is $591,686 and has a total
operating expense of $705,697,
an operating loss of $114,011,00
and net income loss of $43,251
through May 31, 1979. In May,
the operating loss was $15,359.
When Byrnes informed the
board that talks would begin
with the hospital employees
union, a branch of the Amer
ican Federation of State,
County and Municipal em
ployees, because of the lack of
a union negotiator, Betty
Curnutt, an employee, said
letters had been sent to
Byrnes urging the talks get
underway and they were
Ruth Hager McMurdo
Ruth Hager McMurdo, 87,
Corvallis, died Wednesday,
June 20 at Heart of the Valley
Nursing Home in Corvallis.
She was the widow of Dr.
A D. McMurdo, Heppner who
preceded her in death in
October, 1970. They were
married on October 15, 1913 in
Corvallis.
Mrs. McMurdo was born in
Heppner, November 27, 1891 to
James and Winnifred Hager.
She resided there until 1976
when she moved to Corvallis
and was a resident of Samari-
Delsie Chapel
Delsie Chapel, 74, lone, died
in Heppner June 18.
She was born August 2, 1904
to Emergy Sperry and Sarah
Compton Sperry, long-time
pioneers of Morrow County.
Mrs. Chapel was a life-time
member of the lone United
Bessie Harrington
Bessie Harrington, 86, Van
couver, Wash., died June 14,
at Bess Kaiser Hospital in
Portland.
She was born in Salem on
Oct. 1, 1892, the daughter of
Creed and Lena Owens, and
moved with her parents to
Hardman when she was a
small child. She lived there,
until 1920 when she moved to
Heppner. In 1932, she moved
to Vancouver, Wash., making
her home there ever since.
Mrs. Harrington was a
member of Eastern Star and
of the Christian Church.
Graveside services were
held June 18 in Vancouver.
She was preceded in death
by her husband, Melvin Har
rington and two children, Lyle
Cowdry and Thelma Cowdry.
She is survived by a son,
Don Cowdry, Vancouver,
Wash., five grandchildren and
three sisters; Jessie Furlong,
Heppner; Retha Adkins, Van
couver, Wash.; and Felton
Stark of Portland.
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The public dance with
expected country-western
music starts at 10 p.m. and
over at 2 a.m. Thursday.
The day begins with a
Buckaroo breakfast from 7-10
a.m. at the grade school,
flag-raising and traditional
patriotic ceremony at 9 a.m.
The annual parade begins at
11 a.m. with floats and a
planned visit by the Pendleton
"Main Street Cowboys."
From noon until 1 p.m., a
children's sidewalk show of
never arranged.
"I have a record of those
letters," Curnutt said.
Bartlett suggested the board
send a direct mailing of the
hospital budget to county
residents before the June 26th
election. Gladys Hobbs felt it
wouldn't do any good and
wouldn't make a dime's dif
ference on voting results.
The county will receive two
new ambulances August 13,
one to be based in the south
end and the other in the north.
Each has a modular body and
contain the latest innovations
in ambulance equipment. The
delivery date is not assured,
Byrnes told the board.
When the new ambulance is
tan Village until recently.
She is survived by 3 sons,
Charles E., Portland, Bernard
H., Foster City, Calif., and
Scott H., Corvallis, three
sisters, Grace Storey, Chilli
wack, B.C., Edith Leach of
Pendleton and Marie Sims of
La Grande, seven grandchild
ren and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial services were
conducted Saturday afternoon
by Father Ken Miller, Rector
of the All Saints Episcopal
Church in Heppner.
Church of Christ, Willows
Grange, lone, Rebekah
Bunchgrass Lodge.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, June 21 at 2 p.m. at
the lone Church of Christ with
Dr. Neal Chobot officiating.
Pallbearers included Frank
Ingleman, Louis Carlson, Ed
ward Martin, Craig Munkers,
Howard Crowell, E.G. Akers,
Carl and Betty Marquardt
sang, "In The Garden" and
"Beautiful Isle Somewhere",
accompanied by Rikka Tews.
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chalk art is scheduled and at 1
p.m., Mike Eaton, a former
Condon resident, will present
a free magic show.
At 2 p.m., the first of the
two-day Jackpot Rodeos be
gins and at the same time,
there will be children's games
at the city park with cash
prizes.
From 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. is a
barbecue beef dinner at the
grade school, a hootenanny
featuring local talent is set for
6 p.m. and at 8 p.m. is
stationed at PMH, the old
Cadillac used as an ambu
lance will be given to the city
of lone. Board members could
not understand why lone
citizens were establishing a
quick response course when
EMT training was available.
In further report, Byrnes
said the medical staff urged
air-conditioning for the hos
pital's operation room.
The board also heard re
ports from Ed Dick on the
hospital's request for a vaca
tion of a portion of Thompson
Street to allow expansion of
the rear of the hospital and the
board's options in event the
June 26 levy failed to obtain a
simple majority of reports.
Interment was at the Hep
pner Masonic Cemetery.
The ladies of All Saints
Episcopal Church provided a
buffet luncheon for all those
attending the services.
The family asks contribu
tions in her memory be made
to the All Saints Episcopal
Church, Heppner, Pioneer
Memorial Hospital or the
Oregon chapter of the Ameri
can Cancer Society.
De-Moss Durden Funeral
Home, Corvallis, was in
charge of arrangements.
She is survived by her
daughter, Cassy of Monmouth
and a grandson, Frank Ingle
man, lone.
Her husband, Blaine, pre
ceded her in death in 1969.
Concluding services and
vault interment were at Hep
pner Masonic Cemetery.
Sweeney Mortuary was in
charge of arrangements.
Contributions in her
memory may be made to the
Heart Fund or the Oregon
Cancer Society.
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Condon's water show at the
public swimming pool.
Free swimming will be
available at the Condon pool
on the Fourth and a tennis
tourney in progress at the
tennis courts hear the pool.
The golf links will also be open
on the national holiday.
Because of the current gas
shortagcand the holiday in the
middle of the week, McLaren
Stinchfield, publisher of the
Condon Times-Journal said
Condon hopes to attract visit
ors from nearby communities
such as Heppner and Fossil.
He said the event normally
draws people from Eastern
Oregon and all over the state.
On Wednesday, the Jackpot
Rodeo begins at 2 p.m. and a
dance is scheduled that even
ing from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Pool manager, youngster hurt in
mishaps at Heppner pool
Two swimming accidents
occured this week at the
Heppner Swimming Pool.
Christy Rathbun, 10, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Doug
Rathbun, Heppner, sustained
a crushed vertabra from a
jump off the side of the pool
Friday and was taken to
Pioneer Memorial Hospital.
She stayed there three days
and was released Sunday for
three weeks of bed rest,
according to her mother.
Mrs. Rathbun thanked
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Heppner Mayor Jerry
Sweeney received a telegram
Monday from Sen. Mark
Hatfield-R, Oregon, informing
him that the senior senator
would seek an allocation of
$3.2 million for construction of
the Willow Creek Dam in the
Energy and Water Develop
ment Appropriation Bill.
Hatfield told the Mayor that
because the "cost-benefit
ratio has declined apprec
iably," the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers does not have an
official capability to continue
funding for fiscal year 1980
beginning October 1.
As explained by Tom Ime
son, a field representative in
Dianne Holland, the pool
manager, for helping her from
the water following the injury.
It was the girl's first swim this
season.
Ms. Holland was injured
Monday in another pool acci
dent when she struck her head
on the bottom of the pool in a
dive.
Her father, Dale Holland,
said she was in fine condition
and expected to return to work
Tuesday.
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Hatfield's Salem office, the
senator will be asking for
construction funds beyond the
$500,000 appropriated for de
sign work and land acquisition
by the Corps. Whether or not
the Corps spends those funds,
the $500,000 allocation runs out
on October 1.
The ' Energy and Water
Development Bill was ap
proved by the House of
Representatives but did not
include the proposed $3.2
million for constructipn. Hat
field, the ranking Republican
on the 16 member appropria
tions subcommittee, hopes to
include the initial construction
funds within the 1979-80 fiscal
appropriations. If approved at
the subcommittee level, the
$3.2 million proposal would
need approval from the Senate .
Appropriations Committa
headed by Washington Sen.
Warren G. Magnuson-D., then
receive a majority vote in the
Senate.
Imeson said Hatfield hopes
to place the bill on the Senate
floor by mid-July and expects
the bill to be discussed in
committee this week. Sen.
Bennett Johnson-D, Louisiana
is chairman of the subcom
mittee. The field representative
said the "major hurdle of the
added appropriation" is at the
subcommittee level.
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Construction of the Willow
Creek Dam was authorized by
Congress in 1965 but construc
tion funds have never been
appropriated.
An appropriations bill once
reached the Oval office, but
Willow Creek monies were
vetoed by President . Gerald
Ford. It was first proposed
more than 25 years ago as a
flood control measure.
Ann Werner, projects co
ordinator for Congressman Al
Ullman-D, Oregon said the
Congressman would do his
best to include the appropria
tion when it comes before the
joint House-Senate Appropria
tions Committee.
Ullman, chairman of the
House Appropriations Com
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struction funding in the origi
nal appropriations proposals
in February but promised
after an April vote by Heppner
residents in support of the
Willow Creek Dam, 188-135, to
ask for supplemental funding
later in the year.
Werner said her office has
been working with Hatfield's
office on the request.
The figure of $3.2 million
was submitted by Corps
officials who have completed
their cost-benefit study of the
proposed dam.
The Heppner City Council
endorsed a resolution in May
supporting construction of the
dam because of the city vote in
favor of the project and to
speed the project along.
The deadline for turning in
news and classified ads for
next week's edition of the
Gazette-Times is Monday
noon.
The Gazette-Times has
moved up its production
schedule because of the
Fourth of July Holiday. The
office will be closed on the
Fourth.
Have a happy holiday and
drive carefully.
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