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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, December 25, 1952
Volume 69, Number 41
Economists See
Dairy Prices Up,
Meat Down in '53
Dairy product prices are likely
to be mgner in 1953. but meat
prices will continue down, accord
ing to agricultural economists of
the Oregon State college extension
service.
Milk production may incfease a
little next year but it is not ex
pected to keep pace with popula
tion growth and strong buying
power, Economist M. D. Thomas
points out in the latest issue of
"Oregon Agricultural Situation
and Outlook." Copies of the cir
cular may be obtained from the
county agents or .OSC.
Second Attempt
Made to Decorate
Downtown Streets
Downtown Hcppner streets took
on more of a Christmas look over
the weekend as some of the new
decorations purchased this year
by the chamber of commerce
merchant's committee found their
way up power poles Saturday.
It was the second attempt made
by the group to make Heppner
bright for the holidays the first
try was lost to a heavy wind the
day after they were put up. The
company manufacturing tne
bright tinsel strings guaranteed
them to withstand the breeze and
sent new ones to replace those
lost. Transportation delays, due
to the heavy Christmas freight
however, delayed their arrival
until late last week.
Not all nf the decorations were
Thomas believes consumers installed, and Drohablv will not
will continue to shift from butter, be due t0 tne lateness of the sea-
to lower-priced substitutes but
will increase their demand for
dairy products in fluid form or as
cheese. He says these trends are
recognized by dairymen who are
adjusting to changing market
demands by shifting from fat to
milk production.
The Outlook notes that a record
supply of beef is now on its way
to market and should keep com
ing in larger amounts at lower
prices for several years. Cattle
and calf slaughter in another
three to five years should be 40
percent greater than this years
kill
However, beef prices, in the
long run, will depend largely on
employment and consumer in
come, according to the economist.
"Consumers have shown that
they would pay high prices for
beef when they have jobs and are
working hard," Thomas says.
The OSC specialists believe a
farm flock of sheep offer better
promise for using native pasture
and other cheap forage than do
cattle. High cost of labor is con
tinuing as a serious obstacle to
range sheep.
Wool supports will continue in
1953 near the year's level with
little change in prices to growers,
barring increased military acti
vity. Pork production is expected to
decline in 1953, but increased beef
supplies and weak demand for
son, but will be kept new until
next year.
The Committee ran into addi
tional difficulties too. when the
heavy snow fell the day the
group chose to hang the decora
tions, and the most important
men of the crew, power and tele'-
phone company linemen and
pole climbers, were called out of
town to repair utility facilities.
Harry Bell, telephone company
serviceman, however found time
to give the crew a couple of Jiours
assistance.
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Rev. J. Gilliam
Called East
Rev. Jackson E.- Gilliam, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Gilliam of
Heppner, has been called to St.
Mark's cathedral in Minneapolis,
Minn, where he will be canon
of education and work with the
young people's group.
Reverend Gilliam has been rec
tor of the St. John's Parish in
Hermiston since July 1949 when
he was ordained as a priest at All
Saints church in Heppner. Dur
ing this period the Hermiston
church was changed from a mis
sion to a parisli and a new church
and rectory were constructed.
ABOUT OVER Heppner's post office employees, along with those
of the nest of the nation, will heave a sigh of telief when Santa
finally gets here and things return to normal. The local office
handled a record amount of mail and parcel post this year. Shown
are James Driscoll, postmaster in foreground; Floyd Sayers, Elbert
Cox (nearly hidden) and Mrs. Driscoll. Other employees were too
busy at the windows to bother with pictures. (GT Photo)
Penland Named
New Chamber of
Commerce Head
Poll On School
Building Lags
A nradiinte nf thp Kenniier
lard will tend to keep hog prices srnools, Reverend Gi'liam rece'v-
from rising.
1953 Scholarship
Program Announced
By Truck Company
PORTLAND High school sen
iors in eleven states are eligible
to compete for ten $500 college
scholarships under the Consoli
dated Freightways 1953 scholar
ship and grant-in-aid program,
the firm's scholarship committee
has announced.
Students of every secondary
school located in a community
Consolidated is authorized to
serve in interstate commerce are
eligible. One scholarship will go
to a student from each of the
states of California. Oregon,
Washington, Idaho, Montant,
North Dakota, Minnesota, Wis
consin and Illinois. Utah and
Nevada are also eligible, but will
compete for a single scholarship.
Winners may attend any ac
credited college located in one
of the above states. If the insti
tution chosen by a winner is not
tax supported, Consolidated will
also give a $250. grant-in-aid to
the school. If funds reserved for
these grants are not expended,
additional scholarship winners
will be named from among the
candidates at large.
Selection is based on scholastic
ability and achievement, activity
record and character. An impar
tial Scholarship Board composed
of leaders of business, industry
and education will name the win
ners. Consolidated launched t n e
scholarship program last year "to
make an appropriate contribution
to the future of this great area by
assisting young people to secure
educational preparation for civic
and business leadership," and as
"a continuing evidence of our
appreciation, both to our custo
mers and to the general public of
the area we serve." according to
the official announcement signed
by Leland James, president of the
company.
Included in the list of schools
from which students will be eli
gible are Heppner, Boardman and
Irrigon.
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Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hughes and
son, Billy left Wednesday for Port
land where they will spend
Christmas with relatives. They
drove to Arlington with Mrs.
Clara B. Gertson and took the
train from there.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Johnson
and daughter will spend the
holidays with friends in Seattle,
Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Dobbie and
family will leave this week for
Chinook, Montana to spend the
holidays with relatives.
ed his ("rTep f"r v ?mn rv
lege Jrf"Walla Walla' and the
Alexandria, Va., Episcopal semi
nary. Rev. and Mrs. Gilliam and fam
ily will leave the first part of
February for Minneapolis where
he will assume his duties Febru
ary 15.
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Christmas Party Held
At American Legion
An impromptu Christmas pro
gram and a visit from Santa
Claus was enjoyed by children of
American Legion and Auxiliary
members at a party held Monday
evening at the Legion hall.
Over $140 has been collected
locally for Gifts for Yanks in the
current state drive by the Legion
and Auxiliary, Mrs. Bill Labhart
Auxiliary president, reported. The
Heppner Elks lodge donated $100
for the fund.
Funds have also been coming
in for the "Crusade for Freedom'
with the Elks donating $25. These
funds are for Radio Free Europe
to combat Communism.
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OIL FURNACE CALLS
FIREMEN
Heppner firemen were called to
the Dr. W. H. Wolff residence and
office Building shortly after noon
Monday to extinguish a fire burn
ing in the outer jacket of an oil
furnace. The furnace had be
come overloaded with fuel which
ran out of the firebox and ignited.
There was no damage but con
iderable smoke.
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SCHOOL PROGRAM CANCELLED
Because of the bad roads in the
Hardman area, the grade school
cancelled its Christmas program
Monday evening.
Only 217 cards of nearly 900
mailed out for a poll on school
construction for District No. 1
have been returned to date, Leon
ard L. Pate, school superinten
dent, reported Monday.
Of this number 143 voters favor
Plan B which calls for construc
tion of a new elementary school,
enlarging of the gym and re
modeling the present school
building at a cost of nearly $371,-
000.
A total of 39 favored Plan A
which Includes a new elementary
school and expanding the gym for
$300,000. Twenty-eight voters
suggested other plans and seven
people voted against any change.
We would like to have everyone
return their cards so that we
might get a true picture of how
the voters feel about the building
program, Pate said.
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Mrs. Eddie Gunderson left las
weeks for San Diego, Calif., when
she will spend the holidays with
her husband who is in the service.
Post Office Receipts
Show Gain For Year
Post office receipts have in
creased approximately 15
throughout the year, James Dris
coll, postmaster, reported today.
Receipts for 1951 were $18,788.20
and receipts for 1952 to date total
$21,900.00
This increase is a continuation
of a steady upswing since 1938
when the total receipts were
$9000.00.
Christmas mailing has spread
over a longer period this year.
This lessening congestion is
greatly appreciated by postoffice
personnel, Driscoll said.
Outgoing Christmas mail is be
ginning to slacken but incoming
mail will continue heavy until a
day or two after Christmas.
FLOOR FURNACE BLAZE
CALLS FIREMEN
An overheated floor furnace at
the home of Mrs. Grace Nickerson
did a small amount of damage
Tuesday afternoon. Heppner fire
men answered the alarm shortly
after 3 o'clock.
New officers to serve for the
coming year were elected Monday
by the directors of the Heppner
Morrow County chamber of com
merce with Robert Penland, pub
lisher of the Heppner Gazette
Times named president to sue
ceed county judge Garnet Garratt
who will complete his term at the
end of the year.
Other new officers who will
take over duties January 1 are
Jeff Carter, J. C. Penney manager,
first vice president; Wayne West,
Umatilla National Forest super
visor, second vice president; Rev.
Earl Soward, secretary; and J.
rainier Sorlien, assistant secre
tary. Frank Turner was reelected
to another term as treasurer.
Officers are chosen by members
of the board of directors and in
most cases are selected from the
group. A week ago the member
ship elected five members to two
year-terms on the board. The ten
I man board includes C. W. Rose
i wall, Harvey Wilhite, Roy Quack
enbush, Howard Bryant, Dr. E. K.
' Schaffitz, Jeff Carter,' Leslie
Grant, Wayne West, Mary Van
Stevens and Robert Penland.
I he organization has grown
considerably during the past
year and now has a membership
of nearly 50 persons.
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Testing of New
Well To Continue
Rain and Snow Boost
Wheat Crop Prospects
Ranchers are rejoicing over the through the wheat belt and for
current snow and rain storms some distance below Cecil, but
which have dropped about five more moisture is needed in the
inches of snow with moisture con- desert area for early grass for
tent varying from one half to grazing.
.71 inches over the county. ) Professional forecasters contra-
A Monday morning measure- diet each other on the weather for
ment by Len Gilliam at Heppner Januarv. Anderson said. One ore-
showed .66 inches of moisture diets warm, wet weather while
since the snow storm. Ray Dolven the other forecasts a dry period.
reported a nair men of water con- Roads throughout the county
ieni on me jswaggart ranch, north are reported in good codition ex-
oi Heppner.
In the Gooseberry section Leon
ard Carlson reported .71 inches
eept for ungraveled roads which
are quite muddy. The grader has
been working at Boardman and
of rain and snow since Friday. Irrigon and the main highway
is dry below lone.
March Of Dimes
To Open Jan. 2
Testing will be continued at the
new Heppner city well following
repair of a new motor recently
purchased to operate the pump.
The motor failed after pumping
for about 30 hours and had to be
returned to Portland for repairs,
Of this .10 of an inch fell on Fri
day and .42 Inches Saturday; .14
inches Sunday and .05 until noon
on Monday. A total of 3.42 in
ches has fallen in the Goose
berry area during December,
which is only .20 of an Inch less
than the total for December last
year..
Approximately 8li inches of All the materials for the March
rain and snow has fallen in the of Dimes Drive to combat polio
Upper Rhea creek with most of have been received and will be in
the snow remaining on the the mail January 2, Mrs. Olive
ground, it was reported. Hughes, Morrow County chairman
At least 50 percent of the wheat said today,
which was felt was gone may re-1 All city chairman, composed of
cover and grow with the recent Morrow County postmasters, Mrs.
moisture and the snow which is Jack Loyd, women's activities
melting into the frozen ground, chairman, and Leslie Grant.
Nelson Anderson, Morrow County school chairman, have appointed
.tneir committees. In the rural
Agent, stated.
"If moisture conditions remain areas committees have been np
favorable and a hard freeze pointed in the Granges, Mrs.
doesn't Interfere, reseeding in the Hughes said.
spring will be much smaller than1 The schools will use the cards
was expected," Anderson added, as in the past, Grant said. Some
Most of the moisture extended schools have scheduled special
benefit programs and contests in
Christmas Display
Winners Announced,
Home Contest Still On
the high scools. A special Mo
thers March is slated for the last
clay of the drive, January 31.
City chairman includes James
Driscoll, chairman and Hubert
Wilson, assistant chairman, of
Heppner Auto Parts, Mary Vans ,Mnnnpr. Mrs. M.irtin Rauem.
After its return, the well will be Flower Shop and Saager's placed fipnd, Morgan Mrs. Emma Bres
tested for approximately a week first, second and third in the store wart Lexington; Mrs' Ruby Rob
before a sample will be sent to window Christmas decoration or(Si jonp; Mrs. ' Florence Root,
laboratories for a purity check, contest sponsored by the Hepp- Boardman; Mrs. Stella Poulsen!
None of the water has yet been nir Jav ecs- Irrigon; Mrs. H. C. Lesley, Hard-
turned into the city system.
HOSPITAL NEWS
New Arrivals To Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Gaarsland, lone, a 6 lb. 5
oz. boy born Dec. 19 named Joseph
Melvin. To Mr. and Mrs. Layton
Tripp, Kinzua, a 7 lb. boy born
Dec. 18, named Steven Wiley. To
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Vandervort a
7 lb. 12 oz. boy born Dec. 21,.
named Donald Ray, Jr,
Medical H. E. Vinson, lone;
Frank Rasmus, Heppner; Edna
Bloom, Lexington, dismissed; Mrs.
Helen Shannon, Condon, dismis
sed; Linda Slagle, Fossil.
Minor Surgery Mrs. Delores
Rowell, lone, dismissed; Douglas
Dubuque, Monument, dismissed;
Joan Wright, Heppner; Nancy
Eberhardt, Heppner.
Major Surgery Laurel Wilson,
Heppner, dismissed; Ralph Mar
latt, Heppner.
Out-patients Scott Furlong,
Heppner; Mrs. Sara Adkins, Heppner.
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GAZETTE TIMES
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me tnree windows were select- mnn. an,i Mrs. Frederick MeClin-
ed by judges outside the orgniza- Qec
tion and the winners have re-. ' n
ceived display signs denoting
their award.
The home decorating contest,
sponsored by the Jaycee-Ettes has
been extended for another few
days and final announcement
will be made next week. Officers!
of the organization ask the public Heppner High School Mustangs
to do the voting by leaving their lost to the Arlington Honkers 31
selection at the Pacific Power and 27 in a low scoring Big Wheat
Heppner Five Bows
To Arlington 34-27
Light company office before Fri
day evening.
The power shortage had con
siderable effect in reducing the
number of displays usually ap
parent In town, but several at
tractive displays have been made
without the use of lights.
League contest at Arlington Fri
day.
The Mustangs played a good
game defensively, holding the
Honkers to 31 points, but just
couldn't seem to hit the hoop.
The Honkers jumped into the
lead 9-4 at the end of the first
quarter, and held a 17-11 lead at
the half. The Mustangs pulled
within 4 points of them, 21-20 at
the end of the third quarter, but
Internal Revenue aeents will 'be the Honkers lengthened tne mar-
in this area in the near future to glr to 31-27 as the game ended,
assist farmers in preparing and) High point man for the Mus
filing necessary Income tax re- tangs was Jerry Haguewood with
turns, It was revealed this week nine points, while Rich SherriU
Income Tax Agents
To Assist Farmers
by the director of internal revenue
at Portland. '
The agents, will assist just far
mers who must file forms prior to
led all Arlington scorers with
eleven.
The "B" squad downed Arling
ton 32-10, in a game in which Arl-
the regular deadline, March 11 at ington made no field goals
this time, will be in Heppner Jan
uary 5 at the court house; Arling
ton, at the Gilliam county bank,
January 7 and at the court house
in Condon on January 8.
The agents will return later to
assist other taxpayers.
Shamrock Hoopsters
Tip Condon 64-59
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Thomas Allen
Robert and Gretchen
A. W. Brownlow
Jim Wightman Peggy Wightman
CORRESPONDENTS
Ruth Payne, Irene Wilson-Heppner
Delpha Jones-Lexington Flossie Coats-Boardman
EchoPalmateer-lone
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Millie Wilson-Monument
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Heppner's town
team, the Shamrocks got off to a
good start last Saturday night
when they won their first game of
the season from Condon 64 to 59.
Local residents will have their
next opportunity to see the locals
on their home floor this Tuesday
night when they play the Condon
Air Base at the high school gym.
Game time is 7:30.
STUDENTS COMPLETE LAW
COURSE
Fourteen students completed
their course In Oregon School Law
last Wednesday, Leslie Grant,
instructor, has reported. Among
those taking the course were
members of the Rural School
Board, the District School Board,
teachers from Morrow and Gil
liam counties and one profes
sional man from Heppner. An
other school board member audit
ed the course.
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Mrs. Gus E. Nlkander and two
sons are here from Vancouver, B.
C. to spend the Christmas holi
days with Mr. Nlkander and other
relatives.
Mrs. Jack Halseth underwent
major surgery at the Deaconess
hospital in Spokane last week.
She is reported recovering satisfactorily.
Saturday night the Lexington
varsity defeated the Mustangs "B"
squad 42-41 after leading 25-12 at
the half. Larry Groves of Lexing
ton led all scorers with 18 points,
while Jim Hayes canned 10 for
all the Mustangs.
The Mustangs have their first
home game on Friday, Jan. 2,
when they entertain the Echo
Cougars in a Cayuse Conference
basketball'?aT4i?l!!,,rav
SENIORS HOLD CHRISTMAS
DANCE
' The Heppner High school sen
iors held a Christmas party and
dance In the Episcopal Parish hall
Monday evening. Special guests
were students who graduated last
year.
Billie Jean Privet t was chair
man of the event. Music was
furnished by Mrs, Give Huston,
piano, and George Terril, violin.
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SELECTIVE SERVICE OFFICE
CLOSED
The Selective Service office
In Condon will be closed on Fri
day December 26 and also on Fri
day January 2, as will all Selec
tive Service offices in Oregon.
DON GILLIAM GRADUATES
FROM OSC
Don Gilliam, son of Len Gil
liam, graduated in the School of
Forestry from Oregon State col
lege at mid term. He is at home
visiting over the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Pfeiffer of
Seattle are spending the holidays
with their daughter, Mrs. Orville
Smith and family, and their son,
John Pfeiffer and family.