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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 25, 1954)
L I 5RAR V U OF 0 E U Q E N E , ORE To Help You Copies 1 0 cents BIG STICK the first of the six 85 foot poles which will hold the new lights for the Hcppner rodeo field is started on its way into the air. The Wilson Construction company crew started the Job of raising the poles Monday morning and expected to have them all up by Wednesday. Jay Cee-ettes Are Reorganized, Choose New Name The first of several contemplat ed changes in the Jay Cee-ette or. ganization was made last Wed nesday night with the adoption of a new name, Heppner Civic Lea gue. Expansion of the organization is developing as a result of con sultation between the Jay Cee ettes and the mothers of pre school children. The need for a civic organiza tion rather than one interested only in the maintenance of the kindergarten was expressed by many and an invitation to any local woman wno is mierestea in the improvement of the commun ity to join the organization is extended. Mrs. Bill Sowell, Mrs. Fred Sanders, and Mrs. Larry Dowen were appointed to act as a nomi nating committee to present the names of candidates for offices in the organization at its next meet ing, which will be held Wednes day, December 1, in the Civic Cen ter building. Also selected at this meeting will be a permanent meeting date. Mrs. Theta Stratton'and Mrs. William Farra were guests at last week's meeting attending to dis cuss the possibility of cooperation between theDegree of Honor, the Heppner Civic League, and other interested small organizations in completing the work on the Civic Center building. It was pointed out that under the terms of the lease between the Junior Chamber of Commerce and the City of Heppner, a new foundation has been placed under the building and new roofing has been applied. Siding has been purchased but has not been ap plied since the future of the building has been in question for some time. Some $3500 plus con siderable donated labor has been expended upon, the building in jecent years and it was the senti ment of many of the women that a similar investment of time and money would result in a service able community building which would no longer be an eye-sore. Mrs. G. C. M. Smith, Mrs. Jim (Continued on page 8) ... 5. 25 SHOPPING i I PAYS 'Tit . I! ' A . ' r err 5f 5 3 Beat the High Cost of Giving- ER STORES PRESENT THEIR $0 Wheat Growers to Meet at Portland December 2, 3. 4 PENDLETON Wheatmen from throughout Oregon will gather in Portland, December 2, 3, and 4 to participate in the 27th annual convention of the Oregon Wheat Growers League. League members will convene Thursday morning under the gavel of President Morris Wilson, Condon. National legislation and future programs for wheat are expected to be major topics. Many changes have been imposed on producers through national legislation this past year. The committee on Federal Agriculture Programs, headed by Chairman Jack Smith, Condon, is expected to determine next year's legislative program for the League. Kenneth Kendrick, president of the National Association of Wheat Growers, Stratford, Texas, will be one of the featured speak ers. Subsidies arid what they mean to the farmer will be his topic. Reporting on wheat market con ditions in the Far East will be Dick Baum, Executive Secretary of the Oregon League. He will return from the Far East direct to the meeting after completing a two-month assignment in the Orient. The convention will also fea ture something entirely new this year. Wheat League home econo mist, Rose Ellen Sehmid, will de monstrate use and preparation of wheat foods before the entire assembled group. Other speakers on the program are: John Locke, president, Fisher Flowering Mills Company, Seat tle; E. J. Bell, Director, Grain and Feed Division, Foreign Agricul tural Service, USDA; Walter Johnson, Director, Portland office of the Commodity Stabilization Service; Ben Robinson, president, Oregon Farm Bureau. Cattle Prices Again Edge Up HERMISTON Albert Isensee of Irrigon topped the market at the Hermiston livestock auction Friday with a 220 lb. top hog that sold for -20.50 cwt., Delbert An son, manager of the sale, reports. John Sobransky of Irrigon con signed a 345 lb. red sow that sold for a top of $17.80. Volume remained at a high level Friday with a number of prices up. Consigned were 676 cattle compared with 679 the pre vious Friday, 135 hogs compared with 192, and 421 sheep com pared with 110. Better quality stock cows were in strong demand, 82 of them going at the top of 7136.00 per head, a dollar more than the pre vious Friday. Largest purchase of the day was 75 head of stock cows bought by O. C. Hughes of Hermiston at $135.00 per head. West Washington farmers were among those seeking stock cows, an unusually large num ber of farmer buyers taking home 60 of the cattle, including stock Heppner, I f ft GOING UP rigged to a 40 foot gin pole the heavy stick comes closer to an upright position as workmen guide it towards Its hole. This pole weighed over two tons and required much careful maneuver ing to get it into place. Money for the installation was raised by the Chamber of Commerce. X, BARBARA LARSQN IFYE Delegate To Speak Here Barbara Larson, 21 of Hermis ton, who was one of two Oregon delegates to visit European coun tries this summer under the In ternational Farm Youth Ex change program will make seve ral talks and show slides of her trip in various Morrow county communities earl next week. Miss Larson is scheduled to speak at the Episcopal church YPF meeting Sunday, November 28 at 6:30 p. m. On the follow ing day she will speak at the Lexington school at 10:30 a. m.; the Heppner school at 1:00 p. m.; the lone school at 2:30 p. m. and at the Irrigon school at 8 o'clock in the evening. Miss Larson, who is a junior at Oregon State College, left for Europe on June 16 and lived with farm families in England and .-ty'' ft- r 'i ' , Wales ffir four months. She re turned to the United States No vember 8. The daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Carl A. Larson of Hermiston, she lives on the 4G0 acre Umatilla field station, where her father is superintendent. She was a 4-H club member for eight years, some of them in Hermiston and some while living in Newell, S. D. She completed 18 4-H projects, In cluding cookery, clothing, knit ting, homemaking, rose and flower, and home beautification. Miss Larson has two brothers Ron and John, the elder is an FFA state farmer and took top honors at the Oregon corn show in 1953 with the highest yielding crop in the state. In the total 1954 IFYE program 117 U. S. farm youths, 20 to 30 years old, lived in rural homes in 40 countries. They were in Eu rope, Latin America, Asia, Africa, the Pacific and the Near and Middle east. In return, 149 ex changees from these areas have lived with U. S. farm families. IFYE is sponsored by the Na tional 4-H club foundation and the extension service. It is fi nanced by contributions of 4-H clubs, civic and rural groups, business, individuals and others interested in world understand ing No federal or state govern ment funds are used to finance the exchanges. Continued on Page 8 Oregon, Thursday, November 25, 1954 Sunup' t Conservationists Get Awards at Monday Banquet Two top conservationists, Paul Brown, who was recently named Morrow county Conservation Man of the Year, and Tom Wilson, con servationist with the Heppner Soil Conservttion district were presented special awards at the annual Heppner-Morrow county chamber of commer te conserva tion dinner Monday evening at the Cutsforth cabin on Willow creek. Brown was presented his award an engraved desk pen set, by Newt O'Harra, a director of the local district and also chairman of the chamber conservation com mittee. Wilson received a certi ficate of recognition from the chamber presented by its presi dent Jeff Carter. Brown won his award for the soil-saving practices he has put Into effect on his ranch west of Heppner which have previously been reviewed. Wilson was awarded his recognition for the many advances and approved farming practices he has aided farmers of this area in developing over the past several years. It has been largely through his ef forts that the Heppner Soil Con' servation district was recently judged the top district in the state. Main speaker of the evening was county judge Garnet Barratt who went into the history of soil conservation and pointed out many of the farming improve ments which have come about through wise use of land areas. About 50 chamber members and their wives and guests at tended the elk and turkey dinner. o Safflower Producton Interest Gains Here According to word received at the county agent's office, Dr Carl E. Classen, president of the Pacific Oilseeds Company, will be in Morrow county on December 13 to complete contracts with the ranchers for Safflower production here in 1955. Five farmers signed up to grow 450 acres of the crop at the re cent fall meeting of the Morrow County Wheatgrowers ' associa tion, but since the meeting seve ral other farmers have shown an Interest in Safflower produc tion and Dr. Classen will make the trip here to discuss plans with them. Anyone interested should plan to contact Dr. Classen, the county agent said, and talk with him about Safflower production and sign a contract for the 1955 crop. -o Mr. and Mrs. Robert Scrivner and daughter Diane of Spokane were guests last week of his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Scrivner. Mrs. Howard Pettyjohn and Mrs. Jack Bailey were in Port land last week attending meet ings of the American Cancer So ciety in connection with the can cer drive in Heppner which will be ponsored by the American Le gion auxiliary. . .." '" l A !'! , - U i , 4 IN THE AIR everybody breathed easier when the big pole final ly settled into place. After all poles are erected, the light fix tures and wiring will be placed on the crossarms. (GT Photos) Heppner Field Lighting Project Nearing Completion Heppner's rodeo and football field took, on a new look early this week as a crew of workmen from the Wilson Construction company of Portland raised the poles for the new field lighting system which Is being erected under the siwnsorship of the Heppner-Morrow county chamber of commerce. The lights will soon be placed on the previously installed brack ets atop the 85 foot sticks and the remainder of the necessary wiring and installation will be finished except for sighting in the lights, which probably won't be done until next year as tnere is no use for the lights during the winter months and heavy winds could require re-sighting by spring, It was said. The lighting project was a ma jor undertaking of the chamber of commerce whose members sold nearlv $10,000 in non-interest bearing bonds to finance the job. In addition to the -funds raised bv the bond sale, several com panies and Individuals have do nated considerable labor. Among them are the Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative, Pacific Power and Light, a Morrow county road crew, and Tom Wal ker and John Newman, local electricians who did a consider able amount of the ground wir ing. When the lighting system is completed it will give Morrow countv its first lighted athletic field and one which can be used for many events in addition to football. A sufficient number of lights are being installed to give ample light for practically any event except baseball, which it was felt the field would probably never be used for anyway, mere will be plenty of light for soft ball, however. Total cost of the Installation is not vet known, but it is expect ed to run somewhat under $10, 000, including the value of the donated labor. The chamber plans to repay the bonds over a period of years from funds raised by special events, benefit games and other means. . o HERE FOR FUNERAL Here to attend the funeral of Mrs. Harriet McDanlel on Friday were her granddaughters Mrs. Roger Connor, Hood River and Mrs. Gladys Corrigall of Portland. Also from Portland was her great niece Mrs. Marie Johnson. Dr. and Mrs. A. D. McMurdo will spend Thanksgiving In La Grande where they will be guests of Dr. and Mrs. Donald Otten, Dr. and Mrs. Fred Otten and Mr. and Mrs. David Baum. Mrs. Fred Ot ten and Mrs. David Baum are nieceg of Mrs. McMurdo. TODAY'S GAZH TIMES Pendeton-Heppner Truck Accident Scatters Freight A big truck of the Pendleton Heppner truck line left the road Monday morning between Lex ington and Butter deck badly damaging the truck and scatter ing freight over a wide area. The accident occurred near the North Lexington elevator. Wayne Wyrick, Pendleton, the driver of the truck, was not in jured in the wreck but it is be lieved that the accident occurred when he either suffered an at tack or blacked out. He was taken to Pendleton and placed under a physician's care. Though the truck sustained considerable damage, apparently only minor loss was suffered by the load of freight, due largely to the fact that much of it was canned goods, Lions to Sponsor Christmas Home Decorating Contest Three valuable prizes will lie given by the Heppner Lions club to the winners of the club's Christmas home decorating con test which will be open to any home owner in the Heppner resi dential area, it was announced this week by Al Lamb, club presi dent. Originality, beaufy and har mony with the Christmas theme will be the basis for picking the winners, It was announced. Only outside decorations or those vis ible from the outside will be con sidered by the judges. To be eligible for prizes, the decorations must be up for the seven-day period from December 23 to 30 in clusive. Judging will be done on December 3o and will be done by a committee of three local Lions. No entry blanks or other strings are attached, it was an nounced. Anyone who puts up decorations will be automatic ally entered." Local Men Praised For Selective Service Work Record The state headquarters for Ore gon, Selective Service System, today called to the attention of the residents of Gilliam, Morrow and Wheeler counties that Jack E. Comb of Fossil, member of lo cal board No. 31, together with Messrs. George L. Dukek, also of Fossil and P. W. Mahoney of Heppner, serving as government appeal agents, and Doctors Tracy K. Johnson of Fossil and Archie D. McMurdo, Heppner, as medical advisors have each served the Selective Service System for more than 5 years under the current act. In addition, both of these physicians and Mr. Mahoney ser ved for over five years in similar capacities under the 1910 act. "This is an enviable record of adherence to public service in a most difficult task and should not pass unnoticed. The almost two hundred men who, in different capacities are giving their time in the efficient administration of the Selective Service Act and, more especially, those who have been serving year in and year out", commened Colonel Francis W. Mason, deputy state director, "certainly merit the commenda tion and heartfelt appreciation of their communities." Colonel Mason concluded with comment, 'The fact that Oregon had an outsanding record in the administration of the Selective Service Act is, to a large degree, due to the splendid service given by this group of volunteer work ers whose only compensation is a realization of a job well done." o Mr. and Mrs. Carey' Hastings and Clarice and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Connor will all spend Thanksgiving In Hood River at the home of their children, Mr and Mrs. Roger Connor. John Parker of Pendleton was a visitor in Heppner on Friday, 71st Year, Number 37 Boardman Service Station Attendant Slugged, Robbed Bob Smith, attendant at the Dewey West service station in Boardman was slugged and bound early Wednesday morning by two men who then rifled the station till of about $7fi.Oo and fled. Smith suffered only a minor Injury. According to reports the two assailants, one red haired and the other dark, drove up along side the station about 5:30 a. m. and walked into the building on the pretense of buying a tire. While Smith was looking up the tire price one of the men struck him over the head from behind. The two bound Smith and took all the currency in the station cash register, ignoring about $35. 00 in silver. Smith succeeded in loosening hW bonds and ran to a neighbor ing house to call police as the two men had also broken the phone In the station. It was thought that the robbers were driving a 1919 or '50 Dodge, Chrysler or Plymouth, but the license number of the car was not obtained. Both state police officers and Morrow county sheriff C. J. D. Bauman investigated. The service station was robbed once previously about five or six years ago when it was located on the old Columbia River highway.- Death Takes Frank Engelman Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 2 p. m. for Frank Engelman, 86, who died Monday at his home in lone. He was. a retired lone merchant. Frank "Biz" Engelman, as he had always been called, had lived in Morrow county for 70 years He was the originator of Biz's Mustard, a product which he manufactured and sold in limited amounts for many years. He re cently sold the recipe and manu facturing rights for the product to E. W. Bristow and A. E. Stef- fani who now make the product which continues to carry his name. Mr. Engelman was born Febru ary 2.3, 18G8 In Oakland, Calif., the son of Edwin and Mellnda McCullough. He moved to this area in 1881 and operated a busi ness In lone for many years. He Is survived by his widow, Olive L. Engelman, lone, two sons, Gene of Spokane, and Joel lone; four daughters, Mrs. Ruby Roberts and Mrs. Vera Rietmann, both of lone; Mrs. Zelma Hansen, Portland and Mrs. Fern Turner, of Baker. Rev. A. Shirley at the lone Com munity church officiated, and interment was in the Petteys cemetery near Jordan. Creswick & Seuell Mortuary were in charge of arrangements. Frank Anderson Again Has Champion Bull For the second year In a row Frank Anderson has had the dis tinction of consigning the grand champion bull to the Grant County Stoekgrowers Association annual bull sale, held at John Day Friday. O" OLD TIME RESIDENT VISITS HERE Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Arronson of Portland have been visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Troedson the past week. Mr. Arronson spent his boyhood in the vicinity of Morgan, and hasn't visited this country for 25 years. He enjoyed renewing old ac quaintances. They left for their home In Portland on Munday. Scott Van Iran of Portland was a weekend guest of Dr. and Mrs. A. D. McMurdo. He was here for elk hunting.
