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Schools To Open
September 10, Some
Registration Early
Opening date for Heppner
schools will be Monday, Septem
ber 10 and school officials an
nounced this week that regis
tration dates have been set for all
students.
All high school students must
register at the building at any
time Monday, Tuesday, or. Wed
nesday, September 3, 4 or 5,
Classes are scheduled for the first
day of school and all students are
urged to have their registration
completed prior to that day.
Students entering the first eight
"grades will register on the first
day of school as no pre-school
registration is required in the
lower grades.
Schedule Changed
A change in school hours and
periods was announced by Leo
nard L. Pate, principal. The new
schedule calls for a six period
day instead of the seven period
schedule in operation last year.
The schedule of hours has also
been changed with school taking
up at a ociock until vz noon,
and from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. The
new hours will apply to all grades
with the exception of the four
primary classes.
Two new teachers are included
on this year's faculty, and one
position is still open. Mrs. Les
lie Grant will teach a 3rd grade,
and James Allen is the new
agriculture and general science
teacher.
Pate stated he expected ap
proximately the same number of
students this year as last, but that
no definite figure could be as
certained until . registration is
completed. Last year Heppner
schools registered 317 children
in the grades and 122 in high
school, for a total of 439. The
tentative grade arrangement this
year will include: 1st grade and
one combination 1st and 2nd
a full second, two 3rd grades, one
each 4th through 8th grades and
a combination 7th and 8th.
Plans call for lunches to be ser
ved again this year starting with
the first day of school at a charge
of 25c per meal.
Pate asked that new residents
in rural areas contact him prior
to school opening and advise him
of their address that school buses
can be routed properly to pick
up children. Unless he is advised
many new students will be miss
ed by drivers.
The fee schedule for the com
ing school year as set up by of
ficials and students are request
ed to bring' the money with them
at the time or registration. For
high school students the fees will
be. Books, $5.00; towel fee $2.50;
insurance, 65c; typing fee, $2.50;
shop ticket, $2.00. For students
entering the first four grades the
The Story of Your
Pioneer Memorial Hospital
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One of the busiest departments at Pioneer Memorial hospital is
the maternity department where 114 babies have been brought into
the world since the hospital's opening on June 18, 1950 an aver
age of one new Morrow county citizen every four days.
This week, we are going to take our much travelled imaginary
patient, Mrs. X. into this very important division of hospital service.
She. will be given preliminary admittance to the labor room, one
of the most attractively appointed rooms in the hospitaL entirely
separate from other hospital patient rooms and Immediately ad
jacent to the delivery room where she will be transferred at the
proper time.
Mrs. X can wait with assurance that her baby will be born in one
of the most modern and com
pletely equipped delivery rooms
to be found in any hospital, re
gardless of size, for all the lat
est equipment awaits the call
of any doctor, and, regardless of
what type of delivery may be re
quired. Through the generosity of
Heppner Elks lodge, Mrs. X
knows that should her baby re
quire it, there is an oxygen-air
pressure lock, similar to an iron
lunge, into which her new born
fee is $1.25 which includes insur.
ance; and 5th to 8th graders will
paya room fee of $1.25 which in
cludes insurance and a towel fee
of $1.25.
Parents of beginning first grad
ers are asked to provide a birth
certificate to assure proper name
and registration of the child.
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Heppner To Host
Morrow Teochers at
Pre-School Workshop
Morrow county grade and high
school teachers will gather in
Heppner Thursday and Friday of
next week to attend the regular
pre-school workshop held in the
Heppner school buildings.
A full two-day program has
been arranged carrying through
the two days with four outside
educators scheduled to conduct
the program. They are Victor N.
Phelps, general division, Port
land; Hoyt Franchere, associate
professor of English, general ex
tension division, Portland; Flor
ence Edwards, education con
sultant, Webster Publishing com
pany; and Bernice Hughes, edu
cation consultant, Scott-Fores-man
company.
Theme for the workshop is "In
provement of instruction in the
language arts."
Members of the Heppner Parent-Teachers
association will ser
ve the teachers luncheon both
days of the meeting.
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Heppner Legion
Commander Elected
to District Post
Jack Edmondson, Commander
of Heppner American egion
Post No. 87, was elected district
commander of American Legion
district 6 at a meeting in Pend
leton Monday night.
Edmondson has been active in
the Legion for the past few years,
being Finance officer before be
ing elected commander of the
Heppner post this last year. He is
chairman of the Morrow county
March of Dimes, is very active
in Boy Scout work and was re
cently initiated into the Elks
Lodge.
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STORES CLOSED MONDAY
The merchants committee of
the chamber of commerce an
nounced this week that Heppner
stores will be closed next Mon
day in the usual observance of
Labor Day.
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Mrs. W. O. George and two
.boys and Dorothy Green left Wed
nesday for a three day visit to
Lehman Springs.
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may be placed should the infant
require resuscitation and oxy
genation or have respiratory dif
ficulties. Doctors claim the lives
of three babies have been saved
or given a much better start be
cause of the availability of this
piece of equipment
Mrs. X's baby will be transfer
red into a completely modern air
conditioned and humidified nur
sery capable of caring for the
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$3.00 Year, 10c Copy
THE PARADE OF ROYALTY-
Queen Ingrid
First a princess . . . Now a
Queen! The royal overseer for
this year's Morrow county fair
and rodeo is Queen Ingrid Her
mann, 17 year-old brunette, who
in 1949 represented Willows
grange as. fair princess,
tjueen Ingrid, who was crown
ed by mayor J. O. Turner Satur
day night following the Dress-
Up parade, is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Gotfried Hermann,
lone Rancher. Though the new
queen is a native of Chicago, she
has taken to her western home
with, ease and fervor. Her many
activities in 4-H and other work
attest to her enjoyment of west
ern living.
Queen Ingrid is a 1951 gradu
ate of lone high school where she
was Salutatorian of her gradu
ating class. In addition she was
Girls League president and sec
JAYCEE KINDERGARTEN PLANS FINAL;
FEW MORE SUPPLIES STILL REQUIRED
Kiddies attending the Jay Cee
ette kindergarten and nursery
school this fall will enjoy play
ground equipment which has
been donated to the Jay Cee-ettes
by former residents of the Matte
son community The equipment
was purchased for the use of
children attending the Matteson
school, which has been closed
for a number of years. The kind
ergarten board has asked per
mission of the park board to place
the equipment, which is portable,
on the grounds adjacent to the
civic center building where the
school is conducted.
All such donations of equip
ment, whether as large as a
slide or as small as a book, are
gratefully received by the Jay
Cee-ettes, who finance their
school beyond the revenue de
rived through the fees paid for
the children who attend by their
parents. Items in need of small
repairs or paint can be used, as
well as good out-grown toys. The
kindergarten board
requested j
that readers scan the following
list of needed items:
Phonograph, a large doll; doll
bed and bedding; small broom,
mop, dust pan; ironing board;
doll buggy; doll dishes and cook
ing utensils two small saw
horses; large serviceable ball;
large wagon; tricycle; assorted
toy trucks, cars, tractors, and
similar items blocks of scrap
RAIN! Tuesday
Shower First
Since July 5
And the rain camel
Tuesday's showers in Mor
row county, while not heavy,
dropped .10 inches of rain on
the area according to county
weatherman Leonard Carl
son, lone. This is the first
measurable rainfall since
July 5 when .14 inches fell
on the county.
Practically all harvesting
in the county is completed
and ranchers generally ap
preciated the meager showers
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, August
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retary-treasurer of " the student
body her final school year. She
was chosen junior-senior prom
queen and was awarded the Sen
ior citizenship award for 1951.
She is 5 feet 5 Inches tall, has
brown hair and hazel eyes.
In 1950 she showed the grand
champion calf at Heppner and
the reserve champion at The
Dalles show this spring. She will
be seen in the rodeo parade and
at the show riding her own sorrel
gelding Juniper. ..
The queen's future plans call
for her attendance at Kunnan
Business University in Spokane
to continue her education and she
also plans to share a cattle herd
with Irv Mann of Adams.
Saturday night's dance, to be
held at the Heppner fair pav
ilion will be in her honor.
lumber; toy figures of people and
animals; children's records and
books.
Members of" the Kindergarten
board, Mrs. John Pfeiffer, Mrs.
Bill Barratt, and Mrs. Edwin Dick,
may be notified and will pick up
the articles.
The school will open Monday,
September 10, at 10 a.m. at the
civic center. Mothers are asked
to bring their youngsters to the
opening session. The children
will play under supervision while
Mrs. Grace Drake, instructor, dis
cusses the school with the
mothers.
Heppner Gridders
Work Hard on
Conditioning Drills
Under the watchful eyes of
Coaches Hal Whitbeck and Clar
ence Johnson the "Heppner Hope
fuls" have been working long
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mentais an(j according to eye
witnesses have been taking their
bumps" well.
The first week, work has been
stressed on conditioning mainly
and the perfect execution of
fundamentals, plus a fair a
mount of body contact
Many of the boys still carry ex
cess weight which should leave
them during the next week and
leave the boys in excellent physi
cal condition for the first game of
the season, which is September
14, 1951 when the "Redsides"
from Maupin, last years cham
pions, will play host to the "Mus
tangs". Heppner opens its season a
gainst last year's champions at
Maupin, September 14. The com
plete schedule is:
Sept 14, Maupin at Maupin
Sept. 21 Echo at Echo.
Sept. 28 Parkdale at Heppner
Oct 5 Prairie City at Prairie
' City.
Oct. 12 Umatilla at Heppner,
Oct. 20 Wheeler High at Fossil.
Oct 26 Grant Union at Heppner
Nov. 2 Moro at Heppner.
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Dress-Up Parade Opens Rodeo
Fair Program, Grounds Readied
Tri-Counfy Weather
Group Discusses
Rain Contract
Further experiments will be
necessary before conclusive re
suits of cloud seeding in Gilliam,
Morrow and Sherman counties
can be determined, Robert Beau
mont, O.S.C. Meteorologist told
directors of Tti -County Weather
Research and the Oregon Wheat
Commission at a meeting in Arl
ington Friday. Beaumont was as
signed the task of evaluating the
Tri-County Weather Research
program.
! F. E. Price, Dean of O. S. C
School of Agriculture and Dir
ector of the Experiment Station,
also encouraged farmers to con
tinue the experiment for two or
three years. It was agreed that
at the end of that period it may
be determined that cloud seeding
will not increase rainfall but
members of the organization are
anxious to learn this.
Beaumont's report was prelim
inary but an official published
analysis of the project will be
released this fall. Although from
118 to 140 of normal precipi
tation fell in the area during the
period generators were operating,
surrounding unseeded areas re
ceived a similar increase, Beau
mont said.
Directors interviewed two or
ganizations about a cloud seed
ing program for the coming year.
Bob Elliot of the North American
Weather Consultants explained a
proposed cloud seeding program
for the Tri-County area. He re
commended the use of 11 gener
ators located close to the project.
This concern now has cloud seed
ing contracts with the City of San
Diego, City of Santa Barbara and
the California Edison Company.
Bud Arnold, Farmers Air Ser
vice representative, explained
that they would like to obtain the
1951-52 contract. "We would use
ground generators and air
planes", Arnold said. Walter
White, Manager of Warner
Springs Irrigation Project, Vale,
Oregon, stated they were satis
fied with a contract which they
had with Farmers Air Service
duringt he past winter. "Our re
servoir is full for the first time
In four years". White said.
Directors took all information
under advisement and will not
award a contract until after a
meeting scheduled with Dr. Krick
August 29.
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JayCee State Officer
Visits Heppner
Leo Chapin, national director
for the Junior Chamber of Com
merce for Oregon, made an offi
cial visitation to the Heppner
club last Wednesday and Thurs
day meeting with officers of the
local group.
Wednesday evening the local
officers met with Chapin in a
business meeting at the home of
Ed Dick while Mrs. Bill Barratt
entertainted Mrs. Chapin and
wives of the officers at their
ranch home. They were overnight
guests of the Barratts.
Chapln's home is in Portland,
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Miss Rita Keenan and Mr. and
Mrs. Erlen Born have returned
home from Los Angeles. They
were met Saturday in Arlington
by Delores Keenan and Carl
Thorpe.
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Marshall
and children are up from the val
ley for a visit at the home of Mrs.
Marshall's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Hughes.
Weekend Mail Service Curtailed Under
Heppner's new mail delivery
schedule will go into effect Sat
urday, September 1, with the a
warding of a contract to Vernon
and Robert V. Flatt, operators of
Flatt's Truck Service, to haul this
city's mail to and from Arling
ton. The new schedule leaves Mon
day through Friday mail depar
ture the same as before, 6:00 p.
m., but Saturday and Sunday
schedules are changed. Mail will
leave the Heppner post offioe at
12:00 noon on Saturday and at
8:00 a.m. on Sunday. The truck
returning to Arlington Sunday
morning Immediately following
30, 1951
Kangaroo Court Set
For Saturday, List
of Violators Grows
The first session of the Kang
eroo Court was postponed from
Wednesday night until Saturday
. . . but that doesn't mean vio
lators are going to get off with
out proper attention, according
to members of the JayCees, who
are handling the mock trials.
Saturday night's session will
start at 7:30 and JayCees assure
all victims that attorneys will
be available for their defense. A
placard, will be posted on the
rodeo ticket booth in downtown
Heppner listing the names of all
violators who are to be tried. Al
ready this list includes Bob Ord
way, Jeff Carter, Father McCor
mack, John Ernsdorff and James
Farley. JayCees say there will be
more by trial time.
A second session will be held
next Wednesday night. Fine's col
lected at the trials will be di
vided among the Fair and rodeo
association, 4-H clubs and the
ayCees for use on that club's park
project.
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Additional Housing
Needed for Fair
Harvey Wilhite, chamber of
commerce rodeo housing
chairman asked this week for
anyone having spare rooms
they desire to rent out dur
ing the fair and rodeo to get
In touch with him at Hum
phrey's drug store.
Housing facilities are al
ways at a premium during
the weekend and he is list
ing all available rooms. Any
one having an extra room is
urged to call him at 602.
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Pre-School Health
Examination Dates
Set For Children 1
Health examinations for pu
pils entering the first grade in
the Heppner School will be held
at Heppner School on Tuesday
morning, September 4th, and
Thursday morning, September
6th.
Parents of children who will
be six by November 15, are re
quested to bring their children to
this clinic or take them to the
family physician at their own
expense for a physical examina
tion. This is required by the Ore
gon School Law. Examination
blanks are in the local doctors'
offices or the Health department
in the courthouse. .
Children whose last names be
gin with the letters.
A through B are requested to
come to the clinic at 9:30, Tues
day, September 4.
C through II are to come at
10:30 on Tuesday, September 4.
I through P are to come at
9:30, Thursday, September 6.
Q through Z are to come at
10:00, Thursday, September 6.
Parents are asked to notify the
school secretary, phone number
32, whether they plan to attend
the clinic or take their child to
the family doctor.
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Orville Parent of Oaksdale,
Washington will move his fam
ily to Heppner in the near future.
Parent has accepted a position as
appliance repair and serviceman
for the appliance department of
Hodge Chevrolet comany. He
formerly operated his own repair
shop In Oaksdale.
Mrs. Nora Myers of The Dalles
and her two granddaughters San
dra and Patty of Cendon visited
her sister Mildred Tucker over
the weekend.
delivery of incoming mall to the
post office.
Flatt's have been carrying the
mail during recent years under
a subcontract from the Union
Pacific railroad. Their new con
tract runs until June 30, 1954.
James Driscoll, Heppner post
mater, has written to post office
authorities, asking that the pre
vious late departure schedule be
continued, but has received no
answer to his request. Holiday
delivery will be the same as the
Sunday schedule.
When the conditions of the new
contract were first publicized,
Sunday and holiday delivery was
Volume 68, Number 24
- Heppner's fair and rodeo pro
gram got off to a flvine start last
Saturday night with the annual
Dress-Up parade and coronation
of the queen. A downtown street
program of square dancing was
enjoyed by the large crowd and
was follewed by the last of the
princess dances at the fair pavi
lion. .
Included in the evening parade
was the Heppner high school
band, making its first public ap
pearance of the fall. Mayor J. O.
Turner crowned Ingrid Hermann
Queen of the Morrow county fair
and rodeo in an appropriate cere
mony on a stand in front of the
Heppner hotel. Queen Ingrid will
reign over the four-day program,
September 6 to 9.
Many riding and marching
groups and floats participated in
the parade, designed as a kick
off for ceremonies to follow and
also as a reminder to Heppner
residents that they must be pro
perly attired in western apparel
or run the risk of a fine or dunk
ing at the hands of Kangeroo
Court judges. First court session
will be held Saturday night.
The Heppner JayCees were, in
charge of the Dress-Up parade
which was under the general
chairmanship of Ed Gonty.
Plans for the Fair and rodeo
itself are progressing rapidly ac
cording to members of the var
ious boards. The two new fair
show buildings to replace those
destroyed by fire Sunday, August
19, are nearing completion. Sev
eral cash and material donations,
in addition to considerable volun
teer labor, has aided the fair
board materially in getting the
structures rebuilt. Indications are
that the new buildings will be
completed by this weekend, less
than two weeks since the fire.
Many other Improvements and
changes are being made to the
fair and rodeo grounds Including
badly needed additions to rest"
room facilities.
Rodeo committees report the
field will be In condition and
everything In readiness for the
first day of the rodeo, September
8. Harold Erwin, rodeo chair
man, announced that George
Prescott has been signed to an
nounce the three day show. Pres
cott will also announce the Pend
leton Roundup show.
The Wranglers stated that their
part of the show Is in readiness,
and that they have spent nearly
$1,000 during the past year re
pairing horse show barns and in
stalling rest rooms and showers
in their club building. The Wran
gler's share the building with 4-H
clubs and make their facilities
available to the 4-Hers during the
fair days.
They also stated that arrange
ments are complete for the Wran
gler Cowboy Breakfast to be ser
ved Sunday morning from 7:00
to 9:30." Word coming from the
cooks tell that even better-than-ever
food will await the early
risers.
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Corley Found Guilty
of Manslaughter, To
Be Sentenced Saturday
Walter Corley was found guil
ty of manslaughter by a jury
which 'returned its verdict after
five hours of deliberation. Cor
ley was accused of the shooting
of Charles R. Marple, lone, on
May 8 of this year.
At the culmination of the four
day trial heard by circuit Judge,
W. C. Perry, the Jury retired late
Thursday afternlon and return
ed at 10:30 that evening with
the manslaughter verdict.
Judge Perry will pronounce
sentence Saturday morning, Sep
tember 1.
New Schedule
entirely eliminated, but efforts
by Driscoll resulted in the early
morning delivery.
Flatt was in Portland early this
week discussing the contract with
postal officials and there was a
chance that a later departure
might be agreed upon by the de
partment and Flatt even though
the contract calls for an Immed
iate return to Arlington on Sun
day morning.
This change of schedule will
apparently change the passenger
departure time. The combination
passenger carrier and truck has
been leaving Heppner at 10 p.m.
nightly.