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Homemakers Day Features
Speakers, Exhibits, Music
. "Bring your children up to fit
into this world of laws and rules
but don't worry too much about
your job," Thomas Poffenberger,
family life specialist from Oregon
State College, told over 200 per
sons attending the annual Mor
row county Homemakers festival
held at the Odd Fellows hall at
Lexington Tuesday. He stressed
the importance of understanding
children and of taking them into
the family counsel.
Glenn Klein of Aumsvllle, Ore.
who was an exchange 4-H stu
dent to New Zealand compared
the similarity of New Zealanders
with Americans in regards to
ideals, agricultural practices and
recrea4ion. Miss Eleanor Trindle
from Oregon State College Ex-
New Contract For
Well Drilling
Asked By City .
The Heppner city council voted
Monday night to call for new bids
for the drilling of another well
at a site about four miles abovelLinks club of the Rebekah lodge
town on the Frank wiiKinson
property.
A. A. Durand, Walla Walla,
who had the contract to drill a
well can continue drilling on the
new site if operations are started
immediately, council members
stated. The first well drilled by
Durand proved to be a "dry hole,"
but according to the contract he
can be hired by the city to drill
at another location if desired.
The council felt the bid price was
good, but Durand has been un
able to start operations and the
members felt there was need for
speed in getting a new well into
operation before the dry season
if possible.
The council accepted a con
tract between the city and Mr.
and Mrs. Wilkinson for rights to
drill on their property.
City attorney Jos. J. Nys an
nounced the bonding plan for the
sewer system and disposal plant
was in the hands of the bonding
attorney in Portland awaiting his
annroval. An election date win
be set as soon as this approval is
granted.
The council announced plans
to investigate Friday the pro
posed plan to porvide water to
the area north and east ot tne
hospital with the view to open
ing several building lots. Engi
neers reported the plan reasibie.
An ordiance setting up a $10
fee for filing any petition calling
for the vacation of streets was
read the first and second time
The fee charged will be used for
advertising and recording the
vacation. Final reading will be
given next meeting.
The group also announced
plans to buy wire and steel posts
with which to fence the city
dump property.
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Father of Heppner
Women Dies in Kansas
Word was received here recent
ly of the death of Frank X. Stein
berger, 68, father of Mrs. Rita
Worden and Mrs. Irene Ernsdorff
of Heppner, at Circle Park, Kan
sas. A retired rancher, Mr. Stein
berger is survived by four daugh
ters and two sons. Services were
held from St. Mary's Catholic
church in Parsons, Kansas.
Mrs. Ernsdorff and Mrs.x Wor
den flew back to attend the fune
ral.
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Lorn a Jones Awarded
Religious Ed Degree
Miss Loma Mae Jones, daugh
der of Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Jones,
is a candidate for the degree of
Master of Religious Education at
Texas Christian University
at
Fort Worth, Texas, according to
TCU's registrate, S. W. Hutton.
Mr. and Mrs. Jones will go to
Texas for the graduation cere
monies on June 1 and will con
tinue to North Carolina to visit
before returning home. Miss
Jones plans to spend the summer
in Heppner.
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PRECINCT
BOARDMAN
HARDMAN
NORTH HEPPNER
SOUTH HEPPNER
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IRRIGON
LEXINGTON
ppet
tension Service outlined the
growth of the Extension units in
the county since 19-14.
Other events on the program
included vocal solos by Mrs. Lucy
Peterson, numbers by the Lexing
ton school band under the di
rection of Robert Hagerud, ballet
dances by Marilyn Monagle of
Heppner under the direction of
Mrs. Clarence Johnson and style
revues presented by Mrs. Ruth
McCabe, lone; Mrs. Evelyn "Black,
Boardman; Mrs. Viola Berger,
Irrigon, and Mrs. Clyde Tannehill
of Boardman.
Mrs. Lester Cox or Lexington
presided over the morning session
and Mrs. Omar Reitmann oyer the
afternoon program. Mrs. Norman
Nelson, accompanied by Mrs.
Juanita Carmichael, both of Lex
ington, led the group singing.
Exhibits included slipper
chairs, draperies, cookies, child
care, home accessories and hob
bies. A nursery committee com
posed' of Mrs. Louis Wetzel, Mrs.
Earle Kendall and Mrs. Ken Pal
mer were in charge of youngsters
during, the meetings. -
The Lexington Extension Unit
was host to the gathering with
Mrs. Doris Graves as chairman,
assisted by Mrs. Faye Munkers
and Mrs. Lester Cox. The Three
at Lexington served the dinner.
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Polling Places
Open Friday
Polling places for the State
Primary elections will be open
all day Friday, May 16, from 8
a. m. to 8 ociocK in me evening
and all voters are urged to vote
in these nominating elections.
Sample ballots may be ob
tained at the county clerks office
in the courthouse or at the Ga
zette Times for voters to study
previous to voting.
Following are the list of polling
places in the seven Morrow
county precincts: lone, at the lone
City Hall; Hardman at the grade
school; Lexington in the I. O. 0.
F. Hall: North Heppner at the
Empire Machinery Company;
South Heppner at the courthouse;
Irrigon at .the school and Board
man at the Grange Hall.
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Nels Justus Service
Held Here Monday
Funeral services for Nelson
Henderson Justus were held at
the Masonic Hall Monday, May 5,
at 2 p. m., with Reverend J. Pal.
mer Sorlien officiating
A native and rancher in the
Heppner area, Mr. Justus was
born May 15, 1885, the son of
David Oliver Justus and Margaret
Devin. He passed away at tne
Pioneer Memorial hospital May 3
following an extended illness.
He was a member of the Elks
Lodge, A. F. and A. M. No. 69 and
Al Kader Temple in Portland
Active pall bearers were John
Hanna, Sr., John Hanna, Jr., Clive
Huston. Clarence Bauman, Dick
Borman and Thomas Marlatt.
Honorary pall bearers were John
Wightman, Claude Graham, Orve
Rasman. Harlan Mccuray, Ben
Cox and Dave Jlynd.
Survivors are the widow and a
brother, Ralph Justus of Heppner
Interment was in the Masonic
cemetery.
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ROY MINNICK KILLED
WEDNESDAY '
Roy Minnick, .57, of Arlington
was killed instantly Wednesday
afternoon when his car was hit
bv a freight train. The Minnicks
had just moved to Arlington from
Messner. He was section fore
man for the Union Pacific rail'
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BUDGET MEET CALLED
Members of the city budget
committee will meet with the
council Friday, May 9 at the city
hall. Members are L. E. Bisbee,
Dr. L. D. Tibbies, Howard Bryant,
James J. Farley and Robert Pen
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Mrs. Esther Snider of Astoria
is a guest this week at the home
of her sister, Mrs. Zelpha Justus
to Vote
Grange Hall
Grade School
Empire Machinery Co.
"urt House
lone City Hall
School House
I- O. O. F. Hall
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, May 8,
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PART OF THE CROWD of over 200 that attended the Homemakers
festival In Lexington Tuesday May 6, are shown in the picture
at the top. The lower picture is from right to left, Glenn Klein,
International 4-H exchange youtn; Eleanor irinaie. sxaie nome
Extension Leader; Nels Anderson, Morrow county agent; Thomas
Poffenberger, Family Life Specialist and Maude Casswell, Mor
row county home extension agent. (G-T Photos)
Conservation Day
To Be Held May 19
The annual Conservation Field
Dav in Morrow county will be
held Monday, May 19, it was de
cided at the monthly supervisor's
meeting of the Heppner Soil Con
servation District hpld this week
at the bank building.'
The Heppner Chamber of Com
merce will furnish the lunch as in
the past and .plans are being
made to secure the Knea LreeK
Grange for serving, Nels Ander
son, SCD secretary, stated. Invi
tations will be extended to tne
ranchers in the Gilliam and
Sherman county conservation
districts who were well represent
ed last year.
A total of 26 acres of land were
leveled in the Heppner district
during the past month, the pro
gress report indicated. Two new
farm plans were signed, i'z miies
of irrigation ditches were staKea;
7500 feet of diversion ditches were
constructed; 2000 feet of stream
channel were realigned, conser
vation surveys were made on 9,
990 acres and 118 acres were seed
ed to alfalfa and grass with dis
trict drills.
Visitors at the meeting includ
ed Kenneth Peck and Newt O'
Harra of Lexington, Marion Finch
of Butter Creek and Tom Helseth,
district conservationist, of Pen
dleton.
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Fast Time Resolution
Fails in C of C Vote
Chamber of Commerce mem
bers Monday, voted down a pro
posal to send a resolution to
Governor Douglas McKay urging
that he proclaim Daylight Sav
ing time for the state. The vote
was close, however with 11 favor
ing the motion and 15 against.
The move brought considerable
discussion prior to the vote.
Guest speaker at the Monday
luncheon was Lt. Robert Chest
nut from Ordnance depot who
spoke on Korea.
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Gun Shop Opened
By R. L. Deeter
R. L.Deeter, who recently grad
uated from the Colorado School
of Trades in Denver, has opened
Bob's Gun Shop at the corner of
May and Chase streets.
Mr. and Mrs. Deeter have re
cently moved here. He is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Barkla.
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MOTHER OF HEPPNER
WOMAN DIES
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Collins have
been called to Cottage Grove by
the death of her mother, Mrs.
Eleanor Zimmerly.
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HEPPNER EXTENSION UNIT
TO MEET
The Heppner Extension Unit
will meet at 1:30 p. m. Tuesday,
May 13, at the home of Mrs.
Lovd Burkenbine. Mrs. Maude
Casswell will have charge of the
meeting. The subject will deal
with storage spaces in the home,
All members are urged to be present.
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Awards Presented
To H. S. Athletes
Gary Connor was presented an
award for "Who's Who" in High
School Athletics at the annual
Athletic Banquet for the Heppner
Ilicrh School students held Thurs
day night at the American Legion
Hall under the sponsorship ot tne
Heppner Jaycees
Special guests at the event in
eluded Edward Ebbighuasen, the
physics instructor at the Univer
sity of Oregon who spoke on
atomic energy; George Hopkins
of the music department who
played piano selections; Wm. J
Bowerman, track coach; Dr.
James H. Gilbert, economics
professor, and Les Anderson,
alumni director at the University.
Bill Barratt presided as master
of ceremonies and athletic
awards were presented by Coach
Harold Whitbeck. Dinner, pre
pared by the mothers of the boys,
was served to over 125 men and
boys.
Three year letterman awards
in football were presented to
Elwavne Bergstiom, Gary Connor,
and Jack Sumner. Two letter
awards were presented to Al Bur.
kenbine, Mickey Lanham, Jim
Smith, Junior Stout, Roy Taylor,
John Wagner, Wendell Connor
Wesley Marlatt, John Mollahan,
and Roland Taylor.
First awards were received by
Lvnn Rill. Roger Palmer, Bill
Iluches. Russell Taylor, Lyle Jen
sen and Ralph Marlatt. Football
managers were Kennetn taster
and Loyd Harsnman.
Basketball awards were pre
sented to Gary Connor for his
third year award; to Keith Con
nor, Jim Smith, Jim Prock, Jack
Sumner and Roland Taylor for
second year awards and to Wen
dell Connor and Bill Hughes for
first year. Basketball managers
were Kenneth Easter and Ralph
Marlatt.
A fourth year track award went
to Gary Connor, third year to
Wendell Connor and second year
to Bud Wagner, Loyd Harshman
and Jack Sumner. First year
awards were presented to Bill
Hughes, Roland Taylor, Jim
Green, Al Parent, Russell Taylor,
Jerry Haguewood, Jim Hayes and
Lyle Jensen. Raymond Gonty was
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Two Men Plead Guilty
To Assault, Robbery
Jack Amason and Vernon West,
both of Bakersfield, California
nleaded euiltv to assault and
robbery and being armed with
dangerous weapons before Circuit
Judge W. C. Perry of Pendleton
Fridav.
The two men admitted recently
robbing and binding Buddy To
dorovich, salesman, near Board
man and escaping to Caldwell
Idaho in his car. While Sheriff
C. J. D. Bauman and Henry Tarn-
blyn were returning the two men
to Heppner they unsuccessfully
attempted to overpower them for
a second escape.
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Judge Perry deferred sentence
until a later meeting of the court.
Volume 69Number 8
Lanham To Head
Health Committee;
IB Unit Slated
Conley Lanham was elected
chairman of the Advisory Com
mittee to the Public Health Nurse
Program at a public health meet
ing held Wednesday night at the
Courthouse. Bob Corthell was
elected vice chairman and Mrs.
W. E. Davis, secretary.
Purpose of the meeting, under
the direction of Miss Martha Tap
analnen, public health nurse, was
to set up a health program more
beneficial to the entire county
and to plan future activities.
The group voted to hold a TB
chest X-ray survey this year as
soon as the unit was available.
All adults from 15- yeors on
should take advantage of this im
portant service, It was pointed
out.
A publicity committee ap
pointed included Mrs. Echo Pal
mateer, lone; Mrs. C. C. Jones,
Lexincton; Mrs. Claude Coats,
Boardman; Mrs, Ethel Mifford
Irrigon; and Mrs. Robert Penland,
Heppner, chairman. The pub
licity committee will meet with
the executive committee in plan
ning the community programs.
A well baby clinic was suggest
ed for the north' portion of the
county. Boardman and Irrigon
were also noted as susceptible
typhoid areas.
Miss Tapanainen gave a re
port of health department activi
ties and pointed out that it in
eluded direct service such as
school and home service, immun
izations, chronic and communic
able diseases and education ser
vices. Half of her time is spent
in the public schools.
Dr. A. D. McMurdo, the county
health officer, gave a report of
his activities. Leslie Grant
county school superintendent, in
troduced the speakers and -the
program which included an in
vocatioa by Rev. Leland Morse of
Irrigon and three numbers by the
Heppner high school French horn
quartette under the direction of
Robert Collins.
State Board of Health officials
present for the meeting were Miss
Apollonia Olson, dierctor of pub
lie nursing; Miss Margaret Simp
son, nursing consultant ior cen
tral Oregon and Miss Janice
Westaby, health educator.
Refreshments were served by
the Soroptimist club to over 70
persons who attended from all
sections of the county.
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Case Furniture Co.
To Have Opening Sat.
The grand opening of the en
larged and remodeled Case Fur
niture Company store will be held
Saturday morning, May 10. The
new section, formerly occupied by
the Elkhorn restaurant, will fea
ture appliances, chrome furniture
and housewares. A rug and floor
covering department will be -located
in what was formerly the
kitchen of the restaurant.
Alterations include a large
archway between both sections
of the store, a new center stair
way to the mezzanine and mod
ern, diagonal window fronts with
tilted glass to deflect the rays ot
the sun. Nursery and bedroom
furniture are featured in the mez
zanine and living room and other
items in the main section.
Case' Furniture Company was
originally started in 1908 by W.
O. Dix and M. L. Case, was known
as Case and Dix Furniture, and
occupied the space in which the
Modp O'Day and Mary Van's
Flower Shop are now located.
F. F. A. Picnic Held
For Home Ec Girls
The Heppner Chapter of Future
Farmers of America held its an
nual picnic for girls enrolled in
Home Economics, Tuesday on
Heron creek. Because of rain the
party retreated to the fair pavil
ion. Chili beans, sandwiches, po
tato salad, ice cream and cookies
werp served. Entertainment con
sisting of dancing and baseball
climaxed a successful party.
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BACCALAUREATE DATE IS
CHANGED IN LEXINGTON
The date of the Baccalaureate
service for the seniors of the Lex
ington school, has been changed
from May 18 to Sunday May 11,
according to announcement by
school officials.
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AGATE HUNTER DIES HERE
Ulysses S. Shaver, 88, of Kenne.
wick. Wash., died of a heart at
tack Sunday, May 4, after hunt
ing agates in the Hardman area.
He made his Home wth a daugh
ter, Mrs. Poe, at Kennewick.
His body was shipped to Coos
Bay for burial In the Sunset
cemetery.
Rain Reports Requested by
Weather Research Group
All available intormation on
Wednesday night's storm is need,
ed as an aid mapping future op
erations, Ralph Cruni, director of
the Tri-County Weather Research
asked Wednesday.
The storm which is exported to
bring at least an inch of rain to
Eastern Oregon, and had already
dropped close to that amount by
this morning, has been watched
by officers of the Water Resources
Development corporation, the or
ganization which has the weather
experiment contract with the Tri-
Oiling Slated On
Streets, Roads
Main street from the bridge to
the bank coiner and May street
from that corner to Court street
are being prepared for an oil
sealing job to be done by the
State Highway Department, the
latter part of the week, Mayor
J. O. Turner said today.
The State Highway is sealing
the highway from Jordan through
Main and May stretes in Heppner
and from where the new work
ends on Court street at the school
corner to Lena. Work within the
city limits will be financed by the
State Highway Department,
Mayor Turner explained.
About 1W) men are connected
with the oiling and sealing work
with present headquarters at the
lower end of town near the ele
vators.
From Lena to Nye Junction,
about 17'A miles, the road will be
surfaced and oiled, giving Hepp
ner an oiled highway to Pendle
ton by the Pilot Rock route.
City bids for sealing the west
half of Willow street should be
in by June, Mayor Turner said.
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Cancer Quota Doubled
With Total of $938
Morrow county has doubled its
cancer crusade quota of $468,
with a total of $938.60 collected
to date, Mrs. Richard Meador,
county drive chairman, reported
today. Morrow county is also tne
second county in the state to
reach its quota in Ihe current
drive.
The fund crusade will remain
open for an additional week for
those who have not yet sent their
donations to James Drtscoll,
Heppner postmaster. Of 1500
letters sent this year a 1otal of
208 have returned donations, Mrs.
Meador said. Records of the
drives are kept from year to year.
HEPPNER FIRST CITY IN OREGON
TO RECEIVE WOODCRAFT CHARTER
Heppner became the first city
in Oregon to receive a charter In
the Boys of Woodcraft Sports
men's Club, under the direction
of Clarence W. Johnson and Til
man L. Juett, on Sunday, April
27. The organization, sponsored
by the Omaha Woodmen Life
Insurance Society of Omaha, Neb.
has other clubs In Oregon, but
the Heppner club is the first to
qualify for a charter. Several
other clubs aro expected to be
chartered throughout Eastern
Oregon by fall.
The club has an outstanding
program for boys from eight to
sixteen years of age. The pro
gram places emphasis on con
servation of natural resources, in
cluding wild game and fishing;
huntlmr. marksmanship and the
proper safe use of firearms; citi
zenship and the essentials oi
good sportsmanship; water safe
ty; first aid; accident prevention,
including traffic rules; pedes
trian, driving, and home and
farm safety.
Johnson will serve as club di
rector and Instructor in marks
manship training. He is highly
qualified to serve in this capacity
after many years experience in
work with boys and as an officer
in the U. S. army. He was on the
North Dakota State Rifle Team
for two years and qualified as ex
pert marksman In all infantry
woanons. He is at present a
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THE CHARTER MEMBERS of the Boys of Woodcraft are shown in
the above picture. With them are Newton R. Lacey. head of the
Boys of Woodcraft in Oregon; C. W. Johnson and Tilman Juett
directors for the Heppner Club. This Is the first club In Oregon
to receive their charter.
County group, and the top men of
the company are now in the area
checking the results of their oper
ations. Crum stated that Lou Grant,
head of the experimental depart
ment of Dr. Krick's organization,
is now in Pendleton and wants
By Thursday morning the
current storm has dropped .65
inches cf rain on Morrow
county wheat fields accord
ing to a check by Leonard
Carlson, weather observer at
Gooseberry. Leonaid Gilliam,
Heppner observer recorded
.44 inches up to Thursday
morning.
reports on all storms and rainfall
for the past month, in audition to
information on the present one.
Crum asked that all members
of the Tri-County organization
who are keeping records "blow
the moth balls out of their rain
gauges and make every effort to
get accurate information." He
urges all observers to mail their
reports to htm at lone as soon as
possible, that the information can
be correlated.
The present storm has been
watched for several days and was
reported as being of good size
and intensity .Wednesday over
the southern Oregon area. Indi
cations were that it would last
for about two days.
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Construction Started
On Grain Elevators
Construction on two new Mor
row County Grain Grower's ele
vators was started last week by
the Central Construction Com
pany of Spokane, Wash., Bill
Richard, manager, reported today.
The elevator at Ruggs will han
dle 215,000 bushels and the sec
ond structure, located 10 miles
north of Lexington, will hold 263,
000 bushels. Both are of cement
construction.
The elevators are scheduled to
be completed July 1 In time for
the new wheat crop, Richards
said.
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HOME ECONOMICS DEPT.
TO GIVE STYLE SHOW
About 40 girls of the Home
Economics Department of the
Heppner school will model 100
garments at a style show given at
the regular P-TA meeting Wed
nesday . May 14. The meeting
will start at 8:00 p. m. in the
School.
All parents are especially in
vited to attend.
captain in the Army Reserve.
Plans have been made to have
rifles, ammunition and targets
furnished.
The following have been signed
as charter members: Neil Beamer,
Larry Mollahan, Delbert Piper,
Jerry Haguewood, Jimmy Hayes,
Lyle Jensen, Peter Mocum, jonn
Brosnan, Bobby Grabill, Jerry
Dougherty, Skip Ruhl, Leroy
Hughes, Jay Dee Hudson, Michael
Monahan, JoePrivett, Jerry Tobey,
Michael Wilhite, Dick Ruhl, Gary
Jones, Eddie Olson, Wayne So-
ward, Richard Applegate, Louis
Sayers, Laverne Kelthley, Dee
Bailey, John Piper, Charles Baiiey,
Jay Sumner, Freddie Lynch, Ed
die Brosnan, Dickie Robinson- and
Marvin Wightman.
Officers selected to serve until
September are Larry Mollahan,
past commander; Nell Beamer, .
commander; Jimmy Hayes, bank
er; Jerry Haguewood, escort;
Peter W. Slocum, guard; Jonn
Brosnan, sentry; Delbert Piper,
clerk; Lyle Jensen, advisor; Skip
Ruhl, color guard; Bobby Grabill,
captain of cadet company; Jerry
Dougherty, first sergeant and C.
W. Johnson, director.
Newton R. Lacey, head of the
Boys of Woodcraft In Oregon and
president of the Oregon Fraternal
Congress, and Harvey Moothart,
club director in Condon, attended
the meeting.
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