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Heppner, OregonThursday, June 28, 1951
Volume 68, Number 1 5
Grand Parade Will Set
Off lone Celebration
A feature of the 1950 American
Legion celebration at lone that
received more favorable com
ment than any other activity of
the day was the grand parade
which opened the day's activities.
Business houses, clubs, and indi
viduals vied with each other in
putting out floats and other en
tries with the result that a par
ade worthy of a much bigger
town was formed.
Word comes from the Wheat
City that the folks are again
preparing to stage a parade the
equal if not better than last
year's production. The big show
starts at 10 a. m. and as soon as
the parade is over the program
of races and other sports events
will start at the turf field.
Another highlight of the cele
bration will be the pot luck din
ner at noon. This will be spread
at the turf field and all visitors
are welcome to bring their bas
kets and join in the festivities.
The afternoon program will in
clude baseball and softball games
between Heppner and lone teams.
In the evening there will be fire
works followed by dancing on
the tennis courts if the weather
permits. Celebrate at lone!
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Elks Picnic Draws
Large Attendance
Elks and their families to the
number of at least 200 gathered
at the Wightman summer ranch
in the Blue mountains Sunday
for their annual lodge picnic. A
sumptuous potluck dinner' was
spread under the big pines and
after all had duly satisfied the
yearnings of the inner man
teams for a softball game were
chosen. Others not interested in
softball indulged in the good old
game of barnyard golf horse
shoe pitching, to you.
Rain began descending about
2 p. m. and many of the pic
nickers started for home.
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Mr. and Mrs. John Saagerhad
as their guests the first of the
week, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Mur
ray of Milton-Freewater.
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Camp For Training
Guards Underway
Annual guard training camp
for fire control forces of the Uma
tilla forest is being held this
week at Tupper guard station on
the Heppner district. Lookouts
and firemen will be given train
ing in fire detection, fire chasing
and fire suppression. Approxi
mately 40 men will be trained
to handle this important phase
of the forest service work for the
summer season. Acting as in
structors will be district rangers
and their year-long district
guards and clerks.
John G. Clouston, fire control
assistant, is in charge of the
camp. The training will begin
Tuesday evening with a talk by
Supervisor Rector, and a show
ing of fire training motion pic
ture. The camp will be continued
through Friday.
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Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Crawford,
retiring publishers of the Gazette
Times, will turn over the keys
to the property Saturday evening
and try to take that good, long
rest they have been promising
Sewer Tax Wins
Just before going to press this
evening, a checkup on the mu
nicipal election returns shows
that the city's proposed 10-mill
tax for building up a sewer
fund carried by a large major
ity. Of a total of 192 votes cast,
138 were for the measure and
54 against
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JOLLY COOKS MEET
A meeting of the Jolly Cooks
was held at the home of Bonnie
Crum June 25. President Mardine
Baker presided. We did some
judging of cupcakes and dis
cussed a float for the Fourth of
July parade in lone. Mrs. Cass
well announced a new 4-H jelly
contest at the county fair. All 4-H
members took part in the judg
ing contest at the meeting. Mrs.
Markham Baker, Mrs. Adine
Stone assisted Mrs. Casswell with
the contest. Mardine, Bonnie and
Mildred Seehafer tied with high
score of 125. Mrs. Ruth MeCabe
attended our meeting. Refresh
ments were served.
Mildred Seehafer, Reporter
The Great Caruso
At left, the famous Italian tenor,
Enrico Caruso, as he appeared at
the height of his singing career.
And right, Mario Lanza, portray
ing Caruso in MGM's spectacular
Technicolor musical production,
"The Great Caruso" which comes
to the Star Theater Sunday and
Monday. Also included in one of
Bergstroms Hosts
For D. O. H. Picnic
Mr. and Mrs. John Bergstrom
were hosts Sunday for a Degree
of Honor picnic at their country
residence in Eight Mile. The spa
cious lawn and pleasant sur
roundings made an ideal setting
for the affair.
The Bergstroms have a large
outside fireplace erected on a
concrete base 12x12 feet and this
proved highly efficient in the
serving of the picnic dinner.
About 35 guests enjoyed the
hospitality of the Bergstroms.
their freedom and go thither
Trying to put out their last issue
themselves. They are not leaving
Heppner having taken an apart
ment in the Palmer house, but
, do expect to take advantage of
New Minister Gets
Good Rating From
Burns Civic Group
It isn't often that a minister
transferring from one community
to another is given a letter 'of
of commendation by the cham
ber of commerce of the town he
is leaving, yet that is what hap
pened to Earl L. Sowards, newly
hired minister at the Heppner
Church of Christ who will arrive
here from Burns early next week.
The secretary of the Burns
chamber of commerce directed a
letter to the local chamber of
commerce telling of Mr. Soward's
good qualities, not only as a min
ister but as a civic worker and
urged the local group to invite
him to membership here. The
letter was read to the group by
Jack Loyd, acting secretary for
the Heppner chamber of com
merce, at Monday's luncheon
meeting at O' Donnell's cafe.
With the vacation season on,
attendance has been falling off
at the luncheon meetings but it
is expected that this condition
will change in a few weeks.
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Mr. and Mrs. John Karlik and
daughters, Jeanie and Julie, of
Portland visited here Tuesday
and Wednesday with Mrs. Clara
B. Gertson. They left this morn
ing for Wallowa lake. Mrs. Kar
lik is a daughter of the late
George Gertson.
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the most impressive casts ever
brought to the screen are Ann
Blyth, Dorothy Kirsten, Jarmila
Novotna and Blanche Thebom.
Most of the gloriou music made
immortal by Caruso during his
17 years at the New York Metro
politan Opera House will be
heard in this production.
COUNTY NURSE RESIGNS
Miss Margaret Giliis, public
health nurse in Morrow county
the past six or, seven years, has
tendered her resignation to the
county court to take effect as of
June 30. The court will be in ses
sion June 29 to wind up affairs
of the fiscal year and will act
on the resignation at that time.
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Mrs. Sadie Sigsbee is recuper
ating slowly from a bad fall
which occurred a couple of weeks
ago at her home. She stepped in
a hole in the yard and it was
most fortunate that no bones
were broken but Mrs. Sigsbee
suffered badly from severe shock.
and yon as occasion demands.
of the paper and move at the
same time is somewhat ol a
chore but they will be "at home'
to their friends in their new lo
cation by the first of the week,
The New Editor
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The accompanying picture is
that of Robert Penland who with
Mrs. Penland and young son Neal
arrived Tuesday from Lebanon to
take over the publishing of the
Gazette Times. Their household
goods arrived the same day and
they are getting settled in their
new home, the apartment in the
G-T building. Visitors to the of
fice Monday morning will be
greeted by the new publishers
and they want to meet the people
of the community just as fast as
possible.
Tetz Elected As
Superintendent Of
Valley High School
A news release from Indepen
dence last week announced that
Henry Telz, administrator of the
rural school district in Morrow
county, has been elected superin
tendent or administrator of the
Independence union high school
succeeding George Corwin who
has been elected county superin
tendent in Hood River county,
which has the unit system.
The news came as airiplete
surprise to Morrow county people
who were unaware that Tetz con
templated a change. It is under
stood that he also will have one
or more subjects at Oregon Col
lege of Education in Monmouth.
The change will mean a substan.
tial boost in salary.
Tetz has been administrator
of the rural school district since
its organization. He returned to
Heppner after an absence of sev
en or eight years to become su
perintendent of district No. 1. He
has been active in the Oregon
State Educational association
and is at present vice president
of that group.
With Mrs. Tetz and son Ste
phen, Tetz left last week for San
Francisco to attend a special ed
ucational project and they will
remain there until after the Na
tional Educational association
convention early in July.
INDEPENDENT BUSINESSMAN
NO LONGER BARRED FROM
SOCIAL SECURITY COVERAGE
.The independent businessman
is no longer barred from coverage
under the Federal Social Security
Act. He may now earn the same
as his employees, according to a
as his employees, according to a
release on the subject this week.
Effective January 1, 1951 those
who own their own businesses,
either as sole proprietors or as
partners, will come under this
act if their net earnings from the
business mount to $500 or more
per year. The only ones among
the self-employed group who do
not come within this coverage
are the farmers and the profes
sional people, notably those in
the medical and dental fields,
funeral directors, attorneys, pro
fessional engineers, certified and
registered accountants, and arch
itects.
The self-employed will have
the same benefit rights as work
ers in commerce and industry
have possessed under federal old
age and survivors insurance for
the past 12 years.
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PHONE OR SEND IN
YOUR PERSONAL ITEMS
The new publishers of the Ga
zette Times will find it difficult
the first few weeks at least, to
gather personal items and local
news. Subscribers and others will
be doing a great favor to them
and a service to the newspaper
and the community, by sending
in, telephoning in, or bringing
in news items. Best of all, bring
them in whenever possible and
make the acquaintance of Mr.
and Mrs. Penland.
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80 R.A.M.s Gather
At French Ranch
For Ceremonial
Members From Far
Away Places Sign
Chapter 26 Roster
Royal Arch Masons to the num
ber of 80 gathered at the Wight
man summer ranch in the Blue
mountains south of Heppner Sat
urday evening to participate in
and witness initiatory work in
the Royal Arch degree. Members
were present from chapters as
far away as Wichita, Kas. La
Junta, Colo and Oroville, Calif.
Three candidates from Hep
pner Chapter No. 69 A.F.&A.M.,
Dr. A. D. McMurdo, James Hayes
and Claude Graham were given
the degree work in the primitive
setting that is becoming known
in Masonic circles far and wide.
The location of the ceremon
ial grounds deep in the forest
on top of the Blue mountains
called forth the observation by
Floyd M. Edwards, Grand High
Priest of Oregon, Albany, that
one could well imagine similar
gatherings in European count
ries during World War II when
regular meeting places were de
stroyed or barred by absolute
authority and lodge work had to
be carried on under cover of dark
ness in out of the way places.
Heppner chapter was highly
complimented by visiting breth
ren for the foresight ond enter
prise of its members in arranging
for the mountain meeting. All
that spoke of it urged the chapter
to continue and assured their
willingness to help spread the
fame of the ceremonial in their
respective chapters.
Local members and visitors
are indebted to the brothers from
Kinzua for an excellent steak
dinner. There was an abundance
of everything needed to satisfy
the most ravenous appetites and
the rare mountain air created
a demand for food.
Headed by Grand High Priest
Edwards, the following grand
officers, district officers and vis
itors registered Saturday evening:
R. E. G: C. of the Host, Sprague
A. Carter, Pendleton; E. G. P. S.
Harold Patterson, Canyon City; D.
D. G. H. P. Walter L. Van Horn,
The Dalles; D.D. G. H. P. Harry
lamblyn, Heppner; Grand Gen
eralissimo, Grand Commandery
of Oregon, Jerry Summerhays,
Milton; Grand Warder Grand
Commandery of Oregon, Earl W.
Froebe, The Dalles; Peter M. Ol
son, P. G. Olson and M. E. Cum
mins, Portland; Lloyd M. Hurst,
Vancouver, Wash.; E. H. P. Wil
ton H. Carter, Joe Carter, Virgil
Carter, Clark Harris, A. C. Janes,
Sec, L. Harold Harder, Pendle
ton; E. H. P. Leslie M. Martin,
A. R. Hammond, H. C. Blaser, J.
E. Peek, R. D. Dixen, The Dalles;
S. H. Dempsey, Milton; W. C. Col
lins, Cottage Grove; W. W. Cook,
Wichita, Kas.; E. G. Rash, La
Junta, Colo.; L. H. Arvon, Oro
ville, Calif.; Thos. Burton, La
Grande, and 50 local members.
Mrs. Orville Smith and chil
dren are here for a few days
from their summer home on
Orcas Island, Puget Sound. They
expect to return to the Sound
Friday.
Hoppy Joins Oregon
Hopalong Cassidy is now a
part-time Oregonian. Oregon's
30,000 alert Green Guards wel
comed Hoppy into their youth
auxiliary of Keep Oregon Green
at Portland at start of Rose Fes-
1 th ai parade. He received elabor
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Soroptimist Club
Closes Fiscal Year
Youth and beauty were on dis
play this noon at the Soroptimist
Club of Heppner. This was the
meeting which is set aside each
year for the scholarship girls. Not
all the young ladies were able
to be present, but Miss Mary Mol
lahan, the first winner, 1949, and
Mrs. George Griffith, 4-H winner
in 1949, were present as was Miss
Mary Gunderson, 1951 winner.
Each in turn expressed her plea
sure and thanks at having been
chosen.
Today's meeting closed the
year with Mrs. Frances Mitchell
as president. Mrs. Clara B. Gert
son will take over the reins at
the July 5 meeting and serve for
the coming year.
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News From Boardman
Jeff Hayes entered the St. An
thony's hospital Sunday evening
and underwent surgery Monday
morning. He is reported to be
getting along nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. Pat Healy and fa
mily of Portland were week-end
visitors with relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Root returned
home Thursday evening after a
two weeks vacation spent in Grid
ley, Calif, with Mr. Root's sister-in-law,
Mrs. Marvin Root and
family. Mrs. Claud Coats was
clerk in the post office during the
Roots absence.
Mrs. Z. J. Gillespie returned
Friday from St. Anthony's where
she had been receiving medical
care for two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Art Gillespie and
daughter Billie of Othello, Wash,
also Edd Gillespie of Exeter, Cal
if, were week-end guests at the
Zearl Gillespie home.
Mrs. Byron Spencer of Sioux
City, Iowa is a house guest at the
home of her son-in-law and dau
ghter, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gwinn.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Parker left
Thursday for a month's vacation
over the Norhtwest. Mr. and Mrs.
Small of Portland are in charge
of the hardware store.
Ladies Aid met Wednesday af
ternoon in the church basement
with Mrs. Ed Kunze and Mrs. Le-
roy Fussell as hostesses. The la
dies voted to have a cooked food
sale Saturday in the Hayes store
Jimmie Newman who has spent
the winter at the home of his
aunt Mrs. Frank Marlow left this
week for a visit with his mother,
Mrs. Verlie Smith at Unity, Ore.
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WANT A DOG?
Sheriff C. J. D. Bauman has in
his possesion a little brown dog,
a stray, which would make a
good pet for some child or a com
panion for any family in need
of one. The dog has a collar and
a plate for license and name.
Anyone interested should see the
sheriff right away as he will find
it necessary to dispose of the
little fellow.
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GOING TO CONVENTION
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Blake are
leaving Friday night by Stream
liner from Pendleton for Chicago
to attend the Elks national con
vention. They expect to be gone
about 10 days.
Green Guard
ate scroll, signed by Governor
McKay, naming him to honorary
membership in the Green Guards
in recognition of his work in for
est fire prevention nationally.
Making presentation is Robert
Hicks, Boy Scout troop 52, Assist-
Remains Of Aged
Man Recovered in
Vicinity of Ukiah
Grant W. Case Lost
While Out With
Hunters Las Fall
Eight months after he disap
peared from a hunting camp in
the Ukiah district, the dismem
bered body of Grant William
Case was found Monday by Carl
McDaniel, federal trapper, after
a search of about one and one
half hours. Case, father of Mrs.
Milt Huwe of Irrigon, was 81
years of age at the time of his
demise.
Accompanied by Milt Huwe,
McDaniel went to the campsite
of the hunting party from Irri
gon of which Mr. Case was a
member. The old gentleman ap
parently attempted to do some
hunting on his own, despite the
request of his son-in-law and the
other hunters to remain in camp
until they returned, and drifted
farther than he intended. The
hunters started search for him
immediately upon their return
to camp but did not heed three
shots heard in a certain direc
tion and found no trace of him.
McDaniel, experienced in find
ing lost persons in the mountains
did not follow the practice of the
inexperienced woodsman in lo
cating the body. Arriving at the
campsite at 1:30 p. m., instead
of starting the search in the
thickets thereabouts, as suggest
ed by his companion, took off
towards a nearhv strparn Tt w!
not long before the stnrv was
revealed tn him. Tha Vir,v wc
fniin1 near tip Vianlr of o '"n
Indications pointed tn death frnm
exposure. About 25 varHq frr
tViP bodv lav the vietim's crnn.
The searcher? were bonpfnl Hint
it would reveal a mocsorro Vnt
none was fnrtVifvmiincr. Tn the
pun vptp four shellc. tViroo in tho
magazine and (iw i" fho a"l.
Case's nurse snrt ntVior ptHo1
had not heen dioturViP and his
leather cost was rHU thpre.
Huwe and McDaniel gathered"
up the remains and then contact,
ed the county officials.
Mr. Vernon Hands
Heppner 10 To 1
Trouncing Sunday
Heppner cinched the cellar po
sition in the Timber - Wheat
league here Sunday afternoon
when Mt. Vernon took the meas
ure of the local lads by a score
of 10-1.
The much over-worked Hepp
ner hurling staff (Doug Drake)
had to go the whole route and
couldn't hold out against the
Mt. Vernon sluggers. His substi
tute pitcher, Hal Whitbeck, was
out of town piloting the fortunes
of the American Legion junior
baseball team..
The Townies have two more
games, provided Spray takes up
a postponed game but there is
no chance now for the squad to
get out of the cellar.
ing in the act are Herman Leitz
and Barry Poturn, holding pos
ter. All are Portland Boy Scouts
and Green Guards. Hopalong was
grand marshal of the Rose Festi
val parade.