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EUGENE. ORE.,
Advisory Committee
To Aid With School
Building Problems
The first meeting of the re
cently appointed school advisory
committee was held Monday
night with the board of direc
tors of School district No. 1.
The 12-man board was chosen
from throughout the area served
by the Heppner school and has
been asked to help the school
board in reaching a solution to its
current building problem, brought
on by overcrowding in the pre
sent building.
Superintendent L. L. Pale and
board chairman, Barton Clark ex
plained the school's problems to
the group and told of the crowd
ed condition now existing, and
due to get worse with coming
years. Preliminary drawings and
floor plans for a proposed 10
room elementary school were
shown the committee and offi
cials explained how the over
crowded conditions were working
a hardship on many students par
ticularly in elementary grades.
Pate told the group that inceas
ingly large incoming classes next
year will make necessary the
Heppner Visit
Planned by The
Dalles C of C
A special good will visit to
Heppner by members of The Dal
les chamber of commerce on Mon
day, April 28, has been planned
by the Ileppner-Morrow county
chamber to coincide with the
annual meeting of the local
group.
The Dalles chamber informed
the Heppner organization that it
will bring a delegation of from 60
to 70 members on the tour and
plans are now being made for a
special dinner meeting on Mon
day evening for chamber mem
bers and their wives. It will re
place the regular Monday lunch
eon meeting of the group.
The Heppner visit is one of a
series of good will trips planned
by The Dalles chamber for the
year. About a month ago the
group met with the Condon cham
ber of commerce for a similar
meeting.
The visiting members will pro
vide the evening's program.
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Leslie Grant to Be
Next P-TA Speaker
Leslie Grant, county school
superintendent will be speaker at
the next regular Parent-Teachers
meeting to be held at the high
school Wednesday, April 16.
Grant will speak on "The child
as a person" which is in keeping
with the P-TA theme for the year
of "The citizen child, his needs
in a free world."
PLANS LAI D FOR COUNTY OBSERVANCE
OF HOME DEMONSTRATION WEEK
"Today's Home Builds Tomor
row's World" is the slogan for
National Home Demonstration
Week, which will be observed
through the Nation, April 27-May
3. Home agent, Maud Casswell
points out that Morrow County
women took a big step in build
ing "tomorrow's" world during
the past year. Their achieve
ments include:clothing and tex
tiles work making better dress
es, tailoring suits and coats, and
cotton dresses homemakers in 6
communities took part in this
program with 528 homemakers,
taking active part in the Clothing
program and reporting practices
used.
The construction and selection
of children's clothing and clean
ing and adjusting of sewing ma
chines was used by 235 families.
Reports turned in by cooperations
shew a saving of $2555 in the
clothing project.
Home furnishings project
homemakers learned to improve
family living through selecting
and making economical home
furnishings braide and hook
rugs; making foot stools and re-
upholstering chairs, selecting use
of home accessories, and the se
lection and construction of dra
peries are the projects that the
women enjoyed. 571 families took
part in the house furnishings
project.
Freezing prepared and cooked
foods, fresh vegetables, fruit,
meat, preparing ready made
mixes, and preparing oven meals
were projects that 571 numbers of
families taking part in these pro
jects. 63 Morrow County homemakers
took active part in leadership
through the Adult Home Exten
sion program and 19 homemakers
were 4-H Club Leaders during the
past year.
Morrow County women will
celebrate their sixth birthday on
re You
holding of at least one grade
school class outside the present
school building. The location of
this class is not yet known.
He also said that the large in
coming high school freshman
class will necessitate two divis
ions of this group next year and
that classroom space will be com
pletely filled. This year, he
stated, it has been necessary to
hold certain classes during the
noon hour to find available space
for students.
The new advisory committee,
while having no official capacity,
has been asked to investigate the
school building problem from all
possible angles and to ascertain
if possible, what the general pub
lic feels is the greatest need in
the school system and make
commendations to the board as to
its suggestions for a building
program for the district.
It was pointed out that a bond
ing program will undoubtedly be
necessary to carry out any pro
gram that might be decided upon
by the committee and the board
but that the district was now in
excellent financial condition with
no outstanding bonded indebted
ness. Robert Penland was named
chairman of the new committee
which included Elmer Palmer,
W. C. Rosewall,
Barratt, Robert
Hisler, Howard
Oscar George,
Jos. J. Nys, Bill
Campbell, Paul
Keithley, Mrs.
Mrs. Stephen
Paul Brown and
Thompson, Mrs
Mrs. John Pfieffer.
Board members are Barton
Clark, Glen Parsons and L. E.
Dick.
Week's Temperature
Does Dipsy-Doodlc
April didn't bring any showers
to the Heppner area but it did
provide residents with quite an
array of spring weather during
the past week.
Leonard Gilliam, official wea
ther observer recorded a spring
high of 80 degrees Saturday af
ternoon followed by a low of 26
early Tuesday morning. Many
persons who thought summer was
here reportedly changed their
minds after looking at the later
thermometer reading.
Second Square Dance
Training Meet Set
Square dance callers wilj meet
at the lone American Legion hall
April 16 at 8 o'clock for another
in the series of training meetings.
Miss Jessalee Mallalieu, recre
ation specialist from OSC will di
rect the training program accord
ing to county agents Maud C.
Casswell and N. C. Anderson.
This meeting is the final one
scheduled for this spring, but
plans are being made to start the
program again in October.
May 6, reports Maud C. Casswell.
That's the date for the Annual
Homemakers' Festival in which
250 homemakers will take part.
The Extension Home Demon
stration program was started in
1946 with Cecilia Van Winkle
and Grace Gadekin acting as War
Food Emergency assistants.
The first Homemakers Festival
was held at Lexington in 1946.
The second festival was held at
lone, Katherine Monahan ' was
Home Agent. In 1949 the festival
was held at Rhea Creek and in
1950 it was held at Boardman
with Mable Flint Wilson as Home
Agent. The 1951 festival was
held at the Heppner Fair Grounds.
Special Easter Observances
Planned by Local Churches
Special services in observance
of the Easter season are schedu
led (or this weekend in all Hepp
ner churches with a cooperative
Good Friday service to be held at
the Christian church at 7:30 Fri
day evening. J. Palmer Sorlien,
Methodist pastor will be the
speaker.
Rev. Earl Soward announced
the Christian church will be open
on Friday from one to five o'clock
for private devotion and prayer.
Mrs. J. O. Turner, organist will be
at the console during most of the
period to present special Easter
music.
The primary and beginners de
partments of the Christian church
will have a program and tea for
the mothers and an Easter egg
hunt at 2 o'clock Saturday. Regu
lar Sunday services are scheduled.
Registered? Voter's Registration Closes Tues., April 15
Single Copies 10 cents
Wafer Meters,
Streets Talked
By Councilmen
Future water meter installa
tions in Heppner will cost resi
dents $45 instead of the present
$20 it was decided Monday night
by the council when it was dis
closed that the cost of the meter
and the installing was more than
double what the city was now
getting.
A survey of other cities showed
a wide variation of charges, some
as high as $60 for the standard
three-quarter inch meter, but it
was" decided to charge just the
cost which was established at the
$15 figure. Cost of larger size
commercial meters will also be
based on the cost of the meter
and the work.
Streets came in for considerable
discussion by the group when it
was pointed out by the street
superintendent Victor Groshens
that some city ctreets will have to
have an oil seal coat this summer
if the streets are to be saved. He
pointed out that many streets
were in need of such work but
that West Willow and Riverside
streets were in the worst shape
and needed immediate care. He
explained that if they were left
for another year that it was pro
bable the two streets would have
to be completely rebuilt at con
siderable greater expense.
The council had received an es
timate from one concern for the
sealing of the two streets and it
was decided to advertise for bids
for the project. Willow street will
be sealed from curb to curb, while
Riverside will be resurfaced with
a 20 foot strip.
It was called to the council's at
tention that no recording had
been made in the case of past
street vacations, where the pro
perty vacated reverts to the ad
joining property owners, thereby
making impossible title clarifi
cation in the future. The council
decided to require a fee of $2.50
to accompany any petition for
street vacation, the sum to be
used for recording the vacation,
and ordered' an ordinance be writ
ten to cover the change.
City attorney, Jos. J. Nys could
announce no progress on the
sewer bond program, but an
nounced that the legal details are
being worked out with the bond
ing attorneys and hopes to be
able to have some announcement
shortly.
The council also took the oft
appearing city dump problem in
hand and started investigation
into the cost of fencing the area
with the idea of preventing pa
pers and other trash from blow
ing about the adjoining grounds
and also to keep cattle and other
animals out. A permanent type
wire fence is planned.
The council authorized pur
chase from Buster Dodson of a
piece of property just west of the
city limits on which it is planned
to build the city's proposed sew
age disposal plant.
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STATE P-TA CONVENTION
The State P-TA convention was
held in Pendleton April 7, 8 and
9. Heppner was well represented
at the meetings, those attending
were Mesdames L. E. Dick, L. E.
Ruhl, Oliver Creswick, L. D. Tib
bies, James Thomson, Carl Mc
Daniels, Stephen Thompson and
Claude Graham. Leslie Grant,
Morrow county school superinten
dent also attended some of the
meetings.
for 11 o'clock Sunday with recep
Special Easter services are
planned at the Methodist church
STORED TO CLOSE
12 TO 3 FRIDAY
The merchants committee of
the chamber of commerce voted
Monday to close Heppner stores
from noon until 3 o'clock Friday
in observance of Special Good Fri
day church services during those
hours.
tion of members and baptism
planned for that time.
All Saint's Episcopal church is
planning Good Friday services
from 12 noon until 3 o'clock with
meditations on the Words from
the Cross. The service will con
sist of sections separated by ap
Heppner,
Catherine Doherty
Dies Here Monday
Catherine Doherty, 80, pioneer
resident of this area, died Mon
day at Pioneer Memorial hospital
here after a long illness.
Born in Ireland in 1872, Mrs.
Doherty came to the U. S. in
1888, married James G. Doherty
in Pendleton In 1893 and moved
to Morrow county where they
homesteaded. She moved to
Heppner in 1933 when Mr. Doh
erty died.
The funeral was held Wednes
day at 10:30 a. m. in St. Patrick's
church in Heppner with Father
Francis McCormack officiating.
Interment was in the Heppner
Masonic cemetery. Rosary was
recited Tuesday evening. Thelps
Funeral Home had charge of ar
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March Rainfall
Holds Below Normal
Official moisture measurements
taken in Heppner and the Goose
berry weather stations showed
the city area came out the best
in the matter of rainfall for
March. Heppner recorded a total
of .71 of an inch during the
month while wheatlands in the
high country received but .44
inches. Both, however, were con
siderably short of last year's pre
cipitation for the month.
Total precipitation recorded by
Leonard Carlson at the Goose
berry station between September
1, 1951 and April 1, 1952 was
6.67 inches, only slightly more
than one-half the amount fall
ing on the area during the same
seven -month period the previous
year. Last year's figure was 11.68
inches.
Social Security
Representative to
Make Regular Visits
The residents of Heppner who
have any questions about Social
Security-Federal Old-Age and
Survivors Insurance, or anyone
who would like more information
about Social Security will now
have an opportunity to meet a
representative of the Social Secur
ity Administration at a regularly
scheduled time and place, an
nounced, Vernon A. Welo, mana
ger of the La Grande field office.
Ben Kantner, field representa
tive of the La Grande office, will
be at the City Hall in Heppner
from 9:00 a. m. until noon on
Thursday following the third
Tuesday of each month. Anyone
in this area who has any ques
tions about Social Security is
urged to contact Mr. Kantner on
his next visit which will be on
April 17th.
Mr. Welo stated that Social
Scurity is very important to
everyone. This importance has in
creased with the changes brought
about by the amendments of the
Social Security Act in 1950. The
benefits which are being paid
to retired workers and their famil
ies may be as little as $20 a
month for one person, or $150 for
a family. Benefits are paid to the
survivors of a worker who was
insured at the time of his death.
Departing houseguests of Mr.
and Mrs. Maynard Struthers of
Butter Creek are Mr. and Mrs.
Doc Coe, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Kenny, and Mr. and Mrs. Pat
Daugherty of Walla Walla.
Lt. Col. Broun, a Pendleton phy
sician who has been in Korea for
some time, stopped in Heppner
last week on his way home. He
was recently discharged from the
service.
propriate music to allow worship
pers to stay for any part of the
service desired. Holy Communion
services will be held at 8 o'clock
Sunday with the junior and aduit
choirs appearing for the 11 o'clock
service. There will also be a
children's Easter Party at 3 .'clock
Saturday for the Sunday School.
At the Assembly of God Rev.
Nels Fast announced a special
Sunday school program to be held
during the regular Sunday school
hour and a special musical pro
gram for the evening service.
St. Patrick's church will observe
Easter with the Blessing of the
Baptismal Font and Pacel Candle
Saturday at 7:00 a. m. followed
bv Mass. On Easter Sunday High
Mass will be celebrated at 9:30
with the Gregorian Mass of the
Angles sung by the choir. Easter
Mass at lone is set for 8:00 a. m.
Oregon, Thursday, April
Winner to be Chosen for
I.O.O.F. United Nations Trip
From the nine students enter
ing the contest to be chosen dele
gate to the I. O. O. F. sponsored
"UN Pilgramage for Youth" trip
to New York this summer, four
finalists have emerged successful
from the preliminary elimina
tion at the high school this week.
The entire faculty of the high
school acted as judges and chose
Marjorie Pierson, Jack Sumner,
Diane Van Horn, and Ron Currln
as the four students to compete
County Budget
Committee to Meet
Here April 16
The meeting of the county bud
get committee has been set for
9:00 a. m. Wednesday, April 16 at
the court house according to
judge Garnet Barratt. The com
mittee will prepare the budget
for the 1952-53 year.
In additiop to members of the
county court the committee in
cludes Homer Hayes, Irrigon:
Kenneth Smouse, lone; and John
I. Hanna, Sr., Heppner.
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Thelma Jones Funeral
Services Held Today
Thelma Amy Jones 36, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. H.
Jones of Heppner died at her
home Sunday, April 6. She had
been ill for 27 years. Services
were held today (Thursday) at
2 o clock at the Phelps Funeral
Home.
Miss Jones was born July 18,
1915 at Great Falls, Montana and
had lived in Heppner for 10 years.
She is survived by her parents
and one brother Dewitt Jr.
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Fire Rainbow Girls
Attend Assembly
Five girls and their chaperon,
Mrs. Harley Anderson, returned
Sunday from Lebanon where they
attended the 2fith annual Grand
Assembly for Rainbow Girls. They
report that everything was plan
ned so that every minute was
full with meetings and activities.
The Lebanon paper commended
the girls on being so well be
haved, there being over 1000 at
tending the convention.
The girls from Heppner were
Diane Van Horn, Sharon Becket,
Meredith Ann Sorlien, Connie
Ruggles and Elise Baurenf ienf of
Morgan.
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Delta Kappa Gamma
Reelects Officers
Iota Chapter of Delta Kappa
Gamma met in Milton-Free
water Saturday, March 29, and
guest speaker, Mrs. Annoula Fenk
talked on life in Greece. She is
a former exchange student from
Salonika, Litohoro, Greece. Mrs.
Penk contrasted life in the United
States with the primitive, yet
charming living conditions in her
native country .
Present officers were re-elected
to serve a two year term. They
are: President, Dorothy Elliot,
Umatilla; first vice-president,
Fannie McGrew, Milton-Free-water;
second vice-president,
Merle Best, Pendleton; corre
sponding secretary, Joyce Smith,
Irrigon; recording secretary,
Wave Laughlin, Pendleton; treas
urer, Galena Sandwick, Milton
Freewanr Parliamentary. Lucy
Rodgers, Keppner.
Member-i auonding from Hepp
ner were Ltnel Lyngholm and
Velva Be.rhdoit
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BUILDING PERMITS UP
The city council granted four
building permits at Its regular
meeting Monday night totaling
$14,800, all but $2,000 of that
amount for residential construc
tion or remodeling.
Permits for construction of new
homes were granted to Alta Cuts-
forth, $6,000; Carl Thorpe, $6,000
and to H. C. Happold for remodel
ing, $800. A permit for remodel
ine of a business building was
granted to Case Furniture com
pany. The cost was set at $2,000.
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Those from Ruth Chapter No.
32, Order of Eastern Star, attend
ing the Friendship Night observ
ance of the Condon chapter Fri
day evening were Mesdames
Frank Davidson, Worthy Matron;
Harold Beckett, J. R. Huffman and
C. C. Carmichael.
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Piper mot
ored to Pullman, Wash., Friday
after their son, Loren, and Nor
man Ruhl, students at Washing
ton State college who came over
for the weekend.
10, 1952
for the place of honor. A point
system was used in the elimina
tion and the contest was so close
that there was only a 14.2 vari
ation between the high and the
low among the four winners. An
essay on "What the United Na
tions Means to Me" was one of
the features of the judging sys
tern. Several other points were
considered in choosing the four
finalists.
Final judging in the contest
will be held at the Odd Fellows
hall at 8:00 p. m. Friday, April 18.
The judges will consist of a
committee of disinterested per
sons. Joe Loonoy. Portland, Oregon,
chairman of the Youth Tilgram
age committee will be present for
the meeting.
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OH SO CLOSE
Red Cross Drive
$23.89 Short
The Red Cross drive is within
$23.89 of its goal, Mrs. Thomas
Wilson said Wednesday. Collec
tions have totaled $2,334.11,
against a county quota of $2,358.
Mrs. Wilson asked that al
though all workers have reported
in, should there be any store or
individual who was not contact
ed, she would appreciate them
calling her. If Morrow county
goes over the top this year, it will
make the 12th consecutive year
it has met lis quota, one of the
best county records in the state.
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Smelly Problem
Handed Council
Complaints from many city
residents brought the council
face to face with a smelly prob
lem Monday noght.
The smell caused by burn
ing of garbage and trash in
back yards and on curbs
caused the council to request
residents to refrain from such
action in the future. With dry
weather coming the danger of
fire was also stressed.
The council considered re
quiring all residents to have
their garbage gathered by the
city garbage collector but de
cided to request voluntary ob
servance first.
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Library Sends Books
To Veterans Hospital
In an effort to assist with the
establishment of a lending li
brary in the Morrow County Ward
at the Veterans Hospital in Walla
Walla, the Heppner Public Li
brary is sending considerable
reading material for use there.
This consists of gooo1 books which
have been duplicated here
througji gifts or donations, cur
rent issues of the popular maga
zines and paper hacked books
of the "Whodunit" type. It is dif
ficult to keep the Ward supplied
with reading material and any
one desiring to contribute books
or magazines ror mis purpose
may contact Mrs. Josephine Ma
honey Baker, Librarian or Mrs.
John Bergstrom, chairman of the
Morrow County Committeee of the
Blue Mountain Ward.
HOSPITAL NOTES
New Arrivals To Mr. and Mrs.
David Raskins, lone a baby girl
born April 3, weight 7 lbs. 1 oz.,
named Mary Beth. To Cpl. and
Mrs. Jerry Delaney, Condon, a
baby boy born April 4, weight 7
lbs 6'i ozs., named Michael Rich
ard. To Mr. and Mrs. William
Ramsey, Loncrock, a baby boy
born April 6, weight 6 lbs. 12M
ozs. To Mr. and Mrs. Everett
Keithley, Heppner, a baby girl
born April 7, weight 8 lbs. 10 ozs.,
named Patricia Ann.
Medical Nels Justus, Heppner;
Mrs. Opal Roop, Condon; Mrs.
Delia Ward, Spray, dismissed;
Shirley Adams, Kinzua, dismis
sed; Richard Morgan, lone, dis
missed; George Brown, Joseph,
dismissed; Mrs. Rose Hams, Hard
man; Henry Harala Cecil.
Minor Surgery Billy Davis,
Heppner, dismissed; Kathie Van
over, Heppner; Edna Morris,
Heppner.
Major Surgery Harvey Vincent,
Kimberly.
Out-patients Mrs. Margaret
Troedson, lone; Eino Peddola,
Clackamas.
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Mrs. Don Tones is here from
Portland to visit with her mother,
Mrs. Charles Osmin and sister
Mrs. John Bergstrom. The Jones'
formerly lived in Roseburg but
have recently moved to Portland
to make their home.
Volume 69, Number 4
Republicans Hold
Big Majority
In Registration
Republican registrations con
tinued to lead the Democrats by
nearly a two to one majority in
Morrow county as the deadline
for voter registration neared.
County clerk, C. W. Barlow said
that total registration in the
county up to Wednesday showed
1318 Republicans and 718 Demo
crats on the list. Mew registra
tions since January 1 have totaled
93 Republicans and 61 Democrats.
Tuesday, April 15 is the last
day for voters to register for the
Primary election and Barlow
stated the county clerk's office
will be open from 8:00 a. m. until
8:00 p. m. on Tuesday to handle
last minute registrations. Regis
trars are also located in Lexing
ton, lone, Irrigon and Boardman.
A check of registration figures
showed the Irrigon precinct to be
the only one in the county with a
majority of Democrats registered.
The total there showed 119 Demo
crat to 112 Republican.
Other precinct registrations
figures are .North Heppner, R 310,
D 150; South Heppner, R 292, D
161; Boardman, R 199, D 67; Hard
man, R 30, D 14; Lexington, R 145,
D 99; lone R 239, D 105.
Two New Members
Appointed For City
Budget Committee
Two new members were ap
pointed to three year terms on the
city of Heppner budget committee
by the council Monday night to
fill vacancies occuring in the
committee this year. They are
James J. Farley and Robert Pen
land. The appointments are for
three year terms.
Holdover members of the bud
getary group are L. E. Blsbee, Dr.
L. D. Tibbies, R. B. Ferguson and
Howard Bryant. The committee is
to meet soon to plan the 1952-53
budget for the city.
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Heppner Men Elected
To Angus Association
E. L. Groshens and Orville Smith
of Heppner, Oregon have been
elected to membership in the
American Aberdeen-Angus Breed
ers' Association at Chicago, an
nounces Secretary Frank Rich
ards. Messrs. Groshens and Smith
were among the four purebred
Aberdeen -Angus breeders elected
from Oregon during the past
month to membership in the or
ganization. o
Appliance Dealer
Opens Showroom
The Baker Plumbing and Heat
ing company have opened a dis
play room in the Dobbs Building
on Main street. This space was
formerly occupied by the Wight
man Insurance Agency. A com
plete line of Wcstinghouse and
Apex electric appliances will be
handled and shown there. Here
Friday to assist with the opening
were J- W. Copcland, owner of
Vaughan's Electric and his assist
ant, Joe Dennison of Pendleton.
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Long Time Monument
Resident Passes
Funeral services were held on
Wednesday April 9, in Monu
ment's gymnasium for Criss
Hamilton, who passed away
Saturday April 5 in the Veteran's
Hospital in Portland. Death was
due to a heart ailment, which he
had suffered the past year.
The final rites were conducted
at 2 o'clock Wednesday by the
Rev. Allen, pastor of the St. Tho
mas Episcopal Church of Canyon
City. The deceased was a mem
ber of the Epicopal church. A
World War II Veteran and a
member of the American Legion
Post No. 148 of Monument.
Criss Hamilton was the only
son of the late William and Ella
Hamilton. His father, William
Hamilton proceeded him in death
December 19, 1932.
Criss was born in Hamilton,
Oregon May 30, 1897, where h'i
grew to manhood. He moved wnh
his parents to Monument where
he spent the rest of his life,
passing away at the Veterans
Hospital in Portland, at the age of
54 years.
He leaves his mother, Mrs. Ella
Durst of Monument, Oregon, one
daughter Mrs. Vivian Andrus, and
one grandson, Dennis Andrus or
Detroit .Michigan, besides many
other relatives and a host of
friends.