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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, May 19, 1949
Volume 66-No. 9
16-Year-0ld Youth
Perishes in Elevator
At C. Carlson Farm
Had Just Arrived
In County From
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Sylvester Spires Caldwell, 16,
of 1520V4. East Third street, Tulsa,
OI:la perished Saturday morn
ing when he fell from the top of
the elevator at the Charles Carl
son ranch southwest of lone into
loose wheat below. Being unac
customed to such circumstances
he floundered around and was
soon submerged in the grain. It
was about 11 o'clock when he fell
in and it was 3 p. m. by the time
thr body was removed.
In company with his cousin.
Donald Hess, 17 of Siloam Springs
Ark., young Caldwell arrived in
lone Friday to visit Irwin Neal.
The boys accompanied Neal to
the Carlson ranch where Neal
hauling grain from the elevator
for Buz Kisk. The boys were cur
ious about the operations, and
although warned about the dan
ger of falling in the wheat, went
to the top of the building to
watch the wheat settle as it was
withdrawn from below. Caldwell
slipped and fell in. Realizing his
friend's predicament, Hess called
to Neal and his helper to stop the
loader. The two men rushed up
the hill and to the top of the ele
vator but by the time they arriv
ed the boy had disappeared.
Telephone calls brought quick
response by neighbors but life
had gone before the body could
be uncovered..
The body was brought to the
Phelps Funeral Home in Hepp
ner and prepared for shipment to
Tulsa, going out Sunday evening.
Sylvester was a cousin of Mrs.
Don Neal former lone resident,
and Donald Hess is her brother.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs.
Joe Miller, a sister aged 11, and
his father, Vest or Spires who
lives at Siloam Springs, Ark.
Early Glass Theme
Of Visitor's Talk
Mrs. T. Leland Brown of The
Dalles was guest speaker at the
Soroptimist club luncheon this
noon. Mrs. Brown is a collector
of early glass and had many of
her choice pieces on display as
she traced the origin of glass
from Egyptian times to our Am
erican contributions to this in
teresting craft.
The Soroptimist club of Hepp
ner had lunch today at the Craw
ford home with Mrs. Garnet Bar
ratt, Mrs. Fay Bucknum and Mrs.
Clyde Dunham assisting the pres
ident in earning her $5 contri
bution to the club's scholarship
fund. Twenty-one members were
present to enjoy Mrs. Brown's
highly instructvle discourse.
Elmer Pieper Takes
Bride at Vancouver
At a quiet ceremony at the
home of the Rev. and Mrs. Paul
Kunzman in Vancouver, Wash.,
at 5 p. m. Sunday, May 15, Miss
June Marie Martin, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. George Benson of
Portland became the bride of
Elmer A. Pieper, son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. G. Pieper of Lexington.
Their only attendants were Mr.
and Mrs. Eugene Temple, sister
and brother-in-law of the bride.
The double ring ceremony was
read In the presence of only the
immediate families, after which
a reception was held In Portland
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rob
ert Meade, an aunt and uncle of
the bride. This was attended by
some other relatives and friends
as well as the wedding party.
After a two or three day so
journ in and around Portland,
Mr. and Mrs. Pieper are at home
at the Pieper farm on Willow
creek.
Mrs. A. G. Pieper and Mrs.
Kemp Dick and son Dennis at
tended from here.
Judge Barratt To
Direct KOG Work
In County During '49
The Keep Oregon Green asso
ciation is glad to announce that
Garnet Barratt Morrow county
judge, has accepted the chair
manship of the county KOG com
mittee staled Albert Wlesendan
ger, executive secretary of the as
sociation who was in Heppner
Friday.
Members of Judge Barratt's
committee who will assist him
with an educational forest fire
prevention program to reduce
man-caused fires In the county
and to help Keep Oregon Green,
are Glenn B. Parsons, district
ranger, Anson E. Rugg, USFS;
Mabel Wilson, county demonstra
tion agent; Nelson Anderson,
county agent; William E. Davis,
Scoutmaster, and O. G. Crawford.
Fire season in Oregon Is effect
ive May 15. Burning permits will
then be required for all slash
and clearing fires.
Morrow counly had a fine re
cord last year fo few grass and
forest fires. With the cooperation
of the public It is hoped that the
season of 1919 will be as good.
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Queen of Morrow county's 1919
annual Rodeo will be Miss Shir
ley Wilkinson, 20, attractive dau
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wil
kinson, members of the fair
board and rodeo committee an
nounced this week.
Versatile Queen Shirley I is an
experienced rider, ranch hand,
cook, musician, 4-H club member
and was a student leader at Hep
pner high school, graduating in
1947. She attended Oregon Slate
college in 1917-48 and is now a
regular "hand" at the Wilkinson
ranch where she rides for cattle,
drives sheep, operates trucks and
tractors, cooks for shearing crews
and helps with summer canning,
she and her mother putting up
a mere 1800 quarts of fruit last
summer. In addition she finds
time to play her saxophone in
the "Blue Dreamers" orchestra
and plays on the Heppner Wom
en's volleyball team.
Royalty is nothing new to
brown-haired, hazel-eyed Queen
Shirley. In 19!" she was a prin
cess In Queen Merlyn's court and
in 1910 her sister Frances, now
Mrs. W. B. Oslund of Cheyenne,
Wyo., was a princess in Queen
Maxine's court. Every year since
she was three years old she has
ridden in the rodeo parade.
A true daughter of the west,
Queen Shirley's maternal grand
Willard J. Blake
Services Held at
lone Sunday P. M.
By Echo Palmatcer
Funeral services wore held for
Willard J. Blake Sunday, May 15
at the Co-operalive church, with
Rev. Alfred Shirley, pastor, offi
ciating. The Masons had charge
of the graveside services at the
I. O. O. F. cemetery. Adon Ham-
lett, Mrs. Walter Roberts and
Mrs. Paul Pettvjohn, accompan
ied by Mrs. Charles O'Connor,
sang "In a Garden" and "The
Old Rugged Cross". Pallbearers
were Walter Dobyns, Sam Esteb,
Walter Roberts, Harlan McCurdy,
Omar Rletmann, and Paul Petty
John. Davy Funeral Home of Port
land had charge of arrangements.
Willard Josiah Blake, son of
Irvin and Melissa Blake, was born
November 29, 1863 in Iowa and
died May 12, 1919 in Portland at
the age of 85 years, five months
and 13 days. He came to the lone
community in 18SG and lived here
until 1915 when he moved to
Portland. He raised wheat for
many years and also had a meat
market here.
He was married to Anna Lu-
cinda Miller in 1894 and tu this
union were born four sons, who
survive him; Willard Ray, Mearl
M. and Ted W. of Portland, and
Kenneth of Redmond. Mrs. Blake
died in 1943. Other survivors are
two sisters, Mrs. Ida Moore of
Portland and Mrs. W. II. Padberg
of Lexington. There are also five
grandchildren and four great
grandchildren.
He was a charter member of
lone Lodge No. 120, A. F. & A. M.,
the Scottish Rile and Al Kader
Shrine.
Out of town relatives and
friends here lo attend the funeral
Included Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bhike,
Mr. and Mrs. Mearl Blake, Mr.
and Mrs. Ted Blake and their
families of Portland; Mrs. John
Wilt and Keithley Blake of Port
land, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Blake
and family and Mr. and Mrs. Wil
lard Blnke of Heppner; Mrs. Em
ery Coxen of The Dalles, Mr. and
Mrs. Walt Eubanks of Arlington
and Peter and George Timm of
Pendleton.
father, Fred Ball of Hermiston,
came to Fossil 70 years ago. Her
father, well-known cattle- and
sheepman, came to Fossil from
England when he was 18 and
started ranching in Morrow coun
ty in 1921.
A trim 125 pounds and five feet
five in height, Queen Shirley is
a veteran in the saddle. Since she
was in the sixth grade she has
broken all the riding horses on
the Wilkinson ranch. Owner of
three riding horses herself, she
will ride her favorite, Penny,
from the Swaggart riding strain,
in the rodeo.
In high school, Queen Shirley
was a rpember of the Pep club,
Girl's League, and Home Econo
mics club. She was student body
treasurer, participated in drama
tics and was student leader of
the band for one year under Billy
Cochell. On her graduation she
was presented the student activ
ity award. Besides riding, her
other hobbies include athletics
and music. She can sew, but con
fesses she'd rather do other
things.
Princesses in Queen Shirley's
court will be announced later,
fair board officials stated. Grang
es in the county are now in the
process of selecting their princesses.
OPERETTA PLEASES
CAPACITY AUDIENCE
As tuneful an operetta as one
hears in a blue moon, "The Gypsy
Rover," was presented in a de
lightful manner by the lone stu
dents in their gymnasium last
Thursday evening. The young
people handled their parts in a
very pleasing way, with good
stage presence and clever cos
tumes contributing much to the
pleasure of the audience.
Mrs. Keith Hendrickson, in
charge of music at the lone
school, was director and accomp
anist. Her careful training and
untiring efforts were apparent
throughout the entire evening.
The cast of characters included
Patricia Drake as Meg; Delight
Riddle, Zara; Johnny Bristow,
Marto; Jim Savage, Sinfo; Hel-
muth Hermann, Rob; Ingrid Her-
; mann, Lady Constance; Gerald
Peterson, Lord Craven; Clifford
Aldrich, Sir George Martendale;
Lola Ann McCabe, Nina; Ronald
Baker, Captain Jerome; Fayne
Ely, Sir Toby Lyon; Walter Berg
strom, McCorkle; Robert Peter
son, servant; the chorus: Mary
lloltz. Gene Itansier, June Seeha-
for, Elise Bauemfeind, LeRoy
Brenner, Llla Bolts, Dolores
Drake, Donald Eubanks, Barbara
Jackson, Mary Jepson, Fern Jones.
Gypsy children were Barbara
Warren, Jean Ann Swanson, Dor
othy Dobyns, Lawrence Jones,
Gary Brenner and Dick Slierer.
The beginners band played
several numbers between the
first and second acts.
Mrs Hendrickson was present
ed with a bouquet of flowers by
the cast.
(More lone on Page 2)
PERMITS NEEDED
As of May 15, permits are need
ed, and requried, before burning
any trash adjacent to the nation
al forest, officials of the USFS
announce. Permits may be ob
tained from forestry office at
Kiii7.ua or from the rangers.
Rev. C. E, Dunham of Eugene
is n guest at Ihe home of his son,
Dr. C. C. Dunham, and family
this week, making his first visit
to Heppner. lie Is enjoying get
ting acquainted with his grand
daughter, Cammie, and in seeing
the country hereabouts. A collec
tor of rocks and an ardent cam
era fan, he expects to take home
some good samples of both hobbies.
Work Of Putting
Fair Grounds In
Shape Underway
County Fair and
Rodeo Dates Set
For Sept. 8 to 1 1
Initial work on Morrow coun
ty's fair and rodeo which will op
en September 8 swung into high
gear this week with the appoint
ment of committee chairmen and
listing of events by the fair board
and rodeo committee. The three
day rodeo will open Friday, Sep
tember 9 while the fair will open
September 8 with juc'ging of en
tries and continue through the
9th, 10th and 11th.
The Howard Jonhson stock
'from Condon has been contracted
for the events which include sad-dle-bronc
and bareback riding,
..If roping, bulldogging and wild
cow milking, members of the fair
board reported. A quarter mile
cowboy race and a quarter mile
cowgirl race will be open to rid
ers in Morrow and its adjacent
counties. New this year will be
an eighth of a mile Shetland
pony race and a flag race using
three horses and three riders.
A total purse of $1500 plus en
trance fees is listed for the rodeo,
with a daily purse of 100 for each
of the five events. The rodeo is
approved by the Rodeo Cowboy
association and the International
Rodeo association, rodeo officials
stated.
Beginning next Monday, May
23 through May 28, has been des
ignated as work week at the ro
deo field and rodeo officials are
asking all those interested to
help in re-building fences, tear
ing down obsolete buildings and
doing general repair work. Dick
Meador, local icontractor, is now
busy leveling the grounds and
Ed Craber is working on the
fences.
Jimmy Wetmore's orchestra has
been obtained for the kick-off
dance on July 30, according to
Ralph Currin, dance chairman.
The Redwood Empire Shows, with
nine rides and about 30 conces
sions, have been contracted lor
fair and rodeo time.
Committee chairmen are Claud
Buschke, races; Cliff Dougherty,
grounds; Bill Smethurst, parade;
Merle Becket, tickets; Louis Ly
ons, programs; Jack Loyd, street
decorations and concessions; Ge
rald Swaggart, rodeo chutes and
Ralph Currin, dances.
Members of the fair board are
Orville Cutsforth, Lexington; Ray
Ferguson, Heppner; Ralph Skou
bo, Boardman and Nels Anderson,
Heppner, secretary. Rodeo com
mittee members are Lee Beckner,
Harlan McCurdy and Harold Er
win. Random Thoughts...
The power of the press Is never
more potent than when an error
is made. Everybody seems to be
reading the paper when the
wrong thing gets into the col
umns and then it is up to the
editor or the girl at the kick desk
to get ready to explain. So it hap
pened last week when an ad an
nouncing a dance at lone was
cancelled. The lone folks had
graciously postponed their dance
in favor of the benefit dance at
Lexington, scheduled for the
same night and asked that the ad
not be run last week. The make
up man forgot to remove the said
ad and there was a little doubt
in the minds of Lexington folk
ibout the good intentions of the
lone dance promoters. Attendance
of lone people at the Lexington
dance was sufficient to remove
existing doubt and the blame fell
on the shoulders of the printer,
who by token of this item is at
tempting to' apologize for the
grievous error.
There is an expression among
the fraternity that ofttimes bears
fruit The Lord will take care
of the poor printer". Our faith in
the time-honored expression was
strengthened last Thursday when.
in the midst of the struggle to
get copy to finish filling the edi
tion and then set it up the door
opened and in walked a young
woman who said, "I hear you are
in need of help and I thought I
would drop in and see what I
can do. You see, I'm a linotype
operator. My husband is a bank
auditor and will be in town for a
few hours and I would rather be
working than just sitting around
the hotel room killing time. Did
she get a job? What do you
think? She put up about three
columns of copy In a short space
of time. The worst of It was, her
husband couldn't find anything
to crab about at the bank any
thing that would keep him longer
than a couple of hours in making
routine check up, and moved on
to the next bank shortly after the
luncheon hour. Our only hope to
get Mrs. Prather's assistance on
a somewhat regular basis is for
tilings to go wrong at the bank
on a regular schedule and at pre
sent that looks about as possible
as for the weather man to break
tho May precipitation record in
this month of May 1949.
Continued on page six
Dedication Set
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The next major project under- church was completed and ready May 25 at 10 a. m. It will be dedi
taken was the building of the or use. jcated by the Coadjutor Bishop of
new church in lone. In the olden Named after Bishop William Baker, Most Rev. Leo Fabian Fa
days services were held occasion- O'Brien of Extensoin Society, in j hey. Father McCormack will eele-
ally at the Juniper hall and later
in Paul O'Meara's house in lone.
When the congregation increased
mass was celebrated in the Con
gregational church until Septem
ber 1948 when the present new
JayC-Ettes Held Busy
Session at Civic Hall
Wednesday Evening
On Wednesday evening the
JayC-Ettes held a busy session
following their potluck dinner
with the Jaycees at the Civic Cen
ter. Mrs Edwin Dick reported on
the state meeting at Baker which
she attended earlier in the
month and plans were made for
the club to go in caravan to the
September board meeting in John
Day.
A long felt need is about to be
taken care of under the sponsor
ship of the JayC-Ettes. Plans are
being formulated for a kinder
garten next fall. Time, place,
price and an instructor are being
worked on now by a temporary
committee including Mrs. Edwin
Dick, Mrs. Bill Barratt, Mrs. Al
Huit and Mrs. Jack Estberg. At
the June meeting a permanent
kindergarten board will be chos
en by the club.
Further announcement will be
made from time to time.
A club membership race has
just been concluded, with the
Evens winning. They will be
guests of the Odds at a party fol
lowing the June meeting.
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Benefit Tea And
Antique Display
Well Patronized
Mnre than mo (ruests enioved i
the benefit tea and antique show I
at the American Legion hall last
Saturday afternoon, with the Le
gion auxiliary as sponsor.
The antique display was espe
cially interesting due to the fam
ily and country history each art
icle recalled Fragile cups and
saucers, over 100 years old, Iron
stone china brought into the
country by wagon train and other
pieces of old china with a cen
tury of history in their beautiful
coloring and workmanship were
displayed. Old coin silver arti
cles, still bright after years of use
were oddities to the younger peo
ple.
Among the hand made articles
were a beautiful quilt over 100
years old, a coverlet made of a
wedding gown worn during the
Civil War, and a hand woven lin
en cloth.
Several articles belonging to
the Hynd family and brought
here from England were of much
interest. Among them was a
beautiful old dress entirely hand
sewn.
A table of old photographs of
Heppner before and after the
flood was especially interesting
as were old papers and books.
Mrs. Jack Van Winkle, .Mrs.
James Healy, Mrs. Harlan Mc
Curdy Jr. and Mrs. Charles Has-
void served as hostesses and were
gowned in lovely "forty-nine"
costumes.
NINE NEW MEMBERS
ADDED TO A. L. AUXILIARY
Nine new members, Mesdames
Jack Bailey, R. D. Allstott Jr..
Russell O'Donnell, Roger Connor.
William Heath, Robert Christian,
James Johnston, Sam Turner and
Harlan McCurdy Jr. were initiat
ed into the American Legion aux
iliary Tuesday evening. Mrs. E.
O. Ferguson was initiating officer
with members of the auxiliary
assisting.
At the close of the evening ap
ple pie a la mode and coffee were
served to 26 members by hostess
es Mrs. James Healy, Mrs. Harry
O'Donnell and Mrs. Jack Van
Winkle.
Miss Marlene DuBois, junior at
l'eppner high school has been
chosen by the auxiliary to at
tend Girls' State on the Willam
ette campus in June.
For May 25
whose name $5,000 was donated,
Most of the labor and cost was (dication. The music will be pro
undertaken by the residents of i vided by St. Joseph Academy
lone and the planning was done 'choir of Pendleton. Luncheon will
locally. Dedication services will.be served afterwards by the Al
be held in lone on Wednesday, 'tar Society ladies of lone.
FLOOD PICTURES WANTED I
The Heppner chamber of
commerce is preparing mater
ial for printing a brochure of
the floods occurring here in the
past 50 years namely the floods
of 1903 and 1935. Pictures of
these floods, as well as the
freshet on February 21, 1949
will be used in depicting the
story of flood danger in this
vicinity.
The club would like to bor
row a few pictures of the big
floods for the purpose of having
photographs taken from them.
The pictures will not be sent
out of town only the copies on
glossy print paper will be used
for having engravings made.
Persons having these pictures
and desiring to cooperate in the
production of the brochure are
asked to bring them to the Ga
zette Tiroes office at an early
date.
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Health Association
Chooses Officers
For Ensuing Year
Mrs. Mary Stevens was elected
President of the Morrow County
Tuberculosis and Health associa
tion at the annual meeting held
in the luncheon room of the Elk
horn restaurant Monday evening.
Mrs- B' c- Forsythe of lone was
osen vice president, Mrs Clara
Lucy E. Rodgers, treasurer. Mrs.
Claude Graham presided.
Reports given by the secretary
and by Miss Margaret Gillis,
county health nurse, gave evi
dence of a healthy condition so
far as the association is concern
ed and the health of the people
is rated high among the counties
of the state.
Mrs. Merle Becket, chairman of
the Christmas Seal sale, gave a
report on the 1948 campaign
showing that the drive was a
success, the quota was reached,
and the association's finances
materially strengthened thereby,
-merm, items were referred 1
rn the budget committee, and
Miss Gillis was authorized to buy ;
pamphlets and other literature
needed in carrying on her cam
paign of education in the county.
Miss Gillis, Mrs. Becket and
Mrs. J. A. Woodhall were chosen
as delegates to the state tubercu
losis and health meeting in Port
land next week.
FISHING COMES HIGH
It would require the services
of a pulic accountant to figure
the pound price of three little
fish that Scott Brown caught the
past week-end. for it cost him
S29.50 in the court of Justice J.
O. Hager when it was found the
trout were a hit short of the limit
placed hy the law. Scott, former
Rock Creek cattleman and long
time resident of Gilliam county
and now a resident of Portland,
paid the fine like a good sport,
but lie is a little puzzled over the
type of justice meted out up this
way. Fish are pretty valuable
compared to some other things
that have happened around here,
he thinks. He and Mrs. Brown
spent a few days here visiting his
sisters, Mrs. Sophrona Thompson
and Mrs. Lennie Louden.
RITA WINIFRED WESTHOFF
Services were held at 8 a. m.
Monday at St. Patrick's church
for Rita Winnifred Westhoff, 50.
whose death occurred Friday,
May 13 at Pendleton. Rev. Francis
McCormack officiated. Interment
was in the Heppner Masonic cem
eterv. Mrs. Westhoff was a na
tive'of Rich Hill, Mo,
brate a solemn high mass of de
51 Girls In Charter
Membership Roster
Of Rainbow Assembly
As forecast last week, Sunday
afternoon was a red letter day
for a group of young girls be
tween the ages of 13 and 18 years
when an assembly of the Order
of Rainbow was instituted. Fifty
one girls were initiated with the
assistance of the chapter from
Condon. One other charter mem
ber was ill and will be initiated
with the next class.
Mrs. Verna M. Gray of Seaside,
supreme deputy in Oregon; Mrs.
Esther Owsley, La Grande, dis
trict deputy; Miss Hazel Engle,
Woodburn, worthy grand adviser,
and Miss Marilyn Smyth, Forest
Grove, grand worthy associate
adviser, were here to direct the
work of institution of the order.
Several members from Canyon
City and La Grande were present
fo rthe initiation of this class
which is the largest ever present
ed in the state.
Visitors and local Masons and
Eastern Star members and par
ents brought the total number in
attendance to 175.
GENE EMPEY WAS "BLUE
KEY" MAN AT OREGON STATE
Mrs. R H. Zinter has called the
attention of the Gazette Times to
the fact that one other Morrow
county boy attained the Blue Key
award at Oregon State college.
Gene Empey, top-ranking stud
ent at the college attained the
honor last year. (It was stated
in the paper that so far as Judge
Garnet Barratt was aware, his
sons, Bill and Jim, were the only
Heppner boys to be so recognized.
There was no intention on his
part or on the part of this news
paper to slight anyone and we
are glad Mrs. Zinter straightened
us out on the matter).
Brownie Troop No. IV
Closes Year's Work
Brownie Troop IV closed its
year's activities Monday. The
first half hour was sPent in Pla'-
I in8 Samts and having pictures
taken. This was followed bv re
freshments of sandwiches, potato
chips, cake and coolade by Mrs.
P. J. Winters, assisted by Mrs.
W. E. Davis. Mrs. Winters will
take the girls on into the first
year of scouting when activities
are resumed.
Many varied and interesting
activities were enjoyed by the
Brownie girls in Troop IV in the
past year. These included choos
ing and electing officers for each
month, making favors for the
convalescent home in Hermiston.
many kinds of handwork, reading
and dramatizing the "Brownie
Story", earning new games. Re
freshments were served the last
Monday of each month, each girl
taking her turn in being hostess.
Thanks to the Soroptimist Club
of Heppner for accepting the re
sponsibility of being the troop
sponsor for the past year and for
the coming year.
Mrs John D. Runvan, leader.
Willow Lodge No. 6G "announc
es initiation and third degree
work at the next regular meeting
Wednesday night, May 25. Re
freshments will be served.
Earl Hallock.
manager of the,
PCC office at Redmond, was
visitor in Heppner Monday night.
He was enroute to Pendleton to
attend a meting of PCC officials.
Earl reports much building activ
ity In central Oregon and partic
ularly at Madras, which at pres
ent Is the boom center of that
part ol the state
Baccalaureate To
Open Graduation
Week Exercises
Seniors Enter Upon
Last Phase of High
School Life Sunday
With just a week left this
school year is rapidly drawing to
a close. Baccalaureate service has
been scheduled for 8 p. m. Sun
day, May 22 at the school audi
torium. Rev. E. L. TuII, vicar of
All Saints Memorial church will
deliver the sermon to the gradu
ates and the music numbers will
be under thedirection of Robert
Collins, head of the music de
partment of Heppner high school.
Eighth grade graduation will
occur at 8 p. m. Wednesday at
the gymnasium. They are plan
ning an interesting program.
Arthur C. Campbell of Terre
Haute, Ind., son of Mrs. W. T.
Campbell, will be guest speaker
at the high school graduation
which will occur Friday evening
of next week at the auditorium.
The Junior-Senior banquet and
Prom last Friday evening was
one of the social highlights of
the year. The gym was converted
into a ritzy night club and about
150 people enjoyed dancing to
the music of Jimmie Lyford and
his orchestra from Walla Walla.
Having earned a welcome re
lease, the entire junior class hied
themselves away to Cove Wed
nesday at an unearthly early
hour for the annual play day.
The seniors will spend tomorrow
at Joaquin Miller park near Can
yon City.
Farmers Encouraged
To Keep Wheat Stored
Under the resealing program
just announced, farmers who
have farm-stored loans or pur
chase agreements on wheat will
be encouraged to store the wheat
another year, according to E.
Harvey Miller, chairman of the
Oregon state PMA committee.
This will, of course, apply only to
that grain which remained under
farm storage loan, or purchase
agreement as of April 30, 1948,
i and on which delivery has not
been made before now.
The storage rate is 10 cents for
wheat. For farmers who have or
can provide storage for the 1949
crop and can still store undeliv
ered grain for another year, these
rates should be an incentive.
Complete details on the reseal
ing program can be obtained at
the county agent's office.
Food Handlers Of
County Instructed
At Special School
Three of the 13 food handling
establishments in Morrow county
were represented at the classes
ponsored by the Oregon state
board of health fn the meeting
room in the Elks temple May 16
and 17. Of the 13 establishments,
seven are in the vicinity of Hepp
ner. One third of the estimated
30 restaurant employes attended.
Saager's Pharmacy had 100 per
cent attendance for at least one
of the meetings. Those receiving
certificates of attendance for both
lasses were Mary Ellen Gearhart,
John Saager and Maude Hughes,
Saager's Pharmacy; Minnie Mc
Ferrin, Elks kitchen, and Florence
Haynes, O'Donnell's Cafe.
The classes, the purpose of
which is to emphasize good san
itation in restaurants, will be re
peated each year. Different
points of sanitation and new im
proements in restaurant opera
tion are discussed.
Legion Auxiliary
Sets Goal For Sale
Of Poppies May 28
"A poppy over every heart"
will be the goal of Heppner unit
of the American Legion auxiliary
in its Poppy Day activities here
on May 2S.
Mrs. H. D. McCurdy Jr., poppy
chairman, reported that prepara
tions for the annual observance
of Poppy Day were rapidly being
completed and predicted that
more of the little red memorial
flowers would be worn here this
year than ever before.
Members of the local auxiliary
have volunteered to distribute
poppies on the streets, many
planning to work throughout the
day and others to serve as many
hours as they can spare from
other duties. The Girl Scouts will
be especially active in the distri
bution of the poppie-t. As all
workers will be unpaid volunteers
the entire amount of the contrl
Ihutions made for the memorial
flowers will go into the auxili
ary's rehabilitation and welfare
funds.
The poppies which will be dis
tributed here have been made by
(lisabled veterans of both world
wars at hospitals. Each flower
is assembled by hand from crepe
, paper materials supplied by the
' auxiliary