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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, March 13, 1952
Volume 68, Number 52
THICKANDTHIN
P-TA Hoop Contest
To Have Top Talent
Morrow county residents will
have an opportunity next Wed
nesday evening to see two of the
finest basketball teams in the
country perform at the local high
school gym for the annual Parent-Teachers
benefit basketball
game.
Scheduled on this year's main
event, which could wind up as
a wrestling match or practically
anything else are the "Fat Men"
and the "Slim Men." two teams
composed entirely of highly
trained local talent probably
the best in the nation. Coaches
who have spent many hours of
valuable time training the "Tub
bys" for the rugged encounter are
La Verne Van Marter and Col.
Cattle Growers
Make Grazing Plans
Two separate cattle growers
meetings were held last week,
the Hardman association meet
ing March 4 at the Heppner Forest
service office and the Tamarack
Monument Cattle Raisers associa
tion meeting at Monument March
5.
At both meetings plans were
discussed and arrangements were
made for the 1952 grazing season
and forest supervisor C. M. Rector
presented both groups with a re
port on a recent study on the
protein content of various range
grasses and various periods dur
ing the grazing season and their
relationship to the body weights
of livestock. The groups were
also shown two forest service
films, "Grass and Cattle" and
"Everyman's Empire."
At the Monument meeting,
Grant county agent, Bill Farrell
explained some of the recent
changes in the bull grading sys
tem and how they should apply
to animals used by members of
the association.
Walter Wright was reelected
president of the Hardman associ
ation, and Raymond Wright was
chosen to continue as secretary
treasurer. George Capon was re
elected president of the Tamarack-Monument
association with
Rho Bleakman and Henry Cupper
chosen to remain as vice-president
and secretary-treasurer. This
group also employed Duane John
son as range manager. '
Members present at the Monu
ment meeting were Harry Capon,
Harold Cork, Roy Cork, Henry
Cupper, Leo Flower, Ray Gates,
Ralph Jackson, Bob Kelly, Wayne
Leathers, Leonard Palmer, Ralph
Reade and Charles Roach. Rector
and Wayne West, district rangers
represented the forest service at
both meetings.
16 Heppner Students
Attain Honor Roll
16 Heppner high school stu
dents found their names on the
honor roll this week when the
list was released by L. L. Pate,
school superintendent.
Those receiving top ranking
were Eleanor Rice, Jim Smith,
Moke Grant, Marjorie Pearson,
Jack Sumner, Adelia Anderson,
Ronald Currin, June Privett, Loree
Stager, Diana Van Horn, Lynn
Wright, Jean Marie Graham, Jim
Hayes, Dick Kononen, Sally Pal
mer and Peggy Wightman.
The list is for the fourth six
weeks period just ended.
New Juvenile Books
At City Library
During the past week the Hepp
ner Public Library has added
several new books to its Juvenile
Section including Bushy Tail and
Hazel Squirrel; The Grey Friers
Neighbors; The Story of Peter
Rabbit; Two Playtime Pnmmers;
The Giggle-quicks; A Little Book
of Well Known Toys; Peter Kab
bit and His Pa; The Tale of Mrs.
Tittlemouse; Raggedy Andy Stor
ies; Alice in Wonderland
Through the Looking Glass; Tale
of Benny Badger; The Cook, the
Mouse and the Little Red Hen
Several additions have been
made to the adult section also
some of these are replacements
of the more popular books that
have become worn.
Dr. Edward Schaffitz left Wed
nesday afternoon for North Bend
to move his wife and daughter to
Heppner.
Rev. and Mrs. Jackson Gilliam
and daughters of Hermiston
spent Monday in Heppner visit
ing his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Gilliam.
Frank W. Turner. Managers for
the equally competent "Bag of
Bones Bunch" are Everett Keith
ley and Ed Gonty, two of the stars
of las.t year's encounter. Whistle
tooters for the evening will be
Hal Whitbeck and Floyd Sayers.
Though both coaches are play
ing cagy and refusing to make
public the full list of players it
is understood the Slim men have
some excellent talent in reserve
including Brad Fancher, Jimmy
"PO" Driscoll, Harvey "Fat" Wil
hite, Tim "Big" Juett, Oliver "Dig
ger" Creswick, "Doc" Tibbies,
Buck Ruhl, and Gene Wells. Al
ready signed up as water boy is
J. Palmer Sorlien.
Under contract to perform for
the. "Overeaters" are Phil .Ma
honey, Bob Grabill, Bob Christian,
Carl Schwab and Harlan Mc
Curdy, Jr. In charge of the con
cession stand for the evening will
be Ed Dick and Ed Gonty.
It is understood the Morrow
county medical profession has
agreed to provide necessary am
bulance service, liniment and
medical attention for the players.
Though many claim last year's
encounter of .these two great
teams was won by the Fat Boys,
the question is still in doubt as
the official scorer played part of
the game and was accused of in
competency in his records.
. Listed as a preliminary game
scheduled to start at 7:30 will be
the B. O. W. Sportsmen's Club of
Heppner versus the Lexington
junior high team.
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Morrow Boy Wins 4-H
Summer Scholarship
A scholarship to the 1952 4-H
summer school at Oregon State
College has been won by Ronald
Currin, 15 a member of the Sand-hollow-Buttercreek
4-H Club of
Morrow County. This is Safeway
Stores' award for the top livestock
breeding project in the county,
announces County Agent N. C.
Anderson.
Ronald, who is president, this
year, of the 4-H Club to which he
helones. has completed four
years of club work. He has car
ried projects in sheep, swine, and
tractor maintenance. Among Ron
ald's achievements in 4-H Club
work, are reserve Champion
sheep and hog showman, 1949
fair: hieh placing in lamb and
ewe exhibits, livestock judging
contests, 1951 fair.
Ronald has attended 4-H sum
mer school sessions at Oregon
State College in 1949 and 1951.
He was a member of the Morrow
Countv livestock ludging team
who took first place at Pacific In
ternational Livestock Exposition
last fall winning the Rhina Kra
mer trophy.
Leaders of the 4-H uuh or
which Ronald is a member, are
Jerry Brosnan and John Graves.
Similar awards were made by
Safeway Stores in 29 counties to
17 girls and 12 boys. Last year
the boys led the girls, 21 to 8.
Walter Pnchard, Jr., lb, tsena,
won the $100 college scholarship
which Safeway, Inc., presents an
nually to the 4-H'er who has the
best livestock breeding project in
the state. Only club members
who have won the summer school
scholarship in a previous year
are eligible for this state award.
Younc Pntchards breeding
project includes four Guernsey
females a registered producing
cow and three yearling heifers,
and a rjurebred bootted 1'oiana
China sow. The dairy animals
are bred throueh the Deschutes
cunty dairy breeders association.
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BOARDMAN MAN
NOW AT FORT LEWIS
Pvt. Ronald M. Waldron, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Waldron of
Boardman has been inducted in
to the army at Fort Lewis, Wash
ington. Upon completion of pro
cessing at the reception center, he
will be assigned to a training
unit.
GRANGE TO HOLD
OLD TIME DANCE
The Rhea Creek grange will
hold an old time dance this
Saturday evening at the grange
hall at Ruggs for all grangers
and their friends. Overalls and
cotton dresses are the order of ap
parel for the evening, said grange
officials, who also announced re
freshments would be served.
Mrs. Harry OTonnelL Sr. left
Wednesday evening for a few
days visit in Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Mahoney
left Thursday for Portland, they
will return the last of the week.
Scrap Due in State
Representative
Race, Moore Files
Among the many to file for
public office at Salem last Fri
day, just ahead of the .deadline
was Collis Moore, Moro, Repub
lican who is seeking one of the
two vacant state representative
seats for this district.
Moore's filing brings to five the
number of aspirants seeking the
positions. Moore, a Republican,
will be on the ballot with C. A.
Tom, Rufus; Jack Steiwer, Fossil;
and R. B. Rands of Boardman. The
lone Democrat aspirant is Robert
Smith of Condon.
Moore, 50, is a native of Sher
man county and Is now farm
ing there. He is a graduate of
the University of Oregon and
acted as secretary to Giles French
during one term in the legisla
ture. He has taken an active in
terest in many of the tax meas
ures effecting this district.
Though Moore is a relative
newcomer to state politics, Mrs.
Moore has taken an active in
terest in it for several years be
ing a member of the Republican
state central committee for some
time and also serving on the
state executive committee' for
four years.
Lexington Residents
Told Highway Shops
To Remain There
Residents of Lexington were re
assured this week that the rumor
ed transfer of the state highway
maintenance shops from there to
Heppner was not contemplated
by the highway commission.
Mrs. Alonzo Henderson early
this week received a letter from
state highway head R. H. Baldock
stating that "The maintenance
division of the state highway de
partment has no plans at the pre
sent time to discontinue Lexing
ton as section maintenance head
quarters." Residents of Lexington recently
sent the highway department a
petition asking for the shops to
be retained in Lexington when it
was understood that they might
be moved to a new building be
ing planned by the department
in Heppner.
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Workers Named in
Red Cross Campaign
The names of local solicitors (
for the current Red Cross fund j
drive were announced this week
by Heppner drive chairman, Mrs.
Tress McClintock.
Though the drive has been
under way since the first of the
month, no returns are available
as yet. Many of the workers in
other sections of the county are
just now completing their solici
tation and have not yet reported
in.
Drive workers in Heppner are
Mrs. Ted Smith, Mrs. Ray Fergu
son, Mrs. L. D. Tibbies, Mrs. Mary
Wright, Mrs. ike Cole, Mrs. Jack
Van Winkle, Mrs. Bill Labhart,
Mrs. T. E. Petersn, Mrs. Irvin An
derson, Mrs. Bert Kane, Mrs. Ed
Bennett, Mrs. Jack Bailey, and
Mrs. Fred Parrish.
Howard Bryant is in charge of
solicitation in the business area.
First Grassfire of
Season Calls Firemen
The first grass fire of the sea
son called out HeDpner firemen
Tuesday noon to combat a blaze
burning in grass and sagebrush
on the hillside in the northwest
section of town.
The blaze was confined to ap
proximately a city lot and did no
damage.
Heppner Ponies End
Successful Casaba
Season With One Loss
The Heppner grade school Pon
ies concluded a successful bas
ketball season last week by de
feating the lone grade school 45
to 27. The A team lost only one
game during the season when
they came up against the tall St.
Patrick's Indian school team in
the first game of the Umatilla
county grade school tournament
at Echo.
Leading scorers for the season
were Skip Ruhl and Jerry Dough
erty who were tied with 87 points
each. Other high scorers were
John Piper, 40; Dickie Applegate,
32; Edgar Olson, 26; Dale Stager,
25; John Walker, 22; Steven
Green, 17; Victor Groshens, 17;
L. E. Turner and Lonnie Tibbies
with 13; Dale Cox, 9; Dean Con
nor, 5; Louis Sayer and Roy
Hughes 2; and Larry Prock, 1.
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BIG WHEAT league basketball winners, the Heppner high school Mu.tangs are shown here with their
Coach Harold Whitbeck. The Mustangs were entered in the tournament playoffs at The Dalles last
week, but were eliminated by Maupin. They are left to right, front row, Ronald Taylor, Jim Prock,
Wendell Connor, Dick Kononen. Back row, coach Harold Whitbeck. Bill Hughes, Jim Smith, Gary
Connor, Mike Grant, Keith Connor and Jack Sumner.
Oddfell ows to Select Heppner Student
For Lodge's "U N Pilgrimage for Youth"
A member of the junior or
sophomore class of Heppner High
School is to be given an oppor
tunity to spend six days in study
and observation of the United
Nations in action and in visiting
New York City between July 5 and
25th which are the dates of the
third annual Oddfellows' "U. N.
Pilgrimage for Youth." Willows
Lodge No. 66, 1. O. O. F. of Hepp
ner is sponsoring the delegate
from the local school. In 1951,
220 young people and their adult
leaders from 35 states of the
union and two provinces of Can
ada participated. For 1952, the
goal is representation from every
THREE HEPPNER GRID STARS CHOSEN
TO PLAY IN EAST-WEST SHRINE GAME
Three graduating seniors from
Heppner's 1951 grid squad this
week received extra honors when
they were selected to play in the
B school competition in the first
East-West Shrine football game
scheduled to be held in Pendleton
August 30.
Chosen from the Heppner
squad were Gary Connor, end;
Services Held For
Gallaher Infant
Funeral services were held this
morning at 10 o'clock for infant
Coleen Kay Gallaher, 16
months old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Gallaher of Alpine
who died Tuesday at her home.
Colleen was born October 26,
1951 at Heppner. Surviving, be
sides her parents, are one brother
Michael.and maternal and pater
nal grandparents.
Services were read by Rev. E.
L. Tull and interment was in the
Masonic cemetery.
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Saager's Pharmacy
Has New Owners
Mr. and Mrs. John Saager an
niunced this week that they had
sold Saager's Pharmacy in Hepp
ner to Mr. and Mrs. Phil Blakney
of Milton-Freewater. Blakneys
have been in the store since early
November.
The new owner, a registered
pharmacist, was born in Milton-
Freewater and lived most of nis
life there. He is a graduate of
the University of Washington ana
a veteran of three year's service
in the navy. He plans to con
tinue the Saager's name for the
store.
Saager's announced no plans
for the future other than that
they planned to take a vacation,
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Heppner Graduate
Now Kelso Editor
David E. Taylor, son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. Taylor of Boardman has
been named managing editor of
the Kelsonian-Tribune, a weekly
newspaper in Kelso, Washington.
Born in Spokane, Taylor moved
io Kinzua, later to Boardman and
then to Heppner where he gradu
ated from high school in 1914. He
spent two years in the service
and then entered Oregon State
College in 19-16. He later trans
ferred to the University of Oregon
where he entered the school of
journalism.
Taylor Joined the staff of the
Kelsonian-Tribune in 1951.
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jurisdiction under the Sovereign
Grand Lodge, I. O. O. F.
In the striking U. N. Building
with its thirty-nine stories of
glass and steel, the young people
will receive briefings by various
members of the United Nations
staff. They will learn of the
organization and functioning of
the U. N. and its many branches.
They will observe the ways in
which many areas of the world
are served by Technical Assist
ance and Departments and will
see the business of the U. N. car
ried on through simultaneous
translations of the proceedings in
the five official languages, Span
Bud Wagner, halfback; and alter
nate tackle, Albert Burkenbine.
The classic game, sponsored by
the Eastern Oregon Shrine or-1
ganizations is the first attempt ,
ed by the groups and players are
limited to graduating seniors. I
. The geographical dividing line i
for the state is the Cascade!
mountains.
JOE JEWETT, pastor of the Baker
Christian church, who will be
in Heppner for about two weeks
to conduct special services at
the local Christian church. Rev.
Jewett was formerly pastor in
Heppner, leaving here late in
1947.
Christian Church
Men to Meet Here
The Blue Mountain 90 and 9
district men will hold their March
meeting at the Heppner Christian
church Monday, March 17. Sup
per is to be served from 6:30 to
7:10 and local men are asked to
come as near the starting time
as possible. The Blue Mountain
district includes churches in Her
miston, Pendleton, Athena, Milton-Freewater
and Heppner.
The Heppner Harmony club
will be guests of the local church
men and will provide special
music for the meeting. Rev. Joe
Jewett of Baker will be the speak,
er.
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Farra
had as their houseguest over the
weekend her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. H. H. Weist and brother, L.
Weist of Sunnyside, Washington
and her brother-in-law and sis
ter, Mr, and Mrs. Gus Merkle of
McLaughlin, S.. D.
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isht French, Russian, Chinese and
English.
In addition to the study of the
United Nations, the young people
will be afforded time to take ad
vantage of the many cultural,
educational and entertainment
values in New York.
R. G. McMurtry and Rev, J. Pal.
mer Sorlien of Willows Lodge No
GO and Mrs. Lucy E. Rodgers of
Sans Souci Rebekah Lodge No. 33
have been appointed on the com
mittee to work with the school
faculty in selecting the delegate
and to make the preliminary ar
rangements for the trip.
Contestants are to be judged on
character and personality, scho
hrshlp, school activities, Com
munity and civic mindedness,
leadership, church participation
interest in world affairs and an
essay contest dealing with a topic
chosen by the committee and the
school faculty.
Willows Lodge No. 66, 1. 0. 0. F.
is assuming the entire expense of
the trip and the contest is open to
all members of the junior and
sophomore classes in Heppner
High School. A committee or dis
interested persons will be select
ed to make the ultimate choice of
a delegate from the four finalists
in the elimination contest ar
ranged by the school.
Delegates are also being spon
sored by the Echo and Pendleton
Oddfellow Lodges.
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Heppner P-TA
Elects Officers
The Heppner P-TA met Tuesday
evening March 11 in the school
Auditorium. It was reported
there are now 214 paid member
ships. Election of officers for the com
ing year was the main business.
Those elected were president,
Mrs. Oliver Creswick; vice presi
dent, Mrs. L. E. Ruhl; secretary,
Mrs. Carl McDaniels; treasurer,
Clarence Johnson.
Mrs. Ethel Lyngholm was in
charge of the program which was
about hobbies. Several students
of speech gave readings, they
were Delores Easter, Darlene Con
nor, Judy Thompson and Charles
Bailey. Rev. E. L. Tull spoke on
hobbies, he told of the hobbles of
several famous people and said
one way to keep young was to
have a hobby.
One of the projects of the 7th
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several pioneers up to speak to
them and they have gone to
some of the old cemeteries and
other points of interest around
the country. The girls telling
about what they have been do
ing were Carol Elliott, Alice Peter,
son and Nancy Davis.
Sharon Rill showed a collection
of dolls with china heads, which
had belonged to her mother and
grandmother.
The Harmony Club sang two
numbers, directed by Oliver Cres
wick. Co-chairmen for the refresh
ment committee were Mrs. Dick
Wilkinson and Mrs. Everett
Keithley. Mrs. Edna Harshman
filled in for Mrs. Keithley that
evening as she was unable to be
there.
Bill Smythe, field man for the I Washington and another sister,
State Public Welfare Commission, Mrs. Con Adklns of Hermiston.
Portland, was a business visitor The Starks were en route to Van
in Heppner the last of the week.jcouver to visit relatives.
Chamber Told
Columbia One of
Area's lop Assets
This section of Oregon is in
a natural position of advantage"
along the Columbia river, Paul
Follett, of the Tidewater-Shaver
Barge Lines told the Heppner-
Morrow county chamber of com
merce Monday.
Follett said the natural geo
graphy of the area allowed a
down hill haul for all freight
from the region whether carried
on the river or by railroad, is a
great advantage, and as markets
for products are increased it will
mean much development will
come to this section of the state.
Speaking about the river, on
which the Tidewater-Shaver com
pany operates, Follett said the
increase in traffic and develop
ment since the construction of
Bonneville dam has been tremen
dous. Using tonnage figures to
show the comparison he said the
river carried 7,000 tons of freight
in 1934 and 1,400,000 tons in 1951
and predicted a steady increase
as additional dams were com
pleted which make river trans
portation easier and cheaper.
He urged better planning on
the order of development on the
Columbia as a necessity, stating
that individual interests are
often placed ahead of an overall
program which has been worked
out by the army engineers and
the Reclamation bureau.
Follett told the group of the
changing type of commodity now
being carried on the river and
stated that a few years ago 90
of all tonnage was petroleum.
Now it constitutes only about
40 of the total freight, wheat
and other products have replaced
oil in volume.
Follett, who lives in Umatilla,
also told the chamber that the
entire Columbia river area could
expect a decided increase in tour
ist travel as more tourist attrac
tions such as dams are completed.
The good roads now running
down the river are also aiding in
attracting more travelers.
Chamber president Garnet Bar
ratt announced that the state
highway commission expected to
call for bids next month for the
oiling of a considerable portion of
highway 78 from Lena to Nye
junction.
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Well Known Magician
To Perform Here
Lee Grabel, world famous ma
gician will present a program in
Heppner Thursday evening
March 20 at the high school gym
under the sponsorship of the high
school student body.
Grabel presented his show in
Heppner a few years ago and is
well known for his ability to
make a radio disappear in mid
air, escape from a sealed packing
case in two seconds and many
other feats in illusion Wnd escape.
The program is scheduled to
start at 8 o'clock and proceeds
from the show are to go Into the
student body activity fund.
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Services Held For
George Ashbaugh
George Ashbaugh, 84, resi
dent of Morrow County since 1892
died Sunday, March 9, in a Pen
dleton hospital. He had been ill
for several years. He was born
January 16, 1868 in Perry County,
Ohio.
Survivors Include a sister, Miss
Annie Ashbaugh of Ookland,
California and two nephews, Roy
Ashbaugh of Milton-Freewater
and Clair Ashbaugh of Portland.
Funeral services were held Wed
nesday afternoon with Phelps
Funeral Home in charge of ar
rangements. Interment was in
the Masonic cemetery,
lone Schools Host
To Speech Festival
The county-wide school speech
festival was held Wednesday af
ternoon and evening at lone with
lone school superintendent Henry
Osibov in charge of the program.
All the county schools were
represented at the festival and
speakers were divided into
numerous catagories. Awards
were not given to schools but
ratings were given the individual
participant. These ratings were
not available at presstime but
will be published next week,
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Mr. and Mrs. Scott Furlong had
as their guests during the week
end her brother-in-law and sister,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stark of Hay,