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TEN The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, July 26, 1979 Rf r--- '-.-L.:.vywt 1- """ .. , , -HlQ J- rIl I sf ....77 1 j . iari- wf "ITigIwZ! 1 rare N23St " lone Railroad Depot 'new home' v- ....... . --r t- -h i fc .. -'my.. The old lone Railroad Depot was moved from its familiar location close to the Union Pacific railroad tracks recently by Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Peterson who plan to convert the early structure into a home above Horeshoe Bend 6 miles away. (BirdineTullis Photo) One of Ione's landmarks, the Jone Railroad Depot, has been moved from its location in the city limits six miles away to await relocation on a hill above the highway at Horseshoe Bend. An lone couple, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Peterson, plan to convert the early 1900's struc ture into a home filled with the antiques they have collected and with the help of friends, moved the structure about three weeks ago. Mrs. Peterson said Louis Halvorsen and his sons, Frank and Joe, directed the moving operation of the heavy struc ture with a loan of a low-boy from Keith Rea and a truck to haul it from Paul Tewes. Halvorsen is also the principal planner of ways to move the two halves of the depot up on the Peterson's hilly building site. The city of lone had originally hoped to purchase the depot and convert it into a museum at the city park but Mayor Linda LaRue, said the city couldn't afford the $8,000 for a bonded mover and the $20,000 to $25,000 necessary to move it. The Union Pacific Railroad had offered the structure free of charge to the city. The depot was put up for bid and the Petersons decided to purchase the historic building which is registered with the Oregon Historical Society. Mrs. Peterson and her husband, an industrial arts teacher, purchased the depot in January and February and hope to leave the exterior intact. They plan to build a deck around the sides and renovate the interior. To move the heavy struc ture from its old location, the depot had to be cut in half, says Mrs. Peterson. Some long-time residents of lone watching the moving operation had tears in their eyes thinking of the memories attached to the landmark, but Mrs. Peterson noted that most were glad to see it put to use rather than salvaged for scrap. The original lone sign and elevator marker will hang on the exterior when fully restor ed. Mrs. Peterson said she was excited about the prospect of the restoration project and was pleased with the com munity's assistance in helping the family move the structure. Mrs. Vera Rietmann said Tuesday that a photograph taken of the city in 1900 showed no railroad station but that it had been at the same location ever since she could remember, estimating the date it was built at before 1905. The Petersons have already toured the restored depot home in the Boardman area constructed by Rupert Kennedy. Railroad hobbyist happy to see Brock Adams fired "I was happy to see Adams go down the tube," Rod Aho told the Heppner Chamber of Commerce at its regular Monday meeting at the West of Willow Restaurant. Aho, customer services rep resentative for Columbia Basin Electric Co-op and member of three consumer organizations in support of preserving and improving railroad transportation, said he was pleased about Presi dent Carter's acceptance of Brock Adam's resignation as head of the Department of Transportation. In a letter written July 20, to the President, Aho urged removal of Adams from his office. "Mr. Adams has contri buted heavily to the erosion of public confidence in your administration," Aho said, charging that the former cabinet official "has lied to the public about Amtrak's current ridership, the DOT has closed its eyes to recent trends in ridership on Amtrak, has adopted a policy of downplay ing Amtrak statistics which tend to show that trains scheduled to be dropped are in fact experiencing huge in creases in ridership and the DOT has even stopped official announcements in some cases, misrepresented Am trak's losses to Congress by quoting fully allocated loss figures for various routes instead of avoidable loss figures, ignoring overwhelm ing public support in favor of retained Amtrak service, quoted obsolete statistics about Amtrak's fuel efficiency to 'prove' that Amtrak is an energy waster," and offered several other reasons. As a member of the Oregon and National Association of Rail Passengers, Aho says he enjoys riding trains as a hobby and during recent hearings held in Pendleton to consider the fate of Amtrak's Pioneer service from Portland to Seattle and Boise to Salt Lake City, he testified in favor of retention of service. The Pioneer service will be terminated October 1 by the Dopartment unless Congress acts to suspend the executive action. A number of bills have been introduced including proposed legislation by Sen. Frank Church, D-Idaho, to prevent cutbacks in the Pio neer system. Aho urged chamber mem bers to write their Congress man and Senators to prevent the dismantling of the Pioneer system, charging the DOT'S decision making was not logical. He said the transpor tation department used 1977 ridership statistics and some trains were showing ridership increases. He felt the reasons why the Pioneer system was being threatened was because the politicians in the areas affect ed were less powerful includ ing Congressman Duncan, Ullman and Sen. Hatfield and Cont. on page 8 Consolidated Report of Condition ANK OF Jzastern Oreaon ucddvcp invr iri Tvr.mv HEPPNER IONE ARLINGTON ' MBMBEH. TZDEBKL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPOBATIOIf ' As of June 30, 1979 Assets Cash and due from banks 1,162,629.04 U.S. Treasury securities 2,019,529.33 Obligations of other U.S. Government agencies and corporations 560,000.00 Other Securities 3,527,889.41 Other loans less reserve for loan losses 13,983,349.64 Bank premises, furniture & fixtures & other assets representing bank premises 361,964.36 Other assets 11,856.90 TOTAL ASSETS 21,627,218.68 Liabilities Demand deposits of individuals, partnerships and corporations 4,555,861.87 Time and savings deposits of individuals, partnerships and corporations 10,970,403.12 Deposits of United States Government 19,959.53 Deposits of States and political subdivisions 4,167,668.31 Certified and officers' checks, etc 85,495.15 TOTAL DEPOSITS . LL1JL. .j 19,799,387.98 a. Total demand deposits 5,752,784.40 b. 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