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EGO M HISTORICAL SOCIETY B L I C AUDITORIUM PORTLAND, ORE. atte $3.00 Per Year; Single Copies 10c Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, May 18, 1950 Volume 67, No. 9 Grade Schools 01 County Meet Here For Track Events Former Annual Meet Reactivated At Rodeo Grounds The re-activation of the annual Morrow County grade school and track meet was a happy and successful event of last Friday. Sixty pupils, both boys and girls of the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth grades participated and represented Irrigon, lone, Hardman and Heppner schools. The meet was planned and psomoted by the staff of the Heppner school. Mr. Juett was chairman of the planning com mittee and the meet was run off under the able direction of Mr. Whitbeck. Faculty members were happy with the enthusiasm and spirit of the contestants and visiting faculty members complimentary toward the ease and efficiency with which the meet was handl ed. No effort was made to rate the schools but merely pick in dividual winners in each event and presenting them with rib bons. The winners were as follows: Class B Girls: 50 yard dash Christine Swaggart, Heppner; Georgianna Econni, Irrigon; Pat Wright, Heppner; Jean Swanson, lone. Time: 7 seconds. 70 yard- dash Sandra Lan ham, Heppner; Christine Swag gart, Heppner; Judy Howton, lone; Dixie Cosner, Irrigon. Time: 9.7 seconds. Baseball throw Sandra Lan ham, Heppner; Viola Hughes, Irrigon; Sally Coleman, Irrigon; Shirley Peck, Heppner. Distance: 140 ft. 2 inches. High Jump Frances Marlatt and Sandra Lanham, Heppner, tie; two Irrigon girls (names Sylvia and Dorothy) third and fourth. Height: 7 ft. 5 inches. Ciass A Girls: 50 yard dash Darlene Madden, lone; Frances Duran, Heppner; Nancy Eber hardt, Heppner; Janet Howton, lone. Time: 7.7 seconds. 70 yard dash Vrginia All stott, Heppner; June Privett, Heppner; Janet Howton, lone; Sharon Smith, Irrigon. Distance: 149 ft. 2 inches. High Jump Darlene Madden, lone; Virginia Allstott, Heppner, Nancy Eberhardt, Heppner; Bar bara Gurley, Irrigon. Height: 4 ft. 1 inches. Class B Boys: 50 yard dash Fred Greaves, Heppner; Jack Merrill, Irrigon; Bob Grabill, Heppner; James Kaiser, Irrigon. Time: 7.1 seconds. 70 yard low ' hurdles Bob Grabill, Heppner; Jerry Dougher ty, Heppner; Ernie Drake, lone; Jerry Wentworth, lone. Time: 11.5 seconds. 100 yard dash Jerry Hague wood, Heppner; Jack Merrill, Ir rigon; Skip Ruhl, Heppner; Al vin McCabe, lone. Time: 14.6 seconds. Broad Jump Skip Ruhl, Hepp ner; Fred Greaves, Heppner; James Kaiser, Irrigon; Bob Stev ens, Hardman. Distance: 14 ft. High Jump Jack Merrill, Ir rigon; Skip Ruhl, Heppner; Law rence Jones, D. Dingledecker, Ir rigon, tie. Height: 4 ft. 2 inches. Pole Vault Jerry Haguewood, Heppner; John Piper, Heppner; Bob Uttley, lone; Cliff Baltard, Irrigon. Height: 6 ft. 5 inches. Football Throw Larry Molla han, Heppner; Bill Doherty, lone; John Piper, Heppner; Bill Salter, lone. Distance: 98 ft. 6 inches. Baseball Throw Jerry Hague wood, Heppner; Bill Doherty, lone; Ernie Drake, lone; Gary Quinn, Heppner. Distance: 210 feet. Shot Put Larry Mollahan, Heppner; Dennis Ross, Irrigon; Raymond Gray, Heppner; Bill Doherty, lone. Distance: 34 ft. lVz inches. Discus Fred Greaves.Heppner; Jerry Doherty, Heppner; Paul Wentworth, lone; D. Dingledeck er, Irrigon. Distance: 69 it 1 inch. 300 Yard Relay 1. Heppner: Jerry Haguewood, Skip Ruhl, Fred Greaves, Larry Mollahan. 2. Ir rigon. Time: 46 seconds. Class A Boys: 70 yard low hurdles Bob Kenny, Irrigon; Jerry Buschke, Heppner; Jimmy Green, Heppner; H. Lassness, Ir rigon. Time: 11 seconds. 100 Yard Dash Gene Douglas, Irrigon; Larry Lovgren, Heppner; Ronald Reid, Heppner; Jerry Ross, Irrigon. Time: 13.3 seconds. 300 Yard Dash Gene Douglas Irrigon; Larry Lovgren, Heppner; Bob Buschke, Heppner; Bill Kel ley, Irrigon. Time: 38.8 seconds. Broad Jump Gene Douglas, Irrigon; Pat Cutsforth, Heppner; Jerry Buschke, Heppner; Ken Ed wards, Irrigon. Distance: 16 ft. 5 inches. High Jump Jimmy Hayes, Heppner; Lee Palmer, lone; Jim my Green, Heppner; Bill Kelley, Bob Kenny, Irrigon, tie. Height: 4 ft. 6Vi inches. Pole Vault Rnh Kennv Trrt. gon; Bob Buschke, Heppner; Lyle Jensen, neppner; sam Harnett, lone: Paul Harnett, Form- w Steagall, Irrigon, tie. Height: 7 leei a incnes. Continued on Page Six Building, Repairs Add Up to Nice Sum in Past Month Permits issued by O. M. Yeager, city building inspector, during the month of April and up to May 15 totaled $46,682.18, ac cording to figures given the press this week. The permits covered both new building and repairs or alterations. In April, Yeager issued eight permits, including two new houses and six repair and re model jobs. Bruce Bothwell took out a permit to do an $800 re model job. Floyd Borman, Akin Hill, new house, 28x31, $5,000. C. W. Barlow, West Willow, new house, 26x30, $5,000. Anderson's Builders Supply, storage room, $100. David Hynd, Gale street, new range wiring and service, $35. R. G. McMurtry, Main street, repairs to store, $45. Anna McNamee, North Main, remodel house, $1,000. Heppner Motors, North Main, wiring at garage, $95. May Orville Smith, 10 North Gilmore, guest house and garage, $3,500 Whi'tmer G. Wright, South Chase, new house, $6,000. Robert and Jeanne Dobbs, re model store on Main street, $1,000. Ivan Cox, remodel house North Gale street, $1,000. B. D. Fancher, new house, Bar ratt Hill, $5,000. Allen and Jean Case, 304 S. Court, remodel home, $4,000. Interior Warehouse Co., three metal storage bins, $5,000. Budget For Rural School District Given Red Light Voters Register Disapproval of Countywide Setup Aonroximatplv nnp. fourth nf the voters nf Morrow Cnimtv turned out and voted in the Rural School District budget election Monday afternoon, with 226 favorinu the hnrifrpt and .tnq voting against it. Irrigon, Board- man ana lexington were almost unanimously in favor of the set up but the rest of the rounfv was divided in opinion. a summary of the vote as turned in at the office of the COUntV school administrator shows the following results: nign scnool districts: Heppner, yes 70, no 128 for a total of 198. Irrieon. 22 ves. I-pxincton 92 vpk 2 no. Boardman, 100 yes, 3 no! lone, b yes, 154 no. 1 1 ' J U n. .3 tn 11 I.UUI11CU ill ' the. non-high school districts. Of! me nine aisincis, Bairn f ork nad not rPDortPrl nn tn this mnrnino and it is probable that there was no voting. District 2, Lena, gave two votes for, none against; No. 3, Wil- loway, none tor, b against; 5J Morgan, none for, 11 against; Rood Canvon. none for. 4 against- 23, Devine, 4 for, 5 against; 24, Willows, none for, 3 against; 40, naraman, a ior, 4 against; 41, Sand Ho low. 1 for 4 airainct Total, 10 for, 37 against, which aaaea to tne nigh school dis tricts makes a total nf 22fi for and 309 against. Highway Commission Grants $75,000 For Wasco Heppner Road Possibility that travel to cen tral Oregon may be shortened by the coming winter is seen in the highway commission'e action in setting aside $75,000 for im proving 11.5 miles of unimprov ed dirt road on the Wasco-Hepp-ner secondary highway. The commission directed that this stretch be graded and gravelled during the current year. People traveling to and from Sherman county points from over this way have been using the route some and are looking for ward to completion of the work which will enable motorists to save many miles between this section adn central Oregon points. Another piece of work ordered by the commission calls for re surfacing of the Willow Creek highway from Heppner Junction to the Gilliam county line. BACCALAUREATE SERVICE AT 8 O'CLOCK P. M. SUNDAY Baccalaureate services for the class of 1950, Heppner high school, will be held at 8 o'clock p. m. Sunday in the school gymnasium-auditorium. Rev. Francis McCormack will deliver the ad dress and the school music de partment will provide the mu sical numbers. This year's class comprises 20 girls and nine boys, Career Closes For Oregon's Oldest Elected Official Death came to Leon W. Briggs, 90-year-old treasurer of Morrow county, at 9:55 this morning at the -family residence in Heppner. He had been failing for several months and in recent weeks had been confined at home most of the time. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Meth odist church, with the pastor, J. Palmer Sorlien officiating and arrangements in charge of the Phelphs Funeral Home. It was his wish that flowers not be sent but that money be given to the church for missionary work as a memorial to him. Although not a life-long resi dent of Heppner, Mr. Briggs was one of the oldest members of the pioneer group of which but few remain. He was connected with various commercial enterprises until becoming county treasurer, in which capacity he has served for many years. It was his hope to continue as treasurer for at least another term in the early part of the present primary cam- School Athletes Honored Guests At "Stag" Dinner Lettermen of Heppner high school were honored guests at a banquet Wednesday evening at the Legion hall. The affair was sponsored by the Junior Cham ber of Commerce and the fine ham and trimmings dinner was prepared by mothers of the athletes and served by the girls of the high school. Bill Barratt served as emcee and introduced La Verne Van Marter, guest speaker, who in spired the parents and boys of next year's teams to do what no other Heppner team has done to bring home a championship. Coach Vernon Bohles present ed 17 boys with a total of 28 letters in track, basketball and football. In turn, the boys of the H-club presented their coach with a gift a Masonic ring. This was Mr. Bohles last annual dinner with his boys, since he has been elected superintendent of the Gilliam county high school at conaon and will foresake coach ing. He will be succeeded as coach by Hall Whitbeck. Captains for next year's teams were announced, including Gary Connor, basketball and Melvin Piper, football. Boys receiving letters included Wendall Connor, track and Jack Sumner, football, freshmen; Gary Connor, football, basketball, track, Keith Connor, footballs Elwayne Bergstrom, football, track, and Don Woods, football, sophomeres; Melvin Piper, foot ball, basketball, track, Phil Smith, football, basketball, Ma rion Green, football, basketball, Vern Bell, football, and Lyle Peck, football, juniors, and Bob Bergstrom, football, Norman Ruhl, all three, Jim Orwick, foot ball, basketball, Harold Manners, football, basketball, Gerald Berg, strom, manager, and Loren Piper, looiDau ana manager, seniors. Rural School District Board Calls Second Budget Election For Afternoon of June 8 Faced with making a decision on whether to call a second elec tion on the budget which was de. feated in Monday's election, the Rural School Board met at the office of the superintendent in the court house Tuesday eve ning and after discussing the situation passed a motion that a second election be held at the earliest possible date, which will be June 8. The decision was made after receiving requests from the Irri gon and Boardman school boards and semi-official action of the Heppner board. In making the decision the board wanted it understood that the facilities of the superinten dent's office would be used to an. nounce the election and to pre pare the ballots and such other material pertaining to taking the vote, but that there will be no campaigning unless the indivi dual districts wish to accept that responsibility on their own ac count. The board feels that its obligation was discharged in preparing the budget and con ducting the regular election, that a good job had been done and that the ony interest it has in a second election is to carry out the wishes of the individual districts. Should the second election be on the negative side, the separate districts have the privilege of calling their own budget elec tions, provided they are held prior to July 15. Members of the board feel that a lack of understanding regard ing the budget was responsible in a measure for its defeat. Ef f ' 1 ' ' ' 1 ,- , I paign announced his candidacy. He later withdrew when his health began to break. A challenge to the other coun ties of the state to produce an older elected public official was never accepted and it was Mr. Brigg's belief that he was the oldest elected public official in the entire country. (A more complete history of his life will be given next week). Soroptimists Give Mother's Day Tea For Senior Girls Senior girls with their mothers were guests ot trie soroptimist Club of Heppner at tea Sunday afternoon between 4 and 5 o'clock in the parlor of the Heppner Church of Christ. An attractive tea table was the center of interest with punch bowl at one end, coffee service at the other and a beautiful bouquet of tulips in the center. Mrs. W. O. George and Miss Margaret Gillis poured. Baskets of spring flowers were used about the room. Piano solos were given by Lynda Borman, Sandra Lanham and Judy Thompson. Mrs. Tom Wells, accompanied by Mrs. C. C. Dunham, pleased the guests with two violin numbers. Club members received the guests and assisted about the room. The Soroptimists plan to make the tea an annual event in honor of the graduating girls. Their next project will be the awarding of their $100 scholar ship on commencement night. HEPPNER BOY DESIGNS GOWN AT FASHION SHOW Joseph J. Hughes Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hughes, recently was in charge of designing a gown in the elaborate all-student fashion show, "Fashion-Travelogue," staged by the fashion arts department of Woodbury college in Los Angeles. All gowns were exclusively designed and model ed by the students and members of their families. Judges of the fashion show in cluded such fashion-world celeb rities as Walter Plunkett, MGM studio designer of gowns for "Gone With the Wind," Bill Travilla, former Woodbury stu dent, now designing gowns with 20th Century Fox studios for "I'll Get By," Miss Maggie Pexton, fashion coordinator for the May Co., and Miss Muriel Barnett, fashion editor of the Los Angles Mirror. forts were made to clarify the several items, especially the fact that the 1950 expense account was pared something like $43, 000 below that of 1949. This ap parently did not appeal to many of the voters and the conclusion is that Monday's vote was more a protest against the rural school board set-up than against the budget itself. In case a proposed levy in ex cess of the constitutional limita tion is not approved by the legal voters of the Rural School Dis trict the board has a choice of two alternates: First Shall levy the maximum permitted by law, namely $103,214.23. After deduct ing the estimated expenses pro vided in the budget of the rural school board ($15,000 $10,240 and $5,600 special emergency) said board shall apportion the remainder of the levy ($87,614.23) extended in proportion that the original levy as determined and included by the rural school board for each district is the total of all such levies in the rural school district. (Chapter 345, O.I., 1945 as amended by Chapter 591 O.L. 1947 Section 16). Second May call a second election whenever said board deems it advisable. The second election, if the rural board deems it advisable and necessary, may be called after proper notice on a date fixed by the board. (Chapter 543, Section 15, Laws of 1949, Second Supplement Oregon School Laws 1916). Calling for a second election on the budget is deemed advisable in that, (1) the rural board in cooperation with the local boards followed good financial practice Kinzua Wins Base Running Marathon In Sunday's Game Heppner Errors Prove Costly as Pitcher Tires It takes quite a bit of sprinting to run 28 tallies across the home plate, but the Kinzua and Hepp ner members of the Wheat-Timber league did just that in Sun day's game, with Kinzua ac counting for 17 of the runs and Heppner 11. It was a field day for the batters, and anytning but that for the pitchers. Ye scribe arrived up at the game about the beginning of the fifth canto. From what informa tion that could be, gathered by grapevine we learned that the score was 7-5, with Kinzua in the lead. The Heppner batters began to find the offerings of the Kin zua pitcher and took on a couple of runs. This seemed to make the visiting firemen a little bit net tled and they set about to put themselves in a safe position. This was tough on Drake, Hepp ner's standby hurler, who had to go the entire route, especially with his teammates making er rors that increased his work in stead of relieving him. One Kinzua batter put one over into the bucking horse corrals for a complete circuit, but when the fly hits came within the range of the Heppner fielders they were generally taken care of. Manners, youngest of the Heppner players, made the star catch of the day on a center field fly, grabbing it with his gloved hand on a last chance. Fossil will be on hand at Ro deo field Sunday afternoon to take the measure of the local team, maybe. A little revamping of the Heppner lineup will serve to make the job more difficult. "Judge" Carmichael officiated behind the plate and Bob Wag ner was field umpire. Randy Pet. erson did the receiving. Bank Will Remain Open Election Day The Heppner branch of the First National Bank of Portland will be open during its regular DanKing hours on primary Elec tion Day, Friday, May 19, accord ing to an announcement by Merle Becket, local manager. "Election Day affords each of us an opportunity to exercise our fundamental democratic right, and we urge everyone to go to the polls," said Becket. "At the same time, we consider it our obligation to provide the public with banking services at times that suit its convenience. There fore, if you need banking facili ties on Election Day, you'll find us at work and ready to serve you." JUNIORS HAVE SKIP DAY Heppner high school juniors attended to their annual skip day Tuesday. The class and their chaperones, Mrs. C. A. Ruggles, Mrs. T. L. Juett and James Erickson, sojourned to Joaquin Miller" state park in Grant coun ty for the day's festivities. both in the procedure and in the preparation. That the budget was prepared to provide an ade quate yet necessary financial basis to maintain the school pro gram to which Morrow county children are entitled and which it can support. That each local district presented its budget to its voters for confirmation or to its citizens for a hearing. In all cases these budgets were adopt ed and in those cases where hearings were held few, if any voters appeared to discuss or question the budgets, indicating that they were satisfied with the budget, It would seem. (2) That there was a lack of understand ing of the budget and the fi nancial problems of the schools. That some misinformation was given out which influenced an adverse vote on other basis than the merit of the budget itself. (3) That there was a request from the boards of three of the major districts for a second elec tion. On this basis and not any at tempt to dictate to the districts what they should or should not do, the board leaves it up to the voters to decide whether the schools shall keep pace with the growth and development of the county. That is the sole interest of the rural school board whose members have devoted many, many hours of their own time without one cent of remunera tion to the cause of putting into operation the machinery of the rural school law in an effort to give all of the schools the sup port to which they are entitled in their efforts to educate the "citizens of tomorrow." Hermiston Farmer Catches Too Many Fish; Loses Them Perry James Reid, Hermiston farmer, went a bit too far in his fishing activities Sunday and wound up in Justice J. O. Hager's court Monday morning. Reid was caught with 73 trout in his possession, several of which were under the prescribed length, resulting in two counts being filed against him by Officer Bill Labhart. Reid was fishing in the Sickle Bar Camp area on Little Wall creek when apprehended. After weighing the evidence, Justice Hager levied a fine of $50 and costs of $4.50 for exceed ing the bag limit and $25.00 and costs of $4.50 for having in his possession fish under the legal size. In addition, he was given a 30-day jail sentence which was suspended upon payment of the fines. Not alone were the fines imposed. Reid lost the fish, and his rod, reel and creel, all of which have been turned over to the state game commission. o PROPOSALS FOR POSTOFFICE HEADQUARTERS INVITED Proposals are invited to be re ceived at the office of Post Of fice Inspector E. L. Mochel at Spokane 6, Wash., up to and in cluding June 14, 1950, to furnish quarters suitable for post office purposes at Heppner, announces James H. Driscoll, Heppner post master. The lease for such quarters will be subject to the provisions of the standard form of lease used by the Post Office department, at a stated price per annum, in cluding heat, light, power, water, toilet facilities, plumbing, heat ing and lighting fixtures, for a term of five or ten years from December 1, 1950. About 2200 square feet of floor space is de sired. Forms on which to submit bids may be obtained at the post of fice in Heppner, Driscoll states. o SOROPTIMIST CLUB MEETS AT LETA HUMPHREYS HOME Miss Leta Humphreys was hostess to the Soroptimist Club of Heppner at the regular luncheon meeting today. At this meeting the May birthdays were nonorea wnn a cake topped with a Maypole. Several members who attended the guest night of the SoTODti- mist Club of The Dalles recently reported on mat meeting. Mrs. William Rawlins, a form er member of the local club and Mrs. W. C. Collins were guests. Mrs. Paul Brown was welcomed as a new member. Nineteen were present. o JayC-ettes Adopt Kindergarten Rules Bv-laws p-nvprnincr thp Winrtpr. garten were adopted by the .Tav-C-prrps in rpcnilar mpotinor Wednesday evening. It was de cided that the directors hold of - fipp for thrpp vpars Tn tho Hraur that followed, Mrs. Jack Estberg will serve another year and Mrs. Bin carratt two more years. Mrs. Edwin Dick. Mrs. Don Walk-pr and Mrs. R. J. O'Shea were nom inated for the first three year term. Election will hp run nff at the June meeting. At tne potluck joint meeting with the Jaycees next Wednes- fiav pvpnina riptptJutoe rr the j - - - hi . '- lu cent state convention at Eugene win give tneir reports. Hostesses last evening were Mrs. Bill Lao hart and Mrs. Bill Farra. Independence Drive CJ a, j-J' j igrill ii nrmirrtffi-ii -T-i r - wu. uwMi'iriUliiWHMHiM You will be teeing this dramatic reminder toon to reemphailie lh (act that tystematio allotment of a portion o( your Income tor Invettment la Halted Sutei Savlnn Bondi will Insure your future financial independence. Primary Election In Local Circles Lack of Contests Seen as Reason For Light Ballot PeoDle following the trend of things political are predicting a light vote in the county on to morrow's primary election. This is based on tne iaei mere are no contests on the local bal lots and no great amount of In terest has been created relative to district and state positions. Main interest so tar as the second Congressional district is concerned is on the democratic ballot where Vernon Bull and Hugh Bowman are scrapping it out to see who will have the privilege of trying to unseat Lowell Stockmen, republican in cumbent who is without opposi tion in the primary. In the legislative district, tne only opposition Henry Peterson and Giles French appear to have is the Umatilla county pornona grange, which doesn't count in the primary. The democrats have also had a lively scrap in the guberna torial contest while Governor Douglas McKay has the situation well in hand from the republican point of view. The Hoover-Morse contest has enlivened interest in the republi can ranks, but Irom this distance it looks like the incumbent has the best of the race. The third member, John McBride, appears to have no organization pushing his interests but he may show considerable strength in the home stretch. Here at home, the few candi dates on the two tickets will ap preciate a favorable expression from the voters. Sheriff C. J. D. Bauman an nounced this morning that only one change has been made in location of voting booths. lone will vote at the American Legion hall due to loss of the city hall in the 1949 fire. If you remember where you voted last time thaf s the place to vote tomorrow. For the benefit of newcomers to the Heppner precincts: Those residing south of Willow street in Heppner vote at the court house, those north of Willow street vote at the Braden build ing. o Masonic District Meeting Scheduled Masons of the 28th Oregon district will assemble in Hepp ner Saturday evening for a dis trict meeting at the Masonic hall. Supper will be served in the dining room at 6:30, followed by the meeting. Andrew Staie of Fossil, dis trict deputy grand master, will be present and it is anticipated that other Masonic notables will attend. District 28 includes Mor row, Gilliam and Wheeler coun ties. John G. Parker of Pendleton. son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Parker of Heppner, is recuperat ing following major throat surg ery last week. He has been re- , i r . u o. A U n n . , ' leaseu iroiri wie ot. miuiuuj a hospital and is at home. Poster .
