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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hemrich
of Beaverton were visiting their
daughter Mrs. E. E. Gonty over
the weekend.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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,
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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,
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lone to Vote on $235,000 Bond
Issue For School Construction
INTER-NATIONAL FARM DELEGATE
TO SPEAK AT HOMEMAKER'S FESTIVAL
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at Homemaker'g Festival May
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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.
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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
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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.
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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,
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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.
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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.
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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.