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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, October 27, 1955
72nd Year, Number 33
Wheat Growers
Talk Problems at
Lexington Meeting
The fall meeting of the Morrow
county Wheat Growers Associa
tion, held Saturday at the Lexing
ton Grange, though attendefl by
only a small group of farmers,
discussed a great number of pro
blems facing wheat growers. The
group elected new officers, nam
ing Don Peterson, lone, president;
Vernon Munkers, Lexington, vice
president and N. C. Anderson,
secretary.
During the day many recom
mendations were made which
will be presented at the annual
meeting of the Oregon Wheat
Growers League for discussion at
the committee meetings to be
held Dec. 8. If approved in com
mittee, these recommendations
will make up the program for the
league to concentrate on during
the year.
Sales Tax Supported
The taxation and legislation
committee, headed by Glenn
Campbell, Echo, made a number
o f recommendations among
which was continued support for
a state sales tax to offset local
property tax, that the state tax
commission develop standards
for tax appraisers, maintaining a
roster of persons qualified to do
tax appraisal work and that
county assessors be required by
law to employ appraisal person
nel from this roster. It was also
suggested that the Wheat League
make arrangements for a quali
fied person to attend all sessions
of the legislature to keep the
league posted on bills that would
effect members.
In the youth activities commit
tee, with D. O. Nelson as chair
man, it was recommended that
4-H and F. F. A. compete at the
OWGL fat stock show with only
one grand champion selected in
each class. ,They also asked that
no horned steers be exhibited at
the show.
Diverted Land Considered
The production and land use
committee with Milton Morgan
as chairman, considered a sug
gestion made by E. R. Jackman
whereby a part of the land di
verted from wheat would be put
into grass or legume. As A. S. C.
payment of 50 cents per bushel
for normal wheat yield on all di
verted acres seeded to grass or
legumes would be provided. In
the second year, a maintenance
payment as long as the program
lasts. It was' felt that this would
go along with the wheat acreage
allotment, program of getting
land that should be in grass and
legumes established without any
great loss to farmers.
More Uses Needed
The wheat disposal and trans
portation committee asked that
encouragement be given to both
government and private industry
in development of - industrial
uses for wheat. It was suggested
that awards be given to research
ers developing new uses for in
creasing the use of wheat as in
dustrial raw material.
The federal agricultural pro
grams committee asked -that the
federal crop insurance program
be returned to county A. S. C.
offices and that consideration be
given to an insurance program
for barley. Realizing that the
modernized parity formula which
will be put into effect on the 1956
crop does not reflect costs of
wheat production and that it will
reduce wheat prices 12 cents per
year until the lower level of
modernized parity is reached,
they felt that a study should be
made for revising the formula.
The committee also asked that
allotments be announced before
Feb. 15 each year and that the
league continue its work for a
domestic parity plan for wheat
The domestic wheat utiliza
tion committee headed by Mrs. H.
G. Campbell spent considerable
time planning means of getting
Ala, the new wheat food, before
people of other states. Several
plans were suggested. The group
also favored continuing the spe
cial cake contest sponsored by
the league for the first time this
year. Ala was the main course
at the meeting luncheon put on
by the Lexington HEC.
Awards in the special cake con
test were presented to Mrs. Paul
Warren, Heppner, first place win
ner; and Judy Howton, lone, se
cond. Mrs. Theron Adlard won
third. Mrs. Warren will com
pete against nine other contest
ants for the $10 state award at
the special bake-off at the an
nual league meeting in Pendleton.
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NEW LEXINGTON CITY HALL is
for E. C. Nelson, Hermiston contractor, are shown working on the
nearly completed walls of the block structure. Room will be pro
vided for the town's new fire truck, quarters for a future perma
nent fireman, council chambers and water department storage,
The new building is located on
as the old fire hall building which was moved back to make room
for the new, structure. (GT Photo)
Kindergarten Benefit
Rummage Sale Set
Friday and Saturday
An unusually large amount of
rummage of excellent quality
has been donated for the Hepp
ner Civic League rummage sale
to be held Friday and Saturday
at Empire Machinery Co., com
mittee heads said today.
Such diverse items as baby
furniture, popular records, a good
deal of winter clothing and even
a fur coat is on hand, and all
woolen items have again been
cleaned by the Heppner Cleaners.
Mrs. James Norene and Mrs.
Fred Sanders are handling the
sale which is a semi-annual bene
fit for the kindergarten. It was
also announced that members
again plan to sell coffee and
cookies during the two days of
the sale. ,
Committee chairmen include
Mrs. Bill Labhart and Mrs. Ray
Myrick, clerking; Mrs. Jack Van
Winkle and Mrs. Robert Ferrell,
coffee; Mrs. Marvin Smith, clean
up; Mrs. Jack Angel and Mrs.
Jack Loyd, pricing and arrang
ing; Mrs. Bradjey Fancher, pub
licity. Wranglers Enjoy
Buckburger Feed
The Wranglers met last Satur
day evening at the fair pavilion
for a potluck buckburger dinner.
The program included giving
of awards to members for all
horseback events during the year.
Winners for those twelve years
of age and under were: Kit
George, first, Marlene Fetsch, se
cond, Bobby Fetsch, third; Age
thirteen through seventeen, Carol
Ann Wiglesworth, first, Larry
Fetsch, second, Pat Steagall and
Christine Swaggart, tied for third;
Seniors, tied for first place; Mrs.
William Healy and Ralph Beam
er. Entertainment was furnished
by a musical trio; Judy Cochell,
Jean Collins "nd Carol Anderson
and a tap dance by Judy Spauld
ing and an acrobatic dance by
Fern Albert. Local rodeo movies
were shown by William Collins.
Howard Bryant was master of
ceremonies.
John Williams New
Golf Club President
Recently elected directors of
the Willow Creek Country Club
early this week named John Wil
liams of Heppner, president of
the organization which is build
ing a golf course near Heppner.
The directors, from which
group the president was chosen,
were elected last week by the
membership. They are Paul Koe
nig, Bradley Fancher, Williams
from Heppner; Don Hatfield, Lex
ington; and A. A. Stefani of lone.
The club has leased land from
Thomas Wells for the new course
and it was announced that there
will be a work day held next
Sunday at the grounds starting
at 10 a. m.
FHA GIRLS PLAN "HOBO DAY"; WILL
TAKE ON ALL KINDS OF ODD JOBS
Here's an opportunity for Hepp
ner residents to get almost any
kind of odd job done at a nomi
nal fee, of course!
To raise funds for the Hepp
ner chapter of the Future Home
makers of America, the members
are planning a 'Hobo Day' on Sat
urday, November 5.
The girls are willing to work
at various jobs throughout the
day and early evening and will
tackle such chores as washing
windows, raking lawns, assist
rapidly taking shape as workmen
the highway in the same location
C. H. Hams, 104,
Old Time Farmer,
Dies at Portland
Charles Henry Hams, 104 years
of age, who was one of Portland's
oldest citizens and a well known
former resident of Morrow county,
died early last week at a rest
home in Portland. His death was
attributed to a hip fracture he
suffered two weeks before his
death.
Mr. Hams was born January 20
1851 in Folkstone, England and
came to Portland to live in 1870.
He lived and farmed at Hardman
for 30 years, then returned to
Portland to make his home in a
cottage near the home of his
son-in-law, Dr. Ben Wade. He
enjoyed excellent health in his
last years, and until he fell he
had never been bedridden. He
wore glasses, but his family re
ported that, "for some strange
reason, he took them off to read."
Mr Uanv'a 17ifp Vinlfl- ,whn
died 'two years' ago at the a'ge of
97, were two of Portland's most
celebrated golden-weds and they
been married 74 years at the
time of her passing.
Mr. Hams worked at one time
for the old Pennoyer's sawmill in
Portland but came to this country
in 1885 to farm, leaving that
work in 1916. He had retired
years ago. He was a 60 year mem
ber of the Odd Fellows lodge.
Surviving are three daughters,
Mrs. Minnie Paul, Mrs. Myrtle
Wade, Portland; and Frances
Staysa, Pacific City; three sons,
Charles, Gaston; James of Hard
man and Roy, Portland. He also
leaves seven grandchildren and
10 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held in
Portland.
Those from this area attending
the' funeral were Mr. and Mrs.
James Hams and Doc Babb of
Hardman and Mr. and Mrs. Pete
Hams and Susan of lone.
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Missionary Society To
Meet At Valby Church
The Union Missionary Society
will meet at the Valby Lutheran
church at Gooseberry on Sunday,
November 6 at 2:15 p. m.
The speaker is to be Dr. Betty
Mlsson, retired missionary doc
ton who spent 40 years in India.
She is one of the most outstand
ing Lutheran missionaries in the
world.
RETURN FROM EAST
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Ledbetter of
Lexington returned last week
end from a trip to North Carolina
where each visited relatives. Mrs.
Ledbetter visited in Ruthfordton
and he with a family in Ashville.
Mrs. Ledbetter has been gone a
month while Mr. Ledbetter spent
two weeks in the east. He was
accompanied by their daughter,
Mrs. John Pickens and her son
Tommy.
ing with housework, help in
stores, caring for children, or
what have you.
People who desire helpers on
that Saturday are asked to con
tact the Hobo Day chairman, Jo
ann Brosnan or Mona Howard, or
phone the Heppner school by Fri
day, November 4.
Finances from this project will
be used to send delegates from
the chapter to the state meeting
at Oregon State College in February.
Annual Hayride,
Church Parties
Set For Hallowe'en
A full program of parties and
special events for Heppner child
ren of all ags is pfanned again
this, year for. Hallowe'en, night,
next Monday. Heading the list
is the annual Hallowe'en hayride
for teenagers sponsored by the
lloppner borpptimist club.
The hayride is for all Heppner
students -from the seventh grade
through high school and plans
have been made for trucks to
leave the school building at 5:30
and return to town by 10:30. As
usual the hayride will take the
youngsters to the Cutsforth cabin
on upper Willow creek where
they will be provided with sup
per and an evening's entertain
ment. Soroptimist officers an
nounced that all youngsters must
ride on the trucks provided and
that no one will be allowed to
make the trip in private cars.
Should the weather turn bad, ar
rangements have been made to
hold the party elsewhere, it was
said.
Special Hallowe'en parties for
the younger children have been
scheduled for local churches with
all children between kindergarten
and third grade ages invited to
the Christian church, and child
ren in the 4th, 5th, and 6th
grades are to go to the Methodist
church. Games, entertainment
and refreshments will be pro
vided, it was announced. All
local churches are cooperating
in planning the two parties.
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Pakistan Capital
Visited by Local
Residents on Tour
A copy of the Karachi, Pakistan
newspaper, Dawn, received Wed
nesday by the Gazette Times,
carried a news story telling of
the arrival Wednesday, Oct. 19
in the Pakistan capital of a group
of 28 Americans on a round-the
world ,tour. Among those on the
tour aie Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Cuts
forth of Lexington and Mr. and
Mrs. Franklin Lindstrom of lone.
The story said the group has
already visited eastern and south
east Asian countries and will fly
back home through the middle
east and Europe. The two local
couples left Los Angeles Septem
ber 13 on a special chartered
plane and plan to return home
December 20.
Heppner Department
Announces Plans for
Fireman's Ball
Plans were revealed this week
for a fireman's ball to be held
Saturday, November 26 at the
fair pavilion. It will be spon
sored by the Heppner volunteer
fire department.
The dance, the first of its kind
to be held here in many years,
will be given as a benefit for the
fire department and proceeds will
be used to purchase additional
department equipment.
Heading the dance committee
are Everett Keithley and Robert
Penland who said that further
details would be announced in
the near future.
Postal Clerk
Applications Needed
Postmaster James Driscoll an
nounced today that applications
for substitute postal transporta
tion clerk positions in the states
of Oregon, Washington, Idaho,
and Montana will be accepted
from men until October 31.
Starting pay for the position is
$1.82 per hour. Benefits such as
insurance coverage, sick and an
nual leave, retirement, or Social
Security benefits make the posi
tions veiy desirable, the Post
master related.
Applicants must be bona-fide
residents of the state from which
they apply, be U. S. citizens and
have reached their 18th birthday.
Interested persons should con
tact Floyd Sayers at the Hepp
ner post office immediately.
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Miss Esther Bezgstrom and
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Becket
went to Portland last Saturday to
attend the funeral of their cousin,
Mrs. Florence Miller.
Mrs. J. L. Jones of Portland is
visiting at the home of her
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Earle Blake.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hefner
and Mrs. Beatrice Bedford of Port
land were weekend guests at the
Jack Bedford home.
75 Year Old Hunter
Won't Give Up
Finally Gets, Deer
It took three tries, but Clarence
Nichols, 75 year old Hermiston
man who is a former resident of
this area, finally got his deer.
On Nichols' first trip out he
spotted a buck but just seconds
before he pulled the trigger, an
other' hunter shot and killed the
animal.
On the second trip Nichols shot
and knocked down a deer, but
while he was climbing a fence to
got to it, the buck got up and
ran away only to fall dead some
distance away and be tagged by
some other hunters. Nichols is
quite crippled and can't traverse
rough ground easily.
Finally near the end of the sea
son Nichols made his last at
tempt in the company of Max
Schulz and he succeeded in kill
ing a nice buck which he got to
put his own tag on.
Nichols lived here for many
years, having herded sheep in
this country at the time of the
Heppner flood.
School Problems
Talked at Meeting
A wide assortment of educa
tional problems in Morrow county
were discussed at a convention
of all school board members in
the county held last Saturday at
the court house. All districts in
the county were represented and
all rural school board members
were present. County school
head, Jack Flug, conducted the
meeting.
All types of education prob
lems were discussed, and from
these discussions an agenda will
be drawn up for a future con
vention to be held prior to the
deadline of July 1, 1956 for a
final report to be sent in to the
state committee considering
Oregon's educational problems.
The group found information
from the state finance division,
the report from the committee of
county school superintendents,
and local information from the
county school office very valu
able in outlining the problems
considered.
Among, the major problems
discussed were: why the large
turnover of teachers each year;
teacher salaries; teacher housing;
cost of living; transportation;
increase from basic school fund;
federal aid; new buildings in the
future; organzation and adminis
tration; district organization;
coming budgets; sales tax as a
source of revenue.
Other problems were: cafeteria
service; curriculum improvement;
increased health service; special
education supervision; reduction
in capital outlay; Valuations
and millage rates; wealth per
capita for each district; standard
schools.
At the close of the session, re
freshments were served by Mrs.
Bernard Marshall and Mrs.' Jack
C. Flug.
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Big Buck Contest
Winners Named
George Steagall of Lexington
won first prize of a rifle In the
big buck contest sponsored by
the Lexington V. F.W. post. His
deer, the largest entered in the
contest weighed in at 190 pounds.
Winner of the prize for the
smallest deer killed during the
recent season was James Barnett
of lone. His deer tipped the scales
at just 70 pounds.
The special committee hand
ling the contest included George
Irvin, Charlie Padberg and Bill
Nichols.
LEAVE FOR EAST
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Turner and
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Turner left
Wednesday night for an extend
ed business and pleasure trip that
will take them as far east as
New York City and Washington,
D. C. They plan to be gone for
several weeks.
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REEVES IN PENNSYLVANIA
According to recent word re
ceived here, Rev. and Mrs. John
R. Reeves, former rector of All
Saints Episcopal church, are now
at home at St. James' church,
Green Ridge, Delaware county,
Pennsylvania, which is only about
15 miles from Philadelphia's city
hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Smith have
as their guests her sister, Mrs.
Wayne Chase and niece and hus
band, Mr. and Mrs. Arval Buck
ner all of Redmond.
Second Shift Starts
At Heppner Mill
A second shift went to work
Monday in the sawmill of Hepp
ner Piue Mills and manager Paul
Koenig said Wednesday that lum
ber production will be doubled
the former cut within a short
time when the crew gets used to
the new operation plan.
Added to the crew were nine
men who handle the sawmill
operation on the second shift
which operates from 5 p. m. to 2
a. m. This brings to 90 the num
ber of men now on the plant
payroll.
The second shift on the saw
mill has been planned for some
time to make a more efficient
operation but it could not be
started ntil the extensive re
modeling job at the plant was
completed. At the present time
the planer section of the mill will
be able to handle the additional
cut from the local mill as well
as the rough lumber that is hauled
in from the North Fork Lumber
Co. plant at Monument, but Koe
nig indicated that it will proba
bly be necessary to run the planer
longer during the spring and
summer months when more lum
ber can be air dried. The dry
kilns are now operating after be
ing moved to a new location dur
ing the summer and as soon as
Local S-D Day
Observance Planned
The personnel and machinery
of the Highway Lifesavers Com
mittee of Oregon Citizens, Inc.,
will be used to get public par
ticipation on Safe-Driving Day
(S-D Day), December 1, it was
announced by E. C. Sammons,
President of the United States
National Bank, 'Portland, who
has been appointed by governor
Paul L. Patterson ps Oregon di
rector for Safe-Driving Day.
Sammons is president also of the
Highway Lifesavers Committee.
Safe-Driving Day for the se
cond year has been designated
by President Eisenhower and the
President's traffic safety commit
tee, to demonstrate that traffic
accidents can be greatly reduced
when motorists and pedestrians
concentrate on safe driving and
walking, obey traffic regulations
and proceed with caution and
courtesy.
S-D Day will be national, all
48 governors proclaiming the day.
Governor Patterson has asked
all mayors to proclaim the S-D
Day locally and name a munici
pal S-D Day Director.
In keeping with the request of
governor Patterson, Heppner's
mayor, Mrs. Mary Van Stevens,
early this week proclaimed De
cember 1 as S-D day in Heppner
and appointed city police officer
Melvin Piper as S-D Day direc
tor. The national goal of S-D day
is to have no traffic deaths and
a minimum of accidents. Last
year fatal accidents in the na
tion were reduced about one
half of normal.
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Junior Class Play
Managers Named
Stanley Holm, director of the
Heppner high school junior class
play this week announced mana
gers for the production to be pre
sented near the end of November.
They are student director, Alice
Faye Stewart;business manager,
Alice Peterson; publicity mana
ger, Janet Wright; property
mistress, Francine Francis;
makeup director, Shirley Kono
nen; sound effects, Jesse Small-
wood; stage technicians, Jerry
Dougherty and Ed Olson.
Two recent changes in the
play cast of "The Secret Door"
are Dean Connor as O'Brien and
James Monahan as Jerry.
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JUDGE SENTENCES TWO
Robert Pechin, Heppner, was
sentenced to 90 days in the
county jail for his part in the
stealing and butchering of a cow
belonging to Jack Glavey. 60
days of the sentence was suspend
ed and he was ordered to pay
$50 restitution for the animal.
John Myers, Boardman, was
sentenced to six months In the
county jail for contributing to the
delinquency of a minor.
Both cases were heard Wednes
day by circuit judge William W.
Wells.
final cleanup of the mill grounds
is completed the plant will pre
sent an entirely new appearance.
The sawmill, when the two
shifts are operating to full ca
pacity, will turn out an average
of 90,000 feet of lumber per day.
The company logging crews are
working at capacity in the upper
Willow creek area and within a
short time additional logs will
begin coming into the company
pond from the West Coast Timber
Company logging operations in
the Hardman area. The company
is an independent concern from
which Heppner Pine Mills is buy
ing timber. Around 3,000,000
feet of logs are expected from this
source.
County Bond Sales
Reach New High
Sale of E and H United States
savings bonds continued to climb
in Morrow county during Septem
ber, county chairman Jeff Carter
reported this week. Sales for the
month reached $32,789 compared
with only $5,284 for the same
month last year.
The September total raised to
$389,858 the bonds sold In the
county since the first of the year
and placed Morrow in a tie with
Harney county for second place
in the state for the greatest per
centage of sales to its quota.
Both counties have sold 134.9 per
cent of their 1955 quota and run
second to Sherman county which
has achieved a 178.7 percent re
cord.
Bond sales in the county up to
this time last year were only
$134,870.
An increase of $8 million in
bonds have been purchased
throughout the state this year,
compared with 1954, but the state
percentage of its quota is current
ly only 77.9 percent. Oregon how
ever, is continuing to lead the
nation in sales increase.
Heppner City
Attorney Honored at
Cities League Meet
Recent developments and cur
rent problems in city govern
ment were discussed . by the
city officials of Oregon at the
League of Oregon Cities conven
tion in Portland this week. There
was a special session devoted
to the problems of small cities.
Marking its thirtieth anniver
sary this year, the league planned
special recognition for the found
ers of the organization, for its
past presidents and for city of
ficials and employes in office
since 1925 or before. Among those
honored were Joseph J. Nys
who has served as a city at
torney of Heppner since 1918.
The president of the League of
California Cities, O. W. Camp
bell, city manager of San Diego,
spoke at the opening session
on Monday. The president of the
Association of Washington Cities,
Mayor G. W. Burns of Yakima,
and the president of the Union of
British Columbia MunlcipaMties,
Mayor E. G. Fletcher of Trail, B.
C, will also be participants in the
League's anniversary observance.
The luncheon speaker on Mon-
day was Mayor Allen C.
Thompson of Jackson, Mississ
ippi, president of the American
Municipal Association, an organi
zation representing leagues of
cities in 40 states.
The practical nature of the
convention program Is pointed
out by League president, Dia
mond L. Flynn, former mayor of
Medford. Most of the sessions
were conducted on an informal
basis so that the comparative ex
perience of various cities in
dealing with specific problems
may be evaluated. Financial,
legal and public works problems
were among those discussed.
The program at the small cities
section dealt entirely with
questions submitted by the of
ficials of cities under 2,000 popu
lation. Available to advise of
local practice in dealing with the
questions was a panel of ex
perienced city officials.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. CampbelL
daughter Mary Ann and Walter
Wellington, all of The Dalles
were in Heppner last weekend
for hunting. They were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Gardner.