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EUGENE ,
PENNIES (?) FROM HEAVEN
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Week of
A series of thunder storms over
the past week materially bright
ened wheat crop prospects
throughout Morrow county, and
though much of the rainfall ar
rived too late to bring maximum
benefits, it was welcomed by far
mers. Heppner again received the
heaviest fall during the three
storms to get a total of 1.47 inches.
Thursday night's storm brought
.40 inches, Monday night, .47 and
Tuesday night .50.
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Town
To
Discuss
Public Asked to
Bring Questions
The Heppner school gymnasium
will be the scene of a town meet
ing called by the city council for
8 o'clock Friday night, June 13
to discuss the $300,000 bond issue
plan to build the city's proposed
sewer 'system and sewage dis
posal plant.
Mayor J. O. Turner announced
that he and all councilmen will
be present to outline the details
of the plan to the general public
and to answer any quentions that
may be raised. Also scheduled
to be present are a representative
from the firm of Clark and Groff,
Salem engineers, who prepared
the plans for the system, and
Harold Merriman, representative
from the State Sanitary authority.
Turner stated he will give the
general outline of the plan, and
the history of the several at
tempts made during recent years
to get a sewer system built in the
city. The meeting will then be
opened to questions. The engi
neers will have drawings and
blue prints of the sewer system
and will answer any technical
questions that might be raised.
Members of the council stated
the meeting has been called for
the purpose of giving the people
all the facts concerning the pro
gram prior to the election which
will be held on Tuesday, June 24.
All expressed the hope that a
heavy turnout of residents would
be present at the meeting.
The $300,000 bond issue, upon
which the voters will decide,
along with the sewer use charge,
will finance the entire cost of the
sewer system and the treatment
plant. Every home and business
building within the city limits
will be served by the system.
The state sanitary authority
has been pressing the city for
several years to build the sewer
and disposal plant to eliminate
the heavy polution in Willow
creek.
Grand Champion
Steers Are Shown
At The Dalle's
Kenneth Turner, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Turner of Sand Hollow
exhibited the grand champion
pen of steers in the F. F. A. divis
ion at The Dalles Fat Livestock
Show. Ken also showed a single
steer that was eighth in its class
and graded choice. Ron Hague
wood showed two individual
Shorthorn steers. These animals
placed second and third in their
lass. In the beef showmansnip
Ken Turner won a fifth place
t ribbon.
Eight members of the Future
Farmers of America and their
instructor spent the three days at
The Dalles. The livestock judg
ing composed of Ron Haguewood,
Ken Turner and Stacey Lovgren
placed fourth among twenty
teams at the show. The team
placed above all other Eastern
Oregon teams competing. The
first three places went to teams
from the Willamette valley.
In the hog division five boys
exhibited their hogs. They were
Jim Hayes, Neil Beamer, Peter
Slocum, Jerry Haguewood and
Oliver Devine. Beamer won third
in swine showmanship, Devin
was fourth, and Haguewood was
fifth. The placing of the swine
within their own market classes
Devin's hog Was sixth, Slocum's
seventh and Haguewood's also
placed seventh.
Mr. and Mrs. Kemp Dick and
r.arv left Thursdayfor Helena
Montana to visit his father Mr.
and Mrs. L E. Dick, br.
Rain Welcomed by County Wheat Ranchers
The storms were general over
the county and extended into
Umatilla county as welj as across
the river into the Horse Heaven
hill area in Washington accord
ing to reports. The Crum broth
ers ranch, north of lone reported
a total of .66 inches fell in three
days, .10 Thursday, .23 Monday
and .33 Tuesday. Further south
in the Gooseberry and Eightmile
area even a heavier fall was re
corded with .31 inches falling on
last Thursday. Actual measure
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, June 12,
Meeting This
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Farm Bureau Proposes
County Tax Meeting;
Favors Road Levy
The Morrow County Farm Bu
reau held its regular meeting at
the Rhea Creek Grange Hall on
May 28. Several resolutions, some
of which originated in this county
and some received from other
counties, were approved at this
meeting. They recommended a
more liberal stand on R. E. A. and
public power and recommended
that the Federal Agricultural De
partment be authorized to build
and use a laboratory for research
into Hoof and Mouth Disease.
The increase in freight rates
was discussed and it was urged
that whatever measures possible
should be taken to prevent these
rates being made discriminatory
to the people of the West Coast.
A continuation of the 10 mill
levy for roads was approved and
it was decided to sponsor a county
wide tax meeting and ask the
granges and chamber of com
merce to assist with this meeting.
Representatives from the State
Tax Commission and State High
way Commission will be invited
to attend this meeting. It hoped
that when the date is set for this
meeting that residents will set
that time aside and plan to at
tend the meeting as there will be
plenty of opportunity for a clari
fication- of many tax problems.
The next meeting will be held
on June 24.
PVT. E2 Wayne R. Wilson, son of
Mrs. Doris Wilson and Edwin
Wilson ol Heppner has recently
been transferred to Fort Bragg,
N. C. where he has been as
signed to Co. E, Airborne Bat
talion for further training. He
has been based at Fort Ben
ning, Ga. He has been in the
service about eight months.
Flag Day Services
Planned By Elks
Public Flag Day services of the
Heppner Elk's lodge will be held
Sunday, June 15, at 2:30 p. m.
at the Elk's lodge.
The program will include musi
cal selections by Mrs. Juanita
Carmichael of Lexington, a his
tory of the flag by La Verne Van
Marter and Jess Turner and spec
iol ceremonies by the officers of
the lodge.
The public is cordially invited
to attend the Flag Day exercises,
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Mr. and Mrs. Verlin Mathews
motored to Baker Saturday tak
ing his daughter, Miss Verla
Mathews that far en route to her
home in New Meadows, Idaho
after a fortnight's visit here at
their home.
Mr. and Mrs. C A. Ruggles and
Connie left Thursday evening for
Portland to attend the Rose Festi
val.
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ments were unavailable from this
area for the early part of this
week, but it is known that con
siderable rain fell.
County agent, N. C. Anderson
said Wednesday morning that the
rainfall definitely assured a bet
ter than average wheat yield for
the county. Grain in most areas
is quite short but that it is well
filled. The present additional
moisture, Anderson stated, will
give a much heavier wheat kernel
and prevent shrinkage.
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Friday
Program
Chamber Hears
Talk on Sewers
"In the 80 years of Heppner's
existance as a city, the 450 acres
of ground on which the city sets
has had to absorb over 146 billion
gallons of water and more than
2'2 million pounds of soap,"
Mayor J. O. Turner told the Hepp-ner-Morrow
county chamber of
commerce Monday noon in ex
plaining the sewer program to be
presented voters for their ap
proval June 24.
Mayor Turner and Harold Mer
riman, Pendleton who is with the
State Sanitary authority, gave a
brief explanation of the plan and
explained how it would be set up
and what the cost would be to
residents of Heppner. Both urged
all chamber members and city
residents to attend the special
town meeting this Friday night
where representatives of the en
gineering firm, the state sanitary
authority and members of the
council will be present to explain
the entire plan and to answer in
dividual questions persons might
raise.
Turner pointed out that all per
sons of legal voting age who have
resided in Heppner over 30 days
prior to the election and who are
registered, are eligible to vote.
Property ownership is not a re
quisite for voting.
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Mrs. Bergstrom Gets
Merchandising Award
Mrs. Ruth E. Bergstrom has
been awarded the 1951 Citation of
Merit from The Rexall Company
in recognition of her exceptional
ability in the field of drug store
merchandising and unusual initi
ative shown in the displaying and
selling of Rexall products. Mrs.
Bergstrom is the proud owner of
the engraved certificate and a
personal letter from C. E. Cooper,
vice-president of the Rexall Com
pany. Mrs. uergsrrom is me sec
ond person in this district to re
ceive this citation in the history
of Humphreys Drug Company.
The citation is awarded on the
recommendation of drug sales
men visiting this district.
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Rangemen Schedule
Canada Field Trip
A visit to the Dominion Range
Experimental station near Kam-
Ioops, British Columbia, is in store
for those who participate in the
summer field trip June 24 and 25
sponsored by the northwest sec
tion, American Society of Range
Management, Chairman Floyd
Iverson, Portland forest service
employee, has announced.
Visitors will see Cattalo, off'
spring of a Buffalo and Hereford
cross. The second day of the
tour will be in the Nicola valley
which the Canadians claim has
the finest grassland range on the
continent.
June 23 is the date for the an
nual British Columbia Hereford
Breeders association field day
and range management visitors
have been invited to participate.
It will be at Vinsula about 25
miles from Kamloopes.
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DEALERSHIP ANNOUNCED
James J. Farley, owner of Far
ley Pontiac company, this week
received his appointment as fran
chised dealer for Morrow county
for CMC trucks and pickups. He
will operate this line in conjunc
tion with the Pontiac dealership.
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Mr. and Mrs. Pirl Howell re
turned Sunday from Santa Bar
bara, Calif, where they spent the
past fortnight visiting meirincts in oDiaining a juhh cuimi
daughter, Mrs. Bill Sowell. 'for the work. Bids were received
He said wheat prospects in all
sections of the county now ap
peared good, and though the
yield will not equal last year's
bumper crop, It will be above
average. In most areas the straw
is quite short, but the wheat is
expected to grade high. In parts
of the northern section of the
county, around Alpine he report
ed exceptionally fine stands. He
also reported that unless rains
continue, harvesting will proba
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Many Expected Here
To Attend Masonic
Anniversary Meeting
A heavy influx of visitors is
expected by the Heppner Maso
nic lodge Tuesday, June 17 when
the lodge celebrates its 75th anni
versary. Arrangemnets are being made
to care for 150 persons at the 6:30
banquet which will open the
evening program. The meeting,
starting at 8 o'clock will be open
only to Masons.
Main speaker will be Clarence
Kopp, well-known Mason from
La Grande. Others from here will
present various phases of the
lodge history. Hugh C. Githens,
Berkeley, Calif., a member of the
Heppner lodge will be present to
receive his 50 year pin.
Sam McMillan is general chair
man for the event.
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Pendleton Rifle Club
Sponsoring Meeting
Word has been received by the
Morrow County Hunters and Ang
lers that the Pendleton Rifle Club
is sponsoring a meeting at which
Major General Merrltt A. Edson,
National Rifle Association leader
will speak. The meeting is sche
duled to begin at 7:30 p. m., June
17, at the junior high cafeteria in
Pendleton. An invitation was
extended to any interested per
sons in Morrow County or any
NRA members who might wish to
attend this banquet and meeting.
Mrs? Paul Brown, Secretary of
the Hunters and Anglers will
make reservations for those plan
ning to attend.
General Edson has a distin
guished record as a military lead
er. As head of the NRA he guides
the activities of more than 500,
000 American civilian marksmen
organized into more than 8000
affiliated clubs from coast to
coast. Also under his guidance
will be the basic small arms
training schools now operating
throughout the country and the
junior program which annually
teaches thousands of youngsters
to handle guns safely.
Although Heppner has no ac
tive NRA club there are many
members who have a keen appre-1
elation of the problems facing the
organization today, and would
find this meeting worth while at
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IONE COUNCIL WORRIED
OVER WEED SPRAYING
IONE The city council June 3
discussed weed spraying in lone.
It is claimed the spray has been
doing much damage to trees and
flowers in town.
A Mr. Wellington, Pendleton,
met with the council to explain
more about a sewer system for
the town.
INITIATED INTO HONORARY
Ronald Baker of lone was initi
ated into Phi Eta Sigma, fresh
man honorary at Washington
State College. It requires a 3.5
grade average to be eligible for
this honorary. He is spending
the summer at the home of his
parents Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Baker
of lone.
Weather Research Continuation
A continuation of the weather
experimentation program carried
on in Morrow, Gilliam and Sher
man counties for the last two
years was voted by members of
the Tri -County Weather Research
at the annual meeting of the or
ganization held last Thursday at
Igo grange near Condon.
Ralph Crum, director of the
Morrow county Weather Research
a member of the Tri -County
group, reported the nearly 150
persons attending the meeting
were strongly in favor of contin
ued experjmentation and of join
ing with three other nearby dist
bly start in about two weeks.
Some of the earliest seeding was
done on parts of the Lyle Woody
estate ranches in the northeast
section of the county.
No hail was reported in the
area from any of the storms,
though the Thursday storm
caused very heavy hail damage
in the Redmond section. Meteor
ologists reported a possibility of
continued rain through Wednes
day.
Volume 69, Number 13
New Administrator
Named at Pioneer
Memorial Hospital
Elvin Lee Gronemyer, Seattle,
was appointed late last week as
administrator of Pioneer Memor
ial hospital to replace John Erns
dorff who recently announced his
recognition to accept another po
sition in Spokane.
Gronemyer, 27, has been em
ployed by the Seattle Scientific
Supply company and holds a BS
degree in Biology. He is married
and has three children. His wife
Ann is a registered nurse and
will be employed at the hos
pital as laboratory and X-ray
technician. Gronemyer will take
over his new duties here July 1.
Ernsdorff, who plans to leave
Heppner about July 15 will make
his home in Spokane where he
will be field agent for Knights
of Columbus Fraternal insurance.
His district will include all of
eastern Washington and northern
Idaho. He will also assume part
time duties as public relations
director for the Spokane General
hospital. Ernsdorff has been ad
ministrator of the local hospital
since January 1, 1951. Mrs. Erns
dorff has also worked at the hos
pital as surgical supervisor.
Ernsdorff this week announced)
the employment of three new reg.
istered nurses to fill the hospital
nursing staff. Mr. and Mrs. Her
bert Meador, Portland, both regis
tered nurses will arrive here late
in June. Both have been em
ployed at the Portland Sanitarium
hospital. ' Also added to the staff
is Mrs. I. G. Stimson, Salem,
Missouri Mrs. Meador will as
sume her duties this week. The
new appointments bring the hos
pital nursing staff up to full
strength of six registered nurses
and six nurses' aids.
Picnic Set For
Bible Schoolchildren
The joint vacation Bible school
sponsored by Heppner churches
"liirlll Vinlrl n riirnir fnr tbp mem-
bm Saturday noon at thc court
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a special program win De pre
sented by the children at the
Christian church.
Classes have been held for the
past two weeks at both the
Methodist and Christian churches
with an enrollment of 115 child
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SCHOOL EMPLOYEE RETIRES
Mrs. Jennie Lewis, who has
been employed as janitress at the
Heppner schools for the past
seven years announced her retire
ment from the school system this
summer.
Mrs. Lewis plans to visit rela
tives throughout the middlewest
for several weeks, and upon re
turn will make her horne in Port
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Mrs. Grace Nickerson and
granddaughter Karen left on
Thursday morning for Vallejo,
Calif., where they will spend a
week visiting relatives.
from three companies desiring
the contract for the experimenta
tion, but the group left the final
decision on the contractor up to
the directors. One of the three
bidders, Weather Resources De
veloment corporation, holds the
present contract which expires
June 30.
Bidders were Dr. Krick's organi
zation, the present contractor,
$73,750; North American Weather
Consultants, Pasadena, $70,000
and Precipitation Engineers, of
Shelby, Montana, $49,800. The
first two stated they planned to
use some aircraft cloud seeding
in addition to ground generators
and the Montana firm would use
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WHOOPS Early last week this car belonging to C. A. Warren took
it upon itself to go for a short trip and wound up on its rear
bumper at the foot of the steep bank below the Warren home on
south Main street Though it came to an abrupt stop, the dam
age was only minor. Last fall another car took a similar trip
down the bank from the adjoining house and stopped not SO
feet from where the Warren car came to rest. Cut arrived
too late for last week's paper. (GT Phtoo)
RULES GIVEN FOR CROW, MAGPIE
AND RAVEN CONTEST HUNTERS
Chairman, Gar Swanson, has
further outlined rules and regu
lations of the Crow, Raven and
Magpie Contest now in force.
It has been decided by the
Morrow County Hunters and An
glers to extend the closing date
of the contest to the end of phea
sant season this fall. The organi
zation will also purchase a .22
rifle to be used as first prize.
Business houses in lone, Lexing
ton and Heppne: will be called
upon to donate prizes. The mer
chants were generous with worth
while prizes last year and a com
plete list and display will be put
in a prominent window in Hepp
ner so that the contestants can
Local Bull Tops
At Livestock Show
A bull raised and shown by
Allen Hughes, local F. F. A. boy
was grand champion of all breeds
at The Eastern Oregon Livestock
Show at Union last week, in the
Future Farmers of America Dl
vision.
Four boys and their instructor
spent three days at Union. They
took with them two bulls owned
and shown by Allen Hughes and
three Hereford heifers. The three
heifers were chain calves that
had been donated to the local
Future Farmer chapter.
The first place Hereford heifer
in the F. F. A. division was owned
and shown by Ronald Currin.
This animal was of Harshman
breeding and is the Hardman
Hereford Ranch chain. The second
place animal was owned and
shown by Jack Monigal, is from
the Floyd Worden herd and spon
sored by Sears and Roebuck. In
fourth place was a heifer owned
and shown by John Brosnan. This
animal was of Cutsforth breeding
and is the O. W. Cutsforth chain.
Competition was very keen in
this class, and a large number of
animals were shown. The fact
that all of the animals shown
were in the upper four places re
flects the superior type of ani
mals bred in Morrow county.
The livestock judging placed
sixth in the judging contest. The
team was made up of Ron Hague
wood, Stacey Lovgren, and Ken
Turner. Ron Haguewood was
fifth high individual in the con
test and received a banner for his
achievement.
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WRANGLERS PLAN
OVERNIGHT RIDE
The annual Wranglers over
night ride to the Winchester Cab
In will be held Saturday and Sun
day June 21 and 22. The date
previously set was June 28-29,
this was changed because it con
flicted with several other events.
only ground equipment. All bids
were based on a 12 months con
tract and prices quoted were for
the combined districts of Tri
County, Horselleaven, Blue Moun
tain and Big Bend districts. Try
County's share of such a contract
would be approximately $25,000.
All bids were based on a flat
fee contract, if a performance
contract is desired the cost would
be much higher, nearly $100,000.
While a slight majority of per
sons at the meeting preferred a
performance type of contract the
ultimate decision was left up to
the directors.
Ralph Crum pointed out that In
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view what they are working so
hard for. Hynd Brothers, Cecil,
have offered the usual $25.00 cash
donation and Andresen's Sporting
Goods shop has offered $15.00 in
trade.
Counting stations are set up in
lone, Gar Swanson in charge,
Cecil, Jack Hynd, Lexington, El
mer Peterson, and in Heppner
both Floyd Tolleson and Irvin
Anderson have volunteered to
count eggs and legs. Points have
been compiled in the following
manner: 5 points for each pair of
Magpie legs. 1 point for each
egg. 10 points for each pair of
crow feet, 1 point for each egg. 20
points for each pair of Raven feet
and five points for each Raven
egg.
The contest has met with great
success In 1950 and 1951 it is be
lieved the nest robbing pests may
be Just a little more difficult to ex
terminate than before. However,
the youngsters who have partici
pated in pevlous contests and
won prizes feel the work is well
worth the effort. As before there
will be no age limit for the con
testants as long as they obey the
rules and show courtesy to the
land owners.
A word of caution is suggested
to those who plan to shoot the
birds. It is advisable to have
hunting licenses handy and any
complaints of tresspass against
any contestant will result In dis
qualification. Contestants are
therefore urged to seek permis
sion from the landowner before
entering his premises.
When the contest ends this fall,
'the Morrow County Hunters and
Anglers president, Dr. Tibbies has
promised a free movie, refresh
ments and the prizes.
Members of the committee
sponsoring the contest are Gar
Swanson, Len Gilliam, Bill Lab
hart and Mrs. Paul Brown and
Floyd Tolleson.
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Irrigon Man Dental
School Graduate
Robert H. Schmunk, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry H. Schmunk of
Irrigon, will become a doctor of
dental medicine at the University
of Oregon Dental school in Port
land at graduation rites Thurs
day night, June 12.
Schmunk is one of a class of
68 men who are completing the
four-year course at the state den
tal school. He also is among the
58 who are World War II veter
ans. Loyal Parker returned Monday
from St. Anthony's hospital in
Pendleton where he underwent
surgery the last of the week. Mrs.
Parker was in Pendleton with
him.
Approved
case of a joint four district con
tract is signed each district will
be responsible only for raising its
own share of the total cost. None
will be obligated to make up de
ficiencies from other districts.
All Morrow county directors
were reelected for another term.
They are Ralph Crum, Delvin
Nelson and Harry Duvall. Van
Reitmann, Condon was elected to
replace Lloyd Evans, with David
Childs and Ralph Potter re-elected
from Gilliam county. Sherman
county chose Charles Barnett to
replace Glen Miller. Others from
there are George Wilson and
Fritz Watklns.