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LIBRARY or 0 EUGENE. ORE Copies 10 cents Death Thins Ranks Of Heppner's Pioneer Residents Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, May 6, 1954 sections of town was taken Mon day night when the Ilepner city council approved a recent survey and Death .during the past week claimed three well-known long time residents of Heppner. First to pass away was a native of Heppner, Richard Wells .h ,n,i April 2!) at the veterans hospital by t,ie engineering firm of Clark u" iunday death claimed rranx vv. (Mike) Roberts and Frank O. Rasmus, both of whom were patients at Pioneer Memor ial hospital. Richard Wells Funeral Improvement: of City Water Svstem Due w The start of a project to im- The installation of the pressure prove the city water supply and I pump on the main feeder line eliminate low pressures in some from the wells will raise total an ii-fs were no n rm Saturday, May l at the Elks lempie for Richard Wells fi7 who passed away at the veterans nospitai in Portland on Thursday. He was a native of Heppner, having been born here, the son of Abe S. and Betty Wells on March 12, 18S7. He had been a icuicner ana barber, and had operated a barber shop in Hepp. ner continuously since lriOfi. Mr Wells lost all of his family except ior lour brothers in the Heppner uuuu in iyuj. The Elks lodge of which he wis a member, had charge of the ser vices both at the Temple and at the graveside. Pallbearers were Earl Gilliam, Alva Jones, Clar ence Bauman, Jim Cowins, John Keyes and E. C. Dougherty. Survivors are his widow sihvi and one brother, Glen Y. Wells of I'oruand. Interment was in the Heppner Masonic cemetery. Frank W. Roberts Frank W. (Mike) Roberts. 88, passed away Sunday May 2 at Pioneer Memorial hospital fol lowing a lingering illness. He had been a resident of Hennner iur over ft years. Mr. Roberts was born Oct. 16, 1865 in Panora, Iowa and came to Heppner in 1878. He operated several busineses here during his lifetime and built several down town business buildings includ- ing the present Humphreys Drug company building. He was one of the three remaining charter members of the Elks lodge and until his death was the only liv ing charter member who was a past exalted ruler of the lodge. Services were held Monday afternoon at the Elks Temple and burial was in the Heppner Ma sonic cemetery. He is survived by one son, Dr Joseph Roberts, Portland, and a daughter. Mrs. Clarence A. Hogan of Minneapolis, Minn. Frank 0. Rasmus Funeral services for Frank Otis Kd.smus, (j, were held Wednes day afternoon from the Creswick and Seuell Mortuary chapel. He passed away Sunday, May 2 at Pioneer Memorial hospital after a short illness. Rev. Lester D. Boulden officiated. Mr. Rasmus was born at Silver ton, Ore., in September 1880, and had moved to Heppner at an early age. He had been an em. ployee of the city of Heppner for me past 12. years, during most of the recent time as operator of the city pumping plant on upper Willow creek. He is survived by one brother, J. One Rasmus, of Heppner; and two step-sons, Frank and Albert Connor, both of Heppner. Interment was in the Heppner Masonic cemetery. Creswirk ami c - -kjv, uiij jviuiiuctry were in charge of all three services. wiou ana ordered the nur- chase of necessary equipment. The city will spend initially about $3,000 to install a pressure pump at the upper end of the new pipeline from the wells and add connecting mains and other equipment at the new reservoir which will double the uresent volume of water received through the line. New pressure valves and water level controls on the reservoir will aid also in keeping the smaller reservoir on the west hill filled, which has been nearly impossible during the spring and summer months when water use is heavy. A part of the overall plan also calls for the installation of a new eight inch water main on the east side of town which will add materially to the volume of water which can be made availahlf. tr residents of that section, and will increase water pressure consider ably to homes on the hill front ing on Gilmore street. The nlan. ned new main will run from Al- man .Mieet aown liager street and then north on Gilmore 10 cvciuurtuy connect with present large mains at Main and Balti more. This will give a double circuit for water flow and will c-iiuiiiicut? mucn ot the water snortage now experienced by per sons living on Gilmore and Court streets. "Il ikying or the new main will not be undertaken immedi ately ,but the work is expected to start as soon as sufficient funds are available. water volume from 300 gallons to approximately 0 gallons pej minute. The city has ample water from its three wells, but under the present gravity flow system, 300 gallons per minute is the maximum that will come down the line. Resolution Presented The council also accepted a resolution from the Heppner P-TA asking that it donate its park property to the school district for use as part of the planned new elementary school site. The group i'li-viousiy nau set a once of $13.. 000 for the land. Following considerable discus sion of the request, it was pointed oui mar tne school district has nan an appraisal made of the property, and the council agreed to discuss the price with the school board whenever the results ot the appraisal are received. Ordinance Passed An ordinance was passed gov erning the use of narki ll(T minrc in the city and setting fees for me issuance ot special parking permits for delivery trucks etc. The council also ordered the preparation of a resolution of ap preciation for the services the late Frank Rasmus had eiven in me city. Mr. Rasmus passed away Sunday and he had been an employee of the city for the past years. 1 ne resolution was or acred included in the minutes of the meeting. o- . Back-To-Vork Call Given for Monday Morning Present plans call fur the si, in of work at the Heppner Lumber Company next Monday morning, it was announced today hy Oi ' ville Smith manager, follow ing a to Hospital Open House Wednesday Next Wednesday, May 12 the residents of Morrow county are invited to visit Pioneer Memorial nospitai during an open house oeing held by the institution observance of national hospital oj. nours are from 11 a. m i p. m. The open house is planned Rive citizens an onnortunitv vim, me modern facility, and Jonn trnsdorff, administrator, an ouuiiceti mat refreshments will ne served on the hospital lawn weatner permitting. fan 01 me nay s program ui include a voluntary free cnest A-Ray to all interested par sons on mat clay. This part of the program is sponsored by the iuorrow county tb and Health as sociation. lone Army Man in Yakima Maneuvers FORT LEWIS, WASH. Armv 1 pi. buiy j. Rietmann, 25. son of Mr. and Mrs. "Victor Rietmann lone, will move to the Yakima vvasn. uring center in May to participate in Exercise Hill Top witn the 44th Infantry Division. CorpOral Rietmann is stationed at Fort Lewis, Wash., as a squad leader in Company M of the di vision's 129th Regiment. The lone soldier farmed with his father before entering the Army in May 1953. KICKOFF DANCE OPEN FAIR AND ON JULY 24 WILL RODEO PROGRAM The opening of the round activities prior to the Morrow county Fair and Rodeo will start Saturday, July 2 with a Kick off dance, it was announced last week following a meeting of the rodeo committee. The Queen's dance on August 27 will be the last of the series of weekly events prior to the opening of the fair and rodeo. The other dances scheduled will be the Lexington grange princess dance on July 31; Willows grange princess dance, Aug. 7; Rhea Creek grange princess dance, Aug. 14; and the Lena commun ity princess dance at the fair pa vilion on Aug. 21. The fair dances will be on two nights again this year, Sept. 3 and 4. Jack Van Winkle will again serve as chairman of the dance com mittee. The royalty dances will honor Queen Grace Miller of Boardman and princesses Janet Howton, of lone; Deanna Steagall, Lexing ton; Patsy Wright, Rhea Crek; and Christine Swtgf art of Lena. of 1 Junior amateur calf roping, a very popular rodeo event which was added to the program last year, will be held again this year on Friday it was announced. Prizes will be given by local merchants. The hand made ron- ing saddle, made by Snyders Sad- j die Shop, will again be the top' award in the Morrow county ama teur calf roping event, and a: second prize of a silver mounted belt buckle will also be awarded Committee members in charge of the events are Harold Erwin, ' Lexington; John Eubanks. lone: Jack Loyd. Jack Van Winkle. Floyd Jones. Bill Smethurst and N'. C. Anderson, Heppner. 0 . FIREMEN TO DRILL The regular meeting and drill of the Heppner fire department is called for 7:30 Monday, May 10. Budget Committee Fpr County to Meet Friday, May 14 I he county court Wednesday set Friday, May 14 as the date for tne meeting of the county budget committee meeting. It will be an all day "session and any person iim-ieMeu or having requests suouiu appear at hat time n, court said. The budget committee, which includes John I. Hanna Sr., Hepp ner; Kenneth Smouse. lone: an, I Walter Hayes, Boardman, will meet with the court to prepare the county budget for the coming year. It will then be published anu a public hearing will be set following the publication. shutdown since last weekend dm to the threat of a strike in the IWA-CIO lumber mills the northwest. The break in the p!a:nM in. duslry-wide strike came w l ist Saturday afternoon when both the Union and industry represen tatives asked for an extension of the deadline which had been set for last Monday morning. The local mill was unable to operate this week because it was practi cally out of logs, and considerable repair work has been under- 1 taken (luring the shutdown i Smith said Wednesday that the company hopes to start the log. King end of the operation next Monday in the Flock Creek area, and that with the small number' of logs on hand, enough fur about two days, the planl should able to operate continually. Representatives of the union local met with the manaeement early this week and tentatively agreed to return to work under the terms of the old contract. The members of the local must vote approval of the agreement, ami it is understood mat a meeting was called for Wednesday night. News reports appearing during the past i several days have told of nunier ous locals in the area returnim to work under the terms of thei rormer contracts, such been proposed here. Employees here, actually base not lost any pay because "of the week's layoff, it was said, as the start of their regular vacation period normally falls on May 1. Many, however would not ii,,,-. mally take their time off at this time. ii ii i in. . -.- -. wf ' '.V: bL : .fl 71 st Year, Number 8 Carryover Snow Pack Gone; Area Rainfall Lower YES, IT'S SNOW! This snow-l.den everqroen shrab in a Heppner yard shows how much of the moisture fillod white fluff fell on the area during the last Thursday night's storm. neailv Jive inches of snow lay on the ground when residents awoke Friday morning. The April 30 storm, one ot the latest snow storms in recent years, was general over this section of the state and the heavy moisture content brought much pleasure to tarmers who are facing a! season of short irrigation water due to lack pack. Clark Not to Run For School Director, Post to be Open las : Set For Monday Tax Reappraisal Notices Being Sent Mrs. Joe Hughes, county asses Cl.r fnl.J ,L, , nam iuu,iy mar ner oltiee s sending out notification cards to an residents who have done nnv residential or business building remodeling that has necessitated an increase in assessment of more than $100 or five percent. The cards advise the owners of the new assessment, she said. Notification is noLheinrr p-iven in the case of new construction out only in the case of remodel ing or additions which have been reported to the office and which have been reappraised. She said that in numerous cases when one reappraisal was made, tne office lias been advised of other such improvements which had not pre viously been reported to the as sessor. i he notification is mad.' to give iwners an opportunity to armear before the equalization board if they do not agree, with the assess ment. ee will evening, i , house in ! sponsored j : public meetine at which iim cui cumulates tor public offi nave iieen invited to speak ne held next Monday -May 10 at the court Heppner. It is being ny the Morrow county central committee. J. O. Turner, chairman announced earlv this week. Turner said invitations have been extended to all candidate either Republican or Democrat! who are running for the offices of county judge, clerk, assessor, com missioner and stale representative. Barton Clark, a member of the Heppner school hoard, made pub lie Tuesday night a statement : that he will not be a candidate 'for reelection to the board at the school election June 21. Clark indicated that his personal busi- j ness would not allow him to ; accept another term. No one has as yet, indicated I Hieir intentions to run for the vacant post, which will be for a three year term. The announce ment was made at the regular board meeting. ; The board examined a revised j plan of the proposed new elenien ! taty school building and 'received word from the architect that the : eMimated cost f the 12 room building would be from $;io0.00() to S375.000. This figure would not include the cost of the pro perty or any improvements upon il. Further revision of the plans will be made in the near future and they will be returned to the architects for preparation of fur ther specifications. No dale has yet been set for the special bond election which must he approved by the people before (he building can be built. An appraisal of the site property ll'lk' ilfWl.l ..... I.. I... ' n name ny an oustide ap praiser, but the figures have not yet neen received hy the board. i s Kimn -I i.ciii.v.ii. i publican i ,, ,, ; . .: :,m " "i ' oi- i-n-i i M)il a tld the amount of the bond issue will be determined. (GT Photo) Homemakers Meet Attracts Over 200 Some 2110 women of Morrow county gathered at the Fair Pa vilion in Heppner Wednesday for the Homemakers Festival. The main speaker of the dav was Miss Viola Hansen, Slate Agent, iiomc hconomies, at Ore gon Slate College in Corvallis. She spoke on Why We Should Be Concerned About the Itefugees in Kurope, and she told of some of her experiences while working with the displaced persons in Kurope. She explained the (if. ference between a refugee and a displaced person, and said "they are in need and we need to belli mem Most of this work is done through the churches. Cod Is one thing that all Christian people nave in common, regardless of nationality. There were exhibits by exten sion units of Rhea Creek, Board man, Heppner. Pine Cilv ipner Mother's Club, Lena. County Com K. M. Baker and Mrs yon, delegates to the -o- George Reid Named New Police Chief The city council Mondav .-m. pointed George Reid, present night police officer, to the posi tion of acting chief of police to fill the position left unfilled since Roscoe Kelley took a leave of absence nearly three weeks ago. Kelley is currently seeking Hie office of Umatilla county commissioner. At I "V I K ..... .- K - ... . - -.. M Also hired, on a temnornrv basis at least for the present, was Thomas J. Walker of McNary, who will serve as night officer' . M.-..I 1,.. .. u .. .. .. , yiir.i-1 ii,i.i nan eonsKieraide po lice experience, having served as deputy sheriff in Washington for five years, and more recently on the police department at McNary com men assumed their positions Tuesday. Mrs. Dale S. Baker Lafette, Indiana, was with her mother, Mr. John nan la whIc of West visiting gros- Heppner Churches to Hold Vacation Bible School May 31-June 5 The Union Vacation Bible school, definin will be held in Heppner from May! 31 to June 5. it was announced this week. The Methodist, Chris tian and Episcopal churches are cooperating to give a graded school. The beginners, who will con sist (if net VMr't It i nli.r,,-i i ' " IK"' " II and first grade students will be held in one church; those now in I thrt f ir-.t , .1 .1 . 1. - .1 in.- ui.-i, m-iuiiu arm mini grades REV. ROBERT A. UPHOFF. pastor I in another; and students in the of the Central United Protestant I fourth to sixth grades in the third, church at Richland. Wash., who Junior high and high school will be the Commencement Utudents will be used' as assist speaker ot Icne high school ants, but it was- anraiimmi ih,,, graduation exercises to be held more teachers are still needed in Two Lexington Girls Named Top Students Of Graduating Class Miss bi'verlv Nolan has been selected alediclnrian of the ,eX. inehin lliL'h school i'r:.,li...ll (lass by virtue of attaining the highest scholastic average for her four years of high school yvork, superintendent James Vanover re vealed this week. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Millard Nolan. Beverly has attended the Lex iiifltori schools since the fifth grade and furs been a leader of her class throughout the eight .jeans, mio was selected as the ouistanoing school citizen her lunior year and received the I'eech citizenship award. In iMdicn sue was awarded a $200 scholarship for winning the Elks scholarship contest in Morrow county. Salutatorian honors go to Petty Messenger who also boasts a high scholastic attainment. She new, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I Truman Messenger and all her 'in'oimg, elementary and high school has been at the Lexington schools. R-'th girls have been active in many student activities. Their plat s for the future are still In- Irrtgon. lie Lexington, mil (, Mrs. Norman Ne triennial conference and by N. C. Anderson, Morrow county agent. iHiring the morning ' session Mrs. Baker and Mr v.io,. showed slides and movies and gave a report on their trip to the Triennial conference in Canada. Mrs. W. A. Ruggles was toast mistress at the luncheon, which was prepared and served by the women of the Rhea Creek grange. During the afternoon, besides the main speaker, there was a style revile and musical numbers t'.v Larry Rietmann, Malcolm Me- Kinney, Diek Ekstrom, Lawrence Jones, uennis swansoo mm.i - . I n ,111(11 barneti all from lone. They were iniioouceo ny ,;,,,, j;i,,tnimn ind did a bottle act consisting oi nne ii lie I oming Round the mountain, on Suzanna. Bring oacK :y isonny and Merry Widow Waltz. Uennis Swanson and Larry Rietmann then sang several numbers and played the Saxo phone and trumpet, accompanied on tne piano by (Jene Rietmann. The county committee is Mrs. Fail Blake, ehaiiman; Mrs. Wil liam earner, vice chairman; Mrs. Ray Drake, secretary-treasurer; Ms. Lester Cox, Mrs. Bon An derson, Mrs. Lloyd Berger and Mrs. Dinar Rietmann. There was group singing both in the morning and afternoon and the Lexington (,'arden club gave a surprise feature and the Irrigon group furnished a musical paniomine. Ron Baker Named to High College Office it Had it not snowed ho Thurs day night, Tom Wilson, Heppner Soil Conservationist, would hao had exactly nothing to report for his trouble in taking a snow reading at the Arbuckle snow course Friday. May 1. Even whli the late April fall, irrig.il ion water prospects were not bright for the summer months. Wilson found thai the Thurs day night snowfall, which drop ped from four to five inches of the white stuff on all of tins section of Morrow county, had left the same amount in the higher ele vations. There was however, no carryover pack, with the excep tion of a few small drifts in the shaded places. Wilson renorted that the water content of the thin kiver he did find averaged about '10 percent. Snow codrse measurements have not been taken in May in previous years, but because of the very light mountain hack this year il was decided to check il at this time. Wilson did find lots of moisture in the area, with all streams running, but the pros pects of a continued runoff were poor due to lack of any snow cover. Rainfall Down Weather records here showed the April ,'10 snowfall in llnnnnnr totaled nearly five inches with a moisture content of .18 inch which brought the month's total to S7 inch and gave the area a total of only 3.87 inches since January 1. This is only about one half of the amount recorded during the same period in 1:15:1 when (i.21 inches was checked. Temperatures late last week dropped W(, below freezing with several points in this area show ing readings in the low 20s, but as far as is known no particular damage resulted except a few isolated home fruit trees. The cold weather at that time how ever, caused considerable crop loss to peas and fruits in the Mil-fon-Frecwater and Athena areas, it was reported. Though the rainfall in the county is down fro mlast year, most wheat farmers report this year's crop is doing verv uv.ii The nreeinilatiim u M,.i. i,.;t. ' i mi.- i unit since the first of the year has been very well spread, with no exceptionally warm weather or Mrong winds to dry out the soil. o . Outdoor School Band Concert Set Sunday Afternoon at Park The combined Hermner and high school bands will pre sent a public band concert next Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at the courthouse park, James Wilson, director announces. The group, which includes the grade, beginners and high school bands, as well as the high school dance band will play a varied program of music including three selections by the grade school band; three by the dance band; two by the beginners band and six by the high school organi zation. In addition there will be several ensemble selection The music program in the Heppner schools has made much progress during the nasi year im- oer Wilsons direction ;md the concert is planned to give the public the opportunity to hear the accomplishments of the students. There will be no charge. o- Two Friends Meet Here After 50 Years Ren Buschke, one of Heppner's' oldest residents, last Saturday had a visit with another "youngs ter", Edward C. Pease, fit of The was recently announced in me uaily I'Acrgreoti, Washington Stale College daily paper, that Ron Baker, the" son of Mr. and Mrs. Markham Baker of lone, has been elected president of the As sociated Students of the College of Agriculture at WSC. Baker is a junior at . WSC majoiing jn ani mal husbandry. He was also recently announced a candidate for membership in Phi Raima Phi. wsr i. .,. whom h iv.,i ,.. I........ ' . . ' '"' H" i-1 w i ini ne ii iIil; in it,, i i - ..i. mi1 l.-wuil Ki.tuuaie students, alurnni, fa culty and undergraduates. Inilia Hon will be held May 20. o IfOl. Both men thought the was dead. Pease recently 'learned that was still living and weanesaay evening. May 26 at all departments me scnooi caietorium. Rev. Uphofl came to the coast in 1950 from the middlewest where he received hi educa tes id started lug pa4oft. Parents areiDalh urged to send their children if they are old enough for kinder garten by next year. The school will be held from 9 to 11:30 each day. Dalle since oilier Mr. Buschke made the trip to Heppner to visit and to talk over old times. They had become acquainted in the 18!i0s when Buschke lived in Tho - Mr. Pease at that time was a woo! shipper. Mr. Buschke plans to go to The Dalles' in the near future to catch up on some more of the 50 yers of news dial he ha mirswl. P-TA MEET WEDNESDAY The Heppner P-TA will meet at 8 p. rn. Wednesday, May 12 at the school with Mrs. Jack Van Win kle in charge of the program which will include a fashion re view by the school home econo mics class. Hostesses will be Mrs. Loyd Eurkenbine and Mrs Rill Vanover to Move To Reedsporf James Vanover, superintendent of the Lexington schools for the past two years, anouneed this week that he has tendered his resignation from the position and has accepted the post of vice principal of the Union high school at Peedsport, Ore. Vanover will assume his duties at Peedsport in July and will move his family to the Oregon coast town shortly after the end of the present school year. Prior to going to Lexington, he taught in (lie Heppner school Sys-tern. JUVENILES APPREHENDED Two juveniles have been taken into custody by the sheriff's of fice following their reported con fession of breaking into the Boardman Hardware store April 22. A 22 rifle with scope, shells and a small amount of other mer chandise was taken. They will appear before the juvenile judge in the near future.
