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Newspaper Page TextLI BRARY u or o EUGENE, ORE. 1 f ) r CUTE PUPS NOW . . . these five baby coyotes caught last Tuesday by Carl McDaniel, government hunter, but they would have out grown the cuteness in a few months. McDaniel. shown with Len Ray Schwarz who helped him dig them out found the den on the Paul Jones ranch. He has killed 57 coyotes and pups in the last two weeks. Though .the pups didn't know it at the time, their end came shortly after the picture was taken. (GT Photo) Continual Promotion Urged For JD Dam Charles A. Tom, Rufus told chamber of commerce' Monday noon that the John Day dam should be promoted at every op portunity if it is to be kept be fore congress as an immediate necessary step in completion of the Columbia basin development project. Tom, who is a Repulican can didate for the legislature, stated the dam has been approved by congress and is scheduled in Bon neville advance planning for completion and operation by 1964 and that the start of construction is set for 1956. He pointed out, however, that should controversy hold up the other dams planned for prior construction, John Day might be placed ahead of them on the schedule. The Dalles dam construction, he said, was ad vanced in this manner. Tom told the group that the John Day dam is the key flood control dam of the entire system even though it will also generate 1,250,000 kilowatts of power, aid FINAL PUSH PUTS RED CROSS DRIVE OVER TOP FOR 12TH STRAIGHT YEAR Mrs. Thomas Wilson announced Tuesday that the Morrow county Red Cross drive had gone over the top by $80.61. It was thought last week that the fund would be a few dollars short when all workers had re ported, but it was found that one section in Heppner had not HEPPNERTO HOST 10 FOR INVITATIONAL The Heppner high school track squad will play host to track and field teams from 10 schools when the 5th annual Invitational meet begins at 12:25, Friday April 18 Schools sending squads are Condon, Arlington, Rufus, Pilot Rock, Stanfield, Helix, Athena, Boardman, Lexington and Ukiah. Hepper coach Harold Whitbeck has cause for concern as three of his top athletes, Gary Connor, Albert Cason Services Held at Lone Rock , Funeral services were held on Wednesday at Lone Rock for Al bert Raymond Cason, 67, who died Sunday in a Portland hospital. He was born in Arlington, January 16, 1885 and spent all of his life in this area. He is survived by his wife, Mary E. Cason, two sons, John and James, Lone Rock, his mo ther, Carolyn Cason, Lone Rock, three brothers, Louis, Heppner; Ellis, Lone Rock and Willis, Olex; and a sister, Mrs. Delia Brown, Goldendale, Wash. J. Palmer Sorlien officiated at the services held at the Lone Rock church, with burial in the Lone Rock Cemetery. Phelps funeral home were in charge of arrange ments. o Ed Clark of Hermiston, former Heppner resident is in the St. Joseph's hospital in Pendleton. He has been critically ill following surgery,- but is getting along as well as can be expected. He will be in the hospital at least two more weeks. ? , 4 - KMX navigation by giving slack water transportation clear to the Han ford area and possibly provide water for irrigation of over 227, 000 acres, most of which lie in Morrow county. Tom pointed out that with com pletion of McNary and The Dalles dams, the only section of the Co lumbia left not effected by back water from some dam, or tide water, will be the section that would be taken care of by the John Day. When these are com pleted, he said, river transporta tion on the Columbia will show a tremenduous increase. Chamber president Garnet Bar ratt announced plans were pro gressing for the annual dinner for members ad wives which will be held at the Legion hall Mon day, April 28. It was also announced that Har vey Wilhite had been appointed to the board of directors to fill the unexpired term of Dr. Richard O'Shea who left this week for Texas where he will enter the army service. been solicited. The resultant funds put the campaign past the quota. Total raised in the county was $2,438.61. Mrs. Wilson said she under stood Morrow was the fourth county in Oregon to exceed its quota and also that this is the 12th consecutive year it has met or surpassed the figure. TEAMS FRIDAY TRACK MEET Wendell Connor and Roland Tay lor are partially disabled due to injuries, but nevertheless pre dicts his team to be in the run ning for first place honors. Other Heppner boys participat ing are Al Parent, Lyle Jensen, Jim Hayes, Jerry Haguewood, John Wagner, Jack Sumner, Rus sell Taylor, Lloyd Harshman, Kenneth Easter, Pete Andresen, I Larry Mollohan and Mike Grant. HOSPITAL NEWS New Arrivals To Mr. and Mrs. John Maddock, Condon, a girl weight 5 lbs 9ozs., born April 10, named Margaret Ann. To Mr. and Mrs. DarreH Wilson, Condon, a girl weight 4 lbs. 11 ozs., born April 14, named Christina Mae. To Mr. and Mrs. Carl Cox, Monu ment, a girl weight 6 lbs. 95 ozs. born April 13, named Lorynn Lee. Medical John Halton, Hepp ner, dismissed; Mrs. Fannie Grif fith, lone, dismissed; Roy Har mon, dismissed; Mrs. Doris Hal verson, Kinzua; Mrs. Maxine Cox, Lexington, dismissed; Carl Snei der, Condon, dismissed; Mrs. Ro setta Palmafeer, Heppner. Minor Surgery James Babb, Condon, dismissed; Karen Cutts, Heppner, dismissed; Shcryl Har ris, Heppner; Linda Hiebert, Otis, dismissed; Evelyn Woods, Kin zua, dismissed. Out-patient Leroy Lott, Fossil. o Mr. and Mrs. John Saager re turned Tuesday evening from an extended trip through Califor nia and Nevada. In Fallon, Nev ada they visited with the J. J. O'Connors, former Heppner residents. Single Copies 10 cents Conservation Tour And Field Day Set Next Month Meeting last week, supervisors of the Heppner Soil Conservation District made plans for their an nual conservation tour and field day, which will be an event of May, reports N. C. Anderson, Sec retary. While the specific day has not yet been picked, plans call for visiting some of the out standing conservation work be ing done within the Hepper District.- Visits will be made to these farms andpractises discussed. Selecting chairman for a "Pro gram of Greater Service" within the District, Chairman Charles Carlson, lone, pointed out to the supervisors that if the group is to function and accomplish the desired results in conservation here, a definite plan and program must be established. Named to head the various, committees to carry out this program were: Orian Wright, finance; John Wightman, publicity; O. W. Cuts- forth, legislation; W. E. Hughes, education and Charles Carlson, program. Chairmen will select members to work with them on these committees. Giving a progress report of con. servation practices established within the past two months, work unit conservationist, Tom Wilson pointed out that while February and March were months of slow activity in the field, much has been accomplished. His report revealed that conservation sur veys were made during that per iod in 13,520 acres; 72 acres of and leveling completed with ad ditional surveys on 109 acres of leveling; 6000 feet of diversion ditches; 11,000 feet of irrigation ditches and 1500 feet of channel changes staked. Eight farms plans covering 11,157 acres were signed, bringing the total active farm plans to 170. In addition, 108 acres of alfalfa-grass and 8 acres of sod waterway were seeded. Before adjourning the super visors agreed to change regular monthly meetings to the first Man day night of the month, the Tuesday' night meeting interfer- ring with Farm Bureau meetings. All interested persons are in vited to attend regular monthly meetings of the supervisors. o Heppner High Entered In Play Contest Pacific University, Forest Grove Heppner high school will present the nlav "The Talk of the Town" at Pacific's one-act play contest scheduled for April 19 in an at tempt to repeat last year's per formance when they won me trophy for the best play. This year they will be compet ing against eleven other schools for best actor, best actress, and best Dlav honors at the annual contest which is jointly sponsored bv Pacific's chapter of Alpha Psl Omega, national drama honorary, and the best drama department. Judging will be done by members of the honorary, Competition is limited to high schools and the plays chosen must have a thirty-minute time limit. Ileppner's drama students are coached by Richard Knight, a Pacific graduate. o DIVORCES GRANTED Divorces were granted to Ro berta Lantz from Richard Lantz and to Genevieve Cox from Stan ley Cox by Circuit judge W. C. Perry, last Friday. o ' Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hemrich of Beaverton were visiting their daughter Mrs. E. E. Gonty over the weekend. at...:.".! Ifc -.kl i . it. . . - i ! i BIRTHDAY Shown with their 33rd birthday cake are the officers of Heppner post number 87 of the American Legion who celebrated the occasion March 22. Shown are C. J. D. Bauman, service officer; Jack Edmondson, district 6 commander; Carl Vincent, Adjutant; Jack Bailey, executive member; Bob Corthell, commander; William Labhart, sergeant at arms and Don Frederickson, finance officer. (Alex Thompson Photo) Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, April 17, Willow, Rhea Creeks To Get Extra Fish Fisherman take note. The state game commission said this week, in a letter to the Morrow county Hunters and An glers club that stocking in Willow and Rhea creeks would be al most double that of last year, as suring early-season fishermen plenty of fish to go after. The letter stated that there is no plan to increase fish releases in special juvenile areas, but the additional stocking in Willow creek will assure young anglers of ample fish in their restricted section of the stream above Hepp ner. o U of 0 Speakers To Appear Here Brief college "refresher" cour ses are in store for Heppner on Thusday, May 1 when four top educators from the University of Oregon come here for a series of meetings during the day. The group which includes Dr. James H. Gilbert, emeritus pro fessor of economics; Dr. Edwin G. Ebbighausen, associate pro fessor of physics; George Hop kins, professor of piano and Coach William J. Bowerman, head of Oregon's track team and Alumni director Lester E. Anderson who is in charge of the program will appear before three different groups during the day. The Soroptimist club will hear the speakers first, followed by a special program at the high school and concluding with the annual JayCee athletic banquet Thursday night. Subjects of general interest to the layman will be discussed bv the speakers, all authorities in their fields. Dr. Gilbert will dis cuss economic problems facing the nation. Hopkins will give a popular lecture, illustrated on the piano. Physics for the layman will be the topic of Dr. Ebblg hausen's talk and Bill Bowerman will bring the audience up to date on Oregon's athletic picture. L. E. Dick made arrangements for the meetings. o OPS Restaurant Clinic Set Here Business Analyst Simon C. Berry of the Portland District Of fice of Price Stablization will meet with the operators of food- and -drink serving establishments from the Heppner area, April 23 at 2:00 p. m. in the court house The OPS clinic is scheduled to outline details of a new regula tion which requires food and drink establishment operators to post ceiling prices by April 25. The regulation freezes menu prices as of the week of February 3. Other meetings are scheduled at Arlington, 8:00 p. m., April 22. u Farm Bureau to Meet At Valby Church The regular meeting of the Morrow county Farm Bureau will hold its regular meeting at the Parish house of the Valby Luther an church in Gooseberry Tuesday April 22 at 8 p. m. according to an announcement by Mrs. Mark ham Baker, secretary.. She announced there will be several important resolutions to come before the group and urges a good attendance that the vote may reflect the thinking of the entire membership, o Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Troedson re turned home Monday from Seat tie where they spent the Easter holidays with their cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tews and family, pnt ! ;U!jJ lone to Vote on $235,000 Bond Issue For School Construction INTER-NATIONAL FARM DELEGATE TO SPEAK AT HOMEMAKER'S FESTIVAL I 1 ' f t, , 3 I . -;.v I ' $ ' 1 -; t L lii , ...... ' -1, Ssy GLENN KLEIN, billed as speaker at Homemaker'g Festival May 6. Mustang Cindermen Take Trophy in Condon Tourney A well-balanced Heppner track squod added a trophy to their col lection when they were victorious in the "Condon Gallops" last week. The trophy is the first acquired by a Heppner team since 1937. They won the meet 58 to 55. The meet held April 12 at Con don was held in warm but windy weather and a new school record was set by Gary Connor in the javelin with a throw of 151' 2". He aiso established anew discus record when he sailed the platter 123 feet. Gary also holds the high school record which was previously held by Norman Rhul. Wendell Connor set a new school record in the low hurdles when he knocked off.7 of a second to run the 110 low hurdles in 14 seconds flat. Lloyd Harshman ran the mile in 5.17, which was good for track conditions. Other point getters were Jack Sumner, first in the shot put and high hurdles; Jerry Haguewood, first in 880 run; Jim Hoye, 2nd in 880; Roland Taylor, 2nd in 4 10; Al Parent, 3rd in 410; Russell Taylor, 3rd in the mile; Lyle Jensen, 3rd in low hurdles; Wendell Connor, 2nd in broad jump and 2nd in javelin; Jerry Haguewood, 3rd in javelin, and Gary Connor tied for first In the high jump. o First Scout Circus To Be in Condon The first Boy Scout circus of the Covered Wagon district will be held in the Condon grade school gym Saturday, April 26 at 8:00 p. m. Plans are being made for participation of cub packs and scout troops from Lexington, Heppner, Kinzua and Condon. There will be a parade of all cub pack units and scout troops Saturday morning In downtown Condon followed by a rehearsal in the gym. Awards will be given for the best cub pack and scout troop in the parade and for the best units performing at the circus in the evening. Tickets will be on sale by both Cubs and Scouts in the near future. Cubs will use the proceeds for pack use and the Scouts have earmarked their share for their summer encamp ment. o Heppner Firemen Find Little Fire Thursday Heppner firemen gave their new fire truck its first workout, though a very easy one, Thurs day noon, when trash ignited in a storehouse adjacent to the Col umbia Basin Electric Coop on north Main street. The blaze was quickly extinguished with no damage. The electric coop Is using the the building for 6torage, 1952 Glenn Klein will be guest speaker at the morning session of Morrow County Homemakers Festival, May 6, at Lexington. Glenn, 21, of Aumsville, was Oregons' first delegate to Inter National Farm Youth Program. After receiving his B. S. in Agri culture at Oregon Slate College in June 1951, he left for New Zeal and in August and spent 8 months living and working on a variety of farms "down under". He stayed about 3 weeks with each family, except for the trips he was able to make touring the country. The Young Farmers Clubs, young men aged 11-30, helped him see how young people work, play, and think in that corner of the world. Glenn returns to Oregon in April and will spend two months reporting his experiences to the granges, farm bureaus, youth groups, and other organizations throughout the state. His trip was sponsored by the campus 4-H club and Mu Beta Beta, honorary agricultural fra ternity at OSC, and was financed by the 4 11 Foundation of America and by contributions raised by MI clubs in Oregon. Glenn's home is a 60-acre farm in Marion county which operates both a dairy and a green-house. He is a former 4 11 member and has been active at 411 summer school at OSC for several years. In college, he was a member of the campus 41! club and president of Mu Beta Beta. Ingrid Hermann, of lone, is the 1952 Inter-National Farm Youth I'rogram chairman for Morrow county. She has contacted each club and explained the pogram so that they, too, can contribute. Ronald Baker was the chairman last year for the youth program. o Rummage Sale Set For May 2 and 3 The Heppner JayceeEttes this week announced plans for a rum mage sale to be held Friday and .vuurrtay, May 2 and 3 at the Pac ific Power and Light company office. Anyone having donations are asked to call Mrs. L. E. Dick Jr. by April 30. The Heppner Cleaners has of fered to clean, free of charge, good used garments In need of cleaning, if they are brought to tne cleaners by April 26. Proceeds from the sale will be used to finance the JayceeEtte kindergarten. Mrs. Richard Cal- VI and Mrs.G. C. M. Smith are in charge of the sale, -o . JayCee Carnival To Be Held April 26 Plans were progressing for the JayCee spring carnival which will be heid in the JayCee hall Satur day night, April 26, according to president John Ernsdorff. The benefit carnival is expected to provide fun and entertainment for children of all ages according to committee members working on the project. Plans call for a wide variety of the usual carni val type games in addition to a food booth, special sideshows and several other attractions. The doors will open at 8 o'clock. o Leslie Grant Speaks To Heppner P-TA The Heppner P-TA meet Wed nesday evening April 16 in the school with state convention re ports the main business. Those report ine on the various work shops were Mrs. L. E. Dick, Jr., Mrs. L. E. Ruhl, Mrs. Carl Mc Daniels, Mrs. James Thomson and Mrs. Stephen Thompson. Mrs. James Thomson had charge of the program. Mrs. Knight's tumbling group, consist ing of six girls from the 5th and 61 h grades performed. The girls taking part were Francine Fran ces, Marian Monagie, cnarioue Tolleson, Frances Slocum, Peggy Applegate and Joan Brosnan. Leslie Grant, superintendent of the Morrow county schools, was the guest speaker. His subject was The Child As A Person. Refreshments were served later in the cafeteria. John Ernsdorff returned Tues day evening after having spent two days in Portland attending the annual meeting of the Oregon Hospital Association. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Chapel of Madras spent the weekend at Hardman visiting his brother and family, Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Cha pel. Volume 69, Number 5 May 8 Set As Election Date Thursday, May 8 has been set as the date for an election on a $235,000 bond issue to finance construction of additions to the lone schools, according to Henry Osibov, school superintendent. The proposed construction will in clude a bandroom, shop, cafe torium, gymnasium and swimm ing pool. The school directors and build ing committee concluded three and one half months of drawing and revising plans last Friday and the fifth revision made by the architects, Freeman, Hayslip and Tufts of Portland was approved and adopted by the board. Plans call for a standard size gmnasium, and a 62 by 30 foot wood and farm shop, a combina tion stage and bandroom, a cafe torium with dining space for 250 and seating space for 330, an 18 by 32 foot kitchen and a 30 by 75 foot swimming pool. Necessary dressing rooms, heating plant, lobbies and halls have also been incorporated into the plans. The gymnasium will seat 660 persons and can be divided into two courts for physical education purposes. The proposed addition is the first building to be done at the lone school for 27 years and it will provide space for added of ferings In the school curriculum such as band and shop and pro vide ideal conditions for physical education and hot lunches. Bradley D. Fancher, school dis trict attorney, and the clerk have posted election notices, and Osi bov stated he or any member of the building committee will be glad to discuss the building plans with interested persons. Members of the building com mittee include Mrs. Vera Relt mann, Omar Reitmann, Freddie Nelson, Francis Carlson, Ray Hiembigner, Ray Lundell, Lloyd Howton, Ralph Crum, Paul Petty john, Milton Morgan and Frank lin Lindstrom. New Boy Scout Officers Elected District officers were elected at the annual meeting of the Cov ered Wagon District, Blue Moun tain Council, Boy Scouts of Amer ica in Heppner on Tuesday night. Marvin Wightman of Heppner was elected the new District Chairman. Hollis Bull of Condon was elected as District Vice Chairman. Bruce Mercer of Con don was reelected District Com missioner. District members-at-large elect ed were: Rev. J. Palmer Sorlien, Rev. Earl Soward, Garnet Barratt, Leslie Grant, and Bob Ferrel of Heppner; Ed Born and Rev. Bruno Pischel of Condon; and Peck Lea. thers of Arlington. Also, members of the district committee are the Institutional Representatives se lectel from the organizations that sponsor the Scout Units. The annual meeting featured a family pot-luck dinner, movies on Scouting, the election of dis trict officers, and plans for the first District Scout Circus to be held in the grade school in Con don on April 26th at 8:00 p. m. Plans were also made for summer camp by the Boy Scout Troops. Scout Units of the Covered Wagon District are: Pack 61 of Episcopal Church in Heppner, Troop 61 of the American Legion Post In Heppner, Pack 81 of the P. T. A. In Condon, Troop 81 of the Commun ity Church In Condon, Pack 82 of the Women's Club In Kinzua, Troop 82 of the P. T. A. in Kin zua, Pack 84 of the P. T. A. In Lexington, Troop 84 of the Odd Fellows Lodge in Lexington, and Pack 87 of the P. T. A. in Spray. o Bob Williamson Enlists In Navy Bob Williamson, of this city, enlisted in the U. S. Navy on April 12th as a High School Airman Re cruit and is now at the Naval Trailing Center in San Diego, California. Being a high school graduate he was able to take ad vantage of the Navy's High School Airman Recruit program and up on completing eleven weeks re cruit training In San Diego will attend Airman School, which at the present time Is located In Norman, Oklahoma. Williamson was enlisted at the Navy Recruiting Station, located In the Pendleton Post Office Building.