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L I BRARY U OF 0 EUGENE, ORE Me ppmx zette intra Single Copies 1 0 cents Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, May 1, 1952 lone Voters to Decide School Volume 69, Number 7 r EXP mansion Program Next Thursday September 4-6 I wnVwu iiiiji.ui. imir ' Jlrrrr t 11 IK T I0UL i a i C 14 0 0 L 5U1LDIWQ PBOJCCT r t . . . tljl. Xj-uJ mvMHA. r-r l--J i r L EH j-.-ffl 1J I41 -0- .J....1, 0.,.0-A., IMJROVEMENTS which will be made at the lone school if voters pass the 5235,000 bond issue at the special election to be held next Thursday. May 8 are pictured above. The additions and improve ments were deemed necessary after long consideration by the schcol board and a special building committee. The board has proposed a nine-year retirement plan for the bonds, if voted, which will amount to an additional tax levy on the lone district, which i , . ?n nrrt nn-i a in : 1 1 - rf;,- r-lna nas a valuation ui a&,oju,uuu ui uui uv iu 1111113. wihuuib dimiv tkn lmn.ili.aniAnla ...ill aliminntA fttirTQcHAIl Uhifh TPnil 1 TPS. me liupivTciucuia c.....-w.r . " - -i among other things, that the girls must dress for PE classes in the hail leading to tne rest room, i ne pons win do open a l y. m. Special Speakers Billed For Homemakers Festival Another special speaker, Tho mas Poffenberger, family life specialist from Oregon State Col lege, has been billed for the after noon program during the Morrow county Homemakers Festival to at the Odd Fellows hall at Lexington Tuesday, May 6, ac cording to Maude C. Casswell, home demonstration agentt He will speak on "Today's Children are Tomorrow's Adults," Mr. Poffenberger, specialist in family relations, joined the Ore gon State College extension staff in August 1951. He recently completed a series of one-day workshops on "Child Care" at unit meetings. Unit chairmen in 14 counties attended his discussions of the problems of mother-members, and saw a collection of easy-to-make toys. Mr. Poffenberger received his BA in psychology at Michigan State College in 1948, after serv ing four years in the navy. He received his master's degree in sociology at M. S. C. in 1949 and taught sociology at the college for a year. The first year of his doc torate was taken at the Merrill Palmer School in Detroit where h studied psychology, counsell ing, and family life education. He completed the course work for his EdD. at M. S. C. in 1950 in the fields of counselling and guid ance, and educational psychol- During the coming year, he will lead discussion groups through out the state on the subjects of child development, problems of adolescents and family relations. Parent teachers groups, home eco nomics extension groups, as well as other organizations will be in- Those planning to attend the vestivar uncheon are encourgeu to write or call the County Agent's nffire to register for th. luncheon hp secured at the Innnhpfin. Members of The Three Links Club of the Rebekah Lodge will serve the luncheon. The menu uill consist of cream chicken, biscuits, creamed potatoes, string beans, lime salad, ice cream, cake, and beverage. Tho mmmittee members in rharao nf luncheon are Mrs. Ted McMillan, Mrs. Adolph Majeske, and Mrs. T. Messenger. 5 - , " ' c '-saw 'V v 2iuinit j-m!klJhu0-M Rainfall Averages .24 Inch on Week End Friday nigrlt's thunderstorm brought .25 of an inch of rainfall to the Heppner area and Sunday's Heppner received .20 inches of rain during Wednesdays showers bringing the total to .67 inches for the week. THOMAS POFFENBERGER Family Life Specialist Oregon State Collega JayCee Carnival Acclaimed Success Heppner JayCees reported a good crowd attended its annual JayCee carnival held at me civic renter last Saturday night. The building was filled with booths and all reported an excellent piay by visitors. Funds derived from thP earn val wi De usea xo con tinue the modernization plan for the building. The group wishes to thank the following Heppner merchants for their donations to the carnival, their names were ommitted from last week's listing. They are: Russell Hildebrand, John Pleuier, Pirl Howell. Morrow County Creamery, Pioneer Memorial Hos pital, Standard Oil to. ana pa cific Power and Light. o- Meeting To Discuss School Health Exams Parents of pupils who will enter the first and ninth grades next fall are reauested to meet with Miss Martha Tapanianen, county health nurse, and Leonard Pate, school superintendent Wednesday night May 7 at 8 p. m. at the High School to discuss health examinations required by the state for these students. rainfall showed .22 of an inch of moisture, according to records kept by Len Gilliam. In the Gooseberry area Leon ard Carlson reported .24 of an inch of rainfall on Sunday. o Farm Bureau Week Being Observed Here Farm Bureau members through out the nation will observe Farm Rurpaii Week Mav 5 to 9 with a special educational program and membership drive, according to Mrs. Markham Baker, lo.e, sec retary of the Morrow county or ganization. The Bureau, which has nearly nne and one-half million mem hers throughout the nation and 5 000 Familv Members in Oregon is very active in the promotion nf locislation designed to pro tert and aid the farmer. Reap- nnrtinnment of the Oregon legis t , , . lature has been one oi tne major projects of the county Bureau. Membership in the Farm Bu reau is open to any farmer and non-farmers may become associ ate non -voting members. Track Scores Set 1952 Records With its strongest track squad in a good many years, Heppner has nearly completely re-written the high school record book. New records for 1952 follow: 70-yard high hurdles, Gary Con Kathryn Campbell Rodeo Queen Two Day Rodeo and Three Day Fair Kathrvn Campbell, comely rodeo princess in 1950, will reign as oueen over the VXU Morrow County Fair and Rodeo, board of ficials announced this week. A two-day rodeo will be held this fall on Saturday and Sunday, September 6 and 7. The fair will be held September 4, 5 and b. Oueen Kathrvn. daughter of John "Pat" Campbell, Rhea creek and Loncrock stockman, graduat ed from Heppner High School in 1950 and is now attending Riaryi- hurst College in Portland. Her sister, Martha Campbell, will be chaperon for the royal court. Rodeo stock has been contract ed from Joe Kelsey, Tenashio, Wash. George Prescott, Ellens- burg, will be the announcer again this year. Harold Erwin, chair man of the rodeo committee, stated that plans are being con sidered for a horse show on Friday. The kickoff rodeo dance is scheduled for July 26 and four princesses dances will follow. Granges will begin naming their princesses soon. o Opening Day Fishing Contest Open to Kids Boys under 1G are eligible to nattieiriate in an oneninc day fishing contest being sponsored by the Boys of Woodcraft sports men s C lub and Andresen s Sporting Goods. Prizes will be given for the longest rainbow trout checked in at Andresen's before 8:00 p. m. May 3rd. To be eligible for the prizes all trout entered in the contest must be caught in Morrow county streams. C. W. Johnson, director of the Boys Club, states that the pur pose of the contest is to stimu late interest in fishing among the local boys. Prizes will range from a fishine rod down to a smaller item of fishing tackle . . o Hodqe Chevrolet Sold to Vole Man The Hodge Chevrolet company was sold this week to R. R. Fulle- ton of Vale, Oregon who takes over operation of the car agency tnuav. according to an announce ment by Charles L. Hodge, former owner. Fulleton, who is a former Chevrolet dealer, recently sold his interest in a similar operation at Vale. He will move his wife and two small daughters here shortly. Hodge will leave in the near future for Kennewlck. Wash where he will take over as sales manager for the Chevrolet agency in tne i win-uty area. o County Association Discusses Problems Roads, welfare and health were among the topics discussed at a meeting of the Oregon As ird high huraies, uary eon-, c ,8, 9.7 seconds; 120-yard hight ... ' . . nor. hurdles, Jim Green, 19.1 sec; 110- yard low hurdles, Wendell Con nor. 14 sec: 180-vard low hurdles, Bud Wagner, 23.1 sec; 100-yard dash, Bud Wagner, 10.6 sec; 220 yard dash, Bud Wagner, 24.1 sec; high jump, Gary Connor, 5' b ; mile run, Loyd Harshman, & minutes, 8.1 seconds; discus, Gary Connor, 126' 9"; javelin, Gary Connor, 151 2 ; pole vault, Gary Connor, 11' 3" and Frosh- Soph Relay, 1952, l minute, 51. seconds. BANQUET SET TONIGHT nick Calvin, chairman for the JayCee athletic banquet to be held tonight (Thursday) at the Legion hall, announced the din ner will start promptly at 7 nvlock to allow guests to at tend other meetings later in the oveninc. Several speakers from the Uni versity of Oregon will provide the main program. FOOD SALE SLATED A Mother's Dav salp of food ceramics and fancy work will be held at the Heppner Red and White store Monday, May 5 from 1 to 5 o clock according ta Mrs Orlin Huston, leader of the Dor cas society of the Seventh -day Advent st church. This is the annual spring sale sponsored by the group and funds derived are used to help needy . in this area. Delegates Plan Boston Trip The Eastern Oregon Convoca tion of the Episcopal church was held in La Grande April 18, 19, and 20, with Rev. and Mrs. E. L. Tull, M. R. Wightman and Mrs. R. B. Pace atiending from Heppner. Mr .and Mrs. O. G. Crawtord oi Gearhart. former residents of Henoner also attended, as Mrs. Crawford still represents the aux iliary here. In August she ana Mr. Crawford will leave for Bos ton where she will be a delegate to the Triennial to be held there in Sentember. Rev. Jackson Gil liam, Hermiston, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earle Gilliam will go to Boston to represent the clergy at this meeting. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Turner spent a few days last week visit ing in Portland. trict No. 3, held at the Court House Wednesday, Judge F. L. Phipps, The Dalles, executive secretary, and Judge C. K. McCormick. La Grande president of the Association; John Cattrall. Salem, state highway engineer; Mr. McClarity, Portland Bureau of Roads and II. K. Speck hart, La Grande, commissioner of Union County, were among those present. About 20 officials represented the District No. 3 counties which includes Hood River, Wasco, Sher man. Gi nam. Wheeler, and Morrow counties. M -yVw ... , m ... f . ! J r j I '"jV" j (Hi ) 7R S f,'tA . S' '"-1 J I , I m ' - - I c . . ..... jzr.- . : 4 RODEO QUEEN Kathryn Campbell who was chosen last we -It oy tne rair ana noaeo uoaiu 10 reign over ins morrow County Fair and Rodeo. This picture showg Quean' Kathryi when she was a princess in 1950. She now attends Marylhurst college in Portland Farm Bureau Talks Reapportionment; Regional Meeting Set The Morrow County Farm Bu reau held its regular meeting on April 22 at the Valby Lutheran parish house. Those attending the hearing in The Dalles on April 18 conducted by the in terim Committee on Reapportion, ment reported that at this meet ing the Federal Tlan of Heap- portionment was unanimously supported. This matter is of great importance to Eastern Ore gon as there is a move under way to re.iDoort on the Legislature on strictly a population basis, which would greatly reduce thetrepre- sentalion from Eastern Oregon. A resolution was passed favor ne the blanket primary for Ore pon. If such a aw Is passed any voter will have the opportunity of vot ne for thn candidate of his choice in the primary election regardless of party affiliation the same as is done in the genera election. Th regional meeting of the Farm Bureau will be held at the Oddfellows Hall in Lexington on May 8 at 10 a. m. There will be representatives from Umatilla and Gilliam Counties as well as Morrow County. All Farm Bu reau members are urged to attend this meeting as an. interesting and informative agenda has peen prepared. Marshall Swearingen president of the Oregon Farm Bureau Federation, George Dewev. director of information and commodities, Jack Wake field, manager of the Oregon Farm Bureau Insurance company ar among those who will no present at this meeting. . o Lilian C.Turner Group Plans Meet An executive board meeting of the, Lilian C. Turner foundation was held Wednesday at the C. C. Jones home in Lexington wnere it was planned to hold the annual meeting of the organization May 10 at the Lexington Grange. Mrs. Armin Wihlon, program chairman, stated there will be a pot luck dinner and business meeting, .followed by a public dance at the meeting. Plans also call for a one-act play and musi cal. The organization has loaned $500 since January for education al purposes. The money is for youngsters who wish to go .to school and is loaned at a low interest rate. SEEDING OF RODEO GROUNDS TO GIVE HEPPNER TURFED FIELD Seeding of a part of the Hepp ner Rodeo field to provide a turfed football field is expected to be started this week, N. C. Anderson, Fair and Rodeo com mittee secretary announced yes terday. The field has been cultivated and watered during recent days to prepare it, and a soon as it can be worked again it will be seeded, Anderson said. The Chamber of Commerce committee which has been urg ing the turfing program met re cently with the Fair board and assisted in working out an over all plan with the board. Ander son said arrangements are being made to borrow a sprlnKier sys tern which is usable for new grass so that irrigation can be accom plished this spring and summer, Six Morrow Families Greet Grandchildren Of interest to local friends are announcements of two births at u. Antbonv's hospital in Pendle ton during the past week. On April 20 a son, Steve John, was hnm to Mr. and Mrs. Robert D Pnnninn (Jean Turner), weighing cewn nounds. four ounces. He is the Ilunions second son. Grand parents ar Mr. and Mrs. Sam Tumor jinrt V. It. Runnion of Heppner and Mrs. Fred E. Will lams. North Dakota. Mr. and Mrs. Phillip W. Cohn of Butter Creek are the parents of a daughter, Cheryl Lee, born April 25 in Pendleton, weighing seven nounds. n ne ounces. tne l the rohn's second daughter Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cohn of Heppner and Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Andrews of lower Butter Creek. Mr and Mrs. James Barratt mnrtha Wilson) of Corvallis are being felicitated upon the birth of a daughter, Janet Marie, April 16 in Corvallis. Grandparents are .inde-e J. G. Barratt and Mr. and Mrs. David A. Wilson of Heppner and Mrs .Cyrene Barratt or tor-vallis. o SCS SUPERVISORS TO MEET The monthly meeting of the Henoner Soil Conservation Dls trin supervisors will be held Monday night, May 5, at. 8 p. m at the County Agent's office. o LICENSE EXAMINER COMING A driver's license examiner will be in Heppner Tuesday, May 13, at the Court House from 9:ju a. m to 3:30 p. m. o Tack Edmundson had as his guest over the weekend, pat Her rln of Pendleton. wo California Men Face Armed Robbery Charge Two California men were in the Morrow county jail this week, two Heppner men, sheriff C. J. D. Bauman and Harry Tamblyn were a little worse for the wear and a College Place, Washington man felt he was lucky to he alive following a series of events start ing last Wednesday night when Buddy Todorovlch, salesman for the Utah Woolen Mills, picked up the two men on the highway be low Heppner Junction. The two Bakersfield, California men, Jack Etanley Amason, i!l and Vernon West, 19, both of Bakersfield flagged Todorovich down about 11 P. m. when their , car tan out of gas and asked for a ride to the next town. Accord ing to Todorovich's report to the police, the two immediately pul led a gun on him and demanded , his billfold and watch, then forced him to drive them east on highway 30 nearly to Boardman, where he was tied up and or dered out of the car. They picked him up, however, and drove on about two miles east of Board man, where he was again order ed out of the car while the two men debated whether or not to shoot him, finally decided to bind him more and leave him. After Amason and West drove off in the car, Todorovich freed himself and walked into Board man where he sounded the alarm. Statp police in three states were notified and the men were ar rested Thursday by state police at Caldwell, Idaho at a road block. While sheriff Bauman and deputy Taniblyn were returning the men to Jail in Heppner, Ama son and West tried to overpower the two officers and make their escape from the car as it travel ed the highway near Huntington. One of the men looped a belt around Bauman's neck while the other attacked Tamblyn with his fists. The two were suoduea, however, as soon as the car was stopped. Both Bauman and Tamb lyn suffered black eyes and bruises in the fracas. The two men were given a pre liminary hearing before justice of the peace J- O. Hager Monday and were bound over to the grand lurv. A charge of armed robbery has been filed against them and district attorney Bradley Fancher stated a kidnapping charge may be filed later. Questioning of Amason and West brought out that both men are on probation from burglary charges in California. o Community Church Merger Voted by lone Christians Members of the lone Christian church voted last Sunday to merge into a Community church following the example of the Con gregational church which tooK the step some time ago. Trustees of the new church, elected at the Sunday meeting are Mrs. Frank Engleman, chair man, Mrs. Victor Reitmann and Mrs. Noel Dobyns. Mrs. O. L. Lundell was chosen secretary, o Mr. and Mrs. Frank Davidson spent Sunday fishing at McKay dam.
