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V OF 0 E I' G E F , n 5 eppet Single Copies 10 cents Heppner, Oregon, Thursday June 18, 1953 70th Year, Number 14 Weather Research To Hold Annual Meet June 30 The annual meeting of the Tri County Weather Research Inc. will be held on Tuesday, June 30 at 10:00 a', m., in the Igo Grange Hall, five miles west of Condon. The principal speaker will be Dr. Vincent J. Schaefer. General Electric Research Laboratory power on with a hot stick and weather snipntist ' ... j ...u was 35 teet on me grounu wm-n Local directors of the organiza-i he" touched the wire. One of his U.... j il ...i : I 1 iiun nave urgeu an wnu are in terested to attend. The weather research program for the coming oh of Matheny's hands are yearf will be discussed and cli- badly burned. lie will be trans rectors will be elected. 'ferred to Portland to he put un Dr. Schaefer, who discovered a der a specialists' care. The hos- mpthrwl for nrnrlupinCT cnnu nnrl ..:'i Tnnuihu hnurpvpr " -..t, jjiVtU it-uiicu 1M'UJ1 - t rain from supercooled clouds by that he was getting along much facilities Heppner Man Burned By 7,200 Volt Wire Near Martin Ranch Orval Matheny of Heppner, foreman of a line crew of the iMoffit and Britton contracting company of Troutdale, construct ing REA lines was seriously burned Thursday when he acci dentally made contact with a 7200 volt hot wire at Lena, near the Randall Martin ranch. Matheny had just turned the districts combined went to the polls at the Heppner school Mon Hav and chose two former board "a . . crew went up tne poie ana " . , , , i . Vr... ... .u a 'handlim? the affairs of school nrougni nim aown io me e r:-"--- . ,,, uvv County Elections District 1 Voters Elect Two Former Members to Board i a in i rpcifrnation less than throe iVlOre VOlcs man lumen vui -o t , , . all the rest of the county school months ago over the choice of a Bring Rflany School Changes County and Local District Positions Filled at Polls district number 1. The turnout was credited to a con tinuing disagreement over how and where the district will ex pand its present badly crowded seeding them with pellets of dry better. ice, gained widespread attention o in November, 1946, when he used n fAm rtn lirU his newly developed method to Ka,r" WVer wne men, transform a four-mile-long cloud Month Holf Gone over Massachusetts into snow. : Since Dr. Schaefer's discovery, Heppner has its inch of rain for many similar experiments have this June and the month is only been conducted throughout the half gone. According to Len Gil world, foremost among which are liam, weather recorder, the total those being performed by "Pro- rainfall has been 1.20 inches so ject Cirrus", joint weather re- far this month, search program of the U. S. Army, Last week there was .59 inch, Signal Corps, the office of Naval according to Gilliam. This cover- Kesearcn ana me Air force. uen-,eu me .n ior junc u, nn eral Electric assists in these ex periments. Although the G. E. company is in no way connected with any weather development company its continued work on weather re search places Dr. Schaefer as one of the best informed men in America in this field. He is still (Continued on page 6) thunder storm swept over the city and a top fall of .30 for last Fri day, June 11, when it rained con tinually all afternoon. There is hope that the rain has finished its cavorting, however, because there has been good wea ther and welcome sunshine bver the weekend and during the first part of the week I.. F. Dick Jr. a former board member and chairman until his ... ... -. V'vMM VA T-liiir'.s x f pk& vmv$ to.w' ifMra Local Heifers Top Hermiston Sale HERMISTON J. E. Myers of Heppner topped the market at the Hermiston Livestock Auction Fri day, by consigning a commercial grass heifer for a tip of $18.50 cwt. Delbert Anson, manager of the sale, reports. C. F. Worden of Boardman consigned fat pigs and two hogs, weighing 420 pounds, which received the top price of $25.70. Elmer Wyatt of Pilot Rock re ceived top prices on commercial grass steers, with a $19.20. Oscar McCarty of Echo topped the mar ket on feeder pigs that went for X2fi.2!v Oeoree Montgomery, Her miston, drew a top on veal this week, receiving $22.50. waiter Ball of Touchet, Washington con signed two ewes weighing pounds, which brought $4.75. Hermfston Good haying wea ther up to the hour of the sale rut down consignments at the Hermiston Livestock Auction Fri- site for a proposed new grade school, defeated Frank Anderson by a vote of 1G8 to 106. Anderson had been appointed by the county school superintendent to fill the vacancy created by Dick's resignation. This position is for a three year term. In the race for the one-year term, Barton Clark, also a former director, defeated Bradley Fan cher 157 to 113 votes. Fancher had been appointed less than a year ago. Clark had previously served one full term on the board, but was defeated a year ago by Mrs. Stephen Thompson, who is now serving as chairman. A total of 278 votes were cast here. The only other race in the county to attract much attention was at Irrigon wnere ns persons turned out to the polls. In most other districts the vote was be tween 20 and 30. o Mrs. Margaret Hunt, Long Time Morrow Resident, Dies Here " iJ fV'sj-'l'' I ' Sir ' - -tL I ..-s-.A1...,- nm OH, BOY . . . RAINBOWS ! Here are a lew of the legal size nsn max were planted in Morrow county creeks last ween ry tne state nsn commission. Shown here is a part of stale police oliicer Bill Lab hart and one orm belonging to Glen Ward, district agent for the state game commission, who netted a few of the beauties out of the truck lor the photographer who apparently thought the lisn were more important than the men. Mrs. Manraret Ann Hunt, 81, passed away at the Pioneer Me morial hospital in neppner on June 12, after a long illness. She was the daughter of George! and Sierra Shick and was born , )h consecutiVe year that Mor in Little Shasta Valley, California county 4-H members have on May 15, 1872. The family , hen top s this contest. moved to Morrow county in , iwi. divisions at and she was married to Edward! . 111 .Ult:cu . j 365 Baker Hunt August 7. 1892. He TZZe Showed preceded his w re m dea, as am shor(h()rn stper on one daughter Vera Mae. Tuesday, continuing on Wednes- Survivors are one son Earl Ed-, . morning t0 be chosen grand ward of Heppner, five sisters Mrs.i . n bee snowman. Not to ni.. nnllcinitVi VnWIma- Mrs.1 r. ... r. f ikn iiciiiitsiuu w"di - -" - iiia uuiu.ii"um, . i.p ,iiinone. rllll Draiinuii, ui day. Consignments included 342 Stella Connor, Seattle; M'S. Mln-'s.unle 4. dub, was selected the cattle, 130 hogs and 63 sheep, je Broeche, Seattle; Mrs. Isabel " d cnampjon hog showman, mmnarcd with S17. 168 and 112 iTnphPs Seattle and Mrs. Ida Han- h . . w . . . w. . ... ... -' e ' the previous week. Sen, Hillsboro; one granddaugh- In line with other markets, the ter and two great-grandsons, r.rices were eenerallv down, duei Sprvices were held Sunday June chiefly to generally lower qual-H4 from the Phelps Funeral Home ity. The smaller run of cattle chapel with Rev. J. N. Brown of included canner and cutter and ficiating. Interment was in the utility grades with a few grading .Masonic cemetery in Heppner MORROW COUNTY 4-H CLUB MEMBERS CAPTURE FOURTH LIVESTOCK HONOR a ir r-i.-v. nImhK nnrtli'liwit- Morrow county club members n sn nrCiiieni nome iwu wwnu nliicp awards: that of the county beef herd, and that of the county sheep flock. The oualitv of all of the live stuck exhibited bv our 4-H mem tiers was 10D. Duane BaKer ana nipU Fkstrom each showed prime steers and high choice steers. Bill Brannon, Janet Howton and John Unwtnn had choice steers. Bill Brannon and Jerry Andersons hogs were choice No. 2; while Judy Thompson, Bill Brannon, nen'nis Dohertv and Mardine Baker each showed two prime lambs, and Jerrv Anderson, one rarnlp nnrt Connie Anderson each showed a choice lamb and Carole Anderson a good lamb. Janet iinwton was winner of the Wo men's AuxiHary award of the Pa cific Coast ine in the Oregon Wheat Growers League 4-H Show and Sale held last week at The Dalles, Drougm hnmp their share of honors. Mor row County's three-man 411 Live stock udging team, consisting 01 Duane Baker, Jerald Rea, and Dickie Ekstrom of the lone Live stock Club, captured the first honor of the show Monday after noon by winning ursi tiace m that contest. This makes the GRASSMAN AWARD WINNER. Newt O'Harra of Lexington stands with several members cf the recent tour to choose the Morrow county winner cf the title. Shown left to right are Bernard Do hertv, Tom Wilson. Stephen Thompson, Louis Carlson, Don Peter son, O'Harra. Roger Palmer and E. R. Jackman. The lewer photo shows a herd of O'Harra's herefords standing in the nearly belly hiah arass that won for him the Grossman title. This is the first year that Morrow county has participated in the state-wide con test to choose a "Grossman cf the Year." commercial but no good or choice cattle available. The high qual ity finished grass cattle consigned the previous week were lacking Friday. Demand was very broad and trading active, witn prices 50c to one dollar lower on all grades except commercial heifers and steers which were tully steady. Hogs were slightly low er. Calves Baby calves 8.00-31 dr.; weaner calves 16.50-18.75; veal -22.50. Steers Stocker steers 13,75- ,00: crass steers 18.50 19.20; fat heifers 17.75-18.50. . Cows Dairy cows 95.00-122.50 dairv heifers 40.00-78.00 hd.; stock cows and calf 125.00 pr. Slaughter cows No commercial ilable; utility 11.60-13.00; canner-cutter 8.50-10.75; shells 6.00-7.50. Bulls Light bulls 14.50-16.30; no commercial bulls. Hops Weaner Dies 6.50-15.00: feeder pigs 24.00-26.10; fat hogs 25.35-25-70; sows 21.10-iJl.85. Sheep Feeder lambs 14.60 16.40; 75 lb. lambs 21.60; ewes 2.75-4.75; no bucks. o Rev. and Mrs. John R. Reeves returned Tuesday evening from Eugene and Portland where they spent the weekend. Rates Increased On Post Office Boxes Heppner postmaster James Dris coll announced this week that ihere is to be a nation-wide in crease in post office box charges effectively July 1 The old quarterly rates on the Gar Leyva Buys Aerial Operation Gar Leyva of Lexington has ..iiai!f.H iim farm Air fnmnanv pun.nci.Ttu ..... r i i jit' OIU quaiuny it..-.-, in its entirety. He bought out the thre0 box sizes o gOc, 75c and a Olif TlriitiM T aiirtrtti . . ... . ti - a 1 1 r, n , School elections for local, dis trict and rural boards were held in all districts in the county Mon day with several new members chosen to oversee the educational activities in the various com munities. On both the rural hoard and the non-high board there was no change in directors with Alon.n Henderson, Lexington, being re elected as representative for zone II, and D. R. Pointer, Lexington was again voted to reuun m.s position on the non-high board. On local boards, Elroy Martin was reelected o the Devine, Dis trict 23 board; Elwynne Peck will again serve on Lexington, No. I2.s board; John Graves was reelected to the Sand Hollow district 41 board; and Henry Zivney, Board- man, will also serve another term for district 25. At lone. Llovd Howton will re place Berl Akers who did not run again at the expiration of his term, and in a close race at Irri- t?on E bert Eppenhacn won a position on the board from Wil liam G. Taylor. The vote in tnis election was 60 to 58 for Eppen- baeh. The reoort from Hardman dis trict 40 has not yet been received. A separate story tells of the re suits of the Heppner election. All elected directors will take office at the start of the new school year, July 1. o 50 Year Old Gravel Again Rings Bell of Courthouse Clock interests of Cliff Patton, Lawton McLaughlin and Dick Poett of Salem. This will give Leyva an aerial spraying and dusting operation, taking the territory east of the mountains in Oregon. The company, to be known as "Gar Aviation," which has a branch in Redmond, has its main office in Lexington. Leyva states that the opera tions will include aerial ousting, spraying and seeding. o PURCHASES HOME HERE Mrs. Nellie Anderson of Golden dale .Washington, former resi dent of Heppner, has purchased the Virgil Fisher home here and has started making some im- nrnvements on the house. She plans to continue ner wont and to make her home in Golden- dale for the present. u Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wison spent last weekend in Bend where he attended the Northwest Range Tour. $1.00 will become 90c, $1.10 and $1.50, according to Driscoll. . This will be the first post oince box rate raise in some time. The courthouse clock struck Tuesday at 3:0o P. m. for the first A V..rrl..nn. Anaiis tlmo in mHnu uPpks. CU1C L u il a i nuuun ii j Breeders Association as being the The weight box that is filled ail around girl exhibitor of an with gTavel und runs the clock Aberdeen-Angus steer. I bell, had come apart. The delay Prices of animals were good in getting it iixeu was one u un: with the market of the day of the sale being $26.50 for prime and choice hogs; $21.50 for prime and choice lambs; and $23.70 for prime and choice steers. All Mor row County 4-H members received premiums of at least four cents over market price for beef, five cents for hogs and six cents for sheep. Morrow county organiza tions and business people inter ested in club work supported all of our 4-H members livestock o- Evangelist Returns As Guest Speaker Heppner OSC Student In Flying Club OREGON STATE COLLEGE Jerry Myers of Heppner was re cently elected vice-president-secretary of the Oregon State college Rev. Arthur W. Allen of Powell V .. . . TiunSJ June n .FX e club is open to any student inter speaker Sunday June !l at inei M(.m,,.rs are able to gain morning and evening services o usted M m . r t h e (.'nrisuan-onnii-K"""""', ' ",, rif church at Lexington Rev. Allen will be remembered by many as the guest evangelist at Lexington this past Easter sea son. He has travelled extensively in Europe and the Near F.ast. The pvenins service will con sist of an illustrated sermon en titled "Which Church Saves", o Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Shininger and two sons of Union and the Misses Janice Baum and Darlene Beverage were Sunday guests of Mrs. Ealor Huston. The purpose of the club is to pro mote flying interest in siuuenis. Mvers. freshman in lower divi sion of liberal arts, is the son of Mr and Mrs. J.isoer Mvers of Heppner. - WELL DRILLER INJURED MONDAY A. M. Edwards. Lexington, was severely injured Monday when he fell from his well driller. His son, Albert Edwards of Ontario, is here to visit with his father. wish to have the clock electrified, but when the figures were given, the cost ws found to be prohibi tive. A. J. Chaffee rebuilt the weight box and its original gravel was used again in the box. The date on the clock is November 1902, so the gravel that helps ring the bell is over 50 years old. o HeoDner Chess Team Beats Pasco Squad The slow-moving chess team of Heppner moved quickly Sunday, June 6, to push over the Pasco, Wash., team GV4 to 3M. The Heppner squad consists of La Verne Van Marter, Harry Tarn- blvn. C. J. D. Bauman, honest Adams and Joe Winslow. Winslow lives in Pendleton but belongs to the Heppner team be cause there isn't enough interest in Pendleton to work one up. o Flood Edition of Papers Sold Out Though several hundred addi tional copies were printed of last week's special Heppner Flood edi tion of the Gazette Times, the de mand was considerably greater than the supply and all copies were sold out early last weekend. The paper asks that no more orders be sent in as it will only be necessary to return the money to the senders. Residents' Help Asked in Compiling Accurate List of Pre-School Children In an effort to obtain as com- j plete a list as possible of the pre school children living within the boundaries of Heppner school dis trict No. 1 CJ, school officials are asking the help of local residents to find the names and ages of children missed in the regular school census and in subsequent checks. Below is printed the names of all the children known to be living in the district, divided into the board would like residents to check the list and advise the school if they know of any child of pre-school age, who has been missed in the tally. The phone number of the school is 6-9966. The names are listed according to age groups with the first name of the parent or guardian follow ing. In many cases where there is more than one child in the fam ily, the names will not be found together, as they fall into differ- ent age groups. The complete list is neeaea Dy the board to aid it in planning for the future school room neeas oi the district, Children born between November 16, 1947 tnd November 15, 1948 Aalberg, Billy Steve Brown. Mark Paul Barger. Connie Walt Barratt. Wm. Scott W. F. Baker. Janice Clarence Bruadus. Gary Myrtle Carpenter. Nancy Fern Robert Cox. Nalbro Lee I.yle Drake, Susan Douglas DrI.scoll, Timothy James Ernsdorff, Eddie John Erwin Shirley umise naroiu Ferrell, Judith Ann Robert Farley, Tnsha James French. Karen Raymond D,,l,hu F.Mtl Fuileton. Barbara Mike Green, Margaret Herman Gross, Barbara-W. Ellis Gray. David Merritt Healy. Jean Marie Jack Johnston, James Gregory James K. Jones, Carl Ray Paul Meador. Leslie Fay-Richard McBride, Danny Lee Nate Matheny. Billy Orville Mahan. Sharilyn Jack Rawlins, Tom Bill Smith. Jennifer Orville Smith, Llna Rae G. C. H. Trukosilz. David Steve May, Peggy Glen Wyman, Sheridan Ann Les Webb, Meredith Paul, Jr. West, Julia Wayne Winchester, Erna Lynn Ernie Children born between November 16, 1948 and November 15, 1949 Anderson.Steven Frank Barger, Debbie Walt kuilpv Melanir Jerrv Baker, Steven Clarence Ball. Gary Leon Carter, Michael J. W. Cox. John Bill Clark, Nanda Barton Connor, Jon Roger Cornellson, Ervin Henry. Jr. E. H. UICK. Cilin L4. C. Doherty, Jimmy Paul Drake, Arthur Doug hancher. Caroline jo nrauit-y French, Vernla Rae Raymond r.ronemver. Jov Ann Lee Hager, Jan Marie James Ilanna. Leonard jonn, jr. Hoskins, Marie Fred. Jr. Hoskins, Malcom Fred. Jr. Johnston. Richard Lee James Jones. Gregory Floyd Lavelle. Mania Mehl Lynch. Shirley Ann Jim McLaughlin. Kahy Jim O'Donnell. Dennis Russell Olson. Marian Bill Oslund. Nancy Frank Wilkinson Rawlins. Carol William Scrivener, Kavln Phillip Bill U....all Mopuhn Ann Pill Stark, Debia H. F; hanuers. warren riru Trukositz. Elizabeth Steve Thompson, Linda Alec Vinson, Alvin ueivin Wliite. Brad Vivien Warren. Lee Ann Wlllard Warren, Linda Clarence Wright. Jimmy Robert Children born between November 16, 1949, and November 15, 1950. Anderson, Nelson C N. C, AuIV.orir .Urn KtpvA Allen. Richard James James Anderson, Helen Andrew Brown, Wesley J. N. Blake. Jennirer wiuaru Blaknev. Phillip Phil Cox. Richard Lyle Lyle Dobbs, Robert Robert Erwin, Candice Kay Harman iiniutu r.i w in Fuileton, Ruby Ann Royce Freeman, Lynda Carole Gammell. Judith Bob Gronemyer. Lana Iee Greenup, Margaret Hue Don Hinton, Virginia Lee Bill Healy, Jerry Michael Jack Hall, David Eugene Harris, Allen Ray Kelly, David Leon Lovgren. Marsha Marshall Labhart, ChrisBill Lynch. Charle Bill Loyd. Timothy Jack McDanlel, Georgina Carl McNabb, Bobby Ruymontl M.,rrla BiihuH E. J. Mahan, Jimmy Jack Oslund, Judy Frank Wilkinson Pettyjohn. Steven Dean Howard Peterson, DeborahEugene Robbins. Frances Robert Robinson, Vickie Creston Rawlins. John Bill Stone, Deanie Gene Storrn Janie M UK lie Smith, Leonard 5. C. M. Unrein, Frank jnuei is Van Winkle, John Jack Way. Sharon Glen West, Wayne, jr. wayno xoung, ueooru iiaiiry Children born between November 16, 1950 and November 15, 1951. Anderson, Charles Frank Anderson, ijirry Aiiuiew Aalberg, unn nievo Blake. Karen Willard Blake, Kathy Wlllard BeiiennrocK, obm. Mark t'nii William Clarence , U,,lr,h-Kil C'asetieer. Kalhline Ann Marvin Carter, Jeffrey J. W. Eberhart. James Ben F. Ferrell, Nancy Lee Robert Fancher, Janet Laura-Bradley Gronemyer, Mlchele Lee Huston. Pamela Sue Lionel Jones. Mania Floyd Labhart, Mark Bill Leathers, Daniel Owen Jr. Lym-h. Jimmy Jim Losli, Suuii-Euy O'Donnell, John Kelvin Russell Oiwlck, Linda Kay uene Olson. William. Jr. Bill peck, Terry Lynn Bud Pettyjohn, Larry Gene Howard Pettyjohn, r.ari jumes james Peterson, Cynthia James Kill. Michael Evan l'iini.. TimothvLowell Sanders. Judilh Fred Trukositz, Richard Steve Thompson. Brian Alec West. Kathleen Wayne Wright, MikeRobert Blakney. Baker. V Colleson, ChUdren born between November 16, 1951, and November 15, 1952 Becket, Molly Ann-Lawrence Bonla, Carmen McDon Barger, Walt III Walt Kallcy, Teresa-Acii'iie Brown, Janice j. r. Carpenter, Gary Raymond K. R. Cleveland. Thomas W. Howard Connor. Maryette Roger I Men. Kevin Lameron u. ii. Ernsdorff. Kalhryn John Greenup, William Donald Don Gentry. Judith Ann Pat Healy Gentry Howell. Patricia Ann Tommy Hartman." John A. John Healy, Sheila- James P. Hill, James Lloyd Elmer Healy. James Mathey Jac k Hibbard, George Harold Kelthley, Patricia Everett Kelley. Clyde Leon Lovgren, Mark Marshall Malhews. Sandra Lea Merlin Mathney, Sandra Ju Orville McLauchlan Darrel Pettyjohn, Linda Sue James Peck. Robert Dean Bud Sanders, Luclnda Fred Ranch. Natalie Kay Hank Vincent. Tommy Bonnie Van Marter, LaVerne Laverne Walker, James Spencer Robert Warren, Mark Wlllard Wells, Sandra Oene Wagner, Dee Anne Clifford Wolff, William Axley Wallace Warren, Dehra Kay Art Wright O. E.. Jr. Young, Marcia Ann Hurley Children born between November 16, 1952 and Preeent Time. Applegate. Brian Howard C. 11. Burkenblne, Paul J Lloyd Bergstrom, Bruce Robert Baker. Kenneth anion Broadus. Robert Carey Bloodsworth. Dennis Ruth James Cornellson, Jacqueline Cox, Carol Laurie Doherty, Michael Krances faul Fancher. Bradley Jonathan Bradley Hall. John Robert Eugene Hinton, Shirley Ann Johnston, Pamela James Johnson, John Lynn Clarence Kanoff, Linda Lou Melvln Kelthley, Jeretha Mae Howard Meador, Joy Elaine Herbert McCall, Mynin Cleveland Myron Marugg, Gary George George Pettyjohn. Terry Lynn Clyde Piper, Elmer Elmer Scott. Jana I-ee Sprimer, Suiidra Jean Ray