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72nd Year, Number 9
Heppner Oregon, Thursday, May 12, 1955
Copies 10 cents
Polio Shots Held Up
At Least Ten Days
Though no one seemingly knows
why or for how long, sufficient
Salk polio vaccine to innoculate
all first and second grade child
ren in Morrow county today re
mains in cold storage in the cus
tody of Dr. A. D. McMurdo, the
county health officer.
The shots, which were sche
' duled to be given to the children
last Monday and Tuesday, were
called off at the last minute
following a series of medical and
health department meetings that
carried all the way up through
the state and federal levels. Dr.
McMurdo said he received notice
by telegram Sunday from the
state medical society that all
scheduled innoculations were to
be withheld until further noti
fication. The state report followed a
high level meeting in the na
tion's capital at which time the
surgeon general advised that all
Salk vaccine shots be held up for
a two-weeks period pending fur
ther investigation.
The surgeon general and other
high health officials expressed
faith in the Salk vaccine but
called a halt to the shots to allow
time for further investigation of
the serum which has been pro
duced. Dr. McMurdo said Wednesday
tha if the vaccine is released at
the end of the two-weeks waiting
period, which would be about
May 23, he will be ready to start
immediately giving tne snois
Graduation Rites
Set Last of May
Baccalaureate services for . 30
graduating seniors will be held
Snnriav. Mav 22. at 3 D. m. at
the Methodist church and com
mencement exercises will be held
Wednesday, May 25, at 8 p. m
at the high school auditorium.
Dr. G. Burton Wood from the
department of agricultural eco
nomics at Oregon . State college,
Corvallis, will be the main speak
pr for the commencement exer
cises and the Rev. Willis Geyer
will deliver the baccalareate ser
mon. The invocation and bene
diction will be civen by Rev
Lester D. Boulden at baccalaure
ate and the Rev. John R. Reeves
at commencement.
Included on the commencement
program will be talks by Sally
Palmer, valedictorian; Patsy
Wright, salutatonan; presenta
tion of awards bv E. J. Dobbie
hieh school principal and presen
tation of diplomas by H. C. Reed,
hieh school superintendent.
Eichth erade graduation exer
cises will be held Tuesday, May
26 at 7:43 p. m. at the hrgh school
auditorium with members of the
class participating in the pro
gram. The program will include the
procession. "Pomp and Cir
cumstance'' by the grade school
band; tha invocation by the Rev.
Lester D. Boulden; salutatorian's
address, Carolyn McDaniel; trom
bone trio, "March of the Slide
Trombones" by Sharon Case, Dick
Ruhl and Almeda Duran accom
panied by Janice Martin.
Class Will, Leanne Padberg;
piano solo, "Chapel in the Moun
tains" by Carolyn McDaniel;
class prophecy, Jim Walker; vocal
solo, "The End of a Perfect Day"
by Judy Trowbridge, accompan
ied by Janice Martin; address to
the class by a ninth grader, Eddie
Groshens; grade school band se
lection "Enchanted Mountain";
"Some Parting Cifts" by Douglas
Gribble.
Valledictory address by Janice
Martin; presentation of awards
by Mrs. Elwin Hughes, president
of the American Legion auxil
iary; presentation of the class by
Joe Alden, eighth grade teacher;
presentation of diplomas by Clar
ence Johnson, grade school prin
cipal; benediction by Father
Francis McCormack and the re
cessional "Pomp and Circum
stance" by the grade school band,
directed bv James Wilson.
Thirty-two graduating students
include Duane Alderman, Carole
Anderson, Donald Andrews, Kim
A-ent, Celia Boulden, Marilyn
Calvin, Sharon Case, Joyce Case
beer, Ned Clark, Gayle Cox, Ste
van Flug. Norma Jean Geyer,
Douglas Gribble, Rsn Harris, Bob
Huffman,
Kay Keithley, Bobby Mahoney,
Janice Martin, Carolyn McDaniel,
Joan Moe, Leanne Padberg,
Ruthie Peterson, Billy Pettyjohn,
Larry Prock, David Reed, Dickie
Robison, Marie Robison, Richard
Ruhl. Kay Savers, Nancy Slocum,
Judy Trowbridge and Jim Walker.
However there is no assurance at
the present time that it will be
released by then. He said that it
the first shots are given before
the closing of schools in the
county, arrangements will be
made to give the second of the
shot scries at a later date even
though school will be out and
children will have to be brought
to central locations by parents.
Dr. McMurdo said he will make
further announcements as soon
as he receives additional infor
mation.
The vaccine which is on hand
for use in Morrow county was
manufactured by the Parke-
Davis company.
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County Budget
Raised Slightly
The countv budcet for the fis
cal year beginning July, 1955-56
was set at $119,014 at a meeting
of the county budget committee
Friday at the courthouse. Tax
millage for the amount will be
practically the same as last year,
which was 18.4 in 54-55, it was
pointed out.
The cominc budget, which is
within the six per cent limita
tion, is approximately $6,000
higher than the 54-55 budget of
$113,112. The amount of taxation
will be offset by the increased
property valuations in the county
this year, budget members ex
plained. County assessment figures total
$11,663,660 for 55-56 compared
to $11,224,945 In 54-55, not in
cluding public utilities in either
year. Without the public utili
ties assessment, which will come
from the state tax commission
about July 15, the increase this
vear is $438,715, Harry Dinges,
countv assessor reported.
Members of the budget commit
tee meeting Friday were Ralph
Thompson, chairman;, Walter
Hayes, Boardman, secretary;
Newt O'Harra, Lexington; Rus
sell Miller, Boardman and John
Hanna, Jr., Heppner.
Members of the equalization
board which convened Monday to
hear complaints on property as
sessments were John Hanna, Sr.,
chairman; Ed Skoubo, Boardman
and Frank Turner. Heppner, re
cently appointed to the board.
Deadline for complaints is May
21 with the final meeting of the
board set for Monday, May 23.
Taxpayers have until June 30
to make objections to any par
ticular items on the county bud
get, members said.
Friendship Day
Picnic Planned for
Memorial Day
Plans are under way to hold a
Memorial Friendship Day picnic
at the Heppner fair pavilion on
Memorial day, Monday, May 30,
it was announced today Dy Mrs.
Guy'Boyer, John Day, acting
president of the group sponsoring
the dinner.
The event was held for the first
time last year as the Memorial
Day Pioneer picnic, but the name
was not thought appropriate and
has been changed to Memorial
Friendship day. Last year many
out-of-town visitors who returned
to Heppner for Memorial day at
tended the event and were enter
tained with a potluck dinner and
short program
This year's picnic will again be
a potluck affair, it was announ
ced by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tur
ner and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Thompson, who have been asked
to take charge of arrangements.
Everyone is welcome to come
and bring a dish to fill in a menu
of roast beef and ham which has
already been donated for the af
fair. The chairmen are also look
ins for donations of ice cream and
coffee, it was said.
The dinner will start at one
o'clock and will be followed by a
short program which will include
a welcome by J. O. Turner. A
table of old time articles pertain
ing to the early history of Mor
row county will also be on dis
play. Mrs. Clive Huston will be
in charge of this part of the
program.
Last year's picnic attracted
several hundred persons who had
returned to Heppner for the Me
morial Day weekend.
Crippled Children's
Clinic Date Changed
Mrs. Velma Glass, county health
nurse announced today that the
date for the crippled children's
clinic to bp held in Pendleton has
been changed from May 17 to
May 18
It will be held at the Umatilla
county health department, S. W.
3rd and Frazier, Pendleton start
ing at 1:30 p. m.
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MRS. MERVIN LEONARD
ON STATE BOARD
Mrs. Mervin Leonard, Lexing
ton, president of the Morrow
County TB and Health associa
tion has accented an appoint
ment to the board of directors of
the Orecon Tuberculosis and
Health association for a term of
four years.
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On the first of a series of good
will tour, about 50 Pendletonians
decended on Heppner shortly be
foro noon Monday in a burst of
gunfire, siren howls and cowbell
clanging to pay the members of
the Heppner-Morrow county
chamber of commerce a visit. The
tour was sponsored by the Pen
dleton chamber and included
members of that group, the
Round-Up Association, Happy
Canyon Company Main btreet
Cowboys, and city and county of
ficials.
The eroup arrived bv special
chartered bus and in private cars
and were treated to luncheon
with the Heppner organization
at the Oddfellows hall with the
meal being prepared by mem
bers of the Rebekahs. Following
the luncheon the visitors were
taken on an escorted tour of vari
ous points of interest in Heppner
and Lexington and adjacent area,
presiding at the luncheon
meeting was Phil Blakney, vice
president of the Heppner cham
ber, who served in the absence
of Jack Bedford, president who
was confined to the hospital toi
lowing a slight"' stroke about a
week ago. The visitors, feeling
that Blakney was not properly
attired for the occasion, dressed
him in a hug3 pair of denim
pants "and battered hat.
As part of the business of the
meeting, slightly "doctored" ver
sions of the minutes of the last
meeting, treasurer's report, etc.
were read which brought many
laughs.
A. C. (Art) Holmes, president
of the Pendleton chamber told
the 100 persons in attendance
that the two groups have many
similar problems and urged co
operation in solving them. Nor
man Gorfkle, mayor of Pendle- went to the Heppner Pine Mills
ton, responded to a letter from' whore manager Paul Koenig took
president Bedford by saying that the group on a ioui m me u
it was a "pleasure to come to a which is now partially shut down
city that doesn't have any prob
lems."
Another guest was Miss Caro
lyn Montanic, winner of a recent
competition to select Pendleton
entrants in the AH American
Indian beauty contest to be held
at Sheridan, Wyo.
Mike Zimmerman, director of
the queen and court for the
Round-Up, surprised the entire
group with the announcement
that Sharon Bryant of Heppner
had been selected as a princess
in the Round-Up court for this
year. Miss Bryant was intro
duced. Tour Taken
Following the luncheon the
guests were taken by private car
on a tour of main points of in
terest in the area. First stop was
Pioneer Memorial hospital where
the visitors examined the insti
tution and paid their respects to
Jack Bedford. From there mey
HOSPITAL OFFICIALS who were present Sunday afternoon during
the open house ef the new addition to Pioneer Memorial hospital
in-iiria. loft tn rirtht. Tnrlr Annol. administrator: Tohn Krebs. di
rector; Harry Duvall, director; county judge Garnet Barratt; Gar-
Mr Mervin T.pnnnrd and P. W. MnhoneV. all di
rectors. The directors and their wives served refreshments to all
visitors during the afternoon. tta fnotoj
Guy E. Moore Rites
Held at Hood River
Funeral services for G'ly E.
Moore. 60. wrre hold Wednesday
May 11, at the Anderson Funeral
Home at Hood River. Born at
Joplin, Missouri, Mr. Moore died
Sunday. Mav 8 at Hood Kiver. lie
had been employed by the Forest
Service in Heppner lor about two
years.
Survivors include the widow,
Mrs. Thelma Moore, Parkdalo;
three daughters: Mrs. Richard
Calvin, Heppner; Mrs. William
Weatherall, Parkdale; Mrs. Eli-
sha Keeling, Pendleton; two sons:
Gary and Jimmy, both of Hepp
ner and seven grandchildren.
Burial was in the Hood River
cemetery.
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Many Get X-Rays at
Hospital Dedication
and is undergoing an extensive
remodeling.
Koenig explained that the en
tire mill is to be electrified, of
fipps nnd drv kilns relocated, a
million gallon reservoir built and
a full sprinkler system Installed
in addition to other improve
ments. Conservation Work Seen
Next stop was the Paul Brown
and Mankin-Bunch ranches where
excellent views of strip-cropping
and other soil-saving practices
could be seen. County agent Nels
Anderson and conservationist
Tom Wilson explained the work.
From there the croup contin
ued on to Lexington to visit the
Newt O'Harra ranch where tne
value of crass was told by O
narra. 1953 C.rassman of the
vear: and then to the Lexington
plant of the Morrow County
flrnin r.rowers.
RWurninL' to Heppner, the
group boarded their special bus
and made the return trip xo ren
dition ver tlie Franklin Hill
road.
On Ihe way to Heppner, the
group stopped at Echo and kid
napped Rod Esselstyn, Echo busi
nessman, and at the Cutsforth
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Sharon Bryant In
Round-Up Court
Sharon Bryant, 16, daughter of
Earl Bryant and Mrs. William
Espy, Heppner, has been selected
as one of the princesses to rule
over the Pendleton Round-Up,
Sept. 15, 16, 17, it was announced
for the first time at Heppner on
Monday at the Chamber of Com
merce meeting with Pendleton
chamber members as guests.
Princess Sharon learned to ride
on a half-Shetland when she was
2y, the horse being a gift from
her grandfather, the late R. A.
Thompson. She owns her own
registered horses.
For a time Princes Sharon lived
in Lewiston, Idaho and took part
in iunior rodeos and was also a
pennant bearer in the Lewiston
show. When only 18 months old
and she won the award for
the best dressed cowgirl in the
Ileppned rodeo parade. She is
a junior at Heppner high school.
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Another Value Days
Coming May 20-21
The second of four Heppner
Value Days, special city-wide
selling events, has been set ior
Friday and Saturday, May 20 and
21. it has been announced by Jeff
Carter, chairman of the chamber
of commerce merchants commit-
The event, which was sianeu wardwe 1 and Keith Cray wno
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Top Lexington
Students Named
Phyllis Nolan, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Millard Nolan, is vale
dictorian of the Lexington gradu
ating seniors and Larry Groves,
who makes his home with Mr.
and Mrs. Archie Munkers, is sal
utatorian, it was announced this
week. Commencement exercises
will be held Wednesday, May 25,
at 8 p. m. at the school and the
baccalaureate services will be
Sunday, May 22, at the Lexing
ton Christian church.
Both Miss Nolan and Groves
have held several class and stu
dent body offices and have been
active in'school affairs. Miss No-
an nlnns to attend Northwest
Christian college at Eugene next
year and Groves will complete
his military service before going
into business. Groves was recent
ly named half back on the East
West Shrine football team.
Wallace W. McCrea, superin
tendent of schools, Pendleton, will
be the commencement speaker
and the Rev. Lewis Wetzel will
give the baccalaureate address.
Other graduates are Eugene
HIGH POINT OF INTEREST to most hospital visitor Sunday was the
pedictric ward in tne new wing, a corner oi wmcn is snowu in
. .knt. ThoA.Hod umrrl wns eauineed hv the Elks lodae and
the entire room decorated with nursery-rhyme figures by Mrs.! member and
Ernie Wincaester oi Heppner. tr-se cnesi at.u weie sicu i i
visitors who desired it (GT Photo)
About 250 persons attended the
open house dedication of the new
wing of the Pioneer Memorial
hospital Sunday. A total of 112
persons obtained free chest X-
Rays, sponsored by the county TB
and Health association, during
j their visit.
j The new wing has accommoda
tions for 20 beds, including a 4
!hnd nediairic ward which is eay-
ly decorated with animal murals limes
painted by Mrs. Lois wincnesier.
The new addition also includes
offices and facilities for the new
county health nurse. It was con
structed and equipped at a cost of
about 513,000.
Pourinc at the coffee table dur-
i ing the afternon were wives of
the board members and hospital
administrator: Mrs. P. W. Ma
j honey, Mrs. Garland Swanson,
Mrs. Harry Duvall, Mrs. Jonn
Krebs, Mrs. Jack Angel and Mrs.
Mervin Leonard, who is a board
president of the
county TB and Health association.
last year and met with excellent
response from both mercnants
and shoppers, will be the second
to be held this year. As in pre
vious Value Days, free parking
will be provided shoppers through
the courtesy of the chamber and
the city of Heppner, and a free
kiddies show will be provided
for all children Saturday after
noon at the Star Theater.
The special sale items will be
advertised in next week's Gazette
lone Garden Club to
Build Park Fireplace
Members of the lone Garden
club voted Tuesday to start im
mediately on the construction of
an outdoor fireplace at the lone
city park. The move was follow
ed by the offer of a $100 donation
for the project by Mrs. Harry Yar-nell.
The fireplace is expected to
cost between $300 and $-100 and
the work will be contracted, it
was said.
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Organization Rites
Held By Lutherans
ranch where they dragged O. W.
Cutsforth from his work and
brought him along on the bus. In
addition, the Main Street Cow-
hovri did an excellent lob of
shooting up every community the
excursion passed through.
Upon entering the I. O. O. F.
hall for luncheon, all members
were given carnations by Hepp-
ner's mayor, Mary van btevens,
local florist.
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School Vote Set
Friday in County
An election in all school dis
tricts in the county has been set
for Friday, May 13, at 2 p. m. tn
the various schools to vote on the
six percent limitation of tho bud
get as required by law. Voting m
the Heppner district will be from
2 to 8 p. m. at Ihe school. PoUs are
required to be open for one hour
and closing time in other districts
mav be obtained from board
members, Jack C. Flug, county
school superintendent, reports.
Total estimated tax levy for all
districts is $500,121.12 for 1955-56,
compared to $383,810 in 1954-55.
This apparent large increase is
due to an offset effect last year
when $10,000 from Irrigon, $39,
000 from Heppner and $8,000 from
the Lexington districts were re
turned to the rural school board,
which makes tho actual Increase
about normal, Flug pointed out.
Total receipts and available
cash balance in the 1951-55 bud
get were $236,958 while in the
budget for 1955-56 total receipts
and available cash balance are
only $156,592.50, Flug said. Last
year the offset in the budget
made the decrease in the county
school tax levy 12.9 per cent, the
highest decrease of any county
In the state, he said.
While an increasa of $17,000
was noted in the Heppner district
budget for repairs of tho old
school building and changing tho
cafeteria, other school hurtf.vts
are about the same as last yaar
with the normal increase , in the
teacher's salaries.
Causes of increase over th, six
per cent limitation include the
low tax base due to the fact that
some districts lost their base en
tirely and others could only be
Increased by the legal auowea
six per cent per year, increased
costs, needed repairs in scnool
cafeterias to meet state requ'ie-
ments, increases in teachers sal
aries, more transportation and
high costs of supplies and equip
ments and repairs to some of the
older buildings to meet standard
requirements.
The amount of tax In excess of
the six per cent limitation pro
posed to be levied for tho fiscal
year is $362,994.97, Flug said. In
addition he pointed out that in
all probability the reassessed
valuation figure of Morrow county
will be about 2,000,000 more.
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Over 90 persons attended the
special services of the Hope
T.iilheian church of Heppner
which was officially organizeu , , n...
Sunday. Dr. S. C Siefkes, presi j iarrei uiurvc i .y
dent of the northwestern district Qf H ah SchOOl DOdV
of the American Lutheran church
from Portland, and the Rev. Ar
min II. Reitz, pastor of the Trin
ity Lutheran church, Hermiston,
currently serving the Heppner
group, officiated at the services
hold in the SDA church.
Officers of the new church are
Henry Rauch, acting chairman
and treasurer; Ed Collison, secre
tary; Irvin Rauch and Elmer
Schmidt, deacons and John Hart
man and G. Hermann, trustees.
A not luck dinner followed at
the American Legion hall given
by the Lutheran Ladies Aid with
Mrs. Orville Matheny, president,
Darrel Blake was elected presi
dent of the Heppner high school
student body at elections field
last Thursday. Other new stu
dent body officers are Delbert
Plner. vice president; Nancy
Anderson, secretary an Jay Sum
ner, sergeant at arms. btucient3
will hold office during the next
school year.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Collison and
family left Thursday for Mis
souri where they will visit rela
tives and their parents at Malt
land and Princeton. They expect
and Mrs. G. Hermann in charge. 'to return about June 1.
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