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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, March 20, 1952
Volume 69, Number 1
Hattie A. Wightman
Funeral Services
Held on Monday
Funeral services were held
Monday from All Saints Episco
pal church for Mrs. John J. Wight,
man who died early Saturday
after an illness of nearly two
years. She was 70 years of age.
Hattie Alma Wightman was
born February 23, 1882 in North
Carolina and was married to John
Wightman, November 4, 1906 in
Kansas City, Missouri. They came
immediately to Heppner where
she has since resided at the fam
ily home on Willow creek north
west of Heppner. ,
Mrs. Wightman was widely
known throughout Morrow
county having been quite active
in both Eastern Star and Rebekah
lodges. She was past Worthy
Matron of Ruth chapter number
32 of the Eastern Star and Grand
Electa of that organization. She
also served as Noble Grand of San
Souci Rebekah lodge in Heppner
and was a past Grand Chaplain
of the Rebekahs.
Surviving besides her husband
are one son Marvin R. Wightman
and one daughter Anna J. Gra
ham, both of Heppner; six grand
children, one brother, James M.
Lynn, Clarksville, Texas; and one
sister, Sarah Gilliland, Farming
ton, Kansas.
Services were conducted by
Rev. E. L. Tull and were under the
direction of Phelps Funeral Home.
Graveside services were conduc
ted by the Eastern Star. Inter
ment was in the Masonic ceme
tery in Heppner.
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Heppner Choral Union
To Give Concert
The Heppner choral union will
give a concert at the Lutheran
Valby church in Gooseberry, April
6 at 2:30 p. m. The Women's Mis
sionary Society of the church are
the sponsors and will serve re
freshments after the program.
There will be a free will offering
for the benefit of the society.
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Mrs. Minnie Card. Portland,
state organizer for the Degree of
Honor Lodge, arrived Tuesday to
spend a week in Heppner working
for the organization. ' She was
met in Boardman by Mrs. Clara B.
Gertson.
Floyd Lansdon of the Associ
ated Press in Portland, was an
overnight visitor in Heppner
Thursday.
LOOKS ARE DECE1VING-
Calendar Says Spring
To Arrive this Week
Spring is practically here . it
says on the calendar.
Even though it is just around
the corner, indications were that
it might be a slippery corner as
snow continued to fall on Hepp
ner and much of the county Tues
day evening and Wednesday
giving the fields more the ap
pearance of winter than the sea
son of birds and budding flowers.
The snowfall, though not too
heavy and frequently disappear
ing between falls, was welcomed
by most farmers in the area who
have been complaining about the
lack of moisture during March, as
it was heavy and contained a
high percentage of moisture.
Red Cross Fund
Drive Lagging
With more than half the month
past, reports from the few work
ers reporting show that the 1952
Red Cross drive is lagging, ac
cording to Mrs. Tom Wilson, Mor
row county chairman for the fund
campaign.
Mrs. Wilson stressed that there
was still many communities to
be heard from, but that only
about S775 had been turned in to
her by last Wednesday. Of this
figure $275 was received from the
business area in Heppner. lhe
quota for the county is $2,228.
During the past years Morrow has
been one of the few counties in
the state to consistently meet its
quota in the drive. The cam
paign will continue through the
month of March.
Howard Bryant, chairman for
the Heppner business area this
week listed the solicitor's as
Elaine George, Virginia Rosewall,
Oliver Creswick, James Farley,
Jack Loyd and Bill Blake. His
committee had already turned in
$275 which was reported in the
total.
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FARM BUREAU MEETING
A eountv-wide Farm Bureau
meeting will be held Tuesday
March 25 at 8 p. m. at the Newt
O'Harra home in Lexington
Topics to be discussed are re
appraisal of county property,
reapportionment in the legisla
ture and universal military train
ing.
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Dr. Edward Schaf fitz was called
to Portland, the last of the week,
bv the death of his mother.
Mrs. E. L. Vinton of Portland
was here the last of the week to
attend the funeral of her brother
in-law, James R .Luper.
PARTICIPATING STUDENTS GET RATINGS
AT COUNTY SPEECH FESTIVAL AT IONE
Power Interruption ,
Due Sunday Morning
Early Sunday morning, crews
of the Tacific Power and Light Co.
will interrupt electric service to
Lexington and Heppner, accord
ing to J. R Huffman, local man
ager for the company. The inter
ruption of three hours will be be
twen 4:00 a. m. and 7 a. m.
During the past few weeks con
struction crews of the company
have been building a new 22,000
volt transmission line along the
railroad right of way for a dist
ance of one mile between lone
and Lexington. The line as now
located along Willow creek has
been endangered during flood
waters and is being relocated to
eliminate this hazard. In order
to place the new line in use, it is
necessary that electric service
be interrupted and a portion of
the work will be done on Sunday
and completed during a second
interruption planned in the near
future, Huffman said.
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Weather Control
Hearing Scheduled
At Arlington Hotel
A weather control hearing will
be conducted at the Vendome
hotel, Arlington, Saturday, March
22, starting.at 10 a. m. ,
Senator Ben Day of Gold Hill,
chairman of the Oregon legis
lative interim committe on wea
ther control, states that all in
terested individuals or represen
tatives of farm groups or organi
zations are invited to attend the
hearing. The purpose, according
to Day, is to hear complaints or
to receive suggestions as to whe
ther or not state legislation
should be enacted for control or
regulation of those who attempt
interference with the weather.
The legislative interim com
mittee is considering the need for
legislation in Oregon and the
provisions of such legislation if
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Sewer Bond Vote
ans Progressing
REV. FRANCIS HAYASHI of the
Japanese Methodist church In
Portland who will be in Hepp
ner to conduct special services
next week at the Methodist
Church.
By Echo Palmateer
The Morrow County speech fes
tival was held in lone March 12
with the six schools taking part:
Heppner, Lexington, Irrigon,
Boardman, Hardman and lone.
Henry Osibov, superintendent,
and Mrs. Gladys Ely, 5th and 6th
grade teacher had charge of the
program.
Those participating in the High
school section and their rank
were: Poetry reading, Lawrence
Jones, lone 1.3; Nancy Graybeal,
Irrigon, 1.7; Daroline Balser, Lex
ington, 1.6; Rieta Graves, Hepp
ner, 1.7 and Sharon Fussel, Board-
man, 2.3. Impromptu speaking,
Marjorie Pierson, Heppner, 1.4..
Radio speaking, Don Gillispie,
Boardman, 1.9 and Monte Fast,
Heppner, 1. Humorous reading,
Pat Peck. Heppner, 1; Barbara
Gurley, Irrigon, 1.1; Kay Crom
well, lone, 1.1; and Joan Breed
ing, Lexington, 1.8.
Extemporaneous speaking
Mariorie Pierson, Heppner, 1.2;
and Beverly Nolan, Lexington
1.3.
Panel discussion, Eleanor Rice,
Heppned, 1; Donald Eppenbach,
Irritron. 1.3; Mickey Lanham
Heppner, 1.4; Peter Cassidy,
Rniirtiman. 1.5: Leeta Linn, lone,
1.6; and Frank Kirk, Irrigon, 2.4
Kenneth Smouse was moderator,
and the subject was CompetitiveH
High School Extracurricular ac
tivities.
Those taking part and their
rank in the grades were: 5th and
6th grades: Poetry reading, Carole
Ann Anderson, Heppner, 1.3; Mar
dene Baker, lone,' 2; Donna Fer
guson, Boardman, 2.5; Nancy
Headlv, Irrigon, 2.8; Betty Wil
son, Hardman, 3.4 and Paul Win
ters, Lexington, 3.4. '
Story telling, John Howton,
lone, 1.4; Barbara Gantenbein,
Boardman, 1.5; Diane Schwab,
Lexington, 2.1; Edward Groshen,
Heppner, 2.4 and Vinita Kieth,
Irrigon, 3.
Frose reading, Charles Winters
Lexin trton, 2.2; Carolyn Mcuan-
iel, Heppner, 2.3; Bonnie Crum,
trmp 25: Michael Gaspers, Irri
gon, 2.8; Walda Thompson
Boardman, 3.4. Humorous memo
rized. Billy Monohan, Heppner,
1.2; Ronnie McCabe, lone,
Janet Henderson, Irrigon,
1.4;
James Rhea Luper
Buried Here Sunday
The fuiral service of James
Rhea Luper, 63, former state engi
neer, was held Sunday at the
Elks Temple in Ileppnei witli
lodge officers conducting the ser
vice. Luper, who lived in Portland
for several years, died at Van
couver, Washington, lie was a
former resident of Heppner.
Luper was a central figure in
the 1930s in a case involving a
shortage of state funds, and was
freed of an indictment by a circuit
court judgment at Salem in 1933.
He was called a man who had
given the state more than he was
paid for.
After Luper resigned from the
state engineer's post in 1930 he
worked in Oregon, Seattle, Alaska
and Walla Walla for the army
engineers.
Surviving are his wife, Odile,
two sons, Fred, Portland and Col.
James Luper Jr., Omaha; - a
daughter, Mrs. Karl Neupert,
Portland; a sister, Leta Babb,
Portland and nine grandchildren.
Burial was in the Masonic
cemetery here.
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New Heppner Fire
Truck Due Shortly
According to word received
early this week by fire chief C.
A. Ruggles from the Nelson
Equipment company of Portland,
Heppner will receive delivery of
its new fire pumper late this
week.
The truck, which has been
owned by the city of Madras and
larger trucK,
was replaced by a
aws are enacted. There are those wiii u0 reconditioned by the com
who maintain that man should
be allowed to experiment in the
Heppner Takes
Third in District
Speech Contest
Although Hermiston and Mac
Hi of Milton Freewater came out
winners in the district high school
speech contest held last week in
Walla Walla, three Heppner stu
dents placed in the contests, ac
cording to Richard Knight, Hepp
ner teacher who accompanied the
students. Heppner high school
placed in third position.
Monte Fast won first place in
the radio speaking division for
his talk on "Oregon mountains,"
Eleanor Rice placed second and
Mickey Lanham third in the
panel discussion division. Other
Heppner students participating
in the contest were Marjorie Pier
son, Rita Graves, Tatricia Peck,
Albeit Burkenbine and Sharon
Beckttt.
Both Monte Fast and Eleanor
Rice are eligible to enter in the
state meet April 4 and 5 at Eu
gene. Knight, English instructor, pre
sented Monte Fast, Eleanor Rice
and Marilyn Munkers, who par
ticipated in the county festival at
lone to the chamber of commerce
Monday noon, where each gave
their winning talk.
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New Power Rate
Set at Monument
The Columbia Power Co-op As
sociation held their regular Board
of Directors meeting at the office
in Monument last Monday.
The meeting was opened with
the president, Ralph Farrow pre
siding. The following board
members were present Ed Krup
ke, vice president of Mitchel,
Clarence Holmes of Monument,
Bill Chapman Jr., of Spray. Guests
at the meeting were Robert Welty,
Engineer of The Dalles, Tom
Keating of Pendleton and Harry
Baker of Bend, State Electrical
Inspectors, Bob Ashmead of Mit
chel, owner of the Mitchel Light
and Tower, Bill Arbuckle of
Ukiah, member of the board of
the Ukiah Electrical Company;
George Cory, Attorney of Pendle
ton; Johnnie Younce of Spray,
who applied for the job of clear
ing the timber from the transmis
sion line.
The first business of the Board
was to adopt a new electric rate
for Monument, Spray and Ukiah.
These rates will be used only un
til the Bonneville Power is ac
quired. The rates decided upon
An application for priority for
materials needed for the con
struction of Heppner's planned
sewer' system and sewage dis
posal plant was completed this
week by city attorney J. J, Nys
and will soon be in the hands of
the engineering firm of Clark and
Groff, Salem who prepared the
plans for the city.
The engineers will file the ap
plication with the proper govern
ment agency so that materials
will be available to a contractor
field of weather modification to
determine possible effects, but it
Inez McFadden, Lexington,
and Dennis Duncan, Boardman,
3.2.
7th and 8th grades poetry
reading, Diane Grant, Heppner,
1.7; Loy Keene, lone, 2,5; Mau
reen Groves, Lexington, 2.9;
Marv Gaspers, Irrigort, 2.9; Billy
Thorpe, Boardman, 3.3; and Tom
Wilson, Hardman, 3.5.
Story telling, Maxine becard,
Boardman, 1.1; Nona Fast, Hepp
ner, 1.6; Peggy Allen, lone, 2.4;
Bobby Stevens, Hardman, 2.5;
Dale Shingledecker, irrigon, 6X;
and Patsy McDonald, Lexington,
(no rating).
Prose reading, James Monhan,
Heppner, 1; Anna Marie Winters,
Lexington,2; Marie Cunningham,
Irrigon, 2.2; Julia Rietmann, lone,
2.6; and Jack Landers, Boardman,
2.7. Humorous memorized, Mar-
lyn Munkers, Heppner, 1.1; Judy
Howton, lone, 1.2; Lorna Shan
non, Boardman, 2; Janet Step
hens, Irrigon, 2.3; Rita McDaniel,
Hardman, 2.4; and George Her
mann, Lexington,3.
In the. evening 5 one-act plays
were presented to a crowd ot
around 300 people. They were:
No Greater Love, by the Lexing
ton High school rank 1; Mama
Goes to the Convention, by Irri
!-8; t is generally conceded that laws
should provide for some measure
of responsibility and control.
Other members of the commit
tee in addition to Day are Senator
Art Lindberg, Pendleton; Rep.
Roger Loennig, Haines; Rep.
Frank. Farmer, Rickerall; Rep. V.
T. Jackson, Roseburg; Ralph
Crum, lone, chairman of the Tri
county weather control group;
and E. M. Nelson, extension
agent, The Dalles, secretary; and
John Day, Corvallis, executive
secretary.
pany and brougnt to iieppner were: io cents ior me him ou
where it will be tested by a mem-j kilowatt hours; 12 cents for the
ber of the Insurance Underwriters next 40 kilowatt hours; 8 cents
bureau of Portland before being for the next 130 kilowatt hours;
accepted by the city.
The new truck, a 500 gallon-per-minute
pumper will give the
city its first volume pump truck.
County P-TA Council
Talks Convention
The Morrow county P-TA Coun
icl was held in Boardman Thurs
day evening March 13. Discussion
of the State Convention to be held
in Pendleton in April was the
main "business..
Mrs. Blaine Isom of Echo is
chairman of committee to ar
range the convention. Several
from each P-TA unit will be
asked to act as hostesses and
each unit is asked to contribute
a small amount to help defray
the expenses.
Election of officers for the
county council was held and the
gon High, rank 1; Chislers Three, 'new officers are, president, Mrs.
hv lone Hieh. rank 1.4; The Pearl; H. O. Callif, Irrigon; vice presi-
by Boarr'man High, rank, 2.4; and dent, Mrs. Bob Davidson, Lexing
The Talk of the Town, by Hepp-1 ton; secretary -treasurer, Mrs,
ner High, rank 3. Those ranking Oliver Creswick, iieppner.
highest in grades spoke between
acts: they were Carole Ann An
derson. John Howton, Charles!
Those attending from Heppner
were Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Cres
wick and Mrs. L. E. Dick, Jr. They
Winters, Billy Monohan, Maxine attended Boardman's regular P-
Secard, James Monohan and j meeting after the council
8 cents from there on. These
rales will take effect in about one
month.
. The next decision of the meet
ing was that Spray would be
civen until May 1st, 1952 to get
their houses properly wired.
Monument, Ukiah and Mitchel
will have until June 1st 1952.
Anyone not complying to the
above rules will be cut off. Mr.
Welty made the statement that
contracts for the construction of
the system will be let by May 1st.
This system will be built in four
pieces, Antelope to Service Creek
and sub-station, Western half of
the distribution line, Eastern half
of the distribution, Pendleton to
Ritter transmission line and sub
station. Welty's estimate for the time
of completion is November 1952.
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HOSPITAL NOTES
New Arrivals To Mr. and Mrs.
William Cox, Camp 5 Kinzua, a
baby boy born March 18, weight
7 lbs. 6 ozs. To Mr. and Mrs.
James Kenny, Fossil, a baby girl
born March 16, weight 6 lbs. 8'4
ozs.
Major Surgery Mrs. Esther
Wilson, Lexington; Irving J.
White, Condon; Berdine Corbln,
Monument; Mrs. Elizabeth Van
Schoiack, Heppner; Mrs. Lee
Fat Men Keep Title,
Beat Slims 31-29 in
P-TA Hoop Tussle
Wednesday night's P-TA bas
ketball game showed that the
Fat Boys haven't lost their
"stuff" when they defeated the
Thin Men by the meager mar
gin of two points in the annual
Fat Men-Slim Men benefit bas
ketball game on the high
school floor. The score, accord
ing to best available records,
was 31 to 29.
Hoyle had little to do with
the rules set up for the contest,
as theie was frequently an ex
tra ball or two in play, and oc
casionally a spare basket. Cos
tumes played an important part
in the contest with some of the
get-ups worn by the Slims at
tracting more attention than
did the game itself. Notable
among the "training suits" was
the swallowtail coat and derby
worn by Oliver "Digger" Cres
wick who also carried a shovel,
and grass skirt outfit of Tim
Juett. Many others also had un
usual outfits for such top-ranking
hoop players. It is under
stood that coaches for both
teams had considerably diffi
culty in keeping players from
"overtraining" prior to the contest.
A good crowd enjoyed the an
tics. The gate receipts are to be
used to provide a scholarship
for some student planning to
take teacher's training,
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Warren Baby Leading
Normal, Healthy Life
Deborah Kaye Warren, Hepp,
ner's "inside out" baby who was
born February 7 with all her ab
dominal organs outside her body,
is progressing like any normal
healthy child according to her
Heppner physician who weighed
her in early this week at over
seven pounds. s$h weighed
lbs., 13 ounces at birth.
The physician reported all her
incisions had healed completely
and that there was no indication
of any after-effects from her un
usual birth and immediate rare
operation to replace her organs
inside her body. The child is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Warren of lone. '
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Students to Hear
Wildlife Program
if the project Is approved by the
people.
A special city council meeting
will be called within the next
few days, according to mayor J.
O. Turner, to discuss the engi
neers recommendations and to
work out a definite plan for fi
nancing the project. Turner
stated he still hopes to be able
to place the issue before the pub
lic for vote at the time of the
primary election on May 16.
Although the council accepted
the overall recommendations and
plans presented by the engineers
at the meeting early this month,
there is still some disagreement
on the various charges suggested
In the report. The council also
will have to decide on the amount
that must be asked for in the
bond issue vote. The bond Issue
will not, however, have to be as
high as the estimate of $318,614
as the cost of the entire project
as the city already has some
funds which can be used for the
system.
Once the necessary bonding
figure Is decided upon the issue
can be put to a vote of the people,
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Marilyn Munkers.
The judges were Miss Helen
McCune, principal of the Junior
High in Pendleton and Mrs. Liien
Coffee, instructor in the Pendle
ton schools. Miss Margaret Glavy,
Heppner, and Hubert Thoreson,
lone, were the time keepers.
Movies were shown in the
study hall" after the afternoon
session.
The ladies of the lone P-TA
served a cafeteria lunch in the
evening to around 100 persons.
Mrs. Lewis Ball was chairman.
meeting.
Legion to Observe
Anniversary Saturday
The Heppner post of the Ameri
can Legion and Auxiliary will ob
serve its 31th birthday Saturday,
March 22 with a potluck dinner,
initiation and dance to be held
at the local Legion hall.
The dinner is scheduled to
start at 7:30, the initiation at 8:30
and the dance at 10 o'clock. The
initiation will be conferred by
the 40 et 8 degree team from
Umatilla county voiture number
412.
Hot rolls, ice cream and cake
will be furnished by the post for
the dinner and music is to be
supplied by the "Jolly Jaxs".
The Legion and Auxiliary win
also present three one-act plays,
all with local talent, at the high
school cvm Thursday and Friday
nights, March 27 and 28. Casts
include nearly 23 local people.
They will be open to the public.
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New Books Added To
The Public Library
TInift.f Ilnnr.nr
WSS Re'aders'Ke"! Surgery- Mrs. Betty
Ck ; 11 fZ CeJSScn Puen. Lonerock, dismissed; Joe
Sharp The Mudlark, Bonnet; The'Al en, lone dismissed; Mrs. Ethel
Wayward Bus, Steinbeck; River of Zelmantz .Heppner
l.y. c!, a ut Medical Leroy Knott, Fossil,
i,"1J!" .lTZir:. n;. dismissed; John Asher, Spray, dis-
rom-s.it- , u . .v, ,c. l. Craig, Fossil,
. t mit'o' ti J dismissed; John Bird, Heppner;
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A wildlife conservation assem
bly program will bo presented
Thursday, March 27, in the Hepp
ner high school by Game . Com
mission Education Agent Austin
llamer.
Management of big game ani
mals deer, elk and antelope
will be Ha trior's topic. The twenty
minute talk, illustrated "with
large poster cartoons, points out
recreational and economic values
of big game. Necessity for
balance between game numbers
and their food supply and the
need for an annual harvest of
game surpluses by sportsmen will
be stressed. Hamer's talk will be
followed by a wildlife movie en
titled 'Realm of The Wild."
Last year Hamer presented
a basic conservation assembly
program in the Heppner high
school and this year's program is
the second in a sequence of three,
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Mr. and Mrs. Omer McCaleb
and daughters, Mary Elizabeth
and Barbara, arrived Sunday
from Reedsport to spend a week
here with her mother, Mrs. Alex
Green and his father, William
McCaleb, Sr. Mr. McCaleb is a
teacher in the Reedsport school
and is having a weeks' spring
vacation.
Expected
o Attend OSC
Ag Conference
Advance registration cards
have now been provided 450 agri.
cultural conference committee
men and a card supply is avail
able in each county extension of
fice for others who expect to at
tend the meetngs at Oregon State
college March 27, 28 and 29, an-
nounced John C. Campbell, exten
sion specialist who heads the
housing commltee.
The conference is expected to
attract the largest crowd of farm
men and women and business
men ever assembled on the state
college campus. Campbell and
his committee are planning for
an attendance of at least 1,000.
Receipt of advance registration
cards is desired in order that the
housing committee can make its
plans. Motel and hotel space in
Corvallis is about 350 rooms and
the college will provide dormi
tory space for 350 persons. An
other 150 rooms will be provided
in private homes. Tersons at
tending from nereby counties will
likely drive to and fro, Campbell
says.
Included on the advance regis
tration card is a section regarding
attendance at two group lunch
eons and two banquets to be
staged in the campus Memorial
Union. Mrs. Azales Sager, state
home economics extension lead
er who heads the conference food
committee, asks those who expect
to attend any or all these organi
sed dinners to indicate their in
tentions. The principal banquet with ac
commodations for 600 Thursday
evening, March 27, will feature
Oregon products. Cost will be
$2.50 per person. Tickets for
Thursday and Friday luncheons
March 27 and 28 will cost 75 cents
each. Friday's evening meal has
been priced at $1.10.
The pre-registration cards are
self-addressed, but inquiries
about the conference or requests
for cards should be addressed:
Agricultural conference, Snell
hall, Oregon State College Corval
lis. Program details and speak
ers will be announced later.
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Dr. and Mrs. A. D. McMurdo
have received a communication
from their son, Ted, stating that
he is stationed in Germany with
the U. S. Army. Mrs. McMurdo
and the children are in Virginia
with relatives during his absence.
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Rice spent
Friday in Walla Walla having
taken their grand daughter, Elea
nor, there to compete in the re
gional speech contest. Miss Rice
placed second in the contest.
Eye is on the Sparrow, Waters &
Samuels; This I Remember, Elea
nor Roosevelt; Concert Compan
ion, Eagar; The Mature Mind,
Overstreet; Human Destiny, du
Nouy, Le Comte; Rise Up and
Walk (polio) Walker; Behind the
Curtain, Gunther; The Peabodyi
Sisters of Salem, Tharp; Blazac,
Zweig, non-fiction.
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O. E. Knudsen of Walla Walla
was visiting friends in Heppner
on Monday.
Local Church Hears
Canadian Visitor
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Fast and
son Donald of Saskatoon, Sask.,
Canada, a brother of Rev. Nels
Fast of the Heppner Assembly of
God church, arrived in Iieppner
last week for a visit and spoke
to a large group at the local
church Sunday.
He stressed the Importance of
observing the Lord's day, re
gardless of church affiliation and
pointed out that in Canada all
places of amusement were closed
on Sunday, that country being
ahead of the United States in this,
In his opinion.
Mr. and Mrs. Fast plan to
spend several days here visiting.
NEW FISHING REGULATIONS NOW
AVAILABLE; TROUT BEING LIBERATED
Mrs. Laura Gingrich, Dayville,
dismissed; Mrs. Esther Bergstrom,
lone.
Out Patients Olger Knudson,
Walla Walla; Don Overholser,
Spray; Mrs. Elma Scott, Heppner
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Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Chaffee had
as their weekend guests Mr. and
Mrs. C. Q. Routh and Ralph Mor
ris of Pasco, Washington. Routh
is Mrs. Chaffee's twin brother.
Peter Sit v in ol Pendleton was
a Heppner visitor on Tuesday.
The game commission has an
nounced that copies of the 1952
Oregon angling regulations are
now available at all game license
agencies.
The commission also reminds
anglers that the new salmon
steelhead punch card Is now In
effect; the old tag card expired
March 16. When a salmon or
steelhead 20 inches or more in
length is caught the angler
punches his card in the space
provided and writes in the date
and stream. Unlike the old cards,
a tag does not have to be at
t ached to the fish.
The new punch cards expire on
March 15, 1953 and must be re
turned to the commission by May
15, 1953. The cards will aid in the
determination of streams receiv
ing the greatest angling pressure.
Coastal waters are now closed
to angling for trout, salmon, and
steelhead and will remain closed
until the opening of trout season,
April 19. Winter fishing rules con
tinue In effect in the other fishing
zones.
It was also announced that
trout liberation was started by
the commission In zone seven,
which Includes Morrow county,
on March 15. Progress will depend
upon weather and road conditions.