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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, July 30, 1953
70th Year, Number 20
County Schools
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Princess Carol Ann Wiglesworth
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Princess Dance to Honor
Carol Ann Wiglesworth
Princess Carol Ann Wigles-lthe Echo pop club in both her
worth, representing the Lena freshman and sophomore years
community, will be honored on after participating as a major
Saturday, Aug. 1, at the first of'ette for the Junior Pep club in
the four princess dances to be
given preceding the
Morrow
county Fair and Rodeo.
Princess Carol, the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Walter R.
worth of Butter Creek, is 15 years
old, stands 5' 7", and has light Princess Carol comes from a
brown hair and brown eyes.. She family of possible princess abil
ls a junior at the Echo high , itios. She recalls another mem
school, j her of her family that rose to
Hobbies Dlav an important Dart nrominence in the Morrow countv
in Princess Carol's life. She es-
peclally enjoys riding, swimming
and playing tennis. Most of her
riding is done with the aid of
her sorrel roan named Sally. She dance last Saturday, will also be
is a member of the Wranglers held at the Fair pavilion. Admis
Riding club. She has also been s;ion will be $1.00 per person.
a member of the 4-H Sewing club
for two years.
Princess Carol claims her share
of honors. Foremost among them
is her Heppner Rodeo participa
tion, which includes four years
as pennant bearer. She has also
been salutatorian of her eighth
grade class, freshman class sec
retary, sophomore GAA secretary,
sophomore reporter on the school
annual and girls sports writer
for the school paper. I
Active in sports Princess Carol'
romneted as a sophomore for the
Echo eirls track team, playing on
the tennis squad and was a mem-
ber of the volleyball team for
her second year. i
Tnnninf? her soorts activities.
she has been head majorette for
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Three Teachers Still
Needed in Schools
Heppner schools need three
teachers to fill all the vacancies
in the faculty for next year, sup
erintendent H. C. Reed said this
week.
B. J. Mickelsen, high school soc
ial science teacher last year, who
had planned to return next year,
this week sent in his resignation
due to illness. He has been at
tending summer school in Ari
zona, but recently entered a vet
eran's hospital there, and his let
ter indicated that doctors advised
him that he will require a full
year of treatment and rest.
The position of high school sci
ence teacher and a 4th grade in
structor are still unfilled.
Drivers Licenses
Obtainable August 4
A drivers license examiner will
be on duty in Heppner on Tues
day, Aug. 4, at the courthouse be
tween the hours of 9:30 a. m. and
3:30 p. m., according to an an
nouncement received from the
.A.An rt ctota'c flfflPO
mm.,.., -.- uud'' "1 7" rr 19- An additional set of en
Persons wishing original Ucen- ing the 3, 4 and 5 of September., recommended.
ses or permits to drive are asked , - o - 2Q Xeachers need opportun.
to file applications well ahead of! Mrs. Maud Casswell. Morrow!itv t0 meet together
the scheduled closing hour in or-jcounty home demonstration agent j Cumufative ' n record
der to assure time for completion returned Saturday frorr 'Seattle !cards hea cards
of the required license tests. Wash. She rpent the Fourth or h . kpDt , classrooms.
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VACATION BiBJUt.
PROGRAM During the hot summer vacation
The Daily Vacation Bible schooH1 vi"sit,d Bri,ish Columbia and
of the Nazarene church in Ione;Mt' Rainier.
will hold a closing program on1 Mr. and Mrs. Alex Thompson
Friday, July 31, at 8:00 p. m. A, returned Saturday from a two
special feature will be the child- weeks vacation in California.
ren's rhythm band. Mr. and Mrs. Emile Groshens
Everyone is weleorne to come! left last week for a short vaca-
and heai tlie eBiiatem ttion trip into Canada.
the seventh and eighth grade.
Not to be outdone as a typical
ranch raised girl, Princess Carol
helns hpr fathpr at homp hv
Wigles-'working on the baler and raking
and mowing.
Fair and Rodeo, four years ago, Proving the Heppner elementary
her sister Princess Dorothy. school, and superintendent Reed
Princess Carol's dance coming' Pointed out that items 2, 3, 5, 6,
fi'v rt v.-fvk after the kickoff.10, 14, 20, 21 and 23 were being
Storage Building
Damaged by Fire
A fire in the storage building
for the Lane apartments turned
half of the town out last Friday
to watch the volunteer firemen
wet it down and put it out.
Fire trucks were little more
than backed around the corner to.ture needs to be replaced
get at the blaze, which didn't do
an excess of damage but which (
caused enough to ruin part of the
raftering of the building.
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himcoif nf thP nhrf victims
; of the damage when he belated -
ly realized that the trailer stored
I in
the shed was his own. The!
outside of the trailer was scorch-1
ed enough to call for a new paint
job. I
No estimate of the damage has
been made as yet, according to
Ruggles, but there will be some
rebuilding needed
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Library Officials
Elected at Meeting
Thn annual mectinc of the
Heppner public library was held
last week at the library building. .
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Election of officers was held with1
Mrs. James G. Thomson, presi-
dent; Mrs. Marie Clary, vice-
president; Mrs. Lucy E. Rodgers.'
secretary-treasurer; Mrs. Harold
Eecket, new trustee for the three
a, torm- t n Tnrnpr. for the
two year term, and Miss Leta M
Humphreys for the one year term,
Mrs. Josephine Baker will con
tinue as librarian.
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Fair buttons aie out. . . and
can be purchased at most of the
stores in Heppner. Price of the
buttons is $1.00 and they admit
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Five Morrow county schools re
cently received the results of
standardization surveys made
early this summer by a represen-.
tative of the state board of edu
cation. Only one, Hardman, was
classified as standard, the other
four, Heppner, Lexington, lone
and Boardman were classified as
conditionally standard.
Reports for Irrigon have not yet
been received.
In most of the reports the big
gest objections raised by the
board were lack of bulletin board
space, furniture needs, drinking
fountains, and general building
care, however in some cases, es
pecially Heppner, the report
pointed out the need for more
space and better lighting. The
Lexington report noted a need for
playground improvements, many
of which are now being complet
ed at the school.
The Heppner report presented
the longest list of recommenda
tions, 24 of them, however many
of these fell into the classifica
tion of general maintenance.
H. C. Reed, Heppner superinten
dent said that while the report
gave a clear picture of what is
needed in the elementary school
section of the building, the state
supervisor of elementary educa
tion, who made the survey and
report, did not consider the upper,
or high school floor of the build
ing, the gymnasium and auditor
ium or the shop facilities. Had
these been surveyed, there would
undoubtedly have been many
more suggestions for improve
ments.
The conditionally standard
dassif ication requires that a plan
of improvement be established by
the district and be submitted to
the county school superintendent
for approval within 90 days.
Following is the summary list
of 24 recommendations for im-
taken care of at the present time
so that these Improvements will!
be ready by the start of school,
1. The school site is over-
crowded. The efforts being made
by the school board to correct this
condition are commendable.
2. Many classrooms need re
decoration. 3. It is recommended that
most chalkboards be refinished
in light yellow-green slating.
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Bulletin boards are needed
in almost all classrooms.
5. One classroom is without a
clock.
6. The non-adjustable
furni-
7. A table and chairs which
tit the children should be provld-
ed for each classroom library cor-
ner.
8. Storage space is limited In
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several classrooms,
shades are
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won t and should be replaced.)
spvpral toilpt spats arp rrarkpH
and rough, these conditions
should be corrected.
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bacement rooml fusing grades
throe and four shoud be dIs
continued.
12. More drinking fountains
are needed.
13. The number of washbowls
should be increased. "
14. Manv windows were dirty
and other items of custodial ser-
"-c unliving.
15. The nnneinal
ls- me principal snouid nave
somp time free to direct the in -
16. Some additional classroom
tools and science demonstration
materials are needed.
17. It is recommended that the
school district consider a central
library to facilitate rotation of
books between the classrooms.
.Better distribution of books, ma
terials, and supplies on hand Is
I necessary. Exchange of maps and
giones Deiween classrooms snouia
be dlted
subscriptions
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Several new
desks are
needed for teachers.
23. Plaster on the rpilincr in a
number of classrooms is cracking
and needs repairing.
24. Classroom floors should
have a light finish.
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Rev. Lester Boulden is driving
truck for Ray Drake during the
harvest season.
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Miss Austria Arrives
For Heppner Visit
Miss Lore Folder, who as Miss Austria recently participated
in the Miss Universe beauty contest at Long Beach, Cal., arrived in
Heppner shortly befoie noon today to visit with the girl with whom
she has been corresponding for four years.
Virginia Gonty, and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Gonty, met
Miss Felger's plane at Pendleton and drove her to Heppner where
she will spend five days visiting and resting from the nearly
three weeks of strenuous activities connected with her participa
tion in the Miss Universe contest where she placed among the
top 16 contestants. Even in Heppner, though, she won't get to just
rest, for only one-halt' hour after her arrival she was a guest
at the Thursday noon meeting of the Soroptimist club.
When asked how she liked this section of Oregon, she said
she ". . . liked it. It reminds me a little bit of Austria, the hills and
everything."
Whether Miss Felger would be able to find time to visit
her friends in Heppner has been the subject of much wonderment
among the Gonty family and others who knew of the possibility
of her visit here. Many phone calls and letters were required to
make the arrangements for her stopover. A wire service story
appearing last week in a Portland paper said that she was to
arrive here July 20, but at that time the Gontys had been unable
to contact her directly for confirmation. Discussion of possible
movie contracts was credited with causing the delay.
Cemetery Tax Vote
To Be Held Saturday
The special election to approve
a three mm tax levy ior nit
maintenance and operation of
the recently organized Heppner
cemetery maintenance district
will be held Saturday, August 1
from 2 to 7 p, m. Polling place
will be the Heppner city hall.
It was pointed out by the new
directors that the funds, if ap
proved, will be used to recondi
tion and maintain all sections of
the Heppner cemetery as well as
f several other smaller cemeteries
located within the district. The
boundaries of the cemetery dis
trict are the same as those of
school district No. 1.
Dr. Wolff Leaves For
Army Duty in Texas
Dr. and Mrs. Wallace Wolff and
son Billie left Wednesday morn-
ine for Fort Sam Huston, San,
Anlmin Tnvnc jl'1ipi'p hp will rp-
Unrt fr antiip Hlltl Uith HlP
port for active
army.
En route they plan to visit Zion
National Park, Bryce Canyon,
Grand Canyon and Carlsbad Cav
ems. The end of August Mrs.
Wolff will go to Wisconsin to visit
I her family. She will return to
Heppner for the opening of school
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school this fall.
Rev. Fast to Leave
After 2 Years Here
Rev. Nels Fast, pastor of the
Assembly of God church in Hepp-
ner recently accepted a call to
serve the church in Mollola, Ore-
Igon. He will speaK in tne local
church Sunday, Aug. 2, ending
two years of service here. The
Fasts will move to Mollala next
week.
Called to take Rev. Fast's place
in Heppner is Rev. Willis W. Gey-
er. Rev. and Mrs. Geyer and their
( lour children win arrive eariy
1 next week.
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PVT. BILLY J. RIETMANN, son of
Victor Rietmann of lone, who
has been assigned to Camp.
Roberts. California, to begin his
military training. He is as -
signed to Battery A of the 434th
Armored Field Artillery battel -
ion.
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Heppner Scouts
Return From Trip
With Lots to Tell
The five Heppner Boy Scouts
who attended the National Scout
Jamboree near Puerte, Calif., ar
rived home Tuesday night after
15 days of "the most wonderful
trip a group of boys could ever
make."
The Heppner scouts, Jay Sum
ner, Len Ray Sehwarz, Jesse
Smallwood, Dick Applegate and
Bob Laughlin, plus Lexington
scout, Hugo Leyva, have nothing
hut good things to say for the
Jamboree and their trip. The
estimated 50.000 scouts were all
there, they said. That makes a'agin-j about 80,000 bushels a day. I Tne national acreage allotment
lot of two-man pup tents spread jwith Lexington taking in the of 62,000,000 acres has been ap
over the Irvine ranch, site of the 'most with 35,000 N. Lexington, portioned among the states and
Jamboree. 1 15,000, lone and McNab each 8.000 counties according to the acreage
Jesse Smallwood, one of the Heppner and Ruggs, each 7,000. seeded to wheat during the latest
traveling scouts, prepared a re-!N. Lexington will be plugged up 10-year period, adjusted for
port on their trip for the benefit 'approximately Monday, said trends and other factors. Ore
of the community and especially , Lamb, 'at which time farmers in Son's allotment is 875,672. The
for those groups which helped the that area must begin bringing county allotment will be divided
boys make the journey. Here is their wheat to the Lexington ele-,amonR ,he farms, based on past
his account of "the most wonder-'vator. wheat acreage, tillable acres In
ful trip" I The MCGG has taken in 1.020,- Parh 'arm' crop-rotation prac-
"We left Hinkle at 2:00 a. m., 000 bushels since the start of bar- ces, type of soil and topography.
July 11 by train and arrived at j vest. "Of this 300,000 bushels Th(,y wl11 1)0 determined by the
Bonneville at 5:00 a. m. After have been shipped. "It looks like county PMA committee, with the
eating at Bonneville we toured .we're going to be able to handle
the dam and saw different pro-ithe storage," Lamb declared. The
jects. Then we took the barge railroad cars are coming in regu
down the Columbia. We saw larly and the terminal storage
Multnomah Falls and other dif
ferent places on our trip down.
After arriving at Portland we
toured the city and then caught
a train for San Francisco.
"We arrived at Oakland and
took the ferry across San Fran
cisco Bay. On our way across we
could see Alcatraz island, the
Bay bridge, and the Golden Gate
bridge. We left the Ferry build
ing to tour San Francisco and as
we went down the streets by trol
ley we stopped at Fleischacker
zoo and saw the many animals of
that place. Next we travelled to
the Cliff House, where some of us
swam at Sutros Baths.
"After the swim we ate at the
Cliff House and then took a bus
1 1 to where we could catch the cable
car that took us to Chinatown.
After we saw Chinatown we took
the ferry back across the Bay and
got on the train and went to San
Fernando mission. We went
through the mission and saw
many things. Then we took the
train to Puerte to go to the
Jamboree.
"At the Jamboree we learned
more the meaning of scouting
land its different crafts. We swam
in the Pacific ocean many times
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;;anu we nau a vt-ijr k""u unit-. ytr
had different Jobs in our patrol
k, which we rotated each day. There
,' vvere demonstrations every day of
:' the Jamboree. These demonstra
tions were about scouting.
"We took different tours while
. ' we were there. Near the last of
the Jamboree we went to Los An
geles. There we saw the great
Lockhead air base and R. K. O.
movie sets. While we were on
lour way back to the Jamboree we
'saw different television stations
'and radio stations and we drove
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Quota
In Local Referendum
To be Held August 14
Wheat fanners will go to the should contact the I'M A of flee im
polls on Friday August 11, after mediately.
T . Wheat farmers must approve
15 days of studying their acreage thjj markPting quotaa by a two.
allotment, with a chance of ap- j thirds majority in the nation
peal, to vote for or against mar- j wide referendum. In effect they
keting quotas for the 1954 crop, will be voting for a govern-
The Morrow county allotment is
120,721 acres, a cut of 30 percent
from this year's seeding.
Individual farmers will receive
their wheat allotment during the
first part of next week, according
to Eugene Peterson, head of the
PMA office in Morrow county.
Any farmer in doubt as to
eligibility and his right to vote,
Wheat Cut Light,
Estimate Drops
As Mid-point Near
With the harvest nearing the Each wheat farmer on a farm
halfway mark, the wheat is be-'which is subjoct to quotas and
ginning to show indications of the who nas a share ln the wheat
damage the heat has caused. The crop ,3 ellKible to vo(0 in tho ref .
original estimate of 25 bushels m.ndum, Farms on wllcn the
average yield per acre has been wheat acreaRe is 15 acres or
lowered to an estimate of 22 ess. and farms on whlch tbe
bushels, according to Al Lamb, normal production of the acreage
manager of the MCGG. planted to wheat is less than 200
The early wheat was fair and bushels are exempt from wheat
even good, said Lamb, but now. marketing quotas.
R",l!SCTiniMWJ!.hffa l0x,?I! The reason for the need to call
wi-iKm unu o i.... i ...mw. ".f,,. :,!! mint as nrwoi! frnm
Rugirs and Heppner area has es-J
pecially been coming in poorly,
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and of poor quality he said
advising that It would pay o be
more careful with the harvest and
do a better job.
Thn MCC.C. m this noint Is aver
space Is still available for later
use.
Legion Drive to
Get Hospital Bed
The Heppner post of the Ameri
can Legion is again sponsoring a
magazine 'subscription campaign
in this area from which they will
receive another hospital type bed
for use throughout the county.
The Legion has already provid
ed one hospital bed for the pub
lic and a polio pack heater which
is now at Pioneer Memorial hos
pital by means of the same cam
paign in past years.
Legion officers ask that resi
dents contacted by the represen
tatives be sure to ask each one
for his credentials.
Irrigon 4-H Club
Sets Demonstration
A 4 II demonstration day has
been scheduled for Irrigon 4-H
club members and leaders, Aug
ust 6 at 10:00 a. m. in the grade
school cafeteria. Maul C. Cass
well, County Agent, Home Eco-
mics, will assist the teams with
demonstration problems.
All contestants planning to
enter the demonstrations at the
North Morrow County fair will j have feen no rain, the Julys out
come and bring the demonstra- numbered all but the dry months
tlon they have planned in any 'of August. August, too has seen
stage they may have it developed. .00 for nine times. This year's dry
The demonstrations may be pre-
sented by teams or by an Indi-jthe race unless we find our
vidual. Contestants will receive selves with another dry 30 days,
help on the introduction, the "Do" To add to the race of the Julys
part and the summary and ques- and the Augusts and give some
tlons. Morrow County conVst-j thing to look forward to next
ants will be competing at lhe month, the 1949 dry July was
fairs for the winning teams to go followed by an equally dry Aug
to the State Fair. lust.
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Before Farmers
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,f ,.,v .vnPli thpir
1 quota, or the same allotment
quota with only 50 percent of
parity price support but no pen-
alty except for being left on the
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county PMA commission. Polling
places will be in the Lexington
and Alpine community, the Lex
ington grange hall; lone and
Morgan, the lone American Leg
ion hall; north and south Hepp
ner, in the court room of the
county court house, and Eight-
mile community, the Rhea Creek
grange hall. Polls will be open
from 8 a. m. until 9 p. m.
the law that any time the total
estimated supply of wheat ex-
coeds the normal supply by more
secretary of
agr,cutu must proclalm thyem.
The estimate this year shows 50
percent above the normal supply.
assistance of a community com
mittee.
Because this is the first time
that marketing quotas have been
called the farmers will have a
chance, through the polls, to say
whether they want to use this
method of adjustng wheat pro
duction. As it is set up now, this
is the government's way of giving
each farmer a fair share of the
wheat market.
July Is Mighty Dry,
Look Out for August
As this paper goes to press, with
only one day left in the month, it
seems very likely that July will
find itself without a single drop
of rain this year. This will put
July of 1953 into a classification
that has held only nine Julys
since the year 1910, when weather
records were first kept In Hepp
ner. With a figure .00 for the first
time since 1949's July, Heppner
has seen a total of .31 inches dur
ing the Julys in the last three
years. Last year's .04 inches was
the slightest amount of the three.
The biggest drought of Julys on
record occurred in 1929, 1930 and
1931 when for these years there
was a straight .00 inches. Every
July from that time until 1949
was wet down at least somewhat.
Looking back over all the
months since 1910, the records
show that of all the months which
July will put that month ahead ln