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Heppner Oregon, Thursday, June 2, 1955
72nd Year, Number 12
Wheat Referendum
Talks Slated at
June 16 Meeting
Official reports have revealed
that wheat and flour exports
since last July are running over
one-iourtn larger than a year
ago. How ever, even with this in
crease in wheat exports, wheat
acreage allotments and market
ing quotas will be put into force
for the 1956 crop if farmers vote
them at the June 25 referendum.
To bring local farmers up to
date on the wheat situation and
what they will be voting for at
the June 25 election, an educa
tional meeting ha3 ben set for
June 16. It will be held at the
Lexington grange hall starting at
8 p. m. Officials from the ASC
and the extension service will
discuss the situation, it was an
nounced.
Up to mid-May foreign ship
ments of wheat amounted to the
equivalent of 225 million bushels
compared to 175 million for the
same period last year. Interna
tional wheat agreement sales and
the export disposal plan account
ed for most of the lncreas.e, it was
said.
Livestock Prices
Continue Climb
HERMISTON A. G. Edmond
son of Heppner topped the mar
ket at the Hermiston livestock
auction Friday with eight white
face stock cows that sold for $147
pr., Delbert Anson, manager of
the sale, reports.
Prices were generally fully
steady to somewhat stronger due
to quality and demand Friday.
Consigned were 384 cattle com
pared with 561 the previous week,
223 hogs compared with 164, and
83 sheep compared with 93. Ore
gon and " Washington packers,
feeders and ranchers contributed
to broad demand, with mostly
small lots brought by 122 con
signers. Price increases Friday Included
steer calves, up 70c at $22 cwt;
stocker steers up 10c at $18.40
cwt.; feeder steers, up 20c, $21.50
cwt.; higher quality, better fin
ish long fed fat slaughter steers
up $1.10 at $22.70 cwt; fat hei
fers of better grade up $4.00 at
$21.10 cwt.; better producing
dairy cows up $67.50 at $205 hd.;
better quality stock cows up $9.50
at $147 pr.; slaughter cows, com
mercial grade, $15.70 cwt.; utility
grade, up 40c, $13.80 cwt.; canner
cutter up 40c at $11.60 cwt., few
heavy Holsteins at $12..60; feed
er pigs up $1.20 cwt., at $19.10
with a few at $23.50 cwt., due to
quality and demand; fat hogs up
30c at $19.80 cwt.; lighter sows
up $2 at $15.80 cwt.; young breed
ing boars to 12.10 cwt.; up $1.70;
better quality feeder lambs, up
$1.50 at $15.80 cwt., and ewes up
30c at $4.80 due to lighter weight
and better condition.
Needed next Friday are long
fed fat steers and heifers grading
good and choice, and killing
bulls are expected to stay in
strong demand.
Calves: Baby calves 7.50-24.00
hd.; weaner calves, steer calves
20.10-22.00 cwt.; heifer calves
16.20-19.10 cwt.; veal 21.25-23.-60
cwt.
Steers: Stocker steers 16.90-18.-40
cwt.; feeder steers 19.20-21.50;.
fat slaughter steers 20.40-22.70;
fat heifers 19.20-21.10.
Cows: Dairy cows 107.50-205.00
hd.; dairy heifers 11.40-14.90 cwt.;
stock cows 112.50-147.00 pr. ,
Slaughter cows: Commercial
14.10-15.7o cwt.; utility 12.75-13.80
canner-cutter 9.10-1160 cwt., very
few heavy Holsteins, to 12.60;
shells 7.10-8.50 cwt.
Bulls: 14.75-17.10 cwt.
Hogs: '.Veaner pigs 7.50-13.50
hd.; feeder pigs 16.75-19.10, few
to 23.50 cwt.; fat hogs 18.40-19.80
cwt.; sows 12.60-15.80; boars 6.25
12.10 cwt.
Sheep: Feeder lambs 13.7515.
80 cwt.; no fat lambs; ewes 2.25
4.80 cwt.; no bucks.
TO PRESENT PROGRAM The Northwest Naiarene College Ambas
sadors quartet which will present a special program next Wednes
day evening, June 8 at 7:45 at the lone Church of the Naiarene.
They will be accompanied by Paul Anderson, also of the college.
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READY TO GO The large tile
Mills is shown up on timbers
hundred foot trip to its new location near the rear of the mill pro
perty. Actual moving of the building is expected to start late this
week. When the moving and remodeling project is completed the
local mill will present an entirely new appearance and will be
planned for more economical operation. , (GT Photo)
Big Moving Job Now
On at Heppner Mill
One of the major operations in
the current remodeling of the
Heppner Pine Mills will start late
this week when the firm of Hen-
kle and Son of Portland will be A large part of the other mov
gin the job of moving the big ting and remodeling has already
dry kiln building to its, new lo
cation,
The large tile building 70 by
104 feet has been jacked up and
placed on timbers during the
past two or three weeks and will
be moved on special tracks to its
new location southwest of the
main mill. It has been located
lone Swimming'
Pool Now Open
School officials announced this
week hat the lone heated swim
ming pool has been opened to
the public this week and will be
open daily except Monday from
2 to 5 and 7 to 9 j. m. -
Free swimming instruction will
be given four days a week, Tues
day through Friday, and a spe
cial class for beginners is plan
ned for Mondays from 10 to 11:30
a. m., it was announced. The
pool will also be available for
special private parties between 9
and 11 p. m. A nominal fee will
be charged for this service.
Admission prices have been set
at 15 cents for grade school stu
dents, 25 cents for high school
and 50 cents for adults with sea
son tickets available at $4.00 for
grade school, $6.00 for high school
students and $9.00 for adults,
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Vacation Bible
School Opening
Set For June 27
The Christian church has an
nounced plans to hqld its own
vacation Bible school this year
but the help of other groups or
individuals will be welcomed, it
was said.
Opening of the classes will be
later than usual with the date
having been set for June "27
through July 1. Children who
will be old enough to attend
school next year through those in
the sixth grade will be welcome.
FIRE ALARMS FALSE
Two false fire alarms, sounded
pratically together, attracted a
large cdowd of people Saturday
evening but brought only disap
pointment to any thrill seekers.
The two calls, coming within
two minutes of each other,
sounded the automatic alarm
twice. . Fire department officers
said one was accidental dialing
of the fire department number,
but the second was thought to be
intentional.
Mr. and Mrs. Marcel Jones and
family left late this week for
Kansas where they will visit
relatives.
kiln building at the Heppner Pine
and nearly ready to start its several
near the highway, but in its new
( location it will be more access-
able and considerable hauling of
lumber will be eliminated.
been started or completed, Paul
Koenig, mill manager said. The
office has been moved out to the
front of the property and several
other frame buildings have been
moved to new locations to stream
line the operation of the plant.
Other changes which are now
being made include the electrifi
cation of the main mill, the in
stallation of an edge sorter
which will replace the old green
chain, a new log haul from the
pond and the construction of a
million gallon water storage res
ervoir and installation of a com
plete fire sprinkler system in all
parts of the mill. A new burner
will also be installed about where
the dry kilns now stand.
Koenig said this week that ten
tative plans call for the start of
regular cutting operations at the
mill about July 1. He said that
the entire remodeling and mov
ing job probably won't be com
pleted by that time, but that the
mill and planers should be ready
for operation by then. The plant
was shut down on May 1.
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Wranglers and Sage
Riders Meet Sunday
The second go-around of this
year's riding and roping "fued"
between the Heppner Wranglers
and the Umatilla Sage Riders
will be held at the rodeo grounds
here next Sunday starting at 1:30,
Wrangler officers have revealed.
The first of the series of meets
was held two weeks ago at the
Sage Riders arena near Hermis
ton and the host organization
came out winner in the meet.
Should the Sage Riders win Sun
day they will obtain permanent
possession of a trophy for the
series.
The Sunday show will be pre
ceeded by a parade through Hepp
ner at 1 o'clock.
O'Harra to Attend
Regional FB Meet
Mr. and Mrs. Newt O'Harra will
leave by plane Tuesday from
Pendleton for Estes Park, Colo
rado where O'Harra will attend
the regional Farm Bureau educa
tional meeting to be held there
four days next week. O'Harra is
president of the Morrow county
Farm Bureau.
O'Harra was chosen to make
the trip at a jecent meeting at
the O'Harra home in Lexington.
High point of the program at the
last meeting was the showing of
pictures of his trip to South
America by Henry Baker.
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New Dentist to
Open Office June 27
Dr. Bob B. Bliss and his wife
and sons of Portland were in
Heppner early this week to make
arrangements for housing. They
plan to move here within a short
time.-.
Dr. Bliss announced plans to
open his office for the practice
of dentistry in the Heppner Clinic
building about June 27. The of
fice has been vacant for the past
several months since Dr. Fred
L. Gronemyer moved to Moses
Lake, Washington.
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Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Fancher
are in Portland for a week vaca
tion, where they are visiting re
latives and friends. ,
Accident-Free Record
Set Over Weekend
According to police reports,
Morrow county was different
from many other areas of the
country over the Memorial Day
holiday in that no serious car
accidents occurred over the long
weekend.
.Only one minor accident was re
ported and police called it a very
quiet weekend even though there
was heavy traffic on highway 30
through the north end of the
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May Rainfall Hits
1.75 Inches Here
Local records revealed that
Heppner received 1.75 inches of
rain during May, one of the
heaviest falls during that month
that has been recorded in several
years.
Practically all of the month's
rain fell over a two-day period
at the middle of the month,
though a small amount was
checked during the first few days,
and another trace over the Me
morial Day weekend. The mid
month storms were quite general
over the county with nearly an
inch of rain being reported from
some of the normally drier areas
to the north.
May's one and three-fourths
inches brought the total precipi
tation for the first five months
of the year to 6.52 Inches. Rain
fall by months has been; January
56; February, .74; March, 1.30;
April, 2.17 and May, 1.75.
PLANS MADE FOR 4-H
WORK PROGRESSING
Mrs. N. C. Anderson, chairman
of the summer camp committee
reported that all committees had
been appointed and were active
in making arrangements for 4-H
summer camp ,lt will be held at
the Herron Creek meadow July 6
to 10. f
Herman Blettell, chairman of
the permanent summer camp
building committee Reported that
he had met with a group of 4-H
parents and leaders last week
and had set up the mechanics for
getting the permanent type build
ings erected on the camp ground
held by lease from the Cutsforth
Forest Park board. The building
20 x 100 will be constructed and
hoped equipped by this camp.
He reported that the first load of
gravel had been hauled that day
by H. G. Campbell. Approximate
ly ten loads of gravel are being'
donated by 4-H hackers for the,
foundation and concrete floor. D.
O. Nelson is chairman of the
gravel project. Chairman of
other projects outlined for build
ing of the camp are O. W. Cuts
forth, cutting of logs; cement,
Roy Martin; concrete pouring,
Glen Campbell ;log sawing, How
ard Cleveland.
The kitchen planning commit
tee met with Mrs. Walter Wright
presenting plans for the 15 x 20
kitchen. It was reported that
many contributions have been
made for equipment for the camp
including electric light plant from
Glen Campbell, gas stove from
Glen Campbell and gas refriger
ator from Howard Cleveland, a
hot water tank from D. O. Nel
son, sinks from O. W. Cutsforth
and E. M. Baker, laundry tubs
from Bob Dobbs and N. C-. Ander
son. The lone Congregational
church had previously donated
folding chairs for the summer
camp. Chairman Herman Blet
tell reported that if the weather
conditions prevail, concrete pour
ing will get under way the first
part of next week. The council
requested that the county agent's
office write a letter to all of the
4-H club parents asking for their
voluntary contributions of labor
or materials for the camp
building. The building will
be of log construction
with aluminum roof, concrete
floor and finished with materials
salvaged by 4-H parents from one
of the old CCC houses donated to
the club council by the Morrow
county court.
Eernard Doherty, chairman of
the fair building improvement
committee, reported that plans
had been drawn for an additional
livestock barn at the fair grounds,
and that space utilized by 4-H
club beef and dairy animals
would now house sheep, hogs,
poultry, rabbits, grain and hay.
Plans were also under way to
enlarge facilities for inside home
economics and booth space.
D. O. Nelson reported that
plans for Oregon Wheat Growers
League sponsored 4-H fat stock
show and sale were going along
well. He announced that leaders
Boardman Fire
District Election
Set For Monday
A special election will be held
Monday, June 6 at the fair pa
vilion in Boardman to decide on
the formation of a rural fire dis
trict and the election of five di
rectors to operate the district if
the voters approve the proposal,
it was announced this week.
The county court had previous
ly been petitioned to call for the
formation of such a district and
at the hearing set the date for the
election.
The proposed district will in
elude all of the Boardman school
district with the exception of the
town of Boardman itself. All
registered voters residing in the
district outside the city limits
of Boardman are eligible to vote
and the polls will be open from
8 a. m. to 8 p. m., it was said.
No petitions have been filed
with the county clerk for any
one desiring to run for the five
positions on the board of direc
tors, so in consequence, write-ins
will be required.
Only one other rural fire pro
tection district is currently in
operation in the county. It is at
Irrigon and was formed in 1946.
Two attempts have been made
to organize one in the lone-Lexington
area, one was voided be
cause of improper organization
procedure, and the second elec
tion, held last year, ended In a
tie vote which automatically
stalled the formation.
SUMMER CAMP;
ON BUILDINGS
of the various clubs are now
gathering supports for the 11
steers, 15 lambs and 6 pigs that
will be exhibited from Morrow
county. This years show will be
the greatest ever with 637 head
of wheat fed animals consigned
to the three day show.
Fishing in Area
Said Only Fair
Weekend catches at Wallowa
lake were only fair as cold wea
ther and snow jinxed trollers.
Bank anglers caught Rainbows up
to 17 inches on eggs. Excellent
catches of Rainbow were made on
the Wallowa river with bait. All
Wallowa county streams are
clearing and dropping. Good
catches were made on many area
gion re'ts
MpK-flv Reservoir has heen oood
streams are clearing and drop
J o
ping.
Willow and Rhea creeks in
Morrow county are fairly good
and stream conditions are clear
ing. CH
MANY NEWS ITEMS
MISSING THIS WEEK
Several regular news items of
correspondence etc., are missing
from this issue of the Gazette
Times due to the Memorial Day I
holiday and consequent lack of
mail service, several of the re
ports did not arrive in the of
fice until Wednesday and Thurs
day which did not allow time to
get it set into type for this week's
paper. '
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FFA ADVISORS in many sections of Oregon this week are offering
final advice to club boys who will enter several hundred head of
wheat-fed steers, hogs and lambs in the FFA section of the Ninth
Annual 4-H and FFA Fat Stock Show and Sale of the Oregon
Wheat Growers League. The show will get underway at 9:00 A.
M. Monday, June 6, at The Dalles and close with auctions in the
afternoon and evening of June 8. Here Dorcey Davy (right) FFA
Advisor at The Dalles high school, looks over the show entry of
John Gcj (left) of The Dalles
member, Lonnle Shoemaker, looks on.
Mrs. Percy Hughes New
Memorial Picnic Head
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MEMORIAL DAY DINNER Shown are a few of the more than 20rj
persons who gathered Monday at the Heppner fair pavilion for the
second annual Memorial Day Friendship dinner. The potluck af
fair brought out an ample supply of food, as the loaded table in
the foreground shows. Many visiting former residents Attended.
(GT Photo)
Well over 200 persons attended . cles and pictures which had been
the second annual Memorial Day
Friendship picnic held Monday
afternoon at the Heppner fair pa
vilion and selected Mrs. Percy
Hughes of Milton-Freewater as
president of the organization for
the coming year. She replaces
Mrs. Guy Boyer, John Day, who
has served the past year. J. O.
Turner was elected vice president.
Following a welcome by Don
Boyer, John Day, J. O. Turner
pointed to the marks of progress
In the county during the past 50
years naming as examples the
coming of the telephone, the
automobile, radio, mechanical
farm power, bulk shipment and
storage of wheat, rural electric
power and the general use of the
airplane.
Turner told how sheep and cat
tle raising was the main Indus
try in the area until the coming
of the railroad in 1888 when
wheat growing on a small scale
was started.
Turner opened his talk with a
tribute to the war dead of the
country and suggested that an
honor plaque listing the soldiers
of Morrow county who had died
in the service would be a fitting
memorial to their service and ef
forts. Several musical numbers were
piesented by Oliver Creswick and
a chorus composed of J. O. Tur
ner, Frank Turner, Harold Becket,
Oliver Creswick, Clem Stockard,
Harvey Wright and Fred Bartholo
mew of Estacada.
A display of interest to all visi
tors was a table of old time arti-
Flag Day Service
Planned By Elks
The Heppner Elks lodge will
hold its annual Flag day pro
gram next Thursday evening,
J" 9, Milton Morgan, exalted
"'er revealed tnis weeK
The special observance will be
held in the lodge hall and will
be open to the public, it was an
nounced. The main address will
be given by Hans Soil, past state
Elks president.
FFA chapter, while another charter
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prepared by Mrs. Give Huston.
Many former residents of Hepp
ner and Morrow county attended
the potluck dinner which was
held for the first time last year
on the court house park. Fear of
bad weather prompted the
change of location to the fair pa
vilion for this year's event and the
move proved to be a wise one as
blustry, cold winds and occasion
al rains during the day would
have made an outside dinner un
popular Between 60 and 75 former resi
dents of this area, who now Jive
in other sections of the state and
Washington and Idaho signed
the guest register during the day.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Turner and
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Thompson as
sisted the past president, Mrs.
Boyer, with the arrangements for
the event.
4-H Members Hold
Livestock Field Day
Sixty-three 4-H club members,
parents, and leaders Saturday
held a livestock field day at the
Freddie Nelson farm near Lex
ington. During the day beef,
sheep, swine and dairy were
studied by the club members and
demonstrations . were given in
blocking, fitting, grooming, Show
manship and judging. Livestock
that will be exhibited at the Ore
gon Wheat Growers League spon
sored 4-H Fat Stock Show and
Sale at The Dalles on June 6, 7,
and 8, were groomed for the show.
Assisting with the demonstra
tions and training were local
leaders: D. O. Nelson, Freddie
Nelson, Carl Rhea, and Roy Mar
tin of Lexington; Bernard Doher
ty of Heppner and Herman Blet
tell of lone. County agent N. C.
Anderson, placed classes of fat "
sheep and beef and gave pointers
on showmanship.
Those who are attending the
Wheat League show who had
animals at the demonstration day
were: Dick Ekstrom, lone; bkip
Emert, lone; Dennis Doherty,
Heppner; Don Castiel, Heppner;
Jerry Anderson, Heppner; Donald
Craber, Heppner; Billy Doherty,
Lexington; and Joe Palmer, Lex
ingtonBeef. Those with lambs
going to the show are: Russell
Dolven, Karl Beach, Sandra Beach,
Tom Martin, Jim Martin, Ken
neth L. Smouse, Kenneth Nelson,
Janet Palmer, Lexington; Carlene
Rhea, Sandra Rhea, and Mike
Spike, Echo; Dennis Doherty, Ro
ger Doherty, andMartha Doherty,
Heppner. Larry Campbell, Echo,
and Bill Brannon, lone, exhibited
hogs.
Leaders of each of the clubs
reported that they had gathered
supports for the fat livestock that
will be exhibited at The Dalles
with the following giving sup
ports of 4c over market price for
beef, 5c for sheep, and 6c hogs.
Supporting Morrow county club
members exhibiting lambs are
Ashbeck and Luciana, Phil Cohn,
and Van Buskirk and Floyd, Echo;
W. J. Doherty, Lexington, Hatfield
Grocery, Lexington, Fred Nelson,
Lexington.
Supporting beef are: Pendleton
Grain Growers, Hermiston branch,
Lexington Co-op, Jordan elevator,
Paul Pettyjohn, Morrow County,
Farley Motor Company, Turner,
Van Marter and Bryant, C. Ervln
Anderson, Rosewall Motor Com
pany, Heppner Pine Mills, and
Heppner Elks lodge. Those sup
porting swine are L. F. Leathers,
Delbert Emert, and A. E. Stefani,
lone.