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$3.00 Per Year; Single
Roads And Bridges
Suffer Damages As
Heavy Snow Melfs
lone Experiences
Mild Flood Due To
Canyon Run-off
A season of spring headaches
is In store for the county court
and the county road crews fol
lowing the disappearance of the
snow which blanketed the re
gion for approximately a month.
The county authorities will not
agree with the general opinion
that the ground absorbs most of
the moisture for there is plenty
of evidence In different sectors
that the water collected In
streams which here and there
washed out roads and made
bridges unusable or at least un
safe. ,
Harold (Doc) Sherer, county
road superintendent, was check
ing up on road and bridge dam
age early this week and found
the greatest damage in the Dry
Fork, Sand Hollow and lone.
Gooseberry districts. The south
end of the county is having its'
troubles, also, and while the in
formation Sherer had Wednesday
was incomplete, he expected re
ports from all over the. county...
Heppner experienced nothing
in the way of flood waters this
year, due to the fact that the
snow disappeared slowly and
that there was little frost in the
ground. Down lone way the snow
was a little slow in starting to
melt but when the thaw got
down to business Tuesday Riet
mann canyon provided more wa
ter than drainage facilities could
handle and the lower part of
town was inundated for a few
hours.
Willow creek has kept well
within its banks but it is report
ed that Rhea creek got a little
out of hand for a time.
A break in the murky weather
about noon today has provided
the first sunshine for many
weeks.
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Modern Building
Nearly Ready For
Heppner Cleaners
Announcement Is made this
week by W. C. Collins that the
Heppner Cleaners will be closed
February 23-27 to permit moving
equipment from the present loca
tion to the new building a few
feet to the north and adjoining
the Standard Stations. Workmen
are busy putting the finishing
touches on the building and it is
expected everything will be In
readiness by next Monday.
A man experienced in moving
and setting up cleaning equip
ment is coming fror Idaho to
supervise the moving and instal.
lation
The new building has been
constructed along lines represent
ing the best Ideas for practical
operation of a cleaning plant and
much of It is the result of know
ledge acquired by Mr. and Mrs.
Collins over a period of many
years In the cleaning and laun
dry business. It is also the first
new building on the east side
of Main street since the Heppner
Hardware & Electric building was
completed in 1946.
Howard Keithley supervised
construction of the building,
which Is of light rock block,
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Many Couples Turn
Out For Old-Time
Dancinq Lessons
lone was the focal point for
delegations from Hardman, Hep
pner, Lena, Lexington, Morgan
Cecil and Boardman Tuesday
evening to attend the first of a
series of three lessons sponsored
by the home management divl
sion of the extension department
of Oregon State college.' Due to
the fact that melting snow caus
ed a minor flood in lone which
surrounded the Willows grange
hull with water, the meeting was
held at the lone Legion hall.
The dancers wore taught basic
parts of any squares, the waltz,
the Varseuvlenne, two complete
square routines, and three mixer
type games under the direction of
Miss Jessallee Mallllieu, who
showed the result of her experi
ence as Red Cross worker in Ko
rea and Iceland with U. S. troops
durine the last war. She display
ed a rare teaching technique In
instructing a large group In a rel.
atlvcly small area.
Those attending the first les
son will be eligible to attend the
next meeting on March 17. There
were 1G9 delegates present Tues
dnv evening, people chosen from
practically all organizations of
the cotinly.
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Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Worden an
nouncn the engagement of their
daughter, Dorothy Ann, to John
Paul C.ernhardt, son of Rev. and
Mrs. H. J. Gcrnhardt of I.
Grande. No date has been set for
the wedding. During this past
year Miss Worden has had a se
cretarial position in the college!
business office at Eastern Oregon
College of Education and Mr.
Gernhard is a senior there.
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BAND VOCALIST
Betty Burton Is vocalist for her
band which is scheduled to play
(or the Elks annual party to be
held February 18. The band is
a Portland organization.
Mumbo-Jumbo"
Elicits Praise Of
Large Audience
By Delpha Jones
The Lexington P-TA players
presented "Mumbo-Jumbo" a
three act mystery farce to a full
house Wednesday night at the
school auditorium. The scenes all
take place in the New England
farm house of Mr. and Mrs. John
Reynolds, played by Mr. and Mrs.
Truman Messenger, whose work
was exceptionally natural. There
were laughs, faints and screams
aplenty, furnished by Mrs. Gla
dys Van Winkle who played the
part of Tweet, a small town gal,
green in the ways of the world.
Two college boys, Dick Reynolds
and PeeWee Smith, played by
Leonard Munkers and George Ir
vln came to the home of Dick's
aunt and uncle to meet Peaches
Greeding, Elizabeth Feathers, a
hard boiled chorus girl. Adding
mystery and spine chilling ex
citement was the trio speaking
Haitian, the zombie, Mrs. Toni
Baker.her nurse, Thelma Ander
son and Doctor Omahandra, Glen
Griffiths. Adding much mystery
were a polite young man, Clar-
encee. Buchanan and his feeble
old mother, Delpha Jones. There
were two sheriffs, a lady sheriff,
Mrs. Betty Groves and her son
Lary, who were Mrs. Emma Bur
pee and niece Daisy, and a man
sheriff, Lem Marblchead taken
by Elwynne Peck. There was also
a state policeman, played by Bud
Buchanan and a blind man. Di
rector of the play was Gerald
Baker and properties were pro
vided by Edith Munkers and Jo
Irvln. The play Is scheduled to be
given in Heppner February 22 as
a benefit for the Heppner P. T. A
Mr. and Mrs. Don Grant re.
turned to their home in Prine
ville Sunday after the week-end
snent in Lexington at the O. G.
drecding home. They took their
wo children Jeanne and Jimmie
home with them after they had
Isltcd their grandparents tor
ieveral weeks.
Mrs. O. G. Breeding gave a
party Wednesday honoring ner
daughter Jeanne Grant's birth
day. Those attending were, Ken
ny Jones, Jimmie Smaltz, Tommy
md Margaret iirt-vn, iuB...
Griffith, Bobby Houck, Jimmie
Grant.
Thn 4 H cook nc clun gave a
birthday party at the home of
Donna Robinson honoring Patri
cia Steagalls' and Joan Breeding's
hlrlhrtavs.
Jack O'Harra is at tn enome oi
his Barents. M". and Mrs. newi
O'Harra where he is visiting from
Klamath Falls,
Kenneth Kllncer, who lias neen
a patient at St. Anthony's hospi
ii In Pendleton is at numr.
Mr and Mrs. Kantian manin
hnri as uiiests at a pinochle and
canasta party Saturday, Mr. and
Mrs Archie Munkers, Mr. ana
Mrs. Dan Smalt., Mr. and Mrs.
Leonard Munkers, Mr. and Mrs.
Roger Anderson, Mr. and Mrs.
Lester Cox. Refreshments were
served at midnight. Prizes were
awarded to Edith Munkers for
high in pinochle Roberta Smaltz.
low; Archie MunKers, pinocmc
high, Roger Anderson, low; Max-
Ine Cox, high cannsia, ineima
Anderson, low; Lester Cox high,
and Dan Smaltz lw
Orlo Martin of Moro visited Ms
brother Randall and family at
the Martin home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Cutsforth
and Mr. and Mrs. Don Heliker
returned Tuesday from Portland.
Mrs. Thelma Anderson enter
tained her Blue Bird group with
a Valentine party at her home
Monday afternoon. Refreshments
were served to Janice Brown, Hel
en Winters, Carol Palmer, Judy
Wililon, Barbara Steagall, Doro
thy Vinson, Alma June Ander
son, Charlene Jones and Jose
phine Peterson.
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Mr. and Mrs. Don Walker are
eolng to Portland this week-end
where they will attend a sales
congress of managers of Marsh
all-Wells stores Monday through
Wednesday,
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Arlington Spoils
Mustang Chances
As League Leaders
Heppner Lads Hit
Skids as Honkers '
Win Easily, 58-37
Heppner high school's Mus
tangs were ridding along merri
ly towards a district champion
ship until Friday evening, Febru
ary 10, when they met the Arling
ton Honkers. The Heppner lads
didn't look like champion mater,
ial by the time the river boys
put over a 58-37 victory. Accord
ing to reports emanating from
local high school circles it would
be quite a job to figure out what
was the matter with the Mus
tangs, but they do know what
happened. It was a plain case of
Heppner's being unable to get
moving while Arlington was on
the alert throughout the game.
In the first quarter Arlington
led by only three points. In the
second canto the lead was wid
ened to nine points, and in the
second half the Mustangs appar
ently folded up.
Piper and Manners tied for high
point, with nine each.
MUSTANGS TAKE IRRIGON
Irrigon traveled to Heppner Sa
turday night to take a. second
defeat at the hands of the Mus
tangs. The local squad started out
with a bang by running up 16
points In the Iirst quarter. Irri
gon garnered our points in the
first canto and increased the
count to 12 in the second while
Heppner was counting up 24. The
visitors showed more strength In
the second half but were unable
to overcome the Heppner lead
and the game ended, 40-32.
Friday night will be the last
home game for the Mustangs. If
they can beat Fossil twice they
will still be tied for the league
leadership.
Electricity To Be Shut
Off Sunday Morning
People depending on electricity
for cooking will be handicapped
Sunday morning, particularly If
they are accustomed to having
breakfast before 8:45. The power
will be off between the hours of
5:45 and 8:45, announces 1. H.
Huffman, local manager of the
Pacific Power 4 Light company.
Cutting In of the new sub-station
at Jordan Is the reason for
the shutdown. The high line
from Hermlston, which is to car
ry Bonneville "juice" to the coun
ty to serve the Columbia Basin
Electric Co-operative and aug
ment the P. P. L. service, will
be tied in at the new sub-station
which is being completed this
week.
While it should require not
more than one hour to make the
connections, Huffman says there
will be testing to do and it is
hoped to make the job complete
Sunday morning and avoid fu
ture shutdowns.
Addition of the Bonneville po
wer will raise the Heppner line
to 66,000 volts.
Vanport College
Team Coming To
Heppner Monday
La Verne Van Marter and his
Heppner Shamrocks are turning
just a bit upstagey this week,
even if their winning streak has
been stymied of late. Van had
signed up to play the Vanport
college quint here Monday eve
ning something of an innova
tion so far as the inhabitants
of this rural settlement are con
cerned. Although the Shamrocks have
fallen before some of the tough
est competition in the district
town team league, they are no
set up for any team outside of
some of the nationally known
traveling outfits, and the local
fans will do well to be on hand
Monday evening to back up the
local speedsters.
The Shamrocks trimmed Fossil
here last Thursday evening, 51-43,
and lost by the narrow margin
of one basket and one foul in a
tough duel at Athena last night
with the Richfield aggregation
from Mllton-Freewater. They will
meet Dayvllle at the Echo gym
this evening in an attempt to
hold a spot in the AAU state
championship tournament. If
they fall tonight they will he out
of the race.
MISSIONARY SOCIETY SETS
WORLD DAY PRAYER PROGRAM
Friday, February 24 will be ob
served as World Day of Prayer by
the Union Missionary Society. A
meeting of the society will be
held at the Episcopal church
which will be open to the public.
The executive committee of the
society met at the All Saints par.
ish house Friday and elected of
ficers for the ensuing year, in
cluding Miss Opal Briggs, presi
dent; Mrs. Glenn Warner, vice
president, and Mrs. Richard Wells
secretary-treasurer,
Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, February
Elks to Hold 53d Annual Celebration
A Live Program Announced
By Ruth F. Payne
Heppner B P O. Elks No 358 will
hold its 53rd anniversary celebra
tion Saturday. A full program of
entertainment has been arranged
according to an announcement
by W. C. Rosewall, chairman of
the entertainment committee.
Featured on the day's events are
the regular meeting and lnitia
tionof candidates at 2:00 p. m. At
this same hour a card party has
been scheduled for the ladies and
will be held at the American Le
gion hall. Hostesses for this will
be the officers' wives. Lunch will
be served at the Elks hall be
tween the hours of 5:30 and 8:30
p. m. after which there will be
a floor show followed by danc
ing until 2:00 a. m. Contrary to
its usual custom, the local lodge
will initiate the candidates ra
ther than have a team from some
neighboring lodge as has been
done in past years. Johnnie Wal
ker of Portland, who supplied the
floor show for last year's Annual
will again bring his troupe of
entertainers to Heppner for Sat
urday evening. Betty Barton and
her band, also from Portland, will
provide music for the dancing.
Mesdames J. W. Farra and Ted
Hart were hostesses for the Car
nation club Thursday evening in
the Farra building on north Main
street. High saore for pinochle
was received by Mrs. Adelle Han
nan and low by Mrs. Ted Pier-
son. Mrs. Edmond Gonty received
the door prize. Others present
were Mrs. J. Palmer Sorlein, Keith
Sluyter, Paul Doherty, Roy Quac-
kenbush, George Gertson, Willi
am Cunningham, Jesse C. Payne,
Martha Shannon and Misses
Bonnie and Roberta Hannan and
Mary Shannon.
Valentine parties were the or
der of the day Monday at most
meetings of the Girl Scouts. In
addition to this, the Brownie
troop under the leadership of
Mrs. J. W. Farra, were guests at
a birthday party given for Joyce
Casebeer by her mother, Mrs. Al.
vin Casebeer. Mrs. Lucy Wright
was a special guest.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Applegate
left the first of the week for Hood
River and Portland where they
will spend a Jen-day vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Dix depart
ed Monday for Portland where
he will undergo medical treat
ment. They expect to return to
Heppner the last of the week
Mr. and Mrs. Don Peoples.
Mrs. Lora Peoples and Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Scanlon plan to leave
Thursday for southern California
where they will make their home.
Leslie L. Matlock returned
Monday from Portland where he
spent the last several weeks with
relatives.
Mrs. Mattie Green returned
Sunday evening from Pendleton
where she spent the week-end
with her son and daughter-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Green.
Tom Hughes who has been at
tending Linfield college at Mc
Mlnnville has returned to Hepp
ner where he will work during
the next few months.
Mrs. Cornett Green has return
ed from a week-end trip to Port
land where she visited her sister,
Mrs. James Estes.
Miss Leila McLachlan has re
turned to Spokane where she is
attending school. During her re
cent visit here Miss McLachlan
was a bridesmaid at the Bennett- Rebekah degree on several can
Hanna wedding. didates and members of the lo-
Dr. and Mrs. A. D. McMurdo
left Monday for Portland where
they will visit for several days
with their sons Ted and Scott.
Prior to their departure they were
hosts for a dinner party Sunday
cra,,6 T " , '7
Cleveland and Frank W. Turner
were guesis.
Mrs. Claude Graham motored
to Portland Monday. She was ac- pital. Maternal grandparents are
companied by her father, John Mr. and Mrs. Henry Tetz of Hep
Wightman. pner.
Frank W. Baker is a patient at
St. Anthony's hospital in Pend-
dleton where he underwent an
operation for injuries sustained
while working as plumbing fore-
P-TA LEADER ADDRESSES
SOROPTIMIST THURSDAY
At the luncheon meeting of the
Soroptimist club of Heppner to
day Rev. J. Palmer Sorlein was
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growth of the organization, and
especially dwelt upon the ob-1
jectives and relationships. As
the majority of the Soroptimists
either are or have been active In
Parent-Teacher groups it afford
ed the members an excellent op
portunity to be briefed in the
state of the school relationships
after nearly a half century of
the school association which has
grown from an ideal in the minds
of two women. First came the
mothers clubs In scattered places.
Now the Parent -Teacher congress
is nation-wide, affording as it
does an opportunity fur friend
ship and understanding between
the parents and the instructors
of their children.
February 17 is recognized as
national Founders Day in P-TA one of six games this season and
and the talk of Rev, Sorlein fitted, that was to Irrigon. They will
well in the club's overall pro-! meet the Fossil girls here Friday
gram of education. 'evening.
man at the Morrow General Me
morial hospital.
Mrs. John Bergstrom returned
home Tuesday from Pendleton
where she was hospitalized for
several days.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Vaughn,
Earl, Len and Miss Oma Gilliam
motored to Hermiston Sunday to
attend the christening of Anne
Meridith Gilliam at St. John's
Episcopal church. Anne Meridith
is the daughter of Rev. and Mrs.
Jackson Gilliam and granddau
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Gil
liam of Heppner. Mrs. Gilliam
was unable to attend the chris
tening because of illness which
has confined her to her home for
the past fortnight.
The Degree of Honor held its
first meeting Tuesday evening
in its new quarters in the Farra
building having moved there
the past week from the American
Legion hall. Hostesses for the so
cial hour were Mesdames Farra
and Hart.
William Kilkenny of Pendleton
was a business visitor in Hepp
ner Tuesday.
Frank W. Turner made a trip
to Pendleton Tuesday afternoon,
taking his niece, Mrs. Ruth Val
entine to the hospital.
Mrs. J. D. Palmer entertained
Friday afternoon with a birthday
party for her son David. Present
were Michael Healy, Bobby Ha
ger, Michael O'Connor, Daniel
Anderson, Sonny Anderson and
Kenny.
Week-end guests of Dr. and
Mrs. J. D. Palmer were his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Pal
mer of Vancouver', Wash.
Mr. and Mrs. Terrell Benge and
his father Ralph Benge spent
Friday in Pendleton looking af
ter business matters. The elder
Benge has recently returned from
Medford where 'he and Mrs.
Benge visited several weeks wth
their daughter, Mrs. O. H. Beng
ston and family. Mrs. Benge re
mained in Medford for a longer
stay.-
Mrs. James Boland and two
daughters are here from The Dal
les for an indefinite stay with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pirl
Howell. Mr. Boland is in New
York to attend the wedding of
his sister and during his stay
Mrs. Boland will remain here.
vThe interior of the Morrow-
county courthouse is undergoing
redecoration. The walls of all the
offices and halls have been
painted a pale green known to
the trade as "Apple green" and
is a complimentary color to the
dark woodwork and present floor
coverings. Wilh completion of
the walls of the south wing of
the hallway, the job on the first
floor will be finished and is a
much needed improvement to
the building.
Mr. and Lee Howell left Tues
day morning for Portland where
they will visit for a time with
relatives. The Howells are cast
ing about for a new location
having sold their residence on
Gail street to Lotus Robison the
last of the week. Saturday eve
ning Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dav
idson entertained with a card
party for the Howells.
The degree team of Holly Re
bekah lodge of Lexington will
be guests of Sans Souci Rebekah
lodge Friday evening, February
n. The visitors will confer the
Cal lodge are urged to be pre
sent for the ceremonies. There
win be refreshments,
BIRTHS
j A son was born , Mr and Mrs
, ,,, rnv M,.,,, a. o, .
thony's hospital in Pendleton.
Mr. and Mrs. William Labhart
iare tne narents of a son horn
February 14 at St. Anthonv's hos-
' Herman Wallace made a busi-
ness trip to Portland Wednesday.
He was accompanied bv Marvin
Wightman Jr. who went to the
city for medical attention.
Heppner, Irrigon
Volleyball Teams
Met Here Saturday
; A eroup of determined girls
,from the girls of Heppner high
Saturday to wrest the honors
from ,he gjlls q( Hppncr hjgh
school but found the local vollev
ballists equaly determined, with
the resut that the project team
returned home taking the small
end of a 3S-33 score.
The Heppner Fillies drew the
first serve and for a lime neither
team could get an effective lead
Eventually the Irrigon team got
to functioning and at one time
forged into a 10-point lead. Then
the Heppner girls woke up and
began to play ball, overcoming
the Irrigon lead to within two
points. The game ended In a 31
all tie and in the overtime period
Heppner pulled ahead 7 points
to Irrigon's one. Final score, 3S
32. The Heppner girls have lost but
16, 1950
Stockman Frames
Bill Introducing
Certificate Plan
Measure Follows
Plan Outlined By
Ore. Wheat League
A bill for a new two-price plan
for wheat has been introduced
by Congressman Lowell Stock
man of the Second District of
Oregon.
Under this plan wheat would
be allowed to sell on the open
market at prices competitive with
other grains, but the government
would issue certificates to the
growers entitling them to the
difference between the market
price, or local rate, and the full
parity price, but never to exceed
60 cents a bushelon that part of
the wheat crop used for domestic
flour and other human food,
while the remainder of te crop
would move into export and feed
and industrial markets at com
petitive prices.
The certificate plan would be
self-financing since the process
ors, or millers, would be required
to purchase certificates for the
wheat products intended for do
mestic human consumption, and
the price of the certificates would
in turn be added to the price
which the consumer would have
to pay at the grocery store for
flour or breakfast foods. The
price of these products would
thus reflect the parity price for
wheat, which is considered to be
fair to both grower and consumer.
This plan is recommended by
the Oregon Wheat Growers Lea
gue and endorsed generally by
the farm organizations of the Pa.
cific northwest. It is intended to
allow the wheat farmer greater
freedom from acreage controls
and to give wheat a chance to
compete with other grains in the
export, feed and industrial mar
kets. Growers would not ordinar
ily be restricted to certain acre
age allotments in order to receive
certificates. In case of large sur
passes, however, it might be ne.
cessary to invoke production con
trols. It is particularly desirable
to minimize the necessity for ac
reage allotments in the semi-arid
regions of the Pacific northwest
where limited rairrfall makes it
practically impossible to diversi
fy from the planting of wheat to
other crops.
Loans would be made to the
growers at about the rate for
corn, but not less than 60 percent
of parity, or about one-third less
than present rates. This loan
would amount to about $1.28 in
stead of the present $1.92 farm
average. This would support the
price enough to prevent serious
disaster in the case of drastic
market decline.
The plan would bring wheat
farmers about the same price as
now for the approximately one
half of their crop which would
go into domestic human food
consumption, and for the re
mainder of the wheat crop, the
growers of the Pacific northwest
have indicated a willingness to
accept the one-third decrease in
price, since they believe the plan
will help expand existing mar
kets and at the same time will
help keep down surpluses by en
couraging a shift from raising
wheat on lands where other crops
would be more profitable than
low-priced wheat.
SPECIAL MASS SCHEDULED
A special solemn requiem mass
will be held in St. Patrick's
church at 10 a. m. Tuesday, Feb
ruary 21. The local pastor will be
the celebrant and the choir will
be composed of priests from the
eastern and northern part of the
diocese. This mass will be in me.
mory of Fr. John Delahunly who
passed away recently in Condon.
WARM WEATHER COMES TO
HIGHLAND COUNTRY FIRST
One would naturally think if
doing any thinking that the
snow would melt along the Co
lumbia river and hills adjacent
thereto before it melts up here
in the big hills. That was what
Frank Wilkinson thought when
he bought a ranch near the river
to use as lambing headquarters.
He has been right part of the
lime but just about all wrong
this season.
With the snow virtually gone
on the home range above Hepp
ner, the Wilkinson ewe band was
taken to the river ranch where
lambing was scheduled to begin
February 15. But low and behold.
when the sheep arrived at their
destination that section was still
in the throes of winter. Worst of
all, lambs began appearing a day
ahead of schedule and a bulldoz
er had to be put to work clearing
the lambing corrals of snow so
the lambs could be given proper
eare.
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Mr. and Mrs. Howard Pettyjohn
are the parents of a son born
Tuesday, February 14 at St. An
lumy's hospital in Pendleton.
Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
John Graves of Heppner and Mr.
and Mrs. Raymond Pettyjohn of
lone,
Function Of Rural
School Board One
Of Coordination
One of the functions, and per
haps the chief one, of the rural
school board is coordination of
the school work of the county,
Mrs. Lewis Cason, member of that
body told the chamber of com
merce Monday. And in effecting
this coordination it is not the
intent of the county board to
usup the functions of or dictate
to the local boards, of which there
are now only six on the active
list.
Mrs. Cason said the new setup
has not been in force long enough
to determine if it is the exact
answer to the school problem but
she thinks that the lighter settled
counties, like Morrow, have been
benefited and that greater good
will come as the years pass and
new ideas are incorporated in the
law.
Orville Cutsforth, chairman of
the Heppner Soil Conservation
district, told the group that real
strides are being made in conser.
vation work, especially with re
lation to increasing the number of
participating ranchers. The local
district, which embraces most of
the southern half of the county,
now has 117 farmers and stock
men engaged in soil practices of
one kind or other and it is hoped
all living within the district will
eventually join in the movement
to save the topsoil.
Final Rites Held
Monday Afternoon
For George Gertson
Final rites were held Monday
afternoon for George W. Gertson,
whose death occurred at the fam
ily residence in Heppner Satur
day. Church services were held at
the Heppner Church of Christ,
with the pastor, Glenn Warner,
officiating and arrangements in
charge of the Phelps Funeral f
Home. The body was then taken
to Pendleton for interment. Mr.
Gertson had been ill since July
11, 1949, when he suffered a
stroke.
George William Gertson was
born June 13, 1884 in Huntsville,
Ark. He and his brother Arthur
came west when they were young
men. They farmer near Elmira,
Wash, and liked the country' so
well they prevailed upon the rest
of their family to join them there.
For a few years Mr. Gertson
lived at Bend and later moved to
Pendleton where he lived 25 years
and was engaged in the garage
business and as car salesman.
He was married to Mrs. Clara
Beamer of Heppner on August 15,
1940 and they made their home
here.
Besides his wife, he is survived
by his aged mother, Theresa Gert.
son, Havre, Mont.; his daughter
by a former marriage, Mrs. John
Karlik of Portland and two grand
daughters, Jeanine and Julie Kar
lik; four brothers, Arthur, Palo
Alto, Calif.; Walter, Knight's
Landing, Cal.; Ernest of Spokane
and Fred of Havre. Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Gertson and their son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Don Flatt of Havre, came to at
tend the funeral, as did Mrs. Kar
lik and children, who came Sat
urday night, and Ernest Gertson.
Also present were Mrs. Gertson's
daughters and their families, Mr.
and Mrs. C. W. Anhorn of Central
Point and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Goheen of Portland.
Nationally Known
Author Invited To
Speak For P-T Assn.
Heppner s Parent I eaeher asso
ciation feels particularly fortun
ate in being able to present to its
membership and the public one
of the nation's popular authors.
Through relationship with one of
the prominent members of the
local group, the program com
mittee has invited Stewart Hoi
brook. Oregon author, to be guest
speaker for the monthly program
to be given at the high school
auditorium the evening of March
8. Mr. Holbrook has accepted.
Mr. Holbrook is a brother-in-law
of Mrs. Tress McClintock,
of Heppner, which made it a lit
tle easier to contact him.
Lexington P-TA Players
The play, Mumbo-Jumbo, prov
ed such a hit with the people of
the Lexington community thatjsorship of the local P-TA.
Volume 66, Number 48
School Boards Of
County Discuss
Current Budgets
Groups Meet With
Rural Board To
Talk Over Items
School boards of five active dis
tricts, those maintaining high
schools, met with the rural school
board in the circuit court room of
the court house Thursday after
noon of last week for the purpose
of submitting budgets and dis
cussing them with the county
board. Judge J. G. Barratt and
Commissioners Ralph Thompson
and Russell Miller sat in to offer
suggestions and to inform them
selves, of school problems.
Discussion began at 3 p. m. and
the group enjoyed a dinner pre
pared and served by the Home
making department at 6 p. m. at
the school cafeteria.
Budgets of each of the districts
were taken up and items checked
by the rural board. Few changes
were discussed, according to Hen.
ry Tetz, county administrator,
who stated that total levies in
some instances will be a little
more while in others they will be
a little less, making the over-all
picture about the same as last
year.
Tetz made up a chart showing
the budgets of the five high
school districts in condensed
form which he showed and dis
cussed briefly at the chamber of
commerce luncheon Monday.
Vernon Munkers, Lexington, is
chairman of the Rural board
which includes E. Markham Bak.
er, Mrs. Margaret Cason, Vernon
Jones, J. J. Nys, and Henry Tetz,
secretary.
The Heppner baord includes
Mrs. Oscar Geoerge chairman;
Harold Becket, and Barton Clark,
directors; Claudine Carver clerk,
and L. L. Pate, superintendent.
From Irrigon came Robert
Smith, chairman; Homer Hayes
and James Henderson, members;
Marguerite Houghton, clerk, and
Earl Golden, superintendent.
Lexington was represented by
board members, Adolph Majeske
and Millard Nolan; Mrs. C. C.
Carmichael, clerk, and J. S. Fea
thers, superintendent.
lone: Burl Akers, chairman;
Mrs. Vera Rielmann and Garland
Swanson; Gladys Drake, clerk,
and B. C. Forsythe, superintend
ent. Boardman: Henry Zivney, Chm.,
and G. B. Fahey, superintendent.
Flying Tourists To
Have C-46 Escorts
When the flying tourists take
off from Portland February 25
enroute for Cuba, the 80 or more
private planes will have an es
cort of three army C-46 transport
planes, announces Orville Cuts,
forth. When the air tourists reach
Miami, Fla. they will be joined
by five PBY flying boats which
will escort them over the "deep
blue" to Cuba.
The government planes will
:arry luggage for the tourists and
she personnel will perform what
ever services needed to make the
our pleasant and safe.
GRADE SCHOOL PLANS
DELINEATED BY CHAIRMAN
Plans for standardizing the
Heppner grade school were dis
cussed by Mrs. Oscar George,
chairman of the board of district
No. 1 at a dinner meeting of the
Jaycees and Jay-C-ettes Wednes
day evening. The job, which in
cludes construction of a new
;rade school building, must be
completed within two years or
the district will lose state sup
port to the extent of SL'8.000, she
pointed out.
At a business meeting the Jay.
C ettes amended their constitu
tion to include any women in
Heppner. placing the club on an
independent basis. The group
will continue to hold joint busi
ness sessions with the Jaycees on
the third Wednesday and will
meet alone for business on the
fourth Wednesday. Mrs. E. E.
Gonty is the new secretary.
The Standard Oil Company of
California provided a talkie-movie
as an entertainment feature
of last night's meeting.
To Appear Here
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- 1 plans have been completed fur
giving It in Heppner under spun.