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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, September 8, 1 949
Volume 66, Number 25
Catherine Smith
inq From
Accident Injuries
Sheriff Bauman
Says Car Driver
Was Not at Fault
The condition of 3-year-old Ca
therine Smith, who was Injured
Sunday when she was struck by
a car In front of her home on
North Court street, was reported
yesterday by her mother to be
very satisfactory. The child. dau
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Orvllle
Smith, suffered a fractured right
thigh and pelvic bone, scalp lac
erations, and multiple bruise
when, according to witnesses, she
ran in front of a south bound car
shortly after 5 p, m. Sunday.
Sheriff C. J. D. Bauman said
Monday that so far as he had
been able to determine from ac
counts of witness the driver of
the car, Billy French of Heppner,
was not at fault in the accident.
The child and her younger sis
ter were in the care of Mary Gun
derson at the time the accident
occurred. Mr. and Mrs. Smith had
flown to their summer home on
Orcas Island. Wash., and did not
learn of their daughter's injuries
until late Sunday evening.
After being examined by a lo
cal physician, the child was ta.k
en to St. Anthony's hospital in
Pendleton.
Miss Gundcrson said the acci
dent occurred as she was return
ing with the children to the
Smith residence after spending a
few moments at the home of tier
grandmother. She said as she ap
proached the street, pushing the
younger child in a baby cart,
Catherine ran across the street to
the east side, then indicated that
she wanted to return. She said
the child at first heeded her call
ed warning, then darted in front
of a second car after one car had
passed.
Mrs. Joseph Snider, who wit
nessed the accident from her
home, sadi she heard Miss Gun
derson call to the child to remain
standing where she was on the
east side of the street. She said
Catherine waited until a car pass
ed going north and then ran into
the path of a southbound car.
First Graders Get
Physical Checkups
Ninety 6-year-olds of the coun
ty were given thorough medical
examinations last week in clinics
held In Irrigon. Boardman, lone,
Lexington and Heppner.
The clinics were held In con
formity with state law requiring
a health certificate of each child
ti)on entering the first grade.
John Millers Observe
25th Anniversary
Sunday, August 28. Mr. and
Mrs. John Miller of Portland cele
brated their 25lh .wedding anni
versary at their home there with
open house for relatives and
friends. They received many use
ful and lovely gifts. A gas stove
from their children and a lovely
basket decorated with silver pa
per and ribbons, containing sil-'
ver. They also received as a gift
a lovely cake which was beauti
fully decorated with the words.
"Congratulations on your 25th
Anniversary," written in silver
and also on this were roses from
their wedding cake 23 years ago
which had been served by Mrs.
Miller's mother. Some of the
guests were Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Miller of Lexington, Williamsons
of Portland and Sohrievers and a
host of friends. The Millers will
be remembered with many wish
es for their happiness by a ho.it
of Lexington friends as ihey liv
ed here for several years.
Keith Peck of lone, grandson of
Mr. and Mrs. George Peck, spent
last week with them.
Mr. and Mrs Kenneth Peck and
children are spending the week
at the home of Mrs. Peck's par
ents, the Clarence Ureys in Eu
gene, at Seaside and attending
the state fair.
Ernest Smith of Portland was a
visitor at the W. E McMillan
home last week.
Mrs. Ed Grant of Prinevllle and
children visited In Lexingeonat
the Ellroy Martin and Archie
Munkers families last week-end.
Mr Grant came over this week
end, with all returning home on
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs Don Grant and
baby were week-end guests at
the O. G. Breeding home. They
returned home with their two
other children who have been vis.
iting the Breedings.
Mr and Mrs. Pete McMillan of
Grande Hondo were guests at the
Fannie McMillan home.
Mr. and Mrs. K. K. Marshall
left on their vacation to the coast
and way points Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Wallace
were visitors at Hubbard and Do
nald last week.
Mrs. Ellroy Martin underwent
surgery In a Pendleton hospital
last week and is reported getting
along nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. MeCandllsh
returned to their home in Salem
after a visit at the Maurice
Groves home.
Mrs. Rodger Anderson and Mrs.
Maurice Groves were Joint host
esses at the ('troves home on Fri
day honoring Mrs. Ed Grant. The
evening was spent playing pino
chle with Mrs, Leonard Munkers
winning high, Mrs. Eldon Pad
berg traveling and Mrs. C. C.
Jones low. Refreshments of Ice
cream, cakd and coffee were serv
ed. Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Sperry of
Portland and Mr. and Mrs Dean
Ausman of Asotin, Wash, were
vlsting Mrs, Eldon Padberg last
week.
Well Known Men
To Compete In
Rodeo This Week
Morrow county rodeo fans will
see a great many well known
performers this week, including
several who have distinguished
themselves at other shows this
season. Joe Stenson of Yakima,
winner of the all-round cowboy
trophy here last year, will com
pete again this week. Art Merett
and Eddie Uoyt are other Yakima
men who will take part in the
show.
Chuck Erwin, brother of "Rodeo
Chairman Harold Erwin, is also
scheduled to compete here. Erwin
won the cow milking contest at
the Ellenshurg show last week.
A few of the other cowboys who
plan to ride this week are Numa
McCoin of Redmond, Put Fisk ol
Antelope, Larry Frazier and De
Moss Bergevin of Walla Walla,
Bob Swayne, Mollala, Fete Wheel
house of Arlington, Vern Evans
of Condon, and Wayne and Frank
Johnson of Condon.
The last of the rodeo stock ar
rived yesterday, and all are in
good shape, according to Harold
Erwin. The stock includes 50 head
of bucking horses, 25 cows, 25
calves, and 10 dogging steers. A
number of race horses also arriv
ed yesterday. Four of Frank Su ag
gart's horses were in the group.
Street Festivities
Go As Scheduled
By Light of Moon
After waiting nearly .'10 min
utes for the lights to come on,
dress-up paradcrs marched off up
Main street Saturday night while
most of the townspeople listened
attentively and watched the best
they could from street edges and
sidewalks. Band music, the clat
ter of hooves, and an occasional
lantern-lighted face appealed to
satisfy the good natured throng.
In the words of Garnet Barratt,
coronation master of ceremonies,
Heppner had reverted to "the
good old moonshine days."
The crowning of Rodeo Queen
Shirley Wilkinson was accomp
lished on schedule in the glim
mer of a battery-powered red
spotlight. Each princess was in
troduced, and all members of the
royal court were presented orch
ids to wear at the queen's dance
which followed the street festiv
ities. After several numbers by the
Heppner school band and a nine
man clown hand from Milton
Freewater. a local western band
took over the program and with
Ted Hart calling played while
square dance enthusiasts en joyed
themselves on a section of the
city's main thoroughfare.
The lights came back in time
to encourage an attendance at
the queen's dance that proved to
be the second largest of the
season.
PPSL CO. INVESTIGATING
POWER LINE DAMAGE
Investigation is underway by
Pacific Power & Light Co. to iearn
the cause of damage to a power
transmission line near Dufur
which interrupted electric service
to Heppner and surrounding area
for more than an hour Saturday
evening.
Power company trouble crews
found one conductor of a 66.000
volt line down. Examination indi
cated that the heavy line may
have been shot down, according
to information received here by
J. R. Huffman, local manager for
the company. Another line was
shot down earlier in the summer.
Allstott-Jockson Vows
Spoken At Gresham
Ry RUTH F. PAYMO
At an 8 p, m. ceremony Sunday.
Miss Dorothv Allstotl. daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. R. I). Allstott Sr.,
became the hrde of Wilbur Jack
son, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Jackson of Gresham. The wed
ding was held at the home of the
groom's parents in Gresham. with
the Rev. Fletcher Cornelley of 1 he
Methodist church reading the sin
gle ring service. The bride, given
in marriage by her father, wore a
pink gabardine suit with grey ac
cessories and carried an arm bou.
quet of white gladioli. Miss Vir
ginia Allstott, sister of the bride
and hei only attendant, wore a
grey wool suit with black acces
sories and carried a buquet of
pink gladioli. Buster Davis of
Gresham was best man.
For her daughter's wedding,
Mrs. Allstott chose a suit of aqua
wool with black accessories and
l cordage of roses. Mrs. Jackson
wore an afternoon dress of pink
crepe with black accessories and
a corsage of pink roses.
Following a reception held at
the Jackson home, the young cou
ple left on a wedding trip to sou
thern Oregon and Crater Lake
after which Ihey will be at home
in Heppner.
Attending the wedding from
Heppner were Mr and Mrs. I!. D.
Allstott, Mr. and Mrs. It. D. All
stott Jr. and Lyle Peck. Mrs. Fan
nie Allstott of Portland, the
bride's grandmother, was also
present.
Mr. anil Mrs. Lee Sturgis of
Portland were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Dublin. From here, tiie
Slurgis's motored over to Boaid
man to attend to some business
matters.
Del Ward of Portland was u
business visitor In Heppner the
first of the week,
Mr. and Mrs, Charles Ruggles
and daughter Connie returned
home Tuesday from a trip to
Lake Chelan. They vlsled In Spo
kane with relatives during their
sojourn in Washington.,
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Proud exhibitors at last year's show hold tight to their wooly
charges while the Judge puzzles about which lamb he should
choose.
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How to dismount in a hurry as
the 1948 Morrow county rodeo.
Fat Stock To Sell
At 10-Cent Limit
Above 25-Cent Bid
The fair board has received a
25-cent bid on all fat stock that
is to be sold at the 4-H fat stock
auction Friday night, Nelson An
derson said Wednesday. Maxi
mum prices will be held at 10
cents above the 25-cent bid. rath
cr than 10 cents above market
price as previously decided. The
maximum will apply to all ani
mals sold with the exception of
grand and reserve champion ani
mals. Anderson explained that the 25
cent hid means that anyone who
purchases a fat animal at the
auction can simply pay the dif
ference between 25 cents and the
purchase price if they decide not
to keep an animal bought at the
auction.
Twenty-two fat calves, seven
fat lambs, and one fat pig will be
offered for sale at the auction.
A greased pig scramble will be
held at 7 p. m. Friday to attract
an audience for the auction.
First String Takes
Shape After Week
Of Squad Practice
Although a number of key men
have not reported for football
practice. Coach Vernon Bohles be
lieves he has found a first -string
lineup that at least will start the
coming season. A week of exper
imenting has put Marion Green,
115 pound Junior, on the squad as
quarterback. Melvin Piper, who
broke a finger during practice
last week, will play left half.
Norman Ruhl and Bob Bergstrom
will hold down right half and
fullback positions, respectively.
Keith Connor has replaced Phil
Smith at center, and Smith has
taken over a guard position. Jim
Orwiek at tackle, Vern Bell and
Don Woods as guards, and Ends
Jack Sumner and Jerry Connor
complete the squad.
Hollies said Lyle Peck probably
will make the first string if he
remains in school at Heppner.
Mickey Lanham, Elwayne Bergs
trom and John Mollahan, all de
pendable men, have missed a
great deal of practice because of
knee, injuries.
A week of blocking and tackl
ing has shown that the squad
still needs a great deal of prac
tice to get the line in shape for
games next month
Mrs. W. E. McMillan underwent
a major operation in the Mid-Columbia
hospital at The Dalles
last week. She is reported getting
along nicely. Mr. McMillan, who
has been staying in The Dalles,
returned to his home Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Christoph
erson of Aurora are spending a
few days with friends in Lexing.
ton. They attended a dinner at
the Ball home in lone honoring
Mrs. Elsie 1'etorson of Lexington
on her birthday.
Gus Nikander and family are
spending the week in Heppner
visiting relatives and friends.
Mesdames La Verne Van Mar
tor, Eugene Hall and Ted Palma.
leer entertained with a tea and
shower Saturday afternoon at the
parish house for Miss Evonne
Evans, bride-elect of Robert Cam
mell, Ophelia roses centered the
tea table from which Mrs George
Evans, grandmother of the bride-to-be,
and Mrs Mary Van Stevens
poured. Similar rose arrange
ments were used to decorate the
mantle and piano top. Mrs. Clyde
Dunham sang two solos, ac
companied by Mrs. Elvon Tull.
Miss Nancy Adams played a pia
no solo. Assisting about the
rooms were Mrs. Archie Ball and
Mrs. Archie Murchlson. Fifty
guests were present.
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demonstrated by a buckeroo at
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Flight to Portland Ends in Ground
Loop on Heppner Hilltop
When the dust cleared away,
John Sams stepped out of his
wrecked plane and told his pas
senger, Lester Roth, "Well, I
guess we won't go after all."
That's the way their planned
flight from Heppner to Portland
enued at 4:10 p. m. Friday when
Sams and Roth, members of the
hospital construction crew, at
tempted to take off from the hill,
top above the hospital site' in a
club-owned Aeronca tandem
trainer.
Sams, a carpenter from Mc
Minnville, owns a quarter inter
est in the plane, which he esti
mates to have been damaged to
the extent of about S,o,X). The pro
peller was demolished, right ele
vator damaged, and the fuselage
and longerons were sprung when
the plane ground-looped after
losing its undercarriage while
Council Discusses
Garbage Disposal
City Employe George Morgan
told the council Tuesday night
that Heppner's garbage troubles
are caused largely by the refusal
cf Heppnerites to cooperate with
garbage haulers. Morgan was
asked to speak after M. L. Case
told fellow council members that
something would have to be done
about garbage hauling.
Morgan said the canning sea
son has placed an unusual bur
den on haulers, and that too
many citizens have failed to ac
quire regulation garbage cans. A
great many people still are using
55-gallon drums and are dump
ing ashes, garbage, and card
hoard in together. Morgan said.
He explained that one man, or
two, could not possibly lift such
containers, which must be emp
tied onto the ground and the con
tents scooped up and shoveled
into t he truck. Morgan said so
many people are careless about
complying with the council's reg
ulations that it is impossible for
haulers to do the work as the city
desired to have it done.
After telling the council that
the garbage hauler must at times
be used on street repair woik,
Mayor Conley Lanham asked the
councilmen to investigate the
garbage situation and return to
the next session with some re
commendation. EVANGELISTIC SERVICES
Evangelistic services underway
at the Assembly of God church
are attracting capacity houses.
Evangelist lloeker and David
Marks comprise the evangelistic
team. Pastor Shelby Graves an
nounces the regular Sunday ser
vices as usual in addition to the
special services.
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This contestant proved last year that there really is more than
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This scene will give the reader an
exhibitors are facing at the fair.
taxiing across a roadway em
' hankment.
i Sams said everything happen
! ed so quickly that he was not
! certain what caused the accident.
! He said, however, that there had
been no breeze when he started
taxiing westward for a take-off,
i but that a tail breeze sprang up
while the plane was in motion.
He said he realized he was hav
ing trouble getting into the air,
and was slowing to stop when the
plane's undercarriage struck the
I roadway.
Sams said he has flown planes
;for three years, and has enough
flying hours to qualify for a com
jmerciul license Previously, he
had made several landings on
! the hilltop.
) Roth, an apprentice plumber
jfrom Portland, was beginning the
second flight of his lifetime
LUNCHEON HONORS
QUEEN SHIRLEY
Mrs. Frank Wilkinson was a
luncheon hostess this noon honor
ing her daughter Shirley, queen
of the current rodeo. Guests were
the four princesses and their mo
thers, Ingrid and Mrs. G. Her
mann, Dorothy and Mrs. Walter
W'iglesworth, Faye and Mrs. Or-
Ivillo Cutsforth, Betty and Mrs. E.
M. Walker; their chaperones,
! Mrs. Wm. Smethurst and Mrs.
i Conley Lanham, and Mrs. Anna
J Bayliss, Mrs. Harold Erwin, and
Mrs. O. G. Crawford.
A high spot of the luncheon
was the presenting of beautiful
i white silk handkerchiefs to her
four princesses by Miss Wilkin
son. HOSPITAL BOILERS ARRIVE
The boilers and a 500-gallon
water tank for Morrow county's
hospital arrived Friday and have
been set in position in the boiler
room at the northwest corner of
the building. Workmen have in
stalled hundreds of feet of cop
per tubing that will conduct heat
from the boiler room to the floors
of rooms throughout the struc
ture. A roofing crew began nail
ing on composition shingles Tues
day. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hughes and
son Billy, and Glenn Bassett mo
tored, to Salem over the week
end taking the Hughes' daughter
Mary Olive back to school. While
in Salem, the party attended the
state fair and visited with Mr.
and Mrs. J. P. Hughes and Mis
and Mrs. R. H. Bassett.
Mr. and Mrs. John Lane return
ed Friday from a two-week mo
tor tour that took them through
Yellowstone National Park, Salt
Lake City, Denver, San Francisco,
and Reno. Their son Bobby re
turned with them from Denver.
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Gasoline Cowboy
Dunked In Trough
By Kangaroo Court
At the first session of the kan
garoo court last night on Hepp
ner's Main street, a violator of
rodeo week regulations was
chained, "bludgeoned," and
dunked in a horse trough for the
"terrific and heinous crime of rid
ing a motor scooter instead of a
horse, and doing so maliciously,
unlawfully, ajid with malice
aforethought."
Convicted on the evidence of
witnesses who swore to tell ''the
truth, or part of the truth, or at
least not too many lies, the
court's victim was ceremoniously
dropped into the water tank after
being assured by his counsel that
the juuge had been bribed to sus
pend the sentence.
The mock court, presided over
tiy Judge Henry Tetz, kept a
group of spectators virtually in
stitches for over an hour. Bill
Barratt as defense counsel, Ralph
Currin as prosecuting attorney,
and several well known "kops"
helped the judge give a steady
flow of violators the works.
The horse trough treatment was
meted out to Carl McDaniel and
Scooter Rider Nate McBride. Mc
Daniel dragged two "kops" into
the trough with him when his
sentence was carried out.
Heppner's junior chamber of
commerce organized the show.
INVITATION EXTENDED
FOR WEDNESDAY NUPTIALS
Friends are invited to be pre
sent at the wedding of Miss
Evonne Evans and Mr. Robert
Gammell at the All Saints Epis
copal church Wednesday after
noon September 14.
The bride-elect is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Evans.
Mr. Gammell is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Lester Gammell, former
residents of Heppner and now
living in Pendleton.
The hour of the wedding is set
for 2 o'clock and friends and rel.
atves are cordially invited to at
tend. A reception will follow in
the parish house.
ALL SAINTS MEMORIAL
CHURCH Episcopal
Holy communion 8 a. m.
Church school 9:45 a. m
Morning prayer and sermon, 11.
Week day services: Wednesday,
Holy communion 10. Friday, Holy
communion 7:30; choir practice
Thursday evening at 8. Archery
practice Saturday: Boy Scouts at
9, Girl Scouts at 10.
HEPPNER CHURCH OF CHRIST
Glenn Warner, Minister
9:45 a. m Bible school, C. W.
Barlow superintendent.
11 a. m. Morning worship and
communion service. Sermon top
ic. "If You Will, 1 Will."
7:30 p. m. Evening evangelistic
and fellowship hour. Sermon top
ic, "I Cannot Come Down."
Thursday 7:30 p. m. Mid-week
service.
METHODIST CHURCH
J. Palmer Sorlien, Minister
Morning worship and sermon,
11 a. m
Church school, 0:45 a. m. Mrs.
tail McDaniel, superintendent. A
class for every age. You are wel
come. Regular choir practce begins
Thursday, Sept. 15 at 7:30 p. m.
Dinners for the Rodeo Thurs
day. Friday and Saturday from
11:30 to 1:30 at noon at the
church.
Woman's Society of Christian
Service meets the first Wednes
day of each month; Suzanna
Wesley Circle meets third Wed
nesday of each month.
STORES CLOSING DURING
AFTERNOONS OF FAIR
Business houses of Heppner
are closing their doors from 1
p. m. to 4 p. m. today. Thurs
day and from 1 p. m. until the
afternoon show s over Friday
and Saturday afternoons, ac
cording to Allen Case, chair
man of the merchants commit
tee ol the Heppner chamber of
commerce.
Grain Growers To
Rebuild Elevators
The directors of the Morrow
County Grain Growers, Inc. hope
to start rebuilding the Heppner
elevators within a month, Ted
Smith, manager, said this morn
ing. Approximately $200,000 will
be spent on construction, and pre
sent plans call for the structure
to be erected on the site of the el
evators that burned on July 18.
Smith said five bids have been
received by the directors, and at
least one more is expected. The
undelivered bid will be for the
construction of an all-steel unit
Among the plans submitted
with bids is an E. S. MeCormick
company design for a complete
unit that would be prefabricated
in 20- by 30-foot, concrete sec
tions. The sections would be pour
ed at the elevator site, then hoist
ed into position by cranes. This
unit woujd include a warehouse,
storage elevator, feed mill and an
office. Smith said this type of
construction has never been used
in Oregon.
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Budworm Control
Subject For Study
A comprehensive study of the
current budworm and sawfly sit
uation in the Blue mountains and
other districts will be made today
in a meeting being held in Port
land Central library, according to
lniormation imparted by Glenn
Parsons, district forest ranger.
Supervisors of the ML Hood. Wil
lamette and Umatilla forests have
been requested to attend and in
vitations have been extended to
the supervisors of the Whitman,
Malheur, Ochoco and Deschutes
forests. The Umatilla forest will
be represented by Supervisor Carl
twing and Forester Glen Jorgen
sen.
Parsons has mailed letters to 10
people in his district who he feels
are deeply concerned and inter
ested in setting up a program of
control over tnese pests which
have increased to the extent that
not only fir timber but the pre
cious pine of this region is threat
ened with destruction. Due to the
press of current events it was not
possible for some of the local peo.
pie to attend the meeting but
those in attendance are fully
aware of the situation and of the
concern felt by the people of the
district.
Random Thots
The G-T comes to you in slight
ly abbreviated form this week.
This is partly due to the fact
that a small crew can do only so
much, even if the clock is work
ed three-fourths of the way round
day after day. But the truth is
that the small crew has turned
out much printing the past two
or three weeks, beginning with a
54-page book which was delivered
August 30, and then immediately
turning to the rodeo souvenir pro
gram which had to be out this
week whether it ever rains in
Morrow county again or not. Then
there were tickets, scads of them,
for the grandstand, the bleach
ers, the dances. And in the mean
time a few of the regular cus
tomers had to be taken care of, to
say nothing of giving a little
thought to the gathering and wri
ting of news. Ah. me! The life of
a country printer is no bed of
roses.
Well, here it is fair and rodeo
time again. Let's all pitch in and
hase a good time (without too
much exuberance) and make the
1949 show the best ever. The ex
hibits and entertainment features
will not be worth the effort un
less the people turn out to see
them. After all, the hard-working
fair board and committees
can only provide the sources of
entertainment they cannot en
joy them lor you, too. It is every body's
fair-rodeo. Enjoy your
share of it.
It takes more than failure of
the lights to chill the ardor ol
the Wranglers when they set out
to do something. Witness the pa
rade and coronation program Sat-
uraay nignt. rne crowd turned
out and remained, not knowing
when the lights would come on
again. The parade would have
been more enjoyable had there
been lights, but with car lights
and flashlights thrown on the
procession here and there the
crowds were able to see what was
going on and no one was disap
pointed. The bands did excep
tionally well in the parade and
the entire program, slowed a lit
tle while lighting facilities were
rigged up, spelled a good time
for all.
Vacations, thought of in terms
of one week, two weeks, or long
er, are rarely possible for the pub.
nsners or tins nign class ami v
journal, the best possible relaxa
tion period having to come be
tween publication dates, which
means a day or two. Following a
busy summer, in which none of
the force has been able to take a
vacation, and closing the sum
mer with the annual fair time
pressure, the time has arrived
when all of us must get away
few days a very few and it is
hereby announced that the print
ing office will be closed when the
issue of September 15 is off the
press and the personnel wll take
off to parts unknown at present
but we'll go some place and
stay away until the morning of t
Septembr 20. The business olfice
will be open Friday, Saturday un
til noon, and Monday.
Staff Completed
With Addition Of
Phys. Ed. Instructor
Physical Ed. Classes
To Be Full Time
Job For 2 Teachers
With the addition of Miss Ail
eene Ledford as girls' physical
education instructor, Heppner's
teaching staff has been complet
ed, Supt. L. L. Pate said Monday.
Miss Ledford and Miss Virginia
Bender, who will teach the fifth
and sixth grades, are the only
members of the staff who had not
arrived in Heppner Monday.
Physical education, which for
merly was taught by any mem
ber of the staff who could spare
time for it. will receive the at
tention of two full-time teachers
this year. Miss Ledford and Har
old Whitbeck, a Lewis and Clark
graduate, have been employed
for the new positions.
Vernon Bohles will remain on
the staff as coach, and he also
will teach biology, world history,
socio-economics, and geography.
Robert Collins will remain as
band and chorus instructor.
James Erickson, who holds an
M. A. degree from the University
of Colorado, will teach classes In
English.
Mrs. Marie Clarv will teach V.
S. history, ninth frade mathemat
ics, irst year algebra, and geom
etry. Mrs, Tilman Juett, who has
taught in Kentucky schools, will
instruct classes in home making.
Francis Cook will again teach
general shop agriculture and
general science.
James Vanover, former Nebras
ka teacher who received an M. A.
degree this summer, will teach
commercial subjects.
Superintendent Pate will teach
chemistry and advanced algebra
classes.
The grade school staff, headed
by Tilman Juett, elementary prin.
cipal and eighth grade teacher,
will be as follows: Mrs. Edna
Turner, first grade; Mrs. Margar
et Cason, first grade; Mrs. Beu
lah Ogletree, second grade; Mrs.
Velva Bechdolt, third grade; Mrs.
Beryl Pate, fourth grade; Miss
Marguerite Glavey, fifth grade;
Miss Virginia Bender, fifth and
sixth grades; Mrs. Lucy Rodgers,
sixth grade, and Mrs. Ethel Lynd
holm, seventh grade. .
Paul Warren will head the
maintenance department this
year, and his assistants will be
Mrs. Jennie Lewis and Mrs. Stella
Devin. Mrs. Ora Wyland and Mrs.
Grace Hughes will cook for the
school cafeteria.
SCHOOL TO OPEN MONDAY
The Heppner schools will open
Monday at 8:45 a. m. Registra
tion has been underway since
Monday and. except for Friday
morning, will continue through
Saturday. All high school stu
dents should be registered and
have their fees paid before that
time.
All pupils will be charged a
fee for insurance. This amounts
to 50 cents for elementary and
65 cents for high school students.
The school district contributes an
equal amount to pay the total
premium. Last year pupils col
lected considerably more than
was paid in premiums. Thirty
three pupils collected $599.50 in
claims ranging frm $2.50 to $151.
All elementary pupils also will be
charged a room fee of $1.
Twenty-five cent lunches wiTl
be served again this year begin
ning Tuesday.
Buses will pick up all rural pu
pils in district No. 1. Families
newly arrived in the district, or
families which have moved since
the last school year, should noti
fy Mr. Pate so that no children
will be missed.
MARY LOU GEORGE
WEDS WILUAM BROCK
In a simple, impressive cere
mony Sunday afternoon, Miss
Mary Lou George, former home
economics instructor in Heppner
high school, became the bride of
William Brock of Dayville. Fr.
George A. Murphy of the St. Eliz
abeth's church in John Day per
formed the double ring ceremony
in the presence of many friends
and relatives.
Following 20 minutes of nuptial
organ music played by Miss Ma
bel Wilson of Heppner. Janette
George, serving her sister as
bridesmaid, proceeded up the
aisle followed by the bride on the
arm of her father, Mr. Henry
George of Dayville. She was
beautifully gowned in the tra
ditional ivory satin gown featur
ing fitted bodice with a closed
neck and peter pan collar, long
pointed sleeves, and full skirt
ending in a medium train. She
carried a white testament with
white streamers. Her veil wan
fastened to a crown of white
rosebuds.
The bridesmaid wore a pink,
off-the-shoulder formal, carried
a nosegay of pink rosebuds and
bavardia with a matching head
band.
Ushers were " Richard Brock,
Dayvlle, and Frank Mascall, The
Dalles. Homer Brock, Dayville,
served as best man.
After the ceremony the couple
left on their honeymoon to New
York City. The bride was attired
in a white wool gabardine suit
with cocoa brown accessories. Af
ter September 19 they will be lo.
cated at Washington State col
lege, Pullman, where Mr. Brock
is a student.