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Hpner, OregonThursdc
70th Year, Number 22
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feppner Again
SUNDAY MORNING FIRE which caused nearly $2,500 damage was
caught at Us height by photographer. Dense clcuds of smoke ob
scured the larger building to the rear which also was a mass ol
flames when firemen arrived, but attracted a large crcwd of per
sons to the' scene on West Baltimore street.
which would vou rather have,
hail or heat? Wednesday the tem
perature soared to 93, matcning
the hottest day we've had this
year. Five days betore, last m
Hav a hailstorm struck to the
north and west of Heppner doing
considerable wheat damage in
that area.
Fven thoueh the skies were
finnriv trip temnerature rose from
91 on Tuesday to Wednesday s
high 95, according to Len Gil
liam, weather recorder.
Hail damage was reported by
C. A. Ruggles, insurance agent,
on the farm of George Snider. Of
the 44 acres that were unharvest
pd of Snlder's wheat crop, 62.8
percent was destroyed. The force
Heppner Schools
Opening Set For
Monday, Sept. 1
Farmers Vote Friday
On Allotment Issue
Heppner schools will start
Mnri:.v eni . 7 il was decided
this week by school officials and
August 11 is an important date i wheat, and with a normal pro
fur Morrow county wheat grow- duction of 200 bushels or, more,
trs That's the day eligible 1 are subject to the quotas and are
.wheat growers throughout tne engime to noil
i, ....... in .-,.(.. f..r .r The vutini! will be on whether
hoard members with stuueiitj -.tin,, miot.-.s t.,i or not the growers will accept
aluul," , . , u,c.'i1? rcierenuum ne
be present the first day because ,
of the holiday to register at the, V()(0
i i j 4Va nmii nf AllfT.i
scnooi aunog ,.1. -0
31-Set)t. 4
percent Was Ciesiroyeu. me . , .,,i1r, ,.,i'rnntlv
of the hail in that area was con-i The b Kges problem cuxu. y
f . i-a? ('- '. i mil HT -r r I
r.iiTro i h inroe huildina which Mehl LeVelle used as a
storage place for painting and papering equipment is here being
examined by lite chief C. A. Ruggles. left. Total loss was esti
mated at S2.500. GT Photos)
Sunday Morning Fire
Damages Six Buildings
next year's wheat crop.
County agent
registration scheduled
In announcing tne reg'suauom whofU farmpr j
dav. which falls on LaDor uy-! , . . . f t t0
superintendent H. C. Reed asked W wna, is inVolved in
students who will oe unauie to, forondum hi,foro August 11
farmer should
! marketing quotas on next year's
A fire, discovered shortly be
fore 8:30 Sunday morning, com-
pjpti'- fio-frm-i'; t.n ?rr,n'l h"".d-
ings on west Baltimore street,;
badly damaged another garage,
and storage building, scorched
the paint on two adjacent homes
and set two small blazes on the
roof of the Case apartment build
ing in the same block.
Greatest loss was suffered by
Mehl LaVelle, painting contrac
tor, who lost practically his en
tire supply of paint and equip
ment which was stored in one of
the buildings destroyed. An esti
mate of his loss was placed at
between $1,000 and $1,500. Dam
age to the buildings was placed
at approximately anotner i,uuu.
According to fire chief C. A.
Ruggles, the fire apparently
started from spontaneous com
bustion in a stack of clothing and
personal goods belonging to Mrs.
Nels Justus stored in one of the
buildings. Before it was dis
covered, the blaze had spread to
an adjacent aluminum covered
garage building in whicn La-1
Postmasters Hold
Picnic Sunday at
Courthouse Park
A nostmastcr's picnic was held
at the courthouse park in Hepp-
ner Sunday, according to James
H. Driscoll, Heppner postmaster
and district director of the Na-
tional Association of Postmasters.!
Those attending were Mr. and
Mrs. William E. Logan, Hermis
ton; Mrs. Lilly Thompson, Her
miston; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Golde,
Umatilla; Mrs. Loren L. Bounds,
Ordnance; Freda L. Pearce, Ord
nance; Mrs. Mary Bounds, Pasco;
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Wilson,
Heppner; Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Sayers. Heppner, and Mr. and
Mrs. James Driscoll.
Ti,n usual discussion of postal
problems consumed the part of
the day that wasn't spent in eat
ing and enjoying the park. The
next meeting of the Postmasters
will be held in November in Pen
dleton, it was decided. The date
will be set later.
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HOME FROM KOREA
Cpl. Sam Schwarzin arrived
Wednesday evening at the home
of his parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank
AnHrwii after serving with the
United States Army in Korea. He
will be here until triday, wnen
he reports to Fort Lewis for two
months service.
Velle had his equipment stored
and the burning paints and oils
(rrimediatelv snrpft, the flames
throughout the group of build
ings. Before firemen controled the
fire, the heat had scorched paint
on the LaVelle house, owned by
Mrs. Justus, and on the back of
the residence of Carl Vincent and
Tom Walker on Center street
which helones to the Case estate.
Flaming embers also ignited the
shingles on the roof of the Case
apartment building on the cor
ner of Gale and Center streets,
but this was put out by firemen
before anv serious damage re
sulted. A garage and storage
building at the rear of the Vin
cent, Walker home, which ad-
noinpd the other burned build
ings, also was badly damaged.
Firemen had been caned to me
same location Friday evening to
put out a small blaze which is
thought to have started from
spontaneous combustion in the
stored household goods in one of
the buildings. Only small dam
a w resulted from this fire and
chief Ruggles indicated that
while this blaze was enureiy
extinguished, the remaining
moisture caused the second lire
to start from the same cause.
Though there was only a light
breeze that morning, embers fell
several blocks away with many
being reported from as far away
as south Court srteet.
There was some insurance on
the buildings, but LaVelle, who
I suffered the greatest loss, carried
none on. his equipment.
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siderable for snider's crop was
of Rex, a usually tough wheat.
Five HHS Students
Place in Contest
Pivp members of the Heppner
High School commercial classes
won recognition in the recent
15th Annual Internationa Type
writer Art Contest sponsored by
Julius Nelson, Baltimore, Mary
land.
Sally Palmer and Darlene
Baker won bronze medals (sec
ond place) and Billie Jean Pri
vett, Patsy Wright, and Nancy
Ball received honorable mention.
There were 954 entries from 102
schools in 36 states. In addition,
there were entries from Canada
and British Guiana. Ten students
from Heppner submitted a total
of 14 pictures.
The first prize was an Under
wood typewriter won by a Hud
son. New Hampshire student.
Twenty second prizes were given.
Pictures of Heppner's entries
werp taken bv Mr. E. Dobbie
Principal of Heppner High School;
and, in the near iuture, a dis
play will be made of the pic
tures and awards.
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facing the school district is hous
in f,r two first , trade classes.
The board will open bids Friday
night on an addition to the gym
nasium which will be used as
tpmnnrarv classroom space, but
it will probably be November be
fore the work can te eompu-ifu.
In the meantime arrangements
Clowers in Morrow county
planting 15 or mote acres
Nels Anderson 'crop. If two-thirds of the votes
in the cast are in tavor oi tne maiKi-ung
quotas, they will be put into er
feet. Allotment notices have
already been sent out to growers
by PMA and those acreage al
lotments will be in effect in 1954
whether marketing quotas are in
of effect or not.
The voting places in Morrow
iriiintv are: I.exill''ton and Al-
I county are: Lexington and ai-
BoardmanManTops'-isrta, .sisz
I iiiMimier communities. Courtroom,
Auction
Heppner communities, Courtroom,
County Court House; lone and
Morgan communities, lone Ameri
can Leeion Hall: Eiuhtmile com-
HKliMISTON-C. M. ("rowder of ! munlly, Rhea Creek Grange Vot
. . ...... r.,t inc will start at 9 a. m. and con-
are being made to house the .wo ' K y Ps ,7kI tinue until 9 p.m. . . .
case- . . . . i tip i.i (i s wi be counieu bv
AL:L L SI a committee of farmers and the
wciimi i.hh I'v.uiiv...
$23.30 cwt., Delbert Anson, mana
ger of the sale, reports,
sale, reports.
Others tunning the market in-
aay svui-, ri- p,i.,..,i uoi-mUtim.
ing, surveyed the renovation $19.50 cwt.;
work now being done in the pre- 2 fwU.r
?pnt building, beverai oi uie .
moms and halls have been en- " J "''''! vote since the outcome of the
tirely repainted and the instal-j ' t . h Alfd Wes referendum will materially af
lation of new toilets 1n both rest,- - r voal
i-nnmc hns VlPPn COmDleted. I . .. I, .nnn .
crra Hps either in church
ments or possibly in the Legion
hall. The location of these tem
porary quarters will be announ
ced later.
t!ip school board, during its
regular meeting Monday even
rooms has been compieieu. i.;.(1hin 410 lbs
....u.u.i ui oil hut vu'igmng -iiu his.,
three teaching positions are "ow
$19.00 cwt
veal, $19.75;
Darrel Farrens, Kimberly, 5C0 lb.
. , ua rei r a reus, rnnn'i '. . '
filled and that he Pfts to hav $1.,J0; a Ba ,u,rmis.
New Events Added
In Morrow County
'53 Rodeo Program
Plans for the 1953 Morrow
county Rodeo are nearlng com
pletion with a number of new
events for this year's show, ac
cording to Harold Erwin, Rodeo
director.
Rodeo festivities will get under
way a week before the actual
Rodeo days, Sept. 5 and 6, with
a Dress-Up parade preceding the
Queen's dance on Friday Aug.
28. Under the direction of tne
Heppner Junior Chamber of Com
merce, the Dress-Up parade win
serve as the klck otr lor tne
Rodeo festivities and will be
climaxed bv the crowning of
Queen Klise Bauernfeind. Follow
ing the coronation there is ex
pected to be a public square
dance In the downtown streets.
Foremost in the parade will be
the Heppner high school band
under the direction of the new
bandmaster, James R. Wilson.
The Wranglers riding club will
also be featured.
On Friday, Sept. 4, during the
annual horse show sponsored by
't' tUn U'l-omTlnrc nun rf tlip fcntlirPft
in Portland where the overall ,..,., ,, Un , .nlnr
state figures will be tabulated . uf ra,f , conU,st Tnls
and wired or phoned to Washing-levpnt wjU bp nmited (0 younR.
, itiuijsters between the ages of 14 and
Anderson urges every eligible, lncuglve
wneai grower in u.t- i., , .u , .-.. ,,,,, . in.
elude a silver belt buckle put up
rciercnuum win iiwinmnj i .
feet the price farmers receive for by Jack's Chevron s ation i for f i rst
their 1954 wheat. He pointed out Plilre ana a. 'u' ,u '
that if the quotas are voted In. ! Pt up by J. C. Penney's for the
wheat loans at 90 per cent ot par-1
results will be wired or tele
phoned to the state PMA office
week. New teachers hired dur
ing the past several days include
Marion C. Huccett, formerly in
the Garibaldi, Ore. schools, who
ton 1335 lb. heavy bull, $15.90
A heavy over-supply of Cana
dian cattle consigned at Port
land and Sookane which cut
Mrs. Cyrene Barratt of Corval-
lis is visiting at the home of her
son and daughter-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. William Barratt.
Rev. and Mrs. John R. Reeves
are in Omaha. Nebraska to visit
their son and daughter and their
families.
Swimming Class Here
Draws 98 Condonites
Ninety-eight persons, from six
vears old and up, have been
traveling daily from Condon to
Hennner to take swimming in
structions under Mrs. William
T ahhart Swimming tests Satur
day will end their 11-day course.
Snnnsored bv the Gilliam
county Red Cross and the Com-1
mnnitv r.uild woman s ciud oi
Condon, most of the participants
are grade school age. two buses
and several cars have Drougni
them to and from Heppner, every
day except Sunday.
The class, which is held from
9:30 until 12:00 in the morning,
is separated into three groups,
beginners, intermediate and
i swimmers. The idea is to graau-
ate into the class above and re
ceive a Red Cross certificate.
This is the second year that the
Condon group has been coming
here for the swimming course.
According to Mrs. Labhart, there
has been very few absent during
this year's course.
Swimming course for the Hepp
ner area was completed immedi
ately before the Condon group
lessons.
North Morrow Fair
Dates August 27-29
Preparations are nearly com
plete for the North Morrow
county Fair Aug. 21, M ana & ai
Boardman, it was announced this
week. Russell Miller, entertain
ment chairman, said there will
be a program to suit everyone.
The fair parade will be held
Saturday morning starting at 10
o'clock with Willard Baker, of
Boardman and Max McCoy, Irri
gon In charge.
Cecil Hamilton and Delbert
Carpenter have been working for
two weeks at the fair grounas
building a new poultry building
and making other permanent im
provements in the buildings.
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Ex-Resident Dies
In Portland At 97
A former resident of Morrow
county, Mrs. Charles H. (Viola)
Hams, who came -to Oregon in a
wagon train, died Wednesday,
Aug. 5, in Portland at the age of
97. Mr. Hams survives his wife
at the ag of 102. They had re
cently celebrated their 72nd wed
ding anniversary.
Mrs. Hams was born January 3,
1856, in Breckenridge county,
Kansas She came with her par
ents over the Barlow trail when
she was two years old. In lsl
she married Hams in Portland,
where she had met I m. Follow
ing their marriage, they moved
to Morrow county where mey
ranched until retirement in 1919.
Then they returned to Portland
Francis Monahan
Services Friday
IS, WnOI !,., i rofloctcrl
will teach high school science - . 7""
and assist with rade ol'
coaching, and James R. Wilson,! hea(l after
band instructor, wnson is a re, hp
cent graduate of the University week Top grass steers
of Washington. , s,(,.ldv. cualitv considered,
and feeder steers were 50 cents
.lower, dairy cows steady. A
strong demand for good quality
i fat grass sieers, grass lienors anu
The funeral of Francis Joseph 800 lb. feeder steer went tin
Monahan, 78, a stockman in Mor-'answered, Anson reported. Park-
... kc: ourc will he ers were present from a wide
row couu.jr . -.'. "- !.... , m,u, lnSp
held Friday Aug. 14 at iu:uu a. uieu, iiihik "-
m at fit. Patrick's church. He died packer, and Yakima valley po-
on Aug. 11 at the Pioneer Memor- tato feeders were particularly
lal tinenital i active, vviihl- uim ..wv
tal nospiiai. r.i,.u rnwulfed
Monahan, the son or Mienaei nuyei. ua- r-
and Catherine Monahan, was a slower but active trading
born in county Leitrem, Ireland, session Jlogs were mostly steady
... 10 n in thp nr s cht v ower, with 104 con-
on way o, 101.1. ml- -
United States in 18S5 and after signed compared with 103 Uu
S3U his first five years in Pr.LrSr.
Boston, Mass., and Omana, wen., were uisin.. ..y . h-- j -
he came west with a friend James to better quality, and feeders.
Murthe and went to work Tor were steaay. J
Hugh Fields on the present Kil- Early consignmen s in.l.cate a
kennv ranch. 4large sheep sale Uu ay with
Kinny 1 "-' ,, ....,.' ,.,rt en ar v from
In 1903 Monanan ana iviunne nmny im-i. i .-J
formed a partnership and- went Washington, due ai ... -....
into the sheep business in GU-iweeKiy sneep s.u.-.
! ... tu ia..(H until1 vridnv were 55 sheep, feeder
1913 when Monahan sold out to lambs with a few old ewes, with
Murthe and moved to Heppner to289 at the sheep sale the previous
purchase the old Jones place on, week.
Willow creek. He lived here with I Calves-Baby calves 5.00-14.00
. . t?olrttfl u;hn hrl WPanpr Cilivr 1 j,.nri.;.w
it v will be available to those who
plant within their wheat acreage
allotments. If marketing quotas
are rejected by the growers, quo
tas will not be in effect and the
support rate on 1954 wheat will
drop to 50 percent of Parity for night
Also on the Friday's program
will be one section of the Morrow
county amateur roping contest.
Entries for both the amateur and
the junior amateur contests must
bo in by 6:00 p. m. Thursday
eooperators.
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ROYALTY ON REVIEW
Saturday's Dance to Honor
Boardman's Princess Wilma
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ms wiie, mane uirf - 1"" , . . ,i Kicn
he'd married in 1907, until 1919 cwt; no feeder calves, veal 18.00
when he sold out to Steve Thomp
son because of his health.
Monahan is survived by his
wife; one boy, James, of Hepp
ner; three daughters, Kathleen
Hisler of Heppner, Mary Causey
10 7
'steers Stocker steers 11.00-
13.50 cwt.; feeder steers 13.50-
15.30; fat slaughter steers hmo
10 7'-,- fat heifers 14.(50-15.90.
Cows Dairy cows
- j- or if i'7 r.A lil
of Douglas, Ariz., and Patricia nn a- y - -' "
Barrie of Spokane, Wasn.; one - --. r.,mmiwi
brother, John of Heppner; m?r"vx 75-90:
grandchildren and one great, .--; ;.;p -. 0. shrlls
5.50-6.75.
Bulls 14.75-15.90 cwt
Besides her husband, survivors I
grandchild
Rosary will be recited at 8:00
p. m. Thursday, Aug. 13 at St.
Patrick's. Father Francis Mc
rnrmack will officiate at the
include three sons, one or wnic n, , Funeral home in charge
James, lives at Hardman, Charles r"L n
at Gaston, Oregon, and Roy at
Portland: three daughters, Mrs
Minnie Paul and Mrs. Myrtle
Wade of Portland and Mrs. Fran
ces Stavsa of Cloverdaie. Oregon;
eight grandchildren and 11 great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, Aug. 8, followed by
vault entombment at the Kiver
view Abbey.
Hogs Weaner pigs 18.00-21.00
hd feeder nics. 130 lb.. 21.50-
iU, , i L a M 't.l -fat hogs 22.50 23.30;
Burial will be at the rn iQt-n
SheeiJ Feeder lambs 12.50
14.10 cwt; no fat lambs; ewes
1.25-4.10; no bucks.
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of
Masonic cemetery in Heppner,
HEPPNER FOOTBALL
PRACTICE CALLED
Heppner Boy Scouts
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Heppner high school coach' ; r-
Steve Trukositz announced' Wed-1 ReTUm rrom v-uip
nesday that football practice, IlpnIin.r Bov Scouts
will begin Monday, Aug. I I saUirdav from the Blue
members of the Mustang : U()unVdin C0Uncil summer camp
He urged all team .members ou Wallowa at Wallowa
who can to report the first "ayj,ake Tncy ha(j t)cen there one
to receive equipment week.
I The boys were Bobby Manoney,
JACK SUMNER TO PLAY FOR EAST
IN SHRINE ALL-STAR GRID GAME ,Kocd, Dick Robinson, Louis Say-
,'ers, Dick Bright and Gayle Cox.
Jack Sumner, a recent graduate tion to play during the sunim r provided
of Heppner high school and n"
member of the Mustang football at the LOCK camPUh- pnffit'and Boy Scout studies as well as
team will leave Sunday for La The "Jt''nd other sports. The
uranae to sian praunnr - -- nrepon 'camp was split up into groups
other members of the East squad Shrine of eastern Oregon, ( the wpek as
for the East-West snnne "B win go io u - " " -- - h(. made overnight hikes to
football game to be held Satur- crippled children m " Portland th
day, Aug. 29 at the Bouna-up.mceeu.n; Rrad Faneh0r. William C
Princess Wilma Hug
The third nrincess dance pre
ceding the Morrow County Fair
..ni !(,i. wi ho heiu mis
the G. A. A. in her Junior year.
Princess Wilma has found room
for sports in her high school cur-
Saturday, Aug. 15, in honor oficulum as well as for studies
Princess Wilma Hug, of Board
man
and for leadership.
cheerleader in her
She was a
first three
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l- i v,.r ti.n Ron nlman! vears In men scnooi, as wni as
iTillicum Jr. Woman's club, Prin- cheerleader during her last year
cess' Wilma is the daughter or in graae scnooi. a e
m, ,nH m Amln Hut?. She neted with the girl's volleyball
was born in Hermiston 17 years and Softball teams.
ago, is 5' 4 tall anu nas orowu
hair and gray-green eyes.
Princess Wilma's one big hob
hv U simulv "horses". She will
Although usually to be found
elsewhere than her father's ranch
during the activities of .this
war's Fair, as most of the
grounds in Pendleton.
Sumners name was
not in
he game, wnicn is to -- ":'',,, ,. ofwl'(hn " , , ,;ir. Amonir her
start at 8 p. m., will be a pageant uraa i-ant-nrr ...... . ' hwn f.,ass oresi-
which will include bands and Glen waratooK , " L t, man and iunio
Hrinr, ih Pndpn on her ! Drincesses, Princess Wilma still
palomino named Sherry. claims her share of ranch work
A senior at Boardman high She is quite adept at hoeing
school Princess Wilma will be 'watermelons and driving a trac-
student body president during tor during nay naunng t.mc.
rMU . ' 1 u., tv, ,.ilr "tlpvprs Mus e
l UL ll.u.'tv " . ' - - " "
Box" orchestra of The Dalles will
be featured at Princess Wilma's
.h: n,; nai Tkt of 'musical organizations from 17,Aug. 2, and liowara .a, a r oyu u ... her dance at Heppner's Fair pavll