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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, July 10, 1952
Volume 69, Number 17
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STILL UNDECIDED is the question of whether Senator Robert A.
Taft or General Dwight Eisenhower will be the Republican presi
dential nominee. The CO? national convention, now well along
in the fourth day, will probably start nominating speeches some
time Thursday night Balloting could continue well into Friday,
though most radio commentators predict a decision by at least
the third vote. Ballots during previous days have shown an in
creasing strength for the General but there is much talking to be
done before the decision is made.
THE DALLES HAD 106 ... .
7? Degrees Wednesday
" Top
Summer came to Eastern Ore
gon in fact all of Oregon, with a
bang this week with Wednesday's
gigh of 97 setting a record maxi
mum for this year according to
Heppner weather observer, Leon
ard Gilliam. Today (Thursday)
promised to bp even hotter with
a record of 82 being recorded at
7 o'clock in the morning. The
Wednesday morning reading at
the same hour was 75.
Heppner fared much better
than did many other parts of the
state however, with The Dalles
chalking up a torrid 106 on Wed
nesday. Other points along the
river also received temperatures
HEPPNER WOMEN TO ATTEND TWO
CONVENTIONS IN WASHINGTON, EUROPE
Mrs. Clara Gertson and Mrs.
Pearl Devlne have been elected to
represent the Sorophimist club of
Heppner as delegates to the 12th
biennial convention of the Ameri
can Federation of Soroptimist
clubs which will be held at the
Statler Hotel, Washington, D. C,
during the week of July 20,
through July 25.
Theme of this Convention,
which will be attended by more
than 1,000 members and dele
gates from Soroptimist club in
the United States, Canada, Alas
ka, Hawaii, Brazil and Cuba, will
be "Stand Up and Be Counted".
Miss L. Grace Nicholls of Toronto,
Canada, president of the Ameri
can Federation, will preside.
Margaret Hickey, editor of pub
lic affairs of the Ladies Home
Journal will give the keynote ad
dress at the opening session.
Frieda S. Miller, Director of the
Women's Bureau, U. S. Depart
ment of Labor, will be principal
speaker at the business session on
Thursday morning, July 24.
Madam S. Tiers, of Paris, France,
President of the French National
Union of Soroptimists, will be
guest of the American Federation
during the Convention. Dame
Caroline Haslett, a prominent So
roptimist of London, England,
will give a message to the assem
blage on Friday, the closing day
of the convention.
Business sessions of the con
vention will be devoted to the
discussion of work done during
the past two years; plans for the
Help Asked Finding
Teacher Housing
Leonard Pate, Heppner school
superintendent, this week asked
the help of Heppner residents in
obtaining living quarters for new
teachers due to arrive shortly.
Pate stated that in many cases
rentals were desired, but that one
or two had expressed the desire
to buy homes here but were un
able to find satisfactory houses
listed for sale.
Pate asked that anyone know
ing of either rentals or homes for
sale contact him at the school.
1 2 Take Cross-Country
Ride Over Holidays
Twelve local residents spent the
Fourth of July weekend on a trail
ride to Ukiah and return. Mem
bers of the party trucked their
horses to the Winchester cabin on
Ditch creek and started the ride
from there. In Ukiah the group
stayed at the Fletcher dude
ranch.
Those making the trip were Lee
Beckner, Crystal Ober, Steve
Walker, Cal Sumner and daugh
ter and Jay Sumner, Katherine
Monahan, Al Nance, Ernie, Lois
and Erna Lyn Winchester and
Janet Howton.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Baker re
turned Sunday evening from a
weekend trip to Portland and
Salem where they visited with
Mr .Baker's father who is recuper
ating from major surgery at a
hospital there.
For Summer
above the 100 mark. On Tuesday
when Ileppnor's was 92, Hermis
ton reached 101.
Throughout the entire state
temperature records were being
set and there was no definite in
dication of cooler weather except
the possibility of thunderstorms
this weekend. The barometer
was dropping slightly in Heppner
Thursday, morning which could
indicate approaching thunder
storms. '
Even though Wednesday's of
ficial high was 97, many down
town merchants and shoppers
would guarantee it fell at least
10 degrees hotter.
coming biennium; forums on
laws, publicity, classifications,
legislation and international re
lations and general Federation
business. The concluding session
will be devoted to International
Relations, with a report of the
work accomplished during the
past four years by the American
Federation on the program out
lined at the last Convention of
the Soroptimist International As
sociation at Harrogate, England,
and reports on projects to be pre
sented at the coming Soroptimist
International Convention which
will be held in Copenhagen, Don
mark, in August, 1952.
Mrs. Gertson and Mrs. Devine
will leave Heppner on July 17th.
Following the Convention in
Washington, they will have a
week in New York before sailing
on the Queen Mary for Europe.
They will attend the Soroptimist
International Convention in
Copenhagen as well as visit Am
sterdan, Brussels, Paris London
and other points of interest.
Report of UN
Tour Received Here
From Jack Sumner
According to word received by
Mr. and Mrs. Cal Sumner from
their son Jack, who is on the Uni
ted Nations tour sponsored by the
Oddfellows lodge, on the first
night out they saw a ball game in
Spokane. The second night,
which was July 5, they stayed in
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
They were greeted there by a bag
pipe reception and dinner by the
IOOF and Rebekahs.
He said, it took them over an
hour at the customs station going
into Canada and everyones lug
gage was examined thoroughly.
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lone 4th Celebration
Attracts Good Crowd
Ione's Fourth of July celebra
tion was acclaimed as very suc
cessful as good crowds attended
all events.
lone took the honors in the
afternoon baseball game, defeat
ing Wasco 4 to 1. A fine display
of lireworks was shown later in
the evening and a large crowd at
tended the dance in the Legion
hall.
The Legion had their chuck
wagon going during the after
noon and evening and the auxil
iary held a Bingo game during
the afternoon.
LEG BROKEN
J. O. Hager, Heppner justice of
the peace Monday received a
broken leg when he was kicked
by a cow while working at his
dairy. The break, near the knee,
was not serious, but it will be in a
cast for some time.
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STILL HOSPITALIZED
II. O. Ely who was injured re
cently in an accident on highway
30 is reported improving at a Pen
dleton hospital. Mrs. Ely, who
was also slightly injured is con
valescing at the home of their
son, Elvin Ely at Boardrnan.
County Road
Oiling Projects
Nearly Completed
Oiling of 8.2 miles of county
roads in the lone-Gooseberry and
the Lexington-Blackhorse areas
will be completed by this Thurs
day, the county court reported
this week. Both sections were
construction with the cooperative
assistance of farmers of the areas,
The Russell Olson construction
Company, Pendleton, oiling con
tractor completed the four and
one-half miles of the Gooseberry
road Tuesday and expects to have
the Blackhorse road finished
within the following two days.
The court also announced the
same contractor will oil the .2 of
a mile of county road which is an
extension of Riverside street in
Heppner connecting with the
highway. . This is similar to an
extension of Main street in lone
that was oiled two years ago.
Members of the court made a
complete inspection of all county
oiling projects Tuesday including
the Irrigon -Ordnance road which
is being built through the use of
defense access funds. This road
will be ready for oiling shortly.
The court also reported that the
state highway commission has
allocated $7,500 for reconstruc
tion and oiling of the Paterson
ferry county road connecting with
the highway. Work on this pro
ject has not yet started. Another
six miles of oiling in the Irrigon
area is planned for this summer,
court officials stated, in sections
where maintenance of school bus
routes is difficult.
County judge Garnet Barratt
stated the court was very pleased
with the progress of the summer
road program for the county and
that it was progressing according
to schedule.
Routine Problems
Face Councilmen
Routine business occupied the
big share of Heppner council
men's evening Monday with the
city well and the swimming pool
coming in for the most discussion.
It was reported the new well
being drilled on the Frank Wil
kinson property has reached a
depth of 62 feet but that trouble
has been encountered with brok
en casing and other drilling dif
ficulties. The possibility of mov
ing a short distance and starting
over was discussed, but it wasi
decided to watch the operation
carefully for a short time before
making any decision. Some
water has been obtained in the
present hole but the shallow
depth indicated it probably was
surface water.
The council required applica
tions for lifeguard at the swim
ming pool, as Bob Deter, present
guard has turned in his resigna
tion effective July 15.
An ordinance closing an alley
between the Harold Hill and
Frank E. Parker residences on
south Main street was passed on
the third reading. The alley,
though dedicated many years ago
has never been opened or used.
Two building permits were
granted, to Floyd Becket for the
construction of a store room, $1000
and to Interior Warehouse for the
erection of three steel grain bins
at the cost of $G000.
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doctai security Man
Again Due in Heppner
"To file or not to file for Social
Security benefits?" is a question
being pondered by many persons
65 years of age or over.
A new method for figuring soc
ial security benefit payments be
came effective for the first time at
the middle of this year which in
most cases will result in higher
payments. To take advantage of
this, however, many persons will
have to delay filing their claims.
Ben Kantner, field representa
tive of the sociald security ad
ministration in La Grande will be
at the city hall in Heppner on
Thursday, July 17 from 9 o'clock
until noon to answer questions
regarding social security benefits.
Two Leave Monday for
Air Force Service
Jack Yeager, son of Mr. and
Mrs. O. M. Yeager and George
Moore, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clar
ence Moore left Monday to start
a four-year enlistment in the Air
Force Both men were senf to
Oakland, Calif., for two months
training after which they will be
given a two-weeks furlough be
fore being stationed.
Moore is the grandson of Mr.
and Mrs. L. L. Neill of Heppner.
School Advisory Committee
Proposes Six-Point Program
MORROW GRAIN FIRST TO REACH
PORTLAND, HARVEST WELL STARTED
Four carloads of new crop
wheat arrived at the Kerr-Gifford
company in Portland Monday af
ternoon which was shipped from
the Morrow County Grain Grow
ers Lexington elevator. It was
the first to reach Portland.
Kerr-Gifford rated it as an ex
ceptionally good first shipment
with weights running from 62.2
pounds to the bushel down to 59.7
pounds. Wheat weighing 60
pounds to the bushel is rated
No. 1.
Bill Richards, Grain Growers
manager stated Wednesday that
the crop was beginning to come
into the Lexington elevators in
increasing quantities. 30,000 bus
hels a day is expected to be re
ceived and it will increase to
County Wheat
Support Raised
The Morrow county FMA an
nounced Wednesday that the sup
port price on wheat was raised
three cents effective July 1 to re
flect 90 percent of parity as of
that date. This will bring the
Support rate of wheat in the
county to $2.24 a bushel.
In 1952 warehouse charges are
to be figured on a sliding scale
with the rate on warehouse
stored wheat to start at $2.13 in
July, up to $2.14 and $2.15 de
pending upo nthe date of deposit
in the warehouse.
Furnace Blast Does
Damage to Church
A furnace explosion at the
Christian church sometime Sun
day night did considerable dam
age to the building according to
Rev. Earl Soward, pastor who
discovered the blast the next day.
Considerable plaster was
knocked from walls of both the
basement and upstairs rooms
with the dining room suffering
the worst. Sunday school rooms
in the basement and the choir
loft adjoining the auditorium
also suffered loss of plaster. Many
rooms also received a generous
deposit of soot.
While the extent of the damage
is not yet known, the oil furnace
is known to have sustained con
siderable damage and many of
the heat pipes throughout the
building were blown apart. There
was no fire following the ex
plosion. Artesian Well Hit
Near Lexington
A good flowing well was
brought in last Saturday on the
W. C. Van Winkle ranch in
Clark canyon southwest of Lex
ington. The well which is pro
ducing about 60 gallons per min
ute of clear soft water was drilled
only about 50 feet from former
dug well which had been In use
for many years. The artesian!
flow had no effect on the old well
which had to be abandoned due
to cave-in.
A .M. Edwards was the driller,
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Mr. and Mrs. Ted Pierson and
daughters, Marjorie and Rose
Marie, spent July 4th at the
Bucknum cabin on Willow Creek.1
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PICTURED above are Mrs. Clara B. Gertson, outgoing president of
the Soroptimist club of Heppner; Mrs. Catherine Borsch, assist
ant attorney general of Oregon, who was the installing officer at
the Soroptimist installation dinner held June 28; and Mrs. Grace
Nlckerion, the new president of
about 50,000 bushels by this
Saturday. Richards said the
wheat appeared good and there
were many reports of excellent
yields from several fields.
Richards' said that some grain
was being received at the lone
elevator of the company but that
it would be next week before the
rush would start there.
Two New Teachers
Sign Contracts
For Coming Year
Two new teachers for the Hepp
ner schools returned their con
tracts to the school board this
week, Leonard Pate, superinten
dent announced Wednesday. The
two petitions filled are coach and
science teachers for the high
school.
Stephen Trukositz, a graduate of
the University of Idaho and a
former football player there will
handle the Heppner coaching for
the coming year. He will also
teach health and physical edu
cation. Trukositz is married and
has four small children. His wife
is a registered nurse.
Filling the position as vice
principal for the high school and
science teacher will be E. J. Dob-
bie, who has been teaching for
several years in Montana. He is at
present attending summer ses
sions at the University of Wash
ington. He is married and has
two children.
Several other positions are still
open in the Heppner school sys
tem, though applications have
been received for all vacancies.
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All Lookouts and
Guard Stations Now
Manned in Forest
Wayne West, forest service sup
ervisor for the Heppner district
announced this week that all
lookouts and guard stations in
the district are now manned and
ready for the summer fire season.
At Madison butte are Mr. and
Mrs. William L. McCaleb Jr.;
Tamarack lookout, Mr. and Mrs.
Blain Thompson and at Wheeler
point lookout are Mr. and Mrs.
Don Cochran.
West stated the man and wife
combinations used this year on
all lookouts is expected to work
exceptionally well allowing the
man to be used for smoke chas
ing when necessary without leav
ing the station unmanned.
Fire suppression crew for the
district is under the direction of
Bert Bleakman and Includes Ed
ward Grover, James Ware and
James Phegley. The Tupper slash
crew is composed of Charles Rey
nolds, foreman, Mike Grant and
Bill Frame who is a student at
the University of Minnesota.
West stated that though the
past few days has brought dan
gerous fire weather, the woods
are not yet considered serious,
however the forest service is pre
pared for any emergensy.
One lightning fire is the only
blaze reported so far this season
and it caused no damage. West
stated that during the past five
years there have been only two
man-caused fires in the district.
the club.
New Grade School
Major Point of Plan
A six-point program designed
to bring the Heppner schools up
to standard and eliminate a seri
ous classroom shortage was pre
sented to the Heppner school
board at its Monday night meet
ing by the 12-member lay ad
visory building committee ap
pointmented three months ago by
the board.
Main points called for in the
report were the construction of a
nine-room grade school, expan
sion of the present gymnasium
building to provide adequate
floor space and additional class
rooms, a street relocation de
signed to provide ground for the
new building and a limited re
modeling of the present school
building to give larger classrooms
and additional rest room facili
ties. A self-amortizing plan for
lighting the football field was
also included in the program.
Cost of the suggested plan was
set by the committee at $300,000.
Plans have been considered for
several years by the school board
for some form of a building pro
gram, brought on by a steady In
creasing student registration
which in the coming year will
probably necesltate the holding
of one or more classes someplace
outside the building. The advis
ory committee was asked to in
vestigate the overall problems
in the school system and suggest
a possible course for the board
to follow. The committee report
is in no way binding upon the
board, but was designed merely
as a guide or an Indication of
what the general public felt was
the most pressing needs In the
schools.
Members of the committee were
selected from throughout the en
tire district which includes a
considerable area outside Hepp
ner. They are: Robert Penland,
chairman; Elmer Palmer, W. C.
Rosewall, Jos. J. Nys, William
Barratt, Robert Campbell, Paul
Hisler, Howard Keithley, Mrs. Os
car George, Mrs. Stephen Thomp
son, Mrs. Paul Brown and Mrs.
John Pfeiffer.
The complete report of the
committee follows:
During recent weeks the advis
ory building committee appointed
by the school board to investigate
the needs of the Heppner schools
has made a careful study of the
present plant and enrollment and
has unanimously approved the
following report which it feels
is necessary to give the Heppner
schools a plant which will meet
required standards of education
yet not be excessive in its de
mands on taxpayers for construc
tion and operation.
The following six-point pro
gram is recommended by the
committee:
1 The construction of a nine
room grade school on property
now owned by the school district
adjacent to and directly north of
the present school building fol
lowing the revised plans prepar
ed by Charles B. Miller, Pendle
ton architect. The building would
be similar in plan to the original
plans developed by the school
board with the exception of the
north wing housing a gymnas
ium, stage and other activity
rooms. This building will pro
vide adequate classroom space
for the elementary grades, the
most pressing need in the school
system. It will also remove the
younger students from the same
building as the older students,
which the committee feels is ad
visable. The present heating plant
is adequate to care for the needs
of the additional building, elim
inating a major item of cost.
2 The closure of the present
D street in Heppner, necessary
if the new building is to be built
on the presently available pro
perty and the construction of a
new street further north, roughly
on the present site of Hinton creek
which would have to be moved
slightly to provide right-of-way,
connecting Elder street and the
Mghway east past the fair
grounds. The committee feels the
construction of such a street is
necessary to provide access to
the area and should be considered
as a part of any expansion pro
gram developed by the school
board.
a The extension of the present
gymnasium to the west approx
imately 46 feet which will pro
vide a standard size basketball
floor with ample seating and
which can be used as two sep
arate courts during physical ed
ucation classes. This addition
will also provide two floors be
low the gymnasium addition
which can be used for classroom
space for such courses as shop,
band etc., and probably can be
used for cafeteria space. The ac
tual classes using this area can
better be worked out by school
officials at a later date.
4 Purchase of necessary new
equipment for the grade school
building.
5 The installation of lights
on the rodeo field so that games
could be held at night rather
than during the afternoons. It
is suggested that the school dist
rict obtain a satisfactory written
agreement with the Morrow
county Fair and Rodeo board so
that the school will be in a legal
position to undertake this pro
ject. It is further suggested that
at least 50 per cent of the receipts
from football games and other
school activities held at the field
be set aside in a fund with which
to amortize out the cost of in
stalling such lights. The com
mittee feels that the additional
attendance which will be gained
by holding football games at
night will provide funds for re
payment. 6 A limited remodeling pro-
gram for the present building
which will provide badly needed
additional rest rooms, larger
classrooms and space for some
additional courses not now pro
vided in the Heppner schools due
to lack of space.
Using architect's and engin
eers estimates the approximate
cost of the various projects Is
outlined below. .
The committee feels that it will
be necessary for the school board
to submit to the voters of the dis
trict a proiwsal for a $300,000
bond issue to finance the sug
gested progam. The cost to tax
payers of such an issue, if set up
on a 15-year retirement plan
would be approximately five and
one-half mills per year.
The valuation of the Heppner
school district is set up on tax
rolls as $4,240,000 which would
give a bonding capacity of $424,-
000. It is suggested that the
district should not bond itself
for any greater amount than
the $300,000 leaving some bond
ing capacity in reserve for emer
gency. The distribution of the $300,-
000 over the various suggested
projects is as follows:
Grade school building, $159.-
600 (architect's estimate)
Gymnasium addition, $59,000
(architect's estimate)
Street construction, $20000
(best available estimate)
Equipment for new building,
$15,000,
Football field lighting, $10,000
(engineer's figures)
Remodeling of present building, ,
$36,400. This figure is a rough
guess but it is suggested that it
be used by the school board to
the best advantage under a plan
to be worked out by the board.
With large classes of students
coming in future years the com
mittee feels the suggestions made
herein will provide the minimum
necessary facilities with which
the district can provide a standard
acceptable educational program
for the children of the area. The
new elementary school, in par
ticular, will provide proper facil
ities for the education of the
smaller chlldren the ones the
committee feels are most serious
ly in need of better and larger
classrooms..Such a plant will also
aid materially in keeping, and
getting in the future, teachers
with high educational qualifi
cations. The committee feels that carry
ing out the above recommenda
tions will most (adequately meet
our present situation without
indue burden upon the tax
payers. League Championship
Game Set For lone
A playoff game to decide the
championship of the Wheat-Timber
baseball league will be
played at the lone turf field on
Sunday, July 13 starting at 2:30
according to lone Legion officials.
lone and Condon are currently
tied for top spot in the league,
each with one defeat. .The game
will decide the tiophy holder.
Admission is 75 and 25 cents.