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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday,, September 10, 1953
70th Year, Number 26
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Large 1st Grade
Requires Use of
Churches for Room
Kids, kids and more kids!
Tie Heppner schools were bulg
ing at the seams this week and
spilling over into two church
barements as school got under
way Monday with a first day in
crease of 13 students over last
year's peak enrollment. The
number showing up on the first
day this year was 429 students,
, which compared with a peak of
41C last year.
On the surface, the 13 increase
might not appear as serious, but
a check of where the increases
came, by grades, shows a big
jump in the elementary grades,
particularly in the first grade
where GO students are entered.
This starting group is presently
divided into three classes with 18
housed in the Episcopal church
under the direction of Mrs. Tur
ner, 19 at the Methodist church
under Mrs. Flower and 23 at the
school building being taught by
Mrs. James Sumner. These
children are transported to and
from the churches at noon for
lunches and those going by bus
are returned to the school in the
afternoon to await bus depar
tures. A breakdown of the grades
show the following:
1st 60 (3 classes)
2nd 35
3rd 47 (2 classes)
4 th 30
5th -41 (one full fifth and one
combination 4th and 5th)
6th 30
7th 30
8th 25
In the high school there are:
Freshman 37
Sophomores 42
Juniors 33
Seniors 20
The total registration in the first
eight grades is 297, and In the
high school 132. This compares
with 282 and 134 for last year,
but it is known that there are be
tween 10 and 20 students who
have not yet registered due to
harvest work, state fair compe
tition or illness.
Superintendent H. C. Reed said
Wednesday that the present
classroom arrangement is tem
porary for a couple of weeks
until registration is complete and
a workable plan can be figured
out. "Actually, he said, "we
need two more teachers and two
more classrooms to be able to
handle the students". One of the
biggest jams is in the second
grade where 35 children are
housed in one room. In order to
handle the 6th, 7th and 8th
grades, where much of the in
crease is still due, Reed said he
planned to departmentalize the
three grades in order to cut down
on the size of the classes. This
however, will require another
tecaher in this division.
The heavy registration in the
lower grades, particularly among
the starting first -jgraders, was
expected, and it was hoped to
have the temporary wing built on
the gymnasium under construc
tion by this time, but delays in
getting plans complied will stall
completion of this until about
December. When completed it
will be used to house two of the
three 1st grades for the rest of
the year and then will be used as
a band room. State regulations
will not permit its use for ele
mentary classrooms for longer
than the current emergency per
iod, which points to the need for
an immediate start on the plan
ning for an entirely new elemen
tary school to relieve the pressure
on the old building which now
houses all 12 grades.
Services Held Monday
For Leathers Baby
Graveside services were held
Monday at lone for Patricia Ann
Leathers, infant daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Loren Leathers of lone.
She was born August 28 and died
Sept. 4 at the Pioneer Memorial
hospital.
She is survived by her parents,
one brother James, a twin sister,
Nancy Lee and three other sisters,
Marilee, Renee and Daleen.
Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Pape of
Portland were here during the
week looking after their farm in
terests two miles south of Hepp
ner. They have leased their land
to Albert Fetch, who's been work
ing it for the past four years.
POW John L. Smith
Due to Arrive in
San Francisco Today
According to word received
by his parents Mr. and Mrs.
William C. Smith of Heppner,
Cpl. Jchn L. Smith, who was
recently released from a pri
soner of war camp in Korea,
will arrive by ship in San
Frencisco today (Thursday).
It is expected that Cpl
Smith will be processed im
mediately at San Francisco
and will be free to continue
on to Heppner within one or
two days.
Word of his release from
POW camp was received here
two weeks ago. He had been
a prisoner of the Torth Ko
reans since December, 1950.
It is understood that seve
ral Heppner organizations are
planning a special welcome
for Cpl Smth when he arrives
home.
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Thirty Pre-School
Children Register
For Kindergarten
Thirty five-year olds registered
Tuesday morning at the Heppner
civic center for the Jaycee-Ette
sponsored kindergarten, club offi
cials said Wednesday. Several
more are expected within the
next few days to bring the regis
tration even higher.
Mrs. Douglas Drake is again
teaching the pre-school class as
she has done during the past two
years.
Jaycee-Ette kindergarten board
members said that any five year
old child who has not been regis
tered will be picked up by mem
bers if parents will call either
Mrs. Jack Loyd, Mrs. John Preif
fer or Mrs. Bill Barratt.
A few toys, dolls - and other
suitable playthings are still need
ed by the kindergarten and Jay-cee-Ettes
asked that anyone hav
ing such things to donate to
please contact any member of the
board.
Firemen Answer Four
Alarms Over Weekend
Heppner firemen got a series of
workouts over the past weekend
with four alarms turned in Satur
day and Sunday. Two of them
were false alarms, but one blaze
caused considerable damage.
Most serious damage wasj
caused Sunday evening when an
electric motor on a big refriger
ation compressor at the Heppner
Market burned out filling the
store and the apartments above
with acrid smoke. The fire was
confined to the motor which
operated the freezing unit for the
lockers. A new motor was found
before any lockpr foods were de
stroyed by thawing.
The other fire , Sunday morning
was confined to grass and weeds
on the Ivan Cox place at the
south end of town. No damage
resulted.
The false alarms came during
the Saturday afternoon rodeo and
just at the conclusion of the Sun
day show and caused quite a
scramble among volunteer fire
men, several of whom were per
forming at the rodeo grounds.
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Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Carter and
three children spent Sunday
night and Monday in Walla
Walla where they attended a
family reunion.
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FASTEST CALF ROPER in the Morrow county amateur calf roping
was Floyd Jones who is shown here with his mare "Lucky" and the
saddle she helped him win. Floyd said, "Lucky should get the
credit, she did most oi the work," but his fast time indicated that
he too, knew very well that his roping and tieing had lots to do
with his winning. The saddle was made by Joe Snyder and pre
seated by Heppner Lumber Company. (GT Photo)
Morrow 4-H Girls
Grand Champions
At State Fair
At the Oregon State Fair this
week, Morrow county's three girl
canning judging team composed
of Joan Marie Graham, Patsy
Wright and Sally Palmer, came
out grand champions.
This is the first time Morrow
county has entered a team in this
event and they competed with
eleven counties in the blue and
red ribbon groups and several in
the white ribbon group.
Other judging teams entered
were in the clothing contest with
Sharon Rill, Judy Thompson and
Shirley peck emerging with a
red ribbon. In the foods judging
contest white ribbon was won
by Diane Grant, Helen Graham,
and Carol Ann Anderson.
On Tuesday Mardine Baker of
lone was in the cake baking con
test and the results are not yet
known. She competed with 28
other contestants. On Thursday
Jean Marie Graham will enter
the bread baking contest; Diane
Grant the pie making demonstra
tion and Sharon Rill the clothing
' demonstration. j
i On Friday Shirley Peck, Patsy
, Wright, Janice Martin and Janet
Wright will be in the style revue
land Saturday Sally Palmer will
enter the wool sewing contest. I
Sylvia Boylen of Irrigon will give
a demonstration of flower ar-
rangements. '
' A tour of the capital building
was arranged for the 4-H dele
gates from Morrow county and
they were conducted through the
building by Paul Gammell for
mer Heppner resident.
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Two Heppner Girls
Leave For Stephens
Hundreds of "Stephens Susies" ,
from each of the forty-eight
states and from twenty foreign
countries and territories will
converg on Columbia, Mo., 'by
t:ain, plane and car for the open
ing of the fall term at Stephens
i College on September 13.
I Soon after their arrival Step
hens students will be officially
.welcomed by President Thomas
' A. Spragens in a convocation
,which will mark the beginning of
the one hundred twenty first
year since the founding of the
school in 1833.
Registered as a new student
is Miss Dorothy French, daughter
of Mrs. Rose Francis of Heppner.
Returning to resume her stu
dies will he Miss Eleanor Rice,
granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.
B. Rice.
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Social Security
Representative Due
Persons who have worked at
least HA years after 1950 in jobs
covered by social security will be
able to get monthly social secur
ity payments for themselves and
their families if they reach age
65 and retire before the middle
of 1954.
For more information about
this and other problems relating
to Social Security the field rep
resentative from La Grande soc
ial security office will be in Hepp
ner at the City Hall on Thursday,
September 17th, between the
hours of 9:00 a. m. and Noon to
assist residents of this area.
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TOP PARADE ENTRIES are shown in this group of pictures taken
during Saturday' grand parade. Upper left is the grand sweep
stakes winning float entered by the Rhea Creek Grange, upper
right is winning float in the commercial division entered by Phil's
Drugs. Lower left photo shows the entry of the Pacific Power and
Floyd Jones Wins
Top Award in
Amateur Roping
Floyd Jones, Heppner, proved
himself to be the top local cow
boy as he walked off with the
grand prize of the, saddle in the
Morrow county amateur calf rop
ing during he rodeo last week
end. Only a few seconds behind him
in total time in the same event
was Cornett Green who placed
second to win the bridle and the
breast collar, and Charlie Daly
who placed third to win a west
ern hat.
The amateur roping, always
one of the top events of the rodeo,
brought out 20 local hopefuls who
each did their best to out-do their
neighbor in roping and tieing
Tuckers big Angus calves.
Other winners of the very suc
cessful two-day show were Bare
back riding,: Jerry Norwood,
best average with day money
going to Norwood and Verle
Hammock.
Saddle bronc riding; Jackie
Wright who also split day money
with Bill Wickland.
Bull riding; Howard Harris best
average with day money going
to him and Jessie Hooper.
Professional calf roping: E. V.
Dorsey took best average, though
he placed second both days to
Vic Williams and Lem Boughner.
Bull dogging: Ike Fernandez
best average and he also took top
day money one day and third the
other. Dale Johnson took top day
money the second day.
Wild cow milking: Smokey
Kaiser first E. V. Dorsey second
and Max Nogel third.
All Around Winner
Winner of the belt buckle for
best all-around cowboy was Jerry
Norwood who placed well in three
major events.
In the junior amateur calf rop
ing, a new event this year, Lee
Palmer of lone won the Belt
Buckle for the fastest time, Eddie
Brosnan got the spurs for second
place.
Other winners were the Ukiah
riding club in the flag race;
Gerald Swaggart, Oscar George
and Bob Steagall in that order in
the revived Morrow county derby
run Sunday; and in another new
event, the plowhorse derby Homer
Hager barely edged out Bill
Weatherford to take first place.
Many comments were heard
that this year's rodeo was one
of the best presented in many
years and though final admission
figures are nat yet available it is
thought that attendance figures
would be up slightly from last
year, rodeo officials said,
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Mrs. E. R. Huston had as over
night guests on Saturday Mr. and
Mrs. T. E. Chidsey and daughter
Melba and husband of Silverton.
They are former Heppner resi
dents. On Sunday night she had
as guests Walter Stuart, Jr. and
Mr. Foster of Albany.
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Fair Livestock
Winners Named
The weatherman smiled ami
thousands of people turned out
to see one of the finest fairs and
rodeos held in Morrow county.'
A complete compilation of ad
missions is not yet available, but
it is thought that attendance was
equal to, or slightly belter than
last year, fair officials indicated.!
Although produce and crop 'x-'
hibits didn't quite compare with
last year, due in a large part to
the weather this year, the heavy
number of excellent 4-H club and
school exhibits more than made
up for their lack. All available
space in the fair pavilion was
taken. I
Top interest, as always, was in'
the 4-H and F. F. A. livestock
entries and many top quality,
beef, lambs and hogs were shown'
and sold at the fat stock auction
Friday night. Winners in the
various divisions wer:e I
Grand champion beef, Dick Ek-
strom, which brought 40c and
was bought by the Heppner Elks.
Reserve champion beef, Duane
Baker, 36c bought by the Morrow
County Grain Growers. j
1st places went to Shirley Peck
whose 4-H beef brought 28c; and,
Neil Beamer's F. F. A. beef which!
brought 34c.
Pnnd rhfimtiim triOn Mflf.
dine Baker, 55c bought by Ber
nard Doherty. "
Reserve Champion sheep, Judy
Thompson, 45c bought by P. W.
Ma honey.
Firsts for sheep were won by,
Kenneth Smouse and Mickey Van1
Schoiack and both brought .'IGc.
Grand champion hog was
shown by Ronald McCabe and it
brought 4Gc from Art Stefani. j
Showmanship Winner
The trophy for top 4-H show
man went to Duane Baker of lone
and the top 411 livestock, judge
was Alvin McCabe whq with
Dickie Ekstrom and Bill Brannon!
of the lone Livestock club will
be Morrow county's judging team
at the Pacific International next
month. '
In open class entries ex
hibiting, Floyd Worden received
the trophy for the best entries.
WORK STARTS ON
NEW SCHOOL WING
Work was started this Thurs
day morning on construction of
the new wing for the Heppner
school gymnasium. When com
pleted it will be used to house
temporarily two elementary
classrooms.
MeCormaek Construction com
pany of Pendleton has the con
tract. C. W. BARLOW INJURED
C. W. Barlow, county clerk, re-j
ceived serious injuries to one leg
Thursday morning when he got j
entangled in a power lawn mow-
er at the court house.
Barlow was treated at Pioneer
Memorial hospital and will be '
taken to Walla Walla to a spec-'
ialist. 1
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Light ccmpany, a new hydraulic "tree trimmer" truck which at
tracted much attention among the crowds even though it didn't
win an award. The two small cuts show Gene Morris, Rodeo clown
who performed during the parade as well as at the Rodeo, and the
top money winning comic entry of Rosewall Motor Company.
(GT Photos)
Mrs. Eva Bellenbrock
Dies Suddenly Here,
Services Held Sunday
Funeral services were held Sun
day afternoon for Eva Bellen
brock, 53, who passed away at
her home in Heppner Sept. 3.
Mis. Bellenbrock suffered a coro
nary attack as she was getting
into her car in front of her home
in Ninth Heppner and died im
mediately afterward.
Mrs. Bellenbrock was born Feb.
Hi, I !( H) and had lived most of her
life in this vicinity. The family
had moved here from Monument
about a month ago.
Surviving besides her husband
Conard Bellenbrock, is one son,
Donald; her mother, Mrs. Susie
Hughes; two sisters, Mrs. Ethel
Furlong, Port Orchard, Wash.,
and Mrs. Zella Clark, Portland;
one brother Pete Hughes and a
grandson and granddaughter.
Services were held at Phelps
Funeral Home chapel with Rev.
Earl L. Soward officiating. Inter
ment was in the Heppner Masonic
cemetery.
Fair Board Head,
Other Adults, Join
Kids With Mumps
An epidemic of mumps this
week continued to lay low quite
a number of Heppner children
and was beginning to spread to
romp of the parents. The afflict
ed in both age groups suffered
probably as much from having to
miss the fair and rodeo last week
as they did from the mumps, ac
cording to many reports.
The illness kept many students
from registering on the first day
of school, but one parent, Steve
Thompson, chairman of the fair
board, whoso son Terry, also is
swollen, wilted until the fair was
over to come down with them.
Many other adults also have
the mumps, but a complete list of
their names is not available.
Sewer System Nearly
Done, Council Hears
Discussion of bills and matters
concerning the sewer system and
disposal plant took up all the
city council's time Tuseday night
during its regular meeting.
Engineer Gilbert Groff was pre
sent to explain the progress of
the convtruction and stated that
with the exception of a few lat
erals, cleanup, street repair etc.,
(lie sewer lines were practically
completed. The plant is also
done except for a few minor
items.
The council had hoped to be
able to start issuing permits im
mediately to allow individuals
hookup to the sewer, but Groff
Advised that it would be better
to wait another week or two until
all testing could be completed.
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Mr. and Mrs. Henry Tetz o
Monmouth, former Heppner resi j
dents, were visiting in Heppner!
over the weekend with their
daughter arid family Mr. and Mrs.
William Labhart. 1
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Grand Sweepstakes
Von By Grange
Many hundreds of persons
gathered in downtown Heppner
Saturday morning to witness the
annual Fair ond Rodeo parade
and to see the Rhea Creek Grange
win the sweepstakes award for
entering the best float.
The Grange entry also placed
first in the adult roup. float di
vision, followed by the Legion
Auxiliary and the Soroptimist
club. Best business float award
went to Phil's Drug, followed by
Leathers & Walker and Rosewall
Motor company.
The prize for the best juvenile
group float was won by the Rain
bow Girls entry, with second place
going to the 4 H clubs and third
to the Campfire Girls.
In the riding section Buck
Lieuallen, Pendleton was judged
the best mounted cowboy and Ida
Lee Chapel es best mounted cow
girl. Other winners were: oldest
cowgirl, Lonnie Lowden; oldest
cowboy, C. A. Pequit; youngest
cowboy, a Jepsen boy; youngest
cowgirl, Judy Gammell.
Best organized riding club was
won by the Evergreen Riding
Club of Uklah, second place in
this group went to the Umatilla
Sago Riders. Best family group
was won by the Eb Hughes fam
ily and Rosewall Motor company
won first for the best comic entry.
In the juvenile division the
Judges had quite a time making
decisions and, as usual, finding
out the names of some of those
entered. The following list is
incomplete as to the children's
first names, hut is as accurate as
the judges could make it. Child
float, Bugs Bunny was Here, Dar
rell Diek;second, Covered Wagon,
Edgar Morris boy; third, Little
Red Hen, name unknown.
Best pet entries were won by
Russell Elde, Nancy Kay Moyer
and a Nels Anderson boy.
Best juvenile cowboys wene
Joe Halvorsen, a Crabtree boy
and Jimmie Steagall.
Best juvenile cowgirls were
Judy Sherer, first and Sandra
Eubanks and Linda Halvorsen
who tied for second.
County Health Nurse
Resigns Position
Miss Martha Tapanainen, Mor
row county health nurse for the
past one and one-half years, re
signed her position here effective
Oct. 1.
It is understood that she has
accepted a similar position else
where but she was not in her
office this week for confirmation
or information on where she will
locate.
SUFFERS INJURIES
Meredith Webb, 4 year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Webb Jr. was painfully injured
Monday when she was kicked in
the hip by a horse. She Is re
ceiving treatment at Pioneer Me
morial hospital.