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L I SKARY U OF 0 ' euge?;e, ore. emmer 72nd Year, Number 1 1 Copies 10 cents Heppner Oregon, Thursday, May 26, 1 955 Diplomas, Awards Presented Seniors At Commencement A near-capacity crowd attend ed the commencement exercises at Heppner high school last night as 30 seniors, one of the largest graduating classes in the school's history, received their diplomas and many special awards and scholarships. The excellent commencement address was delivered by Dr. G Burton Wood, head of the de partment of agriculturtl econo mics at Oregon State College. Music for the program was fur nished by the high school band under the direction of James Wil son with special numbers by the high school chorus. The Valedic tory and Salutatory addresses were given by Miss Sally Palmer and Miss Patricia Wright; the class was presented by E. J. Dob bie, high school principal and the diplomas presented by How ard Reed, superintendent of the Heppner school. Awards Given Many awards and scholarships were presented to many of the graduates including the valedic torian trophy to Sally Palmer and salutatorian trophy to Patsy Wright. Mary Ruth Green and Richard Kononen were awarded the state department of educa tion tuition scholarships to the Eastern Oregon College and Ko nonen also received the Univer sity of Oregon certificate of honor for leadership. Jean Marie Graham was the re cipient of the Parent-Teachers 4 year tuition scholarship to any state school which carries the pro vision that she must go into ele mentary education; Sally Palmer received the Eastern Oregon Col lege scholarship for outstanding high school scholarship, which is worth $120. Lyle Jensen and Lillian Elde received the Heppner Pine Mills and the North Fork Timber Com pany scholarships which will give them each $250 a year for two years. The Heppner Soropti mist Club Scholarship was won by Lillian Elde and' the two Heppner P-TA teaching scholar ships of $120 each were given to Patsji Wright and Ralph Marlatt. In addition announcement was made that Gary Connor, Adelia Anderson and June Privett will each receive a $15 gift from the organization. The three are now attending college and taking teachers' training. Other awards included a $200 scholarship to Pacific University which was. won by Lyle Jensen for all-around achievement; The Oregon State College Dad's scho larship given for outstanding achievement and future promise went to Patsy Wright; and Lil lian Elde won an honor certifi cate and scholarship to Whitman College. Two students received the Uni versity of Oregon Eric W. Allen certificates for newspaper ser vice, they were Larry Mollahan and Sally Palmer. Dick Kononen and- Barbara Prock received the George Turnbull year book ser vice certificates. Pin awards which are given by the student body were presented to the following graduates: vale dictorian, Sally Palmer; Saluta torain, Patsy Wright; activity, Dick Kononen; citizenship, Lyle Jensen; athletics, Kononen and Jensen; band, Bob Grabill; an nual editor, Kononen; paper edi tor, Sally Palmer; dramatics, Lil lian Elde; student body president Jack Monagle; commercial award, Lillian Elde. Rallv Palmer will have her name engraved on the perman ent school honor plaque. Announced were the winners of the Danforth awards for social lpartprshiD which went to Joan Wrieht and Jack Monagle. Richard Kononen also receiveu the American Chemical Society award and an Oregon State Scho larship. Lyle Jensen received a partial tuition scholarship for outstand ing service in high school. Jack Monagle was the recipient of the F. F. A. award for outstand - i ing work done by a senior boy in agriculture. o Jr. Legion Baseball Practice Called The first practice of the Hepp ner Junior Legion baseball team has been called for next Sunday -at 2 p. m. at the rodeo grounds, it was announced today by Floyd Sayers. All boys who are interested in playing are urged to turn out for this practice session. Many Expected For Memorial Day Dinner Everything is in readiness to hot rolls, butter and coffee are entertain several hundred visi.t - ors and local residents Monday at the second annual Memorial Day Friendship dinner which will be held May 30 at 1 p. m. at the Heppner fair pavilion, members of the planning com mittee said this week. The committee emphasized that everyone is welcome to at tend the dinner and are asked (o bring a hot dish, salad or des sert to go with baked ham and roast beef which is being fur nished. Plates, cups, flatware, MISS LYNETTE GIESECKE of the department of Christian edu cation of the Episcopal church, who will speak at a special meeting here next Wednesday. Education Meet Set At Episcopal Church All Saints Episcopal church in Heppner will be host to the Na tional Education Consultants of the church Wednesday evening, June 1 at 7:30. The meeting will be open to the public, it was announced. - ' Principal speaker will be Miss Lynete Giesecke of the depart ment of Christian education and delegates from the Pendleton, Hermiston and Milton-Freewater Episcopal churches will send delegates to the meeting. The Christian education de partment of the church has de veloped, during the past six years, a new course of study for children which will be explained and one purpose of the meeting will be to obtain parental under standing and cooperation for the new program. Adult education will also be stressed. Women of the church will serve refreshments following the meet ing. Ernest Drake is Named Student Body President at lone lone high school students last week named Ernest Drake as student body president for next year. Other officers chosen at the annual election included Keith Rea, vice president; Anna Jepsen, secretary and treasurer Lov Keene was named eaitorr of the Ionian for 1955-56; Gary Brenner, editor of the Cardinal, Judy Howton, Grace McCabe and Key Sherer, cheer leader and Ivan Akers athletic manager. Hunters And Anglers To Meet Friday Night President Kenneth Keeling has called a monthly meeting of the Morrow County Hunters and Anglers for Friday evening May 27 at 7:30 p. m. at the courthouse. There will be a business meet ing and general disussion of fish and game problems in this area. Two films will be shown, one a color film by the forest ser vice and the other of the Harlem Globe Trotters. o General Closure Set For Memorial Day A general closure of business and offices is planned for next Monday in Heppner in observ ance of Memorial Day, May 30. Most businesses and offices, :l 'i I , 7 1 with the exception of some res-; mised all visitors on the opening taurants, sendee stations and (jay clubs will close .The post office! will remain closed and no mail Mr. and Mrs. Frank Anderson will be received or dispatched on1 were overnight guests In Port either Sunday or Monday. ' land on Wednesday of last week. also being furnished for every one, it was announced. Mrs. Clive Huston will have a collection of old time articles on display in the fair pavilion and anyone having additiontl arti cles of a similar type which would be appropriate for such a display are urged to bring them, the committee asked. Last year's dinner, which was held as a picnic at the court house park attracted well over 200 persons and the dinner com mittee is laying plans to aecom modate an even larger number of persons this Memorial ' day. The affair has been transferred to the fair pavilion because of better facilities for serving food and for shelter in case of bad weather. A short program has been planned during the dinner, but it was emphasized that the idea of the affair is to provide a place for visitors and local residents to gather and visit. Mrs. Guy Boyer, John Day, is president of the organization sponsoring the dinner, but her work has been handled by Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Thompson and Mr. and Mrs. Frank lurner as Mrs. Boyer's husband had been ill for some time and was taken by death only last week. The committee emphasized that everyone is welcome to at tend. Funeral Services For Mrs. Mary E. Edwards Held at Lexington Funeral services were held at Lexington Congregational church for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Ed wards, 61, who passed away May 19 enroute to the hospital. Mrs. Edwards was bom March 25 at Plum, Washington and had lived in Lexington since shortly after her marriage to Alonzo Ed wards at Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, November 15, 1922. Mrs. Edwards was a member of the Congregational church', a- 15 year member of the V. F. W. of Pendleton, transferring to the Lexington Auxiliary shortly be fore her death. She was a mem ber of the ladies aid for several years, a 15-year member of the Rebekah lodge, had served in the office of school clerk, on the Lex ington school board and was a member of the P-TA. She is survived by her husband; three daughters, Mrs. Edith King, Seattle; Mrs. Jerrine Marrs, Palo Alto, Calif.; Mrs. Elizabeth Lynch, Heppner; two sons, Albert Edwards, Burns and Johnnie Ed wards of Lexington. She was preceeded in death by one son, Clyde Edwards who lost his life in World War II and two children who died at birth. The Edwards Way V. F. W. post in Lexingon is named for her son Clyde. Honorary pall bearers were A. F. Majeske, Oris Padberg, Wil liam Van Winkle, Sr., Roy Camp bell, W. E. McMillan and Frank Munkers. Active bearers were Bud Marshall, Dean Hunt, Don Pointer, Bill Nichols, E. E. Peck, M. V. Nolan and Elmer Peterson. Rev. L. G. Wetzel officiated at the final rites with members of the Lexington Rebekah lodge in at , , . conducted by the Edwards-Way V. F. W. post. Those from out of town attend ing the services were Mr. and Mrs. Fred King, Seattle; Mrs. Jerrine Marrs, Palo Alto, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. Albert Edwards and daughters, Burns; Mr. and Mrs. James Lynch, Heppner; Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Greenwood, Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Haskins, and Mr. and Mrs. John Edwards of Spo kane; Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Taylor, Portland and Lot Johnson of As toria. n New Drive-In To Open Doors Tuesday Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wells, builders and operators of the Wishing Well Drive-In, just west of the Heppner. city limits, have announced that they will hold the crand opening of the new business next Tuesday, May 31 The newly constructed modern drive in will feature hamburgers, hot 0gS soft an(j nard jce cream and soft drinks and Wells said his tentative plan is to open from noon to 10:30 p. m. daily. Free ice cream has been pro t Jb in? V . 1 . I s.uv'tv ,i !.' man I V. v 1 i i ",.5 iN - n s I' I.- 1J v - x WIN SAFETY AWARD George Bragg, left, general manager of Pa cific Power and Light Company, is shown presenting J. R. Huff man, center, Heppner PPSL manager, and Frank Hiatt, Hermiston with Safety Achievement Award for having no lost-time accidents in thsir district during 1954. Presentation was made at annual meeting in Walla Wolla Daniel J. Way Taken By Death, Services Friday Daniel Joseph Way, 61, passed away Monday, May 23 at Pioneer Memorial hospital following a short illness. He had been a resident of the Lexington area for over 2 years. Funeral services will be held Friday, May 27 at 2 p. m. at the Lexington Christian church with Rev. L. G. Wetzel officiating. Mr. Way was born March 15, 1894 at Walnut Grove, Minnesota. Surviving are five sons, Joseph D., Yreka, Calif.; Kenneth M., El gin; Clyde E., Riverside Wash ington; Marvin D., and Asa Lee, boh of Lexington; three daugh ters, Mrs. June Cooper, Lexing ton; Mrs. Maxine Brown and Mrs. Zelma McDaniel, both of Hepp ner. Also leaves a sister, Mrs. Merle Cornelison, Lexington and 14 giandchildren. ' Burial will be in the Lexington cemetery with Creswick Mortuary in charge of arrangements. Would This Fish Be Called An "Overland Trout?" Anyone who truhki fishing' isn't any good in Morrow county should take note I Recently two members of the Morrow county road crew were driving to work along Balm Fork during a spring freshet of the creek and noticed a size able fish swimming down the road in the shallow water which had overflowed from the stream. Stopping the car the two men caught the 19 inch steelhead with their hands. According to the report, the two men have witnesses to their apprehension of the travel ing trout. Betty, Jo Olmstead Named Boardman Fair, Rodeo Princess Miss Betty Jo Almstead, 18 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs. Ray Olmstead of Boardman, was this week chosen princess of the Morrow county fair and rodeo by the Tillicum club. She is a junior in the Boardman high school, and has ridden since she was old enough to sit on a horse. Mora information about her will be published later. Heppner OSC Student Heads Ag Council OREGON STATE COLLEGE, Corval lis Kenneth Turner, Hep pner lunior in agriculture, has been elected president of the Ore Gon State college agriculture ex ecutive council, professional and social society. The organization co-ordinates activities within the clubs of the school of agriculture. Member ship is composed of officers of the agriculture club arid a represen tative from each departmental agriculture club. Turner is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam J. Turner, Heppner. o HEPPNER EIGHTH GRADE GRADUATION TONIGHT Graduation exercises for the Heppner eighth grade class will; be held tonight Thursday) at 7:45, Iho h'tnh c.h,uil CTVm 39 Etll. I HI UIC O... bJ"" " dents will graduate, into highD. Peters of Imbler has accepted school. CUB SCOUT PACK MEETING The last official Cub Scout pack meeting until fall, will be held in the Christian church basement Tuesday evening May 31. jhigh school and Eastern Oregon scholarships varying from $5.00 Mrs. Ray Smith's Den is in ( College at La Grande. He has: to $15.0o were Lexington Imple charge of the entertainment. A 'taught band and chorus at Imb-jment Company, W. B. Gottschalk, picnic for the pack is planned for'ler since 1951. He is married and H. G. Campbell, Mrs. Dan Blew later In the sunmmer. has one child. 1 eitt, Bob Spike, Bristow's Store, PP&L Tells of Plans To Bring Snake River Power Into Area Plans for bringing power from Mountain Sheep and Pleasant Valley hydroelectric projects into the Pendleton-Uoppner area were outlined to local members of the Pacific Tower & Light organiza tion by Paul B. McKee, company president, at the annual P. P. & L. employee meeting in Walla Walla Monday night Located just about the con fluence of the Snake and Salmon rivers, the two big nyciroeiectric projects are to be developed at an estimated cost of $200,000,000 by P P & L and throe neighboring utility companies, Washington Water Power, Fortland and Gen oral Electric and Montana Power, Field engineering has been completed on the two Snake river projects, and assuming Federal Power Commission approval, con struction may begin at the dam sites by late winter or early spring. Outlining this region's growing use of electricity, McKee said the Pacific Northwest will need more than 500,000 kilowatts of power each year for the next ten years. To meet this requirement in the immediaje years ahead, he said Pacific Power" & ' Light through its own direct efforts, and with associated companies, is now actively working on the development of 2,350,000 kilo watts of power the equivalent of nearly five Bonneville dams. This power development pro- cram, in addition to me jsnaue river projects, includes the 1,000,- 000-Killowatt John Day dam on the Columbia river; the 100,000 kilowatt Green Peter flood con trol and power project on the San tain river, and the 250,000-kilo watt Swift Creek development of the Lewis river. John Day dam would be built with associated electric utilities under the gov ernment s partnership program The Green Peter project is also a partnership undertaking, while the Lewis river development would complement the com pany's existing Merwin and Yale hydroelectric plants. Present to hear the plans for power development and to wit ness the presentation of service and safety citations were mem hers of the P P & L organization from the Walla Walla, Pendleton, Dayton and Enterprise districts, Attending from Heppner were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sanders and Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Huffman, o Norman D. Petera New Heppner Band Instructor Named Heppner school officials an- nmilWOll thin tVPplf tllflt NflTman ....o a contract to teach band ana.0"1"; X T, music in the Heppner schools! Club, J. C. Penney Co., Heppner nvtvM, rr will ronlare James w'iin uhn rpsimerl to acceDt a position at Hood River. Peters is a graduate of Baker Farmers to Allotments The Morrow county ASC office announced today that this year's wheat acreage allotments will be mailed to farmers on May 31 so they will receive them in time to know what their cut will be before they vote on the market ing referendum on June 25. It was also revealed that the county's cut in wheat acres allot ment for 1956 will be slightly less Only 40 Percent Of County Children Get Polio Shots The first round of Salk Polio voccine shots were given to first and second grade students in the county Monday and Tuesday by Dr. A. D. McMurdo, county health offices, but only about 40 per cent of the students who had originally signed up to receive the shots actually received them, Dr. McMurdo reported. When -parents of the first and second graders were asked pra- viously for permission to give the shots, 183 students received permission, but only 81 got the vaccine when it was administer ed this week. The parents of the remaining children had with drawn consent for their children to receive the free vaccine which is being supplied by the National Foundation for Infantile Para lysis. Dr. McMurdo said the large number of withdrawals is blamed on the three week delay which was called by federal and state health officials to allow time for further investigation of the vaccine. Subsequent reports from these agencies gave all vac cine in the hands of the county health officers a clean bill of health. The shots were given in Hepp ner, Lexington and lone on Mon day and in Irrigon and Board man on Tuesday A tally of the shots given showed that in Heppner 95 had originally signed to receive the vaccine, but only 44 had shots. In lone the count was 11 and 3; Lexington 25 and 12; Boardman 19 and 13; Irrigon, 29 and 9; and in Hardman 4 signed but none re received the shots. Dr. McMurdo announced that he will give the second shots in approximately three weeks with Heppner, Lexington and lone youngsters scheduled to receive theirs on June 13 and Boardman and Irrigon children June 14. The shots will be given at the respec tive schools and the exact time will be announced later, he said, Vaccine manufactured by the Parke-Davis Company has been used here and there is an ample supply to give all children their second shot, it was said. Mr. end Mrs. Alfred Troedson drove to Arlington Tuesday even ing to attend the graduation exer cises of their granddaughter, Carol Odoh. Mrs. Robert Putman, Carol's mother, came from Port land to attend the exercises. 4-H SUMMER SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS ANNOUNCED; DONORS ARE NAMED Monday evening, May 23, South Morrow 4-H Leaders met at their last regular monthly meeting un til after the busy summer months. Tiiev will meet again on Septem ber 22. Reporting for the 4-H scholar ship committee, D. O. Nelson, of Lexington, reported that suffi cient scholarships had been col lected for sending the quota of 20 4-H club members from South Morrow county to 4-H summer school. Twelve club members will attend from North Morrow county. Providing scholarships for those twenty club members were: Morrow County Grain Growers 2; Lexington Grange, 2; Lexington Oil Coop, Padberg Tractor Re pair, Pine City Extension Unit, lone P-TA, Willows Grange, Mor row County Livestock Growers . - . Pnllnt., TTnPn-t m". " " Ky 'Branch of the Hrst National Bank, Empire Machinery Com pany. Those contributing parts of Get Acreage Next Week than the current year, 35.7 per cent compared to 36.2 percent, before the summer-fallow am endment. This amounts to an allotment of 117,010 acres and of this 735 acres has been reserved by the county committee for ap peals and missed farms. Base acres of wheat as set by the county committee for 1956 is 180,815. The ASC office also announced that farmers on land on which no wheat was seeded for grain for any of the years 1953, 1954 and 1955 may apply for a 1956 wheat acreage allotment, accord ing to Vernon E. Munkers, chair man for the Morrow county Agri cultural Stabilization committe. To be considered for an allot ment on a farm which had no wheat seeded for grain for any of those years, the farmer must ap ply in writing to his county ASC committee by June 30. Application forms are avail able at the county ASC office for use in filing requests for allot ments. Heppner Lettermen Receive Awards at Tuesday Banquet Nearly 150 Heppner high school students, parents and interested persons attended the annual Let termen's banquet held Tuesday day evening at the Legion hall. It was sponsored by the Lions club with high school mothers putting on the turkey dinner. Master of ceremonies for the event was Jack Flug, county school superintendent who stres sed the value of teamwork learn ed in athletics and pointed out its value to students in future years. Coaches James Mallon and Larry Dovven presented more than 30 students with letters won by their participation during the past school year in football, bas ketball, baseball and track. , o lone Park Fireplace Project Progressing The lone Garden Club project of building a fireplace in the city park is progressing nicely and the attractive fireplace is now ready for finishing touches. It will be usable about the first of June. Much Interest Is being taken in general and many local people have been generous in their do nations of labor and materials. Several organizations and indi viduals have offered financial aid. Tables and benches are also being donated. The club expresses apprecia tion for the help and encourage ment it has received. FORMER HEPPNER MAN DIES IN PORTLAND Word was received today of the death of John Smith, a former Heppner resident and a retired railroad man. He passed away in Portland Tuesday. Funeral services will be held Friday in Portland. Other details were lacking. lone; Lexington P-TA, lone Chev ron Service, Omar Rietmann, Vic tory Cafe, Hay Heimbigner, A. C. Swanson, McCabe Meat Market, Herman Bletlell, Heppner Exten sion Unit. Russell Dolven will attend 4-H summer school on a Safeway Store scholarship earned by him for his outstanding livestock breeding project. Others who will attend 4-H summer school from South Mor row county: Mickey Gray, Bar bara Steagall, Karl Beach, Dora Sue Davidson, Bill Doherty, Lex ington; Grace McCabe, Linda Heimbigner and Judy Howton, lone: Shirley Peck, Meredith Thompson, Janet Wright, Connie Anderson, Dennis Doherty, Caro lyn McDanicls and Mickey Van Schoiack, Heppner; Douglas Terry, Jack Licuallen, Larry Campbell and Carlene Rhea, Echo. Delegates to 4-H summer school were selected from boys and girls who were thirten years of age and older had completed at least two years of club work and finished all projects enrolled in in 1954. The group will leave Heppner by Greyhound bus the morning of June 11th, return from the ten day stay at Ore gon State College campus on June 24.