EG ON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
5 L I C AUDITOR I" "
PORTLANDi ore.
Heppner Gazette Times
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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, June 2, 1949
Volume 66 Number 1 1
Showers Brighten
Crop Prospects In
Most of County
Present Estimate
For Fall Grain
Set at 20 Bushels
Rainfall amounting to .45 of
an inch or more fell over the up
per portion of the county the first
of the week, with a recording of
.31 of an inch at the Morgan wea
ther station. This has improved
the crop situation to some extent
and the prospect now is for ap
proximately a 20 bushel average
for fall sown wheat and about 12
bushels for spring grain, in the
opinion of Nelson C. Anderson,
county agent, who has been ma
king a tentative survey the past
few weeks.
While out with a crew inspect
ing the effects of the cricket poi
soning campaign, Anderson had
an opportunity to cover much of
the north side grain belt. He be
lieves that region fared better
through the winter than the sou
thern sector, although there has
been less rainfall this spring.
Holdover moisture from last year
was more effective in sprouting
the crops on the north side and
there was less winter kill.
Taking the county as a whole,
the crop situation is spotted. This
is due to erosion and frost. There
are no evidences of failure, but
the 35 bushel average is out of
the picture this year, Anderson
avers. If the 20 bushel average
for fall sown wheat is attained
that will be well above the nor
mal, but the 12 bushel or so ave
rage for spring wheat will pull
the over-all average down to
around 16 or 17 bushels.
Crops out the Eight Mile way
are looking good and bid fair to
hold up to the usual standard of
production. Most of the fall sown
grain Is headed out and if favor
able weather continues, or at
least If the region is not visited
by hot winds, it should fill well
during the remaining time be
tween now and harvest.
Farmers are finding it difficult
to rate a normal crop at anything
under 30 bushels to the acre, An
derson states, but when they re
call that the long time average
has been 12-13 bushels, 20 bush
els don't look so bad.
Cason Family Has
Reunion May 29-30
Mrs. Ada Cason of Heppner was
honored at a family reunion held
at The Dalles Auto park on May
29 and 30, with seven sons and
daughters and 15 grandchildren
present.
Attending were Mr. and Mrs.
W. M. Kirk (daughter), of Bell
ingham, Wash., and children, Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Colvin and Mr.
and Mrs. Hollo Hartzell, Seattle;
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Cason (son),
Portland; Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Pearce
(daughter), Bend, and son John
Taul Aiken, Bend.
Mrs. Vivian Prock (daughter,
Baker and five children, Wayne,
Colleen. Jimmy, Janice and Bar
bara; Mr. and Mrs Gordon Bend
er (daughter), Wishram, Wash.,
and daughter Barbara Jean.
Mr. and Mrs. Kaye Prock (dau
ghter), Heppner, and children,
Karen and Larry; Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Scrltsmler (daughter),
Heppner, and children Johnny,
Jean, Jane and Jacque Sue.
Other guests Included a neph
ew, Guy Cason, and wife of Port
land, and Vernon Prock, Mr. and
Mrs. Les Wyman and Ilene Kee
nan, Heppner.
Young Physician
To Open Practice
In Heppner Soon
Dr. Richard C. O'Shea, nephew
of Mrs. Harold Cohn, has chosen
Heppner as the place to set up
his practice and with Mrs. O'Shea
will arrive here shortly to take
up residence. Ho has purchased
the Jesse Beardsley property on
North Main street which will be
used for a combined office and
home.
Dr. O'Shea has been connected
with the San Diego General hos
pital since graduation from med
ical school. It has been his an
nounced purpose to become a
country physician and he chose
Heppner with that thought In
mind. A new hospital here also
aided In making the decision, as
well as the fact that he attended
school hero for a number of years
and Is familiar with the country.
Mrs. O'Shea Is a graduate
nurse.
The Beardsleys have purchased
property In Portland and are pre
paring to move there.
WEDDING DATE SET
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Shafer an
nounce the forthcoming marriage
of their daughter, Marcel la lorn
in nmiald Arthur DuBols, son of
Mrs. J. L. Hamlin of this city.
The wedding will be an event 01
June 22.
Mrs. Luov Rodgers and Mrs
Bum McNnmer motored to Pros-
cott, Wash. Saturday to spend
the holiday week-end with rem
lives.
Evening Ceremony
ites Mrs. Rice
And R. V. Runnion
At the spacious home of Mr.
and Mrs. Oscar George occurred
the wedding Wednesda v pventnrr
of Mrs. Muriel McCarty Rice and
ivir. Kooen icunnlon, In the pres
ence of approximately 75 rela
tives and friends. Rev. J. Palmer
Sorlien officiated at the cere
mony. Attending the couple were
their sons and wives. Mr. and
Mrs. La Verne Van Marler and
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Runnion Jr.
Violin music during the eveninp
was contributed by Mrs. Tom
Wilson.
Baskets of sorins flowers in
pastel shades formed a lovelv
setting for the exchanging of
the marriage vows. The hride was
especially attractive in a gray
afternoon gown and on her head
she wore a tiara of Dink rosebuds
and stephanotis.
Bridal party and guests were
Invited to the dining mom wherp
punch was served. The bride and
groom cut the traditional first
piece of a beautiful three-tiered
wedding cake, after which Mrs.
Oscar Borg of Portland, sister of
the bride, continued with the cut
ting and serving of the cake. Mrs.
Robert Grabill poured coffee and
Mrs. Archie Murchison presided
at the punch bowl. Mrs. Fay Buck
num, Mrs. Garnet Barratt assist
ed about the rooms. Pink rose
buds and carnations and nink
candles were used effectively in
me dining room.
Mrs. Runnion Is the vounopet
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.
W. G. McCarty and has spent
much of her life in Hemmer. She
has been employed in the post
omce. Mr. Runnion Is a promin
ent business man of Heppner,
and they will continue to make
their home here after a short
honeymoon.
Acreage Allotments
Seem Certain For
1950, Report Shows
More information has been
made available to the local PMA
committee concerning the forth
coming wheat allotment. Infor
mation received from the state
office would seem to indicate that
acreage allotments will be a cer
tainty for the 1950 crop, said R.
S Thompson county chariman.
The amount of cut has not been
announced as yet
An item of Importance to a few
farmers in the county is the ques
tion of eligibility of certain lands
and the explanation of what con
stitutes an old or a new farm has
been given as a temporary mea
sure. An old farm Is one that has
had wheat seded for harvest in
any one of the years 1917, 1918
or 1919, or one that had a 1912
wheat allotment on that particu
lar unit. The definition of a new
farm is one that did not have
wheat seeded for harvest in any
of the years mentioned, although
it may have had wheat seeded
for the years 1915 and 19-16.
If a wheat allotment Is desired
for the 1950 crop on the new
farms a request in writing must
be submitted to the local PMA
office prior to July 1, 1919. An at-
empt will be made to reach each
individual farmer concerned by
letter but if any farmer is aware
hat his land will fall Into this
classification he should contact
the office as soon as possible.
Farmers are also advised that
at the present land that was not
in crop or rotation for the year
1918 will not be considered as
cropland for the purpose of de-
trmining the 1950 allotment.
Farms that are classified as new
wheat farms will be granted their
allotments out of three per cent
of the total allotment for the
county.
HEAVY FREIGHT LEAVES
LOCAL YARDS FRIDAY
One of the heaviest freight
leave the local yards went out of
shipments of recent months to
Heppner Friday of last week
when a train of 27 cars pulled
out of Heppner. In the train were
sheep, cattle and lumper and
maybe some wheat showing the
product venoss ot the region nere-
a bouts.
ADEQUATE WIRING OF
FARMSTEAD HIS SUBJECT
M, O. CROP8EY
Agricultural Engineer
Oregon State College
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Parking Meters Go Into Effect June 6
Council Passes Ordinance Governing Operation of Machines
At the rate the drilling of holes
in the sidewalks and Implanting
of posts has been going this week
everything will be in readiness
for operation of parking meters
in Heppner by Monday, June 6.
That is the time set by the Dun
can Parking Meters superintend
ent and the city government for
the little time machines to start
"strutting their stuff"
A total of 160 machines is be
ing put in at this time. Three
blocks on Main street and por
tions of May, Willow and Center
streets are included in the zone.
This will provide parking space
for all who have business to tran
sact and leave ample space for
those who are accustomed to
leaving their cars parked down
town all day, just beyond the me
tered area.
The city has set up some point
ers for the benefit of car drivers
which include the following:
Directions are printed on the
meters. Please read them.
Meters are of the manual type
and handle must be turned as
far as possible after each coin is
deposited.
There are two money slots. One
is for dimes and the other one for
nickels and pennies.
There are two violation flags.
When -either one is up the car is
in violation..
The meters are all of the two
hour time limit at the following
rate: Each penny 12 minutes;
each nickel, 60 minutes. A dime
will register 120 minutes or the
full time on the dial.
The time of operation is from
9 a. m. to 6 p. m. daily except
Sundays and holidays.
An ordinance setting up the
operation of the meters was pass
ed last month by thecity council.
To give the people an opportun
ity to "wise up on its terms it
is published herewith with the
hope that all operators of motor
vehicles will take the time to
read it and understand its terms.
ORDINANCE NO. 321
An Ordinance relating to traf
fic and regulating the use of
public streets in the City of
Heppner, Oregon; prescribing
regulations relative to the
parking of vehicles upon such
streets; providing for purchase,
leasing, acquiring, installation,
operation, maintenance, super
vision, regulation and control
of the use of parking meters
and providing for the payment
thereof; defining and providing
for the establishment of park
ing meter zones upon the pub
lic streets and for an enforce
ment thereof and providing
penalties lor the violation
thereof. '
WHEREAS, Because of traffic
conditions that have existed in
certain sections of the City of
Heppner, Oregon, the free move
ment of traffic in those sections
is, and has been, impeded for a
long period of time; and
WHKREAS. Attempts to regu
late the traffic and parking in the
aforesaid areas have not been
successful as is desirable; NOW
THEREFORE,
The People of the Citv of Heppner
do Ordain as f ollows:
Section 1. Definitions. When
ever in this ordinance the follow,
ing terms are used, they shall
have the meaning respectively
ascribed to them in this section:
Street Every way set apart
f,.r nuhlie travel, except alley
ways, bridle paths and foot paths.
Rnadwav That portion oi a
street between the regularly es
tablished curb lines
Sidewalk That portion of a
street between the curb lines and
the adjacent property lines.
Vehicle Any devise by which
any person or property may be
transported upon a public high-
PRESSURE GAUGES TESTED
Homemakers wishing the gau
ges and petcocks tested on their
pressure canners may secure the
address of a Portland firm who
will do this job, at the county
agent's office. Oregon State col
lege laboratories have previously
done this but no longer can han
dle the large number sent in. The
dial gauges and petcocks my be
ithout injuring thenual meeting of county superin-
removed
performance of the cooker. Ac
curacy of pressure ana tempera
tures insures better canning re
sults, says Miss Mabel Wilson,
HDA. Those wishing this address
may call 342, or come to the
county agent's office.
wishing the food pre-:
Anyone
l ii..tt... ...Ith nannintl
n dZe in ZvZeZ. may caU
at the home demonstration ag-
ent's office or write a card. Alsoi"""
available are pamphlets on car
ing for a pressure canner, pickle
and relish recipes, curing pork,
and other items
o
Mr. and Mrs. Max Smith and
sons Mickey and Larry were
week end guests of Miss Mabel
Wilson. Mr. Smith, a graduate of
Oregon State college, is the new
Vocational agriculture teacher at
Enterprise this next year. He is
a very close friend of Miss Wil
son and her family at Lake City,
Iowa.
Mrs. Oscar Borg of Portland
came Sunday to visit with her
sisters, Mrs. Sadie Sigsbee and
Mrs. Muriel Rice and to attend
the Rlce-Runnlon wedding Wed
nesday evening. She returnd to
her home Thursday.
way, except those operated upon
rails or permanent tracks.
Parking Meter A mechanical
device located upon a public
street or sidewalk in a place reg
ularly designed as a parking
zone as hereinafter defined which
device shall record a certain num
ber of minutes by the use of a
clock mechanism determining the
period of time for which parking
privilege may be extended to the
person so depositing a coin.
Parking Meter Zone A certain
designated and marked off sec
tion of the public street within
the marked boundaries where
the vehicle may be temporarily
parked and allowed to remain for
such period of time as the park
ing meter attached thereto may
indicate.
SECTION 2. Parking meter
zones as hereinbefore described,
are hereby created on the follow
ing streets of said City of Hepp
ner, to-wit: Main Street between
May Street and Baltimore Street,
and Willow Street between Gale
Street and Chase Street; and from
time to time hereafter as traffic
conditions require on such streets
and avenues and other streets
and avenues, or such other loca
tions as selected by resolution of
the Common Council of said City
of Heppner for the location of
such zones.
SECTION 3. And in said park
ing meter zones the Chief of Po
lice of the City of Heppner shall
cause parking meters to be in
stalled in such numbers and at
such places as in his judgment
shall be necessary to the regu
lation, control and inspection of
the parking of vehicles therein,
including the reservation of load
ing zones for commercial vehi
cles and shall cause parking me
ter spaces to be designated as
hereinafter provided, ine com
mon Council of the City of Hepp-
u.ii .u. r
ner ha ine iiinu iiuuidLiuiia yona me parKing xime limn as
for legal parking in such zones fixed by the coin or coins depos
and the hours during the day jted in such meter for such park,
when the parking meter or me- j jng space, the parking meter
ters must be used and when the shall by its dial and pointer in-
time limitations shall be effect-
ive. in compliance with the pro
visons of this ordinance, and shall
indicate the time limitations by
designating the same on the
parking meter or meters or by
appropriate signs posted in prox
imity to said meter or meters in
said zone.
SECTION 4. The Chief of Police
of said City is hereby authorized
to carry out the terms of any con
tracts heretofore or hereafter en
tered into by the Council of said
City of Heppner for the purchase,
leasing, acquiring, installation,
operation, maintenance, super
vision, regulation, and use of the
parking meters provided for in
this ordinance whether for trial
period or otherwise. The payment
for such parking meters and in
stallation to be provided for sole
ly from the receipts, funds and
revenues obtained from the op
eration of said parking meters
without in any manner obligat
ing the City of Heppner to pay
for the same from any other
source.
SECTION 5 The parking meters
installed in the parking meter
zones as established and provid
ed in Section 2 hereof, shall he
nlaeed uDon the curb immediate
ly adjacent to the individual
parking places nereinai er as?-
" . . . ,
crioeu. uui ")'s
the expiration oi such per'
shall indicate illegal or over
parking.
SECTION 6. The Chief of Po
lice of said City shall have mark
ings painted or placed upon the
curb andor upon ine sireeis au
lacent to each parking meter for
Miss Marylou Ferguson and
Philip Cohn are two Heppner
young people in the graduating
class at Whitman college in Wal
la Walla. Commencement exer
cises will be held Sunday, when
a class of 124 will receive diplo
mas, the largest graduating class
in the history of the college.
Henry Tetz, county school ad
ministrator, will attend the an-
lenueiua tit. odicm iai wtv,.
There will also be a meeting of
the official board of the Oregon
Education association of which
he is a member.
Mrs. Venice Stiles has gone to
Portland to make her home after J
"ving here a couple of years. She
has made her home with her mo-
ther. Mr, Josie Jones but decided
to go back to Peruana ana .eu
A family party was held here i
Sunday honoring Vonnle Adams,
member of the navy air corps sta
tioned at Cecil Field near Jack
sonville, Fla. He has just return
ed from a world cruise. Members
Present to honor him and at the
same time take advantage of the
Memorial holiday were J. B. Ad
ams, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Rogers,
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Harrison and
family, Condon; Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Rogers and son, rendle
ton; Mr. and Mrs. Duff McKit
trlck and son, Bellvlew, Ida.; Mr.
and Mrs. Vic Lovgren and fam
ily and Stacy Lovgren Mr and
Mrs. Glenn Adams and son, Eight
Mile; Mr and Mrs. Harley Ad
ams and family, Kinzua; Mrs.
Esther Burnside and family; Mrs. I
Homer Davis and daughter, Kin
zua; Larry Wade, Condon, and ,
Fern Biddle Adams. (
be placed or set in such manner tnis ordinance i1' is necessary for the immediate
as to show or display by a signal ,10" " ,"pn number Preservation of the peace and
that the parking space adjacent j (b) The State license number safety of the citlzens of the City
to such meter is or is not legally of such vehicle. of Hoppner that this ordinance
in use. Each parking meter in- I (c) The time such vehicle is be effective immediately, an em
stalled shall indicate by a proper ; parking in violation of any of ergencv is hereby declared to ex
iegend the legal parking time the provisions of this ordinance. js) amj this ordinance shall be in
established by the City and when I (d) Any other facts, or know- , full force and effect from and af
operated shall indicate on and hedge of which is necessarv to a i ter its passage by the Common
by its dial and pointer the dura- j thorough understanding of the Council of the City of Heppner,
tion of the legal parking and on circumstances attending such ! and approved by the Mayor.
the purpose of designating the
parking space for which said me
ter is to be used and each vehicle
parking adjacent or next to any
parking meter shall park within
the lines or markings so estab
lished. It shall be unlawful and
a violation of this ordinance to
park any vehicle across such line
or marking or to park said vehi
cles iri such position that the
same shall not be entirely within
the area so designated by such
lines or markings
SECTION 7. When any vehicle
shall be parked in any space ad
jacent to which a Darkine meter
is located in accordance with the
provisions of this ordinance, the
operator of said vehicle shall, up
on entering the said parking
space, immediately deposit or
cause to be deposited a one, five
or ten cent coin of the United
States, in such parking meter,
and put such meter in operation,
and failure to deposit such coin
and put the meter in operation
shall constitute a violation of
this ordinance and shall subject
such person to the penalty pre
scribed hereinafter,
ter in operation as aforesaid, the
parking space may be lawfully
occupied by such vehicle for a
period of twelve (12) consecutive
minutes for each one cent coin of
the United States deposited there
in, up to one hundred twenty
1120) minutes, or for a period of
sixty (60) consecutive minutes
for each five cent coin of the Un
ited States deposited therein, up
to one hundred twenty (120) min
utes, or for a period of one hun
dred twenty (120) consecutive
minutes for each ten cent coin ot
the United States deposited there
in, and payment of the aforesaid
amounts for the above period
shall be made for parking in the
areas set forth hereinabove. If
any vehicle shall remain parked
in any such parking space be-
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1 dicate such illegal parking and
in that event, such vehicle shall
be considered parked overtime
and beyond the period ot legal
parkin gtime and shall consti
tute a violation of this ordinance
and the owner or operator there
of shall be punished as herein
after set out.
SECTION 9. It shall be unlaw
ful and a violation of the provis
ions of this ordinance for any
person to deface, injure, tamper
with, open or wilfully break, de
stroy, or impair the usefulness of
any parking meter installed un--rter
the provisions of this ordin
ance. SECTION 10. It shall be un
lawful and a violation of the pro
visions of this ordinance to de
posit or cause to be deposited in
an parking me'.er, any slug, de
vice or metallic suosuiuie, or any
dny other substitute for a . one !
cent, five cent or ten cent coin of
the United States.
SECTION 11. It shall be the
duty of the police officers of the
City, acting in accordance with
instructions issued by the said
Chief of Police to report:
(a) The number of each park
ing meter which indicates that
the vehicle occupying the park
i ink? auavc auia'
ing space adjacent to such park
u me(er ,g or nas been parking
i in violation of any of the provis
violation.
Each such police officer shalllnnd nnoroved bv the Mayor this
also attach to such vehicle a no-
ice to the owner or operator
hereof that such vehicle has been
parked in violation of a provision
of this ordinance and instructing
such owner or operator to report
ATTENDED COMMENCEMENT
Here from Wenatchee Wash, to
attend commencement exercises
at Heppner high school Friday
evening was Mrs. Tracy Welch,
mother of Mrs. J. W. Shafer and
interested, particularly, in the
graduation of her granddaughter,
Marcella Shafer. Mrs. Shafer
drove to Wenatchee Wednesday
to take her mother home.
Mrs. R. C. Lawrence and dau
ghters, Anne and Tricia were over
from rendleton Monday for Me
morial Day.
WILL HEAD FIELD TOUR
AROUND COUNTY SATURDAY
E. R. JACK.MAN
Agricultural Extension Service
nrmn Rtita College
to the Municipal Court of the
City of Heppner in regard to such
violation. Each such owner or
operator may, within 24 hours of
the time when such notice was
attached to such vehicle pay to
the Judge of said Municipal Court
as a penalty for and in full sat
isfaction of such violation the
sum of one dollar ($1.00). The
failure of such owner or operator
to make such payment within
(said 24 hours, shall render such
owner or operator subject to the
penalties hereinafter provided,
for the violation of the provis
ions of this ordinance.
SECTION 12. Any person who
shall violate any of the provis
ions of this ordinance, and any
person who aids, abets, or assists
IIICICIM, aildll U1JUI1 CUJ1V1UUUI1
thereof in the Muncipal Court of
said City of Heppner be subject
to a fine of not to exceed more
than one hundred dollars ($100.-
00) for each offense or violation,
; or be imprisoned for a term not
exceeding fifty (50) days in the
City Jail or in any place provided
by the said City of Heppner for
detention of prisoners or by both
fine and imprisonment.
SECTION 13. The coins requir
ed to be deposited in parking me
ters as provided herein are here
by levied and assessed as fees to
provide for the proper regulation
and control of traffic upon the
public streets, and also the cost
of supervision and regulation of
the parking of vehicles in the
parking meter zones created
hereby and to cover the cost of
purchasing, leasing, acquiring,
installatoin, operation, mainten
ance, supervision, regulation and
control of the parking meters de
scribed herein.
SECTION 14. The Chief of Po
lice of said City of Heppner shall
designate such collectors and me-
: thoris as are necessarv to Drooer-
thods as are necessarv to proDer
lv collect all coins deposited in
the meter boxes. Such collectors
shall be only such employees as
are now or hereafter duly bonded
in a sum of not less than one
thousand ($1,000.00) dollars for
the faithful performance of their
duties All money so collected
shall be deposited with the City
Treasurer of the City of Heppner,
provided, however, a separate
fund shall be maintained at all
times of such money so deposited
with the City Treasurer.
SECTION 15. All penalty fees
of one dollar ($1.00) collected by
the Police Department of said
City of Heppner shall be deposit,
ed with said City Treasurer and
credited to the meter funds.
SECTION 16. This ordinance
shall be deemed to be in addi
tion and supplementary to and
not in conflict wifh nor a repeal
of any prior or existing ordinanc
es of the City of Heppner, but
shall be an additional provision
for the regulation of traffic and
parking in those zones provided
for herein
SECTION 17. If a section, part
of section, sentence, clause or
phrase of this ordinance shall be
held to be unconstitutional or in
valid, the remaining provisions
hereof shall nevertheless remain
in full force and effect.
SECTION 18. Whereas. There
now is no ordinance regulating
the parking of vehicles in the
areas above mentioned, and that
p.cd bv the Common Council
1 jgth day of May, 1949.
j mvi vv l a'H4M
Mayor.
ATTEST: Walter Barger, Jr.
Citv Recorder.
Mrs. J. M. Yocom
Passes Saturday;
Burial at Wasco
Mrs. J. M. Yocom died at her
homo Saturday morning, May 28
at the age of 76 years, and was
buried at Wasco Monday after
noon. Mrs. Yocom had been ill
for the past six weeks and her
condition became critical just a
few davs before her death.
Mary Margaret Hendrick was
born of pioneer parents. John and
Eliza Hendrick. in Polk county.
She and Joseph M. Yocom were
married January S. 1S96. For the
past eight years they have resid
ed in Heppner at the home of
their daughter. Mrs. Bert Kane.
Mrs. Yocom is survived by her
husband; three sons. Lawrence
Funk of Wasco: Ercil. Dufur,
John Richard of Wasco; fetir dau
ghters. Rita Oviatt, Newport, Or.;
Mrs. Henry Happold and Mrs.
Bert Kane, Heppner, and Bessie
Church of Portland; 13 grand
children, 10 of whom were pre
.out at the funeral; nine great
grandchildren, and one brother,
Richard Hendrick of Vancouver,
Wash.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Monday at 1:30 from the Meth
odist church in Wasco with Rev.
Carl Sterling otfioiating and the
Phelps Funeral Home in charge.
Interment was made in the Sun
rise cemetery in Wasco.
o
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Runnion
Jr. were here to attend the Rice
Runnion wedding Wednesday
night. They returned to Eugene
today where Bob Is a student at
the university.
Fitting Exercises
End High School
Career of 49-ers
Commencement exercises for
the 25 members of the Class of
1949 were held Friday evening at
tne auditorium and wer attended
by a huge crowd of parents and
friends of the seniors. Music was
furnished by the band, a cornet
quartet and the girls glee and
the address to the class was de
livered by Dr Arthur W. Camp
bell chemisit, of the Commercial
Solvents Corporation.
Mary Mollahan. salutatorian
and Roy Carter, valedictorian
spoke briefly following the pre
sentation of diplomas by Edwin
; r)jckr chairman
of the school
board.
Awards were announced by L.
L. Pate, superintendent and were
as follows: President's medal,
Bob Bennett; valedictorian, Roy
: Carter; salutatorian, Mary Mot
lahan; Activities, Jean Hanna
Citizenship, Bob Jones; Honor
Plaque, Jean Hanna; U. of O.
scholarship, Roy Carter; EOCE,
Nell Herndon, and the Soroptl
mist scholarship, Jean Hanna,
Top scholarship honors were
won by Jimmie Smith , first for
the freshman class while Joan
Bothwell and Eleanor Rice tied
for second place; Mary Gunder
son first and Marion Green sec
ond in the sophomore division;
Gerald Bergstrom first and Mar
lene DuBois second for the jun
iors and Roy Carter and Mary
Mollahan for the seniors.
Following the evening's pro
gram a short reception was held
in the yard for the graduates.
Largest Class To
Graduate at O. S. C.
Coming Week End
Morrow county is represented
by three students in the graduat
ing class of 1568 seniors and gra
duate students to receive degrees
at the 80th annual commence
ment at Oregon State college
June 5 and 6.
Three duplicate commencement
exercises are necessary this year
to permit relatives of the gradu
ates to attend the ceremonies, as
the class this year is larger by
nearly 400 than last year's which
was a record for the state at that
time.
Included in the total degrees
to be conferred by President A.
L. Strand, 1408 are bachelor of
science or bachelor of arts, rep
resenting four full years of study;
160 are graduate degrees nclud-
ing 146 masters and 14 doctors
of philosophy, the highest earn
ed degrees awarded in any insti
tution. Following are the students
from Morrow county by schools:
Agriculture Howard Edward
Gilliam, Heppner; Gene Francis
Empey, Heppner.
Engineering Richard Eugene
Ferguson, Heppner.
JACK'S FACE WAS RED
In reporting the dance sched
ule for the summer our inform
ant, J. J. O'Connor, inadvertently
omitted a dance dated at Lexing
ton for Saturday evening, June
11. The dance will be held at the
I. O. O. F. hall and of course will
be a public affair. Jack's face took
on a reddish hue when his at
tention was called to the omis
sion, for he had been one of the
chief agitators for a summer
schedule.
TO APPEAR ON ELECTRICITY
PROGRAM
Miss Mary Beth Minden will
present "Selection of Household
Electrical Appliances" Thursday,
June 9 at 11 a. m. at the Lexing
ton grange hall. In the afternoon
she will discuss home lighting
and safety measures in use of
MISS MARY BETH MINDEN
Home Economics Extension
Oregon State College
electricity in informal discussion
with homemakers. All interested
persons are invited to attend all
or part of this session.
Myron G. Cropsey will present
"Adequate Wiring of the Farm
stead" 9:30 to 10:30 a. m. for the
same electrical education pro
gram, June 9. Mr. Cropsey will al
so meet with the men In the af
ternoon to discuss use of motors,
pumps, underground wiring, etc.
Fred Ball visited briefly in Hep
pner Monday en route from his
home In Hermlston to Fossil for
Memorial day.
Field Tour Stops
Include Variety
Of Farm Projects
Annual Trek to
Start at 9 O'clock
Saturday Morning
Schedules of stons to h mH
on the annual conservation field
tour have been completed, an
nounces Nelson C. Anriprmn
county agricultural agent
The tour is to start at the Mor
row County Fair grounds at 9 a.
m. Saturdav. whprp a
pentachlorophenol will be given,
tion on treating fence posts with
Stops will be made at Bill Bar
ratt's, Bechdolt Brothers. Nelsnn
Brothers, Kenneth Smouse's, and
Newt O'Harra's during the day.
Lunch will be served at
by the Lexington uraniro Homo
Economics club. During the noon
hour, E. R. Jackman, farm crops
specialist, Oregon State college,
will speak on grasses for conser
vation in Morrow county. A film,
'Tomorrow's Wheat" showing
conservation problems in eastern
Oregon, will be shown.
Practices to be observed during
the day will be contour strip
cropping, seedines of alfalfa.
sweet clover, and grasses on dry
and irrigated lands, diversion
ditches, sod waterways, trashv
fallow, and morning glory con
trol.
Lexington Women
Sponsor Home For
Retired Ministers
Miss Dona Barnett and Mrs.
Trina Parker returned to their
home in Lexington Tuesday af
ter attending the dedication ser
vices at Turner, Sunday, for the
cottage purchased by them and
given to the Turner home for
aged ministers This cottage will
be known as the Barnett cottage
and was given in memory of their
father and mother, the late Mr.
and Mrs. William E. Barnett. C.
F. Swander, who had known the
Barnetts for their fathful duties
to the Christian work, gave the '
dedicatory address. .... . .
The dedication was preceded
by a well planned program in
cluding a hymn by all, 'Take
Time to Be Holy"; prayer, Gilbert
Carey, minister, Christian church,
Turner; scripture reading, Elery
Parrish, minister, Liberty Church
of Christ; solo, "One Sweetly Sol
emn Thought," Robert Hender
shott; Talk, E. J. Gilstrap, super
intendent Turner Memorial home.
Hymn, "Faith of Our Fathers,"
sung by all; dedication address,
C. F. Swander, Amity Church of
Christ; dedication prayer, C. F.
Swander; hymn, "God Will Take
Care of You," by all; benediction,
Clyde Freeman, minister, Stayton
Church of Christ.
Friends attending were Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Marquardt of Lex
ington; Mrs. Londerhausen and
Mrs. Elsie Marquardt of Port
land; Mr. and Mrs. Nets Holm
berg Brush Prairie, Wash.; Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Schriever and
son, Mollala; Mrs. Maude Poin
ter, Mrs. Ethel Chambers, Mrs.
Loto Callaway, Corvallis; Mrs.
Emma Gemmell, formerly of
Heppner, and son Paul Gemmell
of Salem, and Mrs. Myrtle Rea-
ney of Salem.
Relatives attending were: Mr.
and Mrs. James Leach of Port
land; Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Doppl
maier Portland; Mrs. Virginia
Miller Salem; Mr. and Mrs. T.
Ericson (Wilma Leach) and son
of South Pasadena and Mrs. Leo
na Leach White of San Leandro,
Calif. Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Leach
of Portland were unable to attend
due to illness.
There were a little over 100 pre
sent in the park in front of the
cottages in honor of the ones for
whom the cottage was named.
The Barnett Cottage is to be a
perpetual home for aged minis
ters. Theft Of Saddle
Charged Against
Three Young Men
Charged with the theft of a
saddle from the Jasper Myers
place in the Pine City district,
three young men are being held
in the county Jail pending grand
jury investigation.
The trio, David E Westrack,
Donald Dale Judd and Raymond
L. Powell, are accused of having
removed the saddle from the My
ers barn and attempting to dis
pose of it in Walla Walla. A de
tective who chanced to be In the
vicinity became suspicious of the
youths' actions and notified the
authorities. When confronted by
the law, the boys admitted they
did not own the saddle, which In
valued at $150. Sheriff Bauman
was notified and went to Walla
Walla and took them Into cust
ody, as well as the saddle.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Van Horn
motored to Fossil Sunday to
spend Decoration day with relatives.
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