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ALL COMMUNITIES TOP QUOTAS
FILE UP Not the truck, but the snow I This picture taken at Hard
man shows depth of drifts in that area. This truck apparently
was parked before snow and plows covered it up for the winter.
Drifts in many places were six
ore Snow Keeps
Road Crews Busy
Tuesday's and Wednesday's ad
ditional snow on top of the
eight inches that covered much
of the county last week, combined
with wind, kept state highway
and county road crews, as well as
farmer-owned bulldozers busy
during most of the week.
Roads in most parts of the
county were passable at times,
but continual drifting required
constant work by the crews to
keep them open.
The Hardman area was blank
eted under the heaviest drifts
which were continually blowing
back into the cleared areas.
County road officials reported
Wednesday it had sent its heavy
equipment into that area in an ef
fort to clear roads west of Hard
man. Several families have been
isolated a large part of the past
week.
Reports from the Eightmile
area told of windblown drifts in
the higher sections were again
threatening to close many county
roads.
State highway snowplows were
encountering difficulties on the
Heppner-Condori road between
Heppner and Ruggs where drifts
were approachig six feet in
Word Received of
Ex-Resident's Death
Word was received this week of
the death of George F. Noble, 45,
of New Bedford, Mass. He was
well known in the Heppner area,
having been stationed here at
one time with the CCCs.
Noble had returned to Heppner
several times since his early stay,
the latest being last summer. He
had no relatives in Morrow
county.
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Highway Man Checks
Building Locations
Ed Chidscy, division engineer
for the state highway commission
from LaGrande was in Heppner
Tuesday surveying possible sites
for a new highway maintenance
shop the highway department
plans to build in this area.
The department has outgrown
its present rented building at
Willow and Chase streets and is
in need of additional room. An
announcement is expected within
a few weeks.
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Mrs. Alvin Porterfield returned
Thursday from Astoria having
taken her daughter, Mrs. Jerry
Waters, there to join her hus
band. Mr. and Mrs. Waters have
obtained a house in Warrenton
and will make their home there.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Pierson and
daughter, Marjorie spent Sunday
in Hermiston where they were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Paul McCoy.
RURAL SCHOOL BOARD OUTLINES
POLICY AS AID TO DISTRICT BOARDS
The county school superinten
dent's office will this week dis
tribute to all school officials in
the county the statement of
policy recently set up by the
Rural school board. The com
plete statement, which covers six
pages is designed to guide the
various boards in setting up their
budgets for the coming year.
In addition it outlines the vari
ous requirements of state law
which must be met, and many
catagories not directly covered in
other laws. The statement Is pre-
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feet deep.
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depth in places, and also on the
higher points of the Heppner
Nye Junction road.
Tuesday's snow added about
one and one-half inches to the
layer in the Heppner area where
low daytime temperatures Wed
nesday prevented any melting.
Leonard Gilliam, local weather
observer reported moisture con
tent of snow up to January 23
totaled .82 inches. 1.04 inches
were recorded for the entire
month of January last year.
ICE CASUALTIES
Falls Cause Injury
To Three Persons
Icy sidewalks were respon
sible for injuries to at least two
Heppner residents this week
when Ruth Payne and Anna Q.
Thomson were taken to Pioneer
Memorial hcfepital following
falls.
Mrs. Payne suffered concussion
following a fall Monday evening,
and Mrs. Thomson is confined1
wnii a uauiuiru mp wucu one
I slipped in front of her home. Mrs.'
Thomson lay in the snow for
some time betore ner cries
brought aid.
Leo Flowers, Kimberly, was
brought to the hospital last week
after a similar accident knocked
him unconscious and he lay in
the snow until found. He suf
fered from minor injuries and ex
posure. x. i r.ti, i
Doctors repoi ieu seveiai uun-i
residents had been treated for
bruises and minor injuries fol
lowing falls.
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SQUARE DANCE SET
A square dance with all the
trimmings, sponsored by the
county 4-H council will be held
Saturday, January 26 at the lone
Legion hall. Everyone, young
and old, is invited. The dance
is to start at 9:30.
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Mr. 'and Mrs. Alva Ferebee and
Rev. and Mrs. Wendall Herbison
of Prineville visited Wednesday
in Heppner with Rev. and Mrs.
Earl Soward. Mrs. Ferebee is a
sister of Mrs. Soward.
Sunday visitors . at the Emile
Groshens' home were Mrs. Gros
hen's nephews, Boyd and Dick
Sigsbee and Mr. and Mrs. Clayton
Wayenberg of Milton-Freewater,
and Mrs. Ray Adhendt and three!
children, Dick, Danny and Cyn
thia of Portland.
Judge and Mrs. Garnet Bar
ratt left Wednesday for Portland.
They do not expect to return un
til next week.
Mrs. Toby Minton, of the tele
phone office, left Monday for
Portland to attend a Chief Oper
ators conference. She will return
to Heppner Thursday evening.
pared with the idea of eliminat
ing some of the many meetings
required before the many budgets
can be presented to the public.
Some of the major recommen
dations made in the statement
include a cumulative 20 days of
sick leave for teachers, although
state law requires but 10, recom
mendations on transportation
problems, and information on
emergency funds are needed. In
the past two years Irrigon and
lone have been granted, money
from this fund.
Community Chest
The Morrow county Commun
ity Chest went over the top early
this week when reports from
Boardman and Irrigon were re
ceived to bring the total of $3,
010.97. Additional pledges are
assured that will bring the grand
total well over the quota of $3,-
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Single Copy 10 Cents.
Crop Insurance
Rates Lowered
Morrow County PMA office an
nounces that it has received not
ice from the Federal Crop Insur
ance Corporation that all policy
holders who will have contracts
in force in 1952 will get a 30 re
duction in premiums if they have
had a contract in force over one
year. Of the 194 policy holders In
the county, 174 will be eligible
for the 30 discount.
This reduction in premium is a
result of accumulated premium
reserve for. 1952 which is in ex
cess of the required reserve for
the same year. As Morrow County
has earned this discount through
many years of good experience
in the Crop Insurance program, it
is in a fortunate position. Several
factors are considered in deter
mining each year's required re
serve; the loss experience for the
previous year, the amount of the
liability, and the fixed price. v
Morrow County in meeting the
requirements for the reduction in
premium for good experience ap
plicable to the 1952 crop year pro
vides a concrete example of how
actual experience determines the
cost of protection provided by the
crop insurance policy.
Morrow County feels fortunate
in that there weren't any losses
during the 1951 crop year, which
helped to build up the accumu
lated reserve to what it is now.
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Eastern Oregon
4-H Club Leaders to
Meet at LaGrande
Men and women from 12 east
ern Oregon counties will meet in
LaGrande January 29,30 and 31
for the annual 4-H Club Leaders'
conference, announces L. J. Allen
state 4-H leader at Oregon State
College.
Headquarters will be the Saca
jawea hotel.
TlAs year's program will be es
pecially helpful for new leaders,
reports Mrs. Alice Lindsay of
Grant Pass, president of the Ore
gon 4-H Leaders' association. She
urges every leader to attend, If
possible.
Discussions on "Understanding
the Club Members" and "Steps In
Being a Successful Club Leader"
will be led by Mrs. Elizabeth Har.
ris, supervisor of teaching, East
ern Oregon College of Education,
LaGrande.
Pros and cons of the 4-H awards
program will be discussed by
Miss Emmie Nelson, Chicago field
representative of the National
Committee on Boys and Girls
Club Work. The national commit
tee sponsors the annual National
4-H Club congress.
As in previous years, new subject-matter
information in home
economics and agricultural pro
jects will be presented by OSC
extension specialists.
F. L. Ballard, associate director
of the OSC extension service, will
discuss plans for the state-wide
agriculture conference March 27,
28 and 29 at Corvallis.
Two banquets will highlight the
evening programs. A dress revue,
a report on the 1951 National 4-H
Club Congress, and entertainment
by the music department of the
Eastern Oregon College of Edu
cation will be featured.
Leaders who will attend from
Morrow county are Mrs. Gordon
White, Mrs. E. M. Baker and Mrs.
Roland Bergstrom, lone.
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HOSPITAL NEWS
New Arrivals To Mr. and Mrs.
McDon Bonta a baby girl born
Jan. 21, weight 6 lbs. 12 ozs.
Medical Leo Flower, Kimber
ly, dismissed; Mrs. Kay Ander
son, Heppner, dismissed; Mrs.
Ruth Payne, Heppner; Mrs. Anna
Q. Thamson, Heppner, transferred
to Pendleton; Joe Clark, Lexing
ton. Minor Surgery Victoria Lee
Barratt, Heppner; John Hartman,
Heppner.
Major Surgery Mrs. Ina Nich
ols, Lexington.
100, said Garnet Barratt, tem
porary chairman for the drive.
When pledges are all collected,
every community in the county
will have raised its Individual
quota. Lexington was the first
to reach the goal, with Heppner
following by just a few days. lone
UP Agricultural Car
Programs Draw Many;
C of C Hears Speakers
George L, Penrose, agricultural
agent for Union Pacific and E. R.
Jackman, farm crop specialist
at Oregon State College told the
Heppner-Morrow county chamber
of commerce Monday of the pro
gram carried on throughout the
area by means of the UP agri
cultural car. The car was in
Heppner all day Monday.
Both men emphasized the Im
portance of the grass in pro
viding cattle forage and also for
prevention of soil erosion. A
good share of the days program
at the car, which was at the
Heppner depot for the day,' em
phasized the value of the many
phases of grass usage.
The morning and afternoon pro
grams were well attended with
over 75 4-H members visiting the
car In the morning and nearly
that many farmers present at the
afternoon program. This is the
third consecutive year the special
car has visited Heppner.
Both men are well known in
Morrow county, Jackman has for
many years been connected with
the agricultural department of
OSC, and Penrose' is now head
of the agricultural committee of
the Portland chamber of com
merce.
Optometrist Offices
To Open Next Monday
Dr. Edward Schaffitz, Optom
etrist, announced this week that
he will open hS'ioffiee In Hepp
ner Monday, January 28. ,'
His offices, in the new clinic
building, on Gale street have
been under construction for
several weeks. He will move his
wife and daughter here from
North Bend as soon as living
quarters in the same building are
completed.
Sparks From Welder
Start Gas Blaze
Sparks from a welding torch
set fire to gasoline and clean
ing solvent in the shop of Em
pire Machinery company Friday
afternoon causing only minor
damage.
Heppner firemen answered the
call and assisted the Empire crew
in putting out the flames.
Liberty to Be Talked
By Adyentist Group
Seventh-day Adventlst church
members here will devote their
Saturday morning church service
January 26 to discussion of ways
by which laymen can help to de
fend, religious freedom In Amer
ica, according to R. Knauft, pas
tor. The sermon of the morning will
review recent threats to this lib
erty seen in the appointment of
an ambassador to the Vatican,
revival of Sunday laws, the green
river ordinance prohibiting sale
of gospel literature, and other de
velopments. Mrs. Walter Gilman, religious
liberty secretary for the church,
will explain procedures freedom
loving citizens should follow to
make their opinions and wishes
known to their congressmen.
Church members will be asked
to send subscriptions for Liberty
magazine to Judges, lawmakers,
teachers, ministers and other
leaders of the nation, to bring to
their attention current issues
which Involve the American prin
ciple of separation of church and
state. Since It was launched in
1886 as the American Sentlnal,
Liberty magazine has been de
voted to the preservation of re
ligious and civil liberties guaran
teed by the Constitution of the
United States.
ATTEND 90 9 MEET
Several Heppner folks attended
the Christian church 90 and 9
meeting held Monday night at
Hermiston. They were Joe
Hughes, Marcel Jones, Charles
Barlow, Tilman Juet, Roy Neill
and Rev. Eqrl L. Soward, pastor
of the Heppner Christian church,
Campaign
since has over-subscribed its
quota. While both Boardman
and Irrigon were later getting
started, they too, will have
reached the set figure when all
returns are in. Preliminary re
ports from Cecil indicate that area
will follow suit.
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, January 24, 1952
"Mothers March on Polio" to he
Held in Heppner on January 31
REA COOPERATIVE'S PROGRESS NOTED;
ADVANCE PAYMENTS MADE ON LOANS
The Columbia Basin Electric
Cooperative, Inc., last weekend
made a second advance payment
on loan funds borrowed from the
federal government through the
Rural Electrification Admnistra
tion, announced E. II. Collison,
manager.
The check for $50,000 is In ad
dition to the regular quarterly
instalments on principal and in
terest. The local cooperative which
serves 604 members in Morrow,
Gilliam and Wheeler counties,
was formed September 18, 1910,
and its lines were first energized
on November 8, 1919. The first
advance payment, in the amount
of $5,000 was made in July 1950.
Officials of the coop, Kenneth
J. Smouse, lone, president; W. D.
Hardie, Condon, vice-president;
Oscar E. Peterson, lone, secretary
and Jack Hynd, Jr., Cecil, assist
ant secretary; expressed great
satisfaction at the progress the
organization had made since its
start. Collison pointed out the
repayment was a definite assur
ance that the organization was
doing everything possible to "pay
its way", and stated that at the
time of its start, this coop had
the record of haying the fewest
members per mile of line of any
electric coop in the United States.
All members live in rural areas,
the organization serving no com
munity of any size.
Collison stated that the coop
now has 665 miles of operating
lines in the three counties and
that another 65 miles are now
under construction. New con
struction plans call for the build
ng of a new line from Rhea creek
into the Rock creek area.
Officers of the coop at the time
of its formation in 1910 were
Henry Baker, lone; O. L. Lun
dell, lone; E. E. Rugg, Heppner.
METHODIST CONFERENCE
ON FAMILY LIFE
The local Methodist Church
was represented by 24 delegates
to the District Conference on
Family Life held at Hermiston
last Sunday. Those attending
from here were: Mr. and Mrs.
Oliver Creswick, David,' Ronnie
and Donald; Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
Wilhlte, Bob and Peggy; Mrs.
Lucy Rodgers; Mrs. Sara McNa
mar; Mrs. Mary Wright; Mrs.
Alex Green; Mr. and Mrs. Darl
Hudson; Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Tol
leson; Rev. and Mrs. J. ralmer
Sorlien and Meredith Ann; Mr.
and Mrs. G. W. Tolleson, Charlotte
and Sandra.
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JUNIOR DEGREE OF HONOR
The meeting listed In the com
ing events column is for the Jun
ior Degree of Honor, rather than
the Degree of Honor.
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WHILE ONLOOKERS marvel Miss Carolyn Bradford of the American
Museum of Atomic Energy explains the use of radioisotopes in
agriculture. The exhibit shown
Energy Exhibit direct from the
Tennessee, which is being brought to Oregon by Ceneral Exten
sion Division of the state system of higher education in cooperation
with the National University Extension Association. The exhibit
will be shown in Medford, January 24-26; Eugene. January 29-31;
Corvallis, February 4-6; and Portland, February 9-12. It will be
open to the public without charge.
Raises $3,100 Fund
Permanent Group Planned
Drive head, Garnet Barratt, an
nounced this week that a lunch
eon meeting lias been called for
Wednesday, February 6 for the
purpose of setting up the perma
nent chest organization and se
Collison said the organization
is obligated to the federal govern
ment for $1,065,000 for the cost
of construction during the years.
(Taxes paid by the coop were size
able also, for $18,595.81 was paid
I to federal, states and local agen-
cles in 1950, and $7,507.98 in 1951.
The heavier tax load paid in 1950
is accounted for because of a
much larger payroll during that
period of major construction.
Officers and members alike
I have expressed their belief that
the coop is now operating as a
: sound business venture.
Women's Club Head
Tells Soroptimists
Of European Trip
Mrs. Hildred Zell of Wasco,
State president of the Oregon
Federation of Women's Clubs,
spoke to Soroptimists and their
guests on Thursday January 17
at their noon meeting at O'Don
nell's. Mrs. Zell, introduced by Mary
Van Stevens, program chairman,
talked of her trip to Europe with
a group of club women. She stat
ed that club women can do much
to make good relations with other
countries. Before they left New
York they were told several
things not to do, among them not
to chew gum or wear slacks and
not to brag.
During their travels they were
usually met by someone from
our Bmbassy in that country and
were entertained at the Embassy.
In Italy they found that more is
paid out in one month to further (
the cause of communism than
our people there pay in one year
to fight against it. Our people
are trying to educate the Italian
people against communism and
are using puppet shows to help
them.
Mrs. Zell said that in Greece
there were signs of more suffering
than in any of the countries. Last;
year they raised enough rice for
themselves and were able to ex
port a little, They have never
been self sufficient. In Greece
, the girls go to work at the age of
. twelve because they are allowed
to leave school at that age.
The groups first stop was a
short one in Ireland, then on to
Paris where they were given a
formal welcome by the city. They
visited Eisenhowers headquarters,
then on to Italy, Greece, Caprice,
Egypt, Spain, Portugal and home.
She stated that everyone was
so kind to Americans and so ap
preciative of anything that this
country had done for them.
The guests present to hear Mrs.
Zell were Eugenia Huston, Bon
nie McCJintock, Mrs. Harry Van
horn, Gretchen Penland, Helen
Ruggles, Mrs. Moyer, Sara Mc
Namer and Mrs. Sigsbee.
is part of the traveling Atomic
AEC laboratories in Oak Ridge,
lecting officers to serve in a per
manent capacity. Drive leaders
in all communities are urged to
be present for the meeting which
will be held in Heppner. Each
leader will receive further noti
fication by mail.
Volume 68, Number 45
Porch Light to
Indicate Donors
Heppner Boy Scouts, acting for
the mothers of the area, will con
tact every home in town that has
Its front porch light burning on
Thursday, January 31 as collect
ors for the "Mothers' March on
Folio", the final phase of this
year's March of Dimes drive.
The"Mothers' March", is a new
innovation this year in Morrow
county, which is the outgrowth
of an idea started in Phoenix,
Arizona in 1950, said Mrs. Jack
Loyd, Heppner women's activities
chairman for the polio drive. It
is expected that over 30,000
mothers and their helpers will
take part in this special drive
throughout the state. Such drives
are planned in most Oregon
cities.
Heppner's plan is Identical to
that to be carried out in other
areas.' Between 7 and 8 o'clock
in the evening of January 31,
local boy scouts will cover the en
tire town, and wherever there is
a porchlight, burning they will
stop and collect the donation.
Anyone who has not turned in
their drive card, or who wishes
to add to their former donation
are asked to leave their porch
lingh on. The scouts will work
only for one hour.
Drive officials said that "the
lights will indicate that families
are ready to welcome campaign
ing mothers and make contribu
tions to the fight against infan
tile paralysis." The theme of the
1952 Mothers' march is a part
of a bible quotation, "Let your
light so shine."
Mrs. Loyd said that after the
drive the scouts will be taken to
the Loyd home where the Soropti
mists will hold a party for them.
GRANGE REPRESENTATIVES
FOR MARCH OF DIMES
The March of Dimes officials
this week have a full list of the
names of the grange representa
tives to whom the donations can
be sent. They are Mrs. Ben An
derson for the Rhea Creek grange,
Mrs. Louis Halverson for Willows
grange at lone and Mrs. Ray Dol
ven for Lexington grange.
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Hospital Grounds to
Benefit by lone Dance
Plans were announced early
this week for an old time benefit
dance to be held at the Willows
grange hall in lone the night of
February 2.
According to information from
grange officers the music will be
donated by various local musi
cians and all funds raised will be
used to beautify the grounds at
Pioneer Memorial hospital in
Heppner.
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Charles Vaughn Hurt
As Car, Truck Collide
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Vaughn
received Injuries Wednesday
when their car skidded on icy
pavement and was caught by a
strong gust of wind and blown
into a truck as they were return
ing to Heppner from Portland.
Mr. Vaughn was taken to a
Portland hospital where he was
treated for cuts and a severe
headache. Mrs. Vaughn was
shaken up but received only
broken glasses In the smashup.
The car was reported as serious
ly damaged.
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Mr. and Mrs. Ralph I. Thomp
son left Thursday on a motor trip
which will take them through
California, Arizona and New
Mexico. They planned to visit
old Mexico before returning to
Heppner. Mr. and Mrs. Frank W.
Turner left Saturday and expect
ed to Join the Thompsons at
Klamath Falls for the remainder
of the trip.