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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, August 1 1, 1955
72nd Year, Number 22
lone's Princess Dance
For Carolyn Crabtree
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DONALD E. PETERSON, lone, who last week was named Morrow county Conservation Man of the
Year, is shown standing beside one of the two ponds he has developed for irrigation and stock
water on his much at Eightmile. His continuing use of many better farming practices won the
title for him. Peterson's son Kerry, 5, shown with him, was more interested in the pond than in
the photographer when this photo was taken. (Photo by Tom Wilson)
Welfare Aid
Drops in County
Report Reveals
Total expenditures of the Mor
row County Public Welfare com
mission for 1954-55 were $1,763.
30 less than the previous fiscal
year, according to the annual
budget report which was ap
proved at a meeting of the com
mission last week.
Overall expenditures for the
54-55 period totalled $05,455.98
with the total average cost per
case figured at approximately
$979.40. This puts the reduction
in total expenditures in its proper
perspective as it would represent
an estimated margin for a pos
sible overall increase of less than
two cases for the, year, Ray My
rick, Jr., administrator, pointed
out.
Largest expense item was for
old age assistance totaling $43,
250.77. Other aid costs were for
dependent children, $4,145.00;
permanently and totally disabled,
$4,322 00; blind, $203.00; general
assistance, including foster care,
$1,355.53; all medical care, $4,-j
010.95 and for administration, $8,
108.73. Allocation of funds showed $9,
627.31 received from the county,
$28,173.96 from the state and $27,
654.71 from the federal govern
ment. Breakdowns showed ad
ministrative costs to be the only
item supported only by federal
funds of $2,398.52 and state funds
of $5,710.21 without county as
sistance. For each category the average
monthly caseload was 58.75 or
nearly 59 persons, for old ,age as
sistance; 4.5 for aid to dependent
children 3.58 permanently and
totally disabled cases and .35 for
aid to the blind.
A decrease of $2,850.23 in old
age assistance payments, com
pared to 1953-54, was substantial
ly offset by increases of $1,488.78
for medical care and $783 for aid
to the permanently and totally
disabled over last year, Myrick
explained. The expenditures for
medical care are supplemental to
the maintenance programs and
represent the total amount ex
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Sign Up Today!
TO GIVE YOUR
Pint of Blood
NEXT AUGUST 15
Heppner Elks, Americn Red Cross
BLOOD DONOR RECRUIT
Fill Out and Return This Coupon to:
Heppner Elks Lodge
Heppner, Oregon
Name
Address Phone .
Time Convenient to Give
(Bloodmobile will be in
Monday,
Boy Badly Burned
In Woodpile Blaze
Larry Bellenbrock, four year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Bellen
brock, is recovering from severe
burns on his face, right arm and
ankles in a narrow escape from
a woodpile fire which he set
while playing with small friends
Friday afternoon on the Stephen
Thompson ranch where the Bel
lenbrocks reside.
Trapped in a play fort on one
end of the wood pile when the
entrance became ablaze, Larry
was rescued by his mother and a
visiting friend, Mrs. Creston
Eobinson, who tore out the' posts
on the outside of the "fort" after
the other children ran to the
house to report the fire.
Body burns were from the in
tense heat only as the flames
had not yet reached the boy who
was crouched in the rear of the
play tunnel.
About four cords of wood and
twenty acres of range were
burned in the blaze which was
put out by volunteers who re
sponded after a call was made to
the city fire department by Mrs.
'ed Sweek, also visiting at the
Bellenbrock home at the time.
City fire trucks were not allowed
to drive to the fire because of
city ordinances prohibiting the
equipment from leaving the city1
limits.
Frdnk Papineau Hurt
Seriously in Wreck
Frank Papineau, 74, suffered
serious injuries last Sunday af
ternoon when the car in which
he was riding struck a bridge
abutment on highway 207 near
Ilermiston. He was taken to the
Good Shepherd hospital at Her
miston where his condition was
at first described as critical.
With Papineau was Elvin L.
Piex of Heppner who suffered only
minor hurts, according to re
ports. Conflicting stories of the
accident failed to identify the
driver of he car.
Papineau is reported to have
suffered possible internal injur
ies, a broken nose, shock and
contusions.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Koenig have
as their guests, his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. G .Koenig of Salem,
who arrived Monday for a visit.
Heppner from 1 to 5 p. m.
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Request For
Blood Donors Sent
Out by Red Cross
An urgent request for more
donors to give blood at next
Monday's visit of the Red Cross
Bloodmobile was sent out this
week by Jack Edmondson, chair
man of the blood committee of
the local Red Cross chapter. .
Edmondson said Wednesday
that only a very few persons had
signed up to give blood at Mon
day's blood letting and that at
least 125 persons will be needed
if the chapter is to meet its goal
of 100 pints during the bloodmo
bile visit.
Edmondson said he knew that
during harvest it is hard for
many regular donors to get into
town to donate their pint of blood,
and he urged as many city resi
dents as possible to sign up. The
coupon appearing in today's Ga
zette Times may be used to regis
ter, or cards may be obtained
from Jack Bailey or Edmondson.
The bloodmobile will be at the
Heppner Methodist church from
1 to 5 o'clock next Monday, Aug
ust 15 and only about one-half
hour is required for nurses to take
the donor's blood.
Mrs. John Newman, secretary-
treasurer of the local Red Cross
chapter is in charge of nurses and
assistants during the bloodmo
bile visit and she reports that a
full crew of volunteers has been
obtained for the day.
Second Softball
Game Set, lone
Wins First Battle
A highly unorthodox collection
of Softball players battled nine
innings last Sunday at the rodeo
field with the outcome of the
game not settled until the final
inning. The result gave lone a
victory over "Heppner 11 to 9 in
what was described as a pitcher's
duel.
N one seems to know yet just
why the game was played unless
it was to prove to a few overage
softballers that they could still
put in a few innings without
having to be hospitalized.
Art StefanJ took mound honors
for lone while Glenn Ward and
Everett Keithley worked on the
hill for Heppner.
One result of the game was a
challenge to hold another one
this Sunday on the lone field,
which Heppner promptly accept
ed. It is not known for certain
who will pitch for lone, but Ste-
fani is expected to again get the
nod in as much as he won the
first tussel for the lone squad
Del Jordan has been tapped by
the Heppner managers to start
for the local squad.
No admission will be charged
but an afternon of lively enter
tainment is promised.
LAST QUARTER TAXES
DUE NEXT MONDAY
Deadline for payment of fourth
quarter real and personal pro
perty taxes is Monday, August 15,
the sheriff's office announced this
week.
Mrs. Clayton Beaver and child'
ren, Portland, visited in Heppner
over the weekend.
Valuations Up
In County,
Report Shows
Total county valuation has in
creased $968,341 and the general
county millage has decreased 2
mills following the recently com
pleted reappraisal program,
Harry Dinges, county asses.w, re
ported this week.
Assessments reports show a to
tal county valuation of $11,378.-
081 for 1955 compared with $13,-
110,310 for last year and a county
millage of 18.3 this y?ar com
pared with 18.5 in 1954.
Regular school district millage
increased to 37.3 in 1955 compared
io 30.8 last year. Comparison of
city tax millages showed Heppner
11.6 mills this year and 11.5 in
1954; Lexington, 21.2 this year
and 20.5 in 1951; lone, 5.5 and
6.1 in 1954; Boardman, 37.6 this
year and 29.7 in 1954.' Special
city taxes in Heppn?r increased
one fill for the city park for a
otal of 11 mills this year and at
lone remained 10 mills for both
years.
Lowest total county millage by
code was 55.6 mills for 01 dis
trict, a school district located
in the timbered area, compared
to 49.3 in 1954. Highest was in the
city of Boardman with 108.6 com
pared with 94.5 in 1954. The
increase in Boardman was attri
buted to lowered valuations in
the reappraisal program auto
matically resulting in higher mil
lages and taxes, it was pointed
out.
Total mirlage in Heppner in
creased from 73.8 mills last year
to 85.3 with the 4.1 mills on
school bonds, one mill park levy,
rural school budget and cemetery
taxes included in the new figure.
At lone millages raised from 74.7
to 81.9 this year and at Lexington
from 69.8 to 76.8 this year.
A new special school levy of
4.1 mills was reported at Hepp
ner for the new elementary school
bond issue. At lone a bond issue
of 2.9 mills was levied to raise
$9,999.54 in order to bring the dis-
trict in line with the rural school
budget. lone was the only dis
trict to run behind on their bud
get when they entered the rural
school district budget at its in
stigation, it was pointed out. In
addition to regular school bonds
of 7.9 mills the school levy at
lone totals' 10.8 which compared
with 9.3 last year. Boardman
school levies are 12.4 mills or one
mill less than last year and at
Irrigon 6.3 mills compared to 5.8
last year.
New school buildings have been
built or are under construction
with bond issues at Irrigon, lone,
Heppner and Boardman, it was
explained. Since all these schools
have been brought up to standard
by the new construction their
millages are expected to have
reached their peak this year for
some time, it was explained. The
rural school - budget increased
$116,281.12 this year to a total of
$500,121.12 compared to $383,840
in 1954.
Other special levies include
three mills each for cemetery dis
tricts at Heppner and Boardman
and .071 for the state forest fire
patrol.
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Lexington Church To
Vote on New Pastor
Members of the Lexington
Church of Christ and Congrega
tional church will vote Sunday
Aueust 14 following the morning
services on whether to extend a
call to Norman Northrup of Eu
gene. Mr. and Mrs. 'Northrup were
guests of the church last Sunday
and Mr. Northrup was the guest
speaker. The pulpit committee
returned a favorable report Mon
day evening at Its business meet
ing.
If accepted, Mr. Northrup will
replace Rev. Lewis Wetzel who
resigned, effective the end of
August.
James Laney Injured
When Car Overturns
James Laney, 17, Lexington,
received injuries to his face and
hands when he demolished his
'47 Tord coupe when it turned
over in loose gravel on a curve on
the Clark's Canyon road en route
to Lexington Friday at 9:30 p. m.
Laney has been working in the
wheat harvest.
Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Mahoney
and children and Mr. and Mrs.
Harry O'Donnell have returned
from a week's vacation at Priect
Lake, Idaho.
Princess Carolyn Crnbtree
Princess Carolyn Crabtree, lone,
will be honored at the fourth of
the Morrow County Fair and
Rodeo princess dances Saturday
night, August 13 at the American
Legion hall, lone. The dance, the
of a series of royal court dances
preceding the annual county
show, Sept. 1-4, is sponsored by
the lone Willows Grange.
A senior at lone high school
next term, Princess Carolyn, 17, is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leo
Crabtree. A slender 5 foot, 4 inch
blonde with blue eyes, she is
secretary-treasurer of the student
body and. secretary to the high
school superintendent. Born at
Salem, she entered her sophomore
year at lone after graduating
from Parrish junior high, Salem,:
where she was a member of the
SECOND WRESTLING BOUT, TRAMPOLIN
ACT SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 20
A group of well known wrest
lers and a three member trampo
lin group from Seattle have been
signed to put on the second of
two special rodeo field lighting
fund benefit performers Saturday
night, August 20, it was announ
ced today by Jack Loyd, cham
ber of commerc2 committee chair
man in charge of the promotion.
Signed for the wrestling bouts
are Doug Donovan, Henry Lentz,
Jack Kaiser and Jon Arjon, all
light-weights. Donovan wrestled
here last month during' the first
match.
An added attraction will be a
special 15 minute trampolin act
which will be put on by a nation
SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS PAID
IN COUNTY SHOW 37 INCREASE
In Morrow county at the end
of last year 85 retired workers
were receiving $4,393.00 in montlf
ly social security payments, ac
cording to figures just released
by Vernon A. Welo, Social Secur
ity administration district mana
ger in La Grande.
In addition to the retired work
ers themselves, 57 people were
receiving 2,233.00 a month as de
pendents of aged workers or as
survivors of those who had died.
These amounts represent an In
crease of 37 percent over the bene
fits being paid at the end of 1953,
Welo pointed out, due primarily
to the 1954 amendments to the
social security law, which in
creased all benefits.
One of the changes in the law
made it possible for the first time
for the survivors of some workers
who died after 1939 and before
September 1950 to qualify for
payments.
Beginning in September 1954
he amendments permit the drop
ping out" of up to 5 years of low
est earnings In figuring the work
er's average monthly wage. This
has the effect of increasing the
average earnings, from which the
monthly payments are figured.
Other improvements in the law
did not eo into effect until the
first day of 1955; although thee
changes had not affected the pay
ments that were being made at
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glee club and librarian.
Princess Carolyn, who is a
member of the Heppner Wrang
lers, will ride her Palomino,
"Lady" which she recently pur
chased, during the rodeo. In
addition she has a horse, "Babe"
which she ' has owned for five
years. Along with riding, danc
ing is among her favorite hobbles.
Sharing her excitement in her
role as princess are a brother
Ronald 9, a sister, Sharon, 11, and
her aunt, Mrs. Archie Munkers,
who was queen of the rodeo in
1934 and is this year's chaperone
of the royal court.
Other court members are Queen
Carol Ann Wiglesworth, Echo,
and princesses Marilyn Munkers,
Lexington, Betty Olmstead, Board
man and Sharon Rill, Heppner.
ally publicized team from Seat
tle, This type of acrobatic per
formance has received consider
able attention recently as a result
of several appearances on well
known television shows. The
group to appear here have recent
ly been presented in some of the
top supper clubs on the coast.
Wrestling scheduled is two 15
minute one round preliminaries
and .one hour, best two out of
three fall, tag team match. The
bouts will be presented under the
lights at the Heppner rodeo field"
starting at 8:30 p. m. following
the dress-up parade and ahead of
the Queen's dance scheduled for
later in the evening at the fair
pavilion.
the end of 1954, they will contri
bute to further increases in the
total amount of benefits payable
in Morrow county during the
year. Among amendments that
went into effect on the first of
the year, one changes the rules
for receiving payments while the
beneficiary is working, one ex
tends coverage to many kinds of
work that did not count toward
social security benefits before
1955, and another increases the
maximum amount of annual
earnings creditable toward bene
fits from $3,000 to $1,200.
A major change made by the
1954 Amendments was provision
of a method by which totally djs
ablcd workers can protect their
future benefit rights by "freez
ing" their social security wage
records while they are disabled.
This can increase the payments
now being made to many people
who are already 65 but were dis
abled for a considerable period
before they reached 65.
Children made up a large group
of benificiaries; 28 of them were
receiving $1,212.00 in benefits at
the end of the year. Most of these
were children of younger workers
who had died, but some were
children of retired workers.
Miss Joyce Buschke and Miss
Alice Hastings left Sunday for a
week's vacation near Kalispell,
Mont
Use of New School
Building Expected
By Opening Date
The new Heppner grade school
building probably will be ready
for occupancy by the opening of
school, it was revealed this week
by representatives of Simonton
and Steele, Portland contractors
who are building the new struc
ture. Every effort is being made to
have the classrooms ready for
use by the time school opens,
though it is not expected to have
the entire building completed, It
was Indicated. Workmen are now
concentrating on the classrooms
and other necessary facilities
with the hope that they can be
ready for the children by Sep
tember B. The multipurpose
room, offices and other finishing
work will be completed after the
school is opened for use, but work
on these rooms will not keep the
school district from using the
classrooms, it was pointed out.
When completed the building
will house lo classrooms and will
add many other badly needed
school facilities. Work was start
ed on the building early last
spring.
The school board, meeting last
week, is attempting to fill three
vacancies in the teaching staff,
and expressed the hope that all
teachers would be hired by this
weekend. One position, that of
8ih grade teacher, was thought
filled last week, but Joe II. Stew
art, new superintendent received
word this week that the teacher
who had been exected to fill the
job had accepted other employ
ment. The other two positions
vacant are girls physical educa
tion Instructor and a fifth grade
teacher to replace Mrs. Mlldrede
Hoberg who resigned recently.
Stewart has been In the valley
this week attempting to find
teachers.
The board awarded Dick's Rich
field Service the contract for bus
gas, oil, tires and accessories and
Rosewall Motor company was
awarded the contract for labor,
parts and towing service on dis
trict buses.
The board also announced that
high school physical education
will be mandatory for the first
two years and optional for juniors
and seniors. In the past state
law required the taking of PE by
all students, but the law was
changed by the last legislature,
leaving the decision up to the
local board.
Weekend Weather
Sends Mercury to 96
Temperatures climbed again
over last weekend after a cool
air mass over this section of the
state had held the mercury down
In the comfortable low 80s earlier
last week The highest recorded
at the Heppner weather station
during the past week was 96 on
Saturday. The hot temperature
was accompanied by a high hu
midity which convinced nearly
all persons who could get away
that the mountains were the
place to spend the weekend.
Sunday's high of 94 was nearly
as hot as the previous day but
the air had -dried considerably
making the heat much more
bearable.
Maximum temperatures by
days were: Friday, 91, Saturday
96, Sunday 94, Monday 83, Tues
day 85.
The weatherman forecasts con
tinued warm weather.
Graveling of Bombing
Range Road Complete
County road crews last week
completed the graveling and
grading of the bombing range
road connecting the north and
south ends of the county. The
road has been passable for some
time but crews finishing the work
say it Is now In excellent condi
tion. It shortens the distance be
tween Heppner and Boardman by
nearly 20 miles.
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MRS. JOE GAARSLAND
INJURED IN ACCIDENT
Mrs. Joe Gaarsland of lone suf
fered back injuries and bruises
when her car left the highway
about five miles west of Heppner
at 11 p. m. Tuesday. She was"
taken to the Pioneer Memorial
hospital for treatment. '
Accarding to the accident re
port, Mrs. Gaarsland fell asleep
at the wheel.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Elde and
family left this week for Moses
Lake to make their home.