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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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' n name ny an oustide ap
praiser, but the figures have not
yet neen received hy the board.
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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
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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.
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Also hired, on a temnornrv
basis at least for the present, was
Thomas J. Walker of McNary,
who will serve as night officer'
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.