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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, June 14, 1951
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CBE Cooperative
Borrows $415,
For Extensions
Construction of
Extensions to Add
77 Consumers
Confirmation of a loan in the
amount of $415,000 requested by
by the Columbia Basin Electric
Cooperative was received in a
communication from Congress
man Lowell Stockman Wednes
day morning. The approval was
made Monday morning by the
Rural Electrification administra
tion. This information was confirm
ed by the local office of the CBE.
The loan is to finance the con
struction of 117 miles of distribu
tion line to serve 77 new rural
consumers, mostly in Gilliam and
Morrow counties and for system
improvements, including nine
miles of new tie line and for
headquarters facilities, commu
nications, equipment and com
pletion of previously approved
construction.
According to E. H. Collison, lo
cal manager, the 117 miles in
volves extensions to lines already
built, reaching out into uncover
ed areas. Some of the fund is to
cover expenses already incurred,
including the headquarters build,
ing purchased from J. G. Barratt,
and the installation of the com
munications system, a mobile ra
dio hookup between trucks of the
concern and the headquarters
office.
It is not contemplated that any
extensive construction work in
volving the employment of num
bers of workmen will result from
acquisiton of the loan. The ex
tensions will be made as regular
ly as copper and steel can be
secured. Scarcity of these items
may cause the work to extend
over a long period and this will
be done by small crews. Nothing
like the activity in connection
with the construction of the lines
last year may be looked for, Col
lison assured this newspaper.
Completion of the work made
possible under the loan will just
about see all rural homes in Gil
liam and Morrow counties elec
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Youngsters Leave
For 4-H School on
Ore. State Campus
Headed by Mrs. Maud Cass
well, county home demonstra
tion agent, some 30 4-H club
youngsters left the first of the
week for the Oregon State college
campus at Corvallis to attend
summer school. Mrs. Casswell
will be one of the instructors at
the school. Nels Anderson, coun
ty agricultural agent, was un
able to attend the school this
year and entrusted the job of
chaperoning the 4-Hers to Mrs.
Casswell.
A full list of the summer school
seleciees from the county was
not available this week but going
from Heppner were Peggy Wight
man, Reita Graves, Sharon Beck
et, Johnnne Wilson, Nancy Fer
guson, Sharon Rill, Johnny Bros
nan, Dean Graves, Ronald Cur
rin and Patsy Peck.
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Attorneys Named
To Defend Corley
Judge W. C. Perry came from
Pendleton Monday and held a
brief term of circuit court. Since
ho is presiding at Enterprise in
the deer slaying cases involving
the Minam dude ranch and oth
ers he did not have time to go
into the cases awaiting his atten
tion here.
One piece of business was ap
pointment of attorneys to defend
Walter Corley, charged with the
second degree murder of C. R.
Marple Corley informed the court
he had no attorney and could
not afford one and the judge ap
pointed J. 0.Turner and P. W.
Mahoney to act as his counsel.
Corley has been confined in the
county jail since the night of the
slaying.
A report from the grand jury
revealed two true bills and two
not true bills.
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Among college students re
turning home the past week-end
were Mary Mollahan, Bobby
Jones and Lorcn riper all from
the University of Oregon.
Mrs, Frances Blakely.
Parsons Convinced
National Capital Is
Wonderful Place
Washington, D. C, referred to
sometimes as "Confusion on the
Potomac", is no such place in the
minds of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn
Parsons who recently enjoyed a
visit to the national capital.
Responding to a tribute paid
him by Judge Garnet Barratt at
Monday's luncheon of the cham
ber of commerce, Parsons said he
and Mrs. Parsons didn't protrude
themselves into the political mer.
ry-go-round. Rather, they saw
the City of Washington, the high
lights, at least, and found so
many delightful things they had
no thought about congress or
congressmen. They saw many of
the national shrines and were
thrilled with their trip to the top
of the Washington monument
from where they beheld the city
with an unrestricted view.
Judge Barratt traced the events
leading up to the citation award
ed Parsons. The deparmtent of
agriculture commended him for
his exceptional managerial abil
ity and accomplishments even
beyond the line of duty as rang
er of the Heppner division of the
Umatilla national forest. Secre
tary Brannon made the presen
tation to Parsons and numerous
other service men from over the
nation.
Nels Anderson gave a review of
the Oregon Wheat League Fat
Stock Show and Sale held last
week at The Dalles. He introduc
ed three guests, Earl MaKinney
and son Malcolm, and Duane
Baker. Earl McKinney was cited
for having the most 4-H winners
at the show and the boys were
among the winners of numerous
events as well as having prize
winning stock. The boys had the
4-H club ribbons and trophies on
display, there being enough blue
and red ribbons to decorate a
fair sized room.
Anderson said the 4-H club
council is extremely proud of the
showing made by the clubbers
this year and that while some of
the senior members were appear
ing at a show for the last time
there are others ready to step
into the breach and keep the
county's reputation on a high
leve.l.
Jack O'Connor was called upon
to explain why he had chosen
to leave Heppner just when ev
erybody thought he was a per
manent fixture. He explained
that in chain store management
one is always looking forward to
a bigger store in a bigger field.
The opportunity came for him to
make a choice and he chose Fal
lon, Nev. Fallon, rated about 2000
in the 1950 census, is now closer
to 3600 and still growing rapidly.
It has been chosen as the site of
a base for one or the other of
the branches of the armed forces
and this has caused an influx of
new people. Having been a resi
dent of Heppner for nearly seven
years, and an active civic work
er all that time, O'Connor said
he did not find it easy to make
up his mind to leave. As it is he
will have to leave his family here
until he can secure adequate
housing in Fallon. He will leave
early next week.
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MODE O' DAY SHOP
CHANGES OWNERSHIP
A deal was closed Monday af
fecting the ownership and man
agement of the Mode O' Day
Frock shop. Mrs Fred Dexter,
manager since opening of the
shop, sold her interest to Mrs.
Edith Porterfield who took im
mediate possession.
Mrs. Porterfield has been a
resident of Heppner about two
years. She is an experienced
saleswoman.
Mrs. Dexter left Monday to re
turn to Madras to make her
home. Her husband is rural mail
carrier out of the Madras post
office.
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Former Minister
Church of Christ
Hires New Pastor
Earl L. Soward of Burns has
accepted the call to become pas
tor of the Heppner Church of
Christ. He filled the pulpit at the
local church Sunday and the
board tendered him an invita
tion to become the pastor. He
will assume the pastorate July 8.
Mr. Soward will be accompan
ied by his wife and 13-year old
son. There is a daughter who is
lege of Education, and an older
son who is in the army air force
The new minister is an ex-army
a senior at Eastern Oregon Col
chaplain.
Winning Herd and Herdsman at Fat Stock
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This is an unusual view of champion beef on the hoof but the picture was taken more to portray the
art of herdsmanship than to show off the fine points of the animals. It was with this group of ani
mals that Ingrid Hermann won the herdsman championship. Some of the other young people were
owners of the steers not belonging to the herdsman.
Those in the picture from Morrow county are Herbert Ekstrom, Richard Ekstrom, Malcolm McKin
ney, Deane Graves, Janet Howton andMis s Hermann. Photo courtesy The Dalles Chronicle.
Random Thoughts...
For a number of years the writ
er has thought how nice it would
be if he and the missus could
take a day off now and then dur
ing fishing season and try to
snare a wary trout. There's noth
ing quite so soothing to tired
minds and weary bodies as loit
ering along a sparkling stream
and casting a line. Sometimes the
luck is good, sometimes it is bad.
That seems to make no differ
ence to the average fisherman if
he is seeking recreation more
than results. Now it seems that
the time is about to arrive when
we can do a little fishing or wan
dering round over the country
and we can't make up our minds
where to go. But they tell us that
fishermen are having fair luck
right here in Willow creek, so if
we get loose before the stream
dries up maybe we'd better prac
tice up right here at home
The sight of deer feeding in
hayfields in the valleys here
abouts is becoming quite com
mon. Twice in the past few days
does have been seen within two
or three miles of Heppner. The
wily animals will stand long
enough to give one a good look
at them and then they take off.
Fences don't mean a thing to
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Announcement was made the first of the week that the Rodeo
committee of the Morrow County Fair & Rodeo had chosen Miss
Ingrid Hermann of lone for queen of the 1951 show.
Being a member of the royal court of the Rodeo is not a new sen
sation for Miss Hermann as she was a princess in the court of
Queen Shirley (Rugg) in 1949 as the choice of Willows grange.
This young lady has a long list ofaccomplishments which will be
left for the Rodeo publicity committee to expand upon when the
season opens. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Hermann
of lone and is well fitted to make a gracious queen over the myth
ical kingdom of Rodeo.
U. P. Names Safety
Representative For
Northwest District
J. F. Fehrenbacher arrived in
Portland recently to assume his
new duties as district safety re
presentative for Union Pacific
railroad. His appointment was
announced by L. A. Collins, Un
ion Pacific district general man
ager, to fill the vacancy left by
Alfred Rutherglen whose retire
ment was announced June 1
Fehrenbacher is a irt.:ive of
Troutdale, Oregon where he first
entered Union Pacific service as
a telegraph operator in 1938. La
ter he was promoted to dispatch
er at Portland, and in 1947, was
transferred to safety work at La
Grande. Since 1949 he has been
safety representative for the rail
road in the Idaho division, with
headquarters at Pocatello. He
plans to move his family to Port
land as soon as he can locate a
home.
In his new capacity, he will
supervise the promotion of safe
ty practices on the railroad in
Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Mon
tana and western Wyoming.
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Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Holt were
weekend guests of his mother,
Mrs. C. J. D. Bauman, and Mr.
Bauman. Jackson has been rehir
ed to teach at Oswego.
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Many Posey Growers
Exhibit at Lexington
Garden Club Show
More than 100 entries were re
gistered at the flower show spon
sored by the Lexington Garden
club Tuesday afternoon in the La
dies' Aid room of the Congregati
onal-Christian church. .
The flower arrangements were
many and varied, making for ex
acting work and close decisions
for the judge, Mrs. Mary Van
Stevens. AwrTds were made in
the following order.
Flower Arrangements: All one
variety, 1st Mrs. Frank Munkers,
Columbine; 2nd Miss Merle Car
michael, Larkspur; 3rd Mrs. Ran
dy Lott, pottery basket of Sweet
William.
Mixed varieties, 1st Mrs. Nor
man Nelson, Gallardia and lillies;
2nd, Mrs. Myles Martin, arrange
ment in blue; 3rd, Mrs. Lawrence
Palmer, white carnations, pink
peonies and flower tapers.
Pairs: Mrs. Mervin Leonard,
1, Bachelor Buttons; 2, China fi
gurines and blue thyme.
Flowering houseplants: 1st and
2nd, Mrs. W. C. VanWinkle, angel
wing begonia, fuschia; 3rd, Miss
Merle Carmichael, ruffled petu
nias. Foliage house plants: Mrs.
Frank Munkers, dish garden; 2nd,
Mrs.R ay Dolvin, cacti; 3rd, Mrs.
Frank Munkers, potted cacti.
Roses: Mrs. Lawrence Palmer,
American Pillar rose; Mrs. Earl
Warner, Peace rose; Mrs. Orris
Padberg.
Moss roses, Mrs. James Healy.
Canterbury Bells, Mrs. W. C. Van
Winkle. Delphinium, Mrs. Myles
Martin. Clematis, Mrs. George Al
Iyn. Iris, Mrs. James Healy.
Corsages: Mrs. Frank Munkers,
single white Japanese iris and
lace vine. 2nd, Mrs. Munkers, col
umbine; 3rd, Mrs. Ray Dolvin,
columbine.
Mrs. Earl Evans and Mrs. Lew
is Wetzel presided at the tea
table during the tea hour.
Several out of town visitors
were present, including Mrs. F.
W. Turner, Mrs. A. D. McMurdo,
Mrs. R. I. Thompson, Mrs. Harry
Van Horn, Mrs. Randall Martin,
Mrs. Archie Munkers and Mrs.
John Graves.
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William McCaleb and family
arrived this morning from Cor
vallis to spend the summer in
Heppner. "Billie" is a student in
forestry at Oregon State college.
A. L. Porterfield, mechanic at
the Hodge Chevrolet Co., left Wed
nesday for a visit in the south.
He was going first to Shawnee,
Oklahoma to visit his father and
from there to Lubbock, Texas.
He expects to be back in Hepp
ner by the first of July.
Mrs. Norah Rasmus attended
buyers' week in Seattle this week.
Mrs. John Saagor returned
Thursday of last week from Tort
land where she underwent maj
or surgery at the Good Samaritan
hospital. She is convalescing at
home and will take it easy for
several weeks.
Heppner Post 87 To
Sponsor Dance To
Buy Baseball Suits
Heppner Post No. 87, American
Legion, has chosen the evening
of June 30 as the date for stag
ing a big benefit dance, the ob
ject of which is to obtain funds
for the purchase of suits for the
junior baseball team which the
post and Rosewall Motor com
pany are sponsoring.
It is not the intention of the
Legion to purchase the suits for
this year's team but to accumu
late a fund so that the equip
ment may be obtained in time
for the opening of next year's
schedule.
Tickets will be on sale this
week-end and the committee
from the Legion expects to call
on all the business houses and
contact everyone possible be
tween Friday and the date of the
dance.
It is the intention of Heppner
post to make the junior team a
permanent organization.
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Local Physician
Serve Second Term
On Oregon Board
Dr. C. C. Dunham received word
from Governor Douglas McKay
Wednesday morning that the
governor had appointed him to
serve another term on the state
chiropractic board of examiners.
Dr. Dunham has been chairman
of the board the past two years.
His term expired earlier this
month.
The governor expressed his
thanks for the fine service given
as a member of the commission,
stating that he knew the doctor's
advice and counsel have been
very helpful.
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NATIONAL FLAG DAY
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On this 14th day of June it is
meet and right that all Ameri
cans pause a few moments and
consider what our national em
blem stands for. To day is Nati
onal Flag Day. If we have not
the time to reflect over its his
tory, we at least have time to
give the pledge of allegiance:
"I pledge allegiance to the
flag of the United States of Am
erica, and to the republic for
which it stands one nation, indi
visible, with liberty and justice
for all."
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Weather Researfh
Meeting Draws 100
Farmers of District
Whether to Sign
Another Year Not
Decided at Condon
More than 100 Morrow, Gilliam
and Sherman county farmers dis
cussed rain making at the annu
al meeting of Tri-County Weath
er Research in Condon last Thurs
day. They gave a unanimous vote
of confidence to the directors of
the corporation and encouraged
continued research to increase
rainfall in the three counties.
Don Weibe, meteorologist, Wa
ter Research Development corpo
ration, with whom Tri-County
has a contract for experimental
cloud seedings, explained the
methods which they are follow
ing in the Tri-County area. He
pointed out that ground genera
tors are placed as much as 100
miles windward of Tri-County in
order to increase precipitation in
the area. We have taken advan
tage of every cloud seeding op
portunity since September 1, Wei
be said.
Rainfall in the area has been
above normal since cloud seed
ing began and crop prospects
are now good. Cost of the experi
ment to date has been 24,000 for
the three counties, Corresponding
Secretary Ernest Kirsch reported.
Seven of the nine directors were
re-elected by the members. They
are: Ralph Crum, lone; Ralph
Potter, Condon; Lloyd Evans,
Condon; David Childs, Arlington;
George Wilson, Kent, Vernon
Miller, Moro; Francis Watkins,
Wasco. Harry Duvall and Delvin
Nelson were also elected direc
tors from Morrow county.
The directors will decide in
August whether to renew their
contract with Dr. Krick's cloud
seeders. The present contract ex
pires June 30.
In town the first of the weev,
Ralph rum of lone, said that
the last report from the Water
Resources Development corpora
tion was to the effect that the
concern's equipment was in oper
ation during every storm that vi
sited the area last week.
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FLAG DAY OBSERVED
BY SOROPTIMISTS
Did you know, loyal Oregon
ians, that our star is the second
star in the sixth row horizontally,
in the 48 stars on the national
emblem? Some of the rest of us
did not know it either until Mrs.
Clara B. Gertson apprised us of
the fact in her tribute to Flag
Day at Soroptimist Club of Hep
pner today noon.
Starting her talk with the ear
liest of flags in ancient days,
(when a wisp of straw on a stick
was all that was used) Mrs. Gert
son traced the origin of our Unit
ed States flag and its growth to
the present day. Preceding her
talk the club was asked to stand
and repeat the Pledge of Alle
giance. The code was read as a
fitting climax to an educational
program.
Before the club was dismissed,
Miss Margaret Gillis read the ac
cepted procedure in case of an
atomic attack on our land. We
have all seen and read these
rulse many times but neverthe
less they can not be called to
mind too often.
Fifty-Year Jewels
Given M. D. Clark
During his visit in Heppner,
M. D. Clark enjoyed the distinc
tion of receiving 50-year member
ship jewels from the two Masonic
bodies represented here. At the
closing meeting of the spring
schedule Tuesday evening, June
5, he received the awards from
Heppner lodge No. 69, A. F. & A.
M. and Heppner Chapter No. 26,
Royal Arch Masons,
In making the Blue lodge pre
sentation, J. O. Turner noted that
Mr. Clark had received his Mas
ter Mason degree in January,
1901, and became a full fledged
Royal Arch Mason in April of the
same year. During his long resi
dence here from the afore-mentioned
dates until his leaving
for Eugene a few years ago,
"Mac" was a faithful attendant
of both branches and served 27
years as secretary of the Royal
Arch.
Mr. Clark returned to Eugene
Tuesday, leaving that morning
with Harry Van Horn who was
driving to Portland to attend the
grand lodge chapter of the Ma
sonic in his capacity as Worship
ful Master of the local chapter.