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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, October 15, 1953
70th Year, Number 31
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State Approval
Property to be Asked f
Special Site Election
To Be Called for If
Area Gets State OK
MANY ATTEND
MEETING, HEAR
A step was taken Monday
niyiii toward me start of an en-
largeu neppner school system
wiit-n me Doara, at a special
meeting, voted to ask approval of
tne state board of education for
me use ot tne property north of
the present school building, and
now owned by the district, as a
location for a new grade school
If approval is granted, then the
board indicated that they will put
tne matter before the people at a
special site election.
The meeting was one of the
best attended in the history of
any local school board, as there
were more than 50 interested citi
zens present.
The meeting was turned into a
general discussion roundtable
with visitors asking many ques
tions of the board as to the re
quirements for a site, the size
of the proposed building and
numerous other pertinent facts
about the condition, size and ca
pacity of the present plant.
A good part of the evening's dis
cussion centered around the vari
ous sites suggested as a school
location and several persons
asked the board what informa
tion it had relative to the cost
of the sites and the difference in
building costs on them. It was
pointed out that there were no
actual figures available but the
board instructed superintendent
H. C. Reed to get these figures on
the various sites and make them
public. Several persons stated
that before they "would express
an opinion at an election, they
wanted to know what the overall
costs would be as well as what
were the advantages of one site
over another
The board made no statement
as to why it favored the location
on the small piece of property
north of the present building, ex
cept that one member said that
it was his belief that the results
of the previous election (on the
Cason property which was voted
down) showed that the people
wanted the new school on that
site and that he felt they should
be given an opportunity to vote
upon it. He did admit, however,
that it would have to be approved
by the state first or an election
for that location might have no
meaning.
School Size Talked
After the motion was made to
ask the state for approval of the
present property and ask for an
election if it is approved, the size
of the building came in for con
siderable discussion and it was
finally moved that when ap
proval is requested that it be for
a 12 room building with a multi
purpose room. It was pointed out
by some of those present that the
state had given approval of the
location in the past, but that it
had been for a much smaller
building and that there was the
possibility that because of the
additional classroom space now
needed that additional land
might have to be purchased be
fore it would be allowed,
An offer was made by Claud
Cox that his property in .west
Heppner, if taken along with
other adjacent property might be
large enough and would offer a
good sized plot of flat ground.
No action was taken on the offer,
but it was expected that costs on
that site, as well as the various
others, would be ascertained by
the superintendent.
Approval Requested
Reed said Wednesday that he
had already asked the state de
partment of education to send a
man to Heppner to look over the
land as requested by the board.
It is expected that he will be here
within the next few days and that
his report will be available
within a short time.
The last time approval was
asked for the presently owned
site, for a smaller school however,
the report of the state was that
it would be usable, though it was
much smaller than the normally
required minimum acreage, but
that the street separating it and
the present building must be
closed or moved. Plans devel
oped at that time called for the
SPECIAL BOARD
PROBLEMS AIRED
closure of the street and the con
struction of another street several
hundred feet north in approxi
mately the present channel of
Hinton creek.
Reed also said that when he
gathers the approximate cost fig
ures for the several suggested
sites, that they will include all
expenses connected with the de-
velopment of the ground, such as
the above mentioned requirement
of moving the street, or what
ever other requirements are set
by the state board.
All members of the school
board were present including Mrs
Stephen Thompson, chairman;
Barton Clark and L. E. Dick, di
rectors, Superintendent Reed and
Mrs. Nona Sowell, board clerk.
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Midco Hereford Sale
Set for October 25-26
The eighth annual Midco Here
ford association show and sale
has been scheduled for Oct. 25
and 26 at the Sherman countv
fair grounds at Moro. 49 Here
ford bulls and 15 heifers have
been consigned, several of them
from Morrow county.
The show will be held Oct. 25
at 1 p. m. and sale the following
day starting at noon. Graders will
be Billy Freeman, Richland, Wn.,
and Jim Elings of OSC. Auc
tioneer will be Ellis White of
Ontario.
Consigners from this area in
clude: 'frank 'Atiueison, Eddie
Brosnan, Allen Hughes and Ber
nard Doherty, all of Heppner and
Herbert Ekstrom of lone.
Services Held Here
For James T. Ayers
Graveside services for James
Thomas Ayers, 89, of Hermiston
were held at the Masonic ceme
tery Monday, October 12, with
Rev. A. E. Davis of Hermiston of
ficiating. Mr. Ayers homesteaded in the
Butter Creek area and lived in
Hermiston the past 14 years. He
is survived by four sons, Frank
of Heppner; Art, Lyons; Harvey
T., Portland; Clayton, Echo; and
two daughters, Mrs. Burl Coxen,
The Dalles; Mrs. Roy Coxen of
Hermiston, 11 grandchildren and
13 great grandchildren. !
Those here for the services were
Mr. and Mrs. Burl Coxen, The
Dalles; Glen Coxen, Portland;
Mrs. Kenneth Hoyt, Beaverton;
Mrs. Ollie Neill and daughter,
Neva, La Grande; Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Coxen, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry
Coxen and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Coxen of Hermiston and Mr. and
Mrs. Art Ayers and Mr. and Mrs.
Harvey Ayers.
Forest Fire Set In
Buck Spring Area
The first man-made fire of the
hunting season was reported in
the Buck Horn spring area Sun
day, Wayne West, ranger on the
Umatilla forest, said today.
The recent light rain has done
more harm than good because
it tends to make people careless.
West said. The forest dries out
rapidly, especially on the south
slopes, and hunters are urged to
take extra precautions with fires
and cigarettes.
CHURCH TO START
SUNDAY NURSERY
An Episcopal Church nursery
will be instigated next Sunday,
October 18, under the auspices of
the Young People's Fellowship.
Children may be left at the nur-
sery at 11 a. m. to allow parents:
to attend morning prayer. '
FARM BUREAU MEETING SET
FOR OCTOBER 27
The Morrow County Farm Bu
reau will hold an afternoon and
evening meeting Tuesday, Octo
ber 27, at the Willows Grange
Hall in lone, beginning at 2 p.
m. A pot luck supper will be
served.
Action will be taken on the
resolutions to be presented at the
state convention.
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JACK WELLS
Exchange Student
Tells of Farm Life
In Bolivia
A young Oregon farmer, Jack
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from Rnlivia uhnro ho livoH fnr1.""'" . . .
six months with farm families,
told of his experiences at meet
ings in several communities in
Morrow county and eastern Ore
gon this week.
Introduced by Mrs. Melvln
Piper, county chairman of the In
ternational Farm Youth Ex-
change program he spoke to the
u"" iviunuw i n cant-is nv
soda ion Wednesday evening Jn.the semi.weekIy sheep sale, rom.
tsoaruman, to tne lone, neppner,
ay andaf hetoroptimlsrc
at their noon meeting at O'Don-
nell's on Thursday. Wells tour
was scheduled this week as a re-:
suit of the Soroptimist club re-
Weils, 28, an Oregon State
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ates a fruit farm with his father'" rrkoS Bidding was active "With the average farmer now,
i.... Ha j and comDetitive. but within alproducing enough food and fiber,
his
colored slides to
nd so he
ivian rural fam-
report of farm a
shared with Bol
ilips
His trip abroad was sponsored
by the International Farm Youth
Exchange which is designed to
ri rifrw i i n r i ri' 'i n r 1 i n rr Krttit fnnn
rural dpodIcs nf tvvrnt v-pieht nar-
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icipating countries of the free
u;nrll THp i n lprn:i t ii na 1 onrwl .
,ni fi., k iii.inuality cattle were lacking.
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wnnth nrm.no QnH nthnre rl qIca
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rmo r ,.,!, i,ith farm
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families here.
Wells is now making a seri
of talks to farm, civic, arid youth
groups throughout Oregon as a
part of his contribution in shar
ing world understanding.
SCHOOL DIRCTORY TO BE
OUT SOON
The County School Directory'
with school and county informa
tion should be readv for distribu
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county school superintendent, j('en,s to $1 higher and up to $2
said today. Copies will be avail-. f,er head h,Bh" on breeding ewes,
able at the county office in the!"?8 were fuly ?3 lower in line
inm-thuien f ir n n ' r ri n intarnutn1
he said.
IN WHITMAN CHOIR
Shirlee McGreer of lone was
chosen a member of the 50-voiee
acapella Whitman Choir, Profes
son Kenneth E. Schilling, direc
tor of the conservatory of music,
announced after completion of
auditions this week.
Miss McGreer is a freshman at
Whitman and the daughter of
Mrs. V. E. Troedson of lone.
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HEPPNER PONIES pictured are members of the first string grade
school football term who last Thursday walloped the Pendleton
7th grade squad 20 to 0. They are coached by Jim Peterson. Shown
in their new uniforms, are in the line, 1 to r, Jimmy Walker, Kay
Corbin, captain Burt Gentry, Jerry Morris, Keith Peck, Conrad Les
ser, Jackie Eberhardt. In the
Laughlln, Dick Ruhl and Dick
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Public Invited to
Legion Dinner in
Honor of Cpl. Smith
i The public is Invited to a pot
i luck supper and social evening to
, be given in honor of Cpl. John L.
Smith by the Heppner American
I Legion Post No. 87( Saturday,
(October 17, at 7 p. tn. at the
iHpnnnpp T.pfdnn hall.
A program and dancing willi"u"K lmm Wllm" xl u w
'follow the dinner. The Legion jlia-vs wnk'h cmln,y extension
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furnish iVp fppam
coffee, hot rolls and butter. The
public is invited to bring main
Hichoc r catmts
Corporal Smith, who was a'show h()W Morrow county and
prisoner of the Communists inl0reon Production this year fit
North Korea for 33 months, re-ln, ,he nation's needs for farm
turned to his home in Heppner in
September.
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Milton Morgan
Tops Market
lone topped the bull market at
the Hermiston Livestock Auction,
Friday with an animal weighing
1440 lbs., gohig for $12.70 cwt.,
Delbert Anson, manager of the
sale reports.
Volume was up slightly with a
very active market. Consigned
wnro f1 nnttln mnaroH with
491 the previous week, 118 hogs
f Qq nH 0.,n t.u
n!lri ,. fi tt,n rirmilc
b'a"d, hWti X af 'f,s
Killing cows dominated thekiPx to the total production pic-
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ndmt l' muM,iy-uown'uiy wn"1"? '.
L one aoiiar m .spots anner - cut -
col-!vvide sPrcad of WVly was evl"
Ut'Ill lesuilllll III SUIIR'Wriai un-
,irnited range. Steer calves were(for 15 persons, wrong guesses in
fV"y steady, bulls about steady.Vrop planning can be costly in'at the Jay Ce,ee kindergarten
A, f?w, fff dairy steers were con-if arm -sales and consumer needs, 'has necessitated the hinng of
signed but fat steers were gen-1 Thomas states Mrs Herman Green to assist Mrs.
frdly lat'King.
Light veal, of.
owpr was, down $2 In
IlnJ;, wl,h 'hPr m,ark(,s- ,
i ne cattle market was cnarac-
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fat steers and fat heifers. Top
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(Friday. Local farmers were also: actually happened in 1953, ae
'buying stocker cattle and area 'cording to the OSC economist.
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land out-of-state packers were
well represented.
Especially in demand at cur
rent sales are fat killing cattle of
both top and commercial grades,
Anson said.
The sheep market was decided-
stronger Frday, with lambs
higher and older ewes proportion
ally higher than the previous
week, feeder and fat lambs 50
iltM
eastern and coastal mar
kets, and feeder and weaner pigs
remained almost steady.
Anson noted strong interest on
the part of buyers and consigners
in the coming special sale of
weaner and teener calves ana
yearling steers due Tuesday af
ternoon, Oct. 27.
Others topping the market
were J. E. Benett, Hermiston,
feeder pig, $25.00 per hd; Hazel
Shown, 2 lambs weighing 230 lbs.,
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backfield is Dickie Bright, Butch
Robinson.
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Crop Reporting
Service Called
Aid to Farmers
Many Morrow county farmers
will receive a special crop re-
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afieni in. l. Anderson relieves
shl)Uld rm'ive sPoial attention,
He sa's ,he croP r(l)ort form wil1
!Klv'e local farmers a chance to
products.
The special report form was
mailed this week by Niels T.
Nielsen of the crop reporting ser
vice in Portland. The county
agent says it is important that
the forms be filled in and re
turned to Nielsen's office im
mediately. One of the major services of the
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that results will help farmers dis
cover marketing opportunities,
determine what to plant and de
cide when to buy and sell. State
and national totals will help
county agents in suggesting local
production adjustments where
needed The totals will be avail
able to all farmers. Individual
reports are confidential and are
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state, and national totals.
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Las a valuable service to both
innna o"u cviuuiucio.
The economist says preliminary
estimates of Oregon's 1953 acorns announced this week. Enroll-
aKe.,a?? pr"dunion are already ment was nearly as large las
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from farmers who act as monthly
iorop reporters,
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"H aiiui;. in raimi uuh
plans, make it advisable now for
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Kathryn Campbell
Committee Chairman
Kathryn Campbell of Lonerock,
senior at Marylhurst college, is a
committee chairman for the state
convention of Future Teachers of
Oregon, to lie held at Marylhurst
on October 17. About 100 dele-
gates from 16 Oregon colleges
are expected to attend the all-
day sessions. State officers are
Dick Moor of Willamette, Dick
Perkins of Pacific, Myrtle Stangl
of Marylhurst, and Mike Paimpa -
kis or tne university oi roruanu.
Miss tampneii is tne aaugn
ter of Patrick Campbell of Lone
rock and a graduate of Heppner
high school.
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Dinner Planned At
Wrangler Meeting
Mrs. Archie Munkers gave a
report on the cowboy breakfast
at the regular business meeting
of the Wranglers held Tuesday
evening at tne ciuh nunuing. ine
wranglers ieu approximately :w;
people at the breaktast neiu tne
last day of the Heppner Rodeo.
New members of the club are
Dick Calvin and family, making
a total membership of 151.
A buckburger and salad dinner
was planned for the night of Oc
tober 24. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Steers
and Bunnie Steers served re
frashments after the meeting.
NEW CLERK IN COUNTY OFFICE
Mrs. James Wilson has started
work as an assistant in (he
County Clerk's office in the court
house. Charles Barlow, county
clerk, is recovering from a recent
serious accident.
Mrs. Willard Blake spent the
weekend visiting her sister and
brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
James Barratt. She was accom
panied home by her mother, Mrs.
Dave Wilson who has also heen
visiting the Barratts.
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STEVE THOMPSON Who lost week wa3 named Monow County's
cattleman of the year. (GT Photo)
Stephen Thompson was chosen breeder of Targhee sheep,
Morrow county's "cattleman of
the Year" this week by the Mor-
row County Livestock ("rower's ewes in addition to his farm flock
Association. The award is based of 50 Targhees. He was appoint -on
ranch development and man-'ed a director of the Targhee
agement, cattle improvement and Sheep Breeders Association when
management, and citizenship and it was formed in 19!1.
community service. Ranch developments made by
Thompson's ranch operations Thompson include one stock pond
consist of 7,950 acres of range, and 10 springs, seedings of
20 acres of irrigated pastured crested wheatgrass and ladak
20!) acres of irrigated hay and'alfalfa on steep slopes, fencing,
1,295 acres of wheat. His ranch, j weed control, fcililitation, a pro
acquired in 1919, is located on gram of deferred grazing and con
the outskirts of Heppner on Wil-tinuous improvement and main
low Creek. The other ranch is on tenance to buildings, corrals and
Rhea Creek. (equipment. All ranch improve-
Thompson runs his cattle on a ments are financed by income
cow and calf operation with the from the ranch,
calves sold as weaners. He hadj Thompson has been a county
150 cows and bred heifers the PMA committeeman and coin
first of the year, selling 25 cows'munity committeeman for the
during the spring and summer. 'past six years, was active in
About 25 head of calves belong helping to organize the Morrow
to his children, Terry, 17, Judy, 15, 'County Livestock Growers Asso
and Janet 10. jciation and served as treasurer
A scientific testing, vaccinating, of the group for three years. He
spraying and culling replacement has been chairman of the Morrow
system is followed by Thompson'County Fair Board for the past
in his operations. lie purchases
one or two bulls each year and,
raises some from his own regis-
tered Hereford cattle. A total
of 119 calves were branded In
1953.
Originally a sheep man and a
Kindergarten Adds
Second Teacher Due
T0 Heavy Enrollment
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J An enrollment of 38 children
Douglas Drake, Jay Ce-Ette offi
(iu, mu mi- ri(tM- wciu (iiviuru
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Mrs. Drake slates that an aver-
age of 34 children have been at-
tending each day this fall and ae
along cording to the estimate of five-
;W..-wnu in uir umiiihuh..)
tne community, ap-
proximately 70 percent are en-
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class.
iTocrcii.s oi a rumomge saie (o
he sponsored by the Jay Cee-etles
on Nov. 0 and 7 will be used to
buy equipment. Since the school
was opened four years ago, most
of the equipment has been do
nated, but some of it is showing
wear and tear and the large en
rollment makes more equipment
necessary, it was said.
Next week the lleomier Clean
prs vvin (,k.an fr(,p of ,.,arj,P a
garments left with them for sale
ami Mrs L. e. Dick will pick up
(.i()(hing. from anyone who can
, tak( it U) th( t.t.aner.s.
Tne organization is also asking
for donations of used household
iaitit.(,s b()()ks toys white pU.
; phanl.'-, good hats and shoes
other articles for their sale.
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Social Security
Agent Corning Here
A field representative from the
La Grande social security office
will be at the Cltv Hall in Ilenn-
npr on Thursday .October 22. from
9 a. m. to noon.
Residents of this area who wish
to obtain social security infor-
mation or appy for benefits are
urf;(.(j to contract the representa-
live at this time.
RURAL BOARD GUESTS AT
TEACHER'S MEETING
Members of the Morrow county
rural school hoard and their wives( National, reported that over Sep
were guests of the county teach-, tember 30, 1952, deposits at 1he
ers at their Oregon Education bank have Increased $11,423,570,
Association dinner and meeting loans have decreased $5,089,063,
held at Boardman Monday even-land resources have increased
ing. I $14,572,620.
Those present were Mr. and, Also released at the some time
Mrs. Joe Nys, Heppner; Mr. and were figures for the First Nation
Mrs. Milton Morgan, lone; Mr.'ai Rank group, consisting of the
and Mrs. Alonzo Henderson, Lex -
ington, and Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Zivney, Boardman.
Gerald Bergstrom, Charles
Stout, Phil Smith, Rudy Bergstrom
and Johnny Bristow, all students
at Oregon State College, visited
their parents over the weekend.
Jack Worth of Salem accom
panied them and was a guest of
Charles Stout.
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Thompson has a forest permit for
2,000 sheep and runs a band of
three years and a director of the
Northwest Livestock Production
Credit Association for the past
five years. A member of the Ma-
sonic and Elks lodges and the
Parent Teachers Association, he
is also active in other local and
.community groups.
Through his efforts Willow
Creek, which runs about two
miles through his property, has
been closed to adult fishing and
set aside for boys and girls under
the ages of 11.
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A native of Heppner, Thompson
college.
He worked for the Farm
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islration until
I his wife moved
to Heppner to take over the fam
ily ranch operations.
Committee members chosen to
pick the county winner for the
county Livestock Association in
cluded W. E. Hughes, chairman,
John Graves, Herbert Ekstrom,
Robert Penland and Paul Hisler.
I Thompson is eligible to com
pete in the district and state
wide competition for the cattle
man of he year, sponsored by the
.Oregon Cattleman's Association.
iThe county group will honor him
at their annual meeting and ban
quet to be held December 12.
Previous cattle men of the year
in the county were Raymond Fer
guson In 1!J51 and W. E. Hughes
in 1952.
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Deposits Increase
At First National
Quarterly statement of condi
tion figures released by the Hepp
ner branch of the First National
Bank of Portland show that on
September 30, 1953, deposits at
the branch were $0,157,313, and
loans were $1,195, 637. Announce
ment of the totals was made by
Mr. J. H. Bedford, manager of the
branch.
Released at the same time were
compaiable totals for the branch
for September 30, 1952. On that
date, deposits were $0,118,534,
and loans were $1,195,913.
Further figures show on Sep
tember 30, 1953 deK)sits at the
First National Bank of Portland
at its 48 statewide banking offi
ces were $586,899,398, loans were
$298,226,073 and resources were
$64 l,(iSl,835.
In releasing these figures, C. B.
Stephenson, president of First
1 First National Bank of Portland
and its 48 statewide banking of
fices and 15 affiliated banks with
18 offices, On September 30,
1953, total deposits for the group
were $723,401,176, loans were
$356,739,814 and resources were
$793,979,034. These figures rep
resent a gain in deposits of $10,
883,659, a drop in loans of $3,
026,922. and a gain in resources
of $15,776,471.