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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (June 3, 1954)
or o Local an, injure 10 Weekend Accidents One hill Copies 10 cents MILL STRIKE THREAT AGAIN SEEN IN NOTICE BY UNION The Ileppner Lumber company Wednesday received notification from Local 6-312 IWA-CIO, that according to the union's agreement with the mill, it was given two week's notice of a possible work stop page due to a wage dispute between the union and northwest lum ber operators. The notice was dated June 1, which would make the effective deadline June 15. Francis Doherty, secretary of the Heppner local, said Thursday that he had received notice from the Klamath Basin District Council of lhf llninn tn crivn iht mill n,,tif agreement signed by the local and tha L.;in nnH...l ..- (U.,f ..v. ainnv. umu iwi intii uaic tvaa JJU.-H jjui ll'U I-HIILUM; lUIUlfl gotiations between the two parties. Doherty said that as far as he knew, no definite strike date had been set by the union but that there was a meeting of the CIO and the operator's negotiators being held in Portland today and another scheduled for Klamath Falls on Friday. Whether a strike date would be set unless an agreement is reached at these meetings is not known, Doherty said, as the only in formation he had was the instruction to file the two-week notifica tion. The local mill management said they had no information on the progress of the negotiations, though they did acknowledge receiving the union notification. The Union contract with the local mill expired just prior to the previous May 3 strike deadline, with the temporary working agreement since that time while ne gotiations have been continuing on the union's industry-wide demands. Pioneer Meeting Attracts 125 Old Time Residents More than 125 persons gathered at the fair pavilion Sunday after noon and formed the nucleus of a pioneer's organization with plans for annual meetings on Memorial day. At an informal business meeting during the afternoon Mrs. Guy Boyer of John Day, originator of the idea of forming a pioneer's group and holding a pot luck din ner, was chosen to head the or ganization and Mrs. Mabel Hughes of Milton will act as sec retary. They will be assisted by directors of the recently formed Hepprier cemetery maintenance district inasmuch as most of the oldtime residents come here on Memorial day to decorate the graves of relatives buried in the Ileppner cemetery. The business part of the get-together was presided over by Frank Turner of Ileppner who helped organize the dinner. It was originally planned to hold the pot luck dinner at the court house park, but threatening weather on Sunday forced the move to the fair pavilion. Mrs. Boyer expressed her ap preciation to the Heppner people who aided with the planning of the meeting and said that it was indeed a pleasure to have the op portunity to met old friends and renew old acquaintances. ) Most of the visitors expressed! approval of the improvements which the cemetery district di rectors have been able to make to the grounds in the short time the district has been organized. The feeling was general that the laying of a water line' to the cemetery will make the greatest improvement. New roads and the opening of the new section of the plot will greatly Improve faci lities, it was felt. Mr. and Mrs, P. W. Mahoney and family spent the weekend vacationing at Priest Lake, Idaho, FLYING "SOMETHINGS" SEEN HERE Three Local The first authenticated and' sky almost directly over them at which he said seemed to be verified report of the sighting by a speed they estimated at 1200 to slightly ribbed in some manner, local residents of flying saucers, 1500 miles per hour. They were; The three men watched the or unidentified flying objects, to flying in a V formation but somej nine objects cross the sky for reach this newspaper in several' of the objects changed their posi- about a minute before they dis years was made known this'tion in trie formation twice while; appeared from view in the dist week when three Morrow countyj they watched their progress in aj ance and it was suggested by one men revealed that they watched southeast to northwest direction.; of the men that they call some nine of the objects in the sky on' Lovgren, who first noticed the one in Heppner to look, as they Thursday, May 6. They did not objects, said that they were per-j were near the Haguewood ranch report their observations to the fectly round in shape and ap- and a phone at the time they saw ground observer corps watchers or peared to be slightly domed on the objects. They decided not to to Air force personnel until more; top, resembling the shape of a -call, however, thinking that sure than two weeks later which pre-! inverted saucer or dinner plate. i ly someone in town would notice vented further check on the ob-lle said their motion was a slow,1 them as they . appeared to fly jects by other observers in the1 lazy rolling movement which he right over Heppner. northwest. I likened to a lazy goldfish swim-1 As clopely as their size and At noon, May 6, while Al Lov- mini in bowl, and as thy! elevation could be determined by gren, Robm Mirtck and Elnwf! would move the sun would oc-ithe men, the objects were about Palmer were working an tl-i ckully flash on them as they: 125 feet across and were flying phone line aloni th Cowdw' highway at the top of frnwemWu the three men watched ni aluminum and appeared to have, ail'ir-sh6 objects crojss th)adarker strip around the edge Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, June 3, inatinn nc i.i ihn m",.., irx r, the mill shortly after Mav 3, when i .. . but the mill has been operating George Louis Crum Passes Tuesday at lone Ranch Home Funeral services for George Louis Crum, 79, will be held at the Arlington Nazarene church at 2 o'clock Friday. He passed away in his sleep Tuesday night. He had been in poor health for the past several years. Mr. Crum was born in Shedd, Oregon Sept. 28, 1874 and had lived in this section of the state most of his life coming to this area in 1883 when his father built a tiour mill at uiex. Surviving are his widow, Grace; four sons, Ralph and Byron of lone; Jeremiah, Seattle; aid Joseph of Washougal Wash.; four daughters, Inez Kegley, Hood River; Charlotte Shuey, Nogales, Ariz.; Jessamine Cunningham, Seattle and Maxine Lee Hinkes, Woodburn; one sister, Mrs. Ora Simmiatti, Lyle, Wash.; and a brother, McKinley Crum of Olex. In addition there are many grandchildren and nieces and nephews. Burial will be in the Arlington cemetery with Crcswick and Seu ell Mortuary in charge of arrange ments. Firday Fire Destroys Home, Possessions Of Hardman Family Fire Friday completely destroy ed the Perry Wilson home in Hardman with a loss of practi cally all of the family's posses sions. There are nine children in the family, though only four are living at home. Neighbors and friends in Hard man and Heppner immediately began a collection of clothing and household goods for the Wilsons and by the middle of the week the family was again keeping house in a vacant home in Hard man owned by Bunny Steers. Ac cording to reports furniture, dish es, clothing and even an electric washer had been collected for them. The Heppner Seventh Day Adventist church also aided in getting the family reestablished. Men Watch trvd. Their color, Lovgren' id, was slightly darker than. ! t' i ' Vi i . fN. W, . ' jT i''i'ii ' i JOHN L. BRISTOW, right, of lone was named junior "demonstrat ing the greatest potential leadership" at the Oregon State college air force ROTC honors parade. Bristow received his award of merit from Dr. Fred W. Decker, ate of lone high school, he is Bristow. At OSC. heis a junior Jesse Hall, 81, Taken By Death, Services Monday Funeral services for Jesse Hall, 81, who passed away May 29, were held Monday, May 31 at the Crcswick and Seuell Mortuary chapel with Rev. Earl L. Soward officiating. Mr. Hall was born June 9, 1872 in Missouri and had lived in Morrow county practically all of his life. He and Mrs. Hall had been married for 57 years. Surviving him are his widow, Jessie Hall of Heppner; a daugh ter, Mrs. Loveta Goulder; one granddaughter, Mrs. Rosalie Ran ton,; a sister, MiS. Pelle Dunham, all of Portland; two great grand daughters and several nieces and nephews. Burial was in the Heppner Ma sonic cemetery with Crcswick and Seuell in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers were Leonard Sch warz, Emile Grochens, Charles Vaughan, James Peterson, Nor man Florence and Al Troedson. Attending the services from out of town were Mrs. Hall's brother, Leonard Russell of Spokane; a sister, Mrs. Mary Therleen of Re public, Wash.; Mrs. Harley Hall; Mr. and Mrs. Homer Wilson; Mrs. Viola Covvdry and Mrs. Grace Rohrback all of Portland, In ad dition to the immediate family. County Streams to Get Load of Fish County streams will get their first planting of fish this week end, state patrolman Bill Lab hait announced today. A truck load of legal -sized trout will be released in either Willow or Rhea creek Friday. According to a story released by the state game commission De fore the epening of the fishing season, Mav 1, county streams are due for heavy plantings dur ing the year, but this will be the first load to be brought into the area. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Quackenbush had as their guests over the week end her brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Hughes of McMinn ville and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Wilhite and family of Milton. Unidentified " u, ?w parison with a 4-engine plane flying at approximately the same height, saying the objects were 1954 n OSC staff member. A 1951 gradu the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. in business and technology. Weekend Rainfall Adds Bushels to County Wheat Crop Though the rainfall over the Memorial Day weekend was the cause of several accidents, it brought joy to the hearts of most farmers and ranchers. The heavy fall Saturday and the continuing scattered storms Monday brought the month's total in Ileppner to 1.02 inches, weather recorder Leonard Gilliam reported. The Saturday storm was fairly general over most of this area, though the rain wasn't as heavy in the north end of the county. Leonard Carlson, Gooseberry ob server, recorded .75 inch over the weekend with a total of .90 for the month. The rain, though it broke up many planned picnics and out door parties over the holidays, was classified as a lifesaver for the grain farmers., who had re ported the dry conditions were hurting the coming crop. It was also welcomed by cattlemen who were hopeful now of hotter graz ing conditions. The recent rain brought the to tal for the year, as recorded in Ileppner to only -1.29 inches, still far below last year's 8.57 inches for the same period. Portland Fliers Due Here Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Orville Cutsforth of Lexington will be hosts Sun-1 day to a group of Portland fliers , who will fly in to the Lexington airport and be the guests of the. I i- ,i f . i.Te i.ni .,; at their nearby ranch. The group, members of the country flying club, a division of the Portland chamber of com merce, make the trip into East ern Oregon as an annual event. Last year more than 60 persons Miss Marie Soward arrived this in 30 planes enjoyed the day at Thursday from San Pedro, Calif., the ranch. At least that many1 fo n(, tn0 hnm0 0f nor parents, persons are expected this year, l;pv. and Mrs Ear) L. Soward un Cutsforth said. 1 lil her wedding June 11. Objects Cross larger than such a plane. There was no sound and the objects left! no smoke or vapor trail. The i weather was clear and calm ex cept for a very high, filmy over cast weil above the altitude of the objects. The description given by Lov gren was corroborated by the other two men in nearly every in stance. Lovgren told the Gazette Times that be had often thought that if report to aircraft filter center and he should ever see a flying saucer j to the Air Force Radar Base at or what ever it. might be, he I Condon so that the flight path would be able to identify the ob- can be followed. There have been ject and possibly determine what i several instances, in othe. sec made it "go", but, he said, after tions of the country, where it has seeing them he doesn't know any mor about the mysterious things than he did before, except what the ones looked likt tint he nd the other men sa''. . Ervin Anderson, local ground observer corps head, aid tMt to,tlm, ,(KiiA4 ay. 71st Year, Number 12 i r i u rormer lone mn bives w,uuu uiit lo Local HosDita! llepnner's Pioneer Memorial hospital last week was the re cipient t if a $3,000 donation which is to be used for new, more power -t ii 1 X-lwiy equipment at the in stitution. The gift was presented to the hospital by Laxton McMurray, a lormer lone rancher, who now lises in Salem. It was made in memory of his late wife. Jennie McMurray, who died in Salem several years ago. The members of the hospital hoard this week expressed their appreciation to Mr. McMurrav for 5 gift and stated that the planned to convert the hos present . i;ay equipment to a 200 milliamp, rotating node ma chine which will double the power of the present equipment and give Pioneer Memorial the finest diagnostic X Ray facilities to be found anywhere. Mr. McMurray, who farmed a large ranch just east of lone for many years, came to Morrow count' after the turn of the cen tury. He sold his holdings seve ral years ago and he and Mrs. McMurray moved to Salem about ten years ago. Mr. McMurray has been gener ous toward hospitals, for it has been reported that he has made several quite sizeable donations to the Shrine hospital for crippled children in Portland during recent years. Mr. McMurray was in Ileppner over the weekend to attend the pioneer meeting held here Me morial dav. Former Lexington Woman Dies, Services Held There Monday Tern pa E. Johnson, a resident of Corvallis for the past 11 years, died Friday, May 28 following a long illness. She had lived in Lexington for many years. The daughter of Lafayette and Anna Crombely Hendrix, $he was born April 9. 1S71 at Marionville, Missouri. She was married to Bar ett Rainey in 1891 in Missouri and the couple had one daughter. She later married James G. Johnson in 1901 at Marionville and they , moved to McKinnloy, Miss., where llliey lived for four years before I coming to Oregon in 1901, settling nt Lexington where Mr. Johnson ! operated a farm. , Mr. Johnson died in 1937 and I Mrs. Johnson continued to live at Lexington until 1913 when she moved to Corvallis. She is survived by one daugh ter, Mrs. Mae Burchell, Salem, 4 1 grandchildren, 10 great grand : eh ililren one sister Mrs .Tosie Slr(1(.hfif,(1 Billings. Miss., and a haf.m,thrr, Henry L. Hendrix, c I i f jrnia. ', . I Services were held at the Lex- ington Christian church May 31 with l!ev. Lewis Wetzel officiat ing. Interment was in the Lex ington cemetery. The Warner-Mc- Henry Funeral Home of Corvallis was in charge. Ski les had received another report, nearly two weeks after Its occur- ance, of a Heppner woman sight ing an object, but a further check indicated that it could not have been the same ones seen by Lov gren, palmer and Minck. Anderson asked, this week, that anyone seeing what they be lieve to be unidentifiable flying objects, to please contact him as quickly as possible that he may been reported that radar scope hae picked up uftn of un known flying ob)ti. If tHy are promptly riit t th lo cal ground obwrrvrr hriuf ters, it may m jiM t ttt Delbert Botts, lone Killed as Motorcycle Leaves Road Saturday Traffic accidents in Morrow Mr. and Mrs. Give Rasmus were and Gilliam counties over t he j injured, Mrs. Rasmus seriously, three day Memorial day holiday Saturday afternon when their car weekend totaled up to six, bring- collided with a truck and trailer ing death to one person and injur-' as they were entering the C'olum ies to 10 others. It was the worst Ihia river highway at Heppner record accident ever suffered bv! the county for a single weekend, according to reports. Delbert Dewayne Botts. 26, of lone died in Pioneer Memorial hospital Sunday afternoon follow ing a motorcycle accident about one mile east of Lexington Sat urday afternoon. Earl Miller, of Lexington who was riding with him on th machine suffered pain ful but not serious injuries. He was released from the hospital on Tuesday. Police who investigated the ac cident, blamed wet pavement fori the crash, as the motorcycle ap parently slid off the highway and crashed into a heavy fence post. Both Bolts ami Miller were em ployed at Kinua Pine mills. Wranglers to Host Sage Riders for Sunday Hay-Day The Ileppner Wranglers will be hosts to the Umatilla Sage Riders Sunday for the club's annual Hay-Day, a roping and riding eveiit to be held at the Ileppner rodeo grounds. It is open to the public though contestants must be a member of either the Wrang lers or the Sage Riders. The two clubs will be working to gain possession of a trophy which is awarded to the organi zation having the highest total score for the events. At least 12 events are scheduled on the afternoon program includ ing bending race, bareback relay, eloverleaf race, ladies pleasure class, junior calf roping, trailer race, relay race, sack race, tail race, saddle race, walk-trot and lead, and senior calf roping, and there may be one or two more events for the youngsters. Starting out the days' activi ties will be a parade through the down-town Heppner at 1:00 p. m. which will start on lower Main street. It has been announced: that persons planning on enter ing any of the day's events must turn in their entry blank to the Wrangler's secretary by 6 p. m. Saturday lo be eligible to com pete. Admission lo the grounds will be 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children under 12, Roice Ful leton, Wrangler president an nounced. Bill Barrait will serve as arena announcer. Elks To Sponsor Presentation of Minstrel Show Here The Emblem club of Hermiston will present their concert troupe in a Minstrel feature entitled "Way Down South" at the high school auditorium on Friday June lSlh, at. S p. m. This show is being brought to Heppner by the local Elks lodge for the benefit of Camp Columbia, Boys Town of the West, at White Salmon, Wash. The Elks will be assisted by the ladies of the Re bekahs and also the Soropptimist club Camp Columbia is a rehabilita-j tion center for boys with a prob-; lorn fashioned along the same lines as the Nebraska Father Flannigan "Boys Town". Boys of any race or creed are accepted and it is financed by public do nation as no state aid is accept ed so that the camp is free of politics and pressure groups that might interfere with its philo sophy. The number of boys In camp at present is 20 which in cludes two local youngsters. The cast of the Hermiston musi cal group numbers forty five ar tists and after their showing at Hermiston is rated one of the best amateur shows to be presented in this part of the state for many years. The show was produced by Mrs. Frank Wells of the Her miston Emblem Club and direct ed by Major F. II. Blake of White Salmon, Wash. It runs for two hours and is crammed full of hi larity as well as high powered Instrumental, vocal and dance acts. A full house is expected so the public are advised to get their tickets in advance. Ut. end Mrs. Raymond teigm mm rrturrnsl Thursday rvrnina from ttiif wrrki trip to Ws!i init ! wh they visit-! rfc! dUu rul (ofi-in-Uw, Junction. Mrs. Rasmus remained unconscious until Tuesday, but today her physician reported that she has shown considerable im provement though suffering from a skull fracture. Car Thrown Off Road According to police reports the Rasmus car was struck by a truck driven by Arlen Dean Wil liams, Odell, Ore., as it entered the new highway at the junction. The impact threw the car across the traffic divider forcing the right front door of the machine open and throwing Mrs. Rasmus out onto the highway, her head and shoulder striking the cement dividers. The car continued on down the road for some distance before plunging about 75 feet down the the embankment. Both Mr. and Mrs. Rasmus were brought to Pioneer Memorial hos pital by the Arlington ambulance. Mr. Rasmus was released follow ing treatment. Mrs. Rasmus oper ates Norah's shop in Heppner. Two mini from the Condon Air Base were hospitalized here over the weekend when their car left the road just east of Condon in Gilliam county. Johnson, the most seriously injured, was uncon scious for nearly 12 hours. He suffered multiple lacerations and bruises and is still in the hospital. With him was Irvin Sykes who was kept in the hospital over night for treatment and obser vation. Heppner Hill Scene Saturday night a car driven by Richard R. Brown of Condon went out of control on the Ileppner hill section (jf the Condon highway ami crashed into a rock bluff, Brown wasn't injured, but two Ileppner girls, Laveme White and Frances Marlatt, suffered bruises and lacerations. Both were taken to Pioneer Memorial hospital for examination. According to the accident report, wet pavement was blamed for the accident. Another accident which occur red about noon Monday on high way 730 near Irrigon sent two persons to hospitals. The in- ' jured were Mrs. John Holmes, 28, of Coeur d'Alene, Iraho, who suf fered a concussion and Jimmy Do Boer, 4 year old, of Boring, Oregon. The two cars were driven by John Holmes and Fred De Boer. Tuesday afternoon, Tom Huston was brought to Pioneer Memorial hospital suffering from bruises and lacerations when he report- ' edly fell asleep at the wheel of his pickup while driving toward Heppner on the Condon highway. The truck left the road and hit a bank, throwing Huston out of the machine. His condition was not considered serious. Another accident victim was treated Saturday at the local hospital, ihough his injuries were not attributed to traffic. He was Paul A. Ryder of Spray who suf fered a leg cut when a saw came loose and struck him. Delbert Botts, who died here Sunday afternoon following his Saturday motorcycle accident was the son of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Botts of lone, He was born in lone, January 17, 1028 and had attended lone and Echo schools. He is survived by his parents, six brothers, James Jr. and Ken neth of Irrigon; Richard who is serving in the Army In Korea; Charles, Irvin and Edward of lone. He leaves three sisters, Mrs. Le Roy (Doris) Ellis of Irrigon; Mrs. Ronald (Betty) Fall and Peggy Botts of lone. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 5 at '2 o'clock at the lone Christian church with Rev. Alfred Shirley officiating. Burial will be in the lone ceme tery. Crcswick and Seuell mor tuary are in charge of arrange ments. New lone Swimming Pool Open to Public The new lone swimming pool is now open to the public, it was announced this week, and David Raskin is acting as life guard, assisted by Jerald Rea and Gary Brenner. The pool will be open from 1 to 5 p. m. and from 6 to !) p. m. daily. A swimming class is also sche lu led to rx hrht xtarttng about Junr lt from W t lt:30 4. m it wai said. A tchrrtttte erf fcr nct eSe ia fiwrTUtion on tfc pA aypusur lwliMf in hxlayi papr uw&at
