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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 18, 1954)
71st Year, Number 36 Copies 10 cents Ctiurches Planning "Share-" Program For Thanksgiving A community-wide Thanksgiv ing service, under the sponsorship of the Heppner Ministerial Asso ciation, wil be held in the Metho dist church, at 10:00 a. M. Thanks giving day. Rev. John R. Reeves, rector of All Saints Episcopal church will be the speaker. A special emphasis of the ser- . nvfu-nffinfT rrr'ititnHA tn Hnrl for his many blessings will be the "Share Our Suiplus" program of .L. ..... .. . A rnlATH Zl.-tV.rt. ine rroiesiam ami laaicin uiuiu- dox churches in America, through which millions of pounds of gov ernment surplus commodities will be sent abroad and distribu ted free to millions of destitute and hungry in areas of need. Recent national legislation has released largely increased am ounts of such commodities pow dered milk, butter, cheese,, lin seed and cottonseed oils, etc. to the world wide relief network of the churches. Because all processing and shipping corts of such surpluses will be paid by the government .... 4 tl, r.vi nf finlrv nhroad. $20 worth of food can actually be distributed to the destitute and hungry as a cost of $1.00. The Ministerial Association be lieves that there is a parallel be tween the first Thanksgiving and the "Share Our Surplus" Thanks giving service planned for this year. "When the Pilgrims met on that first Thanksgiving Day," cowl o rti n row n tativp of the As- sodation- "they invited to their table their neighbors, ttie In dians, with whom they sought to live in peace and mutual happi ness. "At our community Thanks giving service, by participating i iun "Chora Hnr Snrnlns" Dro- (11 II1C .?llliv I r- gram with our contributions to aid the hungry men, women anu children overseas, we will like wiseby sharing with them the r.mi has eiven us be CUJU livll ivv. w " C3 ' inviting to our table our friends John S. Baldwin, Ex-Heppner Resident Dies at Umatilla John Sheldon Baldwin, 81 of l'rootiiin riierl suddenly at his home Tuesday afternoon. He Vn.i livoit in thin section of Mor- 111. 11.... ... .".-.J - row county for over so years, uu fore moving to Umatilla about 10 years ago. Funeral services win oe nem u 11 a. m. Friday at Burns Mortuary . t ...itW fTi..:i.,iC'idli SPl'. in Ht'I ntl.SLUIl Willi eic.....T..-- vices to be conducted at 1 p. m. at the Lexington cemetery. Mr. Baldwin was born April 5, 18G3 in Springfield, Illinois coming to Oregon in 1891 settling . i-i. hi.w.IfUakiq eon. on a rancn in uie maiivuui.. tion. He had been in goou neauii prior to his death. Surviving are two sons, Andrew M. Baldwin, Umatilla; Elmer E. Baldwin, Brookings, Oregon; a daughter Mrs. Olivia Baldwin Cm Francisco: a bro- lvUlun;i fcju" - ' ther, victor K. Baiawin, satt nan- cisco; two sisters, iwrs. raium Dotty, Tulsa, Oklahoma, and an other living in Kansas City, Kan sas. There are also three grand children and four great-grana- chiluren. I . - i . I , r iiiiiflittnriwL I' 11 nfflHfufiilrtfr now putting uie iim. - ------ , badl need. the building on the south. The new unit w" P aai tlicm ed additional bedrooms and space for a health center ana . . n th lnwer floor. for the county neaun Death lakes One Of County's Oldest Residents Tuesday School Building Bids Due Soon c.hnni officials reported today v,ot niptinn of the excava- liiai v.wnn'i'- tion work for me new cicmeiuaiy . . 1 ,nvt l'fHlt school is expectcu uy i and it is hoped that the district can call bids on construction of the new building by December 15- v tu. wav!itinn work is being done under separate contract "by a Morrow county crew which has been at work for nearly two weeks. All dirt moving has been completed, and drilling and blast ing of rock is all that remains to ui r,uoen nf thp work. It liriisn uicu jjin" - is reported that much less rock was encoumerea 111.111 expected which will cut down materially on the cost of the excavation. Building puais ana specula- . Kir ' , i ' n,viti, tnoi- jKii of Morrow t 'V 1 1 1 1 county's oldest residents lucstiay when" Mrs. Harriet McDaniel, 88, died at the home of relatives in n,.,,mnr i-r umio was 111 naiu- . .,,,,1 ulm had lived ill this 1 1 1 II 1 1 I'll" '",,v vcoiion of Morrow county for over 60 years. Mrs. McDaniel was born May a 11 Indiana, the icnm 111 rtan.Thfor of John and Rueha Sto- ..1 1 iho moved to Oregon in ihn onrlv 1S')0s. Funeral services will be held cvirluv Mnvpmher 19 at 2 P. m at the Heppner Methodist church ith i?or Lester Roil (ton omciai incr interment will be in the I O O. F. cemetery at Hardman witli freswick and Seuell Mortu- ,.) :ir(T, i,r afi'aiiL'emenis. '.Surviving are Hi roe sons, Ken ard McDaniel, Hardman; Sam Jr. ;md Oren McDaniel. both of iinnnner: three daughters, Mrs. t,.i ciiro Mrs Alice Hastings ( ran .iini'1! jti'' both of Heppner, and Mrs. Mabel Howell. Monument. 1 she also leaves 22 crandclnlden I'm; ,rr.:it.!ri:uHlchildren and two 1 great -great-grandchildren. -o Should Have Been a Pleasant Sensation! TV Bus ,c$ 'onc Residents; Good Reception Reported M' PIONEER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL will have a -ore balanc I00U urhfn the new addit on is conipieiea. i .. SSi wto? which extends out on the north end of he present surgery wing rnKtr-tlon company of Pendleton is the buuaing. (gx Photos) contractor. : STORY BY 10-YEAR OLD BOY BRINGS ON DAY-LONG WILD buust v-riMt .... n .1 1 ni V yhoriff and deputies were still buried nearly UU 10 HUM I ecllh ill iiiijihj nesdav ns they were trying to dig out of one of the biggest last minute rushes to pay taxes that th county has seen. Tax deputy, Mrs. Sylvia Mc Daniel said that more than $500, The neonle of lone are getting quite enthusiastic about televi sion following tne insiauauuu ui a test set on a hill just a short distance east of town. The test installation was set up ny a. c cinft.nl oml Noel Dobvns as an PKluiii ' nvhiirinllnt ;ind the results have been beyond expectations, it is said. A tent was erected on tne nui i....t t.,iith the car ana Swanson home to house a TV re ceiver and the interest in the pro- . ll,.,l nucll ject has been so git-ui ni evening during the past week or so 50 to 75 persons have crowded the tent to watcn programs. .. i....i...l I,.. ct..f The tests were swiu-u uy . -..!.!. .U i,l,m ani and Dooyns wnn me hat if they could get reception hey might "pipe" il into town for themselves ami possioiy a P-1A Gets Offer Of Loan Fund Parent -Teachers association was the recipient last offer nf $1,000 from Mrs. Sarah McNamer, Heppner, for ciiulont loan fund to aid college inninr4 and seniors who have graduated from Heppner high Tiio nffep was made sub- aviuwi. 1 iiv- v.- - ject to the provision that u ne matched wltn a line amoum the PTA. The offer was gratefully re ceived by the group at its regu- .. . I..-. If",rlMrtCrltJV lar meeung iai i.iuui. ! nnn,nlallH hi inviting to our lauie oui tiona "" -t . Bn,i ..oirrhhois from all the land:? the firm 'of Freeman, Haysiip .u t,t tiio ,nrld wilh whom Tn ft and Hewlett, Portl anu iiuiy nuuio v,-,,r,h,,iit thp world with whom we too wish to live in peace and good will," he concluded. 4 'tl . .7 V- V p MJMWbWWWiwm"'" MflltfPD who is conducting services at the lone churcn 01 me mu- Special Services On At Naiarene Church ioi corvicec are being con ducted this week and next at the , .... u.,rnh nf the Nazarene with lOIlt-" lliuii.il ' - , Heinz Truss in charge of the .:. pov Clarence E,. music ai"' , . . Thayer of Cashmere, Washington fashioned gos- preacinns i" - , pel that reveals the plan of sal vation. , , . rru ..if.tiK am being heiu at 7:30 each week night and at the Sundays. Everyone is invited to attend the services. Faye Prock Injured In Truck Accident me mm ; ---- r. Li.,i7intt Pnrtland archi 1U11 duu ii.-"i --. . . tects and the ma can is in about three weens. 0 - Chamber to Gather At Cutsforth Cabin For Monday Meeting The regular meeting of the chamber of commerce win De held at 7 p. m. next Monuty a. ... . .rti-. nniiin on upper tne uiaiumi - -- Willow creek it was announced at this week's meeting, me even, , ,.oi affair at which time is an annum . the Morrow county onsei .. - .. 1- hV man of tne year is the chamber. J &it:i-i " - . ner has been promised, with tne . -i 1 u.. tlin ll.ictq elk being iurmsneu vy Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Cutsforth. At last Monaays meeuB. chamber was asked by Glen Campbell, to aid the Morrow County Wheat League in making arrangements to hold the state .i f thp wheat League in Heppner in 1955. At least 350 persons are expecieu. mittee was appointed to worn with the League in making ar rangements. Larry Dowen, Heppner high v-cb-Mhaii coach was the SCitooi -- . guest of the clun anu briefly on tne scnooi -another basketball title in the coming season. -o rsi,in ,.,iii ho vids and most IVIUO Will w- ' anything can be expected when an 8 and a 10 year old get to- .1 . t..hir.h ie exactly what happened last Thursday much to hunters, state police, snenu . t n Raiiman. the children s par ents and several others. The story goes someuung this: TUr. m.viiar old son of Roger V. llic lu , . Tellefson, a forest service fire crew aide who was nununt. wi". his family while slaying at the . 1 f ll.mn. Kllis Guam siauon t-a.M. vi ur tntn on argument with Iltl, ftl'l- lllU w" ..1.. o AM alihr at the sta ins ,u. . ran tip') Thujvrv,- - r , '11 uO'.vii u lui i r- ' 1 no run into some nuiueia ...1 ho t.j,i that he and his sis- W I1UI11 Hi- , , ter had left while nis a weie hunting, anu nc ina for her. Naturally ine num ers joined in the hunt Faye Prock of Heppner was taken to. a hospital in John Day last Friday morning when the nrrpne- Lumber Company truck u" ArMnf left the Kimberly- ' u; ,v,..iit, hetween Heppner Honor Roll Lists 18 Muaeni mil students at Heppner high school released this week snowea ivvu Nancy Anderson and Karen ri receiving straight Is for the first semester, and lb otneis v the honor roll with all grades of 2 or better, mi.,..,. ,i, roppivpd crades 01 or higher are Beverly Baker. Alice Peterson, Jay duu.... ------ Wright Sharon Bryant. Darlene u iT:iro I.ance lib- Connor, nuw-n bles, Lillian Elde, Jean Graham, Mary Green, Dick Kononen, Sally m . . n.,.l Iinn i warhara 1'itji.rv. Steclhead Fishing Good in Columbia ..Tf n ,ant the best steclhead fishing in the state, you don't have to .go far to gei u i police reported this week. They were referring to the stretch of Columbia River between Messner and Castle Rock end put special unuic nn the area around empanel-3 u" . , Tom's Camp, just west of Board man. Reports tell of excellent catches of steelhead being taken Doin from the shore or from boats with ,ir..i,l,iQ.pirhi lures producing vvuuuii-iKb"' r t h the most fish, ine enuic- oi.w. has provided some of the best fishing in the state during recent State police also reminded tne anglers that when they catch a steelhead or salmon they are re ouired to fill out their punch card immediately. The cards are free anH mav be obtained wherever angling licenses are for sale. -0 : Husband of Heppner Woman Dies Monday i-..nr.,i unnnner residents left aivvioi 11- ri Tuesday for Salem to attend the r l .-rimimc for GrOVlT i)av. about 60. who died Monday at Salem. His wife is the former Lyriia 'owiiis of Heppner. Mr. Ray had never lived in Heppner, I but was well known in this area. I Relatives attending the services Mr and Mrs. Arthur War ren, James Cowins, Mrs. Bruce Bothwell and Wilma Bothwell. a ......!.... un nrmess thev met UUIUlg lut l" - other hunters who were advised of the supposed disappearance of the girl. Finany, unci m "j when the men were running low on gas, they stopped at a forest service tieia pnone anu v..-- r. .. A..r.rv dt tllP ranger George von iu"m ' Ellis station who told them of the children's argument and advised them that the gin was a.c -home and had been there all the time. 1. far a those men were con cerned the hunt was over, but some other hunters wnom uy had contacted earner, ic-n w. area and stopped at a Pilot Rock crvice station asking the attend ant to notify the state po.1Lc. r.i...i., thoivmfter two officers were dispatched from Arlington, sheriff Bauman was notified and ... i t.in, advised local state oatrolman Bill Laotian anu B f .. ,f searchers. tnuetner a Just as the men were getting ready to leave Heppner, about 9 p m. Thursday evening, they were advised by radio to forget lilt W HUlt- u ""O , , had finally been brought to light. What a reception the lu-yeai-old received from his parents and others concerned nas nui i-n im ported 000 had been credited and banked iar , " " d d". alter tne woven.-. "ii Jm.k piUB was ap- , it'.. . ii ftrti ci 1 1 1 r ciiiL i'"vi - tr. iho nffer under advisement and determine a way , . t n m f 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 m 111 11 vi. j. (U vJiiiiit m'k, o nart of Ma tinn Week observ- UUlim liUUM....... ...... v- ""i?..i iv,t fnr narents. Nearly SLIIUU1 IU6"1 1 , inn parents aufru b and program which included special school classes in all the rooms. In special room contests Mrs. Ogletree's 2nd grade room fii-f nri'P' Mrs. Bechdolt's WUI1 iliv .. i second and Miss Glavey's third. n. 1 . ,. ,1 rnnrvl won the room count wnn mc most parents present. . . . .1... 1 hit ill. The program was unun rectionof Mrs. Dick Wilkinson. ti,o novt mpetintr will be De cember 8 with Mrs. Herman Green in charge of the program u. ..V cMirt's Health". The pre ceding Monday evening, P-TA ...in .,,p a tnrkev dinner for the county OEA meeting at Heppner and on Kriaay, ueu. xu l. oh 1 fl Tlllf'l ailV.V4 v. IIS Ullliuui .. .i. Tnne.Henoner basketball me ...... game. ( Headline, hut tile oftice Stall still had stacks of letters to pro- i.:..i. . .-.it imtnlll'lipd (CSS WHICH Wl-iir Jii uiiivuv. mil which would bring the total tax payment over the $700,000 mark. Thev reuortetl a liOMViMi-.m'" usuaf payment of the entire yPrV (at. nthei- than the use of quarterly payments by pro perty owners. 0 - Diabetes Week Drive Being Observed Here few interesting neighbors, but so great has been the interest of most of the rest of the residents of lone that the services of a television engineer from Portland have been secured and lie plans to invest igale the possibility of ti.ttiniT nn a regular TV system for the whole town. If his report is favorable, a town meeting is planned to discuss costs, mater ials and other factors, it is re ported. The quality of reception at the hill-top site is reported as ex cellent with meter readings of oriiMl stieiiL'lh as high as 300 being reported. A reading 01 about 250 is common, it is said, uhii'h is about double the strength of signals now being re ceived by the recently formed Pendleton company winch is pip , ..mi inn into lhal area from the lop of Emigrant (or Cabbage) . ... . .. r K..11. hill, liood reception uum Portland and Spokane has been reported. umf mi -mil nniivtw :irp not the .111 Klin . .'v only persons who have been ex perimenting Willi IV in Uie loin- area. Steianis son, a a. oiuiam and Denward Bergevin have also been getting good reception on a hilltop about four miles south of town. The recent tests in the lone area are the only ones to dale that have shown good results, as far as getting sufficient signal strength to pipe into town for Several ranch homes in the Eightmile and other higher areas nave oeen genm .. .! e lmrt Kill nnlh. reception 101 .wine imi-i ing has been found close enough to a town to make piping in prac tical. klnmnrnlK t(l have beCll ilUIIH !'"' ' - ' ' " made around Heppner during the past year out no poim n been found that will Provide 1 suf .t Birftigrn lor satis factory reception. TV can be 1 ...-ut in hu wirp for a con- UlUUfclll K. .. siderable distance, but the cost of a long-distance installation would probably be too high to make it feasible here. 0 1 ,,,.1 nnrtidnntinn in the cur- rent diabetes delect 1011 drive of the American Diabetes Associa tion, was revealed this week when all local physicians and iai hospital an- nounced that they will give free . . . 1 1 ..n.Liin rn. urin analysis 10 an n-ina ,,tin it hetween now and November 27. Such an analysis is the prime method ot determin ing whether a person is suffering from the disease. Tin. national association im sponsored National Diabetes Week for the past six years in an cf,-t t,. inr-ate the many un- l tim 1 i" "----- - . i.n.,K. r,!icpc in thp eountrv. It is estimated that there are one mil lion persons suffering from dia betes who do not Know im-j n the disease. i.i,wahip information on diabetes is being distributed by members of the association and ;i ,i,nii film. "The story of Wendy Hill," will be shown here at a later uaie. ti,i, inin nharmaceutical asso 1 111- 01 i..l I , ciation is also cooperating in the Irivr Funeral Services For Lt. Henry P. Cohn To Be Saturday Funeral services for 2nd Lt. Henry Philip Cohn, 23, United States Marine Corps, who was killed in Japan October 13, will . . . . - I - OA nf be held Saturday iNoveniot-r u ai 10 a. m. at St Mary's Catholic church in Pendleton. Lt. Cohn, who was born in Heppner, but had lived in Pen dleton for the past 15 years, was a helicopter pilot in the Marine Corps and was killed in the col il..;.. nf twn helicooters over ll.lll'll v-M . Tokyo bay, Japan on October 1J, His body arrived in San Francisco j last weekend. Lt Cohn, who was always Mr. and Mrs. Sie Walker of Le banon, former Heppner residents, were visiting here and In lone the lend of last week. rauni-M . , . '.iht and Patsv Wright. overturned. . I Another list revealed those who ...v. ...ao nrn y 1 iiuun- i . . . . i., i' 1T0CK, VMlu ii " Tuesday from John Day, suffered numerous bruises and lacerations including a deep cut on the chin, but was not seriously injured. . j: . mnnrk the truck ACCorums -f ' .. , -t went out of control when it left the pavement and struck a rough 1 . . 1 rt i prtiirned stretch 01 curt ronu. n and was badly damaged L He was hauling lumber from the orth Fork mill at Monument to the Heppner Lumber company mill at Elgin. , . 41iuiiici 1.". , ni.it her absent or tardy nave 11" . ... f during the first nine - school. They are Jerry oia. .--v onin Joan Brosnan, Beulan Davis,' Marlene Geyer, Eddie Gro shens, Len Ray Schwarz, Julie iSpaulding. l.D.iip rpvpHv Baker, Dean Connor, Alice Peterson, Elaine Stone, Nelson unnui. ' u,iivn Munkers, Karen ureen, 1Y10...J.. ,,,im. Prock. Betty Rose, and Wayne Lamb, NEXT WEEK'S GT TC BE OUT EARLY Because of the Thanksgiving holidsy "?xt teak's Gazette Times will be published one day early. The publishers ask that til new3, correspondence and cdvertising copy bs in at least a day earlier than usual. TURKEY SHOOT SCHEDULED i. -. innihcr in thp series 01 iau anu winter shoots will be held Sun day, Nov. 21 by the Morrow County Gun UUD at us uuu house about two miles south of Heppner. It wil be a turkey and iihm.t it was an- nounced. "i I in .11111 1 11 j 1 ! H II I . I 1 7 ,r 1 I I Savings Bond Sales High in Mate Purchases of U.S. saw ' F, .. t his friends, bonds are at a nine year h P" , , ' pncr March 21. both the agricultural a trial counties in Oregon. According to figures ju re leased by E. C. Sammons, chair- man of the Oregon saving committee, October sales of E and H bonds in the Rtaie amount ed to $3,499,472. This is 50 high er than sales of October 1953. For the ten months of 1MM, uie 1 of Oregon have purcna-u of E and II bonds, a gain of 27 over me v- 1...1 n flip VPHT " t f,,r Sales in wiorrow uuui., .i.r were $(il.368, according VciwMe ' , . . Tff fiirinr countv cnairman. lU JUll - ,uri, "Sales in this coumy October amounted to . u 1 This amount is, however, lit- nom. slightly below sales for last year. 0 Junior Class Play Due Fri. and bar. was born in ueppner maicn 1931 and he lived here until he was 10 years old, moving then to Pendleton where he finished the grade and high school. He at .,..i.,.i iv,n University of Oregon U-Itlli.:u .111. v.-- - - and Oregon Slate College before entering the service """'J 1952. He is survived by his parents Henry and Sara Cohn, a brother William and a sister Susan, ail of Pendleton. He was a griniu.uu t . . .nnl iiy t C of long time iieppuei iwim."-, Phil Conn ana joun Funeral services win ue n--iu 10 a. m. Saturday and Rosary at 7:30 Friday evening, uum " . . 11 11. Kill.. Mary s church in reiiuu-iun. lal will be in tne umcy in' v there. Band Parents To Hold Candy Sale .. . .i..i.tin rniipafi male auartet. TO SING HERE The Nortnwesr " Nov. 2S at pictured above will present a cn.c"twdkannegroup has sung the Heppner Christian church wh;tk0Idnahgo cnPd Montana. in many commum . ' tend. Lo Angeles; Marlin Moon. Shown left to right are Dick nT, E "e. and Gene Swan-Milton-Freewater; Lsurence Burghardt, Eugene, an son ol Lo Angle. ,.,.Ui ticrfnirna nee entitled i 1. win r , , , . "Don't Ever Grow Up" will be .,i v.., mnmhers of Uie junior class at Heppner high school this Friday and Saturday evening In the scnooi gy...... It is being put on under the di rection of Stanley nu- Curtain time both nights has v.r.., cpt at H n. m. and reserved seat tickets are now on sale. Included in the cast are Caroline Calvin, Shirley Peck, Nancy An , tnis Mnnahan. Lance ntrfhuiit 1 1 1 v - m : i l. Ilk Criarnn Krvant. Marilyn Ss;;, JoAnne Keithley Judy Wriaht, Mike Monahan, Wayne " 6 ' ,, ni.. Varen r. lu. npri t mi, . - . - prock, Nelson Connor and Stee Green. a v 1 17 nurpnts attended the miiiui 11 Band Parenls meeting Monday evening at the school. A report was given on the food .sale held election day and they made approximately $110. The group is going to sponsor a candy .1.. ri,,mhnr 11 and the ten- sail.- vii ivv-v. - tative dale of January is was set for a planned carnival. Mrs. L. E. Ruhl, chairman oi the group, appointed the follow ing committee to see about the carnival, William Cox, Earle Ken dall and Mrs. J. K. UUiiman. o EXAMINER COMING A drivers licence examiner will be on duty in Heppner at the court house on Tuesday, Nov. 23 from 9:30 a. m. to 3:30 p. m.
